iMweti CiwnfiSentinel “Private Citizen” 3 Tuesday, May 30,1961 Kennedy (bliw A Realistic Appraisal By David Scull Rockville’s City Council and residents all owe City Manager Walter A. Scheiber and his staff a hearty “Thank You” for the work shown in the 1961-62 pro- posed budget presented to the Council Monday night. The motivation for a were further assured that their intervention in a purely "inter- The $3.6 million requested to ran the City for a year drive to raise funds for activity would not be a viola- nal” affair between the “peo- seems to be a realistic appraisal of a growing com- “Dr.” Castro’s “Tractor tion of the old Logan Act, ple” of two neighboring coun- munity’s situation. Deal” is that it will dem- which prohibits private citizens tries. onstrate how highly a de- from handling foreign policy And the we The "Tractor Deal” is either fact that will be getting expanded mocracy values human life. for the no United States. “immoral”or It Isn’t. Kennedy services at increase in our tax rate is noteworthy. An added attraction, or 2 How can payment Is either President fringe benefit, it be that our for the Of course, Rockville has its phenomenal popula- would be the of “indemnity” to an enemy next four years or he isn’t. The assist tion increase to thank for a big part of the answer. that these tractors nation in exchange for “pris- payment of “indemnity” for Shortly after World War 11, the City had a popula- could give the Cuban peo- oners of war” is not in some exchange of prisoners of war tion of 2000. Now it is in excess of 28,000. ple toward greater food way related to foreign pol- between enemy nations is production and, hence, icy? How is it possible for our either a "government” or “pri- With growth like that, the asessable tax base is higher standards of living. newly elected President to vate” responsibility, it can’t be brand the deal both. Huge, steel-treaded, earth bound to expand, resulting in more revenues. The trading of money "immoral” and mere then disappear, only to moving tractors are best adapt- or surface We can see no fault with Scheiber’s request for a machines to save the as a “private citizen,” working ed for the construction of 1 of brave Cubans, “peaceful” airfields 7 •> per cent pay increase for employees. That step lives who like a beaver for a project, and mis- are trouble now, described sile bases or they are ideal for is altogether necessary to keep the City in competition in at our urg- as “idealistic?” ing, seems irresistible to This new-found flexibility of farming. Machine engineering with the Federal government, the Board of Education Is very specific many and, in fact, is viewed the Presidency adds a whole a science. and industry for competent workers. dimension to the role as a “bold and imagina- of leader- ship in the Republic. President > All in all, Scheiber’s proposals are well-founded, cal- tive” coup of major propor- Kennedy’s ability to appear w will pro- : culated to keep Rockville an attractive portion of the tion. and disappear like the Chesh- f Aril vide you with „ metropolitan area. ¦¦ 'mm ire cat in “Alice in Wonder- LAJn the cash you • fW Mj HL What started out as a rath- ¦ land,” or to move unseen like need for any er bad joke in Cuba has be- the exciting Man” is purpose. come an matter “Invisible international a mobility that a stodgy, earth- Home Repairs, Medical Bills, of intriguing interest. Walter bound mortal TV like Khrushchev Vacations and combine your Cronkite’s documentary of might well envy. (In fact, it Letters to the Sentinel makes clear that present Bills into one Io w the situation opens up almost pos- Castro never Amer- limitless monthly payment. First and CIVIL WAR DRESS and music of the period daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Howell F. Eyler, anticipated sibilities.) Premier Khrushchev and often emotion-laden propa- ica would take his cynical sug- second Trusts arranged. No We Cannot Fail was featured at the Elementary on the prep tone chimes, and Taffy Kneipp, make stirring speech ganda. Much of it preaches Potomac gestion seriously. (Actually, could a embarrassing investigations. School’s day Thursday. Youngsters daughter of and Mrs. John A. about the evils of aggression David Scull’s observation that this is the way to keep field Dr. Kneipp, opinion in this country is very danced and sang songs of the war, listened and then disappear. The next HOMK OWNERS ONLY equating the objectives of America “free” from Commu- playing an auto harp. sharply divided.) to selections performed by Eyler, thing might be a “Peace Communism and Socialism nist domination. . . That if we Susan The most extraordinary de- Corps of “volunteers” organ- seemed to bring some rather will only sponsor Fed- more velopment in the situation is ized by several Rus- anguished cries programs prominent from the eral for higher liv- the position, or positions, sian "citizens” to "liberate” “liberal” direction. Even so, ing standards, bettpr educa- . ••J— J . taken by the President of the Berlin, using arms made con- and no matter how painful tion, economic development United States. Kennedy, as veniently available from war any through • objective analysis must and social reform the : President, lias stated emphat- surplus by the perhaps I i Comments From Capitol Hill j i Russian gov- conclude that they do indeed world—or beat the ically that it would be “im- ernment. From his march hand in hand altho Soviet to the vacation moon our ar- moral” for the government to dacha on the Black Sea ¦ by the many masquerades they rogant enemies will give up become involved. John F. Ken- Khrushchev as a “private citi- wear sometimes makes it dif- their determined intent to take • m HI nedy, “private ; : Beall—Butler—Mathias : 2 2 citizen,” called zen" could be quoted, on, inter- ficult for us to keep this in over domination of the world. to the White House Eleanor view, as willing to make a mind. Obviously these objectives are Sen. John Marshall Butler: this Senator has anything to say want freedom for those Cubans. Roosevelt, Walter Reuther, and large double contribution to Dl. good 7-3833 True, Communism, as we all in themselves. But Expensive Joke Dulles In- about it, the commercial airlines This is no less true because they Milton Elsenhower and urged such a worthy effort, even ex- are witnessing under the vi- as Mr. Scull argues, when we ternational Airport has become will receive a blanker look than are Cubans and were fighting in them to put the money togeth- pressing the “hope” that all BANKERS cious reign of terror now offer them as an answer to a most unamusing and too ex- they can give. their own country for a revolu- er and “negotiate” the deal. He Russians would support the flourishing under Castro, de- preventing the march of a pensive joke on the American tionary movement, fully aware further assured them that the high minded effort. Back at MORTGAGE COMPANY mands a one-party govern- militant enemy out to take taxpayer. It was conceived as Sen. J. Glenn Beall: of the chances they were tak- government would clear the the office next week Premier 722 11 Hi St.. N.W. ment. No dissenting vote is over our country, we do indeed the jet airfield to handle the Paying an ExtorionUt The ing. track for export licenses, visas, Khrushchev could express pity WASHINGTON, D.C. permitted. But with present indulge in a cruel and danger- Capital's airline business. When offer of the Red dictator of But can we with honor free etc. And these “negotiators” over the situation but rule out suggestions that our own gov- ous “deception” which serves Dulles was selected in 1955, I Cuba to release 1200 Cuban them by paying tribute, which ernment should control our to “lullus into a false sense of pointed out that one of the prisoners, captured.in a revolu- tile world will look upon as TV, censor our news and even security while Communists finest airfields in the world— tionary battle, on condition that “war indemnity” paid by a “de- finance our political elections systematically defeat us in de- Friendship International Air- we send 500 tractors as indem- feated U. S. A.” to a “victorious even here we may have tail.” port—was only 35 minutes from nity for war damage, would Castro?” Aside from this pres- downtown Washington. I room for uneasiness. We all talk a lot about our make it appear that the U. S. A. jflge angle, people who pay ex- t ibutor, A Sentinel con r devotion to the ideal of “free- It still is, by the way, and had been to war and had been I tortion always regret it. He Lester Kimble, suggested that dom” and the dignity of man. will be cheaper and more con- defeated and must now pay i who pays an extortionist usual- “an enlightened people, de- venient for passengers in the How ly must keep on paying. t Only a few short years ago, tribute. much more I voted to the ideals of. freedom when brutal Nazism was on District of Columbia than Dul- humiliation must we suffer '• If we should now yield to the Constitution, contained in our the march, our young men les. But the government insist- ttlt hands of this Soviet stooge? demands of Castro, we would gov- upon not cannot be betrayed by any were sent to fight and die all ed an airfield at Chantilly, It docs improve our posi- | lay ourselves wide open for 1 ernment system.” And we Va., to be constructed with fed- tion to have a self-appointed DAY over the world to prove our more such demands—from Cuba agree. eral (that is, taxpayer) funds of prominent The sad fact is how- country was willing to back up committee Amer- arid elsewhere throughout the • that -lead and to be by private ican citizens say that they will ever, those who us its beliefs. operated World. Winston Churchill once down this unhappy road, with airlines. The airlines, of course, raise the money and pay the ex- said, “An appeaser hopes that Its resulting weakening of Surely, now that the exist- were delighted to receive this tortion. They’re raising $20,000,- if he feeds the crocodile enough, | Individual responsibility and ence and liberty of our own present, and apparently they 000 for Castro—s4o,ooo for each the crocodile will eat him last.” 1 DRESS PANTS country is at stake, we cannot still Dulles as sort bulldozer! breakdown of national char regard some tractor or Must be If it should be up to us to to weapons personal big, kind, r acter, make it almost impos- fail use whatever of gift. the heavy suitable for free those 1200 Cubans, there | jt-. . ; Fin, tailored Panti, 70- dacron and 30717 necessary to defeat an Dulles is joke when you building airfields and trenches J'- -ms sible for even the most dedi- are a con- should be an honorable courage- wor *7*d in : Even, its its missile v'aal ivy and clastic ttylat. Par- cated searcher for truth to be equally inhuman system. sider ever-rising cost and and bases, which can ous of doing it- as when Presi- j though never - approaching completion used truly "enlightened.” this time we may all be against us. To say the dent Eisenhower unleashed the least, Step after step Is enveloped be in the front lines. date. The original estimate of the 500 tractors and bull- Marines in the successful Leb- cost for the could be j In a muzzy smog of confusing Lila D. Sonnemann airport was SB3 dozers used by Castro anon landing of 1958—certainly million. figure, until help i j The latest to him make Communism j not by any weak-kneed payment a woek'ago, million. in was $lO5 work Cuba. Do the people ; of up extortion. But last Wednesday, the head of putting the $20,000,000 want I do not see how this coun- the Federal Aviation that? Agency try can hold up its head to the Farm Notes stated he would probably have And while we're questioning rest of the world if we permit I to ask for what people just what did Congress $6 million want, this payment of ransom. more to construct hangars. the 60-odd Harvard professors By BERNARD BRENNER old program for the commodity Why? Because in conversations have in mind when they pub- Rep. involved for at least one year. Charles M. Mathias, jr.: jmßßwml Banlon SHIRTS WASHINGTON (UPl)—Con- with commercial line operators lished a newspaper advertise- J| Federal Aid to Edueation -On up gressional farm leaders may re- Several top co n g ressional about putting their own ment condemning a strong U. S. Thursday of last week the Short sleeves for coolness this Summer. ! hangars, the FAA reveal- stand Red write a section of the admin- Democrats are planning to head in Cuba? United States Senate approved ** Mock fashioned in assorted colors. S-M-L ed that the only reaction he had It would seem that we istration farm bill in move to revise this portion of the farm have | legislation to provide a $2.5 bil- j /y a was a “blank look.” reached a new low. protect present farm programs. bill. They propose giving farm- received lion federal aid program to pub-1 What did he expect, one might Who would have expected us elementary secondary The proposed change would ers a different choice in the lie and ask, tears of gratitude? to see the day when a Red dic- - schools. The 49-32 roll call vote be made in a section of the bill referendums. As to when Dulles will be tator 90 miles from our shores followed days of debate in which provides for farmer eight j Under this proposal, farmers completed, this appears to be an would demand of us bulldozers ! the Senate. on new marketing referendums would choose between a new excellent question to which and tractors in exchange for Action is expected in the control programs. program and their existing pro- there is no answer. The original freedom of some of his own House on similar legislation The bill provides that two- gram. If the new program was target was mid-1960. We are !countrymen? And who would next week. Under the provisions In crisp polished cottons, ramble and presently expected i Men's Casual 1 IQ thirds of the growers voting in not adopted, the existing pro- in mid 1961, but the have to see red-blooded of the bill as passed by the Sen- bedfords. Ivy and Dec styles. Sizes: # FAA administrator says Dulles Americans a referendum must approve gram would remain in effect. fawn and bow to the i ate the State of Maryland will 29 10 42 new program; if not approved will not be ready until mid-1962. demand? Back in school days receive $13,656,061 in aid during : PANTS¦ ¦ J 2.99 to 4.99 Values o 07/ price supports drop 50 per cent That is what he was predicting we studied about that proud the first year. A' state’s entitle- to £.*7 of parity. The American Farm Bureau until last week when he put the time in our history when a ment is determined by formulae at 1, 1 This, in effect, would kill the Federation is endorsing a three- completion date October young United States took up the baser on per capita income and year extension of the food-for- 1962, explaining that this was cry, "Millions for defense, but number of school age children, an date rather than a not one for tribute!” Sport Better Summer Montgomery County peace program. "early cent i The amount of aid to the va- j pessimistic one.” Translation: Is it not time that we again | rious states ranges from $9.25 j The Farm Bureau recom- proclaimed that principle? it mended, mid-1963. Is per school age child in Connect!- SENTINEL however, that the pro- Let compare this luicrous SHIRTS POLOS JACKETS us not time to take stock of our- | cut to $27.74 per child in South Cool short cottons. Auth.n- Poplins cords, dacron gram be slowed. sleeve j Wiel#t med# , eonv , n#i, B .| b.dford picture with that of Friendship selves and our principles—if we t,c Ivys, chell.es, designer cot- I nd cotton,. Button or i.p front CY M. CAMPBELL, Publisher Carolina and Mississippi. ; e0 „ m „h f, nel „. Acfion J; The group also urged Con- Airport. Passenger travel dur- are to fulfillour destiny as a ton, Many now poncho styles. *nd co,lar mod,l ‘- AII Maryland’s entitlement would ,|, „iorted eo | or,. S -M-L Byron Sedgwick, Editor S-M-L and XL. < or*. S-M-L. gress to reject an administra- ing January of this year was up j“land of the free” and “home be $17.20 per school age child. It by i - 1.99 to 3.99 Values Established 1855 Matthew Fields tion proposal under which sur- 43 per cent over January, 1960. of the brave?” also included impacted area aid 2.99 4.99 Values Values to 5.99 MEMBER MARYLAND PRESS ASSOC. plus American food would be Total passenger traffic in 1961 Humanitarian principles are you AFFILIATE MEMBER NATIONAL in the same bill. As already is expected to hit 1 million con- involved in the present situa- ~ 97' „ BDITOIUAL ASSOCIATION stored overseas to build reserve 1.97 2.79 j 1.97 V 3.97 trasted 746,000 in tion, all (Continued on 8) SENTINEL PUBLISHING CO. INC. stocks for underdeveloped na- with only 1959. and of course of us Page plaids, noselty da, and Freight traffic swelled 42 per BBBUlin A CUADTC MNJ wmen cor darron m Published Tuesday. Thursday Satur- tions. jnvKIB Cm Cl and plaids, polished cottons. ! day at 215 East Montgomery Avenue by cent during the first part of this DCKmUUA cotton I•7/ the Sentinel Publishing Co.. Inc. Cy M. The recommendations were Campbell, president. year. Jet trips to Paris, London CLAM DIGGERS .* to testimony preprared Use Quality Paint—lt Costs So Little More 3.69 Entered as second class matter at the given in and other European capitals Post Office at Rockville. Maryland, under for delivery to the House Agri- have begun within the last year Act of Congress. March 3, 1879. culture Cqmmlttee. The com- or so. mittee PAINT BOYS' DEPT. 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