The Washington times., 1924-02-25
MON 7 G0MERY
BOND ISSUE
DISCUSSED
County Farmers Convention
Is Told Proposal Would
Not Increase Taxes.

$4,000, 900, which has been increas-
ing at the rate Of 100000 a year
and which will, 1t Is predicted, grow
even more rapidly in the future,
and with a bonded indebtedness of
only about 100000, Montgomery
county is well able to stand addi,
tional substantial bond issues for
improvements Of various kinds and
without increasing the general
lcounty tax rate, was statement
made by Berry e. Clark, for many
years clerk to the board Of county
commissioners. in an address be-
fore the fifty-second annual con-
vention Of the farmers Of Mont
|gomery county, held in the assembly
hall at the Sandy Spring High
School building Saturday.
Because OF Mr.. Clark's familiarity
Win county finances, what he had
TO say. especially at this time when
the legislature now in session at
Annapolis Is expected to, authorize
big county bond issue principallv
for public school purposes. made a
deep impression.
Are Future Issues of County
Bonds Desirable?" was the subject
assigned to him for discussion, and
ne TOOK the position that bond is
sues Tor better schools, better roads
ana improvements generally are
GOOD business propositions in that
they attract homeseekers. encourage
Dunolng operations and enhance the
va1ue o! property generally, there
basis. -0
Mr.. Clark stated that $500. 900 OF
the county's bonded Indebtedness
was incurred for road improvements
and about 100000 for public school
purposes. The total, $500, 900. ia
Iess' ne asserted, than / per cent
or the county's assessable basis
ana Is the lowest among the twenty.
three counties Of the State. He de-.
Iclared that the county would be able
10 Jake care Of additional bonds
10 the extent Of $4,000 without
increasing the general county tax
rate explaining that the gradual
increase IN the taxable basis, which,
ne predicted, would from now on
average more than $4,000. 900 a
year: ana the reduction in expenses
resulting from fewer elections and
Ore Ouslness-like management OF
cuuney a1Ialrs, would make possible
the gradual redemption of such
ponus ana the payment Of the in
taxes. e0SiAis
The convention adopted a raso,,.
ton urging the legislature ~ 81
thorize the proposed bond issna Tor
the State university. It was adont.
ca by a large majority after q
resolution in opposition, which was
ul.ereo Dy Francis Snowden was
laid on the table. was
resolutions also were adontad
iaVor1ng the Terrence system IF
land registration and urging tha
enactment Of law prohibiting the
erection OF signs along roads IN
we SIate. The chief reason a..
stsneo Tor an anti-sign law was
snat signs alongside roads FREQUENT.
traffic. oilusAlser
Inc convention was attended nv
several hundred farmers and dairv.
men from various parts of the
county and elsewhere. 1t was nre.
sided over by William J. Thomas
ana John E. Muncaster served
as secretary. Reports from vari-
Gus committees were submitted ana
other matters Of business attended
The Future of Farming in Mary.
land" was the subject of an inter.
| esting talk by President Woods.
OF the University Of Maryland. and
!; n: Node, agricultural agent for
franklin county, Pa, and Prof.
white, OF the Marylnd University.
also made addresses.
| Between the morning and after
noon sessions luncheon was served
BY a committe Of women of Sandy
Spring and vicinity, consisting of
mrs. X. II. Miller, Mrs. Thomas A.
Laoson, Mrs. William ]. Thomas,
MRS: J. w. Barnsley, Mrs. Francis
): Downey. Mrs. John c. Bentley,
MRS; benjamin Candy. Mrs. E.
| Broke Lee. Mrs. w. w. Moore,
mrs. A: II. Christie, Mrs. Frank
l.: Hewitt, Mrs. Clarence L. Gilpin,
mrs. George Bonifant, Misses Anna
M: Farquhar' p. T. Stabler, Mae E.
THOMAS and Lillian B. Stabler.
Willard E. Granger, alias .Joseph
Haney, a young Washingtonian,
who was arrested recently by Den.
uty Sheriff Stanley Gingell on q
charge Of stealing clothing and lew,
elry from students at the George.
town College Preparatory School
near Garrett Park, this county,
where he was employed, waived a
preliminary hearing when arraign-
ed before Judge Samuel Riggs in
the Police Court here. He was
unable to furnish bond in the
amount of 81 200 and was commit
ted to Jail to await the action Of
the grand jury. The property the
young man ia accused of stealing
is valued at $500.
A license has been issued by the
clerk OF the circuit court here
for the marriage Of Samuel B. Ash.
ford and Miss Maisie L. Nothnagle,
both Of Washington, whose ages
were given as twenty-one and nine.
teen, respectively.
Charging that her husband.
Maurice Atwood, a young resident
Of Silver Spring, this county, beat
her without provocation, and ex.
hibiting bruises to prove 1t, Mrs
Gladys Atwood appeared before
Sheriff Clay Plummer here and
asked that a warrant be issued for
the mans arrest. Her request was
granted and Sheriff Plummer placed
the husband under arrest and
brought him to Rockville. Since
then, however, the young woman
has relented. 1t Is stated, and asked
hat the prosecution be dropped.
his request also will be granted, it
lie stated.
The Funeral Of Barrett p. Patter.
son, SON OF the late Reynolds s.
Patterson, OF Rockville, and lifelong
resident Of this county, who died OF
pneumonia in Baltimore, aged forty
Iaight. took Mace vaafardnrr nRfn,..