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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
From This Angle
Deliberate Senators. Deliberate!

The Senate Judiciary Committee is hold
ing hearings on a variety of proposals for
counteracting the alleged effects on our re-
ligious heritage of the recent Supreme Court
decision on prayer in the public schools. Sen.
]. Glenn Beall of Maryland is sponsoring,
with IA other Senators, an amendment to the
Constitution saying that nothing in the Con-
stitution should be construed to prohibit pub
lie schools from providing for voluntary par
ticipation in nonsectarian prayers.
The key word is nonsectarian. What is
a nonsectarian prayer? One made up by gov
eminent officials as was the case with the
New York State Board of Regents prayer
that the Supreme Court just threw out? Is
such prayer one that majority of religions
can agree on? How large should the majority
be? SIG 662sa6 1870 900?
Let the Senators consider the case
of single Protestant child In a public
school room full OF Catholic children.
Let the teacher lead the children in an OBJ
viousIy Catholic prayer. Would the Sen.
ators consider that the Protestant parents
had a legitimate protest? Would the SEN
atOrs consider protest still legitimate il
the Protestant child were forced to leave
tne room every morning 10 AVOID nearing
a prayer alien to his faith? Or reverse
the situation and let it be a single Cath
Ole child listening to an obviously Prot
estant prayer
I believe that most Americans would
agree that such an arrangement should not
be allowed to continue. If this is true for
Catholic or most Protestant school children,
should it not hold true for religious minori-
ty, no matter how small that minority may
be? Should we penalize children of certain
religious minorities by making them leave the
room of a public school to avoid hearing a
prayer alien to their faith? Or should we
just make them sit through it without taxi
ing part? How large does the minority have
to be before the same consideration is given
to them that is given to the major Protestant
and Catholic groups?
Is it possible that an arrangement al
lowing the majority to determine the content
of prayer in a public school would some day
produce in the various states having one pre-
dominating religion public school system
devoted to one religious faith? Say the Nor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
by Les Kimble

mon religion in Utah, the Baptist religion in
some Southern states, and the Catholic re-
ligion in Connecticut, Rhode Island, and Mas.
sachusetts?
What some Senators seem to be i'm.
plying Is that those religious minOrities
who don't agree with the religious pray
provided by the government or by
some religious leaders approved by the
government, will just have to lump 1t or
order their children from the public school
room every morning when the "nOnsec-
tartan" prayer Is said. Do the distin-
gushed gentlemen of the Senate of the
United States of America really mean this?
In the Everson Bus case the Supreme
Court said: No tax in any amount large or
small, may be levied to support any religious
activities or institutions, whatever they may
be called or whatever form they may adopt
to teach or practice religion" This statment
was repeated in the famous McCollum case
by the Court. During the Catholic drive for
aid to their parochial schools this statement
was dismissed by some Catholics as mere
dicta, not binding as the words of a regular
decision are In the Torcaso case, Justice
Black, speaking for a unanimous Court,
quoted the above statement, saying, I'VE were
urged to repudiate as dicta" these sentiments.
we decline to do this :. :" That took care
of the dicta claim.
Since some members of the Senate ap.
parently belive that the recent Supreme Court
decision regarding prayers in the public
schools threatens our religious heritage let
the us. Senate examine the words of the
Supreme Court quoted above and tell the
American people what word or words of the
Court they would change
The Senate of the United States is now
considering action to change the effects of
the Supreme Court decision made in the light
OF the Courts view of the First Amendment
to our Constitution. That First Amendment
is part OF our Bill of Rights That First
Amendment guarantees our freedom of re.
hgion, freedom of press, freedom of speech.
the right of people peaceably to assemble.
and the right of the people to petition the
government for redress of grievances. Let
the members of the Senate consider with
great care any action taken that bears IN
these rights. Deliberate, Senators. deliberate
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
Letters To The Sentinel
The Public Forum

lege, Mimi, she specialized in
Political Economy prior to her
training in Public Administra-
ton at the University of Gin
cinnati. She holds a Phi Beta
Kappa Key. Mrs. Ross is the
wife of Howard F. Ross, a De
Paw University graduate who
also received his MA. from the
University of Cincinnati. They
are the parents of two teen-age
daughters. Mr.. Ross believes in
his wife and works most 10y
ally to assist in meetings she
has called as does the eldest
daughter, an advanced student
at Goucher. Their family home
where Mrs. Ross was doing the
ironing when / called for this
information is the meeting
place and symbol OF true
American democracy.
We who take pride in Mont
gomery County and believe in
justice will do well to get in
touch with committee men,
bers having petitions to be
signed, asking Gov. ]. Willard
Tawes to commute these harsh
sentences of Judge Pugh.
Mrs. G. A. Bernhard
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02

that the 108 recommendations
were intended to be a package
of reform to be put into effect
Immediately. Such reactions
reveal either lack of time or
unwillingness to make a fair
appraisal of the report. They
suggest a greater interest in
maintaining the status quo
than in the welfare of the
county as a whole.
The League of Women Vot.
ers of Montgomery County be-
lieves that any comment on
the changes proposed would
be premature at this time.
Our members will study and
discuss the report formulating
positions on the various recon-
mendations.
We are pleased the Council
authorized the PAS survey
and has given us basis for an
objective evaluation of our
county government.
Mrs. C. NJ. Derryberry,
President
League OF Women Voters
of Montgomery County
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02

Judge Katherine Lawler Shook
to impose sentence on Carl
Estep, a very brutal rapist.
Her reasoned sentence of life
Imprisonment instead of death
was most carefully drawn.
Judge Pugh's brief sentence of
death for John and James
Giles stands out in contrast.
From studying the tran
script of the trial, it seemed
to me that the Giles brothers
acted as well as rapists can, if
that makes any sense. In spite
of the responsiveness of the Of
tense, the motivation was SIM
pie, irresponsible passion UNI
complicated by brutality, and
there appears to be some doubt
as to whether the older brother
(22) is actually guilty. The 16
year old victim submitted to
her unhappy plight with no
little calm and cooperation,
and evidently survived the or
deal with as few after effects
as possible.
Why then the sentence of
death by Judge Pugh and the
declaration that the court
would show no mercy? The
only way can understand this
is that his moral code must be
very stern. He may have felt
in this sentence, much as many
Conscientious judges before
him at other times and places
who melted out death to pick
pockets and cattle thieves, that
the only way to stamp out an
objectionable crime is to treat
the perpetrators as severely
as possible.
Perhaps he is right, and we
are all the safer for his action.
Yet the sentence leaves me UNI
comfortable. l would hope that
others might find time to
study the transcript and reach
their own conclusions.
Harold A. Knapp, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02

seat and, at times, give little" to quiet the clamor
especially givnga-ttle does not appear to affect the
general welfare to any great extent
Rockviles urban renewal plan, first in Montgomery
County, is in the spotlight The present city government
has done remarkable, efficient job of coping with prob
lens of growth in the past eight years. 1t has accomplished
much for the CITY, Failure of urban renewal especially in
view of now apparent trend toward convincing towns
and other special districts to sacrifice charters and go
der county government, is mthnkabe.
We feel seeds of failure for urban renewal in Rock
vile have been sown and that others about to be
broadcast
Rockville approached urban renewal on the premise
that decay and blight had afflicted its central business
high tax district. Focus has been and is on
downtown Rockville. What happens will be big News"
1t now becomes incumbent city fathers to erect
every safeguard against failure The important safe
guard it erect is holdhe line stand against recon-
mending or granting any commercial coming within the
city limits until urban renewal plans shaped up
Pressures to grant commercial coming exist Accusa-
tons of holding up progress and inconvenencing small
neighborhoods and will be leveled AS time lags
for unwilling of urban renewal plans pressures will in
crease.
In this respect, city officials must not lose sight of
the overall picture the general welfare of the city, and
the ultimate objective a wellplanned prosperous
central business district that will pay heavy taxes and
equaliZe the tax burden on home owners
In particular, emphasize that granting of coming
which will permit construction of any shopping center
within the city, large small whites away at the eco
nomc foundations OF the very which, hopefully city
fathers would rebuild and preserve.
We believe Rockville has wise government that will
neither shrink from duck the responsibilities it created
by coming up with the idea of urban renewal in the first
place.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
PAS Review

The League of Women Vot.
ers of Montgomery County has
awaited with interest compile
ton of the Public Administra.
ton Service study of Mont
gomery County government.
Since adoption of the Char
ter in 1913, the county has
experienced unprece-
dented growth and has
changed from a suburban
community to an urban CEN
ter, with a responsible role to
play as a part of a great me-
tropolitan area. 1t is necessary
to inquire into the adequacy
of the government, established
thirteen years ago, to meet the
new conditions and our future
news. The question is a mat
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
Extreme Sentence

The Sentinel of July 26, car
ried a well prepared and fac
tual front-page story regard
ing the formation of a citizens
group to aid in changing the
death sentences of the Giles
brothers. The story is both
shocking and hopeful! There
is a thread of understanding
here for which all thinking
Montgomery County citizens
will be grateful. Nothing hurts
a court community worse than
a miscarriage of justice. While
we are shocked by the extreme
sentence of Judge James H.
Pugh, we appreciate the volun-
tary efforts of Mrs. Howard
F. Ross which bring a hopeful
contrast beyond general expec-
tations.
No mere sentimentalist, Mrs.
Ross is specially qualified to
exercise leadership of this new
committee. To search for and
find unused evidence amid the
various rumors, assumptions
and probable prejudices which
contributed to such a sentence,
requires training and integrity.
These are enhanced by Mrs.
Ross natural sense of fairness
and her modesty. Who is this
capable woman?
A graduate of Carleton Col
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
by Barney Welsh

marc ONLY a few of us play golf very we'll
and all of lis have our weaknesses. The only
Golfer who has no weakness at River Road
is the COACH Jim Hightower and ne never
nlavs There is one left-handed professor Of
law who can control everything about his
game except his temper, and that fact that
he converted to playing right-handed has not
cured his left.lobed temper. Then there is the
famous radiologist of Suburban Hospital who
shot an 81 and tainted when he added up the
score. There is a real estate expert at the
Washington Post who is called Automatic"
because of his deadly puts, and we have
retired Colonel who commutes from Fit. Meade
to River Road. Rumor has it that ten-foot
putt is gimme for him at River Road-where
there are no generals
Then there Is big Mack the stone
man. big Mack" tips the beam at nearly
as much as he is across the beam, and,
when he hits the ball from the tee, it has
been known to go 800 yards-and wind
up back Of the tee
Even the staff is colorful. Several of
them can jump over the bar like Brummel,
the Russian highjumper to avoid the Club
mascot: Great Dane who ate his first man
when just a puppy
OF course there are ladies' who play the
game. There is foursome which made itself
famous last Sunday by being played through
by five other foursomes: and these other
foursomes were not so fast either.
OF course we have our real golfers. But
they seldom play with us: they being young,
ramstuginious men, all of them unmarried
and being deeply entrenched heterosexuals
and rapid road-runners. And so this is why
we were dumped on earth: and its nice
place, at that.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02

ter of concern to every
thoughtful citizen.
The County Council is to be
commended for initiating
comprehensive review of gov
eminent organization and oper-
atoms in terms of intergovern-
mental relationships. The Pub
lie Administration Service,
which it engaged to conduct
the six.month study, is a non
profit, non.political organiza.
ton with a nationwide reputa.
ton as consultants on prob.
lens of local government.
The first volume Of a two.
part final report was released
July IL. 1t contains 108 recon-
mendations for changes to be
considered in structure and op-
Grafton of the county govern.
ment. The second volume of
the report will be released in
mid-August. We believe the
full report and its recommen-
dations should be the subject
of careful study by citizens
and interested organizations
before judgments are made on
its merits.
Within hours of the release
of the first volume, it was de.
nounced as ridiculous, prepos-
ferrous and politically.moti :
waited. Some critics implied
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
Giles Petitions

Your readers were intro
duced to the Giles-Johnson De-
tense Committee by your ex-
cellent news account and edi-
torial last week.
Those who would like to re-
ceive more detailed or last
minute information, or who
would help circulate the petit
ton for clemency are invited
to give their names to our
Secretary, Mrs. r. J. Gleason,
14724 Westbury Road, Rock
vile Is, Md.
Mrs. Howard #. Ross, Chrmn.
GiIes-JOhnsOn Defense Comm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02

be his press agent? You are
doing an excellent job of pro-
noting his hideous writing.
and If he isn't paying you, he
ought to be.
Why don't you pick a worth
while cause and plead for il
as diligently as you are plead.
ing for Tropic?
Don't you know that base
immortality prefaced the fan
OF the Roman Empire?
Dos Passos and Untermeyer
are literary experts YOU saw.
How do we know what type
minds they have? Freud. ac-
cording to some individuals.
was supposed to be an expert
on psychology but l don't buy
ms type OF, thinking. I have
discussed the subject of this
immoral and depraved writ.
ing with many people in var
ious walks Of life and they all
agree that this filth must be
stopped.
May / suggest that you read
an article entitled can Editor
Looks at Sin and Salvation"
by Jenkin Lloyd Jones, editor
of the Tulsa Tribune. II
might give you some food for
thought.
Evelyn Koepenick
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
On Giles Case

Every time it comes clearly
to my attention that someone
is to be executed-be it Caryl
Chessman, or an unknown
Hungarian sentenced to stran-
gulation for opposing the state
II go thru a certain amount
of anguish. This is perhaps
the result of having read
Oscar Wilde's "The Ballad of
Reading Gaol" once too often.
It's a childish reaction, but
anyhow I'm troubled.
In the case of the young
Giles brothers, described in
your editorial last week,
there's a more substantive
basis for concern. About the
same time as these boys were
sentenced, it was the duty of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
City Responsibility

We have every reason to believe Russell L. Montney
planning and urban renewal director in Rockville and the
Mayor and Council at the County Seat are wel-infomed
on the single hair which divides success and failure of
urban renewal.
We know also the urban renewal director and CITY
heads are subjected to continuing pressures from ndvd
uas and groups who seek special avors for special in
tereSts.
Further, we know all governing bodies sit in the hot
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-08-02
More On 'Tropic'

Will you please tell me why
you are beating the drums for
Tropic Of CdRcerS Are you
being paid by Arthur Miller to
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23
Tice Has High Herd

Top herd in the DHIA unit No.
l, Grantsville area for July was
that of Simon j. Tice who had 20
crossbrecd COWS that produced an
average of 1886 pounds of milk
and 595 pounds of fat
Second high herd was that of
Henry Tice with % grade Hol-
stems producing 1852 pounds of
milk and AS pounds of butter
fat. Simon Schrocks herd of %
crossbrecds and grade Guernseys
was third with 1045 pounds of
milk and A pounds of fat Fourth
was the herd of Raymond Tice
with 81 grade Holsteins producing
IT'S pounds of milk and Adj
pounds of fat. Paul Mausts herd
of 80 grade Holstcins was fifth with
ITO pounds of milk and 43.1 pounds
of fat
Top COW in the association was
Sandy, crosSbrccd owned by
Simon Ticc. She produced 2160
pounds of milk and 1903 pounds of
fat Second was Mary, crossbrecd
of Simon Ticc with 2080 pounds
of milk and 104 pounds of fat
Matte. registered Holstcin of
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23

Margaret c. Hetz, an cmploye
of the U. S. Department of Agri-
culture. crops research division of
the agriculture research service
has assisted in compiling PAM
phlet on commercial sources of
plastic films for greenhouses, hot
beds, row covers and mulch.
She is a ciericai assistant to the
investigations leader at Beltsvillc,
has advanced rapidly since assum-
ing her position there in August,
1860. Starting as a clerk-stenog-
rapher GS-3 at that time she was
promoted to GS-4 in April, 1861.
and is now a GS-5 secretary, which
she attained in July of this year.
She is a daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. Thomas w. Hetz, Avilton. and
was graduated from Northern High
school in 1860.
Her work includes investigations
on beans and peas.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23

Try Our Want Ads-They Pay.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23

and James Fcastcr were advanced
to Star Scout. John burst was adj
Vanced to Life Scout Merit badges
we're awarded to the following:
Roger Thomas, Rabbit Raising,
Pioneering, Indian Lore, cooking,
and Citizenship. In The Home;
Norman Wilt, Citizenship in The
community, baskotry, cooking;
Merlin Trickctt baskctry, Citizen
ship In The Home, nature, insects;
James Feaster, cooking, swimming,
reading. public heath; John DWst
citizenship in the community;
Randy Shaffer, bask try; Fred
Field, Woodcarving; ritz Piper,
Woodcarving, Tony Foley, lifesav-
ing. basketry Others attending
camp we're: Tom Nee, Bill Leigh
ton. Richard BroWn.L.9, Dusty Stan
ton, Paul Thomas, James Moore,
Ray Burton and Joln Kerins.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23
Working On Missile
Range In Southwest

John f. White. professor of
mathematics at Bridgewater col
lego. Bridgewater, Virginia, is
spending the summer months at
White Sands Missile range in New
Mexico. Mr.. White is doing Stats
tical consulting for the Integratcd
Range mission and the electronics
branch of the Signal Mission Sup
port agency. His main concern has
been with reducing missile data
from electronic tracking systems.
Earlier in the summer, Mr.. White
taught a course in MatriX Algebra
and MatriX Calculus applied to
missile data reduction to Interested
personnel of the Integrated Range
mission.
MIR. White will co-author a tech
zeal paper in the near future on
methods of reducing data from
ClCCtrOnic tracking systems.
Son of MIR. and Mrs. Roy E.
White, Hutton, he is married TO the
former Gene RiddCr, daughter of
MIR. and Mrs. Baity E. Riddcr Mr.
and Mrs White will be returning
with their family via auto to
Bridgcwatcr from Ell Paso, Texas.
carly in September.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23
Bishop To Confirm

This Sunday, August 26th, the
Ri Rev. Harry Lee Doll, ID. d.,
Bishop Coadjutor of the Episcopal
Diocese of Maryland, will be at
St Matthew'S Church to administer
the ancient Rite of Confirmation.
The rector of the parish, the Rev.
w Shelby Walthall, will present
a class of candidates to him. Bishop
Doll will celebrate Holy Com
munion at 8 A. NJ, and will preach
at the 1890 service. There will be
no Church school this Sunday. All
children will remain in church for
the service.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23
Building OF First
Mill At Crellin Is
Shown In Old Photo

From Waynesburg, Ohio, Glenn
Ashby supplied this weeks old
photograph, showing construction
of one of the early sawmills at
Crellin. The men shown in the pie
ture we're not identified, but he
believed they were supervisors of
the building crew.
Some information on the first
Crellin mill was given in an ar
ticle published in The GladeS
Star in 1852 The account relates:
In the year 1891, the land
where the town of Crcllin now
stands was purchased by the Pres
ton Lumber and Coal company of
Pennsylvania.
In 1891 the company started TO
build the railroad from the B. and
o. tracks at Hutton to the prescn:
mill site at Crcllin. The mill was
begun in 1891, and part of the ma
chinery was hauled in on wagons.
The mill was not completed and
ready to run until early summer
of 1892.
The mill consisted of large
72-inch circular and gang. with a
capacity of over $4,000 feet per
day. This mill was destroyed by
fire in March of 1902, but was
replaced by the summer of 1903"
MIR. Ashby stated he believed this
weeks photograph was of the con-
struction of the original mill, which
would place the date as 1891 ac-
cording to the Glades Star account,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23
Completes Course

Cadet Richard IL. Dcnison, 20,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Hugh Z. Dcni-
son, IS Oak ST., Oakland, recently
completed six weeks of training
at the Reserve Officer Training
Corps CROTC) summer camp at
Indiantown Gap Military Rsserva-
ton, Pa.
Cadet Denison is active in the
ROTC program at Marshall Uni
versity in Huntington, W. Va, and
is a member of Scabbard d Blade
society.
He is a 1859 graduate of Park
erSburg tW. Va High School.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1962-08-23
Troop g Concludes
Weeks Camping

Nineteen members of Troop 80
attended the Boy Scout Camp at
Deep Creek, August 1918, with
Scoutmaster Harold Trickett in
charge The camp featured cook
ing, pioneering and mile swim.
All boys cooked their own meals
and slept in tents.
The boys prepared a meal for
their parents Thursday evening
after which the following advance
ments and merit badges we're
awarded by Arthur Naylor, Jr.
Milton NayIor John Purbaugh,
Henry TrickCtt, Jr., John White,
and Mike Foley were advanced
to End Class Scout. Roger Thorn
as, Norman Wilt, Merlin Trickett,