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Evening star., 1961-11-26
SutIer Tokens

The Civil War equivalent
of today's military post ex-
change or PIX was a rugged
individual called a sutler.
This, man was a civilian
merchant whose job it was
to supply the soldier with
articles not furnished in
Army rations. From various
accounts we learn that these
might include soap, tobacco,
trinkets, polishes, ink and
writing paper, fresh and
canned fruits, candy, cakes,
bacon, cheese and butter.
To prevent profiteering, the
Army set the selling price
of all articles. In return the
Army helped the sutler to
acquire supplies and pro-
tected his shipments. The
most valuable AID PROVIDED by
the military, however, was
the neat system of payroll
deductions which insured
payment of the soldiers debts
on payday.
Due to the countrywide
shortage of small coins at
this time, the more efficient
suffers issued tokens made
of metal or paper in denom-
nations from &c to 81. These
tokens were readily accepted
by everyone and formed ar
excellent medium of ex-
change. With a supply of to-
kens, the soldier could spread
Evening star., 1961-11-26
PHILATELIc NEWS
1861 Christmas Seals
In Four-Woy Design
BY BELMONT FAIRIES
Star Stamp Editor

Christmas seals, which
have been coming in pairs
since 1854, are more likely to
be seen in blocks of four
this year.
Mrs. Heidi Brandt, de-
signer of the 1861 anti-tu-
berculoSis seals, prepared
them as four different holi-
day scenes on the theme of
keeping the family together. "
Christmas seals, issued by
the National tuberculosis As
sociation to help finance the
continuing fight against the
disease, are not stamps, Of
course, but their long use on
holiday letters and packages
has won them a large phila-
telic following. They are the
only charity seals listed in
Scott's Specialized United
States Catalogue.
The seals are printed by
four-color offset lithography
by six different printers. The
product of each can be iden-
titled by a small letter on the
back of the sheet of music
in the key SEAL" No. Sc on
the sheet of 100. the sixth
seal from the left in the
sixth row from the top.
The printers and their
identifying marks are:
Eureka Speciality Printing
Co., Scranton, Pa. which
printed the seals distributed
in this area. e.; Berlin Lith-
ographing Co., b.; Edwards
Deutsch Lithographing Co.,
d.; Fleming-Potter Co.,
Inc, "F"; Bradford-Robins
Lithographing Co., "R" and
Evening star., 1961-11-26
RECORD REVIEW
Plays: From HomIet
To the Zoo Story

more than three hours Of lis
tening. London has continued
its policy of anonymous, but
highly accomplished casts
They are professional play
ers with the ability to strike
a happy medium between an
over-dramatic staged-Sound-
ing production, and one that
merely is a reading. The lines
come through distinctly.
BY following these COM
plete-text plays with the
written text, one finds the
old bards immortal lines
double in pleasure. The same
high quality of Hamlet also
is to be found in the other
London play Just released,
the four-record Measure for
Measure.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
CAMERA ANGLES
Plan Your Scenes
In Picture Stories

ton to these simple picture
taking rules Line up your
subject in the viewfinder so
that level things stay level in
your picture. For example,
with the camera tilted. even
slightly, horizontal lines such
as the horizon will slant
across your picture and give
a most unpleasing aspect to
your snapshot.
If yours is a simple cam
era it's best to use color film
in it only in sunlight or with
flash. Keep backgrounds free
from objects that are unre-
lated to the main picture sub
ject. This is easy to accom-
plish by moving your camera
or the subject. Shoot as close
up to your subject as posi-
BILE without crowding it. Why
waste a large portion of your
film with unneeded back
ground?
Don't forget to wind your
film after each shot.
..--s. ~ 81
To add interest, color and
perspective to your scenic
shots-add people, too. Rel
atives, friends, and by-stand-
ers who can lend themselves
naturally to a picture. can be
asked to stand in the fore
ground looking out on tn e
scene. People give these pic
lures balance, provide a
means for size comparison OF
objects being photographed,
and lends a sense of dimen-
sion and depth to your snap
shots.
y -
Take your camera to the
Evening star., 1961-11-26
BY HERMAN SCHADEN
Star Record Critic

Today the play is the
thing, both contemporary and
Shakespearean. With a little
folk music and the like
thrown in for those who
like it.
About the plays, No. lis a
sparkler on the Spoken Arts
label-The Zoo Story written
by Washington-born Edward
Albee.
One of those off Broadway
hits, it is a one-act psyche
logical drama involving two
men who meet in Central
Park. One is a meek, bookish
man; the second an extro-
vert who never has been able
to make contact with any
thing. even a dog.
EAcelienI FOFtTdydlS
Mark Richman in the lat
ter role, and William Daniels
as his foil, have played these
parts more than 400 times.
Their portrayals, together
with the violent and surprise
ending, make for high drama
worth hearing more than
once. Stereo effects help the
movement, even if the man
walking on gravel sounds. like
he is in cinders up to the
knees.
Now to the Shakespeare
for today. Here we have the
No. l favorite, Hamlet, and
Measure for Measure, as done
by the Marlowe Society for
London Records.
The work of this group
already is well established
since London is about half
way through its goal of re-
cording all 81 of Shake
speare'S plays.
Highly Satisfactory
Hamlet comes in a five
record album, which means
Evening star., 1961-11-26
SIoune's
Column

SLOANE'S COLUMN. bureau
Issues Association, Inc, S5.-
95)
For more than a quarter
of a century-from the first
issue of Stamps magazine on
1882 until his death in 1858
George B.. Sloane wrote a
weekly column which was as
readable as it was authorita-
tive.
The 1850 articles written
in those years, at first under
the heading ~. S. Varieties"
and later simply as "Sloane's
Column, added up to a vast
but inaccessible storehouse of
information on United States
postage and revenue issues.
To make this data avail
able to all collectors, the Bu-
reau Issues Association has
arranged for the publication
of all of the Sloane columns
in a 468-page hard cover
book.
Material on similar sub
jects has been grouped and
arranged in dictionary fash
ion by George T. Turner,
curator of the Smithsonian
Institutions Division of Phi
lately and Postal History.
The result is a reference
work which should be of in
terest and value to any rea-
Sonably advanced United
States collector. Copies of
the book are available at
$5.95 from Esther H. Sulli-
van, Executive Secretary, Bu-
reau Issues Association, 38
Gray street, Arlington "A,
Massachusetts,.
Evening star., 1961-11-26

Each denomination will re-
produce one of the original
stamps prepared by tn e
French engraver Albert Bar
re and printed at the French
Mint. The reproductions will
be one millimeter larger in
both dimensions than the
originals.
Denominations will be 20
and so lepta, $50, $50, 4.50,
6 and 10 drachmae. The
stamps are being printed in
multicolor offset lithography
by the Aspioti-Elka Graphic
Arts Co. of Athens.
Evening star., 1961-11-26

new, good ones from VAN
guard.
SHOSHANA DAMAR1 with
orchestra singing old and
new songs from Israel. The
beauteous singer captures the
full flavor of these tangy
tunes in Hebrew. English
texts are included.
JOAN BAEZ eVol. II is
heard in a group of typical,
mostly Americans fox tunes.
It is easy to see how Miss
Baez at 20 is tops in her
profession. She has a mellow,
malleable voice that sounds
equally good in hill-billN or
nostalgia. air. And she tWapgS
a mean guitar.
MARTHA SCHLAMME,
singing before a live audience
at Chicago's Gate of Horn,
pleases with her witty and
sophisticated program. These
songs vary from Israeli to
German to Scottish to Amer
ican tunes. sung in several
languages, with zest and
piquancy.
NEW FOLKS, title of an
other record. evenly divided
among The Greenbriar Boys,
Hedy West, Jackie Washing
ton and David Guide, Most Of
these are along the country
or hill-billy line. and well
done for those who like such
material.
THE CRUEL MOTHER is
title song of a disk bringing
back Britain's Justly re-
nowned counter-tenor, Alfred
Deller. This may be the best
record yet from this fellow
whose voice operates in the
stratosphere with great artis-
try. This is a charming group
Of English ballads and folk
songs,
Evening star., 1961-11-26
For Folk Fans

Vanguard Records just
about leads the field in folk
music. Since these disks come
out in droves, there must be
a big demand for continued
high quality. Here are five
Evening star., 1961-11-26

en- stamps will be issued De-
cember 20 for the centenary
of the Hermes Heads, the
first stamps of Greece, the
Knickerbocker Stamp Co. has
been informed.
Evening star., 1961-11-26

Queen Elizabeth and the royal yacht Britain
mia are pictured on this Sierra Leone stamp,
one of set of four issued yesterday to COM
memOrate the visit of the Queen and Prince
Philip to the former African colony which
gained its independence last April 27.-CrOwn
Agents.
Evening star., 1961-11-26
STAMP AND COIN
CLUB MEETINGS
MONDAY

MONDAY
HyattSville Riverda lie
Stamp Club, 8 pm, River
dale Town Hall, 47l8 Queens
bury road, Riverdale, Md.
FRIDAY
Hobby Club, 7:30 pm, Jel-
left Branch, Boys Club of
Greater Washington, 1866 S
street NV. Stamp trading
and coin sorting.
SUNDAY, DECEMBER 8
Associated Stamp Clubs of
the Chesapeake Area, 2 pm,
luncheon meeting, Alumni
House, College avenue and
King George street, Annap-
oils, Md. Election of officers
and donation auction.
Evening star., 1961-11-26

Two forestry stamps, in 25
and 80 agorot denominations,
also will be issued Decem-
Der 26. Both are multicolor
symbolic designs which will
be printed in photogravure.
GREECE - A set of sew
Evening star., 1961-11-26

Hamlet comes in a five
record album, which means
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18

desirable to bring back into TO-
Gus the programs that the
Commission has undertaken
or expects to undertake in the
development of plans for the
Regional District. In 1857, the
staff prepared and the Com
mission adopted a General
Plan for the physical develop
ment of the Regional District
as it existed prior to June /,
1857. The planning goals and
general policies Of this Com
mission are reflected in this
publication. This plan covers
an area expected to accommo-
date almost three quarters of
the POPULATION by 1880, as pre-
dicted in the economic base
study prepared by the C.E.I.R.,
Inc, the last official study ac-
cepted by all of the local juris-
dictions.
In June of 1857, significant
additions were made to the Re-
gional District, the largest be-
ing the Upper Montgomery
County Planning Commission
between 1850 and 1857. This
upper county area is of imme-
date concern to us at this
very moment. In fact, this is
one reason why we have re-
tanned Mr.. Harland Bartholo-
NEW as our technical advisor,
to assist us and the staff in
arriving at recommendations
which will be of the ultimate
good to the area and the Re-
gional District as a whole.
Several studies and plans
are under way to help us ar
rive at better answers to the
development problems in this
area. For example, the expect
ed adoption of the 5-year park
acquisition program this
month is a very necessary step
in the right direction. We had
hoped to broaden our park
program in the upper county
with legislation but the Gen
eral Assembly did not see fit
to extend these tools to us at
this time, presumably for lack
of widespread support from
the citizens of the area in
volved. The U. S. Geological
Survey is doing a ground wat
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18
Home Air Conditioning
Firm Has Quiet Machine

There's a man in Washington
who is quick to answer when
the question arises as to what
to do about the areas summer
time temperature-humidity in
dex.
"At long last" says Max Bou'
lin, there's a residential air con-
ditioner that operates so quietly
that it all but eliminates the ir-
ritating whistling and whirring
noises usually produced by out
door units"
Boulin is talking about a
brand.new Carrier residential
air conditioner. He says, 'it's
more compact, has more capa.
city and longer life, uses less
electrical power, requires lower
maintenance and has a special
time-guard circuit"
He describes the unit as
''neighbor approved" because
when in operation it creates a
minimum of sound to disturb
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18

three important plans to be
adopted on the 18th of this
month, and wait a scant few
months for our extended Gen.
eral Plan. These should give
you fair idea of my
thoughts.
In reference to the five
questions which you want me
to answer, l would again like
to remind you that the staff
and Mr.. Bartholomew and
others are developing facts,
figures and answers to these
several vexing and complicat-
ed problems in this area.
Therefore, any final opinion
that / might consider giving
now would be premature to
say the least. Don't you agree
that the facts need to be de-
veloped before forming such
important decisions?
Question No. do you be-
heve that affective planning
for the Upper County will re-
quire that many areas now
zoned for half-acre lots will
have to be rezoned for larger
lot sizes? If so, what types of
areas and into what lot sizes?
Answer am on record as
being opposed to septic tank
villages that are cropping up
in the half-acre zone. We have
asked the County Health De-
partment to raise their mini
mum lot requirements. If this
means rezoning I would ex-
pect the Health Department
and our consultants to furnish
us with recommendations on
types of areas and lot sizes.
Question No. 2-Do you be-
lieve that agricultural e
acres) and rural estate Il
acre. coming reduce the value
of a farmers property? If so,
by how much?
Answer Bartholomew
is graphing. with this whole
agricultural problem. He tells
me that the u. S. Department
of Agriculture hasn't found
the final answer, but he is in
consultation with many ex-
perts in this field and I hope
an answer is imminent.
Question No. 3 - The only
way which the present law
permitting reduced assess
ments for farmland can pre-
serve open space would be to
require agricultural coming in
return for special tax rates
Do you believe the planners
should work with the asses
sors to bring this about?
Answer - Your foregone
conclusion about the "only
way" certainly doesn't leave
much room for discussion
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18

does it? / have been told that
the Agricultural Research
Service has been exploring
this for at least a year and as
yet has not reached any con-
clusion, much less the very
limited one you seem to have
jumped to. But let me say
this: 1 am in favor of preserv-
inf open space and / would
like to see farms stay in pro-
duction as a means of achiev-
ing this. Every effort should
be made by all governmental
agencies to encourage this
end.
Question No. 4 - Do you
believe it is desirable, legal,
dom development of half-acre
and practicable to control ran
subdivisions over the Upper
County? If SO, how can this be
done without treating proper
ty owners inequitably?
Answer - / believe my an
swer to No. / covers this ques-
ton. The question of equity
has been established by the
courts in upholding coming
law and subdivision controls.
Question No. 5 - Has the
County Planning Board ever
prepared a detailed statement
of its planning policies or
stated its views on the ques-
lions raised above? If not, is it
willing to make such a state
ment?
Answer The Planning
Board has done neither. How
ever, the individual members
of the Board have expressed
themselves on a wide range of
subjects. Planning policies are
established by the Commission
through the adoption of plans
and programs. From time to
time, the Boards of each Coun-
ty may make recommends.
tons on policy matters for the
Commission to consider. Since
this Commission is a regional
agency Of the State of Mary
land and has responsibility
over the Regional District, ]
would think it wise for such
statements to come from the
Commission.
]. NEWTON BREWER, JR
Chairman, Montgomery Co
Planning Board
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18

er resources survey for US and
another consultant is studying
the engineering aspects of the
soils particularly concerning
their suitability for septic
tanks.
These studies and others are
furnishing us the necessary
building blocks for the extern
sion of the General Plan and
its elements to the upper areas
of Montgomery County as well
as those new areas added in
Prince Georges County. This
plan and its elements will
cover the policies and proce-
dures the Commission will fol-
low in relation to residential
areas, business districts, en-
ployment centers, highways,
industries, parks and play
grounds, schools and other
public facilities, as well as
open space planning to in
clude agricultural pursuits,
forestry, and other related adj
advantages to be found on the
land.
You and other citizens of
this county can expect by late
this year, an extension of our
adopted General Plan, and dur
ing this year and subsequent
years, an orderly and logical
sequence of plans putting into
more precise detail the policies
and procedures promulgated
in the General Plan.
So you see, my personal
planning philosophy becomes
somewhat academic for my
ideas, your ideas, the staff
idea and many others wher
brought together into a plan
subject to extensive public
hearings as they are, and fl
nally adopted, really become
the planning philosophy fol
this area. I buy this approach
to planning. Therefore,
might suggest that if you real
ly wanted to get my planning
philosophy, you should no
limit yourself to only thos'
three facets which you appar
emily CLEANED from the mos
recent hearing, but rather g
back to the adopted plans o
this Commission, plus thos'
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18
Beginning Ballet
Classes to Start

A beginning ballet class is to
open Saturday, April %, under
sponsorship of the Rockville
Recreation Department.
Mrs. Margaret Psaltis, who
has taught ballet throughout
the metropolitan area, is new
instructor at the Civic Center.
Further information can be
obtained on the new classes by
calling the department at Gar.
den $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18
Planning Chairman
J. Newton Brewer
Answers DR.. Knapp

Editors Note: Last 1Ceek
The Sentinel published an ar
ticle By Dr.. H. A. Knapp en-
titled "Whdt's Wrong With
That Planning Bodrd?" Because
of an unintentiondl proofredd-
ing error, the 1Cord Board acds
used instead Of Budget. The
headline should haze read
"Whdt's Wrong With That Plan
ming Budget" The Sentinel re-
grets the error
1t is always a pleasure to
have the opportunity to ex-
plain the role of this Commits
sion and the Planning Board,
particularly in response to
your letter of April 9th. AL
though l have never been hest
tant in explaining my particu-
lar position, / would think
that you and the citizens of
this area would be far more
interested in the policies and
decisions of this Commission
and their respective County
Planning Boards. The views Of
individual members of the
Commission and Boards are
important, but we members
act as a unit rendering deci-
sions and policies by majority
vote. These policies and deci-
sions concerning the future of
this area are arrived at on the
basis of sound planning prin-
ciples and with the independ-
ence of judgment expected OF
us by all citizens, the respec-
tive county governments, and
certainly the General Assem-
bly, of Maryland which had the
foresight many years ago to
recognize the necessity for a
regional approach to our plan
ming and park development
problems. This independence
of judgment has not prevented
the Commission, the Boards,
the Commissioners, nor the
staff from cooperating closely
with all those concerned with
planning for this area and
shall do all in my power tc
encourage a continuation Of
this cooperative spirit.
1t appears that it might BIZ
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18

residents in adjacent homes,
The Carrier features a compress,
sor compartment that reduces
the sound level.
The reason Boulin is well
versed in the advantages of Car.
rier air conditioning? He sells
the units at Home Air Condition.
ing Company at 67O9 New
Hampshire ave. in Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-04-18
New Home
For HirscheI

Formal opening of the new
offices of Hirschel & Co., stock
brokers and investment counsel
ors, at 1918 Fenton St. Silver
Spring, will be held from 5 to
Il pm. Friday. Cocktails will
he served.
Evening star., 1961-11-05

A Fashion Spectacular
luncheon will be presented
by the American Newspa-
per Women's Club on Sat-
urday, November Is, at 1890
pm. in the grand ballroom
of the Willard Hotel.
Famous personalities will
act as models" at the bene-
fit fashion luncheon, wear
ing something from their
own wardrobes that has
played an important part in
their lives.
Mrs. Gladstone Williams
is chairman of the event and
will also serve as commenta-
tor for the benefit. All pro-
ceeds from the spectacular
will be used by the American
Newspaper Women'S Club for
its new clubhouse on Twenty
second street NV.
Among the models" from
the diplomatic corps are Mrs.
Usakligil, wife of the Turkish
Ambassador, and her daugh-
ter, Miss Zeyneb USakligil.
Other models" from the
diplomatic corps will include
Mrs. Seppala, wife of the
Finnish Ambassador; Mrs.
Thors, wife Of the Icelandic
Ambassador, and Mrs. Plat
ger, wife Of the Austrian
Ambassador.
The two daughters of the
Pakistan Ambassador and
Begun Aziz Ahmed, the
Misses Malta and Umbereen
Ahmed, will model their
traditional national dress.
Also modelling" will be
Baroness George Won Lilien-
field, wife of the newly ap-
pointed German Minister to
the United States.
Other models" in the
show will be Mrs. Elvis j.
Stair, jr., wife of the Sec
retary Of the Army; Mrs.
Evening star., 1961-11-05
Fashion Spectacular
Planned by Club

Eva B. Adams, new director
of the Mint; Mrs. Frederick
Gary Dutton, wife Of the
Special Assistant to the
President, and Mrs. John
Joseph Hickey. wife Of Sen
ator Hickey.
Other congressional mod
els" will be Mrs. Clair Engle.
wife of the California Sena-
tor, and Texas Representa-
tive and Mrs. Albert Thomas.
Mrs. Eva H. Bray is presi-
dent of the club.
On the committee for the
benefit Fashion Spectacular
are Mrs. William S. Culbert-
son, Mrs. Robertson Marshall,
Mrs. Jouett Shouse, Mrs.
Marie McNair, Mrs. Julia
Montgomery, Miss Marie
Marie Sauer, Mrs. st. Lewis,
Mrs. Winzola McLendon, Mrs.
Evening star., 1961-11-05

Dorothy Cone Broan, Mrs.
Hope Ridings Miller, Mrs.
Florence Lowe, Mrs. Lawrence
D. Lally. Mrs. Cabell, Miss
Jean Ross Howard, Mrs. Alice
Anderson Upton, Miss Esther
Prayer, Mrs. Ralph F. Love,
Miss Louise Gore, Mrs. Violet
Faulkner, Mrs. Elinor Lee.
Mrs. Eleni Sakes Epstein, Mrs.
Eric Johnston, Mrs. Ruth
Crane Schaffer and Mrs. Cy-
rus B. Kitchen.
Evening star., 1961-11-30
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