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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-12

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The Sports Car Club Of
America (the amateurs) dis.
approved three open" event,
put on by the United State.
Auto Club (the proS) in late
June and early July, but the
SEGA somehow did not make
the diSapproval clear to its
own drivers until many had al.
ready sent in their entries.
| A case in point was the race
June Is at New indianapolis
Raceway Park, not to be con-
fused with Indianapolis Speed
way. A handful of SEGA
drivers honored their entries;
in fact, Augie Pabst of Mil
waukee won the event and
faces almost certain suspension
of his SEGA license.
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USAC naturally fought back
President Tom Binford ap-
pealed to all who had driven
in USAC road races to stand
up and be counted" and either
go pro and reap the benefits OF
remain simon pure and race for
tin cups.
The International Auto Fed
Grafton (FIA), which has a
working agreement with USAC,
then severely hurt the top am
ateur drivers by barring all
SEGA members from Interna-
tional events, which include LIE
Mans, >. Sebring, the United
States Grand Prix and Nassau
1t is not likely that the
Sports Car Club of America
will back down and permit its
members the free hand to race
anywhere, or is it probable that
FLA and USAC will give in.
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The United States Auto
Club, which entered the road
racing game not quite three
years ago, now finds itself in
the position of being able to
provide a more challenging
program for the top echelon of
sports car drivers, most of them
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-12
PIT STOPS
By DICK SLAY

The hot currently raging between proponents of
ateur and professional road racing in the United
the tempest in teapot might to the racing fan
no mistakethe future of this major phase automobile
racing will be seriously affected by made in the
several months by the warning bodies.
the situation Smplified perhaps the following
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-12
BOATS and MARINE

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sleeps two, toilet, fully equipped: left
hun needs repair. With 1860 Evin-
rude 75-h.p., Al coma. 3 hrs. time,
with guarantee. Slip paid until Sept.
1860 Flying Scott eO-h.p. cupboard.
$3.50. EV. 4-94sS. '' ''
3O-FT. SAFTICRAFT, 1857 model,
steel cruiser, fully equip, excel cond.
Se,5OO. XII. 9-5453 for appt. to see.
HEAD BoAT-$4 person. Danes-on-
1he-Bay Hotel and Restr. Rte. 40S
through Shadyside to end.
lift. CHRISCRAFT RUNABOUT- fl
breglas bottom, Mark 20 Mercury
engine. Has Elgin trailer. controls and
windshield. HO. 2-7335, aft. $3.50 pm.
JOHNSON, 90 hip. manual 1858: 1865;
johnson 1855 80 hip. cleo: Sl99.
Both clean. peri. running shape. Call
FRANK at FE. 3-S373.
1898 SI'1,.. HARVEY ..fiYr CRAFT. EFT: cabin
start. 60 -h.p. Mercury OBJ. motor aor;
sleeps z: 307gal. main tank, plus all
Coast Guard equip. and extras. Just
compl. refinished. 10. 7-50s6.
l.-FT. NEW ENGLAND BOAT; ise.
COLLECTION OF misc. gear. Will sell rea-
sonable. FE. 3-a263.
SACRIFICE $4,000 = 1860 aii-steei
3Si-ftt;: Chris Craft Roamer. electronic
v-shaped motors, As hrs. sleeps g,
Md. TW. 2-4444. ~
14-FT. RUNABOUT. 25-h.p. johnson,
trailer, canvass cover, fully equipped
excel. cond. ia. 1888.
14-FT. RUNABOUT, with trailer, fully
equipped, with 35-h.p. Evinrude. cleo.
start start many extras, S675. HE. g.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-12
the PALMER METHOD

Z. EVEN ON The LONG
EST hTIS, AIM TO ROLL
The SAIL At LEAST A
FOOT PAST The HOLE.
" you MISS TO EITHR
SIDE, YOU'LL STILL HAVE
A SHORT SECOND PUT.
KEEP TIE cLUBHEA0
LOW TO NE GROUND
ON TIE PUTTING BACK
SWING, AND DON'T
ROLL YOUR WRISTS -
KEEP THAI cuUBFAcE
SQUARE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
| Am Now a Golfer!
Welsh Rore Bit

1 celebrated this past weekend at the
River Road Country Club by becoming adj
dicted to Scottish polo: in short am no long,
er the most cognoscent of the tennis cogno.
scente; I am golfer. 1t is true that 1 am
duffer; but am, nevertheless a golfer.
One of my medical friends pointed out
that it was unbecoming of me to drape my
shanks in pair of scanty shorts and charge
the net with the abandon of youth l also
had noted that my tennis playing companions,
althogh we had much in common upon the
tennis court, were 30 years my junior and that
I did not particularly dig their locker room
talk of the 'twist' and what was the latest
fracas at the Hot Shoppe. wanted to talk
about the serious things of life, such as the
unfairness of the income tax, how our coun-
try is going to the dogs, and how that season
of the year is approaching when all of us try
to see how tightly we can squeeze into the
same room at parties. therefore decided to
become golfer.
I went into the attic to get out a set OF
clubs. produced jigger, baffy. brassie,
a mashie. a spoon, niblick and a mashie
niblick. put them into canvas bag which
l had the shoemaker sew for me. 1t was on
the order of an arrow quivver. Thus equip
ped, together with a pair of G.I. boots for
easy walking, 1 journeyed to the pride of
upper Mungummery County: the spacious
golf course of the River Road Country Club.
For the sake of charity shall not name
the kind person who played the first eighteen
holes with me: he has suffered enough with.
out enduring the added modification Of hav-
ing his name appear in print. But I think
it proper that l give my impressions of how
the game of golf is played and compare it
bit with tennis.
In tennis, can make rotten shot and
forget about it because within seconds l can
surpass the rottenness of the first shot by
one which is worse still, and so on-until the
game is lost and then can start out afresh
without record Of how poorly I played to
plague me. But in golf, make a lousy shot
and then have to walk and think and think,
and think and brood about it until come to
the ball. BY that time am so mad surpass
the first poor shot In addition, golf is game
reduced to writing. The score card is like a
criminal record: it is in writing and it follows
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
by Barney Welsh

you and impeaches you whenever you try to
tell how good you are
Tennis courts are all alike. They are laid
about by men with orderly minds. The dis.
lance from the baseline to the net is the
same the world over The dimensions are
standard. But golf courses are constructed
by sadsts. Oceans of sand reach up from
near the miniature greens to snatch a golf
ball out of the air to bury it in heel print.
Ponds which in other settings would appear
placid are placed in threatening positions.
There are two ponds on this course which
I viewed from a tee about 100 yards in the
distance. 1t was sheer madness for me to
think that could drive over it with nv baffy.
So selected the jigger. This was the club
house tee, Il later learned) and some of the
friends I had made in the bar came oH to
cheer me and my baffy on. They were dis.
appointed when I selected the iigger. Most of
them had never seen a baffy in action. But
l did not let them down. / drove three balls
into the pond with the jigger before chang
ed to the proper club: the spoon. BY this time
there was quite crowd around the tee and
/ was wishing 1 had my tennis racket in nv
hand instead of a spoon. The waves on the
pond were tossing and had white caps. I did
not know tidal water extended this far into
our county. 1t was disconcerting, but closed
my eyes, crossed my feet, held my left arm
straight put my tennis playing arm in a
sling, interlocked my toes,and hit a divine
shot 1t struck the water and bounced off.
This was only the first hole. There is no need
to asonize about the remaining H.
When I returned 10 the club I knew was
goner. I turned In my scorecard to the pro.
fessional who had been most patient with me.
He suggested that maybe Jack Benny uses
baffy but then he isn't from progressive
county like ours. So bought the works. I
now have clubs to get my ball out of all the
trouble my clubs man get II into. All of them
are numbered except a wedge. I never had
any numbered tennis racEets. I even bought
gloves. shoes. windbreakers. This golf is a
real style show. So some of these DAVIS II
you want to see a rare sight, come I'D into
upper Mungummery County and watch us
plugging along over land where I used to
hunt birds and rabbits with a gun. now try.
ing to get brides and eagles with set of
golf clubs. II should be fun and also keep me
In condition for tennis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
Fingerprinfing Would Help

Some people wait until their house begins to fall
down around them before they start Strengthening
the foundation.
Then there is the proverbial farmer who locked
the barn after the horse stolen.
All this is by way of saying that DR.. c. Taylor
Winters grudging announcement that he will seek
authority to have all school employees fingerprinted
comes nearly two years after county grand jury
States Attorney Leonard T. Hardy and The Sentinel
fought vanly for just such move
What has prompted the superintendent of schools
to reverse his stand is the arrest of West Rockville
Junior High School teacher assault charge in
volving 15-year-old boy. The teacher police say,
has criminal record dating back to 1855.
1t is safe to point out that If this teacher had been
fngerprinted as condition of his employment by the
Montgomery County Board of Education, his prior
record would have come to light within few days
through routine check of his prints with the Federal
Bureau of Investigation. We doubt that the School
Board would have hired this man in the face of such
background Not having the benefit of this evidence
the board employed him.
When DR.. Whittier obstnately refused to consid-
er fingerprinting in 1860, he described such pro-
cedure as waste of the taxpayers money and of lit
tie value to the school system. And even now after it
has been clearly shown that his present methods Of
checking an applicants background are valueess
without fngerprinting, the school superintendent
doesn't give up easily Fingerprinting would not nee
essarily detect such cases. he contends And besides,
FBI officials frequently delay reports fingerprnts
sent to them, according to another school official
This is utter nonsense. If DR.. Whittier had taken
the time to talk with the FBI he would have discov
cred that fingerprints the only true method of
Identification He also would have been told that de-
lays in FBI reports extremely Such delays
occur only when the fingerprnts are not distin-
guishable.
We hope in view of what has happened that DR..
Whittier will move with much vgor and willing
to have the School Board require fngerprnting
for all its employees, present and future he did in
fighting this proposal more than year ago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
Tropic Of Cancer
CANDIDA.

county line and purchase Tropic of Cancer
- not difficult project.
The arguments whether Tropic of Cancer
is worthy literature or whether it ought to
be circulated are meretricious. But a truly
important issue has been raised and then
overlooked by every correspondent 1 have
read. The issue - Is the protection OF public
and private morality the legitimate function
of police department? If affirmative, and
the policeman's duty is to defend opinion and
to prevent aberrant thought then he must
pass judgment according to his lights in each
situation as it arises. 1t is at this very point
that policeman becomes corruptible and in.
sistance that this is his duty explains the
corruption in so many of the forces of the
land.
Unfortunately, the Lord High Chief of
Police sets the tone and causes confusion
because OF the dichotomy. ]. Edgar Hoover
In his official role, repetitively expresses all
manner OF foolish and righteous opinions on
lie, manners and morals, and political
thought after the fashion of an oracle. He
has measured so many politicians that no ad.
ministration has had the plain good sense
or the courage to retire him. On the other
' - 80 ~F"ANNoAy hSCpS tie D.l. at It's
business - investigation and protection -
thus 1t remains spotless
| maintain that the function of the
gendarmerie is to protect life and property.
and to investigate alleged violations. If con.
fined to these matters, it would have ample
TO DO and conceivably do 1t better.
The other side of the coin are the
htgous lipocephalics who clutter UP our
courts with unnecessary suits to gain mo-
mentary notice. These low classes always
seek to make Federal case against every
opinion that does not concur with their own
lnbecilities, and they are often supported by
press in search of campaign. 1t is little
wonder that our court dockets are so in ar.
rears 1t is possible for any indolent sponger
to obtain copy of Tropic of Cancer, but it
Is ldiotic for him to insist to be supplied out
OF public funds which, of course the county
is not obliged to do.
In any case, because it was insisted upon.
the Circuit Court has made Judgment on
literary value and good taste for whatever
Its opinion is worth. I applaud Judge Shure
Tor his good sense as must any sane and
decent person. Tropic of Cancer Is trash.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
Shaky Decision

The County Council sometimes moves in mys-
FERROUS ways. And the county heads action Tuesday
in agreeing to substitute taxcab parking space for
meters trial basis on Pershng dr. in Silver Spring
ranks among their most mystifying.
Even Public Works Director Joseph c. Kordella,
sponsor of the proposal wasn't at all certain that what
he wanted to do was in the public interest.
Mr.. Kordella said he didn't know what the exact
need for cab spaces was but he willing to go along
with John p Moore, attorney for the firm seeking the
spaces Mr.. Meores motives can hardly be described
as unbiased, yet the Council listened to him rather
than to the host of witnesses including business
men, who opposed the move.
If the Council was uncertain enough to order the
meters removed only trial basis, it should have
had enough courage to turn the entire matter down
until the need could clearly be established.
AS Councilman Joe M. Kyle pointed out, there are
already ample parking facilities for taxicabs in the
immediate vicinity. Why, then, should more be pro-
vided when Mr.. Kordella himself admitted he wants
to study the situation further? Since when has the
Council decided to uncertainty as basis for Of
ficia action? w
Small wonder that the opponents have described
the Councils action ''capricous and arbitrary" in
the face Of complete lack of supporting evidence for
the Councils decision Small wonder, too that they
plan to seek court action to upset the decision.
We hope the county heads will reconsider and
await more tangible proof of need than Mr. Moore's
statements before spending the taxpayers money to
defend decision which appears to be indefensible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
Byron's Column

There are over 5000 school teachers in the
Montgomery County School System. 1t is i'm.
possible for us to believe that majority Of
them want to go into partisan politics as
group And that is what the leaders of the
governing body of the official teachers or.
ganization seem to be heading for as quickly
as they can.
Let's look at some of the background.
And if all school teachers know what is
happening and then are completely satisfied
to allow it to happen to them, then that is
their business.
Most of the teachers and administrators
belong to the official teachers organization
Montgomery County Education Association.
They also belong to the State and National
Education organizations They pay dues to
support local office with an Executive Sec
rotary and staff of workers.
Within the framework of the MEGA is
the governing body called Delegate Assembly.
This is composed of about ITO delegates elect
ed by school teachers and administrators in
the various schools. This group operates UNI
der Constitution and set of Bylaws.
Those in control of the Delegate Assem-
bly, seem determined to involve the teachers
organization in partisan politics Step after
step has been geared to this ambition The
boldest of all steps along this line was taken
at the November 2 meeting of the Delegate
Assembly. 1t recommended although Off
Gals insist that they just suggested Richard
Abel, school teacher, as an ideal candidate
e.. a. n
observers, including school teachers, believe
this action contrary to the Constitution that
states the MEGA should not endorse anyone
for partisan political post.
There is nothing wrong with individual
school teachers taking an interest in political
candidates Of both parties. However, we doubt
II the majority Of the school teachers under.
stand the political motivatiOns behind Richard
AbelPs past political activities.
Mr.. Abel is not only interested in politics;
he is political leader of the more liberal
segment of the Democratic Party. His past
political activities have been with the group
known as Democrats for So" This is the
small group of Liberal Democrats who bolted
the Regular Democratic organization and put
up ticket of its own Mr. Abel was a cam
didate for the Democratic State Convention.
There is no reason under the sun why Mr.
Abel should not be a candidate for the State
Assembly or any other political office he
might seek. But there are those in the teach
ing profession who believe he should do this
on his own and not try to give the impress
sion that he is the candidate of teachers per
Sc. Further, many teachers believe that Dr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30

We have been treated to the humorless
profundities of the Pecksniffs fast followed
by the uncritical certat1ties of those who
make no distinction between literary license
and freedom of the press. In spite of all the
gathering, nothing new was proposed, and
even those with but casual interest in Henry
Miller's effluvia have had a bellyful My
young daughter put it aptly in stating that
it is probably the most boring and unneces-
sary' manuscript set to type.
In all likelihood, our national literature
would have been served best II every copy
could have been consigned to the county dis
posaI. Nevertheless. 'Tropic" is with us so
it may as well be put to use. propose that
every grammar school have a copy on the
shelf as standard work. There are no words
in the book with which any normal sixth
grader is not familiar. They all read the
same words on the walls of restrOOms, and
scribble them on sidewalks and fences, and
they finger them on the dusty rear end Of
any available vehicle AS n matter of fact,
any sixth grader who could not read this
book should be denoted and per Sc considered
retarded Having the book In the schools
WohAu h0NO - o0tutOAy CAACCts AuC uOhe htov
cannot get past the sixth grade could take
heart He would have at hand ready as.
surance that there is still hope for him to
make reasonable bundle II only he will jot
down the literature he finds on clubhouse
walls, get it published and arrange for some
nit wit to ban it.
The local States Attorney has been
nnaligned. had suspected him of instigating
this fiasco since an election year is approach
ing and his name had not come sufficiently
to public attention. But have it on reliable
authority that an offended policeman took it
upon himself to correct this civic dereliction
without first consulting the States Attorney
If such was the case then I suggest that
somebody take charge and reorient the po-
lice department to its duties
The objective of this CONFUSION, it is
said, is to protect the undiscrimnating teen
ager and I submit the reverse effect has
been achieved. The net effect has been to
publcize little known piece of garbage
out Of proportion to its worth, and no barrier
has been raised to its acquisition The teen.
ager can drive in any direction across the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30

Pullen, State Superintendent acted wisely
when he gave his opinion that school teach
er "has the constitutional right to run for
public office but that being elected he must
give up his position in the State service"
Because Mr.. Abel is so intentIy active In
the political picture in Montgomery County
and as a leader of the Kensington.Wh
Democratic Club, it Is possible that he may be
faced with terrific conflict of interest. In
fact, it is possible that the latest action of
the Kensington.WheatOn Democratic Club
may prove embarrassing to many teachers in
the county.
On October 80, the WK Democratic Club
passed resolution (signed by Richard Abel
along with about 100 other members) op-
posing the County Manager and law.enforce-
ment officials from engaging in any activity
which would result in the banning of books
from privately owned book stores and county
libraries in violation of the American tradi-
ton of free speech.
On November 2 the Delegate Assembly
tabled a motion "condemning the arbitrary
action of county official in exercising book
censorship We understand this is now set
for vote at the December 7th meeting of
the Delegate Assembly of the MEGA.
One wonders If school teachers want to
get mixed up in this controversy, especially
since the issue involved, as we understand it
at this point, is not censorship in general but
the issue for the removal of the book held by
Judge Shure to be obscene from public cir.
culation. This opinion by Judge Shure applies
a valid statute of the State of Maryland con-
corning obscene material. II is no more and
no less than good and conscientious teacher
would do in her own classroom. Any parent
would do the same in his own home.
Because Richard Abel has been chosen
by the Delegate Assembly of MEGA as such
an ideal candidate for public office, the ques-
ton to be asked now is: Is Richard Abel
leading the teachers into a highly contro-
versial and emotional issue that is bound to
lead to political implications of the type that
the teaching profession has fought years to
avoid?
There is nothing wrong with political &C.
tivity. But there is something wrong with
government employees getting too involved,
especially as leaders of political groups. This
is the reason for the Hatch Act and various
other regulations prohibiting political activ.
tiles on the part of many of our citizens.
The conflict is just too great.
If Mr.. Abel satisfies his political ambi-
tons and is able to sit in the House of Dele
gates, will he speak for teachers of Montgom.
cry County or the Democrats for SO?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
Cooperative Spirit

We are happy to note that the Park and Planning
Commission has invited the County Council to attend
the planners special meeting December at which
time they will unvei their revised general plan for
suburban Maryland.
This is the kind OF cooperative spirit that is es-
senta to the countys continued orderly growth; and
we hope the Council members will reply in kind
It is obvious that the countys elected heads must
have thorough understanding of all of the facets of
the Commissions general plan in order to be able to
take the necessary steps to implement it. And it is
equally obvious that the Commission must have the
benefit of the Councils thinking before the plan is fl
nay adopted that there will be recurrence of the
Tent planning dispute between the two groups.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30
Letters TO The Sentinel
The Public Forum

mas giving are not the vii.
lains. They only compete with
each other for the customer
The customer is the villain.
Why do I say so? Let us
think! What should this shop.
per for Christmas gifts do?
He should go visit his dear
aunt or parent and let them
know he cares; or this lady
should sit down and write her
former classlnate a real long
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-30

letter, but she wants a 15c
card which says how much she
cares and how often she thinks
of dear Alice; for the family
a handmade gift or toy would
be an everlasting reminder of
love las my boys made pot
holders for their mother and
grandmother), but who can
each other for the customer.
a S1.95 stocking gift" would
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