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Smyrna times., 1956-04-12
ST. PETERS AUX. ELECT
Miss L. Ann Scout Named Presi-
dent; other Officers


The following officers were elect
ed by the Woman's Auxiliary of
st. Peters Episcopal Church at
the monthly meeting held Tuesday
night: Miss T. Ann Scout, presi-
dent; Mrs. Thomas Lamb, vice
president; Mrs. Jerry Lamb, re-
cording secretary; Mrs. Ralph G,
FAIRIES, ST., corresponding secres
tary; Mrs. James Merrill, treasur-
er; Mrs. Ralph Carey, Christian So
cial relations chairman; Mrs. JAM
es Rodney, United Thank Offering
custodian; Mrs. Medford Sparks,
supply secretary; Mrs. Frank
Greenwell, educational secretary;
Mrs. Charles Sigler, Sr., devotion
al chairman; Miss Helen Scout,
Altar Guild director; Mrs. Richard
w. Comegys, church periodical
club secretary. They will serve
for a two-year term. The nomi-
mating committee comprised Mrs.
Fred Heinold, Sr., chairman, Mrs.
Francis b. Gebhart, and Mrs.
Frank GreenweI. Mrs. F. Sydney
Bancroft presided at the meeting.
1t was announced that the spring
in-gathering of the UTC will be
on Sunday, April 20 at the IL
am. service in the church. Mrs.
Comegys reported that she will
begin regular collection of maga-
zines for the State Welfare Home
Smyrna times., 1956-04-12
TO HEAD STATE
MASS FEEDING
B. BisseII, Jr., of Will
mington Named Chief of
Civil Defense Emergency
ESSENTIAL POST

Harry B. Bissell, Jr.. owner of
the three Howard Johnson's Res
taurants in the Wilmington area,
has been named chief of the state
Civil Defense emergency mass
feeding section.
The appointment was announc-
ed by d. Preston Lee, state CD
director.
Mr.. Bissell, who will serve as
a part time CD volunteer, will be
responsible for drafting an overall
state plan for the feeding of re-
fugees in a wartime emergency
or large natural disaster.
His work will be coordinated
with plans for the shelter and
care of refugees now being drawn
up by the emergency welfare SER
vices division of the State De-
partment of Civil Defense. Mr..
Bissell will be assigned to this di-
vision under it's chief, Edgar Hare,
Jr., state welfare director.
"Mr. Bisselps extensive expert
ence and contacts as a festaura-
teur will be very useful to Civil
Defense" Mr.. Lee said.
His job as mass feeding direc-
tor is an essential one" Mr.. Lee
explained, because Delaware's
major role following a surprise
bombing attack may well prove
to be that of handling a mass in
f1ux of refugees from nearby
primary target areas-Philadel-
phia and Baltimore"
In addition to his statewide
planning duties, Mr.. Bissell also
will be responsible for advising
county Civil Defense officials on
local preparations for emergency
feeding.
Born in Manchester, Conn.,, Mr.
Bissell, now 80, attended schools
in Manchester and also the Bor.
dentown Military Institute in New
Jersey before entering Dartmouth
College.
His college studies were inter.
rupted by Army service during
World War II. He served as ar
interpreter with the U. S. Intelli.
gence Corps in France and Ger.
many.
Discharged in 1916 after three
and a half years service, he re.
turned to Dartmouth, earned his
Bachelor of Arts degree in 1947
then took a masters degree il
business administration.
After college he managed the
Howard Johnson's restaurant al
Bordentown,- N. j., then owned by
his parents. In 1850 he built the
Howard Johnson's at Hare's Cor.
ner, DUPONT Highway. Later he
purchased the Howard Johnson's
at Fairfax on the Concord Pike
and at Edge Moor on the Gov
Printz Boulevard.
He lives with his wife anc
three children at 118 Rockingham
Road, Windsor Hills.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-12

m. and 12.45-2:45 pm. This SER
vice is for women rs years of age
and over. Call Dover 1922 for ap-
pointments. April 20-Cancer De-
lection Center, Smyrna, Health
Unit, E. Commerce Street, 9:45-
11:45 am. and 12:45-2:45 pm.
This service is for women 25 years
of age and over. Call Smyrna
3091 for appointments.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-12

or June, nests. eggs, and young
birds may be destroyed.
Spring burning may be the cas-
lest method of removing dead lit
ter, but like burning down the
barn to get rid of termites, it is
not the best way. Burning is as
out-of-date and as devastating to
soil fertility as straight-furrow
plowing in hill country.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-12

Mammoth Cave in Kentucky
has a uniform temperature of
about 55 degrees.
Joseph Story became a Justice
of the U. S. Supreme Court at the
age of 80.
Smyrna times., 1956-04-12
Stability and Service

Since 1907 we of the Farmers Bank of the State of
Delaware have played part in the growth of homes
and the development of industry and agriculture in
1.-THE First State"
Today-with nine branches sraegcaly located through
out the state-no home farm business more than
rs miles from the complete of financial service and
the friendly spirit of hepfuness which is hallmark
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24

I'VE prefer Montgomery Coun.
ty," he said, because the profess
sional type people live here"
Plans already drawn call for a
two-story and basement brick
building with $4,000 square feet
of floor space, including 10000
square feet of disable floor area.
The proposed building would be
built in stages. About $4,000
square feet of floor space would
be finished by next July at a cost
of 100000, hope the ORC Off
Gals.
The Bethesda land is owned by
Mrs. Ruth E. Day who is asking
$4,000 an acre for it. The site
is close to the National Insti.
tutes of Health and the Naval
Medical Center.
ORC does all its research for
the Army. All the work is CLASH
fled. About 400 people are en-
ployed at several locations in the
county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
II Trophies
To be Given
To Paraders

Seventeen trophies will be
awarded to units taking part in
what parade marshal Jerrold B.
Ullman calls Rockville's biggest
Memorial Day Parade, to begin at
3 pm. Wednesday.
Military and fraternal organi-
cations, fire and rescue equip
ment, bands, beauty queens and
floats are expected to march in
the parade. Col James S. McAu-
life, superintendent of county po-
lice, will be grand marshal.
Mayor Dickran Y Hovsepian of
Rockville will award the trophies.
Categories and donors of tro-
plies, now on display at Medley
jewelers., are: outstanding all
round unit in any category, city
of Rockville; best military re-
serve marching unit, Rockville
Motor Co.; best veterans march
ing unit, Congressional Motors,
and best non-military marching
unit, Atwell's Cleaners.
Also best Women'S marching
unit, Radford's Bakery; best high
school band, Robbins and Clark
Shell Center; second place high
school band, American Legion
Post ISL; best junior marching
unit, Regional Finance Co.; best
color guard, Medley and Co.; best
mechanical unit, Rockmont Mo-
tor Co., and best non-military
band, Modern Furniture Co.
Other trophies will go to the
best mounted unit, VIEW. Post
1868; best fire engine company,
Bealrs ESQ Service; best float
Grafton's Servicenter; second
place float, Rockville Stationery;
best 40 and S locomotive of the
American Legion, Peoples Drug
Store, and unit travelling longest
distance, American Legion Post
Sc.
Judges for the parade will be
Joseph Geereart, developer Of
TWinbrook; Rev. Walter T.. Will
liams, pastor of Jerusalem Meth.
odist Church, Rockville; Edmund
Under, manager of the Villa The
alter; Lila II. Thomson, publisher
of the Rockville Shopper, and
Louis NJ. Leimbach, co-publisher
of the Sentinel.
A religious service will be held
before the parade in front of the
Courthouse on Montgomery Ave
nue.. Rev. Howard A. Wilson Of
Crusader Lutheran Church and
Rev. Charles B. Matthias of Rock.
vile Christian Church will lead
the services.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Prefab Won't
Be Finished
In September

Charles Goodman, architect for
Montgomery County's expert
ment in prefabricated buildings,
the 10-room addition to Viers Mill
School, told the School Board
Monday night that the addition
could not possibly be ready by
September"
The earlist prediction that Mr..
Goodman would make was De-
cember, although he said that too
many factors entered into the
construction for him to set any
definite completion date.
He also pointed out that he is
the boards architect and not rep
resenting any one manufacturer
although the board of education
has been thinking only in terms
of the model of the National
Homes Corp. of Lafayette, Ind.
Mr. Goodman said the bidding
will be completely open.
This revelation leaves the four
board members who voted in
favor of prefabS last month
slightly red.faced as the main
reason given for using this
unique construction in the county
was the early construction date
which would get Viers Mill stu.
dents off double session next fall.
Harrison King was the only
board member to hold out against
the prefab when the board voted
approval of h preliminary
plans Monday night. The others
urged Mr.. Goodman to press for
an earlier completion date.
This he promised to do al
though he pointed out that only
Is percent of the building was
industrialized and the rest de.
pended on local contracts I'M
familiar with prefab construc.
ton.
He advised against trying TO
get two or four Of the rooms
ready ahead of time as this would
increase the difficulties and cost
Of construction, he said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Report ON Juvenile Crime
Praises Youth Organizations

The Kensington branch of the
American Association of Univer.
sity Women last week produced
an example Of volunteer workers
serving the community in an area
where such help is most needed.
Its social studies group pre-.
sented juvenile court Judge AZ
fred Noyes with statistical re-
port on juvenile court behavior
cases in 1865. Because the court
is understaffed it has not been
able TO make such an analysis in
time for its use TO be valuable.
The idea was prompted by a
meeting with Judge Noyes in
1851 to discuss the Kensington
women's interest in q cottage they
had adopted at the Children's Cen.
ter in Laurel
When the judge was unable TO
answer a number of their ques.
tons on the pattern Of delin.
quency in the county, they offered
TO aid the oYerworked staff and
turned the project over to the so.
cial studies group.
Facts Brought Out
Some significant facts about
the situations under which de.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Junior College
Professors Meet

The Montgomery Junior Col.
lege chapter Of the American AS
ISOLATION of University Profcs-
sors will hold its last business
session of the current school year
at the home of DR.. Bernice F.
Pierson, 1915 Maple Avenue, BE.
thesda, at 8 pm. tomorrow.
This business session will hear
the report of the nominations
committee, and hold election of
officers for the new year. Papers
will be read by various members.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Indignation
ReportPlan
Touchdown

The Montgomery County
School Board turned down by a
four to three vote Monday night
board member Rose Kramers
resolution asking for monthly
progress reports on next years
desegregation plans.
These plans, which call for 375
Negro students to be transferred
from six up-county schools to
schools nearest their homes, are
causing concern and a good deal
of fear among the Negro
parents, Mrs. Kramer said.
The board should be kept in
formed of this plan which is not
clear-cut but needs interpreta-
ton, she said, in order to reas-
sure the Negroes that everything
is being done 'in the best in
terests Of the children.
She said that this was one way
of stopping the rumor that the
board is deliberately sabotaging
indignation, in contradiction to
member Wayne Birdsell who felt
tn the reports themselves
might start rumors.
Superintendent Forbes Norris
opposed the reports on the
grounds that they might give I'M
wanted publicity that would
harm individual children. Mem
Der Willard McGraw, backed by
Harrison King, felt that this is
an administrative matter in
which the board shouldn't inter.
fere.
Wylie Barrow felt that the
resolution amounted to a vote of
mo confidence" in the staff. Mr..
King was also opposed on the
grounds that 1t seemed TO be
singing out the up-county area
Where most OF the desegregation
will take place next year for spe.
cial investigation.
An amendment of his to in.
clude all steps taken towards
Indignation was voted down.
After the vote against the
resolution, Lathrop Smith, who
was in favor of the reports, ask.
ed the superintendent to take
some concrete steps to aIlay
Negroes fears.
Local school principals work.
ing in close cooperation with
Fred Dunn arc handling the pro.
blem, DR.. Norris replied.
In other action, the board ap-
proved the appointment OF Mr..
Dunn as a junior high vice prin-
cipal which will leave his special
position this past year as integra.
ton aide untitled.
A committee is in the process
Of being appointed that will in.
clude Mr. Dunn and take over
some of his duties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24

Maryland law says a criminal
is sane if he can differentiate
between right and wrong.
Welsh hopes to have Cole ruI-
ed insane because the convicted
rapist could not control his i'm
pulses. The lawyer presented no
defense but brought a parade
of doctors and psychiatristS to
the stand to testify "in mitiga-
ton. of sentence" The medical
men stated that Cole suffered
a brain inflammation in 1919.
Funeral services will be held
tomorrow in Martinsburg, West
for Rev. Ernest Taylor
Harrison, retired Methodist min.
lister from Bethesda. Rev. Har.
rison died Monday in Pittsburg.
He is survived by widow, a
son, and a daughter.
DelmaS Foster of Gathers
burg was given the bestspeech
award and Don StaIey of Boyds
was honOred for the best farm.
ing program at last weeks an
nual banquet of the Gathers
burg Chapter of the Future
Farmers of America. William
Feddeman of the Board of Ed
ucatiOn presented the awards.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Slash Hit
By Norris,
PTA Head

Released just two days ago,
County Manager M. L. Reeses
proposed budget has drawn much
criticism and little praise. Only
the County Council has had
kind word for the managers
recommendations which cuts $6.5
million from department and
school requests. The council
congratulated Mr.. Reese for his
excellent presentation.
The manager recommends a
four percent raise in teachers
salaries instead of new, higher
pay scale asked by the School
Board. Superintendent Forbes
H. Norris says if the managers
recommendation is approved 1--WE
will be in second place perma-
nently."
DR.. Norris held long confer
ences with the Board Of Educa,
ton staff members Tuesday and
yesterday to discuss the man.
ayers suggested reductions in
funds for text books and mate
rails of instruction are based on
the assumption that standards of
the instruction program are ade-
quate. "They are not" states DR..
Norris.
PTA Council Protests
At its Tuesday meeting the
County Council of Parent
Teachers Associations voted to
Strongly protest" the managers
rejection of new teachers pay
scale, and the reduced number
Of new teachers. The PTA Coun-
ell expressed concern" at the
cut in funds for text books and
Institutional materials. They
voted to urge full restoration"
pf requested constructions funds.
Paul Howard, installed as
president of the PTA group at
Tuesdays meeting, says the rec
commended budget is a serious
threat" to the teaching staff and
building program of the school
system. He states, "Tax.paying
parents are willing and able to
pay for a good school program"
Mr.. Towards predecessor as
head of the PTA unit, Jesse Mac
Knight, exclaims, while as tax
payers we are interested in
economy, it would appear that he
Reese) is attempting a major
saving in the operating budget
at the expense of the teachers
at a time when good teachers
are demonstratively hard to get
and hold on to-"
Eric Rhodes, executive score
tary of the Montgomery County
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24

cases in the four preceding years
and the rise in population.
Also recorded was a greater
decrease in informal cases than
in the more serious formal cases
where a court hearing was neces-
sary. One Interpretation Of these
facts Is that vandalism, one Of the
chief complaints listed against jul
veniles, Is the type Of offense
sometimes resulting from too
much unsupervised leisure time.
Activities Cut Offenses
When well supervised con3truc-
tive youth activities are substi-
tuted there is less likelihood of
idleness and boredom leading the
young people into unacceptable
community acts, the report points
out.
That the largest number Of
cases occurred between the ages
OF II and is illustrates the diff.
Guilty Of adjustment that many
children are especially likely to
during their adde's.
cence.
One Of the results Of the study,
the fact that II percent Of the
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24

there is no local tobacco tax.
The new levy is expected to
bring the county $450,0O0 during
the coming fiscal year.
Meanwhile the council con-
tinues in its May legislative Ses-
sion. Two bills were passed
Tuesday, outlawing x-ray shoe
fitting devices and empowering
the Board of Appeals to decide
appeals from ordinances regulat-
ing places of amusements.
At public hearing last week
the county's sanitary division
chief, r. w. Koch, told the coun-
Gil that salesman and customers
could receive doses of radiation
from "inexpertly operated" X
ray shoe fitting machines. He
said only two such machines are
in the county, both out of order.
BY waving its May 81 submis-
sion deadline the council Tues
day accepted four minor pro-
posals. They would: make it un-
lawful to leave street excava-
tons unprotected; give the coun-
Gil power to regulate objects
placed on public thoroughfares" /;
authorize bonds for $150,000 to
construct Wheaton parking lots;
and repeal a section of the code
requiUng candidates for the
police force to take a physical
examination since another sec
ton requires physical exam
ination for all prospective county
employees.
Public hearings on the last
minute bills are set for Monday
night.
Public hearings on four impor-
tant proposals will be held to-
night. The council will hear
comment on bills establishing a
special tax area on the Isle of
Eden in the Potomac River for
road construction on the island;
setting up a revenue authority
that could build and operate
revenue producing enterprises;
permitting the county to float
bonds for airport construction;
and requiring the licensing and
registration of bicycles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Managers Budget Retains Tax Rate
Research Unit Seeks Zone
Change for Bethesda Site

The Johns Hopkins University
Operations Research Office
wants an amendment to the
county coming ordinance so it can
erect a multi million dollar
research building on the north.
west corner of Wisconsin Avenue
and Cedar Lane in Bethesda.
ORC must vacate an office it
rents from the All Clubs of
America at ZOO Connecticut Ave
nue., Chevy Chase, by July /,
1857. A new location must be
picked Immediately and there is
not enough time to file a regular
rezoning application on the Be-
thesda tract, ORC business
manager Joseph DiMarzo told
the County Council Tuesday.
The university group wants
the coming ordinance amended to
permit research offices in resi-.
Dental zones. ORC must exer.
else its option on the 15-acre resi-
dentially.zoned site before June 1.
Joseph M. Kyle, ORC lawyer,
said the group will pick up the
option if the council sets a public
hearing on the proposed amend
ment. The council is expected to
set the hearing next week.
DiMarZo told the council ORC
has been offered space in down
town Washington and in Airing
ton County, Va. Johns Hopkins
University also owns 400 acres
in Howard County, he stated.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24

linquency and EMBELLISHMENTS
among county children occur
were brought to light by this re
port. Its purpose is TO furnish
more information regarding com.
munity needs for preventing such
cases.
One encouraging result was an
indication that community eff
forts already established such as
youth organizations, canteens,
church groups, etc.-are begin.
ming 10 take effect.
1858 $40 behavior cases (other
than traffic. show a six percent
decrease over 1954's SOB cases, in
contrast TO the continual rise of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Neu Motel
Set to Open
Wednesday

Fig and McKeever's 97-unit
Motel Washingtonian, at the in
tersection of the new National
Pike and Shady Grove Road just
north of Rockville, will open
Wednesday.
It's owners describe the giant
motel as Combination of coun-
try club, luxury hotel, private
estate and business executives
club and office.
The motel is entirely air-condi-
toned. Each room contains a 81
inch television set, hi-fidelity
radio and music system, private
telephone, wall-to-wall carpeting
and tile bathroom with tub and
shower.
The Golden Grill snack bar
will be open Wednesday. Two
other dining rooms, the Bur
gundy Room and the Washing
tonian Room. as well as lounge
called the Coach n Four, are
scheduled for opening in mid
summer.
A figure-eight shaped swim
ming pool will be available to
the guests, besides a private lake
stocked with game fish. An 49,
hole golf course and six tennis
courts are planned for the motel
site.
A gift shop and automobile
service station will complete the
facilities of the Motel Washing
tonian.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Sets
2O-Bed Ward
For Children

Suburban Hospital will open a
20bed pediatric unit early this
fall, the first such unit in any
Montgomery County hospital, it
was announced by Mrs. Amelia
Many Carter, administrator Of
Suburban Hospital.
Although we have always
maintained a four-bed pediatric
ward, we long ago recognized the
need for a whole pediatric unit, ;"
said Mrs. Carter. "Only lack
of space has prevented its install
lation. Space for the 20-bed sec.
ton will become available in our
present building as soon as medi-
cal and surgical beds are moved
to the new wing, scheduled to
open early in the fall"
Other improvements and extern
sive renovation in Suburban Hos
pitfalls present 125.bed building
are planned as soon as the new
fourstory, 75.bed wing, financed
by popular subscription and Hill
Burton funds, is ready for occu-
pancy.
A new nursery will be con
structed. The delivery room
suite will be enlarged. The en-
Urgency room, X-ray department
and laboratory will all have dou-
bic their present space, and a
waiting room for emergency
room and X-ray patients is plan
ned. The waiting room formerly
used for these departments was
converted to other uses when the
hospitals high rate of occupancy
caused general over.croWdinp.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-05-24
Late News Briefs

Two area men - nicEnamed
robin Hood" and Little John"
= have been seized by Wash
ingtOn police, who say the men
are responsible for hundreds
of burglaries" in the past sew
eral years. Joseph Robin
Hood" Wright, 25, of Washing
ton and Bernard Little John"
White, FL, of Fredericksburg,
Virginia, are charged with 81
robberies netting $4,000 loot in
Montgomery County. Police say
the pair got their nickname be-
cause of their habit of distrib-
uting the loot to their friends.
Late baseball scores: Richard
Montgomery 9-Howard County 2;
Sherwood 16-Gaithersburg 7; Be
thesda-C Chevy Chase 2-Suitland 3;
Blair Northwestern 7; Damas.
Gus 4-Walkersville 3.
Rockville lawyer Barnard T.
Welsh says he will seek to over.
throw MaryIand's criminal in.
sanity law in appealing the con-
victiOn of 23.year old George
LightfOOt Cole. Cole was sen.
fenced Monday to hang for the
November rape OF a three.year
old TakOma Park girl. The