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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-28
TUinbrOOk
TICinbrOOk
Traffic Woes
Plague Our
Community
By Joan j. Stern
Garden 1887

This isn't news to anyone by
now, but it's worth your life to
live in Twinbrook these days.
Returning to Twinbrook from
Rockville may not be life-taking
in the fatal sense of the word
but for the green light before
taking the turn leading from
Rockville Pike into Viers Mill
Road.
More serious at the moment is
the congestion caused by the
opening of the Twinbrook Shop
ping Center.
Traffic bottlenecks can and
have caused tie-ups lasting five
minutes. So far this area has
been without a traffic officer.
City Councilman Frank Ecker
has started the ball rolling for
a traffic light, but it will be some
time before it materializes.
Meanwhile, with the shopping
center only partially opened, traf-
fic piles up on Viers Mill Road
like a pound of peanuts vieing
for one hole in the bag.
Two lanes of traffic pound past
the shopping area while at the
same time line of cars attempts
to cross from the A & P to the
Safeway.
Frequently one car is egged
into traffic by the impatient
honks behind it.
Some foresight on this might
have saved a few headaches and
perhaps some tenders. We hope
that is all there will be at stake.
A reminder to those who use
Bradley Ave: Two roads that
cross Bradley are dangerously
overloaded. They are the service
road running parallel to Viers
Mill and McAuliffe Road.
1t can be a surprise to see a
rnotorist fit across Bradley with
out stopping or even looking.
Beware.
In q more facetious vein we
might point out congestion is
likely to decrease when store
managers stop crossing the road
to inspect their rivals establish
nnent.
The aisles In some of the stores
have been crowded more by in
specting competitors than by
customers. There are enough Of
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Rockville
Rockville
.CityMourns
Passing of
C.. NJ. Jones
By Janet Kirby
Poplar 2.96O3

Our town lost one of its oldest
and bestowed citizens in the pass.
ing of Mr.. Charles M. Jones last
Saturday. "Uncle Charlie" as he
was known to so many, was a
familiar sight as he strolled the
streets of town every day. Even
in the last few years, when his
health began to fail, he could
often be seen sitting on the front
porch of his big old family home
on West Montgomery Ave-, en-
joying the sun and visiting with
friends who dropped by to chat.
With always a kind word for
everyone, and that wonderful,
warm smile, his friends we're
legion, and of all ages. He will be
sorely missed.
Home on leave over the week
end from Camp Lejuene, where
he Is a member Of the Air Facili.
ties football team, was Cpl. Mar
shall Mayes, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
j. Marshall Mayes, of Autry
Heights, Rockville. Cpl. Mayes'
wife, the former Kay Regan, of
Rockville, is making her home
here, prior to joining her hus-
band in January, when he will be
reassigned.
The Argyle Country Club boast
ed capacity attendance at the An
nual Rockville Dandelions Dance
there on Friday evening. The
many door prizes were spirited
home by Mrs. Wilfred Hollstrom,
Mrs. Emanuel Waters, Mrs. vii.
liam Hurley, Mrs. Abel Norris,
Mrs. Ashton Garrett and Mrs.
Charles Woodward, while the
winners Of the spot dance were
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Stimek. Mr..
Richard Kimel and Mr.. Milton
Clogg were the proud rattle win.
ners, whose prizes were a ham
and a three-piece set of luggage,
respectively.
Among the pre-dance festivities
were cocktail parties hosted by
the Milton Clogs, the Abel Nor.
rises and the Joseph Stimeks,
while the Hanson Watkins enter
tanned friends at a breakfast fol
lowing the dance, at their home
on Bel Pre- Road.
Friends Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eu-
gene Thompson will be happy to
hear Of the arrival Of little Kim
berly Lisa. born on Oct. % at
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ville's Civic Center, to avoid dou-
bic sessions.
Enrolment Jumps
That was the year that the en-.
rollment jumped to 1048, five
times as large as the beginning
enrolment three years before.
A new wing of eight rooms,
teachers lounge and children's
clinic, opened in September, 1856,
made travelling time within the
school something to reckon with.
Jokes were made about equipping
the staff with roller skates and
portal to portal pay raises.
But the new wing brought the
second graders back to home base
and DR.. Larimore is determined
to keep her children "home" from
now on.
So strong is her feeling that
this year she increased the size
of each first grade class in order
to make room for reading clinic
rather than send her children
with reading problems to another
school for help.
The teacher in this clinic has
been working with children from
all grades who need special help
with reading. She has been so
successful that many of the Is
children no longer need help and
DR.. Larimore is considering start
ing a new group of those failing
in arithmetic
In spite of all these detriments
to zone big happy family" Twin
brook Elementary has had some
outstanding successes in all school
projects.
Science Fairs
There were the two Science
Fairs that had some exceptionally
high-caliber exhibits. Sincerely
Yours, USA," an end-of-the-year
musical production put on by all
of the children, brought rave re-
views from the critics. The 1875
child choral group, the Singettes,
have highlighted many a P-TA
meeting. This year a new flute
orchestra, the Tonettes has been
launched to take care of the chill
dren who like music but lack
voice.
Dir, Larimore and her staff are
also wise in uslnG the community
as jumc.ng-off place to teach
the chlF'ren about the world in
Which they live.
This years all-school project is
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the George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital, and weighing in at
6 pounds, 10 ounces. The Thomp-
sons are living at present in
Riverdale Heights.
The Harry Armstrong;, who re-
Gently moved to Florida from
their home on Forest Ave, have
settled in Clearwater, where they
have bought new home. Mr..
Armstrong is District Supervisor
for the Singer Sewing Machine
Company in that area.
Also from Florida comes word
from the Pete Wrights MRS.
Wright is the former Norma
Hershberger Of Rockville) that
they have bought a farm near
Lloyd, Florida, in the heart of
one of the states many hunters
paradises." Mr.. Wright is taking
a postgraduate course in nearby
Tallahassee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sam Young, of
Anderson Ave-, left on Sunday
for a trip to Florida.
Mrs. Robert A. Gibson, of Ar
gyle ST., was bridge hostess to a
group of friends on November 10.
The two tables were completed
by Mrs. Robert Yount, Mrs. Don
aid Golden, Mrs. Robert w. Glib
son, Mrs. Thomas A. Garrett,
Mrs. Glenn Kaiser, Mrs. Jesse
Balch, and Mr.. Robert Lewis.
The Potomac Hunt Club was
the scene of a large party on
Nov. %, when Commander and
Mrs. Thomas w. Jones and Mr..
and Mrs. James Douglas played
dual hosts to a number of friends.
Among those present Of local in
terest were Mr.. and Mrs. Allison
Chaplin, Mr.. and Mrs. James A.
Buchanan w, Mr.. and Mrs. VIII
liam j. Barnesley, Mr.. and Mrs.
David Belts, Mrs. Alice Hostetler,
Mr.. and Mrs. Valentine Wilson
and Judge and Mrs. Richmond
Keats.
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Close are the ties between this
school and its community, which
averages three children per fam
lily, according to statistics of the
Twinbrook Citizens Association.
Even in a county noted for its
large child population this is ar
exceptionally high proportion. The
growth of both school and com
munity has also been unusually
rapid.
Principal DR.. Edda Larimore
finds it hard to remember the
'coZy time" when she and six
teachers opened the doors of ar
eight-room school house to 21a
children in September, 1852.
Now she directs the daily rou
tine of~an institution larger than
many colleges, housed in 81 class
rooms with a staff of 80 teach.
ers, a secretary, four cafeteria and
five custodial personnel.
1t is see-sawing with Highland
Elementary on which is the big.
gest elementary school in the
county. At the moment, Highland
is ahead by about 20 pupils.
Old Days Gone
Gone are the intimate days
when DR.. Larimore could name
each child on sight and have a
mental picture of his parents and
the number of brothers and sis.
tiers.
However, she and her teachers
are wise in the ways of defeat.
ing the impersonal, assembly-line
atmosphere such a large inStitu.
ton could create.
Her office door is always open
to her "kids." Although she can't
be everywhere at once in person,
the public address system bought
for her by the students parents
helps to make her voice a regu.
lar part of her children's daily
life.
Another handicap has been that
the all-purpose or assembly room,
included in the first addition of
IL rooms, library and cafeteria In
November, 1853, has been cut into
three classrooms.
This has made it difficult for
DR.. Larimore to get her family
all together at any one tine.
On top Of that, the family
wasn't even under one roof in
1855 when six classes of sec
ond graders had to be moved to
Glenview mansion, now Rock.
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a new wing to save the day.
However, Twinbrookers know
that if there is any way of keep
ing her family together, DR.. Lari-
more will find it.
And DR.. Larimore knows that
she will have the support Of the
strong and active P,TA in any
solution she proposes. Twinbrook
is single-minded in its interest
in it's children.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-28

Her "a years Of experience tell
her that past headaches will be
nothing in comparison with the
ones coming up next year.
Although Twinbrook's school
district was cut in half last year
and limited to the south side of
Viers Mill Road, increasing kin
dergarten classes are raising the
spector of double sessions again.
There is no room this time for
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ito Maryland, the United States,
and the world.
For example, the sixth graders
investigations of travel time to
work is helping to explain the
motivations of the early explorers,
and show the necessity to seek
occupation.
Tying together all of the grades
will be the all-school project of
three eight-by-four plywood maps
to stand in the entrance hall.
Rockville, North America and
the World will be represented and
on each will be located examples
of needs marked by colored light
bulbs; white will locate the
churches in Rockville, North
America and the world; blue, the
schools, etc.
An example of how DR.. Lari.
more works with her children is
the sixth grade boy who, in study
ing the CruSades, became haunted
by tune that he created in his
mind to express a battle in the
desert.
lie and pr. Larimore worked
for hours at the piano until he
had expressed through her pay
ing the actual sounds running
through his mind. They didn't
stop until he was completely sat
isfied with the final product.
Has Musical Talent
Besides her own musical talent,
DR.. Larimore makes full use of
all of her staff's talents to enrich
the children's school experiences.
Her staffs loyalty to her is
shown in that three of the orig
inal six teachers, Miss Phyllis
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-28

Himmelstein,' kindergarten, Miss
Frances Calm, third grade, and
Mrs Maria Monisera, first grade,
are still with her as are many
of the teachers who came the
second year.
DR.. Larimore got all of her de-
grees at the University of Nebras-
ka. She lives in University Park
with her husband and 18-year-old
son who attends Montgomery
Junior College.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-28
Feiss to Speak

Carl Feiss, an urban renewal
consultant, will be the speaker at
luncheon December 5, given by
the Health and Welfare Council
of the National Capital Area at
National Press Club in Washing
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-28
BY Dorothy Waleski
Staff Reporter

1wlnorook Elementary sprawlng in three directions
along Ardennes and Wainwright avenues, is the of
the universe for its 1920 children who spend their
waking hours behind its red brick walls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-28

S { NTIN { 1 c n0NTqoM Mp'
thursday, November 20. I9s7-R7
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-28

the George Washington Univer-
sity Hospital, and weighing in at
6 pounds, 10 ounces. The Thomp-
sons are living at present in
RiVerdale Heights.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
ID. c. Bar Sets
Vote on Negro
Admissions

About 5000 members of the
District Bar Association viii vote
from July is through August 80
on the question of admitting
Negro members.
David @. Dress. association
president. announced the dates
for q mail referendum following
q meeting Of the board Of direc-
tors yesterday. The question
win be whether to amend the
bylaws which now restrict
membership to white attorneys.
Decision for the referendum
arose from a District Court rul-
ing setting aside a voice vote BY
the association to accept Negro
members. The court ruled that
the voice vote was contradictory
to both the association bylaws
and Roberts Rules of Order.
The directors then decided to
settle the issue by mail referen-
dunn. Forty-flve days were al
lowed for the balloting because
many members will be out Of
the city during the summer.
Ballots will be mailed to MEM
bers early next month. At the
close Of the voting period, they
win be tabulated by the Election
Board and a report prepared for
directors at their September 6
meeting. The outcome Of the
voting viii be made public at
that time.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
Body Recovered
From Great Falls

Volunteer firemen have re-
covered the body Of l8-year-old
James H. Thomas Of Alexandria
who was drowned Sunday in the
rushing cataract Of Great Falls
on a birthday outing.
Five men crept along an
aluminium ladder over a whirl-
pool about 200 yards bellows the
falls to recover the body of the
telephone company employe yes
terday. The body was spotted by
a group Of girls looking through
the coin-operated telescope on
one Of the observation platforms
at the park.
About 40 members Of the Dunn
Loring, Mclean and Great Falls
Volunteer departments took part
in the recovery. The firemen
who went out on the improviSed
bridge to bring in the lifeless
youth were Larry Denny, Cecil
Perry. Donald Tiff. Sam Red.
mond and Ralph jackson. The
body was taken to the William
Domaine and Son funeral home
Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
Man Who Pleaded
18th Is Reinstuted
by Bethlehem

BALTIMORE. June 26 (R.-
Bethlehem Steel today welcomed
back one Of the five employee,
dismissed after pleading tn.
Fifth Amendment before q House
Un-American Activities subcom.
mittee last month. But the firm
refused to reinstate the other
four.
A company spokesman said
that "after q full investigation,
we are satisfied that Levi VIII
|liamson u not q security risk and
we have reinstated him to en-
|ployment."
The company's position was
upheld by the United Steel
Workers. District Director AL
bert Attallah told the union
members In q general letter that
Williamson took advantage of
this opportunity to swear under
oath that he is not now a mem
Der Of the Communist Party.
He candidly admitted that he
had been q Communist but
stated that he severed his con-
nections with the Communist
Party some years ago.
"All Of the other four refused
to answer questions concerning
their past or present Communist
Affiliations"
The four others are Benjamin
Elmo, Joseph p. Henderson,
Aaron Ostrosfky and William H.
Wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

After a review Of the Govern
ment's evidence in the MALLORY
case and after having studied
the impact of the Supreme
Courts decision on that evidence
! have concluded to dismiss the
rape charge pending against the
defendant. A brief review of the
evidence may be Of assistance in
understanding my reasons fol
this decision.
/ On April z. 1854. having COM
Ipleted her days work at a de-
lpartment store and having re-
turned home for dinner with her
husband. the victim, about 20
minutes to 6 o'clock in the eve.
ming went to the basement OF
her apartment house to utilize
the washing machine provided
there for tenants. Being un-
able to attach the hose, she
sought assistance from the jani-
tor. The defendant appeared
from the janitor's quarters and
gave the assistance requested
Thereafter he left and she
busted herself with her tasks
After a brief interval, a colored
man appeared from the base.
ment level with his face partly
hidden by handkerchief
choked her, and dragged hel
into the furnace room where hi
raped her.
. Drags Self Upstairs
In a disheveled and hysteri.
cal state she dragged herself UP.
stairs where she told her hus.
band and some Of the neighbors
The matter was reported to tn,
police who Immediately started
their investigation. Since the
victim had reported that hei
assailant could not have come
down a rickety flight OF wooder
stairs without attracting her at.
tention. the police concentrated
their efforts on determining who
In addition to the defendant
could have been In and about
the janitor's quarters.
The police spoke to the JAM.
tor and his two sons, not having
any information at that time a,
to the identity Of the defendant
During the course Of the inves-
tigation admissions from the
janitor's sons indicated that the
defendant was the one who hac
helped the victim with the wash.
ing machine. He had left the
premises. Intensive search 10.
Gated him about 2:30 the fol.
lowing afternoon. April 8. 1854
At first he denied any connec.
ton with the crime. He and the
two nephews who were also ir
custody agreed to take a poly
graph test. Some delay was en-
countered locating the operator
of the polygraph machine. The
test started about 8 o'clock, al
the conclusion Of which defend.
ant confessed. About 10 pm.
after this had been done. police
sought to get In touch with the
United States commissioner. Be.
ing unable to do so. they con-
ttnued the detention Of the de.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

TODAY

The National Association
Of Cost Accountants con-
tinues its convention in the
Sheraton-Park and Shore
ham hotels.
In its second day, the Ma
tional Commission on Teach
er Education and Profess
sional Standards of the Ma
tional Education Association
meets in the Mayhower
Hotel.
The Institute Of Naviga-
ton holds convention ses-
sions in the Sheraton-Park
Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
Student Group Coming
Friday for Convention

The Armenian Students Asso-
citation. a group that gives schol-
arships. grants and loans to
American students Of Armenian
descent. will hold its 4sth an
nual convention here from Fri
day through Sunday.
A banquet and dance at the
Shoreham Hotel on Saturday will
be the feature Of the convention.
Winners Of the scholarships and
three gold medals awarded an
nually to outstanding UNDER
graduates will be announced at
the ball.
Some 600 delegates and mem
bers from New England, New
York and Pennsylvania are ex-
lpected to attend the convention.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

His ruling left the money still
In the hands Of the Washington
police property clerk awaiting
any further action.
Judge MCGUIRE declared:
THE District is merely a mu-
nicipal body. It does not possess
sovereign character or is it SC
endowed with or representative
of the sovereignty of the United
States as to be entitled to either
prerogatives of the United States
or the exemptions of the same. "
Judge Mcclure stated further
that Even If it may be argued
that. being a separate political
community as it is, in certain as
poets and therefore having that
particular characteristic in mind,
it may be called a state. the
sovereign power Of this qualified
state is not lodged in the cor
poration Of the District Of CO.
lumbia but In the Government
of the United States"
Supreme Court Quotes
Judge Mcclure quoted from a
Supreme Court decision in an
other case that crimes commit
ted in the District are not
crimes against the District, but
the United States"
Judge Mcclure held that "The
setting up Of gaming table Is
q violation of a penal statute
and such violation is a violation
of the law of the United States
and not of the District of Column
bia."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26
The
Rambler
I. Is Impressed
BY Statue Grief
By GEORGE KENNEDY

You go around Soldiers
Home and pass under the
wrought iron arch lettered
est. Paul's Church Yard" You
take one of the roads to the
right of the church into the
cemetery then get out and
walk to the left.
The Rambler had found it
before, but this time he failed.
He went back to the church,
which was open but empty,
and then to the rectory and
asked the location Of the
st. Gaudens' statue called
"Grief."
This time he found the
statue. It is enclosed by q
tall hedge Of holly trees and
cannot be seen from the
driveways. It is impressive.
There she sits, the heavily
robed female figure tradi-
. tional to mourning since Re-
naissance artists started de-
plotting the Marys at the foot
of the cross.
But this conception is diff
ferent. One can understand
the misgivings Of one Of the
rectors Of st. Paul's. He called
1t pagan"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

lCnanBe IL must De py LEGISLATOR
and not by seeking to confer
upon the corporation counsel
and the District an authority
which Congress up to now al
least has declined to grant,"
Judge McGuire's ruling was
made in connection with funds
seized during a gambling raid
at the Atlas Club. 1900 block OF
IL street NV. in February, 1856
Seized was 1851 on a gam
bling table. Another $949 was
reported seized from one of the
defendants, William Quinn, who
later pleaded guilty to setting
|up Q gaming table.
Counsel for Mr.. Quinn sought
to have the money returned to
him. and the corporation
counsel's ONCE sought to have
the money turned over to the
District.
viii Appeal Decision
Corporation Counsel Chester
H. Gray said his office win appeal
the decision.
United States Attorney Oliver
Gasch. who has declared In the
past that the United States at
torney has no authority to rep
resent the District. said he had
no comment on Judge McGuire's
decision.
Judge Mcclure had heard ar
guments on motions in the case
last week. Today, in the three
page memorandum Of opinion
Judge Mcguire refused to grant
summary judgments in the case
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-26

PENDANT until the following
morning when he was arraigned
Confers with Officials
Today. I have reviewed tn,
Governments evidence with AS
sistant United States Attorney
Arthur j. Mclaughlin, who triec
the case for the Government.
have conferred with the Chief Of
Police Robert v. Murray, with
the Acting Grief Of Detectives
Inspector aubrey M. Tolson
Chief of the Sex Squad-Lt. John
L. Sullivan. and the arrestine
ofhcer-Detective Sylvan Yuter
I have made an inspection Of the
premises.
I have also conferred with the
victim and her husband. ! am
impressed by the injury. both
physical and psychological to
which the unfortunate victim of
this heinous offense has been
subjected. To subject this in
nocent victim to the ordeal OF
testifying again about these dis
tressing circumstances would be
unfair to her and her husband
unless there is a reasonable
prospect Of obtaining a convic-
ton under the Governments
evidence. In the state which
we now find 1t as a result OF
the Supreme Courts decision
there is serious doubt in my
mind as to whether the Govern
ment has a case.
Accordingly. and with con-
siderable reluctance. I have
come to the conclusion that
should move this court to dis
miss the indictment against the
defendant Mallory.