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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Population of the Rockville -
Gaithersburg area has jumped
127 per cent since 1850, a pre-.
liminary report by federal hous-
ing market analysis noted yes.
terday. Figures will be released
every six months.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26
Late News Briefs

Banks will be closed Saturday,
September 4 and Labor Day,
September 6.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Montgomery County's Fedora
ton of Republican Women is
planning a festival to be held
from noon to 6 pm, Sept, II, at
Southlawn Farm in Rockville.
Details will be given next week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Richard Montgomery high
school alumni will hold a dance
September II from 9 pm. to 1
am. at the Agricultural Center,
Gaithersburg. Admission is So.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Death on the highways in "a
States - including Maryland -
taking part in the Summertime
"Slow Down and Live" campaign
was reduced lis per cent from
Memorial Day through July 4.
Maryland, however, showed an
increase in traffic deaths, from
SO to 65.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Governor McKeldin has asked
42 Marylanders to serve on a
committee conducting year
round attack on littering of
highways, estimated to cost
100000 a year in the State.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-08-26

Ninety Montgomery County
parents have entered the Safety
boards playyard and playroom
contest. Judges will make final
inspections" Sept. 2.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
Fuvors Roosevelt Island Crossino

After reading in The Sunday Star
that the Fine Arts Commission may
wind up fighting for a crossing at
Roosevelt Island and opposing the new
bridge just missing the, island, I am
convinced the island crossing is and
always has been the only practical and
at the same time esthetic one.
The picture accompanying The Stars
article reveals that any attempt to pre-
serve Roosevelt Islands beauty by push
ing the bridge off its east tip and into
the river would isolate and curtain the
island, no matter how low the bridge,
from the Lincoln Memorial area Not
only the island but the west end Of the
Mall would suffer. What could be more
undesirable? envisage the view west
from the Lincoln Memorial obstructed
by low piece of incongruous masonry
stretching across the river. AS for
eclipsed Roosevelt Island, gone forever
would be the preservation of its beauty.
There is no valid reason for place
ment of bridge over open water at
this point a few feet from natural island
formations. Every conception of engi-
neering, practicability, art and common
sense is violated. How then can the
BRIDGES existence at such location be
justified either to ourselves or to pos
tcrity? Let us abandon the project at
once before it is too late and get busy
on ways to make Roosevelt Island avail
able for the logical and sensible cross
ing of the Potomac.
John E. Street.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
By Charles E. TroceweN

But true conversation has no aim to
get anything done.
It is not devastatingly severe in
intent, does not run to do good, and
never expects too much Of itself.
Good talk just runs on, heaven knows
where, and the devil take the hindmost.
Only there is no hindmost. fortu-
nately, but just two or more persons
talking.
They express themselves honestly,
let us hope, and pleasantly, because
they are in the mood.
They are on an exploration, q sort
of journey without moving, and yet the
moving may be extensive, in mental
and spiritual ways.
The best gain Of honest talk is that
one never knows exactly what he has
gained until later.
He may hate to admit that another
was right. In fact, face to face, he did
not admit it. such is human nature.
He steadfastly maintained that he,
marvellous creature, was right, the
other wrong. But later, in the far
reaches Of the night, he had to admit
to himself that the other was right,
after all.
Such is the beginning of wisdom.
And nothing will achieve it quite as
well, we believe. as good honest con-
versation, decently conceived and
honestly arrived ct.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
This and That

Something good has gone out Of
American life with the decline Of
informal conversation.
We now have group discussion, with
its rules of order. but just plain honest
talk, man to man, has received
setback.
We were reminded of this the other
day, by the following letter:
For many years I have read your
instructive articles with great pleasure.
One article at least 10 years ago I put
in scrapbook; it is an article to be re-
read every now and then.
"It begins, What is it that makes
conversation delight?'
This note is to suggest another on
the theme. It would be a reminder to
many people who would truly welcome
it.
''Your articles are especially good
because they are so friendly and un-
lecture like"
Thankee kindly.
S. D. of Galveston street Sc, comes
up with the following:
Your column always cheers us up,
you have gift of CAB; how did you get
your knowledge. man? Couldn't be
from lab.
"You speak Of bird and beast and
man, insects, plants and food; you're
tolerant, and love them all. 50 cheerful
is your mood.
I'm this exciting. troubled world. we
Evening star., 1954-10-07

need restraining powers to get away
from evil thoughts, and have some
happy hours.
Artificial things we know are tenn
porary things; but natures everlasting,
sure, new hope to all it brings.
Keep writing. Mr.. Tracewell, for
you're just what we all need; chuckle
or smile or nod, as we your column
read.''
Some of the knowledge. dear friend,
came from reading books, some from
personal observation and experience,
and some from conversation.
We were brought up out in the
Middle West where at that time they
didn't have much to do except talk.
They talked when they met, they
talked when they "et," and they talked
in their sleep, probably.
They talked, primarily. because they
loved to talk, and, secondarily, because
they weren't afraid.
They were not afraid, above all, OF
each other Though they loved to poke
fun, especially at strangers; they knew
the good points as well as the bad of
their neighbors, and forgave both.
Modern group talk has its uses,
especially In an age that tends to 60
socialistic.
Such moderated talk, ruled from the
rostrum. is perhaps the only kind Of
talking that can get things done.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
Regoining a Proper Perspective

The student demonstrations seem to
be wearing themselves out as the author
tiles. representing law and order move in
and firmly take over. For the record and
proper focus, it should be understood that
only 2 per cent or less of the Districts pub
lie school population of 103.334 took any part
in the demonstrations or STRIKES" and
such demonstrations were confined to eight
or nine out of 169 public schools, including
those demonstrations, quickly ended, that
reflected uncertainty more than deliberate
intent of defiance by the children. There
were, of course, many parents who kept
their children at home,' as sensible pre-
caution against involvement in disorder.
The estimate of 2 per cent, mentioned
above, is therefore probably excessive.
The police and the school supervisors,
especially the principals and teachers at
the stricken schools, have conducted them
selves admirably. All of the schools re-
manned open, and that fact calls for
special tribute of some sort to the children
who remained in school and refused to be
intimidated or bullied by their jeering
schoolmates. It required a particular sort
of courage and self-discipline to answer
the school bell in all of the excitement, and
these children who stayed in school, con-
stituting an overwhelming majority, are
more representative Of the common sense
of the community than the childish group
which caused the trouble.
Superintendent of Schools Corning has
put on notice the children, and their par
ents, who continue to defy the laws by
unexcused absence from school. From now
on the small groups parading the streets
in search of further excitement will find
that the police are abandoning the attitude
of paternal tolerance shown during the
first few days. Anybody can understand
and forgive the impulses of children, in
search of lark and day cut of classes,
that motivated many of the young demon
strators. But anybody can also under
stand, and insist upon, the important ne
cessity of enforcing the laws and refusing
to tolerate any suggestion of mob rule.
Some of the children feel they have legit-
innate complaints. These should be care
fully heard and investigated by the school
authorities, and the proper procedure In
this respect has been exemplined at Nc
Kinley. BY that process the facts can be
Evening star., 1954-10-07
Hazardous New Era

Federal Judge Henry SchWeinhaut, in
diSnliSsing a housebreaking case on the
basis of recent Court of Appeals rulings
on sanity, made this trenchant comment:
"The defense Of insanity is going to be used
by every other defendant who comes into
this court. We are embarked on a new
era" It is new era, indeed, and one
fraught with dangers for the law-abiding
public. The dangers are so serious that
United States Attorney Leo Rovers concern
over the situation is thoroughly justified.
Judge Schweinhaut directed jury to
acquit the defendant after declaring: "I do
not believe that the man was or is insane,
but am equally convinced that at the
time of the crime he was not mentally re-
sponsible." The appellate court, in a series
of cases, has thrown out the old "right-or-
wrong" and irresistible impulse" tests Of
sanity and substituted new rule of much
broader scope. Mr.. Rover fears that the
new rule will greatly increase the number
of insanity pleas in criminal cases, multiply
the work of psychiatrists, bog down prose-
cutionS and bring about the release of
criminals from whom the public should be
protected.
In the case before Judge Schweinhaut
It was brought out that the psychiatrists
could not fully agree on the defendants
mental responsibility. This is nothing new
in such cases. Mr.. Rover wants to tackle
the psychiatry problem by setting up
court psychiatric clinic, whose findings
would be acceptable to both the prosecu-
ton and the defense. The prosecutor has
asked the District Council on Law Enforce
ment to make complete study of the effect
of the appellate court decisions on local law
enforcement and recommend possible leg
islation to strengthen the hands of police
and prosecutors in crime cases.
The housebreaking case before Judge
Schweinhaut points up the critical question
which Mr.. Rover has posed for the Law
Enforcement Council: In extending the
protection of modern psychiatric knowledge
to the mentally ill who commit crimes, what
protection should be extended to society?
What measures should follow the appellate
decisions to give insurance against malin-
gering and escapes from punishment while
carrying out the edicts of the Court of
Appeals? These pertinent, pressing ques-
tions call for the most earnest considera-
tion by all agencies and individuals inter-
ested in effective law enforcement in Wash
ington.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
By Mormon Lindhurst

BONN.-The decision taken by the
nine-nation London conference to re-
arm the Germans and integrate them
militarily and politically into Western
Europe brings to the fore group OF
Germans whose fortunes have been on
the wane during the last decade-Hit-
ler's old generals.
The men who created the Prussian
military machine have watched the
controversy over German rearmament
with the detachment Of rose gardeners.
which indeed many have become. But
now they will have renewed Importance,
and probably voice in German mill
tary plans and policies:
Most of the generals are now old
men, nearing or well into their 70s.
Except for few hotheads and die
hards, they show little interest in Ger
man rearmament. The majority are
living in seclusion as pensioners, re-
spected but not idolized by the German
public.
It is too soon to hope that all YES
tigeS of the tenacious and pervasive
influence which the Prussian military
machine has exercised on German life
for centuries has been completely elm
mated. But never has Prussian mill
tarism been so near extinction as at
present.
The French to the contrary, there
is slight resemblance between the re-
armament problems faced today by the
Bonn Republic and those which ulti-
mately topped the Weimar Republic.
The tentacles of Prussian militarism,
in the intervening nine years since
World War II, have not been entirely
eradicated. But most OF them have
been chopped off.
Certain facts are obvious The Ger
man armed forces were pulverized in
World War II; they escaped World
War largely intact. Germany has now
been without armed forces for nearly
10 years; after World War the Ger
man were permitted almost immedi-
ately to begin organization of the now
notorious 100000 "Black Reichswehr +"
Perhaps most important, the most
destructive blows to the Nazi war ma
chine were dealt by the Russians. Most
of the German generals now so eagerly
embracing obscurity lost their reputa-
tions fighting the Soviets. They have
no place to go-but West.
It was different after World War I.
Then Gen. Hans Won Seeckt. master
mind of the BLACK Reichswehr," found
it easy to conclude secret agreement
with the new Soviet regime to hide out
tank and air force training cadres in
Evening star., 1954-10-07
Bonn's Projected Armed Forces

General Alfred M. Gruenther, supreme
commander Of the North Atlantic Treaty
Organization, has done well to emphasize
at his Pentagon press conference that there
still is a rather long road to be travelled
before West Germany will be able to con-
tribute substantially to the military defense
Of free Europe.
The first and most important step on
this road, of course, has already been taken
through the nine-power London accord to
grant full sovereignty to the West Germans
and rearm them as equal partners in the
expanded Brussels pact and the overall
NATO alliance. But the accord represents
only beginning. 1t must be spelled out now
in detailed technical agreements, and next
with that done-it must be ratified by the
parliament of each country involved, in
cluding the Bundestag in Bonn and the
National Assembly in Paris, whose aff1rma-
tive vote is by no means absolutely guar
anteed.
Actually, even assuming that there will
be no ratification bitches Gan assumption
that seems to be well-founded at the mo-
ment), at least two years will be required
to bring an effective German army into
being. This is so, according to Gen. Gruen-
ther, because the training of the projected
12-division land force will have to "start
from scratch" And more time still-prob-
ably three years-will be needed to equip
the Bonn Republic with the air units pro-
vided for at London, and much the same
holds true for the relatively small navy that
is to be built up for the country's coastal
defense.
However, despite this time factor, there
can be no doubt that reasonably prompt
ratification of the work done at London will
add greatly to the security of the Atlantic
community. For then an immediate start
will be made (n1uch of the necessary arms
and equipment is now available in stock
piles) on organizing the approved 500, 1000
man German army into six motorized di-
visions, four tank divisions and two mecha-
nized infantry divisions. In addition, stimuli
taneously, there will be vigorous action to
create Bonn's projected 50,000-man navy
of small high-speed vessels and goodman
air force of 300 bombers and fighters.
All this obviously promises a marked
strengthening of the West Indeed, even
though two or three years may be required
to carry it through to completion, the mere
fact that it has been agreed upon is i'm
pressive enough to give pause to the Krem-
lin. General Gruenther has not exaggerated,
therefore, in describing it as "an excellent
arrangement" militarily. Certainly, again
assuming that it will be ratified, it will add
truly formidable new measure of power
to NATO'S defenses.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
The Parking Problem

The sorry spectacle of grown police
men chasing parking violators from
pillar to post is disgusting. Admittedly
there just isn't enough space to accom-
modate the all-day parker on the street.
Yet the all-day parker has the right to
expect District officials, the National
Capital Parks Service and other con-
cerned groups to recognize his plight.
What's the answer? The courage to
use the provisions of the Motor Vehicle
Parking Act. And the courage to set
the National Capital Parks Service and
the Planning Commission straight on
the parking facts of life.
Under the provisions Of the Motor
Vehicle Parking Act the District Com
missioners have had the right now for
almost five years to condemn and use
land for parking purposes where it is
needed most in the downtown area
And the Commissioners, thanks to the
pressure of the private lot owners, have
sat on their hands doing nothing.
Suddenly light and we have fringe
parking. In theory this is a fine idea
but it depends too much on variable
factors. Will Capital Transit provide
fast service? Will the fares be rea-
Sonable, ETC.?
National Capital Parks must be made
aware of its responsibility in this park
ing dilemma. Some of their land must
be made available to all-day parkers.
Will more and increased all-day
parking cause more congestion? Yes,
it will during rush hours. The
staggering of hours may help alleviate
some of this congestion but no matter
what methods are used to keep the
all-day parker from coming into town,
there will always be congestion during
the rush hours. If the all-day parker
wants to put up with this instead Of
using transit or fringe parking or pool
rides, that's up to him.
Now what about the short term park
er. What happens to him? Wherever
and whenever possible he tries to use
the parking meter because parking lots
contrary to published stories still get
prohibitive rates. So If he parks at q
meter and is S minutes late he be-
comes hunted man and he gets the
mo fix ticket.
So where are we now? The all-day
parker is being chased. The short term
parker who fingers q second past his
allotted go minutes is stuck with a mo
fix" ticket. So he's scared now and
doesn't want to come to town at all
Interested Mr.. Merchant?
What's left the high priced
parking lot . Shoppers special and
all. Whose side are the Commissioners
on? The present cops and robbers park
ing meter antics are strictly for the
birds. Traffic Observer.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
Inteqroted Schools

I am a recent graduate OF Woodrow
Wilson High School in this city.
I think it is high time that the
students in this city, in country which
is the outstanding democracy of our
time, live up to the heritage which is
drilled into us and held up as our goal,
from the time we first put on our clean
shirts or dresses. grab our books and
lunch, and go off to prepare ourselves
for "our world"
We students in the U. S. A. are
the most fortunate in the world, in
that we have public school system
that gives us free education through
high school. We are the citizens of
tomorrow Isn't it about time we show
everybody what tomorrow is going to
be like?
Let's not sit back and permit some
bigoted elders to lead us around by our
noses. Let's stop supporting their
prejudices. They started segregation
Jet us stop it. We must show that
we have better sense than to provoke
chaos and disorder and human suffer-
ing.
appeal to my fellow students in
Washington to show the selfish and
prejudiced people how stupid they are
not to see clearly that discrimination
never was, and never will be the right
way of life. If the recent outbreaks
against integration are any hint OF
what tomorrow will bring to the United
States, God help our country.
Let us prove our worthineSs of the
great democratic tradition, and let
us indicate our worthiness to carry it
on and ever forward, by continuing
without incident the integration of the
Washington schools.
An Ashamed Student.
Parents who have Influenced their
children to demonstrate for Segrega-
ton should think again. Surely they
know from bitter experience that If
the cause were a worthy one the dears
wouldn't be demonstrating for it,
Jeanette FindIay.
We are protesting the policy Of the
Board of Education which results in
assignment of Negro teachers to teach
in schools that are predominately white.
Bancroft School, to be specif1cD Such
assignments are definitely not for the
best interests of the children because
of the close emotional tie between
teacher and pupil in the elementary
grades. 1t may have permanently
detrimental effect on the school adjust
ment of the small child
So far, we do not represent any or
ganized group of parents (only re-
Gently we discovered that Sllch teacher
assignments had been made0 But as
Evening star., 1954-10-07
Letters to The Star. .

property owners, taxpayers and patrons
of D. c. schools, we felt that we could
not let this situation come into being
without protest.
Every man for himself and the devil
take the hindmost" seems to be the
policy of those parents who say. ooh,
well, I'm moving to Virginia anyhow"
or It'll strain point and put my child
in private school," But that at
titude simply abandons the public
school system of the District. And be-
sides. isn't it about time the rights
of the majority" were recognized?
Four Parents.
One of our greatest assets as Ameri-
cans is our inventiveness. We have
neglected that asset lately. Specifically.
let us invent new topic for Nation
wide discussion to take the place of
segregation!
To date the segregation discussion
has been pretty much one-sided; now
that the 'other side" has begun to
sound off, bedlam is threatened.
Let's get on that new topic before
we begin knocking each others heads
of-'cause how would we look without
no heads?
Eugene M. StechOW.
Evening star., 1954-10-07
Some Of Gerronys Old Generals Perk Up

ing for the United States Army compil-
ing the military history of World War
II. In Halder. the United States has
some high-priced talent. A colonel gen.
eral, he was chief of the German Army
General Staff at the beginning Of
World War II.
Field Marshal Ritter Won Leeb, COM
mander- -in-chief Of one Of Hitler's
army groups in Russia, Is among the
rose gardeners. He has built an elegant
villa at Hohenschwangau, near Munich
and busies himself with his garden,
choping wood and writing his memoirs.
He rarely appears in public print. Like
most of the old German generals, his
main concern Is to get off the hook
for the Russian disaster.
Field Marshall Wilhelm List is an
other ex-Hitler great with a new villa
and a passion for postwar anonymity.
List lives at GarmiSch. Il have been
attacked enough and have no further
desire to engage in discussions over the
ifs and why's Of the war" he says.
Erich Won Manstein, the field marshal
regarded by most Germans as Htler's
ablest military man, lives in his family
castle in the Black Forest. Although
held by the British as war criminal
until last year, Won Manstein says pub
licly that he bears the British no malice
on this score. Rather, Mansteiu Is in
the forefront Of the German generals
who urged German alliance with the
West. Chancellor Konrad Adenauer's
shadow defense ministry frequently
calls on Won Manstein for advice.
Unreconstructed Prussian generals are
represented by Bernard Ramcke. and
Karl Student, both paratroop generals.
Both are nationalists. Neither loves
Russia, but both are out to make es
much trouble for the Allies as possible.
Perhaps the great question mark
among the German generals is Field
Marshal Albert Kesselring, who lives at
Bad Wiessee, on Lake Tegeru, in Ba-
varia. Kesselring says he is for the
West. But the Allies are restive over
the zeal Kesselring is showing in reviv-
ing the old stahlhelm (steel helnet)
German veterans organization which
supported Hitler.
World War II German veterans are
scattered in a score of organizations.
none powerful. The Allies would pre-
fer that it remain this way. Kesselring,
however, sounds like man who would
like to emerge as spokesman for most
of West Germany's million World War
II veterans.
If so, he could be dangerous.
(N.A.N.A.)