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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
From This Angle
Danger Signs

In Mississippi gasoline bomb Is hurled
through the window of a home in which a
Negro Congressman is staying In any
number of places gang Of young hoodlums
beats the living daylights out of some lone
individual, not to rob but for the fun of it.
In Texas someone takes a shot at General
Walker. In other places churches, syna.
gogues, schools and homes are burned or
bombed
After watching televsion program
showing lawyers defense Of teachers
right to believe in atheism, woman writes
to Washington columnist that the FEC
should fine the television station for show.
ing the program. Some religious leaders,
after spending years denouncing Goddess,
atheistic Communism, turn to call our public
schools Goddess. The implication, whether
intended or not is obvious. Members of one
race form new religious group which
teaches hatred Of another race
In Maryland and some other states at.
tempts to give every voter equal representa-.
ton meet with Indifferent success or out.
right failure. In the District Of Columbia
the police insist that they need police
methods that have been declared unconsti.
tutional by competent authority.
Even weekly column like this pro.
duces threats. I have been warned to get
out OF the way or get run over; that had
better not write any more columns on re-
ligion; and by implication that column de.
Tending the Supreme Court might produce
stick Of dynamite through my window.
What is happening in America? Have
Americans lost respect for the individual
and tolerance for opposing views? Have we
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18

/ Want Back In!

The Edgemoor Club, Bethesda, Maryland
Attention: Chairman of the Committee
for re-admissions.
VIII you please accept this application
Of mine for re-admission into the comfort
where belong. I appreciate that betrayed
the sport of my nativity, tennis, for the
sport of senility, golf and the only excuse
which can offer in mitigation of my stu
pidity is my senility. All of that is a poor
recommendation for mercy but don't be like
the judge who said my mind is made up
don't bother me with facts" Hear my tale
of woe and renstate me and install me upon
the tennis court once more.
have learned that a double fault is not
as odious as a double DOGGY - and nowhere
near as frequent. I would play whole tour
naments without serving a double fault but
I have never played round of golf without
having the score card blotched with "sixes"
for the par four holes and "sevens" for the
par fives
And in tennis there are well.mannered,
silent and unobtrusve 'ball-boys" to shay
the balls and speed up the match. Also ball
boys seldom exhibited their tennis ability
during the match of the feature performance.
But on a golf course, a caddy is a vastly
different character. They are knowledgeable
and carry on racy line of chatter at the
critical time. A typical caddy may tell me
something like this as I am standing $50
yards from the green with six iron in my
nervous palm: Last time around, Mr. Welsh,
you used six iron and were ten yards
short; but you didn't hit it right, and there
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
by Les KimbIe

lost 50 much faith in democracy or In the
ability Of our schools to prepare our children
for citizenship that we no longer believe in
democratic government? Why should
Americans turn to the strong,armed methods
of dictators?
Ours has been a culture in which po-
litical changes have been made by the ballot
with a minimum of violence. In some Gull
lures, notably that of Spain as it exists in
Spain and as exported to Latin America,
changes, if any are usually made by bullets
or by the threat of bullets. In Russia there
are no major changes. Communism reigns
supreme. The artist and the writer conform
or are eased into an asylum as insane. In
both Russia and Spain democratic govern.
ment and our freedoms do not exist We
must avoid turn to the left in Russia's
path or turn to the right in SPANS path.
The answer to our problems lies in
greater adherance to the principles of our
Constitution and the support of our govern.
ment heads who adhere to those principles.
The moral teachings of Christianity, or those
of any other of the great religious. will help,
but do not attempt to convince me that re.
hgion Is the answer to all of our problems.
i can point out nations that are very re-
hgious and hold our concepts of freedom
and democracy in contempt
The greatest source of our democratic
strength lies in strong and ample public
school system which teaches love for our
freedoms and respect for our institutions.
II our way Of life is to survive. the children
must learn this love and respect in our
SCHOOLS, IN our homes, in our churches or
somewhere.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
COP Views
Assessments Are Studied

Shortly after taking office, the County
Council fulfilled another prediction pledge
to the taxpaying public To make a long
overdue review of property assessments they
appointed an Assessments Review Committee.
This bipartisan committee is exception
ally well qualified to undertake its assign.
ment. Two of its members Robert Redding
and Carey Quinn are past chairmen of the
Appeal Tax Court. The others, Robert Bird
of Chevy Chase, Fred Kitchener Of Silver
Spring, and Hal Crawford of Damascus, are
equally expert in assessment, taxation and
accounting fields.
Their reports make up the first study Of
assessments to be made for Montgomery
County citizens in over eight years. During
that time the assessable tax base has more
than doubled (from S710 million to S1,457
million and property tax on a typical $1,000
house has risen from 1921 to S403 annually.
In one of its first reports, the Commit.
tee proposed the immediate restoration Of
appraisal aides to assist the Appeal Tax Court
in the performance Of its duties. From 1854
to 1859 two parttime court appointed real
estate appraisers physically examined proper
ties under review in assessment cases. These
experts reported directly to the court, giving
the protesting taxpayer additional protection
of fair appraisal of property values by
Court personnel The cost to the County was
less than $1,000 year. These positions were
abruptly cancelled by the 196061 Council over
the protests of the Court and civic organiza.
tons.
I'VE believe" said the Committee this
additional independent review Of the Super.
visor's assessments by competent personnel
would instill in the mind of the public the
idea that the rules of fair play are being
observed"
At the Councils request, the Committee
also turned its attention to personal property
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18

could have doubted his belief
in, and reverence for, a SUI
preme Intelligence" Edison's
intimate friend Harvey Fire.
stone reported that when he
asked Edison what he thought
the controlling power of the
universe to be. :" the reply
was: II believe in the teach.
ing Of our Lord and Master.
There is a great directing head
of people and things-a Super
Being who looks after the
destinies of the world"
This writer sincerely hopes
that Mr.. Torcaso will spend
some time reading the histor.
les and biographies of our ma.
tons great men before he at.
tempts any further postum.
Gus conversions" to atheism.
James A. Miller
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
by Barney Welsh

was some wind from the southeast quarter:
but the humidity was not SO high, and
Hougn or Wells can reach it with a seven
iron, but of course they know how to hit
the ball. and you look little puny today
and maybe you'd better use a four wood
like the ladies' do; except you amt no lady,
Mr. Welsh and you sure amt no golfer
either-honest, Mr.. Welsh, were you really
a tennis champion, well the tennis court sure
did drain you of your athletic ability and
think you oughta get back on the tennis
court-nice hit, Mr.. Welsh, you'd have
reached the green alright if you'd been
straight but you're in the cat box now"
Now do not have to take that kind
Of chatter from a fourteen year old caddie
who can shoot in the low seventies, and Just
because I scared to a figure that looked
like my income tax does not give my golf
playing friends the right to sheer at me, or
to have that score carved in granite and
made a memorial to my ineptness and
planted at the first tee at River Road Run.
ners Club.
So you see, Mr. Chairman for re.admis.
sion Of old and odd members, have not
found Utopia on the golf course. They are
treacherous gardens where we tread, where
every lovely bush is a snare for an unwary
golf ball, where every placid lake and pond
is burial place for white and dimpled golf
balls, and where the sole purpose of the
tremendous landscape job is to devil the un.
skilled golfer-an our name is Legion. So
please reactivate me on the tennis court,
but meet me on the first tee at River Road,
first. Repentant, Barney Welsh
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
Hits KimbIe

Quo usque tandem abutere,
Les Kimble, patientia nostra?
The revulsion with which I
read some weeks ago that my
tax money was being used in
the Frostburg State Teachers
College to teach the 'Tropic of
Cancer to boys and girls be.
ing trained to educate the
children in our public schools
was surpassed only by the
amazement with which l read
that the college president who
fired the teacher responsible
for prescribing that compen.
dunn of filth, so designated by
our States Attorney and our
County Court, explained that
the firing was for certain
manifestations of apparent i'm.
maturity and had mo connec-
ton" with any prediction of
the teacher for perverted writ.
ing or the teaching of porno-
graphy.
Now I find in your April II
issue Les Kimble, true to his
regularly recurring form, de-
ploring this firing because in
his eccentric opinion "a few
dirty words or a few sexy
scenes in a book do not invali.
date it as literature" and be-
cause he thinks that teachers
should be well versed in many
types of literature, including
that which borders on pornog-
raphy."
/ disagree, and I resent your
publishing such a column.
Les Kimble irritates me. In
one of his recent columns he
had high praise for the wis
dom Of the secularistic-minded
Supreme Court in overruling
the local and state courts that
found nothing Objectionable in
providing a non.denomination.
al short prayer for public
school pupils who believe in
God.
Last November he viewed
CONTINUED on Page A.5)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
by Gerda Grow

assessments.
Based on current fiscal year informa-
ton about all types Of personal property
subject to assessment by both the county
and state assessors, and the revenues derived
from each, the Committee concluded, THE
taxation of tangible personal property should
be terminated" It suggested a gradual
phaseout Of such taxation over several years,
out urged the Council to reach decision
now and so advise all taxpayers 1t was not
asked to discover revenues to replace present
taxes on tangible personal property This
is the future function of the Financial Ad-
visory Committee
Many persons feel that the elimination
OF this tax will attract more businesses TO
Montgomery County and the resulting in
come and real property taxes paid will more
than replace the eliminated revenue.
Some other facets OF the assessment
held under the scrutiny of the Review Com.
mittee include the problems of the farm land
assessment, existing exemptions from taxa.
non, and adequacy of procedures to assure
the taxpayer fair treatment on assessment
protests. Very important is the study Of
the extent of statewide equalizations of as
sessments which, according to the Commit.
tee, penalized Montgomery County so heavily
In the 1866
Its conclusions will be submitted to the
Council from time to time prior to the ter
mination Of the Committees existence on
August 1, 1868. A final report will report
edly include procedural aspects applicable to
the assessment Of all property.
The fiscal authorities of the County gov
eminent and the County Council termed
these first reports excellent" These men
who serve without compensation deserve the
plaudits Of the public for their efforts in
behalf Of fair and equitable assessments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
NOT Atheists
Bethesda

Roy r. Torcaso, in his re-
cent letter implies that Benja-
min Franklin, Thomas Jeffer-
son, John Adams and Thomas
Edison were atheists. These
allegations are simply not
true.
The religious convictions
and beliefs of Franklin, JEFF,
ferson, Adams and 9th er
Founding Fathers are explicit.
ly set forth in Norman Cou-
sins book an God We Trust"
(Harper; 1889. The follow
ing quotations are from that
source.
During the Philadelphia
Constitutional Convent ion,
Franklin addressed the dele
gates: II have lived, Sir, a
long time, and the longer I
live the more convincing
proofs l see of this truth -
that God governs in the az
fairs of men. And II a spar
row cannot fall to the ground
without His notice, is 1t pos
sible that an empire can rise
without His aid? We have
been assured, Sir. in the sacred
writings that except the Lord
building the House they labour
in vain that build it, / firmly
believe this; and l also believe
that without His concurring
aid we shall succeed in this
political building no better
than the Builders of Babel.
I therefore move that
henceforth prayers imploring
the assistance of Heaven and
its blessings of our delibera.
tons be held in this Assembly
every morning before we pro.
coed to business. ="
A few weeks before he died,
Franklin wrote Ezra Stiles,
President of Yale: Here is
my creed. I believe in one
God, Creator of the Universe.
That He governs it by His
providence. That he ought to
be worshipped."
The nous jefferson
Adams letters are replete with
references to the authors be-
lief in God. In his April II,
1923 letter to Adams, Jeffer-
son, in speaking of John Cal
vim, wrote: "He was indeed
an atheist, which I can never
be. >. The Being described in
his five points is not the God
whom you and l acknowledge
and adore, the creator and
benevolent governor of the
world. :" Further on in that
letter, Jefferson expressed his
belief in the existence of God
from the well known argu.
ment Of the order of the uni.
verse: II hold Z. that when
we take a view of the uni.
verse, in its parts, general or
particular. it is impossible
for the human mind not to
believe that there is in all this,
design, cause and effect, up to
an ultimate cause :"
In Adams letter of Jan. II.
1920, he writes jefferson of
his belief in a God who is "a
spirit in which originally
and necessary reside all ener.
gy, all power, all capacity, all
activity, all wisdom, all good.
ness"
AS for Mr.. Edison, Francis
T. Miller, in his biography
Thomas A. Edison" win.
ston; 1881 quotes the Edison
family as stating: Although
he submitted to no orthdox
creed, no one who knew him
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18
The Public Forum

by these fanatic women are
not so small that they must
retaliate in kind. If they were,
l would not have been mum.
bered among their supporters.
We may be busy, and as a re-
suit we may seem silent, but
we-the supporters, the ma
jority of the electorate are
still here.
Jessie b. Lerch
Bethesda
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-04-18

Truth Squad
Recently, newspaper public.
ity was given to a group of
Democratic women, the truth
squad" of Montgomery Coun-
ty. These six or so women at
tend every meeting Of the Re-
publican dominated County
Council, note paper and pens
In hand. AS reported, they sit
with eager ears and anxious
eyes waiting for the least lit.
tie ripple to occur. When a
vote is taken, they lombard
the members of the Council
who didn't vote "their way"
with glares and cigarette
smoke. They also whisper
among themselves and create
a general disturbance when
things do not 60 right"
As a Republican, l should
protest this action: as a fair
minded and reasonable person,
/ must protest it: as a woman,
! must protest it. Let there be
no doubt, however, / would be
the last to disagree with the
American concept of a loyal
opposition" A loyal opposition
Of sincere, mature, responsible
partisans is highly desirable
even with the best of govern
ment.
Any person who has worked
In politics realizes one fatal
fact: our most successful, our
most brilliant, our most fair.
minded citizens often cannot
afford the loss Of time and
earnings required by becom.
ing a candidate for public of.
flee. For an exceptional per-
son, running for public office
is a great sacrifice. Such sac.
rifice was made by many I'm.
selfish men and women on
both sides of the political
fence this year. AS always,
some won and some lost.
Those who were victorious for
the County Council five Re-
publicans and two Democrats
are continuing to make daily
sacrifices in order to attend
frequent meetings, to do nee
essary research and to repre-.
sent this County to the best Of
their abilities - abilities, by
the way, approved by the ma
jority of the electorate. Should
they be subjected to ridicule
from a hostile and rude au-
dience as they go about their
important work?
1t is one thing to disagree
with the economic and politi.
cal philosophy of a rival: it is
quite another thing to impugn
his motives. BY their presence
at every meeting and by their
proud statements to the press,
these six or seven women are
implying an actual distrust of
their duly elected officials. In
addition, they are insulting
the intelligence of the major
ity Of the electorate by imply
ing and by stating that the
majority of Montgomery
County voters do not study
the issues; that they allow
themselves to be led like sheep
by . who? liars? men who
must be watched? men OF
craft and guile? Just what are
these women trying to say by
their actions, their attitudes
and their statements?
As women, they are making
themselves look foolish. On
this point, I will say only: as
a young mother of three pre-
school children, / find that be-
ing informed does not require
such devotion" or such rude.
ness.
can only hope that when
my children are in school,
will be able to use my time in
a more graceful and worth
while manner than that being
exhibited by my sisters Of the
opposition.
AS to the long,suffering
Council: I could find a baby.
sitter and appear on the bat.
tleground, myself. l will not
however, because the men and
women who are under attack
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the fish are attracted by chum
and small bits of fish are what
they are looking for.
Once baited, the old timers
strip off about 8 feet Of line,
keeping their reels at loose
spool. They allow the tide to
take this out and then strip
off 8 feet more. AS Capt. Saro
says:
you've got to keep that bait
moving. Do it in a rhythm.
Strip off q few feet and let 1t
float. When it gets out, strip
off more"
II the fisherman hasn't had
q strike after about IS feet Of
line is out, most reel in slowly
and start over.
Give Fish Time
The most successful chum
fishermen let the blue begin
to move away with the bait
for a few feet. Then they
thumb the spool hard, flip the
lever and rare back on the rod,
setting the hook.
If the fish is a big one the
struggle to keep from tangling
everyone else's line starts.
Walk that fish; Walk that
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14

fish," Capt. Saro yells from his
perch on the pilot house deck
where he supervises everything
that goes on aboard.
The idea Is to walk in the
direction the fish Is running
passing your rod over the rods
and heads of the other fisher
men until you tire him down
or find a hole in the ranks
where you can get him in with
out snarling up someone else
Many Of the fishermen came
equipped with bags the size Of
100-pound potato sacks. An q
most of them filled these to
the top with fine 4 to 6 pound
blues.
The Spray III is a 65-footer
only 2 years old. She is equipped
with the most modern equip
ment, including radar with q
36-mile range. She has direct
reading Loran radio direction
finder, sonar, a ship to shore
telephone, and automatic pilot
Her draft is only Az feet, al
though she is 50 gross tons
Her width is 20 feet.
She is powered by twin GIN
! 6-cylinder diesels, 275 horse
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14
Speedboot Establishes
Miomi-NeW York Mark

Richard L. whip" Foster, 48
of Ormond Beach, Fla. shared
the helm with johnson. Sam
Sara, 80, Of Daytona, served as
engineer and navigaor.
johnson said that with the
exception of a clogged fuel
line, which was quickly cleared,
the trip was made without
incident.
I'VE never stopped the en-
gines, even while clearing the
fuel line, and kept them run
ming during the refueling OPP
erations," he said.
An earlier attempt to break
the record ended June II of
Cape Fear, after the vessel en-
countered severe squalls and
heavy seas.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-07-14

power each. In addition to this
she has her own diesel gen.
Grating plant Of ITO and 900
volts for night fishing.
81 could light up a city with
it," Capt. Saro says proudly.
The Spray has a capacity OF
70 persons but for bluefishing
practically dictates holding
her customers to IS. Saro takes
her cod fishing in the winter
and then can take care of more
anglers.
In addition to bluefishing
the Belmar Marine Basin has
boats that specialize in all types
Of bottom fishing, including
fluke, ling, black sea bass,
porgieS and many others.
The Belmar Inlet is near the
Shark River and is about $50
miles from Washington. We
reached it in something over
S hours driving time over the
Washington Baltimore park
way, U. s. Route 40 and the
Garden State parkway.