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Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-09-03
Muddy Branch Cleanup
Ordered BY County Council

Immediate action on an alleged
ly dangerous pollution condition
of Muddy Branch attributed to
Gaithersburg cannery was ordered
Tuesdaysby the Montgomery Coun-
ty Council.
DR.. V. L. Ellicott, county health
officer, was directed to make an
immediate survey of the situation
hand to report to the Council next
week on what action is being
taken.
Council, sitting as a Board of
Health, or Dr.. Ellicott, might have
the power to order the cannery
closed if it is deemed necessary.
The action followed receipt of
a complaint signed by IL up-county
farmers, which was presented TO
the Council by Councilman Lathrop
Smith of Travilah, whose farm
borders on the branch.
Farmers living along the stream
complained that the stream pollu-
ton, perennial problem, is an
"insuflerable public nuisance" that
is "endangering the lives of chill
dren."
Councilman Smith said the Dis
trict of Columbia Health Depart
ment is considering posting the
stream "off limits" for cattle which
are to be sold in the District OF
which. will give milk to be con-
sumed in that area.
Several farmers currently are
carrying water for their cattle,
Councilman Smith said. He said
he had seen raw sewage in the
\ stream as much as 10 miles south
Nof the cannery.
Councilman Smith said the pol
luton is caused by the Thomas
Co. cannery dumping sewage into
the Gaithersburg town system
overtaxing the towns system and
causing raw protein, perfect food
for the germs which cause the
pollution, to be dumped into the
branch.
The cannery, which deals mostly
in corn and beef, Smith said, op'
crates only at this time of yea,
and the severe pollution problem
occurs each year during the ho'
3eason, making the problem worse
The Council directed that the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission and the Maryland
State Board Of Health be informed
of the alleged pollution.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-09-03
WSSC Urges
Water Users
To Conserve

An unprecedented demand for
water has caused the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission 20
request consumers to avoid using
water excessively or for unneces-
sary purposes.
The Commission does not con-
template imposing any restrc-
lions on water use, provided waste
can be avoided.
Harry b. Shaw, the Commits
sion's chief engineer, reported
Mondays consumption of water IL
the sanitary district of Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges counties
reached near record high of
more than 50 million gallons. or
that amount, 3 million gallons
were drawn from the commits
sion's reserve supply.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-09-03
Rockville
Council
To Comply
With WSSC
Possible Connection
With Commission
Water System Topic.
Of Joint Meeting Soon
By Jane Snyder

In preliminary talks between
Chief Engineer Harry Shaw of
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission and the Mayor
and Council of Rockville last week
Mr.. Shaw revealed his, willingness
to suggest that the Commission
supply water to the city of Rock
vile on year-round basis.
Date of a meeting of Rockville
officials and members of the San
itary Commission was to be set at
last nights City Council meeting.
The cost of water supplied to
Rockville would probably be close
to that charged the community of
Greenbelt, which also buys water
from the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission, Mr.. Shaw
said. Greenbelt pays 27 cents a
thousand gallons at the, connection
point, according to Mr.. Shaw.
Rockville consumers now pay
35 cents a thousand gallons. City
Manager John Mcdonald pointed
out, however, that there is an APP
proximate loss of 80 per cent of
the water through use for fires,
hydrants, and other public uses.
There may be as much as 20
per cent hike in the price of wa
ter to the consumer, Mr.. McDon-
aid said.
Cost of construction of 24-inch
pipeline to connect Rockville's s
system with the Suburban Sani-
tary Commission could be borne
by both parties, suggested Mr..
Shaw. Rockville would pay the
cost of constructing a 12-inch
pipeline for Is miles while the
Sanitary Commission would pay
the difference between that and
the 24inch pipe.
Cost to Rockville would be ap-
proximately 100000 to be paid
for by capital investment bonds,
Mr.. Mcdonald said. He felt this
might increase the tax rate few
cents.
During the discussion it was
pointed out that the proposed stor-
age tank on Route 240 would con-
form with pressures maintained
by the Suburban Sanitary Com
mission.
1t would take almost a year to
put the plan into effect, Mr.. Nc
Donald said. Rockville would con
tinue to use it's wells as a water
source and would use Suburban's
water as supplementary supply
MI. Mcdonald said.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-09-03
Mayor McCathran
Annual Biscuit
Supper Scheduled

Mayor McCathran's annual bis
cult supper will be held at the
Washington Grove Women's Club
Sunday, September 6, between 5
and 8 pm.
The Mayor and Town Council,
decked in chefs hats and aprons,
will play host to members of the
community and visitors. Hot bis
cults with plenty of butter and
jelly as well as a hot dish and
salad will be served.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-09-03
Solicitors w.
CrackdOWn
Is Ordered
By Council
Housewives Complain
Canvassers Insulting;
Licensing Planned
To Identify Statesmen

The Montgomery County Council
is preparing to crack down on op-
erations of door-to-door solicitors.
The council Tuesday directed
County Attorney David Macdonald
to draft an ordinance regulating
and licensing the statesmen who
often poster the county's house
wives.
Mr. Macdonald indicated the or
dinance probably would provide
for licensing, fingerprinting and
bonding of the statesmen.
Councilman Harold F. Hammond
said another requirement might be
provision for each statesmen to
wear a numbered tag which would
make them readily identifable
when complaints are made to pol
ice.
The councils action came on
recommendation of Public Safety
Director Arthur E. Miller.
Director Miller said he had re-
ceived numerous complaints from
housewives. The main causes of
unrest, he said, were:
1. Insulting manner when sales
men are refused entry into homes.
2. Failure to deliver goods or
dered.
3 8. Delivery of inferior goods.
4. Questionable character of
statesmen.
The ordinance would aim direct
ly at controlling activities of
statesmen who do not carry their
products with them for immediate
sale.
The county already has a huck-
sters ordinance regulating ped
lers who make delivery on the
spot.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-09-03
Gaithersburg Labor Day
Celebration Plans Ready

National and State officials in
cluding Senator j. Glenn Beall,
Governor Theodore r. McKeldin,
Congressman Dewitt S. Hyde have
accepted invitations to attend the
18th annual Labor Day Celebration
Montgomery County sentinel., 1953-09-03
Rockville Elementary
School Registration

Registration for new students
entering Rockville Elementary
School will be held from 9 to II
am, September 10 and II, Albert
Gibson, principal, announced.
Children who reach 5 years be-
fore January /, 1854, are eligible
for kindergarten
Evening star., 1953-07-31
Two Women Accuse Men
OF Fort Foote Park Attack

Warrants charging rape have
been sworn out against two Dis
trict men by two women as an
aftermath of an early-morning
auto ride to Fort Foote Park.
According to United States
Park Police. one of the men al
ready has been charged and is
held without bond in the Mont
gomery County jail at Rockville.
Police said Henry Davis Struble.
90, of the 5000 block of First
street S.W., was charged with
rape and assault with intent to
rape.
Similar warrants have been
sworn out against a sailor based
at the AnacoStia Naval Air Sta
ton but have not yet been
served, Park Police said.
The alleged assaults took place
after the two women, one 35and
other 36. had accepted a ride
with the men to Fort Foote Park.
according to police. They met
earlier Wednesday night in a
Southwest Washington bar,
police said.
Park Police said no hearing
has been set -et but that a
preliminary rial probably will
be held before United States
Commissioner Samuel w. H.
Meloy in Upper Marlboro.
Evening star., 1953-07-31
THIS SUNDAYS BEST READING
9be Sunday $tuf

AFTER THE TRUcEhe KOreo hove been sted for neor
week. but the Ockeyns for position The problems posed
by the ndsve end Of the fighting examined the Review Of
The Week, in the Editorial Section.
NOT EXACTLY THE LIFE OF RLEY-ony owoed underpud
clerk wishes he could himself lobbying
But there dowboek being lobbyist tco
Smith eotes TO- the Poor Lobbyist feoture Of This Week
Musozine.
TO THE SHORES OF TRPoAywhee you these do this side
the Iron cuOn, you likely find Mone duty. The story
Of Washington Area Marines Around the World told BY Marne
Copt. Robert E. " Johnson in The So Pictorial Magazine
THE GENTLEMAN soUTHE"The Minority Whip Repre-
sentative John w. Mccormack Massachusetts, product his
Like oil South BOou he lives and beothes politics
for politics uke His story told by Stor Stoff Writer Mo MeGror
in the Editorial Section.
MEET THE STRoNGS-one WoshnstOn
WMALs Jerry and mmO Strong They paid for octne
public they oct OF home-whch only Of the
told words and pictures by Meredith Bue wood Baker
Star Pictorial Magazine.
FOR YOUR EVERY DAY OF
MING AND SUNDAY STAR HOME DELIVERY, SITS A MONTH.
might FINAL EDITION. 10 CENTS ADDITIONALLY PHONE sTER.
LING 3-sooo
Evening star., 1953-07-31

nicely calculated balance be-
tween heat and humidity.
3. Other non-airconditioned
agencies decide to let their stats
go home.
4. A formal report is filed with
the head Office listing tempera-
ture, humidity and general work.
ing conditions.
5. It isn't already 5 o'clock by
the time the red tape gets un-
tangled and the request for dis.
missal is approved.
This, in practice. seems to be
how the Federal Personnel Coun-
ellis mathematical formula for
beating the heat is working out
in the antiquated tempos which
dot the Mall and other parts of
the downtown area. The formula
Evening star., 1953-07-31
Starlight Movies

Programs presented by The
Evening Star through the CO.
operation of the District, Arling-
ton County, Prince Georges
County, Montgomery County
and Alexandria Recreation De-
partments and the Film Center
of Washington:
Washington, at Dusk.
Chevy Chase, Forty-irst and
Livingston streets NV.
Brightwood, Thirteenth and
Nicholson streets NV; also a
play at 8 pm.
Noyes. Tenth and Franklin
streets NE.
Rosedale, Seventeenth and
Gales streets NE.
Buchanan, Thirteenth and D
streets Sc; also community
singing at 1880 pm.
Bald Eagle, Nichols avenue
and Joliet street S.W.
Hayes, Fifth and K streets NE.
Briggs Montgomery, Twenty
seventh and K streets NV.
Watts Branch. Sixty-second
and Banks streets NE.
Evening star., 1953-07-31

f1ve times In July. The 10 in
stances involved 198,40 en-
ployes and added up to 479,230
manhourS lost.
For awhile, steps were taken
to air-condition more Offices in
the tempos. But Republican
economy-and possibly Repub-
lican desire to keep everybody
on the job-has put a stop to
that.
And the reaction? Well, it isn't
happy. In typical offices in
Tempo E, Fourth and Jefferson
streets S.W., employees sum up
the general diSgruntlemen in no
uncertain terms.
Says Mrs. Mae Allison. trans
portation clerk in the Navy Re-
gional Office of Accounts:
Employees should definitely be
sent home oftener, because even
when the temperature seems
mild outside the building catches
the sun and holds the heat. And
it has to be closed for security
reasons at night, so there isn't
much chance for it to air out.
'Most people around here seem
to think we ought to have air.
conditioning or be sent home
oftener."
Miss Margaret L. Weaver of
the regional Office passenger di-
vision and Mrs. Lillian c. Tut
of the reports division agree.
Miss Weaver points out that
in spite of the Federal Per-
sonnel Councils formula, there
isn't much consistency from Of
fee to Office.
You see people from other Of
fees going down the hall on
their way home and that's bad
for morale" she says. Mrs. Tutt
points out that many offices
don't even have Venetian blinds
or shades on their windows, let
alone air-conditioning units.
Something ought tobe worked
Evening star., 1953-07-31
Citizens on SideIines in Keni|worth Tracks Fiqht

James Francis Reilly, attorney
for the power company.
Whether Capital Transit
would withdraw it's objection to
the bridge bill if the condemna-
ton clause were knocked out re-
manned matter for conjecture.
Means Loss to CTC.
The transit company stands to
lose a tidy sum of money if
Pepco starts hauling coal across
the proposed bridge. The power
company is paying Transit at
the rate of 25 cents a ton to de-
liver coal to the Benning plant
over Capital Transit tracks con-
Meeting with the Pennsylvania
Railroad. The tracks cross
KenilWorth avenue at grade.
The District Highway Depart
ment wants all grade crossings
eliminated to conform to regula-
tions for the new controlled
access expressWay along the
Kenilworth route.
Pepco's bridge bill is entirely
separate from another contro-
verSy involving Capital Transit.
The other project is the project
ed overpaSS and interchange for
Evening star., 1953-07-31

the Kenilworth eXpressway at
Deane avenue.
Other Tracks Involved.
In addition to it's contract for
hauling coal to the Benning
power plant from the Pennsyl-
vania tracks. Capital Transit has
contract to haul coal there
from the East Washington Rail-
way Co. yards on Deane avenue,
about four blocks away.
These tracks, owned by Capital
Transit, go through the Deane
avenue intersection OF Kenil-
worth avenue, apd then parallel
Kenilworth to the Pepco plant.
The Highway Department
wanted them eliminated before
the new eXpresSway is built. But
last week when Congress appro-
priated 81 million of Federal aid
for a Deane avenue highway
project, it specifically ordered
that the Capital Transit tacks
be left alone.
District highway engineers are
not sure how to cope with this
order. They must revise exist
ing plans for the expressway
Improvement.
Evening star., 1953-07-31
Playground Film
Program for TONIGHT

Lovejoy. Twelfth and D streets
NE.
Arlington County, $3.50 PM.
Recreation Center, 4811 North
Third street.
Abingdon, 3035 South Abing-
don street.
Prince Georges County, $3.50 PM.
Kentland playground, Prince
Georges avenue and Greenleaf
road, Kentland.
College Park Playground, Foot
Of DreXel street, College Park.
Montgomery County, $3.50 PM.
Broadacres, Beacon drive off
New Hampshire extended, Silver
Spring.
Glen Haven, Inwcod- and
Chestnut Ridge road, Silver
Spring.
KenSington Parkway, Kensiag-
ton Parkway and Everett street,
Kensington.
North Bethesda, Oak place off
Old Georgetown road, Bethesda.
Alexandria, $3.50 PM.
Shirley Duke, 108 Lynwood
street.
Evening star., 1953-07-31

so complicated it's hardly worth
bothering.
Anyway. you might as we'll
keep on working as try to keep
calling the Weather Bureau all
day. That just reminds you of
the temperature and makes you
feel hotter"
There is, Of course. the dissent
ing view. but its spokesmen are
hard to find. Earl Yingling of
the Navy Regional Offices dis
bursting section is one. Mr.. Ying-
ling has worked for the Gov
ernment 10 years. has only spent
two of them in air conditioned
Offices. notices no drop in morale,
thinks efficiency is unimpaired
and has pat explanation of
why he loves the tempos:
You don't notice the con-
trast so much when you go out
side"
Mr.. Yingling, a spot check
shows, represents a very minor
minority among the tempos
sveltering inhabitants
Evening star., 1953-07-31
By John V. Horner

District citizens stood help
lessly on the sidelines today while
powerful public utilities fought
furiously over legislation that
will affect the development of
Kenilworth avenue NE. as a
six-lane expressway.
The fight, which pits the Po-
tomac Electric Power Co. against
the Capital Transit Co., centered
on Capitol Hill. There, members
of Congress were being urged to
settle the controversy before ad-
journing.
The pending legislation would
authorize Pepco to construct a
railway bridge leading from the
Pennsylvania Railroad tracks in
to it's Benning power plant prop
erty at Foote street NE. The
structure would overpass Kenil-
worth avenue and thus eliminate
a grade crossing when the eX-
preSsWay is completed. The
tracks would be used chiefly to
deliver coal to the Benning plant.
BaIks at Condemnation Clause.
Capital Transit objects to the
bill. James H. Flanagan, one of
the company's vice presidents,
said the objection is based on a
clause that would authorize
Pepco to condemn transit prop
erty. if necessary, in building
the bridge.
Mr.. Flanagan called this
"about the damndest thing ever
presented to Congress-"
Capital Transit owns about
five acres of land fronting on
Kenilworth avenue that cuts into
the Benning plant property in
the shape of triangle. 1t has
four buildings there. using one
for sign painting and the others
for storage. Mr.. Flanagan said
this property is not for sale.
Pepco wants to construct its
100000 bridge SO that it cuts
across Kenilworth avenue at an
angle, entering the Benning
property at Foote street, north
of the transit tract.
George Bisset, Pepco vice pres
ident in charge of operations,
said the District government has
indicated it will approve such
a plan for the overpass, although
the power company has nothing
in writing on the subject. He
noted that highway drawings for
the Kenilworth improvement
Evening star., 1953-07-31
Road Mishap Leads
To Arrest Of Suspect
In Grocery HoIdups

A traffic accident led to the
arrest early today of a man be-
lieved to be the third of a ben
zadrine gang" of four robbers
sought in two supermarket hold
ups netting $4,000 here recently
A Virginia traffic accident LED
to the arrest early today of a
man believed to be the third OF
"benzedrine gang" of four rob-
berS sought in two supermarket
holdups netting $4,000 here re-
Gently.
Deputy Police Chief Edgar E
Scott said the third man, George
Edward Littlefield, 20, of the 700
block of North Carolina avenue
Sc. has admitted his part in the
holdupS.
The deputy chief said members
of the gang admitted they took
two or three benzedrine tablets
before each job to make sure
they would be wide awake"
Companion Is Injured.
Littlefield was arrested after
his car ran off the highway
yesterday and hit road marker
at Triangle, Va, near Quantico.
A companion in the car, listed
as Dolores Littlefield, 20, was
injured. She was taken to Mary
Washington Hospital at Fred
ericksburg, where her condition
was described as fair"
State police charged Littlefield
with reckless driving and pos
session of a gun found in the
car. At Fredericksburg he
posted $3.50 bond, paying $208
of the amount in dollar bills, and
the rest in change, police said.
Littlefleld told police he would
contest the case and gave his
address as a tourist court. Early
this morning State police re-
ceived a lookout for Littlefeld
and recognized the description.
Pvts. C. C. Brennan and Harry
Flemming of the Fredericksburg
force accompanied Washington
police to the tourist place and
arrested. Littlef1eld and an 18-
year-old male companion.
Brought to Washington.
The two waived extradition
and were brought to Washing
ton. Littlefield'S companion was
questioned and released.
Inspector jeremiah F. FIaherty
said the car Littlef1eld was driiv-
ing was believed to have been
purchased with loot from the
holdups. Littlef1eld was quoted
as saying he was en- route back
to Washington to learn what
had become of his companions
when the accident occurred. Po-
lice said the woman in the car
was not Littlefleld's wife.
Two revolvers were used by
the quartet who forced the man
ager of the Acme Supermarket
at AL Chaplin street Sc. to turn
over $4,000 on June 26. The
circumstances were similar-but
the take was larger in the
holdup of the Food Fair at 3O41
Naylor road Sc. on July II.
There, the bandits got an esti-
mated $10.000-nearly half of
which was in checks.
Police announced the capture
of the first of the quartet
Wednesday and the second one
that night. They said at the
time they knew the identity of
the other two.
Evening star., 1953-07-31
frustrating Formula Keeps OverbroiIed on Job

out" she says. Efficiency goes
way down when it gets hot
around here"
In another wing of Tempo E,
Mrs. Ellen Manchester. chief of
the administrative section of the
Civil Service position claSsif1ca-
ton section, says the formula is
Evening star., 1953-07-31

If you're a Government worker
in a nom aforementioned "tem-
porary" building these sizzling
days, you might be allowed to go
home early more often and find
relief under a shower, like what
happened yesterday to 1856
workers here.
But it isn't likely.
1t can be done providing:
/. Your boss keeps in con-
slant touch with the Weather
Bureau.
2. The weather reaches a
Evening star., 1953-07-31

was devised a couple of years
ago for the relief of overbroiled
civil servants, but most of them
seem to feel it might as well be
abandoned, for all the good it
does them. On paper, they are
supposed to be sent home when
temperature and humidity reach
one of the following relation
Ships:
Temperature 95, humidity SIS
Temperature 96. humidity So
Temperature 81, humidity 40
Temperature 98, humidity As
Temperature SO, humidity AZ
Temperature 100. humidity 38
Actually it's more apt to be
something like temperature 100
humidity 37l2. or possibly tenn
perature 95, humidity 54A
which is the sort of snafu a su-
pervisor loves but the average
employe finds slightly frustrat-
ing.
An added Illustration arises
from the fact that while the
formula applies to all Govern
ment buildings which are not
air conditioned, it's actually ap-
piled most often to the tempos
because they're the ones that
get the hottest. Wartime con-
struction and lack of proper in
Sulation boost their temperatures
several degrees above the average
whenever the thermometer starts
to climb.
So far this year. in spite of
some bake-oven days, workers
have been sent home only three
times because of heat. Twenty
employees of a Social Security
unit in a temporary building were
dismissed on June 80 for a total
loss of 20 manhourS of work,
On July 2, 1854 employees of
Is agencies in Is buildings were
dismissed for a total loss of
28.620 manhours.
In 1852, employees were re-
leased five times in Jung and
Evening star., 1953-07-31
Carnival at Clinton

The Clinton (Md.) Volunteer
Fire Department will wind up it's
annual carnival tonight and to-
morrow at the carnival grounds
next to the fire house. Proceeds
will be used to pay for new
equipment.
Evening star., 1953-07-31

show the overpass cutting across
the avenue on an angle.
Up to Commissioners.
"Our plans are up to the Dis
trict Commissioners" Mr.. Bis
set said. But if the Commits
Sioners should require a differ
ent location-requlre us to build
the bridge at right angles to
Kenilworth avenue then we
may need some additional land
for the structure"
Since Capital Transit owns the
adjoining tract, the additional
land would have to be obtained
there.
Under the proposed bill, Pepco
would be authorized to acquire
by gift. exchange. dedication
purchase or condemnation" any
land needed Except public
property for the bridge project.
The bill says:
"If said company (Pepco)
shall be unable to acquire any
piece or parcel of land, easement
or other real or personal prop
erty which in its opinion is nee
eSsary or eXpedient or advisable
for any of the purposes of this
act at a price deemed by it to be
satisfactory, then in such event
such Potomac Electric Power Co.,
its successors or assigns, is here
by authorized to acquire the
same by condemnation proceed
ings to be instituted in it's own
name by petition filed in the
District Court of the United
States for the District of Colum-
bla
Offers Compromise.
Mr., Bisset said Pepco is willing
to have the condemnation clause
deleted if Capital Transit will
withdraw its objection to the
bridge bill. He said the clause
was intended only as a safe
guard, if the Commissioners re-
jected present plans for the
bridge and if all other steps
failed to acquire the needed land.
Mr.. Bisset also said it is not
unusual for utilities to have con-
demnation power. He cited the
case of the Virginia Electric
Power Co., which condemned
property a few years ago to run
a high-voltage transmission line
through Falls Church to a sub
station on Hunting Creek.
His views we're backed by