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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Gers and the NIGHT

1t will come as no surprise that teenagers as
reported elsewhere in this ISSUE take dim view
of Juvenile Court Judge Alfred D. Noyes' pro.
posal that 16 and 17-vearold drivers should not
be allowed to drive after dark unless accompanied
by an adult
When we were ID and IA and Is, we counted
the days until our sixteenth birthday when we
could experience the thrill of the open road be.
hind the wheel of powerful 1881 Chevrolet with
no one in the vehicle but ourselves If someone
had proposed then that we not be allowed to
drive by ourselves at night for another two
years = until we were 18 we could not have
abided it. And we just have a hunch we would
have risked breaking the law from time to time,
being somewhat lacking on occasion in the noble
quality of self restraint
From that standpoint then we are inclined
to think that the Noyes' proposal although
theoretically good, is probably unenforceable
And. like prohibition it would be subject to such
frequent abuse that enactment of such a law
would be unrealistic
On the other hand, as one gets farther and
farther from the golden Tor were they?) days of
10 and IL, the Noyes proposal seems to make
sense.
Certainly, if one tragedy could be averted,
one life saved 1t would be worth It, And the kids
themselves should agree with that Isn't 1t a fact
that the 16 and II year old is not necessarily
mature or seasoned enough to hold back at all
times the 300 horses strainng to run like the
wind with todays sleek highway powerhouses?
But he'll be driving himself legally during the
day. you say? True but at night ones thoughts
are sometimes different. Broad daylight and the
abundance of people about are usually restrain
ing factors
The Moves proposal should be taken serious
ly and considered in that vein.
At least one justification for serious consid.
Grafton of the Moves suggestion is the fact that
the judge is considered by some to be too lenent
with his charges. Some of those persons now
no doubt will come out and say the Judge is be-
ing too strict. All Of which would seem to prove
that the Judge who already must be acutely well
aware OF the fact can't win Probably the pro.
posal viii fall by the wayside due to lack of pub
lie support and lack Of enforceability However,
it's an interesting idea and the small segment of
youth that is making it difficult for all the others
ought to wake up. Maybe having the youngsters
crack down on their contemporaries who offend
is part Of the answer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Handy Guide
New P-TA Council
Factsheet Is OUT

In new factsheet Some Facts About Your
Montgomery County PTA Council" the 13-year,
old federation of all local Parent-Teachers Asso.
Citations sums up its aims and achievements as a
handy guide for its members.
Aimed at strengthening the local units and
offering leadership county, state and national
issues the Council is limited to PTAs affiliated
with the Maryland and National Congress of
Parents and Teachers
The voting body consists of the local presi,
dents and two delegates from every member
P!TA plus the executive committee and resident
Maryland Congress officials.
The executive committee includes eight of.
ficers, elected by the council, the chairman of
standing committees, appointed by the officers
and the county superintendent of schools
Teacher recruitment, development of curric.
uum, and the fight for more state and federal
aid are the immediate goals to be financed by
the current budget of S7196 or 13 cents per P-TA
member.
Past activities have included support of ade.,
quate school budgets and the development and
coordination of county programs for handicapped
children safety civil defense, ntegration recrea,
ton, music, library and other aspects of curric.
ulum improvement.
County Council officers for 57'58 are Paul
c. Howard, president; Harvey Everett first vice
PRESIDENT Miss Edith Throckmorton, second vice
president vice presidents Western, Mrs
Robert Huntoon, N. Eugene Otto, and Mrs. T.
Noble Boaz; Eastern, Mrs. Constance Holt, Mrs
c. Carny Smith, Mrs Harry B. Orleans and Viii
liam r. Thomas III; Northern, William L. Freien.
muth, Jean Turpin and Mrs. Ornan z. Rippeon;
treasurer, Reuben A. Sanders; and secretary, Mrs
H. Herbert Fox.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
P-TA Head Says
High Type School
Candidates Needed

An opening gun in next years election of
Montgomerys non-partisan school board
fired by Paul c. Howard president of the Mont.
gomery County Council of PTAs in a sermon
Sunday at the Montgomery County Unitarian
Church.
Outlining what he believed to be the prin.
cipal issues in the coming election, Howard said
that the quality and character of the candidates
would be all-important. ~
Important school policies in the past three
years have been decided by one vote in many
cases. These policies might have been different
and still represented the thinking in the coun.
ty," the P-TA Council president stated 4eni
On last springs controversy over letting the
superintendent Dr. Forbes Norris CO. Howard
felt that the essential issue was the difficulties
between lay board and a professional. Another
factor to be remembered was that the boards
vote against rehiring Norris was unanimous.
Howard expressed the hope that school in.
tegration, which he felt had progressed reason
ably WE'LL would continue at more rapid pace
in order to give full education to all children.
His sermons title "Is there quackery in our
schools referred to the curriculum battle on the
three RS VS.. more liberal curriculum.
Howard felt "basic optimism that the pub.
lie schools are doing good job in educating our
children" This must be tempered however with
a constant alertness by the public.
On the rising school construction budgets,
Howard applied to Montgomery County Walter
Lippmans statement that there is IAN enormous
margin of luxury in this county against which
we can draw for our vital needs"
The P-TA Council president spoke at both
the $3.50 and 1880 services of the Unitarian
Church held at the Womans Club of Chevy Chase
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
COP Sets Up
Unit TO Pick
Slate for So

38-member COP steering committee repre-
senting all areas of the county was elected last
week at an organization meeting of the United
Republican committee attended by $50 persons at
the Kensngton Armory.
The steering committee will recommend a
slate of candidates for the Republican state and
county ticket for the primary election next May
20. candidates committee will enter names for
screening by the steering committee. A general
caucus will receive all suggested as candi->
dates with the steering committees recommended
tons designated.
David Scull chairman, observed that the sig
nificance of the United Republican Committee is
that it is the only Republican organization in
the county whose bylaws permit endorsement of
slate OF candidates in the primary.
Biggest discussion at the session concerned
proportional representation among the western
and eastern suburban areas ]. r. pat" German
maintained that 81 per cent of the Republican
registration Is in the eastern Leaders of the
western area chided that If the eastern sector
turned out 81 per cent of the vote they would
be entitled to larger promotion of renresenta-
ton The eastern area actually won 501s percent
representation with II members on the steering
committee. Is members from the western area
and six from up-county.
Up-countv representatives on the steering COM
mttee are Harold Hammond. John McElrov Tom
Kelley, E. H. Patterson, Don Staley and william
Romack
Eastern suburban area representatives are
John Beachley Mary Johnson, Robert Redding,
janice Wallace, Bob Billiard. Charles SANGER Dave
Mcdonald BUNNY LaclIev. Fendell Coughan. Pat
German. Grace Sisson Honey Rogers lou Pusev,
Ham Oder. Carl Strandberg, George Vivian and
John Marshalk.
Representatives from the western area Of the
county Gerda Crow L. A. Gravelle, Walter
Norman, Dave Murchison. Art B'rney Mary
Herburn. Betty Hermann. Henry McTIarg. Adam
Richmond, Oscar See. Barbara K'ndell Gil Hahn,
Bob Myers. Richard Aver'n and June Shields
Chairman Scull renorted the organization has
two-fold purpose of broadening the base of par
ticipation among active Republican workers and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
congressman Dewitt S. Hyde's
Along the Potomac

Each of us wants the cost of running the
Federal Government reduced, and we applaud
every effort to cut waste and duplication from
departmental appropriations Too, we are aware
of the fact that theer are differences of opinion as
to the amounts necessary to pursue definite ma
tional programs or detectives; but there some
area in which we must carefully weigh the price
we pay for reduced budgets. National safety is
one of those areas.
major debate will again characterize the
Congress- consideration of funds for national de-
tense next session. think that it is imperative
that we make full use of this country's scientific
manpower and resources in our battle against the
spread of communism. have in the past sup
ported the maximum appropriations necessary to
carry on the Defense Departments research and
development programs. will continue to do so
as long as our national safety is in danger.
Modern weapons and the continuing war
against the spread of communism require high
degree of specialization in our defense program
Such specialization is costly and a part of the
price must pay for national safety But such
expenditures must be made in such way so as
not to endanger the economic strength of the
country.
I think that it is unfortunate that there is
so much misunderstanding about the aims and
detectives of the Mutual Security program 1t is
our nations insurance against aggression. 1t in
cludes funds for our national defense and for
military and economic assistance to the nations
allied with us in waging the peace
1t is easy perhaps, to see justification for
military expenditures But what about economic
assistance? Economic aid is just plain good bus
mess The raising of the standard of living in the
nations of the world will help--not hurt us. The
ideal is of course for all countries to have the
same high standard of living But such world is
long, long way off Nevertheless, only then will
there be complete freedom to carry on unham.
pered trade. The barrier to free trade is national
differences in standards of living Low living
standards permit low unitcosts of production and
the nations with high standards must protect
themselves whenever low cost goods threaten their
way Of life.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Idle

Last week we wrote an editorial about the
"ableboded idle" and what travesty it is to
give handout to man who is able to work but
doesn't The editorial addressed itself to the prin-
ciple that this is bad thing and should be avoid
ed at all costs
We still think it is bad thing. And that it
should be avoided at all COSTS When the editorial
appeared, howl went up. The people who work
with social agencies bawled us out We are in
sensitive to the needs of these families, we were
told And then they went on to outline the scope
of the social problem.
Part of the problem, they said, is the fact
that seasonal workers-men who work in the out
of-doors principally laborers-do have a great
deal of trouble finding work in md.winter when
such activity grinds to a halt. The other part of
the problem Is the fact that small segment of
our society is made up of inadequate" people
who create this problem-men who simply won't
work even though their families are undergoing
incredible hardships. So what is to be done?
Should the social agencies stand by and let the
innocent starve? Or go without medicine? Or
clothes?
We do not really believe that many men
would stand by and watch their families starve
Or go without medicine. Or clothes And If many
of them knew a social agency could NOT be
counted on to supply lifes necessities they would
face up to their responsibilities as family pro-
viders. But, sadly, others would not.
Where is the conscientious social worker to
draw the line? Some of these families need help
and we cheerfully state that by way of retreating
bit from our position of last week We repeat,
however, the main point of the editorial which,
very simply, was that not one cent should be
handed out to family until all avenues have
been explored to see that the individual cannot -
or absolutely will not-help himself first
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Hunon Values

The County Council cut through red tape
Tuesday to save small businessman from hav-
ing his business closed up For this it should be
commended. The little businessman in today's
world of giantism and cartelism is having tough
enough time without having to sweat out harass-
ment from bureaucracy.
The problem before County Council was that
Martins Dairy, at Olney, is operating under nom
conforming use = that is the use being made of
the property as a dairy operation doesn't con-
form to good land use in the and once the
dairy goes out of business, no one will be able to
continue that of the property in the future.
The reason it has this lawful nonconforming use
status Is that the property was being used as
dairy site before zoning started there Recent
health regulations have stipulated that the dairy
must make certain changes in order to stay in
business. These changes could not have been
mead without Tuesdays council action. So the
Concil stepped in and saved the business
The saving vote, however, was perously
close 4-3 tally. And we are at loss to see how
Councilnen Werner j. Walker and Baughman
could be so unbendng in their attitude as to vote,
In effect to close up Martins Dairy If they though
they were being pure in their zoning philosophy,
we suggest they contaminate themselves little
and think occasionally of human values. It's fine
to be esoteric and hgh-principled and theoretical
ly correct It's also fine to relax little and think
not only of regulations but of the people who
are affected by the regulations
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Port Of Baltimore
Sets Record High

More than 81 million short tons of waterborne
commerce were handled in the Port of Baltimore
during the calendar year 1856, establishing
Chairman of the Maryland Port Authority re-
ported
Advance compilations place the actual volume
of port tonnage at 81 525657
Foreign trade totaled 30O30367 tons during
the year. This was divided between 20 million
tons of IMPORTS and more than 10 million tons of
exports. together accounting for So per cent of
the total waterborne commerce of the Port.
Coastwse domestic traffic of e75o SOP short
tons represents nearly 10 per cent of Port com
merce and ranks second in categories of water.
borne traffic.
peace-time high in value of goods moving
in fore'on trade was also reached when the total
exceeded 81 billion. The valuation for the wear
Of 1o56 at Baltimore was 81 ITO 1onoo0 Exro~ts
during the wear were valued AT e5o1 800 mo while
imnorts accounted for S527.300 900. These fig.
ures were exceeded only in the war year of 1914.
when heavv military and other cargoes totaled
$1,1S0 100000 in value.
Ship arrivals for 1856 also reached a now
high when 5735 vessels called at the Port NJ Balti
more. This represents an increase of 266 shin
arrivals over the preceding 12-month period.
Ship data connni'ed nv the Authority for the
current wear indicates that vessel movements for
the first eioht months are running ahead of last
year with 40o3 arrivals at the Port in the Jan.
uary-August period.
Port combinations are nrerared bv the STA
tlstical DEPARTMENT of the Port Authority and are
based on u. S DEPARTMENT of Commerce rerorts
and advance figures from the Baltimore Office.
Corps of Engineers. Department of the Army
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Letters
Forgotten Men

/ have just finished reading
your article about the teachers
of Montgomery County and
would like to enlighten you as
to few other facts.
My husband also is employed
by the School Board in the main
tenance department. He has
been working there for several
years but his pay is now only 20
cents an hour more than when he
started although he received a
substantial promotion with a lot
more responsibility.
Last year money was Dor
rowed from the maintenance de-
partment to give the teachers a
much-needed raise. However,
this money was never replaced
and therefore the maintenance
went another year without a
raise.
My husband, too, has a part
time job. The extra money Is
used for doctor bills, shoes, ETC.,
for our two children. You'll find
no frills in this house. He is
also on "a hour call from the
Board all year round for emer-
gencies at the schools. For this
he receives straight time, not
time and half. Not to mention
the fact that he must furnish
his own transportation while
other men are allowed to use the
county trucks all year round.
If you were to figure out the
salaries of teachers and mainte-
nance men you would find that
teacher makes more in the nine
months of school than a NAM
tenance man makes from IL
months work. Even with work
ing their Saturdays at the Board,
for which they receive Just
straight time. It's true our teach
ers should be and must be paid
more If we are to have enough
teachers in the years to come,
but what about the forgotten
maintenance man, he has fam.
lily too.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Uncle Sans
Question Box
PRAYER ROOM


Zone of the finest things that
this Congress has done, one of
the finest things that any Con-
gress has done. :" So spoke
a Congressman of the Prayer
Room in the United States Cap
itol. Here, at any hour, one might
find lawmaker seeking divine
guidance according to his die
tates. The two central objects in
this room of simplicity and beau
ty are Bible open to the Twen-
ty-third Rsalm and a stained
glass window depicting Presi-
dent Washington at prayer.
BY prayer, Congress opens its
sessions. Our coins, the Pledge
Of Allegiance, many postage
stamps make reference to this
country's faith in Divine Provi-
dence. The Prayer Room is one
more example of this faith.
LONG TALK
K. l. asks: What is the record
for continuance speaking in the
Senate?
ANSWER
Senator Strom Thurmond Cd
SCI in the recent civil rights
debate spoke "a hours and IS
minutes breaking a record set
by Wayne Morse (D-Ore.) in
1853. Morse, speaking against
the tidelands oil bill had spoken
% hours and &c minutes.
PAGES AND AGES
T. G. writes: am interested
in becoming a page boy in Con-
gress. How old do l have to be?
ANSWER
Pages may start employment
at age IA in the House of Rep
resentatives, Senate and SUI
preme Court. In the House they
may continue until age 10, and
in the Senate until they are II
years old. The Supreme Court
page may stay until he is "too
large to serve inconspicuously."
STRUCK STATUE
L. U. asks: Has the statue on
top of the Capitol Building ever
been struck by lightning?
ANSWER
You are referring to the Stat
ue of Freedom. 1t has been
struck but the lightning was
grounded by bronze points
tipped with platinum found on
the head, headdress feathers,
shoulders and shield.
LAME DUCK
Mrs. D. ]. asks: What does the
term Lame Duck" mean?>
ANSWER
Someone who has been defeat.
ed at the polls but still serves
time in office until the expira-
ton of his term.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31

We are confident that when you have studied
this problem as we have, your fine paper will
join us in urging our County officials to take adj
establish this program
The Montgomery Regional Board of the Health
and Welfare Council of the National Capital
Area, the successor to the Montgomery County
Community Chest and Council is concerned not
only with planning to meet the health and well
fare needs of our rapidly growing county but
also with planning to accomplish this in the most
efficient and economical ways possible. We, as
volunteer servants of the community, are always
eager to discuss the basis for our recommended
tons with newsmen and other leaders who are
concerned about the welfare of our people.
We earnestly seek an opportunity to share
the results of our findings with all segments of
the community, who, we feel sure, will keep
their minds open to the Importance of this prob
lem.
In keeping with this earnest desire, I should
like to extend cordial invitation through your
paper to you personally and to all other inter-
ested persons, to attend the meeting of our Mont
gomery Regional Planning B0ard on Thursday,
November 7, 1857 at 1880 p. M at ODonnelrs Sea
Grill on Wisconsin Avenue, when further action
on this problem will be on our Agenda We
would only ask that persons wishing to attend
call our Headquarters office, Juniper 5-7145 for
details.
i. s. Turnover
Acting Chairman
Health and Welfare Council
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Problem Misfifs

Your editorial last week on
Unemployed Employables" i'm
piled that there was no reason
why these people should be
given any special consideration.
There are many economic and
social reasons, but let me dis
cuss briefly the medical aspects
of the problem. There are sew
eral members of the group
studied whom 1 know specifi-
cally to have some temporary or
permanent handicaps, while
may not be disabling enough to
permit an honest medical APP
praisal of unfit for work." but
which nevertheless represents a
very real disadvantage when
competing for jobs, especially
during the slack season. What
landscaper or farmer is going to
hire a man with a bad back if
he can get somebody else who is
not a political liability. There
are many employees in the
county who won't believe a med
ical certificate stating that
psoriasis is not catching. They
also don't want a man with a
badly SCARED face, even if he
did get burned while working.
I am as acutely aware of the
alcoholic who gets drunk on the
money the Welfare Board pays
him to take care of his family
because he is truly unemploy-
able, but l don't really believe
there is anyone who reads this
that won't admit that even in a
rich county in time of high en-
ployment, that nevertheless
there is small backwash of
misfits who just don't fit into
any official category. In the
spectrum from yellow to blue,
where do you draw the line that
separates these two colors?
Certainly we have some respon-
sibility to those unfortunates
who are physically unable or too
old to compete on equal terms
with healthy young men.
Charles ii. Lyon, MD.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-10-31
Still Hopeful
Tyronnicdl Order

That dogs cannot follow their
little masters to school and meet
them there again in the after
noon to return home with them
without danger of being i'm
pounded in the County Shelter,
is a most tyrannical order. Why
all this hysteria about rabies? I
have never heard of e single case
in Montgomery County. But
dogs have been crippled or killed
by these vicious and unnecessary
shots when there Is nothing to
fear.
Mrs. III. ID. Albin, Secretary
Animal Protective
Association, Inc.