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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Youths from All Over Use
Barn Hotel Near Seneca

Mentioning young adults from
all over the world are seeing
Montgomery County firsthand
when they stop overnight at the
Old Stone House Hostel, on DR..
and Mrs. William Franks place
at Seneca.
Coming in on bicycles, mem.
bers Of American Youth Hostel
tours use an old barn and slave
quarters on the Franks place for
sleeping, eating and recreation.
The Franks allow the hostelcrs
TO use their buildings. The barn
was divided off into two large
dormitories containing about 20
cots by a hostel work party. The
Franks helped the young people
along by installing electricity in
the slave quarters, and donated
stove and refrigerator were
placed in them.
The hostelers usually arrive on
weekeds, sometimes in groups of
seven to II. sometimes alone
The last visitor TO use the facili.
ties, Mrs. Frank says, was a
young mar from Ohio, on a tour
of the East.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
State Sends Out
$1.7 Million in
Tax Shares Here

Checks totaling S1,770, 76029--
more than one-fourth of the en-.
tire State fund are being mailed
this week to the towns and Coun-
ty government Of Montgomery
County, as'its share in the states
income tax revenue. Under Mary.
land law "a percent of the tax
paid by residents is distributed
TO the subdivisions in which they
live.
Biggest share Of the County's
rebate goes to the County Com.
missioners, who get 81 500, 1851.
to cover unincorporated areas Of
the County.
Included in the list of commu.
mites sharing in the money are
GAINESVILLE, S131S8; Brookeville,
$G5627; Gaithersburg, S5,S0773;
Garrett Park, S2,982; Kensington,
S2l 1888; LaytonsWlle, $685.;
Pooleesville, S76078; Rockville,
$36 1896; and Washington
Grove, $1,71s.62.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Via Jamestown
Via Jamestown
Days of Gold
Rush,LincOM
Lie on Tour
By Richard Farquhar

Approximately SO County re-
sidents took trip back to the
days of the California gold rush
and Abraham Lincoln on July 8
by way of Jamestown.
The occasion was the pilgrim
age of the Montgomery County
Historical society to the barnes.
town area under the direction of
Miss Matha S. Poole. Good Wea.
Their and lunch contributed to
make the outing an enjoyable
one.
Meeting in the DarnestoWn
Presbyterian church at II a. m.
to observe the church's cemetery,
the visitors heard a talk on the
history of the structure by John
Wells, Pastor.
Since the first minister, the
Rev. Daniel Motzer, the church
has seen the establishment of a
co-educational academy-one Of
the first in the County-and an
endowment of $4,000 by Andrew
Small in 1866.
A businessman from Scotland
who settled in Georgetown, Mr.
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

Most Of the hostelers who stop
at Stone House are from Wash
ington Mrs. Frank says. They
include government workers, Ii?
brarians all kinds Of people.
Occasionally a member Of the
staff Of one Of the foreign EN-
bassies comes by to spend the
night.
Hosteling, introduced in this
country in 1886, is very popular
in Europe, Mrs. Frank says.
The young visitors don't use
the facilities of the house at all,
combining their activities to the
barn, the slave quarters, and an
outdoor privy. Although condi.
tons are very primitive, all Of
the hostelers seem to have a good
time. On weekend evenings,
after they've eaten their dinner,
the groups sometimes stage i'm.
promptu movies or square
dances. DR.. and Mrs. Frank occa.
sionally join in these entertain.
ments.
Mrss. Franks parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. f. NJ. Grub, act as house
Continued on Page 90
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
We Bake, Too
We Bake, Too
Three Boys,
$50 Girls Vie
At All ShOU
(See pictures on page g.

About $50 girls - and three
boys - showed off the results
of years work and study in
county All groups at the annual
All achievement days Tuesday
and Wednesday.
The assembly hall at the Cal
thersburg fair grounds was turn
ed into a miniature county fair
as girls piled long tables high
with samples of their work.
Exhibits ranged all the way
from cookies to aprons to fresh
vegetables. High point of the
days was the style revue last
night, when all the girls who had
entered clothing projects modelled
their handiWork.
The general classes of projects
were clothing. foods and nutri-
ton, farm and home electricity,
home furnishings, safety, family
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Going Up!
Going Up!
Brass Gets
Pay Hikes

County Manager M. l.. Reese
gets a $1,000 raise, to $4,000
annually, and six department
heads will have their salaries
upped by a resolution passed
Tuesday by the County Council.
The increases are retroactive to
July /.
The officials will get another
pay hike on September 1 when
all county employees have their
salaries raised four percent.
Director of Welfare, William
E. Roger, will receive an add.
tional $500 annually, for SS,000
The other directors who will re.
ceive an extra $312 per year are:
Alex K. Hancock, Finance, to
$10,S12; Mason A. Butcher, Pub
lie Works, to $10,312; George
Moreland, Libraries, to $8,062;
James F. Erwin, Liquor Control
to $9062; and Forest V. Gustaf
son, Recreation, to $S,062.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
May Transfer
School Buying
To Manager

The Montgomery Coun ty
School Board at its next meeting
will consider a resolution intro
duced by President Willard Nc
GraW to appoint the County
Manager as its purchasing agent.
If passed, it will mean that all
purchases and contracts for all
supplies, material and equip
ment required by the Board of
Education will be made by Coun-
ty Manager M. L. Reese, subject
to specifications and standards
established by the board.
The board has been without a
purchasing agent since the death
of Mrs. Everett S. Gormley
earlier this year. Purchasing
procedures of the school admins
tration have led to a recent dis
agreement with Mr.. Reese in
connection with the awarding of
contracts on school furniture.
Board Member Wylie Barrow
asked that in view of public
criticism over the awarding of
the furniture bids, a study be
made to determine the exact
number of items of furniture be-
ing ordered this year and the
effect on the unit price of the
quantity ordered.
Mr.. McGraW's proposal also
reserves the right to modify or
alter the terms of the resolution
at any time and to revoke it on
any June 30th upon six months
notice of its intention in writing
to the County Manager.
Mr.. McGraw was given the
approval of the board TO propose
the management consultant firm
of McKihsey and Co. to the
County Manager as the boards
choice for a study of school adj
ministration procedures. The
County Council has allowed funds
in this years budget so that the
study will be financed jointly by
the School Board and the Coun.
ty Managers office.
Board Member Lathrop Smith,
although he expressed himself
as in favor of the study, opposed
this move because of "the impli-
cation of distrust on the part of
the County Council and the lack
of a logical explanation for this
method of financing
Mr. Smith said that he did not
question the council or the man.
ayers right to interview the
firm making the study but he
felt that "the setting up of funds
should be a matter of coopera,
ton and mutual trust"
A large delegation of Negroes
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
'PanchO Villa
Suspect Held,
Released Here

For few hours on Tuesday
it looked as though a Rockville
sub-station policeman was going
to get credit for capturing the
widely-hunted "Pancho Villa" OF
Prince Georges County's double
murder.
But the suspect, who bore a
striking facial resemblance to
the artists conception of "Pan.
cho,' turned out to be a mental
case and was released to his
parents Tuesday evening.
1t all started early Tuesday
morning, when Officers Fred.
erick r. Pearson and Michael
Rider were driving in Olney.
They saw a man walking down
the road, and stopped him. When
they saw his face, they decided
to take him in.
Asked if he knew anything
about the widely-publicized muir.
der of two young girls, he said
that "the Lord told me to de.
stroy the evil spirits of those
girls, and l sent them to heaven"
He also gave Officer Pearson
an address where he said the
murder weapon was hidden
Prince Georges police checked
the address and found nothing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Storm Sewer
Action Asked
After Survey

Rockville'S Mayor, Dickran Y.
Hovsepian, went to sea" Sunday
and as a result plans are afloat
to do something about the City's
storm sewers which are severely
taxed in heavy rains.
The Mayor made an inspection
trip of the City during Sundays
flood and recommended to the
Council Tuesday night that
complete study of the storm
drainage needs of Rockville be
undertaken by Gilbert Associates.
In making the inspection trip,
His Honor prudently travelled in
his standard American-make car
rather than his "doodle-bug"
which might have been washed
away.
Reporting on a preliminary
study of the storm drainage prob
lem by the city staff, City En-
gineer Robert Rapp gave an esti-
mate of $4,000 for a complete
construction program.
The cost to relieve the most
critical area, the Croydon and
Harriet Park section in East
Rockville, would be approximate
ly $4,000, with the first step
to cost $4,000 for storm sewers
from Horners Lane to the B & o
underpass at Park Lane. This
area catches the storm drainage
from the whole central part of
town through the underpass.
A representative of Gilbert AS
sociateS, r. w. Simpson esti-
mated the cost of a complete
study of the storm drainage sys-
tenn at $4,000. He recommended
instead lending a man from his
firm to work with the city staff
on a per diem basis. He is to ad.
wise the council on the cost of
such a study within the month.
Mr. Simpson also made further
recommendations on his study of
the city's water supply that would
cut the time and cost of tapping
the Potomac. He advised that
by letting the contracts for con-
struction on a piecemeal basis,
the time of construction could be
cut from three years to two al
though the expense might be
greater.
The staff was also requested
to make rough estimate of the
economic feasibility of impound-
ing water to regulate the flow
of Cabin John creek in the event
that the city should want TO build
its own sewerage disposal plant
in that area. Negotiations with
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission for the Cabin
John trunk sewer line have not
yet been completed although
started year and a half ago.
City Manager John MARYLAND
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

granite.
The high position of the sewer
will necessitate the installation
by Citizens Of an elaborate ma
chine known as a sewer eiector
to make possible the use of rest
rooms and kitchen facilities for
the associations Community
Room. The Rockville Fire De.
partment likewise abandoned the
rock excavation when il erected
its present building, eliminating
a basement which was originally
planned.
Chairman Severance also an.
nounced the opening of "A con.
test for sidewalk supcrintend.
ents to guess the number of
bricks TO be included i'm the new
building. The prize will be a
Citizens insured savings ac-
count. Announcement of the
winner will be made at the for
mai opening of the building
around the end of this year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

In other actions involving
county personnel procedures, the
Council approved a new pay
schedule defective September II
approved the appointments OF
Gerald John Barry, Rockville
William V. Stoos, Jr., Silver
Spring, and Henry Hurley Carter
Rockville, as Grade 10 assessors;
and approved the appointment OF
Reuben Riggs as trustee of the
Montgomery County Board OF
Education Self-Insurance Fund.
With Jerry Williams and G
w. Walker absent, the remaining
councilmen heard the unanimous
report of the Medical Care Com
mission, delivered by DR.. Henry
Laughlin.
Pointing out the present short.
age of hospital beds in Mont.
gomery County and Washington
and the expected future shortage
because of rapidly growing popu.
lation. the Commission strongly
recommended that 400 general
hospital beds, $50 chronic-patient
hospital beds, 35 pediatric beds
and 30 mental-patient hospital
beds be provided for by 1865.
The council discussed various
means of financing such a build.
ing program and deferred action.
Two resolutions providing for
payment of damages was adopt
ed. William r. Brogden, Spen.
cerville, will receive $11062 for
his cow injured by wild dogs,
and John Wright, Poolesville,
will receive $50 for injuries to u
turkeys by wild dogs.
In other actions the council
voted: to construct sidewalks on
Matey Road from Weller Road
to Janet Road and on the south
side of Janet Road from Hold.
ridge Road to Valleywood Drive;
and to construct &c foot btu.
minous roadway. concrete curbs
and cutters. and entrances
where requested by property
oWenSr on Hood Street between
Gilbert Street and Seek Lane.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
ROdeO, Parade, Carnival
Slated by UP-County VFD

Beallesville will be just one
great big party next week when
when the Upper Montgomery
tecr Fire Department carnival
opens Monday.
Featuring a rodeo Monday
night, a firemen's parade and
supper Friday and carnival
events and free entertainment
throughout the week, the annual
carnival will have something for
everyone every minute.
Things will get underway at
1870 p. m. Monday, when COW.
boys from all over the country
gather to compete in the rodco.
Events include calf roping, ladies'
barrel race, ribbon roping, mems
barrel race, wild cow milking.
junior western pleasure horse
class, and cattle cutting contest.
Steers and heifers for the com.
petition will be provided by MI
and Mrs. Garvin L. Tanl<crslcy' $
farm at Potomac. Cash prizes or
trophies are Offered in each class.
and admission to the grounds is
free.
Tuesday night, Curly Smith
and his Blue Mountain Boys, rad.
10 hillbilly entertainers, will be-
the stars Of the show, and the
Shenandoah Ramblers will be
featured Wednesday night.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

For a few days last week local
pride was riding high-a ship of
the United States Navy was being
named after Montgomery County
OUR Montgomery County.
But closer checking revealed
that only one-eighteenth of the
honor was shoWered on our
County. There are II other Coun-
ties of the same name in the
United States, and the ship was
being named for them, too, al
though the Navy neglected to say
so originally.
Nevertheless, one-eighteenth
of the proud vessel shown above
the Landing Ship Transport
1041 Cformerly)-honors our
County. The Navy didn't say
whether our part of the ship is
located in the bow or the stern,
In the absence of other claims,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

The parade will start at 7 p. m.
on Friday Entries will include
fire equipment, marching units,
floats, beauty contestants, and
other attractions. Trophies and
cash prizes will be awarded for
the best parade entries after the
parade.
Between 4 and 9 p, M, Sis
will buy a chicken, ham and sea.
food dinner, served country.style
at the firehousc in Beallesville.
Saturday night, carnival week
will wind up with the drawing for
a 1855 convertible and a 1000.
pound steer in a home freezer.
The Poolesville band will play,
and all the concessions will be
open.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Tired of Your Diet?
Eat the CD Way!

If you're looking for way
to escape that diet, let the
County Civil Defense Office
make up your shopping list.
Stock up on high calorie
foods - enough to tide you
over "seven rough days" - the
CD boys urge housewives.
And to prove it, they list 40
items including such substan-
tial fare as: date and nut
bread, mayonnaise, spaghetti,
cream soup, corn, potato sticks,
chocolate, beef gravy and
baked beans.
If it's weight your looking for
- CD packs it. Right in the
old market and bread baskets.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Receivers From Ice,
Hit by Wall Map

Last week Civil Defense Of
fetal Joe O'Connell sustained a
leg injury when struck by a
block of ice in a freak accident
at the Rockville Locker Plant.
Wednesday afternoon Joe
limped back to work. In the
office only minutes, he started
to unroll a wall map. The map
pulled loose from the wall and
came down on Joe's head. He
was out for two more days.
Joe would like to hear from
anyone with a good four-leaf
clover for sale.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

goes to sea, she will be under
the command of 1t. j. V. Drago.
AS LIST No. 1041, launched on
Feb. 18th, 1915, she gave a good
account of herself in the Pacific
Fleet, assisting in the support of
Guam, EniWetok and the Tinian
Islands.
Since October, 1915 she has
been assigned to the Atlantic
Fleet Amphibious Force. During
a Northern cruise in 1858, she
was commended for her partici-
patton in rescuing the SIS Allan
tic Waters, a merchant ship
which went aground on the APP.
)roaches to Goose Bay, Labrador.
ii seems that Montgomery
County, Md. can be right proud
Of its namesake-its 1/1Sth name
sake, that is!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

Rep. Dewitt S. Hyde R-MdD
has withdrawn his bill to re-
store to Montgomery County
school construction funds lost
i'm the application of the federal
impact laws cutoff date, i'm
favor of measure sponsored
by Rep. Roy w. Wier ID
MIMI, which covers % school
districts with the same prob.
lem. MIR. Hyde is hopeful of
the bills passage, which will
mean more than $1,00O,OOO i'm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

A completely remodeled movie
theater with CinemaScope screen
stereophonic sound, and first-run
films is the prospect for Rock
vile as the Orbo Theater Corp.
takes over management of the
Milo Theater, run for 20 years
by the Sidney Lust chain. The
Lust office announces July 10 as
the last day on which they will
operate the Milo. Frank Bouncher
and Victor ]. Orsinger, the new
leases, plan to reopen the thea
ter within 80 days. Edmund Lind
err will be the new manager.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

Jimmy Dean and the Texas
Wildcats head Thursday nights
bill. Each evening, a merry-go-
round, ferris wheel, chair.o.plane,
and special kiddie rides will be
running on the grounds at Beal.
leSVille.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
County Solons
Ask Full Probe
OF State Roads

Montgomery County's Dem
ocratic delegation to the State
Assembly has taken the lead
in bringing pressure to bear
on Republican Gov. T. r. Me
Keldin to launch a full-dress
probe of the State Roads
Commission.
This was confirmed this
week by Blair Lee III, chair
man of the delegation, who
told the SENTINEL that he
and State Senator Edward S.
Northrop, also from the Coun-
ty, were taking lead in party
efforts to persuade the Gov
ernor to take this action.
Mr. Lee admitted that the cur
rent controversy over allegedly
improper handling of information
of the location of the new State
Route 240 in the County had
spurred the County's delegation
to this action although he remind.
ed the SENTINEL that the dele
cation had been active in seeking
authority for such an investiga-
ton during the regular session of
the Assembly.
The Silver Spring legislator al
so stressed that both now and
then he and his County asso-
ciates had sought the investiga-
ton as means of bringing out
ideas for legislation that would
be helpful TO the Commission.
lie also minated that n full
inquiry into the Commissions
procedures might find maIprac-
tees elsewhere than, as aIIeg-
ed, i'm Montgomery County. He
mentioned Baltimore County i'm
this connection.
In supporting the move for a
thorough investigation of the
Commission, I'm not interested in
a political witch hunt" Lee said.
But under the 12-year road
building program the Commission
has a lot more money than ever
before and probe might uncover
loopholes and lead to steps to
plug them.
Lee also indicated that he was
doubtful if such an investigation
would be initiated by the Gov
ernor.
"The funds would have to come
from his executive budget" Lee
pointed out, land he might not
feel like using his executive funds
to investigate his own executive
department. Nevertheless, l
know Of many legislators who OPP.
posed the investigation before,
but favor it now"
In the meantime, the Commits
sion has brought four charges
against Ben DuPre, Bethesda, sus-
pended right-ofway engineer, inn
plicated in recent private land
purchases of a lucrative nature
along Route 240 i'm the County.
One is a general charge of
conduct as to bring the State
Roads Commission and the clas-
sified service into public disre-
pute" The other three are more
specific,
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

the SENTINEL herewith claims
that the Prov of the ship bears
the stamp of old Montgomery
County, Maryland.
Other Montgomery Counties
are located in Alabama, Arkan-
sas, Georgia, Illinois, Indiana,
Iowa, Kansas, Kentucky, Missis-
sippi, Missouri, New York, Ohio,
Pennsylvania, Tennessee, Texas
and Virginia.
No one in Our Montgomery
County was invited to attend the
christening ceremony In fact
the only special invitation sent
out in the name of the USS Mont
gomery County went to a man in
California although that is one
of the few states in the country
that has NO Montgomery Coun-
ty!
When Montgomery County
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

COuncilwOman Stella b. Wer.
ner indicated that the long and
hOtly-debated Up-COunty ZOn.
ing Ordinance would be dis.
cussed at the council meeting
next Tuesday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

Saturday nights fire at Chest
nut Lodge Sanitorium was pos
sibly started by a patient, ac-
cording to Fire Inspector Thorn
as Slater. No one was injured in
the fire, which damaged a closet
and an adjacent bedroom. SAM
forum officials were unable to
give an estimate of the damage.
Fire departments from Rockville,
Gaithersburg and Kensington
quickly eXtinguished the blaze.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

Montgomery County's Young
Democratic Club will hold it's
monthly meeting July % at $50
pm. in the Damascus Fire House.
Business will include discussion
of proposed changes in the clubs
constitution, and election of sew
en- delegates and II alternates to
the Young Democratic Clubs state
Continued on Page d.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14

See Page 81 of this edition
for more news and advertising
on the WE'D Carnival. Details
on contests and prizes are
given.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-07-14
Late News Briefs

additional funds for the COun-
ty. The bill authorizes special
appropriation, and prevents re-
currence of this situation.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1955-10-15
Expert Cook Wins = Awards
81 FaIIon County Fair

Daughter Sharon Kay smiles
proudly as she points to the prize
ribbons Mrs. Edwin Rieger won for
her cooking skill. And Mrs. Rieger
of Plevna won seven of them this
year-in cooking competition at the
Fallon County Fair.
Mrs. Rieger has been winning
cooking contests for four years
now SO she's an expert on the sub
iect of cooking success. And she
thinks good ingredients are impor-
tant. That's why she uses Fleisch-
mann's Active Dry Yeast. cts so
dependable she says. Rises fast
every time. And keeps for months
In my cupboard"