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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
Easter FooIishness

S Americans we are inclined to do lot of pretty
~ wonderful things also stupid ones. One OF the
more stupid that thinking about at the moment is
this business of buying real live mucoored baby chicks
and Dummies for the Riddles for Easter
In a rural or semi-rura area where there is some
chance of the pets being cared for after the big day fades
into obscity the practice perhaps is not too foolish But
in city home where chicken is as out OF place as an ee
plant, the practice is nonsense.
For those parents who persist in this folly we have
suggestion why not get the kids real live reindeer be-
fore Christmas? That really whip up their enthusiasm
over the Forthcoming big day. You could call him Rudolph
And some of the imaginative might paint the
nose of the deer with red paint You'd be the envy of all
the neghbors result of having real honest-togood
ness Rudolph the Red-Nosed Reindeer"
n Then, after the holidays have and gone, you
could simply call up the county branch of the Humane So
cety and let them sweat out Rudolph he's still alive
by New Years Day.
This year. as in the past, the Woodworking Humane
Society people have issued their complaint about the
bunny babychick madness Some
states have adopted law to curb the practice Mary
land lawmakers should take look at this legislation and
consider following suit
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
TrolIerite Speoks

On behalf Of the hundreds of
normally decent, self.respect.
ing. law.abiding trailerites like
myself, / would like to take this
opportunity to challenge the
statement by County Attorney
Alfred H. Carter in a recent edi.
ton of the Sentinel-"trailer-
ties live practically free in the
county. while at the same time.
sending "a considerable number
OF children to school,"
For the benefit of Mr.. Carter
and the uniformed, opinionated
people of the county, 1 should
like to tell our side of the story.
Taking my own immediate
family as an example q adults,
2 children, we have lived in
this particular park for four
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
Too Strong Language

q EN-. John Marshall Butler (R. Md has again. in our
= opinion resorted to of too strong language to
make point. E
The public rule, is very understanding toll
erant-as far as politicians concerned. And when
Sem Butler refers to the Dulles international Airport
"a 80 million dollar scandal he did this week. the pub
lie understands that the senator is merely mendng his
political fences Dulles of course, in Virginia, and
Friendship is in Maryland-Sen Buffers home state So
the public Immediately pieces together this information,
understands what it is all about and pays little heed.
We agree Fundamentally with Sen. Butler however,
when he points out that the sewage outlet of Dulles Air
port should under circumstances be allowed to enter
the Potomac River above the District of Columbia water
intake And commend him for pledgng to fight for
SIS million appropriation that will make possible the pip
ing of the sewage to the d. c. sewage treatment plant
where it should gonot into the river above Washington
Meanwhile senator there's no real need to refer to
Dulles Airport "a $50 million Federal scandal" Balti-
more with Friendship is most certainly entitled to its
own airport And Washington, the Nations Capital which
presently has of the nations busiest aports is
tany entitled to have its airport too The public is
often more inclined senator, to place little
dence in logic and than in statements bordering
semi-hystera.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
Sister Civ

Congratulations on your ex.
cellent series of seven articles
in the Sentinel on the sister-city
affiliation between Rockville
and Pinneberg. 1 am sure that
many Rockville citizens who
never knew about the affili.
alton are now well acquainted
with it, and all of who did know
something are now much bet
ter informed. Your personal,
first-hand views were very in.
teresting.
All of us want world peace,
but we leave the responsibility
for this in the hands of our
government leaders and crit.
CHE them when they fail. We
cannot leave it up to govern.
ment leaders and statesmen, as
important as their work is.
Peace can only come about
through better understanding
among the peoples of the world.
The majority of the people in
every country of the world fear
war and want real peace in
freedom and so people must by.
pass their governments and get
In contact with one another and
establish lasting international
friendship. The People.to.P People
Program is trying to do just
this and is growing in impor.
lance each year. We citizens of
Rockville don't realize how for.
tunate we are in having a sister
city like Pinneberg which offers
each of us a great opportunity
to do our share in making a
significant contribution towards
world peace and understanding.
Your articles gave some good
specific suggestions as to what
we can do. One of my hobbies
is 8 nm. movie photography.
When you write your monthly
column for the Pinneberg
Tagebait would you please men,
ton that I would like TO be put
in touch with a Pinneberger of
like interest? For one thing we
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
P-TA Council
Elects Els

Joseph Els, 27O9 Spencer I'd,
Chevy Chase, was elected pres
ident of the Montgomery Coun.
ty Council of Parent-Teachers
Associations at its annual meet.
ing Tuesday night at Lynnbrook
Elementary School.
Other new officers: Mrs. H.
Herbert Fox, 1890 Columbia
rd., Burtonsville, first vice pres
ident; Samuel B. Groner, Alb
Mansfield rd., Silver Spring, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. Robert
Huntoon, 1900 Saul I'd, Kensing-
ton, secretary; Mrs. w. r. Uns.
worth, 5618 Southwick ST., Be
thesda, assistant secretary, and
Mrs. Elliot Pierce, 10705 Bruins.
wick ave-, Kensington, treasur.
er.
Els, president of a Washing.
ton printing firm, succeeds Reu.
ben Sanders as head of the
council
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28

gomery High School is neither
the biggest nor busiest in the
county. Montgomery Blair, Be
thesda Chevy Chase, Walter
johnson, Wheaton and North
wood all top RMHS in both
fields, according to Gibson.
But population predictions
place RMHS right up there in
scope with Northwood and Wal
ter johnson in the next couple
years.
The man at the helm of Rich
ard Montgomery, fortunately
for him, is still young and
vigorous. Any given week will
see him attending at least three
night meetings, with sometimes
two meetings a night.
Only rarely can Bob Gibson
spend an evening at home with
his wife, Mary; Bob, jr., IA, and
daughter, Terry, 8. Nor does
his job permit him any time for
hobbies unless you can call
continuing study for his doctor
ate a hobby"
Gibson was only 40 when he
was named principal of Richard
Montgomery last July. But he
already had five years as prin-
cipal under his belt at Gath
ersburg High School and three
more principal years at Eastern
Junior High School.
Richard Montgomery was
familiar to Gibson, inasmuch as
he served both as a science
teacher and a counselor there
from 1947 to 1850. He succeeded
Joseph j. Tarallo who moved on
to Bethesda Chevy Chase High.
Gibson's relative youth is
UNDERSIGNED by the fact that he
probably will be in the front
office when his children go to
RMHS. This doesn't bother
him a bit, nor does he think his
being principal will perturb
either of his children.
And as Richard Montgomery
High moves toward the end of
its 63rd continuous school year.
Gibson sees no major single
problem looming over the
school horizon-if, that is, he
has enough room to teach his
pupils.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
In Rockville from, P.J
CCG Slate Wins
Easy Victory

organized campaign among in.
dependent campaigners since
1854. John B. McElroy, head Of
the city's advisory planning
commission, doomed large in
Rosoffs race for the council.
The other two candidates for
election to the four.man coun-
Gil ran without organized sup
port. And while they were de.
cisively beaten at the polls,
Horton and Magee surprised
many with their strength.
Several of the so persons
present when the final vote was
ratified Monday night ventured
the prediction that inroads
carved in eggs strength by
Rosoff, Horton and Magee could
serve warning of waning
strength of Citizens for Good
Government.
The CGG slate was nomi-
mated at a City-wide convention
attended by Sc representatives
OF city organizations. In its
slate, egg chose two fiscal ex.
perts in Government budget
officers Greene and Ecker; two
businessmen in Koepenick "a
builder) and Williams (partner
in a stationers' firm. Tuchtan
is an administrative head for
the federal government.
Like engineer Rosoff, indie
pendent losers Horton and Ma
gee both are in private business.
Horton is an accountant for the
Motel Washingtonian and Ma
gee runs his own television and
radio repair company.
ExcounciIman Joseph G.
Rogers and John Pausch chose
not to run this year. 1t was
Greene's second unOppOsed race
for election.
Rosoff and his supporters felt
they were beaten at the last
moment, not by potential
strength of other candidates,
but by a two-paragraph mimeo-
graphed flyer that showed up
mysteriously at the city's three
voting places.
1t was headed, "Who wants
more apartments?" and quoted
excerpts from two Washington
daily newspapers. One quoted
excerpt h d Rosoff saying
q. The council has a too
rigid policy on apartment zon-
ing" in the city's new and still
pending master plan.
The other quoted Rosoff as
stating in the same context that
he g. favors a possible in
crease in the proportion of
apartments in the city" Rosoff
denied implications in the Sec
ond news story and endorsed
the main part of the first.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
N Repair Licensing

"A fact of modern life that should be clear to anyone
~ these days came out in court last week when TV
epaman confessed to charging for work he did per-
FORM That fact this we at the mercy of variety
OF experts socaed experts, whom engage to keep
our mechanical lives running smoothly.
To be sure, the responsibility for hiring these people
Is ours But how citizen effectively check on the
reliability or honesty of repairman? TIL government
sees tit to license plumbers, electricians taxcab drivers
and even trash collection companies Why not Tv repair
fnen?
Licensing TV repairmen of course will not guarantee
that their work will be any better But it surely should
help II they were required to take technical examna
ton before getting license the standards of TV repair
would undoubtedly RISE And the constant threat of Ii
cense being suspended revoked would be definite de-
terreht to those few bad apples who try to cheat.
law providing for licensing of TV repaiIrnen is
pending in Congress for the District of Columbia and we
understand Montgomery County officials are watching
the progress OF that law with interest We hope they con-
inue to watch it, and consider adoption of such law in
N Montgomery County, in the interests of protecting us
pom individuals who apparently enjoy blking the public
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
A Good omeIet'

Is a forest tree a sentinel?
1t still is when used for printing
such an able editorial as your
"A Good Omelet." While ex-
pressing ardent approval let me
recall that we have an elected
School Board and that, by a
narrow margin, the liberal
spenders won the last election.
The criteria by which this
Board says it will choose the
LAY" committee on curriculum
are, indeed, mot too impress.
sive." In our county, and all
too extensively elsewhere as
well, the committee system
sometimes elevated to the title
of Commission) is coming dan
gerously to resemble the Soviet
procedure. Our leaders lead
and how! That is, they load"
their committees so they are
committed to report in confor-
nifty with a party-line; an ex-
ample on a national scale was
Science, the Endless Frontier"
This eliminates dissenters with
such a Strong bias" as to in
duce controversies that do not
accurately" reach the "honest
and fair conclusions" desired.
To be truly representative all
bases must be included, not ex-
cluded. There should be no pre-
objections induced by pseudo-ex-
perts with Pho. training hav-
ing a Embarrassing bias and ia
voring, as a matter of "aca-
demic freedom" expansion Of
the curriculum rather than its
restriction to fundamentals.
Alden Potter
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28

could exchange movie reels de-
picting our fair cities color.
Surely the readers of the SEN
tinel would like to do the same
with their hobbies.
The effort of the Sister.City
Committee to raise money to
send two Rockville high school
students to Pinneberg this sum-
mer is certainly a terrific prof.
ect and worthy of full support.
If every Rockville family con-
tributed only a dollar there
would be more than enough.
I'm sending my contribution, as
your article suggested, to isis.
ter City, Care of Postmaster,
Rockville, Md" Thank you for
the excellent public service that
you have performer in publ
cizing this whole project.
Robert S. Bryan
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
cGG Victory

THE light voting that marked Tuesdays Rockville cleo
ton and the relatively easy victory of candidates spon
sored by Citizens Committee for Good Government should
surprise.
1t obvious from the start of the lackluster
pagn that voter interest low that there few,
any, major issues to produce oupourng of voters
1t will come surprise to few de-hards who had
hoped for citizen uprising that CGG Leaderbefore the
electonwere deporing the obvious voter apathy and
hoping for general discussion of public issues But
such desirable state did not come about.
We can find alternative to interpreting the election
results in any way other than to view it vote of con-
fidence in Cog and what the nonpartisan group has
achieved in Rockville 1854 Cog group has brought
MODERN enlighted municipal administration to Rockville
The voters apparently recognized this lower tax rate
effect than when CGG seized the rens OF government
and this major achievement accomplished despite SUBJ
stanal expansion of services Also sound base is being
laid for an expected growth that will be heavy. Cog
can justfiably interpret the election outcome as voter
compliment and take bow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
Letters to the Editor

dents, of which there were only
95 = all mite students - last
summer) and for preparing
plans for new $3.8 million
branch of the College has left
many people angrily confused.
Mr.. Kyle first voted against
including the $4,000 in the
budget. Since a SO majority is
needed to reinstate items de-
leted by the County Manager,
MIR. Kyle's vote, plus two 9TH
ers, produced a 4-3 decision
which left the Junior College
items out. Then Mr.. Kyle re-
versed his position and Joined
with the four to approve the
$4,000 because, as he said, II
am not in favor of a minority
of the Council determining the
budget"
Apparently Council member
Kyle does not have a mind of
his own or the courage of his
convictions. He did not create
the wise Charter provision that
requires a SO vote on certain
budget items. However, wheth-
er he favors the requirement
(which was recently upheld by
the Circuit Court, or not, is
beside the point. The only
question before him was wheth-
er the $4,000 should be appro-
priated for the purposes stated.
In a subsequent telephone
conversation with Mr.. Kyle, l
realized that he knew practical
ly nothing about the Junior
College so that, in my opinion,
he should have disqualified
himself from voting because Of
his ignorance of the subject.
(For the taxpayers informa-
ton, the enrolment this semes-
ter is 1925. of this number 1884
are from Montgomery County,.
Chances are good that he is
quite uniformed about the
whole school budget, yet he did
not hesitate to vote to override
the recommendations of the
County Manager who had five
years of intimate knowledge of
school affairs to support his
judgment.
Mrs. ROderic Davis
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
Bob Gibson
Bob Gibson
School Plant of 100 Guided
Skillfully by Principal, Al
By Steed Evans
Staff Reporter

While astronauts battle to
conquer astral space, quite as
important a battle for another
kind of space is going on right
under our noses in Rockville.
No stranger to space shortage
on earth is Robert A. Gibson,
principal of Richard Montgom-
cry High School.
Forty : one year old Gibson
doesn't need a slide rule to see
where his student enrolment is
going and shall continue to go
it'll be UP. Whereas Gibson
has HOO students in his Rock
vile plant, including $50 junior
graders from Broome, dawn of
school year 1864 will see well
over 1000 at RMHS and all of
them senior high people.
Only this school year wing ID
was opened at Richard Mont.
gOmery. Wing ID is the third
expansion undergone by the
school since it opened at its pre-.
sent site in 1912.
Already plans are underway
to tie the schools two end
wings together with still
another wing, ready for onrush-
ing waves of new students by
1868. What is now the front
entrance to the school will be an
enclosed court.
Few doubt that Richard Mont
gomery High School won't be
overcrowded when that new Sec
ton is completed. Proof is fur
nished by wing D. Its ID new
classrooms, library and cafe
terra were planned to give the
school capacity enrolment of
1900 by next year. But Gibson
knows that 1500-not 130O-stu-
dents will pack his high school
in 1861.
Next year, for instance, the
present 150-student junior high
school enrolment from Broome
will increase to 400 at Richard
Montgomery. This is necessary
to stop double sessions at the
junior high school.
Not only does Richard Mont
gomery daily mix junior high
students with older children,
but nightfall sees two different
age brackets take over.
No sooner than regular day
sessions end than young adults
attending Montgomery Junior
College extension course take
up their three RS at Richard
Montgomery High School. Like
as not, scores of their elders sit
in other rooms at the school the
same night, studying in the
Adult Education Program spon-
sored in part by the school
board.
Sunday means no let up. At
least one church conducts regu-
lar services there. The schools
auditorium also is the site of
the Montgomery Community
Concert Association programs.
AS hectic a schedule as this
appears to be, Richard Mont
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28

years (you see we are not fly
by-nighters). For a % by 45
space we pay $23 plus Sc school
tax a month. We pay our own
light bill, average $40 a month
and gas and oil bills. When we
shop for food, clothing, etc. we
pay the 3 percent sales tax like
everyone else. We also pay Fed
eral income and Maryland State
tax by the short form-no de-
auctions, we give our all. We
give to door-to-door solicitors for
charity plus generous amounts
to the UGF each year. We buy
Girl Scout cookies and Camp
fire Girl peanuts. l personally
know of no one living in a trail
er being supported by your
County Welfare. So what are
we getting free? 1t certainly
isn't the help of the county Of
ficials to improve health stand
ards and living conditions that
now exist in trailer parks.
We are not freaks, we are
human beings who like to live
as decently as anyone in your
towns and cities. We do not like
the sewer stencil, impossible
roads and other numerous con-
ditions in trailer parks. But we
did not make them. We are only
tenants-a victim OF circum-
stance. With spaces at a pre-
MUM you take what you can
get and improve on conditions
the best you can. We are proud
of our homes, it is only when
we step onutside our door for a
breath of air and look beyond
our own yards we hang our
heads in shame.
We would like nice roads, a
play area for the children and
acceptance in the community.
Trailers are a part of modern
day living. Get to know your
trailer citizens. We are people
from all vocations - school
teachers, government workers,
construction workers, account
ants, service personnel and
many other honorable profess
sions. We are not all disreput-
able. So tax US If you must, but
give us something in return.
PLEASE! Fellow Trailerites,
take your pen in hand and voice
your opinions. This is still de-
mocracy.
Mrs. j. c. Haines
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28

County Council member Joe
M. Kyle's off again-on again
vote on the inclusion of 100000
in the Board of Education budg-
ct for air conditioning the Jun.
Tor College library primarily
for the benefit Of summer stu.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-28
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G EN- John Marshall Butler (R, Md has again, in
= opinion resorted to of too strong language to
make point. N
Evening star., 1960-01-14
RIVER RIDGE ESTATE
SI,lO0 DOWN

New brick rambler: 8 bedrooms
equipped kit. with dishwasher,
sep. din. rm.. 2s-ft. porch. ga
Tass and bsmt. Also 4-bedroom
split-level: from $4,000.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
"Today'S Best Buys"

HOW DIFFICULT IT IS 10 find
home Of lasting quality that pro-
vides I bedrooms and > baths
plus living room, dining room and
utility room that can be pur-
chased for the unbelievable price
of Sl5,a50. We have such a prop
erty. May we show 1t to you
VALUE CONScIOUSp II so We in
yite your inspection Of this mod
eSt-Sized brick rancher desiened
to provide modern living for the
growing family. 3 bedrooms. .
baths. modern, fully electric kitch-
en- with breakfast area; full bright
basement with 25-ft. recreation
room. spacious laundry and utility
room screened carport Tbs I,s..;
Corners shopping center. Priced
at $4,000: you NAV assume q
most desirable 49, OF loan.
PRIDE OF OWNERSHIP prevails
for the faStidiouS, deserving the
best in a suburban home. We
are proud 70 offer this custom
built home featuring spacious
bedooms, baths. eenter-hRll en-
trance, 22-ft living room, l5xl5-
II dining room, full basement
with elubroom. 2-cAr garage. The
lot is corner beauty loaded with
towerinE trees. A prestige home,
ideal for quiet SecluSion or en-
tertAinment: priced S3i.e5O.
DE LUKE RAMBLER on wooded
acre in area Of custom built homes.
level. 3 baths, recreation room
and maids quarters with bath
large swimming pool, patio and
lawn sprinkler system for your
summer pleasure. A quality home
for S73,5OO.
Evening star., 1960-01-14
HOUSES FOR SALE-VA.

IN THE WINTER when 1t drizzles.
or in the summer when 1t sizzleS
When's the best time to buy q
home with q swimming pool? We
have q luxurious H-shaped rambler
on a tree-Shaded lot (almost half
acre. where you may step from
your own hack door into your own
private pooll 3 bedrooms and q
handsome den or guest room and
tance Of the Washington Golf and
Country Club Call today for appt.
LURIA BROS, Realtors. ia. q
$500.