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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
A Good omeIef

HE citizens are going to take long, hard look at the
public school curriculum And this should be interest
ing
The county school board has revealed plans for scb
lay study of the school curriculum The study ero,n
to be composed of Representative citizens" not asso
GATED with the school system under present plans And
apparently highpriced consuant wise in the WAYS of
modern education is going to be hired to help the citizens
as they conduct their year-long study
SUCH study could be the best thing to come down
the pike in long time 1t also could fall flat on its face
we would hate to be in the shoes of school board MEM
Der when the time comes to these lay" committee
men, To begin with such study is going to take lot
Oh e Long hours OF work on frequent occasions spread
over the whole year will be the lot of each committee
member-f he does the job that is expected of him.
II may well be impossible to draw up ADEQUATE cri-
ea Tor ideal persons to to the committee but those
prepared Dy the school board not impressive They
ncuoe genuine interest in school education honesty and
sincerity of purpose having the ability to recognize SIG
mcant problems interpret information accurately and
reach honest and fair conclusions and freedom from
strong bias
Few OF us are really equipped for such major task
as year-ong curriculum study of $1,000 pupil school
system Yet we all would argue that conform to these
cerla And 1t would be most difficult for the school
board to find out If we didn't
There is the chance that such committee might be-
come loaded despite the best intentions of the school
board with pseudo experts whose vast knowledge of the
subject to be studied obtained through work with
Iuno-ralslng projects for the PTA And yet that ex-
IRENE might be better than PhD who lives in the county
and is curriculum expert but employed by the Nation
al Education Association
Would Twinbrook housewife with an ALB degree
ana three young children be good committee member?
IS the bank president who hasn't cracked school text
book since 1910 and whose children left college 20 wears
ago. De good one TO judge todays complex curriculum?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
By Lew Brooks

President, Rockville Chamber of Commerce
The business and professional community
of city such as Rockville looks to its resi-
dents for the patronage that will bring sue
cess to each business undertaking. In dealing
with the customer, client or patient, excellence
of the service or product satisfies the obliga.
ton and brings success and the results the
businessman looks for.
The results are good customer and client
relations.
What are the results the business and pro.
fessionsl man should demand on the broad
community level? What of his obligation to
the community as whole to make it better
place to live, do business or practice profes.
sion?
This is where a strong and effective
Chamber Of Commerce comes into the picture.
This is potentially the strongest tool at
the business and professional mans disposal
to assure good, healthy community growth
which will create the best possible climate for
the resident and the business and professional
man.
Here in Rockville we have such tool and
in the short time since its organization in the
fall of 1857 it has become an effective voice
in reflecting the opinions of broad cross sec.
ton of the business and professional commu-
nifty as reflected in its membership
II IL a strong organization which has co.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
Barnard 7. Welsh

was one of 1900 in Armistead's brigade,
which was one of three of Pickett's division.
/ was in company of 80 men, two lieuten-
ants, three sergeants and one captain. Our.
orders were: Advance slowly, arms at will.
No cheering, no firing, no breaking from COM
mon to quick step. Dress on the center"
Even General Pickett had addressed us. He
said, Charge the enemy, and remember old
Virginia" He looked noble on his horse, but
l noticed that he rode to the rear mighty dam
fast after we started to march. l said to
Johnny Rebel, THE only way to get rid of
general is to elect him President and turn him
out to pasture in Gettysburg" BY this time
all of the officers of our company were be.
hind us. They were called file closers" in
Army Regulations and in theory they were
supposed to shoot US if we struggled to the
rear; but we knew they were a cowardly
bunch who put us up front to stop the mimic
balls.
We moved forward about ITO steps min.
ute. Each stride was about yard: so every
minute we came 100 yards closer to the "bIue
bellies" on Cemetery Ridge
l could not help but think of Fredericks.
burg. had been up at the top on Marye's
Heights and took pot shots at the Yankees
when they tried to make a frontal charge on
us. The only thing bad about that day about
two months ago, was that kept shooting too
high because / was aiming from an elevation.
We kill 1000 of the blue bellies" and felt sor-
ry for them because their general was fool.
and he remained inside during the whole
battle This looked like Fredericksburg in re.
verse; and looked at my tunic to see if had
pinned my name and address inside. did not
mind dying, but did not want to die in these
wheat fields unknown.
Next Week: Johnny Throws Away His
BayOnet)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
Strong Effective Chamber of Commerce
Is Key to Unlocking Healthier Community

Ordinated the talents and resources of its
members to make Rockville a better place In
which to live and earn a living.
The effectiveness of your Chamber of
Commerce may be measured by five factors:
it's annual budget, the size of its membership.
the number of its volunteer workers. the skill
of its administrative staff and, most impor-
tant of all, its program.
But the last two factors depend entirely
on the first three. And this is where large
number of the business and professional com
munity fail to take full opportunity to make
their Chamber of Commerce an even more
forceful instrument for their own and the
communities good
This failure is noted especially in commit
tee work participation. 1t seems that the
average business and professional man is
more reluctant to give his time than his
money in support of an organizations activi.
ties.
AS result approximately 80 per cent OF
200 membership are really active in shaping
a program which will benefit the whole com.
munity. At least 50 per cent should be active
in committee work-that's where real results
occur.
If you are business or professional man
who demands results in your own work
translate this demand to supporting the nro.
grams of the Chamber of Commerce to make
Rockville an even better and more successful
community in which to work and live.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
Letters to the Editor

ever, so-called independent"
candidates who have neither
platform nor pledge cannot be
held accountable for their ac.
tons. Rockville's voters can
not afford a pig in a poke"
when it comes to deciding the
fate of the community for the
next two years.
The candidates supported by
Citizens for Good Government
were nominated at a city-wide
convention attended by So dele
gates from as many different
organizations. These candidates
are independent thinkers who
are united to support a plat
form-a pledge which has not
been broken for six years.
/, therefor urge Mr.. Avancena
and all other citizens of Rock.
vile to vote for Messers Ecker,
Koepenick, Tuchtan and vii.
liams for Council and myself for
Mayor on April Is.
Alexander j. Greene
Candidate for Mayor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21

| am grateful to Mr.. AVIAN.
cena for sending me an advance
copy of his letter so that l may
respond. He has certainly foe
used on significant issues in
this campaign.
/ should first like to comment
on several of the points raised
for the purpose of clarifying
them:
l. Candidates supported by
Citizens for Good Government
are pledged to support a Is.
point platform which was adopt.
ed March IA, mimeographed last
week, and sent by mail to over
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
CRY Election

With less than one week re.
manning before. the Rockville
city elections, it is appalling to
see the failure of any of the
candidates to bring to the at
tention of the voters what the
issues are in the election and
what they intend to do about
them.
AS of the time I write this
have not received one piece of
literature in the mails indi-
eating what any candidate
stands for.
1t is only through the col
umns of the Sentinel that one
can get any information on the
candidates. In recent issues we
have seen in your letters to the
editor columns some comment
crossing between Citizens for
Good Government hackers and
Mr.. Rosoff's forces on minor
issues.
Perhaps eggs past incum-
bents have done such a good
job that there are no issues.
This should not be the case;
there are vital issues.
Water and sewage costs I'M
der egg leadership have risen
virtually 100 per cent despite
the fact that they claimed that
they could reduce costs with a
separate Rockville system.
egg has claimed tax rate re-
auctions. Although rate deduc-
tons of small dimensions have
occurred, absolute total costs of
city services to the taxpayer
have increased when you con-
slider increases in assessed
valuation of property and the
water rate increases.
There are also coming issues.
CGG council members, as noted
in the Sentinels March 81 issue,
have questioned low density
coming in the master Plan. egg
has on other occasions stated
that they wished to make Rock
vile equally attractive to COM
merce, industry and home
owners.
Homeowners, however, want
Rockville attractive first and
foremost to homeowners; Sec
ondarily to commerce; and least
of all to industry. Whether the
egg position is in accord with
the wishes of the people of
Rockville is seriously open to
question. There are, of course,
other issues.
This letter is not written to
urge anyone to vote against
eggs candidates. A vote for
eggs opponents must be based
on more than opposition for OPP
positions sake. Opponents must
outline to the voters how they
hope to do better than egg on
specific issues.
Otherwise, l, as other voters,
have little alternative than to
go along with egg.
Robert T. Avancena
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
Better Dogcafchers

KICKING around in dusty file on Capitol Hill are
n two bills which, hope will be busted off and en-
acted during this session of Congress-
One of them is labeled S 2931 introduced by Sens J.
Glenn Beall (R. Md and Harry F. Byrd 3D., Val. It
would permit United States government employees living
in nearby Maryland and Virginia to participate in local
political elections giving them the right possessed by
every other citizen of these United States.
AT the moment as every government employee will
hasten to explain Federal workers can't do anything in
the political realm except 60 to political rally (where
they must keep quiet and when election day comes
around, cast ballot Beyond that they're out of luck
if they should be inclined to ring doorbes mail out leaf
lets participate actively in political group or gener
ally, try to do something about improving government
services instead of just sitting around complaining about
them.
accomplish the thing that 1881 out to do But
the Senate bill is better for residents nearby MARYLAND
and Virginia than the House bill because it is drawn I'D
specifically for this area. The House bill has broader ap-
pcaton inasmuch it relates municipalities general
ly where substantial portion of adults in those comm
mites are federaly employed
It should be emphasized that the bills are aimed onv
at relaxing the present stringent Hatch Act provisions as
far as local Tor county and city, elections are concerned
U s. employees would still be forbidden to participate in
State and Federal political activity
These bills it seems to us, eminenty sensible If
aFederay employed citizen and taxpayer living in Mont
g0mery County is mad heck at the Inadequate per-
Torrance of the dogcacher and he thinks he can get bet
ter dogcatchers by throwing the rascals who are then
In office more power to him. He should be allowed to
ring doorbes until he is blue in the face if he wants. to
urge the citizens to vote for better dogcatchers.
And the relationship that exists between the caliber
OF dogcatchers in Montgomery County and that citizens
status as Federal government employee completely
escapes us.
The restrictive Hatch Act has created political
vacuum in this area that is not only shocking but danger
ous When taxpayers stop thinking about their govern
ment-and working occasionally to improve t-democ-
racy stops and something else sneaks in
we urge our representatives Capitol Hill to push
this legislation
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
Roger Furquhur

sible, and you know it, What are we gong
to do? We got things goin' real good now.
Let's keep 'em that way.
Assistant: We could start working on each
one of them now to try to talk them out
of appointing him.
Boss: Nav! Some of 'em will listen to him
lot faster than they'll listen to us. We
gotta figure some other way.
Number Two brightly: We could call in
the newspaper boys and tell EN- what a
waste of the taxpayers money it would be
to have full-time guy here.
Boss: Yeah, we could But we amt. How
dumb can you get?
Assistant lin deep thought: There's gotta
be a way.
Boss: I've got it. Wow! This'n rock him.
Number Two and Assistant Tin unison):
What, boss?
Boss Ito assstant): You're already full.time,
we'll pay you more dough, and give you
fancy title. Then they won't dare appoint
him to full-time job because you will al
ready be doing the same thing. Smart,
huh?
Number Two and Assistant Tin unison):
Boss you're genius.
Boss: Okay, boys. Go ahead and set it in
motion. Let's hope this works Faster the
better, now. At the next meeting we'll do
it. I'll tell the other boys what's cookin'
and I'm sure they'll go along. See va later!
Number Two and Assistant: So long, Boss.
The End
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
Under Dark Sky.
Fighting Starts
Part II
County Law

Part II
AS 1 stood alone upon Seminary Ridge.
looking east l saw about mile or more away
a long elevation overgrown with trees This
ridge ran parallel to the ridge upon which 1
was standing the southern end of the ridge
is called Little Round Top, its middle is known
as Cemetery Ridge, and at its north is Culps
Hill
There is about mile and half square of
land between Seminary Ridge and Cemetery
Ridge. Traversing this land are the Emmits-
burg and sunken roads which run parallel to
both ridges. This earthly basin is dotted with
peach orchard, scattered wheat fields, a
stone fence at the foot of Cemetery Ridge
about two feet high, long swale of verdant
green and a few trees and several barns 1t
was here, upon this halowed land, that the
Confederate Army lost 6467 men, killed or
wounded, amounting to 81 per cent of their
men engaged in Picketts charge; they gained
nothing but glory and lost their bravest men.
1t is recorded that the charge started at
BIS pm. waited until then to walk from
place on Seminary Ridge where Lee is said
to have stood prior to the charge l planned
to follow where the Confederates had walked
and to arrive at the point on Cemetery Ridge
where it is recorded that Armistead and
others broke the northern line only to be re-
PEELED by General Hancock and his men. I
was then alone and the valley was a lovely
place.
l started and as did, flock of pigeons
arose and flew between the sun and the field,
casting shadow in the valley where was to
walk.
Quietly and surely the clear sky darkened
with smoke and an army, terrible with BAN
ners, suddenly appeared and The silence of the
day was shattered by command, forward,
Guide Center, March,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
NOT Fair Play

In the April IA edition of the
Sentinel you published an ap-
parent news item paraphrasing
MIR. Woodrow Stevenson con.
corning the efforts of the Hun
gerford Towne Civic Associa-
ton to solicit nominations for
its annual civic awards.
The article endeavors, un.
doubtedly at Mr.. Stevenson's in
stigation to point out that,
Given for the first time last
year the awards were won by
Dorothy S. Haltifanger, :"
and goes on to sketch Mrs. Hal.
tiwanger's many activities.
However, one would expect that
when referring to were won
by" that there might have been
another recipient of such
award. Indeed there was. The
other recipient was Mr.. Achilles
M. Tuchtan, the first male to
receive such an award.
1t seems strange that there
should be no mention of Mr..
Tuchtan and of his many civic
activities that merited him such
an award. Could it be that be-
cause Mr.. Tuchtan is a candi-
date for council on a slate to
which Mr.. Stevenson seems op-
posed, a deliberate effort was
made to omit the reference by
name to this other award recip.
lent. 1t seems unbelievable that
the Editor of the Sentinel would
undertake such deliberate omis-
sion--such action would be edi-
torializing of a news item. At
any rate for whatever reason
and by whomever the determin-
alton was made to omit the ref
erence to Mr.. Tuchtan, the act
OF omission lin itself certainly
is not fair play.
Edward w. Maddox
The Sentinel regrets mad.
vertent omission Of Mr.. Tuch.
tan's name from the story re.
ferred to above. Editors
Note.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
You Gotta Be Smart
In This Business!
Viewpoints

You may on may not notice, dear
reader, a resemblance betaoeen the fol-
IoaCing dialogue and actual conversation
that may or may not haze taken place in
real life behind certain closed doors. If
you do, that's your business If the a1-
thor is asked a01setler such resemblance
is real or fancied, he will reply: "WeU,
isn't that interestingly
Assistant (speaIxing to boss): Hey, I've got
news for you! Mr. Big Politician is trying
to muscle in He's tryin' to line up full
time job here.
Boss: That's ridiculous! He's happy where
he is because he wants to be elected leader
in few years. He's laying the ground.
work now and if he moves in with us at
this level it would mean loss of prestige at
the higher level. figure we're safe
Assistant: You amt . mean we amt
None of us is. He's really tryin' to move
in and this could upset few apple carts
What are you going to do?
Boss: can hardly believe it. Tell number
two to come in, quick.
Number Two (nervousIy): Hey, Boss. Did
you hear what Big Politician is trying to
do?
Boss: Yeah, YEAH I've heard. Do YOU
think they'll give it to him?
Number Two: They might. 1t would sure
be uncomfortable to have him around,
wouldn't it?
Boss: Uncomfortable? IT would he imnos.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21

Is the committee going to be guided shal we say by
the professional consultant assigned to it?
This experiment. like prohibition, is a noble one But
II is going to need help-a lot of ito make it work
One thing we hope the committee will do zealousy is to
talk to parents-a whole lot of them Maybe parents
aren't curriculum experts but they live every day of the
year with the products of todays curriculum Their role
in this question reminds of the old saying 81 can't Law
an egg but sure know good omelete when taste one
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21

Do organizations IN Rockville.
A copy was furnished the Sen
tinel and portions printed. This
week over 5000 Rockville homes
will have received our biograph.
ical statements and platform
pledges.
2. AT every speaking engage
ment we have emphasized the
planks of our platform, one of
which is that we favor more
low density coming. In present.
ing our views to the Planning
Commission we urged no fur
Their expansion of high density
land use but rather a larger
proportion of low density zon-
ing. Since 1854, the present
and past city administrations
have increased minimum lot
sizes from 5000 up to 5000 and
now to $500 square feet. This
record speaks for itself.
8. The combined water and
sewer rate has gone from "A
cents to go cents per thousand
gallons an increase of Sc per
cent not 100 per cent as Mr..
Avancena contends. The in.
crease is of course temporary
and reflects the fact that our
water bond payments, which
are included in our rates, are
proportionately higher in the
early years of the system when
water use is still relatively light.
Rates will move to lower levels
when use of water grows.
A. The City tax rate has been
reduced from 80 cents in 1854
to the present 70 cents, an Is
cent reduction. On an average
house with a $4,000 assessment
this is a saving of $18 per year.
Even if we offset the average
increase in water and sewer
bills which occurred this year
and which amounts to about
$11, the taxpayer realizes a sub.
stantial saving. No one in
Rockville, / am sure will deny
that despite the tax reductions
our services and efficiency have
improved. We are assessed in
Rockville by the State working
through the county. There has
been only one general reassess.
ment in Rockville since 1854.
After that reassessment taxes
were lowered by seven cents to
compensate for it. A further
accomplishment for the taxpay-
er was our ability to obtain an
"A" credit rating for the city
(even before the county re-
ceived such rating). This en-
sbles US to sell bonds at lower
interest rates and has saved the
city many thousands of dollars.
5. We are pledged to preserve
the predominently single-family
character of Rockville. Our de-
sire to attract desirable light in
dustry in no way alter this
pledge. We have established a
park-industrial Q3) zone which
is highly restrictive, which
would attract the highest type
OF facility and which would help
US achieve and economic bal
ance. We have always believed
that in this we have the support
OF Rockville's citizens.
l hope the points clarity the
records. l would however. like
to state my full agreement with
Mr.. Avancena with regard to
his point on opposition for OPP
positions sake. Nothing could
be more wholesome in an cleo.
ton than opposition which is
founded on differences in view
point or philosophy. The voters
choices then most nearly repre-
sent his own philosophy. How
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-21
All Is Not Dork

\A/E want to right out and tell those folks at the
Wv Park Street P-TA that think they're doing
fine job on this movie business.
BY that we the current project of the Park
Street P-TAers to bring the kids somewhat different
movie fare than the younger generation treated to
last year at the Villa Theaer under different manage
ment than the one at present.
On that glorious occasion the leaders of tomorrow
offered Special Riddles Show" 1t said right
the theater marquee and the twin bill to tlae future
cosmic commuters this 1.-THE Blob and II Married
Monster" We have to confess that didn't either
of these films and maybe it just the tes-not the
movies themseves-that made slightly ILL., But we
doubt it.
We don't really think we're acting too old and fuddy
duddysh when say that by golly it's good idea for
the Park Street PTAers to that their kids get to see
such movies tom Sawyer" Seventh Voyage of Sim
bad" and Courage of Black Beauty"
So we've said it. Go ahead and ostracize U.S.
todays youth. What? You actually enjoyed "Back
Beauty" You there's some hope?
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