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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Needed Program

T is discouraging that President Eisen-
hover has asked an end to Federal aid to
the so-called "Federally- impacted" areas of
which this county just happens to be clas-
sic example.
The original idea was to have the Fed
eral government help school building in areas
such as ours that have undergone popula-
ton boom due to Federal government activ-
ity. This aid has been much needed and
gratefully accepted by Montgomery County
Without il, the -overcrowding and double
sessions would have been much more acute
Now, the president, who is under pres
sure from all sides to increase military spend
ing, has decided that this type of aid is one of
the things that must go in order to make his
new program possible.
OF course, something must go. We agree.
But why pick on schools. Part of this whole
new concept of ours (since SputnilS) is to
speed up the tempo of education, particularly
in the sciences 1t would seem that the Pres
ident's decision is a backward step. Our leg
islative representatives on Capitol Hill should
not, in our opinion, support the Presidents
recommendation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Muny Old Cases
County Polio Unit
Reports 81 Deficit

total of $48372 was spent during 1857 di.
recty to aid polio victims of Montgomery County
according to the annual financial report of the
local chapter of the National Foundation for In
fantile Paralysis released this week
William E. Marvel, ST., treasurer of the local
group announced that the Montgomery County
Chapter Melted $30,253 last year from the 1857
March of Dimes. A like sum sent to the organi-
zations national headquarters represented the
countys contribution to the National Foundations
research, professional education and other pro-
grams. Refunds from disqualification insurance
policies and late receipts from the 1856 fund rails
ing campaign amounted to $3S62
Local chapter operations again in 1857
showed a net deficit as a result of the number
of polio cases being cared for by the National
Foundation group. An amount of $4,000 was
received during the year from the national or
ganizaton by way of emergency assistance grants
to help finance the Montgomery County program
The chapter entered 1858 with an indebtedness of
$9024 in unpaid disqualification bills.
Marvel pointed out that Montgomery County
experienced only five new cases of polio in 1857
and the chapters expenditures on these few cases
amounted to only $780, For 101 cases, stricken
before 1857, and still being helped by the group
the amount of S45,999.54 was required
These last two figures demonstrate most
effectively" Marvel said that while incidence
in new polio is down drasticaly as result of
use of the Salk vaccine the great battle for the
rehabilitation of polio victims is not finished Dur
ing 1857 ninety per cent of all March of Dimes
funds were used to aid patients stricken in pre-
vious years"
The chapter treasurer also reported that
$500 represented the chapters grant to the
Montgomery County Health Department to pay
for the Salk vaccinations of INDECENT county resi-.
dents The Special Polio Evauaton Clinic in
September and October jointly sponsored by the
Foundation The Montgomery County Medical So
ciety and the Montgomery County Health Depart
ment cost the March of Dimes $5S23S.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Good for Science
N in Classroom
Under Study Here

One of Montgomery County's elementary
supervisors, Miss Etheleen Daniel has been apel1
pointed to represent the county on a COMMITTEES
that will set up TV science course for fifth and
sixth grades next year. row
Sponsored by the Greater Washington EducaI
tional TV Association the committee is respon
sible for developing the scope and sequence of the
lessons and selection, of a teacher whose salary
will be paid by the association. 60
Local P-TAs will be called on to provide the
~ sets necessary in the classrooms The pro;
gram would be presented over one of the regular
channels in the area for a half hour period at
least three times week
superintendent c. Taylor Whittier in recon-
mending the program to the board, said that he
hoped at least seven of the county's elementaries
could be equipped to participate
This area has been slow in the development
OF educational TV," Whittier commented Science
courses lend themselves well to this program"
The board voted approval of participation as
long as no expense is involved
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Words, Words, Words

HE school board is trying to do some-
! thing about its marathon school budget
hearings.
Historically, the sessions last for hours,
often past midnight.,s Both the board and
participants, sometimes, reach the point of
near exhaustion $Hs
Sometimes, when speaker on GER
tain subject has been preceded by numerous
others who spoke on the same subject and
SAID the same things-almost endless repeti-
ton lit comes close to exhausting the
patience of the school board, and the dozens,
perhaps scores, of others waiting to be heard.
Nerves often get frayed, tempers short.
When that happens, the speakers sometimes
achieve the opposite effect from that which
they are out to win. After a ceaseless din
OF words, words words-much of it repeti-
tlon-persons hearing the words tends to
close their minds against them. When that
happens, the speakers are talking to them
selves and those in the room are letting their
thoughts wander to more pleasant things.
Ii most speakers only knew it, we be-
heve, the effectiveness of their remarks
could almost be measured by their duration.
The shorter, the better. School board men,
Ders presumably, are so grateful to the per-
son who states his case tersely yet succinctly
that they would give him the moon if it
were In their power to do So 1t is extremely
difficulty we would think, not to adopt
lingering attitude of prejudice toward the
cause OF the individual who, impressed with
ms forensic talents, talks on and on ad
nauseam, repeating himself - and others -
endlessly
For invoking new rules limiting the
numbers of speakers to two per project and
spokesman to Is minutes each for county
WIDE organizations, five minutes each for
local P-TAs, and three minutes per individual
speaker, the school board should be COM
mended - not criticized.
1t is simply an effort on their part to
make the terribly important institution of
public hearing on the budget an effective
democratic instrument rather than one that
founders in morass of Sound and fury
signifying nothing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Good Planning

@ omebody should be commended for the
~ decision of the Maryland-National Cap
ital Park and Planning Commission to hold
a public hearing in Bethesda on a subject
dear to the hearts of Bethesdans proposed
location of Rt. 240 as it heads toward the
District
Generally speaking in the past, public
bodies-be they county state or Federal
have figured that the citizens can jolly well
come to the agency in its comfortable sur
roundings It isn't very often the agency
thinks of going to the citizens-or taking
the mountain to Mohammed- hold pub
lie hearings at place convenient to the
large body of citizens interested in the
matter.
This is especially true of certain state
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16

This is just a brief note to
express to you our appreciation
of the coverage extended to our
schools by your paper, in the
interests of community service,
and especially that given our
proposed Capital Budget, with
your editorial comments, in the
issue of December 10. We feel
sure that a more complete
understanding of our school
program on the part of the
public will result from such
presentation.
We feel also that the attitude
of your reporter, Mrs. Dorothy
Waleski, in seeking the truth
and presenting it to the public,
is real asset.
Your continued interest is of
much assistance to us in pro-
noting good schools for the
children of our county.
c. Taylor Whittier
superintendent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Continued from Page One IL.
me-Buying Woes
Told by Teacher

Nelson's statistics are supported by board of
education figures which give the average teach
er's salary last year as $4,620 on scale that
ranges from $500 minimum for ABB degrees to
$4,000 maximum for masters degrees 81
On the question of down payments, the
mean down payment required by realtors
ranged from $1,000 to $780, not including clos
ing charges which can go as high $500 for a
$4,000 home. aH0
Of the 70 teachers wanting to buy only 81
percent could make down payment of $1,000
or more while AZ percent had less than $500
to offer @7f
The remaining Sc percent could make down
payments between $500 to $3.50.
Since the mean income of the group was
$4,000 and Is percent were paying over ST." a
month in rent, their chances of saving the re-
CURED down payment in the near future were
very uncertain
That the picture has improved much since
Nelson completed his survey is doubtful, in fact,
just the opposite, is probably true gro.,
Further research by Nelson showed that the
cost of houses is going UP and is expected to CON-
tinue to rise for the next ten years. fsI
Interest rates have been increased to five and
one-half percent by the Federal Housing Admins
tration thus making four and one-half percent
Veterans Administration insured loans more diff
cult to obtain. 1853
Inc increased cost OF houses, nlgner taxes
and insurance and higher interest rates all cause
the monthly mortgage payment to be higher
Each of these factors makes it more difficult to-
buy house.
AS for young Nelson, himself, it's no thanks
to the county that he is still in the school system
and yet owns three-bedroom, $4,000 home. 81
Due to his own perseverance and by working
two nights week at YTeen Club, tutoring two
days week, clerking at the Post Office during
the Christmas season, and other outside income
Nelson raised the $3.50 necessary to finance the
initial payment plus innumerable affivadits to
prove that he good credit risk and earning
college credits to increase his teacher salary. III,
Aside from general teachers pay increase,
Nelson's thesis offers another solution, that of a
housing development built solely for teachers. aaf
From the responses to his QUESTIONABLE, the
teachers indicated overwhelmingly that they
would support such development especially in
located in central Montgomery County. Ma
Whether not the realtors would consider
teachers housing development practical venrr
ture was question left unanswered by the 4
thesis. eef
However, one unanswerable argument that
some solution to the teachers housing problem
must be found lies in Nelson's own statement. ~
1T is logical to assume that teacher who
has bought or is buying house is more likely
to become permanent member of the school +
system. s 81
Left urlsald is the concurrent conclusion that
young science teachers like Nelson who can4o
buy their own homes will turn to industry which
is more than willing to meet their salary demands
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Catholic Order
Group Asks
Funds For
Hospital

Spokesman for the Order of
the Holy Cross asked the Coun-
ty Council Tuesday for a county
referendum on participation in
81 or So million bond issue to
help build a Sc million private,
non-profit hospital on a site on
the Rockville Pike.
Sisters of the Holy Cross re-
vealed plans for a 400bed hos
pital on rs of its 160-acre prop
erty across from Georgetown
Preparatory school. The Sisters
operate the Academy of Holy
Cross, girls high school, at the
location.
Spokesman for the proposal
were Sister Mary, the orders
hospital consultant, and Mother
Constantine, head of the orders
eastern province. They estirnat-
ed the total cost of the hospital
at from 81 to Sc million of
which they propose to raise 81
by a public fund drive. 1t
is estimated that the maximum
of Federal Hill-Burton funds
available would be about $780,
600 toward the project.
Plans call for construction of
a 300-bed building, initially,
with expansion in the future to
provide an additional 100 beds.
This would include beds for gen.
eral and surgical patients, con-
valescent section, and 60 to 80
beds for psychiatric patients.
Plans also include a school of
nursing and inferno quarters.
The spokesman said the order
would be willing to deed the rs
acre tract to the county and
lease it back from the county
for operation of the hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Hurroy! Hurroy!

A couple of weeks ago we wrote in this
"A space about the tine-honored custom
of certain county agencies holding dinner
meetings usually at country clubs for pur
poses of tTanSactlng business in between
slipping cocktails and mgnaching steaks
We ventIrei the opinion that this was
not necessarily the best custom in the world
and we even went 50 far as to say that it
might be one the various officials concerned
could think about eliminating.
Adequate public buildings are provided
by the taxpayers for the transaction of pub
lie business. we said, and it is entirely pos
Sible that business could be conducted just
as effectively in public building during the
daylight hours instead of waiting until dark
to do it at candIe-lit tables covered with
costly linen. Also, it wouldn't cost so muchi
This editorial produced no reaction
whatsoever No public official, no citizen has
uttered a word.
One Individual friend-did accuse us
of being narrow-minded old fuddy buddy
for coming out with such ridiculous state
ments. And perhaps it was a little foolish
All we were trying to do was save the tax
payers little dough.
Now, comes word that the county We'll
AaAS AodIu, TIE OOully y . u CT 4 ana the
county's legislative delegation met Tuesday
at Olney Inn. The swank hosiery is most
delightful place, the surroundings are per-
fectly charming and the prices-well, they
are not insubstantial.
All of which would seem to prove that
nobody but the proofreader bothers to read
these editorials. Or if they did, they GER
tainly see no point in paying attention to
them. But all is not bleak, perhaps. The
Welfare Board was host for the occasion at
which budget and other affairs were dis
cussed. And the Welfare Board, as host,
picked up the tab for the County Council
members and the legislative delegation.
However, the individual welfare board mem
bers insisted on paying for their own dinners
out OF their own pockets Maybe somebody
thinks we had point after all. Hurray!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16

agencies in Baltimore that exercise rather
firm control over some governmental opera
tons in Montgomery County-the State Tax
Commission, the Public Service Commission,
the State Roads Commission, etc.
1t would indeed be refreshing if they,
like the Park and Planning Commission in
this case, would consider giving the citizens
break and hold public hearings at conven-
lent locations. 1t is also laudable that
hearing of such magnitude is being held in
the evening to enable many persons to at
tend who would not otherwise be able TO
do so.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16

/ have read your editorial in
the issue of January 8, 1858,
entitled, Conflict of Interest"
and believe it to be unfortunate
that, despite the fact l was
interviewed by one of your re-
porters at some length upon the
matter which prompts your edi-
torial, you are in error upon
the facts.
In the concluding portion of
the editorial, in discussing my
opinion to the Council you state
"The County Council is to be
commended for disregarding it"
The fact is that the County
Council took no action whatever
upon the question referred to in
the opinion. The County Man
ager had presented to the
County Council a proposal to
lease certain property for a
liquor dispensary in the Twin
brook area of Rockville and in
the consideration of that matter
certain property of Mr.. Donald
Gingery was brought to the at
tention of the Council as
suitable site. The only action
taken by the Council Mas to re-
ject the proposed lease under
consideration and my opinion
in no way related to that lease
or the property covered by it.
Charles M. Irelan
County Attorney
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
New Adult
Classes Are
Being Formed

Evening classes for adults
were announced this week by
the Montgomery County Board
OF Education.
Only persons 16 and over, not
regularly attending day school
programs under the college lev
ell may enroll. Course fees are
S. for II, two-hour class meet
ings.
The program ends April 10.
For information call Pc. 2-3981.
Carver High, Rockville-auto-
motive theory and practice,
stenography, tipping. Starts
January 90
Gaithersburg High-Clothing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16

construction, farm manage
ment. shorthand, tailoring. typ
ing, welding, woodwork. Starts
January 20.
Walter Johnson. Bethesda -
Furniture upholstering for be-
ginners. Starts January 20.
Richard Montgomery, Rock
vile = Clothing construction,
health and physical education
for men and women. lip read
ing, braided-rug making, short
hand 1, tailoring. tipping 1, re-
fresher typin g. woodwork.
Starts January %.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-01-16
Anything Goes
Mighty Oaks
From Tiny
Acorns Grow
BY George WaIeslSi

At a Kensington area drug
store recently a clerk, serving
cup of coffee dropped it spill
ing the contents on a patron.
The patron jumped back,
bumped postman who fell into
a display case of merchandise
made in West Germany. No one
was hurt. The coffee was wiped
up. The patron had his suit
cleaned and the postman gath
cred up his occupant mail and
left. Several columnists, report.
ers and others were present,
however, waiting for the Presi-
dent to stop by en- route to or
from Gettysburg. This is what
their columns and stories may
have reported except for censor
ship:
Bill Gold: Please, when you
fall into a display case, give
your full telephone number. l
refuse to print it unless you
spell out your exchange. Besides
you didn't say whether your pet
was householder. My readers
must know.
Drew Pearson: AS stated in
my column of January 5, 1886
and again on February 81, 1887,
and denied by the administra-
ton both times, waste in govern
ment continues. The postman
could have dropped the mail in
the drug stores door slot. What
was he doing at the coffee coun-
ter? Administration sources
will deny it again but I definite
ly know he had intended to read
magazine in the back room be-
fore delivering it.
George Dixon: Gwen was sup
posed to meet me and Perle
but 1 guess she decided she
didn't look good in coffee. Oh,
she's riot, always getting off
that kind of remark.
WestbrOOk Pegler: Labor I'M
rest fostered by the Roosevelt
administration was in full swing
yesterday at a crowded drug
store when a clerk deliberately
threw cup of coffee at a gov
eminent agent This red octopus
has reached into our very lives
and no man is safe from reds
and labor agitators.
Press Secretary Hagerty: A
cup of coffee inside or out is
good for everyone, Why l know
a sweet old lady with arthritis
who pours hot coffee over her
self every day.
Adlai Stevenson: I'd like very
much to have a cup of friendly
coffee with leaders of certain
foreign powers, but you have to
elect me first.
lass Correspondent B0lesIav-
sky: The humble civil serv-
ant fell into a typical capitalist
pitfall. Goods manufactured by
slave labor outside the peoples
republic can be dangerous. Just
picture this man, bowed under
his labors, attracted by the spu-
rious tinsel of so-called West
Germany, his heart crying out
for just a little gaiety, reaching
out and cutting himself fatally
on the glass that forever pre-
vents him from having a little
ease in his last years. He died
a hero's death.
A local school correspondent:
The very fact that teen-aged
girl was entrusted with a posi-
ton of this magnitude indicates
an almost fatal defect in our
school system. Are our schools
so crowded that we must force
18 and 10 year olds to work
long hours until dead with IA
tigue, to the point of irrespon-
sibility? If this girl had been
given the proper psychiatric
tests she might still be in school,
studying home economics. Dou-
BILE and triple sessions do not
prepare youngsters properly for
life. Is a shaking hand shaping
our destiny?
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-21
DRAPERIES AND COVERLETS

z Poirs pIeoted droperes, lol "a" long and z
matching l6" cornices in silver and brown
Persian print. Less than " price, Set 5000
z Poirs easement curtains, l0l u" long in eroy
Fortison and silk. Less than V price. Set $500
z Poirs droperes, lOl "" long, brown and
beige silk toffeto plaid and matching corn
ices Less than " price. Set 5000
Pair theatrical eouze cote curtains in deep
blue, widths to por. Less than V price. 1000
Poir cote curtains, SIS" long, imported linen
print. widths to poir Less than v price.
1850
z Austrian shades, sill length, printed blue
oouze, lined. Less than v price. 2 for $500
CoverIet and matching bolster double size.
Embroidered Neutral color. Less than "
price. Set 5000
2 Striped cotton ooverlets, pink, single size.
Less thon " price. eoch $50
CoverIet and round bolster. royon and cotton
print in brown. Double size. Less thon "a
price. Set SSOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-21

silk long,
obsolete epdod He
printed Fbeyos md cueqbuda keed As
kunedoa tnh npe d
eoe hnA price Piece 1000
omhupho e,bus6 9a0M1
Metal krrom qH Ehod
Wu2o
DTeH blue c s zomHs s Less Was 800
dVere Was
Gold eaouhobu ,6cudeL 1"x4l
hpne
5000
sLesH
wnrs G%.N
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-21
FAMOUS.NAME CARPETS

Slightly used and some scanned, but in very
good condition.
1910" 2l1o" AcriIon carved, contoIoupe.
Was $1,000. 5000
g x " cotton rug, natural. Less than "
price 1900
l51l" 2l1o" wool, plush pile, white wine.
Was e3500 10000
1910" 1911" wool, plush pile, poppy red.
Wos $1,000 10000
14'l"x 1910" nyIon, light green. Less thon
u price. 3OOOO
14'5" x ~ wool twist, opoI Wos $500.
10000
1910" l4'4" wool, plush pile, deep royoI
blue. Less than " price. l7S.OO
l57" x ~ WOOL plush pile. opo Less thon
" price. 5000
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-21

Italian mirror sconce, gold leaf, 2-condIe Less
than " price, $500
ltoIion sconce, gold Ieof, Slight Less than "
price. 6SOO
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1958-08-21

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