Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-03
BY Elaine WOjtanOwSld
GA. 1888

follows the storm. we were
pleased although not at all as
tonished that our first citizen was
reelected mayor of Rockville.
TWinbrook's n e * to-favorite
son, Frank Ecker, was elected to
the council and the bond issue for
the civic center approved-while
this is general and only tepid
news, we consider it largely a
Twinbrook victory since so many
of our neighborS are active in the
various groups which are "spon-
soring" this facility.
Twinbrook was we'll repre-.
sented at the prediction rally
and party held Friday by CGG
as well as at the victory celebra-
ton Monday night. Both parties
were at the American Legion
Hall.
The political quiet was limited
to just the one day however, and
by Wednesday morning all the
c G G. block ch arm had
switched to their precinct work
ers caps and picked up the quick
time pace which will last until
the primaries on May Z.
All this and square dacing too
the same people seems to be
addicted to these apparently diff
ferent sports. So, Honor to your
opposite slate, and do-si-do with
your candidate" Maybe we
could get a job as caller at the
polls.
SO much for our many-splen-
dored, Hatch-free hatchet-free 10.
cal election-We must now return
to really important matters-the
swimming pool for instance.
The weekend heat brought
forth a bevy of inspectors, plan.
ners, and the stockholders who
suddenly realized that the pro.
| iected opening is not far off, and
the finishing touches necessary
are many and complex. However
the latest estimate from the board
is optimistic, and high hopes are
still held for the Both.
Leslie Cole was elected presi.
dent by the new board of direc.
tors, whose first chore will be
the collection of dues for this
coming season.
Bills will be mailed out shortly,
and prompt payment will ease
some of the strain on the budget
that the final construction con.
tracts will cause. CAT the last
membership meeting, it was
voted TO allow the board to use
some of the dues collected for
capital construction costs, in the
hope that the treasury would be
replenished by guest fees, etc.
before all the dues money would
be needed for operating costs
Aside from the bookkeeping an
gle, this step was necessary as
well as desirable, since without
the cash thus made available the
pool might not open.
Sarah Ward and Merle Firol
of the pool landscape committee
and a valiant few who volun
teered a couple of weeks ago
have had their labors rewarded
in the one way that really mat
ters-the grass is green, though
still tender, and the trees have
blossomed beautifully-and or
time.
Halpine road will close later
this month for the installation
of sewer lines to Halpine Village
At the last TGA meeting the pos
sibility of. connecting LeMay OF
Rockland Avenue to Halpine was
raised. The present plans are tc
connect Lewis Avenue to a street
in Halpine Village which will, Of
course, lead out to Halpine Road
but this will not be done unit
after the sewer work, and will
have no effect on the immediate
traffic problem.
In the master plan for the city
a direct route will be provided
from Lewis Avenue to the under
pass which is planned TO elimi