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mended the House and Senate
wing extensions when further"
extensions of the Capitol be-
come necessary. 1t said these
extensions will result in a
contribution to the beauty and
dignity Of the Capitol.
The advisers own report
stated flatly that there is a
way Of retaining the magnifi-
cence Of the central element
Of the east front-and this is
to move out the wings an
equal distance with the central
element.
"MOve Whole Front"
The advisers said it is "our
considered belief that the pres
ent beauty Of the Capitol can
be kept only by moving out the
whole east-front. wings ano
all. and not the central portion
alone. Accordingly, we recon-
mend that the moving out oil
the wings be considered part Of
the ultimate development Of
the Capitol. :"
In the report. Mr.. Harbesor
and Mr.. Shepley. Joined by Mr.
Clarke. said they were con-
WINGED that Mr.. Brown would
have signed the east front ex-
tension report If he were alive
Mr.. Stewart also released let.
tiers sent to him within the
last few weeks by both Mr.
Shepley and Mr.. Harheson
strongly commencing his re-
ports and voicing dissent to the
east front extension.
Mr.. Harbeson said in a Sep
TENDER 8 letter that he felt
strongly that criticism of the
change IN the east front will
be stilled If the Unframed rela-
ton Of the wings to the central
portion-is maintained.
Backed by Rayburn
House Speaker Rayburn
chairman Of the House-Senate
commission authorized to carry
out the Capital extension, has
said he wants the extension OF
the east fronts central por-
ton to go ahead Immediately
so it can be finished in time fol
, the 1861 inaugural ceremony.
The Sll0 million long-range
program includes sweeping i'm
provements in both the east
and west sides of the Capitol
but does not include any pro-
posals for extending the House
and Senate wings.
Architectural Forum ha.
been in the forefront for years
Of a part Of the profession op.
posed to any change in the
Capitol's old east front
The Architectural Forum
said Mr.. Brown had not beer
willing while he was alive Il
. talk for quotation because HI
was afraid "he would be free
> or rendered useless among thu
consultants," II he expressed
his views.
The magazine quoted Mr.
Brown as saying one Of hi,
hopes was TO protect the Cap.
itol from the bumling millineri
who think architecture is &
. fashion and want TO change il
every year or So"
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~
called a press conference to
announce his withdrawal from
! the race for Teamster president.
1 MY fight for a clean union
has been against those who
would discredit and divide the
International and against the
one man-James Hoffa-who
represents disastrous threat
against continued labor unity >
Mr.. Shelley said. He would not
single out one Of the, three re-
naming Hoffa rivals-Hickey
Thomas Haggerty or William
H. Lee-as the one to whom
he would give his support.
Right now Hoffa is being
challenged by three other re-
spected representatives of the
IBT. They are all outstanding
unionists. representatives Of the
average, working, honest men,
bers Of the international and
men who will hold the inter-
national within the teamwork OF
the American labor movement,
the California legislator said.
I His reference to holding the
union within the framework of
the labor movement was inter-
preted as referring to the
threat that the AFL-CIO will
GUST the Transfers unless there
is a houSe-cleaning. Election
of Hoffa. it is understood. would
not constitute a house cleaning
in the opinion of the AFL-CIO.
There was. here in Miami
Beach as the convention
opened, the very real possibility
that a breakup Of the huge
Teamster Union might follow
perhaps quite rapidly. the cleo
ton Of Hoffa.
S11 Million Richer
As, the convention opened
with a brief ceremony including
an address by the Mayor Of
Miami Beach. the Teamsters
International headquarters re-
leased a treasurers report
which showed that in spite Of
everything. the Teamster treas
ury was $ll million bigger to-
day than it was a year ago.
But although Hoffa's cleo
ton by a majority Of the 1900
delegates here is considered a
virtual certainty. it does not
necessarily follow that the
Transfers would be entirely
without representation in the
AFL-CIO. 1t Is thought likely
that in event Of an custer. a
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Thunderstorm Sturts
Sonic Booms Report

SAN FRANCISCO. Sept. 80
R.-A rare thunderstorm
cracked and rumbled over the
Bay Area yesterday, causing
hundreds Of startled residents
, to report that jet planes were
creating sonic booms.
The Weather Bureau said II
was only the third electrical
storm in San Francisco in the
last 80 years. A sudden down.
pour accompanied the rolling
thunder.
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prepared for the occasion by the
N. H.. former dean Of Wasl
The Right Rev. Cuthbert Bard
sley. Bishop Of Coventry, Eng
land. call for continued aware
ness of spiritual values in
America.
your great country stands at
a crossroad." Bishop Bardsley.
preaching the anniversary SER
mon, declared. Never in all
history has a nation achieved
such power or prosperity. You
are in the condition of Israel
in the time of King Solomon.
People are coming from all over
the world. like the Queen Of
Sheba. to see your magnificence,
to marvel at your wealth"
Pointing to the decline of
Solomon's spiritual strength,
and the decline Of his nation.
Bishop Bardsley asked. But
what Of your (America's)
future?"
Spiritual Glow Strong
Departing from his prepared
text. he said. II see no reason
why this should happen to you
or to your nation. At the mo-
ment your spiritual strength
CLOVIS strongly. Long may it
continue to do So"
Noting that a nations
strength lay in the character
of its people, he pondered
whether the nation will "go
forth to greatness" or be torn
apart by the demands of
charity and liberty"
The Bishop asked. "Will you
follow the example of South
Africa. or will you proclaim
that racial discrimination is a
thing abhorrent to the land
and contrary to all the higher
ideals of your Constitutions"
Continuing with his prepared
text. Bishop Bardsley called a
cathedral "a house of God
in which the family Of God
meet together.
Religion is essentially a
family affair" he said. 90. 1t
is that experience Of contact
with a living Lord which binds
US together above class. color,
and race into family
Pilgrim Faith Cited
Noting that "a nation can
not be a great nation without
faith in God" he reminded the
congregation Of the faith Of the
Pilgrim fathers.
At this time Of decision and
choise, he said, in which man
kind has the power Ito commit
racial suicide" and at the same
time is faced with great and
thrilling possibilities" the
Washington Cathedral raises
its mighty shape.
1T Is proclaiming not only
to this city. but to this Nation
and the world its firm belief
in the Almighty. 1t will stand
in the middle of this important
town as a constant reminder
that the things which are seen
are transitory and the things
which are unseen are eternal"
Bishop Bardsley remarked
that he was honored that an
English bishop was invited to
speak at the 50th anniver-
sary, just as another English
bishop the Bishop Of London
preached the sermon at the
laying Of the cornerstone.
He also conveyed the greet
ings and good wishes Of the
Archbishop OF Canterbury.
The message Of the Cathedral
was interpreted in responses as
the officiating ministers pro-
ceeded first to the West Portal
to each Of the transepts. ano
finally to the Jerusalem Altar
At the West Portal, the MAR
entrance TO the Cathedra
which also contains the toni
OF Woodrow Wilson, the Cathe'
dral's ministry to the Natior
was celebrated in a respons'
q led by the Very Rev. Francis
B. Sayre, jr.. dean Of tn,
Cathedral, and grandson o
President Wilson.
Officiating at the servicl
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Impressive Rites Mark
CothedroI's 50th Year

The golden anniversary of the laying Of the Foundation
Stone of washington Cathedral celebrated after
noon with service Of thanksgiving at the Cathedral
An overflow assembly Of woshppers took the
prepared for the occasion by the Rev. John W. Concord
N H. former dean Of WASHINGTON Cathedral and heard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10
DIR. Peoples
Will Head
State Group

DR.. William Peoples, county
health officer, was chosen presi-
dent.elect for 1889 of the
Maryland Public Health Associa-
ton at its annual meeting, last
Friday at the National Institutes
of Health. His term will begin
at the 1858 fall meeting.
Viewed by the 1853 members
from all parts of the State who
attended Fridays meeting were
four winning exhibits in the
health category from Montgom-
cry County's Science Fair held
last spring for the county's junior
and senior high school students.
The exhibits, which showed a
high degree of technical knowl-
edge and detailed work. included
M on t g emery Blair's Julie
Schmidt's Probability and HUI
man Heredity," a first prize win
ner in the senior high division;
May Bates, Takoma Junior,
Study of Effects on Blood Pres.
sure, first in the junior division;
Bob Stephans, B-CC, EFFECTS of
Orinase in Rabbits" second prize;
and an honorable mention win.
ner for another B-CC student,
Jonathan Shears "Jiggle Cage
Recordings of Mice Treated with
Reserpine and Analeptics."
AS an example of the ground
work done by the students for
their ex bits, young Miss
Schmidt worked out 1895 combi-
nations possible in crossing sex
hybrids, which are individuals
that are hybrid for six traits.
The program at the annual
meeting included a morning pan
ell discussion on Our Senior Pop
ulation" and, in the afternoon, a
guest speaker, DR.. Shane MacCar.
thy executive director of the
Presidents Council on Youth Fit
ness.
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Aiding Farm Survey

More than 1000 Maryland
farmers have been asked by the
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS Crop Report
ing Service to supply data on to-
tai acreage harvested of the vari.
Gus crops produced in the state
for a fall survey of crop produc-
ton this year. The survey is es-
pecially significant this year be-
cause the drought has affected
the acreage harvested and more
acreage has been abandoned this
year, according to Creighton N.
Guellow of the CRS office at Uni
versity of Maryland extension
service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10

The local Junior Chamber of
Commerce held an orientation So
cial night last Wednesday eve
ming as a part of their member
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GaLhasmg
Many Activities Loom for Residents
OF Gaithersburg During October

Association into two groups: one
for the elementary school and one
for the junior-senior high level.
AS prelude to the possible sep
aration, the October 81 meeting
will be- planned especially for par
ents of elementary school chill
dren, although all interested per-
sons are welcome to attend. The
meeting, to be held in the elemen-
tary building, will feature a back
to-school theme, and will provide
parents an opportunity to con.
vene in the classroomS of their
children and to talk with the
teachers. A similar program for
the junior-senior high parents
will take place in November.
Andy Hugar and Frank Snyder
will represent the Gaithersburg
Junior Chamber of Commerce at
the fall state convention to be
held at the Woodner Hotel on O.
tober 1890.
Looking ahead to the end of the
month, we have the Grace Church
turkey dinner on Thursday, Octo-
Der &c, and the Jaycee-sponsored
Trick-or-Treat night on October
30. Details on these and other
events will be announced later.
Mrs. Lloyd Ward was honored
at a stork shower last Sunday
evening when nearly 80 of her
friends arrived unannounced at
her home, bearing gifts done up
in pink and blue. Mrs. Walter
Kier was the hostess for the sur
prise shower.
Ira Darby entertained at a din
ner party last Sunday at the Stone
House Inn. His guests included
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Reinhart,
Mrs. Clay Plummer, and Mrs.
Nellie Caulfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles w. Hous.
ton were hosts last Monday eve
ming to members of the Alpha
Glass of the First Baptist Church.
Dwight p. Lawrence has re-
turned from five-day stay in
Boston, where he attended the fiji
teenth anniversary reunion of his
graduating class at Hyde Park
high school. Mr.. Lawrence won
a Boston bean pot and a can of
baked beans for having travelled
the greatest distance to attend the
reunion.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waters ChiSwelI
are proudly announcing the ar
rival of a little daughter, Linda
Jean, born on Thursday, Octo-
Der 3, at Garfield Memorial Hos.
pital.
The members of the Gathers.
burg Lion Club are in the final
stages of work on their annual
community calendar. If you
should be missed in their door-to-
door calls, scheduled to be com.
pleted by October Is, please call
Jack Griffith at Gaithersburg
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SO small and ShOrt-llVed that II
never was given a name, the rail
road ran from White Quarry,
near Dickerson, to the c & Q
Canal aqueduct that spans the
Monocacy river where it joins
the Potomac.
Its passengers" were huge
blocks of white granite; its power
was two dray horses.
]. Thomas Scharf, in his His.
tory of Western Maryland" writ
ten in 1882, said of the road: "Ex-
cavations for the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad may have been
commenced before excavations
for this little mountain road, but
it is quite certain that here the
first rails were laid. and here the
first railroad in Maryland
was put into full operation"
Aqueduct System
Work on the c & o Canal was
commenced September l. 1923, in
Georgetown. 1t was decided that
the canal should be carried over
intersecting streams by way of
aqueducts. The Dickerson aque.
duct was one of seven like it.
The railroad was rumbling
through the billy Dickerson coun.
try with its loads of granite
blocks long before the B & @
made its first recorded trip to a
Baltimore suburb in 1929.
The quarry railroad was -four
or five miles long. Its rails were
tree trunks, so grooved that the
metal wheels of the flat cars
rolled in notches cut lengthwise
in the sides of the logs. The
track was firmly ballasted on the
inside and outside of the logs
with blast-rock. No ties were
used.
When one of the two flat sur
faces of the logs was split OF
worn by the tremendous loads
the log "rail' was simply rotated
a half-circle and used on the op
posite side of the track.
Very little grading was done
along the road which ran up and
down some steep hills. One wheel
or more on each car was equipped
with cogs, into which riders
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ship drive. Present for the occa-
sion were Jay Fitzgerald of Silver
Spring, the state president; Bob
McColley, state vice president;
and James Davis, national direc-
tor.
incidentally, for you Japanene
beetle control subscribers, the
Jaycees are planning to begin
treatment of lawns about October
18th.
One of the biggest of the area S
turkey dinners is scheduled for
Saturday, October 10, at the Ag
Center, when the good cooks OF
st. Martins Catholic Church will
serve one of their far-famed
meals. Beginning at pm, the
affair will feature not only the
turkey dinner with traditional
trimmings, but also a country
store stocked with a wide variety
of delicacies and baked goods
table with homemade pies, cakes,
rolls and candies. Be sure to put
this date on your calendar.
DOg-Owners from all over the
Eastern United States and dog.
lovers from an equally wide area
will converge on the Ag Center
on Sunday, October 10. Entries
from a large number of States
have been received for the All.
Breed Dog Show and Obedience
Trial of the Rock Creek Kennel
Club.
The annual homecoming activi
ties of Mcdonald Chapel al
| Ounce Orchard will be held on
Sunday, October Is, beginning al
2:30 pm.
For some months, consideration
has been given to the dividing OF
the Gaithersburg Parent Teacher
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152-W for your listing.
The Jaycees enjoyed a tour of
the NIKE site on Snouffer's
Schoolhouse road last week, be-
ing conducted about the installa-
ton by Lieut.. William Connolly.
Miss Martha Satterfield spent
last weekend at her home in Fair
mont, West Virginia.
The Friendly Bible Glass of the
Epworth Methodist Church met
on Monday evening at the home
of Mrs. Elmer Hoyle; at the same
time, the Reapers class was en-
tertained by Mr.. and Mrs. E. c.
Wayne.
Incidentlly, if you are reading
this column about noon on Thurs
day Tor earlier), you can get a
good hot roast beef luncheon by
stopping by Epworth today.
Harold f. Gates of Takoma
Park, district governor of Dis
trict 22-C, Lions international,
was the guest speaker on Tues
day evening at the regular meet
ing of the Gaithersburg Lions.
Sympathy is extended to Mrs.
Irving l.. McCathran in the death
of her mother, Mrs. Alberta Viola
Lawlor, on Thursday, October 3.
Services were conducted on Mon
day, with interment in Forest Oak
Cemetery.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lynch
were in Baltimore on Friday and
Saturday for the Kiwanis district
convention to which Mr.. Lynch
was delegate from the Gath
ersburg club.
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thrust iron bars to lock the
wheels when going down hill.
Snow No Problem
Snow presented no problem to
those hardy rock men," When
drifts covered the tracks, fore
men would start two crews, from
opposite ends of the line, shovel
ing and sweeping snow off the
rails. One of the cars carried a
big jug of whiskey.
Wisely, the boss of the crews
forbad drinking until the two
crews met, at which time, double
iiggers were dealt out by the
"grog boss"
Great hilarity presently fol-
lowed unless the laborers hap
pened to be hostile" Scharf OBJ
served, at which time, then an
attempt might be made to repeat
the battle of the Boyne."
No record of the completion of
the aqueduct can be found. 1t
was made of white granite in
seven arches and it is 438 feet
long.
The Potomac River valley dur
ing the 1905 and 40's was the
scene of a vast race for suprem-
acy between the c & o builders
and the B & o railroad. 1t is
ironic that a railroad was used
to build the canal which a few
years later was bested by the
B & o.
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The first railroad in Maryland and of the earliest
n America, built in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10
Historic Montgomery
County Had First
Railroad in State
By Steed Evans
Staff Reporter

zone of a Series)
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Voters May Register
At Various Boards

You have the opportunity OF
beating the last minute crush
of voters registering for cleo
tons by going to any of the
registration points listed be-
low:
silver Spring Armory,
Pershing drive and Wayne ave-
nue., Bethesda County Build
ing, 1859 Wisconsin avenue,
Glenmont Elementary School
hours, 2 to 5 and 1880 to
$50 pm, week days until Oc-
tober 81.
Four Corners elementary
school, Oct. 16, II, 18. Same
hours.
Kensington Armory Octo-
Der 81, %, %. Same hours.
Takoma Park firehouse, Oc-
tober "a, 25. Same hours.
Takoma Park City Hall, Oc-
tober %. Same hours.
Other places, from 1880 pm.
until $3.50 pm. only Clarks-
burg School, October 10; Coles
vile Elementary, October II;
Burtonsville Elementary, DC.
tober IA; Cabin John Fire
House, October Is; Wyngate
Elementary, October 20; and
Rocking Horse Elementary,
October 30.
The Rockville office is open
every Saturday this month,
from 9 am. until 4:30 pm.
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WE HAD HELP

This Gaithersburg Page has
been prepared by THE SEN
TINEL in cooperation with the
Gaithersburg Business Mems
Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10

The whole of Maryland once
was known as st. Mary's Coun-
ty until 1895, a new division was
made, called Prince Georges
county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10

The first newspaper in Mont
gomery County was The Weekly
Ledger, published in George Town
in 1890.
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GGithersburg
By Mollie w. Christie
Telephone Gaithersburg $50

October looms as very full and busy month on the
Gahersburg scene civic groups plunge into their fall
activities, as football dominates the high school sports pro-
gram and turkey dinners get underway all their tempt
ing glory
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izations and by solicitation of
large gifts. The Executive Com
mittee of the Camp is extending
the appeal this year to all people
and asking all readers of this pa
per to contribute at least 81. A
convenient coupon for that pur.
pose is furnished. All contribu-
tons should be mailed to William
Prescott. Chairman of Camp
Echo Lake Fund Drive, Bank of
Bethesda, Bethesda, Md.
Trustees, Officers and members
of the Executive Committee are
as follows:
Trustees: Judge Stedman Pres
colt, Judge Alfred Noyes, Sam
Fig.
Officers: Harry Monroe, Jr.,
president; Leo J. Paulin, vice
president; Tom Coleman, treasur-
er; Judge Kathryn Lawlor, secre-
tary.
Executive Committee: Robert
H. Best, Gen. Adam Richmond,
Judge John r. Reeves, Archie
Meatyard, George Fessenden,
Paul Carrier, Edward Kline, Bar
ney Breeskin, William Prescott,
Mrs. Mary E. Caldwell, Adolph
Rohland, Col. E. Brooks Lee, Mrs.
E. Brooke Lee.
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quirements in industrial zones
might not better be replaced with
density requirements and wheth-
er the large parking require
ments for industry were ,neces-
sary.
In answer to this last objec-
ton of using valuable industrial
land for parking space, Mr.. Plav-
nick felt that whereas there
should be some correlation be-
tween land values and the zoning
ordinance, the ordinance should
not be made to fit the land values,
which he said were out of line in
some, cases. Any attempt to fit
the requirements to the land
values would lead to unhealthy
development according to the
city planner.
Mr.. Plavnick leaves Sunday for
two weeks military reserve duty
as captain at Fort Belvoir.
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hopes to give two:week summer
camp vacations to at least 100 of
these deserving boys and girls
between the ages of 8 and ID. Last
summer 1877 youngsters were ac-
comodated through the voluntary
support of the kind-hearted peo-
pie of the County. One child came
to the camp suffering from NAL
nutrition, and gained IL pounds
in two weeks. Some came to the
camp with definite and-social at.
titudes but before the end of their
two weeks were leaders in camp
activities.
Camp Echo Lake was incorpor-
ated in 1853 through the efforts
of public-spirited men and wom-
en- to provide free summer camp
ing for underprivileged children
in the county. This recreation is
not otherwise available and is be-
lieved to be an essential element
in the prevention of juvenile de.
linquency. To date 300 children
have been Accommodated.
Camp candidates are selected
from submitted by the Juvenile
Court, the Montgomery County
Welfare Department, the Board
of Education and the Montgom.
cry County Social Servie League.
The Camp is located on a 1877
acre tract near MyerSville in
Frederick County. Value of the
land and buildings is estimated at
100000.
Present plans call for opening
the camp June 80 with the first of
three two.week camping periods.
Two periods are reserved for
white boys and girls and one for
colored children. Sixty children
may be accommodated during
each period. In addition to paying
the maintenance costs of these
$50 children at the Camp, it is
necessary to furnish bedding and
linens and in some cases clothing,
shoes and personal necessities.
The camp is operated entirely
by voluntary subscription. In past
years the money has been raised
by service clubs and other organ.