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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
School Funds Cut

r HE Administration has formally proposed that
large chunks of money that would otherwise be given
to Montgomery County by the Federal Government be
cut off, This is money that Uncle Sam pays and other
so-caled areas because he has put
undue strain schools by bringing in many Fed
eral workers.
Rep. John r. Foley has promised to fight the pro-
posed reduction and commend him for that. Presum-
ably the cuprt in the is Arthur S. Flemming Secre
tary of Health Education and Welfare who can't for the
life of him why the government should make such pay
ents to Montgomery County and others equally hard hit
Don't Federal government employees pay taxes like
everybody else? he asks. And apparently his reasoning
goes no further.
If he were to take the trouble day to drive up
explain few tax facts of life to the cabinet member As
sessent officials could show him to the nearest square inch
exactly how many of land the Federal Government
has removed from the tax rolls here land that would
otherwise be bringing in lot of revenue
Mr. Flemmng could also be shown how this commu-
nifty would not have fraction of the school problems
has if there were not SO many government employees
and their children here Someone could patiently
plain to him that if the Federal Government not here
and had present population, there would unques
onaby be major industry and commerce paying substan
al taxes But government is industry in the and
we get no taxes from government. So..
In the legislative mill is bill, introduced by Rep.
Foley that would create system under which the govern
ment would pay the amount in taxes anybody
else It's number is HR 6073 and is good bill that de-
serves the support of everybody in Montgomery which in
cludes Arthur S. Flemming, Bethesda parent of
two school-age children.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Roger Eorquhur

Smith was replaced by an Easton lawyer,
Walter w. Clagget who got by without too
much public attention. About year ago,
Red hunter No. - Leroy Preston, a Balti.
more City lawyer, arrived on the scene.
Shortly before Preston took office, how.
ever, the Supreme Court had handed down
ruling (Pennsylvania's Steve Nelson case)
that the various states shouldn't prosecute
communists. That's a job for the Federal
government, the high tribunal said.
With the rug pulled out from under its
authority to take communists into court, the
State had nothing left but enforcement of the
LOYALTY oath requirement in the 1949 anti.
subversive law. This requires all State, county
and city employees to certify they are loyal
Americans before going on the public payroll.
Preston now has two full-time investiga.
tors, still furnished by Baltimore City - along
with office space and telephone - and the
State pays the salary of Preston and his sec
retarystenographer. Each pays about one.
half of the $4,000 annual anticommunist
program.
The Job of the four Red hunters today,
says Preston who also has private law prac.
tice is to see to it that the State, its % coun.
ties and all of its cities demand loyalty oaths
of all employees except day laborers. Infre.
quently, they get call to check out poten.
tial or actual employees loyalty.
But we suspect that the office of Mary.
lands Red hunters is not exactly beehive of
activity these days. Put us down on the side
that thinks $4,000 year is lot of money
that might be used elsewhere to somewhat
better advantage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Successful Week

Our End Annual Home Buy
ers Week, April "a through May
3, was one of the most success
full merchandising programs
that this Association has ever
sponsored.
We realize more than you
think that our organization
could never have created this
forceful impact upon the home
buying public without the friend
ly cooperation of you and your
colleagues in your organization.
On behalf of the Officers, Di.
rectors a nd members of our
builders group, we wish to ex.
tend to you our most sincere
thanks for your help in telling
the people of the Metropolitan
Washington area about the quail
ity homes which our members
are building by the hundreds ev-
cry day and every week.
JON ENGLAND
Chairman, 1859 Home Buyers
Week Committee
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Who She'll Teach?

4 N OUR continuing search for competent public
school teachers it is necessary to lay down gen.
era academic qualifications prerequisites to classroom
employment But the best of policies, carried too far,
can become bureaucratic monsrosty The requirements
become technical esoterc and compex-and bear
SO little relation to the demands of the job-that they
xerve primarily to bar potentially outstanding teachers
from the classroom This it appears, is becoming the
in Maryland particularly in regard to foreign lam
guage teachers.
The county school system is planning vastly-ex-
banded program in foreign languages But the plans will
remain mostly in the paper stage unless recruit
large corps Of persons who thoroughly familiar WITH
and competent to give instruction n French Spanish Rus
sian and other tongues. Few such persons
poyed by the system At the tme ironically there
are scores of linguistic experts living in this area many
Of them natives of the countries whose language they
would be teaching who both DESTROYS and highly cap
able of teaching in the public schools Under present
realistic state standards, we sadly report they ineg
bic to SO do.
These standards might Decree for example, that a
Frenchman the staff of the French Embassy is not ELI
gibe to give instruction in his native tongue Whereas
me sweet young girl from next doorwho dutifuly full
nled all her requirements at teachers college but who
probably has seen, much less conversed with,
tive of Francis fully qualified.
Clearly, there is no logic to this situation. The State
Department of Education repeatedly is studying var
gus proposals for easing certcaton requirements for
language teachers The educators should make all haste
IN correcting patiently absurd state of affairs.
The argument we believe applies to the whole field of
education. There is in this untapped gold mine of
extraordinary talent in all fields Why not take advan
tage OF ths The way system operates the greater
the expert the less chance he has to qualify teacher
under existing rules. The is that the expert has
spent SO much time studying his subject he hasn't had
lime to take teaching 1t would to make
sense that person who knew the subject thoroughly
might deserve consideration teacher of that SUBJ
ect rather than to be Shunted aside in favor of one who
knows little nothing about the subject but who happens
10 have graduated from a state teachers college.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21

r HE county school board last week let 100000
Il tract for construction of Forest Knos school in
Silver Spring The 14classroom building will include six
fooms specifically designed for socaed special educa
Hon. e teaching and therapy of physically handicapped
children This in spite of the fact that the board has
adopted an official policy special education.
Without delvng into what the policy should be
tckish issue at best would like to point out that the
board clearly is putting the cart before the horse It has
Started down long road with apparent destination in
mind.
Many questions need to be answered. To begin WITH
no careful study has been made the numbers of hand
capped children in the county being denied an ade
nuate education. Once this is known the board must de-
eide how far it wants to go toward filling the void Are
such children more properly the responsibility of other
social agencies than of the public schools? If the schools
Jackie the problem do they try to reach ALL of these
Children or just those with certain types of handcaps?
These difficult questions but unless they are an
Swered at least in part intelligent program can be de-
Ssed Certainly do not want to start down any road
without knowing where it is leading us.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21

1 have been following with
much interest all the arguments
for and against the public nur.
sery school or play school pro-
gram which have been published
recently. :;
1t is rather interesting to see
how those who are opposed have
used one argument with con-
stancy. One which has little
weight, in fact, i. e., we are try
ing to rid ourselves of our small
fry for all kinds of selfish rea-
sons.
/ cannot see that program of
two hours day, three times a
week, totaling six hours consti-
tutes giving our children away
for others to raise.
Furthermore, the program we
have in mind would require the
assistance of the mothers either
at class, for transportation, pro-
gramming, and for equipping
the group. 1 rather think this
adds up to at least six hours
weekly.
Since there is no net advan-
tage time-wise, you may ask,
why bother? We think and are
supported by the experience of
those who are and have been
engaged in nursery school pro-
grams throughout the country,
that the child of three and four
is very quick to learn, profits
greatly from such a program
and adapts sooner and more sat
isfactorily to the more formal
public school system than the
child who has not had nursery
school background.
What we want for our chill
dren is more, rather than less.
We are quite willing to give all
of that time, which we are sup
posed to be gaining, to that end.
Cynthia Marks Atkins
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21

motoring public But construction costs may be assessed
against the property owners on Grosvenor la.
This seems strange way to conduct government.
In many cases. of course it is highly proper to make
the property owners who have actively sought street and
sidewalk improvements pay for them. But when one such
this forced down property owners Threats it doesn't
seem right
The council should give serious consideration to max
ing the general public pay for such improvements as the
GRosvenor la project that is being built solely for the
benefit Of the general public
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
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Sentinel.

hired schemers and publicity
men. l ask him to name one.
Mr.. Romack has not finished
yet. He is concerned with the
increasing burden of taxation
that new communities entail,
public education per family far
exceeds that family's contribu-
ton in taxes" This is an old
bone dug up from time to time.
Does he know that children even
tually graduate; and that these
people pay taxes on everything
they buy in Montgomery Coun-
ty? But that is not the true an
swer 1 wish to give. AS l con-
ceive it people are more impor.
tant than money. 1t would be a
sad day when our philosophy is
such that we would jeopardize
the future growth Of this coun-
ty because Mr.. Romack thinks
taxes will go higher. And least
important for this argument, the
acceptance of this plan would
make this area self-supporting
on a tax basis. On this basis Mr..
Romack should be on our side,
but I'm sorry.
But this is all preliminary to
the heart of the matter. believe
the attack on Mr.. Sanders is I'M
fair. But before l go into the de-
rivation of this plan would like
to state that Mr.. Sanders is one
of the foremost planners in this
area and that no matter what
the outcome of this coming at
Redland, 1 have the very sound
est faith in him, both as a plan
ner and as a man. 1t has been a
real pleasure to have worked
with him and / feel the vast
amount of time and energy spent
in this endeavor has been, at the
very least, a fine experience.
Mr.. Romack argues from the
point that this is supposed to be
"a perfect answer to the orderly
and logical development /. -" We
have never said anything is per-
feet, so why argue from a false
premise? / might also point out
that in spite of seven hours of
testimony before the council,
never once does he quote us.
Maybe it's easier this way.
Before the County Council we
stated that we are not urging
this zoning at this time but were
willing to wait reasonable time
for the Park and Planning Com
mission to come up with their
plan.
Now the heart of our coming
application arises out of the
overall plan that Mr.. Sanders
drew up based on the County and
State Road recommendation, the
Pomeroy Report, and various
reports on the Rock Creek Wat
ershed. 1t is quite evident that
for my holdings, roads with 60
foot rights of way would have
been sufficient. But when one
considers the future, the Bureau
of Standards, general potential
growth in the Rock Creek Water.
shed, it was necessary to consid-
er rights of way of 200 feet. And
the same goes for schools, parks,
communal facilities as well as
commercial and industrial areas.
In Mr.. Romack's final summa.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Letters to the Editor

ton based on taxation and Rock
Creek flooding he calls our plan
"a malignant growth in the
heart of our county" I leave it
to the public to judge if he has
proved his case.
But as for myself, I intend to
develop the area to the best of
my ability. 1 hope Montgomery
County will be even a better
place to live, and the people who
come here will be proud of what
we accomplish.
Leonard KaniIoff
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Reply TO Romuck

For the sake of the record, I
believe there are certain inaccu-
racies in Mr.. Romack's letter to
the Sentinel of May IA.
am the principal owner of
some $40 acres in the Rock
Creek Watershed and one of the
syndicate spectators of whom
he spoke.
He alleges in his letter that
many of the home and farm
owners will never sell to us
we have pipe dream" Might 1
suggest to him that the Pome-
roy Report designated this area
for intensive development be-
cause as he might know there
is only very small fraction of
the acreage in Montgomery
County that is served by sewer
and water. Further that Mont
gomery Comfy is growing at
the rate of 1000 to 5000 homes
each year.
May / also remind him that we
presented petitions from owners
of over 5000 acres in favor of
our plan, that the opposition
presented considerably less, and
some of these did not object to
our plan as much as they want
ed to first see the Planning Com
missions plan. But having 1000
acres for a plan is quite a good
start, / would say, and no pipe
dream.
In paragraph four of his
letter he questions who will pay
for the land we have designated
for schools, roads, and parks.
For his edification, we have
gone on record before the coun-
Gil as willing to dedicate this
ground, and this dedication is
not contingent on our getting
this coming, but on any work.
able plan, This would be some
40 acres out of my $40 acres
which is up for rezoning.
In paragraph z Mr.. Romack
says wide thoroughfares for
streets in our model city will
start and end with narrow two.
lane farm roads," May I remind
Mr.. Romack that the State
Roads Commission has designed
the Gaithersburg Circumferen.
tial and the county, the Shady
Grove Road extension. If he be.
lieves that only footpaths are
necessary instead of our dedi.
Gated 200 rights of way, he
should take it up with these au-
thorities.
In paragraph 8 Of his letter
he speaks of Rock Creek flood
ing. In answer to this, we have
hired experts on sitting and flood
control to study this problem.
We have signed up the u. S.
Soil Conservation District for
technical assistance and we are
led to believe that siltation and
flood control are not insur.
mountable problems. In the
March 10 Sentinel, MIR. Lathrop
Smith, president of the Rock
Creek Watershed Assn. conced.
ed that careful planning which
includes adequate park areas
can circumvent excessive runoff.
He also said that 1t has been his
experience that builders do not
always adhere to or execute
proposed plans. If Mr.. Romack
has information to the contrary,
he should present it and not
scare us with millions of dol
lars Of damage TO lives, homes,
roads, and parks" that he does
not substantiate.
Mr.. Romack also says we
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
Who Should Paw?

e HOULD property owner be required to pay for a
~ road in front of his house that he doesn't want?
That is the question confronting the county gov
Fnment in connection with the widening Grosvenor Ia
IN Bethesda. The road will be used by through" traffic
It il being built for the comfort and convenience of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-21
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Evening star., 1959-12-14

Mrs. Corrine Martin and a
part-time instructor, Mrs
Dorothy Issac, swell as three
assistant teachers.
If it were a choice between
a fine staff and a fine build
ing. naturally anyone's choice
would be the staff" says Mrs.
Ronayne.
Several of the teachers spent
six weeks working with retard-
ed children in standard-Sized
classroomS elsewhere during a
summer training program, and
noted dramatic differences in
the youngsters ability to i'm
prove.
The emphasis is on a big
muscle Development, which
means they require room to
move around. Also, their span
OF endurance is short, so they
need frequent changes of activ-
ity. Both are difficult to achieve
here" Mrs. Ronayne declares.
The oil burner and storage
tank are located adjacent to a
downstairs classroom. Lava
tory facilities are woefully in
adequate. The roof leaks,
although Mrs. Holley achieved
some local fame by climbing up
to defect the flow of water so
that it didn't run into a Stor-
age closet during one recent
Evening star., 1959-12-14

About an hour later, shortly
after IL pm, a man bearing
the service revolver and match
ing McVicar's description ap-
preached Kenneth Robert Rol-
Inns, 20, of Baltimore, as Mr.
Rollins was leaving a laundro-
mat in Laurel.
Police quoted Mr.. Rollins as
saying the man fired warning
shot at Mr.. Rollins and his
wife, Dorothy, and forced the
couple to get in their car.
Mr.. Rollins said the gunman
told them he had been up
three times" and didn't care
what happened. Mr.. Rollins
said the man threatened to
shoot him and his wife if they
called for help.
Mr.. Rollins said the man first
asked him where he lived and
that after he replied he lived
in Laurel, the gunman told him
to drive to the Greyhound bus
terminal in Baltimore.
Mr.. Rollins said he drove to
Baltimore and let the man out
at a downtown intersection a
few blocks from the bus station.
The man disappeared.
Evening star., 1959-12-14
State Police AIerted
For Baltimore Gynmon

BALTIMORE, Dec. IA (AP) +.
City and State police were
alerted today to watch for a
gunman who disarmed a Laurel
MD policeman and later
forced a couple to drive him
to Baltimore bus station.
State police at Waterloo
identified the gulman as Louis
Augustus James McVicar, about
26 They said McVicar had
worked as a cook in a Laurel
diner and carried a Portland
(MeD address.
Portland police said McVicar
may be the "bandaged bandit"
who was involved in the two
armed robberies in the Portland
area.
A Laurel policeman investi-
eating two local armed rob-
berries stopped a man on foot
whom he recognized as McVicar
Saturday night. When he asked
McVicar for Identification, the
suspect pulled .32-caliber
nickel-plated revolver and
forced the policeman to hand
over his service revolver. Then
McVicar fled on foot.
Evening star., 1959-12-14
Engine Failure
Strands Sin Boot

1t was a cold Sunday after
noon on the Potomac yesterday
for Mrs. Dorothy Holcombe
Kabler and two children after
their engine failed.
They were unable to make
any headway with oars and
were blown across the mile
river south of Mount Vernon
until they managed to secure
the boat to a buoy near the
Maryland side.
The Coast Guard came to
their rescue after they had
spent more than hours aboard
the l5-foot runabout.
ut was very cold" Mrs.
Kabler, Al, said today. She
lives with her parents, Brig.
Gen. and Mrs. William H. Hol-
combe, at Rover's Delight,
overlooking the Potomac near
Mount Vernon.
Fortunately. she said, her
mother was watching when she
and her daughter, Heidi, IL,
and a nephew, William Fl. Hol-
combe. III, IL, experienced
their difficulty while trying to
get the boat to Alexandria for
the winter, Mrs. Holcombe noti-
ned the Coast Guard.
Evening star., 1959-12-14
Robbers Find
Police There,
Land in Jail

Two men chose the wrong
restaurant to rob early yester-
day, according to police.
Officers reported today the
two were seized when they
tried to enter Jimmy's Grill,
1901 Eleventh street NV,
while Pvts. Eugene A. Duvall
and Jean Newville, Second
Precinct plainclothesmen, were
inside.
Police said Samuel E. Young.
%. whose address was listed in
the first block of L street NV,
pounded on the door while the
proprietor. Mae Georganas, 40,
was checking the cash receipts.
He announced that this is
a holdup" when Pvt. Duvall
opened the door, police said,
and SlaShed at the officer with
a knife.
According to police, Young S
companion, Francis M. Thomp-
son, 35, who listed his address
in the 1400 block of Newton
street NV, fed from the scene.
He was pursued by two uni
formed officers, Pvts. Robert
G. Dennell and Charles A.
Fisher, who were patrolling the
area.
Police said Thompson seized
and cooked Pvt. Dennell's re-
volver in a struggle in the 1000
block of M street NV. before
the officer overpowered him.
Young was charged with as
sault with intent to rob, accord
ing to police, and Thompson
was accused of assault with
intent to rob and assault on
a policeman.
Evening star., 1959-12-14
Mclaughlin
ToAsk STUDY
OfGun Rules

District Commissioner Robert
E. Mclaughlin said today he
Will ask for a study of firearms
regulations in Washington, in
Guiding the question of whether
bus drivers should be allowed
to carry guns.
The commissioner said he
would make the request to
Police Chief Robert v. Murray
Commissioner Mclaughlin
said he is interested in know
ing whethersthe Districts regu-
lationS governing gun owner
ship and use should be
tightened.
At present anyone except a
convicted felon or a drug ad-
dict may buy a gun and keep
1t at home or in his place of
business without a license.
While gun purchases in the
District must be reported to
police, Washington residents
can buy weapons in other juris-
dictions.
However, only about 20 Dis
trict residents have been Ii
censed to carry concealed wea-
pons because of their hazardous
occupations.
A group of D. C. Transit
System bus drivers recently
asked that they be permitted
to carry guns for their protec-
tion against street robbers.
They made this proposal
after James E. Weatherington.
bus driver, was charged with
Illegally carrying a gun, which
he used on November % to
shoot one of three young
hoodlums attempting to rob
him.
The charges subsequently
were dropped by United States
Attorney Oliver Gasch, who
suggested that the Districts
flreartns regulations might be
modified.
Evening star., 1959-12-14

zation's officials say the need
is even greater.
Food baskets will be given
out by the organization in
Arlington on December % at
1888 Wilson boulevard.
Needy families in Alexandria
will receive their baskets from
the Army on December % and
"A at 325 Pendleton avenue.
In Prince Georges County,
food baskets will be passed out
at Suitland Senior High School.
5000 Silver Hill road, on De-
cember % and "a.
other events on the Saliva
ton Army'S calendar of Yule-
tide activities will include dis
tribution of approximately $500
gifts at various hospitals and
institutions and numerous
Christmas parties.