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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-06
FOR SALE

CHICKEN MANURE - Phone
Elk 2-47O1. Roberts Poultry
Farm. Farmville, Va. 5-6-2t
BUILDING lots. Shirley Dowdy.
Phone Elk 2-4339 5-6-2pF
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-06
FOR SALE

HoLsTEINs two heavy
springers. H. E. Stockton, Five
Forks. 5-6-2p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-06

ROYAL TYPEWRITERS
The New ROYAL Typewriter
ROYAL
Special Purpose Typewriters
Roytype Ribbons and Cartons
Rentals and Repair Service
WHERE TO CALL"
SOuthside Business Machines
Corner High & Main SITS.
Phone EX 2-5155 Farmville. Va
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-06

BRICK HOUSE: 3 bedrooms.
11l9 High Street, phone Eek 2
1866. Herbert Wood. 4-26-4t
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-06

HOME C OMFORT appliances.
Buy direct from factory. Write
Box 2l23, Lynchburg. 4-22-12p
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1960-05-06
APARTMENT HOUSE: good

INVESTMENT PROPERTY:
2 Houses succeed outside
$1,000 each. One House wea-
thcr boarded $1,815. All now
rented. Located "a mile from
city limits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Dunking a Witch
Is Loads Of Fun!
Viewpoints

The role of the press is frequently mis-
understood even today-nearly two centuries
after the founding fathers vested newspapers
with almost unrestrained freedom. Yet the
fact that democracy has flourished here as it
has nowhere else in the world is due, in large
part, we believe to the way newspapers, on
the peoples behalf, serve as critics of govern
ment.
Not all of this criticism has been fair nor
has all of it-by any means-been responsible
or valid. Some of it has been iii informed
and, occasionally, the motivation for this criti-
cism has not been on the highest plane.
But the allimportant fact is that there
has been criticism. Criticism of government
is vital in healthy, prospecting democracy.
No government is incapable of making mis-
takes; most government, in fact is inadequate
-as are all insttutions-in some way or
wants in its editorial columns or to report
whatever news it wants, the prospects are
loaded in favor of democracy working well.
Many enlightened and far-sighted public Off
Gals who frequently are or have been, the
targets of strong press criticism are the first
to concede that press freedom is absolutely
basic in democratic society. The phrase
"the peoples right to know" is an eloquent
and true-one.
Let those who contend that Fidel Castro
is not a dictator explain why 10 of Havana's
IA independent newspapers have gone out of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Roger Forquhdr

business in the past few months. Only four
independent newspapers remain and they are
struggling under constant government and
economic pressures. Three are expected to
COLLAPSE soon. And the fourth no doubt will
he seized. Then the field will be left to the
pro.Castro organs, many OF which are already
heavily subsidized by the government. The
people of Cuba who once believed-or still do
believe-in their revolutionary leader will find
out what happens when press criticism is
stifled. Then, too late they will remember
lessons they should have learned from Mes
srs. Hitler. Mussolini Stain and Khrushchev
and the whole evil lot stretching back through
history in every country of the world-except
the United States.
Recent criminal indictment of the Wash
ington Post for commenting sincerely on
question in which it has deep convictions and
in which the public has a great deal at stake
is, we believe, a faint stirring here of the very
problem now confronting Cubans. 1t is a sor-
ry development and those responsible will not,
we predict, have much cause in the weeks
ahead to be proud of their impetuous, short
sighted act
AS we said in this space several weeks
ago, we had always thought that they stopped
two centuries ago trying to put writer's of
critical editorials in JAIL or fine them or their
employers. Apparently not! Anybody care
to dunk some witches?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Reply 70 Mack

l have read and re-read the
letter entitled "City Election"
written by Ed Mack of Hunger
ford Towne, campaign chairman
for the CGG slate for Mayor
and Council. At first / laughed,
then / got mad, and then l
laughed again.
A lot could be written about
the contradictions, the unwar-
ranted assumptions, the invalid
conclusions and the general in.
suit to the citizens of this com.
munity. The letter is hardly
worthy of such effort, how
ever.
/ do want to mention one
aspect of Mr.. Mack's letter
which seems to me typical of
the whole document. He ex.
pounds at some length to prove
that Hungerford Towne was
represented at eggs nomi-
mating convention last month,
because IL per cent of the dele.
gates came from Hungerford.
1t is worthy of note that two
of these delegates were sent to
the convention by P-TA's, one
by the Rockville Chamber Of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
By John ID. McElroy

Chairman, Rockville Planning Commission
Someone asked me whether thought the
so-called "broadside criticism" of the Master
Plan had impugned its validity as a basic plan
ming document. This is something akin to
asking whether L have stopped beating my
wife
yes or no answer to the question con-
corning the Master Plan would require an ac-
acknowledgements that the Plan had been SUBJ
jected to "broadsde criticism" an assertion
with which l cannot agree. To make the as
sertion is to misconceive the basic nature of
the document.
Criticism connotes the passing of unfa-
vorable judgment on the qualities of the plan.
This, l think, has not occurred. Anyone ia
milar with the plan, and who sat through the
four.hour public hearing and the subsequent
two-hour discussion with the mayor and coun.
Gil would recognize that none of the "criti-
cism" went to the heart of the plan itself.
There has been much constructive, well.
reasoned comment and suggestion concerning
the details of the proposed land use map.
Some people want more light industry Some
want more park and recreation areas, and
some want fewer apartments.
But the land use map is only part of the
overall plan. No one has come forward to
say that he doesn't want master plan. or
that planning is bad or unnecessary, or that
our basic approach is all wrong.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
cGG 'Smurties'

Mr.. Mack writes a letter full
of horror at the thought of "sec-
tionalism" and one area of the
community asking for or effect
ing a special place in city af-
fairs. Have Twinbrook and egg
not been synonymous for six
years?
He speaks of egg being
born" to do away with ineffi-
cheney. He says: "Since 1854
Rockville's mayors and council
men have been honest and ca
pable men :" Since? This is
casting considerable aspersion
on some mighty reputable men
who served long and we'll be-
fore the egg officials decided
public service is done for pay
for part.time work.
He says further that ("since
1954") they have been Selected
by the citizens in free, demo.
cratic assembly of community
leaders" Now / know better
than this, and I'm not nearly so
bright as the smarties running
egg. There is a great deal that
Mr.. Mack has forgotten to men
ton and/or has not been told.
Mrs. Robert +. McQueeney
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Shots Fired at Plan Were Not Broadsides
But Merely Special Pleas by individuals

Many witnesses at the public hearing had
special cause to plead. There is nothing
wrong with special pleading, but it seldom
considers the whole picture and should not
be construed as criticism of an entire docu-
ment when, in fact, the pleader himself never
intended it as such.
1t must be recognized that planning re-
quires the exercise of judgment based on ex-
listing facts and on differences drawn from
those facts. 1t is a truism that reasonable
men will disagree as to the differences and
conclusions drawn from a given set of facts
do feel that the man who Is charged
with the duty of exercising his judgment in
an official capacity is under the greater obli
CATION to the public. The Planning Commits.
sion, composed of unpaid laymen, has accent.
ed, and believe has faithfully discharged.
that obligation. Though laymen planners in
the technical sense. they have devoted unstint.
ingly Of their time and their efforts 10 acquire
the necessary factlIal and theoretical hack.
ground on which to base solid Judgment
believe the commissions collective iudg
ment is sound and from my view of the pub
lie reception of the plan as a whole, can only
conclude that the basic approach, the philoso
ply and the general purpose of the plan is
acceptable to the public. All of its detail win
never be completely acceptable to everyone
But to say that disagreement with detail is
"broadsde criticism" is something less than
complete candor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Letters to the Editor

Commerce, one by the League
of Women Voters, and one by
the egg itself. The Hungerford
Civic Association sent one and
the other was selected at a
neighborhood meeting. This
would seem 10 put a slight dent
in Mr.. Mack's percentages, to
say the least.
More important however, is
the fact that the chairman of
the convention contended that
the delegates did not represent
the organization sponsoring
them. One delegate, a resident
of Hungerford Towne inciden-
tally, was subjected to quite a
sermon on this point by the
convention chairman when he
announced his name and stated
that he was delegate from the
Chamber of Commerce.
Maybe I'm confused, or may.
be Mr.. Mack is confused, or it
may just be that the story in
this regard is easily changed
to fit the situation.
Dorothy v. Cooley
Campaign Chairman for
David Rosoff
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

r HE rather substantial restoration this week OF funds cut
from the school budget by the erstwhle county man.
ager demonstrates concusvely that the County Council
is highly responsible public body attempting to do
good job.
1t would have been too difficult for the council to
hide behind some of the msnformed-and Irresponsible
budget that the manager made in haste as he depart
ed for his job But they chose not to do this and WILL
a result receive great deal of public acclaim
The Council should be commended particularly for
putting back in the capital budget items for several
schools in the Bethesda the cuts had been allowed
to stand nightmare of double shifts and grossly made
quate school housing in that fasgrowng would have
resulted Increasing the site acquisition fund substantial
ly is inasmuch of the better ways to
money to buy school sites early when the price is
down. rather than later (when the price up) Similar
ly inclined to agree with Councilman David L. Ca
hoon that ultimately, it is much sounder fiscal policy to
pay for school construction of current
because interest payments, every nstalment buyer
knows "can eat you out of house and home"
We agree too that the time to start planning for
Junior College site is and restoration of those
needed funds by the council sound.
The fact that the school budget Jared well at the
hands of the County Council is tribute to the school
board for the in which it prepared the budget
and the council for recognizing that the funds plea
honest one.
The final result Also is another indication that per-
haps the role of the county manager in the school budget
adoption procedure is not vital would believe
Certainly in this case, his cuts have less been
proven unwse and the wisdom of his being in the all
far this years school budget is concerned highly
questionable
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
BeIated Sfart

AS a Rockville taxpayer and
voter, and by chance a resident
of the Hungerford Towne sub.
division of the city, I was
amazed by the letter published
in the Sentinel last week over
the name of Edward Mack, jr.
Aside from Mr.. Mack's ipse
dixit conclusion that Hunger
ford residents are fomenting
another bloody Civil War, this
polemic conveys to me, if it
conveys any message at all,
that my community has already
had its say in connection with
the city election: that / should
now stop fighting it. and recog-
nize that Mr.. Mack and his "po-
litical reform conn mite e
(CGG)" know what's best for
me.
l am told by Mr.. Mack that,
since his reform committee held
a nominating convention" in
which 5.72 Hungerford resi-
dents participated III per cent
of 50 voting delegatesl, / have
had my day in court.
l don't think so. Chalk it up
to naivete, if you will, but /
still believe that each and every
registered voter in Rockville is
fundamentally entitled to cast
his ballot for the candidate of
his choice, assuming that he is
given a choice.
Accordingly, it matters little
to me whether five or 80 Hun
gerford residents helped select
the egg slate or whether 50 or
500 delegates constituted the
nominating convention" What
ever their number, these indi-
viduals represented themselves
alone.
1t does concern me, however,
that the chairman of the Cam
paign Committee of the egg
should attempt to intimidate
any voter who chooses to dis
agree with him. If / choose to
support an entire slate of candi.
dates from Hungerford Towne,
conceive that to be my priv
ilege and my right.
Mr.. Mack belabors an asser-
ton that the Mayor and Council
of Rockville have, since 1854,
been selected by free, demo-
cratic assembly of community
leaders" 1 had thought that the
voters elected the Mayor and
Council. 1t is enlightening to
learn that they have not.
While have never taken any
part in politics, partisan or
otherwise, Mr.. Mack has con-
WINGED me that l should have
started yesterday.
James T. Hughes, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

ray of sunlight filtered through the clouds that hang
~ modern education the other day We could al
most rainbow sparkling there for brief moment
Two hundred and fifty persons involved in way or an
other in modern education attending the fifth an
nua Maryland Educational Conference at the University
of Maryland.
One state educator said in not quite these words but
this the gst Of it. the grouping of students in classes
according to their ability to learn have an adverse
psychological effect youngsters giving them feelings of
superiority neriorty depending on what class they are
in
This educator should be told, and we herewith happily
inform him. that this type of educational philosophy is
what has brought confusion to the minds of todays
parents than probably other single thing in the educa
ton jungle that many of find difficult to under
stand
Every adult knows that his life from the time he be-
gan to think and around has been fercely compete
uve In the past in fact the nation prded itself on this
very competveness which prevailed in everything from
the family situation with big brother beating you up)
through high school and college (were everybody wanted
to get the team win honors) and then on into life
(where the most skllful win the greatest rewards)
So then along come of todays educators saying:
stop being competitive" It's ridiculous! Even worse we
believe is the apparent eageness of educators to
hold promising students down to the level of the average
or below average in the casout of difference to the feel
ings of the latter This is The kid with an 10 of
80 is extremely uncomfortable enthusiastically in the COM
pany of the high 10 youngster who eager to learn They
do not mix at all and should not be forced to do so ar
cialy Each gets in the way of the other and an un-
healthy situation results Pressures brought by status
seeking parents of onlyaverage children eligible for
accelerated classes should be resisted strongly by the
school system These parents should be made to under
stand that their below average children can &C
tualy make out better proceeding at lower speed
The ray of light when Montgomery County
educator, DR.. William A. Early director of curriculum
stood up and took the opposite view from that the State
educator who concerned the chds feelings of
nferority Ability grouping, he sad can be more salts
lying TO youngsters than large heterogeneous cassrooms
where fast and slow learners hold other back Amen
DIR. Early! May your tribe increase!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Sister City Appel

HERE has been gratifying initial response to the ap-
peal issued last week for $1,000 from the public to
pay the way this summer of two Rockville students to
Rockvilles SISTER City" in Germany Pinnebere
Slightly 500 10 per cent of the goal is al
ready in, and this would seem to augur well for the
chances of the fund drive.
trade of students between the two communities
affiliated under the Peopleo-Peope program is one of
the more obvious and effective methods of imple-
menting the exchange PLAN Rockville's Woodworking
Sister City, committee hopes the drive for funds will
be successful so two students from Richard Montgomery
High School sophomore junior classes will be able to
live in Pinneberg for the summer months Pnneberg
leaders are hoping to send two of their students Richard
Montgomery this fall for the entire school year.
We wish everyone involved i'm this program well and
submit that the student exchange plan deserves public
support Actually the committee hopes many people will
contribute small rather few persons giving large
sums Can you spare dollar? Send it to: SISTER
City," % Postmaster Rockville Md
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Spring, Johnny Reb
Demand Recognition
County Law

This past week was seated by the open
window and invited spring into the office. 1
lazily watched my thoughts march back and
forth upon the desk until they were van.
pushed by the pleasant weather My thoughts,
being thus defeated, retired in disorder and
became day dreams only. l had spring fever.
AS usually happens to me at this time of
the year, wanted to get out and to walk upon
some special earth. Perhaps it was the Con-
federate monument in Rockville across from
the Old Court House and the inscription there
on that gave me the idea of visiting the battle
field at Gettysburg. In any event, the words
of that inscription THAT we through life
may not forget to honor the thin gray line"
prompted me to think of the debt that we the
living, owe to the soldiers who fought the
Civil War. 1 resolved to pay my respects to
those honored dead
The Civil War was Americas most ire
mendous experience. In that war, Gettysburg
stands midway between Fort Sumter and Ap.
pomattox. 1t was the one decisive battle of
the war. Prior to Gettysburg, the South was
victorious and had every reason to think that
it would continue to be- The Army of North
ern Virginia, under the Incompatible leader
ship of Lee, had shortly before routed the
Army of the Potomac at Fredericksburg and
Charlottesville and brought disgrace upon
Generals Burnside and Hooker
During the late spring of 1863, the men
in butternut swung northward through Fred
erick and Montgomery counties. 1t appeared
to all that they would reach their destination
of New York and Philadelphia and then de-
scend upon an insecure and scared Washing
ton. My, how those rebels could march. They
crossed the Potomac above Whites ferry and
waded through the Monocacy. They marched,
lean and mean, through the heavy bearded
wheat and green corn fields of Maryland.
They marched to the tune of Dixie" and dur
ing the evenings in the Maryland hills they
sang the saddest of all war songs 'Lorena,"
and they put their faith in their sacred cause
and Robert E. Lee. They formed one of the
swiftest and most pugnacious armies in the
history of Notwithstanding the Blitz and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
: Bernard 7. Welsh

the tactics of General George Patton.
What about the Army of the Potomac
which was to defend the tottering Republic
against this invading force? Old General
Scott was senile, Mcclellan but a pretender,
Burnside fool, Hooker recently discovered to
be incompetent, Fremont was busy stuffing
moonbeams into a rat hole, and the star of
Grant had not risen. Lincoln, in desperation,
turned over command of the Army of the
Potomac three days prior to Gettysburg to
dour old George Meade The only reason
that he did such a thing was that he deemed
it wiser to take chance on an unknown gen
eral than with a known bumbler Thus, the
Army of the Potomac, hardly knowing its
leader, broke camp near Taneytown and
marched west to fight battle it did not want
That one single superlative thing which it
took with it was a new song by which the
army declared that it had seen the glory of
the coming of the Lord. The Army of the
Potomac would need the help of the Lord very
shortly.
The Civil War was decided at Gettysburg.
Never, after that three-day battle, would the
South be able to muster sufficient strength to
invade the North. Gettysburg was decided on
July 3, 1863 Lee had ordered an assault upon
the center of the battle line of the Army of
the Potomac which was entrenched on Gene.
tary Ridge looking westward over their gun
sights. This assault was to be led by General
George Pickett, who would take 10000 Con.
federates across one mile and quarter of
open land starting from Seminary Ridge The
outcome OF this charge would be determined
by the events occurring in one hundred sec.
OndS-being the time that the northern J;nas
were broken by the southern charge.
With all of this in mind, 1 drove to Gettys-
burg and walked the route taken by Picketts
men from Seminary Ridge to Cemetary Ridge.
This special earth is now park, but the con.
tours of the land are still the same and the
stone fences that offered death to JOHNNY
Rebel are still standing. 1 will tell you next
week about my walk with Johnny Rebel across
this Pennsylvania farmland.
Ito Be Continued
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

Your column recently on the
Federal Court decision handed
down in the Deerfield case, in
which the judge ruled against
integrated housing as a viola.
ton of both the 14th and 5th
amendments, leaves me thor.
oughly confused as to "a the
motive behind the proposed in.
tegrated housing, and (2) your
motive in your advocacy of it.
Would it not be fair to say
that you are telling the people
of this county: "Look, folks,
the Negroes are going to spill
over from the District. Let's
face it. Why not take the easiest
way out? Let's accept this deal
the judge describes in his find
ing as "a mess of pottage offered