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All the Virgin Islands received favorable publicity as a result
of Valmy Thomas excellent showing with the Giants recently.
Valmy, ever modest, expressed his appreciation for the recogni-
ton being given him but said that he would prefer all plans to
laud him be deferred until he has been tested and found to be
acceptable under fire, and not just a name.
And then Valmy added: Believe me, gentlemen, when / say
that as a Virgin Islander, that / could not come from a more won
derfu place and people. There is no finer, and Of that I am proud"
The Legislature, it was learned, passed a bill setting aside Sun
day, May 18th as "Valmy Thomas Day" st. Crox heard only rumors
of it. No press release was sent here. A copy of the bill was received
here on the afternoon of May 18th.
OF course, there is no implied criticism, but merely to suggest
that if ever we plan to honor someone in the future, time should
be allowed to prepare the necessary programs, etc.
IT was alleged that the Captain of the Tugboat "Carpeake" took
a swim into the water that was being brought to ST. Thomas for
drinking purposes.
Well Of all things!
Over the past several years there were many groups that set
out to do many things to improve ST. Croix. All set out with a bangs
then there was silence.
There is an Airport Committee which did effective work in con
nection with the Alexander Hamilton Field. It was never disbanded.
This committee was supposed to become a Citizens Committee,
headed by Attorney R. H. Amph1et Leader; but up to the present,
not a meeting has been convened.
There is 0 much that such a committee could do-especany
at this time. Maybe the committee could do a little public relations
work between. His ExceDency the Governor, the coalition" and
Unity Party senators. Maybe -.
When Commander Reardon first arrived in St. Thomas, it was
renorted that he was an applicant for the job Of Commissioner of
Education. This was denied; he was just a consultant to the Cover
nor in connection with the selection of someone for the post.
Someone erred.
The campaign was, we thought, over since last November; how
ever, indications are. the battle for the next election has already
e+ar+ed-and how! If you were in the Chrdiansted Market place
, 1957-05-18

CHRISTIANSTED THEATRE
THE U OF GOOD PICTURES"
Saturday, May IS Double Feature:
NEW YORK CONFIDENTIAL
Broderick Crawford Richard Conte : Anne Bancroft
Marilyn Maxwell
THE CASE OF DIAMOND ANNIE
Clifford Evans as Stryker of Scotland Yard
Sunday, May 10 sAROTAGA Ut
Ingrid Bergman Gary Cooper
Tuesday, May 81 Double Feature:
MAN IN HIDING
Paul Henreid Lois Maxwell
HI LAW VS.. BILLY KID Tech)
Scott Brady Beta st. John
Wednesday, May %
LA soMBRA DE CRU DIABLo Qn SPANISH
Rosita Arenas : Cesar del Campo : Enrique Rambal
Thursday, May % : SANTA FE PASSAGE TruColor)
John Payne Faith Domergue Rod Cameron
last night, you will understand! Senators Hodge, Reese and Rhymer
were there. Tonight, the Coalition senators will hold forth from the
same place. But it will not end there.
Senator Hodge says he will be back-as often as the other side
comes!
An organization that could be very helpful-provided it pr-
sues the right course-is the Parent-Teacher group.
The grounds in front of the Charles HARDWOOD Hospital begin t
take on the appearance of a lawn.
Congratulations! It is hoped that this Improvement will continue
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Beavers At Bottom
Of MOL STANDINGS

Bluffton college was last in the
seven team Mid-Ohio league when the
schools began their Christmas recess.
Bluffton's 0-3 league record placed
them just behind Cedarville whose
only MOL victory came at the
expense of the Beavers.
In first place is rejuvenated Findlay
college with 20 record, half a step
ahead of unbeaten Wilmington and its
10 mark. Wilmington's MOL. win was
a 70-68 overtime Squeaker at the ex-
pense of the Beavers, in a game which
saw them tie the score for the first
time with only seconds left in the
game.
Wilmington has the best overall
mark in the loop, so, while the Bea-
vers have a 2-3 season record. Bluff.
ton has beaten Heidelberg, of the Ohio
conference, and Bethel, Kansas.
BC returns to action on January
when they travel to Huntington, In
diana, for their yearly match with the
sharp-shooting Foresters. Their frs
league game of the new year will b.
played against Ashland at Founder!
hall on January IL.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26

20, Is, and IL did the heavy work for
Harrod while Jim Hefner kept Lafay-
cite in the game with his Is points.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
BlufftOn Cements
Top Spot In NWC

The Bluffton Pirates grabbed an
other step on the rest of the North
west conference as they defeated
Delphos Jefferson last Friday night
The Pirates now have undiSputed
possession of first place with a 40
mark. They are the only club still
unbeaten in league play. Pushing the
Pirates closely is Harrod, with a 81
league mark. Other teams with only
one loss in league play are Ada, Spen-
cerville and Conner.
Bluffton's 60 record for the season
also sets the pace for the 10-team
loop. Once again Harrod nips at their
heels with 60 mark and Ada has a
Az record.
The Pirates have two engagements
this weekend in the annual Holiday
carnival. Their next league game will
be played on January Z when they
entertain Conner.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
StackhOuse New
Head OF Putnam
County Schools

Collins Stackhouse, superintendent
OF Columbus Grove schools and for
mer coach at that school, is the new
Putnam county school superintendent
He was appointed at a special meet
ing of the board last Friday evening
and assumed his new duties Monday
The appointment was made by the
Putnam county board of education.
Stackhouse succeeds the late Rabbi
Mckibben who died of heart attack
last month.
He had been in the Columbus Grove
school system for the previous IL
years and had served as superinten-
dent there for two years.
THE PORT OF TOLEDO is the
largest bituminous coal port in the
world.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26

Squeezing out determined Delphos
Jefferson after one half of good bas-
ketball the Bluffton Pirates won their
sixth consecutive game SAT- on the
Delphos court last Friday night.
The winless Wildcats gave Bluffton
all the battle they needed in the first
half as neither team could put to-
gether the string of baskets which
would have been the back-breaker
The score was tied II times during
the first half.
The Wildcats consistently riddled
the Bluffton defense as they poured
through the tight screen erected at
mid-court and sent two and three men
charging down on one lonely Bluffton
man.
Hard-driving Jim Rorabeck led the
Wildcats as they broke open the Pi'
rate vessel but he went on the rocks
with four personal fouls late in the
first half and the Wildcats attack
didn't have the same spark after he
left.
The Wildcats tight defense kept al
the Pirates except Ramon Levi.
bottled up during the first half. Lewis
poured in 19 points, mostly on pusf
shots from the corner and jump shot:
near the key. Talented Tim Diller wa!
held to only four points in the frs
half, as he didn't get single sho
from the field in the first period.
Good work on the backboards KEEP
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Unbeaten Kalida
Raps PIG Rockets

kalida poured 35 field goals through
the hoop as they raced to a 75-48 win
over Pandora-Gilboa last Friday
night. 1t was the ninth consecutive
win for the Wildcats. who lead the
tough Putnam county league.
The speedy Wildcats led 1922 at
halftime and widened their margin
convincingly with a 22-6 last. quarter.
Two men each scored Is points for
Kalida, while Dave Burkholder and
Tom Gerdeman with 10 and 16 carried
the load for the Rockets.
Kalida also won the reserve game,
1924.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
HarrOd Defeats
Lafayette 77-5S

The Harrod Wildcats jumped to a
big first period lead as they strength
ened their hold on second place in
the Northwest conference with a TT
5S victory over Lafayette last Friday
night.
Jumping to 20-7 lead at the end of
the first period, the Wildcats ,coasted
through the entire second half as La
fayette played them on even terms
1899.
Hadley, Binkley and Carman with
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Pirates Seize Sixth With Second Half
Rally Against Keyed-Up Delphos jeff

the smaller Wildcats in the game as
they outpositioned the Pirates through
out the first half. Sophomore Bob
Wilmington gathered more than his
share of the rebounds, regularly out
reaching two or three taller Pirates.
Bluffton had one eight-point squirt
in the second period which brought
them 23-18 lead but Delphos threw
furry of five right back at them to
tie the game at %.
Bob Logan put Bluffton ahead for
keeps at 1888 as he scored jump
shot from the left side just after the
start of the second half After the
Wildcats Larry Barnes had a free
throw Diller finally broke loose with
three straight baskets on a push shot,
a driving layup and tipin and Lewis
hit another jump shot and Bluffton
J suddenly held a big 43-34 lead.
The Wildcats battled back to close
the gap to 1915 but the Pirates broke
out of tight stall with II point
outburst that delivered their fourth
NWC victory, of the season.
Delphos was limited to IA points
during the scond half as they missed
the spark provided by Rorabeck. The
Wildcat coach unaccountably held
him out until Bluffton held 59-45
lead with only minutes to play.
Very few fouls were called by ref.
erees Joe Reed and Charley Paige
as the action under both baskets goi
a little close to football at times
Bluffton made only one free throw
during the entire second half.
Only nine fouls were called on the
Pirates during the game, four in the
second half The referees called only
II personals on Delphos. Bluffton con-
nected on eight of IA foul shots while
the Wildcats hit seven for TO-
The Pirate reserves broke a four
game losing streak in the opener as
they defeated the younger Wildcats
27-22 After the first period ended
1910, Bluffton, the two teams settled
down to slow game which Bluffton
broke open late in the final period.
Dave Bash threw in the set shot that
put Bluffton into the lead at 22-21 and
they gradually widened the margin
until the finish.
Larry Mumma had nine points tc
top the reserves; Buck Schiffke fol
lowed with seven, Bash had four Mike
Diller three, Don Deerhake three anc
| Conner Stewart one
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Beaverdam Falls
Before Elida 68-54

Elida crushed Beaverdanl with
three quarters of fast basketball ana
then settled back to coast through a
last quarter that went completely to
the Beavers. The big opening margin
stood up for 1854 win for the Bull
dogs.
Dwain Metzger led both ball clubs
as he poured in % points, while little
Larry Reichenbach scored his regular
16 for Beaverdam.
Elida also won the reserve game
Al 90 .a% ~.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Merchants Defeat
UAW-CIO By 47-4O

The Bluffton Merchants struggled
back to the 500 mark in Major league
play last Thursday night with hard
earned 47-40 victory over UAW-CIO.
The Merchants broke 22-22 half
time tie with a 16 point splurge in the
third period. Slowing down during
the fourth period they managed to
hold their opponents to eight points
as they maintained steady grip on
their margin
Roger Bixel with 16 and Don
Schmidt with II were high scorers
for the Merchants, who were playing
without their regular guard, Jim
Berry.
Although taking a two-week hiatus
from league play during the holiday
season the Merchants will keep
active. They have a game scheduled
for next Monday evening against an
as yet undetermined opponent at the
Toi,,ef@1x~ ~orIarx,
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Cory-Rawson Slugs
Arlington 1886

The Cory-Rawson Hornets evened
their Little Eight record at IL with
and easy 59-36 win over Arlington last
Friday night.
The Hornets manufactured a 49-20
lead at the end of the third period
and then coasted home to the victory.
Marshall with 10 and McDougle with
13 led the the CIR scorers.
Hornet reserves had much hard
er time but they managed a 1888 WIN
in the preliminary.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Niswander Employees
Enjoy Yule Party

Nine employees Of the c. F. Mis-
wander farm implement store and
their families enjoyed company
Christmas patty at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. c. F. Niswander Tuesday
evening of last week.
The program included an interest
ing group of demonstrations of the
Christmas observance in foreign
countries by the Rev. Jacob T. Erie
sen, a visit by Santa Claus. gift ex-
change and buffet lunch.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1957-12-26
Ramon LeUis Named
Player Of The Week

BIuffton Pirate forward Ramon
Lewis was honored as Player-of-
the-Week by the Lima News for
his performance against the Del
phos jefferson Wildcats last Fri
day night.
Lewis scored 81 points, 10 in the
first half, as the Pirates pre-
served their six game winning
streak GAIT.
The weeks top player is seiec-
ted from all the players in a six
county area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07

plan was eliminated after a ii.
nancial report for July, August
and September indicated the
Board of Education was exceed
ing its budget.
She says the plan was mistak-
emily put into effect by the Board
staff even though the request for
school funds was cut by the
County Council.
Under the former longevity
plan teachers received the extra
pay after five years at the top of
a salary scale.
School Superintendent Forbes
said mo comment" after
Tuesday with the four
officials: Mrs. Elsie Mel.
son, president and principal of
Knobs Elementary
Joseph Tarallo, principal
Of Richard Montgomery High
Robert Gibson, principal
at Gaithersburg High School,
and Irving Shelter, vice princi-
pal at Montgomery Hills Junior
High School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
Teachers Appeal Longevity Pay Cut,
School Board Blames Fund Shortage

The School Board decision to
abandon a teachers longevity
pay plan after it had been in eff
feet only three months will be APP
pealed to the board Tuesday by
four officials of the Montgomery
County Education Association.
The plan, which pays teachers
an extra 5000 per year after
they've been at the top Of the sal
airy scale three years, was abol-
ished last month after the School
Board found it didn't have
enough money, according to
Board member Mrs. Helen Scharf.
About 238 teachers are involved.
Eric Rhodes, former executive
director of the MEGA, and now
with the National Education AS
ISOLATION, has advised the county
teachers group to go to court If
all appeals fail. He says the case
would be based on law that
prohibits teacher salary cuts dur
ing a school year.
Mrs. Scharf says the longevity
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
Son Replaces Father as Head of
Farmers Bank and Trust COmpapv,

Richard F. Green has retired as
president of the Farmers Bank
ing and Trust Company after
holding the office for % years.
He s been succeeded by his son
Winship 1. Green, who moves up
I'm vice president.
The elder Mr.. Green will con
tinue as chairman Of the board
of directors.
The other officers were reflect
ed at recent bank meeting: AL
bert M. Bouic and Thomas w.
Perry, vice presidents; F. Bache
Albert, treasurer; E. w. Max
well, secretary; and Franklin Will
son, assistant treasurer.
The 15-man board of directors
was continued unchanged: Rich
ard F. Green, Winship l. Green,
Albert NJ. Buoic, Thomas w. Per
ry, F. Bache Albert, William v.
Bouic, Guy F. Allnutt, Louis d.
Bell, Dexter M. Bullard, Stephen
N. Jones, Charles c. Jones, John
A. Jones, Blake D. Merson, Rob
ert A. Humphrey, Lewis Reed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
BY Dorothy WaIeski

Are you going shopping this
weekend? This Saturday morn.
ing, for instance, are you plan.
ming to nose your car into the
stream of traffic heading toward
the big" stores and spend an irTi.
tated hour fighting bottle-necks
and looking for parking?
Will you spend fifteen minutes
or less TO reach one Of the Sen.
tincl shopping area stores?
Since the advantages in travel
time and money Of nearby shop
ping are obvious, what are you
seeking in the Big" city that you
can't get closer to your home?
Is this the week set aside for
purchasing a major appliance, a
new refrigerator, say, and with
the down payment, in your hot
little hand, arc you heading for
store where you have estab.
lished credit?
Or, bargain hunting, are you
clutcbing an ad from a District
store offering a special sale Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
Save That Gas! Don't Fray Those
Nerves! Check Sentinel Shopping
Area Deals Before Buying EIselUhere

the very refrigerator that you
have chosen.
Stop minute, Maybe what you
are seeking Is to be found right
on your doorstep or at the most
al the distance Of a five minute
drive.
This week, in an interview with
a local merchant we learned that
every time a nationally known
appliance is splashed all over the
downtown papers at a bargain
price our local man is offering
the same bargain.
lie cited a famous brand vac
uum cleaner, $124.95 model, now
on sale for 1895; a $249.95 con.
sole model TV for S199; 1896
worth Of color TV selling for
$3.50. II that special refrigerator
you want is on sale downtown
Continued on Page g.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
Suburban
District
End Asked
Council

The Montgomery County
Council has urged the State
Legislature to abolish the SUI
burban District Of the county,
double the deed recordation
tax, and order another survey
of the boundary line be-
sween Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties.
County Manager M. L. Reese
Tuesday asked the adjustment
of the Suburban District to end
the complicated bookkeeping nee
essary to earmark some tax re-
ceipts for use in the Suburban
District, and in some cases in spe-
cific areas of the district, as re-
quired under present laws.
Mr.. Reese suggested that the
Council set up a special taxing
area to replace the Suburban Dis
trict at the May legislative ses-
sion, Distribution of tax funds
would be less restricted under
Mr.. Reese plan.
The Suburban District is gener-
ally in the lower, urbanized por-
ton of the county. Residents of
the District pay an extra tax of
10 cents per 500 of assessed
value for street cleaning and
lighting and tree planting.
Increasing the recordation tax
would add 500 600 annually to
county revenues, Mr.. Reese told
the Council. The present rate is
IS cents for each $500 paid in a
property sale.
The Legislature ordered a sur
vey of the Montgomery-Pr Prince
Georges boundary in 1858, but
the one-year time limit lapsed be
fore the survey was started. The
boundary was established in
fuzzily worded law passed by the
Maryland Constitutional Conven-
ton of 1776.
The last survey was made in
1868.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
County
Bonds Nav
Go Under
4 Percent

Municipal ! bonds similar
% the Sc million issue Mont
gomery County puts on sale
February 10 were bought last
week for less than a per cent
interest, county bond attor-
aey Richard Case of Balti-
more told the County Council
Tuesday.
The tight" money market ha,
'orced some municipalities to pa,
lose to five per cent interest 0.
onds recently. Prince George,
county sold an issue at more thai
our per cent interest late las
year.
Mr.. Case predicted active" bid
ding for the bonds which will be
used for school, highway, park
ng lot, and general construction
Montgomery County bonds arr
very highly regarded" by mos
New York investment firms, Mr.
Case reported after he accom-
panied four county officials las;
week on a trip to meet Manhat
tan investors.
County Manager NJ. L. Reese
County Attorney Charles M. Ire
an, County Finance Director Alex
K. Hancock, and County Council
member Robert T. Shure made
the trip
Two million dollars of the bond
ssue will be used for school con.
struction, $2,850,000 for general
improvements, 100000 for Silver
Spring parking lots, 100000 for
Bethesda parking lots, and $780,
900 for Wheaton parking lots.
The new bonds viii raise the
county's bonded debt to SCI mil
lion, about two-thirds of its debt
limit.
The county sold a $6.8 million
issue year ago at 2.87 per cent
interest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
Rockville DR.. Norris
City Heads May Shun.
Turn Down Teachers
Zone Plan Hearing

Rockville's Mayor and
Council Tuesday after hear
ing unanimous opposition
from residents of West Mont
gomery Avenue and Balti-
more Road rejected a plan to
allow conversion in these two
areas from single to multiple
family dwellings,.
The Council also awarded five
contracts totaling $68,865 fol
TENS including intake and high
service pumps and clarifier equip
ment for the construction of it,
water line to the Potomac.
The conversion area plan, rec
commended by the Planning Com
mission, is a requirement of the
new coming ordinance which went
into effect on September 25 las
year. At present no conversion
is allowed in the city until ar
area has been established.
Prior to last September a 1856
amendment to the old coming ordi
nance had allowed spot CONVEX
sion on individual petition. This
the Commission had felt wa
more detrimental to neighbor.
hoods than a designated area
would be.
Following the rejection of the
plan, the Mayor and Council or
motion of Alexander Greene, rec
commended that the Planning
Commission consider changing
the coming ordinance to allow con
version on individual application;
review its standards for CONVEX.
sion, particularly the land require
ments; and provide procedures
similar to coming land use chang
es so that conversion petitions
instead of being heard by the
Board of Appeals will go first tc
the Commission and then to the
Mayor and Council.
Also Tuesday the council learn
ed from its financial advisor
John B. Bunting of Pittsburg that
it would probably have to pay be.
tween AIS and 4.38 percent inter
est on the Potomac water lines
SIS million bond issue which is
to be sold in March. Last year
Mr.. Bunting had predicted that
the city would pay 81 percent in
terest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
To Air Arlington
Road Widening
Before Council

The controversial proposal to
widen half-mile stretch of Ar.
lington Road in Bethesda from
a narrow residential street to a
44-foot.wide business thorough.
fare will be aired at County
Council public hearing next
month, the Council decided Tues.
day.
Residential owners along the
street should be assessed $12 a
front foot and commercial own
ers $33 a front foot for the prof.
ect, Public Works Director Ma
son Butcher proposed.
Some homeowners in the Edge
moor section of Bethesda have
opposed the street widening which
would require the destruction Of
SO large oak trees. Arlington
Road runs through Edgemcor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-07
Albert G.. Kirkman

Albert Gwinn Kirkman, long.
time Gaithersburg insurance
agent, was buried Monday at For
est Oak Cemetery in Gathers
burg.
He died last Friday at Subur-
ban Hospital of a heart attack.
Mr.. Kirkman was so.
He is survived by his widow,
Julia Davis Kirkman, and three
sons, Albert Gwinn, Jr., George
Clark, and Hunter A. Kirkman.
He was the son Of the late Al
bert Andrew and Allie Hunter
Kirkman.
Mr. kirkman operated the Kirk
man Insurance Agency for 10
years.