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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

Recent studies elsewhere in the county ndi-
cate that teenagers who have regular use of
cars get far lower grades in general than those
who do not. At one school, survey failed to
uncover single A-student who regularly drove a
car to school.
This situation would seem to be extreme and
the limited statistics should not. be taken as a
blanket indictment of all children who drive Most
school officials here caution against such hasty
Judgment and cite in rebuttal the examples of
outstanding students who drive regularly
But it is not difficult to understand whv
child might consider IA car more important
Than decent academic record.
The car promises immediate rewards. such as
the companionship and respect of his colleagues
and relative freedom from adult domination
The rewards Of scholarship are more subtle, less
tangible and often not Immediately apparent
Probably, too, the question involves some
deeper psychological aspects. The motivatonal
researchers could come close to the point than
forces lie behind the national craze for bigger
and gaudier cars. But to our mind, none of the
researchers could come closed to the point than
the counsellor who said of the auto fancers "Thev
may not respect their parents, but they worship
their cars"
Where the home life has left void il would
seem, the teen.ager will reach for a motorized
security blanket
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Wick Byron

ducton OF architectural and engineering projects
that might be constructed in an area where ION.
ing plans are under study.
The Council will not consider selfimposed
covenants as basis for rezoning according TO
one spokesman. He said the Council will assume
land rczoned could be developed for any use
allowed under the existing coming regulations
1t is apparent, and it speaks we'll for the
county as a whole, that the Council will not be
impressed necessarily by the number of persons
present at coming hearings. Good coming decisions
are not based on pcbiscite, demonstrations or
emotions, but on coming plans current and future.
Unfortunately there seems to be a group in
this county opposed to any coming except onefam
lily residential. Various spokesman of this group
do not seem TO understand that a wcllplanned,
economically sound town, city or county must
have more than residential areas.
certain portion of any well planned,
self'sustaining governmental unit must have
commercial, apartment, industrial and resden.
tial coming as part Of the overall pattern.
II Is understandable why certain persons OBJ
ject to particular rezoning II II affects them
materially But there Is no excuse for the recent
emotional mass outbursts seen and heard at pub
lie hearings.
The County Council seems quite able 10
assume guardianship for coming program call
ing for orderly use for all properties in the county
II will need - and we believe IL has - the forti.
tude TO Withstand pressures from emotional
actionists and just plain "againsters'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
School Petitions

\A/E certainly agree with the county
Wv manager that it's foolish for the tax
payers to be required to pay for the advertis-
ing of nominating petitions filed by cand-
dates for the county school board.
In the first place, a candidate is very
much a private creature - the public should
be under no obligation to support him in any
way. Secondly, such move defeats the whole
purpose of the requirement that independent
candidates running without party labels las
school board candidates do) should advertise
their petitions. The original intent was to dis
courge Independent filings by setting up this
requirement. (There was one man who filed
every election just to get some free PUBLICITY
II the public pays, it simply makes it that
much easier for independent candidates to
file.
The real answer to the problem is that
advertising of school board nominating pet-
tons probably serves very little in the way of
useful purpose $50 long as such petitions are
available Tor public inspection) and the cor
rect remedy is probably to amend the law so
that Montgomery school board candidates
are exempt from the requirement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Roger Furquhor

ers have a big investment and the vagares of
the weather can and often are pretty merci-
less. The producer can be cared for, however by
a plan under study whereby the Federal
Government preScrbes certain minimum price
for the producer. That stabilizes the milk market
but doesn't increase the retail price of milk Then
from that point on, let our wonderful system
of business competition fight it out. The price
will level off where it should be.
The experience elsewhere with milk commits.
sions has been that the retail price of milk almost
invariably goes up under such commissions It's
needless. It's power politics! It's financial in
terests making more money than they're entitled
to at the expense of the little guy who isn't or
ganized. Milk commissioners politically APP
pointed and pretty far removed from the voters.
Arguments for and against creation of milk
commission will be aired as result of introduce
ton Of the bill Tuesday in Annapolis. And some
of them will be pretty confusing Some principals
will deliberately try to confuse-to conceal their
real motives.
One thing should be born in mind by consum-
ers through it ALL The sole purpose of milk COM
mission is to fix prices And prices will inevitably
be higher than they now If a milk commission
is created. Don't let them confuse you with talk
of the need of greater control for health reasons
This is the job of health departments and we don't
have to raise prices in order to get health depart
ments on the ball.
You have some doubts? Check into the
retail price of gallon of milk i'm Virginia
where they have milk commission reguat
Ing milk prices and you'll find II costs 90 cents
The same jug in Maryland where we don't
have milk neutrality-suspicious. 80 cents
word to the wise =.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
In Zoning> a Plan
Is an Urgent Need
An Opinion

Proper coming of land is not simple. Neither
should it be complicated. But il must be done
according to some general planning and coming
standards If Montgomery County is TO be saved
from developing into hodgepodge of residential,
commercial, apartments and industrial areas.
There is at present a general plan for the
lower regional district of the county. There also
is a comprehensive detailed coming plan for the
Cabin John watershed The Park and Planning
Commission expects to have in six or eight
months, a general plan for the entire county. In
addition, detailed revised Wheaton plan will be
ready in four months, according TO officials Of
the Planning Commission.
The Rock Creek watershed area has been
studied by the Planning Commission and recon-
mendations for detailed coming should be ready
by July, 1859. The vast region within Northwest
Branch in the eastern part Of the county, is due
for a detailed and comprehensive study and rec
concentrations for orderly development should
be in the final stage by March 1860.
With the foregoing studies completed, or
about ~ he completed, IL appears the county is
taking timely steps in the right direction.
Members of the present County Council seem
sincere in wanting to establish pattern Of
action in which county residents can have con.
fidence in the Councils integrity and judgment
as 1t concerns coming cases especially, and other
matters in general
The Council takes the attitude that any.
one with legitimate business Is entitled 10
come before the Council at public hearings.
At the same time, 1t will not encourage intro
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Greet Things
Indignant

Inere is a strong possibility OF
a famous food cham corporation
buying cnolce site near the
ClarksDurg interchange at U. 5.
24O. The portion considered Is
large enough for sale OF It's parts
to subdivision builders.
l thought readers would be in
terested IN coming Developments
around historic CIarksburg, once
a coach stop on the highway from
Pennsylvania to the National Cap
ital.
RALPH Martz, founding member
Of the Clarksburg Community AS
socIa1on mas contacted Washing.
ton real estate dealers with spec
ulauve clients and professional
people seeking acreage away
IRON growing Rockville.
In addition, recent rezoning Of
land around Clarksburg leads one
to suppose that light Industry
may move into the area. All OIL
TINS adds up TO great things in
the making for quiet ClarksDurg,
whose slogan is, "Clarksburg -
an old comm unity with new
ideas"
III. j. KedgraVe
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
They're Trying Again
To Fix Price Of Milk
Viewpoints

Arise consumers! 1t is time for you to do
battlei
You mothers of small infants, you parents
of kids who drink gallons of milk you adults who
like milk yourselves and just have a sneaking
hunch that the consumer is usually the guy who
pays through the nose.
They're tamperng again with the price of
milk and this time it could be serious Two
Democratic members of the Maryland General
Assembly, Dels. Joseph II. McEwee, Democrat,
of Washington County, and William l..
Hodges of Baltimore City, behind bill
calling for creation of milk commission i'm
Maryland. Ii has 81 pages
You should get off your launches and let your
representatives in the General Assembly know
that you're interested in this bill at least.
After some study you'll find that it will almost
certainly raise the price of milk substantially.
But If you don't have time to study the question,
you could at least let the legislators know that
you disapprove of it strongly if it means a milk
price hike. Then let them study it and, assure
you, they'll come up with the same conclusion.
One of the sponsoring delegates, McElwee,
newly-elected from Washington County, runs a
dairy in Hagerstown. Apparently he can't see
much farther than his because if he thinks
such bill will increase his profits he's wrong.
1t probably will lead to milk being priced beyond
the reach of many of his present customers and
cut way down on his sales Milk producers and
dairy operators favoring the bill are displaying
some Class shortsightedness, too.
The bill would empower three.member milk
commission to price-fix milk at all three levels -
dairy farmer, the dairy itself and the housewife
There are some who say pricefixing at the
producer level might not be too bad. Dairy farm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
County Comment
Gaudy Cars Can Be
A Security Blanket
County Comment

Our national dependence on the automobile
is staggering to consider. Not merely our per-
sonal convenience and amusement but our entire
economy and, hence, our existence, itself rely to
an extraordinary degree on the continued daily
spinning of millions of rubberized wheels
Additionally, the automobile has acquired a
symbolic meaning that is as potent a social force
as its practical utility. AS symbol it is anaob-
ject OF personal pride, of social status, and the
dream of independence.
clear-cut case in point is the cult of machine
worship that has enlisted many of our teen.agers
"a sort of idolatrous religion whose deities are
the shiny hood and the souped-up engine
II you think this is overly dramatic talk
with some of the high school cOunselIOrs who
have to deal daily with the problem. Says one
school official:
with many boys this comes close to a
phobia. They may not respect their parents, but
they worship their cars
Many youths are willing to work long hours
after school and on weekends in order to earn
enough money to keep their Aecious cars on the
road. Such perseverance perhaps is admirable
in one sense, but it can be carried to a harmful
extreme Continues the same official:
Sometimes these boys come to school so
fagued that they sleep in classes. They develop
rotten dispositions tangle with their teachers and
jeopardize their diplomas all to keep the cars
going"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Student Cors

II HE close relationship that exists between
high school students cars and the grades
Oh these motorized students is drawn in a
story appearing elsewhere in this issue of
The Sentinel.
There are many questions that imme-
diately come to mind when this subject is
raised. And, yet, there appear to be very
few answers. Apparently no study has been
made locally on the subject and yet this
would seem to be an area where schools
would profit from little closer scrutiny.
Should the already straining taxpayers,
for example, be required to finance expensive
blacktop parking lots for students drivers and
pay additional thousands for the larger
school sites needed when students are per-
mitted - sometimes encouraged - to bring
cars to school and leave them all day? We
think mott
Actually, of course, the school has little
control over students homework study
habits or their off-campus, so to speak, drlv-
ing habits. But school officials door should
have a great deal of control over the ac-
tons of students while they are on school
property and this is the area of the grades
vs. cars problem that the school system
might explore to some advantage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

But dogs don't like cats, birds,
flowers, trees, bushes and we'll
kept lawn. Often they dislike peo-
pie and cars. So it seems that
there are, in suburbia, more
things that people such as like,
than things that dogs like.
Having observed closely-and
who can help not observing what
is so ever present and obvious
as the dog pack - dogs like dogs
at least a few dogs. Lots of
dogs, dogs don't like or they
wouldn't so often snarl at and
bite other dogs.
We moved to suburbia to en-
joy the pleasures of cultivated
grounds. We bought the land and
the house - but the dogs didn't.
All they have is squatter's rights,
and that is our main objection.
So let's pass the Montgomery
County dog restraint ordinance!
Eleanor L. Jordan
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

lettering to the proposed
changes in the Montgomery Coun-
ty liquor laws. We wish to go on
record as emphatically opposed to
any changes in the laws that will
liberaliZe or increase the sales of
liquor in Montgomery County.
We have lived and paid taxes
in Montgomery County for "a
years, and have seen the untiring
efforts of the liquor interests not
only to increase, but also to alb
sorD that money that is presently
accruing to the County through
the County Liquor Board.
We are OF the opinion that
Montgomery County should be
kept tree OF the liquor, gambling
and night club plague. We believe
tnat any action permitting even
the slightest opening VIII result
in the noodlum underworld NOV
ing in on the County.
Indignant
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

THERE seems to be a growing possibility
that Rockville will junk its two-year-old
plan for fancy pavilion at the citys Civic
Center and start looking around for a new
design that won't cost so much and will be a
little more realistic and practical.
If this expected development occurs, the
city heads should be commended for, in
effect, admitting they made mistake. And
they should, at the same time, have their
wrists slapped for finding themselves now at
the exact same point they were two years ago
starting to plan building.
We understand that there were some
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Disappointed

The non.white population Of the
United States has been growing
faster than the white population.
In eight years, the number of non
whites jumped from 1873 million
to 1913 million, gain of % per-
cent. The white population in the
same period increased from 1853
million to 1913 million, a gain of
about II percent.
Women outnumbered men by
an increasing margin. There were
about 100000 more women than
men in the United States in 1850.
Now, there are 100000 more
women than men.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

Recently you printed a story
about drunk driving case in our
courts and how it was handled.
The statements of many involved
were printed. Actually this in
wolves many citizens; not Just a
few. | have read in one paper
where the traffic deaths in Mont
gomery County increased this
past year. This is one example of
why the cases where personal in
jury is involved and drunk driv.
ing suspected the State should
prosecute by all means and GER
tainly state lawyer should be
there to represent the State.
These are certainly serious cases
and not minor.
The Safety Council has spent
money advertising on televlslon,
radio, in movies, newspapers and
all sorts OF ways trying to make
people see that they should not
drink and drive. 10 so many
TINS is just wasted, they stlll
think they are the most Impor-
tant. So they continue 10 dnnk
and drive. they are worse than
a person running loose with
gun and shooting anyone who
gets IN their way. Until these
cases are prosecuted and things
made harder for the drunk drlv-
ers, this murder will go on for
ever. AS long as a person has
had a bump on the head he has a
free out.
If reckless drivers had to pay
a higher collateral especially
second offender, maybe the ex-
travagances the past states at
torney was harping about would
be cut.
Disappointed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Death Of a Dog

Are you looking for a beautiful
Golden Retriever? Last Thursday
night while on an investigation
someone told me there was dog
hit by car on the Rockville
Pike. 1 asked if it weer dead, and
they casually said, "oh, yes, it's
squashed all over the highway,
and nothing's left" l asked why
they didn't stop their car and put
the dog over on the side of the
road, and they said they didn't
have time. l inquired as to the To-
cation of the dog and was in
formed it was somewhere between
Bethesda and Rockville.
When finished my investiga-
ton, l drove out Rockville Pike. 1
wanted to get the dog off the
pavement and find out if it had
any Identification tags on it so
l could notify the owner. 1t was
late and cold when S drove out
the Pike. and l spotted the dog
half way between Rockville and
Bethesda on the opposite side of
the road. l pulled off the side, got
my flashlight, gloves, and a big
towel use for my car and walked
across the boulevard to the oppo-
site lanes. AS / did this, several
cars went by and each one hit
the dog with such force l heard
bones breaking, but not one car
stopped to see what it was. If they
hadn't been going SO fast, they
could have seen the dog before
they approached it.
When the road was clear, | went
to the dog, and its entralls were
all over the road, all its bones
broken and fur removed from re-
peated impacts. looked for tags,
but it had none. l looked at It's
face - lovely face - and what
was left of lovely dog. Its eyes
were closed forever. / tried to put
the crushed body back together
and pulled it tar away from the
highway into a gulley where it
wouldn't be molested the rest of
the night and wrapped the towel
around it. The shelter would pick
it up in the morning.
No more VIII this lovely dog
run and play, no more Will II have
TO beg Tor food or shelter, no
more will it annoy anyone.
| know what happened to the
dog, but what happened to the
person who killed 1t and the peo-
pie who repeatedly ran over it?
Have we any assurance these
same people would not do this to
humans II they could get away
with IT?
IL you ever see hit-run driver
strike an animal, get the license
number of the car and report 1t
to the Humane Society, Montgom.
cry County Branch. This drIver
is IN violation OF the State law.
Kathleen M. Summa
humane OFFICER
Montgomery County
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Who's Socrates?

AS a mother and taxpayer l
am becoming increasingly dis
turbed over the emphasis being
placed in our public schools on
community history, county his.
tory and State history.
What's wrong with Alexander
the Great? And how about Helen
of Troy, and Achilles not TO men.
ton Euripides and Caesar?
Recently, one of my youngsters
had to knock himself out TO find
out the age Of our county mana
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Letters to the Editor

ger and where he was born as
part of his history course. This
is history?
Somebody on the school board
should be reminded of the phrase
Past is Prologue and that a
great deal can be learned from
the experiences Of those who pre-
coded US. Ask a child of today
who Socrates was and he stares
at you blankly.
Mary StetsOn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

like dogs. like people. / like
cats. / like birds and flowers
trees and bushes and we'll kept
lawn. That's why we moved to
White Flint Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Too Rural

Regarding the proposed five
cent park tax Tor rural areas: if
we Oh the Colesvllle area are too
rural (as Defined by the Montgom-
cry County CounclD, to be pro-
tected by the proposed dog CON
troll law, then we are too rural
TO need parks and, therefore,
shouldn't be included in the park
tax.
NJ - u
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

who were very cautious in their approach to
the pavilion design but deaf ears were turned
TO their warnings. In the light Of recent flat
rejection by the city of all pavilion bids re-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26

ccivcd and the appointment Of a committee to
re-evaluate the project it would seem the
early warnings - that were disregarded =
had some foundation in fact.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-26
Likes Dogs But. -

NJ. 5. T..
Milford chronicle., 1959-01-30
Social Security News

Self-empl0yed farmers may use
an alternate method for figuring
their earnings from the farm, Ed
ward f. Sullivan. district managel
of the local Social Security Ad-
ministration Office, and r. F. Bay.
or, Agent in Charge of the George
town Office of Internal Revenue
reminded farm operators today.
Mr.. Bayer pointed out that self
employed farmers may figure their
earnings for social security in sew
eral ways.
"a If your gross income from
agricultural self-employment is not
more than $500, you may count as
your net farm earnings either your
actual net or 2/3 of your farm
gross income;
(2) II your gross. farm income is
more than $500, and your net farm
earnings are less than $1200, you
may use either your actual net or
$1,000:
CD If your gross farm income is
more than $1,000 and your net farm
earnings are $1,000 or more, you
MUST USE the actual amount OF
your net earnings.
Mr.. Bayer added that use of the
option enables farmers with gross
income as low as $500 to obtain So
cial security protection for them
selves in their old age and for their
survivors in case of death. How
ever, he emphasized that regardless
of the way in which you figure
your net earnings, you must have
net earnings of at least $400 (from
tanning alone, or in combination
witE other self-employment earn
ings) in order to get social securi-
ty credit for the year.
In addition to the revised op-
tional method, the law provides So
cial security coverage to some
farm owners who receive cash or
crop shares. from tenant farmers.
If the farm-landlord under his
agreement with his tenant. materi-
ally participates in the production
or management Of production of
the farm crops raised on his land,
this income may be reported for
social security purposes.
Requests for information regard
ing taxes due and tax return forms
should be directed to the Internal
Reven6e Office at 10 z. Pine Street
IN Georgetown. Questions concern
ing the old-age. survivors, and dis
ability insurance program will be
answered by your social security
office at 230 w. Loockerman Street,
Dover.