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Evening star., 1963-04-17

the board for support of its
own formally adopted pro-
gram"
Bill Speaks for Self
Replied Mr.. Bell: "I am
sorry for anything that has
shocked or upset you. How
ever, We have reached a point
where 1t is impossible to agree
without a lengthy debate. I
reiterate what I said about the
councils action, but / am
speaking for myself alone and
not the other members Of the
board. 1t was my hope that
this turmoil could be put to
bed and that we could con-
centrate on education instead
of dollars. I'm sorry you're
upset, but I am not surprised. I"
May ! ask you what made
you change your mind between
December, when you voted for
the school board budget. and
April IS? What caused this
changer" asked Mrs. Maurer.
"I don't see that it's been a
significant change" Mr.. Bell
answered.
You did vote for the budget,
and now you say you feel hypo-
critical for supporting it. 1t
was your budget, retorted Mrs.
Maurer.
Sees Education Unaffected
"I cannot see how the cuts
which were made will affect
the quality of education" said
Mr.. Bell. II am not going to
be put in the position of de-
Tending myself. What the
council has done is now his
tory"
do you think the council
was entirely in possession of
the facts they needed" de-
manded Mrs. Keker. "They
met with us one night on the
construction budget, yet the
meeting adjourned shortly
after 10 for the lack Of ques-
tions. There certainly were no
questions on Albert Einstein
High School, yet they cut $685.
900 requested for an addition
to It."
After the regular meeting,
one board member. Everett H.
Woodward. denied that there
has been any discussion of re-
questing the resignation Of
School Superintendent C.
Taylor Whittier.
Never Has Come Up
II have been asked about 1t
many times, but the matter
never has come up before the
Evening star., 1963-04-17
BY ANNE CHRISTMAS
Star Staff Writer

Official budget discussions
in Montgomery County were
over but the melody fingered
on in discord last night at the
Board of Education.
Three minority members, led
by DR.. Clifford K. Beck, charged
board president Charles w. Bell
with failure to perform his
legal responsibilities" when he
backed a county councils $2.4
million cut in the boards $55.5
million request without Defend
ing its recommendations.
In a three-page prepared
statement, DR.. Beck said:
'Mr. Bell was quoted as say
ing that he viewed the act of
the council in cutting out 200
teachers as an act Of wisdom
and courage, and was sorry
that the board had overlooked
it in its own budget session.
ut is apparent that the
council was not so certain of
the rightness of its decision, for
as late as Monday night, the
last night allowed by law in
deliberations on the budget,
the president of the council
was willing to have a recon-
Sideration.
Poll Refused
ANY action whatever on the
part Of the board in supporting
the budget 1t submitted might
have averted this blow to the
schools. The president of the
board, however, refused even to
poll the members to ascertain
whether they would like to
defend their own budget"
DR.. Beck pointed out that
the school budget was passed
by the boards four-man con-
servative majority over the
minority-Dr. Beck, Mrs. Lucy
Kicker and Mrs. Lucille Maurer
believed that it had
already cut into vital areas Of
the educational program"
"The board Of education is
charged by law with preparing
a budget and presenting it to
the council yet the presi-
dent has failed in every way
to speak up in defending It,"
DR.. Beck declared. Il find
questioning whether he
is performing even his legal
responsibilities, much less pro-
viding the educational leader
ship which the electorate has
the right to expect. Our edu-
cational system is In real jeop-
ardy when we cannot look TO
Evening star., 1963-04-17
The
Rambler
-. Considers Pierre's
Course of Action
BY JOHN McKELWAY


Got to wondering what
Maj. Pierre L'Enfant would
be up to these days if his
planning office looked out
on Garfield Park.
He was something Of a
character, determined to see
the city develop the way he
said it should and he became
furious If anybody tried to
change his plans.
In 1871, he included in the
plan for the city an area to
be known as "Town House
Square," the site of today's
Garfield Park in Southeast
Washington.
LEnfant had an idea that
the square would be sur
rounded by residences and
IN the middle would be a
city hall. He also planned
a number of grand fountains
Tor the area and these, the
story goes, would bubble
perpetually, fed by. a neigh
boring spring.
Just the other day a bull
dozer appeared in the park
and began scraping topsoil
off the lower portion of the
park, maneuvering in be-
tween the parks handsome
old trees-Sycamores, oaks,
elnlS, lindenS and pines.
Then came a crane which
began busting up sidewalks
and a basketball court with
a wrecking ball.
Then came a team of men
who cut down a noble tree
which was getting ready for
spring.
Then a fence was built
across the middle of the
park. The squirrels must
have been puzzled.
BY now, one supposes,
Pierre would be patrolling
the park with a large rifle or
setting bear traps to catch
highway designers.
Evening star., 1963-04-17

ONE OF THE OLD STO-
RIES of Washington pictures
Pierre as capable of similar
action when his plans were
crossed.
The major drew New Jer-
sey avenue in a straight line,
running southeast of the
Capitol.
But Daniel Carroll, who
had inherited most of the
land designated as the Dis
trict of Columbia, decided he
would like to put up a man
sion near the Capitol. He
started placing foundations
smack in the middle of
Pierre's line for New Jersey
avenue.
Pierre is reported to have
knocked down anything Mr..
Carroll tried to put up.
George Washington settled
the whole thing. Pierre was
victorious. Mr.. Carroll,
meanwhile, was persuaded to
build his house farther to
the East. The home, Dud-
dington Manor, overlooked
Garfield Park.
Today, Maj. L'Enfant
would - one assumes - be
fighting the $4.4 million
Southeast Freeway.
(There is good reason to
believe he was anti-automo-
bile. Just ride around Scott
circle a. few times.)
The freeway is now poised
at South Capitol, ready to
start its climb over the rail-
road tracks, New Jersey ave-
nue. and Garfield Park, and
then head in the direction
OF the Anacostia.
What trees are not in the
way of the freeway will be
left standing. The ones that
come down will be cut up
and distributed throughout
Rock Greek Park for fire
wood. The topsoil is being
spread throughout Washing
ton in various landscaping
projects Of the Park Service.
Evening star., 1963-04-17

planned TO put the issue before
his District Committee.
An alternative would be con-
sideration by the Senate Judi
ciary Committee Of legislation.
already introduced, spelling out
rules on confessions in Federal
courts throughout the Nation.
In the House. District Com
mittee Chairman Mcmillan,
Democrat OF South Carolina,
expects 10 set q hearing on NAL
lory bills when he comes back
TO Washington after Easter
recess next Monday. Mr.. Nc
MILAN has introduced q bill
identical TO a proposal recon-
mended by a District Bar As
ISOLATION Committee, headed by
Milton w. King.
Police Chief Robert v. MUIR
ray has claimed the court rul-
ing hamstrings his officers In
investigative work. They can't
solve crimes without question
ing suspects. he claims. but
current law prevents adequate
questioning after arrests.
Evening star., 1963-04-17
Briefs Of Drafts

Here in brief are the drafts
Senator Bible is studying:
The Mcmillan bill Is worded
negatively. A confession would
not be inadmissable solely be-
cause OF delay In taking the de-
Evening star., 1963-04-17
Never Has Come Up

II have been asked about 1t
many times. but the matter
never has come up before the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17
THE EVENING STAR
Leftover Wine
Thursday. JonUor II, 1868

A little white wine left
over? You'll find it will en-
liven condensed cream of
tomato soup. The wine may
be substituted for part of
the water used in diluting
the soup, or it may be added
after dilution.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17

easy to-prepare vegetable.
Needn't bother to peel them
unless It's a lifelong habit.
Just wash, trim off the little
scar at the top and tap root,
then slice, dice or cut into
"shoestrings". Cook quickly
in just enough boiling water
to keep them from sticking.
Season with salt, a half tea
spoon Of sugar and black
pepper. Onion, celery leaves
and Tor parsley are excellent
flavorings for carrots.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17
Baking Hint

Ever notice how bakeries
line loaf pans in which
pound and other varieties of
cake are baked so that the
paper comes higher than
the two narrow sides of the
pan? This trick makes the
cake easy to remove.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17

long ago that the more in
tensely golden orange the
color of the carrot, the rich
er the vitamin A content.
This is because the color
ing matter of the carrot is
largely carotene, the sub
stance the body converts to
vitamin A. Plant breeders
have been selecting and per-
fecting carrots for their
color as well as sweetness.
Fresh carrots are truly an
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17
Carrots an Excellent Source of Vitumin A

ground and dried to become
a coffee substitute. A CEN
fury ago, in this country.
the carrot was fed to live
stock because this made the
animals sleek and healthy
Then plant breeders got to
work. Today the big, rather
tasteless soup" carrot has
been crowded out of the
market by sweet, crisp, juicy
new varieties. Almost all of
these are coming to market
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17

neatly topped, freshly scrub
bed, protected by film bags.
These carrots are about
half-grown - right at their
flavor peak, when a gadget
called a "refractometer"
shows them to be at their
sweetest.
Carrots grow in all parts
of the country, wherever and
whenever they find the cool
growing weather and mois-
ture they demand. The shape
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17

The modern carrot goes to
some of the very best din
llers in town. Once this
wasn't so. Many centuries
ago the Greeks recognized
the carrot as an excellent
tonic, but they regarded 1t
as a medicine rather than
a food. When the carrot
reached England, about the
10th century, ladies wore the
feathery tops as a Lair orna-
ment. In Germany 1t was
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-01-17

of carrots depends largely on
the soil in which they grow.
Long, pointy carrots need
deeply worked, rich soil.
Stocky, heart-shaped carrots
are best adapted to shallow
or heavy soil. Rocky soil
won't do at all, as might
be expected.
OF all vegetables available
in big volume, carrots are
the best source of vitamin
A. Nutritionists discovered
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19

on New Years Day instead. Christ
mas is strictly a religious day in
most parts of Europe and is not
celebrated with gaity, visiting and
gtft-giving.
Started By Romans
The gfft-giving custom dates
back to the time of the Roman
Emperors from about 27 BIC. to
1853 AID. 1t was customary to
send gift to the Emperor at the
start of the New Year to wish
him good fortune.
At first, the gift was likely to
be branch of bay or palm which
the whole populace felt obliged to
send. But, in time, the gifts be-
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19

came more elaborate and costly
to win the Bmperor's favor.
Spread To Europe
Later, the Romans began Civ
ing each other presents and send
ing special greetings to friends
and relatives. From the Romans.
the custom spread TO Europe.
The ancient Chinese also cele-
brated the New Year by exchang-
ing gifts, and they are responsible
for introducing two Christmas
decorating techniques-gift warp
ping and paper honeycomb.
Chinese Symbolism
The Chinese liked to incorpor.
ate a special symbolism into their
wrapped packages. Most gifts
were wrapped in red and deco
rated with gold-leaf seals. The
seal might represent the Flu Dong
meaning protection" the fir tree
signifying long Ife," or the BAN
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19

boo tree which meant virtue, long
life and many sons" for the re-
cdpient.
Biggest Occasion
Today, Christmas Is the biggest
gfft-giving occasion of the year in
the United States, accounting for
Al percent of the gifts an average
family buys each year.
This year, according to Rust
Craft Greeting Cards, the average
American family will buy 80 gifts
averaging $4.9O each, or a total OF
STAT.
A staggering is billion gifts, in
all, will be exchanged on Christ
mas morning says the company.
Strange Start
The idea of gift wrapping came
to the United States less than &C
years ago. 1t started quite by ac.
cident. A shipment of envelope
lining papers arrived too late fol
a New York stationer's Christmas
line, so rather than hold them ir
store, he decided to sell them fol
gift wrappings.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19
File No. 923T6
ORDER FOR HEARING OF

File No. 92376
ORDER FOR HEARING OFF
FINAL ACCOUNT AND PETI-
TION FOR DISTRIBUTION
STATE OF MINNESOTA
COUNTY OF HENNEPIN
PROBATE COURT
Re Estate Of Leslie E. Guist, De-
cedent
1T is ORDERED that the final
account and petition for examina-
tion thereof and for distribution,
filed herein, be heard on Monday,
December 30th, 1868 at 2 o'clock
PM. by this Court in the Court
House in Minneapolis, Minnesota,
and that all persons interested in
this estate present objections, If
any, why said petition should not
be granted
This order shall be published
in the Minneapolis Spokesman and
copies thereof mailed according to
law.
(SEAD
WITNESS, the HON. MELVIN ].
PETERSON, Judge of Probate
Court, this End day of December,
1868.
ROSE FoSSEEN,
Clerk of Probate Court
S. H. Bellman
Attorney
SIP Nicollet Bldg.
Spokesman. Dec. 5, ~. & 19)
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19
WHO Has The SCOOPS?

Lagos (ANP) - Bertram Walk
er, 25-year-old reporter for the
Libertan Age of Monrovia, Liberia,
was attending a two-week work
shop seminar recently for Eng
lsh-speaking West African journ-
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19
g Is !9e 8 - s. 8

ahsts. During the seminar, the
subject of scoops" was discussed
In the question and answer period
that followed, Walker had a ques-
ton 10 ask:
He said: The course Is ideal
for me because 1 came compara-
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19

lively young ON this job. But one
subject would prefer to be given
better treatment on is how to get
scoops. really wish I knew how
to get them"
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19

More News About Everything In
This Paper.
Minneapolis spokesman., 1963-12-19

boo tree which meant virtue, long
life and many sons" for the re-
ipient.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
Public Forum

wonderful day is ever present
III my thoughts. Why is this?
1t is because more clearly than
ever l see the Negro as the
hope of our country and the
world.
At a time when we are so
complacent and comfortable,
at a time when most of the
civilized world $50 called
seems bent on self destruction,
the Negro after being enslav-
ed, lynched, brutalized, kicked,
killed, and literally smothered
in poverty and the lack of OPP
portunity, was simply respond
ing by offering his love to all
completely and unreservedly.
He was making demands and
rightly so, but the outstanding
feeling on that day was love.
With this kind of spirit, he
cannot fail, we cannot fail. The
kind of success is contagious
because love, the strongest
force in the universe, is con-
tagious. This is where my
hope lies.
Philip Trey,
Olney
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
Teacher Writes
Philip Trey,
Olney

AS a high school teacher 1
would like to comment upon
the formation of a classroom
teachers association. l sim
cerely feel that this organiza-
ton can work to benefit Mont
gomery County teachers dur
ing these difficult days. While
controversies rage over con-
flicting PHILOSOPHERS of educa-
ton, crowded classrooms, and
high taxes, it is imperative
that the views of the class
room teachers be clearly and
accurately understood. On
many issues there is less than
identity of interest between
teachers and their supervisors
and administrators. A class
room teachers organization,
free to express itself without
having to temper its state
ments or actions so as also to
represent these other groups,
could work more effectively
for teachers interests on such
subjects as evaluation pro-
cedures, career recognition,
and work rules generally. 1t
is important that in these days
of wide disagreement and pro-
posed changes that we teach
ers not be misunderstood or
not properly and fully heard.
Donald Schuessler
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
County Affairs
County Affairs
The Performance to Date
hv David Cahoon

The opening Of school in Montgomery
County has been fraught with disappoint-
ment by students insulated from teachers in
large classes; with Illustration by parents
unable to get courses for their children; with
an unprecedented degree of litigation; and
with no significant reduction in tax bills.
This is all reflection of the ineptitude and
hedging of the Council in its budget review
and tax levying.
The Republicans on this council appar-
emily cannot measure up to the task before
them 1t is a large one. In the area of
schools alone they must determine the
means for providing personal service each
day to more than onefourth of our people.
No local private business has any such task
to perform.
Techniques for handling small jobs don't
fit here. Prudence would dictate caution in
overruling the suggestions of trained pro-
fessional administrators. No such prudence
was evident last spring. The result sub
standard schools. The prospects: fiscal
chaos.
A year ago, rs candidates, they were
clacking about a vast area of waste and ex-
travagance They haven't found any such
thing.
The truth of the matter is that they had
no comprehension of what was involved nor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
Mr.. FIoyd's Grand Plan

The extraordinary action of the County Council this
week in moving to hasten extension of major trunk
line through public park and into several miles
of rural land where there is absolutely demonstrated
public need for such requires close scrutiny
by the public
The question that needs to be put by the public to
Council President John A. Floyd who pushed for the action
and to those councien who supported him is of course
WHY?
Last week in urging major extension of the Northwest
Branch nemuch farther than has been proposed
by the Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission and
way beyond the point favored by county plannersPresi
dent Floyd said the action necessary in order to aid
several public institutions at the end of the extension
These included Sherwood School in Sandy Spring, ST.
Peters Church School in Olney private school at ST.
Johns in Olney and Montgomery General Hospital also
in Olney
When of Mr. Floyd's concern over the sewerage
needs of these institutions filtered down to the institutions
themselves spokesman for the institutions expressed
prise over the council presidents declaration that they
in urgent need of the major trunk extension
at this time All of them, the two private schools the pub
lie school and the hospital said they unaware that
they now would be, in urgent need of public
sewerage.
This week. despite these disavowals, the county
Gil by 61 vote, with only Counciwoan Mary Hepburn
arguing against the action the basis of logic and COM
sense recommended the major sewer line extension
Public institutions in the community cited by Mr.
Floyd in usfng his action said they had not requested
it. The Washington Suburban Sanitary Commission which
often is much too prone to extend lines into rural
areas had not requested it. County planners already
on record strongly opposing limited extension of
the Northwest Branch The council refused to hold
public hearing the extension to get the pubcs views
So who wants the sewer line in that area?
Mr. Floyd obviously wants it extended quite badly
but all of the reasons he has put forth thus far have col
apsed when the people involved contacted So what
other does Mr. Floyd have that he has not yet
shared with the public?
Perhaps day he will enlighten us!
Meanwhile as result of his nsistence that the sewer
line be extended much than planned large seq
ments of the Northwest Branch watershed (which drains
into the areas public water supply will be opened up to
development This is sound sensible government for the
people?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
White Knight to The Rescue

School Boardmember William l. Saunders has donned
his suit Of amor and despite having slightly blunt lance
and somewhat droopy plume has unseaed that evil black
knight the Educational Testing Services of Princeton NJ
who came down here shopping to how much whskey
the old man guzzles after dinner.
That farest of madens, Montgomery County, should
be grateful to Mr. Saunders for saving her For minute
there they almost had her kewered their broadsword
You may not believe this but the freshman at Mont
goery Junior College orientaon day actually asked
such questions how often the old attended religious
services during the past year. who in the family really has
the final say about things concerning the children and
what the national ethnc background of the fathers
cestors And of the students actually answered those
questions and then the Junior College actually sent their
answers up to those researchers at Princeton M.
Incedble!
Well, you can relax now, Mr.. and Mrs Montgomery
County Parent Bill Saunders has saved you from this
humiliation Actually of course he could not have done it
by himself because that pesky minority the Board
scandaousy opposed his heroic efforts but the three other
members of the majority helped their friend the white
knight mount and then after cheering him during the
brave charge lent their support until the evil black knight
lay MORALLY wounded
So those student answers will now be impounded
indeed they should be- But merely appropriatng them
summarily not enough. Somebody should get hold of
those quesonnaires real quick and make they
destroyed Burning has already pointed out
would be most Appropriate And it would be altogether
fitting that the white knight himself should administer the
coup de grace, armed with lighted taper and
ing pointed cap.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-09-26
Welsh RGre Biz

For the first time since the Fall of 1860,
am not responding to school bell. have
asked for and obtained leave of absence
from my school of Law, American University,
where l have taught since 1916
felt need to walk beyond the court and
class room-a need to gain perspective on this
man who writes of Monty Gopher and walks
the fairway by day, and the old roads of Num-
gummery County at twilight and early morn
ing. Perhaps have reached that age of life
where must pause and re-examine my philo-
sophy and see what it is that life is making
of me.
The first class 1 taught was Sunday
School. Perhaps 1 was not good teacher.
Because years later represented one of the
former students in an unpleasant brush with
the sovereign State Of Maryland.
I taught a year of law school prior to
World War II, and then became part of the
VS. program of the United States Navy. was
assigned to Chapel Hill, North Carolina as an
athletic instructor and an academic teacher.
If l ever became a teacher, those years and
those students did it for me.
Every morning except Sundays, for over
three years. taught the young men who flew
the planes off our carriers. taught engines
the nomenclature and recognition of planes
and vessels, climatology (the stuff you get on
the IL pm. weather report, American His
tory, military law, Naval History, and, even
taught English to a group of the Free French.
1 spoke no French and they no English Yet
we communicated.
In the afternoons, was given athletic
duty. l either coached umpired or refereed
baseball. football, basketball, soccer, tennis,
wrestling, track swimming, hand to hand
combat; and about every six months partici-
pated in one of those survival outings in the
Carolina swamps.