Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
In and About Kensington
Citizens Group Opposes
Contee Plant Expansion
By Mildred b. Hartman
lockwood 5-1666

Richard Silver was elected
president of the Homewood Citi-
zens' Association at last weeks
meeting at the Homewood Rec
reation Center. He succeeds Vic
tor Sardone.
Other officers elected were
Herbert Shapiro, vice president;
Lawrence Nelson, treasurer;
and Mrs. Rose Poll, secretary.
The group voted to oppose any
change in coming status that
would permit more intensive use
of the Contee Sand and Gravel
Company facilities than now ex.
lists and set up a committee
headed by Darwin Stolzenbach,
with power to collect voluntary
funds and, If necessary, hire le-
gal counsel.
Because of prevailing winds
the residents directly across Met
ropolitan ave. and the commu-
nifty of Homewood get the lions
share of the dust, fumes, and
other nuisances from the plant
which has been operating in the
community for the past Is years.
Robert Linowes, attorney for
Contee, told the group that since
the company was operating as a
non-conforning use it could not
add equipment that would de-
crease dust and other annoy
ances without adding to the
structural design of the plant.
Such a move would be sufficient
to cause their shutdown by the
coming authorities, he said.
AS an alternate move, he said
the company would try to get
an amendment to the coming
code that would allow them to
exist as special exception and
from then on they would be sub
ject to the restrictions of the
Board Of Appeals. They would
then be able to add equipment
which would relieve the existing
nuisance, he said.
Two other alternatives re-
main, lawyer said. One would be
to ask for II use which would
give permanent status to the
land and the other would be to
continue in operation as at the
present time until the plant falls
to pieces. The Homewood citi.
zens voted to adopt the latter
course.
Community Club
More than 200 members of
the Woman's Community Club
of Kensington met at the Brooke
Manor Country Club for lunch
con and installation of officers
on Thursday afternoon.
Past president, Mrs. James
Baxter, installed the following
new officers: Mrs. Phillip Schaff.
ner, president; Mrs. E. Carol
Creitz, LIST vice president; Mrs.
Patrick Iskrank, End vice presi.
dent; Mrs. Elwood c. Ridenour,
recording secretary; Mrs. John
Vance, corresponding secretary;
Mrs Henry Riblett, treasurer;
Mrs. Ronald Scantlebury, his
torian, and Mrs. John Robben,
auditor.
Mrs. Norman Heydenburg
read the club history for the
past year in rhyme and the aft
ernoon's program was climaxed
with a fashion show from Jean
Matou with Joan Brown as CO.
ordinator.
Mrs. Allen Elected
Mrs. Julius Allen of Connec-
ticut ave., Kensington, was elect
ed incoming president of the
Montgomery County Council of
Cooperative Nursery Schools at
their final meeting this past
week. Mrs. Allen has been past
president of the Takoma Park
Nursery School and is active in
the League Of Women Voters.
Guest speakers at the Council
meeting were DIR. Wells Good.
rich Of NH who spoke on a new
research project involving pre-
school children, and Mrs. Jane
Angel, public relations director
for Suburban Hospital spoke on
poison control in the home. Ce.
dar Lane nursery school was
voted into full membership,
making 16 fully accredited
nursery schools in the lower
part of the county.