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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
1850 Children
Enroll In County
Schools For Fall
Pre-SchOOl Conference Monday
Attended By Virtually All
Of 28O Teachers

Approximately 1880 pupils were
enrolled in the public schools of Mont
gomery County Wednesday as the
opening of the Fall term was inaugu-
rated. This is record enrolment for
the county and marks an increase of
over 500 from the enrolment of last
September year ago.
The annual pre4sehool conference Of
the public school teachers of Mont
gomery County convened in the High
School here on Monday morning under
the direction of Edwin w. Broome.
county superintendent of schools. Vir-
tually all of the approximately $50
teachers were in attendance.
Following brief opening exercises,
which included invocation by Rev. J.
Lloyd Black Of the Rockville Christian
Church, several songs and short talk
by DR.. Broome relative to the days
proceedings, a meeting of the Mont
gomery County Teachers Association
was held, with the president, E. M.
Douglas, principal Of the Sandy
Spring High School, in charge. Later
the teachers separated into study
groups under the direction of the var
ious supervisors, Mrs. Fern Schneider.
Miss Kristine Nilsson, Miss Huldah
Brust and Miss Elizabeth Meany.
Short talks were also given by DR..
v. L. Ellicott, county health officer;
Judge R. Granville Curry, of the
Juvenile Court; Miss Willie Green
Day, executive secretary of the Social
Service League; Miss Edith Crum-
baker, visiting nurse of the Montgom-
cry County Chapter of the Red Cross;
George w. Davis, Of the County Board
Of Education, and DR.. Dexter M. Bull
lard, Of Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
General Survey OF
Drinking Water In
County Is Ordered
Particular Emphasis Will b
Placed On School Supply AS
DrOuth Continues

The Montgomery County Commits.
sioners yesterday requested the Coun.
ty Health Department to make gen.
eral survey of the water conditions in
the rural sections of the county where
wells and springs are the principal
source of supply.
Particular emphasis will be laiC
upon the water supply for the county
public schools. 1t is pointed out that
due to the prevailing drouth many
wells and springs are unfit for use
and the survey will be made in order
to determine what sources are as vel
producing water fit for consumption.
AS yet there appears to be sufficient
water in the wells and springs
throughout the county to furnish the
needs Of residents, but should rair
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Four Montgomery County Residents
Are Fatally Hurt In Series Of Accidents
Charles Sutherland ShOt-Evan Nicholson Killed By
Auto-Herbert Duval Struck By Fist And
William Johnson Dies After Fall

bile in which he was riding was struck
from behind by a truck driven by
Thomas Henry, colored, of barnes
town. Mr.. Nicholson was rushed to the
Montgomery County General Hospital
where he was pronounced dead upon
arrival,
Mr.. Nicholson, formerly resident
of Norbeck neighborhood, was chat
ting with a friends, Thomas C. Poole,
on the side of the road between Nor
beck and Rockville when the accident
occurred, according to the police.
Henry was arrested and charged with
manslaughter at the Rockville police
headquarters.
Funeral services for Nicholson were
held Wednesday from the undertaking
establishment of Warner E. Humphrey
Interment was in St. Johns Cemetery
Olney.
Duvsll, the son of Basil Duvall, near
Laytonsville, died few minutes after
being allegedly struck by Clarence
NALL, of Unionville, Frederick Coun-
/ ty. According to eyewitnesses, Duvall
was struck by Naill without provoca-
ton. It is said that an argument was
in progress and that NALL jumped
over a fence and hit Duvall with his
fist, the blow causing a fractured
skull.
Duvall, who formerly lived at Lay
louisville and who has recently resided
near Fritztown, leaves widow and
several children.
Johnson, who was an employee of
the Maryland State Roads Commits
sion, was badly hurt some time early
Monday when he received fall in
the basement of the old courthouse.
He was found, bleeding on the floor,
by John Leizear of Olney, who called
police and the Rescue Squad Of the
Rockville Fire Department. = He was
rushed to Emergency Hospital, where
he died Monday night. 1t is believed
that he had a fainting spell.
Funeral services for johnson were
held Thursday morning from the Co
lonial Funeral Home. Burial was at
Rockville. He is survived by his widow
and two children, his father, Lewis
Johnson and three brothers, Frank,
Edward and Albert johnson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Bryan Davis Will
Face Charges OF
Embedding Funds
Surrenders To States Attorney
Prescott Following Audit
Report

Bryan Davis, former town clerk and
treasurer of Takoma Park, Md, Tues
day surrendered to States Attorney
Stedman Prescott following charges of
embezzlement of town funds growing
out of an audit report recently made
to the mayor and town council.
The former clerk, whose accounts
are alleged to show shortages of $12,-
809 in an audit report presented to
the mayor and council of Takoma
Park, Md, Monday night by the audit
ing firm of D. N. Burnham, of Wash
ington, appeared unimpressed by the
charge, although he submitted quietly
to the formalities.
Young Davis appeared at the court
house with his father, former Mayor
Ben. G. Davis, of Takoma and his
counsel, ]. Bond Smith, former cor
poration counsel. They went to the
office of States Attorney Prescott and
stated that the younger Davis was
ready to submit to arrest.
The audit report had been pre-.
scented to the States attorney Mon
day by the newly appointed corpora
ton council Of Takoma, E. Barrett
Prettyman, of Chevy Chase, Md. Mr.
Prescott made it plain that he was
ordering the warrant on the basis Of
the audit report as presented to him
by the town official.
The warrant was sworn out by
Chief of Police Alvie A. Moxley and
served on Davis. The party then went
to the office of Frank Davis, clerk Of
the County Police Court, who accept.
ed real estate bond of $1,000 pending
action by the grand jury. The bond
was posted by the father and son to-
gether.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Board Of ZOning Appeals Named
Wednesday BY Rockville Town Council
Porter g. Ward d. A. DeLashmutt J. Roger Spates
]. w. Whiting And John Mcdonald Are Appointed
To Serve AS Arbiters In All Zoning Matters

The Mayor and Town Council Of
Rockville this week named a Board
of Zoning Appeals to determine all
questions arising in connection with
the coming ordinance adopted recently
by the county seat.
Porter G. Ward and D. A. DeLash-
mutt were appointed TO serve for
the one-year term. ]. Roger Spates,
former mayor, was named for the
two-year term. J. W. Whiting was
named for the three-year term while
John Mcdonald will fill the four
year term.
d. M. Blandford is mayor of Rock
vile and the town council includes
Thomas M. Anderson, Edgar Reed,
Cooke A. Robertson and Curtis L.
Ward. Bache Albert is clerk to the
council.
The ordinance zoning ordinance is
designated to limit" regulate and
restrict the location of buildings and
other structures and of premises to
be used for trade, industry, residence
or other specified uses within the
town of Rockville; to divide the said
town of Rockville into zones, and to
impose in each of said zones regula-
lions designating the kinds Of classes
of trades, industries, residence or
other purposes for which buildings
or other structures or premises may
be permitted to be erected, altered,
or used; within the said Town of
Rockville to regulate the height,
bulk, and location of buildings and
not be forthcoming in the next few
weeks the situation may prove serious,
other structures and the areas of
yards and open spaces"
The purpose of the ordinance is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16

An almost unparalleled series of &C.
cidents occurring Sunday and Monday
of this week cost the lives of four
Montgomery County residents.
A happy Sunday gathering near
Germantown resulted in the accidental
shooting of Charles Sutherland, 10, by
his brother, Leslie, II, who did not
know that the gun was loaded. Evan
P. Nicholson, rs, of Clarksburg, was
killed in an automobile accident near
Norbeck on Monday. Herbert Duvall
80, formerly of Laytonsville, was fat
ally injured by blow from fist dur
ing ball game near Mt. Airy on Sun
day and William o. Johnson, 81, Of
Rockville, died Monday night follow
ing fall in the basement of the old
courthouse at the county seat.
The Sutherland boys, with another
brother, Larkin, IA, and Ralph and
John Wenzel, foster brothers, were
debating whether they had time to go
swimming before dinner when Leslie
picked up revolver, of type used
during the Civil War, and accidentally
discharged it. Charles received the
bullet in his stomach. He was rushed
to the Montgomery County General
Hospital at Sandy Spring, where he
died two hours later.
Overcome with grief, Leslie hurried
home from the hospital and, picking
up the revolver, went to the back yard
and smashed the weapon to bits with
an ak.
States Attorney Stedman Prescott
termed the shooting accidental and
said Leslie would not be held.
The funeral and burial of young
Sutherland took place Wednesday al
Forestville, Va.
Evan P. Nicholson, 76, of Clarks.
burg, was killed in an auto accident
near Norbeck on Monday. Herbert
Duvall, 33, of Laytonsville was fatally
injured in an alteration following q
ball game near Mt. Airy. William O.
johnson, 81, of Rockville, died Monday
night after fall in the basement Of
the old courthouse at the county seat
/ Mr.. Nicholson, lifelong resident Of
Montgomery County and recently a
resident Of ClarAsburg, was fatally
hurt Monday when parked automo-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16

to protect the health, morals, safety
or welfare of the town. For the pur-
pose of the ordinance the Town Of
Rockville is divided into five (5y
zones. These zones are as follows:
"a" Presidential zone); "B" (resi-
dential); &c" (residential); "D"
(commercial); "E" (industrial). A
map has been provided showing the
references, boundaries and other data
explaining the zones.
Violations of the ordinance will be
a misdemeanor and the offender will
be subject to a maximum fine of $50
or fifteen days in jail, or both, at
the discretion of the court. Building
permits must be obtained before any
structures can be erected.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Republican Women Will
Hold Rally On Saturday

The Montgomery County Fedora
ton of Republican Women will hold
q rally Saturday afternoon at the
home of Galen L. TAFT, chairman Of
the Republican State Central Com
mittee, at Bethesda.
Secretary of Labor William H
Doak; State Senator Wallace Williams
candidate for the United States Sen
ate; Harold C. Smith, Rockville at.
torney and candidate for Congress
from the Sixth Maryland District;
Paul Sleman, chairman of the Repub-
lean State Central Committee fol-
Montgomery County, and TAFT will
speak.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Election Officers
To Register Voters
Oct. A, IL and Is
Supervisors Announce Location
Of Sittings In Preparation
For Poll

Montgomery County Registration
officials will register and transfer
qualified voters and receive declara.
tons of intentions from persons de.
string to become citizens of Maryland
on october4, IL and 10, according to
John Jones, clerk to the election sup.
ervisors.
The officials will be located at the
following places from 9 a. m. to 9 D
n each of the three days:
laytonsville - Modern Woodmen'.
Hall. Clarksburg-C. w. Gibson:
store. lRooiesvflle Town Han. Rock
vile First precinct, Ricketts, store
second precinct, fire engine house
third precinct, Dixie Tavern. Colesvills
First precinct, w. c. T. U. Hall,
second precinct, Grange Hall at Bur.
louisville. Darnestown--A to J on list
of qualified voters, Arthur Bells gar.
age; X to Q on list of qualified voters
Kelley Rice's garage.
Bethesda-First Precinct, County
Building; second precinct, Chevy
Chase Library Building; third precinct
GenEcho fire engine house; fourth
precinct, Star Filling Station, Bethes
da; fifth precinct, Chevy Chase fire
house. olney-First Precinct, Hawk
ms Garage; second precinct, Memoir.
ial Hall at Brookeville. Gaithersburs
First precinct, Masonic Hall, Gath.
ersburg; second precinct Waters
Garage; Gaithersburg. Potomac-Po
tOmac School Building. GAINESVILLE
Grange Hall. Damascus-Junior Order
United American Mechanics Hall.
Wheaton-First precinct, Kicker,
sons Hall; second precinct, Silver
Spring fire house; third precinct
Myzell's Store, Kensington; fourth
precinct, basement of Presbyterian
Church, Takoma Park; fifth precinct
Silver Spring Armory; sixth precinct
Takoma Park fire house; seventh pre-.
einct, basement of M. E. Church al
Woodside; eighth precinct, Ascension
Church Hall, Silver Spring; ninth
precinct, Columbia Hall at Takoms
Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Gas Tank Wagons To Be
Prohibited In Suburbs

TIE Board of County Commissioners
at the regular meeting on Tuesday
passed an ordinance prohibiting the
sale of gasoline, kerosene, or any 9TH
er infammable fluid of dangerous
character from any tank wagon or
other vehicle containing barrels,
drums, cans or other receptacles used
Tor the storage of such dangerous
mud, or maintaining the same on any
street, roadway, parking or land with
IN the limits of the Montgomery Coun-
" suburban district for the purpose
OF retail sale or distribution.
The penalty for violation of this
ordinance will be punishable by fine
OF not less than SIS or more than $25
or rs days in Jail.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
EtchisOn Will Is Admitted
To Probate At Rockville

The will of Mrs. Henrietta D. Etch-
ison, widow of DR.. Elisha C. Etchison
of Gaithersburg, which has been ad-
mitted to probate in the Orphans
Court here, bequeaths to each of her
grandchildren, Nettie Dorsey Etchi-
son and Janet Marian Etchison, $500,
which they are to receive when they
become Is years old, and leaves the
residue to the testatrix's son, Gar
nett ". Etchison, who is named ex-
ecutor.
The instrument was executed Feb
ruary IL, 1929.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
American Legion Votes
1167 To 100 In Favor
Of Paying Cash Bonus

The American Legion Conven-
ton at Portland, Oregon, has
voted overwhelmingly in favor of
immediate payment OF the cash
bonus.
The proponents of the measure
counted 1167 votes, while those
opposing the cash payment were
able to muster only 10e tFf- s
About the same ratio prevailed
in the vote on prohibition repeal,
the vets being almost 10 to l in
favor Of repeal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
RockYilIe's Oldest Resident Dies
After Injury Received From Fall
Miss Frances Bevans, 80 Years Old, Never Had Been
Sick During Her Lne-Her Father Postmaster
Here During Civil War

Miss Frances Bevans, 90 years
old, believed to be the Oldest resident
of Rockville, if not Montgomery
County, died last night. She fell
recently and broke her hip and until
the accident had never been sick dur
ing her whole tenure of life.
The deceased had been known
widely for her physical stamina and
agility of mind and faculty. She
was the daughter of John T. and
Marian Bevans and was born in
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Paul C. Ramsdell Named
Vice President Of Bank

Paul c. Ramsdell, for II years
q United States bank examiner,
has entered upon his duties as
executive vice president of the
Montgomery County National
Bank of Rockville, to which po-
sition he has been appointed by
the bank directors.
Mr.. Ramsdell and his family
live at Choppers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16

Prince Georges County. Her father
was postmaster at Rockville during
the stirring days of the Civil War.
Miss Bevans is survived by two
nieces, Mrs. Roberta Higgins, of
Rockville and Mrs. Marian Klopfer,
of Washington. She also leaves many
grand-nieces and grand-nephews.
Funeral services will be held Sat
urday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock from
the home of her niece, Mrs. Higgins.
Interment will be in Forest Oak
Cemetery, Gaithersburg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Albert A. Ady Proposes
To Organize Pony Club

Albert A. Ady, assistant county
agent, expects to hold q meeting In
the near future to organize a Mont
gomery County Pony Club.
Officers will be elected and definite
plans drawn up.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Carnival Clears $500,
Early Report Indicates

The first annual carnival of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Department,
which ended last Saturday night, was
a financial success, according to Chief
Valentine Wilson.
Early reports indicate that the car
nival Melted the department around
$500.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Willard ]. Alban Named
State Forest Warden

Willard ]. Alban, of Glen Echo, has
been endorsed by the County Com
missioners as forest warden for the
State of Maryland upon the recon-
mendation of Edward Pagan, presi-
dent of the Glen Echo Volunteer Fire
Department and Commissioner Robert
Hagner of that district.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Marriage License Is
Issued To John Butts

A marriageqlicense has been issued
to John w. Butts, 20, of Darnestown,
and Miss Nettie Mae Orme, %, Of
GAINESVILLE.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1932-09-16
Police Court Collects
$1,761.5O For August

The Montgomery County Police
Court collected a total of $1,761.5O
during the month of August, the re-
port of Judge Charles W. Woodward
shows.
Evening star., 1932-10-04
SCIENTIST CHARTS
HERED|TY TRAITS
Average Americans Family
Tree Is Studied by Car
negie Researcher.
BY HOWARD w. BLAKESLEE.

NEW YORK, October 4 (P.-Re-
versing the usual scientific rule. the
heredity tree of one Mr.. Average
American is published by the Eugenics
Research Association.
Ordinarily, scientific heredity studies
have been confined to unusual families,
possessing either great criminals, great
stupidity or unusual talent.
These humber Americans heredity
traits are the product of years OF stuoy
by Morris Steggerda. of the Carnegie
Institution Of Washington.
Studies Own Relatives.
The data" he says, are collected
from among his own relatives, and are
'of not unusual family"
There are 757 individuals spread
through four generations. Most OF
them are of pure Dutch stock" and
live within a radius of 25 miles OF each
other
Yet the differences are marked.
There are four main groups. In one
OF these most of the individuals are
Enthusiastically humorous" In an
other branch they are overly gen.
erous.s
In a third branch craftsmanship,
such as hand carving, cabinet making,
bricklaying and interior decorating
have been very much in evidence for
at least four generations"
There are SO family groupings which
DR.. Steggerda calls fraternities. In
one Of these nearly all the individuals
died of tuberculosis. In another, nine
children died in infancy. and one of
the four which lived weighed only ~
pounds at birth.
In the humor-loving branch OF the
family many individuals died of can
Ger. although there is no connection,
of course, between their hereditary
light-heartedness and the disease.
Among all these generations there
have been only two pairs of twins, and
both Of these were in the same branch
Evening star., 1932-10-04

of the family. There have been only
two intermarriages. A man from one
branch married woman in another
totally unrelated to him, and . woman
in third branch married q son of
her fathers cousin.
The average number Of children per
family was 40, and males exceeded fe-
males by the ratio of ITO to 100. The
general biological rule for the world
at large Is for female births to exceed
males.
In this family the average weight of
babies at birth declined from 8.5 In
the first generation to TO In the Sec
ond. DR.. Steggerda says the difference
in weight Is probably insignificant"
Evening star., 1932-10-04
TAKOMA PARK GROUP
TO HOLD DAHLIA SHOW

Horticultural Club Arranges An
nual Event In School Auditorium
Tomorrow and Thursday.
The fifteenth annual dahlia show of
the Takoma Park Horticultural Club
will be held tomorrow and Thursday In
the auditorium Of the Takoma Park
public school, Dahlia street and Piney
Branch road.
There will be ~ classes with q spe-
cial award for the best dahlia in the
show.
The Show Committee Is composed of
Fred L. Harries. chairman; Mrs. Mary
Wolfe, vice chairman; Mayor Frederick
L. Lewton. J. L. Bishop. Miss Isabelle
Couper, Mrs. G. g. Carr, President j.
w. Wellington, Secretary G. g. Carr
and w. H. England, general chairman
Of the Exhibition Committee.
Evening star., 1932-10-04
Democrats Plan Card Party.

MOUNT RAINIER, Nd, October I
(SpeciaD The Women's Democratic
Club OF the seventeenth district, Prince
Georges County, will give its annual
card party in Star Hall, Thirty fourth
street near Rhode Island avenue, Thurs
day at 8 pm. Mrs. Daniel A. Camp
bell is chairman Of the committee in
charge
Evening star., 1932-10-04
Will Hold Card Party.

ASHTON HEIGHTS, Va. October
(SpeciaD A card party is to be given
at the club house by the Women,s Club
Of Ashton Heights tomorrow. Mrs.
Clarence Warner and Mrs. c. M. Bard
well are the committee in charge.
Evening star., 1932-10-04
riental Oddities

Trays with Handles
Brass Jardinieres
Partitioned Cigarette Boxes
Bowls with Teakwood Bases
Candelabra
Ape. Brass Smoking Sets
3-pc. Cloisonne Smoking
Sets
10-in. Loochow Runners
9xl2.in. Half-Moon Mats
12.in. Round Mats
l2-in. Antique Sleeve Bands
Evening star., 1932-05-22

Barber & Ross, Inc.
11th and G Streets NV.
Rudolph & West Co.
1882 New York Ave. NV.
James B. Lambie Co.
1415 New York Ave. NV.
w. T. Weaver & Sons
1908 Wisconsin Ave. NV.
Frank F. Poch
4525 Wisconsin Ave. NV.
Kentucky Hardware Co.
3243 M Street NV.