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such lands as will tend to prevent or control erosion thereon.
the Virgin Islands Government, or other governmental sub
division of the Virgin Islands. which have jurisdiction over
publicly owned lands lying within the soil conservation dis
trict, shall cooperate with the district in the effectuahon OF
programs and operations of such district. District supervisors
shall be given access to enter and perform work upon such
lands.
SECTION 9. Discontinuance Of District. This Act shall
remain in force and effect for not less than five () years and
for periods of five () years thereafter, except as amended.
AT any time after five () vars after the creation Of this Dis
trict, or at the end Of any five-year period, the Legislature
of the Virgin Islands may take under consideration whether
the continued operation Of the district within the defined
boundaries IS Enthusiastically practicable and feasible. If
the Legislature determines in favor of the discontinuance of
the dstsrict. it shall repeal. this Act in accordance with re-
gular procedure for the repeating Of acts Of the Legislature
and shall notify the supervisors Of the district. Upon receipt
Of notice from the Legislature that this Act has been repealed,
the supervisors shall terminate the affairs of the district
at public auction and shall pay over the proceeds Of such sale
to the Governor for the account Of the Virgin Islands Trea-
sury, and shall render to the Governor a full accounting for
such properties and proceeds of the sale. All contracts there
to fore entered into, to which the district is a party, shall
remain IN force and effect for the period provided in such
contracts. The Governor shall be substituted for the district
as party to such contracts.
SECTION 10. Appropriation. Such sums as may be re-
CURED for the use of the Board of Supervisors of the Virgin
Islands Soil Conservation District in carrying out any of the
purposes Of this Act may be provided for in the annual ap-
preparation acts for the Virgin Islands.
SECTION IL. Separability Clause. If any provision of this
Act, or the application of any provision to any person or
circumstance, is held invalid, the remainder Of the Act, and
the application of such provision to other persons or circum-
stances, shall not be affected thereby.
SECTION u. Inconsistency with other acts. Insofar as
any OF the provisions Of this Act are inconsistent with the
provisions Of any other law, the provisions of this Act shall
be controlling.
Mr.. Carroll ...... Yea
Mr.. Gomez .............. Yea
Mr.. Hodge ............... Yea
Mr.. LaWaetz .............. Yea
Mr.. MerWin ....... Yea
Mrs. Millin ............... Yea
Mr.. Ottley .............. Yea @
Nh. Reese ............ Yea
Mr.. Rhymer ........... Yea
, 1955-05-28
JOURNAL
OF THE PROCEEDINGS OF THE FIRST LEGISLATURE
OF VIRGIN ISLANDS
First Regular Session 1855
Q U R N Al

First Regular Session 1855
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
DIR. Norris Hopes He's Wrong
And So Do We

Dr. Forbes Norris County School Superintendent. re-
Gently expressed the hope that he would be wrong in one
Of his forecasts.
The SENTINEL joins with DR.. Norris in hoping that
ne would be in this In fact we are sure that
he would be.
The forecast in question came in the form of Dr. Nor
ms statement to the effect that IF racal Indignation in
the schoos) too quickly fear would be met with
resistance in the upper part the county, This was
followed by the after-thought Il may be wrong"
1t seems to US that there two elements that need
to be defined not only the good doctors statement but in
the thinking of all Of the subject of ntegration
First Of all, just when should ntegration take place
DR. Norris apparently says mot quickly" The executive
committee of the County PTA Council says at the start
OF the 1855 fall term The Gathersburg PTA (see letter
on this page) says not until instruction the matter
has been received from the State socoogst we know
says when the people ready for it."
Men of common would probably say: let's hear
from the people the when" of integraton And that
is the nub of the matter isn't t For this reason we urge
the PTAs to be concrete possible in their timetable
on Indignation 1t is only in this wise decision
can be made the when" And while we commend the
Gathersburg PTA for expressing itself the matter
don't think it desirable to shift the burden of answering
when" to others outside the County Since in Mont
gomery County school system, let's run it
the way want and let's speak up on our ideas and
wishes.
The second point of comment is much more serious
open resistance" resistance of any kind to the law
of the land is matter of gravity and deep concern In
connection with Indignation it has very ugly ring in
deed.
Any resistance other than through established chan
ne Of the courts and the ballot box is not to be
plated thought of society of tradition stability and
confidence in the fundamentals of that society Montgon
cry County think, has such a society
Talk of resistance, to way of thinking is product
of loose thinking responsibility and noAmerican way
of dealing with our problems
Again, suggest turn efforts to the when"
and how of indignation the constructive approach to
the matter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
County Legion Backs Fund
Drive of Cerebral Palsy

The regular monthly meeting
of Area A, the American Legion,
comprising Montgomery County
was held Feb. q at the club
house Of the Henderson-Smith.
Edmonds Post No. IS on the
Rockville Pike near the Congress
sionaI Airport.
The first order of business was
a motion, unanimously carried,
that the Montgomery County
Iegionaires participate fully in
the forthcoming CerebaI Palsy
drive by contracting business
houses throughout the county,
and also by ringing doOrbeIIs to
collect money to combat that
affIictiOn.
The combined posts of the
county also voted unanimously
to support actively the candidacy
of David Brigham, Post No. IS.
former commander of Area A, to
be commander of the Depart
ment Of Maryland
Chef NaumoWicZ, National Vice
Commander Of the 40 and 8.
stated that the reason more vete-
rams do not belong to veterans
organizations throughout tn g
county is that they are largely
unaware of the fine work these
organizations are doing in their
child welfare. Americanism and
other programs. Mr.. Naumo-
wicz said that over 80 percent Of
these veterans had never been
asked to join a veterans organi-
cation.
Feature Of the evening was
the introduction Of the winner
of the Montgomery County High
School oratorical contest win
ner. Robert Burt, student at
Montgomery Blair High School,
Silver Spring.
The high school oratorical
contests, sponsored throughout
the State by the American
Legion, this year were based on
a general all-round knowledge Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
Notice of Hearing

Notice Is hereby given that the
Mayor and Council of Rockville,
Maryland will conduct a public
hearing in the office of the Mayor
and Council, 40 South Washing
ton Street, Rockville. Maryland
AT 9:45 PM.
MARCH %, 1855
on the application of the Mayor
and Council of Rockville, to re.
zone from Residential "A" to
Commercial d., that property
known as valentines Garden En-.
larged", owned by A. (. Agnew,
said property containing 1892
acres more or less, and lying
East Of and parallel to route 240
and west Of and parallel to the
B & o Railroad, said property
adjacent to Frederick Ave. A
more detailed description being
on file in the office of the City
Clerk.
The Mayor and Council of
Rockville
BY JOSEPH p. BLOCKER.
Clerk 627
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
Lady Welder -.

Continued from Page u
ing Of the theater's season Mar.
IS you and Manager Charles
Demma will have Mrs. McPher-
son to thank for the super
smooth presentation Of "Vera
Cruz" that you'll see.
The theater will have more to
offer this year than the new
Cinemascope screen. 1t will have
larger snack bar. and a larger
playground for small fry with
more slides. swings, etc.
But Mrs. Mcpherson claims no
credit for these features. They're
for groundlings and built by
groundlings.
For her - well, it's the tall
steel timber and the wide open
spaces way up yonder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03

The bill alleges that the par
ties hereto were united in mar
rage on the date Of the 18th of
October, 1852; that one child was
born Of the marriage namely
Elise PoStell Rich on date of Au-
gust 19. 1853; that about the date
Of January %, 1853, the Defend
ant deserted and abandoned the
Complainant and they have lived
separate and apart since that
date; that shortly after the De
PENDANT deserted the Complain
ant, she learned that her said
husband had been married pre-
viously in April of 1949 and was
not divorced; and that the mar.
rage of the said parties is be-
yound reconciliation.
1t is thereupon this 1st day of
March. 1855 by the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County,
Maryland in Equity. ORDERED.
that the Complainant cause a
copy of this order to be pub
lished in some newspaper having
a general circulation in Mont
gomery County, once a week for
four successive weeks before the
4th day of April, 1855. giving no.
tice to the said absent Defend
ant at his last known address
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
To The Editor.

To The Editor,
Montgomery County Seninel,
Rockville, Maryland
Dear Sir:
At the regular meeting Of the
Gaithersburg Parent-Teacher As
ISOLATION on February u, 1855,
the following resolution was ap-
proved:
/ WHEREAS the decision of the
/ United States Supreme Court
which apparently requires the in
tegratiOn Of white and Negro pu-
/ pills in the public schools Of Mary.
land, does not specify when and
in what manner such Indignation
is to be accomplished, and
WHEREAS some communities
have experienced legal difficulties
as well as physical and moral dis
turbances as a result of their at.
tempts to effect such Indignation
too rapidly, without proper direc-
tives from higher authority, and
without adequate preparation of
the people Of both races for the
inevitable impact of such int
grafton, and
WHEREAS the Montgomery
County Board of Education has
received no instruction from the
State Board of Education, nor
from any higher authority as to
when and in what manner fnte-
grafton is to be effected
THEREFORE BE IT PESOLV.
ED, that the Gaithersburg Parent
Teacher Association hereby urges
the Montgomery County Board of
Education to refrain from taking.
or permitting anyone to take ac-
ton implementing any plan Of in
tegration in the public schools of
Montgomery County prior to the
receipt Of specific instructions for
such Indignation from the Mary
land State Board of Education or
higher authority, and
BE 1T FURTHER RESOLVED
that the Secretary Of this Associa.
ton is hereby directed to send
copies Of this resolution to, the
Montgomery County Board of
Education, the Maryland State
Board Of Education, the Montgom-
cry County Parent Teacher Asso.
citation Council, the Montgomery
County Superintendent of Schools.
each local Parent Teacher Asso-
citation in upper Montgomery
County, the local county news
papers, and any other person or
organization as the President of
this Parent-Teacher Association
may direct.
Janice H. Green, President
Gaithersburg Parent Teacher
Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
Notice of Hearing

Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Council of Rockville,
Maryland viii conduct a public
hearing in the office Of the Mayor
and Council, 12O S. Washington
Street, Rockville, Maryland
AT $50 PM.
MARCH %, 1855
on the application Of The Mayor
and Council of Rockville, to re-
zone From Residential "a" to
Commercial 3D., that property
known as "McConihe Tract.
owned by Malcolm S. McConihe.
said property containing 1858
acres, more or less and lying
east of and parallel of Route 24O,
west of and parallel to B & o
Railroad. and approximately 245
feet South Of EdmonSton Road.
A more detailed description be-
ing on file in the, office of the
City Clerk.
The Mayor and Council of
Rockville
BY JOSEPH P. BLOCHER,
Clerk $50
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03

the United States Constitution.
Young Burt Will compete with
other winners Of similar contests
held in other Maryland counties
for the State title.
Also introduced were Roberts
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel
Burt Of 97O4 Saxony Drive, Sill
yer Spring. and his teacher at
Montgomery Blair, Don Lough-
RE
Alger Barbee, State Attorney,
said that while veterans organi-
cations are high in the public
esteem during times of national
emergency, they are too often
forgotten after the emergency
has disappeared. He called for
strong veterans organizations to
protect veterans rights at all
times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
Charles w. Prettyman, Atty.
Rockville, Md.
MOrtgagee's Sale

OF RESIDENCE PROPERTY IN
SILVER SPRING, MONTGOM.
cry COUNTY, MARYLAND
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
Notice of Hearing

Notice is hereby given that the
Mayor and Council of Rockville.
Maryland will conduct a public
hearing in the office of the Mayor
and Council, 120 South Washing
ton Street, Rockville, Maryland
AT 9:15 PM.
MARCH %, 1855
on the application of the Mayor
and Council of Rockville, to re-
zone from Residential "a" to
Commercial ID" that parcel of
property known as St. Marys' and
Autra's' tract. Said tract living
between existing commercial ID"
zones and adjacent to the B & o
Railroad and 7231 feet west of
Route 24O, and 100 feet north of
Edmonston Drive. A more de.
tailed description being on file
in the office of the City Clerk.
The Mayor and Council of
Rockville
BY JOSEPH P. BLOCKER.
Clerk 631
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
CLITTS o. BOTRDEAUx
Solicitor
Rockville. Maryland
~ TILE DCT ron-

Rockville. Maryland
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
AS A COURT OF EQUITY
No. 1925 Equity
In the matter Of the chAttei mortgage
from
WILLIAM DIZENzO and
JESSIE DTZENZO
dated March 1854. and recorded in
LIber CKW 800. Folio 173 Of the
Cnattei records Of Montgomery County,
Maryland
to
RICHIE FINANCE CORPORATION
OF ROCKVILLE,
a body corporate. assigned 70
Clltus o. BOurdeaux
For the purpose Of foreclosure
ORDERED, this 18th day Of February.
AID. 1858, By the Circuit Court for Mont
gOmeTy County as a Court Of Equity, that
the sale made by Ciitus D. Botndeaur
assignee for the purpose Of foreclosure 70
2. r MODESTO, B. J. POss. George Parker
Rockville Trading Post, J. w. Sloan Fran.
els MulIican and Marshall AlInutt and
reported In the above entitled cause Is
ratified and confirmed, unless cause u
the contrary, thereof be shown on or BE-.
fore the 18th day Of March next: PROVIDED
copy Of this order ne inserted in sons
newspaper published in said Montgomery
County, once In each Of three successive
weeks before the said 18th day Of March.
1855.
The report states the amount Of the
sale to be $1,000.
CLAYTON K WATKINS
Clerk Of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County
True Copy-Test:
CLAYTON K. WATKINS, Clerk (SI7j
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
Mamie

Continued from Page u
band, who is a structural en-
gineer, and their daughter.
Born in Vienna, Austria. Mrs
Vaughn's family just managed to
escape the worst Of the Hitler
regime by inmigrating to New
York in 1899. Mrs. Vaughn
studied art at City College Of
New York and worked as an
artist until her marriage seven
years ago.
Her symptoms were not de
finitely diagnosed until after the
birth Of her vivaciOus daughter.
Since then she has been fighting
a valiant battle against the in
sidious inroads Of the disease.
From her wfeelchair. which
she prefers to call personal
Limousine" Mrs. Vaughn has
managed to organize by tele-
phone and with the aid of many
warmhearted PockvilIians. a
group Of canvassers who will
cover the Rockville area on Sat.
urday, March ). Ms cannisters
will also be placed in local
stores.
Multiple sclerosis is a little
known chronic Gripping disease
of the central nervous system.
In MS, as it is commonly nick
named, the nnyelin which sur
rounds the nerve pathways is
destroyed in patches and re-
placed by scars. Mrs. Vaughn
compares her sensations to that
of a shorted appliance. AS a
result of the destruction Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03

myelin, nerve messages do not
pass properly from the brain TO
the muscles and other organs
which it activates.
Jo-Ann Vaughn is painfully
trying to walk again despite her
doctors diagnosis that it is not
possible unless a remission &C.
ours. Her shining blue eyes and
indomitable spirit tell you she
is determined to fight MS with
every ounce Of strength she can
muster. Your contribution will
help science find way to restore
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03

this young mother and quarter
Of million other young Ameri-
cans to the normal, happy life
they are denied.
At the end of her chat with
Mrs. Ike, a White House car
drove Mrs. Vaughn and Jeanette
TO a Washington motor car
agency. There she met her hus-
band and the three of them
drove home in bright red new
Studebaker. All in all, Tuesday
was quite a day in the Vaughn
household and TwinbrOok.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03

Of the object and substance of
this bin and warning him to ap-
pear in this Court herewith in
person or by solicitor on or
before the 22nd day Of April.
1855, to show cause if any, he
may have, why a decree should
not be passed as prayed.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County,
Maryland.
True Copy-TeSt:
Clayton K Watkins, Clerk. 62O
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03
Lions Salute Rotary

FTaternal greeting and con
CALCULATIONS were extended to the
Rockville Rotary club this week
by A J. Lazor, President of the
Rockville Lions club on behalf
of the latter organization The
local Rotary club has just finish.
ed the celebration Of it's 25th an.
niversary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03

Court about thirty days there
after.
Taxes to be adjusted to date
of ratification. Conveyancing
and all revenue stamps at cost
of purchaser.
CHARLES w. PRETTYMAN
500
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-03-03

OF RESIDENCE PROPERTY IN
SILVER SPRING, MONTGOM.
cry COUNTY, MARYLAND
BY virtue of the power and au-
thority contained in a certain
mortgage from Nathan Dunayer
and Selma r. Dunayer, his wife.
to The Citizens Building and
Loan Association of Montgomery
County. Inc, dated May 4, 1854.
and recorded among the Land
Records Of Montgomery County
in Liber 1916. folio 255, the un.
dersigned, one of the attorneys
named in said mortgage for the
purpose. will on
THURSDAY, MARCH "a, 1855
At 900 O'Clock PM.
offer for sale at public auction
in front Of the Court House door
in the Town of Rockville, in said
County, all Of the property de-
scribed in and conveyed by said
mortgage, default having occur.
red in the terms and conditions
thereof
The property is known as Lot
Twenty-Five (25), Block &C., in
a subdivision Of land known as
'Resubdivision Of Parts Of Blocks
B. c and d, Forest Hills of Sligo
Park" as per plat Of said resub.
division recorded among said
Land Records in Plat Book 20
Plat Number 1922. Being all Of
the same land which was CON
veyed to Selma r. Dunayer by
deed dated the twenty.fifth day
Of June in the year nineteen hun
dred and forty.seven, recorded
among said Land Records in Ii
Der 1896. folio AS.
Said property is located al
BIZ Bradford Road. Silver
Spring, Montgomery County,
Maryland
Improvements consist Of a
two-story brick dwelling with
six rooms. one bath, basement,
oil forced air heat, and attached
garage.
TERMS OF SALE: Cash. Of
which deposit Of Five Hundred
Dollars (S5OO0O) WIN be re-
quired on day Of sale; balance
upon ratification Of sale by the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10

mately the same place they were
the night before"
Earlier in the day three other
witnesses gave similar accounts
of the way Sergt. Gallagher
treated Corpl. Jones and Corpl.
Baxter.
The three were Specialist &c
Edward T. Smith. "a, Fresno,
Calf, Sergt. Donell Adams, 81,
Cottonwood. Ala. and Miguel
Calvin. Is, Harlinger. Tex. In
the courtroom to hear their
stories was Corpl. Jones mother.
Mrs. Loretta Jones of Detroit.
At Waukon. Iowa, Frank w.
Baxter, So, retired farmer, said
yesterday he had never heard any
details of his sons death until
he head accounts of the GAL
lagher court-martial.
He added:
THAT man should be punished
to the fullest extent if he did
what they say he did"
Sergt. Gallagher's trial began
Aug. 3. The prosecution expects
to wind up its case in the sixth
day of testimony today. Thus
far the defense has not indicated
how many witnesses it plans to
Icall or whether Sergt. Gallagher
will take the stand in his own
defense.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10

NEW YORK, Aug. 10 (P.-
The camp undertaken testified
today that frozen ground made
it impossible to give a decent
burial to two American war p"'S-
oners who allegedly died at the
hands of a fellow American in
Korea.
William c. Stevenson. "a, of
Bandy. Va. describing himself as
the undertaken in the Chinese
Red prison camp, was a witness
at the court-martial Of Sergt.
James C. Gallagher, %, OF
Brooklyn.
Sergt. Gallagher is accused of
tossing sick soldiers from a hut
into 40 degrees below zero
weather and leaving them to die
because he didn't want to hear
their means.
Relating the final grim scene
in the deaths, Mr.. Stevenson
said he was a member of an
eight-man burial detail which
carried the bodies on stretchers
across the frozen Yalu River to
the burial ground.
Sand Put Over Bodies
The frozen ground and lack
of tools, however. prevented dig
ging of graves. Instead, the de-
tail scraped sand and threw it
over the bodies, Mr. Stevenson
said.
Mr.. Stevenson testified he first
saw the bodies frozen to death"
on the porch of the hut and said
this was unusual
When a prisoner died in a
hut. the body was usually taken
and put in a shed in a COM
pound" he said.
Sergt. Lloyd w. Pate of Au-
gusta. Ga, recalled to the wit
ness stand. said he overheard
Sergt. Gallagher tell a Chinese
prison official, We'll, if ! was in
your place, I'd shoot them all"
Sergt. Pate said this was a
reference to himself and his So
called "reactionary" (anti-Com-
munist squad.
Gave Data on Reds
CletyS Nordin of Tulsa, Okla,
also recalled to the stand, said
he worked as a prisoner for the
Chinese and gave to Sergt. Pate
any information he could get
about the Chinese.
Did any of the Chinese in
structors know you were carrying
information to Pate?" asked
Maj. James J. jenkins. the
prosecutor.
mo. sir" replied Mr.. Nordin.
Il wouldn't be here today if they
knew it."
The case of a third prisoner
who died after allegedly being
beaten by Sergt. Gallagher was
told in Mondays testimony.
Sergt. Gallagher, a tall red
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-08-10
Sergeant Backs.
Ex-P0W at Trial.

FORT LEWIS. Wash. Aug. 10
R.-A defense witness for 1t.
Jefferson D. Erwin in his court
martial on collaboration charges
testified yesterday that 1t. Err
win asked that steps be taken to
break up a so-called prisoners
Peace Committee.
He was M/Sergt. Joseph F.
Dutra, Fall River, Mass, one Of
four witnesses called yesterday
by counsel for the 38-year-old
career soldier from Blanchard.
Okla. 1t. Erwin is charged with
making pro-Communist state
mentS and aiding the enemy
while a prisoner in Korea in 1851
1t. Erwin was a member of the
Peace Committee, whose state
ments were used for propaganda