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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Tigers, Teas Spur County
Women to Political Fravs

Tiger and leopard hides,
African war implements. ele-
plant guns and other big game
accessories will be on display in
the auditorium. Tickets at $1.10
for adults and so cents for chill
dren are on sale at the Abode
hardware store and the Seahorse
gift shop, or may be reserved by
calling Mrs. Charles T. Morrison,
at Pc. 2-6225.
Democratic ladies', having no
livestock readily available, are
depending on tea and cookies to
drum up interest in their party.
The Teas for TV" campaign,
which will finance political an
nouncements on television, con.
tinues Saturday with a tea given
by Mrs. Pauline Bend at her
home, 404 Baltimore Road, Rock
Vile.
Mrs. Jerry r. Williams, wife
of the County Councilman, will
entertain Damascus and Laytons-
vile Democrats Wednesday.
Hostess to the Women's Demo
cratic Club of Silver Spring next
Thursday will be Mrs. +. Brooke
Lee, 1864 Piney Branch Court.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Wheaton Service Clubs
Rally to Assist Youths

store in the Triangle Park Shop.
ping center, where the canteen
meets, said he has decided to
suspend" the club until larger
quarters can be found.
Il don't like TO do it, but J
think it's better for everyone
concerned" Mr.. Bergman said.
my place is too small for all
the kids who came here"
When the teen club is reor-
ganized under the Inter-Club
Council, Mr.. Bergman said, he
wants to help with its activities.
I'll take part in anything ! can
ever do for any child" he said.
Until the Inter.Club Council
and the Recreation Department
come up with a substitute meet
ing place - which will be at
least several weeks - Wheaton
teen.agers are without an or.
gained club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
High Living in the County
High Living in the County
Question: What Kind of Citizen
Grows Up ON SIS Cents a Day?

Ed is World War II veteran
who, after his discharge, came
back to a county booming with
new home construction. AS a
carpenters helper, he found
! steady employment during post
war years that kept himself, his
wife, Mary, and their growing
family out of debt and able to
make ends meet.
Three years ago, with the birth
of the fifth child, the pressures
on Ed became too great and he
began to feel inadequate to meet
his responsibilities.
In the face of rising costs of
living, an increasing family and
no additional income, Ed couldn't
take it. He began TO leave home
ito get away from it all" for
short periods of time and his en-
polyment became irregular and
spotty.
Another year. another child,
and Ed became even more ire
sponsible. Finally, Mary in
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Historical Society
To Hear Papers
Read Monday

The Montgomery County His
torical Society will meet at
"GlenvieW" near Rockville at 8
pm. October II. Feature presen.
tations for the evening will be an
account of the community of Lay
louisville by Judge James c..
Christopher and the history Of
Cabin John, Great Falls and
Potomac by Margaret Schwein-
haut, State legislator.
1t has just been announced
that the Chevy Chase Chapter of
D The Daughters of the American
Revolution has voted $500 for the
purchase of a piano to be pre-
scented to the Historical Society's
home as tribute to the two first
regents of the chapter, Mrs.
Hattie Ingersoll and Miss Byrd
Belt, both of whom were charter
members of the Historical So
ciety.
Anyone interested in history OF
the county is invited to join the
society.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Lost a Lore Letter?
lost a Love Letter?
Mail Pouch Chewed Up Under
Wheels of Train at Caithersburg

Assistant Postmaster Daniel C..
Robertson has revealed that a
pouch Of mail was "mutilated"
beneath the wheels Of BIO
train near Gaithersburg station,
September Is. He says, I'VE
assume all letters were re-.
covered"
The pouch was thrown from
west.bound Bro train number
II about $3.50 am. on nonstop
delivery and catch service"
Pouches delivered in this manner
are tossed from moving trains.
Mr.. Robertson says some trains
travel through Gaithersburg az
fast as 70 miles per hour.
Mail Messenger Jesse d.
Briggs, who witnessed the acct.
dent, stated on a Post Office re.
port, "The pouch hit an incline
on the pavement and bounced
under the train wheels"
The Assistant Postmaster says,
"The pouch was mutilated and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Launch Move
To Give City
Heads Salaries

A move to put the Rockville
Mayor and Council on some
type of a salary basis that
would offer citizens an Gin.
centive" to seek these positions
was launched last week at a
meeting of the Rockville Civic
association.
The group favored such a
step by unanimous vote after
hearing a panel discussion on
the question. Members of the
panel were Leighton Dudley,
F. Bache Albert, and Walter M.
Baker.
The group also resolved to
work with other city civic or
CARNATIONS to sound public
opinion of the matter with the
possibility of a straw vote on
the subject with the coopera-
ton of the Sentinel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Planning Group in Confusion
AS Up-County Zone Squabble
Nears Final Council Decision

Public opinion is more than
2 to l in opposition to the
controversial proposed zoning
ordinance for Upper Mont
gomery County, judged by
public hearings and letters to
the County Council. Citizens
have a final opportunity to
air their views on the zone
measure Tuesday evening in
Rockville.
A preview of the violent
emotions - pro and con was
seen at the five international
meetings" on the zone regula.
tons held in the upper county:
September 13 at Poolesville, Sep.
TENDER IA at Laytonsville, Sep
TENDER 16 at Gaithersburg.
September 20 at Jamestown, and
September 81 at Damascus.
The measure under conSidera.
ton is a revision of a coming or
dinance passed by the former
County Council in November
1854. 1t provides for five zones:
agriculture, country home, resi-
Dental, commercial, and indus
trial. Off-street parking, signs,
permitted uses, and reclassifica-
ton are regulated in the measure.
Opponents of the ordinance
are well organized under the
leadership of Col. E. Brooke Lee,
veteran politician and ! n d
owner. Proponents of the regula.
tons have been less vociferous.
One man arose at the Poolesville
meeting to state that as a repre-
sentative of the "unorganiZed
land owners he favored the pro-
posed coming ordinance.
The measures opponents are
most grieved by the provision
setting minimum lots in the agri-
culture zone at five acres. On
the map that accompanies the
ordinance large portion of the
up-county is Zoned agricultural.
Tracts were zoned according to
their size: if five acres or larger,
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

the mail torn up and dirtied."
One hundred seVenty.one pieces
OF letter mail" were recovered
in fair condition and were de.
livered. One newspaper was
found cut in half and was dis.
carded. Thirty.five pieces Of
letter mail" were badly damaged
and were placed under separate
cover" 10 be returned 10 the
sender or delivered, depending on
whose address was visible. One
registered letter was recovered
and Strengthened OUT according
10 Mr. Robertson.
All but a few pieces of the
damaged mail was picked up
from the tracks the day of the
accident, says Mr.. Robertson.
The remainder was brought in
the following day by B&O per.
sonnet Although he assumes
all letters in the pouch were re.
covered, Mr.. Robertson admits,
I'VE have no way Of knowing"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
County Helps
State to Win
Dairy Honor

With effective assistance from
Montgomery County, Maryland
took top honors in the Holstein
division of the International
Dairy Show held in Chicago this
week and took fifth honors in
the Jersey class.
The Maryland Holstein took
first place followed by Illinois,
Ohio and Wisconsin.
The animal of Roberta Messer,
Gaithersburg, winner in the
junior yearling class, took the
reserve junior champion award,
while the yearling heifer of
Betsy Adams, Gaithersburg, was
second in the junior champion
class.
In the two.year-old COW class,
William Janney, Gaithersburg
took third. In the Jersey plac
ings, Kenneth Stiles of Rock
vile took second with his two
year-old COW.
All the animals will be in the
open class show to be held in
Chicago later this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
To Review
Drink Test
OF Drivers

Chemical tests for drinking
drivers, automobile inspection,
driver licensing, and creation of
the new Peoples Court in Mont
gomery County will be among the
problems discussed at the fifth an
nual Traffic Court Conference,
converting Wednesday morning in
the circuit court room in Rock
vile.
Top State and County officials
and judges will discuss traffic law
enforcement problems at the con-
ference, according to w. L. Rob-
inson, chairman of the Mont
gomery County Safety Board.
The meeting is sponsored by the
safety board in cooperation with
the County Bar Association.
After an address of welcome by
Kathryn Lawler, associate judge
of the circuit court, and a review
of the 1854 Traffic Court Confer
ence by Washington 1. Cleveland
of the safety board, there will be
panel discussions on automobile
inspection, chemical tests fol-
drinking drivers, and driver
licensing.
Panel members will be Blair
Lee, III, chairman, Montgomery
County delegation; Frank Small
Jr., Commissioner of Motor We
hicles; DR.. Henry c. Freimuth,
State toXicologist; Senator Ed.
ward S. Northrop, Montgomery
County delegation; and Senator
Louis L. Goldstein, president OF
the Maryland State Senate. Mr.,
Robinson will be panel leader.
Stedman Prescott, chief judge
of the circuit court, and c. Fer
dinand Sybert, attorney general
of Maryland, will be luncheon
speakers at Normandy Farm Res
taurant. Buses will provide trans
portation from Rockville.
The afternoon session, begin
ming at 2 pm, will feature a dis
cussion on the creation and OPP
GRAFTON of the new Peoples Court
Panel members will be Einor B
Christensen, chief judge of the
Peoples Court; Alfred B. Noyes
judge, Peoples Court; Alger Y
Barbee, states attorney for Mont
gomery County; Col. James S
McAuliffe, County superintend
ent of police; and Joseph B. Simp
son, Jr., president, Montgomery
County Bar Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Sees Start
OF End Half
OF Mill Rd.

The contract for the widening
of the second section of Viers
Mill Road, from Kensington-
Wheaton Road to Georgia Ave
nue., will be let by Thanksgiving,
Thomas G. Oyster, chairman OF
the Wheaton Chamber of Com
merce's public improvements
committee, reported to the cham
Der Tuesday
The chamber was also informed
that the County is going to adj
Vertise for bids to construct an
S0-car parking lot at Fern and
Price Avenues.
In a surprise move initiated by
Saul Alper. owner of the Wheat
on Ladies' and Mems Shop, the
chamber voted to drop its plans
for elaborate Christmas deco
rations in the shopping area.
The planned decorations would
have cast about $6,000, which
was to be raised by merchant
subscription.
The chamber agreed with Mr..
Alper that it would be impossible
to raise the necessary funds. AL
ternate plans for low-cost decora-
tons are being formulated.
Other action at Tuesdays meet
ing included a move by the cham
Der to oppose rezoning to light
commercial of a 10 acre tract at
Kemp Mill and Arcola Roads.
Reasons given for the opposition
is that the proposed commercial
development is too close to
Wheaton's main shopping area,
and that the Observation-Disclosures
Sapital Park and Planning Com
mission is also against it.
Mr.. Alper requested the cham
ber's secretary to inform "the
proper authorities" that school
BUSES are being parked in the
area behind the Wheaton shop
ping center, and interfering with
pparking for weekend shoppers
He said he doesn't object to the
BUSES being parked there on
school days, but sees no reason
why they should be there on Sat
urdays.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

One Negro man reports find
ing a five dollar bill burned" in
half on the tracks after the acct
dent. One Gaithersburg mer-
chant says he refused to accept a
package Of mutilated display
material
Mr.. Robertson hastens to point
out that mail pouch destruction
is "a rare occurrence. The last
major accident was -four or five
years ago, though minor mail
damage has occurred from time
to time at the Gaithersburg sta.
ton. As recently as Christmas
1854 Mr. Robertson says a group
of holiday cards got blown
around.
Not all Of Gaithersburg's mail
Is thrown from moving trains on
nonstop delivery and catch
service" points out the Assistant
Postmaster. THE bulk of our
mail comes by way Of the high
way (bus) post office
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

Because they feel that Whea-
toms Candyland teen canteen
has gotten too big for itself,
Wheaton service clubs, newly or
ganized into an Inter-Club Coun'
Gil, are working to find larger
quarters and adult-supervised
activities for the youngsters.
At a meeting of the council
held at the Town and Country
Restaurant Monday evening, the
Optimist Club was delegated to
investigate the needs of local
teen-agers, and to report back to
the council on tentative plans for
a club location and meeting
schedule.
Forest Gustafson, a Wheaton
resident, who is County Director
of Recreation, was present at the
meeting, and was asked to work
with the council in helping to
find a suitable meeting place.
County Manager Melvin Reese
was also asked to help.
Vic Leisner, president Of the
Wheaton Chamber Of Commerce
and a delegate to the council,
said that new meeting place
must be found, and well build
one if we have tool"
But Clinton Sisson, president
Of the council, expressed doubt
that the money for building could
be raised, and said he felt it was
more practical 10 try to use
existing facilities, like the recrea.
ton centers.
I'VE need a substitute for
Candyland, but we can't do any
thing overnight" Mr.. Sisson said.
The council Is tentatively
scheduled TO meet again October
"a, by which time Mr.. Sisson says
he hopes definite plans can be
made.
Delegates to the council in.
clude Steve Cassola, Kiwanis;
Gerald Baadtc, Civilian; Bob Pen.
dleton, Lions; DR.. Charles Far.
well, Optimists; Mr.. Leisner,
Chamber Of Commerce; and DR..
James Davis, Kensington.Whea-
ton Junior Chamber Of Com.
merce.
At the same time, Jack Berg.
man, owner Of the Candyland
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Plan
For Airport
Shopping City

With the signing of a contract
with the ]. C. Penney Co., ma
tional chain of department stores,
Arthur c. Hyde's Congressional
shopping city is beginning to take
definite form.
The shopping and service CEN
ter, to be built on the site of
Congressional Airport on the
Rockville Pike, will have about 80
stores and parking for 1000 cars
when it is completed. Mr.. Hyde
says. John Kilbane, leasing
agent for the shopping city, says
they expect to begin construction
by July 1, 1856.
So far, Mr.. Kilbane says, only
the Penney Company has been
signed but many other contracts
are pending several with
major tenants. Mr.. Kilbane
adds that the 50-acre center,
when it is completed, will be
diversified enough to provide all
shopping and service facilities, in
Guiding clothing, food and drug
stores, automobile service and
recreation facilities.
Clarence Clawson, assistant
manager of Penney's Silver
Spring store, says his company
hopes to be in the Congressional
store by next fall. The branch
will be two or three stories, and
employ about 100 persons, Mr..
Clawson said.
Rinaudot and Coupard of Be-
thesda are architects for the
center. Bids for the construction
work have not been called for
as yet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Plan to Form
Civitan Club
In Rockville

An organization meeting of
ROckVille's newest service club
the Civitans-will be held at
$3.50 PM, Oct. II at Agnew's
restaurant with all interested
persons invited.
Despite the heavy load of
business, the sponsors of the
meeting promise an 8 pm. ad-
journment. Under the general
sponsorship of the Bethesda
Civitan club, the following
Rockville residents have been
active:
Harry Beane, Alden Brad
ford, Herbert Bryan, David
CahOon, James CREDIBLE, Her
man Hartman, Robert KilliOn
and Roy Passln.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Community Center Poll
Initiated by 20 Groups

Members of 20 Rockville or
CARNATIONS will begin knocking
on doors tomorrow, to ask every
resident of the city just what he
wants in a community center.
The survey, scheduled to be
completed October "a, is sponsor.
ed by the Junior Woman's Club
of Rockville as a community
project. The Mayor and Council
of Rockville have been working
on plans for the civic center, with
two sites under consideration at
present. They are part of the
Westward tract at the north
end of Lynch Street, and a por-
ton of Hungerford Towne, at
West Lynfield Street and Mere
dith Road.
Final plans for the house-to.
house canvass were made at a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

meeting at City Hall Monday
evening, called by Mrs. Richard
Nearman, chairman of the
Junior Woman's Club civic center
committee. c. D. Gull. chairman
of Rockville's advisory commit,
tee on parks and recreation and
liaison man to the Mayor and
Council, presided.
Rockville was divided into 81
sections by Mrs. John Haiti.
wanger, a member of the center
committee, and organizations
volunteered to conduct the sur
vey in each of these sections.
When all the questionaires are
in, Mrs. Nearman's committee
will tabulate the answers and re-
port to Mr.. Gull, who will present
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Late News Briefs

The Geological Survey branch
of the Interior Department has
told the General Services Admin
istration that it wants to locate
its new Atlantic Region Head
quarters along the Potomac River
in Montgomery County. Employ.
ing 2,400 people, the Geological
Survey is the largest Washing
ton unit Of Interior. Executive
Officer Glendon Mowitt says
"G.S.A. has no objection TO a
Montgomery County relocation.
Money for site has already been
appropriated"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

Spurred on by tigers and tea,
politically-minded county women
are getting their fall activities
into full swing.
Indian tiger hunt movies, made
by Ralph "One Shot" Scott of
Horizon Hill, will be shown Octo-
Der 81 at 2 and $3.50 pm. for
the benefit of the Rockville
Women's Republican Club. Mr..
Scott will be on hand at the
County Building auditorium to
narrate the films of his safari.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

The Montgomery County
Council is faced with a con-
flict between Ulysses Crit
fifth, w, chairman of the
Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission, and
Miss Nancy Setright, staff
member of the Commission.
Mr.. Griffith says the COM
mission passed a four-part
resolution on up-county zon-
ing = a major reversal of an
earlier decision - at it's meet
ing last Thursday night.
Miss Setright, who kept
minutes of the meeting, says
they didn't.
According to the chairman the
commission adopted the follow
ing four.point Zoning program to
recommend to the County Coun-
ell: Creation of a permanent
coming ordinance; half-acre mini
mum lot coming for the entire
upper county; preparation of an
ordinance with only three zones,
residential, commercial and in
dustrial; and preparation of
coming map establishing areas
for expansion of present CONNER
cial and industrial centers."
The resolution from the Plan
ming Commission presented Tues
day to the Council by Miss Set
right reads, "The Upper Mont
gomery County Planning Com
mission recommends that the
Planning Commission (staff)
draft a permanent coming ordi.
nance, something new and diff
ferent, ana submit maps to the
public, showing residential, com
mercial and industrial zones"
Miss Setright says she copied
the resolution from her notes.
Mr.. Griffith says he checked HIS
version of the resolution with
other commission members be.
fore releasing it to the press.
Charles Jamison, commission
member and Councilman, who
introduced the program, says,
I'm not going to argue that this
isn't the exact resolution l made
but the intention was clearly to
suggest half-acre minimum
agricultural zone lot"
Because Councilman j. G..
Walker and Robert Snure, Coun
ty Manager NJ. l.. Reese, and
County Attorney Charles M. Ire.
Ian were all absent from Tues.
days meeting, the body took no
action. Mr.. Jamison says, how.
ever, that next Tuesday well do
something about it,.
Commission members Grif.
fifth, Jamison, and Wiley Griffith
voted for the disputed resolution.
Gaithersburg Mayor Merton Du.
vail declined to vote. Frederick
Gutheim was absent.
If the Upper Montgomery
County Planning Commission did
pass the resolution as stated by
chairman Griffith, it is a rever-
sal Of position taken in July
1854. The commission, then com.
posed Of Mr.. Griffith, Mr.. Gut
helm, Thomas f.. Kelley, Latham
Smith and Kenneth Windehan,
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13
Sentinel Birthday
In Frozen Cream

Centennial birthdays are long
remembered as the staff of the
Sentinel discovered this week.
The Sentinel was the recipient Of
a congratulatory 2 foot by "tele.
gram in ice cream this week
from Hendlcr's creamery in Balti
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

County residents who work In
Washington will be able to go
all the way to work on one bus,
when Wheaton's Suburban Tran.
sit Co. begins its express service
into Washington about Oct. 81
During rush hours, Suburban
buses will cross the District line
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

BaltimOre's Mayor Thomas
D'AlessandrO will be one of the
featured speakers at the Mont
gOmery County Democratic
campaign kickoff dinner Oct.
20 at Wheaton High School. A
prominent national speaker
also is promised. Tickets are
$40.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-10-13

Some Montgomery County Pol
icemen are making less now than
before a four per cent pay raise.
When the pay raise became ef-
fective, police retirement fund de.
auctions jumped from two-and,a.
half to three.and-a-half per cent;
Maryland state tax is now being
withheld. And retirement fund de.
auctions are now subject to Fed
eral income tax. The average ser.
geant makes as much as s. less
now than before the raise!
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