Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-08-25
lO-Acre Tract Is Purchased
In Pleasantview Triangle
Locale for Use by Families
By Susie Kaplan
10. 4.7368


bought 10 acres of the Davis
property of Newport Mill Road
for a recreation center for use of
our neighbors who live around
and near the Pleasantview Tri
angle.
Sidney Oliver, vice chairman OF
the commission, who has been
negotiating for the land con
firmed the rumor this week.
Not too much will be done this
fall, but by spring Sc most of the
work will be done. There isn't
enough money available at pre-
sent to build house, but Mr..
Oliver says that after the land
had been cleared, play equipment
would be put up.
A ball playing area will be pro-
vided. And for the family, there
will be picnic tables and open
fireplaces. AS soon as the bud
get permits, a house will be de-
signed for the area
The entrance to the center will
be off Newport Mill Road. For
all of those who keep asking
when they are going TO widen
that country road, all l can say
is that I'm still trying TO find out.
But it is the Maryland-National
Park and Planning Commissions
responsibility TO provide good
parking space and this is first
on the agenda.
1t was just last fall when the
citizens of this area invited Mr.
Oliver to a meeting to air their
gripes about the need for a rec
reation center.
For over seven years there had
been plans and promises from
the commission.
Now it is reality. The fol
lowing helped to make it pos
Sible:
Mrs. Vivian Rotkin, Campbell
Smith, of the North Kensington
Citizens Association; William
Crawford, chairman of the Pleas
antview Citizens Association; and
Mrs. Ryan, Harold Boesch, Mrs.
Charlton Z. Myers of the Whea-
ton Hermitage Homemakers
Group; Mr.. Burlington and Will
lard Beck.
Marsha Basen, Denise Chra.
patty, Janet Ethridge, Ronnie
Klenke and Judy Alberg had
quite an adventure. last week.
They were part of the Girl Scout
crew that were taken Wednesday
night from their camp at Mount
Scion, Va, in precautionary
evacuation.
Water of the North River rose
five feet in two hours as Diane
whirled through the Old
Dominion, overflowing some
roads in the camp area. A Girl
Scout official said the girls were
removed by bus to Staunton
where they were quartered at a
Red Cross shelter.
= Recently over 20 of the Whea-
ton Kiwanians went down to the
Red Cross Blood Bank to start
a blood bank for their own mem.
bers. 1t is an excellent idea and
citizens of Wheaton-Glenmont
that would like to contribute
blood to this bank are more thar
welcome. Incidentally, Phil Mach
man said that any Wheatonite
can draw on it when the need
arises.
Ed Rogers did say that the mer
had bang up time. Some ever
tried to play golf after donating
blood but found themselves in q
weakened condition.
The Wheaton American Legior
Auxiliary, Rock Creek Unit No
2S6, held its annual family picnic
on August 5 at Merland's Coun
try Club off Georgia Avenue.
Doris Coleman. Helen Brigh
and Glenn Murphy won tol
prizes for the sack race. Th'
picnic broke up quite late
Registration of new pupils il
the seventh through the twelftl
grade at the Wheaton Higl
School will be held daily from
$3.50 to 1880 am. and from 1:3
TO $3.50 pm. from August .
through September ,.
Elwood b. Mason. school prir
cipal, said that children living il
the areas of Pleasantview, Vier
Mill, Connecticut Avenue Park
Weller Road. Glenmont, Highland
and Wheaton Woods elementar,
school but who did not atten,
those schools last fall, shoul'
register.
y My thanks TO the many people
who called during the week 70
suggestions and helpful hint
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