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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
A Few Questions
From An Inquiring Reporter

1t was pleasure not too long long ago. to hear our
fellow countian Drew Pearson tell that he could
find very little to criticize in the county government Mr.
Pearson may be recalled rather critic of any evil
dencee of public wrongdong evasons as he sees
same.
We agree that compared to other counties it has been
our Sate to know Montgomery sngulary free from
government or malpractice the part of government
officials
Occasionally however, have questions small ques
tons Currently question the proper official use of many
of the county in residential the hour
of the homewad trek These do appear be bound
for the county headquarters In fact unless highway
system has been devised Of which not aware many
of them to be bound in the opposite direction may
be that all of these in the charge of officials who
may be summoned TO duty in the small hours of the night
AS we say, we are Of questioning turn of mind.
Similarly curious to the why the county
finds it necessary advisable to high test gas in it's
Chevrolet fleet
Personally drivers Of a Ford for many years.
But we have sound appreciation of the merits of both of
these tans of the automobile world Many salesman told
us that of the virtues of such the optional
of high test gas Some the road told should
be run on high test fuel only
Because permissible to low test gas we always
used in Ford Of course budget was and is
modest 1t must take of many things including
county taxes Perhaps the big and rich collector those
taxes the county in part - feels such limitation That
is another question We're just naturally nquisitive
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
County Plans Two Rallies
To Honor u. S. Constitution

Two observances of Constitu.
ton Day, September II, are SEIZED.
uled in the county this weekend.
The first, to be held at 1870 pm
tomorrow at Montgomery Blair
High School stadium. will fea.
ture Harold Burton. associate
justice of the United States Su.
preme Court as speaker.
Justice Burton'S speech, called
"The Keystone of the Constitu.
ton" will be delivered as the
highlight Of the afternoons pro.
gram.
"Under our Constitution" an
advance copy of the speech says,
the Supreme Court is the UNI.
pire. The Constitution and the
statutes are its rule book. The
court is the living voice of the
Constitution and our independent
judiciary is the keystone that
holds in place the members of
the governmental arch which the
Constitution has designed to sus.
tain a representative republic,
dedicated to the preservation for
the individual of the greatest free.
dom for ALL"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

political controversy have sub
jected it"
Circuit Court Judge Stedman
Prescott will serve as master of
ceremonies at Fridays program,
sponsored by the Montgomery
County Bar Association. Robert
Bell Of Bethesda. president of
the association, is chairman for
the event.
The program will include music
by local high school bands. an
Army drill team, massing of the
colors by service and veterans
organizations and vocal selec.
tons.
Guests will include Rep. Dewitt
S. Hyde, other members of Con-
gress, former chief judge Charles
Woodward, and Congressional
Medal of Honor recipients who
live in Montgomery County.
On Sunday, Gertrude S. Cara
way, national president-general
of the Daughters of the American
Revolution, will give the principal
address at a Constitution Day
observance in Washington Grove.
This program will begin at
5:45 pm. on the lawn of the
Woman'S Clubhouse with music
by the GaitherSburg High School
band, directed by Frieda Price.
Girl Scouts will then present the
colorS.
The invocation will be given by
Rev. Stuart Labat, and the pledge
of allegiance to the flag will be
led by Ernie Swami, president of
the Teen-Age Club. Remarks by
Mayor Irving L. McCathran will
precede Miss Carraway's speech.
The Rev. Forrest L. Farris will
close the program with bene.
diction.
The Washington Grove cere-
monies are sponsored by the
Mayor and council, Woman's
Club, Wesleyan Service Guild,
Recreation Club and Teen-Age
Club. Prof. Richard Haskell.
Rev. Farris and Mrs. Henry J.
Walther served on the commit
tee to plan the program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
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Wheaton Men Go Into
Action Against Delinquency

The otenquoted remark that everyone talks about the
weather. but nobody does anything about it, might well be
paraphased to everyone talks about juvenile delinquency
but nobody does anything about it."
That's why especially pleased hear about the
activities OF James E. Simon and All Knapp, two Wheaton
men who have organized boys their neghborhood into
football team to keep them off and on the playing
field Mr. Simon gives up his evenings to coach the boys
and Mr. Knapp of the Maryland Awning Co., provides
financial backing for the team
These two men want to go farther, and start a
boys club with supervised spareme activities for all ages
in the WheatonGenmont The SENTINEL feels that
business and civic leaders in the would do well to get
behind this project and other communities might also look
INTO It, Encouraging constructive activities for young people
will lead to better county for all of u.s.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
WOOdacres Captures
Senior Ball Crown

The Woodacres Ramblers won
the Senior League Championship
last week, defeating the Coles
vile Colts 81 in the play-offs of
'the Montgomery County Boys
Baseball Association.
The winning pitcher, Bob Tai
oott, ollowed only three hits. The
Ramblers drew first blood in the
third with a home run by Guy
Bushnell. Larry Garland and
Lee Klopp for the winners and
Jack Stafford for the losers
clouted triples.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
Shop Center 80.

Continued from Page II =.
and changed his view to favor the
denial, a view in which WendaH
Turner concurred. Mayor Dickran
HovSepian and Alex Greene have
been consistently opposed to re-
coming on the principle of land
use.
A new draft of the agreement
between the city of Rockville and
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission on the construc.
ton of the Cabin John trunk
sewer line is being presented to
the WSSC by city attorney David
Cahoon today.
The new draft will include a
flat rate fee of S37 as a nego-
TABLE figure and also the pro-
vision that the city will make
no other capital contribution be-
yond the initial S670,000 for the
construction of the Cabin John
line.
Gilbert Associates. the city's
consultant engineers have at the
request of the city made an esti-
mate of cost of an alternative to
the trunk line, a sewage treat
ment plant. If constructed in
three steps, the plant will cost
initially S526,220 in 1865; with an
additional S166, 100 in 1860 and
SIS. 300 in 1870.
Also approved Tuesday was a
permit for the complete
reconstruction of the
Milo theatre, which will cost an
estimated $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
Zone Foes .
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
Speaking in favor of postpone.
ment, Anderson alleged, This
measure would result in confisca.
ton of property rights without
due process of law"
Another public hearing was
held last night in Laytonsville
One Is scheduled for tomorrow
evening at the GaitherSburg Agri.
cultural Center auditorium. Next
Tuesday a hearing is planned for
the Jamestown Elementary
School, and next Wednesday in
the Damascus High School.
The Olney Citizens Association
heard its president. Donald r.
Lamborne, state at a Monday
night meeting, the new coming
ordinance will definitely retard
orderly growth in Upper Mont.
gomery County"
The citizens group took no &C.
ton.
At the same meeting, members
voiced approval of the Washing.
ton Suburban Sanitary Commits.
sion plan to extend water service
to Olney.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
Entries of Negro
Exhibitors Due
By Next Tuesday

Entry forms from persons
who plan TO enter the county
wide exhibit October | for
Negro producers Of livestock,
fruits and vegetables, flowers
and home skiIlS must be filed
i'm the Negro agricultural ex.
tension office by Tuesday,
September 20.
The forms may be taken to
the office, room l0l of the
Old Court House Building,
Rockville, or mailed to post
office box 2O3, Rockville. The
blanks are available at the
office and from representa-.
tives in various communities.
These persons are: Mrs.
Alice Wallace and Rev. VIII
liam BrOgden, SpencerviIle;
Ida Mae Walker, Sandy Spring
Elementary hOoI; Mrs.
Lille HOlsey and Raymond
jackson, Damascus; Tilghman
Lee, Sugariand; Samuel Jones,
Taylor Elementary School at
BOydS; Mrs. JOann S. Wood
son, Clarksburg; Mrs. Beulah
Clark, POOlesvile; Mrs. Grace
Estep and Milton Holland, Nor
beck; Mrs. Maggie Gather,
LaytOnsville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
Land Boom

Continued from Page II
Selby is looking out for his own
prosperity. Il heard that two
large banks were thinking of open
ing branches in Germantown. l
met with officials of the Acc
and the Treasury. Department
and they assured me that they
didn't want a bank in the new
building and favored expansion of
our bank rather than the estab-
lishment of big city bank branch
es. I'd rather sell the German.
town bank than see a large bank
take over"
AS banker, Mr.. Selby keeps his
finger on the pulse of land trans
actions. THE place is alive with
real estate men. Before Mr..
Scull took an option on the Nor.
mon place, l understood General
Electric was interested in it
at $3.50 an acre. The Davis
farm, of close to 275 acres, was
sold to a Washington firm that
| think is backed by New York
money for 81 300 an acre. hear
Giant Food Store is coming.
There's no question that land
values in Germantown doubled
the moment the Acc made its an.
nouncement."
Mr.. Selby, however, has faith
in Germantown's ability to grow
sensibly. II don't think there is
going TO be any rash of cheap
houses in Germantown. And if
the CHA COMES here our problems
won't necessarily double"
Meanwhile, Dyke Cullum, fire..
quent spokesman for German.
town property owners, also favor.
ed the establishment of the CHA
in Germantown. He foresaw two
problems: traffic jams and lack
Of water. But he had solutions
for both.
THE traffic problem would be
impossible. Cars coming from
both directions on the new Ma.
tional Pike and cars coming West
on Rt. l1S would jam together
right in front of the new Acc
site trying to get to and from
work. They ought to improve
that cloverleaf and build road
cut-offs like we do in Texas"
Germantown ought to develop
its own water supply, either by
damming Seneca or Little Sen.
eca Creek or preferably by drill.
ing deep wells" he said. I'm
going to try to get some friends
up from Texas and we're going
to lower a deep well on my place
as a test"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

Avenue, Silver Spring, won first
prize i'm the annual competition
for play yards and pIayrOOms
sponsored by the County police
and local merchants. John E.
Lewis, $3.50 MayfieId Drive,
Bethesda, won first prize for
the best playrOOm. Other prize
winners include Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Kamien, BIG Fayette
Road, KensingtOn; MIR. and Mrs.
Kenneth Benson, NOrbeck, and
MIR. and Mrs. Lester F. Ding
ham, 1873 College View Drive,
Wheaton. Among the sponsor
ing merchants was the MalOney
Concrete Co. of Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
Schools

Continued from Page II
Tucker property adjacent to the
school and between it and its pres
ent athletic field.
Because of survey on insur-
ance costs made by Wylie Bar
row, the taxpayers will profit by
a savings of, almost $4,000 on
this years public liability and
property damage insurance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
BASEBALL BANQUET

Baseball great Joe Judge was
guest of honor at Tuesday
nights county Boys Baseball AS
ISOLATION banquet at Montgomery
Blair High School. Senior Wood
acre Ramblers, Junior Stone
House Inn and Midget st. Cath
crime Laboure teams were pre-
scented with trophies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

In discussing the development
of the Federal Constitution 1853
years ago, Justice Burton is
scheduled to say. THE story of
what happened is the story of a
living Constitution.
"The product of the minds q
George Washington and the other
members of the Constitutional
Convention was welded together
with such expansion joints that it
has met every strain to which
the hurricanes and tornados of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

The County Council has pro.
claimed the week of September
1928 as Constitution Week. In
doing so, the council urged all
citizens to fly the flag and
emphasize" the values of good
government as set forth in the
Constitution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

The Child Welfare Committee
of Misunderstanding dmonds
American Legion Post sc of Rock.
vile, in conjunction with Post ISL
of Rockville, is planning a city.
wide non.segregated Halloween
party beginning at p. m. Oct.
81. There will be entertainment,
and prizes will be awarded for
costumes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15
Late News Briefs

Continued from Page u
land residents who work out of
the State, and by self-emplOyed
persons or others whose taxes
are not withheld from salaries.
Blanks are available in banks,
post offices, and County and
city government buildings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

Montgomery County's motor
vehicle accident total for August
was 80 percent higher than the
total for August, 1854, County
police report. However, Augusts
240 accidents fell eight short of
July's score. To date, total motor
vehicle accidents for 1855 are
26.75 percent higher than at this
time last year. There have been
II fatalities so far.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

Edward S. NOrthrOp, State
Senator from Montgomery
County, will be the featured
speaker at the annual fall meet.
ing Of the Montgomery COun.
ty Education Association next
Thursday. The meeting is SEIZED.
uled for 8 p. m. at Richard
Montgomery High School gym.
nasium.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

DR.. Malcolm Moos, Baltimore
political leader and political sci
enlist, will give the first lecture
of a series on Maryland Politics
Tuesday. Mrs. Gilbert Guide,
chairman of the Maryland Study
Group Of the Rock Creek Wo.
mems Republican Club, announc-
ed this week. This lecture will
be presented at 1890 a. m. at
the Kenwood Country Club in
Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

A play yard ut the home of
Lionel l.. Hood, 800 Thayer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-15

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The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11
Book Discusses
Family Prayers
And the Liturgy

WASHINGTON - (NC) - A
booklet on how family prayer
life can be centered around the
spirit of the Church's liturgical
year by carrying out simple cere-
monies in the home has been
released here.
Entitled How to Make Your
House a Home" the booklet is a
compilation of different practices
put together by Father Bernard
Stokes, o.F.M., and published by
the Family Life Bureau of the
National Catholic Welfare Con-
ference here.
In addition to Family Liturgy"
ceremonies for the seasons of the
Church's year plus many of the
individual feasts, the booklet also
includes sections on the Sacra-
ments and sacramentals.
These practices can be a great
help in makinA the meaning of
the liturgical year much clearer
TO the family, particularly the
children, Father Edgar Schmied-
eler, O.S.B., director Of the Bur.
eau, explained here.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11

"Take thy child and fly into
Southern Vietnam."
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11
Mass Offerings

The Society fol the Propaga-
tion of the Faith, the Church's
official mission-aii society, of
fers a special service during
November, the month of the
Holy Souls. For those who
wish the Holy Sacrifice of the
Mass offered for their inten-
tions, arrangements can be
made promptly and exactly in
accordance with your inten-
tions. The Masse. will be said
in the missions of the diocese
as we'll as more distant home
and foreign missions. This in
cludes low and High Masses,
novena and Gregorian Masses.
The diocesan office is located
at 246 E. Town St, Columbus
Is, Ohio. Father James Kulp,
director.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11

with fwo Korean tours OF duty
TO his credit.
Others, too, have been whole
hearted in their praise of the Co.
lumbans the only English-speak-
ing missionaries in Korea for
most of the war years.
Admirers have recalled the Co
lumbans met the first transports
to dock at Pusan in the hectic
days of autumn, 1850. So much
were they in evidence wherever
the troops were stationed that Fa-
ther (ColoneD John Woods, 9th
Army chaplain, declared before
leaving Korea recently: I'VE can
never repay the Columbans for
all they have done for the
troops"
The COLUMBIAN Fathers home
In Seoul was Q home away from
home also for many CTS, but
especially for the Catholic
ehapleins of ell UN forces in
Korea.
All divisions of the 9th Army
some even after leaving Korea,
notably the 25th Division - con.
tributed to the $4,000 raised by
the GPs for st. Patrick's. The to,
tai cost was $4,000.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11
Supreme Court
Kills State Ban ON
Moon lis Blue

WASHINGTON --(NC)-- In a
brief, unsigned order, the u. S.
Supreme Court overruled a de-
cision of Kansas courts banning
showing of THE Moon Is Blue
movie in that state on the
grounds 1t is obscene.
The order cites earlier Su,
preme Court decisions in movie
censorship cases. In q 1882 de-
cision in "The Miracle" movie
case, the Supreme Court ruled
that New York could not ban
the film on the ground 1t was
sacriligious.
After the Kansas Suprem m G
Court had upheld the right oi
the Kansas State Board of Re.
view to ban the film, the appeal
was made to the highest court
by United Artists Corp, film
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11

While the Catholic population
of Africa has increased from
about half million to 20 mil.
lion in the past 40 years, there
are still about 30 million Moslems
in Africa" he said. Africa's total
population is about 200 million.
Father Todeseo said that ns.
tionaIism Is "a great obstaeie'
10 she spread Of Christianity In
Afries because N involves 20
many preivdiess about the Eu-
ropssn nations"
A hopeful development in the
face of the rising national feel
ing is the growth of the native
clergy, he said. There are a dozer
African Bishops and about loo
priests, he declared. There are
also IS major seminaries for the
training of native priests, Father
Todesco added.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11

&A( aGA1s
A veteran of the Africa mis-
sions and head of missionary
society that has worked in Africa
for more than half century, Fa.
ther Todesco, whose headquar.
tiers is at Rome, is visiting Sacred
Heart Seminary here in the
course of tour of the society's
houses on four continents.
More serious than national.
Ism Is the Tremendous ava
ianehs OF Mohsmms d snism
sweeping down from North
Africa" Father Todsseo stat
ed.
Five years ago ! found no Mo-
hammedans in Uganda" he said
"But this year ! found them in
large numbers at every mission
station | visited"
Pointing out that the govern.
ments of all northern African ma.
tions are Moslem, Father Todesco
went on to say that wherever the
Mohammedans 60, they attempt
to destroy every sign of Chris
tianity."
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11
African Mission Work PeriIed
By IsIamism. NationaIism

FORESTVILLE Ohio 49, (NC) - lsamism and national
ism the two chief dangers menacng the Christian har
vest in Africa Father Anthony Todesco Superior General
of the Verona Fathers said here this week.
At the same time the growing lay missionary move
men is provdentaP and should be greatly encouraged
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11

national apostle.
However, the Gfs prefer to
have the spotlight focused on the
Columbian Fathers, whose work in
Korea has aroused their admira-
ton and gratitude.
One of their spokesmen was
Sgt. Andrew Caron, who said: I'm
contributing $4,000 toward the
erection of st. Patrick's, we are
only paying off on a debt to the
COLUMBIAN Fathers"
He made this comment after
Msgr. John S. Colonel Kelly
chaplain of the First US. Corps
had officated at the solemn bless.
ing and opening of the new
church with its impressive life
size statue of ST. Patrick towering
over the main entrance.
From away back in the ear
Iy days Of the Korean war"
Sgt. Csron went on, "ths Co.
lumbar Fathers were every.
thing to US - officiating chap
lsins, retreat directors, genial
hosts and trusted friends. Over
the years. we have been going
deeper and deeper into their
debt. ST. Psfriek's is only
part payment of that debt"
The sergeant will be heading
home soon for Boston, Mass,
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1955-11-11

distributor, and Holmby Produe,
tions, Inc. film producer. The
board of review has seen the
film twice and disapproved II
both times on the ground of its
sex theme.
The appeal was made to the
nations highest court on the
ground that the Kansas standards
for censorship were 30 vague
that they violated the freedom
of speech guarantee of the Con
stitution.