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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
by Les Kimble

the saddle with all the dash and aplomb my
tight blue Navy uniform woul permit
fitted my feet carefully in the stirrups,
{ lifted the reins, leaned forward in the saddle
and clucked encouragement to the horse Moth
Ing happened. My fine white horse just stood
there. 1 tried again. There was no doubt
about 1t. The horse was ignoring me- Hav-
Ing seen lots of Western movies, wasn't dis
couraged, for had seen many cowboys start
their horses.
l loosened the reins, stood up In the stir.
rups, and banged the saddle with my free
hand while yelling, Get up, get up" That
at least drew the horses attention. He turned
his head and looked at me- Although this
horse couldn't talk, from the expression on his
face could tell that what he wanted to saw
was, What in the heck are you trying to do?"
1t became quite clear to me that it was
Just a matter of showing this horse who the
boss was l shortened my grip on the reins
and swung the free end back and forth slap
ping 1t against the horses neck After a
minute or two / began pummeling his sides
with the heels of my shoes and Shaping his
rump with my free hand. After few min
utes OF this activity, the horse turned his
head, looked me straight in the eve and
sneered. Some men have assured me that a
horse can't sheer, but still maintain that this
one did. But that is all he did He didn't
move one foot regardless of what I did or
said and ! will admit to some pretty salty
language.
AT this moment began to worry about
my shipmate. He was stretched out on the
ground and apparently in throes of some kind
OF lit. BY the time dismounted. could
see that my shipmate was merely laughing
AFTER recovering his strength, he climbed
aboard the horse, which Immediately trotted
off
AS said before 1 hold horses in deep
Suspicion. After brooding over this incident,
have decided that this column has the wrong
utie. 1t should be-to be read with the tone
OF voice used by anarchists when thew saw
Down with everything" - "Awav with
Horses"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
An Enriched Community

The extent to which public spirited Montgomery
County residents are willing to throw themselves into COM
munty causes often with personal sacrifice one of the
many wonderful-and in respects unque-features
of our community.
One of many such causes" is now being pushed with
great SKILL vigor and enthusiasm by group of county
citizens determined to raise funds and build Montgomery
County Arts Center.
Biggest boost received to date in the campaign the
gift of valuable of land for use as an arts center
site by Lawrence Levin Second big gain last Thurs
day nights highly successful event the group sponsored at
Indian Spring Country Club which poured an additional
$1,000 into the till This made possible only by the
willingness of 900 county residents to pay SIS each
to attend.
For too many years the countys too few artistic and
cultural events have been held in inadequate quarters and
there has been insufficient stress the arspanting,
drama, poetry, ballet, music and the like.
County residents by contributing just little can get
great deal back in the form of rich entertainment
for themselves and dividends in the form of
better community in which to live.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
Barney's Follies
by Barney Welsh

from Mungummery County, and now that the
Cuban mess is under control and 1 lived
through it here, guess can stand anything.
Well, what Is so grotesque and gargoylish
about it? When | consider that 1t has been
said that we have the highest income of any
county in the world, and that we have the
most advanced and progressive school system
In the United States; and all of us are proud
of it, am clean flabbergasted when we elect
people to run 1t who campaigned on "cut
down to the bone" economy platform But
$4,000 Mungummery County citizens can't be
wrong and I hope we don't get de-raNed from
what thought was the right track.
OF course, law and politics are serious
things and there should not be anything fun
ny about them. Therefore, / seek mirth at nv
old golf course among my Road Runner COM
panions Of the River Road Club who appear
to thrive among the cattails and water of
Poolesville. And well they might; for know
of no place else where a member can say,
mfr. Babbs, am coming up to the Road
Runners Den for Thanksgiving dinner. and I
want a dozen blue-ponts to start off with and
an individual IS pound turkey stuffed with
oysters and golf balls set down beside me,
with ali the American winter dishes served
family style" had such dinner set before
my feasting eyes, and would have enjoyed
it except for one bemish: had Just busted
my three iron. Even the potent libation re.
nowned as the Frazier Special" brew mixed
UP by the Club philosopher, failed to restore
my good humour.
have busted baseball bats. hockey sticks,
lacrosse sticks, tennis rackets and even a
cricket bat, but never expected to bust a
three iron. 1t was around cedar tree.
busted it on my follow through of a mighty
swing about 100 yards from the green on
number ten. OF course my ball had no bust
ness being so near the tree, and had no bust
ness swinging golf club so hard. But that is
not funny. Yet the thing is that was on the
Golf Committee and I had insisted on having
the tree placed there as a hazard for other
golfers: and it looks like was hanged on the
tree that 1 planted. All the Road Runners
think that is funny and the tree is now known
as 'Welshs Folly" and have ordered fence
around it to keep the dogs off
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
Slow Drivers

/ don't know where you hap
pen to live, but l live in Rock
vile. Do you know Rockville
Pike, which is really an ex-
tension of Wisconsin Avenue?
When it reaches Congressional
Plaza, for some strange reason
1t becomes East Montgomery
Avenue. Ever noticed that?
Anyway, the speed limit all
the way from Pooks Hill to
Viers Mill Road is as miles per
hour. But one would never
know 1t. 1t might as well be
25 the way some drivers poke
along. And do they stay in the
right-hand lane? Oh, no! They
drive in pairs, neck and neck.
If they have side or rear-view
mirrors, they never use them.
If they did, they would see
their long tail of irate but pa
tent drivers dragging along
behind them.
Ever tried sounding your
horn on one of them? It
doesn't do any good, so save
your battery! Where are they
going, these monopolists of the
highways? In the mornings,
we know they are going to
work; the praking stickers on
their bumpers tell us so, And
oh, how loathe they are to get
there! During evenings and
weekends, they still do not
want to arrive, and what Is
worse they assume that no
one else does either-the doc
tor trying to get to a sick pa.
tent; the mother trying to get
home to a child; a teacher or
a pupil to his class. Busy PEG.
pie who work on tight sched-
ules are forced into a state of
nervous tension by these in.
considerate overtraquilized In
dividuals.
The serious side of this issue
Is that not all the drivers In
the tail remain patient. Then
the accidents happen. I do not
know what the statistics show,
but I'd wager that more ac-
cidents are caused Indirectly
by the slow-poke than are ever
caused by the speeder. And of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

It is a shame that tie poll
teal waters were mudthed by
sour-grape dissidents, power
hungry outcasts and those of
little faith, because there are
now those who claim all sorts
of strange things contrary to
the facts of the matter.
1t was a real pleasure
though, to work with the hum
dreds Of citizens who did the
job Of electing the new Mont
gomery County Board of Edu.
cation, and we hope that these
people viii keep a close watch
on the activities of the new
board members to be sure that
the long-sought after changes
become realities.
Il. NJ. Davis
Il. NJ. FurIow
B. j. Xander
(CO0rdinators)
Citizens United for Responsible
Elections (CURE)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

Your excellent editorial on
the open spaces zone, the re-
port of the Council meeting at
which It was defeated and the
release, on the same day, Of
President Kennedy's statement
approving the Year 1000
Plan" including the preserva-
ton of open space, indicates
the increasing need for re-
gional planning as opposed to
planning dictated by local pri-
vate interests. Montgomery
County is a part of the Wash
ington metropolitan area and
has an obligation to conform
to the plan for its develop
ment, including the preserva-
ton of open space.
The standard objection,
voiced by those opposed to any
change in the present blanket
one-haf acre coming in the
Upper County, is that requir-
ing larger minimum lot sizes
would be taking away a land
owners right to do as he
pleases with his land without
compensation. With the popu-
lation increase, more and more
people living closer together
have brought many new prob
lens and as a result govern
ment control like it or not),
in the form of community
planning, subdivision regula-
tons, building codes, plumbing
codes and coming ordinances,
has come into being. A land
owner cannot build apart
ments, or stores, or establish
a junk yard, or build a glue
factory, or use his land in any
way for which it is not zoned
by the County authorities.
These restrictions, too, take
his property rights without
compensation, but everyone ac-
cepts this as necessary, in the
public interest, to prevent the
haphazard mixture of conflict
ing land uses that come with
unguided growth.
In the Upper County, the
presently allowed scattered
subdivision Of land on one-half
acre lots in rural areas is a
perfect example of haphazard,
unguided growth resulting in
increased taxes to provide pub
lie services to these isolated
subdivisions, the loss of open
space and, If continued, the
destruction of the remaining
natural beauty of the County.
The County authorities, more
than ever, have an obligation
to take whatever steps neces
sary to preserve open space in
Guiding the adoption of large
lot rural zone. Let us hope the
new County Council will see fit
to do so without delay.
H. b. Atkinson Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
Animal Cruelty

People without mercy, con-
science and love for defense
less beings are no more than
monsters and surely are a
menace to all other people as
well as other species of ami
mails. So long as cruelty is
condoned by society there will
be no change in the hearts of
such people. 1t is next to inn
possible to arouse a spark of
pity or conscience in ministers
and get them to open their
mouths to speak a word from
the pulpit or write a word in
a church paper on behalf of
animals. So the burden of
humane education Is thrust
upon lay people, and of course,
II newspapers, television and
the movies would publiciZe
with proper scorn and disap-
prevail the exploitation of all
the humber creatures, they
could stir up the public con-
science and opinion and raise
the level of civilization -
which seems to be pretty low.
I hope you will give serious
thought to these matters and
perhaps curtail some of the
less important features in your
paper and give some forceful
publicity to the civic and mo-
raj duty of people to be decent
to all other species. No form
of Life is Insignificant or
cheap. One could start in any,
where with the horrors
of boiling, broiling, steaming,
roasting and baking live crabs,
Holsters, oysters and clans;
the use of cruel barbs and
lures for catching fish, and
then putting cords thru their
eyes or gills while still alive;
combining hens on nests in tiny
Enclosures without ever letting
them out to exercise on the
ground, and often glaring cleo
trio lights are placed on them
to their misery, considering
their thin eyelids. Then there
is the whole damnable bust
ness of hunting with guns and
arrows, trapping, ETC., and the
senseless cruelties of rodeos,
and abuses of riding horses.
And there are somany stores
selling fishes and turtles, and
fishes and turtles, and Gagged
brides, in all sorts of filth and
without properattention. No
one knows what the ignorant
and careless storekeepers do
with the sick and injured of
these victims.
So long as these things are
not brought to the attention
of the public and described in
all their ghastliness, people
will remain apathetic and
completely Indifferent toward
these appalling conditions. 1
understand that bullfighting
could be stopped in some of
the countries where it is done
II American tourists would re-
fuse to attend them. OF course,
you are aware ofthe indescrib-
able anguish inflicted upon
helpless beings in medical and
industrial laboratories, as well
as cruel experiments carried
on even in schools deliberate
ly corrupting young people.
PhrOcene hamilton
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06

You are not alone in your
distress at the CAP pre-elec-
ton tabloid (your column 81
November), and at our house
we feel great shame that we
did not share the honor with
you of a prompt condemna-
ton. Too many of us were de-
TERED by what was described
to me as its 'diabolical timing,
although that serves as no val
id excuse.
When that thing" arrived
in the mail and we discussed it
with neighbors and friends, it
was the consensus that resi-
dents of our county are fine
and intelligent people whose
votes would not be influenced
by such undocumented land
undocumentable) innuendos.
Two hours at the polls election
day were more than enough to
disillusion me, but too late.
However, let's not just get
on with the job: let's, as
many as are willing, band to.
gether to assure that such
slum-ward politics have no sec
ond opportunity to disgrace
our county.
And perhaps the States At
torney will consider this letter
as one voters protest.
Mrs. Thomas G. Casey
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1962-12-06
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

the Youth Act and substituted
20-month to 7-year jail term
on the charges.
Today, the Court of Appeals
said it now feels the straight
jail terms were an improper
substitute because of the loss
to the defendants of a right
under the Youth Corrections
Act.
The court said it considered
it important that a young Of
fender sentenced under the
Youth Correction Act can have
his conviction set aside auto
matically if he is released
before expiration of the maxi
mum confinement period pro-
vided for by the youth law.
The appellate court said
Tatum's second sentence will
be set aside. 1t sent his case
back to District Court and di-
rected that the 19-year-old be
reSentenced under the Youth
Corrections Act.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Court Reverses Self
On Youth Jail Terms

The United States Court of
Appeals today upset its own
ruling that it was proper to
substitute straight jail terms
for illegal minimum sentences
given under a youth sentencing
act.
The new ruling of the appel
late court came as an un-
expected twist in an apparently
settled controversy over SEN
fences given a number of young
defendants in District Court
robbery cases.
Originally, in the single case
the court ruled on today, Earl
j. Tatum. 10, of the 1900 block
of Fifth street NV, who was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

Thomas B. Stanley. The coun-
Gil will make recommendations
TO the Legislature on possible
changes to the States tax laws.
AS a result of rapid popula-
ton growth, income, not land,
makes up the major part Of
the county's wealth. Yet, the
report said, about 80 per cent
of general fund revenues in
the county still comes from
property taxes because this is
the only major revenue source
controlled by the local govern
ing body"
The sales tax would require
many military personnel who
pay no State income or per-
sonal property taxes to carry
their share of the cost OF
county services.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

linked to the Ramblers youth
gang, was given a three-year
minimum sentence under the
Federal Youth Corrections Act.
The judge who imposed the
minimum term under the Youth
Act said he did this to insure
society that Tatum would be
out of circulation for at least
the minimum period of three
years.
Limitation Pointed Out
However, it was pointed out
that the Youth Act, which pro-
vides for release of a young
offender as soon as he is re-
habilitated, did not also per-
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Foirfox County Asks
Power to Levy Sales ak

The Fairfax board of county
supervisors is asking the Vir-
ginia General Assembly to let
counties impose taxes on retail
sales and public utility services.
In a 15-page report adopted
yesterday, the board said:
1.-THE fact is that we have
the wealth in Fairfax County
to meet our needs but we lack
the means of taxing that
wealth, which is largely in the
form of income"
Under Virginia'S tax system,
the State has the exclusive
power to tax income while
counties and cities may impose
levies on real estate and per-
sonal property.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

The board said it's recon-
mendations "are aimed at re-
establishing in Fairfax County
the tax equity which existed
prior to our urbanization."
1t proposed a 2 per cent
county sales tax and a State
sales tax of l per cent, if
needed. The board also asked
that counties be allowed to tax
utility bills, and that the for
mulas for distribution of high
way funds be changed to send
more money to urban counties.
TIE report goes to a special
tax study commission of the
Virginia Advisory Legislative
/ Council, headed by former Gov
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01
Telephone Worker
Ends 40-Yeur Service

G.. Waldo Gleason, of 5515
Greentree road, Bethesda, Md,
retires today after 40 years Of
service with the Chesapeake
and Potomac Telephone Co.
Mr.. Gleason, who Joined the
company in 1922, has worked
as a central office switchman.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1962-11-01

nit the imposition of a mini
mum sentence.
The sentence was corrected
by the judge after this was
pointed out. He substituted a
new sentence of "a to 1O2
months. This meant Tatum
lost benefits under the Youth
Correction Act.
Tatum appealed, and the
higher court ruled the resen-
fencing had been proper. The
appellate court, in it's opinion
rejected the argument that the
straight jail term meant Tatum
had been given a more severe
sentence than that imposed or
him when he was originally
sentenced.
Other Youths Affected
After the appellate court
ruled, District Court judges IL
the cases of four other younE
robbery defendants vacated
similar minimum terms under
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-01-17

National defense. trade, and
foreign aid policies appeared
To be three of these critical
problems. United States aid t.
other countries has passed the
slOl billion mark as we begin
1862. We are confronted with
gigantic defense problems.
Old allies such as Turkey,
and Portugal are debating
whether they should continue
To be friends of the United
states. The maintenance of our
military bases i'm these two
countries and their possessions
Is highly important tn us
EARLY BATTLES - MANY
oil the early battles over lepis-
lation will come in the House
ways and Means Committee
During the first part of tn
session the Senate may be i'm
inc position of marking time
until the House acts on some
OF The revenue and tariff mca-
SurcS.
All IN all, a lumber of SEN
ate leaders feel that Congress
Slonal waters will be rouph
curing most of the session.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-01-17
Loris Man Seen
With Gorrowoy
On TV Screens
No one ever forpets I.oris

NJ one ever forgets I0ris.
And Loris never forgets its
own.
Phoncs rang mcrrily at the
r. +. Prince home last week
when Buck Prince, formerly of
Loris, appeared with Dave
Garroway on the TV show To-
day. marking the 10th annivcr-
sary of the show which Caro-
way has now left.
Seems Buck was one of those
who helped get the show start
cd years ago. He and others
OF that original group sat
around and chattcd about the
beginning. These included
Frank Blair, newsman original
~ from near Charleston, who
recalled that he and Buck once
worked on the same newspaper
The Columbia State, of
which Buck was City Editor.
Heaps of folks saw the show:
many of them called folks at
the F.. f. Prince home to tell
them Buck was on TV.
Buck Prince, incidentally. is
an avid reader of The Loris
Sentinel, we are happy to say.
Not too long ago he read there
about watermelons from Page
land being sent to New York
to aid underprivilgcd children
and, being in charge of NBC
news in the New York area, he
saw that the event and the
Horny County Farmers Market
got plenty of good publicity.
Years ago when he was in
charge of MICS show Monitor,
nc sent men here TO tape a
day on the Loris Tobacco Mar
kct "a program that plenty
of yankee folks heard later and
which, by special arrangement.
was carried over the local
radio station.
Incidentally, VIC understand
Buck Prince and Jeff Long
started the first newspaper
ever printed in LoriS.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-01-17
MISS GERALDINE BLACK
Miss Black New
Aynor Clerk,
Treasurer

AYNOR Especially - Miss
Geraldine Black, of the Bay
Dor oScction of Horny County,
has been appointed Clerk and
Treasurer of the Town OF
Aynor. In addition to her dut-
les as clerk and treasurer she
is secretary for Aynor InSur-
ancc and Real Estate Agency.
Miss Black is the daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Black of LoriS, and is d grad
uate of LOriS High School.
Prior 10 her employment in
Aynor she was employed by
Blackburn and Todd Insur-
ancc Agency in Loris.
HonorS bestowed on Miss
Black while in high school
were FLA Sweetheart 1859.
Halloween Queen 1860, Most
Dependable of the Senior Su-
pcrlativcS in 1861.
She is member of the Bay
boro Baptist Church.
Tabor City tribune. (Tabor City, N.C.) 1946-1991, 1962-01-17

WASHINGTON - Congress
has returned To the Nations
Capital to face some of thu
most difficult problems thu,
have confronted any session
since World War IL. Opinion
among the lawmakers is an
parently closely divided at this
stage about a number of meas
ures that are scheduled for
hearings. Senate Majority
Leader Mansfield is quoted as
having said the other day
that:
I'VE passed most of the easy
ones QawS) last session." Out
OF the mass of bills which will
be introduced and the great
number Of bills that were car
ricd over from the last session.
momcntouS issues will develop
over space, trade, aid to edu-
cation and the aged, postal
rates, taxes, and national de-
tense.
In my opinion, these will be
the focal points of two over
riding concerns on the part of
the Congress which a number
of members have gained from
talking with their constituents
back home.
These concerns are: first. a
desire for an effective foreign
policy TO cope with the menace
of world Communism; and Sec
und, q belief that Federal gov
eminent spending should be
kept in line with the revenues
coming into the Treasury 80
pay appropriations. Thus. for
cIgn policy as II is carried GU,
by the executive branch O! the
government and balancing tho
budget Will likely carry Ia"
greatest weight as Congress
considers legislative proposals.
Congress will look AT foreign
policy too rs il affects space.
foreign aid and defense appru..
priatiOnS. All programs except
possibly some phases of Ma
tIunal defense may bc viewed
in the light Of what viii bring