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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29

could be paid more out OF saw
ings in school construction, and
that remedial work can be at
tended to after II weeks rather
than waiting until the end of
the present nine-months school
term.
They pointed out that prog
ress could be evaluated every IL
weeks instead of once a year,
and that if learning problems
arise they can be taken care of
after three months. AS 13-year-
old AL Neustadter, 1905 Co
queline terrace, Chevy Chase,
put it:
Suppose you go to school for
nine months, straight. You take
an algebra course for those
nine months. You get sick, have
to stay home ana miss three
weeks of the idea, the basic con
cept. You have no idea Of what's
going on when you get back,
You don't understand the prin'
ciple of equations. You cannot
do advanced equations in the
latter part of the year, and
therefore you miss the whole
conception of the years course
"If you take this same course
f. algebra for only twelve
weeks and miss the concept, you
only lose those twelve weeks OF
the material and you can make
it up during vacation.-You
don't have to make up thirty
six weeks"
That's your ideal" 14-year-old
Ann Landsberg, 2314 Ashboro
drive, Chevy Chase, retorted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29
Picnic, Tourney
Are Underway

The GAINESVILLE picnic and
jousting tournament win be
held at the pavilion and grounds
of st. Mary's Church on Route
100 in GAINESVILLE from noon
until midnight today.
A Maryland fried chicken din
ner win be served, with adult
tickets priced at $1.75 and chill
dren's tickets at IS cents.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29
Mrs. G.. T. Whittier
On Educational TV.

this week.
Questioned by School Board
President Harold F. Breimyer
about the cost of installation,
DR.. Whittier said 1t wouldn't
be much"
Then DR.. Breimyer suggested
that cost prices be given the
board before any action would
be taken.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29
Wheaton Lions Schedule
Olney Benefit for Blind

many events it schedules
throughout the year for the
benefit of the blind and other
charities. Arrangements for this
years affair are being handled
by AL Ulino and a special com
mittee of club members.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29
Opinions Of Brigt Students
Pros and Cons of l2-4 Plan
Argued By Students in Debate
Whittier's Idea
OF School Year
Is Discussed
BY ELY Bradley

A lively junior edition of
The Great Debate on School
Superintendent c. Taylor
Whittier's controversial 12-4
school year proposal filled
the air in a Belt Junior High
School classroom one morning
this week.
II anything, it was a good
preview of the pros and cons
which the county's parents
and the School Board will con-
slider as they get together in
the weeks and months ahead
to discuss the plan for children
to attend classes year-round,
three months in and one month
out, on a rotating basis.
For almost an hour, the
voices of six junior high school
youngsters we're raised in argu-
ments for and against the plan
like these:
Friendships wou1d be
broken up. You're an A stu.
dent. Your best friend is B
or c student. Your schedules
are different. What are you
going to do about that?"
DO you know how many
school Improvements that 25
million dollars in savings will
buy?"
How can you schedule va
cations for all the kids in a
family at a certain time when
their father won't know his va.
cation time until SPRING."
Farming, now mechanical,
no more depends on teenagers. I"
WHO'S going to drive the
machinery? Tractors don't just
run around by themselves"
Bright Youngsters
The six youngsters partici-
pating were not exactly repre-
sentative of all the county's
school children. So-called liable
learners" they had been select
ed to attend a special summer
workshop in critical thinking.
They were hand-picked by the
instructor, Gordon Hayward,
from his eighth-grade class at
Kensington Junior High School
because they were unusually in
telligent and/or lively and/or
interested in learning for the
sake of learning"
But they were kids. Spe-
officially, 49, and 14-year-oIds
who had chosen debate on the
Ia plan as a major project in
critical thinking. And they
minced no words in expressing
themselves, for and against the
plan.
In favor of the plan, the "af-
firmative" team based its de.
Tense largely on the school SUI
perintendent's original proposal
to the Board of Education last
month, which cited the plans
advantages.
DR.. Whittier since then, how.
ever, has made public an out
line of the plans possible prob
lens and disadvantages which
the negative" team was quick
to seize-and elaboration.
Advocates Quote Savings
From the plans junior advo.
Gates observers heard quotations
of a savings of $25 million on
building costs alone, arguments
that the plan would solve the
teacher shortage, that teachers
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-07-29
Cutheim Nominated
To Transit Board

President Kennedy this week
nominated Frederick Gutheim
of Dickerson, Md. as the Mont
gomery County representative
on the Advisory Board Of the
new National Capital Transpor-
tation Agency.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-06
Communist China Buys Over 5 Million Tons of
 Grain on the World Market

WiaSIfIIIn.siTON R Com munist China has purchased S. 890, 1000 metric tons of grain on the world market for 1861 de- livery to ease its food situation.
 Informed sources reporting this said that the Peiping regime has
 indicated it will shop for large quantities of grain also in 1862. To pay for these purchases it is selling gold on the London market.
 F There is no mass starvation as yet on the mainland of China, specialists in the area said, but the populace is suffering severely in some provinces because o1 what Peiping called natural cala- mites affecting the harvest. Canada and Australia are Red China's two chief supplies. The grain consists mainly of wheat but some quantities of flour were
 bought in France, and rice ir l Burma. The value of the 1861 purchases
 is costing about $310 million, ol $340 million including transpor. tation costs.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-06
Report Says Alaska Forest Will Be
 Utilized in 10 Years

JUNEAU iR = A firm of econ omic consultants has advised the State of Alaska's coastal forests will be fully utilized within the next ten years, Gov. Egan said Thursday. z
 In report on study Of Alas ka's timber resources, the Arthur D. Little Co said it foresees "only limited development" of Interior Alaska forests during the same period.
 However, the report predicted, when fully developed, the in- terior forests could support a larger forest-products industry than the coastal region. .
 The forest report was of a series of reports dealing with specific fields of potential econo- mic development within Alaska.
 The report foresees new pulp operations in the Juneau, Wran- gell and Whittier areas and said existing sawmills should be link ed more closely with the pulp industry.
 Sawmiiis costing some $4 mill lion could be established in the Juneau, Sitka and Whittier areas, the report said.
 Adequate timber of veneer quality is available to support a medium sized plywood plant in the Juneau or Wrangell area" the report said.
 In the interior, the report fore sees a sufficient market by 1870 to justify modernization of 10 or 12 existing sawmills to provide an output of 25-30 million board feet of lumber year.
 The report also suggested con- struction of a finishing mill at Fairbanks and a birch sawmill at Talkeetna. A small veneer operation in connection with the Talkeetna sawmill if forest in- ventories show sufficient birch supply was also suggested
 By relaxing the primary man. ufacturing restrictions imposed by the federal government, the report said, "the state would pro- vide opportunity for expansion of logging operations to supply logs for export.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-06
Gov. Egan Terms Alaska's Northwest Coast Needs More ssMilitary Effort''

JUNEAU R = Gov. Wm. Egan said Thursday he feels there should be nloTe of what he term ed a military effort" along Alas ka's' Northwest Coast, which is separated by only a thin strip of water from Soviet Siberia.
 Egan told newsmen at his reg ular Thursday morning news con ference:
 There should be constant re- connaissance and surveillance along the Northwest Coast. There should be at least one air base. And there should be manpower as we'll as airpower."
 The Governor indicated that he believed the military should be alert for a sneak attack of a type other than just a ballistic attack.
 Tt is too wide open an area" i" Egan said. We cannot just as- sume what kind of an attack might be launched against the United States"
 Egan said he had talked to It. Gen. George w. Mundy, Chief of all military forces in Alaska, at Anchorage last week about the nations for north defenses, but Egan steadfastly refused to dis close more than just the gist of
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-06
nis talks with Mundy.

his talks with Mundy.
 Egan said he noticed an s.in-. creased awareness of Northwest ern Alaska's exposed position among people of the area daiurr daiurr ing flying trip to the Northwest Coast last week.
 The Governor said Mundy had expressed displeasure with the. lack of response to Civil Defense by people all over the United States, including Alaska.
 General Mundy said he feels that with the world situation as it is, we have to make the people aware of survival techniques. He said people apparently are under the false impression that nothing can be done"
 Egan said Mundy was starting an active program of Civil De- fense for military personnel and dependents on Alaska bases and that the instructors who will head the program will be made available for CD work off the bases.
 We are going to cooperate fully with the military in mat sters of Civil Defense" Egan said, 'sit is my hope that in the very near future we will have block wardens on every block in every city in Alaska"
 Egan said he was now consider ing the appointment of a successor to Gordon Stevenson, State Civil Defense Chief who has resigned effective Oct. IS to return to ac- tive duty with the Army.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-06
Haines and Port Chilkoot Voters Approve Proposal On Consolidation

HAYNES R = Leo Osterman was elected Mayor of Haines Tuesday and John Fox and L. E. Wyrick were named to serve three-year terms on the City Council.
 Marty Tangs was elected to a two-year term on the Council and Helen Tenn was named to the School Board.
 Haines voters also approved a proposal that the city consider consolidation with neighboring Port Chilkoot.
 PORT CHILKOOT R - Phillip Jones, Mimni Gregg and Mil dred Hopper were elected to the Port Chilkoot Board of Trustees Tuesday in this community's mu- nicipal election.
 Voters also gave their okay to a proposal that Port Chikoot con- sider consolidating with nearby Haines.
The Nome nugget., 1961-10-06
Fire Prevention Week :.

CHATTING Oct 9th Alaska will observe Fire Pre- D vention Week with the rest of the nation.
 Our Governor has urged that appropriate agen- cies in State and local governments well in terested individuals observe Fire Prevention Week by bringing fire safety facts effectively the atten ton of the public.
 Most important of all is the individual who should take time this week. that has come, to check the stoves the flues and the trash which has lated around the home
 We have good fire department, composed of volunteers who give their time faithfully to protect homes and businesses, but it is the duty of the in dividal tc try to the best of his knowledge not to be negligent about those things which are the cause of fire
 When the Fire Department advises you that you have hazard that is the time to take care of the problem not after the fire has started
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Air Pollution Poisons
Plants in. Many Areas

mentals. New Jersey is pro-
ducer of both and so the work
is under way.
The third approach to this
problem is aimed at the autos.
1t is estimated that some / 400
tons Of nburned gasoline are
emitted daily in the Los Angeles
area and that approximately
1000 tons are from autos. Con-
sequently many are looking for
a device that will do away in
some manner with the un-
burned gasoline. There are
some such devices available to-
day that may be installed on an
engine. They are called after
burners. The gardener, the
farmer and the highway people
are all confronted with the
problem OF keeping plants alive
under air pollution conditions
The highway people are es-
pecially troubled because the
worst problems appear at
points where traffic is stopped
by lights and stop signs. Mo-
toriStS gun" their cars when
they start up and that causes
a concentrated release of un-
burned gasoline.
Perhaps this explains why
plants growing in the mediar
strip on dual highways lack
vigor. Undoubtedly the gar.
dener living on q major thor
oughfare wonders why his
plants develop anemia or some
chlorotic condition that may
resemble a disease outwardlS
but which the pathologist car
not isolate as one.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
BY w. II. tBilID YOUNGMAN
star Garden Editor

Many of you have been hear
ing about srnog and may have
assumed it is q problem lin
tied to the Los Angeles area.
That is not the case. It is
present to some extent in every
heavily populated area.
Air pollution should be de-
fined and classified. Basically,
a chemical in the air causes
injury to plants and animals
the kind of injury and the ex-
tent depending upon the degree
Of pollution as well as the ma
terial involved.
Primarily air pollution is
thought of as some form of
gaseous material mixed into the
air, such as that emitted from
afactory.
Most Of such pollution stems
from fluorine. chlorine or sui
phur dioxide. While there have
been many instances Of such
air pollution they are usually
Of a very temporary nature
since steps can be taken and
usually are very quickly taken
to stop such pollution. Maple
trees are usually unaffected by
the fluorine compounds but
pines suffer greatly. The wild
black cherry is sensitive and
the edges of the leaves show
burning. Gladiolus leaf tips
show burning. Strangely the
old leaves Of spinach turn
brown and are useless but the
young leaves retain their green
color. Since tobacco plants are
very sensitive they are used to
measure air pollution.
The second type Of air pollu-
ton. and the type that is only
now becoming known, is due to
the unburned gasoline emitted
by automobiles. Along with
this unburned gasoline there is
q reaction between the oxygen
(O2) and nitrogen dioxide
(NO2) which takes place in
sunlight producing nitric acid
and ozone 20 O3). These two
chemicals are the ones under
study in Los Angeles and else
where (notably New Jersey al
the cause OF eyes smarting and
respiratory discomfort. Horti-
culturists in New Jersey have
shown that these chemicals are
injurious to plant life. Fol
example, Swiss chard show:
burns on the upper part of the
leaves, q silvery- appearing In
jury. Petunias are injured BY
both chemicals. The same il
true for the snapdragons. DR.
DANES Of the New Jersey Ex.
pertinent Station stated thai
current studies are proceeding
along three lines. There arI
chemicals that are counter &C
tive but they are too expensive
to use. u.
Plant breeders have starteC
to develope resistant strain
but that is q long and pains
taking route. It affects thC
food crops as well as the orna
Evening star., 1961-03-03

tablished last week when
several of the species opened
in the more protected gardens.
The writer saw patches of
winter aconite in bloom at the
same time. 1t is marvellous to
have flowers in bloom so soon
Evening star., 1961-03-03
March 3

March 3
The average frost-free date
is April 20. Therefore it is not
wis e to start uncovering
mulched beds. Nor is it desir-
able to do much pruning on
tender things, because if frozen
back after pruning they may
be reduced in size more than
is desirable or wanted. The
grapes, fruit trees and shade
trees should be pruned first
They are seldom damaged by
late freezes.
At the Potomac Rose Society's
pruning demonstration it was
noted that many. Of the rose
bushes had been killed rather
far down on the canes. This
means that the new growth
in the spring will be limited tc
a few new shoots. This is not
an unmixed blesSing-the new
roses will be borne no longer
stems and the buds will be
larger, and best Of all, the re-
moval of so much wood viii
mean much less blackspot ir
the early season (the blackspot
lives over winter on the canes)
If a good dormant strength
spray is applied after pruning
it could mean a much smaller
problem to control the black
spot this season.
Evening star., 1961-03-03

in the lawn. The perennial
grasses such as Kentucky blue
grass and the fescues may not
survive a hot dry period in the
spring. but should the weather
be favorable a year could be
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Pruning

Pruning is uppermost in
many minds now that the snow
is gone and the ground is toe
wet to dig. However, again it
is early in the season. But
those who are interested in
seeing "how 1t is done" will
have several more opportuni-
ties. Tomorrow there will be
one at 10 am. at 6700 Sell
Evening star., 1961-03-03
FertiIizinq

The spring fertilizing of
lawns can precede the
rush of spring work. If the
lfwn has been troubled with
desease a light feeding is re-
commended-10 to Is pounds Of
a 5-10-5 or similar mixture.
Normally As to so pounds per
thousand square feet is recon-
mended so as to feed ade-
quately. Diseases are most
likely to trouble plants that are
in a soft, succulent condition.
Regular moving tends to firm
up the tissues and helps to
ward off disease infestations.
-YOUNGMAN.
Evening star., 1961-03-03

gained in getting q good-look-
ing turf. After the middle Of
March it would probshly be
more practical to use common
ryegrass even though It Is an
annual.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
THIS WEEK
IN YOUR GARDEN

kirk drive, Bethesda, Md, and
one Sunday from 2 to 4 pm.
at the Shoreham Hotel rose
garden.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Grass Seeding

It is not too late to SOW grass
seed on thin, or bare places,
Evening star., 1961-03-03

after the long, dreary snow
covered session that Washing
ton experienced this winter.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Holly Hedges

Another point noted in the
Arlington Rose Foundation
Garden, where the demonstra-
ton was staged, was that the
Iprivet hedge Oigustrum)
showed much winter injury to
the foliage but the convex leaf
holly hedge had practically no
injury in evidence. This could
mean that we have been over
doing the planting of Ligus-
trum q. lucidum) and might
we'll turn to plant materials
less subject to winter injury
Actually, the Rotundifolia and
Microphylla varieties of the
Japanese holly are rated har-
der than the convex leaf.
Evening star., 1961-03-03
Crocus Blooms

The value Of the early
Towering crocus was fully es-
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-05-05
AT wATTERsON.
Fourth Annua Spring
Concert This Sunday
AT WATTERSONs

The fourth annual Spring
Concert of the Watterson
High School Glee Club and
Orchestra will be held S;15
pm, Sunday, May z, in the
school gymnasium.
The program will be direct
ed by Sr. NJ. Ellen Patricia,
o.P.
Connie Davis will be the So
loist for the Glee Clubs pre-
sentation of Rodgers and
Hammerstein's Climb Ev'ry
Mountain" from "The Sound
of Music" The Choraleers
will sing Francks Pants An.
gelicus.
Four pianists will be fea.
tured in the following selec-
tons: Arnold Klingenberg
will play Grainger's Country
Gardens; Deborah Hurd, De-
bussy's Polliwog Cakewalk;
Phyllis Schneider and Jeanne
Conrad will play F"The Theme
from the Apartment"
America, Our Heritage"
will be presented with a spec
ial arrangement for trumpets,
drums and piano.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-05-05
DEAR DORIS 80.
Boys Like Girls
Who Can Listen

to go. But if the marriage will
not be valid you may not at
tend.
While we are not allowed
to attend regular services in
another church we may at
tend valid weddings Gas a
social function) as long as we
don't actively participate in
the service.
It's always wise, however,
to check with your parish
priest. There may be circum-
stances in the diocese which
have made it necessary for
the Bishop to make a special
ruling about such matters.
Doris Revere Peters is a
syndiesfed eoIUmnisf. Please
do not ask for a personal re.
ply. Young readers are invif.
ed to write her in care Of
The Catholic Times, Box 636,
Columbus, Ohio.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-05-05
Cathedral
CYC Units
Elect Officers

Joseph Hunter was elected
president of the Cathedral
Club and Joseph Morris pres
ident of the CYC high school
age section in recent elections
at st. Joseph Cathedral.
Other officers of the young
adult club include Jim Big.
ham, vice-preSident; Janice
Kerscher, recording secretary;
Jeannine Proctor, correspond
ing secretary; and Rose Anne
Sergio, treasurer.
Appointed chairmen we're
DAM Farnesi, social; Jerry
Daw, physical; Jean Hay
thorne, cultural; and David
Steger, religious.
In addition to Morris, Off
GERS of the hi-division are Au.
gustuS Mickens, vice-presi-
dent; Patricia Bierberg, secre.
tary; and Edward Price,
treasurer.
Chairmen include Carol Ha-
ley, social; Ruth Bellamy, re-
ligious; Everhart Turner,
physical; and Nancy Self, cul.
tural.
Father David Corcoran is
moderator of both organiza.
tons.
The Catholic times. [volume] (Columbus, Ohio) 1951-current, 1961-05-05

Dear Doris:
I'm l3 years old and
can talk to boys pretty
we'll bur when it comes
TO the boy | really like
get so nervous and
bashfUl | can't make any
kind Of conversation. 1t
makes me feel so dumb.
Pat A.
/ don't think you have to
worry at all. With this GER
tain boy you're just a little
too anxious. Instead Of trying
SO hard, relax. And then you
won't be nervous. Besides you
have lots of time for special"
boys.
YOU DON'T HAVE to feel
dumb. Lots of girls and boys
feel this way but they get over
it. 1t might help if you real
ize the boy probably feels the
same way you do-tongue-
tied. Concentrate on putting
him at ease. Ask questions
about school and the sports
he likes. Listen to his an
swers and conversation will
follow naturally.
Don't be afraid of silence,
Pat. Many girls think they
have to chatter away con-
stantly-but they are wrong.
Boys appreciate girls
who can listen. Listening is
the most important ingredient
in a good conversation.
Dear Doris:
I'm ID and my brother
is. eight. M ot h err feels
that in the cold weather
we should both wear
snow pants. She said they
keep out the cold and
snow and also keep US
dry. | think they are a
nuisance especially when
iceskafing. Mother said
she wore them all IL
grades and until she was
20 to scoop in and go to
fhe store.
feel Stacks are
enough to play in er for
ieesksfins. Other kids in
The neighborhood feel
The same way. my sister
who is 10 takes my moth
er's part. She says she
likes TO wear them and
still does TO ski, but that
is different. ! hate argU-
snenfs, what should | do?
Honestly, don't you think
they are being old fash
Toned?
-Jo Anne S.
No, jeanne, | honestly