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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10
GHOSTS ROUTED?

ANNAPOLIS, Nov. 9 R-
Workers who recently restored
the Brice home to It's 18th CEN
fury atmosphere may have also
cleaned out the ghosts that
haunted the old house for
years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Wohl,
current owners Of the 35-room
Colonial mansion, have failed
to hear or see anything from
the Brice House phantoms who
are legend in Annapolis.
But among those whose tes-
timony bears witness to the
ghosts are several college pro-
fessors and an Annapolis min
lister.
Professor Allen Blow Cook Of
the U. S. Naval Academy has
seen four Brice House haunts
Col. James Brice. a Negro
butler and two young lovers.
Early Morning Visits
Prof. Cook said he saw the
apparitions in 1929-30 when he
roomed in the Brice house. He
saw them all at $3.50 am, an
hour when the professor feels
he is most psychic.
Professor Cook said he
doesn't believe in ghosts but in
phychic emanations - some
thing seen but unexplainable.
Mr.. Cook said he saw the
ghost of Colonel Brice just once
but his friend, the late Howard
Mccormick of the academy
staff, saw an apparition Of the
old colonel several times.
Colonel Brice was a very
amiable gentleman" Professor
Cook recalls. HE wore a plum
colored suit, knee breeches, q
lace fichu (cape) and a pow
dered wig. He was quite d.
aphanous transparency and
walked right through my bed"
Others Alarmed
81 had no sense of fear" Mr..
Cook said. But he recalled that
several acquintances who lived
in Brice House also saw ghosts
there, and one was sent shocked
and quivering from the house
by the sight of an apparition.
A retired st. Johns College
tutor. George Bingley of An
napolis. is not firmly convinced
of an experience with a ghost,
but he recalls mysterious foot
steps and knocking on a door
when no one was there.
1--WE had an explanation
(the springing of dried out
wood in the house)-but have
never been satisfied with it,"
Mr.. Bingley said.
Rev. j. Winfree Smith. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10

at their old home, a group Of
about 20 men stormed the
house on Route 1874, between
Tabb and Hampton. York
County Special Officer Richard
Goode said last night one Of
Mrs. Spriggins' children was
able to identify several of the
men.
Mr.. Goode was not available
for further comment today.
Joe Suskin, white owner of
the home stoned last night,
said he rented it to the Negro
family on a monthly basis. He
said if residents of the area
objected he certainly would
cancel the deal and refund the
rental. Mr.. Suskin said he did
not think other residents would
object to his renting the house,
since other Negro families live
half a mile away on the same
road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10

'0neBodyFound
In Bay Search

CAMBRIDGE. Md. Nov. 8
(R.-The body of one man was
found in choppy Chesapeake
Bay today while ships and
planes continued a search for
a companion lost when a fish,
ing expedition turned into
tragedy.
A third companion swan to
safety after their 14-foot boat
overturned.
A body identified as that Of
Garfield Buddy Clark, 81, of
Baltimore was found just of
James Island.
Still missing was Delbert A..
Munshower, 80. Of Essex, near
Baltimore.
Philip Hopkins. %, of Balti-
more, managed to swim through
stormy waters Friday to James
Island where he was found
chilled and exhausted and
brought to the mainland.
The men were tossed into
the Chesapeake when a 14-foot
boat capsized.
Mr.. Hopkins said they had
been fishing off Dorchester
County when one of the men
stood up in the boat and il
capsized.
Mr.. Hopkins, a steelworker
as was Mr.. Munshower, said all
three men we're wearing life
preservers and were able to
hold onto the bottom of the
boat.
Mr.. Hopkins said he finally
decided to strike out for shore
and estimated he swan two
to three miles to the island
He was found by David Sears
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10

ton Of fewer and better rec
ords. the maintenance of Fed
eral records in the most efficient
and economical manner while
they are needed in current BUSH
ness. and the retirement of
records from expensive office
space and equipment as soon
as possible when they become
noncurrent.
Some records are transferred
directly to the National Ar
chives. These include State De-
partment treaties. papers from
the executive Office Of the
President, congressional rec
ords. etc. Many are destroyed
outright as wastepaper but the
majority must be held tenn
porarily. These are moved to
Federal records centers pending
an appraisal OF their value by
the experts. a
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the aucJlon DOCK IN WnaC is
described as q drought dis
aster" sale.
The second is the eleventh
annual fall sale Saturday noon
at the Spring Valley Hereford
Farm, also near Beallsville.
owned by A. G. Rolfe. On sale
will be II polled Hereford bulls
and 40 females.
The two farms are within
two and a half miles of each
other along U. s. Route %, is
to 10 miles northwest of Rock
vile. The KS Sunbeam Farms
is about midway between
Beallsville and Dickerson. The
Spring Valley Farm is on the
other side of Beallsville.
Top Animals Offered
Temorrow's sale is expected
to attract Angus breeders and
commercial cattlemen. It in
cludes Is bulls, seven of which
are top herd bulls and the
others herd improving bulls,
Also to be sold are 248 females
and more than 100 calves,
Many of them are top show
animals or their offspring.
Mr.. Clammer. an attorney
with an Office in Washington,
explained in the sale booklet
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County Promises Action
In Firing on NeqroHome

YORKTOWN. Va. Nov. 9 (P).
York County's chief admin
istrative officer said today
something certainly will be
done about" an incident in
which a group Of white men
fred some shots and tossed
stones at the home of a Negro
widow rented in an all-white
section Of York County.
II do not condone anything
that happened last night" said
w. H. Schaffer. executive Sec
Rotary for the county. 81 don't
go for violence" Asked if any
warrants would be issued in
connection with the incident,
Mr.. Schaffer replied: Some
thing certainly will be done
about it,"
Authorities said that while
Mrs. Molly Spriggins and three
of her five children were pick
ing up some family possessions
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and needs records to support
a pension claim.
Proof of the titles to three
quarters of the land in the
United States, once in the pub
lie domain, is in the Archives.
These papers are constantly ex-
amined by lawyers.
No activity of the National
Archives is more important
than helping people establish
that they are American citi-
zens. Ships passenger lists may
prove that a persons parents
came to this country. The orig
inal census schedules are avail
able as are up to 100 million
cards recording military service
dating back to the Revolution.
Records Open to Research
A fundamental task of the
National Archives is to make
these records, or the informa-
ton in them. available in the
business of government and in
the service Of the people. About
70 per cent of the records in
the building are freely open
for research use by anyone who
has a serious. legitimate pur-
pose. Inquiries run above
400, 900 year.
The general public is well
come to Exhibit Hall to view
the Declaration of Independ-
ence, etc. But Hitler's will and
captured German films show
ing Eva Braun. Goebbels and
other Nazi big shots in their
lighter moments at Berchtes-
gaden will not be trotted out
unless the caller has genuine
need to see such material.
The first essential step in
solving the governments rec
ords problem was taken in 1884
when Congress set up the Ma
tional Archives to insure the
permanent preservation Of the
nations documentary heritage.
The main task was to deter
mine which Of the papers. then
stored in Easements. attics and
come to Exhibition Hall to view
value and which should be de-
stroyed. But it was soon real
ICED that the end of such work
would never be reached.
Federal Records Minimized
So a program was launched
to prevent the creation Of as
garages, were of permanent
first place. The Archives Rec
ords Management Division was
set UP. It's efforts are d&ected
toward guaranteeing til crea-
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on Storing Cos

The Legislative Council Of
Maryland's special committee
on water resources and irriga-
ton will conduct a public dis
cussion of problems relating to
the underground storage Of
natural gas at 8 pm. Thursday
in the Circuit Courtroom at the
County Courthouse in Upper
Marlboro.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10

OdVlu l.. hrupSaW ana Ralpn
Raul and by the school board.
Under the act, bond issue
proposals are subject to APP
proval by both the majority. of
the voters and majority of
the property owners who ballot.
County voters approved a
freeholders' referendum last
year. There has been no bond
issue proposal before the voters
since that time.
Possible Litigation Cited
At yesterdays county board
meeting, Mr.. Raul asked Mr..
Hassan what steps could be
taken by the county board and
school board to prevent future
bond issues being tied up by
litigation.
Mr.. Hassan replied that he
must wait to answer that ques-
ton until after a conference
next Wednesday with the
school board and its attorney.
James H. Simmonds. The
meeting had been scheduled on
the freeholder' question before
Mr.. Patty's letter was re-
ceived.
Mr.. Hassan added that he
would have to defend the posi-
ton of the attorney general. no
matter what decision was
reached by the county board.
There will undoubtedly be some
litigation over the matter, the
commemorative attorney said.
School officials have stated
that they intend to put a bond
issue referendum of about $3.2
million for construction of
Yorktown High School before
the voters next year.
Reassessment Issue Arisen
In another matter. the board
turned its attention to the con-
troversy over the expenditures
of the Reassessment Board
a major issue in the county
board campaign which ended
Tuesday with the election OF
Herbert l.. Brown.
A resolution was adopted
calling for stricter controls
over the revenue, expenditures
and records of agencies not
under the direct administra-
ton of the county manager.
The action was taken by a
unanimous vote. with Mr..
Krupsaw absent, on a motion
by Chairman Wesley w.
Cooper.
In a related move Mr.. Raul
asked County Manager A. T.
Lundberg for recommendations
on safeguarding" county funds
spent by such agencies.
Mr.. Raul had spanked the
campaign battle by stating
that j. Maynard Magruder, Mr..
Browns opponent, had been
overpaid while serving as chair
man of the reassessment board.
Board Absolved Magruder
At a county board hearing
on the matter Mr.. Magruder
was absolved of any improper
action by a 3-to-2 vote along
partisan lines. Mr.. Cooper was
one Of Mr.. Magruder's sup
porters.
Yesterday Mr.. Raul asked
for suggestions for regulations
requiring maintenance of "ade-
quate" time records and fiscal
accounts and for regular and
independent audits Of such
records.
In addition. he requested rec
concentrations that would re-
quire temporary agencies to
turn over their complete rec
ords to a responsible custo-
dian" of the county government
when the work was completed.
Also, that the personnel direc-
tor be made responsible for
processing appointments so as
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Two Major Cattle Sales
Slated in Montgomery

Two major cattle sales Of them representing the
breaking Of entire prize herd will be held this week
Montgomery County.
The first is scheduled for 10 tomorrow at the ks
Sunbeam Bease where close 375 Aberdeen
Angus cattle owned by Mr. and Mrs Sam Clammer will
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-11-10
Arlington Board Seeks
To Prevent Bond Suits
BY SAM EASTMAN

An opinion by Virginia Attorney General c. Patty
that Arlngtons eehoder act is unconstitutional under
study by county officials
Mr.. Patty notified Arlington Commonwealths Attorney
William Hassan that he considers the invalid the
Virginia constitution.
The opinion had been requested by County
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14

for the 100-man armory is in the
county but it is included in a
tract already under petition for
annexation to the city for which a
public hearing will be held soon.
The taking area and estimated
damages for proposed site near
the Potomac for filter plant of
the city's new water line will be
the subject of meeting this week
before the engineering staff and
Herman Schmidt, owner of b $50.
acre tract on which the site is to
be located.
The meeting was authorized by
the council when Mr.. Schmidt in
formed them that damages would
be greater than estimated origin
ally to his subdivision Potomac
Knobs now being developed on
the tract which fronts on Great
Falls Road.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14
Legal Advertisement

of Montgomery County to set up
a copy of the summons for the
defendants upon the property and
direct a notice to be published
once a week for three (3) sue
cessive weeks in a newspaper
published in said County, requir-
ing them to appear in this Court
on or before a certain day and
to show cause why such property
and the Defendants Interests
therein should not be condemned
as prayed herein.
B. That the sabove-described
strip of land, together with the
rights and appurtenances thereto
as above described, be condemned
in fee simple in accordance with
the requisites of law in such
cases made and provided, and
that the procedure be that pre-
scribed in Article 33A of The An
notated Code of the Public Cen
eral Laws of Maryland.
c. That the Petitioner may have
such other and further relief as
the nature of its case may re-
quire.
AND, as in duty bound, etc.
1t Is, thereupon, this 18th day
of February A. D. 1857 by the
Circuit Court for Montgomery
County, ORDERED that sum
mons be issued for the resident
defendants, KS Sunbeam Farms,
Montgomery County, Maryland.
and The State of Maryland, and
1T is FURTHER ORDERED
that said summons be returnable
on the 25th day of February,
1857, and the sheriff of Montgom-
cry County, Maryland, is hereby
directed to set up a copy of the
petition and summons for the
nonresident defendant, Bette E.
Birkett, upon the property and
the petitioner shall cause said
petition and this order to be pub
lished against said nonresident
defendant once a week for three
successive weeks in a newspaper
published in said County, requir-
ing said defendant to appear in
this Court on or before the 18th
day of March, 1857, and show
cause why the property described
in the petition should not be con-
demned as prayed.
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk of the Circuit Court
for Montgomery County, Md.
True Copy-Test
CLAYTON K. WATKINS
Clerk 2/14
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14
Legal Advertisement
Notice of Hearing

The Mayor and Council of
Rockville, Maryland, will conduct
public hearings at 8:15 p. m, Feb
ruary 10, 1857, in the office of
the Mayor and Council, 120 South
Washington Street, Rockville,
Maryland, on the proposed CON
struction of curb, gutter and paw
ing in the following streets.
Curb, gutter and paving, on
Park Road, from Horners Lane
to Croydon Avenue; on England
Terrace, from Stonestreet to
Grandin Avenue; on Evans Street,
from Great Falls Road to Laura
Lane; on Gilbert Road, from Den
ham Road to Subdivision limit;
on Seth Place, from Park Road
TO Charles Street. Paving only on
Stonestreet Avenue, between
Howard and Crabb Avenues.
Said proposed construction to
consist of the installation of
Class "A" concrete curbs and
cutters; bituminous concrete
curbs and cutters; and six inch
bituminous concrete roadways.
1t is proposed to assess the
abutting properties specially ben
efitted by said improvements on
the basis of 50e6 of the actual
cost thereof. Said assessment be
ing estimated at $.94 on Park
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14
Order of Publication

The Object of this suit is to
condemn certain lands of the de.
PENDANTS in fee simple under the
provisions of Article 33A of the
Annotated Code of Laws of Mary.
land, in order to supply the pub.
lie with electricity and electric
power and light and to construct
thereon electric power and energy
transmission lines and for such
other relief as the nature of the
case may require.
The Petition of Potomac Elec.
trio Power Company, a corpora.
ton duly qualified to transact
business in the State of Mary
land, respectfully represents:
That the Petitioner is an electric
company and a public service
company, as those terms are de-
fined in Section 2 of Article "a
of the Annotated Code of the
Public General Laws of Maryland,
carrying on business as such in,
among other places, Montgomery
County, Maryland, and is author.
lied by law to acquire by pur-
chase or condemnation property
and rights necessary for use in
connection with transmitting and
selling electricity and electric
power and light for public and
private buildings and uses; that
in order for the Petitioner to sup.
ply the public with electricity and
electric power and light it is nee.
essary for the Petitioner to con.
struct electric power and energy
transmission lines upon, across
and over a certain tract of land
which is owned by defendant Bet
tie E. Birkett, widow and surviv.
ing tenant by the entirety; that
said tract of land is situate in the
Eleventh (Barnesville) Election
District of Montgomery County,
and that for the purposes afore-
said it is necessary for the Peti-
toner to acquire in fee simple,
from said tract of land, a strip
of land two hundred fifty (250D
feet wide, which strip of land is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14
Legal Advertisement


ORDER NISI
IN THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
AS a Court Of Equity
In RE: ESTATE OF
MARY VIRGINIA HOLLIFIELD
Incompetent
No. 1905 Equity
ORDERED, this 18th day OF February,
A. D., 1857, by the Circuit Court for Mont
gomery County, as a Court Of Equity, that
the Auditors Report filed in the above
entitled cause, be ratified and confirmed,
unless cause to the contrary thereof be
shown on or before the 18th day Of March
next; provided a copy Of this order be
inserted in some newspaper published In
said Montgomery County. once a week for
three successive weeks before the said
18th day Of March, 1857.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS.
Clerk Of the Circuit Court
For Montgomery County.
True Copy-Test.
CLAYTON X. WATKINS,
Clerk 2iOs
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14
Legal Advertisement

Road; SIS on England Terrace;
S1.35 on Evans Street; $.83 on
Gilbert Road; $1.00 on Seth
Place; and $40 on Stonestreet
Avenue, per assessable front foot
annually, Duration of assessment
to be ten years.
Pursuant to Section ia of the
Road Construction Code of the
Laws of Rockville, notice is given
that waiver has been requested
by the City Manager of the re-
quirement for sidewalks on all
these streets; also the necessary
waivers to permit construction of
20 feet Of pavement only, on
Stonestreet Avenue; and also the
necessary waiver to permit BIZ
luminous concrete curb and gut
ter on England Terrace from
Stonestreet Avenue to Virginia
Avenue.
A list Of the real property be-
lieved to be specially benefited
thereby, together with the names
and addresses of the owners of
record and the assessable front
age thereto may be found in the
office of the City Clerk and
Treasurer.
The Mayor and Council
of Rockville.
BY: MILTON B. MILLION,
Clerk. 2109
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14

Lewis H. Guenther, ct ux MARY
w, dated May l, 1913, and re
corded among the Land Records
of Montgomery County in Libel
912 at Folio 100; thence binding
reversely on said line, as now
surveyed, and on land now Oh
formerly of Lewis H. Guenther
ct ux, N. g. as 80" E. 164.67 feet
to the northeasterly side of said
right of way; thence binding on
the northeasterly side of said
right of way and on other land
of Bette E. Birkett, and running
parallel with and 1875 feet distant
at right angles from said center
line, S. 42' 81 81" E. 3095.06 feet
to intersect the 18th or N. IN
E. 88 perch line of the land first
ly described in the deed from
Ward A. Fulton, ct ux (Jennie c.
to James w. Gum, ct ux Mar
garet K), dated October 81, 1913,
and recorded among the Land Re.
cords of Montgomery County in
Liber 921 at Folio 497 at a point
32.99 feet from the beginning of
said line; thence binding reverse
ly on said line, as now surveyed,
and on land now or formerly of
Sam Clammer, ct ux, S. l. 90 49,
E. 32.99 feet to a stone at the
beginning of said line; thence
binding reversely on the 3rd or
S. 1914 E. 1877 perch line of the
land firstly described in the afore-
mentioned deed, as now surveyed,
and on land now or formerly of
Sam Clammer ct ux, S. 49, So 27'
w. 1890 feet to point in the
aforesaid center line, said point
being at Station 176 + 1909 Geo.
ordinates N. 495, 702.06 and E.
681 ,448.32); thence continuing
said course and binding reverse
ly on said line, as now surveyed,
and on land now or formerly of
Sam Clammer, ct ux, S. 49, So
q" w. 1922 feet to the south
westerly side of said right of
way; thence binding on the
southwesterly side of said right
of way and on other land of Bet
tie E. Birkett and running
parallel with and 125 feet distant
at right angles from said center
line N. AZ 81 81 w. 2705.41
feet to intersect the S. g. Ia IS"
w. 1556.48 feet line first above
mentioned; thence binding re-
versely on said line, as now sur
veyed, and on land now or for
merly of Lewis H. Guenther, ct
Tx, N. g. as 80" E. 164.67 feet
to the place of beginning; con-
tanning 1875 acres, more or
less, and being part of the land
which, by deed dated November
%, 1916, and recorded among the
Land Records of Montgomery
County in Liber 1045 at Folio 345,
was conveyed by James w. Gum,
ct ux Margaret K) to James w.
Birkett, ct X (Bettie E.).
WHEREFORE, the Petitioner
prays: rs
A. That this Honorable Court
issue summonses for the resident
defendants, and direct the sheriff
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-02-14
Christian Church
Has Temporary
Army Pastor

1t. Col. Richard B. Cheatham,
an Army chaplain from the of
flee of the Chief of Chaplains in
Washington, is the temporary
minister at the Rockville Chris
tan Church. He conducted his
first service last Sunday.
1t. Col, Cheatham replaces the
Rev. Charles B. Matthias who has
accepted a call from a new church
in Springfield, Va. A Rockville
church spokesman says the Rev.
Matthias has always wanted to
build a new church.
A reception for the Rev. and
Mrs. Matthias was held at the
Rockville church February 3.