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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-30
the men.

the men.
AS the need for new equipment
grew, the volunteers held a car
nival in the summer of each year.
Main attraction at the first car.
nivals was the fried chicken
supper and regular jousting tour.
naments in true southern Mary.
land tradition.
Except for the war years, the
carnival has continued, with
more and more concessions -
but the iousting tournament is a
thing of the past.
A good indication of the loyalty
of the fire department members
is the fact that a few of the
founders are still active - Doug.
las Farquhar, William John
Thomas, William Gilpin and
Willard Harvey.
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Dispersal
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Energy Commission has given us
enough information to frame an
opinion"
Prince Georges County's CD
Director, r. Hal Silvers, also dis
agrees with Mr.. Butler. when
the President declares a national
emergency, that's the time to dis
perse. To move all the govern
ment agencies away from Wash.
ington at this time would be an
act of panic. Of course I'm
sure the two counties would
welcome any agency that wanted
to move out here. But by moving
the government to Maryland
you're merely giving the enemy
a new target"
Dispersal does have its hackers.
Takoma Park Civil Defense Di-
rector Harold Hilliard says, PRO
per dispersals is the only answer
to survival. There's too much
concentration in Washington.
We could never recover from an
attack on that city today"
Montgomery County's CD Op-
erations Officer, Conway Hunt,
raises a constitutional question.
THE Constitution provides that
the government shall be located
in a 10 mile square Federal area.
1t might not be legal to dispense
the government all over the
countryside. But ever since the
Office of Defense Mobilization
began talking about dispersal
during the last war, I've been
against Capitalization"
Clarence Mohler, Rockville's
Civil Defense Director, takes no
definite stand on dispersal but
pleads for "a concrete civil de-
tense organization plan for this
whole Washington area. / don't
really think Montgomery County
is ever going to get hit with a
bomb"
Senator Butler says he plans
to introduce proposal to the
Senate Government Operations
! Committee that would renlace IA
World War 1 temporary" Wash.
ington government buildings with
a $l25,OO0,OO0 Federal city to be
located in Montgomery or Prince
Georges County.
The Atomic Energy Commits
sion is now seeking a location
on which to build a Mcpherson
office building. The German
town'Poolesville area is being
considered. The Acc explains
that the Engineers Corps is in.
Vestigating sites and a final
decision will be made in about
month.
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resolution calling for Indignation
in the elementary schools bay
September 1856 and full integra-
ton by the fall of 1857.
This resolution had been put on
the table at the June IA meeting
by Mr.. Birdsell, Lathrop Smith,
Mrs. Helen Scharf and Mrs. Rose
Kramer.
In defense of his action, Mr..
BirdSell said that he would like
to see the effects of the first
steps toward indignation before
proceeding further. These steps
include the closing of four down
county elementary schools, and
allowing both elementary and
high school Negro students in
that area to attend the school
of their choice and the merging
of the Negro and white junior
colleges.
President McGraw felt that be-
fore taking further action a con-
sultation was necessary with the
State Superintendent in order not
ito act in disharmony with his
ideas Mrs. Scharf replied that
Superintendent Thomas Pullen had
already expressed his opinion
that the manner and timing of.
implementing the Supre me
Courts ruling was the respon.
sibility of the local authorities.
Making plea for their resolu-
ton, Mrs. Kramer, Mrs. Scharf
and Lathrop Smith expressed
their bitter disappointment in
the spirit of the board" Mrs.
Kramer pointed out that a school
system works on dates and any
indecision in naming target
dates would make the future
operations of the administrative
staff "untenable".
A motion to table by Wylie
Barrow was unanimously APP.
proved.
Among other actions at the
Monday night meeting, the Board
approved furniture bids, totaling
$133,934.36 for % different items,
including desks, chairs, tables
and filing cabinets.
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Bus

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Mr., Parran expects to begin the
extended lines in the fall.
Explaining the new plans. Mr..
Parran said, 1--WE would run II
or IA busses downtown during
the morning rush hour and the
Same number coming back in
the evening. OF course if the
demand is there, we'll extend
these runs to all-day service"
One planned line would begin
in Rockville, run down Viers
Mill Road to Georgia Avenue.
down Georgia to the District
Line, where it would become eX.
press service, and thence down
10th Street. Others would ter.
inmate in Glenmont, Sandy
Spring, Yiers Mill Village. Rock
Creek Gardens. Silver Spring
and other sections now served by
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County Plans

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prove our traffic record until
drivers make up their minds to
stay within speed limits" he
said. Careful engineering, tight
traffic laws, and firm police
work are necessary. But the
burden belongs to the driver. It
is he who has deliberately driven
too fast. 1t is he who must as
deliberately slow down and live.
Salem Methodist Church, Cedar
Grove, has invited July Fourth
celebrants to a country ham and
fried chicken supper beginning at
2 pm. The Damascus Volunteer
Fire Department Carnival will
end its five-day run Monday
night with a fireworks display
and drawing for a prize auto
mobile. Several other group
sponsored, supervised QegaD
fireworks displays are planned
also.
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Editor,
Montgomery County Sentinel
Dear Sir:
We have three typically Amer
lean Holidays, Decoration Day,
Independence Day and Labor
Day, each with it's typically
American slaughter on our high
ways.
Bob Considine says, with our
high accident-death rate over
Decoration Day, July 4th and La
Dor Day, maybe we should call
them Lethal Holidays"
l have read much and heard
much. about Needless Slaughter"
on our highways during holidays.
But not once have I heard any
one say where most of the trou-
BILE lies.
wonder why?
We have fine cars and stats.
tics show that few accidents are
caused by mechanical defects.
Our highwa 5 are carefully mark
ed for danger of any kind. Our
road patrolmen are fair, courte-
Gus and thoroughly trained.
So why not say what causes
the majority of accidents? The
cause is the manufacture, sale
and use of alcoholic beverages.
You can verify this from pol
ice records and from doctors and
nurses who labor over broken
bodies at all hours of the day
and night. How they dread Holt
days!
Not long ago I read this, signed
Anonymous: Statistics show
that 10000 people are killed by
liquor where only one is killed
by mad dog. Yet we shoot the
dog and license the liquor" Is
that logical.
In a great Book, in which are
found the best rules for living
we read, "Wine is a mocker
strong drink is raging; and who
soever is deceived thereby is moi
wise"
Who will be wise this hide
pendence Day weekend.
You know what happened over
the Decoration Day holidays. BE
wise over the long July 4th week
end and yield. not to temptation
TO take a few" and drive toe
fast and too carelessly.
I'm thanking you for those
who may be saved.
Mrs. r. Y. Nicholson,
Washington, DC.
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supplemented this year by the
addition of six new Fairgrounds.
They are Rockcrest Forest, at
Broadwood Drive; Hillcrest, Ed
monSton at Crawford; Calvin, at
Gladstone Drive; Maryvale, at
Crabb Avenue; West Rockville,
at Beall Avenue; and Billiards.,
at Calvert Road.
John Maley, Woodcraft inStruc
tor, is new addition to the play
ground staff this year. He visits
each area for half a day each
week to teach the children wood
working.
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Continued from Page II
cards, shoot pool or merely fan
the breeze.
Each winter the department
puts on a sausage and waffle
supper at the firehouse with all
the cooking and serving done by
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-06-30

Suburban Transit.
The Maryland company current
ly runs two busseS a day from
Gaithersburg to 18th and K via
Rockville, River Road, and
Massachusetts Avenue. Eight or
10 other BUSES follow this route
daily, but begin at Normandy
Farm.
Anticipating opposition from
Capital Transit and others to
the planned MIDI. c. express
service, Mr.. Parran points out,
"Over in Virginia the bus COM
panies bring their passengers
down town. They don't have to
drop them at the city line"
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Another new feature of the
1855 playground program is an
insurance policy which insures a
child for up to $500, at the cost
of 81. The policy is available TO
all participants in the playground
program, and covers the child
going to and from the play
ground, and while at the play
ground under supervision.
Free movies will be shown
Monday evenings at Lincoln
Park, Tuesdays at West End Ele-
mentary, Wednesdays at Mary
vale, and Thursdays at Hillcrest.
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Vandalism .
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Though Mr.. Menke's report
lists yearly damage to the new
Wheaton High School at $1,000
informed sources, who have tour
ed the school, report extensive
destruction.
metal book shelves, faucet
handles, and paper containers
had been removed from the
lavatOries; acOustical sound tile
had been ripped down around
stairways; exterior drinking
fountains had been damaged;
insulation on heating ducts in
the boys gymnasium locker
room had been torn off in
large areas; shrubbery was
destroyed; wall thermOstats
had been broken; electrical con-
troll panels had been broken
into and the switches damaged;
i'm fact, everything that could
be removed was" Wheaton
High School has been broken
into once with a stop watch
and change taken from the
girls physical education office.
Wheaton Principal Elwood
Mason says "our school vandal.
ism is no worse than any other
school," Assistant Principal
James Williams explains, eve
knew there was going to be
damage even before we opened
this school. But l think a lot of
the fault lies with the contractor
They ought to know that boys
are going to remove knobs and
handles if they can. And install
ling book cases, insulation; and
drinking fountains that could be
damaged so easily was just silly
Apparently the community OF
Wheaton knows little of the
damage to their high school
Harry Slye, president of the
Wheaton High School PTA, says
II have yet to see anything. The
students settled very quickly"
Mr. Slye's son, Harry, Jr., presi
dent of the Student Council, alsC
views the situation optimistically
81 haven't noticed too much
There has been a great deal o.
pride among the students. They
have made every effort to keel
the school neat and clean"
Another student, Marc Jacobs
editor of the Wheaton Scroll, ad
mits, There has been some
minor vandalism. No t hi n s
serious. We hope it can be cor
rected and I'm quite confident M
more will take place"
Mrs. Lois Bosch, program
chairman of the Wheaton Higf
School PTA, also recognizes thu
existence of some vandalism
"There definitely was some van
dalism. More noticeably a
Wheaton because of the new
building. Anything wrong would
show up like a sore thumb"
Assistant Principal Williams
recognizes the existence of "abou
rs Wheaton students that have t
be worked with"
Mr.. Menke's report records tn,
$321.49 damage at Bethesda
Chevy Chase as the highest fo'
any county high school.
Principal William G. Pyle
said:
Eyes, we've had the usual writ
ing on walls and taking of fauce
handles and anything loose. Blu
I'm more inclined to believe it.!
the small fry of the neighborhooC
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The Letter Box

1 believe should be answered by
layman, because the law is by
all means fair to both rich and
poor alike.
Very truly yours,
VIM. Dennis Good
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Rockville small fry can take
their pick of 80 different recrea-
tional activities at the towns
nine Fairgrounds, now in full
swing after last weeks opening.
The Fairgrounds offer super
vised participation in everything
from baseball to checkers, to
finger painting to singing to
twilight movies. During the first
three days of the programs
operation, 9,498 children and
parents visited the Fairgrounds.
The program, which runs from
9 am. to $3.50 pm. daily, has been
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A Word of Appreciation
For a Newspaper Friend

The death of newspaper is always sad occasion for
those of who work in the business And this is true
though newspaper may be competitor.
1t is with regret therefore that note the suspension
of the Takoma Journal of Takoma Park EdtorPubisher
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held on July II instead because
of the July Fourth holiday.
ROckville's continued record
for no traffic-accident fatalities
was hOnOred yesterday by the
National Safety Council. The
Award to the city was present
ed TO Mayor Dickran HOvsepian
and City Manager John Mark
land at a luncheon at the May
flower i'm Washington.
Three hundred girl scouts and
brownies begin their final week
of day camp Monday at Camp
Menke near Olney. Under the
direction of Mrs. Betty Snyder,
Mrs. Margaret Mantel, and Mrs.
Peggy Sussex, the eight-year old
camp is integrated for this first
time this summer.
Il
For two weeks beginning next
Wednesday Rockcrest and Silver
Rock residents may become mem
berS of the TWinbrook Swimming
Pool Corporation by applying to
either 303 Dean DR.. or 6 Bradley
CT. Cost of membership is $3.50
including tax until July 20 when
price will jump to $3.50 including
tax.
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sergeant at the Bethesda sub
station. eve ought to stop
spending so much on schools and
start building more jails."
Evening star., 1955-07-10
BALTIMORE
LIVESTOCK

BALTIMORE. July 9 @-usDA--
Cattle compared last week; slaughter
steers SOL 90 higher: heifers fully,
cows barely steady to weak: Gamers and
cutter fully steady to strong: bulls fully
STEADY to so higher: stock cattle gen
sis-i17s il steers Brought "a. .es:sb ;o6:
bulk good and choice including 770-1246
lbs ,at 23.00-24 30: commercial and good
ls0o-21 so; few utility and commercial;
sales canners and cutters il. 1911 80.
Part iCad choice and prime 7S7 lb heifers
1880. mcst good and choice 20. .00-23 90;
ut:iity and % commercial 10 IS,So-is;00; 6o 90
head commercial and good cows 1850,
Is 90 but most utility and commercial
grades I3 So 1b. 90, Gamers and cutters
mostly oG,asoo , ,tS few .a sp0d sasssse
sausage bulls 14.00-17 90; Gamers and
4sS-e4b n stockers, feeders and calves
1s,99;21 90; comnon and medium o4o-
0oc calves: I've compared Compared last week: strong
70 100 higher: mostly choice lots but but
including both 4 prime prime and ma A .bo,os SSoe
"a. 0.5o-Ss. 90; comnerci e al and sood 300
S0;oo; Utility down to HOO; cuiis as
''T HOGS: 81 GO Compared last week: Mostly
100 lower. sows unevenly, rs
lower Fey serted o1 Us nS and 81 SsTrq%s sF STs
bulk /. and 5. lso-22Q lbs; 20 80;
s'Ese Ss iEsbsec ess sis' aios oq9s a2SS7tso
ie,75; 270-3o0 lbs. 1850; 1925; heavier
ssts Ss sSTsxsrd TS,d6 isS 49, S is4s
choice choice soSs SsS Under os 400 lbs. 1900; 400
45O lbs. 1900. 450-6Q0 lbs. 1400: $50
Tbs. 1900. 100000 lbs. 12.00. heavier
under price Of same weight .sows and
garbage fed hogs discounted so. 90
from price Of same weight grainfeds.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
NEW YORK COTTON

NEW YORK, July Q P--Ths cotton
futures market displayed an undertone
Of steadiness this week Price changes
finished in the plus column. Prices at
the close of trading on the NsW ,aots Yotk
q bale lower to 80 cents higher than at
The end of the previous week
Strength was impartsd e .,r the en- market tSaa
Hght hedge selling and profit taking.
uss as s sss asTsSure ssnEss e sh
released Friday. differed only, slightly
from the private estimates made pubic
earlier in the week. According to the
sso TepSs eHtSP asre sn
below the national allotment Of 49,
The July total showed decline Of
1895, 900 acres. or, IA per cent, from
year-ago levels, and New York Cotton
Hxehsnss osials noted thas Was
since the carly 1856.
the psospsstivs serSs 9SstSTn urn
sisid fs ls usl easal TO- so the 9 9Sss.7 pounds per
acre averaged ds5ing sGh on the past i've years, Ss
total crop would Be 1I,s00,000 bales,
Latest reports indicate however, that
late. the bureau said. So rs probable
that this years persacre weld will fall
short Of last years figure.
were spsiI Estimated by By the 't bureau s0 ct 4Soo6
bales VS.. $1,000 the previous week and
10000 Q year ago. This would raise
ses .0sss ssaSs 1850 tie same
time last year.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
NewFirm0 Opens
Engraving Plant

Cunningham Engraving Co.
Inc, new Washington firm. to-
day announced completion OF
Offices and plant at 1889 Green
eourt NV. and its plans to
specialize in photo engraving
and preparation Of Offset mega
tives and plates. The firm will
operate three shifts daily.
J. Maxon Cunningham, jr.
president Of the new company
ID O native Of Washington and
has been active in the graphic
arts industries here for 40 years,
He formerly was president OF
Lanman Engraving Co.. where
he established the three-shift
operation, q 4-color process divi-
sion and an Offset division. He
also organized Lanman Art
Service.
Mr.. Cunningham is ably car
xying on q family tradition. Both
his father and grandfather were
IN the photo-engraving field.
william r. Clymer will serve
as vice president Of Cunningham
Engraving. Formerly superin-
tendent of the color division OF
Lanman Engraving, he has had
Is years Of experience as photo
engraver.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
CHICAGOLIVESTOCK

CHICAGO. July o N.-Barrows and
| silts tumbled so cents to S1.5O on the
hog market this week with most de-
cline on weights under $40 pounds
sows dropped 25 cents to rs cents.
Steels closed the week generally 81. .oO
higher, Heifers gained so to rs cents.
Fully 90 per cent Of arrivals consisted
OF fed steers, principally good to prime
Grades. Top Of $1,000 was paid for
two loads. This weeks market saw
the nrst general upturn in steer prices
tUsDA5@saisbis hogs zoo, total g.
900 (estimated); compared week ago:
Barrows and gilts unevenly SOL 80
lower. most decline on weights under
240 lbs. instances OF more on some
lights and underweights around 1SO lb.
snd lighter; sows 25-1. 90 lower. mainly
SGT5S S3t5 on; GacE.a On late rounds top vas 1885
HOGS scaling $ss ib. 1900; sarliss IN d
week, top was sparinRiy paid 81. 90;
at the close most US: No. 1 to 3s
1908. 90; Sso-So0 il. 1S.S5-17. 80: So:
aSS S8-lGS rbtse R e sSws rbos. 100 b.
aSoSsSS aes seS t. 19ss 1s9si4So epS sishty abOvs'
Salable cattle. 1905. total, 800 testi-
mated: compared week ago, steers gem
orally 100 higher, heifers mostly 50-75
higher, cows steady to % lower, utility
to low. commercial grades hardest to
move; bulls steady to %, higher; veal
! .0o0-1 .43o-lb. fed steers and yearIings,
25.25-26. 90; early bulk choice and prime
steers, 22.50-24. 80; late bulk, 23 ,OO-
2o.UO; load lots mixed good and choice
Evening star., 1955-07-10
u. 5. BondsFirr1l
After Treasury
Offers Issues

NEW YORK. July 0 R.-
US. Government bonds firmed
this week after the Treasury
came out with its long-awaited
summer financing plans.
Foreign dollar bonds were
strong as some investors looked
ahead to q possible meeting OF
minds on money matters at the
Geneva Big Four conference.
Corporate issues were narrowly
mixed. with some industrial con-
vertibles going up and then down
along with the stock market.
Treasury obligations were vir-
tually unchanged from last
weeks closings In traditionally
quiet summer trading. The
steady tone reversed the down.
ward trend In effect for weeks.
Foreign dollar bonds were ac-
tive and higher In the wake Of
recent friendly overtures by Mos
COW. Some German liens pushed
to new highs, and Polish obliga-
tions were In demand. Japanese
bonds were firm.
Rail. utility and industrial
averages all were steady in the
weeks corporate action.
Tax-exempt State and muinci-
pal revenue bonds were of
around a point on average dur
ing the week. continuing the
downward trend Of the past
month.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
Riggs National
Increases Loans
'16Pcf. in Year

Loans and discounts Of Riggs
National Bank totaled $l4s, $780,
I895 on June 80. q gain Of $20,-
I720.530 or is per cent from q
year earlier, the mid-year state
ment from Robert v. Fleming
board chairman and president
disclosed yesterday.
The loan total compared with
l$129. .100, 1855 on June 80 last year
l$145, 5,272.619 at the end Of 1854
and $144.774,802 last April IL
date, Of the spring bank call.
In contrast holdings of Gov
lernment obligations amounted tc
l$154. .589, ,9l4, were q drop Of S..
l978.553 or i.9 per cent from
$l57 .568, ,467 q year ago.
Assets ct midyear totaled
I$439, ,846, 1872. a gain Of 2 per cent
from $4l2, ,0ss. .301 . year earlier
As previously reported, deposits
OF $407 .934. .931 were 6.6 per cent
ahead Of $685.. .697. .476 Q year
earlier. Capital funds rose to
1915, ,446 from $27. .256 .993.
Evening star., 1955-07-10
BUSINESS
BRIEFS

Domestic and foreign crude
petroleum stocks totaled ats ,31l,.
600 barrels On July z, o net de-
crease Of $4,000 barrels for the
week. Domestic crude increased
/ ,016, 900. Foreign crude de-
creased 1,110.000. - Bureau Of
Mines.
Consolidated Paper Co. re-
ported net profit Of SO, ,798, ,352 OF
$l.32 a share for the six months
ended June 80. and $5,436, ,452 81
81 .06 q share for the 1854 period
July retail sales will run some
6 per cent ahead Of last July,
better than SIS billion. Gains
will be largest in general mer-
chandise. furniture, appliances,
lumber, building materials. hard
ware and gasoline. Sales Man.
agement Magazine.
General Motors reported its re-
tailers sold 1,946,906 new cars
and 2,510,980 used cars in the
first half of 1855. Totals were
higher than for any half year
in G. M. history.
Interstate Commerce Commits
sion reported an acute shortage
of railroad freight cars in all Sec
tions Of the country.
A 38.7 per cent jump in the
volume of trading on the Boston
Stock Exchange in the first half
Iof this year compared with the
1854 period is reported. Dollar
volume activity rose to $780,
653, ,002 over the corresponding
1854 half years $112.925, TOT.
Olin Mathies0n Chemical
Corp. announced it will soon
take over Brown Paper Mill Co.,
a major paper products firm OF
West Monroe, La.
Sears Roebuck & Co. directors
may discuss q stock split inform
ally at their meeting Tuesday
morning.-Dow Jones.
New car sales approximatine
100000 monthly for the July.
September quarter are predicted
in automotive circles. New car
retailers now hold about 100000
new cars Another $500 are
scheduled to be built this month
Western Auto Supply Co. re-
ported June total sales Of $18,-
100000 compared with SIS, 5,384,.
600 in the 1854 week. Turnove,
In the half year was $S5, ,910, ,00C
compared with $75, ,455, 900 the
1854 period,