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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

ough familiarity with highway
problems throughout the State,
and a tendency on the part of
commission members to defer
to Pritchett many major de-
cisions.
This was true under both Rus
sell Mccain, who headed the
roads agency during the early
years of its 12-year highway
program, and McCain's success
sor, Robert o. Bonnel1. Mccain,
while capable, was easy-going
and hesitated to antagonize any
one. Bonnell was a banker in
volved in highway construction.
AS a result, Pritchett became
identified in many minds as the
power behind the commission
and the man who actually made
the policy decisions.
In attending meetings with
local officials and property own
ers throughout the S t t e,
Pritchett repeatedly shove d
little patience with those who
differed with him over the To-
cation or the desirability Of a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
". Rockville
Junior High
Bid accepted
staff Photo by Gillespie.

The Board of Education this
week agreed to accept a low bid
of 1,418,500 for construction of
the new West Rockville Junior
High School, after tentatively
deleting an $4,000 cost item for
installation of air conditioning
in the structure.
The sum approved was the
lowest of five bids submitted to
the board at its regular meeting
on Tuesday, and was the pro-
posal of the Glassman Construc-
ton Co. The bids ranged to a
high of $1,6S3,7OO, which in
.cluded a figure of $4,000 for
air conditioning.
In deleting The air condition
ing item from the contract, the
board reserved the right to re-
store it within 120 days, pend
ing a study of data now being
compiled on the operational
costs and other expenditures re-
lated to cooling equipment.
The new school, to include 80
classrooms and allied facilities,
will be built on Falls I'd. north
of Route 240. The board of edu-
cation already has a site of
1876 acres and is negotiating for
the acquisition of an additional
tract of five acres.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Centennial Office

ockvillets Centen.
NAL celebration headquar-
tiers have been set up in the
old Vinson house at 101
East Jefferson St, and the
phone number there is
Popular 2-5650. Applicants
for approximately 600 parts
in the centennial pageant,
"The Thin Gray Line" are
urged to contact French
Sensabaugh at headquar-
tiers. Rehearsals of high
school girl dancers and jun
Tor high girls for flag
drills, will start in the near
future. Names, addresses
and phone numbers of as
Notwithstanding boys to
help on stage lighting, etc.
should be called in to
headquarters
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Schubert New
Principal at
High

Earl Paul Schubert, super.
vising principal of a Chester.
field, Mo-, high school and a
part-time instructor at Wash.
ington University of st. Louis,
was appointed this week as
principal of Newport Junior
High School, effective July 1.
Schubert was appointed by
the Board of Education to re-
place James w. Jacobs, select
ed as coordinator for a study OF
the county school systems cur
riculum recently authorized by
the board. Now serving the cur
riculum study group on a part
time basis, Jacobs will assume
full-time service with the new
principals arrival.
The appointment was one Of
10 approved by the board, pro
viding also for new assistant
principals at three senior high
schools and five junior high
schools, and one new elemen.
tary principal.
New senior high school as,
sistant principals include Rich
ard ]. Dent, an industrial arts
teacher and guidance counselor
at Northwood High School, who
will be assigned to Springbrook
High School; Stanley ]. McFar
land, teacher and chairman OF
the social studies department al
Richard Montgomery Hig h.
who will remain there, and Her.
bert H. CORN, administrative
assistant at Montgomery Blair,
who also will remain at his
present schol.
Assistant principals for jun.
ior high schools include Joseph
A. Moran, Western; Irvan W.
Fitzwater, North Bethesda; vii
liam o. Henline, Sligo; Paschal
J. Emma, Western, and Albert
Leon Burr, Leland.
William ]. Harring, hand.
writing consultant to the coun-
ty school system, was appoint.
ed as principal at East Whea.
ton Elementary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

ers to discuss these and other
problems. But be sure to give
them three weeks, notice.
Here are some other topics
suggested by the association:
For parents groups-"Dis-
cipline, How Much and When"
and "When DO Childrens' Prob
lens Spell Trouble?"
For teen age groups-"Is a
Teen.ager Different from Any
one Else?" and "Dating-Look-
ing Ahead to Marriage"
For Mems organizations-"Is
Your Wife. Looking Forward to
Your Retirement"
For women's organization's--
"Your Second Future-What
Do You Want to Be-"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Julius u. Hoke
Chosen by County
Civic Federation

julius u. Hoke, of the Column
bia Road Citizens Association,
was selected this week as presi-
dent of the Montgomery County
Civic Federation to succeed DR..
Robert S. Marvin, who has
served for the past two years.
Other new officers are Sey-
mour Berlin, first vice presi-
dent; Samuel Groner, second
vice president; William H.
Emerich, corresponding secre-
tary, and Wilson r. Maltby,
treasurer. Newly-elected mem
bers of the board of directors
are Thomas c. Atchison, DR..
Thomas Bertram, Harry B.
Hickerson and N. Eugene OFT.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Mental Health association
Offers Programn,ing Help

Montgomery County house
wives, do you want to know
how to deal with your frustra-
tons?
Men, do you find it difficult
to cope with your job tensions
without punching the boss in
the nose?
For those to whom the an
swer to both questions is in the
affirmative. don't despair. Help
is on the way.
All you have to do is pick up
the phone and call the County
Mental Health Association,
Lockwood $3.50, between 9
am. and l pm. daily. They will
help you arrange special pro-
grams and will provide speak
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
|ROckville's
Tax Boost
Hit By Pair

A proposed increase of Is
cents in the Rockville city
budget for the new fiscal
year encountered relatively
little opposition at a public
hearing conducted by the City
Council Monday night.
Although former Mayor Dick
ran Y. Hovsepian and one other
city resident spoke up against
the proposal, it failed to evoke
protests from any of the COM
munity's organized citizens as
sociations. Hovsepian, VIII o
urged that any tax hike be held
to a maximum of nine cents,
was Joined by John L. Miller,
of BOT Reading ter, in opposing
the 13-cent boost.
Under the budget proposed by
City Manager Walter A. Schei-
Der, the rate would be boosted
from u cents to IS cents for
each 500 valuation. He has
estimated it would increase the
average" tax bill of $57.46 by
$10.37.
"It's inevitable for taxes to
go up, but not to the extent of
the proposed 13-cent increase
Hovsepian later told reporters.
He warned the city against
taxing itself out of business"
and called for a review of capt.
tai purchases with view to
curling expenditures.
The former mayor noted that
$4,000 has been proposed for
parkland acquisition, marking
the fourth budget providing
such funds, yet no parklands
have been purchased"
Miller criticized a proposal to
allocate nine per cent of the
budget for recreation, and as
serted the city has gone over
board" in its recreational expen-
ditures. "The recreation pro-
gram, a beautiful civic center
and a civic auditorium are all
very NICE" he declared, "but
how many of the residents avail
themselves of these facilities?"
He advocated use of tax
funds for "such bread and but
ter projects as water, sewer and
roads, which are of benefit to
all, and keeping the frills on a
self-supporting basis"
Miller, a carpenter, said he
has two teen-aged children who
do not attend city.sponsored
functions. Most people l know
organize their own recreation
and do not participate in the
city activities, although they
must pay for them through
their taxes"
Inclusion of budget funds for
refurbishing the Atlantic ave.
recreation area was requested
by Bill Hyman, who attended
the hearing as representative
of the Twinbrook Citizens Asso-
citation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

DR.. Harold F. Breimyer, the
board reiterated its intention of
refusing existing architectural
plans that can be adapted to
new sites and made provisions
for implementing several other
steps proposed by the advisory
group two months ago.
The board already is engaged
in a complex study of ito build
ing standards as the result of
the committees suggestion that
the present standards are mad
equate and should be replaced
by a performance guide.
Breimyer's resolution made
provision for negotiating archi-
tectural fees on a lump sum
basis rather than on a flat per-
centage of the total cost of each
project-a suggestion also made
by the advisory committee The
policy was made conditional, to
be followed "as a general rule
and when applicable to the en-
tire performance contracted
for"
The measure also called for
"rnaximum effort" TO incorpor-
ate in new school plans "all
currently available Information
of effective school design, with
particular emphasis on innova-
tons that improve construc-
ton" 1t provided further that
a nationally known consultant
on school construction may in
some instances be assigned for
assistance"
The resolution provided that
"the particular and varying re-
sponsibilitieS" for supervision
OF construction be clearly de-
fined in each architectural con-
tract" The contract form used
previously by school officials
had been labeled a poorly
drawn instrument" in the re-
port Of the advisory committee,
which urgently" called for a
lkContinued on Page Id
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

Edition Is


Cy M. Campbell, publisher
of The Montgomery County
Sentinel, this week a n
nounced the publication in
August of a special Centen-
NAL edition of his newspaper.
Recognizing the tremendous
growth of Montgomery County
during the past 100 years and
realizing the rich history of
both the county as whole and
the county seat, Rockville, in
particular, Campbell believes
the more than 100000 persons
living in the county will find
great interest in such a pub
LEGATION.
Five years ago The Sentinel
celebrated its Tooth anniversary.
A special Anniversary edition
was published and the supply
became exhausted in a short
time because of the interest in
the historical events of Mont
gomery County carried by this
newspaper. Campbell says the
Centennial issue will contain
special articles giving the his
tory of all phases of county liv-
ing. 1t viii also have features
looking toward the future.
1t is evident that the City of
Rockville is making plans for a
huge, effective, and appropriate
celebration for its Tooth ami
versary. The rest of the coun-
ty will join the county seat in
its hours of glory.
County Council President
Grover Walker Tuesday urged
all county residents to partici-
pate in this centennial celebra-
ton. And all Council members
agreed to become honorary
members of the Centennial
Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

The county heads expressed
their views Tuesday after hear
ing Planning Board Chairman
J. Newton Brewer, jr., deliver a
progress report on his agency's
work.
The councils remarks CEN
tered on the planning groups
hardness in completing master
plans for the Northwest Branch
and Paint Branch valleys, the
master plan of highways and
extension of the general plan,
and plan for the extension of
Connecticut ave.
All Of these projects were in
cluded in the progress report.
A new one, however, was added
by Councilwoman Stella Wer-
ner, who mentioned the need
for a master plan for the Po-
IOltldC AREA.
Council Requests Timetable
Brewer started off by explain
ing that his appearance was
prompted by two recent letters
from the council, requesting the
time schedule of the Northwest
Branch and Paint Branch plans,
as well as the master plan of
libraries.
I'VE want to give you our
side Of the picture" he said.
He then read the report, in
which he said adoption of the
bi-county library plan was de-
layed originally at the councils
request to enable the former
county manager to review its
financial impact. Since then, he
added, the Prince Georges Coun-
ty Commissioners have asked
that final action be postponed.
The report expressed the
hope that public hearings on the
Northwest Branch watershed
will be held this winter, while
work on the Paint Branch plan
is expected to begin early next
spring.
Mrs. Werner opened the quiz
ing by asking whether the mas
ter plan for residential land use,
on which public hearings are
to be held in September, would
include the data on recommend
Continued on Page III
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Chamber to Hear
Humorous Aspects
OF Traffic Woes

A serio-comic discussion of
traffic safety will feature the
Montgomery County Chamber
of Commences final meeting
before the summer recess at the
Shady Grove Country Club on
June % at 1880 pm.
Guest speaker will be Sgt.
Aubrey Yowaski, director of the
District of Columbia's Traffic
Safety School, whose talk will
be geared to the theme, "The
Humorous Approach to Traffic
Problems" His presentation,
according to chamber president
Jerry Cook, will be both instruc-.
tive and amusing.
Entertainment also will be
provided by Happy Johnny"
Frederick radio personality.
The dinner will be preceded by
a social hour, starting at $3.50
pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16

The Montgomery County
Chamber of Commerce has
moved to create a closer liai-
son between the county's
schools and business commu-
nifty in an effort to better pre-
pare high school students for
job opportunities available in
the area.
According to Jerry Cook,
president Of the chamber, a
committee from the trade
group is in consultation with
representatives of major local
employers, the Montgomery
County Youth Commission and
school authorities with a view
to developing a program under
which students would be trained
specifically for placement in
county business and industry.
Under the plan, students at
the junior and senior high
school level would be familiar.
lied with the nature and re-
quirements Of jobs available 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Board Implements
Advisory Groups
Recommendations
By William H. Smith

Montgomery County's Board of Education took for
NAL action this week to comply with additional recommen
dations emerging from yearong study by its advisory
committee on school construction.
In adopting resolution proposed by board member
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Speed Plans,
Council Says
County Heads Dissatisfied Over
Progress of Board Program
By j. b. Zatnan

Montgomery County planners are under polite but
firm instructions from the County Council to az speed I'D
their planning program and (2) cooperate more closely
with construction and operating agencies
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Cooperation Urged
Centennial Giuen
Boost BY Walker

County Council President Grover Walker has urged
observance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-06-16
Weather Outlook

Temperatures will remain
near or slightly below the nor
NAL highs and lows of SO and
65 through Monday, with slight
ly cooler expected Saturday and
Sunday. Scattered showers Fri
day or Saturday.
Evening star., 1960-07-24
Star Staff Writer

ARTIST william F. Walter was pom
IA dering the eternal problem Of a
title as he prepared one of his paint
ings for an exhibition.
Just call it More Boats" teased
a relative.
It's fact that Bill Walter paints
a lot of boat pictures. He likes them.
Boats are such graceful things,
and the color is usually enticing-
especially in the fishing boats up
around Gloucester" he says.
Il try to paint light the illusion
of light" he explains. Its nice to
paint on gray days, and get the effect
of the mist and things of that kind
In marine scenes, you get away
from all that green in a summer land
scape. It's interesting to look at, but
don't think it's exciting in a painting
That's why there are so many art col
onieS by the seaShOre."
A f1yweight boxer in his youth,
and later a newspaper artist and
sports writer, Mr.. Walter was born in
Washington, the son Of DR.. william
F. Walter, who practiced medicine
here for many years.
Washington ortist Williom r.
Wolter brings q tang OF the
SEQ into his studio at home on
Newark street with one Of his
boot pointinss under woy.
Evening star., 1960-07-24

have sense enough to stop, and
didn't" He studied for four years at
the COrcOran School of Art, and also
in New England at PrOvincetown and
ROckpOrt
AS high-schOOl youth, he yearn-
ed to play football, but he was too
light. He became something of box
er, and trained with professional
fighters. But the inevitable black
eyes and cut lips brought down q
parental interdict.
He did some commercial art, and
worked for some years before the war
on local newspapers, including IL
years on The Star
His World War ii service, begun
in 1912 with the camOuf1age section
of the Nays Bureau of Ships under
Capt Charles Bittinger, the Wash
ington artist, undoubtedly served to
further his interest in boats and sea
scapes and the effects of light His job
concerned the eoRcealment Of war
ships and involved a good deal of
travelling.
He was sent to Greenland, where
studies were being made Of light con-
ditiOnS, and he made series of paint
ings of the area, which he later exhi-
bited. Some of the scenes are among
the many pictures throughout the
Walter home at 3O27 Newark street
NV.
Since the war, Mr.. Walter has
been teaching art He holds classes
at the Arts Club in winter, and teaches
outdoors in summer.
For his own part, he likes to paint
outdoors even in winter. He finds
wind more of bugbear to the land
Scape artist than cold or heat
He is former president and a
member of the Landscape Club of
Washington, and belongs to the SOcie-
ty Of Washington Artists, the Arts
Club and the American Art League.
Mr.. Walter estimates that he de-
strOys half his paintings as not meet
ing his own standards. The survivors
are frequently to be seen in Washing
ton area exhibitions as well as out
OftOwn shows. He paints in both oil
and water color.
He makes his own frames, which
then are expertly finished by Mrs.
Walter. Her skill at frame finishing,
her husband says, makes him the envy
of his fellow artists.
Sometimes, people admire the
frame, and say nothing about the
painting" he reports with gallantry
becoming to one of WashingtOn's top
landscape artists.
Mrs. Walter, a former dancer, is
a descendant of the Preble family of
early American naval history. She and
Mr. Walter have been married for IS
years, and have a daughter, Diana
Dickinson, who is singer, and a son,
Edward Preble a car designer in
Evening star., 1960-09-08
Houston Schools
Are lntegruted;
Boy, 6, in Class

HOUSTON, Tex, Sept. 8
(AP).-The Houston school
system was integrated today as
a 6-year-oId Negro boy began
attending classes at the previ-
ously all-white Kashmere Gar
denS Elementary School.
Until this morning Houston's
school system was the largest
segregated one in the Nation.
Only yesterday, school au-
thorities said no integration OF
the system was expected until
Monday at the earliest.
Supt. John Mcfarland said
Tyronne Raymond Day, son of
a bank custodian, entered the
classroom at 9:02 am. as the
first child to qualify under Fed
eral Judge Ben C. Connally's
grade-a-year integration order.
Young Day was escorted to
the first-grade classroom by his
father and the director of ele-
mentary education for the
Houston school system. DR.
Charles Nelson.
The boy is one of % Negro
children who have sought to
enroll in the first grade of the
ITO, ,000-pupil school district.
No disturbance occurred when
the youngster entered the
school.
Evening star., 1960-09-08
; Get 5 Years
InGang Attack
Four PIeud Guilty
In Picnic BruwI

Three Alexandria men have
been sentenced to five years in
the penitentiary for a gang
attack on picnickers on the
George Washington parkway
near Mount Vernon July 80.
This case doesn't arouse the
slightest bit of sympathy as far
as I'm concerned" said Fair
fax Circuit Judge Paul D.
Brown as he imposed the pen
alties yesterday.
-Four men of the II accused
in the attack entered guilty
pleas yesterday to the charge
of participating in a mob ac-
ton in which a felony was
committed. The penalty can
range from one to 20 years
Imprisonment.
The three men sentenced yes
terday were william D. Dudley,
20, Of the TOO block Of Manor
road; Charles Lee Henderson.
See PICNIC, Page AS
Evening star., 1960-09-08

MOSCOW. Sept. 8 (AP.-
Nikita S. Khrushchev told
Guinea Premier Sekou Toure
today he is deeply satisfied with
talks held during the Moscow
visit of the African leader.
The two countries signed a
long-term economic agreement
at the conclusion of the visit
during which Mr.. Toure got
the full red carpet treatment.
Also, Mr.. Toure's poor Afri-
can state, which gained inde-
pendence from France two
years ago, was given Piridonov-
ska Palace as an embassy. I'm
til now. this has been the Off
cial house for Soviet Foreign
Ministry entertaining.
It was casually given to the
Guineans when the ambassa-
dor, who had been staying there
as a guest, said he would like
to remain permanently.
Evening star., 1960-09-08
Germany Defeats
U. S. Relay Team

ROME, Sept. 8 (AP).-Ger !
many today completed domina-
ton of American male sprint
ers with a 1915 seconds clocking
that equaled the world record
in the 400-meter relay, final at
the Olympic Games.
Earlier, Wilma Rudolph an
chored the United States WON :
ems 400-meter relay team to
victory for her third gold
medal. She won the women's
100 and 200 meter dashes.
The women today won in
44.5 seconds, one-tenth slower
than their world record yester-
day in the semifinals.
Russia's Peter BolotnikoV
won the 10,000-meter race for
the Soviets' fifth gold medal
in track and field. Germany's
Hans Gradatzki was second BY
20 meters in the thrilling dis
tance grind.
Earlier Story in Sports Section)
Evening star., 1960-09-08
Girl Stabbed
InHyattsvi||e
Victim, 1e, Knitted
On Her Way Home

A 19- year old girl was
stabbed in the back with a
switchblade knife welded by
a youth in a senseless attack
last night three blocks from her
home in Hyattsville. Md.
The victim, Edith Sheckels,
of 1903 Powhatan road, was
taken to Prince Georges Cen
eral Hospital, where she had
visited a friend a short time
before the attack at Forty-first
avenue and Oglethorpe street.
She is in fair condition. Po-
lice continued to question her
today in an effort to clear up
some points In her story.
Pvt. Lester Humphries of the
Hyattsville City Police reported
that Miss Sheckels encountered
the assailant about 1890 when
she rounded a corner at the
intersection and bumped right
into him"
He stopped her and asked
where she lived. the officer re-
ported. Miss Sheckels gave a
fictitious address. and the man
drew a switchblade knife,
sharpened a pencil and then
wrote it down.
Voices Threat
He pocketed the knife, but
then accused her of lying about
her address and said If you
do 1t again I will kill you," the
officer reported.
Miss Sheckels then asked II
See STABBING, Page At