Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-08-16
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the Board of Education is being
bolted down tighter and tighter
these days DR.. Norris philos-
ophy: the less people know the
better.
1t was learned this week that
DR.. Norris recently forbade de-
partment heads to talk to re-
porters. Personnel chief Prince
says he got a written memo to
that effect. The superintendent
says he d esn' remember
whether he issued the clam-up
order in writing or orally at a
regular Monday morning "bull
session" of department heads.
The order is not a complete
news blackout, says DR.. Norris.
He says he told department heads
they could give out "facts" but
all information on policies and
opinions" must come from the
superintendent. DR.. Prince and
finance director Brian Benson OBJ
viously misunderstood the gag
rule. They won't tell you the
time of day without getting the
head mans approval.
DR.. Norris on facts: II don't
consider some facts important.
Some are just gossip"
The School Board has one and
sometimes two secret sessions
each meeting night. Not even the
clerk to the board is allowed to
attend. Obstensibly the closed
door meetings are to discuss "per-
sonal matters" But one high
Board of Education official adj
mitted last week that the secret
huddles sometimes have nothing
to do with personnel questions.
The situation reached a new
high Tor low at a school board
meeting several weeks ago when
the press was handed a "cen-
sored' fact sheet. 1t was the
same fact sheet the board was
referring to during discussion
except that great hunks of sup
posedly secret material had been
crudely torn out.
Reminded you a little of those
sliced-up letters the censor finally
let pass from the South Pacific
during the last war.
One reporter attempted to OBJ
tain the complete fact sheet from
a stack near the superintendent.
School Board president Helen
Scharf snatched it from his
hand.
A Wheaton deIicatessen dis
plays garlic cloves guaranteed
to remain fresh as daisy"
Old soldiers (of the Democratic
Party)fnever die, they're just re-
placed by new old soldiers.
Two recent inter-party cleo
ions indicate the county Old
Guard Democratic organization,
whomped in the May state con-
vention election by a group of
insurgents" is building for the
future. The anti-organization
forces apparently aren't.
One election made Frank s
ketcham president of the new
Mems Democratic Club of Mont.
gomery County and established
as officers Frank Morris, r. Ro-
bert Linowes, Thomas Wallace,
Joseph CASTILLO, Stedman Pres.
colt, Jr., Nelson Bennett, Lewis
II. Croce, and James B. Cullen.
All support the organization,
or as one member put it, 1--WE all
believe in working together for
the good of the party through
the organization"
It's not odd that this young
blood outfit is conferred in the
western suburban section, strong.
hold of the insurgents.
The other election picked Will
liam F. Hickey, Frank o. Bliss,
Jr., Arthur p. Brigham, John L.
Palmer, Miss Mary Ann Estey,
Schell S. Hoye, and Charles B.
Buscher as delegates from the
Young Democratic Club of Mont
gomery County to the Young
Democrats state convention next
month.
All are organization supports.
So are all Ia alternates. Reason:
the insurgents" have not sought
to infiltrate the club with young
anti-organization Democrats.
Democracy I'm action: Sunday
afternoon about $3.50 on the
George Washington Memorial
Parkway Ford was pushing a
stalled Cadillac.
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The Suburban Refuse Co. got
curb service from the Rockville
Volunteer Fire Department last
Friday A Suburban workman
drove his truck to the fire house
where a smoky fire in the trash
was quickly extinguished.
Dale Carnegie, please note:
we know a dOOr.tO-dOOr sales.