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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Letters to the Editor

the present president say hands
off. If the same proponents be-
lieve also in forced sterilization,
abortion, and mercy killing
would you still agree? Would
you condemn Roman Catholics
or any christian for protesting?
Nations in even recent history
have promulgated all of the
above. Would you advocate aid
to them, of monies taxed from
you? Would you deny a union
members right to protect a
unions use of his contributions
to support political candidates
distasteful to him?
second your statement re.
garding Bishop Pixies article!
However, I suggest they read
the article three times! Then do
a little research on any facts
and figures presented! Further
more, then read Edgar Hoover's
Masters of Deceit"
Louis j. Wimsatt
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Drill Suggestions

My home is in New England,
where winters are usually
plenty bleak. During school fire
drills in cold weather there, we
were taught to acquire and don
necessary wraps in an orderly
fashion, before proceeding out
of doors. a-a.s......
A system like this can become
very efficient and rapid with
practice. ITO drill" itself,
means ito teach or train by
having repeated exercices," so
why must such a system be alb
solutely perfect on the first try?
Doubtless such a large and we'll
organized school as Twinbrook
Elementary could master this
method in record time.
Also, / understand there is at
least one school close by where
the children are allowed to get
their coats before going outside
for a fire drill at this time of
year.
I have two children at Twin.
brook, and would sincerely ap.
preciate any consideration this
matter can be given.
Virginia A. MacAnanny
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
New Revenue Search

THE search for revenue is on in Montgom-
| cry County and now, armed with this weeks COM
pleed study of the County Councils Financial Advisory
Committee the taxpayers have something to studyand
shoot at.
Ways of sharing more deservedly in certain State
enthusiastically the sales and income taxesare laud
able from the standpoint of wealthy and popuous Mont
gomery County inasnuch one of the heaviest
contributors to State Golfers We certainly gven State
taxes-much than get back in State revenues.
This is fitting and proper because it is certainly appropr
ate that the bigger weather. counties support the less
popuous and poorer counties We Montgomery Countans
however, be forgiven for sometimes looking little
nosagcay at all of the money that is leaving county
to be spent in other counties.
The committees recommendations re-jigging the
State fiscal structure to accommodate us here in Mongom
cry County and fiscal dilemma, most worth
while but will be extremely difficult to achieve The sales
and the income the two biggest money rasers
the State has and counans rest assured the State will
guard them jealousy from county assaults-eher indivd
ual or collective.
It is the local taxes suggested by the committee
that will receive the most serious consideration. While
powerful real estate interests and developers and builders
will offer stiff opposition it may well be that it the sug
gested tax construction that offers the greatest
hope for tax relief to countans It emneny log
cal the need for facilities grows to tax the very
people who creating this need for these factesthe
residents. The school buildings and the additions
to existing buildings and other expanded public services
for the of the tidal of residents hitting
the county. Hence the suggested tax construc
tons seems to be fair one
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Junior College Need

TWAS distressing to learn Saturday of the extent to
which some members of the county school board are not
inclined to favor Montgomery Junior College.
There is, indeed School Superintendent Whittier
pointed out in his budget request need for second jun
Tor college campus in the county if county high school
graduates during the next five years are to have equal
opportunities with those of today"
Enrolment at the Takoma Park institution this year
Is 14O7 Enrolment than ripled between 1853 and
1859 and estimates that by 1866 the enrolment will
be 1926 these figures correct it almost is incon-
cevabe that school board members would not eager to
start laying the groundwork for this tremendous
growth
1t was not SO long ago that in five of the college,
age group was in college Today about out of every
three is in college and in the next decade the number of
coegeage people in school is expected to reach one out
OF every two When you add to this the fact that Mont
gomery County will undoubtedly be growing faster than
most areas of the country and about twice high pro-
portion of Montgomery County high school graduates go
on to college those in the State generally all adds up
to an diversified problem
1t appears that there will in fact be vital need for
an effective expanded junior college, And we hope the
school boardand the County Council which controls the
purse strings-wl be kind to that institution which so
richly deserves it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Religious Affairs
DIR. Hirsch's
Inauguration
Is Scheduled
BY KokO Wittenburg
Church Editor

In an unprecedented cere.
mony at the Washington Mis-
sionary College, Takoma Park,
DIR. Charles B. Hirsch, formerly
of the history department, will
be inaugurated ninth president
of the college, on March % at
1880 am.
DR.. Lawrence Derthick, u. S.
Commissioner of Education,
Dept. of Health, Education and
Welfare, viii be the principal
speaker. Special guests from a
select group of eastern colleges
and universities, and all Ad-
ventist-operated schools, have
been invited.
Elder Lewis E. Lenheim, pres
ident of the Columbia Union
Conference of Seventh-day AID
ventists, and chairman of the
college Board of Trustees, will
officiate.
The Inauguration ceremony
will mark the first of its kind
to be held at a Seventh-day AID
ventist College in North Amer
lea.
The new president succeeds
DR.. William H. Sheppard, who
left to become secretary of the
Department of Health Educa'
ton of the Pacific Union Con
ference of the Adventists In
Glendale, Calf.
The Woman's Society Of
Brook Grove Church, Laytons
vile, recently observed Won
ans Day at an annual all-day
gathering at the church. Team
captains of a fund drive re
ported a collection of $1,133. II
given by the women of tn,
group.
Mrs. Thelma Parks, presiden
of the Washington Distric'
Woman's Society was CUES
speaker at the morning session
A musical program in the after
noon was presented by "Th,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

this number, 67,954 are reg
istered at Democrats, 1896 as
Republicans and 1906 have no
party utilization.
In this years primary, voters
will nominate a Congressman
and a Circuit Court Judge, and
will ele% delegates to their
party's state convention.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Roger Furquhur

A strong plug for Montgomery COunty's
5000 or 5000 retired folks who are living on
fixed incomes is contained in the report. These
individuals retired on limited income and it's
manifestly unfair to keep hitting them with
increases in the property tax based on inflat-
ed values.
But more Importantly, the committee
stressed that Montgomery County is depend
ing to the tune of about So per cent on the
property tax for its income. And nationally
the average is only about 43 per cent.
The property tax was in the past "a rea-
sonably equitable and broad measure of
wealth and income" the committee report
states. But with the shift from agricultural
to urban emphasis, it pointed out, this is no
longer true. eff Montgomery County is to
tap its real source of wealth, the income of
its residents" the report states, sit must shift
its revenue base to more specific income-based
taxation-ordinary income and sales taxes"
Don't get the idea that the property tax
has had it! Even if the committee recommen.
dations were now in effect, it would mean
that income equivalent to only about 81 on
the basic tax rate would be raised. And the
tax rate is now up to $2.48.
BY 1865, the lay fiscal experts advised,
the county budget will have almost doubled
from its present $55 million to the level of
500 million and along with the doubling of
the budget will have to come doubling of
the real estate property tax-unless new
revenue-producing methods are devised
In the long run, of course, it'll be you and
you and you who pays But don't make the
mistake of saying, 'That being the case, what
does it matter what form pay it in?" Be-
cause it is matter of great importance that
the County Council figure out the most equi.
table-and painless-way of scraping up the
extra, needed money. And that's exactly what
it's trying to do in the current study.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Long Overdue Step

| ONG-SUFFERING county hospitals have major
victory For the first time in the memory of persons
county and State just about what it costs to for nd
gens-those persons who wards of the county and
State and for whom the two governments should
full responsibility.
Under program, which became effective January l.
the State picking up 80 per cent of the average patient
day cost to the hospital and treating the poor who are sick
and need medical help And Tuesday, the County Coun
Gil voted to pick up the remaining 20 per cent of the
Previously, the county had held an extremely stiff
necked attitude toward the whole problem and as result
hospitals here forced to absorb portion of the cost
of caring for ndgents hospital is public service type
of institution but needless to say must also remain in
business And in order to pick up the money they were
losing on the poor the hospitals in most had to make
the private paying patients pay q little more
This extremely unfairfto force small group to
assume the obligation of the entire community Hence
the policy is being warmly greeted by the hospitals
and the State is to be commended for making it possible
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

Thousands of economists re-
Gently gathered in Washington
and hailed a new decade of
plenty. Is fullness the Ameri-
can goal? Our ideal?
Or can we sprout another aim
as a nation to pull us through
the lean years which are bound
to follow the years of plenty,
with their burden of surplus
crops, which we have just lived
through?
Kilauea, Hawaii's crater, has
been spouting and bullying for
weeks. But to Americans, it is
just a tourist attraction. There
is no warning involved.
Have we a built-in belief in
Santa Claus which makes fore
sight of trouble impossible?
How many of our 170-odd mil
lion population have enough
discernment and charity to be
worth being pulled through the
barren years?
Because if people are not liv-
ing for the purpose of giving
service, and for the thrill of
great service well given, why
are they a higher form of life
than the Dinosaur?
There was a drought all over
Europe last summer with poor
crops or none. Would 1t cost
more to ship some of our stored
SURPRISES to them than it does
to shelter it for years? When
we have a drought, they might
remember our gift.
Margaret Butcher
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

Humble Six" of Mt. Calvary
Baptist Church, Rockville. The
Rev. Oliver M. Beason, pastor
of the church, presided at the
meetings.
The newly formed st. An.
drew's Catholic Church parish
will sponsor the first 1850 open
meeting of the Montgomery
County Deanery of the Archdi-
ocesan Council of Catholic
Women Monday at 8:45 pm. at
Our Lady of Good Counsel High
School auditorium In Wheaton.
Special assistant to Postmas-
ter General Summerfield, l..
Robe Walter, will speak on
pornography, suggesting how
citizens can help the post office
department fight the crime.
Mrs. Russell Wiltbank, Arch
diocesan president of the
ACCW; Mrs. Anna Mae MOyni
han, Sodality Union president
and Mrs. e. L. Beaver, youth
chairman Of the Junior Won
ans Club of Silver Spring, viii
be special guests.
The youth group of the Mont
gomery County Jewish Commu
nifty, Inc, of Chevy Chase, ha.
been selected to receive a ma
tional award for outstanding
achievement during the pas
year. Presentation of the aware
will be made by Mrs. Blanche
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
TdkOn,0 Park
EUent Picks
]. ResnicOff

Jack L. Resnicoff, of 2214
Banning pl., Lewisdale, has been
reelected president and gen.
eral director of the Takoma
Park Independence Day Com.
mittee, city official an.
nounced.
Other committee members re-
elected include Thomas j.
Clark, first vice president; Maj.
Samuel A. Foster, second vice
president; Mrs. Vera Hash,
treasurer, and Robert Mandel,
secretary.
Resnicoff serves as legisla-
tive chairman of the Prince
Georges County Mental Health
Society and is an honorary citi-
zen of Takoma Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Speeding AmbuIonces

from time to time, complaints crop up about speeding
ambuances and some persons argue that the vehicles
occasionally endanger more lives than they save.
There have been few, if any, such complaints in
Montgomery County of late. And this would seem to
be an excellent time to make cam dspassionae comment
on this controversial subject.
1t to be hoped that responsible fire officials and
ambulance drivers have noted the report last week.
end OF nationwide study completed by committee of
the American College of Surgeons In that study the
committee held that ambulance travel on city streets
ana highways should be regulated by the laws rules
and regulations which regulate other travel
Speed" the committee said "s for practical pur-
poses seldom ever factor in the preservation of life
and speeding ambulances have occasioned more traffic
deaths than lives saved by rushing pell nell to medical
facilities"
That should more or less write fins to that argument
In case there any doubt in anyones mind 1t would
De most extraordinary if lay fire department personnel
In Montgomery County disregard the advice of the
American College of Surgeons the subject of speeding
ambulances.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Here s NeiU Voter Information

New residents have until April
16 to register to vote in Mont
gomery County's primary cleo
ton on May IL.
To be eligible, prospective
voters must have lived in Mary.
land since November 8. 1859,
and in the county since last No
vember IL.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

Davidson, regional director Of
the United Synagogue Youth, at
the late evening service tomor-
row at $3.50 pm.
Individual awards for study
and achievements will 60 to
Jonathan Porath, Steven Ras-
kin, and Peter Serber.
The Rev Otto c. Schuetze,
pastor of Christ Lutheran
Church, Bethesda, win be guest
speaker at the January "a
know Your Churches" series
at the Bethesda First Baptist
Church. The lectures, open to
the public, are sponsored by the
Bethesda First Baptists.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Leukemia Help Needed

Mrs. Vance Largent. of Silver
Spring, vice president Of the
Leukemia Society's Greater
Washington Chapter, repre-
scented the local group at a
recent conference in New York.
Prospective volunteer workers
should call Juniper 5-6373 or
9-1035.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

You may register with the
Board of Election Supervisors
in the County Building, Rock
vile, from 9 am. to 4::30 pm.
Monday through Friday, or
with any of the supplemental
boards which will begin touring
the county March Z.
At present, a total of 1926
people are on the voting list. OF
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Ste Promotes Shaw, Duckett, Carey

The new senior vice president
is a former president of the Sill
yer Spring Board of Trade. He
has been with Suburban Trust
since 1884.
Duckett, who joined the com
pany in 1880, formerly headed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

A square dance demonstra-
ton will be held Saturday night
in the girls gym at Kensington
Junior High School on Saul I'd.
The dance committee includes
Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Fl.
Arend, DR.. and Mrs. Murray
Bowen, Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
w. Caveney, Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard o. Cline, Mr.. and Mrs.
James H. Hammond, Mr.. and
Mrs. D. Morrison Nicely, Mr.. and
Mrs. c. Frasier Scott and Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan w. Reynolds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

Benjamin c. Shaw has been
elected senior vice president of
Suburban Trust Co.
Other officers named include
Brice D. Duckett, vice presi.
dent, and Lloyd S. Carey, treas
urer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Fire Drills

/ would like to compliment
Mrs. Rita E. Elliott on her ex-
ceptionally well-written article
in reference to our fire drill
situation.
We all realize fire drills are
very important. They could be
handled just as efficiently with a
little effort toward preserving
the children's health.
Mrs. George H. Miller
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

the Southern Maryland Confer
ence of the National Associa-
ton of Bank Auditors and
Comptrollers. Carey is a past
president of the Washington
Chapter, American Institute Of
Banking. He has been with
Suburban Trust since 1948.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Jaycees to Pick
DSA Recipient

Identity of Rockville's man
of the year viii be disclosed at
1870 pm. Saturday when the
Rockville Junior Chamber of
Commerce makes its annual dis
tinguished service award at the
Motel Washingtonian.
The award will be presented
for outstanding service to the
community. The winner will be
entered in the Maryland Jaycee
contest for the five outstanding
young men in the state.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
State Farm Bureau Post Won by Fetrow

Ward w. Fetrow, of Ger
mantown, has been elected a
vice president of the Maryland
Farm Bureau.
Representatives of the 10000
member group meeting at the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Braille Registration

Registration for reading and
writing Braille will be held at
7:30 pm. Monday at Wheaton
High School. The class will
start February 8 and will meet
from 1880 to $3.50 pm. every
Monday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

Other vice presidents: ]. Her
bert Carter, Queenstown, and
Edward A. Kalb, Woodlawn.
Re : elected secretary treasurer
was c. E. Wise, ir.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
Medical-Legal Institute

A one-day institute on medical
legal problems and tax problems
of marriage and divorce will be
held tomorrow at the Sheraton
BeNedere Hotel in Baltimore,
under the auspices of the Mary.
land Bar Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

My primary question to L.
Kimble remains unanswered!
Point out the consistency of a
person administering an oath
under God when that person
states a positive disbelief in
God.
Mr.. Kimble, this law was APP.
proved by duly constituted
Maryland authority, not by
Louis ]. Wimsatt. My right to
uphold what has previously
been approved by duly consti-
tuted law is as fundamental as
your right to protest. I also
have the precedent of previous
decisions backing the right of
Maryland authorities to follow
the will of the majority of their
constituents providing this law
does not conflict with our Fed.
eral Constitution. These are
fundamental rights of a consti.
tutional republic.
Your examples of Spain and
Italy and England seem very
pale when compared to Russia.
They require total disbelief in
anything but the state. Their
record of prosecutions of any
but Boleshevik atheist out.
strips all others through all
time.
Because many religions have
erroneous beliefs or dogmas,
does not mean they are wrong
in contradictory terms. l am
sure you accept the fact that the
light goes on when you flick the
switch. OF course you can ques-
ton the terms - Gig h t."
Switch" goes on" but / think
you would wind up like the fol-
lowers of Descartes.
Mr.. Torcaso's penalty, as you
phrase it, is not positive but a
denial of a remunerative job be.
cause he doesn't fulfill all the
qualifications. Hindus' and etc.,
mentioned by you, if having all
religions, believe in a supreme
being.
You mention Roman Catholic
pressure groups. Certainly you
are paying lip service to your
noble statement "you would
fight to protect my right to pro.
test" when you condemn any
group for using whatever law.
full means (such as economic
pressure) they use. Where is
the difference between a group
of Roman Catholics, Methodists,
or atheists attempting to pre-
vent what is distasteful to them
by all lawful means available to
them.
When you mention intellec-
tual arrogance in believing your
religion is the only true one and
your God is the only true one,
is this bad? No one is not forced
to join any religion, nor to re-
main in any. But isn't it still a
fundamental right to join or re.
ject a religion that insists in
that belief by its membership.
Oops! am I expressing lip serv-
ice again?
You are entitled to your ad.
miration of jefferson. To me he
is small in comparison to Alex.
ander Hamilton. Mr.. Jefferson
(self expressed atheist) signed
m a my statements beginning
with and supporting a belief in
a supreme being. Maybe he
placed convenience and political
expediency above his own prin-
ciples. He isn't the first nor
last politician to do this. But l
must confess I can't admire
that type of man.
If Roman Catholics refuse to
want Federal funds Contributed
by them as well as others) to be
used for the dissemination OF
information and profitable de,
vices by Federal gifts to foreign
countries, is not this their right?
If the preponderance of public
opinion were as you stated, why
the controversy. Why do most
presidential aspirants as well as
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21

Lord Baltimore Hotel, Balti-
more, last Friday elected as
their president, Noah E. Kefau-
yer, jr., of Middletown. in
Frederick County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-21
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Marriage

Continued from page ~
prove safety on the highways.
Basic personality defects
cannot be cured, nor can fun
damental differences be re-
solved through sex. Character
is more basic. Couples should
learn first how to perfect that
character and sexual satiSfac-
tons will follow. If sex educa-
ton is to contribute signific-
antly to family life, the focus
must be upon personal re-
latlonships. Human experience
shows that the person who
tries to be happy mainly
through sex is sure to fail.
Americans are turning their
energy through home and
family life almost to the point
of obsession and that preoc-
cupatlon may we'll be only a
mild beginning. Families, how
ever, will grow strong only if
theirs is a total, personal re-
lationShip and the marital act
is only the language of a
Christian couples love for
each other and for God. One
of the best books on this gen.
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THURSDAY, JUNE 9
~PENTEcosT THURSDAY

Red yestments, Gloria, Sc
quence, Creed, Preface and
Communicates Of Pentecost.