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Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Letter to The Sentinel

The tremendous praiseworhy drive that you and your
paper have recently entered into behalf of the coming ec
tons In the Town of Rockville for Mayor and Council prompt
me- as taxpayer to write to you this open letter.
1T has become increasingly apparent that the voting for
Mayor and Council of Rockville is going to be attended by
voters than there have been the best of my
knowledge in the past Differences of opinion which are
natural bound to exist Differences in point view by
each candidate for Mayor less inevitable Differ
ences of promise of performance if elected vital 1t be-
hoove US therefore voters know what
the views and future administrative performance of the can
ddaes will be lot of matters which are vtay important
to the citizens of Rockville.
in addition to these few facts enumerated above there
appears to be tremendous lack of knowledge the part
the voters to who the candidates actually are is with
the idea OF having many voters know who the candidates
are and what they stand for that propose that through
medium of newspaper Public Forum be held in suit
able place where all the candidates for Mayor would be invited
so that they meet and be met by many of the voting
citizens of Rockville possible that furthermore the voting
public of Rockville be invited to send in your paper per
nent questions either addressed to individual candidate for
Mayor to all of hem to be answered by them this Pub
lie Forum that the voters of Rockville may know ahead
of time what each candidate for Mayor advocates improve
ments should he be elected that the ultimate benecarie
of promises made at said Public Forum would the citizens
of Rockville
Rockville has grown, Rockville will continue to grow,
and is earnest and sincere opinion well hope that
Rockville become of the outstanding cities only
OF Montgomery County, but of the free State of Maryland
Needless to say that unbiased, nonvong moderator
would have be chosen that the Public Forum could be
handled in the most impartial manner again the benefit
the people of Rockville" John O. Taxpayer
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
HOU Fancy Ca1, You Get?

Our hair stood end couple of weeks ago when we
heard reports that the Counys Finance Director Alex Han
COCK had told the Genmont Citizens Association he doubts
the advisabity of having heavy industry locate in Mont
gomery County
We have nothing but respect for Mr.. Hancock and we
like lot of other people, ordinarily do hat in his direction
so far as his financial talents are concerned
On the other hand, such thinking evinced by Mr..
Hancock in way of thinking is thinking at all when
stop to consider the bonded Indebtedness of the
county, the high cost of living in the county, the high
rate in the county, and the need for providing high
ices to the population.
Property here, for the most part are already
biting the bullet far the tax load is concerned Admit
tedy the county casting about for possible of
So far see the to the high cost
of well the to the long reach of the
tax collector into the citizens pockebooks is
for industry to locate here and take of the
burden
Our statements in this connection do not put us on
record favorng erection of u Steel plant the Rock
vile Pike But loudly in favor of encouraging both
light and heavy industry with proper and adequate zonng
ordinances to take of them.
Mr. Hancocks statement included remarks to the effect
that industry fine in prosperous times but posed
many welfare and other problems when the going rough
We feel this attitude goes hand in glove with the old
chestnut which asks gets dirty
again. 1t also is in line with growing thought that the
county destined to become rich mans playground unless
costly experiments in curbed and get
down to Getting down to includes the matter of
lowering snooty when few realsts point out that
strictly residential county with big ideas couldn't whip its
way out of wet paper bag when the financial chips down.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Fire Houses

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located in the Silver Spring bust
ness section.
During the time between the
public hearing and Tuesdays
statement by the council no dis.
cussion of the issue by the coun
Gil was held before the public
or the press. Tuesdays short
statement came as a surprise.
Councilman ]. Louis Monarch
noted Tuesday he believed the
conclusion reached was that
County Manager E. T. Beall was
to meet with the fire department
to help choose a site for a smaller
substation in the Montgomery
Hills section.
Councilmen queried about the
closed door action during a re.
cess Tuesday said the "conclu.
sion" had been reached inform,
ally. One councilmember re-
marked the council has been
falling apart since the first OF
the year."
Council meetings in the last
several weeks, generally speak
ing, have been less well attended
that in the past and have pro
duced less action by the council
In recent months the council
also has been convening in open
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

session after night zoning hear
ingS for the consideration of
county business.
The new state law requiring
action only in open session will
have little effect in Montgomery.
The council has passed all it's
formal resolutions in open ses-
sion although such matters as
budget problems have been iron
ed out behind closed doors with
resultant discord among council
men.
The county charter does NOT
require the council to act in open
session, according to County
Attorney David Macdonald. AL
though the state law will guar
antee this, the state regulations
will not guarantee that notice of
meetings is to be given to the
public and the press.
The code now provides that
council meeting, open or closed,
can be called on an oral or writ
ten notice any place by the presi-
dent, president pro tempore or
any three council members.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Salute
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lures planned for the day in
Rockville is a ceremony during
which documents significant of
the growth and progress of the
city will be deposited in the
Freedom Sphere. The Sphere is
an aluminium ball symbolic of
the broadcast medium, which
will be placed at Broadcast House
in lieu of corner stone. In it will
be deposited documents and other
exhibits descriptive of the times
in which we live. When all de-
posits have been made, the ball
will be sealed for a period of 1000
years. Broadcast House authori
ties feel that when this Sphere
is opened at that time its con
tents will give the citizens OF
1854 a picture of our life today
The Freedom Sphere will be
brought to Rockville on Rock.
vile Day, and the deposit of docu.
ments will be made in simple
public ceremony. 1t is also plan.
ned to bring a group of TV stars
from WTOP-TV to Rockville on
that day to present a program
of entertainment after the cere.
mony.
Open House
Another feature of the day will
be an Open House in honor OF
Rockville to be held from 700 to
900 in the evening at Broadcast
House. Special guides will be
available to take visitors on q
tour of the new building. Broad
cast House is located at 10th an6
Brandywine Streets, NV.
AS a prelude to the big Rock
vile Day activities, representa-
tives of the radio and televisior
stations will attend the Rock
vile Board of Trade luncheon
Tuesday, March 16. This will be
a banner occasion and all mem
bers are urged to attend. This
luncheon will be held at the Char
coal House at 1890, and because
of the larger than usual attend
ance expected, will be by reserva
ton. Members are urged to cal
the Rockville Board of Trade of
flee to reserve luncheon places
as soon as possible. The phone
number is PO. 2-4040 and calls
will be received from $3.50 to
500.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
A Rose ;. BY Any Other Name

Decision of bashful slate of candidates for Rockville
town elections to withhold members names until some time
in April though sodly formed complete with plat
form, would to indicate this slate is playing little
hard to get.
While the slate undoubtedly nagnes sudden flash on
the election horizon will be good election strategy suggest
such flash will probably turn out to be nothing than
flash in the pan far the voters concerned.
Any candidate, slate, who thinks he it can play
cagey kuk around the commitments corner this year
the county seat has another think coming.
What such candidates need to realize something new
has come to town and that citizens going know who
they're voting for in sufficient time to ask questions that
need to be answered by office seekers.
We submit if this gunshy group of candidates is staying
out OF range until after various women clubs civic groups
and others have had their questions and meetings
with other candidates. the group greatly underesmaes the
political sagacity of Rockville residents
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Man With A Dream,

Most people dream-and sometimes dreams true.
But, mostly dreams selfish things that drive
to obectves rooted in material gain based in per-
sonal aggrandiZement.
Gordon Strong man with dream. He wanted to
mountain. His dream born better than fifty years
and it grew and fourished until the mountain his
But instead of closing his mountain inside high wall:
instead of cutching his mountain and his dream tight his
FISTS instead of holding for the selfish pleasure of his
SOUL he turned his dream into the best dream of ALL and it
became dream shared by and all who chose to scale
its heights or to rest within its wooded precincts
Last week. Gordon Strong died. He was 3d. He was an
old man. He had lived his life and his dream true
He buried at the foot of Sugar Loaf Mountain in Mont
gey County, the spot where his dream began and where
lit grew into maturity.
When his will probated this week, it learned he
had left vast of money threequarers of million
dollars, to continue the development of mountain and
dream which, in DEATH could not be allowed to vanish
from the earth.
Before the selflessness of named Gordon Strong,
we stand not only humble but oft-tmes ashamed,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Up County
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ions with its ten election district
advisory committees.
Under the temporary zoning
proposal of the Upper Montgom-
cry County Planning Commiss-
ion, the zoning classification of
any particular lot or area would
not be conclusively determined
until such time as it was propos-
ed to change an existing land use,
or the owner or prospective pur-
chaser of a given piece of proper
ty applied for a building permit.
The zoning classification of the
area in which the property in
question was located would then
be determined by the predomin-
ant existing use in that area. This
procedure will, the Commission
says, rotect the predominant
existing use in any given area
against intrusions that depress
property values, create unhealth-
full canditions in the residential
communities, and otherwise adj
versely affect public welfare and
safety.
All new construction in the up-
per county, under the proposed
ordinance, would be required to
provide adequate off-street park
ing. The size of new free stand
ing signs would be determined by
the type and function of the sign.
The proposed temporary coming
ordinance for the upper county
has been under consideration by
the Planning Commission and it's
advisory committees for the past
eighteen months. The ordinance
was actually outlined and in large
measure written during seventeen
meetings of the lection district
advisory committees which were
held during the latter part of
1852. The committees next review
ed a completed draft in the spring
and summer of 1858. The correct
ed draft which resulted from this
review was then submitted to all
church, civic, PTA, business and
farm organizations in the upper
county. Five of the latter organi.
cations sponsored community
meetings at which members of
the Commission and staff were
present to discuss the proposed
ordinance. At the same time that
this community review was going
on, representatives of the coun-
ty government departments went
over the proposal.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

voting machines without labels of party aiaton The
law good because it the judiciary from part-
politics.
When both Republicans and Democrats step up, how
ever and ask that candidates appear on their ballots
think it's quite tribute and weldeserved by Judge
Prescott.
The County Bar Association has offered it's support to
the judge This newspaper whose voting elections usually
splits party lines also steps and says the able Judge
candidate for whom party lines do not exist and it's
support is not only ready-but willing.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

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visions are closely adhered to in
Rockville if it is elected.
Mr.. Hit said also that his slate,
if elected, expects to make a
study of ways and means to en-
courage location of light indus.
tries in Rockville. He said loca
ton of industries here and re-
Sultant increased tax revenues
will help provide funds to pay
for costs of providing needed ia.
cilities to the growing commun.
ity.
At the same time, Mr.. Hit
pointed out that his group has
discussed definite needs connect
ed with future residential, com
mercial and industrial zoning and
expects to take a firm hand in
such matters. Among other
things, he said the slate expects
to enact ordinances which will re.
quire proper posting of all pro
perty when re-zoning applications
are made to the town..
He said it is becoming in.
creasingly important for the head
of the city government to be
available to citizens at certain
hours and he plans to set up reg.
ular office hours at the town hall
at specified times.
In addition, Mr.. Hit pointed
out that this slate believes there
is definite need to set up a capital
budget for the town and that the
present method of presenting the
operating budget should be dis
pensed with. He said he believes
the budget should be given in
greater detail and in more speci.
fic categories.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Curtsey for Judge Prescott

AS most people in these parts know, this newspaper
rarely has supported particular candidates for particular
offices in Montgomery County
But the of Judge Sedman Prescott of the Circuit
Court who will stand for reelection chooses to step down
from its perch of objecvy and couple of banners in
his direction
We applaud the Endorsement of the Bar Association and
like its suggestion that the Judge file in both the Repub
can and Democratic contests The laws of Maryland require
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Polio

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Laboratory of Biologics Control
of the National Institutes of
Health in Bethesda.
Parents of children in the first,
second and third grades in Mont.
gomery County will have to re.
quest that their children be in.
cluded in the trials. Forms for
this purpose will be provided
through the schools.
Letters have been mailed to
principals of 101 public, private
and parochial schools explaining
the project and recommending
that each school hold a special
meeting for the parents and
teachers of first, second and third
grade children to give them more
complete information on the
trials and give them an opport-
unity to ask questions.
A planning meeting to be held
at 400 pm. Wednesday at the
County Health Department, will
be attended by representatives of
the County Medical Society,
which has gone on record as en-
dorsing the trials.
Also at the meeting will be
representatives of the Montgom-
cry County Elementary Schools
Principals Association, the Coun-
ty Council of Parent-Teachers
Associations and the National
Foundation for Infantile Paraly-
sis.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Beer Cans and Schools

We have and have heard with considerable
regret of the of the road between Rockville Elementary
School and the High School, nighttime parking for
bunch of beerdrnkers who insist upon using the school
area dumping ground for empty and broken bottles
From point of view, the best way to- stop this
slightly nuisance is to request nightly patrols of the by
county police.
If the already understaed and underpad police depart
men lacks manpower clean out the parkers their
suggest that parents interested in the condition.
well as other citizens place bit of town fathers
in behalf of we-iuminated street bit of light would
other things discourage the characters who like to
park the dark and leave their beer where they empty
them.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Business Men
At Gaithersburg
Hold Meeting

The Gaithersburg Business
mems Association met Tuesday,
March 2, at 8 pm. in the Pythian
Building in Gaithersburg.
Mr.. Lloyd Mallonee, local man.
ager of the Telephone Company,
discussed telephone problems in
Gaithersburg.
Mr.. Ralph Benson, of Group
disqualification, Inc, explained
the benefits of group hospital
iZation.
Also on the evenings agenda
was discussion of the Mont
gomery County Directory, and
the second issue of the Directory
of the Association.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Bancroft
of Old Westbury, Long Island,
N. Y, arrived Monday to spend a
few days with Mr.. Bancroft's
mother, Mrs. Milton Bancroft.
Thomas Bancroft, jr., who is now
serving as a lieutenant, junior
grade, in the Navy is at present
in the Mediterranean. Mr.. and
Mrs. William Bancroft, who were
married last April, are living in
Old Westbury.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

The Senior High Dramatics
Club has chosen for its annual
spring play three act comedy
entitled Leave it to the Girls. "
The cast, which includes ten girls,
consists of Edna Mae Cain, Diane
Davies, Margaret Deal, Virginia
Fetyko, Ann Kendall, Margaret
Rossiter, Monical Warfield, San
dy Hunt, Mimi Redding, and Jane
Cooper. The play will be present
ed on March 26th in the Richard
Montgomery High School Audi.
torium.
The Richard Montgomery High
School Bowling League begins
its seventh week of operation
with David Hissey's 81 Seis" lead
ing the league by a half game.
The league, sponsored by Mr..
Miles and under the guidance OF
Charles Wade, Manager of the
Rockville Bowling Center, is
made up of eight teams who com
pete for a trophy at the end OF
the season.
The officers of the league in
clude David Hissey, President
John Chambers, Vice-President
and Alice Heisler, Secretary.
Trophies will be given to the
first and second place teams, the
bowler with the highest average
and the bowlers with the most
strikes and spares.
The LA Seis" are being press
ed for the lead by the Thunder
bolts" while the Hot Rods" and
the pin Tumblers are not far out
of contention.
Terry Day a member of the
Hot Rods is the current leader
with an average of 98.3 pins per
game. Hayes Crider of the Rock
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

News of the birth of Marjorie
Nesbett Forbush is of much in.
terest here. The baby, who is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Byron
Forbush, was born Sunday. Feb.
81, in San Antonio, Texas, at
Brooks Army Hospital, where
Mr.. Forbush is on duty with the
Army. Mrs. Forbush is the for
mer Anne Farquhar, and the lit
tie girl has been named for her
paternal aunt and her maternal
grandmother. The latter, Mrs.
A. Douglas Farquhar,. left by
plane on Thursday for San An
tonic to see her newest grand
daughter.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
lie inspection at any time"

lie inspection at any time"
1t was stated that regular quar-
terly audits are now and have
been made by Mr.. Charles Moran,
C.P.A., and his reports "are and
always have been available to
any interested citizen"
In the matter of statements to
the effect that sewer and water
main contracts have been given
to favored contractors, and that
bids have been received and
opened privately, both officials
charged statements and implica-
tions to this effect are untrue
and a deliberate lie"
Sealed Bids
''No bid for any such work has
ever been let except after legal
advertising for sealed bids in
which the advertisement stated
the hour and place at which said
bids would be opened, "the mayor
and Mr.. Mcdonald said
They pointed out also, "thesei
bids have always been opened
publicly at the hour and place
stated and in the presence of all
interested citizens" AS matter
of fact, they continued, "few, if
any, individuals other than con-
tractors concerned have been
present, but at no time were bids
opened other than in strict ac-
cordance with the advertisement
and the provisions of the laws.
The two officials said, "such
bids have always been awarded
to the lowest responsible bidder
who complied with the advertise
ment terms"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

We have not seen the first
robin yet, though we hear they
have arrived, but we do know by
other signs that spring is on the
way. For one thing, the Florida
travellers are beginning to come
home. Mr.. and Mrs. Mahlon
Kirk, 4th arrived home Sunday,
as did Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Ow-
ings. Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic L..
Thomas were expected later in
the week.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Officials

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crete is and always has been
purchased direct from manu-
facturers or suppliers of ready
mix, depending on delivery at
the lowest price obtainable. /"
Concrete pipe, they added, "is
and always has been purchased
direct from the manufacturer at
the lowest price obtainable."
Both the mayor and Mr.. Nc
Donald denied as absolutely un.
true, any statements that city
books and the bills for supplies
and materials have been denied
public inspection and the further
statement that mo one can see
them"
Audits Made
The officials pointed out mo
citizen has ever been denied the
right to obtain any information
as to the expenditure of tax
funds" They said, 1--WE here and
now offer any of the books, re.
cords, and bills reflecting on ex.
penditure of tax funds for pub.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04
Honest Disagreement

In a sweeping, headlong charge
into the situation, Mayor Weddle
and the city manager said "hon-
est disagreement with any public
administration on matters of
policy or upon matters of opinion
as to efficiency of operation of
city overnment is to be expected"
They said, however, accusations
OF dishonesty and malfeasance,
are an entirely different matter"
and that when accusations re-
flecting upon the personal in
tegrity of public officials are
made without the slightest foun-
dation in fact, when the true
facts are available, irreparable
harm can ensue."
In their statement to the Sen.
tinel, the Mayor and Mr.. McDon-
aid pointed out that 1--WE believe
no fair-minded citizens can take
part in or endorse such irrespon-
sible statements and we call upon
all such citizens to acquaint them
selves with the true facts and put
an end to unfounded and SANDER
Gus rumor."
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

13 strikes while Hayes Crider has
80 spares for the lead in that de-
partment.
The Richard Montgomery High
School Band Dance was held the
9th of February, from eight to
eleven thirty. The Dance Band
was featured along with many
top records. The proceeds will go
toward buying music and equip
ment for the Dance Band
The Ricnard Montgomery High
School has a hot rod club which
has as its objective the promo.
ton of safe driving in safe cars.
The club is known as the Rod
Busters. In addition to its basic
aim of safety, the club will strive
to gain a better understanding
and relationship between adults
ana teen ayers.
The Rod Busters had brake
testing for its members, and
whenever a member has a prob
lem with his car, the club will
try to help with a solution. Mem
bers may take their problems to
the auto shop instructor who
serves as staff adviser.
The club has headquarters in
the school Auto Shop. Member
ship in the club requires that all
members observe all traffic laws
and rules.
"IntramuralS at R.M.H.S. are
really going strong, with about
eighty-five girls participating,
says June Beisser. June is presi
dent of Leaders Club, which is {
girls sports club, that meets once
week.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-03-04

Remember the fried oyster,
chicken salad supper Saturday,
March 6, from 4 to 8 pm. at the
Sherwood Cafeteria, sponsored
by the Sherwood Senior Class.
There will also be a bake sale.
AS Bing sings, "You all come"