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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

berland-but should you be led
farther East, you are to cross
the river in the vicinity of Lees
burg" Leesburg was a local
focal point for the South
Whites and Edwards Ferry
were only three and six miles
distant respectively.
Stuart wrote of this expedi-
toni proceeded on the ex.
petition into Pennsylvania with
a cavalry force of 1900 men
and four pieces of horse artil-
lery. We assembled at Darks-
vile. At daylight we crossed
the river between Williamsport
and Hancock with some little
opposition, capturing two or
three horses of the enemy's
pickets. We proceeded north
ward until we had reached the
turnpike leading from Hagers-
town to Hancock. Striking d.
rectly across the National Road
Route 400 l proceeded in the
direction of Mercersburg, which
point was reached about mid
night.
Il was extremely anxious to
reach Hagerstown where large
supplies were stored, but was
satisfied from reliable informa.
ton that the notice the enemy
had of my approach and the
proximity of his forces would
enable him to prevent my cap
turing it. I therefore turned
toward Chambersburg. 1 did
not reach this point until after
dark in a rain.
II did not deem it safe to de-
fer the attack till morning, nor
was it proper to attack a place
full of women and children
without summoning it first to
surrender.
Il accordingly sent in flag
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Potomac Parties
Really Rocked
Family ROoftree

Social life among the towns
men and farmers of the Poto-
mac section before the turn of
the century was sparse-but
when they threw a party they
did a. good Job of 1t.
Dances were held in the
areas large private homes, with
living rooms that sometimes
measured 20 by 20 feet. All the
furniture was taken out of the
house and stacked In outbuild-
ings or in the yard.
A couple of fiddlers were
hired. When the fiddlers showed
signs of weakness, they were
reinforced with drinks Of
whiskey to keep them going all
night.
Whiskey was available for the
men, and the ladies were re-
to the John Hopkins farm at
snaps.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Bonus Army
Custer Drew
Sentinel Ire

While the Sentinel of past
years-even as now-concen-
trated on events of interest
within the County to the exclu-
sion of news from almost every
other source, it ran an unprece.
denied editorial on Washing.
ton event on the first page of
its edition of July 20, 1882.
Subject of the editorial was
the eviction of the Bonus
Army" that had invaded Wash.
ington in an effort to persuade
the Congress and the President
to pass bonus legislation.
The Sentinel treated the event
in large type as follows:
Some days ago the Presi-
dent was asked to appear before
the bonus veterans at the Capt.
tol and speak to them. He re-
fused to do this and apparently
treated the matter lightly until
yesterday when, as Commander
in Chief of the Army, he sent
General Macarthur to clean I'D
the encampment at the point of
bayonet if necessary.
Someone" said the Sentinel,
"has been guilty of the most
colossal blunder ever perpetrat-
ed on men who have had the
distinction of offering their
lives for the American flag.
There is no excuse for the ex.
hibit Of militarism displayed
yesterday in the National Capt.
tai. What a spectacle to stage
almost In the shadow of the
Tomb Of the Unknown Soldier"
It Is with no intention of dis
paraging the sincerity of the
editor of the Sentinel of that
year for sentiments with which
the newspaper still agrees that
we note:
In the same issue the Sentinel
carried its reaffirmation of
faith in the Democratic party
and that Herbert Hoover-then
as now-was Republican.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

check until the artillery came
up which, under the gallant
Pelham, drove back the enemy's
forces to his batteries beyond
the Monocacy.
II made a rapid strike for
Whites Ford, to make my way
across before the enemy at
Monocacy or Poolesville could
be aware of my design. AL
though delayed somewhat by
about 200 infantrymen, strong
ly posted in cliffs over the ford,
they yielded to the moral eff
feet of a few shells before en-
gaging our sharpshooters, and
the crossing of the canal (now
dry and river was effected
with all the precision of pass
ing a defile on HILL"
If the South was jubilant over
the results of Stuart's invasion,
words would fail to express
their elation after the bloody
battle of Balls Bluff, opposite
Whites Ferry.
This is the oldest Potomac
River Ferry known, and had
operated continuously long be-
fore the War between the
States. And here was fought,
just two months after the battle
of Bull Run, one of the bloodi-
est battles of the war. 1t re-
suited in complete rout of the
invading Union forces and
caused much CONSERVATION and
concern in Washington. So alb
solutely and utterly was the
Union beaten that steps were
taken to move the capital from
Washington. This, however,
was not done.
The Union forces numbering
between four and five thousand
under the command of Gener-
ais, decided on an attempt to
capture Leesburg, then consid-
cred an important upper outpost
of the South.
The Union scouts climbed the
high hills of Marble Quarry to
observe the bivouac fires of the
enemy. Cunningly the South
had concealed in the dense
woods adjacent to Balls Bluff,
fighting force equally as large
as the North's, and purposely
kept their camp fires at night
at very minimum.
The North, unfortunately,
reached the conclusion that the
South's forces were small in
number, and the undertaking
to land on the Virginia shore
from Harrison's Island was
undertaken without trepidation
To be on the safe side 1000
Union troops were sent down
stream to Edwards Ferry, "a
culpable blunder) this deploy.
ment to cross over the mouth
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Progress Hit
Sandy Spring
Like a Gale

At the turn of the century,
progress struck Sandy Spring
like gale!
In November, 1901, the Amer
lean Telephone Company, con-
structing a line from New York
to Washington, bought right-of-
way privileges along the Brigh-
ton I'd. and the Washington
Colesville-Ashton Turnpike to
raise its poles and string its
wires.
The residents protested bitter
ly, one writer charging that the
phone company's operations
chad done more to change the
face of nature along its route
than any agency that has been
at work in Sandy Spring since
the gale in &c."
They proceeded to cut and
slash the trees in their way with
utter reck1essness and many a
stately oak and chestnut, poplar,
cedar, and cherry tree was laid
low by those irresponsible axe
men. The work was done with
wonderful thoroughness and
dispatch and ten days after the
appearance Of the workmen a
line of huge poles Joined by ten
copper wires replaced our much
regretted trees"
Apparently the neighborhood
folk thought equally little of the
workmen's intelligence, for the
reporter continues, ''It was diff
ficult to find accommodations
hereabouts for so men with
their wagons and teams, but
various Sandy Spring patrons,
after much persuasion took in
small gangs, who proved to be
men of fine appetites and in
offensive conduct, who said mo-
body hadn't never treated them
better nowhere We of the
neighborhood hardly felt ready
to return the compliment"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

having visualized the brilliant
future of our town, have ac-
quired future building sites on
Frederick ave. Farmers Bank.
ing and Trust Company of
Rockville and Kensington was
the first to join the parade to
Gaithersburg, followed by Citi-
zens Building and Loan Associ-
alton. With assets of approx
mately $35 million, Citizens is
the largest financial institution
operating entirely in Montgom-
cry County. Our own Mr..
Frank Severance was one of
the founding directors of this
institution and is now Chairman
of the Board of Directors. The
many thousands of people COM
ing from all over the Metropoli-
tan area to the Montgomery
County Fair will be greeted
with a brand new sign at the
head of Chestnut ave. announc.
ing the Citizens choice at the
pivot point for the whole area.
Sewer Line Under Way
The sewer line, the one fac
tor (other than large land hold
ers surrounding the town.
which has held back develop
ment of Gaithersburg, is final
ly well on its way to being COM
pleted to relieve the overload
ed facilities.
The Town Council purchased
five acres of land almost in the
center of the present town for
future use of the town as a
civic and municipal center.
This, too, has been the center
of a great controversy, although
the property is already worth
several times the price paid by
the people for a site that one
day may be real mecca in the
heart of a highly developed
area. The County has just
completed a large new library
facility with lots of parking
space for the use of the Cath
ersburg area; and further wit
ness to the confidence of the
Federal Government and the
local postmaster in the growth
of Gaithersburg is exhibited in
the new larger post office now
being constructed next to the
civic and municipal center. The
location of the latter facility
also caused some criticism, but
our town continues to grow
steadily onward.
Having opened my own real
estate brokerage office in near
by Washington Grove in July
of 1856, l have expressed my
own confidence in the future
expansion of the area, and since
moving my office to Gathers
burg the following year, 1 have
joined many times in the battles
for what l beiieved to be right
in a growing, struggling COM
munity-not always winning,
but not always losing either.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Gaithersburg Cro'Oth
Recalled by ReaItor
BY Kay Bowling
Gaithersburg RealtOr

Nearby to the century old Rockville is exploding
Gaithersburg What thrill it to be part of this
growing country town, by youngster in her
own righ-or it has been said that George Washington
once rested his horse under the giant oak tree pre-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Area Housed Many Secret
Union CarrisOns to Save
Capital from SOutherners
BY Roy Lee Yinger

1t would be misleading to state that Montgomery
County important theatre in the Civil War. It
was rather the focal point of ngress and egess for the
multiple maneuverings of both the North and the South
Within its confines many small silent and vr-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

of Goose Creek and there to
head upstream to provide rein
forcements for the original task
force should the need arise.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
BY MARY McGRORY
star star Writer

Adlai Stevenson, a former
"titular leader" Of the Demo-
cratic Party, once said the
name sounded to him like that
Of a small. noisy bird"
It is a post that carries no
salary, no prerequisites. no
visible honors, not even q desk
in the National Committee Of
fees. But it is a status symbol
to politicians.
In a toast at a kind of "Old
Grads" dinner, at the White
House last night, President
Eisenhower came out for Vice
President Nixon for the Re-
publican titular leadership. He
pledged his support as well as
that Of other soon-to-be alumni.
Not present at the dinner
were two dissenters. who are
already recorded against the
Vice President, Senator Gold
water. Republican of Arizona,
who is unquestionably the titu-
lar leader Of the conservative
wing Of the party, and Gov.
Nelson A. Rockefeller Of New
York. who enjoys the same po-
sitien with the progressive wing.
and who win have a chance to
discuss the matter further when
he calls at the White House this
afternoon.
Senator Goldwater said in
Los Angeles last night that he
thought Mr.. Eisenhower was
willy-nilly the titular chief.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Anglican Leader
Will Meet Pope

VATICAN CITY. Dec. / (AP)
The Archbishop Of Canter-
bury few into Rome today for
an audience with Pope John
XxIII-the first meeting of the
heads Of the Anglican and
Roman Catholic churches in
more than 500 years.
The Archbishop. DR.. Geoffrey
Fisher. will be received by the
Pope tomorrow.
The Archbishop has requested
to see Agostino Cardinal Bea,
who has been named by the
Pope as the head Of a special
commission on Christian unity.
Cardinal Bea's commission is
one of the most important Of
those making preparations for
the ecumenical (world-wide)
council Of the Catholic Church
which viii be held here in 1862,
In calling the ecumenical
council the Pontih said he
hoped 1t would open the door
for a greater unity among
Christian faiths.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Is CASES REPORTED
Neqroes' Skin BIeoched

The blotches may be turned
dark by one treatment to
match the skin or the rest Of
the skin may be turned white
to match the blotches.
Although an occasional white
person suffers from lighter
skin blotches. DR..
Stolar SAID, most Of his patients
are Negroes who wish to have
their skin turned lighter.
And. he said, the reason that
only 16 have been turned white
all over is because the others
were satisfied merely to have
their faces or other exposed
parts of the body treated.
DR.. Stolar introduced a pa
tient at today's meeting whose
progress he has followed since
1947. 1t took three years for
the woman, a Negro, to be
turned completely white.
An ointment containing sew
eral chemical compounds was
used. She spread it over her
body daily for a while and
then more infrequently. Now
she returns to the doctor every
six to IL months for another
treatment when part Of the
skin begins to darken.
DR.. Stolar said that studies
Evening star., 1960-12-01

groes are to be tried December
q in the sit-in demonstrations
at a downtown lunch counter.
Some Of the women demon
strators accused Reporter Jer-
ry Hopkins Of the New Orleans
Times-Picayune Of hitting them
with a campstool. Police told
Mr.. Hopkins he would have to
leave the area or they would
have to arrest him.
Earlier. one woman hit a
reporter on the back when
she was trying to keep teleyi-
sion cameras away.
Newsmen Told to Leave
Two newsmen on leave from
Time and Life magazines. film
ing a documentary on the situ-
alton to be shown on teleyision,
were ordered by police to leave
the william Frantz area 'be-
cause they were causing trou-
ble."
The incident that elevated
tempers came when the two re-
porters asked one man, why
do you oppose interracial mar
riage?"
A few minutes before the
Goldfinch incident, the same
women pickets failed to keep a
young minister from taking his
daughter and two other white
children into william Frantz
School.
This small crack In a nearly
See SCHOOLS, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Cubans AssaiI
Rocket Debris
FouIty Vehicle
Launched in U. S.

HAVANA. Dec. / tAP>. -
Fragments Of a space rocket
launched from Cape Canaveral
landed in Eastern Cuba yester-
day, bringing charges of "a new
provocation of Imperialism"
from the Cuban press.
The Cuban news agency said
rocket debris rained on several
settlements around Holguin.
Cuba's third largest city. caus-
ing loud explosions and great
alarm"
A military headquarters
spokesman at Holguin said
some of the rocket fragments
weighed as much as 40 pounds
but caused no damage. He said
they struck a hillside. 10 miles
from the center Of the city at
about 3 pm.
United States Investigating
The rocket had been launched
in an attempt to put two satel-
lites in orbit but was destroyed
in fight when a malfunction
developed.
A Defense Departm e n
spokesman in Washington said
he could not exclude the posi-
bility that parts of the rocket
might have struck Cuba as re-
ported. adding: I'VE certainly
See ROCKET, Page Ala
Evening star., 1960-12-01

apparently going on by his COL
leagues at Georgetown already
have shown that by exposing
completely black one-cell ami
mails to this compound they are
changed to snowy white in
several days. The results of
these studies are expected to be
reported in medical literature
soon.
A different process using
another drug and ultraviolet
rays can turn the white blotches
darker.
While doctors have been
using similar compounds to
treat vitiligo for the last few
years, none before has re-
ported long persistent treat
ments to turn the entire body
a different color.
DR.. Syolar said he has turned
down many persons who do
not have bizarre-looking skin
conditions and who merely
wanted to change their color
ing.
Persons with vitiligo and
similar conditions, however
are given the choice of re-
fermentation or de-pigmenta-
ton.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
TokeMe to YourL Leoder,
TituIor or Otherwise

II Senator Goldwater is
right. tradition will have been
broken. Defeated standard
bearers usually succeed to the
titular leadership. Thus, Mr..
Stevenson rather than former
President Harry Truman was it
after the 1852 election.
Gov. Rockefeller told a press
conference that a party with
out a President in office is
without an actual" head ex-
cept perhaps for the national
chairman.
He split another hair when
he refused to say whether he
considers himself the equal of
the defeated standard-bearer
in the party hierarchy.
Il don't believe in status" he
said.
His statement doubtless out
ragged Nixon partisans, who
feel the Governor has always
stopped short in his acknowl-
edgments Of the vice Pres
ident's standing in the party.
They recall bitterly his min
imal designation Of the Vice
President at the @. o. p. Con-
vention. when he was appar-
emily then under the impress
sion that the nomination was
wide open as he now feels the
titular leadership Is unsettled.
In Chicago, he said, in charac-
Eterizing his rival, Ale is one of
the great political leaders Of
our party" "a
Evening star., 1960-12-01
ONE OF THESE IS OUR WHITE TIGER
Man Sought
After Trying
ToLure Boy

A man who attempted to
pick up an s-year-old boy was
sought by Prince Georges
County police today as a sus-
pect in the Michael Condetti
Staying.
Police at Seat Pleasant were
told that the man. white and
about 80, offered the boy 81
to get into his car 1t Rhode
Island avenue and Thirty
fourth street, Mount Rainier.
shortly after noon.
Police broadcast a lookout
for a 1860 blue Ford the man
was described as driving.
The point at which the at
tempt repeatedly occurred Is
about 18 blocks from the 1900
block of Franklin street NE,
where the 7-year-old Condetti
boys shoes were found No.
vember Is.
Many suspects have been
checked since Michael. son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Augustine j.
Condetti, was slain in a sexual
assault. He disappeared No.
vember IA and his body was
found three days later in the
woods near Ardmore, Md.
Evening star., 1960-12-01

Stolar. clinical associate pro-
fessor Of medicine in derma-
tology at the Georgetown Uni
versity School Of Medicine, who
developed the technique. He
held a press conference today
at the 14th annual clinical
session Of the American Medical
Association.
A total Of 800 patients have
been treated. he said in a paper
presented to the clinical ses-
sion, but most of them have
not been persistent enough to
attain a change in skin color
ing over the whole body.
Variations of the process
have been used for the past
few years, usually to help
Negroes who suffer from VIII
ligo. a disease which produces
white blotches on the skin
Evening star., 1960-12-01
Jopon's Exports Off,
Imports Up in Month

TOKYO, Dec. / (AP)-
Japan's foreign trade in No
vember was marked by a drop
Of SPAS million in its exports
and an increase of $16.2 million
in imports. the Bank of Japan
announed today.
Consequently the favorable
trade balance dropped from
$7l.5 million in October to $30.2
million. the bank said.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
RedSpaceShip
Carrying Dogs
Placed in0rbif
Sion Vehicle
Similar to Lost
One in August i

MOSCOW, Dec. / (AP)-A
third Soviet space ship carry
ing animal passengers was
launched into orbit today. The
Russians said the vehicle was
shot aloft for research.
Two dogs were aboard the
5-ton orbiting vehicle, Tass
said. There was no word on
whether Soviet scientists will
try to bring either the dogs or
the ship back to earth. Two
canine passengers were returned
from orbit in August. Laika.
the first Soviet space dog sent
up two years ago. perished In
space.
Khrushchev Pleased
Premier Khrushchev called
1t "a great victory and q step
to mans fight into space. .
Talking to reporters ct q recep-
ton for Prince Norodcm
Sihanouk. visiting Cambodian
chief Of state, he said he did
not know whether scientists
will return the space ship to
earth.
Probably they will" he said
But scientists know better
than I do. I haven't talked tc
anyone about it."
The announced aims Of to-
days vehicle. its equipment and
even its weight was matched
closely by the August space
flight.
A series Of musical chimes,
traditional for important an
nouncements here. preceded q
midday broadcast Of the space
flight communique over Radio
Moscow. The announcement
also was carried in the over
seas service Of the Soviet news
agency Tass.
Other Animals Aboard
The 5-ton vehicle, Tass said
also carried "other animals, IN
sects and plants" for Soviet
scientists to study their condi-
ton via radio-television anc
other telemetering device.
aboard. Its exact weight-not
counting the carrier rocket that
boosted into final orbit-wa.
listed at 10.037 pounds.
The dogs, latest in a series O.
Russia's canine space traveller,
starting with the space-dol
Laika. were named Pchelks
little Bee) and Mushka Gilt.
tie fly.
1t was described y as tn.
third space ship" by Tass.
(In Washington a spokesman
for the National Aeronautici
and Space Administration sait
the agency could not make an!
official comment on the Sovie
launching until 1t received NOR,
details. But he added that OF
first glance the Soviet projec
does not look like anything
new"
(The United States Signal
! See SPACE SHIP. Page A.
Evening star., 1960-12-01
TRADE GROUPS
HAVE BLOSSOMED

THE AMERICAN SOCIETY of As
sociotion Executives will dedieote its
new headquarters OF 1000 K street
NV. December 9. Trumon Temple
writes obout the tremendous growth
Of trade associations in Washington
since 1895 todoy on Pose BIZ.
Evening star., 1960-12-01

Sy0ney GoiQnncn, son OF q
Protestant minister.
Police rescued him.
All the way to q police car.
the women continued to taunt
him.
Police also rescued George
Dreyfous. a professor Of law