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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03

credited with having made mil.
loins of dollars for the county
through his keen investments.
Since 1858, he has reaped over
SIS million, most of which is
plowed back into the general
fund to relieve the taxpayers
burden.
He estimates the return on
his investments last year will
save county taxpayers between
three and four cents on the cur.
rent rate.
With as much as SIT million
in county funds available for
investment in a single year,
Hancock says he has been
trained never to refuse a rea.
sonable profit"
But he has an eye for a quick
one, too, as a $4,000 invest.
ment of Police Relief and Re.
tirement Fund money this year
shows. By holding his invest
ment for a little over two
months, Hancock realized a 26
per cent profit.
In another purchase and
sale" agreement last October,
he put up 81 million, held onto
it for 13 days and came away
for the county, $1,260 richer.
Timing is important in in.
vesting, Hancock feels, add.
ing with grin that he has
adopted the slogan of a mem.
Der of the celebrated Europe.
an banking firm of the Roth.
childs-T always sell too
SOON"
In handling the investments
of the police fund since 1947,
he has earned it more than
S75,093, virtually paying for the
widows pensions disbursed
from the fund over those years.
Hancock's investments are
governed strictly by state law,
and the police fund is the only
one which Hancock can invest
in common stocks such as the
average person would buy.
Even here, a 10 per cent limi.
tation has been established.
The bulk of the county's free
funds go into such solid invest
ments as U. S. Treasury bills,
notes and bonds, federal agency
debentures, notes and bonds,
time certificates of deposit, the
profitable purchase and sale
agreements, federal and county
bonds and corporate bonds,
most of which require substan.
tial sums of money.
This keen investor has little
personal interest in the stock
market. Although he keeps a
close eye on Moody's, the Blue
List, the Wall Street Journal
and other references on the
county's behalf, he says his own
investments are limited and
that my wife has more than
l do"
Hancock has been with the
county, with the exception of a
brief period between admins
trations in the mid-30s, since
1882.
Though he holds a degree in
commercial science from South.
eastern University, he credits
two personal friends with his
education in investing. One is
with an investment firm in Bal
timore and the other is Max
Hewitt, formerly associated
with Jones, Kreeger & Co. in
the county.
With all of his success in
m aktng mOney for the
county, he has one regret
his refusal to buy $1,000
worth of stock in a chemical
company in 1889 which, left
intact, would be worth over
81 million today.
But then" he philosophers
ruefully, 1--WE never been one
much for speculative stocks,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Anti-Bias
Commission
Gets Case

First complaint filed un-
der the county's anti-dis-
elimination ordinance has
been presented to the newly
formed permanent Commits
sion on Human Relations
for investigation and action.
Although it is the commits
sion's policy-established at an
organization meeting last week
to keep all complaints and in
vestigations confidential, it S
first case is believed to be that
of a Rockville woman who
complained recently she failed
to gain admittance for a group
of Negro youngsters to Cal
thersburg skating rink.
At its first meeting, attended
by eight of the nine members,
the commission established
ground rules for handling COM
plants of discrimination in pub
lie places because of race, color,
creed or national origin.
Members agreed all COM
plants must be filed In writ
ing with either the Commits.
sion or the County Attor.
ney's office in Rockville.
They should provid full de-
tails of the incident, including
Identification of complainant,
location of the offense and spe-
cific information on the nature
of the complaint.
In other action at the organi-
cation meeting, members elect
ed the Rev. Kenneth B. Went
eel Of Rockville as commission
chairman and Mrs. Robert w.
King of Bethesda vice chair
man.
Rev. Vented, minister of the
Faith United Church of Christ,
is one of three former mem.
bers of the County Councils in.
term commission who accepted
appointments to the self-per-
petuating group.
Mrs. King is a member Of
the Maryland Advisory Com.
mittee to the Presidents
Commission on Civil Rights
and Is a leader i'm the Ameri-
can Association of University
Women.
Assistant County Attorney
Richard ]. Sincoff has been ap.
pointed the commissions legal
advisor.
Rev. Vented announced the
commission will meet on the
fourth Monday of each month,
or at the call of the chair, and
that its meetings will be open
to the public. Next meeting
date is May %.
Under the law establishing
the permanent commission, it
is to conciliate complaints it re.
ceives, hold hearings on them
and, if necessary, issue orders
against offenders. Persons who
fail to comply with its orders
may be subject to legal en-
forcement action by either the
States Attorney or the County
Attorney.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
COP Coffee Hour

A coffee hour for Republican
candidates will be held from 2
to a pm. May 5 at the Civic
Center in Gaithersburg by the
Upper Montgomery County Re.
publican Women's Club. Mrs.
Maxwell Winter, Washington
Grove, is chairman for the
event, which will be open to all
interested persons.
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shed Association. The meeting
will start at 8 pm. in the Izaak
Walton League Clubhouse, Clop-
pers and Warning Station Roads,
near Old Germantown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
When Hancock Inuests
County Makes Money
BY ELY Bradley
Sentinel Renorter

A lot of things make money in Montgomery County
land developers and business firms, cavas and meter
maids shoe stores and bottle clubs, and, occasionally
even newspapers and horse breeders.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03

supporting any special interest
or interests.
County residents who would
like to make application should
send a letter and short resume
of their experience to the Clerk
of the County Council, Room
GIT, County Office Building,
Rockville,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Park Program Talk

John P. Hewitt, director of
parks for the Maryland-N National
Capital Park and Planning Com.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
TlOinbrOok-ites Await
County Library Action

KockWlles Iwinbrook residents, happy over re-
cent action by the Montgomery County Council at incd
ing funds in the 1868 fiscal budget for library BUILDING
OF tnelr own now look forward to the day when the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Want to apply for Job
as a County Palmer?

The Montgomery County Council is seeking appli-
cans for appointment to the Montgomery County Plan
ming Board and the Maryand-Nationa Capital Park and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03

mission, will talk on Park De.
velopment in Upper Montgom-
cry County" at meeting May
s Of the Seneca Creek Water.
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MASONIC RITES HELD
FOR JETHRO BISHOP, 81

Jethro (Jet) Bishop died Jan
uary II in the Pungo District hos
pital following a long illness He
was SO years old.
Funeral services We're held from
the chapel of the Paul Funeral
home Friday afternoon, January
IL, at 2 pm. with the Rev. David
Brown, assisted by the Rev. james
M. Waggoner. Burial was in the
Yeatesville cemetery with Masonic
rites at the graveside.
Mr.. Bishop was born and rear.
ed at Pantego but spent most Of
his life in Belhaven, his wife, Mrs
Lucy Shavender Bishop, died sew
eral years ago.
Mr.. Bishop was a member of the
First Christian church in Belhaver
and Belhaven Masonic lodge, No
500. ~
Surviving are one foster son, Tho
mas Watson Of Shaw AF base al
Sumter, S. c., and several nieces
and nephhews.
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BY eULA N. GREENWOOD

QUESTIONS The Burch-
Brewer story that has walked with
giant strides across the front pages
Of the States press for nearly two
weeks now had-as Of Sunday, jan
uary 14-asked many more ques-
tions than it had answered.
Some of them are as follows: !
/. Since the Governor had an
parently found the body on Friday,
january 5, why did he wait until
Sunday afternoon, January Ia
time for nap-taling on the part OF
a lot of press people-to make the
announcement?
2. Since Kidd Brewer is supposed
to have known on Wednesday, Jan
uary 8, that a serious charge in
volving his good name was in prep
aration, why did he not have Q
sharpe statement ready-some-
thing to somewhat dispel-the fog
:. when Gov. Sanford sent flying
his statement firing State Highway
Engineer Bob Burch for being "too
closely associated" with Brewer !
8. Did the story originate with
the Governors office-by, through
and from it-or was it dug up by q
newspaper and exploded by the
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SWAN QUARTER MAN
DIES IN GREAT BRIDGE

Carol Russell Midyette, age SO,
died at the home of SON in Great
Bridge, Va. Thursday night. Death
was attributed to a heart attack.
Mr.. Midyette, native of Swan
Quarter, who had been making his
home at Great Bridge recently, was
a retired fisherman and farmer.
Mr.. Midyette was a member of
the Jehovah's Witness denomina-
ton.
Surviving are his wife, Mrs. Bet
tie Midyette; two daughters, Mrs.
Hubert Greene of Norfolk, Va. and
Mrs. Otis Williams Of Swan Quar-
ter; one son, Maxton Midyette of
Great Bridge, Va; two sisters, Mrs.
N. S. Mason of Swan Quarter and
Mrs. ]. S. Mason of Swan Quarter;
seven grandchildren.
Funeral services We're held at
pm. Sunday at the Agricultural
building in Swan Quarter conduct
ed by the Rev. Joseph Codestoti OF
Edenton. Burial was in Soule ceme-
terry.
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drama.
At Mondays meeting Robert
Gibbs, Superintendent of Cape Hat
teras National Seashore and the
Fort Raleigh National Historic
Site, reported on current progress
in rebuilding Waterside Theatre in
which the drama is presented.
Located within the Fort Raleigh
area, on the actual site Of the orig
linal happenings of the story The
Lost Colony tells and brings to life,
the new amphitheatre is being built
at a cost Of approximately $4,000
by the National Park Service as one
of its Mission 66 projects.
Mrs. Sam j. Erwin Jr., chairman
of membership committee of Roa-
noke Island Historical Association,
described special plans for increas-
ing membership in the Association
this year.
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sE]I5UjE
GaN3!liTila
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
We really enjoy the paper. l read
it from front to back, not missing
a single column. The classified ads
and unpaid taxes are even inter-
esting!
The home folks, that live in diff
ferent parts of the country, should
be proud to receive a weekly ac-
count of our wonderful people and
Roanoke Island.
We live on an island also, but
cannot be compared with Roanoke
Island. There are no bridges link
ing US with other villages. Imagine
living on a strange island for two
years, and knowing that your only
way to depart was by sea plane! !
have formed an opinion of this
place, "You don't have to be crazy
to live here but it helps"
Truthfully, speaking the people
are wonderful and very friendly.
The weather is miserable. If you
wake up one morning and the
weather doesn't suit you, go back
to sleep and it will be different
when you wake up again. In one
day, l saw it rain, snow, hail and
then the sun made its appearance.
The natives are used to it, sup
pose. If it doesn't rain for three
days, they began to worry and fear
that the sunshine will make them
sick.
So to you who are now living
on Roanoke Island be thankful
Thankful that you can wear short
sleeve shirts, go barefooted. and
go swimming when you like.
Sincerely,
Anne and Pat Kee
Ketchikan, Alaska
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COLONY
Continued from Page One)

which time he was engaged in pub
lie relations and personnel manage
ment.
During World War II he served
in the Army Air Forces as pub
lie relations officer in England and
the United States.
Following graduation from the
University with an A. B. degree
in Education he taught history and
adult evening classes for five years
at Greensboro Senior High School.
Active in local and state profession
al affairs, he served as president
for two terms of the Greensboro
Classroom Teachers Association
and was an officer in the statewide
organization of teachers of social
studies.
Since returning to Chapel Hill
Thomas duties with the Univer-
sity's alumni office have put him
in close touch with out-of-town
alumni and students on the campus.
During a two year tenure he served
as secretary of the University rs
YM-YWCA board of directors and
has been identified with other cam
nus grounds. He has been active in
local and district organizations
sponsoring the Boy Scouts.
This summer will mark the 25th
year since The Lost Colony was
launched as Americas first outdoor
symphonic drama. Since its open
ing in 1887 the drama has been
presented to an estimated one-ard-
three quarter million people includ-
ing visitors from every state in the
Union and many foreign countries.
Another significant anniversary
to occur during the summer of 1862
lis the 375th birthday of Virginia
Dare, first child Of English parents
in the Western Hemisphere. Com
memorative plans are being made
for the occasion by the University
of North Carolina Presiden- Will
liam C. Friday and other members
of commission appointed by Gov
ernor Terry Sanford for this pur-
pose.
For Clifton B~itton Of Goldsboro
| this silver anniversary season Of
The Lost Colony will mark the
ninth consecutive year in which
he has served as director Of the
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and tell you how to garden, just
like the skilled golfer cannot tell
an amateur how to be a perfection
ist in that sport. Nothing can match
the pleasure of watching plant
grow and develop.
If you need references or bull
letins, your local seed or fertili-
zer dealer has information, or You
may contact your local County
Agricultural Agent or Vocational
Agricultural Teacher. All will be
glad to help you.
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JACKSON BOY STUNNED

Robert Jackson, 14-year-old sor
of Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin Jackson OF
Manteo, was stunned Monday night
when he fell against some cement
blocks while playing at Boy Scout
meeting. He received first aid, but
his head required no stitches, an6
he went to school as usual the
next morning.
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the mlZZen rigging. ne nau uOu LnjS
after the firing of the first shot.
The survivors give no reason for
his taking this step, and perhaps,
the best that can be advanced is
hat he thought as the line just
thrown had landed aloft on the
after spring stay, no other would
be sent off, and that would have
to be used.
The gear worked smoothly, and
all seven of the men forward were
landed safely by 9 o'clock. BY this
time the schooner had gradually
settled in the sand until she was
almost entirely under water except
the masts which were still standing.
She was also fast breaking up.
Under these circumstances it was
utterly impossible to get forward
70 the lib boom where the breeches
buoy hung in readiness for him
The only way at that time to
have got forward would have been
hv the masterheads. and he was
doubtless in no condition, then to
attempt such a perilous feat. 1t
was equally impossible to reach
him with the boat, or for anyone
to go off in the buoy from the
-hore with any prospect Of aiding
him. as the surf was dashing wild
lv over the submerged hull between
the bowsprit, and the rigging,
where he was. After the lapse OF
about three quarters of an hour, or
| at a quarter to 10 o'clock, he was
observed to descend the rigging as
though he meditated dash for the
bow Of the vessel.
But he had scarcely reached the
sheer pole wher he was swept
away, and after battling desperate
lly for a few moments with the
waves in vain effort to regain the
rigging he sunk out of sight and
was not again. seen until his life
less body was cast up by the surf
about an hour later. Immediate
efforts were made to resuscitate
the body, but without success. AS
bruised, it was quite likely that he
was knocked insensible by contact
with wreckage very soon after be-
ing washed overheard.
The seven survivors lost all their
effects, and were furnished with a
change Of dry clothing from the
supply of Women's National Relief
Association, besides shelter and
substenance until the following day
(23rd), when passage WIS obtained
for them on a small schooner to
Roanoke Island, where they could
proceed by steamer to the main
land. Nothing was saved of the
schooner or her cargo.
The following paper was left by
the castaways with Keeper Pugh
and by him forwarded to headquar-
ters:
"Gull Shoal Life-Saving Station,
| K0lALu OlSII1CI, y JdIludIy 60, 1904
'The undersigned, crew of the
schooner Nathaniel Lank, wrecked
on Chicamicomico Beach January
%, 1891, do hereby certify that
vessel by the keepers and surfmer
of the Gull Shoal and Chicamico-
Life Saving Stations and that
he drowning of the Captain was
the results of his own action, ant
that it was not by reason of any
failure on the part of the lifesavine
crews to discharge their duty
While we deeply regret the loss oi
our Captain we desire to express
thanks to the keepers and crews
of said stations for their premppt-
ness in rescuing us and for the
hospitality we received after reach.
ing the Gull Shoal Station.
"Harry Sipple, Mae, Roberi
Greer, Peter Aucker, Henry King
John Sober, L. Sanderage, Charlie.
/ II yIy,llscr.. We
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Governor?
4. Since a scholarship fund at
Duke University was involved in
the Investigations, why was Duke
so slow and close-mouthed in its
first statements?
5. Why did the Governor, rather
than the chairman of the State
Highway Commission, make the
original announcements?
6: Is it true that Robert Burch
is really Kidd Brewers brother-in-
law, as stated editorially in the
"Kings Mountain Herald" of JAM
uary IL?
z. Would the matter have been
kept under wraps if somebody else
had been elected Governor?
8. Was a crime committed? viii
anybody go to Jail? Why did Engi-
neer Burch in his lengthy state
ment denying wrongdoing make no
reference to Sanford, son, Brewer,
or money?
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CHURCH PEOPLE Bob
Burch was three years ago presi-
dent of the Edenton Street Metho,
dist Church's Men Bible Class, one
of the larger Sunday School class
es in North Carolina.
Brewer and his family seldom
miss Sunday from Haynes Barton
Methodist Church when they are
in Raleigh-both Sunday school
and preaching. Brewer neither
smokes nor drinks.
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The work of rescue was not begun
by sending off the breeches buoy.
There were seven men in sight at
this time at the bow Of the vessel.
the eighth man. who it appears
was the captain, having gone aft in
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WITH CHARLES BROS. :. This
is not the first time Kidd Brewer
has looked out nonchalantly on the
wild blue yonder.
Thirty-five years ago he was
a wing-walker with the Charles
brothers transformers out of Win
ston-Salem.
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Result Needless Delay Communications To This Newspaper
Addressed Individuals Address The Newspaper
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on NC. HIGHWAYS

RALEIGH-The Motor Vehicles
Departments summary of traffic
deaths through 10 A. M. Monday,
January Is, 1862:
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DTSWer anu MS IamlIy seldom
miss Sunday from Haynes Barton
Methodist Church when they are
in Raleigh-both Sunday school
and preaching. Brewer neither
smokes nor drinks.
WITH CHARLES BROS. :. This
is not the first time Kidd Brewer
has looked out nonchalantly on the
wild blue yonder.
Thirty-five years ago he was
a wing-walker with the Charles
brothers transformers out of Win
ston-Salem.
SIGN -. Still standing at the
edge of the meadow on the Kidd
Brewer property and on the Raj
eigh- Durham highway is the big
sign, with words that reflect back
at you at night: "You'll Be Glad
You Did,.
On the second day after the
storm broke on Messrs Burch and
Brewer, a big daily in the State
led off its editorial page with.
"Youll Be Sorry You Did,. Rough.
THE MAN And when State
COP Chairman Cobb issued COM
ment to the effect that his party
would use the Sanford revelation,
etc., to kick out the Democrats
in Raleigh, would conduct further
Investigations Of Raleigh doings,
and what-have-you, the Raleigh
News & Observer came up with a
candidate for the project:
Sherman Adams, said the Obser-
yer, is a good Republican and the
man to do it. Get a man, they in
timated, who has had experience.
It's been hot around here-de-
spite the zero weather.
SEARCHING As of this past
weekend, Walter Anderson's State
Bureau Of Investigation was going
about the probing into the Burch-
Brewer thing like men searching
for land mines.
Although no official announce
ment was made on it, we heard
the SBI headed by Old Policeman
Anderson winston Salem and
Charlotte) last Friday had IL Of
it's agents devoting their time ex-
clusively to the item.
HOW MUCH? !. In the main,
we liked President Kennedy's mes
sage to Congress last week. It
showed vision, strength, courage.
But we never cease to be amazed
at how glibly our leaders here in
America talk about billion dollars
for this, and 10 billion for some
thing else, and around and around
it goes :. and where it will stop,
nobody knows.
How much is a billion? We read
the other day that if you had a
billion dollars and invested it in a
business that lost $1,000 day, it
would take you two thousand years
to 60 broke!
Another example: If your foun-
tain pen were enlarged a billion
times, the point would be longer
than the Mississippi River and the
cap to it would be big enough to
enclose the earth!
That's a billion.
HOW SICK? !. We did little
checking around last week in q
vain effort to find out just how
sick State Insurance Dept Head
Charles Gold is. Only the doctors
know, apparently, and they aren't
saying.
Gold, one of the States finest
public servants, has had some
shortness of breath for time.
something like asthma, but the ill
ness is not connected with his
heart, hut rather with his lungs.
As Of last week, he was in the
hospital for a thorough investiga-
tion Of the trouble. Some fears
were expressed that he might
have to undergo the removal ol
one Of his lungs Everybody likes
Charles Gold. We wish for him