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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
Bethesda C of C.
Protests Parking
Ban on Wisconsin

The Retail Division of the Be-
thesda Chamber of Commerce
says it will send representatives
to the next Montgomery County
Council meeting to protest the
no-parking ban on the east side
of Wisconsin Avenue from to
6:30 pm.
The chamber group passed a
resolution at its last meeting
Strongly Directing to the ban" on
the grounds that it mot effective
in helping traffic to flow through
he Bethesda business area as the
Zane next to the curb, which is
left free by the ban, is not used"
j. Leo Paulin showed photo
graphs to the meeting which, he
says, Clearly prove" that the ban
does not create another traffic
lane.
In other business, the Window
Decoration Committee reported
that % churches have accepted
the offer of 80 Bethesda stores
who are willing to have their win
doWs painted "to accentuate the
religious aspects of the holiday
season..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

The reason for the requested
change is that the present time
schedule places a handicap on
the Board of Education in the
recruitment and employment Of
teachers for the following school
year, in planning construction
projects to be commenced during
the school year beginning July ].
and in placing orders for trans.
portation equipment and other
items and material needed for
the school term beginning the fol.
lowing September"
The School Board also unani.
mously approved another request
of the County Council that coun.
ell members exert their influence
to have the Governors veto over.
ridden for the bill passed last
year at Annapolis to increase
State aid for construction. If the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
Grove Remaking
Assembly Hall
For Teen-agers

Washington Grove has floated
a $4,000 bond issue to remodel
its assembly hall as a teen.age
recreation center. Contractor
Bernard Bent will probably fin.
ish additions to the octogon.
shaped building by Christmas.
A basement is being added to
the hall. Central heating is be.
ing installed. Plng.pong, basket.
ball. badminton, juke box, and
soda fountain facilities are being
put in.
The teen-age center will be
open from 6 to II pm. under
the supervision of volunteer
adults.
The bond issue will be repaid
over a 20.year period from tax
revenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
Steel Shortages
Halt New Library
Erection, Claims

George Moreland, Director of
the Montgomery County Library
Department, says the opening of
the new Silver Spring library
will be delayed two months be.
cause of steel shortages.
Mr.. Moreland states, "The
foundation and floor have been
poured but they can't progress on
the upper structure because there
is no steel"
The one-story and basement,
modernistically styled library
building was originally scheduled
to open May /, 1856. The con-
tractor is Certified Builders, Inc,
Wheaton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
J. Reeves Chosen
Library Board Head

The 10-member County Library
Board chose new chairman and
four new committee heads this
week. New chairman is Joseph
Reeves of Bethesda.
Heading the long-range plan
ming committee is r. D. Remley
of Garrett Park. DR.. Henry Bla-
lock of Silver Spring tops the
annual report committee. Budget
committee chief is Earl Iffert of
Bethesda, Housing committee di.
rector is Ellis Manning of Ashton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
Schools Ask New Budget Timing

The Montgomery County
School Board Monday night took
the first step toward eliminating
the problems created by the
timing Of the capital and operat.
ing budget schedule of the
County Council.
The board is requesting the
council to authorize a referen.
dunn at the general election Of
November 1856 to change the
time for the submission Of bud.
gets by departments and the
County Manager from the pre-.
sent dates in May to correspond
ing dates in February in each
year.
It also asked that the dates
for public hearings on both
capital and operating budgets
and their final adoption be
changed from June to the month
of March.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

The youth also carried a light
wallet. He left with only $40.
One dollar he took from his
mothers room, the other nine
from a savings account at the
First National Bank of Gathers
burg. He left untouched his
school lunch oney in his
mothers room, money earned
while working at bowling alley
and another savings account at
the Suburban Trust Company.
In his first letter Friday,
George told his mother he had
gotten as far as st. Louis on $3.50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
lost Youth $50 Percent
Thumbs Way Favor Center
West on $40 For Rockville

The final tabulation of the
Junior Women's Club survey on
Rockville's proposed community
center shows that 1873 per cent
or 1921 of the city's residents con-
tacted are in favor of a center
with 1913 per cent or 218 against.
The survey covered 267 per cent
of the citys taxpayers.
An estimated cost of $15O,0OO
was approved by 29.7 per cent
or 437; with 28.4 per cent or 419
voting in favor of a cost of $780,
600. 1874 per cent or 271 were
willing to pay as much as $780,
600 for their community center
Mayor Dickran Hovsepian has
stated that a final determination
of whether a tax increase would
be necessary to finance the pro-
Ject could not be made until af-
ter May l when the revenues
from the new real estate assess
ment are known and the 1857 bud.
get has been prepared.
The Mayor said that it would
seem at the present time that if
the cost were kept to $150,OOO no
tax increase would be necessary.
A further breakdown of the re-
suits of the survey shows that
2,196 in the age group of 10 years
and over anticipate using the cen
ter; 1,097 in the one to five age
group; 877 6 to 10 years; $50, II
to ID years; and 10 Is to 19 year
olds.
Suggestions for location of the
center include AZ specific locals
with lib in favor of a central spot
and two for decentralized centers.
The Bulls property off Viers Mill
Road won 33 votes; Richard Mont.
gomery High area, 81; Twinbrook,
ID; Lincoln Park, 81; West End,
Is; Glenview, IL; Hungerford and
Rockcrest, each nine; and the
County poor farm, eight.
Other locations recommended
were Westward tract, South
Perry Street; Library property;
Maryvale; Reed Bros. property;
east end; south end; vicinity of
the airport; McConihees property;
West End Elementary; Rockville
Fruit Farm; near VFW grounds;
Crawford and Edmonston; Board
of Education building; and the
carnival grounds.
Also Beall Avenue; near the
telephone company; Atlantic e.
Viers Mill Road; Falls Road;
Rockville Pike; Silver Rock;
Southeast corner of Middle Lane
and South Washington; adjacent
to city hall; Rock Creek area
south end of Brent Road; W.
Lynnfield Drive; Rt. % east of
cemetery; and the vacant house
in front of Jim Viers on Route
240.
The 10 most preferred indoor
facilities in order Of popularity
were an all-purpose room, teen.
age lounge and snack bar, game
room, stage, kitchen facilities,
meeting rooms, dressing rooms.
indoor pool, music room and
branch reading room.
Outdoor preferences expressed
most often were swimming pool,
picnic area, tennis courts, park.
ing, park area and miniature
golf. No preferences for indoors
were given by 202 and none were
expressed for outdoors by 339
Other suggestions for both in
door and outdoor facilities were
library gym floor, roller skat-
ing rink, ice skating, bowling,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
Suburban Nurses
Hold Bake Sale

The nursing staff of Suburban
Hospital is holding a bake sale
at the hospital today, featuring
pies, cookies, cakes and sand
Wiches.
Profits from the sale will be
donated to the hospitals building
fund drive to finance a new Is
bed wing now under construction.
The nurses have Joined with 9th.
er hospital employees in an effort
to raise $4,000 to pay for a phar.
macy which will occupy space on
the first floor of the addition,
scheduled to be ready next fall.
Nurse Mrs. Lily De Freytas is
chairman Of the bake sale COM
mittee, with nurses Mrs. Kath-
crime McKenna and Mrs. Ruth
Henderson and gray lady Mrs.
Dorothy Federline assisting her.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
City, County Councils
Discuss Joint Plans

group, "The purpose of our COM
ing here is not to criticize but
rather to tell you of some of our
plans"
The two groups discussed an.
nexation procedures, joint road
construction, added police pro-
lection for Rockville and Joint
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

G e ge, a
lanky IT. year
o l d, travelled
light. He took
only the clothes
on his back: a
blue gaberdine
d re S S jacket,
gray pants, a
green shirt and
brown loaferS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

.RejectRoot
Zone Plan

Special planner Irving c. Root
showed Damascus citizens
group a map tentatively coming
most of the Damascus election
district for five-acre lots Monday
night. However after the citi.
zens unanimously rejected the
plan, Mr.. Root advised, II will
report to the County Council that
the residents of the Damascus dis
trict want nothing more than half
acre lots"
Mr.. Root was hired by the
County to draft a permanent zon-
ing map and ordinance for upper
Montgomery County with the re-
sidential area permitting half-acre
lots except where public water
and/or sewer facilities are avail
able and such other minimum re-
sidential lot sizes as the Upper
Montgomery County Planning
Commission shall determine in the
public interest"
E. r. Jones, member of the Da-
mascus Planning Committee, who
was moderator at the towns
meeting with Mr.. Root, says the
map presented by the planned
placed about go per cent of the
district in five-acre minimum
lot zone, about 20 per cent in a
tWo-acre minimum lot zone, and
20 per cent in half-acre mini
mum lot zone.
mot Enough Expansion"
Mr.. Jones says the map allow
ed for expansion of existing COM
mercial areas in Damascus "but
not enough expansion" B. M.
Woodfield charged that Mr.. Root
allowed no more expansion for
the area than 40 years ago"
Mr.. Jones reports that lots
along Route 124 and Route 81
were zoned for commercial use
from the Deets Warfield garage
to the Sinclair service station. On
route 81 opposite the Sinclair sta.
ton lots are Zoned commercial
from the Hyde Lumber Yard to
the Daughters of America Hall.
Mr.. Jones points out that Mr..
Root has Zoned no land in the
Damascus area for industrial use
though there are two building
supply yards. Those" states Mr..
Jones, "are usually considered in.
dustrial uses"
Skate Rink Residential
Mr.. Jones added that the Da-
mascus skating rink had been
placed in residential zone on
Mr.. Roots maps.
The Damascus official stated
that Mr.. Roots proposed CONNER
cial area is about 80 per cent
smaller than the business area
proposed in the Independent will
lemain Plan"
Mr.. Root told the Damascus
meeting that some residents OF
the Potomac area want their land
placed in large-lot zones. He add
ed, 1--WE, however, are not mar
ried to the tWo.acre lot"
The Monday night meeting was
the first Of eight sessions Root
will have with County citizens
groups.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Two women charged with muir
der were among the al persons
indicted by the Grand Jury in
Rockville last week.
Mae Mason is charged with the
murder of Charles E. Mason. Ac-
cording to police she admits kill
ing the man accidentally during
family argument. She will go
on trial next Wednesday.
Dora Jane Hopkins is charged
with the murder of William R..
Burnley. Her trial date is De-
cember 6.
Herbert Perry White was in
j. dicted for bribery 1t is alleged
that he attempted to bride Mont
' gomery County police officer
Jesse w. Crown.
Lawrence E. Macdonald was in
dicted for robbery with a deadly
weapon. 1t is asserted that he
stole a 1855 Dodge automobile
from Stanley j. Combs at gun
point. The trial is set for Deem
Der 10.
Douglas Ashley Stubs was in
dicted for rape, assault with in
tent to rape, carnal knowledge
under the age of ID and assault
and battery. No trial date has
been set.
Erwin P. Parker was indicted
on two counts: assault with in
tent to kill, and assault and bat
terry. The alleged victim was
Willie T. Johnson.
Another two-count indictment,
assault with intent to kill and as
sault and battery was returned
against Fred johnson. He is
charged in an alleged attack on
John Alfonso Bowie, Jr.
Four men were named in a
:. two-count indictment of robbery
with a deadly and dangerous
weapon and assault with intent to
rob. Bruce Theodore Faataz,
Dave Arnold Liller, Douglas San
ders and Dudley E. Stuffs are
charged with robbing Albert
Adams of $10.75.
Charged in other indictments
were: Victor A. Mascioli, false
pretenses; Herbert Norwood, two
counts of false pretenses; Doug
las H. Watkins, false pretenses;
Wesley Allen Brown, larceny and
housebreaking; Howard Cush-
man, Jr., forgery and uttering
false pretenses; James Brown,
housebreaking, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods; Barney
Munitz, false pretenses.
Richard Lee Beall, bigamy;
Leonard John Tolbert, house
breaking; Frank Larman, for
gerry and uttering false pretenses;
Mary Eliza Thompson, larceny;
Thelma June McLain, two counts
of forgery and uttering false pre-
lenses; Garfield Brodgin, bas-
tardy; Cleveland Stuart Rowe,
forgery and uttering false pre-
lenses; Nelson M. Blake, sodomy;
Charles Herbert Jackson, Robert
Wendell Jackson a n d Lillian
Louise Cue, larceny and receiving
stolen goods.
James w. Adcock, housebreak-
ing and two counts of larceny;
William Prater, two counts of
bastardy; Herman Mcdonald, bas-
tardy; Nelson H. Ware, Jr., two
counts of bastardy; Frank Dewitt
Corkins, larceny after trust and
larceny; June Roberts, forgery
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Though the temper of their
joint meeting was harmonious,
the Mayor and City Council of
Rockville and the Montgomery
County Council reached agree
ment on no major issues Mon
day night. Mayor Dickran Y.
Hovsepian advised the county
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Wheaton's gridders thrashed
Richard Montgomery $50 Mon.
day afternoon in game post.
poned from Saturday because of
snow. 1t was the final game of
the season for both teams.
Charles Marshburn, Jerry Power,
Bill Quinter, Julio Gonoza, and
Enrol Smith each scored once;
Don Wilson tailed twice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Gaithersburg's missing boy has
been found - but he's not home
George Prior, Jr., left his home
on Gather Street early Monday
morning, November IA. His
parents next heard from him Fri
day. He's hitch-hiking across the
country to visit an uncle in Los
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
Two Murder Charges
Against Area Women
In Grand Jury Actions

and uttering false pretenses; John
M. Kilby, larceny; Charles Ed
ward Only, larceny; John M.
Ladd, Jr., two counts of flase pre-
lenses; Randolph Sirk and Rus
sell Nicholson, housebreaking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Construction will begin soon
on a 75.Dlit motel ON the west
side Of the new National Pike
just north of the Clarksburg In
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24
Late News Briefs

terchange. The motel will in
clude swimming pool, gas sta
ton, restaurant, land all nec-
essary facilities" II. j. Red
grave, on whose farm the mo-
tel will be built, and spokesman
for "24O Pike Motel Inc" says
the project may be completed
by the Summer of 1856.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

The public sale of Wilfred H.
Nerlick was postponed last Sat
urday because of bad weather
and will be held this Saturday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Campaign chairman Frank l..
Hewitt, Jr., says the Montgom-
cry Council Community Chest
drive has gone over the top"
for the fifth straight year. Total
contributions of $159,083.16 top
the goal of $159,000. Mr.. Hewitt
says last minute contributions
may raise the total to 1905 per
cent of the goal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Mrs. Victor Lebre and two Of
her children passed out early
yesterday morning because the
bottom Of their furnace had been
removed, allowing fumes to fill
their apartment at Col Blandford
Ave, Rockville, according to the
Washington Gas Light Co. The
Rockville Rescue Squad admins.
tered oxygen to Mrs. Lebre,
three-year old Jeanette, and five.
year old Lucy Mr.. Lebre and a
son, 14.month old John, we're un.
affected. DR. eleven Jones, who
examined the victims an hour
after their collapse, said they had
completely recovered.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

The Little Theater Group of
Sandy Spring will present the
one-act play "MOOn Up" Tues
day at OrndOrff Hall, Brooke
vile. Directed by Mildred Pad
more the cast includes Dorothy
Hichtman, Ray Haggerty, Fred
Joiner, and Woodward Perine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

BOde Stephan, exchange stu
dent from Berlin, Germany,
now living in Silver Spring, is
winner of the Montgomery Co
unity II Speak for Democracy
Contest" He will go on to the
state finals in Baltimore. Young
Stephan, who wins a $25 saw
ings bond, stated i'm his five
minute speech, "This sick world
needs freedom. The right to
think, TO speak, TO vote. There
is an eternal cry for freedom
in every human being, and this
cry must be answered. There.
fore, l speak for democracy"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

Rev. J. Harry Haines, a Meth.
Odist missionary born in Auck.
land, New Zealand, who makes
his home in Rockville, will
speak at the Rockville MethO.
dist Church Sunday. For the
past five years he has served
as "A missionary in Malaga. The
Reverend also has been a mis-.
siOnary in China.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-11-24

The annual dinner and election
of officers of the Rockville Board
of Trade will be held next Wed.
nesday, Nov. 80, at $50 p. m. at
the Rockville Presbyterian
Church. Limitation of space has
made it necessary for members
who wish to attend to reserve
tickets Immediately. Guest reser-
vations will be accepted only af-
ter all member requests have
been filled. The tickets are $3.50
each and are available at the
Board Of Trade office, 205 East
Montgomery Avenue, Pc. 2-4040.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-31
Boptists RolIy
Held At Maiden

A full house heard attorney I.
P. Pruitt of Hickory speak to a
mems evangelistic rally Sunday
afternoon at the First Baptist
Church in Maiden. He built his
message on the three support
ing words: cause, commission,
and Christ.
lie challenged the people OF
South Fork as part of the eight
million Baptists in the Southern
Convention to a conservation that
shows itself in Christian work
and sent out a strong warning
against ungodliness in Christian
circles. He was introduced by r.
J. Mangum also of Hickory, pre-
sident of the South Fork Baptist
Brotherhood. Harry Barner, min
lister of music for the Penelope
Church of Hickory, spoke briefly
ebout the kind of music for revi-
walls and sang when Survey
the WondrouS Cross"
It is understood that this is
the second in a series of three
rallies in preparation for stimuli
taneous revivals in the churches
of South Fork Association begin
ming Easter Sunday which is April
10. The next rally will be at the
West Hickory Church, Saturday
evening April 9, designed for
youth. 1t will begin at 7:30 o'clock
and will usher in the revivals be-
ginning the next day.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-31

Officers, both elected and ap-
pointed, of Lincoln Chapter, No.
1l3, Prder of the Easter Etar were
installed Saturday night in an
impressive ceremony conducted by
Mrs. Irene Moore, Worthy Grand
Matron of the Grand Chapter Of
North Carolina. Others who assist
ed were Mrs. Gladys Llewellyn,
installing Grand Marshall; Mrs.
Nell Robinson, installing Grand
Conductress; Mrs. Aida Harvey,
installing Grand Associate Con-
ductress; Mrs. Betty Gabriel, in
stalling Grand Treasurer; Mrs.
Florence Lilly, installing Grand
Secretary; Mrs. Mamie Wilson,
installing Grand Chaplain: and
Mrs. Verlin Hartman, installing
Grand OrganiSt.
The installing officers were pre-
sented and the 1955-56 officers
were installed, as follows: Mrs.
Mildred Robinson, Worthy Ma
tron: Clarence R. Duncan, Wor-
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-31
Lincoln Chapter 174> Order OF
Eastern Star InstuIls Officers

thy Patron; Mrs. Fannie Bell
Chapman, Associate Matron; Les
ter Ballard, Associate Patron;
Miss Matte Camp, Secretary;
Mrs. Farrie Blackburn, Conduc-
tress: Mrs. Beulah Rhyme, Asso-
ciate Conductress; Mrs. Ruth
Ballard. Chaplain; Mrs. Alzora
Duncan, Marshall; Mrs. Helen
Combs, organist; Mrs. Micky
Clark. Ada; Mrs. Inez Leonhardt,
Ruth. Mrs. Elizabeth Sanford,
Esther; Mrs. Beulah Heffner,
Martha: Mrs. Mildred Finger,
Electa: Mrs. Audrey Fortenberry,
Warder; Mrs. Daphne Sullivan,
sentinel. After the installation
Mrs. Moore charged the officers
and members to the highest ideals
and efficiency in their work.
Mrs. Robinson, newly Install
ed Worthy Matron. introduced
the wife of Worthy Patron Dun
can and their daughter, Sarah
Jane. She also introduced her
husband. John Robinson and
their son, Dodney. In her address
she pledged her best efforts to
the Chapter and thanked the
members for their support. For
the installation she wore a mauve
colored formal of lace and chif-
fon and a cy1nbidium orchid
shoulder corsage. The other Of
ficers wore pastel colored for
mails.
The Worthy Patron compli-
mented the officers on their past
records and pledged his support
for the new year.
Mrs. Ruth Ballard, retiring
Worthy Matron, opened the chap
ter and welcomed members and
friends. AS the retiring officers
were vacating their chairs Misses
Sidney Robinson and Virginia
Nantz sang. Nov is the Hour
as a beautiful tribute to the out
going officers. After the inStalla-
ton they sang a duet, MY Task
and as a closing ode thay sang,
Hold Thou My Hand, which
was followed by the Mizpah bene-
diction.
Fruit blossoms and other
spring flowers were artiStically
used throughout the Masonic
Hall as decorations, with crab
apple blossoms predominating.
After the Chapter closed an in
formal reception was held in the
banquet hall which was also artis-
tically decorated with spring
flowers. Each installing officer
was presented a gift as token of
appreciation by Mrs. Mildred
Robinson, Worthy Matron.
Mrs. Nell Robinson was chair
man of refreshments, and Mrs.
Ruth Grooms was chairman OF
decorations.
Out of town guests were: Mrs.
Irene Moore, Worthy Grand Ma
tron, and Mrs Gladys Dunlap,
Grand Ada, of Belmont, Mrs.
Buna Heffner of Maiden, and
Mrs. Bernice Campbell of Rich
mond, Virginia.
The Lincoln times., 1955-03-31
Open House Sunday April B. At New
Bess Chapel Bethlehem Parsonage

Pictured above is the new Bess-
Chapel-Bethlehem Parsonage of
the Methodist Church. The cost of
the lot, building, Furnishings, and
landscaping was S17,517 Count
ing donations of architects fees,
material, furnishings, and labor,
the home is evaluated at $4,000.
The home is an eight room
house. There are three bed rooms,
a den, living room, dining room
combination, kitchen, Pastors
study, and two baths. There is
also a large closed in back porch.
The architect was James A.
Ward, Of Durham, who is the son
of a Retired Methodist Minister.
The building committee is COM
posed Of the following: Karr
Beam, Chairman and Treasurer,
C. c. Parker, Co-Chairman, Reid