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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Fruit Farm
Zoning Plea
Is Opposed

Predictably, prospective de-
velopers of a 238-acre tract
known as the Rockville Fruit
Farm have run into strong OPP
position from individuals and
citizens groups.
This opposition came into
sharp focus Tuesday night at a
public hearing to discuss plans
for the tract. Applicants for zon-
ing changes in the tract were
Rockville Fruit Farm, Inc; West
Rockville, Inc. and Joseph Rich
ards, jr., of Columbia Specially
Co., manufacturers of furnaces
and air-conditioners.
Opposing this trio's plans for
industrial, apartment and resi-
Dental coming in the tract,
wedged between the narrowing
limits of Falls I'd. and Seven
Locks rd., were: David E. Belts,
nearby resident who represented
himself and two other parties
who jointly own 81 acres nearby;
DR.. and Mrs. Dexter NJ. Billiard,
who own the Chestnut Lodge
sanitarium; the Potomac High
land Citizens Association; the
West Montgomery County Citi-
zens Association. and various
affected property owners.
In all, about 65 persons attend
ed the meeting in the Rockville
Civic Center. Mayor Alexander
Greene was i'll and did not at
tend.
They heard Bruce Watts, city
director of planning, read a re-
port from the planning commits
sion that concurred in coming of
a large portion Of the tract for
home development, but which
asked that the Mayor and Coun-
Gil defer action and consider the
proposed industrial and apart
ment zones as package deal.
The report suggested that if
city heads deny light industrial,
or an even newer industrial park
zone for the property's northern
Continued on Page -
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Physical Exams
For Prisoners
Being Weighed

County officials are studying
the advisability of giving physi.
cal examinations TO new prisoners
as they are admitted TO the coun.
ty Jail.
Word Of the study followed a
disclosure Tuesday by County
Manager Melvin l.. Reese that
the county is considering cxpen.
diture of $3.50 TO repair a port.
able x-ray machine for possible
use in the Jail.
Councilman David Cahoon said
he had been told that an ex-coun.
ty prisoner, upon admission TO a
State prison, was found to have
tuberculosis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Sam Fig
To Build
New Motel

A new, six-story, 125-room
motel will be built in Silver
Spring by Sam Fig, owner of
Washingtonian Motel near
Rockville.
A spokesman for Fig said con.
struction is slated to begin next
month on a site on the north
west corner of Georgia ave. and
King st. next to the Hot Shoppe.
Fig has built numerous large
Silver Spring projects, including
the Silver Spring Shopping Cen.
ter, the Rock Creek Gardens
apartments, the Silver Theater
and Jelleff Building.
1t is expected to be com.
pleted by late summer or
early fall. 1t probably will be
known as "The Georgian"
The new motel will include
facilities for two shops. 1t will
be built on stills to provide park
ing for guests vehicles under
meath the main portion of the
building.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Big Storm
Drainage Unit
Due Wheaton

A Washington Suburban SAM.
tary Commission request for
funds from the county Tuesday
disclosed WSSC plans TO build
large storm drainage system,
costing more than 100000 from
the new Wheaton Plaza shopping
center south to a point below
Plyers Mill I'd
Mason a. Butcher. director of
public works for the county. said
the Sanitary Commission asked
for funds TO help pay for two
culverts, but that his department
didn't have enough allocated funds
to satisfy the request.
He said the Wheaton Plaza
shopping center would be asked
to contribute Sl7.70O Tor its share
in the sewer. The sewer would
start out a. a sX-foot under.
ground pipe and grow in size as
1t progressed southwark.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
$50 Million
Requested
By Schools
BY Bob Bernstein
staff Reporter

A budget of nearly $50 mil
lion-including $15.S million
in new construction has
been approved by the Board
of Education for next year.
The spending recommendations
were forged out of two months
of protracted board discussions
and three open hearings which
brought pros and cons from
scores of county groups and in
dividuals.
Included are such innovations
as 81 million pay hike for some
200 county teachers and an up.
county building program that en-.
visions complete indignation by
1861.
The net result is a spending
schedule So million lower than
that recommended by Super.
intendent C. Taylor Whittier.
But even in its modified form,
the boards budget could bring
about one of the largest tax hikes
in county history. County finan.
cial officers have estimated the
rise could go as high as so cents
above the current $2.18 rate.
The proposed budget is $40 mil
lion and 25 percent higher than
current expenditures of about $40
million.
The recommendations now
go to the county manager and
County Council for review and
possible revision. The County
must adopt the final version
by April I5.
Here is the way the boards
budget breaks down into its com.
ponent parts:
. $308 million for operating
the systems present 108 schools
and another six slated TO open
by next year.
$2.9 million for self-support-
ing services (cafeterias, for ex.
ample) which will not need to
come out of tax funds.
. $13.8 million for new con.
struction to meet the systems
normal" growth of about 5000
students each year.
About 81 million for construc-
ton Of new facilities in the up
per county to facilitate desegre-
CATION of four remaining all-Ne.
gro elementary schools.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

The Governor and the General
Assembly are, after a hiatus of
eight years, of the same political
persuasion. 1t is natural, and not
improper, that the Governor
should make use of party disci-
pline in order to achieve his adj
ministration program.
| assume that administration
bills" will be identified as such
during their course through the
Legislature and that they will
have an easy time Of it. Similarly,
bills that are known to be OPP
posed by the Governor will more
than likely end up in some pigeon
hole along the way.
But think the Governor errs
If I've seriously expects the leg.
islatOrs TO clear their bills with
him prior TO introduction. At
that point he trespasses on
what is purely legislative ter.
ritOry. We would all be well
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Potomac Bank
Set to Open
Next April

The new Potomac National
Bank is now under construction in
anticipation of an April meeting.
Located in the Potomac Village
Shopping Center, the new bank
will serve an area of about 5000
persons.
Board Chairman F. Moran Nc.
Connie. jr., said the institution
will offer complete banking facil.
tiles, including large vaults, safe
deposit boxes and a night de-
pository.
II will occupy 2000 square feet
of space in two-story Williams
burg type building.
Capital structure consists of
100000, representing 5000 shares
of stock at 500 par value. Its
officers say the facility will be
the second national bank opened
in the State in the last u years.
Stockholders comprise 210
individuals, primarily from the
Potomac, Rockville and Oar.
nestOwn areas.
Samuel f. Bogley is vice chair
man Of the board. Other officers
are Harry II. Semmes, president;
John +. Fort, vice president, and
Lowry Melton, vice president and
cashier.
Melton, who was with the
Bank of Commerce in the District
of Columbia for % years, will be
The operating. officer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
COuntyHeGds
Weigh NeW
Dog Lar

A public hearing on a pro-
posed dog control law appli-
cable to the suburban por-
tons of the county will be
held sometime after t h e
middle of next month.
The County Council Tuesday
was given a draft of the new
regulations drawn up for approx
al next week. The hearing must
be advertised IS days prior to the
date selected.
The proposed regulation would
require owners or custodians to
have dogs under Immediate con-
troll at all times. Any dog not
on its owners or custodians
premises and not under their
immediate control will be con
sidered lat large" and will be
impounded.
Owners may redeem pets
from the county animal
shelter after paying IS for
each day the dog is held. III
the dog is not redeemed with.
in five days 1t will be dis
posed of In a humane
manner.
If the dog should bite someone
while not on a leash or chain
held by the owner or custodian,
that would be prima facie evil
dence that the dog was at large,
Also, female dogs In heat may
not be allowed off the owners
premises. No dog would be al
lowed on school premises, under
the proposed regulations, unless
he were on a leash or chain OF
muZzled.
AS drafted, the law would
apply only to populous portions
Of the county the so-called sub
urban district.
The draft stipulates that il the
dog has the name and address
Of the owner on its collar. the
owner shall be notified by letter
sent within "a hours. II the pet
has a dog tag with a number on
1t, the licensing authorities shall
be notified and they, in turn, will
notify the owner within "a hours
II there is no tag, the au-
thOrities would not try TO
locate the owner and the pet
would be disposed Of.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
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crease IN the subscription price Of the Sentinel Rising
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

gomery County
citizen who read
those headlines
in the Evening
Star felt a feel.
ing of resent.
m e n t. A n d,
frankly, my re.
action was the
same.
Let's review
t he biddin G
calmly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
PEPCO
Tower Line
Starts Soon
Parallel Route
To Be Followed,
Officials Say

Potomac Electric Power Co.
will start extending almost
Immediately" a second line of
big electrical towers from it's
mammoth generating plant at
Dickerson.
Officials of PEPCO told the
Montgomery County Council
Monday night at a hearing their
new line of steel transmission
towers would run beside the big
towers now nearing completion
from Dickerson to points near
Garrett Park and Burtonsville.
A 250-foot right of way across
40 miles of open" land, most of
it in Montgomery County, has
been acquired to accommodate
both tower lines, President r.
Roy Dunn, of PEPCO, explained.
Dunn also told the Council
that electric current gener-
ated by the utility's $55 mil
lion Dickers0n plant would be
pIIlsing through the 100000
volt lines no later than June.
Already well under construc.
ton at Dickerson are two units"
each capable of generating 49,
900 kilowats an hour. The util-
ity has asked for permission to
build a SO million low level dam
across the Potomac River to store
water needed for two or more
additional units Of the same size.
Ultimately. the plant Is expected
to cost more than 500 million.
Dunn made the disclosures
stepped up construction of the
second line and the June target
date for inaugurating service-at
public hearing held by the
County Council on a proposed
amendment to the coming ordi-
nance that would require utilities
to apply for permission to put up
transmission towers in residential
areas where lots are 5000 square
feet or smaller.
At present there Is no such
requirement.
Dunn asked the Council to re-
frain from enacting the measure,
contending that the utility's
rough time table" makes II inn
perative TO rush construction.
This might not be possible II the
firm had to 60 to a governmental
agency for permission to erect
additional towers, he argued.
Oscar Sutermeister, Of the
North Bethesda Congress of Citi-
zens Associations, strongly sup
ported the proposed coming law
change. He decried the fact that
PEPCO has built the "eyesore"
towers across Cabin John Valley.
A new sewer line there, he pointed
out, will bring many new families
to the area already tightly re-
zoned in a paster plan-and the
towers will hinder normal resi-
Dental development.
Under the proposal, p P CO
would be free TO erect towers In
sparsely-scttled areas but would
have TO get permission in urban
areas from the county's Board Of
Appeals.
II was taken under advisement
by the Council and the record will
be kept open for five days from
the date Of hearing.
Cerebral Palsy Meeting
A meeting Of the board of dr.
rectors OF United Cerebral Palsy
of Montgomery County win be
held January u, at 8 pm. in the
Perpetual Building, Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

John c. Dalton, jr., 5417 Center
ST., Chevy Chase, has been elected
president of General Credit Inc. of
the District of Columbia. Dalton
is president also of the Dalton FL
nance Co. of Maryland and Wash
ington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
$4,000 OK'd
For Whittier
Official Now
Paid $4,000
In School Job

Superintendent c. Taylor
Whittier's salary from ST.
600 to $4,000 per year.
If finally approved, starting
July /, the move would make DR..
Whittier the highest paid school
official in the Washington area,
including the District, and among
the top four or five public Off
Gals in the State.
The Boards decision on
Winters pay was reached
at closed session Saturday
afternoon. The action report
edly was unanimous.
Meanwhile, raises for about
$50 school administrators and
supervisors - including four top
officials who have been down
graded in title have been ap-
proved by the school board.
The new schedule, however,
was described by the head of the
county teachers organization as
inadequate" in comparison with
those of comparable communi-
ties.
The new scale provides maxi
mum of SIT 800 for the assistant
superintendent and for directors
of business affairs, secondary
education and elementary educa-
ton,
These top aides next year
would be placed on the first step
of $4,000 and could reach the
top figure in five years. They
now are receiving salaries rang.
ing, from $4,000 to $12.50O.
Principals at the three
largest high schools - B.CC,
Wheaton and Montgomery
Blair - would receive $4,000
next year with the chance to
reach $4,000 in minimum
of six years.
Principals at most other high
schools would start at S11,600
and work up to a maximum of
$12,500.
The new levels, based on a full
12-month work year, would add
about $275,00O to the 1959-6O
costs. 1t is subject to review by
the County Manager and County
Council.
The boards action followed by
one week their approval of a 81
million pay hike for the county's
200 teachers.
Arthur d. Simonds, executive
secretary of the County Educa-
ton Association, said the adj
ministrators and supervisors will
< not be getting the same proper
Tomato raise as the teachers. He
added:
Il know the board acted i'm
light of total cost figures,
and that this was their best
considered Judgment. But it
does not give adequate COM
pensation for the people in
the key positions of our
school system"
Based on comparisons with
systems of comparable size,
Simonds said, the maximum pay
for top aides should be about
$4,000, with proportionate up
grading of principals and super.
visors.
Simonds earlier objected to
Continued OH Page B-5)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Inside Annapolis
BY Blair Lee iii

(Mr. Lee, Democrat, has served for four gears as
chairman OF Montgomery CotyS delegation to the Mary
land General Assembly and is serving his fifth gear
as county legislator We glad present his comments
and UielUS herewith. Editors Note)
Several months ago the political soothsayers were afraid
that Governor Tawes might prove to be mild easy
going in his relations with the legislature Now the shoe
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

on the other loot.
Last week, after his first press
conference, there were headlines
saying "Tawes Tries to Get Grip
on Assembly" and Lawmakers
Told TO Clear Plans With Him."
Judging from all reports that l
have received. the average Mont.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Cerebral Palsy Meeting

A meeting Of the board of dr.
rectors Of United Cerebral Palsy
of Montgomery County win be
held January q, at 8 pm. in the
Perpetual Building, Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22
Weather Outlook

Balmy weather viii fade today
with temperatures dipping to 3
or 4 degrees below the seasonal
highs and lows of "A and %.
Much colder tomorrow but warm
er Sunday and Monday. Rain to
day and again about Monday will
total about one-half to three-quar-
ters of an inch.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-22

A budget of nearly $50 mil
lion-including $15.8 million
in new construction has
been approved by the Board
of Education for next year.
Arkansas State press., 1959-07-03
Warren

Rev. G. B. Hunter, pastor OF
of Mt Carmel Baptist church
went to camp Aldersgate June p.
He was accompanied by Arnold
robertson. John White. Robert
Turner, and Lloyd K. Thompson
All reported having had an enjoy
able stay. Rev. Hunter was one
of the counselors and teachers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawyer Watts the
brother and sister-in-law of Mr.
and Mrs. John Davis spent few
days visiting here. Mrs. Palee
nd her two little daughters of
Pine Bluff are visiting her sister
and Brother in law, Mr. and
Mrs. Willie Wright, Mrs. Pa
lee is an instructor at the Cole
man nigh school Mr. and
Mrs. Henry L. Ware of Milw-L
kee along with their three sons
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Will
fong recently. Mrs Ware is the
niece of the Wilfongs. Mr.. and
Mrs. Willie c. Douglas returned
from Denver Colo, where they
visited with Mrs. James Farmer
and family. They went to many
places while in Denver, which
included the Garden of Gods and
Arkansas State press., 1959-07-03
Patient Steals Docs Car. Rapes
And BrutaIIy Beats ReceptiOnist
From the TRI- sTATE DEFENDER

MEMPH1S-A receptionist n a
local dentists office was raped
twice Friday and brutally beaten
by msn who came to the office
for dental work and then asked
for someone to drive MIN to the
bank to get some money.
Arrested in West Memphis, Ark,
after police spotted the dentists
stolen car was Wilbert Anderson,
35-year-old truck driver of $50
Hilton st.
He pleaded guilty to the charge
of stealing the car when arraigned
before Sessions Judge Willard
Dixon on Monday morning, but
pleaded not guilty to charges of
rape after being confronted with
the victim on Monday after
noon.
MANY BRUISES
The victim, bearing arm bruises
wore a scarf to conceal shaw
en- spots where eight stitches had
been taken in her scalp, said that
Anderson came to the doctors of
flee during the noon on Friday
and said he wanted some gold fix
lures placed in mis- mouth.
When informed that the dentist
would not accept a check for $105,
he said he would have to go to
the bank to get it, according to
the victim.
The dentist asked the reception
list to drive the man to the bank
in his car, but after she left, she
said, Anderson told her he would
have to go home for his bank
book.
CHANGED HATS
After I drove him home. he
came out with different hat on,
and with something under his shirt
which bore the imprint of a pis-
toll she stated.
The reeepionist said she phon-
ed her employer and told him
about the strange action of the
man, and he directed her to come
back to the office.
Arkansas State press., 1959-07-03
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Arkansas State press., 1959-07-03

As she was nearing Lamar and
Wiilett, she said, the man made
her turn around and drive in
the opposite. direction. and when
they got to the Memphis Army
depot he made her give MIN the
wheel, and he proceeded TO Ger
mantown, stopped on a gravel
road and forced her into a eltmp
of bushes where he made her
disrobe and then raped her.
WANTED TO KILL HER
She said that after the man had
finished attacking her. ne told her
he would have to kill her because
she would tell on him, but after
he began beating her she begged
him to let her live, and she would
not mention it to anyone.
He then drove to Collierville,
she said. and told her if she yell
ed or attempted to escape he
would shoot her. she said he
bought liquor, tried to make ner
drink some, and when she refused
began cursing.
After remaining there for some
time, she said he drove back to
Germantown raped her again in
the car, md then forced her down
to the bank OF the water and be
gan checking her.
HARD TO KILL
When she turned her head. she
said Anderson knocked her down
and began stomping her and sid
You are hard SOB. to kill
During the savage attack. she
managed to throw the man off
balance, and escaped into some
bushes and mid from him while
he frantically searched for her be-
fore driving off in the stolen car.
ACTED SCARED
The victim, who lives in Mem
phfs, was taken to John CASTOR
hospital where she was treated
for scalp wounds and other injur-
les. Her husband appeared with
her in court, and the accused man
cowed in his seat as the husband
glared at him
Anderson was held without bail
for action of the grand jury. De-
fendants charged with rape are
held without bail.
His mother was in court to hear
the charges against her son. He
did not have an attorney.
Arkansas State press., 1959-07-03

the grave of Buffalo Bill. They
reported that the trip was a very
enjoyablt one. They also stopped
over in Joplin, Mo. Mrs.
Jimmie Gorns was called nome
from Rock Island, III. where she
was visiting with her sister, Mrs.
R. L. Jamison, who also came
with her because of illness of
their mother, Mrs. Heddy Childs.
Mrs. Childs is reported to have
improved greatly and Mrs. gami-
son returned home the weekend
Mrs. Charles Corrothers,
daughters and sons visited with
Mrs. Jessie Hayes. recently we'd
ded, the weekend. Mrs. Corro-
theirs is away studying for the
summer. Helen Washington,
Gladys DORIAN, Lucy Miller,
Mary Rice, Minnie Rice, Alcyon
Washington, Gloria Thomas, Gladys
Butler and Lloyd K Thompson
visited the district youth con-
vention recently in Carthage,
where Alcyon served as secre-
tary and Lloyd K. served on
discussion panel. B. T. Nc
Henry, wife and the Momons
visited in the Jersey community
last Sunday
Arkansas State press., 1959-07-03
SEVEN RETIRE
AT HOWARD

Seven Howard university en-
ployees, including six professors
retired from the university June
30, with an aggregate of 231 years
of service. Each has reached the
automatic retirement age of IS
years.
They were honored by the uni
Arkansas State press., 1959-07-03
Malvern
Mrs. r. Donaldson

Miss Odell Easeley, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Easeley and
Clyde Demon Of Prettsville, were
married June 9th at the home
of her parents. Rev and Mrs.
E. A. Hawkins and family are
visiting relatives and friends.
The Hawkins are from Milwau-