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The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28
Roanoke Branch Elects Militant
President AT Crowded Meeting
Att. Lawson Assumes Leadership With Pledge Of Action

The local branch of NAACP
met Tuesday, January "a, at
it's branch office on Gains
boro Road, at z pm. A large
membership was present and,
the officers for the ensuing
year were elected.
Attorney Rueben E. Law
son was elected president, Nc
Kinley Rice and Rev. S. T..
Stone, respectively, first and
second vice-presidents; Mrs.
Bessie Coles was elected sec
rotary and E. S. Brown, trea-
surer; Rev. w. j. Mayors,
chaplain and, Mrs. j. K. Spen-
GER, chairman membership
committee.
Members present were en-
thusiastic in the proposal of
the president that the local
chapter make a positive stand
on the issues of the day. Mr..
Lawson mentioned the fact
that January 10th as the date
date given for the Railway
and Bus Company officials to
remove the "colored" and
white" signs from their sta
tions. He also noted that "as
of last night; the signs are
still in evidence. Atty. Law
son also spoke of the Supreme
Court edict of May II, 1854,
regarding Segregation in Pub
lie Schools. "Such a ruling"
he declared, means to us, ex-
actly what it is supposed to
mean-equality and justice,
under law. We are mot SUBJ
versive, we are not secretive,
and we are not K. K. Klans-
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28

Press Workshop Consultant-
1t. Col. Daniel f.. Day, pro-
fessor of military science and
tactics at Florida A and M
University, will serve as
consultant at the Sixth An
nual Interscholastic Press
Workshop March 2-3. He is
a former assistant city editor
of the Chicago Defender and
served as chief of the Negro
Interest Section, Public In
formation Office, Department
of Army during World War
II. A and NJ staff photo by
James Walden.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28
wOMAN'S PREROGATIyE

Little Rock, Ark. - christmas tree
statesmen were not too surprised
when woman brought back a tree
she had bought. explaining she
wanted to exchange it because the
tree didn't seem to fit into her liv-
ing room. The statesmen told her to
take her choice and she started q
tour of the trees. The original tree
was replaced among those on dis
play After circling the trees, the
lady finally selected one she liked
the same one she had brought back.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28

Plans for the construction
of a major steam-electric gen
Grating plant in western Vir-
ginia by the Appalachian Elec-
trio Power Company were an
pounced today by P hili p
Sporn, president of Appal-
achian and it's parent COM
pany, American Gas and
Electric Company.
The plant will be known as
the Clinch River Plant, will
have an initial generating
capacity of 100000 kilowatts,
and will cost an estimated
$55-million. 1t is the second
plant of this size to be an
nounced for the AGE System
in the past week.
1t will be owned and opera
ted by Appalachian; it also
will be inter-connected and in
tegrated with the power sys-
TENS of Kentucky Power Com
pany and Kingsport (Tenn.)
Utilities, Inc, and serve those
AGE System subsidiaries as
we'll.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28

units are scheduled for COM
pletion in 1858, Unit / very
early in that year and Unit
2 late in the year.
"The new plant was located
ip western Virginia." Mr..
Sporn said, "for three princi-
pal reasons. The Clinch River
station will supply the terri
torial need for additional pow
err, it will be situated in the
middle of a rich field of eco
nomical coal, and it will be
able to utilize existing trans
mission lines to feed the bulk
of its power to major load
centers to the nor h. At
present, he explained, that
areas electric power supply
feeds southwark from sever
al large Appalachian plants to
the north, principally in the
Glen Lyn steam plant and
Clayton hydro plant in Vir-
ginia and the Logan, Cabin
Creek and Kanawha River
steam plants in w est Vir-
pinia."
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28

coded to his request, but with
regret.
The organization is waging
a fight for first class" citi-
Eenship for ALL. and Roanok-
ers are urged to support the
organization with their MEM
bership and presence. Miss
J. K. Spencer or Mrs. Bessie
Coles will take your fees, and
give all necessary particulars.
The aim, this year, is 1000
NAACP members for this
branch, and an active junior
branch. Help them realize the
goal, by giving your member
ship, today.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28
Club Morocco
Featuring Local
Talent ,Week-e

Local talent is being fea-
tured by Club Morocco, each
weekend. Ernest CAVITY, pop
ular local vocalist, is emceeing
the entertainment, and urges
local vocalists, and others of
talent, to contact him for
openings.
They are featured on Sun
day and the liam session" is
held Saturdays, featuring the
Diplomats" under Morris
Martin and the "Chromatics"
under Bob Hale's leadership.
with Freda Bourgeois, featur-
ed vocalist.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28

DR. Lewis K. Downing, Pro-
fessor of Civil Engineering
and Dean, School of Engineer
ing and Architecture, Howard
University, Washington, DC,
will be the "Y o u t h Day"
speaker at the 11:00 am. SER
vices of the Fiji h Avenue
Presbyterian Church, Roa-
noke, Va, January 10Th, 1856.
DIR. Downing is a graduate of
Roanoke Public Schools.
Dean Downing received his
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28

Rev. c. Andre Kearns will
celebrate his first anniver-
sary Sunday, January 10Th,
as pastor of Fifth Avenue
Presbyterian Church.
The Tribune. [volume] (Roanoke, Va.) 1951-19??, 1956-01-28

Newlywed: A man who puts up
the storm windows the first time his
w5fe suggests it--Sioux City 0owa)
Jolrnai-Tribuns.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
John f. OXley
Attorney
Rockville, Md.
Order Nisi

IN THE CIRCUIT COURT FOR
MONTGOMERY COUNTY, MD.
In the Matter of the Petition of
DOROTHY M. FERGUSON,
Wife and next Friend of AR
THUR CRALLE FERGUSON,
Mentally Incompetent.
No. 12243 Equity
The foregoing Petition of Dor
othy M. Ferguson, the Committee
for the estate Of Arthur Cralle
Ferguson, incompetent, filed in
this cause September 18th, AID,
1856, by her solicitor, John E.
OXley, and the testimony sub
mitted Herewith having been
read and considered, it is by
the Circuit Court for Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, in Equity,
this 25th day of September, AID,
1856:
Ordered that the said Dorothy
M. Ferguson be and she is here
by authorized to accept the offer
of Twelve Hundred Dollars
Isl, 100000, cash of Lawrence c.
Macmillan and Olga M. MacNfil-
Ian, his wife, to purchase the
one-fifth undivided interest Of
said Arthur Cralle Ferguson in
property known and designated
as the first parcel of lands and
premises containing one-half
acre of land, more or less, de-
scribed in a deed dated January
H. 1889 from Nettie NJ. Briggs,
ct al, to the said Arthur Cralle
Ferguson, ct al, of record among
the Land Records of said County
and State in Liber No. 723, folios
252, ct seq, and to thereafter
join in a deed as Committee for
the estate of Arthur Cralle Fer.
guson's conveying said Arthur
Cralle Ferguson's interest in the
property described in accordance
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Order of Publication

The object of this suit is to
quiet title to lots A. B, c, d, 3, a,
5-A. and GA in block 2, GLEN
ECHO HEIGHTS in Montgomery
County, Maryland.
The Bill states in substance,
that the plaintiff John NJ. Kalb-
fus claims absolute ownership of
said lot D in block 2 GLEN ECHO
HEIGHTS by reason of a deed
recorded among the land records
of Montgomery County, Mary
land in Liber 61S folio $50 and
that the plaintiffs, John M. Kalb-
fus, Joseph B. Kalbfus and George
r. Kalbfus claim absolute owner
ship of said lots A, B, c, 3, a, 5.A
and GA in block 2 GLEN ECHO
HEIGHTS by reason Of their be-
ing sole surviving heirs Of Sam.
uel T. Kalbfus who acquired said
lots by the various deeds recorded
among the land records Of Mont.
gomery County Maryland in Ii.
Der 30 folio 361, hber 30 folio
362, liber 270 folio 446 and liber
2S2 folio 231 and also by reason
of the adverse possession of said
lots by the plaintiffs and their
predecessors in title for more
than twenty COO years immedi
ately preceding the filing Of the
Bill; that the named defendant,
appear of record TO have some
hostile outstanding claims to sale
lots by reason OF certain mort
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18

with the terms of said offer; and
to enter into a contract with said
purchasers at and for the sum of
Twelve Hundred Dollars,
(Sl 100000, all cash, for the sale
Of said incompetents said inter
est, unless cause to the contrary
be shown on or before the 22nd
day Of October, AID, 1856; pro
vided that a copy Of this Order
be inserted in some newspaper
printed and published in Mont
gomery County once in each of
three successive weeks before the
22nd day Of October, AID; 1856.
THOMAS NJ. ANDERSON,
Judge Of the Circuit Court
fer Montgomery County,
Sitting as a Court of Equity.
True Copy Test:
Clayton K. Watkins, Clerk. 535
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18

cupied by Elizabeth G. Gather
and her family. The sale will be
made subject to a mortgage Of
$500 with interest at $50 and
interest paid to the 1st day OF
October, 1856
TERMS OF SALE: One-third
cash upon ratification of sale by
the Court, one-third in one year
and one-third in two years with
interest at go on the deferred
purchase money from the day of
sale, or all cash at the option of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Ralph G. Shure, Atty.
Citizens Bank Building
Takoma Park, Md.
Assignee's Sale

By virtue of the power and au
thority contained in a mortgage
from. Harry G. Cole, unmarried
to John II. Burton, dated June
10, 1854, and recorded August IS
1854, among the Land Records OF
Montgomery County, Maryland
in Liber 1858, at folio II, assigned
to Ralph G.. Shure, the said Ralh
G. Shure, assignee aforesaid, will
on
MONDAY, the 22nd day of Octo.
Der, 1856
AT THE HOUR OF 3 O'CLOCK
P. M, at the Court House door,
Rockville, Montgomery County,
Maryland, offer for sale at public
auction all of the land and i'm
provements described in said
mortgage being lot numbered
thirty-eight 1887, Kensington
Heights, it being one of the lots
conveyed by Brainard H. Warner,
and wife, to Eppa r. Norris, by
deed dated May 1, 1905, and re-
corded among the Land Records
of said Montgomery County in
Liber J. L. B. No. 182, folio 100;
also fifty-four hundredths (.54) of
an acre, the said fifty-four hun
dredths (.54) Of an acre being a
part of the two and eighty seven
hundredths (28D acres conveyed
by William j. Unlstead, unmar-
ried, to Eppa r. Norris, by deed
dated Februar %, 1910, and duly
recorded among said Land Rec
ords in Liber No. 212, folio 81,
the said fifty-four hundredths
(.54) of an acre lying directly back
of said lot numbered thirty-eight
1887, the total amount of land in
the two tracts thereby conveyed
being four and two hundred and
eighty two hundredths (4282)
acres.
Property is subject to a first
deed of trust recorded in Liber
177S, folio 533, terms of which
will be announced at the sale.
TERMS OF SALE as prescribed
by mortgage: All cash upon rati-
fication of sale by the Court, of
which a deposit of $4,000 will be
required when property is
knocked down. Cost of convey
ancing, including State and Fed
eral Revenue Stamps, to be paid
by the purchaser.
RALPH G.. SHURE,
Assignee. 534
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18

Compliance with terms of sale
shall be made within ten days
after final ratification of sale or
deposit shall be forfeited and the
property resold at the risk and
cost of the defaulting purchaser.
WILLIAM BURGESS,
Assignee. 548
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Law Offices
Conroy, Williams & Nylen
1920 K Street, NV.
Washington, d. c.


OF Valuable, Improved Real Els.
tate, located in Montgomery
County, Maryland, improved by
premises known as 300 Jeff
rey Street, Silver Spring, Mary
Land.
By virtue of the power and
authority contained in a Deed of
Trust from John F. Vrabel and
Frances l. Vrabel, his wife, to
the undersigned Trustees dated
the End day of March, 1855, and
recorded among the Land Records
of Montgomery County, Mary
land in Liber 2031, Folio 126 and
at the request of the parties
secured thereby, default having
occurred in the terms and condi-
tons thereof, the undersigned
Trustees named in said Deed of
Trust will sell at public auction
at the premises on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 5, 1856
AT 1890 A. M.
all that property in said Deed of
Trust described as follows:
Lot numbered One "a in Block
numbered Seventy-five (75) in a
subdivision known as "CONNEC-
TICUT AVENUE ESTATES as
per, plat recorded in. Plat Book
46 at plat 1859 among the Land
Records of Montgomery County,
Maryland.
The property is improved by a
one and one-half story shingle
and brick detached dwelling with
seven rooms, two baths and full
basement.
TERMS OF SALE
A cash deposit of ten per cent
of the purchase price will be re-
quired at the time of sale. The
balance in cash, with interest at
six per centum per annum from
the date of sale to the date of
payment payable within ten days
after final ratification of sale.
Adjustments on all taxes, pub
lie charges and special or regular
assessments will be made as of
the date of sale and thereafter be
assumed by the purchaser. Title
examination, conVeyancing, State
and Federal revenue stamps and
all other costs incident to settle
ment are to be paid by the pur-
chaser.
Compliance with terms of sale
shall be made within ten days
after final ratification of sale or
deposit shall be forfeited and the
property resold at the risk and
cost of the defaultant purchaser.
WILBUR L. MEIGS
JOHN M. CONROY
Trustees
Conroy Williams and Nylen
By: John D. Gilmore, Jr.
Attorney for Trustees
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Robert S. Bains, Sol.
93S Wane Avenue
Silver Spring, Md.
Trustees Sale

OF Valuable Improved Real Es-
tate in Silver Spring, Maryland
Under and by virtue of the
power and authority conferred
upon them by a certain Deed of
Trust from Melroy M. Ford and
Evelyn c. Ford, his wife, to Mil
ton F. Clogg and James H. Muir
dock, Trustees, dated December
3d. 1858, and recorded in Liber
1875 Folio 326, one of the Land
Records of Montgomery County,
Maryland, default having been
made in the payment of indebted
ness secured by said Deed of
Trust, and at the request of the
parties secured thereby, the un-
dersigned Trustees will offer for
sale at public auction in front of
the premises on:
TUESDAY, OCTOBER 90, 1856
AT 4 p. NJ.
the property described in said
Deed of Trust is as follows:
Lot numbered Nine 90 in
Block numbered Three (3).in sub.
division known as Indian Spring
Club Estates, as per plat re-
corded in plat Book 10, Plat 1889,
one of the Land Records of Mont
gomery County, Maryland, known
as 222 Granville Avenue, Silver
Spring, Maryland.
This property is improved by
detached brick, six rooms, one
and one half baths, built in gar
age, gas heat dwelling.
TERMS OF SALE
All Cash. A deposit of 100000
will be required at time of sale
balance upon ratification of the
sale by the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County, Maryland.
This property is being sold sub
iect to a first trust of approXi
mately $10,12770, the terms and
conditions of which will be an
nounced at the time of sale. Tax
es to be adjusted to date of sale
All conveyancing, recording, rev
enue stamps, and title changes
to be at the cost of the purchas
er or purchasers.
MILTON +. CLOGG,
Trustee
JAMES H. MURDOCH,
Trustee SIS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18

cages recorded among the land
records of Montgomery County,
in Liber ia % folio 264, Liber ia
Al folio 81, Liber ia As folio
285, Liber ia 30 folio 1923; Liber
ia 35 folio 70, Liber ia 35 folio
33, Liber ia 35 folio 68 and by
reason of lack of recital of the
marital status of Henry c. Nor
ton in a deed recorded in Iiber
ia 81 folio 143.
The Bill prays the Court to
declare that the plaintiffs have
absolute ownership and the right
of disposition Of said lots and that
the defendants, their heirs, de-
viseeS and personal representa-
tives be enjoined from thereafter
asserting any claims to the lots
by any action at law or otherwise.
1t is thereupon, this End day of
October, 1856 ORDERED by the
Circuit Court for Montgomery
County Maryland, in Equity, that
the plaintiffs cause a copy of this
Order to be inserted in some news
paper published in Montgomery
County, Maryland, once week
for four "a successive weeks be-
fore the 5th day of November 1856
giving notice to all the named
defendants, their heirs, devisees
and personal representatives to
be and appear in this Court in
person or by solicitor on or before
the
23RD DAY OF NOVEMBER 1856
to show cause, if any they have,
why decree should not be passed
as prayed.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS.
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County,
Maryland
True Copy-Test:
Clayton K. Watkins
Clerk. 742I
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Law Offices
Conroy, Williams & Nylen
1920 K Street, NV.
Washington, D. c.
ASSi0nee'S Sale

Washington, D. c.
Assignee's Sale
OF Valuable Improved Real Es-
tate Located in BurtOnsville,
Maryland, approximately one
mile East of Route U. 8. 20, on
south side of Greencastle Road,
BurtOnsville, Md.
Under and by virtue of the
power of sale contained in GER
tain Mortgage from Wayne An
cell and Margaret Ancell, his wife,
to Lizzie V. Ruse Sellers dated
June 20, 1858 and recorded among
the Land Records of Montgomery
County, Maryland, in Liber 1877
Folio ZIG, default having occurred
under the terms thereof and the
same having been assigned to the
undersigned for the purposes of
foreclosure, the undersigned will
offer for sale at Public Auction
in front of the property at
$50 A. Nj.
TUESDAY, OCTOBER %, 1856
All the property described in said
mortgage and being known as
Soper's Seat, Montgomery Coun.
ty, Maryland and consisting of ap.
proximately 1890 square feet.
The property is improved by
one frame house with 5 rooms
and bath and other building with
2 rooms.
TERMS OF SALE
A cash deposit of ten per cent
of the purchase price will be re-
quired at the time Of sale. The
balance in cash, with six per cen.
tum per annum from the date of
sale to the date Of payment pay
able within ten days after final
ratification of sale.
Adjustments on all taxes, pub
! lie charges and special or regular
assessments will be made as OF
the date Of sale and thereafter be
assumed by the purchaser. Title
examination, conveyancing, State
and Federal Revenue stamps and
all other costs incident to settle
ment are to be paid by the pur
chaser.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Notice
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
TO USE AND APPROPRIATE
SLIP Face WATFP

APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
TO USE AND APPROPRIATE
SURFACE WATER
In compliance with the provi-
sions of Chapter 526, Acts of 1888,
The County of Fairfax, Virginia
has made application for a. permit
to use the following amounts of
water:
Maximum-15 million gallons
per day
Minimum million gallons
per day
Average 8 million gallons
per day
from the Potomac River, at a To-
cation between Difficult Run and
Turkey Island, for the purpose
of furnishing a domestic and
commercial water supply to parts
of Fairfax County.
A public hearing on this appli-
cation will be held at the Depart
mont of Geology, Mines and
Water Resources, Room 102 Lat
robe Han, The Johns Hopkins
University, Baltimore 10, Mary
land on
THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 8, 1856
AT HOO A. M.
Objections to the granting of
this permit may be presented
orally or in writing at this hear
ing.
DEPARTMENT OF
GEOLOGY, MINES AND
WATER RESOURCES
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Notice of Public Hearing

Notice of Public Hearing
The Mayor and Council of the
Town of Gaithersburg will hold
a public hearing on
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 25, 1856
AT 500 PM.
at their office in the Fire Depart
ment Building for the purpose of
considering the rezoning petition
submitted by James A. & Ada
M. Gibson owners, of approx
mately six acres, more or less
with frontage on Route 124. Re-
coming Petition requests that the
six acres more or less be rezoned
from Residential "a" to CONNER
cial 'D".
All interested persons are in
vited to be present.
Mayor and Council
Attest:
John M. Mannix
Clerk 767
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-10-18
Trustees Sale

BY virtue of the power and
authority contained in the decree
of the Circuit Court for Montgom-
cry County passed in the case of
Elizabeth C. Gather and others
VS.. Louis Allen Britton and 9TH
ers, the same being No. 1921
Equity, the undersigned, as Trus-
tees, will offer for sale at public
auction on
MONDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1856
AT 1000 A. Nj. EST,
in front of main dwelling on the
property, where Mrs. Gather re-
sides, all the land decreed to be
sold, to wit: 85.97 acres, more or
less, located in Gaithersburg Dis
trict having a frontage on Gath
err Road of 92S8 perches, more
or less, which road intersects
Shady Grove Road. The improve
ments consist of al II room dwell
ing house with bath, a 4 room
tenant house, barn with corn
house attached, one-car garage
with shed attached, old fashioned
meat house and chicken house.
Practically all the land is cleared.
This land adjoins the property of
Herman Duley, Kress Hanger, C.
d. Hanger, Henry E. o. Seaquist,
Eugene Casey, Algie Hawkins and
Keith Cornelius and is now oc-
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son, or by solicitor, on or before
the
BOTH DAY OF NOVEMBER, 1856
to show cause, if any they may
have, why a Decree should not be
passed as prayed in said Bill of
Complaint.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS,
Clerk
of the Circuit Court for
Montgomery County, Md.
True Copy Test:
Clayton K Watkins
Clerk. 773