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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Nicholson
Appointed to
$l5,5OO Job

The Park and Planning
c o m m is sion yesterday
decided to appoint Jes-
Sc F. Nicholson to a new
SIS, 500-a-year job as execu-
tive director Of the bi-county
planning agency.
Nicholson, currently Planning
Commission secretary treas
urer, will supervise the entire
agency staff while retaining
his present duties.
His appointment was pro-
posed ut a time when the com.
mission noted that it would be
"unwise and unnecessary from
the standpoint of sound bust.
ness practice" to appoint a
full /. time commissioner who
would perform essentially the
same duties as the executive
director.
A full-time commissioner, the
agency heads said, (could) IRE.
suit in confusion of policy
making functions" inasmuch
as he would be dealing both
with policy and planning.
The appointment resolution
cited the combined populations
of more than 100000 persons in
Montgomery and P i n c e
Georges countless = and "un.
precedented expenditures" in
excess of SOS million for re-
gional parkland acquisition
next fiscal year as only two of
the administrative loads weigh
ing heavily on Commission
chairman Herebrt w. Wells and
his staff of 260 employees. APP
pointment of Nicholson was
proposed mainly to ease this
growing administrative load.
Nicholson has been employed
by the Commission for 13 years
and has been in a public en-
ploye for nearly "a years. He
lives at 2 Pooks Hill I'd, Be-
thesda.
Historically, the commissions
staff has been under the direc-
ton of five department heads
who, in turn, are responsible to
10 part time commissioners.
Creation of an executive direc-
tor was sought to create a bet
ter and full-time liaison be-
tween the professional staff
and the policy-making commits
sioners.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

them to have the highest quail
ty in typographical layout and
editorial and advertising content
and appearance. Accordingly,
the entire staff of the Sentinel
and all those concerned with its
production deserve credit for the
win.
Credit for the best news
photo first prize goes, primari-
ly, to the Sentineps staff pho
tographer, Hugh M. Gillespie,
who won the same award in
last years contest.
! The SentinePs third place
award in Community Service
was for its role in speeding the
long-delayed opening of Rock
ville's public housing project
after two children died in a
slum blaze. The entry was
titled Needless Tragedy"
Two other Montgomery Coun-
ty newspapers also won prizes
in the contest category of week.
lies over 5000 circulation.
The Suburban Record won
first place in the community
service category and third place
in general excellence. The
Maryland News walked off with
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

quhar and staff photographer
Hugh M. Gillespie only recently
returned from a Sentinel-spon-
sored' trip to- Pinneberg IN firrs
therance of that program.
Public support Of the Amer
lean students trip Is essential
to success. Donors are urged
to mail their contributions to
"Sister City, care OF Post
master, Rockville, Md"
Ken Kasai, chairman Of Rock
ville's SISTER City" committee,
emphasized that a large num-
Der of small contributions was
preferred to only a few larger
donations. He explained that
many smaller contributions
would show that Rockville resi-
dents were behind the SISTER
City" exchange program.
The Sentinel will publish the
names of all individuals or or
CARNATIONS who make contribu-
tons. Money collected will be
used primarily for transporta-
ton costs of the Rockville stu
dents. They will live in homes
of foster families" in Pinne-
berg.
Both Rockville and Pinneberg
officials have expressed hope
that an exchange of students
between the two communities
will become an annual highlight
of the people.to-people program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
.G0ithersburg
School Name
Is Approved

The new Gaithersburg Junior
High School will be called just
that.
The Board Of Education de-
cided Tuesday to retain the
name assigned temporarily to
the school after polling mem
bers of the parent-teachers' as
ISOLATION in the area. OF some
200 questioned, the name was
favored by all but three, who
suggested It be. named for the
former owner of the land 1t
now occupies, Thomas Foltz.
DR.. c. Taylor Whittier, super.
intendent of schools, seemed
somewhat relieved that the
name will be unchanged. ut
won't be difficult to comply
with your decision" he re-
marked, "the name is already
across the front of the build.
ing"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

was along for protection"
Charles promptly hoped into
the family car at the curb and
locked the. doors, leaving his
mother to cope with the irate
woman.
Mrs. Babara Pratt came in
for her share of goose pimples
when she called at the home of
a man rumored to have used
his shotgun ON unwanted guests
once before.
She said the man opened the
door, listened to her explana.
ton OF what she needed in the
way of facts, and then said: II
amt got no time for no monkey
business. The government
wants TO know too much any.
way" and slammed the door.
Recalling that her subject
was reputedly a native of West
overwhelmingly hill country,
where shotguns are as common
as house brooms, Mrs. Pratt
quietly took her leave.
Other than such routine ex.
periences, the enumerators big.
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Schools Get
Nepu Number

Effective Monday, the county
Board of Education office in
Rockville will have a new, easy
to-remember telephone number
and improved telephone service.
The number will be Poplar
2-5000, replacing Poplar 2-3981
and two other numbers not
generally known to persons
other than school personnel.
Persons calling the old numbers
after 8 am. Monday will be in
formed of the change by an
automatic recording device.
All of the % trunk lines to
the office will be channeled
through Pc. 2-50O0, thus assur-
ing more effective service than
was provided when they were
divided up among three num-
hers, according to school Off
Gals. While a busy signal re-
suited whenever one of the
three former numbers was be-
ing utilized to capacity, the
switchboard now will remain in
service as long as any of the
% lines is open.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Small Tax Rate HikeDue
City Okays
Changes In
Its Charter

The Rockville City Coun-
Gil Tuesday, passed a modern
revision of the 100 year-old
city charter, providing for
partial yearly taxation on
construction and repeating the
tax limit.
This was the first compre-
hensive overhaul of the charter
since it was written in 1860,
although piecemeal changes
have taken place over the years.
Previously, new construction
was not taxed for the remain.
ing portion of the year. The
new section will enable the city
to tax substantially completed
construction at semi-annual and
three-quarter intervals.
Valuable taxes were lost to
the city when new buildings
were completed shortly after
the May l assessment cutoff
date and went untaxed for the
rest Of the year. Now they can
be added to the city assessment
roles for one or both of the
additional period.
Repeal of the one dollar per
500 assessed value tax limit is
designed to further facilitate
sale of bonds and generally i'm
prove the city credit rating. The
present tax rate Is Y cents.
A midnight June 80 deadline
for new budgets was written
into the charter. Although the
council has adhered to this
standard procedure it has not
been officially included into the
charter.
A new provision In the charter
requires proposed budgets be
submitted at least a month be-
fore final passage. Last June
the city was criticized for not
getting out the budget early
enough.
The revised charter, a con-
glOmoratiop of the old. charter
and recently passed city ordf.
nances, eliminates such offices
as scavenger and bailiff and
provides for the office of city
manager, which was created by
city ordinance.
The revised charter will be
effective May 81, unless 20 per-
cent of the qualified voters
petition within As days for a
referendum.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

In addition to the two first
prizes in this years contest, the
Sentinel won a third place
award.
No other newspaper compel
ing in the SentinePs class week
lies. over 5000 circulatiOn) won
more than two prizes. Accord.
ingly, the Sentinel with three
prizes this year walked off for
the second straight year with
more prizes than any other
competing newspaper.
This years newspaper rival
ry was swept by the Baltimore
News Post which walked off
with five awards. The Balti-
more Evening Sun won two
awards.
Sponsors of the competition
were the Maryland Press Asso-
citation and the journalism de-
partment of the University of
Maryland. Entries were judged
by the West Virginia Press AS.
ISOLATION.
The two first places won this
year by the Sentinel were "best
news photo" and general excel
lence." Its third place award
was in the Community Serv-
ice" category.
In awarding the Sentinel the
first prize for general excellence
for weekly newspapers of over
5000 circulation, the judges de-
clared:
"The paper is particularly
outstanding for its excellent edi-
tOrial page, local cOverage in
depth, fine sports page, good
features and especially attrac-
tive picture page, cOmmendable
social and area news cOverage
and good engravings. Another
prominent attribute of the pa
per is the Orderliness of make
up and its neat appearance"
The general excellence first
prize is the one coveted by
newspapers. Judges select two
arbitrary dates and participate
ing newspapers must submit is
sues published on those dates.
In all other categories, the news
papers themselves select materi-
al submitted as entries.
General excellence, under the
contest rules, means just what
the words imply. Judges are in
structed to base their selections
on which newspaper appears to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

five over affectionate children
and two pet dogs. Before she
was able to leave, her Identified
ton badge was torn off, the
children had crayoned her cen
sus forms and her clothing was
thoroughly mussed.
Then there was Mrs. Virginia
Carlisle who had only three
more homes to canvass before
ending her stint last week. She
was fanged by an unfriendly
fido.
Mrs. William Donnelly, wife
Of an assistant county attorney,
just hates cats. So it was al
most fate that cats ripped four
pair Of her hose while she tried
to interview their owners.
Mrs. DOnneIIy also had a few
hectic moments with a house
wife who became practically
hystericap when she was pres
ented the detailed census ques-
tionnaire given every fourth
hOmeOwner.
The lady followed Mrs. Don
nelly out of her house and at
one point, tried to explain her
resentment to Mrs. Donnelly's
11-year.old son Charles. who
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Student Exchange
Sister City Campaign
For $1,000 Is Under Way

A 81 contribution from 10
year-old boy was among the
first donations collected this
week toward, $1,000 to send two
Rockville students on a visit to
Pinneberg, Germany - Rock
ville's SISTER City"
Philip Lower, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward ]. Lower, Sill
Woodston rd., Rockville, joined
three others in bringing the
total thus far received to $101.
The drive for funds was an
nounced in last Thursdays Sen
tinel.
Other donors: Optimist Club
of Rockville, SIS; Progressive
Citizens Association, S.; Anony.
nous, $40; Citizens Committee
for Good Government, $50; Sted-
man Prescott, S., and Dave Ros-
OH, %.
Two students will be selected
to visit the West German city
this summer. Pinneberg Off
Gals have announced plans to
send two students to Richard
Montgomery High School, for
the school year starting this
September.
The proposed exchange Of
students was conceived as part
Of the people to People" pro-
gram inaugurated three years
ago by President Eisenhower.
Sentinel editor Roger B. Far
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14

For an insight into how far
along scientific paths some
county high school youngsters
have trod, turn to Page B4 for
a full page of pictures on the
subject.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Curriculum
Study Is
Proposed

Montgomery Count S
Board of Education revealed
plans Tuesday for a compre-
hensive survey of the public
school curriculum by a
group of Representative citi-
Zens" not associated with the
school system.
While deferring action on a
resolution authorizing the sur
vey, the board issued a state
ment outlining its purposes and
detectives and scheduled a spe-
cial meeting for April 81 to
discuss at length the goals of
the study.
The group also deferred &C.
ton on a companion resolution
appointing DR.. Edgar L. Nor
phet, professor of education at
the University of California and
a widely-experienced school con-
sultant, to serve as its general
consultant during the study.
Both resolutions, it was indi-
Gated, will be considered at the
April 81 meeting.
Expressing the boards belief
that the development and con-
tinuous improvement of the
curriculum and Institutional
program are "of vital impor-
lance to planning for the fu-
ture," the statement said the
board also believes a thorough
study "of problems and posi-
bilities in this area" should be
made in the immediate future.
MANY social, economic and
scientific changes that have i'm
plications for the curriculum
have occurred during the past
few years." the statement con-
tinued. while a number of
curriculum studies have already
been carried out in Montgomery
County and important improve
ments have been made, a COM
prehensive study that will build
on what has been accomplished
and project needed improve
ments seems to be desirable at
this time"
1t proposed creation of a COM
smittee of not less than IS nor
more than 80 lay citizens who
can proceed to plan and conduct
a cooperative study without any
basis for concern about domino
ton or control by the board, the
school staff or by any organiza-
ton in the county that might
be thought of as interested in
arriving at predetermined con-
illusions"
1t proposed further that COM
mittee members be selected
from citizens having these char
acteristics:
ga genuine interest in
school education.
. Honesty and sincerity of
purpose.
. The ability to recognize
significant problems, interpret
information accurately and
reach honest and fair conclu-
sions.
o Freedom from strong bias
that might interfere with the
purpose of reaching sound and
defensible conclusions.
The group, to be designated
as the Citizens Advisory Com
mittee on Curriculum and In.
strlIction, should be recognized
as representing the entire COM
munity but should not be COM
posed of persons selected be-
cause they represent Organiza-
tons, the board said.
1t indicated its intention of
appointing the committee, a CO.
ordinator and the general con-
sultant within the next month
to assure an early start on the
survey. 1t said it would re-
quest the group to complete
It's study by June /, 1861. .... ....
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
In State
s-csq.Sse eaA17 10
ms
yards

-..s week won two of possible five first
ue Maryland Better Newspaper Contest
Last year, the Sentinel prizes in the annual
total of five-than any other newspaper
in the State, either daily or weekly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-04-14
Census Toker Trails
Cats, Dogs, Shotguns,
It's Al in Days Work

Official end Of taking in the Rockville district
to today but it will be long time before the 35
women enumerators forget their experiences.
Mrs. Hugh H. Hassell wife of the city postmaster for
instance pummeed into dshevelment by one familys
Evening star., 1960-09-05

Productions, is making II
series for the fall-winter sea-
SOM, insists that a lot of good
shows fail-and not-so-good
shows Succeed-merely on the
strength Of their time spot.
Look at any chart of audi
ence viewing habits" he sug-
gested. 1T starts rising every
night at 1880, hits a peak at 9
and then starts to drop of
sharply. An awful lot of people
in this country so to bed early
at night"
Powell would rather have
June Allyson's anthology series
shown an hour earlier than its
1890 pm. time period.
Even if the show winds up
with the largest share of the
evening audience, it's got a
smaller audience to start with, "
he said.
"Of course, a good time
period varies with the char
acter of the show" he con
ceded. For instance. we've got
The Westerner' coming in Fri
day nights at $3.50, and I wish
it could be shown later. It's a
show made for adults. not
children, and I think it might
do better in a later spot"
Looking Ahead
Although this 1960-61 TV
season doesn't start until next
month, Powell is concentrating
almost entirely on his 1961-62
plans. That means he has
formed a Judgment of some
sort about current trends.
II think the Western thing
is dropping away" said the
host of "Zane Grey Theater," I"
adding: II also think that
around January, when some of
these comedy shows are dying,
some sponsors are going to
wonder where those Westerns
they Cancelled have gone"
The hour-long show, Of
which there will be more than
80 this season, will be even
more in evidence next wear,
Powell predicts.
They not only settle the
audience down in their arm
chairs" he explained, but the
sponsorship is usually broken
up. so they give the networks
more control over the shows.
They like that"
Predicts Drama Shortage
He predicts a continuing
shortage Of good, long, heavy
dramas"
They just aren't around"
he said. Most shows can be
made we'll in a half hour-the
problem most writer's are hav-
ing is stretching them out to
fill an hour"
Film and tape, he further
Evening star., 1960-09-05

TOniDhtS top ShoiDS preUtelDed by TV Keys Std6
pho attend rehearsdls. match screenings dnalvze
scripts in NetD York Hollywood and elsewhere Their
opinions are offered as guide to area uieDers.
Olympic possible last-mnue changes the
hghights Of this hourong session from Rome include
mems S00O-meer steeplechase finals mems 150Ometer
heats, mems 200-meter dash finals, mems 400meter
dash heats basketball semnals boxing Semifnas ladies'
1oO-meter backstroke finals and ladies' 4OO-meter relay
finals 500 PM WTOP-9
Spike JOnes-Steve Aliens fans get chance to their pal
up to his old tricks again in the Question Man routine
show highghts from Jack Jones' Terry Gibbs and
Steve Allen at the vbraphone plus regulars Jose Jmnez
Helen Grayco Joyce Jameson and Len Weinrb $3.50 pm.
WTOP-9
New Comedy ShOwcase-"Slezak Walter Slezak is
charming in the role of patriot European nobeman
who arrives in this country and tries to get JOB in order
to take care Of his little boy payed by Leo Sezak 1000
pm. WTOP-9.
Murder and the AndrOid Repea If you're not old hand
at science fiction tales find this bizarre eXcur
sion into life with machine (androidS few
hundred years hence quite entertaining Arthur BeStors
story about weak-vered and his special androd
is frequently imaginative and clearly moral in tone.
COLOR 10000 pm. WRC-4.
Oympic GamesSchedue events this late night show
set to include mems 1OOmeter freestyle finals and
the water polo finals Lasminute changes OF course
occur 1115 pm, WTOP-9
ShOwJonathan Winters takes the masters
seat for Jacks second week Of wandering bringing Jack
Leonard Johnny Myher and Phyllis Diler on for the
round of fun and froc Also Judy Lynn comes by for the
evenings solo or two. 1880 pm. WRC-4.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
OTHER TV
HIGHLIGHTS

$3.50, WRC (4)-TV Theater.
THE Observer" A French
peasant tMaximillia n
Schell) is camouflaged to re-
semble a religious statue in
an effort to overhear the
Germans plan of attack.
(Repeat)
1880, WTOP (9)-June Ally
son Show. "Once Upon a
Knight" A professor CJames
Mason) of medieval history
is caught with his visor down
in the middle of New York.
(Repeat.)
11:O0, WTTG (5) - Starlight
The ter. Journey Into
Fear" An American arma-
ments expert is sought by
Axis agents. Joseph Gotten,
Everett Sloane. Q942D
HAS, WTOP (9)-The Late
Show. Three Men in a
Boat" Three men about
town take a boat ride up the
Thames and get into all
kinds of complications. Lau-
renee Harvey. Q9570
Evening star., 1960-09-05

Alexander Boggs Ryan OF
the University of Michigan
was the excellent soloiSt in
yesterday afternoons custom
ary end-of -the-month, post
service organ recital at the
Washington Cathedral.
Mr.. Ryan's program centered
around the great Passacaglia
and Fugue in C minor, one of
the towering peaks of the
literature, and in his capable
hands the genius of Bach was
exhibited in all its glory.
Nor were Mr.. Ryan's other
selections, ranging in style and
mood from the rocco elegance
of Louis Nicholas Clerambault
to the mystic fervor of Olivier
Messiaen, less well projected.
I was particularly impressed
by the transparent texture Mr..
Ryan managed to extract from
the giant Cathedral instrument,
something which was especially
plain in the Clerambault and
Messiaen works.
Evening star., 1960-09-05

predicted, will continue to
crowd out live shows.
THE only difference between
taped shows and live shows" !"
he commented, sis that you get
nervous actors on live shows" "
Hosting a TV show appar-
emily is an attractive job for a
performer. Boris Karloff has
returned from retirement in
London to handle the chore for
MICS new Thriller" series.
Joan Fontaine will serve in the
same capacity on CHS Family
CLASSICS" - and now Lowell
Thomas has been set to open
and close next seasons seven
American Heritage" historical
specials.
Ed Sullivan, whose Sunday
night show next season will
often come from various cities
of the Nation, has picked Mort
Sahl, Peggy Lee, Dorothy Kir-
stem and the Dave Brubeck
Quartet to headline his San
Francisco show-all Of whom
are as familiar to New York,
Chicago, Hollywood and other
points as they are to the Bay
City.
GE Theater has decided to
launch its new season with
Steve Allen making his TV act
ing debut. It's a comedy with
a title which is a plug, but
not for the sponsors product:
"The Man Who Thought for
Himself"
Evening star., 1960-09-05
TODAY'S RADIO
HIGHLIGHTS

1855, WTOP, WOL-Baseball.
Doubleheader. Washington
VS.. Baltimore.
7:15, WMAL-F elk Grant
Show. Albums by Marty
Patch, Julie London and
Count Basic.
$3.50, WRC-Labor Day Ad-
dress. William F. Schnitzler,
secretary-treasurer of the
AFL-CIO.
1O:45, WTOP-Labor Day Ad-
dress.
11:00, WMAL-The Music
Room. Edmundo Ros and
Joe Williams will be fea-
tured.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
TODAY'S GOOD
MUSIC DIAL

7:O5, WGMS AMIN $50 Kc.
and 1885 Mc.)-Symphony
Hall. Copland's Fanfare for
the Common Man.
500. WMAL-FM (lO7.3 Me-
Concert Stage. Piano Con-
certo No. 3 in c Minor.
Opus 81, by Beethoven.
$500, WMAL-FM (1O7.S Me-
Hi Fl Showcase. Rossini's
William Tell Overture.
lO:OO, WMAL-FM (1O7.3 Me-
-Nocturne, Dvorak's Sym
phony No. 5 in E Minor.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
BY IRVING LOWENS
Contributing Critic

washington Cathedral. Program: !:
fsntasfa fffnsnEe supeT seFsS Komm Ryan beilissr
Geist, HERE Goth Bach: Suite du
Premier Ton, Clerambault: Chorale
Prelude, Herzlich thut mich YER
langen ed setting), Op. 122,
Brahms; Chorale Prelude, Herzlich
thut mich erfreuen, Op. 1872,
BrahmS; Passacaglia and Fugue in
c minor, Bach; LIE Banquet Celeste.
Messiaen; Fugue from Sonata on
Psalm "a, Reubke.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
Mobile X-Ruy

The Districts mobile X-ray
unit will operate tomorrow
through Friday at 1856 Min
nesota avenue NE. Hours will
be from IL am. to 6 pm. to-
morrow and from 10 am. to
6 pm. Wednesday through
Friday.
Evening star., 1960-09-05
NEWS OF MUSIC
Ryan Exhibits Glory
OF Bach PossocoqIio

The recital came to a brilliant
close with a stunning reading
Of the fugue from Julius
Reubke's Sonata on Psalm "a,
in which the flamboyant ro-
manticism of this composer
contrasted sharply with the
veiled luminescense Of Mes
siaen's Celestial Banquet"
All in all, Mr.. Ryan did a fine
job, and I would welcome the
opportunity to hear a less brief
display of his artistry and
virtuosity.