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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Firemen Must Depend
On CayniUaL's Funds

Underlying the gay mood at
the Rockville Volunteer Fire.
mems Carnival the next two
weeks will be a feeling of ur-
gency, or of need. For the speed
with which the firefighters get to
a fire, their efficiency at putting
1t out and the lives they may
save at the risk of their own will
depend largely on how much
money they can make each day
at the carnival.
Unlike almost every other vol
unteer group in Maryland, the
RIVED is not supported by taxes.
None of the 68 members are
paid. Every rope, electric lamp
battery and axe handle is bought
from carnival proceeds. There.
fore a run of bad weather during
the carnival or lack of public
support could be calamitous.
The fire department has one
thing working for it: it owns the
fire house and all of the equip
ment in it and it owns the car.
nivaI grounds. But it takes
money to maintain their prop
erty.
The four pumper trucks, the
one ambulance, and the rescue
squad truck are piling up mile
age and of course, eventually
will have to be replaced. But
there's a problem new equip
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Family of Six
Loses All in
Damascus Fire

a joint appeal has been issued
by the Damascus Fire Depart
ment and Chamber of Commerce
on behalf of a family of six
whose home and possessions were
wiped out by a fire early Tuesday.
Mr. and Mrs. Don Cooper and
their four children, Donna, q;
Jimmy, 4; Debbie, 5; and a step
son, Willard, 8, lost everything
when the Tenant house in which
they were living on Barnhart
Road off Route 10S was de.
stroyed. Cooper is a barber in
the Damascus barber shop Of
Woodrow Main.
Jerry Cook, president OF the
Chamber Of Commerce, will ac-
cept contributions at his office in
the Cook-Watkins building. Large
items should be left at the Fire
House.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Heavy Damage
To Livestock
By Dog Packs

The following claims for live
stock damages have been APP
proved by the County Council.
Damage TO 20 White Leg
horn chickens killed by wild dogs
on June 81, in the amount of For
ty Dollars (S40) filed by d. L.
Thompson, 1920 University Boul-
evard West. Silver Spring.
Damages TO 80 Leghorn
chickens killed by wild dogs on
June s, in the amount of Sixty
four Dollars 1854 filed by Leon
ard A. Young, Jr., Gregg Road,
Brookevillc.
Damages TO 20 rabbits killed
by wild dogs on June 8, in the
amount of twenty-five Dollars
(S25) filed by Richard Allen Day,
Falls Road, X. +. ID. 2, Rockville.
Damages 10 81 Hampshire
Red Chickens killed by wild dogs
on or about May u, in the
amount of Seventy Dollars and
Fifty Cents (S70.50) filed by Or.
Gilbert Grosvenor, 800 Grosve-
nor Lane, Bethesda
Damages TO 10 Capon chic.
kens killed by wild dogs on or
about July 10, in the amount of
Forty-seven Dollars and Fifty
Cents t$47.50) filed by Guy w.
Hough, Route 2, Germantown.
Damages 10 one Holstein
heifer killed by wild dogs on or
about July IA, in the amount of
Twenty-Five Dollars ($25) filed
by Esther w. Scott, Sandy Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
AT County Fair
Rabbits to Get Poultry Building

The old poultry building on
the Montgomery County Fair
Grounds will be given over en-
Itirely this year to rabbits, &C.
cording to Roscoe Whip, assist
ant county agent.
1--WE have been having more
and more outstanding rabbit ex-
hibits at the fair each year. he
explained.
Meanwhile, barn.raising eff.
forts, a stepped-up tempo of en-
tries, and a call for volunteers
to aid in construction efforts of
new facilities climaxed prepare
tons for the ninth annual fair
this week
The fair opens August 20 at
the Gaithersburg Agricultural
Center and runs through Satur.
day, the oath.
Fair Chairman r. w. Farmer,
of Redland, paid tribute to. 4the
fine spirit Of volunteer workers
who are playing such a big role
in making the fair a success"
All during the week, the
workers, under direction of Ros-
coe Whip, assistant county
agent, have been working hard
to complete new facilities TO
house two types Of exhibits =
poultry and farm produce.
Whip said the new poultry
building is 48 by 100 feet and the
new farm produce barn is "a by
120 feet.
superintendent of each of the
various fair divisions have re-
ported plans further along and
more entries in than in any prior
year 10 date, Judge Farmer said.
THE fair would like to issue
an invitation to all volunteers,
Judge Farmer said. Time is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Fishing Derby
For Kids Set
For August 10

a Fishing Derby for Mont
gomery County small fry will be
sponsored by the Silver Spring
Junior Chamber of Commerce in
cooperation with the County Rec.
reation Department on August
10, from Q a. m. 10 noon at the
Izaak Walton League pond near
SpencerWlle.
Youngsters between the ages
Of 8 and Is years are eligible and
may enter the contest at the
nearest countyoperated public
playground by contracting the
playground instructor. Bus trans.
portation TO the fishing pond will
be supplied by the county, but
entrants must bring their own
bait and tackle.
A number of prizes will be
awarded TO the lucky fishermen
and a free lunch will be served
by the Jaycees. Chairman of the
event Is Jaycee Frank Sterling,
Jro working with Frank Geraci.
Recreation Department official
and member of the Silver Spring
Jaycees.
Fishing Derby judges will be
Russell Taylor, president of the
Silver Spring Izaak Walton
League; Malcomb King, public
relations director Of the Maryland
Inland fish and Game Commits
sion; and Mr.. Sterling.
More than 400 contestants are
expected.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Hospital
Supper
Feeds 1000

More than 1000 persons
were fed Tuesday at the an
nual supper sponsored at
Sherwood High School, Sandy
Spring, for the benefit Of
Montgomery County General
Hospital.
A perfect July evening enabled
the hospital volunteers to con-
tinue their almost unbroken rec
ord of having favorable weather
for the occasion. 1t has rained
only twice in the 81 years the
Embarrassing event has been held.
The diners waited patiently in
long lines for the traditional
menu all they could eat-of
fried chicken or chicken salad,
country-cured ham, cole slaw, po-
tato salad, tomatoes, jelly, pickles,
rolls and iced tea. There were
numerous booths and attractions
The event has been a main
stay of the hospitals financial
support and has drawn national
attention TO the community--par.
ticularly from areas where hos
pltals are unable to raise enough
money to keep going. Tradition
ally, it is the women of the com.
munity who sponsor the event
and provide most of the materials
and labor free, of course.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01

ment of the size needed won't
fit into the crowded fire house.
Picture a man trying to put a
1857 car into a garage built for
Model T Ford and you've got
pretty good idea what it is like
to back trucks into the present
fire house.
The firemen recently finished
building a cinder block addition
to the main building to house the
rescue squad and boat and that
used up all the available space
left. There is talk of building a
new station on ground they al
ready own but they don't have
the money,
So, everybody works hard at
the carnival. That means every
man will finish his regular job
and then turn to at the carnival
grounds, every night until mid.
night, for two weeks. And, of
course, answer fires any time of
day.
The carnival grounds are
smaller this year because the
State Roads Commission Topped
off go feet of frontage for the
new pike. This necessitated
moving buildings back from the
road, razing and then rebuilding
the dance pavilion at a cost of
S16.5OO.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01

In an interview with the Senti-
mel, Carter said he was notified
of his suspension by letter at 5
p. m. last Friday following
meeting of Wilton T. Allen, SUI
pervisor of Assessments for the
county, Melvin Reese, county
manager, Mason Butcher, director
of Public Works, and Alex Han
cock, finance director for the
county.
Allen Is Terse
Allen said tersely that he sus-
pended Carter because, He made
charges Of favoritism in this Of
flee which he could not substan-
tiatc."
He is charged with 'miscon-
duct and INSTRUMENTATION" and
with upsetting the morale in the
Tax Assessors office.
Carter fired back that the com
mittee which heard his COM
plants would not let him intro
duce facts bearing out his
charges. The facts" Carter said
he referred to were stack OF
index cards from his file showing
changes in tax assessments made
after Carter made his evaluation.
He said he had a stack two or
three inches high of these cards.
Although he declined to nserl-
ton names OF the persons who
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made the changes, without telling
him of them, Carter said that
red pencilling" of assessments,
cutting down the amounts, was
not an uncommon occurrence.
He said he first heard office
rumors of "favoritism' shortly
after he went to work for the
county in July, 1855.
He went to the personnel direc-
tor before the end OF the year and
asked for a transfer to some
other job but was asked to
remain, ne contended.
Becoming more aware of what
he called certain inequities,'
Carter continued, he wrote a
letter concerning them to Reese.
Letter Confidential
Il wrote that letter in the
strictest confidence" Carter said.
THE only interest had was to
try to clear up the situation, not
to name anyone outside Of this
office who was at fault.
Il didn't hear anything from
Continued on Page O.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Bigger Gains
Seen for Two
Newspapers

Broader coverage of Montgom.
cry County and State news, in
creased circulation and more
advertising lineage is anticipated
for The Montgomery County SEN
tinel and The Maryland News as
result of recent staff reorgan-
iZation, Cy NJ. Campbell, publish.
err, announces.
Roger B. Farquhar, new editor
of the two publications, heads up
an editorial unit comprised of
writer's from both papers.
Farquhar was reporter and
State Editor of The Washington
Post for 10 years.
Steed Evans, veteran newsman,
serves as photographer as well as
reporter A native of this area,
he is 81 years old, unmarried.
and attended American Universe.
ty. Mr.. Evans was a reporter on
the Evening Star for seven years
and prior to that worked on the
Monthly Labor Review, a Labor
Department magazine.
Hartman a Veteran
Mildred B. Hartman, columnist
and reporter, has been known as
the Kensington Editor of The
Maryland News since the late
1905 when the Kensington Cit.
zen, which she was editing at the
time, was merged with the News.
She graduated from the Univer.
sity of West Virginia and started
Continued on Page u
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
DIR. Whittier Takes
School Reins

Superintendent of Schools, DR..
c. Taylor Whittier today takes
over the responsibility of educat-
ing the county's 10000 children
in its 100 public schools.
Part-time sessions, site plan.
ming, Indignation, special educa.
ton, the need for a new admins.
tration building and the battle of
the budget are only a few of the
problems that DR. Whittier will
face in return for an annual
salary Of S15,500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01

An over-capacity audience
of nearly 200 citizens forced
the Mayor and Council Tues
day night to move two apart
ment re-zoning hearings from
City Hall to the County build
ing auditorium.
Until l am, long and vehe-
ment arguments for and
against the rezonings were
heard from lawyers, experts,
citizens groups and individual
homeowners in the two areas
involved.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01

represent the buffer strip along
Twinbrok parkway and a recrea.
ton area.
A smaller area of 10 acres at
the end of Monroe STREET at Wash
ington Circle was requested re-
zoned from rural residential to
apartments by DR.. Leonard Kap-
iloff, Rockville dentist and real
estate developer.
Denial Recommended
The Rockville Planning Com.
mission recommended denial of
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Cro,Ud Of 200 Argues City
ZOning Cases Until I Am.

Joseph Geeraert, Twinbrook
and Meadow Hall builder, was the
first applicant for rezoning from
single family dwellings to apart
ments of 37,8 tract on the east
side Of Twinbrook Parkway,
bounded by the new Broome Jun.
'ior High, Rock Creek Park and
the Meadowall mansion.
Attorney John Neumann who
represents Geeraert, said that if
the Mayor and Council does not
approve the proposal for the full
acreage that Is acres could be
Topped off. The acreage would
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
New Road Material
Made in Frederick

a new type Of bodybuilding
material was introduced last
week by the State Roads Com.
mission. Called stabilized base
course aggregate, the material is
said to improve the quality and
ease Of construction Of flexible
base courses in highways.
The material is manufactured
in new plant built by the NJ. J.
Grove Lime Co, at Frederick.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Bulletin

The Washington Suburban San.
itary Commission this week reaf.
firmed its decision to locate its
$2S-million-dollar filtration plant
along River Road just south of
Watts Branch in the Potomac
area of Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
It's Been
Many Weeks

Z Too long a time has elapsed
since The Sentinel had
friendly neighborhOod column
about Sandy Spring, one of
the oldest communities in the
county. But the Sandy Spring
column is now back in the
paper. You folks living In
BrOOkeviIIe, OIney, Sunshine,
Brighton, BrinkIOw, Sandy
Spring, Ashton, Ednor and
points in between will want to
read it every week. Turn to
mage AS for this weeks
column.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Council Tips
Hand on New
Office Bldg.

The County Council this week
revealed that it favors a three
acre site north of the Silver
Spring Library on Colesville rd
for the proposed new Silver
Spring County Building.
A public hearing will be held
on the subject August 20 al
pm. in Room 7O1 Of the County
Office Building, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Publicized
Adoption
Case Aired

The Social Service Leagues
side of the Charles E. Dam
eron case which has received
nationwide attention was air.
ed briefly before the Mont
gomery County Council Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Dam
eron of Silver Spring have COM
planned that they were refused
the opportunity to adopt child
through the Social Service League
of Montgomery County because
the adopted child they already
have is said to have unusually
high intelligence.
They quote the Service League
as saying it would not be fair to
a child of average intelligence to
be forced to attempt to compete
with the unusually bright child.
Miss Elizabeth O'Malley, Execu-
tive Secretary of the League, told
the Council members that other
factors entered into the case, none
of which were the prospective
parents earning capacity or edu-
cation. She said their primary in
terest was in placing the child
where it would have the maxi
mum chance for happy, normal
life.
Many Services
Chairman of the Board of Di-
rectors of the Social Service
League, Edward Stock, reviewed
for the Council the program of
the Social Service League. The
50-year-old institution has numer-
Gus functions, he said, including
family counseling and child
adoption.
When asked how their service
differed from the County We'll
fare Agency, he pointed out that
there are many cases which do
not come under the purveyance of
the county since the people in
volved are not bona fide residents
of the county; in other instances
he cited cases where unwed mo-
theirs seek more confidential
treatment than the county is able
to give.
Stock pointed out that the crux
of the problem is that there are
only Is or 20 babies available a
year and between $50 and 200
parents seeking to adopt them.
A league spokesman revealed a
letter written to Senator Butler
by Thomas j. S. Waxte1, Director
of Welfare for the State of Mary
land in which he stated that a
representative of the State De-
partment of Public Welfare had
visited the County Social Service
League and reviewed the case.
He stated that there were sereval
other factors involved and the
Executive Director of the agency
had written to the Damerons Civ
ing them an opportunity to come
ipaad discuss the matter further
ZIe also emphasized that the
agency makes its choice of how
best the adaptive child can be
served.
Council President Charles Jami.
son thanked the Service League
representatives for coming before
it. Both Councilman Jamison,
Robert Snure and J. G.. Walker
said they had much more COM
plete picture than they had from
reading about it in the press.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Silver Spring Bldg.
Sold for SIG Million

The Silver Spring Building at
Georgia Avenue and Cameron
Street, Silver Spring, has been
purchased for approximately SIG
million dollars by Leo M. Bern
stein, Washington real estate in.
weston. Seller of the property was
the Cameron Building Corp.
1t is reported to be the largest
real estate sale in the history of
suburban MARYLAND.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
SAYS HERE" :.
LILA THOMSON

FRESH AND SPRIGHTLY -
that's what this column should
be. Full of sparkle and girlish
glee. And to that, chums, bah!
Whoever can sparkle and glee
when the humidity pushes down
and the sweat pops out not only
may write this column from here
on in they also will receive a
solid gold award for activities
far and beyond the call Of good
sense.
ONE GOOD THING, dear
friends and hateful enemies,
about writing column of per.
sonal opinion is this: When you
want 10 beef-you beef. When
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
CORRECTION

In last weeks issue, The Senti.
mel listed a classified advertise.
ment describing furnished
apartment in Gaithersburg under
the heading "Rent (COIoredl y
The heading should simply have
said Rent" The Sentinel regrets
the error.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01
Ousted Assessor
Sticks to Claim
OF 'FavOritisn'
BY steed Evans

Henry H. Carter who last week was suspended from his
op as county assessor today charged that he suspend
ed by the people against whom he presented charges of
inequities in tax assessments.
His suspension will before the State Tax Commits
sion in Baltimore for final action within the next 10 days to
two weeks Carter said that he will retain to appear
at the hearing which probably will be held in Baltimore
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01

by a committee comprised Of
Tarallo, Harry Potius, Judge
John B. Diamond, Kermit Mohn
Harry Botsford and Henry Miles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01

short and there is a lot 10 do . :.
plenty Of nails have to be driven
in plenty of boards before
we open and those who would
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-01

like to help can do so at any
time during the week." More
than 80 workers participated in
last Saturdays effort.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-26
Knife WieIder Blocks
Bus With His Own BODY

A New York-bound railways
bus was delayed 80 minutes early
today on the Washington Balti-
more parkway by a knife-wield-
ing man who threatened the
driver and then threw himself
in front of the wheels.
The driver. Kenneth Reid. on
a run from Charlotte, N. c., was
nearing Laurel about 5 IN. after
a Washington stopover, when he
spotted a prone figure on the
roadway and stopped to investi-
gate.
According to park police, the
man jumped to his feet, pulled
a knife and chased the driver
back into the, bus which had
about IS passengers aboard.
At this point. police said, the
man, locked out of the BUS, ran
back in front of the vehicle and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-26
BY BILL FUCHS

Distance runners and sprinters,
pole vaulters and high jumpers
Ihurdlers and relay runners
more than 400 of the great and
near great-will collect in the
vast center area of the Armory
tonight for the 10th annual Star
Games.
Another small army of school
boy stars was all set to go in the
scholastic section of the only
major indoor track meet south
of Philadelphia. The schoolboy
events start at 1890 pm. Five
of them will carry over into the
big night program that will open
at 6:45.
Limited radio coverage will be
given over Stations WMAL and
WRC. Bob Pickett will break in
on WMAL with spot announce
Iments from 9 pm. until the end
Iof the meet. Jim Simpson will
describe the 600-yard run, 1000
yard run, and mile and two-mile
runs. for Monitors Nationwide
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-26
III. S. Woman Convicted ,
Told to Leave Hungary

BUDAPEST. Jan. 26 (P).-Mrs.
Georgette Chapelle, American
free lance photographer, was
sentenced today to SO days in
Jail on charges of entering Hun
gary Illegally. The Budapest
Municipal Court Immediately
freed her because she had al
ready served this time in custody
and ordered her to leave Hungary
within 48 hours.
Mrs. Chapelle, SO, was released
in the custody of the U. S. Lega-
ton until her departure from
Hungary. U. S. Consul Richard
Selby, who attended her trial,
said she would stay in the resi-
dence of Minister Edward WALES.
Her codefendant in the one
day trial, Hungarian Ferenc
Welsch, received a prison SEN
Itence of eight months. He said
he would appeal.
Mrs. Chapelle had been in
prison since December S.
Mrs. Chapelle said after SEN
tence was pronounced:
Il understand the sentence and
I do not have any statement to
make"
The Judge told her she will be
permanently barred from Hun
gary.
She was brought before Judge
Lorant Timar in Budapest mu-
Inicipal court. About 80 persons
were present.
Mrs. Chapelle testified she
was a representative of the In
ternational Rescue Committee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-26
INDIANS MURDER
SENATOR'S HEAD
IINTRIGUES RED

ALBUQUERQUE, NJ Mex.
(P.--Dr. Nicholas Nyaradi.
former Hungarian Minister
of Finance now on a south
western speaking tour, tells
this story of a visit to Mos
COW:
While waiting for a Krem-
lin meeting to begin, DR..
Nyaradi took an American
newspaper from his brief
case and began reading. A
Russian attache waiting
with him asked for part Of
1t.
"Hai" exclaimed the Rus
sian after a few minutes Of
silence, Just what we al
ways suspected would hap
pen in capitalistic America I"
Dr.. Nyaradi said he
glanced at the banner head
line to which the Russian
was pointing. 1t read:
Indians Murder Sem
atorsl"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-26

revenues due to closing of the
waterway has made Britain
economic crisis acute and speeded
British moves to reconsider theil
overseas commitments.
Britain is not thinking yet of
complete pullouts in any place
except possibly Jordan, where
she has access to an airfield and
still has a few troops. A thin
ning-out process will be the first
step, in hopes no further with
drawals will be necessary.
Plans to Help Libya
The 10th Armored Division,
now stationed in Libya. is per-
haps first on the list of British
contingents likely to be reduced.
Since the United States has its
large Wheelus Air Force base
there, British Withdrawals might
raise requirements for American
troop strength in Libya.
The administration is already
known to be planning to help
Libya increase it's own security
forces. repeatedly to a level of
5000 troops from something be-
tween 1000 and 5000 now.
Mr.. Sandys is also expected by
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