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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21
Rockville Mayor
ASSailS Charter
Plan Proposal
Charterites Active With
Series Of Meetings And
Radio Talks

Mayor Douglas A. Blandfofd, Of
Rockville, issued a statement this
week in which he assailed the pro-
posed county charter primarily be-
cause it would, in effect, deny to
the people of Rockville, Gathers
burg and the farming communities
equal representation on the soun-
ty governing body. After citing
the direct benefits incorporated
towns and special taxing areas re-
ceive under the present system the
Mayor said:
even the 6 out of 9 members
of the County Council, who will
come from the suburban county,
and the County Manager that
these majority councilmen would
elect could ignore all US voters in
Rockville, Gaithersburg and the
entire farming county. Anyone
can understand that the $4,000
suburban voters are going to elect
all A of the councilmen at large
against the voting strength of
Rockville, Gaithersburg and the
farming county with only 1900
voters. This charter plan of 2
members of the County Council
from the suburban county, 3 from
Rockville, Gaithersburg and the
farming communities, and at
large, would just end any impor-
tance Of the voters outside Of the
suburbs. That will hit US up
county people in a dozen places
that will hurt.
II am certainly against this
charter plan to devalue and be-
little the votes Of the citizens Of
this county"
The statement was issued
through the. Citizens Committee
to Defeat Charter. In addition to
Mayor Blandford's statement there
was issued a release quoting a
number of service men who express
opposition to the charter.
The Charter Committee arr Anged
series of meetings some Of which
have already been held. Mrs.
James v. Bennett, chairman of the
speakers committee, said that a
number Of prominent ministers,
business and professional men are
among the speakers listed. Radio
talks and addresses before civic
associations are already scheduled
for the weeks preceding the cleo
ton. The upper county is repre-
sented by such well known resi-
dents as Mrs. Vestus Wilcox Of
Laytonsville, Judge Thomas An
derson Of Rockville, Everett Jones
Of Damascus and Tarlton Brooke
of Norbeck, the latter two having
been members Of the board elected
in 1912 to draw up the charter. In
addition TO those named above
the release contained a number
of names Of speakers who will take
part in the campaign.
On September 25 the Takoma
Park Group will hold meeting in
the elementary school at 8 p. M,
and the Republican Women of Sill
yer Spring will meet at the home
Of Mrs. H. s. Elkins.
On September 26 the Silver
Spring Lions Club will hold a
dinner debate and the club will be
addressed by F. Herbert.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21
Open House At
Olney RectOry Sept. rs

Arranged by the members Of the
congregations of the three churches
of st. Bartholomew's parish,
open house will be held at the
Rectory in Olney, Monday eve
ming, September 25th from 8 to
10 to honor the Rev. and Mrs.
Herbert w. Mayors upon the occa-
sion of the fiftieth anniversary of
their marriage. Everyone is in
vited to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21
AGAINST

1HC 1OllOWlIlS are diHOHB IHC
reasons for the Committees oppo-
sition to charter:
The charter only allows the
county citizens to vote for the un-
paid members of the county council
who in tunr can only pass county
laws and ordinances, levy county
taxes, make general declarations
of county policy and elect or re-
move. a county manager. Every
other responsibility and decision
of county government is by the
express terms of the charter hand
ed over the permanent bureau
cracy, each of whom has a life
tenure of office.
The express provisions of the
charter create and require the ap-
pointment of a large group of per-
manent county department heads.
The life tenure of these bureau
Gratis, their assistant admins
traitors and technical stats as pro-
vided for by the charter actually
become a part Of this proposed
new constitution for the county and
are not at any time ever response
bic to the voters.
Through their very votes to
adopt the charter the citizens dis
enfranchise themselves to the ex-
tent that they place the response
bility to do their future thinking
and voting on county affairs in
these permanent life tenurr bu-
reaucrats that the charter sets up.
This is a plan to make Mont
gomery County the location IF an
experiment in county government
that has never been tried in any of
the other 5000 American coun-
ties.
We believe thta Montgomery
County today has a sound govern
mental plan that is producing very
good local services that are ade-
quate and modern and through
which a good personnel is doing
the work of the county govern
ment. This committee would never
suggest that the present depart
ment heads and policy determin-
ing officials of the county govern
ment be given life tenure and the
present plan of laws which sets up
the county government be made
through popular vote parts of a
new and fixed county constitution,
for under our present plan OF gov
ernment every four years the ma
jority of the county voters can
directly elect all Of the county
commissioners who administer the
county gocernment and all Of the
legislative representatives Of the
county, and can so bring about
any reform or change or carry
through any program that the
voters want.
Officials elected under the pres
ent system have produced and are
producing good government in
Montgomery County. Why change
a time-proven plan that works
well for a pure experiment?
Today the County Commission
ers are directly elected by the
voters and they in turn administer
a $3y600,000.O0 annual county
budget. These elected County
Commissioners are paid to do their
work, and in the administration of
county affairs are directly respon-
sible to the voters. We want to
keep it that way. Under the yrcs-
system the voters are the county
managers. Under charter the
voters will be merely taxpayers.
Charter outlaws the two-party
system in future county elections.
That step automatically substitutes
sectional, group, block and class
voting. Each such pressure group
will demand larger expenditures or
more privilege. The taxpayers
under charter will furnish the
money for these larger expendi.
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21
The Proposed Charter
For Montgomery County

EDITORS NOTE: The folos0ng articles the first of
series to be published in THE SENTINEL presenting the
FOR and AGAINST adoption of the proposed
Montgomery County The articles haze been prepared
pecdy for this through the offices of the respective
secretaries In t Oay THE SENTINEL hopes comvey
people of Montgomery County plain and informative analysis
of the charter proposal
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21

The following appropriations
were made:
$4,000 to be used to contruct a
building with proper facilities for
the housing of juveniles under the
age of 18 years, delinquent child
rem and temporary placement +
Foster home cases from the Wei
fare Board. Judge Proctor pointed
out that the Montgomery County
jail has heretofore been used for
such purpose, but such practice is
not permissible under the provi-
sions of the Law. The tentative
location for the proposed building
is on the lands of the County
Home.
$18,000.00 to be used for the con-
struction of two buildings one to
be located at Jessup-Blair Park.
Silver Spring and the other at the
Bethesda Recreation Center; these
buildings are to be used for fact
litating the handling of Veterans
affairs upon tkeir return from the
Armed Forces.
$37, 10000 for the Eastern Su-
burban District (Silver Spring.
and like amount to the Western
Suburban District (Bethesda) to
be used for the acquisition, estab-
lishment and maintenance Of rea-
sonable facilities for the public re-
creation.
SIS, 100000 to the Board of Educa-
ton to be used for emergency con-
struction and improvement of
Montgomery County Schools.
Mr.. o. E. Way, Chairman of the
Roads Committee of the Capitol
View Park Citizens Association
appeared before the Board of Com
missioners Tuesday and presented
a Petition and a Resolution of the
Association, requesting the County
Commissioner to use their influ-
ence with the State Roads Com
mission for the construction of a
new highway between Kensington
and Silver Spring; the highway to
extend through the Capitol View
Park Subdivision and the Town Of
Kensington. The Clerk to the
Board was directed to submit the
matter to the Post War Planning
Committee and the State Roads
Commission of Maryland for their
consideration and inclusion in their
Post War Planning Program of
road projects within Montgomery
County. This project was unanim-
ously endorsed by the Board Of
County Commissioners.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21
/ Might Be
Wrong
P. G. STROMBERG

publication was rather meagre
and we were given only enough
to know that the essence of the
agreement is
The plan to throw
Quebec enough weight
Conference against the Jap
anese to finish
the war in the Pacific as soon as
possible after the fall of Ger
many. Not much specific infor-
nation was given for publica-
ton and the President even
placed a ban on questions and
direct statements from him al
though the Prime Minister inn
posed no such strictness on
British correspondents.
From what was given us,
however, it is. probable that the
long range plans for the Pacific
war have been agreed upon. That
the ultimate end as visualized by
the two leaders means final,
complete and inexorable pressure
against the ruthless and inhuman
Japanese we can rest assured.
These conferences have thus far
meant mapping Of grand strategy
for big military campaigns to be
undertaken. Details are left to
military strategists but the over
all picture as planned by the
leaders and their stats have
given the conferences more than
friendly significance.
Whether Marshal Stalin's rea-
son for not being present at
Quebec is as he stated or whether
his statement was "cover" for
his rejection Of the invitation
remains to be seen. That he is
'too busy wag-
Stain ing the war"
Too Busy against Hitler"
Waging War can readily be
accepted because
Russia has been doing a fine job.
But whether the Russian leader
is himself directly responsible
for directing the military cam
paigns is another question. His
rejection of the invitation could
mean that he is not yet (perhaps
he never will be) ready to take
hand in settling the japanese
problenn 1t could be that in
Stains desire to avoid coinpl-
cations with japan he deems
his absence from Quebec less
dangerous to the existing fine
relations with his allies than his
presence would be as an un-
friendly gesture toward his nat
ural and age-old enemy. His
absence is, however, unfortu-
nate. It brings up again the
question of whether or not the
end of the war with Germany
will bring the Russian weight
against Japan. With Germany
out of the way Russian decla-
ration of war would be a de-
cisive blow against the aggres-
sive Japs.
The war in the Pacific has
been moving along with more
force than was dreamed of
year ago. Yet while our forces
have moved
Unable steadily closer
To Help and closer to
NuL1Ad buC ihitSA u OoPo-
nese defenses
we have not been able to get
the Chinese situation under con-
troll. Our loss Of territory there
bodies i'll for the planned use
Of the Chinese soldiers in wag-
ing final land war. General
,Stilwell has one Of the toughest
assignments of any of our mill
tary leaders and the hope is gen.
orally expressed that a way will
be found to give him the much
needed reinforcements and fight
ing equipment.
Local self-government Is an inn
portant right regardless Of what
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21
Unable
To Help
China

Local self-government is an inn
portant right regardless Of what
some nationalistic experts assert.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21
ssi0ners
Official
dings
HighIights OF Meeting
On Tuesday, Sept. 10

$225.00 was made available to
the Victory Garden Committee of
the Silver Spring and Bethesda
areas of Montgomery County Civil
ian Defense to conduct Harvest
Shows; the net profits of the
shows to be turned back to the
County.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21

A Petition signed by 112 res
idents of the Hillendale area pro-
testing against the establishment
of an Airport in that area was
presented to the Board, requesting
that they be notified if any re-
quests are made to the Board liz
the future. The Clerk to the Board
was authorized to acknowledge re-
ceipt of the Petition advising that
they would be so notified of any
requests.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21

have m o " e d
steadily closer
and closer to
the inner Japa-
nese defenses
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-09-21

The Board accepted the resigna-
tion submitted by Mary F. Shelton
temporary Clerk employed in the
Juvenile Court Office.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Thirsty Flyer Passes
Several WindmiIIs
By the Associated Press.

by the Associated Press.
VALENTINE. Nebr.-An unidenti-
Ned aviator, who had bailed out and
wandered among Western Nebras-
ka's desolate sandhills all night.
stopped at Set Hanna's ranch for a
drink of water.
Mr.. Hanna, pointing to his wind
mill. said: Help yourself"
I've passed half dozen of those
things during the night, but I didn't
know what they WERE" said the
weary traveller, obviously not a farm
boy.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Deaths Reported

Belle j. Bushnell. 90, westchester Apts.
Charles A. Mcouiston, 80, 420 Gallatin
st. NV.
william G. Harris. II, 1928 18th st. NV.
Ernest Knausman, II, IA Anacostia rd Sc
Julia schnopp, rs, ego H St ne
Cove @. johnson, rs, 4212 18th st. NV
Mary c. Petit 73. 902 South Carolina
Catherine " Scott, 72. 1000 Gath st. NV.
Adah M. Yates, 10, 114e 3rd st. ne
Charles Perrin, 80, .1436 r st. NV.
Eugenia Coquersn, 81, st Elizabeth's Hos
Boyd T. wadsworth. So, 41s End st. NV.
Julisna Z. Murphy. 65. 1878 Columbia
Mary Z. Taylor, 81. 73o 18th st. Sc.
wallace T. sansbury. bs. 1012 South Car
Mary Msssio. Sc. 5000 18th st. NV.
Iluvey v. Baruch, 80, 1881 Mefss st. ne
Robert l.. Watson. so. 100 Gals ST. ne.
Fany Janios. AZ, 4s1S Nebraska ave NV
Margaret r. Thornton. 81. 121eh D st. e.
Infant Robert Wetterer, 1441 Rhode Island
ave, NV.
Infant sutherlanG, Alexandria. va.
infant sutherland, Alexandria, Va.
Charles Kemp, 81. 2936 UPTON st. NV
Calvin Robinson, b5, 1908 11th ST NV.
James Holiday. "a, 2bo0 I st. NV.
Joshua Crawford, 81, 1903 j 9Th ST. NV.
Paul .Jau1tsnn % SA6 cIst st NV
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Scholarship Choices
For Choral Society
Are Up for Approval

Sixteen scholarships, eight for
boys and eight for girls, for senior
students of District senior high
schools, divisions Ito 9, offered by
the Washington Choral Society, will
be recommended for approval at the
Board Of Education meeting today,
the boards Rules Committee de-
cided at a meeting yesterday at
the Franklin School, Thirteenth and
K streets NV.
The scholarships include one
years membership in the Wash
ington Choral Society, valued at
$40 each, and ticket to the Decem-
Der IL performance of Handals
Messiah" at Constitution Hall. The
membership includes the privilege
OF attending the society's regular
singing meetings, a voice In the
affairs of the singing group and an
opportunity to appear in the or
ganization's Easter production of
Brahms Requiem"
The students will be chosen from
those appearing at additions. to be
held in the afternoons several DAYS
before December IL. Judges will be
washington newspaper music critics
and the director of the society.
The meeting also approved the
annual sixth grade patriotic essay
contest, sponsored by Fort Stevens
Post, No. 80, of the American Legion.
at Barnard, Brightwood, Military
Road, Petworth, Rudolph. Keene,
Shepherd, Takoma, Truesdell, West
and Whittier Schools. 1t will recon-
mend the distribution of leaflets to
pupils, at the end of the school
day, in connection with the Christ
mas campaign of Russian War Re-
lief to send gifts of new clothing to
young children in the Soviet Union,
be PERMITTED.
Rules for the community use of
school buildings and grounds were
approved and will be recommended
at todays meetings.
Evening star., 1944-12-06
Births Reported

Anderson, Norval and Edna, girl.
Bevil. Joe and Dorothy, boy.
5oumel. Daniel and Sophie. girl.
Hrenmer, Robert and Dorothy, boy.
dAmecourt, Albert and Gerty, boy.
Denham, George and Helen, boy.
FARMER, Charles and Theresa. boy.
Goldman. Marvin and Ruth, boy,
Hackman, Lewis and Anna, boy.
Jarboe: William and Mary. girl
King. william and Nell. girl
koskinen, Harold and Mildred, boy.
Lowe, John and Garry, boy
Maddox. Gaiser and Katherine. boy.
Milor, Howard and Helen, boy.
Payne, Lloyd and Chloe, boy.
% Rynes. EDDY @ snd sna borot69y' bpHrSl9y' boyi s,yi'
Seeley. Albert and Ruth, girl.
Sokolowski, Edward and Irene. boy.
Iouart. Layette and Margaret. eirl.
virginia: Arthur and Muriel, bNy,
warwick, James and Alice, boy.
Belaska, stephen and Ruth. girl.
BlilingmeleI, Robert and Hanny. boy.
BOYD. Charles and Nancy, girl.
Buas, Christ and Urania, girl.
Dean, Wilbert and Betty, girl.
Dom, Walter and Kathryn, boy
Callahan, Francis and Merriam, boy.
Hubbard, Kent and Mary, boy.
Justice, Charles and Sara, sirl.
k.sms ke, pnn Wi1li1m snd Elizas.1b ana bsaIIy GIRL
Lowery, Robert and Virginia, boy.
Mason. Drexel and Helen, boy.
Nikonchuk. Michael and Frances, boy.
Revelle. Roger and Ellne, boy.
Roos. Charles and Elizabeth. girl.
Secrest. William and Neva. boy.
Snellings, Mitchell and Marjorie, boy
Stone. John and Florence, boy.
Ward, William and Anne, boy.
Weed, Ralph and Mildred, girl
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-14
Perry Il. KsnnerIy Leaves
For Washington, D. C.

Perry H, Kennerly, who has
been in Browning the last three
weeks visiting relatives and at.
tending business matters, left
yesterday for Washington. D, C.
Mr.. Kennerly was recently re
appointed Washington represent
tative of the Blackfeet Indian
Tribe by the Tribal Council, with
compensation for services based
upon contingent basis. He re-
jected the proposal of a regular
or stated salary basis.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-14
Impressive Rites
Continued from. page one)

Continued from: page one)
The deceased was born in
Browning on December %. 1892.
Growing to manhood in this CON-
munity. he enlisted in the infan.
try shortly after the declaration
of war. considerable of his train.
ing being at Fit. Harrison.
After the close of the war he
was mustered out at Fl. Lewis
Wn.
Surviving relatives include his
widow; one sister. Mrs. Bill Show
o f Browning, one haIf-sister,
Mrs. Francis Bull Calf and one
half. brother. Lauis Yellow Wolf.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-14
Card of Thanks

We wish to thank our many
friends, the American Legion,
American Legion Auxiliary, Mrs.
Robert Starr. and all others for
their deeds and various tokens of
sympathy in our bereavement.
that in the death of husband and
father, the late Hugh jackson.
Mrs. Hugh Jackson and family
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-14
Events In Brief....

Mems belts, assorted widths,
in plain and fooled western steer
hides. Sherburne Mercantile Co.
Hat and purse sets for girls.
Economy Shop.
Mrs. o. A. Roholt and daugh.
ter, Lucille. are in Spokane this
week, Lucille to have a change of
cast on her right leg. She recent
ly underwent surgical operation
by DR.. Alfred Adams, bone spec
ialist Of Spokane.
For sale-12 rabbits, 10 ready
for table use. will dress if prefer
red; New Zealand white does;
will breed if preferred for stock
use; also one pair canary birds.
Inquire A. C. Adams.
Large assortment of mems
dress pants, in pin stripes, plain
and checks. Sherburne Mecan-
tile Co.
Silk print house coats at the
Economy Shop.
For sale baby crib and high
chair. Inquire at Hanneman' Var
iety Store,
Stacks for girls S1.59 to 50 SO.
Economy Shop.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-14
County Fair Sentiment
Unanimous

CONTINUED from page one)
ing that would be situated on the
Plains Museum grounds and at
the edge of the boundary line
separating t h e holdings from
those of the Browning Fair AS
ISOLATION, the near proximity of
the property to enable the front
doors to swing over h e fair
grounds.
K. W. Bergan, superintendent,
of Browning public schools, and
Louis Schroer. Smith-Hughes in.
structor. gave their angle of the
county fair, explaining in a man.
ner of speaking, that 1T was up
their alley"
Supt. Bergan cited his expert
ence n inspecting agricultural
projects il various communities
of the school district, pointing
out that fair would stimulate
boys and girls to greater n
deayor.
Schroer explained briefly the
Smith. Hughes setup. agreeing
with Mr.. Bergan that agriculture
al projects stood to gain a great
deal from the influence of fair.
Others giving their views in
cluded Robert Starr and J. l..
Sherburne, members of the Fair
Association board; ice Brown,
chairman of the Blackfeet Tribal
Business Council; Charles Hig-
gins, member of the Tribal Coun.
Gil: and Ed Marion, local bust
nessman.
1t was decided that the Tribal
Council be contacted at its reg
ular May meeting and be sounded
out for its willingness to cooper
ate with the project. 1t seemed
generally agreed that a county
fair should be staged in early
September n d that hig hight
events of rodeo be made a part OF
the program.
A committee of two, Ed Marion
and O. A. Tellifero, appointed to
head h fair feature OF the
Blackfeet Roundup, will m t
with the council.
1t was explained that t h e
Browning Fair Association was
conceived to operate as nom
profit corporation n d that it's
revenue aimed at having patrons
be the benefciaries, its growth
to be part of the economic pat
tern in the public interets.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1944-04-14

Alfred Norman left last week
for the Pacific coast, believing
that a change in climate would
benefit his health. His son. Clar-
ence, has charge of his ranch
during his absence.
Mems 8 inch work shoes. logger
type or plain. Sherburne Mer-
camille Co.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-07-26

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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-05-06
Macbeth Fired
From, State Dept. Job
BY HARRY McALPIE
washington Bureau NNPAl

WASHINGTON, d. c. - Hugh
Macbeth. prominent attorney in Los
Angeles, recently has been relieved
Of MS ass gnment as Liberian Con-
sui IN Los Angeles at the suggestion
OF the State Department, it was
learned this week.
II was reliably reported that the
State Department has disapproved
The alleged activities Of Mr.. Mac
beth. who has been spending con-
siderable time during the -paSt-six-
months in Mexico. His goings and
comings. his correspondence and his
conversations. have been under
close and secret surveillance. he
IS KNOWN 10 have been in close con-
tact and association with Vincente
Lon bardo Toledano, Mexican labor
leader and president Of the Latin
American Confederation OF Labor.
A recent article in the New York
Times subtly limited al the political
beliefs Of Senior Toledano by tack
ing on a totally irrelevant para
graph to an interview story which
said: During the period OF the
Stalin-Hitler pact. Senior Lombardo
Toledano opposed any collaboration
with the Western democracies."
The State Department denies any
implication in the matter, however
In a statement TO this correspondent
the Department said the Liberian
government decided they did not
want Mr. Macbeth any longer. and
indicated that it seemed he had be-
come involved in some notoriety OF
some kind.
The Liberian government
thought he was not the proper per-
SON 10 represent their government
the Department said, land thought
they would dispense with his serv-
ices because he is not suitable"
There was. however, indication
that Macbeth has teen under sur
VIGILANCE when the Department vol
unteered the information that no
body is keeping track OF him now
since he is no longer with the Ii.
| berian government"