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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Briggs Will
Be Signed
For$24,OOO

Special budget consultant
John F. Briggs is expected to
sign a one year contract with
Montgomery County before
the end Of the week, accord
ing to County Manager Ma
son Butcher.
Briggs, who has been involved
in seeking economies in the
county's fiscal operation since
the Republican-dominated Coun-
ty Council took office in Deem
Der, will be on the payroll for
period mot to exceed one
year." according to the contract.
The contract, drawn by
Tuesday afternoon but not yet
signed, provides that Briggs
or the Council can break the
contract on go days notice.
Another clause provides that
the 35-year-old former municipal
researcher will not receive more
than $4,000 a month. Last week
the Council authorized the
transfer of SOS, 900 from various
departmental accounts to pay
Briggs for a year.
Briggs told a reporter that
the transfer of a full years
ALLEGATION rather than enough to
pay the contract price until the
new budget is drawn this sum-
meris not unusual.
Briggs was paid 81 500 for his
work during the month of De-
cember. This work was done be-
fore the Council authorized the
contract.
The $4,000 annual salary
for Briggs will make him the
second highest paid county
employee. II Is $500 under the
annual salary of Butcher and
the same amount above the
salary paid School Supt. G.
Taylor Whittier. Briggs pre-
viOus salary with the Unlver-
sity of MaryIand's Bureau Of
Governmental Research was
$500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17


he was unable to go to college
himself, believes other firms
would find their customers
eager to forego trading stamps
if they knew the money that
trading stamps cost was going
toward such a worthy effort"
This thing could snowfall
into something terrific" a lead
ing Rockville banker COM
mented. THE stamps, because
of the cost of the premiums, are
costly to businesses and 1 sus-
pect many businessmen will
want to consider this idea.
TITS a good one!"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
BrOsVn Intervietv

The Sentinel's continuing
effort to keep Montgomery
County readers abreast of To-
cal politics this week offers
an interview with Mrs. Ann
Brown, embattled chairman of
the collnty's Democratic State
Central Committee. The story
is on Page Az.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Grand jury
Convene
On Monday

A county grand jury will
be empaneled Monday to
probe charges of police bru-
tally against local Negroes,
| the role of county officials
in the Potomac water pollu-
ton controversy and the eff
fectiveness of the school sys-
TENS fingerprint setup.
States Attorney Leonard T..
Hardy announced the calling of
the 23-member jury shortly
after being sworn into his sec
ond term last week.
Hardy said very serious
charges have been made con-
corning county police action to-
ward Negroes and l think the
grand jury and the county's
chief law enforcement officer
are entitled to examine those
charges"
Already called to appear be-
fore the panel are Mrs. Mary Y.
Williams, former president of
the county's chapter of the Ma
tional Association for the Ad-
vancement of Colored People,
and DR.. Give E. Jackson, a
Rockville physician. Top police
officials also will be called.
The prosecutor said the
basis for the subpOenas were
comments made by DIR. Jack.
son In a letter Of complaint to
the County Council, and by
Mrs. Williams on a local radio
show.
Hardy said Mrs. Williams
complained that the position of
local Negroes "can very easily
be compared with the lot of
their brothers in Mississippi"
She also said she wasn't at all
certain that a Negro can "get
a fair trial in Montgomery"
DIR. JacksOn's letter report
eddy claimed that the police
force has "the reputation
(amOng Negroes) Of terror
organization"
An FBI spokesman announced
simultaneously that Federal
officers have investigated a
complaint of improper police
tactics against Negroes and sub
mitted a report to the Civil
Rights Division Of the Justice
Department.
Hardy also said the grand
jury will quiz School Supt. c.
Taylor Whittier about the re-
suits Of fingerprinting pro-
gram for school employees that
began a year ago.
The school system has a pro-
gram which is separate from
the system used by the police
department. This has generated
controversy between school and
law enforcement officials.
Whittier said the fingerprints
are sent to the FBI for a check
to determine if school employees
have criminal record. He said
school officials study the FBI
reports, taking appropriate ac-
ton" when necessary.
County Manager Mason
Butcher will be called before
the grand jury to report on the
sewage disposal and water con-
tamination problem that
plagued the county during the
past summer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Assembly Bills
Are on Display

Copies of all bills introduced
In the General Assembly will
be available for the public to
read at three county police
stations In Montgomery COun.
ty, it was announced by State
Sen. Gilbert Guide and James
X. Miller, Jr., chairman Of the
House delegation.
The bills will be delivered
weekly to the Rockville Sta
ton in the county office build
Ing, the Bethesda Station at
1859 Wisconsin Ave-, and the
Silver Spring Station at Sol
Sligo Ave.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17

Rockville initiated the Sister
City" relationship with Pinne-
berg about five years ago
under the international People
to People" program launched by
former President Eisenhower.
Since then, there have been
many exchanges of gifts and
correspondence between the two
cities and nearly a dozen Rock
vile residents have visited the
German city where they were
warmly received.
The burgermeister has also
visited Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
Guide Hit
For Views
On Liquor

Sen. Gilbert Guides sudden
block to immediate relaxing
of Montgomery County liq-
uor laws apparently caught
the rest of the Legislative
delegation off guard while
generating some quick activ-
ity from lobbyists who are
hoping for an easing of the
laws.
The Republican senator intro
duced a resolution in the Senate
Monday calling for a study of
the local laws before making
any major revisions His posi-
ton would bar passage of legis.
lation to relax the laws since
legislation could not get through
without his support.
Sen. Guides resolu t / on
brought sharp surprise from
Henry Dietle, president of the
MontsexaarH County Licensed
Beverage Association. Dietle's
organization has drawn a pro-
posed bill and forwarded it to
the county delegation for con-
Sideration.
II am really surprised"
Dietle said. IL understood
that Sen. GUIDE planned to sit
down with interested parties
and discuss any action before
1t was TAKEN"
Dietle, owner of Hank Dietle's
Tavern on the Rockville Pike,
said Tuesday evening that he
Immediately made an appoint
ment with County Delegation
Leader James Miller Jr. for
Wednesday to talk about the
situation.
1--WE got to find out what
this Is all about" he said. II
thought he (Sen. Gude) was
Open-minded about new legis-
latiOn."
Dietle said he has talked with
William j. Brannan Jr., who
registered Monday as lobbyist
for the Montgomery County
Restaurant Association, a III d
found that the attorney has an
appointment with the senator
Wednesday.
Brannan, law associate of
Montgomery States Attorney
Leonard T. Hardy, could not be
contacted late Tuesday for com
ment on Sen. Guides actions.
Brannan officially filed as a
representative of the association
on legislation relating to the
(restaurant) industry, particu-
larly alcoholic beverage laws as
they affect Montgomery Coun-
ty."
1t was reported that Brannan
has drafted legislation which
he will present soon to county
lawmakers to allow more over
the-bar liquor.
Dietle said Tuesday he does
not plan to formally register as
a lobbyist for the county Ii
censed beverage group. But he
said he plans to keep in close
contact with action in Anna
polls affecting liquor legislation.
Sen. GUIDES revolutionary
parentIy submitted without
the prior knowledge Of some
of the 10.member county
House ACKNOWLEDGMENT to
light a tingle Of conflict be-
tween the senator and House
members.
THE Senator should give us
the courtesy to let us know"
Democratic Delegate John p.
Moore said during a meeting of
the House members.
"Since it affects Montgom-
cry, we ought to know ahead
of time when he is going to do
something like this If we are
going to work as a unit" Dem
ocrat Leonard S. Blondes said.
There was further discussion
of Sen. Guides action, but news.
men attending the delegation
meeting left when delegates de-
clined to speak for the record.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
spectrum

Ed Bright had the inside
track last week for appointment
by Gov. Tawes to the Orphans
Court judgeship left vacant by
the death of Ella Plummer. But
he was bumped this week.
Chances are, we understand,
that Louise Terrain will almost
certainly get the job. In any
event, Bright's name has been
Withdrawn.
A KensingtOn resident, Mrs.
TerSidN -lOho has IGI0 degree
lis q former Democratic pre-
cinct chairman and lUds active
Nth Citizens for TdlOes in both
last gears primary and general
election. This didn't hurt her
chances any a0ith the governor.
She is married to DR.. Levon
TerZian, a scientist at National
Institutes of Health, and is the
mother of three.
1t won't be exactly a victory
celebration but Democrats who
held office for the last four
years will be feted on Jan. rs
I'm the auditorium of the County
Office Building.
Sen. Daniel B. Brei0ster will
be there to join in the kudos and
anybody is 1UeIcoDle.
Many of the SO Democratic
precinct chairmen will be on
hand and there'll be a legisla-
tive report submitted by mem
Der of the House delegation.
Also, Ann Brown, chairman
of the Democratic Central Com
n1ittee, is expected to reveal the
names of persons appointed to
KEY DISCO committees such as
finance, precinct organization,
public relations, program and
analysing campaign techniques.
There's still much speculation
over what Democratic heads
may feel a Republican political
ak. But nobody has been fired
yet or even told he would be.
Biggest question mark is
whether the COP will bounce
veteran Juvenile Court Judge
Alfred D. Moves who has a ire
mendous personal following
among members of both parties.
No COP lawyer has applied
for the Noyes job yet but that
doesn't mean some aren't in
terested. It's also known that
several Republican lawyers are
cycling the jobs of Peoples
Court judges.
These are good-paying posi-
tons and bring with them lot
of prestige. Our prediction is
that the heads of one or more
of the Democratic appointed
Peoples Court judges will roll.
Well also climb out on a limb
to venture that the COP will
back away from replacing
Noyes, a Democrat.
Back In the days when Judge
Moves was appointed by the
governor and McKeldin was In,
along with a hefty group OF
county Republican legislators,
. news story was written out
Of Annapolis a few hours before
IL was scheduled to happen that
Moves was going to get the ak.
Scores of kilograms from
Montgomery County started
flooding the governors office
and the Montgomery delegation
room protesting the action and
the plan was dropped. History
will probably repeat itself on
this one.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1963-01-17
businessman Urges:
Forego Stamps and Put
Money In College Fund

Rockville businessman has come up with a novel
idea that he believes will put many thousands of dollars
into scholarship fund beneftng limited income college
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-11-24

'Visfo". Rich Velvet Pile Rugs in II CoIors
Cushioned with Foam Rubber, Made by Berwick
0x ~ size $36
Unbelievable SO much luxury deep piled for $50
and dozen beautiful coIOrs Berwick makes them Of 1907
royonfoce plush texued broodoom foce them
thick boUncy foam rubber that other poddng and then
final decorator land economic touch makes them several with
oil sides completely finished ready ue before the
Christmas itself goes g size S23, ~ IS. 1875
!. EmeroId Green tfeouedl 7. OF White
2. Gold. 8. Cherry Red
3. Royo Blue 9. Lioc
4. Burnt Orange. TO- Honey Beige.
S. Pink H. Royol Purple.
3. SondoIwood. II. Plush Brown
CARPETS HEIGHT co.
The Hecht Co. . The Christmas Gift Store With More
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
YOUR MONEYS WORTH
Stock Market Rise
Called SeIective

The stock market, as mea-
sured by the familiar Dow
Jones average of 80 industrial
stocks, has reached a new all
time high.
That's what the index said,
but that's not what most of the
30 stocks in this index said. Far
from 1t.
Only six Of the 80 stocks
we're near or at new peaks
Chrysler. General Motors. In
ternational Harvester, Sears,
Roebuck, Standard Oil of New
Jersey, Texaco.
Less than a handful Of 9TH
ers we're approaching peaks
reached on various dates be-
tween 1858 and l96l-Ameri-
can Telephone, American Can,
DUPONT. Standard Oil OF Cali
lorna.
Most of the stocks in this av-
erage are way below their all
time highs. One-Anaconda-is
actually still far under the
peak reached in 1929, more
than a quarter-century ago.
Still the headlines have been
saying that the stock market
has scared to new highs. What
does this meanp
1t means that this is one OF
the most selective stock markets
ever known. Just a few stocks
have been pulling the familiar
average back from It's 1862 low
to challenge the old peak.
1t means that never has the
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
you can spend three weeks touring Europe
and pay only S38220 for your B0AC round-trp fare!
New BOAC Excursion Fares.

New BOAC Excursion Fares.
On BOAC's new low-cost 21-day Excursion Fare
Plan you can spend three full weeks in Europe
on the vacation you've often dreamed of, but
perhaps couldn't quite manage until now Read
about these fares, then send in the coupon below
for complete details. And see your Travel Agent.
The new Excursion Fares are effective from Octo-
Der 1st 1868 through April 80, 1864. These are
the unhurried, low-cost months in Europe, when
roads, hotels and restaurants are uncrowded, the
natives" relaxed and friendly after their own
vacations, and the low, of-season hotel rates are
in effect You can spend full three weeks touring
Europe, but you have to spend at least fourteen
days in Europe before you can come home. And
for only $3s2.so Economy Class round-trip you
can fly direct from Washington to London,
aboard BOAC Rolls-Royce 7o7 Jet.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
LoW-cost Val-U-Tours

Based upon the new Excursion Fares, you can
now spend three whole weeks touring Europe on
BOAC's wonderfully low-priced of-season Val
U-Tours. Your tour price includes literally every
thing: air fare, all meals, hotels, the works: The
price7 A Enthusiastically low $6S5 from Washington
for Fl days touring no less than ten European
countries. And that is just one example of four
superb BOAC Val-U-Tours.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
: By SYLVIA PORTER

sentence, This is a market of
stocks, not a stock market"
been more apt.
1t means that you cannot
judge W HI Their an individual
stock is highly or cheaply or
fairly priced on the basis Of a
popular averages action nor
can you properly judge wheth-
err to buy or sell an individual
stock on this basis.
Words cannot be as dramatic
as statistics in this instance; SC
here's a table originally pre-
pared m his ago by the
Financial World" updated Ia
show the price history Of the 80
Dow Jones industrials,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
By Dow Jones

NEW YORK.-A joke cur
rently going the rounds in
Detroit is that General Motors
Corp. is saving up to buy the
Federal Government.
Although it obviously is the
absurdity of the idea that gives
it its humor, the joke does carry
a bit of a sting in GINS upper
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
STOCKS

matched by a larger amount of
cash being spent for this pur-
pose companies clearly are let
ing money accumulate or are
putting 1t to other internal
uses.
A survey shows that many
companies are using this capital
to reduce or eliminate their
debts by preparing bank loans,
buying up their own debentures
or simply by using their own
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
Asset Gains Paced
By National Banks

than for either of the two
preceding years.
A smaller fraction of assets
was held in the form of securi-
ties, especially Federal govern
ment issues. There was a signi-
ficant rise in holdings of tax
exempt obligations of State
and local governments, but not
large enough to offset the de-
crease in Federal issues.
Total capital of n ational
banks rose about IA per cent
in the year and continued the
pattern of other recent years.
Between December 81, 1861,
and December 20, 1862, the two
dates set for year-end reports
of condition, deposits declined
by 81 billion.
Policies of the Federal Re-
serve System which allowed the
money supply to rise only l. 5 per
cent during the year served as a
brake on deposits of national
banks, the report added. How
ever, time deposits, including
savings accounts, rose by 1873
per cent in 1862, so that they
accounted for 37.7 per cent of
all national bank deposits at
the end Of 1862.
Scores Decision of Fed"
Mr.. Saxon advanced to an
other round of controversy
with the Federal Reserve Board
Friday when he denounced the
boards opinion in the State OF
Washington bond case.
The board ruled that the
$35, 100000 state bond issue
was not eligible for underwrit-
ing by state member banks al
though the Controller pre-
viously had ruled it was eligible
for National Banks.
The boards contrary opinion
was irresponsible, delivered as
it was in the midst of the fl
nancing of the ISSUE" said Mr.
Saxon.
I'VE are satisfied that, as
matter of law, the banks had
every reason to rely on the rul-
ing made by this office, and
acted properly, legally and in
good faith in doing so. Nc
reasonable challenge can in
deed be made to the ruling Of
this office" he added.
The first trust examination
school of the Controllers Of
flee opened for a 11-day ses-
sion at the Washingtonian Mo-
/ tor Hotel in Rockville today.
Mr.. Saxon opened the school
which is being supervised by
Dean Miller, deputy controller
of trusts, and Robert St. Pierre,
assistant chief representative
of trusts.
A mum Der of Washington
bank trust officers and educa-
tors are listed in the faculty fol
the school.
The Washingtonians include
James P. Benfer, Riggs Natio-
nal; Joseph L. Whyte and Kar
F. Heinzman, American Security
and Trust; Sidney C. Cousins
jr., and j. Hyatt McCeney, Ma
tional Savings and Trust; Johr
L. Carney, Catholic University;
Paul r. Dean, dean of the IA
Guilty, Georgetown University
Law School; Dwight N. Lamale
representative in trusts, Con-
troller's office in Washington.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09

Totaling the figures United
States corporations kept for use
in their business $73 billion
more in 1862 than they had
retained five years earlier.
But OUTLAWS by all corpora
lions for plants and equipment
were about the same last year
as in 1957-$37 billion-Since
the larger amount Of cash be-
ing retained is not being
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
BUSINESS
Corporations Backlog Of Capital Hits New Peak

echelon for at last report the
company was holding cash and
marketable securities of $2.3
billion an amount larger than
the assessed property valuations
of 10 of the so states.
GIN and many other COM
panies are benefiting these days
from a high level of internally
generated capital resulting from
sharply rising cash flows
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09

earnings plus amounts charged
off for depreciation, depletion
and other bookkeu ping deduc-
tons which aren't actually paid
out, Among other things this
increasing corporate prosperity
has made many companies
much less dependent on outside
sources Of capital.
Last year earnings retained
by all United States corpora
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09

tions amounted to SOL billion,
and this year it is running
higher. Last year depreciation
and amortization of domestic
companies came to $26.2 billion
and this year it is running con-
siderably higher because of the
TreaSury's liberalized deprecia-
ton schedules.
In 1857 depreciation and
amortization tota1ed $19.1 bill
lion.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09

resources to meet seasonal
needs to finance growing In
ventories and accounts receiv-
able, and even to acquire other
companies.
A number Of companies are
using money they do not need
Immediately to buy shares Of
their own stock. Many COM
panies have increased their
dividends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
Are you a member of a group?

Ifyou are member of a group, you can save even
more money and you spend just about as long
as you like in Europe. All it takes is twenty-five
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fraternal group or religious organization. Here
is your Group bargain fare: Washington-Lon-
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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1963-09-09
BY DONALD B. HADLEY
Star Financial Editor

SNoA AAAohNldl ChllOA
Assets of national banks ex-
banded at a faster pace in 1862
than those of State member
banks and thus reversed the
trend of two preceding years,
the Tooth annual report of the
Controller of the Currency dis
closed today.
The report listed record ma
tional bank assets at Sl60.7 bill
lion at the years close, a gain
of 500 billion or 6.5 per cent
from a year earlier. State
member bank assets rose 50
per cent to 1888 billion, while
assets of insured nonmember
banks increased 10 per cent to
S46.5 billion.
However, assets of CONNER
cial banks rose at a slower rate
with a gain of 81 per cent
compared with 8.3 per cent in
1861. Nonmember banks were
an exception with an asset gain
of 10 per cent. The slower rate
of growth in commercial banks
was due largely to national
monetary policy, the report
said.
During the yerr, the decline
in the number of n ationa,
banks was arrested. The mum.
Der of banking offices, includ-
ing head offices and branches
rose SIS per cent. This gain ex-
ceeded those for State member
banks and insured non-mem-
Der banks.
SO New Charters Issued
The report said SO new ma
tional banks were chartered in
the year, including Is banks
which converte d from state
backs. Also approved were CSC
new branches of national
banks.
Covering the first full year oil
the administration of Control.
Ter James j. Saxon, the report
contrasted with its predecessor;
both in formal and content. Il
is 384-page paper backed vo-
lume. Former annual reports
averaged $50 pages and were
bound in hard covers. A large
page size and more pages have
increased the volumes contents
around so per cent.
Mr.. Saxon said the new re.
port is a Significant contribu.
ton to the centennial celebra.
ton of the National Banking
System. 1t represen S more
than a cold. statistical state
ment of a single years opera.
ton of this office. 1t has beer
completed revoked to make Il
more readable, useful and in.
formative"
1t was produced under super.
vision of Victor Abramson, di.
rector of the research depart.
ment. Sherman Shapiro, for.
m erly on the Notre Dame
University faculty, was ir
charge of its preparation.
For the first time, the report
contains complete texts of al
of the Controllers decisions or
merger applications.
Loans and discounts of ma.
tional banks rose II per cent tt
$75.5 billion in the year. Thi'
rate of increase was greater