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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
Metropolis or Might-Have-Been

Rockville stands the threshold of destiny this week.
The rapidly growing community endowed with re-
vitaized Board of Trade stands gain several millions
OF dollars IN assessabe value and potential of many mil
lions more efforts of property along 24O to get
themselves annexed by the town are successful
There stumbling blocks in the annexation
The city is anxious to provide method whereby the prop
sery holders will guarantee the $150000 that
and water extension to the proposed section
town will require
Eventually the business growth along Route 240 is ex-
peced to provide adequate funds to pay for the facilities
without undue burdens any group individual The
city contempates paying back to the property holders
advances when the growth warrants the outlay
This method of securing guarantee from prospective
users OF their facilities has been used by the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission for years and has made
possible number of large communities including Vers
Mill Village, informed.
The property holders the other hand will be able
to get needed services and proceed develop their
property much than if they have wait for the
slow moving sanitary commission provide sewer and
water.
Meanwhile, the Board of Trade has announced plans
for promotion of local trade and long range plan
construct farmers market with adequate storage and
parking facilities which attract many Washington resi-
dents who enjoy fresh farm produce.
All in ALL the sleepy little town that once was Rock
ve famous only for quick marriage licenses and for
ing the site of the Hungeford Tavern bids fair to meta
morphose into hustlng metropolis before very
We feel that the County Council should be aiding in
stead of hnderng the growth but fear the weknown
tendency of the Council to grab all possible authority
its own bosom may constran the county fathers from aid
ing in the growth of the county seat In spite of this
feel that Rockville is destined become very important
merchandising center within short time.
We the city fathers to vision and to continue
the of rapid growth that have brought the county
seat well along the way to it's destiny.
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comes will receive a money prize
of 5000. Other prizes for additional
winning slogans will be given"
Deadline for the contest is mid
night next Monday, March 30.
Prominent judges then will pick
the winning slogan which will be
used during the Cleanup Cam
paign the week of April ell. The
winning slogan will be used in
newspapers, on the radio and in
other ways to remind people to
Cleanup Week efforts of the
countrywide cleanup committee to
beautify our county. Rules for
the Contest have been approved
by the Board of Education and
sent to every school. They are:
l. Slogan must be original.
2. Slogan must contain not more
than II words; shorter slogans
will be given special consideration
by judges.
3. Entries from schools will be
the only ones eligible; no entry
from an individual will be con-
sidered.
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solicitation SO that the county as a
whole may report 100eo of the
county goal of $6O,8OO by the end
of March.
The percentage of the area goal
allocated to Montgomery County is
larger than that of any of the
other counties in the Metropolitan
area, and is larger than last years
goal because of the need for more
funds to finance the new gamma
globulin program of the Red Cross
and overseas recreation centers for
servicemen.
This years Red Cross campaign
has an especial appeal to mothers
because they realize the Importance
of the gamma globulin program,
which provides the first hope that
the Gripping effects of poll may
be prevented. The Red Cross has
added 100000 to its national goal
to finance the collection and pro-
cessing of this blood fraction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
Spring Is on the Way

The sun rides high in winters sky
And the robbins are winging
home,
The oak leaves on their courses fly
The March winds chill US to the
bone,
But this we know, Springs on it's
way
Because the buds are pushing
thru
To greet the children at their play
While sparklin' in the morning
dew.
We're glad that winters passing
And soon the doors we'll open
wide
Throughout the day from early
dawn
To welcome in from side to side
The honeysuckles fragrant scent
And see the jonquils' yellow
blooms
On their stems so gracefully bent,
And make bouquets for all our
rooms.
The crocus peeping through the
lawn
Signals to us, of Springs
rebirth,
Let's put aside the coats we've
worn,
And cultivate the things of
earth.
Soon a trimming the lawn will
need
So sharpen up the mower
knives,
And order now your favorite seed
Before the summer time arrives.
The above poem was written by
Mayor Irving L. McCathran,
Washington Grove, Md.
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Observation-Disclosures
Most of the news this week is
about people who are sick, al
though fortunately nobody is
seriously i'll. Carol McClendon of
1909 Grandin Ave. has the humps.
The children of Mr.. and Mrs. Char
les Mattingly of 308 Dean Drive
have the chicken pox. Little Paul
Shaver has cold and ear infec-
ton requiring sulfa and penicillin.
Elizabeth Davidson had to go to
the doctor on Monday to have a
cinder removed from her eye.
Luckily it was not too painful and
is going to be all right. Everyone
will be glad to hear that Johnny
Matish, who is still at Walter Reed
Hospital, is doing nicely since his
eye operation last week. His
morale is wonderful.
Broadwood Manor seems to be
turning into an artists colony
these days. AT least four neigh
bors have taken to painting. Char
lie Shaver, Mrs. Meredith David
son, Mrs. William Swingle, and
Mrs. William Gaywood have all
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Red Cross and similar groups but
there is considerable racketering
in this field and the merchants and
residents should be protected, Bax-
ter declared.
The Board of Trade plans to set
up committee to pass on all APP
plications for letters of approval
from the Board of Trade. The
merchants and citizens will be
asked to cooperate by refusing to
contribute to any collection that
does not have the Board of Trade
stamp of approval.
Baxter also pointed to the need
in Rockville for large depart
ment store similar to Hecht's or
Woodward and Lothrop's that will
aid in attracting customers and
in connection with this he pointed
out the need for providing parking
facilities.
Mayor Weddle said that there is
no plan for higher city taxes, that
the city fathers indeed are seek
ing ways of cutting. His remarks
were in reply to suggestion by
Senator Beall that taxes were on
the increase in State, county and
city in addition to the Federal
taxes.
Sidney Lust, theater operator,
said he felt they would be amazed
at what Rockville will do. at has
good city administration and
now Yves Baxter is doing a Won
derful job for the town" He
pledged support in putting Rock
vile on the map.
Door prizes donated by mer-
chants of the town were awarded
at the end of the dinner. Winners
included Frank Williams, Claude
Vess, f. L. Kelly, Judge Stedman
Prescott. F. Bache Albert. Deputy
Sheriff Frank |. Davis. Phil Fill
more, John Hargett, Michael Tai
bolt. Betty Mullican, Mrs. Robert
Pumphrev. Peyton Manner and
Bruce Collier.
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Senator Beall said he would in.
make the organization of such an
authority possible.
Washington and the suburban
areas have similar problems, such
as water and sewer and coordin-
ated police and fire protection,
mot to men tion overcrowded
schools and the complete absence
Of recreational areas" the senator
declared.
Unified efforts are necessary to
meet such needs, he said, and "the
cooperation must begin at the ini-
tial planning stage and continue
through the period of development
and into the everyday problems of
service and maintenance. 1t may
be that an overall planning and
building authority could help in
providing basis of cooperation
the senator said.
Edward D. Merrill, president of
the Washington Board of Trade.
who also spoke at the dinner,
agreed with the senator on the
need for such an authority to meet
the complex problems of the area.
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Avenue, at Sangamore and Wal
honding Roads.
Three of the four voting to deny
the site-Harold II. Hammond.
Louis A. Gravelle and ]. Louis
Monarch, the latter two attorneys
said they based their action in
part on an Interpretation Of the
county code which makes null and
void" any site purchases by Fire
Departments or Libraries without
prior council approval and a pub
lie hearing. The two attorneys dis
agreed with Macdonald that the
council could ratify the purchase,
If it wanted to, after the purchase,
or could meet the law simply by
approving the construction Of a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
Gaithersburg Athletic
Club Elects Officers

The Gaithersburg Athletic Club
elected officers at it's meeting,
March 16.
Those elected were: President,
Richard Tetlow; vice president,
Melvin Ambrose; secretary, Edwin
Becraft; treasurer, Warren Kilby.
A new board of directors also was
elected, including Charles Stiles,
George Young, Jr., Robert Doyle,
M. S. Young, Henry Miles, and
James Wilson.
Manager Young has called prac-
tice for every Sunday afternoon at
2 pm. and every Monday and Tues
day at 6 pm. at the Gaithersburg
Agricultural Center baseball field.
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staging of historical programs
which attract people to the city.
Several projects are at hand
for Board Of Trade action, parti-
cularly an active part in the at
tempt to scale down county taxes.
The Board has been invited to take
part in the annual budget hear
ings in June, Baxter said.
Another activity that has taken
place is the work of the Board of
Trade in fighting the proposal to
greatly increase the fare on the
buses from Washington to Rock
vile, which has been settled much
more satisfactorily than at first
had been hoped.
Baxter also referred to the re.
quest by property owners on
Route gao that they be taken into
the city limits and that the board
of directors had assured the group
the Board of Trade would welcome
them into the business life of
Rockville.
The second objective is con-
tinuing campaign to improve and
make more attractive the business
houses of the city, improve win
dow displays, promote clean win
dows and well painted fronts and
other features that make the bust
ness place attractive.
Baxter touched on the subject
of the lettering and other Difficult
ties in the Commerce Lane area
and said that this problem was one
that is securing maximum atten-
ton.
A conference between city Of
ficials, county police, the States
attorney an dthe Trail Magistrate
already has been held, he said,
with negligible result to date but
the effort is continuing. DRINKS
lettering and making remarks
drive business away from the
establishments in that area and
constitute very serious problem,
he said.
A third objective an done that he
felt was important even though IL
is a long range project is estab-
lishment Of a farmers market in
or near Rockville, with ADEQUATE
parking facilities, where residents
of Washington and the suburban
area can come TO buy fresh pro-
duce and then leave their cars
while thew visit the business Sec
ton. Possibly a shuttle bus to
bring the customers to the stores
mieht be established, he projected.
Another problem that is being
tackled by the Board of Tarde is
control of solicitors. Many are
from worthwhile and reputable or
CARNATIONS such as churches, the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26

been welding brushes the last few
weeks. Painting pictures, that is.
We should demand a showing in
the near future!
Mr.. and Mrs. Meredith Davidson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Merle Smith
attended the Policemen's Ball at
the armory in Silver Spring last
Saturday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Bolton went
to Pennsylvania this past week.
end.They visited jays sister, Mrs.
E. Victor Light, in Linglestown,
Pa.Jay's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. NJ.
R. Bolton also live in Linglestown,
so it was a very nice visit indeed.
When the Bottoms returned they
brought number of shrubs and
trees with them.
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near the new shopping center.
A fourth interchange, promoted
by number of persons, would be
at Monroe Street extended. This
proposal has been more or less
abandoned, Mr.. Taubin said, be-
cause it would throw too much
traffic right into the center of
the already congested business
district.
The southern interchange and
access road would call for the
county to build about 5000 feet
Of the highway and the city the
additional 5000 feet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26
Happy Easter Radio

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sands of miles away from home
in midland slush and ice-and
Happy Easter at home-but no
Happy Easter Greetings from
your family. You-the families
back home-carf send free radio
telegram to your serviceman or
woman overseas by calling Oper-
alton HAM-GRAM
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1953-03-26

new fire house on the controversial
site.
The council just three weeks ago
marketed $4,000 bond issue to
pay for the new fire house. Council
Member Grover Walker pointed
out Tuesday that the bond issue
was sold sin good faith" and that
soon the people of the area would
have to begin paying interest on
the bonds but would have no fire
station"
Another provision of the same
law-one which some councilmen
apparently hadn't considered until
reading newspaper accounts of
their actions-absolutely "pro-
hibits" any fire station which pur-
chases site illegally from re-
ceiving further county tax funds
for its support. This provision is
believed to affect many fire de-
partments which purchased land
for firehouse sites in the last IS
years, many of them in the Upper
County.
1t is this provision, probably,
that Macdonald had in mind when
he suggested Legislative remedy
to the council.
Macdonald said, however, that
he believed the Rockville Fire De-
partment's Carnival Grounds south
of town would not be affected be-
cause the land was purchased Or
iginally to raise funds for the
Department and not as a site.
But two weeks ago, the Rockville
Department asked the council for
permission to build a new build
ing on the location. And the De-
partment does receive the 81 500 a
year equalization" money from
the county to run on calls in UNI
Incorporated areas and on mutual
aid calls throughout the County.
This is the only tax funds the De-
partment gets.
Councilman Lathrop Smith said
Tuesday that he was upset by
the newspaper reports.
"The farthest thing from the
Councils mind" he said. "was to
jeopardize these other fire COM
panies' funds" He demanded coun-
ell action to treasure these fire
departments after Macdonald's
session.
Council Member (Mrs.) Stella
Werner, who favored the fire site,
said she could see no recourse to
the council, if the decision of the
majority were to be followed to its
natural conclusion, but to take
away any further tax payments to
the Conduit Road Fire Board.
Meanwhile, Andrew Anthony,
Jr., president of the Fire Board,
wrote the council that his group
was withdrawing its application
for approval because a council de-
cision might jeopardize the right
of other fire companies and librar-
les from receiving county funds"
The council, in all, held four
secret" sessions Tuesday, for
total of almost four hours behind
closed doors. In addition to dis
cussions on the fire house problem,
the council repeatedly discussed
that part of the county's legisla-
tive program which is still pend
ing before the General Assembly
in Annapolis; the upcoming budget,
and coming problems.
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Health Fund
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ACOilliiuCu lAOll age L
ward J. Stieglitz, Mrs. Joseph Mills
Stoll and Mrs. Charles NJ. Upton.
The Montgomery County Health
Fund, a Red Feather agency, is
sponsored by the Montgomery
County Community Chest an
Council. During 1852, the Health
Fund for 1862 adult days of hospi-
tai care, plus 100 infant days, in
Maryland and DC. hospitals for
1O2 patients unable to pay for this
care and not eligible to receive it
through other programs.
The Health Fund also paid for
394 clinic visits for SO patients re-
quiring specialized card. 1t pro-
vided medical services, including
prescribed appliances, indications
and glasses, for 139 persons.
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this intersection across the Walter
Dawson farm to the present Rock
vile pike in the vicinity of the
Charcoal House restaurant.
Mr.. Taubin said another inter-
change proposed at Falls road has
been abandoned because it would
channel more traffic into the town
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Wicked Old
MOruviu
Its Amours Give
Theme to New
Film at Little

"Thy Neighbor's Wife" which
opened yesterday at the Little and
Silver Spring theaters, is a Hugo
Haas production based upon a
Moravian folk tale more than a
century old.
1t makes the point that life
and love in Moravia in the
middle 18th century were more
turbulent than you might think.
Also, quite unwittingly no doubt.
it proves that Producer Haas
low-cost, off-beat pictures are
not invariably dramatic gems.
Thy Neighbor's Wife" is a
heavy-footed. crudely acted af-
fair which intimates that some
of Haas earlier low-budget films
have lured him into over-con-
f1dence. The inexpensive players
with which he has Surrouned
himself are conspicuously am
ateuriSh in virtually every word
they utter and every move they
make.
This is particularly true of
Cleo Moore who plays the blond
Moravian siren whose romantic
misadventure is related in the
film,
Haas, who wrote, produced, and
directed THE Neighbours Wife"
also plays its major character.
This is a tyrannous judge who
holds his town in complete bond
age, with the exceptions of his
seething young wife and the
muscular young man on whom
she sets her sights.
These two, caught up in an
emotion bigger than themselves
or any terror of the judge, COM
nit what seems to be Moravia S
most popular indiscretion. AL
though it is in his power to lead
his wife to the stocks and
publicly fog her for this mis-
demeanor, the judge has a better
idea. He will hang the young
man for a murder, instead. not
merely to keep himself from be-
coming an object of community
ridicule but also to show his
wife the power Of his position.
More skillfully played, all this
might have added up to an ex-
citing recall of Moravian life in
1841. AS it is. "Thy Neighbor's
Wife" is nothing to covet by
moviegoers seeking to escape
from boredom.
]. C..
Evening star., 1953-09-26
Hollywood Diary
Dick Takes Position
With Rito's Company
By SheiIoh Grohom

tract when "DemetriuS" is re-
leased next year. This guy is
loaded. He worked every week
this year at $4,000 per, will get
his Christmas bonus of $4,000,
and is doing great with his TV
and appliances stores. I hope
he's feeling we'll after his shots
because, when he arrives in Hol-
land, he'll have to carry Clark
Gable over a thousand dykes
for "The True and the Brave" 4"
One word "illness''-is barred
from rehearsals of "The Sleep
ing Prince" which stars the
Laurence Oliviers in London.
VlVlen Leigh has gained weight
and says she feels better. And,
like a good sport, she has ac-
cepted the invitation to the
Flrst showing of Elephant Walk, ,"
the picture taken over by Eliza
beth Taylor after Viv's break
down.
X + *
! Therell be a hundred men and
one girl-Ingrid Bergman-at
the Naples San Carlo Opera
Stadium, December 10 when
1ngrid narrates Joan at the
Stake" accompanied by a 100
man orchestra. Ingrid keeps her
feud with George Sanders in the
glowing-coal stage. She asserted
recently that, when they made
their recent picture together, all
George talked about was him.
self and how well he sang in
Call Me Madam" It'll be
good news for Ethel Norman
and George, by the way, that
Call Me Madam" is a tremen-
dous hit in Britain. The picture
did very well in the big cities
here, but Topped in the smaller
towns. This 1 will never under
stand.
! Robert Taylor, after docking
in New York on the Queen Eliza
beth, will stop off in Chicago to
pick up car which he'll then
drive to Beverly Hills and Ursula
Thesis.
Claudette Colbert is due on
the Queen Elizabeth's next trip
to these shores. after two years
abroad. And will she be glad
to see beautiful Beverly Hills
again!
| When John Ericsson marries
Millie Coury, the matron Of
honor will be his longtime pal,
Dorothea McEvoy, editor Of
Movieland magazine. Which
reminds me, Terry Moore is tell
ing fan-mag writer's that she's a
very simple girl, who likes plain
black tailored clothes, and she
only dresses that way in her
professional life.
CReleased by NANA)
Evening star., 1953-09-26

are herded much as cattle are
by cowboys.
THE Sea Around U.s." assem-
bled from the contributed film
of dozens of marine institutes,
depends upon the drama Of its
multiple episodes rather than
any kind of continuity.
1t makes out very well on this
formula. which is not at all sur
prising in view Of the nature of
it's material. In one sequence,
for instance, it shows fight to
the death between a killer shark
and an octopus that is more ex-
citing than, any bout ever ar
ranged by the international Box
ing Club. In another it follows
the making of a tidal wave by
an earthquake under the sea,
and in still another, it observes
the melting of the last great
glaciers which some day may
spill doom laden waves upon the
worlds great coastal cities.
It is a matter of personal taste
which of the multiple subjects of
The Sea Around Us" is the most
impressive.
One might reasonably choose
any of those already mentioned.
Or one might prefer the modern
account of mans greatest hunt
ing expedition, the quest for
whales.
Aliens film has chosen to deal
rather extensively with this sub
ject and is not at all abashed
that it is awesomely CORY in
Technicolor.
Less aweSome, but dramatic
nevertheless, are the sequences
which show the battle Of sea tur-
ties for survival against their
assorted enemies, including a
skyful Of hungry gulls; the rec
ord breaking dive Of Barton to
4,500 feet below the ocean sur
face; and the death voyage of
huge schools of salmon.
The sea around us clearly is
filled with life ideally devised to
faScinate moviegoers bored with
the antics of beings like them
selves, including Marilyn Mon
roe.