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Barbee
Refutes
Charge
Savs Sehweinhaut
Controls ‘Power’
The charge by State Sen.
Margaret C. Sehweinhaut
that the Democratic slates
other than her own are
guided by the tactics of
“power politicians” have
been refuted by Alger Y.
Barbee.
Barbee is candidate for the
senatorial post on the United
Democrats for Tawes ticket.
Barbee countered that Sena
tor Sehweinhaut has on her
own “County Democrats” slate
the “power politicians” of to
day.
“She Is.” Barbee said, "the
state senator by virtue of a very
recent mandatory appointment
of the Governor, dictated by the
Montgomery County State Cen
tral Committee the acting
chairman and other members of
which are members of her slate.
The president of the County
Council is also a candidate on
her slate.
“Thus we see that the three
‘key positions’ mentioned by
her as sought to be regained—
namely the state senator, Coun
ty Council and State Central
Committee —are already under
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FTVRally
Planned
April 13
A rally meeting of Federa
tion of Independent Voters can
didates will be held at 8:15 p.m.
April 13 at the County Audi
torium.
The meeting will have two
purposes:
1. To elect a permanent
chairman and officers for the
next two years.
2. To lay out a platform on
which candidates will be run
ning.
A spokesman for the group
said that FIV has received "tre
mendous response from people
all over the city on candidates,
the convention and what the
Federation is trying to do.”
FIV candidates and those on
the Citizens for Good Govern
ment slate will make three
Joint appearances at the re
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Investment Firm
Course Planned
A three-week course on the
principles of investing and
mutual funds will be offered
without charge by the Bethesda
Branch of Jones, Kreeger &
Company, member of the New
York Stock Exchange.
The course will begin May 1.
with subsequent lectures May
8 and May 15. Each will begin
at 8 p.m.
Lecturers are Mrs. Ruth Ad
ler and Gordon Lamb; a ques
tion and answer period will fol
low each session.
To register, applicants can
telephone the firm’s Bethesda
branch at OL. 4-3000 or write
to 7730 Wisconsin ave., Bethes
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THE GLORY OF SPRING: Most every little girl between the age of 6 and 10
is cute and sweet and full of personality. Needless to say, judges for the
annual “Little Miss Cotton” contest at Jelleff’s, Silver Spring, had difficulty
selecting these five finalists to compete for the Washington title with Falls
Church winners. Chosen from among 80 entries on the basis of beauty, per
sonality, background and training were (from left), Pamela P. lacone, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. Eilis H. lacone, 9528 W. Kensington st., Kensington:
Deborah Lynn Morrison, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. H. F. Morrison,
10600 Burbank dr., Potomac; Randle Walsh, daughter of Mr. and
CGG Candidates
Launch Campaign
Leker, Mayoralty Hopeful, Lists
Past Accomplishments of Group
Rockville’s Citizens for Good Government candidates
opened their campaign this week when they appeared at
a meeting of the Progressive Citizens Association.
Frank Ecker is the candidate for mayor, while Council
candidates are Edward Mark, Ross Roberts, A. M. Tuchtan
and Ralph Williams. |
“Let’s talk about issues as
well as individuals,” Eeker said
in reiterating the past achieve
ments of CGG in helping to
make Rockville “a better com
munity which has twice been
nationally recognized by Look
magazine and the National Mu
nicipal League with the All-
Ameriea City award.
“You know that we have a
platform openly arrived at,” he
continued. "We have a record
of accomplishment, and know
where we've been, what we've
done and where we're going.”
In tracing the history of CGG
candidates in past city admin
istrations, Eeker stressed the
fact that these candidates ful
filled every plank of a positive
platfoim.
He listed the achievements as:
Expanded park development
from 20 acres in 1954 to 140
acres now with 50 additional
acres in the process of acqui
sition.
Adopted the first compre
hensive citywide master plan as
a guide to future development.
Developed a n outstanding
year-round recreation program.
Acquired and developed the
Civic Center and constructed
the Civic Auditorium: con
structed a teen recreation
center.
Completed a new water sys
tem. ending a serious water
shortage; reduced the city tax
rate while increasing services;
achieved an A credit rating: in
itiated the first urban renewal
program in the State, outside
of Baltimore.
Eliminated stream pollution
and other health hazards by
constructing a modem sewage
system; eliminated substandard
housing; initiated or raised
standards for building and road
construction, street mainte
nance, snow removal, off-street
parking, and zxming and subdi
vision control.
Instituted a merit system for
city employes and nationwide
recruitment of an outstanding
professional staff; promoted es
tablishment in Rockville of a
second campus for Montgomery
Junior College; eliminated
double taxation for recreation
and park and planning.
Spearheaded two major voter
registration drives in the past
year, including printing and
distribution of special flyers by
CGG members to city residents
two weeks ago.
“My colleagues who are run
ning for the City Council and I
are proud of the fact that we
have a positive program as em
bodied in our platform, and we
are proud to campaign on it,”
Eeker said.
Theater Club
Will Present
William*’ Flav
m
“The Glass Menagerie," Tenn
essee Williams play starring
Anne Revere, will open at the
Washington Theater Club April
10 and will run three weeks.
Miss Revere, a veteran act
ress with more than 40 movie
roles to her credit, was last
seen in Washington at the Na
tional Theater’s “Toys in the
Attic."
Other stars are Gail Cramer,
Roy Pritchard and Robert Lind
say. Samuel Rosen is director.
The Theater Club is situated
in a remodeled carriage house
at 1632 O st„ N.W., in Washing
ton. Performances are at 8:30
p.m. each evening except Mon
day, with a Sunday 2:30 p.m.
matinee. Ticket information can
be obtained by calling DE. 2-
4583.
Food Service Group
To Meet Thurnday
The Montgomery County
School Food Service Associa
tion will meet at 4:30 p.m.
Thursday, April 12, at Gaithers
burg Junior High School. A
panel discussion on increased
participation in school lunch
programs will highlight the pro
gram.
Mrs. William T. Walsh, 13408 Monoeacy dr.. Silver Spring; Betsy
Ann McClimon, daughter of Lieut. Comdr. and Mrs. Harold V. McClimon,
1190 Selfridge rd., Silver Spring: and Barbara Sue Wade, daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. U. L. Wade, 8308 Worth ave., Silver Spring. Judges were Mrs. O’Neal
M. Johnson, president of the Montgomery County Federation of Women’s
Clubs: Mrs. Kathleen Leary, president of the Silver Spring Business and
Professional Women s Club: John R. Graff, president of the Silver Spring
Board of Trade Louis L. Woodring, president of the Silver Spring Junior
Chamber of Commerce, and Charles L. Hoffman, public relations consultant.
Planners Adopt North Bethesda Plan,
Apply for Government Park Funds
The Maryland-National Capi- ,
tal Park and Planning Commis
sion this week was involved
with a community master plan
and efforts to acquire park land
for the recreational needs of the
residents of its two-county area.
In its action, the Commission:
Adopted a master plan for
North Bethesda and Garrett:
Park —a plan which no longer j
includes a site for a Federal em-;
ployment center, educational fa-:
cility and rapid transit station.
Applied to the U. S. govern
ment for a $2.1 million giant to
permit purchase of 4000 acres
in Montgomery County and
2000 acres in Prince Georges
County for park land. The
grant would be added to $4.9
million in local money for pur
chases over the next two years.
No Information
The master plan eliminated
the 100- to 200-acre site because
planners said they have receiv
ed no information from the Na
tional Capital Transportation
Agency on its plans for a tran-1
sit system or from other agen
cies concerning the employment
center.
The site originally was sug
gested for the 400-acre Corby
Lee Cattle Co to 45 Buyers
j
In Sale of Polled Hereford^
Polled Hereford breeding cattle went to 45 different
herd owners from seven states, the District of Columbia
and Canada at E. Brooke Lee’s second farm sale this week.
The cattle went to Maryland, i ———
Virginia. West Virginia, Ala
bama. Ohio. Pennsylvania and
Illinois, as well as the District
and Canada.
The 73 animals, of which
nearly half were under 14
months of age, sold for $25,155,
an average of $363. They were
in grind shape hut not highly
fitted.
Top selling bull was Lee
Choice Domino, 21. bought by
Mr. arid Mrs. Cecil Sites, Mayes
ville, W. Va., for $750. A half
brother. Lee Choice Domino 33.
was bought by the University of
Maryland earlier this year, the
first Polled Hereford bull to
make the College Park campus.
The high selling heifer, Lee
B. Perf Lam pete 2, was bought i
by C. E. Knowlton, Bellefon-1
taine, Ohio for SBOO.
Following the sale, Lee said
he was pleased with the wide
distribution and satisfied with j
the prices of his young breed
ing stock. He plans to offer!
similar young animals at regu-
Established 1855
tract near Georgetown Prepara
tory School between Rockville
pike and Old Georgetown rd.
J. Newton Brewer, jr., vice
chairman of the Commission,
took no part in the discussion
and decisions on the tract, which
is owned by his wife and her
brother, Carl W. Corby, jr. The
Corby tract is now zoned for
single-family residential devel
opment.
Proposed Road Moved
Other changes in the 2815-
acre plan area included mov
ing a proposed road connecting
Old Georgetown rd. and the
pike, which would have gone
through the Corby tract but is
now located just to the north
of the area; and allowing com
mercial-office zoning for White
Flint Golf Course on the pike.
The Commission will be com
peting with other jurisdictions
across the country in the effort
to obtain Federal funds for
park land acquisition. Its bid
went to the Housing and Home
Finance Agency which adminis
ters the Housing Act passed
by Congress last year through
the Urban Renewal Administra
tion.
If the Commission is success
, lar fall and spring sales. He said
I! he feels the sale of such year
ling breeding (rattle is fair and
j helpful to both the purchaser
| and the producer.
Lee’s next sale is scheduled
' November 9 at Silver Spring
Farms, a mile and a half south
of Damascus.
i Girl Scouts Make|
Fathers Dinner
Members of Girl Scout Troop
747 in Rockville entertained
their fathers recently with a
dinner of foreign foods which
they had prepared in their proj
, ect of working toward an orig
j inal Scout badge on “Interna
tional Foods,” created by them.
The girls also presented an
original play. The affair took
I place at the home of R. S.
1 Bryan, 904 Twinbrook pkwy.,
I Rockville. Mrs. Jeanne Lentz
‘ is leader of the troop.
ful tlie two-year purchases will
almost double the present 6500
acres of park land—4soo of it in
Montgomery.
Park Land Goal
Thecombined total would pro
vide an acre of park land for
every 75 persons in the two
county area. The Commission's
long-range program is to have
38,000 acres by 1980, allowing
one acre for every 20 persons
if population estimates turn
out to be accurate.
Much of the land is slated for
acquisition in neighborhood
areas, to provide parks of at
least 10 acres.
Jesse F. Nicholson, Commis
sion executive director, said the
Commission's chances of getting
the Federal grant are “pretty
good”. *
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CANDIDATES CHECK CANDIDATES— May
primary candidates Kathryn Diggs along
with law associate, Harper Smith, look over
a copy of this year's Voters’ Guide published
by the league of Women Voters, just print
ed by the Campbell Printing Co The guide
contains a hating of candidates of both par
Teachers’ Politics
Must Not Interfere
With School Duty
Attorney General Makes Ruling .
At Request of School Board
County school teachers may run for and hold public
olfice without losing their jobs but only if their political
activity does not cause them to neglect their teaching,
Assistant Attorney General James P. Garland has told the
School Board.
In response to a School Board request for clarifica
tion of the question of teacher politicking, Garland cited
the by-laws of the State Board of Education which auth
orize a county school superintendent to recommend the
removal of a teacher for willful neglect of duty.
He said that there is nothing
: In State regulations specifically
prohibiting a teacher to become
a candidate for public office,
1 but added:
“On the other hand, if such
candidacy or the duties of the
office. In the event the teacher
is successful, are such as to
prevent the successful carrying
out of the candidate’s duties as
a teacher, then it will be within
■ the power of the State Super
intendent of Schools to require
Delinquent
Properties
May Be Sold
Montgomery County finance
officials have warned property
owners that unpaid taxes on
real estate have been delin
quent since March 1 and will
be, subject to advertising and
tax sales within a few weeks.
Alex K. Hancock, county fi
nance director, said his office Is
required by law to advertise for
sale properties on which taxes
have not been paid, for four suc
cessive weeks before June 11.
He advised homeowners who
have not received a tax bill to
get In touch with the county
revenue office immediately.
Hancock said that in the
spring of 1961 riWe than 6000
delinquent tax accounts were
listed, and 345 actually were
sold for tax delinquencies. Prop
erty owners whose taxes are
delinquent also are charged for
the required advertising.
County residents were re
minded by Hancock that tax an
ticipation certificates can be
purchased at the County Office
Building at any time during the
year, so that, taxpayers can bud
get their tax payments in ad
vance on whatever payment
schedule suits their convenience.
The certificates were inaugurat
ed as a taxpayers’ service in
1961.
ties, with summaries of their view* and per
sonal backgrounds. Miss Diggs is a candi
date for the Republican nomination as
County Councilman and Smith is
seeking the nomination to the House of Del
egates on the "United Democrats for Tawes’
ticket headed by Alger Barbee.
the resignation of such teacher,
or failing such resignation, to
revoke the certificate and dis
miss the teacher.”
Before offering his views on
teacher politicking, however,
| Garland cited the case of a
j parole officer who wanted to run
! for the General Assembly in
1 1950.
He said that although the of*
' fleer was eligible to file and
I campaign for election, it did
“not necessarily follow that the
parole officer, or any State em
ployee, may hold elective office
and at the same time retain
his State employment.”
Garland also cited a Court of
Appeals ruling upholding the
dismissal of a deputy assessor
from his position because of his
candidacy for public office.
He said that the court held
that it was “quite proper for
the State Tax Commission to
promulgate and enforce a pol
icy refusing to permit a county
assessor to become a candidate
for public office and to dis
charge an assessor who did be
come such a candidate.”
Said Jha court;, “FprtheiJuM.e w
the unfitness of an assessor be
coming a candidate for public
office and continuing to be an
assessor is too manifest to re
quire explanation or warning
to plaintiff.”
Clarksburg P-TA
Plans Festival
The Clarksburg Parent-Teach
er Association will hold its an
nual spring festival on the
grounds of the school from 2 to
8 p.m. Saturday, May 19.
A family-style turkey dinner
will be served, at $1.50 for
adults and 75 cents for chil
dren.
Other features of the affair
will be a bake sale, plant sale,
a fancy work table and rides
and games.