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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

rd. and Connecticut ave.
In a letter to the county's
Department of Public Works
this week, the area civic group
expressed concern over the mar
rowly-averted tragedy last week
in which a heavy gravel truck
collided with a school bus at
the intersection.
Witnesses said only the truck
drivers fast thinking kept his
vehicle from hitting the school
bus full force.
They reminded county Of
ficials that they have been
seeking traffic light there
since October, 1859, and have
been told traffic counts did not
warrant the signal.
Last September, according to
the associations secretary, Mrs.
Lockwood Wright, 3102 Hender-
son ave-, they were told the
traffic count missed by five
vehicles"
Residents second brush with
tragedy occurred with the death
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

Investigating officers Jerry
G.. Sordone and George O'Brien
of the Bethesda police, said the
accident occurred at the inter
section of Wisconsin ave. and
Cedar Ia, when Palmer's truck,
heading south on Wisconsin,
struck McCrillis' car, crossing
the thoroughfare on Cedar la.
They said the impact pushed
McCrillis' car into the side of
one in which Mrs. Sweeney had
stopped for flashing red light
on Cedar la. At the same time,
the trucks trailer iackknifed
and toppled onto Mrs. Swee-
ney's car, almost leveling the
vehicle and killing her in
stantly, police added.
Because of a defect in the
traffic light at the intersection,
only blinking yellow caution
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

1sNAAAAAAAAsob ~ chIAOiAs
Our county cannot help but
suffer the consequences should
this stagnation be permitted to
continue" he said.
Democrats for Progress
are candidates who support a
progressive and dynamic State
wide ticket, who are themselves
clearly mindful Of the problems
and possibilities of the future,
in both State and county and
who are united in their deter.
mination to find solutions best
suited to the accomplishment
of long-range goals - in short,
to move forward"
At the same time, the group
announced that Mrs. Ruby w.
Hyatt Of Damascus has been
named chairman of the cam
paign advisory committee.
Mrs. Hyatt, daughter of First
District County Councilman
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
County Joins
In Observing
Wildlife Week

Lathrop E. Smith of
Route l, Boyds, is chairman
of the Montgomery County
Wildlife Week Committee.
The week this year began
March 18 and will continue
through March "a.
National Wildlife Week
was first proclaimed by
President Franklin D. Roos-
evelt in 1888. This years
theme is, Waterfowl for the
Future-By Conservation of
Wetlands which Benefit Man
and Wildlife."
Co-chairman of the Montgom-
cry Committee is Bob Young,
Rockville, of the Maryland
Game & Inland Fish Commits
sion.
Members of the committee
are Judge John B. Diamond,
ILL.,. Rockville; William Fresch,
Rockville; Paul Pearson, Rock
Vile; Antonio Veltri, Rockville;
Mrs. Irene Marosy, Takoma
Park; William True, German
town; Raymond Fisk, Rockville;
Forest Mills, Rockville; Henry
Hough, Clarksburg; Edward M.
Frerer, Gaithersburg; and Stan
ley Ernst, Wheaton.
Working through more than
2 million individuals who are
members of National Wildlife
Federation affiliates and others
who are interested in the vel
fare of ducks and geese, local
chairmen across the country
are organizing local educational
campaign to alert the public to
complex and diverse problems
relating to waterfowl.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

al pilot fallout shelters in coun-
ty school buildings are sought
by the School Board in a sup
Elemental budget request which
the Council will consider next
week.
Council president Cahoon
pointed out that he and his as
sociates face a tough decision
between now and April 49,"
when it must reach final agree
ment on "all recommendations
for extracting tax money from
our citizens"
The Council last month had a
recommendation from it's own
Civil Defense Advisory Board
for an appropriation of $5.4
million over the next five years
for fallout shelters.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

Chevy Chase area as a whole is
proposed in the Commissions
planning program for the next
five years.
Area Plans Inadequate
THE small area plans propos.
ed for the North Bethesda and
West Chevy Chase segments of
our area are inadequate, do not
meet the large problems and in
many ways threaten to aggre-
vate our existing problems, par
ticularly with regard to loading
large high-density apartment
developments into the area with
out any means to handle the in
creased traffic and school child
rem which they will bring"
With regard to a freeway
route, Phillips said, "The Coun-
ty. Council and the Planning
Commission must face the facts
of life and take the leadership
necessary to educate the public
to its vital needs" The freeway
is needed to reduce north-south
travel through the Bethesda bus
mess district.
Spot rezoning can cause cost
ly mistakes, he said, and ire
zonings in the Wisconsin ave.
area already have multiplied the
costs and disruption which
would be caused should it be de-
cided to build a Wisconsin ave.
corridor"
Moratorium Necessary
The moratorium on apartment
development is necessary until
transportation and other public
facilities, including schools, can
be provided to service them.
The public Phillips stressed,
CONTINUED on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

Jerry T. Williams who is seek
ing reelection as a member of
the slate, is president of the
Northern Montgomery County
Woman's Club and vice chair.
man of the 18th Election Dis
trict.
Members of the advisory
committee are Mrs. George
Barnes, Carl w. Berueffy, Will
liam Bliss. Mrs. David S. Da-
wilson, G. Greg Everngam,
Donald E. Gingery, Mrs. Fred
erick Gutheim, Ralph Heck
man, Vernon E. Jirikowic, E.
Clagett Jones, Mrs. Fred L.
Kaplan, Seymour Korn, Mrs.
Joseph LaRocca, James j.
Lynch, Mrs. Oscar Meier, Mrs.
Morton Raft, Joseph Rodgers,
Mrs. Vincent P. Russo, Joseph
Simpson, Paul Warnke, Claude
Williams and Osborne Williams.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
Workshop Set
For County All

A poise and confidence work
shop will be held at the National
All Center in Chevy Chase at
9:15 am. March "a.
Miss Dorothy Emerson, con.
sultant for citizenship and lead.
ership development for the Ma.
tional All Foundation, will be
in charge. A former associate
State All leader from Maryland,
she now conducts workshops
through the United States.
The workshop is sponsored
by the Montgomery County Elk.
tension Service and is designed
for All members. Representa-.
tives from other youth groups
also will attend.
The All Center is at ZOO Con.
necuticut ave.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

of a neighbor, Mrs. Bernard j.
Sweeney, BIO Henderson ave-,
in a freak three-vehicle acct.
dent in which she was crushed
to death by a truck trailer jack
knitting at a Wisconsin ave. in
tersection guarded temporarily
only by red and yellow blinking
lights.
Light Justified
Questioned about the citi.
zens' request for a traffic sig
nal at Veirs Mill rd. and Con.
necticut ave-, Public Works Di'
rector Joseph C. Kordella said
it is our hope" that the light
will be installed when the State
Roads Commission extends Con.
necticut ave. to Veirs Mill from
University blvd. on the south,
late this year.
Kordella said his office feels
present traffic counts justify
the signal and that it has asked
the roads commission to put IL
in as part Of the expense OF
the Connecticut ave. project.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
Tags to Be Sold
On Maryland Day

Although next Monday,
March 26, will be a Maryland
Day" holiday for most county
employees, it will be business
as usual" in Room 81 Of the
County Office Building in Rock
vile, which will remain open
to handle the 11th.hour rush
for 1862 auto tags.
Tags will be sold from 9:15
am. to 5 pm. Monday. Appli-
cants must present UCJ-1 forms
from their auto insurance COM
panies to obtain tags at the
regular fee.
County liquor dispensaries
will also remain open on the
holiday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

A hearing has been set for
April II in Peoples Court on
charges against truck driver
and a motorist involved in a
traffic accident this week on
Rockville Pike in which 80.
year-old mother of two lost her
life.
The victim was Joyce Ellen
Sweeney, BIO Henderson ave,
Silver Spring. a cafeteria helper
in the Montgomery County
school system. Her death was
the second traffic fatality in
the county this year.
Charged by police were Nor.
man r. Palmer, %, 400 Whit
tier pl., NV, Washington, a
truck driver, and William H.
McCrillis, SO, 500 Greentree
I'd, Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

Presented by representatives
of three citizens groups, it calls
for a tax of so cents per 500
of assessed property value over
a 30-year period, similar to the
current fire district tax. Cur
rent property tax rate is $2.53
per 500.
Total estimated cost of the
community shelter program to
be financed by the special tax
was put at $500 per person--or
about $102 million for the coun-
tvs present 100000 residents
a figure which County Council
president David L. Cahoon said
sis not peanuts"
Presenting the joint proposal
were Joseph N. Citizen of the
Wheaton Woods Citizens Asso-
citation. John Sharon of the
Rollingwood Citizens Associa'
ton and Laurence Clark of the
Locust Hills Parkwood Parent
Teacher Association.
Their joint request called for
the Council to:
Adopt a community shelter
policy which recognizes the
need for protection against
blast and heat as well as fallout
and distinguish between areas
of the county where such pro-
lection is required"
Appropriate in next years
budget about $4,000 for an in
tensive architectural and engi-
neering study to develop solu-
tons to the problems of surviv-
al in community shelters and
design a typical shelter for
maximum protection.
The three citizens groups also
asked the county heads to es-
tablsh special taxing districts
to meet federal requirements
for civil defense assistance.
The Rollingwood spokesman
expressed hope the special study
could be completed in under
four months and that four or
five shelter locations could be
decided upon by January.
This weeks proposal was the
first put before the County
Council calling for shelters to
protect against blast and heat
effects as well as fallout.
The county's only existing
fallout shelter constructed with
Federal assistance, is in the
Rockinghorse Elem ntary
School. Funds for two addition
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
Motorist and Truck Driver
Charged in Fatal Accident

signal was operating on Wis
consin ave. and a red blinking
light on Cedar la.
Palmer, who was treated for
bruises at Suburban Hospital
and released, is charged with
travelling at a speed greater
than reasonable and proper un-
der the traffic conditions.
McCrillis, who was uninjured,
has been charged with failure
to yield right-of-way.
Mrs. Sweeney was the wife
of Bernard J. Sweeney, who
works as a mailer for both the
Washington Post and the Sen.
tinel. Their two children are
Sherry, 13, and Danny, 9.
Funeral services will be held
at | pm. Friday at the Mont
rose Baptist Church. Burial
will be in Arlington Cemetery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
Voter Registration to Close
March 80 for City Election

March 30 is deadline for reg.
istration for the April 80 Rock
vile city elections.
Milbourne E. Ward, chairman
of the city's Board of Supervi-
sors of Elections, said voters
can register at City Hall, South
Washington ST., weekdays from
$3.50 am. to 5 pm. and on Sat
urdays from 9 am. to noon.
Ward said there also will be
three special registration peri
DDS next week for persons UNI
able to get to City Hall during
its daytime hours.
Registration will be held from
$50 to $3.50 pm. at six places
on the following dates:
March u - Elwood Smith
Teen Center, Mercer and Har.
rIngton rdS.; Rockville FIRE sta.
ton, South Perry st.
March 28-Loan Oak School,
Grandin ave. and WOODBURY. I'd. /;
Lincoln Terrace Community
House, ID Moore DIR.
March 20 - Meadow Hall
School, Twinbrook pkwy.; Rock
crest Recreation Center, Broad
wood and Coral Sea drs.
Voter Eligibility
Rockville residents are elig.
ible to register If they are citi-
Zens of the United States, and
will have reached age 81 and
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

A total of S1,522, 643 was rec
commended cut from the ele-
mentary and secondary instruc-
ton salaries, while the remain
der of the cut is in salaries for
positions which were recon-
mended by Butcher for dele
ton from the budget.
According to computations
done by county budget officials,
there is an apparent error of
$500 a year in the average sal
airy per teacher.
If there is, this will be the
second straight year such an
error has occurred. Last year,
there was a computation error
of $97 in the average salary per
teacher.
Falcon Comments
James c. Falcon, budget SUI
pervisor for the Board of Edu-
cation, commenting ON Butch
er's memorandum, said, II do
not believe the manager under
stands the way we had COM
puted the effect of the new sal
airy schedule. However, we are
looking into his figures SO that
we can compare them with ours
and see exactly where we diff
fer"
Butcher said, I'VE heartily
concur with the Boards action
in establishing new teachers
salary schedule for we firmly
believe that higher salaries are
one of the most important fac
tors in attracting and retaining
good teachers"
But he had a qualification.
I'm the Budget Methods as a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

/ lived in Rockville six months
by election day.
Rockville elections, Ward
said, are completely separate
from county, State and Federal
electromagnetic registration
is required in order to be able
to vote for candidates for May
or and Council.
Ward also reminded voters
that under a recent amendment
to the city charter, Rockville
now is divided into six election
districts, each with its own poll
ing place.
Wards Replaced
The six districts replace the
three former wards. Polling
places are i, Fire Station, South
Perry ST.; II, Smith Teen Cen
ter, Mercer and Harrington
rds.; III, Lincoln Terrace Com.
munity House; ", Lone Oak
School, Grandin ave-; Meadow
Hall School, Twinbrook pkwy.;
VI, Rockcrest Recreation Cen
ter, Broadwood DIR.
Postcards recently were
mailed to currently registered
voters advising them of their
polling places. Voters with
questions should check with
Mrs. Jean r. Horneck, city
clerk, and voters who have
moved within the city since reg
istering also should check with
Mrs. Horneck on the proper
election district assignment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
County Ticket
To Open Office

Montgomery's County Dem
ocrats" candidates will open
their campaign headquarters at
S405 Fenton ST., Silver Spring,
with ceremonies from 3 to 5
pm. March "a.
Mrs. Theodore A. Miller, wife
Of Orphans Court Judge Miller,
is office manager.
All County Democrats" can.
didates are expected to attend
the ceremonies. They include
State Sen. Margaret c. Schwein-
haut, who heads the ticket, Da.
vid L. Cahoon, Mrs. Stella Wer-
ner, Mrs. Ann Brown, Mrs. AL
Ice Hostetler and Miller.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
Jr. College Tour
Set for Students

Montgomery Junior College
in Takoma Park will hold open
house for junior-year students
in county high schools tonight
and Thursday night.
The annual spring visit for
prospective students will in
clude a tour of classrooms, lab
oratories and general facilities
of the college.
Included will be an explana-
ton Of the Spitz Planetarium
on campus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

part of the text of the budget as
submitted by the Board 1t is
stated that in computing the
teachers salaries for the budget
an average monthly salary for
continuing 10 months teachers
Is $738.60 and that for those
normally employed IL months
is $856.S0.
I'VE believe that an error has
been made in computing these
anticipated salaries"
In kid glove treatment of
the Boards error, Butcher said:
recommended Cut
1T is recommended that ST.
522,643 be cut from the ele-
mentary and secondary in
struction salaries. This can be
done and it will have no effect
on the number of personnel nor
the salaries under the revised
pay schedules adopted by the
Board of Education and which
are to be effective July /, 1862.
1t will also have no effect on
the number of personnel pro-
posed to be employed for great
er than a 10-month period"
The Board, Butcher said, ask
ed for a personnel figure Of
$685.. I'VE recommend 6863.S,"
he said.
An error of percentages
showed up in the Board request
for faculty members for Mont
gomery Junior College.
II For College
1T is stated In the budget"
Butcher sadi, that in contrast
with a projected increase OF
student enrolment of LIS per
cent, a faculty increase of 12.9
per cent is requested The re-
quested increase of from 60 full
time instructors to IT'S is an In
crease of % per cent. We would
recommend a total of II which
is an increase of approximately
10 per cent"
Bureaucratic titles also got
involved in Butchers consider
alton of the budget. Under adj
ministration of instruction and
personnel services, he found the
budget provides for an assist
ant superintendent, an admins
trative assistant and an admin
istrative assistant to the assist
ant superintendent. 1t is believ-
ed that two secretaries should
be adequate and recommend
that one position be deleted."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22

Meeting at Kenwood Country
Club last night directors of the
B-CC Chamber of Commerce
and the B-CC Civic Council
jointly adopted a six-point pro-
gram of action.
The program, according to a
report to directors by Darius V.
Phillips of Chevy Chase, is de-
signed to prevent Bethesda from
slowly strangling. Traffic con-
gestion, crowded schools, spiral
ing taxes indicate Bethesda is in
danger of being bypassed in ia
vor of better planned commune
ties and shopping areas"
Points of Program
The program calls for:
l. Formation of a Chamber
Master Plan Committee to bring
about the development of COM
prehensive Master Plan-includ-
ing highways and land use.
2. Requirement by the County
Council that the Planning Com
mission produce an adequate
Master Plan within six months.
3. Withholding $4,000 of the
Commissions 81 million plan
ming budget until the Commits
sion commits itself to the Mas.
ter Plan.
4. Leadership of the Council
and the Commission in provid-
ing a freeway and rapid transit
route in the Wisconsin ave.
area.
). Declaration of a morator'
ium on all coming changes in
the area before development OF
a Master Plan.
6. Declaration of a morator.
ium on development of large
high-density apartment areas.
Phillips report pointed out
that no plan for the Bethesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
B-CC Wants Plan
For Entire Area
Two Groups Criticize Present Planning,
Adopt Six.Point Program Asking Action

Citizens of Bethesda and Chevy Chase want COM
prehensive Master Plan for their entire community.
In direct slap at the Montgomery County Council
and the Maryland-Natonal Capital Park and Planning
Commission B-CC citizens groups have criticized pres
planning as largely ineffective inefficient amless and
inadequate to the pressing needs of Montgomery County
and of Bethesda Chevy Chase in particular"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
Butcher Discovers
SIS Million Error
Memo Shows Apparent Wrong
Computation OF $500 Per Teacher

County Manager Mason A. Butcher has recommended
quick ST. million cut from the proposed $675 million
budget of the Montgomery County School Board-as the
apparent result of error in computing personnel salaries
In memorandum to the County Council Butcher
said his office had completed review of the salary re-
quests under the Boards operating and capital budget
Review of other parts will soon be completed he said
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
Mahoney Backers Form
Democrats for Progress

Montgomery County Democratic candidates for local
office supporting the Statewide
klesLevin ticket have made Democrats for Progress
their campaign title.
William B. Wheeler, incumbent State Central Com
mttee candidate and spokesman for the group pointed
to what he termed the Outrageous and incredible lack of
leadership and progress the part of the present State
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
2OPer Cent Tax Boost
Requested For Shelters

proposal to raise the countys property tax by 20
per cent to finance program of community shelters
against theonuclear blast heat and fallout put be-
fore the County Council this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-03-22
School Bus accident
Stirs Plea for Light

Residents of Connecticut Avenue Estates grazed
twice by tragedy within the past week. have made their
fourth plea in 2a years for traffic signal at Veirs Mill
Evening star., 1962-04-29
ALL AT SEA
Sail Home
For q Rest


Two Italian Line ships are
offering a new way to start
your rest before getting home
after a driving vacation in
Canada.
The 24,500-ton motor vessels,
Saturnia and Vulcania, will ply
between Halifax and New York
this summer at about three
week intervals on their return
voyages from the Mediter-
ranean.
Passenger fares range from
$50 to $25 and the car is carried
from Halifax to New York for
SOS regardless of weight.
- -
Caribbean Cruise Lines SIS
Ariadne, which will make two
seven-day round trips from
Washington to Bermuda this
fall, is going to revive men,
orieS Of the old Hudson River
Day Line.
She will sail from Albany,
N. Y. June z, down the Hud-
son to Bermuda.
Her sailing dates from Wash
ington will be October 81 and
November II.
John E. Smith, jr., of the
Cruise Lines, says his ships will
carry more than $4,000 pasSen-
Evening star., 1962-04-29
JumeStoWn's S
Show Grows
By the Associated Press

JAMESTOWN, Va.-Achieve-
ments of the jamestown settlers
and their descendants are the
subjects of extensive new ex-
hibitS being installed here dur
ing the next week at the Com
monwealth of Virginia's New
World Pavilion.
A new exhibit designed by
Harold Midgley, craftsman for
Madame TuSsaud'S world re-
nowned wax works in Londin,
is dedicated Ito the jamestown
settlers who changed the his
tory of North America j.. The
Early colonistS who shaped the
quality and character of the
American nation, and to the
people of Virginia who have
contributed to the growth and
= development OF the United
States"
Other new displays include
TWO dioramas given to the Fes-
tival Park by the Tobacco In
stitute of the United States and
other panels depicting impor-
tant events in the founding of
jamestown. the first English
colony in the New World.
= The jamestown Foundation
has announced that the Pavil-
ion will be closed from Mon
day through May l while the
.HeW exhibits are installed.
= The rest of jamestown Fes-
rtiyal Park will remain open.
Evening star., 1962-04-29
TruveI Club
Has swimmer

Fortune, bringing "the only
thing I ever won in my life" ="
has solved Mrs. Ramona R.
Wagener's vacation problems
for this year at least.
Mrs. Wagner, of $500 Wis
consin avenue N. W., a research
analyst at the Commerce De-
partment, leaves May 81 on a
30-day tour Of Europe and the
Meditenanean-an an all-expense
trip won at a recent meeting
Of the United Travel Club.
After visiting London, Paris,
Luxembourg, Heidelberg, Lu-
cerne. Innsbruck. nice,
Genoa. Majorca, Granada and
Madeira by plane and motor
coach, she will return to the
United States on the SIS Brit
tany via the Mediterranean.
The trip was awarded in CO.
operation with Caribbean
Cruise Lines and the United
States Travel Agency.