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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
BY David scun

to government officials is the ny-bynight
promoter Of shelter devices. The place to
start is with your own Civil Defense Office.
They can advise you what designs have re-
ceived OCD acceptance They can steer you
into the hands of reputable contractors. And
they can furnish you with doityourself In
structions that can meet almost any budget.
built the first home shelter, In my own
house, that had appeared I'm the Washington
area, I'm May Of 1855. Actually had IL built
by q commercial firm since am not con-
tractor.) Since then I have been willing to
show Il to any interested families, and have
referred many to reputable firms for similar
construction in their own homes. This costs
time and inconvenience but Is a worthwhile
public service and I can only urge others who
have similarly prepared themselves to permit
their neighbors to see for themselves what is
involved and how It can be DONE IL might
not be q bad idea for the local Civil Defense
Office to arrange an occasional weekend tour,
Home Shelter Tour, similar to the House
and Garden Tours put on by garden clubs
and historical societies.
Finally, let me say, that / think the
courage Of the American people as demon
strated by DR.. Gallup's poll, and by the
intense activity and interest in self-protection
that is now going on has immensely strength
ened the Presidents hand in dealing with the
Berlin crisis Increasingly, comment is heard
from official sources, that Premier Khrush-
chev Is beginning to realize that America
really will fight if pushed too far. He win
now have to soften his demands and accom-.
modate himself to the reality" of Americas
determination to fight nuclear war, if neces-
sary, to prevent his ensalvement of all man.
Kind. Our own political leaders will be re.
quired by this same determination to avoid
the temptation to make unwise concessions"
at the up-con1ing bargaining table in Berlin.
After Berlin viii be Vietnam and Iran and
an endless succession of confrontations of the
worlds two major nuclear powers. If pre-
paredness, even though incomplete. can turn
the tide this time, 1t will be no less necessary
tomorrow. If demonstration of courage has
bought time for us, let us use the time to
greatest advantage. Let us complete our pre-.
parations and thus be better prepared to
meet and overcome the certain challenges of
naked power that lie ahead.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
A Few Words
Solution to a Problem

An optimistic expert has predicted that
the Washington metropolitan area will have
more than two and a half million residents
by 1870.
He's optimistic because he fails to take
into account the possibility of nuclear con.
nict during the intervening years.
But Wen 60 along with him just for the
sake of looking at few Of the figures and
making few comments
The suburbs which, as you'll remem.
bre, is where we are are expected to re-
verse situation, just in the space of 80
years.
According to Raymond F. Clapp, demo.
graphic THAT means he studies people and
populations) consultant to the National Cap.
ital Planning Commission, the National Cap.
ital Regional Planning Council and the Dis.
trict Of Columbia government, the District
will. in 1870, have about $4,000 souls, the
suburbs 1,757,000.
He says that in 1910, the District had
about 6S per cent Of the areas population.
and the suburbs claimed 80 per cent. BY
1870, the suburbs will account for So per cent
of the total.
The figures account for about a half
million Increase during the next nine years.
We're beginning to feel crowded already,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
Keep A Stiff Upper Lip

When 77s6 of the American people told
DR.. Gallup that they believed we should stand
firm in Berlin, even If it meant nuclear war,
am sure they believed it but / am not SO
sure that they had more than an Intellectual
concept Of what such an eventually would
mean for them, personally. What was miss
ing, at the time, was visceral or "gut"
realization Of the horrid details Of situa-
ton. This lack is being supplied in profusion
by all of the mass media, in the weeks since.
The responsibility of press, radio and tele-
vision writer's in developing such an aware
ness Is very great. Apathy toward shelter
program, which could save 97ss Of the people,
must be galvanized into action But care
must be exercised not to generate a feeling
Of hopelessness, or fright of such proportions
as 70 induce paralysis. In this connection,
received letter the other day which might
be encouraging to others in the community
who are taking an intelligent view of this
very grave situation. Dear Mr.. Scull:
want to tell you that have been reading
your column in the Montgomery County
Sentinel and find your articles of vivid
interest. Also, thank you very much for your
interest In Civil Defense and the encourage
ment you gave me. We now have fallout
shelter in our basement"
While the city Of Washington would
likely be prime target, in wartime, there is
no certainty that the missile marked for its
destruction might not be one of many which
would mal-function. The Russians are sub
Ject to the same mechanical laws that we
are. There Is no certainty that those bombers
with Washington target mission would not
be numbered among the twenty to thirty per
cent which would be shot down. We do have
an excellent air-defense system. Without fall
out protection many here could survive or
become spared In direct attack only TO sue.
cumb TO radioactive particles waited In from
less fortunate cities further west II makes
no sense for anyone to Realistically write
themselves off. If you do nothing, YOU will
almost certainly become dead-duck. II Won
90 anything, you are increasing the odds for
your own survival. And you don't have to be
rich to get three feet Of your own yard dirt
between you and the sky for 4S hours. Sand
bags cost fifty cents apiece
One Of the matters of greatest concern
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
just looking at the figures.
By Kent Palmer

just looking at the figures.
And things are supposed to get worse.
Some experts out at the University of
Illinois make the view even DINNER. Looking
ahead at the increase in population, with its
snowballing effect, these fellers say that one
day in July about IS years from now we'll
hit doomsday On that day, they say we'll
all squeeze each other to death.
OF course, there are those of us who
don't plan to be around that long - or
couldn't be even IL we'd like to plan on it.
But the picture is not really pretty one.
Still, it probably would be better to be
squeezed to death especially IL you could
choose your partners - than by some other
ways that could be thought up particularly
by the Russians.
The situation, however, is not exactly
hopeless one, even though it looks as If we
are going to outgrow our bounds. as have
the school children in recent years.
North Carolina educator some wears
back, talking about the problem facing the
schools - but he could well have been dis.
cussing the population boom in general =
came up with a solution.
To solve the problem facing the schools.
ne said we need strict birth control =
retroactive to 1945."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
Wheaton Grad
Gets 5fh Award

Nancy Asencio, a 1861 grad.
uate OF Wheaton High School,
won her fifth educational schol.
arship recently.
She is the winner of the
Wheaton Kiwanis Club Scholar
ship, according to James B.
Williams, chairman of the schol.
arship committee and principal
Of Belt Junior High School.
A straight.A student and a
member of many activities at
Wheaton, Nancy won scholar.
ships as high salesman In Stu
dent Government Association
Embarrassing drives in both her
junior and senior years.
She also collected awards
from the Montgomery County
Education Association and the
Montgomery County Regional
Student Council.
Nancy has been promised
another grant in her sophomore
year from Gettysburg College,
where she is now a freshman
studying to be a mathematics
teacher. After getting her de.
gree she will return to Mont.
gomery County to teach.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03

as per cent to 44.6 per cent over
the fall semester of 1860.
Montgomery County enrollees
continue strong, and ahead of
other groups, with a total of
S72. Part-time students meeting
classes mostly on the Takoma
Park campus at night, now
number 676. Total Montgomery
County enrolment stands at
154S, or a 1856 per cent increase
over the same period last year.
Total nonresident students mum.
her 276, and Maryland state en-.
now number 1915, nearly 81 per
cent above any previous record.
Part-tlme and full.time facul.
ty now serving this student
body in all locations, numbers
ia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
SpringbrOok
Scoop
By AIves Gray

You've never heard of
Springbrook High? In the
very near future, we suspect
you'll be hearing a lot about
this brand-new school,
located in a beautiful park-like
setting in Suburban Silver
Spring. It's the best school In
Montgomery County, any one of
its 1160 proud seventh-through-
tenth graders viii tell you so.
Although it has been in oper-
alton for only seven months,
Springbrook is keeping right up
with other schools. Its Jayvee
football team, just recently
dubbed the Blue Devils" to
match the schools colors-dark
blue and light blue-and its
cross-country runners have both
begun to make names for them
selves.
The Student Council has sew
eral committees functioning ac-
lively, including a Constitution
Committee, which is readying a
carefully made set of rules for
final approval.
AS of last Wednesday, Andy
Rock is the councils president;
Dick Insel its weep, and Wally
Wheeler its secretary-treasurer.
Extra-curricular activities in
clude drama, journalism, library,
math and science, medical serv-
ices, FILA and FLA clubs, as
well as glee clubs and sports in
tramurals for boys and girls.
A Key Club and Junior Honor
Society have also been formed.
Springbrookers are proud of
their school naturally, and
they want everyone to know
about it. Every Saturday, two
representatives win join other
county high school representa-
tives on WINK radio for a two
hour discussion of school sports,
social activities, personalities,
and top tunes and fads. Join
them at II am. on radio 1901
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
Counselor at
NIT Conference

Miss Margaret E. Griffin rep.
resents Wheaton High at a col.
lege guidance conference spon.
sored by the Massachusetts In.
stitute of Technology this week
on the M. 1. T. campus in Bos.
ton.
Guidance counselors from 100
schools across the country are
attending the conference. Whea.
ton is one of four Maryland
high schools invited to send rep
resentatives.
While in Boston Miss Griffin
will visit other schools in the
metropolitan area.
The conference program In.
cludes lectures and discussions
on such topics as advanced col.
lege placement, financial aids
for college-bound students, and
the process of selecting students
for admissions.
An address by NJ. /. T. Presi-
dent julius A. Station con-
Guided the conference.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
By Hope iebersohn

The Stadium is a main prof.
ect of Student Government
again this year. Even before the
new 20O0-seat structure had
been dedicated, a new goal was
set-1OO0 more seats for the
next football season.
Projects throughout the COM
munity helped finance the ST.
dunn. 'Now the entire respon-
sibility rests on the student
body" said Kris Hoegh, Sta
dunn committee chairman.
"Other than voluntary contri-
buttons we hope to receive from
individuals or organizations, all
campaigning must be done in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03

The second trip was in the
late summer. On an all-camping
trip which lasted for 81 DAYS.
students toured the Northwest
United States as far west as
Yellowstone National Park.
Students Sign Up
We lived like pioneers when
we stayed in the Big Horn
Mountains of Wyoming. We
went up into the mountains
with packs on our backs, plus
sleeping bags, and very little
food. We had hopes of catching
fish for our food, but when this
failed we sent boys back to the
bus at the base camp for food.
We were in the mountains for
three days and two nights" Pat.
ii Magidson, a senior at Blair,
remembers.
Easter Trip Set
On the Easter trip to New
Orleans, students will spend
three days in New Orleans itself
and the rest stopping in various
places of importance along the
way. The cost of this trip is
$50.
The trip next summer will
last 46 days and win be a camp
ing trip with some time spent
in hotels. The cost will be $3.50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03

Eight students currently en-.
rolled at Montgomery Junior
College, seven of them women,
are on full tuitlon.free scholar.
ships offered each year to coun-
ty high schools by the Board OF
Education. This Is the highest
number ever received in this
way. They are: Audrey Buc-
holtz, from Richard Montgom.
cry; Sonia Frantzman, Whea-
ton; Barbara A. Harris, North.
wood; Barbara Huey, Walter
Johnson; Idly v. Ivanyl, Gath
ersburg; Kathleen M. Lawless,
Montgomery Blair, and Carol A.
Zimmerman, Sherwood, at
Sandy Spring. One man, Jerry
B. Duvall, Damascus, completes
the list.
The awards each year are
based on the students scholar
ship, leadership and need for
financial assistance, and upon
the recommendation of the prin-
cipal and the junior college.
The awards do not cover fees
nor books.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03

across the Northwestern United
States and back through the Ca
madam national parks-is being
Offered for next summers vaca-
ton.
The trips are open to anyone
from Grade 9 through college
level in the Montgomery County
area
This past summer, Mr.. Jones
conducted two trips. The first
was to the Southwestern United
States and California. Partici-
pants were gone for 40 days,
during which they camped out
30 nights and stayed in hotels
the others, travelling by char
tered bus.
Seniors on Trip
Blair Senior Amy Schnapper,
who was on this trip, recalls
that "the prettiest thing l saw
out west was the Pacafic Coast
from San Francisco to Santa
Barbara"
Many of the students enjoyed
Disneyland, Las Vegas, Yosem-
lite National Park and especially
San Francisco.
"Of course, everyone liked the
Grand Canyon, although we
didn't get a chance to climb
down it," remarked Jackie Pear
son, another Blair senior.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
B-n Bnefng

nome rooms. Eacn nome room
goal is 500, or $4,000 in all.
Il like the enthusiasm so far"
She added.
Frampton Ellis, a junior, will
run for president of the Mary
land Association of Student
Councils, which includes repre-
sentatives from student coun-
ellis throughout the state.
The presidency is rotated to a
different region of the state
each year. This year is Mont
gomery County's turn to fur.
nish the candidate. The IL high
schools will vote tomorrow.
Installation of the winner is
one of the events scheduled for
the Maryland Association Of
Student Councils Convention DC.
tober 10 through 81. Tramp Ell.
lis, parliamentarian of SGA;
Charles Weber, Locks and Lock
ers Committee chairman, and
Kris Hoegh viii represent B-CC.
Ancient Greek will be studied
for fun by Latin lovers in a
weekly class before school.
James Downtown, Latin teach.
er, will work with the class.
Their goal is to translate one
complete Greek epic.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
Fire Prevention
Week Oct. 8-l4

The M ontg m cry County
Council this week proclaimed
October 8 through IA as Fire
Prevention Week." and urged
all county residents to make a
concerted effort in the year
ahead to accept personal respon-
sibility for preventing destruc.
tive fires"
Fire took four lives and
caused property damage est.
mated at $1.4 million last year,
the Councils official proclama.
ton noted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
This Week AT The Junior College

Junior College In charge Of Adj
missions, and Student Person.
mel Services, viii attend the oath
annual meeting of the Amer
lean Council on Education, Oc-
tober as at the Mayflower
Hotel, Washington.
She has been appointed Off.
cial delegate of the American
Personnel and Guidance Asso.
citation, and will represent MIC
In this dual capacity.
Enrolment
Student enrolment at Mont.
gomery Junior College has
reached 2077, nearly one.third
greater than the enrolment Of
last year at this time, according
to figures released by the office
of the dean, Donald Z Deyo.
In only one category. non.
resident full.time students. did
rollment at 253.
Full-time students at MUG
the percentage drop over last
year. With a current student
roll of 1876, the figure is slightly
more than two per cent lower
than last year. In all other
categories of students, enroll.
ment was up anywhere from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
Security Storage
Adds Facilities

The Security Storage Co. will
begin construction soon of a
new household goods warehouse
adjacent to its present facility
on River rd., Bethesda.
The new depository will cost
approximately $250,0O0 and
will occupy 1890 square feet.
1t will be built of brick with
stone trim and white concrete
block, and will hold over 1000
rooms of furniture in wollen
pallet boxes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03

The National Council Of Jew.
ish Women, Montgomery Coun-
~, Maryland Section, will hold
their annual Membership Tea
on September 26, from 1 to 3
pm, at the home of Mrs. Ira
Wickner, $500 Thornden terri,
Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03

Tales, a sports column, and
Henry Lewis Bookmark, made
their bows with the Friday
issue.
Staffers include Francine
S cha fer, Larry Shickram,
Leonard johnson, Cathy Bower,
Greg Cowan, Gene Leach, Lin.
da Madison and David Knesel.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
Wheaton High
Senior Gloss
Program Set
BY Mark Miller

With $40 upperclassmen fac
ing him the largest graduating
class since Wheaton initially
opened its doors eight years ago
sponsor Leonard Hartly off
cially kicked off senior class
operations last Wednesday in
the WIS auditorium.
Mr.. Hartly briefly previewed
coming Class of so activities.
He mentioned eight major SEN
ior-sponsored enterprises, includ-
ing the senior play, Christmas
ball, picnic, banquet, prom,
baccalaureate and commence
ment.
Another high spot on the
upperclassmen agenda is Senior
Day, on which the grads-to-be
move to the other side of the
desk for a day of teaching
underclaSSmen.
The assembly afforded the
candidates for the four major
offices their only chance to be
heard prior to the election to
be held tomorrow.
The candidates: David Henig,
Teresa Kelly and Chris Ray,
treasurer; Janet Ethridge and
Maureen O'Brien, secretary; Al
Bassett and Ginny Mcdonnell,
vice president; and Ed Camp
bell, Bob Buchler, Rex Burns,
Leonard Leach, Henry Lewis,
David Myers and Pete Speare,
president.
Candidates mannerisms at
the assembly ranged from the
humorously nervous to the ner-
vously humorous. Presidential
aspirant Rex Burns appeared at
the podium in a white, short
sleeved sportshirt and presented
the image of a thorn among
roses, since all other candidates
wore jackets and ties.
He started to apologize for
his appearance, explaining that
he thought speeches were to be
read over the P. A. system.
Burns hesitated toward the end
of his talk, then, apparently in
spired, blurted, Actually,
don't have to apologize to no
body"
AS the roar of student laugh
ter subsidized and the expires
sions of horror faded from the
faces of shocked English in
structors, the embarrassed can
didate explained that what he
meant was that no apology was
needed to students of "such q
degree of maturity and under
standing" as those at Wheaton
He received a round of ap
plause at the conclusion of his
extemporaneous talk.
Publications made news al
Wheaton this week, with the
Lance staging its initial bust
ness meetings, and the Scroll
WHS's student newspaper, dis
tributing its first edition.
The yearbook will be spon
sored for the third consecutive
year by Royce Van Norman
English instructor. Editorial
Photographic and business of
fees are housed in room ZIG
and interest expressed at the
organizational sessions point tC
an improved annual this year.
Sponsor Nancy Jane Wagner
and an enthusiastic staff pres
ented their Scroll to the student
body last Friday. The big, slick
monthly boasts the addition Of
an editorial cartoonist this year
Art Editor Bob Booze.
Two regular features, Knight
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
Blair Students Signing Up
For 1862 Vacation Tours

Applications are now being accepted from Blair stu
dents for on 11-day educational trip to New Orleans dur
ing next Springs Easter vacation conducted by Phillip
L. Jones of Student Vacation Tours Inc
second educational tour for sudentS-a 46 day trip
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-10-03
To Attend Meeting

Miss Sadie G. Higgins, AS.
sIstant Dean at Montgomery
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By Claire Cox
United Press International

NEW YORK CUPID Alan
Yates is plotting q murder. He
wants to kill a fellow named
Carter Brown.
Actually, Yates is Brown
and vice versa.
There is nothing sinister
about Yates desire to eliminate
Brown. Yates is a ghost writer
and Brown is a ghost.
Carter Browns name is on
the covers of "a novels pub.
lished in the United States in
the last three years. But Yates
wrote them and now he wants
to get the credit as well as the
cash that has come from large
bookstore sales.
Neutrality-suspicious. in
mystery stories. He prefers the
whydunnit to the whodunnit or
the theory that it is more i'm
portant to know why a victim
is murdered than who did it,
although he admits that to solve
a case, it is necessary to find
out who did the foul deed.
Yates is a native of England
which has produced masters OF
the whodunnit, but he prefers
to write for American fans OF
the paperback mystery story
During the war, he served in
Australia and remained there to
begin his writing career. He
has averaged about 10 books a
year for the last decade, almost
none of them written under his
own name.
At the outset of his career,
Yates found himself writing
five or six stories a month for
the same mystery magazine
Naturally, all could not appear