Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1930-10-17
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,ssdent of GaitherSDurg, 0leu at MS hOIn'
here. AGED 81 years. Paralysis was eiveI
a the immediate cause of death. He il
urvived by his wife, Mrs. Martha Phoebus
,rmerly Miss Hiltz. of Baltimore; son
ohm A. Phoebus, of Washington Grove
md a stepson, John R. Smith. of Gath
srsburs. The funeral took place Tuesday
afternoon and burial was in Forest Gal
Cemetery, Gaithersburg.
Albert A. Ady, assistant county agricul
tural agent. is putting Douglas OKeefe
Nan Edith Wheeler. Alfred and William
Wheeler, Montgomery County All Poultry
Club members, through course OF train
ine in preparation for their participation
in a Statewide poultry judging contest at
the Frederick Fair. October "a. The win
ming team at Frederick will participate
in a Nation-wi contest in Madison Square
Garden, New York, in January.
The annual election of officers of the
Henderson-Smith-E dmonds American Le'
sion Post of Rockville, resulted in the
selection of the following: Commander
Warner E. Humphrey; first vice-com-
mander, William M. Phoebus; second vice.
commander, Jas. B. Nicol; treasurer, Sted-
man Prescott; chaplain. Rev. W. Clark
Main; sereeant-a alarms. j. Dan Louthan !;
executive committee. A. Guy Watkins, Har-
old c. Smith, M. F. Brandenburg, Ira Darby
and DR.. George NJ. Boyer.
The Montgomery County Red Cross Chap
ter last Friday shipped its annual donation
of Christmas bags for the United States
soldiers and sailors in the Canal Zone.
The bags, SO of them, were. according to
Mrs. j. Somervell Dawson. chairman of the
chapter, made and filled by the various
Red Cross branches of the county and con-
tanned penknives, pencils. cigarettes, chew
ing gum, paper pads. key rings and many
other useful articles. 1t was the largest
shipment of the kind yet made by the
chapter.
THE Objects of Our Affection" and THE
Quest of Hidden Treasure" will be the
pastors sermon topics respectively for the
morning and evening services next Sunday
at the Rockville Baptist Church. The morn
ing service of worship will begin at II
o'clock, preceded by the Sunday School at
10 O'Clock. and the evening gospel service
at 7:3O O'Clock The Young Peoples So
ciety will meet at 7:45 P. M. These
services will be worth while, and all who
have no church home are cordially invited
to attend them.
Gov. Richie will speak at the Democratic
mass. meeting to be held in the National
Guard Armory at Kensington at 2:3O o'clock
this (Friday) afternoon. In addition to
Gov. Richie, Comptroller William S. Gordy.
Jr., J. A. Young. Clerk of the Court of APP
peals; former Representative David j.
Lewis, all State candidates; Miss Lavinia
Engle, county candidate for member of
House of Delegates; Stedman Prescott,
candidate for States Attorney, and Lacy
Shaw, candidate for County Commissioners,
will address the meeting.
Funeral services for VIM. p Terrell. aged
% years, of the vicinity of Scotland. this
county, who died in Washington hospital
as a result Of an automobile accident near
Hunting Hill several days before, were
held at ST. Mary's Catholic Church. Barnes
vile, burial being in the church cemetery.
A charge of manslaughter has heen pre-
ferred against Clarence T. Williams. an
employee of the Congressional Country Club.
1t is said he was driving the car which
crashed into stump alongside the road.
as it attempted to turn into the Travilah'
road near Hunting Hill.
Catching Forest Fire Bugs.-Forest fires
have been disastrous this year of the great
drought. Eighty per cent of the roaring
forest fires, which eat up tens of millions
of dollars worth of forest trees every year,
are caused by man, and are therefore pre-
ventable." says Alma Chestnut in story
appearing in the magazine section of The
Washington Evening Star next Sunday.
Miss Chestnut tells how Uncle Sans forest
rangers, who are now detectives, track
down the origin of every fire with maeni-
flying glass and blOodhounds, finding one
out of five to be incendiary. and catching
the person who set it burning.
E. N. Maxim has been unanimously re-
elected president of the Cabin John Park
Citizens Association. The other officers
elected were Mrs. A. c. Wilkins, vice.
president; W. B. Patzer, secretary. and c.
H. Godbold, treasurer. The following CON-
mittee chairmen were elected: Mrs. C. S.
Duvall, Jr., entertainment and member
ship; A. C. Wilkins. law and legislation
David S. Tuohey, streets and roads; c. H
Godbold, park and planning W. B. Arm
strong, boy scouts Mrs. NJ C. Brann. mo-
ton pictures. Delegates to the Montgom-
cry County Civic Federation are: c. II
Godbold, with Mrs. W. B. Armstrong. Mrs
P. T. Harmon and David S. Tuohey as al
ternateS.
Charge of manslaughter preferred against
John Melton. II years old. of Rockville
were dismissed Saturday by Judge Charles
W. Woodward. in the police court here
after preliminary hearing. Judge Wood
ward said that apparently the fatality
which resulted in Meltons arrest had beer
accidental. Melton was the driver of q
truck which run down and killed Johr
rurdum. go years old. of Cedar Grove
near Cedar Heights. who was walking OF
the road. Testimony showed that thu
elderly man was walking on the right side
oil the road when he was struck. Meltol
told the court that he was blinded by ap
preaching headlights and could not see
the man.
The corner stone of the recently modern
ized and generally reconstructed Rockvll
masonic Temple will be laid the afternoo
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