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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
On Civil Defense

On page one of this issue we tell the sad sad
story of our reporter who stopped IS citizens and
asked them if they knew anything about the
civil defense evacuation plan OF course none of
them knew about it. The results came as no sur
prise. They were exactly what we expected they
would be when the reporter left the office to con-
duct the poll. Do you know what you are sup
posed to do if an air raid comes? We were very
fuzzy on it ourselves
We pulled the stunt to help-rather than
hurt-civil defense and governmental officials
who have been trying for years to find some way
of educating the public civildefense-wise Their
efforts have not met with too much success And
the reason, of course, is that the public has not
listened You can lead citizen to the information
but you can't make him read it, The results of
our little poll point up better than anything else
we could think of-during National Civil Defense
Week-the magnitude of the problems.
There many who have vivid memories of
World War !, and World War II, and the Korean
War. These are disagreeable unpleasant memories
and we try to forget about such things When
the civil defense people tell us we had better
learn what to do in case of an emergency we
close our minds because this is an unpleasant
thought. There is also a widespread feeling that
atomic warfare is such tremendous thing we
cannot begin to comprehend what it means So
many OF us throw up our hands and refuse even
to think about it. If a bomb comes, it comes That
is the resigned attitude of many.
1t is too bad that such an attitude is so prev
alent It just isn't true that nothing can be done
If bomb comes. The civil defense people have
worked out lots of things that would be extremely
helpful to in case of an emergency, things
that would save many lives.
If the people of England had the attitude that
we now have today toward civil defense, thew
might not have through the Battle of
Britain.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
Letters to the Editor

received highly efficient fire pro.
lection and rescue service. Indi-
vidual firemen have suffered in.
juries in performance of their
volunteer duties and one has
given his life in rendering this
service to the community.
Not only is the service rem
dered at no cost to the public
but the firemen themselves.
with the aid of few public
spirited non-member citizens.
give many hours of their time
in sponsoring the annual carni.
val in order to raise the funds
to keep this a free service.
While many firemen have de.
stroyed their own suits of clothes
and their own nights rest In
making this contribution to the
public safety, no volunteer fire.
man has ever "blithely destroyed
the structures and safety of his
own community or "barrelled
down the City Hall doors" or
'levelled the Court House." nor
is there any danger that one
ever will. The mission of all of
the firemen is to preserve prop
erty and save lives and this will
continue to be so, "A. Men. K"
or anyone else to the contrary,
Notwithstanding.
1t seems to me that this dis
satisfied resident should make
an effort to understand the over
all situation about which he or
she attempts to moralize before
rushing into print with i'll adj
Vised accusations.
David f. Bets
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12

1t has been recognized for some time by Off
Gals at all levels of Government, economists COM
munity planners, and other informed persons, that
the rapid expansion of our metropolitan areas has
created problems which call for special attention
The City of st. Louis has embarked upon such
a study for which 100000 has been contributed
by several charitable organizations. Such studies
have been made in Miami, Pittsburgh, Baton Rouge
and several other cities. 1t is certain that it is
not too soon for the Congress, which is RESPONSE.
BILE for the Nations Capital to make such a study
in this area.
1t is necessary for Congress to do this in
order to insure that the presence of the Federal
territory doesn't render it impossible to attain
proper development of the metropolitan area.
We recognize that the nature of the Federal
territory of the District Of Columbia makes it inn
possible 10 develop what you refer to as metro
plan.
This Committee has no authority to create
anything. 1t can merely make suggestions which
develop from its study. For any of its worthwhile
suggestions to be carried into effect will call for
the voluntary cooperation of all of the communt
ties involved
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
In MoryIund-
Phenomenal Growth
For School Library

Phenomenal growth has taken place in the
school Libraries throughout the State since 194647
Latest figures available from the State Depart
ment of Education show that the % counties and
Baltimore City spent S431 $40 for school library
materials in 1856 as against only S57,556 in
1861. This represents 649 per cent increase
in the funds allotted to public school Libraries.
During the same period the per pupil expenditures
for library materials rose from $50 in 1946-47 to
$50 in 1856
The greatest increase in expenditures has
been for library materials for the elementary
school, In 194647, the average per pupil expend
ture was $40, and in 1856 it was S.84, with
seven counties spending more than dollar. In
1861 only two counties spent as much per pupil
as $50 for elementary school library books one
county spent nothing, and eleven spent S25 or less
While the overall expenditure for library
materials shows an increase of GAG per cent the
increase in pupil population in the public schools
during the same period has cut the actual percent
age of increase per pupil to only $50 per cent and
from 1916 to 1856, the price of school library
books rose approximately SO per cent
The last national standards for school Libraries
were formulated in 1915. At that time minimum
of $1.5O per pupil was the recommended expend
ture for school library books Eleven years later
only two counties in Maryland were spending
this amount for secondary school libraries and
only one for elementary school books. One county
was spending as little as S23 per pupil for ele
mentary libraries and another was allotting only
$42 for secondary schools.
AS an indication of the effect of increased
expenditures for school libraries on the reading
habits of the pupils, one metropolitan county re.
ported that during the last school year an avera
of BIZ books per pupil was circulated through
its elementary school libraries This means that
many of these elementary school pupils were
reading book week during the school wear
This reading was in addition to the reading done
from books in home or public libraries and
reading done during the summer months
In September, 1856, the State Department of
Education reported that there were 161 high
schools and Il combined elementary and high
schools-a total of 232 Either fulltime or part.
time librarian was employed at 229 of these
schools
The library personnel situation in the elemen-
tary school presents quite different picture
There were 71S public elementary schools in the
State IN September 1876, AMI only IS fultimc
elementary school Librarians; in ADDITION II rull.
time Librarians divided their time between "a
schools and 3 persons did part-time teaching and
part-time library work in different elementary
schools There were, however, only IS librarians
giving library service to 80 of the 718 elementary
schools in the State. At present, there is an en-
couraglng trend towards the stating of the ele-
mentary school libraries with fulI.time library
personnel
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
Feeling Of Disgust

have read with a feeling of
disgust the anonymous letter,
concerning the Town Clock and
the unfortunate volunteer fire
man involved, signed "a. Men.
X" Who this may be, l have no
idea, but / have no respect for
any letter writer too cowardly
to sign his, her or its name
when making what is intended to
be a public statement.
l, too, was extremely sorry at
the passing of the clock but I
am confident that the City Adj
ministration will see to it that
a reasonable substitute is found
for this landmark, and at no cost
to the taxpayers.
What really arouses my ire.
however, are the slurring, ire
sponsible and probably libelous
remarks made by "A. Men. K"
about the fireman in question,
who feels worse about the stu.
alton than anyone else involved.
While it has long been recog-
nized by the Rockville Volun.
teer Fire Department that indi-
vidual firemen responding to
calls sometimes create an add
tional traffic hazard, every eff.
fort has been made in the past.
and will continue to be made
in the future, to impress upon
the firemen the need for extreme
care. The very small number of
minor mishaps which have oc-
CURED over the past 35 years is
evidence that these efforts have
been successful.
During the existence of the
Fire Department, the taxpayers
of Rockville and, indeed, the en-.
tire upper end of Montgomery
County, have been saved thou.
sands of tax dollars and have
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
Dewitt S. Hyde

today some of the hassels over transfer of funds
can be traced directly back to the difficulties the
school people faced in trying to meet the needs
of growing school system with SO million less
than they considered absolutely necessary
However, individual members of the council
and school board were pledged to closer work
ing relationship and in the past three years
groundwork was laid which this year, for the first
time, has borne noticeable fruit
The McKinsey administrative study of school
procedures of two years ago was mutually sup
ported and jointly financed
ITS IMMEDIATE result was a more adequate
administrative staff. Lack of staff at this level
had encouraged the vicious circle of lack of time
to keep the council and manager informed of the
need for more staff
With an increased staff and improved setup
for lines of responsibility, the school finance de-
partment under Comptroller Brian Benson and
the county finance department under budget off
Ger Newton Butts have been in close contact this
past year and worked out:
Procedures for transferring capital funds
that are acceptable to the county manager and
the council.
Lists of items and expenses that are
chargeable to the capital program and the financ.
ing of these items
Operating budget procedures that assign
responsibilities in each of the major school de.
partments and insure control to keep all depart.
ments within their budgeted amounts
In line with this last improvement the county
manager on his own requested and was granted
badly needed encumbrance machine costing
$500 for Bensons office so that upto.themnute
accounting records could be kept
1T is JUST this kind of understanding of the
needs OF the school people that has been lacking
in the past and which led to needless confusion
between the two staffs.
Further Improvement continues with Joint
study OF job classificatons that will put the school
administrative clerical help on an equal level with
the county staff and more work on explanations
OF budget items that the county managers
Office can readily understand school needs when
the budget is presented
with such background of understanding
the county manager might reach the point of
trusting the school officials to the extent of pass.
ing along the school budget to the council with
no changes but with his comments and recommen.
dationS
This would eliminate good deal of the bitter
ness from parents and school people over the.
managers partial veto" which as written into
the charter demands TO vote of the council
TO increase the managers budget request
An actual change in the charter to allow the
council to adopt the school boards budget by a
simple 4 to majority was a tentative recommen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
Communication
Congressman Hyde Distressed
Over Supra Body Editorial

was distressed at the tenor of your editorial
in the September issue of your newspaper AS
author of the resolution establishing a joint COM
mittee of the Congress to study the problems
created by the rapid expansion of the Nations
Capital I can assure you there is no intention
that the Montgomery County government or any
other local government in Maryland or Virginia
is going to some day be swallowed up by some
sort of supra body that would run the entire Wash
ington Metropolitan Area"
The following is the statement in the resolu-
ton regarding the purpose of the Committee
"The Joint committee, or any duly author
lied subcommittee thereof, shall examine,
investigate, and make a complete study
of any and all matters pertaining to (a)
the problems created by the growth and
expansion of the District of Columbia and
its metropolitan area, (b) how and with
what degree of success such problems
are handled and resolved by the various
agencies and nstrumentalities of the Gov
eminent which are charged with the duty
of resolving such problems and (c) how
the resolution of such problems is affect
ing the affairs of the District of Column
bia"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
Reply to A. Men. K.

I wish to first take the oppor,
tunity of expressing my deepest
sympathy and regrets to the ne
cessity which causes you to live
in town which is so run down
and such a detriment to your
former environment. Personally
if l were in your shoes l would
seek a bigger and better Shangri-
la. You see, have not lived here
for Is years like you have i
was born and raised here.
Please do not think that l am
not remorseful about the pass.
ing of the old clock, not to men.
ton that | glanced at it just
about two times daily to get the
time. l was in this town when
it was installed and thought that
it was wonderful-just as 1 did
until the day it was knocked
down. There are many other
sentimental things which have
passed in the last Is years since
you have been here that you
never knew the town had. l wish
to also say that the man who
knocked the clock down had in
surance on his car, and l am
sure that if another clock can
be purchased as replacement
naturally without the senti-
mental value) that the insurance
company will pay off.
You have criticized the town,
the Board of Education, and the
Fire Department. l believe there
is one thing that you have omit
ted in your letter. You have
failed to outline just what you
have done toward making the
City of Rockville a Better Place
in which to live. You are one
of those which easily criticizes
and offers nothing. Don't think
that l agree with everything that
is done in Rockville, but at least
| do try to live with the major
ity and take pride in it. From
the tone of your letter / have
you figured as a politician of
some type since you criticize the
town and praise the paper in
which you want your letter pub,
lished.
Now / will get down to why
l am personally so bitter with
A. Men. K. She has openly made
herself liable by indirectly re-
ferring to the fireman who acci.
dentally knocked the clock down
as being a culprit. l do not
think that this fireman has been
accused of a crime or fault, or
has been arraigned before a
judge, unless A. Men K con-
slders herself a self-appointed
judge, but according to Webster
and the Laws of this state the
fireman is no culprit. Let us go
further-a few year back whzn
a fireman CcTc his Life tryir. 2
to help such people as YOU
where were you that terrible
night-home where it was safe
and dry. These firemen were out
trying to rescue lives as well as
help maintenance crews keep
utility services to your home.
How much pay do they get
nothing except their own ex-
pense for injuries, cleaning bills
or other damages to their per-
sonal property know because
| am a fireman and have been
longer than you have been in
this town and also had injuries
which you will probably never
get from trying to do your neigh
borhood a good turn. Would you
have written this letter if the
man who knocked down the
clock had been someone other
than a fireman?
You have explained one thing
in your letter though and that
was to outline your character
as being Mortified, puzzled, and
confused in which I agree.
Sarge
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-09-12
Service Stations

l have been living in the
Wheaton area for almost six
years, and have come to look
upon this community as one in
which l would like to spend a
long time and one in which |
would like to raise my children.
l have taken pride in the com
munitys growth and some of its
progressive ideas. Consequent
ly, when l see certain acts of
shortsightedness, which in the
long run will not help but act
ually hinder our growth, must
speak out.
A community's growth is due
to many factors-one important
one of which is naturally bust
ness. We in Wheaton welcome
the influx of business and
especially the varied shopping
facilities which have been built
up. However, there is one type
of business which I believe has
already reached the Saturation
point and which, if allowed to
spread unhampered, will have
effects especially on the heart
& v e1,rn J efc to the blot
Cn oLf la ape-gaso..ne ser
vice stations.
I feel ashamed to think that
people driving through Wheaton,
no doubt, leave with the impress
sion that they just have passed
through a shabby town, one in
which there's no community
pride and one in which they
would not come to live. This
may seem far-fetched, but have
you ever really looked around
you while coming into Wheaton
on Georgia Ave-, Viers Mill
Road, or University Blvd?
Within a radius of about four
city blocks we have eleven gas
stations already in existence,
one about to be completed, and
a thirteenth for which land has
already been leased. Gas sta
lions are certainly useful. How
ever, their architecture leaves
much to be desired and does not
add to the appearance of any
landscape.
The County Council, the
County Manager, the Park &
Planning Commission, and GER
tainly the Chamber of Com
merce owe it to all of US not to
allow property values to fall be-
cause of improper planning and
coming. The Chamber of Com
merce owes it TO the business
man to acquaint him with the
lnadvisability of establishing a
BUSINESS which certainly is
reaching the point of diminish
ing returns.
1t is not too late for these
areas nor even for Wheaton -
that is, with the intelligent help
Oh our council members, our
manager and the business men
belonging to our Chambers of
Comerce. 1t is not too late to
keep the people already here
from leaving to more desirable
communities, nor is it too late
10 keep the community from
growing along better planned
lines - along lines where you
ana | will want to raise and
educate our children.
Harry MOskOwitz
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13
Woman Airline Pilot

advent of the jet age, the 98-pound
Jackie went back to school and earned
one of the four regular Raj pilots
wings worn by women. Before settling
down as an airline pilot, she had
crack at ferrying British Spitfires
from Cyprus to Burma for use by the
Burmese Air Force. When Arab ma
tons along the usual route threatened
to shoot down any planes flown over
their territory, she had to detour out
to sea and fly course with far less
hope of rescue in case of trouble.
Married during the war. Jackie has
an 1l-year-old daughter, Veronica
Jill whose idea of good time is going
aloft with her mother for a 6OO-mileS-
per- hour whirl in a Vampire jet
Jackie'S husband, who runs a con-
tracing business in Ipswich, England,
is content to let his wife do all the
flying while he builds Solidly on the
ground.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-01-13

PASSENGERS hopping to Paris
Il from England via Channel Air
ways may wonder who the pretty lady
is who came aboard in the natty uni
form. A quick glance in the cockpit
shows she's not a StewardeSs-but the
pilot. Repeatedly the first woman to
hold regular job as commercial
airline pilot, Dolores Theresa tJackiel
Moggridge has been flying since she
was 16, when she won her wings in
her native South Africa.
During the blitz of World War II,
when every able-bodied Raj pilot was
assigned to battle, Jackie got her
chance to fly everything from sleek
fighters to heavy bombers on ferry
duty. Logging more than $500 hours
of flying time in more than 20 differ
ent types of planes. Jackie got Kings
commentator for bravery and for de-
livering more planes than any other
ferry pilot during the war. With the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-03

ternoon and visited kir ana Mrs.
Blake Bucket and Barbara in the
evening
Mr. and Mrs. James Thompson
and daughter Diane, of Keyser,
spent Sunday with her parents,
Mr., and Mrs Nelson Orendorf
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ash, Han.
cock, visited Mr.. and Mrs Simon
Opel and family. Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. Robert Glotfeltv
were in Cumberland last Wednes-
day where they attended the
funeral of a friend, the late George
johnson.
Mr. and Mrs. James Glotfelty
and daughters were Sunday eve
ming guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
ton Knox at Bittinger
Miss Dorothy Glotfelty returned
to her studies at Western Mary
land college, at Westminster. She
was accompanied by her parents,
Mr. and Mrs. Orval Glotfelty, who
spent few days visiting there and
in Baltimore
Robert Glotfelty and Ira waste
attended a farm sale in Frederick
last Saturday.
Mrs. Silas Beachy attended a
district meeting of Women's Work
groups at Danville, last Saturday.
Kermit Glotfelty made a bust
ness trip to Culpepper Va.
Mrs Nelson Orendorf, Miss An
ME Opel and Mr.. and Mrs. Simon
/ Opel were visitors of Mrs. Leah
Bethel on Tuesday.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-03
Two Will Join With
All-State Chorus

Two students from Northern
High school have been named as
participants in the Maryland all
state chorus. They are jamie Calls,
second alto, and Troy Wilburn,
second tenor
They will leave for Baltimore
Tuesday, October s, with Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Calls, practice on
Wednesday and Thursday at East
ern High school. Friday from $3.50
to 10:45 the concert will be given.
The chorus will sing six selections,
led by Dr. Lara Hogyard, director
Of music, Indian Springs School of
the Alabama Educational Founda-
ton, Birmingham. Accompanies is
Karl Halvorson, Washington, D, c.
Music instructor at Northern is
Mrs. Lucille Sines.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-03
Six Births Occur

Six births occurred at the Gar
rett County Memorial hospital in
Oakland during the week, five
girls and one boy.
On the 26th a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Charles r. Ford, Oakland.
On the 9th a daughter to Mr.
and Mrs. Alvin Everett Stewart,
Deer Park; a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. Robert Wesley Whitacre.
Oakland: a daughter to Mr.. and
Mrs. James Richard Werdebaugh
Oakland
On October l a son TO Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Donald Friend. Swan
ton; a daughter to Mr. and Mrs.
George Forrest Rohrbaugh, Hut
ton.
During the week the hospital adj
mitted SO patients and discharged
20. Census this morning was So
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-10-03
Fifteen Will Take
United Nations Trip

Fifteen students of Southern
High school were selected this week
to visit the United Nations in New
York on Monday, November a,
There are seven seniors, four
juniors and four sophomores.
The trip. which is sponsored by
the American Association of Uni
versity Women. has been an annual
affair for several years.
Last year, various civic organi-
cations assisted these students fl
nancially which costs $40 round
trip from Baltimore. Expenses
from Oakland to Baltimore and in
cidentals were handled by the stu
dents Kenneth Johns, principal,
said he hoped the same organiza-
tions would assist the students
again this year. He termed the trip
an excellent educational opportuni-
ty He said students selected were
chosen on the basis of leadership
and scholarship. Making the trip
will be Artie Ashby, Edgel Serene,
Janice jenkins, Cynthia Mace,
Katherine Filsinger, Patricia Miller
and Beverly Rees, seniors; Robert
Michael, Leo Martin, Susie Porter,
Lois Swartzentruber, juniors; Dick
Calls, Steve Malone, Carolyn
Spoerlein and Helen Raynovich,
sophomores.