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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02
Chevy Chase
Artist Exhibits
In Washington

A show of drawings and
paintings by Gail Mercy, Chevy
Chase artist, will be on exhibit
at the Gallery Coffee House,
1918 o st. in Georgetown,
through November 26.
Miss Mercy has taken top
awards at Washington group
shows and her work was exhib-
tied in New York in September
at a one-man show at the Burr
Galleries. The Coffee House
show is her first one-man ex-
hibit in Washington.
She took first prize at the FL
lipse Outdoor Show in 1859,
first at the American Art
League members show, third at
the Leagues show at the Col
lectors' Gallery and first in the
Rockville Civic Center show last
spring.
She began her art education
at Western Maryland College
and continued her studies at the
Corcoran School of Art. She
has taught art at Hyattsville
Junior High School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

study of Maryland School Fl
nance by Professor Paul Mort
of Columbia University, q ma
tionally recognized authority in
this field.
In terms of our present econ
omy and our current level of
education, in my judgment the
average expenditure per pupil
should be raised by a substan-
tial amount--perhaps as much
as 500 during the next four
years. Obviously, a program of
such magnitude cannot be fl.
nanced solely by the State but
will also require increased con-
tributions by the federal govern.
ment and the local subdivisions.
Thus, while I cannot In good
conscience make a specific
promise that per pupil appro-
priations will be increased by
500 during the next four years,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

Housing and Home Finance
Agency-a necessary prerequis-
lite to any future action for a
community renewal grant from
the government.
Called "a workable program"
1t Is designed to certify to the
HHFA that the county intends to
undertake a long.range program
of community improvement
and has the ability to carry it
through.
In its formal resolution au-
thorizing County Manager Ma
son Butcher to prepare the
program, the Council said it
should identify existing and
potential areas of blight within
the county" and set forth "a
plan of action to arrest and
eliminate such conditions"
''The County Council sup
ports the detectives of these
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

my administration will work to.
ward this goal, and the State
will do its share.
DR.. Mort also suggested that,
for the purpose of calculating
State aid, the cost of educating
pupils at various levels Of in.
struction should be taken into
account. For example. an ele-
mentary school pupil would
count as one pupil unit, while
a high school student would
count as one and a half pupil
units because of the additional
expense of a high school pro-
gram. This proposal has merit
and should be thoroughly inves-
tigated.
/ believe that the States
share of the cost of current op-
Grating expenses of our pub
lie school should be increased
during the next four years. Any
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02
POSITION PAPER NO. a-Por+ z
ahoney Lee Barrick Democratic Ticket

(This is part tt0o of the third
in q series of pGpers-that will
be issued By Mr.. Mdhomey ON
behalf of the MGhoney-Lee-
BGrTick ticket from, time to
time during the current cam
pdign for the purpose of er-
planning his position on cur.
rent issues.)
The greatest challenge facing
the next governor of Maryland
is that of providing adequate
solutions to our complex
school problems. These prob
lens have been compounded by
a lack of gubernatorial fore
sight during the past decade in
the face of unprecedented in
creases in school enrollments.
The challenge is clear. We
must encourage a sufficient
number of young people to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

choose teaching as career, so
that our children may have the
best possible instruction. At the
same time, we must provide the
facilities to educate these young
people as teachers. In a pre-
vious position paper on public
education, I pointed out, with
hard statistical evidence, that
we are meeting neither of these
detectives at the present time.
A boldly conceived break
through program is required if
our children are to have the
educational opportunity which
is their birthright.
My most recent position
paper on education criticized
Governor Tawes for breaking
his promise of a $4OO0,$6OO0
State minimum salary schedule
for teachers and pledged that
this program will be fulfilled in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

programs to the end that Mont
gomery County will remain a
desirable community in which
to live and to work and a COM
munity in which all of our citi-
zens may take great PRIDE" the
resolution said.
The Council previously was
informed the study would not
necessarily" commit the county
to an urban renewal project,
since officials may determine
there is no need for one.
No increase in personnel is
contemplated to handle the sur
vel County Manager Mason
says.
Under the federal govern.
ment's new urban renewal pro-
gram, Jurisdictions can qualify
for a U. S. contribution of as
much as two-thirds of the cost
of eliminating blighted areas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02
OAR Plans
Whitacre
Marker

A OAR marker will be
placed on the grave of Mrs.
Ira c. Whitacre in the Gath
ersburg Cemetery at 8 p.m.,
November 5 by the Captain
Joseph Magruder OAR Chapter.
Mrs. Whitacre was the former
Rachel Dorsey Cooke, daughter
of Nathan T. and Catherine Sin
clair Cooper Cooke. She was
born in the original house on
the land granted her ancestors
by Lord Baltimore in the early
16OO's. The original grant is
a treasured possession of her
daughters.
The grant was known as Grey
Rock, and was located three
miles beyond Gaithersburg. The
house was constructed of bricks
made at the site. Mrs. Whitacre
sold the property following
World War l and it has since
been subdivided.
Mrs. Whitacre was active in
local amateur theatricals. She
and her husband moved to Sill
yer Spring in 1908, among the
first residents of the Woodside
area.
Mr.. Whitacre was once prin-
cipal of Gaithersburg Hig h
School, of Woodside Elementary
School, and was a vice presi-
dent and director of the Subur-
ban National Bank of Silver
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

$40O0-$6000 State minimum
salary schedule for teachers
was widely misinterpreted as Of
fering nothing new, because
most local school systems have
already supplemented pay scales
in excess of this range. Actu.
ally, since State aid for educa-
ton is distributed on the basis
Of the State scale, by proposal
Governor Tawes' broken prom.
ise) would provide new funds
for the elevation of teachers
salaries in every subdivision.
If this distribution of aid to
education were related directly
to per pupil cost, any new pro-
gram could be explained simply
in terms of a specific number of
dollars per child.
This is not a new idea; 1t was
proposed recently by the State
Board of Education following a
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1868. My promise can be and
will be kept. l recognize the
fact that this represents a
major item of the unfinished
business of the incumbent adj
ministration, but it does not
offer a panacea for all of the
financial ills of our schools.
l, however, will not make the
same mistake our incumbent
governor committed by max
ing a promise which cannot be
kept. Instead, l will outline sew
eral detectives which 1 will
strive to achieve to provide a
first-class program of educa-
ton.
The chief goal will be to raise
and maintain the States mini
mum school program to a level
which will provide every child
in Maryland with an education
al opportunity which will be
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

adequate to meet the require
ments of our modern society
and our changing economy.
1 am disturbed by the fact
that the salaries of our teachers
have become a political football,
and / therefore recommend that
the emphasis for financing our
schools be placed on a cost per
pupil basis instead of on the
State minimum salary schedule
for teachers. This proposal
would simplify the formula for
distributing State aid to educa-
ton so that it might be under
stood by all.
The present, complicated sys-
tenn of pegging State aid to edu-
cation directly to the teachers
salary schedule is a constant
cause of confusion and mis-
understanding. Only last week,
my statement that I favored a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02
Club Wins $1,000

The Junior Woman's Club of
Rockville was awarded a S1OO
prize at the recent Carpet
Facts Clinic" sponsored by the
P. ]. Nee Co. at its Rockville
Pike store. The local juniors
took the prize because their
organization claimed the largest
membership attendance for the
evening.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

governor who promises to do
otherwise Is merely telling the
people that necessary major
improvements in our school pro-
gram must be paid for by put
ting the cost on an already bur-
dened local real estate tax.
! firmly believe in maintain.
ing the present equalization
Continued on Page 14)
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Spring as well as clerk of Mont.
gomery County.
Mrs. Whitacre was a member
of the OAR, the Clan Gregor
Society, the Eastern Star, and
the Woodside Methodist Church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02
Blight Removal
Needs Studied
For u. Grant

A major step on the road toward obtaining Federal
aid in removing existing potential" bighted in
the county taken by the County Council this week.
The Council authorized the preparation of program
for community improvement for submission to the u S.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-02

Continued on Page 14
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Amelia School Cafeteria Work Asked

AMELIA, Aug. 21-P. Tulane
Atkinson, Jr.. superintendent OF
schools. appeared before the
Amelia county board of super
visors at their meeting, August
IA, to ask for approval of bids
made for work to be done on the
cafeterias at Amelia and Russell
Grove schools.
Recommendations had been
made by the local health depar-
ment that septic tanks be install
led at both schools to serve as
grease traps. and more tile be
added to the drain fields at both
schools, before use of the cafe
terias would be approved by the
department for the l96l-62 ses-
sion.
The board did not approve adj
ding to the drain field at Russell
Grove nor putting in the grease
traps due to the imminent in
stallation of sewerage system
in the Amelia sanitary district
which includes both schools.
The supervisors approved ad-
ding to the drain field at Amelia
schools on account of a health
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22

ages nine to IL: t8) Walk,
trot and canter for those who
have won a ribbon in a walk,
trot, and canter class in this
show-ages 13 to Is; 90 Walk,
trot, and canter class in this
show-ages 10 to 10: 80 Walk,
trot, and canter for those who
have not won ribbon in a
walk. trot. and canter class in
this show-ages nine to IL.
And Glass 100 Walk and Trot
for nonwinners in this show =
age eight and under; I'D Walk
only for nonwinners in this
show-age 10 and under; 12B)
Groom Glass, Walk, Trot, and
Canter Bareback.
All classes are to be judged on
hands, position. management of,
and ability to handle mounts.
No admission will be charged
to the show.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22

menace there. The drainage
problem at Russell Grove school
was waste water from the cafe
terra and they felt this would
be an unnecessary expense at
this time.
Atkinson said the school board
would ask for new bids.
Thomas Stark. III. common
wealth's attorney. was asked by
the board 10 draft an ordinance
requiring dogs to be inoculated
against rabies. The date for a
hearing on the proposed ordin-
ance was not set at this meeting
T. Lewis Morris. representing
he Amelia County Puritan Club.
which with the local health de-
artment is spoons oring the ra-
bies incubation ordinance. smoke
in behalf Of the ordinance. John
F. Duke and Hiram A. Holmes
Puritan committee members,
were also present.
At the request of j. L. Dick
son. local farm agent, the board
allocated $50 for the Negro
courty fair to be held at the
fair grounds on September 30.
The board voted to ask the
State Commission of Game and
Inland Fisheries to establish a
year-round season on the hunting
Of raccoons. Seven farmers ap-
peared in a delegation to say
that the animals were becom-
ing nuisance in gardens.
Mrs. Jean Thurber, county
welfare superintendent. inform
ed the board that six dependent
persons had been put in nursing
homes-three in Richmond, three
at Charlotte Court House: three
more were in prospect.
The county had six more cases
on the relief roll than in Motto
way county, and seven applica-
tons for aid to dependent child
rem had been received in her
office in one month. She report
ed county residents do not COM
plain Of aid to the aged but do
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Amelia County Junior
Horse Show Sunday

AMELIA, Aug. 2l-The Amelia
County Junior Horse Show on
August q, at pm. EST, at the
ring on the county fair grounds,
will feature IS classes.
Under the management of the
Amelia Bride Club, Miss Calvin
Curtis, of Richmond, will act as
judge. j. Gordon Dickerson.
club president, will be announ-
Ger.
Classes are as follows: %
Walk, Trot and Canter on both
leads-ages Is to IS; o. Walk,
Trot, and Canter-ages nine to
IL; ~ Four Jumps in the Ring
Ponies 49,, horses q; az
Walk and Trot-age eight: Walk
and Trot-age seven and under:
go Walk Only age Z and und-
err.
Also, Class % Walk and Trot
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Christmas Tree In August Means
Gifts For Indian Reservation

JEFFERSON, Aug. q = The
junior organizations of Fine
Creek Baptist Church held their
meetings on Monday. August IA
at the church. The highlight of
the GA program was a Christ
mas tree in August with gifts
for the children of the Cherokee
Indian Reservation in North
Carolina under the direction of
missionaries, Mr.. and Mrs. j. D.
Griffith. They brought requested
gifts such as toys, banker
chiefs, Washrags. soap, combs,
books, etc. which will be sent to
them. The girls are busy col
lecting materials for scrapbooks
which they are preparing for
the Crippled Children's Hospi-
tai, as a project.
Mrs. W. W. Michaux is a pa
Lient at Stuart Circle Hospital
where she has been since Sun
day, August ID. Xrays revealed
a broken hip as a result Of a
fall at her home. She has I'M
dergone surgery. Mrs. Michaux
will have to remain there for
several weeks, although she is
in a satisfactory condition. Her
many friends sincerely hope she
will be well enough to enjoy her
81 birthday in September.
Several cards received in the
community indicate that Mr..
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22

and Mrs. C. N. Pitts are
thoroughly enjoying their visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Dennis Cobb
and family in albuquerque, N.
M. They had a safe and most
pleasant trip by bus on the north
ern route. They expect to return
by the southern route, and reach
home Wednesday.
Floyd B. Taylor, of Arlington,
arrived Saturday for the week
end to visit his mother, Mrs.
Cora Taylor, who celebrated her
/ rs birthday on Monday, August
2l. He was accompanied by his
two young sons.
Miss Linda ST., Williams went
70 Richmond Friday to spend a
week with Mrs. Maggie Cousins
ard Miss Linda Gayle Manuel.
Mrs. Virginia Bradley was
Joined early Friday morning by
her friends from Goochland, ST.
sic Woodfin, Evelyn Grubbs and
Ruth Grubbs to drive to Vir-
GINA Beach for the day. She was
also accompanied by her daugh-
ter, Brenda. They visited a mu-
tual friend, Mrs. Olive Hollins, a
former resident of Goochland.
The Misses Carol Bradley and
Lynne Scott Lester, who have
been in camp at Baptist Lodge
for a week, also came home
with them.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Hanes Chapel To
Have Homecoming

DILLWYN, Aug. 2l-Hanes
Chapel Methodist Church will
have its annual Homecoming SER
vice on August q.
Y The worship service will be-
gin at 1l:l5 am. Lunch will be
served at the church following
the morning service.
Revival services will begin
August % and continue through
September l. Services will be-
gin at 7:45 each evening.
The guest speaker for the SER
vices will be the Rev. A. R.
Knots. Jr.. pastor of Prostect
Methodist Charge.
The pastor. the Rev. Howard
Edwards, invites everyone to
attend.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Funeral Rites For.
Mrs. W ade, 81
Held Monday

KEYSVILLE, Aug. 81 FIJI
neral services for Mrs. Margaret
Hammer Wade, 80, were held to-
day Monday at 2 pm. at Ash
Camp Memorial Cemetery. Mrs.
Wade died Sunday.
She was a member of Ash
Camp Baptist Church, charter
member and past Worthy Matron
OF Eastern Star Chapter 40 and a
charter member of the Keysville
Woman's Club.
Surviving are two sisters,
Mrs. G. o. Pettus, Sr., and Mrs
Georgia H. Osborne, both of
Keysville.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22

concerning the aid to dependent
children program. LAS soon as a
man is employable. he is cut
off the welfare program.-but
it is going to cost the count
more for welfare this year thar
it did in l96O-61. Mrs. Thurber
said.
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-08-22
Mrs. Rush, II
Buried Saturday

DILLWYN, Aug. q Funeral
services for Mrs. Eva Elizabeth
Rush. II, wife of Joseph Edward
Rush. were held Saturday at
pm. at Union Baptist Church,
with interment in the church
cemetery. Mrs. Rush died Friday
at home in Buckingham county
In addition to her husband she
is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Florence Matthews, of Williams
burg.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-04-30

TREASURE
MARTEx FIELDER
BARWck NoRMANDE FASHIONS
BEAUTFY YOUR PHONE
$780, TODAY OR ANY
Evening star., 1961-04-13
Politicians Are Held at Fault in Failure
To Resolve Problems and Push Proqrom

and accept higher taxes if
need be.
Thus the United States is
still dawdling and falling be-
hind in the space race, and
all the propaganda in the
world cannot hide the fact
from any corner of the earth.
1t would be ludicrous If it
were not tragic that poll
ticians are tackling the Job
now who must begin with a
space primer before they can
speak even with least lus-
trous technicians who know
the story.
Amid fanfare. astronauts
are being trained who have
already sold the publication
rights to a story which can
only be an anticlimax to the
Russian triumph. Rarely has
the cart been put before the
horse on such a scale.
President Kennedy and his
new administration must
face up to the harsh fact
that Russia performed first
an epic feat which was pos
sihle but forsworn by the
United States. The official
attitude heretofore has been
that it was all very fine but
not really too important, and
there will be great tempta-
ton to continue it.
At the very moment the
Russians were orbiting their
Evening star., 1961-04-13
BROWN
French Chiefs Irritation at u. S. Actions
On Algeria Expected to Be Brouqht Out

ton is extremely anxious
that the Algerian business be
settled, soon and amicably.
So long as it is not, NATO
remains seriously weakened
by the commitment of most
Of the French army to that
strife-torn North African
province.
Gen. de Gaulle Is we'll
aware Of the growing neces-
sity for a settlement of the
Algerian problem. He has
moved, with skill and politi-
cal deftness, to bring about
what amounts to a reversal
of French policy toward the
Algerian rebellion. He has
opened the door to direct ne
gotiations with the provision
al government Of Algeria,
parleys which are virtually
certain to end in a graduated
program for eventual inde-
pendence of Algeria.
But all the French gov
ernments since the rebellion
broke out more than six
years ago have taken the firm
stand that the matter Of AL
giers is a strictly French af-
fair. In international rela-
tions, at the United Nations,
and consistently at every
turn, Paris has insisted that
no other nation, nor any in
ternational organization, had
any business whatever med
ding in the quarrel between
France and Algeria, even if
the meddling was loaded with
the best of intentions.
A single exception might
be noted in the case of the
President of Tunisia, Habib
Bourguiba. But Mr.. Bour-
guiba's role as IAN honest
Evening star., 1961-04-13
POTOMAC FEVER
By FLETCHER KNEBEL

breaking all travel records One Communist
went into orb-and million others got through West
Germany
The New Frontier admits it lost the race to put man
into space. It's mxed-up world when an administration
has to apologize for keeping its feet the ground
No wonder the Sovies were first with man In space
No American wants to go orbit until he can have
walltowal carpetng color TV and half for
overtime
Russias first space man married with two children
His kids used to call him "the most Now they call him the
outermost"
Russias first space aloft for one hour 4s
minutes. Pravda will proudly that winner of
the Communist Partys first "aexpense world vacation
tour"
Evening star., 1961-04-13
DORIS FLEEsoN
Red Space Feat a u. S. Scandal

air force major, members of
Congress were complacently
telling reporters that while
the voters like President Ken
nedy much better than on
election day, they don't really
care about his program. Yet
they admitted that the people
are thinking about the prob
lem of peace or war and are
uneasy, If not apprehensive.
The net impression. how
ever, is that Congress will
have to be pushed by the
President so that the political
risks will be as much as pos
sible all his.
Despite encouraging state
ments. there is deep gloom in
scientific circles. They had
hoped against their better
Judgment that somehow this
country would encompass a
space first.
The issue is not involved
with present cessation of
nuclear testing, the hard
choice Mr.. Kennedy may
soon be called upon to review.
The Russian feat may lead to
cries for resumption of such
tests, and many experienced
people believe they should
be resumed, but the space
fiasco is not connected with
it.
1t may be true that Russia
will have trouble with Red
China and would like to call
off the costly arms race. But
in space today, it's ahead,
way ahead.