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Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Dam Site
Acreage
Is Asked

The county should acquire a
large land area around two
proposed flood detention dams
on Rock Creek before sub
dividers get their toes in the
door," according to Lathrop E.
Smith. president of the Rock
Creek Watershed Association.
Smith Tuesday urged aequisi-
ton of the land for park and
recreation use in a hearing be-
fore the County Council.
Should subdividers acquire the
land first, then the land will
be lost" Smith told reporters.
Smith appeared with Bernard
Frank, vice president of the
Association and an employee of
the u. S. Forestry Service. Smith
told the Council that plans for
the Federally-built dams will be
complete some time this month.
Smith also said that a work
party has estimated that one of
the dams 1.-TWO are proposed on
branches of Rock Creek near
Rockville) should cost about
$218,000. He also pressed the
Council to acquire about 10
acres more than the originally
planned for 3OS acres behind that
dam.
An additional six feet of earth
on the 85-feet tall earthen struc-
ture would provide 10 more acres
of recreation area, he said.
The federal government will
build the dams but the county
must acquire land behind them
that would be flooded during rain
storms. One dam could impound
308 acres while its companion
could impound 403 acres. Perma-
nent sediment pools of 45 and 7S
acres, respectively, would back
up the two structures.
Both Smith ard Frank remind
ed Council members that accel-
Grated use of high density zon-
ing along the Rock Creek water
shed would increase the run-off
of rain into the stream and, with
more resulting silt, could cut the
useful lifetime of the dams by
years.
Smith told the Council that
taxpayers would lose their in
vestment in the dams if de-
velopers are allowed to build sub
divisions close to the edge of the
man-made lakes.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18

Williams Henry Tibbs was
was removed to Baltimore on
Tuesday to begin serving a
20-year penitentiary sentence
for raping a nine-year-old girl.
The 22-year-old millhand was
given the maximum sentence pos
sible by Circuit Court Judge
Kathryn Lawlor last Friday.
Visibly shaken, the Boyds youth
heard the stern-faced judge pro
claim:
Il don't think more atrocious
crime has ever been committed
in the state of Maryland"
She told him that "this
court can find no mercy in
its heart for you"
Tibbs was convicted of Turing
the little girl through her bed
room window and dragging her
1000 feet from the house across a
plowed field and then raping her.
The brutal crime occurred in
the early morning hours on No
vember "a, 1857, following party
given by the girls parents and
attended by Tibbs.
An all-male jury found him
guilty but after four hours de
liberation ruled against capital
punishment. That automatically
set 20 years as the maximum sen
tence which the court handed
down.
At his trial, Tibbs maintained
he had no memory of the events
of the night in question after
about IL pm. His court-appointed
attorney, Robert II eeney, indi'
Gated TO the jury that his client
had been falling down drunk
that night.
But Judge Lawlor told him
Friday, There is no question
in the courts mind but that
you knew what happened
Tibbs had entered a double plea
of innocent and innocent by rea
son of insanity
The Judge replied indirectly
during the sentencing to criti
cisms of court procedures which
deny such defendants public
funds to pay for private pyschi
atric testimony.
Pointing out that Tibbs hac
been examined by State doctor:
at a State hospital, She said:
You were sent TO fine psychi
artists T.. some OF the finest II
the State :. You were not sem
there as guilty man"
These doctors, she said, ARE
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
TdueS to Be
SuOrn On
JGnuGryI4

Governor elect j. Millard
Tawes, Of Maryland will be
sworn in January il in Anna
polls.
Chief Judge Frederick w
Bruno, OF the Maryland Court Of
Appeals, will administer the
oath of office at noon.
Inaugural festivities will in
clude a parade and an open
house reception in the Governors
Mansion from 1870 70 $50 pm.
Supervising inauguration ar.
rancements Will be Mai. Cen
Milton A. Reckord, commander Of
the Maryland National Guard.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Cash Prizes offered
For Santa Letters

letter 10 Santa Claus the Sentinel win S. each
four lucky youngsters.
The Letters 10 Santa" contest ending midnight saturday
10 all tots OF the Sentinel will send the letters
Ia the North Pole We've received many already Be
10 read them Pages BIZ and B6 Of this Issue!
-Four prizes Of $3.50 each will be awarded in time o
make all eight winners extra happy at pacageopenng time
The Sentinel will publish many the letters Since the time
Is short writer's urged TO post their letters Santa
Of The Montgomery County Sentinel 25 East Montgomery
ave, Rockville Or bring tho etors 10 offices Be 20
include your address wc know who 70 write call you
should win prize.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Blair High
Expansion
Is Okayed

An expansion project which
will increase Blair II ig h
School capacity to 2300 stu
dents was approved tentative
ly by the incoming school
board this week.
Members-elect, who have no
formal vote until they are in
stalled in January, gave verbal
backing to a plan first outlined
by the present board last sum.
mer.
In all, it will involve construc.
ton of 16 new classrooms, ad.
ministrative offices and an 800
capacity basement cafeteria TO be
built at an estimated cost Of
about $S70,000.
Present enrolment at Blair,
the countys largest high school,
is about 2150 but the school is
overcroWded at that number.
IL is hoped the new sections
will he ready for use by the
I960-6I school year.
Meanwhile, the Board was told
by Principal Daryl Shaw that
officials hope they "can get by
next year without double ses-
sions."
A request that the new sections
include provision for eventual in
stallation of air conditioning was
submitted by Ogden w. Field,
president of the Blair p.TA.
Board members did not express
an opinion on the request.
Shaw took exception to recent
pleas by citizen groups for a new
high school in the Silver Spring
Bethesda area.
II any new high school is built
he said. it should be located in
the kenSington area.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Requested Teachers Pay Boost,
Soaring Enrolment Are Factors
BY Bob Bernstein
staff Reporter

$34.1 million operating budget - including healthy
pay boost for 270o teachers is under consideration
by the Board of Education.
The spending proposal, added to SIT million capital
outlay recommended last month"; brings Superintendent c.
Taylor Whtters 95960 budget request to record
$51.9 million.
This $132 million higher than the current budget Of
1887 million.
The superintendent submitted his operating proposals
the Board Monday night The requests subject to change
in turn by the Board the County Manager and the County
Cnln
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Rdpist Begins Jail
Tern, of 20 Years

not biased in favor of the State" "
The judge said the court had
seen to it that Tibbs was defended
by lone of the finest criminal
lawyers in our county"
Heeney told the court he feels
Tibbs is in need of psychiatric
treatment.
He indicated also that the par
ticular segment of society" in
which Tibbs grew up helped to
make him what he is"
Tibbs could be eligible for pa
role in about seven years.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
$2I64 Worth
Of Clothing
Is Stolen

Police yesterday were still
looking for burglars who last
weekend broke into the Robert
Hall clothing store on Rockville
Pike and stole clothing valued at
S2l64 on the wholesale market.
Police said thieves removed an
outside air vent to get into the
building and took II mems suits,
five mems topcoats. % mems sub
urban coats. As shirts, II dresses,
10 imitation fur coats and six
ladies' topper coats, in addition
to about SIS in cash from a cash
register.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18


ton in 1854. Active in civic az.
fairs such as the Civic Federation,
the American Foundation for Po.
litical Education and other
groups, he comes from a legally
minded family. His father, SO, is
a former judge in Newark, N. j.,
and still practices law actively
there.
James r. Tones, 80, 407 Hard
ing dr., Silver Spring, who is a
graduate of the University of
Maryland law school and of Blair
High School in Silver Spring. Ac-
tive in the Montgomery County
Bar Assn. and other groups, he
is a partner in Everngam and
Tones, Silver Spring law firm.
He is a former president of the
Four Corners Democratic Club
and headed the Montgomery
County unit Of the United Givers'
Fund and is active in other civic
groups. Mr.. Tones and his wife,
Marie, have two children, Cary,
4, and Christopher, 18 months.
Miller is a partner in the law
firm of Miller, Miller & Miller
in Silver Spring and is a member
of the Maryland Bar and Of the
Montgomery County and Ameri-
can Bar Associations. Married to
the former Betty Gill, he has two
children, Leslie Anne, % months,
and John Williams, 2 months. lie
is a former president of the
Young Democrats and is active
in many civic and charitable
groups.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Miller Wins
$1,000 Post
OF Deputy

James Robert Miller, 80, an
assistant States Attorney for
the past four years, will move
up to the $7000-a-year post
OF deputy States Attorney, it
was announced this week.
The appointment was made by
States Attorney-eleet Leonard T..
Hardy with the approval of the
Democratic State Central Com.
miteee.
Also named to $5700-a-year jobs
as assistant States Attorneys,
were:
Harper Smith, 35, who lives at
12601 Connecticut ave-, Silver
Spring. A graduate of Washing.
ton and Lee law school, and ac.
tive in the private practice of
law in Rockville, Mr.. Smith is a
past treasurer of the Montgom-
cry County Bar Assn. and is a
member of the executive commit
tee of that group. He was charter
president of the Rockville Junior
Chamber of Commerce and is ac-
tive in many Montgomery civic
and professional groups. He and
his wife, Thelma, have one child,
Karen, II.
Stuart Sweeney, "a, IL Sherman
ave-, Takoma Park, who is a grad.
uate Of George Washington Uni
versity law school and is active
in the practice of law with the
firm Of Sweeney and Sweeney of
Silver Spring. He placed second
in the entire State of Maryland
when he took the bar examina-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Traffic Deaths Rise

Twenty-one persons had been
killed in 1858 Montgomery Coun.
ty traffic accidents as of yester.
day, whereas only 13 were SINH.
larly killed in the county by this
time last year.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Snow Cost $84OO

Last Sundays one-and-a.half
inch snowfall cost the county
$500 in overtime pay and to
operate sand.sprcading trucks,
Mason A. Butcher, Director Of
Public Works, told the County
Council Tuesday.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Wins CD Contest

Lois G. HAZEL, of Chevy Chase,
a member of the Civil Defense
Advisory Board Of Montgomery
County, has won sixth prize in a
National Civil Defense photo con.
test. Her shot OF two children
being cared for after a simulated
attack at Olney CD center was
among 400 entries.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
City Hall to Close

Rockville City Hall will b.
closed from noon December a
until the following Monday, De
cember 20, City Manager Walter
a. Scheiber announced this week.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
$5l Million Budget
Sought by Whittier
Late Sports
BASKETBALL

B-CC Sc, Suitland so.
Bladensburg SO, Richard Mont.
gomery SO.
Damascus 65, Glenelg 35.
Landon 50, Wakefield 80.
Northwood So, Northwestern
is.
Poolesville 66, Boonesboro "a.
Sherwood 80, Laurel 33.
Walter Johnson As, High Point
IA.
Wheaton 81, Gaithersburg AZ.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18
Weather Outlook

Temperatures the next five
days will average from two to
five degrees below normal highs
and lows of A and 33. Somewhat
colder today and Sunday but
warmer Friday or Saturday and
on Monday. Fair weather over
the weekend with a trace of show
ers Monday.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-12-18

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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13
C,layviIlc

Mrs. Bertha Bradley fen and
broke her ankle Friday afternoon
She is at her home III Clayylllc
recovering nicely
Gray Youuce Whu Is III Grace
Hospital Richmond. is improving
HIS many friends Wish hln Il
speedy recovery ana hope that he
WIN return homa soon
MI and Mrs John Williams
formerly Of Clayville. announce the
birth 0f son, John. Dr.. born
May 3D az Gracc Hospital MI and
mrs HaSsel o. borne and Mrs
Charlie Moore VISITED MIS-. VII
liams Saturday
Rev and MI Coan Agec Larry.
Stanley and warren spent last
Tuesday night in The home Of Mr.
and Mrs Bernard Allen They were
here on business
Guests Of Nh and Mrs Janius
Moore Saturday were Mr. and Mrs
Harry ster and children. Harry
~ Michel and Donna II Danuers
Mass and Mr. aud Mrs james
Duty ana Mrs Cor4 Peallel 81
Richmond
Ms X Saylcs. VI Richmond
spent last week al the Il ) Ill I
II her son-in-laW and daughter. MI
and Mrs Bernard Allen
Mr. and Mrs Dennis Nicholas
and family. Of Warwick. visited het
parents. Mr. and Mrs Lee Wells
Memorial Day. and from there 81
10 spend the week with NJ Den.
MS family IN Buckingham
Mars { l. Spears. and children
were visitors from Norfolk recently
IN The home ol NJ, and Mrs r
Il Nolan
Amelia PoWhatan rural letter
carriers association held It's nn-
nual meeting MAY "a iii the base
ment d Bultons Restaurant N
f0Whatan q II free supper was
served u the carriers and th-Il
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13
Sunny Side

J L. Carter returned recent y
after spending a week with his son
and dauehter-n-law Mr. and MIS-
George Lewis Carter. In Richmond
Mrs Jessie Ayers. Of Richmond
ard hen daughter Miss Linda
Ayers Of Lonawood Cclls &c spent
Monday night With M Carter
Thursday morning Prince I'd
ward County School Bus no n.
driven by Mr. smith, arrived AZ
The Goodman home about s.45.
Within thu bus Mere " third
srade childten irom falnNllle
This grade vas taught BY Mrs
Nancy Goodman and one Of the
Two picnic winners Of the awards
RiVen by The tarlnville Elementary
school toI The largest enrolment
OF parents IN the Parent Teacher
ASSOCIATION Mrs Lecte. Mrs
Lewis and Mrs Pc''kins as grade
mothers accompa the children
for the day Of fun seeing a dirt
farm most enthusiastic softball
game by the boys and a fine
picnic dinner served Oh the lawn
Mrs N 4 Hughes. Of charlottes-
vale, Mr. and Mrs w f. Hughes
VI OF Philadelphia With Their
three children. ana Mr. and Mrs
Don RrNnDlNs and children IN
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13
Guinea Mills

Pvt Franklin Baldwin. Of Poe,
Jackson S e. spent tie week end
with bis mother Mrs MaNlne Bald
vim
Mr. and Mrs Jesse Gates spent
Sunday afternoon With Misses
Sarah Ana Pauline CofSon Visit
inc IL the same home Wednesday
evening Was Mrs NJ Shepherd
81 Cumberland
MI aud Mrs Charles Southall
ot TaFele, called 30 Mr and Mrs
II II Mooretleld. u Sunday
Miss Evelyn Baldwin. Of Madison
College Is spending the summer
with Mrs Maxine Baldwin
MI and Mrs Ross Bishop and
grandson. Of Newport News spent
the week end IN The r c Wilson
home
Mrs J N Hedrick took her first
plane i9de ana came from Plant
CITY fla II spend several days
with NIt and Mis- W q Hediick.
Sunday ,he visited he daughter
NH. NH r Y, sutton. ana family q
Mr. ana MIS- X II Peters. of
Cumberland called "a MISS Laura
Blantan ii the + W Blaiton home
sunday afternoon
MA sfAa-t..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13
4 Area Students
Receive Degrees
At Richmond

Two Westhanipton Collcee beaH-
ties Of Faimyille both members
OF the May Court received Bachelor
OF arts degrees from Wcsthanpion
College at the University Of Rich
nond commencement exercises IN
the Luther II. jenkins Greek Theatel
Monday night.
They are janice Susan Hudson
who did her ma, Ion work IN psv-
.hala.r IAN ,a.n 1o.a.a rya4.. .
iitaJo7 Y oiolosS Miss ifaasoh'
the daughter q Mr qua MFs ]
II Hudson, WAS member ot lhe
homecoming court. i .iaal.st III tle
Web beauty contest aMa II spoA-
sor for The Southern Conference
basketball tournament She wa
active IN the Woik VI the Baptlst
Student Union ana the Psychology
Cub.
Miss Hudgins. the daughter Of
the Rev and Mrs. Herbert L Hud-
gins. was a Web beauty fnabst IS
well as May Court membe~ She
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13
Cumberland Churches
Plan Bible School
w eek OF June Is

Plans have been made to have
Bible School the week Of June l6
through June 10 III Cumberland
Hiqh School The participating
churches 4re Grove ana Payne
Memorial Methodist, Iar wallet
and Fitzgerald Baptist. and Center
Presbyterian
The school will be under the difec-
ton OF r c Mizel MI Mizell is
a student at Union Theological
Seminary in Richmond. and Will be
the supply minister tor Ce.ter
Presbyterian Church during the
summer months.
Mrs W Y French. Mrs Gordon
Garrett, Mrs c Hayes aud Mrs.
Herbert Goodman haze been se-
lected as department leaders
II Il expected that approximately
Ao children wan attend THIS yeai II
Bible School
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13

VII
Mrs II Il Peasants. il spent
Monday IL Richmond
Col Edward Snead and family
OF Georgia. are spending some
time here with his mother Mrs
N = Snead
Mrs Louise Boggs and sons have
moved into the Masonic Lodge
apartment
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13

Just like lot Of other people putting off buying
new car even though nceded Then | found
out what my Plymouth dealer Mas Offering il the way Of
10" prices and really biz trades.
Mister, when saw what saved knew there Va no
use putting Of any longer Got ot by Old car than
believed possible Plymouth dealers need used cars and
can sell all they get! Got errifcay low price On the
new Plymouth and choice Of models besides hard
tops sedans, conyerbles wagons.
and sared a cool $40 the ride aonci PIymouths
topluxury ride IorsionAre Ride standard at no extra
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13

Neatly 5000 farm residents each
year DIP IN rotor vehicle ae-
cldeHls More than 200 900 farm
residents are injured annually III
tal'ic mlshaps But home acci-
dents tujure even more about
900 300 farm residents annually
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-06-13

cost While you have 70 pay up TO lao for the top ride Of
competing "low-price 3"
Nhais more got the car that prored i can SAFE ne
sasolme q n'nn'ng the 1893 hobHgas Economy Run A
with SHre Dart Styling that 50 far ahead RIGHT nov
will still be worth more when trade With The kind II
easy handling that makes minute Of driving down
right THRILL The stamina stand up without naggna
adjustments and big repairs much better bull
as il is better looking!
Any wonder quit waitng2 Take my tip get your
Plymouth bargain right now.
, 1958-10-18
LEGISLATIVE RECORD ...
Continued from yesterday
STATEMENT OF IA. M. EDWARDS,
ASSOCIATE SOLICITOR,
DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR

DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR
MI. Edwards. Certainly, we Of the Department and
the Virgin Islands Corporation will be delighted to give
that information and make it on a quarterly, se1niannual or
annual basis, starting out from the cost of constructions,
the cost Of operation, and all Of that. We are working very
closely now with the Saline Water Division on trying to
get this thing worked up.
Mr.. Aspinall. The gentleman speaking would have
to say that in his opinion you are not getting very far and
you are not going very fast as far as the operations OF the
Department are concerned. Perhaps this would be q step
in the direction to see some progress. OF course, this is
high priced water. There is no question about that. This
will be high priced water.
notice the amendment which is proposed carries
with it a provision to transfer certain properties from the
Navy to the Virgin Islands Corporation. AS / understand
it, the amount Of values that are determined to be in those
properties at the time Of transfer will be added to the IN
d~ebtedness Of the Corporation. Is that correct?
Mr.. Bartlett. That is correct
Mr.. Aspinall. That is the capital Indebtedness. Is
that in addition to the 81 million which Is authorized gl Ter
the construction Of the plant or is, this included within that
So million additional authorizations
Mr.. Edwards. 1t is in addition,
Mr.. Aspinall. Do YOU have any idea how much OF an
addition that would be-
Mr.. Bartlett. Approximately $15O,OOO to 100000.
Mr.. Aspinall. It would be under a quarter OF a mil
lion dollars?
Mr.. Bartlett. It would be under a quarter Of a mil
lion; yes, sir.
Mr., Aspinall. That is all.
Mr.. OBrien. DR.. Miller.
DR.. Miller. If may, | would like to pursue a little
further this question Of what you are paying Tor water
and what you are selling it for. Either the Governor or
someone else may be able to answer it.
Is there a loss sustained in the overall cost OF water
and then in the sale OF it?
Mr.. Gordon. Oh, yes.
You understand, Or. Miller, we have some public
faucets there where people go with their buckets and take
water every day, for which there is absolutely no charge.
Wepump to some hotels. We also sell to private homes
where their ciSterns have gone dry due to the lack OF rain.
DR.. Miller. Is that true Of the water sold to the ho-
tells and the private home-thati it is sold at a loss?
Mr.. Gordon. oh, yes, it is all sold at a loss.
DR.. Miller. Is that good business?
Mr.. Gordon. No. I am not Dragging about it being
good business.
DR.. Miller. I want to ask Mr.. Bartlett relative to the
cane planting, what is the acreage. in cane planting this
year as compared to a year ago? It it on the increase~or
decrease?
Mr.. Bartlett. Approximately 100 acres increase.
DR.. Miller. What would be the total this year, ap-
proximately, overall?
Mr.. Bartlett. For the Corporation, about $500 acres,