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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

for commercial coming. Rock
ville's Master Plan calls for in
dustrial zoning on the site.
Councilman David L. CahOon,
attorney for Wittenstein and his
group, told the council he
thought commercial coming for
the 13 acres is consistent with
the detectives Of the Master
Plan, which calls for land de-
velopment compatible with that
of surrounding areas.
In answer to the councils
question concerning the prob
lem of additional traffic on
Hungerford dr., Cahoon and dr.
chitect John Breenan, testify
ing for the developers, said in
dustrial use to which the land
can now be put might also de-
velop heavy traffic for the high
way.
Several Rockville business
people offered comments favor
ing commercial coming of the
land. The Midtown Merchants
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
Westmoreland Sets
Art Fair May 26-27

The Fourth Annual West
moreland Hills Art and Crafts
Fair. sponsored by the League
of Service of Westmoreland
Congregational Church, will be
held at the church's social hall
next Friday and Saturday, May
26 and 81.
Professional and amateur ar
lists are invited to submit orig
inal oils, watercolors, pastels,
drawings and prints. Statuary
is not to exceed twenty inches
in height and width. Entries
should be brought to the hall
on Thursday from 1890 am. to
$3.50 pm.
Hours of the showing will be
from 1890 to $3.50 on Friday
and from 10 am. to 6 pm. on
Sunday.
The church's Women's Guild
will hold a strawberry festival
bake sale and plant sale in con-
junction with the art fair on
Saturday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

A 17-class horse show spon-
sored by the Rockville Civitan
Club for the benefit Of the
Mentally Retarded and Phys
ically Handicapped Children's
Clinic will be held Sunday by
the Sugarloaf Riding Club at
the Dollbaby Farm, Route %,
Jacksonville, starting at 10 am.
The seventeen classes of per-
Torrance, to be judged by Mrs.
Herbert w. Stewart of Mt.
Holly, N. j., will include:
1. Lead line pony, to be ridden
by children under z.
2. Western pleasure horse,
open to riders II and under.
3. Warm-up jumper, consist
ing of eight jumps starting at
three feet.
4. Pony hack class, open to all
ponies 14.2 and under and to
riders under IL.
5. Western pleasure horse,
open to all riders 10 and over.
6. Open jumper, open to all
hunters and Jumpers, to start at
three feet, six inches.
z. Morgan pleasure horse,
open only to horses registered
in The Morgan Horse Registry.
8. Working hunter hack, with
entries possibly required to
jump twice at about three feet,
six inches.
9. Pony jumper, limited to
ponies 14.2 and under.
10. English pleasure horse -
hunters, Jumpers and horses
with weighted shoes not al
lowed.
II. Quarter horse, open only
to horses registered with the
American Quarter Horse Asso.
citation.
IL. Purebred Arabian pleas
urs horss, open only 10 horses
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
XIV Democrats to
Hear Dan Singer

Dan Singer. noted Washing
ton attorney and general coun-
sci to the Federation of Amer
lean Scientists, will discuss "Dis-
armament and Arms Control" at
a meeting of the Kensington-
Wheaton Democratic Club next
Wednesday, May "a, at $3.50
pm. at the Indian Spring Coun-
try Club.
Mr.. Singer will approach his
subject from several angles -
the background and interpreta-
ton of President Kennedys
message on disarmament, what
can be expected and what can
be hoped for from the forthcom-
ing international meetings on
the issue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

County Office Building, Great
ing a din to end all dins in its
efforts to level a stand Of trees
on the lot at Perry and Vinson
streets, the site of Rockville's
new City Hall.
The weather being what 1t
was, the Council Chamber win
dows were wide open, but Ger.
tainly it wasn't the sweet
sounds of Spring members en-
joyed during their more than 6
hours of elaboration. They
didn't know bulldozers could
make that much noise.
Their efforts to hear one
another were more than strained
at times, so strained that
County Manager Mason Butcher
ultimately arose from his chair
to poke his head out for a
glowering look at the offending
operator.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
Paradise to End
Players Season

A French period farce, Hotel
Paradise" will be the conclud-
ing play of the season for the
Montgomery Players June 2-3.
The play will be presented at
$50 each of the evenings at Lee
land Junior High School.
In the role made famous by
Bert Lahr, is Mel Diamond, win
ner of the 1861 Maud Howell
Smith acting award. Other
members of the cast include
Betty Lou Schmalbach, T. L.
Sweet, Bernice Gareau, Gait
Duane, Norman Engelman,
James Saguto, Lynn Darnell,
Harmon Eaton, Donald Sander,
Charles Heinemann, Vicky Sig
Ter, Inez Watson, Rachel Wat
son, Sue Heinemann and Diane
Wolman.
Director for the play is Carl
Eardley.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
Sugarloaf Horse Show Sunday
Benefits Mentally Retarded

II. Western trail class, with
horses to be shown in western
tack, and in natural conditions
usually encountered along the
trail.
Co-chairmen OF the show are
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles ID. Patton
OF Potomac. Other officials in
clude Frank Counselman, ring
master; Garvin f. Tankersley
announcer, A. Dawson Wooten,
show secretary, and DIR. Harold
H. Holbrook, veterinarian.
Admission will be 50 cents per
person.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

velopment of a workable and
realistic" plan, and hopes to
establish a working operation
between the two.
On completion Of the study,
the resolution calls for an active
Embarrassing campaign to nipple.
ment the program, from these
principal sources-county, state
and federal government, local
industry, commercial establish.
ments and service clubs, and
private citizens.
The resolution also recon-.
mends the creation of a county
planning staff to aid the county
Civil Defense Director in the
conduct of the overall shelter
program, to include preparation
of advanced shelter design for
inclusion in new construction,
provision of proper shelter man.
agement procedures and train
ing of personnel as shelter man
ayers, and other consultative
measures.
The committees resolution
will be carried to the local level
in a countrywide plebescite for
approval and acceptance be-
fore being presented to the
School Board and County Coun.
Gil.
with such a broad base of
support" the committee said,
"the proposal cannot be ignored
or passed over lightly"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

Whether it was noticed down
below was hard to tell, but the
din ceased shortly only to be
followed within minutes by the
high wailing of the fire house
siren calling all volunteers to
duty.
That went on for a fun go
seconds, then another brief res
pite before the fire trucks them
selves took off for the blaze,
sirens at full blast.
Mr.. Butcher at this point
looked as though he might be
considering an edict against
noise in Rockville Tuesdays.
CHANGING out the window at
the close of the meeting, he
noted that the bulldozer had not
yet completed its work.
Guess he wanted to save
something for next Tuesday,"
was his grim comment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
P-TA Executive Group Favors Plan
For Protection in Nuclear Attack

Strong support for a total
county plan" for protection
from the effects of nuclear at.
tack - a plan in which the
county school system would
play a vital part - was voiced
by the Executive Committee of
the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil of Parent-Teacher Associa-
tons at its recent meeting.
In a resolution introduced
by Ted Mariana, the Councils
civic defense chairman, the
P-TA executive group recon-
mended that funds be made
available from the county
budget for a planning survey
to accomplish the following OBJ
jectives:
1. Analyze and describe the
county's requirement for public
shelters.
2. Survey the county's exist
ing shelter system and all
disable facilities, inclu din g
schools, for possible shelter
use and evaluate the actual
protection they afford against
the affects of nuclear attack.
3. Project local requirements
and potential shelter inventory
into a total shelter system plan
and determine where shelter
improvement is necessary, and
4. Recommend a list of prof.
ects, by priority, for nipple
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

tons or civic interests in con-
sidering them for such impor-
tsnt public office"
Mrs. Werner Agrees
Support for Frosh's sugges.
ton came from Council mem.
Der Stella B. Werner, who de-
clared that there are certainly
many people in this area who
have an interest in these posi-
tons. Their business is almost
as important as the Councils
business and we might do
much toward counteracting pub
lie lethargy toward political ac-
tivity by inviting as many can
didates as possible to come and
allow us to familiarize ourselves
with their qualifications"
Il think we should be willing
to try a new approach, stir up
some interest among the citi-
zens of Montgomery County in
the availability of these posi-
TONS" Mrs. Werner said.
In defense of the Councils
present system of considering
applicants. President pro TEN
David L. Cahoon reminded his
associates that there has never
been any absence of open ques-
tioning of candidates. We've us
ually given those we've had a
pretty thorough consideration
that may be one reason we don't
have too many applicants"
He pointed out that all vacan-
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registered with The Arabian
Horse Club Registry of Amer
lea, Inc.
13. Knock -down.and-out, to be
shown over eight jumps start
ing at three feet, six inches.
ID. Children's horsemanship,
open to children 7 to II.
Is. Purebred Arabian pleasure
horse Western, open only 10
horses registered with The
Arabian Horse Club Registry Of
America.
16. Clover leaf barrel race, a
time event, with instructions to
be given at the time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
LeetMeIbrook photo

Association went on record by
letter to the council supporting
the coming change.
One Rockville resident, citing
too large q traffic increase,
spoke in opposition.
Wittenstein pointed out that
the buildings scheduled for con-
struction on the land would
place between 100000 and 160,-
900 square feet of space under
one roof. The center would pro-
vide parking for 1900 cars.
More than so persons attend
ed the councils meeting in the
executive room of the Civic
Center Mansion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

menting the proposed shelter
system programs and rate the
feasibility in terms of cost and
protective values"
1t plans to encourage the full
cooperation of the School Board
and County Council in the de-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18

selection OF member OF the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission.
The post is now held by Will
liam B. Wheeler, whose appoint.
ment expires June 1. He is seek
ing reappointment.
Also ending June l is the
term of Nathaniel ]. Ely on the
Appeal Tax Court. The term of
a third top county appointee, j.
Newton Brewer, jr., chairman
of the Montgomery County
Planning Board, expires June
IA. Both Ely and Brewer are
candidates to succeed them
selves.
Questioning Desirable
Frosh argued that last years
report by the Council-appointed
Conflict of Interest Commission
indicates the desirability of
holding public meetings at
which Council members would
question fully all applicants for
seats on the Sanitary Commits
sion, Park and Planning Com
mission, Board of Appeals and
similar agencies.
at seems to me mat we
ought to give the widest posi-
BILE publicity to the fact that
these positions are open, and
encourage citizens of suitable
interests and abilities to make
themselves known to us, so that
we can judge these people more
fully on their merits" Frosh de-
clared.
"As it is" he pointed out, I'VE
don't know too much about APP
plicants in advance. We should
have the benefit of full details
on their professional qualifica
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
Shad Bake

The annual plank shad bake
sponsored by the John B. LAti-
mer Post No. %, American
Legion, will be held from noon
to dark Sunday at the legion
building on Powder Mill I'd. OPP
posite High Point High School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
The Lighter Side
Council Carries On
In Midst of Much Din

The combined efforts of one dedicated budozer
operator and the Rockville Fire Department almost - but
not quite-dsupted the County Council meeting Tuesday
When the Council convened at 10 am. the buldozer
was already hard work right the street from the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-18
Council Nav
Quiz All Top
Job Seekers
Frosh Proposal Postpones
Action on w. B. Wheeler
By Ely Rice Bradley

Applicants for major appointive positions may face
intensive County Council questioning at public sessions
under suggestion by Councilman Stanley B. Frosh.
Pending further discussion of his proposal advanced
at Tuesdays Council meeting the county heads postponed
Evening star., 1961-03-10
Laurel Planning Group
Ruled Illegal by State

and a Laurel resident, in a pub
liShed letter, said the legal
ruling leaves the town exposed
to utter chaos in the form of
unregulated and unguid e d
growth" This could be rene
died by passage of the pending
bill. he said.
Mr.. Cory, however, said he
hopes the bill will exclude
Laurel. If not, he said the town
will seek a declaratory judg-
ment to decide who shall con-
duct future palnning and
zoning in Laurel.
Based on 1890 Charter
Mr.. Cory said the Laurel
Planning Commission was es-
tablished by authority of the
1890 town charter. Since Laurel
is outside the regional district
now, there is no conflict be-
tween planners of the town
and the M-NCPPC, he added
Laurel adopted a zoning and
planning ordinance in January
pending completion Of a master
plan being drafted by a con-
Isultant, the Planning Council
of the Greater Baltimore Com
mite. Inc.
Jesse S. Nicholson. executive
director Of the M-NCPPC, saic
yesterday the preliminary worl
done by the five-member Laur.
ell Planning Commission woulC
not be wasted, but included II
future studies by his agency.
Evening star., 1961-03-10
Two Teen SIoyers
Get 5 to IS Years

Two youths who had pleaded
guilty to manslaughter in the
fatal beating of a guard at the
National Training School for
Boys were given maximum SEN
tences Of five to Is years in
Jail each by a District Court
judge today.
Judge Alexander Holtzoff
said he feels that the youth of
Walter S. Bracket, Is, of Hat
tiesburg, Miss. and Richard l..
McCracken, IT. of Weirton,
w. Va, is mot a mitigating
circumstance"
They're really murderers,
even though they were allowed
to plead guilty to manslaugh-
ter" Judge Holtzoff added.
A third defendant in the case,
Bernard j. Jankowski, l6, of
New Castle. Del. also pleaded
guilty to manSlaughter, but has
not yet been sentenced.
All three of the boys origi-
nally were charged with first
degree murder and numbering a
Government employe in the
performance of his official
duties. The guard, William w.
Latimer, 81, of the 740O block
OF Eighty-fourth street, Palmer
Park, Md. died October Is
from injuries received in the
beating during an escape at
tempt September II. .
Evening star., 1961-03-10
Redistricting Bill Is Passed
Over Montgomery Protest

Under the bill, Maryland's S
new 9th district, which it re-
ceived asa result of the 1860
census, will be made up of
Prince Georges and Howard
Counties.
Gov. Tawes on Wednesday
had steam -rollered the admin
iStration's bill to preliminary
approval in the House over the
objections Of Howard County
which had protested being
aligned with Prince Georges
in the new 9th district.
S37,5OO for Aged
In the Senate yesterday, a
bill giving more funds to the
State Commission on Aging
was given final approval and
sent to the Governors The
commission. headed by Delegate
Margaret Schweinhaut, Demo-
crat of Montgomery, will get
$37,500 this year to carry on its
Evening star., 1961-03-10
AREA COUNTIES
WOULD GET AID

ANNAPOLIS. Mar. 10 (AP)
Here is the way a House
Ways and Means subcommittee
proposes the distribution Of in
creased State aid to Washing
ton area governments and re-
lates 1t to local tax rates:
CHARLES-$f62. 1885. equiva-
lent to 28.7 cents on tax rate.
Includes $130.666 school opera
tionS. $l5,036 school construc-
ton, $1,000 supervisors and
visiting teachers, $15,033 well
fare.
MONTGOMERY - $933,8lO.
equivalent to a 7.2 cents on tax
rate. Includes $439,895 school
operations. $360,241 school con-
struction, $18,533 supervisors
and visiting teachers, $1l5,14l
welfare.
PRINCE GEORGES - ST.
l80,027. equivalent to 1876
cents on tax rate. Includes
$788.335 operations, $297,374
school construction. 1888 su-
pervisors and visiting teachers,
$85,385 welfare.
Evening star., 1961-03-10
BY JANE B. ROWLAND
Star staff Writer

The Maryland Attorney Cen
erals office has ruled the town
Of Laurel is illegally exercising
planning and zoning powers
through a local commission eS-
tablished last July.
Robert Bourbon, assistant
attorney general, said present
law prohibits establishment of
local zoning commissions in
areas subject now and here
after" to the controls Of the
Maryland National Capital
Park and Planning Commission.
The decision will have a d.
rect bearing on LaurelS inclu-
sion in the regional (zoning)
district Of the M-NCPPC, as
proposed in the Maryland AS
.sembly.
Town council members have
lopposed Laurel's inclusion, say
ing local planners can better
IDEAL with community problems
land at q lower cost. Ernest N.
ICory, jr., town attorney, today
disagreed with the ruling, say
ing it is based on "foggy Ian
guage" in the law.
Sought to Avoid Duplication
Mr.. Bourbon, however, said
the law was drafted to avoid a
duplication Of planning func-
tionS. He said it was not the
intent of the Legislature to
create an impasSe which would
exist if-upon passage Of the
bill-Laurel found itself under
both q local planning commits
sion and the M-NCPPC.
Laured would be added to
the regional district by the
pending measure extending
zoning controls throughout
Prince Georges County.
Delegate C. Philip Nichols
Democrat of Prince Georges
Evening star., 1961-03-10
DRIVERS WARNED
BY MARYLAND
ON AUTO TAGS

BALTIMORE (AP)-The
Department OF Motor Vehi-
cles cautioned Maryland
motorists yesterday to con-
tact the department i'm
mediately If they nave not
received their applications
for 1861 license plates.
Motor Vehicles Commits
sioner John r. Jewell said
the applications a were
mailed in late February but
many persons may not have
received them because of
changes in names or ad-
dresses.
These persons should get
in touch with the depart
ment at once in order to
meet the April l deadline,"
Mr.. Jewell said.
Evening star., 1961-03-10

gram to provide $400 scale in
creases for supervisors and
visiting teachers, who the sub
committee said were omitted
from other salary plans.
4. Increases in welfare aid
were revised to benefit all
counties instead of just Balti-
more City and 10 counties. The
cost of this program would be
$685. 1888. an increase of $24,-
1858 over the original James
committee plan.
The subcommittee said the
welfare aid is so urgently
needed in. many sections il
must be considered in relation
to any education aid program
adopted by the General Assem-
bly.
Evening star., 1961-03-10
MARYLAND BRIEFS
McKeIdin
Might Run
With Butler

BALTIMORE. Mar. 10 (AP) &.
Theodore r. McKeldin, twice
Marylands chief executive, said
yesterday his only ambition
would be to run for Governor
should he seek election again
to public office.
The former Governor offered
the comment in response to
published reports he would join
Senator Butler at the head Of
the G. o. P. 1862 election ticket
in Maryland.
Mr.. McKeldin said he held
"a general talk about the stu
alton" with Senator Butler in
Washington Wednesday. He
indicated Senator Butler said
he would be a candidate for
reelection to his third Senate
term next year.
Il have no particular In
terest in running for the Sem
ate" Mr.. McKeldin said. III /
should run for anything, my
only ambition would be to run
for Governor"
Evening star., 1961-03-10

biggest State percentage mar
gins in the November election,
the State has not received any
major jobs in the Kennedy
government.
I'VE have received very little
as of now" Gov. Tawes said.
He said the Iron has been
hot on two or three occasions"
but cooled off before the ap-
pointments were made.
The Governor mentioned spe-
officially Representative Lank-
ford, who once was under con-
sideration as an Assistant Sec
retary Of the Navy. and State
Delegate Margaret Schwein-
haut Of Montgomery, who was
mentioned for Undersecretary
of the Department Of Health,
Education and Welfare. Both
posts went to other people.
1t has been reported that
Baltimore Mayor J. Harold
Grady may be considered for q
Federal judgeship and that for
mer Baltimore Mayor Thomas
d'AleSandro is being considered
for a post in the Federal Hous-
ing Administration.
Gov. TaweS said National
Democratic Chairman John
Bailey will be among those
present at the Washington con-
ference, which he said will be
held in about two weeks.
Gov. TaweS also said one
Of his assistants has conferred
with White House aides about
including Western Maryland in
the food stamp program which
has been established for other
depressed areas.
The Governor said he will
confer with Montgomery
County delegates who are dis
satisfied with the progress of
reapportionment legislation.
Gov. Tawes announced plans
for a survey of airport needs
in Maryland with a view toward
Evening star., 1961-03-10
Gas Storage
Land Price
Is Doubled

The Washington Gas Light
Co. has doubled the price it
will pay for underground acre
age needed for the proposed
storage Of natural gas, 1900
feet below Brandywine, Md.
The new price, an increase
from $50 to 500 per acre, was
announced by company Off
cials yesterday after they COM
Ipleted a crash" re-evaluation
Of the project.
The new rate Of 500 will
be paid in addition to the pre-
viously announced sum of $50
given landowners agreeing to
an option. plus $3.50 when they
sign leases for the underground
easement.
The gas company has been
unable to obtain underground
storage rights from 18 per cent
of more than 400 landowners
within the $4,000 acres pro-
posed in the storage area. The
strata could hold 80 billion
cubic feet of gas, according to
the utility.
At the request of the gas
company, the Prince Georges
County delegation to the Mary
land Assembly has introduced
a bill giving the utility eminent
domain and condemnation
rights to secure the remainder
of the land needed. The bill
is pending.
AS in three previous legis-
lative attempts, the gas COM
pany has run into stiff opposi-
ton from residents. Opponents
charge the gas storage will de-
preciate property values and
be a safety hazard both to
water and surface structures.
Donald S. Bittinger, presi-
dent Of the gas company, said
yesterday the new purchase
price Is the highest in the
country for this type Of project.
Mr.. Bittinger said II land
owners who already have sold
underground rights at the old
rate will be given the extra $50
per acre. Letters are being
sent to all residents concerned,
he said.