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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
County's Growth Confined
To Corridors by New Plan

Suburban Maryland's expanding population dur
ing the next 20 years would be concentrated along
four major corridors extending out like fingers from
the District of Columbia according to the Park and
Planning Commissions general plan for Montgomery
and Prince Georges Counties.
Aimed at preventing the further sprawl of housing
subdivisions over the countryside, the plan calls for
large open space wedges between the corridors These
wedges would include large lot residential develop
ment, farms, public installations and parks.
Under the planners recommendations park land
would increase from IA, 500 to $4,000 acres
by 1880 During the same period the bi-county areas
population would nearly double to 1.3 million.
The largest projected corridor would follow Route
los through Rockville, Gathersburg and German
town. In this space, the population would jump from
the present 1900 $4,000 within the next 20 years
the planners estimated Employment by 1880 in this
area would total nearly $4,000.
second corridor would extend along the Mont
gomeryPrince Georges County line through Falkland
and LAUREL roughly following the third route to Bal
timore.
A third corridor would run along the John Han
son highway to the 4,500 home development at Bel
air, near Bowie, in Prince Georges County
The fourth corridor, also in Prince Georges would
run south along the proposed Southeast Expressway
through the Henson Creek area, Clinton and Brandy
wine
Supplementing the highways extending through
the corridors would be rapid transit facilities in ac
cordance with system being developed by the Ma
tional Transportation Agency
The result of nearly four years work. the compile
ton of the plan at least in its preliminary phases was
spurred by the commissions appointment last year of
Harland Bartholomew consultant Bartholomew
is former chairman of the National Capital Planning
Commission and has achieved worldwide recognition
a planner
The proposals will be put in final form within the
next three months, after which they will be published
and public hearings held. After the plan is adopted
master plans and coming maps to carry out the recon-
mendations contained in the general plan.
AS part of this progam, the commission proposed
two new open space One would permit homes to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
B-CC Chamber
Chooses Price
For President

Richard r. Price, jr., has been
elected president of the Bethes.
da-Chevy Chase Chamber OF
Commerce. He is with Decatur
Press.
Other officers are Hugh B.
Johnston, jr, first vice presi.
dent; Alvin E. Kraus, second
vice president; A. j. Lazarus,
third vice president; Robert J.
Smith, treasurer; Miss Mary
10 Whidden. secretary.
Directors are:
Mrs. Ruth G. Adler, G. Wayne
Bishop, Scott r. Brewer, Hugo
Brooks, James c. Christopher,
Henry ]. Conner, Robert II.
Davidson, Joseph w. Fortuna,
Stanley r. Green, Mrs. Jessie
Hilderbrand, Paul Lambert, jr.,
Archie Meatyard, Walter II.
Norman, c. Edward Nicholson,
John r. Steelmsn, Edward l..
Stock, jr., J. Grahame Walker,
Frank f. Wall, jr., G. Bruce
West and Cecil Yates.
Price succeeds Walter Hess as
president OF the Chamber.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Sentinel's Christmas Fund
For 90 Is Beginning to Grow

cupatonal therapists for work in nursing
homes. Through this means the desperate
idleness existing in many nursing homes will
be alleviated by meaningful activity. The sec
ond group of therapists will be graduated in
Rockville on December 18th. This project is
sponsored by our local Health Department
the TB and Heart Association and the Fed
eral office of Vocational Rehabilitation.
'While / tried hard to have our several
Youth Centers' designated as Community
Centers for all age people, was unsuccessful
However, our Park Director understands the
needs of our older citizens and has made
space available in the now operating Center
in Bethesda for large and very active group
of seniors who meet once week. Their pro-
gram is directed by Mrs. Virginia Tygerson
of the Department of Recreation. There are
some 81 Golden Age Clubs in our county
under the sponsorship of many churches and
with a variety of designations. Come attend
one of the meetings of 'The Fossils" an all
male club if you want TO have a really fine
time and do also attend the annual picnic
of Miss Lucy's' Young in Heart in Gathers
burg. Drop in at the Golden Age Lounge
operated by the Jewish Community Center
Attend one of the meetings Of the Retired
Civil Employees groups and hear the intell
gent discussions of pension plans, taxes, med
ical expenses and how to meet them, etc. Do
by all means interest yourself in the Com.
mittee of which Miss Claudia Galher is Chair
man and which is set up under the auspices
of the State Commission on Aging. This
Committee has representatives from some 40
volunteer organizations throughout the State
and its purpose is organized visiting to nurs
ing homes.
"Our County Manager has interested him.
self in housing for older people and has re-
quested the Revenue Authority to look into
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

be built lots much larger than the present 2acre
minimum. The other would set up a natural resource
zone to encourage farming, numbering quarrying and
the mining of sand and gravel
AT the same time, the planners called for the Gre
alton OF Natural Resource Development Board to
courage the development of natural resources in the
rural areas of the two counties and to supervise the
Mobilization of areas where needed.
Montgomery County sections where the large lot
coming would be applied would include the Potomac
area and the upper reaches of the Rock Creek and
Northwest Branch watersheds. The commission said
previous plans for these areas will be adjusted to the
detectives of the general plan after it is adopted
Development in the corridors would reach much
higher concentrations than are permitted under pres
ent zones. This would be particularly true in the
so-called modes" in which new apartment and town
house zones would permit as many as 100 dwelling
units per acre.
The planners predicted that by $780, nearly 30
per cent of the housing units in Montgomery County
and nearly 40 per cent in Prince Georges County may
be apartments
In the single family home market the commission
said there will be much greater demand than now for
moderate sized and large lots In ALL an additional
63 square miles will have to be developed for single
family homes and an additional eight square miles for
apartments, the commission estimated.
The planners made it clear, however that nearly
twohrds of the land in the counties win not be re-
qured for urban uses
In addition to the new zones the planners slg-
gested the following steps to carry out the corridor
concept:
l. Confine sewer and water lines to urban areas
Observers said this would stop the Washington Subur-
ban Sanitary Commissions current practice of extend
ing sewer lines into rural areas where developers are
willing to pay part of the cost of such extensions
2. Concentrate major new highway construction
in urban areas.
3. Relate property assessments more closely TO
zoning.
A. Use urban renewal powers to solve urban
blight in certain areas,
5. Examine all public capital improvement pro-
grams very carefully to see that they conform to the
corridor development detectives
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

Three Montgomery County
students are members of the 16-
student University of Maryland
Madrigal Singers who begin
their annual Christmas concert
tour December 10.
Among the singers are Ken
meth Dahlin, $50 Anderson ave-,
Rockville; Marvin Gardner, 8705
Geren rd., Silver Spring, and
Tom Pearse, Brookville.
The concert tour will include
appearances as far away as
South Carolina and will include
concerts on Washington and
Baltimore radio and television
stations.
Specializing in music of the
Renaissance, the singers wear
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

meet Library Board selection
policies, after all, and has
false values and is obscene"
At the meeting with Board
members, Duane declared the
book Is 80 obviously evil that it
does not belong In any decent
place."
The Library Board decided to
table Duane's request, however.
and his resignation followed.
Duane became head of the Is
member board just two months
ago, after four years of mem
bership.
He said the controversy over
the books availability on library
shelves was dumped into my
lap" within 10 days OF taking
over the Craftsmanship. by coun-
ty Manager Mason Butchers
ban on its distribution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

Dear Santa.
Il have been a good girl so
please bring Me:
"A carriage, a pretty doll
baby, roller skates, beauty par
lor set and a lot of candy in
my stocking.
Santa, be sure TO look on
top Of the piano because my
Daddy viii leave some cookies
and candy for you. He win
also leave a bottle of beer for
you. Merry Christmas Santa,
Your Little Helper,
Gretchen Greene
Dear Santa Claus:
Would you bring some nice
toys to my house for Christ
mas?
these are my favorite; Tiny
Tears, record player, view find
err, dishes, Dale Evans cowgirl
outfit. telephone, play.moblle
and some surprises"
Barbara Hodge
Continued ON Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Senior Citizens
Meet Thursday

A new club for senior citizens
has been organized by interest
ed members of the Bethesda
Christian Church. The group
held its first meeting recently
in the fellowship hall at the
church, located on the corner of
Hunt and Wisconsin ayes,
Chevy Chase.
II is hoped that the club will
provide needed projects and &C.
tivities for senior citizens from
this vicinity; church member
ship is not a requirement for
belonging to this group.
The next meeting will be held
December IA at 1:30 pm.
For further information call
the church office at oliver D
6861.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Suburban Trust
Raises Interest
Rate on Deposits

Suburban Trust Co. has
adopted maximum interest rates
on savings as authorized by the
Federal Reserve Board and the
Federal Deposit Insurance Cor
poration effective January /,
1862.
The action will provide a 4
per cent rate on all savings de.
posits and time deposits and GER
tificates left in the bank for a
year or more. 1t provides a 31a
per cent rate on deposits of a
six months term.
The action will be effective in
the % offices of Suburban
Trust i'm Prince Georges and
Montgomery Counties, accord.
ing to T. Howard Duckett,
chairman of the board and ex.
ecutive committee, and Presi.
dent J. Robert Sherwood.
Previously Federal authorities
have permitted a maximum OF
3 per cent interest rate on saw
ings deposits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

public library shelves in ac-
cordance with the Depart
ment Of Public Libraries Sc
lection standards, has re-
signed in a dispute with
Board members over the
book.
Duane last week sought to
have the Board reverse its posi-
ton of defending the books Sc
lection for library distribution,
but was met with refusal.
Since writing his letter to the
County Council backing up the
library departments selection
policies, Duane said, he has read
the Henry Miller novel and
found it filthy and obscene"
He asked the Board to notify
the Council the book does not
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

prizes Of s. each and four more
Of $3.50. We will publish as
many letters as we can, with
winners to be announced in the
first Sentinel published after
Christmas.
Letters, addressed TO Santa
Claus at 215 East Montgomery
ave, Rockville, should be In the
Sentinel office by Saturday,
December IS.
Below are a few OF the letters
already received:
Dear Santa Claus:
Il will leave you something
to eat. I'm almost seven years
old. / am in first grade. /
have been a good girl. ! would
like for Christmas a ballerina
walking doll with pink hair and
a spinning wheel and a ciga-
rette candy set, tea set, Disney
kitset, ironing set, Video Village
and pajamas for my doll. Please
bring something for Andrea.
Thank you for bringing some
toys"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

The Montgomery County Sentinel this
year begins campaign to raise funds to buy
Christmas gifts for ninety elderly persons in
various homes in the county.
These 80 fine senior citizens are supported
by meager county funds and most of them do
not have families or friends.
Every penny collected will be used to buy
useful Christmas gifts for these wonderful
people. However, the most important thing
concerning this project is the fact that these
who care about them.
The following persons haven sent money
to The Christmas Fund for 80, care of The
Sentinel, 215 East Montgomery ave-, Rock
vile: We hope you will send any amount in
the next few days.
H. Phillips, Frank Merendino, " c. Wood
ward, E. Bradley, Howard Thomas, and A. J.
NIinkin and six others sent money but asked
that their names not be published.
Margaret Schweinhaut, newly appointed
State Senator, Chairman of the State Commits
sion on Aging, sent large check and letter
that we believe is both informative and en-.
couraging. We print it in full:
First. please let me commend you from
my heart for your Christmas Fund for 3d.
campaign. 1t is truly an inspiration. l en-
close my check to help along.
Secondly, let me hasten to reassure you
about no one doing anything about our older
citizens within the county. Nothing could be
further from the truth. short and far from
complete list of activities during the past year
is the following:
THE County Council appointed Mont
gomery County Commission on Aging which
has been active in many fields and is COM
posed of outstanding citizens;
From the first Conference on Aging
CMontgomery-Prince Georges County, held at
NTH in 1860 land attended by $50 citizens)
there developed a program for educating &C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Pinneberg Yule
Program Slated
AT Civic Center

A special music program,
christmas in Pinneberg" =
Rockville's sister city in Ger
many-will be held at $50 pm.
at the Civic Center auditorium
December Is.
The program is sponsored by
the Rockville Recreation Depart
ment and the Rockville Sister
City Committee. Admission will
be free.
Making up the program,
first of its kind, will be a short
statement about the sister city
utilization, German Christmas
songs by the Washington Saen-
gerbund Society, German folk
dancing by the D. c. Folk
Dancers and German Christ
mas carols by the Rockville
Teen Club.
German cookies and coffee
will be served following the pro-
gram.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

Proposed originally at the
meeting of the Assembly last
month, the resolution was voted
down at the groups closed
meeting Thursday. Early news
paper reports based on word
from Association spokesman
said it had been tabled.
In other actions, the teachers
reaffrmed a stand they took
last month in recommending
that a Kensington Junior high
school teachers seek a seat in
the House of Delegates next
year.
Their position of advocating
political action by teachers was
restated after attempts by a
group of Rockville teachers to
rescind or amend the resolution
which established it.
The Rockville delegates
argued the resolution was in
violation of an MEGA constitu.
tional provision prohibiting en-.
dorsement of political candi.
dates.
The teacher being backed is
Richard P. Abel who announ-
ced his candidacy for the legisla-
ture early last month.
The Delegate Assembly also
voiced its approval of a pro-
posed equal service ordinance in
the County, which would outlaw
discrimination in public places
because of race, color or creed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Choir Program
Slated Dec. IL

Sanctuary Choir OF First Bap'
fist Church Of Silver Spring will
present a concert of sacred
music December II at 1880 pm.
The program viii include
Christmas anthems and portions
of HandePs 1.-THE Messiah" Ac-
companying the choir win be an
orchestra ensemble.
The church Is at Wayne ave.
and Tenton %.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Three Residents
Receive Awards

Three Montgomery County
residents have been presented
Patent Office awards by Assist
ant Commissioner Of Patents
Horace B. Fay.
A suggestion award went to
Walter Stolwein, 1902 Jeffrey
ST., Silver Spring, while superior
performance awards were made
to Arthur Gauss, 4503 Harling
Ia, Bethesda, and Mrs. Dora
Levy, 8417 Freyman dr., Chevy
Chase.
Awards were made In cere-
monies at the Patent Office OF
the Department of Commerce in
Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Head of County Library Board
Finds 'Tropic' Filthy, Quits

Montgomery County Ii
brary Board chairman
Frank ]. Duane, who pro-
tested to the County Coun-
Gil a month ago that the
controversial "Tropic of
Cancer" had been placed on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12

authentic costumes of the
period. They are accompanied
by a number of instruments, in
Guiding the lutte, viola d'amore,
recorders and harpsichord.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Second Concert

The George Washington Uni
versity Orchestra, directed by
George Steiner, presents its sec
ond concert of the season De-
cember 20 at $3.50 pm. in the
university's Lisner Auditorium,
21st and H SITS, NV, Washing
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
River Bend
Da1nBacked
By Co-ops
RecreatiOnal
Potential Stressed

Wholesale promotion of
the recreational potential of
the proposed high dam at
River Bend on the Potomac
River is being carried on by
rural electric co-ops, which
stand to gain if power facil-
tiles are included in the dam,
it was learned this week.
Although electric power de-
velopment is not one of the
prime considerations in Army
Corps of Engineers present
stsudies of how to meet future
water needs of areas served by
the Potomac River Basin, it
may be brought into the Fed
eral Governments planning be-
fore final evaluation of the site
is made.
Representatives of the Ma
tional Rural Electric Coopera-
tive Association have cited the
dams potential as a profitable
recreation area, during brief
ings in recent weeks held with
citizens in communities which
would be affected by it.
Opponents of the controversi-
al River Bend dam site argue
that it would inundate thou
sands of acres of valuable land
in the Seneca-River Bend area,
as well as about 35 miles of the
scenic and historic C&O Canal
itself a major recreational OBJ
jective in the area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Maryland Singers Include 3 Countians

Director of the group. which
was officially organized as a
class in the department of
music, is Mrs. Rose Marie
Grentzer, professor of music.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Prizes Are Offered
For Santa Letters

It's that time of year again when children are writing
Santa that they "have been good" Or likely that
they promise to be good if :"
AS in the past years. the Sentinel is forwarding the
Santa Claus letters to the North Pole and offering four
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-12
Teachers Turn Down Move
To Condemn Miller Novel

An attempt to put the Delegate Assembly of the
Montgomery County Education Association on record
against the ban sale distribution of ropc of Can
cer failed last week when the delegates defeated mo-
ton favoring the condemnation.
The Adak sun., 1961-01-16
ADAK SUN

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Evening star., 1961-12-04
TV KEY PREVIEWS

Tonioht's top sho,Us preuie,ued By TV Keys staU
Dho attend rehearsas match screenings and anayse
scripts In Ne,c York. Hollywood and elsewhere. Their
opinions offered a guide to piepers
Evening star., 1961-12-04
FIN Stations

WHFS-FM-1o2.3 Nc. (stsreu.)-4:ao pm. to
II pm.
MsH.-Fri.; 4:30 to II B.m. Sunday.
W0L-FM-9S7 Mc.-e:3O am. to midnight.
Evening star., 1961-12-04
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

1000. WTOP (9)-Hennesey
Chick and Martha remem-
ber Pearl Harbor. Jackie
Cooper.
HOO, WTTG (5)-PM East,
Dance Craze" Including
the Bunny Hug, Cakewalk,
Charleston and Twist. Joe
Piro, Eubie Blake, Nobel
Sissle, Leon James and AL
Minns.
11:2O, WTOP (9)-The Late
Show. IF Winter Comes"
Walter Pidgeon Q94D.
1881, WMAL (O-Monday
Movie. Midnight Episode. -
A London tramp gets mixed
up in a murder.
1900, WTTG (5)-PM West.
Pierre Salinger and White
House Correspondent Mari
anne Means.
Evening star., 1961-12-04
EDUCATIONAL V
(CHANNEL 26)

6:45-The Friendly Giant.
7:O0-What's New. Children
Mr.. Fixit and other features,
7:3O-Spanish.
8:O0-Four Families. Docu-
mentary. Cultural differ
enceS in Canada, Japan
India, France.
9:00-Four Score. Chicago
Fine Arts. Schubert's Death
and the Maiden"
T0morrow-AM
lin SCHOOL,
9:45-Parlous Francois.
(sixth
grade).
11:OO-Science S (fifth grade)
1:3O-Art and Music (first,
second and third grades.
2:05-Language Arts Fourth
fifth and sixth grades.
2:40-Parlous Francois.
Evening star., 1961-12-04

from a Weirdo Digest, but there
were aspects of it's execution
that were first rate. It's too
bad. however. that it wasn't
worthier of the station and
networks defense.
The good in the show-a
challenging theme, the dra-
matte flair and the all out
effort-was cancelled out by
the bad; lack of restraint, the
lf-dozen holes in the script
the slick but tasteless handling
Of the secondary plot.
1t may be interesting to note
that early in its career, this
episode was entitled Told by
an notwithstanding a Shake.
spearean, ahem, reflection
When the agencies protested
the producers shifted to the
title, "A Lion Walks Among
U.s." which is from the Bible
and which was obviously in.
tended to give it a highly mora
tone. (This is Hollywood Ira.
ditional. of course-a technique
invented by C. B. DeMille.
The quote:
BE sober, be vigilant. Your
adversary, the devil, as q roar.
ing lion, waIketh about seek
ing whom he may devour."
The switch-blading agent
(FabianD of the Prince Of Dark
ness kept referring. throughout
the script. to the enemy
those who stood in his way
The effect was to set in motion
a tragic fantaSy-like shocker-
but a shocker which never in.
dicated. because of its diver
sions, the inevitable retribution
=
Sudden Thought: II we are
to have any more of these
studies of the amoral, al
strained through the slick
Hollywood processes, there are
a couple Of things or three they
ought to know out there. Crisp
direction Is OUT. (Play it as
If the director and the crew OF
one came upon the scene side.
ways, or on all fours.) Cleal
camera work is OUT. I'm focus
only for the credits.) Intelligi-
BILE lines are OUT. quitting
Fabian's dialogue into cool cal
talk was a fine move.
The youngster carried it of
rather well, come to think
of it, although this was OBJ.
viously a role built and shaded
by the camera and directory