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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18

population about doubled, school
enrolment scared 1863 percent.
More than 40 percent of our
Montgomery County population
is 10 or younger. And the end
of this growth period is not in
sight.
ALSO, it was in this same
period that the Communists
shot ahead of America in space.
Americans began to show more
concern with mathematics and
science-this has meant special
teachers, courses, laboratories,
books, TV programs strongly
endorsed by the Bethesda Cham
Der of Commerce, Incidentally.
'In addition to being faced
with the compound problems of
incredible growth, catching up
with our needs, and the demands
to improve the quality of educa-
ton, we needed to plan ahead
build school buildings large
enough to take care of tomor-
rows enrolment, as well as to-
days. 1t was thought wise to
buy land before land values
went up. From no program a
few years ago, the future site
acquisition program now has
more than $2.9 million commit
ted to future school sites. Sin
cere efforts have been made by
competent and conscientious
people to keep out "frills."
an this 10 year period we
have built many needed school
buildings, but P-TA members
generally have agreed with the
school board that no school sys-
tenn can be better than its teach
ers. Consequently large part
Of the last tax increase was to
provide better salaries for teach
ers. Our choice now includes not
only local teachers, but appli-
cants from fine school systems
in other parts of the country.
Has the effort in the past 10
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18
sAnrericaniSnl'
To Be Theme
Of .JambOree'

An American Family jam
boree" will be held Sunday in
Burtonsville from 2 pm. until
dark to observe American
Appreciation Day.
Sponsor of the event that viii
feature food and entertainment
will be the Silver Spring chap
ter of Young Americans for
Freedom headed by George
Saah. Members of the Silver
Spring Junior Chamber of Com
merce will sell American flags
at the outing.
Included in the entertainment
will be Little Jimmy and the
Rangers Country music), Billy
B. Burras and his wagon train,
offering rides to the kiddies in a
real Conestoga wagon, Shorty"
the nine-foot tall clown (Red
Tannen), a 15-piece orchestra
and a country store selling
baked goods. There will be no
admission charge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18

informed charges on that score.
While some minor examples can
no doubt be cited i'm an area like
ours where SO many new school
buildings have been needed in
recent years, a thorough, hon.
est and truly impartial study
will show that great care has
been exercised to squeeze the
best value possible out of each
dollar made available for edu.
cation.
"In this era of Communist
challenge, virtually no one will
attack education as such. But it
is a well known fact that the
tactics used by opponents of ed
ucation is to call everything be-
yond the one-room red school.
house a frill, to urge that in
creases in teachers salaries be
delayed, to ask that the pur-
chase of modern science texts
be postponed, and to fight the
inclusion of laboratory or a
library in the plan for a new
school building.
did you see the articles in
Readers Digest? The strategy is
to oppose federal aid for school
construction, to cut back on edu-
cation funds on the state level,
and to slow down efforts made
in the counties.
"The self-assumed non-parti-
san label by such people is pain
full when it is obviously being
used by partisans. The Non
Partisan Taxpayers League is as
non-partisan as the Dixie Demo-
crat-Republican coalition against
the Democratic Administration.
IF the so-called Non-Partisan
League should come out and en-
dorse partisan candidates, would
this not be a violation of the
Hatch Act for the Federal en-
ployees involved?)
Professional writers who do
battle with bosses who bear
down too heavy on the blue PEN
Gil sometimes groan, "Where
were you when the paper was
blank?" The men who have
worked with the school board
and the county council over the
school budget for so many years
could well ask this question of
the hastily-formed Non-Partisan
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18
Report Says
School Costs
Are LOUered

Revisions in procedures and a
close eye on expenditures has
held the line on spending OF
sharply cut expenses in the
county's Department of School
Services, according to Paul A.
Henry, director.
In a report of activities by
the department during 1862,
Henry pointed to the saving of
over $163,000 in tax dollars
through revisions in past pro.
curement procedures.
Henry's annual report says a
revision in purchasing methods
resulted in a decrease of $780,
9SS in the cost of the same mate
rails and equipment purchased
in the previous year.
This amounts to a saving of
almost 712 per cent in the total
outlay of the 1960-61 year, the
report points out.
Another $62,526 in savings
was realized through the use of
Board of Education vehicles for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18

years paid off? 1t surely has.
Basic buildings have been pro-
vided, split shifts have been
eliminated, advance planning
has saved many dollars in Sc,
curing property, we have excel.
lent teachers, our pupils rank
among the highest in the nation
on standard tests. Our high
school graduates are regarded
highly by colleges and universe
ties throughout the country
They win a disproportionately
high number of scholarships.
"While we were behind 1C
years ago, we caught up, have
kept pace with the youth popu,
lation surge, and have been able
to save dollars by planning
ahead. Quality is high.
"These excellent results were
brought about by hard work on
the part of many dedicated PEG.
ple-On the school board, the
county council, in the P-TAs,
etc.
Naturally, it has cost money.
While our taxes are far below
those in many comparable com.
munities in America, the rate of
increase has of necessity been
high.
$50 now we have a group
formed that is concerned mainly
with taxes. Inasmuch as most
of our county taxes go to
schools, it is natural that econ.
omy minded people should want
to attack the school system.
"While it certainly is under.
Standable- and desirable that
every taxpayer should be con.
cerned with how his tax dollars
are spent, it is equally under.
standable, we think, that the
people who have worked SO hard
and so conscientiously to i'm,
prove education in Montgomery
County should be bothered
about the way this concern has
manifested itself in Montgomery
County. We would hate to see
the school system so painstak
ingly and carefully built up now
fall into the hands of its enc
mics and be damaged or de
stroyed.
"Inasmuch as the tax increase
came shortly before an election
it Is painful to see politicians
seek political advantage by cap
italizing on a normal annoyance
over taxes. When dedicated PEG
pie have tried so hard for sC
long to keep fiat out of the
school budget, it is distressing
] to hear so many loose and un
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18
Referendum
To Be Held
On S&L Law

Voters in Montgomery County
and throughout the State will be
asked to approve by referendum
a new regulatory savings and
loan bill passed at last years
session of the General Assem-
bly,.
The law, will be put
to referendum on the recon-
mendation of Attorney General
Thomas B. Finan, who earlier
had refused to place it on the
ballot because of irregularities
in petitions seeking the refer.
endum.
Lacking court action invali-
dating the signatures, however,
Finan'S office this week dis
closed the measure will 60 to
the voters after all.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18
Never Too Early
To Write Santa!

Don't say this Rockville
yOungster doesn't plan ahead:
she's already dispatched her
letter to Santa.
A tipster told us the letter
was signed Peggy" and what
did Peggy ask for? Food for
play stove, football helmet,
shoulder pads, jersey size 10,
.26 Winchester rifle and 2.in.1
pitch and pass pack.
Be sure to read the Sentinel
around mid-December. Wen
be publishing lots of letters to
the old gent In the North Pole.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18

In a joint statement the four
David L. Wood, Joe Els, Les
lie M. Able and John A. McIn-
tire noted: periodically, it
seems, an effort is necessary to
save our schools, and we have
joined hands to set the record
straight"
Pointing to formation of their
new group, Truth On The
Schools (TOTS)," that will car
ry their aims forward, the four
noted TOTS 'is made up of peo-
pie who have worked for many
years with the school budgets
of Montgomery County; we
have long been concerned with
quality education"
Formation of the group fol
lowed airing of charges in the
current campaign for many To-
cal offices and four seats on the
county school board that school
and county officials are waste
full" "extravagant" and that
many educational "frills" are
practiced. The statement of the
four TOTS co-chairmen de-
clared:
For some years, the obvious
needs of education have exceed
ed available funds so we as lead
ers of the P!TAs have a long.
established history of working
hard to get the most value pos
sible out of each dollar made
available for schools.
"Ten years ago, when our tax
rate was lower, we had crowded
school rooms, split shifts, and
on the average, a much weaker
teaching staff. Frequently, in
those days, the fall semester
got under way with rs percent
nonqualified teachers.
During this same decade we
have had a period of unprece-
dented growth. Most of the new
families moving into our county
have been young couples with
school age children. While the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18

hauling fuel oils rather than
using commercial carriers as
was done in 1960-61.
Further savings came from
the continuing use of a school
system motor vehicle repair
shop which Henry says has con-
tinued to reduce the cost of min
tenance for school buses since
the system went into operation
in 1958-59.
According to his figures, We
hicle maintenance in the past
year averaged $351.33 per year
compared with $524.28 in 1857
So when buses were repaired in
privately owned shops.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18
Nurses Aide Glass

The Montgomery County Red
Cross is now recruiting volun-
teers for the evening class OF
Volunteer Nurses Aides SEIZED.
uled to begin in early Novem.
Der. Interview appointments
may be made by calling JU,
8-2515.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18
Truth Is Coal
Truth Is Coal
4 Elk P-TA Heads
Tell About TOTS

eve find it impossible" four former presidents
of the Montgomery County Council of As
socaons said this week. ito sit back idly listening to unin
formed misleading, and sometimes deliberately false state
ments made about our school system"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-10-18

SENTINEL % eoTTTS Mn
Thursday, October 10, 1862 AK
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
For FAST Results-Use FRONTIERSMAN Classifieds!
 Legal Notice

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT. Land Office, Cor dova Building, 9th and Cordova, An- chorage, Alaska
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that James Paul Sherman has made application for a Headquarters Site under the Act of March 3. 1927 GA Stat 1884 48 U z. C.. Sec 461) identified by Anchorage Ser ial Number 0339l7 for tract of land described as
 Lot Is. Section 25 Township 26 North. Range 5 West, Seward Meridian con- taining 500 acres.
 Any person. corporation, or association having or asserting any adverse interest in or claim to the tract of land or any part thereof may file in the Anchorage Land Office their objections to the is- suance of patent during the period of publication or within 90 days there after. Objections must be filed under oath, setting forth the nature and ex- tent of the adverse claim. and the ad- verse claimant shall. within 60 days after the filing of such claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of com petent Jurisdiction in Alaska, and there after patent shall be issued in confor- mity with the final decree of the court
 ALFRED p. STEGER
 Chief Lands Section Published September 13 20, 27, Octo- Der and H. 1862
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13

All parents and teachers are invited to attend the meeting, to be held at the high school cafeteria at 8 pm. on Tuesday, September 18.
 The school music program will also be discussed at the in itial meeting. Refreshments will be served.
 Mrs. Frances Hubert, presi- dent of the local group, has an nounced that four of the mon thly meetings this year will consist of informal discussions of topics of interest to parents and teachers. Topics will be selected on the basis of replies to a questionnaire to be circu- lated this week.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
Legal Notice

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF MANAGEMENT, Land Office, Cor dova Building 9th and Cordova, An chorage. Alaska
 NOTcE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that Thomas R. Marshall. Jr. entryman. of Anchor age, Alaska, together with his wit nesses Richard E. Demming of Palmer, Alaska and Elaine J. Mitchell of Was fila, Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead entry Anchorage Ser ial Number 047199 for a tract of land described as
 Lots 2 and 3, EIaSWI4. Section Il Township IF North, Range 2 West. Seward Meridian
 containing 16o46 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office. Anch- orage, Alaska. Any person. corporation, or association having or asserting any advance interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Off, flee during the period of publication or within 30 days therafter, under oath. an adverse claim setting forth the na- ture and extent thereof, and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdiction with in Alaska and thereafter patent shall be issued in conformity with the final decree of the court.
 ALFRED P. STEGER
 Chief, Lands Section Published August Is, g, 30. Septem- Der and l3. 1862.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
Legal Notice

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR. BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Land Office, Cordo- va Building, 9th and Cordova, Anch- orage Alaska
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that Roy L. Biffle entryman, of Palmer. Alaska. together with his witnesses William E. Beloate of Spenard Alaska and Herman W Huebsch of Palmer Alas ka has submitted final proof on his Homestead entry Anchorage Serial Number 033750 for a tract of land des- cribed as
 SWl4NEl4, Section 24 Township 20 North. Range East, Seward Mcri- dian
 containing 40 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office. Anchor age, Alaska. Any person, corporation. or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office, during the period of pub lication or within 30 days thereafter. under cath. an adverse claim setting forth the nature and extent thereof and such adverse claimant shall, within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jur- isdiction within Alaska, and thereafter patent shall be issued in conformity with the final decree of the court.
 ALFRED P. STEGER
 Chief, Lands Section Published August 30, September 6. l3 20 and 27, 1862
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
Legal Notice

UNITED STATES DEPARTMENT OF THE INTERIOR, BUREAU OF LAND MANAGEMENT, Land Office. Cordo- va Building. 555 Cordova Street, Anch- chorage, Alaska
 NOTICE FOR PUBLICATION
 Notice is hereby given that Forest M together with his witnesses Robert A Douglas of Willow, Alaska and Emil Stancec of Willow, Alaska has submitted final proof on his Homestead entry An chorage Serial Number 04l595 for a tract of land described as
 Lots and '. and WlaNEI4. Section T. Township 19 North Range West, Seward Meridian
 containing l5477 acres, and it is now in the files of the Land Office, Aneh- orage, Alaska. Any person, corporation. or association having or asserting any adverse interest in, or claim to, the tract of land or any part thereof sought, may file in the Anchorage Land Office during the period of publication or within 30 days thereafter, under oath, an adverse claim setting forth the na- ture and extent thereof, and such ad- verse claimant shall. within sixty days after the filing of such adverse claim, begin action to quiet title in a court of competent jurisdiction within Alaska and thereafter patent shall be issued in conformity with the final decree of the court.
 ALFRED p. STEGER
 Chief, Lands Section Published August 30 September 6, B, 20 and 27, 1862.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13

The Frontiersman Page , Thursday. September l3. 1862
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13

Published: August 30, September 6, 13,
 20 and 27, 1862
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schools, coming to Wasilla from n. LII -
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13

NOTICE OF GENERAL ELECTION TO BE HELD ON TUESDAY, OCTOBER 2, 1862 IN THE CITY OF PALMER,
 ALASKA
 Notice is hereby given that in ac- cordance with the Laws of Alaska, the Home Rule Charter of the City of Pal mer and the election ordinances of the City of Palmer, Alaska, on Tuesday, the 2nd day of October. 1862, between the hours of 800 A M and 800 PM. on said day, the polling place for which shall be the gym of Central School in the said City of Palmer The purpose of the said general election IS to elect two councilmen for three year terms and two councilmen for one year terms.
 hours above stated and the following persons. to-wit shall be entitled to vote at said election: All persons who are qualified electors of the City of Pal ner. in accordance with the con stitution and Laws of the State ot Al aska. Home Rule Charter and Ordn- ances of the City Of Palmer, such elec- tors being herein defined as any per son who is a citizen of the unlteo States. nineteen years Of age and over, who is a bonafide resident of the State of Alaska for a period of more than one wear and who has resided in the City of Palmer for a period or lhity days or more and who IS able to reao and write the English language as pre- scribed and provided by the Cohstl'u- ton and Laws of the State of Alaska,
 For the purpose of said election, the entire City of Palmer shall consutute single voting precinct heelsli heel,,ie,l, s,io., of voters will be done at the poiihie place above named at the tlrrle oi Vot. s. inc and shall be supervised pN the judges who shall maintain reelstia- ton book for such reGlstfatioil
 All candidates for election 10 eou,i oil shall file a Declaration of Cand1- dacv with the City Clerk which states inc person is a qualified electoF anu in addition has been resloeht oi .ie State of Alaska for at least TWO yeai next preceding the date of tne oeeia are tion and a resident of the Il1y VI n mer for at least one year neNt ed. inc the date of the declaration. m ao' d;tion to the Declaration of Canoloaos n petition signed by twenty-iive .As qualified electors of the CltS on iaie ..o. must be filed with the City SieI G earlier than twenty (a) days hIi ..;o,, than ten lO) days before sa'u Sardi Forms for such Declaration oi ar, dacy and Nominating tna cit, available at the office .a i,ter C,s-r and will be furnished to intei ertad candidates upon request. .
 Witness my hand and officlai seq s., ~ the City of Palmer, Aiaska '''AS
 day of September, 1S62 ,rp
 By; EMILE ST. PlEHh
 City Clerk .. Published September 6. ls' :" A'
 1892
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
State Fair Draws Visitors
(Continued from page II

included Mt. Clemens, Blom- field Hills in Michigan; St. Louis and New Florence in Mis- souri; Charles City, Iowa; Lansdale, Pennsylvania; Oak Harbor and Nashport in Ohio; Kanakanak, Alabama; and La Fayette, Louisiana.
 East coast addresses were mo- ted from Stony Brook, Mount Vernon, and New York City in New York; Rosallie, New ter sey; Washington, D. C.; Scotts- file, Virginia; Columbus, Geor- gia; and Miami, Orange Park, Winter Park, and Wauchula in
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
IOOF TO HONOR GEORGE SAVAGE

George Savage, Past Grand Master of Odd Fellows and a pioneer member TOT fifty years, now living in the State of Washington, will be honored at carpenters Hall with a potluck by the Rebekahs and Odd Eel lows at 8 pm. Friday, Sept. 14th.
 Friends and members are in vited to come and meet him, and hear him explain Odd Eel loWship.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
First PTk Meeting Features Film

New teachers will be intro- duced to the community and the PTA film, Where Child ren Come First" " will be shown at the first 1962-63 meeting of the Palmer Parent-Teacher As sociation.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13

schools, coming to Wasilla from Dillingham;.
 The Wasilla Businessman's S Association met last Monday evening. Their regular meeting nights are the second and four tn Monday of each month. Comlttees are working on a fall and winter entertainment program to be announced at a later date.
 The first regular meeting of the Wasilla P.T.A. was held in the new high school last Mon day evening. A P.T.A. film was shown and teachers were in troduced. Refreshments were served following the film and short business meeting.
 All prospective members and members of the Pioneers of AL aska in the valley area are in- vited to attend the organiza- tional meeting of an auxiliary at the Elks Hall Sunday, Sep tember 16, at 200 pm. James M. Jorgenson, Grand President of Fairbanks, has offered to be in Palmer for the institution of this auxiliary before this years Convention to be held in Ket- chikan. Please attend.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
WaSilIa News Notes
By Jane Browne

Enrolment to date at the Wasilla Elementary School is 248 in grades l through 8, and at the Wasilla area high school the enrolment to date is 115. Seven new teachers have join- ed the staff of the Wasilla schools and two new courses are being introduced this year at the high school. Mrs. Mary lou Rldeout is teaching the Home Economics course and MT. William Butler has the Vo- cational Agriculture course. MT. Jesse Baker is the music di- rector, including band, chorus and elementary music.
 Mis Rosalie Tyler has taken fourth grade and MT. J. Hen drickson is the eighth grade teacher. Mrs. Constance Hib- bard, formerly of Big Lake school, teaches the combination third and fourth grade and Mrs Irva O'Mary is substituting in the third grade room for Mrs. Dolores Martsolf.
 
 Other elementary and high school teachers are Mrs. Anna Borden, first grade; Mrs. Mary Bergman, second grade; Mrs. Beulah Olson, fifth grade; Mrs. Dorothy Nelson, sixth grade; Mrs. Kathleen Smyth, seventh grade and MT. Milton Wether- ington the combination seventh and eighth grade; Mrs. Mar garet Byers, the combination first and second grades. Other Wasilla teachers are Miss Pa tricia Noonan, MT. Warren Jones, MT Lee Turner and MT. George Harbeson. kIrs. Esther Hanson is teaching grades l through 3 at the Big Lake school. MT. Vondolee s. Page, superintendent of Wasilla schools, is not new to Alaska
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13

Florida.
 From our home state lnot included in the 29) people re- ported from such district areas as Kodiak, Chignik, Anchor Point, Kenai, Soldotna, Naknek, Valdez, Clam Gulch, Seward, Glennallen, Gakona, College, and Fairbanks.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13

The man who hesitates often profits from the mistakes of others.
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
EMIL WAGNER
 WINS CARBINE

Emil Wagner of Palmer woE the drawing for Rueger 4 magnam carbine, sponsored by Pioneer Texaco of Palmer.
 The drawing was held in the Frontiersman office on Aug. 3l
The frontiersman., 1962-09-13
On The Verge

Exceed the speed limit and you're always on the verge of a smashup.