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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Library Tax
Refund Asked
From County

Rockville's mayor and council
Tuesday voted after hearing the
Rockville Library Associations
summary of a proposal - the
county librarian to take over the
library, to request the County
Council to reintroduce a bill
tabled at last years legislative
session that would allow a refund
to the city of the county library
tax.
Reporting on head librarian
George B. Moreland's proposal,
chairman Dake Gull of the board
of trustees for the library asso-
citation said that Mr. Moreland
proposed to spend $22,240 for a
trial period of one year to demon
strate that the county can pro
vide better service than the pres
ent system.
Mr.. Gull said he didn't doubt
that the service would be better
since, he pointed out, the amount
to be spent was considerably
higher than the library's budget
last year of $13,745.
Under Mr.. Moreland's proposal,
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Three WINK
TOUers Fall
In WindstOrnl

The operating efficiency Of
radio station WINK was seriously
impaired Monday when three 200
foot antemas crashed to the
ground. A spokesman for the
station reported that the damage
is believed to have been caused by
high wind conditions.
Although no one was injured
and no property damaged, Off.
Gals are still trying to determine
the extent of damage to the an
tennas. Latest reports show that
only 25 percent of the antennas
can be used again. The rest is
considered scrap.
The first antenna fell about 4
am. Station attendants imme-
diately checked the guy wires on
the other two towers and found
no damage. Nevertheless, the
two remaining towers tumbled to
earth about 1920 am, wrapping
around trees.
General Manager Pierre Eaton
reports that the station is now
operating at power considerably
less than normal. Although a
temporary antenna has been set
up, the signal of the station is
weak and is not reaching as far
as 1t should Mr. Eaton request.
ed that the public bear with the
station" until full transmitting
operations are under way.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Water Plan Aired
At Williamsburg
Village Meeting

Donald r. Lamborne will
answer questions on Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
water lines tonight at a meeting
Of the citizens association in the
Williamsburg Village subdivision
he developed near Olney
Last week Mrs. William S. FIei-
shell, president of the citizens
group, called the WSSC plan to
extend water lines to Williams
burg Village "a political deal to
exploit Olney." The 47-home sub
division is now served with septic
tanks and wells.
Mrs. Fleishell charges the
WSSC did not poll home owners
in Williamsburg Village before
going ahead with the water line
plans. Mr.. Lamborne. president
Of the Olney Citizens Association.
says not all Williamsburg Village
residents are opposed to lWSSC
water lines.
WSSC representatives also have
been invited to tonights meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Protest Light
For LIST Rural
Zone Changes

At a public hearing Friday
night the Montgomery County
Council heard little opposition to
the first five requests for
changes in the recently-enacted
up-county coming map.
Most opposition greeted the
request of the M. ]. Grove Lime
Company for industrial coming
along the BIO tracks near
Boyds. The company wants to
build a ready-mix concrete plant.
Harry Stonham, representing
the Boyds Community Mems
Club. said the industrial rezoning
would be contrary to the best
interests of the citizens and con-
trary to the nature of the neigh
borhood."
James Pugh, lawyer for the
lime company, said the proposed
Boyds plant would create no
more of a nuisance than the
Maloney Concrete plant in Be-
thesda. Mr.. Pugh stated. THAT
plant is only four or five blocks
from the thickly settled residen.
tial area and no complaints have
been received"
The Upper Montgomery Coun.
ty Planning Commission recon-.
mended approval of the indus
trial rezoning.
Arthur j. Kelsey, architecture
professor and longtime advocate
of up-county coming, was the lone
opponent of w. Lawson Kings
application for commercial zon.
ing of a three-acre tract ESQ
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Manager Gets
$23 Million
FundRequest

County manager M. l.. Reese
this week began studying the
more than $23 million operating
budget request of the county de
partments and the Board of Edu
cation. If the entire budget re.
quest is granted the county $2.03
real estate tax rate would jump
more than 80 cents.
Manager Reese has said he's
going to try" to hold the tax rate
steady, so he's expected to prune
the budget requests. He begins
meeting next week with depart.
ment heads in an effort to locate
possible economies. The manager
is expected to submit his recon-.
mended budget to the County
Council in May.
The operating budget for this
fiscal year is $188 million. Larg.
est hunk of the new request is
$17.5 to operate the schools. The
Board of Education is asking
three million dollars more than
this year; the other departments
are asking a million more.
Mr.. Reese says the requests ex
coed anticipated revenues by
about $2,750,000. These revenues
include $450,000 from two cents
per pack cigarette. tax likely tc
be levied next month The pres
ent real estate tax rate on the new
tax base of $845 million would
bring $17153,500.
The County Council, which
must approve the new budget
holds public hearings June IL, 10
and ID. The money bill must be
enacted before the end of the fis
cal year June 80.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Potomac Democrats
Meet Candidates

The Potomac Democratic Club
is sponsoring a meeting of cam
didates at the Potomac School on
Monday at $3.50 pm.
Candidates attending will be j.
Grahame Walker, John Foley and
Robert Cremines. candidates to
Congress from the Sixth Congress
sional district; also Alfred Noyes,
Charles Irelan and James Chris
TOPPER. candidates for circuit
court judge. Democratic candi-
dates for delegate to the State
convention are also expected to
attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Rockville Candidates
Biographies Aired

Attracted to Montgomery
County, she became editor, first
of the Smith papers in the lower
county and later for two and a
half years, Of the Sentinel. About
a year and a half ago she founded
the Rockville Shopper and has
been running it since. She belongs
TO the Rockville Woman's Club
and the Rockville Presbyterian
Church.
Mayor Runs Again
Mayor Dickran Y. Hovsepian,
Al, elected in 1854, is running un-
opposed this year A native of
Pennsylvania, Mr.. Hovsepian has
resided in Rockville for six years
at 1892 Ardennes Avenue. His
wife, Viola, has taken an active
part in civic activities and the
Methodist church where h e
mayor is a member Of the choir
and a Sunday school teacher
Mr.. Hovsep'an is a civil engi-
neer and a graduate chemist from
the University of Pennsylvania.
He is a veteran of World War II
where he served in the Armys
Engineering research and analy.
sis section. Decorated and dis.
charged as a captain, he is now a
reserve major
At present he is branch chief Of
the planning staff Of the Army
Map Service.
He is a member Of the Rock
vile Planning Advisory Commit.
tee; president Of the Montgomery
County Municipal League; chair
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
cog Retorts
To Partisan
Party Label

A charge of partisan" politics
in Rockville's non-partisan cleo
ton contained in a statement in
Sundays Washington Star and
attributed to the candidate oppos.
ing Citizens for Good Govern
ment was denied this week by
spokesman for the Democratic
and Republican parties and de-
plored by Mayor Dickran How
sepian, running for reelection on
the Cog slate.
Ward Caddington and Walter
Dawson, chairmen of the Demo
cratic and Republican commit
tees, stated Democrats and Re
publicans, as representatives OF
the parties, have not and will not
have any party in non-partisar
municipal election in Rockville
and any insinuation to the con
trary is wholly untrue"
Mayor Hovsepian said Il com
mend the consistent efforts on
the part of the responsible lead
ership in both the Democratic
and Republican parties in Mont
gomery County to respect the
non-partisan character of the city
elections.
Despite this restraint and re.
spect for the right of all Rock
ville's citizens, including federal
employees, to participate fully in
the affairs of their city govern
ment," the mayor charged that
"a small group within the city
has conducted a continuing cam.
paign to abolish or limit that
right of participation.
Ever since the people of Rock,
vile embarked two years age
upon municipal reform move
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

pleaded not guilty by reason of
insanity. The jury did not rec
Ommend the death penalty. The
victim testified she was raped
by a man who hid in the back
seat of her car and ordered her,
at gun point, to drive to the
rear of the West End Elemen-
tary School where the attack
took place.
Two women returning by char
tered bus to their Schuylkillhav-
en-, Pennsylvania, homes from a
sightseeing tour of Washington,
received emergency treatment at
the Rockville Volunteer Fire De
partment, last Saturday. Mrs.
Mabel Fisher, 81, was stricken
by a gall bladder attack. She was
treated by a doctor and trans
ferred to Suburban Hospital.
Mrs. Elsie Huey, 70, fell on the
bus and was taken to Suburban
Hospital with a dislocated right
shoulder.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

The School Board was author
lied to transfer 1851 ,662 from
the construction funds of Walter
Johnson High, Gaithersburg
High gymnasium, West Rockville
addition, Woodmont, Weller
Road addition, Highland addi-
ton, Colesville addition and Glen
mont addition.
The money will be used for
Northwood High, Woodside Ele-
mentary, and additions at Viers
Mill, }Olney, Takoma Park
Junior High and Twinbrook.
Councilman Grover Walker
and Wilbur Baughman opposed
permitting the reallocation.
Baughman and Jerry Williams
said they were against a prefab
addition at Viers Mill. The
School Board has been consider
ing a prefabricated structure at
the school.
Some councilmen raised their
eyebrows at the School Boards
plan to take funds from the
Weller Road and Highland prof.
ects. Less than a month ago the
council okayed a transfer of
funds for these two additions
after the School Board declared
an emergency situation.
The move to bar prefabs
failed after County Manager Mel
vim L. Reese stated Choice of
construction material is the pre-
rogative of the School Board"
Councilman j. Grahame Walker
voiced similar feelings.
Councilman Baughman said he
has been assured by architect
Ronald Senseman that an addi-
ton to Viers Mill School, con.
structed of conventional mate
rails, can be erected by fall. The
School Board has considered pre-
fab structures mainly because of
their short erection time.
The council asked the School
Board for a memo containing all
available information on prefabs.
Other Business
In other actions:
l. The council approved a con-
tinuation of the 3 cents per 500
of assessed value tax rate in the
Observation-Disclosures Regional
District to meet administrative
expenses Of the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission.
2. Four rezoning applications
were approved-from residential
to commercial on tract at Sell
way Lane and Seminary Road in
Montgomery Hills; from residen-
tial to commercial on a lot on
the southwest corner of Piney
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

In an address before the Kens-
ington-Wheaton Democratic Club
last week, County Councilman
Walker branded his opponent "a
trapped man.. Walked charged
1.-THE Lee-Caddington organiza-
ton doesn't care whether a
Democratic candidate is elected
to congress from this district or
not"
Veteran Democratic leaders
Ward Caddington and E. Brooke
Lee back Foley's candidacy.
Walker charged that the Lee
Caddington organization hopes
to split the Democratic vote in
the primary for their own pur-
poses. They are trying to do
this. he said, by batting the
trap" with an attractive and
sincere" candidate.
Orphans Court Judge Foley re-
torted, II deny here that l have
ever been in anyone's pocket.
Both Col. Caddington and Col.
Lee know that l am not in their
pocket"
Judge Foley denied that he is a
creature" of Lee and Cadding-
ton. He declared he was not dug
up" by the organization merely
to oppose Walker.
This week, speaking before the
Wheaton Optimist Club, Judge
Foley scored his opponent for
concentrating too much on "in-
ternal party affairs. Foley
devoted most of his speech to an
attack on the Salk polio vaccine
distribution procedure of the
Eisenhower administration. He
accused former Secretary of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

With the deadline for filing in
the Rockville city elections tomor-
row, the Sentinel gives you a
roundup Of the five Citizens for
Good Government candidates and
the one Independent who have en-
tered the race so far.
Starting with the only lady
among the six. we offer the fol
lowing facts CLEANED from Lila II.
Thomson, 80. who was born and
raised in Louisville, KY, Rock
vile resident for four years, she
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

lives at 529 Anderson Avenue, is
married and has one daughter.
Mrs. Thomson attended George
w a shington University and
worked for the federal govern.
ment while going TO school. Extra
curricular work as a ghost writer
led TO a job as Washington cor.
respondent for Newsweek. Dur.
ing this time she covered "the
hill' for them.
Continuing this political cover.
age, she next went TO work for
the Baltimore Sunpapers and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Foley Fights Walker
s1rappedMan charge

j. Grahame Walker continued to attack what he called
John r. Foeys Organization backing and Foley continued
to emphasize his independence series of speeches this
week. The two leading candidates for the Democratic
Congressional nomination from Maryands Sixth District in
the May primary In another political development this
week spokesman for two rival states for the Democratic state
convention met face to face and exchanged insults.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
County Won't
Say 1t Owns
StillWelI Road

The Circuit Court is going to
have to decide who owns Still
we'll Road near Bethesda. The
Montgomery County Council
voted Tuesday not to declare the
rutted road alongside Bethesda
Country Club a public right
of way.
Nick Basiliko and Philip
JolleS want to pave the road,
which leads to their Knollwood
subdivision. Before issuing the
paving permit the county must
make sure it owns the road.
At least two other parties
think they own the road or at
least part of it. Walter Hardesty
says he bought four acres near
Bethesda Country Club at tax
sale several years ago. by the
process of elimination" Mr.. Har-
desty says, the four acres must
be the road bed of Stillwell
Road.
The country club says it owns
half of Stillwell Road. In a letter
to the council club president,
Joseph x. Tate asked why near
by Green Tree Road is sudden
ly unacceptable to the real estate
men,.
The county may declare as a
public right of way any tract
used more than 20 years for a
road. A group of residents has
signed a petition saying they
have used Stillwell Road for
more than 20 years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Third Up-COunty
Pld1,ner Resigns

The third and last planner OF
the Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission quit Tues
day. David s. Nancy will become
head planner at Sumter, S. c.,
May / after three years with the
county.
Meanwhile planner Nancy Set.
right, who resigned last week, an.
nounced she will take a new posi-
ton with the National Capital
Planning Council May 1.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Blood Needed

NiDe-year-old Peck Tregon-
ing of Cedar Grove is in Chill
dren's Hospital suffering from
leukenmia. Transfusions Of
type o blood, Rh negative, are
needed to ! ep him alive. Per
sons who can donate blood for
the boy are asked 10 call Julian
King at Gaithersburg 5SO-W-2.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

Health, Education and Welfare
Oveta Culp Hobby and the Eisen-
hover administration with gross
incompetency" and "bungling"
for their handling of the vaccine
program.
At a Democratic rally" in
Rockville last week John p
Moore, candidate for the state
convention on the slate backed
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
City Elections

Tomorrow is the last day to
register for the city of Rock
Vile elections April 30. Regis.
tratiOn will be held at City
Hall from 8 am. to 3 pm. Any
one vino has been a resident
since October 80, 1855, is eli.
gible to register.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

expected to be completed by the
first of next year.
The first section of five stores
VIII include Drug Fair, a branch
of the Farmers Banking and
Trust Co, and three clothing
stores, mems, women's and chill
dren's.
The second section, for which &
permit will be asked within a
viii include shoe store
and the G. S. Murphy Co. The
third section will add "the larg.
est bowling alley in the county
with SO alleys, automatic pin serv-
ice and a nursery, along with a
variety of service stores.
A Howard Johnson restaurant,
a Safeway supermarket and {
service station will complete the
center. The mayor and council
approved the first building per
nit.
Offers Center Site
Mr.. Geeraert then offered the
city a five to 10 acre site in the
neWly-annexed area for the civic
center which goes to referendum
this month. He said that he would
either give or sell the land to the
city but if sold the money would
be donated to the cost of con
struction for the center.
City manager John MARYLAND
said that this was one Of several
sites that will be considered for
the center if it is approved at the
April 30 election.
Also on Tuesday night, the
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Council Okays School
Fund Shift But Won't
Bar Prefab Structure

The Montgomery County Council reluctantly agreed
Tuesday to permit the School Board uggle construction
funds so six emergency projects can be built At the
same time motion banning preabrcaed construction for
one of the emergencies Vers Mill School addition was
defeated.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
TlUinbrOOkPark Tract
Annexed TO Rockville

Joseph Geeraerts dream of annexng his 220acre Twin
brook Park subdivision and shopping center to Rockville
realized Tuesday when the mayor and council unan
mously approved his petition after years elaboration.
Mr. Geeraert Immediately submitted building plans for
the first stage of his $25 million shopping which is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19
Patriots Day

Today is Patriots Day, the
181st anniversary of Paul Re-
vere's ride. Revere made his
midnight journey on April 10,
1775.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-04-19

Montgomery County's de-
linquent tax list will be
published in the Sentinel in
May.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
Army Engineers Ask Return
Of Junior Village Property

mind the high-class residential
area to the east of the property.
James L. McCallister, admin
Iistrative services officer of the
District Government, said he has
recommended to the District
Commissioners that the property
be returned to the Federal Gov
Iernment. which owns it. The
Board of District Commissioners
has instructed him to check with
the General Services Admins
tration.
Meanwhile. Director Gerard
M. Shea of the District Depart
ment of Public Welfare, an
announced that the 200 children
occupying Junior Village will be
moved to Blue Plains at / pm,
tomorrow. They will be trans
ported in a body by buses.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16
Carroll Society
To Honor Bishop

The John Carroll Society of
Washington will hold a reception
for the Most Rev. Philip M. Han
nan, newly-consecrated auxiliary
bishop Of Washington, at $50
pm. tomorrow at the Mayfiower
Hotel.
More than 500 members Of the
society. with their wives and
other guests. will take part in
the affair. Bishop Hannah has
been chaplain of the John Car
roll Society since its founding
in 1850.
The function is the society's
first to which women have been
invited. Arthur L. Quinn, attor-
ney and member Of the board Of
the society, heads the committee
on ARRANGEMENTS.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

The Army Engineers are inter-
ested in getting back the prop
erty at 5000 Loughboro road
NV, which has been the home
of 200 children in Junior Village,
to be vacated tomorrow.
Col George B. Summer, the
district engineer for the Wash
ington area, said yesterday the
Army Engineers eventually plan
to rebuild that area. They hope
to expand their shops and ware
houses there as part of the Dale
carlia Reservoir reservation.
The property was originally
acquired as part of the Dale
carlia Reservoir and Filtration
Plant.
Col. Sumner said that in any
future development there, the
Army Engineers will bear in
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-09-16

Washington were panied, w
were not surprised when during
the 1852 campaign. the Repub.
lican leaders damaged callously
III unwittingly. the public repu.
tation of the Government service
by their crusades against blu.
reaucracy' and what they likI
to call government red tape
IF we WINGED at the wild Re-
publican charges that the Gov,
eminent was full Of Communist
and spies, We were at least useC
to it.
But everyone, / think. wa:
surprised when the administra.
tons war Of nerves against 1t.
own employees continued after II
took office"
He then launched into a review
Iof the security program. charg.
ing that the administration fol
partisan political purposes ha.
Ipilloried innocent men anc
women under the pretense OF
conducting loyalty and security
investigations"
Following his appearance al
the nearby Virginia rally, Mr.
Stevenson planned to motor
farther down into Virginia to
spend with friends the last
quiet week end he is likely to
enjoy during the campaign.
Mr.. Stevenson planned to
spend the night at the home OF
Philip Graham, publisher of The
Washington Post and Times
Herald at Marshall, Va. He
planned to attend services at
10 o'clock this morning at the
Delaplane Episcopal Church,
between Marshall and Upperville,
and spend the afternoon visiting
at the Middleburg (Va.), home
of Mr.. and Mrs. George McGhee
Mr.. McGhee is a former ambas-
sador to Turkey. who has Just
accepted appointment as CO.
chairman of the Finance Com
mittee of the Volunteers for
Stevenson and Kefauver.
Mr.. Stevenson will return to
the Sheraton Park Hotel tonight
and hold a press conference
there tomorrow afternoon. He
will devote most of this week TO
speech writing and conferences
before starting out next Satur-
day on his first big campaign
trip.
Mr.. Stevenson has one definite
appointment, to address Mary
land Democrats in Montgomery
County Thursday.
There have been reports he
may make other short journeys
into nearby States on Tuesday
and Friday. but nothing definite
has been worked out yet.