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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
County Man Is Radio Veteran;
Operated Transmitter in 1899

Released from the Navy in
1919, Cmdr. Appleby went into
business as a patent lawyer and
manufacturer of radio equip.
ment, moving to Washington in
1888. While engaged in private
business, he was re-commission-
ed by the Navy as a reserve
lieutenant commander in 1926
and in 1871 was called back into
active service with permanent
rating of commander.
After World War II service
at a variety of radio installa-
tons, including San Juan in
Puerto Rico, Cmdr. Appleby re.
manned in the Navy until his
retirement in 1947. Since then
his radio work has been that of
an amateur, with much of his
time devoted to the MARS and
Air Force networks in which
civilian participants maintain
an established contact that
could be utilized quickly by the
government in the event of any
emergency.
While radio is a major hobby,
it isn't his only one. An ardent
musician, he has studied exten.
sively since his Navy retire
ment at the Washington Musi-
cal Institute, obtaining Bachelor
of Music Masters degrees as
sociated with his performance
as a pipe organist.
While the organ and radios
in his home at 541 Connecticut
Ave. in Chevy Chase occupy
much of his attention, he also
finds little time to devote to
research and writing, as well as
attending the regular meetings
of the Rock Creek Amateur
Radio Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
BY William HI. Smith
Sentinel Reporter

A Bethesda radio operator
who was a veteran ham"
long before the first licenses
were required has been hon.
ored by the Old Old Timers
Club for his pioneer work
some GA years after he began
toying with his first trans
mitter.
The Old Timers Club Certif-
icate, awarded by the national
organization in recognition of
outstanding achievements in the
early days of amateur radio,
was presented recently to Cmdr.
Thomas Appleby (USN-ret.), II,
on the basis of records that
show he was a certified anna
teur operator as early as 1908.
An active member of the Rock
Creek Amateur Radio Associa-
ton, Appleby was deeply ap-
preciative of the award. But,
with respect to the date cited in
the certificate, he said: "Shucks,
l assembled and operated my
first wireless transmitter and
receiver in 1899 when l was 10
years old" The later date in
dicates his first year as a licens-
ed operator.
Born i'm England, AppIeby
was brought to the United
States by his parents when he
was two and lived in Scranton,
Pa, until he was IL. 1t was
about year later that he be-
gan his radio activity in the
new family home in PhiIa-
delphia.
His record includes a series
of "firsts" in the radio field.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
County Symphony Pleases
In Its Third Concert
BY Ruth Lanm

Area residents welcomed the
Montgomery Symphony Orches.
ira in its third concert of the
season last Sunday at Bethesda.
Chevy Chase High School. Now
in its seventeenth year, the or
chestra was organized in 1947
by the Montgomery Junior Col
lege and the Department of
Adult Education of the Mont
gomery County Board of Edu-
cation to promote cultural de-
velopment in the county by CIV
ing its citizens good music with
out cost.
Conductor Chester Petranek,
who is also Supervisor of In
strumental Music in the Mont
gomery County Schools, is to be
commended for his fine efforts
in shaping this capable ensem-
BILE. The generally high caliber
of performance belied the fact
that all 90 members are anna
teur musicians.
The program began with the
Mendelssohn Symphony Num-
Der 3 in A Minor (the Scotch"
Symphony, large-scale roman
tic work inspired by the COM
poser's travels in Scotland. The
orchestra as a whole followed
Conductor Petranek's direction
well and performed competent
ly, the string and wind sections
often outstandingly. The full
and rich quality of the overall
orchestral sound was generally
pleasing, and within the total
volume of sound a good balance
was maintained among the var
ious component sections. At
times, though, one would have
liked a heightened sense of dy-
manic contrasts and somewhat
more romantic fervor in the
performance.
The spirited Overture to
Smetana's comic opera The
Battered Bride" provided per-
haps the best orchestral playing
of the afternoon. Conveying
well the light-hearted, jocular
mood, the performance was
clean and clear, even in the fast
est passages, and the dynamic
level was always appropriate to
the stylistic requirements.
The high point of the concert
was the appearance of Charlie
Byrd as soloist in the Vivaldi
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
Caithersburg
Lions Give $500
To Eve Bank

The Gaithersburg Lions Club
has donated $500 to the Eye
Bank Research Foundation
through its chairman, Harry
Fisher.
The Lions continuing effort
to obtain eye pledge cards for
the bank has been taken over
by District 22-C of the Lions
and will continue through April
80.
On Saturday and again on
March % the Gaithersburg
Lions will set up a booth at the
Civic Center to receive eye
pledge cards distributed by
members and various churches.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
NCTAPlan
Outlined,
By AIiiqqess$

freedom OF chOfceasln, trans
portation can bea. ATTY fog.
residents of the Silver Spring
area before the end of the
1905, according to an official
of the National Capital Trans
poration Agency.
Cody Pfanstiehl, Director of
Community Service for the
Agency, Wednesday evening
March 49, told parishioners of
the Church of the Ascension at
Silver Spring they would be
able to choose between private
cars and fast, efficient rapid
transit for their trips to down.
town Washington within ap-
proximately five years after
Congressional authorization for
rapid transit system.
"By early 1868 you will be
able to reach rapid transit sta
tons at Woodside and Silver
Spring in minutes by bus feed
er lines or by private car"
Pfanstiehl said. "From Silver
Spring it will be a 16-minute
ride to 18th and G Streets NV.
the center of downtown"
Terming the busting Silver
Spring area "a major reason
for the present planning for
rapid transit" Pfanstiehl ex-
planned, ut is just such residen-
tial districts as this which are
best served by rail rapid tran
sit"
"Oriented as you are on the
Capital District, with a high
proportion of your residents
working there, the need is great
and constantly growing for
modern transit to unsnarl traf-
fic and move you back and
forth quickly - unhindered by
crowded streets and adverse
weather." Pfanstiehl said.
The speaker, resident of Ia
koma Park, described Meta as
an independent Federal Agency
created by an Act of Congress
to recommend a solution to the
regions traffic woes. It has re-
ported its recommendations to
President Kennedy, and it is ex-
pected the President will send a
regional transportation pro-
gram to Congress this spring.
IF Congress approves the
rapid transit program at this
session" Pfanstiehl said,
Ground could be broken by
next January and the Wood
side line could be completed by
mid.1968."
He outlined other tentative
completion dates in the Mary.
land area as follows: Bowie
(Commuter rail service linked
to downtown subway, 1868;
Pook's Hill, late 1870; Cherry
Hill Road, late 1870; Henson
Creek, mid.1971, and Rockville,
mid-1972.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

At the meeting of the Glen
Haven Elementary School Par
ent-Teacher Organization last
week, over $50 persons heard
Alfred Noyes, presiding judge
of the Montgomery County Ju.
venile Court; DR.. David Twain,
consultant on juvenile delin-
quency at the National Institute
of Mental Health; and Rev.
O'Dell Osteen, of the Hughes
Methodist Church of Wheaton,
examine aspects of juvenile
delinquency.
Judge Noyes set the scene by
citing delinquency statistics in
the county. Between 1860 and
1862, the number of offenders
brought before his bench drop
ped from 1883 to 1,193, despite
rise in population. The Judge
pointed out that he does not see
youngsters until after the law
has been violated. Then, the
Courts course of action is
remedial rather than punitive.
Montgomery County's good
fortune in maintaining a low
delinquency rate, he held, is di-
rectly related to the excellence
of the school system as we'll as
the service and facilities pro-
vided for children. He observed
that the youngster from a we'll
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14

Wednesday, March 20, 800
pm. Rockville Municipal Band
and Springfield Massachusetts,
College singers, Rockville Civic
A u d t orium. No admission
charge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-03-14
Panel A grees:
Prevention Better Than Cure
As Juvenile Delinquency Aid

judge, social scientist and a clergyman approach
ing the issue of juvenile delinquency from different avenues
found their paths convergng they agreed that the prob
lem in Montgomery County is of prevention more than
Evening star., 1963-05-15
Goodwill
EnvoyHere

A goodwill ambassador
from the Philippines is here
this week as the guest Of the
United Givers Fund Of Wash
ington.
Honored for her communi-
ty chest work in the, Phil
ippines, Miss Zenaida Puyo
met Monday with Deputy AS
sistant Secretary Of State
Katie Louchheim after her
late morning arrival.
Yesterday she visited the
Help for Retarded Children
Nursery and Primary School,
and st. Vincent's School
where she say q 10-year-old
Filipino child.
Evening star., 1963-05-15
EAsHIONNOTEBooK'
Much Too Busy
Going to Shows
THE EVENING STAR
Washington, D. c.
Wednesday,. Moy IS, 1868
BY ELEM

Mrs John A. Logan has rather unusual reply when
people they think lot Of Washington women are badly
dressed "T think they busy going to fashion shows
in Washington they don't have time to sho for clothes,
says pretty Polly
At Representative and Mrs. Homer Thorneerry's
reception honorng the Vice President and Mrs Lyndon
johnson last week. Mrs. Gwen Cafz revealed that her
apricot dress domestic Dior" Come warm weather
time she of the peg" clothes but come fan her
wardrobe goes into the couture category with nondomestc
Paris labels inside.
-. Sharp-eyed fashion types spotted Editor Babs
Simpson Of Vogue magazine at the Turkish Delight fashion
show held at The Turkish Embassy last week featuring the
Adele Simpson collection Her bobbed hair cut perfectly
straight with curl at the bottom The hats. mostly
diversified Sutans turbans, designed by Lilly Dache
for the Simpson clothes Said Adele. II asked Lilly she
could make them for me in matching fabrics as show
pieces" Replied Lilly with the frankly French overtones
in her voice. ots9 Sure have workroom that's busy
all the time making hots for the fashion magazines which
nobody buys but look veree luvy in pictures"
That was an Yves st. Laurent original after
dark silver lame dress and jacket gering at the to
Evening star., 1963-05-15

pm daylight saving time party given by the Thornberrys
It was worn by Mrs George Ltman who flew down from
New York for the party for the Lyndon Johnsons Also
gltering away at the cuff of her jeweed jacket
diamond and emerald bracelet which caught the light
rays much to the envy Of the who in direct
range Of the beautiful. brunei Dolores.
Monsieur ct Madame Guiaume GulbO will attend
the international hair fashion festival at Salzburg Austria
in September The famous hardressers Of the world hold
yearly pow-wow and this year Mozart will have to
over the cofre artists take over the town making their
own kind Of music.
WHAT N oCoRoNATToNP A note from Mr.. John in
New York finds the stationery embossed in gold with twin
chebs holding golden and the leerhead reading
Mr. John me- Emperor Of Fashion Mr. John often fances
himself at fancy dress ball Napoleon bearing striking
resembance to the little when he dons satin breeches
and parts his hair the same way.
Evening star., 1963-05-15
Miss Motheson
Is Married

Mr. and Mrs Malcolm Ma
theson, jr. announce the mar
riage Of their daughter Har-
riet Torrey to 1t. John Pat
rick Cooke, .UsMC. The we'd
ding took place Saturday.
1t Cooke is the son Of Mrs
Thomas j. Cooke and the
late Mr.. Cooke Of Ansonia.
Conn, and is a graduate Of
Yale University.
The couple will live in San
Francisco where 1t. Cooke Is
stationed with the United
States Marine Corps.
Evening star., 1963-05-15
Wedding Benefit

A weddings Around the
World" benefit being given
by the Pan American Liaison
Committee Of the Women's
Evening star., 1963-05-15

Organizations for the Latin
American children's Educa-
tional Fund is scheduled for
June / at 8 pm.
The Dean Of the Diplo-
Evening star., 1963-05-15

matte Corps. Ambassador Sc
villa-Sacasa and Mrs. Sc
villa-Sacasa will be the hosts
at the Nicaraguan Embassy.
Mrs. John F. Kennedy iS
honorary chairman.
Evening star., 1963-04-20
Home
Problems,
Solutions

Question: How can we
clean unfinished, white plas-
ter walls? We are converting
a walk-in closet into q small
home office and the walls
are covered with soil, finger
marks, etc. We don't want to
paint.
Answer: Plaster is q very
absorbent substance and it
is not always possible to re-
move all kinds Of dirt from
1t. Dust can be removed with
a vacuum or with a wallpaper
cleaner that is rolled and
kneaded over the wall (not
rubbed; 1t is available at
wallpaper dealers and some
paint and hardware stores.
Fingermarks probably will
come off by scrubbing with
a solution Of one of the de-
tergents. Wet the plaster with
clear water before you start
scrubbing, and rinse after
wards with clear water to re-
move all trace of the deter
gent; start at the bottom of
the wall and work upwards,
cleaning a small area at a
time. I strongly recommend
that you paint the walls, to
protect the plaster against
soil penetration.
Stoins on Patio
Question: There are a cou-
pie Of fairly large rust stains
on concrete patio. where
some wet metal was forgot
ten too long. How can this
be removed?
Answer: Rust stain-remov-
ing preparations are available
at many hardware, house.
wares and variety stores: fol-
low label instructions for use.
Or try the following n eth
Cd: Dissolve one part sodium
citrate in six parts of water,
and then add six parts of
commercial glycerin. Make a
thick paste Of this liquid
and powdered whiting or full
lers earth and cover t he
stains with a thick layer.
When dry, moisten with some
of the remaining liquid. Re-
peat the treatment for a
week, or perhaps longer, to
remove the stains completely.
I suggest writing to Portland
Cement Association, 80 West
Grand avenue. Chicago 10,
Ill, for a copy Of their free
instructions on removing
various types Of stains from
concrete; handy reference to
have available.
Seasoning" Board
Question: / have a hard
wood cutting board in my
new kitchen cabinet. How
should this be seasoned" or
treated to prevent staining
and cracking?
Answer: Be sure the wood
surface is thoroughly clean
and absolutely dry. Then ap-
ply of soaking coat of raw
linseed oil. After allowing the
oil to penetrate for about an
hour, vigorously wipe off all
excess. Repeat the treatment
two or three times. allowing
about a week between appli-
cations. To make certain you
get clean, pure linseed oil,
purchase 1t in sealed bottles
or at an artists supply shop.
Good quality vegetable oil
can be used instead of the
linseed oil. N
Evening star., 1963-04-20
How to Get More Use
Out Of Your Goroqe

Living on q patio is q
wonderful summertime plea.
sure. but an invasion Of in
sects or a thunderstorm can
often spoil a well-planned
evening Of entertainment"
continues Mr.. Kohler. "A
screened, simply finished ga
rage will permit a host and
hostess to schedule their en-
tertaining without regard for
the weather report.
after all, the primary
function Of a garage is to
protect an automobile from
the weather, which can be a
problem during the winter
months. However, during the
summer, garage space can be
enjoyed and utilized as alter
native living space"
Evening star., 1963-04-20
FILA Increases Fees

FHA. And an increase from
$40 to $25 will be made for
extending an outstanding
commitment or re~opening
an application within two
months after expiration, he
said.
Left unchanged we're the
$40 fee for initial applica-
tions or for extension or re-
opening an application sub
mitted under the FILA major
home improvement program.
and the $40 fee for applica-
tions procesSed under the
certified agency program,
open-end advance applica-
tions and applications for
Government-owned housing.
Evening star., 1963-04-20
Architects Sketehbook
Hanging Planter
BY BILL MEYERRIEcKS
Contributing Writer

Here's a touch of spring
and summer for your window,
or something rustic for gar
den or porch. It's the Wish
ing Well Planter. a sketch
book design that weekend
workers can whiz
through.
The charming planter has
Just about everything going
for 1t. 1t can be constructed
with hand tools and requires
q minimum Of lumber (you
may we'll have on hand
enough scrap pieces Of pine
and plywood for it,. The
novel pulley arrangement
helps display your favorite
plants and give them q place
In the sun.
The sketchbook plan for
the planter gives you step
Evening star., 1963-04-20

by-step assembly instructions,
same size cutting patterns,
and suggestions to make the
planter especially attractive.
The plantholder themselves
can be decorated one
pound coffee tins or you can
build the rustic oaken buckets
detailed in the plans. They're
easy to make and add a lot
to the project. There are sew
eral ways to make the grooved
wheel, too, and these are
shown in detail.
Once built, the Wishing
Well Planter may pose a
problem. Should 1t really 60
on the porch, or would it look
better by that sunny window
in the garden? A simple solu-
tion-build another.
Evening star., 1963-04-20

There's more in the garage
than Just the family car.
More and more homemak-
ers and handymen have been
utilizing the space that once
was reserved as a parking
place. for extra living space
especially during the sum-
mertime.
1T doesn't take O great
deal Of imagination-or per-
Spiration to convert a ga
rage into valuable living
space" says Norman Kohler,
q remodeling authority for
Allied Chemicals Barrett Di-
vision, a producer Of building
materials.
Homeowners often overlook
the fact that O garage is
framed, built on q solid foun-
dation, is enclosed with siding
and has an adequate roof
in short, has all the basic
construction already COM
pleted.
"The interior Of Q garage
can be finished off with pan
els Of gypsum wallboard: q
ceiling installed with fiber
board ceiling tiles and It's
floor-which usually is con-
crete-can be finished with
deck paint that will trans
form It into an ideal spot for
summer I me entertaining"
says Mr.. Kohler.
Screening. electrical out
lets. ventilating fans and
other refinements can be in
stalled by q handyman or by
q professional.
Evening star., 1963-04-20

PLANTER PLANS AVAILABLE You order Detailed
pons this POINTER Send 50 coin with this TO
Architects SketchbO The Washington so Box Z5 General Post
Office, New York l. N. Y.
Please send Planter plans SLOT.
City and StOts
Evening star., 1963-04-20

The Federal Housing Ad-
ministration has announced
the first increase in 13 years
in its application and ex-
tension fees.
FHA Commissioner Philip
N. Brownstein said the in
crease, effective May /. will
bring the fees in line with
the increased cost Of provid-
ing the services.
He said fees on applica-
tionS on existing properties
and properties under con-
struction will go from $40
to $25. The $25 refund from
the $45 fee for proposed con-
struction will be abolished
from mortgages insured by
Evening star., 1963-04-20
Cleaning PoneIins

Question: We have a huge
third floor bedroom finished
in wood paneling-some light,
some dark. What is the best
way to clean 1t? 1t isn't a
smooth paneling.
Answer: The best way to
clean this type Of surface is
with a cream cleanup wax,
made by a nationally known
manufacturer and widely
available at supermarkets,
housewares, hardware and
paint dealers. 1t removes
CRIME from the surface, at the
same time leaving a protec-
tive film.
Evening star., 1963-04-20
A Concrete
Suggestion

THE concrete walk from
the front door to the drive
way becomes worse every win
ter. 1t is crumbling and pow
dering and is rough to walk
on. How can it be repaired?
Mrs. S. T. P.
Answer-ThiS concrete was
either Improperly mixed and
travelled or else it was in
stalled In cold weather and
froze before it set:- In either
case no repair is poSsoble and
patching will not hold In
place. You can have two
inches Of new concrete poured
on top Of this II the condi-
ton is not too bad, otherwise
1t would be best to replace the
the entire walkway.
Our Helpful ReodeFs
II am in the marine busi-
ness where we have been
using epoxy paints for several
years. One of these can be
sprayed on the surface of
rough porcelain in a bath tub
to restore 1t to new condi-
ton"
We have heard Of this be-
fore and we are still looking
for a paint that will do the
job. Perhaps the manufac-
turer OF such a paint will
lend a hand.
tRsgister and Tribute syndicate)
Evening star., 1963-04-20

CONSTRUCTION BEGINS AT TANTALLON
Entertaining ceremonies morns the Of construction
TontoOn the Potomoe 65oe 60ohOme yacht and country
club community Fort Washington nomed for 4h century
oor In his audience Moond Attorney Gene Fnon Trmbe
Sowtee president Of Walker Dunlop; Mrs. Finon;
Oliver Walker president OF Walker Dunlop, which providing
mortgage hnuneins and WIom Leigh the mortgage firms resi-
dentioI loan monoger.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-08-31

paler than royal blue, pos
sibly a delphinium color, toss
pillows too. Small accessories
could be in gold and possibly
one handsome flower vase in
rich blue glass.
Question: My teen daugh-
ter's room has ivory-colored
walls. A desk and rocking
chair are maple. Built-in
drawers are also ivory. ORA
perry print has a sand ground
with rust and rose flowers and
goes well with the furniture.
There is a green ground Co
lonial print on the rocker.
Pease suggest color for head
board, bedspread and scatter
rugs.
Answer: Keep bed all in
ivory so it has a solf, femi-
nine look. Have full pleated
or shirred dust ruffles or
tailored straight ones If pre-
ferred. Rugs could be green.