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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30
New Pet Law Protest

am sending the enclosed
protest against the proposed
new pet law to you in hopes
you win have space to publish
it.
I can see law saying l must
not let my pets run at large,
annoy my neighbors or destroy
their property; 1 have been
doing this for many years and
have never needed two acres of
land or sound proof building
to do so.
But to invade the privacy of
my home and tell me how many
pets / can own is going too far.
This is violation of my rights
in my home, my rights as a tax
payer and citizen. 1 am abso-
lutely against it.
Estelle Sullivan
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30
According TO Smith
Back Again on
The Liquor Kick

The very fact that Del. Blair Lee III
found it desirable to introduce legislation
designed to curb bring your ow.. bottle"
drinking in Montgomery County establish.
ments is another indication of the shortcom.
ings of the county's lopsded liquor laws.
If respectable county restaurants were
granted the privilege of selling mixed drinks
on an equitable basis there would be no need
for these socalled bottle clubs as means of
circumventing the grossly unfair law that
now restricts the privilege to a mere three
public establishments
AS it now stands, we agree with our
friend Blair that the growing trend toward
bottle clubs isn't good thing. When liquor
is sold over the bar or to seated customers
at tables under the sanctity of a license
promised on rigid restrictions, the proprietor
has some semblance of control It's not only
his right, but his responsibility, to refuse
service to anyone who obviously has INDUCED
to excess, and if he doesn't exercise that right
under accepted liquor regulations, he stands
a good chance of losing his lucrative license
privilege
On the other hand, it's not too easy to
exercise control over the customer who comes
equipped with his own potion, for which he's
laid hard-earned cash on the barrelhead. OF
course the proprietor can always ask a
customer to leave but we've known quite
few fellows who have nasty habit of tax
ing umbrage at such suggestions And if
they happen 10 have their own bottle, it's
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30

Of the
TIMES
Rich Cargo

You can't erpect a cargo back
With icedlth consigned to
you Unless you send a ship
from port .. To dare the briny
blue :. In other words, you
hare to giUe Before you
can receive Sometimes for
years you haze to toll Be-
fore yoW can achieve Per.
hdps achen young you set a goal
OF tcedlth you tCished to
t0in But il you failed to
aCork real hard Your ship
could not come in A cargo
means to you, my friend .
Hard tcork OF head and hand
Plus sober thought and
prdyer1ul plea All these you
must command So load your
ship Icith all these things . .
Then see that II sets sail . l..
10 iCiH return, It's cargo rich
=. It's neUer knoi0n to fail
Richdrd Hobart
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30
Whittier's Column

AS a subscriber to another
local paper ! have just read its
announcement that it will carry
a semi-monthly column by Supt.
C. Taylor Whittier and his ini-
tial column. No doubt this fea.
ture will be offered to all pa
pers and I wish to urge caution
on the Sentinel in printing it for
1t may fail in its apparent pur-
pose of lettering public rela.
tons and promote Illustrations
in your subscribers. DIR. Whit
tiers quoted statement, "You
always get what you pay for"
is not a good start. Most peo-
pie would agree that we must
pay for what we get but will
NOT agree that we always get
what we pay for. The used car
scandals of last year, frequent
warnings to the public of home
repair frauds, and the snake oil
of yesterday that promised to
cure everything from badness
to backaches provide evidence
to the contrary.
The myth that you get what
you pay for and can equate the
cost per pupil with the quality
of education in a school system
is not confined to Montgomery
County but it does make this
"rich" community especially vul.
nerable. From Maine to Cal
ifornia wherever school officials
gather round our fame has
spread. For those who have
things to sell, be it consulting
services, teaching machines,
windowless schools, or a dozen
other perhaps good things,
Montgomery County is the end
of the rainbow. This makes it
extremely hard for the School
Board and professional staff to
choose those things that will
be of lasting benefit to our chill.
dren. But choose they must
and choose well or they will be
embarking on other ventures
such as our "hapless merit pay
plan for teachers" which has
cost us dearly in dollars and
cents but even more dearly in
lowered teacher morale,
The vast majority of the peo-
pie in this county support the
schools and dislike to appear
critical but they know that you
cannot buy" quality education
anymore than you can buy hap
piness. And they expect of
their leadership, both elected
and paid, the same discrimina-
ton and careful choosing that
they would exercise in their per.
sonal decisions. If The Sentin.
Ell, tries to sell the idea that
you always get what you pay
for I shall be greatly disap.
pointed.
A Subscriber
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30
Letters to the Sentinel

true both schools are operating
a system of education that inn
presses on the child, the reason
he attends school is ito obtain
an education" The children and
parents who do not want to CO.
operate to this end withdraw
their children, or meet failure
and the need to work for sue
cess in school.
Our Sisters and lay teachers
at st. Mary's operate under
another handicap in the size of
their classes 1880 pupils. There
simply isn't time for the "frills"
direct instruction in specific
subjects" and discipline are both
necessary and essential in this
situation.
The reading program at both
schools seems to follow similar
plans. Results are expected and
forthcoming. In order t. be
promoted from first to second
grade, the child must be able
to read at a particular level but
also. comprehend what he is
reading. This lack of compre-
hension indicates inability to
master more advanced reading.
All of this points out even
more dramatically, the very
superior education our children
receive in our parochial school.
A child, admitted to st. Mary's
from a public school, requires
inevitably, tutoring and extra
work SO months to catch up
with the grade. Six weeks in a
public school first grade and
their admission to the parochial
first grade, required work every
day until January to catch up
and keep up with the class. This
is a bright child!
l applaud your efforts to
bring to the people of this coun-
ty the sad lack of education our
children are receiving in public
schools at a very high per
pupil cost, l firmly believe the
Amidon school is the answer to
"why can't Johnny read or write
or figure" Keep up your good
work-we are paying money for
education that our children are
not receiving the people Of
this county need more and more
help to get the education 1 know
they want for their children.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30

There is convincing logic in at least one phase of
Mac" Matthias explanation of his bill to permit fed
era income tax deductions for tuition payments made
by parents guardians for their dependents college
education.
Congressman Matthias notes that tax allowances
are made for charitable contributions made to in
situations OF higher learning and he wants to know
why the same privilege should not be extended to
those who have to pay the heavy modern-day costs
OF education. To us, there certainly seems to be
sound foundation for such reasoning.
While the parent expects value received for the
tuition he pays for his offsprngs education it also is
true his expenditure represents sound investment of
benefit to all socety-particularly at time when the
naton is sorely in need Of young, freshly-trained
minds to meet the challenge of a nuclear world
The terrible burden of present-day taxation and
the deep nroads it makes in wageearners ability to
accumulate savings is sufficient to discourage MANY
parent from trying to send his child to college.
However, If he could be assured of at least martial
tax savings from his expenditure, the chances are
he'd be more inclined to try to scrape I'D the neces
sary tuition fee.
The $500 deduction allowed by the federal gov
eminent for each dependent is ptifuly inadequate in
the face OF presentday living costs and is even more
disproportonate when the dependent is in college
Congressman Matthias bill, If enacted, would 90 at
least part OF the way toward compensating for the
existing imbalance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30
'Borney's BIurney

l read in your paper that
Barney Welsh is looking for a
name for his column. Look no
further. What else could it pos
sibly be called but "Barney's
Blarney"-and this close to st.
Patrick's Day yet. You may
send the honorarium any time.
Just arrange with Mr.. Drinks.
I'll be happy to help him I'M
load.
Chris S. ContrOwinski
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30

E. NJ. B.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30
The Pulse Throbs

Fortunate is the public official who is able to feel
the pulse of the public and act accordingly. Posses
sion of such talent could mean longer and more
productive public life.
There have been definite signs that the public is
getting impatient with officials who have discarded
the word economic. This is not only true in Mont
gomery County but elsewhere in the country.
The public is great and understanding group. 1t
has way of backing that which is sound and good.
Conversely it can balk like mule when it is convnc-
ed that public spending has gotten out of hand.
The present County Council has been extremely
def in determining the attitude of the people.
And there is no reason to assume at this point that
members of the Council failed to see the significance
of such small crowd at their public hearing Monday
evening at Broome Junior School the school budget
Although efforts had been made on the part of
several organizations to get hundreds of persons to at
tend the hearing there were about 135 persons pres
ent. And half of these were employees of the Board
of Education.
Speaker after speaker opposed the S11 million in
crease over last years school budget
The Chevy Chase Civic Council a combine of
Chambers of Commerce, Montgomery County Civic
Federation, and number of individuals called for
budget reductions which would not affect the basic
education of children.
The president of the County Council of P-TA's
and the executive secretary of the County Education
Association, supported the entire budget However,
these representatives of two powerful groups did not
have the tremendous support they have always had
at these hearings
The hearing was one of the most orderly we've
seen recently. There were no demonstrations as in
former years
One representative said of the Superintendent of
Schools: Unless he can make these reductions with
out impairing the quality of education in our schools
his qualifications administrator should be re-
evauated before his contract is renewed"
Such a statement as this, and Others win no doubt
alert members Of the School Board and cause them to
take long and serious look at the record of the Super
intendent during the past four years. If they DON'T
and the spending spiral continues to go up the heavy
burden of explanation to the voters will be up to at
least four of them in 1862.
The people of Montgomery County want good
schools. They want fine teachers and are willing to
pay excellent salaries in order to get them But they
are not willing to support spending program that
seems excessive especially when persons and organi-
cations of substance point out some of the extra
spending that has nothing to do with basic education
And this is the pulse that members of the County
Council appear to feel.
We look for substantial cut from the record
high school budget submitted to the Council by the
School Board.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-03-30
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Wick Byron's Column

out That's job for the Judges themselves.
The contempt charge against the two
doctors is unusual but it will serve as an
important lesson to them and others.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01

and club members when they visited the Soldotna Ski hill last weekend. The ski hut window and also the radiator in the hut had been penetrated by rifle shot The door had been kicked in on the ski hut and the lock broken off to the storage room. The skis and equipment at the hut had been thrown down the hill. The club also reports that the emergency toboggan that had been previously taken from the hill has never been re turned.
 Ambassador Tony"
 Red Grange, President of the Soldotna Chamber of Com merce, presented Tony Bordi- nelli with an honorary mem bership to the Chamber and ap- pointed him as an ambassador of good will on his trip outside. Tony should bowl them over.
 Spring
 Ted and Jody Grainge are busy stocking Soldotna Supply with building needs to supply the area this coming season.
 KHAR
 HART Radio Station, KHAR, Anchorage, is planning a news and advertising hour to serve the Kenai Peninsula.
 Men React
 The style show sponsored by
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01

the Soldotna Homemakers had a very good turn out and the few men in attendance had nothing but praise for our local models. Of course, it cost few men in the end.
 Receives Scholarship
 Kathleen Roger, a Junior stu dent maioring in education at the University of Alaska, has received the Seward Business and Professional Women's Club scholarship for the 1861 spring semester. She received this scholarship for the past fall se- mester also.
 Miss Reger is the daughter of MT. and Mrs. Harry F. Roger of Soldetna.
 Imported Birthday
 Leota Pat Patterson and John Hall celebrated their birth days in joint party at the Ace of Clubs last Wednesday eve ming. The occasion called for imported champagne and a chicken dinner. Judy Hall, Johns wife, baked the huge birthday cake.
 Other guests who helped cele- brate were MT. and Mrs. Chuck Newton, MT. and Mrs. Tom Cal ton, "Toot" Ha1stead, Mrs. Lilly Davis, Miss Sue Hall, Mike Bur ton, Elmer Kendall, Fariene Mcintosh and Monty Motague.
 Just Waiting
 Mrs. A. Lee (Mary) Amoss of Hyattsville, Md, arrived last Tuesday to visit her daughter, Mrs. Ted (Amy) Grainge and grandchildren and await the long expected arrival.
 Homemakers Meet
 Daphne McLane hosted the Soldotna Homemakers during
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01

their March 20th meeting with refreshments served by Betty Harris and Janet Teague The fashion show was discussed and plans made for a Spring Bazaar to be held in May. The ladies made crepe paper flowers and hats after the business meeting which they used as decorations at the Fashion show. The next meeting will be held at the home of Buela Grange on April 3rd.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01

Elephant Butte Lake, formed by a dam on the Rio Grande River near Truth or Conse- quences, NM, is one of the largest artificial bodies of wat CT in the world. 1t holds more than two million aerezfeet Of water
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
ATTENTION MOTOR CARRIERS

All who transport property by motor vehicle for compensation public highways of the State of Alaska subject to the provisions of the Alaska Motor Freight Carrier Act Chapter l66 SLA lo6O Such who engaged bona tide operation prior to October 1859 required apply for authority before March lo6 continue such operation have not received information concerning such application urged to call write the Alaska Public Service Commission Division of Motor Tanporta tioon 326 q" Street, Anchorage, Alaska
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
soldotna snaps Vandals Strike Ski Hill

Evidence of indiscriminate rifle shooting and other forms of vandalism shocked skiers
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01
Free Potatoes

Potatoes free for the asking are available at the Homer Swires homestead, mile 104.3 on the Kenai Spur.
 Small, ungraded potatoes, they can be used for feed for chickens, geese, horses or hum gry people, Skires said.
 He has available about 10000 pounds, which were left over from last years crop, to give away.
The Kenai Peninsula cheechako news., 1961-04-01

First balloon passengers were sheep, a rooster and a duck, according to Encyclopedia Bri- tannica.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

tiAO AOAS hAOAO"
can't get in the gates or even the icebox!"
Presidential parents have been well
aware Of the difficulties in rearing children
and grandchildren at 1000 Pennsylvania.
In early 1852, Dwight Eisenhower told
friend in Paris, Zone reason don't want
to run for the Presidency is hate the
thought that my grandchildren might grow
up spoiled Even when Ike did move into
the White House, the John Eisenhower
family maintained separate residence.
The RTsS White House baby
The only child born in the White House
to President in Office in its l6l-year his
tory was Esther Cleveland on September
9, 1893. Now Mrs. William S.-B. Bosan-
quet Of Yorkshire, England, she recently
told me in England, II remember once
walking into my fathers study. He let me
dip my little fingers in the inkwell and
smear them over the blOtter."
Her younger sister Marion, now Mrs.
John Harlan Amen of New York, recol-
lects, Father loved children. He enjoyed
carving wooden boats for us to play with
in the bathtub."
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

gates after midnight in a battered jalopy
with his brother Franklin and his cousin
Bobby Delano. ''Beat it," the guards
ordered. mo son Of President would
be driving such junk heap!'
$50 poor Johnny had to spend the rest
of the night in hotel lobby" laughs
Jimmy. II always suspected that's why
he's the only member of our family who
became Republican,
Reminded of the incident, John RoOse-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

''My brother Calvin, who was two years
younger, died from blood poisoning from
a heel blister he got while playing tennis
on the White House courts. After Father
wrote one of his books, he sent copy to
another father who had lost child, in
scribing it, To my friend -, in memory
of his son and my son, who, by the grace
of God, have the privilege of being boys
through out eternity
suspect that President and Mrs. Ken.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

yOuIS III tIIO 1AV1Lb C0IIEcI
of history. But they tend
to remember most wildly
the warm, intimate and
often humorous moments
of their family life.
Helen Taft Manning's ia
vorite memory is the time
that her mother complained
to her father about a minor
White House inconvenience.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

welt added, Did Jimmy tell
you it was his carp"
Another time, John
Roosevelt came home late
one night and tried to get a
snack from the White
House refrigerator but
found it locked. "What
kind Of joint is this?" he
complained to his mother
the newt moru;po eA fellow
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

Tragedy, too, has struck
the families of Presidents.
John Coolidge, who re-
Gently retired from his West
Hartford, Conn.,, printing
business to reopen an old
cheese factory in Plymouth,
VT, remembers, II was six.
teen when my father be-
came President in 1Q23
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

''Well, my DEAR" drawled the twenty
seventh President of the United States.
perhaps we should serve notice on the
landlord" The End
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25

Are White House kids spoiled?

needy have wondered anxiously how living
in the White House would affect their
children. From my interviews with this
varied group of Presidential children the
Kennedys could draw these reassuring
conclusions:
.. White House kids are like children
everywhere else. Growing up at 1000
Pennsylvania Avenue can - and usually
does = enrich their lives. ri think the
assets outweigh the liabilities James
Roosevelt reflects. John Eisenhower adds,
Being Presidents child is more reward
ing than otherwise -
z. Unlike children of Europe's royal
families who must carry on archaic tradi-
tons in modern world, White House
youngsters have more realistic and demo-
cratic values. They know that their faith
ers' tenures are only temporary and the
healthy criticism of every President helps
clear the adulatory hot air.
.. When family relationships are good,
growing up in the White House doesn't
hurt youngsters. If children have enough
love, security, guidance and independence,
they can survive the Presidential lime
light. As Theodore Roosevelt expressed it,
Nothing else takes the place or can take
the place of family life.''
q. 1t isn't the White House that hurts
children but other factors, the same ones
which damage children everywhere. Flea
nor Roosevelt thinks her main child-rais-
ing problem was the conflict with her
mother-in-law, Sara, who tended to spoil
FDR's FIVE children.
Elliott Roosevelt suspects that his
father didn't always discipline the chill
dren enough. recollecting, Mother once
took me to Fathers study and sternly
announced, Franklin, you've got to teach
Elliott a lesson When Mother left,
Father told me to yell while he pounded
a ruler on his desk. Mother came running
back and begged Father to stop beating
me-"
How Wus 10 oh? Greet!
Virtually all of the White House chill
dren have grown up to become successful,
well-adjusted and public-spirited citizens,
grateful in retrospect for their colorful
years in the living center
- Of history. But they tend
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-06-25
How was u oh? cve0f!

Virtually all of the White House chill
dren have grown up to become successful,
well-adjusted and public-spirited citizens,
grateful in retrospect for their colorful
wears in the living center
The Adak sun., 1961-10-02
!!t1TY POIARTS IS AN EFFECTIVE

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Evening star., 1961-06-02
Kingston Trio

Kingston Trio fans arise!
We can't let them break up.
If Claude Dean and all the
other fans in Washington
would write a few letters Of
protest to the right people
we might be able to do some
thing. The Kingston Trio
agent is Frank Werber, Co
1umbus Tower, 916 Kearny,
San Francisco IL, Calf. Write
to him or to Capitol Records,
Los Angeles, Calf, or to
jamie Williamson, 1866 SUM-
set boulevard, Hollywood 46,
Calf, National Fan Club
president.
Let's face 1.-THE Kingston
Trio has the only decent
music left these days.
NICK REYNOLDS FAN.
Evening star., 1961-06-02
Kindred Spirits

Congratulations to the
student from O'Conneu
(TEEN, May 12) who in
uuired about an article being
published about our school.
Even though he missed your
previous article on us, his
school spirit Is gratifying.
More of the same could be
shown around many OF the
local schools, including our
selves. There seems to be a
trend toward individual honor
and glory instead of what is
good for the entire student
body. I know that the area
teen ayers are all justly
proud of their respective
schools, but I think o little
more demonstration Of their
latent spirit is needed.
ELLEN E. WHITE.