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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

the cost Of burying the lines, rath.
er than stringing them overhead.
Mrs. d. c. Hotel said the line
would sharply reduce the value
Of the farm she and her husband
want 10 sell.
Mr.. and Mrs. James II. Austin,
Brinklow charged that the tow
ers would damage their property's
value. They don't want TO sell il,
they added; they want to continue
living in IT,
The Council had to call a halt
to one line of questioning. con.
corning the difference in costs of
burying cables and stringing
them on towers.
Mrs. Wilson said opposition to
the towers is growing, and that
other communities will soon join
her group IN fighting PEPcO.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
County Would Sell
Parking Lot to City

Rockville town heads have
asked the county to renew the
city's bargain-rate lease on park
ing lot. But the county has differ
ent ideas. 1t is thinking of selling
the property to the town.
County Manager M. L. Reese
said the towns 10-year lease on
the lot expires March 81. He said
the town has enjoyed its use at
cost of 81 year. The town has
asked that the arrangement be
continued, he said.
Council instructed him to begin
dickering with the town to see
what sort Of price the county can
get for the lot
The property is between Com
merce and Middle Lanes, next to
the Safeway Store.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Added to County
Personnel Payroll

County Councilmen approved
the following appointments this
week:
Richard A. Howard, Rt. 3, Gath
ersburg, ianitor, at S2,487 annu-
ally.
James Edward Johnson, Cath
ersburg, janitor, at $2,487 annu-
ally.
Lorenzo Duffin. Boyds, janitor,
at $2,487 annually.
Charles M. Purdom, 3713 Far.
ragut ST, Kensington, general
maintenanceman-carpenter, at 49,
623 annually,
John Daniel Kohler, 215 Univer-
sity Blvd, East, Silver Spring, liz
uor clerk-salesman, S3,373 annu-
ally.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Rockville VFD
Would Build New
Modern FirehOuse

Rockville volunteer firemen
asked the County Council Tues
day to approve the firemen's East
Jefferson st. lot as a site for a
new fire house. Councilmen sug.
gested the department first clear
the plant with the county fire
board.
Chief James o. Gartner said
that, although his department is
wholly volunteer organization,
and not dependent on county
funds, nevertheless county ap.
proval of the site was needed.
He said it is conceivable that
the department might draw tax
money some day. He said no such
situation appears near, however.
If in the future the firemen
sought county money, they might
be hampered If they had put up
fire house without county APP
proval, he said.
Flremen said the present fire
house is cramped for space. They
told the Council that two pump
ers probably will be the next
equipment that has to be replaced.
And modern size bumpers to re-
place them could not be stored
in the present fire house, they
added.
The department spokesman
said some $500 has been invest
ed in plans for the new building.
Plans were drawn before the Ko-
rean War. That eruption brought
about steel shortage and other
wise disrupted the program, Chief
Gartner told reporters.
The East Jefferson lot is across
from the County Office Building.
Firemen said they are not pre-
pared to start construction in the
near future.
The town firemen are not re-
CURED by law to clear their sta
ton plans with the fire board.
But they readily agreed to do so
at Councils request.
Chief Gartner and the other
members said they did not know
enough about the new fire sta
ton survey to say how it would
affect their construction plans.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Property Owners Tempers Shorten Reality of High
Line Gets Nearer Dickerson to Brighton Route

Property owners fighting
PEPCO's plan to build high
tension line on towers across the
county carried their case to the
County Council Tuesday. The
county board said in effect it
couldn't help them much.
Mrs. Edward c. Wilson, Brooke
vile, a leader in the battle, urged
that the 230,OO0-volt line be laid
underground, rather than on high
towers she said would deface pri.
vate property.
Rowland Bortner, manager Of
PEPCOs real estate division, said
it would cost perhaps as much as
s. million a mile to bury the ca
BILE. He said a tower installation
would cost about 100000 a mile
The electrical utility plans to
carry the line 36 miles across the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

county from a generating plant il
to build near Dickerson.
The plant may be constructed
instead in Loudon County, Va
But even so, said Mr.. Bortner, the
line would still have TO come
across Montgomery County via
the same route, because that is
where the power is needed.
Mrs. Wilson told of a young
man being killed on tower. Mr.
Bortner said the victim in that
case was playing daredevil pranks
atop the tower. The Pepso spokes-
man said he is familiar with 400
miles Of the tower-borne lines and
not one person has been killed by
them because of falling lines or
the like.
He said the utility proposes TO
take a strip $50 yards wide for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
By Roscoe N. Whip
Associate County Agent

Allie Messer, Gaithersburg, rep
resented $4,000 volunteer All
leaders and gave a Report to
the Nation" as part of National
All Club Week observance.
The Montgomery County dairy
farmer joined Mrs. Clinton Ehr-
hart, Wisconsin club leader, and
six outstanding All Club mem
bers from various parts of the
country in telling the story of Al
accomplishments during the past
year.
The two leaders and six club
members spent three days in
Washington with a round of radio
and TV programs conferences,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

In 1O-point critical analysis of
the operating cuts, DR.. Norris
asked "how many cuts a budget
can undergo and emerge with any
chance at all of meeting the pur-
poses for which it is drafted?
He referred to the fact that
the original requests of the
school staff had already under
gone reductions, first by the sup
erintendent and then by the school
board before being sent to the
county manager.
Noting that only one major con-
struction item, an addition to Car
yer High, was cut out of the cap
ital request, DR.. Norris said that
he was grateful the course fol
lowed last year was not repeated"
Last years capital items were cut
Is percent for elementary and 8
percent for. secondary projects
across the board on Mr.. Reese's
recommendation.
However the superintendent
pointed out that failure to reim-
burse the site acquisition fund as
requested can retard very seri-
ously site planning and pur-
chase"
DR.. Norris also hit Mr.. Reese's
elimination of 20 elementary
teachers as having serious effects
and termed the reduction in the
special area and education field
as meaning I'VE are not even
standing still - we are going
backwards"
Other results from the budget
cuts according to the superintend-
ent will be to extend the mile rad
ius now used as criteria for bus
transportation; poorer care and
maintenance for new and exist
ing schools; substitute teachers
item will show deficit; and re-
duction of school clerical work
ers will mean a greater burden on
teachers and further difficulty in
stating schools.
In questioning cuts in admins
trative personnel, particularly the
office of publications and infor-
nation, Dr. Norris asked pointed
ly by what reasoning can this
be denied the schools (for the
third straight year, while one
exists in the County Administra-
TOM"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Rockville Gets LIST
Housing Authority
Annual Report

The first annual report of the
Rockville Housing Authority on
the progress of constructing a 65-
unit low cost housing project in
the Lincoln Park area was pre-
sented to the Mayor and Council
Tuesday night.
Chairman Stanley Smigel and
members Louis Leimbach, Joseph
Tarallo, Walter Baker and Louis
Monk recommended three actions
by the city as being necessary to
the project.
The extension of Frederick
Avenue east from Douglas Ave
nue. as an access road.
The extension of paving, water
and sewer facilities in the area
of the project. These improve
ments will help the recreation
area planned for -Westmore Ave
nue. and develop and upgrade sur.
lOuiiulilS PlOPSl tiCo.
The acceptance by the Mayor
and Council of a 40 foot right of
way through the project from
Frederick Avenue extended to
WeStInore Avenue.
The financial position of the
Authority at present shows ST.
843 balance from advance funds
of $22,356 with expenditures of
$4,000 for site acquisition and
$4,312 for operating expenses.
Preliminary drawings and spec
ifications of the 65-unit project
have been approved by the Auth
ority and submitted to the Public
Housing Administration.
In addition to the purchase of
the original acreage for the pro
ject site, contract is being nego-
tiated for another ID acres north
of the tract and preliminaries are
being cleared for a third parcel
TO the south Tor access and egreSS.
A report from the civic center
committee recommending the
setting up of a commission or
board of trustees to set policies
for the use of the civic center
under the immediate administra-
ton of the new full-time director
of recreation was also received by
the Mayor and Council.
A preliminary draft of a mas
ter plan for the center was pre-
sented at the same time by the
committee chairman A. M. Tuch-
ton. Immediate proposals and a
long range plan for an all-purpose
auditorium seating 1900 people
were included.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

Doundary lines. Some companies
make runs of several miles to
points where another company
may be nearby"
Mr.. Hutson said many county
fire stations have a lot of appa-
ratus but not enough men to
work them. The same holds true
for the paid force and volunteers
both, he said.
There is need for a thorough
study and overhauling of the fire
service of the county, he said.
This does not mean the elimi-
nation of the volunteers, who
have done an excellent service,
and will continue to be of great
value for those fires which pro-
duce 20 per cent of the fire loss.
1T will mean, however, that
certain strategically located sta.
tons will have to be manned con.
tinuously with two to four men,
which are sufficient men to ham
die those fires which can be
reached in their early stages, and
therefore rescue work can be car
ried out.
Present fire house locations are
generally suitable, he said, except
for arbitrary boundaries.
He said Rockville's volunteers
take in too much area. A new
station should be built at Old
Georgetown Rd and Rockville
Pike, he said Mr.. EIltson said
the new station would add to
Rockville's protection and also
care for the Wheaton area. 1t
should have paid force Of two
officers and eight men, he added.
The Bethesda area also should
have another station, he said, "lo-
Gated west the Old Georgetown
Rd. and sufficiently south to pro-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
$1,000 Damascus
TwO-AIarm Fire

A fast-moving two.alarm fire
caused damage estimated at
$1,000 to the 12-room frame home
of Mrs. Annie Boyer, 80, on How
ard Chapel Dr., Damascus, early
Tuesday.
The blaze raced quickly through
the house, firefighters said. They
theorlzed 1t was started by leak
in a kerosene pipe, carrying the
fuel from tank to the water
heater.
Miss Susan E. Boyer dis.
covered the fire, and while her
maid was calling firemen, the
daughter awakened her semi-in-
valid mother.
The occupants escaped unhurt,
police said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

Charles NJ. CDicl) Hickman, 1873
S. Adams St, was elected presi.
dent Of the Rockville Rotary Club
last Thursday. Officers will be
installed July /.
Mr.. Hickman, well known
throughout the county, was the
original owner Of Hickman's rs.
so Station and Taxi Service. The
realty company he now heads is
on N. Frederick Ave. in Gathers.
burg. He has been a Rockville
Rotarian three years.
Other new officers include
James Davis, vice president; Rob.
ert Hanson, secretary, and Frank
A. Tyler, Jr., treasurer.
Directors include Adolph Guide,
Jr., Roy Hartwig, c. Clifton Veirs,
Jr., Frank r. Williams, Jr., and
James Malone, immediate past
president
The club meets each Thursday
at 1915 pm. in the Fellowship
Hall Of the Rockville Methodist
Church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

breakfasts, luncheons and ban.
quets, topped off by visit with
President Eisenhower. They gave
the President a printed Report
to the Nation" highlighting All
Club achievements. They attend
ed luncheon meeting in New
York City Tuesday for Friends
of All"
Mr.. Messer is well qualified to
talk about the value OF All Club
work 1t helped give him his
start. His first day in Maryland
as a teen-age orphan boy, he was
invited to the Montgomery Coun.
ty Jersey All Club meeting.
Here is where l first came in
contact with All Club work." he
says. Il think it is farm youths
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Annual Spring
HOlstein Banquet

The Montgomery County Hol-
stein Breeders Association has
secured a nationally known
dairyman Or. Ed Harrison, for
merly of Cornell University and
at present the manager of the
nationally known Harden Farms
in Camden, New York, to speak
at the annual Spring Holstein
Banquet to be held Thursday,
March u at 6:30 pm. at the
Montgomery County Agricul-
tural Center in Gaithersburg,
Nd. DR.. Harrison will speak on
breeding and feeding which
should be Of interest to every
dairyman.
Special entertainment will be
provided by members of the Hol-
stein All club, and activities re.
port for the past year will be
given by Arthur Bowie,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Maryland Bankers
Farm Credit Meet

The Maryland Bankers Associ-
alton and the University Of Mary
land will sponsor a farm credit
conference on April 80 at Carvel
Hall, Annapolis. Abram Z. Colt
walls, chairman of the state bank
ers associations agricultural
committee, will be in charge Of
the meeting. Mr.. Gottwals is agri-
cultural and public relations rep
resentative of the First National
Bank of Southern Maryland in
Upper Marlboro.
Speakers at the first business
session on April 3 will be DR..
Gordon NJ. Cairns, dean of the
college of agriculture, University
of Maryland, College Park; r. S.
Brown, agricultural representa-
tive of the Easton National Bank,
and Nicholas A. Jamba, vice pres
ident Of the First National Bank
of Norwich, N. Y.
A farm tour will be a feature
of the afternoon session. The dew
onstration farm, owned by Mr..
and Mrs. Maxwell Covington and
their son, is located on Route 424
near Davidsonville. A. B. Hamil-
ton, associate professor of agri-
cultural economics at the Univer.
sity of Maryland, will be in charge
of the tour. He will be assisted
by Fred Bull, extension conserva-
ZIONIST, State of Maryland; Ed
ward NJ. Davis, state conserva-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

most valuable tool for education,
character development and appre-
cation of the American way of
life. That is what All has meant
to me-"
From this start, he went on to
become a delegate to National a.
Fl Club Camp, the nations top
4sH honor. He later became a vol
uptcer local leader, joining 1900
adult leaders and 500 junior lead
ers who help guide the work Of
15,000aboys and girls in Mary
lands IT'S clubs.
Today Mr.. Messer operates a
dairy farm near Gaithersburg,
with herd of AZ registered Hol-
stein cows. The herd has been
top leader in Dairy Herd Improve
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

ment Association records lists.
Active in civic and agricultural
organization affairs, Mr.. Messer
feels warmest toward All activi-
ties. His wife, Edith, former
4-H'er and now a local leader her
self, has five children, Patsy, 10;
Roberta, 16; John, II; Jean, 10;
and Susan, 8, All are All clubbers.
Mr.. Messer's major job as a
leader is taking charge of train
ing members for dairy cattle
judging. A clue to his success in
this job is the achievement Of his
daughter Patsy. Last year she
was high ranking individual on
Maryland's- world champion dairy
judging team.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Check on Proposed
Electrical Inspector

James Browning, Damascus,
was proposed this week for ap-
pointment to the County Electri.
cal Board. County Council de
ferred a decision on the appoint
ment until it learns more about
his professional experience. The
issue arose because Council mem.
bers were uncertain whether his
full-time work fits the require.
ments of the appointment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Lions and Farmers
Will Meet in G'burg

DR.. Davis, head of the Dairy
Department of the University of
Maryland, will be the principal
speaker at the joint Lions and
Farmers meeting in Gathers
burg. Grover Walker and Delbert
T. Foster. are members of the
committee making arrangements.
The date is March 26 at z p. m.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Hearing on AbattOir

A public hearing will be held at
8 p. m. Tuesday in the County Of
flee Building, Rockville, on a zon-
ing petition for a proposed slaugh-
terhouse in Hyattstown.
The up-county Board of APP
peals said Benjamin F. Price
asked permission to build the
slaughterhouse and operate it on
a 77-acre tract on Rt. 355, about
700 feet from Prescott Rd., in an
area now zoned for residential and
agricultural.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

Council President Charles II.
Jamison warned that 'it would be
pure, unadulterated political sui
eide" for Democrats to keep levy.
ing taxes.
Council members said they had
received numbers of calls from
taxpayers complaining about the
tax proposal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

Last week Mr.. Reese said he
thought the tax might help re-
lieve the load now carried by
owners. But Council
said Tuesday the utili-
ties tax might be rougher on
small property owners than would
an increase in property taxes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Ask Welfare
Budget Revision

William E. Roger County We'll
fare Director, urged the County
Council Tuesday to increase his
budget by some $500. He said
the money would be needed next
fiscal year for aid to dependent
children and foster children.
Mr.. Roger originally asked for
$863.956 for the coming fiscal
year. County Manager NJ. L.
Reese okayed the request. Mr..
Roger said he had to revise his
estimates because Of the current
outlook for needs in child aid
funds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Soils Meeting

The Soils District Annual Meet
ing for Montgomery County will
be on Wednesday, April 10, an
nounces Paul Pearson, chairman
of the Board. Everyone interested
in soil conservation is welcome to
attend this dinner meeting, start
ing at Z p. m, at the Ag Center
in Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
To NIKE Exercises

Rockville City Councilmen John
Oxley and Wendall Turner will
represent the city next week at
the annual practice exercises of
area NIKE battalions to be held
at Fort Bliss and the Red Canyon
Range Camp. The two council
members will be flown by the
Army to FL Paso, Texas for the
event.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Council Backs Down Fast on Utilities Bill Tax

But on Tuesday the Council
voted to tell the General Assem-
bly, to hold everything. They adj
vised that the House bill be aban-
doned and the existing one in the
Senate be killed
Robert T. Snure was the lone
opponent of the headlong with
draWal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14

The County Council retreated
pell-mell Tuesday from its earlier
endorsement of a plan to stick a
5 per cent tax on utility bills.
County Manager M. l., Reese
proposed the tax last week. The
Council told the county delega-
ton in Annapolis to get going on
such a tax.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Overhaul All Fire
Expert
Advises Council

Centralized command of the countys fire companies
recommended Tuesday to the County Council Council turned
the report to the County Fire Board for study.
A. c. Hutson fire protection consuant from East Or
New Jersey submitted the He said he given
the job by the Council the recommendation of the fire
board
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Norris Says Reese
Budget Cuts Will
Have Dire Effect

Monday night the Montgomery School Board will consider
item by item County Manager NJ L. Reeses recommended
$22363 cut the boards requested operating budget of
$2O,223,628.
In the meantime board members studying the pre-
dicons presented to them Tuesday by Superintendent
Forbes H. Norris of the effect the school system if the
managers budget is approved by the county council
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-03-14
Many Public Sales
In This SENTINEL

Public Sales are beginning
early this year. These sales of
farm property, machinery and
animals take considerable space
in both sections of the SEN
TINEL.
The people's voice., 1957-01-11
Editorial
SOME COMMENTS ON THE GOVERNORS
MESSAGE
MESSAGE
Editorial

To Governor j. Hugo Aronson the distinction of being
the first Governor to recommend enactment of ongover due
industrial disease law. Likewise his accommodations that
allowed for dependents be increased that the
dollar limit hospital medca for disabled workers be
increased worthy of favorable legislative considera
ton.
However, for the above and few other
mendaons for legislative action such his urging
Of the Columbia River compact his itself
primarily with reviewing activities of state the
last biennium and very general outline of what the future
holds in store for Montana.
publishing the Governors full it
is dwell at length its
tons are however, worth noting.
AS for highway financing the Governor makes mention
whatsoever of the most important recommendation by the Fact
Finding Committee That being that
the Legislature enact Highway Use Tax based the weight
distance principle to commercial truckers their
financial share of the costs of constructing and maintaining
one) Why overlooked this number
mendaton will probably be matter of conjecture for
time to
cauoning the Legislature restraint appropriate
ing above and beyond available the Governor
effect backs into endorsement of General Sales Tax
pointing out that that the only major remain
untapped His State Board of Equalization has discovered
State be losing to three million dollars annually Yet
the casual reference he makes recommendations by
that Board, he berays most noticeable lack of enthusiasm
for urging the Legislature do anything corrective nature
is also noteworthy that for every minute of time the
Governor devoted to the problems of schools Institutions
working people and other humanitarian matters he devoted
minutes to such material things highways the Great
ing of climate favorable to industry and the improving of
the health of livestock.
His message to the legislature is a par with similar
presented by past the legislature and like
them, is not particularly inspiring document