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Evening star., 1960-01-19
Court UphoIds
Hospital Permit
For Holy Cross

A Montgomery County Cir
cult Court judge today upheld
a special exception permit
granted for the construction OF
the Holy Cross Hospital Of Sill
yer Spring.
Judge Thomas NJ. Anderson
ruled that the County Board of
Appeals decision on October 81
was supported by substantial
evidence" Eight property own
ers and the Northmont Citizens
Association had appealed the
decision to the Circuit Court.
The appeal claimed that the
hospital site, a 10-acre tract
at Forest Glen road and Dam
eron drive. is grossly made
quate." The appellants. who
are residents of the area sur.
rounding the tract, protested
at public hearings last year.
Applicants for the hospita
permit we're the Silver Sprins
Hospital Association. Inc, anc
the Sisters of the Holy Cross
a Catholic order which main.
tains its Eastern headquarter!
in Montgomery County.
Hospital hackers have still
another legal barrier 10 over,
come. A court hearing will b,
held soon on an injunction
suit filed by ProtestantS anC
Other Americans United TO-
Separation of Church anc
State. The group has claimed
the hospital planners Shoulc
not be allowed to build on lanC
paid for in part by a county
grant of funds some Is year.
ago.
Evening star., 1960-01-19

YESTERDAY THE RAM
BIER telephoned Walter
Densmore. He remembered
Mrs. Gibbs letter and his
reply.
I'VE call it mass hallucina-
ton and we encounter 1t
frequently - although that
was the first one about the
teeth.
1T happens to all of us.
Our memories have a way Of
telescoping experiences.
Visitors frequently say to
us that the last time they
were here they parked their
car just behind the house, or
that they went through the
basement.
1--WE know they are think
ing of Arlington or Month
cello. But we don't correct
them. We've learned that
that's a mistake.
"An interesting thing is
that the set Mrs. Gibbs de-
scribed in that article prob
aoly never existed. She said
the teeth we're OF wood. There
are three sets of teeth
complete upper and lower
dentures. The one we have
has lead teeth. The other
two also have metal teeth.
Gen. Washington did not
use them for eating. He
couldn't have. 1t is thought
he had them made to fill out
his mouth when he sat for
his portrait, which he did
frequently.
you are probably old
enough to remember that a
set was exhibited at a con-
vention of the American
Dental Association in the
'20s, and that a dentist
thinking they were actually
used as food choppers, said
1.-The father of his country
certainly was a very brave
man."
Evening star., 1960-01-19
AFTER SHE RETURNED

AFTER SHE RETURNED
HOME, she wrote a letter
to the Mount Vernon Ladies
Association of the Union. She
began:
1T is with real regret that
I discover you consider it in
delicate to display George
Washington's false teeth.
.. :"
In a few days she received
a reply from Walter c. Dens-
more, assistant director:
1T has been my pleasure
to serve this organization for
nearly "a years. During that
time, I can tell you with
certainty that Gen. Wash
lngLOn S CeeCn nave not Deen
on exhibition here.
1T is true that we did ac-
quire one set among a lot of
other miscellaneous items of
Washingtoniana which came
from one of Martha Wash
ington's descendants within
the last 10 or IL years.
so far the museum COM
mittee has not seen fit to
include them among the
items to be displayed. :"
Evening star., 1960-01-19
BY MIRIAM GUTENBERG
Star Stah Writer

Proposed regulations to give
more protection to the car
buying public were circulated
today to the business commu-
nifty and more than 200 used
car dealers.
The mailing by the District
government was in prepara-
ton for a public hearing Friday
at 10 am. in the District Build
ing board room on stiff new
regulations to clean up the used
car industry here. The reRula-
tions apply to sales Of both new
and used cars.
The regulations not only out
law unethical practices as ex-
posed in The Stars recent
Buyer Beware" series. but also
require car statesmen to be Ii
censed for the first time.
Under the proposals, the
customer is protected in these
ways:
Both the dealer and his sales
men must be trustworthy oil
they can't get licenses.
The dealer must complete
filling out the car contract and
must give the customer ample
time to study it before the con.
tract is signed.
The dealer faces the loss oi
his license for using fraudulent
or misleading devices in con.
nection with the sale or financ.
ing Of motor vehicles.
Tricked Into Contracts
AS The Star brought out IL
its used car series, customers
are lured to used car lots with
misleading advertising, arr
Evening star., 1960-01-19

gresS in the first budget mes
sage.
Senator Bible singled out
welfare. education and police
budgets for special scrutiny.
The record $19.5 million well
fare and $49.l million schools
spending proposals clearly re-
fleet" sky-rocketing costs OF
the central city maintenance.
The Senator said he was
particularly disappointed" that
the Districts increased crime
rate had failed to convince
Commissioners that a 5000
man police force was necessary
The budget calls for about
$S00,000 to add $50 uniformed
men to the force. raising au-
thorized strength to 2.758.
Fatalities Cited
He suggested that if officers
are not needed to curb petty
and aggravated crimes. the
traffic details might be in
creased.
Relief in the areas of crime
and traffic congestion woulc
be welcomed by most District
taxpayers. pedestrians and mo.
torists, "all of whom are facing
probable high taxes this year,
Senator Bible predicted.
Spending would be financed
with $32 million in Federal aid
$18.7 million in Government
loans and by direct taxation oi
District residents.
Evening star., 1960-01-19
The
Rambler
. Checks on
MoIur Mystery
By GEORGE KENNEDY

BY GEORGE KENNEDY
The Rambler is indebted
to Mrs. William B. Uppercue
OF S612 Warwick place, Chevy
Chase, Md, for this column.
She sent him an article
which appeared in the Re-
porter magazine last March
with the title, What Hap
pened to Washington's
Teeth?" With it she inclosed
a note which said:
"I am sure I used to see
these teeth when l first went
to Mount Vernon during my
high school years"
The article was by a Mar
garet Gibbs and it was a very
professional bit of writing.
Mrs. Gibbs told how, when
her daughter was a child,
they used to go to Mount
Vernon at least once or twice
a year-every time she Wis
tied her family in Baltimore.
The high point of the
Mount Vernon pilgrimage for
her little girl was a look at
George Washington's false
teeth in a case in the mu-
scum.
The mothers disapproval
of this overemphasized in
terest in the dentures did no
good. They were the high
point of each succeeding visit.
A couple of years ago, with
the same daughter now a
young matron, she revisited
the national shrine.
Her daughter was all "ohS"
and "ahs" about the 18th
century furniture and drapes.
Just to tease her, Mrs. Gibbs
reminded her about the false
teeth.
They went into the mu-
scum. but the teeth were not
on exhibit. The mother
asked a guard, who riled her
by saying that to his knowl-
edge the teeth had not been
on exhibit there in 40 years.
She took it to be a refer
ence to her age and protested
that she saw them when her
daughter, now only 20, was
a little girl.
Evening star., 1960-01-19

Interstate and Foreign Com
merce Committee are:
L. Smaller firms find COM
peting with D. c. Transit hard
because the transit firm is big,
not unfair.
2. Equalization of taxes on
sightseeing operators and D.
C. Transit would give them an
even start on serving tourists
in the Nations Capital.
Committeeman asked District
utilities regulators after hear
ings on the bill last session
to analyze the purposes Of the
legislation on D. c. Transit and
to recommend means for assur-
ing fair competition in the
charter and sightseeing busi-
ness here.
Refutes Charges
The intent Of the bill is to
insure fair competition, the
P. U. c. agreed. Then it pro-
ceeded to refute. one by one,
charges lodged against D. C.
Transit and to reject sugges-
tions that the commission can
satisfy complaints by regula-
ton
Congress could grant equal
tax benefits to D. C. Transit
competitors by amending the
transit firms franchise. the re-
port suggested. This could
grant exemptions to all charter,
sightseeing, limousine or "other
special and competitive serv-
ices
. D. c. Transit enjoys limited
exemptions from motor fuel
mileage, personal property, ex-
else, gross sales and compen-
sating use taxes.
TAX equalization does moi
solve the basic problem" the
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Lutheruns to Be Topic

The Rev. Otto c. Shuetze,
pastor of Christ Lutheran
Church. will speak on The
Lutherans," at 7 pm. We'd
nesday at the Bethesda First
Baptist Church, Wilson lane
and Cordell avenue. Bethesda,
Md. This is the fourth in a
series of lectures entitled
Know Your Churches"
Evening star., 1960-01-19

tricked into signing contracts
without reading them and find
themselves paying up to double
what they were told verbally
that the car would cost them.
Unlike Virginia, the District
now has no regulations cover
ing unethical practices that
would be sufficient to deny or
revoke a dealers license nor
any provision for licensing of
car statesmen. The proposed
regulations are designed to
close the loopholes.
Control of rates charged for
financing cars - similar to
Maryland laws - await con-
gressional action. The Com
missioners expect to send a
draft of auto financing legls-
lation to the Capitol later tins
week.
The proposed regulations
covering dealers and statesmen
not only spell out a number OF
grounds for denying or revok-
ing licenses but also crea;e. a
new and speedier method Of
appeal from the decisions Of the
Assistant Superintendent Of
Licenses.
Lawyer on Committee
The regulations create within
the Board of Appeals and Re-
view a three-memoer steering
committee. This committee
which would have subpoens
powers, would include a mem
Der Of the bar as chairman
and at least one District gov.
ernment employe. The com.
mittee's decisions would be
final except that dealers or the
affected District agency woulc
Evening star., 1960-01-19
.Finucane> Karrick
Rap Hospital Plan
P. u. G. Backs Transit
On Sightseeing Tie-In
Calls Firm Big, but Not Unfair;
Suggests Tax Cut for Competitors
BY GRACE BASSETT
Star stan Writer

findings of District Public Utilities Commission study
probably will hamper not kill bill which would require the
c. System separate and operate independently its
sightseeing transit facilities.
The major conclusions the study now before
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Suburb Factor Cited
In Record DC. Budget

Submission of the Presidents budget to Congress has freed
congressional and District officials to talk about city spending
proposals secret for nearly three months.
The $2527 million District budget focuses attention the
increasingly costly problems of big city surrounded by mus
growth" Senate District Committee Chair
Evening star., 1960-01-19

Referring to his motion, Mr..
Kaul retorted:
II think there is nothing ir-
responsible about 1t. l think
that use Of churches on Sum-
day where they are not Great
ing a public nuisance is not un-
wise. not irresponsible and is
probably supported by the ma
jority of people in Arlington
County"
DR.. Lucas Blevins and Leo
Urbanske supported Mr.. Kaul.
II think I will let my reli-
gious bias overcome my better
judgment" Mr.. Urbanske said.
Chairman Herbert Brown in
dorsed Mr.. Krupsaw's sugges-
ton.
Parking Problem Genuine
II don't think the board
should be swayed entirely by
the special high purposes of
the church. I think we have a
genuine parking problem" he
said.
None of the provisions of the
ordinance, hammered out al
most line by line, will apply to
existing structures unless they
are reconstructed or enlarged.
But as finally adopted after
numerous revisions made in
consultation with Chamber of
c me cree representatives
Hugh Pomeroy. consultant. and
the county planning staff, the
ordinance imposes requirements
affecting virtually all new con-
Struction.
Provisions Are Listed
Among them are these:
Apartments must be accom-
panied by IA spaces for each
dwelling unit and motels and
hotels by one space per unit,
Junior and senior high
schools must furnish one space
for each 20 students and an
additional one for each 10
auditorium or stadium seats
There must be one space tor
each 20 elementary school
pupils. These requirements ap-
ply to parochial and private
schools as well as public ones
Restaurants must provide one
space for each six seats.
There must be one space for
each 300 square feet on the
first five floors of Office build
ings and an additional one for
each 400 square feet on higher
floors.
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Tricked Into Contracts
Arlington Churches Get
Parking Rule Exemption

The Arlington County Board
early today exempted churches
from a controversial ordinance
increasing requirements for
off street parking around new
buildings. apartments and
schools.
Two liberal members of the
board, David Krupsaw and
Ralph Kaul, clashed sharply
before the ordinance finally
was enacted at 4:03 a m. after
a marathon meeting which be-
gan at 8 pm. yesterday.
Mr.. Krupsaw accused Mr.
Kaul of adopting a highly
irresponsible position" in mov-
ing to free churches from regu-
lations which. as initially pre-
sented, would have demanded
one parking space for every
three sanctuary seats.
Mr.. Krupsaw had just pro-
posed an amendment calling
for one space for every 10 seats
and permitting churches to full
fill the requirement by using
commercial lots vacant on Sun
day.
Evening star., 1960-01-19
Proposal Acceptable

Protestant and Catholic rep
resentatives, who earlier re-
quested complete exemption
from the ordinance, indicated
his proposal would be accept
able to them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

nR Elaine Barnes Director Of Educational Services, is
- the first hold such top position the
Board of Education staff
native of Texas, Mrs. Barnes educated at San
Diego State College with graduate work at the University
of California Occidental College and the University of
Maryland where she received her Doctors degree in 1852
She began her in 1894 teacher of all eight
grades in a school house Julien Calf Fol-
lowing that she spent the 10 years teacher and then
principal in the San Diego County school system In 1915
promoted coordinator of Guidance Services
Grades kindergarten through H.
In 1853 Mrs. Barnes east for years fellowship
at the University Of Maryands Institute for Human De-
velopment The following found her In Korea serving
consultant the Ministry of Education in the field of
teacher education.
Returning to the Washington area, she taught class
Of mentally retarded children in Alexandria Va followed
by years elementary supervisor 1t in this
capacity that she to Montgomery County in August
1858.
AS Director Of Educational Services DR.. Barnes is
sponsble for six specialized divisions audovsual library
pupil personnel psychological services remedial reading
and special education Each division both elemen
ary and secondary schools The purpose Of this depart
ment is to supplement support and augment the general
program of education in this county by providing highly
specialized services to teachers and students.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

DRIAN M. Benson to the county school system
- head of the Finance Department in 1852. He
educated in the field of business administration at the Bal
more College of Commerce and the University of Mary
land He Certified Public Accountant the State Of
Maryland.
His experience includes five years with Baltimore
Gas and Electric Company two the State Auditors
Office and six years with the State Department of Educa
ton He also years active service with the u S.
Navy from 194345
Benson has served president the School Business
Officials of Maryland and present general chairman of
the Insurance Management Research Committee of the
School Business Officials Of the United States and Canada
He is also cochairman of the Rockville College Guidance
Council
AS Director Of Finance Benson is responsible for the
financial operations of the public school program In add
ton to accounting for the receipt and disbursement of mil
lions Of dollars annually the Finance Department handles
the Federal Aid program the insurance program including
the Employee Benefit Plan the electric data processing pro-
gram, the payroll operations financial operations
the cafeerias and the internal auditing program
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25
Oxen Brought
Home Ribbons

Properly trained work anil
mails were vitality important to
the farmers of go years ago.
Roger B. Farquhar recalls that
before he went away to college
his father made him a small
red wagon with a tongue, and
a little ox-yoke.
With these, he trained teams
of OK calves, five or six months
old, for their jobs in adult life.
He and his team hauled wal
nuts, corn and potatoes around
the farm while the calves
learned to work together.
For several years, Mr.. Far.
quhar took his baby teams to
the Rockville fair and marched
them in the big livestock pa
rade.
He always won the blue rib
bon and a S. or $40 prize, he
said, because he never had any
competition in his class.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

II ESTER J. Welch promoted from Director of Sites
IL and Planning Director of School Facilities July
1, this year.
native of Minnesota he received his bachelors and
masters degrees from the University of Minnesota and has
also done graduate work at the University of Maryland and
Columbia University.
WEIGH came to Montgomery County in 1884 science
and mathematics teacher at the old TakomaSiver Spring
High School In 1941 he became principal Of the combined
Sherwood Elementary and High School. Following two
years of military leave with Army 194345
to the county to become executive assistant to the super
intendent and helped develop the postwar program of
pansion.
In 1916, he went to Takoma Park Junior High School
principal where he remained until 1855 when he returned
to the central office first administrative assistant
school sites and planning and then Director in 1857
The department of Plant Development and Man.
agement set up the 196061 budget the
mendation of the Citizens Advisory Committee School
Construction the changed to School Facilities
There four divisions under this department: plan
ming site acquisition construction and maintenance each
with its director WEIGH has the overall responsibility
for these four divisions and their coordination with the
other departments of the school system.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

nR. William A. Early, 81 became Montgomery County,s
- Director of Curriculum Development in the spring of
1852
native Of Virginia, Dr. Early educated at RAN
dophMacon College and Emory and Henry College where
he received his ABB degree He also has masters degree
In education from Duke University and honorary degree
as Doctor Of Humanities from Emory and Henry
During his career, he has taught science and social
studies and served both elementary and high school
principal He has been Superintendent Schools in Nor
folk and Arlington Counties Va and Chat
ham County Ga the latter just prior his coming to this
county.
He also has served president the Virginia Educa-
ton Association the National Association of County and
Rural Area Superintendent and the Department of
the National Education Association He chairman and
NEA representative of the World Conference Of Organza
tons of the Teaching Profession Oxford England and
Oslo, Norway.
In the 196061 budget the position of Director of Cur.
rculum Development expanded include Community
Relations Dr. Early is responsible for coordnatng the
forts OF the professional staff and community
groups in the continuous process of evauaton
and Improvement His office liaison and nforma
ton center for the other offices within the system which
directly concerned with the responsibility for curric
lum development.
1t is Dr. Earlys Job stimulate community interest
and assistance In the solving of educational problems
community opinion on education issues interpret the
rculum to the general public and bring Board of
Education and the professional staff information
ing public opinion and local resource persons
In addition Dr. Early provides material ed
toral assistance and consultative services to both profess
sona groups and citizen advisory committees officially an
pointed by the Board of Education
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

In 1S4s, Montgomery County
was almost exclusively a rural
farming community. The pop
ulaiton was about 5000. In
that year, q charter was granted
forming the Mutual Fire Insur.
ance Co.
Many changes have taken
place in the 112 years that have
followed. But this stable firm,
located in picturesque Sandy
Spring, retains the same stature
it did when established on
March 10, 1848.
The burning of a barn near
Rawlings River first suggested
the idea of establishing a fire
insurance company in this
neighborhood.
In June, 1912, DR.. Charles
Farquhar, great-uncle of the
present president, A. D. Far
quhar, submitted to a public
meeting in Brookeville the re-
port of a previously appointed
committee, ito whom was re-
ferred the consideration of the
subject Of forming a company
in the vicinity of Brookeville
for the mutual insurance of the
property of the members COM
posing it," The plan outlined
was to some extent the same as
the system In force today.
Stabler Organized Firm
This early concept did not
materialize until five or six
years later, when the subject
was revived. The man respon-
sible for the formation of the
firm was its first president, Ed
ward Stabler. Preliminary
meetings were held in his home.
He made and donated. the seal,
which has been in constant use
ever since.
The Importance of his role Il
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-08-25

GCHOOLS Superintendent C. Taylor Whittier took over
~ the administration of the Montgomery County school
system August 1857 He 4s years Of age and lives
with his wife and four children in Gathersburg.
native of Illinois he received his educational training
at the University of Chicago where he received his bache
lors masters and doctors degrees His Pho. degree,
taken in 94S in the field of Administration Currcu-
lum and Finance.
DR.. Whittier began his teaching in the Chicago
and later instructor the Iowa State Teach
ers' College His administrative work began when he
Assistant to the Superintendent of Schools in Oak Park ILL.,
Later DR.. Whittier served principal of elementary
and secondary schools in Davenport Iowa. Gary nd and
st. Petersburg, Fla.
In 1858 he became Director Of Instruction in Pnelas
County, Fa after which he appointed Assistant Super
intendent in charge of the Institutional Program in that
system He also served visiting professor for
terms at Florida State University and Stetson University
As Executive Officer of the Board of Education the
Montgomery County Supt of Schools recommends policies
required for the operation of the schools and administers
the schools within the policies established by the Board
In this role he is required to recommend and admins
ter annual budget consistent with the needs of the
ty and in line with efficient budgetary procedures
The Supt of Schools represents the State Supt Of
Schools in local matters and responsible him for the
proper conduct of the schools within the framework of
school laws and the bylaws adopted by the State Board Of
Education.