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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
County Comment
You Pay Heavily
For Car Doodads

Automobile insurance rates are due to
rise about 8 percent in Maryland within the
next month or So in line with general trend
throughout the country. If that makes the
average driver angry, he should recognize
that major factor in the boost is his own
Unsuitable appetite for bigger, gaudier and
ever less practical - cars.
Everytime a manufacturer comes out
with a new model, he has added some fancy
new gadgets and dOOdads that enhance its
value as status symbol but play hell with
the repair bill. And hence, with the rate you
pay for your insurance.
Vulgar tail fins, wraparound wndshields
with their distorted side vision, multiple-unit
tail lights reminiscent of burlesque house
marquee, flamboyant chrome bumpers - all
add up to a sort of mobile Freudian night.
mare that reaches its traumatic climax in the
form of accident repair charges.
The new single-piece construction, devel-
oped for assembly line efficiency, plays big
role, too Pretty soon, we'll have to replace
the entire car to cure dent in the fender.
Back in the good old days - when a car
was for transportation and not to turn the
Joneses green with envy bumper was
what its name implies Its function was to
bump, and thereby to spare the rest of the
car from avoidable damage. If need be, you
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Roger Fcrquhur

Does he mean to include in his sweeping
statement Sen Hubert Humphrey who is a
leader in the fight to stop contamination of
the worlds atmosphere and who has pleaded
for an end to nuclear testing?
Has he done anything except turn deaf
ear to the many responsible American scen.
fists who directly contradict the glib assur.
ances of Edward Teller, and the Atomic
Energy Commission, that everything is just
peachy dandy and you kids should stop worry.
ing and thinking about such things?
Does he know anything about the Column.
bia University study a few months ago that
showed there has been an increase of some
30 percent of radioactive strontium in the
bones of adults, 81 percent in the bones of
children from the ages of four to 16, and 90
percent in the bones of infants under the age
of four?
Doesn't he ever look at the daily news
paper that tells us how the radioactive content
of milk is going up and up? Is it barely
possible that the big increase in leukemia all
over the world just might be attributable, in
part, to the vastly increased radioactivity of
the earths atmosphere?
What kind of dumb bunny does our Sena.
tor take us for? We would like to suggest
on behalf of those who think the word fallout
should not have quotes around it, as though
it were a propaganda term coined by the
Communists that Sen Beall spend little
more time trying to familiarize himself with
the imperative need to bring about much
more-rather than much less-understand-
ing of the critical fallout problem.
And if it's Communistic to suggest that
we might some day be confronted with ter
rible problems resulting from | n crea sing
radioactivity, as we have done here, Sen. Beall
or anybody else who is so inclined can make
the most of it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
FaIIou+ Problem
Is a Myth, Kids!

'Son1e well-meaning Americans" Sen j.
Glenn Beall (R-Md.) wrote this week in his
newsletter, shave swallowed the Communists
bait. The Communist game, he said, is to
bring about an agreement to abandon nuclear
bomb tests-an agreement which we would
certainly not violate but which Moscow would
disregard at will"
The Maryland lawmaker then went on
to tell his constituents that it is well known
that Soviet agents played a part in several
Western countries in lining up professional
groups to raise an alarm about "fallout'
(the quotes are the Senator's) and the dangers
to human health that supposedly (his world
result from the bomb tests.
Communist influence" he cOnfides, "has
reached into every Allied country and into
every national legislature to win support of
the test ban. The crusade to end nuclear
tests should be Thoroughly investigated" he
goes on, and "the true facts brought out -
to the end that our people will not continue
to be fooled by this propaganda"
If we interpret the Senator's remarks cor
rectly, he is telling the people of Maryland,
in his capacity as member of the worlds
most important legislative body, that anyone
who thinks there is danger from fallout
resulting from nuclear tests has been duped
by Communist propaganda.
II this is not one of the most preposterous
statements eyer to be made by a supposedly
intelligent, responsible public official, Wen
wager you all the radioactive strontium in our
left femur against two split atoms and let
Sen. Beall hold the stakes.
Does he mean to include many members
of the United States Senate itself which is
on record as voting to continue negotiations
with Russia to try to bring about agreement
on ending nuclear tests?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
COP Leader ScuII
Is Organization Man
An Opinion

The other day Republican leader said
there never has been so much organzational
activity in the local COP, especially in the
spring of an off-election year. He added that
David Soul, new chairman of the Republican
State Central Committee, is doing an excel.
lent job of patching up some of the differ.
ences that existed between some leaders dur.
ing and after the heated primary fight in the
spring of 1858.
David SculPs long suit is organization.
Some believe he runs the risk of having too
many chiefs and not enough Indians. How
ever political facts among the Republicans
do not indicate this to be the case And while
it is true that Mr.. Scull and some of his loyal
followers missed on several important poll
teal points before, during and right after
the primary, he is not missing many at the
present time.
This week there was a first meeting in
a series of small informal get.togethers in
all precincts in the county. The first ones
are being held in areas where Republican
political activity has been non-existent or
weak.
Tuesday evening group of about so reg
istered Republicans of a precinct in Rockville
gathered in the Civic Center and talked poll.
tics. This precinct has not had a precinct
chairman. Mr.. Scull is hoping that an ener.
getic, enthusiastic one will emerge as a result
Of this gathering.
Mr. Scull's aim is to double the work
force, in the local Republican Party. He be-
ieves that each precinct should sponsor SINH
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Pork Barrel Politics?

anything would tend to bear out the criticism in this
space some weeks ago of the plan of Gov Tawes to
organize the State Roads Commission it Is the appoint
ment this week of the State Roads Commissioner for
Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties that Gov Tawes
made that his l-conceived plan has been put into
effect.
AS pointed out earlier, there was nothing new in
the Tawes plan to increase the membership of the SRC
from three to Various and sndry politicians have
tried for years to get the potcallymovated scheme
through the General Assembly. But the acutey
politics conscious legislature couldn't stomach that
until Gov. Tawes elected last fall and Immediately
began pushing the plan.
In the past, three State Roads commissioners were
charged with building and maintaining state roads, As
there only three of hem the commissioners chosen
atarge basis tended think terms of Statewide
interest They didn't have any districts" But now the
commissioners do with vengeance. Under the COVER
nor's plan, have commissioner each chosen
from Montgomery and Prince Georges Baltimore South
Maryland, Western Maryland, Central Maryland the
Eastern Shore.
If each commissioner doesn't actively fight for the
interests of his district and against the interests of
the other districts, We'll be somewhat amazed Accord
ngy believe rather strongly the Tawes plan is de-
fintely backward step.
= This week, the governor revealed his selection for
Montgomery and Prince Georges Counties is Lansale c.
Clagett longtime lower Prince Georges insurance man,
hardware and farm supply dealer - and politician. We
don't know but suspect rather strongly that Cages
main interest in Montgomery County is to nourish his
rather strong dislike for us At least, most of the old
guard Prince Georges group of which he is charter
member feel that way and it is doubtful SRC
commissioner is any exception
1t is unfair to criticize person before he even begins
to do the job But if the official treats the co
ties with equal fairness in his administration of their
ondary roads, Wen be quite surprised 1t isn't the ind
vidual criticize here it's the system Gov Tawes and
others Including Montgomery County legislators) who
let him take this backward step, will have reason pre-
dict to regret approving the plan which is designed
create more jobs for the political faithful and to serve as
aid to pork barrel politics.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Conflict Of Interest

SENTINEL subscriber by inference takes us mildly
~ to task in letter appearing elsewhere on TINS page
constantly harpng the subject of conflict OF In
terests Almost every time he picks up the paper he says
he something in it on that subject He's exactly right
We plead guilty.
The reason we have been frequently discussing the
subject of conflict of interest is twofold ~ it one OF
the oldest governmental problems that we have had to
cope WITH that should all be striving to solve, and
2) there is currently under way comprehensive study
the subject by group of outstanding county citizens
Now is the time to talk about the question: to bring the
issue before the public There should be great deal or
public discussion about the question o0 because OF the
current study and the hope that at long last we may be
making progress toward partial solution OF the
problem.
This past week there considerable publicity about
the fact that of the delegates to the General Assem-
bly, paid fees by the State Roads Commission for legal
services rendered This practice we believe is part and
parcel of the conflict of interest problem
Attorneys who engage in the practice explain it by
pointing out that they lawyers and accordingly are
entitled to engage in legal business of all kinds The real
estate who also county councilman last year
tried to explain his actions in lining up 100000 public
golf deal by saying that he is in the real estate
business and hence entitled to deal in property ransac
tons.
These explanations, however, fall somewhat short of
being convincing There is lots of legal business and lots
of real estate business to be had and hope the conflict
of interest study committee will come up with the finding
that public officials who lawyers and real estate men
should not accept that kind of business when public money
or public interest are involved.
NeWspapermen, If we can be pardoned Tor citing this
example, better as far as morals are con-
cerned than lawyers and real estate But
say with complete confidence that any reporter editor
who accepted payments for public relations business in
connection with that he handling newspaper
man. would be, should be- fired That would be conflict
of interest of the first order. -.
BY the TOKEN it seems u.s. real estate and
lawyers who accept payments for certain matters they
conduct privately and then turn around public officials
and themselves with the matters equally
guilty of conflict of interest act.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Cries Problem

Awhile back you published an
article complaining about the
Villa Theater in regards to the
type of picture shown and also,
1 believe, about the lack of CO.
operation on the part of citizens
attending.
Well, l have a Brownie Scout
Troop. / called this evening to
see If I could have ID seats re.
served one evening for my girls.
I wanted to have a picnic sup
per for them and then go to
the movie.
When / asked someone there
about holding the seats and
what day would be best, his re-
ply was: I'm sorry 1 cannot
reserve seats. Business will be
sensational while this movie
C"Shaggy Dog") is on. Call
next Thursday and see if there
are any seats left, better still
come before the movie opens
and you'd stand a better
chance"
l told him I could not take
ID girls off with no more ad.
vance plans than that. After
all, their parents would have to
know. I need to know. l have
a new baby to be taken into
consideration and plans made
for a sitter. 1 didn't ask for
special rates. I asked for as
surance of a certain number of
seats and no more. He certain.
ly isn't very civic minded.
These little girls had made ten
tative plans and I told them as
soon as I knew the date and
time l would get in touch with
them.
I'm sure other troops will be
calling him. If he continues at
this rate, he will surely be
spreading i'll will - not good
will, I'm sure.
Mrs. G. w. Hupp
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28

Wasn't it Goebbels who said,
Tell the people a lie often
enough and they will believe it?"
The American Dream these days
seems to be, Our Country will
get better as taxes get lower"
We are being urged by con-
servativeS constantly via radio,
TV, newspapers, magazines, etc.
to lower taxes so we can buy
more consumer goods. We are
told that we should strive for a
better house and modern fur.
nishingS, but not for police and
fire protection. We must aim
for bigger, costlier cars but
fight any effort to build roads.
To own a lot of things" we
are told, is far better than to
put money into schools. These
lies barrage us so increasingly
that most of US believe them.
Lower taxes and less public
services do not help any of us.
Manufacturers must have buy
ers who have money, or they
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Wick Byron

Iar small Informal meetings where Repub-
hcan voters can get to know other members
OF their party especially those who live in
the same neighborhood.
A folksy letter is being sent by Mr.. Scull
to all Republicans in various precincts tell
ing the place, date and time of these meet.
lngs. me ones this month will establish the
formula Tor the strong push in June.
Walter Dawson, longtime chairman of
the COP State Central Committee, is not
overly enthusiastic about the new leadership
but neither is he doing anything to obstruct
1t. AS matter of fact, he is still quite valu-
able to the Republican organization as a
shrewd, wise and experienced member of the
State Central Committee Furthermore. one
would not expect former leader for so many
years to be overjoyed over being replaced by
younger man. One wouldn't expect former
Speaker Of the House and Minority Leader
Joe Martin to enjoy his present nonleader-
ship status either!
There may be about dozen former lead
ers in the local Republican organization who
have not succumbed to either the charms or
ability of one David Scull. But at this point
they are being by-passed The present leader.
ship believes that the Grand Old Party has
to be bigger than few persons who fail to
join the new regime.
David Scull and his followers know that
organization is one of the most important
requisites for winning elections. They plan
to establish the best organization they can.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Letters to the Editor

cannot sell. Consumers who are
uneducated, unemployed, and
unprotected cannot buy goods
and pay profits to business.
Conservatives are not think.
ing of the good of the many
when they tell us we shouldn't
burden ourselves down with lots
of taxes. They are thinking of
the good of investors, since in
vestors can't put money into
private industry If it is busy
building schools and highways.
But when they state the argu.
ment, they try not to sound too
selfish.
Ever listen to the A. c. Smith
advertisement on WGMS? It is
an absurd effort to convince us
we ought to reduce taxes for
American business. The truth Is
that businessmen can avoid pay.
ing their fair share through a
thousand tricks, while those of
us on payroll deductions foot
the bill. And as they howl for
lower taxes of industry, they
charge outrageous profits on
government contracts.
Our rich people are rich
enough. Let's not work for their
increased wealth to the disad-
vantage of our children any
longer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Interest Conflict

1t seems that every time l
pick up your paper, somebody
is harping on the matter of Con-
flict of Interest. To my way of
thinking, there is no such thing
as conflict of interest. People
are either honest or they are
crooks. There is no middle
ground in honesty.
People who would make a de.
cision in public office, for their
own benefit financially, would
take it out of your pocket if they
had an equal chance.
People who are everlastingly
bringing this matter up, surely
don't trust themselves and must
be measuring the other fellows
corn in their own half bushel.
For more than ten years /
held office in Montgomery Coun.
ty. All during that time, I had
the pleasure of knowing all 9th,
er county officials, and at no
time was there ever any ques-
ton in my mind as to the hon
esty and the fairness of the &C
tons of anyone.
Several of the finest Judges
this County ever had, had a real
interest in real estate. Are we
to believe that these men would
h ave been influenced by this
fact, in any decision they had
to make? Why of course, there
Is no such belief.
1t will be sad day for this
County, when the time comes,
that we will be governed by
any group that has not shown
enough ability, to have some real
interest in some type Of bust
ness life of this great County.
1t is my hope, that more sue
cessful businessmen will offer
themselves for public office, al.
though it may be sacrifice.
j. Ernest Hawkins
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Vox Pop
BIumes Teacher

l was reading about the Jack
son case and / feel that there
was other punishment the teach.
er could have given the boy. A
teacher with no more patience
than that should not be allowed
to teach.
I respect DR.. Whittier very
much, but when a boy has his
teeth damaged for the rest of
his life and suffers the lasting
impression of the fight, 1 do not
respect his opinion: that "a man
has a right to a mistake" like
that.
l think other parents should
be concerned and join Mr.. Jack.
son. 1t could be your child.
A Reader
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
L'Affoire High officioI'

HERE are at least two lessons to be learned from the
now celebrated incident repeatedly involving pressure
from high official in a zoning case. They are:
That Board of Appeals Member William A. Quin-
land is not man to be tempered with BY making the
decision to publicly reveal what he believed attempt
to influence decision of his board he has served notice
that he not going to tolerate any funny business any
ones part We respect him for this and commend him for it.
The fact that he made the revelation in such way that
it tended to cast suspicion quite few top county Off
Gals is unfortunate - but beside the main point We
certain that Board Member Qunan has adhered to rigid
y high principles during his tenure
That here is simply another beautiful example of
how shorsghted it is to adopt the philosophy that public
business should be conducted in private If the high off,
cial involved story elsewhere in the Sentinel reports
.that it is County Manager NJ L. Reese = had routiney
handled the matter in public where it should have been
because is public business, the whole unfortunate Incl
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Awards are cited

Congratulations to you and
your fine staff for the excellent
showing made by your news
paper in the Better Newspaper
Contest" held recently. This is
an outstanding achievement for
any publication. I am sure you
are very proud, and quite justi-
fiably so.
A newspaper with the con.
structive quality of the Mont
gomery County Sentinel is a
priceless asset to the commu.
nifty it serves.
Hal v, Kelly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Nursery Schools

1 cannot read any more about
public nursery schools without
speaking my piece.
How can anyone read of the
ever increasing needs in our
schools and then suggest that
we take on more unnecessary ex-
penses? We ought to be grateful
that we even have kindergar.
tens. A neighboring st a e
doesn't, you know.
Let me say that I am all for
nursery schools. l have a four.
year-old who attends one and
l gladly pay for it, I have others
who did not attend nursery
schools who are still "well adj.
justed" and 'inquisitive."
All right, so you can't afford
a private one. Surely you could
start a cooperative. The public
library is available to everyone
for research if you want a real
study program" After all, these
children are only four years old
and mainly want playmates, not
an intensive study on what
makes it rain. Let's be realistic
about this and not try to make
them more than they are.
simply can't understand how
any intelligent, tax.paying adult
in Montgomery County can ask
that our county put out money
for space, materials and teachers
for such a small minority of
our population.
Public nursery schools are alb.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28

dent would never have happened On the basis of what
we know at this writing the whole thing perfectly
plausible deserves to be censured and of the
principals involved at any time had anything to hide Why
then the attempt to keep it all secret? 1t the initial
secrecy that caused the thing to SNOWFALL.
The practice of scootng behind closed doors at the
drop OF hat to discuss public business often has way of
bacfirng public officials. This certainly appears be
Che of those cases.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28
Tonk Victims
Hal v. Kelly

I'd like to know what punish
ment young Heck and Jump got
for prying open and climbing
into property they had no bust
ness in. Perhaps 1t would be
wise to find some work for
them to do - to keep idle hands
busy.
Mrs. e. A. C..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-28

Pen names mag be used
but letters will not be pub
hShed unless the aUriter
Identifies himself to the
Sentinel.
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solutely unnecessary and the re-
quest for them-ridiculous.
Mrs. Martha Carr
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1959-04-23
Lost? Found!
-Four War Bonds

Isaiah Slusher, "A, Of 1896
Garden rd., has faith in human.
ity. His faith is justified by al
unusual experience.
On April 18th, Mr.. Slushei
went to his bank to cash foul
War Bonds. Arriving at the bank
he didn't have the bonds. Anc
they were signed.
Perturbed, he searched the
trail homeward. No bonds. He
searched the house. No bonds
Then he notified the police. Lost
but signed bonds could be casheC
by the finder.
Then the unexpected hap
pened. The bonds were at the
East Cleveland Postoffice
turned in by an unidentified
person. The clerk receiving the
bonds didn't get the name.
To the unidentified persor
who brought a happy ending tt
this experience, the Slusher.
say a sincere Thank you"