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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09

bike = Boys heavy duty
Schwinn, excellent condition;
sacrifice. Redwood 6-6734.
SHOE SKATES. boys, size 10, ex-
cellent condition: SO or best
offer. Call ANN, IA. 2-1679.
NEDDY-Only 2 yrs, II mos, 2
wks. and day to 60. Love.
RUSTY.
WANTED-If you have no use
for your old TV or radio, call
EVERETTE, PA. 5-2825.
CHEW. '48 convertible; good mo-
tor; new trans, axles and new
fiywheel; many more new
parts: must sell, 500. KE.
6-973l.
FOR SALE-l04O Buick 4-door
touring sedan, with r., three
speakers. h., two-tone paint,
Wv. Needs minor repairs:
SIS. IA. 2-6875.
A FAMILY NIGHT was held by
the Colombian Squires and
Squirettes of RoSensteel Coun-
Gil, Sill. Spg., on Jan. 30. Din
ner was served. A fashion show,
boxing matches and q talk on
the Passion was enjoyed by all.
ANNE R.-MiSS you very much,
doll. Remember July Isl Re-
CARDS from al the gang. STU.
BILLY. STU. GARRY. MARTY
From all the girls who ever
liked you and for those who
like you now, well all miss you
very much.-THE GIRLS.
BARBARA-To the most won
derful girl, all my love and af-
lection for q great 2 months.
Je t'adore. PAUL.
FOR SALE-Tuxedo, size 34-5,
SIS: boys navy gabardine suit,
size IS, SIS; both excel. condi-
ton. Phone KE. $3.50.
FOR SALE-26-in. Schwinn BIZ
cycle, equip. with extra-large
basket for. papers. ETC.; $40.
OF. 1869.
FOR -GlockenSpiel compl.
with case and holster; like
new: reas. TIE. 6-4747.
STU. GARRY. MARTY. BILLY
Good luck to four Of our
finest athletes. Well need you
but the Army's got you now
CALVIN COOLIDGE.
WHIZZER MOTORBIKE for
sale; very good condition; extra
parts included. JE. 2-4020.
LAURIE D.-How about the
sweetheart dance ct Waterloo
j. H.. Feb. "A? Please
DIANE B.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
Greetings

KENNETH-Happy birthday Feb.
8. Dreamboat, hope it's your
best. Your SPECIAL ANGEL.
TOM-A late happy birthday to
you. like you. MARY A.
BEVIE GROW-A very happy
birthday today to q swell
cousin. SARAH.
D R0OPY KEFALAS - Happy
birthday from Punch. Let's
make it last. Like va, CECIL
RICHARD = Happy birthday,
honey, on Feb. 10. You're the
one and only boy for me. Al
ways, LYNN.
ANNE MARIE - Happy. happy
birthday to the best wife any
one could ever have. PAT S.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
Artist Visits District

grownups and kids for nearly
81 years and I would say it has
. universal attraction rather
than q limited appeal for one
age group"
Bill Brown of the Sherwood
Bark wanted to know how far
ahead Mr.. Smith stays in draw
ing his daily strips and Sun
day pages. Mr.. Smith, ac-
knowledging that this is the
question most often asked by
noncartoonists. answered that
he tries to stay about four
weeks ahead on the dailies and
six weeks on the Sunday color
productions.
Marcia Evans Of Dunbar hit
the woman's-or girlS-angIe
by asking Mr.. Smith If there Is
any chance for q female to hit
the big time in comic cartoon
ing.
Definitely" Mr.. Smith re-
Piled. There Is no longer any
barrier to prevent q woman or
. girl from becoming q comic
strip artist"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09

HAVE CAR-Will Travel. Going
to Blacksburg. Va. Can furnish
transportation for 2 girls for
VPI winter formals. Call
ELAINE, XII. s-2712.
CLARA--Sure had q good time
Fri, Jan. 81. I hope it was
the first of MANY good times
TOGETHER" From TOMMY
r.
FRANKIE = I might be your
Special Angel" Call and see.
LINDA.
JIMMY = You're my special
Angel" til the Twelfth Of
Never" Love LINDA.
JOHNNY MATHIS FAN CLUB
If interested. call GLORIA, Ii.
1853.
SALE-Pr. Of girls riding boots;
blk, size 8: $12 or best offer.
Cali JU. $3.50.
FOR SALE = Orpheum electric
guitar; $50. King trombone;
$50. Good condition. OIL.
2-4753.
VIOLNS, French-made, three
quarter size, full size. with case
and bow; very old one-quarter
size. 10. 5-0381.
SKATES. boys hockey; excellent
cond.; used twice: cost $40, sell
$40; size 5. CAN RAY, IA,
5-O30e.
FOR SALE-Girl's 26" Schwinn
bicycle; excel. cond. $40. TIE.
6-4717.
TO TWO COUNTRY HICKS,
Gordon and Pete. with love
from your two city girls, FLOR
ANCE and MARY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09

One of the worlds most
popular cartoonists found out
last week that Washington is
o city where even the teen-age
press conferences can keep q
celebrity on his toes.
AL Smith, who has been
drawing Mutt and JEFF" for
Is years In The Star and 500
other newspapers. met about
so editors and reporters f0r
Washington high schools and
junior high schools in an hour
long press conference.
To put it mildly. Mr.. Smith
was impressed BY the sharp
questions and the skill with
which the juvenile journalists
led him from point to point.
Tom Wells Of the Coolidge
Courier led on the questioning
ut the studios Of Station
WMAL-TV by asking:
is Mutt and Jeff" aimed at
ehildren?"
Il try to please myself" said
Mr.. Smith. big Mutt and
Little Jeif have been pleasing
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
Record Requests

MILT-Spin Good Golly Miss
Molly" for Mary Ellen and Pat
ty, from JOE z NO. L
MILTERINO-Please ded. The
Stroll" to a marvellous MON,
who has Angel Smiles" Hap
by Birthday.
MAD MAN MILT-Please ded.
I'm Available" for Herold and
Kisses Sweeter Than Wine"
from NANCY.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
Miscellaneous


Miscellaneous
uInuIuIlluIIIIIHIiuHIIIHnIIIHlllIUuulIIIHHIIHI
BIKE FOR SALE-26 in; light
blue; girls 81 Schwinn; SO.
Call WA. 7-9O6S.
FOR SALE-One complete Girl
Scout uniform, size IA; IS. KE,
S-5543.
FREE-About 6-mo.. female, part
Collie deg. to good home. CAN
RA. 6-4129.
MICROSCOPE. Gilbert, 900 pow
er. light. case and chemicals;
$40. Temple 6-O058.
RONNIE-You are going away
Ronnie, but III always re-
member you. Remember nell
You know who.
KATS AT "MAC"-Don't be
wrong. vote for Wong, for
treasurer.
HAVE ONE BOY, answers 10 the
name Of T. Want to keep for
ever. Love. d.
DEThanks for the week end.
See you and the others this
summer. l hopel PAT.
MIKE L. OF S-A-You are MY
Special Angel" love you For
Sentimental Reasons" Love va.
baby.
LOST cute boy, who answers
to name Of Larry E., II found,
return to Ellen.
ISALE-Girl,s 26-in. bicycle, Eng
hsh. practically new: American
Flyer train: Webster record
player for radio attachment.
JU. S-7o4S.
TO ALL THE ~HEP CATS" that
attended Hi-Y party at the Y.
1736 G st. NV, on 28th Of De-
cember - extra-Special super
valentine dance on 18th. Call
LII. 4-4545, ask for BILL
or call LU. 3-00l2. ask for
DEE for information.
HEY KIDS-This is the greatest.
Name Buttons: wear his or her
name; Ain. size buttons, red
or blue. For more information,
write to MR.. v. E. SOPER,
1870 w st. s.e., Wash, d. C.
SIGMA PI SIGMA presents an
nual Mardi Gras dance. Feb.
Is. SO. Hamilton Hotel, Chan
lilly RIM, 9-12 pm; music by
Silvertones. Proceeds go to Ne
phroSis. Stag. $3.50; drag.
SITS. For info. call ia. 9-9645.
ATTENTTONi!! ATTENTION!!!
Come one. come ALL. to Western
Jr. Highs Mardi Grasl Games.
dancing. door prizes. movies.
cakewalk, white elephants,
dinner-the works. Sat, Feb.
Is. % pm.
SAM-Thanks for two wonderful
days. The party was great. the
dance, the most. Hope you'll
make these good times con-
tinue. See you (soon I hope)
/ You know Who'll "a. A. d..
HOWARD-The 14th makes four
! months, andsI hope we 60 to-
gether for many months to
come. With all my love, JANE.
LOST One st. John cadet
hitch-hiking at Fla. and r. 1.
ave. on Feb. (. GLORIA.
TOBY W. really care a lot.
Write to me REAL SOON. An
Swer me if you really care too.
JOYCE r.
LOST-Lt.-blue. parakeet named
Pretty Boy: lost in vicinity of
Cheverly Theater. Call WA.
7-4740.
JANET Z.-JuSt adore our new
club. LINDA. P. s. So does
Ginger.
ROLLER SKATES, Chicago"
Ladies' (white). size 8. toe
J TStopS: like new $f5. Jacks
q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
Help Wunted


WANTED = Four Guitarists to
play in all-guitar rock n roll
band: pref. 17-20 yrs. of age.
Call JIMMY, RA. 3-13o3.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-02-09
Jobs Wunted


SENIOR HIGH SCHOOL GIRL
desires job baby sitting after
school or Sundays. Call
RACHEL, HUI. 3-5143.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23
Has 1872 Lessons
SIS 900 Math Film.
May Be Purchased

Montgomery's senior high students may soon
be saying Lets go to the movies" when they
mean Lets go to Physics class"
Such a possibility may become reality next
fall if School Board members agree with the
educational staff's enthusiastic Endorsement of a
series of film produced by the Encyclopaedia
Britannica to teach high school physics.
The series in full color offers 1872 lessons
demonstrated by one of the country's outstanding
teachers, DR.. Harvey E. White plus teachers
guide that includes test questions and details for
presentation
School Board members were slightly
staggered by the total cost the series which is
$4,000.
However Maxwell Burdette, assistant super
intendent of educational services defended the un
precedented item in the audio-visual departments
budget as teaching method "as near to perfec
ton as you get"
Besides using the film to teach physics in the
high schools of selected area in the county,
Burdette said its most important use would be to
train physics teachers who need help or more
experience
The films do not take the place of a teacher
or lab@satory work by the students. Each lesson
runs 30 minutes and would be used as the basis
for one Commute physics period.
Lessons marked Laboratory" call for expert
ments to be performed by the students who would
record the data given, do the problems and cal
culate the results. The results and calculations
are then checked at the beginning of the next
lesson
The series has II divisions including: intro
duction, special lessons mechanics properties Of
matter heat sound. light (optics), electricity and
magnetism, atomic physics, electronics, quantum
optics and nuclear physics.
The section special lessons teaches the be-
ginner to the slide rule and some basic con-
cepts Of algebra and trigonometry that are used
i'm the study of physics.
Examples of the laboratory problems are:
nuclear physics, the absorption of penetrating
radiation by matter is described and the measure
ments of the absorption of beta and gamma rays
by solids are made by means of a Geiger-Muller
counter
In atomic physics, the characteristic plateau
curve for Geiger-Muller counter is determined
experimentally, and measurements are made on
a counting rate meter to verify the inverse square
law
Even such advanced concepts as these Bur-
dette and the secondary school staff claim are
easy to learn through the new media
special showing of few Of the films is
expected to be held for the School Board and DOS
sibly members of the County Council at the next
all-day meeting of the board on February H.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23
Civic Study Shows
Only the Council
Should Levy Taxes

Final authority for setting the tax rate to
finance public education should remain with the
County Council and not be transferred to the
School Board.
This conclusion was reached by a special
committee of the Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton after thorough study of all angles of
the question since the fall of 1855.
The committee of Is members headed by Dr.
Robert S. Marvin held numerous meetings with
school and county officials throughout the two
and-a-half-year period before making its final
recommendation to the Federation last week.
Its basic premise was in agreement with the
majority opinion of survey made by the Sentinel
last fall. This was as follows:
That the County Council should be respon-
sibe for appropriating funds for county activities
and setting the tax rate required to finance such
activities.
That the elected School Board should be
responsible for initiating the educational program
of the county and for carrying out this program
within the limits of the funds made available
That the County Council, as the appropriat.
ing authority should have the final responsibility
for determining the level of educational services
in the county as it must make the final determine.
ton of the level of all county activities
However, a secondary conclusion that would
eliminate the county manager as middle man
between the two elected bodies was defeated by
a 1881 vote OF the general membership.
Holly debated, this recommendation of the
special committee proposed that the county
manager be required to forward untouched the
School Boards request as part of the overall
county budget.
The committees stand was that the role of
County Manager, an appointed official, couded
the responsibility in educational matters 1t be-
leved that the board should justify its program
directly to the council"
Any cut by the manager in the boards re-
quest takes to rather than majority vote
to overrule II. This, in the committees opinion
makes an appointed official the intermediary be-
tween two elected bodies, and should be changed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23
Called 'Insidious'-
School Dependence
On P-TA Funds Hit

Local Montgomery P-TAs pouring money
into the elementary schools to help them meet
even the lowest standards for library books and
necessary classroom supplies.
This fact was emphasized last Friday by DR..
William R. Carroll, president of Parkwood P-TA
at the School Boards hearing on its 1883 op-
Grating budget.
Superintendent c. Taylor Whittier asked $235
million in operating funds, not including SIS mil
lion to be raised by selfsupporting services.
An additional $1,000 would have to come
from the county each year, Carroll said, if the
local P-TAs ceased their annual contributions to
school libraries and special teacher and equipment
funds.
This is an insidious and hidden tax on
comparatively small number of active P-TA mem
bers," Carroll pointed out
His figure based on an average expenditure OF
sta per elementary pupil reached after
survey of II representative P-TAs in the county
The requests for textbooks and materials of
instruction in the elementary schools to meet the
boards minimum standards have been cut by the
superintendent.
Whittier is asking S157, 155 for textbooks in
stead of the S181 488 recommended by the staff
and $188,98 instead of $205197 for materials of
instruction.
Although the schools have never met the
minimum standards they have not suffered, Car
tributions and not to unrealistic Standards the
P-TA president contended.
Most of the Is speakers at the hearing asked
for higher teacher salaries than Winters pro
posed S4000-S6000 scale for ABB teachers.
The League of Women Voters supported the
superintendent pay scale but asked for expan
sion in teacher recruitment and special education
programs and the equipment of secondary school
libraries in two instead of five to seven years.
Montgomery County Education Associations
proposed scale of $4,000 to $1,000 was backed by
the County Council of PTAs and most of the
spokesman for local organizations.
The Allied Civic Group advocated larger in
creases at the top of the teachers scale to cost
S232000 over the superintendent $12.7 million
salary request MCEAs scale would cost $26 mil
lion more than Whitters.
Dsagreeing with the Allied Civic group which
asked that the teachers go Immediately on what
ever scale adopted, the East Silver Spring Citi-
zens group recommended that the MEGA scale
be put into effect over three-year period.
An estimated first step next year would cost
$1840O0 more than the superintendent, said
John F. Kelly, East Silver Springs president. IS
One P-TA president, George E. Auman Gar
rett Park, in giving full support to the immediate
adoption of the MEGA scale warned that 1--WE will
pick up speed on down hill slide if we don't"
Amman cited government salaries in Wash
ington for science and math graduates that start
at $4480 and 60 to $6250 in and half years or
$3.50 more than teachers get after IA years. ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23
In Up County
Here's Listing
Of Teacher Load

Superintendent C. Taylor Whittier is asking
14lS classroom teachers to handle an estimated
enrolment Of 1866 pupils in the county's ele-
mentary schools next year
The number and size of classrooms and the
number of pupils at each grade level vary from
school to school Also these figures do not include
special education classes or special area teachers
such as music, art or physical education
Pupilteacher ratios for the schools in the
Rockville-Up County area in 195859 under Dr.
Writers proposal would be:
Aspen Road, 27.5; Bannockburn, 1886: Brook.
mont, 2S.79; Burtonsville 2S1S; Clara Barton
$3.50; clarksburg. 2e-3; Damascus, 1895; barnes.
town 28S6; Dickerson, 26; Falkland, q; Gathers
burg, 1927; Germantown 1884; Latonsville, 1888;
Lone Oak, 3007; Longvew, 1885, Maryvale,
BOIL; Meadow Hall 3040; Montrose, 1898; Olney,
2773; Park Street 1884, Poolesvine, 2714; Po-
tomac, 29-14; Rock Terrace, 2819; Sandy Spring,
2695; Sherwood 27s9; Taylor, 277 Twinbrook,
3143; viers Mill, BOLT; Washington Grove, 2573;
Weller Road, 3l4; West Rockville, 1888; and
Wheaton Woods, 31o9.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23
Costly Schools

My interest in taxes having
been intensified by previous
connections, cannot help ex-
pressing some thought on the
impact on the proposed school
budget on future taxes.
believe few will deny that
salaries sufficient to hire and
hold qualified teachers must be
paid. Witnesses before the
School Board hearings suggest
ed this but they showed little
interest in searching for econo-
mics in the school system.
The current studies and pro-
posals on high-type industrial
and research development for
the county is a very construc-
tive step, but don't be misled
by promises that it will pay
for our new schools.
Other areas around Washing
ton and over the country are
making similar plans and some
are offering tax cuts to industry
as an added attraction.
The average taxpayer, wheth-
er he pays taxes directly on
property he owns or indirectly
on the apartment he rents, the
grocery store, etc. he patronizes
or the utility he uses will con-
tinue to foot the bulk of the
bill.
Even now the situation of the
average family in our so-called
boom" economy is such that
in many instances, the mother
must help to support the fami-
ly. Increased pressures on par
ents to make a living with less
time for the children can offset
advances in our schools.
The school board, with sever
al members dissenting, voted to
increase standards of construc-
ton for future schools despite
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23
"Hurroy" Sequel

1 Asst week in an editorial titled Murray!
Hurray!" the Sentinel stated that MEM
bers of the County Council and the county
legislative delegation were entertained at
meeting at Olney Inn by members of the
county welfare board and that the welfare
board picked up the tab for the other two
bodies although individual welfare board
members insisted on paying for their own
dinners
This was in error. Each member of
the County Council and the legislative dele
cation attending the dinner paid for his own.
We apologize to members of both bodies.
The information was based on the as
surances of County Welfare Director William
Roger, only two hours before the dinner,
that the welfare board had voted to play
host for the occasion and that the Council
men and the delegates would not have to
pay for their dinners.
Due to the fact that the dinner was
held Tuesday night, and our deadline for
editorials is Tuesday we went ahead with
the editorial assuming that the dinner would
come off as planned that evening Well, it
didn't. And, of course we should not have
assumed that it would. But hindsight is
sometimes easier than foresight
While the editorial was wrong in detail
the principle still stands. Public funds should
not be used for country club gatherings to
the extent they are, or have been, by not
ably, the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission and the Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission We are
delighted the County Council and the legisla-
tive delegation are so exercised over our I'M
fortunate slip and that they are apparently,
in complete agreement with the principle we
espoused. Perhaps others, too, will some
day see the light.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23

the fact that many people be-
lieve that recently built schools
are super adequate and some
even liken them to country
clubs.
Six percent architect fees
seem to be the rule; each new
school is a new deal. Try max
ing drawing of these schools
as l have done for a number of
them. The classroom wings are
fairly simple, but it is an APP
praiser's nightmare, without
plans, to figure out all the ex-
pensive corners, angles, differ
ent roof heights, etc, of other
parts of many of these build
ings.
Even with possible economies
suggested by these things, the
large population growth will
necessitate sharp increases in
taxes. Perhaps a bold, further
step could be taken.
Our tremendous investment
in school buildings is used only
about $50 days a year. Suggest
ed year-round school probably
would not be feasible if air con-
ditioning is necessary for the
summer months, however, it
would seem that planned dou-
ble-session use of present class
room space with a six day
school week opening two weeks
earlier and closing two weeks
later could be worked out.
Teachers would have to be
properly compensated. Incon-
veniences to some of the fami-
lies with school children might
be offset with enough saving to
the county as a whole to make
the idea worthwhile. At least
it does not cost anything to
think about it.
Henry II. Carter
Rockville, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-23
All Over U.s.
All Over Is
Maryland is Ranked
5th in tuberculosis

tuberculosis incidence has increased enough
in Maryland to make the state rank fifth among
all states and territories in the nation in the
number of newly reported tuberculosis cases and
sixth in the number of tuberculosis deaths
This information was recently announced by
the tuberculosis Program of the United States
Public Health Service in its reports for the caler
dar year 1856. There were exactly 1000 new cases
reported in Maryland of which 1851 were CLASH
fled as active and probably active The state case
rate has been determined as sos per 100000
estimated population. tuberculosis deaths during
that year totaled 800 or 113 per 100000 estimated
population.
Figures compiled within the Continental
United States during the calendar year 1856 reveal
total of 9O,465 newly reported tuberculosis cases
OF these majority of 6S852 were classified as
active or probably active cases. The provisional
number of tuberculosis deaths for this period as
reported by State health departments was 1927.
The death rate has been ascertained as 8.3 per
100000 population.
Although recent years have brought gen.
eral national decline in the number of new tuber-
culoss cases annually, such is not true in
Maryland. The Public Health Service reveals that
Maryland is one of ten states reporting an in
crease In 1856. Among the states reporting a
drop in tuberculosis cases. fifteen of these de-
creases were less than 10 per cent.
Frank T. Jones, executive director of the
Maryland tuberculosis Association in reviewing
these figures stated "Once again, we are con-
fronted by the fact that this is no time for com
placency about TB. This disease still threatens
the health of every citizen of Maryland"
Jones then stated the returns for the 1857
Christmas Seal Sale for the control of tuberculo-
sis in Maryland are still tagging behind expecta-
tons He expressed the hope that late
contributions will make up the deficit