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

In an outburst of activity the
Montgomery County Council took
four important actions at it's
Tuesday meeting:
/. Extend the effective date of
the long pending coming ordi-
nance for Upper Montgomery
County once again, from January
10 to February %.
2. Dropped all legal action con-
testing the Potomac Electric
Power Company's franchise in
Montgomery County.
3. Passed legislation Tightening
restrictions on privies.
A. Gave preliminary approval to
the Damascus Utilities Company.
Over the objections of Council
men j. G. Walker and Mrs. Stella
Werner the Council again post
poned temporary coming ordi-
nance for Upper Montgomery,
originally approved by the form
er County Council in November
1854. No one showed UP to speak
at Tuesdays public hearing on
the postponement.
Meanwhile, the Upper Mont
gomery County Planning Com
mission will hold a public hear
ing tonight in Rockville on a
permanent coming ordinance and
map which provides for a mini
mum lot size of 10000 square
feet in most of the Up-County.
The planning unit rejected a pro-
posed coming plan from hired
consultant Irving c. Root which
provided for two and five-acre
minimum lot zones.
May to be Submitted
After tonight's public hearing
the UMCPC will prepare the final
form of its coming ordinance and
map and submit them to the
County Council, which will hold
its own public hearing in Feb
l1lary..
In urging no further delay in
activating coming ordinance for
the up-County area Mrs. Wern-
err pointed out 4 ,cord num-
Der of building per- issued in
the first nine months of 1855 for
the up-County and stated, with
such changing land use we should
not postpone an ordinance again.
According to Mrs. Werner, 301
building permits were issued for
the up-County area in the first
nine months of 1855 compared
with 257 for the same period in
1854. She says total Of 381 per-
Continued on Page A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

Three runaway Washington
juveniles were returned to their
parents yesterday after being ar
rested for sleeping in the hallway
of the Rockville Professional
Building. Washington Juvenile
authorities were notified. Two
of the boys have previously been
before juvenile officials. The boys
told police they ran away because,
I'VE don't like school or home"
Adm. G. Roy Hartwig, Mont
gOmery County's deputy civil
defense director, will join the
CD heads from Washington,
Northern Virginia, and Prince
Georges County Wednesday in
the third of a series of panel
discussions sponsored by the
National Council of Jewish WO-
men, The discussion. on "ac-
ton TO be taken for seIf-prOtec-
ton in the event of an atomic
attack" will be held at ID. c.
Civil Defense headquarters,
1920 Howard Street, NV. Ad.
Hartwig's special topics will be
Reception Centersv and what
to do If we Heard the Signal
Tomorrow"
Rockville's City Manager John
MARYLAND is calling all dog own
ers to remind them that January
] is the date for renewing dog Ii
censes which can be done at City
Hall any time between Mondays
and Fridays from $3.50 a. m. to )
p. m. and Saturday mornings
from 9 to ~.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

them, instead of taking his orders
from the team of millionaires now
shaping the policy of the coun-
try"
The Republican incumbent con-
gresham is Dewitt S. Hyde, serv-
ing his second term. Silver
Spring labor leader Frank B. Pow
ers announced his intention to
enter the May Z Democratic prim-
airy in November.
Mr.. Walker, 56-year-old lawyer,
smacked at the Republicans, I'm
tired of waiting around for vel
fsFe, security, and peace to trick
u down to the rest of us after
ne Board of Directors has de-
Anided what it wants. This is the
Republican approach to govern
mentA repeatedly shown to be
wronk in the past. We've seen
the Old repudiated pattern de-
veloping for the past three years.
We cannot afford it again"
The County Council election in
1854 was Mr.. Walkers first at
tempt at public office. He receiv-
ed the highest vote for candidates
at-large. Mr.. Walker recently
completed year as County Coun-
ell president.
The candidate is a partner in
the Rockville and Washington
law firm of Jackson and Walker.
! lie says If elected to Congress he
viii Jevote his full time to his
public duties. Mr.. Walker has not
yet organized his campaign COM
NJ Walker lives at 5608 Over
carload, Summer, with his wife,
thu former Marion Boss of Rock
willie and Bethesda, and their two
children.
Mr.. Walker is former presi-
dent of the Summer Citizens As
ISOLATION and delegate to the
County Civic Federation. He is
a member and former vestryman
OF st. Johns Episcopal Church,
Bethesda.
The councilman attended Am
Ferst College and served with the
Navy during World War I. Dur
ing World War II he was district
enforcement officer for the of
flee of Price Administration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
I8-Year-Old
Free on Bond
In Fight Death

"A preliminary hearing will be
Acid January % for Edward G.
Dant, I3-year-old Takoma Park
sailor free on $1,000 bond in the
New Years Eve fist.fight death
of John B. Danforth. 25-year-old
father of two. Those charged
with murder are usually held
without bond but Dant was re-
leased on the recommendation of
Assistant States Attorney Leon
ard Hardy.
Danforth was found dead in
his bed at his Takoma Park
home by his wife, Evelyn, about
$3.50 Sunday morning. He was
pronounced dead of skull frac-
ture over the right ear at Wash
ington Sanitarium.
Police reconstruct Danforth's
death this way: The victim, who
had been drinking, went to his
mother.in-law's house at z Man
chester Place, Silver Spring,
Saturday night. Dant arrived to
visit Danforth's 14-year-old sister
in-law. The two men began
arguing.
They went out in the hallway
and fought but, according to
police, neither man was knocked
down. Dant left Immediately;
Danforth stayed a short while,
then went home. His wife says
he got into bed and became i'll.
When she next looked in on
him Sunday morning, he was
dead, his feet in bed, his head
on the floor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Safety Head
Not Needed,
CounciLSays

The Montgomery County Coun.
Gil will send a formal reply to
Gilbert Guide, only Republican
member of the County's State
Legislature delegation, who last
week asked the County to restore
the job of director of public safe
ty.
The County will tell Mr.. Guide
that the tasks formerly performs
ed by the safety director are now
handled effectively by police and
fire department personnel. Mr..
Guide charged, "A metropolitan
County such as ours requires
someone in top management to
devote full time to promoting and
co-ordinating the safety work Of
our schools, our County and State
police departments, our County
and State road authorities, and
all other agencies"
The County's last director Of
public safety was Arthur E. Mil
Ter, who was appointed by the
former Republican-contr ollie d
council in 1850 and who resigned
when the all-Democratic council
was elected in 1854. No salary
for safety director was includ-
ed in this years County budget.
In explaining how other per-
sonnet have taken over the safety
directors jobs, County Manager
M. L. Reese told the Council Tues
day, lit. Leslie Thompson works
at police headquarters at night
analyzing accident reports"
Manager Reese holds that the
increase in accidents since 1854
cited by Mr.. Guide, has resulted
from the increased number OF
cars in the County. There are
$4,000 cars registered in Mont
gomery. The manager says "a
officers are assigned to motor
cycle and cruiser-car accident pat
rolls, parking meter inspection
and school crossing coordination
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Liquor Patrol Checks
Cheap Hootch' Imports

Maryland's most under.staffed
law enforcement agency is the
six.man Alcohol Tax Enforce
ment Unit. The so-called "liquor
border patrol" headed by Robert
N. Lucke must watch the entire
State for persons bringing in
more than the permitted amount
of fre-water from neighboring
Jurisdictions, including the Dis
trict of Columbia.
The Christmas and New Years
season is their busiest.
Maryland law permits a per.
son TO transport only one quart
of liquor at a time into the State
and only two quarts a month.
But because Maryland's liquor
tax is S1.50 per gallon while
Washington's is $1.15 per gallon.
and because price.setting fair
trade laws do not apply in d. c.,
many Marylanders are tempted
to drive to Washington for their
lifths and pints.
The Alcohol Tax Enforcement
Unit has one man assigned to
Western Maryland, one 70 South
ern Maryland, one to the central
part Of the State, and two on the
Eastern Shore. In addition to
watching for the transportation
of Illegal amounts Of liquor into
Maryland from other states, the
border patrol" seeks still OPP
orators.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

Roger v. Laynor, chief Of the
State Comptroller's Alcoholic
Beverage Division, says only one
man is usually assigned to patrol
the Montgomery-Prince Georges.
Washington border Some days
however, as many as three agents
cover the area. Some days there
are none.
Mr.. Loynor says the enforce
ment agents do not get tips from
Washington liquor store owners
when Maryland motorist buys
a big stock Of liquor He says
the border patrol" observe
Washington liquor stores while
in parked cars or while cruising
by. Sometimes the store owners
try to interfere with the agents
observations.
Mr.. Laynor says the enforce
agents are ethical and they pro-
tect the individuals rights. They
do not enter private property and
they have never apprehended
anyone who was not in violation
OF the law"
This Christmas season the
border patrol" has made two
arrests and confscated AZ bottles
of liquor worth $253.S8 in Mont.
gomery County. George Fl.
Brown Of Washington is charged
with passing three cases Of pre-.
MUM quality liquor TO w. S.
Bannister on the property of
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Late News Briefs

The Sentinel learned this
week of the serious illness of
former Rockville Mayor Doug
las M. BlandfOrd. The former
mayor, who was also a success
full businessman i'm town and
owner of lumber yard, is hos
pitalized in Miami, Fla, where
he and Mrs. Blandford maintain
a winter home.
Deputy Assistant Secretary OF
State Edward Bacon WILDER, So
died of a neart attack Monday
night at his home on Glen Road
in Potomac. He is survived by
his wife, Georgia Horend WILDER;
two sons, Edward Jr., and Paul
Horend; and a daughter, Marcia
Jeanne.
MerIO J. Pussy, associate edi-
tor OF the washington Post and
Times Herald will be released
today from Suburban Hospital
where he has been confined
since Sunday when he was kick
ed by Christmas-gift horse on
his Laurel Lea Farm near
POOIesviIIe. Mr.. Pussy suffered
a fractured jaw and cheek bone.
DIR. Roscoe j. Greer says the
editor is doing well"
Kirk" Davies, son Of Gathers.
burg's Mr.. and Mrs. Charles X.
Davies, Jr., has been awarded his
letter for cross-country competi.
ton and elected captain of next
years track team at st. James
Hagerstown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Paul Speaks
At COncInUe
On Industry

1t. Gen. w. S. Paul, deputy
director of the office of defense
mobilization, will lead group
of speakers from business and
government at the January 10
Commercial and Industrial De-
velopment Conference sponsored
by Montgomery County at Manor
Country Club.
Three to four hundred pr ,e
are expected to attend til on
ference, called to discuss the
problems of attracting new COM
merce, industry, and government
installations to Montgomery
County. ~
1t. Gen. Paul will be the lunch
con speaker. William H. Press,
executive vice president of the
Washington Board of Trade, and
Homer Hoyt, economist ar auth
or of a study of Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, will
speak to the morning session of
the conference.
Two panels will hold separate
discussions in the afternoon. One,
headed by Montgomery County
Commerce Association president
David Soul, will discuss the
County's potential.
On the panel will be: Frank
L. Hewitt, Jr., vice-president of
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission; Sidney Oliver,
vice-chairman Of the Maryland
National Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission; and DR.. Harold
NJ. Dudley, executive secretary Of
the Greater Washington Indus
trial Conference.
The second panel, discussing
needs of commerce, industry, and
government, will be led by Carl
Lloyd, executive vice president of
the Society of Industrial Realtors.
On the panel will be: Leonard
Hoyle, president of the Montgom.
cry County Bankers Association;
DR.. G. r. Tatum, Laboratories
Division general manager at the
Vitro Corp; and Fred S. Poor
man, Public Buildings Service de.
putty commissioner in the General
Services Administration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
CityNegro
Teens Get
RecCenter

A new canteen for Rockville's
Negro youth was given the 60
ahead signal by the Mayor and
Council Tuesday night when they
voted $500 to pay for the use of
the Lincoln Junior High gym
where the canteen will be held on
Friday and Saturday nights.
City Manager John MARYLAND
in his report on the winter re-
creation program of the city said
that the canteen had been organ
lied by director of recreation Eu-
gene Moran and Dr. Parlett
Moore, principal of Carver High
School.
Activities already planned for
the canteen are dancing, includ-
ing live band once a month, vol
ley ball, shuttle board, checkers,
ping pong and other games.
Other winter programs through
out the city that are going strong,
according to Mr.. MARYLAND, are
the sBiddy basketball. league for
boys in grades three, four and
five at Richard Montgomery High
School; 8 to IL a. m. this Satur-
day and II a. m. to 2 p. m. every
Saturday thereafter.
Baton Lessons Given
Baton twirling classes for girls
in grades six, seven, eight, nine
and 10 at Rockville Junior High
at 8, 10 and IL a. m. on Saturdays.
Ballroom dancing lessons for
boys and girls in grades six, sew
en-, eight, nine and 10 at Richard
Montgomery from l to 2 p. M,
Saturdays.
Junior basketball league for
boys in grades five, six, seven,
eight and nine lat present, 10
teams with 40 boys) at Richard
Montgomery, two games each at
2, 3 and 4 p. m. Saturdays.
Senior basketball league for
boys in grades 10, IL. and IL at
Richard Montgomery at 8, 9, and
10 p. m. Wednesdays.
The Lincoln High program is
in process of revision but includes
junior and senior basketball
leagues for boys.
Sewer Report Heard
Also Tuesday night, the mayor
and council heard a progress re-
port from city attorney David
Cahoon on the final draft of the
proposed agreement with the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission for the extension of
the Cabin John trunk sewer line.
Mr. Cahoon said that he would
be meeting with the commission
next Tuesday to get policy de-
cision from them on proposal
that the city be reimbursed by
WSSC for its major contribution
to the initial installation of the
sewer line in the Cabin John val
ley, which has been estimated at
$670,000.
The mayor and council also APP
proved two no-parking resolu-
tons, one along Viers Mill Road
from Atlantic to Bradley Avenue;
the other on the west side of
North Adams Street between
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

late for you, it will protect your
children
"The only moral, humane thing
we can say to that mother is
We will continue to do every
thing we can to see that you are
not forgotten in the rush of vic
tory that comes with increasing
use Of the vaccine
I'VE must go on with our re-
search" the chairman said, ito
help those stricken to live useful
lives. And we must continue to
train medical personnel to see
that polio victims need not fight
polio alone"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Bethesda Chamber
To Meet Monday

The Bethesda Chamber Of Com.
merce will meet Monday at 8
pm. at First Federal Savings and
Loan Association. A review of the
1885 program will be made and
the plans for 1856 considered ard
voted upon.
Awards 10 winners Of the mem.
bership contest win be an
nounced. Membership was in.
creased by 60 members during
the drive bringing the total to
229.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Infantry Groups Form

The 319th Infantry Regiment,
one Of the largest army reserve
units Of the Maryland Military
District. activated three compan-
les, and relocated seven others
last Tuesday. They include Com
pany b, of Rockville and Com
pany F, Rockville to Hagerstown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

Only fiscal matters, emergency
bills, and measures lin the gem
eral interest may be discussed
at the short February session.
Three of the bills vetoed by the
governor last year would have
reorganized the Maryland. Nation
al Capital Park and Planning
Commission One would take
from the governor his power to
appoint Park and Planning Com
missioners and give that power
solely to Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties. The coun-
ties each appoint two commissions
ers now and the governor APP
points two.
A second vetoed measure would
extend the jurisdiction Of the
MNCPPC to all of Montgomery
County. The third bill rejected
by the governor would allow the
commission to acquire land for
the State Roads Commission and
the School Board.
County Manager M. L. Reese
says he believes the Park and
Planning reorganization should
be passed "as a package" How
ever delegation chief Blair Lee,
III, advises that the Legislators
are awaiting the outcome Of a
Court of Appeals case before de-
Gliding to push for passage Of the
locally appointed commissioner
bill.
The Park and Planning Conn
mission has brought suit to pre-
vent the legislature from copGid. ,
ering veto override, charging
that the bin "iropa.rs our cor
porate status" In vetoing the bill
last year Governor McKeIdin sta
ted that he thought it limited the
bond-issuing powers Of the Mn
CPPC.
Though Mr.. Lee says the case
Is "hopelessly gummed up in
court" he expresses hope that the
Court of Appeals will make de-
cision before the legislature sits.
He says the delegation does not
want to press for a veto over
ride, only to have the court find
in favor Of Park and Planning.
Tax Powers Wanted
The delegation will. seek to
have the governors veto Of bill
giving the Montgomery County
Council tobacco powers over-rids
den. Grover Walker Is the lone
councilman opposing the tobacco
tax. Finance Department Direc-
tor Alex x. Hancock says a two
cent-per-pack levy on cigarettes,
equal to Washington's tax, would
return as much as 100000 a
year to the County.
While granting tobacco-taxing
powers to most other Maryland
counties, the Governor vetoed
the Montgomery bill because it
did not specify the amount Of
tax, leaving that decision to the
County Council.
Mr.. Lee says most opposition
to a veto override will come from
Southern Maryland delegations
representing tobacco-growing ar
cas- and from Republicans seek
ing to uphold their governor"
Want Ups Upheld
The delegation viii introduce
legislation to clarity the Peoples
Court bill passed at the last SEES
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
John HI. Reid
Buried Yesterday

John II. Reid Of Washington,
formerly OF Boyds, was buried
yesterday in Monocacy Cemetery.
He died Sunday.
Mr.. Reid was the husband of
the late Mrs Rhoda c. Reid. He
is survived by five children. Roy
Q. Reid, Mrs. George p. Knill,
Mrs. Everard Dunkum. Mrs. Ro-
bert Niles, and Upton p. Reid.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Tree-Burning

Rockville residents and their
Christmas trees have been in
vited by the West Rockville
Citizens Association to take
part in a tree-burning and
carol sing at 7 pm. tomorrow,
at Billiard playground, Calvert
and ROxboro Roads. Trees will
be thrown into a bonfire to
signal the end of the IL days
of Christmas. The project has
the approval of the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
Local Legislators to
Ask Repeal Of Vetos

The Montgomery County delegation the State Legislature special
n
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05
!. Craha1ne Walker
To Run for Congress

With a broad blast at the Republican party, County
Councilman Grahame Walker of Summer today became the
second Democrat to enter the for the Congressional seat
from Marylands sixth district.
Mr. Walker stated Il think it's time the people Of this
District have man Congress who win truly represent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-01-05

The Rockville Little Theater
will hold its regular meeting
at 5 pm. today in the groups
'green ROOM, at 100 S. Perry
Street. RehearsaIs for 20 Men,
O Women, to be presented
February 8 and 4, are now in
progress.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-05-11
10000 TEL AVN WORKERS
OBSERVE MAY DAY
BUILDING FORTIFICATIONS

TEL AVN, (JTA) = About 49,
900 workers from the Tel Aviv
area celebrated the First of May
by picking up their tools and 60
ing to the border settlements to
build Notifications there. They
were taken by motorcades to var
ious settlements where they dug
trenches and air raid shelters and
erected barbed wire barriers.
In Jerusalem, more than 5000
residents-led by Mayor Gershon
Agron-spent the May LIST holiday
building Notifications around the
settlements in the Jerusalem Cor
ridor. The call to devote May Day
to work was issued by the Hista-
drut, Israel Federation of Labor.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-05-11

heavenly host. The funeral serv.
ice had. come almost to its end;
Mike Keefe had been committed
TO heavenly grace.
Segal still was thinking about
it all in his inquiring way. After
all, he said, Mike Keefe was one
who in his earthly sphere had set
a bit Of heaven around him i.
had brought up his family to
righteousness had been a
kindly man who did justly {. . &.
hadn't accumulated great heaps of
wealth on which to stand high in
prominence, but now that he was
on the way to his grave he was
standing high in this part of eter-
nifty which is the earth. He would
have good immortality in the
work and the good conscience of
his son. And isn't that the best of
reward?
The time had come for Segal. as
one Of the pallbearers. to take
hold Of Mike Keefe's caslxet again.
TO help carry il toward the grave.
It,was like a triumphal procession
down the aisle the altar boys
in their robes. the priest in his
vestment the six pallbearers
with Mike Keefe. It seemed a fit
ending for the good life Mixes
had been. Segal drove on the
grave behind Mike.
At this writing he, still be-
unused, is asking all rabbis: Just
what is a Jew expected to believe
about. a heavenly reward? And
what do they think of Segal's
thoughts on it? He should like to
have replies from many of them,
though he guesses there will be
lot of differences among them.
The Southern Jewish weekly. [volume] (Jacksonville, Fla.) 1939-1992, 1956-05-11

posed of the merging AFL and
CLIO groups. The delegates of the
100000 member organization
urged the Canadian Government
to release arms to Israel so that
she could match in quality, if not
in quantity, the arms which Arab
states are receiving from the
Communist bloc.