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Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-10-19

The Civilian Defense Commit
tee of the Washington Grove
School P-TA has started to de-
velop a master plan for the
safety of the 1862 students at
tending there. The committee
met for four hours on Friday
evening with the principal, Mrs.
Aileen Powell, to evaluate the
problems particular to the
school and to attempt to resolve
them in a forthcoming master
plan. At this time, only two
county schools have civilian de-
fense master plans. The cur
rent thoughts will be presented
at the next general meeting of
the P-TA for discussion and con-
tinued development.
The committee members in
clude DR.. and Mrs. Roger Sears,
DR.. Robert Teunis, DR.. and Mrs.
Eugene Van Scott, Mr.. and Mrs.
Hubert Layman, Frank Mac
Cathran, Ed Cram, and Mrs.
Powell. The committees effort
is being encouraged by the
Board of Education, the county
CD director, and the parents.
Thirty-four students from the
high schools Choral Music De.
partment are leaving this eve
ming for an education trip to
New York City. The tour is to
be directed by Bill Earl, choral
music director. The groups
itinerary includes tours of
downtown New York, the Unit
ed Nations, the Empire State
Building, a behind the scenes"
tour of the National Broadcast
ing Company, the Hayden Plan.
etarium and the display of rock
cts, "Ode to Music" at Radio
City, and a television broadcast.
The Washington Grove Wom-
ans Club meets today at the
clubhouse. Luncheon will be
served at noon. Instead of the
usual program, members will
be filling envelopes for the Tu-
berculosis Association.
A dessert-bridge is planned
for November 2nd at II o'clock.
Please telephone Mrs. Douglas
Saunders for reservations. The
cost is so cents.
st. GATHERINGS Guild of AS
cension Chapel met last eve.
ming at the Parish Hall. Spe.
cial guest speaker was Mrs.
Harold Kelleran, Director for
Religious Education for the
Washington Diocese of the
Episcopal Church. Her topic
was why Missions
The new CRANKY Woods
Home, constructed for the Lions
Club as an effort in their Sight.
Saving program fund, will be
open for inspection on Sunday
afternoon.
The library at the Gathers
burg Elementary School will be
open after school from 3 to 4
pm. from Tuesday through Fri.
day, for children who have a
way home from school.
Today and tomorrow are in.
service days for teachers-holi.
days for the children.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Hilten
and daughter, Dolores, of Deer
Park dr., Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Preudhomme, Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman VIII, jr. and son, Doug.
las, and Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Walters have been received into
the Washington Grove Method.
ist Church.
Layman's Day was observed
last Sunday at the church. Ro.
land Ward of Woodfield spoke
on Lay leadership"
The MYF from the Methodist
churches of the area, attended
the District Youth Rally at Be.
thesda Methodist Church.
New books at the Gathers.
burg Library include Shute's
Steven Norris" Slaughter's
American Visitor" Wechs.
berg's RED Plush and Black
Velvet" Houdini's Famous Mag.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-10-19

interest, PEPco people are always interested"
This years UGF campaign is no exception PEPco
men and women are again filing out their pledge
cards generously and returning them promptly In
addition many members Of the PEPco family are vol
unteering their time and energy for UGF work in
business and home communities.
Join US?
Montgomery County sentinel., 1961-10-19
Caithersburg Washington Grove
| By Sylvia Tate HOran

ed in the preparing and making
of 104 gallons of this old-fash-
ioned delicacy.
The annual dinner at Grace
Methodist Church on October
% will feature turkey, ham,
mashed potatoes, gravy, sauer
kraut and string beans. Mrs.
Charles Demory, chairman,
says that the usual fine fruit
cakes will be available.
Summit ave. and Hutton st.
are nearing completion and
Cedar ave. and Mills I'd. should
be under construction this
week.
George Young, jr., recently at
tended a convention of the Mu-
nicipal Lawyers of U. S. in New
York City. The group of attor-
neys was entertained by Mayor
Wagner.
Jim LeCompte was at home
for the week end, after the
game at College Park. Jim's
ROTC squadron was chosen as
honor guard to the President
when he visited Chapel Hill last
week.
The Gaithersburg post office
is interested in hiring a panel
truck, car, or station wagon on
a four-hour daily basis in order
that city delivery can be extend
ed. Forms for bids can be
picked up in the lobby of the
post office.
PREPARING
NEW YORK CUPID Sales
of survival kits, radiation detec.
tors and other civil defense gear
are booming. Survival, Inc, re-
ports recent sales and orders
for its emergency food.water
kits jumped to 1000 in recent
weeks, compared with fewer
than 1000 through mid,year
Johnson & Johnson reports a 20
per cent rise in sales of first aid
kits in the past month.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
SANS PERNOD
"
Sidewalk
-. .-.4..,. .. ..-.. q
:. .CufeOpens
Hopefully

There's no pernod on the
sidewalks of Washington.
But the sidewalk cafes are
there just the same.
The sidewalk cafe opened up
last night at Basins avec
muSiQue, but sans booze.
Basins the vanguard of the
|Parisian-style bit, opened amid
official Splendor as Commits
Sioner Walter N. Tobriner cut
the ribbon and let a portion
of the waiting populace in.
Although the first part of
the battle-getting onto the
street-haS been won, getting
an alcoholic drink is still
something to be attempted in
the future. go
Basins led the battle to gel
sidewalk cafes approved in the
District. Last night they helC
an opening party and tbs
ribbon-cutter expressed hopes
that this was only a step.
The restaurant, on PennSyl-
vania avenue near Fourteenth
street, will feature a strollins
Accordionist' to lend the Pa.
riSiSYl 6tm0Suhere
Will fruit punch and 50-cent
espresso draw a crowd? That's
something the; Basins man.
agement will have to find out
If nothing else, the cafe ha!
the support of its closest neigh
Dor the District Building. II
ought to be extended and en-.
couraged," said the ribbon.
cutting commissioner. "Oul
laws on drinking are archaic.
Evening star., 1961-08-09

their attacks to the end OF
procuring the removal of the
new chief.
Does anyone think for a
moment that this well-or-
ganized 'subversive CELL if II
continues to exist. will not
transfer its attacks to the next
chief of police?
ITO propose to cure organized
and calculated, expert subver-
sion within a police force by
replacing a strong chief Of po-
lice, who has thus far success
fully held the saboteurs in
check, is like attempting to cure
a patient who has a headache
by cutting off his head"
Mr.. Beye defended Chief
Stewart as "scrupulously fair,
impartial, and benevolently wise
lin his management of force as
signments, promotions, and dis
Iciplinary recommendations"
+ Chief Stewart was credited by
Mr.. Beye with maintaining an
objective administration at
titude despite a "ceaseless cam
paign of vituperation and per-
sonal abuse to which the Dol
Evening star., 1961-08-09
Merchant Group Plans
RocioI Job Equality

Equal job opportunity in
business regardless of race car
and will be achieved here
with intelligent haste" a joint
agreement by the Merchants
and Manufacturers Association
and the Washington Urban
League ASSERTS.
Company training plans
public education and on-the-
job training are the techniques
through which merit hiring
would be accomplished.
Issued yesterday, the state
ment came out of the first
formal meeting of representa-
tives of the two groups. q.
1t reads:
I'VE are sure that all busi-
ness recognizes now that we
can no longer afford theNlux-
ury of hundreds of unframed
and unemployed people who
Eare a tremendous potential for
Evening star., 1961-08-09
D. c. Vote Bill Set
For House Action
Trading Stomp
Measure Also
Clears Group
BY JOHN McKELWAY
Star Staff Writer

The full House District Com
mittee today cleared for House
action Monday a batch of bills,
one of which provides the
machinery to enable District
citizens to vote in presidential
elections.
Also cleared was a bill which
wipes out an 1871 statute and
opens the door to trading
stamps in the District. Another
bill approved is designed to
save and restore the home of
the late Marine Band leader,
John Philip Sousa.
The voting bill is the one
largely designed by Representa-
tive Broyhill, Republican of
Virginia. 1t sets the voting
age at 21i carries residence
requirement of one year and
limits absentee voting to men,
bers of the armed forces and
those in the Foreign Service.
b Action Due on Monday
All the bills ARE scheduled
for action by the House on
District Day, next Monday.
Committee members, by re-
pealing the gift enterprise"
law. gave a green light to
trading stamp operators who
have been denied the use of
stamps in District stores. At
one point, the bill carried a
restriction against the use OF
trading stamps but this was
wiped out by subcommittee
action.
The bill which provides for
the restoration of the Sousa
home at 318 Independence
avenue Sc. would also au-
thorize the District Commits
sioners to place two statues in
Statuary Hall. One would be
statue of SouSa and the other
a statue of the late DR.. Harvey
w. Wiley, author of the Pure
Food Drug Law.
Taken out of the bill were
certain restrictions it had
placed on the movement of
traffic in the Capitol Hill area.
Firemen Bill Postponed
The full committee also:
Postponed action on a bill
to reduce from so hours to 48
the work week of District
firemen.
Approve a measure which
will enable a policeman or
fireman, to receive. disability
benefits If an injury or dis
ease is aggravated on his re-
turn to duty. The injury or dis
ease would not have to be serv-
ice connected.
Amend the Alcoholic Bev-
erage Control Act to permit
retail liquor dealers to dispense
with the practice of placing
tax stamps on each bottle of
spurious liquors.
Approved a bill which will
enable graduates of foreign
medical schools to apply for a
license to practice in the Dis
trict, Applicants would first
have to pass a test given by an
organization approved by the
American Medical Association.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
Picnic Attucker
In New Assault

A Fairfax County youth, un-
der suspended sentence for TAX
ing part in last summers mob
attack on a group of Mount
Vernon parkway picnickers,
pleaded guilty yesterday to an
assault last February in Alex
andria.
The youth, Douglas c. Beck,
10, of the first block Of Terrett
street, Fairfax County, was SEN,
fenced to 80 days in jail by
Corporation Court Judge Will
liam P. Woolls for assault on
John Richards. 48, of the 900
block of Duke street.
Beck was one of five arrested
in the fight. in which three
persons we're. injured, in the
HOO block of Queen street:
Evening star., 1961-08-09
Union Officer Backs Chief Stewart,
BIomes T 'BoIsheyiks' in Park Police

An official of the American
Federation of Government EN-
ployes today supported the rec
ord of PARK Police Chief Harold
F. Stewart and blamed friction
in the department, on "the
calculated. subyersive actions
of a small 'bolshevik, faction
in the force"
\ Chief Stewart has been under
fire because Of low morale in
the department. Recently, Sec
retary of the Interior Udall in
dicated he would undertake a
ouse-cleaning including efforts
to replace Chief Stewart.
One of the causes for dis
sension has been identified as
the factionalism of pro-Stewart
men in one union camp op-
posed by anti-Stewart men in
another.
In a statement today Alfred
D. Beye, vice president of AFGE
Park Police Local No. 1864, said
he wished to defend "the
splendid record which we of
the force have established
under our present chief of
police for efficiency, courtesy,
smart appearance, and func-
tional unity"
Cites Support
Our police force numbers
1873 men and women" he said.
"Of these, IT'S. or more will
support what 1 say here. al
though our local membership is
far short of that number"
I'VE like and respect our
chief of police and want to
keep him at all COSTS" the
statement said,
Mr.. Beye said, most police
men deplore subYersive actions
of a small faction which was
tightly organized 10 years ago
for the sole purpose of creating
friction and of destroying the
fine Park Police organization. !"
Internal peace and cessation
of strife viii never occur until
the half dozen leaders Of the
subversive faction which exists
in the force are brought to
answer for their lawless ag-
gressions," Mr.. Beye said.
Says Attacks Transferred
when this group succeeded,
in 1854. in removing from Of
flee the former chief of police,
they Immediately transferred
Evening star., 1961-08-09

oACNAh A0O0AOAA al OAtC AOlNE AldG
subjected him"
Award Seen Earned
For this and other out
standing accomplishments, the
chief of police should have long
ago been cited for the depart.
ment's distinguished service
award" he said.
Former Park Police Sergt
George G. Fulcher, who said
he retired under heavy pres
sures from Chief Stewart last
November; took a different tack
as president of Local 1926 oi
the National Federation o1
Federal Employees.
Mr.. Fulcher said the men oi
the rival union were mem
bers of the chiefs team" and
that he actively supports the
union.
Those on our team are
charged with being subversiveS
and anarchists and find them
selves prosecuted" he said.
Mr.. Fulcher, who had more
than % years service on the
force, said his union had ABOUT
A members there.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
$1.8 Million
Park Is Due
NeursLoyhiII
BY WILLIAM MacDOUGALL
star Staff Writer

49,
Suburban Maryland planners
today disclosed a scheme for
development of a $1.8 million
park near Layhill that will be
one of the Washington areas
largest.
john p. Hewitt, director of
parks for the Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming Commission, outlined
plans for Northwest Branch
Park after a meeting of the
Montgomery County Planning
Board with the County Rev
enue Authority.
Those groups instructed Jesse
F. Nicholson, executive director
of the commission, and william
Mckinney. executive director
of the authority, to work out
the financing of a $780, 900 golf
course which will be the parks
first facility.
To be opened in late 1868 or
early 1864. the. park will even
tually cover T50 acres along
Layhill road north of the Argyle
Country Club.
Mr.. Hewitt said Northwest
Branch will be one of the
largest parks in the area when
| it is completed. Four hundred
and six acres already have been
bought, he said, with other
purchases pending.
Cost of the land, officials
estimated, may total about SIS
million.
Construction on the 27-hole
| golf course is slated to begin
next year if financing arrange
mentS can be made promptly.
Mr.. Hewitt said the park
will probably also include such
facilities as horse-riding trails,
camp grounds and picnic areas.
He said that while details
of park development have not
yet been completed, facilities
will probably be somewhat like
those existing or planned in
the recently-opened Wheaton
Regional Park.
Northwest Branch Park u
2 miles north of the Wheaton
development.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
WideIy-voryine JobIess Pay Rates
Presented Before House D. c. Unit


The Districts unemployment
compensation law today was
described as one of the worst
pieces of social legislation in
the United States
Testifying before a House
District Subcommittee which is
studying several amendments
to the law, unchanged since
1854, J. C. Turner, president
of the Washington Central
Labor Council, also called the
law Cheap from the stand
point of employer contribu-
tions."
Mr.. Turner and Walter J.
Mason, legislative representa-
five Of the AFL-CIO were pres
ent to support a bill. written by
Representative Multer. Demo-
crat of New York, which would
allow an unemployed person
maximum benefits of $40 weekly
for a maximum period of 80
weeks.
The hearing was postponed
indefinitely after being broken
off by a can for a meeting OF
the full District Committee.
Trade Board Asks Curb
Also before the subcommittee,
headed by Mr.. Multer, is
the Metropolitan Washington
Board of Trades bill which
generallV seeks to tighten the
law, but also sets maximum
of benefit payments at $38 q
week for 26 weeks.
In a statement to be SUBJ
mitted when the hearing re-
sumeS next week, the tIadt
! board asks a stiffer law.
Evening star., 1961-08-09

work and purchase power in
our community.
1T is the intent of the presi-
dent, Oscar I. Dodek of the
Merchants and Manufacturers,
to present to his board Of gov
ernors all of the thoughts and
ideas which will quickly grant
equal employment opportuni-
ties through company training
plans, public education and
on-job training.
"The representatives of the.
merchants and manufacturers
feel strongly that this can and
will be accomplished with in
telligent haste and that. they
shall be able to present "a clear
program of complete merit
employment"
The meeting was attended by
Mr.. Dodek, E. A. Pritcf1ard,
executive vice president of the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association; Mortimer C. Lebo-
witz, president OF the Wash
nigton Urban League; DR.. r.
Frank Jones, league employ
ment committee chairman, and
Sterling Tucker. league exeeu-
tive director.
Mr.. Dodek will present thee
subject to the board at its next
meeting, September 10.
Firms throughout the Metro
politan area are represented
among the 400 members of the
Merchants and Manufacturers
Association. Included In its
% divisions are department
stores, utilities, building supply
firms. chain grocery stores,
transportation companies and
variety stores.
The Urban League executive
direetor, Mr.. Tucker, called the
agreement "a positive, concrete
beginning step" toward equal
opportunity in business en-
Iployment.
Evening star., 1961-08-09

should be continued on that
basis"
!, The District Commissioners
are asking for weekly payments
of SAT q week for 26 weeks.
h Present law calls for weekly
payments of $50 up to 26 weeks
Smith Offers Bill
Also under consideration by
the Multer subcommittee is q
bill introduced by Representa-.
tive Smith, Democrat OF, Vir.
ginia, which would prevent re-
tired District employees from
seeking unemployment com
pensation if they are receiving
a pension from the District gov
ernment.
Appearing in support of the
Board of Trade bill was Allen
Jones, jr.. representing the
Hotel Association of Wash
ington.
Describing abuses of the law
Mr.. Jones said the Multer bill
would "amplify these abuses
and give the drunks, drifters
and other unscrupulous work
ers an even greater opportun-
ity and incentive to take ad-
vantage of employers"
On the other hand, he said
the Board of Trade bill would
help the employe who is out OF
work, through no fault Of his
own, by increasing the amount
of weekly benefits and would
also appropriately penalize the
undeserving employe who vol
untary quits his job, is fired for
misconduct, or who refuses
suitable work by denying him
benefits completely"
Evening star., 1961-08-09

deeply into the social ills that
plague all cities of America to
determine basic causes. The
roots may be found in racial
unrest, in the lack of job op-
portunities and in many other
situations under study by six
local universities, Commission
er Duncan indicated.
Evening star., 1961-08-09
The
Rambler
Reports
On Rehoboth
BY GEORGE KENNEDY

REHoBoTH BEACH, Del.
The good news about Re
hoboth is that everything is
just about the same.
The forest still marches
down to the beach-one of
the few places on the Allan
tic, except the rock-bound
coast of Maine, where trees
cast shadows on the. dunes.
Along the sh6fe Bob Whitsy"
sounds with the eery crying
of sea birds. The quail min
Cling with the gulls.
Lordly pines hold sway
above the ,subaltern oaks and
hickorieS and vaSSal holly
and dogwood. Grape and ivy
(poison) spiral around the
trunks. No danger to the
trees. They are the survival
of the fitteSt in the forest.
But they are endangered.
The forest marches down to
the sea at Rehoboth because
for centuries the sea has
been cutting away the forest.
This is because the Delaware
Shore is just below the
mouth OF the Delaware River.
A recent storm44one Of those
horrible female hurricanes;
perhaps n was Hazel, bit
deep into the beach. And
what did itaaEscover.2 Stumps
OF q forest that had been
killed before Columbus sailed
from Palos.
This shore is old, histori-
cally as well as geologically.
The SpaniardS coaSted it.
John Smith, who ascended
the Potomac as far as Little
Falls, suggested that an es-
tuary up the ceast might
prove to be the passage to
the western sea.
Evening star., 1961-08-09

Carl r. Anderson, vice chair
man of the Board of Trades
Employment and Security Com
mittee, issued the statement on
the Board Of Trade proposal.
The measure, would, in one
sections deny compensation
benefits to individuals who
quit their jobs, are fired for
misconduct, or those who re-
fuse suitable work offers.
Mr.. Anderson said that most
abuses of jobless pay occur
in these categories. He said II
had been generally recognized
throughout the country that
there is a need to tighten these
provisions.
The basic purpose of unem-
ployment compensation, Mr..
Anderson said, lis to provide
insurance payments to those
who are unemployed through no
fault of their own, are willing
to work and seeking work"
Aimed at Shiftless
AN employer" Mr.. Anderson
continued, cannot take re-
Sponsibility for persons who
voluntarily stbp working, for
persons who cannot be con-
tinued in his employment be-
cause of gross misconduct and
for persons who will not seek
work or even take another suit
able job when it is offered"
He said unemployment in
surance was not intended to
cover unemployment resulting
from these decisions.
1T was designed" he said. "to
take care of involuntary ,lneui-
ployment and we believe that ii
Evening star., 1961-08-09
County Council
Appoints Clerk

Howard L. Cook, jr., a Mont
gomery County civil defense
official, was appointed yester-
day as clerk to the County
Council.
He will replace Lawrence E
Speelman, who recently was
named an assistant county at
|torney.
Mr.. Cook. a longtime resi-
dent of the Bethesda : Chevy
Chase area, has been assistant
Ito the deputy director Of civil
defense since January, 1853.
Evening star., 1961-08-09

DELAWARE WAS A slave
State. wewefe reminded Of.
that when a young man
named Howles melted the
first amt integration ruckus
at Milford Del. And it is
the home of the du Points.
All this dfscursive and ir-
relevant reflection occurred
while the Rambler was re-
clining on achaise Tongue In.
a screened porch in the for
est that marches down to
the ocean. The slightest
breeze was cooling. He was
listening to the cardinal and
to the phoebe's plaintiff
pee o wee" and to the cav
ing of crows against a sound
screen of August tree insects
and the pound Of the surf.
Here the salty smell of the
sea is waited to you scented
by pine needles.
He had done some legwork
in the morning. There is a
motel on the boardwalk,
Rehoboth's first boardwalk
motel, the Atlantic Sands.
Each room has a glass wall,
an ocean view and a bal
cony.
Mike Fabrizio has built a
motel behind his Hotel Hen
lopen. He has knocked down
walls between the small
rooms of the old hotel, en-
larging them into suites.
Alice and Jesse Gundry
still have their gingerbread
house in the woods, the Cor
ner Cupboard, where the eat
ing is good. The Rambler
would 60 there directly, but
the rhythmic pound Of the
surf is in his ears. He is
going to have a dip before
dinner.