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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Teacher
Cuts Are
PrOteSted

OIl OllS PlOICoIo al OoC Iiiio
week in the wake of last
Saturdays surprise action by
the County Council in elm
mating 200 of the % new
teachers requested for the
1963-64 school year.
Only one group publicly an
nounced support of the funds
slash. Citizens United for Re-
sponsible Education (CURE)
declared the teacher cut "was
fully justified" And it added:
"In fact, there was over one
and one-half million dollars
more that could have been
taken out of this budget with
out impairing the quality of
education in any way whatever.
"Such things as 12-month
status for employees who do not
have duties, the employment of
$50 ianitors and custodians for
80 secondary schools, and a ire
mendous number Of administra-
tive personnel with obviously
overlapping duties are ex-
amples of what could have been
cut to further reduce the I'M
necessary expenditure of pub
lie funds" the group declared.
CURE, which played an &C.
tive role in the last School
Board campaign, also protested
a 600-pupil addition to Einstein
High School, approval of
money for the merit pay plan,
and S151,000 for the 18th step
on the teachers salary scale.
The Einstein addition was cut
from the budget at Monday
nights meeting Of the council.
"OnIy after the budget has
been stripped Of all trimmings
and trapping piled into 1t like a
big, messy junkheap, will the
schools of Montgomery County
start doing what they were
intended to do: the job Of pro
viding an education for stu.
dents. There is long, long way
to go before we get there. Let
us get on with the job" The
statement was signed by Mrs.
+. w. FurlOw.
other groups, however,
strongly criticized the 200 teach
err slash proposed Saturday by
the Republican councilmen's
$4,000 a year fiscal consultant
John +. Briggs.
The Committee on the Public
Schools declared: "A majority
on the County Council has de.
livered slap in the face to
thousands Of Montgomery
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18

The victim, with failing eye
sight and shaky hands, was
greeted by an over-aggressive
magazine solicitor who had
little trouble gaining her conf
dence and winning her SYM
pathy.
She promptly agreed to sub
scribe to $3.50 worth of mag
azines and after signing a check
allowed the solicitor to fill in
the date and the amount. The
solicitor obliged and did it in
such a way that he could later
add $500 to the amount. When
he had finished, the check was
for S437.50.
Following day, the solicitor
reappeared and pleaded that
he had erred by six dollars in
the earlier amount and he ask
ed her to give him another
check for only Sc.
She complied, again signing
it with shaky scrawl and al
lowing the solicitor to fill in the
Sc amount. After leaving her,
he changed the amount by $500.
The second check then was for
$6O6.
Both checks were cashed by
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18

from an overhanging cliff
above her, plunged downward
and struck her head.
Robert l.. Lauriault, Of Falls
Church, who with his nine-year-
old son was fishing with Susan
and her father, said the rock
fell about 40 feet before strik-
ing the girl and knocking her
into the river. She was rushed
to Suburban Hospital, where
she died of head injuries Mon
day.
Susan was a pupil at Mary
vale Elementary School in
Rockville. Her father, an insur-
ance representative in Wash
ington, had made his home in
Rockville for about three years.
Besides her parents, she is
survived by a brother, Randall,
and a sister, Betsy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
200 Teacher Posts A1ed:
Whittier Blasted By Diggs
'InsubOrdinate'
Charge Is Fired
By Councilman
Sentinel Photo By Ed Mervis

County Council member
Kathryn E. Diggs thinks
S chool Supt. c. Taylor
Whittier should be fired for
telling a newspaper reporter
he disapproved of County
Council action cutting out
200 of the 222 new teachers
he had requested for next
school year.
"These new schools will re.
quire a staff of ITO teachers"
the school official said. And he
predicted that the increased
teacher-pupil ratio will make
Montgomery County less attrac-
tive" to high caliber teachers it
likes to recruit.
Miss Diggs said on Monday
night she mad mead Or. Whlt-
tiers remarks in a newspaper
account and she believed Whit.
tier loves a complete explana-
ton and Qualification to me and
other members of the council"
She said the remarks by
Whittier are Of the type that 1t
"ill behOOves a public official TO
make" and added: I'VE have
here what almost amounts to
INSTRUMENTATION that would al.
most cause us to ask that his
contract be revoked"
Miss Diggs made her state
ment at the end OF Mondays
council session in which the
1884 budget was adopted and
the tax rate was set. After ad.
iournment, Council President
John A. Floyd told reporters
Miss Diggs spoke only for her
self--not the entire council.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
More Stringent
County Statute
Raises Doubts
BY HI. JOOst POIak
Sentinel Reporter

The County Attorneys Of
flee may soon advise the
County's Human Relations
Commission that at least
some of the county Public
Accommodations Ordinance
is in conflict with its newly
enacted state counterpart.
The news would bring strong
aid from an unexpected quarter
to opponents of the ordinance,
who have scheduled a hearing
on its repeal for April "a.
1--WE have kicked this thing
around, and the latest thinking
tends toward knocking out our
law" James M. Trimm, assis-
tant county attorney said Mon
day. Trimm, the commission 5
liaison with the attorneys Of
flee, was asked last week to pre-
pare an opinion on possible con-
flicts between the two ordin-
ances.
The opinion was expected to
be in line generally with State
Attorney General Thomas B.
Finan's informal" opinion that
the two ordinances are not in
flict.
The state law however is less
inclusive than the county's, ap-
plying only to eating and sleep
ing places, while Montgomery's
forbids racial discrimination in
"all places of public assembly
of any kind" Both ordinances
exempt places which are dis
tinctly private" or dispensing
alcoholic beverages "as a pri.
mary part" of their business.
1t is In their overlapping pro
visions that the county Ordi.
nance, which has a different
m C hinery Of enforcement,
would fail, Trimm said.
ut looks as if at least part
Of our law is invalid" Trimm
said. 1--WE can't tell yet whether
or not the other part will
stand"
He emphasized that no final
opinion has yet been prepared.
One of the big problems the
county office is having in
drawing it up, he said, is its in.
ability to get hold of copy OF
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18

the solicitor in a Prince Georges
County bank and he then hur.
ried to National Airport and left
for Florida.
The victim, police say, will
probably not even receive the
$43.50 worth of magazines she
thought she was subscribing
to.
Police, needless to say, want
to talk to the man but itinerant
magazine statesmen - usually
swooping down on an area and
lingering for only a short while
before moving on-are hard to
catch up with.
Chief Judge John b. Dia-
mOnd of Montgomery County
peoples Court, warned that
the practices of some maya
zine sOlicitiOn crews are rep
rehensibIe" and he urged
hOmeOwners to be on the
alert.
One youth from California APP.
peared with a magazine solicit
ing crew recently and because
he was abusive to woman in
CONTINUED on Page A-2)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Boys limited
To Meeting at
The Sentinel

Boys between II and IA who
live in Rockville and are inter-
ested in getting a newspaper
route near their home are in
vited to a meeting at the offices
of the Montgomery County
Sentinel on April "a at 1880 pm.
All boys are welcome to at
tend and hear about this oppor-
tunity to get a regular job and
to make some money. Parents
are invited to attend the meet
ing and refreshments will be
served. There will a door prize,
too!
The Sentinel offices are To-
Gated at 215 E. Montgomery
Ave, Rockville. The meeting
will start promptly at 7:30 and
will be of short duration.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18

$3.50 for each 500 worth Of
property and appropriated a
1888 budget for the coming
fiscal year.
The amount was $11.S million
under this years record spend
ing figure and was $2.6 million
under the total amount that
had been requested by school
and county officials.
The tax rate reduction was
made possible, principally, by q
SIS million "windfall' surplus
discovered about three months
ago when revenue estimates for
next year shot up by that
amount as a result Of conserve
tive guesses made last year
prior to adoption of the 1928
budget.
Mondays session was marked
by an unsuccessful attempt by
Councilman Thomas M. Wilson
to restore 100000 of SIP mil
lion cut made Saturday when
the council accepted fiscal con.
sultant John F. Briggs recon-
mendation to eliminate 200 of
the requested I'D new teachers
for county schools starting this
September.
DIR. Wilson was joined by the
councils two Democrats but
the trio was voted down by the
other four Republican council
members.
Also at the Monday meeting,
Councilman Kathryn Diggs
blasted School Supt. C. Taylor
Whittier for a published report
in which the school official said
elimination of the 200 teachers
would have a "deleterious eff.
feet on the school program.
Miss Diggs said she believed
Whittier owed her and the
council full explanation Of his
statement which she said al.
most amounts to insubordina-
ton and could almost cause the
council to ask that Whittier's
contract be revoked"
DR.. Whittier on Tuesday de.
clined to comment on Miss
Diggs' blast.
Also at Mondays meeting
the council In another surprise
action deIeted $667 900 for re-
quested addition at Albert Elm.
stein High School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Council Kills
New Addition
At Einstein

A requested 24-room addi-
ton to newly-opened Albert
Einstein High School, Whea-
ton, was axed by the County
Council Monday night.
The $667,OOO project sched-
uled for occupancy Septem-
Der, 1865, was questioned by
Councilman Thomas M. Wilson
as the county governing body
was in the throes of adopting
the 1963-64 budget and setting
the tax rate.
IL can't understand why the
School Board should be asking
for an addition to a school that
was opened only last Septem.
ber," the physician-cOunciIman
declared. He then moved that
the $667,OOO item be deIeted
from the budget.
DR.. Wilson was quickly
Joined by his Republican col.
league, Miss Kathryn Diggs.
I've heard a lot of speeches
about enrolment projections
from school officials and a lot
of them are conflicting" she
said. II suggest somebody find
a projection enrolment formu.
la and then stick with It," She
indicated strong support DR..
Wilson's motion.
Councilman John Henry
Hiser then seconded DR.. Will
sons motion.
Seated in the audience was
DR.. Homer o. Elseroad, as.
sistant superintendent of
schools, who explained that the
6OO-student Einstein addition
was part Of the original plan
for the school that was design.
ed as a "two.stage" project.
The council, however, with.
out further discussion voted 50
to delete the budget item with
the Councils Republican ma
iority voting affirmatively and
the two Democrats-Grover x.
Walker and Jerry Williams
voting mo"
A suggestion that Einstein
be used for experimental civil
defense construction in schools
had been forwarded to the
County Council by the School
Board but the school heads did
not formally request an appro-
priation for such work, leaving
it up to the Council as TO
whether such funds were
authorized.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Teacher Load
Increase Urged
By ConsuItant

Funds for 200 new teach
ers requested by school au-
thorities to meet demands
imposed by an estimated
increase of 5000 pupils this
September were axed Mon
day by the County Council.
Instead, the economy-minded
council majority approved hir-
ing of only % new teachers for
the coming school year and,
thus, effected a savings of $1.2
million.
The full slash, supported by
School Board President Charles
w. Bell and deplored by School
Supt. c. Taylor Whittier, was
opposed by Councilman Thorn
as M. Wilson.
II agree that some adjust
ment has TO be made" DIR. vii.
son told his colleagues, "but /
don't agree that 1t has to be
made this year. II the full $1.2
million cut Is made, I believe
the quality of education here
will suffer-"
Wilson proposed, instead,
that only 100000 be cut which
would leave sufficient funds
for hiring of 80 new teachers.
And during the coming year, he
urged, a study should be made
school by school" to see where
further savings might be effect
ed. The full cut now, he said,
is too radical
The councilman's Republican
colleagues who had already ap.
proved on Saturday the $1.2
million cut that had been pro
posed by fiscal consultant John
F.Briggs, voted against vii.
sons motion. Wilson was join.
ed in the 4.3 vote by Demo.
cratic Councilmen Grover X.
Walker and Jerry Williams.
In coming up with the recon.
mendaiton, Briggs claimed loop
ing off the S1.2 million would
make 1t possible to maintain the
following average ratios for the
number Of students per teacher
despite the anticipated enroll
ment increase; kindergarten 30
to one; elementary, 30 to one,
and secondary, 25 to one.
At present, he said, these
average ratios are 1871 and 28.5
and 23.4 respectively.
Briggs said his recommends.
ton did not affect personnel for
special education, teacher.li-
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
$95 Million
Budget OK
By Council

A 10-cent cut in the
county tax rate providing the
average homeowner with a
reduction in his tax bill of
about $40 or SIS was APP
proved Monday by the Coun-
ty Council.
The action climaxed months
Of dissension, often acrimoni.
Gus, over the extent to which
county real estate taxes should
be reduced and marked the full
fillment of a campaign pledge
by Republicans victorious in
last falls election that they
would lower governmental
costs.
At their Monday meeting
held only hours before budget
adoption deadline, councilmen
agreed on a basic tax rate of
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Tax Rate Cut By 10 Cents
Beck Saws
Bell Failed
On Budget

School board member
Clifford K. Beck charged
Tuesday night that Board of
Education President Charles
w. Bell had "defaulted" his
obligations to the school
board by supporting County
Council cuts in the proposed
school budget.
Mrs. Ely Maurer and Mrs.
Samuel J. Kicker, the boards
other liberal members, joined
DR.. Beck in his criticism of Bell.
Reading from a prepared
statement at the board meet
ing Tuesday, DR.. Beck express.
ed "shock and distress" at
Bells Statements, actions, and
inactions" in the County Coun.
ellis cutting of 200 of 222 pro-
posed new teachers from the
proposed budget.
He charged Bell failed in
every way in his obligation to
represent the board and sup
port its budget before the
council,
II find myself questioning
whether he is performing even
his legal responsibilities, much
less providing the educational
leadership which the electorate
of Montgomery County has the
right to expect" DIR. Beck said.
Our educational program is
in real jeopardy when we can
not look to the Board of Edu-
cation for support of his own
formally adopted budget" he
said.
Bell, who was quoted in news
paper reports last weekend as
saying the County Councils
elimination of the 200 teachers
represented wisdom and cour-
age defended his statements
as personal"
He said the councils cuts
made mo change to any degree
to cause alarm. l don't see any
significant change in stand
ards"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Spray Warning
Given Farmers

The State Veterinary Medical
Association has urged farmers
not to pasture livestock too
soon after spraying grass crops
against aphids and spittle bugs.
The spraying will not hurt
livestock after 10 days or wash
ing by rain, the association
said, but serious troubles can
arise If pasturing occurs soon
after the spraying. Symptoms
Of this type Of poisoning in
clude going off feed, inco.
ordinate gait, muscular witch.
ing, eye blinking and frothing
at the mouth, the association
said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
2 Shelters
Okayed In
Rockville

Contracts totaling S30,250 for
construction of two recreation
area shelters were awarded by
the Rockville Mayor and Coun.
Gil this week.
Low bidder was Fafco Con.
tractors, Inc, of Rockville.
Under the contracts, Twin
brook recreation area will re-
ceive a S15,440 shelter and the
Montrose area one costing S14,-
80. The Twinbrook shelter is
expected to be completed by the
last of June and Montrose
about June Is.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Fairchild
Eyes Site
InCounty

Falrchlld StratoS Corp. IS
considering a Montgomery
County site, believed to be
near Gaithersburg, for a
location of a new technical
center to service the big air.
craft, missile and space firm,
it was learned this week.
A spokesman would neither
confirm nor deny report that
land is already being quietly
purchased by an agent acting
for the firm.
"Fairchild Stratos is survey
ing areas for possible location
of a technical center which we
do not have today" a firm
spokesman said in response to
a Sentinel reporters query.
AREAS in Montgomery COun.
ty are among those being sur
veyed," he said, adding: There
Is no plan to build any new
facility In this Montgomery
County, area within the next
two years and We are not plan
ming any move that will involve
any great number of people
during the next several years."
The statement-and refusal
of the spokesman to deny that
land purchase has already be-
gun in the county-was seen as
a strong indication that the big
firm may locate here.
Interest of a growing num-
Der of research and develop
ment firms is beginning to CEN
ter on the Gaithersburg area
as a result of the Bureau of
Standards, International Bust
ness Machines and others being
drawn to that area.
Ultimately a vast scientific.
Industrial complex is expected
to take shape in the area and
land values have scared accord
ingly.
Fairchild Stratos last year
did $40 million in business and
boasts facilities in various parts
of the country including St.
Augustine, Fla, California,
Long Island, Bladensburg, Nd,
and Winston Salem, N. c.
There is apparently no
thought on the part of Fair
child-Stratos to relocate its
main production plant now
located in Hagerstown, Md,
where there are a number of
programs servicing the aircraft,
missile and space fields.
The firm employs about 1000
nationally. 1t designed and
produced the famed flying box
car used by paratroopers and Is
currently specializing in the
F-27 executive plane which is
selling well with private bust
ness firms.
The firm has high hopes of
landing a big government con-
tract for the manufacture of
F-27s and was backed by the
Air Force in this but the De-
tense Department knocked such
an appropriation out of this
budget.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
6 FetUer Teaching
Positions for '64

There will be six fewer
persons assigned to the teach
ers' salary schedule next
school year than there were
for the current school year,
tentative estimates showed
yesterday.
School Board m e m b ers
were given the tentative esA-
mate at a closed session on
Tuesday night. There win be
n 5000 pupil increase In the
school enrolment this fall.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Solicitor Steals $1,000
From 8O-Year-OId WidOw

An 8O-year-old widow recently answered knock on
her door which to lead to her being duped out of $1,000
of her rapidly dwindling life savings.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
TREMENDOUS
RESPONSE

From our Sentinel Want Ads, says
Ksrns Distributing Co. Of Washing
ton Grove. Nd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Budget Cuts

For a long listing of budget
cuts made by the School Board
and the County Council, and a
Sentinel editorial on that sub
ject, turn to Page A of this
issue.
Copper River current., 1963-01-31

ICE WORMS TO INVEST CORDOVA FEB. 8, 9, lO-
 Have you ever seen ICEWORM? We'll, evidently you haven t: because you still have enough sense to read a paper.
 Most of in the Copper River Basin are fairly safe because the mountains are far away. It's obvious that the iceWorms are from mountainous country since the residents of Cordova, neighbors to the south have witnessed one for the past two years. They are already pre- pairing for the worms 1903 appearing. From past exper fence, denizens of the city believe that the dragon like head of the thing will appear February 8. As a rule it takes about three days for him to s1ither through Cordova, thus he should be gone by the end of the day of February 10.
 Cordovans must undergo anxious ant icipated fear. It is evident that some are really shaken by the ordeal For example, the "Cordova Times" head line spells February "Fearuary. This is really something because the Times staff rarely misspe1ls word. Especially one: of the tive I've months of the year. It is actually hard to imagine this ex- perience until you have been through it.
 If you desire such an experience, surely the people of Cordova wi more than welcome your help in the IceWorm Festival. view of the worm apparently creates festive mood. This festive mood is increased by joining tohers for Gala Entert ainment.
Copper River current., 1963-01-31
So make up a party and go to Cordova on Friday, Fearuary 9th and return on Sunday, the 10th. ~:;
PTA BAKE SALE

PTA BAKE SALE
 The second Glennallen PTA bake sale was held last Tuesday, January p from 10: % AM until after "Coffee Break" in the afternoon. The sale held at the hi gh school, elementary school and the ACS hall, and hot lunch sold also during the noon hour. Mrs Ollie Hanson in charge of arranging for the food and helpers. Many delicious cakes, pies, cookies, cup cakes, home made bread, etc. was donated by the parents and friends of our school chi ldren. ~-*....;
 The money for this bake sale has been desi gnated for the "Bleacher Fund.- for the high school.
 Again wi sh to thank each of you who had a part in helping to make the bake sale possible. .:- ,~:
 The regular monthly meeting of the Glennallen PTA was he Id on Jan. 24 at the elementary school.
 A minimizing comni tee for the PTA officers for the coming year appointed, and the elect ion of office will be held in March. Two yard lights have been order ed for the corner of the road to the high school. ..::: 4.:
 very interesting and colorful i'm was shown by MT. Roland Nipps of scenes he has taken here in Alaska. .:...
 Mrs. anson served coffee and home made sweet1rolls.
, 1963-11-05
EDUcAToRs .
between East and West.

East and West.
Every year, during the week
in which Veterans Day occurs,
American Education Week is
held to put the spotlight on
what the schools are doing.
National sponsors are the Ma
tional Education Association,
The American Legion, Nation
al Congress Of Parents and
Teachers, and the u. S. Office
of Education.
In the Virgin Islands, Anne
rican Education Week is ex-
pected to draw throngs of pa
rents into their local schools to
see for themselves what's go-
ing on. among the specific
plans are: Open House at all
schools, Radio and Television
Programs, Spot announce
ments and Newspaper arti-
cles" Miss Joseph said.
, 1963-11-05
MRS. COOPER

them from the bottom Of my
heart"
Mrs. Cooper is leaving on
Thursday for Youngstown,
Ohio, where the body Of Mr..
Cooper will be buried.
There will be no memorial
services held on ST. Croix.
Mrs. Cooper indicated that she
will eventually return to st.
Croix.