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

gram put in effect in the fall OF
1855, the league notes that while
the junior colleges are theoreti-
cally desegregated, at the present
time there are no white students
attending Carver Junior College
no Negro students attending
Montgomery Junior College.
Some real migration is anticipa-
ted, however, in the semester
coming up.
On the staff level, six Negro
teachers, all on the elementary
level were reassigned to pre-.
viously white schools. Glasses for
the adult education program and
for handicapped children have
been desegregated.
In the section on recreation
the league gives the legal back.
ground for degeneration Of ia
cilities and notes that the Mont
gomery County recreation direc.
tor stated in June. 1865 that all
facilities in the County would be
operated on an integrated basis.
During the summer OF 1865,
programs were operated at about
80 centers. Some centers re.
manned all white; others had
mixed attendance, ranging from
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Public Opinion Poll
on Up-County Zoning

After five of pickering zonng ordinance for Up
per Montgomery County may be passed after public hear
ing before the County Council February H. Under consdera
ton is ordinance drafted Councilman
and recommended by the Upper Montgomery County Planning
Commission The Jamson would permit 10000 square
foot lots throughout the upCounty except tWoacre
estate areas near Potomac and Comus.
Also likely be coming ordinance prepared
by panner Irving Root but rejected by the upCouny plan
ming unit Mr. Roots proposals would place
section in where minimum lots of two five
required
Throughout the long wrange upCounty coming both
sides the argelot advocates and the smallo advocates
have charged that the majority opinion County
has been accurately determined With this poll the
Sentinel hopes to find for the first time what County
dents really think of the coming proposals
The results of this poll will be published weeks
and will be presented to the County Council the
February IA hearing.
YES NO
l. DO you think coming ordinance for Upper Mont
gomery County should be enacted? ...~.......... n
2. Haze you read and do you understand the coming
ordinance proposed by the County Council (he
Jamison ordinance) n
3. Have you read and do you understand the coming
ordinance proposed by Irving c. Root? n
4. Which proposed ordinance do you enacted?
5. Do you live in upper Montgomery County? ..-.. q
6. Do you property in upper Montgomery
County!
MAIL THIS QUESTIONABLE TO THE MONTGOMERY
COUNTY SENTINEL, ROCKVILLE, MARYLAND
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Damascus
Water Plan
Set

The Montgomery County Coun-
Gil will hold a public hearing
March 10 on the proposed fran
chise for the Damascus Utility
Company, corporation hoping
to establish a public water supply
for the Damascus area.
The 25-year franchise would
grant the company non-exclusive
right to run water pipes under
public rights-of-way in return for
the payment of 81 per year to the
county. A clause in the fran
chise that would have permitted
redetermination of the yearly
payment after five years was
stricken from the proposal after
heated debate at the council meet
ing Tuesday.
The proposed franchise pro-
hibits the company from selling,
merging, or transferring its stock
without first notifying the Coun-
ty Council in writing.
The franchise aTso recognizes
"the need for an adequate water
supply system for the Damascus
area and the 18th Election Dis
trict for the general welfare and
fire protection of the citizens of
that area"
New Personnel Approved
Also at its Tuesday meeting
the County Council approved
eight new personnel appoint.
ments: Joseph J. Jani, Chevy
Chase, as Department of Public
Health sanitarian, at $4,264 an
nually; Russell Raymond Phin-
ney, Bethesda, as coming and
license inspector trainee. at %,264
yearly; Robert Keene Hersey,
Silver Spring, as electrical inspec.
tor at %,264 per year; Bradley
Parker Watkins, Germantown, as
building inspector, at %,26 year.
ly; Mrs. Miriam Grace Norment,
Bethesda, as public health nurse.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Clyde Hardin
Wins Jaycee
DSA Award

Clyde Hardin, president of the
Rockville Civic Association and
the driving force behind Twin
brooks community swimming pool,
has been named the recipient of
the Rockville Junior Chamber of
Commences Distinguished Serv-
ice Award.
Mr. Hardin will receive his
award at the Jaycees' annual ban
quet in Bethesda tomorrow eve
ming. Lloyd Hoover, State direc.
tor of the junior chamber, is
scheduled to make the presenta.
ton.
Mr.. Hardin was chosen from
six nominees to receive the
award, which, according to the
junior chamber, is conferred for
achievements, leadership and
service to the community during
1855. The award is for direct,
outstanding service and has no
relation to Junior Chamber of
Commerce membership" Only
men 35 or younger we're eligible.
Mr.. Hardin lives at SOB Craw.
ford Drive, and is a physicist at
John Hopkins Applied Science In
stitute. He and Mrs. Hardin have
three children.
"In 1855" the letter confirm.
ing the award read, "Mr. Hardin
initiated a drive in Twinbrook to
build a community swimming pool.
After having overcome many in.
itial difficulties, Mr.. Hardin sue.
ceeded in obtaining the necessary
financing to form the Twinbrook
Community Pool Corporation Of
which he is now president"
In addition to his other offices,
Mr. Hardin is a member of the
board of directors Of Rockville's
Citizens for Good Government.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Late News Briefs

maScus and LaytOnsvilIe fire de-
partments fought the blaze for
almost two hours. A LaytOns- >
vile fire truck was damaged
when it skidded on the ice
while responding to the call.
Montgomery County and Cook
County, Illinois, have been cited
by the National Fire Protection
Association as the two counties
doing most ito promote more eff
fective observances Of Fire Pre-
vention Week" in 1865.
Montgomery County Police
Superintendent James S. Nc
Auliffe has asked policemen not
to make public statements of
defendants or possible defend
ants. The superintendent says
he particularly wants to restrict
the publication of confessions
or admissions of prisoners be-
fore trial.
Baltimore Mayor Thomas
D'Alessandro says he will not
seek the Democratic nomination
for United States Senator. At
the same time the Republican in
cumbant, Senator John Marshall
Butler, has announced he will
seek reelection.
The Wheaton Rescue Squad
responded 10 20 calls In Janu.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

Norman Pritchett, chief engineer
of the State Roads Commission,
in which he promised to recon-
mend to the commission the
building of the next leg of the
pike from the Route % inter
change to the Montrose Road in
terchange as soon as possible.
Construction of the new leg
would be contingent on the clos
ing of Monroe Street Street with
the promise of bridge at this
point at some later date to be
built with federal and State funds
on 90-10 ratio. This, latter, is
felt to be an impossible condition
by the mayor and council.
The commission claims to have
in its files an agreement with the
previous mayor and council to
close Monroe Street in return for
the building of an interchange at
Montrose.
that pike traffic would bypass
the city completely as soon as
Montrose Road is connected with
Route 240 for which the County
Council has already appropri-
ated money.
SRC Going Slowly
But James r. Miller, ST., of the
traffic committee of Rockville's
Board of Trade, told the council
that the SRC is proceeding slowly
on the construction of this leg
of the pike in order to force
Rockville to close Monroe Street.
He said that if the SRC used
federal funds to build the Mon
roe Street bridge it could never
use the pike as toll road which
it might want to do at some fu-
ture date.
Instead, Mr.. Miller claimed, the
commission already has the
money for this bridge available.
He and other members of the
Board of Trade. including Yves
Baxter, the executive secretary,
Morris Stern and Marvin Sim
mons, say they heard the chief
engineer of the commission prom
Use the County Council at meet
last year to use the money to re-
located another county road in
return for the closing of this
Country road in return for the
closing of this street.
However, the minutes of the
meeting between the State Roads
people and the County Council
on this matter on December 16,
1854, report Mr. Pritchett as tell
ing the County Council that
funds from other County projects
build the bridge at this point.
Access Need Cited
The mayor and council should
stand firm on keeping Monroe
Street open at this time, accord
ing to Mr.. Miller, because this
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

located. They had reached the
roof through jailer John T.
Young's apartment adjacent to
the cell area. The four had
snatched the apartment key from
a guard instead of a key that
would have opened the door out
of the fourth-floor Jail.
Attempting to escape were
Benjamin Lee Slack, 10, of Oar
nestown, who was awaiting an
April trial for Staying his father;
Joseph Fl. Davis, 80, of Buttons
vile, awaiting trial for house
breaking and larceny; Sterling
E. Savitz, Sc, Of no fixed address,
awaiting trial for robbery, lar
ceny after trust and three other
counts; and John j. DeWar, %, of
Hyattsville, awaiting trial for
robbery.
The three prisoners who helped
prevent the break-out were Clyde
Dodson, 81, of Germantown; Her.
man Kirby AZ, Of Bethesda; and
Richard Mallick, 80, of Silver
Spring. All are serving short
sentences for minor offenses,
police said.
Returning to Cells
The two guards on duty, Viii
liam f. Davis and o. r. Jordan,
were returning Slack and Davis
to the cellblock after the prison
ers had changed clothes in the
laundry room, when they were
attacked. Guard Davis was slug
ged with his own blackjack. The
guards carried no guns. The
other two prisoners were released
from their cells by Slack and
Davis.
One OF the guards escaped from
the flght and unlocked the cell of
three TRUSTEES, who shouted that
they would help quell the out.
break.
Police in the nearby Rockville
station house we're alerted when
one Of the guards yelled Jail.
break" over the direct phone line
from the jail TO the police station.
Both guards were injured in the
abortive break-out. Davis suffer
ed a head cut from a blackjack
blow. Jordan was cut on the
hand by prisoner who grabbed
knife from the Jail kitchen.
Prisoner Davis was cut in two
places by one Of the TRUSTEES"
who also grabbed a knife.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

Details were released this week
on the new 100000 plant of
Washington archaeological Asso.
ciates, Inc expected to be COM
pleted on two,acre tract at 215
Rollins Avenue, Rockville, by late
spring.
VITA develops and tests guided
missiles and relative weapons"
as well as hospital and medical
equipment. The company says it
will build a second Rockville
plant next year,
The one-story building under
way now will contain 1900
square feet of floor space. The
building will be air conditioned
and the company said interior
appointments, particularly the
lounges, will develop an atmos-
pierre conducive to creative en-
cheering"
At the same time the new plant,
which will house the company's
engineering offices, drafting and
reproduction facilities, electronics
and testing laboratories, proto.
type machines shop and assembly
area, will meet military and gov
eminent maximum security re-
quirements.
The company says, IAN alarm
system and/or armed guards will
provide necessary security"
The exterior of the building
will be highlighted by red brick,
fieldstone, bleached redwood and
glass.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

The County Councils coming
plan, prepared by the Upper Mont
gomery County Planning Com
mission, would permit 10000
square foot lots in all but two
estate areas" in the up-County.
In section near Potomac and an
other near Comus two-acre lots
would be minimum. The Council
will hold public hearing on it's
coming plan February IA.
Mr. Roots plan, which the
County paid him $50 per day for
40 days to draft, was rejected
by the up-County planning group.
Mr.. Root wanted much of the up
County placed in zones whose
minimum lot size would be two or
five acres.
Up-COunty Affects ALI
The AGES resolution urging
the County Council to pass per-
manent coming ordinance and
map for Upper Montgomery
County biased on the principles
recommended by Irving c. Root"
stated, "Unsound coming in the
rural area of Montgomery County
will have many undesirable eff
fects on the County as a whole"
The Allied Civic Group, COM
posed of 43 citizens associations
in the Silver Spring-Wheaton area
has been criticized for "meddling"
in up.Couflty affairs.
The resolution held, The ACC
believes any coming ordinance OF
the Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission, known as
the Janison ordinance is an ex-
ample of unsound planning"
Charles Jamison is the County
Council representative on the
planning commission who drafted
the commissions recommended
ordinance.
The resolution favoring the
Root plan was introduced by the
delegation from the Homewood
Citizens Association. Homewood
adjoins Kensington.
Some members of the ACC say
they think Mondays vote indi-
Gates a change of heart by the
group, mainly because of the in
flux of new members. County
Council President Robert Snure,
who has favored the small-lot zon-
ing ordinance, is a former ACC
president.
Meanwhile, the Homewood AS
ISOLATION will bring together a
group of the leading figures in the
five-year old coming ordinance
fight in a forum on up-County
coming" Monday night. On the
discussion panel will be Mr.. Root,
Mr.. Jamison, Arthur Kelsey Gan
architecture professor, president
Of the Montgomery County Plan
ming Association, and prepayment
of the Root PLAN, and Marvin
(realtor and director of
the anti-large-lot Upper Montgom-
cry County Landowners Associa-
tom.
The panel discussion will begin
at $3.50 in the Homewood Recre-
alton Center
Another matter to be discussed
at the February IA public hearing
is possible repeal of a temporary
coming ordinance
passed by the previous County
Council in November 1854,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Christopher Clarifies

James g. Christopher, who
filed last week as a candidate
for judge of the circuit court,
has asked the Sentinel TO cIar.
ify "A statement made in a news
brief about his candidacy in
last weeks paper. Mr.. Chris.
TOPPER was described as one.
time law partner of Judge Sted'
man Prescott. He says that In
1886 he became associated with
then-State Senator Prescott In
his Rockville law offices,
where Mr.. Christopher cOntin.
ued TO maintain his law office
after Judge Prescott was ple.
waited to the bench.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Square Dance Glass

An intermediate square
dance class for persons with
some experience who want to
learn new dances will begin
Monday evening. II will meet
twice a month at the Glen.
brook Golf Club in Bethesda,
with Don and Ruth Horn teach.
ing. The class is sponsored by
the PTA of the Silver Spring
Intermediate School. To regis.
ter, call 10. 5-2765.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Reuniting Turkey
Coop Family, Asks
Frederick's Help

Three girls who were placed in
Montgomery County foster homes
because their family was living
in a turkey coop will be returned
TO their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Smith. soon. The Smiths,
with their eight other children.
live on the Frederick County
farm Of George Sponceller now.
Two Smith boys who were also
placed in foster homes have al
ready returned to their parents.
In deciding to let the three
girls return to their parents.
Juvenile Court Judge Alfred
Noyes said he wanted Frederick
County authorities to help the
Smiths with their problems.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Concert Plan
Group Elects
NJ. deVernOnd

E-rs. Mary +. dc Vermond has
been elected president of the
Montgomery County Community
Concerts Association, organized
Tuesday evening to bring sub
scription concerts to the County.
Other officers elected at the
organizational meeting, held in
the County Building auditorium,
are William F. Prettynan, vice
president; Mrs. Mary Bouic Ev-
Continued on Page y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

A flyer put out last week by
the League of Women Voters
gave incorrect information OH
the times for registering to
vote at the Rockville City Hall.
Instead of every day, city re-
gistratiOn can be made only on
Saturday mornings from 8 to
IL o'clock. The league hopes to
correct the mistake with this
announcement and urges new
residents to remember every
Saturday and Saturday only for
city registration.
An amendment to Rockville S
charter to advance the election
date for the town one week will
be discussed at next Tuesdays
and council meeting. The
has been made necessary
by Maryland's primary election
and the municipal election both
falling on May Z this year. A
resolution from the Citizens from
Good Government asking for the
change in date also asked that the
date for eligibility remain May Z,
1855 for the residence require
ment.
A defective electric heater is
being blamed for the $1,000 fire
that destroyed hog house and
several hogs Tuesday night on
T.. Brooke Lees Silver Ridge
Farm i'm LaytOnsviIIe. The Da-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Unit Wins Trophy

Silver Springs Naval Reserve
Division WI has won a general
excellence trophy as the top-rank.
ing surface unit in the Potomac
River Naval Command. The
trophy was presented Monday by
Rear Admiral L. S. Sabin Jr.,
commandment, at ceremonies at
Bethesda.Chevy Chase High
School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Keep Monroe Open,
Merchants Urge City

Rockville Board of Trade members and businessmen
urged mayor and council Tuesday night to stand their
ground and not let the State Roads Commission backmal
or brbe them into closing Monroe Street in order to keep
the National Pike traffic off the citys main street.
Last week the MAYOR and council received letter from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Story Hour Set

Story Hour starts again at
the Rockville Public Library
Tuesday. The stories are es.
pecially chosen for the four
to eight-year.old group, but all
children are invited who are
old enough to sit quietly for
an hour without parents. The
time Is Tuesday afternoons
$3.50 to 1880 in the children's
room.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
ACC FavOrs
Roots Rural
Zoning Plans

The Allied Civic Group this week became the second
large citizens organization to its opposition to the
coming plan for Upper Montgomery County proposed the
County Council The ACC voted 361 Monday night back
the upcomty zonng proposal of panner Irving c. Root
The Montgomery County Civic Federation had previously
voted its approval of the Root plan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02
Prisoners Aid Guards,
Foil Jailbreak Attempt

The four prisoners whose attempt to break out of the
Rockville Jail Saturday night foiled with the aid three
other prisoners be slapped with attempted Jail break
charges in addition the counts for which they already
being held The three helpful prisoners may be rewarded
with shorter sentences The State Attorneys office is null
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-02

ing DoJn pOSSlDlIlueS.
The four would-be escapes
were captured on the roof OF the
Court House in which the jail is
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-02
Number Writino
Charged to Three

Three Alexandrians were ar
rested over the week end on
charges of operating a numbers
game.
Orlando U. Thaxton. 81
colored, of the 500 block North
Columbus street. was arrested
about 7 am. today after a foot
chase by Police Pvt Lennie ePn-
dergraph.
The policeman said he saw
ThaXtOn writing something on
a piece of paper while talking to
another man and when he
stopped the police cruiser Thax-
ton ran Pvt. Pendergraph said
he caught ThaXton about block
ava yand confiscated some num-
bers slips.
Frank Pope, 30. colored and
his wife Mabel. 30. of the 700
bloc kof North Columbus street
were arrested yesterday and
charged with operating a num-
bers game and possession of
bootleg whiskey. They were ar
rested after raid on their home
by five policemen, Detective
Charles Baber said many num-
berS slips and "a half-gallon jars
of liquor were confiScated.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-02

formerly needed to keep track Of
trains.
MI. McCarty got his first lob
on the railroad when he was II.
He was a timekeeper for track
gang in Kansas His father was
vice president of the railroad
where he first worked.
During World War l service he
was train manager in Russia.
He Joined the Richmond. Fred
ericksburg g. Potomac Railroad,
owners of Potomac Yards in
1943.
Mr.. McCarty, who lives at 3O9
Carlyle place, said he would re-
lax for couple of months, and
may try his hand as columnist
for a railroad magazine later.
D. c. Hastings. who has been
superintendent of the yards
since February, 1855, succeeds
Mr.. McCarty.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-02
D. c. Told Water Supply
May CurtoiI Population

The Washington area was
warned last night that the water
supply will put a ceiling on its
population unless reservoirs are
provided for water storage in
times of excess supply.
Col Ray Adams, former Dis
trict Engineer OF the Corps Of
Engineers, said the maximum
use of water is now 430 million
gallons a day. In 20 years from
now the areas need will be a
maximum Of 480 million gallons
he said.
But, he said, recurrence OF
drought conditions of 1890 would
cut the supply to a maximum of
230 million gallons. The ultimate
development OF the Patuxent
River and Occoquan Creek would
supply only an additional 100
million gallons. The total Of
these two figures is 430 million
against a need Of 480 million
Under such conditions all the
water would be needed for do
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-02
c. E. McCurty Ends Career
As Potomac Yards MANAGER

Charles f. McCarty, a railroad
worker for az years. retired yes
terday as manager of Potomac
Yards in Alexandria.
Nh McCarty supervised the
spraying yard, one of the biggest
freight interchanges in the coun-
try. for l3 years.
The 70-year-old Alexandriar
made many changes during his
tenure to speed up traffic ano
prevent errors in switching
freight cars.
He set up a television system
about two years ago. From the
control tower workers can re-
cord numbers on the cars and
begin to route them as soon as
they enter the yard.
He inctalled business machines
to replace batteries of clerks
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-02
YWCA Will Open
New Cottage Patio
In Silver Spring

A new patio at the YWCA
Cottage in Jesup Blair Park
Silver Spring, will open officially
at 8 p m. Wednesday.
The completed project has
been made possible through
community cooperation, thu
YWCA said.
The actual work was done BY
the Maryland National Capita,
Park and Planning Commission
Money was furnished by the
Silver Spring Lions Club and
the Y Teens Of the Cottage. Idea
for the project originated with
Mrs. R. L. Mighell, president OF
the Silver Spring YWCA Co
operating Committee, and Miss
Polly Billiard. executive director
of the YWCA for Montgomery
County.
The opening ceremony will in
clude music by Gordon Marsh
all'S orchestra. Park Commits
sioner Sidney M. Oliver. a rep
resentative of the Lions Club. a
teen-ager representing the Y
Teens. Mrs Mi2hell and Miss
Billiard viii take part in the
ribbon-cuttlng.