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Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24
Mrs. Rhoads
New Head of
Home Agents

Mrs. Catherine M. Rhoads will
become Montgomery County
home demonstration agent July
l, it was announced this week.
Succeeding Miss Edythe M.
Turner, she will work with Mrs.
Irma Bell and Miss Elizabeth
Skeats, assistant demonstration
agents.
The appoin t m n was an
nounced by DR.. James M. Gwin,
director of Maryland university's
extension service.
A native of Berlin, Pennsyl-
vania, Mrs. Rhoads has a rural
background and was a All club
member for eight years.
After graduation in home
economics at Carnegie Institute
of Technology in 1941, she taught
vocational home economics in
home town. From 1943 to 1916,
she served as a home demonstra-
ton agent in Pennsylvania.
She came to Montgomery
County Jan. Is as temporary
home demonstration agent to fill
the spot left vacate when Miss
Turner resigned. Her job here is
to work with 49 County Home
maker clubs, which have an en-
rollment of 1,415 members.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24
Budget

Continued from Page u
over of some of the expense into
the year 1854.
"This growth was practically
all residential and added approx
imately 800 single residential un-
its and 200 family units in multi
family apartments. The CONNER
cial and industrial growth was
small.
"The shopping center at West
Montgomery Avenue and North
Washington Street was completed
and the building of the p. ]. Nee
company in the Halpine area was
started. These were the only
buildings of any size erected in
the commercial area.
"The building of new schools
in the city has added quite a
problem. Large additions have
been made to the Twinbrook and
Lone Oak schools. The Maryvale
school and the West school have
been completed during the past
year, causing demand for SIDE
walk and roadway improvements
adjacent to these areas.
"The extension of utilities to
the new residential areas has
caused a tremendous drain on
the city water supply and sewer
services.
Construction of additional wa.
ter facilities to augment the pres.
ent system is now nearing com.
pletion with a connection to the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission at Route 240 and
Rollins Avenue.
"a new 100000 gallon stor
age reservoir is now completed
and ready for service as soon as
the additional water is available
A new outfall sewer in the Cabin
Jonn watershed is being planned
and financing to cover the cost
of construction has now been
completed. This improvement will
be at the cost of approximately
$670,000 to the city, but will elm.
mate permanently the sewer pro
blem in this watershed by trans
mission of the sewage through
to the District of Columbia for
disposal.
THE debt of the city will have
been increased from 81, ,0S3, 900 as
of May l, 1854, to $2,3S3,000 tc
cover the cost of the various i'm
provements now authorized. Ap
proXimately $1,000,000 of this
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

try and do whatever is necessary
to comply with the law as enun-
ciated by the Supreme Court.
5. I own and operate a farm
near Etchison. Consequently,
am very much aware of the Mont
gomery County farmers prob
lens, such as roads, snow re-
moval, schools, school buses, and
unequal assessments.
6. AS a lawyer practicing in
the State of Maryland, I have a
real interest in the manner in
which our state laws are drafted
and enacted. However, I entered
this present campaign largely be-
cause of my indignation at the
manner in which my opponent
and the other party "bosses" at.
tempted to divide among them.
selves the positions for which
nominations were to be made
in the Democratic Primary Elec-
ton. Their efforts were a deli.
berate attempt to restrict the
choice of the Democratic voters
by providing only one candidate
for each office. To any such re.
striction upon our rights as
voters by providing only one
candidate for each office. To any
such restriction upon our rights
as voters I am unalterably op.
posed.
]. william Purdum
l. Any State aid to advance
County.
2. This should be done.
3. 100 per cent Home Rule.
4. No comment.
5. All possible aid.
g. To aid the agricultural part
Iof County.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

roads and building additional
access spurs merely destroys the
basic assets of this public prop
erty.
4. 1t is questionable that cur
rent cost estimates of construc-
ton and of maintenance are
realistic. 1t is probable that they
are quite Inadequate.
5. Basic problems of depressed
areas-Cumberland or any other
will not be solved by the tenn
porary employment involved in
the road plan. It is not a substi-
tute for the craftsmanship and
dynamic activity needed to bring
industrial diversification and
economic stablization to these
communities. In fact, it is in
effect a diversionary smoke
screen. I am directly and deeply
concerned in developing TIL e
economies OF these areas, ana
have participated in detailed an
alvsis and specific planning on
their behalf. Conseuuentlv. I
am anxious both as to the phan.
tom aspects of the present pro-
posal and the devastating psvcho.
logical reaction upon those who
have been led to expect a solu-
tion, through this road PROPOSAL,
of the economic problems to
which II has no bearing.
Finally in the interest of our
own integrity as well as the vel.
fare of generations to follow. let
us table the present immature
BLUEPRINT and call upon the intel
Iectual resources of our citizens
to plan a comprehensive multi
purpose future-goaled program.
JOHN H. COVER.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

two), Wilbur N. Baughman,
Spencer J. H. Brown, Sr., Page
F, Hopkins, ]. Conway Hunt,
Morgan L. Tenny, and j. Grahame
Walker. a@
States Attorney, Alger Y. Bar
bee, Joseph M. Matthias; Sheriff,
Luke ]. Bennett, Jr., Robert w.
Cremins, Rupert Lee Dunn,
Ralph w. Offutt; Register of
Wills, Elizabeth Assay, Phillip j.
Austensen; Judge of Orphans
Court (vote for three), John R.
Foley, Lester Kraft, Ella R.
Plummer, David R. Wolverton.
Delegates to Democratic State
Convention (vote for seven), Will
liam L. Burdette, Lue (BiddyO
Childs, Louis H. Cohen, Frank
L. Hewitt, Jr., E. Clagett Jones,
Lillian H. McNish, Karl Reimer,
Julia M. Russo.
Democratic State Central Com
mittee (vote for seven), Richard
P. Abel, Virginia M. Black, Ward
W. Caddington, Milton F. Clogg,
Roy M. Coffman, Sylvia S. Ely,
Alice W. Hostetler, James H.
Mann, Willard A. Morris, J. AL
vim Waits, J. Forest Walker.
Republicans
Governor, Temus R. Bright,
Pedro A. del Vale. James VOL
colt Gum, Theodore R. McKeldin.
First Council District, Jerry
L. Cook, Vestus ]. Willox, Second
Council District, Cecil E. Custer,
]. William Purdum. Third Coun-
Gil District, Hugh H. Hassell,
Lathrop E. Smith. Fourth Council
District, Louis A. Gravelle, Ed
ward Lee Hahn. Councilman at
large (vote for two), James A.
Buchanan 4th, Constantine Ell
singer, P. Y. K. Howat, David
Scull. .....
States Attorney, Frank R.
Long, John Hodge Smith.
Delegates to Republican State
Convention (vote for seven)
Thomas M. Anderson, Reid Bald
ridge, Stephen L. Curtis, Louis
w. Enrich, Andrew J. Kessinger,
Kathryn F. Reutemann, Earl w.
Shinn, Ruize o. Tyler, Jeanne D.
Wachter.
Republican State Central Com
mittee (vote for seven), Walter
w. Dawson, Adolph E. GUIDE,
Harold F. Hammond, MEIelena
M. Hates, Claude V. Hyson,
Olive D. Kinsman, Frank R.
Long, H. Brooke Perring, Fer
mon ]. Plummer, Harold R.
Prangley, L. S. "Ted" Ray, John
R. Reeves, George c. Warner,
Jr.
The primary battles have been
pockmarked by scrapping be-
tween organization and indepen
dent aspirants.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24
Sentinel Poll

Answers to the SentinePs poll
of political candidates were re-
ceived Wednesday from Earl j.
Lombard, candidate for State
Senator, and ]. William Purdum,
candidate for County Council,
too late for inclusion with the
others. We print them here:
1. The equalization" laws, un-
der which state funds for educa-
ton are distributed, must be re-
vised to permit counties such as
Montgomery to obtain a larger
return of the tax money paid to
the state. This can be done by
revising the formula of distribu-
ton to include annual increases
in the number of students. We
should also insure that each
county assesses, for state taxa
ton purposes, at the same ratio.
2. I favor bringing in light in
duStry TO ease the tax load on
home owners. This should, of
course, be accomplished with
proper zoning.
3. I am very much in favor of
"home rule" since I sincerely be-
lieve that municipalities can man.
age their own affairs better than
can the legislature at Annapolis.
Furthermore. this leaves the
legislature free to concentrate on
statewide problems, which are
the proper sphere of activity for
the state legislature.
4. believe that all of us should
put aside intolerance and bigo.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24
Primary .

Continued from Page y
Earl j. Lombard, Edward as.
Northrop; House of Delegates
(vote for siX), Warren Browning
John B. Diamond, Blair Lee 3rd,
r. Houston McCeney. Joseph M.
O'Connell, Margaret Schwein.
haut, James F. Tones, Geneviene
II. Wells, William B. Wheeler,
Charles w. Woodward, Jr.
Third Council District, Lawr.
ence M. Fisher, Charles H. Jam
ison; Fifth Council District, vii
liam L. Slayton, Robert T. Snure;
Councilman at large (vote for
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24
Get Out and Vote
Monday is primary day in Maryland.

Monday is primary day in Maryland.
Indications are that the vote will be extremely light
throughout the State, although this will be important
election year.
The do nothings'-the non-voers-are the people who
usually yelp the oudest after election day.
If you registered but fail to in Mondays pri-
mary you'll have right to cry foul" if the wrong get
into office because you stayed away from the polls.
Every American citizen has the most powerful weapon
at this ingertips-the right to VOTE
When you fail to vote, you are letting America down.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

greater contribution from the
child.
For many teen-age boys, the
great desire for a car can be a
factor in delinquency. The car
itself isn't responsible, of course,
but emotional instability contri-
butes to the problems of coping
with it, Judge Noyes said.
Five out of six delinquency
cases involve boys, but when
girls are tried it's usually for
petty theft, running away or sex
difficulties according to statis-
tics.
Television as a factor in delin-
quency was discussed by the
Judge. Movies, television and
comics showing crime and vio-
lence contribute and effect be-
havior of youngsters who have
tendency to be emotionally
upset" according to the Judge.
They're part of the environment,
and children react to environ
ment," he added.
NOyes' Advice
Judge Noyes also warned that
parents who believe teen-agers
have been raised and no longer
require supervision are mistaken.
Lack of supervision during the
transitional years is major con.
tributor to delinquency. Other
advice to parents from the Judge
included warnings about knowing
whereabouts of children late at
night.
The Judge also suggested par.
ents meet their daughters dates
LET them come to the house to
pick up the girl" he said.
Besides behavior and traffic
cases, the court also has juris
diction over dependency cases
Last year 54S dependency cases
were processed. Total cases
handled by the staff of II last
year were 2131. OF these cases
$50 were settled without a nor
NAL hearing.
Four probation officers kept
tabs on the 6S2 cases tried last
year which required follow.ups
The court is three months be
hind in typing records because
its staff is not large enough tc
handle the huge volume of work
Behavior cases" have doubled
in the past four years, but the
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

For a people :.
who elect opportunism rather than
opportunity, who dream of security
rather than success;
who believe political charity is a
virtue;
who mock the frugal and plunder
the thrifty; E.
who adopt the rule that if don't
succeed you are to blame, that what
you have is as much mine as yours;
who contend that property is a
shameful sign of success;
who whimper that failure is the
nobler cause; Well-being is wicked;
prudence, out-of-date; sacrifice silly
for such a people fitting en-
blem is
the Oyster.
For people -.
who faced nature in the raw, with
privation the rule and hardihood a
virtue;
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24
Juvenile
Continued from Page u

Helen participated in no after
school activities of an organized
nature. She indicated, during
questioning by Judge Noyes, that
she might be interested in Girl
Scouts, but the meeting place
was distant from her home and
she had no means of transporta
ton. Land for a recreation area
near her home has been dedic
ated, but is undeveloped at pre-
sent according to Rockville city
officials.
A need for additional recrea
tional activities for the youth o1
the county was stressed by Judge
Noyes. at doesn't have to be
county financed, "he pointed out
Skating Kinks, swimming pools
and bowling alleys are invest
ment possibilities for business
men,"
A 16-year.old boy recently be
fore the court for speeding wa:
taking his girl swimming wher
he was ticketed for driving s.
miles an hour in a 30-mile zone
A resident of Chevy Chase, ht
was heading for an abandoned
quarry near Dickerson because
no other place was open at tn,
time.
His wealthy father, possibly
compensating for the loss of the
boys mother by divorce a few
years before, had presented hi'
son with a high.powered auto
mobile on his sixteenth birthday
"He guessed he just hadn't real
lied how fast he was going" thu
boy told the judge. The you'll
was send to a traffic school estab
lished last year by the Count,
Safety Board. In six hours on in
struction by the police depart
ment he will learn to be a NOR,
competent, cautious driver.
14.I6 Worst Ages
: Ages Ia, IS and 16 were dc
scribed by Judge Noyes as tn
trouble years for boys. Earle
difficulties, perhaps unnoticed b.
parents, are manifested in tn
teens when problems of growinl
up and preparing to assume adul
responsibility begin to require
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

who endured defeat, disease and
disaster for hundred years in order
to get foothold on the Eastern Sea-
board, the while with one eye on the
interior, no-man's land, a cockpit
for settling international rivalries
and private grudges, disputed by
wild animals and wilder redmen;
who sacrificed thus for belief in
the worth and dignity of the indi-'
vidual;
who believed that economic free
dom was as important as political
freedom;
who substituted SIN God We
Trust" for the Old World motto "In
Government We Trust;
for a nation built by men who
dedicated their lives to achieve the
realization of these beliefs,
1 give you, fellow citizens.
the Eagle!
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

Editor,
Montgomery County Sentinel:
From time to time we find our
selves confronted with the prob.
lem of whether we should press
for an immediate good when
we know it will prevent or i'm
pede securing something better
but more difficult to obtain. To
the writer this seems to be the
case with respect to- swimming
pools in Montgomery County.
In a county with one of the
fastest growing populations in
the country; a county with high
income level, numerous civic or
ganizations - and an increasing
juvenile delinquency problem =
te absence of public swimming
pools has been noteworthy. There
is something wrong when a re-
creational program at Glenmont,
for instance, has to take children
to District pool for a swim.
The County Council and the
Park and Planning Commission
have We'd with civic organiZa-
tions in stunning this problem of
swimming pools. When the writer
brought up this subject several
years ago in a civic organization
of which he was a member, it
took many months for him to
learn why there was a lack of
enthusiasm for the proposal
People were reluctant to come
right out and say, "What are
we going to do about the Negro
problem if we have public swim
ming pools?"
But there has been an increaS-
ing desire in the County for
swimming pools. And so we find
the concept of community swim
ming pools" arising in the Coun-
ty. Roughly, these are pools in
which families in community
may become member-owners by
contribution toward the POOLS
construction and maintenance.
There is one in Garrett Park.
There are plans for another in
Kensington, and the writer un-
derstands in several other COM
munities. Presently, Zoning re-
strictions prevent the establish
ment of such pools, and on July
18th, the County Council will
hold hearings ma proposal to
amend the zoning laws to facili-
tate such pools.
Here, it seems to the writer,
we have the problem referred to
in the first paragraph of this
letter. Swimming pools are need
ed in the County, and communi-
ty swimming pools do offer an
immediate way of giving access
to such poolse to a number of
residents in the County who
might not otherwise have a pool
available. But is this to be the
easy way for the County Coun-
ell, other municipal bodies and
civic organizations to avoid the
issue of public pools? What
about the poorer communities in
the County, and the communities
without community swimming
pools?" Are the community
swimming pools" going to be
open to kids in the community
whose families feel they are not
able to contribute the not insub-
stantial sums these community
project entail? to groups of kids,
some of whom are from the inn
mediate community and some
are not? to Negroes? to Jews,
etc? Are we to contribute to the
expense of county inspection of
a number of Community swim
ming pools" which we may not
be able to use freely? And, if
these community pools" spread,
without public pools, will the
County be guinea pig for law
suit upon the theory of the racial
covenant cases?
The writer does not purport to
be sure he knows the answer to
this problem, but he does feel
certain that it is best for the
problem to be brought out into
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24
The Letter Box

I the open so that it may be given
the public consideration it de-
serves.
Observer
n
Editor:
Montgomery County Sentinel
The property on which the new
Elementary School is being built
in West Rockville at Beall Ave
nue. and Lynch Street has always
been known as the Julius West
property.
Julius West was an old resi-
dent of this section, and on this
property was located his home
stead. He was quite prominent
man here in the old days, and
very much interested in educa-
ton. He left in his will consider
able property to be used for ed
ucational purposes, stipulating
in his will that this should
go to the endowment of
the Rockville Academy, and
should it cease to be used for
purposes of education any time
in the future it would then re.
vert to his heirs.
There has been through many
years a Board of Trustees of the
Rockville Academy who admin
lister the proceeds of this fund,
and this Board still functions for
the benefit of the Rockville Pub
lie Library, which is on the old
Rockville Academy grounds.
Therefore, it would seem that
this new elementary school build
ing, being located on the Julius
West property, should bear the
name of this old and we'll known
local philanthropist, and should
be known as the julius West
Elementary School. This name
would be historical, appropriate
and distinctive.
Rockvillian
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Editor:
Montgomery County Sentinel
During the times of James
Woodfield, new school was
built on the Damascus and Wood.
field road The flue was only
from the ceiling up, and the CELL
ing caught afire. We pupils help
ed to put out the fire with snow.
They rented log room on the
Burns farm - and we moved
there until spring.
At first I notice quite a differ
ence in pay then and now. The
parents paid the teachers and
bought the books.
When your writer taught at
Hyattstown my pay was $501.
Frederick County paid nearly
one-third. With an enrolment of
70, of which Darby Bowman was
in the highest grade-a splendid
young man. The old school was
sold as new one was built near
Woodfield. A new room was add
ed, requiring two teachers.
The "high school, was estab-
lished in 1910. The buses came
and the six or more schools were
closed.
Old Subscriber.
=
Editor:
Montgomery County Sentinel
Among observations applicable
to most areas of public parks
and monuments and directly re-
lated to the Potomoc River basin
are the following:
1. Historically, land set aside
for public recreation and as
natural sanctuary usually is re-
garded at the time as of no
utility for other purposes. Geo.
logical formations are rugged;
or the land is subject to inunda
ton, or the soil is waste" anC
non-productive. Few areas in the
East have been planned with the
recreational needs of future
generations as a sole objective.
2. AS the human population
grows and the pressure for
community expansion, residen
tial dispersion and transporta.
ton improvement increase, these
areas of recreation and sanctuary
tend to be brought under recon.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1954-06-24

logical formations are rugged;
or the land is subject to inunda
ton, or the soil is "waste" ano
non-productive. Few areas in the
East have been planned with the
recreational needs of future
| generations as sole objective.
2. AS the human population
grows and the pressure for
community expansion, residen
tial dispersion and transporta'
ton improvement increase, these
areas of recreation and sanctuary
tend to be brought under recon.
sideration for new use. Their
original purposes are then re.
garded as of minor significance
and encroachments disregard the
basic human needs initially pro-
tected.
3. The new proposals usually
are short-range efforts to solve
immediate problems or to meet
current pressures with little re.
ference to future needs. Too fre.
quently they are dominated by
political or commercial considera.
tions. They are shortsighted
single purpose encroachments
rather than long.view multi.pur.
pose plans.
With specific reference to pro.
posals for a road, so-called park
way, in the Potomac River.C.
and 0. Canal area, my observa.
tions are additionally as follows:
l. I have seen no plans which
indicate the traditionallv Ameri.
can aptitude of bringing imagina-
ton and technical competence
into play to conquer a total pro,
blem rather than a makeshift,
ephemeral and palliative treat
ment.
2. There is no evidence that
present plans for encroachment
upon the park area have en-
visioned the many future uses
which the Potomac basin must
serve: recreation. sanctuary,
water control, historical monu.
ment.
3. To make use of park prop.
erty, for a highway rather than
constructing roadways outside
] the park by improving present
Minneapolis spokesman. [volume] (Minneapolis, Minn.) 1934-2000, 1954-08-06
SEGREGATION DECISION

Supreme a
II declaring the pubic schools be
step inevitably destroy
forms wherever pracod The but
equal legal Joins
cigar While NAACP
marking American relations also
necessary temper warning
OF the decision remains Be argued this fall before the Court
DEGREES
that pon, in our fight against segregation wher.
intelligent optimism
70 the FAC, tia, legal abolition Of segregation is no, the final ,o
the OF
a suprem.
IN ia . ard Their. more thar ,,le etrnc. ,ha, many whit.
willing comply opponents
public schools trying dInity
creating impression
something neither white
liberal souhsrnsr ike Or Howard otam already
quoted rarboro souhsrns c. the
lose IL gains BY rsseHS TO the Segregation ruling He said
ramadse cohorts and NAACP
the other openly tanning the fires
nlct playing the Communist strategy
and conquer ~e strengthening the 4sHaos Of Mccarthy
America spiritual
solvency by prAc;ietng her democratic pr,nctPEss
the other hand
against immediate negraon in the schools the ground TIA, the
group
who are inviting cA Negro leaders to at around the conference
What this group ~Nn,' continued segregation And they
ing the Achievements Of southern Negroes IN the aggregated South
We shall therefore have 20 - guard those Eho
would up pnranE hohgobEn in;egra-
tunts,s Wen pi~rs
suddenly fearful % friendly relations the sogth
Negroes tn,sgrsaon'
fail 20 DO VIII dsteruins both
with watch unity the hral pubic school
First NAACP absolutely opposed compromise prn-
cPis the ntsgrAton % white and Negro public
Of
point Secondly the NAACP problems
involved change
sup~rntenents attempt problems
for delay
sotAtns crto that the quicker the
have
other battles ahead uS-rhe Crisis