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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
EorIy YuIe Gift

TTIE time has whirled away again until now, won't be
! long before Christmas While Christmas to many is
the crunch of defoot the clean scent of freshly cut
pine trees and the rich texture of eggnog is to most
time of giving.
Since giving is sefless what better manifestation Of
Christmas gift could there be than donation to the
United Givers Fund?
This is United Givers Fund Week in Maryland pro-
claimed by Governor ]. Willard Tawes. Montgomery
County has been assigned quota of $140,000
Why not add donation to your Christmas lst--one
which could be applied to the of agencies in need of
public support in order that they may in turn help out
others in need?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22

On October 10 my husband
and l sent the following message
to the senators and the repre-
sentative who are our Spokes
men in federal affairs:
Request you take action in
our behalf to postpone the Oc-
tober 81 closing of the Ednor,
Md, post office until facts,
figures and underlying rea-
sons for this action can be
ascertained. This facility is
of great convenience to this
rapidly expanding community.
Please request proper postal
authorities to delay this ac-
ton.
We can only hope that the
recipients of this message will
be moved to act in a non-par.
tisan way to help our commu.
nifty.
Contrary to the information
printed in the October Is issue
of the SENTINEL, which stated
that only 80 families receive
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Jury Duty

IIE Constitution of the United States says something
about the right of citizen to speedy and public trial.
by an impartial jury of the State in which the CRIME COM
mitted, ETC.. etc.
But if it weren't for the unrng efforts OF certain pup
lie officials that precious right contained in the Consutu
ton might be in jeopardy. What mean very SIMPLY IS
this sometimes it's awful hard to find anybody Whos Will
ing to serve on jury officiadom didn't sometimes go
all out to beat the bushes for jurors defendants urgently
in need of speedy trial wouldn't get it.
There was the case of headine-catchlng trial not
long ago in which the State had dickens OF time finding
Jurors Everybody too busy and according to their
stories Jury duty would leave them saggng on the ropes
of bankruptcy result of losing much time away from
their Jobs In that very some citizens VINO TOLD
the court they too busy to on the jury were oo-
served spending many hours in the courtroom listening to
some of the ud testimony That's not the best way
in the world to fulfill ones civic responsibilities.
If you're like most people, your first inclination is to
say mo" and trump up when you're asked to
serve on ures Also you're like most people, you some
times don't make up fimsy excuse, you go ahead and
serve and you find fascinating When it's all over you
also feel sort of satisfied that you've done something kind
of worthwhile.
With the November term of court coming up and be-
cause the usual harred officials already running into
the same old why citizens can't seem to act like
citizens we just thought this discussion might be little
timely.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Junk MoiI

HE extent to which the privacy of our mail boxes is in
vaded is already of irritation to many people
Never day goes by but what some firm other heavens
only knows how gets name and address from some LIST
or other and makes elaborate plans to lombard us with
their message When good, friendly wanted first class
letter from friend appears it is lonely by comparison
Many homeowners find themselves automatically edg-
ing toward the wasebaske they go through the days
mall ready to discard most of what the posman has de-
lvered without even bothering to open it,
Pald subscription publications, that we ordered our
selves because we wanted to read them and even bills be-
come welcome sight wade through our Junk mail"
Recently 1t was somewhat perpexng to learn that the
State OF Maryland was aiding and abetng mail box bonn
Darument wmcn Is becoming growing of irritation
letter arrived from Chicago automobile insurance firm
and 1t was obvious the address had been obtained from the
State Department of Motor Vehicles Even the tyne of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Letters to the Editor

services within a practical
means and ability to pay for
them. Many qualified citizens
reside in our city providing a
wealth of advisory committee
members to assist the city in
studying problems that affect
all of us as taxpayers. AS for
the Jaycees, we welcome the OPP
portunity to assist the commune
ty in the guiding hands of more
experienced citizens to assure
the future constructive enthusi-
asm and direction of our mem.
bership and so that our Second
Community Report this coming
Spring will more nearly reflect
the assets and needs of the com.
munity.
Walt Evans
Rockville Jaycees
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Viewpoints

There was almost certainly a day in Mont
gomery County when the elected County
Councilman, possibly in so many words, told
their county manager: "You take the school
budget, work it over and cut it where you
want to but fix it SO that there won't be
tax rate increase this year. We've got to
run for reelection next year."
Then, in that situation the manager,
would have done the fiscal equivalent of
closing his eyes, pointing a forefinger at
the hapless school budget, and hacked out
items where his finger came to rest. If that
didn't actually happen there were times when
school budget cutting by the manager took
on all the earmarks of having been made
by this technique. And the amazing part of
the whole procedure was that the school
board and the school superintendent not only
were not consulted on certain drastic cuts
that were made but they depended on the
public press to learn the details of how their
budget was slashed.
1t is still a little mystifying to under
stand by what alchemy the county manager,
at budget time each year, suddenly becomes
an expert on all things relating to our schools,
highly qualified to know whether this item
or that should be deleted from the school
budget. Eve wouldn't want an unqualified
person doing this would we?)
But there is every reason to believe that
great deal Of progress has been made
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22

we own was listed beside the address,
The insurance firms sales pitch designed to con-
vey the idea that association of automobile own
ers and we were being offered free" membership An
oficiaookng safe driving" certificate was enclosed and
even car window scker awarded For Safe Driving was
enclosed Close examination of the direct mail piece of
course revealed that simply sales pitch for an in
surance policy Hence it simply another piece of UNI
wanted Junk" mail.
quick call to Department of Motor Vehicles Commits
soner John Jewell disclosed that the State agency prints
the entire list of registered owners and sells it to any,
one who wants to buy it-at cost--for about $3.50
That we expect explains lot of mail we've been get
ting and we're not particularly grateful to the State of
Maryland for it. Is this proper function for State
agency? We think not!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Guest Coumnist
Time to Prevent Sprawl
Is Now Councilman Says

delegated agencies. The single unresoved
question Is how many communities and where.
A program to implement the planning is
needed. Zoning controls alone are Inadequate.
II we determine it is in the public interest to
curtail development of selected large tracts of
land we must be prepared to compensate own.
ers OF these tracts. Three approaches ara -
ing tried In other communities and being ok.
amined by committees of your County C1un.
Gil.
One would utilize combination of zoninR
and reduced assessments. This has the virtue
OF simplicity but would tend 10 be mere stou
gap until the economics force coming change.
second approach would be public acoui.
sition Of development rights in land. This
would permit continuance of current asricul.
ture use, remove pressure for sale for devel-
opment, and be less expensive to the public
than outright acquisition for public use.
A third approach is through the Planned
Community Group zoning technique wherein
owners Of large tracts present a comprehen-
sive plan Of development of their tract. Ap-
proval is sought for variety of densities of
land but since 1t is voluntary would not, of
itself. prevent large lot sprawl.
None Of these approaches are directed at
the illiberal or fruitless task of preventing
growth but are for the purpose OF guiding
growth in desirable pattern. The stakes are
high, the problems manifold. The time for \
program Is at hand
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
City Is Ugly

Rockville - "All American
City"-Ha!
I've lived in Rockville for the
past eight years watching it
grow into the ugly, poorly
planned, over commercialized
town it is today.
May I direct your attention to
the Washington entrance to
Rockville? What meets the eye
after a string of seven gasoline
stations but a row of neon
lights, followed by used car lots,
a slum apartment center and
two rows of ugly buildings. /
almost forgot to add my 'fa-
vorite," a conglomeration of
painted metal sections slapped
together with no thought of de-
sign and the letters "IBM' stuck
on the front. In the center of
town a few trees can be spotted
on the Court House lawn (hur-
rah, hurrah).
Rockville does, however, have
one attractive building; in fact,
one that outshines many IA
nous buildings. So where is
this beauty placed? In place of
the slums or some other eye.
sore? OF course not. 1t is clever
ly hidden away on a side street.
In conclusion, may 1 say that
II Montgomery County has no
nicer city than Rockville as it's
county seat, then Montgomery
County cannot be a very beauti-
full county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Civic Center Mess

0OCKVILLES beautiful and gracious Civic Center last
M Saturday morning was disgusting mess. A party
that must have been party to end all parties had been
staged the night before Amazingly windows had been
broken. And the chandeliers We're still in place. But
there the resemblance to the Civic Center normally
appears, ended.
lrash beer cans and whisky bottles Uttered the inside
and outside of the building that cost the city about $4,000
to purchase and several thousand dollars year to main
tain
Every table was smeared with spilled beer and greasy
with potato chips and popcorn and the latter spread
all over the floor Everywhere chance visitor looked on
the first floor smokers had butted their cigarettes on
the expensive random width pegged hardwood oak floors
The scene was disgrace that the city should not let
happen again. The group which calls itself social club
should be permanently barred from ever again using the
center or for that matter any other city recreation ac
ty. Similar groups that commit such sckenng depreda-
uons IN the future should be similarly barred Citizens
should be put notice that unless they take reasonable
and proper care of the Center they will be allowed to
use it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22

distinguished community and is also costly to
maintain, requiring more school sites or
school buses, far flung police and fire systems,
and extensive road, water, sewer. and other
utility systems.
The Montgomery County Democratic
Platform Of 1858 pledges your County Coun-
Gil to encourage development of satellite com.
munities TO deter sprawl Planning for this
kind Of development Is proceeding within the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Drunk Driving

HERE is considerable doubt that courts are COM
ing to grips with the drunk driving problem firmly
they might.
Under the law in Maryland person convicted Of
drunk driving second time be sentenced to up to
two years in jail This is kind of rough and for person
who has had only two convictions would think such
a sentence might be too severe.
In Rockville Peoples Court Tuesday, however, there
was defendant with six drunk driving convictions and
about Is other assorted traffic violations spread over the
last 10 years He being tried his two most re-
cent drunk driving arrests and he didn't even bother to
contest them plea of guilty routiney entered
The judge sentenced this defendant to total of nine
months in Jail although he is probably of the most
fragrant voators of our laws drunk driving that has
been in the local courts for long time
If this type of defendant gets off with relatively
light sentence considering the maximum permitted under
law what type of defendant is going be severely pun
ished in the interests of helping to curb the menace of
drunk drivers on our highways? 1t almost makes one
wonder If the courts genuinely interested in really
trying to cope with this problem.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Sentinel Story

In last Thursdays issue of
THE Sentinel" I noted an inter.
esting editorial on The Sentiners
operation, in connection with
the observance of National
Newspaper Week.
May I take this opportunity
OF congratulating you and the
staff of the Sentinel for this
excellent recap, both editorial.
ly and pictorially, of the inner
workings of a. weekly news
paper. Fully realizing the diff.
ficulties of presenting an inter-
esting but unbiased message of
your paper, I found the article
accomplished both. 1t should
build leadership confidence in
your medium and both educate
advertisers and the public.
G. Bruce West
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
JaYcee Report

The recent Rockville Jr.
Chamber of Commerce Com.
munity Development Survey
and Evaluation Report which
was sent to 16 citizens active in
municipal and civic affairs was
the result of honest and sincere
efforts by Jaycees to assist in
improving our community to
make it a better place to live.
A. basic tenet of the Jaycees
Is service to the community in
which young men between the
ages of 81 and Sc take their
first active step into the affairs
of a civic organization and the
community. The Jaycee report
reflects this keen and youthfully
invigorating interest and en-.
thusiam on the part of these
sincere young men. The report
was completed during May, 1859,
as a part of the u. S. Jr.
Chamber of Commerce program
throughout the United States
in which our report followed
the national guide and question
naire. However, the report was
not printed until October, 1859,
accounting for the changes in
the local situation such as the
master plan nearing completion
and Watts Branch sewer line
omissions. Unfortunately, the
questions contained in the ma
tional guide were omitted and
only the answers given in the
Evaluation Section of the Re.
port giving rise to antiquities.
An example of these omissions
is the question of the need for
a garbage and trash collection
system which should have read
as follows:
Question No. 2: What addi-
tional normally needed munich
pal services are not now offered
by the city?
Answer In Report: Sole NUM-
cipal service needed is a trash
and garbage collection system.
Question No. 8: What formal
steps are being taken to provide
needed municipal services?
Answer In Report: We lack a
city garbage collection system
though present commercial basis
Is adequate with few complaints.
The choice of words was poor
In which the purpose was to in
dictate that we do not have a
normally needed municipal gar
bage system; but, we do not
need one due to the general
adequacy of the present COM
mercial basis.
Jaycees, as young men of the
community, are generally typi-
cal of our age group. Raising
our families, providing for their
education and their present and
future environment, and taxes
are paramount questions in our
minds. We are concerned over
our tax rates which are among
the highest in the United States
though many other communi-
ties face similar problems. Our
primary concern is an equitable
standard of living in relation
ship to our taxes without any,
thing in excess of dire communi.
ty need that cannot be achieved
without further tax increases.
Rockville is now the finest
city in the metropolitan area to
live in; but, will only continue
so long as we provide needed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22

today, but time is
running out.
The illness is ur.
ban sprawl, the cure
preservation of open
spaces. Sprawl de-
scribes the result of
wave upon wave of
residential develop
ment. The cure is
more compact COM
munities of a variety
of land uses sur
rounded by green
belts. Sprawl is an
uneconomic use of
land creating an I'M
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22

Our Board of Directors and
Staff has read with interest Mr..
Barnard T. Welsh's articles in
the Montgomery County Senti-
mel recently on the need for
a Court to Help Marriages"
The subject is indeed timely.
Family Service of Montgom.
cry County, as a family coun-
selling agency, has as its pri-
mary aim the preservation of
family life in our community.
Keeping families together and
helping children to grow up in
happy homes can prevent the
costly expenditures created by
delinquency, dependency, men,
tai illness, etc, as you well
know.
We would like to offer our
services to Mr.. Welsh and all
the other members of the Bar
Association as a resource for
those couples who wish to pre-
serve their marriages and do
not see divorce as the only solu-
ton to their problems. Our staff
OF qualified family counselors
may be able to help couples to
find the means of avoiding court
action, as he suggests, and to
strengthen tn eir marriages
through understanding.
AS a private agency, our con-
facts with clients do not become
part of an official public rec
ord" and discussions are conf
Dental.
Miss) Elizabeth A. O'NIaIey
Executive Secretary
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Guest CoIumnist
By David CahOOn

Montgomery County Councilman
The pattern of growth pressing upon
Montgomery County at this time raises a
spectre of 500 square mile suburban jungle.
Approximately 60 percent of Montgomery
County's area remains in farm or timber land
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22

Betty Seller
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-22
Focfs Are Needed

Mike Nichols
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Herr Opens New
Greenhouse First
Day of Spring

A longtime dream OF owning
and operating his own green
house has come true for Kermit
Herr. who will open his new
greenhouse and salesroom in con-
nection with Herr's Gardens at
123 South Lawn avenue Saturday
the first day of Spring.
Mr.. Herr now raises many OF
the plants for both vegetable ana
flower gardening which ne sens.
His new line also includes al
tvpes of fruit and shade trees
and shrubs with fertilizers, IN
secticides and all types OF sup
plies needed for the garden.
Assisting him in the greenhouse
and display room are Mrs. Min
ME Burkholder, Leon Hauenstein,
Ronnie Edinger, Karen and Carol
Basinger, and Mrs. Herr.
At the opening Saturday, all
visitors will be presented with a
! free plant, favors will also be
giyen the, children and door
prizes awarded at the close OF
the,day. Representatives of many
of the companies represented by
the business will be on hand for
demonstrations.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19

Bluffton hospital, and local do
nors in Buttons own Walking
Blood Bank" are often called
upon to provide emergency blood
in Lima as well as locally. She
said that Bluffton donors recently
supplied a serious need for type
o blood at a Lima hospital, when
the Red Cross supply was low.
Persons willing to give blood
are asked to call Mrs. Steiner at
her home for an appointment on
April Z.
Her staff of assistants in the
community project include: host
eSses Mrs. Paul Stauffer,
Mrs. Sidney Hauenstein and Mrs.
Clayton Bixel; regisraton-MrS.
Leland Diller, Mrs. Romanus
Zuercher and Mrs. Merlin Zim-
typists Mrs. David
Doty, chr, Mrs. Richard Cook
son, Mrs. Ralph Diller, Miss
Dorothy Lloyd, Mrs. Ray Hilty,
(See 'Bloodmobile' p. g.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
'SoudertOn Pastor
To Conduct Series
OF Services Here

The Rev. Ellis Graber, pastor
of Souderton Mennonite church,
Souderton, Pa, will conduct Holy
Week services Sunday, March
%, through Wednesday, March
Is, at the First Mennonite church.
The special weekday services
will be at 7:30 p. m.
Rev. Mr.. Graber, a native of
Freeman, South Dakota, has been
pastor of the Souderton church
since 1914. He was graduated
from Freeman Junior college,
Bethel college, and holds a BID.
degree from Hartford Theologi-
cal seminary, Hartford, Conn.
He has been active in leader
ship of the Eastern District Con-
ference of the General Confer
ence Mennonite church, and
served as editor of the district
conference paper and chairman
of the education and publication
committee, and served on the
missions committee.
In 1852 he was a delegate to
the Mennonite World Conference
at Basel, Switzerland.
Many of the young people of
the Souderton church come to
Bluffton college for their college
education.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Roberta Biery
To Study in Greece

Miss Roberta Biery, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. C. A. Biery, will
attend the summer session of the
American School of Classical
Studies in Athens, Greece, June
% to August 8.
She goes under provisions of
the Henry Huntington Powers
scholarship from the University
of Chicago established to pro-
mote graduate study abroad.
Transportation is arranged by
the Bureau of University Travel.
Half of the summer session
will be spent in Athens and the
remainder on motor trips to
points of historical and archae-
illogical interest.
During the current year she is
on the faculty at Buckingham, a
a private school for girls at Cam
bridge, Mass.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1959-03-19
Businessmen To Map Plans for Annual
Cleanup, Paint-up, Fix-up Week

William Mericle, building sup
ply dealer, and Harland Swank,
one of the operators of the Swank
meat market, have been named
co-chairnen of Buttons annual
Cleanup, Paint-up, Fix-up cam
paign, and plans for the event
are to be discussed at the next
meeting of the Business Mems
association.
The business men viii hold
their March meeting, Wednesday
evening, March Is, at Steinman
Bros. Lumber company offices on
Cherry street.
There to discuss the five as
poets of cleanup week viii be
Police Chief William Gaiffe in
charge of the cleanup phase of
the campaign; Harold Vance,
paint-up; Kermit Herr, plant
up; Ronald Anderson, wire-up
and Raymond Koontz, fix-up.
At the meeting DR.. Howard
Raid will also present plans of
his Bluffton college business stu
dents for an exhibit of Bluffton's
industrial products.
Of historical nature the display