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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Jack Diamond. Lawyer
by Barney Welsh

ton but no one in the courtroom knew their
full extent
Lawyer Diamond told the court that his
client had bad record and that if strict JUS
tice was done he should probably serve some
time and lose his drivers permit. 1 recall
quite well the dignity, restraint, and kindness
that seemed to come from that lawyer re.
call thinking, as the old judge was lawyering
his case before the new judge, that here was
a man of character and courage who was
starting a new career And listened to the
old judge tell the new judge how it has come
to be that mercy is part of justice, and that if
a judge must make mistake it is better to
be too merciful than too severe.
And as this went on, 1 watched the new
Judge listen to the words of wisdom from the
old Judge and felt that he would adout
them as his own. And felt much better then.
And the time came, as it always does, for
the court to decide the matter. And the new
judge told the prisoner to rise and listen to
the verdict So the prisoner got on his feet
and the judge told him what fine lawyer he
case Jack Diamond tried.
On August IS he died, and his case is now
before the High Court, Your Celestial Honor.
and l plead that he be admitted therein for
the practice of law. Surely Your Honor, this
man, my lifelong friend and the friend of so
many of us, can teach the angels that kind.
ness is part of the law.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
COP Invitation
COP Views

DUTY" said President Eisenhower, repud.
iating the New Frontier, requires that we
call the roll, clear and loud, on the opposi.
tons record, the sorry record that stands
naked to behold, when the cunningly manipu.
lated veneer of imagery is peeled off.
For the sake of its future, the American
electorate E. /. should become fully aware of
the political connivance that is a way of polit-
ical life for those who avidly seek power at
any cost-and having won it, reach out for
more and more"
The former president has begun calling
for massive participation by Republican-ori-
ented citizens in the campaign of 1864 1t can
start in the May Primary.
In Montgomery County there are many
"Republican-oriented" citizens. Because Of
their registration they are depriving them
selves of their right of expression and the
Republican party the benefit of their thinking
in the coming presidential primary.
The Democrats already have their candi-
date, like it or not. The declines cannot vote
in party primary at all. No local or state
offices will be on the ballot The 1864 election
presidency is the most important. A vote in
this primary may well be the most important
vote cast in the 1864 election.
Even now newspapers are quoting Demo
Gratis who say, "If the Republicans run the
right candidate, I'll support him." President
Eisenhower is asking these Democrats to join
forces with Republicans to choose that right
candidate.
Only the Republican Party offers choice
Of several excellent men for the presidency.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Dr.. Wilson'S Idec

About 500 people left their dinner tables last week to
attend three hour long public hearing whether the
county should hurry up and enact ordinance
quring issuance of permit by the county manager at
least three days in advance before anyone hold par
ade or assemble on publicly owned land
Seventyone persons had asked to speak and by 1130
pm only 80 had spoken Thirty five of those speaking
strongly against the proposal originated by Dr. Thomas M
admittedly because of the scheduled Aug. %
civil rights march Washingtonand four said they fav
ored it. a
At the end Of the hearing Council President John A.
Floyd said the record would be kept open for 10 days to
allow the 80 persons who did get chance speak
put their views in the record That the council
not act until after Aug. a. The following day. Sunday
should be spent by the council doubt in reading the
vomnous record containing the thoughts and ideas of
n persons and maybe Others if the record be
prepared by that time which is doubtful and presumably
the council would not want to meet Monday because it
has already scheduled meeting for the following day.
tuesday That day. OF course Aug ~ only day be-
fore the civil rights march, And the whole idea in the first
place to have three days advance notice of the march
county police could plan how they going cope
with civil rightsts coming to Washington who may spill
over the Districts boundaries into comfortable subur
bia So seems we won't have the three-day notice
Meanwhile newspapers throughout the world have been
carrying reports of the Aug % march in rather subsan-
tan detail for some weeks.
So somewhere along the line things have become bit
confused and If sound confused please forgive but
perhaps it is understandable One confusing thing is why
the county attorneys office inserted in the language of the
proposed ordinance the word assembly" meaning that
we'd have to get permit for assembling when the
stitution of the United States says that when do it
peaceably, there's no problem.
lot of speakers the other night asked why have
to get permit for doing what says in the constitution
have inalienabe right do OF course that isn't
what DR.. Wilson had in mind. All he wanted he says,
advance notice of when there's going be demonstration
police can prepare for it. Perhaps missing the boat
the Aug % demonstration isn't too bad because
have all known about that for time Now
VcpfOn xyifh Tho toF,
of whether need such ordinance ALL 1t view
that we don't.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
by Gerda Crow

Inc one way that dissatisfied Democrats and
Decllnes can indicate a preference of presi.
Dental candidates is to re.register az Renub.
means. For years the registration sales pitch
III montgomery County has been that to have
q voice IN the primary, do not register Repub-
mean. ms began back in the days when Wal.
Ter Dawson was president of the Young Re-
puohcans and the party was new and weak.
obviously the opposite is true today.
10 change party affiliation, only card
addressed to the Board of Election Super.
Vlsors' Box 1888, Rockville, Nd, with name.
ADDRESS, telephone number, present utilization.
ana declaration of the desire to become q
republican is necessary This must be done
Dy tnls November in order to qualify for the
May Primary, 1863
We" voters may register at the Rockville
oiiice In the Court House from am. to 30
phi-' Monday through Friday. Or thew NAV
register at one of the travelling boards which
VIII begin twO-week county tour ON Sent.
TO- Dates, times and locations will ba puh.
hshed In the newspapers, or available at Re-
publican Headquarters, phone 949211I
Democrats will find themselves in friendly
company. Not only will Republicans welcome
.hen put since last fall, three times the mum.
per Oh democrats have become Republicans as
vice versa.
Correction:
IN the column 'Why a Cop. the kew
word Republican" was omitted. inadvertently
Oh course from this sentence. ''They do how.
ever. SHOW basic philosophy held dear by,
me liberal, moderate, or conservative Repub.
hcan alike"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
by Les KimbIe

won't believe this, comrade but it's true To
fight our fellow Communists of Red China
There is something that cannot be explained
away"
Il don't know
"You are darn right you don't know and
neither does anyone else. Why did we lose
Yugoslavia, Albania, and Red China as close
allies? Tell me that Why are the satellite
nations on the edge of Europe drifting further
and further away from us? Why did we lose
Ghana in Africa? How did we lose the Congo?
We had an African Communist in a position
of power there couple of times. What hap
pened? Who sold us out?"
well.
I'VE know the Christians are out to con.
vert the world, don't we? We know that the
United States is the most powerful Christian
nation and we know that the United States
is our enemy. Yet do you know, comrade,
that within stones throw of the KremIin,
right in the heart of our great capital the
Christian religion is being taught every Sun.
day? Do you know that Bibles and other reli-
glous literature are being printed and brought
into our country all the time Why don't the
authorities put a stop to this?"
On,
We know that agricultural production is
down. And yet some farmers are now being
permitted to sell some of their produce in a
private market. That's free enterprise! It's
against the very philosophy of Communism
Our country is not producing enough food
now and yet farmers are being permitted to
sell in private market Explain that away"
Il -. L. uh
Don't say word. The word is going
around now that some of our officials believe
that the farmers will produce more under
1ree enterprise. What do you think of such
suoversive talk? tell you comrade. you'd
better join us and take this country back to
communism This country is going capitalist
on wheels, and those wheels are being creased
oy capitalist funds We are being sold out
comradel"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22

Continuation of the develop.
ment of small lot (half acre.
subdivisions in the rural parts
of the county, served by septic
tanks and wells, can only lead
to increased contamination of
ground water and streams and
polluted wells. AS an example
Of what is happening, even
with the limited development
that has taken place in the
Upper Seneca Creek water
shed, detergent foam Tan in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Dorothy b. Piercy,
Silver Spring.

Montgomery County h as
sent many well-adjusted and
well-equipped students out of
its school system. / note that
Mr.. Floyd's daughter is attend.
ing a secretarial school to OBJ.
tain basic English after leav-
ing Walter johnson High
School-a school whose grad
yates have won great num-
Der of scholarships offered by
leading colleges and univer-
sites all over the United
States. Perhaps Mr.. Floyd is.
in Sloan Wilson's Technology,
a Purple Pupil Pusher.
At any rate, he took advan-
tage of his political position to
push a personal grievance with
an individual school under the
thin guise of investigating the
effectiveness Of "the entire
County's educational program"
a statement which might
smack Of McCarthyism to
many. We hope, that this sort
of statement will not become
common from our Council Of
ficials. 1t does not reflect much
credit upon our celebrates
ability to choose Council mem.
bers.
Kate w. Dudley,
Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
From This Angle
The Far Left in Russia

l must open this column with an apology
and thanks to John Fischer of Harpers Maya
zine who first did an article on this theme.
John Fischer had Russian officer testifying
before Communist committee Here two
Russians talk:
Look here comrade We had our mis-.
siles and bombers based in Cuba Right? Cas-
tro wanted those missiles there 1t was to
Russia's advantage to have those missiles
there. Isn't this true?"
WELL yes, guess it is"
Then why were those missiles pulled out
of Cuba?"
"Khrushchev didn't want to take chance
on nuclear war, I suppose"
"Nuclear war, my foot! Do you think that
the United States would start a nuclear war
over the little island of Cuba? 1t Just doesn't
make sense. There is only one reasonable
explanation. We were sold out by some of
those Foreign Office punks who are soft on
capitalism"
'Well ="
Let me point out something else. For
months, or maybe years for all know, Amer.
ica's w planes were flying over Russia photo
tons. Why wasn't stop put to this?"
Maybe we -"
Maybe, nothing! I have it on good
authority that we had the equipment to knock
down those planes all the time So why
weren't they knocked down? There is only
one reasonable explanation Someone high up
In Russia didn't want them knocked down.
They wanted the Americans to photograph
our installations. tell you, comrade, this
country is in the hands of traitors. have it
on good authority that the final w plane was
shot down only after Khrushchev was warned
that the whole deal would be exposed unless
he did"
well, ="
Alright, answer me this. Khrushchev has
Just offered planes, tanks, and other war
material to India. For what reason? You
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Welsh Rare Bit

The case was taken to the High Court
much sooner than people had planned and
nearly everyone in Ole Mungummery County
was upset about it. 1t was such a needless
thing and so unexpected that it was fright
ening.
1t happened like this. was late going
into the Peoples Court in Rockville and rush.
ed, too, for had been held up by the Circuit
Courts crowded docket l didn't like to be
late, particularly when was going to appear
before the New Judge. sat down on the law
yers bench right in front of the place where
the New Judge sits and looks down at us as
we wait our turn to appear before him.
And while we wait we generally hear a
couple Of our brother lawyers argue for their
clients and make the best out of what is nor.
mally pretty messy mess of facts. We do
the best we can to adjust the balance between
the State of Maryland and the client and
the scales are normally weighed in favor of
the State.
This day happened to be Friday, August
10, and it was the day that lawyer John B.
Diamond, formerly Chief Judge of the Peo-
pies Court for Montgomery County argued
his last case before terrestrial court. And
the Judge before whom he argued was the
one who had succeeded him to that high Of
flee. I naturally listened to the words which
former judge used on behalf of his client.
There were elements of drama in the situa-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
The Older Men

We are somewhat dismayed over the current reports
concerning political jockeyng and maneuvering that is
going in connection with the vacancy that viii
next year in the United States Senate.
Three Maryanders, each of whom is nearing, has
reached has already passed the Biblical three
years and TO- reported possible candidates for the
job of U.S. Senator from Maryland EACH if he ram would
be strong candidate with excellent chance of winning
The trio consists of the incumbent, J. Glenn Beal
Gov. j. Mard TaweS and former incumbent, John Mar
shall Butler. Sen. Bea is repeatedly SO; former Sen
Butler is &C. and Gov Tawes is something beyond three
and TO- At the time there bumper crop OF
younger repeatedly interested in the job Rep Charles
McC Matthias who is A. Joseph D. Tydngs, United States
Attorney for Maryland who is 35; State Comptroller Louis
L. Godsten who is extraordinarily active and vigorous at
so, and Herbert r. O'Conor, of former governor
whose age do not know but believe he is the
short side of two score years
Always in politics, suppose, the young have
had to seize the reins from the older Rarely if ever
they voluntarily tossed And there is no reason to
assume that things should now be any different
Sem Bea first elected to Congress two decades ago.
has served we-and continuousy-ever since and, one
would think is surely nearing the end of long and dis
tingushed of public service Former Sem Butler
served in the Senate for II long and he surely
is entitled to enjoy the full fruits of richly earned retire
ment Gov Tawes, septuagenarian, has been public
servant for decades and he too one would think should
be not only willing but eager to rest his aurels after
Ncompeting his second term as governor in 1866
We do not mean to say that because is 70, or
nearnjt he should be disqualified from running for the
Senate We to say however that the Senate of
the United States should not necessarily become club for
senior citizens simply because the individuals in it want
the job.
These difficult times in which world destruction
literally hangs in the balance of wrong decision
We need all of the vitality and ability get in the
Senate in such times Would the older ones not consider
Wgor? Probably not And in that event the younger
should not be timid.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Bells View

School Board President
Charles Bell has stated that
there are many parents who
are worried about their chill
dren's education. Why didn't
they go to the school and the
teacher, with an open mind,
and do some real evaluation
and get information about
what was going on and why?
Why don't Mr.. Bell and his
friends read the findings Of
valid research in the fields of
child development and educa-
tional psychology and listen to
the recommendations of people
who are trained and work in
education? Why doesn't the
school board majority talk to
teachers who work with chill
rem every day and know what
methods work best2 A good
teacher knows what she is do
ing and why.
They undoubtedly would
have discovered that there Is
a great deal of learning going
on = that fundamentals are
greatly stressed and much that
looks like play has real signi-
ficance. They might discover
that Amidon could never give
Montgomery County children
what they are now getting and
that there are sound reasons
for the direction educators
want to move in.
A school board member has
a position of trust and the
power to change philosophers
which may affect thousands of
children. 1t is regrettable, how.
ever democratic, that people
can be elected who would do
this on the basis of feelings"
and assumptions rather than
study and information.
A Very Unhappy
Teacher.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Public Forum

dedication Of pollution) is now
appearing in Seneca Creek,
east of Germantown. We have
already seen the results of
small lot. septic tank" devel-
opments in the recent pollu-
ton problems that have come
to light in Potomac and Pooles.
vile. Undoubtedly, there have
been similar cases which have
been flushed up" to avoid
adverse publicity which could
affect property values in the
areas concerned.
The proposed revisions in
the subdivision regulations, dis
cussed at the public hearing
before the County Council on
Aug. 2 provide for restrictions
on the size of half acre lot
subdivisions in areas where
public sewers are not planned.
The revisions are probably too
lenient rather than too strict.
They are, however, an i'm.
provement over existing reg
ulations. Certainly, the public
health officials who supported
the revisions know better than
the landowners or developers
whether there is a health prob
lem in the county or not. The
fact that these public health
people support the regulations
should, alone, be enough to
justify adoption.
1t is time we had some reg
ulations for land subdivision
and use based on the recon-
mendations of scientists and
professional planners rather
than regulations based on the
desires of those interested in
financial gain. The proposed
revisions Of the subdivision
regulations should be adopted
by the County Council.
H. B. Atkinson, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Floyd View

The more 1 hear and read
of the actions and views of
the Republican members of the
Montgomery County Council,
the more embarrassed l be-
come that they represent the
party in which l am registered.
The most recent example
was the interview by John A.
Floyd, Montgomery County
Council president, as reported
recently. According to the re-
porter Mr.. Floyd bases his
criticism of the County school
system on his belief that his
daughter did not receive pass
ing grades because it might
discourage other children or
make them feel inferior"
1t is appalling that a public
official should be so blinded
by personal resentment that
he fails to see how ridiculous
such a conclusion is. Are we
to infer that he believes no
capable student has ever been
given a passing grade? He
says that his daughter had to
60 to a secretarial school to
learn basic English. How does
he account for the fact that
such a high percentage Of
Montgomery County gradu-
ates has been accepted by ac-
credited colleges?
Mr.. Floyd might study the
statistics as to the marks
achieved by Montgomery Coun-
ty students on the college en-
trance and merit scholarship
examinations.
Not only is Mr.. Floyd's UNI
scientific appraisal of the
school system disturbing, but
even more disquieting is his
insinuation that the Council,
by its control over school fl
nances, intends to influence
the School Boards decisions.
The School Board has the sole
responsibility for educational
policy but it is apparent that
it cannot carry out its policies
If the Council will not provide
adequate funds. AS long as
we have a Council president
with such illogical, biased and
reactionary views, it is ques-
tionable whether the School
Board will be able to continue
to maintain the Nationwide
reputation our County enjoys
for having an unusually pro-
ductive and progressive school
system.
Dorothy b. Piercy,
Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
Public Assembly

The Montgomery County
Council held a public hear.
ing on a proposed "Parades
and Public Assemblies" Ordi.
nance Aug. ii. This could
conceivably cover any sort of
open gathering or meeting.
Alert citizens must protest
the enactment of laws which,
little by little, chip away their
liberties. There are provisions
which protect the community
from gatherings which disturb
the peace. The fact that they
might get out of hand is one
OF the uncertainties we in a
democracy are willing to live
with. But it is not an uncer.
tainty we would legislate
about.
The paradox here is that
those who insure freedom
from disturbing the peace"
would mock this freedom with
too much restraint.
Adrian P. Lofts
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-08-22
DaY's Work!

A recent issue carried the
story County Council Head
Rebukes P-TA Critics." in
which John A. Floyd, President
of the Montgomery County
Council, made the statement
that ."some teachers would
have to put in a full days
work, of course"
Mr.. Floyd implies that none
Of the teachers in the County
put in a full days work. The
statement was careless, hasty,
ill-adyised and a disgrace to
any man holding his position.
1t should be retracted with an
apology.
The teachers day does not
stop at 3 pm. as some seem
to believe. 1 am not a teacher,
but ] do have sense enough to
know that it is no play. Per-
haps he has never worked
with any youth groups for an
hour to two hours once a
week. That alone is a job.
Mr.. Floyd further made the
statement that "if some organ
izations would keep their
noses out of the whole thing,
then everything would be
fine" Mr.. Floyd is apparently
unaware that this is a democ-
racy. OF what is he afraid?
Does he want to be a little
dictator of Montgomery Coun-
ty?
Reuben A. Sanders,