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, 1956-07-03

Government and the Territorial inhabitants which is productive
Of the best results, conceding as it does the relationship Of partners
in a common undertaking, with mutual respect for each other. and
mutual concern for the success of the program, be it what it may
This is the modern Goth Century technique, forward liking in its
scope and enjoying the respect and the endorsement Of the inter
national community Of today. It might be well for US to consider
the wider use Of this technique in the many areas in which diff
fhu1t problems beset us.
AS / congratulate you, the Class Of 1856, for the milestone
which you have reached tonight, ! congratulate too your teachers
who guided you and charted your course through these many years,
and your parents who stood by you and made the sacrifices to see
you this far on the long road d. life. And I wish, in closing, to ex-
press the hope that from your members will emerge leadership
dedicated to the social uplift and educational advancement Of the
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Marvin Simmons
Wants Glen Hills
Injunction Killed

Developer Marvin Simmons
has asked the Circuit Court to
dismiss temporary injunction
prohibiting him from selling lots
in his Glen Hills subdivisions
north of Rockville. Jud e e
Thomas Anderson granted the in
junction two weeks ago after the
county charged that Simmons
was illegally subdividing lots in
Glen Hills.
Simmons had asked that the in
junction be dismissed on grounds
that the subdivision regulations
and the road code are unconsti.
tutional. Judge Anderson upheld
the constitutionality Of the laws
in granting the injunction.
The County Attorneys office
states that several people who
have purchased Glen Hills lots
have not been able to obtain
building permits because the
roads were not built by Simmons
to county specifications.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
County TB Control Officer
Post Vacant Since 1854

Since October 1854 the job Of
chief Of the tuberculosis and
chronic illness control division in
the health department Of Mont.
gomery County has been vacant.
At that time, the chief of the
tuberculosis division, DR.. Karl
Welte, left to take a position else.
where. Control of chronic
disease was added and the salary
established as $8,051 to 1851.
The qualifications include a
degree from a class-A medical
school and eligibility TO practise
medicine under the Maryland
State law, a masters degree in
public health and three years ex.
perience in public health work,
preferably in connection with
tuberculosis.
Evidently no one with such
qualifications is interested in the
present salary range, because
there hasn't been one suitable
applicant for the job in the year
and a half that II has been
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15

is Of his maturity and expert.
ence." Foley said after the prim.
airy campaign he will be well in
formed on the wishes of the peo-
pie"
Examinations for the state
senatorial scholarships will be
given March "a at Richard
Montgomery High School at 10
a. m. Six scholarships TO vari-
Gus colleges are offered. Fur.
ther information is available
from high school cOunselOrs or
from the office of supervisor Of
pupil personnel at the Board of
Education.
The Bethesda Chamber of Com.
merce voted Monday to change its
name to the Bethesda-C Chevy
Chase Chamber Of Commerce. In
other action, the organizations
year was made to run from Jan
uary through December, instead
of from April through March as
in the past.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Leo Paulin
Heads C. of C.
In Bethesda

At a general membership meet.
ing of the Bethesda Chamber of
Commerce Monday, Leo J. Pau.
lin, Bethesda publisher, was elect.
ed president of the organization
to serve for the fiscal year begin.
ming April l. The newly elected
president will succeed Robert Fur.
man, Bethesda building contrac-
tor.
Horace ]. Smithey, Wce.presi-
dent of the Perpetual Building AS
ISOLATION, was elected to the post
of first vice.president. Morris
Dworkin, owner of Oliver Radio,
Appliance and TV Co., was nam.
ed second vice-president.
Mrs. Jesse Hildebrand, manager
OF the Metropolitan Federal Saw.
ings and Loan Association, is the
new secretary and Joseph T. Ho-
ward, manager of the Bethesda
branch of the Suburban Trust
Co., was reelected to the post of
treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Civic Center
Bond Issue
Vote Slated

Disclosure of Rockville's plans
for a referendum at the April 80
election on a bond issue for a
civic center was made Tuesday
when city planner Robert PLAY
nick appeared to ask the Mont.
gomery County School Board to
reconsider the sale of land in
front Of Richard Montgomery
High for commercial use.
The city is interested in the 81
acres fronting on Rockville Pike
as a site for the new center. The
board has received appraisals of
more than 100000 for this Dor.
ton of its land which is at pres.
ent zoned commercial.
Rockville could not afford this
price and Mr.. Plavnick, argued
for the city officials, but he said
that the development of a com.
mercial area Immediately in front
Of the high school would not be
desirable from the school boards
point of view.
Such an area would greatly in.
crease the traffic problems
around the school, Mr.. Plavnick
commended, and aesthetically
would be great disadvantage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
James Veirs
OF Rockville
Dies at 90

James P. B. Veirs, one of Rock
ville's Oldest and most wealthy
residents, was buried Saturday
at 10 am. in Union Memorial
Cemetery. Mr.. Veirs, 90, died
after an illness of six months. He
was the son of the late William
A. and Rebecca T. Veirs.
Stephen C. Cromwell, a nephew
of the late Mr. Veirs and one Of
the administrators of his estate,
said that papers filed show the
estate to be $1,724,000.
Mr.. Cromwell said that the in.
crease in value of the property
of the late J. B. p. Veirs was a di-
rect result of the steady growth
of Rockville.
Mr.. Veirs was active in county
civic affairs and was well known
as a staunch Republican, in a day
when there were few of these
men around.
In 1884 he joined the independ-
ent Democrats to form the Fusion
Party which took over the county
board from the Democrats in
1886.
He was well known as a land
owner. Among his holdings was
large tract of land along new
Route 240 north of Rockville.
His family settled in the Rock
vile area in the early 1905 and
owned the Veirs' Mill. Although
mispelled today, Viers Mill Road
was named after the family.
Friends said that M. Veirs led
a simple life, and enjoyed watch
ing the horses run at the nearby
tracks.
Immediate survivors of the late
Mr.. Veirs are Stephen c. Crom-
well and Julian NJ. Whiting, both
nephews. Mr.. Cromwell is the
son Of Mrs. Jane B. Bradley, sis
ter of the late Mr.. Veirs. Mr..
Whiting is the son of Mrs. Kate
Whiting, another sister.
Other survivors include: C.
Clifton Veirs, Jr., Mrs. Florence
Albert, T. Magruder Veirs, Mrs.
Frances Pate, and Mrs. Gertrude
Peter. All are residents of Rock
vile with the exception of Mr..
Whiting, who is a resident of Be
thesda.
Funeral arrangements were
handled by Robert Humphrey Flu
neral Home of Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15

vacant, according TO DR.. William
Peoples, county health officer.
This is understandable, said DR..
Peoples, because the county is up
against a lot of competition. He
added that at present there are
some 20 agencies throughout the
country seeking applicants for
such a position, all Of them offer.
ing higher salaries than Mont.
gomery County.
This is extremely unfortunate.
the health officer says, since the
county has been unable TO do
anything in the way of expand.
ing the much needed service pro.
gram for heart disease, cancer,
arthritis, or diabetes.
II has been able TO keep up
with the tuberculosis program
only because of the high caliber
Of the present employees in that
department who work with Miss
Catherine Crompton, nurse super.
visor. An excellent job has been
done in this field even without
direction, said DIR. Peoples.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Defense Says
Road Routes
We're KnOun

The state and defense will pres
ent their closing arguments this
morning in the roads scandel con-
spiracy trial of Constas Gus Bas-
iliko and Max Gutenberg, charg-
ed with attempting to defraud the
State Roads Commission on land
deals along new Route 240 The
jury is expected to begin delib-
erations about l p. m.
Ben DuPre, who was indicted
with Mr.. Basiliko and Mr.. Of
fenberg, was produced as sur
prise state witness last week. The
former State Roads Commission
right-of-way engineer testified
that he told Mr.. Basiliko which
properties in the path of the new
super-highway would be profit
able" to buy. Mr.. DuPre was
persuaded to return from Mexico
to testify by the promise of inn
munity from prosecution.
States attorney Alger Y. Bar,
bee has charged that Mr.. Basil
iko and Mr.. Gutenberg made
thousands of dollars by mani
pulating" land values in the path
of the new road after Mr.. DuPre
had provided them with maps
showing the roads course.
A move for a mistrial by Mr.
Offenberg's lawyer, Joseph B.
Simpson, Jr. was denied by Judg-
es Thomas F. Anderson and Kath-
ryn ]. Lawlor Monday. Mr.. Simp-
son claimed that newspaper and
radio accounts of a civil suit filed
by Judge Stedman Prescott
against Gus Basiliko and his
brother George Basiliko and
Washington businessman Albert
d. Misler, had prejudiced the
jury.
Judge Prescott charged that
agents" for the Basilikos bought
"a acres in Rockville's Wheel
of Fortune" subdivision from
him for a fraction" of the value,
knowing the new pike was COM
ing through the tract.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Trees to Live
In TwinbrOOk

o! Councilman, spare that
tree! was the theme of Van
degrift Avenue residents this
week. And what Vandegrift
wants, Vandegrift gets.
No wonder. This three.block
street turned out 20 residents
to meeting with the mayor
at city hall Monday night at
the unusual hour of Z p. m.
(the mayor had a date for the
Junior Women's fashion
show.
The trees to be saved are
along one of Twinbrook's
brooks which runs in back of
Vandegrift and between it and
the new Halpine Village sub
division. In the construction
of this new area, it had been
agreed that the builder would
put the stream back in the So
foot right-of-way dedicated to
the city and also widen and
sod it to take care of the in.
creased drainage.
1t was this last proposal
which brought the residents to
arms, as this would mean a
complete bulldozing job of the
right-of-way and the destruc-
ton of all its trees, some of
which are so or 60 years old
and valued at $500 each.
But Rockville's mayor and
council are also tree lovers.
And the builder of Halpine Viii
lage expressed a great fond
ness for trees as well. With
this meeting of minds, an
agreement was quickly reach
ed Tuesday night to save all
trees possible, move the creek
only where necessary, and
plant more trees to help hold
the embankment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Late News Briefs

Frank w. Baptista, manager
and part-Owner of RockvilIe's
Motor Imports foreign car gar
age, won two road races for G.
modified class sports ears at
WATERFORD, North Carolina,
last week. In his English Lotus
racer Mr.. Baptista won the Ash.
epOO Trophy i'm the 30-mile
event with an average time of
81 miles an hour, and the Com.
bahee Cup in the 40 mile race,
hitting 1870 miles per hour on
the straightaway. The road rae.
es were held at the WaIterbOrO
airport.
The two major Democratic Con.
gressional candidates from the
Sixth District, County Council.
man j. Grahame Walker and Or.
phans Court Judge John r. Foley
in general agreement on
all major National issues at a
debate Tuesday night at Bethes.
da's Perpetual Building. Walker
asked the nomination on the has.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Mayor, Three
COunciI1nen
RenOnlinated

Citizens for Good Government
In Rockville at their nominating
convention last week renominated
Dickran Hovsepian for mayor
and Alexander Greene, Wendall
Turner and John Oxley for coun.
cilmen.
The newcomer to the cog slate
for the April 30 election is "a.
year old Frank Ecker, 317 Dean
Drive, research specialist at the
State Department.
Mr.. Ecker, who has taken an
active part in citizens affairs in
his three years of residence, is
chairman of the charter advisory
committee which last week pre-
scented the mayor and council
with the draft of new charter
for the city. lie is married and
has two children.
All five of the nominees have
given their approval to the egg
platform which was drawn up
Wednesday, the first night of the
convention, by the II neighbor-
hood delegates and five delegates
at-large present at the Board OF
Education building.
The platform, in stating the
principles of the group, stresses
belief in local government for
Rockville and also points with
pride to the accomplishments in
the past two years of the first
Cog slate nominated by the city's
first popular convention before
the election Of 81. The slate won
in record-breaking vote.
Among the platform planks
concerning Rockville's future is
support Of compensation for elect.
ed city officials. referendum or
a civic center and support Of the
library, low cost housing pro
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15

OF the school administration was
the unanimous opinion of the
four-member committee which in.
cluded board members Rose Kra-
mer, Lathrop Smith, Wylie Bar.
row and Willard McGraw.
The McKinsey set-up for the
school administration was ac-
cepted in preference to superin-
tendent Forbes Norris recon.
mendations made two weeks ago
for reorganization.
Four new top positions, director
of business affairs, director of
educational services, assistant
superintendent of elementary ed.
ucation, and assistant superin-
tendent of secondhand education
will be created in addition to
three new aides in personnel,
sites, and cafeteria. An estimated
SIS, 900 will be added to the op.
Grating budget.
The board will also request its
own attorney and clerk to the
board, the latter to cost another
$4,000. The position of director of
research as recommended by the
McKinsey people will not be filled
at this time.
Standardization Asked
The staff was asked to present
plans for standardizing transpor.
tation and centralizing the cafe
terias beginning next fall. DR..
Norris will present his recon-
mendations on the cafeterias to.
morrow night at the meeting of
the School Board with the County
Council.
The suggestions on finance pro-
cedures and purchasing, although
approved in principal, have been
referred to counsel for legal
opinion.
Prefab construction will depend
on the outcome Of the pilot prof.
ect at Viers Mill School. Another
point in the survey, long-range
site planning, the committee
pointed out, was already being
carried out.
The boards interest in encour-
aging larger number of studies
and improving their quality in the
fields of science and mathematics
resulted in an additional $4,000
to the operating budget requests.
Stipend For Study
This will furnish a living sti-
pend for 60 of the county's 1874
science and math teachers while
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15

school construction at Poolesville
since 1850. School Superintendent
Forbes Norris said only $3S6,00O
had been used to build a new ele.
mentary school and the rest had
been reallocated for other prof.
ects.
DR.. Norris stated that S450,000
had been appropriated for new
high school facilities at Pooles.
vile in the 55-56 budget, but be-
cause of misunderstanding"
by the staff, the amount was not
sufficient to provide the needed
additions. He said the Board de-
cided to wait until sufficient funds
were available before beginning
any Poolesville additions.
Councilman Jamison charged
that the Board is "procrastinat-
ing" on Poolesville construction.
Manager Reese and County At
torney Charles NJ. Irelan pointed
out that although the emergency
at Weller Road and Highland is
the result of a Board of Educa.
ton Oversight the duty of cor
recting the oversight rests with
the Council.
Councilman Grover Walker Of
Gaithersburg suggested that if
funds in the 56-57 capital budget
are approved for specific projects,
the Board of Education might
"over-estimate' the cost "of
every project"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Z Democrats
Will Oppose
old Liners

Seven Democratic candidates
for the state convention announc-
ed today that they will run as a
slate in opposition to the candi-
dates backed by the regular coun-
ty Democratic organization.
Frank ]. Morris appears on
both States.
The new group, called Demo
Gratis for State Convention" open
ed its campaign with a crack at
the "old line" slate - 1--WE filed
at the last minute because we
had little confidence in their will.
lingness to represent the entire
party rather than a select few"
Spokesman for the new slate
is Mrs. Margaret Schweinhaut,
member of the Maryland House
of Delegates. Others on the slate
are James II. Mann, Alice B.
Hostetler, Richard p. Abel, Shir-
ley F. Barshay, Felix M. Putter-
man, and Mr.. Morris.
The "old line" slate is William
F. Hickey, Ruth E. Hayes, B. H.
McCeney, c. o. Bordeaux, James
j. Welsh, John p. Moore, and Mr.
Morris.
Unattached to any slate are can.
didates David Cahoon and Henry
Grafton Doyle, Jr.
Seven Democrats will be elected
to the state convention in the
May Z primary, The state con-
vention picks the national COM
mittee man and woman, delegates
to the national convention, and
the State Central Committee.
Firing the new states opening
gun, Mrs. Schweinhaut stated, 'It
Is high time the thousands of rank
and file Democrats in Montgom-
cry County won a real voice in
party affairs. In the past, sell
ect few have usually had their
way"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Witch Hunt
Not Planned,
Board Says

The Montgomery County School
Board moved Tuesday to reassure
county residents that it isn't con.
templating a witch hunt in the
county schools as suggested by
its previous ban Of one social sci.
ence text book, Social Living"
by Paul H. Lands.
Reports this week of lowered
teacher morale in the county as
a result of this ban led the League
of Women Voters to question the
boards intentions in tbs direc-
ton.
A county chapter of the Ameri-
can Association of University Wo.
men also expressed concern over
the ban which the members term
ed "a dangerous precedent"
AS a result, the board voted
unanimously to declare its inten-
ton not to limit Study or discus
sion of social problems in the
classroom" and not to reflect ad.
versely on the present methods
UftSeiecting textbooks.
1t also expressed confidence in
the teachers and commended them
for their search for better tools
of instruction. 1t then adjourned
for tour of the Book Fair held
at the board of education build.
ing where publishers from 81
companies displayed school texts
and other materials.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
County COnfesses
'COLOrfuP Error

County Manager NJ. l.. Reese
revealed Tuesday that double
order for school art supplies had
been accidentally placed last
spring. One order for 21,600
pounds Of easel powder" from
the low bidder, Arts and Crafts
Co., cost $4,SS160. A duplicate
order from the Milton Bradley
Co. the third.lowest bidder, cost
S51Sf.
Mr.. Reese said he doesn't know
how the mistake was made. He
said he decided to keep the dupli-
cate order when he found it
would be expensive to send back.
The story has a happy ending,
though. Mr. Reese says by buy.
ing a twoyear supply of easel
powder, the county saved money.
The price went up this yearl
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Hospital Has
Busy Weekend

Suburban Hospitals emergency
room had one of the busiest
weekends in the history of the
hospital, when IS patients
streamed in during the three-day
period with injuries ranging from
Sprained ankles and dog bites to
over-doses of barbiturateS and
serious multiple injuries from
automobile collisions.
Half of the emergency patients
were children under ii years of
age. There was also a rash of
automobile accidents, with week.
end traffic heavy because of the
spring weather.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Easter Seals

Mrs. Curtis Walker, presi.
dent of the Montgomery COun.
~ chapter of the Maryland
Society for Crippled Children
and Adults, is appealing 20
county residents who wish to
contribute Ia the Easter Seal
drive 10 return their gifts to
the Montgomery County chap
ter in Rockville instead Of to
their local postmaster, which
In many cases would not give
the county society credit for
the contribution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-15
Austrian Home
Held Tax Exempt

The Montgomery County Tax
Appeal Court has ruled that the
Republic Of Austria does not have
10 pay real estate taxes on the
residence Of its ambassador at
7001 River Road, Bethesda. The
court based its decision on a 1881
Austrian-American treaty.
A foreign country has never
before requested tax exemption
in Montgomery County.