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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
We've Done 1t!


CAPE cANAVERz T-Alan B. Shepard, if. is
his name his feat - the first American to take a
ride in space
At 1924 am. (E.DT.) Friday morning Mercury
Capsule carrying Shepard left Cape Canaveral atop
a $4,000 pound Redstone Rocket At 1855 am.
(E.D.T.) the astronaut and his capsule were pulled
from the Atlantic Ocean some. 290 miles from the
Cape by a helicopter The Federal Space Agency
says the shot was success"
1t is the first time in history any man has had
brief control the motions Of his spacecraft.
Major Yuri Gagarin -gah-gar-ihn) of Russia
made the first manned flight into space, but his craft
was controlled from the ground by scientists.
The rescue helicopter took Shepard to the deck
of the aircraft carrier Lake Champain where he
reported under his own power and doing very we'll"
The 37-year-old Navy Commander had waited
more than two years for yesterdays shot But the
last hours before the blast off produced further de-
lays He was strapped in his capsule atop the
booster rocket for three hours and u minutes.
First space officials waited for a cloud cover to
pass. Meanwhile electrical part aboard the rocket
had to be replaced.
Finally zero hour came and the space craft rose
slowly with smoke bechng from the rockets big
nozzle. The flame from the rockets tail added bright
orange of mans design to the blue sky background
furnished by nature. At the Cape the newsmen and
spectators gathered about cheered the rocket
headed skyward.
The Federal Space Agency says the flight took
Is minutes not counting the time for the parachute
descent into the water Space officials say the craft
reached altitude of about rs statute miles with
speeds of approximately 800 miles an hour.
Throughout the flight Shepard was in constant
radio contact with the Mercury Control Center or
with the recovery forces in the Atlantic. His first
reported word 200 seconds after iftoff were: what
beautiful view"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Parent Group
Will Hear Talk
By Psychiatrist

Or. Gene Gordon, senior psy.
chiatrist at Children's Hospital
and associate clinical professor
In psychiatry at Georgetown
University, will speak at meet.
ing Of the One Parent Associa.
ton May 16.
The meeting will be held al
$3.50 pm. at the Montgomery
County Jewish Community,
S402 Freyman dr., Chevy Chase.
Dr. Gordon's topic will be,
Close the Door Behind You
and Start to Live Again"
The association, in its third
year, is a service organization
offering guidance to persons
newly bereaved or working to
recover from difficult emotional
developments since divorce.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Olney Inn
Site Chosen
For Tower

The Maryland-National Capt.
tai Park and Planning chose a
two-acre site behind Olney Inn
as the spot for a 2.5 million
gallon water storage standpipe.
The Washington Suburban
Sanitary Commission created a
heated controversy when il was
revealed several weeks ago that
it intended to buy acres near
the st. Peters Church and build
the water tower on land the
church had been negotiating for
in order to expand church IA
cilities.
The site is the least contro-.
versial of six that were dis
cussed at a public hearing held
by the Sanitary Commission
April 4.
The WSSC is expected to act
promptly on the favorable rec
ommendation Wednesday of the
Maryland-National Park and
Planning Commission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06

The vote for DR.. Whittier will
probably be unanimous al
though at least one member will
voice his opinion that it is I'M
fortunate that the law provides
for a four-year term rather thqn
a one-year contract.
1t is known there has been a
certain amount of concern on
the part of some members of
the Board of Education due to
weakness in DR.. Winters adj
ministration.
Only this week, the Council
for Better Education recon.
mended against the reappoint.
ment Of DR.. Whittier because Of
the little improvement in the
quality of education and other
reasons.
Whittier, 40, was first ap-
pointed in 1857 after the School
Board, led by Mrs. Rose Krain-
er, busted DR.. Forbes Norris.
He came to this county from
st. Petersburg, Fla, where hs
served as assistant superinten-
dent for instruction in Pinellas
County. He was educated at the
University of Chicago.
1t was reported that when
DIR. Whittier first came here he
showed a tendency to wave
aside generalities and to. insist
on specific meanings. Terms
like progressive ''tradltic'f
az and Fundamentally he
called nonsense" unless related
to actual teacher-chiId expert.
ences.
DR.. Whittier said at that tina,
these experiences should IN
clude reading, spelling ana
mathematics as fundamental
tools by which we commune
cate; the school system must
teach them and use whatever
materials or methods are neces-
sary to reach the child"
individuals and groups have
attacked DR.. Whittier and his
administration during the past
four years on this very subject.
Many believe he has been lack
ing in this field.
Instead, many observers be-
lieve he has concentrated more
on his program of public rela-
tons which was reported to be
a primary interest Of his" He
said the teacher plays a key
role with the school administers
ton being only OF secondary i'm
portance.
He said in 1857: III parents
relationship with his childs
teacher is good, then the school
system is considered good
one; if bad, then the system is
bad"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Recreation Department viii
Inaugurate Leadership Course

A leadership institute has
been organized by the Montgom-
cry County Department Of Rec
reation in response to requests
by parents, teachers, and group
leaders of children.
Creative Art" will launch the
series on Monday, May Is, at
7:30 pm. followed by Crafts
in Action" from 8 to 10:30
pm, at the Rock Creek Recrea-
ton Center. Instructors will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Mardi Ores Set
AT Clara Barton


PTA of the Clara Barton
School in Cabin John will hold
its annual Mardi Gras Satur-
day, May 10, from / to 5 pm.
Proceeds from the days &C.
tivities will supplement the
schools educational program.
Games. contests and auctions
will be featured, and refresh
ment stand, manned by Boy
Scouts. will be open during the
afternoon.
Clara Barton School is stu
ated at Macarthur blvd. and
18th st. in Cabin John.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Breinyer
Wants NeU
Committee

Harold F. Breimyer, Pres
ident of the Montgomery
County Board of Education,
proposed to the County
Council that 'the present
site selection advisory commit
tee be reconstructed with en-
larged membership and prob
ably with a new name and
given much broader response
bilities."
The proposal was made at
the joint meeting between the
County Council and the School
Board Thursday evening in the
County Office Building.
Mr.. Breimyer said that plan.
ming for schools should be fol-
lowed by planning for streets,
for sidewalks and walkpaths as
necessary, and for any other
community facilities"
He said that the administra-
tors conn ittee would be
charged not only with providing
guidelines for the working level
committee but would be the re-
cipient of referrals from it. He
added: "the several governing
bodies could profitably meet on
occasion, for the effectiveness
of the coordinating groups
largely rests on the concord
that exists between those policy
makers"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06

volunteers, dos and don'ts of
programming, group dynamics,
and leadership techniques.
Future sessions will include
Creative Drama, Creative Dance
with Rhythms and Drama,
Camping for Fun, and nature
activities for everyone.
For registration or additional
information. call the Depart
ment of Recreation at Pc. q
I2121.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Health Department Conducts
Rabies Vaccination Clinics

county has a large animal popu-
lation, the rabies cases have
been very few as a result of a
large proportion Of the dogs
being vaccinated.
Any relaxation Of the vaccina.
ton program would lead TO con.
ditions ripe for rabies out
break, DR.. Peoples added.
Last year a total of 1852
dogs were vaccinated according
to Norman Pennington, super
vising sanitarian, in the Health
Departments Division Of SAM
tation, who has been in charge
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06

OF the rabies vaccination pro-
gram. He emphasized that
dogs must be vaccinated before
a license can be issued.
Since the protection afforded
by rabies vaccine of the type
used in these clinics lasts but
one year, a booster dose must
be given annually to keep up
the animals protection. A
schedule for the clinics will be
posted throughout the county.
The sanitarian urged that
every dog be accompanied by a
person strong enough to con-
troll II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06

The annual series Of rabies
vaccination clinics viii be con,
Quoted by the Montgomery
County Health Department
throughout the county from
May 10 to May 26.
Any resident of Montgomery
County may take his dog to be
yaccinated against the disease.
DR.. William J. Peoples, Coun-
ty Health Officer, pointed out
that the county has been rela.
lively free from rabies during
the past 10 years. He emphati-
cally stated that although the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
John r.. Graft
Elected President
OF Trade Group

John R. Graft, assistant
vice president and business
development officer of Sub
urban Trust Company, this
week was elected president
of the Silver Spring Board Of
Trade.
Mr.. Graft will succeed Will
liam ]. Brannan, jr., who will
become director of the trade
group. The new officers will
take over in June.
Mr.. Graft who lives at 4102
Canterbury Terrace, Rockville,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06

ship Mr.. Brannan listed the
establishment of the new bus
center at the Silver Spring
armory, the virtual completion
of the business street construc-
ton program. and the expan-
sion of the parking lot system
as chief accomplishments of the
year.
He also urged the new off
GERS 10 study closely the pro-
posed mass transportation plans
for the area and to work to-
ward closer cooperation with
other business and civic groups
and governmental agencies.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Anderson Named
Counsel by Bank

The Board of Directors Of the
Montgomery County National
Bank Of Rockville this week
elected Thomas NJ Anderson,
jr. as Counsel.
Mr.. Anderson succeeds the
late Thomas c. Kelley.
Mr.. Anderson, son of Circuit
Court Judge Thomas M. Ander-
son, is a graduate of Haverford
College and George Washing
ton Law School. He is now
practicing law from his office
in the Jefferson Building, Rock
vile.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06

include Babette Kasmir and
Brownie Wiener, who will pres
ent ideas, techniques and prof
ects for those working with
children between the ages of
Ala.
On Wednesday, May IL,
Goals and Guidelines in Group
Leadership" will be offered at
the Rock Creek Center from 8.
$3.50 pm. DR.. Joyce Klein viii
present ideas in working with
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Penny Parade to
Benefit Children

A Penny Parade to benefit the
Child Welfare and Community
Service Projects in the Silver
Spring area will be held on May
IL at $3.50 pm. Sponsored by
the Cissel-Saxon Unit No. Al of
the American Legion Auxiliary,
the event at the new post home,
905 Sligo ave., will be highlight-
ed by gifts and prizes and "fun
for everyone"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
Art Center, Inc.
To Open Office

The Montgomery County
Art Center, Inc, will establish
offices in September at 1927
Wisconsin ave-, Bethesda. The
office space has been loaned to
the Art Center by rhe National
Capital Realty Company.
Mrs. Shirley, Executive Di-
rector, said the office would be
opened right after Labor Day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-06
C.. L. Whittier
Slated to Get .
New Contract
School Board Will Probably
give Unanimous Support

1t was learned this week that DR.. c. Taylor Whittier
will be reapponted to another fouyear term Superin
tendent of Schools.
The official action will take place Tuesday at the regu-
lar meeting of the Board of Education.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
CONGRATULATIONS COACH AND TEAM

The Sidney Eagle basketball team this year may not have
won the state championship, however, these young men came
home with a title that makes them nothing short of real
champions.
When young men such as were representing the Sidney
high school as players in a state championship can play the
brand of ball these boys did, it proves that they have the
qualifications required to be champions. After loosing a game
the Sidney Eagles came back, fully aware that they could not
bring home the state title yet never once did they let up, and
played to the very best of their ability.
It's not always the title that makes real champs = it's the
craftsmanship and the determination to be clean competitors
that makes up a team that everyone is proud of.
There is even more than is seen on the basketball floor.
The Sidney basketball team has been praised very highly for
their conduct throughout the season and the way they con-
Quoted themselves in cities they played in. 1t is natural for
every one to want to win the championship, regardless of who
they may be, but to have a group of young men play a game
of sport the way the Sidney Eagles played and the manner in
which they conducted themselves throughout the year, would
be nothing short of unfair not to say Congratulations Coach
and team, you are real champions.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08

ing and keeping cool.
Todays really modern farmer is operating a switchboard, just
like his city cousin who works in an automated factory.
NO MORE DRUDGERY-The poultry farm of w. T. Frye near
Peoria, Ill, is an example. With the aid of an agricultural en-
gineer from the Illinois Agricultural Experiment Station at U-
bana, H. B. Pickett, Farmer Frye has taken the drudgery ouC
of raising chickens which used to make it almost impossible for
a poultry raiser to get even a day off from his demanding flocks.
Conveyors like those in factories take the food from eight bulk
storage bins, mix the four basic rations, and deliver 1920 pounds
of feed per hour a distance of 800 feet to maintain a 24-hour-a-
day automatic service to the $4,000 turkeys. and $4,000 broilers.
that Frye raises and processes annually.
Such a system makes it less important than ever to keep 'en
down on the farm" in so far as large numbers of agricultural
workers are concerned, because Farmer Frye and one part-time
worker can do it all. Frye reports that turning the dials and
punching the buttons gets wearisome at times, however.
Take stopping the pigs" which used to be a chore that would
drive almost anyone from the farm. Recently a large delegation
of farmers gathered at the place of Richard Ware, one mile south
about 1900 pigs per year, with it's new central narrowing house
and conveyor-sped feeding troughs.
INDIANA SHOWPLACE-The prize may go to William and
Erland Rothenberger, whose 326-acre farm northwest of Frank
fort, Ind, is a showplace with a brand new push button set-up
veyors. Gone is the backbreaking work of feeding and fattening
$50 steers so that the Rothenbergers also can raise 1900 hogs
much the same way lin their spare time"
The completely mechanical feed processing system on the
farm includes corn picker-sheIer, heated air for drying, con-
verted ear corn storage on a farm grinding and
mixing setup. Former &
The us. Department of Agriculture is devot- 4
ing it's current handbook to "automated farm eso"""s
ing" and predicts tomorrows farmer will be a a Specialist?
highly trained specialist who will sit up late
planning his new stratagems and sleeping late while the MAJ
chinery does the work.
The only trouble? You probably guessed it: as with industry,
they now wonder if things will get too monotonous to keep em
down on the farm.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
BY CARRY CLEVELAND MYERS, Ph.D.

IN MANY letters from par
ents about the school child who
Tags in one or all subjects, the
statement appears that this
child does not concentrate.
Usually the parent writes that
the teacher says the child
doesn't concentrate.
The assumption by the par
ent and teacher is that there
must be some way to persuade
or force a child to concentrate.
Temporary Results
It's possible to do either for
a few moments, as when a
teacher quietly asks the mat
tentive child to pay attention
or shouts at him to do so, or
when the almost insane parent
shrieks at the youngster or
gives him a blow. But at best,
concentration then may be only
temporary.
You might be able to require
a child to turn his head and
eyes and assume a physical
posture Of attention. But you
can't be sure you can direct
what goes on inside his head.
You can't be sure you can force
him to attend to what is at
hand or to concentrate on it
for an appreciate time.
Must BE Interested
He must be interested in
order to be really attentive anc
to keep concentrating, which is
the same as saying that he
must be succeeding at learning
We get the cart before the
horse when we say the chile
would learn. better if he attend.
ed better, concentrated better
Instead, we should know he vii
concentrate better when HI
learns better.
When a child habitually doe!
not concentrate on the lessor
at hand, our problem is to fine
ways to help him enjoy NOR
success at this lesson, as a
@ 1861, King Fea
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
PAREnI PROBLEMS
Concentration Is Easy \
When Learning Is Fun

spelling, reading or arithmetic.
More often than not his chief
trouble is with reading. He
can't go far in solving arithme-
tic problems if he can't read
them well for meaning.
BY the time he is in the
fourth or fifth grade, nearly
every subject at school requires
reading, including history, gee
ography and science. Usually
the child who lags or fails in
such subjects really lags or
fails in reading.
Main Concern
Therefore when your cnIld's
teacher complains to you that
your child does not pay atten-
ton, doesn't concentrate at
school, you can't hope to make
him pay attention and concern
trate better at school by COM
handing him to do so. While
you should let him know you
expect him to observe the
regulations at school and at
home, your main concern
should be to find ways by
which he may enjoy more suc-
cess at learning from books.
my Home Helps in Reading,
Spelling, Arithmetic and
Handwriting and 1.-THE Child
Who Doesn't Concentrate"
may be had by sending a self
addressed, u. S. stamped enve-
lope to me in care of this news
paper.)
Answering Parents Questions
@. When I say mo-, my
daughter, ten, says, "Give me a
reason.
And when I do, she says,
That's nc reason, and keeps
on with it until I don't answer
her and she gets mad.
A. You try too hard to ex-
plain. When you are sure she
knows the reason why you say
mo" (and she usually does)
say nothing at all.
ures Syndicate, Inc.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
JFK TO CANADA IN JUNE

President Kennedy will visit
Canada in June in what probably
will be his first venture outside
the United States since taking of
flee.
Canadian Prime Minister John
Diefenbaker announced Kennedy's
acceptance of his invitation on re-
turn to Ottawa recently from a
White House visit.
The exchange of visits and a
joint statement issued at the
White House after Diefenbaker
left were indicative of the close
relations between the two coun-
tries.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
TYDINGS u. S. ATTORNEY

Joseph D. TydingS, 32-year-old
member of the House of Delegates
has been chosen by President Ken
nedy to be U. S. Attorney for the
Maryland district.
Mr.. Tydings managed Mr.. Ken
nedy's campaign in the Democrat
ic primary last May and was his
campaign coordinator for Della
ware and Florida for the general
election.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08

Secretary of Defense Mcnamara
has nearly completed the top-to-
bottom review of American mill
tary strategy and weapons or
dered by President Kennedy.
Advance signs are that McNam-
ara will recommend 25 to 80 steps
to Streamline Army-Navy-Air
Force defenSes in the nuclear age.
These undoubtedly will include
more spening for missiles, mod
ernizing and strengthening Army
forces to fight limited wars and
continued reliance on long = range
bombers as the main punch in de-
terring any Communist attack.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08

program designed to set ga new
standard of excellence in educa-
tom available ''to all who are
willing and able to pursue it,"
No funds were recommended
for constructing church schools or
paying church school teachers
salaries. But no distinction was
made between public and private
institutions regarding college
scholarships and loans to colleges.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08

Down on the Farm, After IneyVe seen Gay
Paree?" and the latest refrain along this
line has to do with how agriculture can be
made attractive enough in this era of automa-
ton to retain a sufficient number of rural
workers.
That's easy, say the nations leading agrono-
mists-scientific farmers, that is-who re-
Gently congregated in Chicago to find out IL
the current population explosion" is going to
bring the famine and starvation that old
Gregor Nautilus predicted would be the even-
tual fate of mankind. Tt will be done with
push button farming!
The "city feller'' now can get a lawn mower
which will methodically criss-cross his yard
by means of electric eyes and remote control
while the householder laZeS under a tree, read
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08

President Kennedy has sent
Congress a program for vast de-
velopment of Americas natural
resources and he asserted Eisen-
hower's Administration policy
took a heavy toll of lives by post
poning essential flood = control
projects.
He called for facing up to the
problems now, and added: "The
task is large but it will be DONE
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
CTS LEARN TO STUFF BAG

Detailed instructions to soldiers
on how to stuff a grocery bag
have touched off another round
in Representative Kowalski'S bat
tie with military brass.
The Connecticut Democrat said
he was shocked to learn that CT
baggers got page-long training in
structionS.
The nation team afford a gro
Gerry bag lag mere than a missile
lag" KoWalSki said.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08

NGII (TIIEIIGS FUT
this plan, and qualification is decided
by an aptitude exam. If you qualify
the Army provides expert instruction
in a field of your choice, either on
the-lob, or in an Army school. Some
of the fields are Surveying, Aircraft
Mechanics, Metal Working, and Elec-
trical Equipment Maintenance.
X Il 4
1t you're Interested In making the
most of your military opportunities,
drop by and let's talk. | can offer you
top-notch training in today's Army.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08

Notes
SCREENS U. S. AID TO LAOS

SCREENS U. ,. AID To LAOO
The United States is ready to
submit all future aid to the Royal
Laotian Government to the screen
ing of a neutrals nations watch
dog commission.
This evidence of full United
States support for genuinely neu-
trial Laos was made known by
authoritative Government sources
in Washington.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
AGAINST RED CHINA IN u. N.

A majority of the House and
Senate have signed a statement
opposing United States recognition
of Red China or seating it in the
United Nations.
1t wa announced recently by
Ethe Committee of One Million
against the admission of Commu-
mist China to the U. NJ, which
circulated the statement among
members of Congress.
The Sidney herald., 1961-03-08
BY YOUR ARMY RECRUITER

Mister. you sure
can. AS a matter
of fact, can
guarantee your
training through
e Army's
&c o o S e 1t
Yourself" voca-
tlonal Training
System. There
are no special
educ G