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Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-10-22
SUSEKAMA REUTHERO
UZPUOLIKAI

Einant tardymui pasikesin-
tojq nuzudyti CIO. United Au-
to Workers unijos vada Walter
P. Reuther ir 10 padejeja, dvie-
ju teisiamu kriminalistu byloje
paaiskejo stai kas:
Du buve bausti kalejimu nu-
sizengeliai, kuriQ vienas seniau
buvo UAW narys, liudijo, kad
kitas unijos vadas, Carl Bolton.
pasiule jiems $4,000 atlygini.
mo uz nuzudyma Reuther If
Kenneth Bannon. Bannon yra
unijos vadas dideleje Fordo
dirbtuveje.
Kaip atmenate, Reuther, Vi
sos milziniskos UAW unlJos
pirmininkas, buvo pavojingal
sautuvo per langa suzeistas
pereita balandzio 20 d., kuomet
jis sedejo savo namuose vaka-
re. Reuther pernai pastume is
pirmininkystes stipru unlJos
vada Thomas, pats laimedamas
rinkimus, vadovaujant anti-ko-
munistine AUW dar b in in k Y
srove.
Vienas tu kriminalistu tikrl,
ma kad Bolton zadejes Jam
$4,000 atlyginimo ir gera dar-
ba unijoje, jeigu jis nuzudys
Reutheri.
Tas kriminalistas sake, jog
| .iau rugsejo menesi, 1947 me-
tais, Bolton pradejo jam pasa.
koti, esq "kas nors svarbaus
artinasi", siu metu kovo me
nesi pradejo ikalbineti, kad rel
kia Reuthero atsikratyti, ir pa
zadejo uzmoketi $4,000 begyje
valandos laiko po atlikimo j
darbo.
Diena pirm Reuthero perso
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Detroit, Mich, Naujienos


Vino, pasakojo vienas tu kri-
minalistu, Bolton atsilanke pas
il atsiimti idu sautuvu, kuriuos
jis buvo palikes, pasakydamas,
GAS einu pasijieskoti sau ko-
munisto".
Tiedu kriminalistai, suimti
ir teisiami uz kitus nusizengi-
mus, teisme iskele ir ju sanity
kius SUI Boltonu.
Ar ju pasakojimai bus pa
kankamais irodymais prizes Boil
tona, itarimui jo pasikeslnlme
nuzudyti Reutheri, nezinia.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-10-22
CHICAGO, ILL.
"Ausros Sunqs" Graziai
PaSiSeke

Spaliu II, pc piet Sakalq sa-
leje Chicagoje ivyko "Ausros
Sunu" vaidinimas. Spektakliui
vadovavo ir svarbiausi vaidme-
nj vaidino Lietuvos Valstybes
Teatro aktorius Stasys Pilka.
Visi kiti aktoriai vietiniai me-
gejai. Taciau scenoje jie pa
rode gabumo tam uzdaviniui
tikrai daugiau, nei paprastai
tikiesi is megeju vaidinimo.
Pazymetina, jog ziurint ir
klausant vaidinimo visai neat
eina j galva, kad dauguma ak
toriu lietuviskai mokesi cia, ne
savos kalbos aplinkumoje. Ju
tarena toxic itarimo visai ne
ip ip Stu trijl
" SpeKtak1is tikrai patvirtino,
kad tai yra pazymetinas musu
kulturinio gyvenimo ivykis. St.
Pilka ir visi jo bendradarbiai
nusipelne silciausio dekingumo
ir sveikinimu.
Didele, vaidinimui CANA ne
dekinga, sale buvo pima publi-
kos.
Sis vaidinimas ivyko beveik
25 metams sueinant nuo pir-
mutinio "Ausros Sum-" vaidi-
nimo Kaune, Valstybes Teatre.
Simet taip pat sueina so metQ
nuo pirmutinio lietuvisko val
dinimo Palangoje, kur buvo
vaidinama "Amerika Pirtyje".
JOS autorius A. Vilkutaitis-ke-
turakis nesenai mire Vokieti-
joje. q
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PIRMUTINIAI DIP Is
VAZAMI SPALIU
% D.

Is Washingtono skleidziama
ir toliau ia netikra zinia: da-
bar skelbia, kad pirmutiniai
DIP sulyg naujo istatymo bus
isvezti is Bremerhaven, Vokie-
tijos, spaliu % d., New Yorka
ju laivas pasieksias lapkricio
l d. Pirmas laivas atvesias
$50 isvietintQju.
Anksciau buvo skelbta, kad
pirmutiniai DIP bus atvezti
sia sail spaliu 2 ar 3.
PraneSimas, sake, kad pirmu-
tinis laivas atvesias $50 iSvie-
tintu zmoniu paeinanciu ir Len
kijos ir Pabaltijo krastu.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-10-22

PENNSYLVANIJOS
ALIEJJJS

Vakarine Pennsylvania turf
gausius gero aliejaus saltinius.
Sis aliejus laikomas geriausiu
lubrikacijos tikslams aliejum
pasaulyje.
Pennsylvanijoje ir buvo is
greztas pirmutinis pasaulyje
aliejaus saltinis, netoli Titus
vile. Aliejus cia pradetas ko-
merciniai gaminti ir pardavine-
ii 1853 metals. Nuo to prasi-
dejo visoje salyje grezimas ze-
mes ir jieskojimas aliejaus sal
tiniu. Aliejus padare daugybe
nauju milijonieriu, kuomet at
sirado naujos galimybes allie
.jaus sunaudojimui.
Aliejus buvo pradetas atskir
ii nuo degamo aliejaus, prade
ia parduoti kerosinas, israsts
kerosinu deginamos lempos.
Kick veiau pradeta gamint
dabar zinomas gasolinas, mo
toru varymui, ir taip pasidart
galimybes tureti siu dienu au
tomobilius.
Pirmutiniai Amerikoje isgre
zti aliejaus saltiniai buvo til
apie 70 pedu gylio; dabar allie
iaus saltiniai greziami net TX
$4,000 pedu.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-10-22
SNARINA UPES

Pennsylvanijoje dedama pa
stangos apvalyti upelius ir upes
nuo uztersimu. Tam tikslui lei
DIANA milijonai dolariu, kad
upes nebutu tiesioginiai nuobe-
gu saltiniai is dirbtuviu ir XII
tn neSvaros vietu.
Valstija iteike 500 isakymu
miestu valdyboms, istaigoms ir
dirbtuvems, reikalaujant, kad
jos patiektu savo planus nesva-
riu nuobegu sunaikinimui.
Daugybe nauju kanalizacijos
darbu pravesta, kit dar bal
giami arba pradedami.
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Lewis = Apsunkintas
Padidintu Aukso
Maisu...

Po ivedimo Taft-Hartley day.
DO istatymo sioje salyje, Y@roa
vadai, tarp ju ir John L. l. Scijo,
reke, jog tas istatymas su-
plaisins unijas', "nukals dar-
bininkams vergijos retezius".
Bet unijos per suvirs metus
laiko to istatymo veikimo tick
sustiprejo, darbininku a G s
pakilo, ir Lewis vietoje butt
nukryziavotu, kaip tikejosi, su.
lauke savo senatveje sau nauJo
sunkaus aukso maiSo: is ang-
liakasiu uniju duokliQ jam pa
kelta metine alga nuo S2o,OOO
net Xxi $4,000!
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-10-22
UJOZAS SMAILIS SERGA
LIGONINEJE

zymus musu veik&jas, Juozas
Smailis, Phi. c., Lietuvai Va
duoti Sajungos garbes pirml-
ninkas ir buves jos izdininkas,
daugeli metu lakes Detroite
vaistine, sunkiai apsirgo; spa
liu Is d. ligonineje jam pada-
ryta didele viduriu operaclJa.
Nors viskas gerai pavyko, ta-
ciau ligonis dar labai serga. 30
gyvasties gelbejimui buvo lei
sta kraujo jau sesis kartus.
Jis paguldytas Grace Hospl-
tai. 416O John R ST., Detroit.
Juozas Smailis atvyko is Lie
tuvos baiges felserystes moks-
la dar prizes pirmaji pasaulinl
kara. Valparaiso Qnd) uni
versitete baige vaistininkystes
moksla ir toje profesijoje prak-
tikavo daug metu.
Jis yra stiprios dvasios lie
tuvis ir didelis remejas tautl-
niu organizaciju ir visu darbq,
liecianciu Lietuvos ir lietuviu
gerove.
Mes visi jo draugai ir bend
radarbiai linkime jam greital
pasveikti. }. n.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-10-22

DIRVA - vienatinis Lietu-
win laikrastis Ohio valstijcJe
Kama metams tik $500.
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judge John JOS. Buckley
Kandidatas Appeals Court
MAHONING COUNTY

Judge John JOS. Buckley kandida-
tuoja j APPEALS COURT 7-e Dis
trikte, kuriame ineina ir Mahoning
County
Judge Buckley praktikavo teises
per 26 metus ir yra | Pasaulinio
karo Veterans. Buckley buvo State
Representative ir dabar jo kandida-
tura teisejus remia Mahoning APP
skrities advokatai. Savo practices
atsizymejimais Judge Buckley uzsi-
tarnauja paaukstinimo dabar jo
sekiama vieta. Balsuokit uz Judge
Buckley Lapkr. 2
VIENA Anglu firma state
kinijoje rayon siulu gaminimo
dirbtuve, kuri kastuos So mill
jonus.
ISPANIJOJE suimta ir tel
siama 80 komunistu teoristu,
kurie ruosesi susprogdinti du
laikrascius, kovojancius prizes
komunizma. Vienuolikai ju rel
kalauja mirties bausmes.
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sOJE salye dabar au So BRITANNIA ir Suv Vast
nuosmciai vsu uku turf eek jos k dvi vatybes kro
tros aptarnavma. Sc mylia yra to paties igio.
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ORkESTRA LIEKA

Phlladelphljal erase netekl-
mas simfonines orkestros, kuo-
met muzikantu unijos vadai
pareikalavo pakelti orkestros
muzikantams algas nuo S110
Xxi 1925. Tos organiZacijos re-
meiai, turedami deficita, atsi-
sake didesnes skolas bristi il
buvo pasiryze orkestra likvi-
duoti. Su uniia galiaus sutar-
ia tik po s. algu pakelimo or
kestrOs muzikantams.
Dirva = Field. [volume] (Cleveland, Ohio) 1915-current, 1948-10-22

IESKAU Kun. A. Karuziskl,
kuris bene isveztas j kunigQ
prieglauda Illinois valstijoje.
Noriu zinoti jo tikra adresa.
Mrs. Savage
1899 Monticello Blvd.
Cleveland, Ohio.
Negalime butt ramqs, jeigu
brOliai tebevargsta! Aukas siQ-
skite:
United Lithuanian Relief Fund
of America, Inc.
1O5 Grand Street,
Brooklyn IL, N. Y.
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kAS Zinc kur randasi, ir ar
yra gyvas ar jau mires, kazl.-
mir Patruh, ir gall suteikt aple
ii ziniu praneskite: (42)
Mr.. Thomas P. Geer,
615 Lincoln Avenue,
Pittsburgh 2, Pa.
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WEN ATINIS nezinomo ka-
reivio kapas is Revoliucinlo
1776 metu Karo randasi Penn
sylvanijoje, prie Bethlehem.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Eugene Casey To
Sell Out Here
And Move West

Eugene B. Casey, wartime aide
to President Roosevelt, who got
into trouble with the government
over income taxes, is reported by
Washington papers to be liquidat-
ing his holdings here. Mr.. Casey
is reported to plan to dispose of
his large realty holdings in Mont
gomery County and move to New
Mexico. He has ordered the real
estate firm of Samuel E. Bogley to
sell property worth about $473 900.
Among the real estate put up for
sale is Casey's home near Wash
ington Grove which with six acres
Of ground is valued at $4,000.
Also to be sold is about 800
acres of land adjoining the manor
house. This acreage includes a
dairy farm and is valued at about
$195,00O. r.. a,-
Casey also has put up for sale
IL houses, each valued at $17,50O,
on Woodmont road. off Old
Georgetown road, and six bunga-
lows in Rockville, each valued at
$13,950, according to the stories.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Charter Group
Would Defend
Validity Case

The Montgomery County Char
ter Committee will ask the Circuit
Court of Appeals to allow the
Committee to intervene as a party
defendant in the case of Schneider
VS.. the Board of Election Super
visors.
This decision was voted unani-
mously by the Committees Board
of Directors at meeting Satur-
day, April 10.
If the request is granted, the
Charter Committee will take its
place alongside the Board of Elec-
ton Supervisors as defendant in
the case challenging the validity
of the proposed Montgomery Coun-
ty Charter.
The Committee will appoint le-
gal counsel to serve voluntarily
and without fee to cooperate with
other counsel in the defense of the
case.
The Charter Board, which draft
ed the proposed charter, will also
ask the Court to allow it to inter-
vene as a defendant.
The Boards decision, distinct
from the action of the Charter
Committee, was reached at meet
ing also Saturday, April 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
School Press Convention
To Be Held In Bethesda

The long-planned convention for
Montgomery County schools, .spon-
sored by the Itner-high' Council,
will be officially opened at .12;45
P. M. Saturday, at the Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, when
Blair Lee, guest speaker for the
occasion, will address the young
journalists on a relative subject.
According to Miss Sally Deets,
chairman of the publicity commit
tee, the Montgomery County Press
Convention will not only bring
more interest into the journalistic
work Of young writer's, but It will
also promote better relationship
among the high school students.
The two-fold feature Of the day
will evolve around a session of
contest-writing and discussion
clinics, each of which will include
three categories-news, editorial,
and sports. The sections, super
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15

What A Difference
A Decimal Makes.

Last week a decimal er1one-
ously made the difference be-
tween $2,13 and $213.
No doubt parents reading the
story of the estimated budget
of the Board of Education in
last weeks Sentinel were sur
prised that the cost of educat-
ing child should drop to 1918
in 194849 when it cost about
1886 last year.
We are sorry to inform them
that the actual cost will be the
higher figure-$213.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Mental Hygiene.
Dinner Set For
Tuesday ; 9th

Mrs. Curtis Walker and. Mrs.
Miner Hostetler, co-chairmen of
the annual membership dinner of
the Montgomery County Mental
Hygiene Society this week an
nounced plans for the dinner to be
held April 81 at Normandy Farms.
DR.. George H. Preston, noted
psychiatrist and Mental Hygiene
Commissioner of Maryland, has
accepted the invitation to conduct
panel on the mental hygiene
needs of Montgomery County. In
cluded in this panel will be rep
resentatives from the Juvenile
Court, Medical Society, Social
Agencies, Bar Association, Board
of Education and the public.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Garden Club
Donates Trees
To School

The Rockville Garden Club has
donated forty 10 feet Pin Oak trees
to Richard Montgomery High
School.
The trees were presented and
dedicated Monday in a ceremony
on the grounds. The band played
under the direction of Mrs. Mary
deVermond.
Presented by TIE president of
the club, Mrs. Jennings Bailey and
chairman of the Civic Committee,
Mrs. Van Lippard, the acceptance
speech was made by Ward Fetrow,
president of the Student Council.
Mayor G. Lamar Kelly, in a
short talk told the club that the
gift was one of the first tangible
and constructive ones made in the
town in the time he has been it's
head.
The actual planting was done
under the direction of Mrs. Winona
Reed. The boys assisting included:
Chester Parker, Edward Sparks,
Clarence Mearson, James Money
maker, Eugene Bovey, Donald
Lawson, Charles Pettitt. Francis
Fisher and Bob Nicholson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15

? Morris Stern is building a
40 by 100 foot brick-faced
cinder block addition to his
Rockville Paint and Hardware
Store at 327 East Montgom-
cry Avenue. The second story
will provide three office suites,
plus additional store and dis
play room.
Willie Steinberg has started a
complete modernization of his
Quality Shop on East Montgomery
Avenue. The improvements will
include new paint, fluorescent
lighting, new display cases, floor
coverings and fixtures. This is ex-
pected to be completed by May l.
The Restweil Tourist Home on
East Montgomery Avenue is being
razed. The site will be used by
Rockville Motors as display 1t.
The addition to Perry's present
building, one-stoiy 90 by 100 foot
cinder block garage. is under roof.
This is to house the repair shop.
The new building being erected
on the Ricketts, estate on Com
merce Lane to be occupied by the
American Stores is expected to be
completed early in May, according
to Theodore Ricketts,.
Remodeling work on the G. C.
Murphy Store is progressing. The
whole building is being renovated
by Wolfson Brothers. When COM
pleted the store will offer two COM
plete floors of sales space, also
soda and lunch counter.
r. H. Best Inc, of Bethesda is
building 81 houses for veterans on
First and Park Streets-across the
railroad tracks from Rockcrest.
Fourteen of these are almost com
pleted. The houses have two bed
rooms and completed attic with
space for two more. Mr.. Best as
sured the SENTINEL the houses are
of AL construction with notched-
corner braces, full waterproof
Easements, and hardwood floors.
This development is called "Rock-
wood"
Across the street from the Best
development is an attractive house
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Preliminary
Dinner Planned
For Candidates

The five Congressional candi-
dates from this area will speak at
a League of Women Voters Pre-
Primary candidates dinner on
April %, telling on what issues
they plan to place emphasis dur
ing their campaigns. The twenty
four candidates for delegate to the
state party conventions will also
attend and be introduced.
The public is invited to join
League members, their husbands
and friends on the 23rd in meeting
and hearing these candidates. Din
ner will be at Leland Junior High
School, 44th and Elm Streets,
Chevy Chase at 6:45 O'clock and
will cost $1.O5. Reservations must
be made with Mrs. William MUIR
ply, WI 8549 or Mrs. Francis
GoodelI, WI 1898 by Thursday,
April 22nd.
By interviewing the "a candi-
dates for delegates League mem
bers have found that in most in
stances these people have real
purpose in the public interest for
seeking this office; they are not
just running against someone.
Biographical material on these
candidates as well as their per-
sonal statements will be given
along with answers to the congress
sional candidates questionable in
League publication to be available
to the public next week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
G'Burg P-TA Will
Meet Monday For
Annual Election

The regular monthly meeting of
the Gaithersburg Parent Teacher
Association will be. held on Mon
day evening in the High School
gym, with Mrs. Raymond Jackson
presiding. Music will be furnished
by the Girls Glee Club. The annual
election of officers will take place
during the business meeting.
The parents will divide them
selves into four groups-primary,
elementary, junior and senior high
according to their interests.
Each group will discover and dis
cuss the services the school offers
the child from pre-school through
junior college.
All parents are urged to attend
this meeting which promises to be
most interesting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Rockville Area Drive
For Marine Recruits
Volunteer Reserve

Former Marines in the Rockville
and up county area are putting on
drive for recruits in the VoIun-
teer Reserve. When sufficient for
mer Marines and other recruits
are enrolled the old Marine Corps
company in Rockville will be re-
activated. Headquarters Marine
Corps will not authorize r reserve
company In this area until two
thirds Of the required strength has
been enrolled. "Why wait for the
draft?", asks the recruiting officer,
H. II. MacCubbin. Enlist in the
Marine Corps Reserve now" The
recruiting officer will be in the
Post Office Thursday evening.
April goth, after his return from
training at Fort Meade.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Junior College Students
Study Board In Action

The 80 students of the Political
Science class at Montgomery Jun
iof College heard good cross
section of the problems that are
aired weekly, before the county
commissioners. On Tuesday, the
class under the leadership of the
instructor, Emory Fast, spent the
entire morning-were greeted by
Brooke Johns, president of the
board and given a lecture on gov
eminent by F. Barnard Welsh, at
torney to the board.
Most interesting to the class was
perhaps the decision not to issue
short term notes for school con-
struction. They also heard appeals
for better roads, exemption from
taxation, a "what killed the sow"
story, a discussion Of how much
per day it costs to keep a welfare
patient in hospital, as well as the
usual routine business of what to
buy and where and who to appoint
to vacancies.
The commissioners decided that
county school officials should use
the approximately SS70,00O left
from a previous bond issue before
more money is borrowed for con-
struction. They will not issue the
short term bonds which had been
decided upon last week. rs
I County Supervisor l. @. McNayr,
author of the resolution adopted
by the commissioners, said the
school board could make sample"
commitments based on assurances
from the county board that it will
sell three million dollars in bonds
as the money is needed. NJ
School officials had requested
approval of a three-mil-
lion-dollar bond issue pointing out
commitments already had been
made on all but a few thousand
dollars in their possession. Mr..
explained the board did
not want to be placed in the posi-
ton of paying $4,000 to $4,000 in
rates month on bond
issues which, when sold, will pro-
baby lie idle in banks because of
/. Confined on RqoesS) 4
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15

'vised by teachers, will be attended
by representatives from each of
the county schools.
Two Of the, judges, for those com
peting into the contests will be
Mrs. Reed Bradley of The Record,
and Leslie Sanders Of the Bethesda
Journal.
The newswriters will report on
the general assembly, while the
editorial contestants will draw
their comments from a panel dis
cussion to be furnished by Ward
Fetrow,. Jean Van Nordstrand,
Wallace Comegys and Doris Cur
tbs, all Of Richard Montgomery.
Sportswriters will interview a
local sports personality for mat
erial on which to base their stories.
The press meet, the second Of it's
kind in the county, Is open to all
students interested in any phase of
journalism.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Funeral Rites For
Miss Fields To Be
Held Here Sat.

Funeral services for Miss Mary
Margaret Fields, age 90, who died
here yesterday, will be held Satur-
day, April 18th in st. Mary's Cath
olic church, Rockville, at 9 o'clock.
Burial will be in st. Mary's Gene
terry.
Miss Fields was the last of the
six children of the late Matthew
Fields who established The Sen
tinei in 1855. Her closest survivor
is a niece, Miss Rebecca Fields
with whom she lived at 1O4 w.
Montgomery Avenue. After the
death of her father in 1871. Miss
Fields aided her mother, Mrs. Re-
becca Beckwith Fields and her
brothers William and Clay Fields,
in publishing The Sentinel.
Both the Fields and Beckwith
families were prominent in Coloni-
al Maryland. H
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-04-15
Civic Assn.
Asks Hatch
Exc m ption

Fhe Rockville Civic Association
has petitioned the Civil Service
Commission to set aside the Hatch
Act in order to allow federal
workers living in Rockville to. en-
gage in non-partisan political acti-
witty of purely local character.
Robert B. Ladd and Henry Miller
were members of a committee
which drew up this petition,
prompted by the gradual increase
in the proportion of Federal en-
ployees in the population of Rock
vile. 1t is felt that the services
and the active interest in local af-
fairs of these federally employed
citizens of Rockville are needed by
the community.
The population of Rockville Is
estimated to be $500 and the num-
Der of present Civil Service en-
ployees and members Of immediate
families is estimated at 1900.
Before drawing up this petition
for the Civil Service Commission,
the Civil Association members
made survey of a cross-section
of the registered town voters
which revealed that 3496 Of these
voters are Federal employees and
members Of their immediate fami-
lies. 1t was also found that l5es
Of the voters are Military Service
personnel, retired Civil Service
employees, and members Of Inn
mediate families.
AT the conclusion of its petition
the Rockville Civic Association
summed up its views as follow:
"The local community will bene-
fit from the requested exemption
(from the Hatch Act) by the fact
that the active service in official
local affairs of a number Of well
qualified personnel will become
possible for the first time. The in
creased burdens Of local admins
tration make 1t very desirable that
the services of qualified and inter-
ested individuals be fully used. AT
least one specific instance in the
past has worked real hardship on
town officials and resulted in loss
to the community-when an ex-
ceptionally we'll qualified architect
found 1t necessary because of the
Hatch Act limitations to decline
service in an enterprise for which
his talents were needed. To the fed
eral employees, greater opportunity
for participation freely in the nom
partisan political affairs of the
community will bring great per-
sonal satisfactions, will make COM
munity life more complete, elimin-
ating source Of some dissatisfac-
ton with restrictions Of the Fed
eral service. 49,
Civic Association members have
requested an early reply from the
Civil Service Commission, pointing
out that the town election viii be
held on May 8.