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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
UnweIcome Thanks

HE COUNTY COUNCIL found itself in
l box on Tuesday and it would have been
humorous situation had it not been fraught
with such significance
There is little doubt that someone
slipped when a letter from a Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commissioner was made
public. In the letter, the Council was
thanked" by the WSSC official for backing
up the water and sewer agency in its conten-
ton that the Watts Branch site on the Po-
tomac River is the best one for the proposed
water filtration plant.
II was humorous when members of the
County Council almost tripped over each
otner IN their eagerness to diSclaim any such
lndorsement. But the cat was out of the bag.
Under the needing of Councilman Charles
H. Jamlson there was tacit admission that
the Council had, indeed, met secretly with
the WSSC and had, in fact, given the site its
blessing, albeit an informal one
This is strange way of doing business
public business. We have said here before
and will repeat again and again that the pub
nc business should be transacted in public.
We can't help but be little amused at the
embarrassing situation the Council found it.
self In. Supporting the WSSC in its choice of
the Watts Branch site takes considerable in
testlnal fortitude, as Jamison put it, because
the project is being bitterly opposed by resi-
dents of Potomac Hunt country. And this is
an election year. 1t would have been much,
more comfortable if the news had not leaked
out.
The development tends to support what
we have tried to point out all along in this
space. More often than not, executve-or
'secret-sessions are held to enable public
officials to save face or to have their political
cake and eat it, too. A completely fortnight,
intellectually honest group of elected officials
would hold their discussions of public bust
ness in public. Then they could stand up and
be counted by their constituents
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
At Twinbrook-
Mrs. Larimore
Is Promoted

Twinbrook Elementary's principal Dr. Edda
j. Larimore was promoted this week by the School
Board 10 the position of elementary supervisor.
DR.. Larimore who has served as the head
OF the Twinbrook school since its opening in Sep
TENDER, 1852, will be replaced by Marion o. Rock.
wood principal at Takoma Park.
Another elementary supervisor appointed was
Helen M Johnson, principal at Four Corners
VINO WIN De replaced by Earl H. Mitchell sixth
grade teacher at Oakland Terrace Elementary.
Carol Kearnes, a counselor at Gaithersburg
VIII take the place of John Roderick as vice prin
cpal at Norwood High Roderick with long ex.
perience in the Montgomery school system left
the educational field recently for a higher paid
government job
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Congressman DEWITT S. Hyde's
Along the Potomac

The announcement that the Eisenhower Ad.
ministraton will press for congressional action
on the problem of what is TO be done when a
President is unable to perform his duties makes
certain that the question will be before the House
Judiciary Committee early next year. You will
recall that the Committee held hearings on pres.
idential Inability last Spring. AS member of
the Committee have devoted considerable study
to the question
1t seems to me that the authors of the Con.
stiution felt that the intent and the language of
the section providing for the assumption of the
powers and duties of the office of President needed
no additional Qualification. There is no question
that the Constitution provides for the Vice Presi
dent to take over in times of Inability" IT
also seems to me clear that the section intends
the President to resume his duties whenever he
feels he is able.
Many, however, feel that Congress should by
law or Constitutional amendment spell out: "a
who is to determine presidential inability and (2)
the procedure for President to resume the
powers and duties of his office. My own opinion
is that the President without resigning, au
thorize the Vice President TO act for him. fur
Their believe that the Constitution directs" the
Vice President to make the decision if the Pres
dent is unable to act However, history demon
strates that Vice Presidents have been reluctant
to use the authority granted to them by the Con.
stitutlon But the fact that they have not exer.
cised the power does not mean they could not
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Unwonted Low

t Is EXTREMELY doubtful if the County
Council can come up with even a family
plausible justification for the abortive ceme-
terry ordinance it now has under considera-
ton If public hearing ever served useful
purpose, Tuesdays hearing could well have
been that occasion. Not voice was raised
IN favor of the proposal There was a unan-
imous opposition to it,
According to an authority on cemetery
law in the United States, Montgomery Coun-
~ is the only county in the Nation that at
tempts to regulate cemeteries. The county
fathers might well ask themselves this cues
tlon: are we right and is every other county
IN the United States wrong?
The citizens of the county might well
ponder whether we are getting regulation
happy in Montgomery County. One wag has
already observed: 81 guess the county
doesn't have much to do"
Using sweeping language the cemetery
proposal would require churches who want
to start cemetery to acquire so acres for
That purpose. Does the legal light who came
up with that one have any idea of what so
acres of land in Montgomery County cost?
And did he ask himself how long it would
take small church to fill up a 50-acre cene-
terry?
There are churches in the county who
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12

have been burying their dead with quiet dig
nifty for 100 years. And now comes the
bureaucrat, armed with miles of red tape, to
tell such churches what records to keep,
what fees to pay how they may do this and
how they may not do that?
Even the most cursory study by county
legal authorities would have avoided placing
the county government in such ridiculous
position The citizens clobbered this one at
the public hearing. Someone in a position of
legal responsibility in the county goofed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-12-12
Uncle Sans
Question Box
"Moontwatchers"

If you notice your neighbor
getting up at two o'clock in the
morning there's a chance he
might be on his way to an adj
venture in space. More than l.
500 people are keeping track Of
the man-made earth satellites.
Doctors, teachers, retired engi-
neers, government employees,
scientists, Girl Scout leaders and.
seniors in high school are among
those who have joined the 80
'moonwatch" stations in the
United States.
These skygaZers, ranging in
age from Is to 60, know that
they will have to spend many
hard hours behind their special
ly built telescopes. when the
country puts up half dozen sat
ellies" said a moonwatch expert,
we'll need these people indefi-
nitely for every morning and
evening twilight period. They
volunteer" he added, for the
thrill of taking part in mans
initial thrustS into outer space"
Ten Commandments
P. r. writes: | saw the movie
THE Ten Commandments" and
was wondering if the bottom of
the Red Sea had ever been ex-
plored for the remains of the
Egyptian Army which was
drowned while chasing the Is
raelites through an opening in
that body of water?
Answer
A U. S. National Museum au-
thority on underwater explora-
ton states that he has never
heard of such an adventure.
but calls it an intriguing idea.
Objects of iron and bronze from
that era buried under water
would still be preserved but
silted. Today, electronic devices
are often used in locating sub
merged objects.
Brass Button
V. F. writes: When l was in
Gettysburg l found a brass but
ton with an eagle on it. What
do you think this is?
Answer
Probably a U. S. Army regu-
lation button for the period of
the Civil War.
Stamped Photograph
/. S. writes: There is a stamp
on the back of an old family
photograph which l found in the
attic. think the photo was TAX
en- during the Civil War. Why
the stamp.
Answer
Probably part of a revenue
raising act which came about as
a result of he Civil War. These
revenue stamps were in use
from 1862-1871 and were also APP
piled to bank checks. bills of
ladings and other objects.
Next: Medical Dependents
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29

warm water "only If I can
find something to plunge them
into" he says. The practice
makes his fingers work bet
ter. he says.
Eyes Are Shut
Seated on his low-Slung chair
today. playing the Beethoven
Second Concerto with the or
cheStra. Mr.. Gould chanted
"bop-bop-bop" and "dit-dit-
dit" as he played. His eyes
were shut much of the time
and his eyebrows worked fur
iously up and down.
Mr.. Gould used to compose
but hasn't had much time for
it in recent years. What he'd
really like is to conduct. He's
tried it a few times and "once
you've smelled blood as a con-
ductor. 0there's no stopping
you." he<said.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29
Familiar Foce

Gov. Theodore r. McKeldin
cut a ribbon at Friday noon
opening the Kenilworth In
terchange northeast OF the
Capital, then went to a
luncheon party celebrating
the event at the Prince
Georges Country Club.
He was trying TO get away
early and found himself
alone in the lobby just as a
tardy guest arrived.
The guest, a big blond man
Of 40 almost bumped into the
Governor, then said:
1--WE seen you before some
where, but / can't remember
your name"
No one could have handled
1t better than the Governor.
He mentioned his name so
casually that the newcomer
still was not aware he was
talking TO the Governor OF
Maryland.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29
Two Advisers Hit
Zoning Proposals
Grunt and AIpher Take Issue
With Density Recommendations

area ratio Of 10 was too great
for the central district and
I Of = is too great for business
areas and major employment
centers adjacent to the central
business district.
The report specifically rec
commended the adoption Of
the Lewis proposals on floor
area ratio for the commercial
district.
The report, which did concur
in some recommendations of
the majority, also disagreed
with the committee proposal
for amending the act of 1910
limiting the heights of build
ings and with the recommended
ton for the expansion Of the
north and west portions of the
central business district.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29
Pionist Gould Hopes
For Chance to Conduct

Glenn Gould. the sensational
young Canadian pianist who
win perform with the National
symphony Orchestra tonight,
doesn't have many idiosyncra-
sizes but those he has are color
full.
He sits on the lowest piano
seat most concertgoers have
ever seen: he prepares for per-
formances by plunging his arms
in warm water: he talks to
himself while he plays; he fears
crowds for the germs they
might carry. and he'd rather be
a composer or conductor than
play the piano.
The IS year : old virtuoso
burst upon the international
musical scene two years ago
with a debut in New York and
a best-selling recording OF
Bach's Goldberg Variations"
Actually Washington saw him
in a solo recital "warmup" sew
eral days before the debut.
Blocks Up. Piano
mo piano stool goes low
enough" he explained at a re-
hearsal today. 80 ] have my
own wooden chair" The chair
isn't quite low enough either.
He blocks up the piano to raise
It higher.
THE disadvantage is that
you can't get a real fortissimo,
sitting so low" he said. But
the advantage Is that in con-
trapuntal music, you get much
better control. closer contact
with the music"
Between rare reviews some
writer's have suggested that Mr..
Gould is a little neurotic. Ac-
tually he is q very personable
young man with a deep and
serious interest in music and q
handsome sense Of humor.
aEe plunges his arms into
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29
DUEL IN ARLINGTON
Brown and Mogruder
Answer More Queries

In the minds Of many poters of Arlington County,
Va, the lDelv for seat the County Boardthe
local governing body-ouershddops the Statewide con-
test fer Governor both OF chich wiu be settled merit
Tuesday.
The tpo candidates for the County Board Herbert
L. BrorR fr, Of the Arltgtonans for Better County.
and j. Maynard ugrudev Of the Arlington Independent
Movement.
Yesterday The Star published their ANSWERS to Qaes
tons dealing NTH public school sepre0ations Today
they ans,oer questions dealing NTH other school prob
lens
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29
~ Promoted
AS Detectives

The District Commissioners,
at a special meeting today, APP
proved promotions Of AZ po-
licemen as detectives.
The Commissioners adopted
the recommendations of Police
Chief Robert v. Murray.
These four Of the group are
colOred: Precinct Detective
Herman A. Payne, assigned to
the Detective Bureau: Proba-
tional Detective John D.
Thompson, assigned as a pre-
cinct detective; Pvt. Elroy A.
Short. assigned as a probationaI
detective. and Pvt. Samuel N.
Cough, also as probational de-
tective.
The others. who were also
promoted upon the recommen-
dalton Of their commanding
officers. were:
To the Detective Bureau:
Precinct Detectives Edwin p.
Grafton, william G. Schillig,
William J. Sartain, William c.
Clark. Vernie E. Tate. Leonard
@. Kragh. Gerald L. Keyser.
Everett A. Sadler, Mark w.
Gray. Sylvan Yuter and Charles
H. Caldervood.
To precinct detectives: Pro-
bational Detectives Clarence w.
Knots. John w. Hayes. Sher-
wood H. Herring. Pasquale j.
D'Ambrosio. Gillespie B. South
comb. Marvin j. Sears. Samuel
z. Wallace. John B. Kline,
Robert W. Haun, Francis d.
Smith. Maurice 5. Casem.
Wayne NJ. Hostetler. John c.
Wilson and Bernard w. Best.
Privates assigned as proba-
tional detectives: Robert r.
Caldwell. Harry L. Matthews.
James G. Kohler, William K.
Everett. Francis E. Verrier.
Morton ]. Walker. Hamilton
w. Shoop. Louis B. Sims. Byrd
H. Hall, Lennie NJ. Daniels,
Lawrence F. Wallace. George
NJ. Richie and Arthur L.
Dalton.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29

2, Whether Mr.. Magru- =
charged the county for timc
when he was out OF the county
or working at his own business.
(Mr. Raul said that Mr.. Mas
gruder put in for ~ days DUR
inS q 13-day period from Sep
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29
The
Rambler
Gets Preview
OF Hospitol Center


The $24 million washing
ton Hospital Center on the
Soldiers Home grounds Is
completed and waiting IN
stallation Of equipment.
= Yesterday the Rambler was
given a preview Of the place
by Richard Loughery Of
Garfield Hospital, who will
be administrator of The new
institution.
The new center win re-
place Emergency 900 bedsl,
Garfield 600 beds) I and
Episcopal Eye. Ear and
Throat Hospital (l0o) beds.
II win have 500 beds, an
increase Of 100 over the
existing facilities.
First plans were to build
a i.50O-bed hospital" said
Mr.. Loughery, but costs Of
construction increased so
during the period OF PLAN
ming that Il had to be held
down to 500"
We met In his Office in
GARFIELD. and he drove out
to the new building past the
Mcmillan Reservoir. 1t is so
large that It is entirely
changing the appearance Of
this area.
Mr.. Loughery pointed out
the extension Of Irving street
from the west, now q great
earthen scar across the land
Scape.
I'VE are going to need
that" he said, otherwise
traffic would be all jammed
up around the hospital.
I'VE have AZ acres. which
gives up plenty Of parking
space. That is one OF the
primary problems Of new
hospitals"
On entering. he pointed
out the huge typewriters in
the reception rooms. They
are teletypewriters which
produce a tape in the base
ment with the primary in
formation about the patient
name. address, age, etc.
This tape is fed into a ma
chine that turns out an
addressograph plate for each
patient.
We win use that to cut
down on the clerical work
required of the nurses" he
said. The nurses time is
of the utmost importance in
the administration Of a mod
ern hospital. Instead of writ
ing the patients name at the
top Of charts and reports,
she will merely stamp it with
the addressograph stencil--a
sort of charge o'plate."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29

THERE WILL BE NO
WARDS in this new hospital.
The rooms will be either one
bed (private) or two-bed
(semi-private).
All the beds have electric
motors and tip up in re-
spouse to push buttons -
pushed by the nurses.
The patient. face on the
pillow, can talk to the woman
in the fioor-nurse's alcove
through an inter-com with
out raising her voice. In
fact the woman at the COM
munications board in the
alcove can hear the patients
breathe. She is not a nurse.
She writes down requests for
a glass of water, : ETC.. and
they are taken care Of by
floor help. Only reports Of
discomfort or distress are
brought to the attention Of
the nurse on duty.
"You are now entering the
obStetrical section" said Mr..
Loughery. IF we were in
operation. any doctor or
nurse entering here would
have to stand on those pedals
to check the conductivity Of
the soles of the shoes worn.
Unless they are conductors.
a person may build up static
electricity that might cause
a spark and the explosion Of
anaesthetic gases"
The last time the Rambler
had TO check his footwear on
such a machine was at the
Naval Gunpowder Factory at
Indian Head, Md.
81 don't see how we are
going to open before the first
Of the year." Mr.. Loughrey
said. 1T will take two weeks
TO scrub it clean"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29

TODAY

The Association Of Mill
tary Surgeons Of the United
States holds third day ses-
sions in the Statler Hotel.
The Medical Society Of
Virginia continues its
Shoreham Hotel meetings.
Going into its third day.
the Edward H. Angle So
ciety of Ortho d ontia
is headouartered in the
Shcreham Hotel.
In its second day. the
American Society for In
dustrial Security holds
convention sessions in the
Mayflower Hotel.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29

Mr.. Austin, who initiated the
vouchers submitted by Mr.. Ma
gruder and other members Of
the Reassessment Board, said
he knew that overtime was
being charged toward the end
OF the reassessment project.
He said he would not have
signed any voucher had he
thought 1t did not fepresen.
actual time worked.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-10-29

Two members of the Com
missioners' zoning Advisory
Committee today took sharp
issue with the rest of the COM
mittee on its residential and
commercial density recommen-
dations for the city's coming
overhaul.
These and other differences
with the full committee we're
outlined in q statement to be
sent to the coming commission
today on behalf Of Mai. Gen.
u. s. Grant III. a committee
member and Jerome Alpher,
alternate member.
I'VE believe the residential
and commercial densities rec
commended by the majority
would provide a further i'm
petus to the forces which are
breaking down the pattern Of
city living" said a covering
letter prepared for Engineer
Commissioner A. c. yelling.
chairman of the coming COM
mission.
Letter States Views
Gen. Grant and Mr.. Alpher
differed primarily with the
committee in their views on the
limits for population and struc-
tural densities and protection
of low density residential areas
against encroachment by COM
mercial and high density resi-
Dental uses.
The letter said their position
was based on the principle that
.overcrowding Of urban land
and widespread incompatibility
of uses are large contributing
factors TO the mass exodus TO
the suburbs. central city blight
and the mushrooming Of slums
into once attractive neighbour
hoods and the change in the
economic composition Of our
city population.
These matters affect the
welfare Of the entire commu-
nifty through depreciation Of
taxing potential and increase
In the costs Of welfare. health
and other services" the letter
said.
Departure From Plan Seen
The committee dissenters
said they believed Consultant
Harold M. Lewis had for the
most part properly related pro-
posed new regulations to essen
tial community standards. 1t
saw a lack Of this element in
some Of the committee rec
o m m e n da t ions. particularly
those dealing with densities.
The letter expressed the view
that in general the committee
disclosed "a reluctance to de-
part to any material extent
from the standards of the ex-
isting coming regulations. +"
though recommended deficien-
cies in these regulations had
created the need for new zon-
ing regulations.
The Zoning Advisory Com
mittee. headed by Banker
Thomas j. Groom. has called
for drastic relaxation in the
Lewis proposals for limitations
on new building types, bulk
and off-street parking require
Favor Some Relaxation
The Zoning Advisory Council
has also urged relaxation Of
the Lewis proposals but not to
the degree urged by the Groom
committee.
On downtown buildings Mr..
Lewis proposed that the floor
space in new construction could
be only seven times the area
of the buildings lot. The
Groom committee wanted to
raise this ratio from 7 to 10.
The advisory council split on
whether the ratio should be
8 or 9 times the lot size.
The Grant-Alpher report ex-
praeend the view that n fi00r
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1957-06-16
THE SUNDAY STAR. Washington. D. c.

DADDY-Happy Fathers Day to the
most wonderful father in the world.
KAREN and JAY.
MIKE K.-Congratulations on your
graduation from Anacostia. Lots
of luck and love. Always, Nj.
HI HO DEWSERINO-Belat but
happy 25th wedding anniversary to
our teacher. MRS. DEWS, from ga.
TO THE SWEETEST parents ever,
happy 2lst anniversary. Love,
MARCIA and LARRY COPPEL.
PS. Happy Fathers Day, Dad.
MON AND DAD-We're four days
late, but we still want to wish you
happy anniversary. Prom LINDA
AND RONNIE.
LEE-Happy birthday to the sweetest
girl in the world. with all my love.
-PEPPY.
LINDA Here is to late birthday
to a Va Va Va Voom girl. Your
GRANDPOP and Cupid
JACK-Happy birthday l miss you.
Don't forget to write every day
SARAH JANE.
POP FLAVIN-Happy Fathers Day.
All my love. Your daughter, PAT.