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CORRECTION
THE BEAUTIFUL ILLUSTRATION OF
DANIA

shown in Wednesday, September 9th, Stor wos
incorrectly identified. 1t should hove read as
follows:
Foous Donos coordnoted wonu furniture for living room,
dining and bedroom enormously Versotile-unctonol.
Choose now from $50 pieces-excusNey at Major
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Sole priced through night
In Monday September 4th Stor the listing the Cheso
peoke SOTO should hove read follows Foous Chesapeake
Sleep SOTO with exposed frame Opens fe-foo bed.
Sole priced $279 Four other styles costly fobrics $3.50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
Open LeffeF 70
Dr.. Whiffier

DR.. Whittier, will you please
tell me why you seem to enjoy
finding a complicated solution
to the current problem facing
the Montgomery County Dept,
of Education when the solution
is a simple one and right before
your eyes? l am referring to
this matter of fingerprinting
teachers and all other employees
of the Education Dept. in order
to discover if any of them have
criminal records specifically to
prevent any more incidents such
as the one between the teacher
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
YWcA's Detectives

The Young Women's Chris
tan Association of Montgomery
County is one of the Associa
tons of a national and world,
wide organization. This organ
ization is composed of women
and girls of all races, creeds,
and economic backgrounds. II
is dedicated to the task of help,
ing to build world in which
peace, justice and freedom will
prevail. In order to fulfill this
great purpose, we, as members,
are committed to help and to
support efforts to eliminate dis.
elimination whether it be racial,
religious or economic. Inclusive.
ness rather than exclusiveness-
a fellowship without barriers OF
race is inherent in the YWCA's
basic purpose.
In 1916, the National Conven.
ton of the YWCA of the United
States adopted an international
Charter which states, YWCAs
Should continue to work for
the building of a society nearer
to the Kingdom of God by at
tempting to create within the
association, fellowship in
which barriers of race, nation.
atty, education and social status
are broken down in the pursuit
of the common objective of a
better life for ALL"
The YWCA has, however
never been content merely to
state its beliefs in words. Our
record shows that we have
worked and will continue to
work to translate this philoso.
ply into action. More than 1870
of the membership of the
YWCAs in the United States
come from racial minority
groups and more than. 1870 OF
the American YWCA's leader.
ship. In our International Char,
ter, we have promised that:
Wherever there is injustice on
the basis of race. whether in the
community, the nation or in the
world, our protest must be clear
and our labor for its removal
vigorous and strong"
The Young Women's Chris,
tan Association of Montgomery
County thus welcomes this op.
portunity to pledge its support
of the principle embodied in the
Proposed Montgomery County
Ordinance of equal treatment
for all and the elimination OF
racial discrimination.
Mrs. Henry NJ. LOwden
President
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
POOlesville

The Mnocacy Lions Club held
its regular dinner meeting at
the Beallsville Fire House Mon
day night. This will be the only
meeting in December since the
second meeting night falls on
Christmas, necessitating cancel
lation. Clifford Roberts, Seneca,
who is with the Boeing Avia-
ton Company, spoke on avia-
ton. Club members are working
on their Christmas project, that
of selling Scotch pine trees, all
sizes, for $3.50 each, on the NM
ris Building Supplies lot in
Poolesville.
Mrs. Benjamin White, Pooles-
vile, was taken to Frederick
Memorial Hospital last week
where she is under observation.
Also on the sick lift but report
ed recovering is Mrs. Isaac Gu
bitt, Poolesville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
One Last Word

In my letters concerning the
Tropic of Cancer ! meant to inn
pugn no ones patriotism except
those who would force their
own narrow standards or beliefs
on others. Some Americans al.
low others to censor their read
ing material, which is their pri-
vilege, but they should not try
to force other Americans to
accept censorship from the same
source. Should they try to do
so, l must copsider them sub
versive of American liberties,
for only our courts have the
power to declare a book OBJ
scene.
The meaning of terms like
suggestive, degrading, obscene,
lascivious, & salacious is mat
ter of judgment. No doubt the
Supreme Court of the United
States and many other Ameri-
cans would differ with Mrs. Kir-
wan on such judgments, not
only on motion pictures, but on
other forms of the communities
ton media. Judge Shure has
ruled the Tropic of Cancer OBJ
scene, so this official opinion
must govern our county govern
ment.
l considered the action of the
County Manager in removing
the book from the library
shelves before the Court deci-
sion as setting a dangerous pre-.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19

Several members and guests
of the Questers Club from this
area attended a luncheon meet.
ing at the home of Mrs. Rosalie
Shantz in Washington Grove on
Thursday. Each one brought
something very old and a ques.
Continued on Page s.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19

and student at West Rockville
Junior High.
Now, you have come up with
the expensive proposition and
certainly a questionable idea of
photo-fingerprint cards. Really,
DR.. Whittier! BY what stretch
of the Imagination would it be
necessary for our teachers to
carry pictures and fingerprints
of themselves? Are you actually
serious?
Why can't a simple old-fash-
Toned set of fingerprints be
taken and submitted to the FBI
for checking and then filed
away with the teachers person
mel file? That is, providing no
action is needed!
DR.. Whittier, you have ducked
the issue too long and now your
hand is forced! You assumed
responsibility for the integrity
of your teachers when you
maintained that your screening
processes were adequate a year
ago when the idea of finger
printing teachers and employees
to avoid sex incidents was first
proposed. Now, you are trying
to cloud the issue and compli-
cate it with this photo-finger-
print card idea.
1t is time that you parents of
Montgomery County school chill
dren spoke up and made it
known that you are fed up with
DR.. Whittier's shenanigans and
that you demand that he follow
the recommendations of the
Grand Jury and have all en-
ployees of the Montgomery
County Dept. of Educations fin
gerprinted once and for all!
Let's get on with it!
An Impatient Parent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
Letters To The Sentinel
The Public Forum

/ cedent. I still do. 1 therefore diff
fer from Judge Shure, but since
/ respect our officials, the law,
and lawful procedures, 1 accept
Judge Shure's opinion as the
lawful one at this time. / can
do nothing but state my opinion
and await an appeal to a higher
court.
A number of literary author
tiles of undoubted standing, like
Archibald MacLeish and Sir
Herbert Read, have said the
Tropic of Cancer is a genuine
work of literature. / must re-
spect the judgment of men like
this. l know that men of this
caliber would not defend OBJ
scene material lie, without
literary merit, and neither
would the distinguished citizens
of reputable organizations in
Montgomery County who have
spoken out.
The Tropic of Cancer was
never available to children in
our County Libraries; it had to
be reserved at the desk. Since
Mrs. Kirwan is concerned about
9th-graders having the privilege
of Withdrawing adult books, /
assume that she would either
change this privilege or remove
all books from the library
shelves that are not fit for a
9th grader to read. There are
two other alternatives: ID hold
the parents responsible for
checking their child's reading
material, as they already are
for the return of the books, or
refuse to issue a library card,
or (2) make the librarians re-
sponsible for Withholding long
list of books from teen.agers. I
favor the first alternative. 1t
should not be too great chore
for a parents to look over the
books their children are read
ing, or have we reached a point
in our culture where this Is con-
sidered the states responsibility.
If so, l am not surprised that
our Juvenile delinquency is so
high.
Why stop at reading material,
Mrs. Kirwan? We could institute
a chaperonage system like that
used in many Catholic countries.
We could remove from the
shelves of stores some of the
teen-agers clothing that is OBJ
viously provocative and dress
all our school children in uni
forms. We can even provide our
teen-agers with drugs to sup
press any normal but immoral
drives. Regardless of what is
done, unless our children are
taught the proper moral values
in their homes, immortality will
thrive. l will support any drive
to rid our country of filthy, OBJ
scene literature written solely
to arouse prurient interest. and
/ will fight any attempt by a
group or an individual to inn
pose their own narrow stand
ards on the community when
such standards are in direct
conflict with the judgment of
reputable literary authorities.
Sincerely yours,
Lester L. Kilnble.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
BY Cathe c. LintEicuIn
24Q-332o


DR.. John w. eastman, Sell
man, who is medical advisor for
the Peace Corps, is in Puerto
Rico. He expects to return
home in time to spend Christ
mas with his family. In his alb
sence the Cashman's six.year-
old son, Thomas, who is a stu
dent at Monocacy Elementary
School, has been sick.
Members of the financial
agencies from 20 foreign coun-
tries, who are in Washington
attending the World Bank study
group visited a number of
Montgomery County farms re-
Gently. Upon reaching the Boyds
area at noon they stopped at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. La
throp E. Smith where they en-
joyed box lunches provided by
the World Bank. Among the
countries represented were Ko-
rea, Pakistan, Afghanistan, In
donesia, the United Arab Repub-
lie, Turkey, Spain, France, Co.
lombia and Paraguay.
When Mr.. and Mrs. Harry E..
Richardson sold their farm in
Jacksonville last spring they
planned to retire and live in
Mexico. The latest word from
Billy and Harry reveal they are
in Sun City, Ariz., near Phoenix,
where they have bought home
and plan to settle.
Very proud over the arrival of
their first child, seven pound,
six ounce Elizabeth Colleen, at
Mary Washington Hospital in
Fredericksburg, Va, on Friday,
December 8, are Mr.. and Mrs.
William Carroll. The mother is
the former Joan Titus of Pooles-
vile.
Also receiving congratulations
on the same day were Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ashcraft, near
Beallsville, who announce the
birth of their third daughter,
Carrie Patrick, at Bethesda Ma
val Hospital.
Mark Benjamin Morgan
made his appearance Saturday
morning, December 9, at Sibley
Memorial Hospital, weighing
seven pounds, three ounces. He
is the third child and second
son of Rev. and Mrs. James r.
Morgan, Poolesville.
Following a short business
meeting the ladies of the Wom-
ans Society of Christian Service
of the Hyattstown Methodist
Church, held a Christmas party
at the home of Mrs. Lewis
Wood near Hyattstown Thurs
day night, which included an
exchange of gifts. The next
meeting place for January 4
will be announced later.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19

And aoU abideth faith hope, charity these
three; but the greatest of these is charity.
/ Corinthians, XIII, Is.
The Sentinel is grateful to those who have re-
sponded generously to our campaign for funds to
make Christmas really meaningful occasion for the
80 elderly persons supported by county funds in ns
ing homes.
For these senior citizens, most of whom are with
out families and friends the holiday season is especial
ly important II should show them that they are not
forgotten; that their lives are not over and that the
hearts of men still capable of being touched by the
plight of others.
This is the of the celebration of the birth
of Christ The true and only lasting way to observe
this blessed event is to give-to give of ourselves
willingly cheerfuly and gratefully that we can help
our fellow men and women.
It is unfortunate that too many of us achieve this
feeling only fleeing during certain time of the year.
We should remember that these elderly citizens do not
ask for anything more than they deseve-our love
and our respect-not just for week two but dur
ing the entire year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
A Dangerous Proposal

DR.. c. Taylor Winters proposed program for
fingerprinting all employees present and futureof
the county school system leaves several questions
answered.
While citizens will welcome the added protection
provided by fingerprintng they probably will wonder
why the superintendent of schools wants to delay
initiating the new procedure until March Is. Nor is
any mention made Of the possibility of using present
county police equipment and personnel to help speed
completion of the entire program in less than three
months estimated by DR.. Whittier.
But the most important-and most dangerous
aspect of the entire program is Dr. Winters asound
ing proposal to clamp lid of secrecy on derogatory in
formation obtained through fingerprinting employees
The decision to release withhold such information
would be made by the Board of Education in complete
and reckless disregard of the pubcs interest in mat
tiers affecting their chldrens welfare according to
DR.. Whittiers suggestion.
We cannot help but wonder whether Dr. Whittier
is fully aware Of the implications Of such reconmen-
dation We assume that as superintendent of schools
he is mbued with deep and sincere desire to protect
the children placed in his from contact with
desirable and unhealthy influences while they are in
school, Certainly he doesn't want to retain any teach
ers such as the one in West Rockville Junior High
School who convicted recently Of assaulting
student.
But what he is proposing would indeed permit
the School Board to keep such employee in the sys
tenn. All board members would have to do would be to
withhold the mans prior police record from the citi-
zens and decide, on the basis of its own secret in
vestigation, that the employee not dangerous to
students
We are not suggesting that the Board would take
such action What we are saying, however is that the
authority to do this would be vested in the board if
DIR. Winters recommendation is approved. We be
lieve such authority is clearly against the public in
terest and in violation of all democratic principles
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-12-19
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Evening star., 1961-03-03
algeria Peace FeeIers
Move Underground

PARIS, Mar. 8 (AP)-Agerian peace feelers moved
underground today Emissaes from the French government
and the Algerian rebel high command believed meeting
in secret. ei-
& Both sides moving cautiously after the rebels
acceptance of French President Gaue offer to negotiate
Evening star., 1961-03-03
PsychiotrieT Test
Set for Suspect
In Girls Staying


NEW YORK, Mar. 3 (AP)-
Fred J. Thompson today was
ordered to undergo psychiatric
tests to see if he is sane and
able to stand trial in the slay-
ing Of 4-year-old Edith Kie-
corius.
The tests will be made at
New York's Bellevue Hospital.
Meanwhile, his pleading to the
first-degree murder indictment
handed down yesterday was
postponed until April S. One of
his three court assigned attor-
neyS asked General Sessions
Court Judge Thomas Dickens
for the psychiatric examination
and the judge approved.
The indictment, to which a
plea Of not guilty is mandatory
because the defendants life is
at stake, also charges Thomp-
son with kidnapping. There wa:
no mention of rape although
he is alleged to have assaulted
his victim sexually.
II convicted, Thompson would
face a mandatory death SEN
tence.
The 59-year-old alcoholic
drifter was quoted by a defense
attorney as saying he twice hao
been in a mental institution.
Thompson has confessed HI
lured Edith to his $8-a-weel
room, raped her and beat hel
to death a week ago Wednes.
day. She was buried yesterday
Evening star., 1961-03-03

clothes fad among teen-age
congolese girls is not very un-
like what the girls wear in
Michigan-hlouses with words
and slogans written on them.
But here in the Congo the
words are "Kasavubu," MO
hutu." Independence" and
"Bakongo."
Mr.. williams was taken
through the mission school
where nearly 500 village chill
dren are taught to read, write
and count.
The Soma Bata Mission is
operated by the American Bap-
tist Foreign Missionaries So
ciety, under the direction OF
DR.. and Mrs. Glenn Tuttle. Last
July IA rampaging Congolese
troops marched in and threat
ened the white missionary
workers. DR.. and Mrs. Tuttle
returned to the station only
a few days ago.. in time to vel
come the Williams party.
Mr.. Williams planned to
cross the Congo River today to
spend the day in Brazzaville
capital Of the former French
Congo. He leaves tomorrow for
West Africa.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Stevenson Warns Reds
On War Over Congo

drawal," he said of the nation
that formerly ruled the newly
independent country.
Soviet Imperialism
I'VE believe that no other
foreign African power should
come thrusting in, especially
the new imperialism of the
Soviet Union"
Mr.. Stevenson said that in
addition to the laws of Marx
and Lenin there are laws
which belong not to class re-
lationships or stages Of eco
nomic development, but to the
future and to the destiny OF
man himself"
Among these laws" he said,
"is the certainty that war fol-
lows when new empires thrust
into the collapsing ruins of the
old. So stay your ambitions,
Think twice about your inter-
ventions. Allow the new prin-
ciple Of international order
the right Of people to deter
mine their own destiny - to
operate in Africa without your
pressure from without"
Evening star., 1961-03-03
DonneIIeyNomed
DiIIon's Assistunt
BY the Associated Press

Dixon Donnelley, form el
Washington newspaperman and
State Department Foreign Serv.
ice officer, was appointed yes
terday as public affairs assist.
ant to Secretary Of the Treas
ury Dillon.
Mr.. Donnelley, as, was as.
sistant to Mr.. Dillon when the
Treasury chief was Undersec.
retary Of State in the Eisen.
hover administration. His sal
airy in his new post Is $ls.500
a year. 49,,
A former assistant city edi-
tor Of both the Washington
Post and the Washington Daily
News. Mr.. Donnelley has been
a State Department press at
tache in Latin America, an as
sistant, to Senator Kefauver
Democrat Of Tennessee, and
publisher Of "Visao," an Ameri-
can-owned news magazine in
Brazil.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
u. S. Anxious
OverChinese
In Burma
By the Associated Press

The United States has ex-
pressed its concern to the
Nationalist Chinese Embassy
here over the continued pres
ence of remnant Nationalist
forces in Burma.
There already are rumors
some may have crossed over
into Laos, a long-feared devel-
opment that could give the
Communists an excuse for NOV
ing against them.
Sources here report they
know of no new developments,
and point out the United States
is still seeking firm information
on whether there have been
Nationalist air drops Of Amer
ican equipment to the irregu-
lars. They are troops that fled
into Burma when the Com
munists took over the China
mainland in 1949.
An American mission is now
in North Burma trying tc
check. Present indications are
that the NationaliSts there have
largely World War II equip
ment of American, French
japanese and Chinese origin.
The issue of the Nationalist
forces in Burma came up ir
the United Nations in 1853 and
1854. The United States helped
fly out several thousand at
that time.
Evening star., 1961-03-03

and slacks, Mr.. Williams
clapped to the pounding
rhythm of a Bakongo tribal
chant as 80 teen-age girls
danced around him in a tight
circle.
He visited a CongoleSe family
in their rass-covered hut near
the village. kneeling down or
the dirt floor to talk with beam
ing, shiny-faced children.
The children understood his
excellent French. but had
trouble understanding the not
so-good greeting in Lingals
that he had carefully memo
rized.
The high spot Of the day fol
his wife Nancy seemed to be
discovering that the latest
Evening star., 1961-03-03
,FAAContructs
For Airport Rood
D. the AssocIated Press

The Federal Aviation Agency
said yesterday it has awarded
a $2,7O5. .6S4 contract to Burk.
holder g. Burkholder, Win.
chester. Va. to build 19 miles
of express highway leading tc
Dulles International Airport al
Chantilly, Va.
Much Of the work will con-
sist of construction of two traf-
fic interchanges at the Mclean
bypass and the circumferential
highway to be known as the
Capital Beltway. Route 4l3
This part Of the airport route
lies between Spring Hill road
State Route 6s4-and the new
Route 1913, or Mclean bypass.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Pupils Fete Williams
At Mission in Congo

LEoPoLDvILLE, the Congo,
Mar. 3 (AP).-A choir Of little
Congolese schoolboys serenaded
G. Mennen williams yesterday
with a painstaking rendition OF
Nobody Know the Trouble
I've Seen"
After listening a moment to
their awkward English, the
United States Assistant Secre-
tary Of State for African At
fairs tossed back his head and
Joined in the song.
The former Michigan Gov
ernor and his wife, on q five
day visit to the Congo, visited
the American Baptist mission
station at Soma Bata, so miles
south of Leopoldville.
In open-necked sport shirt