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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Vacancies In
YMCA Activities

Vacancies are still available
in the winter classes conducted
by the YMCA Of Montgomery
County. Information on the
classes, which cover a variety
Of sports and hobbies, may be
obtained by calling 656-3366 or
JU. 1858.
The Kensington WV Wives
Club will begin a new series OF
programs today and every
Thursday, from $3.50 to 1880
am. at the Warner Memorial
Presbyterian Church.
Helps to Keep Slim" will be
presented today. A tour Of the
National Gallery of Art will
take place Jan. "a, and a talk
on Children in Russia" on Jan.
81. Future programs include
Hawaiian dancing, Valentine
party, flower arranging and
spring fashions preview.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
YMCA Has 18th
Annual Meeting

Attendance at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase YMCA averaged
more than a 1000 a week, it
was reported at the organiza.
TONS 18th annual meeting last
Wednesday.
Reg Ingraham was presented
the Service to Youth" award
by executive secretary David J..
Lewis, who cited Ingraham's eff
forts toward getting the new
YMCA center which will open,
March /.
Robert M. Hanson was elected
chairman of the management
committee, along with Roy r..
Boyer, vice chairman; Burrell
H. Marsh, Ord secretary; and
G. Wayne Bishop, treasurer.
Membership committee chair
man James j. Hitchcock an
nounced that family dues will
increase after the opening of
the new center.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Cancer Society Names
Spragins To Head Drive

Attorney H. Hughes Spragins
of 1901 Rosecroft Road, Nor.
beck, will head the American
Cancer Society's 1868 Cancer
Crusade In Montgomery County,
1t was announced by Harry r.
Switzer, president of the local
chapter.
Spragins said he will lead the
Crusade because there is ur.
gent need for everyone to do
his share in combating a disease
that will strike some 100000
Americans now alive If present
rates continue"
The Crusade leader said the
prospects for eventually solving
the cancer problem have never
been as great as they are today.
I'VE are now saving one out of
three cancer patients" he said.
Twenty-Five years ago it was
fewer than one out of five. We
could save one out OF two under
ideal conditions"
In his first official act as
crusade chairman, Spragins, to.
gether with Mrs. Philip F.
Berne, residential chairman for
the annual Crusade, will join
with some 400 American Cancer
Society delegates at the Shore.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Damascus
DANO Group
To Meet on
Wednesday
By Elizabeth C. Kile
WA. 6-1454

DANO, the Damascus Area
Nurses Organization, will meet
Jan. % at the home of Mrs.
Clement Knoll, 10000 Bethesda
Church Road. All nurses in the
area are cordially invited to this
meeting. This group m e S
the fourth Wednesday of every
month. Graduate nurses are
urged to attend, that they may
benefit from the lectures given
to keep nurses abreast of the
new techniques.
The Bloodmobile will be in
the neighborhood on Jan. 21.
This is again sponsored by the
Lions Club for the entire area.
Questions as to eligibility to
give blood, etc. should be direct
ed to George Smith at CT. g.
2909. The Bloodmobile will be
at the Damascus Firehouse
from 3 to 7:45 pm. Mark your
calendar now and plan to do
nate.
The fourth grades of the Da-
mascus Elementary School visit
ed the National Gallery of Art
on Tuesday of last week.
New members received into
the fellowship of the Damascus
Methodist Church last Sunday
at the service of Holy Com
munion were: Mr.. and Mrs. Don
Rutland and their children. Don
Jr., Eve, Tim and Mark, who
have come to the community
from Port st. Joe, Fla, and Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Newlan from
Idaho Falls, Idaho. The WSCS
Mission Study group met at the
parsonage on Wednesday. Mrs.
William Freienmuth completed
the study on who Cares"
There will be no Study group
in February due to the church.
wide School of Missions which
will be held the four Sunday
evenings in February at the
church. The topic will be the
Rim of Asia" The official
board will meet at the parson-
age Jan. "a at 8 pm.
The Family Community Gar
den Club met on Jan. 4 at the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

Army Pvt. Robert E. Briggs,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon M.
Briggs of $500 Conway Drive,
Bethesda, has completed an
eight.week clerical course under
the Reserve Forces Act at Fort
Knox, KY. He is a graduate of
Walter Johnson High School
and the University of North
Carolina.
Dale G. Tippery Jr., naval air
apprentice and son of Mr.. and
Mrs. D. C. Tippery of 1903 Lin.
dell ST., Wheaton, was gradual
ed from the Mechanical School
at Memphis. Army End Lit.
Donald r. Schottland, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederic D. Schott-
land of 6513 Wilmett Road, Beth.
esda, completed the armor Of
ficer orientation school at Fort
Knox.
Army Pfc. Ronald E. Hart
man, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene v. Hartman of 204 Bad
en- ST., Silver Spring, was recent
ly graduated from the 9Th In.
fantry Division Mont ommis-
stoned Officer Academy in
Baumholder, Germany.
Richard H. Huber of 230S
Ring ST., Rockville, com.
pleted a course in artillery main
tenance. He is a private in the
National Guard. Major Robert
j. Heckendorn, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. William M. Heckendorn of
Brookville, graduated from the
Army Command and General
Staff College at Fort Leaven-
worth, Kan. He is also a 1913
Georgetown University alum
nus.
Army SPA Regis P. Rendine,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H.
Rendine of GOT Crabb Ave,
Rockville has been assigned to
headquarters company at Fort
Eustice, Va.
Army Chief Warrant Officer
Edgar J. Wagner of S412 Man.
chester Road, Silver Spring, re.
Gently participated In Opera
ton Sabre Knot" In Germany,
a week.long field exercise. He
is a helicopter pilot with the
seth Transportation Co. and a
ID year veteran of the service.
Two local Army privates who
have just completed advanced
infantry training at Fort Cor
don, Ca, are George F. Robin
son Bird, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
G. F. Robinson OF 7101 Claren.
don Road, Bethesda, and Jack
c. Chomlo, son of Mrs. Rather.
inc Chomko of 1885 Connect.
cut Ave-, Wheaton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
School Costs Here Seen
As Among Highest in US.

proportion when the traditional
ly low expenditures of such
states as Georgia, North Caro-
lima and some of the other states
are considered.
Undoubtedly the biggest single
factor in the apparently high
per student cost average here
is the pay given classroom
teachers. The schedule is consid-
cred the highest in the nation
for a system the size of the
Montgomery County system.
The average salary for the
1865 classroom teachers on
the payrolIs now is $7,O13.38
a year. These salaries alone
accounted for over $25 million
of the current operating bud
get. The national average Is
S5641, the magazine reported.
The local pay average is
$1138 year more than the av-
erage paid to the systems
242G teachers in the 1888
school year.
The average costs in other
geographical areas over the ma
ton, as reported by the Associa-
ted Press from the magazines
figures are:
West Coast California, Ore
gon, Washington, Hawaii, Alas
ka)-$382.
New England New Hamp-
shire, Vermont, Maine, Rhode
Island, Massachusetts, Connect
cut)-$357.
Mountain States montana,
Colorado, Idaho, Wyoming,
Utah, Arizona, New Mexico,
Nevada)-$347
Midwest (Ohio, Michigan, Wis
consin, Indiana)-$345.
Plains States iowa, Mime
sofa, Missouri, Kansas, Nebras-
ka, North Dakota, South Dako-
ta)-$323.
Southwestern States (Louisi-
ana. Texas. Oklahoma, Arkan-
sas)-S271.
South Central States ala
bama, Mississippi, Tennessee,
Kentucky)-$204.
These averages do not include
transportation or capital expen-
ditures.
School Management said a
special analysis of those dis
tricts which spend the most and
those which spend the least in
dicated that "the lack of effort
rather than limited resources
was often the basic reason for
low spending on public educa-
ton"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Panel Discussion Slated
For Rock Creek Watershed

A panel discussion on the
work Plan for Upper Rock
Creek Watershed" will be spon-
sored by the Citizens Council
for A Clean Potomac next We'd
nesday, Jan. %, at S:15 pm. in
the Wheaton Public Library
meeting room.
The public is invited to at.
tend the session, which will
hear panelists George Allan, re-
search chief of the M.NCPPC;
John H. Wetzel, director of
watershed planning for the Soil
Conservation Service; and Lath.
rop Smith of the Rock Creek
Watershed Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Realtors To Attend
National Convention

Carl X. Sturges OF Bethesda
Realty Co. will head the Mont.
gomery County delegation to
the convention OF the National
Association Of Real Estate
Boards in New Orleans Jan.
1929.
Accompanying the local presi-
dent and his wife will be A. c.
Rohland, Ralph p. Ripley. w.
+. Beers, James c. Conley,
Margaret Nestler and Naomi
Laughlin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

The proposed watershed is
the first plan which is part UT.
ban and part rural, and may be
used as a guide for future de-
velopments across the country.
1t is the result of seven years
of study and planning.
The two proposed earth.filled
dams will reduce by over
50-percent the sediment and
silt now being carried into the
Potomac by Rock Creek. Fro
sion control, reduction of dam.
age by flood waters and increas.
ed recreational benefits are the
favorable points being stressed
by the plans hackers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
ida during the holiday season.

ida during the holiday season.
The Lions Club met for their
regular dinner meeting on Tues
day with DR.. Robert II. Lacey
Jr., associated with the firm Of
Rouse, Brewer, Becker and Bry-
ant, Inc, in Washington, as
their speaker. He discussed ii.
nances in general and "The
Making Of Money Through In.
vestments."
b. ID. GIadhiII and Leslie
Thompson attended the inaug.
uratiOn of Governor Tawes in
Annapolis on Wednesday.
Robey Beall, Mrs. Della Beall
Burdette and Mrs. Arthur Hen.
ley were patients In Montgomer.
cry General Hospital, and Guy
HOwes in the Frederick Memo
rial Hospital last week. Mrs.
Helen SanbOwer Is iii at home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Gladhill
are the happy parents of a baby
boy, Robert Franklin, born Jan.
a at Montgomery General Hos
pital.
Mrs. Vivian Hilton died at her
home on Ridge Road on Jan. 8.
She was the wife Of Grover Hill
ton and the mother Of Ernest
Hilton and Mrs. Felix Liski.
The funeral was held on Friday
at the Wordsworth Funeral
Home with interment in the Da.
mascus Methodist Cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Legislators
Given Bill
On .Juries

ANNAPOLIS - Mont t.
gomery County House Dele
cation Leader James Miller
Jr. said this week the local
delegation has not taken a
position on a bill that would
make judges rule on the laws
concerned in criminal cases.
II imagine we will discuss it
informally later and take some
position" Miller said, but /
don't know when it will be-"
The bill, introduced in the op.
ening days of the session, has
been referred to the House Ju.
dietary Committee for study.
There is no indication when the
Committee will report on the
bill.
If approved by the Legisla-
ture, the bill would go to a state
wide vote since its provisions
would require a Constitutional
amendment. The bill calls for
the Constitutional referendum
to be held with the general cleo
ton of 1864.
The Constitution now makes
the jury judges of the law as
well as the fact In criminal
cases. The court may only pass
upon the sufficiency of the evi.
dence to sustain conviction.
This provision of the Consti-
tuition, virtually unique in the
nation, came into controversy in
two recent rape trials Juries,
determining both the law and
the facts without guidance from
the judge. convicted brothers
James and John Giles and 10.
seph Johnson on the charge.
The trio has been sentenced
to be executed. The convictions
are now on appeal to the United
States Supreme Court.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Civic Group Wants
Intersection Light

A traffic lights at the inter.
section Of Wisconsin Ave. and
High st. has been requested by
the Friendship Heights Citizens
Association in a resolution sent
to the county council.
The group also wants storage
lanes for Wisconsin Ave. pre-
pairing to make left turns there,
and states that the already
badly congested traffic situa.
ton will become even worse
when new construction projects
begin this spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

Educating a public school stu.
dent in Montgomery County
cost about 35 per cent more
last year than the national per
student average cost, according
to figures released recently by
the magazine School Manage
ment.
The magazine said the aver
age nationwide student cost for
instruction, transportation and
Nca pital construction totals
$394.70 This includes $685. for
instruction, $14.70 for transport
tatjon and $45 for construction.
Figures from the county
school system Budget Depart
ment show these same areas of
expenditures here during the
past year total $602.80 for each
of the SYSTEMS 92,25S students.
The figures for Montgomery
5 County do not include junior
college costs or the $70.59 need.
ed for each student to satisfy
bonded debt costs.
Including the debt service
costs, the per student cost of
the local schools in the 1928
J fiscal year totals $673.39, ac-
cording to figures complied by
James Falcon, school budget of
ficer.
4 The cost of instruction in the
county is only $50 per student
under the average 1859 spent
last year in the nations most
costly systems in New York,
New Jersey and Pennsylvania.
The 1859 figure does not include
I transportation or capital expen-
ditures.
Compared to the geographical
region of which the magazine
makes Maryland a part, the
county system costs are almost
100 per cent higher.
According to the magazines
! figures, the Southeastern States
ea-Maryland, Delaware, Vir-
ginia, District of Columbia,
West Virginia, North Carolina,
South Carolina, Georgia, Florida
spends an average of $240 a
year per pupil.
This figure probably is out of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Marriage
Licenses

Melvin r. Horn, Bethesda, and Pa
tricia R Beam, Silver Spring.
~ Wallace G.. WEIGH, Chevy Chase, and
fGale Fitzpatrick, Wheaton.
= Robert E. Blosser Jr.. Kensington, and
Kathleen Estella Douglas, Wheaton.
Daryl Trumbull, Silver Spring, and
Dennis w. Massey, Riverdale.
William A. Maidens 3rd, Kensington,
!. and Rosanne A. Cuttitta, Wheaton.
Robert M. Walters, Caithersbure. and
Erika A. Kushner, Rockville.
William J. Newton, Jr., and Gloria
Jean Ellison, both of Silver Spring.
y Harry w. Unglesbee, Germantown, and
Lillian L. Hughes, Washington.
~ Judy Lea Rivers, Brookeville, and
Ronald w. Adams. Arlington
Clarence Emerson Hanback, Jr., and
Barbara Hlmmelberger. both Of Wheaton.
c. Neubauer. Washington.
Clara F. Creath. Takoma Park, and
. Elmer S. Davies, Washington.
James r. Hill. Bethesda, and Stephanie
Ann Missakian, KensingtUn.
Annie Fay Jenkins. Rockville, and
Francis c. LYMAN, Albuquerque, NM.
= Edna P. Surber, Clarksburg, and Ted
.. Mobley. Fort Bragg. NC.
Patricia Bartram, Rockville. and
3 Roland King Jr., Newport. RI.
Lawrence r. Porterfield, Bethesda,
4 and Ida B. Hess, Kensington.
ralph n. Feillccld ana Mafllyn r.
Cutler, both Of Bethesda.
Geraldine w. Barry Bethesda, and
James P. HUXLEY, Washington.
John H. Hester Jr., Bethesda, and
Patricia Sheehan. Silver Spring.
Carl J. Roof and Charlayne v. DAM
sron, both of Silver Spring
Gerald R. Gurewitz, Wheaton, and
Anna Marie vaeth, Alexandria
William E. Paxson and Judith Mae
Durham both OF Silver Spring
Ann Winslow, Chevy Chase, and Craig
! c. MacCullough, Port Chester. NY.
Susan r. Selke, Chevy Chase, and
Robert NJ. T. Wilson, Washington.
Lula M. Wright. Wheaton, and James
L. Bowen, Fort Meade.
Donald M. Custer Rockville, and
Carol Ann Mullinix, Olney.
Hugh Hamilton and Joyce c. Bohrer,
3 both OF Silver Spring
Stephanie P. Stern, Silver Spring and
Michael +. Chaconas, Washington.
Patricia Ann Hara, Rockville, and
Jerome ]. Slomba, Buffalo, NY.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Maryland's Tax
Revenues Rise

Tax revenues reached record
proportions during the month of
December according to State
Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein.
Sales tax receipts totaled 1923
million, motor vehicle fuel tax
was 1924 million, assessments
amounted to 100000.
The gas revenue was over
five percent higher than year
ago, and the sales tax up two
and half percent. Half of the
gas taxes go to the State Roads
Commission, 80 percent goes to
Baltimore City, and 20 percent
is returned for us in counties
and municipalities. Administra.
ton costs for the gas tax dur.
ing the month were over S28, 900.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

ham Hotel, Saturday, Jan. 10,
for a day and a half session
marking the beginning OF THE
Year Of the Volunteer" and for
final briefing in preparation for
the Society's 1868 educational
and fund raising Crusade.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

home Of the Misses Constance
and Edwina Mullinix. Officers
for the coming year were elect
ed as follows: president, Mrs.
Roger Day; vice president, Miss
Margaret Lentz; recording sec.
rotary, Mrs. Clarence Payne;
corresponding secretary, Mrs.
Herbert Layton, and treasurer,
Mrs. Leonard TOlley. Mrs. Ray
mond Kemp showed slides of
her recent trip to the West
Coast and Alaska. She included
a number OF pictures Of spec.
tacular sunrises which she had
taken from her home in Wood.
field. Mrs. Brandon DuvalI
and Emerson Slacum also show.
ed slides Of flowers In their
gardens.
During the IL am. service of
the Lutheran Church of the Re-
deemer this Sunday in the Da-
mascus Elementary School the
sermon will be the Bird in the
Epiphany series. This one is en-
titled Our Church and the
Other Churches - the Ecumeni-
cal Movement. During this
service the six newly elected
members of the Church Council
will be installed in their offices.
The Church Council will meet
Monday at 8 pm. for the pur-
pose of electing Congregational
Officers and appointing COM
mittees for the year 1868. At
Z pm. Sunday the Luther
League will meet at the home of
John Bassett, 1901 Main ST., for
the program titled what Is the
Difference between Protestant
and Roman Catholic Churches.
Beryl Andrews and Karin Trent
are in charge of this program,
with the devotions led by Jarl
Rem.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Martin
are the happy parents of baby
girl, Melissa Bernadette.
The Damascus Auxiliary to
the Women's Board of Mont
gomery General Hospital met
Tuesday evening at the home of
Mrs. Richard Stuart on Ridge
Road with 10 present.
st. Anne's Episcopal Church
is holding a regular weekly
service Of Holy Communion on
Wednesday mornings at 10
o'clock.
The Damascus WOmen's Club
met Jan. Q at the home Of Mrs.
George Piquett, with Mrs. Lou
Use Moore as cO-hOstess. The
following officers and commit
tees for the coming year were
elected: president, Mrs. Pearl
Pope; vice president, Mrs.
Georgia GLAND; secretary, Mrs.
Lois Purdum; treasurer, Miss
Peggy Lentz; telephone commit
tee, Mrs. Lois Purdum, Mrs.
Charlotte WiddOn, Mrs. Susie
Poole; sick committee, Mrs.
IOnia Lindsey; and Mrs. Ethel
Poole; membership committee,
Mrs. Lola Day and Mrs. Emily
Ifert.
The Rotary Club met for their
regular dinner meeting at the
Firehouse on Thursday. George
c. Smith Of the Acc and income
tax specialist, spoke on Taxa
ton and the Bureau Of Internal
Revenue"
DR.. Charles Bike broke his
arm while mentioning In Flor.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-08
LEGAL NOTICES

k. Mohn of Anchor Point, Alaska and Alvin H. Brymer of Anchor Point, Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead entry An chorage Serial Number 0341l8 for tract of land described as
 Lot 1. See. I and Lots and
 ?, SW hNEA, Sec. 2, T. 5 s.,
 R. II w., SIM,
 containing 160,91 acres, and 1t IS now in the files of the Land Of flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per son, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con- formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Feb. 15-22, Mar. 1-8-15, 1863
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-08
LEG NOTICE

son, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof. and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. March 1-S-15-22-29. 1863
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1963-03-08

UNITED STATES
 DEPARTMENT OF THE
 INTERIOR
 BUREAU OF LAND
 MANAGEMENT
 Land Office
 Cordova Building
 555 Cordova Street
 Anchorage, Alaska
 Date: Mar. 1, 1863 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION Notice is hereby given that Emil D. Jeske entryman. of Ninil- chik, Alaska, together with his witnesses William Brody of Ninil- chik, Alaska and Ernest Watson, ST. of Ninilchik, Alaska has sub mitted final proof on his Home stead entry Anchorage Serial Number O40346 for tract of land described as
 Lots 3 and 4, ShNWA, Sec.
 l, T. 2 S., R. IA w., SIM. containing 159.58 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land of flee, Anchorage, Alaska. Any per-. son, corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in court of competent jurisdic- tion within Alaska, and thereaf- ter patent shall be issued in con- formity with the final decree of the court.
 Alfred P. Steger
 Chief, Lands Section Pub. Mar. S-15-22-29, Apr. 5. 1863 Read the News classifieds for DrNflt-yICa har,, fa,. ,.ac,,l+.