Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-24
Soils District
Officers Named
For 1857

Paul M. Pearson, r. F. D., Rock
vile, was elected Chairman of the
Board of Supervisors of the Mont
gomery Soil Conservation District
for 1857 at a recent board meet
ing. j. Raymond Kemp of Wood
field was elected vice-chairman,
and George Lechlider of Laytons-
vile was elected treasurer. Del
bert F. Foster, county agent,
serves as secretary.
Other Board members are Lath.
rop E. Smith of Travilah and Ber-
nard D. tBuck) Gladhill of Dam.
ascus. Mr.. Gladhill was appointed
by the State Soil Conversation
Committee to serve out the un.
expired elected term of office of
Mr., Thomas NJ Garrett. ]. Fred
erick Hazen is Work Unit Con
servationist.
Plans for the annual meeting
of the Soil District, to be held
Wednesday, April 10, are now be.
ing made by the Board. The an
nual dinner meeting will be held
at the Agricultural Center at Cal
thersburg. Details concerning the
meeting will be announced later.
The Board adopted the follow
ing resolution in honor of Mr..
Garrett who recently resigned
from his position as District Su-
pervisor for reasons of health:
Resolution
WHEREAS the Montgomery
Soil Conservation District held its
organization meeting on April %,
1916, under authority of the Mary
land State Legislature by State
Soil Conservation Enabling Act in
1897, and in cooperation with the
U. S. Department of Agriculture;
and
WHEREAS Mr.. Thomas M.
Garrett was elected Supervisor by
the landowners and operators of
the District and attended his first
meeting on April %, 1916, at
which time he was elected Vice
Chairman; and
WHEREAS, as Mr.. Garrett was
reelected to the Board of Super
visors on May 3, 1919 and con-
tinued to serve as Vice Chairman
OF the Board until elected as
Chairman on October II, 1851;
WHEREAS, Mr.. Garrett was re-
elected to the Board of Supervis-
ors on May l, 1852 and served as
Chairman until October 8, 1852;
and
WHEREAS, Mr.. Garrett was
elected Treasurer of the Board of
Supervisors on December 8, 1854;
and
WHEREAS, he continued to
serve as Treasurer until his re-
cent retirement; and
WHEREAS, during this period
the Montgomery Soil District has
grown to the extent of where to-
day it serves 543 coop1rators;
THEREFORE, be it resolved,
that the Board of Supervisors of.
ficially acknowledges the interest
and efforts of Mr.. Garrett while
a member Of this Board and ex-
presses its appreciation for his con-
tribution to the cause Of conserva-
ton during the period of his serv.
ice as Supervisor;
AND, be it resolved further that
copies of this Resolution be put
in the hands of Mr.. Garrett and
the Maryland State Sol Conserva.
ton Committee.
Watershed Plan
Marylands Senators John Mar.
shall Butler, ]. Glenn Beall and
Representative Dewitt S. Hyde
were ADVISED today that the Soil
Conservation Service is assisting
he local Montgomery County or
CARNATIONS in the preparation of
work plan on the Upper Rock
Creek Watershed which comes un-
der authority Of the Watershed
Protection and Flood Prevention
Act.
Technical assistance will be fur.
nished the local organizations by
the Soil Conservation Service and
the Forest Service.
The Upper Rock Creek Water
shed is located in Montgomery
County and consists of 40,343
acres.