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Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18
An Opinion
Closed Meetings
Can Backfire

Time and again official governing bodies
have been criticized for holding meetings on pub
lie matters behind closed doors And while this
procedure has been cut to minimum in most
agencies. there continues to be fagrant violations
of basic principle of free democracy.
Donald Gingerv. member of the MARYLAND
National CAPITAL Park and Planning Commission,
has been a consistent advocate of closed meetings.
For some reason he thought he could ACCOMPLISH
more in private and out of the view of the staff,
the public or the newspaper reporters.
This method of operation bacl<fired last week
and ii is possible that Mr.. Gingery will no longer
insist on closed meetings. How other members
of the Park and Planning Commission feel is not
known. Individually all profess to be opposed but
it is noticeable that all agree to go into executive
session. so called. when a mere suggestion is made.
Mr.. Gingery has worked all Summer as chair
man OF a committee which conferred with national
and district officials in an effort to work out
plan to relieve some of the tremendous traffic
load with particular attention being paid to the
possibilities of a solution to the Wisconsin Avenue
Corridor. Certain standards must be met before
the Federal Government will provide 90 percent
and the State 10 percent of the cost of such roads
project
Plans and commitments must be made in
advance on such an important project Mr. Gin
gerry thought the time had come to put the Wis
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18
Brave Words

TIE Montgomery County Revenue Author
u ity will be one year old in exactly three
days. 1t will have hard time justifying its
existence.
The new government unit was created
for the purpose of undertaking public prof.
ects that will pay for themselves - such
things as parking garages, airports golf
courses and the like The step was taken in
the apparent belief that our vast govern
mental machinery which already exists was
unable to take on this new horizon That
conclusion was doubtful one.
Since its creation, the Revenue Author
ity can point to some extremely. Intellectual
cropping around on the airport question, a
recommendation that public golf course be
built al. Part of the proposed Wheaton region
-<al park, and a request that it be allowed to
take over the county's already-smoothly-
functioning public parking lots.
In the light of the above, the following
conclusion contained in the Authoritys
three-page typewriter Report to the Coun-
ty Council this week seems highly question
able:
''In general, the Authority has
found, after extensive study, that there
exists field of activity in Montgomery
County between government and private
enterprise WHICH is IOI anu cdIlIlOJ lOSl-
caly and successfully be handled by
either system. The revenue authority is
an instrumentality which can and will;
if given appropriate support during its
formative years, bring about needed
community facilities benefiting the COM
munity in general and the user in
particular"
These are brave but - so far empty
words
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18

NA/E have never done anything" DR.
w c. Taylor Whittier, county, school
superintendent, observed this week, "in
which there has been so much demand by
parents for participation"
He was commenting on the Classroom
TV program which starts in the fifth and
sixth grades of 7S elementary schools on
Monday. Initially, he pointed out, the plan
had been to experiment with TV instruction
in only % pilot schools scattered throughout
the county. Widespread parental demands
that their children be included in the pro-
gram led to switch in plans so that 78
schools - with help from various P-TAs and
civic groups - are now included in the pro-
gram sponsored by Greater Washington Edu-
catiOnal TeleviSiOn Association.
What classroom TV portends for educa-
ton as We know it today is anybody's guess.
But put 1t down in your book that Monday,
at 1880 Am. when the program starts on
Channel 5 will be highly significant
moment in county history
Within the framework of our present
concepts it would appear that TV will always
be supplementary. It's kind of tough to ask
question OF box Expanding TV educa-
ton, however, could well mean that ultimate
ly one teacher could easily handle two classes,
simultaneously. One would be looking at the
TV set while the other would be getting the
benefit of teachers training and experience
through personal contact
If you don't watch this whole classroom
TV experiment closely, you're overlooking
one OF the significant developments of our
time.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18

The Importance of parents
knowing whether their child is
positive or negative to the tu-
berculin test was stressed last
week by Dr. William ]. Peoples,
county health officer.
Under last years testing pro-
gram, DR.. Peoples said, approx
mately one percent of kindergart-
ners tested and six percent of
eighth graders checked reacted
positively.
"a positive tuberculin test
means that the child has been
exposed to tuberculosis" DR.. Pee
Piles cautioned. But parents should
not be alarmed at this, he added.
A positive tuberculin test does
not mean that a child is sick.
If the test turns out positive,
an x-ray is taken. And 1t is rela-
lively rare for children of school
age to have tuberculosis.
A person with a positive
tubercnIin test Is more like
Iy to get tuberculosis and
must exercise every possible
precaution to prevent tuber-
culOsis.
an the light Of our present sci.
entific knowledge, there is every
reason to believe that people be.
ing diagnosed with tuberculosis
today have been exposed in the
past-perhaps long in the past"
DR.. Peoples said.
II such people had been tuber
culin tested they would have
known that they had been ex
posed and therefore would have
exercised every precaution ir
maintaining their health and
medical supervision at the high
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18
Plans Ready
For Visit of
BIOOdnObiA

Representatives from various
Rockville fraternal and service
organizations and from the two
Nike sites in the area met last
night at the Civic Center to
make plans for the visit of the
Red Cross Bloodmobile to the
Rockville Methodist Church, Oc-
tober 13.
The bloodmobile will visit the
church from 2:45 Pm. until 8
PM. Among the scores of
donors expected will be contin-
gents of soldiers from the two
Nike batteries.
Chairman of the meeting last
night, for her second time, was
Mrs. j. Alfred Kay, of 108 West
Argyle Street, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18
More Action, Less
Politickin' Needed

Mr.. Alger Barbee Montgomery Countys able,
usually astute, usually Conscientious States attor
ney made no political hay last week when he said
there sufficient laws in the State to keep
savory teen-age publications off newsstandS. Fur
ther, Mr.. Barbee did not make popular hay when
he suggested that citizens become arresting Off
GERS If they find such publications offensive to
the eye and good taste.
Citizens, even as Mr.. Barbee may be we'll
informed on the adequacy of the laws but citi
zens have way of expecting their duly elected Of
fcials to enforce those laws. Mr.. Barbee has been
good states attorney Mr. Barbee also is making
a bid for a Democratic seat in the General AS
sembly this year. He is the chief law enforcement
officer of Montgomery County His responsible
ties are clearly set out in the laws he mentions
Quipping off those responsibilities does not lessen
them or endear Mr.. Barbee to parents who will
be casting votes in November Parents are not
political partisans when it comes to morals of
their young. 1t is unfortunate when moral is
sue becomes political ISSUE Mr.. Barbee, in this
particular would have earned more plaudts
had he ignored political aspects of the unsavory
publications question and responded as an alert
law enforcement officer. Quips and cracks will
not remove immortality from the newsstands.
Neither will politics.
strangely enough, the hottest OF the hot
potatoes which should have been cooking
long since-in the current involvement be-
tween county Republicans and Democrats is
the matter of assessments and assessment
procedures of the tax assessors office.
Up to now Republicans, who should have
been hot potato peeling like mad, have neglected
very fertile field Since Republicans are neither
naive nor untried in the political arena, one is
forced to assume they are ducking an issue which
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18

print, Ior an artifice In which too many of u.s. un
fortunately indulge. 1t concerns the person pos
sessed Of eonniving nature who will go to any
extreme to ingratiate himself with the boss hop
ing thereby to better his position apple polish
ing" is the polite term for this practice which was
probably handed down to us by the little boy who
took an apple to the teacher. Persons who do
this can be easily spotted believe this practice
is not only despicable, 1t is dishonest as we'll 1t
is something have never done, nor do l ever
expect to do it.
l was once the purchasing agent for
large industrial corporation that spent
couple of hundred thousand dollars month,
and 1t goes without saying that was ex-
posed to all the artifices in the book when
I was interviewed by 20 to 80 statesmen a
day looking for orders. They did everything
but cry on my shoulder.
Some of it was pretty nauseating, but guess
the worst offender was the salesman who, know
ing of my intense interest in coon hunting
would be sure every time he came around to
ask, how II had been going. 1t was easy to
recognize the feigned interest. He didn't care
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18

which we humans indulge.
I haven't looked in the die.
tionary, but as far as am
concerned the word "affecta-
ton" is an awfully good syn
onym for "artificiality." AT.
fectation is most certainly arti-
ficial. Neither one is a good
word for something which is
honest and sincere.
There is a stronger word,
which would not look good in
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18
State Society Dance

The golden Jubilee year of the
New York State Society of Wash
ington, d. c., win be inaugurated
next Thursday when members
and guests will attend a dance at
the Roosevelt Hotel. 2101 10th
Street, NV. Meyer Goldman and
his orchestra viii play for the
dance. Non-members' contribu-
tion of 81 will be accepted at the
door.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1958-09-18
I Believe ....
Cunning FIattery
Is 'Despicable'

"A strong lining soul In him, and
sincerity there; a reality not an artificial
ity, not a sham" ;. Carlyle
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
Elks To Meet
In Hattiesblrg
Sunday, 30

HATTIESBURG, Miss. -
The Jess E. Brown Lodge, I.
B. P. o. E. of W., will sponsor
a full days program Sunday,
November 80, beginning with
worship service at the st.
Paul Methodist Church, IL: A.
NJ, pastored by Rev. S. L.
Webb. The boys activities
will be in charge of Deputy
w. ]. Summers of District 6,
who will be assisted by other
Deputies from other districts.
One of the days features
will be the organizing of a
Temple for the Daughters of
Hattiesburg, under the direc.
ton of State Daughter Presi-
dent, Mrs. Willie H. Rudd.
Bills and Daughters of l..
X. Atwood Lodge No. 518 and
Grace Jones Temple No. 500 in
Jackson are expected to at
tend this meeting in large
numbers. Those persons who
wish to attend this service in
Hattiesburg, who do not have
transportation, can meet at the
Elks Rest on Lynch Street at
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
UNCF Distributes $4,000
To Tougaloo College

President Samuel c. Kin
cheloe announced today that
Tougaloo Southern Christian
College has received $4,000 of
the $475,000 distributed by the
United Negro College Fund to
its 33 m m b e r colleges on
November ID. This makes a
total of $4,000 received by
Tougaloo for the current
calendar year.
Tougaloo Southern Christian
College is one of the SO in
dependent, accredited member
colleges and universities of
the Fund. UNCF coordinates
the efforts of these colleges in
seeking nationwide public and
corporate support. Beginning
with its first organized appeal
in 1914, UNCF has raised ap-
proximately 10 percent of the
annual operating expenses of
its member colleges each year.
AS the pioneer in coopera-
tive fund raising for institu-
tions of higher learning, the
College Fund set pattern.
Some 40 organizations are
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
NEGRO WHITE INVENTORS
SHARE in $50, 900
U. S. STEEL Prize

GARY, Ind. - An idea
roughly formed in a sandbox
has earned the largest sug-
gestion award in the steel in
dustry for two employees at
the United States Steel Cor
poration's Gary Steel Works.
Sharing equally a $4,000 a.
ward under the corporations
plan are Oscar M. Dansler and
Salvatore Lumella, both wage
earners in the steel plants
blast furnace division. Dams
Ter, a keeper, and Lumella, a
stove tender, have worked to-
gether for more than Is years.
Dansler, a soft-spoken man
of 81, stated that he began
thinking of ways of earning
some extra money as soon as
his foreman had explained
that cash would be paid for
money-saving ideas submitted
by employees.
81 just kept looking at the
iron flowing from the furnace
and kept thinking, Oscar how
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
Rev. Whitney To- }.
Preach Initial
Sermon Monday

Jackson, Miss. - The Rev. S.
L. Whitney, newly elected pas
tor of the Parish Street Bap-
fist Church will preach the
opening sermon of his pastor
ate Sunday, November 80 at
10:45 A. M.
Members of the church are
inviting all to join them in
this opening of the new adj
ministrative pastoral era.
Rev. Whitney brings to the
Parish Street Baptist Church
a We alth of experiences in
training. He has pastored in
both Louisiana and Mississippi
and coming to Parish Street
he lie ayes his pastorate at
Meridian, Miss, where he has
endeared himself as a most
outstanding religious leader.
The church is especially for
tunate in having such man
who is not only a splendid
minister but who is a great
civic leader as well.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
Rites For Late
John Johnson
Held Nov. Is

East Jackson - Funeral SER
vices for the late Mr.. John
Johnson, we'll known business
man thruout Kinds and Rankin
Counties were held Tuesday,
November Is at the Sweet
Water Baptist Church, East
Jackson, with the Rev. ). ID.
Hayden, officiating.
Attesting to the high esteem
in which Mr.. Johnson was held
was the large crowd that made
it necessary for the service to
be held outdoors; the beauti-
full flowers and the words of
condolences from both white
and colored friends.
Following the procession,
scripture was read and prayer
offered by Rev. James Thomp-
son. Music was rendered by
the TaylorSville Choir; Re-
marks were made by Mr..
Charlie Carr, a life long friend
of the deceased; Solo by Mrs.
Ora ID. Walker. Acknowledpe
and Obituary by Mrs. Amy
Atwood.
Mr.. Johnson was the son of
the late, Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson
Johnson and was born August
81, 1900 in the Taylorsville
Community. During the years
he lived in Greenville, Miss,
Continued on Page q
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
Car Wholesale
Co. Offers Fair
Deal On Extra
Good Cars

GIVE YOURSELF A CAR
FOR CHRISTMAS and
here's how you can do it
GO TO CAR WHOLESALE
COMPANY, located on the
corner of Lynch and Poindex-
ter Streets and let our Lot
Manager, WALTER B. BIS
HOP show you the BEST
DEAL in Clean, Cars-'50 to
"a Models, ALL CLEAN AND
IN GOOD CONDITION
And here's the best part about
the whole deal
YOU CAN BUY THESE
CARS WITH A REALLY LOW
DOWN PAYMENT and EASY
TERMS In fact, your
Down Payment can be as low
as $4,000 and monthly pay
ments can be arranged on
EASY TERMS as low as $4,000
to $4,000 =.
ALL OUR CARS are
brought down from the North
and re-conditioned in our own
REPAIR SHOP that is stated
entirely by expert mechanics.
COME TO CAR WHOLE.
SALE COMPANY ON POIN.
DEXTER AND LYNCH ST.
Continued on Page q
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29

now conducting joint appeals
annually for groups of Ameri
can private colleges.
Stanley C. Hope, president
of Sound-Scriber Corporation
and retired president of EssC
Standard Oil Company, is ma
tional chairman for UNCFs
1858 appeal. w. J. Trent, Jr.
is the executive director. Local
officers are l. S. Sanders
chairman; Mrs. E. L. Lips
comb, co chairman; E. w
Banks, treasurer.
To date the Fund has dis.
tributed $1,386,779 among the
80 member colleges.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29

can you earn some Of that
suggestion money!" Dansler
commented. Three weeks after
the plan had been discussed,
Oscar got the idea.
He talked it over with Luz
mella and the two men work
ed out the details in a box
containing sand used to line
the troughs in which the mol
ten iron runs. A drawing was
made, based on the sand mod
ell and submitted to the plants
employee suggestion depart
ment.
The approved suggestion
provided for the development
of a basin and a unique gate
arrangement in a trough where
Stag was taken off the iron
coming from the furnace.
Dansler, native of Nor.
rell, Ark, has been a resident
of Gary since 1923, is married
and has two children, Otis
SaxtOn, who lives In Baldwin,
Mich.
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29

Principal LaVergne RAN
d0lph ST., the fourteenth of
the family of seven girls and
seven boys born to Walter S.
and the late Annie Randolph,
was born in DLo, Mississippi.
He received early encourage
ment to seek an education
from two of his older sisters,
Mrs. Leila Miller, now teach
ing in Nashville, Tennessee
and Mrs. Sudie Randolph Ter
rell, r. NJ, who served as Head
nurse at Sanitorium for many
years. His elementary educa-
ton was guided by the late
Walter Dixon in the old Shilo
School. In the late 3O's his
sister, Leila Miller, took him
to Nashville, Tennessee where
he enrolled in Pearl Senior
High School, and was one of
the first students there to en-
ter the Diversified Occupa-
tions course in retail sellir :,
starting his ON the job train
ing at the famous Otey chan
of Negro grocery stores. After
graduation in 1912 Lavergne
entered Jackson College only
to interrupt his College train
ing a short time later by
volunteering for the United
States Army. After discharge,
he returned to Jackson Col
lege to continue his college
training. 1t was during this
time that he opened the Busy
Corner Restaurant and variety
Store, which he operated with
the help of his sisters Emma
and Sudie for seven years. He
completed his college work in
1947 and married his high
school sweetheart, Marguerite
Campbelle of Nashville, Ten
nessee in November of the
same year. They are the proud
parents of two children, Mar
garetha and LaVergne Jr.
Continued on Page p
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
Workers Appointed For Colored
Division OF United States

GREENWOOD - The color
ed citizens of Greenwood and
Leflore County have started
their part of the United Civ
ers campaign under the lead
ership of Rev. A. w. Moore,
pastor of New Zion Baptist
Church.
Rev. Moore called a special
meeting of the leaders among
the colored citizens at Stone
Street Elementary School on
Wednesday night, November
10th.
After a general discussion
of plans for the campaign the
following workers were APP
pointed to conduct the drive:
Rev. A. w. Moore, Chairman;
Rev. George A. Harper, Co.
Chairman; Amanda Ely, Sec
rotary; w. F. Coleman, Re-
porter; Prof. L. H. Thread
gill, Treasurer; Rev. M. w.
Lindsey, Wesley Methodist
Church; Rev. David Mthews,
Strangers Home M. B. Church;
Rev. J. w. Johnson, Jennings
Temple Church; Rev. w. L.
Terrell, Providence M. B.
Church; Rev. c. L. Clark,
Jones Chapel Church; Rev. M.
j. Sailing, Decell Methodist
Church; Rev. A. r. Woods, Lo-
Gust Grove Church; Rev. r. L.
Washington, Friendship NJ. B.
Church; Rev. M. R. Mozee.
Turner's Chapel; Rev. B. T.
M C S w i n e, Union Grove
Church; Rev. w. H. Kingston,
Good Hope Church; Rev. d. G.
Continued on Page q
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
New Social Social Security
Laws To Benefit
General Public.

Changes that will affect al
most every farm and city per-
son have recently been made
in the old-age and survivors
insurance program, Mr.. John
F. Pate, manager of the Jack
SON social security office said
today.
He took this opportunity
during Farm-City Week to say
that these changes affect the
American public as a whole.
Working persons = employed
and self-employed, farmers
and city people - need to
know about them; their fami-
lies need to know about them.
The most important changes
in the law were designed to
strengthen the Federal social
insurance system which offers
some protection against loss
of earned income due to the
retirement, death, or total dis
ability of the worker.
Most important, Mr.. Pate
said, is the increase in bene-
fit amounts because these in
creases affect practically all
working people and their fam
lilies. This applies to people
now getting benefit payments
and to those who will get bene-
fits in the future. Monthly
benefit checks to workers who
retired at age IS or later will
be increased automatically by
at least $500. The maximum
monthly payment family may
receive is increased from 5000
to 1854 a month. Families
now receiving m kim u m
monthly benefits under the
law will receive increases from
$500 to $54 depending upon
the deceased workers average
monthly earnings.
Mr.. Pate pointed out the
larger amount will show up in
benefit checks that go in the
mails early in February.
Beginning with 1859, earn
ings up to $4,000 will be cred
liable and taxable for social
security purposes and social
security taxes will be increas-
ed. A person who worked in
a business or on a farm will
have 21s per cent taken out
of his pay instead of the pres
ent 2A per cent; his employer
will contribute 21k percent
also. The seif-employment so
cial security tax will be in
creased p Of / per cent and
will become 3M percent of
net earnings up to $4,000 in
the year.
Mr.. Pate said that many
people who could not qualify
for benefits before could do
so now. These include:
1. Dependents of disabled
W o r k e r S who are get
ting monthly disability bene-
fits because they are too dis
abled for further substantial
Continued on Page p
The Mississippi enterprise. (Jackson, Miss.) 1938-current, 1958-11-29
SHOOTS AT WIFE
KILLS HIS SON

CHARLOTTE, N. C. - How
ard Holland, SO, has been char.
ged with murder in the death
of his son, Tommy Holland, Z,
after his wife, Willie Mae, told
police Holland shot at her and
accidentally struck the boy
with a bullet.
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Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1958-10-08
Loris Whips
Red Devils $50

Neighboring Loris gave the
Tabor City Red Devils their
worst licking of the season Fri
day night when they emerged
with a $50 victory.
Hucky John Shelley, shifted
from end to halfback, scampered
3, 8, as and so yards to rack up
four of his teams scores.
The Lions racked up the other
score with one-yard plunge
by fullback Beecy Prince.
Two Loris touchdowns were
called back during the tilt due
to penalties.
The Red Devils were unable
to get up their steam after the
loss of halfback Melvin Mobiles