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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10
Democratic
Fund Drive
Starts Here

THE Democratic Party depends
upon small contributions from
many people" the Montgomery
County Chairman of the Dollars
for Democrats Drive, Alice Hos
teller said this week in announc-
ing plans for the Drive to be held
tomorrow and Saturday.
Contending that the Republi-
cans are the party of big wealth, I"
the Montgomery County Chair
man pointed out that I'VE must
ring a quarter of million door
bells to equal the amount given
the Republicans by one family,
the Duponts, in 1856"
District a pecinct chairmen and
workers in the Rockville area
met with Milton F. Clogg, vice
chairman of the Democratic State
Central Committee, recently to
map plans for a door-to-door Dol
lar Drive and also distribution of
flyers aimed at giving new resi-
dents registration information.
Chosen to develop a plan for a
Rockville Democratic Club and
set up a social event in Novem-
Der for Rockville Democrats were
Mrs. Ann Brown, Carrot Park, and
David Cahoon, Mrs. Charles w.
Woodward, Jr., and Charles Nal
Ion of Rockville.
The immediate goal of the
county Dollars for Democrats
Drive Is to recruit volunteers for
the doorbell ringing campaign.
Volunteers should call Mrs. Rob-
ert Pelter, III, Poplar 2-3280; Mrs.
Courtney Leet, Oliver 2-0275; and
Mrs. Elizabeth Coney, Olympic z.
1886 or Democratic headquarters,
Juniper 1856.
Contributions from the Drive
will be received and disbursed by
finance committee with Charles
S. Murphy, Silver Spring, Mrs.
Philip Schiff, Bethesda, and c. G.
van Enron of Poolesville as mem
berS.
Area chairmen are Mrs. Grace
De Palma, District z; Mrs. Ray
v. Murphy, District 13, and Mrs.
Woodward, Jr., of the remaining
districts.
Mrs. H0stetler also pointed out
that the nationwide Dollars for
Democrats Drive had originated
ten years ago in Montgomery
County. Workers in that first
drive who are again active this
year are Mrs. Hostetler, registrar
of wills. Elizabeth Asey, and Mrs.
William Gordon Allen, of Beth
esda.
Other members on the county
committee are Mrs. Justice M.
Chambers, Rockville, executive
secretary; Mrs. Willard Morris,
Silver Spring, corresponding Sec
Rotary; Mrs. Louise Terzian, Ken
sington, chairman of awards com.
mittee; Mrs. James Barker, Be-
thesda, and Mrs. Sylvia Bern
stein, Silver Spring, special activ-
tiles; and Mrs. Allen, represent.
ing the Women's Clubs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10

discharged with only a slight limp
in his right leg. He maintains a
commission in the Marine Corps
Reserve.
Lee, his wife, graduated from
Southeastern University in 1912.
Her maiden name is Chiswell and
she was born near Sugarloaf
mountain in Montgomery county.
Son James always wanted to be
lawyer. While he was in high
school, he helped his parents with
research on their law cases. His
father remembers several cases
which were won by young Jim's
research.
Jim Graduated from George
town University Law School and
was among the top ten in his
class. Unlike his parents, he's a
Republican. He is counsel for the
Maryland Junior Chamber of
Commerce and a member of the
Young Republicans of Montgom-
cry County.
Aids G of c
Jim now serves as acting chair
man of the newly formed Rock
vile Chamber of Commerce.
Two of the cases the Millers
remember most vividly involved
traffic deaths.
Their client in the first case
was a young beer-truck driver
whose truck killed two boys as
they crossed a narrow bridge
near Kensington. They were able
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10

Rejecting expanding export
coal demand. the Chesapeake &
Ohio Railway is spending So mil
lion on new pier at its Hamp-
ton Roads, Va, docks, where $3.2
million had been spent earlier on
Improvement Of facilities for coal
handling.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10
Win Safe Driver Awards

Samuel Johnson, Nelson Prath-
er, and r. d. German, of Cath
ersburg, all have received awards
for year free of driving acct
dents by the Southern States Co
operative.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10
All Are Lawyers
All Are Lawyers
Novel Legal Trio:
Nom, Pop and T.

Rockville boasts unusual trio of LAYERS, James r.
Miller, his wife, Lee Miller and James R. Miller Jr
The Miers all have offices at 200 Monroe Street.
the property of junk dealer and refurbshed in 1852
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-10

1920. It achieved third class rat.
ing about 1894 and has been a
second-class postoffice since 1851.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
(See MAP on p. A-4


locate in Rockville and are now
considering a site in Hybla Val
ley, Virginia.
They have indicated that this
Virginia site has first priority I'M
less an engineering survey now
in progress proves it unsuitable.
In that case the Rockville site
will be considered. The new site,
city planning officials feel, is far
enough away from the inter
change to prevent it from influ-
encing land use in the neighbor-
hood.
However, the Commission hopes
that larger site, possibly 20 acres,
will be considered at the new To-
cation although it did not make
this a condition of its approval.
The city planners also indicated
that the most desirable sites in
their opinion were two located at
the interchange.
Approval of any site by the city
is not necessary for a federal in
stallation but it is Air Force pol.
icy not to buck opposition by
local authorities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
SAYS HERE" -.
A4ABy LILA THOMSON 4444

If YOU HAVEN'T BEEN -
then you really must go. Therell
still be nearly two days left by
the time you read this column Of
you read this column. Anyone
with a trace of Montgomery pride
in his or her veins who misses
the County Fair is strictly
from herring. TiZ wonderful
fair this year, children. Don't miss
it. If you don't like livestock, you
can look at produce, or canned
goods or homecrafts or eat
hot dogs, or gaze with amazement
at the All Club exhibits - or
see the booths which have been
set up by various business firms
or, as last resort, plow your
way through the whooping and
hollering called the Midway.
AND AT THIS POINT, allow
this humble reporter to drop a
deep curtsey in the direction Of
all the 1.H Club members in this
County. This reporter, sad TO re-
late, never has had much to do
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
BY Steed Evans
staff Reporter

The old town clock in Rockville
won't tick any more. Its last
wheeling movement was made at
exactly 600 p. M, Monday, when
a car driven by a volunteer fire
man crashed into its cast iron
base and ground its faces into
the turf.
One look at its innards con.
firmed that it was beyond repair.
Shards of old glass mixed with
gears and wheels were strewn
across the street. The driver,
Henry Nicewarner, 80, of 215
Harrison Street, Rockville, was
uninjured.
Nicewarner was responding to
what he believed to be an air
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22

Their water comes from rivers,
streams and springs, and ponds.
Ponds are the most popular
source of water for irrigation be-
cause not only are they aids to
farming, but they also can be
used for fishing and recreation.
Get Free Advice
Furthermore, irrigation and
conservation experts are availa.
BILE to offer advice on the con
struction and placement of irri.
CATION systems and ponds.
A typical benefactor of irriga-
ton from a man-made pond are
the George Buffers, senior and
junior, who have 15-acre peach
orchard near Seneca Creek. They
are confident of a 4-thousand
bushel harvest this year, princi-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Dulane Plans
Flying Stunt

Chuck DUANE, popular radio
program director for Radio Sta
ton WGAY will attempt to solo
an airplane Monday after only
one day of instruction.
Starting at 1880 at Congression-
al Airport, on the Rockville Pike,
Chuck will receive instruction
from pilot Willard McChesney in
a new plane owned by Basil
Simms. AS soon as McChesney
thinks Dulane can solo safely, the
radio man will try his wings.
The stunt will be done to pub
licize the practicability of private
flying and to emphasize the need
of a new field in the area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22

pally because of their irrigation
system.
1t was designed by the younger
Butler with the help of the coun-
ty agents office in Rockville and
AL Krewatch, engineering spe-
cialist from the University of
Maryland. 1t consists of sections
Of four.inch diameter aluminium
pipe connected to a gasoline pump
that can furnish 40 gallons of
water a minute to "a sprinkler
heads. The Buffers irrigate two
thirds of an acre at a time and,
with a six-hour setting, can soak
two-and.a.third TO three inches of
water into the soil. At the height
of the irrigating season they
make three settings a day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Tlco Speeding
Fines Would
Take Permit

A bill that would suspend a
drivers license for a minimum of
Is days if he were convicted of a
moving violation twice within a
12-month period will receive the
backing of the Maryland State
Police and the Department of Mo.
tor Vehicles before the Maryland
General Assembly next year.
The bill further would provide
that if the violations are of a
serious nature the license could
be suspended for a much longer
time. If the same driver were to
be convicted for a moving viola
ton for third time within the
II months, the bill would permit
revocation of the license.
Current law allows motorist
to apply for renewal of revoked
licenses 90 days after revocation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Earth Dams
Urged For
Rock Creek

Earth dams, possibly as high
as 40 feet, have been recommends
ed for. portions of Rock Creek in
Montgomery County in order to
control flooding in the District,
according to a report by the Mary.
land division of the U. S. Soil
Conservation Service.
The report, made by assistant
state conservationist William r.
Ratledge, Of the College Park of
flee, stated that the Services Wa
tershed Work Plan Party found
that II is advisable" to consider
appointment Of committee to Sc
lect sites for the dams.
The Board of Supervisors of the
Montgomery Soil Conservation
District acted favorably on the re-
port and recommended that a
committee comprised OF represen.
tatives OF the County Council,
the Maryland.National Capital
Park and Planning Commission,
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. SAM
tary Commission and the Rock
Creek Watershed Association be
formed to study the proposal.
The plan is aimed at protecting
the creeks watershed in Mary.
land as well as establishing down
stream flood control. The Mary
land watershed is comprised of
about 10000 acres Of land, large.
ly owned by the U. S. Parks Serv.
ice.
Such dams commonly are from
20 to 40 feet high and have spill.
ways TO control the water level.
They are built with Federal aid.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Story of O,Un Death
PlxzsIer TO Man, 80

IF ! didn't know he was dead,
I'd swear you were Bill Heflin,'
a man said to Bill Heflin last
week.
This was the last straw for 49,
year.old William E. Heflin, 800
Vandegrift Avenue, Rockville,
who has been fighting the re-
ports Of his death since he first
learned of them on July IL.
On that day, Bill, who is a
manufacturers representative in
housewares, was attending a sales
convention in Atlantic City.
His wife, Carrie, began receiv-
ing calls Of coincidence from
friends who had heard the news"
that Bill Heflin had died from
strangulation after being stung
by a wasp while working in his
yard.
At first Carrie, and later Bill,
when she called him at Atlantic
City, took the rumors lightly. But
as the grapevine spread
throughout his selling territory,
customers began closing out their
accounts with the dead" Bill
Helm. The very-much.alive Bill
began TO worry.
It's not funny either, to be
greeted by old friends as If you
were your own ghost. Bill is not
so much concerned about how the
rumors started as he is over how
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Assessors
Charges
Are Aired

Henry II. Carter, suspend
ed Montgomery County tax as
SCISSOR under fire for "insubor-
dination, unbecoming conduct
and lowering office morale"
today was scheduled to appear
before the Maryland State
Tax Commission in Baltimore
which either will fire him or
reinstate him.
Carter was suspended last
month when charges of favoritism
and sloppy work by the Asses
sor's Office, were not substanti-
ated." Carter alleged that certain
assessments were cut and that
poor office procedure accounted
for other discrepancies in asses
sors' records. He was suspended
by Wilton T. Allen, supervisor Of
assessments.
Carter hired Washington attor-
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
City Plans
UnitFrOWns
On Hotel

Plans for an apartment no.
tel to be located at Dawson
and North Washington streets
brought a recommendation of
denial from the Rockville
Planning Commission this
week.
Final decision will be made by
the city's Board of Zoning APP.
peals September Z when it con-
siders the Sterling Construction
Company's application to allow
the hotel in a commercial zone.
The commissions recommends
ton made it clear that the site.
which is adjacent to an apart.
ment area, would be acceptable if
the builder had met the require
ments for space and design of
the coming ordinance.
However the proposed plans do
not meet specifications, commits
sion members said.
OF 118 parking spaces, 95 are
on residential land, use of which
the ordinance does not allow for
parking to support commercial
use.
Rear yard requirements are not
met nor does the width and per-
imeter of the courts comply with
the regulations, the planners said.
They added that the 1889
square feet of land allows den
sity of 291 square feet per unit,
considerably lower than the 1000
square feet required in an apart
ment zone.
The definition OF an apartment,
hotel indicates a combination Of
transient rooms and dwelling
units. But the 81 units which the
plan allows for transients could
also be permanent dwellings as
they consist of living room, alcove
and kitchen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
City Planners
Give CO-Ahead
On | AT Site

Rockville's Planning Commits
sion this week gave the go-ahead
signal to the Air Force to use a
10-acre site offered by West Rock.
vile, Inc, on the southwest cor
ner of the Rockville Fruit Farm
tract for its million dollar office
building.
A previous site on Falls road,
located 1000 feet closer to the in
terchange Of the new National
Pike had been opposed by the
commission as changing the use
of the land around the inter-
change.
Following this opposition, Air
Force officials dropped plans to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Editorial Cartoon
Feature Is Added

This newspaper Is adding a
new feature this week-its own
editorial cartoon. IL will be
drawn by Dee FairchiId, vet
eran cartoOnist who Iias lived
in Montgomery County for
many years. You undoubtedly
will not always agree with the
cartoon, but we promise you
Mr.. Fairchild will be taking pO-
sitions on public questions the
voters and taxpayers should be
thinking about. We hope the
cartoon will stimulate that
thinking.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22

to stop them and convince the
world that he is still among the
living.
He hopes that this Sentinel
story will clear the matter up
for his friends in Rockville where
he is well known as the former
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
$3.50
In School
l957-58

When Montgomery's public
schools open their doors Sep
TENDER 5, school officials an
tipicate no decrease in the
$3.50 enrolment estimated
for the budget last January.
In fact, last months estimate
of HOB pupils on part-time ses-
sions this fall has now been in
creased by 134 second graders in
four classes at Connecticut Park
Elementary.
In addition, an unexpected 400
Undergraduates may be thrown
into the public schools in the
Kensington-Wheaton area if the
Catholic schools of the Holy Re-
deemer in Kensington and ST.
Catherine of Laboure in Viers
Mill discontinue their kindergar-
ten classes as planned.
This will have small effect on
any one schools kindergarten
class. The Viers Mill parochial
school had 256 kindergartners last
year. If the enrolment is the
same this year, it will be spread
among the elementary schools at
Randolph Hills, Viers Mill, Con-
necticut Park, Highland, Weller
Road and Pleasant View.
Holy Redeemer could antici-
pate approximately 158 based on
last years enrolment which
comes from the school districts
of Parkwood, Kensington, Larch-
mont, Garrett Park and North
Chevy Chase.
Larchmont's kindergarten is be-
ing housed in the Warner Memo.
rial Presbyterian Church until
that new school opens some time
late in the fall. North Chevy
Chase is already prepared to have
its first, second, third and fourth
grades on double sessions.
The budget estimates break
down into Hall elementary pu-
pills in so schools and 21,128 jun.
ior-senior high pupils in Fl sec
ondary schools.
The peak in the '56-'57 school
enrolment was 39,066 elementary
pupils and 1881 secondary. This
is 1862 less than is anticipated
for the coming year.
Elementary Schools:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
BULLETIN

Rockville letter carrier Adam
Solomon Tanner, "a, Tuesday
was indicted by Federal grand
jury on charges Of delaying and
destroying five letters he was to
deliver in Rockville. After fail.
ing to deliver them June II. the
charges alleged, Tanner then
burned the letters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Joins Drycleaners

Thomas b. Rice, owner Of Best
Dry Cleaners, 2416 University
Boulevard, Wheaton, recently be-
came a member of the National
Institute of Drycleaning, Silver
Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Results Wonderful
Mrs. Good Declares

y got wonderful results"
Mrs. w. ID. Wood, Rt. 3, Gath.
ersburg, told The Sentinel this
week after advertising only
once for some help on her
farm. Il got lots Of calls and
hired man." she reported.
Why don't you try fast-selIing
Sentinel classifieds?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Record Crowds Flock
To Biggest Fair
In County's History
This Years Event
Expected to Draw
Well Over 100000

The Montgomery County
Fair gathered momentum to-
day as it rolled toward an ex-
pected record attendance fig
IRE before the last tent folds
Saturday night.
The cacaphony of animal
sounds these last three days
has nearly been matched by
the clicking of turnstiles.
Delighted officials reported that
more than $4,000 fair-goers surged
through the Agriculture Center's
gates the first day. II the weather
stays good the expected record of
100000 may be exceeded.
More of Everything
There was more of everything
at this fair: more machinery,
more good food, more rabbits,
more stock and more dust, thanks
to the drought.
Tuesday, the first day, was
given over to the small fry who
mushed their way through pies
and watermelons for prizes.
The saga Of Mark Twain's leap
ing frogs was relived as dusty lit
tie boys urged their placid en-
tries on.
1t was the country kids turn
to be sophisticated as city kids
hung on their fathers hands,
open-eyed at huge cows and An
gus bulls.
The remaining days will keep
up the pace.
Calf Is Born
A happy event was recorded
when the first calf to be born at
the Fair was calved by Wood
side Hall Valencia, a Guernsey
owned by Frank Downing, of
Woodside, Md. The calf promptly
was named Miss Fair.
A less happy event took place
when five, hour-old piglets were
stolen from their mother as her
owner, George Lechlider, of Lay
louisville, left for lunch.
Mrs. Donald Bradley. of Olney,
has scheduled equestrian events
beginning at 10 a. m. Saturday
and lasting through the evening.
Children will start the day on
ponies and the juniors and SEN
iors will take over from l p. m.
on.
Among the outstanding mounts
that will appear will be George
Di Paula's Lariat which won a
first in recent open-jumping com
petition at Madison Square Gar
den.
Martha Sterbach, former large
pony junior champion, will move
up to horses on Catch Me- Mrs.
Bradley said.
Bob Tatman, of Snow Hill, Md,
and John Anglin, of Delaware,
will stage demonstration of their
walking horses.
Other outstanding young riders
who will participate in the events
include Donna June Bradley, 10,
on My.Glo, a pony, and Gracida
in the junior horse division; Jack
lie Wendler, II, on Casey, junior
horse; Nancy Coburn, of Balti-
more on Bandit, junior horse;
Sharon Hartman, 8, of Suitland
on Popover, pony; Peggy and
Cathy Dowd of Potomac on
Brownie and Kings Jester.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
TOiUn Clock Relied
When Auto Hits 1t

plane fire at Congressional Air
port but what actually was pile
of trash being burned. He was
not charged by police because the
streets were slippery with rain
and he lost control of his car
as he rounded the island on which
the clock stood.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22

owner Of an electrical appliance
store, now no longer in existence,
on Commerce Lane.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22

COLD, CLEAR WATER flows thirsty grounds the
of pondirgaton system look approvingy
left George Butler whose George h right designed
part the system the Buffers peach
Young Todd approves tooPhoto Dert
ter county agent
Thanks to foresight about 20 farmers and nurserynen
in Montgomery County not feeling the pinch of the
drought because they are using irrigation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-08-22
Had Some History

The clock had a little history
behind it. A Seth Thomas piece,
it stood since the turn of the cen.
fury in front of Brownley's candy
store at Twelfth and G Streets,
N. W., in Washington, d. c.
Maybe it was there longer but the
clock outlived its contemporaries
and no one is sure of its age.
Anyway, one day in 1910 Albert
NJ. Bouic, a Rockville attorney,
Continued on Page 81
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-02-09

answer QUESTIONS on these sub
jects. Ns s
Reigning as queen" Of the
show will be Mts. Robert Bon
ham. who has the title of Mrs.
Homemaker of 1857.
A highlight for children and
adults alike. Mr.. Pearson said,
will be a display of entries in a
home-design competition spon-
sored by the Home Builders AS
ISOLATION of Metropolitan Wash
ington in cooperation with
Washington area public schools.
Among public interest exhibits
will be what the show manage
ment terms a ''teen-age heaven"
which today received indorse-
ment Of Washington Police Chief
Robert V. Murray.
Aim of the sponsors of the
show is to demonstrate proper
recreational facilities for children
in the home. which. they say,
can do much toward reducing
juvenile delinquency as a problem
by reducing any desire to wander
in search Of fun"
This view has the backing of
Chief Murray, who said:
"A proper home environment
See HOME SHOW, Page BE-