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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
Open Letter

The Kensington Wheaton
Jaycees thank all those people
who gave so generously to our
Christmas Orphans Fund. The
response to our program was
overwhelming. 1t is certainly
nice to know that charity is
still active in the hearts of
people for those less fortunate
than them. Special thanks to
the merchants who allowed us
to set up bell ringing stations
at their stores.
The Christmas Shopping
Tour was a large success due
to your generosity. This pro-
gram is designed to teach chill
dren the meaning of giving as
well as receiving. They shop
for gifts for others, and /
cannot convey the delight and
pride that this gives them.
On behalf of all the children
that we took shopping we
thank you for making their
Christmas a little bit nicer.
Observation-Disclosures
Jaycees
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
Farewell Letter

Your paper has always
been exceptionally alert to OPP
portunities to present all sides
to political and civic questions
of interest to Montgomery
County.
For this reason, I want to
use your Letters to the Edi-
tor" column to thank my
many friends in both political
parties for their friendship
and support Of our mutual eff
forts to bring better govern.
ment to Montgomery County
and to Maryland; and, to re.
gretfully advise them that
will not be a candidate for
public office in Maryland, as
personal reasons have caused
me to move my residence to
the far-western state of Ne
vada.
l would like to leave a word
of encouragement to those
many fine precinct workers,
in both political parties, who
braved the wrath of political
leaders and brought the issue
of reapportionment to promi.
Continued on Page y
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

The Park and Planning Commissions purchase
of the first substantial parcel in its projected 5000
regional park in the Upper Rock Creek Water
shed is further proof of the agencys determination to
preserve open space for Montgomery Countys fast
growing population.
Only few months ago. the Commission acquired
some 400 to be developed park land in the Up
per Northwest Branch watershed And negotiations
are going forward with all possible speed for the pur
chase of additional land in both watersheds in accord
with the Commissions comprehensive park ac-
QUESTION program adopted last year.
The planners are to be congratulated for moving
SO swiftly to carry out the proposals contained in the
program. AS in other areas throughout both Mont
gomery and Prince Georges Counties, the Commission
is amply fulfilling its obligation to provide park and
recreation for present residents well for
future generations.
In addition to the recreational values to be de-
rived from these areas the community will receive
flood control benefits particularly as result Of the
two dams planned in the Upper Rock Creek Water
shed.
Properties along the lower reaches of the stream
have long suffered substantial damage because Of the
periodic floods stemmng largely from excess runoff
from heavily built up adjacent subdivisions.
BY damming the upper portions of Rock Creek,
the Commission not only will be making substantial
contribution to the elimination of these floods but will
be making available to the people recreational oppor
tunities which we believe will be unsurpassed any
where else in the Washington Metropolitan Area.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
Letters To The Sentinel
The Public Forum

pugn his good sense. What
does that make you if you
listen to him? They say he's
in the minority and quite inn
potent yet they shout at
us about him from the tree.
tops.
Why? Can the gods beyond
mortality tell us?
What? Do l hear them
answer?
Yes! I can hear it clearly
now. Let me quote them:
Balance, my children, is all
important in your world of
limitation just as it is in all
of Cosmos. Your world swings
in the balance - and we do
not mean to be funny. You
see your world gradually d.
viding into two camps. One
camp you call the Left, the
other you call the Right.
Through the ages the ex-
tremes of both camps have
taken their turn at what they
mistakenly fancy is control of
your world. They only fool
themselves because their con
troll is only for an instant in
the cons of Ongoing Conscious
ness.
'Now hear us tell you of
balance as it affects you to-
day. You see the Left is
presently in the ascendancy in
every land, even your own.
They would seek to subjugate
you to their futile ends. Yet,
in their subconscious they
know that soon they reach the
end of their road. Thus they
begin to buster and fume at
phantoms.
"And you ask, Who are
these phantoms why do
we not see them?' We answer,
can you see us? We are
those phantoms. We inject our
thought speech into mortals
on the Right to effect the Bal
ance your world so sorely
needs.
"Your American Eagle shall
not go down. But heed us
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
around The County
By Peter Dawson

LEADERS IN THE ALLIED CIVIC
GROUP are doing an outstanding job in
searching out information which might prove
helpful to our local officials in government
and the school system.
The educational committee of the Allied
Group has worked tirelessly on the capital
budget of the School Board. It has several
ideas which it will present to the Board at
public hearings scheduled during the week Of
January Is.
The Allied Civic Group is the organization
that brought Dr. Whittier's 124 school year
plan to final vote by the School Board 1t
voted it down.
Citizens working on these ACC commit
tees searching for information and then max
ing intelligent reports are to be congratulated.
They are doing for no money what many of
our hlgh-pr1ced officials should be doing.
These original ideas and practical plans
worked out by the Allied Civic Group will be
spelled out in detail for study by the public.
/ believe you will find them not only interest
ing but completely worth consideration.
THE SENTINEL'S CHRISTMAS FUND
FOR go elederly folks was complete sue
CeSS Out l1ere is more TO De done.
There is plan to contact State Senator
Margaret Schweinhaut, the County Welfare
Board, the Family Service, the County Health
Department, the County Manager and mem.
bers Of the County Council and determine
from them what steps should be taken to cor
rect bad situation as far as the elderly
citizens are concerned.
There is much merit in distributing gifts.
money and other things that will make
life little happier for these old folks but
the real problems faced by these people are
not solved positive program must be
worked out so that life for the older citizens
of this rich county will not have to exist
under some pretty bad conditions through no
fault of their own.
The citizens of this county must be told
what is going on as it concerns these fine old
people. And when this knowledge is given
to the people of Montgomery County. it is nv
guess that something realistic will be done.
1t is impossible to believe that the County
Council will sit in official sessions and vote
to spend hundreds of thousands of dollars for
recreational programs for the young people
but neglect to adopt a program that would
provide decent existence for about 80 elderly
citizens
feel sure that something will be done
10 correct the situation once the members of
the County Council and others know some of
the conditions.
AN INCIDENT involving political
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

when we tell you that no
eagle ever flew with just one
wing. He needs both right
and left if he would not fly
in circles. Each time the left
wing clips the feathers of the
right wing, we send new feath-
ers to the right wing. This is
the Law of Compensation and
thus we help your country
achieve Balance.
"As the Left among you
cease their sophomore chat
ter, and the Right among you
lose their fear of the future,
there arises among you a new
breed, neither right nor left,
and this nation shall indeed
have a new birth of freedom. +"
Mary Alice Duncan
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
By Peter Dawson

science professor at the Maryland University
at the Montgomery Junior College points up
the need for an entirely separate Board of
Regents to run the affairs of the junior col
lege and not by the Board of Education of the
county.
DIR. Ebert Byrd who filed in June for the
Democratic nomination for United States Sen.
atOr was invited by a student to give a talk
at the Junior College. The candidate-profes.
sOr gave political talk. And while it is true
that he might not have realized the local
Board of Education does not allow political
speeches to be given in the schools, someone
at the college should have made sure that
this speaker be informed that he could not
give political talk in behalf Of himself
WALTER NORMAN is running for
Judge of the Circuit Court on the Republican
ticket. . Newton Steers is going to publish
one of the best tabloids all about his ideas
and why he should be elected Congressman
atlarge on the Republican ticket
TOM FINAN, Attorney General, was
hoping he could mend some political fences
through the closing of savings and loan COM
panies. He even suggested who should be
appointed receivers and lawyers. I know who
ne suggested in one case but there would be
no point i'm naming him at this stage of the
game. The Judge i'm the case paid no atten.
ton to the honorable General and appoint
ed a man of his own choice. And If the At.
tOrney General, who is a candidate for re-
election, had any ideas that this savings and
loan mess would help his ticket, he must know
by now that just the reverse is true. 1t is
unlikely that any public figure connected in
any way with the mess will be able to get
elected by the people of Maryland. People
have positive way to show great displeasure
as such gOings on the vote.
/ SUPPOSE Paul Hume realized that
Lathrop Smith was once Republican mem.
Der of the County Council Then he changed
his affiliations. suspect he made the change
after he became associated with Rose Kramer
and they formed their own little political
party in order to get elected to the school
board. And If another Republican official is
not careful another member of the local
liberal group will persuade her to change her
affiliations from Republican to Democrat.
They have combined their efforts which some
times means going against their own political
colleagues.
ART SIMONDS is negotiating for nice
nome for retired teachers Of course. he is
doing this in his official capacity as Executive
Secretary of the Montgomery County Educa.
uon Association. l understand the home will
be IN the Rockville area and both pieces of
property are supposed to be ideal for the
purpose.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
The New President

The election of William R. Thomas, III, as School
Board president augurs, we hope, warmer and more
cooperative relationship between the board the
the County Council and other county agencies.
Such relationship is essential to the smooth OPP
Grafton of the Montgomery County government. Last
years School Board operations were married, we be-
leve, by tendency the part of one two of its
officials to feel that the needs of their agency made it
unnecessary for them to follow recognized procedures
in dealing with other government units.
Also, there was regrettable attack by School
Board member the County Council after the coun-
y heads cut the school budget for which have
since been proven quite adequate
Mr.. Thomas already has made good start we
think by promising to make every effort to reduce the
time spent by School Board members in preparing
their budget We have always thought the short tenn
pers displayed by board members resulted large
ly from the day and night sessions which they de-
voted to this voluminous document.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

To paraphrase Shakespeare
= Methinks the gentlemen do
protest too much. We've
heard their frightened words
and read their loaded state
ments. We are becoming
bored with their repititious
charges which can't be entirely
substantiated. Perhaps, sens
ing this, they climb the trees
they h ave heretofore been
backing against.
But where is this phantom
they fear? Who is he? We
hear them call him fanatic"
frustrated" super
patriotic" extremist"
"sick" "crackpot"
Do you know him? Do
I know him?
They insist that he has a
right to speak, but they i'm
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
Help Needed

We hope our readers will respond generously and
promptly to help meet the basic needs of the Douglas
Mason family whose home was nearly destroyed by
fire.
Misfortune can strike any of us at any time And
1t particularly tragic when our resources are limited
and our needs large.
Douglas Mason is a hard working man who holds
down two jobs to support his wife and nine children
The fire destroyed all of the family's furniture and
clothing Obviously he cannot replace his losses with
his limited funds. 1t is up to the community to show
Douglas Mason that he is not forgotten by sending
contributions to Val Wilson, jr. at the Suburban
Refuse COMPANY in Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

w a S hin gton Sanatarium.
Takoma Park, for two weeks.
She has now returned to her
home in Gaithersburg, where
she is recovering satisfactorily.
She hopes to return to her
teaching duties sometime this
month. During her absence
from school, Mrs. Hepsie VIII
liams of Damascus has been
substituting.
Roberta Weller, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Staley Weller,
returned to her nursing duties
on New Years night after a
five-day vacation spent at home.
Her sister, Mrs. Gordon B. Log
wood, jr., of Alexandria, spent
the New Year weekend at the
Weller home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John H. Norris
and daughter Carol visited at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Thomas Price in Mechanicsville,
Nd, recently. They also visited
Mrs. Norris's brother. Raymond
Austin, and wife, in Prince Fred.
erick, Md, during the holidays.
The Women's Association of
the Jamestown Presbyterian
Church has honored one of its
faithful members by presenting
in her name an honorary mem
bership to the Board of National
Missions of the United Presby-
terrain Church in the u. S. A.
Mrs. Spencer Ward of German
town was so honored at her
home on Saturday afternoon.
December 80, when Mrs. John
w. Kitterman, Association presi-
dent, arrived at the Ward home
and presented the tribute with
the pin which accompanies the
membership. Mrs. Ward has
been confined to her home for
some months, and of late has
been belfast. A longtime mem
Der Of the Jamestown Church,
Mrs. Ward recalls that as a
child she became a charter
member of the Grace Methodist
Church in Gaithersburg, where
she attended both the corner
stone laying and the dedication.
A few years after her marriage
she joined the Jamestown
Church, where through the
years she has served in various
capacities as a loyal, joyful
worker, and where her husband
has held responsible offices.
Mrs. Ward was completely sur.
prised by this honor of the WON.
ems group, and feels so deeply
Continued on Page %
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POOlesville
BY Cathe c. Linthicum Diamond 1882

y
The presence of Mr.. and Mrs.
Benton Blair and children.
Brenda, Susan and John, of
Woodstock, Conn.,, added much
happiness to the seasons OBJ.
servance for Mr.. and Mrs.
White.
Mr.. and Mrs. John A. Cash.
man of Mission, Kans., left for
home Thursday after an eleven
day visit with their son and
family, DR.. and Mrs. John w.
eastman. Sellman.
Mrs. Virginia Hersperger,
Poolesville, travelled by train to
Augusta, Ga. during the holi.
days where she visited her son
and family, DR.. and Mrs. Webb
Hersperger and daughters,
Becky and Ginny. Also visiting
at the home We're Mrs. Webb
Hersperger's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Williams of Hot
Springs, Ark. The interesting
and beautiful old homes in
Charleston, S. c., were included
in the guests itinerary.
A Christmas weekend guest
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Mansfield w. Daniel, near Dick.
erson, was Miss Margaret
Daniel of Washington, d. c.
Mrs. Charles Fritz, Pooles.
vile, has been spending several
days week in New Windsor
with her mother, Mrs. ]. T.
Fisher, who has been very i'll.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09
Germantown
BY Deborah ii. LEM. WAverIy $685.

Mr.. and Mrs. A. H. Paul have
returned from a ten-day Carib-
bean cruise over the Christmas
holidays. Reporting perb
service on the magnificent ship,
the SIS. Rotterdam, the Pauls
enjoyed the sunshine as they
rested on deck, the fun and fell
lowship, and the interesting
stops at five different ports,
each with a different national
background.
The Evening Circle of the
stown Presbyterian
Church met on Thursday eve
ming, January 4, at the beauti-
full, new home of Mrs. Howard
Cissel. Mrs. Robert Chapman,
newly-elected circle leader, pre-
sided. An extensive study in
PauPs letter to the Romans
comprised the program, the first
in this years study, which was
led by Mrs. James Jet.
A merry party was held on
New Years Eve at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert E. Mont.
gomery for some of the neigh
bors of Meadowbrook Estates.
Present were Mr.. and Mrs. Clay
ton Brown, Mr.. and Mrs. Alvin
Evans. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Aston, Mr.. and Mrs. Glen Toms,
Mr.. and Mrs. Gerald Niewen-
hous and the latter's brother
and sister-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs.
Gil Tribe, of Arlington and Mr..
and Mrs. Louis Peterson of
Rockville. An evening of dane
ing and social fellowship pre-
coded the welcoming of the new
year.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Clark and
daughters Lynn and Paula of
the Cider Barrel Mobile Homes
Court have returned from
weeks trip to Henderson, N. c.,
where they spent Christmas
with their respective parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. o. c. Clark and
Mr.. and Mrs. R. c. Daniel and
their families.
Mrs. Pansy Ellis of Chat.
tanooga, Tenn, has been spend
ing several days at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Cox at the
Cider Barrel Court.
Mrs. Kathryn S. Crone, prin-
cipal of the Germantown Ele-
mentary School, was i'll last
week and confined to her home
for three days.
Two students from Hood Col.
lege, Frederick, are doing stu
dent teaching at the German
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Home on Christmas leave
were servicemen from the area,
David Overholtz and Kenneth
Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Hall.
Poolesville, motored to Oakville,
Ontario, for the recent holidays
where they visited the formers
brother-in-law and sister. Mr..
and Mrs. Edward .Winder. The
Canadian couple who had Just
returned from a Mediterranean
cruise expect to visit here later
en- route south.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ward A. Fulton,
near Beallsville, spent the
Christmas weekend with their
son and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
Donald Fulton, Baltimore. On
Sunday, December 81, accom-.
panied by Mrs. Hatton D. Brown
they returned to Baltimore to
join in the celebration for their
son whose birthday was on jan
uary /.
Poolesville Memorial Meth
odist Church honored their col
lege students in the Sunday
service. They were: John Delhi
and George Delhi, Grenell Uni
versity; Ethel Mills, Maryland
University; Carolyn Knill,
American University; Donald
Nicholson, Frostburg Sta I e
Teachers College and Charles
Staub, Davis and Elkins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

Mrs. Mary Roberts, fifth.
grade teacher at the barnes.
town Elementary School, under
went surgery during the holi-
days, and was a patient in the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

Mr.. and Mrs. Glenn G.. Lam
son, jr., and sons, Graham and
Jimmy, Dickerson, visited Mrs.
Lamson's family in Kitchener
and Waterloo, Ontario, Canada,
over the recent holidays. They
reported more snow in the
States than in the northern
country.
Approximately 1874 children
and adults attended the Saliva
ton Army Auxiliary's eighth
annual international Doll Festi-
val recently at the Department
Of Commerce in Washington.
The embassies in Washington
contributed hundreds of dolls
from around the world in all
sizes to hang on the interna.
tional doll tree. The teenage
daughters of the ambassadors,
in native dress, were junior
hostesses. Mrs. John r. Hall,
Poolesville, was chairman of the
affair and Mrs. Luther Hodges,
Washington, was honorary
chairman.
Lathrop E. Smith. near Boyds,
attended the State Association
Of Soil Conservation Districts
in Baltimore Wednesday
through Friday. Mr.. Smith is
treasurer of the association.
Returning for her first Christ.
mas at home in % years was
the daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
! Benjamin White, Poolesville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

Among the contingent of Mill.
tary Police home for Christmas
from Fort Chaffee, Ark, were
Jack and Robert Hawkins, who
Joined their wives in Clarksburg
for the holiday. The Hawkins
boys are sons of Lawrence F.
Hawkins of Germantown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

town School for four weeks this
month. Linda Smith, who spent
the previous four weeks teach.
ing in Mrs. Florence Simonds'
flrst-grade class, is now teach
ing in the kindergarten under
Mrs. Monnie Brake, Marvia
Slade is doing her four-week
teaching in Miss Gertrude Stan
ley's first grade.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard w.
Wiley and sons Willard, jr.,
Edwin, and Douglas, spent
Christmas Day at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. N. c. Floyd and
family in Arlington. Also pre-.
sent was Mr.. Richard Stanford.
brother of Mrs. Wiley and Mrs.
Floyd, from Williamsfield, Ohio.
along with his wife and three
children.
Guests over Christmas at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Ward
w. Fetrow, ST., were Mr.. and
Mrs. Ward w. Fetrow, ir., and
children, Ward III, Judith Ann,
and Richard. of Lynchburg, Va.
On Christmas afternoon they
were Joined by Mr.. and Mrs.
George NJ. Fetrow and four
sons of Germantown.
Mrs. +. H. Waters spent a few
days before Christmas in Viii.
liamsburg, Va, with her daugh.
ter, Mrs. Robert f. Berry, and
family. She was accompanied
on the trip down by her son,
Eugene P. Waters, of Towson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Waters were
guests for Christmas dinner at
the home of their son-in.law and
daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. William
M. Christie of Gaithersburg.
Mrs. Ethel NJ. Walter and her
daughter, Mrs. Wilbur D. Wat
kins, jr., and family, of German.
town, attended a Walter family
gathering on Christmas Day at
the home Of another daughter,
Mrs. Philip Sadtler, and family
of Potomac. Mrs. Walter has
eleven children.
Among the contingent of Mill
tary Police home for Christmas
from Fort Chaffee, Ark, were
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-01-09

Two students from Hood Col.
lege. Frederick, are doing stu
dent teaching at the German.
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Mrs. Kathryn S. Crone, prin-
cipal of the Germantown Ele-
mentary School, was i'll last
week and confined to her home
for three days.
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Mrs. Pansy Ellis of Chat.
tanooga, Tenn, has been spend
ing several days at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Cox at the
Cider Barrel Court.