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Evening star., 1961-04-09

away because they feel that
the regret precludes attend
ance.
And think Of the time and
postage and telephone calls
that would be saved if that
RSVP was left off! The total
work hours saved for this
whole social city would be
staggering.
THE WASHING TON
PRESS corps certainly viii
be pleased that new Govern
Evening star., 1961-04-09

more Junior League is spon-
Sor.
Thirty children will be TAX
ing part in the show. one of
the features of which will be
the super-gravitational space
hat of the visitor, which helps
in solving a mystery.
Miss Jane Young Davis is
the director. and Mrs. Bosley
Waters, president Of the Jun
ior League. is the business
manager.
Evening star., 1961-04-09

POSTSCRIPT-The proto-
col warning that ''if the guest
declines the. invitation he or
she should not under any
circumstances attend" re-
ferred to luncheons and din
ners, but it should serve to
tip off Washingtonians
about an unfortunate and
unnecessary practice regard
ing reception invitations.
Before World War II it was
never the custom here to put
an RSVP on any reception
or cocktail party invitation.
But with the advent of food
rationing, the practice was
adopted. and, perhaps, be-
cause people were so aware
Of such things in those days,
1t served a purpose. I don't
know.
But today when a host
puts RSVP on a reception
invitation he is actually do
ing himself a diSService. It
is almost as sure as death
and taxes that two-thirds Of
Evening star., 1961-04-09
EXCLUSIVELY YOURS
Old Rules for the New Frontier

THE WOMAN SEATED
ON THE HOSTS right must
make the first move, but how
could a housewife from the
hinterland know this on her
own? There are lots of
WaShingtonians who have
never even gotten it straight.
Many of them assume it is
the ranking man, but it is
not. Even if the unattached
man on the right of the
hostess outranks her hus-
band, the woman on the
right of the host has to start
leaving first. The only ex-
ception to this rule is in the
case of a.member of a reign
ing royal family or head of
state.
The printed advice will
also advise what to wear and
when to leave cards. The
State Department prefers
script to block letters and
suggests the engraved cards
should be 2 inches by 31a for
men. and 2A by 3A for
women and 21a by 31a for
Mr.. and Mrs. cards. per-
sonally, I am waiting for
the day when we girls can
have our telephone numbers
engraved on our cardsD
Anyhow, to avoid the side
long glanceS, the shuffling
of feet, the sub rosa whiS-
pering, and afternoon attire
at an embassy dinner-the
protocol division is moving
on the New Frontier.
4 Il 4
Evening star., 1961-04-09

introduced first in now
Coverd TM easily applied quickly evenly adding smooth nonny
special your
ROSATRE
beige; BEIGE TENDRE, COGNAC DOR, golden champagne
NORE, porcelain io ETRUSQUE golden 800 plus
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

metic everyday spelling, reading comprehension and
an interest in the days political events"
The study group cited test of beginning eighth
graders in county junior high school which resulted
in low scores in arithmetic fundamentals and arith-
metic reasoning.
I'VE understand" the group emphasized, that
this report is not confined to particular school but
is characteristic of larger areas"
Current education publications elsewhere in the
country show there is increasing opposition to So
called life adjustment courses and return to the
training the mind" philosophy the study group as
serted The members said that in their reading, they
discovered:
l. At time when there is some effort to in
driver training here, there is "open agitation
for terminating driver training elsewhere.
2. One major state, long the cradle Of the edu-
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

to enter school at earlier ages and to progress with
out undue restriction" through appropriate cur
riculum" Such recommendation, if approved, would
signify return to the system of allowing outstand-
ing students to skip grades.
The business education study group said it had
found widespread uneasiness and even dissatisfaction
with the quality of education.
Among teachers themselves the report stated
1--WE find dissatisfaction with the preparation Of stu
dents coming to enroll for their courses For example,
transcription students cannot spell or divide words,
and bookkeeping students cannot write distinctly
enough or handle the fundamental processes reliably
enough to allow straightforward progress in working
with the subject at hand"
lish grammar
As for business education graduates, the study
group said they "deplorably poor in simple arth
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
PROGRESS Reports Deficiencies In Basic Learning

cation for life adjustment theory is veering back
toward quality education"
3. California proposes Statewide achievement
tests for high school students.
On the basis of their findings far the study
group members said, they recommend more emphasis
on reading; more emphasis writing, including COM
position and penmanshp; higher standards of ac-
curacy in mathematics, and increased emphasis on
spelling
Above ALL the group declared business educa-
ton as well other school curTicula should provide
students with the basic tools Of analysis, of express
son and Of understanding" and should instill the
student with the "desre to master them to the limit
of his ability"
The trend the report added, should be away
from specific vocational training and toward more
general preparation for learning "the solving of
problems in new situations which will arise in the
students lifetime"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

Business education students and graduates lag
far behind accepted standards in reading, writing,
arithmetic and spelling.
These serious deficiencies in basic learning tools
were outlined in progress report Of Montgomery
County Curriculum Study Subcommittee.
The report is another in a series by study groups
of the school board-appointed Curriculum Study Com
mittee which have sharply criticized the quality of
education in county schools.
Meanwhile, it was learned that another study group
has attacked the tendency to underestimate the
learning capacity of many children and the principle
of growing children chronoogcaly.
when admit each child to given grade at
a given age" the study group said, 1--WE frequently
spend the rest of his school trying to sraghten
out the original mistake"
The group urged that gifted children be permitted
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
House Group
Drops Park
Appropriation

The House and Senate of the
u. S. Congress have come up
with different views of federal
participation in the program to
acquire more stream valley
parklands in Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
The House Appropriations
Committee-for the second
straight year-cut from the In
terror Department spending bill
S1.2 million in federal matching
funds for Maryland and Vir-
ginia.
At the same time, a Senate
District subcommittee was
winding up a hearing on a bill
to raise the federal loan author
ization for Maryland from SO
million to $13.5 million, and for
grants from SIS million to $4.5
million.
The money, denied by the
House committee, totale d
100000 each for Maryland and
Virginia. 1t was to be used to
continue acquiring stream val
ley parklands for flood control
and recreation purposes. The
Maryland portion would be
spent in Montgomery County.
Sen. ]. Glenn Beall (R-MdD,
member of the Senate subcom-
mittee, said, We'll just try to
get the Senate to restore the
money"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Miss Lucy Barnsley Honored
On Clubs 5Oth Anniversary

The Rockville Inquiry Club,
in celebrating its 50th anniver-
sary last week at the home of
Mrs. Rudy Lofstrand on
Horners Ia, surprised one of its
most active members with a
dramatic presentation of her
life history.
Miss Lucy Barnsley, known
affectionately throughout the
county as Miss Lucy" was
overwhelmed with surprise as
poster after poster revealed her
many contributions to the COM
munity and to the world.
Special tribute was paid to
Miss Lucy Smith of Rockville,
charter member who organized
the club in 1911 for women who
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Wheaton Civilians
Elect BroonalI
New President

William Broomall, director OF
summer programs for the
Montgomery County Board of
Education, has been elected
president of the Wheaton Civil
tan Club.
Broomall will succee d
Thomas VanAntwerp in July
for the 1961-62 club year.
Other officers are Arthur
Krause, vice president; Will
liam Sims, secretary; and
Thomas Derby, treasurer. New
directors are James Cuff and
James r. Smith.
Judging of the clubs annual
school safety poster contest is
scheduled for Thursday and
winners will be invited TO the
May Civitan meeting, when
awards will be made.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
League
To Push
For Vote
Mrs. Alan Trick
Named Chairman
To Lead Drive

Mrs. Alan Trick has been
named by the Montgomery
County League of Women
oters as chairman of a COM
mittee to head the drive for
a referendum vote on the Mary
land General Assembly redis-
tricting legislation.
The referendum would be
held in November, 1862.
Drive for the vote is being
spearheaded by the League,
which has received a great deal
of support from the other area
organizations.
Mrs. Trick, voters service
chairman of the League, is pres
ident of the Bradley Elementary
School P-TA.
Petitions being drawn for the
League by attorneys are ex.
pected to be ready for distribu.
ton within a few days.
Mrs. Trick has suggested that
other organizations wishing to
help in the drive by circulating
petitions or by giving other sup
port should call members of her
committee.
They are, with telephone
numbers:
Mrs. Myron Baum, Juniper 5
9045; Mrs. Herbert Carl, White
hall 2-1910; Mrs. c. M. Derry.
berry, Oliver 4-5363; Mrs. 10.
seph Pechman, Empire 5-3497;
Mrs. Kenneth Lacey, Oliver a
1155; and Mrs. Harry Lawson,
Oliver 2-4349.
Mrs. Trick can be reached al
Oliver 4-1152.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

before moving to Oakland, Calf.
He came to Montgomery Coun-
ty in 1858 to be near members
of his family. His wife died in
1912.
For 20 years Mr.. Davis was
postmaster at Ewing, Mo. He
founded the Ewing Baptist
Church and was superintendent
of the Church School for 25
years.
At the beginning of World
War ii, he volunteered for sery-
ice. Although he was 80 at the
time, he was appointed 10 head
mail sections of the Office OF
Price Administration the Office
of the Housing Expediter.
Upon termination of his serv-
ices he was awarded a medal
and a certificate of appreciation
for duties performed SO sue
cessfully, without stint and
without compensation" He was
called to Washington to receive
commentator of President Tru-
man and former President Her
bert Hoover.
In addition to his two chill
dren, he is survived by three
grandchildren, Roy Tasco Da-
Wis, jr., American consul at Ma
pies; John Davis Poole, presi-
dent of Congressional Lumber
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Family Service
Annual Meeting
Set Wednesday


Annual meeting Of Family
Service of Montgomery County
win be held Wednesday with a
dinner meeting at the Rockville
Civic Center.
The meeting will mark the
counseling agency's Sind year
Of service in the county. Ed
ward L. Stock, jr., chairman of
the board of directors, will pre-
side. Mrs. Pierson p. Brown is
chairman of arrangements.
Miss Elizabeth A. O'Malley,
executive secretary, who has re-
signed to accept a similar posi-
ton in Nutley, N. j., will be
honored during the evening.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

Saturday nights, P-TA presi-
dent Alfred Christie explained
that his organization arranged
for the opera as a means OF
bringing worthwhile entertain
ment to the Gaithersburg area,
as well as raising funds for
school projects.
Set on the rocky coast OF
Cornwall, THE Pirates of Pen
zance" is a two-act opera con-
cerning a young boy appren-
ticed by mistake to a band OF
pirates, rather than to a sea
pilot. One of the most famous
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

Calling for "an objective and
searching review" of the sub
ject, Congressman Matthias said
last week that 1--WE must inVen-
tory our assets and squarely
face the challenge of our habili-
ties. This is not a local prob
lem for each town, but an area
problem in which we all have
a common interest"
For over 80 years" he point
ed out, "the counties of West
ern Maryland have been subject
to acute economic changes. Dur
ing this period we have seen
many communities that have
lost the industry or business
that once supported their peo-
pie, or have suffered through
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

Vomen's Clubs; Mrs. Robert
Allen, president of the Junior
Woman's Club OF Rockville;
MIS- Randolph Tolbert, Mrs.
John Mcdonald and Mrs. Eliza
beth Upton.
Among the posters recalling
Miss Lucy's past was the Illus
tration of her Penny a Day"
project, which she started at
the Rockville Methodist Church
Is years ago. The project, still
going strong at the church, pro-
Wdes contributions to the Meth.
odist Children's Overseas Relief.
The fourth through the ninth
graders of the church contri-
butte a penny a day" and ac-
cording to Miss Lucy they hope
to send $500 this year.
Another poster recalled the
All victory gardens which Miss
Lucy and the 4-H'ers planted
with the aid of the county agent
during World War II. Using
half an acre on the Dawson
Farm in Rockville, the Inquiry
Club canned 1900 quarts of
corn, tomatoes and beans dur
ing the four years of victory
gardening. The club donated the
canned goods to the Rockville
Elementary (now West Rock
ville) school cafeteria.
Miss Lucy was also reminded
that in 1857 she was selected
Maryland Mother of the Year"
and was sent to an elaborate
meeting at the Waldorf-Astoria
Hotel.
Miss Lucy, VINO lives with
Mrs. Fred Maxwell, supervisor
of nursing homes in Montgom-
cry County, revealed her for.
mula on how to grow old grace
fully: take interest in your
community, help everyone that
you can, have love in your
heart, smile if you can't do any
thing else and keep resentment
out of your heart.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

Inquired into the needs of
Rockville"
1t was the Inquiry Club which
donated 100 books to organize
the public library in Rockville,
instigated the bakers in the
area to wrap their bread with
paper, advocated the distribu
ton of trash cans throughout
the community and spurred the
residents to install screens on
their windows and doors.
Another member, Mrs. Sadie
Mason, of N. Van Buren St.,
was cited for her work in or
ganizing the library.
Guests of honor at the birth
day party included Mrs. George
Nolan, president of the Mont
gomery County Federation of
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

The Western Maryland Eco,
nomic Development Conference
called by Congressman Charles
Mac. Matthias, jr., for Monday,
April "a, at the Woodmont Rod
and Gun Club, near Hancock, is
expected to draw capacity
participation of business, labor
and political leaders of the area.
Response to initial invitations
indicates that speakers from
the U. S. Department of Com
merce and the Maryland De
partment of Economic Develop
ment will have a large and in
terested audience for their dis
cussions of the present critical
state of Western Maryland's
economy.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Western Maryland Hardship
Confab to Dra,U Big Cro,Ud

times of severe business decline
with the industry that has sur
Vived.
Wartime production de-
mands brought booms to some
areas, but these have not al
ways been stable or permanent.
In some communities there has,
however. been notable success
in attracting new business pros
poets"
A primary purpose OF the
conference will be to determine
how to bring new industrial de-
velopment into the Western
Maryland area, whose plight as
a depressed area has received
nationwide publicity in recent
months.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
At-Large
Vote For
All Reps.
Tawes Asked to Call
Special Session of
Maryland Assembly

The Committee on Fair
Representation has proposed
that all Maryland Repre-
sentatives run-at-large.
This campaign to force
such action was started last
week. The move is aimed at
getting the General Assembly
to pass a flair" congressional
redistricting act.
The committee wrote Gov.
Tawes, asking him to call a
special session of the General
Assembly as soon as possible to
come up with new plan for
redistricting.
The League of Women Voters
of Montgomery County started
two weeks ago drive to hold
a referendum ON the recent act
of the creating an Sth district.
The League and other groups
from the suburban area claim
the redistricting act was unfair
in that it left some districts
with twice as many residents
as others.
The leagues proposal would
mean that the new House mem
ber Maryland will get as a re-
suit of the 1860 census would
have to be elected at large, ac-
cording to Thomas B. F'inan.
The new proposal by the Com
mittee on Fair Representation
urged that the Leagues cam
paign be broadened so that can
didates for all eight seats In the
House of Representatives would
have to run at large.
Royce Hanson, executive sec
retary of the Fair Representa-
ton Committee, told his groups
board Of directors that the
League Of Women Voters dealt
with only one segment of the
redistricting bill
The bill enacted at the recent
session places Prince Georges
and Howard Counties in the
new 9Th district. 1t did this by
dividing the big 5th district of
Southern Maryland. With the
exception of a few precincts in
Baltimore City, the lines of the
remaining districts were left I'M
chenged.
However, the bill repealed all
sections of the law establishing
the previous congressional dis
trict boundaries and then re-
established tn m with the
changes agreed on by the Cen
eral Assembly.
Mr.. Hanson said his commit
tee felt that forcing at-large
elections for all eight congress
men would be a stronger in
ducement for the Governor to
call a special session of the
General Assembly than would
forcing only one to run at-large.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Joint Chambers
Meet April y

Problems concerning COM
merce and transportation in the
metropolitan area will be dis
cussed at a meeting Of Mont
gomery County and Bethesda.
Chevy Chase Chambers of Com.
merce April q.
Speaker will he c. Darwin
Stolzenbach. administrator Of
the National Capital Transpor-
tation Agency. The dinner
meeting will be held at Ken
wood Country Club.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

tunes in the score is Hail, Hail,
the Gangs All Here"
Assisting Mr.. Christie with
arrangements are Mrs. c. Tay-
lor Whittier, Mrs. Almond Hell,
Mrs. Clifford Beck, Jack Wat
son and George Pughe.
Tickets, S1.50 for adults and
rs cents for students of any
age, are being sold at Diamond
Drug Company and Hershey's
Cleaners in Gaithersburg and at
Rockville Stationery, Inc. Ad-
mission may also be paid at the
door.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Bethesda
Man Given
State Post
Robert Bourbon
An Assistant
States Attorney

Robert S. Bourbon, Be-
thesda attorney, has been
appointed an assistant at
torney general for the
State of Maryland.
The appointment was an
nounced by Atty. Gen. Thomas
B. .Finan.
Bourbon, a member of the
Maryland and District of Column
bia bars, worked as a special as
sistant attorney general during
the 1858 and 1861 sessions of
the Maryland General Assem-
bly,.
A 1850 graduate of Loyola
College in Baltimore, Bourbon
received his law degree in 1854
and his master of law degree in
1856 from Georgetown Univer-
sity.
He served as law clerk to
Judge Collins and Judge Della
plane of the Maryland Court of
Appeals in 1854 and 1855.
Bourbon is a past secretary
and treasurer of the Montgom-
cry Bar Association, is presi-
dent of the Bethesda Junior
Chamber of Commerce, past
vice president of the Maryland
Jaycees and past commander of
the Rock Creek American lie.
gion Post.
Bourbon, 33, is married to the
former Margaret Ann Lillis of
Jersey City, N. j.. and they live
with their three children at 990S
Ashburton la.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Berens Moves

Headquarters for the five
Berens firms specializing in
mortgage banking, real estate
investments and securities, in
surance, property management
and leasing and real estate
sales has been moved to the
Bender Building, 1120 Connecti-
cut ave-, NV, Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

Company, Rockville; and Mrs.
Robert LaVerne Lowe, 1902 Lin
den la, Silver Spring; and nine
great-grandchildren. Memorial
services were held in Selma,
Calf.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
Caithersburg P-TA Sponsors
Light Opera Performance

Up-county music lovers are in for treat April q
and % when the Montgomery Light Opera Association
comes to Gaithersburg High School for P-TA benefit
performance of Gilbert and Sullivans popular Pirates
of PenZance."
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18
]. A. Davis Dies 2 Weeks
Before Tooth Birthday

John Albert Davis father of Ambassador Roy Tasco
Davis of Chevy Chase and Mrs Grover Poole OF Silver
Spring died April H. just two weeks before his Tooth
birthday.
Mr. Davis lived in Lewis County, Mo-, for 60 years
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-04-18

The Committee on Fair
Representation has proposed
that all Maryland Repre-
SentatiVeS run-at-large.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1961-10-15
Farmers Union
10th Convention
Oct. 25 TO 28

THE 46TH ANNUAL convention OF
the Montana Farmers Union viii be
held at Great Falls Oct IS through %.
The four-day program viii begin with
opening ceremonies at $50 Wednesday
morning, Oct. IS, and be climaxed BY
an address by National Farmer Union
President James Patton, Denver, on
Saturday afternoon, Oct- %.
Feature of the opening days program
will be talk on farm credit by Floyd
Higbee, Washington, DC. deputy ad-
ministrator of the Farmers Home Adj
ministratiOn
DR.. r. r. Renne, president, Montana
State College, Bozeman, viii address
the assembly Thursday afternoon, and
Montana farmer-stockman., 1961-10-15

Gordon Roth. public relations director
of the Farmers Union Grain Terminal
Association, will represent General
Manager n. w. Thatcher on Thursday
evening.
Thomas Steichen, general manager
Of Farmers Union Central Exchange,
and Glenn Long, general manager of
the Farmers Union Livestock AssOcia-
tion, viii also appear on the Thursday
program.
other guest speakers win be Robert
McKenna, chairman of the Montana
ASCS Committee; Ed Nelson, president
Of the Farmers Union of Alberta. and
James TIMBER, president of Montana
AFL-CI0.
Montana farmer-stockman., 1961-10-15

THIRTYSEVEN per cent of the Ma
tion's labor force is employed in the
food processing and distribution in
dustry and in the manufactures of
things needed for food end fiber pro-
ducti0n.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-11-16
IS. 900 Full Price

For this older two bedroom home
with gdroge. nice let: just off
Loke Shore Blvd. Perfect stoIter.
Terms.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-11-16
81 Nothing Down

Three bedroom home with knot
tY pine poneled dining room.
full basement. breezewoy und
ottoched garage: lovely lot just
off Loke Shore Blvd. Sl5.200.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-11-16
CASH

FOR your home, business property,
or lot. Betty Hansen Realtor, 819
East l85th ST.. w. 6-2l30.
Z ROOM home, 4 bedrooms, 2 baths,
basement. gas heat, by owner;
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HE. l-0784.
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Five Bedrooms

G.l. nothing down or F.H.A.
terms on this large home with
dining room. large kitchen. full
basement gos hot wdter heat:
ldree garage: lot 70x225. Ask
ing Sl6.9o0.
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Nge You Tired

OF CLIMBING STAIRS? It's not
Necessary in this r1nch located
on q bio 60xl20 lot! 3 ample
sized bedrooms. living room and
dininq room luxuIiouslY carpeted
end combination fcnilY room,
kitchen and utility room which
IS tops in convenience with
thermopone doors leCdinG 10
pctio. Don't miss seeing t1is
$4,000 home.
East Cleveland leader. [volume] (East Cleveland, Ohio) 1942-1970, 1961-11-16
Wi!lovahby

Eorly American two story home
with three bedrooms. dining
room. open stuirwoY. full bose
ment. ottoched garage. covered
patio. Small rental unit. 60xl80
lot. Sl8.500.