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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

an says he raped her. The al.
IegIed attack took place at Gil.
ley's auto shop, 1895 ElmOre
Street, Wheaton, where the
woman says she went to look
at an automobile.
Ward w. Caddington, chair.
man of the Montgomery County
Democratic State Central Com.
mittee, yesterday disputed recent
attacks on the "ineptitude" of the
party organization. Mr.. Cadding.
ton said the State Central Com.
mitee managed the 1854 cam.
paign when Democrats swept
most County elections. Mr. Cad.
dington's backing in the primary
contest for John X. Foley for
Congress and a slate of delegates
for the state convention has been
hit by anti-organization Demo.
Gratis.
TwO.year old GwendoIyn Ma.
poll drank cement thinner yes.
terday morning in her home at
North Summit Avenue in Gath.
ersburg. The child is reported
out of danger after having her
stomach pumped by DIR. l.. ].
Leal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Jury
As
True Bills

Forty-five persons, including
four women, were named in the
indictments returned by the
Montgomery County grand jury
this week.
Joseph H. Davis, Benjamin l..
Slack, Sterling E. Savitz, and
John j. Dryer, Jr., were indicted
for prison break, escape, attempt
to prison break, and attempt to
escape. The quartet were foiled
in an attempt to break out of the
Rockville Jail January %.
Mr.. Slack, Mr.. Savitz, and Mr..
DWyer were also indicted for rob
slaery, assault with intent to rob,
assault and battery, larceny, and
receiving stolen goods. They are
charged with taking 81 from
guard Oscar r. Jordan Mr.. Saw.
itz was indicted for assault and
EhAltatx on guard William f.
Davis.
Mr.. Savitz was also indicted for
stealing a car from Calvert Mot
ors in November. Mr.. Slack is
charged with killing his father.
Walter Wilson Johnson was in
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backed by longtime Democratic
leader E. Brooke Lee and County
State Central Committee chair
man Ward w. Caddington. Mr..
Caddington is president of the
Stevenson-Tydings -Foley Club.
Mr.. Walker charged at a press
conference this week that the
Caddington-Lee group is more in
terested in keeping control of the
Democratic party in Montgomery
County than in electing a con
gresham.
The split over endorsements is
the first real issue of the Con
gressional primary. Until this
week Mr.. Walker and Mr. Foley
have sounded much alike, confin-
ing their statements mainly to
attacks on the Republican admin
istration and on the incumbent
Republican congressman, Dewitt
S. Hyde.
The precinct chairmen also
voted 1922 to support former Sen.
ator Millard f. Tydings for the
Democratic Senatorial nomina.
ton. Thirty-one precinct leaders
refused to vote on either endorse
ment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
School Board
adopts Final
CapitaHunds

After two weeks of struggle,
the Montgomery County School
Board Monday night finally adopt
ed a slightly lower capital budget
than the one recommended orig
inally by the superintendent and
sent it on its way to the county
manager.
The revised figure is Sll,364,-
$40, compared to Si2.1 million in
the first proposal.
Last minute changes dropped
the renovation of the old Gath
ersburg Elementary School for
this year while keeping the plans
for new junior high in that area
in the budget
Instead of a new high school
at Springbrook, there will be a
new junior high in North Silver
Spring with a slight decrease in
cost. Seventy.seven thousand
dollars was included for land pur-
chase for site in the Springbrook
area.
a S30,7l0 appropriation was add
ed for reconditioning the elemen-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Howe SAYS
Prefab Not


Montgomery County Fire Mar
shall Charles H. Howe, Jr., stated
this week that the National
Home prefabricated schools being
considered by the School Board
do not conform to the fire pre-
vention standards of the County
Building Code"
He listed ten recommendations
for making the structures fire
safe in letter to School Con
struction Director James Z. Shell
don and County Manager M. l..
Reese. Mr.. Howe said he based
his statement on a set of sample
plans" he received about March l
from Mr.. Sheldon.
Another set of plans was sent
about the middle of February to
county's building inspection divi.
sion, according to an official who
asked that he not be quoted by
name. The official says the in
spection department was not
asked for a written opinion of the
prefabs.
The inspection division official
says he was told by Mr.. Sheldon
the plans were "off the record for
the time being"
The School Board has approved
a ten-room prefabricated addition
to the Viers Mill School. Twice
the Board has postponed appoint
ment of an architect for the pre-.
fab project, which is expected to
be ready for next Falls classes.
Until recently National Homes of
Lafayette, Ind, was the only firm
interested in building prefab
schools in Montgomery County.
Two weeks ago a Maryland com.
pany asked permission to bid on
the Viers Mill addition.
The controversial McKinsey Re
port, critical survey of the Coun.
ty School system, recommends
Continued on Page y
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Late News Briefs

County police and fire Off
Gals are investigating tn pos
sibility of arson in the Sunday
night fire that completely de.
StrOyed l4.rOOm house at
MOntrOse Road and the Rock.
vile Pike. The Rockville and
KensingtOn fire departments
battled the blaze in the house,
owned by Jack Kalyjian. The
house was repeatedly insured
for $4,000 and the furnishings
for $1,000.
Montgomery County police this
week apprehended three iuve.
niles and charged them with the
March 10 theft Of electrical mate
rial, inter.com sets, and home mu-
sic equipment from a group of
new houses near Springbrook
Forest The boys were released
in the custody Of their parents.
Police recovered most of the
stolen items from the boys
homes in the Sandy Spring-Coles.
vile area.
William Clyde Gilley, 80. was
arrested Sunday night at his
home, Pip Dexter Avenue, Sill.
yer Spring, only three hours
after "a 36-year-Old white WON.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

objections by board members who
felt, as Rose Kramer said, that
salaries should be paid for serv-
ices and mot for nature. Some
400 teachers will be affected, it
was estimated.
Board member Wylie Barrow's
motion to give an across-the-
board raise of $500 failed for
want of second but his objective
of meeting the competition for
teachers was reached through the
new scale.
The District Of Columbia will
be the only area school system
with higher pay for teachers IL
the county council approves the
boards recommendations. Others
in the area are either the same as
Montgomerys new scale or lower.
Other action Tuesday approved
the superintendent recommends
ton that clerical workers be as
signed on the number of teachers
with no more than two in elemen-
tary schools and no more than
four in secondary schools and that
they be put on the county pay
scale.
Principals and supervisors, who
will be raised along with the
teachers, will not be getting a
new differential scale this year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Milton B. Million
ROckville's New
Clerk-TreaSurer

Milton B. Million, 29-year-old as
sistant executive secretary to the
Maryland Municipal League, was
appointed Rockville's new city
clerk-treasurer Tuesday night at
a starting salary of $4,000. Mr..
Million replaces Joseph Blocher
who resigned March ] to take the
position of assistant county at
torney.
Chosen from almost 100 appli.
cants, whom the council termed
very high caliber," Mr. Million
has an ALB degree from the Uni.
versity of Maryland and an MA
degree from the University Of
Chicago in public administration.
He has specialized in municipal
affairs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Egg Hunt Set
Easter Sunday
At City Hall

All Rockville children are
invited to an Easter egg hunt to
be held on the Rockville city hall
lawn Sunday, starting at 4 pm,
for the benefit of the Montgom-
cry County Society for Crippled
Children and Adults, which oper-
ates a treatment center at 1905
Rockville Pike.
The hunt is sponsored by the
Rockville Shopper,
AS a special reward. IS silver
dollars will be given away in the
course of the egg hunt to the
children.
The Easter Lily parade Satur-
day, in which junior high school
children sold lilies in shopping
centers in Bethesda, Chevy
Chase, Silver Spring and Rock.
vile, proved a financial success,
despite bad weather.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Avoid Strangers,
Booklet Warns
Local Children

The Montgomery County Pol.
ice Department has distributed
10000 booklets warning children
and parents to beware of modest.
ors with the return Of warm
weather.
The booklet distributed to priv
ate, parochial, and public schools,
warns youngsters of strangers
who offer gifts, try to join in
childrens games, loiter near
schools, or offer automobile
rides.
The booklet urges children TO
get the auto tag number and de.
scription of suspicious strangers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Hearing on PEPCO
Dam Request Set

The Maryland Department of
Geology, Mines, and Water Re
sources will hold a public hear.
ing next Thursday morning in
Baltimore on the request of the
Potomac Electric Power Co. to
build a dam on the Potomac Riv.
or near the mouth Of the Monoc-
acy.
PEPCO has optioned the farms
of p. c. WaddelI and Dennis l..
Smith near the Potomac-Monoc.
acy junction to build a steam gen
Grating plant expected to cost
100 million dollars.
The hearing will begin at II
am. in Room 102 Of Latrobe Hall
at Johns Hopkins University.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Lila Thomson
Is Candidate
For Council

Mrs. Lila Thomson, publisher
of the Rockville Shopper, is filing
today for a position on the Rock.
vile city council in the April 30
election.
Announcing her candidacy this
week, Mrs. Thomson stated that
she doesn't think any slate of
candidates, even those as well
qualified as the Citizens for Good
Government candidates, should
walk into any public office unop.
posed and unchallenged."
The 39-year.old publisher made
an appeal for other candidates to
file before the April 20 deadline.
She termed the fact that com.
munity of 1900 people can only
produce one slate is an indictment
of its civic interest and evidence
of the apathy that exists in Rock.
Vile"
Until this week, the five mem.
bers Of the Citizens for Good Gov.
eminent which includes
mayor Dick Hovsepian and three
OF the present councilmen, Alex.
ander Greene, John OXlcy and
Wendall Turner, and a new can.
didate, Frank Ecker Of Twin.
brook-were the only candidates
to file.
Picked at Convention
This slate was elected TO run at
the cog nominating convention
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Rockville's mayor and council
gave assurance to North Street
residents Tuesday night that this
neglected" area will get imme-
date attention from the city.
In an unprecedented move, the
city officials held the public hear
ing and let the contract on the
same night for the extension of
water and sewer to this street
which at present has no water,
sewer, paving or street lights.
Mayor Dickran Hovsepian said
the urgency of the situation on
this street led to the streamlining
of action. Vantresca Brothers of
Silver Spring were the low bid
ders of three for a $9,116 con-
tract which is to be completed
within 60 days.
Residents at the hearing told
of wells polluted by bad drainage
or dry a good part of the time.
The street paving cannot be un-
dertaken until after the water and
sewer extension, city manager
John MARYLAND reported, and un-
til more than a 10-foot right-of-
way has been acquired for the
whole street
Denial Advised
Following recommendation of
the Planning Advisory Commits
sion to deny the application of
Lester Rosenberg and Albert
Small for rezoning from residen-
tial to commercial of 2.89 acres
600 feet west of Rockville Pike,
this action was taken under adj
visement with a decision to be
given on April 10.
City planner Robert Plavnick
explained the commissions think
ing on this application as based
on the fact that this area is over
zoned for commercial use already
and further coming would cause
the deterioration of the immedi-
ate area, the surrounding residen-
tial area and the central business
district.
Another reason given was that
there are not enough access roads
in the area and that the traffic
problems on the already overbur-
dened pike would add to the de-
triment of all areas.
The commission felt that this
tract with the adjoining land, part
of the Woodmont Country Club,
might be developed in the future
as residential sites.
Mr.. Small, present at the hear
ing, argued that the 10 acres be-
tween the disputed site and the
pike which he and Mr.. Rosenberg
also own and plan to develop as
shopping center have not
enough depth for modern stand
ards of such a center.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
$Mi||ion Teacher Pay Hike Approved
Walker Hits Precincts
Endorsement of Foley

John R. Foley got some support
he says he doesn't want and j.
Grahame Walker got a campaign
issue this week as the ever.so-
sweet Democratic Congressional
primary contest turned suddenly
sour. Reason: Democratic pre-
cinct chairmen voted 41-2 Satur-
day to endorse Mr.. Foley's candi-
dacy for the Maryland sixth dis
trict Congressional nomination,
Thirty-siX chairmen voted against
any primary endorsements.
Mr.. Maker, a County Council
man, says the endorsement proves
that Mr.. Foley, judge of the or
phans court, is "in the pocket of
the Caddington-Lee group" Mr..
Walker urged his opponent ~
withdraw from the primary race
ito preserve party unity"
The third Congressional hope.
full, Robert Cremins, chief of the
Bethesda Rescue Squad, says the
endorsement throws the party
into turmoil"
While thanking those who en-
dorsed him, Mr.. Foley says he be-
lieves mo official endorsements
of candidates in a primary cleo
ton ought to be made" The
judge disclaimed alignment with
any group or slate" He says he
will not invite or accept the sup
port of anyone who would try to
limit my independence and free
dom to represent the interests OF
all Democrats in the sixth Con-
gressional district"
Mr.. Foley's endorsement was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
ACC Told Silver
Spring Hospital
To Start in Fall

The Allied Civic Group meeting
Monday night heard optimistic
predictions of an early start on
the long-planned Silver Spring
hospital.
Clarke L. Fauver, ACC presi-
dent, and Stephen Ryan, ACC
civic improvement chairman,
stated that the hospital should be
underway in the fall. Both are
hospital association officers.
The civic group took no action
on a bill to reorganize the county
fire department system, proposed
by Philip Marcus. Mr.. Marcus
has recommended a countrywide,
county-run fire department.
The area volunteer fire depart
ments have expressed opposition
to the Marcus proposal. Edward
Rodgers, ACC Legislation commit
tee chairman differing action
Monday said, I'VE don't feel all
the facts are in"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

ating budget for '56'57.
From a total of five recon-.
mended salary scales, the board
chose a compromise that comes
closest to the ones proposed by
board member Lathrop Smith and
the minority report of the lay
committee on salaries.
The new scale ranges from
$4,000 to $500 for teachers with
out degrees; $500 to $4,000 for
teachers with bachelors degrees;
$4,000 to $4,000 for teachers with
masters degrees.
Present minimums in the same
classifications are $4,000, $3400
and $4,000 with the top salary for
teachers with masters degrees,
$3.50.
Steps in the scale number II
instead of the II to 20 years it
takes at present to reach the top
salary. Non-degree teachers on
every step will get $500 less than
teachers with bachelors degrees
who in turn receive 5000 less than
those with masters degrees.
A limit of 5000 was put on in
dividual increases. Dependency
allotments of 500 each are to be
cut so percent after July /, and
eliminated next year because of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Z Sunrise Services
Will Welcome Easter

This Sunday more than Easter sunrise services
will be held in the
A60voice choir combined orchestra and pantomime of
the at the empty tomb will be featured at the eighth
annual Sugar Loaf Mountain Easter sunrise service at
Sunday.
Planned the of mountain the service
by Protestant churches Montgomery and Fred
Counties Rev. Charles F. Trunk r of the Evangelical Luth
Church. Frederick will the entitled Easter
Is The Answer"
Also participating P Kerr
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

of BoydS Presbyterian Church,
invocation; Rev. John F. Wells,
Jr. of GAINESVILLE Presbyterian
Church, scripture; Rev. Ben F.
Hartley of Clarksburg Methodist
Church, prayer, and Rev. E. Leon
Dage of Kemptown Methodist
Church, benediction.
Rev VIM. c. Harpold of the Ur-
bana Methodist Church will di-
rect the Sugar Loaf Choir, and
Raymond c. Day will conduct the
orchestra composed of members
of the Browningsville Band and
the Urbana Methodist Orchestra.
Following the service, breakfast
will be served in the social room
of the Dickerson Methodist
Church In case of bad weather,
the service will be at the Dicker-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

Mr.. Walker claims that the SO
chairmen who voted against any
primary endorsement represent
a majority of county Democrats"
He says a Substantial number"
Of the SO ARE in my camp"
The councilman says he IRE.
grets that the Caddington-Lee
group saw fit to force a split in
the Democratic party by demand
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Tydings Campaigns
In County Today

Former Sen. Willard Z. Tydings
will campaign in Montgomery
County today in his fight to cap
ture the Democratic Senatorial
nomination. Mr. Tydings will be
guest at a 1890 luncheon at Col.
umbia Country Club.
This afternoon he will tour the
county. Tonight at 8 o'clock he
will address a rally at Leland
Junior High School Mr.. Tydings
lost his Senate seat to Republican
incumbent John Marshall Butler
in 1850
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Good Friday

Although local banks will be
closed tomorrow in observance
Of Good Friday, the County
Office Building i'm Rockville
will be- open during its lIguIaT
hours. As "A special service to
car owners who have not yet
bought 1856 Maryland auto
tags, the office of revenue and
disbursement IN the finance
department will be open sat.
urday from S:l5 10 1890 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Work Tonight

The Montgomery County
School Board will continue It's
work sessions on the '56,57
operating budget tonight at 8
pm. at the Board of Education
building. The budget Is sched-
uEed to go to the county man.
apr tomorrow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

Edward Ryan told the Sen,
tineI In an exclusive telephone
Interview from FrOstburg iris
week that he will not take
sides" i'm the Democratic Con.
gressiOnaI primary i'm Wary
lands sixth district. Mr.. Ryan
was the unsuccessful Demo
cratic Congressional candidate
in 1854. II had been rumOred
that Mr.. Ryan would support
John II. Foley in the primary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Rockville Voters

Registration of voters for
the city of Rockville will be
held from . am. TO Q pm. Mon.
day at City Hall. The regis.
trars will also sit for registra.
tiOns from o am. TO noon at
City Hall on the next three
Saturdays.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Compromise Scale Starts
At $500, Reaches $1,000
By Dorothy b. Waleski
Staff ReDOrter

The Montgomery County School Boards $161 million
operating budget will go the county manager tomorrow
with addition of approximately million dollars for
higher teacher salary scale and other increases
The for the teacher pay raise made Tuesday
night after three long sessions during the the ope
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
Council MulIs
Casey Roads
Maintenance

The Montgomery County Coun,
Gil at its Tuesday meeting took
the first step toward clearing the
legal hurdle that prevents it from
accepting for maintenance the
sub-standard streets in Eugene
CaSey'S Rosemont subdivision
near Gaithersburg.
The council ordered county at.
torney Charles M. Irelan to draft
an amendment to the road code
which would permit the county
to waive the six.inch thickness re-
quirement on all up-county
streets.
Mr.. Irelan told the councilmen
they had the right to waive other
road standards but not the thick
ness requirement.
Mr.. Casey appeared before the
council for the second time in six
months TO ask that the county
accept his Rosemont streets for
maintenance even though they
are only four inches thick. Mr..
Casey says he built the streets to
Gaithersburg standards, beiiev,
ing the subdivision within town
limits. Part Of Rosemont is in
GaitherSburp.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
$4,000 Cost Estimated


Mason Butcher told the council
the cost of bringing the Rosemont
streets up to county standards
would be about $1,000.
County manager M. l.. Reese
says he told Mr.. Casey that if
proper storm drainage is installed
in Rosemont the county will &C.
cept the substandard streets. The
manager says he later learned he
had no legal right to make the
promise.
In a bitterly.worded statement
Mr.. Casey attacked the wen
geance and pride" of the county
Public Works Department. He
called Councilwoman Stella Wer.
ner "a disciple of the charter form
of government which has caused
an abdication of the peoples
right"
Mrs. Werner opposed the sug.
gested amendment that would
permit waiver of the thickness re.
quirements, because it would
completely destroy what Is funda-
mental in the road code"
Other Actions
In other actions Tuesday:
l. The council approved a 25-
year franchise for the Damascus
Utilities Co. in return for the
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29

lie service will be Rev. James P. Kerr
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-03-29
North St.
Water Line
Contracted

Rockville's mayor and council
gave assurance to North Street
residents Tuesday night that this
neglected" area will get imme-
date attention from the city.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1956-07-27

BY SAM DAWSON
Associated Press Financial Writer

NEW YORK, July q (P).-
Labor peace in the steel industry
will pack a one-two punch. The
first will be a quick boost to the
industrial division of the econ
omy. The second will be a nudge
to the rising cost of living.
Some view the steel strike as
a bitter but corrective pill that
trimmed inventories and put the
industry in position for a heady
fall and winter. AS the furnaces
slowly return to full production,
many see a scramble to get steel.
It may be three or four weeks
after the fires are relighted be-
fore all the steel distribution
pipelines are filled again.
LOng-Range Viewpoint
Others look beyond this imme-
date shot in the arm to the
long-range inflationary promise
OF a wage-price hike in basic
steel.
During the strike steel prices
went up by SO or SO a ton in
anticipation of the settlement
And steel scrap prices jumped Sc
a ton. Steel spokesman have