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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-12
Army MLSgt. Ed BrOlon's
Seryicemen We Know

mencing guided missiles school
ing at the Engineer School, Fort
Belvoir.
Recently home, too, was Buddy
Westbrook, nephew of Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Brown of Great
Falls Road, Rockville. Bud, a
sharp-looking soldier, stopped in
at our local recruiting station to
say hello and a goodbye just be-
fore taking off for Fort McClel.
Ian, Alabama, where he currently
is enrolled in the Army Chemical
School.
Speaking of basic training,
Paul Jones, honor student at
Poolesville High last year, gained
Is pounds in the right places dur
ing his eight weeks at Fort Jack
son. He was home recently for
10 days enroute to Construction
Machine Operation and Mainten-
ance School, Fort Leonard Wood,
Missouri.
Navy boatswain's mate third
class Franklin D. r. Leith of
Route /, Poolesville, is serving
aboard tfie worlds first guided
missile carrier, the USS Boston,
having recently returned to Nor
folk from tour of duty at Guam
tanamo Bay, Cuba.
Army Pvt. Sonny Miller of
Boyds, recently completed the en-
gineer equipment maintenance
and repair course at Fort
Leonard Wood, Missouri And
over at the Army Ordnance
School, Aberdeen Proving
Grounds, Nd, Army Pvt. Billy
Rines of 8 Maryland Avenue,
Gaithersburg, graduated from a
course in welding :. At Great
Lakes Naval Training Center,
Charles H. Davis, Jr., of Bealls-
vile, completed boot training
June Z. While undergoing the
Nays recruit training he was
appointed squad leader of his
company in recognition of his
leadership qualities.
Army PFC Raleigh w. Dawson,
Jr., whose parents live at 6110
Tilden Lane, Rockville, recently
attended a religious retreat at the
Army's European retreat site in
Berchtesgaden, Germany. Daw-
son, a 1855 graduate of B-CC HIS,
joined the Regulars at our Rock
vile Recruiting Station in Feb
ruary of 1857. He is now a troop
information specialist with the
Army Medical Depot in Vitry LIE
Francois, France.
Sergeant First Class Abel N.
Flores, 1904 Grenoble Drive,
Rockville, is now a member of
the 77th Special Forces (Ranger)
Group at Fort Bragg Steve
Hubbard, airman, USN, of 1904
Decatur Avenue, Kensington is
serving aboard the super attack
aircraft carrier USS Ranger at
Norfolk, Va.
Pvt. Joe Marcellino, Jr., SO17
Glenbrook Road, Bethesda, re-
Gently completed the helicopter
repair course, FIT. Eustis, Va. S. :.
Gregory D. Bernatz, son of Mr..
and Mrs. George c. Bernatz of 8
Montgomery Avenue, Gathers
burg, was commissioned an en-
sign in the U. S. Navy after re-
ceiving his bachelor of science
degree from the Naval Academy
on June 4. He is expected to re-
port to Athens, Ca, for his first
duty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-12
2O4 Countians
Get Degrees
At u. of Md.

Two hundred and four students
from Montgomery County were
among a total of 1858 who grad
uated from the University of
Maryland last Saturday.
University President Wilson H.
Elkins also conferred honorary
law degrees upon DR.. Milton S.
Eisenhower, president of Johns
Hopkins University, who was the
guest speaker; DR.. Wilbur A.
Malcolm, president of the Amer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-12

Richard F. Norford 1052s Wheaflev
Street Frank T. Shull, 9619 Byeford Road:
Frederick c. Smeltzer, 50O7 Audora Drive
and Esther r. Steer, 4iO5 Glenrose Street
Also the following miscellaneous list:
Thomas H. Bodmer, Beallsville; James 2.
Booth, 4703 Albemarle Garrett Park Ken
meth Allan Brow, 6003 Coral Sea Avenue
Rockville; John T. Daily, 14712 Georgia
Avenue, Norbeck; Sallay A. Dallam, Sandy
Spring; David D. Henley. 1909 Kenii-
worth Avenue, Garrett Park; Thomas Le-
roy johnson, Clarksbrg; James D. Lamb
1O802 Kenilworth Avenue, Garrett Park:
Andrew Francis Mclaughlin, 2O5 Queen
Mary's Drive, Olney; Robert Allen Pugh,
Oakhaven, Olney; Cynthia A. Sowder
Sandy Spring; William A. Turner, 1925
Henry Road Rockville; Bruce F. Wellborn
Willow Way Farm, Olney,j and Janet VIII
cox, Rt ?, Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-06-12

M Weinroth, 72o1 Clarendon Road, and
Royden L, Whitford,. $500 Greentree ROAD
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Snowmen Rejoice

Part of the holiday" mood
remained through yesterday
morning.
A corps of self-employed
snow shovelers. many of them
laughing and joking, were
up bright and early in the
Northwest section anticipating
a profitable day
Wrapped in their warmest
clothes, they were cheerily
knocking on doors in the Con-
necticut and Massachusetts,
avenues area as early as 7 am,
offering to clear sidewalks and
driveways.
Travelling in three and tours,
they were armed with three
foot shovels and brand-new
brooms.
While most Of them looked
like well-fed laborers. some
were only in their teens.
With drifts up to three feet
deep, the shovelers' prices were
high. Few families got of for
less than So for a well-scraped
steps and walk.
We've got all the business
we can HANDLE" one shoveler
said happily. Business is
great"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

city was becoming blanketed in
more than the usual snowfall.
Il stuck to the branches Of
trees and made them look like
lace. 1t brushed the cheek
gently.
Police said young couples.
many of them holding hands,
strolled District streets most Of
the night "just singing and
laughing and. Of course, throw
ing snowballs."
Bundled to the ears, they
slid along happily, apparently
headed for nowhere" an officer
said.
When they got too cold they
stopped for coffee and dough-
nuts at all-night shops. only to
resume their walks once they
were warm.
They even strolled through
parks and along Rock Greek
where the snow was deepest,
most Of them "kibitizing and
having fun"
"They were feeling so good"
one policeman said that they
didn't hesitate a bit to help
stranded drivers dig out of
drifts" Police at No. 3 precinct
said some of the romantics were
out until 5 am.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
MOST SCHOOLS
LIKELY TO- STAY
SHUT TOMORROW

Most area university
classes Joined the public
and parochial elementary
and high schools in a
weather holiday today.
In Maryland, Montgom-
cry and Prince Georges
County officials announced
schools would be closed to-
morrow. Other area schools
we're expected to follow
suit.
Glasses were in session
at George Washington
University as usual, but
we're Cancelled for the day
at American and Catholic
Universities, and at the
University Of Maryland.
Howard University called
of all ito classes except
dental clinic and George
town University was closed
except for daytime law
school classes and medical
school clinics.
American University said
its classes would resume at
4:30 pm. tomorrow. but
other school authorities
had not made q decision
by midday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
inc
Rambler
]. Shru9s at Snow.
Tclks About EOting
By GEORGE KENNEDY

AS it turned out. the big
snow was a minor incident
in. the Rambler's week end.
The week end started FRI
day night at the party OPEN
ing the Genghis Khan Res
taurant. The Rambler is
getting around.
The Genghis Khan is in
the building at the south
east corner of Connecticut
and FLORIDA avenues where
Jack Pry used to have a for
eign automobile sales agency.
Marco Polo, when he en-
tered the court Of the great
Khan, couldn't have been
more surprised than was the
Rambler when he stepped in
of the street.
You find it hard to be-
lieve that this is a real res
taurant. It's a jewel box.
No setting designed for stage,
screen or Tv approaches it.
Surely those chairs with
their high backs of slender
brass rods were not made
for sitting. But people were
doing Just that. Surely those
perforated brass spheres on
each table were not lamps.
But each contained a lighted
wick floating in oil. And
surely that perforated brass
screen across the balcony, or
second floor, through which
young women were peering,
was not partioning of the
women'S quarters of the
palaceA But the Rambler got
that impression.
For the first time in his
life the Rambler was in the
Orient.
The next day he read that
quite a few persons who are
constantly chronicled in the
society columns were at the
same party.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Culture Seekers Out

A hard core Of culture seek
ers braved the biting winds anc
snowdrifts yesterday.
The National Gallery of Arr
counted 812 visitors, and the
Library of Congress had 25S
readers and tourists.
The contingent at the Ma
tional Gallery compared with
2.505 visitors the previous Sun
day, which also was windy and
cold. and 3,5ll the SUNDAY be-
fore. which was comparatively
mild.
The gallery reported that
between 10 and Is per cent OF
its snowstorm weekend visi-
tors, including 1903 on Satur-
day, took advantage Of the new
individual radio lecture service
LecTours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Snow-Tired Stork Busy
Delivering Body Crop

The stork must have been
wearing snow tires, the way he
was getting around town.
Babies insisted on being born
all through the week end. Hos
pitfalls were prepared for the
deliveries, but the problem was
getting the mothers there on
time. One baby arrived in a
stalled automobile.
The District Fire Department
made 10 special ambulance
runs yesterday and six more
this morning to carry expectant
mothers to hospitals. Taxicabs
and private cars were stranded
The flremen made all but two
of the runs on time. In those
two cases. the babies were born
at home before the ambulance
could arrive. None of the babies
was born en- route.
Helic0pter Delivery
In nearby Virginia, however,
at least one birth occurred in
"a snow-stranded automobile
and another required a hell
copter trip.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Parks
] of Floris, Va, left home about
S am. yesterday and tried to
drive to the office of DR.. Angel
E. Salezar in Chantilly. With
them was their son in law
Shelby Harrison.
When still mile away, the
car begged down in snow drifts
The three tried to walk tt
Chantilly, but Mrs. Park:
couldn't make it. She wa
helped back to the car by Mr.
Harrison, while Mr.. Parks
ploughed on foot to Chantilly
He returned to the car in TIM
to assist in the birth Of TIT
baby. the couples seventh.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
PIow Rips Into Bank

A snowplow aiming to break
up a snow bank early today
ripped into a bank of another
kind. police reported.
Night Supervisor Joseph
Shimon said the pillow was
operating at Tenth and @
streets NV. at 2:45 am. The
blade caught a steel door Of a
sidewalk entrance into the Nc
Lachlen Banking Corp. and
ripped of the top Of it. Capt.
Shimon said.
He and his men guarded the
exposed entry for As minutes
until:
/. First precinct police ar
rived with barbados to keep
the public from falling into the
basement.
2. The entrance was secured
so that nobody would 60 look
ing for money.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
PEPCO Lucky

Heavy as the snowfall was,
the Potomac Electric Power
Company made 1t through the
storm without having to call
out all its emergency crews.
A PEPCO spokesman said a
few wires went down under the
weight of fallen trees. but the
system escaped serious damage.
"The snow was dry" he ex-
planned, land the wind blew
most of 1t of of the wires"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Phones Stood Test

The telephone company re-
ported its equipment held UP
during the snowstorm.
But while there was very
little wire trouble. the fact that
so many people were using
their phones overloaded the
dial systems in many suburban
areas.
During the height Of the
storm Saturday, calls were run
ming SO per cent or more above
average. This caused q delay in
the dial tone. In the Lincoln
exchange, there we're 100000
calls during a period normally
averaging $4,000 calls.
Oddly, the downtown ex-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

Mother and daughter-they
nsmed her Valerie Gail Parks
were driven to the doctors
ONCE. where they spent most
engine drove in front of them
to break a path through the
snow.
Army flyers from Fort BelvoiI
flew a helicopter to Fender. Va.
in another assist to the stork.
Mrs. Delbert Dove was ex-
pecting the imminent birth Of
her child and couldn't get Out
of her home. Six-foot drifts
along Route sos blocked the
drive to the house.
of yesterday. In the afternoon
they we're driven home. A fire
The helicopter landed in the
Dove back yard yesterday after.
noon, picked up Mr.. and Mrs
Dove and few them to Chan jilly
There it landed in the back
yard of the same DR.. Salazal
who had been too late to de-
liver the Parks snowbounc
child.
This time the doctor was toe
early. The baby, a boy, wasn't
born until 1905 this morning.
Another Close Call
Mrs. Edward Hoover, 33, Of
$50 North Piedmont street, Ar
lington, was another mother
who had a close call. During
the height of the storm al
1870 am, Sunday, the chile
she expected early in March
gave signs of arriving.
Her husband was unable Il
use his auto because another
car had blocked his garage
He called for a taxi. but none
came. In desperation he asked
for a police scout car.
The scout car got about halt
a block from the Hoover home
and stopped. BY radio an am.
buiance arrived to take Mrs
Hoover to George Washington
Hospital.
From Arlington to the hos
pital the ambulance made the
trip slowly but surely-all bu'
35 yards where n begged in
snow drift near the hospita
entrance.
Mrs. Hoover was carried init
the maternity room less thar
10 minutes before her daughter
Denise Irene. was born.
Mother and child are doini
well, said Mr.. Hoover. a detail
manager for The Star.
Double Assist by AAA
The American Automobil
Association gave q double as
sist in one birth.
An anxious father-to-b
CARED tine 4 AA's Virginia offic
and asked for help In gettinI
his car started. He wanted h
rush his wife to Garfield Hos
pital. While talking, he men
toned his doctors name.
He had no sooner hung u
when the doctor himself callel
the AAA. He was stuck In tn
snow on upper Connecticut ave
nue. NV.
The AAA got both cars goin
again and the doctor and tn
husband and wife met at tn
h0erifa1
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Shedding Streets

The only streets in the Dis
trict opened by police for sled
ding by pm. today were Nor
rison street NV, from Broad
Branch road to Chevy Chase
parkway and Upsal street Sc
between Horner place and
Fourth street.
Police precinct captains sent
men and barricades to permit
the start of shedding. There arc
"a streets authorized for sled
ding at the discretion OF the au-
thorities. but a poll Of the pre-
cincts indicates it was too cold
for most people to be concerned
Street shedding is not permit
ted unless it is supervised by
police.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
ON SATURDAY, the RAM

ON SATURDAY, the RAM
bier attended a luncheon of
the Dinner Bell Gun Club
at Sn1itty's Steak House in
Southern Maryland.
Most of the members are
notvery good at setting their
alarm clocks early to get
into the blinds before dawn.
but they do respond to the
bell that means q canvas
back, wild turkey or venison
feed.
This was a quail and
pheasant feast. Smitty's
Steak House is near Indian
Head and there is a TOO
acre shooting club nearby in
the Port Tobacco Valley
where Smitty Banks Smith,
bags his birds.
The rendezvous was Halls
Restaurant and the Rambler
was driven from there in
and $500 Cadillac, a con-
vertible with complete air
conditioning, which Buddy
Quigg of Myers & Quigg
(they pave the Districts
streets) had borrowed from
his wife
Buck Bowie of Bowie's
Cinder and Trash Service,
who was in the back seat,
said he had given his wife a
different model of the same
brand.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
VIII. BIuckout

Apart from young jewellers
and sled riders. who saw the
snow as an irresistible incen-
tive to be out Of doors, the
aftermath of the storm had
the effect in residential WASH
ington Of a blackout in reverse
Since most folks stayed
home. there was hardly a dark
window last night in the larg-
est apartment houses on Mas
sachusetts and Connecticut
avenues. Bridge games and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Fuels Popular

All major fuel oil companies
are enjoying a landofflce bus
mess.
We're swamped with re-
quests for OIL" one dispatcher
said, land four of our trucks
have broken down on the road
One of them behind a snow
plow."
Another company said it was
forced to restrict service to reg
ular customers because of heavy
demands on its supply.
1T seems as If people never
look at their tanks until they
peak out the window and see
nothing but snow" the spokes-
man added.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Hitchhike?

A resident Of nearby Virginia,
worried today about getting to
work in his car. called a local
bus line and asked for the
schedule of the next bus on
Arlington boulevard"
The questioned was greeted
with q hearty laugh and a
CHEEKY reply: "Oh, some day
next week"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

TO THE RAMBLER it was
like old times. They were
both complaining about bust
ness. Buddy said paving was
no good last year and Buck
said the cinder block bust
ness was having a hard time.
II had it good" he said.
"For nine years 1 made
$4,000 a year on cinders.
Just imagine such a business.
I'm paid for carting them
away and l sell them on de-
livery"
He chuckled. when the
cinder block business comes
back" he said. they'll have
to come to me. I've got the
only cinders in town."
Johnny Mandis, the bar
tender at Halls, was the
fourth passenger. He is
something Of a socio-econo-
mist, and was tactless
enough to end a long analy-
sis of the situation with:
1--WE are going to have a
depression that will sepa-
rate the men from the boys.
Then well see who'll be driv-
ing these cars of distinc-
ton"
The feast was wonderful.
The Rambler admits he
couldn't detect the difference
in flavor between the quail
and the pheasant. He identi-
fed them by size.
Southern Maryland was a
winter wonderland when we
were through eating. Banks
Smith suggested setting up
cots. There we're more birds,
as well as bottles, he said.
One could be snowbound
under more unfavorable cir
tumstances. But we elected
10 60 back and, because Of
Buddy Quigg's driving, we
made 1t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Emergency Home

A motorist stranded in Fair
fax County on his way home
to Alexandria was Joined by a
real estate salesman with the
same problem. They solved 1t
by invading a furnished sam
pie home being touted by the
salesman in a new develop
ment They each picked a bed
and spent the night.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Sports Cor Rises

Those who dared go out in
the 14-inch snow usually ran
into trouble or a lot Of work.
Four youths on the Massa-
chusetts avenue bridge were
seen picking up a tiny sports
car and lifting it out of a snow
bank where it had been all day.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

Of houses where supplies had
run out.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. r. Costello
and their two. children, without
food since yesterday in their
farm home between Chantilly
and centreville. appealed for
help. Firemen had been trying
since yesterday morning to
reach. them. In the town of
Fairfax, the Singing Pines
Nursery Home. also snowhound.
reported food supplies were
nearly gone.
HerndOn Isolated
The town Of Herndon, Va,
was completely isolated. with
Route % blocked on both ends
of the town.
In the District. policemen
rescued a young mother and
her five small children from
the house at 5026 F street Sc
where they were snowbound
without fuel.
Three cars were dispatched
from the 14th precinct before
officers finally got through to
find Mrs. Gertrude Hancock,
%. alive but shivering: her
children. all under 8 years old.
huddled in bed, and the house
without any heat. The police-
men delivered them to the
home of a friend.
500 Tourists Stranded
More than 500 tourists were
stranded last night in Prince
Georges County when Route
301 became impossible.
State police began stopping
motorists about midnight when
snow drifts closed the main
north.south highway.
About 800 north bound
motorists were taken to Bran
dywine School. The ladies
auxiliary of the fire depart
ment fed them this morning.
Among those being housed at
the Brandywine. School were
about SO children. Another
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
Pool Traffic tleuvy

1t was June in February for
scores OF teen-agers, storm or
no storm. They celebrated the
storm by going swimming at
the Ambassador Hotel SWIM
ming pool. Bill Armstrong,
the pool manager. reported
that at 9 pm. Saturday. at the
height Of the snowfall. at least
100 young people were dis
porting themselves in the pool.
Land ofiice business continued
yesterday. t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17
STORM SIDELIGHTS
PIows Put District on CrowI-os-Y ou-Go Bosis,
But Snow, Wind, Drifts Isolate Suburbio

changes were sharply on in
volume of calls, IN q section
usually averaging about 500. 1000
calls, there were only $4,000
over one period Of the storm.
Some suburban areas still
were reporting slow dial tones
today.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-17

It was a strange, still Sab
bath. The city and its en-
virons seemed to lie quiet,
smothered under an unaccus-
toned white blanket.
But for the people them
selves it vas not a quiet time.
The great storm >wrenched
most of them out of the pat
ern Of normal life. Each in his
own small way was confronted
by a new world Of challenge,
excitement and adventure =
sometimes a pinch of danger
as well.
Generally, people who lived
in the city proper missed a lot
Of the drama. Downtown, at
least on the main streets, the
snow plows managed to keep
things moving. If you wanted
to move about, you could. and
life went on pretty much as
usual. Unless. that is. you had
to dig your car out from under
a snow heap deposited on it by
a passing pillow.
In the suburbs and the coun-
try beyond. it was different.
Here. except on a few impor-
tant roads, each home found it
self suddenly cut of from its
neighbors. Rural residents
peered out through frosted win
dows. or ventured gingerly into
drifted yards, watching the
silent roads for signs of life.
Now and then a tractor pas
sed; more seldom, a snow pillow
But the occasional presence of
clearance equipment was no in
dication a road had been OPEN
ed for good.
The wind lifted the powdery
snow and blew it in great gusts
across the countryside, drifting
over the roads as fast as they
could be cleared.
The people in the houses knew
they could not drive more than
a few yards from their doors
and that they could not be
reached from the outside world
It made their houses seem extra
snug. 1t also edged their mood
with a faint sense of danger
Fire or illness, If they struck
would find each family on its
own.
For people who chose to stay
indoors, the storm was a thing
of beauty that could be en-
joyed usually much as they
enjoyed the picture on their
television set. But those who
ventured into the storm found
themselves caught up in a wild,
new world-elemental, even q
little frightening.
The blown snow froze in tiny
icicles on their eyebrows. Where
their feet kicked through drifts
snow tore away downwind as il
must have around the feet OF
Sir Edmund Hillary, nearing
the crest Of Everest.
The night before. Saturday
when the snow fell, was diff
ferent in mood. 1t was warmer
and the wind was almost
gentle. People stayed home, Oh
got home late-or gave UP try
ing and stayed where they
could along the way. And they
watched. with a mounting
sense Of unashamed excitement
as the snow fell.
The feel of the city, in this
time when everything seemed
different, was typified by Incl
dents and observations like
these: