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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Tawes Proclai1ns MAY
Senior Citizens Month

Gov. j. Willard Tawes has
proclaimed May as Senior Citi-
zens Month with the general
purpose of focusing attention
ION the increase of life expec-
fancy and the obligation of So
ciety to include older people in
the social. economic and spirit
ual life of the community"
This is the fifth nationwide
Senior Citizens Month and is
sponsored by the Senior Citi-
zens of America, a national or.
ganization with headquarters in
Washington, d. c. Maryland
has issued four previous procla-
nations and similar support has
been given by state, civic, re-
ligious and other organizations
in AZ states, the District of Co.
lumbia and Puerto Rico.
The State Commission on the
Aging will MAKE a special effort
during the month of May to en-
courage the establishment OF
County Commissions on the Ag.
ing in those political subdivi-
sions which have not yet estab-
lished such Commissions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Day Camp
For Retarded
Is Announced

Camp New Horizon" a sum-
mer day camp for retarded chill.
dren. of Montgomery County,
will be open June 26 through
August a under the joint spon.
sorship of the Silver Spring
YMCA and the Montgomery
County Association for Retard-
ed Children.
The camp site was obtained
from the Wheaton Kiwanis
Club and is located one mile
north of Bowie Mill rd.
A complete day camp pro-
gram has been planned for
youngsters between Z and IS.
Some of the activities will be
swimming, camp crafts, bowl
ing, fishing and day field trips
TO a point OF interest each two
weeks. The camp season will be
divided into three two-week Pc
RODS which will handle so chill
dren each period.
On May % at $3.50 pm. there
will be a public meeting at the
Silver Spring library to meet
the directors and staff Of the
camp
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09

"This is National Hospital
Week. 1t is a fitting time
to review the history and
the future of Suburban Hos
pital, the community institution
that has served this area for
over II years. A voluntary, non
profit organization, Suburban
Hospital reflects the wishes Of
the people it serves. Now a 300
bed hospital'with complete facil-
tiles for the care of the sick and
the injured, the hospital con-
stantly has kept pace with the
remarkable growth Of the area.
Montgomery County has been
fortunate in having such an in
stitution to meet the need. Due
in large m, asure to the commu-
nifty foresight and public sup
port in hospital planning, Sub
urban Hospital has expanded
from one hundred beds to 300
within a five-year span.
Originally constructed by the
federal government and leased
to Suburban Hospital Associa-
ton, the hospital has been
owned outright by the Associa.
ton since 1850.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Blair Students
Will Present
sCharIey's Aunt

"Charley's Aunt" the peren-
nially favorite farce, will be
presented by students of Mont
gomery Blair High School Fri
day and Saturday nights at 8
o'clock arena-style. in the boys
gymnasium.
Mrs. Margaret Fess is direct
ing the play, with stage man
agement under the direction of
Richard Dixon and Tommy
Wagner.
Members of the cast are
Charles Schuttig, Bob Long,
Jack Selby, Gerri Smith, Bonnie
Williams, Patsi Jones, Mar.
garet Eckstein, Stuart Newman
and Peter Lynn.
Students taking part in pro
motion and production of the
play include Liz Neebe, David
Scheer, Iris Benjamin, Carolyn
Orner, Joan Lennett, Ted Shoe.
man, Donna Craven, Alan
Lehreman, Lauren Selfert, Car.
olyn Snyder, Debbie Lewis and
Bill King.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09

was leased from the National
Institutes of Health, enabling
the hospital to offer extra park
ing facilities in an area front
ing on Old Georgetown I'd.
All the new and improved ia.
cilities of Suburban Hospital are
a partial answer to the mini
mum needs Of a fast-growing
area. Hospital construction is
complicated by many technical
requirements relating TO mod
ern hospital care-and it is
costly.
Membership in Suburban Hos.
pital Association is the privilege
Of every resident. Contributions
to the Building Fund and to the
Memorial Fund too are a means
Of supporting the community
hospital.
The third phase Of the DeveI-
opment Program will be consid-
cred as the need arises. The
community has always made a
magnificent response to every
call for support. OF necessity,
this support must be a continu-
ing thing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Israel Committee
To Show Movie
On New Country


A movie on Israel by the au,
thor Of the best,selling novel
Exodus will be shown at a
special program on Israel Satur
day at $3.50 pm. in the Wood.
ward and Lothrop Community
Room.
Israel" written by Leon
Urls and narrated by Edward
G. Robinson, is the movie to be
featured by the Montgomery
County Israel Committee, ac.
cording to Mr. and Mrs. Allen
Winer, SOB Marcia la, Rock.
vile.
There will also be a discus
sion on the development and
growth of the State of Israel,
which recently celebrated its
18th anniversary. A member of
the Israel Embassy staff in
Washington will take part in
the discussions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Eye Foundation
Aid Is Available
In Montgomery

Assistance for persons with
eye diseases or injuries is avail
able through the knights Tenn.
plar Eye Foundation, Inc, ac-
cording to the Montgomery
Commandery No. 10 of Rock
vile.
Foundation detectives are re-
search, treatment. or hospitaliza-
ton in an effort to prevent
blindness. Treatment of pa.
tients is free and limited to per.
sons unable to pay.
The project does not render
assistance to persons already
permanently blind nor does it
accept applications for glasses
for corrective purposes only.
Further information is avail.
able from the area chairman at
Pc. 2-2726.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Final Priesthood
Set in Nav

Final pre-school conferences
for Montgomery County schools
are scheduled for this month.
Next years undergraduates,
all children who will be five
years old by January /, 1862,
and their parents from the fol
lowing neighborhoods should
appear at their school on the APP
pointed date with birth certifi-
Gates and immunization records:
Bradley, Potomac, Radnor,
Twinbrook, Wheaton Woods,
May 10; Forest Knobs. Park.
side, May II; Forest Knobs,
Grosvenor, Hillandale, Rolling
wood, May II; Highland, Nc
Donald Knobs, Rock Creek Pal.
isades, Rockville, May %.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Mrs. Scharf
Suggested
For Board

Mrs. Helen M. Scharf, for
mer member of the Mont
gomery County Board of Ed
ucation, has been recon-
mended to Gov. j. Willard
Tawes for membership on the
recently authorized Commission
for the Expansion of Public
Higher Education in Maryland.
The recommendation was
made by the board. Harold F.
Brelmyer. board president, said
1.-THE importance of appointing
to the commission persons of
stature and ability who have an
understanding of education and
who are not committed to any
single solution to the problems
with which the commission
must deal.
Mrs. Scharf, 7248 Hampden
la, Bethesda, is presently trav.
cling in Europe with her hus-
band and has not been notified
of the boards action.
A resident of Maryland for %
years, Mrs. Scharf has been ac-
lively involved in education all
most continuously during that
time.
She served as a member Of
the board for seven and a half
years and was its president for
one term. The board in its let
ter to the governor described
her service as IAN understand
ing of all levels of education
and an outstanding capacity for
intelligent and dispassionate
judgement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Wheaton High
Senior Day. Set
For Tomorrow

Since May is Senior Month"
Wheaton High School seniors
will take over the school tomor-
row on Senior Day. In past
years students taught the entire
class all day. This year, how
ever, the senior class has ex-
panded and students are teach
ing for one period only. Off
GERS of the senior class will hold
offices of principal, vice prin-
cipal and secretaries.
Wheaton Highs annual senior
banquet will be held Saturday,
May 20, at $50 pm. in the
school cafeteria.
Wheaton seniors will travel to
the North Four Corners Recrea-
ton Center Sunday, May %, for
their annual senior parade. The
picnic starts at 2 pm.
y
Wheaton High School will
present a spring concert Friday
at 8 pm. in the school gym.
Tickets are 80 cents per person.
Those participating are the or
chestra, directed by Joseph Jodl,
senior chorus, girls .glee club,
sophomore chorus, Knightin-
gales and Wheatonaires, direct
ed by Mrs. Pauline Holcomb.
Wheaton's seventh annual Art
Fair will be held tomorrow
through Friday in the school IL
brary. The exhibit will include
all phases of art.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
New Plan
Set For
Teaching
Two Junior Highs
Chosen for Project

Montgomery County will
have a new educational prof.
ect of its own starting next
fall, according to DR.. c. Tay-
lor Whittier, Superintendent
of Schools.
Broome Junior High and the
new West Rockville Junior
High have been chosen for a
project designed to study new
ideas in instruction.
These two schools will pro-
vide the testing ground for
highly flexible teaching pre-
grams in which children who
are sufficiently mature and
capable may go through the
seventh and eighth grade in
one year. BY the same token,
those students less able to learn
quickly may require three
years for the same two grades.
1--WE will try to tailor the cur
riculum to suit the status of
the children involved in it," DR..
Whittier explained. "This will
call for experienced teachers
who are willing to experiment
with creative ideas. The staff
must be willing to try out a
new program and make what
ever changes are necessary,
without any feeling of inse-
curity."
Leadore d. Dubois has been
appointed principal of West
Rockville, now nearing compile
ton on Falls I'd. near new rte.
70-S. Mrs. Agnes H. Kahn, now
principal at Parkwood Elemen-
tary, and Joseph Mari Cronin,
who is presently a research as
sistant at Stanford University
School of Education, will be the
new assistant principals.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09

and 8 new high schools and 81
new additions to schools. FNlex-
Utility in design and continuous
attention to economical con
struction were stressed at the
same time.
Directing comprehensive
reworking of our school cur.
riculum and developing an ef.
fective curriculum department
as a permanent part of tile
school organization. DIR. Whit
tier is constantly aware that
yesterdays knowledge is often
out-of-date today, and today's
may no longer be valid tomor-
row. Under his leadership, new
courses OF study have been de.
veloped and old ones revised in
16 subjects. AT present some
$50 members OF the community
are joining In thorough APP
praisal of the total curriculum
Of our school system. Notable
new curricula already intro
duced include the UMMaP
mathematics for Junior High,
under which mathematics is
learned according to a wholly
new system that teaches pupils
the meaning of numbers. Math-
ematics instruction has been
improved also by making alge.
bra available in the eighth
grade and adding higher level
courses at the upper high
school years. Foreign language
is now taught in all seventh
grades. In addition a start has
been made in teaching foreign
language to elementary chill
Continued on Page f2l
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
MIC Schedules
Music Festival

A Spring Festival of Music
will be held at Montgomery
Junior College on the Takoma
Park campus. Thursday at 8
pm. in the dining hall of the
Student Building
The musical program will in
clude the various choral groups
on campus, the mixed ensemble,
the Harmonettes, and the Five
Notes-girls' and boys groups
which have been entertaining
widely throughout Montgomery
County this school year.
The program Of music at MIC
is under the directio nof Mrs.
Mildred Nichols.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09

through a difficult period OF
rapid growth at a time when,
as never before, the public is
asking for progress In improv-
ing the quality of education"
said Harold F. Breimyer, presi-
dent Of the board.
I'VE are happy that DR.. Whit
tier has consented to remain
with us for another term"
The board arrived at its deci-
sion after a searching review
of the record of the past four
years, Breimyer explained.
1--WE found a great many posi-.
tive achievements. In not every
area do we give ourselves a
gold star, and this quadrennial
evaluation serves valuable
purpose in helping us to reset
our sights. But the record as
whole is excellent, and where
we have done less than our
best we hope to do better in the
future"
Accomplishments Listed
Accomplishments pointed to
by the board as reasons for its
action include:
Providing for the $4,000
pupils and 1,095 teachers added
to our schools during that peri
cd. Four new classrooms were
added to our school plant each
Monday morning throughout
the four years, with total con-
struction of 10 new elementary
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
>. ves Are
Leaving Here
For District

A race relations confer
ence held in the county re-
vealed that suburban areas
are losing Negro leaders.
Speakers at the First Re-
gional Race Relations Confer
ence, sponsored by the Mary
land Commission on Inter-racial
problems, said that Negro lead
ers are moving to Washington
because of widespread discrim
nation in employment and
housing in the counties.
More than so civic and gov
eminent leaders from Mont
gomery, Howard, Prince
Georges, Frederick and Wash
ington counties attended the
session at the County Office
Building in Rockville.
Mrs. Margery Ware, mem
Der of the Montgomery County
Housing Committee, said areas
of the county closest to the
District have done most to in
tegrate, but that the Upper
County remains "the mos
southern in its attitudes" She
urged County leaders to pass
an anti-discrimination ordi
nance.
She also told the group that
a proposed addition to Rock
ville's public housing develop
ment in Lincoln Park would
only serve to compound racs
problems.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09

Eleven counties Allegany, Bal
timore, Anne Arundel, Calvert,
Carroll, Cecil, Montgomery,
Prince Georges, Queen Anne's,
Saint Mary's, and Wicomico--
have appointed such commits
sions. Baltimore City is in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-09
Whittier Record
Detailed AS Basis
For appointment
County School Board Praises
superintendent Accomplishments

In planning to appoint Dr. c. Taylor Whittier tonight
to his second fouyear term Montgomery County super
intendent of schools the School Board has praised Whit
tiers accomplishments during his first term.
DR. Whittier has successfully guided schools
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-04
s More Riders jailed,
Peace Law Is Upheld

JACKSON. Miss. July 4
(AP). City Judge James
Spencer convicted five more
Freedom Riders of breach OF
peace yesterday while United
States District Judge Sidney
Mize supported the law under
which 168 riders have been ar
rested and convicted in six
weeks. as
Judge Mize refused to rec
ognize Jackson's use of the
breach of peace law "aS an
effort to prevent indignation
and preserve segregation" add
ing that such laws ARE a very
wise exercise of the police
powers Of the State"
His written opinion formal
lied the ruling he handed
down last week in dismisSing
one Freedom Riders request
that he order her release from
Jail and declare the peace law
unconstitutional.
Elizabeth Wyckoff, the first
white woman arrested among
the riders, made the appeal to
Judge Mize. jackson police ar
rested her June 2. Judg,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-04

Spencer sentenced her to two
months in jail and fined her
5000. -
The five riders sentenced
yesterday were arrested Sunday
as they attempted to integrate
facilities in the railways bus
terminal.
Of the 1853 convicted since
May "a, So were released on
bond, 4 paid their fines and
were freed, SO were transferred
to the State Penitentiary and
8 remain in Jackson jails.
Meanwhile, in st. Paul,
Mimi, Gov. Elmer Andersen
designated Mrs. Wright Brooks.
chairman Of his Human Rights
Commission. to go to Missis-
sippi to check on the treatment
of six riders from Minnesota
in the State Penitentiary. !
Gov. Andersen said he also
asked the Minnesota attorney
general to send an assistant
with Mrs. Brooks, who will
probably leave tomorrow.
Asked what he would do If
the two found any evidence of
mistreatment, Gov. Andersen
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-04

ditional restrictive provisions
in other respects.
For one thing, he recon-
mended that "racketeering" be
deleted as one of the crimes
for which Federal overlapping
would be permitted under court
order. He suggested this was
too broad.
Limitation Asked
Mr.. White also proposed that
authority to apply to the courts
for a wiretap order be limited
to the Attorney General and
an Assistant Attorney General
instead of any officer Of the
Justice Department or any
United States attorney.
And he suggested that any
Federal overlapping by author
ity of the Attorney General in
national security and kidnap-
ing cases be confined to the
FBI, rather than permit it by
any Federal investigative or law
enforcement officer.
Under the bill, unauthorized
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-04

past three or four years.
Sturgell surrendered volun-
tarily at the hospital yester-
day, police reported. A war
rant for his arrest was sworn
out last Saturday by the hos
pital.
At the hospital, Sturgell at
tempted to show officials and
police how the funds were
manipulated, according to de-
tectives.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-04
THE FEDERAL SPOTLIGHT
Health Insurance Grows, Satisfies
Most Clients in Crucial First Year

quickly and has operated the
program effectively in negoti-
ating contracts and in dealing
with the various carriers un-
derwriting the program.
Much credit belongs to An
drew Ruddock, chief of the
CSC's insurance and retirement
bureau; David Lawton, assist
ant chief; Solomon Papperman,
chief of the health task force;
as well as all the employees in
the health insurance unit. Also,
credit for the successful pro-
gram goes to Roger Jones, who
was csc chairman when the
program got underway; present
csc Chairman John Macy,
who has seen to it that the pro-
gram has continued to function
smoothly, and Warren Irons,
csc executive director, who
has devoted considerable time
to the program. The various
carriers also have cooperated
fully.
OF course, it would be foolish
to state that the program is
perfect. There are consider
able employee complaints, but
80 per cent of employees polled
by the csc as to their reaction
to the program said they were.
generally satisfied. Only 10 per
cent said they wanted to switch
plans when the open season
for new contracts comes
around next October.
The majority of employee
complaints that are received
say there is too much delay in
settling claims; too much book
keeping and claim submitting
required of them by the car
riers; the plans don't pay
enough; there should be more
coverage for diagnoStic X-rays
and laboratory examinations;
and there should be smaller or
no deductibles.
csc officials will continue
working to make the program
better. They are pleased with
the results thus far, but recog-
nize that Improvements can be
made.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-04

possible coming system for the
boards consideration.
In addition to the rs Negroes
at the white Carrboro School,
the system would assign 8 white
children to the Negro Northside
Elementary, 5 Negroes to the
white Glenwood Elementary.
and 10 to IL Negroes to the
white Estes Hills Elementary.
However, the board adopted
only the policy of assignment
at this meeting, leaving the
matter Of zone lines to a future
meeting. After drawing the
new zones and the subsequent
assignment Of pupils, aggrieved
parents viii be allowed a GER
tain number Of days to request
reasSignment.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1961-07-04

Democrat OF North Carolina,
chairman Of the Senate Con-
stitutional Rights Subcommit-
tee.
The controversy centers
around legislative proposals to
remove the present ban on
interception and divulgence of
telephone conversations and
permit limited overlapping by
Federal and State law enforce
ment officials.
A bill by Senator Dodd,
Democrat of Connecticut, which
has been generally Endorsed by
the Justice Department, would
permit Federal overlapping by
authority of the Attorney Cen
eral in national security and
kidnapping cases and under
court order in other serious
Federal crimes.
Crimes Specified
It also would permit State
and local police officials to
wiretap. If they obtained per-
mission to a State court, in
connection with investigations
of murder. kidnapping, extor-
ton, bribery, gambling and
narcotics violations,
Mr.. White, in his letter to
Senator Erwin, urged the bill
be broadened to permit State
overlapping in connection with
commission of a crime" rather
than just a specified list Of
major crimes.
I'm view of the diverse State
statutes, Mr.. White wrote, ut
is considered advisable to defer
to local legislative wisdom and
knowledge Of local conditions
to provide the necessary define
alton Of crimes :"
DOdd Protests
This was in line with testi-
mony given the Constitutional
Rights Subcommittee on May
II by Herbert J. Miller, jr.,
Assistant Attorney General in
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Chapel HiIESet
ToIntegrate
All 1st Grades

CHAPEL HILL, N. c., July 4
(AP).-The Chapel Hill School
Board laid down a broad policy
of pupil assignment last night
which would racially integrate
all of Chapel Hills elementary
schools. 1t applies only to first
grade pupils.
But the board also wrote in
an escape feature giving par
entS the right or privilege to
request transfers" of their
children.
In going far beyond the token
indignation effective in many
North Carolina schools, the
board voted to assign first
graders to schools on a geo.
graphical basis. The tentative
school zones discussed would
result in some white children
being assigned to Negro schools,
as well as vice versa.
Vote Is 4 to /
Three new white board mem
bers, sworn in earlier in the
same meeting, combined with
a holdover Negro member to
adopt the policy by a 4 to /
vote. One of the seven board
members was absent and Board
Chairman j. K. Jones ordi-
narily does not vote except in
ties.
Token Indignation became
effective in this town, home of
the University Of North Caro-
lima, only last year with the
assignment Of three Negro
children to the first grade of. a
white school. They will attend
the same school again this year.
When white residents Of the
Carrboro community vigorously
protested the policy and a
tentative coming which would
assign Is Negro first graders to
their white school, the board
voted unanimously to draw the
new zone $50 that Carrboro will
get the smallest possible num-
Der Of Negro students"
School Supt. Joseph M.
Johnston, explaining that he
had anticipated the boards
action, said he had drawn I'D a
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replied: 1--WE cannot do any,
thing. We will not move into
is a firSt-hand picture of con-
another State. What we want
ditions."
Gov. Andersen said Gov. Ross
Barnett had assured him
earlier that, Mrs. Brooks would
be taken on a tour of the
prison, but had been advised
yesterday that Gov. Barnett
had reservations" about Min
nesota sending representatives
to Mississippi.