Evening star., 1924-02-25
ROCKVILLE.
ROCKVILLE

ROCKVILLE. Md, February %
Especially With a taxable basis of
approximately s5o.00O,O00, which has
been increasing at the rate Of S2.-
indebtedness of only about 100000.
Montgomery county is well able to
stand additional substantial bond Is
sues for improvements Of various
kinds and without increasing the
general county tax rate, was a state
ment made by Berry z. Clark. for
many years clerk to the board of
county commissioners, in an address
before 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 on Saturday.
Are Future Issues Of County
Bonds Desirable?" was the subject.
Mr. Clark stated that 100000 of the
county's bonded Indebtedness was In
about 100000 for public school pur-
poses The total-SS0o, ,000-is less,
he asserted, than ] per cent OF the
county's assessable basis and is the
lowest among the twenty-three
counties OF the state. He declared
that the county would be able to take
care of additional bonds to the e1-
tent of S750,000 without increasing
the general county tax rates, ex-
planning that the gradual increase In
the taxable basis. which. he predicted,
from now on would average more
than S2,00o,0o0 year. and the re-
duction in expenses resulting from
fewer elections and more business
liko management OF county anairs
would make possible the gradual re-
demption of such bonds and the pay
ment of the interest thereon with
out adding to the burdens OF the
taxpayers.
Ask State Authorization.
The convention adopted a resolu-
,ion urging the legislature to author
ize the proposed bond issue for the
state university. 1t was adopted by a
opposition, which was offered py
Francis Snowden, was laid on the
table. Resolutions also were adopted
favoring the Terrence system OF iand
legislation and urging enactment OF
a law prohibiting erection OF signs
along roads in the state. The conven-
ton was attended by several hun
dred farmers and dairymen. 1t was
presided over by William j. Thomas.
1.-THE Future Of Farming in Mary
land" was the subject or a talk oE
President Woods Of the University OF
Maryland.
Willard z. Granger, alias Joseph
Haney, q young Washingtonian, who
was recently arrested by Deputy
Sheriff Stanley Gingell on a charge of
students at the Georgetown Prepara-
tory School. near Garrett Park, where
he was employed, waived a preltmt-
nary hearing when arraigned before
Judge Samuel Riggs, In the police
court here. He was unable to fur
nish bond Of $1,000 and was commit
ted to Jail to await the action OF the
grand jury.
A license has been issued by the
clerk of the circuit court here for the
marriage of Samuel b. Ashford and
Miss Maisie l.. Nothnagle, both of
Washington, whose ages were given
as twenty-one and nineteen, respect
lively.
b. p. Patterson Buried.
The funeral services for Barrett p.
Patterson, son of the late Reynolds
s. Patterson OF Rockville. and life
long resident of this county, who died
Of pneumonia in Baltimore, aged
day afternoon from Grace Methodist
Church, Gaithersburg.
Misses Casey and Virginia Jones,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. James II.
Jones. were hostesses at miscel-
laneous shower held at the homo of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A. Dawson here
Saturday evening In honor of Miss
Mathilde Coke Prescott. daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Alexander F. Prescott
Of Rockville. whose marriage to En-
sign James Brown MoTTlSOn OF reno,
New, will take place here early in
March. About seventy-f1ve of the
young people and others of Rockville
and vicinity attended
In honor OF Miss Ethel Page of
Norfolk, Va, who is visiting in Rock
willie, Miss Louise Larcombe enter
tained at a bridge party at her home
here. High scores were made by
Misses Higgins and Virginia Jones.
Under the auspices OF the Repub-
lican Woman's Club OF Montgomery
county, a card party and luncheon
will be given at the Columbia Country
Club, near Chevy Chase, on March 3.