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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Building An Ivory Tower?

1t will take more than a short review of the new
est reorganization plan submitted to the Board of Ed
ucation this week by DR.. c. Taylor Whittier supern-
tenden to reach any firm conclusions concerning its
merits.
However, there are certain phases of the grand
lose organization plan that leave us bit cold.
On the surface, it seems extremely top-heavy with
bureaucracy.
And while it is claimed that major purpose of
the proposal is to give individual school principals
more responsibility for the overall administration of
their schools it seems to us that quite the opposite
may be true.
This gigantic proposal for decentralization of re-
sponsiblity would add at least nine top-ranking
administrators and untold number of lesser officials
DR.. Whittier said that at present 10 operating
heads Of departments report to the superintendent and
that this is three times as many as there should be-
One Of the weaknesses in the present school adj
nstration has been the lack of accurate and factual
reports which the superintendent or the Board Of
Education could make an intelligent appraisal of
given subject
Personnel management has been the weakest link
in the present seup and unless outstandingy qualified
administrators are employed no plan however opera
tive 1t looks charts, will have the desired effect.
Limiting contacts with the superintendent would
seem to be damaging to the very communications
which DR.. Whittier claims will be improved
Addition of more administrative personnel would,
we feel mean that the superintendent cannot help but
become remote from the actual operation of the
schools.
We have the feeling that DIR. Whittier is building
for himself Ivory Tower at the top of his organiza-
tonal pyramid which but the Hottest assistants
can reach.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
More On 'Tropie'

We were glad to note in
your column of November 3
that you hope the issue of
Tropic of Cancer" will soon
be settled so that you can "be.
gin telling about some of the
common and sensational read
ing the children can get their
hands on with little or no ef-
fort"
We assume you mean the
bawdy magazines and paper
backs which clutter up many
of our newsstands and drug
stores. You are SO right in
thinking something effective
should be done about this. But
we wonder IL an attempt to
prohibit the sale of such ma
terial wouldn't meet with the
same unhappy reaction. that
Mr.. Kardy's ban on Cancer"
has aroused in certain quar-
tetrs. The well-known cry of
invasion of rights" would 90
up = just as it has for this
filthy book.
You say in your column that
you agree with Mr.. Kardy's
opinion that Cancer" is OBJ
scene, although you do not set
yourself up as a qualified CEN
sor. But, actually, Mr.. Sedg.
wick, aren't you, l and ALL
citizens of Montgomery Coun-
ty called upon to BE the CEN
sors? AS you point out there
is no such board to pass on
reading in our County = so
who but the citizenry IS the
judge of obscenity?
The jury who will weigh the
quality of Cancer" are not
literary body. They are "pick-
ed-at-random" citizens. To our
mind, Mr.. Hardy had as much
right as any other citizen to
bring this issue to court, bas-
ed on HIS standard of moral
ity Indeed, we feel he would
have been remiss in his duty
to have acted otherwise.
Had he failed to do it, Can
Ger" would be available to any
14.year old in the Public Lib
rary, for. as you know, at age
IA you advance to the adult
card" classification.
1t seems that each of us
have the responsibility of in
terpreting the charge "obscen-
ity"'. 1t is a fluid term, re-
fleeing the mores of the times
and the danger lies in an indif-
ferent or apathetic citizenry
letting the more vocal and
amoral minority change stan.
dards existing up to now UNI
der the cloak of freedom of
speech. If we do not take a
hand in forming the commu.
nifty conscience our children
win indeed be exposed to all
manner of filthy writing and
pornography under the name
of free speech" and art.
Mary Dunn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Byron's Column

Harold Packard, President of the Mont.
gomery County Educational Association,
seems to have lost the bah of leadership in
that organization. Otherwise, we doubt If he
would have allowed the MEGA to become in.
volved in such controversial political mess.
Mr.. Packard and the leadership of the
MEGA must know the provisions of Constitu.
ton and Bylaws of that organization. One
provision on political endorsements is com.
pletely clear
Mr.. Packard and the leadership of the
MEGA must know the opinion of DR.. Pullen.
the State Superintendent of Schools. He is.
sued clear statement in 1858. 1t said that
State employee has the constitutional right
to run for public office but if elected he must
resign his teaching position"
Knowing these two very important things.
1t Is difficult to understand the following &C.
ton: We repeat excerpts from MEGA Dele.
gate Assembly Minutes, November 2. 1861.
There are approximately 176 delegates repre-.
senting over 5000 teachers and adninistra.
tors
The Executive Committee has been re.
quested by the Citizenship Committee to rec.
ommend that the Delegate Assembly encour.
age currently employed teacher to become
a candidate for the Maryland House of Dele.
gates.
The Citizenship Committee further sug.
gested that the following criteria be consid.
cred as prerequisite characteristics of any
such teacher candidate:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

There is none more reluc.
tant than the writer to inject
himself into journalistic dis
cussions, but occasions arise
when a duty devolves upon
citizens with a regard for pub.
lie morals. Its indeed a pity
that the editorial policy of our
only local newspaper, with the
alleged approval of certain
heretofore unheard-of organi.
cations with a suddenly arous-
ed zeal for civil or other liber.
ties, should espouse the cause
OF purveyors of filthy litera-
ture. Surely the heretofore
published suggestion that our
officials are incapable of esti-
mating the merits of current
fiction is little less than eff
frontery. 1t might be interest
ing to know the names and lit
erary capabilities of the men,
bers of these organizations for
comparison.
Indeed, however opinions
might differ as to literary
merit, no chaste-minded reader
could fail to recognize as OBJ
scene the minute details of
sexual indulgences in which
some of these books abound
and which appear to be the
sole purpose of their publica-
ton. The few published con-
formations of these literary
cess-pools concentrate on the
possible pollution of adolescent
minds by the reading of them.
l dare go further and deplore
their probable effect upon
adult minds rendered morally
unstable by dissipation or
other vices or even to question
their contribution toward the
apparent increase of sex
crimes.
Arrest for utterance of pro-
fame and obscene language in
public is not generally deemed
an abridgement of the right of
free speech. Yet it is proposed
that equally profane and OBJ
scene words may be printed
and sold for profit with impun-
ity. 1t does not need a prudish
or puritanical mind to feel in
dignation at such a proposal
or to demand the suppression
of a literary pander. 1t is
about time our virtuous citi.
zens inform themselves about
this evil and rally to the sup.
port of our courageous public
servants in their efforts to con.
troll it.
William # Prettyman
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
CANDIDA
Route 40

there is no law in the Free State which nrs.
vents an innkeeper from mixing his clientele.
De they black or red white and blue II ha
finds 1t profitable and desirable to do so. The
law does require him, however, to paw his
mortgage with reasonable promptness and
further that he run his business so that II
does not become neighborhood nuisance
l think it is useful at this iuncture to OK.
anime the customs Of the Bay Folk-of Balti-
moreans and the inhabitants of the surround
ing smaller communities 1t is a region deem
IN tradition and old world charm. The neigh
borhood tavern is traditional. When a fellow
reaches the age to tipple, it is there that he Il
initiated amongst his boyhood chums or often
with his family. All through his life. he NAV
return to this same pub to find old friends.
He will develop similar associations at other
pubs near his work, at the beach. and also
near his new home should he move. The at
mosphere is always the same and akin to a
private club. Some have dance floors where
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

81. That he be person who has actively
demonstrated civic and community interest
~. That he be a person who will pro.
mote the welfare of children and education
in the State of Maryland.
49, That he be person whose past az
tivity and record warrant support and trust
"a. That he be a person who win speak
in the best interest of all people.
1.-The Executive Committee having cara
fully considered the request of the Citizen.
ship Committee recommends the adoption OF
the following resolution:
"BE IT RESOLVED that the Delegate
Assembly of the MEGA heartily supports the
idea of teacher candidate and expresses thu
conviction that Richard p Abel is eminently
qualified to be such candidate.
Further that the Delegate Assembly
asks that Richard P. Abel seriously considea,
the possibility of presenting himself as such
a candidate
This resolution was presented in the
form of motion by Mrs. Dorothy Steffens
Springbrook High, and seconded by Arthur
Amtower, Sligo Jr. High.
"Mr. Irving Shelter spoke to the motion
stating that all the evidence points to Mr.
Abells superior qualifications; especially his
specific activities both personal and profes.
sional
Continued on Page I'D
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Light It
The fuel is there; all it needs is the spark.

The fuel is there; all it needs is the spark
Individuals in various school, religious, civic and
service club groups want to raise funds to furnish
various school sadiums with floodlghts thereby pro-
vidng longer hours for recreation and enjoyment to
all concerned We believe they should be encouraged
Sometime ago group of civic-minded persons act
ualy raised enough money to install lights at one of
the school sadiums However, because nearby neigh
Dor raised much fuss the project dropped Per-
haps much of this type of objection could be avoided
if the proper campaign is launched.
The stadium at Richard Montgomery High School
is ideally situated for night baseball and football
games And it is to be hoped that the individuals who
have expressed desire to get campaign for funds
started will have an opportunity to unite into one
strong group and provide the spark to light the fuel
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
There Is Ne Need
To Argue Purpose
Of Our Constitution

Mr.. Alden Potter has arrived
at some strange conclusions
and propounded some strange
arguments, which I do not fol-
low. Nowhere have 1 stated
that liberty hinges on material.
isuc high standards. On the
contrary, maintain that If the
people of a nation are pri-
marily concerned with high liv-
ing standards to the exclusion
of liberty and justice, they are
on the way to oblivion. 1 do
maintain that those people
who know neither a decent
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Louds the Sentinel

I wish to laud the lack of
bias in those persons respon.
sible for the selection of let
tiers to be published in your
paper. I refer to your Novem.
Der 9th issue in which you
printed letters from Mrs. A. G..
and from Evelyn C. Koepenick,
both of which disparage your
position on Henry Miller's
'Tropic of Cancer"
These two individuals are
unaware of their supreme
good fortune. They have, par.
ticularly Evelyn, used strong
and rather disgusting" words
to express their views, which
you did not censor, but rather
printed - in the very paper
they seek to abuse. They urge
you to uphold the authoritar-
ian action of the county man.
ager and to ignore this action,
on the basis ID that censor
ship of obscene literature is
necessary and ~ a paper
ought not deal with topics
deemed, by them, indecent. Yet
they fully expected to see
these letters printed, and right
ly so. The Sentinel practices
what it breaches. 1t is against
censorship of literature, in
GLIDING silly letters written by
frightened and confused wom-
en-. And it fears not to tackle
nasty topics and unpleasant
words. (Evelyn's letter con-
tains words such as filthy,
trashy, drunk 'nauseating',
etc. Yet she finds it difficult
to explain your editorial policy
to her children.)
Now that you have printed
her letter, her explanation to
them ought to be very simple.
Just tell them that the Senti-
mel has a policy of fortnight
ly tackling any topic of inter-
est to the public, that it de-
tends the rights of individuals
to select their own reading ma
terial, express their own views,
and 1t publishes even minority
opinions in direct opposition to
its own, all In the interest of
the search for truth.
AS for Mrs. A. c., to what
authority would she be willing
to turn over her freedom land
that of her children's) to
think? Freedom is based on
the moral fortitude of each of
us, NOT on some vague au.
thority. Police can be corrupt
ed If the individual policeman
depends on his boss alone to
define right and wrong for
him. If we cannot trust our
selves when exposed to por-
biography, to whom can we
look? If we cannot raise our
children in such fashion that
they can be exposed to por-
biography and remain undis-
turbed, whom shall we select
to raise them for us? Her
fears concerning communists
using pornography as a wea.
pom are based on self-mis-
trust. Reading filth does not
make the reader filthy.
Take heart, Mrs. A. c., 1
have read the book and am
still good, red.blooded Amer
lean patriot, so long as there
are newspapers In the country
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16
Letters To The Sentinel
The Public Forum

to help me maintain my free
doms.
l say BRAVO, Montgomery
County Sentinel, you live up
to your name. Bravo for your
stand and for publishing let
tiers against your stand, for it
is this which protects US from
tyranny over the minds OF
men. ~
Charlotte Levin
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-16

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Evening star., 1961-08-22
Barber Indicted
For Shooting in
Wife's Office

A District grand jury yester-
day indicted a 46-year-old
barber on assault charges in
connection with a shooting
spree in the offices of the
Group Health Association on
August 4.
Garland G. Dali of the 1900,
block of M street NV. was
charged with assault with d
dangerous weapon, assault with
intent to kill and carrying a
dangerous weapon.
Police said that Dali entered
the Group Health offices at
1925 Vermont avenue NV. and
fired five shots at his estranged
wife. Peggy P. Dali, 35, while
other employees in the office
took shelter under desks or fled.
In another case, the grand
jury ignored a homicide charge. .
against Garland r. Little, 25,,
of the 200 block of H street.
NE, &C
He had been accused of
strangling his wife Barbara, 10,
of the 2600 block of Birney
place Sc. in her apartment on :
July 29. when he discovered her
with another man. ,
Evening star., 1961-08-22
Astronomer Discovers
Missing Link Cloud

stars which form a peculiar
halo around the Milky Way.
Ordinarily, a peek in any di-
rection beyond these stars
shows many distant galaxies
billions of miles away.
But, looking in the direction
of the constellation Microsco-
plum, in the Southern Hemi-
sphere, he could see relatively
few galaXies.
Something seemed to be OBJ
scuring the view.
Backed by Further Study
Closer study supported the
idea it was a vast dust cloud
One clue lay in the fact that
many galaxies have spiral
arms. Galaxies with such
arms could be seen through
the edges of the cloud, but not
through the denser center OF
the cloud. There, the view was
too obscured.
! The dust cloud has an irreg.
ular shape, and is perhap,
$4,000 light years. or some Isl
trillion miles, wide. It's distance
from us cannot be determined
yet, but presumably it is some
million light years away. L
could contain such chemica
elements as sodium, calcium
and heavier atoms.
The cloud appears largt
enough to spawn many nev
stars, but not big enough tt
produce the billions of stars il
a galaxy, DR.. Hoffmeister said
DR. Hoffmeister plans fur
ther studies to check that i
: truly is a long sought dus
cloud. He first detected it il
1859 when working at tn
Boyden Observatory nea
; Bloemfontein in South Africa
and has carried on analyse
, since then.
Evening star., 1961-08-22
Gross Again Slaves Off
Metric System Study

expenditures or create unneces-
sary jobs.
Mr.. Miller's proposal is for
the National Bureau Of Stand
ards to conduct a program OF
investigation and research on
the practicability of adopting
the metric system for general
use in this country. 1t would
authorize $5o0,OOO for the pur-
pose.
Mr.. Gross, who never hides
his economy light under a
dekaliter measure, pounced on
that $500,000 item. Mr.. Miller
got his bill enthusiastically in
dorsed by the House Commit
tee on Science and Astronau-
tics and tried to have it passed
on August 7 by the House under
hurry-up procedures requiring
unanimous consent.
/ Mr.. Gross blocked that.
/ Mr.. Miller then reasoned
with Mr.. Gross, dwelling on the
decimal advantages of the
metric system and the fact
that the vast majority of ma
tions have made it their stand
ard. AS it turned out, he did
perhaps too good a selling job.
For when Mr.. Miller tried
again yesterday to get unani-
nous consent to pass the bill,
/ it developed Mr.. Gross hadn't
budged a centimeter.
If 80 per cent of the people
of the world have adopted the
metric system and its advan-
tages are so obvious, Mr.. Gross
asked the House, what 10 we
need with a half million dollar
survey? I suggest the COM
mittee just bring out a bill
putting it into effect-say. in
five years"
Once again he blocked Mr..
Miller's measure.
Talking about it afterward,
Mr.. Miller sighed and said he
supposed he'd use the regular
legislative route, forgetting
shortcuts, although this prob
ably would mean no vote before
next year.
AS for Mr.. Gross suggestion,
we'll, Congress isn't likely to
vote the metric system in just
like that. Not by a country
kilometer. Mr.. Miller said the
ground had to be prepared ard
opponents would have to be
given a full hearing.
Evening star., 1961-08-22
BY the Associated Press

To hear its supporters talk,
you'd think anybody with a
gram of sense would favor
adopting the metric system OF
weights and measures in the
United States.
But Representative George
P. Miller, Democrat of Cali
fornia, a strong metric man,
admitted today he has about
given up until next year hope
for congressional action on a
first-step bill he has intro
duced. He got another setback
yesterday.
Mr.. Miller's trouble is Rep
resentative Gross, Republican
of Iowa, who won't touch with
a three-meter pole any legisla-
ton which to his searching eye
appears to call for unnecessary
Evening star., 1961-08-22
japanese Boot
And Crew Seized

TOKYO, Aug. % (AP).-A
South Korean patrol boat
seized a 99-ton japanese fish
ing boat and its crew of IA to-
day in the Japan Sea, the Japa-
nese Maritime Safety Board
announced.
The board said the boat was
captured in the vicinity of the
Rhee line, which the Syngmar
Rhee government proclaimed
as the limit of South Korea's
territorial waters. Japan does
not recognize the line.
1t was the seventh such seiz-
ure this year.
Evening star., 1961-08-22

three row houses in a redevel-
opment project in Swampoodle,
Mr.. Scott launched his project
for derelicts in 1884 at the
height of the depression. His
special concern has been for
jobless and the homeless men.
Until his retirement two
years ago, Mr.. Scott's custom
was to apply all of his $50 a
week take-home pay to opera
ton of the hospice. He gets
some help by using food from
the Agriculture Departments
surplus commodities such as
powdered milk, potatoes and
apples.
Evening star., 1961-08-22
Head of DereIict Home
Won't List Free Riders

A retired Government worker
who has been running a home
for the city's forgotten men for
26 years has refused to divulge
the names of possible welfare
roll malingerers for fear of be-
ing personally injured, accord
ing to Welfare Director Gerard
M. Shea.
Mr.. Shea in testimony today
before a Senate subcommittee
was referring to Llewellyn j.
Scott, SO, who has been run
ming the Blessed Martin De
PORES Hospice ct 38 I street
NE. for the past 26 years.
Mr.. Scott had testified last
week that he had seen people
on public assistance spend what
money they had on liquor when
their children had no food and
no clothes. Mr.. Scott also
claimed he knew of cases where
the husbands worked but did
not come home so the wives
could draw public aid and other
cases where families lived at
two addresses so as to receive
two checks.
Investigators Informed
/ In his testimony, Mr.. Scott
told the subcommittee last
week he had told investigators
about the free riders but had
never noticed a correction.
Mr.. Shea today defended the
Welfare Department against
Mr.. SCOTS charges that there
| are some unworthy recipients
on the roll, including men who
drink up their relief checks.
The welfare director told the
subcommittee which is hearing
Testimony on the Districts 1862
budget that he talked with Mr..
Scott for an hour yesterday and
that the volunteer hoSpice op-
orator told him he had not
talked to the department about
a acse in two years. Mr.. Shea
declared Mr.. Scott refused to
give him any names of possible
malingerers on the rolls be-
cause his "neighborhood is in
a difficult area and he wouldn't
want to run the risks of being
personally injured"
Most Cases Closed
Mr.. Shea said the Welfare
Department was permitted to
look at the names of men shell
tered in the hospice last Sun
day. Fourteen of the men had
been on assistance but the ma
pority of the cases had been
closed, Mr.. Shea said.
Mr.. Scott could not be
reached today for comment on
Mr.. Shea's testimony.
The retired Pentagon clerk
had told the subcommittee
last week many persons should
be removed from the welfare
rolls.
Now faced with loss of his