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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
Zoning 'czur'

TIE County Council should we believe proceed SLOWLY,
Oh tne question of taking away from board and CIV
ing 70 an Individual the right to make final decisions on
certain zonng matters. ''O''' VI
al present undoubtedly, the Board of Appeals handles
proposal that many of these cases be turned
oyrr 70 ne head of the Department of Inspections and
licenses or the county manager for decision we are sure
seems matter of simple logic. Why should a Board
'e ueo up with little, unnmportant cases?
But VINO Is to say what's unimportant? When an an
cat mas put his life savings into the business whose
iate is TO be decided is the decision unimportant?
tne matter is small one and unmportant it should
e up niue OF the Boards valuable time coming GEAR"
tnat might be under the proposal now being studied
ousy man. too and it's lot easier for him to make
SNORT Snrft OF matter before him though what
mgnt be involved is the right of man to have his own
IN TINS democracy We think this right is pretty
basic, however small the business endeavor Wouldn't il
oe Deter TO lean toward the side of guarding this right
rather than away from if?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
Serious LoophoIe!

- beer by corner groceries is bad thing is extremely
well taken The whole philosophy of the counys approach
to administration of alcoholic beverages sand should be
one of rigid control. That philosophy is being badly
undermined if what Manager Reese says is true
Not only every sound principle in the book violated
by selling any form of alcoholic beverage on credit the
practice followed by grocery stores of delivering beer
along with groceries is extremely bad as WELL Persons
who are drunk or minors-neither of whom be sold
beer egaly-are thus able to circumvent the law Ac-
cordingly not only sound practice being badly violated
but actual law violations are occurring as well.
law should be enacted at the earliest possible date
providing that deliveries of beer shall be made and no
beer whatsoever under any circumstances shall be sold on
credit you want to drink beer you should be adult not
intoxicated and able to pay cash for it. Our laws should
see to it that other conditions prevail at the time of the
sale.
Mr. Reese has uncovered serious loophole and egis-
lators should move as swiftly possible to plug it,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08

At a recent meeting of the
Rockville Chapter of the Ma
tional Association of Retired
Civil Employees I was directed
to express to County Manager
M. L. Reese and to the County
Council the feelings of the Chap
ter members regarding the
views Mr.. Alex Hancock ex.
presses on the social and eco.
nomic status of retired persons.
Men and women now retired
spent the major portion of their
working years working at sal.
airy scales that were but a frac.
ton Of today's scale of wages
These same people contributed
to pension plans, and made saw.
lngs, expecting to receive an in.
come that would enable them to
retain their homes and live in
a reasonable degree of comfort
in their later years. Now.
through no fault of their own.
they find themselves caught in
a vicious initiation spiral that
threatens to deprive them Of
these homes and to render their
pensions totally inadequate for
a decent living standard. If the
imitation spiral continues, will
not those persons presently EN-.
ployed find themselves in the
same predicsment some time
after their retirement?
The Chapter members feel
that Mr.. Hancock is most un.
charitable, IL not insulting. in
referring to them as economic
burdens" failures as citizens"
and wards of the government"
when they ask for relief from
taxes based on today's salaries.
Our Chapter would welcome
any expression of opinion from
yourself. or Mr.. Hancock, or
members Of the Council.
Lawrence G. Walter
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
A Few Questions

MOST people pretty swell about the United Gvers
avA Fund and they dig down deep to see to it that thou
sands OF persons less fortunate than they are get break
We've often wondered how it might be possible.
though to get through to that smaller percentage of the
population hereabous that isn't quite SO generous and in
fac doesn't see fit to help out at all when the TIME rolls
around to give something
Maybe the selfish appeal would be the most effective
that is, make them think they're helping themselves
(which of course they are) when they give something to
the uGF for distribution to 146 Washington area agencies
that specialize in helping people
Maybe one appeal would be- Supposing you got tuber-
coss and your income and that of your family were cut
OIL Tor IL months? What would you do?" The answer
would OF course be obvious to the most hickskinned
Many people can't even get along Monday afternoon if
the time for them to be paid Monday at II noon How
then could they exist for deary month after reary month
without turning eventually to UGF for help
rms Is all very obvious, we know. But sometimes it
pays to be just that-obvious!
Wnat would you do If your check stopped coming for
Few weeks or months? 1t happen to anybody you
know ~ -
meanwhile, as they ask themselves questions they
coud try this one for size what about all the HELPLESS
KIDS VINO don't even know what paycheck isl" And.
ow ABOUT the old folks who never get checks any more?"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08

ternational dairy judging con.
tests in past years.
County Councilman Ralph
Walker was on the team in 1928
which won the naticasl judging
contest and then went on to win
the international contest in Eng.
land the following year.
Barbara Riggs (now Mrs.
Stanley Stiles of Goshen, was
on the national and information.
al winning team in 1858, and
Janet Palmer (now Mrs. Samuel
G. Nicholson of Olney. was on
the same team.
Other county residents who
have been on teams which won
U. S. championships in recent
years are Robert Stiles. Stanley
Stile, and Edward Fry.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
Roger Furquhar

newspaper hacks and public relations profes.
SIGNALS.
There are the Community Psychiatrie
Clinic and the Health Fund the Civil Air Pa
troll and Catholic Youth Organization, the
Boys Club and all of the "Ys." Also: Plan
ned Parenthood and Peoples Court Libraries
and Christmas Bureau, Retarded Children and
Recreation Department. Not to mention Rock
inghorse Public Health Lay COMMITTEES, Rock
vile Housing Authority and United Cerebral
Palsy Also: the Veterans Commission. About
500 others
You name it, they have it!
Under Business" there are 16 county
business groups and under Civic" there are
too many to count You may not believe 1t
but we have SO garden clubs in Montgomery
County Mems groups goes on forever, con-
tradicting the old argument that it's the wom-
en- who join. The mems list begins with
B.PO.E. of Silver Spring and ends with Toast.
masters International. In between there's
every mans organization you can name with
the possible exception of the Chicago White
Sox There are SO political groups, too, and
20 groups are listed under the heading of
Veterans"
DClIlS q IIldIl, we Ieel CONSTRAINED 10 point
out that the womens group listing is quite
long And Miscellaneous" is quite short. This
lastnamed category takes care Of among
others, the ministers, the fishermen, the bank.
ers the lawyers, the chiropractors, the doe
tors, the newspapermen and various other as.
sorted type individuals.
If somebody is going to get prize this
year for the biggest job done in Montgomery
County we nominate the gal who compiled
this list
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08

First Lady: What have you
been doing lately?
Second Lady: I've been COM
planning about the perpendicu-
larly rising taxes in Montgom-
cry County.
First Lady: And how are your
children?
Second Lady: They are all
well. 1t certainly is difficult to
pay tuition in private school for
them, what with county taxes
SO high.
First Lady: Why don't you
send your children to public
school?
Second Lady: Well, don't
see how a child could learn
much in such crowded, H.
equipped classrooms.
First Lady: Our schools are
some of the best in the country.
Second Lady: Do you know
that after each classroom is full
classes are put in the all-pur-
pose ROOM. when that's full.
classes are put in the school
library; and when that's full,
classes are put in nearby
churches; and when all those
places are full, no telling where
the little ones will have to be
put. Doesn't it sound terrible?
l wouldn't want to have a child
OF mine in danger of being as
signed to a class in the school
library. Why, it gives you the
feeling that the children are con-
sidered as things to be put some.
where, instead of as young
minds to be developed.
First Lady: But taxes
Second Lady: Yes, aren't they
hldeous? If enough of us COM
plain, perhaps we can keep
them from going any higher
next year!
EaVeSdrOnnor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
Eavesdropper

Dear Sir: A 1000 Amen to
Mrs. Jean McCathran!
Every day 1 wonder how long
the people of Montgomery Coun.
~ can tolerate this ever in.
creasing tax burden, Is per cent
of which goes for education. Our
real estate taxes have increased
over 80 per cent in less than
four years. Is there anyone
whose salary has had a compar-
able increase?
l, too, say let the ones who
want the twelve month program
pay for it. 1t certainly is unfair
and oppressive to expect every.
one to shoulder a heavier tax
burden for a program which
viii benefit only a few.
The motto of the Board of Ed
ucation seems to be SPEND
SPEND, SPEND with never a
word about SAVE. And what do
we get for our increased taxes:
more time with the Physical
Education instructor, thereby
missing out on arithmetic. read.
ing and various other studies:
time out from history to watch
a demonstration on hairstyling
and proper application of make
up; or time away from Latin to
watch the girls basketball team
play a team made up of the
faculty. The children may be
spending more time in school,
using more taxpayers money,
but they are using less and less
time for study.
And what about the environ.
ment? The standards are be.
coming lower and lower: smok.
ing is permitted at the Is year
old level, girls are forced to
take showers in groups mod.
esty, what's that?) and now nv
daughter tells me they're al.
lowed to chew gum in some
classes mot a sin, but surely a
lowering Of standards).
People among themselves say
they object to all these things,
but l have yet to hear anyone
get up at a P.TA meeting and
protest. It's time to become a
little disagreeable and bring NO
back into our vocabularies. II
we don't, we may find ourselves
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08

Ernie Tanner, former Station
WGAY program director and
sales manager, is now the own
er OF Radio Station WDvM, in
Pocomoke City on Maryland's
Eastern Shore.
Reported purchase price for
the station covering most Of
the Delaware, Maryland and
virginia peninsula was $4,000
The station has 500 watts and
Keeps daytime hours only. Its
frequency is $40 kilocycles.
Tanner is sales manager of
Station WTTG-Tv, Washington,
and lives at 9414 Crosby I'd,
Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08

We, the members Of the Rock.
vile Volunteer Fire Department,
want to take this means and
opportunity to express our sin.
cere appreciation and thanks to
your fine staff and all the other
outstanding citizens and fine
commercial organizations in the
community for services, time.
and considerations given us dur.
Ing our recent annual Firemen's
Carnival. We would like to write
letters Of acknowledgement 10
each and every person and com.
pany but the task IL too over.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
In Iowa from p. I
COuntian Wins
us. All Honors

pate in the international com.
petition next June in Bristol.
England. Past county winners
Of the international event have
been congratulated by the
Queen Mother and sometimes
by the Queen herself.
Jack has his own small herd
OF Holstein cows which he tends
on his fathers farm. Next year
ne plans to enter the agricultur.
al college at the University Of
Maryland.
Numerous county residents
rave won state, national. and in.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08

who have had the courage of
their convictions to raise out.
cries against Montgomery Coun-
ty tax extortion for public
school support, namely Messrs.
Hoffman and Holland.
The recent exchange between
Mr.. Hancock and a Mr.. Hoff-
man, the latter a complainant
against tax excuses, brings
things into sharp focus and mer-
its ACTION. This tax bite cuts
deep and hurts, Mr.. Hancock's
hocus-pocus and fourth dimen-
tional figuring to the contrary
notwithstanding.
1t is enough to be taxed at
the present exorbitant rate GER
orally, on a national and local
scale, but the extortion of the
outrageous school tax from re-
trees is the last straw. The
very security for which we have
worked, saved and hoped is now
threatened in every direction.
The inflationary spiral is in IT.
self enough to wipe out hoped
for security of retirees on fixed
incomes but, to add insult to in.
jury, we are forced to pay for
educational excuses and non-es-
sential frills far past our earn
ing years. The fact that thou.
sands are fleeing a well known
condition in neighboring terri.
tory and are sending their chill
dren to our county schools is
no fault of ours. Under normal
conditions the flow of residents
to and from neighboring terri
tories about equalizes the edu-
cational burden, but the present
condition is quite out of the or.
binary, and its tax burden should
not be thrown suddenly on the
backs of this county's taxpay-
ers, particularly those who have
paid taxes over many years
gone by and have hopefully set
tied down to enjoy the fruits of
their past labors in retirement,
but are now threatened with
virtual creeping confiscation.
Messrs. Hoffman and Holland
have fired the opening guns. 1t
is up to the rest of us who
care enough to protect our prop.
critics to back them up, not only
with words but deeds. Scattered
whimperings and winnings are
productive of nothing; no impact
If made. II we stand by as MIN
compoops and let this outrage
continue, we deserve to lose our
properties. In the final analysis.
we shall get only what we have
the courage to fight for. If we
fight for nothing and lose out.
that is exactly what we de-
serve.
Most people who wish to do
something about it lack initia.
tive; they must be stimulated
into thinking, then led into &C.
ton. 1t seems, therefore, that
your paper would be a good
medium and a good sounding
board. That is where the pulse
can be felt. We must become
vocal. at least. The next step is
to organize. The powerful P-TA
Is organized, and their tap roots
go deep Into our pocketbooks.
We, merely as individuals, need
not be so naive as to expect to
buck such hard knot body. 1t
will take effective organization
to stem the tide.
Let every individual who reads
this letter sympathetically sit
down and write your paper and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
Hancock Hit

Hancock Hit
At the regular meeting of
Gaithersburg Chapter, National
Association of Retired Civil En-
ployees, held on September II,
the chapter unanimously voted
to instruct the president to
write a letter of protest against
the scandalous and misleading
statements of Alex K. Hancock,
as published in the Sentinel.
The retired citizens of Mont
gomery County who are receiv-
ing annuities paid for them with
100 percent dollars are being
paid with so percent dollars. If
Mr.. Hancock lives long enough
to retire, the estate which he
brags about will bounce back in
his face. Despite any dollar
valuation that he places on the
estate it will only be worth
about 25c on the dollar if the
initiation spiral continues.
The retired citizen continues
to pay taxes on everything he
purchases including food. He
may be free of the sales tax
on food but he still pays hidden
taxes in the grocer's profits out
Of which the grocer pays his
property tax, income tax, sales
tax, etc.
Our chapter aided in the eff.
forts of the County Health De-
partment to detect all cases of
tuberculosis. A number of our
members are actively engaged
IN church work. This is some.
thing that Mr.. Hancock, as a
public servant, might consider.
Our chapter also has an agree
ment to cooperate with the Sec.
ton on Aging of the National
Institutes of Health because the
Federal Government does not
share the views of Mr.. Hancock.
The president Of our chapter
purchased approximately two
hundred dollars worth of equip
ment before he retired. This he
uses in cooperation with other
loyal citizens of the state and
county for civil defense, hurri-
canes, and other disasters. He
received two citations for his
cooperation during hurricane
Hazel" in 1854.
In slave countries Mr.. Han
cock would not receive a salary
of over thirteen thousand dol.
lars but in our free country all
OF this is paid by the taxpayers
including the retired citizens.
We can understand that he
might fear that part of that
salary might be threatened by
a cut in taxes.
All types of labor are re-
quired to maintain our economy
but some types are not pro-
tected by labor unions and re.
ceive inadequate pay. This is
especially true of some labor.
ers who work on the roads
which make our automobile
rides more comfortable. These
men cannot build up the estate
which Mr.. Hancock has been
fortunate enough to create
while a public servant.
We are also proud TO claim
Mrs. Schweinhaut as our own
citizen Of Montgomery County
for her work in cooperation with
Governor Tawes to give our re.
tired citizens the treatment they
deserve.
How long will the taxpayers
have on their payroll an en-
ployee who dislikes his job Of
holding taxes down?
Alfred Christie
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
Letters to the Editor

Pen names may be used
but letters iUiH not be pub
hshed unless the 10riter
Identifies himself to the
Sentinel.
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AFFILIATE MEMBER NATIONAL
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Act OF Congress March q isT9.
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under a more oppressive burden
than just higher taxes.
NO, NO, NO!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08
Time for ACTION

Please let me put myself Oh
record through your paper as
being thoroughly in accord with
and in support Of the very few
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-08

have the gumption to speak his
piece. More later.
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.E':D4

SUBSCRIPTION RATES
Columbia
one Year ..-..-...............1A.OO
Elaawhara:
Evening star., 1959-12-03
FAMILY COUNCIL
Peace Role
OfMurgo
NoHeIp
THE PROBLEM

Margo M. = My friends
won't make up.
Ethel J.-Margo has pres
sured Paula.
Evening star., 1959-12-03

dren of the same age. They
used to babysit for one
another and do many other
little favors. One day their
two boys got into q terrible
fight and Ethel's son gave
Paula's a severe cut which
required stitches. In the ex-
element of the moment
Paula grabbed Ethel's boy
and twisted his arm, calling
him a nasty brat.
Paula says she regrets this
and is willing to let bygones
be bygones, but Ethel won't
make up. I feel she is max
ing a big mistake to let this
incident spoil a very nice
friendship.
Ethel il was terribly up
set about what my son had
done, but it was partly an
accident, something tn at
happened during the fight.
Anyway, If their places had
been reversed and my son
had gotten cut, it would
never have occurred to me
IN Law a hand on her boy.
I have always felt that
Paula was jealous about my
boy because he is not only
bigger and stronger than
hers, but smarter in school.
Many times she has said to
me that he is too aggressive.
I know he is aggressive, but
I don't feel this is a serious
fault in an S-year-old boy.
I believe Margo has pres
sured Paula into saying she'll
make up. She isn't sincere.
THE COUNCILS VIEW
The role Of the peace
maker is seldom appreciated.
All too often this well-mean-
ing individual turns out to be
the one who bears the brunt
OF the quarrel. If she wants
to keep both her friends we
would suggest that Margo
step out of this situation.
When parents get involved
in children's quarrels, there
is usually more involved than
meets the eye. The jealousy
that Ethel suggests may be
a factor. And a factor in
Ethel's refusal to make up
may be recognition that her
son was seriously at fault.
She may have certain fears
about his overaggressiveness
and may wish to erase the
evidences from her mind.
When an adult uses phys
Evening star., 1959-12-03
College Enrolment
Hits 3.4 Million High

The Nations college enroll,
ment this fall reached an all
time high of 80 million stu
dents, the Once of Education
reported today.
This is an increase Of IA. 600
over last year, the office said.
The number Of students VINO
enrolled in college for the hrst
time this fall totaIed 827 ,ooo--
about $4,000 more than last
year.
Almost 30 million Of the stu
dents this year are men. and
about IL million are women,
the office said. In 1858 there
were 2.1 million men and IL
million women.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
FAMOUS FABLES
Nv r = EDGAR

DEGREE: Arctic explorer
Vilhjalmur Stefansson was
expelled from the University
of North Dakota because he
thought he was wiser than
his teachers, and made the
mistake of telling them so.
After he had been out a
few months. he decided to re-
turn to college. He was de-
termined, however, that it
would be on his own terms.
He wrote to a number of uni
versitieS, asking permission
to enroll as a freshman, with
the understanding that he
would be advanced as rap
idly as he could pass examia
nations.
One Of the schools which
replied favorably was the
University of Iowa, where he
enrolled. Stefansson became
a sophomore by Christmas,
a Junior before Easter and a
senior shortly after that.
BY the end Of the year, he
received his degree, one week
before he would have received
it had he remained at his old
alma mater.
Evening star., 1959-12-03
THE GOLDEN YEARS
Check List Offered
For q Duty at S.

and savings accounts. (Fami-
ly treasure Is being lost all
the time by secretive. misery
husbands who hide their
money away and die before
they thought they would.)
The name of the friend or
lawyer you want to move in
and take over your affairs.
Information that will tell
your widow where she can
hurriedly put her hands on
enough cash to tide her over
until the life insurance pays
off.
A copy of your birth Ger.
tiflcate and wedding cer-
tif1cate. Of your military
service record, If any, and
of your social security card.
Directions for finding your
Last viii and Testament. II
you don't have one you
should make one.
lcopprisht, 1859, GenI Features Corp,
The Golden Years oppeorS eoeh
Thursday.