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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
BY Ronald H. Nessen
Staff Reporter

Montgomery County continued to rapidly in 1855
and with growth problems. Those probemsor grow
ing pains''-were the big stories of the year.
The event likely to have the greatest longtem effect
county development the Atomic Energy Commissions
plan to relocate its $1O00O0O office building headquarters
in Germantown. Immediately land values in the in
creased and construction spurted in anticipation of Acc
ployees moving to the up-county
In negative way the battle to pass zoning ordinance
for Upper Montgomery County big 1866 After
repeated posponements in the effective date of
passed in November 1854 the County Council will VOTE
sometime in 1885, zonng map and ordinance placing
most of the upcounty in 10000 square foot mnimumlo
Bringing forth the most vehement protest from Mont
goey County this year the Potomac Electric Power Co.
decision to build $100000000 generating plant in Loudoun
County Va Counan want the plant here since it will pro-
duce power mainly for Maryland consumption and will pay
between $75O,000 and million dollars annual taxes.
Another discusson-producng subject interrogation.
Most upcounty and many downcounty parents want go
slow policy Some groups oppose Indignation entirely The
School Board is picking its way carefully
Much State Legislature action affecting Montgomery
County vetoed by Gov McKeldn Included in the turned
down batch plan to extend Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission jurisdiction to the entire
county One that okayed established the three
Judge Peoples Court and raised the question of what happens
to the justices of the peace.
The year brought tragedy, too jet plane crashed
Bealsvlle farm -Four people died in the Maryander Rest
Home fire. 47yearod woman and three and half year.
old girl victims of rapsts An 18yearod boy shot his
father
Scandal made State Roads Commission official
resigned and later indicted with six other for at
tempting defraud the State land deals along the New
National Pike Two county officials County Attorney Char
les Irean and Finance Director Alex K Hancock required
council voesofcondence to clear them of charges of mis-
conduct
Rockville named of the country's IL ALI
American cities During 1855 the county seat struggled
with problems of downtown parking, civic center, water
and sewage systems and storm drainage.
Death took many countans. Passed to their reward
were politician Anders r. Lofstrand
former Rockville mayor Charles G. Holland and newspaper
publisher F. LeFay Corwn.
While Police Chief Charles NJ Orme Circuit Court Judge
Charles W. Woodward and Rockville Postmaster Joe Daw-
retiring, others took new positions Melvin L.
Reese became county manager Katherine Lawlor became
Circuit Court Judge Frank L. Hewitt, Jr, and William
Morris became Washington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sioners.
But like all years, 1856 with its burden of woe, held
humor Like the day they and repossessed the
county map in the shers office because the office couldn't
pay for it!
This is what happened in 1866:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

town tax rate as Rockville ap-
proves operating and capital bud
gets of $885,335 Two drown
ings mar County's Fourth of July
holiday . Second round of Salk
anti-polio vaccinations postponed
until fall Irving L. McCathran
elected to 18th term as Washing
ton Grove mayor Suburban
Hospital begins 75-bed million
and-a-half dollar wing +. County
and incorporated areas share ST.
100000 tax refund from State, "a
percent of income tax revenue
collected in Montgomery Or
DO Theater Corporation promises
modern, big-screen movie house
as it buys Rockville's 20-year-old
Milo Theater Scar-faced Ne
gro, escapes with SLAP in day
light holdup at Hungerford
Towne sales office County
Council votes confidence in Coun-
ty Attorney Ireland after Repub-
licans charge he "flagrantly vic.
lated" Charter by accepting out
side legal cases Another dis.
pute-over acceptance of health,
retirement, and accident insur-
ance bid-rips Kensington Fire
Board Work on Rockville's
largest shopping center halts.
Town charges proper building
permits not obtained.
August
Silver Spring lawyer asks
court to rule 1854 Capital
Transit fare increase illegal.
Wants funds gained from in
crease distributed to riders
$50 Civil Air Patrol cadets from
FL countries take sightseeing
flights over Washington from
ROclxville's Congressional Air
port CIV NJ. Campbell and
louis NJ. Leimbach new Senti-
mel publishers Rockville
postmaster Joe" Dawson re.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

seats on washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission D.. i. Area
Civil Air Patron unit asks that
County Poor Farm be turned
into an airfield Congressional
Airport to become shopping
center Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commission ap-
proves million dollar plan to
extend Cabin John sewer line to
Rockville Baltimore Federal
Court indicts liquor distiIIers
and distributors boycotting
County dispensary system for
violation of Sherman antitrust
law Radio astronomers at
Carnegie Institution in Seneca
detect radio waves from Jupi-
ter, first recorded receptions
from other planets.
May
County dogs "shot' in anti
rabies campaign Survey re-
veals most County teachers would
cooperate in making Indignation
successful Blair Lee III
charges Governor McI<eldin with
seeking to preserve Republican
patronage following Governors
veto of four bills affecting Mont
gomery County, including meas:
ure giving tobacco-taxing power
to County Council Junior
Woman's Club of Rockville holds
giant antique show at Historical
Society's Glenview estate
County Council rejects Rockville's
plea for return of town taxes used
to support County library sys-
tenn :. Country's only lady weld
er-iron works executive, Mrs. Ber-
nice M. Mcpherson of Gathers
burg, honored as she retires as
chairman of American Welding
Society's Washington section f. !.
Real estate man Jerry Cook elect
ed first president of new Damas-
Gus Chamber of Commerce
County manager asks $18,000,000
operating budget and $10,000,000
capital budget for 1856. Slices
million dollars from school oper-
ating request and 100000 from
school capital request &c
pieces of County fire-fighting-
equipment and 200 volunteers
participate in Civil Defense "Op.
Grafton Fireball' at Frederick
Upper Montgomery County Land
owners Association press injunc-
ton suit against temporary up
County coming ordinance
Katherine ]. Lawlor named Cir
cult Court Judge for Montgom.
cry County New Wheaton
Rescue Squad granted charter
School Superintendent Norris, citi-
zens and parents groups attack
Manager Reese's proposed school
budget cuts :. Committee prob.
ing County purchasing methods
call system facial" Accuse Fl
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nance Director Alex K. Hancock
of failing to check evasion of
$500 competitive bid limit
Two-hour Rockville parade high
lights County Memorial Day OBJ
servance Miss Edna Z. Hauke,
after teaching ID years in County
schools, retires as vice-principal
of Richard Montgomery High
School Despite public oppo-
sition, County Council approves
new liquor dispensary in Wood
moor Shopping Center, Four Cor,
ners Rockville holds public
hearing on proposed downtown
municipal parking lots furnished
through special commercial and
industrial property tax . County
Councilman Jerry Williams pro.
poses so cent bicycle license!
June
Ground broken for new ST.
100000 telephone company
building in Rockville COun-
ty Attorney Charles NJ. Ireland
orders FL justices OF the peaor
TO "stay on the job" despite
State Attorney Generals Opin-
ion that new Peoples Court
abOlishes DPS sitting as commit
ting magistrates With plan
TO build town water system, Da-
mascus Utility Co. formed
In practiCp Civil Defense drill
TakOma Park elementary school
evacuateS to Damascus :. Per-
mission to build million-and-a
half dollar plant i'm Rockville
granted Haynes LithOgraph
Co. Yearly payroll of 800 EN-
ployees: $1,SOO,OOO Twin
brook begins $350.G0O gallon
community swimming pool
with volunteer labor As
United Press awards MOntgom-
cry County first place nation
ally for school Indignation speed,
Superintendent Norris an.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

tairId, however 25 Austria
Ian war veterans touring
United States spend day in
Gaithersburg ;. Indian royal
ty, the Maharajah of Jaipur
and his son, the Maharajah of
Kumar, play polo at Olney
Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission announces
$1,159,700, fOur-yeaT Rock
Creek sewer line extension to
Gaithersburg following chargrs
that town is ''held back" by lack
of sewer facilities Mae Ma.
son, 19-year-oId cOlored woman
kills Charles e. Mason with
baseball bat during fight.
September
Driver trapped two minutes in
flaming truck on Route % es-
capes unhurt Sisters of the
Holy Cross to build $1,000,000
school and convent OH Garrett
Park Road p. Wheaton Chamber
of Commerce asks separate post
office for Wheaton :. Rapid
Transit plan sees Rockville as
"end of the line" for one branch
of NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. sub
way +. One electrocuted, seven
hurt as bodybuilding equipment
brushes high-tension wire in
Wheaton 10000 attend an.
nual ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
Labor Day celebration at Cath
ersburg Twinbrook, Wheaton
Community swimming pools
open =. Ulysses Griffith w elect.
ed chairman of Upper Montgom.
cry County Planning Commission
succeeding Thomas c. Kelley d.
School opens with 51,739 enroll.
ment. Many on double ses.
sions :. Sandy Spring fire house
builds $4,000 addition Sena-
tor j. Glenn Beall opens new
Wheaton Food Lane Play yard
of Lionel L. Hood, Silver Spring,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

two shopping centers OH Rockville
Pike in Garrett Park !. PEPCO
option on SIG acres in Virginia
extended. More groups join
chorus urging Maryland side for
power plant international
caravan" of educational and cul-
tural attaches from 20 countries
observes at Silver Springs ParM
side School during Educatiot%
Week Democratic precinct
chairman elected. County Coun-
Gilman ]. C. Walker, Tax Appeals
Court Judge Nathaniel ]. Ely
urged to run for Congress 4.
Sentinel reveals NTH experiment
creating handles" of living tissue
on dogs backs in seeing-eye re-
search Acc seeks 300 Mont
gomery County employees for
new Germantown headquart-
ers Rockville tests "home
rule" power by annexing Reese
tract that is within jurisdiction of
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission :.
Work begins on 15,00O,000 gallon
water storage tank in Wheat
on Gaithersburg Councilman
Samuel "Mr. Sammy" Briggs and
wife Leila celebrate golden an
niversary Davis S. Touhey,
former Cabin John Fire Depart
ment chief, dies at Il New
Arp supermarket on Views Mill
Road in Twinbrook opens
Rockville Mayor Dickran Y.
Hovsepian elected president of
County Municipal League
Vitro Corporation plans million
dollar research and development
laboratory in Glenmont our
door ice skating rink coming to
Rockville locker plant site
Frank B. Powers, Silver Spring
labor leader, first Democrat to
announce candidacy for Congress
sional seat Giant motel be-
gun across New National Pike
from Acc site in Germantown -.
Throng questions School Board
on DR.. Norris statement that no
Negro teachers or supervisors
will be hired this year for vacan-
cies in white schools Rock
ville's Citizens for Good Govern
ment will enter slate of candi-
dates in 1856 town election :.
Robert Snure new president of
County Council s. Congressman
Dewitt S. Hyde opens new Olney
Electric Co. =. i. With neither en-
larged membership nor hiked pay
ments from present members ac-
ceptable to Twinbrook swim
ming pool corporation, and funds
exhausted, Unforeseen expen-
ses' await payment . !. Rockville
and County Councils hold joint
meeting but reach no agree
ment $. School Board asks 1872
referendum on changing budget
submission date from June to
February County Community
Chest drive surpasses goal :.
November accidents in County
only five short of all-time worst
roay,fI
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
December

Seven men indicted for at
tempting to Cl,fraud State
Roads Commission in right-of-
way purchases along New Ma
tiOnal Pike Gaithersburg's
famed DOsh Stables come down
to make way for apartments -.
New Villa Theater opens in old
Milo building in Rockville -.
CAP Telephone Co. says Cath
ersburg must await Hagrrs-
town and Westminster installa-
tions begore getting dial sys-
tenn Rockville moves to
seek Federal sIum-cIearance
aid Residents Of govern:
built wartime housing pro1,ct,
Cabin John Gardens, fight llD'A
to destroy their homes in ~
pOsal program because they
don't meet County standards :.
Rockville protests to Governor
SRC plan. to open New National
Pike into ROckville's M0ntgom-
cry Ave. Thu and a half
year-Old girl raped in TakOma
Park :. Another meeting held
to hear comments on DIR. Nor
ris' teacher and supervisor in
tegratiOn policy Chief A. j.
Bargain of the Bethesda Fire
Impairment and his wife, and
Rev. and Mrs. James p. Kerr
celebrate golden anniversaries.
County Fire Marshall Charles
Howe advises Rockville to ban
mo hands" gas pumps Up
per Montgomery County Plan
ming Commission rejects zon-
ing map and ordinance of plan
rI'r Root placing much of up
County in five-acre zone, and
accepts ordinance of Charles
JamisOn, placing all but POto-.
mac and BarnesviIIe "estatel
areas" in 10000 square-foo)
zOne... Public hearing Jannary
g.. John f. Siam, pew presiI
dent of Rockville Board a
Trade County Education
Association asks 5000 yrarly
teacher pay raise 4 i8-year-old
Benjamin Slack shoots his
father to death during drunken
argument in Dar9estown :.
Rockville presented as typical
small American town" ut Christ
mas on BritIslT Broadcasting
Corporation pro- gram In eff
fort to entice PlEPCO plant to
Montgomery Cbunty, County
Council offers TOY drop law slit
over tax-lOaded # franchise com.
pany rejected II company will
accept new, no-ta franchise
=. Happy New ear.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29
November

Montgomery County Historical
Society launches half-million dol.
lar Embarrassing drive to pay off
Glenview mortgage Mont
gomery County gets $23, 1884
share of new uniform State liquor
tax Governor McKeldin pre-
sents awards to winners of
Wheaton Chamber of Commerce
fire.prevention slogan contest -. . :.
County ranked first in country
for percent of families in top in.
come brackets b. Former presi-
dental assistant DR.. John r.
Seelman buys Rockville Times,
Maryland Press, and Bethesda
Record Second round of Salk
anti.polio shots given County chill.
dren County Council vetoes
shopping center at Colesville Road
and East-West Highway; APP.
proves Twinbrook shopping cen
ter near viers Mill Road; denies
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MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL
thursday December ~ 1855
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

of Montgomery County installs
Sandy Springs first elevator!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

mantown =. $3.50 map of
Montgomery County repOs-
sessed from Sheriff's office be-
cause office has no money to
pay!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-12-29

World-famous artist Mykola
Shramchenko holds oil paint
ing exhibit at Gaithersburg
High School Rockville
Mayor and Council receive
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Dickson Leovens Dies,
Silver Money Expert

COLORADO SPRINGS, Colo.
Dec. 3 (R.-Dickson Hammond
Leavens, 68, international silver
money expert, died Of a heart
attack today while climbing 9
mountain trail near here.
Mr.. Leavens was an author OF
authoritative works on silver
money, mathematics and astron-
iomy. He served on the Cowles
Commission for Research in Eco
Inomics staff until his retirement
in 1947.
A former treasurer of the Col.
lege Of Yale in Changsha, China
Mr.. Leavens also was on the re.
search staff of the Harvard
Graduate School of Business Ad.
Iministration, a special agent o.
the United States Treasury De,
Epartment. and assisted in a study
of the silver situation in China
and India. He was graduated
from Yale,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
y Hurt in Crash
On Viroiniu Road

STANTON Va, Dec. 3 (P).-
Seven persons were injured to-
night when two cars collided
Ihead-on on u. S. IL, two miles
south of Greenville in Augusta
Caunty.
Rodney Allen Kessler, 9, OF
IStaunton, was critically injured
and was taken to hospital in
Charlottesville.
Mr.. Kessler's father, Charles
Kessler, and the other five per-
sons were brought to a Hospital
here where they were reported
lin serious condition with various
injuries.
The others in the Kessler Cal
were Helen Rachel Kessler, go
James E. Sumner. IS. and Larent
Virginia Kessler. 81, all o.
Staurlton.
The other car was driven BY
G. T. Harris, "A, Of Charleston
wv. Va.
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land predicated Mr.. Eienhower
would be elected by overwhelm-
ing odds If he chooses to run.
Senator Knowland said he
thought that If the Republicans
can win the presidency they will
carry the House and that the
Senate outcome will be close.
Senator Knowland and his fell
low Californian. MIR. Nixon. have
been reported as rivals for the
presidency If Mr.. Eisenhower
doesn't run.
1 The Californian was asked If
] he would be a candidate if Mr..
Eisenhower doesn't run. and re-
piled:
! IT think any statement on
other potential prospective can
didates would be premature UNI
/ til the President has had an OPP
portunity to make a decision"
Another questioner asked Sen
ator Knowland II he were in
favor Of the President running
again. II would certainly whole
j. heartedly support him." the Sen
ator replied.
He said Mr.. Eisenhower would
he the strongest candidate the
. Republicans could present to thu
country and would have behind
him the united Republican Party
as we'll as many Democrats.
will you look for any less
, unity If Vice President Nixor
were to be part of the ticket?'
Senator Knowland was asked.
NO" he replied. II think tht
Republicans will close ranks be-
hind the nominee. ). Their
: may be differences of opinion
in the event the President should
not be a candidate-but thosl
differences will be worked out a
e the convention"
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HARTMAN
Continued From First Pag,


ference before his speech saying
only. MY name will go into
nomination by the New York
delegation.
In his speech, Mr.. Hartman
said:
Our party represents the in
terests of the people, whereas the
Republican Party still repre-
sents big business and special in
terests. While President Eisen-
hover has been trying to appease
the dissident factions in his own
party. his administration has
been taken over by special inter-
ests who always have their eye
on the ball"
Gov. Hartman aimed his big
gest oratorial guns on the farm
situation.
During all the years Of the
Truman administration" he said
there was not single year
when the average price of farm
products fell below 100 percent
Of parity.
But there has not been q
single month Of the Eisenhower
administration when they have
been that high. They have fallen
steadily month after month. and
are now at g."
The Republicans. he added
"are becoming concerned-no,
for the farmer but for them
selves"
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Continued From First Page
his physical condition, which
may not come until February or
later.
Il don't think we should put
any deadline on the President, y
Mr.. Martin commented. HE will
know how his health is and he
will know when he wants to
speak out; and I am perfectly
icontented to wait until he does
speak out"
Mr.. Martin said he considered
lit essential to the Free World
that Eisenhower should con-
ltinue."
Asked whether that means he
believes the President will be a
candidate next year, Mr.. Martin
replied:
Personally, I think yes. I dc
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Woter-T ime Expiring,
Potomac Valley Warned

behind dams. hydroelectric power
plants could thrive at the dam
sites and recreation facilities
could flourish at the same time.
To this. Mr.. Thompson re-
Joined that the Engineer Corps
recommendations Of 1914 were
"multipurpose" to the extent
that "91 per cent of the plan
was for power development. "
The corps, at Congress behest,
soon will launch a review Of its
1914 findings.
Ellis s. Tisdale of the Inter-
state Commission on the Poto-
mac River Basin urged all az
fected jurisdictions in the basin
to get together and look ahead.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-04
Zeckendorf to T ak
On Southwest Plan

William Zeckendorf. New York
builder and developer, win dis
cuss his proposed redevelopment
program for Southwest Wash
ington at a luncheon meeting
Of the Advertising Club of Wash
ington in the Willard Hotel at
1890 pm. December 10.
Oscar l. Dodeck, chairman Of
Downtown Park and Shop. Inc,
will speak on achievements Of
the 226 downtown business and
professional firms comprising the
park-shop organization.
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think so. Personally, my opinion
is, that he will md, assuming
that he will pass the (medical)
examinations-which we all be-
Ilieve he will, and hope for-l
think he will come to that stage
next year where he will simply
for the worlds sake-he will
have to continue.
Mr.. Martin said his views were
"all on my own" that I'VE had
no discussion at all that would
lead me to think that he will"
| He added that he believes Mr.
Eisenhower could be reelected
with two or three good speeches
on television.
While Senator Knowland sai6
the President would be 1.-THE
strongest candidate" for the Re.
publicans, he never did come
right out and say that he per.
sonally would favor an Essen
hover bid for reelection.
Both Mr.. Martin and Senator
Knowland came to the temporary
White House press room here tx
report on their visits with TIT
President.
Program Highlighted
They said that Mr.. Eisenhowe,
would submit legislative pro
gram giving priority to:
1. A new highway bill on which
Mr. Martin Expressed hope tina
some compromise could b,
reached. The administration
bond financed highway proposal
, were killed in the last session
, as was Democratic-spons
Ipay-aS-you-go bill.
2. Federal aid for school con
Istruction.
8. Possible tax cuts If the Fed
eral budget is balanced with pro
visions that "the little fellow ge
his fair chance at it,"
i 4. A farm program that Twill
, be constructive and helpful to tn
smaller farmer of the country.
, Mr.. Martin and Senator Know