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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

Editor:
First, / want to compliment the
Sentinel upon taking the initia-
tive of holding a public opinion
poll on up-County coming. The re-
suits should be most revealing.
In reply to your question ask
ing If l prefer the Root or the
Jamison ordinance, my answer
would be II would prefer a mid
dle-of-the road ordinance, a blend.
ing of the two"
/ have been astounded at the
manner in which Section IA, gen.
eral provisions, paragraph l set
back requirement from streams,
was slipped into the Jamison
ordinance after the hearing on
January 5. Mr.. Jamison wants to
freeze all property within 500
feet of the Patuxent River, Great
Seneca and Little Seneca Creeks
and such setbacks required from
streams or tributaries in the Pa
tuXent and the Senecas water.
sheds as decided by the County
health officer,
In my opinion, such provision
is an attempt to condemn private
property for future park purpos
es. No maps have been prepared
showing what farms are affected
wonder if Mr.. Jamison and the
proponents of that provision was
to have a strip 1000 feet wide
900 feet on each side Of line)
on their farms frozen, for pos
sible future use of a road, would
they be in favor of such a pro
vision.
Very truly yours,
Dyke Cullum
Germantown
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
NJIIINNIOIy
James B. Robertson Jr

Editor:
read in your paper your very
interesting article of the meeting
of the Allied Civic Group of Sill
yer Spring in respect to the up
County coming ordinance for
Montgomery County. The up
County people appreciate the AL
lied Civic Groups interest in this
matter, but with all due respect
to the good people that belong
to the Allied Civic Group, /, like
James Gilbert of the Allied Civic
Group, do not think 1t is any of
their business.
/ take this action of the Allied
Civic Group to be stab in the
back of County Councilman
Charles H. Jamison of the third
council district, who in my opin-
ion is one Of our better repre-.
sentatives. The people Of the up
County are indignant about these
meetings in the metropolitan
area regarding the coming of
residents in the up-County.
l feel this action is a definite
political maneuver initiated on
the part of certain elected Coun.
ty officials residing below the
Observation-Disclosures Regional
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ordinance would leave the health
department subject to great pres
Sures" "The up-county should
stay rural. It's greatest value to
the county lies in agricultural use,
not as another Wheaton"
Without a coming ordinance the
county can become a Coney
Island"
Glen Hills was originally laid
out for small estates not less than
one acre, baby farms, gracious
living" Roads, sewers and
water are inadequate for dense
population" Montgomery
County taxpayers need the Root
ordinance as protection against
high taxes and selfish real estate
interests" "Long-term plan.
ming is important"
Il live in the Ashton area
which might be termed mid.
county. The area is rapidly los.
ing its beauty due to the lack of
a protective ordinance with the
lot sizes of the Root plan"
Every resident of the county
should concern himself with gov.
eminent within the county re.
gard of the section in which he
resides. Real estate interests on
the council must 60"
THE Jamison ordinance is be,
ing pushed by real estate interests
not concerned with keeping the
upper-county place of beauty
as long as they can selfishly
pocket more dollars" mo
copies of the Root plan are avail.
able to the public. Only six
copies of this plan, which cost the
taxpayer 81, 1000, were made. One
copy is on display at the plan
ming office"
Some members of the council
because of their interest in real
estate have nullified their service
to the county as a whole. The
while thing stinks. We voters
won't forget" II am in general
opposed to RECOMMENDATION but the
Root plan is a necessary piece OF
regulation" THE down-county
people would have to pay dispro
portionately for the extra costs
the Jamison proposal will lead to-
II hope to see a coming ordi
nance enacted without further
delay so that our rural county
doesn't become a slum area. We
might take a long look at Lou
doun County, Va, and profit
thereby" "a suitable zonine
ordinance is essential for the
proper development of the up
county nowl"
mot enough emphasis has beer
placed on maximum soil a n d
water conservation" }. II don't
want to see Montgomery County
as one big subdivision. What
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

District line in the Western-su
burban area, as well as some
"Johnny-come-latelys, do-gooders
and bleeding hearts" who were
defeated in the Democratic prim-
airy election of 1854.
Many of these are opportune.
Gratis camouflaging as Demo
Gratis. The vast majority of these
people own no land up-County,
and usually own no more than
5000 square feet of land, but feel
our holdings should be restricted
for esthetic purposes.
These noble citizens are GER
tainly not aware of the fact that
regardless of the size of a lot
there are no controls as to the
minimum size of a home, thus a
two-room $1,000 asbestos shingle
house could be erected on a 10
acre parcel, or a $4,000 brick
rambler might be erected on a
half-acre parcel.
AS a lifelong Montgomery
County resident, l can vouch for
the honesty, integrity and forth
right attitude of County Council
man Charles II. Jamison in rep
resenting this great County by
giving us an ordinance that is not
prohibition to young people
who want a home of their own
in this great Montgomery Coun-
ty, Maryland.
Yours truly,
John B. Offutt
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
City Water
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Continued from Page II
on referendum by the people or il
Thackara Grant and Co. were the
low bidders on the bond issue,
there would be no charge for the
firms services at all. The mayor
and council took the proposal
under consideration and will act
on it next week.
Rockville's new plumbing code,
the first since 1926, drew fire
from a number of master plumb
ers Tuesday on its provision to
allow homeowners of single fam
lily dwellings to install their own
plumbing.
Otherwise ! m O. t complete
agreement with the code, based
on the American Standard Ma
tional Plumbing Code, the ma
jority of the plumbers present
expressed a fear of the dangers
of allowing unqualified persons to
install plumbing.
City Engineer Joseph Rodgers
on the other hand felt that the
dangers were very limited. He
pointed out that this code does
not cover gas appliances and fix
lures for which a code is now
being drafted and which will pre-
vent unqualified persons from
working on gas appliances.
Since plumbing installed by
homeowners must meet all the
regulations of the code and pass
final inspection by city inspectors,
Mr.. Rodgers felt that giving per-
mits to "do-it!yourself" opponents
would not be injurious to the pub
lie welfare or safety.
The mayor and council set
February 81 as the date to act on
the code and asked the city
plumbers to confer with the city
manager before then on their rec
concentrations which, except for
the do-it-yourself clause, are all
of a minor nature.
City Manager John MARYLAND
reported that citys parking pro-
gram had reached a standStill
with only one reply in the mega
tive to the proposal of the city's
leasing of land on a short term
basis for parking lots to be sur
faced with gravel or blue stone.
He recommended. that the
mayor and council meet with the
property owners in the high pri-
GRITTY areas to attempt an agree
ment. If there are no better re-
suits from this meeting which
has been tentatively set for
March 10 Mr.. MARYLAND said he
would then come in with another
recommendation.
The mayor and council awarded
contracts for the paving of Stone
street, Crabb and Carr Avenues
to the low bidder F. o. Day Co. of
Rockville for $7,63290, $5,828. 10
and $2,131.70, respectively.
Walter Baker, president of the
East Rockville Citizens Associa.
ton, made a special appearance
to urge the mayor to award the
contract for Stonestreet Avenue
Tuesday night. Mr.. Baker said
that if that street is not improved
soon the residents will be using
canal boats"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

Editor:
In last Thursdays Sentinel is
partial quotation from a state
ment which, ass quoted, may, l
think, convey a different sense
than was intended Since the
statement quoted was made by
me at the January 81 meeting
of Rockville's mayor and coun-
Gil, l feel 1 should endeaVor to
clarity.
l refer to the latter part of
the article on the problem of
keeping Monroe Street open read
ing Councilman James Robert
son summed up the feelings at
Tuesdays meeting that the city's
businessmen would rather have
the traffic routed through the
city's main street than have Mon
roe Street closed, but asked them
to recognize that this would mean
hard times" for the city :. :"
More completely, what 1 had
said was to the effect that if
we were to Internationally stand
pat on keeping Monroe Street
open, we could expect a period
of difficult times with freeway
traffic congested through Rock.
vile as a result of some delay
by the State Roads Commission
in continuing freeway construc.
ton that before deciding to
stand pat, Rockville's business
men and residents should be pre-
pared to weather such a period
that in considering probably even
tual benefits in pursuing such a
policy, we should not underesti
mate the possible temporary cost
in loss of revenue to merchants
hazard to pedestrians, and NUS
ance to residents.
With all respect for the fine
paper the Sentinel is and has
been,
Sincerely,
James B. Robertson Jr
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

Editor:
Your findings will not give a
fair or true picture, the majority
of your subscribers are in the
lower County. There are very
few land owners, they are ten
ants and home owners. The ma
jority are buying homes on the
easy monthly payment plan be-
ing government insured. They do
as desired by the clique.
They have no land or special
interest in the upper County.
There are a very few of such
people in the upper County. The
balance are bonified land owners
in their own right and building
houses for tenants on their own
money and improving tracts of
land, building good substantial
roads from one end of the farms
to the other.
The two lower and upper are
separate and distinct What the
lower County wants for their
pleasure and benefit the upper
County is willing they should
have and are not trying to force
any thing down them.
The upper County claim the
cor,aa nonctda,ea tsn,, f,.N,,, 4lnY,o
1t appears to those interested
that Mr.. Root is a man desiring
a job and through friends and
an OK. by the political BOSS he
was hired to do job at a fee
of $50 per day and he took &C
days to do it. He turned In his
report and he should be through
If he made a flop out of it sc
that it was rejected it made &
clean loss TO the County. He is
not man who understands the
needs or desires of the people
and he has made no investigation
to qualify him for the job,
The majority of the upper
County land owners do not wan
a coming law. If il must be cram
ed down them they will accept
the Jamison regulations. He rep
resents us and has made a gooC
fight for us and we expect tc
back him to the limit.
We commend and thank james
N. Gilbert, chairman of Allied's
coming and planning committee
for his declaring that upper
County is none of this groups
business"
Darwin Stolzenbacb, we would
like to know who he is, that hC
should force himself into the af
fairs of the upper County. w,
think 1t viii be prudent to minC
his own little back yard. Les,
things than trying to cram u,
with coming and regulations hav,
caused war and bloodshed.
A group Of Upper County Lane
Owners are forming and will bC
known as The Crusaders" Mai
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

will the farmers do if the whole
county is sub-divided?" "T
want to protect Upper Montgom-
cry County from crowding and
the type of development that
eventually would ruin every acre
of its farmland" 81 cannot be-
lieve that the Jamison ordinance
is an effective one and do not
believe it will ensure or assist the
orderly development of TIL e
county"
Comments from those who
wanted no coming ordinance in the
up-county included: please leave
things as they are and let people
live in peace" "Nutsl" =.
mot needed. Too many regula-
tons. Too much dictation. Use
less expense"
Many replies suggested a COM
promise ordinance coming the
upper-county for one-acre lots.
One held that 10000 square feet
would be more desirable"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

There has been a determined lit
tie group who oppose any type
of coming in the County with the
exception of one-half acre lots for
everyone and two acre lots for
residents around Potomac and
ComuS.
This will make the County look
like Prince Georges County or
Arlington County, Va, in COM
parison with Westchester Coun-
ty, N. Y.
Several of the gentlemen who
are against the Root plan, which
calls for five and 10 acre lots
in sections of the County, are in
the real estate business, and it
is too bad that the entire County
will have to have coming to suit
these gentlemen with real estate
connections. What we need in
Montgomery County is planned
subdivisions.
There are two members of the
Montgomery County Council who
hold real estate licenses, and in
my opinion, these two gentlemen
should be disqualified from the
entire matter so that the taxpay-
ers could get true picture of
what is best for the entire Coun-
ty as a whole.
Yours truly,
]. E. Douglass
"Tantallon", RID /,
Rockville
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
BLAIR LEE, III
CHAIRMAN
Montgomery County Delegation
Reports on the
Maryland General Assembly

The current session of the leg
islature, although it is scheduled
to run for only 80 days, is going
to be a real dilly.
Let's take quick look at some
of the issues that are develop
ing:
/. Baltimore transit strike. This
may not be of breath-taking i'm
portance to the citizens of Mont
gomery County, but, unless there
is quick settlement, it will keep
the legislature in a tailspin and
will consume great amount of
time that could profitably be de-
voted to other subjects.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

Editor:
am not in favor of the way
the proposed coming ordinance is
being handled by the Montgom.
cry County Council, at a cost Of
over $1,000 to the taxpayers.
An expert by the name Of Irv-
ing Root was hired to make a
coming plan for the County, and
then his plan was not made avail.
able TO the public not to the mem.
bers of the council even, except
a copy Of the plan to examine It..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

addressed to them-The Crusad-
ers, Clarksburg, will be received.
l am not good at this kind of
business but must do what l can
in self defense. Am 81, eyesight is
failing and not able to get out
without someone with me. l want
to thank you for any considera-
ton you can extend the upper
County land owners.
Very truly,
Ohio w. Hammond,
5 Hammond Drive,
Clarksburg
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

At the time OF
this writing Il
always have to
write this col
umn over the
weekend preced-
ing publication
there is strong
sentiment to in
woke the ancient
constitutional de-
vice known as
the grand in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Consumption High

Energy consumption in the
United States today is at a rate
equivalent to $4,000 pounds of coal
mine tons) per person, per year.
In Europe, by contrast, the rate
is only $500 pounds per person,
per year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
The Letter Box

The Sentinel received food of letters Wednesday morn
ing Directing to Rockvies public housing pan discussed
in story last weeks Sentinel Because they arrived after
many other letters they will appear in weeks Letter
Box cOlumn.-EdtOr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12
Duwson, KhoenIe
To PluY for North

MIAMI. Dec. ~ tRy Purdue's
great passing cornbination-Len
Dawson to Bob Khoenle-wilI
Operate for the North i'd the
Shrine's North-South all-star
football game December 26 in
the Orange Bowl.
Signing of Dawson and
Khoenle brought the Yankee
squad to IL. Thirteen more play
ers will be invited.
Dawson, who led the Big Ten
in passing for three straight sea-
sons, completed 243 Of his throws
during that period for a total
gain Of 1925 yards and 20 touch
downs. Khoenle was his favorite
target.
Two Illinois guards were added
to the North lineup yesterday.
Dave Walker. voted by Illinois
players as the teams most valu-
able player, and Percy Oliver,
first Negro ever signed for the
poSt-season game. were added
to the North lineup yesterday.
The South signed Navy End
Earl Smith and Halfback Chef
Burchett and its squad stands
at Is players signed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12
Three Fire 66s
In Sanford Golf

SANFORD, Fla, Dec. IL up
Three golfers with four under
par rounds will lead the qualifierS
into the opening round of the
Sanford Open golf tournament
tomorrow.
Tied at 66 were Ted Knoll Of
Cooperstown, N. Y: Bill Morgan
Iof Orlando, Fla, and Don Ad-
dington Of Tecumseh, Wash.
Close behind the leaders at 81
were Bob Inman of Detroit
Jon Gustin of Charlottesville
Va; Bill Markham Of Saginaw
Mich, former assistant at Wood
mont in Washington, D. c.: Art
Doering of Cincinnati, Bill Keller
of Royal Oak, Mich, and Chuck
Malchaski of Addison. III.
Ernest Arend Of Deal. N. j..
was the low amateur with 8
jpar 10.
Mt took a rs or better to make
the field of $50.
Malchaski shot a hole-in-one
on the par-three 135-yard 18th
hole with a No. 8 iron.
AL Balding Of Toronto is
defending champion.
Doug Sanders. former State
champion and amateur winner
here last year. said he had
joined the professional ranks
and would compete in the tour
nament as q pro for the first
time.
A clinic and exhibition with
eight of the country'S top pros
is scheduled today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12
.Spivey and Totum
Clash Here Friday

A free-scoring spree is expect
ed when Bill Spivey. former All
American basketball player from
Kentucky. and the fabulous
Goose Tatum hook up in the
game between the Kentucky
Colonies and Harlem Magicians
at $3.50 pm. Friday at Uline
Arena.
The two put on a scoring duel
here last year, with Spivey get
ting AZ points only to see Tatum
set a Uline Arena mark with 50
on 80 field goals and two fouls.
The Magicians won. 1892.
With Spivey will be Charlie
MADDEN, a teammate at Ken
lucky. and two former MIA play
ers. Bob Righetti and Byron
Anderson.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12
Atlas Club to Honor
Lions 7 omorrow

Steve Kuzma. Bernie Berna-
quez and Bob McGregor of the
Washington Lions will receive
new hats tomorrow at the Atlas
Club luncheon beginning at 1880
pm. in the club.
Joan Macleod, who has car
ried beauty titles in BEAT Can
Ger" and Buddy Poppy" charity
drives, will present the gifts to
the Lions threesome as a re-
lminder of their three-goal that
tricks" in recent hockey matches
! Miss Macleod also will give
Jim Wagner, executive secretary
of the Atlas Club. checks totaline
$l40 gained in profits from last
weeks testimonial dinner honor
ing .Goldie Ahearn. The money
goes to the Damon Runyon can
Ger fund.
1 Luncheon reservations can be
made by phoning Magner at Dis
trict 1928 from noon until
pm. today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12

ron. Ohio. IN 1924 and since then
l have ridden in Canada, Cuba
and California. l haven't missed
many spots"
Hooper now makes his home
lin Detroit although he doesn't
stay in any one place long. His
son is an accountant there.
Surprisingly. Hooper has little
trouble with weight. although he
watches his diet. He makes los
to the envy of plenty of young
sters who must spend hours in
the sweat box.
Il could gain weight quick, hui
I stick mostly to meat and eggs,
he said.
I'll keep riding as long as my
Irefiexes and my hands and legs
iWill permit me. Once you quit
you're through"
1t would have to be something
physical to stop Hooper. It could
not be his spirit.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12
.Shuk First of 1856 to Win
Five in q Doyin Maryland

stewards after winning with
Chile Lee in the first race,
When Chile Lee held a COM
handing six-length advantage at
the 10th pole Shuk in a grand
stand gesture eased up his mount
$50 sharply before crossing the
finish line that his lead dwindled
to a mere length and a quarter
at the wire.
Another stride and he would
have been beaten by the 60-to-l
shot. Soul Pearl. The stewards
told him that a repetition would
mean a To-day suspension.
On three earlier occasions
Shuk rode four winners in q
day, two of these occasions be-
ing at Laurel. Willie Hartack
rode six winners at Laurel in
1855.
Dave German, leading rider OF
Old Hilltop's current meeting
was aboard the winners Of the
remaining three races yesterday
Germans three victories
Happy Carrier in the fourth
fourth. $40: Rasper II. seventh
$500. and Pusan. eighth. $500
ran his string for the meet to 80
Chilly. disagreeable weather
yesterday held the attendance Il
1914 and betting dipped Il
5000 .302.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12
BY JOSEPH b. KELLY
star Racing Editor

BALTIMORE. Dec. 12.-It was
a notable feat that 26-year-old
Nick Shuk performed in piline
up five winners at Pimlico yes
terday.
1t ranks with many notable
riding feats at Old Hilltop. but
the record book indicates the
most notable was Jose Guerra's
FIVE victories with six mounts on
Preakness Day. May 8. 1881,
Shuk scored his five wins with
eight mounts.
Guerra is now reported to be
selling programs at Oriental Park
in Havana.
Shuk's victories marked the
first time this year that a
Jockey chalked up five win
ncrs in one day on a Mary
land track. Shuk managed
II by hitting with both ends OF
the s72.40 daily double (Chillie
Lee. $40. and Razzberry. $l2.40)
Royal Nip. the longest-priced
winner in his string at S22.40:
Fenmar. $40. and MARYLAND
s4.20. Trying for his sixth win
he was seventh with Akbar Khan
in the seventh race. and third
with Gold Gin in the eighth.
Ironically, Nick received a Sc
we're dressing down from the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-12-12
Patterson Voted
Writer'S Award

| NEW YORK. Dec. 10 up. -
Heavyweight Champion Floyd
Patterson and Sports Columnist
Frank Graham Of the New York
Journal American have been
named to receive the two top
awards by the Boxing Writer'S
Association.
| Patterson. youngest man ever
to hold the title. viii receive the
Edward j.. Neil Memorial Plaque
as Fighter Of the Year" Ora
ham, veteran columniSt, will be
given the James j. Walker Me-
mortal Puaque 'for long and mer-
itcrious service to boxing over q
period Of years." Both votes were
unanimous.
1t was a foregone conclusion
the 2l-year-old Patterson. who
moved form the Olympic middle
weight title to heavyweight
champion Of the world in four
years, was the outstanding boxer.
He won the crown November 80
in Chicago where he knocked out
Archie Moore. the light-heavy
champion, in five rounds.
The awards will be presented
at the writer's annual dinner
January "a.
The Neil award is named in
memory Of the former Associated
Press boxing writer who was
killed in 1898 while serving as a
war correspondent in Spain.