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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Candidates
Are Quizzed
AT Meeting
BY Ely Bradley
Sentinel Reporter

The running battle over
who should have the final
say in plans for the county's
future land development -
a major issue in the primary
campaign - broke out anew
this week.
This time, however, the Coun-
ty Council and Maryland-Na-
tional Capital Park and Plan
ming CO. mission, normally
vocal participants, were side.
line observers.
Latest outbreak came at a
meeting called by Montgomery
County Citizens Planning Asso.
citation to question primary
candidates of both political par
ties and all states on their plan
ming views.
BY the time the evening
was over, one major candidate
- State Sen. Margaret G.
Schweinhaut - had blasted
one Of her primary opponents
for voting against fellow
County Council members In
their decision to return three
CONTINUED on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Scout Leader
ROundtabIe
Slated Today

A Boy Scout leaders round.
table for Montgomery County
adults active in the scouting
movement will be held today at
Grace Episcopal Church, Grace
Church rd. and Georgia ave,
Silver Spring.
The meeting will be open to
institutional represent tives,
scoutmasters and assistant
scoutmasters, committee chair.
men, committeeman, scout dads
and other adults.
Special emphasis will be plac-
ed on physical fitness, in a Fit
for Tomorrow" discussion, and
use of scouting tools will be
stressed in a "Gimmicks and
Gadgets" roundtable.
The program will also include
scouting ceremonies, songs and
a Cracker barrel exchange of
ideas between scout leaders.
Special activities will begin
at 7:45 pm, with the formal
program to get under way at
9 pm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Three Democratic Tickets
ActiUe as Race Nears End
Lee Suggests
Progress Group
ToCounty Voters

Blair Lee, Montgomery
County candidate for the
U. S. Senate, noted the Con
fusing array of candidates
for county offices" and pro-
posed to voters that they
choose the Democrats for
Progress slate.
Democrats for Progress, Incl
dentally, are a slate of local Of
fice-seekers who endorse the
George P. Mahoney-Blair Lee
ticket.
Lee pointed out that county
voters must decide among three
complete tickets as well as a
| sprinkling of unaffiliated candi-
dates.
although each of these
groups includes some persons
whom / admire" he said, 81
do not hesitate to recommend
down-the-Iine support Of the
ticket known as Democrats
for Progress and headed by
Bill Hickey as candidate for
state senator"
His reasons for backing Dem
ocrats for Progress include:
. Members are broadly repre-.
sentative of the entire Demo-
cratic Party. "The ticket is com.
posed of liberals, moderates and
conservatives who are Joined
together In a common deter
mination to keep Montgomery
County in the vanguard of sub
urban committees.
. Members offer a combina.
ton Of experienced incumbents
and vigorous new blood. Dem
ocrats for Progress include a
majority of the present mem
bers of the County Council and
the Democratic State Central
Committee and the only incum-
bent member of the House Of
Delegates Mrs. Edna P. Cook
who is running for reelection.
Members "have adopted a
fortnight and detailed platform
which projects into the future
the concepts of public service
that have guided our efforts
ever since the great Democratic
renaissance Of 1854"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Jury Will
Probe 4
Units

States Attorney Leonard t.
Hardy has called the county
grand jury into special session
Monday to seek criminal indict-
ments against four savings and
loan associations here.
More than 60 witnesses have
been summoned, Hardy said, in
Guiding three congressman:
Reps. Frank Boykin, of Ala,
James Roosevelt, of California,
and Thomas Johnson, of Mary
land.
In a statement yesterday,
Hardy said, II believe the
people of Montgomery County
through the grand jury are en-
titled to a full disclosure of all
the facts involved"
There was a complete be.
trayal of the public trust by the
associations involved. After
lengthy discussion with the re-
ceivers of such associations and
other witnesses, / believe there
to be possible criminal viola
tons against all four associa-
tons and 1 will seek criminal
indictments against them"
Hardy identified the four
firms as First Continental Saw
ings and Loan, Mutual Security
Savings and Loan, Military
Service Savings and Loan, and
Family Savings and Home Loan
Association.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03

George +. Mahoney and
Co. variously known as
the M-L-B-S and Democrats
for Progress slate = tonight
wind up a two-day vote
gathering tour of Montgom-
cry County.
Mahoney, generally conceded
as the strongest contender with
Gov j. Willard Tawes for the
May IS Democratic primary
gubernatorial nomination, was
joined i'm his tour of the county
by other state candidates on the
ticket.
Hosts for the tour were Blair
Lee, III, the tickets candidate
for U. S. Senate. and candidates
for county offices.
After this mornings tour of
the Silver Spring business dis
trict and Piney Branch and
Four Corners shopping centers,
the group was to attend a lunch
con at the United Democratic
Women's Clubs Of Maryland at
Indian Spring Country Club.
All the candidates for state
office were to speak.
In addition to MahOney and
Lee, they include Samuel Bar.
rick, candidate for attorney
general; Carlton n. Sickles,
candidate for congressman-at-
large; and Marshall Levin,
candidate for comptroller.
This afternoons schedule in
cludes tours of Glenmont at
1870, w h a ton at 2, Wheaton
Plaza shopping center at 2:30
and Kensington at 4:30.
A 5 to Z O'Clock welcome
Home, Blair" party for Lee and
the other candidates at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Friedman in Garrett Park will
climax the Mahoney Caravans
country travels.
The caravan, which includes
line of decorated station
wagons and the Democrats for
Progress sound truck, began at
Damascus early yesterday morn
ing to cover the county from
Damascus to the District Line
and from the Potomac River to
the Prince Georges County line.
Progress of the Caravan
through the county was unmis-
taxable - as the sound truck
played a recording of the Demo
Gratis for Progress campaign
song, recently recorded by 1.-THE
Boarders," a folk.singing trio
made up of the son of one of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Barbee Attacks
Petition Signers
For Statements

Alger Y. Barbee this week
said that statements of II
candidates who signed a petit
ton to return the novel,
"Tropic of Cancer" to H.
brary and bookstore shelves
reveal them "as individuals
who lack the discernment to
be sure of what they are
signing, or who lack the
principle to stand on their
statements"
Barbee, United Democrats for
Tawes ticket candidate for the
Maryland state senate, added:
"Of course, the failure of
these candidates to admit their
guilt is, to some extent at least,
understandable. They know
their action in signing the petit
ton was wrong, and they know
that the people do not want OBJ
scene literature available to
their children"
Each of the II candidates who
endorsed the petition circulated
by the Kensington-Wheaton
Democratic Club made state
ments to a county newspaper
(the SentineD last week, Barbee
said, and "only one of them,
Mary 10 Bowman, a candidate
for delegate TO the state con.
vention on the County Demo
Gratis ticket, maintains her pre-.
vious position on the book"
Mrs. Bowman was quoted In
the story as saying, II don't
think anyone should restrict
peoples reading; 1 don't think
any book should be censored"
"In spite of what Mrs. Bow.
man said" Barbee went on,
Mrs. Margaret c. Schwein.
haut, another County Democrat,
still contends that No candidate
running with me has at any
time in this campaign, discuss.
ed, suggested or advocated any
revision, liberalization or relaxa-
ton Of our obscenity laws
These statements are on
their face contradictory, and
even Mrs. Schweinhaut should
tContinued on Page -
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Ecker Says
He'll Speed
Urban Plan
Renewal
Urgency
Is Cited

Efforts to speed up Rock
ville's urban renewal pro-
gram were promised this
week by the city's new
mayor, Frank Ecker, after
he took office following
Mondays election.
Ecker and his running mates
on the Citizens for Good Gov
eminent slate made a clean
sweep Of the biennial election
in which they were opposed by
the hard-campaigning Fedora
ton of Independent Voters slate
headed by former City Council
man John Rausch.
Ecker won 1914 votes as
compared to 1889 by Rausch.
Other city councilmen to win
and the votes they chalked up:
Achilles Tuchtan, 1894; Ross
Roberts, 1922; Ralph E. Will
liarns, 1911, and Edward ].
Mack, 1441.
Members of the losing slate
and their vote totals: Henry j.
Giaque, 1154; Bert Kurland,
1O76; 1t. Col. Robert T. Bard,
1851; Hugh Hassell, 1923.
Total votes cast in the cleo
ton was 2728 as compared to
1400 in the 1860 election.
Ecker succeeds former may
or Alexander j. Greene who
presided at his last council
meeting Monday night as the
election results were an
nOunced.
A round of friendly hand
shakes followed the announce
ment with no apparent bitter
ness visible on the part of either
winning or losing candidates.
The Independent" slate had
caTnpaigned, principally, on the
theme that Citizens for Good
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Old Sol Ciues Ta1Ues
Hot Time In County

With touring un-air-condition.
ed buildings - the air-cooling
systems aren't turned on until
a forecast of at least five days
of above-90 temperatures is
issued - and riding around in
the hot sun in an open con
vertible, the governor can safely
say he found a warm reception
in Montgomery County.
At one point in his crowdsS
schedule, he attempted to slip
off his suit coat = he was
wearing a vest, too - but
hastily got back into 1t to
greet a couple Of approaching
women.
Wouldn't do to have the
ladies' catch me in my shirt.
sleeves" he observed, hopping
his brow.
The governors day in the
county got under way with the
arrival of a 100-car caravan
carrying running mates on both
state and local tickets at the
county courthouse in Rockville.
There, a small group passers-
by, startled by the mile-and-a-
half long caravan, was quickly
swelled by courthouse EN-
ployees and officials out to
greet Tawes.
Mrs. "Pete" Snyder of Twin.
brook and a companion, Mrs.
Phyllis Grady of TraviIlah,
pushed in with press phOtOg.
raphers to snap a picture of
the governor on Mrs. Grady's
small camera.
Mrs. William Z. Wootten, a
lifelong resident Of Rockville,
rushed up to assert he is zone
of the finest men I've ever
known" and said her husband
worked with Tawes when he
was president of the state fire
mems association.
HE gave the governor one of
his first dinner parties in this
county," she said proudly.
Climbing up the courthouse
steps, the governor said Il like
to get back to court houses now
and then" referring to his serv-
ice as a clerk of the court in
Somerset County 30 years ago.
The black-eyed Susan, Mary
lands state flower, was sport
ed in lapeIs and cOrsages by
candidates in Gov. Tawes en-
tOurage as well as by a few
private citizens out TO greet
him.
The governors tour Of the
courthouse was followed by a
Continued on Page ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03

can't vote for candidates Of
both parties. This is a
party primary. II you're a
registered Democrat, you
can vote only for Demo.
cratic candidates. And If
you're a Republican you
can only pull down the
COP levers.
Why not look the speci-
men ballot over now? It'll
save you time on election
day and may help to clarity
some of your thoughts on
which candidates 10 back.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Seaman Letter
Gives Support
To County Slate

The counsel for the Mary
land Committee for Fair
Representation, a supporter
of the County Democrats
slate headed by State Sen.
Margaret c. Schweinhaut,
said this week the slate de-
serves "the support of the
intelligent and cool-headed
vote"
Alfred L. Seaman, vice chair
man of Democratic Precinct z
II, in a letter to members of
Precincts us and III said the
county situation appears as
confusion compounded"
"a pIethor, of candidates, a
multitude of states and a host
of bizarre alignments defy
objective political analysis"
he said.
ION balance, however, / think
that the Montgomery County
Democratic slate headed by our
incumbent, State Sen. Margaret
Collins Schweinhaut, deserves
your vote. The members of this
slate have at least shown the
good judgment of abjuring in
Movement in the fratricidal
donnybrook which RACES at the
state level"
Despite the fact that County
Democrats have no commit.
ments at the state level, Scan
Ian himself recommended Blair
Lee as most deserving of the
nomination for United States
senator, by virtue of ability,
integrity, experience and nowl-
edge of the affairs of Mary
land"
He also backed the candida
cies of John Moore, running for
judge of the Circuit Court, and
William P. Allen, candidate for
the House of Representatives
from the Sixth Congressional
District.
In answer TO rumors that the
County Democrats ticket is
secretly aligned with either Gov.
J. Willard Tawes or David Hume
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
See Specimen Ballot
In This Issue on B5

Puzzled about how you're
going to vote in the May IS
primary?
On page b of this issue
a specimen ballot, paid for
by the Montgomery County
Board of Election Super
visors, lists the names Of
all of the eandidates-both
Democratic and Republican
-and where the names will
appear on your voting ma
chine on election day.
Don't forget that yoN
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
NetC Features

The Sentinel each we Elk
adds new features which
you'll find highly readable.
Several new ones have been
added In this weeks issue.
BE sure to look for them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Cahoon Backs
Brewer on
Conflict Quip

A tongue-in.cheek question
tied into the current conflict-of-
interest issue drew an unexpect-
edly sharp reply from County
Council president David 4
Cahoon at this weeks meeting
Of candidates to discuss their
planning views.
Among the questions presents
ed to the candidates by the audi
ence was this one:
Dare we hope that large
landowners, developers and real
tors will ever be excluded from
positions on the County Council
or Planning Board?"
After the burst Of laughter
this question evoked, the
candidates expressed almost
unanimous Endorsement Of q
strong cOnflict-Of.interest Ordi-
nance.
Then Molly Vinton, vice.
president Of the Citizens Plan.
ming Association, which spon-
sored the meeting, spoke up
to ask whether Cah0on, as the
County Councils "onIy Incum-
bent present." wouldn't like 10
speak TO the question.
Cahoon, who had participated
in the earlier discussion from a
seat toward the back of the
room, looked far from amused
as he walked up front to face
the audience.
Although he couldn't speak
for the entire County Council,
he said. he poited out that no
member Of the group ever de-
cides on any candidate for APP
pointment on his own" without
full Council discussion of all
candidates qualifications.
Turning TO recurring
charges of conflict of interest
against Planning Board chair
man j. Newton Brewer, jr.,
CahoOn declared that they are
questionable"
Brewer has figured promi-
nently in a recent conflict-of-
interest report released by the
citizens planning group, as well
as in charges made by member
Neal Potter and a former com.
mission staff member.
Cshoon told his audience that
Brewers wife owns the large
tract of land cited In the report
and that Brewer himself is
neither land developer nor
realtor.
Ellis livelihood is not bottled
up with land development"
CahOOn said, "and, as n mat
ter OF fact, he joined with the
Republican members Of the
Commission last week In
OkayIng the new open-space
zOne."
Part of the land owned by
Brewers wife and brother-In-
law recently was rezoned for
Conflict-of-interest
criticism against Brewer stems
from the fact he voted as a
member OF the planning board
for high-rise apartment regula-
lions and rezoning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Missile Contract

The Navy Department this
week announced the award of
a $40 million contract to the
Johns Hopkins University APP
piled Physics Laboratory in
Silver Spring, for research and
development on ordnance and
related equipment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03

Old Sol himself and local
politicos teamed up to show
campaigning Gov. J. Willard
Tawes a hot time in the old
county last week.
= And the governor, in one
of the major speeches of his
campaign so far, helped keep
the atmosphere boiling.
Gov, Tawes, who says he lost
eight pounds on his pre-primary
swing before hitting Montgom.
cry County, could well have
sweltered off a couple more in
the near-90-degree heat which
simmered the county during his
crowded day here.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-05-03
Planning
Issue Stirs
HotCarnpaign
Potter Again
Airs Claims
OF Conflicts

Despite a report by Coun-
ty Attorney Alfred H. Carter
that he can find no irregu-
larities in the handling of
plans to build apartments on
the Corby tract in North Be-
thesda, a citizen who insti-
gated the investigation press
ed this week for further
action.
AS a result, the County Coun-
Gil is expected to review the
Corby tract coming during a
meeting with the Montgomery
County Planning Board on May
% when it discusses the master
plan for the North Bethesda.
Garrett Park area.
Charges OF Irregularities in
the apartment coming of proper
ty owned by the wife and broth
er-in-law of Planning Board
chairman J. Newton Brewer, jr.,
were made last week by Neal
Potter, 6801 Brookville I'd,
Chevy Chase.
In a fresh complaint TO the
County Council this week,
Potter said the county attOr-
ney's report twas not respon-
sive" and that he had "c0n-
fined himself to reviewing the
legality and completeness of
the plating and issuance Of
building permits"
He reminded Council mem
bers that he had asked them to
determine whether the planning
and coming of the North Bethes-
da area had been done ain ac-
cordance with public policy and
the public interest"-which, he
indicated, had not been done.
Potter, who is a member of
the Montgomery County Citi-
Zens Association but says he
Is seeking the investigation as
private citizen, reiterated
his charge that "the planning
function has been perverted to
the convenience and desires"
of Brewers family.
The Corby tract is owned by
Karl w. Corby and Mrs. Brewer,
his sister.
Most recent development in
the conflict issue cited by Potter
was a telegram sent to the
Council last week by Fred w.
LaBastille, former planning
commission senior member who
had been in charge Of the pre-
liminary master plan for the
North Bethesda Area.
LaBastilIe's message cbarg.
ed that the master plan was
stopped on two occasions for
two to three week period"
and quoted Brewer as saying
the plan "wOuld never see
light Of day."
The former commission staff
member said he resigned his
job due to interference and
politics In planning operations
by Board" and expressed his
willingness to appear before any
appropriate investigationg body
in defense of his plan.
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Adou|a Pushes
Plans for Unity

LEOPOLDVILLE, the Congo,
April "a (AP).-Premier Cyrille
Adoula today vowed to end the
katangan secession by any
means necessary.
He said he would be willing
to resume negotiations with
Katangan President Noise
Tshombe provided Mr.. Tshombe
returns to Leopoldville and dis
plays genuine desire to settle
the problem.
But, Mr.. Adoula declared, his
government would not tolerate
stalling by Mr.. Tshombe to
gain time for a military build
up in Katanga.
Clearer U. N. Role Urged
The Premier, in a news con-
ference statement, said he had
contacted several friendly
Asian and African governments,
explained to them his plans for
ending Katanga's secession and
received Extremely encourag-
ing" replies.
The Premier also called on
the United Nations to give it's
Congo mission a clearer man.
date so that it might work more
effectively in settling the prob
lem.
With confidence and disci-
pline, with respect of order and
the rights of all, we are ready
to engage in the final battle if
we are so obliged, Mr.. Adoula
declared. And we are certain
of victory. because our cause is
just and because we can count
on the solidarity of all the in
ternational community. :"