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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Of TwinbrOOk Unit
Hassell Sets
Nov. % for
Dedication

Rockville Postmaster Hugh H.
Hassell has announced the new
Twinbrook Station will be ded-
Gated on November %, at 2 p. m.
The new facility is located at
Twinbrook Mart, Viers Mill Road
at Atlantic Ave. 1t is a part of
he Post Office Departments
Commercial Leasing Program,
which uses private financing to
obtain needed facilities.
Since these facilities remain
under private ownership while
leased to the Federal Govern
ment, they pay local taxes to this
community, as well as eliminate
the need of large OUTLAWS of
money from the Federal Treas
ury for construction purposes,
Hassell explained.
The new facility will have $500
square feet of interior space, in
addition to parking and maneu.
vering area for use of postal We
hicles and the convenience of the
public.
This new postal facility SYM
bolizes a new era in communica-
tons in this community" the
postmaster commented.
ut will be more pleasant for
our postal patrons to do business
here, and more pleaurable for our
postal employees to provide even
better service here, he said.
This new facility, he added,
will be link with postal sys-
TEN that today has more than
CONTINUED on Page B-5)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Reese Prepares
Problem List

County Manager Melvin Reese
is preparing a list of county prob
lens brought about by the shift
of population from Washington
to Montgomery County
The list will go to a joint Con.
gressional Committee headed by
Senator Alan Bible. I'd. Nevada {.
The committee viii study ways
to better coordinate District and
Montgomery County affairs and
planning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Has Anybody Seen
Mae a Collie

Almost a month ago, Mac"
a two-year-old purebred Collie
male ran from the front yard
at 1905 Thornden Road, Rock
vile, barked loudly several
times and disappeared. He's not
been seen since.
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Viii
son had been keeping the dog
for his owner, Tracy Mehr, OF
Chevy Chase, for four months.
Their children. limbo, Marge
and Patricia, were devoted to
Mac.
Calls to police, pounds and
advertisements in newspapers
have failed to turn up a sign
Of the dog.
He is wearing a chain around
The neck bearing a tag with
Mr. Mchr's address. The vii.
ons anxlously urge readers OF
this paper for information
about Mac.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
YuR Parade
Is Due in
Rockville

A gay Christmas parade featur-
ing Santa Claus, a queen to be
named Miss Christmas in Rock
ville," and Billy Johnson, TV per-
sonality will be staged at 1920
a. m. November 80 by the Rock
vile Junior Chamber of Com
merce and the Rockville Chamber
of Commerce.
Ten county schools will send
contestants for the Miss Christ
mas" title. She and her court will
be chosen on the Milt Grant
Show, WTTG television, channel
five.
Trophies and prizes will be
awarded to parade units on the
basis of their performance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
.WSSC Host
Top
Brass

The Washington Su burb n
Sanitary Commission Tuesday
took another step toward build
ing its $28 million filtration plant
at Watts Branch by entertaining
the County Council and members
of the Montgomery and Prince
Georges counties governin G
bodies at a dinner at the Con
gressional Country Club.
1t was the second such dinner.
The last one was attended by the
Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and
members of the two county gov.
ernments. This was the first
time the Montgomery County
Council was invited.
The speaker for the dinner was
DR.. Abel Wolman, consultant to
the Sanitary Commission and
former head of the State Plan.
ming Commission and chief en-.
gineer of the State Health De-
partment. About Is persons at.
tended.
The diners heard Wolman de
fend the Watts Branch site on
the Potomac for the proposed fill
tration plant, first on the grounds
that it was ALPHABETICALLY cor
rect" and secondly because Of
the cost factor.
Dr.. Wolman said the Watts
Branch site was advisable also
because of the proposed River
Bend Dam, which would be 10
Gated several hundred yards
downstream Of the filtration
plant. He predicted the dan
would be built by 1878.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Public Aid
Okayed for
Idle Workers

The Montgomery County Wei
fare Board this week voted 81 in
favor of making assistance pay
ments to families of wage earn
ers who are out of work during
slack periods of employment.
Stringent eligibility require
ments provide for payments up
to 500 a month and for only one
month at time. Applicants must
present convincing proof that they
are seeking work.
To be eligible, persons must
prove they have lived in the state
for two years unless they are
service veterans or registered
voters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07

Henry ThurSton, OF the Aces
organization and personnel divis-
ion, said the chief explanation is
the current freeze on government
employment. The clerical force,
in which the largest number of
drop outs had been expected, is
most directly affected by this
freeze.
AL Hodgson, deputy director of
personnel, reported that clerical
workers in the highest grades are
mot finding it easy to get gov
eminent jobs with other agen-
cies.' There are $50 workers in
the clerical and stenographic
group in the headquarters office,
he said. More than so per cent of
these, or 344 employees, have been
recruited with the full under.
standing that they were to work
in Germantown, he added.
Women Stay On
Women In the clerical force,
who prefer to remain in down.
town Washington government of.
fees, are left with little choice at
the moment as a result of the job
freeze and inability to transfer to
other government agencies.
Hodgson reported there has
been a greater influx of applica-
tons for employment with Acc
in the past two months than in
the last four years, but Acc is up
to its maximum quota Of EN-.
ployes.
The situation can change again
when the freeze is lifted, it was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07

and this makes pre-
dictions difficult. The freeze will
lift when the current economy
drive in defense spending is re-
Taxed, according to one Acc
spokesman, who added that the
reaction to the launching of Sput-
nix ii may affect the situation.
When the freeze is lifted and
some employees do drop out later,
Thurston said, Acc will hire re.
placements from the local area
within Commute committing dis
lance from the Germantown
building. He minimized the inn
pact such local hiring would have
on the labor market since Acc
could draw from a wide area ex-
tending from Bethesda and Sill
yer Spring into Frederick.
Not only has the employment
situation become more "stabiliz-
ed" but so has the housing situa-
ton for the present. Thurston re-
ported many employees, especial
ly those who i've north of Wash
ington, have decided to "sit tight"
Many families will not move until
after the end OF the current
school year, he added.
Acc representatives are ne
gotiating with both d. c. Transit
and Suburban Transit in attempts
70 arrange regular transpufta.
ton schedules to the German
town headquarters and viii re-
rort their progress soon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07

The Rockville Mayor and
Council are now in the news
and publishing business.
The first issue of monthly
newsletter that will be mailed to
AN the people of Rockville was
published this week. 1t says
Wen be seeing you every
month" And it points out that
the one page sheet tprinted on
both sides) is intended as "a pub
lie service initiated in the belief
that well-informed citizenry is
the best assurance of a well-run
city"
Included on page one is an item
noting that the American Auto
mobile Association last Septem-
Der "complimented Rockville" on
its do-it-yourself driveway pro-
gram last September. Another
news ITEM on page one tells
about the. October Is ceremonies
at which Rockville acquired a
Sister city,
Still another item is report
Of the mayor and councils action
October IS in adopting a general
use policy and schedule of per.
mits, and fees for the Civic Cen.
ter.
The publishing venture, INF
tally is expected to cost the tax.
payers about $3.50 per month. 1t
will be mailed third class to about
5000 homes in Rockville.
Also included in the first news.
'etter, called Speaking of Rock
ville," are: Cd a calendar of No.
vember meetings of the Council;
Cd a listing of public hearings;
CD a report on recreation oppor-
tunities; "a an announcement
that John Rausch became coun.
Gil member on October Is; 81
listing of recent ordinances and
resolutions adopted, and 90
plug for the city's 15-minute radio
show heard on WINK Sundays
from 1890 to 12:45 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Veteran Political Warrior Brooke Lee Back
In Political Arena in HassIe Deer Slate
Harmony
Group Splits
Wide Open
BY Steed Evans
Staff Reporter

A sour note was sounded in
the political harmony sought
by Democrats in Montgomery
County this week.
The jarring sound was pro-
duced when the Committee on
Candidate Selection considered
resolution that candidates for the
May 20 primary elections be
nominated by a two-thirds vote
of the county's 81 precinct chair
men.
The committee split right down
the middle in a "A vote. Chair
man David Reich did not vote
and Clitus Bordeau was absent
because Of illness.
In favor of the proposal were
its author Louis II. Cohen, E.
Brooke Lee, Warren Browning
and Frank L. Hewitt, Jr. Against
it were Mrs. Anne Brown, Mrs.
Susie Kaplan, Ray Murphy and
Mrs. Vennite Hall.
Both factions Immediately
launched volleys at each other
after the meeting.
Lee and Browning issued a
joint statement in which they
charged the dissepters, who are
members Of the, County Caucus
with Not trusting enough of
their associates to come out of
the hiding afforded by their
closed and semi-secret meetings"
and with "a determination to
have an about factional primary
battle for the next five months"
Lee later said, I'VE aren't 60
ing to get into another ambush
like we did two years ago when
they eased us along for five
months and then hit us with
several untrue charges, like anti
semitism and bossi s M" he
declared.
IF we are going to fight
among ourselves, let's have a
five-mOnth fight" he said.
Lee said the Caucus group is
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07

mere!
In the face of rising school
construction budgets, our expen-
sive school buildings, roughly
valued at $65 million, are allowed
to stand idle during the three
month summer vacation.
Systems for using the schools
the year round have been tried
out in various parts of the coun-
try since the early 1900's.
The most popular plan is a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Filtration Plant
Suit is Filed

The Washington Suburban San
itary Commission this week filed
condemnation proceedings against
the heirs to the 35-acre Hellman
tract at Watts Branch near the
Potomac.
The Commission plans to erect
a S28 million water intake and fill
tration plant at the site which
is several hundred yards above
the site Of the proposed River
Bend Dam.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07

four-quarter rotating system in
which every child goes to school
for three quarters. This means
that in each quarter one fourth
of the school enrolment is on
vacation. Therefore one fourth
less classroom space is needed.
If this system had been in eff
feet here last year we might have
saved one fourth of our So mil
lion construction costs, or 81
Continued on Page O.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Public Will
Be Taken On
Guided Tours
S13.3 Million
Structure is
Near Germantown

President Eisenhower will
delicate the nearly-finished
Atomic Energy Commission
building at Germantown to-
morrow.
The president will make a
dedication speech at 3 p. m.
and then unveil a dedication
plaque by means of an atomi-
cally charged device.
Present at the ceremonies will
be the 1000 employees of the Acc
who will be brought to German
town in 20 hired buses.
The president and the five
Atomic Energy Commissioners
will fly to the new building in
President Eisenhower's helicop-
ter.
Adequate parking space has
been provided for the hundreds
of additional spectators who are
expected to attend.
The mammoth building will be
opened for public inspection after
the Presidents address. 1t will
remain open until 4:30 p. m.
Accompanying the President
win be members Of Congress and
leaders from labor and industry
as we'll as representatives from
foreign governments and scienti-
fic societies. $780, w.
On the speakers platform with
the President will be Acc Com
missioner Lewis S. Strauss and
fellow Commissioners. Libby,
Vance, Graham and Floberg.
The U. S. Marine Corps Band
will provide music.
An exhibit of the peaceful uses
OF atomic energy, entitled, Atoms
for Peace" will go on public dis
play at II am. 1t will be closed
while the ceremonies are under
way.
Following his address, the Pres
ident, assisted by Rep. Carl T.
Durham, Democrat, of North
Carolina, chairman of the Joint
Commission Committee on Atom.
ic Energy, will raise the build
lngs's cornerstone and deposit be.
hind 1t metal box containing sig
nificant articles of the nations
atomic era.
The dedication will be closed by
a benediction given by the Rev.
Frederick Brown Harris, Senate
Chaplain.
The total transfer of Acc en-
ployes to the new building is ex.
pected to be completed by the
middle Of January. Movers will
begin taking furniture and files
out OF the Washington headquar-
ters January 3.
The red brick building cost ap-
proximately $13.3 million, includ-
ing an additional wing to house
employees hired after the building
was designed.
The five story edifice was be-
gun in June of last year. 1t con-
tains almost two miles of CORR
doris covered with eight acres of
floor tile. Its air conditioning sys-
tenn could freeze 1900 tons Of ice
each day. One OF the last items to
be built was an auditorium that
seats 300. There are parking IA
cilities for 800 cars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
DR.. Read to Speak

DR.. G. d. Read, internationally
recognized pioneer of natural
childbirth will lecture and show
movies November 10 at the Lis
ner Auditorium in Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Ike to Dedicate Acc Building Tomorrow
Outlook Brightens
Outlook Brightens
Acc Aides Not Quitting
As Had Been Expected

Atomic Energy Commissions fear of wholesale resgna-
tons due to the Germantown in January has not
materialiZed, it learned this week
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
Little Enthusiasm Seen
For Xear-ROund School
By Dorothy Waleski
Sports Reporter

Should school be open all year round? Would work
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07

A sour note was sounded in
the political harmony sought
by Democrats in Montgomery
County this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-11-07
At $500 Per Year
City to Mail
Own News
TO Residents

The Rockville Mayor and
Council are now in the news
and publishing business.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06
Big Black Bear Goes
Over The Mountain

Did you hear about the black
bear that was killed Monday?
That has been the question OF the
day since c. l.. Johnson, OF Char.
lottesville. killed mother black
bear that weighed 1863 pounds about
noon near Warminster Monday
Johnson was hunting with j. S.
Hughes and w. H. Adcock when the
dogs ran a bear and a deer out of
the woods one right behind the
other. Johnson shot the bear, and
the deer turned on another course
One Of the hunters shot at her and
missed. johnson shot at the bear a
second and third time before she
was felled She reared up on her
hind legs and started at him. bark
ing or bellowing-whateve a bear
does.
Adcock says ne has lived there
80 years. and this is the first bear
he knows Of that has been killed
that close to the river A bear was
killed below Howardsyille in Abe.
marie county about a year ago.
Bear tracks have been seen neal
Warminster. but no bears before
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06

luncheon guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. D
R West Monday.
Mrs. j. Francis Yves. and he:
Thanksgiving CUES Mrs. N. c
McCorkle. Donna Kay McCorkle anc
Ellen Martin. Of Charlotte. N c.
spent Friday in Richmond. Miss
Carolyn Dawson, Of Dillwyn. accom-
panied them.
Sunday guests Of Mrs S. D
Harris were her children Mrs. w
lP. Morton, Of Richmond, Miss
Evelyn Harris. Of Cumberland. anc
Mayor Frank Harris, Of South Hill
They attended the funeral Of Walter
Harris Sunday
Recent visitors OF the Earl Alb
shers were Mr. and Mrs. Willard
Jamerson. of Washington. D. c
Mr. Jamerson is Mrs Abshel'
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. R. West spen
two days last week in Richmond
! j. F West was in Appomatto,
this week on business.
Mrs. j. F. West attended The
meeting Of the American home dc
partment OF the Womans club Tues
day at The home of Mrs. Pau
Jones, department chairman. Fol
lowing the meeting. the group en-
joyed tea at the antique shop neal
by on U. S. Route /.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06
CurdsriIle Grange Wins Third Place
In Virginia For Community Service

Union Bible School for the COM
munlty, maintaining Ground
Observer Post; sponsoring teen
age dances once a week during the
summer, giving a kickoff dance
for the Buckingham Band fund
drive, etc,
The Grange is currently collect
ing material and getting labor
lined up to help rebuild the
home Of an elderly colored family
which was destroyed by fire last
month.
In the overall picture the Curds-
vile Grange can take pride in
such long range programs as help
ing TO get telephones in the area
improving home entrances. get
ting mail boxes marked with
names, and backing the purchase
OF the Curdsville school to be used
as a community center.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06
Buckingham Chorus
Rehcarses Onerftta

Buckingham c en- trail H | & h
School girls chorus. under the di-
ectlon OF Bruce Knapp. is pre-
Daring for a Christmas operetta
The operetta is planned for De-
eembcr 20. and will be held at the
high school auditorium at 8 D. m.
Some Of the new songs being
learned include Let No Fears Ap-
pail You, Now With Deep Emo
ton and Laid III a Manager A
These are Just few OF those
which are in the play 1t will fea-
ture such old favorites as Gloria
II Excelsis DeoH
Solo parts in the Christmas pro-
duction will be sung by Tempy
\ 2 es, Vivian Warsing and
George Taylor The rest of the
chorus will be dressed as angels to
form the choral background. The
boys choral group will be dressed
ais shepherds.
The chorus is one Of the regular
activities at Central High
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06

John A. williams. Of Hamlet.
n G., spent day recently with his
mother, Ms. q J Williams.
Daughter Visits
+ Miss Jackie Reardon, Of Rich
fndnd, and Turner Brinkley visited
les mother, Mrs. Agnes Reardon
Sunday
Mr. and Mrs. w B. johnson. Of
Wealthia, were dinner guests Of Mr..
and Mrs. W T. johnson.
Mr., and Mrs. J. H. Spessard att
tended family reunion last week
in the home Of his brother, Dr.
Thomas Spessard, Of Norfolk.
Beth Johns spent several days
last week with her grandmother
MIS-. M M. Johns. Of Farmville
Miss Beverley r carbon Miss
Gloria Newton. Carey and Kenneth
Bryant attended a Beta club meet
ing in Farmville
Mrs. Owen F. Williams and A
Rolfe Smith were in Farmville We'd
neSday. N
| MI. and Mrs. Charles Holt. and
| family, Of Blacksburg. were holiday
guests Of Mrs Hollis mother. Mrs
j M. Hannah
Norman Williams and son
Wayne, of Richmond, spent severa
days in the Owen F. Williams home
during the holiday.
T. J. Page was injured on a trair
while at work last Tuesday even
ing. He entered the c and O Hos
pital in Clifton Forge for x-rays
His many friends wish him a speedy
recovery.
Joneses Visit
Mrs Harold Jones and son. Mike
Of Bedford. visited Miss Sarah
Jones and r. T. Ayres Saturday
Miss Betty Jean Bryant. Of Viz
ginia Intermont College at Bristol
was the holiday guest of bel
mother, Mrs. Louise Bryant. 1t wa!
Betty jeans first trip home since
entering college in September
| Mrs. M M. Johns. Mrs, j H
/ Spessard and Mrs. J. M. HANNAH
We're in Richmond Tuesday
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06
Powhatan Churches
Plan Nativity Scene

Representatives Of II Powhatan
churches will meet Sunday at 8
,. m. at Powhatan Methodist
church to make detailed plans for
a nativity scene to be erected in
tie village.
The Ruritan rural church com
mittee is sponsoring the construc-
ton to emphasize the spiritual
meaning Of Christmas. 1t IS ex-
pected to be completed the week
before Christmas.
Participating in the project viii
be representatives Of May Me-
moral, Fine Creek. Old Powhatan,
Red Lane, Emmanuel, ST Luke's
Rocky Oak. Graceland. Powhatan
Methodist and Providence church
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06
Gravel Hill


Thanksgiving guests Of c. H. Agee
and Mr. and Mrs. F.. o. Williams
were Mr. and Mrs Carlton Slough
and daughter. Pattie, OF Richmond
MT and Mrs William Agee. Of
Richmond, were Sunday visitors.
Their visit made the family install
ment-reunion complete for Mr..
Aeee. whose birthday reunion was
called off two weeks ago because of
his illness. Since that time all Of
his children have visited with him,
put separately rather than as a
whole.
Mrs. r S Cole and son Edward
sidney, OF New Canton. were
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06
Trents Mil

We are observing the week of
prayer in connection with the Lottie
Moon Christmas offering this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pink Ownby' s
daughters from North Carolina
visited them for Thanksgiving.
Sebron Jones and Elon Miner, Of
Richmond, have been up here hunt
ing. They brought their dogs with
them.
Dr. and Mrs, Irwin Knight. Of
Richmond, spent Thanksgiving day
in the Jones home. MS. Marvin
Jones accompanied them home and
spent few days with them.
The school children enjoyed the
Thanksgiving holidays but they are
back in school now They will soon
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06
Belon1a,

Our dear old Virginia has surely
furnished some very strang c
weather recently. II was quite
wa m for a number cd days. Spring
flowers were actually blooming
Then it turned so verv cold that
there was ice in my Dickie bird s
bath.
Mrs. Edward Henry, Of Rich
mond, recently visited Mrs. Beulah
Walthall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reid Dobbins. Of
Richmond. spent Thanksgiving with
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Dobbins. Other
guests for dinner were Mr. and Mrs.
Paris Dobbins. and children. and
Mr. and Mrs. Bill Maxey, and
family. of Powhatan.
Gordon Rudd went into Richmond
on Thanksgiving day to visit his
mother.
W. r. Nichols has returned home
after spending some time in a
Richmond hospital.
| Mrs. c. NJ Bell. Lille May Bel
and Carlton Bell were guests Of Mr.
and Mrs. Merit Bowles. Of Rich
mond. Thursday for dinner.
Mrs. Beulah althall VISITED
friends in Richmond for a few days
+ Miss Ann Webb. a teacher a
Fishersville, and her friend, Mis-:
Ramona johnson. returned to Fish
ersville Sunday after spending thu
holidays with Mr. and Mrs. A. E
Webb
A meeting Of the Women Of Provi
dence church was held recently il
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1957-12-06

CuTdsvIlle Grange. which has
consistently been among the top
Oranges ii the State in commu-
nifty service III recent years, won
third place this year fol commu-
nity service
The Grange was awarded a
bronze plaque and cash award
Of $40. The first place Virginia :
winning Grange. Coxs Chapel in
Southwest virginia. went on to
take first place IN the national
contest and received a cash award
Of $4,000.
The Curdsvine Grange listed l6