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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05

He is now writing another
volume on mid.EaSt politics.

he also is a contributor on mid.
Eastern subjects to the World
Book encyclopedia, a regional edi-
tor of the magazine Free World
Review" treasurer of the Free
World Forum, and an advisor to
the Southwest Asia Research Cen.
ter.
Spencer is married and the
father of three children. He re-
sides at 1857 Lemay rd in Rock
vile.
He is an honor graduate of
Princeton University and holds a
masters degree in English from
Duke University.
He was selected for the Jaycee
award by panel of three judges
including the Rev. Keith Bell of
Rockville Christian Church, Brig.
Gen. r. F. Christ, USING Ret;
and Comdr. Marvin b. Mullenix.
USN Ret, all of Rockville.
The original three judges all
past distinguished award winners
in Rockville were disqualified
when it was found they were too
young"
The three ex-iudges were Rock
vile Mayor Alexander Greene, 35;
Clyde Hardin, 35, a physicist, and
James r. Miller, jr., %, an at
torney.
Award Chairman Walter Evans
explained that his committee had
belatedly discovered that judges
must have reached the age Of 36.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05

is literally no way to estimate in
advance its impact on county rev.
enues. All you can do is try it on
for size and see what happens.
The $1,000 limit on income will
exclude a great many of the over
65 citizens of this county. If the
revenue loss is not too serious,
we might raise that limit in some
future year. But prudence bids
us start at a modest level.
Utility Tax
There is an increasing chance
that the County Council may ask
us for authority to levy a local
franchise tax on public utilities
and that it may turn out to be a
good idea.
Our original reaction to this
proposal, which is being re-
searched by County Manager
Reese, was not favorable, be-
cause it appeared to be just an
other way of taxing the same
people who already pay the prop
erty tax.
Mr.. Reese, however, has dug
up some very interesting angles
which may convince the property
taxpayers that utility tax
would be a blessing in disguise.
One angle is that such tax, If
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05
NOrthWOOd.
B-CC Still
Bump Foes

Northwood and B.CC con-
tinpled their drives Tue d y
toward the bi-county champion
ship by downing Northwood and
Suitland.
The Indians jumped off to a
17.5 first quarter lead hut North
western outscored them 1919 in
the third quarter and moved into
a 37-37 tie with seven minutes
left in the game.
Charlie Graham dumped in
two quick foul shots and a layup
at that point and the Indians
were never headed thereafter.
B-CC wiped off the Rams easily
70-47.
Landon won its 22nd straight
and its seventh Interstate Ath-
letic Conference game of the
season by defeating arch rival
st. Adams. 62-30. Fred HetZel
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05

VII liz llOlllC-ONl lCl ..
OF course, the home-owner gets
it in the neck either way. Under
the present law he pays assess
ments to the Sanitary Commits
sion for 20 or more years. Under
the new proposal the cost of the
sanitary facilities would be in
cluded in the cost of the house.
Over half of the Commissions
whopping bonded Indebtedness is
made up of the so-called General
Construction Bonds, which are
the ones that have been used up
until now to finance house con-
nections. The WSSC wants to
make a drastic cut in the future
volume of such bonds in order to
improve its credit rating with the
bond-buyers.
The BODYBUILDING industry is
reported to be somewhat less
than enchanted with this propos-
al. Divergent views will be aired
at a hearing before the joint dele
cation Thursday, February 10, at
8 pm. in Annapolis probably in
the House Chamber.
Another Sanitary Commission
bill is being pushed through as
rapidly as possible (Which isn't
very rapid. 1t will authorize an
additional S2,000,000 for storm
water drainage and will loosen
up the language of the law so
that the Commission can get
started on the Gaithersburg sew
er without fouling up the pro-
posed impoundment dams in the
upper reaches of Rock Creek.
Several of the Commissions
bills We're withheld from intro
duction pending a meeting of
WSSC members with the County
Council earlier this week. Two of
them would be enabling acts that
would authorize the Commission
to negotiate with the Council and
ultimately to consummate agree
ments whereby trash collection
and storm water drainage would
be transferred from the Commits
sion to the Council. The WSSC
wants to unload both of these
functions.
Then there are two other bills
lurking in the wings which in
volVe transfers of functions
which the Commission may not
want to surrender.
One of these, mentioned preVi-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05

levied as a franchise tax for the
privilege of doing business in the
county, would apply to all GUS
toners of the utility company, in.
cludin G Federal Government
buildings.
1t might be wise for all of us
to refrain from jumping to con-
illusions on this proposition until
all of the evidence is in.
More Judges
We are advised by the Bar AS
ISOLATION and other observers
that Montgomery County needs a
fourth Circuit Court judge right
now and may need a fifth one
before our terms of office expire
in 1862. If the pending bill is en-
acted, the Governor would APP
point a new judge shortly after
June 1, and he would stand for
election to a 15.year term in the
1860 elections. This procedure is
in accordance with the Maryland
Constitution.
At the request Of the Civic Fed
Grafton we have drafted a bill
adding another Peoples Court
judge and making other changes
in the Peoples Court law. The
draft is being referred to the Bar
Association for comment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05
Safeway Aides
To Teach Course

Washington executives of Safe.
way Stores again this year will
instruct an evening course in
Food Store management at the
school of business administration,
American University.
The 16-week course, held Tues
days from 1880 until $50 pm,
will be held at the uptown cam.
pus, Massachusetts and Nebraska
aves., NV, in Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05

in Washington and Baltimore.
For the past year, he was
manager of a Baltimore store.
Working with Crawford in pre-.
pairing the new store for its
opening is Emery II. Larson of
Rockville, Kresge superintendent
for this area.
Interior design of the new
store features wide aisles, fluo-
resent lighting and modern
display fixtures, according to
Crawford. Store hours will be
$3.50 am. to 9 pm. Monday
through Saturday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05
Jaycees Pick
w. Spencer
For Award

William Spencer, 36-year-old ex-
pert on mid.Eastern affairs, has
been awarded the annual Distin-
guished Service Award of the
Rockville Junior Chamber of
Commerce.
Spencer, now an executive with
the Connecticut General Insur-
ance Co., has served in recent
years with the Central Intelli
gence Agency and as an assistant
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05
Inside Annapolis
BY Blair Lee III

batch of bills from the Sanitary Commission went into
the hopper this week in order that they might be printed
and made available to the public Their Introduction does
not that the Montgomery and Prince Georges Deega
tons are committed to support them.
The most controversial of these is which
would with certain exceptions require that and water
connections subdivisions be financed by cash payments
from the builders rather than by Commission bond issues
which later amortzed by rontfoot benefit assessments
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05
Redding Announcement

Robert f. Redding, formerly a
member of the law firm of Brad
shaw, Shearin, Redding and
Thomas, has announced he will
continue in private practice with
offices in the Fig Building, Sill
yer Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05
Principals to Meet

The chore of reporting progress
of pupils to their parents will be
the topic of discussion at $50
am, February II, when the ele-
mentary school principals of
Montgomery County meet at the
Glenmont Elementary School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-02-05

professor of political science at
George Washington University.
He is one of % nominees for
the state Distinguished Service
Award to be presented by the
Maryland Junior Chamber of
Commerce in Baltimore Febru-
airy IA.
Last year, Spen pub
lished a book entitled 'The
Land and People of Turkey"
Evening star., 1959-12-22
BY Peter Icing
BY the Beers

and she, too, had icicles in her
hair and fros ton her eyebrows.
"a suitor?" she exclaimed
blushing. what nonsense! Who
would ever want to marry me?"
Hes in my sled," said Santa.
Come and see."
Picking up her icy skirts the
Ice Queen rushed down the
stairs and out to the sled. There
was the Ice King sitting there
with his back to her staring at
his feet.
The Ice Queen walked in
front of him and gazed at him
worshipfully. "Oh, no! she
whispered. Hes too wonderful
for me-"
The Ice King raised his sullen
eyes and when he saw her his
heart turned over. He got out
Of the sled and took one step
towards the Queen and then
they both gulped and cried out,
"Oh, would you marry me?"
They fell in each others arms
and Oonik jumped up and down
with joy and Keotuk barked
and even the polar bear looked
pleased.
Then the Ice King said, ely
with me now to my castle in the
north"
But the Queen said, "I can't
do that for it is wintertime at
the South Pole and I must keep
things cold"
The King looked crestfallen
But, I can't stay here" he
mumbled unhappily. II am
needed at the North Pole"
Santa burst into laughter. He
laughed until the tears rolled
down his cheeks.
What is so funny?" de.
manded the Ice King.
"You!" cried Santa. you've
forgotten - it's August! II
should be summer in the North
and you're not needed or wanted
there at all!
It Merit: A Merry Christmas
Evening star., 1959-12-22
Chapter IA
ONE MORE TRY

what will we do?" whispered
Oonik as the sled flew away.
"The Ice King will never stop
making winter now"
We'll make one more try"
said Santa. This one think
will do"
who is she?" asked Oonik.
THE Ice Queen Of the
South" said Santa.
r'T didn't know there was
such a one!" exclaimed Oonik.
"Oh, yes," said Santa. "She
lives at the South Pole where,
I have heard, it's colder by far
than at our home in the
North"
The Ice King had buried his
head in the polar bears fur to
hide his tears of shame and
sorrow at being rejected by the
Sun Daughter. AS the reindeer
sped towards the South Pole 1t
grew colder and colder and the
Ice King, thinking they were
nearing home, raised his head
and shouted gleefully. IT must
have left my ice machine 60
ing full blast!"
The sled came down before q
palace of ice. What is this?'
cried the King. This isn't my
home"
"It is the South Pole" replied
Santa. The Ice Queen lives
here. I have brought you to
ask for her hand"
"Never!" roared the king. &c.
told you I would never humble
myself again. Everyone hates
me and I hate everyone anc
Evening star., 1959-12-22

But this was as it should be
for at the South Pole winter
always came in June and July
and August and when Decem-
ber, January and February
came, the Ice Queen would stop
her work for it would be sum-
mertime in her upside down
world.
Santa had to holler to make
himself heard over the noise
I've brought you a suitor!" he
beloved.
The Ice Queen stopped
pounding and pumping. She
turned and stared at Santa
She was tall and regal-lookine
Evening star., 1959-12-22
SHEINWOLD ON BRIDGE
Use technique Rother Than Guess
By ALFRED SHERWOOD
o. s. Masters Team Champion

is the winning play in the dia-
gram shown today. This won't
help you in actual play. because
you won't have a diagram to
tell you where the cards are.
If each opponent has three
spades, your guess is as good
as anybody's. The 10 will be
the winning play half the time
and the queen will win the
other half Of the time. There
is no advantage one way or the
other.
If the spades split AZ, how
ever, your only hope is to catch
a doubleton jack. You can do
this by playing dummy's queen
Of spades. There is no advan-
tage in playing East for a dou-
bleton king of spades; If he
has that. you must lose two
spade tricks no matter how we'll
you guess at this stage.
In short, the correct techni-
cal play is to put up dummy's
queen. This has an even chance
Of being right if the spades are
3-3 and it is your only chance
if the spades are 4-2.
Daily Question
Partner opens with one no.
trump (16 to 18 points and the
next player passes. You hold: {:
40 10972 0104 Okla &QJ95
What do you say?
Answer: Bid two clubs, the
Stayman convention. This asks
partner to bid a major suit II
he can. If he can bid spades
you will raise to game. Other
wise, you will bid spades at
your next turn.
(copyright 1889, Gen. Features Corr. }
Evening star., 1959-12-22

that's the end of that" And he
threw himself down beside the
polar bear and refused to bulge
an inch.
Santa left him there and
went into the Ice Queens pal
ace.
Now the Ice Queens pal
ace was just like the Ice Kings
castle. Everything was made OF
ice and far above Santa could
hear the same grinding, clat-
tering noise I Re had heard at
the Kings home. Santa went
up a winding icy staircase and
found the Ice Queen energeti-
cally working her ice machines
and pumping her wind bellows
Evening star., 1959-12-22

How is your guesswork? II
you are the seventh son Of a
seventh son, or If you have
access to a reliable crystal ball,
you don't have to worry about
percentage" plays. II your
gueSSwork is only $3.50, how
ever, you need all the help you
can get from proper technique.
South dealer.
Neither side vulnerable.
NORTH
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WEST WEST
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@S6 @1043
SOUTH
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South West North East
10 Pass IL Pass
2NT Pass 3NT All Pass
Opening lead: Five of hearts.
West opens the five of hearts
and you win with the king. Now
you must find the best way to
develop the spades. You can
afford to lose only one spade
trick. Otherwise the opponents
will have time to set up and
cash their long hearts.
Forget about the East-West
cards as they are shown in the
hand. Just think Of the South
hand and the dummy. How
would you play the spades If
you held this combination 100
times-as you undoubtedly will
in the course Of the next year
or so?
! You surely begin by leading
out the ace Of spades. Then you
lead a low spade toward dunn
my. There is no problem If
West plays an honor on the
second round or If an honor
drops singleton.
The problem arises only If the
opponents play low to the first
trick and If West plays a low
spade to the second round of
the suit. Should you play the
queen or 10 from dummy?
Queen Wins
It's easy to see that the queen
Evening star., 1959-12-22
UNCLE CHARLIE
SANTA and the ICE KING
BY LUCRECE H. BEALE
Associated Press Neusfeatures
THE BERRYs
MRS. EITZ'S FLATS
FREDDY
HI AND LOIS
SCAMP

SYNOPSIS: santa's attempt to make
Q match between the Sun DAUGHTER
and the Ice King failed miserably. In
anger and shame, the Ice King is de-
termined to go back to his castle to
grind out more winter.
Evening star., 1959-12-22

Merit A Merry Christmas
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ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
Lorain kolo Dancers Close Summer Season

LORAIN, Ohio - We of
the CFU Croatian Kolo Dan
GERS would like to thank all
of the people who gave their
time and efforts to make our
first Annual Picnic a success.
The day was perfect for a
picnic, warm and sunny. We
hope all who attended en-
joyed themselves and here's
hoping we see you all again.
Our appreciation Is ex-
tended to our friends from
Cleveland, Youngstown and
Detroit, who drove many
miles to b with us, and al
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
Story Of An Immigrant and Lucky 50.Cent Piece
John Pticek1 Symbol of Success

The passage was long and
rough. Probably due to a COM
bination of his sturdy youth
and an unsuspected affinity
for the sea, he was the only
one among the wide circle of
friends and acouaintances he
quickly acquired that did not
get sea sick.
But despite the crowded
boat and the stormy voyage
people were cheerful and
very friendly. Everyone look
ed on his fellow passengers as
comrades in an adventure to
a new and promised land that
was frightening as well as ex-
hilirating.
Nobody really knew what
the future held for any Of
them and all shared the at
titude that they were all in
it together.
Everyone took a genuine
interest in everyone else.
Plans and prospects were dis
cussed endlessly. It seemed
like everyone told some of his
or her hopes to at least one
acquaintance made On the
boat and then that acquain-
tance would wish heartily that
the hopes of the teller would
someday be realized.
Real good will is not nearly
as rare as we sometimes think
and perhaps one Of the best
places to find it is on q boat
full of immigrants bound for
a new land.
(Chicagoan : r. %
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
so the people of LOrain.

so the people of Lorain.
MIR. Ralph Janarski of the
Lorain Street Department
and Mr.. Peter Cooks, the Lo-
rain Service Director, also de-
serve thanks for making it
possible for our dancers to
have a raised platform for
their program. And last, but
not least, we thank Mr.. John
Birek, who so ably advertised
the Picnic over the Croatian
Radio Hour, WV, in Cleve-
land.
Thank you all for coming.
Jerry Fultan, Pub.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
Younger Members Of Society Offered
Opportunity To Master Mother Tongue
DR.. Thomas Magner's Serbo-C Croat Book
Sister and Brother Delegates:

PITTSBURGH, Know
ledge of a foreign language
in the past five years has ta-
ken a decided upturn. Prior
to this, quoting, Time maya
zine January 13, 1858 -
"Since the percentage Of high
school students taking a for
eign language dropped from
500 in 1928 to 2Oq6 in 1855
HEW Department of Health,
Education and Welfare) sug-
gested that the U. S. help
the states set up language
training centers, and also a
series of summer Institutes
for language teachers" Un-
quote.
Today it is recognized as
being better educated if you
can command another Ian.
guage. Those Of us born of
immigrants have even an ad-
vantage rather than a stigma
which needs but little kind
ling to know another Ian.
guage.
The C.. F. U. Executive
Board went along with our
accommodation back in the
Fall of 1856 to purchase cop
les of DR.. Magner's textbook,
Introduction to the Serbo-
Croatian Language.
The book consists of $50
pages and well fills the
need for those wanting to
learn the Croatian or the
/. Serbian languages. Its cal
iber il such that it is used
in some five universities
which have Slavic Lam
guage departments.
Selling for four dollars and
twenty-fi We cents ($4.25)
postpaid, the DR.. Magnel
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
BY Patrick N. Farrell
- Chicago, Illinois -

bly, in all of Croatia, families
were large and consequently
the average farm had many
mouths to feed.
If the world had known
peace a young man might
hope to make a decent life for
himself, although he could
never hope to advance the
way a willing, hard working
counterpart could in Amer
lea.
He probably could have
no hope to rise higher than,
say, his father did or to
advance out of the strata
ordained for his class, but
he could achieve a fairly
satisfactory career provid-
ing he did not aspire too
highly.
This is no criticism of Gro
alta or of Europe or of any
country for that matter. The
laws of economics have a lot
to do with the stratification
Of society in any country
where there is not enough to
60 around.
Promised Land
But the world did not know
peace and the land of the
croats became a part Of the
chaos that was Europe after
World War I. So John Pticek
found himself as a young boy
boarding q boat for America.
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
HIS IS an American story I!

THIS IS an American story!
! An inspiring story! The
kind you used to read about
if you are old enough to have
heard Of or even lived in what
maybe ought to be called the
Horatio Alger era.
Horatio Alger would have
liked the plot of this story.
And you will like it too, es-
pecially if you came from
Europe or if, like the writer's,
your parents did.
John Pticek was born on
his parents farm in Croatia
in what is now Yugoslavia.
The Croatians are a hard
working, God fearing people.
They are mostly agricultural
and farm their acres assidu-
ously and are very progress
sive.
The CrOats are noted for
their fidelity and have an
admirable pride of race.
They make good soldiers
although they are not ag-
gressively militaristic; and
whether it means anything or
not, those the writer has
known in this country seemed
to be all athletic and physi-
cally very vigorous.
Also, they are an honest
people.
Life Was Routine
In John Pticek's corner of
his native land, life consisted
of hard work but had many
compensations.
In his section, and proba-
ZajednicÌŒar = Fraternalist. [volume] (Allegheny, Pa.) 1894-current, 1959-09-30
Robert N. zdiIar Joins
Ranks Of Fontana Lodqe

FONTANA. Calf. A.
mong those transferring from
Junior. to Senior CFU ranks
in the month Of August was
Robert M. Zdilar.
He was welcomed into the
ranks Of Lodge $50 from