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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
Council Names
TwoUp-County
Men to Boards

Two up-county men have been
named to official county bodies,
one over the opposition of two
County Council members.
The County Council Tuesday
named Forte H. Sandison of Cal
thersburg to a threeyear term on
the Personnel Board, with Mrs.
Stella Werner and ]. Grahame
Walker protesting his appoint
ment.
Mr.. Walker said the 45.year-
old pharmacist and funeral direc-
tor is not qualified to serve on
the board. He urged that Mr.. San
Olson, with three down-county APP
plicants, be interviewed before Sc
lection was made.
Mrs. Werner proposed that
Mrs. Arthur Mclaughlin of Ken
sington get the job. No one sec
onded her motion.
The other five Council mem
bers said they backed Mr.. Sandi-
son because he is from the up
county as was his predecessor,
Malcolm H. White of Sunshine.
Mr.. Sandison is funeral director
at his father-in-laws funeral
home, Gartners, in Gaithersburg,
and pharmacist and buyer at Hig-
gers Drugs, Inc, in Washington
He has three children.
Unanimously named TO fill out
the unexpired term of the late j.
Sterling Bowman on the Upper
Montgomery County Board of
Zoning Appeals was Ralph Martz
Of Clarksburg.
Born in Frederick, he came to
the county in 1885. He is past
president of the Clarksburg Com
munity Association. Mr.. Martz
has worked for the Pennsylvania
Railroad, Sears-Roebuck, and the
transportation division of the Fed
eral Government.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
We Get The
Real Mike

Michael Monroney, 29-year-
old son of A. S. mike" Mon
roney, Democratic senator
from Oklahoma, is Montgom.
cry County's new $6,000-per-
year Information and Research
Officer, succeeding Alfred C.
Stoughton.
Mr. Monroney was a staff
reporter for the Washington
Post-Tlmes Herald from 1851
to June Of last year. For the
next two months he was adj
ministrative assistant to his
father, and from September to
November he was a staff mem.
Der of the Stevenson-Kefauver
Campaign Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
Councilman Walker
Wants More Time
For Fund Transfers

County Council member Grover
Walker Of Gaithersburg says he
wants at least a week to study
future requests for transfers of
funds from the Board of Educa-
ton after the Council approved
the transfer Of $l33,500 to permit
completion OF school building
projects Tuesday
The Council authorized the
transfer Of SIT, 500 from the post
poned Belt Junior High School adj
dition with $4,000 going to cover
unexpected street, paving and
storm drainage expenses at Ash
burton Elementary School and
$500 to cover high land costs
at Harmony Hills Elementary
School.
Thirty thousand was taken
from the abandoned Woodruont
Elementary School project and
transferred to pay higher con-
struction costs than anticipated at
Montgomery Knobs Elementary
School addition.
The Council also authorized the
use Of $4,000 originally ear
marked for furniture and equip
ment to help pay for construction
OF Eastern Junior High School
addition.
The School Boards auditors re-
Gently criticized the practice Of
transferring funds from project
TO project.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
First National of Gaithersburg
Declares Stock Dividend at Meeting

At the annual meeting of stock
holders of The First National
Bank of Gaithersburg, Md, a com.
mon stock dividend was approved
One share of stock will be issued
for each three shares now held
and the number of shares out.
standing will be increased from
1880 to 10000 shares. This is the
second stock dividend declared
since 1850 and the bank has
doubled its capital stock by this
method in 6 years.
The Board of Directors also
declared a regular semi.annual
cash dividend of 3% regular and
80 extra. This with the regular
dividend previously paid makes a
9e6 cash dividend declared for the
year.
At the same meeting of stock.
holders, retirement plan for EN-
ployees was approved. This will
be in conjunction with Life In
surance and disqualification pro.
gram which was previously
adopted.
The full Board of Directors was
reelected with Mr.. Harold w.
Ward as Chairman. Mr.. Ward
previously filled the unexpired
term for the year 1856 for Mr.. w.
w. Hodges, deceased.
Interest rate on savings ac-
counts was set at go in accord
ance with the present trend.
The First National Rank of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17

N1lllcS, anu water resources.
City Manager John MARYLAND
told the Mayor and Council Tues
day he received the promise after
public hearing before Mr.. SINCE
Wald in Baltimore. George Hall,
engineer for the state department,
ruled that the intake station will
not form "a significant obstruc-
ton in the river. This ruling is
required before a permit can be
granted.
Because of the many jurisdic-
tons seeking Potomac water,
some city officials had feared a
freeze on river tap permits.
Final permission to build the
intake station at Bealls Island be-
tween Cabin John and Seneca
must be granted by the full six
man Geology, Mines, and Water
Resources Commission.
Construction of the $2.5 million
water line will start in the spring.
Rockville water now comes from
wells and purchases from the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
A letter from the WSSC ex-
pressing regret" over the city's
decision to tap the Potomac was
read at Tuesdays meeting by
Mayor Hovsepian.
The sanitary unit wanted Rock.
vile to tie into a planned WSSC
river water line.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
Boy Admits
He Killed


David Vernon Hall, 15-year-old
Silver Spring boy has been arrest
ed after Police Inspector Carroll
V. Miller says he admitted killing
classmate, Georgette Anne
Hentgen, by hitting her in the
head with a broken branch be-
cause the 15-year-old girl slapped
him during an argument.
The body was found partially
covered with snow Monday night
in wooded area off Manchester
Rd. near the Highland Elementary
School in Silver Spring where the
victim had been sled riding.
The girl and her accused killer
were both tenth grade students at
Montgomery Blair High School
where detective sergeants George
Athey, Ronald Loomis, and Ken
meth Watkins arrested the boy
Tuesday afternoon.
According to Inspector Miller
the arrest and confession came
after young Hall had twice before
denied any connection with the
Staying.
The victim was the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hentgen,
9131 Elton Rd., Silver Spring. The
boy is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Hall, 9013 Bradford Rd.,
Silver Spring.
Young Hall is being held with
out bond in the Rockville jail.
He will have preliminary hear
ing at Silver Spring Peoples
Court January %.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
Bridge Death of
4-Year Old Laid
To Step-BrOther-

A 24-year-old Silver Spring
man has been charged with in.
voluntary manslaughter in the
death of his four-year-old step
brother who fell 40 feet from the
Burlington Ave. bridge to the 3
& o tracks below in Silver Spring
Sunday. The youth, Stephen Lee
Carter, died Tuesday at Washing.
ton Sanitarium.
Newman is being held on S1,500
bond at the Rockville Jail His
preliminary hearing has been
scheduled January % at Silver
Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
Martin Dairy
Family Fight
Now in Courts

The six children Of the late Os.
car c. Martin, pioneer county
businessman who founded Mar
tins Dairy on Georgia Avenue
near Norbeck % years ago, are
in a hot squabble among them
selves over the future ownership
Of the dairy.
A whole platoon OF lawyers is
working on the case, which has
reached the Maryland Court of
Appeals. The six children are the
dairy's sole owners.
Four of the founders offspring
want to sell their shares of the
130-acre dairy and restaurant to
a cousin, William F. Carl. The
two other partners, Calvin Mar
tin, who's managed the dairy in
recent years, and David Martin,
are fighting the sale.
Calvin and David have appealed
November 2 injunction granted
in Rockville Circuit Court order.
ing them to cease and desist"
interfering in the control and
management of the company and
to return all books and assets.
The Court of Appeals at Annap-
oils has requested transcript of
the complicated legal proceed
ings before January %, but court
recorder Claude S. Hahn told The
Sentinel he doesn't believe he can
prepare the transcript by them.
The four children who want
to sell out are Mrs. Albert Tor.
beck of Rockville; Mrs. Edward
Mayne of Derwood; William 3.
Martin Of Norbeck, and Mrs.
Frank B. Wilkinson of Logans.
port, Indiana.
They own a majority of the
stock issued.
New officers Of the corporation
elected August 80 are Mr.. Carl,
president replacing Calvin Mar.
tin; Mrs. Carl, vice president, and
Albert T. .Branson, friend Of
the Carts, secretary.treasurer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl and Mr..
Branson have also been elected to
the firms board Of directors.
along with Frank l.. Grimm, who
Mr.. Carl indicates is his brother
in-law, and John J. Mcdonald,
who he describes as a friend.
The final injunction was grant.
ed by substitute Judge John r.
Tucker Of Baltimore after deny.
ing a dismissal request from Cal
vim and David.
Lawyers for the two holdouts
are States Attorney Alger Y. Bar
bee and Harper Smith.
The lineup of lawyers for the
other side: James +. Arts and
Harvey H. Holland for the Carls;
Assistant States Attorney William
J. Brannan for the Maynes and
Wilkinsons; Donald X. Staley for
the Torbecks, and Ralph G. Shure /
for William +. Martin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
sc Auto Accidents
Hit All-Time High

Accidents in Montgomery
County during 1856 reached an
all,time high of 3,174, topping
1855 record total of 1908, ac-
cording to figures released this
week by the police department.
Fatalities dropped, however,
from % in 1855 to IL last year
and the number of persons
hurt decreased from 1,074 to
LOSS.
The number of accidents in
which injuries were involved
increased from $50 to 761-
which may indicate more sin
gle car accidents, according to
one police official.
Failure to grant the right of
way replaced speed as the
leading cause of accidents last
year. Speed was the second
greatest cause of accidents in
1856, and following too closely
was third.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17

Gaithersburg was organized in
1891 and is now in its 65th year
Of uninterrupted service. The
bank is following its usual policy
of high liquidity in cash and gov
eminent bonds, having better
than 500 of its total assets in this
media.
Their slogan is Not as big as
the big ones, but as strong as the
best"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17

Recreation workers throughout
Maryland will gather in Montgom-
cry County on March 2 for the
sixth annual Governors Confer
ence on Recreation. The theme
will be New Horizons in Recre-
alton"
The meeting, co-sponsored by
the Maryland Recreation Society,
will be held at the Wheaton High
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17

Governor McKeldin, in an open
letter today, urged the attend.
ance and participation OF all
adults and youth interested in the
problems and progress Of leisure
time programs in the State.
! 1.-THE design for the confer
'ence,s he said, "is to look to the
future preparing to face rapidly
changing concepts in the broad
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17

School, Randolph Road and Dale
wood Drive, about six miles north
of Silver Spring.
Chairman of the conference is
William Putland of the Veterans
Administration Hospital, Perry
Point, Maryland. Forest Gustaf.
son, director of recreation for
Montgomery County, is president
of the Recreation Society.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17

ening leisure time field. Certain
ly these concepts will affect all
citizens of the State of Maryland,
professional and lay alike"
Results of the various sessions,
he added, will materially benefit
the people Of the State in terms
of general well-being and will be
especially helpful in developing
constructive youth programs for
the future"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
Reese Plans End
Drive for New
County Industry

Plans for second industrial conference in the Spring
were revealed to the County Council Tuesday by County
Manager NJ L. Reese The conference would help educate
citizens to accept industry in additionally residential Mont
gomery, Mr. Reese said
Following the parey 15-man steering committee should
he named to develop recommended ordinances and laws
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
County PTA
Talks Budget

The Montgomery County
Council Of Parent Teachers As
sociations win meet on Tues
day, January %, at Oakview
Elementary School, East
Wayne Avenue and Walden
Road, Silver Spring. at 8 p. m.
Delegates to the MCCPTA's
will discuss the 1888 school
budget proposed by DR.. Forbes
II. Norris, superintendent Of
Montgomery County schools.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
90 Percent of
Body Burned,
Girl Improves

With second and third degree
burns covering 60 to 20 percent
of her body an eight-year-old
girl is in critical" condition but
showing some improvement at
Washington Sanitarium after an
exploding kerosene can enveloped
her in flames at her home last
week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-17
Final Hurdle for
ROckville's River
W alter Tap Cleared

THE last legal hurdle" in Rockvles planned Potomac
River water line has been cleared according to Mayor Dick
T. Hovsepan with permission to build intake station
the river promised within days by Joseph T. SINCE
wad, director of the Maryland Department of Geology
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-10-08
An Editorial
IN DEFENSE OF CHARTER GOVERNMENT

The toward Charter Government in London has come
in for criticism lately according to what has been stated
by certain persons who oppose IT, In all fairness il may be said
that criticism healthy and paramount any situation of
such magnitude City Charter However, certain untrue
and unusted being spread about need carfcaton
In the first place charter government does NOT
general overhaul Of The entire city hall Also charter govern
that u.s. charter does NOT that London
have city manager especially The entire matter rests with
the TYPE of the charter commission chooses and
when they elected Whatever type the commission may
then choose WILL SUBSEQUENTLY, BE OFFERED FOR VOTE
OF The PEOPLE simply eecng charter commission NOT
AN ACCEPTANCE OF CHARTER GOVERNMENT it is
merely e preliminary step deciding the issue by The voters
themselves.
The Charter Commission if elected becomes an NDE-
PENDENT, NON-POllTlCAL, AND FREE THINKING BODY
UPON WHOM A TREMENDOUS RESPONSIBILITY RESTS Those
the friends and neshbors of all Lopdone and who
consult the voters and weigh the facts before any charter
be drawn The charter movement purely which enables
+he voter TO make choice BETWEEN FORMS of city govern
ment The persons who running for membership the
charter commission have to grind and they have
terror motives. They simply believe that Charter Government
would be suitable and workable in growing community
such this and which is having growing pains"
In other words these persons who running for
membership the Charter Commission taking part
conspiracy They have fault TO find with any individual
Their sole purpose this matter that THEY BELIEVE THAT
CHARTER FORM OF GOVERNMENT WOULD BE OF GREAT
BENEFIT TO THE CITY OF LONDON AND ITS CITIZENS This
then their only purpose in exposing themselves to lot Of
hard work-for which they will receive nothing.
We harm in eIecne body of citizens who
willing TO put in their time and effort toward making London
Ohio, better and progressive place in which TO live.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-10-08

TUESDAY, OCTOBER 8:
1.-TWO. luncheon
at H. prompt.
Tuesday bridge-luncheon London Country Club.
Darby Grange Booster Night pot-luck 7:30
Camp Fire and Blue Bird Leaders meeting Parish Hall St
Johns Lutheran Church.
Harmony Needle Club at home of Mrs. Ora Van Horn
WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 9:
Happy Needle Club luncheon home Mrs Harry Van
Ceve, High Street.
THURSDAY, OCTOBER 10:
Jayces business meeting at club rooms p m.
Somerford Community Club white elephant home Mrs How
ard Beathard 1890
WSCS Newport meeting auction Newport Methodist
Ppm
FRIDAY OCTOBER IL: 3.
and Bake Sale Methodist Church basement IL
urday 9 to II Circle l WSCS
Progressive games party Hall sponsored
ricks PT.A.
Science Hill Grange installation pm. Refreshments
WCTU Local Institute Big Plain Church 10
luck dinner
Rummage Auxiliary Trinity Episcopal Church.
Hall
SATURDAY, OCTOBER IL:
Hill Grange Hall pm.
Rummage sale 1920 London of Hall by Mid
Presbyterian Church
MONDAY, OCTOBER a.
Circle WSCS Methodist Church home Mrs Roy eley
Chandler Avenue,
TUESDAY, OCTOBER IS:
ham Giivan
by W.S.CS. from to 730
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-10-08
Dress Dollars To
Be Topic Of All
Demonstrations

Dress Dollars Go Shopping
will be the project lesson for all
Madison County Home Demonstra-
ton Clubs during the month of
October. Home Economics Agent,
Shirley Lynn Nall will lead the
discussion which should be of in
terest to many h o m m k G r s
throughout the county.
Included in the lesson will be
pointers on being a good shopper,
new fashions for 1888, becom-
ing styles for figure problems,
colors which go we'll with individ-
ual coloring and selecting colors
which go well with the rest of the
wardrobe, fabric tips, what size to
look for and what madame shopper
can expect to find in good con-
struction and comfortable fit.
Clubs which are scheduled for
this lesson are as follows: Canaan,
October 2, Madison Rural; October
Z Pleasant, October Ia; Deer
creek, October 16; Range, October
II; Union, October 21; and Stokes,
October %, Pike, October Is.
Other clubs yet to be scheduled
are Somerford, Antioch, and West
Jefferson.
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-10-08
Cub Scouts Hold
Monthly Meeting
I'm Lutheran Hall

Cub Scout Pack 96 held its meet
ing in the Parish Hall of st. Johns
Lutheran Church, Thursday eve
ming. Homesteading was the theme
for September.
The opening flag ceremony was
led by Craig McCord, Bobby Dill
lingham, Greg German, and Monty
Linder.
There was a Bobcat ceremony
conducted by the Cubmaster, Jim
Bailey. Getting their bobcat pins
were John Gussler, Joe Coil, Bob
by Hackett, Timmy Amling, and
Bruce Gigham.
Those getting badge and arrows
were: Den two: James Bowles,
two silver arrows; Bobby Remley,
one silver arrow. The Den Mother
is Mrs. William Betchel. Den five:
Larry Jones, Bear Badge, one gold
and silver arrow; Bear card and
Denners stripes; Gideon Yerian,
Bear badge, one gold arrow, as
sistant denners stripes and bear
card. The den mother is Mrs. Betty
Wilson. Den six: Craig McCord, as
sistant dennerS stripes. The den
mother is Mrs. June German; Den
seven: Michael Alexander, one sill
yer arrow, Jack Peters, assistant
denners stripes. The den mother is
Mrs. Reva Alexander.
Others receiving awards are:
Richard Barkalow, Webelos, one
silver arrow; Robert Johnson
Weblos, den patch. Those receiving
year pins are: Bobby Remely and
Jeffery Marx Jeb Bowles, Barth
Royer, Craig McCord, Monty Lind
er, Bobby Dillingham;, David Alex
ander, Eddie Goodyear, Richard
Barkalow received two year pins.
Those receiving leader year pins
were Sammy Yearian, Den Chief,
one year pin; Reva Alexander, Den
mother, one year pin and certifi-
cate of appreciation.
The program was in charge of
Den six Bobby Dillingham; led the
audience in singing "Oh, Suzanna"
and Home on the Range"
The mascot was given to Den
two for having the most parents
present.
Mr.. Harold Barkalow presented
the pack with new flag poles and
carriers.
Mrs. James Bailey was introduc-
ed as the new cub pack secretary.
To close the meeting Bobby Dill
lingham let the group In singing
God Bless America"
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-10-08

The sixty-seventh annual con-
vention of the Madison County
Woman's Christian Temperance
Union was held Thursday, October
3rd, at the Methodist Church in
West Jefferson, convening at 1000.
Mrs. Fern Thomas, County presi-
dent, presided. The meeting opened
with the giving the Salute of the
American Flag and singing of
America" followed by the Salute
to the Christian Flag and the sing
ing of the Onward Christian Sol
diers," also the Salute to the Tenn
perance Flag and singing, Faith
and Prayers.
The welcome address was given
by Mrs. Julia Walker and the re-
sponse by Mrs. Marjorie DeLong
of the Big Plain Union. The group
sang, This is My Fathers World"
Reports were given by the Sec
retary and treasurer, also auditing
and nominating committees. The
following officers were reelected
for the coming year: President,
Mrs. Fern Thomas; Vice President,
Mrs. Edith Stephenson; Cores
ponding Secretary, Mrs. Minnie
Schneider; Treasurer, Mrs. Robbie
Hofmeister; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. Jessie Florea.
Mrs. Edith Stephenson gave the
noon-tide prayer.
A covered-dish dinner was serv-
ed. The artistic table decorations
were supervised by Miss Maybelle
Keyser.
Mrs. Jane Braithwaite presented
the devotions for the afternoon
session. She repeated the First
Psalm and spoke of its appropria-
tion to the work of Temperance
and the blessings that may come
through prayer. The group sang,
Take My Life and Let 1t Be-"
Mrs. Edith Thomas closed the de-
votions with paryer.
Mrs. Edith Stephenson h d
charge of the memorial service for
the deceased members of this last
year. They are Mrs. Ella holland,
Mrs. jeanette Wilson, Mrs. Bertha
Milholland and Mrs. Wilda Rector.
Mrs. Stephenson was assisted by
Mrs. Libbie Rector, Mrs. Eta Grif-
fin, Mrs. Lucille Terman, Mrs.
Jane Braithewaite, and Mrs. Min
ME Schneider. White carnations
were placed in vase in their
Madison County Democrat. (London, Ohio) 19??-1958, 1957-10-08
Red Cross Chairman Lauds Local
Newspapers For Public Service Work

and volunteer help to carry out our
humanitarian program.
Every disaster brings with it
rumors and misunderstanding
about what the Red Cross does.
Among the most important con-
tributions our newspapers are able
to make is clarifying these miscon-
ceptions and scotching the ground
less stories by telling the true
facts.
We are frequently asked the
question "Since the Federal Gov
ernment assists in disaster relief
why is it necessary for the public
to give additional contributions to
the American Red Cross for this
purpose 2" We can well understand
that there is a confusion in this
matter. But the answer is simple.
The assistance given by the Fed
eral Government in cases of dis
aster is limited to rehabilitation
of public works such as water
plants, roads, bridges. The Red
Cross assists in the rehabilitation
of the home and of the family.
This is exclusively job for priv
ate charity, and l think it is right
that it should be that way.
For this continuing support of
the local newspapers of our County
we want to express the apprecia-
ton of the Madison County Chap
ter American Red Cross and to
extend our thanks on the occasion
of National Newspaper Week for
the cooperation given to us during
the many years that the Red Cross
has been serving our people.