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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16
Meeting Of Challenge
Makes Man Great
County Low

This coming Snow Thursday" at the ex-
act time of the great afternoon traffic jam a
group of Mungumnoery County snowmen are
meeting in the Jefferson Room for the pur-
pose Of forming club. The name of the club
viii be Veterans of the Winter of Sixty-One."
The first order of business will be 10 kill the
weatherman and perform a snow dance
around his body for the purpose of driving
away the evil spirits who control the snow
flakes Persons who have within the past
month openly expressed love for the beauty
of snow or a love for winter sports need not
apply for membership
Applicants for membership into this frig-
Id fraternity will be acted upon in order of
their merit. Honorary memberships viii be
extended to the truck drivers who have kept
the community supplied with food, fuel oil,
the roads as clear as possible; the garage and
service station men who have made it possible
for our autos to run, and to the janitors and
servitors who do the labor of the world
There will be neither dues nor initiation
fees assessed against the parents and the chill.
dren who have been ready, willing and able
to attend the public schools of this county dur.
ing the snow storms.
The charter members of this club will
come from the group of mothers who have
fixed breakfast for their children on cold and
dark mornings and then driven them to the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16
People and Spending

~ difficult TO understand why many of our public off
Gals fall 10 realize how voters feel about adding TO the
expenses Tor government operation.
The School Board has asked In its operating budget
raises Tor most supervisory and administrative posts In
amounts that range from 1000 year to $1,000 year
ANA mis- comes soon after substantial raises In the ed
ate past.
The Maryiand-Na Capital Park and Planning
Commission In It's budget calls for raises for all employees
OF about os However, flat 81 900 year is asked for
department heads.
Perhaps the County Council viii be in a mood 10 IN
the wage scale but II Is doubtful II 1t viii be as generous
with certain classifications.
Good salaries necessary IN Montgomery Co,lntv,
especially II we want local governmental services TO be
better than average But IL doesn't take too much study
TOT OFFICIALS TO know exactly how the voting public feels
about money matters.
Last November there was on the ballot Question No
~ when provided for an amendment TO the County Char
Ter allowing Council members to be paid 5000 meeting
instead OF $1,000 This failed TO get the consent Of the
people.
Another amendment asked permission to amend the
Gharter N order TO allow In emergencies purchases of
9VOO 10 DC made without sealed bids This also failed
Therefore, II Is safe to assume that the people are in
no mood TO st by and salaries increased by lump sums
OF large amounts rather than by cosofyng percentage
raise And u Is expected that the members OF the County
Councst smartlng from the defeat Of the modest in
crease Tor me new Council 10 be elected In 1962-w not
DC too quick TO grant unusually high salary boosts
The public has been sympathetic with the drive for
higher pay FOR School Teachers. And II is good that the
teachers have been given substantial raises during the past
lew years NO one rees the fact they were underpad
put even most OF them In Montgomery County win admit
inc salary scale enjoyed at the present time is above the
average
Salary increases are necessary and favored by think
Ing people for deserving public servants but there should be
system OF Incentive percentage raises for workers and
administrative officials alike.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16

public school only to find our multi-million
dollar plants closed down once more.
Honorary memberships will be given to
the parents who take time out to tutor their
children in order to make up the work that
they are not getting from our public schools.
Children who could get to school because
of real desire to learn and because they
would walk to school will be admitted into
this club free of assessments
There is something seriously wrong with
the attitude of quick willingness to close down
our public schools when the going gets tough.
l am not convinced that unless all children
can get to school, therefore there should be
no school
1t apears to me that the present policy of
closing our schools when there is snow on the
roads penalties the many industrious students
who can get to school, This policy takes the
competition out of school, and it is a policy of
supine yielding to circumstances which can
eat away the moral fiber of school child
After ALL the child may think, if my
elders who run the schools think that am
not man enough to overcome the obstacles TO
get to school for an education then an educa.
uon Is not worth much Our school admins
traitors had better think long, long time be-
fore they take the challenge out of living, be-
cause it is the meeting of the challenge that
makes man great
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16

EfE American Automobile Association has good idea
one that proaby could be considered by every organ
zation In the Washington metropolitan area.
AAA recommends that groups follow the example Of
the District OF Columbia government in adopting snow
emergency plans.
This means that when snow plans No. / and 3-limit-
Ing driving to cars with chains and tires and prohibit
Ing parking IS areral streets in the Distrctare in eff
feet regularly scheduled meetings should immediately be
automatically postponed or cancelled
Such action, says John W. ChiIdress manager of the
AAA d. C. Division would considerably reduce the large
volume OF Inquiries to police departments and radio sta
tons whose personnel already overburdened during
the emergencies.
Also, It would help to clear the streets of nonessen-
a traffic and facilitate removal projects and rescue
efforts
Most of ALL IL would doubtless prevent number of
traffic accidents"
What could be more logical? Even though this weeks
warmer weather brought respite it could be brief After
ALL winter has more than month to 60
And what was it the Hagerstown Almanac said?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16

This intended greater enroll.
ment would of course require
more dormitories, but l think it
should be mentioned here that
many of the townspeople are
being greatly aided by the
boarding students who pay their
rents to the individual homes.
This loss of income would han
dicap these people.
The students here at least
want to know that their opinion
was given in best interests with
the hope that everyone's iudg-
ment will overpower their emo.
tons.
The final vote will be counted
in the State Legislature, and
Tor this reason the students are
appealing to their parents and
interested citizens to write or
call TIL cir representatives
urging them to vote for what
IS best for us.
Dorothy AIdrich
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16
Opposes Public Pool

AS member of one of Mont
gomery County's community
swimming pools, l strongly op.
pose the proposal of the City
of Rockville for a share-the-cost
public swimming pool project.
] feel it unfair to ask the
t sands of Montgomery
County families who have fl
panced construction of approx
mately Is community pools to
participate in taxes for public
pools. / believe that county.
financed pools would do ire
parable damage to the continu-
ance of membership in existing
community pools.
1t was the county's lack of
initiative years ago which pro-
vided the impetus for the COM
munity pool movement and
now it is too late.
Louis C. Leopard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16
Letters to the Sentinel

official records, l feel confident
in saying that we are in opposi-
ton to the issue.
We are, however, in favor of
higher education, not only at
Frostburg, but throughout the
State as well. Our main dis.
agreement is the rising cost per
student. Under the present sys.
tenn we are paying the mini
mum fees to attend college, get
our education, and become
teachers for the State of Mary
land. With a hitch in cost (even
with the loan plan in operation)
many of the young adults in
this area who want to teach
would find it difficult and per-
haps turn away.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16
Stop ApoIogizing

TIVE Tawes Administration plan 70 redlgts5ct Maryland
TO provide for eighth Congressional seat adds In
suit % injury to Montgomery County, already suffering
from severe lack n voting power In legislative halls
With population Of e28,e4l, according to the 1860
census Western Maryand'g Sixth District ranks 35ts In
sze IN the nation Suburban BaIimoreg Second District
Is close behind
But the Governor and State Democratic leaders have
agreed 10 take care Of the neqeg In Southern Mary
lands Fifth District In the redistricdng plan
The result win be increased disparity
Baltimore City, with three Congressional Districts,
now heavily Overreprcsened with two districts having
Less than 100000 each. 50 Is the Eastern Shore 50 win
De ne new Fifth District at present the heaviest popu-
lated Of them all
Under the Tawes plan for improving" the situation
ne Sixth and Second Districts viii have only about one
nnrd TO onehah the Congressional representation Der
voter enjoyed by the other six districts
suburban voters, who prone TO cut across party
nnes when they enter the voting booths ought TO keen
ms situation well In mind when 1862 rolls around And
Tor Mr Tawes November, 1862 Is only little further
OH man the Primary election In 1862 which he appar.
ently ~ beginning TO fear 10 badly
Governor Tawes again has treated the suburban areas
snaDDy ana II Is about time that our local legislators and
seapponied political leaders stop apoIogizIng for him.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16

legislature. just smile their
small smiles.
They are pleased because
they know Senator Blzlkas is
right and that his truth is
their salvation.
Here are the proposals
presently before the Assem-
bly,:
Il The proposal Of The
Maryland Committee for Pair
Representation, which would
expand both the Senate and
House. This bill calls for grad
ual expansion as the popuIa-
ton grows.
Y. The Pine,Northrop bill,
which would add 20 new legls-
Iators to the House Of Dele.
gates almost Immediately.
"3. The Hess bill, which is
basically version of the Pine
Northrop bill with the added
provisions that the Governor
would appoint the new MEM
beers. This would effectively
cut out the Republican party
and give the Democrats % leg.
islators until the next election.
"A. The MandeI-Staten bill,
which would subdivide large
counties into new legislative
districts as they grow in pop
ulation. Baltimore obtained
this type Of relief and now has
six districts.
IS. The Phipps resolution,
calling for a study of the pos
sibility Of creating new coun.
ties. This would not only pro-
ducc new legislative districts
as the Mandel-Staten bill of.
fers, but new local govern.
ments as well.
IS. The request for a consti.
tutional convention which
could reapportion the Assem-
bly,.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16
Inside Annapolis
BY BLAIR LEE, LII

cb0sTwDaa, NOmt90meyg County Delegatson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16

Since neappOrfa0nment Of
the State Legislature IL . sub.
jet that seems to fasciaate
everyone, ! thought you might
b. interested n . neutral OBJ
servers view Of the present
situation at Annapolis.
The following article sp.
peared in the Baltimore Eve
ming Sun on February 3 and
was written BY Dave cuIhane,
VINO is one Of the more per.
ceDtiye reporters on the An.
rapolis beat:
Annapolis, Feb. S--The cha.
otto lack Of unity among the
metropolitan reapp0rtionment
forces is one OF the chief
causes Of their continuing de.
feat.
six basic plans are avail.
able In the reapp0rtionment
supermarket all bearing en-.
dorSements from various city
and metropolitan county legis.
Iators.
Senator Fred Mslkus ID,
Dorchester), chairman Of the
Senate Judicial Proceedings
Committee, was obviously de.
lighted when the whole queS.
ton came before his commit.
tee.
He repeatedly needed the
spokesman OF the large coun-
ties about their own disagree.
mcnts over the best method of
giving the growing population
centers In Maryland greater
representation in the General
Assembly.
How can you expect this
committee 10 agree when you
people can't agree among
yourselves, Senator Malkus
asks. The other legislators
from the small counties, which
in large measure control the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16
Red Cross to Offer
Life Saving Course

The Montgomery County Red
Cross is offering a senior life
saving course for boys, is years
OF age or older, starting Tues
day, February 81, 1880 pm. to
9:SO pm, at the Chapter House,
2o2o East-West hwy, Silver
Spring. Swimming sessions win
be held from 300 am. to noon
Saturdays, starting February
Is.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16

Proposals Tending To Divide
The diylGiye nature Of all
these many plans is well
known 70 the opponents Of re-
sppOrtjonment and they are
now capitslizing on q good
thing.
The field is all theirs as
they first encourage once fac.
hon and then another.
Last year reapportionment
al least had the chance al.
lowed when united forces work
for one bill The Walsh bill,
with the support of Governor
Tawes,. went further than
most observers had expected.
Now the field is crowded
and the bills are slowing each
other up on the legislative
track.
Some say it is healthy to
have all proposals out In the
open at first so it can be dis.
covered which idea is most
workable and has the best
chance.
Must Unite
"But the reapportionment
forces can not afford to stay
divided long. Their opponents
are In complete concert. They
have no doubt about their OBJ
jectiyes or their means of ac-
complishment.
''rhe latest development is
a shift in thinking toward the
idea of subdividing the large
counties into new legislative
districts, as was done in the
city.
Many small county legis-
lators see a time coming when
they viii have to give in and
allow some reapportionment.
They feel that the new dis.
tricts would be the best ap.
proach, since 1t would keep
the forces in the counties d.
vided. A county with two SEN
ators representing the entire
county would be formidable.
But two county representa-
tives, representing two sepa.
rate areas, would be more
small counties. This would
simply increase the control of
small units"
! don't quite follow the rea-
soning in the last two para
graphs of Culhane's article,
but the rest of it is painfully
true.
The Phipps proposal for Gre
ating new counties In suburbia
is ridiculous on the face of It,
but the Mandel-Staten bill has
some merit. II would create
legislative districts for the sole
purpose Of legislative repre-.
sentaton but would not dis
rupt the administrative unity
OF the counties.
In other words, Montgomery
County could have two Sena.
tors and II Delegates but
would not have to have more
than one County Council--just
as the City OF Baltimore now
has six Senators anc SO Dele
gates but only one Mayor and
Council.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-02-16

As a student at Frostburg
State Teachers College, l have
found 1t necessary to write to
you concerning the plans which
would make us a branch of the
University of Maryland.
The plan has become quite a
controversial and political issue.
There are arguments pro and
con. Speaking for the students
and the faculty as the result of
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Evening star., 1961-11-06
DR.. c. H. Tobias, 7o, Dies;
Widely Known Negro Leader

NEW YORK, Nov. 6 (AP).-
DR.. Charming H. Tobias, ma
tionally known Negro leader
and militant but moderate an
tisegregationist, died yesterday.
Death came at the age of 79
at Harkness Pavilion of Co.
lumbia Presbyterian Medical
Center after a long illness.
Mr.. Tobias was chairman
emeritus of the Board of Di-
rectors of the National Associa-
ton for the Advancement of
Colored People. A major part
of his career was devoted to
the YMCA, which he served
from 1911 to 1916. His last
work with the YMCA was as
senior secretary for work
among Negroes.
In 1916. Mr.. Tobias became
Evening star., 1961-11-06
War Danger Reduced, ,
Humphrey Believes

the caprice Of whether each in
dividual family can get a loan
for the purpose" said Senator
Humphrey. .-- i.,.-..
He added that if those who
who can afford it want to build
a luxury apartment under
ground that is all right. but If
shelters are needed generally
they should be built under the
national defense program.
Senator Humphrey was en-
thusiastic over the possibilities
of using the Common Market
as a means of winning the
struggle for economic suprema-
acy between the East and West.
Everything in Europe fades
into insignificance when you
look at the Common Market, -
the Senator said.
He said it viii become a chal-
lenge in friendly competition tc
the United States and he ad-
vised American businessmen
ito quit taking .tranquilizers
take pep pills and get to work.
With the reciprocal trade is
sue due to be a major one when
Congress returns in January
Senator Humphrey said, II am
for the United States having a
Evening star., 1961-11-06

the first Negro director Of the
Phelps-Stokes Fund, a founda-
ton devoted to the improve
ment of educational opportuni-
ties for Negroes. He retired in
1858.
DR.. Tobias, born in Augusta,
Ga, attended Paine College
there, Drew Theological Semi
nary in Madison, N. j., and the
University of Pennsylvania.
He held several honorary de-
greeS.
Surviving are his widow,
Mrs. Eva Arnold Tobias, whom
he married in 1851 after the
death in 1949 of his first wife,
the former Mary Pritchard; a
daughter. Mrs. Sherwood Mess
ner, of New Rochelle, N. Y;
a sister. Mrs. Matte Jackson,
and two grandchildren.
Evening star., 1961-11-06
FTC Chairman
DeniieisCharges

MIAMI BEACH, Fla, NOV.
| CAP) Chairman Paul Rand
Dixon of the Federal Trade
| Commission today denied
charges made by some business
publications and executives
that the commission is anti
business.
The FTC is not anti
business" ne told the National
Frozen Food Association, Inc,
at a meeting here. 1T is pro-
business. 1t is only antitrust. "
Mr.. Dixon referred specifi-
cally to a recent editorial in
the Wall Street Journal which
he said implied that FTC's OBJ
jective is socialism or semi
socialism.
"No Angry Men"
"The FTC is our democracy's
way of buttressing private capi-
talism by helping it to be both
competitive and civilized" ht
said, then added:
Moreover, there are nc
angry men at or on the conf
mission-no angry young men
old men or middle-aged men
"They are just men-men
who are conscientious and
dedicated public servants; men
who are stepped in the SUBJ
stance and the spirit of our
antitrust laws"
Mr.. Dixon said criticisms of
the commission may have
-stemmed from it's efforts to
increase efficiency and win
"the battle of the backlog
reducing tht pile of pending
cases.
He said that delay and in
efficiency under old FTC pro-
cedures we're obstacles to the
agency's effort to help busi-
ness by eliminating abuses anc
fostering fair competition.
No Self Control Get
Pending the arrival of the
happy day when businessmen,
by selfcontrol, eliminate the
need for governmental activity
to promote their competition,
the commission must continue
its efforts to do a better jot
more quickly with continuing
due regard for the fairness Of
its procedures. y Mr.. Dixon
said.
He appealed to the frozen
food industry for support of
pending bills which would per-
NIT FTC to issue temporary
restraining orders to prevent
false and misleading advert
iSing while cases are pending
in the commission.
In the absence of this
power, Mr.. Dixon said, "the
allegedly unlawful acts usually
continue unabated with in
creasing profit to the respond
ent and increasing injury tt
competitors and the public"
Evening star., 1961-11-06
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In addition, tests among hun
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nothing quite like it!
SoMINEX eases away the
annoyanceS and everyday
Evening star., 1961-11-06
Poultry Industry :
Owes Life TO u. S

BEIRUT Lebanon's poultry
industry does a $40 million a.
year business, but 10 years age
it was virtually nonexistent.
The industry was built with
United States aid in an effort
to increase the protein diet of
,he Lebanese.
Evening star., 1961-11-06

about a good deal more than
that.
Adults of almost any age can
benefit in their jobs, taking
part in public affairs or simply
in a more interesting life by
a wider command of knowledge
and skills of many kinds.
The Oldest student I've
heard of is 91," says DR.. Glenn
Jensen, executive director of
the AEA, which has its head
quarters in Chicago.
Motivation Greater
What an older student may
lack in physical vigor. he
makes up for in what the edu-
Gators call motivation.
THE adult student is not 60
ing to spend his money, be
away from his family two or
three nights a week and give up
his recreation unless he is dead
serious" says Dean Grover
Lamar Angel of George Wash
ington University's College of
General Studies.
George Washington is one of
the Washington areas rich
sources of adult learning. 1t is
estimated that 5000 Federal
employees in the area are en-
rolled in college courses, and
the Civil Service Commission
has said they comprise about
half of all the adult night STU
dents signed up for the areas
accredited colleges this aca-
demic year. They take courses
ranging from accounting to
zoology.
Besides the accredited uni
versities in the area, there is
the Agriculture Departments
Graduate School. which does
not grant degrees, but whose
credits are accepted by the
Civil Service Commission.
Evening star., 1961-11-06

much closer relationship with
the Common Market"
He did not advocate joining
the Common Market imme-
diately, but suggested adoption
of a declaration of policy by
Congress to have a task force
study what this country's rela-
tions should be with the Com
mon Market.