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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06

The ruling of the Civil
Service Commission, ito allow
Govt. Employees to work in
partisan registration drives, as
long as the drives are aimed
at the general public" is a
long step forward towards
rectification of an act of Con-
gress, that was a serious blum
der - the Hatch Act.
Sec. 16-page Is of the Fed.
eral Corrupt Practices and
Political Act, of the S4th Con.
gress 2nd Session, Senate
Document No. 9S) provides
a wider range that may be
considered by the Civil Service
Commission, where govt. en-
ployees living in localities,
where there is a predominence
of Govt. Employees, can at the
discretion of the Civil Service
Com mission, participate in
political campaigns. I have
been active for 2 years or
more, for a correction of the
Hatch Act, that has been hash.
ed and rehashed time and
again, until l have doubts if
there is much of the original
act lef.' This l believe, as
many Senators and Republi.
cans do. is a terrible blunder
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06

the most recent addition to
a chorus of noted critics who
do not believe, as 1 phrased it,
that The Corridor plan will
perform as advertised" What
ever the other virtues of the
plan, it is not an effective
device to preserve open spaces
and should not be considered
as If that were one of its ad.
vantages.
3. The 5-acre coming likewise
will not preserve open spaces.
Lots of such size are not open
spaces" as we generally con-
ceive Them. Nor can coming
alone Withstand the pressures
of economics. Simply as one
example, the construction of
the Potomac Interceptor Sewer
is a $27,000,000 pressure" for
use of the land between the
sewer andt the 70-S corridor.
All by itself, this enormous
investment and the need to
make use of il insures the
prompt commencement of the
process of breaking down the
rather artificial boundaries so
far delineated for the corridor.
The notion that 5-acre coming
can preserve open spaces out
side the corridor is a delusion,
which this county should dis
card promptly before the open
spaces disappear. In this re-
spect, the 5-acre coming pro-
posal seems likely in the not
very long run to defeat the
very open spaces which it is
being advertised as saving.
4. The only successful meth
cd of preserving any substan.
tial open spaces in Montgom-
cry County is for the public
to buy them. This county
raised $1,500,000 through the
parkland tax last year. If this
amount were doubled (increas-
ing the down-county assessment
1850 and the up-county assess
ment 6c) and bonds issued in
an amount which this $780,.
600 would pay for over 20 or
% years, the county would be
able Immediately to buy about
$1,000 acres of The most desir-
able park land in the up-coun.
ty area-over a of undevel.
oped portion of the county.
This land could be bought at
today's prices rather than five
times this amount per acre
which we had to pay for the
Wheaton regional park and
will have to pay for other open
spaces if we wait. Not only
would This permit the best
park planning, and preserva.
ton of the most desirable open
spaces on a scale which ION.
ing will never do, but it would
be the best business invest
ment the county ever made.
The time to do it is now; let's
put this program into next
years county budget.
Harry Nj. Leet
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
Spectrum
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Continued from Page u
repeatedly boiling, over a "dy.
manic" innovation dreamed up
by precinct organization chair.
man Gil Lessenco this week.
At least one, David RosOff,
has already made his feelings
known by resigning as pre-.
cinct chairman of As with the
announcement that the "dyna-
mic new plan" has "nullified"
his function and made hash
of his Fl years of work for
the Democrats.
Cause of Rosoff's resignation,
and others that may follow, is
the announcement by Lessenco
of the appointment of Is "area
coordinators" who will each be
responsible for four or five pre-
cincts"-presumably over the
heads of the elected precinct
chairmen.
III problems arise, if toorkers
are scarce or in SURPLUS" says
the official announcement, "the
coordindtor t0iH start moving"
This completely new innova.
ton in county campaigning"
the flash bulletin emphasizes,
means a full.scale personal con-
tact program to emphasize to
the general public the outstand.
ing Democratic record.
$50, let's all coordinate with
the coordinat0rs!" it enjOins
precinct workers and chair.
men alike.
AS elected officials of the
Democratic Party who can be
fiercely proud and jealous of
their precinct organizations,
some precinct chairman may
turn a deaf ear to this call to
relinquish power to appointed
coordinators-even if their new
bosses are, as Lessenco says,
%oa d ed with organizational
skills."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
Silver Spring Hosts
Jaycee Convention

Silver Spring has been select
ed as host city for the fall con.
vention of the Maryland Junior
Chamber Of Commerce, Oct. 5
and 6.
James S. Skinner. Silver
Spring Jaycee president, said
about 500 members from 50
chapters throughout state are
expected to attend with their
wives.
1t will be the community's
first opportunity to host the
statewide business.social meet
ing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
sSweepstakes'
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Rockville and set up shop
near the homes of new resi-
dents so they could register
with more convenience.
The drive to sign up new vot-
ers, launched Tuesday by the
County Board of Election Super
visors, will continue through
Sept. "a. After that no new reg
istrations can be accepted until
after the Nov. 6 general elect
ion.
Many county political and non
political groups have joined in
the effort to convince an esti-
mated $4,000 county residents
eligible to vote, but not yet
signed up that they should do so.
The Sentinels New Voter
Registration Sweepstakes is
timed to coincide with the all
out drive to swell the list of
eligible voters who will mark
ballots in the forthcoming cleo.
ton.
In addition to most major
county elective offices, voters
will select governor, all Mary
land congressman and a new con-
gressman-at-large and a United
States Senator.
Places at which the rowing
boards of registery will sit
from 1880 pm. to $50 pm. are
listed below:
Walter johnson High School, 1881 Old
Georgetown Rd.. Sept. 81.
Kensington Elementary School, Warner
4 DERRICK Sts.. Sept. e. 10.
Holy Cross Elementary School, Strath-
more Ave. Sept. TO-
Cabin John Fire House, 1918 MacAr-
thur Boulevard, Sept. IL.
Glenmont Elementary School, Georgia
AVE- Dcpl. l1-l&.
Broolymont Elementary School, $500
Sangamore Rd., Sept ~.
Colesville Elementary School. Colesville,
Sept -.
Aspen Hin Elementary School, 1918
Aspen Hill Rd., Sept. 10.
Western suburban Jr. High school,
Massachusetts Ave. g. Kirkwood Dr.,
/ Sept 10.
BurtonSilIs Elementary school. Bur-
louisville Sept IL.
Wheaton Sr. High School. Lakewood
Or. & Randolph Rd., Sept a.
North Bethesda Jr. High School, John
son Ave. Ewing Dr., Sept. a.
Hillandale Elementary school, 10501
New Hampshire Ave. Sept. II.
North Chevy Chase Elementary school.
Manor Rd. & Jones Bridge Rd., Sept. IL.
Broadaeres Elementary School (Avenel
Cardens), Beacon DR.. off New Hamp-
shire Ave Extd., Sept is.
Potomac Elementary School, Sept. IS.
Eastern Ir. High School, 800 Univer-
sity Blvd. East. Sept. is.
Gaithersburg Fire House. Sept. 10
Taloma Park Fire House, 7201 Carroll
Ave, Sept. 49,
Olney Elementary School, Sept. 10.
Kemp MN Elementary school. sisson
St.. Sept. 20.
Damascus Fire House, Sept. 20.
Georgian Forest Elementary School,
Regina Rd., Sept. 20.
Rocking Horse Elementary School,
Macon 3 Galena Rds.. Sept. n.
Rockville office, Court House, Room
us. Sept. n.
Rockville office, Court House Room
us. Hours; $500 AN. to 4;30 PM.
Sept. p.
Rockville Office, Court House Room
Us. Hours. 7.30 Pm. to $3.50 PM,
Sept. -.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06

average family, living on lot
this size, would want large
vegetable garden, a flower gar
den, a strawberry, raspberry
and possible blackberry patch,
a small orchard and maybe a
grape arbdr. Five acres would
be plenty of room to raise
chickens, rabbits, ducks or
geese or even for pasture for a
family COW or milk goat. An
other possibility would be to
keep few sheep (they would
keep it "mowed') or even raise
pigs for meat or market.
Where the soil and topography
are suitable, a small pond
stocked with fish would be pos
sible.
For those not quite so ambi.
tious, a wooded lot, if left in
its natural state, would require
little care. If clear, the largest
part of the 5 acres could be
planted in trees. Seeding ever
greens scotch pine, white pine.
etc. are available from Mus
ser Forests, Indiana, Pa, for
about 8 cents each and can be
sold for Christmas Trees in
about 6 years. For reforesta-
ton purposes, seeding trees
are available, free, from the
Maryland Department of For
ests and Parks. Laurel, Md.
For anyone interested in
more details on what can be
done with 5 acres I recon-
mend the books Five Acres
and Independence" by M. C.
Kains or "The Have More
Plan" by Ed and Carolyn Rob-
inson both available at most
public libraries.
You may not be able to
make a living on 5 acres but
you can certainly supplement
your income from the money
saved by raising your own
food and by selling the sur
plus. In addition, you can pro-
vide your family with the OPP
portunity for better food and
a wholesome, healthful, out
door environment. There is no
need or reason for keeping a
5 acre lot moved or letting it
grow up in weeds. You can
make hay and produce many
other things as well on a five
acre lot.
II u AfkincOu Jr
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
LETTERS TO The Sentinel
The Public Forum

must have been meant for a
college student or professor be-
cause very few of us could
make heads or tails out of
the material, but we were told
to read it anyway. More hun.
dreds of dollars wasted.
Towards the end of the year
the wall between the two
rooms was removed to solve"
the problem of space. This
was worse yet. We were scat
tered all over the one big room.
When we wanted to say some
thing we had to stand up and
yell to be heard. If you were
the least shy this was no help.
Many of us just remained sill
ent and let the few brave souls
carry on. On many occasions
the teachers would get angry
because many of us wouldn't
say anything in a discussion.
AS a climax to this during a
review for our final exam the
teacher got angry because
many of us weren't participant
ing. She took the few who
were participating into a cor
ner, leaving the rest of us to
review two six-week units by
ourselves.
In your article it said some
teachers said they never
wanted to go back to the old
method" but l never want to
60 back to the new method.
/ can only hope I'll never
be involved in this part of the
Rockville Project again.
Marian HasseII
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06

Recently I read an article in
your paper about the success
of the Rockville Project (team-
teaching). l was part of the
experiment as a ninth grade
student at Broome Junior
High. With extreme disbelief
/ read that team.teaching was
considered a great success. In
my estimation 1t does not rate
so highly, but then I'm only
a student.
There were 4S of US in one
regular size room with only
one teacher, occasionally two.
Twice the normal amount Of
students, confusion and noise
was given to one teacher to
cope with. AS for getting
more individual help we did
divide into smaller groups oc.
casionally, but little or moth
ing was accomplished. During
a discussion if a question that
demanded a little time to ex-
plain arose, we were told to
come to extra help. Many
teachers capitalized on the
seventh period to continue
their class. If we couldn't
come the matter was dropped,
and our question was never an
Swered.
Half the year in civics was
spent studying underdeveloped
countries. A large number of
pamphlets were ordered for
our use. This would have been
fine except the pamphlets
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
Much Is At Stoke

What is the most important problem in Montgomery
County?
Septic tanks?
Whether the Democrats or Republicans are better?
Schools?
Roads?
Taxes?
All of these should be of concern to the voters and
taxpayers They're all important But of them is the
most important single issue facing the county today
The most important single issue confronting Montgo-
merry County today, we believe is spread city, the new
name for urban sprawl.
We cannot, must not allow continued growth along
the lines of the past-dreary after dreary of
suburban houses packed together like sardnes spreading
out endessly.
A massive study costing more than 81 Million of the
New York City spread city" problem has properly
cluded that urban whose development resembles
the way pancake batter spreads out when poured
gridde is senSeleSS.
The experts who conducted the study warned this
week that present trends will gve most of us neither the
benefits of the city the pleasures of the countryside
Washington development during the next 20
years will be tremendous It must be guded-cohesivey
and logically and sensibly
Montgomery County voters are now witnessing
struggle between those who seek to control the of
local government for the next four years The four
years may well be the crucial ones in determining the
future shape OF Montgomery County.
The time for the voters to speak up and to take an
Interest NOW We do not believe that either the voters
or the local government have yet faced this most important
county problem squarely-head on as it must be met
During the coming weeks the voters should study the
promises and performances of the various County Council
candidates with this issue mainly in mind AS we said
earlier, the next council will probably be the one to lay
down the broad gudenes for the countys future growth
patterns.
general plan Incorporating the ideas of corridors and
satellite cities soon to be released by the MaryandNa
tonal Capital Park and Planning Commission. The Ma
tonal Capital Transportation Agency scheduled on Now
to out with its plan for financing mass transit
plan that wior should if it is sensible plan-infuence
and guide future Washington growth The Washing
ton Suburban Sanitary Commission has proposed plan
for extensions of water and lines that will have
major impact on future growth
We are at the turning point Either we go forward in
the coming months toward planned orderly future Or we
stand still in the present growth pattern which, believe
would not standing still at all but slipping backward
The party platforms and the candidates should be
carefully examined by discerning voters between now and
election day and the basis of careful evauaton of the
ability and willingness of the candidates and their parties
to to grips with this important problem and
solve 1t, votes should be cast accordingly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06

the truth, some of their COM
mercials leave a bad taste for
me.
1 am setting up a separate
organization, within the scope
allowed by the latest Civil
Service Commission rulings,
and will acquaint you of its
progress.
l hope your paper willtsup-
port a correction of the Hatch
Act.
John j. Watson
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06

1t would seem to me that
the Montgomery County Fair
managers could exercise great.
er discretion in choosing the
carnival exhibitors, and have
more supervisors over the
booths they permit on the fair
grounds.
Our three boys, 12-15, were
smoothly taken" for every
cent they had by a real shark.
1t wasn't fair game. If that is
what the carnival concessions
bring, let's just stick with the
animals.
Gertrude Geiger
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06

in the first place, as it makes
End class citizens of highly
intelligent and trained peoples
in the Govt. employ. 1t is I'M
constitutional in the first
place, because, any act that
proscribes a penalty on some
below a certain grade and not
on those above is discrimina-
tory and a violation of the
Equal Opportunity Clause" of
the Constitution. 1t relegates
the Government Employee to
an Elephants Burial Ground
with the Sword of Damo.
cles" suspended over their
heads. 1t is a replica of the
Feudal Lords power over the
eSnes.
Time and again, like an old
car, our government procedure
requires adjustments. to meet
the everyday needs of modern
progress.
My resolution, along with
bills 1854 and 5752, introduced
by Senators Beall and Butler
of Md, are in the Senate Sub
committee on Privileges and
Elections, and Bill H.R. 1890,
introduced Jan. 18th, 1861, by
Rep. Victor L. Aufuso, 9th
Dist. NY. is awaiting action.
A copy of my resolution, has
been sent to the White House;
Attorney General; members of
the Senate and House and
many interested organizations,
without one dissenting voice.
In essence, it provides, where
a govt. employee has access
to secret or confidential infor.
nation, he or she shall be
sworn to secrecy. 1t further
provides: govt. e m D 10 yees
shall be barred from cam.
paigning; collecting contribu-
tions or advancing the aims of
any candidate while in a gov.
eminent office or structure;
on government property dur.
ing his or her regular working
hours, or otherwise.
The sworn oath is the &C.
cepted instrument for new
citizenship; induction in the
armed services; testimony in
court; and many forms of
legal procedure. Why should
there be departure from the
established method?
My resolution is too volum.
nous to present here, but will
be considered by the above
committee along with other
bills introduced on this sub.
Ject. Your reporter is welcome
by appointment-to see the
original document, at our pre-.
cinct headquarters, 1900 Stone.
leight Court, Randolph Hills,
Md.
A correction of this vicious
act would place our citizens
shoulder to shoulder with
others as first class citizens.
Hundreds of thousands of
Govt. Employees are waiting
for this kind of legislation,
and l would vouchsafe that
many Presidents and fine
legislators have been begged
down" by this Aesop's Fables
'boogey-man' - the Hatch Act.
l am happy about Candidate
Daniel Brewster coming out
for a liberalization of the
Hatch Act" What a wide
range of needs this wonderful
man has.
| feel, that the newspapers
are the medium by which the
peoples are kept informed on
important events in their daily
life, and will never be replaced
by radio or television. to tell
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
Septic Editorial

The editorial, Septic Mont.
gomery, in last weeks Sentinel
requires some explanation for
this down-county subscriber
who, with perhaps the major
ity of county residents, first
learned of the pollution prob
lem some two weeks ago.
Why is your editor trying to
minimize the seriousness of the
situation with his strained and
far-fetched ridicule? Is he at
tempting to divert attention
from the admitted errors and
apparent poor handling of the
matter by the County Council
and Health Department with
such statements as, "Upcounty
residents - the ones who
should be trembling with fear
and pulling up stakes to move
to a healthier cline - are still
going about their daily chores
unconcerned about the current
hue and cry of the alarmists"?
Of course they are going
calmly about their daily chores.
A generation that has lived
with the daily threat of the
atomic bomb is not going to
panic over polluted drinking
water, but, as with the bomb,
these people no doubt expect
their officials to find the best
possible solution to the prob.
lem.
Perhaps I reacted adversely
to this editorial because l had
just read the fine interpreta-
tive report on Poolesville on
the front page of your paper.
All seem agreed that this area
presents the greatest problem
in the county and, as is often
the case, there appears to be
no simple and good solution.
However, l was much more re-
assured by this report than by
the editorial that followed.
These people are not "uncon-
cerned" but are searching in all
directions for a solution.
l am not writing this to
point out contrasts in your
paper but to suggest that those
of us who are not directly in
volved in this matter must look
to the local press to get our
information on the important
developments ahead. Out of
all the recent publicity we have
come to realize that this prob
lem is going to be with us
for long time and that it con.
Germs all of us, not just up.
county alone.
Land use and all of the
varied aspects of the transition
from a rural to urban COM
munity are not only complex
and often technical but they
also seem very remote to most
of us in the down.county areas.
However, it is clear that the
greatest decisions facing our
officials lie in the upper coun-
ty and that they will become
the political issues on which
all voters will have to act.
Soon the present controversy
will leave the headlines of the
city papers. AS more string.
ent regulations are adopted for
health protection our officials
will have to assume once more
the preventive role Of public
health officials. The reassur.
ing statement that we have no
epidemics will be replaced with
pressures to clean things up
so that we cannot have an
epidemic. Local and state
taxes may enter the picture as
officials try to assure commu.
nifty health while keeping the
beauty and balance of the up.
per county.
To vote intelligently we
must have complete and un.
biased coverage of the pro.
posed plans and their alterna-
tives as well as the forces and
interests behind them. This is
a large assignment but it is
also a wonderful opportunity
for the local press.
nnfIsauA.. G,.l.u..sI.o..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
CornivuI GRIPPE

Robert I. Avancena
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-09-06
Hufch 'Blunder'

H. b. Atkinson, Jr.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-05
Air Raid Drills Whip Up
Indonesio War Fever

forces, Gen. Abdul Harris Ma
sutton, who told a conference
of his army commanders that
Indonesia must have admins
tration of West New Guinea
this year, even if it meant war.
President Sukarno confer
red yesterday with United
States Ambassador Howard P.
Jones. The United States has
been energetically trying to
bring a peaceful settlement be-
tween Indonesia and the Dutch
as a friend of both countries.
Mr.. Sukarno said he soon
will announce a radical shakeup
in his cabinet-the first in
more than 21a years. There
was speculation he might in
clude the Communists, who
are not now represented, to
unite the nation during the
crisis over West New Guinea.
In The Hague, the Neither
lands government was reported
divided on whether to send
more troops to West New
Guinea to protect 10000 Dutch
residents there. Some cabinet
members were reported fear
full such a move might jeopar-
die peace negotiations.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-03-05

JAKARTA, Indonesia, Mar
S (AP) War fever is mount
ing again in Indonesia over
West New Guinea, whipped up
by air raid drills in all major
cities.
Military authorities are di-
recting the exercises and warn
ing everyone to be prepared in
the event of raids by Dutch
bombers from the disputed ter
ritory claimed by Indonesia.
AlertS are sounded with in
creaSing frequency during the
day-bringing everything to a
standStill - and even in the
night.
Diplomatic observers in ia
karta predict that when the
Moslem fast month of Ramadan
ends March 8, the Indonesian
government may again start
talking tough over the West
New Guinea dispute.
During past weeks, Indo-
nesian leaders in their public
statements have generally en-
phasized the need for a peace
full solution of the dispute.
The exception was the ma
tional security minister and
deputy chief of the armed