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The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

ms former teammate Rafel
Johnson and is the co-captio,
of the Bruins track team. II,
proved his mettle by amassing /
total of |s,l2l points after suf.
fering ley cramps before the
ninth event
This mark bettered the old
record of 1865, set by Olympic
Gold Medal dccathlon champion
Rafer Johnson. Johnson set the
old record IN the National AAJ
meet in Eugene, Oregon July rs
1866.
Yang used the controversial
fiber glass vaulting pole to cata
pult 1910 y which is a new de
cathlon record and the worlds
first 9,000-plus total. This 15-10iz
removed the old record set b,
Reverend Fob Richards of 49,
several years ago.
In the process of braking the
c.C00 barrer he set a new jave.
lin record with toss of 235
feet 5 inches which actually was
the pivotal point in Yang rec.
ord breaking effort. This throw
was worth 1,040 points and
brought his total at that time
to 1876.
The best Yang had done be-
fore was total of 8.426 points
as runner up TO his former team
mate Johnson in the National
AAU meet in July 1860.
Yang will defend his Nation
al AAU title June 1929 and
said. I'm shooting for $500
points. ! know I'm capable of do
! ing it,"
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

l17.03 mph, and a quarter-mile
elapsed time of 1888 and 114.50
mph in the BFX class.
|, Meanwhile, the Chrysler 300,
which will be the pace car at
indianapolis on Memorial Day,
has been more than holding its
own in q series of road rallies.
The zoos have captured two
first place trophies. one second
place. one third place and two
fourth places.
The 3O0's will be entered in
Is more 1863 national rallies
this year in a campaign to cs-
tablish-in competion-Chrysler's
superiority as road perfor-
nance machine. The campaign
began last September when a
three-car team of Chryslers cap
tured the team trophy in the
Continental Divide Rally origin
ating in Boulder, Colorado.
In January. Scott Harvey, the
Chrysler engineer who has or
ganized Chrysler's participation
in rally activity, won the Abom-
Unable Snow Rally originating in
Syracuse, NY.
In last months grucllng Cana
dian rally, the longest in the
word, Chryslcr finished second
in team standings and tied for
fifth in individual standings, at
the end of the first days run
from Vancouver, Be. to Calgary,
Alberta, the Chryslers took first,
second and third in a hill climb
test that 43 cars entered. the
only other Chrysler product in
the Canadian Rally was Val
liant, which took first place in
Class III. The four Chryslers and
the Valiant we're the only cars
in the rally with automatic trans
mission, demonstrating the abb
lity of Torque Flite in the most
demanding driving conditions.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25
Plymouth and ChrysIer
Good In Races; Rallies

The Plymouth Super Stocks
nave proven to be the cars to
catch thus far in the 1863 stock
ear racing season. AS Of May, g.
drivers of Plymouths have won
13 of "a races. In the NASeAR
circuit alone, Plymouths have
won IL out of % races and have
B placed among the first five TO
<rcss the finish line % times.
M Richard Petty. of Randelman,
NC. has won seven races in his
plymouth Super Stock 426-mo~c
man any driver in the NASCAR
Grand National Circuit. Petty's
<eammate, Jim Paschal, has the
4econd-highest winning average
18th his -four victories. In total
Doints, Petty is second, trailing
led Jarrett 1902 to 1864.
*The two USAC-sanctioned races
I. " the season have both been
0n by A. j. Foyt, the 1861 In
|anapolis 500 champ. each time
the wheel of a Plymouth Sup
M Stock 426.
Foyt made his first appear
nee in a 63 Plymouth on April
when he won the 300-milc
<oad race over the 2 y emile
HAceway Park Road course at
Indianapolis. Three Plymouth
tuper Stocks entered this one,
md all finished in the top 10.
orm Nelson was fifth and Herb
41annon was tenth.
"a week later Foyt broke the
>ck record in winning the $50
Ne national championship
I{tck car race at Langhorne, Pa,
eraging 88.9ll mph on the
emile dirt track. Norm Mel
11n was third in this tough race
1ich saw only IL of the % start
nd finish.
The team OF Petty and Pas
ID has been consistently hot
the NASCAR circuit in re-
Ia weeks. On April IA, Petty
IS first and Paschal was sec
d at South Boston, Va. on Ap-
M Is, Paschal won at Winston
LEM. NC. Petty was the winner
Paschal was eighth on APP
2l at Martinsville, Va. AT
0rth Wilkesboro. NC on Ap-
I % Petty was first and Pas
c'sel was fourth. And on May 5,
reschal won the 200-lap race at
Hahdelman, NC.
plymouth Super Stocks con-
|'nhe to shatter records on the
no4on's drag strips, too. On May
the Golden Commados, a
IN of Detroit enthusiasts
ok ke three National Hot Rod
&ociation records; top speed
{hc SS/A class with a run of
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25
Heisman Trophy Winner Dies

CLEVELAND, Omo-lAHP) =
The first Negro ever named col
lege footballs player of the year
died last Saturday.
Ernie Davis, a crunching All
America halfback at Syracuse
University in 1861 was only %.
Although he had signed an
$4,000 contract with the Cleve-
land Browns of the National Foot
ball League. he never played in
a Professional game.
Arthur B. Model, Browns
President. said: "It will be a long
time before we see boy like
Ernie Davis again, as a athletic
or as a man."
AT Syracuse University Davis
had his work cut out for him be-
fore he started playing football.
He had been proceeded by the
fabulous AIl-American Jim Brown
who had gone on to more fame as
a line smashing fullback with the
Cleveland Browns.
AT Syracuse Ernie did every
thing but erase the name of jim
Brown from the memory OF the
fans. He average Sc yards a
larry in $50 rushing attempts for
1885 yards in his three years at
Syracuse. Brown had made 2,091
points, compared with Browns
1877. Among other honors Davi:
received he was chosen Associat
ed Press player-of-the year.
Ernie, was born December Ia
1899, at New Salem, Pennsylvan
MIA. His father died when Ernie
vas young, and he moved with hi'
mother to Elmira, N. Y. He star
red in basketball at Elmira Free
Academy High School.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25
BY Walt Hoye

BUFFALO, NY. The 30
man East squad for the Ame~i.
can Football Coaches Associa-
ton All-American Game, and All.
State contest that attracts the top
players from the collegiate ranks
will take place Saturday. June
20 with WXYZ-TV CD televis-
ing the contest at 10 pm. was
announced by Tuss McLaughry,
Executive Secretary-Treasu~er of
the American Football Coaches
Association. W.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25
Willie Richardson Named
To Eastern 3O-Man Squad

Willie Richardson of Jackson
State College rated one Of the
South's best ends since the rand
old days cf the immortal Don
Hutson. will be playing halfback-
Milt Bruhn, coach cf the Wis.
consin Badgers, will direct the
LAST team. assisted by Charley
McClendon of Louisiana State,
and Bill Murray of Duke.
The game will be played at Buff
falo War Memorial Stadium.
Buffalo. NY.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

The squad includes such ALI
America stars as end, Dave Rob
inson of Penn State who was
one of the best ends in the
country last season. along with
Pat Richter of Wisconsin.
Throwing to Dave and Pat will
be Ron Vanderkelen of Wiscon-
sin who blossomed into great
quarterback with teammate Rich
ter on the receiving end Of most
of his passes. :.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25
Ereysfs
xss The
SPORTS
WORLD
BY
WALTER HoYE

They said, il couldn't be done.
But evidently c. X. Yang, defend.
ing National AAU champion
wasn't listening. Because this
2e-year-old UCLA senior from
Nationalist China went out in
the Mt. San Antonio Relays and
shattered the 5000 point bar
rier in the decathlon.
Yang Chuan-Kwang, which is
his real name. is nrofnoe IF
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

CLEVELAND, Ohio-The Pres
ident Conference track title was
won by the Tartars of Wayne
State. In winning the Tarfars
smashed five records as they re-
tained their PAC team title.
Leading the way was Wayne's
Paul Jones. as he won the 100
yard high hurdles In 14.9 and
Larry Fortner who set a new pole
vault record as he cleared 13 feet
and 8 inches, and high jumped
6 feet. Wayne took seven OF the
13 events TO score 139 points.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

annual Thunderbird Classic In
vitational Golf Tournament at
the Westchester Country Club.
will be televised by NBC-TV
Sunday June is. Sc pm.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25
Baseball Pilot
League Starts

ST. LOUIS, - Baseball Com
missioner Ford Frick announc-
ed a major league grant OF 500,
600 yesterday to set up in the
Midwest a pilot league for col
lege players from 13 states as
stepping stone to the majors.
To be known as the Central
Illinois Collegiate League, it
could be the forerunner of sim
liar organizations throughout the
United States.
College players eligible TO
play in the 50-game summer
schedule, effective June 10, are
those from Illinois, Missouri,
Ohio, Indiana, Iowa, Michigan,
Wisconsin, Minnesota, North Oa'
kota, South Dakota, Kansas, re.
braska and Oklahoma.
Frick said they would be paid
only expenses, in order to pre-
serve their College eligibility.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

PHILADELPHIA - Boxing pro-
moter Herman Taylor announc-
ed he had closed deal for Sug-
ar Robinson, former welter-
weight and middleweight champ
ion to fight Joe Giardello of
Philadelphia in Convention Hall
on June "a.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

CINCINNATI - University Of
Cincinnati's All-American Tom
Thacker. the No. | draft choice
of the pro Cincinnati Royals,
said that he would join the Ar
my this summer. Thacker hopes
to delay his pro career and
shoot for a spot on the 1864 us.
Olympic basketball team.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

HOUSTON, Tex. Tackle
Roosevelt Coleman of the Flor
ida Ann University Rattlers
has signed a contract to play
pro football this fall with the
Houston Oilers of the Ameri-
can Football League. Coleman is
a native of Admission, Ala.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Cleveland
Indian Mudcat Grant, a right
handler, now has a lifetime rec
ord of 20-5 against the Washing
ION Senator's.
The Detroit tribune., 1963-05-25

NEW YO4.X - The welter-
weight championship fight be-
tween Louis Rodriguez and Emile
Griffith is scheduled for Madi-
son Square Garden on Satur-
day, June 8, according to Harry
Markson, managing director Of
the Gardens Boxing Department.
ment.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

now serving as rtuck drivers
without additional compensa-
ton. This was requested by PW
Director Joseph Kordella at a
recent council meeting. At that
time, the council had frozen all
public works projects and addi-
tional expenditures upon Briggs
recommendation.
In many cases where en-
ployes will be promoted within
their divisions, it was recon-
mended that no new employee be
hired to fill the vacated posi-
tons for the balance of the
year, unless the filling can be
justified.
When last months freeze"
order went into effect, there
were 113 vacancies to be filled.
Some of these were approved in
this weeks report, and new
personnel will be hired.
County Attorney Alfred H.
Carter was directed to set up
an assessments review board to
reconsider the 81 per cent as
Sessment ratio which now exists
in Montgomery. Maryland
counties assesse property at va
rious ratios from 49 per cent,
the lowest, to so per cent, the
highest.
Kensington attorney Robert
E. Redding, who is being con-
sidered to head the board, was
asked to appear before council
next week to discuss the review
board and its prospects.
The Council denied a request
by the Aspen Hill Pool Associa-
ton that it be exempt from
providing so per cent of the cost
of drainage work near its pro-
posed swimming pool. Regula-
tons require such groups to
share the cost of drainage with
the Washington Suburban SAM
tary Commission. The associa-
ton said that it did not have
enough funds to carry out its
half of the obligation.
Plans to collect refuse In the
county will proceed, although
no recommendation was made
| to accept the incinerator site
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

The council approved a rec
ommendation by County Man.
ager Mason Butcher to transfer
$4,000 from the appropriations
of six other departments in
order to provide the funds with
which to negotiate a contract
with Briggs,
If Briggs is hired for the job
at this salary, he would be-
come the highest paid employe
of county government. Butcher
is paid $24,50O annually; School
Supt. C. Taylor Whittier, $685.
500 annually,
The youthful budget official
has been working with the new
Council since it's election Nov.
6. He remained on leave from
his post as a research consul
tant at the University of Mary
land until the Council author
lied his retention through the
month of December on Dec. 10.
Briggs lives in College Park.
Briggs was paid $500 for his
services to the council during
December. The contract, if
negotiated, will be retroactive
to Jan. /. The transfers were
as follows: division of assess.
ments, $4,000; division of rev.
enue and disbursements, 5000;
county manager, $1,000; division
of accounts, $1,000; communica.
tons, $1,000; and public safety,
$500.
The action followed Briggs
mid.year budget review of the
Public Works Department in
which he recommended that
$175,OO0 of monies apprO-
priated but not yet spent by
that department be placed in
reserve and remain unavaiI.
able unless specifically au-
thOrized by council on lndi.
Vidual requests.
He detailed the cuts in TO-
page report outlining where
each division of public works
could economize during the
balance of the fiscal year
Through June, 1863.
Among the revisions in the
new budget will be salary in
creases for laborers who are
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Q Teachers Pay

Continued from Page y
might be touched by any such
change.
MEGA also commended the
Board for its concern over
class size," and urged that
steps be taken to "emplOy
enough teachers to eliminate
all classes over 40 (students)
or more and substantially
decrease all those with over
35 children"
Simonds also called for the
Board to reScind it's present
policy concerning military ex-
perience as an experience fac
tor and institute a new policy
of giving all veterans an in
crease to the salary step they
would have had if they'd been
given two years credit for serv.
ice.
The MEGA asked that such
a new policy become effective
July /.
The MEGA also asked the
Board to look into some 80 al.
legged salary discrepancies which
Simonds says have occurred
this year. He asked that he be
allowed to sit in should the
Board decide to look into these
cases.
More free time for elemen.
tary school teachers also
was sought by the MEGA
request.
The proposal recommended
that the Board set up an ex.
perimental program in which
additional personnel would be
employed to give lunch room
and/or playground supervision
to relieve teachers for other re
sponsibilities.
1--WE further propose thai
these people be employed ir
much the same way that school
crossing guards are employed
by the county government"
No specific number of such
elementary school aides was
mentioned in the recommends
| ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

A contract to spend $50, 795
was approved which would place
four new courts at the Civic
Center, two in Twinbrook and
one at Montrose. Successful bid.
ders for the project was Van
Summer, Inc, of West Norfolk,
Va.
The bid was more than $1,000
under the original budget ap.
preparation for the work. The
city's Department of Public
Works will accomplish the re.
surfacing of the court at Calvin
Recreatio nCenter at a cost less
than the bid price.
Another savings was an.
nOunced in awarding the con.
tract for group life insurance
for city employees. A premium
reduction of 80 percent was
effected by placing the policy
with the American General
Life Insurance Co. of HOus.
ton, Texas. The new rate is
81 cents per $1,000 Of insur-
ance.
An additional seven-cent rider
was attached to provide for &C
Genital death and disability. The
city will now pay $932.64 per
year, instead of the previous
$1318.56. The budget appropria.
ton had been $1150. The new
policy rates are also substantial
ly less than the county pays
for insurance = about 80 cents
per $1,000 coverage.
?kpg'yfi7
City Manager Walter A. Shei.
Der announced that there had
been a big upswing in both
building and police activity dur.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
Dividend OK'd
By American
Stockholders

A rs per cent stock dividend
and a 81 million new stock
offering were approved Tues
day by stockholders of Amer
lean National Bank.
The stockholders also ele-
waited A. Baker Nicholson, bank
vice president, to the board of
directors during the annual
meeting held in the banks Sill.
yer Spring office. Immediately
following TIL stockholders
meeting the banks board of di.
rectors named Mr.. Nicholson
executive vice president. The
46-year.old native of Dickerson
Joined American National in
March, 1862.
The board also voted a 70
cents per share semi-annual
cash dividend to be paid on the
5000 shares presently out
standing. Both the cash divi.
dend and the stock dividend will
be paid Feb. IL to shareholders
of record of Feb. /. Stockhold-
ers will receive three new
shares of stock for each four
shares held on Feb. 1.
In addition, holders of record
on Feb. 1 will receive warrants
emitting them to purchase al
$25 per share, one new share
of stock for each two shares
held, thus adding $1,062,500 to
capital and surplus of the bank
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10
Ia Meetings
Set on Funds
For Schools

Proposed spending for
county school improvements
and operation through the
next fiscal year will come
under close study by School
Board members over the
next four weeks as every
phase of the record $62.6
million proposal is discussed
in IA public meetings.
Three of the meetings have
been set aside to allow interest
ed taxpayers to voice opinions
and ask direct questions of the
Board and administrative off.
Gals. These are scheduled to-
night, Jan. 80 and Feb. 6.
All of the IA meetings begin
at 8 pm. in the Educational
Services Center, Rockville.
Tonight Will see an open
house at the Educational Center
auditorium for dissemination Of
general budget information
through a question and answer
session with the public.
Board international meetings
through this month are SEIZED
uled on the following evenings:
Jan. 10, Jan. IL, Jan. ID, Jan.
Is, Jan. 16, Jan. II, Jan. %, Jan.
%, Jan. "a, Jan. %, and Jan. 20.
A regular Board meeting is
scheduled for budget and other
business Jan. 81. All start at 8
pm.
Final action on the capital
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

ally for his aooT'k, and 1t Mould
be a serious mistake to throtO
him out.
The same, by the way, goes
for popular and able "Bill''
Peoples, county health officer,
and AL Carter, capable county
attorney. Both men also enjoy
national recognition and are do
ing an outstanding job.
The story is that there are
some Republican "hotheddS,
still flushed 1Oith Uictory, 1Oho
1Odnt to make q clean SaUeep OF
Democratic Gppointees. Bat
some office holders qCho t0ill
take the rap if government goes
sour here, including key county
councilmen, are beginning to
learn the ropes and 10iU pro.
coed Very sEo1Cly before eUen
beginning to seriously consider
q housekeeping.
Biggest guessing game in
Montgomery County politics to
day is what's going through
Gov. Tawes' mind as far as
Montgomery County is concern
ed. We slapped him in the pri
mary and belted him in the gen
eral election. And he, natural
ly, amt too fond of us. He
knows, however, that we have
lot of votes that'D be lying
around in 1866 waiting to be
picked up. His initial reaction
some say bluntly, was ito he'll
with Montgomery County" But
he has, repeatedly, since cooled
down. Now the big question is
who he is going to listen to ir
the county. He really doesn'r
have many here who supported
him all the way. And he's nov
cycling the situation gingerly tc
see which among the fuedina
Democratic functions is going
to emerge with political muscle
that can do the state candidate:
some good four years hence.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

ing the past six months, COM
pared with the previous half
year.
Building permits for SGT mil
lion in construction were issued
from July to December, 1862.
During the previous IL months,
the total had been So million.
The city's police made 4O7
traffic arrests from July to
December, compared with 1917
during the previous half year,
mainly because of the in
creased use of the radar speed
control system. OF 1873 cita-
tons issued during November
and December in Rockville,
lib were by city police Of
ficerS.
Two awards for outstanding
city employees for 1862 were
presented by Mayor Frank A.
Ecker. Samuel Timbers, who
has worked over IL years with
the city, was named "Outstand-
ing Laborer," and Gordon Fra
Zier was selected as "Outstand-
ing Equipment Operator" Both
were given certificates and
checks for $25.
The mayor also presented a
ten year service pin to Volde-
mars Capants, chief of survey
party; and five year pins to
Charlotte d'Espard, accounting
department; John Gray, direc-
tor of public works; and Lawr-
ence Washington, civic center
custodian.
Other longevity award win
ners announced who were not
present were John MOten, la
borer, rs years; William
Candy, water meetrman, 10
years; and Dorothy StimsOn,
utility billing supervisor, five
years.
The council accepted a report
by Assistant Director of Public
Works Robert c. Goss outlining
ways to improve traffic and
pedestrian control at Twinbrook
Shopping Center.
The department was author,
lied to prepare cost estimates
for widening and changing the
grade of Atlantic Ave-, the plac
ing of sidewalks on both sides
of the street facing the shopping
center, and putting fence down
the median of Viers Mill Road
at that loaction. These estimates
will be considered during the
regular mid-year review of the
city budget at the end Of Janu
airy for possible inclusion in the
public works schedule.
A request by Rockville build.
err w. Evans Buchanan to
place a 5O-square.fOOt bill
board advertising Colony
North on the southeast cor
ner of East Montgomery Ave.
and Mt. Vernon Place was
denied. The coming ordinance
requires that mayo and cOun-
Gil approve all billboard re-
quests in the city.
The recommendation Of the
trtraffic safety committee tt
place stop signs at the service
roads along Viers Mill Road
was accepted. Motorists will be
required to stop on both the
north and south sides of Broad
wood and Edmunston Drives
the north said of WOODBURY.
Road, and the south side of Ar
dennes and Midway AYES.
Mrs. Theodore Ardt and Mrs
Dickran Hovsepian were ap
pointed to the Sister City Com
mittee. The council also estab
lished the Montrose Park Com
mittee to act as an advisory
body for the Montrose Recre
alton Area. No committee ap
pointments were made to thi'
group.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

acceptable -
It's almost ss-
sentisl. There
never has been
such q time
a n d demand
for eye sp-
peal. Y o U
might say that
y o U c q n
choose you r
eyes the way
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

you select your ieweIry or . hat.
Since ell eyes are on you, an
attractive and weIl-eroomed sp-
pesrsnee is important. Regular
professional attention is the an
swsr. Joyes's Studio Of Beauty.
3l4 Hunserford Drive. Rockville.
Poplar 2-2434.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-10

budget proposal is scheduled in
a Feb. 4 meeting, proceeding by
two days the Feb. 6 public hear
ing on the proposed operating
budget.