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The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-28

ing at the church last Thursday.
After the meeting they went 10
see Mrs. Lemmie DoWdy who
recently became a member OF
Tar Wallet Church.
MI. and Mrs. John Putney
spent Tuesday and Wednesday
of last week at the Jefferson
Hotel in Richmond. Mr.. Putney
was attending a meeting of the
Baptist Executive Board.
Miss Haynie Allen and Ben Al
len visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jesse
Woodruff Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Putney and
Alice Putney. accompanied by
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Goodman
and Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn Hayes,
We're dinner guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brown Pryor. of Gooch-
land on Saturday night. They
were also joined at the Pryor
home by Mr.. and Mrs. Rooney
Merchant, Of Powhatan.
Miss Haynie Allen and Mrs.
John Putney went on the tour of
Cumberland County homes and
gardens last Friday. In the aft
ernoon they were joined by Mrs.
Benjamin Walker and Mrs. John
Stratton. On Tues of this
week, Miss Allen and Mrs. Put
ney enjoyed. the tour of Buck
ingham homes and garden S.
This time they were accompa-
MED by Mrs. Robert Garrett and
Mrs. Joe Hazlegrove. of the
Guinea Community.
Mrs, j. M. Putney called on
Mrs. Kent Flippen and Miss
Haynle Allen Monday afternoon
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-28
THE FIRST TRIP

did you meet any interesting
people on your ocean trip?"
"Oh, yes, the first day out the
captain of the boat asked me to
have dinner with him. but some
thing came up and l didn't feel
like going"
The Farmville herald. (Farmville, Va.) 1957-current, 1961-04-28

Ones Hammer of Norfolk.
Jane Smith. of Richmond. was
the week end guest Of Kathryn
Smith. daughter Of Mi and Mrs.
Iohn l. Smith. to celebrate.
Kathryn S 18th birthday
Ma and Mrs. Gayle Anderton
and daughters of Saluda. spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
6. Arlington and family at
heir home here.
With Mrs. L. V. Lyon last
Sunday were her son. W. Gray
Ligcn. his wife and children of
Richmond.
Mrs. Jesse WEIGH, of Rich
mond. arrived on Monday to
spend this week with her daugh-
ter. Mrs. James A. Watkins. and
family at Beaver Pond.
Here From HOpewell
Here from Hopewell on Sun
day to spend the day with he'
mother. Mrs. Thomas Edle,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

Students ranking in the top
fifth of their high school classes
will be permitted to attend
classes Of their choice at the
Montgomery Junior College,
starting in the fall of 1862.
The early placement program,
approved by the Montgomery
County Board of Education at
its meeting this week, was pre-
sented to the board for consid-
Grafton by DR.. Eileen Kuhns Of
the junior college following
meetings with county high
school principals.
There were objections from
the principals, she reported,
that the program could drain
students from existing rapid
learner" classes in high schools.
would present problems of
transportation and scheduling
of classes they could take after
high school hours, and might
result in "loss of identity" for
the high school student.
To these objections, DR.. Kuhn
replied:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Watkins Named
To Exchange

Mrs. c. Law Watkins of West
Montrose rd., Rockville, is a
member of the newly-formed
Committee for International
Cultural Exchange.
Purpose of the committee is
to support bills IS. 1154 and H.
r. 5203) introduced in Congress
by Senator James Fulbright of
Arkansas and Representative
Wayne Hays of Ohio which
would coordinate and expand
international educational and
cultural exchanges.
The measures would author
ize the President to provide for
educational exchanges of Amer
lean citizens and nationals of
foreign countries; make it pos
sible to finance visits and inter
changes between students, and
would provide for cultural ex-
changes between the United
States and foreign countries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Blair Lee TO Run
For us. Senate

Blair Lee ILL., chairman or Montgomery County's all.
Democratic delegation to the Maryland General Assembly
today announced he will seek his parys nomination next
the United States Senate by Republican
John Marshall Butler Of Baltimore
His action surprise to many who had been
boosting him for Governor been generally regarded
leader socaled young Turks" who have been
challenging the Democratic officeholders
headed by Gov J. Mi1ard Tawes Two years ago. he was
adiudged the outstanding legislator Assembly
by the Maryland Legislative Correspondents Association
II sincerely our children
the survival of the free world the hands of the
President and the Congress of the United States.
There is no higher mission to which man could
his energies.
Having been of President Kennedys original sup
porers in Maryland having his campaign
ager Montgomery County believe that in position
to make constructive contribution of the footdrag
gng acknowledging performance of Maryands incumbent
Senators.
1.-THE Democrats Of Maryland need and deserve Demo
cratic representation the Senate and aim that they
get it,"
Lee is descended from long line political leaders
grandfather for whom he is named represented Mary
land in the United States Senate nearly years ago His
father Brooke Lee has been the dominant in
Montgomery County and for 40 years
and was speaker of the House Delegates the 192Os
Blair Lee ran for political for first time in
1854 when elected the General Assembly Before
that he was editor Maryland News, county weekly
served vcechairman Of the Maryland National Capital
Planning Commission and executive assistant
director of the National Capital Planning Commission
A graduate of Princeton he is married and has eight
children. He lives in Sprngbrook
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Top High School Students
To Take College Classes

/. Rapid learner students now
make up roughly the top five
per cent of all students in coun.
ty high schools, while the adj
vance placement program
would be extended to students
within the top 20 per cent aca-
demic ranking.
2. Transportation should
provide few problems for most
of the students, ard their class.
es could be taken from 4 pm
on.
3. Little or no loss of identity
would result, since the students
will remain on the high scnool
level of study and be limited in
their number Of campus activi-
ties.
The Board approved DR..
Kuhn's recommendation that a
pilot program be initiated next
spring, with the full program to
90 into effect throughout tn,
county during the semester be-
ginning In Septembsr, 1869.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Wheaton Boy Wins Md.
OratOrical Contest

A student at Our Lady of
Good Counsel High School in
Wheaton won the recent Mary
land oratorical contest held at
the annual convention of the
33rd District Of Optimist Inter
national in Ocean City, Md.
He is John Small, son of Capt.
and Mrs. Ernest Small, USN, Of
Washington, d. c. A previous
winner in the Wheaton Clubs
contest and zone contests be-
tween clubs in Montgomery and
Prince Georges Counties, John
will now go on to competition
between the winners in eight dis
tricts representing the East
Coast of the United States and
Canada.
IL successful in this. contest,
he will compete at the Opt
mists' international convention
in Las Vegas, New, June 1923,
with the prize being a college
scholarship.
John has been active in extra
curricular functions at Our
Lady Of Good Counsel School.
He is a member Of the schools
debating team, a staff member
OF the school newspaper and a
participant in its bowling
league.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
$25O,OOO Paving Contract
Auarded by City Council

A quarter-million-dollar street
paving contract-largest in the
city's history-has been award.
ed by the Rockville City Coun-
Gil.
Contract went TO +. o. Day
Company, Inc, OF Rockville,
with bid Of $249,585.
The Day bid was well below
the engineers estimate Of $287,-
968 for paving and some widen
ing of II streets. Construction
work will be spread over the
next year.
Concerned with a possible de-
lay in the paving Of certain ma
ior streets. the Council approx.
ed a priority listing.
Streets included in the con-
tract, in the approximate order
in which work will begin, are:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Chevy Chase
Man to Head
District Group

Horace. F. Sykes, assistant to
the executive vice president Of
Melpars Inc, has been elected
president Of the Districts chap
ter of the Society for the Ad-
vancement Of Management for
the year beginning July 1.
The society is a nationwide
organization of management
personnel dedicated to promote
the study Of principles govern
ing organized industrial and eco
nomic effort "for the general
betterment of society"
Mr.. Sykes, who lives at 45l6
Cortland rd., Chevy Chase, has
been with the northern Virginia
electronics firm since 1859. He
Is former officer with the
Army Corps of Engineers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Leaders Attend
Hospital Session

Two members Of the Won.
ans Auxiliary of Suburban Hos
pital attended the Institute on
Patterns and Principles for
Auxiliary Leaders, conducted by
the American Hospital Associa-
ton.
Mrs. D. X. Strickland, $50
Pyle rd., Bethesda, treasurer Of
Suburban Hospitals Snack Bar,
which is opcr ted by the Won.
ans Auxiliary, and Mrs. Harry
B. Lyford, 1856 Delfield St.,
Chevy Chase, attended the three
day sessions at the Willard
Hotel in Washington, Mrs. Ly-
ford is first vice president Of
the Woman's Auxiliary Of Sub.
urban Hospital
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Library Head Honored;
Retiring on June 80

presented Mrs. Ferguson with
gifts on behalf of the group.
They included an initiated
sterling bookmark and an il
Illuminated scroll of apprecia-
ton for Mrs. Ferguson's assist
ance to area school libraries. At
one point in the presentation,
Mr.. Murray referred to her as
the "mother of many school Ii
braries."
Mrs. Ferguson later address
ed the group on the opportuni-
ties for cooperation between
school libraries and public IL
braries.
Branch librarian Margaret
Witt conducted the group on a
tour of the Little Falls Library
facilities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

Jefferson ST., New St, Beall
ave-, Argyle ST., Maple dr., Tay.
lor ave. Chapman ave, Rollins
ave, Horners la, Frederick
ave, Laura Ia, Perry ST.. Den.
ham rd., Anderson ave, Owens
ave-, Carr ave. and Congress
ional la.
The Council also took action
upon its own application to
amend the coming Ordinance.
Members passed a resolution re-
quiring two parking spaces for
each dwelling unit in all future
development of R.75. R-90. RS
and RE residential coming dis
tricts.
A public hearing April II
produced little opposition to the
amendment which is designed to
reduce traffic congestion on
city streets
A letter from the Hechinger
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

Company urging the city to
adopt an ordinance governing
home improvement contractors
was referred to the staff for
study and report.
In other business the Council:
Postponed until its June 10
meeting a decision on the an
nexation petition of the Bull.
man.Olsen tract.
Awarded $2375 contract to-
the c. g. NJ. Sheet Metal Works
of Washington for air condi-
tioning the Teen Center.
Appointed Mrs. Alice Brooks
to succeed Mrs. Rosemary
Smith on the Board of Super
visors Of Elections.
Appointed Councilman Achil-
les NJ. Tuchtan to the Planning
Commission; Councilman Ecker
had been the Councils represen-
tative on the group previously.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Camp Fire Girls
Honor Soldiers

Members of a Silver Spring
Horizon Club group saluted
soldiers at the u. S. Soldiers
Home Hospital as part of their
Memorial Day observance.
Twelve girls in the senior divi-
sion of Camp Fire Girls from
Montgomery Blair High School
and Montgomery Hills Junior
High School baked 400 cupcakes
for the men. The cupcakes
were accepted by Mrs. Edith L.
Gorenson of the Homes Social
Service Office.
Girls taking part in the prof.
ect included Kay Abel, Christine
Abel, Barbara BROMLEY, Kay
Caravan, Betty Hammer, Bar
bara Hollis, Louise Knapp,
Lauris Lightfoot, Sandra Long,
Clara McCrea, Ann Rankin and
Mathy Catherine Smith.
The girls group is advised by
Mrs. David Knapp and Mrs.
Sallie Smith of Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

about how the two came to
change their minds, Mr.. Hickey
revealed that he had arranged
a personal conference with
them in his office to get the
detailed background" on their
designations.
II tried to impress upon them
the things that could happen as
a result of their decision" Mr..
Hickey said. II told them their
action would result in some
thing less than a complete re-
port from the Commission.
1T was my feeling" he add
ed, that at no time should men
in their positions consider it
necessary to resign because
they found themselves in the
minority. It's important to put
up a loyal opposition
%. If it weren't, I should
have resigned my own position
on the Council many times
when I have seen myself out
voted on decisions he remark.
ed iocularly.
The Commission, once again
intact, has invited public par
ticipation in two conferences on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Parent Group
Formed by WV

A newly-formed group spon-
sored by the YWCA, known as
the One-Parent Interest Group,
will meet on the second and
fourth Thursday of each month
at $3.50 pm. at the Silver Spring
Y-Cottage in Jesup Blair Park.
The organization is open to
parents of either sex who are
separated, divorced or widowed.
Speaker for the next regular
ly-scheduled meeting of the new
group will be Chevy Chase at
torney William r. Kearney, who
will discuss the various legal
aspects of separation, divorce
and child custody.
Parents interested in joining
the group should contact Mrs.
Bobbie Macdonald, JU. 9-7155.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

structional efficiency and his
scholarly attributes and contri-
buttons to the teaching profess
sion.
Such contributions would in
clude his personal qualities,
public service activities, attend
ance at professional meetings,
his work toward higher degrees,
educational research and per-
sonal writings in the field of ed
ucation.
The school board also in
structed its attorney to prepare
a formal agreement between
the board and the Mayor and
Council of Takoma Park for the
development of portions of New
York ave-, Chicago ave-, and
Woodbury. DIR. as parking areas
for junior college students cars,
and for the development of an
other area in North Washington
Park for additional parking fa-
cilities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

Mrs. Louise C. Ferguson,
chairman of the Division of
Adult Services of the Mont
gomery County Public Ii
brary system, was honored
last week by a group of school
Librarians in advance of her
retirement June 30 after %
years of service.
In a ceremony which took
place during the librarians
tour of the Little Falls Branch,
Supervisor Murray L. Andrews
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

William B. Wheeler reap
pointed for another four years
to the Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission.
Judge Nathaniel ]. Ely who
will serve another three.year-
term as member of the APP
peals Tax Court.
Unanimous votes were cast
by the Council in favor of two
of the three but only after
spirited discussion by Council
members Stella B. Werner and
Stanley Frosh of the desirable.
ity of holding full public hear
ings on all candidates for the
offices.
Noting that the appointments
had already been delayed some
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Bowen, Coughlan Return to
Human Relations Commission

human relations scheduled for
8 pm. June % and 20 in the
County Office Building.
Under a widespread general
mailing addressed to Dear
Friend" it announced the first
meeting will concern itself with
public accommodations, educa.
tional and hiring practices in
the County. The second will be
devoted to church, housing and
recreational problems.
I'VE do not believe the PROB
lens of human relations can be
solved by six members of a
commission or even by seven
members Of a governing body
of a county" the Commissions
letter said.
1t asked the public to join
with it in discussing "the com.
munity problems which should
be the responsibility of all citi-
zens."
interestingly enough, the
names of both Bowen and
Coughlan were included among
Commission members issuing
the invitation, which was re-
ceived in the June 1 mail. Their
designations had been dated
May 26.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

Through the efforts of Coun-
ty Council President William F.
Hickey, two minority members
of the Councils Commission on
Human Relations. who resigned
last week are back in the fold
today.
Both opponents of legal meas
ures to end discrimination In
the county, they are Charles z.
Bowen and J. Fendall Cough
Ian, prominent area attorneys
who submitted their resigna-
tons last week in Illustration
over the trend of the Commits
sion's activities since ITS estab-
lishment over 10 months ago.
Mr.. Hickey departed from
the Councils agenda Tuesday
to announce that the two men
had "reconsidered' their action
in the light of their responsible
ity to the Council and "the inn
portance of having their exper-
fence to benefit the Council and
the County"
I'VE feel fortunate that they
are once again members of this
important commission Mr..
Hickey said.
Questioned after the meeting
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08


gomery County.
At the Boards meeting Mon
day night, members decided
they needed more information
on county plans to zone several
pieces of property adjacent to
the proposed college site. They
also sought to clarity with city
planners the future road pat
terms and access routes in the
college area.
The site, located on Route 355
north of Hungerford drive
south of Rockville within an
area shortly to be annexed by
the city, is fronted by a junk
yard and low-income rental
properties.
School facilities director Les
ter j. Welch described the &c.
acre proposed site to Board
members. He said preliminary
negotiations for purchase of the
main body of land for the col
1ege have been completed, and
requested early Board action
approving the purchase.
Board members, however, ex-
pressed concern, over the prox-
unity of the commercial devel-
opment fronting the school
along a major portion of Route
355, described as an "eyesore"
area not suitable for principal
approach to the college.
Mr.. WEIGH pointed out that
the college buildings on the
campus would be almost a
quarter-mile from the CONNER
cial development about the
same distance as the present
Montgomery Junior College is
from commercial development
along Georgia ave.
Board member Robert Nor
row argued there is no basis
for comparison, in that a Chi
nese WALL in the form of the
B & o Railroad tracks separates
the junior college grounds from
the Silver Spring commercial
area.
This is the question they will
put to the Council at a joint
meeting with the Planning
Board tentatively set for Tues
day.
In other actions, the Board
approved establishment of a
system of academic ranking
for faculty members at Mont
gomery Junior College, to go
into effect next fall.
Under the system, faculty
members will be assigned rank
ing titles of instructor, assistant
professor, associate professor or
professor by an evaluation COM
mittee composed of the college
dean, the appropriate depart
ment head and a four-man sub
committee on appointments and
tenure.
To achieve any rank above in
structor- and, in the case of
new faculty members, to be APP
pointed above that rank the
educator will have to meet cri-
terra of his teaching competen-
cy which would include his Gin
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08

time TO allow Council members
to consider holding such hear
ings, David Cahoon suggested
tabling further discussion until
"a subsequent period in which
we have no pending appoint
ments."
I'VE spent lS months in ex.
animation and discussion which
led to our present procedures
for considering applicants he
said. I'VE should give the same
time now to consider whether
our present system is adequate.
I don't see holding up these ap-
pointments."
Councilman Frosh argued,
however, that when people run
for office on an elected basis,
the public has plenty Of oppor-
tunity to question them
when the Council appoints
people to positions in important
positions, we are the trustees Of
the public and are required to
bring out the attitudes, abilities
and conflicts OF every person
applying" he said.
Mrs. Werner said that il the
Council had passed a motion
for public hearings originally.
she would have favored It as
the right thing to do"
Now. after all the publicity
which has been given the pro
posal, I think IL b even more
desirable that we act on It," she
declared.
Dissenting In the 81 vote for
Wheeler's re-appointment, Mrs.
Werner declared she didn't
want to deliberately vote for
someone who, to my knowledge,
will have to abstain from vot-
ing" on sewer line extensions
on land in which his law firm
has interests.
Again deploring the lack Of
public hearings on applicants,
Frosh asserted that he was
casting his vote for Wheeler
because we have no other APP
plicant."
The Council gave its nod to
Judge Ely over four other APP
plicants.
Among 10 applicants for
Brewers position, the name of
only one Henry Balm of Be
thesda was brought up for
consideration.
Mrs. Werner said she favored
Bain's appointment because it
would add "a new and different
note to the Planning Board, on
a professional level"
She added that Balm has held
teaching fellowship at Har-
ward in city and regional plan
ming and is the editor of the Ma
tional Capital Regional Plan
ming Councils forthcoming re-
port on the year 1000.
Council President William f.
Hickey contended that I'VE are
all aware Of Mr.. Brewers quail
ifications and abilities. So far
as I'm concerned, the proof of
the pudding is in the eating, and
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
Brewer, Ely
heeler Are
Reappointed
Council Renames Incumbents:
Rejects Public Hearings

Despite vigorous proposals from two County Council
members that public hearings be held before filling the
positions three major County officials re-appointed
by the County heads on Tuesday. They
j. Newton Brewer, r. named for another four-year
term to the County Planning BoarG:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-08
School and County
Officials to Meet
On Junior College
School Board Concerned Over Commercial
Development Near Rockville Area Location

The Board of Education will meet early next week
with the County Council and Rockville City Planning
Board to discuss coming and problems involved in
the selection of site for second junior college in Mont
Evening star., 1961-11-02
Angry KerDer
Blasts Hawks

ST. LOUIS, Nov. 2 CAP).-
Ben Kerner, angry over the "a
record of the st. Louis Hawks
in the National Basketball As
sociation, gave them a tongue
lashing behind closed doors
yesterday.
And there are rumors that
the Hawks are looking for a
backcourt player, a move pos
sibly designed to shake the COM
placency out of the perennial
Western Division champions.
Yesterdays meeting was the
first of its kind in many years.
The club owner said later, II
told them how I felt about
Tuesday nights performance, "
when the Hawks lost, l07-90, to
Syracuse.
Il also said that Clyde Lowell
lette had been taking Of lot of
CUFF that belonged to every
one. And I told them it was
about time we got our house in
order" Kerner said.