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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
COP Winners Leaning Heartily
On IS Year Old Fiscal Expert

Of Denver in governmental management and
in work toward docorae in the fields Of finance public
administration.
He has served the Maryland University
past two years. coming to this the State
ngon where he served director Of the Washington State
Research Council for three years.
Before going to the West Coast Briggs spent years
with a private research agency in Pennsylvania
Briggs admits he doesn't know definitely why
tapped by the Councinen for the 3Oday analysis
he suspects because Of technical "A
Program Budget for State Governments" he recently had
published
He said the book put together the years"
the basis of other findings evolving from budget analysis
Briggs avoids specializing whether his work
this Council might give rise to something better In
weeks.
Alex Hancock longtime county director Of budget and
fiscal matters has indicated he will retire Briggs
that neither this possible post any other
suggested by the Council
Il was simply retained aison between the Coun-
Gil and money matters he says e possibility of retaining
me for something further has not been mentioned"
U. S. Army veteran Briggs feels his work result
In savings for the taxpayers whether his recommendations
are applied to the county, the schools, both.
On the basis OF experience" he said, II believe
can handle both jobs effectively"
What results he achieve is difficult to But
is the behind my recommendations to the
Council Tuesday" he said.
The extent Of the saving be determined by policy
decisions Of he County Council.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
Immediate ActiOn' asked
County P-TA Council Backs
School Community Shelters

Immediate action to build community shelters url-
der school buildings has been asked of the county govern
en by the Montgomery County Council of Parent
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

The total includes individual
expenses listed by candidates
and almost $4,000 spent by
organizations formed to support
a particular candidate or cause.
II does not include the $27, $50
the county's Democratic State
Central Committee turned over
to state headquarters to pro-
mote the ticket on a statewide
basis. No accounting by the
Republican State Central Com
mittee was on file by the dead
line.
Failure Of the 10 candi-
dates to file account sheets
In accordance with state law
is a repetition Of the May pri-
mary when 38 candidates
failed to meet the deadline.
At that time, States Attorney
Leonard Hardy said he planned
a grand Jury Investigation into
this as well as a number OF
apparent accounting discrepen-
cies reported by Sentinel news
story.
He said this week that his
office investigated some Of the
account sheets filed following
the primary, but he said he
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

soft spoken but fast moving who might look
petely home college gridron this week jumped to
the fore powerful voice in charng future fiscal policies
of Montgomery County
John F. Briggs IS, went calmly before the GOPheavy
County Council Tuesday and quietly proposed that pet
projects launched the recently unseaed Democratic Con
Gil be stopped in their tracks for long and hard look
His before the Council understandable because
he knew his nnepont economy plan just what the Re
publican members of the Council wanted to hear the
four COP Unbiased him what they
sidered hot trail Of governmental extravaganza.
II appears that Chcagoborn Briggs Is item much In
demand. Only with the County Council,
he huddled In closed meeting with the Board Of Edmca
on possibly discussing his retention cOnultant In that
S86 million operation Qualification Briggs role with the
School Board issued last night.
The session with the School Board lasted than
three hours, but 1t failed to do the trick Board President
Charles W. Bell said afterward the discussion matter
general and decision had been reached
Tuesdays nnepont recommendation to the Council came
without charge according to Briggs member of the Uni
versty Of MaTands Bureau of Governmental Research he
took months leave from his Bureau chores to work with
out pay for the new Council.
He is not being paid his regular salary by the University
he getting much travel from his College
Park home.
Crewcut Briggs infant in the field Of finance. He
has spent than decade feeng out waste for both
private firms and governmental agencies
The special budget consuItant married and the father
Of two boys holds advanced degrees from ths University
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
CD Siren Burps,
No Apologies

No. Virginia, there wasn't
an air raid.
Rockville's civil Defense
siren simply had Indigestion.
Now, everybody knows the
sirens are tested on the first
of each month, but the county
seat horn hOnked for a couple
of seconds at 9 am. Wednes-
day.
But regional Civil Defense
officials in OIney blamed it
on a faulty switch.
1--WE conduct a silent, uh,
supposedly silent test
weekly" an OIney official ex.
planned. "A switch didn't
work"
III was Just a grOwI any.
way County Civil Defense
official said. Nobody offered
an excuse me-"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
P-TA Groups
To Petition
For Shelters

A petition asking that the
county government study the
possibility of placing fallout
shelters in schools is now being
circulated by P!TA groups in
this area.
The first 300 signatures were
obtained last Wednesday at a
meeting of P-TA civil defense
committees and interested per-
sons at the Walt Whitman
School. More than 500 attend
ed to hear several speakers
talk on various aspects of civil
defense.
Norman Ture, president of
the Thomas Pyle School P-TA
was moderator of the discus
sion. Speakers included DR..
William Thaler, Harold B. Hill,
Theodore Mariana and Mrs.
Joan Bishop.
Mrs. Pearl Hoffman, of the
Walt Whitman High School
P-TA committee, said that at a
special meeting Monday, it was
decided to canvass the area of
the school to ask neighbors to
take in students in case Of an
attack. Such arrangements have
already been made at other
schools, for children who would
have a long distance to walk
home after the alert siren
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

GUST School Supt. DR.. C. Tay-
lor Whittier appears UNI
founded in the light of state
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

found nothing to warrant grand
jury investigation.
Hardy was one OF the Ii who
missed the filing deadline which
passed last week. Under law,
the accounting must be filed
within 20 days after the cleo
ton.
He said this week he sees no
need for any charges against
those who missed the deadline.
I'm not going to prosecute any
one for late filing" he said.
Kardy's account sheet, filed
four days after the deadlne,
listed contributions of $3,750.35
and expenses of S3,668.97.
Robert c. Heeney, Kardy's
unsuccessful opponent, listed
expenses of S864.88, with contri-
buttons totaling S884.44.
Besides Hardy, five other
Democrats had not filed by
Thursday, three days after the
Monday deadline. They were
Leonard S. Blondes, Stanley
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
PdrkIand
Bonds to
Be Sold

Bonds that will make possible
purchase of %.1 million of
"open space" or parklands are
to be sold soon by the Mary
land.National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
The money, when received,
will be used to buy $500 acres
in Montgomery County and to
finance construction of the
Wheaton Youth Center to be
located adjacent to the new
Wheaton Library on Georgia
Avenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

ASSOCIATIONS.
In resolution adopted last
week, the county P-TA group
asked the County Council to
take immediate action to con-
struct community shelters
under school grounds to provide
protection against blast, heat
and fallout for all of the resi-
dents of the county"
At the same time, the group
pointing out that community
shelter construction cannot be
accomplished in six months
asked the School Board to in
struct each county principal ito
submit an action plan for his
students in case of an attack"
Such plan, the group agreed,
should include existing and
potential shelter within the
school (if any, potential shell
ter in the vicinity of the school,
and problem areas in which
guidance and assistance are re-
quired.
+. van der Smissen, civil de-
feuse committee chairman Of
the PTA Council, said the
resolution asking for commu-
Continued on Page A3)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
Harris Backed
For Seat on
Planning Board

Jerome J. Harris of Chevy
Chase, a former president of the
Montgomery County Civic Fed
Grafton, has been named by the
Citizens Planning Association
as its choice to fill a vacancy
on the County Planning Board.
Harris, a District insurance
man, would replace John A.
Floyd who resigned from the
Board Tuesday with this inaug-
uration into the County Council.
The Association named Harris
in a letter to the Council.
The Council took no action ON
an appointment to the vacancy
at its meeting. I'VE will do that
IN time" Floyd said
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

DR.. David w. Zimmerman,
deputy superintendent of the
Maryland School system, said
this week the board has no legal
authority to fire DR.. Whittier
before his contract terminates
some 30 months from now.
DIR. Zimmerman told the
Sentinel that only State School
Supt. DIR. Thomas S. Pullen
has removal authority, and
then only under specific con-
ditiOns.
According to the law, a coun-
ty superintendent may be re-
moved only after charges of
immortality, misconduct in Of
flee, INSTRUMENTATION, incompe-
tency, or willful neglect of duty
have been proved.
The law gives the accused
superintendent the right of a
hearing, DR.. Zimmerman said.
Such charges probably would
originate through DR.. Pullen, he
said. However, he said they
can come from the School
Board, I suppose, since they
must come from somewhere"
"A superintendent can't be
removed just because q new
board comes into office" he
said.
He said that so far as he can
recall, no county superintendent
has ever been rmoved from Of
flee under the law.
Last week, DIR. Whittier told
the four new members of the
board that he does not intend to
resign because of the election
results.
He said, however, that If
things aren't satisfactory in the
future under any board situa-
ton, then / will have to reap
praise things"
IT am not making any de-
cisions until we have experience
together" he said.
DR.. Whittier's statement came
after the new board members
Charles w. Bell, William e.
Coyle, William Saunders and
Everett H. Woodward-said In a
statement earlier that they de
Confirmation or denial
from DR.. Whittier of persistent
rumors that he is planning to
leave" the school system.
DIR. Whittier's programs and
policies were under attack by
the successful candidates dur
Ing their campaigns.
The superintendent said he
plans to stay in his post until
it should become apparent that
the atmosphere is not conducive
to my own long-range plans for
the system"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
School Funds Slash
OF $50 Is Proposed
Whittier Plea
Nine Million
Under '62 Total
BY Bill McAda
Sentinel Reporter

School Supt. G. Taylor
Whittier this week revealed
a requested 1963-64 budget
for capital expenditures to-
falling $7,160,931, the small
est amount sought for per-
manent Improvements and
expansion in a decade.
The current capital budget is
$16.5 million.
The total of this phase of the
budget is almost exactly half
the $14 million budget officials
anticipated would be needed
when they made the estimate
for this budget year ago.
Deferral of a number of prof.
ects programmed in last years
estimates and the apparent
leveling off of the countys stu
dent population explosion led
to the unusually low amount
sought, DIR. Whittier said.
The 128-page budget proposal
went to the School Board for
mally Wednesday evening. Pub.
lie hearings are tentatively set
for nid-January.
The second part of the
years budget, the operating
budget, will be revealed In n
public meeting the board has
scheduled for 8 pm, Dec. IL.
Montgomery County's current
school operating budget Is $50.4
million.
DR.. Whittier, questioned by
newsmen during informal pres
entation of his proposed capital
budget, was evasive when asked
directly whether the election to
the board OF 4 moderate to con-
sentative slate played a part in
the sharp reduction IN the capt.
tai budget.
I'VE have requested what we
think we will need just as we
have in the past" he said. This
budget is based on the same
premise as in the past: Provid-
ing for the kids" he said.
The four new board members,
sworn into office Monday, were
critical of the previous boards
spending policies. The four,
who can control future policies
with their voting majority. have
said they favor tighter controls
of the purse strings.
A number of projects tenta-
lively programmed at budget
time last year have been deleted
or postponed resulting in a
more than $6.5 million cut in
ANTICIPATED expenditures of the
1884 year.
Removed from active con-
sideration at this time are
large auditorium, a school for
handicapped children, several
building renovation projects, an
addition to the administrative
center, and a dollar boost for
the future sites account.
A request for construction
funds for the Kemp Mill Junior
High School, T'ilden Lane and
Glenallen Elementary Schools,
and a sizeable addition to Albert
Einstein High School have been
deferred until next year.
II hasten TO point out that
almost all of the items men
toned are not deletiOns
from the budget, but rather a
deferraI," DIR. Whittier said In
his budget transmittaI letter.
These plans presumably will
be put into next years budget
and would become a part of the
$57.3 million school officials
figure will be needed for CAPT
tai Improvements between now
and the 1858 school year.
Projected capital expenditures
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
Expenses
Are Axed
By Council

Montgomery County's Re-
publican-controlled Council
Tuesday accepted seven of
nine recommendations drawn
by a special budget consult
ant which could affect capital
and operating expenditures
totaling over $5.5 million if
pursued, through the coming
budget year.
The recommendations would
kill the remaining part of the
$50 million county incinerator
project now underway, freeze
lib untitled county jobs, and
halt plans to install a data pro-
cessing center.
Councilmen left two recon-
mendations-the selection of an
auditor and a decision on the
immediate sale of some S15.7
million in authorized bonds
for further study.
The nine-point recommends
lions for immediate considera-
ton" was submitted by John F.
Briggs, a member of the Bu-
reau of Government Research
at the University of Maryland.
The four incoming COP council
men authorized an analysis of
the county's operation by Briggs
shortly after their election
Nov. 6.
Major among the recon-
mendatiOns was Briggs sug-
gestiOn that the County order
all work stopped on the in
cineratOr project authorized
by the previous Council.
According to Briggs, the coun-
ty has spent over $464,0O0 on
the project and encountered
another Sal, 900.
In his comments, Briggs said:
There is reason TO ques-
ton whether the county
should undertake the refuse
collection and disposal func-
tons from the Washington
Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion. and further. IL they
should undertake these func-
tons whether the plan cur.
rently being followed is the
most satisfactory"
He suggested that until the
Council "can review all aspects
of this project, further work
should be suspended"
Councilmen instructed Coun-
ty Manager Mason Butcher to
ask design engineers Metcalf
and Eddy of Boston to hold up
on any further planning until
the future of the project is de-
termined.
Aside from the approved con-
tract for a road to the incinera-
tor site, Butcher told the Coun-
Gil that the design work is the
only phase of the work current
ly costing money.
John Floyd, an incoming
Republican named president
Of the council at Tuesdays
meeting, said the council,
twill make a very early deci-
sion" on the entire project.
The county incinerator was
conceived to make refuse collec-
ton a proprietary function of
the county government rather
than of the WSSC. The WSSC
has operated this phase of its
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
Whittier's Post Guarded
By Law, State Aide Says

Wide speculation that the
four new members of the
School Board may move to
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-03-22
MOD Drive Nets
|S3,O82.S9 In
Holmes County

$3,082.89 was the net pro-
ceeds of the March of Dimes
Drive for Holmes County
during the north of JANUARY,
according to Ed Wilb,un
Hooker, Jr., county chairman.
This figure tops last yeof's
total by $3.50. 90 but Mr..
Hooker said "tbe couaty still
gets more benefits from the
foundation than is p,.t If
each year"
A complete report from
each community chairman is
as follows.
Lexington 1923 .97, George
Mullendore. chairman.
purant 1926. 10, joe
Moore, chairman.
Tchula s328.45, RPW
Club, Mrs. Charlie Wade,
VA - '
chairman.
Goodman 1886. Pail
Hand, chairman.
Pickens $209.55, Harolj
Presley, chairman.
West $21. SO, Andrew
Stevens, chairman.
Thornton $55. 43, Mrs
Billy Harthcock, ohairman.
Ebenezer S32.4Q, Mrs.
Carolyn Thomas. chairman
Cruger - $93.72. Mrs. Dora
| Simon, chairman.
Acona - $4,000, Mrs. Con
ME Downer, chairman.
The Negro donations a.
mounted to 81, 048.75. A1onzc
Henderson. was chairman.
Mr.. Hooker wishes to ex-
press his appreciation to al
his .oo-workers and anyolst
who had a part in making
this drive successful.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-03-22
Cude-C Conn Vows
Exchanged March 9

Miss Jane Eliven Conn.
daughter of Mrs. Boyd Hol-
mes of West and Mr. Robert
Frank Cade, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. r. A. Cade. also of West
We're united in marriage at
6 O'Clock, Friday evening.
March 9th at the home of
Mr.. ara Mrs. Boyd Holmes,
in West.
Rev. Fl. c. Ellis of Durant
cffciated at the double ring
ceremony.
Miss Ann Jackson of West
presented a program of mu-
sic. The living room of the
home was beautifully deco
rated fer the occasion a small
trellis covered with Boston
ivy formed the background.
for the ceremony Floor bas-
kets containing white gladioli,
NUNS and stock were placed
on each side of the trellis.
The bride was given in,
marriage by her uncle, Mr.
James Rhyme. She was lovely
in a mint green suit with.
black accessories. She wore a.
shoulder corsage of white
rose buds.
Mrs. Raymond Cade of
Greenville was the brides
only attendant. She wore a
beige sheath with matching
accessories, her corsage was of
white carnations.
Mr.. Raymond Cade of
Greenvlle served his brother.
as best man.
For her daughters we'd
ding. Mrs. Holmes chose a
Navy blue outfit with match
ing accessories. She wore a.
corsage of white carnations.
Mrs. Cade, mother of the
groom, chose a greer. bro
cade sheath with beige ac-.
c%essories. She wore a white
orchid corsage.
Immediately after the cere-
mony the brides mother en-
tertained with a reception.
Cake and punch were served
by Bette Lou Cade and ia
mic Ellis.
Mrs Cade is employed as a.
nurse at the Holmes County
Community Hospital in Lex
ington. Mr.. Cade vii COM.
plete his college education at
Delta State.
The young couple Will
make their home in Lexing-
ton.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-03-22
Governor NoeI's Kin
Appointed u. S. Judge

James L. Noel, Jr., of Pilot
Point, Texas, nephew of the
late Governor Edmund Fa.
vor Noel of Lexington, has
received an appointment as
U, S. District Judge. accord
ing to March 10Th issue of
Congressional Record.
The Noel family settled in
the Tappahannock region in
Virginia in 1850. James Noel
is descended from a distir-
guished American family
which served with distinction
4 colonial days and through
the Revolution.
Governor Noel served the
State of Mississippi as COVER
nor from 1908 to 1912, and
at his death in 1927 was bu-
ried in Odd Fellows Gene
terry ir Lexington.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-03-22
Mrs. Cunningham
Hostess To TchuIo
Garden Club

The Tchula Garden Club
met March 9th in the home
of Mrs. James Cunningham.
Co-hostesses were Mrs. Wal
ter Curle, Mrs. K. ID. Par
IRISH and Mrs. Byron Sharpe.
The plantation home OF the
hostess was beautifully deco
rated with sprir.g flowers.
The featured arrangement,
"The Rhapsody of Spring
was made by Mrs. Cunning
ham.
Mrs. w. G.. Gwin, club pre-
sident, called the meeting TO
order and the club collect
was read in pnisor. The SET
rotary read Il 2 minutes and
called the roll. Twenty-Five
members and one visitor
were present. Mrs. E. j.
Sheppard, treasur :. gave her
report.
The Flower ST. w sche-
dulles were given ut. The
Flower Show, "The Open
Road. u. S. A." viii be pre-
Sented in the school gyml.a-
SUM April 18th, and Will be
open to the public from 2 till
6 p. m. Everyone is urged TO
enter their Horticulture, end
the public will have a sec
ton in the artistic division.
Land of the Free This VIII
be open to the public oT.iY.
Mrs. Gwin announced that
Mrs. M. B. Latham, well
known flower arrangement
specialist from Raymond VIII
give a demonstration here nC
April 18th in the Tchula
Town Hall, admission to be
| one dollar.
Following the business SEES
sion a very clever skit was
presented, entitled, "At the
Flower Show" Those taking
port were Mrs. Everarde
Jeres. hrs. S. J. Foose, Jr.,
Mrs. C r. Logan, Jr., Mrs.
Pate Tort1son, Mrs. w. G.
Cwin, Mrs. w. M. Henry,
Mrs. Ned Parrish, Jr. and
Mrs. Julia Barwick.
After the program refresh
mentS from a linen covered
table, centered with spring
flowers and burning tapers.
Mrs. w. C. Gwin poured cCf-
fee.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-03-22
West News
WEST HID CLUB HOLDS
REGULAR MARCH MEET
BY MRS. MABEL BRYANT

WEST HID CLUB HOLDS
REGULAR MARCH MEET
The West Home Demon
stration Club held a regular
meeting Tuesday, March IL
n the Community Club
House with eight members
present.
The meeting was called to
order by the president, Mrs.
Harvey Campbell. The club
collect was read and the
cpening song, America" was
sung. Minutes We're read by
he secretary, Mrs. J.. r. Mel
ton and approved as read.
Mrs. Harvey Brister, club
garden leader, talked on
pruning shrubs after damage
by the severe cold during the
past winter, In the absence OF
Miss Harpole. Mrs. A. ].
Stevens, III gave the demon
stration on Family Life. The
The District Home Demon
stration Council meeting to be
held on Thursday, March 90
at the Walter Sillers Coli
scum in Cleveland, was dis
cussed.
At the conclusion Of the
meeting, cookies and punch
were served the group. Dur
ing the social hour plans
were completed for the Pill
grimage trip to Natchez.
The Lexington advertiser. [volume] (Lexington, Miss.) 1904-1985, 1962-03-22

Mr.. and Mrs. Jim Saxton
and son of Benton and Mr.
and Mrs. Charles Saxton and
daughter Of Canton visited
ir. the Joe Gilmore home
Saturday night.
Visitors at Harlands Creek
for the morning worship serv-
ices were Mr.. and Mrs. Lay
ton Rogers, Greenville; Miss
Debby Cannon, Jackson; Miss
Dolores Gardner, Macon; Miss
Jean Aust, Isola; Miss Ra.
mona Torrance, Yazoo City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Udonnel
Spell and Mrs. Doyle Gilmore
called at the J. E. Gilmore
home Sunday afternoon.
Visitors of Mrs. Tommie l..
Cooksey on Sunday were Mr..
and Mrs. Nathan Edwards,
Mrs. Lula Edwards, Mr.. and
Mrs. Wayne Covington, ana
MI. and Mrs. Joe Wigley.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. S. Pettus
called on the Paul Davis
family Sunday.
Mrs. ANA Wallis was SIM
day dinner guest at Mrs.
Genie Stewards home.
Sympathy is extended to
the family Of Mrs. Luther
Pugh in their sorrow due to
me death of Mrs. Pugh.