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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
Pinneburg, Germany
Mods to Be Sister
City of Rockville

The Mayor and Council was
informed this week by the United
States Information Agency that
Pinneberg, Germany, the city
chosen by Rockville to be its isis
ter city" in the International good
will program, has expressed very
favorable reaction to the pro-
posal.
Pinneberg's Mayor and the edi.
tor Of It's chief newspaper are
highly enthusiastic and the news.
paper has asked for any good
feature material on Rockville
that Is available.
They also propose sending a
film Of Pinneberg's last rose fes.
tival which is evidently similar
to the one in Pasadena, Califor.
MIA. 1t is held every three years
and the next one Is scheduled for
July, 1858. Another suggestion
is that the two cities exchange ex.
hibits OF their main features.
Pinneburg Is a suburb of Ham.
burg and has a population of 49,
900.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

ported were Ulysses S. Griffith
w, president of the Upper Mont
gomery County Planning Com
mission which has been abolished
under the new reorganization
Sidney Oliver, vice chairman of
the old M-NCPPC; Robert Hack
en-, president of the Allied Civic
Group of Silver Spring; and Je'
rome Harris, president of the
Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton.
Pointing the finger at but not
naming Mr.. Gingery, Mr.. Soul
and Mr.. King, Mr.. Stolzenbach
charged that "the conflict of In
terest principal has been delibe'
rately flouted. We object to a
policy of appointing to a public
commission concerned with land
use, men whose major private
business activities are also con
nected with land use"
1.-TWO of the members are in the
real estate business and one is a
holder of large areas of land in
the Upper County where so many
important pl a ming decisions
must be made in the near flu
ture" he added. Mr.. Gingery is a
Rockville builder, Mr.. Scull, the
head of a property management
firm in Silver Spring and Mr.
King, a large landowner near
Gaithersburg.
A further accusation from the
president of the planning associa'
ton said that "the new Montgom.
cry County contingent on the
Commission has the all too ia
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

Hartwig (Ret.) and State Sena-
tor Edward Northrup who gave a
short speech.
Leslie Gains, past commander
of American Legion Post Isl and
past vice commander of the De-
partment of Maryland read the
Gettysburg Address. The chair
men responsible for the parade
we're Richard Davis, past COM
nander of VIEW post and Marsh
all Armstrong of American Le-
gion Post Sc.
The trophies, engraved by the
courtesy of Nedley's Jewelry
Store, were awarded by the
judges, Charles Demma, Victor
Orsinger and Morris Stern.
Winning trophies were: Shrin-
ers Drill Team, best all-round
marching unit; Indianhead's
Lackey High band, best high
school band; second best high
school band, Richard Montgom-
cry unit travelling the fatherest,
Charlotte Hall Military Acad-
envy, Virginia; best appearing
fire company, Rockville; best ap-
pearing rescue squad, Wheaton,
second best, Cabin John; best
non-military band, Bethesda
Chevy Chase Optimist band;
prettiest girl, Miss Nancy Norris,
Silver Spring; best drum major,
Charlotte Hall Military Academy;
best drum. majorette, Wheaton
High, second best, B-CC Optimist
band; second best non-military
band, Rockville Boy Scouts Drum
and Bugle Corps; best appearing
civil defense unit, National Capt..
tol Civil Air Patrol; best appear.
ing ladies auxiliary unit, Ameri-
can Legion Henderson Smith Ed
mondson Post sc; and best APP
pearing Girl Scout or Brownie
unit; East and West Rockville
Girl Scouts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
DIR. whittier
to
Fit The Job

Speculation on the qualifi-
cations of DR.. c. Taylor Whit
tier for the job of superintend-
ent for the county's rapidly
expanding and complex school
system ran high last week be-
fore the school boards formal
appointment of DIR. Whittier
at an annual salary of $15,500
on Wednesday morning.
Until then, the only information
on the new superintendent was
that he had received his educa-
ton at the University of Chicago
and had held his present position
as assistant superintendent of In
struction in Pinellas County, Fla,
Tor four years and had previously
served as principal of st. Peters.
burg High.
This left some room for doubt
as to whether his experience quail.
flied him as head Of a school sys-
tenn that will have a 62,633 est.
mated enrolment next year in
l03 schools and a budget of some
S28 million.
However further enlightenment
IN Dr.. Whittier's career and his
own statements at a press con.
ference following his appointment
lave left general feeling that
he school board has chosen wise
" man capable of handling the
many headaches still facing the
schools in this suburban commu.
nifty.
Although Pinellas on the west
coast of Florida does not com
pare in size with Montgomery,
It's expansion picture during the
four years in which Dr. Whittier
played a big part is similar to
this county in its rapidly increas-
ng enrolment and critical class
room and budget needs.
DR. Whittier's role in placing
Pinellas among the top Southern
school systems has been recruit.
nent of teachers, changes in cur
riculum and research.
The new superintendent notes
that the solution of both coun.
Continued on Page A.6)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

Council denied three requests for
sign permits. The first, for three
directional signs by the Lofstrand
Company was turned down be-
cause two were in residential
zones and one on a public right,
of-way.
The councils policy to permit
only signs which advertise pro.
ducts on the premises where the
sign is to be located caused them
to deny the new Co-op's request
for a sign on the private entrance
off Hungerford Drive leading to
the Rockville Shopping Center.
The Center does not own the land
on which the sign was to be
placed.
A request for a banner over
East Montgomery Avenue by the
National Multiple Sclerosis Soc.
iety was also denied but an in
vitation was extended to the Soc
iety TO advertise its fund drive
on the city's trucks and trash
containers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
Rockville Council Again POstpOnes
Appointing Civic Center Architect

The Mayor and Council this
week again postponed its decision
on an architect for the new $780,.
900 Civic Center auditorium. 1t
will ask John Sullivan, Rockville
architect and the firm of Satter.
lee and Smith of Washington to
appear before next weeks regu.
lar meeting.
The questions bothering the
council members are the import.
ant ones of the fee to be expected
for each; and an esoteric one Of
which Is better, an established
firm or a young architect who
might be expected to knock him.
self out on job that could estab-
lish his reputation"
AS Councilman John Oxley ex.
pressed it, Tuesday nights hour.
long discussion only served TO
confuse the issue. The bonds for
the auditorium were sold two
weeks ago and actual construc.
ton now awaits the architectural
appointment.
In other action, the Mayor and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
Riverside
24O Dra1Us
A Blank
BY NAOMI L. WOOD

A riverside location for
Route U. S. 240 Federal Elk
pressway in the District drew
nothing but opposition at a
Congressional hearing, May
%. A subcommittee of the
House District Committee
heard due explanation of the
riverside proposal. but nothing
you could call support for it,
The hearing room in the old
House Office Building overflowed
with residents from communities
along the river in both Maryland
and the District
From the beginning, when Con.
gresham Dewitt Hyde read a
letter from the Maryland State
Roads Commission, rejecting
such a location for the Maryland
section of the Expressway. the
testimony was pretty negative.
Even the Districts Engineer
Commissioner, General Lane, EN-.
phasized that the riverside place.
ment within the District was
chosen tentatively" The con.
tract with Mr.. Clarkson, consult.
ant hired by the District to study
possible expressway routing,
called for detailed plans for one
such route. The river area was
designated so he could complete
his contract,
The already-authorized con.
struction Of the George Washing,
ton Memorial Parkway along the
river made the new 240 proposal
look extravagant to most wit.
nesses. Col. Horace S. Higgins. a
witness from the Palisades area
in the District, pointed out that
the Memorial Parkway will In
any event parallel Macarthur
Boulevard.
A third parallel in the same re-
gion did not make sense, he de-
clared. Furthermore, the Express.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

Scull, Republican, Silver Spring
Louis A. Gravelle, Republican, Be
thesda; and Donald E. Gingery,
Democrat, Chevy Chase.
The only appointment to which
the other three Council members
Stella Werner, ]. Grahame Walk
er and Robert Snure agreed was
that of ]. Newton Brewer, Jr.,
Democrat, Rockville; who was ap
pointed for a four year term. The
other terms are one year for
King; two years for Soul and
Gravelle, and three years for
Gingery.
The Council voted early Satur'
day morning following a three
hour closed session on Friday
night; and by Sunday, the politi'
cal "fur" was flying in the coun'
ty.
The opening barrage came from
c. Darwin Stolzenbach, president
Of the Montgomery County Plan
ming Association, whose mildest
term called the appointments "a
great disappointment to many
and asked what had happened to
the new deal in planning" that
had been promised.
He went on to point out that
none of the appointees were from
the lists submitted by civic and
political groups but were sup
ported by "the same two groups
that previously recommended the
gubernatorial appointments, the
neolithic State Central Committee
of both the Democratic and Re.
publican parties"
The candidates whom the mi
nority council members had sup
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
Name Red Cross
Safety Chairman

Gen. Lewis B. Hershey,
Chairman of the Montgomery
County Red Cross, announces
the appointment of Mr.. Charl.
es l.. Mehler, Glib Louis Ave.
nue., Silver Spring, as Vice.
Chairman of Safety Services
for Water Safety.
Mr.. Mehler is a service fore.
man with the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Company.
He is a certified Red Cross
water safety instructor, and
will attend the National Red
Cross Aquatic School at Camp
Ockanickon, Medford, New
Jersey, in June.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
Council Plan APpointees
Make Political Pot Boil

close 4to3 vote by the County Council last week
four of it's five appointments to the reoganzed Maryland
National Park and Planning Commission stirred up heated
battle in the county with statements flying back and forth
from both sides every day since then.
Elected by the four-vote majority of Councimen Wilbur
Baughan Jerry Williams, Grover Walker and Charles JAM
son were Lawson w King Democrat Gathersburg; David
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
$29O,OOO Glen Hills
Road Program Okayed
County Pay
Days Double

County employees pay checks
will be half their previous size
come July Is.
But they will get them twice
as often.
The council Tuesday approx
ed semi-monthly payment of
employees. They previously
have been on monthly pay
basis.
The new paydays will be the
first and fifteenth.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
List of st. Mary's
Fair Prize Awards

Saturday night is Home
owners Night" at st. Mary's
eighth annual two-week fair
on the church grounds. Fair
goers will fill out applications
to compete for the three big
prizes on Saturday, when the
awards will be made.
Recipients must be present
for the awards of the full-scale
barbecue fireplace, a power
mower, and a weed sprayer.
AS in past years, a bicycle
is awarded to youngster each
Wednesday night, and the
climax comes on June Is, when
the top award will be a new
four.door Oldsmobile.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

report for duty to the Naval Air
Station in Pensacola, Fla.
Miss Ann Linthicum daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Dorsey Linthi-
cum of Gaithersburg, will become
the bride of James W.. Zeberlein,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George V.
Zeberlein Of Haddonfield, N. j.,
after he receives his Second Lieu
tenants commission Friday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
Memorial Day Parade
Best Yet Say Viewers

With the blessing of the weather, Rockville able to
ignore superstition and produce it's 18th annual Memorial
Day Parade its most successful exhibition to date
Mayor Dickran Y. Hovsepan emceed the ceremonies
with members of the Council attending plus other notabes
among them County Councwoman Stella Werner and Coun
cimen j. Graham Walker and Wilbur Baughman; Delegate
Margaret Schwenhaut Judge John Reeves Admiral Roy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

Mr. and Mrs, Edward f. Gallo
way of Clarksburg. The couple
will be married in the Academy
Chapel June 8. 1t Monteith is
the son of Mrs. Elsie P. Monteith
Of GAINESVILLE, Ohio.
Graduate Alexander E. Wattay,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Wat
tay of Rockville, who becomes an
Ensign in the Navy, expects to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
Largest Front Foot
Benefit Project Yet

tentative approval OF a
$290,000 street construction
program for the Glen Hills
and Potomac Highlands SUBJ
divisions has been given by
the county council.
The council informally
okayed the program Tuesday
which originally was estimated
to cost property owners 81 a
front foot.
Under a new plan, eliminating
Cleveland drive from the project
and splitting it into two contracts,
the cost will be SIS a front foot
in Glen Hills and $6 in Potomac
Highlands.
The project, covering some five
miles of streets to be built under
rural standards, is the biggest
front foot assessment project
ever undertaken by the county.
The informal approval was Civ
en- in a day that saw three other
big public works programs move
ahead.
Director Mason Butcher dis
closed plans for a 1,200-car, nine.
acre parking garage in Silver
Spring to cost some $1.8 million.
The garage, a triple-decker, will
be the first ever built by the
county under its parking lot pro-
gram.
1t will cover virtually the en-
tire block diagonally opposite the
Hecht Co. 1t Is bounded by Els
worth drive, Pershing drive, Fen.
ton street and Cedar street.
The plans were disclosed as the
council held hearing on the pro.
posed purchase Of five remaining
lots In the block. The property
owners have not accepted county
offers totalling some $4,000 and
the acquisition may have to go
to condemnation.
The hearing has been continued
for two weeks to hear the opposi.
ton to the plan supported by the
Silver Spring Board of Trade.
Also approved Tuesday was
$4,000 project to widen Bonifant
street in Silver Spring between
Georgia avenue and Fenton
street.
The project will complete the
so-called Inner Loop" that com.
prises Fenton street, Cameron
street, Second avenue and Boni.
FAINT. street.
The council by a flve-to-one
vote authorized a 44.foot pave.
ment for Arlington road between
Wilson lane and a point 200 feet
south of Bethesda avenue in Be
thesda.
The project will cost AUDITING
property owners some $4,000 and
the county $4,000.
Mrs. Stella B. Werner fought
for widening to only "a feet in
an effort to preserve the trees
on at least one side of the tree
lined narrow residential street.
Arlington road, which parallels
Wisconsin avenue, is carrying
some 5000 cars a day. Some 80
trees will have TO be removed
along the street.
Edgemoor residents have bitter
ly fought the widening in an eff
fort to retain the residential char
acter of their neighborhood.
The council killed a proposed
project for improving Summit
Hall road on the outskirts of
Gaithersburg. The project had
won support of the Gaithersburg
city council but AUDITING prop
erty owners had opposed 1t.
In other action the council:
|. denied commercial and in
dustrial rezoning for the Smalrs
Nursery property near Norbeck
where plans have been made for
an outdoor theatre.
2 set next Tuesday for discus
sion of the Pomeroy Report on
policies for development of the
central county.
3. appointed Mrs. Werner and
Wilbur N. Baughman TO the
Washington Metropolitan Region
al Council.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
NEW IN GAITHERSBURG

DIR. and Mrs. c. A. Rhodes with
their daughter, Mrs. Ellen Rhodes
Smith of Atlanta, have recently
moved to 300 N. Frederick Ave,
Gaithersburg.
Mrs Rhodes is the daughter of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. S. Robert
Plummer and the sister of Judge
Ella Plummer. DR. Rhodes, who
specializes in internal medicine,
is a graduate of John HOPKINS
and expects 10 open Gaithersburg
offices in the near future.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

"June Week" ceremonies at
Annapolis will eliminate with
graduation exercises Friday,
June Z, with honors and double
honors touching families of three
homes in this area.
Two days after graduation, Sec.
ond Lieutenant Joseph w. Mont.
eth will be married to Miss
Frances M Galloway, daughter of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
NIGHT OF THRILLS

The 10th annual Night of
Thrills sponsored by the Masonic
and Eastern Star Home will be
held at Griffith Stadium, June ID,
at $50 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
SAYS HERE" :.
-4-.By LILA THoMsON>444

ONCE UPON A TIME this re.
porter had a city editor who was,
unlike most city editors, the very
soul of diplomacy and tact. 1t
happened this reporter had an
important story to write. 1t was
so important she couldn't write it
because she couldn't dredge up
the proper lead. This editor, may
he never be boiled in oil, suggest
ed very gently, the story be writ.
ten first. Then, he suggested fur
Their, this reporter should go back
and write the lead when the story
was finished. 1t seemed like a
very profound solution and his
direction was followed. Except,
when the story was written,
there was no need for a further
lead. The story was lead enough.
ANOTHER TIME, the Wash.
ington correspondent of the Man.
chester Guardian, in very no
discussion which revolved around
the preferred and so-called vir.
tues of British newspapers, told
this reporter he didn't like Ameri.
can news reporting because
American writer's did too much
"vamping' before they began to
play.
FROM THESE TWO AND
FOREGOING paragraphs, you
may assume this column had no
lead and that said two foregoing
paragraphs are lot of vamping
which could have been left un-
said and unplayed. But, kids,
that's life and life this week is
duller than dull. She said.
THE CITY MANAGER OF
ROCKVILLE has made you.
know.what out of this reporter.
He said the citys budget would
be tossed before the Mayor and
Council the night of June 4. But
it won't. Couldn't be finished up
in time. The date is back to
June II and the City Manager
says that's final. We hope.
If YOU WOULD A-SHOPPING
go, nam and sir, may we call
your attention to the pages Of
this publication. And before we
get into that, have you noticed
the ads which have appeared here
in recently by Miller.Fields
Buick? They make some of the
most amusing and entertaining
reading hereabouts and you
don't have to be car-shopping to
enjoy them either. They origin.
ate at Miller-Fields and not in
our advertising department.
Credit where credit is due, it says
here.
YOU PEOPLE WITH BRIDES
on your shopping list this June.
Jeepers, what we have to tell
you! You'll see some special ad.
vertising tucked away inside but
advertising doesn't do justice TO
what we've seen around town this
week. First. we want to tell you
about Rockville jewelers. down on
f. Montgomery Avenue. Carl Et.
tare who owns that emporium of
trade has just added something
new to his stock -- 10 beautiful
patterns of lovely Bavarian
China - you can buy place set
Continued on Page A-6)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06
SUBURBAN DEMOS MEET

The Western Suburban Demo
cratic Club will meet Tuesday,
June II, at the Glenbrook Rec
reation Center clubhouse, 5000
Wisconsin Ave, at 8 D. m.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-06-06

FOREGOING paragraphs, you
may assume this column had no
lead and that said two foregoing
paragraphs are a lot of vamping
which could have been left un-
said and unplayed. But, kids,
that's life and life this week is
duller than dull. She said.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-19
DAUGHTER ElkS HID
ANNUAL GREEN LEAF
TEA ON APRIL SIKH

Green and white. colors u the
Temple. dominated the decor az
the Annual Green Leaf Tea given
by nfHuehaHa Temple No I2o.
fBpEOW. "a the homo OF Mrs
Erueatinc " Wright, 22l3 Fifth
Az s. daughter ruler. on Sunday
afternoon Aprl 7 from I 10 8 p.
900.
The tea table was spread with
a white lace cloth with green
uHdcrl,ner and conferred with
floral eeuterpiece Of reasonable
flowers IN crystal bowl Green
and white lighted tapcrs In green
crystal candclabra and silver
services gracrd each end Of the
table Table appointments and
napkins IN green and white and
crystal trays OF "a wide variety Of
sandwiches and cookies dramatic
ga the setting
Pouring aus Mrs Wright Mrs
Netue Scott. Mrs. Doris Fields
and Mrs Katherine Dight Hoa,
te@ss we're members Of Mime
baha Temple
AirH Wright introduced past
auH present ofarsrs of the rsu1
pie who were present anon
waa waa tbe district deputy grand
daughter mJcr Ntw Ida Mae Eur
mn
a h.aHlEahf of fHs afternoon
was "a maaal program presented
mafwfar thg Royal JuhBcors tfw
#rvm Wonders Q8arget ana tas
Young Mons Singing group OF
Han wRrut church
W Gertrude Mitchell waa
.ha.man far tho tra with Mrs
Odessa Walker AZ ra-rhasnuan
Nn Grnowev jackson reEutefrT
sHc moro than 300 guests.
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1957-04-19
Annual Tee OF
ST. Philips Guild
Attended By 200

The underCrOit 81 81. Philips
Episcopal church was the picture.
eaqle setting Sunday. April -
for the lTth annual Palm Sunday
Tea given By the Guild of Our
Lady
A window treatment Of var-
coiored lulipa 10 tones Of yellow
and sDI4 white cycIamen and Ell
bofium ferns formed the back
ground setting An attractive
floral csHtcrpiece u Gala lilies
yellow j0nquiIs. white delphiniums
and white NUNS adorned the
table laid with an exquisite satin
cloth White tapers IN three
fraHched silver candelAbra along
With silver tea and coffee serv-
ers were At opposite ends Of the
table
Members alteruated AZ pouring
Mrs Robert Il Mitchell. pro
gram chairman. arranged and
presented an interesting program
az Intervals during the afternoon.
Piano numbers were presented ~
Denise Carly Linda Griffin
Jerry GsebeI and trio. the
Mmscs Mary K Murray Greta
Harrison and Elaine Montague
Vocal solos were given by Miss
MARY Earl Mrs Il T. Olmstead
Mrs Ermine Hau Allen and q
choral group from Pilgrim Bap-
asst church directed By Mr8 Lou
ella Taylor Incidental music
was furnished throughout the AZ
ternoou by Miss Vianne Griffin
Members of the guild made a
charming picture IN their after
five frocks as they assisted as
bostcsses Mrs Eva Neal regis,
tered the guests
Mrs Sidney saltsr was gen.
sral chairman for the tea with
Mrs EuHlce Coins us co-chairuan.
Mrs Arthur Hedge is president
o. n. guild
During the hours between 4 and
7 p M q crowd Of some 200
friends enjoyed the varied must
cal program and greeted guild
members and H0cialized