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Evening star., 1960-11-06
BY RUTH DEAN
Star stan Writer


With both parties running
scared. local Republicans and
Democrats alike are choosing
a sort Of "wait-and.see" mo-
tif for their election night
plans.
The big question seems to
be whether to spend the eve
ming at home in front of TV
or at one of the hotel head
quarters reserved by both
parties for the big night.
Plans seem to hinge on how
early q trend shows itself.
Mrs. Fred Vinson, a staunch
Democrat, said: I'm too
much of a veteran to start
celebrating until the trend is
certain. A lot Of people go
down to headquarters to cele-
brate only to find later there
is nothing to celebrate"
The widow of the, Chief
Justice said she expected Ito
remain home and jubilate. I
know better than to count my
chickens before they're
Matched" she added. But
I sincerely think this celebra-
ton will come off,"
Also planning to stay home
glued to the television set
with friends whom she invites
in for dinner as she's always
done" is Mrs. Nicholas Long
worth. The daughter of
President Theodore Roosevelt
claims I'm an addict; I wait
up until the last, lowest pre-
cinct's returns have come in.
I have at least five TV sets
going all the time"
Princess Alice
AS far as the election out
come will go, Princess Alice"
says, "I'm always for my side
never overly optimistic, never
pessimistic. don't think any
one can actually predict the
election outcome in spite of
what the gamblers say"
Those most concerned with
the election results-the pres
idential candidates themselves
will be at opposite ends of
the country Tuesday night.
The Democratic presidential
candidate, Senator John F.
Kennedy. will Join Mrs. Ken
nedy at their. home in Hyan-
mis- Port, Mass. after flying
to Boston to cast his vote
earlier in the day.
In a late day switch Vice
President and Mrs. Nixon now
plan to hear the returns in his
home State of California.
They had previously planned
to be here in Washington-in
a special suite reserved for
them in the Sheraton-Park
Hotel where the Republican
National Committee has set
up election night headquar-
tiers. The Republican Vice
Presidential candidate and
Mrs. Henry Cabot Lodge will
occupy another suite III the
sAEie wing.
Evening star., 1960-11-06
PARTIES AT A POLITICAL PRICE

Mrs. John F. Kennedy. wife Of the Democratic
presidential candidate. Mrs. AuchincIoss enter
TONED ot her Mclean. Va. estote, Merrywood on
Wednesday. The guests had teo and view Of
Senator and Mrs. Kennedy on Nationwide
televison broadcast
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10

truck and have the offending car hauled,
away, at considerable expense and inconven-
fence to the owner.
But what parking regulations" can they
cite if there is no obvious delineation of the
parking and no-parking areas?
Even if they did have the power Of arrest,
we'd bet a couple Of plugged nickels they
couldn't make charge stand up in court
under the present circumstances. And II
they were to go so far as to have an Illegally
parked car hauled out of the lot, we have
more than a vague suspicion that the owner
could cause the management good bit of
trouble If he, himself, should take his COM
plant to civil court.
These special cops are pretty nice sort.
They're provided through the highly.regarded
National Detective Agency and seem to have
a real sense Of public relations in their deal
ings with the public. They're usually pleas
ant but firm, but they can't even be really
firm without visible evidence of the regula-
tons they're expected to enforce.
They're trying to do their job under q
terrific handicap and it doesn't seem fair to
them, or to the motorists who would like to
know just where they can or cannot park, to
let the present situation continue to exist
Management, by expanding just a few
bucks, could make things a whole lot easier
for everyone concerned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
A Paint Job Gould
Ease This Problem
According 70 Smith

A few gallons of traffic-striping paint
and their proper application could go long
way toward easing the burdens of a couple Of
fellows we've met whose job, at best, is an
unpleasant necessity.
We're talking of a situation in one of
Rockville's regional shopping centers and
it might well exist in others where the
seeming indifference of the management is
making it tough not only on the special
policemen engaged to enforce parking regula-
tons in the spacious parking area adjacent
thereto but on the motor-borne shoppers who
are expected to comply with those same
regulations.
For many, many weeks the paint that
once clearly defined an orderly array of park
ing spaces and pin-pointed the areas where
parking is prohibited have been all but
obliterated by the scuffing of tires and the
ravages of the elements. The result has been
a growing hodge-podge of automobiles park.
ed at all angles and in hazardous positions,
along with king-sized headache to the
special officers.
They're employed for the prime purpose
of seeing that the parking regulations are
obeyed by shoppers who drive to the center.
They have no actual power of arrest, they
tell us, and merely can give out warnings"
of violation. AS last resort, If violators are
persistent or defiant, they can call wrecking
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
We Humans Have
Gambling Instincts

We humans have never overcome the
gambling instinct. Tacitus, in describing the
age in which he wrote and speaking of the
Romans said, "They addict themselves to dice
when SOBER and as a serious employment,
with such mad desire of winning or losing,
that when stripped of everything else they
will stake at last their liberty and their very
selves"
Blackstone said of gambling, ut is an Of
fence of the most alarming nature, tending to
promote public idleness, theft, and debauchery
among those of lower Glass; and among per-
sons of a superior rank it is attended with
sudden ruin and desolation of ancient and
honorable families an abandoned prostitution
of every principle of honor and virtue, and
too often has ended in self-murder."
The Maryland Legislature says mo per.
son shall keep any gaming table, or any
house, vessel or place, on land or water for
the purpose of gambling" 1t would appear
that the only place that one can gamble legal
ly in Maryland is in an airplane, and I
shouldn't have said that because it will give
some gangster bright idea Please report
any sudden increase in helicopter traffic
Apparently our sister, Charles County,
either is not in Maryland, which find hard
to believe or the general law of Maryland
does not apply to her. do not pretend to
know the legal wrinkles that exempt Charles
County from the law which protects Mum
gummery County and that is because 1 do
not practice law in Charles County AS far
as could see from my visit to our sister
County, defense attorney would be the most
unneeded citizen thereafter all there has to
be an arrest before there is need for an attor.
ney.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Reserving Lend

TUE Park and Planning Commission is to be congra-
= lated on its program of buying upper Montgomery
County farmland for parks on pay-asyou-go basis
The plan accompishes the important purpose of re-
serving land for the recreational of the conys fast
growing population before subdivision development
prices to skyrocket
It is typical of the commissions farsightedness which
has already paid dividends in the heavily bultup sbur-
ban area where network of stream valley and local
recreation centers enjoyed by thousands of county
residents.
The Scent park tax paid by upper county property
owners is small price to pay for the preservation of open
spaces 1t amounts to only SIS year $4,000
ment AS matter of fact the countys legislative dele
cation may well consider increasing this levy so that the
commission expand this vitality important program
and carry it through to completion more quickly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Thanks for
Endorsement

1t is with a sense both of graf
itude and responsibility that
say thank you for your editorial
endorsement of my candidacy
for the Board Of Education.
There is. I think, no more i'm,
portant aspect of democracy
than the concept of fair and AIDE,
quate representation of all
views on public issues. In this
campaign, / have tried to articu'
late the growing concern Of
many people about education
with honesty and fairness. II
elected to the board, 1 shall con
tinue this effort.
Yours very truly,
Charles #. James
Candidate for the
Board of Education
Fourth Council District
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Career Recognition

This letter is in reference to
the comments of Mr.. Paul c.
Howard, President of the Mont.
gomery County Board of Edu-
cation on the Career Recogni'
ton Program and the unfortu.
nate fact that he seems to think
there is very little to be con.
cerned about.
The teachers Of Montgomery
County feel that Mr.. Howard
and all of the members of the
Board of Education are very sin.
cere in their wishes to make the
Montgomery County Public
Schools the finest in the area.
We know that the members had
good intentions when they init
ated this program but the Ca
reer Recognition Program has
broken down on the administra.
tive and supervisory level.
1t is the sincere wishes of the
veteran teachers of Montgom'
cry County that the members
of the Board of Education adopt
the idea that there are two
sides to every question and we
only ask that the Board investi.
gate the teachers side of the
question.
We realize that staff mem.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Bernard 7. Welsh

In order to reach Little Reno" drive
south from Upper Marlboro. 1t is impossible
for me to tell you how to get to Upper Marl-
boro; have been there many times but each
trip somehow is over different road. But
you have to get through the tobacco county in
order to get into the county where the slot
machine is the number one citizen.
Other Maryland counties have various big
shot citizens Mr.. Crab dominates the bay
counties; Mr.. Apple rules over some of our
western counties; Mr.. Horse gallops over
some OF the counties around Baltimore, but
His Highness, Mr.. Slot Machine rules over
Charles County, and from the looks of things
he is no benevolent despot Il am not ready
to say who is Mungummery's Mr.. Big.)
One two story combination motel dive,
restaurant and slot machine palace Zone Of
many about Is miles south of Marlboro con-
tanned two rooms having not less than so ma
chimes each All of them were being played
while was there. I saw one athletic man
play three machine at once. He had pail Of
quarters which he fed into the three machines
and pulled the levers only after he had load
ed each machine. 1t appeared that he couldn't
put his money in them fast enough and he
looked at peace with himself only after all
his money was gone.
Nearby was young mother with babe
in arms. She nursed the infant with bottle
with one hand, put coin in the machine with
the other, took her hand off of the baby's
bottle and pulled the lever. The bottle, did
what bottles do when suspended in mid-air.
Gravity catches up with them.
1t was depressing and was glad to 70
turn to our county where we only gamble
over zoning, litigation, and getting lost in sub
divisions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Wick Byron

dental election in much greater numbers than
they do in off-year election Therefore, 1t in
plain to see that Matthias big job is to en-.
trench himself so solidly during the next two
years that it will be difficult for Demo.
cratic candidate to get foothold again. This
is easier said than done.
Mr. Matthias has proven to be a man Of
great ability. He heads Republican organ.
ization throughout the Sixth District that
worked in great accord and with real purpose.
1t is expected that he will continue to build
this COP organization during the next two
years with the help of the outstanding leader.
ship that has been on Macs side during this
campaign Mac and his advisors formed the
best political team we've ever seen here.
As a matter of fact. Mac Matthias Is one
of the bright hopes Of Maryland Republicans.
He is destined to become not only Maryland
figure of Importance but he will be recognized
nationally. And it is expected that his team
will remain intact
The voters of the Sixth District went out
of their way Tuesday to elect Charles
Matthias. 1t is our guess that he will become
a Congressman in whom they will have great
pride.
Many persons will pore over the election
figures for many days. There is much to be
commented upon. This will be done in future
columns.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Matthias Won
A Real Victory
An Opinion

The election in Montgomery County, the
Sixth District and Maryland and the United
States was whopper!
Blair Lee and his campaign committee for
Kennedy did an excellent job AS you know
Kennedy won the county. This is the first
time Democrat candidate for President has
taken this county since Roosevelt took it
many years ago.
Congressman John r. Foleys defeat was
expected, but it was certainly felt he would
have gathered more votes in his home county
than the 62133 as compared with 59,95S for
Matthias. Kennedy took the county by vote
of 64,077 to Nixon's 60,212. This was crush
ing defeat for Foley and tremendous win
for Matthias. And with Matthias lead of 1000
in the upper part of the district, his win came
fairly easily.
Being a Congressman in this Sixth Dis
trict is not an easy job. The one man who
had the real key to political success was Sen
ator J. Glenn Beall who held the seat for
many terms and then went on to the Senate.
Mr.. Foley made too many political errors to
have any real chance for reelection even in an
election where the Democratic Presidential
Candidate made fairly clean sweep almost
everywhere
AS we have said before, Republicans in
the Sixth District seem to come out for Presi-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
cIuffered Ballot

DEOPLE of Maryland should start today in their de-
mand for Constitutional Convention that it would
not be necessary to submit to the voters many amend
ments to the Constitution.
Thousands Of voters Tuesday stood in lire for hours
while conscientious persons tried to cast intelligent votes
the 10 questions that faced them the Maryland
Constitution and the County Charter. Even 50, only
about half of those voting bothered with these questions.
The wait for thousands would have been longer had
voted on these subjects
It is amazing how modern state with highly intel
lgent public officials be stubborn selfish and SEEM
ingy dsnteresed in the welfare of their constituents
when to the calling of Constitutional Convention
and the passage Of bill to give fair representation to the
areas where growth has been so heavy and rapid.
We hope Delegation to Annapolis understands
these problems and win resolve to do something consruc-
tive about them the first day they arrive in the capital
city Of Maryland early In 1861.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
The Election

HE people Of Montgomery County to be congratu-
lated Eligible voters went to the polls in greater
numbers than ever before. And they spoke out in UNI
certain terms
Senator Kennedy broke through the additionally Re-
publican vote in Presidential elections and by some
1000 votes.
The powerful Democratic majority showed that It
did not approve Of its oneterm Congressman John r.
Foley by holding his majority in Montgomery County to
a mere 1000 votes.
Charles Matthias proved to be effective capagner
He won all counties in the Sixth District except Washing
ton and Montgomery. And for all practical purposes,
Matthias really a smashing victory in Foleys home
county of Montgomery when the various political facts
are considered
The School Board results we're not surprising. The
dvideandconquer technique again quite successfully
executed by very intelligent weldiscipined, intense
group of people, Dr. Beck, Mrs. Kicker and Mrs Maurer
and their hackers proved that so-caled non-partsan
election be by minority if dvide-andconquer
technique can be used
Congratulations extended to the winners as well
to the people who participated fully in this election
And we hope the days ahead will be reasonably smooth
and bright.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10

bers of the Board are very
skilled at painting beautiful H.
lusions as to the success of the
Career Recognition Program
but we assure you that it is just
a smoke screen to cover up the
facts.
If the Board really has the
teachers and childrens' welfare
at heart as we know they do,
then they could initiate a con-
fidential questionable to all
teachers to receive their opin-
ions on the Career Recognition
Program.
II the Board of Education
members decide to write this
question on the career pro-
grams value off as nothing,
then they are doing a great in
justice to the children and the
teachers of Montgomery Coun-
ty.
The name career recogni-
ton" Is just another name for
a Merit Pay Plan. Merit pay
plans have failed in every school
system that they have been
tried. Career Recognition and
Merit Pay are both and the
same.
The teachers of Arlington,
Va, were asked to vote on a
merit pay" career recognition
program, or rose by any other
name and they voted no. The
teachers of the District OF Co
lumbia also voted no. The
teachers of Montgomery Coun-
ty did not have an opportunity
to vote for this program and
they do not accept it.
We hope that the Board of
Education will not turn their
backs on the teachers of Mont
gomery County but that they
viii seek out their opinions by
using a confidential question:
naire so they can speak freely.
The questionable will give
the Board of Education both
sides of the question so they
can judge whether to continue
the Career Recognition Pro.
gram.
Veteran Teachers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Understanding

THE observance of Farm-City Week beginning Nover-
Der 1S to bring about better understanding between
rural and urban residents deserves the wholehearted SUD-
port of all Montgomery County citizens.
Too often, city dweers and farmers tend to overlook
their dependence each other and form opposing camps
IN legislative matters 1t important to remember
ever that healthy urban economy cannot exist for long
without farm markets. similarly farmers must be able to
sell their products at fair prices in the city, Each
tal to the other
Farm-Cty Week offers ideal opportunity for joint
tours OF agricultural and cities and for fuller ex-
change OF information Through such visits farmers will
nave chance to explain their problems and hear about
the problems of city folk
Exhibits Of agricultural products and demonstrations
OF new farming and manufacturing technques are other
methods OF promoting mutual understanding.
We hope county schools too will sponsor special pro-
grams as part of the observance In view of the pressing
domestic and foreign problems facing this nation it is
vitality important for to eliminate any differences that
may divide us and sap strength.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Welcome

TUE MAYOR, the City Council, members of the Cham
Der of Commerce and the people of Rockville welcome
this week delegates of the Maryland Municipal League
which Is holding its convention In county seat Offic
ias OF the county also glad that this important group
chose the City Of Rockville for its 1860 Convention.
Rockville is uniquely suitable as a convention city
The location is ideal There plenty of attractive lodging
space in and the city And convention facilities are
especially suitable that the auditorium has been
added to the beautiful civic center.
More than 200 officials from 135 Maryland cities and
towns are expected We hope their hours here will be
wardng in every of the word and that the famous
Montgomery County and Rockville hospitality will be evil
dent at every turn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Letters to the Sentinel

punish their enemies as though
they were a part of a tradition
al, two party political system.
The fact that we have but a
single party is as much the
fault of the majority of the
voters who are willing to '1et
George do it" as it is Georges"
fault. I cannot, in good con-
science, blame George" and
his party (CGG) for ruling City
Hall when they have no organ
lied opposition. / can and do
blame George" and his party,
however, when they demand
obedience to the party as the
price for being of service to
the City, when they purge and
punish those who oppose or dis
obey, and when other obvious
attempts are made to discour-
age opposition to the party.
The real injury under such a
system is not to the relatively
few who are purged or pun
ished, nor even to the more nu-
merous ones who may become
discouraged with the prospect
of fighting City Hall" The real
injury Is to the majority of the
taxpaying public, who, for rea-
sons Of their own, are willing
to let George" do it, but who
are nonetheless entitled to be
represented at City Hall.
1t is fervently to be hoped
that one Of these days this ma
jority of the taxpayers win
wake and find out just what it
Is they are letting George" do
for them-or to them.
John ID. McElrOy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
Liked HOWE

/ viewed, with pleasure, the
Rockville Little Theatres well
produced production of "Howie"
this past Friday night. Special
recognition should be given the
husband and wife's perform
ance - outstanding, natural and
polished. 1 should very much
appreciate knowing if Dick
Everhart designed the attractive
and excellent mood setting"
cover for the program?
Sincerely,
Thomas G. WivelI
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-11-10
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