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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Democratic Rift
Seems Unlikely
An Opinion

Democrats in Montgomery County have been
ing victory in November. And while there are
some Democrats and many Republicans who
would like to see another serious split in the
Democratic Party, there are no real indications
that the leaders will allow this TO happen. 1t
certainly won't happen this soon after smash
ing victory. Everything is so harmonious that
meetings, especially Democratic State Central
Committee meetings, have been dull and unin-
teresting. Everyone is bent on being nice.
One Of the real big issues during the bitter
Democratic Primary last May was one involving
conflict of interest. And the most outspoken
leader, who advocated tight controls on conflict
of interest was Charles A. Horsky himself at
large candidate for the County Council. lie failed
to win nomination.
The Democrats included plank in the party
platform calling for the formation Of o. special
committee TO investigate and bring IN report
conflict Of interest upon which corrective legis
laton might be based.
The alDemocratc County Council is about
to create this conflict of interest committee and
has been diligently studying prospective mem.
bcrs.
II is evident many individuals and groups
have been enthusiastic in their support OF the
appointment OF Charles A. HOrsLy. But IL Is
also evident that the majority OF the Council
members believe II would bc uirWisc 10 have ON
this committee active political leaders who
have prior commitments on the subject. Also,
many feel there Is no reason 10 30 out Of the
way ~ get controversial menibers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Roger Furquhdr

"Also, its very interesting comparing our
turnover rate with the government.wide average
"In 1857, for example, before the move, our
turnover rate was 17.2. For 1858, it rose to 21.4
The governmentswde turnover rate for 1857 was
221 percent and in 1858 it was % - or last year.
despite the move our turnover rate was four
tenths of one percent lower than the government
wide rate
"In addition" he went on, another study
shows that in May, 1857 the number of employees
who had to drive 60 or more minutes to Acc
totaed 33 percent BY last November that figure
had dropped to IS percent.
by the same token, the number of employees
who had to drive 30 or more minutes to work
in May, 1857 before the move) constituted Al per-
cent while in June, 1858 latter the move) the total
had dropped to "a percent"
We asked Tackman If there was waiting
list for jobs and he said quickly, There's always
a waiting list The only problem is that skilled
secretaries and typists always in short supply
so we keep on recruiting for them"
'eWhat do you think Of the Aces move to
the country?" we asked finally.
II think our move here will result in
stable work force" he replied without hesitation
It was then that we resolved to go back and
read once more what that newspaper reporter had
written. We had the firm impression after read
ing it that the Acc was in state of virtual chaos
Apparently that isn't quite the case.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Letters to the Editor

by constructing a building on the
school grounds. 1t does seem
that a compromise should be
worked out in the area Of iuris-
diction. At least, it would be a
common sense approach.
The tax burden resulting from
the ambitious plans of Federal,
State, county and city officials
is cause of great concern on the
part of the taxpayer. We are not
averse to progress but we can
do without luxuries.
Today's editorial regarding the
salary increase is good. Every
body is still talking about the
$1,000 increase for the County
Manager and now $4,000 for
the schools superintendent.
Grace h. Butt
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Acc is Still Busy
At Same Old Stand
Viewpoints

1t was almost reassuring the other day to
call Atomic Energy Commission headquarters at
Germantown and hear the CHEEKY voice of the
operator as she answered.: "Atomic Energy
We had feared the agency-and all of Its
1879 emplOyees-had moved back into Wash
ington the weekend. Those newspaper
stories how unhappy everybody at Acc
is out in the country sure had convinced.
It sounded terrible!
So when the operator answered cheerily from
her accustomed spot at the Germantown switch
board we began to hope. Perhaps all was not
lost.
When she put us through to Personnel Direc
tor Arthur l.. Tackman, secretary (also with
cheerful voice., said "hello" Soon Tackman HIM
self was on the other end of the line and his
voice amazingly, sounded CHEEKY, too.
Gould it be that not everybody in the Acc
had decided life was not worth living in Ger
mantown? Where was all the deep gloom we
had read about?)
eve gather that everybody out there is ex
tremely unhappy the move" we said to
Tackman. "Not at ALL" the personnel head
answered - his voice still CHEEKY
1--WE have just completed studies which show
that SO percent of all our employees live in Mont
gomery County. We have lost only PIT employees
as a result of the move and of these 1914 were
below GS t$5300). They were easily replaced
Only IA of those quitting because of the move
were GS ID or above.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29

THERE is little doubt that Montgomery
County'S liquor laws are "whacky" as
one key public official observed recently.
They are patiently expedient (the easy
way OUT, and moralistic (blue-nosed and
snobbish) not to mention unfair, discrimina-
tory and most of all completely and absolute
ly inconsistent
Does it make sense that someone who
can afford to join a country club can buy
drink when he wants and lower income
person can't? Is there any logic to the law
that says Safeway Stores and APP can sell
beer at only one of their outlets in the coun-
ty? What kind of a law is it that says if
you have six tennis courts and certain-size
swimming pool you can get a liquor license?
And why should many Montgomery Coun-
tians be denied the pleasure of having cock
tail when they go out to dinner?
There is rather basic, important fact
of life about this whole thing, however And
that is simply this: apparently there is no
public cutlery to change the liquor laws. The
Sentinels reason for launching a series of
stories in this issue on the liquor laws is
simply to put the facts before the public.
Only the General Assembly can change the
county liquor laws. And the General AS
Sembly is now in session. For that reason,
IL no other, the Sentinel stories are timely.
The inconsistencies and inequities of the
liquor laws are there because past legisla-
tors have been afraid to open the "Pandora's
box of liquor legislation. Once the lid is
lifted even slightly, all of the highly emo
tional, super-charged forces that lUrk in the
box come into play and it has always seemed
that nothing short of complete revision
of the county's approach to the liquor prob
lrak,1 ~.,ffs Il
proach. Undoubtedly, many coumtians
would look favorably on modest relaxation
of the present blue nose" laws if there were
some way to maintain rigid and uncompro-
missing control over the situation at all times.
Certainly, however, the present illogical set
up is vastly preferable to one where corner
taverns dispensing whisky could spring up.
That would be intolerabe in such commu-
nifty as ours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
County Comment
Slow Learners Eyed
For Two Long Years
County Comment

The county school system has just completed
open doors into the matter of teaching chill
dren with special learning problems.
1t emphasizes the importance of understand
ing the specific individual nature of child's
problem and the direct relationship between self
respect and achievement.
The experiment was done in conjunction
with Syracuse University and carried the i'm.
pressive title of Research Project on Spe-
calized Teaching Methodology for Hyperactive
Children"
We hope the children were not told the prof
eet title, because it would stagger even the aver
age adult. But notwithstanding its imposing
moniker, the plan was basically straightforward
and practical
Imperative children" are those who despite
apparently normal intelligence, suffer from
specific blocks in normal classroom situation.
Some of them, for example are too curious
for their own good Due to what educators call
forced responsiveness to stimuli" they are UNI
but are distracted by everything they see or hear
Others are caught up on a sort of mental
merry-goround. They continually repeat the same
questions or reply to different questions with the
same answer. CIhe educators call this "perserva-
ton" although the less tolerant lay observer
might call it perverseness)
Others have trouble fitting what they see and
child was asked why he wears coat and replied,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Hits Editorial

Your di torial, Homo
Multarum Literarum, is not
only unworthy of you but is
downright disgraceful. How can
you callously sheer at ANY at
tempt to educate people adults
or youngsters) at a time when
the Nation as whole is decry-
ing the lack of adequate educa-
ton among the young people of
the country today?
Why scott at any attempt to
gain culture, whether it is spelled
with a capital C or not spelled
at all? What difference does it
make whether Democrats of Re-
publicans or Catholics, Protes.
tants, or Jews invite people to
listen to a college professor dis
course on Or. Zhivago?"
Your editorial writer would do
well to compliment these people
on their attempts to help our
young citizens away from horror
comics, "The Blob" movies, and
few other assorted stupefiers.
incidentally, if your reporter
were to go to this series of meet
ings he might learn 4few things
himself. Or is it silly these days
to like to listen to learned people
talk?
If the whole point of your
story was that maybe this is an
attempt to provide sugar-coated
Democratic Party propaganda,
you should have stated that in
so many words and made that
the point of your article. If that
be your point, your writer had
better take a few lessons in edi.
torial writing. (You aren't
sneering at English composition
this week, hope)
Ludwig Caminita
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Bob Bernstein

MY coat is red" (Which was true but hardly
pertinent)
All were unable to concentrate on particular
task for more than few minutes at time.
Forty such children, aged seven to nine,
were assigned to four special classroOms for
full year. The two most significant nnOva-
tons in the teaching procedure were these:
Special partitions were erected In two of
the rooms to provide individual work spaces
which cut down extraneous disturbances.
Assignments, particularly in the beginning,
were made on an individual basis. tailormade
to the ability and attention span of each child,
to reduce the chance of failure.
When Johnny would complete such an assign
ment, he would show it to his teacher, receive
an appropriate compliment, then walk to a cup
board set aside for him and pick out his next
task
The results according to the experimenters
were highly gratifying. The children, said one
report, were intoxicated with the spirit of
success"
Before this year was out, most had developed
sufficient confidence to enable them to work in
group projects with their classmates.
Most of them have come to enjoy school,
previously an object of hate, and to take part in
games and other activities with other children,
say the researchers.
The probers do not contend that their expert
ment has discovered any scientific truths" But
they do feel that they have made start toward
adjusting these problem children to their school
and to their society
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Interest Conflict

1t has been eight weeks since
the County Council took its bold
and fortnight step of establish
ing committee to study conflict
of interest, but still there is no
committee. The item has been on
the Council agenda several times,
only to be passed over. The
delay is disturbing to those who
believe this to be one of the most
vital issues facing our local gov
eminent.
One may presume the reason
is not a lack of qualified candi-
dates, since a number of highly
esteemed persons have been sug-
gested. One may also presume
the Council is not misled as to
the purpose of the committee. In
spite of loud claims to the con-
trary, no one has accused our Of
ficials of being crooked" 1t has
been charged that some of them
lack the desired degree of objec-
r~tivity, because of the nature of
their public office and of their
private activities.
We still have real estate de-
velopers and land spectators on
our planning and sanitary COM
missions, and new appointments
to these agencies must be made
within a few months. What
standards should govern the APP
pointments of these officials, and
what standards should govern
their conduct after appointment?
To establish reasonable ethical
standards should be the goal of
the conflict of interest commit
tee, not to determine who has
dipped his hand in the public till
or who has voted to enhance the
value of his own property.
The job of finding a well bal
anced committee is not an easy
one. One would hope the Council
would not make it more difficult
by an arbitrary decision to bar
those who have taken a strong
stand on one side or the other of
the issue. If the question is to
receive the kind of penetrating
and meaningful examination that
is required, it would appear de-
sirable to include on the commit
tee at least some of our more
outspoken and well qualified citi'
Zens.
The conflict of interest problem
is not simple, and will not be met
by such easy formulas as that
now being considered by our An
napolis Delegation ~ restrictions
on the voting privileges of Off
falls. We want public servants
who can vote on all matters, and
who do not have to constantly
search their souls with reference
to vague criteria about the direct
ness or indirectness of their per-
sonal involvement with the mat
ter at hand.
Insight into complex questions
such as this is not achieved
through disinterestedness. /
doubt that the public would ac-
cept disinterested committee
any more than it would a one
sided one.
G. Darwin StOlzenbacll
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Closed Meetings

r HE County Council again on Tuesday saw
fit to go behind closed doors to conduct
public business. The topic under discussion,
we hear, was acquisition of a public golf
course by the County Revenue Authority.
We knew the Revenue Authority preferred
private discussions to public ones. But we
had thought the new Council knew better.
1t was particularly hard to understand after
we learned an option to buy the property
has already been signed. Who are the Rev
enue Authority and the Council trying to
keep what from?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-01-29
Aid TO Defense

Awhile back / made rather
sketchy suggestion that u. S. edu-
cational authorities should make
better use of our national skill in
consumer gadgetry, such as TV,
to draw ahead of Russia in the
battle for leadership in develop
ing engineers and scientists.
Russia's latest rocketry exploit
has highlighted another U. S.
problem which is even more cru
cial in the short run. Our scien-
lists admit that we are a year
or two behind, mainly in develop
ing rocket engines with sufficient
thrust to put large payload of
instruments out past the earth's
gravitational field, and give little
hope that we can catch up very
soon. The U. S. needs now giant
step forward in the science Of
propulsion; we should be striving
not TO match Russia's achieve
ment but to break through with
some entirely new fuel or propul-
sion scheme at a new level Of
acceleration and power.
The u. S. bears a heavy respon-
sibility to capture the lead. The
whole free world depends on us,
since only Russia and the u. S.
have the vast resources required
for leadership in the field. The
other free nations should be will
ing to help; no doubt they would
be willing to have us devote our
money and effort to this project
right now, perhaps even if it
means temporarily diverting our
money and talents from economic
aid.
While they lack our great eco
nomic power, the other free ma
tons are by no means lacking in
scientific brains; indeed, the Brit
ish, French, Italians, Japanese
and others are probably ahead of
us in many fields of basic re-
search if their smaller size be
considered. My question would
therefore be as TO whether we
have fully explored the possible
ties Of scientific help these nations
can give us. Why should not the
scientific brains of the whole free
world be concentrated on the task
Of leaping forward into space,
with the u. S. serving as head
quarters and host? The lures Of
good pay, recognition and achieve
mcnt should be employed to the
fullest in drawing TO the IT, S. for
the time required, all the best
brains Of the Free World. If
this were done, / don't see how
we could fail TO forge swiftly
ahead in the race for power.
Perhaps this idea has already
been exploited as fully as possible,
but if not, / believe that money
and effort would be better spent
in this way than in foreign aid,
much Of which is not really ap.
preciated. The best help we can
give the other free nations right
now is to insure world peace by
an overwhelming superiority in
scientific programs do well as IN
military might.
c. Calvert Hines, jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09
BiIIyG Graham
Ends Crusade

AUCKLAND. New Zealand
April Q (Ap).--Billy Graham
wound UP his New Zealand cru.
SADIE last night BY addressing q
crowd Of more than 10000.
Hundreds answered the
American evangelist's call "a
make decisions for Christ. Mr..
Graham's address was also
broadcast TO thousands OF other
New zealanders via telephone
lines throughout the country.
Mr.. Graham started with q
torrent Of live talk to show he
knows the language Of present
day youth. From that he
moved to q discussion Of teen
age problems.
At his six meetings in New
Zealand, Mr.. Graham is esti-
mated to have addressed 265,OOO
people. Decisions for Christ
total about $4,000.
His last address was filmed
and recorded for worldwide
release.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09
Effort to Breed
Fur Rots Halted

EDMONTON. Alberta. Apri
. tAP).-The Alberta govern.
ment has turned pied piper
after abandonment Of an ex-
pertinent TO breed fur-bearins
rats.
Pest control officials yester-
day drowned several thousand
of the multi-colored Mura rats
originally imported from Ger
many by an Edmonton business
man.
Legislators had protested
against the licensing Of the rat
farm while the government was
spending thousands Of dollars
to keep rats out Of Alberta. The
importer Of the rats was killed
in an auto accident last fall;
no market could be found for
the pelts, and his heirs aban-
doned the experiment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09

HAVANA. April . APP
Cuban lawyer Eloy Marine
Britos win represent American
Alan Robert Nye at the tria
beginning Saturday of the for.
mer United States Navy pilot
as an alleged plotter 10 Kill
Premier Fidel Castro.
Nye. 81. Of Whiting. Ind,
has repeatedly denied any con-
nection with a plot.
The appointment of the
Cuban lawyer was disclosed by
the United States Embassy,
which said Nye had signed an
acceptance. The embassy as
sisted in the selection OF MIR,
Marine Britos, who was recon-
mended by the Havana Bar
association. A spokesman for
the association said Mr.. Ma
rino Britos is fluent in English.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09
LATIN AMERICAN NOTES
Union Group Urges
Mexico Wage Poet

MEXICO CITY. April Q tAPl
"A minimum wage Of . dollar
an hour for Mexican farm Ia
borers in the United States was
urged yesterday by union rep
resentatives Of the two coun-
tries.
This was one point Of a recon-
mendation drawn up by the
mixed Mexican United States
Union Committee after three
days Of discussions here.
The suggestions will be pre-
sented to members Of the Mexi-
can-United States Commission
which meets April 81 to discuss
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09

possible revisions Of the present
migratory worker agreement.
The union representatives
also recommended:
Elimination Of the system Of
paying some braceros migrant
workers. on a piece work or
job basis.
Improvement by the United
States labor contractors in con-
ditions Of food, lodging and
transportation.
Limiting the number OF
braceros going to the United
States TO the number essen
TALLY needed, In order not to
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09
Caribbean ParIey

SAN SALVADOR. April Q
(AP) .-United States Ambas-
sailors in the Caribbean area
are opening a three-day con-
ference with State Department
officials today.
Deputy Undersecretary of
State 10y Henderson heads the
State Department delegation.
Ambassadors to Colombia,
Costa Rica. Cuba. FL Salvador,
Guatemala. Haiti, Honduras,
Mexico, Nicaragua. the Domin-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09

damage interest Of United
States workers.
The committee also decided
To ask the two governments "a
make arrangements SO Mexi-
can workers going TO the United
States could Join union organic
Nations there.
The members asked that
union representatives be IN
cluded on the Government
commissions which study mod
ifications IN the migratory
worker agreement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-09

can Republic and Venezuela
will attend.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-08
DORIS FLEESON
California Democrats Organizing

the Greeks now bringing
gifts, such as Mr.. Pauley.
Yet the chance for recon-
Citation exists because Gov.
Brown is a personal and poll
tical moderate and because
all have so much to gain by
fortifying their present hold
on the State government.
If the clubs and labor put
the light in the window for
Democrats from the business
community, it should help
solve their financial problems
and the party base. The bust
nessmen will need to remen-
Der that they were largely
self-isolated and present tri-
umphs were won without
them.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1959-04-08
Cubu Acts to Void
'Butistu Money

HAVANA. Cuba, April 8
(AP).-In a move to render
worthless money taken out of
Cuba by ex-dictator Fulgencio
Batista and his aides. Fidel
Castro's government today de-
creed that. current 500 and
/ 900 peso bills will be replaced
by new bank notes.
Holders were given until
April 80 to exchange the old
noteS-normally worth $500
and $1.000-but the govern
ment said payment on bills
turned in would be held up
until the origin of the money
was determined.
The measure is another step
in Premier Castro's campaign
to block Mr.. Batista and his
supporters from converting
large amounts Of Cuban cur
rency with which they are
believed to have fed.