Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1954-03-18
Let's Strdighten the Record

the popuace who will sharpen their little hatches because
OF what they think they this editorial The words
pooh and BAH" Not once, but three times.
Strictly for the record this newspaper is interested
this time in three things: Whats good for Roclvie-a
of Rockville 2Justce for individual one group
but for the whole kit and aboode of characters who make I'D
this town; 3-fair play
1t is our humble opinion that the majority of right
thinking residents feel the way 1t is our further
opinion that justice and fair play becoming conspicuous
by their absence Rockville gets closer to election day. Gull
apologies for all implied ideaism)
Let's take the town employees particularly those who
are executive administrative and clerical capacity No one
enjoys needing the people at city hall any than
the editor OF this newspaper when needing required
The editor also dees any to stand up and say they
have received more short answers cold shoulders
have any closer being tossed out of city offices by
city clerk Sara Mortimer than she-derences in size
withstanding.
The editor of this newspaper also of the people
who has claimed few fires built under City Manager John
Mcdonald would help many stalled situation She has
supplied match or two for the fires
Strictly for the record the editor also says she has
seen two employees of any administration receive any
verbal brickbas heard charges of "neficiency
hurled than have been heaved and hurled at Mrs Mortimer
and Mr. Mcdonald chiefly by candidates on the Good Govern
ment slate and by key people in their organization.
This newspaper and its editor pleased to have Mr.
Mlor speak up behalf of town employees 1t also pleased
to just to keep the record straight personality differ
ences also Notwithstanding that Mrs Mortimer town
clerk who puts so hours aweek every
week and pay for overtime is in its opinion the
efficient hardworng faithful public servant these parts
So far it has been able to learn knows more about
town business and has information town business at
her finger tips than to think about
For the benefit of newcomers to Rockville who have
listened to our needing and to election campaign propaganda
meet John Mcdonald city manager who also doubles in brass
city engineer.
Mr. Mcdonald has been city manager since 194S Before
that he city engineer for something like 16 years. Be-
tween 1889 he was county engineer we'll Before that
time he with Washington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion for two years He with the Ays Engineer
ing Corps.
To keep the record straghter let's point that
Mr. Mcdonald who needles easy and blows his top at needers
frequently is of the VERY few registered engineers
serving municipal agency in Montgomery County and
that includes the county government itself.
Mr. Mcdonald has been correct tie and striped
pants executive in Rockville There's work to be done; work
the pumps well tesngs of other things which
don't go with striped pants.
Mr.. Mcdonald is of the pillars in the Presbyterian
church, he has served treasurer deacon and has been
on the Board of Elders couple of times rght-substantal
man is Mr.. acknowledgements though when you
needle him sufficiently He the grandson of old Senator
John Mcdonald who the Contys first and only Republic
can Senator QS9S9OO) until Dewitt Hyde along few
years ago
Blowing horn for Mr. Mcdonald? Sure. Why, not?
Besides after time you have to straghen the record
even in your own thinking.
number of people, including Good Government people,
as well this editor enjoy quoting from the University of
Maryands survey the government of Rockville. The
trouble is too people quote only what best their
purpose and fail to include the whole quote.
Just to keep Strengthening out the record what the
well and often quoted report says town employees Most
employees perform than job and the combination
of jobs is made the basis of the training and abilities of
the individuals concerned rather than the basis of which
jobs more logically than others might be combined. En-
poyees thought of in terms of what they do rather than
in terms of the positions they hold"
Going further to keep the record straight and to quote
the unquoted portions of the ofenquoted report Rock
vile employees, It should be said that Rockville is serving
its citizens we'll The officials honest and capable they
truly interested in doing good job. and amazing
volume of municipal services being performed by the small
number of people in the Rockville public service Fewer
people the payroll than in most municipalities of SINH
lar SIZE the public employees in general selected and they
hold their jobs the basis of merit rather than politics.