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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN
SANITARY COMMISSION
Contract No. 1913

w AOf1llN1lOlN OODORDf1lN
SANITARY COMMISSION
Contract No. 1878
REPAVING OF IMPROVED
ROADWAYS e. SIDEWALKS
FOR THE YEAR OF 1862
Sealed proposals will be re-
ceived on the above contract at
the office of the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commission
4O17 Hamilton Street, Hyatts'
vile, Maryland, until
MONDAY, DEC. IL, 1861
At 1890 AM. (E.S.T.)
at which place and time they
will be publicly opened and
read.
This contract involves ap
proximately 5000 cubic yards
of concrete surface paving OF
base course, 1890 square yards
Of bituminous surface paving
$4,000 pounds Of steel and/or
wire mesh reinforcement, 1900
square feet of concrete side
walk and 1880 linear feet OF
concrete or bituminous and/o
curb and gutter.
Specifications may be obtain.
ed from the office of the Chief
Engineer of the Commission,
Plans and Specifications Sec.
ton on and after Tuesday, No.
vember %, 1861.
BLAIR H. SMITH
Chairman
WILLARD A. MORRIS
v. Chairman
WILLIAM c. AUSTIN
JAMES B. BLAND
MORRIS v. SPICCI
WILLIAM B. WHEELER
Commissioners
Attest:
John T. Bonifant
Secretary
1tss15-11.2e
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
Legal Advertisement
Notice of Dissolution
of Partnership

Notice is hereby given that
the partnership Of Ira Mayer
son, Carl Reddersen, Jr., Nor
man Kammerman and John X.
Eisel, trading as Montgomery
Carpet Service, has been dis
solved. This notice is given to
satisfy the provisions Of Ar
ticle TIA, Sections 81 and IS
partnership, of the Annotated
Code of the Public General
Laws Of Maryland.
JOHN X. EISEL,
Partner
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN
SANITARY COMMISSION
CONTRACT NO. 145-D
STORM DRAINAGE


Sealed proposals for construct
ing in Kennedy Street and Bal
timore Railroad, Hyattsville,
Prince Georges County, Mary
land, approximately 495 feet OF
4S-inch reinforced concrete pipe
drains and $50 feet of 42inch
reinforced concrete pipe drains
In 72inch steel tunnel and per-
tinent structures, will be re-
ceived at the office of the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Com
mission, 4017 Hamilton Street,
Hyattsville, Maryland, until
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1861
AT 1850 AM, EST
at which place and time they
will be publicly opened and read.
Plans and Specifications for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

lahdn, Jane Berte, catherine
Sharrer, Marsha Mullican and
Judy WEIGH.
Boy Scout Troop 445 held a
Court of Honor on November 16
at the American Legion Hall.
Preceding the Court Of Honor a
pot luck supper was enjoyed by
about 100 persons, including
scouts and members of their
families. Harold Anamosa, Act
ing Chairman of the Troop
Committee, presided at the
Court of Honor. Also participant.
ing and assisting in the award
ing of badges were Scoutmaster
Milton Proett, James Richards,
DR.. Dwight Monnier, Clarence
Payne and Albert Hanson, mem
bers of the Troop Committee. In
an impressive candlelight cere.
mony, the Scoutmaster well
coined into the Troop the fol-
lowing Tenderfoot Scouts: Steve
Neal, Richard Hessler, Kurt
Modlinger, Ronald McNab. Viii
liam Johnson, Ronald Poole and
Bert Magin. The following
Scouts received Second Class
Bagdes: Michael Isaacs, John
Bassett, Mark Proett, Steve
Hawkins, Lanning Ray, Eddie
Davis, Hal Anamosa, Gordon
Hanson, Donald Walker, Arthur
Hurley, and Eugene Adcock.
Scouts receiving First Class
Badges were: Charles (Butch)
Mcclellan, Forrest Neal and
James Saylor. Scouts awarded
Star Scout Badges were: Pat
Anamosa, Allan Payne and
Steve Cain. David Slaton and
David Richards were awarded
Life Scout Badges. Mr.. Ana.
mosa announced that Dwight
Monnier, jr., had passed the re-
quirements for Eagle Scout
rank at a Special Board of Re-
view on November II and will
be awarded the Eagle Badge in
special ceremonies to be held
In December. In addition to the
badges awarded for advance
ments in rank, Scouting Merit
Badges we're awarded as fol-
lows; Dwight Monnier, jr., Cit.
izenship in the Nation, Fireman
ship, Rowing, Soil & Water Con-
servation, Safety and Camping;
David Slaton, Citizenship in the
Home, Soil G. Water Conserva.
ton, Citizenship in the Com
munity, Pioneering, & Life Saw.
ing; David Richards, Camping,
Reading, Reptile Study, First
Aid, Horsemanship, Scholarship,
Citizenship in Community,
Woodworking, Friendship,
and Soil and Water Conserva.
ton; Allan Payne, Scholarship,
Swimming, Pioneering and Soil
and Water Conservation;
Steven Cain, Reptile Study,
First Aid, Friendship and
Workmanship; Pat Anamosa,
Swimming, Workmanship, Pub
lie Health and Canoeing; Char
les Mcclellan, Fishing and
Workmanship; Chris Van Pet
en-, Reptile Study, Marksman.
ship and Horsemanship; Forrest
Neal, Rowing, Cooking, Marks.
manship, Reading and Finger.
printing; Michael Isaacs, First
Aid and Firemanship; John Bias.
sett, First Aid and Friendship.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
Poolesville
(Contin,Ied from PAGE q

Continued from Page y
mas trees at $3.50 each as a
money raising activity.
A family dinner was held
Thursday, November %, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Carson
w. Ward, GAINESVILLE, honoring
Mrs. Ward and her two daugh.
tiers, Mrs. Connie Wrede and
Miss Kitty Ward, who observed
their birthdays that day.
Other birthday celebrations
held during the week were for
Maynard c. Luhn, jr., Pooles.
vile, on the 21st; Mrs. c. Edgar
Knill, Sellman, the 23rd, and
Mrs. ]. Edgar Grub on the
25th.
Mrs. Claude Reddick, Pooles,
vile, was hostess to the Sun.
shine Class of Poolesville Memo
rial Methodist Church on Tues.
day night.
The Poolesville Methodist
Youth Fellowship and their
guests met at the church Satur-
day night for the trip to
Gaithersburg where they held a
skating party.
The November meeting Of the
Poolesville All club was held In
Town Hall with a good turnout.
Mona Brown, president, pre-.
sided over the business meeting.
The group expects to have sew.
eral committee meetings to
make plans for the yearly
Christmas party. Jamie Jamison
gave a talk on the proper stor-
age and care of a tractor when
not in use. Mrs. Richard P.
Brown, GAINESVILLE, and Mrs.
Philip A. Straw, Poolesville,
served refreshments Of dough
nuts and cider.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Best Lnthi-
cum, Beallsville, entertained in
honor of their grandson and
family on Wednesday. Sgt. and
Mrs. George Robert Linthicum
and children, Mary Ann and
Jackie, have returned from
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
Legal Advertisement
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN
SANITARY COMMISSION
CONTRACT NO. 286S-S
SEWER CONSTRUCTION


Sealed proposals for con.
structing in Glenmore Drive
and Court and Riggs Road, Hill
andale Park, Prince Georges
County, Nd, approximately $50
feet of 6-inch and 2,460 feet of
8-inch plain concrete or vitri.
fled pipe sewers, will be receiv-
ed at the office of the Washing.
ington Suburban Sanitary Com.
mission, 4017 Hamilton Street,
Hyattsville, Md, until
MONDAY, DECEMBER 4, 1861
AT 11:OO AM, (E.S.T.)
at which place and time they
will be publicly opened and
read.
Plans and Specifications for
this contract may be obtained
from the office of the Chief En-
gineer of the Commission, Plans
and Specifications Section.
Plans and Specifications for
this contract may be obtained
from the office of the Chief
Engineer of the Commission,
Plans and Specifications Sec.
ton.
BLAIR II. SMITH
Chairman
WILLARD A. MORRIS
v. Chairman
WILLIAM c. AUSTIN
JAMES B. BLAND
MORRIS v. SPICCI
WILLIAM B. WHEELER
Commissioners
Attest:
John T. Bonifant
Secretary
1t.S813-11.2S
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
WASHINGTON SUBURBAN
7 SANITARY COMMISSION
Contract No. 0216-DP
STORM DRAINAGE

CONSTRUCTION
Sealed proposals for con-
structing in Deakins Hall Drive,
Knollwood Estates, Princ e
Georges County, Maryland, ap-
proximately 685 feet of 15-inch
through 4Slnch reinforced con.
crete pipe storm drains, will be
received at the office of the
Washington Suburban Sanitary
Commission, 4017 Hamilton
Street, Hyattsville, Maryland,
until
MONDAY, DEC. 4, 1861
At 1O:4O AM. E.S.T.)
at which place and time they
will be publicly opened and
read.
Plans and Specifications for
this contract may be obtained
from the office of the Chief
Engineer of the. Commission,
Plans and Specifications Sec
ton.
BLAIR H. SMITH
Chairman
WILLARD A. MORRIS
v. Chairman
WILLIAM c. AUSTIN
JAMES B. BLAND
MORRIS v. SPICCI
WILLIAM B. WHEELER
Commissioners
Attest:
John T. Bonifant
Secretary
1t-8814.11-28
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
Damascus
CONTINUED from Page ~

Mark Proett, First Aid and Fire
manship.
The Book Club of Damascus
met at the home of Mrs. c. c.
Parker on November Is, with
Mrs. Herbert Wright as co-host-
ess. The book, "The Rise and
Fall of the Third Reich" was re-
viewed by Mrs. John Beck. The
previous week the Club held Z
luncheon at Candlelight Lodge.
Gainesville. The date Of the
next meeting was changed from
the third Wednesday to the sec.
ond Wednesday and will be held
at the home of Mrs. Ralph
Modlinger. Those present were
Mrs. Robert Brushie, Mrs.
Henry Hesse, Mrs. Roscoe
Pierce, Mrs. Donald Adrian,
Mrs. Ralph Modlinger, Mrs.
James Tomlinson and two
guests, Mrs. William Stratton
and Mrs. Thornberg.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Huet.
finger and family spent the long
holiday weekend with her par.
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh King
at Hobart, New York.
The Wesleyan Service Guild
Of the Damascus Methodist
Church will meet at the home
of Mrs. Margaret Miles on Tues.
day, November %. The Commits
sion on Education will meet
Thursday at the home Of Mrs.
Ernest Lipford, On December
Z at 8 pm. there viii be a joint
meeting of the Women's Society
of Christian Service, the Esther
Circle, Young Adult Circle and
the Wesleyan Service Guild in
the new church. The theme for
the meeting will be Christmas
Around the World" On Decem,
Der II at $50 pm. the Mission
Study Circle of the w. 8. c. 8.
will hold its Christmas Party
In the Educational Building. The
Church is planning to have q
living Christmas Tree. Land
scaping plans have been pre-
pared by Mrs. Winona Reed,
teacher of Landscape Planning
at Richard Montgomery High
School, Rockville. Mrs. Herbert
Hyatt, ST., is donating a beauti-
full Blue Spruce as the first step
In the plans. Mr.. Emerson
Slacum is arranging to have II
planted. 1t is hoped to have II
decorated with lights for the
Christmas season. Mrs. Hyatt
who gave the church the CARL
lon plans to have Christmas
music played throughout the
month of December. There was
a splendid attendance at the
Community Thanksgiving serv.
Ice. The offering taken then will
be given the World Service
Fund Of the World Council OF
Churches. Little Mis- Carol Sue
Poole. daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Poole was baptized follow
ing the Thanksgiving service.
James Oliver Duvall, son Of Mr..
and Mrs. Rodney Ruvall was
baptized during the morning
service on Sunday, November
10.
The following have been
home from college for the
Thanksgiving holidays: Jerry
Hyatt, from Washington and
Lee; Druid and Bobby Clod-
felter; Betty Ann Depro, Tow
son State Teachers; Betty
Wilson, Silvia Pope and Denise
Glyme, Frostburg State Teach
ers.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Fritsch
are the happy parents OF a baby
boy born Friday. November II
at Montgomery General Hospi-
tai. The baby has been named .
Arnold Read Fritsch. The Frit
sches have two daughters.
6 ENTlNEI MONOTONE
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
Notice of
Public Hearing

Notice is hereby given that
the Mayor and Town Council of
Gaithersburg, will conduct a
public hearing in the office of
the Mayor and Town Council,
Civic Center, Gaithersburg,
Maryland, on the
18th Day of DECEMBER, 1861
AT $500 O'CLOCK p. nj.
or as soon thereafter as it may
be heard, on a resolution intro
duced by the Mayor, as the
Town had received a Petition
signed by the owners and the
residents of real property lying
to the North of the Town of
Gaithersburg, and East of Co
shen Road, being a tract of land
made up of parcels owned by
Gordon L. Benson and Eleanor
K. Benson, his wife, Edward L.
Benson and Genevieve M. Ben
son his wife, and Belle S. Day,
containing approximately 8
acres. Said resolution proposes
to extend the boundaries of the
Town of Gaithersburg to include
the aforesaid area and that said
area and the persons residing
therein shall become subject to
all the laws, ordinances and reg.
ulations of the Town of Gath.
ersburg. A more detailed de.
scription of said area is avail
able in the office of the Town
Clerk, Civic Center, Gathers.
burg.
BY LOUIS E. SWEADNER
Town Clerk 4t-8749.11-2S
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
Legal Advertisement
Notice
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
TO APPROPRIATE AND
TAKE GROUND WATER

NOCICG
APPLICATION FOR PERMIT
TO APPROPRIATE AND
TAKE GROUND WATER
In compliance with the provi-
sions of Chapter SIG, Acts of
1893 Jerome Brodie, 1921 Pooks
Hill Rd., Bethesda, Maryland,
has made application for a per-
init to use a minimum of 500
gallons, a maximum of 1000
gallons, and an average of 600
gallons of water daily during
IL months of the year from 1
well, having a diameter of 6
inches and depth of about 100
feet, located on the premises of
the applicant at 1921 Pooks Hill
Road, Bethesda, Maryland.
The water will be used for
the following purposes: Only in
event normal supply is cut off
due to disaster.
A public hearing on this APP
plication will be held at the De-
partment of Geology, Mines and
Water Resources, Room 102
Latrobe Hall, The Johns Hop
kins University, Baltimore 10,
Md.
AT HOO AM. ON
FRIDAY, DECEMBER 8, 1861
Objections to the granting of
this permit may be presented
orally or in writing at this hear
ing.
DEPARTMENT OF
GEOLOGY, MINES AND
WATER RESOURCES
o. o70Q 4 20
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
Notice of Hearing


the County Council will conduct
a public hearing in the Hearing
Room, County Office Building
ION 7th floor, Rockville, Mary
land
TUESDAY, DEC. IL, 1861
AT 2:30 PM.
on a proposal to improve Rock
Run Drive, Chandler Road and
Brent Road in Fawsett Farms
in the Tenth Election District
las shown on plans available
for public inspection at Rock.
vile Offices of the Department
of Public Works. by construct.
ing bituminous roadway 20 feet
wide on a stabilized roadbed "a
feet wide with sodded bitches
along each side along Rock Run
Drive from Falls Road to Kings
gate Road, Chandler Road from
Falls Road to Rock Run Drive,
Brent Road from Backyard
Road to Rock Run Drive; nee
essary storm drainage facilities;
driveway entrances where re-
quested by property owners.
The estimated cost of proposed
Improvements is $76,730.00. This
is to be known as front foot
benefit Project No. 1921.
J. c. KORDELLA
Director, Department
of Public Works
~ OOH 10 :
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

Alamogordo, N. Mex, where
they spent the past two years.
Sgt. Linthicum left Friday for
New Jersey on the first lap of
his journey to Germany where
he will be stationed for the next
three years.
Mr.. and Mrs. Best Linthicum
spent Thanksgiving Day with
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond G. Butt
and son, Ryan, Sea Horse
Stables, near Yellow Springs.
Other dinner guests were Mr..
and Mrs. J. William Srine OF
Lewistown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold Fritsch
are the happy parents OF a baby
boy born Friday, November II
at Montgomery General Hospi.
tai. The baby has been named
Arnold Read Fritsch. The Fritz
sches have two daughters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

S ENTINEL S eoSNqS' \
tuesday, November 20. 1851 III
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

The following have been
home from college for the
Thanksgiving holidays: Jerry
Hyatt, from Washington and
Lee; Druid and Bobby Clod-
felter; Betty Ann Depro, Tow
son State Teachers; Betty
Wilson, Silvia Pope and Denise
Glyme, Frostburg State Teach
ers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28
REAL EsIAIE-RENI

NEAR OLNEY, MD.-Furnish-
ed apartment for rent. Kitchen,
liv. rm., bdrm., private bath. No
children or pets. Call Spring 4.
4121. 3t-11-25
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Huet.
finger and family spent the long
holiday weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh King
at Hobart, New York.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

ahan Jane Bere Catherine Mark Proett First Aid and
Sharrer, Marsha Mullican and manship.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

Mrs. Claude Reddick, Pooles.
vile, was hostess to the Sun.
shine Class of Poolesville Memo
rial Methodist Church on Tues.
day night.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-11-28

The Poolesville Methodist
Youth Fellowship and their
guests met at the church Satur-
day night for the trip to
Gaithersburg where they held a
skating party.
Evening star., 1961-01-06
Plush Diplomacy

The news that President
elect Kennedy is discussing
the advisability of raising the
a allowances of diplomats
abroad for e entertaining,
causes me to wonder if he
will rescind the order to bring
back military dependents. If
the gold situation is at such
a critical stage, it seems
much more practical to leave
the allowances as they are
instead of encouraging more
spending abroad. When an
individual has financial diff
flculties, the first thing a
sensible person would do
would be to curtail the en-
tertainment and tighten the
belt a little. When the labor
situation in this country is
at such a low, I do not think
that more money should be
appropriated for entertain
ment. I am sure that a little
austerity in this diplomatic
phase would not hurt our
prestige abroad. AS a matter
OF fact, 1t might raise it
some if the peoples of other
countries realize that we are
able to practice economy.
Virginia Moore.
Evening star., 1961-01-06
Rdyburn and Realism

Today is his birthday and Of his 79
full years Mr.. Sam Rayburn of Texas
has spent 48 Of them as a>member of the
House, 81 as its Speaker The two
records are unsurpassed in the history
OF the country. Speaker Rayburn's own
love for this House" is reciprocated by
the respect he has won from its members.
He is tough, he is fair and he is a
political realiSt.
1t may be politically realistic for
him to use his great influence to have
Representative Colmer of Mississippi
removed from the Rules Committee and
to substitute in his place a more COM
plant Southern Democrat, thus realign-
ing votes which have obstructed certain
legislation favored by the incoming
administration. Mr.. Colmer Is an in
viting target. He opposed the Democratic
ticket in the November election.
Such political realism, however, is
apt to stir up more snakes than 1t would
kill. To select Mr.. Colmer for the ak
while ignoring others equally guilty Of
bis crlme-of whom there are a number
in the HouSe-iS diSingenuouS type Of
discrimination not easily associated
with Speaker Rayburn's reputation. To
yank Mr.. Colmer off the Rules Com
mittee merely because he will not con-
form and to replace him with some
body who will is to substitute dictator
ship by the Speaker for that which is
attributed to the Rules Committee In
either case, the deep resentment Of
many House members over such manip-
ulation in committee assignments
could offset the advantages Of obtaining
more pliable Rules Committee
We shall believe that Mr.. Colmer
is ''purged" by Speaker Rayburn only
when it happens-but not before. 1t is
strange, however, that the Speaker and
Chairman Smith of the Rules Com
mittee, veterans on the same side Of so
many wars, have not been able to reach
an agreement that will assure oppor-
tunity for full consideration by the
House of Representatives of measures
the incoming Administration feels
obligated to support. Such an agreement
need involve no compromise of principle
by either Of the two gentlemen involved
or by the House itself.
Evening star., 1961-01-06

ofncial and asked committee Of persons
not associated with his department to
look for conflicts of interest" in FDA.
The committee examined financial
data bearing on 900 employees and inter-
viewed more than 200 Of them in the
course of its inquiry. All personnel, from
FDA Commissioner George P. Larrick
on down, were cleared Of any suspicion
Of improper conduct. However, in view
Of the case of the resigned official, the
group recommended creation by FDA of
special division of internal inspec-
tion," to check on reports which may
develop as to conflicting interests of
FDA employees or as to efforts by food
and drug interests to bring improper
preSSures to bear on any employe.
Secretary Flemming has agreed to
establish such watchdog division. We
share his hope that his successor will
continue the plan under the new
administration.
Evening star., 1961-01-06
Department of Cities?

PreSident-elect Kennedy made 1t
clear the other day that he firmly in
tends to ask Congress early this year to
authorize cabinet-level Department of
Urban Affairs, as proposed by the Demo-
cratic platform and by his urban ad-
viserS. Precisely what activities this
agency would encompass, however, and
what would be accomplished as result,
is far from clear at the moment.
AS an expression of increasing
Federal concern with the perplexing
problem Of cities and their suburbs, the
proposal is highly interesting. Sena-
tor Kennedy has compared it's role, in
dealing with urban problems, to the
services rendered for rural America by
the Agriculture Department. One diff
ference, and one difficulty, however,
Is that the enormously complicated
forces which influence metropolitan
area growth-highways, urban renewal,
pollution, water supply, to name few
already are the responsibilities of large
number Of existing Federal agencies.
Would the basic function of the new
department be merely to coordinate
these programs, or would 1t absorb some
Of them?
Certainly greater coordination of
the various Government programs is
urgently needed, and the prestige of
cabinet status might help bring this
about. Presumably, also, the incoming
administration intends to propose new
programs Of Federal assistance, and
these might be installed in the new
agency. The intriguing question, how
ever, is whether the proposed depart
ment Of "urbiculture" can be organized
with powers sufficiently broad to deal
effectively with the metropolitan prob
lem as a single entity. Little would
seem to be accomplished, for example, if
the department should turn out to be
no more than a glorified housing agency.
The PreSident-elect reaff1rmed his
prediction support for the proposal in
no uncertain terms, and we hope his
confidence in its value proves to be right.
Until the details are fully developed and
explained, however, a show-me attitude
Is amply justified.
Evening star., 1961-01-06

Why did Myra Macpherson
Sunday Star, December ~
call SviatoSlav Richter a Rus
sian pianist? Mr.. Richter is
of German extraction and
was born and brought up in
the Ukraine, where he later
worked as a concertmeister
in the Odessa Opera. What is
Russian about him?
To create such genius as
Mr.. Richter there were added
heritages of different nation
alities, together with the con-
slant influence of the crea-
tons of the best composers
of the world and that of the
tremendous muSicality of
his Ukrainian environment,
where everything is done with
a song, where the air itself
seems to vibrate with mel
odies. Don't forget that the
most creative years of Peter
Tchaikovsky were those he
spent in the Ukraine!
Even If for political rea-
sons Mr.. Richter would pro-
claim himself a Russian, his
musical genius, both by his
origin and by the environ
ment. has its roots in the
wide ocean of the worlds
musical culture.
" KOvaI