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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15
Free State TB Rate
9th Highest in US.

The tuberculosis case rate in Maryland is the
sixth highest in the nation among states report
ing new cases last year according to Frank T.
Jones, executive director Of the Maryland Tuber-
culosis Association.
Jones revealed these figures contained in a
survey conducted in April by the United States
Public Health Service: There were 1877 new TB
cases reported in Maryland last year, giving us
the terrifically high case rate of $50 cases per
100000 population. The case rate for the entire
county per 100000 population is $685." he said.
According to provisional reports from all the
State Health Departments for 1857, there were
approximately $500 new tuberculosis cases in the
continental United States during 1857. OF these
more than $1,000 must be classified as active and
probably active cases.
1--WE are tracking down as many cases of TB
as we can" Mr.. Jones said. cts been determined
that the person most likely to catch tuberculosis
is the single, older, nonwhite male who may be
either alcoholic or diabetic. But trip through
any TB ward would show that tuberculosis
patients can be married, young, white and tee
totalers. TB can be caught by anyone as 1877
people in Maryland found out last year"
Jones explained that the Maryland Tuber.
culosis Association located in Baltimore City and
its % affiiates in the counties conducts its own
casefinding program and assists the Baltimore
city and state health departments in their pro-
grams.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15

are to try to feel that Power greater than your.
self can restore you to sanity In the third step
you make decision to turn your will and your
65 percent Of the states population controls
only Al percent of its unit VOTE This is the
way it'll be next Tuesday
life over to the care of God as you understand
Him. In step five you admit to God (and to
another nian) the exact nature of all your wrong
doings, and in step six you are willing to have
Him remove all of your defects of character You
humbly ask for removal of all shortcoming in
step seven In step eleven you seek through prayer
and meditation to improve your contact with God
praying for knowledge of His will, and the power
to carry it out.
There, in the main, is the spiritual side of
A.A. You apply these principles to yourself to fit
your own individual need You interpret them in
your own way to fit your own particular case.
don't think there's thing wrong, or out of order,
with any of them. Or unreasonable; or impos
sible either. In anyones fight against alcohol he
should make good use of all the spiritual help he
can get. Believe me, alcoholism is deadly thing
The average alcoholic can hardly be described
as a person lacking intelligence. Some of the
greatest men and women of all time were adj
mittedly alcoholics Have you heard someone say,
THAT fellows genius if he would just stay
sober"
like to believe that "A works because of
a Power higher than ourselves Some subtle
something which inviolably aligns itself with the
Needless careless, foolish throng of those who
imbbe excessively; a benign, soothing influence
treating and healing old wounds, and, at the same
time opening up vistas of undreamed happiness
and freedom which had been virtually impossible
before
One will live again in a brand-new world -
everything you touch, see or hear will be brand
new. I like to believe that AA. is heaven-sent
emanating from the One "who works in
mysterious way His wonders to perform" Else
what qualified reason can be given for the veri-
table miracles it has accomplished in its short
life. Today psychiatrists, psychologists, physi-
clans and metaphysicians are glad to turn over to
A.A the 'incurables.' Then the miracle begins.
No one can help an alcoholic like another aleo-
holic - they are kindred souls - they have gone
through the same kind of hell together. They
have done the same culpable, idotic things 1t
may well be that in this alikeness AA. does more
good and gets better results than all medicine
and preaching combined
Have you ever seen man stand on the trap
door of scaffold, hands and feet tied, black
hood over his head and strong rope around his
neck? have. Have you even seen as have seen,
hundreds and hundreds of crippled people, both in
minds and body? And have you seen, also, a
hopeless drunk, passed out, lying in the gutter?
have, lots of them. And if you have seen all
these things, have you ever thought as 1 have
thought "there but for the grace of God, go L.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15
Or Other Emergency

The County Council is apparently on the
verge of urging county voters to relax
an important safeguard imposed on its fis-
cal operations by the County Charter.
In the charter is requirement that the
council must give legal notice of public
hearing before it appropriates public funds.
This involves placing of legal advertisements
in county newspapers of general circulation.
Over the years, citizens who follow local
government closely have acquired the habit
of looking for these legal ads to keep in
formed on county government activities. The
procedure means delay of only one week
but this sometimes prevents public officials
from being stampeded into making hasty
appropriations.
Now, the Council is favoring adoption
of a Charter change that would enable it to
hold public hearings when large appropria-
tons are involved after having only sent out
press release. To be sure, they have now
added clause to the proposal that such
step should only be taken Gin the event of
disaster or other emergency" But that
is pretty flimsy stuff What is a disaster?
For bonafide hurricanes, floods, billiards.
the county could find contingent or other
funds already appropriated that would fill
the need And what is an emergency? Usual
ly, it is just about anything wanted badly
by some greedy person or group that
wouldn't hesitate to use the emergency"
label to accomplish selfish ends.
The Charter safeguard should be re-
tanned 1t was put there with deliberate
care to insure sound fiscal practice.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15
Rockville
CCG to Fete
1854 Slate
On Sunday

The Citizens for Good Govern
ment will honor its slate of may
or and council which it originally
elected in 1854, at the Civic Cen
ter from z to 9 PM. Sunday. In
vitations have been mailed to
cog members and friends. In
terested persons may call Pc. q
4O67 or Pc. 2-6913.
Megan Burke, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Donald T. Burke, will
participate in the Potomac Dane
ing Class Recital tomorrow eve
ming at the Potomac Methodist
Parish Hall. Teaching the young
ladies of the Rockville Potomac
area is Mrs. Wesley Robertson,
well known in Montgomery Coun-
ty ballet and dance circles. Mrs.
Robertson, is in her fourth year
of working with area children.
She maintains a dance studio on
Old Georgetown r o d in
Bethesda.
DIR. William s. Baum, formerly
of Scott Drive, now in Phoenix,
visited in Rockville for a few
days recently.
Octavia Wood, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Sumner Wood, is get
ting along well after a recent op-
Grafton at the Johns Hopkins Uni.
versity Hospital in Baltimore. Mr..
Wood, attorney in Rockville, and
his family reside in Germantown.
Mrs. Bowie F. Waters of 101 S.
Van Buren, Street, is visiting her
brother DIR. William Gassaway in
Ellicott City.
Mrs. Edwin Granai and daugh-
ter Janet from New Rochelle,
N. Y, are visiting Mrs. Granai's
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Daw-
son on Forest Avenue.
Mrs. Lawrence Dawson is in
Boston visiting her daughter and
son-in-law, DR.. and Mrs. Edward
Gray.
Mrs. Valentine Wilson of Glen
Hills is home from Suburban
Hospital doing well after a re-
cent operation.
Welcome to Rockville to the
George M. Kavanagh family at
200 Harrison Street. Mr.. Kava-
nagh is employed by the Acc and
sons George and Tommy attend
the West Rockville Elementary
School,.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15
In County
Safer x-Ray Use
Policies Adopted

The Montgomery County Health Department
the Public Health Committee of the Montgomery
County Medical Society and the Montgomery
County tuberculosis and Heart Association have
Joined together to establish common policy for
the effective and safe of chest xrays in Mont
gomery County. According to Aaron H. Traum,
MD. Chairman of the Public Health Committee
of the Medical Society," the following recommen-
dations have been made:
X-ray surveys should concentrate on areas
of highest incidence particularly the older age
groups persons over 49,
Survey xrays of the chest should only be
taken of persons 18 years of age and older unless
otherwise recommended by physician
individuals should not be x-rayed more than
once year unless otherwise recommended by a
physician
Only properly-checked equipment and proper
ly-trained xray techncians should be used in a
mass xray program
All machines operated by the Health Depart
ment and the Tuberculosis and Heart Association
have been checked and all the operators are well
trained x-rav techpicians
Regarding school children DR.. Traum stated
that the tuberculinest is the best method for the
detection of tuberculosis in the infant child and
young adult Future countrywide plans for the
early detection of tuberculosis will include en-
phass on pre-school and certain grade levels in
the secondary schools The Importance Of the
tuberculin test indicates whether not child
has been exposed to tuberculosis. The test is a
simple skin test based more or less on an allergic
reaction which indicates whether or not the child
has been exposed or infected with tuberculosis.
II the test is positive. a chest x-ray is recon-
mended.
AS means of making IT more convenient
for physicians to do tuberculin testing the mate
rial for testing is being supplied by the Health
Department and distributed by the tuberculosis
and Heart Association to all physicians in the
county upon request
Dr. Traum emphasized the importance Of this
joint statement on the part Of the Medical Society
the Health Department and the tuberculosis and
Heart Association as a means Of clarifying and
focusing attention on the tuberculosis problem
today
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15

sparsely populated rural areas dominate
state elections.
Georgia is the only other state in the
nation to still have such a law.
The rural blocs which control the Gen.
eral Assemblies in both states have refused
to let 60 of the device which serves them
so well.
Four times in the last IL years the
United States Supreme Court has refused
to rule on the question. It's reason has been
that this is a political question" which
should be settled by the legislatures
the courts.
Now, however, the question is again
before the court on different grounds. The
Mayor of Atlanta contends in a suit that
because he lives in highly urban area his
vote means much less than one coming from
a rural area. Accordingly, he argues, this
"devaluation" Of his vote violates the Four
teenth Amendment requirement that citizens
shall be afforded equal protection of the
law"
If the court throws out the Georgia law,
it is doubtful whether the Maryland law
could stand up much longer. Meanwhile,
under our system of holding elections here
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15
Unit Rule System

c ONE day Maryland will be able to shake
- off its archaic unit rule system which
can make a shambles out of democratic
election. But, meanwhile it is stuck with it
and next Tuesdays primary win be conduct
ed under unit rule system.
This means simply that the statewide
candidate in order to win does not need the
majority vote of the people. He must have
the most unit votes from Baltimore City
and all Of the % counties.
Original purpose of the law was to pre-
vent state control by big city machines. But
what happens now under the system is that
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15
BaltimOrean Fl
City Hires
New Palmer
FIR. P. I

City Manager Milton Million.
Million was appointed last week
after the Mayor and Council
dropped John MARYLAND who had
served as City Manager for the
past four years.
City Hall anticipates several
hundred applications for the top
administrators job which is be-
ing advertised at $1,000 to $13,-
600 in the International City
Managers newsletter, the Amer
lean Cities Magazine and the
New York Times.
Interviews will be scheduled in
June but the earliest date for a
new city manager to take over is
expected to be August 1.
The third vacant position, di-
rector of public works, which
paid $500, has had at least 25
applicants for the job which VIII
liam c. Vaughan left last week
after nine months service.
Watts salary will not be set
until after the June budget hear
ing but it is expected to be in the
neighborhood of $7400. The new
city planner has his degree in
city planning from Rutgers Uni
versity and his masters in
regional planning from Cornell.
He has been in Baltimore County
for three years and before that
served as planning consultant
and planning technician on the
planning board of several New
Jersey municipalities. He is mar
ried and has three children.
MARYLAND, who has had a
total of nine years experience
with the city reported this week
that he is considering a number
of attractive offers" for new
jobs but is in no rush to reach
a decision.
The announcement that he was
to be let go came early in the
morning last Wednesday after
hours of comforting between his
lawyer and the city's and follow
ed a month of rumors during
his support.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15
Election Day

h lExT Tuesday the voters will, as they
IN say trek to the polls and the demo-
cratic processes will have been served in the
party primaries for this "off year" election.
Who will the winners be?
On the COP side there are the United
Republicans and the Regular Republicans.
The basic question to be decided here, it
seems, is whether the rank and file Repub-
lican voter wants to continue the present
COP leadership or go along with the younger
group of hopefuls.
On the Democratic side the situation is
about the same with one group trying to
wrest control of party affairs from the estab-
lished group.
The Regular Republicans" and the
United Democrats" are made up of men and
women who have guided Republican and
Democratic destinies for many years. They
are the "ins." The "outs" are the United
Republicans" and the Democrats for '58"
both of whom are making strong bid to
unseat the existing leadership. 1t is highly
likely that either one or the other of the con-
tenders for power will be successful per-
haps BOTH
The position of the "outs" on the COP
side seems to be that there is a need for new
leadership while their counterparts on the
Democratic side have based their appeals on
a claim that the special (real estate) i'm
terests are entrenched in local government.
The 'ins," of course, are asserting that,
their administration of party affairs has been
good. And, as is usually the case, they don't
seem to have worked SO hard as the chal-
lengers who are trying to knock them off.
A multiplicity of factors will influence
the outcome of the balloting - not the least
of which is the position of the candidates
names on the ballot. Abel, for example, is
in a most fortunate position while Wheeler
~ the last of IA names in his particular race
lis in an abominable spot.
On the basis Of previous experience,
there are several things that can be predict
ed with virtual certainty % not more than
40 percent of the voters will even bother to
go to the polls; 81 if it's a rainy day, and
one might get a bit damp while preserving
our democratic way of life, the percentage
turnout will drop much lower; (3) many,
many voters will not go to the trouble to
vote for such positions as members of the
party central committees, or delegates to the
State Convention but these people, in many
cases, will be the real powers and the ones
who, in some cases, will be telling the elected
office holders how they should vote and con-
duct their office.
Increasing voter apathy is going to
result in a situation that will rise UP to
haunt us some day. And if you, as one citi-
zen, have taken one or more steps to help
overcome voter ignorance and indifference,
we'd like to throw you small bow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-15

Home is the dearest spot on earth, and
il should be the center though not the boun-
dairy, Of the affections.
Mary Baker Eddy
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-07-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12
Area Picked
For Renewal
WithoutAid

A 12-block area north Of
Florida avenue adjoining Car
dozo High School may become
the Districts first "non-asSist-
ed" urban renewal project area.
This designation would mean
that property owners could get
long-term Federal Housing Ad-
ministration guaranteed A.
nancing to renovate housing
there.
The prospect was discussed
at yesterdays meeting Of the
District Urban Renewal Opera
tons Committee The section is
considered particularly adapt
able because it contains a num-
Der of substantially built large
homes which lend themselves
to conversion as small apart
ments or rooming houses.
Frederick w. Mallon of the
Housing Division reported the
area Is being surveyed as to
qualifications. A more detailed
report will be made to the COM
mittee later.
The Housing Division has
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12
Russia's Smiling
Ambassador.
to the u. s.

Everyone was surprised when
Russia sent US Mikhail Menshi.
kov as the Ambassador to the
u. S. He seemed a man Of easy.
smiling charm and reasonable.
ness. HE even let Post photog.
raphers take the exclusive En-.
bassy pictures for this article.)
Now, famed Washington ex.
pert Stewart Alsop gives you
his analysis of what was behind
Moscow's "smiles and charm"
treatment >. and explains why
Russia's ''congenial'' approach
could be more dangerous than
the old line. Read ''The Two
Faces of MikhaiI Menshikov."
Also, the exciting story OF
White Sox shortstop Luis
Aparicio, the frail kid" who
dazzled Venezuela and went on
10 take the American League
by Storm
IN ALL, 8 articles, 4 stories, Z
serials, many cartoons and ex.
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12

VINO were partners In ths spsn-
Ger Manufacturing Co. IN Puer-
10 Rico. procured a large Gov
eminent contract for the man
ufacture OF white sailor hats.
They were alleged 10 have
obtained the contract BY brlb-
Ing q number Of Government
employees. including former
Army Capt. Raymond Wool,
who at the time was contract
lng ofieer Of the Armed Serv-
ices Textile and Procurement
Agency.
At the time they got the
contract they did not even
have = factory. according IA
testimony.
Judges Charles 4. Clark. Car
roll c. Hincks and Potter
Stewart Of the Appeals Court
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12
Property on the Moon
Is in Greet Demand

More than one American
foresees good business oppor-
tunities In outer space. one
wrote 10 say that he would be
interested In obtaining the
streetcar franchise on the
moon: another requested all
available information about
land ION any Of the planets or
the moon 10 open some busi-
ness"
But the Bureau OF Land
Management. which Is respon-
sible for granting leases and
and deeds for $50 million acres
of the public domain In the
U. s.. fiatly refuses TO accept
the lunar burden. Its replies
10 prospective homesteaders on
the moon. therefore. are dis
couraging.
On July l the bureau began
sending out this standard
reply: Dear Sir: Thank you
for your letter In which you
asked about land on the moon
or planets.
1T is not now. nor has Il
ever been, possible for anyone
TO make application for or
obtain the rights to land on
the moon or planets through
the United States Government.
THE United states has as
yet made no claim TO any
territory beyond the earth. To
our knowledge, there are no
specific provisions Of national
or international law covering
outer space.
Until there Is some legal
basis for regarding such lands
as public lands Of the United
States, there is no method by
which they may be ofiicially
claimed or obtained by any
lone"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12
Women Is Found
Knitted to Death
In Playground

The body OF = S5-year-old
woman. a broken-oif knifebladt
in her back. was found in = play
area Of the Buchanan School
in Southeast Washington early
today.
She was identified as Mrs
Thelma Boney. Of 420 Twelfth
street Sc.
Her husband. Randolph
Boney. 40. was arrested at mid
morning at Fourteenth and II
streets NE. by Detective Roy
l.. Ross. who was assigned 10
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12

ruled there had been sufhclent
evidence 70 convict.
Lev. SO. was sentenced 10
nine months IN prison and as
sessed a $1,000 fine. Rubin. 20.
Of East Willlston. N ". got
Is months and a $1,000 fine,
Wool. ~ OF Morristown. N. J.,
was sentenced 70 rs months
and 1850 fine. and AIDES. 81.
Of Puerto Rico. received a sus-
pended sentence. two years
probation and q 1880 fine. an
have been free In bail. pending
the Appeals Court decision.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12

surveyed some half q dozen
areas in seeking one which
would meet conditions fol
neighborhood solidarity lending
themselves to the program. E
L. Fllckinger. executive secre-
tary Of the operations commit
tee. said the Cardozo area APP
pears to be one of the most
logical.
Approval Of the District and
the Housing and Home Finance
Agency would be needed for it:
designation as a non-assistec
urban renewal area. The ares
under consideration lies be-
tween Fourteenth street anc
Georgia avenue NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12
Conviction
Of4 Upheld

NEW YORK. Aus. IL tAP)
The United States Court Of
Appeals yesterday unanimously
afirmed the conspiracy convic.
ton Of Harry CT'he Hat Lev
Chicago hat manufacturer. anc
three others in q scheme u
defraud the Government or
military contracts by briblnr
Government employees.
The four we're convicted ir
April. 1857. after a three-weel
trial before Federal Judge Irv.
lnH r.. Kaufman. Lev and Mar.
win Rubin. and Maurice AIDES
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12

Inesses was sentenced for con-
tempt OF court and given }
suspended To-day jail sentence
and fined $50 for refusing 10
testify In q similar situation.
He was later granted q full
pardon by the Governor OF
Tennessee.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-12

the case Immediately after the
body was found.
He Is charged with homicide
Mrs. Boney. who had q deer
stab wound In the right armpit
and another on the left wrist
was pronounced dead at Cas-
ualty Hospital.