Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-05

(The footUing is the fu tert of the summary and
recommendations OF the cowntys Commission on HUI
Relations in its second annual report to the Mont
gon1ery County Council Editors Note.)
Commission on Human Relations desires to keep its
parent institution the Montgomery County Council apprised
OF both problems and in the field of human relations
in We therefore that the Council wishes
offer its leadership nteraca conflict and misunde
standing well in all other of the political 1t
is encouraging note that elected officials in other of the
nation stepping forward these days with constructive pro-
in civil rights for their Jurisdictions That the Governor
of Kentucky for example should declare all places of public
commodaton open all people without exempon) should
courage all in deliberations and actions We note
that such declaration by the Governor OF Kentucky was made
to put raging forest fire of and tension but
rather to avoid and such confagaon in the state
1t this kind of foresight which the Commission feels
that the people of Montgomery County wish and have right
to expect of their elected officials the of human relations
The Commission Human Relations makes this claim
valid and rue that Negroes in Montgomery County are con-
tnuousy denied those basic opportunities and
citizens public accommodations housing,
employment education justice health and wefare) we shall
be thrown the kind of difficulty which abhor in
places like Cambridge Maryland and Jackson Mississippi We
who charged with the responsibility of holding stetho
the heartbeat of nerraca relationships this in all
seriousness promises and partial concessions of citizenship to
the Negro population of Montgomery County insufficient to
maintain peace and order in county.
About month ago, threw 'Molotov cocktail
through the window of Negro church in Selman Maryland
causing extensive damage This dastardy reminder to the
Negro clearly Montgomery County
completely renounced violence outmoded out
dated and outlawed of dealing with the Negro That
single act in community should spur the council 70 Jake
seriously the Negroes plea for equal status to afford him ade
quate protection and property he pleads his case
and to provide people county with positive and
gressive leadership toward righng the IN midst
The patience of the most patient he feels he
betrayed by promises But to ignore the problem
than making empty promises ncites to unsavory DEM
onstraon those who the victims of second class citizenship
they try make Enthusiastically clear the problem which
others say does not exist.
Most assuredly and inevitably such demonstrations
of Montgomery County Negroes being deprived OF their
rights Negroes Montgomery County have
exercised amazing patience Their patience has thus far damp
ened the demonstrave enthusiasm in midst of Outside
groups That patience be reaching the extent OF
white people of Montgomery County owe
these patient to act to establish climate IN which
no overt difficulties
The choices Council clear and woold: ~
accept responsibility for orderly and lawful transition OF
community acceptance of the Negro fun citizen or
toward that goal later under duress and with
considerable ITSELF to the county and to the
issue bos down to the question of which arena we
shall choose for the inevitable struggle.
Therefore the Commission on Human Relations respect
fully urges County Council follow the first OF
action join in the struggle for equal treatment of all our
citizens county that struggle
We certain that serious conflict can be avoid
ed only Council the necessary leadership
That leadership begin (and submit this with all due re-
spect upon note of extreme urgency with the removal
exemption clause in Public Accommodations Ordi
ance We believe permissible under the coun
TVS police powers regardless of the recently enacted State
law At rate for action in this matter acute
Council and leave the Interpretation
opinions We further believe that the exemp
clause which Official policy OF treatment vsavis
Negro thorn in the flesh of dignity believe that u
less removed will tester and result In an open
unnecessary suffering among the entire
population of county,
Briefly of the unhealthy incidents OF re-
cent vintage than casual unrest They
of embarrassment those people OF good viii
who deeply concerned about equal opportunities.
physicist the David Taylor Model Basin was de-
service at Tuoheys Restaurant 7e41 Macarthur
Boulevard May a. 1862 not because of unseely be-
because he Negro The manager OF the rest
claimed the exemption by which he justified his re-
the because he derived most OF his income
from the sale of alcoholic beverages.
(2) The Commission Human Relations found, beyond
any doubt Criveas Waysde Inn in Silver Spring has
against Negroes The exemption clause
Ordinance enables the to Discriminate in fact
gives in his discriminatory practice
Country Corner Inn, from the Olney Thea
tre July evening last Negro Peace
Corps Tranees claiming the exemption privileges In this case
privilege agan sanctioned by the County, had
seriously national image abroad
We contributed to that!
"a April 10 of this year female employee Of the Coun
ty Brothers Fesde Lounge 202 Commerce Lane
Rockville of several white fellow employees TO
eat lunch group denied service because of the
Negro On April "a another Negro woman (from
but from different ofce) entered the
same with other white colleagues This
because of the of the Negro
These Negroes social workers in the service Of the
County Public Welfare Department Their colleagues work In
department In the least the situation in which profess
siona employees County soca in the Welfare
Department. denied service in place licensed by the
County by against