The Herald Argus and Baltimore Countian, circulated Nov. 20, 1958, published a photo and an announcement of young award winners recognized by a local service group.

Two 13th District girls have been honored by the Arbutus Optimist Club as the "outstanding youths" of the area.

At a "Youth Appreciation Week" dance given last week by the club for members of the Arbutus and Maiden Choice Teen Centers, the awards were presented Miss Carol Matthiesen and Miss Janice Hayes. Presentations were made by Harry Connolly of Arbutus, governor of the 33d District, Optimist International. The girls received watches, trophies and citations.

Miss Matthiesen, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Fritz Matthiesen of 1307 Birch avenue, Arbutus, was chosen for the award because of her outstanding work with the Arbutus Teen Center and in recreation. She has been a top winner in raising funds for the polio drives, is secretary of the Arbutus Recreation Council and is active in the work of the Arbutus Methodist Church.

Miss Hayes is the daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Paul Hayes of 4401 Ridge avenue, Halethorpe. She was instrumental in starting a drive for toys for underprivileged children and was runner-up in an oratorical contest. She is a member of the Catholic Church of the Ascension, where she sings in the choir and is active in church work. She attends Notre Dame School, studies dramatics and was honored at a recent C.Y.O. cotillion.

Pretty blue-eyed Paula Suter, a pupil at the Cerebral Palsy Training School in Catonsville, has been chosen by five-year-old Marvin Fields, Jr., of Miami, Fla., 1958-59 "53 Minute Marcher," as his "Junior Marcher" in the 1959 United Cerebral Palsy Association's $11,000,000 fund-raising campaign. Both will be models for the posters to be used in the UCP fund drive next May.

Car parking on an eight-story-high Ferris-type wheel sounds somewhat sensational today but jet planes and atomic energy would have sounded sensational a generation ago.

A revolving parking device may be one of the future answers to the present day frantic search for parking space on the ground.

At least that's the opinion of the inventor, Reginald D. Wilson of Baltimore, pictured above with a scale model of the apparatus, which he demonstrated at a recent meeting of the Catonsville Business Association.

Described in the patent grant as a "planetary parking structure," the device consists of nine platforms, each to accommodate six automobiles locked in place.

The net result would be parking space for 54 cars on a 65 by 84-foot lot that ordinarily would accommodate about 25 cars.

Practical?

Who knows?

We've seen many strange things that have become practical. At least it's revolutionary.

75 years ago

On Nov. 17, 1933, The Catonsville Herald and Baltimore Countian informed readers of an area runner with hopes of earning Olympic glory.

After a layoff of over a year, Stephen Gerkin of Selma Avenue, Halethorpe, returned to the running game and finished sixth amongst a field of 78 runners in a ten-mile race held at Cambridge, Md., on Armistice Day.

Gerkin, who has been one of the leading runners around Baltimore for some time, expects to improve enough to be able to represent the United States in the coming Olympics.

Mrs. Henry Schlosser and her daughter, Miss Ruth Schlosser, and Mrs. Schlosser's father, Mr. Nelson Blunt of Eden Terrace, attended the unveiling of the memorial in honor of the Alabama Confederate Troops at Gettysburg, Pa., last Sunday.

Mr. and Mrs. Charles W. Hass and son, formerly of Hamilton, have rented a house on Second Avenue. Mr. Hass is employed by the Chesapeake & Potomac Telephone Co., as superintendent of the Arbutus exchange.

100 years ago

The Argus, issued Nov. 21, 1908, reported that the one-time residence of Wesley Oler, president of the American Ice Company, had been sold for the second time in 18 months. The property was located on Maiden Choice Lane in Paradise, according to a May 1907 issue of The Argus.

The handsome country estate at Catonsville, known as Tanglewood, has been sold by Pattison & Gahan, auctioneers, to William Whiteley Baker of Catonsville at a consideration of $3,100 and the assumption of a mortgage of $12,000, making the purchase price $15,100. The property is finely laid out in one of the prettiest parts of this charming suburb and has a large acreage, on which are a handsome and commodious dwelling and several outbuildings. The purchaser will occupy the property as his residence.

Mr. Patrick Kirwan was fined $5 and costs by Justice Pakendorf, at the Catonsville Police Station, Thursday night, on the charge of keeping a vicious dog at his country home, on Ingleside avenue. About a week ago, the dog is said to have attacked Mr. Bernard Baker while he was walking near Mr. Kirwan's place. According to the testimony, the animal was beaten off by a stout cane Mr. Baker carried. Besides the fine imposed on Mr. Kirwan, Justice Pakendorf warned him to keep the dog off the public highway.

Baltimore county still has a large contingent of city people who do not close their country homes until after Thanksgiving. Many have homes in both the city and county and they keep the latter open almost the entire year. The taste for country life has grown very much in the last few years.

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