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Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09
Genesians To Present
Play Oct. 22-23-24

A special committee of the State
Council of the knights of Colum-
bus has announced that it will
sponsor the famed mystery-thriller.
Might Must Fall' to be presented
by the Genesians, diocesans drama
guild. on October %, % and "a in
the Padua Auditorium, Wilmington.
Proceeds will be allocated to a
fund for the purchase and mainten-
ance of dental equipment provided
for the cloistered convent of the
Sisters of the Visitation by the
State Council.
An outline of play promotion pro-
cedure has been presented to all
Grand Knights whose councils
pledged assistance to the State
Council in an extraordinary work
of charity. Nearly 1000 Catholic
families and many interested nom
Catholics will be conta e d
throughout the State.
According to DR.. Norbert L.
Gladnick, chairman, the Knights of
Columbus is interested in "all
phases of Catholic life, cultured as
well as social" We further advised
the committee that in addition to
raising funds for his charitable
work they would be assisting a
Catholic theatrical group to per-
form before large audiences. The
Genesians, according to Dennis
Donovan, president, have netted
thousands of dollars during the
past five years for diocesan or
ganiZations.
MEMBERS of the committee in ad-
dition to DR.. Gladnick and Mr.. Dom
ovan are: Francis Manno, tickets;
John j. Prentzel, treasurer; Ed,
ward Schofield, assistant treasur-
er; Norman c.. Thorp, Genesian
chairman of arrangements; Frank
P. Lacey, publicity: William Nc
Clafferty III, advertising and Hir-
am w. Warder.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

Mrs. Norman Dawson of George
town was recent guest of Mr.. and
Mrs. Richard Calhoun.
Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs.
William Barto and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph Blizzard were Mr.. and Mrs.
Otto Amend of Boston, Mass. and
Mrs. Grace Birmingham of Lewes.
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Rust are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of daughter born in Milford
Memorial Hospital. September IL.
Mrs. Effie Lawson who has been
a patient in the Beebe Hospital.
Lewes, has been moved to the Ce-
dar Croft Nursing Home in Mills
boro.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

The Ulster-Scot Historical So
ciety assists Americans of North
ern Irish descent in tracing facts
of their ancestory.
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

Dutch philosopher Spinoz a
q632-1677) said, Minds are not
conquered by arms, but by love and
generosity"
Milford chronicle., 1959-10-09

A mangonel is a huge military
machine used in ancient times for
stones and other mis-
siles.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Pc.
Closing Is


The 70-year-old Ednor
Post Office will be closed
Saturday, the u. S. Post Of
flee announced yesterday.
Operations will be CONSOLE.
dated in a new post office to
be known as the Ednor-Norwood
Satisfaction about two miles
south of the present location,
on ColesEille I'd.
At he same time, a rural sta
ton will be started at Cedar la.
and Layhill rd., where limited
postal service will be offered
sale of stamps, mail drop, etc.
Decision to close the Ednor
station was predicated on the
fact it cost more to operate than
the business it brought in. A
spokesman for the Post Office
Department said the approx
mate costs of $108 per family
per year was "exorbitant."
The closing came despite a
request by Congressman John
r. Foley (D-Md) to postpone
the move. Rep. Foley argued
that the families served by the
old post office were not given
customary notice of intent to
close. Requests of community
residents to keep the facility
open also were unsuccessful
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Man Gipen
30 Days for
'Ovn Good

A Rockville man suffered a
seizure in Peoples Court Mon
day, and half an hour later was
sentenced to 30 days in jail.
William d. Wood was waiting
for his case TO be called in Rock.
vile Peoples Court, when he
abruptly collapsed in what was
apparently an epileptic fit. He
was carried out of the court
room by two policemen, but 20
minutes later he walked back
in, little wobbly, to ia n d
trial.
Wood, listed by police as liv-
ing at 240 N. Washington ST.,
Rockville, was charged with be
ing drunk last Saturday. He
had no lawyer, pleaded innocent,
and admitted having been ar
rested several times previously
for drunkenness.
Judge Christensen found
Wood guilty, and sentenced him
to 80 days in Jail. He said he
was doing this for Woods own
good, to give him a chance to
get the liquor out of his system
and straighten out.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Life Adjustment
Course Is Dropped

The controversial seventh
grade course in "life adjust
ment" has been quietly
dropped by Montgomery
County schools.
Actual name of the course
was "How Can 1 Understand
Myself Better?" 1t was four
weeks unit included in social
studies, and had come under
fire because some parents felt
that misunderstanding was bet
ter developed at home than in
school.
DIR. George L. Osterwise, di-
rector of secondary education,
categorically denied that the
course was dropped because of
its controversial nature. He
conceded t h a community op-
position was one of the factors
in the decision to discontinue,
but he insisted that it was not
the main factor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
In Precinct BatfIe
Mrs. HendricksOn Wins

man this week began four-year
terms.
Mrs. Hendrickson. 80, was the
clear-cut victor (2l9-93) over
Herbert Seidenman, longtime
precinct worker, who was iden-
titled by many at the election as
a political associate Of ex.chair-
man Nathaniel Ely. Ely did
not run after a tenure OF eight
years.
Although Mrs. Hendrickson is
an avowed Seer, and Ely an
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29

Rockville's City Council
cleared the way Tuesday for
a proposed $40 million, $50
home housing project on the
old Milor farm in West r ,ck-
vile. \
Monroe Warren, Vetera n
Washington area builder, said
his project would begin as soon
as the city starts the proposed
Watts Branch sewer line, prob
ably in the next calendar year.
Thrown out by the Council
were Warren's plans for a
planned community Boosting
apartment and commercial as
well as single-family residential
facilities. Only the single-fam-
lily status was granted to War.
rem.
The builder said he will call
the development Rockville Els.
ts.tes." IL will contain homes in
the "Just under $4,000 to $26,.
900 or $27, 900 price range" War
rem said.
Warren's plans call for erect
ing 300 homes, which he said
would be Of distinctive one.
story and two-story homes of
the colonial type" on ths 100
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
For S187.880
Auditorium
Is
Awarded

A construction contract to
build an auditorium for the
City of Rockville was award
ed Tuesday to the John
w. Wrathall Co. of Silver
Spring.
Contract was for $187, $50, in
Guiding a social hall enlarged
over original specifications, and
a large concrete patio.
The two-level auditorium will
feature a vast hall with seats
and stage, dressing rooms, etc.
A second level will contain a
social hall for dances, banquets,
etc.
In awarding the bid to Wrath.
all, the Mayor and City Coun-
Gil decided not to accept more
austere version of the audito-
rum on which Wrathall, one of
nine bidders, bid $167, 900. Orig
inal estimates of the city were
$150,00O.
The auditorium will go up in
front of the Civic Center on Old
Baltimore I'd. Construction is
expected to start soon and COM
pletiOn is expected next June 80.
Seeds of the auditorium were
contained in a referendum vote
in 1856 in which city residents
indicated approval of expendi.
lures for the auditorium.
Designs for an octagonal paw
lion were strapped last year
when costs scared to more than
100000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29

Osterwise said the course was
just dropped as part of overall
curriculum planning.
Osterwise said that as far as
he knew the school board had
had no more than eight actual
contacts from parents opposed
to the class.
He said the course was an OBJ
jective one, not psychoIogically
designed, but he conceded it
would be easy for a teacher to
"get off base" and possibly try
to probe into students emotion
al problems. But he pointed out
that to a degree this was true
of teachers in all subjects.
Two companion courses to
the discontinued one have been
kept on the curriculum for this
year. They are what Do l
Need to Know About My
School" 1.-TWO weeks), and "How
Can / Achieve Success in My
Junior High School Program"
1.-TWO WeekS),
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29

Apartment coming, a burn
ing issue in Montgomery
County these days, dictated
the elections Tuesday night
in Democratic precinct 16,
18th election district, as
Democrat for Seer Mrs.
Constance Hendrickson was
swept into office by a better
than two-to-one vote.
The precinct election was one
OF S8 throughout the county.
New ehairmen and vice chair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
(See obituary on Page A5)

(See obituary on Page A5)
Bird was helping people solve their problems. He
just did it automatically.
The rich and the poor and many people in be-
tween over a good part of Montgomery County and
parts of Howard leaned heavily on his wise counsel
and warm friendship
Tears shed openly when the news hit the
community and the hospital that DR.. Bird founded 40
years ago. Il just can't believe it," is what everybody
said.
On Thursday, he and Mrs. Bird left for Hunts
vile, Ala to visit Dr. Birds Oldest son. Wheeler They
drove down in the shiny Dodge that Dr. Birds
friends had Clipped in to buy for him some with
only nckels and dimes - when that celebration was
held last July on the hospital grounds.
The occasion Of the celebration DR.. Birds
having rounded out so years of practicing medicine
in the community. Fifteen hundred persons showed
up = among them the Governor of Maryland = to
pay quiet tribute to the man who had done so much
for the community.
When it was over and all the gifts and praise had
please Turn to Page A4)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Negro Pool admissions
Are Issue in Election

were nominated. The complete
slate of those who favored al
lowing Negro guests was elect
ed.
Issue was whether members
should be allowed to continue
inviting Negroes to the pool as
personal guests.
In the three seasons the pool
has been in operation, Negroes
have come as guests some half
dozen times. No one cared very
much till last summer, when
some bitterness arose over three
Negro children swimming in the
pool as guests of a member.
The election last Thursday
turned on whether to continue
the existing policy of allowing
members to invite whatever
guests they chose to.
Edward B. McAllister, one of
the candidates opposed to allow
ing Negro guests, said that he
and his group did not wish to
be identified as Segregation
ists."' He said he favored school
migration, but he felt that this
was a private, social affair with
no moral issue.
McAllister said the association
had no rules barring Negroes
from membership in the pool,
and that if any were to move
into the area covered by the
association, he believed they
would be admitted to member
ship if they applied for it.
The slate of directors elected:
Irving ]. Rotkin, Merrill w.
Englund, Bernard D. Gilbert,
Steuben Granger, Karl J.
Grimm, Arthur o. Morse, VII
liam A. Rasbornick, and Hal
Wolf.
The meeting was attended by
about 300 people, of whom
about 30 were eligible - ~ptA
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
BY P-TAs
Air Conditioning
Plan Is Shelyed

it would be desirable to have the
results of the study being con-
Quoted by the School Board.
A resolution presented by Jo-
seph Els to express the coun-
ellis support for a career recog-
milton and augmentation pro-
gram was passed with little op-
position.
Els resolution said that meth
DDS for handling such a pro-
gram should be left up to the
Board of Education.
The council also passed a reso-
luton endorsing the present
practice of having the school
boards annual budget go direct
ly to the Montgomery County
Council without previous revis
sion by the county manager.
In a talk on the Legislative
program of the Maryland Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers,
Henry C. Hilken supported the
principle of equalizing education
throughout the State, even
though money would be taken
from richer counties like Mont
gomery and given to the poorer
counties.
Hilken pointed out that chill
dren from Montgomery County
are going to have to live and
vote with children from poorer
counties, and if those children
have been poorly educated, the
whole State will suffer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29

The County Council of
P-TA's Tuesday shelved the
question of air-conditioning
schools.
The proposal was in the form
of a resolution urging the Board
Of Education to install air-condi-
tioning in 156 classrooms and
offices used for summer SEES
sions.
Without voting on the merits
of the resolution, delegates voted
to table the plan indefinitely to
give the Board of Education
chance to complete its own study
of ACKNOWLEDGING costs a n d
feasibility.
A less flexible suggestion to
table the resolution until the
Board of Education had actual
ly completed its study was re-
jected on the grounds this might
encourage the Board to sit on
its hands.
Opposition to the resolution
was on two points: Herman J.
Rothberg, representing New
port Junior High School P-TA,
said that space and teaching
needs were paramount, and that
eff there is money available,
that's where it should CO." The
other point was that more in
formation was needed, and that
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29

acres granted single-family stat
us Tuesday by the City Council.
He said he is the contract pur-
chaser of an adjoining S7-scre
tract on which he hopes 10 win
appropriate coming for another
$50 new homes.
Councilmen rejected the com.
mercial and apartment coming
requests on the grounds they
were premature" The tract is
located in the northeast corner
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
New Jail
Bids Are
Too High
BY Steed Evans
Staff Reporter

The county will have to
slash new Jail facilities in
half or readvertise bids in
an unsympathetic market.
These unavoidable facts came
clear this week after opening OF
II bids on the new Jail to be
located on Seven Locks rd.
Whereas the County esti'
mated the 1850 inmate Jail
would cost $250,00O, the low bid
received came to $404,000 High
bid was a soaring $456, 900, q
spokesman for the County re.
vealed.
AIternates do not change
things much. The only cOnstrUc'
ton alternate In this case Is
for site work, most of which
would be done by the county.
This gloomy picture was
painted while County Manager
Melvin L. Reese was out OF
town attending a County Man
ayers Convention. No official
word on the plight of the jail
was forthcoming.
County Architect John Blake
Murphy said, however, that he
would be facedgwith cutting
back structure of the building
at least 40 percent if no other
solution can be reached.
He acknowledged that mere
change orders such as different
kinds of paint, floor tile, etc,
would not have a real effect on
the base bids. The problem is
the extremely high cost of steel
bars, locking mechanisms, secu'
rity grids, and so on, he said.
Analysis Of bids showed that
S. of the SIC per square foot
of construction cost would have
to go for security equipment,
meaning bars, cells, ETC., Muir
ply said. The high cost of build
ing jails today has reached a
national average Of between
$4,000 and $4,000 per prisoner,
Murphy reported.
Meanwhile, prisoners con-
tinue to occupy clean but
cramped quarters on the fourth
floor Of the County Circuit
Court building. Conditions have
reached the point where Jailer
John r. Young has sometimes
had to bunk his charges on cor
ridor floors.
The new Jail, or detention
farm, is scheduled to go on a
tract of the old County Poor
Farm on Seven Locks rd., close
to new U. S. 240 and Falls I'd.
II would share a site with a
maintenance depot where Coun.
ty road machinery and stores
would be kept.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29

The Pleasantview Swim
ming Pool Association last
week elected eight directors
on the issue of barring or
accepting Negroes.
The association held its an
nual meeting and election last
Thursday at Newport Junior
High School in Wheaton. Two
states of eight candidates each
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Rockville TO Get $50 More Homes

of the intersection Of w S
Montgomery ave. (Rt. 2S) and
the National Turnpike (Rt. 24O).
In other coming actions, the
city heads denied industrial ION
ing requests for:
. Six lots at the Park I'd. tri'
angle, Croydon Park.
The northeast corner of
Rockville Pike and Old Halpine
ave.
ga LOT at 300 Howard ave.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Personal Loss
Personal Loss
Death ofDr.L ". Bird
Shocks Community

It's going to take a long time for Sandy Spring
and Montgomery County General Hospital - to
get used to the idea of not having DR.. Bird around
It isn't every day that community loses its
physician surgeon benefactor, counselor and friend
all rolled up into one.
But that's what happened when Dr. Bird and
his wife, Jean, were killed last Sunday in traffic
accident in Alabama The community is still kind Of
numb And the idea that Dr. Bird won't be available
any more in his home office up at the hospital
still hasn't really penetrated.
For SO years DR.. Bird patched up the people of
Sandy Spring = the hurts that they had the out
side and a lot they had on the inside. Long before
anyone had ever heard of psychiatrst's couch, Dr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Magazine Claims
Denied by GNU

George Washington Univer-
sity said this week it had not
authorized any student to use
its name in connection with so.
licitation of magazine subscrip-
tons.
Persons have told the univer-
sity that young men have come
to their doors saying they are
seeking credit for scholarships
at GWs medical school by sell.
ing magazines.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Powder Bowl Game

Girls will play againts female
teachers in Wheaton High
Schools Powder bowl" foot
ball game tomorrow afternoon
at 3:15. TO insure impartiality in
Judging, referees will be male
athletic instructors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
campaign Hits
Total of $55,73S

A new high of $50, 738 was
reported by Montgomery
County workers for the
United Givers Fund at a
UGF meeting yesterday.
Goal for TIL e county is
$4,000. Many county agen-
cies benefit from UGF allo-
cations.
The drive ends officially
next Thursday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-10-29
Weather Outlook

Temperatures will average
normal to four degrees below
normal highs and lows of 81
and A the next four days. Rain
tomorrow and Monday.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-11

This was, then, the best
year in a decade - in a dozen
years to be exact. It is a shin
ing chronology Of fraternal
achievement.
We have to go back a full
ten years to find q record OF
nearly comparable proper
tions.
Satisfactory Progress
Many societies have long
ago given up volunteer re-
cruiting and have come to de-
pend solely on full time agents
for their new member pro-
duction.
They readily admit that the
dav when a - member get q
member - campaign could
have any success has long
gone. The above statistics
conclusively prove, however,
that our CFU is still able to
operate on this truly fraternal
basis - nay, we are actually
doing better now than in pre-
vious years.
This amazing fact is today
the wonder Of the fraternal
world. To us who know our
dedicated campaigners and
the spirit which moves them
there i nothing enigmAtic
about their willingness to
strive and their ability to de-
liver.
Their efforts in the year
just ended produced . chain
reaction Of other record
breaking results.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-11

picture, and conclude WIN
those aspects that could
stand much Improvement.
As always, we are very
much pleased with the re-
suits achieved in our Juve-
nile Department. Here, a
gain of 1,54O new men,
bers were recorded and
$1,229, 400 in new insurance
written.
With progress such as this
being realized in our youth
section, we should have no
fear as to the future of our
Society, for as long as our
children join and remain in
our ranks we have a nucleus
for future leaders and adult
members.
Canadians Did Well
Another bright picture of
the Campaign thus far is the
progress our Canadian men,
bers made. They registered a
gain of 253 new members and
S4O2,766 in new insurance
written.
Also notable Of mention is
that half of our Campaign
winners hail from Canada in
the persons of sister Danica
Markusic of Lodge 895, Schu-
macher; brother August Her.
ceg of Lodge $50, Schuma-
cher; and brother Michael
Mijatovich of Lodge 975 To-
ronto; and a great many
more are at the top of the
current standings.
This speaks well Of our Ca
nadians, and shows what can
be done if the effort and de-
sire is there to do a job.
Staggering Losses
AS I stated previously, our
Campaign results are not all
bright, and here is where
much improvement is neces-
sary.
In the states, our figures
show that our adult men,
bership losses for the year
were actually 532 members,
and a gain in new insurance
of only $167, ,286.50.
After deducting the Cana
dian gain, we show a net loss
in adult membership for the
year of 279. Such a situation
cannot be allowed to continue
year after year, if we wish to
remain strong and solvent.
Our losses in surrenders
and lapses are much too
great, and if we concentrate
our efforts in reducing these
losses, our Campaign picture
could change tremendously.
In other words, accord
ing to our present setup of
paying prizes and bonuses,
which are based on year
end figures, our greatest
losses In suspensions and
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-02-11

proudly cites these amazing
facts and figures - 6095 new
members enrolled, $3.50, 200
new protection written by a
grass roots volunteer recruit
ing army Of 1921 rank and
file members.
This indefatigable legion OF
campaigners carried the torch
Of fraternalism to every nook
and corner of the continent.
1t tn rived on adversely,
brooked no obstacle, bridged
every abyss because it was
fired by a fervent love of or
ganization.
The inclemencies of wea-
ther and the handicaps Of
distance and topography
impeded not its progress.
Even that most potent Of
an Of last years negative
forces - the recession" -
proved no stumbling block
for our campaigners. All these
impediments but steeled their
determination to attain new
peaks Of performance.
And, this they surely ac-
complished as the following
campaign schedule will attest: