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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10
Spectrum,

AS of Tuesday at / pm. 81
party faithful had filed for the
Democratic precinct elections to
be held on Nov. 4.
Several months ago, the pre-
cinct elections were being touted
as the moment of truth at which
one or the other faction -
liberal or conservative - was
going take over the party.
The election was billed as the
big showdown, the acid test of
whether States Attorney Leon
ard T. Hardy and his group of
conservatives, many of them
remnants of the old County
Above Party cap group that
played major role in the gen.
eral election, was going to wrest
the power from Ann Brown and
her group of liberals that enjoys
a majority on the Democratic
State Central Committee.
Well, as usual, sweeping gen.
eralities are dangerous and
usually over simplified. And
that's probably the case here.
But there's no doubt about IL:
It's a fine thing for a faction
out to seize party power TO
have control of the precinct
organization.
So far, things don't seem to
be going to well for the Hardy
group and their take.over
efforts. Hardy himself, beset
with the personal problem Of
being strongly criticized by the
downtown judge and facing
mounting criticism of the way
he prosecuted the Giles case,
500 Snecfrum Az
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10
New Evidence
Impressive to
Giles Juror

At least one juror in the
Giles-Johnson case has sign
ed a statement saying there
is a Strong possibility" he
would have voted against a
rape conviction if he had had
the benefit of new evidence
that has come to light.
The juror asked that his
name be withheld from news
papers but he said he would be
delighted" to have his signed
statement presented to the gov.
ernor.
The development was seen as
significant because IL the juror
had voted against conviction at
the Dec. 4, 1861 trial, a hung
jury could have resulted, or the
Giles Brothers could have been
acquitted.
Attorney Hal Witt, represent
ing the Giles brothers, John and
James sentenced to death in
the alleged rape of a 16 year
old Hyattsville girl - said the
signed statement would be pre-
sented to the governor.
Gov. J. Willard Tawes has
scheduled a clemency hearing
for Oct. Is for the Giles broth
ers and Joseph Johnson, also
sentenced to die for the same
offense in the same case.
Those scheduled to plead for
clemency for the trio are Attor.
ney Witt, Mrs. Howard F. Ross,
chairman of the Giles-Johnson
Defense Committee which has
collected over 5000 petition sig
natures asking for clemency,
and Mrs. Harold Ickes, Olney, a
leader of the Washington area
chapter of American Civil Liber-
ties Union.
The juror also said he was
surprised and very disappoint-
ed" to learn that the girl who
made the complaint had been
committed to Montrose School
For Delinquent Girls as "be-
yond the control of her par.
ents" after the alleged offense
and before the trial at the re-
quest of the states attorneys
office who prosecuted the case.
None of the Jurors, he said,
were aware of the commitment
when they were considering
their verdict.
Nor, he said, were the jurors
aware that:
The girl claimed six weeks
after the alleged rape by the
Giles brothers and johnson -
and long before the trial - that
she had been raped by two men
at a party in Prince Georges
County. Police subsequently
marked the charges unbound
ed"
The girl was later hospital.
lied in a psychiatric ward of
Prince Georges County General
Hospital. A Prince Georges
County detective was assigned
to investigate the two new
charges of repeater the Giles
Johnson incident - and was
warned by hospital attendants
not to go into the girls room
alone-that he should take a
nurse along-because they had
See Giles Case, B4
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10

County teachers this week
asked that their starting pay,
when they have a degree,
be raised from $4700 to
$4,000 per year.
Spokesman was the Montgom-
cry County Education Associa-
ton which has 1000 teacher
members. The $4,000 figure is
the level recommended by the
National Education Association.
Representing the MEGA was,
Arthur D. Simonds, Jr., Execu-
tive Secretary, who urged school
Board members in a prepared
statement to adopt a salary
schedule which will provide the
possibility~for teachers of the
caliber you want to be attracted
to this county and that you will
be able to retain the able teach
ers now In the system to con-
tinue the quality of education
we all want"
Pushing for military service
credit, Simonds requested the
board to "find out specifically
what it will cost to give all
teachers with military service
the equivalent Of two years ex.
perience on the salary schedule
for this service and that 1t be
supplemented in the budget year
beginning July /, 1854"
He referred to the boards
hearing of some treatment ex-
perienced by teachers with mill
tary service. Some veterans had
received two years credit for
military service while other vet
Grams employed at the same
time received none.
SImOnds stressed his point
regarding teachers salaries by
noting "the history Of teachers
salaries in Montgomery County
Is a history Of rising and falling
prestige"
zone year our teachers enjoy
position of pre-eminence and
status. This deteriorates over a
span of two or three years in
comparison with the jurisdic.
tons nationwide" Simonds
added.
Simonds said he recognizes
that, "the single best recruiting
device Is a good sale. The teach
ers who is worth his salt will
look beyond the beginning step
to see what he may achieve by
working In a given county"
Board members listened with
obvious interest as the MEGA
representative told Of the rest
Iessness and unhappiness Of
teachers In county classrOoms.
"Their large classes, their less.
than-adequate help and the tenn
per of education In the county
today all account for a far
greater than normal amount Of
agitation and uncertainty" he
said.
Simonds presented a similar
request for additional funds last
year, but no action was taken
on the request for a base Of
5000 as a starting salary.
Although board members re.
served comment on the educa.
tors proposal Tuesday, 1t is ex.
pected that the report will be
considered along with other
material, when the board meets
to discuss the school board
budget in November.
To assure the consideration Of
the request Simonds will sub
nit supplementary data until
the meeting. I'VE won't let them
overlook the request" he added.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10
Win That $50 Cash!
Here Are Some Hints
On 'COinWOrd' Puzzle

Like puzzles? Sure you do And you'll like the Senti-
nes Conword puzzle which this week offering $3.50
cash to the person who can solve IT,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10
In Our Schools
No Smoking
Campaign to
Be Launched
BY John B. Saunders
Sentinel Reporter

The more than $4,000 students enrolled in Mont
gomery County public private and parochal secondary
schools are going to have to ask themselves some
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10
School Heads
Get Final NO
On Funds Plea
Group Here Is Fighting
High Cost of Funerals
BY VicIi Van PeIt
Sentinel Reporter
BY Vicki Van PeIt
Sentinel Reporter

unique memorial society aimed at reducing the high
cost of funerals through preplanning of burial arrange
ments is flourishing in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10
Sentinel Ads

You'll enjoy reading Sentinel
ads each week. These are your
hometown businessmen, impor.
tant members of the MOntgom-
cry County community. Patron
lie them, won't you?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10
Teacher
Pay Hike
Is Asked

County teachers this week
asked that their starting pay,
when they have a degree,
be raised from $4700 to
$4,000 per year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-10-10

See Giles Case, B4
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25

Main Store and sDrinE VALLEY
hours: $50 an TO 5:f5 pm
Corners sDen toniEht until $50 pm
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
SEAMS TO ME

Question: When should I
use round eyes and when
straight eyes in hook and eye
sets7 Miss H. c.
Answer: Use round eyes
when the edges are to meet;
straight eyes when the edges
are to overlap.
- -
Question: Often when fit
ting a dress, there are wrin-
kles at the waistline or
maybe from the side seam
diagonally up to the bustline.
What causes the wrinkles?
Mrs. P. L.
Answer: A wrinkle often
points to q place that needs
altering. A diagonal wrinkle
that starts at the widest part
Of q dart often means that
the dart Is too wide. A wrin-
kle across the skirt Just be-
low the waistline means that
it is too tight In the hips and
should be let out. probably at
the side seams. A wrinkle
that slants downward from
the full part Of the figure
may be there because one Of
the darts is not wide enough.
When a wrinkle starts from
a seam, it Is probably too
tight at that point or too
loose at another point, caus-
ing it to pull.
- 80
Question: My pattern for q
reversible skirt calls for flat
fell seams. How do I make
them2 Miss s. F.
Answer: Stitch the right
sides together (either side on
reversible fabrics) along the
seam line. Trim one seam
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-10-25
Wrinkles Causes
Are Discussed
BY PATRICIA SCOTT

Dy TNlNtSlA SSOI
allowance close to the seam
line, Turn the wider edge un-
der md stitch it flat along
the folded edge (see illustra-
tion).
- e
In response to requests for
reprints of her series on slip
coUers, Patricia Scott has
compiled them In booklet
form, HOW TO MAKE SLIP
COVERS. For your copy of
this helpful booklet, tDrite to
Miss Scott in care of The
Star, enclosing a long, self
addressed, stamped eHUelope
and zoe in coin to coUer cost
of printing and handling.
9 1868. Publishers Newspaper
Synicate.
Evening star., 1963-04-21
L0nshUr0h's alone!
CAMEO PRINT DRAW
DRAPERIES IN RICH
ANTIQUE SATIN OR
NO.IRON FIBERGLAS@
Seamless double width 90
in Gnsiqwe sosin
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No decisions to moke about the design:
you'll be mad for Comeo's eoId-on-white
Rocco" screen printl The fobrie? Thot's
up TO you'll Have textvred royon and ocetote
unique sotin. or washable. non-shrink.
non-burn. non-sUnrotting FibreeIos 0
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21

"a first rate virologist." He
published scientific paper on
the subject last year.
Both DR.. Murphy and Gov.
Rockefeller have homes in
New York City; Pocantico Hills
near Tarrytown, N. Y, and Seal
Harbor, Maine. Both are men,
bers of the exclusive Knicker-
booker Club and both families
are listed in the New York So
cial Register.
Mrs. Murphy obtained her
divorce on grounds of "grievous
mental anguish" Her New
York lawyer, Edward S. Green
baum, said the matter Of GUS
tody Of the children had been
left for adjustment between the
Murphys.
Vincent j. Malone, a lawyer
for DR.. Murphy, said "irrecon-
cilable differences" had arisen
between the Murphys and that
this had led to their separa-
ton and subsequent divorce.
! DR.. Murphy was quoted in
press reports as saying he did
not know his former wife's
whereabouts or intentions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Appeals Judge
To'Tuke Oath

Carl MCGOWAN, former spe-
cial assistant to the Undersesc-
rotary of the Navy and a for
mer law professor at North
western University, will be
sworn in tomorrow as a Judge
on the United States Court of
Appeals for the District of Co.
lumbia.
The ceremony will be at $3.50
am. in the ceremonial court
room at the United States
Courthouse, John Marsha
place and Pennsylvania avenue
NV.
Mr.. MCGOWAN, who was
counsel and administrative as
sistant to Adlai E. Stevenson
when he was Governor Of ni-
nois. is replacing Judge Henry
Edgerton on the nine-man cir
cult.
Chief Judge David Bazelon
will administer the oath of Of
flee. The court will attend en-
banc. The bench and the bar is
invited to attend the ceremo-
MES.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
DR.. Fisk Named
McNumuru Aide

Or. Shirley Carter Fisk. New
York physician, has been named
Deputy Assistant Secretary of
Defense for Health and Medi-
cine by Secretary OF Defense
Mcnamara.
Dr. Fisk will succeed DR..
Frank B. Berry in the post. DR.
Berry will remain with the De-
partment Of Defense as con-
sultant. a department spokes-
man said.
DR.. Fisk was graduated from
Yale University and the College
OF Physicians and Surgeons of
Columbia University. He was a
member Of the staff Of the 23rd
Station Hospital during World
War II and saw duty in Leo
poldville. Oran, Italy, Southern
France and Germany.
At present Dr. Fisk is associ-
ate clinical professor of medi-
cine at the College OF Physicians
and Surgeons and serves as as
sociate attending physician at
Presbyterian Hospital in New
York In addition 10 his private
practice.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Rick Nelson Weds
Kristin Harmon

HOLLYWOOD. April 20 CAP)
Rick Nelson got married to-
day 10 a beautiful teen ager
who asked the bobby-sox idol
for his autograph the first time
she met him.
A pretty wedding In st. Mar
tin Of Tours Roman Catholic
Church united Mr.. Nelson, %,
with Kristin Harmon, 10.
She is the daughter OF Tom
Harmon, the Michigan football
great, and Mrs. Harmon. the
former actress Elyse Knox.
Ozzie and Harriet Nelson,
parents OF teleyision's first
family, were OH the groom's side
Of the church for one Of the
years biggest weddings More
than 400 guests filled the
Brentwood church and later at
tended a reception at the Har-
mon home in Brentwood.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
JORDAN

Continued From Page Al
gestures of friendship toward
the Cairo unity talks. Mr..
Nasser received these gestures
coldly.
In Amman, students carrying
four star Arab union flags we're
dispersed peacefully. Atmos-
phere in the capital was tense
but controlled as troops pa
trolled the streets in arlnored
cars.
The three stars in the flag
stood for the U.A.R., Syria and
Iraq, who have agreed to union,
and the fourth apparently for
Jordan.
monstra tors marched
through old Jerusalem with
guns. Shooting broke out from
windows and rooftops and
troops were called in TO restore
order.
Demonstrations swept Jenin
and other towns on the west
bank Of the Jordan River,
where much Of the Palestinian
population-absorbed by Jor-
dan after the Arab Israeli war
Is years ago-is antigovern-
ment and pro-Nasser.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Meeting on Food Set

ROME, April 20 (AP).-Gov-
eminent Ministers from more
than a dozen English-speaking
African countries will meet next
week at Gardone for talks on
African food production and
nutrition. The conference is
sponsored by the Food and Ag-
riculture Organization, World
Health Organization and the
u. N. Children's Fund.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
ASSATEAGUE
Island Use by Public
Proposed by UdoII

certain in public ownership and
development"
Mr.. Udall said that based
on these conclusions, the Blu
reau developed a tentative land
use plan for an Assateague
Island National Seashore en-
comprising both the Maryland
and Virginia portions Of the
Island.
Island Park Planned
Under this plan," the Sec
rotary said, "the management
OF the Chincoteague National
Wildlife Refuge would be modi-
fled to include access and pro-
visions for public recreation
use.
Contingent on concurrence
by the State of Maryland, the
Maryland State park (present
plans call for the State devel-
oping a 640-acre park on the
island) could be continued as
such or turned over to the Fed
eral Government for develop
ment, operation and mainten-
ance.
THE remainder Of the island
would be acquired by the Fed
eral Government at fair market
value with possibly certain pro-
visions for continued occupancy
of private development already
in existence" he wrote. Esti-
mated cost Of purchasing now
privately-owned land was put
at some 81 million.
Mr.. Udall said the recon-
mendations in the report for
warded to Governor Tawes
have a bearing" on the pro-
posed SIS million bridge the
State plans to build to the
Island.
Tawes Plans Talks
Mr.. Udall said that since the
proposals put a question mark
on whether the type of bridge
now contemplated to serve the
State Park would be adequate
to accommodate visitation" a
high level conference between
State and Federal officials
should be held prior to April 80.
Mr.. Udall two weeks ago had
asked Mr.. TaWes to withhold
action on bids to the bridge in
anticipation of the report.
Aides to the Governor later
said that Maryland would pro-
coed with plans tor build the
bridge despite Mr.. Udall's plea.
yesterday, however, Governor
Tawes acknowledged receipt of
Mr.. Udall'S letter and report
and said he would meet early
next week with other state
officials to discuss the matter
and plan a conference with the
Interior Secretary.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Hundreds Flee
As Flames Hit
Homes in East

| Dy eAe HooOSAabCu HtCoo
Fires ragged through cities,
woods and grasslands of q
wind-swept, rain-shy belt in
the east yesterday. Hundreds
of persons were chased from
their dwellings by the flames,
which destroyed scores of
houses and buildings.
One person was reported
killed in New Jersey, but known
injuries were relatively few
and they were mostly to the
men who fought the blazes.
On Staten Island, N. Y, high
winds whipped a series of grass
fires into uncomfortable con-
flagrations which consumed
more than 100 structures and
left about rs families homeless
Flames threatened destruc-
ton Of the north end of the
textile city Of Biddeford, Me-,
before firemen from 10 COM
munities appeared to have
stopped the soaring spread. A
big lumber warehouse and a
dozen tenement homes of mill
workers were destroyed.
Soldiers Called Out
New Jersey called out SOL
diers from Fort Dix and sailors
from Lakehurst Naval Air Sta
ton, with bulldozers. to help
stop a blaze burning along a
10-mile front in Ocean County,
one of many fires in the State.
Residents were evacuated
from two Northern West Vir-
ginia communities in the paths
Of forest and brush fires. Ken
lucky reported So new forest
fires, making a total Of So in
volving 3,467 acres. One of sew
eral fires in Rhode Island en-
dangered homes near Coventry.
New York City ferried 38
companies Of men and equip
ment from Manhattan, Brook
Ign, the Bronx and Queens to
aid the embattled Staten Is
land fire force of % companies.
Throughout the city. where at
one point during the afternoon
multiple-alar fires were be-
ing fought in all boroughs but
Manhattan, firemen were kept
on duty past their normal re-
lief hour.
Fl Houses Burn
One big blaze in the Anna
dale, Rossville and Huguenot
section Of the 54-square-mile
island destroyed IS houses be-
fore jumping across a highway
and burning 6 more and
threatening another so. One of
the dwellings had housed the
police emergency headquarters
at Huguenot.
Seven homes burned to the
ground at Mariners Harbor
and flames at Tottenville
claimed five houses, a restau-
rant, a service station and the
South Shore Swim Club.
Staten Island called upon
New Jersey for assistance also,
but the State was unable to
respond because of its own
fires. And New York City sent
two fireboats to Bayonne, N. j..
to battle flames in a water
front plastics factory.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
THRESHER
Continued From Page Al

Continued From Page Al
eral fragments of metal i'm
bedded in it. He said some Of
the metal was analyzed as
lead and some as a low alloy
steel.
Every item could have come
from the Thresher," he said.
Mr.. Downs told the court the
yard laboratory is still subject
ing the debris to impact, tear
ing and compression tests in
an effort to simulate what
might have caused it to break
loose and float to the surface.
There was no indication
when the debris was found
near the Thresher's last-known
position.
Just a week ago the court
studied other pieces of debris
found at the scene within two
days after the Thresher disap-
peared. That debris, which also
included pieces of plastic, wa:
identified as made Of material
similar to that used on the
ThreSher.
1t. Comdr. William ]. Cow
hill. "a. of Mystic, Conn, exec
utive officer of Thresher from
March 1862, to last January
testified the subs crew wa:
without doubt the finest
trained and best crew I ever
served with" He added speci-
fically that he felt the crew
was well trained for casualty
conditions.
Yard Commander Testifies
Rear Admiral Charles Palmer
commander of the Portsmouth
yard, testified there was incom-
pleted work on Thresher nine
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
THRESHER
Shipyurd Commander
Rates Work Excellent

days before she sank. But, he
said, reports showed the work
was completed before she sailed
and that the quality of the
work was good.
Admiral Palmer was asked by
the court Ito pick a date, let us
say April l. Was there any job
affecting the safety of the
Thresher not completely"
He replied: II can't pinpoint
any. There were weeps dncom-
pleted work items) 1 wouldn't
ask a commanding officer to go
to sea with"
He listed one of the problems
as affecting the reducer air
valves.
Previous witnesses had testi-
fled the valves were a constant
problem" because they leaked
high pressure air in the subs
compartments.
The court pointed out that
Thresher had been in overhaul
for several months before she
put to sea and asked Admiral
Palmer to state the main rea-
sons for the extension of work
time.
He replied: The Thresher
was our pride and Joy. We
wanted Thresher to get the
full improvements without full
knowledge Of some of the
problems and the availability
of supplies. This got us into
trouble.
I'm our can do spirit we
underestimate the size of some
jobs and we took on new jobs
not done before"
He said Thresher had a high
priority in the work schedule
and thereby received the best
workmen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-04-21
Kennedy to Visit
Ireland in June

President Kennedy will visit
Ireland In June during his
official Journey to Italy and
West Germany. the White
House announced yesterday.
Details are yet to be worked
out but It's safe TO assume he'll
turn UP In County Wexford,
home Of his Irish forebears.
He visited there in l947 as
a fledgling Congressman from
Massachusetts,.