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Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
School KnucI<Ieheods?

Another school opening. Another 5000 or so
extra kids to find room for. It's been like that
for decade now and no letup in sight
1t is real easy to be critical It's much harder
to be constructive. 1t sounds kind of inane to be
complimentary, or to just say nice word. The
good you take for granted. The bad, you pounce
on-the smallest thing is not too little when
someone has erred.
At the risk of sounding crazy we want TO
say nice word about the schools and the people
who have run them for the last 10 years. In 1947
Montgomery had a country school system of
1900 kids. When the schools open their doors
next Thursday, theren be more than $1,000 Of
them. The school population has almost quad
rupled in brief 10 years. In many communities
Of the Nation, school enrollments have doubled
And they thought they had problems
The sum total Of prosaic, day to day problems
encountered by our educators over the past 10
years as result Of such a tidal wave of kids
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
Library Thanks

Your columns have already
carried the news that the Rock.
vile Public Library is now part
OF the Montgomery County De-
partment of Public Libraries un-
der an agreement between Mont
gomery County, the Trustees of
the Rockville Academy, and the
Mayor and Council of Rockville
acting as agent for the Rockville
Library Association.
The Association wishes to
take this opportunity to thank
publicly the Academy Trustees
and the Mayor and Council for
their generous support by pub
fishing parts of their recent let
ters to these bodies:
To the Academy Trustees:
'The Association wishes to ex-
press its grateful appreciation
for your generosity since 1887
in permitting the use of part
Of the Academy Building for lib
rary purposes. The Association
and the citizens of Rockville who
have secured books from your
building during the past twenty
years are forever in debt to you
and the late Julius West for the
generous provision of space,
heat, light, fixtures and mainte.
nance for this worthy purpose
and our lives are the richer for
your action"
To the Mayor and Council:
"The members of the Associa-
ton are most grateful for your
generous support of the library
since 1919, totalling some $780,
600, and your sympathetic un-
derstanding of the Associations
problems. We are sincerely
pleased that you have succeeded
in securing satisfactory ar
rangements with the Academy
trustees and Montgomery Coun-
ty which will continue the pres
ent service and hope that to-
gether we may augment it by
the establishment of more
branch and bookmobile service
within the City"
c. ID. Gull, President
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
Letters to the Editor

a school tax is assessed against
us as property owners and paid.
We have no objection to this tax
as such, but we and many of
our neighbors strongly feel that
the method of apportioning it
among residents is decidedly un.
fair and unequitable.
Homeowners, whether or not
they have children, bear more
than their share of the burden,
such as my husband and I,
where over three-quarters Of
our tax is for school taxes,
whereas apartment house dwell
ers who share in the benefits of
the tax pay but comparatively
small sum in the form of in
creased rent.
/ do not pretend to know the
answer to this problem. l am,
however, one of many constitu-
entS who feel that the time has
come when the members of our
State legislature should devise
another method of apportioning
this school tax among families
who derive benefits from its i'm.
position as well as among those
families who do not reap any
benefits therefrom.
Measuring the amount of tax
by the value of property owned
clearly is unfair to persons who
are struggling to purchase
homes. 1t seems to me a much
fairer method would be either to
pro-rate the total tax among
families who have children of
school age, or to pro-rate it
among all families whether they
do or do not have children and
provide for a reduction in tax in
the case of families who have no
children of school age.
I would like very much to
hear the pro and cons on this
matter from anyone concerned.
Frances E. Tennenberg
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
Did He Snooze?

We don't know if Congressman Hyde snoozed
in his chair on the floor of the House of Repre
senatves for 35 minutes during the Federal school
aid debate, is claimed in a letter to the editor
appearing elsewhere this page. We do know
from long observation however, that the gentle.
man is capable and conscientious public ser.
want although we don't always agree with him
by any matter of means. And frankly we are a
bit skeptical of the report
Hydes reasoning behind his opposition to
Federal aid to education is based on two prem
ises not one as the letter to the editor purports)
% that there is some danger of Federal control
of education, if large sums of Federal money are
dispensed and CD the States are able to do the
job themselves? On the first point Hyde points
to certain Federal controls involved in ALLEGATION
of Federal road-building and welfare funds So
why isn't it natural to assume that this will ulti
mately be the also in school funds he asks
On the second point, Hyde says he has repeatedly
asked the two secretaries of Health, Education
and Welfare, in office since he was elected the
two u s. Commissioners of Education, who have
held office since he became Congressman. and
the National Education Association to give him
the name of the States that are financially unable
to take care of their school needs. And he has
yet to receive an answer, he says. He also con-
tends that there are some persons who actually
want Federal control of education and that's why
they're pushing for Federal aid And still others,
he argues are seeking Federal aid simply because
they believe their State won't do the job and they
are hoping somebody will
AT this point, we must confess the poor cit
izen must be slightly confused Hyde SAYS the
State should do it. Gov Theodore R. McKeldin
says the county should do it. The county of neces-
sity, has assumed the principal burden but it
says it needs help Maybe some government on
Mars could do it!
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29

sweeping over them, must have been staggering.
And they're still coming up every day. Add to all
of the physical problems that have arisen, and all
the curriculum problems of our changing world,
the problems of integration and, brother you've
got lot of problems.
The next time you feel like accusing the
school people of being bunch of knuckleheads
who don't do anything but sit on their hands,
bear some of this in mind, won't you?
We think they have done something in the
last 10 years that's pretty remarkable, a matter
of fact
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
Hyde S Position

Ralph Waldo Emerson once
said "a foolish consistency is
the hobgoblin of little minds,
adored by little statesmen"
If your newspaper had kept
this little quotation in mind, it
might have seen Rep. Hyde's
vote against the Federal School
Aid bill in its proper perspec-
tive-not as courage and con-
sistency, but as a foolish con-
sistency which not only disre-
garded the wishes and needs of
his district and his country but
showed ignorance, and con-
tempt for truth.
These are harsh words. A
look at a few facts will show
they are deserved.
In attempting to explain" his
vote on the bill, Mr.. Hyde
claimed the "basic and contin-
uing issue is Federal control of
our educational system" and I'VE
dare not rest the freedom of our
schools on the thin reed of per-
sonal integrity-it must be root
ed deeply in the law"
This hobgoblin of Federal
control of schools is an excuse
rather than an explanation. In
the words of Marion B. Folsom,
Secretary of the Department of
Health, Education and Welfare,
it is "a fallacy' which is CLOUD
ing the ISSUE"
Mr.. Folsom, who is Repub-
lican as is Mr.. Hyde, is a men,
Der of the Eisenhower Cabinet.
Schools are in his department.
In a special press conference
Mr.. Folsom emphasized the need
for federal aid, and pointed out
that most of the objections were
based on untruths.
For example, Mr.. Folsom
pointed out the bill specifically
prohibits Federal control and
quoted from the bill ieself:
mo department, agency, Of
ficer or employe of the United
States shall exercise any direc-
tion, supervision, or control over
the personnel, curriculum, or
program of instruction of any
school or school system"
Further, Mr.. Folsom pointed
out that any Federal govern
ment official who would wish to
exercise control would be un-
able to do so by the very nature
of the bill.
Any connection between the
schools and the Federal govern
ment would be severed as soon
as the schools were built, for
"the schools built under this
would be owned, op-
Grated and controlled by the
local districts just like any
other schools Ing the local dis
trict.' (
AS you pointed out, Mr.. Hyde
made up his mind on the gen.
eral issue of Federal aid to edu-
cation 10 years ago. He has now
closed his mind to any facts
which might force him to change
his position.
A resident of the county who
observed the school bill debate
reported Mr.. Hyde slept at his
desk on the floor of the House
for 35 minutes during the de-
bate, waking up only to cast his
vote against the bill.
Art Garel
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
Dislikes Mahoney

l do not know Mr.. Mahoney
but l am inclined to agree with
your sentiments, since hearing
him give a campaign speech sew
eral years. ago.
Seldom have / seen a finer,
more fortnight piece of copy
than your open letter to that
gentleman in last weeks paper.
Erwin Brown Hamilton.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
Here's the Word

lot of people going to be killed this
weekend. If you want to increase your chances
of not being one of them drive slowly and be
sensible
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29
InequitabIe Tax

My husband and l are resi-
dents of Montgomery County.
We have no children. Each year
Montgomery County sentinel., 1957-08-29

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C. ID. Gull, President
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Remodeling Program
At Highlander Store
Is About Complete

The expansion and remodeling
program at the Highlander phar-
macy on Alder street is about COM
pleted, and it is expected that the
material covering the front of the
building will be removed Before the
end of the week. The store has re-
NAMED open for business during
the remodeling
The new pharmacy will now have
a frontage Of 10 feet, just twice the
width of the former room, and has
a depth Of 95 feet. The widening
process took in the room formerly
occupied by The Fair
The fountain has been increased
from seven to fifteen stools and
the additional room has allowed c.
w. Highlander, owner, to stock a
number of additional items.
Work has been underway for the
past month or more.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
It's Weather Or No..
Some like it, some don't.

Some like it, some don't
Yesterday a good day to find out just who did and
who didnke winter that is It's good for skiing also good
for skddng
It's good for sledding and also good for headng-rght
smack into another automobile if you aren't extra careful
For it full of luck-for Others it just meant
getting stuck.
Some take it in their strideothers do nothing but slide.
For it is most bracing-others start racing-for
Florida and points south.
Yesterday hunter heard to remark And to think,
could have been in Baltimore this morning But to most
Garrett countans it practically like any other day If they
need to travel they travel If they plan hunt they hunt
1t is well known fact that weather in our local
mountains is nearly penetrating so degrees along
looked at the backs of catepars say that in for
mighty tough winter Be that it may, here in early
December with eight inch snowfall that could be the begin
ming of long, hard to hoe.
But those of who stay here might we'll make up
minds to be among the who like and who continue to
boost climate.
The possibilities here for making this alyear
sort and recreation Let's not talk down weather 1t
is of important assets The National Guard company
here has made the of Hby to be respected We
make the 'Mountaneer" just much When
do happen occasionally to be the cebox of Maryland far
temperatures CO. could be proud We could boast
about it.
We have many things about which boast Let's
make weather one of them.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Held for Forgery

Arnold Sisler about 80 years of
age was being detained in the
Garrett County Jail on five charges
of forgery. He was held under ST.
500 bond $500 in each case, for his
appearance at hearing set for
next Tuesday morning at 10 o'clock
before Trial Magistrate Earl c.
Friend in Oakland. Sisler denies
the charges.
Charges were preferred by Paul
E. Sisler who said that in recent
days the man had tried to cash
checks at the Garrett National
bank, one for S58.21, $S2.21, $71.22,
S3362 and $500, made payable to
Arnold Sisler, Leroy Gibson, Carl
Roberts, Ray X. Sisler and Paul f.
Sisler.
The bank termed the checks for
geries."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Kirby Is Transferred

M Sgt. George F. Kirby, now
stationed in Hagerstown as an air
force recruiter, has been reas-
signed for duty at Loring air force
base in Limestone, Maine. Kirby
was former recruiter in Cumber-
land and Oakland
The kirbyS plan to leave Hagers-
town on Friday, December - for
d visit with friends in Cumberland
and Oakland before driving to
Louisville, Ky, where they will
spend the Christmas holidays with
their respective families, Sgt. Kir-
by will report at Loring base about
January TO- His family will &C
company him and reside near the
base.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Hunter Wounded
Near Kitzrniller

Charles Armstrong, aged II, of
Baltimore, was slightly wounded
last Saturday afternoon in a hunt
ing accident in the Kitzmiller area.
Sheriff James E. Frantz, who
investigated, said Armstrong was
struck on the left side of the face
by four pellets from IL gauge
shotgun fired by 4 companion,
James Curtain, about 35, also Of
Baltimore.
Armstrong, Curtain and third
man were hunting grouse when the
accident occurred. Armstrong was
in a ravine when Curtain, on higher
ground and not aware of the form
er's position about 25 yards away,
fired at a grouse and part of the
charge struck Armstrong.
The man was taken 70 Garrett
County Memorial hospital in Oak
land for treatment.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Union District
Laying Plans For
Training School

Another leadership training
school has been planned for Union
district in Preston county with
representative of the Church of
the Brethren, Lutheran and Metho-
dist churches, along with the dis
trict school association officers
meeting to map out a program.
Sessions will be held in Aurora
High school Sunday afternoons,
from to o'clock during January
and including February 2. Galen
E. Fike was named dean, with Mrs.
Grace Bachtel as secretary and
John Unger as treasurer.
Courses and Leaders
A brief survey of the New Tesla
ment will be taught by Rev. Allen
D. Pugh to help students under
stand contents of New Testament.
Alcohol Education in the church
will be taught by j. Roy Lipsc6mb
to consider scientific information
relating to effects of alcohol upon
the human body and personality
and upon society.
My Life Work" will be taught
by Mrs. Virginia Martin to help
students evaluate various voca-
tions.
Improving the Sunday Church
School," will be taught by Webb
Roth, and will endeavor to help
Sunday School workers to discover
ways in which their schools may
be improved.
The school is accredited under
the West Virginia Council of
Churches. The cost of the school
is being underwritten by the Sun
day Schools of the district. Text
books will be available for pur-
chase by the pupils.
An invitation is extended to all
to attend.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
8-inch Snowfall
Descends on County

Winter settled on Garrett coun-
ty on Tuesday night and Wednes-
day with an eight-inch snowfall. In
comparison to other areas Garrett
county faired lightly. Ten inches of
snow fell in the Baltimore area.
snarling traffic. There was a foot
in Frostburg and nine inches in
Cumberland. AT Thomas and Elk
ms similar depths were reported.
Locally the snow caused some
inconvenience to the travellers.
Numerous school busses had diff
Guilty in delivering their pupils
yesterday morning. Highways were
kept clear but were slippery and
those without chains or snow
tread tires had extreme difficulty
in moving along. Traffic on U. S.
routes 40 and so was slowed con-
siderably.
The temperature in the county
remained slightly below freezing
most of the day. 1t had dropped to
"a degrees early yesterday evening
and remained below freezing dur
ing the night. Clearing skies indi
Gated that there would be thaw-
ing today
The snow caused a drop in the
number of deer hunters in the
woods and many Of them returned
to their homes in central and east
ern Maryland.
The snow began to fall in Gar
rett county about 4:30 p. m Tues
day and continued all during the
night and through Wednesday, al
though it had lightened consider
ably on Wednesday. Seven inches
fell during the night and only an
additional inch during Wednesday.
Schools were operating as usual,
although yesterday some of the
busses and teachers were late in
arriving for classes.
II was the first real snow of the
current season.
During the balance of the week
the weather was comparatively
mild. Thanksgiving was mild. Rain
fell early Friday and the temporal
ture turned cooler. Some snow
fell Saturday night, and Sunday
and Monday were cold and clear.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Maryland Woman
All Alumni Winner

Mrs. Fred L. Bull, of College
Park, community and civic leader,
has been honored at the National
All club Congress in Chicago as
a National All Alumni winner.
The award, sponsored by Olin
Mathieson Chemical corporation
through the National Committee
for Boys and Girls Club work,
cited Mrs. Bull, former All men,
Der, for her citizenship, RESPONSE
bility and achievement in her
chosen field.
Mrs. Bull was one of eight win
ners in national poll. The eight
were guests of honor at dinner
on Wednesday, December 4, al
Chicago's Sheraton Blackstone
Winners we're nominated by their
county agricultural agents.
Mrs. Bull represented Maryland
at the Presidents White House
Conference on Education and al
the National Juvenile Delinquency
conference. She was also National
Chairman of Citizenship and Civil
Defense, and just completed hel
term as president of the Maryland
Congress of Parents and Teachers
She spoke at a P-TA. meeting If
the county last year.
She is the mother of two Al
members.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Will Dedicate
bennett Road
School Dec. 10
DR.. W. S. Peterson To De.
liver Dedicutory Address

The new tWelve-rOom elementary
school on bennett Road will be ac-
cepted as completed by the archi-
tect County Commissioners, and
School Board on Tuesday, Decem-
Der 10, and will be dedicated Sun
day afternoon, December Is, at
2;15 p. m, The building will serve
the children in the Oakland area
in grades 5 and as we'll as some
who are in grade four
The dedication of the new build
ing will mark a red letter" day in
educational progress for the COM
munity of Oakland, for the compile
ton of the new building makes
possible the removal of the $50
children now occupying the old an
mex building, considered one of the
worst school conditions to be
found anywhere in the country.
The new building is situated
midway between the towns of Oak
land and Mt Lake Park, and has
been officially named the bennett
Road school. 1t contains twelve
claSSrooms, one of which is de-
signed for use as a library, one all
purpose room with kitchen and
stage and a seating capacity of
500, a health room, offices, storage
rooms, and adequate toilet facili-
ties.
The contract price of the build
ing was S275,OOO00. This does not
include the cost of driveWays or
sewerage disposal. The building is
also equipped with all new furni-
ture costing approximately $4,000.
The total cost of the completed
project is somewhat below the
average cost in the state for SINH
lar buildings, Willard L. Hawkins.
county superintendent of schools,
stated.
The building features a bus load
ing platform and shelter, suntrol
glass blocks in each classroom
aluminium window frames and sash,
copper spouting. mar-block for all
Continued On Page Four
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
Wendell Turney Is
Burned in Explosion

Wendell Pat" Turney, who just
recently was transferred from Oak
land to Morgantown by the Stand
ard Oil company, was one of two
persons seriously burned Tuesday
night in a rooming house on King
wood street in that city
An explosion of undetermined
origin went off at the residence of
Mrs. Vie Campbell. Both Mrs.
Campbell and Turney were rushed
to the Vincent Palotti hospital for
third degree burns on their hands
and arms. Turney's feet also were
burned.
Neighbors reported that the
blast, which went off at approx
mately $50 p. m, sent glass shoot
ing in all directions from the
house. One witness, a student who
rooms next door to the Campbell
home, said when he ran out to the
porch after hearing the terrific
blast, he saw sparks shooting out
the upstairs front window.
Apparently the explosion came
from a small gas stove in an up
stairs bedroom. After examining
the damage the fire chief said it
was evidently of terrific force.
Mrs. Campbell, who is in her sos,
was carried from the building by
Turney, who had been a roomer
at the house for only short time.
Turney who goes to work at 4
a. m. had already retired for the
night and the force of the explo-
sion blew him out of bed.
The explosion blew out five
windows in the upstairs of the two
story frame structure and blew off
a door leading to another bedroom
Damage to the vacant bedroom
where the blast originated was eSti-
mated at about $500 excluding
broken windows in other parts OF
the house Turney was in a room
adjacent to where the explosion
occurred
Mrs. Turney went to Morgan.
town late Tuesday night ano
brought her husband to Oakland
where he will recuperate
The condition of Mrs. Campbell
is critical.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1957-12-05
New Member, Chairman
OF Welfare Board Named

A new member to the Garrett
County Welfare Board and a new
chairman were named recently, ac-
cording to an announcement by
Robert W. StempIe, executive di-
rector.
Mrs. H. F. Stockslager is tie
new chairman, succeeding Rev.
John j. Atwell who resigned, when
he moved recently to Arizona. TAX
ing Mr.. Atwell's place on the
board is Henry w. McComas, su-
perintendent of the Garrett County
Memorial hospital in Oakland. His
unexpired term appointment will
run until 1860.
Other members of the board, at
present include Mrs. Scott W. Shir-
er, Oakland; Guy Stanton, Grants
vile; Aubrey Brenncman, Hoyes;
Glenroot Dillcy, Of Oakland; Mrs.
Aldine Mcintyre, Kitzmiller.
Mr.. Stemple said the board had
been working on completing the
annual estimate of expenditures
for 1858 which must be presented
to the Board of County Commits
sioners in the near future. He said
that the estimate would run slight
ly higher than last year but that
the board would turn over enough
uneXpcnded funds of this years
budget to make up the difference.