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MarylandObituaries Page 4b Saturday, April 20, 2002 The Sun Woodrow Wilson Countill, 81, insurance executive Woodrow Wilson Councill, a retired insurance company exec Marvin M. Polikoff, 81, lawyer who challenged segregation laws utive and World War II veteran, died Wednesday of cancer at North Arundel Hospital. The Pasadena resident was 81. Mr. Councill was a regional By Mike Bowler SUN STAFF served as a navigator on reconnaissance missions in the Pacific and the Gulf of Mexico.

He later was a navigation instructor and was discharged in 1945 with the rank of lieutenant. In 1941, Mr. Councill married Virginia Jones, who died in 1978. He was an avid golfer and sailor, and was a member of the Baltimore Country Club, the Engineering Society of Baltimore and the John Paul Jones Chapter of the Sons of the American Revolution. He attended Our Lady of the Chesapeake Roman Catholic Church, 8325 Ventnor Road, Pasadena, where a memorial Mass will be offered at 1 p.m.

today. He is survived by his wife of 22 years, the former Mary Rose Edelen; a son, Richard R. Councill of Towson; a daughter, Virginia Ann Councill of Roland Park; a stepson, Frank P. Williams of Longmeadow, a stepdaughter, Margaret Mary Williams of New Market; and six grandchildren. vice president when he retired in 1978 from Alexander Alexander an insurance brokerage for which he had worked since 1948.

He began his career with United States Fidelity and Guaranty Co. in 1945. Born in Baltimore and reared in Arbutus, he graduated from Catonsville High School and earned a law degree from the University of Baltimore in the late 1940s. During World War II, he enlisted in the Army Air Corps and Dr. George Silverton, 93, radiologist, veteran Dr.

George Silverton, a retired Baltimore radiologist who served as a battalion surgeon during World War II, died Thursday of pneumonia at Roland Park Place. He was 93. Dr. Silverton, who had lived in Cross Keys before moving to the retirement community two years ago, was born in Ansonia, where he graduated from high school. He earned his bachelor's degree from Yale University in 1928 and was a 1932 graduate of the University of Maryland School of Medicine.

He completed an internship in internal medicine at St. Raphael's Hospital in New Hampshire. Dr. Silverton practiced general medicine in Baltimore until World War II, when he enlisted in the Army Medical Corps. Trained as a radiologist during the early war years, he served as a battalion surgeon with the famed 29th Division's 176th Regiment in the European Theater.

He landed in Europe five days after D-Day and participated in the Battle of St. Lo and the Battle of the Bulge in December 1945. Dr. Silverton served at the first military hospital that was established in Germany after Allied troops crossed the Rhine River at the Remagen Bridge. After being discharged in 1945 with the rank of captain and earning five battle stars, he continued the study of radiology at Bellevue Hospital and Fifth Avenue Hospital in New York City.

From 1949 to 1969, when he retired, he was chief of radiology at Southeastern General Hospital in Lumberton, N.C. Returning to Baltimore in 1969, he was invited to join the radiology staff at the Veterans Hospital on Loch Raven Boulevard, where he worked until retiring a second time in 1993. Dr. Silverton was a member of the Baltimore Hebrew Congregation. Services were held yesterday.

He is survived by his wife, the former Sara Silberstein, whom he married in 1933; two daughters, Deborah Rosenfelt of University Park and Margery Silverton of Annapolis; and a granddaughter. Wilbur V.Caltrider, 73, film editor, photographer Wilbur V. Caltrider, a film editor and tape librarian who in a biweekly poker game to which he would come with a fresh joke. "He had a wonderful sense of self-effacing humor," said Baltimore journalist Louis G. Panos, a longtime friend.

"He'd do pseudo-vaudeville routines. He'd call his friends at 7 a.m. every Pearl Harbor Day. He'd yell, 'Zeroes at 8 o'clock high! Gotta warn the and then hang up." Former Maryland U.S. Sen.

Joseph D. Tydings, for whom Mr. Polikoff campaigned, recalled traveling with him to an Atlantic Coast Conference basketball tournament. "He was a joy to be around," said Mr. Tydings.

"He was an avid Terps fan and a splendid lawyer, a champion for the little guy." Mr. Polikoff joked that he was a better lawyer than businessman. While traveling in Europe with his wife, he turned down an opportunity to open one of the first U.S. franchises of a German car manufacturer, Volkswagen. In the 1950s, he advised his friend Ordell Braase of the Baltimore Colts that lawyers would never make money as agents for professional athletes.

Mr. Polikoff loved to study maps, said a niece, Nina Globus. "He would sit with a map for hours, reading it just like people read books," she said. Services will be held at 1 p.m. tomorrow at Sol Levinson 8900 Reisterstown Road in Pikesville.

In addition to his wife, Mr. Polikoff is survived by a brother, Alan Polikoff of New York; two sons, Judson Polikoff of Atlanta and Adam Polikoff of Pasadena; and a granddaughter. Donations may be made to the Marvin Polikoff Memorial Scholarship Fund, the UMCP Foundation, 2119 Main Administration Building, College Park 20742. Marvin M. Polikoff, a lawyer who challenged Baltimore's segregation laws and defended those arrested in civil rights demonstrations, died Wednesday of an apparent heart attack.

He was 81. Mr. Polikoff, who lived in Pikesville, was stricken in the parking lot of the Owings Mills Metro station, said his wife, Shirley. She said he was on his way to meet clients in downtown Baltimore. Although he had closed his practice in January after 50 years, she said, "he still couldn't abandon a few." Called "Buck" by friends and family, Mr.

Polikoff was a solo practitioner in Baltimore for most of his career. Without charge, he challenged laws that prevented blacks and whites from playing tennis together in Druid Hill Park, and he represented those arrested in the 1963 demonstrations that ended segregation at the Gwynn Oak Amusement Park. Among Mr. Polikoff's clients were two locals of the Communications Workers of America. When his clients went on strike, "Buck thought nothing of joining the picket line," said Mrs.

Polikoff. "He was so compassionate that he had no room for hate." Mr. Polikoff was asked by former Mayor Thomas J. D'Alesan-dro III to defend people arrested in the 1968 Baltimore riots. He worked with little sleep for several days and operated telephones at the mayor's headquarters during the riots, said Mrs.

Polikoff. Mr. Polikoff also supported causes of the American Civil Liberties Union of Maryland and did legal work for a close friend, the late Rev. Myer F.M. Tobey, a kit worked for WJZ-TV Channel 13 in Baltimore for 32 years, died Tuesday at Pleasant View Nursing Home in Mount Airy from complications of Alzhei Marvin Polikoff defended people arrested in civil rights demonstrations.

Jesuit priest who spent much of his life fighting for the dignity of Maryland prison inmates. The Polikoffs and Father Tobey were co-founders of Maryland's first halfway house for recently released prisoners. Born in Baltimore in 1921, Mr. Polikoff attended the Talmudi-cal Academy of Baltimore and City College, from which he graduated in 1938. He earned his bachelor's degree from the University of Maryland, College Park in 1942 and joined the Navy, serving on active duty until 1946.

Mr. Polikoff married Shirley Globus in Baltimore in 1948 and earned his law degree from the University of Baltimore in 1950. That year, the couple traveled to Europe, where Mr. Polikoff studied at the University of Paris and the Sorbonne. "It was during that time that we came to grips with the racism back home," said Mrs.

Polikoff. "From the day we returned, if he wasn't involved in some cause, Buck was playing golf." Mr. Polikoff was an avid player "He was just a charming character," said Fred Thomas, the station's broadcast operations manager. "He would blend into the crowd, but once you got to know him, you loved him. He would do anything in the world for you.

He even baked cakes for people here on occasion." Mr. Caltrider had learned to cook and bake as a boy, filling in for his mother during a serious illness. "He made our wedding cake, and at WJZ he made cakes all the time for different occasions," said Alice Caltrider, his daughter-in-law. Mr. Caltrider also enjoyed woodworking.

He built and re-finished cabinets and other furniture for his friends and family. He was an active member of the Pilgrim Lutheran Church in Baltimore. Services will be held at 11 a.m. today at Burrier-Queen Funeral Home, 121 W. Old Liberty Road in Winfield.

In addition to his wife, he is survived by two sons, Bruce Caltrider of Westminster and Douglas Caltrider of Taney-town; a daughter, Cathy Caltrider of Randallstown; a sister, Hollis Beckman of Parkville; two grandchildren; and one great-grandson. mer's disease. The Randalls-town resident was 73. Born in Baltimore, Mr. Caltrider attended public schools in Westminster and graduated from Westminster High School.

He joined the Navy in 1950 and served during the Korean War as a photographer at bases in California and Norfolk, Va. During his service in Norfolk, he married Louise Dutrow in 1952. After his discharge in 1954, Mr. Caltrider worked for a commercial photo studio in Westminster. He joined WJZ in 1957 as a film projectionist, and in 1963 he became a film editor.

When the station stopped using film, he became a video tape librarian for the programming department. He retired in 1990. James S. Martin 81, engineer for NASA who led Mars spacecraft project By Frank D. Roylance SUN STAFF Lola M.

Hazlett, 83, store owner, caregiver Lola M. Hazlett, a former caregiver and variety store owner, died Monday of heart failure at her Waverly home. She was 83. Lola Martin was born and reared in Wayne County, N.C, and attended public schools there. She moved to Baltimore in the 1950s and settled in Waverly, where she ran a variety store for many years in her home in the 2500 block of Greenmount Ave.

She later worked as a caregiver until retiring about 10 years ago. Mrs. Hazlett, whose husband died many years ago, enjoyed gardening and doing needlework. No services will be held for Mrs. Hazlett, who donated her body to the Maryland State Anatomy Board.

She is survived by three brothers, Jack Martin and Hubert Martin, both of Goldsboro, N.C, and Milford Martin of Zu-bulon, N.C; a sister, Margaret Gillespie of Wilmington, Del; and many nephews and nieces. Memorial contributions may be made to the American Heart Association, 415 N. Charles Baltimore 21201. chairman of Becton Dickinson died at his home in Franklin Lakes, N.J. Mr.

Howe suffered from Lou Gehrig's disease. He joined the Franklin Lakes-based medical device manufacturer, now known as BD as a plant layout engineer in 1949. He held several posts with the company before resigning as chairman in 1992 due to health reasons. Mr. Howe received two degrees from Steven's Institute of Technology and later served as chairman of its board of trustees.

Steven's named its school of technical management in Mr. Howe's honor after he pledged a gift of $6.3 million. Charles H. Mullen, 74, former chairman and chief executive officer of the American Tobacco died Sunday. The Darien, resident joined the company as a salesman in 1950 after a career as a radio and television actor.

He was elected chairman and chief executive officer in 1988. He also served as president from 1987 to 1991. He retired in 1992. American Tobacco, based in Stamford, was the fifth-largest company in its industry in 1991, with sales of more than $1.6 billion. In 1942, he began a career as a radio actor, appearing on programs such as Coast to Coast on a Bus, Dick Tracy and Believe it or Not.

He also had a starring role in the radio version of the comic strip Archie. Mr. Mullen had a brief television career. He was host of a CBS children's program and acted in the live broadcast on Robert Montgomery Presents. Elsewhere Rusty Burrell, 76, a retired sheriff's deputy who later served as bailiff on the reality television show The People's Court, died Monday at his home in Rose-mead, Calif.

Mr. Burrell, who spent 25 of his 31 years in law enforcement in the court system, was suffering from lung cancer, according to the Los Angeles Times. The white-haired lawman was a real-life bailiff during a number of high- profile trials, including cult-killer Charles Manson and Patty Hearst, the newspaper heiress kidnapped by radicals who was later accused of joining their crimes. Mr. Burrell often worked with Los Angeles Superior Court Judge Joseph Wapner, who was chosen to preside over The People's Court, dispensing stern lectures with his settlement decisions.

Helen Levitov Sobell, 84, who led a campaign to free former husband Morton Sobell when he was jailed for selling atomic secrets to the Russians in the 1950s, died Monday in a Redwood City, nursing home after suffering from Alzheimer's disease, her former husband said. Ms. Sobell was best known for her campaign to free her husband, a co-defendant in the Rosenberg spy trial. Morton Sobell was arrested in 1950 and later sentenced to 30 years in prison for conspiracy to commit espionage. Ms.

Sobell separated from her husband in 1980 after earning a doctorate in computer education. Wesley Howe, 80, the former chief executive, president and Speaking in July on the 25th anniversary of the Viking landings, Tom Young, the Viking project's mission director and later president of Martin Marietta, called Mr. Martin "the epitome of leadership. He knew what it took to make a project successful. He had the strength and the integrity to do those things that were necessary to make it work." Viking data aided the development of later Mars missions, including the successful Mars Pathfinder landing in 1997; the Mars Global Surveyor in 1997; and the 2001 Mars Odyssey mission.

Mr. Martin remained a consultant to NASA on each of those projects. "He was able, against tremendous odds and obstacles, to succeed with perhaps the most ambitious space mission ever attempted," said Ed Weiler, associate NASA administrator for space science. Mr. Martin was born in Washington, D.C., in 1920, and grew up in Springfield, III, graduating from Springfield High School in 1938.

He earned his bachelor's degree in aeronautical engineering from the University of Michigan in 1942. Years later, he completed a management program at Harvard University's Graduate School of Business. After graduating from Michigan, Mr. Martin became a technical engineer at Republic Aviation Corp. in Farmingdale, N.Y, helping to develop jet fighters.

He became manager of Republic's space systems program. In 1964, he joined NASA's Langley Research Center in Hampton, as assistant manager for the Lunar Orbiter pro- James S. Martin a NASA engineer who led the Viking project that landed two spacecraft on Mars in 1976, died April 14 at his son's home in Crofton, from cancer of the esophagus. The former Rising Sun resident was 81. Friends and colleagues remembered Mr.

Martin as a commanding presence and a natural leader who expected and got more from his people than they were trained to do. In the process, he won their devotion and became a mentor to many. "If you were to write a specification for a leader, he would be it," said Angelo "Gus" Guasta-ferro, a retired vice president of Lockheed Space Systems, who worked for Mr. Martin on the Viking project. "He put a lot of pressure on people, but he was a joy to work for." The twin Viking spacecraft were launched in 1975, and arrived in Mars' orbit in June and August 1976, and later dispatched landers that touched down safely in July and September 1976.

They were the first spacecraft from Earth to land safely on another planet. The last surviving Viking lander stopped transmitting in November 1982. The project's success required Mr. Martin to coordinate the work of 750 people in several NASA centers, in industry and academia. When troubles arose, Mr.

Guastaferro said, "he never slew the messenger; he always praised the guy who brought the problems up." His work won him NASA's Distinguished Service Medal in 1977. James S. Martin won NASA's Distinguished Service Medal. gram, which provided detailed images of the moon's surface vital to the manned Apollo landings that began in 1969. Mr.

Martin's work on the Lunar Orbiter won him NASA's Exceptional Service Medal in 1967. He left NASA in 1976 and became vice president of advanced programs and planning at Martin Marietta Aerospace, now Lockheed Martin in Be-thesda. He retired in 1985, but in 2000, NASA called him out of retirement to help restructure the space agency's Mars program after the 1999 failures of the Mars Climate Orbiter and Mars Polar Lander missions. Mr. Martin was a fellow of the American Institute for Aeronautics and Astronautics.

He was a golfer, and enjoyed deep-sea and Chesapeake Bay fishing. At Mr. Martin's request, his body was cremated, and no services will be held. He is survived by his wife, the former Frieda Rexroth, who lives in Crofton; two sons, Neil F. Martin of Crofton, an aerospace engineer at NASA's Goddard Space Flight Center, and James S.

Martin 3rd of Louisville, Colo; two daughters, Lori Stamm of Baltimore and Margot Duncan of Clemmons, N.C.; a sister, Ann Pearson of Springfield, III; nine grandchildren; and two Obituaries Because of limited space and the large number of requests for obituaries, The Sun regrets that it cannot publish all the obituaries it receives. Because The Sun regards obituaries as news, we give a preference to those submitted within 48 hours of a person's death. It is also our intention to run obituaries no later than seven days after death. Celebration shines despite dovmpour came to the Inner Harbor with family members. "The boats are beautiful so many different types of people and nationalities," she said.

About two hours earlier, the sudden burst of rain and wind, which lasted less than a half-hour, brought much of the festival to a halt. Visitors, vendors and exhibitors who did not leave or flee indoors braced for the worst. At the Maryland Department of the Environment tent, where volunteers were preaching water conservation, Gary Kelman, 48, and his co-workers said the sudden downpour was "scary." "It was a little dicey there for a while," Kelman said. "The rain came and people disappeared. Then it got sunny and people came out of the woodwork." At one of two music stages set up for the festival, some people waited out the storm under the stage tent as a steel drum band played and vendors brought over beer and wine.

"Everyone was scrunched together, so we talked to people we wouldn't otherwise have talked to," said Ann Harrington, 45, of Scranton, Pa. Mark Johnston, 31, of Columbia arrived in early evening. "The food is good and the music is good," he said, listening to a drum group as he ate dinner with his wife and friend in the sunshine. "And the weather is perfect." Festival, from Page 1b welcoming ceremony yesterday, ESPN sailing commentator and Annapolis resident Gary Jobson promised stronger winds when the race resumes April 28 near Annapolis. "I want all the sailors to know, this is not normally like this here," Jobson said.

Race participants, he joked later, "are really getting to experience our waters at a slower pace than we an ticipated." This is the second time that Maryland has played host to the race, which is one of the most significant sailing races in the world. When the race came to Baltimore and Annapolis in 1998 then called the Whitbread it drew more than 500,000 visitors. "The stopover here in Baltimore last time was probably the best stop overall and it looks like it is going to be again," race director Helge Alten told the crowd at the ceremony. Annapolis Mayor Ellen O. Moyer then took the podium to welcome the race.

The boats will travel to Annapolis on Friday, where another round of festivities will be held. "We're looking forward to another great party," Moyer said. O'Malley officially welcomed the boats to his city, where food, music and other attractions will fill the Inner Harbor through Friday. "Wow! It's finally here," he declared. "We are very, very, very, very proud to host this race." As he blew a signal horn, confetti streamed onto the crowd while outside the Pride of Baltimore and the Constellation ships fired their cannons in salute.

By the time the ceremony ended shortly after 6 p.m., the skies had cleared and more people had come to enjoy the festival after work. Ayanna Garment, 29, of Lan-ham in Prince George's County,.