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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-24
"Our
Growing Edge"
MRS. MARTHA QLoTFELTY
Who Ferms Ycur opinions7

VINO FERNS your Opinions?
Not too long ago. | heard this
rather ridiculous story. Two wom-
en-. returning home from work on
a street car were discussing cur
rent events. One said, Il must hur-
ry home and turn on my television
set, so | can listen to a certain
commentator (and she mentioned
his namel, or | will not know what
to think"
II is true that all of us need to
hear news broadcasts to know what
is going on in the world. but we do
not need TO have someone else tell
us what to think? Have you ever
stopped to consider how you really
form your opinions? Do you do it
yourself or does someone pass on
10 you secondhand opinions which
YOU readily accept?
The Department of Christian So
cal Relations of the United Church
Women prepared a self-check list
at their May Fellowship Day pro-
grams. and the women receiving
them were to check the answers
and return them unsigned to their
Church headquarters in New York.
An extra copy was to be filled out
here in the County and sent I'M
signed to Mrs. Paul Naylor of Oak
land.
There were II questions, some of
them having more than one part
They are thought provoking, and
will make you stop and think They
are as follows:
l. A List the organizations and
groups to which you belong fB)
Are they similar in interest and
goals? CC) Why did you join them?
2. Are controversial subjects ever
introduced in these groups and
what happens when they are?
8. What do you do when someone
makes a statement you know to be
in error?
4. What does IAN honest differ
ence of opinion" mean to you?
5. What do you do when you
hear person being unjustly ac-
cused?
s. DO you make a habit of always
speaking well of everybody? tB)
What is the prevailing attitude in
your home?
Z. How eager are you to discover
all the facts in a given situation?
s. Do you try to evaluate the
sources of rumors?
8. If you have ever tracked down
half-truth and then exposed it,
give an illustration.
10. CA) Do you ever read or lis
ten to news with which you dis
agree? OBJ What periodicals or
newspapers do you take? Who are
your favorite Radio-TV personali-
ties?
Il. Do you believe that in a
democracy the right 10 difference
of opinion is inherent?
am going to give my answer to
the last one. l believe the right to
difference of opinion is inherent,
and that democracy would not
even be possible without it.
Check yourself and see how you
think. It can be fun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-24

A price boost for Chesterfield
cigarets was announced.
A 81 man commission was
named to determine how Mary
land can prevent and control juve-
nile delinquency.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1956-05-24

The Washington monument had
its thirty millionth visitor May II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Parents Hit
Tert-Banning
Action Here

1t seems that the Montgomery
County School Board has not
heard the last of its banning of
senior high textbook by a four
to three vote last month.
This week the board heard
from the Wyngate Elementary
PTA questioning its right to exer.
else such authority over the basic
sociology text, Social Living" by
Paul II. Lands.
Also, parent of Montgomery
County student and general
manager of WGAY, Joseph L.
Brechner, called the banning "a
mistake that should be corrected.
Mr.. Brechner, who said that his
only interest in the book was "be.
cause / believe strongly in free
dom of expression" called its
critics to task for distortions"
of statements taken out of con-
text.
In three-page detailed letter,
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Poll Sho,Os Nearly! Euen UpCounty Zoning Opinion Split

Public opinion in Montgomery County is
split nearly evenly between the Jamison and
Root proposals for zoning the county's rural
sections. That was the major conclusion
reached by the SENTINEL'S public opinion
poll on up-county zoning
(See the inside pages for a final tabula-
ton of poll results at press time.)
The coming ordinance drafted by County
Councilman and Upper Montgomery County
Planning Commission member Charles Jami-
son will be considered at public hearing
Tuesday. 1t permits half-acre lots through
out the up-county except for two-acre estate
areas near Potomac and Comus.
Mr.. Roots zoning ordinance, rejected by
the up-county planning unit, would zone much
of the rural area for two and five acre lots.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

Comments in the public opinion poll
ranged from a terse "Nutsw to lengthy
letters printed elsewhere in todays paper.
Several alternate coming ideas were sug-
gested. A number of people wanted no zon-
ing laws for the up-county
About one-fifth of the replies were from
people who do not live in Upper Montgomery
County A few people who do, not own pro-
perty in the up-county also filed their
opinion
One of the most frequent comments
was that question three, "Have you read and
do you understand the coming ordinance pro-
posed by Irving c. Root" was misleading.
Many held that since copies of the suggested
Root ordinance went only to council mem
bers and the UMCPC the general public had
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

in 1856. The 48-year.old attor.
ney was educated in Montgomery
County and Washington, taking
his law degree from National
University Law School.
Because Abraham LincoIn's
birthday falls on Sunday, 1t will
be observed Monday. The Mont
gomery County National Bank,
Farmers Banking and Trust
Co, First National Bank Of
Gaithersburg, Ger IN antOwn
Bank, Bank of Damascus and
Suburban Trust Co., will be
closed. The First National Bank
of Sandy Spring, however, will
be open for business as usual.
The Montgomery County School
Board Monday night, when in.
formed that the S2,577 necessary
for sinks and fountains in the new
Twinbrook addition would bring
the cost over the amount bud.
geted, voted to spend $500 TO have
the piping roughed in and to in
clude the cost of fixtures in next
years budget. If the roughing in
were not done at the present point
Continued oil Page u
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
City Water
Finance Plan
Is Proposed

Rockville's financial advisors,
Thackara Grant and Co., pre-
sented the mayor and council
Tuesday night with a proposed
program for financing the con.
struction of complete water sup
ply system from the Potomac plus
the necessary improvements to
the existing water distribution
system.
John b. Bunting, representa-
tive of the advisory firm which
has been working for Rockville
on a temporary agreement since
last June, outlined the details
necessary to setting up the financ-
ing of the program which has
been estimated to cost in the
neighborhood of 100000.
AS financial advisors, this firm
would coordinate the financing
along with the engineering and
legal work; recommend the
soundest type of bond issue; help
set up water and sewer rate
schedules; work to obtain a grant
of federal funds; and assist in
obtaining the best possible credit
rating.
In addition, Mr.. Bunting agreed
to furnish the city with a pros.
pectus within six weeks that
would cover the geographical, eco.
nomic, civic and statistical pic.
ture Of the city of Rockville along
with its growth possibilities.
Payment for this assistance
would not exceed $1,000 and If
the bond issue was turned down
Continued on Page d
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
West Suburban
Democrats Ask
Root Adoption

In the first expression by a
County Democratic group on the
controversial uppercounty ION.
ing ordinance, the Western Sub
urban Democratic Club this week
urged the Montgomery County
Council to adopt the recommen-
dations of its planning consult.
ant, Irving G. Root.
The clubs resolution, adopted
at a February 2 meeting in the
North Bethesda Recreation Cen.
ter, warned that "unsound' zon.
ing for the rural part Of the
county will have undesirable
and costly effects for the whole
county"
The resolution was proposed
by Phillip Thorson of Glen Echo
Heights. Similar actions have al.
ready been taken by the County
Civic Federation and the Allied
Civic Group Of Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Caithersburg
Appeal Board
Quits in Feud

The five-man Gaithersburg Zon-
ing Board of Appeals has resign
ed, charging that Mayor Merton
Duvall has "usurped" the boards
authority. Quitting at a Monday
night town meeting we're Sterling
Bowman, Leonard Hoyle, B. z.
Harding, Miss Connie Fields, and
Harold Ward
The mass resignation is the out.
come of the mayors attempt sew.
eral weeks ago to override a ION.
ing board decision. The board had
granted DR.. l.. l. Leal a building
permit even though the proposed
building does not meet town set.
back requirements.
After the mayor had ordered
the permit withheld DR.. Leal
sued for his permit. 1t was
granted. The mayor asked the cir
cult court to review the Board of
Appeals decision, then dropped
his review request
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Lions Want
Old Glasses

If you have discarded
pair of eyeglasses - any type
of eyeglasses-the Lions Club
wants them.
Lions Clubs in Montgomery
County are joining with their
international organization in
the Bank Of Light" project
collection of old eyeglasses to
be sent to Chile and used there
by persons with poor eyesight
and poor pockets.
Every year, 10000 ChiIeans
need glasses and can't afford
them, says the Lions Club. To
fill the need, the club main.
tains an eyeglass bank i'm San
tiagO, Chile, with special
equipment to test and classify
glasses.
Lion oculists examine per.
sons who need glasses and
issue prescriptions. II the in.
dividuaI can prove his need,
glassea arc given free
Bank Of Light chairman for
the Rockville Lions Club is
Louis NJ. Leimbach, cO-publish
er of the Sentinel. Rockville
residents may bring their old
glasses to the Sentinel office,
or phone Mr.. Leimbach to
have them picked up.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Issue
Bids Taken
By County

Montgomery County will accept
bids through February 81 on a
$6,800,000 bond issue approved by
the County Council Tuesday. Five
million dollars will be used for
school construction, SIP million
for roads, liquor warehouse,
and the Silver Spring library, and
the remainder for parking lots in
Silver Spring and Bethesda.
The bond series will mature at
varying dates between 1880 and
1886, The bid-system of selling
County bonds brings the most adj.
vantageous interest rates. Maxi
mum interest allowed is five per-
cent.
For the first time this year
County bonds are not "callable"
- that is, they cannot be paid off
before maturity. County finance
director Alex K. Hancock told the
council, 1--WE have enough out.
standing 'callable' bonds to take
care of any foreseeable cash sur.
plus
The council considered an APP
plication by the Maryland Nation
al Capital Park and Planning
Commission to have four lots
owned by Morris Perlmutter
along the BE- o tracks behind
Garrett Park rezoned from resi-
dental to industrial
Mr.. Perlmutter plans to erect
600 houses near the tracks, and
the planning commission indicat-
es that it is seeking the reclassi-
fication so that future homebuy-
ers will realize they are living
near a potentially industrial area.
Garrett Park citizens are oppos-
ed to the industrial rezoning be-
cause they fear heavy truck traf-
fic will use the streets of the re-
sidential area to reach the tracks
from Rockville Pike.
Parking Lot Discussed
A public hearing Tuesday pro-
duced no objections to a proposed
County parking lot in Bethesda
at 10Th and Willow Avenue. The
5,4O0 square foot lot, on which
two houses stand, will cost the
County S20,500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

tion?" keep the down-county butt-in-
skys out of our affairs" :. in my opinion
the board of assessors have settled the matter
by assessing everything at building lot rates.
"The Allied Civic Group and any other
group in the lower county should not inter-
fere in upper-county affairs"
"The average family, especially young,
can not afford to take care of large lots" :.
"At the current rate of assessment the aver
age person could not afford to buy large lot
property in the up-county" Methods
now being used by Mr.. Root and down-county
residents to force an undesirable ordinance
the up-county property owners do not want
is nothing less than criminal"
Among the comments from Root-ordi-
nance advocates were: 1.-THE Jamison
Continued on Page a.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Board of Trade
Official Resigns
Post As Director

Ralph w. yves" Baxter, exec.
utive director of the Rockville
Board of Trade for the last three
years, resigned his post this week
in order that | may devote my
time to my personal and financial
interests"
John f. Siam, president of
the Board, accepted the resigna.
ton with utmost regret after
the board of directors suggested
reconsideration but bowed to the
wishes Of Mr.. Baxter They
unanimously voted to present him
with a testimonial plaque. No
successor has been named.
"Wes' Baxter came with the
Rockville Board Of Trade in Feb
ruary Of 1858 as its first Execu.
tive Director and has since seen
the Board grow to become a great
influence in community affairs.
Membership has been increased,
and the program for 1856 has
been expanded to make il one of
the more ambitious in the County.
In addition to his work with the
Rockville Board of Trade, Mr..
Baxter was, in 1865, elected a
vice.president Of the Maryland
Council OF Chambers Of Com
merce, and Secretary and director
Continued on Page -
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

no opportunity to 'read and understand" it. :
Melvin Robinson, Silver Spring real
estate man, reproduced the QUESTIONABLE and
mailed it to a number of people who have
bought land in the up-county from him in the
past. All the replies received from Mr. Rob
inson's clients favored the Jamison ordinance
Among the comments from Jamison-
ordinance advocates were: "The day for pro-
fitable farming in Montgomery County is
gone" -. Give acre lots will lower the price
OF farm land and ruin the sale of farm pro-
perty'' "Will Mrs Werner and Mr.. j. G.
Walker please keep their noses out of Upper
Montgomery County affairs!"
why must man who owns not single
square inch of land in Upper Montgomery
County be allowed to hobble us for a genera
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

Robert K. Maddox and city plan
ner Robert L. Plavnick attending.
Also present. hope expressed
by Mr.. Plavnick earlier this week
will be many Rockville citizens
to express their views on the new
ordinance, copies of which are
available at city hall.
Following tonight's hearing,
the coming commission will for
ward the ordinance with its rec
concentrations and comments to
the mayor and council, who will
then set a hearing date of their
own, probably early in March.
The proposed ordinance is
basically the same as the one in
effect in the lower county but
with differences. Instead Of the
city's present residential, com
mercial, light industrial and
heavy industrial coming, it sets
up nine coming classifications.
Planned Group New
Also completely new in this
county although it has been
tried in Prince Georges, is a pro-
posed coming designation called
the Planned Community Group
which must contain at least 100
acres within which can be indus
trial, commercial, apartments and
SINCE family dwellings all grant
ed on one application although
plot and bulk plans must be sub
mitted before rezoning.
An extension of county regu-
luation which will be an innova-
ton to Rockville will be the
occupancy permit, the purpose of
which is to require final inspec.
ton of every building, CONNER.
cial, industrial and residential.
The county does not require this
of residential dwellings. New,
too, is the proposal that no occu-
pancy permit shall be issued
until the parking facilities are
completed and ready for use.
1t must be remembered in look
ing over the proposed ordinance
that the Board of Coming Appeals
has the right to grant variances
to residents when there would be
a hardship or the requirement is
impossible to fulfill as long as
the intent and purpose of the
city's master plan are not de.
stroyed. &
ClassificatiOns Listed
The classifications are:
R-R (rural residentiaD, lot
area required, 10000 square feet.
R-90 Zone family, detached resi-
dentiaD lot area, 5000 square
feet.
R-60 Zone family, detached resi-.
dentiaD lot area, 5000 square
feet.
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
USS Rockville
To Be Named
On Wednesday,

Montgomery County may be
the proud namesake of one
eighteenth of a transport, but
Rockville is about to become god
father to one-half of a patrol
ship.
The u. S. Navy Wednesday will
rename Peer 851 the USS Rock
vile for Rockville, Md, and Rock
vile, Conn. The ship is one of
al, up to now known only by
numbers, to be renamed for small
cities in the United States.
The USS Rockville is berthed
at the U. S. Naval Research Lab
oratory in Washington. She is
captained by 1t. Wesley E.
Lindsey.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
School Board Drops
Hint ON Closed Report

Monday night at the Montgom-
cry County School Board meet.
ing, the first hint of what the
long-aWaited McKinsey report
might contain was given by board
member Rose Kramer.
This report gives a survey and
recommendations on the admins
tration procedures of the board
of education. 1t was sponsored
jointly by the school board and
the County Council and author.
lied last summer.
1t is not expected to be released
to the public until the school
board and the County Council
have had a mutual discussion
session. So far no date has been
set for this meeting.
Mondays night disclosure came
during routine discussion on the
purchase of motor vehicles for
the school system. An item of a
car for the use of Lester WEIGH,
the staff site man, brought ques-
tons from board members on the
advantages Of pooling staff cars.
Superintendent Forbes Norris
and Brian Benson, finance Off
GER were opposed to the car pool
idea as wasting staff members
time If cars weren't available
when needed. They felt it would
not work for the county school
system.
Weigh Suggestions
Mrs. Kramer said that the auto.
mobile in question might be neces.
sary but since the board has
spent "all this money on a survey,
we should at least weigh its sug.
gestions." She asked for time to
study the car pool recommends
ton.
In this she was backed by
'Lathrop Smith and Wylie Bar.
row, board members. Mr.. Smith
pointed out that most large or.
CARNATIONS use the fleet system
of pooling cars very successfully.
The board approved the car for
Mr.. WEIGH after Or. Norris point.
ed out that the car had been part
of the agreement made with Mr..
WEIGH when he was hired last
fall.
Later a resolution proposed by
Mr.. Smith and seconded by Mr..
Barrow asked the superintendent
to report to the board on the
transportation system and also
furnish a list of staff members
authorized to receive mileage
payment or the use Of a car.
The board also on Monday gave
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Harold Taubin,
Head County
Palmer, Quits

After almost five years with
the Montgomery County planning
office, the last three as head plan
ming engineer, Harold Taubin
has resigned to become director
of the Savannah, Georgia, Metro
politan Planning Commission. Mr..
Taubin is expected to assume his
new position March 1.
The planner joined the County
planning office in July, 1851, as
assistant planning engineer and
to the top spot in Febru-
airy, 1853
Mr.. Taubin has been attacked
by some for his part in preparing
a coming ordinance for Upper
Montgomery County. He says,
however, his resignation has
to do with the criticism
Ievelcd al him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
WeekPrOduces
3 Unexpected
Zoning Moves
BY Ronald HI. Nessen
Staff Reporter

This "let your hair down. week in the five-year
battle to enact zonng ordinance for Upper Montgomery
County. AS the County Council prepared to hold public
hearing Tuesday the zonng measure recommended by
the Upper Montgomery County Planning Commission these
revelations made public
/. O. w. Anderson, former farm bureau president, says
he not completely favor of the zonng ordinance under
consideration but says he and others will use it force
to drive the council into revising the subdivision regulations
Damascus residents united in their zoning beliefs all
through the long wrange have split seriously the pro-
posed commercial areas for the town.
Palmer Irving c. Root has described in detail the
method he used formulate upcounty zonng ordinance
and map which rejected by the UMCPC.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
GlenmOnt Citizens
To Meet Tuesday

The GlenmOnt and Vicinity
Citizens Association will meet at
8 pm. Tuesday at Glenmont
School, for "A panel discussion on
the future development Of the
east side Of Georgia Avenue.
Members Of the panel will be
Willard A. Morris, commissioner
on the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission; Arthur K.
Stellhorn Of the Maryland.Na.
tional Capital Park and Planning
Commission, and Thomas G. Oy.
ster, Wheaton engineer and sur.
yeyor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Three Indian
School Heads
Study County

Three visitors, officials in the
public schools of India and Pakis-
tan, leave this morning after
spending two weeks in the Coun-
ty as guests of the Montgomery
County Board of Education.
Mrs. Florence Chaudhari, an
inspectress in service classes and
schools of India; Kamla K. Chat
urvedi, president of Teachers
Training College at Bikaner,
India; and Mir NJ Ali, teacher
and administrator in the schools
of Bengal, Pakistan, were made
welcome by Superint n d t
Forbes Norris and members of
his staff.
Under the guidance of John M.
King, elementary supervisor in
the County, the trio toured Coun-
ty schools including Wheaton
High, Wood Acres Elementary,
Bethesda Chevy Chase High,
PoolesVille, Dickerson, Clarks-
burg, and Gaithersburg Elemen-
taries, and Montgomery Blair
High.
Other highlights of their stay
were yesterdays visit to the
campus of Montgomery Junior
College where they studied the
working of the college during the
morning classes and the noon
hour; a tour of housing develop
ments in the County; and a visit
to Chestnut Lodge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09
Rockville Zone Law
To Be Aired Tonight

The first public hearing on the
proposed new coming ordinance
for the city of Rockville will be
held tonight at city hall. Presid-
ing at the 8;15 hearing will be
Leslie M. Able, secretary of the
coming commission, with commits
sioners Chester w. Nichols and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1956-02-09

final approval to the recommen.
dalton of the dancing class com
mittee and Mr.. BarroW's resolu.
ton on abandoned school proper
ties.
Deleted from the final recon-.
mendations of the dancing class
committee which set the policies
for after-school programs for
students was the provision that
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