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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23

Many builders, developers,
bankers and realtors are impor-
tant agents of housing discrim.
nation, the committee said, but
there are among them many
who would like to business with
out regard to race, color or
creed.
furthermore" It continued,
with the issuance of a Presi-
dental executive order, these
elements Of the housing and
home finance industry will find
1t useful to have citizen and pro-
fessional assistance that will
help them comply with the
law"
Outlining its program, the
committee said it would:
eAssist minority group indi-
viduals who are seeking hous-
ing. by developing a registry Of
houses whose owners are will
ing to sell without discrimina-
ton and making such inforna-
ton available to prospective
buyers.
sOrganiZe and promote a va
riety of educational programs,
including both public education
efforts and special off-the-record
SEMINARS and conferences for the
housing and home finance indus
try.
sBe available for educational
and community relations work
in particular neighborhoods
where a minority family may
have moved in.
eConduct and promote re-
search. 1t might, for instance,
survey the housing needs and
preferences of non!whites en-
ployed in suburban Maryland
in professional and serni.profes-
sional capacities but now living
in the District. 1t might also
make a continuing study of
property values in neighbor-
hoods into which non-whites
move for the first time.
eWork as closely as possible
with public agencies such as the
Montgomery County Human
Relations Commission and with
all elements of the housing and
home finance industry.
Assisting the county group
will be Washington regional
office Of the American Friends
Service Committee, to be
established soon. At the Mon
day meeting. Mrs. Charlotte
Meacham, Also housing re-
preventative who has worked
with suburban housing inte-
grafton problems In several
major cities OF the country,
outlined the experience of her
organization and how they
would work closely with the
county group in attacking the
problem.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
by Les KimbIe
Dad

ed or officialyappointed censor to operate
without court action is that standards Of
literature differ widely in any community.
Inc minds of some citiZen-censors may actu-
ally have dirty and warped view of sex (sex
is no doubt involved in almost all censorship
What you or might see as merely the picture
OF beautiful woman may conjure up to the
minds OF some all sorts of prurient visions
and desires. The evil which such individuals
censor is not in the publication but in the
mind of the beholder
The primary reason that these censors, be
they prudes or libertines, should not be al
lowed to impose their own standards on
others is that there is no control over their
censorship Many magazines contain in both
the advertisements and the editorial material,
pictures of women in various stages of UNI
dress. If store can be conditioned to remove
from the stand any magazine or book to which
an objection is raised, it is a simple matter
for person desiring to suppress particular
political or religious view in a magazine to
search the magazine for the most suggestive
picture he can find If any border-line pictures
exist, the deed is done. A businessman who
censors what he sells may also suppress po-
litical or religious views
The fact that these citizen-censors may
organize under the name of Citizens for
Decent Literature or some other such title
does not hide the true nature of their activi-
ties. The fact that they claim not to censor
but only to seek cooperation of the dealers
does not alter the fact that they are removing
from sale publications which many citizens
may consider quite proper
Our forefathers established freedom of
press and freedom of speech because they
peheVed that no one should be trusted with
the authority of the censor Those dangers
present IN the absence of censorship do not
compare with the many threats to our free.
doms that censorship produces. The citizens
OF Montgomery County would be wise to keep
careful eye on these self-appointed censors
Let us demand that they take these publica.
tons into the courts where our freedoms will
be protected.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
by Barney Welsh

hack: but person who reads books gets
character in addition to headache. And we
hope that it is a good character
Your "a" in physical education is duly
noted, and for a girl it is remarkable. But
considering that you received a I'D" in sci
ence, your phys. ed. mark is understandable.
You spent time on the tennis court when you
should have been in the laboratory. From
the unfortunate example which you have
before YOU you should have learned better
than waste your time on the tennis court
Show me a man with good forehand, and I
will show you boy who wasted his time on
the tennis courts. He should have been play
ing golf.
Yes, we are pleased that you passed the
mid-term examinations. From all the trouble
a student has In getting into college, one
could think it must be frightful work to have
to stay in. And 1 suppose it Is harder to pull
down good grades in college now than 1t was
in the days of the depression. When I was
in Duke, we couldn't afford a car and gaso-
line; and we can't now either, but we have
a couple, anyhow. The difference between
the depression of my time and the depres-
sion of your time is then we didn't have any
money, and now the money we have isn't
worth anything.
I am not surprised that you had terrible
time in English Composition and theme writ
ing. still have that trouble never could
write and in order to compensate for my
weakness I write column for the Sentinel.
So when you get real discouraged about your
poor marks on themes; just take a look at
some of the trash your Dad has written that
other people pay to read If you learn to
write rotten enough about common people
and dirty places and glorify dirt you can get
yourself banned and famous; but would be
ashamed and so would you.
Love,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
CAP Tabloid Was Dangerous Trash

was newspaperman In the Washington area.
And 1 would hope no friend of mine would
ever write such idiotic and dangerous trash.
Or be party to such character assassination
by innuendo.
Twelve Montgomery County citizens-all
sincere dedicated, Woodworking community
leaders who have devoted hundreds or thou
sands OF man hours to working for COM
munity causes of one kind or another-and
they also happened to be liberal" Democrats
seeking public office-were maligned, ridi-
culed, intemperantly attacked by what
choose to call "the hate sheet"
The writer acting for the scheming group
of men responsible for this scurrilous publica-
ton threw dirty terms at his victims
They were listed, by name, as the "Who's
Who In the extremist apparatus" What does
this mean? Everyone knows what IL means.
This is a communist word, used Frequently
by federal authorities or Congressional com.
mittees in describing how the Communist
party works.
Appearance Of the "hate sheet" was met
by wave of revusion. I know. and can
produce If need be, scores of persons who
were shocked and disguised by such tactics.
Yet no one has spoken up. These men should
not be allowed to get away with this without
Continued on Page 100
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
'Foir Housing Group Formed
(Continued from Page 1l

Continued from Page -
Mrs. Mary Y. Williams, Wheaton, and elected treas
urer was Bruce Bowman Greenbelt.
Directors elected are: DR.. Roland A. Barnes,
Bruce Bowman Elmer Brock John 8. deBeers, Joseph
Els, DR.. Joseph H. Flynn Albert K Herring, Phineas
Indritz, Rabbi Eugene ]. Lipman, Rev. Prugh, Lewis
Ross Roberts, James B. Robertson, Jr., Mrs Helen
M. Rosenthal, Atlee E. Shidler Mrs. Dorothy R.
Steffens, Mrs. Margery T. Ware, Paul c. Warnke, Mrs
Mary x. Williams Reginald H. Zalles Rev Robert
zoerheide "
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
League Thanks

The news coverage and edi-
torial support given by The
Sentinel during the campaign
in Maryland to defeat the I'M
fair congressional redistricting
referendum is deeply appreciat-
ed by the League of Women
Voters of Montgomery County.
Certainly your excellent pre-
election editorial on the sub
ject played an important role
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23

: the group feels, because:
eSuch a committee Is needed
to work actively and respon
sibly to support, strengthen ant
coordinate the forces OF tht
market, the law, and public sen
timent that are tending to pro
duce a freer housing market
and
sTo see to 1t that "this inevi
table change In the housing
market is not accompanied by
panic selling, bloclxbusting, vic
lence or other forms of com
munity disruption"
"A great majority of suburban
Marylanders, including the bust
nessmen and professionals Of
the housing and home finance
industry, do not want middle
and upper-middle income Negro
ghettos to develop here" the
committee stated.
Both our conscience and
our business sense tell us this
would be disastrous. To con-
fine people to a racial ghetto
Is immoral. It Is also bad bust
ness. A racial ghetto is a COM
munity cancer. Around Its
edges grow community ten.
sions, fears, insecurities, and
potentialities for violence.
This is not the atmosphere
We want for ourselves or fol
our children, and 1t is not one
that the modern industry we
seek will tolerage."
Non-whites financially capable
of buying homes in suburban
Maryland are overwhelmingly
welleducated professional anC
semi-professional people," the
committee stated. ''rhey include
businessmen, scientists, admins
TRAITORS, technicians, executives
and school teachers and prin
cipals," it added.
Minimizing the effects Of
their move on the vast major
lily OF suburban residents, the
committee expressed the view
that there is no great reser.
voir OF non.white housing
demand being held back by
the walls of segregation; the
thick high dam holds back
not lake but a pond"
A much smaller proportion Of
the Negro population than Of
the white Is able to buy subur
ban housing, it pointed out. And
most of those that are able tc
buy such housing work down
town and "have no particular
desire to spend an additional
hour or more committing each
day."
Also, the committee pointed
out, great courage is required
TO move into neighborhooc
that you expect, at least initially
to be unfriendly and perhaps
even violently unfriendly."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
Hits Liberals

l would like to ask a ques-
ton or two of the letter writer,
Elaine Cotlove, and all others
who feel as she does about the
outcome of the Nov. 6 Mont
gomery County School Board
election.
In her letter she states: 81
would like to offer support
and encouragement to the pro-
fessional staff of the Mont
gomery County Schools" and
SO my first question is this.
Are you aware that the Board
of Education is supposed to
make the policy governing our
schools and the staff is sup
posed to administer it? If you
are, then in what are you
supporting and encouraging
these people; to go over the
heads of and ignore the new
members of the Board elected
by a mandate of the people?
Secondly, I am becoming in.
creasingly weary of reading
these letters from the liberal
losers of the Nov. 6 election,
in which they claim that the
incumbents lost out only be-
cause of the tax weary voters
protest.
Whom are they trying to
convince now that money is
the only thing Montgomery
County taxpayers thinks about
when it comes to education?
The answer must be, them
selves, because the taxpayers
and parents l met and talked
with before this election were
thoroughly convinced that the
difference between the incum-
bents and challengers was two
Numerically opposed philo-
sophies. The liberals believe
in the progressive, life adjust
ment, social welfare, child
centered permissive and all en-
comprising leave nothing
for Nom and Dad to do =
philosophy. Whereas, the
fundamentalists believe in the
intellectual development and
academic achievement - the
key to which is the basic fun
damentals leaving social
welfare and life adjustment in
the home.
Thirdly, where do these peo-
pie get the idea that because
"65 per cent of our high school
graduates 60 on to college that
full credit should 60 to the
Board of Education and staff?
Shouldn't the credit go to the
parents who send them simplv
because they can afford it?
Isn't it strange that no figures
can be obtained either from
Rockville or the State Board
of Education pertaining to the
disportionate number of drop
outs of Montgomery County
students in the colleges?
These letters by the liberals,
clearly, are sounding TIL e
warning bell to the newly
elected board and their sup
porters, that, although the lib
eral philosophy is represented
in the minority on the Board,
the staff is still prepared to
carry out and push their aims
and goals over and under the
new board, come what may.
Let us not sit back and rest
on the laurels for all that has
been won, thus far, is a small
victory. The real battle is yet
to come!
Mrs. Ralph ID. Xander
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
School Elections

School Elections
The method of naming School
Board members must be chang.
ed. This urgent need is signaled
by the conduct of the recent
election, not by its outcome.
went on record to this effect
prior to election day. 1 now
amplify.
School Boards can either be
named by appointment or elect
ed by vote. Alone in Maryland
Montgomery County elects its
members. The method of con-
Quoting the election has chang
ed materially, however. 1t now
needs revamping.
When the right to elect our
Board was won a decade ago,
the universal intention was that
the election be nonpartisan. In
creasingly that concept has
been violated. 1t virtually van
ished the last two years. Meth.
er party has clean hands. The
Democrat has tried to build on
the generally favorable public
attitude toward schools. The
Republican has taken a position
of opposition.
Selection of School Board
members must be extricated
from the political moraSs into
which it has fallen, and quickly.
Support of schools is not and
should not be the issue which
distinguishes the two parties.
Contrariwise, our schools
must draw support from men,
bers of both parties. Unless
they do, they will deteriorate.
AS in most similar suburban
counties of the nation, ours will
become more and more Repub-
lican-but of peculiar brand
that is neither liberal nor con-
sentative. Any charge that such
an area does not support
schools is false. Many of the
best-financed school districts in
the nation are politically Re-
publican.
Our recent election in no
sense suggests a public unwil-
lingness to support schools. It
only demonstrated a middle
ground posture. This is the mes.
sage of the CAP success, for
CAP was | belled middle
ground and won its acceptance
thereon. Neither the accuracy
of the tag nor the character of
its tabloid is relevant to this
Interpretation.
If election of School Board
members is to be retained, it
must be made truly nonparti.
san. Probably it should be
shifted to odd-numbered years,
and thereby separated from
election of County and State
offices.
Also, the method of nominal
ing candidates must be reform.
ed. At present there is no pri-
mary. Originally the general
election was expected to serve
both primary and general pur-
poses. Any number of candi.
dates can enter and selection is
by plurality. In 1858, for exam.
pie, 10 persons ran for z seats.
Year by year more informal
screening" takes place. 1t is
done by I'D hoe groups. This
year only Mr.. Gross entry pre-
vented a straight head-to-head
lineup. The wisdom of allowing
the primary function to be done
by self-appointed persons or
groups is questionable. Either
some formalized procedure such
as a countrywide nominating
convention should be set up or
a majority vote should be re-
quired for election. A majority.
vote rule, although perhaps
good in other respects, could
result in slow and costly run.
offs.
These are weighty issues.
They deserve serious thought
by all persons and groups in
terested in our public schools.
Harold F. Breimyer
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-11-23
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 highway session of the annual conve ntio, of the State Chamber of Comme rec here. .
 The needs study, he said, is ex- tremely important to- enable Alaska to-: ;. attain an integrated .sys tenn of primary and secondary highways as we'll as local service roads,. Oip part of the. study would be to provide for. engineering studies and estimates, in accordance with treaties or other agreeme nts to be negotiated, rel lative to roads in Canada to come ct with Alaska.
 "This may be the beginnin ng of a program to get the Canadian portion of the Alaska Highway paved," McKinnon said.
 Earlier in the speech he summarized the goals and accompl hments of the De- partme nt of Highways since it's organiza- tion six months ago. The new organiza- tion, McKinnon said, allows for more rapid progress in the overall highway building program.
 On the local level, for instance, each of the five districts throughout. the SUaJe mas been gwen the authority and responsibility for the supervision " of all activities in their dis stricts. "In other words, the districts have been given the tools to carry out their re- X sponsi he said. Each d. district follows the same organiz ation as tae de- partment, logical division of highway functions among four principal divisions -- admins trative, pre- icons truction, con- struction and maintenance. This parallel organi zation allowed for smooth develop ment of the neW*department, with clearly de fined lines of responsibility and authority, and has. done more than any, thing else, he said, to accelerate the highway engi nee ring and construction program. ''""
 "" During the first six months of :~ organization the pre-cons truction divi- sion of the department brought 35 pro- jects to the cons truction stage and ad- vertised them for bids by contractors. | Tn addition, McKinnon said that B more /! projects would be advertised prior to '" July 1, 1903.
 This brings the total cons truction :. value of projects that will be adver- ti from T,1111 7OHO O T17u.1 T Q63
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-02
Tigers Set For
Exhibition
Tour Of Japan

The Tigers have been selected
TO represent baseball and the
United States on a five-week eX-
hibition tour Of Japan and the
Orient this fall.
Negotiations for the interna-
tional exhibition tour, sponsor
ed by the Japanese newspaper
MaInichi, were announced by
Commissioner Ford Frick.
Recent visitors to Japan on
similar missions combining base.
ball with goodwill and sightsee-
ing include The New York Yam
KEGS. Los Angeles Dodgers, st.
Louis Cardinals and San Fran
cisco Giants.
A group of about 35 players.
managers, coaches and club exec
utives will make up the Tigers
official party for the off-season
trip, departing from San Fran
cisco about October 10 and re-
turning to the same port about
November 18. In addition, many
of the players and officials wives
will join the party on its lux
ury jet air journey.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-02
Theatre
Detroit

The Uh Stabbed Club. at 16
Temple. presented two fine plays
for an enriching theatre evening.
HELLO OUT THERE" play
write William Soroyans work.
was given a soft and sensitive
treatment under the direction of
Woodie King, and the tender por-
travels of leads, Elaine Jackson
and Don Rigato.
The play takes place in a
southern situation surrounded by
needless animal violence. And
contrast between the situation,
and character outlook. evokes a
tenderness for the tragic pair
The set is imaginative, and the
attention to gesture imparts fur
ther the actors abilities, and
Kings strong direction.
The second play on the bill was
The DEATH of BESSIE SMITH" 7"
In contrast to HELLO" "Bes-
sle' is full OF cold, hard conflict.
The characters also In a south
ern setting are caught up in
conflicting values and customs
which create pressing events and
prevent any true softness of ten
derness from entering the charac-
ters' lives.
Under David Ranbeau's direc-
tion. the necessary calculated
ugliness of the people make the
play highly charged with sense
OF drama that it manages to sus-
tain throughout.
Mary Shorn, the Nurse, is ex-
c""tionally good in the rigorous
lead role, and rhythmically con-
trols the pace of the plays dra-
matte movement.
The scene changes were re-
freshing and imaginative, in spite
OF tight structuring.
The two plays are worth an
evening Of the weekend, at the
UN-STABLED
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-02

first places in polls than any
feminine singer in history Re-
Gently she won the Down Beat
Magazine Poll. scoring three times
as many votes as her nearest
competitor.
The record industry has for the
two last years awarded what it
calls the Granny - like Oscars
and Emmys - TO its top per-
formers. Ella has captured three
Grammys, two in one year. Be-
sides. her Verve albums are in
cvitably top sellers. In the polls
and at the record counters. Elias
the undisputed champ.
The Ella Fitzgerald story-and
it might well one day provide
the script for a motion picture
or a TV special - begins in
Newport News. Va, where Ella
was born. Stin an infant, she
was moved to Yonkers, one Of
the New York boroughs. Ella
grew up with her aunt. who per-
miited her to indulge her hobby
of buying records.
Ella begun her own career in
one of the amateur shows in Har-
LENS Appolo Theatre - except
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-02
HrysIer Workers
Become Stoekowners

More than 5000 Chrysler work
crs who participated in the
company's Thrift-Stock Owner
ship Program became register
cd shareholders in their .corpor-
alton this week.
Nearly So 100000 in Chrysler
common stock. government
bonds and checks are being
mailed to salaricd employees
who participated in the first
class of the program, with con-
tributions covering a nine
month period ending April
30. 1887. Most of the Dartici-
pants live in the Detroit area.
This distribution is made up
of nearly $4,000 shares OF COM
mon stock. more than 81 mil
lion in Series E Bonds and over
100000 in cash.
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-02
First Lady Of Song At Ford Auditorium
Ella Fitzgerald
In Concert Sun.

Name music poll and the
odds are, Ella Fitzgerald has won
il The great jazz and pop singer.
who appears in concert on Sun
day. June 3. at $3.50 pm, in Ford
Auditorium has captured more
The Detroit tribune., 1962-06-02
"FioreIIo" To Hire
Neuro Performers

use of Negro actors, dancers and
singers in all types of roles in
the future.
Miss Dairy pie has met with
Norman Hill representing CORE,
Charles Gordone, chairman and
Godfrey M. Cambridge, co-chair-
man of the Committee for the
Employment of Negro Perform
crs to work out details OF the
agreement which covers actors,
dancers. singers. choreographers,
directors, set and costume de-
signers. stage MANAGERS. lighting
technicians and assistants.
The CENP has submitted a list
of qualified personnel in all cate
gories. The city Center has agreed
TO word casting notices so as to
encourage Negroes. and other
minority performers to addition
and will ensure that qualified
Negro performers are included
in its productions cast in all
types of roles not simply those
written for or calling for Negro
performers"
In the future. the City Center
will consult with CORE on ways
in which Negro performers might
be cast"
CORE with the support OF The
Negro American Labor Council
and The CENP recently picketed
two Broadway shows. "IIow To
Succeed in Business Without
Really Trying" and "Subways
Are For Sleeping" because the
producers refused to discuss wavs
Of eliminating discriminatory hir-
ing practices.