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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
Aims
Blast at
Opponents
In Race
Hit Said to Ride
COat-Tails While CGG
Should Assure Voters

AS Rockville settled down this
week for the stretch run in the
three-slate race for the towns
five elective offices, ]. Warren
Milor, candidate for mayor, ac-
cused Edward H. Hit of attempt
ing to ride his political coat-tails
into city half and, at the same
time, denied charges made by the
Hovsepian slate that he is duck
ing either questions or issues"
Milor's jab at Hit followed
statements made by Hit last
week when he agreed with Mil
or's running fight with Citizens
for Good Government over their
campaign fund.
Milor also took issue with the
Hovsepian states charges that He
has not put on the political
gloves with Hit.
Milor said, at is true that Mr..
Hit and l have not engaged in
a personal battle but only be-
cause this has been a strenuous
campaign on serious issues with
no time for shadow boxing"
Milor also continued his attack
on the campaign fund which
Citizens for Good Government
raised to support the Hovsepian
slate and said "Hovsepian and
his ticket have positive duty to
assure Rockville voters, if they
can, that they have not run afoul
of the law in their Embarrassing
activities"
1.-THE continued silence on this
subject of Mr.. Hovsepian and
Citizens for Good Government
can only be interpreted by the
people of Rockville as affirma-
ton of guilt" Milor stated.
"Mr. Hovsepian should also as
sure the people, if he can, that
he will be able to meet the de-
mands of the office he seeks"
Milor said.
Il have asked him whether he
has cleared his candidacy with
his agency. When 1 first put
this question to him he had not
yet informed the responsible Of
ficials of his agency of the ma
ture and scope of the mayors
job. So far, he has met with sill
ence a question of great concern
to the people of this city"
Has he discussed his candi-
dacy with the proper officials of
his agency?" Milor asked. HAS
he given them the information
they would need to decide wheth-
err the mayors duties would con.
flict with his duties at the Map
Service? Have the officials of
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
All Candidates
Will Speak at
Civic Meeting

All candidates for city office
in Rockville are expected to
speak to the Rockville Civic AS
ISOLATION tomorrow night.
The major get-together of the
Is candidates will take place at
8:15 pm. in the auditorium of
the County Office Building.
Each Mayoralty candidate will
be given five to 10 minutes and
each candidate for the city coun-
Gil will get two to four minutes
to explain their stands to the
voters. The meeting is open to
the general public.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
Singers Needed
For P-TA Play
Due June "a rs

Rehearsals are being held each
Monday at $50 pm. in the Epis-
copal parish hall for the Richard
Montgomery High School PTA's
forthcoming operetta, H. M. S.
Pinafore."
Director Raymond P. Black
this week issued an appeal for
more members Of the chorus. He
needs voices in all ranges, parti-
cularly tenors. Singers interested
in joining the cast were invited
to attend a rehearsal.
The play will be presented
June "a and 25, with proceeds
going to the PTA's work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
Tentative
81 Million
Budget Is
Capital Outlay
For Schools to
Exceed 81 Million

Capital projects totaling ST.
352,095 are on the Montgomery
County Managers tentative budg-
ct for the coming year.
Of that amount-some SO, $780,
600 under last years appropria-
ton for major rk-$4 1923, 1876
would be for school projects.
The proposed outlay was de-
tailed for the County Council
Tuesday by acting Manager Jep-
tina Carroll.
Carroll sketched this picture Of
the money necessary to carry out
major work:
Roads, drainage and sidewalks,
$2,116,900; animal shelter, $27,-
900; liquor warehouse, $300,000;
Silver Spring library, $285, 900;
police stations at Wheaton-Glen-
mont and Silver Spring, $685.
coo; recreation, $4,000; sanitary
fills, $4,000.
Carroll pointed out that the
figures are only tentative, Sub.
mitted for the purpose of public
discussion"
The final budget request will
be submitted to the Council by
May 25.
Chief requests among 33 pro-
jects asked for in the school
budget are 1926, $50 for schools
in Wheaton, Sherwood and Silver
Spring; $166,115 for new equip
ment throughout the school sys-
tenn; $98,800 for capital items at
other schools.
County Manager Edward r..
Beall cut out a request for ST.
355, $3.50 to build a 34-classroom
junior high school in Rockville,
alloting only $175,000 for present
facilities.
His office noted that no money
would have to be spent for the
new school until late next year
beyond the current budget year.
The new junior high, planned
Tor completion by the Fall of
1856, would permit authorities to
turn Richard Montgomery into a
full-time high school.
Other items in the school re
quests:
A new school in North Beth
esda, to cost $2,866,000, was turn
ed down for the time, and 1921,
600 was allotted for current ex-
penses;
Beall also thumbed down new
schools in North Bethesda and
Wheaton, which will cost $4,101,-
424, and allowed $371 900 for cur.
rent work.
The North Bethesda school is
expected to be built by the Fall
of 1856, and the Wheaton school
by Fall, 1855.
Carver high school, Rockville,
was given $619,800 to combine II
with Lincoln junior high under
Bealps proposal.
Physical education facilities at
Gaithersburg high school will
cost $325,600. An eight-rooln
schoolhouse at Cheshire drive in
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
egg Candidates
Not to Sack Their
Supporters Claim
Further Issues
Discussed AS
Election Nears

The slate of Hovsepian, Oxley,
Greene, Robertson and Turner to-
day renewed their debate chal-
lenge to J. Warren Milor and Ed
ward H. Hit, candidates for may
or of Rockville, and said they
will neither withdraw from the
towns red-hot political race or
repudiate the support of Citizens
for Good Government.
The slate, speaking as group,
said 1--WE repeat publically and
for the fifth time our challenge
to the Hit and Milor states to
appear in public forum where
each candidate will express his
opinions and where the issues of
this campaign will be debated"
No Ducking?
"The calculated avoidance of
the acceptance of previous chal-
lenges can only be construed to
mean that neither Mr.. Hit nor
Mr.. Milor, nor the men on their
states want to debate the issues
for all to see and hear" they
added.
N In connection with their refus-
! al to withdraw from the election
or to repudiate their hackers, as
asked by Hit last week, the
group said, 1--WE have been ire
mendously impressed by the
wholehearted response of many
townspeople, old and new, who
have been repealed by the tactics
of Hit and Milor.
"The statement in last week S
issue of the Sentinel was a child
ish and unsuccessful attempt to
vilify and intimidate the candi-
dates on our slate and their many
supporters. They should know, if
they do not, that the Federal
statute cited regarding campaign
funds does not apply to local non
partisan elections and that it is
a practice followed in non-parti-
san county elections by thousands
of Federal employees throughout
the country.
Issues Named
"We present, slate members
added" for consideration of these
men and women and all thinking
opeople of the town more issues
on which both Mr.. Hit and Mr..
Milor are shaky or inconsistent.
Our slate has publiciZed time
and again, with sporadic assist
ance from the opposition, the
names of our committeeman and
supporters who are representa-
tive of the entire town. Who are
the hackers of MeSSrS. Hit, Milor
ct al? When will these gentlemen
announce the names of their sup
porters? Are not Mr.. Milor and
Mr.. Hit, therefore, guilty of con-
Quoting shadow government?
The people of Rockville have a
right to know the names of the
men behind the scenes-the men
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
Three Welfare
Board Veterans
Feted for Work

Three members who have
served on the Montgomery Coun.
ty Welfare Board since it was
organized were honored Monday
as they rounded out their 28th
year.
Miss Gladys Benson, Mrs. Anna
Rice and Miss Bonnie Rice were
feted at a party held by Mrs.
w. p. Davis at Flat Top Acres,
Rockville.
Mrs. Davis and other co.work.
ers of the three honorees at the
Welfare Board presented each a
gift as a thank you" for their
long service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
mo Deal Man."
He Vows; Pledges
Fight to Finish
Opponents Are
Running Scared
Candidate Says

Rockville Mayoralty candidate
Edward II. Hit charged today
that supporters of his two OPP
ponents have tried to make a
deal' with him to withdraw but
he turned them down.
I'm No Deal man." Hit said
fatty.
Emphasizing that neither War
rem Milor nor Dickran Hovsepian
took part in the "offers" to him,
Hit commented:
1T appears that my opponents
are running scared as the old
political saying goes, and their
hackers want me out of the race
at any cost.
Finish Fighter
I'm in this fight to the finish"
the home town candidate went
on, with platform that ] know
appeals to all the voters econ
omy.
Il won't be a party to any deal
TO cheat the voters of their right
TO decide which men and women
should manage their city"
A Milor supporter proposed
that if Hit withdrew, Milor
would scuttle his own slate for
Hits, the candidate revealed.
When Hit said no, the schem.
er then suggested that Milor
might drop his entire slate and
take Hit and three members of
the Hit slate as his running
mates.
81 didn't know whether to
laugh-it seemed so foolish-or
throw him out" Hit said. 'He
got out, luckily, before l made
up my mind"
No Degrees
A Hovsepian partisan suggest
ed that Hit withdraw from the
red-hot race because his educa-
ton does not match that of the
government map service EN-
ploye.
"I'll admit l don't have MAS
and BIAS" Hit conceded, "but
| think everyone who knows me
will agree that | have earned de-
grees in honor, honesty and good
business.
When the election fever has
passed, Hit continued, those "de.
grees' will count in the proper
administration of Rockville's ar
fairs.
Proven ability in business
surely points TO ability in public
office, and | think | can give the
voters business,likc administra-
ton" Hit said
1.-THE job of Mayor is an inn
portant one, which will demand
much time and energy. / can
give it that" he said.
Economy Platform
1.-THE members Of my slate and
| are dedicated to a platform OF
economy for Rockville. We won't
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
TwinbrOOk Roundup

The Pre-School Roundup for
Twinbrook Elementary School
will be held April % from 10 to
1880 am. and from / to 3 pm.
To register for the coming years
kindergarten work, children must
be five years of age on or before
January l, 1855.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
PTA Bake Sale

A gala family day featuring
games, bake sale, snack bar is
being sponsored by the Kensing-
ton Junior High School PTA
April 30 starting at 4:30 pm. A
delicious dinner will be served
from 6 to pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
Hit Charges
Enemies Seek
Deal to Make
Him Withdraw
C.. P. Dance Saturday

A dance to raise money for
Montgomery Countys Cere-
bral Palsy fund will be held
at 8 pm, Saturday, at the
Agriculture Center in Cal
thersburg.
The four-hour dance will be
sponsored by Gaithersburg's
Knights of Pythias lodge and
temple. Admission is So per
couple.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-04-22
Hovsepian Not.
TOWithdraWin
Town Election,
Debate Asked
TwinbrOOk Okay

The Executive Committee of
the Twinbrook Citizens AS
ISOLATION Tuesday night ap-
proved the handling of the
Milor speaking date contro-
versy by it's president Henry
Redkey. The Sentinel learned
of this at press time and, there
fore, is unable to give the COM
mittee's action full coverage.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
North Takoma Group
Queries Candidates
On Park Land Issue

The North Takoma Citizens
Association wants to know how
all candidates for the upcoming
city elections stand on the pres
ervation of public parks.
The association today said it
would ask all potential candidates
for mayor and council to voice
their position on the park land
issue.
The association said it was
pointing up the issue as the re-
suit of the attempted abandon
ment of public parks by the city
council"
At the same time the associa-
ton made public a. letter pro-
testing council action last Octo-
Der which purported to abandon
a 20-foot strip of park land. The
group said the strip was proposed
for use by E. v. Hogan as part of
site for a nursing home. The
nursing home bid was rejected
by the County Board of Appeals.
The group said the council &C
ton may open the way to even
tual destruction for private gain
OF numerous vastly more impor-
tant portions of the public park
system"
The council, the group
charged passed the ordinance
abandoning the park land strip.
without prior public announce
ment or a public hearing. The
association also challenged the
legality of the abandonment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
LaughIin Asks Reopening
OF Family Court Hearing

James j. Laughlin, a lawyer,
yesterday asked Chairman Bar
rett of the Senate District Ju-
duciary Subcommittee. to reopen
hearings on the family court
bill so he can continue his crit
icism of Judges on the bench of
the U. S. District Court for the
District of Columbia.
The attorney, who opposes
creating a separate family court
in the District, said during testi-
mony Friday that the judges
take excessively long vacations
annually. His statement was
branded completely untrue by
Chief Judge Bolitha j. Laws.
Mr.. Laughlin wrote Senator
Barrett he would like to answer
the judge. and urged that both
he and the iurist be recalled to
testify under oath.
The Senate hearings on the
proposed legislation have been
closed. A House subcommittee is
expected to conduct other hear
ings, but no date has been an
nOunced.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Arlington Schedules
Civil Defense Films

Instruction in civil defense
protection for the individual and
the family will be given next
month in Arlington County.
County Civil Defense officials
will give courses of three sessions
centered around seven United
States Civil Defense films.
L. j. Stocker, county civil de-
tense co-ordinator. said basic
techniques of individual and
family protection will be taught.
Two-hour classes to open at
8 pm. are scheduled as follows.
Next Tuesday and March 9
and 16 at the Stonewall Jackson
Elementary School. 855 North
Edison street; next Wednesday
and March 10, and II at STRAIT
ford Junior High School, 41OO
North Vacation lane; March g.
Is and % at Peyton Randolph
Elementary Scnooi, Fourteenth
and South Quincy streets; March
8, 8 and 10 at Lyon Village Com
munity House. Twentieth and
North Highland streets; and
March II, 10 and Is at Arna
Valley Apartments Recreation
Hall, 2601 South Glebe road.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Beverley Retreats,
BaffIed by Yankees
Who Kept Engine

Mayor Marshall j. Beverly re-
treated homeward to Alexandria
today without the old fire engine
that he had hoped to recapture
from the Yankees.
The energetic mayor was i'm
pressed by the hospitality and
attention he received north of
the Mason-Dixon line, but he
was baff1ed by their logic.
Il just can't understand it.
Their own records show that the
engine was captured in Alexan-
dria in 1861 by New York's Fire
ZouaveS." said Mayor Beverley
after meeting the officials of the
Firemen's Home Museum at
Hudson, N. Y.
Previously Rejected.
Directors of the firemen's
home previously had turned
down a written plea from Mayor
P0"'r' V for return Of the hand
some fire relic. They said he
naun proved the engine be-
longed to Alexandria.
Yesterday. the answer was the
same. officials of the home were
>unimpressed when Mayor Bever-
ly pointed to a page of their
catalogue that describes the en-
CINE as a piece of equipment
taken from Alexandria.
They kept telling me they
didn't know who wrote the cata-
logue. or where the yarn orig
mated. They even suggested the
story was hoax. Now how in
the world would the author think
up such a tale? You don't Just
pick something out of the sky
and put it in a book" said
Mayor Beverley.
Produces Documents.
To bolster his claim, the
mayor also produced historic &C
counts of the Zouaves. Their
commander, Col. Ellsworth,
was killed in Alexandria in 1861.
He produced a photostatic
copy of general orders issued by
the United States Army June 9,
1865, directing commanding off,
GERS to relinquish all confiscated
rebel property not required for
military purposes.
With Mayor Beverley were
John S. Hart of the Sterling
Winthrop Research Institute at
Rensselaer,. N. Y, and Kenneth
Dunshee, author of book about
fire engines.
To Map New Strategy.
1t was Mr.. Hart who first told
Mayor Beverley about the en-
CINE. Mr.. Dunshee's book, En-
jine, Engine" describes the en-
CINE as a piece of equipment cap
tured from Alexandria.
1T looks like some one wrote
the museum catalogue who didn't
know what he was talking
about" said Mr.. Dunshee. He
said he had been unable to find
any concrete evidence that the
story was true.
The mayor plans to recon-
hotter and map new strategy
when he gets home.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Welfare Groups Hold
Third TrienniaI Seminar

The third triennial seminar of
the National Federation of Set
Elements and Neighborhood Gen.
tiers will be held here tomorrow
through Wednesday.
Some 200 workers in the field
are expected to be on hand for
talks by Government officials.
Registration will be held at the
Christ Child Society, 608 Massa-
chusetts avenue NE. at noon to-
morrow. Other sessions will be
held in the Health, Education
and Welfare Department audi
forum, Friendship House, the
Labor Department auditorium
and the YWCA.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Alexandra Contractors
Back Work Law Chance

The Alexandria Contractors
Association Friday night Endorsed
bills introduced in the Virginia
General Assembly to strengthen
the States controversial right
to work" law.
The Group also voted to send a
delegation to Richmond tomor-
row to appear in behalf of Senate
bill BIT and House bill 500 which
would add six new sections to
the labor legislation.
The proposals would ban any
expressed or implied agreement
that would require any business
organization to employ union or
I1on-union labor only. They also
would make more difficult pick
citing and other union practices.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
21st District Democrats
Back Byrd for Governor

The 21st District Democratic
Club of Prince Georges County
Md. had adopted a resolution
indorsing DR.. H. c. Byrd for the
Democratic nomination for gov
ernor.
The resolution was adopted at
meeting in the Branchville
Fire Department hall. Mrs.
Blanche. Longanecker was elected
as first woman president of the
club.
Other new officers are: Walter
L. Green, Fred w. Monaghan,
Herbert W. Wells and Frank j.
Lastner, vice presidents; c. Ger
ard Buscher, secretary; Mrs.
Helen Zoellner, assistant secre-
tary; Thomas F. Rosewag, treas
urer; Mrs. Margaret Ferris, as
sistant treasurer; Elmer Hodges,
sergeant at arms: Benjamin
Goldfodden and A. L. Buscher
members of the executive board
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Falls Church School Budget
Includes $3.50 Teacher Raise

about $4,000 is expected from
Federal aid funds.
Oliver Caldwell, school board
member. commented that the
budget, as approved, requires
about a 6 per cent increase in
funds from city sources over the
current year while the school
board expects average daily at
tendance in the next school
share of the present school
budget.
CriticiZeS Board.
This was in answer to a state
ment at the hearing made by
Samuel McCrary. a former city
councilman. who charged that
the present school board has not
achieved economies.
1.-THE school board has been
in operation for several years
and has achieved some expert
ence but nowhere along the line
has that, experience yielded any
economies" Mr.. McCrary said.
He added that each year the
school budget has about $780,
600 to $4,000 water in it,"
Board members said they had
planned to buy a fourth school
bus because they expected their
building program to be we'll adj
vanced during the next fiscal
year creating a need for the adj
ditional bus. Since the building
program has been slowed. they
said. they did not include the
new bus item but planned to
make a special appeal to the
city council later if it should
prove necessary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Democrats in Maryland
To Draw Up Constitution
BY The Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS, Md, Feb. 81
c. William Hetzer. State Demo-
cratic chairman, today an
nounced formation of a commit
tee to give the party consitu-
ton.
Mr.. Hetzer designated as CO.
chairmen DR.. Mildred Otenasek,
Baltimore. a State vice-chair-
man; Alton Y. Bennett, Freder-
lex, for Western Maryland;
James w. Wills, La Plata,
Southern Maryland. and John E.
Jacob. jr.. Salisbury, Eastern
Shore.
He chose as member at large
Mayor Thomas D'alesandro, jr.,
of Baltimore, national commit
teeman; Mrs. M. Alice Candles,
Baltimore. national committee
woman; Miss Mary H. Duvall,
Baltimore, another State vice
chairman; Mrs. E. Brooke Lee,
Montgomery County, president
of the United Democratic
Women's Clubs; Joseph D. Tyd-
ingS. Havre de Grace, president
Of the Young Democratic Clubs
and Harry T. Gross. State COM
mittee counsel. Mr.. Hetzer also
will serve on the committee.
For geographical representa-
ton, be selected the chairman
or an alternate from each county
central committee with addi-
tional members for Baltimore
legislative districts.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1954-02-28
Mcke|din Holds Kew
In Move 10 Delay
Auto Tag Increase
BY the Associated Press

ANNAPOLIS. Feb. 27.-The
possibility arose today that legis-
latlon to postpone increases in
llcense-plate fees may be USE
less without going through the
whole business again next year.
BY then. as a result of cleo
tons this November, the make
up Of the General Assembly NAV
have changed and the reaction
could be different.
Gov. McKeldin holds the key.
It's in the Interpretation of the
law regarding the effective dates
Of vetoed bills.
The Governor has opposed de-
laying the 33 per cent Increase
from 1855 till 1856. Both SEN
ate and House have advanced
bills to do just that.
Measures sponsored by Sena-
tor Malkus. Democrat, of Dor
chester and the House Ways
and Means Committee are
marked to take effect June |. the
standard date in Maryland legis-
latlon. But Assistant Attorney
General Joseph D. Buscher and
DR.. Carl r. Everstine, acting di-
rector of legislative reference.
noteo today that bills reinstated
over gubernatorial vetoes aren't
put into law until one year after
the original effective date.
If Gov. McKeldin acts as ex-
pected and vetoes the postpone
ment, the Legislature could
override him. But by the time
its action would take effect, the
date for buying license tags on
April l will have passed and the
higher rates would apply.
Mr.. Everstine and Mr.. Bus
cher said the Legislature could
overcome the technicality by
passing a brand-new measure
next session and adding an
emergency clause to put it on the
books Immediately. To do this.
proponents would have to mus
ter the same three-ffths ma
Jorlty needed to override a veto.