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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Personnel Victory

A PROMINENT of two persons other than the pair
~ recommended by the Democratic Central Committee
TO the county personnel board is victory for counans
who consider vital to keep politics out of the county
merit (civil service) system.
This IS not to say that the two enjoying organized
Democratic support would not have made good personnel
board members They probably would have It was the
principle OF separating completely the business of politics
from the business OF county government personnel admin
lsrauon that people excited over 1t wasn't too
many years ago. as matter of fact that you just didn't
get county job unless you of the right political faith
And this tends to corrode honest government
The council having the gratitude of those who
We're opposing the principle of having personnel board
nominees checked out with party chieftains for their
political acceptabty should follow up this success
with still another confidence winning move and approve
change IN their announced policy of having all nominees
Tor appointment to boards and agencies submit to such
screening Few will argue against the proprety of the
councs policy generally as far most appointments are
concerned But there those who will take violent ex
cepuon to application of the practice to the personnel
board Il council members want to do the right thing by
the peopeand they would win lot of friends while doing
itthey will amend their policy on appointments SO that
personnel board nominees excepted from the spua
ton that nominees shall be checked for political accept
ability" by party heads.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Fu+ili+y Is Spanked
BY Miserable Flames
County Law

The war experiences of the lawyers who
were tenants of the Kelley building ranged
from boredom in the Pentagon to heroics in
the Pacific. But nothing they experienced
during the war years equalled the misery and
futility suffered by them while watching their
possessions destroyed by fire during the early
morning of December 81
The destroying agent was not even clean
bright fire. 1t was, on the contrary, a foul
combination of putrid smoke, lurid flashes of
dark flame and charred water that wiped out
about 20 rooms containing papers, books and
documents which affected the interests of PEG.
pie through the State.
The extent of the loss probably will never
be fully known and expressed. One must
know about lawyers before being able to ap
preciate what happened to them, as distin-
guished from their belongings, on the morn
ing when the fire wiped them off of the face
of Rockville
From the day they enter law school, law
yers court and adore the alluring Lady of The
common Law. 1t is known that she rewards
her legal suitors in direct proportion to their
devotion to her. Lawyers shower upon her
gifts of great value. Among them are sets
of the Maryland Reports and other books in
which generations of lawyers have made their
notes; briefs containing philosophy of some
merit, ana countless periodicals containing ar
ueles on esoteric legal subjects. All of these
gifts were destroyed and when they burned
little part of their owners also died.
A home may be a castle to most people
but to lawyer the office is his castle. II is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

ers, at no expense to the
county.
Putting forth such a plan as
noted in your paper indicates
that the advisory committee has
lost sight of the real purpose
of the practice driving phase
of driver education. Few young
sters have serious problems
with learning the mechanical
skills of steering, braking, ac-
celebrating, nor even the more
advanced skills of turning cor
ners and parking. Few young
sters, or adults for that matter
get into traffic trouble because
of a lack of these sIxills. Where
they do get into trouble is
through a lack of traffic judg-
ment. 1t is doubtful if this skill
can be acquired in such an I'M
realistic environment as an off
street training area where all
drivers must adhere to a pre-.
scribed pattern. at abnormally
low speed. and under direct
radio control, with no pedes-
TRANS, opposing traffic, or other
distractions. The only sensible
place to acquire traffic judg-
ment is in traffic, under the d.
rect supervision of a profession
al instructor, who can take over
control of the vehicle, should
necessity require.
Apparently no consideration
has been given in this proposed
plan to the advantages of "ob-
servation" driving the prac-
tice whereby two or three stu
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Drunk Driving Acquitted

CQUTTTAL last week in Rockville Peoples Court of
~ drunk driving defendant who had alcoholic
tent reading of 28egh tenths Of per greater
than the amount which the law says pra facie evidence
Of guilt-raises number of questions.
The principal one is whether police have been errng
in past procedures of the chemical testing program and
they haven't, the acquittal justified.
The point which the defendant principally his
acquttal whether the so-caled first" specimen of
urine is good indication of the degree of drunkenness of
the defendant The defense contention that the first
and only-specmen given by the defendant in this
was not good yardstick And this backed up power
fully by testimony from DR. Russell S. Fisher chief med
cal examiner of the State of Maryland who had been
called by the defense counsel State Senator Edward S.
Northrop.
Dr. Fisher testified strongly for the defense that he
did not believe that first specimens which represent
accumulation in the bladder of alcoholic content were
fair test Only second samples freshly eanating from
the kidney true indication of the amount of alcohol
in the blood at the time and accordingly accurately rep
resent the degree of drunkenness he said
DR.. Fishers testimony countered, however, by
that of Dr. Oscar B. Hunter jr pathologist who con-
Quoted the chemical test the defendants specimen Tes
tying for the State Dr. Huntera recognized expert
the fiedsad that in his opinion there could be
than % per cent variance in the amount of alcohol in
the bladder and the the blood land hence the
BRAIN. If defendant has reading of % on first
specimen he said it is virtually certain that his second
specimen would test at not less than % per And
even that is well above the dividing line of 20 which
the General Assembly-of which Sen. Norhrop is key
member-said there is presumption of guilt.
is interesting that in II of the Is drunk driving
specimen where the alcoholic content was 20 or
greater the court has pretty much rouney convict
ed the defendants THE 18th case was droppedo In
about onehaf of the where specimen has been OBJ
aned police report there has been only specimen and
the court heretofore has not considered this problem in
handing down convictions. 1t also interesting that ac
cordng to police department spokesman in at least two
cases second" specimen found to have higher
alcoholic content than the first specimen from the same
defendant
If the police department has erred in testing "frst
specimens neither the court the States chief medical
examiner nor the legislative leader who served as defense
counsel in this expressed any this phase
OF the procedure until this particular defendant came to
trial. Accordingly the police department should be little
blamed IN our opinion Meanwhile however, small loop
hole in the procedure aimed curbing the menace of
drunk driving has been uncovered in this case and the
police department would do well to try plug it SO that in
the future defendants who guilty convicted as they
deserve to be.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Driver Troining

Having read your account of
the new driver education plan
recently submitted to the Board
of Education by a special adj
visory committee, I am moved,
as a county resident and tax
payer, to object to what I per-
sonally believe to be an i'll adj
vised departure from existing
practice.
Far from being unique" the
plan, as outlined in your De-
cember 18th issue closely paral-
lels a plan which has been used
in Detroit for over ten years.
OF the over 1900 schools Of
fering Driver Education in the
country today very few (prob-
ably less than 1e6) offer the
program according to the De-
troit plan, despite the fact that
the plan is well known to driver
educators and administrators.
Certainly it would seem that
if the plan was so successful in
producing the results claimed
for it thousands of communities
would have similar programs in
operation.
A number of seemingly obvi-
Gus additional cost factors at
tendant to the program outlined
in your article were not men
toned. Besides the capital ex-
penditure of less than 100000"
for the off street areas, there
must be provision for an addi-
tional capital expenditure for
automobiles. The article men.
toned that each Of eight teach
ers would handle ten cars -
a totalAof at least so cars, not
countink the several spares that
will be Necessary for those units
out of Service for maintenance.
The Gag ltal expenditure for this
item al ne would run to about
$l6O,0Qg Then Of course there
is the Added expense OF equip
ping eAeh car with a radio re.
celver nd at least eight trans
mitterX and insurance on so
cars mo small item either.
Up to bow many Of the cars
used a Re provided on loan by
public spirited automobile deal
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

dents, in addition to the student
receiving instruction, ride in the
car and observe the lesson. Far
from just "going for ride"
the observers frequently get
much more out of the lesson
than the student behind the
wheel, especially in the early
stages of instruction.
There is no cheap way to a
quality driver education pro-
gram such as our children are
now receiving in the county.
The one-half hour practice driv-
ing in actual traffic can prove
to be a poor and costly substit-
ute for the six to eight hours
now provided.
Certainly the criticism in this
letter would not be very con-
structive unless some practical
alternate proposal is suggested.
While the following suggestion
might not provide a complete
answer, it may be helpful in
reducing costs and making in
struction available to an addi-
tional number of students, with
out sacrifice in quality.
A ten week summer program
would provide at least 760O adj
ditional practice driving instruc-
ton hours with the 10 instruc-
tors working 40 hours per week.
This would provide 1866 stu.
dents with six hours of prac-
tice driving instruction each.
Carrying this one step farther;
theoretically, at least, driving in
struction in the summer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

months can be carried on from
Z am. until about Z pm, six
Gays a week a total of Il
hours per week. Assuming that
most instructors would moi
want to work more than 4C
hours per week at this exactine
task, one car could be used by
two instructors, each teaching
80 hours per week. Thus, &c
instructors, using 20 cars could
provide 14,400 teaching hours in
a ten week summer session.
Ihls would provide six hours OF
practice driving to 24OO stu.
dents. Add to this the 100 stu.
dents presently being reached in
the regular school term, and the
total amounts to 410O - long
way towards solving the prob
ieiIl ol reacnlng the indicated
$500 eligible students.
II 1t is decided by the Board
to embark upon the type Of.
program mentioned in your De.
cember 10Th issue, it would;
seem to me only prudent to try
to pilot program in one or
two schools before going to the
considerable expense and CAPT
tai outlay contemplated. Sim.
ilarly, it might well prove pru.
dent to try a summer program.
at several schools and perhaps
compare the quality Of the end
product Of the two types Of pro
grams. In relation to relative
costs and other factors.
Charles N. Brady
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

Other officers elected were
Walter Hansen, first vice presi.
dent; Doris Solomon, second
vice president; Norman Rabi.
neau, treasurer, and Charles F.
Wilding, secretary.
Wilding beat out Dan Ross
Tor his post by one vote, and
Charles Bowling, ir., was edged
out as an executive committee.
man by George Ballman.
Other members of the execu-
tive committee were Seymour
korn, Tom Powers, Mike Mon.
roney, jr., Irving Levine, Julie
Voegtli and Eugene Peters.
Francis Penny" Shafer was
elected executive secretary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Letters to the Editor

our knowledge agreed to cutting
a single dollar from its budget.
We would like to remind the
Sentinel that the mere spending
of money does not insure good
school system and that often
times more judicious use of
available funds can provide bet
ter education. May we repeat
that the Council for Better Edu.
cation will support adequate ex-
penditures for essential needs,
but will expose and condemn
any expenditures that it consid-
ers excessively high, unneces-
sary and sometimes even detri-
mental to sound education.
William K. Yost. Jr,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
: Bernard T. Welsh

that and much more. 1t is retreat into which
ne can retire and lick wounds inflicted upon
him in court. 1t is library, study and most
OF all, place where troubled people can let
down their hair and talk turkey with security
This building which burned contained
varied treasures. The fire turned to ashes
law books that were printed at the time of
the American Revolution. 1t melted gold
watch that had been worn by a soldier who
one July day. went across wheat field upon
the command of a brigade general named
Pickett. 1t destroyed small bronze bust of
Shakespeare which had been found in Eng
land by an intoxicated lawyer on leave in Eng.
land and which he carried from beach named
Normandy to river named the Rhine, upon
command OF general named Ike
Many intercepted love letters were
burned They had been awaiting their turn
for introduction into pending trials. This
statement may be only fabrication prompted
by low legal cunning to lull adversaries into
false sense of security
mere Is no truth to the rumor that one
OF the evicted lawyers has rented a cell in the
Montgomery County Jail; or that he had i'm.
stalled telephone i'm his car; or that three
lawyers have leased section of the counter in
the Rockville Drug Store.
And so the fire happened Now bunch
OF lawyers will have to find out whether law.
yerlng is matter of brains or books mr.
combination of both. 1t is a new experience
II reminds some of us of how we felt when
we tackled up our law single IS wears AGO.
perhaps we will do better for Our LADY of the
Common Law this time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Bright's View

According to news reports,
Edwin L. Bright, head of the
Montgomery County Board OF
Appeals, suggested that the
county's practice of mailing no.
tees of pending coming appeals
to citizens associations and
neighborhood groups ought to
be dropped. 1t has political
implications"
Surely this wanders far from
what we have been taught to
believe is a democratic Qittle d.
approach to government. To
notify ''only the owners of ad.
joining or confronting property
regarding possible coming of
tracts is to suggest that what
might go on or in two doors
or more from our home is none
of our business, even though ii
might have an extremely ad.
verse effect upon our neighbor.
hood or cut the value of our
own property in half.
Sadly enough, Mr.. Bright
seems to be dreaming, too, when
he states that "a single dissatis-
fled person, coming in alone,
would get as much attention
from the board as a room full
of people" Unless that dissatis-
fled persons swings a lot more
weight than the average citizen,
pressure from a group" seems
to be his best, If not his only
chance these days.
Incidentally, isn't it a bit of
a switch to discourage coming in
terest by neighborhood or com.
munity groups? Or Is it really
true, as some think, that our
voices are only welcome when
they happen to agree with ruiz
nag politicos?
Lila ID. SonneInann
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

in District of Columbia liquor
stores (tax paid and arresting
residents of the Free State for
illegal transportation as they
enter that Commonwealth with
more than one bottle of spirits.
Regardless of any legal defense,
the beverages are confiscated
with an additional deposit of
$3.50 required pending trial,
under threat of heavy fine
and Imprisonment - an excel
lent example of Russian
methods.
Full details are promptly Civ
en- to the press ana the success
of the racket is gagged by news
paper publicity. 1t is to be re-
GREETED that Maryland powers
that be use this Illegal proce-
dure in violation of the rights
of citizens guaranteed by the
U. S. Constitution, and authori.
ties of the D. of c. should do
something about it.
Maryland doubtless needs the
revenue as attested by the pres
ent Income Tax inquisition, but
that State should not descend
to illegal methods in an effort
to bolster its Treasury. More
over, it is doubtful if the total
take" from the unfortunate
victims will equal the expense
incurred by the State agents
in their investigation, although
these officials may be permitted
to enjoy the confiscated bever-
ages. To be consistent, all citi-
zens who transport more than
one pack of cigarettes or any
goods, wares, or merchandise
should be arrested. This brings
to mind former years when
reciprocity ended at the D. c.
Md. line, unless motor cars ex-
hibited both license plates.
Robert Brown
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Young Demos Elect Sweeney

Stuart II. Sweeney, 35-year.
old Assistant States Attorney
for Montgomery County, was
elected president Of the Young
Democrats Club of Montgomery
County last week, succeeding
Edwin Collier.
Sweeney was coupled on a
slate with Robert Bourbon -
both men having been so active,
a nominating committee offered
both for president.
Sweeney has private law
offices at 1924 Georgia ave-, Sill
Yer Spring, and he lives at 7437
Yellowstone dr., Takoma Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Fire Station
Hearing Set

Purchase Of one acre OF land
for q third Kensington volun-
teer Fire Department station at
the intersection Of velrs MIN
and Gaynor rds,, win be the
subject of q public hearing be.
ford the County Council at s
p.ml January Is, in the audi.
toriul pf the Rockville County
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07

During the holidays numerous
Maryland plain clothes agents
and\ sleuths were checking
purchases Of alcoholic beverages
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
Montgomery County
ENIINEL

Estahlished 1855 by Matthew Flelds
MEMBER MARYLAND PRESS ASSOC.
AFFILIATE MEMBER NATIONAL
EDITORIAL ASSOCIATION
SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO., NC
Published weekly. Thursdays Al IA
East Montgomery Avenue. BY the Senfi.
nel Publishing Co., Inc. cy M. Camp
b1l. president
Entered a. second class matter al the
reE 0tnce q Rockville Maryland, tn
eae Act Of Congress. March 3, 1879.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1960-01-07
WoIeski Praised

William Il. Yost, Jr.
Evening star., 1960-04-12
Jersey Oil Considers
Change for Meetings

NEW YORK, April IL (AP)
Standard Oil Co. New Jer-
sey) is considering holding an
nual meetings in places other
than New York and New Jersey.
The proxy statement for the
1860 meeting asked stockhold-
ers to vote on a proposal au-
thorizing meetings to be held
in Boston, Chicago, Cleveland,
Houston and San Francisco.
This years meeting will be
held in Lawrenceville, N. j.,
May 25.
Evening star., 1960-04-12
IBM Net Guins
NEW YORK. April IA (AE

NEW YORK, April II (AP) =.
The International Business
Machines Corp. reported yes
terday net income for the first
quarter ended March 81 rose
to $35,178,5O9 equal to s1.92 a
share from s2S.s64,6S4 or $1.5s
a share in the same period of
1859.
Evening star., 1960-04-12
N. Y. PRODUCE
NEW YORK, April ~ CAPI CUsDA

NEW YORK, April II CAP) CUSDAD
Butter offerings ample Demand
fair Prices UNCHANGED
Cheese steady. Prices unchanged
=. Wholesale egg offerings Of top quail
ity about adequate, Demand generally
good today New York spot quotations
follow, Midwestern. Mixed colors: Ex-
tras $3.50 lbs) 40lz-42; extras me-
40: checks 1924. Whites: Extras
t+S-50 lbsl 4O-43a; extras medium
4Oi2-4 "a. Browns: Extras (4s-5O lbsl
43 7-45.
lbsl 45-4a; mediums 4SI4: smalIs
35-36 Browns: Top quality 1850
loS) 45-41; mediums 42-44: smalls
36-3S.
Evening star., 1960-04-12
$40 Million Issue
NEW YORK. April l2

NEW YORK, April II (AP).
Mountain States Telephone
& Telegraph Co. today awarded
$40 million of 40-year deben-
lures to a Halsey, Stuart & Co.
syndicate on a bid of l01.5l for
a 5 per cent coupon. Net in
teresJ cost to the company was
4.91 per cent. The securities
were reoffered at 102.279 to
yield 4.87 per cent.
Evening star., 1960-04-12
N. Y. COTTON

NEW YORK. April 1e CAP).-Cot.
ton futures were irregular today.
Nearby May held steady on short
covering prior to first notice for that
delivery on April % The balance
of the market was lower. Nearby July
sagged on selling by traders who COW
cred commitments in nearby May
Favorable weather in the cotton belt
contributed TO the selling in new-crop
months.
Late afternoon prices were 5 cents
a bale higher to 80 cents lower than
the previous close. May 1929, July
Evening star., 1960-04-12
Stocks Turn Mixed
On Squirt of Buying

was inspired also by American
Telephone which touched an
other new high for the year
as it rose more than a point
then lost some of its gain.
Motors and aircrafts con-
tinued lower while most other
major groups were mixed.
American Stock Exchange
prices were mixed in fairly ac-
tive trading.
Government bonds declined
sharply. Corporate bonds were
lower on balance.
Evening star., 1960-04-12

NEW YORK, April IL CAP)
"A squirt of buying amcc"
selected issues pulled the stock
market up from an irregular
decline and left prices mixed
early this afternoon. Trading
was moderate.
Gains and losses of fractions
to about a point prevailed
among pivotal stocks.
A recovery by steels in the
face of the sharply reduced
steel operating rate gave the
market a hvelier tone. Buying
Evening star., 1960-04-12
CHICAGO GRAIN

CHICAGO, April 12 (AP).-Grain
futures prices rallied almost all along
the line in the early afternoon today
and some contracts moved ahead
sharply
Rye and old-crop wheat were up a
cent or more generally from previous
closes. Oats and corn were steady to
Arm while soybeans recovered all or
most all of their early setbacks.
Il cents bushel higher, May So O1Ss:
corl.""14-ss higher, May 81 1874 oats
unchanged to 10 higher, May 737s; rye
i4-l "a higher. May 81 20; soybeans
ChicaagO Cash Markets
Wheat No. mixed 2.1Sla. Corn
NO :, yellow 23; No. 3 yellow 90
- No. 4 yellow 115-1S; sample grade
Yellow l 10. No oats or soybean sales
Barley; Mailing choice 1.15-l.25n;
feed 92-1 O6n.
Evening star., 1960-04-12
VISIBLE GRAIN

CHICAGO. April IL (AP). The
Board OF Trade reported that the
visible supply of wheat in the United
States decreased 1,2sO,O00 bushels
last week to 3s4,I9I, 900 bushels.
Corn decreased 1,421,O0O bushels to
to 10 $4,000: rye decreased 224.OOn
TO 3.63S.000: barley increased $4,000
to 10. .52S,0O0: soybeans decreased l.
AL 900 to @5.S92 coo.
Evening star., 1960-04-12
ACQUISITION Voted

RICHMOND, Va, April IL
(AP). Philip Morris, Inc,
stockholders today approved
the acquisition of ASR Prod
uctS Corp. of Staunton, Va,
a $32 million manufacturer of
razors, blades and precision
metal products.
Evening star., 1960-04-12

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