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Evening star., 1961-02-02
Atheists Riqhts

In his letter to The Star,
Andrew Teter maintained
that atheists have rights and
that atheists can be trusted
as we'll as those who believe
in God.
With the thesis that athe-
lists have the same right as
anyone else to live, to work,
and to preach their doctrine,
I heartily concur. But the
population as a whole also
has rights. among the most
fundamental of which is to
be represented in public Of
flee by people who can be
trusted.
Atheism is the disbelief in
any Supreme Being: it fol-
lows, therefore, a priori, that
were this doctrine correct,
there could be no divine pun
1shment for any crime. Man.
who is himself fallible, must
Judge man, and a person
contemplating a crime need
only be circumscribed by the
probability of his being
caught.
Mr.. Teter takes the view
that the people have the
right to prohibit certain cit
liens from holding office but
only when they have good
reason for so doing. If it be
no reason to bar from office
a prospective public servant
who embraces a philosophy
that permits him to steal or
to take a bribe, we are all in
trouble. Mr.. Teter's claim
to the opposite is forcefully
stated but is without proof;
his claim that many atheists
have dedicated their lives to
serving mankind may be true,
but Khrushchev, Hitler, and
a few more Of like ilk are
the only atheists 1 can recall
as ever having been promi-
nent in public life.
Atheists, not being Grim
inals per Sc. have the same
rights as others as long as
the rights of the community
at large are protected. An
atheist in a position of public
trust would in my opinion,
constitute a very real threat
to that portion of the public
Evening star., 1961-02-02
Sensible Tax

With regards to your edi-
torial Sensible Tax" refer
ring to a proposal to require
county license tags in Mont
gomery. you seem to belittle
the "only objection" as hardly
a matter Of consideration.
You apparently do not con-
slider the business Of making q
trip for a tag, fiddling around
with rusty stove-bolt threads,
and finally making the holes
in the tag match up with the
size of the bolt and the holes
Of the tag holder, Of any mo-
ment compared with merely
writing a larger number on
the annual check for local
taxes. I would guess that you
haven't done this.
There are plenty Of taxes
already on the books which
can be increased If more
public funds are required;
why should the tax authori-
ties think up still another
one and force the taxpayer to
go through the above riga
V1aorA1A hArtAAn0
In Virginia, levies are as
seSsed against personal prop
erty in which the family car
is a major item. Non-home-
owners pay the real-estate
tax assessed Tin their rent)
on the house in which they
live. They also pay the State
income tax which is a great
er sources of revenue to the
State than the aggregate OF
private real estate taxes.
The alibi Of catching the
renting residents with the
county or city auto tag js as
fishy as scales; 1t also adds
up to cutting off the nose to
spite the face. I own my
home-and four cars: do
you think that I get any
satisfaction from this speci-
Gus argument as I spend the
better part Of a Saturday
morning installing these silly
tags that 1 have just driven
IA miles to buy?
AS for the 100000 per
year. just think, If the ante
is doubled it will be $1,400,-
900! And don't think 1t won't
happen when the novelty OF
the first figure wears off.
Regarding the claim that
this form of taxation has
been amply proven-there Is
no doubt that the poor SUBJ
urbanite is vulnerable where
his transportation is con-
cerned. I think automobile
taxation is grossly overdone
that there should be q pre-
county-city-tag tax mora
torium, and that one tag is
enough on a vehicle. My
compliments to the delegates
Of Montgomery County on
their sense Of values.
E. F. Kelley.
Evening star., 1961-02-02
Refreshing Feature

Congratulations on the
magnificent drawing enti-
tied "Post-Inaugural Event"
in The Evening Star. The pen
sketch by Lily Spandorf is
magnificent and carries a
warmth and excitement all it's
own. You have done a real
pioneer service to publish this
"new-old" form of reportorial
photography"
Arthur Settle
Evening star., 1961-02-02
Grateful Commuter

I should like to publicly
thank the Public Utilities
Commission for refusing the
request Of Mr.. Chalk to in
crease street car and bus fares.
I feel sure ! am voicing the
sentiments of the thousands
of persons who use public
transportation. Often we do
not take time to say THANK
you" What a pity!
The action Of the Commits
sion gives one the feeling Of
protection and security, also
the assurance that they have
the public interest in mind.
Mary Ellen DashieII.
Evening star., 1961-02-02

course. I have hospitaliza-
tion (paid for by myself, q
retirement program (paid for
by myself and health and
accident insurance (paid for
by myself and other fringe
benefits such as free water
and the smiles Of my students.
I will not bore him with the
details Of stretching ten pays
over twelve months, or try
ing to scrape together enough
money to pay for additional
course work required by
Maryland.
Mr.. George imputes to me
q virtue which I have long
recognized as one Of my out
standing traits when he num-
berS me among ". the ava
ricious legions Of Maryland
teachers -: I am greedy"
I like my children to be
dressed neatly; I like my wife
to be presentable and digni-
fled when she gets her one
hour per week alone: in
church. I like to stand before
my classes and be able to
turn my back without show
ing patches in my trousers.
Mr.. George complains that
we are so busy lobbying that
he wonders when we find
time to teach. We can gen.
orally find time between 8
am. and $3.50 pm. to impart
a little wisdom to those under
our care. Then we fill our
brief case with notebooks.
test papers, homework assign
ments, and clerical material
that should be done by a
secretary and head for home.
Please bear in mind, Mr..
George, that much of the
lobbying you speak Of is car
ried out by diligent PTA
mothers and fathers who
know the price Of quality.
1t is true there is nothing
to keep us from leaving the
profession. But why isn't
there something tangible in
the teaching profession that
will hold more of us? How do
you expect to keep the col
lege graduates who will even
tually leave due to low pay?
Replace them with more COL
lege graduates? Where will
your cycle end? Is not ex-
perience to be desired over
the raWness Of the college
graduate?
We do not ask for pie in
the sky. We ask only for a
sense Of financial stability
which will provide reason
able means to live reasonable
lives. David e. Jones.
Evening star., 1961-02-02

pamby" compliance. "Ours," she once
wrote, 1s the age Of adjustment and
'togetherness'-and to hell with It,"
Although a family tragedy ended her
column In 1858, her followers always
hoped that some day she would resume
it. Now that possibility is gone, and
with it something of a turbulent and
magnificently interesting era of Amer
lean journalism.
Evening star., 1961-02-02
Teachers Respond

In q letter entitled mo
Apple for Teacher" John A.
George paints Maryland
teachers as "vociferouS,"
"avaricious" money mad
lobbyists banging on the
doors Of the State Legisla-
ture organizing and pres
suring" and insulting in
their demands"
The only time I, as a
teacher. have been behind
the doors Of any State Legis-
lature was to introduce a
group Of school children to
the workings Of democracy
within. Like most teachers
in Maryland my hours are
devoted to a long drive to
and from school; exposing
81 first and second graders
to learning in a combined
classroom due to a shortage
Of teachers and a lack of
space; reading educational
journals which introduce
new teaching techniques,
PHILOSOPHERS and programs;
attending teachers meetings,
PTA meetings and two uni
verBity courses in education
in the evenings; and prepar-
ing challenging assignments.
A schedule Of this sort con-
tains only one blessing: If I
made a salary that covered
more than minimal food,
clothing and housing require
ments, I wouldn't have time
to spend 1t.
AS a dues-paying member
OF NEA, I receive educational
materials. the products of
research in the field. a
wealth Of ideas and inspira-
ton. Lobbying" activities
are incidental to the job
teachers organizations are
doing to create awarenesS of
overcrowded claSSrooms, a
shortage Of teachers, main
tanning a high calibre of
teachers and encouraging
quality performance.
Martha Janet COdeI.
Il y y
The letter of John A.
George probably reflects the
views of many citizens. not
only Of Maryland, but of
every State in the country.
Were I not a teacher, his
views could very well be
mine. Since he is on the
outside, perhaps he would
appreciate some enlighten-
ment. I could speak from
personal experience and tell
him how difficult it is to live
in metropolitan Washington
on a net salary Of $500. OF
Evening star., 1961-02-02

The argument in favor Of
the Rayburn resolution to
pack the Rules Committee is,
Of course, that the House
should be able at all times
to take up and consider legis-
lation reported to it by its
standing and special commit
tees; that such consideration
and action should not be
blocked by an all-powerful
Rules Committee. The argu-
ment has its appeal. But
when the Rules Committee Is
packed" to do the bidding
Of a Speaker Of the House
or a President Of the United
States-dictatorial power Is
moved merely from the COM
mittee to one man, the
Speaker. Mr.. Kennedy will
rely on Mr.. Rayburn to do
his bidding. Half-a-century
ago, Speaker Joe Cannon, a
Republican, was the dictator.
He determined what should
and should not come before
the House. In his day the
liberals" on the Republican
side and the Democrats
finally revolted. The power
was taken from Mr.. Cannon
and given to a committee
the Rules Committee. It re-
mains to be seen now how
power is exerted in the House
in the future.
President Kennedy has said
forcefully that he intends to
drive all the way for his
proposals to remedy Ills in
the country's economy by
legislative action as well as
by executive action. He will
60 all the way to see that
money is appropriated by
Congress to pay for many
programs. He has given no
indication that the closenesS
Of the vote by which he was
elected to the presidency will
affect his demands on Con-
gress for his programs-even
though it is clear that many
of these proposals may be
opposed by half or more than
half Of the voters. The close
ness Of the vote on the pack
ing Of the Rules Committee
Of the House may or may not
slow him up in his demands.
But 1t is q danger signal
which may modify some Of
the administrations recon-
mendationS.
Committees Value Proved
The House Of Representa-
tives is composed Of 437
members. Obviously, strong
rules and centralized power
must exist If 1t is to do busi-
ness in an orderly way.
Otherwise 1t might degen-
crate into an unruly mob.
The Rules Committee has
had to slow down some
measures, otherwise 1t might
have been run over by stand
ing committees to which have
been allotted the duty Of
caring for special group6-for
example. the veterans, the
postal service, organized
labor. banking interests and
many others. Standing Com
mittees sometimes become
imbued with the idea that
their groups must have spe-
cial consideration, to the ex-
clusion Of others.
The Rules Committee has,
indeed, proved its value. Vir-
tually all legislation q ma
jority Of the House really de-
sires and supports has been
given rules to bring them to
the House floor. There have
been abuses. it is true. Presi-
dent Kennedy apparently de-
cided he did not wish to take
the chance Of having any Of
his legislative proposals
blocked in the committee.
Evening star., 1961-02-02
LETTERS TO THE STAR

Pen names may be used "
letters carry tDrtterS' correct
names and addresses. All let
terS are subject to condensG-
tton. Those not used tDill be
returned only iDhen accom-
panied by self = addressed.
stamped envelopes.
Evening star., 1961-02-02
THE POLITICAL MILL
Kennedy Scores in Conqress Battle
By GOULD LINCOLN


The Kennedy administra-
tion-the new President, in
deed-haS won its first VIC
tory in the halls Of Congress.
BY this victory it has now
become possible to pack"
the House Rules Committee
in such Q manner as to insure
quicker consideration, and In
some cases, any considera-
ton, by the whole House
Of Mr.. Kennedy's must"
bills. The narrow margin by
which the victory was won,
however. leaves in doubt the
ultimate fate Of some Of his
proposals. A change in three
votes in the House roll call
vote would mean defeat for
him-and for his leading
supporter in this fight,
Speaker Sam Rayburn. The
victory was vital for the new
President. A defeat would
have been q blow to his pres
tige, even before his programs
were presented to the Con-
0reSS in detail.
The victory was made pos
sible by the fact that % Re-
publican members Of the
House voted with Speaker
Rayburn on the proposal to
add three more members to
the old Rules Committee
two more Democrats and one
more Republican. The mem
bership Of the old committee
was eight Democrats to four
Republicans. AS 1t was con-
Stituted, two conservative
Democrats were able, with
the four Republicans, to
block adoption of a rule to
bring Q measure before the
House.
Recalls Roosevelt Effort
President Kennedy brought
all the pressure Of his office
to bear in this battle for
votes. Members of his cabi-
net and his liaison officers
were active in it, 1t remains
to be seen how many scars
are left as q result Of the
bitter fight. In a measure,
the contest calls to mind the
great effort which the late
President Franklin D. Roose-
welt waged with Congress in
1887 to obtain the passage
Of q bill to enable him to
pack" the Supreme Court
with additional members IA
vorable to his legislative pro-
posals-members who would
vote to sustain the constitu-
tionality Of the bills passed
by Congress. President Roose- =
welt had had no trouble get
ting these measures through
the Congress. The stumbling
block had been the Supreme
Court and its decisions that
several Of these measures
were unconstitutional. But
the Congress, heavily Demo-
cratic as 1t Is today-even
more So-refused to go along
with the court packing bill.
This was in 1887 when Mr..
Roosevelt was at the height
Of his political power. His de-
feat was followed by stronger
resistance to some Of his
later proposals-and later
still by Q working coalition
between conservative Demo-
Gratis and Republicans which
has persisted over many
years.
President Kennedy so far
has no cause to worry about
what the Supreme Court may
do II his legislative proposals
should be challenged in that
body. The question now is
whether his fight to pack the
Rules Committee will leave
the same kind Of bitterness
in Congress as the Roosevelt
effort to pack the court
brought about.
Evening star., 1961-02-02

domain over which he might
have cognizance.
Daniel A. KOhr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17

Case e - AREA citizens are
ez2eezzd u zrssz1 the third an,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17
Assignment America

I1g out poor. taey worked Ike
b<svers until az last they were
rich enough to work ike dogs.
If you want to knox how TO
20 about beng a millionaire
you'll have 10 scrzpe Up ycur
oEu 1885 for TIE book am
Incapable Of relating the con-
pick tax factors which helped
them cling n1frzeuIously To their
wealth with the blessings Of the
internal Regenuerx-
What fascinated me were the
human insig1ts into what hap
pens 20 a man Or woman Wf1s
finds he can afford all the
things most people rarely allow
themselves to dream about: do
they live II UP, sock II aygzy.
laugh It Off
Thomas z. BoIzcs, vino made
his millions IN oil. has wife
and two children. Yrs. BoIsck
has acquired a mink coat. and
ne has bought three cars. but
they employ no servants except
a part-time cleaning girl, and
they serve homemade meals On
plastic plates. AS his wife works
beside him as office help. Bo-
lack gives MS philosophy. there
never viii be any substitute for
hard work toward a good
cause"
Winston J. Schiller is in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17

sz-es 20 the 6ezHs list toT
r1Er gh zGrzde-nsc record Of
tze past sEzessey At Milwaukee
De~zEr CsEezE. Nliiwaukee.
VIZ we're three AREA students,
CzrzzEn aid Jzdsrn King, caugn.
rE5 60 Nx. and 1Erx. DAVID 3.
Eg 1z2z5 Ezuhin I'd, Silver
SrEgs aid Sandrz Holsc5er.
dzer q NE- ard Hrs. Clark
z EsEsekzr. $40 Dzh1oneza
RI Washington. D. C.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17

restaurant business Though
II gets richer b. the year. II
ard his fsrnIy srIH i've in q co
lonial honae they bought N 1877.
HIS only exrFzvzgzrcs s buying
one o. two suits Z north which
ne wears while Officiating u
his restaurants Is hours a dzy.
seven days q week
Peter Kavznzs. real estate de-
ve}opnent millionaire. lives
nlOdestly with his family out
side Boston He has q small
staff but doesn't let them keep
him from enjoying sandwiches
IN the office for Iuuch and
working Til midnight.
James J. King. esectronies ex.
ecutive. decided to make the
most Of his MONEY last year b.
buying S25Gthousznd ranch
house in Dallas. But he stiI
must travel 50 per cent Of the
time, starts the business day
early and erds il late. ard has
never in his life taken a vaca-
ton
Ralph z Schneider became a
millionaire BY founding the Din
eTs Club. Although he recently
bought house in the Virgin
Islands, he says he still can't
get used 10 money, "and I'm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17
By Phyllis BasteIIe
Reg e. s. Pat Off.

NEW YORK What would
you Do If you hzd a million dol
lars77
Almost every American over
the age Of = Scent allowance
has been asked tszt question at
one tire or another. has smiled
eSesfre4y. has remarked bay
weA--g ard then gone on 10 de-
Innate Some succuIent ideas. !.
usually involving mighty cars,
college ed1cztions for the kids,
world travel and > big house for
the old folks.
Nobody in ms right mind
would reply, would he, that II he
had q million dollars he'd work
harder than he'd ever worked
in his lifeZ That's not the idea
behind accommodating money. Is
ito spend your million for q
grfndstone on which to sharpen
your already superior nose2
Yet this n what happens ex.
actly 10 those relatively few
Americans who are seIfsnade
nnillioDsnes today. In book
put out By the editors Of the
Wall Street Journal titled The
New MilIionarfes and How They
Made Their Fortunes" you can
read the stories Of 10 men and
one woman who have managed
10 accumulate great riches after
taxes. And they all have one
Characteristic In common: Start
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17
Large Turnout Expected
At Rockville Civic Ball

nual Rockville civic Bsn h the
social hail Of the cs5c Center
starting At . ofciOck tonight
HBghIighf Of. the affair viii
be the presentation b. Blzir Lee
III Of the civic awards donated
Ey the H0ngerford ToHne Cit.
rms Association 10 = man and
woman VINO have made the
greatest contribution To the
city Of Rockville during The
past year
A special guest Of honor win
Be Donald z. GiDgeFy, member
Of the Maryland National capi.
tai Park and Planning Com.
mission.
Entertainment VIII be provid.
ed by the Bert Danrcn 8piece
orchestra and a dance team
from the Arthur Murray Stu.
dos. A candleIigf1t buffet viii
be served, and dress VII be
senniforTnal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17

ped to 1890 while the size OF
the States labor force stimuli.
taneousIy swelled 10 1.117,900 in
contrast TO 1,110,700 in Feb.
ruary.
But three areas In the State,
Cumberland, Hagerstown and
Cambridge remain areas OF sub.
stantiai and persistent labor sur
plus.
Maryland looks 10 intensified
Job placement efforts. the Fed.
eral Depressed Areas Bin and a
possible upturn In the economy
10 help solve this.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17
Wheaton Club
InstalIs Officers

New officers for the Optimist
Club Of Wheaton were installed
this week at the Capri Restau.
rant In Wheaton.
They are William Dubois
president; Joseph Charles, VIII.
liam Fitzgerald and Hank Maj
fei, vice presidents: Richard
Lair, secretary.treasurcr: Dan
icl M. Senger, scrgcantat-arms
Paul ostro, Richard Schleicher
and Theodore Jordan, members
OF the board OF directors.
Installation was by DR.. Har.
old Angel, past governor OF Op-
timist international.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17
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CONTINUED from Page u

responsible for attracting new
Industry Ia the Economic De
velopment Commission OEDc).
The edo was born IN 1860
growing out OF the old State
Department OF Information. II
now employs 20 persons, accord.
ing 10 William Pate. its deputy
director. and already has been
primarily responsible for attract.
ing four new industries with q
total hiring potential Of between
800 and 1000.
The edo. said Pate, strives to
gather information prospective
new industries would need, and
when inquiries are made, this
Information IA furnished and an
about effort made 10 help the
prospective firm find the area
most suitable Tor us needs.
Any direct search for new In.
dustry or efforts 10 induce" IN.
dustry TO move into Maryland
have been given only minimum
attention 20 date.
Only when turning TO the
problem OF unemployment does
one find a truly knotty problem
IN Maryland. In February, un.
employment hit an all.tIme high
IN the State, with 1880 persons,
or 8.5 per cent OF the civilian
working force, jobless.
There was a pickup though,
and IN March the figure drop.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17
Lucinda Fail Named
To Honor Society

Hiss Lacs11z Fsal dzEz6teT
u tire ReE. James CEEtLss Fshl.
rns1aweY d ttse Rockville Pres
byteTisn CkgFeF- was s-aonz g
fepTznk1rz sssdezts At Bxo1zne
Jvnlow 5sg5 Schoos INDICTED
ia1O tire EStbozzi Jgs51g Honor
society IN ceremonies sss
we<kezld-
Mss FsaI ard her fellow non
OF Students kzd 20 meet Fszld
standards Of scholarship. seTv-
ice. leadership and character to
qualify for membership Ia tire
society.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-17

sZ Ezrzrahse Of squznderfna
IL
SydzeT s. BsrDn, public rela
1czS exec has a $4,000 home,
ard ens<1y ezzL But they are
@y exquisite booths for MS
telephones which are within
rezEn everywhere during his IS
znGr work day, whether he is
II ne bath or driving to an ap-
pofzer.ezr
Ard % II goes in the million.
are SET Money b just the lubri.
ez- 70 keep the personal light
rig creased As wealthy for.
eiE car dealer KEEL H. QvaIe
put Il. when ne built a new
Accue four blocks from his
offiee-
If you have the money,
EEgs ID point IN wasting two
ha%zrs a day running back and
forth from work. :"
Evening star., 1961-11-26

WHEATON. near Plaza, transp..
chools-Lovely 3 bedrm., brick
rambler: beaut. rec. rrn.. many
extras incl. new Wv. carpets.
80 roo takes over nice CT loan.
ALLEN REAL ESTATE. 10. 5-1a5O