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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
At One Time,
County Boosted
IL Flour Mills

The mill at Sandy Spring,
now owned by Richard Lans-
dale, was established in the
1905 by Rush Roberts. Origin
ally it was sawmill, but con-
verified to flour milling in the
70's.
Mr.. Lansdale, who took over
the business in 1912, says that
at that time he knew of IL mills
in the county making flour.
Now there is only one local
flour producing mill, the
Liberty Milling Co. of German
town.
The Sandy Spring mill stop
ped making flour at the time OF
World War II. It's main pro.
duct now is feed, made from
barley, wheat and corn. The
mill also grinds corn cobs for
rose-bed filler.
Last year, the Lansdale mill
took on a new line-processing
psyilium seeds, grown in India,
to be used in medicines manu-.
featured by a Washington firm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

merchants banded together to
form their Merchants Associ-
alton. This association, repre-
senting every merchant in the
center Is the backbone Of its
success in Montgomery County.
The first section of stores that
opened in October. 1858 was
Just the beginning for the for
NAL grand opening on March
IL, 1859 of the entire center.
Beginning with bands play
ing, radio broadcasts origi-
mating from the center and the
presentation of the first 40 star
flag from the Citizens Of Mont
gornery County to the new
state Of Alaska, the Congress
sional Plaza Shopping Center
has experienced continue !
growth in every facet of shop
ping center operation. This
growth has not stopped. More
and more residents of the coun-
ty and neighbors from other
counties as well, are shopping
IN larger numbers every day at
the Plaza.
Friendly Service
II Is the aim of the leasing
agent to provide courteous,
friendly service to those who
come for their first visit to the
center and to those who make
Congressional a regular place
to shop. From the biggest to
the smallest store in the center,
this spirit Of friendliness and
courtesy Il multiplied each day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Ark and 'DOre'
Included in Md.
Exhibit at Fair

At its 1889 session the Mary
land Legislature appropriated
$4,000 to finance the States
exhibit at the New York
Worlds Fair. Themes of the
Maryland display were THE
Star Spangled Banner" and
freedom"
The exhibit included models
Of ships famous In State his
tory: the Ark and the Dove
which brought the original
settlers. many of whom came
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
WINK Grows
AS County
Develops

Starting as q small daytime
only operation nearly ten years
ago, radio station WINK has
grown to a full-time, 24-hour a
day operation that serves not
only the city of Rockville, but
all of Montgomery County.
WINK feels that its growth can
be attributed in large measure
to the growth of the county
seat, according to officials at
the station. Enlisting the aid of
well known people in the coun-
ty, WINK has combined their
efforts with those of local ad-
vertisers and listeners to ex-
pand to its present size.
Personalities including Blair
Lee. III, Mrs. Stella Werner,
State Sen. Edward Northrup,
Delegate Gilbert Guide, Winship
Green, James Barr, and many
others have all helped in the
stations growth and develop
ment.
Strives to Please
The policy of WINK is to
please most of the people most
of the time" The station serves
the community not only with
entertainment features but also
extensive coverage of local
events and happenings. From
the Montgomery County Fair to
q small trash fire down the
street. WINK recognizes its
need to keep the public in
formed. The station with its
local news staff is often first
on the scene with important
eoverage of events. This policy
Of local news and public service
has played an integral part in
the growth and expansion of
the station that serves the
county.
WINK is proud to be the citi.
zen Of such a great community
of Rockville. 1t has pledged it.
self to continue to support the
community and county when
ever and wherever possible. The
station also knows that it can
be Of great service not only to |
the advertisers that use its ia
cilities but also to the many or
CARNATIONS in Rockville and the
county that wish to use its ia. |
cilities for their work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

to the county, the War of 1912,
frig ate Constellation, the
famous Baltimore clipper ship
Anna McKim, Chesapeake Bay
fishing ships, and the ship on
which Francis Scott Key visited
the British fleet.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

chartered on February IA, 1858.
1t received its license to write
insurance on June IS, 1858 and
issued its first policy in August,
1858.
Since that time it has shown
itself to be an aggressive, com.
petitive organization. This is
reflected by its sales record
over a period of two full years,
completed July 81, 1860, when
Francis G. Bauer, President, an
nounced an increase of 66.3 per
cent in paid-for business issued
in the second year over its first
year.
From August 1, 1859 to July
81, 1860, SLIGO issued paid-for
business in the amount of ST.
432, 535 as opposed to 81, 49,
986 during the preceding IL
months for q total of $685., 521
to date.
SLIGO is a stock company
and its founders, realizing the
tremendous growth potential of
the company, set as their goal
the formation of a company
with only sufficient capital and
surplus to satisfy all the re-
quirements for a legal reserve
life insurance company and to
provide for expansion and
growth.
In limiting the sale of stock
for these essentials they intend
to prevent unnecessary dilution
of the individual stockholders
interest and provide a maximum
return per dollar invested. To
further this aim they have
avoided promoters and promo
tional schemes and have sold all
of their stock through the d.
rect efforts of the officers and
directors with no underwriting
costs.
SLIGO offered to the public
on July 81, 1860, what it antici-
pates to be its last sale of stock
to the public. With its compile
ton there will be less than 65,.
600 shares outstanding.
SLICO's home office is in Sill.
yer Spring with its operations
under the direction of Francis
G. Bauer, president; David L.
Kravetz, vice president; James
Ruttenburg secretary-treasurer,
and Woodrow A. Shriver, gen.
eral counsel. AS consultants II
retains Maurice H. LeVita, for
merly chief actuary with the
Maryland Insurance Department
and Frank J. Halliday, formerly
chief underwater with the
Acacia Mutual Life Insurance
Company.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

Also in the Fairs Maryland
building were a relief map of
the State, a mural depicting
Francis Scott Key composing
''The Star Spangled Banner"
and Matthew Page Andrews
History of Maryland" report
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

edly the worlds largest book.
In addition Maryland sent q
group Of old paintings from the
the State House to an exhibi-
ton held at the New York Met
ropolitan Museum of Art in con-
junction with the Worlds Fair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
SLIGO Is County's First
Life Insurance Company

The Suburban Life Insurance Company of Silver
Spring, better known SLIGO is Montgomery Countys
first life insurance company. It was, in fact the first
licensed Maryland life insurance company with its home
office in MARYLAND outside the city of Baltimore and was
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Vide area Served BY
Congressional Plaza

From the time that the contracts signed up to
the present day. has been and is the aim of the Congress
siona Plaza Shopping Center Rockville Pike to serve
the people of Montgomery County and surrounding areas
Before the first store opened October l. 1853 the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

The virtue in most request
is conformity. Self-reliance is
its aversion. 1t loves not reali-
ties and creators, but names and
customs.-Emerson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-18
More Tcraet GENE Winners!

Mrs r. T. Wilson, ss45 Military Rd, NV; Betty Lindsey
4O7 Maple Rd. Muningide. Md willard III, Apt 217
$3.50 Battery Lane Mrs Lucy Robinson
tnesda Mrs D. Donald 164s Gales Sc, Netzser
44ll Independence St., Rockvfie Twins Plata Mrs
James Latham, 1407 X st.. Thomas 2nd st.
Sc; Mrs Ned D. Bayley, 13907 H. r. Smith
wick 400 55th Ave. Smart Jr S7o5 Forest
Rd Chevery; Mrs D. E. Thompson, H. Waldorf
r. Kennedy Jr, 433 Leland St. A. Dudley
1901 5sth Ave. Hyatsle Thompson Newbug MIDI
ms William Hrose 1887 Bucknme
n T. Kennel Lex Park Mrs Chakale Essex Dr.
Lex Park Dorothy Greene. Mtchelsvnie George
Sellers ooo1s Clue Dr.; Mrs Batasia Rd Silver
Spring. Mrs Doris Cooley "a RockvIe Dolores
Herbert AIS 4th st., sE; Mrs f. Donela. Ave-,
NE Mrs. George Trader, Terrace Mrs Mildred
Wright 1904 soth Doyle 1922 Greene
leaf Rd Katland; Mrs. st. Sc; Mrs
A. Gayncr 1243 Jackson st., NE; Hansborough 500
st., sE.; orln c. Granger st. NW Mrs Grace
Mcreal 1906 18th Stanley Baruch Eemock St.,
Mrs Dorothy Ave, NV; Mrs Barbara a
Williams $40 57th st., NV Averine Costey 1923 Sheridan
Mrs J. D. Sullivan, Charlotte Md M. A. Whitaker AZ
Horse Shoe Rd, Clinton; 33rd St. Sc.
Mrs Margaret Burcushts 12n1 Wash Rockville; Ruth A.
Swami, Marbury,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Monroney Gains
Burro Club Post

Three Montgomery County
residents been elected to the
five-man Board of Directors of
the Burro Club, an organiza-
ton of more than 200 male
assistants to Democratic Con-
gressmen and Senators.
The three are Mike Monroney,
Jr., of 5511 Namakagan rd., Be.
thesda, assistant to Rep. John
Brademas of Indiana; James
Yankauer, 6303 Bannockburn
dr., Bethesda, assistant to Rep.
James NJ. Quigley Of Pennsyl-
vania, and Claude Desautels,
1892 Valleywood dr., Silver
Spring, assistant to Rep. Wayne
Aspinall of Colorado.
Monroney, son of Sen. Mike
Monroney (D-Oklohoma), is a
former aide to. County Manager
NJ. L. Reese. He met Rep.
Brademas in the presidential
campaign of 1856 when both
served on the personal staff Of
Adlai Stevenson.
The congressional assistant
also was recently elected to the
Board Of Directors Of the Young
Dem ocrats of Montgomery
County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Chain Stores
Picketed by
Meat Cutters

Picket lines were thrown
around five Washington area
food chain stores yesterday by
meat cutters who went on
strike for higher wages and
more fringe benefits.
Approximately 1400 members
Of the Amalgamated Associa-
ton of Meat Cutters and Butch
err Workmen of North America,
Local 555, failed to report to
work. Involved are the Safe
way, APP, Acme, Food Lane
and Grand Union stores.
The night before, they had
turned down a management Of
fer by a two to one vote and
then called for strike.
Union officials said they had
been negotiating since Decem.
Der for one.year contract with
a 30-cent hourly increase and
wider fringe benefits.
Although they refused to re.
veal the present hourly wage
OF their members. meat cutters
repeatedly receive an average
Of S91 weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Regional Park
Funds Voted

An immediate start on devel-
opment of recreational facilities
in the new Wheaton Regional
Park was authorized Tuesday
by the County Council which
voted approval of an agreement
to start spending $4,000 for
picnic grounds, etc.
The money was incorporated
in the Park and Planning Com
missions 1959-60 budget. Sign
ing of an interim agreement
with the Council had to come
before the money could be ex.
pended, however.
The majority of the land
sought for the 500-acre park,
between Arcola ave-, Wheaton,
and the Glenmont- Colesville I'd,
has been acquired. Remaining
land may, however, have to be
condemned, Planning officials
said recently.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
League to Make
Annapolis Trip

The League of Women Voters
will make its annual trip to An
napolis next Wednesday to see
the General Assembly in action.
In case of bad weather, the trip
will be postponed to February
"a.
The group will assemble at
1890 am. at the information
desk in the Capitol rotunda.
There will be a luncheon at
1890 pm. at Carvel Hall, at
tended by members of Mont
gomery County's legislative
delegation. Afterwards, t h e
group will attend sessions Of the
House and Senate.
Car pools will leave the coun.
ty at 8 am. and return by 4
pm. The public in invited. Those
wanting to join should call Mrs.
James B. Sheridan, HEmlock T.
2044, or Mrs. Joseph Lambert,
MEmlock 4-0930.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Late Sports

Richard Montgomery out
scored High Point 20-12 in the
third period after trailing 1914
at halftime to win a 47-41 BIZ
County game in Rockville Tues
day.
Kenn Doane led the winners
with 16 points.
B-CC had an easy time with
Oxon Hill but Walter johnson
was again bombed by league
leading Bladensburg. The two
rivals meet at B-CC Friday.
The Barons led all the way
against the Clippers in chalking
up a 66-45 win. Dave Young
with l Sand Brad Brooks with
IL points led the winners.
Bladensburg, who had scored
101 points, against WI four days
before the Spartans upset B-CC,
59-5S, concentrated on defense
to defeat WI, 52.18.
Poolesville defeated Sherwood
for the second time this season
52,37 at Sherwood. 1t was the
little Indians ninth win Of the
season against four losses.
Damascus defeated Howard
County, 56-41, Northwo d
stopped Gaithersburg, 60-44,
Blair defeated Suitland, SOAP,
and Northwestern slipped by
Wheaton. 1853.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Four Elected
Ste Advisors

Four new members were
elected to the advisory board
Ct branches, Suburban Trust
Company, while present board
members were reelected, bank
officers announced this week.
New members are Durwood
L. Boeglen, Vernon M. Briggs,
Willard T. Charlton, and Ray
mond A. DuFour.
Reelected were Henry J.
Conner, George C. Cook, Francis
o. Day, jr., DR.. Wilson H.
Elkins, A. S. Kea, Joseph p.
Kreeger, G. Bowies McCeney,
Richard G. Melbourne, Bernard
J. Nees, Arthur H. Seiden.
spinner, Joseph o. Stuart, Der.
nard N. Siegel, and Perry o.
Wilkinson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
School Board
Urges Higher
Teacher Pay

The County School Board this
week strongly attacked the
James Committee teacher pay
proposal as failing to recognize
the size of the school financing
load on counties"
In a telegram to Gov. j.
Willard Tawes and members OF
the county's legislative delega'
ton, the board supported the
$4,000 to $4,000 minimum backed
by the Maryland State Teachers
Association.
1--WE urge very strongly" the
board stated, "that counties such
as Montgomery which have In
creased salaries very substan'
TALLY In the last two years moi
be required TO apply increased
funds as a net addition to their
new salary SCALE"
Board members also said II
was absolutely essential that
oil increases in the minimum
salary scale be included in the
formula for state aid"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
At RMHS
700 attend
Colts Game

1t wasn't exactly a tea party,
but the Montgomery County
Sentinels defeated the Baltimore
Colts, 63-55, before a packed
house of 700 at Richard Mont,
gomery Gym Saturday night.
The game, co-sponsored by the
Sentinel and the Junior Won.
ans Club Of Rockville, was
staged as a benefit for the Rock
vile College Guidance Council.
The Colts clowned and clob.
bered but the Sentinels out.
scored the Pro Football Cham
pions, 23-7 from the foul line to
avenge a close loss last year.
The Colt squad, which included
three All-Pro footballers, held
the edge in field goals 24-20.
The crowd loved the clown.
ing of rolly-polly 270-pound Jim
Parker, who led cheers for him
self from the sidelines and made
a roaring nuisance of himself
while in the game. At one point
when the Colts seemed to be
catching up, an alert referee
discovered they had six men in
the game.
Little Dick Tetlow, Sc former
Gaithersburg High star, was
crunched once or twice by Park
er and 275-pound Ray Krouse.
Thurlow Carey-a New York.
er himself-found out how il
must have been for the New
York Giants in the pro cham
pionship game as the likes OF
235-pound Alex Sandusky, Park
err, 240-pound Geno Marchetti,
245-pound Krouse, and 42-pound
Ordell Braase bounced him from
pillar to floor. Carey led in re-
bounds nevertheless.
Herb Jacobsen, at SO the
biggest of the Sentinels and a
rugged County policeman during
working hours, dealt out a bit of
punishment himself but the
rough-and-ready Colts didn't
seem to mind.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Jury Says
He'll Should
Get 1888

A farmers fight to preserve
his land for crops rather than
turn it over to the county for
street widening came to an
END Tuesday.
The County Council approved
payment of $3853 to Herbert v.
He'll, Ednor, following recon-
mendation of payment of that
amount by a condemnation jury.
He'll appeared before the
Council several weeks ago in
an attempt to save his land.
His lawyer told the Council
that He'll only wanted to farm
out his days and that he didn't
want the $270O the County had
offered him.
But 35,518 feet of Heils land
along Mcneil la. will be used
by the County for a subdivision
street to serve 10 houses.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
$40 Million
In WSSC Bonds
Sold at 3.77%

The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission Tuesday
sold $40 million in bonds at an
interest rate of 3.77 percent. A
SO million WSSC bond issue
last April sold at 1856 percent.
Low bidder Tuesday was the
First National City Bank of
New York. The money will be
used to finance SIS million Of
general construction, So million
of water supply construction
and So million of sewage dis.
posal work.
Total bonded debt of. the
WSSC is now $125.7 million,
officials said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Board Okays
3 Additions
To Schools

Bids totaling $7S3,199 for ad.
ditions to three county schools
have been approved by the
School Board.
The largest project consists
Of IS new classrooms at the
Gaithersburg Elem tary
School. Low bidder with $751;.
1899 was Altimont Bros, Inc,
OF Bethesda.
John w. Wrathall, of Burnt
Mills Hills, was awarded a $215,-
900 contract for three class
rooms, an all-purpose room,
kitchen, library, office and
health, teachers and conference
rooms at the Clarksburg Ele-
mentary School.
The third contract for $50,100
went to the Lindon Construc.
ton Co., Arlington, for two
classrooms, health and teachers
rooms at the Edward u. Taylor
Elementary School near Cath.
ersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
WOrnanListed
AS Critical
After Blaze

A w h e a ton woman was
burned critically in a bedroom
blaze yesterday that thwarted
her husbands attempts to res
cue her.
Admitted to Washington San
itarium in Every critical condi-
tion," with extensive third-de.
gree burns to her left side and
back was Mrs. Marion S. Wood
ring, 43, of 3410 Embrey ST.,
Wheaton.
Her husband, Kenneth, suf-
fered burns to his fingers and
smoke inhalation but was ex-
pected to be discharged soon.
Captain Paul o. Alexander, OF
the Wheaton, lenmOnt Police
Station said WOOdring told 20.
lice he and his wife returned
home from a party around mid.
night Tuesday.
Police said the fire evidently
started in Mrs. Woodring's bed,
presumably from a lighted Gig
arctic. Woodring occupied an,
other bed in the two-story brick
home. Kensington firemen ar.
rived in answer to a fire alarm
at 4:30 am. and rescued Mrs.
Woodring.
Police said they found an
empty sleeping pills bottle near
Mrs. Woodring's burned out
bed. A family doctor said there
should have been a considerable
amount of pills left in the
bottle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Burglar Gets
$50 IN CITY
Fire House

A nighttime burglar broke
into the locked office of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire De-
partment last Monday morning
and got around $50 in cash
from a desk.
Fire Chief William H. Berry
said the burglar tried all three
doors to the office before fore
ing one of them open with some
kind of tool.
Drawers of a wooden desk
were jimmied with what prob
ably was a screwdriver, Berry
said. The money was proceeds
from sale of several small
items around the firehouse,
Berry explained.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Simmons Gets
Realty Honor

Marvin w. Simmons, presl.
dent Of the Montgomery County
Board Of Realtors, Inc, was
selected last week to be a local
representative at the National
Institute of Real Estate Brokers,
ana was named to the commit
tee on Real Estate Economies
and special committee on Three.
Way Agreement.
Ralph P. Ripley was reelected
q director Of NAREB and serves
az vice chairman Of NAREB's
license law committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Council
Deletes Z
City Jobs
By Joan Stern
Sentinel Correspondent

The Rockville City Coun-
ell Tuesday bowed to public
demand by deleting seven
h o t | Y contested projects
from a list of %.
During a hearing Monday
night, affected residents rose to
demur against the cost of the
projects which would be as
sessed against them.
City heads held that the de-
leted items were not essential
at this time and could be post
poned in light of the disaffec-
ton for them.
Projects deleted were: new
water lines or replacement of
inadequate lines on Reading
ave-, Reading terri, Stonestreet
ave-, Gilbert rd., and Brent rd.,
and paving on Virginia ave. and
Manakee st.
Projects mostly uncontested
and which were authorized
were: new or replaced water
lines on Maple dr., Horners Ia,
and Grandin ave.; paving on
Frederick ave., Westmore ave.,
Grandin ave-, Highland ave-,
Woodland rd., Spring ave.,
Rickford ave-, North St, N. Van
Buren, St, and Talbot st.
Also authorized was a curb
and gutter for N. Van Buren, St,
a sidewalk for jefferson ST., and
a sanitary sewer on Nelson st.
In other business Alan Stiff
of the Housing and Home Fl.
nance Agency appeared before
the council to explain the me-
chanics of municipalities apply,
ing for an urban renewal
grant.
Stiff cOmplimented city heads
on their strong enforcement of
building codes.
Rockville, he said, is one of
the few cities in the state be-
SIDES Baltimore to have shown
interest in the urban renewal
program.
When asked from the audi.
ence IL he had noticed areas In
Rockville that could be termed
"blighted" he answered Its
not the worst I've seen but II
has its blighted areas"
The urban renewal plan pro.
vides two-thirds Federal aid for
areas to be RACED or rehabili.
tated.
The council also deferred de.
cision for 60 days on Joseph
Geeraert's application for recon.
ing for a 220 unit garden-apart.
ment so as not to complicate
current negotiations between
the Board of Education and
Geeraert for purchase by the
beard of approximately one
nalf of the 13 acres.
The council granted rezoning
Of two acres at 915 Rockville
Pike from residential to com.
mercial at the request Of Sid
ney Fishman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-02-11
Boys Curiosity
Enlpties School

A 5-year-old boys curiosity
about little red box on the
wall Of the Lone Oak Elemen-
tary School brought Rockville
firemen rushing to the scene
Tuesday.
Red-faced school officials ex.
planned 1t was all a mistake. The
kindergarten class had been
walking along the corridor, they
said, when one of the boys
couldn't resist breaking the
glass on the fire alarm box.
Classes were resumed after
teachers received the word it
was a false alarm.