Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
'Boycotf' Asked
NAACP Starts Drive
Against Restaurants
That Discriminate

The first in a series of eco
nomic boycotts against coun-
ty restaurants that discrimi-
nate against Negroes has
been placed against Hi-Boy
Drive-In Restaurant and Donut
Shop, Rt. 355, Rockville, by the
Montgomery County Chapter of
the National Association for the
Advancement of Colored People.
The second target the Senti-
mel learned, will be the Wheaton
Shopping Plaza store of Wood
ward & Lothrop. The store is
set to open February 5 with a
policy that would allow Negro
patronage in the store, but not
in the restaurant.
A third target has not been
picked, but the eventual hope of
the organization is law similar
to the Districts anti-discrimina-
ton law tina, would wipe out all
discrimination in one sweep.
Observers, however, feel that
the passage of such law by
the County Council in the near
future is extremely doubtful.
Former Council President Stella
Werner said that she has never
been approached with the sug-
gestion that such a law be
passed, and refused to comment
on any other aspects of the dis
elimination issue.
Meanwhile, it was learned,
County Council members have
been formally approached by
groups and individuals con
cerned over discrimination prac-
tees with a request that a
Council of Human Rights group
be formed in the county. Such
a plan contemplates' "persua-
sive" action when restaurants
and other public places practice
racial discrimination.
The campaign against the Hi.
Boy Restaurant and Donut
Shops discriminatory policy
service to Negroes who eat in
their car or stand outside, but
not to those entering the dining
room-began last week with the
distribution of flyers in Rock
vile parking areas.
The flyers called for "disap-
proval of this low blow by Hi
Boy" by refraining from pa
tronizing this establishment I'M
til it stops discriminating" First
handed out on December 26 at
the Municipal Parking lot on
Commerce la, the flyer also
called upon the recipient to
task your friends and organiza-
tons to stay away from Hi-Boy
and tell the management why"
The flyer, printed on note
book size white paper, Is head
ed by the word "FouI!" in Az
inch letters. More than 5000
have been printed and distribut.
ed since December 26. Mrs.
Mary B. Williams, president of
the County NAACP chapter was
unable to tell what the effects
of the leaflets had been on pa
trOnage because of the short
time the boycott had been in
effect.
II am sure, however," she
said, shat it is completely eff.
fective with the Negroes them
selves"
The decision to institute an
economic boycott, patterned
after the successful Montgom-
cry Ala. bus strike, was taken
"only after other means of per-
suasion had failed" Mrs. VIII
iams said.
Nathan Silverberg, attorney
for the two operating corpora.
tions-Hi-Boy Rockville and Hi
Boy Donut-said that he would
discuss this matter with the
owners and Maryland counsel
with view toward possible le-
gal action" against the NAACP.
Silverberg, a Washington law
yer, is not a member of the
Maryland bar.
Silverberg refused to say who
the stockholders In the two cor
porations were when asked by