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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-12
NEWS FROM
Germantown
Mrs. Laura Nicely
Gai+hersburq 7S0-J-I2

Editors Note: The German.
town news found in the "B" Sec
ton was written last week, but
was not printed because of a
shortage of space. The news
that follows was written for
this week.
The 1855 Variety Show held at
the Germantown Elementary
School last Friday evening was
a success and congratulations
are in order for the principal,
Albert c. Warthen, and his staff
of teachers for their untiring
efforts in training these future
leaders in such an outstanding
performance.
A capacity crowd was in at
tendance which again underlined
the need for additional space.
Half of those present could not
find seats.
The spirit of cooperation was
never better demonstrated than
in the many cakes, cookies,
candies, etc, which were donated
by the parents to be sold for the
benefit of the school.
Among some of the unusual
talent was the first grade sing
ing its original song Our Gar
dem. Miss Gertrude Stanley is
the teacher.
Sarah HORNE with her tap
dance; Margaret and Jane Lea
man with piano and guitar duet,
Joan Pickrell, violin solo, were
all outstanding.
Larry Christian reciting "Pea-
nut Butter" was hilarious. Teresa
Dove singing "Mr. Sandman,
Faith King, also Ann Janey and
Carol Anne King, with piano
solos. Germaine Moon singing a
French song, her costume being
the one her mother wore when
a girl in France. Jimmie Clag-
gett doing an outstanding tap
dance. The second grades rendi-
ton of Jump Down Turn
Around, "Pick a Bale of Cotton"
all costumed and painted to re-
present real cotton pickers down
south. Teddy LEM, Bobby Rob-
bins, Betty 10 and Jean Harris
and many others were excellent
in singing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy w. Hough
of Seneca, Mrs. Raymond H.
Wright and Barbara, Brenda and
Ray, Jr., of Silver Spring, were
guests at Lovers-Lane Farm
home of Miss liberia, Clarence
and Rathburn Case on Sunday,
May |.
The Mothers Day program at
Germantown Baptist Church was
well attended with 159 present
for the Sunday School hour.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-12

tents plus gifts from organiza-
tons and individuals. It receives
state aid on a per diem basis
for INDECENT patients, which part
ly pays for their care. In 1854
over SOS, 1000 worth of its services
were for medically INDECENT pa
tents certified by Welfare, and
it's deficit was 500, another
reason for working year around
for the support of the hospital.
Remember, it's your hospital!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-12

very strict diet, or new mother,
ravenously hungry, your tray
will be both appetizing and just
what you should have. 1t is a
well known fact that many pa
tients discharged in the morning
arrange to be taken home in the
afternoon. Why? Because of
that satisfying and delicious tray
at noon.
Montgomery County General is
a non-profit corporation and is
supported by receipts from pa
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-05-12
Student From Potomac
Wins Forensic Test

Linda Lou Hahn, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward L. Hahn
of Potomac, and a junior in St
Joseph's Academy, McSherry.
town, Pa, won top honors for
her school in an area forensic
contest two weeks ago. She
then went on to place second in
diocesan competition. A Rock.
vile Junior High School grad.
uate, Linda Lou spoke on stand
ards in feminine attire during
the past decade.
Evening star., 1955-10-29
SATURDAY. ocToBER 20. 1855
Money Well Invested

There was gratifying interest dis
played, nationally and locally, In prelim-
mary tests this week for qualification
under the National Merit Scholarship
program. Nearly 10000 high school
seniors across the country-of whom
about $500 are residents Of Maryland.
Virginia and the District Of Columbia
took the initial examinations. District
applicants alone totalled 216 from 80
schools. OF the Nationwide total. $50
eventually win be selected to receive
scholarship aid at the colleges and uni
versities of their choices. Further test
ing win take place on January II and the
winners win be notified before May l.
Launched by initial contributions
from the Ford and Carnegie Foundations,
the fund available for this program
already has been supplemented by addi-
tional grants from the SearS-Roebuck
Foundation and Time, Incorporated. 1t
Is not new, Of course, for large corpora
tions to set up scholarship funds and the
practice has been increasing in the post
war period. The integration OF these pro-
grams into single national plan, how
ever, offers greater opportunity for uni
formity OF standards and long-range
planning. Educators have described as
'ebreath-taking" in scope and vision the
concept Of the program. The potential
benefit to individuals, to colleges and to
the national welfare bears out this APP
praisal. For predetermined corporations
and foundations the plan offers a singu-
lar opportunity to invest money wisely
and usefully.
Evening star., 1955-10-29
Sobotoqe Technique

The Court OF Appeals has held. In
effect, that q union may be said to be
bargaining In good faith while silnultane-
ously trying to sabotage the employers
business operation.
This finding by the court majority
Judges Edgerton and Bazelon) reversed
unanimous ruling by the National Labor
Relations Board that the union In uues-
ton had failed to bargain In good faith
1t also was productive Of vigorous
dissenting opinion from Judge Danaher.
The question, Of course. comes down
to an Interpretation Of the Taft-Hartley
Act--a determination OF what Congress
intended when 1t required unions as well
as employers to bargain in good faith.
In this case, in addition to threatening
employees who wanted to work, blocking
entrances to the plant, ETC., the union,
according to the Labor Board, decided to
force the employers hand In the contract
negotiations by a series of sharassing'
tactics an organized refusal to work
overtime. an unauthorized extension of
rest periods from 10 to Is minutes, the
direction Of employees to refuse to work
special hours. slowdowns, unannounced
walkouts, and inducing employees Of SUBJ
contractors not to work for the employer" !"
In other words, the union did not
strike. as it might have done Instead,
it resorted to "harassing" tactics keep
ing its members on the payroll while
trying to sabotage the employers busi-
ness.
The court majority called these tac-
tics by the milder name of economic
pressure" And it said: .There Is not
the slightest inconsistency between gem
uine desire to come to an agreement and
use Of economic pressure to get the kind
of agreement one wants
This may be true, but a genuine de-
sire to come to an agreement IS not
necessarily synonymous with good-faith
bargaining, as that term has been defined.
It is difficult to believe that Congress, in
requiring unions to bargain In good faith,
intended to condone sabotage, or larass-
ment, or this kind of economic pressure
as legitimate part of the bargaining
process. And the Labor Board should
not accept such judgment without
seeking review by the Supreme Court
For If this really is the law, amendments
are needed
Evening star., 1955-10-29
Smells Like q BoondogoIe

The scarcity Of details about the
Health Departments proposal for con-
verting the old Upshur Street Hospital
into some sort OF q medical training CEN
ter for civil defense is remarkable. DR..
Seckinger's memorandum to the Com
misSioners was vague as TO scope and cost
of the project. The plan caught the Dis
trict civil defense director, Colonel John
Fondahl, by surprise.
AS explained briefly in the Health
Oficer's memorandum, the idea broadly
is to use the old building, soon to be
abandoned by TB convalescents, as the
site Of an "improvised hospital unit" for
disaster training. The unit would be
supplied by the Federal Civil Defense Ad-
rhinistration under program designed
to familiarize local doctors and nurses
with emergency services. Although the
national program calls for ALLEGATION OF
the $4,000 unit on local matching
fund" basis, DR.. Seckinger limited that
Washington might get one free, provided
suitable quarters were furnished.
Just what sort of disaster training
would be given at the proposed center
that is not already available in local hos
pitals is not clear. Nor is 1t yet clear how
much money the District would have TO
pay to open the center and keep 1t oper-
ating on presumably indefinite basis
or where the money Is coming from. Ger
tainly the local civil defense organization
has no funds for such a project In short
the plan calls for more consideration bJ
Ill parties concerned than evidently has
Evening star., 1955-10-29
Dilemma in Britain

A StiH dose Of anti-infiation medicine
has been prescribed for the British econ-
omy. After due warning, Conservative
Chancellor Of Exchequer "Rab" Butler
has submitted to the Parlianlenta revised
1955-56 budget That calls for reduction in
government subsidies and expenditures
while increasing charges for certain gov
ernment services and raising various
taxes. The desired effect is to improve
the British exchange position, particu-
larly with regard to dollars, by conserving
government funds and to make more
goods available for expert by reducing
consumer buying at home.
Although the situation has eased
somewhat In the past two or three
months, it became evident earlier this
year that the British monetary position
was suffering" from prosperity. High
production and employment were being
accompanied by persistent shortage OF
labor. Increasing wages were being cham
neled into increasing domestic demand
for the boom time products. Instalment
purchasing In the American pattern has
been rising rapidly, particularly during
the period Of runors that 1t was to be
restricted.
As expected, the Conservative pro-
posals already are under heavy attack
from the Labor Party-largely on the
ground that the proposals will hit wage
earners the hardest As nation that
needs to keep its export rate high In order
to finarce essential imports, Britain faces
constantly problem of operating deli
cately balanced national economy. The
task is often difiicult politically, as well
as economically.
Evening star., 1955-10-29
THIS AND THAI
BY CHARLES f. TRACEWELL

ethical behavior were dis
cussed. is-ss
Today all that is gone.
Somehow. some way. one is
supposed to grow intn such
things without discussion. or
religion is supposed to take
care of. them. &r
In much the same way. the
young people must not be lee
tured. It is l1ntninkable to tell
a child to take in his bright
new bicycle for the night. So
it stays out in the dew and the
rain.
How is anyone to learn care
Of possessions If we are afraid
to lecture. even afraid to dis
cuss good and noble subjects2
ksxk
1t would seem, at this late
date, that America is paying q
big price for being afraid to
discuss the good, the beautiful
and the true.
We are ashamed Of our
ethics, our good thoughts. We
are fearful OF lecturing any
body, when they plainly ought
to be Iectured.: we sneak
around things. instead Of COM
ing out squarely and facing
them.
The result is not pretty.
Maybe If we went back to the
ideas of good. as embodied in
the great classical essays, we
would be on the highroad to a
regenerated country
What is there to be afraid
Of?
Mainly ourselves!
That Is the rub. We are
ashamed. ourselves, and we
make the young ashamed. The
reform must begin with US, If
it is 20 do any good.
Maybe to say "Hifs and
mean it. is a good way to be-
gin.
Evening star., 1955-10-29
Teapot Tempest

Members OF the Business Advisory
Council an organization Of business
leaders established in l933-under a
Democratic administration--to counsel
the Secretary Of Commerce, are making
It clear that they will welcome further
congressional inquiry into the operations
of the body Chairman Celler, Democrat,
OF a. House Judiciary Antitrust Subcorn-
mittee has scheduled such an inquiry this
fall.
Mr.. Celier, seemingly suspicious that
the council exertS some sort Of sinister
influence on Government policy, has de-
scribed the organization as "gentlemen's
club" through which the members bene-
At from inside information" obtained in
their meetings and through their close
relationship with the Commerce Depart
ment. His decision to investigate was
hardened last summer when Secretary of
Commerce Weeks declined to produce files
on the council operations on grounds that
they are the confidential property OF the
executive branch Of Government. The
Congressman's answer was threat to
subpoena whole slew of people" pre-
sunably including the council members,
In order to get what he wants.
Harold Boeschenstein, council chair
man and head of the Owens Corning
Fiberglas Corporation. has said he would
be happy to appear before Mr.. Celler's
committee. Very likely Mr.. Boeschen-
stein. who has served his Government
under both Democratic and Republican
administrations, can tell Mr.. Celler all
there is to tell about the council opera
tions. II so, 1t might be constructive and
informative to hold an open hearing on
this matter-a hearing which probably
would put an end to what looks like a
. teapot tempest bearing Mr.. Celler's
familiar trademark.
Evening star., 1955-10-29
M. Keneipp Cleared

The Virginia circuit court decision
reversing the conviction of District Traffic
Director George Keneipp on reckless
driving charge seems to be entirely In
accord with the facts of the case
Mr.. Keneipp was convicted by trial
Justice about two months ago. The testi-
mony showed that he was passing three
cars on straight stretch of road In d
light rain. He was not speeding and there
was no collision. But Just as he was pull
ing into the clear, Mr. Keneipp's car
Skidded and the car behind him ran of
the road-presumably to avoid smash
up. Just what the recklessness consisted
of was not made clear.
Nor was 1t clear to Judge Waddell.
who heard the appeal. In setting the
conviction aside. he said: Il have very
great difficulty In seeing what the reck-
lessness consists Of. don't find any
evidence Of recklessness here"
One point remains. Mr.. Keneipp has
been criticized for not asking some higher
authority to decide whether, after the
conviction, his driving license should
have been suspended or revoked. Once
again, however, Mr.. Keneipp Is blameless.
Virginia does not revoke a license for one
reckless driving conviction. Under Its
reciprocity arrangement with Virginia,
the District follows the practice In that
State In other words, the District would
not revoke the license Of John Doe, a
District resident, convicted for the first
time Of reckless driving in Virginia. The
same rule applies to Mr.. Keneipp. Why
should he have asked some other official
to decide whether q different rule should
apply?
Evening star., 1955-10-29
Dark Doinqs?

Provision Tor q quickie per-
manent coming ordinance for
Upper Montgomery County was
made In the wee, dark hours
Of October 10 by Messrs. Jami-
son. Baughman, Snure and
williams over the protest Of
the three other members Of
the Montgomery County Coun-
Gil and the minority members
OF the Upper Montgomery
County Planning Commission.
The resolution as adopted
states that the residential zone
shall provide for minimum lot
sizes Of one-half acre except
In areas where public water
andicr sewer facilities are
available and other such mimi
mum lot sizes as the commits
sion shall determine in the
various areas in the public
interest.
Thus the County Council
majority In effect turned
over planning to the real estate
spectators and developers
who have been fighting the
temporary coming ordinance
adopted by the previous
council. With no one TO guard
the general community in
terest, the rest Of us win pay
lin broken farm areas. silt
laden watersheds, lack Of
adequate recreational areas.
disjointed programming Of
school construction, and in
tax monies eventually spent
to retrieve mistakes made in
Topsylike growth Of the upper
county.
The full implications Of this
postmidnight action on the
part Of the council majority
have not been developed by
the press: there has been nc
indication Of the change of
. authority for planning from
the elected council to the ap-
pointed commission. This puts
extra responsibility upon us
citizens. We pay for what
happens while we sleep.
Helen L. Smith.
Editors note: The Star
fully covered Developments at
the 'postmidnightn council
session. The resolution calling
for the three zones allows for
creation of residential zones
with larger lot sizes In some
areas, such as the hunt
country. which may be pre-
served as an estate area. A
majority of the council felt
that farming will continue to
be o major occupation in the
upper county, and that coming
Of land will not mean the end
Of farming.)
Evening star., 1955-10-29
THE POLITICAL MILL
CoIifornio Moy Decide 1t for G. o. p,
By GOULD LINCOLN

the delegation. It Is pointed out.
that an attempt TO pick Q deie-
CATION composed Of Nixon,
Knowland and knight sup
p0rters, in equal number,
would meet great difnculties,
and II such q hybrid delega-e
ton represented California IN
the national convention. It
could not be held together Of
In any way be effective IN the
selection Of d presidential
candidate. II Knowland goes
into the California primary. It
seems obvious that Nixon win
have to enter, too,
First ON March u
II both are candidates. Nixon i,
and Knowland may meet In
other preeonvention contests
prior to the California primary.
Senator KnoWland's demand,
that the Republican voters Of
the country--not in California J,
alone--be permitted, to, pass
on the contestants for the.
presidential nomination and
that there shall be no loyal
nod to any aspirant made
yesterday IN Washington lis
a clear indication that II the
Senator goes into the race for
the presidential nominatio
he win enter primaries In other
States and also seek delegates
in States which choose them by
convention method.
California's presidential pri-,
mary is one Of 10 such State
primaries, the first Of which is
held by New Hampshire March
ID. All Of these State primaries
come earlier in the year than
that Of California, except those
Of New York. Montana and
South Dakota. which are held
June 5. the same date as the.
California primary. The inn,
pact Of q California victory,
or defeat coming so late in
the preconyention struggle.
may be deciding factor.
Gov. knights role in this
California free-for-all may
take him out OF the favorite-s
son class, If he should defeat
Nixon or Knowland or both in,
the primary race, He is not.
without his own ambitions. His
early demand that a Califor-
mia delegation be instructed for
him. long before any decision
by President Eisenhower on q
second d-terrn campaign was
actuated, certainly in part. by
his determination to head on
Vice President Nixon, IL he
possibly can. His antagonist
to Nixon is personal as well as
political. The story is that
Knight feels he was grayely
ignored by the Vice President.
when Nixon attended the Lake
George Governors Conference
Of 1854 as an understudy for
President Eisenhower. knight
was left on the committee APP
pointed to meet Nixon. Also,
he was not invited to visit
Nixon in his room, although
all other Republican Governors
were. SIS 0s..2ss. Fl a
Evening star., 1955-10-29

@. What is the name OF the
Florida island that is noted for
the great variety of its sea-
shells? How does one get
there?-T. S.
A. The island Is Sanibel. on
the west coast of Florida. It
is reached by ferry from Punta
Rassa, near Fort Myers. Thcua
sands Of shells, some Of them
rare and valuable, are washed
ashore on Sanibel's beaches by
every tide.
q. When was the United
States nag flrst raised In q for-
eign eountry?--F. q. r.
A. On March 2, l776. when
Marines Of the United States
Fleet flagship Alfred landed at
New Providence in the Bar
hamas, a British possession.
This was the first amphibious
operation by American Ma
rines serving under Comdr.
Esek Hopkins.
O. what is the total yearly
payroll Of all Federal Govern
ment employes?H. T. A.
A. m fiscal 1855 it amounts
to $9.6 billion. for. an average
Of 2,SeT, 400 Federal civilian
employees for this period.
Evening star., 1955-10-29
On Treating Sewage

In your recent editorial on
Sewers IN Fairfax County"
you stated that the modern
way to treat sewage was to
pipe it down to the river,
where II Is then conveyed by
pipe lines and pumping sta
tions to q central splant for
treatment. This, Of course. Is
not the modern way, for sew
age treatment: IL isEas old as
the aeWage itself. The modern
way for treating sewage for o
community is to build q sew
age treatment plant for every
five to seven thousand people.
In this way you do not have
to build long trunk sewers,
which are big and expensive.
The largest sewer would be.
perhaps, 10 to "A inches in
diameter. The sewage would
be treated at this plant and
the efiluent turned into the
stream as clear and as pure
as, il not purer than, the wa
ter IN the stream itself. In
this manner, the reclaimed
water would be carried In the
stream where nature first had
1t. and not in a pipe or con-
duit. in a polluted condition
underneath the stream. The
stream could be used for rec
reationai purposes and for
fishing.
There is quite q program on
and much money is being spent
for research looking toward
recovering potable water from
the sea. It Is more economical
TO recover potable water from
sewage than from sea water.
The modern sewage treatment
plant, properly operated, ID
capable Of removing 100 per
cent Of the human waste from
sewage, and turning out an
efiiuent that, when passed
through an ordinary f1lter such
as the emergency filters Army
engineers have for troops.
would make IL potable and de-
sirable for drinking. Further
more, instead Of taking water
from q stream, as piping would
do, additional water Is added
to the stream. since consump-
ton Of water in the home from
day TO day Is constant and Of
such quantity that more water
would now into the stream In
dry weather than probably
would from natural sources.
When you eliminate long
trunk sewer lines. you elimi-
nate q considerable cost burden
from the taxpayers. back. With
plants treating sewage from
two thousand or more people.
1t Is possible to treat the sew
age at q net cost Of less than
one cent per capita per day,
including amortization Of plant
construction costs. You also
remove q potential danger
from pollution that would be
caused by q sewage pumping
station failure.
John B. Contristan.
Evening star., 1955-10-29

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would relieve the President
from the false and embarrass-
ing position In which he Is
placed under existing circum-
stances. And 1t would relieve
the publicity agencies on
which we must rely Of the
terrible handicap under which
they operate when q Presi-
dent is stricken with any
sickness. Moreover. 1t would
relieve the Presidents pElysi-
clan from the unfair position
in which he Is Of necessity now
placed.
James M. Thomson.
Gaylord. Va.