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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
In Rockville
BY Dorothy Waleski
staff Reporter

On the eve of 1858, the Sentinel
dug into City Halls archives to
learn what the Mayor and Coun-
ell of Rockville were concerned
about seventy years ago.
The first minutes of 1888 show
young Charlie Prettyman elected
clerk to the council for one year
at an annual salary of $500
William V. Bouic was Mayor at
the time.
A few weeks later, one NJ
Green was elected bailiff at the
princely salary of SITS a year
For this amount, Green was
bonded to enforce all ordinances
collect all taxes, attend all meet
ings of the Council, and preserve
order at all public gatherings
day or night"
The city also had lamplightel
in those days, Walter c. Som
mers received SIPS a year fol
keeping Rockville well lit.
George w. Anderson, Towr
Surveyor, was ordered to survey
and plat the town Eat once" fol
the going rate of 81 a day.
One of the highest salaries, ar
annual $500 went to the towr
,Scavenger whose duties were moi
clearly defined In order to col
feet his monthly pay he had tc
submit certificates from every
property owner that his premises
had been visited as required by
the Mayor and Council.
A hint that the Scavenger haC
something to do with Rockville
plumbing system at that time
was found in the direction that
he be paid from the privy tax
which was set at SOS per privy
not to exceed $50 for property
owners with more than one
privy.
The Sentinel, along with the
city's other paper, the Advocate
was mentioned throughout the
year in connection with notices
to be published.
One cryptic entry said only
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
County Asks State
For School Loan

The County Council Tuesday
petitioned the State Board of Pub.
lie Works for a 5 million loan to
pay for seven school building
projects in Montgomery County.
The schools, with the total cost
of each and amount of state loan
funds for each. are: Broome Jun.
Tor High. $2.370,O00 total cost and
$795,000 state loan; Kensington
Junior High addition, S655000
cost and 100000 state loan; New.
port Junior High, S1,994.000 and
100000; Northwood High, ST.
40S,141 and $1,000 900; Silver
Spring Junior High (Sligo), ST.
$4,000 and $1,000000; Stephen
$255,000, and Takoma Park Jun.
ior High addition. S371.000 and
Knobs Elementary. $4,000 and
$350,000. Total cost OF the seven
projects amounts to $10,394, 161.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
WSSC Lets
Bids on 5
County Jobs

Contracts totaling S63.775 for
water mains, sewers and house
connections in the Maryland sub
urban area have been awarded
by the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission. They in
Guided:
For relocation of approximate
~ 1910 feet of water main pipe
in New Columbia Pike and US.
% Interchange, Montgomery
County, to Kelley Construction
Co., Silver Spring, on a bid of
S13,437. The Maryland State
Roads Commission will pay par
tial cost of this work.
For water mains, sewers and
house connections to serve II
properties on various streets,
Burning Tree Village, Montgom-
cry County, to Ventresca Bros.
Construction Co., Inc, Silver
Spring, on a bld>Of $lO,9lZ.
For water mains, sewers and
house connections to serve 81
properties on Abba and Jordan
Roads. Westwood, Montgomery
County. to Marbro CO.. Inc,
Adelphi, on a bid of $5944.
For water mains, sewers and
house connections to serve Is
properties on Weaver Street,
Franklin Vale, Montgomery
County. to Marbro Co, on a bid
of $4447.
For water mains. sewers and
house connections to serve 13
properties on Honeywell Street
Whitehall Manor, Montgomery
County, to F. Lopez Concrete
Contractors, Silver Spring, on a
bid Of $2672.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13

Sputniks and Intercontinental
BalliStic Missiles and rockets,
are technical terms normally re.
served for the scientists and the
professions developing them. But
to the younger set rockets and
missiles are taking the place of
the usual HOP skip and jump"
childrenS' games. To prove the
point, pre-teen youngsters have
been phoning us all week since
the Arrny's advanced technique
made possible the launching of
the Jupiter C Satellite Eek
PLORER", asking for pictures
and literature on the Army's mis-
silemen in action.
In the Wheaton area alone. a
dozen or so future scientist"
launched a campaign to collect as
much material on the subject as
Nom would allow to gather
around the house. One Swear
old enthusiast had to get his
big brother TO the phone so we
could get his correct mailing adj
dress. Another young man, age
8, pointedly asked for advice on
what subject he should study in
school to prepare for the missile
field.
Along this same thought, it
should be mentioned that sugges-
tions and information for the
safe operation of amateur rocket
programs will shortly be made
available to science teachers and
lobbyists by the u. S. Army. In
announcing this Army informa-
ton service, developed in re.
Spouse to the growing number of
accidents to young rocket en-
thusiasts, Major General John
Van Houten, Commanding Gen
eral of the Military District of
Washington, disclosed that the
Army is currently preparing a
booklet for amateur rocket hob
byists. Stressing safety aspects
of construction and firing, this
publication will be available for
distribution in the near future.
Science teachers whose students
are undertaking rocket building
programs are encouraged TO con-
tact the Safety Officer, Army
Ballistic Missile Agency and Red.
stone Arsenal, Huntsville, Ala
bama.
Soaring upward this month is
our enlistment program. Lead
ing the way have been mostly
college students and graduates
since many colleges hold their
graduation exercises during mid
year. Latest to join is Maryland
University graduate Fred Smelt
ger of Aurora Drive, Kensingtor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
On Physics from p. /
Officials View
$4,000 Film

and supplement good teachers
classroom work.
Superintendent c. Taylor Whit.
tier told this newspaper that all
the possibilities of the use of the
film had not yet been explored.
Whittier visualizes the film as
valuable not only to the county's
16 physics teachers and their
pupils but also to the general sci
ence and physical science teachers
and perhaps number of the ele-
mentary teachers who are anxious
to have a better science back
ground.
Also undecided is the question
OF whether to purchase the series
outright or rent on a yearly basis
although the superintendent is
opposed to this as merely defer
ring the payment. He also point
ed out that with the purchase
comes the fight to get any re-
vision in the next ten years for a
nominal fee.
The series under consideration
is in full color but there is black
and white version for $4,000.
There is no doubt that color is
more effective, Whittier said, but
whether substantially the same
educational values could be had
for $4,000 instead of $4,000 is
still to be studied by the staff.
Another detail TO be worked
out is how many of the 1872 les.
sons teacher should use In one
years course. A good teacher
might feel weak only In nuclear
or atomic physics and require
only these sections TO supplement
her work.
A number of the laboratory ex-
periments demonstrated by DR..
White use expensive equipment
not found in the normal high
school lab. The experiment shown
this week on accelerated motion
of falling objects used a synchro.
nized motor that the limited
county budget couldn't possibly
afford.
A good teacher might use only
those films which demonstrate
equipment not available to her.
Or for experiments with small OBJ
jects not seen beyond the fl st
row, she might use the film so
that all her students could follow
the demonstration.
The staffs difficulty in work.
ing out the program comes from
the fact that the film was re-
leased only last June and the ex-
perience of other school systems
is thus unavailable.
But at least one board mem
Der, President Lathrop Smith
feels that the new method Of
teaching physics us the pioneer
Of many such film courses to
come.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
Party Post
Sought by
Ed Collier

Edwin Collier, a Silver Spring
attorney and secretary of the
Young Democratic Club of Mont
gomery County has filed for
office as Democratic State Cen
trail Committeeman.
Collier, "a, lives with his wife
and three children at 100 Carson
Street, Silver Spring.
Vice chairman of precinct 10.
10, Collier also belongs to the
Four Corners Democratic Club
the legislative committee of the
Mcdonald Knobs School P-TA
Toastmasters International, and
the Upper Sligo Civic Associa.
ton.
Collier served in the Army in
the European and Pacific theaters
of war from 1912 until 1916.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
Council District Changes
Suggested by Civic Group

changing the required delay be.
fore they could reapply. after de-
NAL from 18 months to two
years. In order to prevent ap
plications being posted while
members were away on vacation
and would not be able to fight
them, they proposed that recon,
ing applications be accepted only
during a one month period be.
tween September IA and April
30.
The County Health Depart
ment endorsement of an effort to
secure a mental hygiene survey
by experts and a dental educa.
ton program was approved and
an accelerated program to ex.
plore preventive asures
against chronic disease where
practicable was urged.
I'm m d ia tie reorientation of
Civil Defense planning which
would eliminate the obsolete con-
cept of evacuation and promote
shelter building by individuals
and firms was urged by the
Special Committee on Civil De
tense. The nine point program
also called for better c. d. pro-
lection for school children.
A proposal that a fund be set
up for a study and reappraisal
of the school offerings to be
made in the light of increased en-
rollments and rising costs was
referred to the Finance Commit
tee.
Jerome ]. Harris. president of
the organization noted that the
executive meeting of the organi.
cation held last week was the
Booth meeting of the Federation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
Employment
Is Up State
Figures Show

Both employment and unem.
ployment In non-farm work in
creased in Maryland during fis.
cal 1857, according to figures OF
the Maryland Department of En-.
ployment Security in Baltimore.
The number of unemployment
insurance checks paid, however
rose 10 percent and the dollar
amount by 20 percent over fiscal
1856, the Department stated.
The seeming contradiction of
employment and unemployment
rising simultaneously was ex.
planned on the ground that each
year, students and others enter
the labor force for the first time.
If business absorbs only a part
of this new labor source employ
ment rises because of those alb.
sorbed and unemployment rises
because of those not absorbed.
Total non-agricultural employ.
ment during the fiscal year hit
an all.time high of s97,0O0 in De.
cember, 1856. and tapered off to
$4,000 by June of 1857.
The 10000 persons out of work
in June, 1857. represented 81
percent Of the states civilian la.
Dor force. This was below the
national average of as percent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
Scholarships Offered

Four secretarial scholarships
at the Gardner School of Business
will be available to June grad
yates of public and parochiaI
high schools in the area, it was
announced recently. Sponsors of
the scholarship grants are radio
stations WGAY, WDON and
WINK and the Silver Spring
Shoppers Guide.
The scholarships have none
tary value of $500 and cover full
tuition for one year. Information
about the scholarships and appli-
cation blanks are available from
senior guidance counselors at
high schools.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
County Trash
Law in Court

A test case involving the con-
stitutionality of Montgomery
County's garbage and trash ordi-
nance was to be argued yesterday
before the Maryland Court of
Appeals in Annapolis.
The appeal from a Circuit Court
ruling last June was taken by
Martha Donak, who was charged
by the county attorneys office
with operating a public dump on
Old Bladensburg Road at Wayne
Avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
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BY PSC
BY PSC fro,
Phone Rate
Hike Ordered

everything else we need in this
business"
The money was to have
financed wide-range dialing sys-
tenn that would have enabled
Montgomery County residents to
dial numbers further away with
out having to go through an
operator.
How much of the wide range
system will be installed now will
be announced later.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13
In State
In State
County Ism T
Tops in All
School Areas

A / t h GU g h Montgomery's
school system rates high ir
most cases, there are a few
areas in which it suffers by
comparison to other county
school systems in Maryland.
This is. revealed by studying
the statistics presented in the
State Department Of Educators
latest annual report for the year
ending June, 1856.
Montgomery ranks third in
school enrolment and assessable
tax base, behind Baltimore City
and Baltimore County for 1855
and 1856
But its per pupil cost for cur
rent expenses Is the highest In
the state at $142.S1. This is well
above the second highest, AL
legany County at $130.9S and even
more over the state average of
$117S5. There are % counties
in the State.
Montgomery had 692 out OF
1871 or IS percent of its teach.
ers and principals classified
"substandard" in 1855. Baltimore
County had only % percent sub.
standard or $40 out of 1887 in
the same period.
Substandard teachers includes
all non-degree teachers and those
with emergency or substitute GER
tificates. In some cases the term
is misleading. Many with die.
grees = but only emergency or
substitute certificates are ex.
cellent teachers.
Neighboring Prince Georges,
fourth in enrolment and assess.
able tax base, had Al percent OF
IT'S out Of 1892 total.
However, the trend as indicat
ed by the number of substandard
new teachers hired in 1856 puts
Montgomery in a more unfavor
able position.
The county passed Prince
Georges with So percent against
their as percent substandard new
teachers hired that year. Balti
more County also increased its
percentage to 81.
The high proportion of sub
standard teachers may explain
our high number of teachers TAX
ing summer school training. Top
ping the state we had 1876 with
Baltimore county next at 437.
On the other hand a possible
explanation may lie in the fact
that 523 or 26.5 percent of our
teachers have masters degrees
or the highest proportion in the
! state.
In teacher turnover, however
we do not compare as favorably
since only seven out of the states
"a counties had a larger number
of new teachers than Montgom
cry.
Other contrasting statistics give
us top place for the percentage
of high school graduates going
to colleges or universities while
ranking us 18th in cost per pupil
spent on library books.
Some of the state departments
statistics have to be carefully
analysed or they will lead to con
fusion. Charles County for in
stance with one of the lowest
assessable tax bases pays an aver
age elementary teacher salary OF
$4501 in contrast to Montgom
ery's $4169. The explanation here
Is that Charles County's elemen
tary teachers have more expert
ence due to smaller turnover and
therefore, are higher on the pay
scale than Montgomery's.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-02-13

HAVE A ROOM TO RENT?
Call PO. 2-2144. Place For Rent
Classified,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
Dr.. Wen Yen Tsoo
To Address Forum

DR.. Wen Yen Tsao. cultural
counselor to the Chinese En-
bassy. viii address the Monday
Evening Forum at $3.50 pm. at
Sixteenth and @ streets NV.
DR.. Tsao. former dean OF
Soochow University Law School
and director OF the Bureau of
international Cultural and Edu-
cational Relations. will speak
on Chinese Philosophy"
He is also the publisher and
editor OF the Free China Re-
view.
The meeting is sponsored by
the Jewish Community Center
where the meeting will be held
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
THE SUNDAY STARA-1o
Washington, d. C. 80
SUNDAY, JANUARY 10, 1853

1851. he served under Ralph
Bunche as African Area Spe-
cialist for the Department of
Tristeeship of the United Ma.
lions Secretariat. and is also
a member Of the American
Committee on Africa and of the
international African Institute.
Speaking on art In the First
Half OF the Twentieth Century"
Miss Egan has taught at Mount
Holyoke and Wellesley before
going to Vassar.
The seminars, from 10 am.
TO l2:45 pm, and repeated
from BIS pm. TO 1920 pm.
VIII be held In the Woodward
az Lothrop Auditorium, Wis
consin and Western avenues.
Tickets may be purchased by
contracting Katharine Smith.
program chairman. at Woodley
GLOSS.
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with your old TV
buy Tor So monthly
uEeiGdes edrrbiNp charger

Washington, 7,h 9Th and S,s NV Ma 10000 9Sih year
Langley Park Md, New Hampshire and un,i, Blvd East
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
BrickIoyers Quit
In Union SquubbIe

About IS bricklayers have
walked of the job at a South
west Washington public hous-
ing project in an argument
with carpenters over who
should install window stills
Anthony Izzo. brick con-
tractor on the Greenleaf Gar
dens project at Third and N
streets S.W.. said the brick
layers walked of at z pm.
Friday. Until the union juris-
dictional squabble Is settled.
the aluminium sills will not be
installed. he said.
The bricklayers involved are
members Of Union Locals / and
4 here.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19
CITIZENS
MEETINGS

Meeting announcement
must be IN the hands OF the
Ciptc Calendar editor bv noon
Thursday OF each meek to
insure publication IN the
column on Sunday. Those
received too late pin not be
used separately unless there
Is some special news sipntf-
canoe attached TO them
District Traffic Court Judge
Milton s. Kronheim viii be one
OF several speakers on traffic
safety at the meeting Of the
Federation Of Citizens Associa-
lions Thursday.
The Federation plans to give
special emphasis TO traffic safe
~ during the business session
OF the meeting.
Also speaking viii be Anthony
Ellison. assistant director OF
Vehicles and Traffic for the
District. who will discuss the
problems Of drunken drivers.
The meeting begins at 8 pm,
in the Board room OF the Dis
trict Building.
Tobriner To Talk
Walter Tobriner. president Of
the d. c. Board Of Education.
will address the Shepherd Park
Citizens Association at 8 pm.
tomorrow in the Shepherd Park
School, Fourteenth and Kalmia
streets NV.
Paul c. Watt. director Of the
National Capital Regional
Planning Council. will be the
guest speaker at the meeting
Of the Chevy Chase Citizens
Association tomorrow night.
The meeting will begin at 8
pm. in the Chevy Chase Com
munity Center. Connecticut
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

has a wooden floor for the
workmen TO stand on and
safety rails around the edges.
A clear plastic windbreak cuts
the wind somewhat and keeps
chips Of stone from falling to
the ground.
Flashing Lights
The contracting Arm OF Seal
Il Co. Inc. expect to finish
drilling the two holes in the
east face tomorrow or Tuesday
Then the scafolding viii D.
taken down and put up aga 9
on another side Of the mnnu-
ment. Each face should take
about three working days TO
complete.
The remainder OF the work
will be done from the inside
This includes installing a clear
glass lens in a metal frame in
each hole. flush with the out
side surface OF the monument.
and then installing a red fash
ing light behind each lens.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

spring when three teachers
from the college at Pough-
keepsie. N. Y. spoke in West
chester County. N. r., TO a
reported enthusiastic audience.
The three speakers are Helen
d. Lockwood. professor emeri-
tus and former chairman Of the
department Of English: John
v. Murra. associate professor
OF anthropology. and Patricia
Egan. lecturer on art.
Miss Lockwood, one Of Vas
sar's outstanding teachers in
recent years, will speak on the
relationship OF science and
poetry. and Mr.. Murra viii dis
cuss Recent Developments IN
West African Nationalism." In
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

but workmen had 70 do the job
without anehoring their SCAT
folding anywhere to the stone
inside or out.
But they got it up and last
week wind-whipped workmen
started drilling l4-ineh holes
in the T-inch-thick stone Of the
pyramidion atop the shaft. In
the holes will be installed fash
ing red lights designed TO warn
aircraft away.
How II Was Done
This is how the engineers
solved the problem; They
started with the four vertical
steel columns running up the
center Of the Monument which
support the elevator. To these
they bolted horizontal steel
members which extend out the
Monument windows.
These members rest on the
window sills and project about
4 feet outside. There are four
members. two through each OF
the windows on the East side
OF the Monument.
The scaffoldine sits on these
members and goes straight up.
rising about eight feet above
the top Of the windows. The
scaffolding Is made Of steel
tubes bolted together. Getting
the parts out Of the windows
and fastening them together
was a risky job.
At the top. the scafiolding
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-01-19

avenue and Mckinley street
NV.
Plans for Zoo
DR.. Theodore Reed, acting
director Of the Washington Zoo.
will discuss plans for future
development Of the roo with
the CONNECTICUT avenue Citizens
Association at 8 pm. tomorrow
in the Cleveland Park Library.
Connecticut avenue and Ma
comb street NV.
Other civic meetings TO be
held during the week. all be-
ginning at 8 pm. unless other
wise noted. include:
TsmeFrew
chililm Heights Citizens Assoeia.
Fofi Davis Citizens xssociation---
Ryland Methodist Church, Branch ave.
nue. end street Sc
Lincoln Fark Cltinens Aasocia ton
Epworth NJ. Church building, 1900
Easl CAPITOL street.
Randie Hishlands Citizens Assoeia.
tion-- Natl0nal Capital Bank. twenty.
seventh street and Pennsylvania ave
Friendship Citizens Assoe,s,ion-
Janney School, Wisconsin avenue and
Alhemarle street NV
INTERPOLATION Council Of Citizens
A.soeiasicns-w Webster House. sos b
East Central Civic Aasocfation--
.,lss' MMontsOmery School as P
Anacostia Citizens Association
Anaeostia Methodist Church, Four
teenth and u streets H.E
Cathedral Heights. Cleveland PARK
citixens Oeiation---eatteriee Hall,
81. Adams Parish. Wisconsin and
Massachusetts avenues NV
Barnard school. Fifth .snd Decatur
VIRGINIA
MemdAy
Holm Hall VILLAGE Citizens Associa-
ton Holm Hall School, Port Hunt
and shenandoah roads Alexandria.
MARYLAND
Wednesday
pfentwOod Ciliaena Assoria.ion---
brentwood FfrehOuse
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Three Vossor 7 eochers
To Conduct Seminar

Three members Of the Vassar
College faculty viii conduct an
unusual travelling seminar" for
alumnae. families and the
public here Wednesday.
The program will consist Of
lectures, followed by group dis
cussions with the audience.
The seminars started last
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HoItzoff to Speak

United States District Court
Judge Alexander Holtzon will
address the regular luncheon
meeting OF the Phi Alpha Delta
law fraternity alumni chapter,
tomorrow 1915 pm. at the
Touchdown Club. ! street NV.
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Foqqy Bottom MEETING

The Foggy Bottom Restora-
ton Association will meet al
$50 pm. January 20 at The
Briegs MONTGOMERY School.
Twenty-seventh and / streets
NV.