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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Wick Byron's Column

We're writing this column on Memorial
Day. And although we had in mind to
discuss some of the letters that have been
coming to the Sentinel concerning our
observations on school board matters, our
mind kept flashing back to some of our
friends who lost their lives in World War II.
Norman Davis loved life like no one we
have ever known. He was from Indiana,
Pennsylvania - the same town where Jimmy
Stewart grew up. We believe Norman worked
for Jimmy Stewards father who ran a hard
ware store in this small town.
Norman and his sister, Margaret, now
Mrs. John E. Everett, were real buddies One
could do no wrong in the eyes of the other.
Norman was new school teacher and Sandy
was nurse. And the stories they exchanged
when they got together would make good
book.
Before the United States was involved in
the big war Norman joined the Army and
was soon shipped to the Philippines. We re-
ceived prize letter from him telling about
the conditions there and the greatness of
General Macarthur. Then came that terrible
day, December 7, 1941
hundreds of fine young Americans were
forced into the most grueling and tragic
march in history - the Bataan death march.
For months, and even years, we had hope
that Norman Davis had worked himself out
of this situation but this was the toughest
and he didn't make it. But we bet he was one
OF the guys who helped many of the others
keep the spirit high just as long as possible
Then we remember brilliant young man
when we were kids.
Billy Kelley always had his head in book.
And if any of us in old Silver Spring wanted
an answer to difficult history or arithmetic
problem the first thing we would do is to go
after Billy and find out the correct answer
Bill Kelley had two wonderful sisters and
a little brother named Ford. Ford was named
after his grandfather who once owned the big
farm where most of the houses are now
We used to ride out there on the old dirt
road. 1t was real country and that hasn't
been too many years ago.
Billy wanted to get into the service in the
worst way but his eyes weren't very good.
He tried everything. Finally, he joined the
Coast Guard by signing all types of releases.
But he got his one big wish.
During the first part of the war when
things were really rough in the North
Atlantic, we got word that Billy Kelley's ship
had been hit. Again there was hope that he
would be found. But he wasn't
In the meantime, Ford Kelley Joined the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Welsh Rore Bit
Memorial Day

OF all our holidays, I dislike Memorial
Day the least. 1t is the least commercialized,
the least dangerous, the least expensive and
1t can be the most restful the most enjoy
able and the most rehabilitating. People sell
dom anticipate this day, consequently it sell
dom dsappoints. People seldom give presents
on this day, consequently good taste is seldom
outraged
The weather is generally inviting and all
out doors is decorated garden; therefore
people generally enjoy the relaxing effect of
sunshine and fresh air. 1t is a short holiday
and therefore it does not unduly interrupt the
courage taking long trips.
It is a day set aside from other days to
remind us of the colossal ignorance and base.
ness Of mankind, and, on the other hand, to
remind us of his godlike qualities such as
the bravery which impels him to die for the
ideals in make the world safe for Democ.
racy." Estates Rights" mo Taxation with.
out Representation" 1.-THE Four Freedoms"
or Remember the Alamo" The next phrase
OF death has not yet been formuIated: the
letters of 1t are still in the cryptographic
state Perhaps they will emerge more clearly
from Laos, Cuba, the Congo or Vienna, or
Alabama. And there really does not seem
to be much we can do about 1t. We cannot
stop those letters from grouping, and when
they are grouped stop them from being
printed on a battle.fIag; and when they are
so printed stop carrying the flag behind the
sound of distant drums.
1t is the one day of the year when there
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
a Hard Lesson

Now that the League Of Women Voters has been
successful in its petition campaign to bring the Mary
land Eighth Congressional District to referendum in
1862, the time has come to make something Of an
assessment of the situation.
Under State law presentation Of the petition stay
the act of the General Assembly until next years No
vember election
The act objected to by the League and other
groups-on a bipartisan basis-created new con-
gressona district out Of Prince Georges and How
ard counties That, the league felt, blow to the
more populous areas Of Montgomery and Baltimore
counties.
Creation of the new district followed the 1860
census in which Maryland because of its increase in
population, gained new member of the House of
Representatives
For weeks now, State officials have been yelling
foul at the Constitutional provison-on the books
with but 10000 registered voters These officials said
the States population had grown that petition
campaign should have at least 10 per cent of the quail
fled registrants to bring question to the voters.
That, it seems to The Sentinel, is little more than
smokescreen calculated to obscure the real issue be-
hind the drive. Perhaps the petition situation needs
to be brought up to date but there is no
sity there than in the need to bring the General As
sembly up to date
Gerrymandering is one of the first laws in politics.
but with todays increasingly intelligent voters it's be-
coming and more apparent the law should be re-
pealed.
No longer the politicians pull their little legis-
ative maneuvers without fear Of reprisal from the
electorate. The members of the General Assembly,
under leadership of Governor Tawes would have done
themselves well had they conceded that fact last win
ter.
They did not
Now, they are having to pay for their injustice
even If the present arrangements to make them pay
also lack justice.
The time has come for the peoples represent
atives to represent the people,
It win evidently be hard lesson, but there is no
longer room in Maryland for those politicians who see
their own selfish ends as the be-al for holding po-
Itical office.
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Letters to the Sentinel

eational staff and its activi-
ties. The two items in the
Montgomery Educator are en-
inently proper subjects for
righteous indignation on the
part Of every citizen of Mont
gomery County.
The Montgomery County
Education Association will be
judged by what it does or does
not do regarding these per.
sons. It can hardly expect to
remain in the good graces of
Others If action against those
guilty of this atrocity is not
soon initiated. Every teacher
must bear some part of the
blame.
Norman s. Meese
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01

Air Force. And as he flew record number
of missions in Europe we know he thought
about his big brother and the wonderful way
he treated him when he was just a small
shaver.
Many of you re m m Der the warm
celebration the Silver Spring people gave
Ford Kelley when he returned after glorious
wears in the Air Force But these same people
remember the big brother who had to get into
the middle of things regardless of his physical
handicap.
We also remember Hank NOvak
Hank was promising pitcher with Chi
cago before he was drafted. He was sent to
Camp Lee (now Fort Lee where he worked
in the special services of the Camp. We
Joined his company after basic training
This athlete was a tremendous ball play
err He pitched for the Camp team and we
won all of the games. Besides he was one
of the finest men you'd ever want to meet
1t wasn't his choice that he didn't 20
overreas wen units r.. tire c~~-p. - 4
wasn't until sor2eone made a r. issue of the
fact that certain men were not sent awav
that officials decided to pac'. up much of the
cadre ard sent them off to Eurcrc.
Hank Novak was an1c.,g the first to 70.
He wrote sevcrcl letters from across the way.
Then none of his friends heard from him.
He was in the Battle of the Bulge. They got
him.
Then there was Betty Lealxe one of the
greatest girls who ever walled. She YVES an
Army nurse. And she did tremendous good
all Of her young life.
There was a time when she came and
kept up the spirits of very i'll lady in our
house. Betty was not only good nurse but
her personality was worth more than ten tons
of medicine. Ask any patient at the old
Emergency Hospital and you will be told that
Betty Leake was the greatest nurse in the
world, next to Sandy Davis.
Betty went into the service because she
said that was where she belonged at that par
ticular time 1t wasn't long before she met
and fell in love with soldier from New York
What happy couple Mr.. and Mrs. Sam
Borgia were in those wonderful days. And
even though the war was just as terrible as
1t could be there was an awful lot of happi
ness crammed into short period of time.
1t wasn't too long before Betty Borgia
became very i'll. She died. The loss was great
for many of us, especially for Sam.
There are many more wonderful persons
we think of this Memorial Day. And we
know that there are many persons YOU re.
member not only on this one day set aside to
honor those who served with gallantry, but
others with whom you shared so much. It's
no wonder many of the problems we face
today seem to pale in comparison. M
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01

Is no laughter in heaven.
This is the holiday which points up the
essential tragedy Of man: namely, the forces
In him pushing him heavenward conflicting
with the equally strong forces within impell-
ing him to kill himself and Others This is the
holiday concentrating the malestrom
caused by the meeting of those two most
powerful human forces on the battle fields
Oh recorded history. This is the one dav set
apart Tor us to contemplate our nature: part
animal and part angel; somewhat sanity and
somewhat murderous, somewhat reverend in
that we set this day apart; but greatly
irreVerend IN that we kill and make this day
necessary.
There have been and there are great
many people, organizations and political par
ties who know the solution to this conflict
which burdens the heart of man. These lead.
ers rise up like steam from boiling NOT
Ihey tell us how to avoid war; and off we
go killing those who do not agree that our
way OF avoiding killing is the best
DO not know the answer to the world
problem OF war. rather suspect that M bodv
knows the answer At least I havenr heard
him nominated as Nobel Prize ,Uinpor .nd
am quite sure he is not riding a bus in
Alabama.
Although this is a gloomy column. I do
not feel pessimistic or that a bomb will fan
from the blue sky Since last year at about
this time, 1 learned it is a healthy tbino 70
accept the fact of mortality. Until one feels
that fact down to his corns. he has NOT vot
begun to live
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Agrees With
Mrs. Delhi

I agree with the views in the
letter from Mrs. Jane Delhi
criticizing your one-sided re-
porting on school board poll.
cies. / simply skip those items
in the Sentinel. When / want
to know the facts about Ami.
don, / read it in the Washing
ton Post. In that paper we
read that the Amidon plan is
still in the experimental stage
that the same rate of sue.
cess could not be expected if it
were adopted on a wide scale
because carefully screened
teachers were selected to pilot
the program.
/ have never met DR.. Whit.
tier, but my common sense
tells me that a man who dedi.
Gates his life to the ideal of
education wants the best pos
sible education for our chill
dren. I'm sure if the Amidon
plan fulfills its promise, Mont
gomery County will have Am
idon. land no thanks to you)
Parents who are concerned
about their children's educa.
ton, who have really investi-
gated the quality of Montgom.
cry County's system, are more
than satisfied. They have
found we are getting top-qual.
ity. I have one boy in college,
one in Jr. High and one in ele.
mentary school. One wonders
if you have any children who
have passed through our
schools.
I suggest you dig around in
the public library. You learn
a lot that way. You will find
statistics that show that a Ger.
tain percentage of children
have trouble learning to read
by the sight method; small.
er percentage have trouble
with the phonic method, but
other advantages of the sight
method outweigh this differ.
ence. I believe Montgomery
County now uses a combina-
ton of both methods. You will
discover some of the prob.
/. lens Of mass education SO
different from Europe, where
only a small carefully selected
group Of students receives a
secondary education.
Bone up, and then give us
more objective reporting. We
will have more respect for
your criticism.
Carolyn H. ROush
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
BY Kent Palmer

We've got to get this around
your neck. No, don't push it off.
We've got to make it tight :"
And then I'll squeeze.
That's it. Bend back as far
as you can. No, you can't use
your hands. And look out for
the window =" (GulpD
The hand that pours the cot.
fee is shaky. but now we're de.
termined to sit it out, to answer
only in event of dire emergency.
This won't hurt a bit. Just
close your eyes and stick out
your tongue :" I'll admins
ter the potion.
With that, the mother in the
house capitulated. Flying to the
bedroom, fearing the worst, she
found
The children were playing
peacefully. There was not a
scratch, not a mark. They were
happy as children are supposed
to be.
Returning for a quick cup of
rejuvenation. the mother sat
down, with something of a per.
tinent observation:
Il think we're the ones who
should be protected from those
awful television programs +. :"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01

to play. And there's the rub.
Dialogue which waited on the
wings of evening down the hall
was enough to raise few hairs
on the back of the neck of any
but the most callous children
hater.
Listen for a minute to the
sounds of youth. The quoted
comments are what we heard,
and the comments following
are the conclusions we felt were
only logical.
Put your hand down through
here, and don't move 1t. "
While I cut.
Planting ourselves firmly on
the chair, waiting for the
screams Of pain to follow. we
were startled that nothing
more than a laugh issued. A
quick slug of coffee was called
for.
"And now we're going TO get
1t UP just as high as we can.
You get up there, but wait a
minute Then you can
jump.
Again, the horrible moment
of anticipation. awaiting the
crash of a young body. Again, a
laugh.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
A Few Words
Horror Down The Hall

Rearing children in Suburbia
Is more than a chore.
And, having delivered our.
selves of that startling conclu.
sion, we'll hasten on to prove
the point before all the disbe-
lieving parents whose lives are
beds Of daisies can throw down
the challenge.
We cannot lay claim to 101
Dalmations at our. house, but
trying to get an accurate count
OF the current population is not
always an easy task. There are
always seemingly more than
can be tabulated.
But the real-the completely
disconcerting - thing about
these little dears is when they
are out of sight, but not out of
mind or, what's worse, not out
Of hearing.
Take a recent evening for a
working example.
There were those Of us adults
who had decided quiet cup of
coffee following dinner was
just what the doctor ordered to
restore a group of degenerated
tissues.
The children, accordingly,
were dispatched to a bedroom
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
D. Gene wlIle

Before me is last Thursdays
Sentinel in which Wick Byron
in his column discusses ar
ticles concerning the Merit
Pay Plan for the county which
appeared on page 3 of the
Montgomery Educator, The
MEGA publication, of January,
1861, After reading the col
umn, I obtained a copy of the
Educator for January and
carefully read what Mr.. How.
ard said in his Dissertation
on Organization" and Arthur
Simond's open approval of it
as editor and executive secre-
tary of the MEGA.
You are to be highly COM
mended for calling the atten-
ton of the residents of Mont.
gomery County to this obscen-
ity by Howard and the APP
proval given by Simonds APP
parently without qualifica.
ton. Seldom, If ever, have I
seen any published material
in magazine of this kind so
revoltingly offensive. Further.
it is incredible that a respon.
sible official of a teachers un.
ion should openly approve it.
After thinking over the ar.
ticles in the Educator, my i'm.
preston is that both of these
men are obliquely promoting
juvenile land possibly adult
delinquency by using and APP
proving the language and
metaphors employed. I cannot
believe that the teachers of
Montgomery County have fall.
en- so low as to approve the
descriptive terms used. Yet, If
they do not find such crude
ness to their liking, why has
no disciplinary action been
taken by the membership of
the Association? Seemingly,
since five months have al.
ready passed, nothing of the
kind is even contemplated,
which is regrettable.
Neither of these two per.
sons is fit to be associated in
any way with the county's edu.
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A Helping Hond

Bless 'em all.
They are the graduates of the Montgomery Coun-
ty TB and Heart Associations first class of occupa-
onal therapy assistants, who get their degrees to-
night
They are the people who villas one patient SO
poignanty phrased it-"help relieve the complete de-
preston and encouragement Of the long, empty days."
This first class has IL members, and their train
ing qualities them to help meet the pressing need for
occupational therapy services in nursing homes with
out increasing costs.
Theirs is mission not lightly to be dismissed be-
cause there is little greater need than to restore the
JOY of living to the minds of growing population of
aged whose main desire is to prove its members have
some reason for being.
The program is joint effort of the Health De-
partment, the Maryland Nursing Home Association
the Board of Education and the TB and Heart Asso-
citation.
All those groups deserve congratulations of the
community as well as gratitude for completion of
task SO long needed
For the u graduates we can only repeat:
Bless 'em all.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Open Letter TO the
Board of Educufion

I would like to protest
against the proposed construc-
ton of the windowless RAN
dolph Junior High School in
our Community.
/ believe that natural sun
light and a view of the out
side are essential elements of
the construction of any build
ing, especially a school where
pleasant surroundings and at
mosphere are so important to
the learning process. During
long periods of concentration,
lecture, study and confine-
ment, a brief gaze through a
window to the outdoors will
provide a welcome relief and
lift to both the student and
teacher. Even IN private in
dustry and government you
will find that the trend is to
a return to buildings with win
dows as a morale booster for
the employees.
AS a taxpayer the estimated
savings of $4,000 based upon
this type of construction is not
even worthy of consideration
when comparing it with the
potential decrease in effective
learning that may result to
thousands of children over the
years. When this $4,000 is
amortized over 25 year per-
iod ESTIMATED minimum life
of a SCHOOL, this amounts to a
rate of $1,000 per year which
is negligible.
I don't believe that the
Board of Education has given
enough consideration and re.
view to this proposal. especial
ly since it regards it as an ex.
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RIMES
of the
TIMES
WanderIust

I've known Paris in the
springtime And Cairo IN
July Iknow of London's pea
soup fog :. The heather smell
in Skye Now I'm done and
through with roaming
Would like to rest a spell
know 1 must but wanderlust f.
Bids me to say farewell
How could l to one woman
cleave a.. Forever hers to reach
When the moonlight of the
tropics .. Paints its pictures on
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Officers Are Installed

J. Gordon Mcdonald, 307 Mt.
Vernon pl., Rockville, was in
stalled president of the Hunger.
ford Towne Civic Association at
its May meeting at the Rock
vile Civic Center.
Others installed into office in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01

the beach And the tall and
stately palm trees Bow deep
before monsoon =. Or forget
the limpid beauty OF a
moonlit, blue lagoon But no
longer may / wander No
longer may | sllirk For at
last romance has bound me =. I.
To my wife and to my work,
Richard Hobart
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01
Reception to Honor
Retiring Principal

A reception for Mrs. Alice
Howard, retiring principal of
Oakland Terrace Elementary
School. will be held $3.50 pm.
Tuesday at the school. Plyers
Mill road. Silver Spring.
The Parent-Teacher Associa.
ton is sponsoring the farewell
reception for Mrs. Howard. who
has been principal of Oakland
Terrace since its construction.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-06-01

pertinent. 1 urge that a con-
ventional school building be
built in order to avoid subject.
ing our children and teachers
to a "windowless" atmosphere
with the possible unfortunate
results.
d. Gene Wille
P. S. Consider how you
would like it If the windows In
your offices were removed and
replaced with bricks and NOR
tar.
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clude Eugene Evans, vice presi-
dent; Everett w. Martin, secre-
tary; Mrs. Arthur Anderson, as
sistant secretary; and Gene E.
Antonicci, treasurer.
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It IS the one day Of the year when there
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1961-05-16

Gary Helfin, Norman Duvall,
Robert Lennon, Georgia Kelly,
Deborah Marshall, Pamela Mills
and Betty Lou Bargmann. In
the afternoon at 8 o'clock the
May Procession was held. Ev-
eryone in the parish was invited
to take part. Benediction was
given at the close of the serv-
ice. Monday evening the Holy
Name Society had a smoker in
the church hall. The. Rev. Fred.
rick MCGUIRE, C.M., the head of
the Mission Secretariat of the
NCWC, was the guest speaker.
Father Mcclure was a mission
airy in China. All men of the
parish were invited and refresh
ments were served. A Solemn
Novena to God the Holy Ghost
started on May 13 at 7:45 pm.
each evening through Sunday,
May 81, which is the Feast of
the Pentecost. Saturday May 20
a smorgasbord will be held at
Damascus High School from 8
to 8 pm. Mrs. Davis Cavanaugh
will be in charge of the shrimp
salad, Mrs. Robert Price, the
turkey; Mrs. Walter Shipley,
ham; Mrs. Henry Auth, Swed-