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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

through by the leadership with
out prior notice to anyone else in
the House and without a reason
able opportunity to object or even
to ask questions. 1t was one Of
those if.there-are-no-obje ctions-it-
is.so-ordered things.
According to later reports, the
loudest objection came from Gov
ernor Tawes, who had not been
let in on the secret either. He had
a right to squawk, because the
order although perhaps justified
by the low salaries paid to legis-
lators, involved an unexpected
drain of some $4,000 on Mr..
Tawes already delicately bal.
anced budget.
On Monday night, the order
was resclnded.
Now, let's get back to the list
OF legislative proposals affecting
Montgomery County that we be-
gan to describe last week.
Conflict of Interest
The more intricate aspects Of
the conflict Of interest problem
remain TO be sorted out by a com
mission to be appointed by the
County Council. (And If you
don't think that such a problem
exists, / refer you 10 Baltimore
County, where the new president
Of the County Council has an.
nounced that his private engi.
neering firm will continue 10 take
contracts from the county gov.
crnmentD
Meanwhile. however the dele
CATION proposes to add TO the or.
ganic acts OF the Park and Plan.
ming Commission and the SAM.
tary Commission some language
which can hardly be subject TO
controversy.
This language, supplied TO Us
by OScar Sutermeister, comes
from a Canadian statute cited as
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Aring Of DriUer Training
POndered BY School Heads

sentiment in favor of the pro-
gram, saying it should be made
compulsory in the 10th grade.
AT present, the course is OPP
tional in the 18th grade but
facilities are nowhere near ade-
quate to handle the demand.
Morrow said he has received
more citizen requests for
broadening driver training than
for any other course in the
school curriculum.
DR.. George Osterwise, director
of secondary education, cited un-
official statistics stating that
students who have had driver
training receive an average de-
duction of So a year on their
insurance premiums.
Il know it makes safer driv-
ers and saves lives" Thomas de-
clared. But the poor county
property tax shouldn't carry the
brunt of it"
The motion to delete the bud
get items was supported by vii.
lard McGraw, Mrs. Helen Scharf
and Thomas. 1t was opposed by
Mrs. Rose c. Kramer, Harold F.
Breimyer and Morrow.
McGraw said he questions
whether the system should con-
tinue to conduct the program "in
half-hearted way"
1--WE should get this on a COM
munity basis" he said.
At present, the program de-
ponds in large part on cars
loaned to the schools by auto
dealers in the area. No rental
is charged, but the schools never
know when a dealer will demand
the return of a particular car,
Whittier said.
The II driver instructors rep
resent one for each 200, 18th
grade students.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
SentineI's
Cagers to
Play Colts

IF we beat the Colts well
claim the title", says Don Ben
son, player-coach OF the Mont
gomery County Sentinels.
What title?
why the Worlds Champion
ship over basketball teams OF
Worlds Champion Football
teams" he said.
"And If Baltimore doesn't
recognize ii, well play them next
fall IN the real thing iootball.'
No one Will Vouch Tor the
whereabouts of Coach Benson
next fall, but this Saturday al 8
pm, he'll be at Gaithersburg
High where the Sentinels play
the basketball team Of the Bal.
timore Colts, Worlds PROBES.
sional Football Champions.
-Four All.Pro selections will be
in the lineup Tor the colts,
ohnny Umtas, Gene Big
Daddy Lipscomb, Art Spinney
and Andy Nelson.
The Gaithersburg High School
band Will be Oh hand aud Benson
says there Will be cheerleaders Us
well.
The Colts will be introduced
individually at the start of the
game. Two top referees, John
Iiarvill and Jim DeMoss, will
work the game. Official scorer Is
Glenn Young.
The school Is located south OF
Cdithcrsburg west Of the flash.
ing amber light on IT. 355.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

The county school board is
considering dropping its driv-
er education program as
a challenge" to State and
community agencies to pick
up the cost tab.
At one of their 1959-60 budget
sessions this week, board mem
bers praised the program but be-
walled its cost.
They split 3-3 on a motion to
delete more than $125,000 to fl
nance the program. The seventh
member, Paul c. Howard, is out
of town this week and theoretical
ly could revive the issue when he
returns.
The gist of their complaint is
that driver training is not basic
educational subject and should
not be paid for entirely from
property tax funds.
How long are the schools
going to be beat over the head
with this thing when others
should step i'm and take Over?"
asked Board Member William
II. Thomas Ill.
Another board member, Robert
E. Morrow, turned up an obscure
provision of State law which de-
clares that cars for driver train.
ing shall be furnished, main
tanned and insured by the state
police.
The board has asked Whittier
to investigate this provision to
discover whether State assistance
actually is available.
At issue are three budget items
involving the driving program:
$1S,750 for purchase of 10 new
cars, S5410 for operation and
maintenance of the vehicles, and
more than 100000 for salaries
of driving instructors.
The board expressed strong
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
School Heads
Slash Budget
$2.4 Million

After 10 days of putting in
and taking away, the school
boards proposed 1859 : 60
capital budget is expected to
stand at about $2.4 million
below its original level.
All indications point to final
figure of about $15.3 million.
Original proposal, as submitted
by Superintendent c. Taylor
Whittier, was SIT million.
Major additions were for new
construction at up-county schools
to implement Whittier's integra-
ton plan (see separate story.
Final adoption of the boards
version Of the budget is sched-
uled after next weeks public
hearing on supplemental items.
1t then goes to the County
Manager and County Council for
possible additional revisions.
Here are some of the major
projects proposed by Whittier
but eliminated by the board:
SIS million for a new Board
Of Education administration
building. The board now plans to
convert Carver High School for
this purpose and has included
only planning money in this
years budget.
Q $777,000 for new gym
nasium at Montgomery Junior
College. The board left $4,000
for planning the gym, but asked
Whittier to see IL the eventual
overall cost can be substantially
cut.
$4,000 for a library and
office space addition to Damas-
Gus High School.
$221,000 for a four.room ad.
dition TO Takoma Park Junior
High.
. $508,000 for a renovation
project at Silver Spring Inter.
mediate School.
Additions Of varying sizes to
Rollingwood, Montgomery
Knobs, Rosemary and Woodlin
schools.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
By School Board
By School Board
81 Million Teachers
Pay Hike to Be Asked
BY Bob Bernstein
staff Reporter

The average county school
teacher would earn $1,000
more next year under terms
of a 81 million pay boost APP
proved by the school board
last Saturday.
The new pay scale, if ii sur
wives later scrutiny by the
County Manager and County
Council, would be the highest in
the Washington area.
1t also would go long way
toward satisfying demands
of County P-TA and other or
CARNATIONS for a schedule
which will attract and retain
tOp-fIight career teachers to
county schools.
The boards scale actually is
somewhat higher at the top
levels than had been suggested
by Superintendent G. Taylor
Whittier in his $31.1 million pro
posed operating budget for
1890.
Specifically, the scale would
start new teachers holding B.A.
degrees at $500 a year and up
them to $1,000 at the end of u
years. Present range is $4,000 to
$1,000.
Those with masters degrees
would start at $4700 and rise TO
$500 at the end of IL years.
Present range is $4,000 to 5000.
The average county teacher
now has six years of experience
and is receiving base pay OF
$500 this year, according to
teachers organization figures.
Under the proposed scale, he
would be tipped to $500 for 10
months work in 1959-60.
Two other significant innova-
tons are included in the salary
package approved by the board.
They are:
Approval in principle of a ~
month school year plan, to take
effect in the summer of 1860, that
would allow teachers to add 20
percent to their annual pay by
working summers If they 50 de-
sired.
. The beginnings Of an incen-
tive pay system, with a pledge TO
study the whole question Of merit
pay in more detail during the
coming year.
For 1959-60, the only incentive
feature would be a provision
that teachers at the 18th and 18th
CONTINUED on Page A-0
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Asks
CD Report
Revision
By Steed Evans
Staff Reporter

A report by the Montgom-
cry County Civil Defense Adj
visory Board has been
censured by Leo A. Hoegh,
the nations civil defense di-
rector, and Sherley Ewing,
director of civil defense for
Maryland, it was learned this
week.
Both called for revisions in the
report which received wide publ,
city following its release Deem
Der 16. Ironically, Hoegh, a Be
thesda resident and a member of
the county CD group, wrote a
letter of congratulation on the
report to acting chairman of the
evaluation committee, Worthing-
ton Thompson, one day before
the report was presented to the
County Council.
Eight days later, however,
HOegh wrote ThOmpsO
another letter that took firm
exception to three of the re-
ports conclusions.
His letter was backed up by
another from Ewing, who said
he couldn't accept portions of the
report. Although Ewing said
"this is no threat" he made it
clear that he would not approve
of requests by the county for
matching Federal CD funds if
the county adopts the advisory
boards recommendations.
Ewing's letter was read to the
Council Tuesday by County
Manager Melvin l.. Reese who
was instructed to meet with
Ewing and report back to the
Council.
Hoegh took specific exception
to statement in the report as.
sorting that, Montgomery Coun.
ty is completely unprepared to
cope with the consequences Of a
Soviet thermonuclear attack on
Washington"
IL cannot accept the con-
clusiOn," HOegh declared.
This statement ignores the
traditional capabilities of
most communities to deal
with disasters involving fire,
casualties and disorders to
some degree.
Il firmly believe" he con-
tinued, that some lives would
be saved and some resources pre-
served as a result of training
that has already been given
| am not one who would conclude
that Montgomery County is to-
day completely unpreparcd'."
Hoegh wasted no words on
another conclusion by authors of
the report: viz, Mass evacua.
ton following an air raid war
would probably result in in
Continued on Page A-2)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Law
Backed by
Federation

Passage of a dog control
law by the Montgomery Coun-
ty Council was supported
unanimously Monday by the
Montgomery County Civic
Federation.
Currently under study by the
county heads II and expected to
receive favorable action - is a
law similar to one recently en-
acted in Rockville that would pro-
hibit dog-owners from letting
their pets run loose.
In other action, the Civic Fed.
Grafton:
. Approved enactment of an
amendment to the coming ordi.
nance that would make utilities
apply to the Board of Appeals for
permission to put up high ten
sion power lines on any land
classified for residential use.
. Approved creation Of a fourth
circuit court judgeship and in.
creasing from $500 to $4,000 the
amount that could be paid toward
judges salaries by the County
Council.
. Approved addition of one
full.time judge to county People 5
Court and an increase in their
County Council-paid salary ($13,-
000) of up to $1,000.
Called for addition of another
assistant States Attorney.
Urged adoption of the coun.
ty Civil Defense Advisory body's
report that the County Council
pay for construction of a home
shelter exhibit.
Support creation of the pro.
posed new Industkaa Park zon,
ing category that is designed to
attract garden type" industry.
. Backed a plan whereby prop
erty owners could make install
ment payment of real estate taxes
through purchase of tax anticipa
ton certificates in banks during
the tax year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Announcement

Here we are with an announcement Of rise in the
price of the Sentinel Seems like only yesterday
doing the same thing Actually the price Of the Sentinel
has risen four times in its 04 years and while do not
condone this contribution to initiation caught up
in the swirl of the times and must 90 along with the
battle for survival.
The reasons are simple enough and obvious to all:
Labor costs have doubled since the last price in
crease; paper costs have trebed postal rates up
machinery prices; taxes; WELL you know the story.
We're not going up much - from So to 81 per year.
or two cents ISSUE And the rate won't go into effect
until March 1. We feel this delay will give regular
subscribers chance TO extend their subscriptions at the
present rates.
Present rate for the Sentinel is one year, So; two
years. So.
New rate, effective March 1, will be one year, 81
two years. ST. Thus by renewing for two years you
So on the annual rate.
But don't delay mailing your renewal check March
/ will roll around fast
Cy NJ Campbell
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Schools
Buy so
TV Sets

A four-month hassle over
the purchase of classroom
television sets came full circle
this week.
In accord with recommends.
tons of a special committee of
electronic engineers, the school
board awarded a SIS, 450 contract
for 80 sets to TRANSMISSION Inc. of
New Rochelle, N. Y. The cost
is 5000 each.
1t was an earlier purchase
of TRANSMISSION sets that elic-
tied wave of protests over
their cost and led to the APP
pOintment of the special COM
mittee.
In a formal report to the board,
Superintendent c. Taylor Whit
tier enclosed letters from three
members of the special commit.
tee, all recommending Transvi
sion as the only set meeting
school specifications.
One of these was Martin A. Ma
son, dean of the George Washing
ton University school of engineer
ing, who said TRANSMISSION "wil
provide the features and perform
ance necessary and desirable in
classroom TV receivers"
Several critics had conf
planned that the "a inch
TRANSMISSION sets are "tOO fan
cy" and that cheaper sets,
possibly 21-inch size, would
be adequate for classroom
use.
Because of the delay in pur
chase caused by the controversy
about so sets have been placed
in schools on a rental basis. These
already have cost more than 5000
in rental charges, Whittier said.
Other engineers recommending
the TRANSMISSION sets were GustavC
Shapiro of Silver Spring anC
Jerome l. Cooperman of Kensing
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
TaWes Takes Oath
AS New Governor
Crowds Watch
As Democrat
Assumes Office
BY Steed Evans
staff Reporter

ANNAPOLIS, Feb. ID.
Willard Tawes, GA, today be-
came Maryland's 59th gov
ernor before a large crowd in
the jammed Senate chamber
of the State Capitol.
Minutes, after taking the oath
of office from Judge William F.
Henderson, of the Maryland
Court of Appeals, Gov. Tawes
moved to the East Portico to adj
dress a cheering throng.
1--WE are moving into a new
era an era that will produce new
problems and new challenges"
he said Il say quite frankly
that there may be times when
we find it impossible to recon-
cile requests for services with our
ability to pay.
I'm such an instance" Tawes
declared, Clearly our aIterna-
tive is to forego the service or
t. provide the additional reve-
nues." The remarks were i'm
terpreted as referring to u pre-
election indication by Tawes
that he would support u 800
teachers pay hike. He has
since said such "A pay hike is
not possible.
AS Gov. Tawes spoke under
clear skies with temperatures in
the upper 30's cadres Of uni.
formed servicemen and police
lined State House Circle. One
of the most attentive spectators
was Mrs, Alice V. Tawes, Of
Crisfield, the Governors mother
who watched from a wheel chair.
All seven of Maryland's Con-
gressmen were there as well as
the States top Democrats. Many
Montgomery County Democrats
attended.
Annapolis was in a festive
mood, parking space was at a
premium and officials said the
crowd was one of the biggest
ever TO attend an Inauguration.
A parade followed the inaug-
ural address and throngs damned
into the Executive Mansion late
this afternoon for a reception.
Former Gov. Theodore r. Nc
Keldin, now seeking election as
Baltimore mayor, moved out yes
terday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Veirs Mill
Apartments
Are Sought

A. B. Kay, owner of the Kay
Construction Co. and developer
of Connecticut Avenue Park and
Estates, has applied for apart
ment coming of 12-acre tract of
land bounded on two sides by
Veirs Mill rd. and Connecticut
ave. extended.
The rezoning plea, if approved,
would pave the way for the first
apartment project along Veirs
Mill rd. between Wheaton and
Rockville.
The tract lies across Veirs Mill
I'd. from the Belair swimming
pool and across Connecticut ave.
from the Chesapeake & Potomac
telephone building. Kay has
owned it for many years, accord
ing TO his attorney, r. Robert
Linowes.
The tract is Zoned RICO, or sin.
gle family residential. Kay wants
it zoned RIO or R-30, both ap-
plicable to apartment use. A zon-
ing hearing on the application
has been scheduled for the eve.
ming of February IL by the Coun-
ty Council. Such hearings arc
held in the auditorium of the
Rockville county building.
Linowes said Kay would like
TO build in the center of the tract,
well back from both roads. He
said the number of apartment
units erected would depend on
what type of coming is approved
by the Council.
R-2O stands for medium density
use while R-30 is for low density.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Inside Annapolis
BY Blair Lee III

mr. Lee, Democrat has serUed for four gears
chairman Of Montgomery Counts delegation to the Mary
land General Assembly and is beginning has fifth gear
county legislator. We glad to present his comments
and Uietos herewith. Editors Note.)
Needless to say was disappointed by the way the ball
bounced in the organization of the House Of Delegates
last week. since had been bucng for the post Of Majority
Floor Leader.
In politics, however, you learn to take the disappoint
ments in stride and to to the next business hand
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Auto Queen Finalist

Linda Harris, 10, Of $40 Clos
ter I'd, Bethesda, has been
selected as one of seven semi
finalists for the title of miss
Auto Show in connection with
the Auto Show now being held
at the District National Guard
Armory. The queen, to be sell
ected Friday night, will win a
1859 Fiat Two runners up will
each receive a midget Track Rab-
bit auto.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

Z Elizabeth ii 81, which purports
to be IAN Act respecting the de-
velopment and improvement OF
the National Capital Region II
reads as follows:
"A member who is present
at a meeting at which is dis.
cussed any matter in which
he has, directly or indirectly,
pecuniary interest, shall de.
clare his interest and shall
Continued on Page A3)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Jr. College Course

A course in Recreation Leader
ship will be offered by the Mont
gomery Junior College during the
schools second semester starting
February 3. The classes will be
held from $3.50 until $40 pm,
Thursdays ON the Takoma Park
Campus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

Prince Georges
as Speaker and
q or d 0 n Boone
d., Baltimore)
as Floor Leader,
was the adop-
zion of an "or.
der" raising the
delegates ex-
pense allow
ances from $50
TO $50 per day.
This was shot
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
DIR. Singer To Speak

DR.. S. Fred Singer, associate
professor of physics at the Uni
versity of Maryland, has received
an invitation to present a scien.
tific paper OH aero-space engineer.
ing education at the annual meet
ing January 1923 of the Institute
of Aeronautical Science in New
York City.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Bankers to Meet

The regular meeting Of the
Montgomery County Bankers As
ISOLATION VIII be held today at
the Manor Club, Norbeck.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15

The next business at hand,
within minutes after the formal
selection of Perry Wilkinson 3D.,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-15
Weather Forecast

Continued mild temperatures
today but from six to eight de-
grees below normal highs and
lows of "a and % the next four
days. Possible rain today and
again Monday will average one
quarter inch or less.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-09-02
Drive to Halt
Long Gains
In Louisiana

BATON ROUGE. La, Sept.
/ (AP).-New strength was re-
ported today for a movement
to block Gov. Earl K. Longs
candidacy for reelection un-
less he resigned before qualify
ing to run.
The Constitution bars a Gov
ernor from succeeding himself,
but Gov. Long proposed to get
around this ban by resigning
before his current term ends.
Mayor deLesseps Morrison of
New Orleans. another candi-
date for the gubernatorial
nomination in the December
Democratic primary, reversed
his previous stand yesterday
and came out in favor Of re-
quiring Gov. Long to quit be-
fore being permitted to qualify
The matter will come up here
Saturday at the Democratic
State Central Committee meet
ing. N. B. Carstarphen. a COM
mitteeman, said IL attorneys
on the committee were prepar-
ling a resolution calling on Gov.
Long to resign before the
September Is deadline for
qualifications.
II shall ask the members Of
the State Central Committee
who seek my advice to support
the Carstarphen resolution.
Mayor Morrison said. IF he
does resign, then under the
resolution and under the law,
members of the committee
would. in my opinion. be obliged
to accept his papers.
The New Orleans mayor said
it still would be possible to wage
a court fight over Gov. Longs
right to run.
Gov. Long told news con-
ference yesterday he might
resign before trying to qualify
He also said he would attend
Saturdays committee hearing
and would vote to let me run.