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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01
Weight Helps Fix Door
by HERMAN BAUM

after spending q miser-
able winter In q house hav-
ing Q jalousied front door.
we were given a mahogany
veneer entrance door by q
friend who had one too
many. After installation we
ind the door badly warped
90 that II Is not only hard
10 close but has q bad APP
pearance. Is there anything
that can be done 10 correct
this condition." N. L. =.
asks.
Answer-Doors can be
Strengthened but there Is al
ways a problem involved.
What viii you do 10 keep out
Mosquitoes and assorted bugs.
stray dogs and book sales
men while the door is of
the hinges for two or three
days required for the
Strengthening process7 This
presents such q mental OBJ
stacle that ! have yet to see
one person attempt 1t. They
Just leave them be and use
the old football line bucking
technique TO get them closed.
Doors generally warp be-
cause dampness gets into
them. The easiest method
for Strengthening is TO place
the door horizontally across
two supports. preferably OUT
doors in the sun.
Two saw horses make good
supports but they must be
the same height and placed
90 that they are level. You
might place them on q patio
or q paved driveway but not
on the lawn because then
they would not be level and
you would get even worse
bulges in the door. Weights,
such as sandbags or concrete
building blocks. are then
placed on the door and al
lowed TO remain for several
days.
Do not overload the door:
two small sandbags or two
blocks should be enough. A
few days will be required for
the door to dry and for the
weights TO pull it straight.
A second method that can
be used II the first fails to
work is to place a heavy
timber, not less than a 2 by 6,
against the warped edge of
the door and pull the door
straight against this timber
with several &C" clamps. Al
low the door to dry in the
sun for a couple Of days.
Then use an auger bit and
drill a 24-inch hole UP into
the edge of the door nearest
the warp.
This hole should not be
less than 10 inches deep. Get
q A-inch wood dowel. File it
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01

down, II necessary, so that
1t can be pushed UP into this
hole.
You should not have to
drive 1t In as this may split
the door but neither should
the At be loose. Apply glue
to the dowel and insert it into
the hole. Allow the clamps
to remain in place for "a
hours so the glue will harden.
The door, including all
edges, should be we'll pro-
tected by paint to prevent
moisture getting in again to
warp the wood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01

befuddled. This damp earth
under the house can evapo-
rate as much as ~ gallons Of
water q day. The skirt walls
become cold in winter and
this moisture condenses on
them, 80 instead Of providing
means for this water to
escape. you sealed up the
vents to keep it in.
You need at least two big
ventilators in the skirt wall
on each side of the house,
left open all the time. Then
cover the earth under the
house with 55-pound surfaced
roll roofing or polyethylene
plastic. If the ventilation
makes your floors cold, in
stall insulation on the under
side Of them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01
Fishing Good3

MY house is built in the
country and the drainage is
not good. There is a low
crawl space under it with
three ventilators in the skirt
wall. Last winter the inside
of the skirt wall was so wet
that I was afraid it would
rot the sill, so I sealed up
these ventilators to keep out
the cold air. Should / paint
the blocks to try further to
keep out the cold air?" M. K.
writes.
Answer - Your reasoning
about this problem is a bit
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01
No Hope

II have a sideboard that
is so years old. The veneer is
starting to chip and break
of in strips. Is there any
way l can prevent it?" D. H.
F. inquiries.
Answer-You can try to
glue each piece back when
it comes off. The glue in that
old veneered furniture may
not be very good.
The Register and Tribune Syndicate
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-01

Wolk 20 Our Lody Of Sorrow
apaelens postwar brIek Celanial.
4 bic beaTeama, , fan baths. med
ern hrlnht hltehen, screened perch.
sunaeek. Tarnas, fenced yaFd, slate
reef, naa het.watsr heat aafpelima,
nreplneen, fuu daylight basement
WITH recreation fesm ane tue eat.
aide entrances. lunurioua home
en- . eeal eeFnsr iat IN dlMninsd
attractive Nd. suburhI tail trees
and May shrubs. adj park ana
ssssh. Assemee.sss = lasss family
vleus eaay wall 10 langley shep-
pina, 4 ehurehras movies. buses,
etc. eip.ooo IlIA trust avallabls.
Owner, M. f-o010.
blrsciionss Drive ouf gsp Hamp-
shire Ace, " MILES past D, G. llne;
fusf beyond SLIGO Greek, turn lefl
on 0leFsiae Drive, { blocks 20 7lee
oientlde Or.
opsn SGT. and Sun, rs
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09
Anna M. Ifert

Mrs. Anna M. Ifert, widow of
Daniel c. Ifert of Woodfield,
died Tuesday, September 80, fol
lowing a long illness. She was
IS.
Mrs. Ifert, formerly of the
Middletown-M -Myersville area, was
the daughter of the late Cor
nelius r and Amanda c. Riden-
our. She was a member of Wes-
ley Grove Methodist Church at
Woodfield.
Surviving are six children -
Mrs. ]. Norman Burdette of
Woodfield, Noah c. Ifert of
Damascus, Christopher D. Ifert
of Sykesville, Mrs. Bernard
Lewis of Damascus, Jonathan L.
Ifert of Mt. Airy and Mrs. Ed
ward Keith of Damascus. Also
surviving are Is grandchildren
and II great-grandchildren.
Funeral services were held
Friday, October 3, from the
Molesworth Funeral Home in
Damascus with the Rev. A. Dean
Kesler officiating. Burial was ir
the Reformed Cem me terry ir
Middletown.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09
Gaithersburg
Rev. Muller Heads
UNICEF Drive Here

all Americans to join in the 21st
annual celebration of National
Letter Writing Week, scheduled
this year from October 5 through
IL. Letter writing, like good con-
versation, seems almost a lost
art in these modern times. This
is good time to write that long
overdue letter and reestablish
contact with neglected friends and
relatives.
To show that a prophet some
times receives honor in his own
country, the current window dis
play at Diamond Drugs features
Bess Becker's volume of poems,
From the Heart" Be sure to see
the showing of her book when
you're at the store.
Mrs. Margaret Thomas return
ed last Saturday from a trip to
Recife, Brazil, where she went to
accompany, home her daughter,
Mrs. Marcelo da Costa Lima, and
her granddaughter, Lucia, who
have been visiting Mrs. Thomas
during the summer. The trio left
Gaithersburg on August %.
In the "LocalBoy-Makes-Good"
department, we are proud to re-
port that Bucky Hoyle has been
named sports editor of The Dia-
mondback, the college paper of
the University of Maryland.
While Bucky held a similar post
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09
Gaithersburg
By MOlIie w. Christie
Gaithersburg $50

While Halloween will always
mean spooks and goblins and
black cats, it has come to have
a more serious connotation in
recent years. All over the nation,
young people have been going
from door to door to solicit funds
for the United Nations Interna-
tional Children's E m erg n C y
Fund. Last year a million and a
half of our country's young peo-
pie raised three-quarters of a mil
lion dollars for the humanitarian
work of UNICEF. The funds
were used for vaccines, milk and
other child-care necessities.
The Rev. Henry Muller, pastor
of the Grace Methodist Church,
has been appointed regional chair.
man for the UNICEF drive this
year. Young people of the
churches of Gaithersburg and
neighbOring communities will be
assisting him in the carrying out
of the program.
A card from the indefatigable
Frank B. Severance tells us he
is enjoying tour of the midwest
with his son-in-law and daughter,
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Porter. Mr..
Severance especially has been en-
joying the early autumn foliage
and the sight of millions of acres
of corn in the corn belt of our
country.
Mr.. and Mrs. William E. Nor
man spent last weekend at West
over Field, Massachusetts as the
guests of Mrs. Norman's brother
in-law and sister, Col. and Mrs.
Walker Hardzog.
Congratulations to Mr.. and
Mrs. Leo Federline on the birth
of daughter, Mary Alice, who
arrived on September % at Sub
urban Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Mckee
were hosts last Monday evening
10 the adult classes of the First
Baptist Church.
DR.. John S. Robben was the
guest speaker at the meeting of
the nursing unit of the local
civil defense organization held at
the high school last Monday eve
ming. A film, Flash of Dark.
ness" depicted the role of the
medical profession in atomic war
fare. Representatives of various
community groups We're invited
to attend the meeting and share
in the information concerning
this vital subject.
Miss Edna Beall has as her
house guest her sister, Mrs. Ger
trude Linhardt, of Oak Park, Ill
Postmaster General Arthur
Summerfield has issued call tc
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09

on the Blue and Gold at the Cal.
thersburg High School, college
competition is a great deal more
keen. The honor is particularly
noteworthy when one considers
the fact that Bucky is only a
sophomore and was not on the
staff of the paper last year. This
fall, he began as a sports report
er, and then was quickly advanced
to assistant editor before being
named to his new assignment. On
Saturday he will occupy the press
box to cover the Maryland-T Texas
A. and M. game.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin West of
st. Petersburg, Florida have been
visiting for several weeks here
at the home of their son-in-laW
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Grow
er Walker.
Four members of the Woman's
Club of Gaithersburg attended the
workshop of the Montgomery
County Federation of Woman's
Clubs held last Tuesday in Chevy
Chase. Those from Gaithersburg
were Mrs. John McNaughton,
Mrs. Merle Van Metre, Mrs. John
Wilson and Mrs. Leonard Hoyle.
Mrs. Bruce Stubblefield is re-
turning tomorrow to Johnson
City, Tenn, to rejoin Mr.. Stub
blefield. She has spent the last
few weeks at her home in Cal
thersburg.
Five Gaithersburg couples were
among those who helped the Da-
mascus Lions Club celebrate it's
18th anniversary at Charter
Night festivities held Saturday
evening at the Peter Pan. The
local folks in attendance were
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ward, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Ward, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Mutt, Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Burton and Mr.. and Mrs.
E. Russell Gloyd.
Mrs. Dorothy Whetzel was host
ess on Wednesday evening at the
members of her canasta club.
Mrs. James Gartner entertained
the members of the Beulah Class
of the Epworth Church at her
home on Tuesday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Hayward
and their daughter, Mrs. Garner
Smith, left last Thursday on
vacation that is designed as some
thing of a family reunion. In Cul-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09

Montgomery County in conjunc
ton with the volunteer leaders of
the Boy Scouts of America.
Glasses opened this week in such
topics as what is Cub Scout
ing?", Den and Pack Activi-
ties" and ''Pack Administra-
ton"
All adults are invited to attend
these courses, for which there is
nominal charge of IS cents to
cover the costs of books and
materials. There is no registra-
ton fee.
Chairman of the training COM
mittee is DR.. c. Taylor Whittier,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09

peper, Virginia, the Haywards
picked up another daughter, Mrs
P. T. Fitzhugh, Jr., and continued
their trip on to Jackson, Tenn,
where still another daughter, Mrs.
William Gordon, joined their par
ty. Their final destination was Big
Spring, Tex, where they are visit
ing at the home of a fourth
daughter, Mrs. William Elsbury.
The Haywards plan to be back
in Gaithersburg on October IL.
DR.. ]. D. Goldsmith is recuperat-
ing at his home here following
surgery at Mt. Alto.
Reminders department: The st.
Martins turkey dinner is sched-
uled for Saturday, October 18, at
the Ag Center, beginning at pm.
The annual Lions Club Hallow-
cen party will be held on the
high school parking lot on Octo-
ber 81 at z pm.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09
Stock Is Named

Edward L. Stock, Jr., of Ran.
dolph rd., Rockville, president OF
the board of directors of the So.
cial Service League of Montgom.
cry County has been appointed
to the National Committee on
Public Issues of the Family
Service Association of America.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09
Cub Scout
Leadership
Course Held

Leadership training in the Cub
Scout program is offered by the
Adult Education Program of
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09

superintendent of schools for the
county, and classes are being
held at Blair, Wheaton, Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Richard Mont
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09

S SENTINEL eoTNGTMsn9 coNTTq' MD.
R2-Thursday. October 2. 1858
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-10-09

z Great New Engines
II yoV Lore actio1-you get the liveIest on
wheels with the new Tembett 420 VS., sc-
claimed by automotive experts as America's
most advanced power plant.
n Jon want tbe aceem on economy, choose
Pontac's new Tempest 42oE This new VS.
actually delivers better mileage than many
smaller cars with so-called economy engines"
-. and it uses regular Oetane tael.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

cry County to get away from the
hustle of industry and that the
rural character of the surrounds
ing acreage should be retained.
Linowes, on the other hand,
said that Acc planners met
just once with the Maryland
National Capital Park and
Planning Commission before
picking the Germantown 10.
cation.
"Since then, he said. there has
been a marked lack of liaison and
collaboration between Acc rep
resentatives and county agencies.
Current ruffled feelings Of
Acc heads could have been
avoided, he contends, il joint
meetings had been arranged. He
urged early consultations be-
tween Acc officials, the Econom-
ic Development Foundation and
the Planning Commission to seek
a solution to existing problems.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
Zoning Farley With
Acc Heads is Urged

r. Robert Linowes, newly
elected head of the Economic
Development Foundation of
Montgomery County has
urged a conference between
county agencies and Atomic
Energy Commission officials
to smooth troubled zoning
waters.
Paul Foster, general manager
of Acc, has publicly stated that
he thinks the move from Wash
ington to Germantown last jan
uary, was mistake"
He said committing to and from
the agency is the number one
problem, but he also has aligned
himself with Acc heads who de-
cry recent industrial and com
merical zoning of 103 acres at
the Acc site on Rt. 11S and U. S.
240.
Acc Chairman John McCone
not long ago wrote a letter to the
county council stating his disap-
proval of the zoning action. He
said the Acc moved to Montgom-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
r.. Middle La.
Red Light
Study Is Due

Rockville city officials expect
report from the State Roads Com
mission on the need for a traffic
light at the intersection of East
Middle la. and Hungerford DIR.
may not be received for several
weeks, city manager Walter A.
Scheiber said Monday.
He explained that because SRC
never notifies municipalities of
inspection visits, the inspection
might already have been made.
The reason for the secrecy, he
said, was because added interest
in the inspection could cause addi-
tional traffic at the site in ques-
tion and therefor cause an mac
cuTate traffic count.
A city policeman has been sta
toned at the newly created inter-
section since Middle la. was cut
through to TIungerford Dir. Traf-
fic has been attracted to the mid
city bypass but rush-hour traffic
backs up on Middle la. and Park
rd., across Hungerford dr.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
In Rape Case from p. I
Insanity Plea
Given to Jury

Sed" when he arrived at the party,
and was in a "falling-down
drunk" stupor by midnight.
Heeney declared that the girls
mother, recognizing Tibbs had
"had too much" at one point
"sent him to bed" in the girls
bedroom.
However, the mother vehe.
mently denied this when she took
the stand as the first witness.
She said Tibbs "was drink
ing a little bit" but that "he
wasn't drunk or anything like
that" He had been playing
the guitar and dancing dur
ing the party" she said.
Heeney indicated that the de.
fense would contend Tibbs had
displayed symptoms of emo
tional illness on numerous occa.
sions.
On five or six occasions, he
said, Tibbs has been known to
"fall on the ground in a catatonic
state for about an hour"
If convicted, Tibbs could be
sentenced to die in the States gas
chamber. Or he could be sen.
fenced to life imprisonment, or
to term of IS months to 81
years.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
New City
Aide Hired
By Scheiber

William M. Perkins, of Hart
ford, Conn.,, last week was APP
pointed administrative assistant
to the Rockville city manager at
an annual salary of $4,000.
Perkins, now, municipal con-
sultant for the Connecticut Pub
lie Expenditure Council, will
take over the new job December
s. He is "a, married and the
father of two.
His appointment axes the
vacant job classification of assist
ant city manager, vacated last
month when Milton B. Million
accepted the job of city manager
at Aberdeen, Md.
Walter A. Scheiber, Rockville
city manager, asked the Mayor
and Council to approve appoint
ment of an administrative assist
ant rather than of an assistant
city manager on the strength of
his belief that, "This city's opera
tions are not big enough yet to
need an assistant city manager"
Perkins will do purchasing
work for Rockville as we'll as
perform research projects for
Scheiber.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
Kaiser Held for Jury
On Marijuana Charge

Jay Weldon Kaiser, of Nor
beck rd., Rockville, Monday
was ordered held for action
of the Montgomery County
grand jury on a charge Of
possession of marijuana.
Kaiser, %, is an employee of
the State Roads Commission at
Gaithersburg. He remained free
under $4,000 bond.
The next grand jury is sched-
uled to be called in March of the
coming year, Barnard T. Welsh,
Kaiser's attorney said the grand
jury might be called before that
time.
Some new evidence pertaining
to the case was revealed at Mon
days hearing which lasted one
hour and 10 minutes. Judge John
B. Diamond presided at the pre-
liminary hearing in Rockville
Peoples Court.
The defendant, father of a
month-old child did not take the
stand. Two policemen did. They
were Pvts. Cornelius DeVries,
arresting officer, and John Bech-
tel, attached to the detective
bureau
Under cross-examination by
Welsh, Pvt. Bechtel acknowl-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

edged that Kaiser was held in
police custody for about eight
hours and, to Bechtels knowl-
edge, was not allowed to make
a telephone call.
Welsh also brought out that
Kaiser made certain statements
to police before being denied per-
mission to make a telephone call.
These statements, according to
Bechtel, included Kaiser's ex-
PLANTATION of his presence in the
field where he was arrested the
afternoon of November Is.
Kaiser, Bechtel said, explained
that he took the route through
the field from u. S. 240 as a
shortcut to avoid muddy road
leading to his destination, a
friends house.
On the way, Kaiser said he
spied a candy jar i'm a clump
of hOneysuckle and he was
examining it when surprised
by Pvt. DeVries, Bechtel said.
Bechtel SAID Kaiser told him
he intended to take the jar and
its contents = stipulated to be a
narcotic by Welsh - to Sergeant
Joseph Kavanagh, commander
of the nearby State Police bar
racks.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

almost automatically a new
influx of population which
creates myriad zoning, plan.
ming, road, sidewalk, school
and other problems.
Siding with the Democratic
legislators on the proposal to
strip WSSC of its independence
is the Montgomery County Civic
Federation which also has gone
on record as favoring prior sub
mission of water and sewer line
plans to the MNCPPC, public
hearings before such projects are
set in motion, appointment of all
three Montgomery County WSSC
commissioners by the County
Council (instead of the Cover
nor) and staggered instead of
simultaneous commissioners
terms, as well as requirement
that no more than the smallest
possible majority shall be of the
same political party.
The hearing will begin at
$3.50 o'clock tonight i'm the
County Office Building audi
tOrium, Rockville.
Two other hearings are sched-
uled by the lawmakers for the
purpose of hearing the public's
views on what the county and
State laws should or should not
be enacted at forthcoming 90-day
session of the Maryland General
Assembly scheduled to start in
January.
One of the two hearings will
be held December 3 and be limit
cd to legislative proposals affect
ing county government agencies
while the other is scheduled for
December 10 on laws relating to
the county board of education
and all miscellaneous matters.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
In County from p. I
Full 1ntegration
FOreseen by 81
from p. I

boundary lines, the ratio of
white to Negro pupils in each
school "wOuld make for rea-
sOnable acceptance by the
parents of the children of
both races"
Under present plans, he said,
the highest percentage of Ne
groes in any secondary school
would be approximately 19 per
cent.
Elementary school enrolment
should vary from about 10 per
cent Negro to about "a per cent
Negro.
at is believed that this can
be done without drawing unrea-
sonable or artificial boundaries,
Burdette said.
Whittier's proposed 1959-60
capital budget includes specific
recommendations for the future
use of three Of the four remain.
ing all-Negro elementary schools
LOngview is being consid-
cred for use as special
school for maladjusted boys
who cannot get along i'm reg
ular school programs.
Rock Terrace would be suitable
for use as the central reading
clinic, now located at Montgom-
cry Junior College, and for spe-
cial education classes, Whittier
feels.
The superintendent believes
Taylor would lend itself to use
as an integrated school.
The fourth all-Negro school,
Sandy Spring, probably would
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
AtHearing
WSSC Autonomy Issue
Aired At Hearing

Fur was expected to fly
Wednesday at a hearing before
county legislators on the sub
ject of what, if any, new laws
should be enacted affecting
the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission and the
Maryland : National Capital
Park and Planning Commits
sion.
Chief bone of contention was
due to be a proposal that the
WSSC, which cares Tor water and
sewer needs in booming Mont
gomery and Prince Georges
Counties, should be stripped of its
autonomy.
At present, the WSSC is
empowered to lay water and
sewer lines where it wants to
although it does submit it's
plans to the planning agency
for an advisory opinion.
Under proposal that is con-
tanned in the platform of the vic
torious Democratic legislative
delegation, the Montgomery
County Council would be given
veto power over water and
sewer lines plans of the WSSC.
At present, the WSSC is COM
pletely autonomous in this re-
Spect.
Those who favor the plan con-
tend that vast array of com
plex governmental problems are
inherent in the extension of
water and sewer lines and that
being the case the local govern
ment, i.e., the county council.
should have the final say as to
where the lines should go.
Invariably, water and
sewer line extension brings
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27
Central Alumni

The Central High School Alum
nj Associations board of directors
met last Saturday to discuss plans
for the 50th annual reunion, De-
cember 26 at the Shoreham Hotel,
Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

not fit into a desegregated pro.
gram, according to Whittier. He
said further study is being made
of the plants ultimate use.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-11-27

S ENTlN Ell H9NTq9NTnS E91iTGG MD
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