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Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10
Natl Guard Wins Isl Haf PIayoff

Games played Monday and Tues day nights ended the first half of the town league playoff. The National Guard. and Krafts went nsfo the final game undefeated, each with three wins and no losses.
 Krafts jumped off to an early lead on the shooting of Bob and bal Frost and led at half time z01e. The Guard team led by Jerry Walen began to catch up and at the end of the third quarter the score was tied 26-26. The National Guard won by a final score of 39-35 and in the process won the first half of the league play. High for the Guards was Valen with 14. High for Krafts was Bill Frost also with IA.
 In the preliminary game the strong PIMA team defeated a
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10
Bears Bury Q & A
 In Fast Comeback

Kodiak High Schools fast breaking Bears hit the comeback trail Tuesday night with tremen- dous display of outside shooting and fast breaks to bury a good D&A team 80-57. Everything clicked for the Bears and Tuesday night seemed to be their night after a two game loss to the powerful Anchorage Eagles the previous week.
 With Danny Olsen's 20 points, John Reft's 16 and All Alaska center Bill Damery's II points plus fine rebounding on everyone's part, the Bears were not to be denied in this windup of the town leagues first half of play. The second team continued to build up the score as nine out of ten players broke into the scoring column.
 The D&A team led by smooth forward Red" Levitt's 21 points jumped off to a 1O-4 lead but the Bears were just too tough for the taller independents and moved into 15-12 first period lead and
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10
Sheldon Jackson Continues
 College Scholarship Program

A recent meeting of the Sheldon Jackson Advisory Committee, Frank Walkup, chairman, an- nounced renewal of the Sheldon Jackson Scholarship program to public high schools. A $10O.OO scholarship is being awarded to an outstanding graduate recommend ed by the school administration. This releases approximately $2, 10000 to students of the state for higher education.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10

led at half time 49-2O and con ti1ued on with terrific offensive show to an So-57 triumph. This is the most points scored by a Kodiak high school team in several years.
 Next high school games Friday night, Jan. 16. The JV'S swing into action at pm. and Bears will be featured at SIS.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10
1ST HALF LEAGUE STANDINGS

The Fleet Reserve team made up mostly of men from NavCom- Sta team ended the first half of the season with a 4 games won and 1 loss record, but did not figure in the standings.
 The teams only defeat was at the hands of the PIMA Flyers.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10
HAVANA ENDS ITS CONGRESS

HAVANA E - The provision al government announced yester- day it will dissolve Congress and the criminal courts and rule by decree until free elections can be held.
 The decision was taken at meeting of provisional Presi dent Manuel Urrutia and hR cabinet.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10

initial requests directly to hsr. Rivers, to allow sufficient time for processing and evalua.ion neces- Sary.
 Rivers can be contacted at 1s40 House Office Building, Washing ton g, DC.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10

hustling Medic team by score of 5439. High for PIMA was Skinner with 2 points.
Kodiak mirror., 1959-01-10

Dr. Roger J. Reed <a .a.:.- Associate Biologist TT. .'.". :. '. !. askaDept. ef Fl4h and Gan Fish Hatchery ;. ... -.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
Cross Examination
Is Much Overra+ed
County Law

Lawyers and laymen alike sometimes
Join in shedding maudlin tears while recall
ing the good old days of trial practice when
lawyers respected the art of cross examina.
ton" More drivel is shown on TV and con-
tanned in books about the great value of cross
examination than on any part of the law. AS
matter of fact a good cross examiner in
most trials is about as valuable as one thou
sand shares of cranberry stock.
There is an art of not cross examining.
However, lawyers seldom learn that such an
art exists until they have had the rug pulled
from under them by the witness in a jury
case with a three-judge bench. When this
happens, the lawyer awakens to the fact that
II cross examination is an art it is only in
the same sense that sword swallowing is an
art little tough on clients with sore
Threats or necks allergic to hemp. Some law
yers learn not to cross examine only after
many years of bidding their clients farewell
at the iron gates of the Maryland House Of
Correction
Once upon time there was pesky law.
yer who was conducting the defense of rape
case i'm which the defense was that the woman
had consented. Things had gone well at the
trial The prosecuting witness looked like she
had little hussy In her and the defendants
character witnesses had all stood by him.
The State put on a witness to prove the
had little slut in her and the defendants
examination, the perky lawyer, not being
willing to let well enough alone asked the
hostile witness If the defendants reputation
was good. The ensuing answer shook him
loose from his sixyear molars and he now is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
Beauty Destroyed

What kind of explanation is
there for the project new under
way along the banks of Rock
Creek, just above the bridge on
Old Baltimore-Norbeck rd.?
I've a bunch that more than
one resident of that side of the
city of Rockville, and county
residents in the vicinity, must
be up in arms over the apparent
destruction Of the beauty of the
Rock Creek watersheds the
giant sycamores bordering the
creek have been toppled into
the water.
What seems incredible is that
the MNCPPC has vigorously as.
serted itself in the past as to
the urgent necessity of protect.
ing this watershed, as evidenced
by the fact that the section of
Rock Creek between Old Balti.
more I'd. and Veirs Mill I'd. has
been set aside as part of the un.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

finally gave in and decided to
toss our hat into the ring also.
In addition to Mr.. Adams of
Brinklow and Bonnie and Bruce
Hartshorn of Potomac, my two
children also grew peanuts as
an experiment. l provided
them with u pound Burpee' S
Spanish peanuts and y pound
Burpee's Jumbo Virginia pea.
nuts and let them go to work.
walter is 8 years old and Joan
Is 6 years old
They went to work with
vigor which showed up with
the following results. Two
First ribbons, one Second rib
bon and one Third ribbon at
the Poolesville FLA Annual
Fair.
Don't ask me how large our
crop was. / must close this
note in order to take up my
spading fork and continue dig.
ging our crop. Happy Peanuts
to you-all!
Phyllis HaxtOn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
Barnard 7. Welsh

making a living examining titles to real
estate. The witness replied, ooh, his reputa-
ton is alright, but he is hell with women
drunk or sober, he can't stay away from
them Let us draw the curtain of charity
down upon the remainder of the trial.
The reason that cross examination Is
laden with danger is that the cross examiner
never knows exactly what the answer will be.
To ask question of witness without hav.
ing a reasonable idea of what the answer will
be violates common sense as well as trial
tactics Yet, Notwithstanding this knowledge
all lawyers sooner or later ask the fatal oues.
ton and thereby get their client harpooned
just why the learned members Of this
learned profession cannot seem to learn from
the experiences of each other would be of
some interest to psychologist, and of course,
is of considerable interest to the unfortunate
client
1t is Just as important for a lawyer to
keep still when the court is ruling with him
as it is to keep quiet on cross examination.
But, here again, lawyers tempt fate once too
often and frequently interrupt Judge who is
ruling in their favor, only to have the words
which they say change the judges thinking.
wise old lawyer once sent his young
law partner into strange jurisdiction to try
a criminal case The young law partner was
known to talk too much, but, in spite of this
handicap defended his client well. The client
was convicted and the young lawyer wired
back to his home office, Justice has prevailed
await your instructions" The old LAWYER
replied, appeal at once = and keep your
mouth shut"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

NECSION of the county government to ban the sale
- OF small quantities of liquor in Rockville to curb the
lettering problem is like prohibition noble experiment.
And 1t will probably be just about successful in solving
the current problem prohibition was.
Actually probably the biggest single result of the step
will be substantial increase in the amount of booteggng
that already on to extent And the move will
bring rush of business to averns grocery stores
where cheap wine may be purchased.
If we learned anything from prohibition it was that
people who want to drink going to find the stuff
where And in the process of finding it, they are going to
create lot of new social ills
The problem in Rockville, of course is the number of
drunks who stand around-most of them alcoholics who
get drunk on cheap wine If result of the new ban on
sale OF cheap wine and small quantities of whisky there
is noticeable decline in the number of offensive drgnks
who loiter in certain areas will be quite surprised
few booeggers and merchants who sell wine will be the
principal beneficiares.
The real answer lies in keeping the drunks off the
street no matter where they got the stuff And that is
problem for the police. The county, however, should be
commended for taking step it believes will help cure the
problem. And perhaps might be pleasantly surprised
and notice an Improvement in the situation in the near flu
ture. 1t is to be earnestly hoped.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

eide which is his true friend,
the pie-in-the sky theorist or the
farmer next door who helped
him get started toward a farm
OF his own when he showed him
ambition to own one.
To take a few words from one
of your Unitarian friends, ode
velopment of a world wherein
each man has an equality of OPP
portunity to find fulfillment
free from the tyranny of mental
and physical enslavement."
Beautiful words! Evidently the
writer was way up on Cloud 9
when he savored each juicy
morsel of their sound on his
lips. Sometimes even l down
here among the realities of life
find myself wishing I could
have a drag or two before he
throws it away.
Dan Smith
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

more alarming situation. For
example, the school tax ac-
counted for 1857 of my 1859
back-breaking County tax bill.
I have paid steadily increasing
County taxes for 10 years, yet
have never had land never will
have) any direct return from
them in the education of any
child of mine. To say that 1
have a right to comment is an
understatement.
That comment is this: These
P-TA's should learn the econo-
mic facts of life. These facts
are: ID the tax situation on
residential property has reach
ed an intolerable stage. (2) the
present system of free educa-
ton Is in serious danger, a COM
plete overhaul of it and of the
taxing system being inevitable.
90 actual necessities of build.
ings and teachers, already a
major problem but facing the
worst kind of crisis, must come
before any frills. C4) from
sheer necessity, demands for
anything additional, however
desirable, must be accompanied
by concrete and practical pro.
posals of where the money is
coming from. Unless these
P-TA's stop floating in the
clouds, it is as certain as night
following day that they will be
brought to earth with jolt so
jaring as to endanger their very
existence. Let us hope that the
sane and sober elements among
them will have the courage and
energy to obtain control before
1t is too late.
Herbert j. Holland
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
School Spenders

Your recent editorial be-
means the label of "Spenders"
which has been placed on our
present school board and ad.
ministration.
To answer that charge you
point out that DR.. George Oster.
wise is leaving our school sys-
tenn where, as Director of Sec.
ondary Schools, he has supervi.
sion of % secondary schools at
a salary of $12, 500, to accept the
job of superintendent of a small
district comprising five towns
with three elementary schools
and one high school at salary
of $14,500.
The points you overlook are:
ID that the superintendent of
even a small school district has
many responsibilities which a
subordinate in a large system
does not have; and (2) that DR..
Osterwise's salary would have
gone to $4,000 next year and
to ST., 800 in six years under the
pay scale adopted by our Board
of Education.
AS to the tag of "Spenders",
one need only recall that Mont
gomery County insists on $500
TV sets while other school sys-
tens pay about half that
amount; that our school board
gave away thousands of text
books which had a salvage val.
ne; that land sites in excess Of
eleven acres at prices close to
$1,000 per acre are bought for
elementary schools when eight
acre sites would provide ample
space; and that DR.. Whittier
complains Of the need for money
to hire more teachers, yet he
employs a Director of Research
at $12,500 plus secretary, ETC.,
for which money was not even
appropriated by the County
Council.
/, and many others, think
"Spenders" is quite the right
name for our Board of Educa-
ton and Superintendent.
Colin T.. Thompson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
Farquhur Ignorance
Herbert j. Holland

Have just received my copy
OF the Unitarian Gazette" for
this week, even though, if I re-
member correctly, it was the
Montgomery County Sentinel to
which l resubscribed. l shall
make it a point to remember
that when the time comes to
decide whether to renew my
subscription.
Not being economically indie
pendent" / suppose l fall within
the deep South attitudes" cate
CORY of Montgomery County
residents. At least you didn't
phrase it deep South preju.
dices' category with the usual
sheer that accompanies the
label. For that l can be CRATE.
full.
l wonder, though, Mr.. Far.
quhar, if there could be still an
other Interpretation of deep
South attitudes" such as, for in.
stance, deep South awareness"
of what the problems really is.
So many people nowadays seem
to have pat answers to problems
without having the remotest
idea what the problems are.
Surely there must be some
message in the fact that being
for or against Indignation is
usually in direct ratio to the
number of Negroes with whom
the individual has had expert.
ence. So l would suggest, Sir,
that before you can write intel.
hgently about the problem you
would have to have lived in the
South for a while.
You would come away, /
think, not hating Negroes as l
probably will be accused of, but
with heavy heart, realizing that
for the few that are ready for
equality there are thousands
who are not and that the prob
lem of the South is, "How are
you going to give equality to
the few who are ready without
giving it also to those thousands
who are not?" You would know,
too, that the tragedy of it all
is that the Negro is fast losing
the friendship and respect OF
the best champion he ever had
the white southerner.
The Negro had better soon de-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

About the editorial recently
on the jury system, seems
to me it deplored the reluctance
OF people to serve. have been
a property owner in Montgom.
cry County for eight years. |
nave never been called and the
closest contact have ever had
with the jury system in our
county is your editorial. 1 have
never met anyone who wa
called or who had any NOR
contact with the system than
I've had.
realize the possibility that
everyone doesn't tell me all his
business, but l think there's a
point somewhere in nv sad tale
at least a mild conflict be.
tween the editorial and the tale.
Please keep my name secret.
l trust you will.
Subscriber.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
Good Move by S+ote

The State of Maryland has taken big step forward in
in deciding to age limits as bar to employ
ment in the State government.
To bar an individual from holding down a certain Job
solely because Of his age though his qualifications for
the JOB are otherwise excellent is ridiculous The only
surprise resulting from the States decision is that such
foolish requirement could have lasted long as it has,
1t is gratifying that the State is as conscious as II
seems to be of the problems involved in seeing
to that our older residents not Disseminated against
ana are properly cared foas the longevity of all of us in
creases to a remarkable extent
Now that the State has taken the lead It is TO be
hoped that private industry will follow suit by providing
employment opportunity to persons who are not SO Young
but as rule are invariably experienced and quite
often more reliable.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

developed park area, yet, the
beauty of the park area itself
will be doomed by the lack of
consideration for the area 1
have just mentioned.
This project looks like the ex.
tension of the Suburban SAM.
tary Commissions trunk sew
age line, and if so, is it absolute
ly necessary for the Commits.
sion to denude the area COM
pletely of its natural beauty?
What kind of logical restora.
ton is possible to retain the
banks of the stream when the
built-in protection of tree-lined
banks has already been sacri-
feed?
1t seems almost sacreligious
to spell the end of the beautiful
upper Rock Creek. Anyone
who would like to see what the
already completed destruction
has done, should take a ride I'D
Avery I'd. and examine the area
where the sewer trunk line has
already been completed. This
was one of the beauty spots of
the county. 1t has been utterly
destroyed.
Finally, what kind of inheri.
lance are we going to leave fu-
ture resident, and our own chill.
dren, if the beauty of the Rock
Creek area is sacrificed for the
extension and development of
more homes? What will these
new residents have in the way
OF protection for the Whatever
is-left natural beauty of the
area?
Charles G.. MalIon, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

The Humane Society Of the
United States, Montgomery
County Branch, Inc, wishes to
thank the Gaithersburg Fair Of.
ficials for their full cooperation
in enforcing humane code rules
for the handling of rodeo live.
stock at the Fair this year. We
thank them for their hospitality
to our humane officer, Nj.
Charles Nelson, and others ap-
pointed to assist him, and for
their kindness in permitting us
to have outdoor space at the
Fair for the display of educa-
tional material on humane work.
We would like to commend the
Fair Rodeo Committee, Mr.. Fred
Gilpin, Mr.. Jerome Mills and Mr..
James King for their very real
helpfulness.
Some comments that came to
us indicated that the Circle X
Ranch Rodeo was a great i'm.
provement over last year $
rodeo. However one Gathers.
burg resident told us that he
did not find it an improvement
because no rodeo can be hu.
name, since commercially used
animals are not wild and have
to be hurt in some manner to
force them to act up Humane
societies feel that the enforce
ment of rules regarding the de-
gree and kind of force used on
rodeo animals is only step in
the right direction. We are
grateful that this step was taken
at this years Fair.
We would like to suggest that
there are other kinds of fair
entertainment which might of
fer change and variety to the
Gaithersburg Fair program, that
have been successful crowd at.
fractions in other communities
We hope to submit a list of
these to next years Fair Com
mittee for their consideration.
Peter Solem
President, County
Humane Society
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
Letters to the Editor

Maryland, it must be explained
that the Councils study began
before the present administra-
ton took office. Interest was
not developed because of actions
of the present administration or
because of anything relating to
football. The study continued
over a period of years and in
cluded on the committee were
distinguished citizens of the
State who considered both the
function of a Board of Regents
and the practice of other uni
versities. To begin to under
stand some of the reasons for
the unanimous position of the
Alumni Council, a comparison
should be made between t h e
membership of the Maryland
Board and the boards of other
universities and colleges in the
State of Maryland such as
Johns Hopkins University and
Hood College, and of nearby
State Universities such as the
University Of Pennsylvania and
the University of Virginia.
Further understanding of the
position of the Alumni Council
would be developed by reading
memo to a College Trustee"
prepared for The Fund for AID.
vancement of Education by
Beardsley Ruml and Donald w.
Morrison.
Dispassionate analysis of the
University of Maryland would
prove that the University of
Maryland, while continuing to
grow and improve, has been an
outstanding u University for
many years.
l. 1t has been recognized ma
tionally and internationally far
better than it has been recog-
nized in local areas.
2. The partial release of the
report of accrediation was un.
fair as there was no danger of
the loss of accrediation, and the
comments in the report were
generally no more severe than
for other State Universities ex-
periencing the problems of
growth in the same degree as
the University Of Maryland.
3. The success of the football
team did not harmfully affect
scholastic standards any more
than the success of Notre Dame
or Harvard, in its days of foot
ball greatness, affected those
Universities. Certainly, the COM
plexity of modern football
places emphasis on intelligence
as much as Drawn.
4. There can be no argument
that the Alumni Council is cor.
rect in its conclusion, after com.
prehensive study, that tn e
Board of Regents should per-
form as a policy making body.
1t should be prepared to study
the problems of a large and
complex institution and to in
terpret the needs and desires of
the people of the State of Mary
land to the University. Likewise,
it should be in a position to
fully explain the University to
the people of the State of Mary.
land. To meet these response
bilities, the Board should be
nearer the size of the board of
the University OF pennsylvania
or of Johns Hopkins University.
When the present uproar and
tumult dies, the Alumni Council
will graciously accept the apol-
ogies of those who have falsely
misrepresented their motives,
disparaged the past effective
ness of the University of Mary
land, and adopted or published
half truths and differences for
their own purposes.
Harry Arthur Boswell, Jr.
President
University Of Maryland
Alumni Association
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19
Control P-TAs

In a recent Sentinel there were
two news items regarding Mont.
gomery County schools: "a
Pupil enrolment has risen by
about 5000 - 1000 more than
had been forecast - and the
school system needs 80 more
teachers than the 1959-60 budg.
ct provides for. (2) County
P.TA's are considering demand.
ing that air conditioning, cost.
ing $4,000, be installed in
classrooms. What a juxtaposi.
toni
We have barely begun to feel
the terrific impact of the Coun.
TVS exploding population, yet
the County Managers 1858 an.
nual report shows that educa.
ton took sic out of every dol
lar of County expediture. Ac.
tual tax bills show an even
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-11-19

want you to know how
much we appreciate the efforts
OF you and your staff in help
ing us put our need for more
foster homes before the public.
The children of our commun.
ity are Montgomery County's
investment in the future and
without an informed public we
viii fall far short Of providing
IN iaster homes so urgently
needed.
Montgomery County Sentinel
mas been of outstanding service
to us.
Mrs. Helen Dake
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