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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
County Comment
Herkos Is Impressive
Fea+s Unbelievable
County Comment

A few years ago, relative of mine told
me about a friend Of his who apparently
possessed telepathic powers. Although was
totally skeptical at first my doubts were
shaken by repeated tales, from numerous
presumablyreliable sources, that the gentle
man in question was capable Of heretofore
unbelievable feats Of the mind The gentle
mans name was Peter Herkos.
Two weeks ago, had occasion to visit
that same relative in Miami where both he
and Herkos live. During the stay, attended
a social gathering with party that included
Mr.. and Mrs. HerlSos, and another evening
I visited the Herkos home. heard more
amazing tales of Herkos' battling powers
mainly from sources who, like me, originally
had been skeptics. And had occasion to
witness Herkos perform his mental feats on
strangers and casual acquaintance.
Last week, Herkos came to the Wash
ington Area and stirred quite fuss by APP
plying his mental powers to the task of
solving the brutal Jackson family murders
in Virginia AS you probably have read,
Herkos led police to a man Herkos believes
committed the crimes. He did not, however,
produce any conclusive legal evidence which
would establish an alright case against his
suspect. As a result of Herxos' activities, the
suspect was committed to state hospital for
the criminally insane, while police continue
to search for more clues that would prove
Herkos definitely right or definitely wrong.
Is Herkos a charlatan? Were his activi.
ties here merely part of a pre-arranged pub
licity hoax? Is he perhaps, sincere but mis-.
guided in his faith in his psychic powers?
Or Is his a true instance of the rare gift Of
extrasensory perception?
Herkos is a hulking, gentlemannered 49,
year-od Dutchman who says psychic powers
date from the time he suffered a serious head
injury in 1912 "a housepainter, he fell 80 feet
from a scaffold and was unconscious for
three days.. He has an attractive, vivacious,
charming wife and honeyhaired tnree-year.
old daughter to whom he seemingly Is ex.
tremely devoted. His manner is friendly and
calm, yet intense. He appears preoccupied,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
The Challenge Is There

DOCKVILLE merchants are face to face with Stimu-
~ latng challenge born Of the tremendous surge Of
industrial and governmental development in the central
portion of the county, reflected in recent census figures
and projections Of future population growth.
At time when the overall population of the county
doubling decade, Rockviles own population
tped and the growth of the within haiing distance
of the city was just as startling. AS consequence
Rockville has become the very heart of the cotys most
rapidlyexpanding sector.
This means, of course, that tremendous new mar
ket potential has opened up for the cs business estab
lishmens 1t to be there for the asking provided
the merchants recognize the possibility and take the
sary steps to provide the services and facilities the new
residents will demand.
According to predictions of the Park and Planning
Commission and other agencies concerned with area
growth the next five years will bring 100000 new resi-
dents to the ctys primary market area" - the area
within from five to ten minutes driving time It seems
to be open invitation to the city merchants to make
their bid for patronage and the time to act is now.
Modern installations efficient service and variety are
the essentials of any thriving business CENTER and these
the facilities the merchants will have to provide if they
want to avail themselves of the full potential now in the
making. Some steps have already been taken to meet
the challenge such the proposed new Rockville City
Center but there to be room for lot more expan-
sion at the rate the mushroom is growing.
Planning and foresight of course, are necessary to
the development of business center to meet the needs
of such vast market area And since the period of
growth is already upon u.s. there isn't much time to be
lost IN putting those plans into effect
Rockvie's Chamber of Commerce has become in
creasngy aggressive in its attacks the ctys business
problems, and is in solid position to lead the merchants
in concerted effort at facing up the challenge Work.
ing through the chamber merchants who sometimes are
business competitors have real opportunity to unite in
program that ultimately should benefit all of them
The bonanza" seems to be there. The Rockville
merchants would be wise to stake their claim before some
one else does.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
An Opinion
FoIey's Tactics
Surprise Observers
An Opinion

Congressman Foley, who is serving his
first term IN the House Of Representatives
from the Sixth District of Maryland, has
launched into series of attacks on Matthias
voting record in the Maryland House Of
Delegates.
1t is evident what Foley is trying to do.
He wants to put Matthias on the defensive and
try to keep him busy answering matters that
do not amount to hill of beans For instance,
Mr.. Foley sends out releases saying the Re
publican nominee in 1859 lin the House of
Delegates) failed to vote on three important
measures pertaining to Frederick County. He
gives the number of the bills, which means
nothing to the average reader or listener 1t
takes some doing to look up these bills in the
Maryland House Journal of 1859. He also has
said Matthias failed to vote IS times on
measures of special Importance to Montgom.
cry County. And then he lists these by
number
The Congressman is very careful not to
give the subject of these important Mont
gonery County measures" And he avoids
this for very good reason. They aren't i'm.
portant measures and Mr.. Foley knows this
and he knows that the public would recognize
the relative unimportance of them.
Mr.. Foley is careful not to mention his
Republican opponents record on really i'm.
portant bills that affect the whole State of
Maryland. Mr.. Matthias voted for the much
debated and important Reapportionment Bill.
He also voted for the highly publicized bill
for the Reorganization of the Baltimore
Courts. He voted against REORGANIZATION of
the State Roads Commission, the Tfdewater
Fishing Bill and the Racing Commission Bill.
These last three measures passed and the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

Poolesville.
He is immortal for four reasons. When
not ready to go to trial, he originated the ex.
preston, Put my case at the heel of the
docket" He fouled up the land records of all
Glen Echo thus assuring title companies and
title lawyers a perpetual income He would
not speak to the two Judges before whom he
practiced and he carried a loaded gun into
court to substantiate his objections. Perhaps
the most interesting proposal he made was
to the County Commissioners He proposed
that wall on the order of the Great Wall Of
China be constructed between upper and low.
er Mungummery County; that upper Num-
gummery County secede from Maryland and
poll tax levied on all people from lower
Mungummery County who came into upper
Mungummery County. He said there was no
damn reason for a farmer in Poolesville to
have to send the four children of an apart
ment dweller of Wheaton to school, He was
man of great wisdom and SO nobody paid
much attention to him.
Mr.. Talbot told me that ne once had
totem pole put out in his front yard much
like people put their names in iron on mail
box today.
The totem pole was 80 feet high and
had horrible faces on it resembling members
of my family and it was circumscrioed by a
bar sinister. 1t finally was struck by light.
ming and guess that it was good thing be-
cause totem poles are only used by savage
people.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Wick Byron

reorganization of the three agencies added to
the political personnel of each.
It should be pointed out that Congress.
man Foley is quite aware of the difference
between Matthias position in the Maryland
House of Delegates and Foley's role in the
U. S. House of Representatives
In the first place, there are 123 members
of the Maryland House. There are only seven
members of the Republican Party in that
group of distinguished local Representatives
Matthias voice in that overwhelming majority
could be loud, clear and constant but il would
mean very little. And as matter of fact,
Democratic leader of the Maryland House
has said on more than one occasion that
Matthias was a useful and effective member
of the House regardless of the fact that he
was in such minority.
Another thing that Mr.. Foley must know
is that an electric voting device is used for
every single vote in the House of Delegates.
The members vote by pushing a bell on his
floor desk. And anyone who knows anything
about the workings of State Legislature
realizes that many votes are not even worth
the effort it takes to lean over and push the
bell.
On the other hand, Mr.. Foley knows
that most of the bills in the United States
House of Representatives are either passed or
rejected by voice vote. There are many re-
corded votes but it is seldom that purely
local and relatively unimportant bill is passed
by record vote. Mr.. Foley knows this
1t is apparent to many observers, even
many of the Foley leaders, that these early
tactics. while designed for purpose may
serve as political boomerang. In the mean
time, many doubt Charles Matthias, COP
candidate for Congress, will fall for the
inspired political trap.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
J. B. Zofmun

lean political scene. Nor does it do any good
to point out that general elections CUSTOMARY
ly bring out much more respectable vote of
approximately 10 per cent of those eligible to
cast their ballots.
In Australia, this figure averages SO per
cent and those who fail to vote without good
reason are subject to fine which amounts
to about $3.50 in American currency
Political scientists have long held that pri-
maries are more important in many instances
than general elections. 1t is in the primary
elections that we choose our candidates and
reject those who we believe do not have the
qualifications for the offices they are seeking
BY abdicating this responsibility, we run
the risk of permitting an organized minority
to nominate an unsuitable candidate for whom
the general election too often serves merely al
a rubber stamp procedure.
Montgomery County citizens pride them,
selves on their high level of education and
their active interest in political affairs. In
the face of these attributes, the failure of the
vast majority of the voters to participate In
the May primary is inexcusabe.
Fortunately, those nominated by a minori-
ty of the citizens are all good and well-qual-
fled candidates. But if, by our neglect, this
does not occur in some future primary, the
voters win have only themselves to blame.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Move Along!

TIME County Councils criticism of its Planning Board
over the lag in preparing and adopting master plans
emphasizes the need for closer aison and more frequent
meetings between the two.
Equally urgent is the necessity for firm policy that
not only will reasonable headlines for completion OF the
various plans but will to it that the headlines are met
The Importance of planning in guiding the county's
future growth cannot be overemphaszed This Is partcu-
arly in county like Montgomery in which the post
war boom shows no sign of letting up Failure to plan
ahead must inevitably result in haphazard growth traffic
congestion subsandard neighborhoods with little or no
open space and falling property values
Likewise it is essential that master plans be adopted
by the planners and submitted to the County Council for
action well in advance of actual development.
1t does good to say that plans are in the works
while open being gobbed up by homes and shop
ping centers Nor is it helpful to talk of watershed plans
after sewer lines have already been built.
There is no logical why planning officials
should await council request before appearing to report
on their progress. Likewise council members, the
elected representatives of the county, should take the lead
in setting up regular meetings with the planners to fore
stall any delay in carrying through the planning program
1t is true that the council has extremely heavy
work schedule with public hearings adding to their load
And is natural that the members should hesitate to take
on still another meeting.
However, the vital Importance of planning in the
everyday lives of the counys nearly $4,000 residents
should outweigh any personal consideration the part
of those elected guide the destinies of the people,
The expressed willingness of planning officials to meet
regularly with the council should be met with equal readi
ness by the county heads to schedule such meetings
promptly.
At the time the planners should push their pro-
gram ahead with all possible speed No excuses and
delays should be the watchwords from now on.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
More on Woyword Bus

The problem posed by the
plight of the children who
missed that now famous bus is
really no great problem at all.
If the parents of those chill.
dren really want "some assur.
ance" that it "win not and in
fact cannot happen again." they
must teach their children-even
a little belatedly-to obey in.
structions from those in author.
ity, and not to expect special at.
tention and coddling at the ex.
pense of the group. If they are
still so foolish as to disobey,
then prepare them to bear the
consequences Of their folly with.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Letters to the Editor

We Democrats expect to elect a
Democratic President. We shall
be united in that effort and, as
well, in the campaign for the
of our Democratic
Congressman, John r. Foley.
SIGNED: Edith L. Bernstein
Frank Bliss, Jr.
]. Donald Clagett, Jr.
lone Friedman
John P. Moore
Earl A. Nash
Louise Raeder
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
CR1sr

CLEVER POLITICIAN has pulled an old cam
paign chestnut out of his bag hoping that his op-
pOnent will fall for it. He won't
FRANK BLISS, JR would be surprised at the
number of Democrats who were for Judge Shure but
VIII not be for Congressman Foley in his reelection
bid
LOCAL DEMOCRATS need not get too hopeful
that Republican leaders will get into any serious or
ganzauonal tight Plans are underway for harmony
get-tOgethers.
ONE OF THE MOST concentrated public reIa-
tons programs is now being staged by an important
group in Montgomery County.
PLANS ARE UNDERWAY to uncover some ex-
Tavagant spending in one of our local government
agencies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Polo Benefit Set

The Potomac polo team will
meet Brandywine. Pa, in a
benefit game for Our Lady of
Mercy Church, Potomac, OH the
Traville polo field June "a at
$3.50 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
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out whining for help or for
sympathy. 1t is as simple as
that, but it does require natur.
ity in the parents.
Sincerely yours,
Ruth ID. Boyer
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Evening star., 1960-11-06

On one side, they favor a
balanced budget and re-
duced income taxes; while
on the other, they want in
creased defense spending
and some form of Federal
aid to education.
Some reconcile abolishing
the draft with their desire
for stepped up defenses by
arguing that manpower Is
not the primary need in the
missile age.
And despite their stand
on Federal aid to education,
teen-agers in general feel
that educational problems
Evening star., 1960-11-06

ing power, lowering the Ma
tional debt and curbing
bureaucracy are among the
reasons cited.
Runaway taxes are wip-
ing out the middle class, the
backbone of the Nation.
Soon we will only have the
very rich and the very poor
unless income taxes are
reduced" says a 17-year-old
Newark, N. j., champion Of
a tax cut.
But like politicians every
where, teen-agers want their
campaign bread buttered on
both sides.
Evening star., 1960-11-06

should be left up to the
states and not brought un-
der Federal control.
Each state knows its own
needs better than any Fed
eral agency" points out an
18-year-old Oklahoma City
youth.
In other areas, based on
the majority opinions ex-
pressed in the survey, q
teen-age President would:
oppose attempts to halt
atom bomb tests.
Oppose a summit meeting
at this time with the Rus
slams.
Evening star., 1960-11-06

interference with educa-
ton, depriving boys of the
best years of their lives, the
expense of maintaining the
system and complaints that
1t is unfairly" enforced.
Reduced income taxes
and a balanced budget place
second and third on the
teen-age list of presidential
promises, drawing a 38 per
cent and an 80 per cent vote
respectively.
Their reasons for sup
porting these two plankS
generally coincide. Hating
imitation, increasing spend
Evening star., 1960-11-06

Prepare to attack Russia,
IL necessary, before Russia
attacks us.
Declare no new national
holidays.
The teen-age stand
against new holidays will
not doubt come as q surprise
to parents and teachers con-
vinced that their charges
are constantly searching
for opportunities to avoid
school. ~
Perhaps the presidential
mantle would imbue the
wearer with craftsmanship
and cause him to put away
such mundane desires as
skipping school. The survey
comments seem to hint at
something of the sort:
"The country is lazy
enough. We don't need any
more holidays" says Nancy
Myers, 10, of Cleveland.
I'VE have life too easy
now" says Joe Baldwin, Is,
Of Cordell, Okla.
more holidays would
mean more automobile
Deaths" comments Thomas
Gatliffe, II, Of Kansas City,
Mo.
Two teen-agers put aside
craftsmanship long enough,
however, to propose these
new national holidays:
"Kids' Day" and "Teen-
ayers Day.
Evening star., 1960-11-06

Party platform and policies-for Kennedy: IT'S per
cent fathers per cent mothers 13 per cent teens for
Nixon 13 per cent fathers 157 per cent mothers, III
per cent teens. f
Candidates stand on schools-for Kennedy 34 per
cent fathers 36 per cent mothers, 80 per cent teens;
for Nixon 06 per cent fathers 0 per cent mothers 68
per cent teens.
Civil rights-for Kennedy: 27 per cent fathers, SO
per cent mothers 43 per cent eens for Nixon IL per
cent fathers "a per cent mothers 06 per cent teens
But for whatever reasons they might have majority
of the Washington teens predict that Senator Ken
nedy will be the next President whereas nationally,
teens give the edge to Vice President Nixon.
The United States will find out this week who the
next President will be- And Washington area teens WIZ
find out whether they out-guess the rest OF the
country. DANIEL FOoLE
Evening star., 1960-11-06
Teen-Agers Say.
By EUGENE GILBERT
Gilbert Youth Research Co.

Oll0erb routn nebeaECh W.
Do you want a balanced
budget, reduced income
taxes and an end to the
draft? Then elect q teen
ager as President on Tues
day.
These three items lead
the list of campaign
promises made by teen
ayers in a Nationwide sur
vey that asked this main
question: "If I were PreSi-
dent, the first thing I'd do
would be :"
The fact that abolishing
the draft leads the list by
q wide margin is not sur
prising, since it is the one
problem that affects teen
ayers directly. But a break
down of the vote provides q
real surprise.
It shows that girls are far
more opposed to the draft
than boys. Among the girls,
81 per cent list abolishing
the draft as the number
one plank in their presi-
dental platform, compared
with only 38 per cent of the
boys.
II don't like men in uni
FORM" comments 16-year-
old Ruthie Bleineux of Mi
ami. Others of her sex list
less personal reasons, in
cluding such objections as
Evening star., 1960-11-06

229 cent Of the fathers and Is cent of the moth
would have similar for voting for the Vice
President.
Other reasons given by Washington area teens for
their ballot choices and the percentages citing the
are:
Party vote-for Kennedy: 106 per cent fathers, 116
per cent mothers 65 per cent teens for Nixon 93
cent fathers 6S per cent mothers Al per cent teens
Experience-for Kennedy: 112 per cent fathers, 80
per cent mothers 98 per cent eens for Nixon 261 per
cent fathers 100 per cent mothers 222 per cent teens
Relgion-for Kennedy: % per cent fathers, 1T per
cent mothers IL per cent teens for Nixon 80 per cent
fathers, SO per cent mothers, 26 per cent teens.
Foreign polcy-for Kennedy: 17.8 per cent fathers.
TIA per cent mothers 223 per cent teens; for Nixon
2O5 per cent fathers 2s per cent mothers 2O2 per cent
teens
Evening star., 1960-11-06

Teen-agers in the Washington area-who decisively
favor Senator Kennedy Vice President Nixondis
agree with slim majority of the Nations teens the
outcome of Tuesdays presidential election.
In line with previous indication of teen-age polls,
the local teens favor the Massachusetts Senator Sc
per cent majority with 46 per cent for Mr. Nixon GA
per cent would not vote)
AS for how they think their parents will VOTE the
800 Washington ballots show 534 per cent of the
fathers and 512 cent Of the mothers for Senator
Kennedy and Alt per cent Of the fathers and 4sA per
cent of the mothers for Vice President Nixon The
manning 40 per cent of the fathers and 54 per cent Of
the mothers apparently would not vote.
Commenting on the 800 entries from TEEN readers,
John w. Higgins of Columbia Features Inc, sponsors
of the national POLL This is the highest number
poled by any single newspaper"
Fifty newspapers the country participated in
the "Under Twenty" national election poll along with
The stars TEEN Magazine More than 1000 teen-agers
sent in ballots
In related contest prizes were offered for the best
given the teens why they and their parents
would vote as they indicate in the poll ballots
Although tabulation Of the poll results has been
completed the contest entries still being judged
winners of $780, $50 and $25 United States Savings
Bonds offered in the contest will be announced some
time next month
The teen-agers asked to give three reasons why they
and their parents would vote indicated the ballot
ignore age factor and minimize the religious ISSUE as
Is the case in the national results.
The major reason given for their choices is the
sona popularity and appeal Of the candidate and-aS
in the national results-Senator Kennedy came out
decidedly better in this factor.
Listing personal appeal A8 per cent OF the
washington area teens for Kennedy, against 248 per
cent for Nixon And they indicate 307 cent OF the
fathers and 319 per cent Of the mothers will vote for
Senator Kennedy because they like him BETTER while