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Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10
Let's Laugh at Ourselves
Occasionally y = Even If It Hurts

Life is real and life is earnest and make no mistake
about it as the poet sad but he didn't add prohibition
getting philosophical amusement out of it from time
to-time.
Here are some of the sdelights the integraton
matter from which derived amusement ranging all
the way from chucke to wry sort of smile.
The good old Board of Education apparently was kidding
us all the time After huffng and putting up the ntegra
on HILL the Board apparently decided initiate the army
OF historical monarch and march right down again 1t
discovers after getting many of the good people of the
county their toes that really lacks the legal authority
to do anything about the matter So hold everything until
our next until the Board gets either the wisdom or
courage to face to the matter We aren't taken in by
legallsms for one minute, personally.
Then we have of our good friends in the down.
county who fond of describing themselves as demo-
Gratis with small "d and with all the respect for faith
in free discussion and popular decision that go with faith
These good people have told that it shame that
tegraion just wasn't put into effect before anybody had
time to think or talk about it. To hear these fine people
espousing the doctrine that the end uses the means is
strange and would be disturbing if took seriously We
prefer much prefer to be mildly amused and write it
off temporary lapse in democratic principles due to
stress and strain.
Similarly with of our good friends in the
UpCounty who making some very strange statements
indeed for people of the sound Christian principles and
humanitarian sentiments which know all of them be
in their hearts These statements The gamut from re-
Voutlon to race violence But far at least nobody
been willing to put his her name to such statements
although we know them to be made and this too we pre-
fer to put down to stress and strain We insist remaining
charitable and calm and family humorous if it kills
The thing that brings the saddest grin of all to our
beaten countenance is the reflection that the great majority
OF the SOBER hardworg, conscientious population of the
county has not been heard from the uproar of
emes 1t always thus until the chips really down
and then we can count on them every time.
This majority is not inartculate. 1t is simply we'll
hammered and deeply desirous of avoiding hasse in the
market place 1t is not without deep and opinions
that reflect that 1t simply values dignity highly
to get on the stump.
We think understand this silent todate majority.
And we have faith in it. We would these of good
will however that their silence leaves the void of public
expression open to extremists. That uncrtcal OBJ
servers mistake the ranngs of the extreme minority
as the voice of the people.
While the School Board making its forced march
and up and down the hills of indecson would urge the
majority to speak is dangerous to the peace and dignity
OF the County of Montgomery if they maintain their silence
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10

present transportation problems
but haven't we always had
them?
God made the Negro race and
the white race, and if that is
good enough for him it is fine
for me.
Name known but withheld
on request
(Glad to get and publish your
letter. Everyone has a right to
his opinion, but unfortunate
ly-the laws he will and will not
obey. Or are we talking revolu-
ton? The God we worship suf-
fers all his creatures to come to
Him without regard to color-or
are souls colored, too?-Editor.)
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10
By Gloria Mcmillan
PO. 2-6627

Cotton Rhodes of Crawford Dr.,
Donald Drager of Lewis Ave-,
and Gordon Davis of Anita CT,
who have devoted their time dur.
ing the past as leaders of Cub
Scout Pack 4S2, have now under.
taken a new task and are lead.
ers of the newly organized Boy
Scout Troop al
This troop is being sponsored
by the Rockville Methodist
Church with Rev. Dodge as in.
stitutional representative. The
new leaders of Cub Scout Pack
482 are Thomas Gibbons and Os.
wald Carlson.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10
Set Pythian Week
In Gaithersburg

Merton F. Duvall, Mayor of
Gaithersburg, has designated
Mar. 1919 as Pythian Week in
Gaithersburg in recognition of
the "enviable record of good
which the order has established
through the efforts of its mem
bers."
Forest Oak Lodge No. 123 was
established in Gaithersburg on
Oct. 18, 1892, and Forest Oak
Temple No. 18 was launched on
Dec. 3, 1947. The national order
was chartered in Washington in
1864.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10


Editor,
The Montgomery County Sentinel
Sir:
l thoroughly disagree with
your recent editorial on integra-
ton. The question is not how
shall we go about integrating,
but how shall we avoid it. I am
law abiding citizen, but not
when my liberty and rights are
taken from me. Forcing colored
and white races to send their
children to school together is en-
tirely unconstitutional. The Su-
preme Court is made up of hui
man beings who can make mis-
takes the same as the rest of
us-and they really pulled a bon
er on integration. The Negroes
do not want it. The white people
do not want it. Perhaps the col
ored people feel that they should
have the right to have fntegra-
ton, but / do not believe they
want to exercise that right, ex-
cept perhaps a few of the Smart
type-and if that type in both
races are miXed-look out.
If there are any who really
want integration then the only
fair way to work it is for the
Board of Education to make a
survey to see how many students,
how many parents, how many
taxpayers even though they have
no children in school but pay
school taxes, and how many
teachers, really want integration,
how many would be willing to
try ii in order for those who do
want it to have it, and how many
are definitely opposed Then the
schools could be set up accord
ngly-integrated for those who
want it or are willing to try il,
md segregated for those opposed
10 integration / am sure the lat.
er class would be the overwhelm. |
ng majority in Montgomery |
County. This of course would |
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10
The Letter Box

Editor,
Montgomery County Seminal
Sir:
The Maryland Senate has be-
fore it two House Bills which
nave grown out of human tragedy.
The Bills are House Bills % and
"a amending the adoption law and
requiring placement of a child
only by natural parent or a IL
censed child placing agency. They
were presented to the Maryland
Legislature by a special Govern
ors Commission after more than
year of study.
In the House of Delegates, the
Prince Georges and Hartford
County Delegations exempted
their counties from the provisions
of the placement law, and now
the Montgomery County Medical
Society is pressing to have Mont
gomery County exempted. How
ever, the Society members were
far from unanimous in their feel
ing and furthermore, the Society
made this recommendation in di-
rect opposition to the position
taken by the national organiza-
ton, the American Medical Asso-
citation.
Unfortunately, the only real is
sue in this whole struggle for
child placing power is lost in the
concern over someone's loss of
the privilege of placing children.
The important thing is who can
do the best job for the baby.
There is some evidence to
answer this.
There is a" very recent book
written by Miss Jean Patton of
Philadelphia, called "The Adopted
Break Silence. 1t summarizes
the experiences of forty adults
who were adopted as children be-
tween the years 1890 and 1888.
Their stories, for the most part,
are not happy ones. Almost all of
them were placed by doctors, law
yers and laymen, primarily for
the simple reason that licensed
adoption agencies did not exist in
these days. Mismatching is ap-
parent in case after case and al
most all of the forty persons felt
that their interests had not been
sufficiently represented when
they were placed for adoption
many years ago.
A study was made under the
auspices of the medical staff of
Yale University a few years ago.
One hundred adoption placements
made by lay people, lie. doctors,
lawyers, etc, were compared with
one hundred adoption placements
made by licensed agencies. Twen-
ty-eight of the placements made
by lay people were considered to
be poor placements as against
Ieight placements made by the
agencies. In other words, there
were three hundred and fifty per-
cent more poor placements of chill
dren in adoption made by the
group that was not qualified for
such work.
William E. Roger, Director
Montgomery County Welfare
Board.
Robert S. James, Executive Sec
retary, Montgomery County So
cial Service League.
Richard Palmatier, Executive
Director, Montgomery County
Community Chest & Council.
Richard B. Barker, Member of
Governors Commission on Re
vision of Adoption Laws.
Mrs. Thomas Lee Smith, Presi-
dent, Montgomery County
League of Women Voters.
DR.. Harold P. Morris, President,
Kenneth N. K. Abel, Chairman,
Social Welfare Committee, Mont
gomery County Civic Federation.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10
Virginia S. Hinton.

EOltOr,
Montgomery County Sentinel
Dear Sir:
l am sure the people of the
Gaithersburg area appreciate your
giving space last week to the pres
entation of their views on the i'm
plemenetation of integration in
the public schools, by publishing
their PTA resolution to the Board
of Education.
There is no question but what
the PTA and others in the Gath.
ersburg are agree with your edi-
torial statement that the when
and the chow of integration are
very important. l believe this is
exactly the reason they have be-
come a little concerned lately.
since one County group is push.
ing for implementation this Fall
ready or not. l feel sure that you
will agree also that the when.
MOTTO" is just as important as the
"when-to", and this, undoubtedly
is primarily what the Gathers.
burg people have in mind.
AS 1 understand the Gathers.
burg resolution, it, in effect
urges the Board of Education to
Go slow! Take all the time you
can get to consider and plan this
thing in order to avoid the heart
breaks and the headaches that
have come to some communities
that have moved too quickly
Don't let anybody-other than a
higher authority-force or coerce
you into any action until you are
completely ready and satisfied
that you have the best plan and
the details of implementation fully
worked out"
AS to your statement that in
tegration is a local responsibility.
almost everyone will agree. How
ever, our local Board of Educa-
ton is subject to several higher
authorities, the first of which is
the Maryland State Board of Edu-
cation. The State Board has quite
a few things to say about our
educational system in many re-
spectS. In connection with inte-
grafton it has already advised and
instructed the County Board as
follows: g. its (the State
Board's) responsibility is to act in
general overall supervisory ma
ture to insure that standard.
equitable practices are followed
throughout the State" With re-
spect to the when, which you
objected to in the Gaithersburg
resolution, the State Board has
this to say: Until the conditions
of the (Supreme Court decision
are made known finally, with the
mandate and DEGREES of the Su-
preme Court, any detailed plan of
action for implementatiOn would
he premature"
AS to the "how" on integration.
there are many things to be said
and some problems to be solved
and they do not all stem from a
selfish viewpoint of the white
race, as some good folks would
have us believe.
Yes, there are many things to
think about and plan before we
go into integration. The Board of
Education and the supervisory
personnel Of the school system
need all the time they can get to
study and plan for a satisfactory
and smooth transition. Let's not
try to rush them prematurely!
After all, the members Of the Su.
preme Court, studying the matter
as long as they did, could not be
real sure about the when" and
the "how' of integration, or, f.
doubtless, they would have in. .
GUIDED such instructions in the /
Courts decision.
Sincerely,
Bryan z. Kile.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10

The Girl Scouts annual cookie
sale which is now underway will
continue through Mar. 20. The
profits derived from this sale will
be used for obtaining more and
better scouting activities and par.
ticularly in furthering the organ.
izations outdoor program. More
than half the cost of the scouting
program is financed from the
proceeds realized from this af.
fair so lets all participate in max
ing it a success.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10

The New Rockcrest Citizens
Association will hold its monthly
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10
Three ROckcrest Men Give Time
To Help New Boy Scout Troop

meeting in the Twinbrook School
Auditorium Monday, Mar. ID. Fol
lowing the regular business meet
ing, which will begin at 8 pm,
the guest speaker, Stanley Keith,
Neighborhood Commissioner of
the Boy Scouts, will give a short
address on the possibility of in.
stalling a local cub scout pack
for Rockcrest. This should be of
particular interest to those par.
ents who are concerned with the
instructive curricular activities
Of their children in the affected
age group.
For the benefit of those per.
sons who would like to become
participants in the association.
but have not yet been approached,
membership cards will be avail
able at the meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10
still the greatest mother
in the world!

81 years ago the Red Cross advertisement
shown above appeared in American
newspapers and magazines during World
War l. 1t has taken its place among the
famous messages in American history
that have stirred the people of this coun-
try to action in time of crises.
81 years later its words are still the
guiding principle of the Red Cross ..
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10

Gaithersburg,
March l, 1855
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10

Alonzo Burke of New Jersey, is
visiting his daughter, Mrs. Lois
Orner, of Crawford Dr., while he
recuperates from a recent illness.
Friends and neighbors of Mrs.
Orner wish him a pleasant stay
and speedy recovery.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1955-03-10

Friends and neighbors of Mrs
Hazel Tasey of Crawford Drive
are glad to see her up and
around after her recent operation
and extend their wishes for a
speedy and complete recovery.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Ex-Chompion Back
In Indian Spring.
.Women's Golf

Mrs. Irving Rosen. who has
been out of golf for more than
year due to back injury, tried
her new three-quarter swing in
ladies day event at Indian
Spring yesterday. and now feels
fit to play in the team matches
next week.
Mrs. Rosen, Indian Spring
women's champion in 1858, had
a 90 despite five bad holes near
the end of the round when she
tired.
Mrs. Milton Rossler won low
net with 96-16-80 and Mrs.
Jack Minovich won the short
hole prize with a total of 10
strokes. Mrs. Rosen won low
gross.
Mrs. Carl MacCartee won the
selected nine tournament at
Columbia with 46-5-41, followed
by Mrs E. N. Brawner, 52-9-43.
and Mrs. j. S. Kerkan. 47-312-
431a. Winners in other classes
were Mrs. Carson S. Lyman.
Glass B, 57-121a-441a. and Mrs.
w. w. Smith, Glass c, 61-16-45.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
10Th Net Tourney
Opens Tomorrow.
At Friends School

Sidwell Friends Schools 10th
annual tennis tournament gets
under way at 9 am. tomorrow.
The scholastic division will open
play, while the boys division will
start at II am.
The tournament will resume
at 4 pm. Monday. The schedule
calls for action. at that time
each day through the final round
Thursday.
Seeded in order in the scholas-
tic division are Donald Dell of
Landon, Ray York of Episcopal,
Don Ralph Of Priory, Jerry Leek
of Coolidge, Martin Rubinowitz
Of Wilson, Bob Schwartzman of
Friends. Fred Cone of Bethesda
Chevy Chase and Hunter Faul-
coner of Episcopal.
The top-ranked players in the
boys division in order are Hugh
Lynch of Our Lady of Lourdes,
Peyton Howard of Kensington
Junior High. Tom Quinn of
Western and Harry Hips of st.
Johns.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
A NIGHT HE'LL REMEMBER FOREVER
'Top21 Bunched
In Raw|s Golf

sPARTANBURG, S, G, April
20 (Pl.-The third annual Peach
Blossom Betsy Rawls $4,000
Open Golf tournament moved
into its second round here today
with only a six-stroke spread
among the top 81 leaders.
Louise Suggs of Sea Island,
Ga, winner of the two previous
tournaments here. established
herself as a threat again, firing
a 1-over-par 70 during yes
terday's opening round.
She found herself in a four
way tie for first with Babe Ia
harias of Tampa, Fla; Betty
Jameson of San Antonio. Tex,
and Peggy Bell Kirk of Pine
Needles. N. c.
Miss RaWls, native of Spar
tanburg for whom the tourna-
ment is named. was right behind
the four leaders with a 10, tied
for fifth with Marilyn Smith of
Wichita, Kans.
There were three tied for
seventh at IA. They. were Betty
Dodd of San Antonio, Tex;
Patty Berg of st. Andrews, ILL.,,
and Amateur Greta Leone of
Chicago.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
FAVORED SNEAD TIED FOR 18th
Three Pros Lead Way
In Las Vegas Tourney

Rounding out this array we're
Cary Middlecoff. the Masters
champion; big Mike Souchak
from Durham, N. c.. and Marty
Furgol of Lemont, Ill. All were
tied at II.
Snead barely qualified for this
event in winning the recent
Greensboro tournament. Each
year Sam has been the favorite
in this betting-minded resort
In 1853 Sam started out with a
70 and finished the 70 holes in
18th position in a 20-man field.
Last year he led off with a 70 and
ended the tournament in a tie
for ninth.
Il tell you," said Sam. back on
the putting green for more prac-
tice after his round yesterday,
you can count on one hand the
fairways hit off the tee. I don't
know"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
.SemifinaIists
Paced by Smith
In North-South

PINEHJRST, n. c.. April 20
R).-Dave Smith. whose fine
play in the North and South
Amateur golf tournament this
week has been a revelation. met
another Tiger" today in the 18-
hole semifinals. 20-year-old Don
Bisplinghoff of Orlando. Fla.
The winner will move into the
36-hole finals tomorrow against
the survivor of the match be-
tween Bill Campbell, the Walker
Cup star from Huntington, w.
Va, and Ed Gravely, 34-year- old
tobacco man from Rocky Mount,
N. C.
Smith confessed he hadn't ex-
pected to be here this long and
has had to buy additional cloth
ing. The 28-year -old automobile
dealer from Gastonia, N. c.. who
stands 6 feet 5 and weighs $40,
removed any doubts as to his
skill and courage under pressure
in the quarter-finals yesterday
when he took a 21-hole match
from Dale Morey, Walker Cup
player and former professional
from Indianapolis.
Smith, who won the medal
with a five-under-par 81 Mon
day. still had to convince the
skeptics that he was the real
thing. especially after he had
squeaked by his first two
matches, 1 up.
He started to win them over
with a 4-and-2 trimming of Bill
Hyndman, A class" player from
Abingdon, Pa. Wednesday. Yes
terday he removed all doubts.
Big Dave was the only player
to stay even par with the 1000
yard No. 2 course of the country
club, and he did it for 81 holes.
Bisplinghoff, a confident
youngster who has won the last
three Florida State Amateur
titles, two of medal play, ousted
Glenn johnson of Goose Ile.,
Mich. 2 and /.
Campbell. still not satisfied
with some of mis- shots, took a
2 and l decision from last years
runnerup, Alex Welsh of Rock
ford, III.
Gravely's victory over Ed
Meister, National Amateur semi
f1nalist last year. matched for
mer Yale golf captains-Meister
in 1910 and Gravely two years
later. Gravely won with unex-
pected ease. 4 and 2.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Fort BeIvoir Names
jennings Golf Pro

Pfc. Leo Jennings has been
assigned to the job of golf pro-
fessional at Fort Belvoir, effec-
tive Immediately. He succeeds
Eddie Stevens. who resigned two
weeks ago to join his brother
Clagett on the Manor Club staff.
Jennings, who is stationed at
Belvoir, is % years old and for
merly was assistant professional
at the Mahoning Country Club
in Youngstown. Ohio.
Jennings won the Youngstown
Open in 1852 and intends to take
part in the Mid-Atlantic tourna-
ment schedule as soon as he is
admitted to membership.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
By DICK SLAY

Jack Faber. who has coached
Maryland lacrosse teams with AL
Heagy for Is years now, acts like
a different man than this time
q year ago when he was troubled
with a shortage of goalies,
among other things.
The situation is the same.
The Terps are going into the
annual clash with Navy tomor-
row unbeaten and so is Navy.
But this time Faber seems re-
Taxed.
Were about as ready as we
can get" he was saying yester-
day as his stickmen wound up
a light "infield" scrimmage
around the net. Il guess we hit
our peak last Saturday against
Duke, although Duke isn't as
bad as the score (22-D showed.
Il would have liked to have
played Navy then" he unused,
hoping at the same moment
that his boys have retained their
polish for at least another seven
days.
Evenly Matched Teams
Tomorrow's game, set for 2
pm. in Thompson Stadium at
the Academy, couldn't have been
more finely matched by a master
craftsman.
Since both are unbeaten, the
winner will be top-heavy choice
to cream its three remaining op-
ponents, all of whom have lost
already, and breeze in as the Ma
tional champion.
Maryland has won seven in a
row and Navy six straight this
season. Their winning margins
are identical, an average of 1877
goals per game. Navy has scored
an average of IT'S and allowed
3.8 goals each time, while the
Terps have performed at 1877
and three.
Series DeadlOcked
The Midshipmen have thumped
10 opponents in succession since
a defeat at Princeton in May,
1953-winning the 1854 national
crown in the process-and their
last beating at home was by
Maryland, by a 1919 score, that
same year.
Add to that a deadlock in the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-04-29
Penn Stute 20 Golf Victory
Ruins Hoyu PubIicist's Plans

Billy Gilbert. the Georgetown
sports publicist, who spent most
of yesterday searching through
the files for data on an unbeaten
golf team of years back, stopped
looking late in the afternoon.
His plans to twin up great
Georgetown teams of the past
with the current unbeaten teams
were shattered when Penn State
snapped Georgetown's five
match winning streak with a
TO rout at Congressional Coun-
try Club.
The Hoyas. who left this
morning to meet Penn today and
Princeton tomorrow, figured to
get to Princeton with their
streak intact, but the visitors
had other ideas.
Five of the matches were close,
but most of the Georgetown
players were in the high 70s or
low 80s. all having bad round
the same day. Warren Gittler
and John Boyanouski had 70 for