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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03
Firm Engaged
To Plan Area
Water System

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission has re-
tanned the engineering firm of
Hayes, Seay, Mattern and Mat
tern of Washington, d. c., to
prepare construction plans and
specifications for a major water
main extension to the Sandy
Spring-Ashton area of mid
Montgomery County.
Expected to cost more than
225,000, the project was approx
ed earlier this month by the
WSSC. The construction will
complete a major loop in the
Commissions distribution sys-
TEN between Olney and Browns
Corner.
The preliminary plans are ex-
pected to be completed within
four months.
More than three miles of wat
er main are involved in the pro-
ject. 12-inch mains will be in.
stalled in Sandy Spring Road
from the existing line near Oh
ney Theater to Ashton and in
Colesville Road from Ashton to
meet another line from Browns
Corner near Ednor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03
Mrs. COrbin
Aids Program
AT Wheaton

Mrs. Gretchin Corbin of Paint
Branch Farms, Colesville, has
been appointed recreational d.
rector and volunteer coordinat-
or at the Wheaton Nursing
Home, according to announce.
ment by Robert Bainum, admin.
istrator.
Mrs. Corbin has served ap-
proximately eight years in vol
unteer work at Lutheran Home
for the Aged, and also has spent
some time helping at d. c. Gen.
eral Hospital. She attended Mac
hurry College for Women, and
is a graduate Of Knox College
with a degree in sociology.
Mrs. Corbin says that a prin
cipal need at the Wheaton Nurs
ing Home is for volunteers who
can be a friend to these senior
citizens. Women willing Il
spend four hours a week in vol
unteer service are urged to cal
her at Whitehall 2-2500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03
advertisement
From The
Pastors Study

rich young ruler running to Jesus and kneeling
before Him said, Good Master what shall do that
may inherit eternal hfe?" Here with grave
problem. He had wealth. honor, prestige, but hope of
eternal life His finally forced him to seek help
from the Great Physician Jesus gave him simple prescrp
ton that guaranteed to be positive The Bible
he unwilling to follow the prescription went away
sorrowfuL"
This column the first of weekly insalment dedi.
Gated to Christ for the purpose of providing spiritual
sci for problem bearing individuals. 1t Jesus who
said, Come unto all we that labour and heavy
laden and will give you rest" Though Christ is
longer here in neshy FORM His invitation continues to
stand through the representation of His ministers. For
this reason invite to share your problem question
with After prayerful consideration Of each inquiry,
shall by the help Of God, attempt to provide
swer that viii bring to your mind the promised from
Christ.
Each week one more of the inquiries will be pre-
scented in this column along with the proposed counsel
All names will be withheld and kept in confidence In
quires not chosen for publication will handled through
personal correspondence Personal interviews arranged
upon request Address all correspondence to-
THE PASTORS STUDY
c/o The Mennonite Church
Mills Road
Gaithersburg Md
Nert Weeks Question: Who Are The MemnomtesF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03
Speaks at Convention

DR.. Alice Thurston, associate
director of student personnel
services at Montgomery Junior
College, spoke at the 18th an
nual convention Of the Pennsyl
vania Association Of Junior Col
lege at Penn State University
Her topic was, Guidance. Coun
selling and Student Affairs"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-03
Aubinoes Give Rally
For Charles Matthias

Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin L. Aubi
noe will hold a rally for Charles
Mac" Matthias, Republican can
didate for the Sixth Congress
sional District, at their home
5000 Overhill I'd, Bethesda, Fri
day at 6 pm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
Contee Gets Life in Assault
On Rockville Mental Patient

Present in the courtroom today
were a half-dozen sheriff's dep
uties and several detectives.
Contee testified during his
two-day trial that he was in
the apartment with the girls,
but insisted his relations with
the victim were with her con-
sent. He gave a detailed ac-
count of how he met the
25-year-old girl, who was a pa
tent in a Rockville sanatorium
for mentally disturbed persons.
He declared he had several
dates with her.
Both the victim and the
nurse, however, testified they
never had seen Contee before
he forced his way into the
apartment at knife point.
They declared he first forced
the nurse to disrobe partially
and then assaulted the other
girl.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
Maryland
Prodded on
Public Bios
By q Star Stan Writer

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. 1.-THE
Maryland Commission on In
ter-Racial Problems and Rela-
tons has asked the General
Assembly to give Serious
attention" to discriminatory
practices at public places.
In its annual report sub
mitted to the Governor; the
commission said that Negroes
and members of other minority
groups are still excluded from
bathing beaches, bowling al
leys and other forms of COM
mercial amusement and enter
tainment."
1t also said there is wide
spread discrimination in restau-
rants, hotels and theaters.
THE brightness of our Free
State boast is furnished so long
as citizens are denied free &C
cess to places of public accom-
mediation solely because of race,
national origin or religion" the
report said.
The commission recalled that
the discrimination practiced
by beaches created unpleasant
incidents involving foreign ma
tionalS" last year.
The commission is headed by
William c. Rogers, Baltimore
attorney.
A bill which would prohibit
discrimination in restaurants
and hotels has been introduced
in the General Assembly.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

will be designated on the re-
port card.
School Supt. T. c. Williams
told the school board last night
that the new plan is applica-
BILE to $500 of the city's 14,500
pupils whose achievement is at
a scholastic level below the
grade to which they are as
signed.
For example, Mr.. Williams
explained, a sixth-grade pupil
who is failing because his ca
pabilities are limited to the
fourth grade will be given
fourth-grade work. He will be
graded at that level even
though he remains with his
Sixth-grade classmates.
However, the next year that
student will not be promoted to
the seventh grade but will re-
main in the sixth grade where
he will be given either fifth OF
sixth grade work, or a combi-
nation of the two, according
to his abilities at that time.
To keep parents accurately
informed, teachers will mark on
! a special sheet added to report
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

cards the grade level in each
subject at which the pupil is
working and the score the stu
dent made at that level.
In other action, the superin-
tendent answered "a suggestion
by Mayor Leroy S. Bondheim
that the proposed city budget,
including the school budget
be trimmed by about 2 per
cent acroSS-the-board so it can
be balanced without a general
tax increase.
Mr.. Williams said that while
the $l3.9 million general op.
Grating budget proposed fol-
the city next year represents
a 712 per cent increase over
the current budget, the $50
million school budget request
involves only a little more thar
a 5l2 per cent increase.
THE percentage increase Of
the school operating budget is
already 2 per cent less thar
that of the city'S operating
budget" Mr.. Williams COM
mented.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
Savings, Loan
Bi|||ntroduced

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. IA bill
to regulate savings and loan
associations in Maryland was
introduced yesterday in the
General Assembly.
The bill was sponsored by
Joseph D. Tydings, Democrat of
Hartford, who said it was de-
signed to correct the most
fragrant abuses" in savings and
loan company operations. There
now is practically no State con-
troll over these operations.
Mr.. Tydings' bill would:
Require incorporators of
savings and loan associations
to be residents of Maryland at
least five years.
Prohibit use of the word lin
sured" in the name of the as
sociation.
Require yearly financial re-
ports which would be available
to depositorS.
Prohibit associations from
taking second mortgages.
Prohibit loans to other firms
in which any officer of the say
ings and loan association has
a Is per cent or more interest.
The Tydings proposal was
Immediately criticized by Je-
rome Robinson, Democrat of
Baltimore City, who heads a
Legislative committee making a
study of savings and loan as
ISOLATION operations.
Mr.. Robinson said he be-
lieved "factual study" should
be completed before the legis-
lature is asked to enact regu-
lations.
He predicted defeat of the
Tydings measure.
Inc Maryland Savings and
Loan League, which represents
Federally insured associations,
has pressed for regulations in
order to keep out the "unsavory
! elements"
Mr.. Tydings said, Some seq
ments of the industry are be-
hind me, some are not"
Three Maryland saving and
loan associations are now under
Federal indictment on fraud
charges.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

Gordon Leon Contee, 90
year-old convicted rapist whose
outburSt in, Rockville court
room started a near riot last
December, today stood quietly
in the same courtroom as he
was sentenced to life in the
Maryland Penitentiary.
The heavily guarded prisoner,
who was found guilty Deem
Der II of raping a 25-year-old
mental patient at knifepoint,
repeated his claim of innocence
before sentence was passed by
Montgomery County Circuit
Judge Kathryn j. Lawlor.
I'm innocent" Contee said.
THE police know I'm inno-
cent"
He also said the victim and
a registered nurse, both of
whom were in a Rockville
apartment where the assault
occurred last June, know he is
innocent.
Says He's Sorry
The prisoner also told the
court he was sorry for what
previously happened in the
courtroom, when, Immediately
after the jury returned a guilty
verdict, he leaped up, failed
his arms and screamed: Kill
me now" In the ensuing melee
Confess half brother, Melvin
w. Smith, darted from among
a group of courtroom spectators
and hit detective who was re-
straining the defendant.
Later, Smith was tried and
found guilty in Rockville Peo-
Piles Court on an assault charge.
He was sentenced to a year in
the Maryland House of Correc-
ton.
Smith also swore out war
rants against three policemen
and a deputy sheriff whom he
accused of assaulting him on a
county jail stairway after the
courtroom incident. The po-
hcemen were acquitted on the
same day that Smith was found
guilty.
Subsequently, the Civil Rights
Division of the Justice Depart
ment sad it was conducting
an investigation of the entire
Smith case. Smith is a Negro.
Justice Department aides said
a preliminary FBI investigation
has been completed but did not
say whether the probe would
continue.
Judge Lawlor, who with
Judge James H. Pugh presided
at the Contee trial, today de-
livered the sentence both judges
had, agreed upon.
She said the court conducted
Q thorough investigation of the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
S125,OOO Fire
Destroys Store

A fire which ragged out of
control for more than two
hours destroyed the Juvenile
Sales Co. building at Laurel
and Eastern avenues, Takoma
Park, early today. Damage was
estimated at over $125,COO.
/ At least IA flremen were over
come by smoke or suffered mi
nor Injuries while attempting to
quell the three-alarm blaze.
All were sent home after treat
ment at the Washington SAM
tarium, Takoma Park, or on
the scene.
The first alarm was sounded
at 1874 am.
According to Acting Chief
Stephen j. La Soda of the
Takoma Park Fire Department,
the fire was discovered when a
plate glass window blew out at
the front of the building. He
said the blast was created by
heat and gases inside the
building.
The fire official credited
Norman Mcmillan of 705 Erie
avenue, a dispatcher at a cab
stand across the street, with
discovering the fire.
BY the time firemen arrived,
the entire block of stores along
Laurel avenue was full OF
smoke and appeared to be on
fire. They soon discovered, how
ever. that the blaze itself was
confined to the Juvenile Sales
Co. store.
Firemen prevented the flames
from spreading into another
section of the same store at
5000 Laurel avenue when they
found a fire door and closed it.
The latter portion, however
was damaged by smoke and
water. Also damaged by smoke
was a barber shop on the other
side of the building at the cor
ner of Eastern avenue.
The origin of the fire ap-
peared to be in the basement
of the store which sells goods
for children and babies.
The building was owned by
H. L. Thornton, a real estate
man, and the business by Lloyd
and Robert Rapport, Mr.. La
Soda said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

the State over the next two
years.
One of those who supported
the administration on yeSter-
days test vote-Delegate Will
liam L. Winston of Arlington
has reserved judgement on
what his final action would be
on a sales tax bill.
Others who indicated sup
port Of the Almond adminiStra-
ton, besides Mr.. Winston, were:
Committee Chairman Charles
K. Hutchens of Newport News;
Mr.. Whitehead; DR.. w. C. Ell
lott of Russell; Nat w. Pendle-
ton of Wytheville; Kesson
Gregory of Roanoke; Charles
w. Wampler of Harrisonburg,
and E. C. Compton of Greene.
Those Opposed
Those opposed were House
Floor Leader John Warren
Cook of Matthews; C. w. Clea-
ton of Mecklenburg; Lucas D.
Phillips of Loudoun; Earl
Brown of Lynchburg; E. Tuck
er Carleton of Richmond; Rob-
ert L. Clark of Stuart; T.
Coleman Andrews, Jr., of Rich
mond and w. T. Leary of Ports
mouth.
Another revenue producing
measure by Delegate James M.
Thomson of Alexandria, was
sent to a House Finance Sub
committee.
His bill would provide for
withholding State income taxes,
similar to the Federal law. Mr..
Thomson said he intends to
offer an amendment which
would transfer responsibility
for collecting the tax from the
State to the localities.
Among other developments,
the Senate Courts of Justice
Committee set a public hear
ing for 8 pm. Wednesday on
the House-approved bill to
close non-essential businesses
on Sunday-popularly known
as the blue law"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
SAYS FUNDS MAY COME
Shannon Hopes for College

DR.. Edgar F. Shannon, jr.,
president of the University Of
Virginia, last night said he was
mot pesSimistic" about the fu-
ture of the univerSity's north
ern branch, George Mason Col
lege, in spite of an expected
shortage of funds.
Although Gov. Almonds bud
get allocates only one-third of
the money sought by the uni
versity for its branch, DR.. Shan
non expressed the hope that
the Virginia Legislature might
appropriate more funds for
basic plant construction. He
emphasized that the growth of
a branch college was "stimulat-
ing and of service to the COM
munity," and cited the spread
OF such two-year colleges in
other parts of the State.
AA S0oAAlS q SdIIlCI1IlS VI
800 at the annual dinner of the
Washington Club of the Uni
versity of Virginia at the Ma
tional Press Club, DR.. Shannon
reviewed his first six months as
the university's fourth presi-
dent.
He urged alumni to interest
outstanding secondary school
students in the university and
to press for higher faculty SAL
aries. In both areas, he said.
competition is always increas-
ing.
Before his address Edward
@. johnson, jr.. of 1899 North
Albemarle street, Arlington, and
a senior at Charlottesville, was
presented the Outstanding
Student Award" for the Met
ropolitan Washington area. A
graduate of Washington-Lee
High School, he is Undergrad
uate RreSident of the univer-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
Budget Report Awaited
Famous Artistic Chimp,
Betsy, Dies in Baltimore

BALTIMORE, Feb. II (AP)
Betsy. the chimp who finger
painted her way to fame and
fortune, is dead at the age of 8
Another chimp playfully
jumped on her yesterday,
breaking her leg, and she went
into shock. She would have
died soon, anyway, for an au-
topsy showed cancer in her in
testines, stomach and liver.
Her work was criticized by
a Russian newspaper, barred
from art shows in Berkeley,
Calf, and Syracuse, N. Y,
commissioned by the Winnipeg
(Canada) Tribune and COM
mented on by such artists as
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

North Bucanan and Twenty
sixth streets.
A Planning Commission Com
mittee now is preparing an
estimate Of what the county
ideally should spend if it is to
fill all of its needs in the next
10 years.
County Manager A. T. Lund-
berg and Finance Director
Edgar Smith said they hoped
the report released today would
be Of use to the planning COM
mission and the county board
in their efforts to gauge how
much Arlington should spend.
Mr.. Smith noted that the
r e com m m d e d expenditures
could be increased if county
debt policies are revised to per-
nit borrowing of more funds.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

mllllon, DuC the sum was pared
to conform to an earlier fiscal
study which predicted Airing
ton could afford $65 million.
The report recommends that
$3l.2 million be spent to build
highways and streets, $16.3 mil
lion for water and sewage facil-
tiles, $4.6 million for storm
sewers and almost $40 million
for schools.
Other Proposals Made
1t also suggests that $2.3 mil
lion be allocated for parks, $1.3
million for stream valley &C
QUESTION and development, $1.2
million for libraries, $968, SOC
for fire fighting facilities, SIS
million for curbs, cutters and
sidewalks and $430,000 for
health facilities.
In the final recommendation,
$9.3 million was cut from funds
requested for various highway
programs, about 81 million
from those asked for park prof.
ects and $446, 900 from money
requested for libraries.
The Finance Department
warned that several county
projects considered important
may be delayed If the school
board receives all the money
1t seeks this year.
School Estimates Raised
1t said it previously esti-
mated that $585,000 would be
required for additions to
schools this year, but that the
school board now wants more
than 50 million. Among the
new construction projects to
which the report assigned top
priority are:
A new fire headquarters;
Clarendon and Columbia pike
health centers; the Cherry
dale, Shirlington and Westover
branch Libraries; installation
of water and sewer mains; i'm
provement Of recreation facili-
ties, and extension of curbs,
cutters and sidewalks.
These are some of the thor
oughfareS which it recommends
the county build first:
George Mason drive between
North Sixteenth and Twenty
second streets; North Sycamore
street between Washington
boulevard and Lee highway:
South Shirlington road between
South Four-Mile Run drive and
Shirlington circle: George
Mason drive between Wilson
boulevard and North Eleventh
street and between Little Falls
road Yorktown boulevard, and
Yorktown boulevard between
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

surrealist Salvador Dali and
French abstractionist Georges
Matthew.
But it paid. The brightly
colored canvases of swirls, loops
and streaks brought up to $3.50
apiece and earned $4,000 for
the Baltimore Zoo.
Betsy kept her easel until the
last. The day she died, Zoo
Director Arthur Watson mailed
three of her paintings to a
Texas buyer for $3.50.
1t was the zoos second loss in
five days. DR.. Tom, another
talented chimp who played the
piano, Gied last Saturday.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
Spending dissolution
Advised for Arlington
BY JOHN BARRON
Star stan Writer

The Arlington Finance Department today advised the
county to spend SOS million improvements suggested
how it should do it.
In conjunction with all departments of the county govern
ment submitted comprehensive report assigning priores
to construction of public facilities Arlington will the
next 10 years.
departments estimated they would require s7s
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
Falling Pupils Getting
AbiIity-LeveI Work
BY DAN POOLE
Star Staf Writer

to aid accidentally deficient students by
giving them classroom work according their abilities has
been started in Alexandria
Instead of giving them consistently failing grades teachers
will mark the slower students report cards according
the actual grade levels which they working levels
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

sity'S architectural school and
a deans list scholar.
Among the alumni were Sen
ator Robertson, Democrat Of
Virginia, Democratic Repre-
sentatives owning of Virginia,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

County-usually regarded as an
anti-organization leader - to
impose a 10 per cent tax on
liquor and wines.
Mr.. Whitehead estimated his
bill would produce between
$11.5 million and $12 million
in new revenue annually.
The committee voted to hold
up his bill, without killing it,
and the division was split clear
ly between administration sup
porters and opponents.
The Senate Finance Com
mittee killed Gov. Almonds 3
per cent sales tax bill Tuesday.
An identical bill, plus an al
tentative measure for a 2 per
cent sales tax, now is before
the House Finance Committee.
Hearing Wednesday
A public hearing on the sales
tax program has been called
for next Wednesday.
The Governors 2 per cent
sales tax bill includes a 10 per
cent levy on whisky and wines,
like the Whitehead bill.
Almond supporters hoped
they could get the Whitehead
bill onto the House floor and
then offer amendments that
would wrap the 2 per cent
sales tax bill" around it, thus
giving the entire House of Dele
gates a chance to vote on the
Governors program.
AS matters now stand, both
of the Governors sales tax bills
languish in committee with
what appears to be adverse
odds for ever seeing the light
of day.
Budget Report Awaited
Administration supporters
have been dragging their feet in
acting on the two bills in hopes
the hopes the House Appropri-
ations Committee will report
the Governors budget first.
The chief executive has said
his $1.32 billion budget repre-
sents the bare bones" needs Of
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11
House Committee Test
Bottles Up Almond Tax
BY ALEX. r. PRESTON
Star stan Writer

RICHMOND Feb. 11-Gov Almonds sales tax plan-not
yet completely dead-today whitening on vine.
In its first test vote his program, the House Finance
Committee record to against the Governor
The test curious way. 1t a vote yester-
day report bill by Delegate Robert Whitehead of Nelson
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

johnson of Maryland and
Frazier of Tennessee, Louis A.
johnson, former Secretary of
Defense, and DR.. Lamont Pugh,
former Surgeon General of the
Navy. a
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

case before considering SEN
tence. She added that the court
took into consideration the fact
that the victim and the nurse
bore no marks of violence.
THE court does not believe
this is a capital offense, /"
Judge Lawlor said. The jury'S
guilty verdict, since it was not
accompanied by recommended
ton for mercy, did not auto
matically rule out the death
penalty.
Guard Increased
Contee's court-appointed de-
tense attorney, James B. Davis,
said after the sentencing he
will file an appeal with the
Maryland Court of Appeals.
After the December disorder,
court authorities took steps to
provide a heavier guard over
defendants during felony trials.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1960-02-11

Be sure to print your name and address plainly.
Sorry! Only one Silver Dollar to family.
Offer expires February 20, 1860, and is
void wherever prohibited, taxed, or restricted
by law.