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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
BY Roy Lee Yinger

Did you ever have something happen to you
which you couldn't explain? Something, not
catastrophe, anything like that, yet strangely
inexplicable?
Well did, and I'd like to tell you about it.
It happened to me- and l have studied about it
and have studied about it, and can't, for the
life of me, come up with any satisfactory explana
ton.
You see I'm a person who believes in adj
vertising Any kind of advertising. Let people
know what you have don't "hide your light
under a bushel," always be on the alert for pro-
motional ideas - that sort of thing.
1t was just before Christmas. had been lis.
tening to Arthur Godfrey who was telling a
coast-to-coast audience how good Lpton's noodle
soup was And l got to wondering about the
efficacy of his sales spiel / also got an idea
got an idea land still think it's good one) that
If he would do what l would tell him to do he'd
sell TWICE as much Liptons soup as he had
been selling And thought I'd just write him
letter and see what he thought about it.
So did. Here is the letter:
Dear Arthur Godfrey:
Il believe can tell you how to sell lot
more of Liptons Noodle Soup
So that / might make myself clear wish
to state that live alone i'm tiny cabin along
the Potomac at Seneca, not far from your home
in Virginia.
Living alone l. naturally, have to cook for
myself Practicing economies, found something
out about Lipton's Noodle Soup.
Did you know that if you took one package
of Lipton's Noodle Soup and added some extra
water you could also add at least half pound
of extra noodles without detractng from the
cM
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20

writes to radio announcers and
calls learned preachers aside to
inform them that they have mis-
pronounced the word interest.
He is panied that after his eff
forts they did not reform, but
persisted in their ways.
Alas for Yinger, he is voicing
only a personal prejudice. The
American College Dictionary
gives the pronunciation he OBJ
jects to equal status with the
one he likes.
Similarly with the words Eek
quisite" and creek" the pro-
nounciation he condemns are
as worthy in the eyes of eminent
photographers as those he pre-
fers.
But on one point the diction-
airy is adamant. "All right" is
two words; not one as Yinger
twice writes it.
Bassett Ferguson, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Beaufy At Your Back Door,
Even If You Add More Noodles
You Still Will Sell More Soup

delicious goodness and natural flavor of Liptons
Noodle Soup? If you use two packages you
could, of course use whole pound of extra
noodles.
I do not believe that this can be done with
any other soup but Liptons. The inimtabe
flavor of Liptons permeates the. extra noodles
as no other soup can, and you have not only
an economical meal n but gourmets delight"
What do you think of the idea? The fact is
that the great man never even went to the
trouble to acknowledge my letter 1 thought he
might write or the company might write and
say that they weren't selling noodles = they were
selling soup, or something like that, but no sir,
not word. / just couldn't believe it.
At New Years they sent me a card with
Arthur astride beautiful horse - but what plIz-
zles me is what happened to the soup idea.
/ still think my idea is practical / am not
in the soup business and will never be in the
soup business, but it seems to me that if 1 were
in the soup business and someone wanted to
go out and buy noodles somewhere else to add
to my soup TO MAKE IT MORE ECONOMICAL
TO EAT - I'd say go out and get the noodles
I'd sell more soup, wouldn't I?
Which reminds me about the story of Coca
Cola. When this product first came out it was
sold only in soda fountains, an ounce of coke
in glass with soda from the soda tap. This
went on for years. One day a. guy got an inter-
view with the head sales manager. IF you lis
ten to me-" he told the executive "and if you
will give me S25,00O I'll tell you four little words
that / guarantee win double your sales" The
sales manager was naturally skeptcal about such
a preposterous thing and only agreed to the
deal after binding and legal contract had been
drawn up to protect the company against fraud.
When this was done the man came up with the
four magic words. He merely said PUT it in
bottles"
don't want $4,000 for the soup idea. don't
want a cent for it, But I certainly would like
to know what happened. Can someone enlighten
me?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
School Site Plans
Should Be Upheld

Criticism of the present method of buying
school sites as hand to mouth" procedure was
made by the Board of Educations director of
business affairs DR.. Arthur Templeton last week.
Commenting on the report of the architectural
advisory committee which committed local school
architects to helping with advance site purchase,
Dr. Templeton pointed out that the 1889 bud.
get includes new sites acquisition man.
Templeton also pointed out that the present
years budget includes appropriations for several
schools for which sites have not yet been acquired
The delay in site purchases, the director of
business affairs said, leads to substandard sites
thaNrepresent the only land available in partic.
uiar area Poor sites with special problems raising
the eosts over that necessary if better sites had
been acquired earlier, also result
Templeton mentioned communities in Califor-
MA, TexasN and Kansas where as many as 50
school sites have been acquired in advance. If
bought prior 70 subdivision he said great savings
to the taxpayer the result
step in the right direction Is the suggested
planning for the Cabin John area with many
school sites suggested by the Planning Commits
sion However, Templeton said the School Board
has taken no action to purchase any of these
recommended sites
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Stronge Democracy

IL HE current situation in which the
dominant political organization in Rock
ville the Citizens for Good Government finds
itself holding the reins of city government
with no sign of opposition is most unusual
one
A city election will be held April % and
the filing deadline is nine days away yet no
group II not even an Individual - has APP
peared to contest the CGG candidates for
the posts of mayor and four councilmen
The prospect of an opposition-less cleo
ton stems, of course from two things: "a a
general satisfaction with the present city
administration on the part of those who
think about such things, and (2) apathy on
the part of many citizens who are too lazy
and indifferent to concern themselves with
local government
AS far as the first category of voters is
concerned, they should realize that no group
is perfect and any group that is given COM
pletely free rein to do as it wishes in govern
ment usually starts running away with
Things. The second category is harder to
appeal to because nothing short of a few
sticks of TINT, or major tax increase, will
make them pull their heads out of the sand
to take look at our form of democracy. The
essence OF this democracy is political op-
posites pulling in different directions thus
achieving a happy balance Under this
definition, we have no democracy in Rock
vile.
The funny part of it is that even egg
leaders are inclined to lament the present
sorry situation. They would like to see some
opposition themselves to help them keep on
their toes
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
What are Roles
Of Schools, P-TA?

Where should the line be drawn between the
responsibilities of the PTAs and the School
Board?
proposal to set up landscape nursery at
Poolesville High spanked discussion of the role
of the P-TA by School Board members at their
last meeting.
Member Wyle Barrow felt that such a nur-
sery, which would supply trees and shrubbery for
county school grounds, would take away from
many local P-TAs one of thei rmain functions, and
that landscaping should be left to the parents.
On the other hand, Member Helen Scharf
said that there plenty of real things for the
P-TAs to do without having them scratch around
for money all the time" She pointed out that in
many local P-TAs one of their main functions, and
part OF the total construction project of building
school and was included in its cost.
Mrs. Rose Kramer saw the proposed nursery
as an incentive for more PaTAs to take on lanefs
scape projects if they could be supplied in part
from the nursery 1t would also save money, she
pointed out, by helping schools with their erosion
problems.
The nursery would be tied in with the financ-
ing for summer help fencing and fertilizer.
The total cost of the project and whether the
Park and Planning Commission would furnish
trees and bushes without cost direct to the schools
are questions that will be answered before the
board makes any final decision.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Letters
Marcus Pleased

So many of us, including the
writer, rush to criticize some
thing we do not like in a news
paper, but fail to expend the en-
ergy to express our appreciation
when we are pleased by an item
or editorial.
do wish to express my APP
probation for your printing the
recommendations of the Mary
land Fire Underwriters Rating
Bureau. Whatever position one
may finally take on fire protec-
ton in the County, it is an issue
upon which the public needs to
be informed of the facts and of
informed opinion.
Your use of considerable
newspaper space to bring this
information to the public is in
the best newspaper tradition.
Philip Marcus
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Un-cameru Shy
Educational TV
Seeks Teacher

Greater Washington Educational Television
Association is searching for Studio teacher" to
conduct its TY science classes for fifth and sixth
grades on regular schedule next fall,
Montgomery County's Board of Education is
participating in the program along with nine other
metropolitan area school systems as well as pri-
vate and parochial schools.
Any qualified educator with experience in
elementary and special ability in science is eligi
BILE to apply for the job of Studio teacher"
The deadline for application is March 30.
Forms may be obtained from the Montgomery
Board of Education, Rockville, or from Mrs. Ed
mund D. Campbell, president of GWETA, at 2912
N. Glebe Road, Arlington z Va.
Two of the county's educators working on
GWETA committees to help set up the project
which is the first cooperative effort in the to
develop TV course as part of the regular school
curriculum.
Mrs Louise S. Walker, audiovisual super
visor is member of the executive committee and
Miss Etheleen Daniel, elementary supervisor, is
working on the course of study for the project.
1t will be up to the individual school principals
and their P-TAs to decide whether to finance the
TV sets necessary for the science course program
Mrs. Walker reports. Each principal will also
work out the details on the grades and number
of classes that will participate in her school.
The Association only sets up the standards
for the TV sets but does not finance them. The
Montgomery School Board has provided no money
for purchasing the sets either. The money will
have to come from the local P-TAs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
More on Words

Roy Lee fingers article in
your issue of March 20 delighted
me and caused me to examine
myself on the pronunciation of
protein. I'm still not sure
whether, even with the help of
the dictionary, I pronounce it
correctly. However, / was en-
couraged to find that / do say
interesting correctly and, of
course, exquisite which, with the
accent properly placed, is very
exquisite word, / think.
Probably I'm one of about 20
persons in the. whole country
who do not have television
set-or is it does not have? Any
way, l shudder at the sloppy
english of radio announcers. /
note that you forebore com.
ment on winston tastes good
like ;"
Now when it comes to saint"
that most unmusical contraction,
of am not I've been taught that
it is permissible in the first per-
son singular, only. Certainly we
have time, even in this day and
age, to say "am not" or do we?
And what about alright" 1t
doesn't appear in either my Win
ston or my Oxford dictionary.
Now you will think I am carp
ing. Il looked that up, too.)
Let's have some more col
umns on this subject from time
to time.
Gladys b. TumblesOn
P.S.: / say tomAIItoes.
ED. NOte-Webster's New In
ternational Dictionary, second
edition, unabridged lists it as
(all right = two words = and
says it's cOllOquial)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Along the Potomac
Better Distribution
Of Scientists Urged
By Rep. Dewitt S. Hyde

The shortage of scientists and engineers is one
market stories we have TODAY. StranoaIv it is
also one of the poorest documented There are
few accurate statistics and even these produce
marked disagreement as to the severity of the
shortage. There is no doubt thouoh of real
SHORTAGE of ton-flieht neonle in the science fields
FREQUENTLY overlooked factor in the tremen-
dous increase in the demand for ENGINEERS and
scientists is the growth of federallv.supuorted
programs of research and DEVELOPMENT for de.
Tense. Federal projects now account for about
one-third of the employment of scientists and
engineers
In Congress, we are constantly hearing
demands for increases in federal paw for scien.
lists to hold them in government and to attract
more men to Jobs in the government service Yet,
we discover that there Is an uneven distribution
OF scientific personnel within the government
itself
Industry has been accused of "stockpiling"
scientists and technical personnel and in so doing
has created artificial shortages In government
we find that some agencies are letting their scen-
tific personnel go, while others are demanding
new personnel.
1t seems to me that somewhere within the
federal structure there ought to be a technical
hanover utilization program that would pro-
vide for use of scientists in other agencies il work
in one agency slackens-off I might suggest that
some federal agencies might do well to follow
the manpower conference program which the
Presidents Committee on Scientists and En-.
gineers is urging industry to undertake
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
insurance Low

In an act of the General AS
sembly of Maryland, 1857 ses-
sion, the dissatisfied Claim and
Judgment Fund Law was estab-
lished. We Maryland motorists
understand, by pamphlets we
recently received, that this fund
is a protection against financial
ly irresponsible motor vehicle
owners and operators. In sim
plification it is our protection
a gains st uninsured Maryland
motorists. Being fully respon-
sible insured driver protected
by liability insurance believe
that this act by the General
Assembly of Maryland is UNI
justified.
The one dollar assessment
placed upon insured motorists
is actually irrelevant to the sit
uation as far as the monetary
value goes, however this 81
seems to me like a fine levied
on us for no particular reason.
If the Fund feels that it may
have an insufficient amount ac-
cumulated to meet the probable
claims that may arise during
the subsequent yeah, why not
call completely on the unin-
sured driver for perhaps $40 or
SIS at the preliminary period
and forget about the response
BILE motorists dollar? We have
done our part by having liabili-
ty insurance. Why must we
contribute more to this fund?
1t appears to this motorist
that the General Assembly is
defeating its owfr- purpose by
enacting this fund in the first
place. say this in view of the
fact that the uninsured motorist
would much prefer to pay his
So year after year rather than
secure insurance. They appar-
emily feel as though they might
never be involved in an accident
anyway or they certainly would
have purchased insurance pre-
viously. By this attitude the
uninsured motorist would feel
as though he can save money
by belonging" to the Fund.
personally feel as though
we citizens of the Free State
would all profit by having the
General Assembly reconsider
this law and replace it with
something constructive like
definite compulsory insurance.
Numerous new employees will
have to be hired by the State
for this dissatisfied Claim and
Judgment Fund. This may
mean an increase in state taxes
within the next year or two,
so let's crusade for something
more beneficial like absolute
compulsory insurance and elimi-
nate this fund completely.
Lois N. Bowie
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Exit Dr.. Byrd

nr. H. c. Byrd, once titan, has now
- ANONYMOUSLY retired from the Demo-
cratic gubernatorial race apparently having
discovered what everyone else knew all
along-that he didn't have a chance.
Before he bowed out, the former Univer-
sity of Maryland president was an almost
pathetic figure in the State political picture.
Being ignored is a strange unaccustomed
role for "Curley' Byrd who is a proud
many called him arrogant-man.
Some evidence of this can be cleaned
from the statement DR.. Byrd issued in con-
nection with his withdrawal as a candidate
last Friday. He said he filed for the office
of governor to bring about harmony within
Democratic party ranks and called that
worthy goal his ''basic objective"
This, of course, is pure fantasy. Dr.
Byrd wanted desperately to become Cover
nor of the State of Maryland and that-and
only that's the reason he filed And then
he told in his statement how he plans to
spend his time "coordinating the various eIe-
ments of the party" This, too, is the stuff
dreams are made Of The former public fig
ure win coordinate little but his own personal
affairs from now on. j. Willard Tawes,
whether many Democrats like it or not, is
now the dominant Democratic figure in the
State and it is he, of course, who will do
whatever coordinating there is to be done
This is not meant to detract in any way
from DR.. Byrd's past achievements which
are many. In fact, the opposite is true 1t
was Curley Byrd who almost singe-handedly
built the university from a tiny institution to
the tremendous one it is today So long as
there is University of Maryland, Dr. Byrd
willard should-remain an almost legend
airy figure there.
For those of us who admire Dr. Byrd
for what he did at College Park, the sight
of his futile reaching out to stay in the
limelight is somewhat reminiscent of the
tragic spectacle of broken Joe Louis lying
on the canvas after being cut down by
Marciano DR.. Byrd shouldn't have re-
entered the ring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
BY Blair Lee From p. I
Inside Annapolis
Continued from Page u

Continued from Page u
INSIDE ANNAPOLIS he'd
apply to income earned after jan
uary l, 1858, and are not involved
in the 1857 income tax returns
that must be filed by April Is
of this year.
Gambling
There is now some hope that
Maryland will no longer be re-
garded as a "soft touch" by the
gambling syndicates that are al
ways looking around for a new
place to set up shop.
The Legislature, in two sepa-
rate bills, outlawed jai alai
throughout the State and cracked
down on the slot machine palaces
that have been operating along
the Virginia edge of the Potomac
River under licenses issued by
Maryland counties.
In addition, the bill to merge
the Pimlico and Laurel race
tracks, under conditions that
would produce a tremendous fl
nancial windfall for the owners
of Pimlico, was defeated.
Highways
The real triumph of the ses-
sion was the enactment of House
Bill Al, which will prohibit bill
boards within 600 feet of any
expressway, including all high
ways in the new Interstate sys-
tenn.
Two. of the sponsors, Del. Jer-
ONE Robinson and /, appeared
before the tough Senate Judicial
Proceedings Committee and Sc
cured a favorable report with
only technical amendments. Mem
bers of the Governors staff have
assured me the bill will be signed
into law.
Maryland thus becomes the first
state to enact general. state
wide law to prohibit billboards on
all expressways. according to the
indefatigable Washington Irving
Cleveland. The only other state
approaching us is Virginia, but
its new law permits billboards
within mile of any interchange
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Credit Where Due

Civil Defense is fine they
did a good job, too - but give
credit where credit is due. 1
mean the Upper Montgomery
County Fire Department.
One or two of our firemen
helping a milk truck get through
the snow to Washington came
upon stranded motorists in
Jamestown. Some firemen were
staying at the UMCFD firehouse
in Beallsville in case of emer-
gency calls. So the firemen on
the road had the motorists turn
back to the firehouse where they
were fed by the Ladies' Aux
iliary.
The next Monday, the fire de-
partment went to the aid of the
Partnership Rest Home on
Hughes Road. They helped the
county roads people pillow
through and then filled the Rest
Homes boiler with water.
We take lot of pride in our
fire department and we would
like a little publicity for some
of the outstanding things they
do. When there is an emergency
like the recent snow storm, con-
tact the Upper Montgomery
County Fire Board for help. We
hope another blizzard won't hap
pen again.
Eula w. Luhn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20
Memo TO Yinqer

1t is considered i'll bred, I was
brought up to believe, to cor
rect another adults grammar or
pronunciation. When a news
paper feature writer sets him.
self up as a junior grade ped
ant, however. perhaps he be-
comes fair game.
Roy Lee Yinger in your issue
of March Is admits that he
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20

20 Thou, who kindly does provide
For ev'ry creatures WANT
We bless Thee, God of Nature wide
For all Thy goodness lent.
And if it please Thee, heavenly Guide.
May never worse be sent;
But, whether granted or denied,
Lord, bless us with content"
Robert Burns.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-03-20

THIS Is THE AREA that lTwinbrook Citizens
Association says would be served by Twin
brook library about $4,000 persons. That
being the case, the Tea people say with some
logic, the community deserves somewhat bet
ter consideration that merely small lib
rary in rented quarters which has been pro-
posed in the county managers budget. What
the Twinbrookers want is an shonestto-good-
ness library, a real community facility built
at a site on the southeast corner of Viers
Mill and Atlantic Avenue. They'll argue this
point with conviction at the county councils
public hearing on the library budget on
March q in the County Office Building.