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The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-07-13
Possible Suit May Have

Der of the executive committee, have
been sent long bill of particulars
implying threat of libel by a Le-
gionnaire and Great Falls attorney
for certain documented statements
in one of the resolutions, we assume
that we are considered as one of the
committee although we have no vot-
ing power and are only working for
them :"
So spoke that valiant veteran as
he squarely placed the blame on
shoulders other than his own. Seeing
as how the resolutions came out of
the Chinook area, it would appear
that one or more citizens in that area
may be BURNED to turn by Shores
digging a "foxhole" big enough for
only one.
The following article from Wednes-
days WASHINGTON POST, by Drew
Pearson points up how far out on a
limb Montana's Legion "brass" put
the organization by going overheard
in support of the ultra-extremist
views of some few of it's leaders who
that position and a couple
of o her right-wing resolutions
through the winter meeting.-HLB
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-07-13
Routing the John Birehers

1t is off
gagged the good fight It's another
leader of such
One of the principal
after getting
quiet OF Late that professional became twisted
OF Amernm they promoting decided something
it.
Dr. o. Watkins and his didn't through
unscratched
hand and the little fanatics which
for months sorey wounded
Watkins
honored National
Education Association
thanks Roscoe
available the text of the Sidney Doctors address,
Watkin Mnntana
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-07-13

| Before long the local leaders be-
gan bringing in films and tapes which
were played for the same groups
These films and tapes followed the
same pattern of processing love fo1
our country while downgrading its
government, but they were much
more casual and subtle than the talks
[ had heard. Although Mrs. Birnie
had not gone over very well on Main
Street, these films and tapes were
often taken quite seriously. Their ap-
proach was much more professional
they amounted to brain-washing at
it's best.
EXPERIENCED REVOLUTIONARY
About this time state Right Wing
organization meeting was called in
Sidney, and Jock Kornfeder, an ex-
Communist of greater stature, was
flown in for the meeting. Mr.. Korn-
FEEDER told me that he had belonged
to two revolutionary movements in
Europe before coming to America.
After joining the Communist party
in this country, he was sent to the
Lenin School in Moscow where he
received one year of Marxist indoctri-
nation and two years training in revo-
lutionary strategy and tactics. Then
he returned to the United States and
became member of the top commit
tee for organizing the United States.
Also on the platform at this or
ganization meeting besides these pro-
fessed ex-Communists were two Right
Wing leaders from the west end of
the state and the two local leaders.
One of the latter (Vic Overcast
PV) later became the head of the
Birch Society in Montana, and the
other became the head organizer of
Indignation rallies in our state. In
the audience were right wing leaders
from three states equipped with tape
recorders to make recordings of the
for use in their areas. Nat
lrally, the ex-Communists did most |
Of the talking, and ironically enough,
Montana was organized with the COM
nittee system, such as the Commu-
lists use.
By this time the tensions of heavy
evolutionary atmosphere had devel-
,ped throughout our community, the
same as you would find wherever such
actics have been used. Since this
vas still pilot operation, we had
lot then even heard of the John Birch
Society, nor had we heard of other
UGH activities anywhere else in the
United States.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1962-07-13

ernment for laundering and bringing
about this situation. 7s.,.l
After his talk I told him did not
enjoy the downgrading of our gov
eminent by anyone and that if he had
been a Nazi or Communist, he could
not have more thoroughly down.
graded our government. | added that
l would defend publicly any blunder
which he inferred our government
had made and that would also in
clude our many victories over Com
munism. | told him further that my
sense of loyalty to our government
and his were not the same.
SERVICE CLUBS DUPED
Shortly after this, our Kiwanis
Club, together with four other organi-
cations, was duped into sponsoring
an Indignation rally against United
States policy in Yugoslavia. l pro-
tested this and sought permission to
speak for ten minutes at this rally
as a citizen in defense of our gov
eminent. My request was granted.
My friends wanted to publish my
speech in the local paper so I agreed.
l then wrote second article; in fact,
l wrote three articles in all for publ
cation by my friends, but the publica-
ton of only the one article in addi-
ton to my speech was all it took to
quiet things down. Since then we
have had nearly normal atmosphere |
in our community except for contin-
ued rightest pressure on the library
board.
The decided change in our COM
munity climate was clearly shown
at recent election of school
board member, when the Right
Wing candidate received only 1877
votes compared to S37 for his op-
ponent.
Mr.. J. Edgar Hoover has called the
Communists Masters of Deceit.
Perhaps 900 of those that Joined
The Communist movement during the
Thirties were deceived into joining.
We must remember that the ex-Com-
nunists now so active in the Right
Wing have the same training and
same sllills they have always used,
)ut 1 believe that the success of their
deception is even higher in the Right
Wing than it was in the Communist
Therefore, most of those
Who are victims of the Birchers today !
will again be loyal citizens tomorrow
'nce the strategy by which they have i
,een deceived is exposed. {
Tomorrow we will have the Right {
Wing ex-party member, fellow trav- |
,ler, front organization, and all the !
,ther categories that we have con- {
lected with the Communist Party,
md all of them will have been vic l
inns Of the same deceptive methods.
The only counter method to use i
in dealing with revolutionary STRAIT
egg and tactics 10 that of exposure
of their methods. This is the most {
successful strategy we have used {
against the Communists, and it is
the method we must use against t
the John Birchers and their Right v
Wing counterparts. u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-04-01
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27
81 New Teachers
Greet BIdirifes
By David Heller

We at Blair offer a hearty
welcome to our new principal,
Richard Wagner, a former Blair
teacher, and our new vice prin-
cipal, Ivan Fitzwater. In addi-
ton, we have 81 new teachers
this year.
The Blair O'Debs, a girls serv-
ice club, welcomed the new IA
Guilty and administration last
week by holding a tea for them
in the Blair Library. The
O'Debs' new officers are: Mary
lin Quinn, president; Kay Hober,
vice president; Lee Sullivan, Sec
rotary; and Sue Baker, treas
urer. Mary Jane Checchi, cap
tain of Blair's cheerleaders, is
the clubs's new chaplain.
We have just recently received
the news that this years big
Homecoming Day football game
will be held against Northwest
ern High School, on Oct. q.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27

be analysed" Most important.
ly, with this approach the "1ack
of freedom under Communism
may be glaringly contrasted to
liberty under law in a demo-
cratic society.
In reference to the problems
frequently cited as obstacles to
the introduction of the study of
Communism, Mr.. Drake de-
clared that none of them are in
surmountable. 1.-THE apathy or
hostility of parents may be
overcome if they are educated
through the P-TA and other
media Of their children's need
to know the nature of the
enemy which confronts us. It
must also be made clear to
them that we are not teaching
Communism, but that we are
teaching about the nature of
Communism" Mr.. Drake ad.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27

SCIlOOl Board.
Mr.. Robert Crawford heads
grades four through twelve
making Poolesville the first
elementary-high school in the
county under one administra-
ton.
Mr.. Edward Mulhern is as
sistant principal over the high
school and DR.. Charles Gallo
way is in charge of the elemen-
tary and is coordinator of the
whole school program.
Better coordination of in.
struction through better COM
munication among teachers is
our goal" said DR.. Galloway.
high school, under one admins
plan each students curriculum,
he feels.
Emotional and intellectual
problems of students can be bet.
ter understood and more easily
dealt with, and teachers are put
in a better position to observe
students needs.
Students who find it hard to
adjust to the change between
elementary and high school
might find it easier if better
understanding of the program
reduced the number of adjust
ments. Better planning could
reduce the amount Of needless
repetition.
Mr.. Crawford considers the
change a good move. II have
already noticed a better under.
standing and greater friendli.
ness among teachers" he said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27

DR.. Galloway said he hopes
teachers will still be able to con-
tinue their closer relationship
after this years experience.
Transferring the elementary
students to a new plant, slated
to take place next fall, will
force county officials to take a
quick look, because this setup
may then have to be discon.
tinued.
A question officials will have
to ask themselves after they
have taken a good look at us is:
What advantages does this pro.
gram have over the present
county setup?
Whatever the answers. stu.
dents at Poolesville will know
that the county has tried some.
thing different in search of a
better school program for them
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27
Communism Study Backed
By Wheaton High Teacher

Edison ]. Drake, chairman of
the departments of social
studies of Wheaton High School
was one of four discussants
who commented on a paper on
Communism in secondary
schools presented by Professor
Herman Finer of the University
of Chicago. The discussion took
place at the meeting of the Ma.
tinual Council for the Social
Studies and the American Politi-
cal Science Association held at
the Mayflower Hotel on Sept. 8.
In his commentary, Mr..
Drake indicated agreement with
the basic thesis of why Commu-
nism should be taught in high
school: Cd the massive menace
of Communism to America, ca
the inability of so many Amer
lean soldiers to resist Chinese
brainwashing during the Korean
War, and 80 the increasing in
fluence of the Communist ideol-
ogy on such a large part of the
human race.
However, Mr.. Drake suggest
ed that the study of Commu-
nism would be most effective if
included within the framework
of Russian History, rather than
on a comparative basis with
other systems of government.
Noting that Wheaton High has
pilot courses in Russian History,
Mr.. Drake asserted that the
theory and practice of Commu-
nism may be best studied "in
the setting in which its seeds
first took root and have flour
ished for As years"
He pointed out that "Com-
munism is more than a political
phenomenon; it is a way of life;
in a study of the successes and
the failures, the merits and de-
merits of the Soviet regime, all
aspects of this way of life may
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27
German ATS Exchange Student
Welcomed at NORWOOD Hiuh

This year Northwood High
School has new and fine addi-
ton to its student body - Use
Becker, American Field Service
exchange student from Minden,
North-Rhine, Westphalia, Ger
many. She has adopted as a
family Mr.. and Mrs. Terry of
Silver Spring and their daugh-
ter, Barbara, Uses sister" for
the next few months, has found
her home in the United States
really nice" describing it as
having $50 much ROOM" She
states that though her own
family has a very large, old
house, the average German
dwelling is limited in space.
One of her favorite American
foods is sugar-frosted flakes,
while the most interesting"
dish to her is corn on the cob.
Never having seen any corn on
the cob before coming to Amer
lea, she laughingly describes our
mode of eating it.
At home in Germany her pre-
ferred recreations are swim
ming sailing. Often the Beck
ers take week-tripsto a nearby
lake for short vacations, and she
spends great deal of her time
in neighborhood pools.
AT Northwood she hopes to
follow a strong interest in
dramatics by taking part in
school productions as well as
joining the Thespian Club. Dane
ing is also a pastime, but she
prefers the older steps; for ex-
ample, the Viemese waltz
(which is so beautiful" com.
pared to newer fads.
Use likes Northwood, but she
has a bit of difficulty with the
language because so often
have not enough words" There
are several differences in the
two school systems. In Ger
many, hers is an all-girl school,
divided into sections which stay
together throughout the day in
one classroom. The teachers
alone change classes. There
were 16 persons in Uses class,
who were very close, and PLAN
ned trips together all year. Her
schedule consisted of 10 sub
lects, staggered over five or six
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27
Back-to.SchooI
Events Abound
AT Norwood
BY Emily Eiselnan

Northwood's welcome-back-to-
school events this year have
extended from an orientation
program for sophomores and a
tea for the faculty to a casual
heel-and-tie dance for the entire
student body.
On September 13, members of
the faculty attended a tea given
by the Student Congress and
co-ordinated by Donna Lilies,
social committee chairman.
The teachers listened inter
estedly to a speech by Steve
Schwartz, Student Congress
president, who stressed coop.
Grafton, mutual respect and help
between the adult and student
body sections of the school for
the coming year.
Reservation Rant, first dance
Of the year, was held last Fri.
day in the gym. Casually-dressed
students danced to the music of
the Runabouts. The cheerlead-
ing squad entertained with a
skit and cheers for the game
Saturday with BICC at North.
wood.
In the academic aspect of
school, Miss Sallie Scott, college
guidance counselor, announced
that Northwood has four semi
finalists in the National Merit
Scholarship group. The four
seniors are Robert Benjamin,
Steve Mauer, Donald Phillips,
and Charles Rosenberg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27
Student Clubs
Hold Spotlight
At Sherwood
BY Bob Knowles

Times change. At one time
there were few extra-curricular
activities for students. With
school less than three weeks old
there is a rash of extra-cur.
ricular activities breaking out.
With a Latin club and Span.
fish club in existance for several
years, French students decided
to form a French club. Coincid.
ing with the J.V. game on time
Of opening, eight French stu.
dents gathered for a prelini.
nary organization meeting, with
their veteran French teacher,
Miss Agnes Torossian.
Miss Torossian saws that there
Is very high interest in form.
ing the club.
Also on Thursday, the latest
organization Of girls promoting
school spirit, the Pom Pom
girls, met with their sponsor
Mrs. Helene Cameron. Their
hopes Of being a true perform.
ing organization have been full.
filled with approval of their uni.
forms.
Spanish clubbers are 1ookine
for an active year, which they
hope will include field trips. One
destination may be the Pan
American Union.
When Christmas comes, the
school-time Spaniards hope to
have a fiesta style celebration
Early in October they will elect
their officers.
The Sherwood chapter Of the
National Honor society, now
headed by Mr.. Jack Burk, on
September II discussed the
operation Of selling delectable
goodies In a bake sale for the
first PTA meeting.
In just a short time all Of the
clubs will be back in full swing
so students can have an explain
alton for the age-old, teacher
posed question, why didn't you
do last nights assignment"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27

B-CC had a new principal this
year, Mr.. James B. Williams,
from Belt Junior High.
Friendship Week, Sept. 10
through IA, ended with home.
coming program on Friday and
Saturday. There was a pep as
sembly Friday afternoon in
which the football team men,
bers were introduced and in
which cheers were presented by
Lf1e cheerleaders.
On Saturday there was a re-
ception in the cafeteria for SEN
iors, faculty, and alumni of the
past two years.
Two o'clock was kickoff time
for the B-CC VS.. Suitland game
in the new B-CC Stadium. At
halftime, the band and pom
pom teams performed and floats
made by school organizations
were presented. The homecom-
ing queen was announced.
To tie up the first annual
homecoming, alumni Aloha"
the homecoming dance, was
given out-of-doors from $3.50
until 1870. The homecoming
queen reigned as music of the
Collegians filled the air. BY us
ing aloha" we said Hello" to
the sophomores, and Farewell"
10 the alumni.
Try-outs were held for Kauf-
mann and Harris "You Can't
Take It With YOU" to be pre-
sented Nov. 2 and 3, at $3.50, at
BCC. Miss Monica McMindes
is directing the play, bees first
dramatic production of the year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27

periods a day.
Her impression of Northwood
is favorable, but confusing. Use
is fast becoming part of
Northwood, seeking new ideas
and learning constantly about
her temporary home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27

mitted that the most difficult
problem would be the selection
and training of teachers: 1--WE
must select teachers dedicated
to the American way of life"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27
B-CC High to be Host
To State CounciImen

October 1920 BCC will be the host to 700 delegates
from all over the state of Maryland in the Maryland Asso
citation of Student Councils Convention concerted drive
to secure homes of B-CC students in which to house
M. A. S. c. delegates is now in progress
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-27
Elementary-High School
Unique at Poo|esvi|Ie

What? Include elementary kids" in high school! How
absrd Perhaps this is the reaction of many students at
PooeSe High However, this is the important feature of
new program set into motion here this year by the
Evening star., 1962-10-17

THE 1962-63 version Of the
National Symphony Orchestra
was unveiled last night in Con-
stitution Hall before a stylish
audience which came very close
to filling the huge auditorium.
Departing somewhat from
tradition, which DEGREES that
the orchestra itself should be
the star on opening night.
conductor Howard Mitchell
brought back to Washington as
guest artist the brilliant young
Soviet pianist, Vladimir Ash
kenazy. This was Ashkenazy's
first appearance with a major
American symphony since he
captured the top prize last
spring in the Tchaikovsky COM
petition which several years
ago rocketed Van Cliburn to
international fame.
The 25-year-old keyboard
artist once again reinforced
the deep impression he had
made in previous Washington
appearances - he is surely one
of the brightest pianistic luml-
naries in the already star
studded Soviet musical sky.
The early Prokofieff g mi
nor concerto dates from the
composers student days in st.
Petersburg before World War
I. 1t is a fiercely difficult vir-
tuoso piece for pianist and Or
chestra alike. When he wrote
it, Prokofieff was very much
the enfant terrible, and despite
the passage Of nearly half a
century, the work Is still q
shocker-far more daring and
Evening star., 1962-10-17
NEWS OF MUSIC
/ Concert Confirms
. Ashkenozy's Genius

Inventive than the Fifth SYM
phony of ShoStakovich, writ
ten in 1887, with which DR..
Mitchell broughtsthe long pro-
gram to q close.
Ashkenazy shaped its sar-
donic lines with love and poe
try as well as with skill and
power, making the reading
something Of a personal
triumph.
At the conclusion Of the
piece, he received a well-de-
served ovation-and lost in his
attempt to have the conductor
share in the plaudits. DR..
Mitchell is q past master when
it comes to avoiding the spot
light; I have yet to see him
lose in one Of these Tuesday
night Alphonse-Gasto compe-
titionS.
The orchestra? If 1t sounded
somewhat different to you than
it did in previous seasons, per-
haps it was because the seating
arrangement Of the instru-
ments has beeen changed. Gel
los and BASES have been moved
to the right and violas to the
left side Of the stage. The re-
suit has been a definite dark
ening of tone color due to the
fact that the sounding boards
Iof the viola section are now
tilted towards the audience.
Whether it was this change,
the unseasonably warm eve
ming, the length Of the pro-
gram, or what not, I thought
the NSO sounded unusually
sluggish last night. The tre-
mendous potential which makes
this organization one Of the
country's best, and one Of the
most exciting to hear when 1t
is at its peak, was plainly there,
but yesterday almost all the
sparks were generated by Ash
kenaZy.
The NSO's heaviness seemed
to me especially unfortunate
in the Beethoven Eighth, per-
haps the most fragrant and
delicate of the nine, and the
delicious nuances which make
this work q never-ending de-
light were not evident often
enough.
As to the Shostakovich Fifth,
that peculiar amalgam of lowell
ness and vulgarity, the best
that can be said is that it had
its moments.
The new season also intro
duced a newly designed and
physically attractive program
booklet. However. despite its
increased size, there seems to
be less in it to read. One hor-
rible oversight-which certain
ly should be promptly remedied
= was the lack Of a single
printed word about the guest
artist. Mr.. Ashkenazy may be
too we'll known to require much
comment, but from remarks
about him I could not help
overhearing, I would tend to
doubt 1t.
And I cannot help wonder
mg-does anybody really get
any pleasure or profit out of
those singularly tired program
notes which invariably seem to
tell Of something like "a pas
sage of penultimate quiet be-
fore q concluding daShing
coda" and other matters Of
earth-shaking consequence?