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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Buchanan
Files for
Congress

James A. Buchanan w has
announced his intention to run
for the congressional seat now
held by Democrat John R.
Foley.
In order to run for Foley's
seat, Buchanan will first have
to win the Republican primary
next May. He is the first Re
publican in the sixth congress.
sional district to file for the
1860 nomination.
Buchanan, who has been rails
ing boards off and on for some
years, has decided to keep his
present beard as a mark of dis
tinctiOn recognizable to voters.
Buchanan, AZ, has been active
in Republican political circles
since 1854. He is a building con-
tractor, and lives with his wife
and five children in Potomac.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
If Time Allows!
Pupils to Run Home
In CD Emergency

Students will be sent home
instead of kept in schools, if
sufficient warning of enemy
attack is available, accord
ing to a new Civil Defense
plan.
Dispersal to Homes repre-.
sents a major policy change in
CD thinking in Montgomery
County. The policy is outlined
in a recently issued report.
The plan carries the sigma
lures of DR.. c. Taylor Whittier,
superintendent of schools, and
County Manager Melvin l..
Reese.
Reason children should be
sent home is because they have
better chance of survival
there, the plan states. And the
reason they have a better chance
at home is because county
schools do not have Easements
whereas most homes do.
Schools with no Easements
to hide in and thousands of
square feet of deadly window
panes are considered a bad sur.
vival risk by CD officials.
Heretofore, CD plans called
either for evacuation of stu
dents to dispersal points up
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

P-TAs in Montgomery
County are being asked to
consider a resolution favor
ing air conditioning for
school classrooms and ad-
ministrative offices.
Ogden w. Fields, president of
the Montgomery Blair High
School P-TA, presented a resolu-
ton at the September meeting
of the Montgomery County
Council of P-TAs which would
urge the Board of Education to
install air conditioning In exist
liz administration offices and
classrooms during the summer,
and TO provide for its installa.
ton in future construction.
P.TA units throughout The
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

The new Wheaton-Glen-
mont police station at
Georgia ave. and Glenmont-
Colesville rds. will be ready
for occupancy the middle of
next month, Col. James S.
McAuliffe, superintendent of
police said this week.
Fifty-three non-commissioned
police will staff the building,
along with six or eight civilian
clerks and several committing
magistrates, Col. McAuliffe said.
The superintendent choice
of the stations new captain has
already been made and submit
ted to County Manager Melvin
L. Reese for approval. Reese
rarely-if ever-disregards per-
sonnet recommendations by de-
partment heads.
Reese will forward his selec-
ton to the county's personnel
board for its final, perfunctory
review.
Meanwhile, speculation over
the choice of the new captain
and his supporting officers is
rife in all three of the county's
police stations. Officials are
silent on the question.
Presenting that none of the
three existing captains, at Rock
vile, Silver Spring and Bethes-
da will be transferred they
were just rotated two weeks
ago-a new captaincy from the
ranks of II eligible lieutenants
will be created.
The list of IL lieutenants can
be narrowed to six by reason of
seniority and assignment. 1t.
John P. Leahy, detective chief
at Bethesda, is considered too
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
8-Man Squad
To Check on
Juveniles

A specially-trained eight
man police squad to serve
Montgomery County Juve-
nile Court should be ready
to swing into action early
next year, according to
Police Superintendent James
S. McAuliffe.
Up to now, only two police
men have been assigned to the
juvenile department a SER
geant and a corporal. Officials
say there has not been a signi-
ficant increase in the juvenile
crime rate but assignment Of
additional policemen to the
court has been long overdue be-
cause of the rapidly increasing
population.
Col. McAuliffe said this week
that he has a pool of about Is
police applicants for the new
squad. Meanwhile, two officers
are attending one-day.a week
classes in juvenile crime classes
at Maryland. They are Detec-
tive Private John A. Betchel
and Det. Pvt. John Shaw.
In addition, another officer
attended a special two-weeks
course at the University of Wis
consin this year. He is bet. Sgt.
Albert Harris, who will be used
to help set up the new squad.
County Manager Melvin L.
Reese said the county is con-
templating educating its future
juvenile squad men at a school
in California.
THE new squad will be doing
very important work." he said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Schifter
Selection
Deplored

Appointment of a Bethes-
da attorney, Richard Schift-
err, to the State Board Of
Education was "deplored"
this week by the county's
Council for Better Educa-
ton.
The group, organized to try
to Improve the quality Of edu'
cation" in the county. pointed
out that Schifter had been q
Democratic precinct official
and active IN politics In Mont
gomery County"
"His principal sponsor for the
position was Sen. Edward S
Northrop," the Councils 'Bulle
tin" declared, adding: 1.-THE
Council deplores the practice Of
granting such appointments al
rewards for political favors
especially to such an important
policy.making body as the State
Board of Education"
Informed of the development
Schifter declined to comment.
In the October issue Of Its
Bulletin" the Council also
claimed it had received an &C
Acknowledgement from the coun'
ty Board Of Education that only
70 teacher applications had
been received through the
efforts last summer of the
Montgomery County Education
Association instead Of the 1000
that had been claimed by a
MEGA Official In newspaper
interviews.
Arthur D. Simonds, executive
secretary OF the MEGA, said
last summer he based the esti'
mate of 1000 on a large mum
Der Of applications he received
in his office as a result Of the
MEGA teacher recruitment cam
paign. They were not counted
before being forwarded to the
school board, he said. The 1000
estimate, he said, was based on
an estimate given him by a
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Ten Cents a Copy
TwoQuit
Council


Two Gaithersburg town
councilmen have q uit and
two other members of the
six-man governing body may
follow suit, it was learned
this week.
Councilma an Rodney M.
Thompson resigned 'for bust
ness reasons September n. E.
Russell Gloyd has submitted his
resignation, effective October
81, for similar reasons.
Councilman Milton Nj. Walker,
in response to reports he, too,
may resign said yesterday:
There Is a slight consideration,
nothing definite now"
That leaves only Council vice
president John w. Griffith and
Councilman John r. Thomas
free from speculation at this
time.
Still unresolved Is the enigma
of Mayor Merton F. Duvall's
position. A member of his Couii-
cil--Griffith- steadfastly main
tains that Duvall has been
asked If he will consider re-
signing to make way for some
one with more time for city af-
fairs.
Mayor Duvall as steadfastly
denies he has been asked to re.
sign, or that he will.
Gaithersburg's government
has been beset by a series of
woes in recent months. Legal
arguments involving self-pay-
ment by town heads, In return
for small services rendered, and
an apparently Illegal "emergen.
cy" 10-cent tax hike have been
lost by town heads.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Small Lot Rezoning
OF 748-Acre Tract
Weighed By Council

A plea to reZone 146 acres
along Norbeck I'd. just east
of Rockville from 10000 to
5000 square foot lots is be-
ing studied by the County
Council.
Seeking the coming action is
J. B. Shapiro, owner of $40
acre tract on the south side OF
Norbeck I'd. just west of Manor
Club Estates and 406-acre
tract which straddles Rock
Creek.
Shapiro at last weeks hear
ing before the County Council
pleaded for approval of his Pc
tition on the grounds that
"We're running out of land, and
people who live in $4,000
houses have a right to live
there.
''Zone it for the people who
need these houses" he said.
Earlier in the hearing, Sha-
piro's attorney Lucien Hilmer
reminded the Council that sewer
lines have now reached the
Shapiro tract and in the past
sewers usually have set off re-
coming for intensive develop
ment.
"You can't stop IT," the COun.
ell was told. Its got to be-
II not this year, next year"
The staff of the Montgomery
Planning Board has drafted a
plan for the Rock Creek Water
shed which includes the 406-
acre Shapiro tract and the plan
calls for lot sizes of 10000
square feet. The other Shapiro
tract is located in land that is
zoned for 10000 feet.
The views of Shapiro and his
attorney clashed sharply with
those of David Macdonald zorl-
ing chairman of the Manor Club
Community Association, who
argued strongly against the zon-
ing.
I'VE don't want our neighbor-
hood downgraded," Macdonald
said.
Attorney Hilmer contended
that houses on 10000 foot lots
cost from $4,000 up while
houses on 9000-foot tracts can
sell for $4,000.
"A man who wants to live in
q $4,000 house shouldn't have
to suffer because other people
want to live in castles" Shapiro
testified.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15

cost Of installing air condi.
tioning units in existing admin
istrative offices and summer
session classrooms would be
$4,000. This would include 120
office units at $500 each, and
1856 classroom units at $500.
He said this was a conservative
figure, and that mass purchas.
ing and contract bidding would
very probably result in a sub
stantially lower cost.
Fields said that there are
now approximately 40 air con-
ditioning units which have been
installed in school administra-
ton offices as gifts of P.TAs.
No Board of Education funds
we're used in the purchase OF
thess units.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Trojans to March

The 55-piece, uniformed Cal.
thersburg High School band will
march from the Board of Edu-
cation building in Rockville to
the football stadium at about
L pm. Saturday. Occasion will
be the big game between the
Richard Montgomery Rockets
and the Gaithersburg Trojans.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Servings cited
Servings cifed
EdnOrPost office
Is Ordered Closed

The post office depart
ment wants to close the tiny
Ednor (Md.) post office 10
Gated in a country store on
the Colesville I'd. one and one
half miles south of Ashton.
Last year the post office run
by Miss Eta Tucker took in
$2271. The post office depart
ment says the facility cost the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Potomac Beer Permit

A beer and wine license was
granted Louis J. Courenbis, for
the Potomac Drugs in Potomac.
after a hearing before the u.
censing commissioners in Rock.
Vile yesterday. There was no
opposition.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-15
Weather Outlook

Cool weather will prevail with
temperatures three to six de.
grees below normals of 81 and
As. Showers are forecast for
the weekend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

vote was 70 per cent in favor
of self -government, although a
large and untallied number
went to the extent of writing
on the postcards that they
favored national representation
only.
Both national platforms en-
body home rule planks. It was
sponsored by former President
Truman and is now being spon-
sored by President Eisenhower
The special self-government
headquarters is being directed
by Prof. M. w. Royse. formerly
of the Foreign Service School
at Georgetown University. The
work will be directed toward
Congress through volunteer
workers and will be done in CO.
operation with all the civic
organizations now actively try
ing to bring home rule to the
District.
The legislation on which both
parties appear to agree are bills
which have been introduced ir
the House by Representative
O'Konsnki, and in the Senate
by Senator Bible. Democrat Of
Nevada. They would provide ar
appointed governor and secre-
tary, an elected legislative as
sembly and a non-voting House
delegate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12
'Bossism' Is Seen
I'D. Gets Vote
BY the Associated Press

Representative Poage. Demo-
GRAFT of Texas. thinks Washing
ton would be zone of the worst
boss-ridden cities in the coun-
try" if District residents had
the right to vote.
In a letter to constituents,
Mr.. Poage noted a campaign
for self-government in the Dis
trict of Columbia and said most
Westinghouse could vote in
their home State but most
won't go to the trouble.
with this attitude on the
part OF most of the people," he
said. Washington would I'M
doubtedly be one of the wrost
boss-ridden cities in the coun-
try were it governed locally"
He added:
But the real and basic rea-
son for denying the people of
the District of the right to vote
is that they have a strong
selfish interest in increasing
the expenditures Of the Fed
eral Government"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

continued. The Senate. for ex-
ample, has passed a self-gov-
eminent bill four times and is
preparing to do so again. The
bottleneck is in the House.
where the District Committee
has been sitting on self-govern-
ment bills for 10 years and still
refuses to permit such a bill to
come before the full House"
Urges End Of Yoke
Mr.. Wheeler sees the present
control of the city by Con-
gress as "a system of ward
ship-the same as has been ap-
piled to the American reserva-
ton Indians.
1.-THE assumption of this
wardShip system" he said, lis
that the people are juveniles
or incapable of governing
themselves and hence are in
need of guardians.
I'm other parts of the world
this type of control is known
as colonialiSm and we know
by the daily press that even the
so-called backward peoples of
the world are busy today
throwing off the yoke of their
colonial rulers.
"As the official party organs
Of the people of the District"
Mr.. Wheeler concluded. I'VE in
tend to push the issue of self
government to a successful con-
clusion during this Congress
If necessary by pooling our
resources.
Both party leaders pointed to
polls of District voters to sup
port their home rule positions.
In the 1856 Democratic primary
the vote was is to ! in
favor of home rule. In the
Republican poll of that
party's registered voters the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

veloped in and out Of the COM
mittee on additional proposals
to change or broaden the pres
ent unemployment compensa-
ton system. Undersecretary of
Labor James T. O'Connell last
week urged the committee to
increase unemployment COM
pensation taxes and extend
coverage to another 3 million
workers.
He also presented the Eisen-
hover administrations position
that the individual States
should decide for themselves
the rate and weekly duration
of jobless insurance payments
and not be subject to any Fed
eral minimum standards.
This stand was attacked
later. in the week by AFL-CIO
President George Meany. He
told the committee that the
States have a record of fall
ure' in the need to liberalize
unemploy me mt compensation
benefits.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12
District Voting PIon
To Be Forum Topic

The Citizens Forum of Co.
lumbia Heights decided yester-
dayto hold an additional meet
ing IN May to discuss rights OF
District citizens to vote.
Alphonse Fernandez, vice
president, conducted what was
to have been the last meeting
Of the current season at 1881
Fourteenth street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12

already hard-hit bill currently
being considered by the House
Ways and Means Committee.
The two matters are only in
directly related. The commits
sion would ! study causes Of
unemployment and proposed
moves to ease and prevent it.
The other legislation would
establish Federal minimum
standards which all States
would have to follow in the
rate and duration Of unem-
ployment compensation to
jobless workers.
Fear Damper on Action
While not opposing the
study commission resolution in
troduced by Senate Democrat
Leader johnson and adopted
by the Senate unanimously
last Friday. some Ways and
Means Committee members
and other legislators fear that
this might put another damper
on chances Of congressional
action this year Of the iobless
insurance bill.
They repeatedly feel that this
bill might have to mark time,
If not be completely lost, in the
public attention given to the
work of a special study commits
sion appointed by the President,
Vice President and Speaker OF
| the House.
They nevertheless concede
that the standards bill is highly
controversial and its fate in
doubt under any circumstances
This was evident at committee
hearings last week. The pro-
posal for Federal uniform lew
els of joblesS insurance pay
ments and length of such pay
ments is opposed by the adj
ministration. except for Secre-
tary of Labor Mitchell.
Urged by Labor
1t was urged by labor leaders
but frowned on by spokesman
for some business organizations,
| Moreover, various other COM
mittee witnesses urge numer-
Gus and broad revision of the
structure and operation of the
whole unemployment compen-
Sation system.
/ Benefit levels in the Federal
State unemployment compenSa-
ton system now are set by
State laws.
AS the committee scheduled
another week of daily open
hearings resuming tomorrow, it
gave no sign Of readiness to
report out a bill in the near
future, if at all. Party lines in
the committee itself are di-
vided on the issue.
Chairman Mills, Democrat of
Arkansas, has indicated he does
not like the idea of Federal
standards. At least two other
Democrats and all Republican
members Of the committee are
known to oppose or be luke
warm to the bill.
| Still another dispute has de-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12
Unemployment Study
Feared StoIIing Bill
BY ROBERT X. WALSH
Star stan writer

The Senate resolution awaiting action this
up commission unemployment problems regarded
with mixed feelings by supporters Of pending Federal uniform
jobless insurance bill.
They apprehensve that such overall commission
study the general problem Of unemployment might stall that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-12
Democrats and Republicans Unite
In Drive to Cain D. c. Home Rule
BY JOHN A. GILES
star stan Writer

Democrats and Republicans
Joined yesterday in q biparti-
san fight to gain self govern
ment for the District.
al Wheeler and Carl L. Ship
ley. local Democratic and Re-
publican chairmen, ofhcially
opened a self-government head
quarters to support measures
now pending before Congress.
Encouraged by the Alaskan
and Hawaiian statehood acts.
the two chairmen have decided
to cooperate In the ONCE at
1881 p street NV. which is
supported by Democratic funds.
Mr.. Shipley emphasized that
home rule efforts heretofore
have been Of q nonpartisan
nature.
Bipartisan Drive Due
"This years drive will in
volve both political parties"
he said at the opening Of the
ONCE and added:
Republicans are happy to
Join with the Democrats in q
bipartisan effort to get self
government for the District.
Republican Senators Case Of
South Dakota and Beall Of
Maryland have resolutions
pending in the Senate to al
low District residents to vote
for President and Vice Presi-
dent.
Representative Joel Broyhill
of Virginia has a similar one
pending in the House.
I'm addition, the Republican
administration has pending in /
both Houses of Congress, legis-
lation which would provide for
a presidentially appointed Gov
ernor for the District and a |
locally elected legislature. About
10 per cent of Republicans who
have made their views known |
to us are in favor of some kind
Of self-government for the Dis
trict."
Congress Held Too Busy
Both parties back national |
representation for District resi-
dents. However, the Democrats
are more strongly in favor also
Of an elected local government.
Said Mr.. Wheeler:
1T is high time that the city
Of Washington started running
its own local affairs like any
other American city. Congress
was set UP to run the national
business and not to spend its
time trying to run the buses,
regulate the size Of rock fish |
to be caught, dog licenses and
how to stop the pigeons from |
dirtying the city.
Anyone who knows the sit
uation is aware that the present !
legislative system of the District |
is inevitably an irresponsible |
one, since the Congressman who
control the city have no real
knowledge of the city's needs,
no real interest in such matter.
and no time for such matters. |
They are not responsible to
the people of Washington be-
cause they are not elected by
them and in no way controlled
by them. In dealing with city
affairs they inevitably bring in
their own local customs and
attitudes and actually impose
these local attitudes on the
Capital Of the Nation.
No other city in the country
would tolerate such interfer-I
ence in their local affairs and
an overwhelming majority of |
congressman are opposed to
having this system of misrule
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1959-09-17
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-26
Bottle Over Presidency Looms
In c.. O. P. Women's League

things. 5th vice president
(l953-5), Sd vice president
C1955-D, and director Of
the Morning Study Group
(1953-7 Of the league.
She also has been a member
of the District Republican
State Central Committee,
precinct area chairman in a
1857 fund drive, assistant
chairman of the Inaugural
Ball Committee in 1858, plus
holding many lesser posts.
This statement, too. avoids
mention of the opposition
candidate, and specifies that
the statement is mot to be
taken as implying any criti-
cism Of any other candidate.
but simply in justice to the
nominee Of your nominating
committee. I"
The statement is signed by
the majority foursome on the
nominating committee. They
are Mrs. Owen Brewster, Mrs.
Howard Blanchard, Mrs. VIII
liam Henry Weeks and Mrs.
Alexander Campbell.
Except for the members Of
the nominating committee,
members are extremely leery
Of lining up publicly for
either candidate.
Protagonists Absent
The two chief protagonists
of the controversy of two
years ago, District q. o. P.
National Committeewoman
Mrs. Howard Coffin and
Mrs. William C. Burdick,
then outgoing president of
the league, are sitting this
one out.
Mrs. Burdick is vacation
ing in Hawaii, and Mrs. COT
fin says she is going to take
her cue from the new u. o. P.
National Chairman, Senator
Thurston Morton, and stay
''above the battle"
In 1857, Mrs. Coffin sup
ported the slate on which
Mrs. Hatch ran as first vice
president, while Mrs. Bur-
dick supported the side
which ran Mrs. Sweeney for
treasurer.
So much for the record.
On the surface, the only is
sues are which woman most
deserves the job by virtue
OF past service to the league
and to republicanism gen.
orally, and which can do the
best job of uniting warning
factions and adding new
members.
But behind the polite
public statements, intense
infighting is going on. Sup
porters of each side say that
harsh words are being Spok-
en- by the other side in tele-
phone conversations solicit
ing votes.
There are charges that one
side is being supported by
"Tafties," the other by
"Ikers" (these being the OPP
probiouS nicknames that
Eisenhower supporters have
for one-time supporters of
the late Senator Robert A.
Taft, and vice versa.
Another allegation is that