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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

Assessed
In Highest
Brackets
Only Baltimore City,
Washington County
Are Higher; Hearing
Here Friday Night

Only one county and Baltimore
City are assessing at a higher rate
than Montgomery, the State Tax
Commission disclosed this week
on the eve of a meeting on the
assessment situation at 8 pm. Fri
day in Rockville.
The disclosure was made with
the release of study made by a
group of assessing supervisors
named by the State Association of
Assessing Officers.
Deeley K. Nire chairman of the
tax commission, will be at the
meeting in the auditorium of the
new county office building to ex-
plain the commissions functions
in achieving uniformity of assess
ments throughout the state.
Only Washington County, where
assessments were found to be
about 53 per cent of actual sales
values, has a higher going rate
than montgomery. Baltimore City,
at 60 per cent, leads the field.
The tax commission can get
some real pracuce in equalizlng
assessments and thereby insuring
that ell counties get a fair break
on state real estate taxes and dis
tribution of school equalization
funds.
The. assessment supe-visor-in-
Guiding Mortgomefy's Wilton 7.
Allen, found that assessments
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
Charterite
18th Annual
Meeting Held

The Montgomery County Char
Ter Committee voted to continue
sponsoring candidates for he Coun-
~ Council in both primary and
general elections at it's 18th annual
meeting last Thursday night in
The County Office Building here
President Hummer Shearin said
qualified persons in both major
parties will be sought for Charter
ndorsed candidates. Frderic +,
Lee, first Council president, was
asked to serve as chairman Of the
candidate selection committee but
he was undecided whether he would
serve.
County Manager Edward I.
Beall addressed the group and
cited six objections he had heard
10 charter government.
/. No party to blame when
things go wrong.
2. County council not responsive
to public-opinion.
3. Council has no policy. It OPP
crates by demand rather than plan,
4. The government is too re-
mote.
.. Urban and suburban are too
incompatible to be solved under
one governmental set up.
6. There is feeling that Silver
Spring and Bethesda have grown
20 fast a new type Of handling is
necessary.
George Nesbitt, council presi-
dent, recommended that a separate
bcdv be set up to hear coming
matters. If council members are
relieved Of this duty, he felt il
would rot be difficult to secure
candidates at the present council
p1y.
The committee named the fol-
lowing new Director: jerome
Harris, Chevy Chase; Benoni All
mutt, Jacksonville; Mrs. James V.
Pennett, Chevy Chase; Mrs. c. VI.
Dafryberry, Bethesda; Richard
Schwartz. Derwood, and j. Alvin
Waits, Wheaton.
Mr.. Shearin announced the fol-
lowing committee chairmen: Mrs.
Dc~rybcrry, research; James A.
Buchanan, finance; David Cahoon,
legal, and John McElroy, publicity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
Lions Football
Banquet Dec. 2

Members of Richard Montgom-
cry High Schools 1858 football
squad will be honored on Wednes-
day night, December 2, when the
Rockville Lions Club plays host to
them at the clubs annual Football
Banquet at the RMHS Cafeteria.
In addition to the AZ. players,
Head Coach Bob Smith and his
assistants, Pat Moran, Hank Miles
and Maynard Haithcock, will be
guests of the Lions Club. The team
finished the season with a very
satisfactory record of six wins and
two losses.
Coach Mont on Program
One of the finest programs in
the Football Banquet series is
promised, according to Charles w.
Prettyman, chairman of he Lions
Club banquet committee. Tommy
Mont, backfield coach at the Uni
versity of Maryland, will appear
on the program along with two or
three star players from this years
great Terp team. Joe Tereshinski,
linebacker for Washington's pro
Redskins, also will appear on the
program. Films of one of this
years Maryland games-probably
either that against Mississippi or
Alabama-willb be shown.
Further entertainment will be
provided by Harry Baker, one of
the country's top magicians. Mr..
Baker, known as "society's favorite
magician" has performed at the
White House, has made television
magic films in Hollywood, and had
a record run of 80 weeks as the
star of "Magic in Motion" on
WMAL-TV.
POSTMASTER for the affair will
be Circuit Court Judge Stedman
'Nippy" Prescott, himself a for
mer athlete at Richard Montgom-
cry. Letters will be awarded to the
players as a part of the program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
Group Elects
New Officers

Officers Of the County Commerce
Association elected at a luncheon
meeting at the Whistle Stop
Restaurant, Wheaton, on November
10 will be installed at the Com
mercc Associations annual dinner
at the Indian Spring Country Club
on November 10.
President for the coming year
is Hugo Brooks of Bethesda. Other
officers are: Tom Amatucci,
Wheaton, first vice president; Will
liam Lynch, Gaithersburg, second
vice president; Charles Kopeland,
Silver Spring, reelected secretary
aud Andrew Kessinger, Silver
Sprig, treasurer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
Expand County
License Division

County Manager L. T. Beall has
annouced that the division of in
spections and licenses is being ex-
banded because of new work as
signed to the division.
Erwin w. Bucklin now is setting
up a new agency of the division,
the division of coming permits and
licenses, which he will head. Mr..
Bucklin, now chief coming insrec-
tor, will receive an annual increase
of 1892 a year, in addition to his
present salary of $3.50 a year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
McKeldin DEGREES
3-Day Xmas Holiday

Christmas will be three day
holiday in Maryland, Governor
Theodore r. Mcclellan has de-
creed. The New Years week
end also will be a three day Holt
day.
The Governor issued pro-
clamation making December 26
a legal holiday in the State and
announced he would issue a sim
liar proclamation for Janury 2.
The Governor said little bust
ness would be transacted on
Saturday anyhow and that
many persons ain industrial
and ret9il pursuits" had re-
ouested the action.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

A Sherwood High School Junior
and. a Bethesda-Chevy Chase High
School Senior are the 1853 winners
in the Montgomery County Voice
of Democracy contest broadcast
Saturday on radio station WGAY
(1050). First place awards went
to Ann Ferguson, Is, daughter of
MI. and Mrs. Bassett Ferguson,
Jr. of Sandy Spring, and to Sally
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
c. E. WARD ON DEANS LIST

Churchill f. Ward, son Of Mrs.
John Ward of 400 W. Montgomery
Ave-, Rockville, and a student at
Baldwin Wallace College in Berea,
Ohio, has been named to the Deans
List for the Fall Quarter.
This distinction is earned by
those who are scholasticolly
among the highest ten per cent
of the student body and achieve
a grade average of at least $40.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
Special
Shoppers
Section

The Sentinel presents its
first Christmas shoppers sec
ton as part two of this issue.
The section is chock full of
Christmas values presented by
Rockville Merchants. We sug-
gest that you do your holiday
buying with those stores who
tell you about their excellent
values in The Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

The Donkey Kickoff-a political
rally set to music-drew an en-
thusiastic turnout of 400 Demo
Gratis to the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club last Friday night to
dance to the tunes of Tiny Meek
er's Orchestra and speculate on the
prospects of a Democratic election
victory next year.
The dance, postponed from No
vember 6 becauce of the heavy
snowfall on that date, was held
under auspices of The Young Dem
ocrats of Montgomery County. 1t
drew a capacity crowd.
Curly" Byrd Talks
Principal guest was Dr.. H. c.
(Curley) Byrd, who is expected to
declare his candidacy for the
Democratic nomination for Cover
nor after he is retired as pre- ident
of the University of Maryland in
January
Dr.. Byrd was called upon to
crown the Queen of the Ball-at-
tractive, dark-haired, DoreSe Bell,
of Pook's Hill, in Bethesda, who
won the election contest to choose
"Miss Young Democrat of Mont
gomery County,"
Miss Bell won out over Betty
Whitmore, Mary Ann Estey and
Jenny Gardner, other nominees. A
"poll tax" of $1.O0 Tor more) was
charged for each vote cast, and
the money went to the Young Dem
ocrats campaign fund.
Candidates Attend
Attending the dance were three
announced candidates for Mont
gomery County offices. They were
Charles r. Busche:. of Silver
Spring, who has declared fol-
House of Delegate; Robert I.
Snure, Of -Four Corners, who is
seeking nomination as a member
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
W. Carroll Beatty Christian Church
Bible Class Guest Instructor

Beatty is lay leader for the Wash
ington East District of the Metho-
dist Church, a member of the
Baltimore Conference Board of Lay
activities and the former president
Of the Washington Methodist I'M
ion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

The Associated Mems Bible class
session meeting will be held at
the Rockville Christian Church
Sunday, November 20 at $3.50 am.
The Guest Teacher for the union
class will be Mr.. w. Carroll Beat
ty, an attorney Of Hyattsville. Mr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
ROCkVILLE REPREsENTED

Rockville officials who attended
the Sixth Annual Convention Of
tho Maryland Municipal League in
Bait more November PA were
Mayor Daniel r. Weddc, City Man
ager John Mcdonald, Assistant City
Engineer John MARYLAND and City
Clerk Sara Mortimer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26

10 Barnes, 17-year-old daughter Of
DR.. and Mrs. Carlton P. Barnes Of
$3.50 Duvall Drive, Westmoreland
Hills. Eight high school finalists
competed in the contest which is
sponsored annually by station
WGAY and the Junior Chamber of
Commerce of Bethesda and Silver
Spring. Each student delivered a
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
Plan All Banquet

A committee of older All
Club members with Nina Vann
of Olney as Chairman met re-
Gently to lay plans for the An
nual Montgomery County All
Club Achievement Banquet to
be held on Saturday, December
5, 700 p. m. in the auditorium
at the Agricultural Center,
Gaithersburg.
The program will consist of
three 5-minute speeches, two
All Club members and one All
parent. Also there will be spe-
cial music and the presentation
of awards won by Club mem
bers during the year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-11-26
ROCKVILLIAN GETS MA

Resale C. Mapson of Box 212,
Rockville, was awarded the degree
of Master of Arts in Education
from New York University in Oc-
tober.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Eisenhower In nv Talk Tonight

WASHINGTON, R- President Eisenhower makes his first tele- vision report to the people tonight, apparently to bear down on the idea that in such perilous times spending must come down, but not too much, and that taxes must remain up.
 Four cabinet members will be on the program, too, taking their cues from the President and from big printed cards outside camera range.
 Reports were there might be some word on a new 'Goldfish Bowl Policy" of publicity for tax enforcement cases, perhaps to en- phasize that the administration is trying to clean up what Eisen- hover has called "the mess in Washington"
 All four FV networks will carry the program. Along with the Pres ident, it will star Attorney Gen. eral Brownell, Secretary of Agri- culture Benson, Secretary of the Treasury Humphrey and Secre- tary of Health, Education and Welfare Hobby.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Former FBI Agent Chosen For Consultant on Alaska Investigating Committee

JUNEAU, P-The Alaska leg islature's Examination and Inves- tigating Committee has announced the selection of a former FBI agent as a conSultant in it's in quiries into territorial offices and affairs.
 Chairman Herald Stringer said the committee has retained Jack B. Wilcox, former special agent of the Federal Bureau of InVestiga- ton at Seattle. He now is associ- ated with a Seattle firm of certi- fled accountants.
 The committee was created by the Republican controlled 1853 legislature. Stringer said that the committee is especially interested in bringing to light any waste, ex- travagant practices or duplica- tions of effort by any territorial offices or departments. He said public assistance will be welcome.
 Other committee members are Sen. Howard Lyng O-Nome), Sen. Mike Stepovich and Rep. Alden Wilbur R-Fairbanks), Rep. Will liam Boardman R-Ketchikan and Sen, James Nolan O-WrangelD.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Student Pilot Killed On First Cross Country Trip

ANCHORAGE, tR = Edward Kangas, 32, a student pilot on his first cross country hop, was killed Saturday in the crash of his plane on Kenai Peninsula, searchers learned Tuesday.
 Kangas, a carpenter, came to Alaska from Great Falls, Mont, in 1947. He leaves his widow and a daughter.
 He spent Saturday fishing at Anchor Point near Homer, ITO miles from Anchorage, and took off on the homeward trip that evening. Heavy rains Sunday de- layed a search, but the burned wreckage of his plane was found by pilot Dave Kellogg.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
South Koreans Repulse Com1nies At Luke Castle

SEOUL, LR - Bayonet-wielding South Korean infantrymen today drove back the remnants of some 4,000 Korean Communists who wrested several outpost hills in eastern Korea from American and BOX troops Tuesday.
 South Koreans counterattacked Reds dug in on Luke the Cooks Castle at dusk Tuesday, with Al lied tanks pouring shells into Communist positions ahead of the assault waves.
 By dawn, after a full night of bitter close-quarter fighting, the last Red had been knocked off the hill, the Eighth Army said.
 It was the fourth time South Koreans had counterattacked in the Lukes Castle region. Ameri- cans and Roks stopped other Red forces which charged Il main line positions and five outposts.
 The Communists lost an esti- ated HOO men killed and wound ed Tuesday in the heaviest east ern front fighting in more than a year.
 Nineteen US. B-2O superforts bombed Communist front line positions and supply base near Sinanju in northwest Korea, the Air Force said.
 Allied fighter bombers flew more than 400 sorties in direct support of ground troops. The fighter-bombers and night-flying B-26 bombers dropped more than 500 tons of explosives on battle front targets, the Air Force said.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Queen Elizabeth Starts Tour Amid Nations Acclaim

LONDON, R-Queen Elizabeth II, truly crowned lin the sight of all the people" turned today from the paths of pageantry to dingy Cockney streets and round of personal calls on her adoring sub jects.
 Yesterdays exaltation, now con- secrated in Britain's memory, marked the beginning of six weeks of coronation journeys among Britons choking with pride over the radiant sovereign they look to lead them into a new Eliz- abethan Age of golden splendor.
 With her handsome husband, the Duke of Edinburgh, at her side, Elizabeth today started mo- toring through neighborhood by ways for face-to-face chats with plain people.
 Elizabeth's travels through her capital, and in future weeks through other key cities of her home islands, typify the tasks destiny has cut out for her-to be her subjects living symbol of everything Britain cherishes, to be the tie holding together the varied races of the Common wealth to whom she is the queen and first citizen.
 In London, throughout Great Britain and in every continent where Britain's contribution to history has left indelible marks, peoples celebrated the queens coronation yesterday in ancient Westminster Abbey.
 Crowds growing to 100000 cheered the queen and her family on six different appearances they made on the flood-lit balcony at Buckingham Palace Thousands danced in the streets. Great bon fires blazed through the land. Fireworks turned London's night into a spectacular theatrical pag- cant.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
New Deal in Sight
 For Broadway Playgoers

NEW YORK, Pl- The Broadway theater, along with playgoers, may be on the threshold of new era of cheaper tickets, permission to smoke and a chance to buy a drink
 The city council yesterday passed 22 laws designed to en- courage the legitimate stage, chief ly by attempting to attract capital for new theaters. The laws cover amendments to the city building code.
 One provision would allow con- struction of theaters within office buildings or apartment houses, thus opening up a chance for ad- ded revenue for building owners and lower rentals for theater managers. Most showhouses now occupy entire individual build ings.
 Relaxing smoking regulations and permission to sell liquor are among the other laws. Some thea ter fnen believe these measures will attract larger audiences and an additional source of income.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Air Chiefs Differ On Possibility of l33 Wings By 1854

WASHINGTON, R- Secretary of the Air Force Talbott and an Air Force major general differed today on whether the Air Force could achieve 133 wings by July, 1854, as planned in the Truman Air Force budget.
 Talbott told Senate appropri- ations subcommittee
 "I don't think we could have gotten the 133 wings" even if the Truman budget had not been scaled down by more than $5 bill lion by President Eisenhower.
 But Maj. Gen. O. s. Picher, of Air Force Procurement and Pro- gramming, testified:
 ''I don't think we would have any great difficulty" He said maybe his crystal ball" was more optimistic than Talbott's.
 Their differing appraisals, ex- pressed gently, came in discus sion of the new administrators Air Force budget of $11,7OO,OOO,- 900, more than five billions less than the amount requested by former President Truman.
 The new target for July, 1854, is between 10 and 114 wings - with 30 to 75 planes in wing.
 The Truman budget envisioned 143 wings by July, 1855.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Senate Approves All Top Military Chiefs

WASHINGTON, R- President Eisenhower choices for the na- tion's top military assignments have all been confirmed by the Senate, without opposition.
 The Senate yesterday approved Adm. Arthur w. Radford to be Chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff; Gen. Matthew G. Ridgway, Chief of Staff of the Army; Adm. Robert B. Carney, Chief of Naval Operations; and Gen. Nathan F. Twining, Chief of Staff of the Air Force.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
England Spreads Net for US. Airman, Sex Killer of Two English Teen-Agers

LONDON, R-Police and US. military authorities spread a na- tion-wide net today for knife yielding sex slayer who killed one teen-aged girl and possibly a second. They feared he might strike again.
 Detectives grilled more than 1000 US. airmen at nearby Bush ey Park Camp after the battered body of 16-year-old Barbara Song hurst was pulled from the Thames River. The girl had been missing since Sunday, when she went on a date with an 18-year-old friend, Christine Reed.
 Police were convinced that Christine was killed, too. Her shoes were found on the river bank near signs of bloody strug- gle and her bicycle was dragged from the river.
 Every policeman in Britain has been warned to look for a missing US. airman driving stolen black sedan.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Alaska Statehood
 Approved l9 to 4 By House Interior

WASHINGTON, R- The Alas ka statehood bill, lacking endorse ment of the Eisenhower admins tration, won the approval of the House Interior Committee by a vote of 19 to yesterday.
 At the same time, Senate Re publicans began talking about making the Hawaii statehood bill, passed by the House and backed by the President, the first order of business next January.
 Ten Republicans and nine Dem ocrats on the House Interior Com mittee voted for the Alaska state hood measure. Three Republicans and one Democrat voted against it.
 Rep. Saylor R-Pa, chairman of the territories subcommittee who handled the Alaska measure in committee, said he will go to the Rules Committee of the House within the next few days to seek clearance for House debate.
 At the opposite end of the capi- tol, Sen. Young R-InO told re- porters after a conference of Sem ate Republicans the Hawaii state hood bill twill be the first order of business in January if it is not acted upon sooner"
 Republican senators, he said, are looking with increasing favor on the idea of winding up the cur rent session of Congress by July 31.
 At present, the Hawaii state hood bill is tied up in the Senate Interior Committee.
 The committee voted 87 to month ago to combine the Hawaii and Alaska statehood bills and to hold hearings on the consolidated measure. No hearing date has been set.
 The House has passed the Hawaii bill three times and the Alaska bill once in recent years. The Hawaii bill has never reached a vote in the Senate. Last year the Senate by one vote returned the Alaska bill to committee for ''fur- ther study"
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
KOREA TRUCE TALKS RESUME TOMORROW

MUNSAN, LR - The Commit nists handed the Allies a letter relating to the Korean armistice talks at a two-minute meeting of liaison officers today. The LIN. Command said it's contents would remain secret.
 An official spokesman said,' how ever, a full-scale negotiating ses- sion will be held on schedule at II am. tomorrow after a nine-day recess.
 The Reds were expected to an- Swer the latest Allied proposal for breaking the prisoner ex- change deadlock, last major bar rier to a Korean truce.
 The disposition of 48,O0O Allied captives who refuse to return to Communism is the last big road block to a cease-fire in the nearly three-year-old war.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
STATESIDE SEWARD FIVE DOWNS SEWARD, ALASKA

SEWARD, LR - The Seward, Neb., Blue-Jays staged a 15-point scoring spree in the final quarter to down the Seward, Alaska, Sea- Hawks, 49-39, in a basketball game here last night.
 Some five hundred townspeople packed the small Seward gym to watch the locals play the stateside team in the first of a three-game series between the territory and stateside teams.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
HEINTZLEMAN SET TO LEAVE ON TRIP TO INTERIOR

JUNEAU, RD- Governor Heint- zleman is to leave here tomorrow on flight to the interior.
 He will attend a session of the Alaska Chamber of Commerce, which is being held at Cordova Friday and Saturday. He will con- tinue on to Anchorage and then go to Fairbanks, where he will ad- dress the chamber of commerce next Tuesday.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
Taft t-Hartley Act Has
 No Chance of Revision This Year, Says Senator

WASHINGTON, RAA Repub- lican member of the Senate Labor Committee today ruled out any chance of Taft-Hartley Act revi- sion this year.
 The Senator, asking not to be quoted by name, said he could find nobody who is worried about amending the law" and that both labor and management ap- parently were reconciled to Civ ing with it for at least another year."
 It was the first indication from the committee that changes in the law may have to wait for next year-or even later.
 A scheduled meeting of the committee to start considering re- vision of the 1947 law was post poned again today until the end of the week.
The Nome nugget., 1953-06-03
ADMINISTRATION FAVORS
 WHEAT GRANT TO PAKISTON

WASHINGTON, lR-The Eisen- hover administration was report ed today to favor an outright grant of about 100000 tons of wheat to Pakistan.