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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
i Believe
Somebody Come
To Old Canals Aid
BY Roy Lee Yinger
Where was the canal?


1 had gotten out of my boat at the mouth
of Horspen Creek four miles up the river from
Seneca. 1 climbed the little knoll up to the old
C&O towpath Here should have been the deep
ditch dug back in George Washingtons time. But
it wasn't there, and there were few signs that it
ever had been.
Believe it not the land at this spot is
almost as flat pancake. Giant elms naples
and poplars grow all over the old canal bed 1
wouldn't have believed that only two decades of
neglect could erase every vestige of what had
once been an important waterway. 1t made me
half-sick to look at it,
Last week 1 went off on tangent on several
items wrote about. However l am glad to say
that far as / have been able to learn, there
were few adverse criticisms about what had to
say, some of which was pretty caustic comment
But l thought they were things which needed
saying. Life cannot always be sweetness and
light. Don't kid yourself that it can.
This week wish could find words caustic
enough to cause the United States Government to .
sit up and take notice about what is happening
to the Chesapeake and Ohio Canal don't think
I can find the words
trieo sweetness and light when I wrote a
letter to Conrad Wirth, National Capital Parks
of the Department of the Interior. This letter
was in the form of column and l thought it
canal miles this side of Harpers Ferry where the
nearest "fill' lock is located. I had it from a
reliable source that the water piped from the
Potomac to cool the turbines at the new PEPCO
plant would be available for filling the canal
This would certainly be an inexpensive way to get
water into the canal 1t didn't get beep out of
Mr.. Wirth or anyone else.
Aside from the perpetuation of an historical
landmark THERE SHOULD BE WATER IN THE
C&O Canal / could advance a dozen reasons why!
1t would open up vast paradise to nature lovers
1t would be the safest place you could ever find
for canoeing. 1t could be stocked with fish. How
restful would be a canal boat trip, with all the
modern conveniences of civilization, the entire
length of the canal! 1t was done in the 1S50s.
A lot of people would like to see the canal
restored in all its pristine splendor. But am like
lot of people, don't know how to get it done.
One can always catch flies with sugar
than he can with vinegar and if sugared words
will do the trick I'm all for sugared words. 1t is
certainly high time that something definite is
done about the old canal. 1t is on its last legs.
Do you have any ideas?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
Retiring Soon
Retiring Soon
Friends Fete Pyle,
Giue Him $3.50

Tom Pyle now knows the
best kept secret in Montgom-
cry County.
Walking into Peter Pan Inn
Monday night for a small" din
ner with his family and few
friends, the 70-year-old educator
was given surprise standing
ovation by 275 of his colleagues.
Another 200 not present were
represented in the grand climax
of the evening. presentation of a
check for $3.50.
The people who have worked
with Assistant Superintendent
Pyle during his 81 years in coun-
ty schools, want him and his
wife Helen to use the check to
make a dream come true. 1t is
the dream of every man to retire
and take trip around the world.
Round The World in so Days"
was the theme of the skit writ
ten by Miss Henrietta Baker,
which preceded the presentation
of the check. Entitled "Pyle's
Peregrinations" or Broadening
the Frame of Reference" it was a
gentle rubbing of some of Tom
Pyle's favorite expressions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
Along fhe Pofomuc-
Space Age Story
Fantastic One
BY Rep. Dewitt S. HYDE

have been fascinated by the testimony given
before the House Select Committee on Astro.
nautics and Space Exploration. The fantastic
story told of this new Age of Space is real spur
TO setting up an agency for the control and man.
agement Of space studies and space explorations
The Committee is now at work on drafting lepis
lation which would establish National Aero
nautics and Space Agency. The proposals should
be before the House late this month
In this connection would like to recommend
to you the pamphlet Introduction to Outer
Space" 1t was prepared by the Presidents Sci
ence Advisory Committee and may be obtained
from the Superintendent Of Documents, Washing.
ton 25, Dc.,-Price, 15c
feel that the hearings on the water prob
lens OF the Potomac River Basin held by the
Joint Committee on Metropolitan Washington
Problems have served to bring into focus the
immediate and future water supply problems for
the people Of Washington and our congressional
district was struck by the fact that most of the
state and local officials who testified seemed TO
feel that there is no need for change in present
methods of enforcing pollution restrictions All
other groups stressed the need for an overall
uthority TO administer area water systems
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
Continued from Page -
Central Alarm OK'd

Four county-employed dispatchers will work
in Washington Grove and seven in Four Corners.
Their technical duties will be under the control
of a committee of fire chiefs.
Included in the new regulations is clause
which prohibits fire alarm dispatchers from Civ
ing out information to the press. In the past,
dispatchers have been called by newspapers wish
ing to learn the scene of a fire or emergency
but If the regulations are strictly enforced this
will no longer be possible.
Instead, reporters are to be referred by the
dispatcher to the fire department rescue squad
involved where, presumably, the information will
be available. Often in the past. however, the
volunteer fire department has been left unnamed
while volunteers responded to a call.
Inclusion of the clause was unsuccessfully
protested by the Montgomery County Press AS
ISOLATION on the ground that it will hamper news.
gathering and, concevably, could even lead to
situation where 1t would be impossible for
the newspaper to locate the scene Of an emer.
gency.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
III-Advised BIost

HE county branch Of the National ASso-
citation for the Advancement of Colored
People showed poor judgment this week
when it accused the county school board of
trying to preserve segregation.
1t should direct its heavy-handed criti-
Cism toward other areas where not even
first step has been taken toward migrating
the races in public elassrooms. There is no
massive resistance" here. Montgomery
County has led the way in the State of Mary
land as far as indignation is concerned. 1t
was the first county to take the step. And it
has accomplished more, by far, than any
other Maryland county.
To be sure it seems logical to convert
Carver High School from an all Negro
school into an integrated school and the
School Board did all in its power to bring
this about. It was the county council, and
thin majority at that, that killed this plan.
The NAACP shouldn't have blamed the
School Board for this
Also, the School Board-as the NAACP
well knoWs-will close down sub-standard
Lincoln Junior High a long overdue step,
and thus further speed the indignation
process
To charge, as the NAACP spokesman
did, that the School Board has created an
artificial shortage of school facilities" in its
efforts to preserve segregation is SO
ridiculous on the face of it that it hardly
deserves comment In a county where the
school population has increased by about
5000 each year for decade, and the con-
struction race to keep all school children in
out of the rain has been frantic one, it
seems strange to hear such an accusation
from responsible group
The School Board has, considering the
practical problems involved, done splendid
job of gradually migrating county schools
on sound basis and we commend them for
it. The NAACP would do well to work with
county school system that is obviously
making prompt and reasonable start"
rather than against it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29

Montgomery County kids would
have been astonished to see their
dignified teachers, principals, and
top administrators, cavorting in
this gay musical. Hidden talents
were revealed by Dr. George Os-
terwise, Elwood B. Mason, Har-
old Packard, Mrs. Grace Kurtz,
Reno Continetti, George Menke,
Miss Kay Martin, Miss Henrietta
Baker, Robert Wagner, with
Mary Lee at the piano.
Jovial William Pyles, Bethesda
Chevy Chase principal, as master
of-ceremonies, made history with
at least one of his remarks. Pu.
pill personnel people will find it
hard to live down his purple
people eaters" description.
Standing up to be counted
amoung Pyle's friends at the din
ner were Superintendent and
Mrs. c. Taylor Whittier; Presi-
dent of the School Board Lath-
rop f. Smith; Mrs. Elizabeth
Cole, State Board of Education;
Thomas Pyles, State Department
of Education; Board of Educa-
ton members Rose Kramer, Hell
en- Scharf, Wylie Barrow and
Wayne Birdsell; ex-Board mem
bers, Roy Tasco Davis, Stanley
Slime, Thomas S. Jackson; Coun-
ty P-TA President Paul Howard,
and the secretaries of both the
state and county education asso-
Citations, Nilsson c. Raver and Ar
thur B. Simonds, Jr, respectively.
At a special table were the
teachers who worked with Pyle
when he first came to the coun-
ty as principal at Poolesville in
1921. They included Mrs. Vir-
ginia Hersperger, Miss Mary
Kingdom. Mrs. Mary Elgin, Miss
Olivia Green, Mrs. Leonard
Hoyle, and Mrs. Mary Ethel
Garner.
Other county notables, teach
ers and educators will be includ-
ed on the list of nearly 500 names
in the Memory Book that goes
along with the check. June is
Pyle's final month on active
service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
On Public Benefit

HE Montgomery County Medical Society
and the County Health Department are
to be congratulated for their decision to go
ahead with the Free mass polio Clinics
Obviously, such step was called for
after Rockville group initiated such a move
on their own and, in matter of only few
days, signed up more than 1000 persons who
wanted to get shots at 81 each. Somehow,
the public and private medical groups were
not meeting need
AS we ventured to say once before in
this space, the probable explanation of this
apparent failure was that many middle or
lower middle income families consider the
Salk immunization luxury Such families
are not poor in the commonly accepted sense
OF the word and hence, would not be eligible
for free or reduced-rate shot Yet they were
too proud to seek reduction. So they de-
cided to pass it up. When the 81 shots were
available they jumped at the chance.
When there is chance to rid an entire
population of dread disease, as in the case
OF polio with discovery of the Salk vaccine,
It would seem that extraordinary steps
should be taken. Hence, it sounded little
strange to hear talk of maintaining doctor
patient" relationship and the status quo even
thought it was obvious that if this continued.
- 'oA 81 SS6hiCilI VI Tie pOpuldllOn WOulQ
never be immunzed.
Everyone involved in the polio fiasco,"
as we termed it recently, has learned
lesson, it is to be hoped. Regardless of how
each of the principals involved in the incl
dent feels about the various developments.
and what it means to him or his group, there
is one unmistakable conclusion to be drawn
from the whole thing and that is that the
public is most assuredly going to benefit.
That, it seems to us, is the only inn
portant thing, anyway.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29

Cola and others. highlighting the
afternoon.
The Chamber of Commerce
luncheon at the Washingtonian
Motel Tuesday will be followed
by a visit to this newspaper,
Guides Nursery and the Acc,
and leading county dairy farm.
The county government will
come in for inspection on
Wednesday morning with a tour
of the county building. In the
afternoon, Pinneberg's leader will
meet Maryland Governor Theo-
dore McKeldin at Annapolis.
The last item on the itinerary
planned so far is reception next
Thursday at 8 PM. at the Ameri-
can Legion Post No. sc head
quarters on Congressional Lane
to which the public is also in
vited. The exact time of Gliss-
mann's departure is not yet
known.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
Continued from Page l.
DR.. Lands Ousted

Whittier explained that Lands was being
dropped because she had been professionally un
cooperative with all central headquarters staff
with whom she had had contact" He said that
her conduct in releasing the news to Wood Acres
parents that she would not be back was unusual,
also.
Monday letter authorized by DIR. Lands
was sent by the P-TA President Philip Caxton
and Chairman of the trustees, Mrs Thomas K
Taylor to all parents at the school informing
them that the superintendent office had not
renewed her contract.
Mrs. Taylor told this newspaper that num-
Der of the parents were upset" by the news but
she didn't know what action If any they would
take to protest the loss of their principal.
The trustee chairmen said that although
they knew there had been Conflicts" many par.
ents felt that DR.. Lands had done a good Job
for the school,
1t was just year ago that DR.. Lands was
dropped by the School Board, against former
Superintendent Forbes Norris recommendation,
from her part-time job as color consutant for
the schools She had held this S50-a-day job in
addition to her principals Job since she came
to the county in 1855
DIR. Lands could not be reached for comment
The most essential element in any home
is God
FRANKIE Crane
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
In Rockville
Dog Referendum
To Be Held Soon
In Rockville

The two women glared at each other across
the crowded, smoke filled hearing room at Rock
vile City Hall.
One was the owner of dog named Brownie.
The other wanted Brownies license revoked be-
cause she claimed he was terrorizing the neigh
borhood by growing at small children and chas-
ing cars.
Each had brought her own following of
neighbors to support her claims. Brownies
owner not only didn't want his license taken away,
she didn't even want him confined to the yard.
He was a friendly dog and would be unhappy if
he were chained, she said
Her opponent made it plain that she wanted
Brownie confined and a leash law to keep all
dogs from running loose. She added that she
lived several doors away from the other woman
and didn't care if they never spoke to each other
again.
II was obvious that peace would not be re.
stored in the neighborhoOd for some time to come.
The tension in the room was typical of dog
hearings before the Rockville Mayor and Council
which are now taking up at least hour of
meeting time every month.
Councilman Frank Ecker calls them "un.
happy situations that pit neighbor against
neghbor" He feels the only solution is leash
law
The newlyelected Mayor and Council are
pledged to find out whether the citizens want
such law or not through public opinion poll.
Acting City Manager Milton Million Tuesday
asked the council to approve a poll by means of
return postcards from the $500 householders
listed by the water department.
The mailing would cost approximately $500,
Million said It would ask the residents to state
their opinion on an ordinance that would require
all dogowners to confine their dogs to their
property and to keep dogs under effective control
when not confined"
The present ordinance allows the city dog.
catcher TO pick up licensed dogs running in packs,
female dogs in heat or unlicensed dogs.
Mayor Alexander Greene feels that strict
forcement of existing law should be tried before
a confinement law is passed.
A neighborhood bothered by a dog that
doesn't fit these categories has recourse to two
methods of relief. One is to swear out warrant
against the owner of dog that barks, bites
is otherwise a nuisance. The other is to file a
written complaint with City Hall asking for a
hearing to revoke the dogs license.
However, most people reluctant to use
either method Only one warrant has been sworn
out in the past several years. Although COM
plants at City Hall are increasing there are not
many people willing to stir up neighborhood
feud to rid themselves of nuisance.
Because of this a number of residents such
as the 30 petitioners from Twinbrook who recent
ly filed, are asking for leash law.
Adding fuel to the fire was a recent episode
when the city dogcatcher shot and manned dog
that he was picking up at the owners request. The
owner had asked that nice home be found for
the dog which was disturbing neighbors with its
har<inp
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1958-05-29
Sister City from p. I
German Mayor
Visits Here

Burgermeister will return to the
Civic Center for the opening con-
cert of the Rockville City Band,
which will be followed by sub
scription dinner at the Washing
tonian Motel, chaired by Mrs.
Herman Hartman.
More tours are planned for
next week with Rockville schools,
Richard Montgomery, Twinbrook
and Broome Junior on the list
for the morning: and local indus
tries. Haines Lithograph, Pepsi
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-01
|RELDJ::.
revisto del oconfscer eubono...
tviene de Ia Pagina DOs)

Desde ell pasado mario estoy aqui en- las Antillas Noorlandesas
inwtado por ell Laboratoro de Bioogia Marina del Caribe, del 60
berno de Holanda, investigando la flora marina de eTas regiones.
Siempre en- mis- Wales trato de establecer contactos para hacer
10 que este a mi alcance por llevar al conocimiento de mis- amigos
y colegas ell intense drama de Cuba y de la necesidad que tenemos los
cubanos de la ayuda y de la compression de todos los que amen la
de los exlados cubanos que venen canine a Venezuela. En- la boca
de todos ell mismo tema de sangre y de nr1erte bajo la ferula del
tranuelo de Batsta.
Ademas, sempre tuve en- mente eScribirle para Saber 81 pubhco
o no aquel ardculo que llamo Gel lndice de Nuremberg. Como sail
de Miami al dia siguiente de verle a I'd. en- las oficinas del DIARIO
LAS AMERICAS, nunca supe NADIA del asunto. Aquf mi unico contacto
con la stuaci6n de Cuba es Radio Coninente, de Caracas, que tiene
programs de notcias especiales de Cuba y retransmiiones de la
Radio Rebelde.
Mi trabajo aqui eta finalizando y pronto estare de regreso en-
Miami. Con la notcia (que va habra I'd. comentado seguramente
en- SUI eolumna) que ell dictator ha pasado un decreto dejando fuera
de empleo y sueldo a TODD professor universitario que no Sc someta
a Ell, va sabra que somos muchos los que preferimos fregar pisos o
platos anteS que regresar a Cuba a manchar la dignidad de la catedra
doblegando la cabeza y ell honor; ademas, ninguna de nuestras Unver-
Shades volvera a abrir sus puertas bao la guardia de un piquete de
soldados.
Creo, y ash creemos todos los que hemos experimentados ell dolor
por ell cual pasa nuestra Pahia, que ha sonado la bora de cerrar
entertainments las fias y dar ell mpuje final contra la bestia que ha
ensangrentado nuestro pals y que ha Vulnerable todos los canones que
hacen la socedad humana limpia, digna y decente.
Hoy nos trajo la radio las noticias del intento curatelaro en-
Venezuela para restabecer la dictadura en- aquel pals. Hoy vene-
zuela eda convulsa y LENA de temores. La sombra de la dictadura
ni1itar Sc cierne nuevamente sobre I'm pals que reGen ACADIA de sair
de csc horroso vale de desgracias nacionales. mo lie parece a I'd.
que 81 Sc diera ell escarmiento que indica en- ell articulo Juan Santa
guero muchas de estaS intentonas no sucederian?
Los hombres de la notcia, los periodstas, tenen hoy la mayor de
las responsibilities ante estos dramas. Muchos de ess malos even
tos no Sc levarian a reaidad sill los periodistas plasmaran en- 1etra de
molde, y a CRITIC pelado, la presencia de los peigros y los remedies
de los males.
Ell tema me gusta y la tentaci6n es hacer de la carta u IN artculo
para quien esta cansado de escriblr, leer y releerlos, ai que perdo-
meme. Aqui termino.
Con la esperanto de poder saludarle personalmente pronto, quedo
suyo muy atenta y cordialmente,
DIR. M. Diaz- Piferrer.
Director del Laboratorio de Bologia Marina de la Universidad
de oriente, Santiago de Cuba
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-01
DEPARTAMENTO -.
Continuation de la nag. 81

una nueva formula complicada
para asegurarse de que los nacie-
males mexicanos recibiran los
salaries prevalecientes para los
trabajadores norteamericanos
en- Ia IONA.
La nueva formula entra en- vi
gencia ell primero de septiembre.
Declare que ia tasa de salaries
recibida por Ell mayor numero
de trabajadores nacionales, con
la condicion de que e~quivalga al
40 por ciento o mas, sera consi.
derada como Ell salario prevale-
ciente".
"Tambien especifica que 81
ninguna tasa de salaries equiva-
lie al 40 por ciento del numero
de tr%abajadores nacionales que
Sc ha informado, ell nivel mini
mo de la escala de salaries pre-
valeciente sera determinado CO.
menzando desde ell salario mas
baJo, pagado por la actividad v
continuando hacia arriba hasta
que Sc haya include ell 81 Dor
clento de los trabaiadores GU
blertos en- ell estudio. Ell salario
mas alto que Sc pague a cual-
quier trabajador o grupo de ira
baJadores, dentro del grupo del
81 por ciento, sera ell nivel mi
nimo de la tasa de salaries pre-.
valeciente".
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-01
EJERcITo
Viene de la primera)

que perecieron, por 10 menos 10
personas y muchas otras resulta-
ron heridas.
Algunas verSiones dicen que ell
dueno de la situacion es en- reali-
dad Ell ejercito, y que los jefes
militares toman todas las decisio-
mes importantes en- nombre de Du,
Waller.
Las informaciones llegadas a.
qui, manifiestan que una fuerza
de 1000 rebeldes estaba prepare
da en- las monta1as para descen-
der sobre Puerto Principe y unir-
Sc a los ex oficiales haitianos que,
procedentes de Miami, encabeza-
ron ell movimiento, pero ell plan
fracas6 por un error de enlace.
81 bien la embarcacion en- que
viajaron los oficiales llevaba ar
mas para los 1000 hombres de las
montanas, estos no las recibieron,
I'm grupo rebelde consiguio apo
derarse por breve tempo del Guar,
tel del ejercito en- Puerto Principe
pero 10 perdio ante ell c%ontrataque
de las fuerzas del gobierno, Sc dice
que numerosos rebeldes huyeron
de la capital y que ell gobierno ira
ia de descubrir a todos los que es.
taban en- la c~onspiraci6n.
Diario las Américas., 1958-08-01

las cinco de la tarde en- su resi-.
dencia segun lie inform6 Ell teniente
Morales en- un mensaje radio tele-
f6nico al Superintendent de la
Policia, Ramon Torres Braschi.
FL senior Aracelio Hernandez
Aviles, inform6 que de acuerdo
con la Investigation, Deliz Coma
lez a veceS llevaba miles de dola.
res en- los bolsillos cuando visitaba
ell pueblo. Fue hallado sin ropaS.
(Habfa sido comerciante en- Flo
rida y otros lugares de los Estados
Unidos.)
Los informes preliminares reve-
Ian que Deliz Gonzalez fue encon-
trado muerto por uno de sus fami-
liares en- SUI casa de MADEIRA del
barrio Jobos, de Isabella a orillas
de la nueva c%arretera que conduce
de aquella poblacion a la base Ra-
mey.
FL anciano, de ocupacion agri-
cultor viva solo en- ell barrio Jo-
hos donde sus familiares 10 vista
ban a menudo. Ell lunes por la tar
de uno de sus familiareS TOGO a la
puerta de la casa y en- vista de
que nadie respondia decide forzar
la cerradura encontrando que ell
hombre estaba muerto.
AL practicarsele la autopsia por
orden del fiscal Torres Rodriguez
Sc revelo Deliz Gonzalez Sc habia
carbonizado. Aver las autoridades
trataban de esclarecer la muerte
de "Pitingo" quien r muy como
cido en- Isabella.