Sheriff Luke Bennett
To Retire oil Oct. 1
Sheriff Luke J. Bennett, jr., the first sheriff in county
history to be elected for two successive terms, is stepping
out of office before the second one runs out.
After more than 45 years of
work, almost eight of them in
the role of sheriff, Bennett is
retiring on Oct. I—three months
before the scheduled expiration
of his term—to make his home
in Ft. Lauderdale, Fla. The
move will bring to an end some
54 years of residency in Mont
gomery County.
The retirement will be Ben
nett’s second, the first having
come in 1953 when he stepped
out of service as a supervisor
for the Washington Gas Light
Co. after 37 Vi years with the
firm. He lost little time in re
suming his activities and in
November. 1954, was elected to
the post of county sheriff as a
Democrat, assuming office in
1955.
It was during his initial
term of office that the State
Legislature abolished a law
prohibiting sheriffs from
serving consecutive terms,
and he became the first to
take advantage of the ease
ment. He began his second
four-year term in January,
1959, after being unopposed in
the preceding November’s
general election.
According to Bennett, his
nearly eight years as sheriff
have been a steady grind, de
voted primarily to handling the
constantly-growing number of
warrants and other official serv
ice doouments issued by the
county courts. He is particularly
proud of the fact that constant
pressure has enabled him to
bring about a continued staff
expansion, which has enabled
his office to keep pace.
When he first assumed of
fice, he noted, the staff
amounted to seven employes.
It now consists of 26 deputies
and three secretaries, and at
the rate the county's court
programs are expanding will
need more, he asserted.
A resident of Takoma Park,
where he has made his home for
many years at 7211 Maple ave.,
Sheriff Bennett has been active
in community activities. For
seven consecutive years he
served as president of the Ta
koma Park Community League,
which has been credited with
being primarily responsible for
a wide variety of town im
provements.
An Army veteran of World
War I, during which he served
as a machine gunner in field
artillery, he was one of the first
members of the Montgomery
County Liquor Board and served
four two-year terms as a Justice
of the Peace for the county. He
was a charier member of the
Eugene Peters
Awarded County
Tax Court Post
Eugene F. Peters. Silver
Spring attorney, has been ap
pointed by the Montgomery
County Council to a three-year
term on the county’s Appeal
Tax Court.
As the newest member of the
three-man court, Peters succeeds
Eugene Gressman, whose term
expired In July. At the time,
Gressman informed county of
ficials he did not desire to be
considered for reappointment.
A former legislative assistant
to John R. Foley during his
term in Congress. Peters is a
lieutenant in the Naval Reserve
and a director of the Civitan
Club of Silver Spring. He lives
at 4406 Edgefield rd. in Ken
sington and maintains law offic
es at 8719 Colesville rd. in Sil
ver Spring.
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Sheriff Luke Bennett
j Young Democratic Club of Ta
koma Park and a president of
the Takoma Park Democratic
Club and has been associated
with a number of other civic
and religious groups.
As sheiiff, he was the orig
inator of the Maryland State
Sheriffs’ Association and served
; as its president for three years.
After announcing his retire
ment plans. Bennett recommend
| ed to Gov. J. Millard Tawes that
his chief deputy, Ralph W. Of
futt, be appointed to fill in as
sheriff until the post is filled
next January' by the winner of
the coming election.
Offutt, a former county police
man and a deputy for the last
11 years, is the Democratic can
didate for sheriff in November,
opposing Republican candidate
Bill Schotter. On the verge of
stepping out of office. Bennett
said he “wholeheartedly” en
dorses Offutt's candidacy.
Marriage
Licenses
' Marriage licenses have been issued re
cently at the Montgomery County Court
,house to:
Loretta Marie Wilkins, Washington, D.
C. ; Ralph E. Perkins, Jr., Bethesda.
j Carol Jean Knox, Silver Spring: Doug
las Fete Carter, Silver Spring.
! Barbara Ann Brown, Washington, D.
jC. ; Dudley H. Coleman, Rockville.
La Rue Claggett. Gaithersburg; Le
roy Theodore Murray, Gaithersburg.
Eileen T. Moseley. Wheaton; Raymond
j llaggart, Pittsburgh. Pa.
Eleanor Louise Bowie, Olney; Thomas
!W. Ware, Olney.
| Sara Rumlwugh Baker, Washington,
D. C.; Carl Johan Bentzel. Bethesda.
! Grace A. Mullinix, Gaithersburg; Mil
; ton C. Bout well, Cincinnati. Ohio.
, Rebecca Ann Phillips, Bethesda; Ri
naido G. Cappellini. Bethesda.
Carolyn Gray Dennis, Wheaton; John
H. Yancey Jr., Wheaton.
Louise T. Beeson, Silver Spring; John
P. Martell. Silver Spring.
Rosalie Clipper, Seneca; George Ster
ling Duvall, Gaithersburg.
Doris Carl. Chevy Clta.se; William Ed
ward Jr., Gaithersburg.
Linda Hanifin, Washington, D. C.;
Donald George Fohs, Bethesda.
Linda Caro! Blair, Silver Spring; Con
stantino G. Abano. Jr., Rockville.
Susann Woodside, Arlington, Va.; John
David Bachman, Chevy Chase.
Kathryn Ann Ward, Barnesville;
Charles Douglas Cooley, Barnesville.
Cheryl Duane Majors. Chevy Chase;
Kenneth Cooper Cartrette, Arlington, Va.
Louise Elliott Walker, Bethesda; Ed
ward Martin Mulheron, Bethesda.
Jacquelyn Adair Ferrell, Takoma Park:
Benjamin F. Bell Jr., Takoma Park.
Maureen Elizabeth Fleharty, Edgewat-
I er: George Wendell Southern, Silver
Spring.
Grace Louise Gossage. Kensington; Jer
iry Eugene Burdette, Damascus.
Carolyn W. Goodloe, Silver Spring;
Donald Blount Gatling, Takoma Park.
Elizabeth C. Collins, Silver Spring;
Jan M. Kadoue, Chevy Chase.
Theresa Anne Geisler, Rockville; Rob
ert Edward Bums, Kensington.
Barbara L. Copeman. Takoma Park;
! La Vem O. Binder. Frederick.
Lois Marilyn Bass. Takoma Park;
I Richard Bramham, Forest Glen, Md.
I Alice Mae Slick. Takoma Park: George
Alexander Selivanoff, British Columbia,
Canada.
Charlotte Harriet Kenworthy, Silver
; Spring: Arthur H. Bowls, Potomac.
Shirley Mae Flncham, Silver Spring;
David Francis Sheppard, Derwood.
I Faith Ann Barfoot, Silver Spring;
Richard N. Vecchiarelli, Silver Spring.
Sally Leah Flood, Newport. Vt.;
Charles Loren Guadagni, Gaithersburg.
Carol Marie Manner. Takoma Park;
; Harlan Ray Dawson, Silver Spring.
Janet R. Hall, Silver Spring: Roger
|L. Aamodt. Santa Fe, New Mexico.
Carolyn Marie Federline, Bethesda;
Melvin David Kaplan, Hillcrest Hgts.
Nancy Carroll Ball. W’ashington, D. C.;
Wayne Eugene Meng, Bethesda.
Edith Patricia Poole, Germantown;
W’illiam Jimmie Moore, Germantown.
I Pearl Rosa Gilbert, Takoma Park; Ar
nold Ray Lawrence, Takoma Park.
Sandy Spring
Rescue Squad
Again Wins
Competition
By Margaret F. Adelfio
WAlker 4-3803
The Sandy Spring Volunteer
Fire Department has done it
again. Their active and efficient
rescue squad last week won top
honors in the competition with
out-of-county teams at the
Prince Georges County Fire
men’s Convention and have a
beautiful trophy to show for it.
The Laurel Volunteer Fire De
partment was host company for
this year’s convention.
Our Rescue Squad has been
winning trophies and other hon
ors quite regularly. They were
tops in the same out-of-county
competition at last year's Prince
Georges Convention and have
won first and third place in
State Association contests in
different years, and have been
first in Montgomery County,
too. Dick Thomas is captain of
the hard-working squad.
Sherwood High School num
bers among its students this
year several boys and girls from
other countries. Among them is
a Japanese boy, Kishi Yoshihiro,
who is spending the school year
here having come under the
sponsorship of the American
Field Service. Kishi, who comes
from the city of Sakata on the
west coast of Japan is living
with the Walter Waetjen family
on Briggs-Chaney rd.
Returning to Sherwood this
year for her final year is a
young lady who spent most of
last year in New Zealand where
she went under the sponsorship
of the Americans Abroad pro
gram of the American Field Ser
vice. She is Jo Ann Chandler,
the daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
H. G. Chandler. Jo Ann’s adopt
ed parents were Mr. and Mrs.
E. G. Winstone who live in Tak
apuna, a suburb of Aukland.
She was there from January to
August, and since the seasons
are reversed that meant most
of the school year.
Now Jo Ann's “sister,” Paul
ine Winstone, is getting ready to
come here to spend this winter
with the Chandlers. She will ar
rive toward the end of October
and attend Sherwood.
Marci Oyhus, daughter of Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Oyhus, who stud
ied in Greece several years ago
under the same Americans
Abroad program is also hoping
to have a visit from her adopted
Greek sister sometime next
year.
Both Oyhus girls are back at
college this week. Marci is in
her second year at Maryland
University and Judy is in her
I third year at Madison in Vir
ginia. Pam White, daughter of
: Mr. and Mrs. P. E. P. White has
just started Keuka College in
New York State while her bro
ther, Derek has returned for his
senior year at Lehigh in Pitts
burgh. Susie Robertson has re
turned to Bennington for her
third year.
We would like to publish
more news of college students.
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He Didn't Get Left Out
Larry Saunders, a fourth grade pupil at Plea
sant View Elementary School, gets a warm
expression of appreciation from Earl Schu
bert, Newport Junior High School principal,
for his contribution toward completion of
the unique ceramic mural conceived by some
30 teen-aged students in the school entrance,
and pictured directly above the pair above.
The product of some eight months work, In
Please report to your corresi
pondent.
I Mrs. Callender Winslow of
i Richmond, Virginia, and former
, ly of Sandy Spring, was a guest
for most of last week of Mrs.
Albert Willson. On Wednesday
Mrs. Willson invited many of
| her old friends in for tea and
renewed friendships.
Visiting briefly here last week
j were other ormer residents, Dr.
and Mrs. Leon Edwards, who
lived on Havilands Mill Road
for several years. The whole
Edwards family leaves on Sat
urday for Orleans, France,
where they will be stationed for
the next three years.
The St. John’s Antique Show,
an annual affair of the Olney
Church, is going on today, to-1
morrow and Saturday. It should
! not be missed!
Remember the clothing drive
for the needy right in our
neighborhood. The drive goes on
all next week. Clothing may be
left at the Sandy Spring health
center.
And we have been requested
to remind you of ’the visit of
the Bloodmobile on Monday. It
will be at the Sandy Spring Fire 1
House from 3 until 7:45. The
Sandy Spring Lions Club which
is sponsoring the visit urgently
needs the support of the entire
community.
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volving after-school and weekend hours, the
novel mosaic scene is II feet wide and
feet in depth and is composed of more than
10,000 tiny ceramic tiles, hand-made by the
artists. Larry, a future Newport student,
wandered into the school one weekend, be
came interested in the project and continued
to work regularly with the artists until its
completion.
Drama Group
Meets Friday
J
In Rockville
The Rockville Little Theatre
will hold its first meeting of the
1962-1963 season Friday at 8:30
p.m. at the Civic Center Man
sion.
The program will be a panel
discussion on “What Makes a
Little Theatre a Success or a
Failure?” Panelists from area
theatre groups will include Mrs.
Clay Barritt of Garrett Players;
Larry Gleason of Theatre Lob
by; Ray Proctor of Falls Church
Community Theatre, and Miss
Frances Spruce of Montgomery
Players.
Persons interested In any
phase of little theatre activities;
are invited.
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Chessmen Vie
In Takoma
For Title
Ranking chess teams from
throughout the United States
will converge on Takoma Park
Junior High School tomorrow
night to compete In the United
States team championship tour
nament continuing through Sun
day.
The championship will be de
fended by a team composed of
members of the recently-formed
Takoma Park Chess Club, who
won the title last year while
competing as District of Colum
bia entries. They will be chal
lenged by visiting groups from
California, Texas, the Midwest,
the South and the Atlantic Sea
board, with New York City
alone sending about 10 teams.
Included on the championship
team is Lawrence Gilden, a Uni
versity of Maryland student
from Takoma Park, who is the
United States intercollegiate
and United States junior cham
pion. Other members are Ivan
Romanenko, of Takoma Park,
the team captain; Hans Berlin
er, of Rockville; Herbert Av
ram, of Adelphi; Martin Stark,
of Bethesda, and Kenneth Clay
ton, of Washington.
While contestants are not sub- j
ject to age restrictions, Gilden i
contends that the game “is for
young players under 25, and a
chess player is old at 30.”
A player must be in top phys
ical condition and "cannot af
ford even a momentary lapse in
his intense concentration,” he
added.
Tomorrow night's play will
begin at 8:30 and the competi
tion will continue through Sat
urday and Sunday, starting at j
about 10 a.m. each day. The j
j tournament is open to the pub-
I lie with no admission charge.
SENTINEL COUNTYf^mX
Thursday, September 20, 1962
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Re-elected
Natlianial Ely. judge of the
Appeals Tax Court, has been
re-elerted president of the
Mid-County Democratic Club
for a two-year term. Others
elected at the annual meeting
of the group were Milton M.
Burke, of Chevy Chase, vice
president, and Mrs. Ruth B.
Huff, of Rosemary Hills, sec
retary-treasurer.
Announcement
TOWN
COUNTRY
SCHOOL
Silver Spring
Is Now Offering An
AFTERNOON
NURSERY
CLASS
Hours 12:15 to 3:30
Lunch Included
Transportation Available
LIMITED
SCHOOL OPENINGS
also available in grades
I, 4, 5 and 6
For Further Details
Phone 949-2345
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