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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-28
SI'eppar'Is

january ID Was Mrs. Alice Forbes
83rd birthday. Friends and relatives
who called that day were Mr. and
Mrs. j f Dunkum. MIR. and Mrs.
Marvin Austin. Mrs. Pettice Grigg.
Mrs Isla Owen and Mrs Robert
owen, ot Emposia, Mrs. Helen
Lashlev of Lawlenceville Mr.. and
Mrs M G. Elcan Jr, and children.
Of bynchburg. and Mr. and Mrs.
Cleveland Elcan
Guests IN the James Ayres home
last Sunday were Mr. and Mrs
Harry Peters. Of kenbrrdee. Mr. and
Mrs Lewis Ayreg and daughter
Of Midlothian Mr. and Mrs. John
Baird OF Farmville: Mr. and Mrs.
w S. AvlieS. and Mr. and Mrs.
\ W. r Brown Of Richmond
y. N sledd. sof Richmond visited
ne PAN Joncses They went hunt
ing.
Mrs. j. r. wmeo. and Nancy.
MIS- john Morgan. Jr. and Mrs.
? H Rainey went 70 Richmond
Saturday
Mr. and Ms. Alien stokes. ana
children wel@ supper guests Of the
Bowlings Friday.
Mrs f. H. Bowling. Jr., was
sorry that last minutes plans pre-
vented her from attending the sup
pei on Saturday NIGHT NJ the Vega
noke Hotel, gwen for the Herald
correspondents
Callers Sunday and Monday Of
the Clyde Marks family were Mr.
and Mrs George Hazclgrove and
Mr. and Mrs Alfred Perkins. all Of
South Hill Mr. and Mrs Vernard
Proffitt and the Lewis Marks family
Mr. ane Mrs f II. Bowling called
% see Miss Harriet Johns Satrr.
aay MISS Johns has tad na. but
s better
m SANS family expects u move
into the Genevc Cox house soon
Mr. and Mrs. Earl Morris have
bought the farm formerly owned
by Mr. Sans.
Miss Aenes Johns spent the week
end With the RaIney children.
Mr. and Mrs Paul Jones and
called in the same home
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-28

lam 3 Mllrey. president pf Wiz
airla Federation Of Wonans Clubs.
HI q taA ana reception III Richmond
Almond
M.ss Nancy DAVIS, VI Richmond,
sptnt the week end With her par
tnta Mr. ana Mrs Carl Davies
Improvement Club Meets
AfiGilia Improvement club met
III lAe Afynnia Elementary School
January "A Two INNS were shown,
nIhr Workshop for Peace" depict
IRE the l57the General Assembly
session Of the United Nations and
Who showing the Work being
'Fone IN Turkey TO overcome hibcif
ellosis and the efforts beine made
t8 control rabies III. Israel
THESE films we're very inloglna-
tiVe especially 10 those VITO have
not had the opportunity 70 visit
fhe uFltpd Nations building b New
Yoti.
Mr and Mrs II n Hurhes visited
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-28
Steering Committee Acts Fast
Cumberland Development Program Gels
Boost" As Committees Are Appointed

Committees 10 work On the Rural
Development Program ii Cunbet-
land we're announced today BY Nj.
& Blaniorl, chairman Of the overall
project
B!anton pointed oHi that Cumber-
Land + one Of Two counties IN the
STATE selected TO spearhead the ln-
lensified efforts Of rural improve
ment and development
The Rural Development Pro
gram involves every phase of
county Improvement and is not
limited 10 industrial development. !
Blanton, who also serves as county
treasurer. pointed out,
Last year the county committee
with the aid Of workers IN every
district in the county. made ran.
dom house to housc survey TO de-
telmlne nsang factors. including the
number ~ county people WORKING
Away from home. the number that
would be interested in employment
# an industry should locate N The
go.niiY. etc.
Brochure Prepared
The committee. with the help Of
the Virginia Electric and Power
Company, Published 4 large bro
chure on facts about the county
that would aid ii the development
If the county Blanton SAID small
brochure is being prepared now
which can be- circulated more
widely
An ndustlialfeonmitlee was APP
pointed al A meeting October Z.
Chairman Of the committee is Joe
Fleming Win the following NOM
bers + A Carter TAYLOR vii
hams Reuben Johns. ana James
Rea Blanton said the committee
has been very active and has dis
ctssed location plans with several
companies bat nothing concrete
bias malerialized vet
A special steering committee was
elected at mass meeting last pa
day. with Mis- VI p sanderson.
chairman MIS- Georgia Wilkerson,
and Charlie Goodman
This special steering committee
has made the following committee
appointments to WORK toward the
eoanty's developments
Health Committee: MIS- Herbert
Goodman Mrs Nellie Stonnell
Leigh Woaack and. NIgs J IA
Shepherd
scheol-Education Mrs. Lucille
Martin. Miss Sunny Martin. Mrs.
Ethel Franck. Mrs Gordon Garrett
Tom Scott and william c Carter
Marketing: Eric Robinson. Ar
thur WeIchlin G A Stonnell. r. L.
Agee. Jr.. and Mrs. Esten Baker
Cash Crops: r S. Martin. Frank
Babef, Max Harlan. Robert Garrett
and johnny Asal
Lighting: Mrs Helen seav. Mrs
Betty Walton. Mrs Morris Keller
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1958-01-28

% & blair Of Farmer COopesa-
lse 1nc Charles NJ Hog If
Pgaliatau Farm Supply AND Clag
latham ara Bll Adams. " Cunts
crland Farm Service have reulrnf ]
from tWo-day district agency cor
ference a Richmond conducted By
Southern States Cooperative ior
managers ana employees ~ its lo
cal cooperative service agencieH
rne conference Was conducted hv
officials ana top distribution and
purchasing men from tie coopeta-
fiVe's central offices ln Richmond
falks Worr presented m sArt
lefflzae 7nd farm implies
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
Tot Lot
Plan Wins
city Okay

A new idea In city recreation -
"tot lots has won the approx.
al Of Rockvillc's Mayor and
Council.
Designed to give ncighborhood
play space TO children under
eight. some five lots are expected
TO be leased throughout the city
and equipped with baby swings,
sand boxes and benches.
Okayed last week was a 270O0
square foot lot on the corner Of
Harrison and Forest Avenues
owned by Mrs. Frances Pate. The
lease calls for the payment Of
the annual taxes on the property
by the city.
A second lot Is expected 10 be
leased soon In the neighborhood
Of Holland Road in Halpinc VII.
lage on the east end Of town.
"l'ot Lots" are planned TO utilize
"out lots parcels Of land which
for one reason or another cannot
be used for buildings.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
New works
Head Hired
For City

Acting City Manager Mil
ton B. Million announced the
appointment this week of Will
liam M. Colony as Rockville's
new Director of Public Works.
Colony, 81. is now system main.
tenance engineer with the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission. He came to WSSC in
1850 as an assistant engineer and
has held his present job since
1854.
The new director will take over
July IA. The present salary scale
calls for $500 but Millions pro-
posed budget recommends $1,000
as the starting base for this posi-
ton.
Married with one child, Colony
lives at Alb Lexington Drive,
Silver Spring. He holds a BIS
degree in civil engineering from
Virginia Polytechnic Institute.
The city's first public works
director was William c. Vaughan
who held the position from last
September until early in May.
He resigned to take higher pay
ing job with the Department of
Justice and because he couldn't
take the strain of the long night
council meetings.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
TOrnddO-Like Winds Hit
Parts Of Upper County

Il saw plenty of real tornado
tunnels when / lived in Kansas
many years ago, so know the
real thing. And this was it.
1T wasn't a sharply defined
funnel but you could make it out
clearly; it looked as though it
had just begun to form and it
was headed our way. l didn't
look at it any more because I
went to take care of my family.
DR.. Frank j. Broschart, county
medical examiner, reported that
high winds felled a large tree in
his front yard in Gaithersburg.
Another big tree was blown
over at the PEPCO booster sta
ton in Gaithersburg and traffic
was slowed on Viers Mill Road
when a huge tree at st. Mary's
Catholic Church was felled.
Clarence A. Watkins, of the
Claremore Farm, Ashton, report
ed that high winds uprooted and
split a 200-year-old elm on his
property. The tree, which did
not fall on any of Watkins build
ings, was eight feet in diameter
and 100 feet tall.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19

Mayor Alexander Greene is
sued a special appeal this
week to Rockville citizens to
appear at tonight's budget
hearing at the Civic Center
and voice opinions on the
1883 capital construction
proposals.
Residents who will be assessed
on the front foot basis for new
streets, sidewalks and water lines
were particularly urged to at.
tend.
Greene said that i'm the past
residents who were absent at
budget time have suddenly ap-
peared at the final hearings to
protest projects for which money
had already been appropriated.
Opinions of all citizens will also
be heard tonight on the proposed
five-cent tax. increase. Acting
City Manager Milton B. Million
asked for the increase to finance
his SIG million budget for the
next fiscal year.
Mayor Greene told a Sentinel
reporter that he feels very cool
towards a tax increase and will
look for ways to keep the tax
rate stable" He has been a mem
Der of the council since 1854, a
period during which the rate was
reduced from 80 cents to the pres
ent 70 cents for each 500 as
sessed evaluation.
The mayor also hopes, however,
to find the money to start con-
struction this year of an audi
torium at the Civic Center and a
new Teen Center.
Million has recommended that
these two projects be postponed
for another year. An additional
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
In Rockville
In Rockville
65 Seeking
Managers
Position

Rockville's Mayor and Coun.
ell has set June 80 as the dead.
line for receiving applications for
the job Of City Manager.
To date, the city has had 65
applications for the position Of
head administrator which John
II. MARYLAND vacated at the coun.
ellis request early in May.
Interviews with the most eli.
gible candidates will not be
scheduled until after the cutoff
date. The earliest date for an
appointment is expected TO be
mid.July.
Meanwhile, the city govern.
mcnt Is being run by City Clerk.
Treasurer Milton Million as Act.
ing City Manager. During his
temporary appointment Million
has had to cope with ono OF the
most difficult Of the managers
tasks, that Of preparing the an.
nuaI city budget for the fiscal
year, 195S59.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19

how to use every piece.
Nowadays, we have to
know when, where and
why we use water on a
fire. Things a G getting
more technical every day
and they are going to be-
come even more SO.
When | think that just
36 y c ars ago the Rock
vile Volunteer Fire De-
partment consisted of one
Model T wv a ferrous
Ford" and a handful of
unskilled men, / wonder
how so much could have
been accomplished since
that time.
In addition to SO active
fire m en-, each we'll
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
Sentinel Ad Sells
Chain Link Fence

Irwin Anderson. of ri. 3,
Mt. Airy Carroll County,,
Md, tells us that after in
serting one classified ad cost
ing S1.6S in the Sentinel. he
sold $50 feet Of chain link
fencing for 800.
Mr.. Anderson's success
with Sentinel classified ad-
vcrtisement is typical OF
scores Of classified customers
who sell everything from
tractors TO doll dresses in the
Sentinel.
We arc pleased, too, to
hear that news of the Sen.
tinels pulling power has
reached as far away as Mt.
Airy. Why don't you try a
Sentinel classified ad in the
county's oldest - and best -
newspaper? You'll see; you'll
SELL
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
DO You Object
To the Change?

In the last two weeks the
Sentinel has talked to busi-
nessmen, community leaders
and public officials but we
have been unable to discover
any major opposition to
changing the name. In fact,
the opposite has been true.
Almost everyone seems to
favor it.
Are you opposed? Or do
you know of anyone who
docs oppose such a change?
We would like to hear from
you if YOU do. Just write the
Sentinel at 215 E. Montgom.
cry Avenue, Rockville, or call
us at Poplar 2-2144.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
City Band Concert
Set for Sunday

The Rockville Municipal Band
will stage a concert at the Civic
Center Sunday at $50 Pm. The
following program will be
offered: Men of the Hour, march.
H. Fillmore; Alpine Holiday,
overture, c. p. Barnes; Summer
Evening Serenade, Meril Isaac
and Clifford Liloyo; Together,
waltz, Sylvia Brown and Hender-
son; operate Mingle, overture,
Z. w. Berry; I'M Looking Over
a Four Leaf Clover. Harry
Woods; Panis Angelicus, Cesar
Frank; Pizzi Cato Polka, Jon
and Joseph Strauss; Little Giant
March, Ulm Barnes.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19

The Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Co. takes both
sides of the argument over
which way the name of Viers
Mill Road should be spelled.
Both versions - V-I.E-R-S and
V-E-I-R.S appear in the tele-
phone company's directory and
its cross index. The cross index
is a large looseleaf book listing
telephone subscribers by their
addresses instead of their names.
1t is used by police and fire de-
partments as well as other Off
cial agencies and newspaper
offices.
In the cross index, the C&P
lists customers along the easterly
half OF the road as living on
V.LE-R-S Mill Road, while those
along the westerly portion live
on V-EI.R.S Mill Road.
The division appears to occur
at the Rockville city line at Twin
brook.
Hous Q numbers increase as
they progress toward Rockville
from the beginning of Viers Mill
Road at Georgia Avenue, and
they increase as they progress
toward Twinbrook from the other
terminus at RoclSville's e
Montgomery Avenue.
For instance, the last address
on the Rockville end of the line
is 1913 V-E.I.R.S Mill Road,
while coming from the direction
Of Silver Spring, it is 1878
VI-E.R.S Mill Road.
AT least the telephone com
pany is consistent: its customers
on either side of the invisible line
are listed under either of the two
applicable spellings of the name.
A telephone company spokes-
man said C&P gets its street
names from official government
agencies. Thus, in the case of the
lower end of the road, they got
V.I,ER-S from the Maryland.Na.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission. The other end,
V.E-I-R-S came from the City of
Rockville, CAP said.
The Hearne Brothers map of
Montgomery County (they are
Americas largest manufacturers
of commercial and school wall
maps) record the road as
V.I-E-R-S Mill Road, or Highway
No. $50, for its entire length.
Both that map and the one sold
and used by the city of Rockville.
list a V-EIR.S Lane and
V.IER-S Mill Road. The city also
uses signs, spelled both ways to
identify the road in question.
The us. Post Offices alpha
betical list of roads spells IT
V.IE.R.S Mill Road.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
st. Paul's Supper

St. Pauls Methodist Church at
Laytonsville will hold its annual
fried chicken and country ham
supper at 8 PM, June %, at the
church hail. Attractions will in
clude a country store, baked
goods and pony rides. Admission
is S1.50 for adults, Is cents for
children.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
Big Adventist
Center is Set
263-Acre Miller
Farm Will Be
Site of Colony

The Seventh Day Adventist
Church will construct a multi
million dollar educational col
ony at Browns Corner, three
miles north Of ColeSville on
ColeSville Road.
The Adventists will combine
their Washington Missionary Col
lege, Potomac University and a
Theological Seminary on a 263-
acre site on the West side of
Colesville Road.
The land is owned by Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert H. Miller. Decision
to make the move followed by
one day announcement by the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission that it will extend
its Northwest Branch Valley
sewer line to the Browns Corner
site.
Top Adventist spokesman re-
portedly have entered into an
agreement with WSSC to pay
part of the cost of extending the
sewer.
Cranped Quarters
The Adventists long have been
cramped into old quarters next
to the Washington Sanitarium
Hospital in Takoma. Approx
nlately 1000 students attend the
three schools.
Construction is expected to be-
gin this summer. Plans for the
educational colony already are
complete. The overall cost of the
center is expected to exceed sew
eral million dollars.
The Adventists are the largest,
single group indigenous to Ia
koma Park. Takoma Park is to
the Adventists of the world what
the Vatican is to the Catholics.
Adventists came to Takoma
soon after the turn of the CEN
tury and established the Mission
airy College and Washington San
itarium. The Seminary was
erected in the 1930's.
1t was reliably reported that
Washington Sanitarium will take
over the buildings evacuated by
students of the College and Sem
mary.
Dormitories will have to be con-
structed to house students now
scattered in rooning houses
throughout Takoma Park.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
Viers Mill Correction
Is Backed BY McKeIdin

Governor Theodore r. Nc
Keldin, of Maryland, this
week indorsed the Sentinel's
drive to change the spelling of
Viers Mill Road to VEIRS Mill
Road, its true spelling.
"If a mistake was made, 1t
most certainly should be correct
ed" Gov. McKeldin declared.
The name of the heavily
travelled road has been misspell-
ed since the State Roads Com
mission took it over from the
county in 1884. While the county
maintained the road, the name
was correctly spelled.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19

The road takes its name from
the Veirs family, many of whom
still live and work in Montgom.
cry County. Specifically, the road
was named for Samuel c. Veirs,
a miller, who died in 1872 and is
buried in Rockville.
Mr.. Veirs owned a grist mill
on Rock Creek close where the
stream crosses Viers Mill Road.
A. B. Veirs, building contrac.
tor who has been forced to list
his firm under both spellings in
the telephone directory, said last
week: ut would be of incstimable
value to us, personally as we'll as
in our businesses, to have the
correct spelling Of our name
used.
Wilbur N. BaugIiman, president
of the County Council, Il think
II would be very fine thing, and
l cannot see any objection to II.
| can remember when ! was a
young attorney, living in Ken.
sington, used Veirs Mill Road
often - it was a dirt road then -
and the county had it correctly
labeled. A mistake has been
made and ii should be remedied.
The project has my full support"
Alex Greene, Mayor of Rock.
Vile: This is very sound idea.
Certainly street names should be
accurate when they refer to
Continued on Page y
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
City is Voting Yes
On Dog Leash Law
Almost 1000
Mark Ballots
In Rockville

Rockville residents ap-
parently favor a dog confine-
ment law by about five-to-one.
On the basis of early, and, as
yet, untabulated mail ballots re-
ceived at City Hall, residents
would overwhelmingly support
an ordinance requiring "a dog
owner at all times to confine his
dog to his property or keep the
dog under effective control when
not so confined"
Many Of the almost 1000 per-
sons who returned mail ballots
sent out by the city government
also grabbed a golden oppor-
tunity to express their personal
views on dogs, cats, children, the
city heads, and the world in gem
eral.
At least one in every 10 added
comments ranging from under
scored yes" or mo" votes fol-
lowed by exclamation marks to
detailed case histories of com
plants against the animal king
dom.
The first citywide public
opinion poll of its kind was evi-
IDENTIFY welcomed as a release for
long suppressed irritations. One
irate citizen even asked, when
are you going to trim your hedge
and clean the sidewalk, Mr..
Mayor"
Strong feelings on both sides
were expressed in such com
ments as:
Enclose the Mayor and Coun-
ell and letthe dogs roamps
why not Child Leash Law?"
Let's declare an open season
on dogs that chase cars"
IF the dogs aren't confined,
our children will have to be
tied up
I'm very much In favor Of the
law If II can he applied TO Twin
brook, which Is doubtful
Although not required to sign
the cards, about one in 20 backed
his vote with name, address and
phone number. Some who felt
cramped by the size Of the post
cards attached letters to express
their viewpoints.
Many who voted against the
law felt that children should be
confined TO their property instead
Of the dogs. Others were in favor
of combining people in favor of
the confinement law.
On the other side. many who
agreed to dog confinement want
cd to extend il to include all cats.
Voting In favor of the law, a mum.
Der indicated they were dog
owners who already kept their
dogs in confinement.
One OF these said that dog
owners should be ashamed that
laws are required to make them
treat their pets as they deserve"
An emphatic vote came from
one dog owner who voted "yes"
twice because he owned two dogs.
Another checked "yes" ten times
to emphasize his opinion.
Comments that a leash law
would be ridiculous" FUN
humane" and stupid" were far
outnumbered by those i'm favor
definitely" "and how" and
"about time
Tomorrow night is the dead
line for mailing the return post
cards TO City Hall.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
By William Berry
CAS- told to Steed Evans, Staff Rcpor.crl
Zone OF Sentinel Series)

Fire fighting isn't much like the old days: ii used
to be matter of getting the fire and squirting water
on it.
But just the other day, l counted about 120 diff
ferent controls and pieces of equipment of
puper trucks and every one of our drivers has to know
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
See Photo on Page 5

>esse.~e~e<eee~N-~e N-~eS~~~<e<<sN~e~,e>,>
from the Baltimore Gas and Elec-
trio Co., were without electricity
for about 18 hours.
At least one person saw the
tell tale funnel of the tornado.
Mrs. r. B. Butts, who lives on the
Unity -Etchison Road, a half-mile
from Sunshine, reported:
II looked out of the window
and saw a huge, black funnel
fairly high up in the sky and
the tip of the cone was beginning
to drag on the ground.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
Gets UGF Post

Jennings A. Snider, secretary
and treasurer of the Julius Gar.
finckel Co, last week was ap-
pointed chairman of the Special
Gifts Unit of the United Givers
Funds third annual Fall cam,
paign.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19

High winds of near-tornado
velocity hit parts of upper
Montgomery County last
Friday, leaving extensive
damage in their wake.
Police did not report any in
juries but said scores of trees
were felled on power lines and
some houses and lawns. A few
roads were blocked.
Residents, ne ar Brookeville,
many of whom get their power
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
Mayor Appeals to Public
To Attend Funds Airing

$4,000 to 100000 is needed for
the auditorium over the 1926, 900
already available from a bond Is
(Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
Citizenship Week

Governor Theodore r. Nickel
din today proclaimed the week of
June 80 Responsible Citizenship
Week.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19

trained we have four pumper trucks Cadillac ambu-
lance and we're getting another one next month = a
rescue squad truck and 14-foot boat and trailer We
own our fire station piece of land behind 1t and the
fair grounds on Rockville Pike.
We believe we have enough equipment and men to
(Continued OF B3D
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
CAP Spells
Viers Mill
Both Ways

The Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Co. takes both
sides of the argument over
which way the name of Viers
Mill Road should be spelled.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-06-19
FiUe-Day Forecast

Temperatures today VIII
average about four degrees be
low the normal high and low
temperatures of 81 and Sc.
Warmer tomorrow but with
scattered thundershowers of
less than one-quarter inch pre-
cipitation. Cooler over the
weekend.