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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
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ment and open-space planning,
unemployment and educational
needs were pinpointed in his
brief talk.
Lees record in the Legisla-
ture for the past eight years
was cited by in troductory
speakers, including Del. Edna
Cook, former County Council
president William F.. Hickey
and county publisher John r.
Steelman.
His running-mates in the May
primary were introduced -
George P. Mahoney, seeking
the gubernatorial nomination;
Congressman-at-large candidate
Del. Carlton r. Sickles; State
Senator Samuel w. Barrick,
running for Attorney General,
and Marshall A. Levin, candi.
date for Comptroller.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
Robert Snure
Runs Again
For Council

Robert T. Snure of Silver
Spring, a former president of
the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil, will seek the Democratic
nomination for councilman
from the Fifth District in the
May primary.
Snure, with the National Coal
Association in Washington, was
elected to the Council in 1854
and served until 1858. He was
Council president in 1856.
He is president of the Silver
Spring Hospital Association and
is a member of Lions Club OF
Silver Spring, Silver Spring
Elks Club, Montgomery County
Naval Reserve Citizens Advis
DRY Committee, National Press
Club, Kappa Alpha Order and
Camp Echo Lake, Inc.
He is a member of the Allied
Civic Group and is a past presi
dent of the Four Corners Citi
zens Association. In 1853 he
was presented the Charles G.
Stott award for civic service in
the Silver Spring area.
An Episcopalian, Snure is
married to the former Mary
Dexter Kehoe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

has depths ranging from three
and a half feet to II feet. At
present there are two one-meter
diving boards, and three-meter
board is planned for the future.
The building itself is con.
structed of brick and cinder
block. The wall facing the Y's
outdoor pool is glass brick.
There are shower and locker
room facilities for both men
and women, including a special
hair-drying room for women.
The US swimming program,
like many of its other activities,
is built around family partici.
patton. On Monday, the first
seven-week swimming class ses-
sion got underway. Some 20 diff
ferent swimming, diving and
life-saving classes are scheduled
and in operation.
On the eve of the dedication,
the new pool was the scene OF
the Silver Spring Us first an.
nual aquacade.
Among major participants in
the show were former Olympic
stars Shelley Mann, Carin Cone,
Kay Knapp Norton and Betty
Mullen Brey; Nancy Upchurch,
who last week won the D. c.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

mary additions will begin April
% at the Rockville Civic Center
auditorium, and final judging
will take place May 13 at the
National All Foundation in
Chevy Chase.
Contestants will be required
to perform one composition
each in standard and contemp-
orary repertoire and, if re-
quested, a third free choice.
Winners will appear in solo
performances in Arts Center
sponsored events next year, and
with the Montgomery Sym
phony Orchestra.
Last years winners were Roe
VanBoskirk of Chevy Chase
and Michael Stoughton of Rock
vile.
Application forms and full de-
tails of the competition are
available from the Arts Center
office in Bethesda, 654-3197.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
Postmaster General Praises New Pool
In Defeating Silver Spring Y Facility

Silver Springs recreational
facilities got major boost last
weekend with the official open
ing of the Silver Spring
YMCA's new $23O,OOO indoor
swimming pool.
Postmaster General ]. Ed
ward Day officially dedicated
the pool in ceremony attended
by about 400 persons.
Day, former vice president Of
the Los Angeles YMCA, de
scribed the pool as one of the
finest such facilities he had
seen and said the local commu
nifty could be justly proud OF
its existence.
The Postmaster General also
praised those whose contribu
tons helped build the pool and
said the YMCA needed angels
to help finance it's broad pro
gram of activities.
The keys to the pool were
turned over to ]. Howard Thorn
as, chairman of the committee
of management, by Architect
Ted Englehardt. Thomas in turr
presented them to the staff
headed by Hershey D. Taylor
YMCA executive secretary.
The pool is AZ by rs feet and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

AAU senior low and high board
diving championship; the Pepsi
Divers; the Washington YMCA's
Aqua Aces; and the Rev. Frank
Brasington and Louis Gross
man, both active in local YMCA
activities.
Family memberships in the
Y are now available because of
the expanded facilities.
YMCA family members not
only will have the year-round
use of the new pool at regularly
scheduled times daily, they also
will have the use of the outdoor
pool during the summer
months. Family members also
receive special rates on most
other Y activities.
The Y operates a full pro-
gram of activities at the Fam
lily Center-the old Indian
Spring Country Club and a
variety of other programs in
Guiding day camps and skill
classes in basketball, football,
baseball and the like.
Persons interested. in Y mem
berships either on a family or
individual basis can obtain in.
formation by visiting the Y,
$500 Hastings DIR. or by calling
5S5-1120.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
InterfederatiOn
Council to Meet

Successful metropolitan coop.
Grafton in policy, planning and
administration will be discussed
at meeting of the Metropol-
itan Committee of the INFERRED.
Grafton Council at 5 pm. Tues.
day, March 20, at the Brookings
Institution, ITS Massachusetts,
ave-, NV.
Guest speaker will be Murray
V. Jones, Commissioner of Plan
ming of the Metropolitan Toron-
to Planning Board
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

Each of the performances
will begin at 8 pm. Tickets will
be available at the door.
Leading roles will be played
by Roger Curtis, Richmond,
Ind; John Hicks, West Chester,
Pa; Fred Rosen, Baltimore;
Steven Solomon, Elkins Park,
Pa; Terry Crawford, Pleasant
vile, N. Y; Alexandra Morris,
Silver Spring; Linda Tyson,
Gardeners, Pa; Deborah Bolt,
Washington; and Deborah Re-
gen, Plainfield, N. ].
Accompanies are Patricia
Ann Collins, Washington, and
Sue Rupprecht, Hagerstown;
Jeremy Mott, Ridgewood, N. j.,
will play the flute accompani-
ment. Mrs. Ann Morley has
been rehearsal accompanist.
Montgomery County young
people taking part in the chorus
or the staging and makeup are
Blair Kirkland, Lucy Kirkland,
Don Miller, Deborah Hanson,
Jonathan Feldsman, Karl Rich.
mond, Robert Mimura and
Wayne Yoshino, Silver Spring;
Jeffrey Goodman, Chevy Chase;
Christopher Meyer, Rockville;
Roger Clark, Bethesda; William
Gordon, Ashton; Martha Sharpe,
Kensington; Kennifer Wolfe,
Takoma Park; John Meyer and
Molly Mott, Sandy Spring.
School officials pointed out
that producing an operetta of
this type in a school with 70
students is a major under
taking.
Enrolment for next year is
expected to be about 100, with
enrolment in the 10th grade
now being completed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
Ketcham Named
Surgery Chief

DR.. Alfred S. Ketcham, 1905
Brice rd., Rockville, has been
appointed chief of the Surgery
Branch of the National Cancer
Institute in Bethesda.
A member of the Institutes
staff since. 1857, he has been
acting chief following the re-
tirement of DR.. Robert R.
Smith three months ago.
In addition to his response
bilities at the Institute, DR..
Ketcham has done studies of
the use of drugs to control
wounds and on the control of
infections following extensive
cancer surgery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

N6IIJ6T.
The Arts Center's board of
trustees announced the contest
will be open to all instrument
alists under the age of 10. The
competition is part of the
groups program of encourag-
ing, recognizing and providing
performing opportunities for
youthful musicians in the
county.
Harold Boxer, chairman of
the competition and director of
music for the Voice of America,
said contestants must be rec
commended by a music teacher
or school and must have studied
music for a total of four full
academic years before the end
of the spring, 1862, school term.
Entrance applications should
be submitted to the Arts Cen
ter office, 1927 Wisconsin ave.,
Bethesda, by April 20. Prelim-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
Business Demands Force
Paulin to Abandon Race

Leo ]. Paulin, Montgomery
County publisher, has with
drawn as candidate for Coun-
ty Councilman-at-Large in the
Montgomery County Republican
primary.
In announcing his decision,
Paulin said, Il make this deci-
sion with great reluctance as l
have every reason to believe l
could be elected in November.
/ have had solid indication of
support from most Republican
party workers and from many
county Democrats.
"Since l originally filed there
have been developments which
preclude my staying in the
race" Paulin added. "Testi-
mony by officials of the U. S.
Post Office Department at the
hearings currently being held
by the Senate Post Office and
Civil Service Committee reveals
a strong disposition on the part
Of the Kennedy Administration
to force Occupant mail out of
business through punitive pos
tai rates.
There is reason to believe
that the Senate will pass a sub
stantial postal rate hike al.
though not as drastic as that al
ready passed by the House of
Representatives. Since our
papers, the Bethesda Advertiser
and the Silver Spring Advertiser,
are mailed to 10000 homes at a
r,octaOn coSt of well of 800 000
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
DARGroup Meets
In Chevy Chase

The Janet Montgomery Chap
ter, Daughters of the American
Revolution will hear reports on
the State OAR convention in
Baltimore, at its meeting Satur-
day, March "a, at the Brook
Farm Restaurant.
At its recent meeting at the
home of the Misses Laura and
Elizabeth Gilliland in Chevy
Chase, members accepted let.
ter of thanks from the Mont.
gomery General Hospital in
Olney for about $50 books and
magazines donated by members
for use of its patients.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

a year, increases in postal rates
such as are currently contem-
plated will necessitate a major
reorganization of my business
procedures. I feel that l cannot
do justice to both my business
and to the demands of a County
Councilman under these circum-
stances"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
Jewish Congress
To Honor Franck

The National Capital Chapter
of the American Jewish Con.
gress will present the Stephen
S. Wise medallion award to
Isaac Franch at a luncheon in
his honor Thursday, March %,
at the National Press Club.
Frank is executive director of
the Jewish Community Council
of Greater Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

State Comptroller Louis l..
Goldstein has announced that
State revenue from retail sales
and use taxes for the month of
February totalled S6,948.679 as
compared with the total of S.
709,912 in February, 1861, an in
crease of 81 ,238, 767 or 21.7a5.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
Friends School Present
Operetta at Sandy Spring

Sandy Spring Friends Schools chorus, under the d-
rection of Barry W. Morey will present The Sorcerer"
Gilbert and Sultan operetta March 1917 in the girls
gymnasium of Sherwood High School at Sandy Spring
The production in rehearsal during the winter months
prepared with the cooperation of the entire school
faculty and 70-member student body
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

Construction on another build
ing, to house the increasing
number of boarding students, is
expected to begin in April
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17
Young Musicians Contest
Scheduled This Spring

The countys future Van Cliburns and Wanda Lam
dowskas will have chance to further their musical ca
reers this spring. in the second annual Young Performers
Competition to be held by the Montgomery County Arts
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

GROUNDBREAKING CHRONOLOGICAL
of Farmers Banking and Trust Company
break ground for a new building for the
Gaithersburg Bank. In the group are Cleft
to right John j. Brenan architect; Winship
l. Green Farmers president; Frank B. OAR
cey, jr vice president of Glen Construction
Company, builder; Merton F. Duvall, Gath
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-17

IN THE RUNNING-William
Prescott Allen, publisher of
the Bethesda Tribune, is
among six candidates for the
Democratic nomination to OPP
pose incumbent Republican
Congressman Charles Nice.
Matthias next fall.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1962-03-02
Plant Wild Rice On Moose Range

Some 50 pounds uf Wiia rice have been planted aE 29 Iesa slons 6a the EeHai National q HsaHae. according E6 5 recent re= port ef the Dept. of ehe Interior
 The experiment las sesa t'ae franspIantine nf the Eire from the Rice Lake National NiE8life Re- #aee 1a Minnesota
 Wifd rice the refease stated. is quite seleetLve as to the klnd af soil water and climatic eandl- H16ns ia which zt lives so eaHafHi samples were taken at rz9spee= Hiee planting sites ca the kenai Range
 Among 1he habitat require ments far growth and survival aae shallow fresh water few Inches 8e tive Z9r thEee feet aeep. 7=T5hara Mast ke sufficient eiEeHla= Hs6iou a# water to prevent s6agz aaey. and the bottom must have fairiv deep mick.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1962-03-02
~ ~ n O 0I O I3I es.zkI dsg Meet 10 Feature Roads IIIScusSl0n

The Greater soldetaa Chamber of Commerce has advanced it's schedule for Saturday to [ am. when 2 breakfast meeting #55H be held at Pa3fkefs fa RiEeway.
 Robert c. DNyre, district eagi- neer with the Anchorage office of Ehs Department of Public Works, WiIl meet with the group te ex- plain Che urban development nro- gram faH the seldotna area
 h addition. Lee Hubbard. sec ondarg reads engineer is bring lnz tWa representatives from his office 6o explain the borough roads system #ha6 will have 0o be ze6 up under 8He borough system of government. They Will also dis eass= pioneer access road mainte- nance and the secondary roads program.
 At last Saturdays meeting. Gharles. Parker suggested #hree possible hospital sites fnr anH9nv- al of 6he Chamber. No action was taken. however
 Sites listed as available were laad located between the Loren Stewart and Ten Soathand heme- steads, land Immediately north If if the Loren Heath homestead. and public service land on Kalifonsky Bench Road across from the Sol dotna bridge.
 In other business, the Kenai- Saadotl7a sponsored sled dog races for March 3=4 were discussed by Jack Johnson and the Kart races set for the same days were an neuneea by Bill Gibbs
 Special guests at the meeting were Nr. and Mrs. Irwin Tressler of Seward. representing the Ke- mai Sawmill of Seward; James E. Fisher, and MH. and Mrs Monty Coleman, all of KeEaf
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1962-03-02
e WORLDS TOP AusHERs
lt.oIHEinued from nage l


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 be retired when one mushef has Nea the local event three tines. Prize money and asaHds nHesen- talon W he made Sunday night
 naasheHs sliaaer aa he heIa at River side House. Soldetna
 Altla a Afhabasean Indian from HaSlia on the Koynkuk Riv- ef 8a Northern Alaska. rounded the three 25-mile heats in tHe ee- cent Anchorage raea ia 4 hanrs, 49 minates and 20 seconds, best ine the previous record ef
 80 set aF Jimmy MaEeaHte 6f 6aleaa in 1a59. lie aiso 8e5 a new 25-miIe La record for fhe Rendezvous If a: 46.
 Aitla started 6he f91iz race with 38 dogs and eHded with 15 oa the traces a8 tbe finish line. He has been racing since ne Nas S years cd and previously had won t5Ia Anchorage classic iu 1a5s He He- eei4ed S2 300 in prize money in last week ' race.
 Doctor Lombard, Massachusetts veterinarian, who finished taifd iH total elapsed time of 4.56.1f at the recent Rendezvous. has won every major race in North AmeHi- ea with fha exception of the An- ehasage classic. He Has 1859 champion 8f the North American Sled Dog Derby at Fairbanks aad is expected to be a strong con tender in the coming weekend race.
 GaFetk Wright threezeine Wif- ner of the Anchorage Classic in 1850, 1853 and i957, also took 8he North American Championship trophy ae Fairbanks in 1850. THe popular Peninsula masher Was top driver this year aHa in 1a61 at Che Keaai Peninsula Cham Sled BsE Races held at Anchor Point. In the 1a62 Reudez- yoas contest, Wrigh6ss dogs brought him in for seventh place in total elapsed lime 8f 5:17.43. His famous lead dog .Ieany0aIsd last year after leading his tenn to many victories.
 Chuck Raymond of Kasilof and formerly af SefHatna placed sec cd ln 8hs recent Anchor Point races and was third there last FaaH. 5e placed first aH NiliIahilz 4a Ig6l a8d thiHd iii 2 race held az kens5 earlier that year. Be won the stampede race at An tiaafage twice, piaced fn the 5op half in Anchorage preliminary races several tines and once in the North American Champion ship races at Fairbanks.
 Raymond raises his own dogs developed from q cross of Nc Keazie River Husky and sibeszaa strains and uses them not only for racing but also for hunting and transportation.
 Joe Brandon started last. but covered the P miles from Anchor Point to Nnilehik in record time to come in winner in the First keaai Peninsula Championship Race in 1860. He placed second in the 1861 Anchor Point races and third in the 1869 event.
 4 retired Navy Chief and now q commercial fisherman. Joe raises and races dogs at a hobby. He also builds his own sleds. Brandon started his racing career ia the 1958-59 Homer Winter Car nital. In 1860. when trail was rough and moose were plentiful, ? moose charged Brandon s outfit and crippled his leader.
 9zville Lake. past president of the Alaskan Sled Dog and Racing Association, is well known to ali Alaska racing fans. He has won and lost more races than most people can remember. The Grown Prince of Dog Racing this year won the David Dial Memorial Race in January, the first race to
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1962-03-02
TOURING MEXICO

Reginald and Laura Hendricks, skin diving enthusiasts in the Ke- Hai Peninsula and Anchorage ar a, are enfoute to Mexico and will tour thai country for the remain ter 0f the winter
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1962-03-02

age, Fairbanks and Fok. In 1961 he placed fourth at TaE and third in 1859. He has been On the asso- eiatien board of directors for about % years and handles much of the dog racing publicity.
 Other racers expected in at any hoar ase Wade Charles of Gnu gIach, Clyde Bastian of Anchor age and several other Well-knoW4 mushers.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1962-03-02

CARL SEAMAN o Seaman's Furniture in Kenai says we have furniture for every pur- pose including chairs to sit an and beds to lie on.-Adv.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-27
BroyhiH Vows Service,
UdoII Backs Johnson

A pledge by Republican Rep
resentative Broyhill to seek
Federal pay adjustments, and
support for Democrat Augustus
C. johnson from another New
Frontiersman last night high
lighted developments in the
fast-paced Northern Virginia
congressional race.
Mr.. Broyhil1 spoke at a re-
ception in the Providence Dis
trict of Fairfax County.
Interior Secretary Udall, the
third New Frontier cabinet Of
ficer to. support Mr.. johnson,
gave his Endorsement in a let
ter prepared before the Cuban
crisis caused President Ken
needy to embargo political &C
tivity by ranking administra-
ton members.
In his speech, Mr.. Broyhill
concentrated on what he would
try to do for his constituents,
rather than firing on his OPP
ponent.
Promising to work for fur
Their adjustment of Federal en-
ploye pay and retirement, he
said:
The salaries of the scientists
and engineers are too far below
private industry levels and
cause the Government to lose
soma of its higher talented
personnel"
Mr.. Broyhill said he had
served on the Committee on
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-27
Small AssoiIs Finon,
Towes SCI Record

Republican Gubernatorial
Candidate Frank Small, jr.,
last night called Maryland At
torney General Thomas Finan
the "hand-picked character as
sassin" of Gov. Tawes.
This hand-picked character
assassin of the Governor has
been selected to storm the
State, shouting that the saw
ings and loan issue is as phony
in November as it was in May,
Mr.. Small told a rally attended
by about 200 persons at the
Oxon Hill firehouse.
The Tawes ticket, including
Mr.. Finan, has defended its
record on the savings and loan
issue by pointing out that the
first regulation of savings and
loan associations was passed
during the Tawes administra-
ton.
Mr.. Small charged last night,
however, that Tawes delayed,
and stalled, and double-talked
for IA long months giving his
friends in the savings and loan
time to reap their
harvest. The unwilling depos-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-27

Post office and Civil Service
during his 10 years in office
and worked on many pivotal
proposals that resulted in his
toric legislation in behalf of
the career worker"
Mr.. Udall. who lives In Nc
Lean in Northern Virginia's
10Th district, wrote to Mr..
Johnson: The 10th district
sorely needs a congressman who
is conservation minded and
who will support sound action
in planning programs.
1--WE need a Congressman
who is not quick to take sides
with. shortsighted spectators
and selfish developers and
against the conservation needs
of his district"
Declaring that the Dem
ocratic candidate has adopted
an affirmative position" to-
ward conservation issues, Mr..
Udall said:
Northern Virginia faces
many conservation decisions
which will do much to deter
mine whether our part of Vir-
ginia remoins q green and
pleasant land"
Mr.. johnson previously had
received campaign assistance
from Attorney General Ken
nedy, Labor Secretary Writ
and Presidential Press Secre-
taray Pierre Salinger, as well
as from the President, who
dashed at Mr.. Broyhill during
a televised press conference.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-27
FreehoIders
Amendment
,.. HU.-.H Igfg-f1l M .ssl'TIrt. sw7
Defect Urged

RICHMOND, Oct. 81 CAP -
An 11-day crash educational
effort has been planned by a
Statewide committee seeking
defeat of the freeholder amend
ment in the November 6 general
election.
William M. Lightsey of. Ar
lington, executive secretary of
the committee, said "fact
sheets" will be distributed by
mail and by house toulouse de-
livery between now and the
election. 81.
The amendment would give
the General Assembly the power
to require that only land own
ers could vote in local bond
referendums.
Hugh M. Davis OF Richmond,
committee chairman, said his
group regards the amendment
"as inequitable and undemo-
cratic"
Yesterday Gov. Harrison said
ne would support the freehold
ers amendment.
Gov. Harrison said his great
confidence in the General As
sembly gave him assurance that
it would be most reasonable in
actions under the amendment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-10-27
Fires Hit Home, Shop
In Montgomery, 2Hurt

Two firemen were overcome
by smoke in a blaze that caused
an estimated $4,000 damage to
a house in Kensington, Md.
last night, Montgomery County
fire officials reported.
The fire in the brick rambler
of James J. Roberta, 1902
Bluehill road, was discovered
about 1890 pm. by a neighbor.
There was no one home at the
time of the fire.
Fire officials said the blaze,
apparently started by a short
circuit in a wall plug, was con-
fined to a bedroom, but there
was smoke damage throughout
the houses