Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-01-10
Very Briefly


by Carlton r. Sickles 3D., PG). A
"hopscotch" annexation is one
where the boundaries OF annexed
land are not contiguous with the
city to which they are to be
joined.
David ScuII, County Chamber
of Commerce head, says that the
biggest industrial news for the
year will be the start of the
PEPCO plant near Dickerson.
State Legislators upheld the veto
of Governor McKeldin of a bill
passed in 1856 which would bar
foreign breweries from operating
plants in Maryland. The Canadian
owned CARING Brewery Company
of Cleveland says it now will
build a $12 million plant in Balti-
more.
The NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Capital
Park and Planning Commission
has sold 100000 in bonds to fur
nish the building to house its re-
gional office now under construc-
ton in Silver Spring. The commits
sion sold half million dollars in
bonds last year to finance the
structure.
Radio and TV may now cover
the legislature Give" No such
coverage has as yet been sched-
uled by local stations.
Jim King of Rex Engraving
Company, Silver Spring, is now
president of the local Kiwanis
Club.
John Kasper, executive secre
tary of the Seaboard White Citi
zens Council, who has addressed
pro-segregationists in the county
and was convicted in Clinton, Ten
nessee for pro-segregationist &C
tivities, has forfeited $50 collat-
eral on a 75-mile-per-hour speed
ing charge in Virginia.
Montgomery County business
firms have increased from 1,079
to 1885 during the past year ac-
cording to Dun & Bradstreet. Inc
This increase is the largest in
the Maryland sectt0r of suburban
District of Columbia.
County Council Qhas concurrfd
81 per cent with th6( coming an
lions of the Marylanstf attiOflal
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission during 1885,
County plans to sell Sc million
in bonds February 10.
U. S. 18th Circuit Court of An
peals has remanded to the local
Federal District Court the alleged
boycott conspiracy case against
the County Liquor Dispensary by
number of distillers. The APP
peals Court ordered trial E,all-
three indictment counts, not just
two as had been directed by the
local Federal district court in
1855.
County League of Women V0t-
ers are at odds with their sisters
in Prince Georges County about
the Maryland-National Capital
Park and Planning Commission
in Montgomery they would abol-
ish it, in P. G. they would con-
tinue it.
Motor Vehicle Commissioner
Frank Small, Dr., has dumped in
to the current legislative hopper
bill which would require twice
yearly inspection of Maryland
automobiles and trucks.
Governor McKeldin is support
ing a bill now before the legisla-
ture to reduce the voting age in
Maryland to IS years of age.
Governor McKeldin's proposed
tobacco (cigarette) tax of 5 cents
would increase Montgomery
County's turn back" revenues
from the State about $20o, 900 per
year, according to j. B. RefTf4al
Maryland Budget Director.
Maryland State Society's 1857
social season opens January 10
with a reception for the states
congressional delegation from 2
to a pm. in the Senate Office
Building Caucus Building, Wash
ington.
The benefits of therapy to the
mental health of disturbed chill
dren will be discussed by DR.. Fritz
Redl, Chief of the Child Research
Branch, National institute of Men
tai Health, Bethesda, at pro-
gram at 8 pm. next Wednesday
in the NH auditorium sponsored
by the Mental Health Society of
Montgomery County.
DIR. James A. Walker, who es-
tablished the English department
at the university, Damascus.
Syria, win discuss English in
Higher Education" nextlThursday
night before the Washington
Branch of the American Associa-
ton of University Womak at the
Homewood Recreation Cehkr