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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

to the local desires and consider
ed judgment of the residents their
areas shall be improved in &C.
cordance with local wishes, local
financial means of purchasing and
building improvements, and it be
left to their good sense and APP
praisal of local values, local pc.
tentials, local real estate trends,
etc.
Remember, Mr.. Chairman and
members of the County Council,
that altho it has been said that
what is good for General Motors
is good for the United States it
doesn't follow that what you con-
slider good for people miles away
from Rockville is necessarily best
for them. faint necessarily so!
Altho you were elected by the
voters it doesn't follow that you
have all the brains, and know
what is best for everyone after
a few local meetings, or the re.
port of just one planner expert.
The fact that you don't appear
to have given his report much
attention after paying his well
earned fee seems to bear me out,
doesn't it?
So perhaps the best way out
for you-all in your handling of
this very hot potato is to pass a
coming ordinance in broad terms
and await the pleasure of local
groups of the people; it may mean
that you just rubber stamp"
their wishes, but isn't that really
part of your job? You are the
servants of the people, you know,
not their masters - that is where
we differ from Communism.
Therefore in true democratic
style let us have a zoning ordi-
nance as soon as possible, and
we, the people, will do the rest.
Sincerely yours,
H. John Redgrave,
B.Sc. (E.E.)
President, "240 Pike Mo
tel" Inc, etc.
Clarksburg Community
Association,
Clarksburg Volunteer
Firebrigade Committee,
etc.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
The Letter Box

ing man and woman possess an
inalienable right the right of
self determination whether it be
by vote, or in those places where
they have no vote by the expires
sion of their will through news
papers, meetings, etc. Therefore
an ordinance to control the flu
ture living conditions of people
should be carefully drawn and
with due regard to all, not just
the majority, of the people.
l feel very strongly that in
every area of the Upper County
- and more so since there are no
Incorporated areas with mayor,
council, etc. to act for them and
to guide them the people
should be permitted to gather in
local forum or meetings and de-
eide for themselves just what ac-
reages their local streets, roads,
un-built.up areas, farming land,
etc. are best suited for, and then
having SO decided they should adj
dress their signed petition to the
chairman and council of the Coun.
ty:
"The chairman and council of
Montgomery County in the State
of Maryland, Greetings;
I'VE, the people, in solemn con.
clave assembled, do hereby re.
quest pursuant of the powers in.
vested in you by us at election
time and in particular reference
to the County ordinance No. .......
known as the Upper Montgomery
County coming ordinance enacted
by you on the 1900. day of ...........
....".. in the year of our Lord nine
teen hundred and fifty six we, the
people of the district of ...............
election district No. ..........) be
granted coming acreage limita.
tons as follows:
"O the streets known as .......
...'...~.".............~.. being part of
Routes NO. ....~........ and minimum.
~. 5. routes ........... and ..........
respectively be zoned one-half
acre minimums for the purpose
of the erection of permanent i'm
provements thereon such i'm.
provements thereon such improve.
ments to be of the residential
type as defined in ............... ordi.
nance dated ,.......................... and
referred to above.
"(2) the road known as .........
.....~..D.."........ Road being part of
Route ..-~........,. GU. S. route No.
............O be zoned one and one.
half acres minimum ........... etc.
"(3) the agricultural area
known as .,.............................. farm
being bounded by metes and
bounds in folio ............ liber ........
in the County records be zoned
three and one-half acres, ....,.....
etc"
And so on, so that according
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
NH Gray Lady
Graduation Day
Planned MnuayyH

A new class of 30 Gray Ladies,
who will work at National In
stitutes of Health, will graduate
Saturday, at 3 pm. in the audi
forum of NH.
The Red Cross Motor service
will present colors. The pledge of
allegiance will be given by Betsy
Dianne Sherman of the Brownie
Scout Troop 535. Mrs. Van Hoge
will sing a solo accompanied by
Mrs. Allen Drew.
The invocation will be given
by Chaplain William Andrews,
and DR.. Murray Brown will pre-
side at the graduation. The wei.
coming address will be given by
DR.. James A. Sherman, director
of National Institutes of Health.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
By Jane Anderson
SIP. 1926

A group of women from Allan
wood and Gayfield on Layhil
Road have formed a garden club
1t wouldn't be proper to call then
new club since they have beer
formed since last fall. Mrs
Burch Eakin, one of several who
started the group, stressed theil
informality.
They have not chosen a name
for themselves but do meet regu
larly, the third Monday evening
of each month, at members
homes. Since many members
have new homes, landscaping has
been emphasized with husbands
joining in and outside speakers
brought in.
Mrs. Charles Siess held the last
meeting at which Christmas de.
corations were made. Anyone in,
terested in becoming a member
of the group may learn more de-
tails by calling Mrs. Thomas Fitz.
patrick at Lockwood 5-2969.
The California floods personally
involved at least two of our resi-.
dents - Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Will
son of Layhill Road. The Will
sons, who have been visiting
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr..
and Mrs, Robert Armando of San
Francisco since November, re.
turned home Friday morning, af-
ter having travelled from Califor.
mia via a 1000 mile detour! After
one full day and night their train
was 25 miles outside of Los An
geles!
The final blow was delivered
coming into Denver, Col. well
away from the flood area. Three
cars on the train wheels locked
while speeding along during the
night. Luckily the engineer real
lied what had happened before
any real damage was done. They
did, however, spend hours on the
siding watching the rest of the
world go by!
Mrs. Robert H. Miller entertain
ed a family party of "a for Christ
mas dinner. Her immediate fam
lily included: Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
H. Miller, Jr. and three daughters,
Molly, Neal, and Beth, and Miss
Mary Moore Miller.
Other guests included: Miss
Anne Miller, Miss Anne Coe Nit
chell, Mr.. and Mrs. N. Conant
Webb, Miss Polly Webb of Mont
clair, N. j., DR.. N. Conant Webb,
Jr. of Denver, Col, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Webb of New York City,
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert N. Hender-
son of Hobart, Ind, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles B. Henderson and baby
Kathy of Alexandria, Va, Mrs.
Jerry Hudson and Miss Ellen
Kleepe of Washington, Mrs.
Charles c. Tumbleson and Miss
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Zone Law .

Continued from Page II
mits for building in upper Mont
gomery were issued in 1855, q
in November, and 16 in Decem
Der. Mrs. Werner said CONNER
cial use was authorized on 10:
acres and industrial use was au
thorized on 81 acres of the up
County in 1855.
Meanwhile the Montgomery
County Planning Association say!
it favors the coming plan drafted
by Mr.. Root.
PEPCO Suits Dropped
The Council clarified an actor
of two weeks ago by deciding t.
dismiss two suits involving the
Potomac Electric Power Com
panys disputed franchise to op
crate in Montgomery County. One
legal action was an appeal of a
Maryland Public Service Com
mission decision granting PEP
co permission to operate in the
County under the perpetual fran
chise of the Great Falls Power
Company, with which PEPCC
merged in 1947.
The other suit was against the
power company itself, asking the
court to declare PEPCO operating
without a franchise. When the
company's IS year franchise ex
pired in 1852, the County offered
a new contract that would have
cost PEPCO $81, 727 year.
The company refused to accept
the new franchise, declaring that
it was operating under the old
Great Falls Co. contract. PEP.
cos original franchise, granted
in 1927, called only for the token
payment of one dollar.
New Franchise Offered
On December 81 the Council
agreed to drop its suit against
PEPCO if the company would
accept a new Is year franchise
compatible with the 1927 fran.
chise." No mention of the PSC
appeal was made in the December
action.
Tuesday Councilman ]. G. Ora
ham asked, IF we drop these
suits don't we admit that PEP.
co does have a perpetual fran
chise?" County Attorney Charles
M. Irelan answered, THE Coun.
ty Council can grant a franchise
for no longer than 25 years. The
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

having to travel miles into the
country to see it or choose is
from a group of photographs.
Bigger trees - those with bet
ter than three inch trunk diamet-
ers = are hard to come by these
days. Large estates are broken
up and desirable farm trees just
off highways have vanished, in
the main.
Under the new system, tree men
open up new sources of supply
by collecting from remote areas
in early fall before soils become
swampy. 1t is now possible to
obtain groups of fine trees at one
time. Previously, trees were NOV.
ed and transplanted Immediately
on an individual order basis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

PSC seems satisfied with PEP
COS franchise"
The suit dismissals, which the
County emphasized were with
prejudice" appear another induce
ment in the County's fight to per-
suade PEPCO to build its new
100 million dollar generating
plant in Montgomery County. Or
iginally the company said it plan
ned to build the plant in Lou
doun County, Va. Last week, how
ever, PEPCO allowed its contract
on SIG acres in Virginia to ex-
pire.
County Manager M. L. Reese
says he is confident PEPCO will
build the new plant in Montgom-
cry. A site near Dickerson is the
location most advocated. The
plant, which will produce power
primarily for Maryland commune
ties, is expected to return be-
tween $750,00O and million dol
lars annual tax revenue to the
host county.
Privy Law frightened
The amended privy restrictions
prohibit pit toilets within so feet
of wells, springs, or other water
supplies, within IS feet of a
dwelling, and within 10 feet of
side and rear property lines.
Sanitation Division chief r. w.
Kock says the frightened law will
prevent the construction of new
privies where either sewers or
septic systems are available. Pit
toilets in existance may remain
II properly constructed.
County Health Department Di-
rector DR.. William J. Peoples ex-
planned, "Privies can be offensive
and cause fly-borne disease"
In other actions:
l. The Council granted prelim-
mary permission to the Damas-
Gus Utilities Co., Inc. to operate
a water supply system. No writ
ten objections were received so no
public hearing was necessary.
County Attorney Irelan explained
that a more formal franchise will
be presented for Council approval
soon, permitting use of County
rights-of-way by the utility COM
pany.
2. Burglar alarms connected to
police stations, prohibited since
August, 1854, are once again per-
mitted. County Manager Reese
explained that the alarm systems
were outlawed previously because
many were of cheap" construc-
ton and registered numerous
false alarms. New burglar alarm
connections must be approved.
About IL alarm systems are still
connected to the Bethesda and
Silver Spring police stations,
mainly from laboratories and Of
fees engaged in secret defense
work.
8. Two new personnel appoint
ments were approved. Oscar r.
Jordan, Takoma Park, is new
jail guard trainee at 1924 an
nually. Robert Hilton King,
Clarksburg, is new ,clerk-sales-
man trainee with the Department
of Liquor Control at $3,025 year.
ly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

EullOIs
As a dairy farmer and a soon
to-be developer of Upper Mont
gomery County and an engin-
Ger with long civil engineering
experience, may bring forward
through your columns another
point of view respecting the pro-
posed Upper Montgomery County
coming ordinance which it is hop
ed will permit orderly and grac-
@ions planning and building in this
coming suburb of the DC.
There has long been talk of the
mos4 suitable acreage which
shoui1 be the minimum building
site, whether the house thereon
be of concrete block whitewash.
ed over and built by the owner
and his friends, or of the con.
tract-architect type involving
! some thousands of dollars outlay.
In every area of this Upper
county there are roads and areas
here a five-acre minimum
hould be insisted on for the sake
4 those gentle folk from the
titles who decide to sell the town
house and live in the country.
They have the wherewithal to
dild $4,000 homes with laid
out grounds HANDICAPPED by local
artists, and they have a right to
be so protected by the County
authorities that the assessed value
ION which the County authorities
gather in taxes on real estate and
personal property is not lowered
by adjacent haphazard building,
nor is the value of their invest
ment lowered by the failure of
the said County authorities to pro-
tect them adequately.
But what of the Woodworking
man with a wife and family liv-
ing in crowded apartment, small
rel,ted house, ETC., who also de-
- 4 his family shall move
n the city and learn to
healthy life in the fresh
pd of the Upper Coun.
nited means - his saw
Use of hard working
|st enough to pay for
M three-quarter acre
and with the aid
nk loan he feels he
8 owRa home. Should
land seq him a one.
Iee-quartF acre plot
he five acre plot, then
esidents of the Upper
unhappy, and made
country living and its
"a better life spiritual
ated by everyone who
ed them to move out OF
before we all indulge in
IS anger at everything
gone let us recall some
~ basic that every
ican and freedom-lov-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Thompson's Gets Seal

Thompson's Dairy, Inc, of
Washington has been honored by
national consumer magazine.
Thompsons Golden Guernsey
milk has been awarded Parents
Magazines Commentator Seal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

| RENE BER
Brooke Johns

Hoyle rode off in their horse ano
buggy for honeymoon in Avery
Avery is only about seven miles
from Travilah, but it seems much
longer when you're travelling by
horse and buggy.
Jason had met Matte at his
grocery store in Avery. He had
learned the trade as a clerk al
the general store in Norbeck. Saw
ing his money during those early
years, he was able to open his own
business within 10 years.
The young married couple re,
turned to Avery after the honey.
moon, only to meet with a rather
serious disappointment, at least
it seemed serious to the romantic
eyes of the newlyweds. The fur.
niture for their new home had
not been delivered from Balti-
more.
But Jason proved his ingenuity
by constructing furniture out of
corn meal barrels. When word
was received back home that the
furniture had not arrived, Mama
and Papa Hughes came to the
rescue. They hitched up a team
of dapple greys to the old farm
wagon, and headed for the new
home.
The wagon was loaded with
feather beds, blankets, spreads,
canned goods, preserves, and
country-cured meats and a
family COW was tied behind the
wagon. They formed quite a pro-
ceSSion.
The Hoyles lived for 16 years
in Avery, near Rockville. Within
not too long a time came their
two sons, Leonard and Bill.
Back in those days, medicines
were not always too effective.
That's why, when Leonard got
the collie at one month of age,
Jason decided to take matters in
to his own hands and concoct a
cure.
He rushed off to old Horner'S
Mill in Avery and got bunch of
catnip. He brought it home, made
tea out of it, and fed it to the
baby.
Leonard was Immediately cur
ed. However, Jason doesn't re-
commend his remedy today. at
worked them" he admits, "but
maybe babies were just a little
stronger a few decades ago"
After living in Avery for 16
years, the Hoyles moved to Olney
That was in 1914, just as World
War l was rearing its ugly head
in Europe. These were troubled
times for the world, but the
Hoyles were able to make a hap
Ply home in their new community.
1t was in Olney in 1914 that the
famous general store was opened
by Jason Hoyle, which he ran UNI
til about 1949, when he and Mat
tie retired.
Jason Hoyle's village store
weathered many years, several
wars, a number of administra-
tons, the roaring twenties and a
depression. 1t became the center
of the type of cracker-barrel at
moSphere that has become immor-
tai in this country.
Many a political battle and
many checker game was waged
within the four walls of the ia
son emporium. 1t became the
gathering place for several gen.
erations of Olney folk, and real
tradition.
And so, it is with sincere pride
that / nominate Mr.. and Mrs.
Jason Hoyle to the Sixty Club.
If you know of someone who
deserves to be remembered in my
very special club, please call me
out at the Brooke Manor Farms
Country Club. Let us all pay tri-
butte to the people who are all
too often forgotten these days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

Listen 70 Brooke Johns and his
entire fomiN direct from fhe
Brooke Manor Forms Country
Club each day, Monday through
Friday. at s:o5 o.m.. and SGfur-
days at 2 o.m.. over WIDOW, l540
on AM in Wheofon. and WASH
FIN. 97.I on I'm in Washington.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-03-15
3la lssHvER VEIN

Little Chris lending prayer: 'And
please, Lord, put the vitamins in pie
and cake instead of in cod-liver oil
and spinach Amen"
Hotel Guest 'phOning at late hour:
SIS this the desk cIerk?''
nl-HumOred Clerk: 'Wen, what's
eating you n0w?"
Guest: EEThat's what I'd like to
know
Irritated Wife: ''What do you mean
by coming home half drunk"
Hubby: cts not my fault ran out
of money!
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-03-15

Farming is d hazardous business.
Guard carefully against accident but
protect yourself from loss by taking
out a Montana Farmer Stockman
SPECIAL ACCIDENT INSURANCE
POLICY. Full information on re-
quest. Write Insurance Department.
Montana Farmer-Stockman. Great
Falls. Mont.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-03-15

population and placements of corn
under price support are gradually re-
ducing ''free' stocks. Market stocks
probably will diminish substantially in
the next three months.
The governments selling program is
being changed to aid in price rise. If
proposed changes in the farm program
are enacted in time to reduce 1856
feed grain acreage, they will tend to
strengthen prices for carryover stocks
It is possible, of course, that the new
program will not be in time or that
incentives will not be great enough to
induce general participation by farm
erS.
FLAXSEED-Price changes will de-
pend greatly on world markets. Heavy
European usage has been the main
Strengthening factor in flaxseed and
linseed oil prices. The sharp recent rise
will tend to curb demand. World pro-
duction in the present crop year was
10 per cent larger than in the previous
year.
SEEDS Strength of spring demand
will depend greatly on whether soil
bank plan is put into effect this season.
Supplies appear ample for normal use,
but might be short if a large acreage
is diverted from ''basic" crops to soil
conservation. Farm prices tend to
reach their highs in spring, then work
lower toward harvest. The February
index of retail prices paid by farmers
for seeds was 10 per cent lower than a
year ago. Prices we're lower for 90 out
of SO kinds reported.
DAIRY PRODUCTS-Prices will be
under pressure as production increases
in the next two months Manufacturing
milk and butterfat prices will hold close
to support levels until next fall. Sup
ports will be unchanged through the
year starting April 1 unless they are
revised by Congress. Because of better
net returns compared with other farm
products, production probably will in
crease 1 or 2 per cent over last year
with record milk yield per COW and,
later on, an upturn in the number of
milk COWS.
EGGS-Prices probably will be rather
stable during the next three months,
then have moderate Seasonable rise
during the summer and early fall.
Nationally, production probably will
reach the peak by late March but will
continue greater than current consump-
ton for the next three months. Buying
by breakers, and, later on, storage in
shell form will help sustain prices.
Montana farmer-stockman. [volume] (Great Falls, Mont.) 1947-1993, 1956-03-15

BAKER: Inland Equipment Co.
BELGRADE: GoIIotin Service
BIG SANDY: Gront r. Courtnuge g.
Son
BILLINGS: Doyle S. Potts
BOHEMIAN: Montana Machinery, Inc.
CHESTER: ThieImon Implement Co.
CONRAD: Kellogg Implement Co.
CUT BANK: Cut Bonk Motors
DILLON: p. J. Lowell Co.
BUTTON: Curtis Implement Co.
FAIRFIELD: Marks Texoco Service
FORSYTH: Ivan Dohlmon
FORT BENTON: Hoes g. Associates
GERALDINE: Alley Implement Co.
GLASGOW: ToyIor-Smith Trocfor Co.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Westinghouse Teacher
Heads CAR MAGAZINE

Mrs. Frances Waters, foreign
Language teacher at Washington
Lee High School in Arlington.
has been named editor-in chief
of the national Children of the
American Revolution magazine.
Her appointment was an
nounced by Mrs. E. Stewart
James of Gloucester, Va, ma
tional C. A. r. president.
Mrs. Waters. who lives at 1922
Wooten drive in Falls Church, is
credited with outstanding work
as faculty sponsor of the active
Washington-Lee High School
C. A. r. Society. The school
sponsored group was organized
by Mrs. Waters three years ago
with only nine members. 1t now
has Sc students enrolled.
Mrs. Waters has named Miss
Hazel Sheriff.. English teacher
at Washington-Lee, to serve on
the editorial staff of the C, A. r.
Two Washington-Lee
seniors, Priscilla Nicholson and
Ann Boone, also will serve on the
magazine staff.
The magazine has a circula-
ton of $500 and is published five
times a year.
Mrs. Waters will continue her
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15
Ex-HoIIywood StorIet, "a,
Flies to OAR Meeting Here

A 94-year-old former Holly
wood starlet flew into town
Thursday for the 65th Cont
mental Congress of the Daugh-
tiers of the American Revolution.
Mrs. Mary Alice Jones. OF
North Hollywood, brought in
under her wing Mrs. Ada Dabney,
a rookie of "a, who was making
her first plane trip and attending
her first congress.
MY friends told me was too
sick to come" Mrs. Jones adds.
but my doctor says l can get as
much rest in a plane seat as in
a rocking chair"
This is Mrs. Jones fifth con-
greSS and her Both year as a
OAR member. She has two
daughters. also members.
The sprightly oldster owes her
membership to an ancestor who.
she says, loaned George Wash
ington $4,000.
Mrs. Jones moved to North
Hollywood in 1923, where her
husband was associated with
one of the studios. Il acted in
a couple of early pictures. Just
for the fun of it she says.
Both Mrs. Jones and Mrs.
Dabney agree that Washington
beats California on at least one
count: no smog.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

when freedom is the prize, and our countrys
future is at stake.
Here in Washington government EN-.
ployees know from personal experience how
much it costs to maintain the machinery
of democracy. Perhaps this explains their
proud record of prompt payment each year
when Uncle Sam sends all of us his familiar
Form 1040.
For of all the precious things Amer
lea possesses only freedom is priceless.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-04-15

teaching at Washington Lee.
She was a research analyst in
the Latin American intelligence
service of the War Department
before going to the high school
in 1947. Previously she was an
at Okmulgee Junior
College in Oklahoma, and taught
French and Spanish to Army
officers. She is graduate of the
University of Oklahoma and
worked at the University of
Texas on her doctorate.
Her husband. Col. Robert P.
Waters, is second vice president
of the Virginia Society, Sons of
the American Revolution.