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In County Business News Rockville’* well known Roll on Tire Company, at 405 East Montgomery ave., ha* a new hand at the tiller—Balfour "Bill” Lytton, who although new in his job as manager, Is no stranger to the community. Reading his present and past affiliations in the business and civic worlds like opening doors Y ; - £***?%■. < ■ |hb||Bß • * V 1 ." Y. Y. ' fr W : * |®j A “Bill” Lytton In soma of the community’s most reputable organizations. "Bill" Lytton has done every thing from becoming a notary public to help organize the for mer Regional Finance Corpora tion, now known as Credit Fi nance. Other activities include posi tions as a Boy Scouts commit teeman, a member of the Mont gomery County Sheriff’s office in Rockville, a Civil Defense auxiliary policeman, a member of the Permanent Memorial Committee of Rockville, and memberships, in the Rockville Chamber of Commerce and the Midtown Merchants Association. He also helped form the Rock crest Citizens’ Association and as one of its founders, was in strumental in seeing that Rock crest got a bridge over the B & O Railroad. Lytton was the accountant and bookkeeper for the Rock mont Motor Company and man aged the old Milo Theater. * * * Mary Jo Whidden, former athletic instructor at Wheaton High School, has become an As sociate Member in the life in surance planning agency of Ro mack, English and Associates. Miss Whidden specializes in Insured Savings with her of fice at 212 Guardian Federal Building, Silver Spring, Md. The firm represents Fidelity Bankers Life Insurance Com pany of Richmond, Va. • • • Robert C. Christie has been appointed associate counsel of Suburban Trust Co., it was an nounced by T. Howard Duckett, chairman of the board and ex ecutive committee of Suburban Trust Co. and J. Robert Sher wood, STC president. Christie has spent most of his life in Silver Spring, where he now resides with his family. He graduated from Montgom ery Blair High School, attended University of Maryland for two years and George Washington University for two more years. He received his law degree from Southeastern University in 1937 and was admitted to practice In the District of Columbia the same year. Christie was employed in the Trust Department of National Savings & Trust Company for six years before being inducted Into service in November, 1940, as the first draftee in Silver Spring. After being discharged as an infantry Captain in 1946, Mr. Christie was admitted to practice law in Maryland where upon he became associated with the firm known as Duckett, Gill A Anderson. He is now a part ner in this same firm which Is presently known as Duckett, Orem & Christie with offices in Silver Spring and Washington, D. C. • • • William Bowie, president of the Maryland Bankers Associ ation and vice-chairman of the board of the Suburban Trust Company, Hyattsville, has an nounced that a state-wide con sumer credit conference will h* held in Baltimore on March 3 at the Sheraton-Belvedere Hotel. Homan B. Kinsley, assistant vice-president of the Maryland Trust Company, Baltimore, will be in overall charge of the ses sion. Kinsley is chairman of the state bankers association’s con sumer credit committee. He will be assisted by Ted M. Huffman, "IIENVINIDOS AMIGOS” "WELCOME FRIENDS'" ALL EXPENSE ECONOMY TOURS ;! SOUTH AMERICA. 30 DATS 5U10.30 ! ; HAWAII, 14 DAYS *”.50 J J> MEXICO (Poo Amir. Modicol Coovonlioo, Moy 2). 14 DAYS 424.00 < ;I WEST INDIES. 10 DAYS 4 00 < ONI CALL MAKES ALL THE ARRANGEMENTS !> No Chorga far Sarvieoi Opoo Dolly: 4 West Indies TrQYel SeMCe, IRC. ; !; Latin America not & sr„ n.w SToriiog 3-i*4 J vice-chairman of the consumer credit committee and assistant treasurer of the Suburban Trust Company, Mount Rainier. • • • M. J. Coyle, manager of the Rockville Woolworth store, an nounced this week that his as sistant, William R. Booth, has been transferred to the chain's Manassas, Va., store. He will be succeeded by W. E. Naegle, for merly of a Woolworth store in Philadelphia. • • • A. G. Watkins store, at 400 E. Montgomery ave., Rockville, will be the scene March 14-19 of an art exhibition by members of the Rockville Art League, competing in the 1961 Motorola Amateur Art Calendar contest. Motorola will stage 20 such exhibitions acros sthe country in Mororola-franchised dealers’ showrooms, such as A. G. Wat kins. Local three winners will be submitted in final competition at Chicago this June. The three winners also will be presented a Motorola port able television, transistor radio and clock alarm radio, respec tively. Winners will be an nounced at Watkins’ at 8 p.m. March 16. Nearly 100 paintings are expected to be exhibited, according to League president Wilma R. King. • • • Mrs. Barbara L. Fenton, a Twinbrook resident since 1954, has entered the real estate busi | WL wK ' i B w Mrs. Barbara L. Fenton ness after 15 years as a nurse. Mrs. Fenton, who lives at 5905 LeMay rd., has Joined the sales staff of the Hugh T. Peck real estate office, 3 North Perry St., Rockville. Sandy Spring Firemen Save Dallam Home The skill of volunteer fire men from three Montgomery County departments and the presence of a nearby farm pond was credited with the saving of numerous antiques and valu able papers threatened by a fire Monday at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ken elm Dallam, Dr. Bird rd., Sandy Spring. “We will be forever grateful to the firemen; they did a mar velous job of saving things,” [ said Mrs- Dallam the next morn Ing. The fire was discovered short ly after 5 p.m. by the Dallam’s nephew, James Dallam, 13. James was in the den of the 14-room house, watching tele vision. The Dallams were at tending a breakfast of the Iron Bridge Hunt at the time. James went to the front door to see if his aunt and uncle were returning and saw smoke curling down the side of the house. He ran to the telephone and called the Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Department. Firemen found old wooden roof shingles ablaze in the vicinity of a chimney. They contained the fire to the roof but had to cut holes in the roof over three third-floor rooms. Water leaked through and damaged three rooms on the third and second floor and two rooms and halls on the first floor, according to Mrs. Dallam. She said the house and Its con tents were insured. She could not estimate the loss. Firemen drew water to fight the fire from a farm pond 300 yards from the main house. Sandy Spring firemen turned in a box alarm shortly after arriving, bringing out addition al men and equipment from the Hillandale and No. 2 Kensing ton Volunteer Fire Depart ments. SENTINEL Thursday, Fab. 25, 1960—- Cabin John-Brookmont Periodicals Sought by Library By Sandy Rovner OLiver 6-8863 The Little Falls Library, which seems to have settled down to a brisk 4,000-books-per week circulation, is still in need of back issues of several na tional magazines, chief librarian Mrs. Margaret Witze reports. We must admit that we’ve never given much thought to how a new library was “back stocked,” but Mrs. Witze tells us that “attic clearing” donations represent the most widely ac cepted method for giving a li brary a “past,” pointing out, for example, that the new library has already been given a com plete set of National Geograph ies dating back to 1920. Current ly needed are issues of Scientific American, 1958-59; Time, 1955- 57; U. S. News and World Re port, 1955-60; Saturday Review, 1955-57 and any back issues of Craft Horizons. Potential donors should contact Mrs. Witze at the library. Notes From Abroad: The Mar vin Schaeidermans, of Halbert rd., who are spending this year in England on a Rockefeller Foundation Grant, have sent a moreor-less open letter yla neighbor Mrs. Anita Greenspan to the community describing their British way of life. We thought the pointed compari sons unusually interesting and we herewith excerpt some com ments from the self described "disenchanted suburbanites” who dreamt of “an apartment in Chelsea of Kensington,” and ended up “nine miles northwest of London,” feeling “well oriented, anyway,” in Osterly, Middlesex, a community built early in the 18th century. On the house: “In its living and dining rooms are still bells which connect to a panel In the ‘breakfast room’—a butler should know where to bring the tea. Among the furnishings com plete if a bit worn, are a piano, a bedwarmer, a grandfather dock, blue willow platters, and dozens of little bross objet d’art. “As in even more modern houses in Britain, the. water pipes are stuck on to the house’s exterior. That’s in case it gets so cold that the water freezes, it is ever so much easier to thaw out the pipes than if they were in the inside. Well, that’s valid because kitchens, bathrooms and WC are no warmer than the outside. They lack even the primitive heating arrangements found in other rooms. We have coal fires, gas fires, and parafin fires. By building them, feeding them, filling them, and damping them we manage to-keep the chill out at a cost not much higher than our winter gas bills at home. But it has been a mild winter. “We have controlled draughts by encasing our windows in the plastic storm windows forward ed to us from Sears. Our neigh bors are quite dubious about! this because we cannot open the windows to let in the fresh smog. We no longer point out that the house has cracks aplenty for the ‘air’ to seep in, for they then infer that ws think the house not well built” On shopping: “We don’t miss the weekly supermarketing, though. Walking a mile to and from the store Is more fun than walking two miles in It Our shopping center has a post office, a stationer, an off-li cense, ironmonger, butcher, dairy, grocer, greengrocer, a children’s cloth shop where you buy knitting supplies, a lady's outfitters where you take the drycleaning, and two chemist* both of which are closed on Wednesday afternoons and Sun days.” On schools: “All day long all three children are in school. They leave at eight-thirty a.m. Susan and Sarah (5-yea rold twins) return at 3:45, Josi (8) at d d. ARMSTRONG me PROMPT SIRVICE DELIVERY w AUTOMATIC ■ A 1 DIUVIRY ■ W 1 ■ ■■ AMD I M MITER SERVICE Call CLtarwater 3-2378 SPring 4-7878 Nights, Sundays and Holidays Can WA. 6-2211 — ll I ~ J|; Ji ***** WILLIAM SIMS, “Man of the Year” selected by the Whea ton Chamber of Commerce, has been a member of the Chamber the last seven years and was Its treasurer last year. It was for his “consci entious and dedicated efforts” in this latter capacity that he won the award. He is a past president of the Wheaton Civi tan Club and is a certified public accountant 4:15. They have dinner (a full three course meal for a shilling a day per child) at school. “. . . We have a few com plaints about the school. They do teach the children and the children are happy there. This County Council school has a par ticularly good academic rating. “If you have been concerned about the equipment in the Ban nockburn School, you should see this one. It is a church build ing that was erected in 1859, ac cording to the legend on its cornerstone. (Another legend is that it has been condemned since 1930.) It is one level, though, with an outside door to every class-room, so while it may cave in on the children, it is not a fire-trap. It is, in fact, very quaint and seriously over crowded. . . “Jose is the only Schneider man who can multiply and divide British money. Even more important she has learned to eat neatly with knife and fork. This she was taught by the headmaster. Besides overseeing the table manners of some two hundred children, this saintly man teaches spelling, grammar, dramatics and mining. He also gives the cane, handles the money, arranges the music, and attends to the usual administra tive detail entailed in running a school. “It Is not true that the schools have signs saying ‘parents keep out.’ Parents are encouraged to come to the school as often as twice a year. . . This once-a-life year will end September 1 when we sail for home. It will be six-day transi tion back to 81.10 hamburgers, PTA and friends. Who finally took over leadin gthe Brownies? Here It is done by maiden aunts.” Research Center Predicted Here The area near Route 240 be tween Montrose rd. and Fred erick is destined to become one of the greatest scientific re search centers In the country, and perhaps the world, the Montgomery County Chamber of Commerce was told last night. Dr. Ellis Johnson, director of the Operations Research Office of Johns Hopkins University, said five organizations In this area, including his own, will employ approximately 10,000 people within the next three years. Their combined budgets will total 8150 million annually, he added. Declaring that “we research people like company,” Dr. John son said nine additional re search organizations are expect ed to locate near the highway soon. A11 Potomac Where There’s Smoke There’s Not Always Fire By Cissy Morgan Sentinel Correspondent The attractive and fashionable wife of a prominent Federal Court Judge visited the Glen Road farm of Judge and Mrs. Richmond B. Keech recently for “a day in the country” and was indoctrinated In the art of spreading manure. Given specific Instructions as to the engineering manipula tions of the “spreader” they started off from the stable down to the meadow with Mrs. Keech throttling the tractor. Her friend, having changed from city tweeds to the conven tional Potomac “jeans,” was perched atop the spreader in proximity to the operating levers. They sauted forth and reached their destination with operating procedure going smoothly. Na ture’s tonic was flying and the load was rapidly disappearing. Reapportionment Bill Backed by Goldstein State Comptroller Louis L. Goldstein wants to make It clear that he supports the re apportionment bill now before the Maryland General Assem bly. Goldstein expressed his views in a letter to Mrs. Thomas G. Casey, president of the Mont gomery County League of Women Voters. Declaring that his position about the measure apparently has been questioned, the comp troller stated firmly: “This Is to state that I voted for that plank (for reappor tionment) In the Democratic platform and I am In accord with the legislation that Is now pending in the General Assem bly increasing the representa tion of the larger counties of Maryland, as well as Baltimore City." He added he made his posi tion known at a November W ' ' ... the , * ‘ . • C ’*# ■ 1 ' T future is well-engineered! During tli nation-wide observance of Engineers* sibility for seeing that you get it falls primarily on Week, February 21 to 27, pepco joins its engi- pepco’b 117 electrical, mechanical, civil, fuel and neering staff and other members of the engineering general engineers. They are continuously occupied profession everywhere, in dedication to "Engineer- ... studying, planning, designing and building new ing*s Great Challenge—The 1960’s.** generating, transmission, and distribution facilities And what a tremendous challenge it is. Every for the 1960’s—and beyond. Thanks to them, you 10 years sea a doubling of the Washington Area’s can be sure of all the Electricity you need, when Electrical requirements. By 1970, you’ll be needing and where you need it, at lowest practicable cost.,, twice the Electricity you’re now using. The respon- today, tomorrow, always. $/ % % m ® W a *•*•■*• eucre^ eewss comsanv UV[ HTltt lItCTUCAWf ,H A TOTAL iUCTUC ... COLD MIDAWON HOAU } a i i • As the top manure disappeared the steam from the “old” started to rise. Mrs. “City Friend” looked over her shoulder to check operations and found a cloud of smoke arising from the hot fertilizer, where upon she let out the cry, “Alice, Alice, stop we’re on fire.” As soon as she learned that this was nature’s natural process she regained her composure and completed her mission in good fashion. Recent fox hunting casualties, Val Wilson and Claude Owen are both on the mend. Mr, Wilson returned to the office on February 22 and Mr. Owen is now at home and able to move about the house. He says he is retiring from fox hunting, but those that know him feel that he will always be there, maybe not physically, but he will be there. The February 20 hunt sched meeting of the county Press As sociation. “If the league wishes to know my position on any other matters of importance to Mont gomery County and the State,” Goldstein said, "I wish you would inquire of me and I will be glad to state my position without equivocation, in the future as I have in the past.” Six Officers Take Course Six Montgomery County po licemen will start to school soon in a special training program at the State Police Academy, Pikes ville, where they will be taught firearms techniques, criminal law, crime investigations, etc. Enrolled for the February 29 class are Pvt. Frank Billings, Richard.T. Russell and Robert F. Scheele. Signed up for the class that starts March 7 are Pvts. Alfred Allegra, Robert E. Denell and Edward Ganley. uled to meet at the Rexholm Farm of the Preston King’s was cancelled due to poor weather. Mrs. King’s brother, Mr. Ray Larcombe and his family had come up from Warrenton, Va„ for the weekend to be on hand for the meet. “Stonewall Jack son,” the Larcombe family Bassett was also a house guest of the Kings. The P-TA dance held at Ken wood Country Club on February 19 was a huge success. Chair >> man of the party Toni Madert, n and her committee, were respon • stole for the complete sellout of 1 tickets, the attractive table dec s orations, and a big night of fun. 3 Ellen Ditzler was the teen * age hostess of the week and in t vited her friends to a “Gay 20’s” t party at her River Road home, ! on February 21. The flapper ! style predominated. Kay de Franceaux caught the eye of all, dressed in an authentic dress of the period, topped with a purple ostrich plume stoll, and wearing blue false eye lashes. Ray Little and Cherry Barr were the Charleston contest’ winners, and Byron Maddox provided the musical entertain ment with his new electric guitar. The Potomac Pony Club Is having a “dinner and fun night" for members and their guests on February 26 at the Kennels. Dinner will start at 7:00 p.m. Tillie Coleman is the entertain ment chairman of the Club this year. Mr. and Mrs. Ray Keppler gave a cocktail party on Febru ary 21 to honor two new neigh bors, Mr. and Mrs. John Dicker man who have recently moved to Bronson dr„ and Mr. and Mrs. Charles Wilson, River rd., neighbors of the Kepplers. The party was originally scheduled for Valentine’s Day, but the guests were literally snowed out. This past Sunday’s snow started too late to catch the guests before they got up the Keppler Driveway. Twenty couples made it, met the new neighbors, and feasted their eyes upon Ruth Keppler’s Spring decorations of yellow tulips and white lilacs, and all were obliv ious to the snow falling outside. I’ve heard that... Lyn Carroll Is visiting her parents in John son City, Tenn the last word heard from Cmdr. and .Jlrs. William Bullis came from yMRca . . . Florida vacationers lntKde the George Joe Kreegers, who left together yesterday, the Jack OyiersTfho are at Ft. Lauderdale an<Tslr. and Mrs. Bill Rapley wh(Clift t, last week ... the A1 Aftjah i- Spring Horse Management f Course Is slated for April 2jj*23 i- and 24. It is sponsored by the . Arabian Horse Owners Foundap l tion . . , Frank Harris is recu . perating from a recent heart ’ attack. He is at Suburban Hoe . P ita l .. . The last report from • the Howard Kacys came from ■ Rio de Janeiro. They are due : in Salvador March 4. Marty and Ollie Carr enter, tained about 75 of the neighbor hood residents at a predance cocktail party last Friday, •fhe Carr’s newly decorated home, on Edison rd., was jammed with people on their way to Kenwood Club to the P-TA Dance. 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