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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
Bob Bernstein

this price win be $54o hundredweight (4s
quarts.
Sealtest, which has been paying less than
that for the milk it has been buying from
Pennsylvania and New Jersey, then will have
to pay the $5.40 PLUS whatever 1t costs them
to freight the fluid into the District.
Clearly, the dairy would be better off
paying $40 for local Association milk than
the same amount for milk hundreds of miles
away However and this perhaps is the
crux of the whole three-month battle - the
Association always has demanded an extra
decent premium for milk it determines to be
of particularly high quality; and the coop
says 1t will continue to do so after July /.
If Sealtest were to continue buying milk
from its present out-of-state sources, its haul
ing costs probably would exceed 40 cents and
thus run the total price higher than the Asso-
cations $3.50. But if the dairy could find
closer source of supply, one that would In
volve freight cost of less than 40 cents, 1t
would still pay to buy as much as possible
from such nonAssociation producers. And If
this happened the milk war presumably
would continue to rage.
Meanwhile, the dairy says it win continue
its efforts to WOO Association members into
selling directly to Sealtest rather than to the
Association. This, admittedly, was one of
Sealtests prime aims in launching the price
war.
But that path of victory obviously could
prove long and slow one. In three months
of wooing, Seatest has succeeded in seducing
one ID dairy farmer away from the coop.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
Police BIaekioeks

A Montgomery County policeman has been acquitted
~ of assaulting another man at private party with
his police blackjack The officer Immediately suspend
ed at the time of the incident and has been restored
to duty.
Testimony brought out that the victim of seven or
eight blackjack blows the head was drunk It was
tended that three four required to eject the
man from the party And then the defense argued the
who removed forciby from the party unged at
the off-duty policeman striking him the mouth. The
police officer said he acting in self defense by raining
blackjack blows the head of the drunk Twenty
five stitches were required in the mans scalp.
The incident raises number of questions about police
department policy One of these is whether police officers
should take their blackacks to private parties when they
off duty We think not Another question raised by the
incident is whether police officers receiving sufficient
training in the handling of DRINKS without having to
resort to using their backacks This is important part
of poicemans duties and, anyone knows there
several ways Gripping, twisting, etc. that skilled
policeman handle difficult drunk.
The incident unfortunately reflects little credit on
our outstanding police department.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
We Must Hang On
To Open Spaces
Roger FurquhuF

" iolted in Howard County circuit court last
week when Judge James Macgil threw out
the 1855 farm assessment law. He upheld the
argument that it's against the Constitution to
give one landowner more of break than
another. Since then, some authorities have
stated that If the law were changed to give
all farmers the same break percentagewise-
that is if all farmers, Statewide, got 10 per.
cent off or 20 percent oft would stand up
in court. But the present law results in GER
tain inequities which caused the court to rule
against it. In his opinion, the Jurist COM
mented: "all the experts in Christendom"
would be hard put to explain the subtleties
of such distinctions.
That such law would be abused was, Of
course. foregone conclusion. Apparently
rich men have bought land, leased it out to
others, and THEREAFTER claiming the exemp-
tior--sat back to await the bonanza of SUBJ
dividing If such practice is not now illegal,
it should be. A simple change in the statute
saying that once land is leased, it would no
longer be eligible should turn the trick.
Perhaps the most effective device to in.
sure workability would be to require that
once the land is sold for subdividing, tax
benefits previously enjoyed, while the land
was being kept open, should be paid up at
that time. That way everybody would surely
win-the farmer while he is farming and the
public once the land is sold.
Del. Blair Lee ILL., sponsor of the 1855
law, plans to come up with another, more
workable one if this one is definitely thrown
out More power to him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
Wick Byron

Mr.. Cahoon is good political scientist.
He has good mind His background in law
and his experience in the county government
and the town of Rockville has been highly
useful He is ambitious to go ahead in poll.
tics. He probably will
William F. Hickey, B. Houston McCeney
and Stanley B. Frosh are the other three
lawyers on the Council Hickey and Nc
Ceney often see eye-toeye on issues. But
neither of these gentlemen seemingly has tried
to form little bloc Of his own. Each seems
to be in the process of learning rules of the
game" before throwing his weight around.
Stan Frosh is looked upon as the more
liberal member of the Council. He seems
to be playing it cool" as the kids would say,
He doesn't talk much but one gets the i'm
preston he is storing up ideas that viii
emerge later on.
Grover Walker has served on two former
Councils. He's wise but he'll go along with
the majority on most issues. But when he
opposes something, hell or high water won't
change his mind
Jerry Williams is one Of the most IikeabIe
members Of the Council. He is . real Demo
cratic Party man. He can be depended upon
not 10 upset the applicant" on any issue.
There seems to be no permanent division
In the present Council But there are seeds
present, however, that could cause such a
division almost anytime.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14

A excellent be made for the need of major
~ court reforms here.
The county assuredly has, 1t seems to u.s. passed
the point where should be dependant on the hoarywh-
age procedure of having judges personally pick prospective
Jurors. In the old days when the judge personally
familiar with everyone from the bank president on down
to the town drunk such system had merit Now should
be ked along with lots of other old procedures that we
have thrown down the drain as we grew. ..'.'
BY the token, it makes little sense for busy
circuit court judge to have to personally listen the pleas
OF individuals to be excused from jury duty True the jury
system Is the cornerstone Of judicial structure but 1t
Is no more important than many other phases of govern
men that are handled capaby by administrators to whom
certain authority has been delegated The proposal that
jury commission OF sort could pick jurors has lot of
merit and deserves serious study.
Recent approval of new assignment commissioner
plus certain deputies is long overdue modernizaon too
This should help speed vital work and anything else
that the judges do to accelerate the work Of the court
should be encouraged.
The heart has its reasons which reason does not know
-Blaise Pascal
IT'S motive exalts the action. - NJ J. Preston
1t is mans motive that counts for righteousness not
his outer act alone. = Blanche Huntsinger.
Never ascribe to an opponents motives meaner than
your own. - Barrie.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
William II. Romack, jr.
Use Of Autos

How many county autos
marked ''For Official Use Only
are being used negligently for
private transportation and being
paid for out of our taxes!
One particular case was
checked involving a mechanic at
the Montgomery County School
Board Garage who uses an Off
cial county auto regularly to
drive to and from work five
days a week. We as taxpayers
are obligated to pay for this
mans transportation which av-
erages 16 miles a day from his
residence to the school bus ga.
rage. When a telephone call was
made to the school board at
Rockville to ascertain the neces.
sity of this. the reply was, This
mechanic might be called upon
to install tire chains on school
buses at night" May l inquire
Of other Sentinel readers how
frequently 1t SHOWS here in
April, May, or during the sum.
mer? This does sound a little
ridiculous; however, we as tax.
payers are supporting this abb
surd idea by paying for a me-
chanic's transportation every
day.
The use of county autos are
certainly justified for some of.
ficials; however, / believe that
our tax dollars. should be used
more nationally than in the case
pointed out. Getting chains on
school buses in the WINTER
months certainly is necessary
when 1t SHOWS; nevertheless, this
particular mechanic could drive
his own 1859 automobile to work
on these occasions, and then sub
init slip for reimbursement for
the emergency trip. At the pres.
ent time we county taxpayers
are paying for his home-to-work
transportation every day! No
wonder our taxes skyrocket each
year.
Undoubtedly more instances
similar to this are being over.
looked by citizens who perhaps
are not aware of how their tax
dollars are being spent. Occa-
sionally a little investigation is
needed to show the Montgom.
cry County Government that the
people are not constantly in the
doldrums concerning waste in
the county. 1t is true that we
citizens are asleep a great deal
Of the time, but sometimes we
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been covered with rooftops,
driveways, sid ewalks and
streets, and 90 this tremendous
volume of runoff water cannot
go down the normal channel of
Rock Creek when that channel
is already overlooking after
even normal transforms.
1 predict the taxpayers Of
Montgomery County and the
District of Columbia will pay
millions of dollars for flood con-
troll projects and flood damage
to lives, homes, roads and
parks as a result of this brand
of model planning"
We already know the ever-in-
creasing burden of taxation to
pay for roads, schools, and po-
lice and fire protection for new
communities where the average
cost of public education per fam
lily far exceeds that family's con.
tribution In taxes.
We must stand up and be
counted, as determined taxpay-
ers and voters, by demanding
that our elected and appointed
public officials recognize this
proposed Satellite" for what it
is "a malignant growth in the
heart of our county, The zon-
ing petitions should be denied.
The handsome profits expected
by the Planners for Profit will
be too costly to those hometown
ers and taxpayers who feel re-
sponsible for orderly progress in
development and economy in
government.
William III. ROmack. ir.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14

Friday. May 15-Burtonsville. BIS to
$50; Rock Creek Gardens, 3:15 to $50;
Mckinney Hills, 3:15 to 4:30.
Saturday, May Ie-Cedar Grove 9:15
% 9:45; Clarksburg. 1000 to 1920;
Comus, 10:4o to 11:S0; Hyattstown, HAS
TO 12:45; Damascus, LAS to 1850.
Monday, May Is-BarnesvIlle, $50 10
AIS; Dlckerson, 4:3O to 500: Bealls-
vile, 5:15 to 5s45; Dawsonville, $50 to
1:15; Jamestown. 7:30 to S:45; Alta
Vista, 3:15 to 4:30: Piney Branch, 3;15
30 4:90.
Tuesday. May 1e-Poolesville, BIS to
$50; Cabin ohm. 3:15 TO 4:30; Oakview,
BIS TO 4;30.
$3.50; Rock Creek Palisades, 3:15 to 4:30;
Northwest Park, BIS to $3.50.
Thursday, May 21--OIney, 3:IS to 400:
Laytonsville, AIS TO 4:45; Chevy Chase,
Sis to $40: Clenmont, 3:15 to 4:3O.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
Slow Poke Drivers

A last Maryland has taken positive steps toward BAN
~ ming from our roads one Of the most infuriating
and dangerous drivers: the sow-poke Sunday driver
who ioafs along at Is 20 miles hour on 40mile-an-
hour road while line of seaing motorists crawls along
behind.
new law effective June allows the State Roads
Commission to post minimum safe speed limits and allows
courts to fine sow-poke drivers up to $500.
Police have always had the discretion to tell drivers
TO go faster and to fragrant volators But because
OF the lack OF posted minimum Speeds courts found diff
cult to convict these dangerous drivers.
spokesman for the State Roads Commission said
the new law will be used first the States super highways
in order that the expensive arteries may be used to their
fullest capacities.
But 1t seems to us that the narrower two-lane road
Is more in need of the minimum limits How often have
Impatient drivers caught behind slowpoke thrown eau
ton out the window and attempted to pass only to ram
head-in into an approaching car?
Whatever its first application however, the new law
Is a welcome one.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
Troffic Sofety

Recently, our good neighbor
Otis Shipe was suddenly killed
in an auto accident on his way
to work. This has saddened the
hearts of his many friends and
neighbors and brought grief and
sorrow to his wife and family.
If we could only do something
to help.
I thought of something I once
read written by A. Julian Bry.
lawski, chairman of the public
education committee of the Citi.
zens' Traffic Board. 1t is called
Safety Crusade"
IF everyone who drives a
car could lie a month in
bed
With broken bones and
stitched up wounds or
fractures of the head,
And these endure the agon-
les that many do
They'd never preach safety
any more to me or you.
If anyone could stand beside
the bed of some close
friend
And hear the doctor say
mo hope" before the ia.
Il tai end,
And see him there uncon-
scious never knowing
what took place
The rules and laws of traf.
fic I'm sure they would
embrace.
IT everyone could meet the
wife and children left
alone
And step into the darkened
room where once the sun.
light Shone,
And look into the vacant
chair where Daddy" used
to sit
I'm sure each reckless
driver would be forced to
think a bit.
If everyone who takes the
wheel would say a little
prayer
And keep in mind those in
the car depending on his
care,
And make a vow and pledge
himself to never take a
chance
The great Crusade for Safe
ty then would suddenly
advance"
The majority of people, if they
read this, will never think of it
again, but If it helps to convert
even one driver it is worth
Julian Brylawski's effort.
Edna III. Reber
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
Awards Noted

1 noted with much pleasure
the results of the recent awards
Of the Montgomery County
Newspaper Association. Please
let me take this opportunity to
congratulate you for your many
accomplishments and awards.
G. Gregg Everngam
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14

A ONlGONEh1 county, already the leauer IN quite
wv few fields about to step boldly forward in another
foreign languages in public schools.
Our schools have been the only ones in the State
where an FILES (Foreign Language in Elementary
Schools program has been conducted. total of 2300
children in 43 schools getting the benefit of
French, Spanish and Russion instruction after school.
This Is truly remarkable achievement and hardy little
band of FILES enthusiasts deserves the credit for bringing
the program as far along as 1t has come.
Apparently result Of the almost phenomenal sue
of the FILES program the study of foreign languages
Is at long last being embraced by the public school system
This weeks announcement by the school board that
there will be vastly expanded foreign language program
Is indeed welcome. The ability to communicate better with
other peoples offers major hope for easing world tensions
And as educators are realizing and more, young
children can learn languages with relative whereas
oldsters of 10 or already have begun develop learn
Ing blocks far tongues different from their own are
concerned.
AS we have been saying in this space for some time
now any acceeraon In this whole business of teaching
foreign languages in public schools is step forward
The program announced this week would seem to fall into
the category Of giant stride
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Letters to the Editor

do open one eye and look around
at certain INSCRIPTIONS prac.
tees.
Irate Taxpayer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14
Foreign Languages

A ONTGOMERY County, already the leader in quite
wv few fields about to step boldly forward in another
foreign languages in public schools
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1959-05-14

A excellent case can be made for the need of major
~ court reforms here.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08

The final event of the season will
be the banquet which will be held
on Monday, May II, at $50 p. m.
at the Blue Hen VFW Post. The
dinner will be served by the Ladies'
Auxiliary of the Post. The awards
for the season will be made at this
time. The Team Champion will be
awarded arm chevrons awarded by
the American Bowling Congress
and the ABC award for the most
improved bowler during the past
year will be made Trophies will
be awarded for high three games,
Bill Deliinger, GIL; high single
game, Bill Nauman' and Don CAL
houn, 257; and high average for
the season, Len Donohoe, 1T.
Other accomplishments during the
season were: Team high three
games, Grier Lumber Company,
2754; Dixon's jewelers., 2718; team
high games, Grier Lumber Com
pany, 1854; Dixon's jewelers., 959;
individual high three games, Harry
Eypel, GAL, and Freeman Horner,
629; individual high games,
"Humph" Holleger, 255 and Harry
Bressler, 253.
This completes eight years of
travelling to Seaford every Monday
night to bowl Beginning next year
the league will compete at the To-
cal alleys now being constructed
by one of our league members,
Doug Fry.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
Eight Contests For
Sussex School Posts

Eight contests for school board
posts in Sussex County emerged
from the filing at the office of
Clerk of the Peace /. Robert Wiley.
The deadline was at 5 p. m,
Tuesday, but Mr.. Wiley checked
the early mail Wednesday for pos
sible delayed petitions.
In the Special School Districts,
Laurel developed a last minute
contest, with R. James Mariner
filing against Otis P. Carmean The
incumbent, Harry G. McAllister,
didn't file for reelection.
Contests made known earlier
were the three-cornered ones in
Seaford, with Everett L. Slant,
Oscar w. Allen, Jr.. and Arthur
Dean Belts all filing for the post
now held by Cecil B. Tull, and
Georgetown, with Ralston D. Pet
tyjohn and Mrs. Velma H Hayman
opposing each other for the post
now held by DR.. G. M. Van Walk
enburgh.
In regular school districts, Char
les L. west mas lieu IOT the OuIl-
boro School as has Preston Niblett,
the incumbent, in Milton, John T.
Fisher has filed against the incum-
bent, Thomas Jones, and in the
Lord Baltimore district, William P.
Short, Jr., has filed against the in
cumbent, Harry Dukes, Jr.
The contests in the Bridgeville
district No. 220 (Negro), Emory l..
Nichols, the incumbent, is opposed
by William L. Shockley, Jr., and
in Greenwood district No. 222, the
incumbent, Alonzo Taylor, is OPP
posed by Clifton Hughes. and JOS
eph Hutson.
In other Special School Districts
of the county, only the incumbents
have filed as follows: Milford, Max
r. Corder; Lewes, William N.
Hopkins, and Rehoboth, Mrs. Mar
garet S. Dick.
Read The CLASSIFIED Ads
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
Delegates Selected
For Legion Conclave
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man Short, Outgoing Commander
William G. Lambden, Past Com
mander Hugh Smith, William Es-
ham and Emory Martin.
At the last meeting of the post
there was some discussion about
the post sponsoring a baseball
team in Georgetown for boys over
Is years of age and not past high
school age. The team would COM
pete with other American Legion
baseball teams in the county in
cluding Laurel, Lewes, Bridgeville
and Seaford.
A decision to sponsor the team
was postponed until the posts ath-
letic committee members could
meet and find out if there was suf-
ficient interest among the high
school boys and if this interest
would warrant the necessary ex-
.penditure of funds.
Committee members are: Robert
Snowden, chairman; Victor PiZz-
ala, ]. Frank Gordy, Jr., James A.
West, Jr., Edward G. Pettitt and
Delbert West.
At a recent meeting of the post,
certificate of appreciation was
presented by Commander Lambden
to Lester Coleman, member of the
staff of Radio Station WJWL, for
the cooperation the radio staff has
given the post this past year in
carrying news of the American
Legion over their news programs.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
Heinz Co. To Pack
Delaware Tomatoes
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Robert w. Scheuerman will be the
Agricultural Fieldman for the
Heinz Company in this area and
that he will be located here during
the planting, growing and harvest
ing of tomatoes to assist the grow
ers in any problems they may
have.
Mr.. Nelson expressed apprecia-
ton for the cooperation of Ralph
Wine, Director of the Bureau of
Markets for the State Board of
Agriculture, and Colonel c. B.
Shaffer, Acting Director of the
State Development Department, in
making it possible for the Heinz
Company to locate in this area.
Mr.. Wine commented that the
action of the Heinz Company, in
coming into this area, relieves a
bad situation that confronted the
tomato growers of Kent County
who formerly took their tomatoes
to Libby, McNeill & Libby, at Wy
oming, which concern will not pro-
cess tomatoes here this year.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
BLASTS TV

ANNISTON, Ala. .P)- Police are
looking for a house-breaker who
appears to have sharp dislike
for television. Joe S. holland re-
ported that he and his family re-
turned home from an overnight
trip and found somebody had bro
ken into their house and blasted
their television set apart with a
shotgun
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
THIEF IN CHURCH

ANNISTON, Ala. (P)- Sunday
was workday for a thief at Pine
Avenue Baptist Church. Police re-
ported somebody took the entire
Sunday School collection of $213.36
while the money was left unattend-
ed briefly between Sunday School
and Chuch services.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
UNSOLICITED THANKS

DENVER (P)- Edward Hirsch-
field, a director of the Jewish Nat
inoal Home for Asthmatic Child
rem here, caught taxi during a
New York trip. When the cab dri-
yer learned he was from Denver,
he said my kid raves about it.
They practically saved his life in
Denver"
Then he handed a folder of
matches to Hirschfeld. 1t bore the
name of the Jewish National Home.
Leonard Bernstein, director of
the New York Philharmonic, was
born in Lawrence, Mass.
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
Milford Bowling
League Closes Season
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The match between Milford Stit-
ching and Dixon's Jewellers was a
very close and an exciting match
with Stitching being the winner
by one pin. Dixon's held 29 pin
edge going into the last game.
Stitching came back and won the
last game by 80 pins and the total
by one. The box score on this
match:
Milford chronicle., 1959-05-08
Marble Tourney To
Open Here TOMORROW
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Milford Area competition has in
the past, produced several young
sters who went on to win state
honors. David Greenly won state
honors in 1857, but was dethroned
last year by Michael Wormsley of
Clayton. Michael Griffin was the
winner of local honors last year
with Curt Desmond, runner-up and
Walter Postles, Jr., third.
Chief export product of Chile is
nitrate. In World War / Chile was
neutral and sold nitrate to both
Great Britain and Germany.