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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Rep. Bert WiTlford To
Be Chief Speaker At
IZaak Walton Meeting

An interesting program has been
arranged by the Rockville Chapter
of the Izaak Walton League for
Friday evening, April 10. Rep. Bert
MILFORD of Iowa, will headline the
speakers. Commissioner Frank Beall
Of the U. S. Bureau of Fisheries;
Seth Shoemaker, secretary Of the
U. S. Senate wild life committee and
DR.. w. Darcy Magee, president of
the Washington Chapter of the
Izaak Walton League and vice pres
ident of the national organization,
are others on the program.
Movies will be furnished by the
Canadian Pacific Railways. Musical
numbers will be presented by Miss
Dorothy Coupard, John Bowman,
Stokes Moulden and the Dawson
brothers. Miss Gladys Burrows will
tap dance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Rockville Democratic Women ADOPT
Constitution And Name New Members
Fourth District Organization Makes Plans For Lunch
con, Card Party And Rummage Sale-Mrs. Mary
Duvall To Be Guest Speaker April IS

The Woman's Democratic Club of
Rockville met on Wednesday evening
at the home of Mrs. J. Somerville
Dawson, the President, Mrs. w. Ern-
est Offutt in the chair.
The principal business of the meet
ing was the adoption of the Constitu-
ton and Bylaws. The preamble of
the Constitution states that "the
objects of this Club are to band the
Democratic women of the Fourth
District together for common cause
and good Of the party; to disseminate
knowledge and information regarding
party principles and candidates for
office; to encourage women to fulfill
their citizenship obligations especially
in regard to the ballot, to foster and
perpetuate the ideals and principles
of the Democratic organization of
Montgomery County in maintaining a
Democratic government"
The membership committee SUBJ
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Tri-COunty League
Organized With 3
Counties Included
Montgomery, Frederick And
Carroll To Have Feeder"
Baseball Group This Year

From fourteen to eighteen strictly
amateur baseball teams of Mont
gomery, Frederick and Carroll coun-
ties will comprise the newly-organiz-
ed Tri-County Baseball League. The
teams from this county which have
already applied for admission include
Cedar Grove and Damascus. Boyd and
Dickerson may also enter.
The teams will be strictly amateur
and players will be virtually the same
as those which comprised these
neighborhood clubs last year.
The league promises to serve as a
feeder for the Frederick County
League.
The teams to comprise the Tri.
County League will be known next
Tuesday. Franchise money, ten dol
lars, must be posted or in the mail
before midnight of next Monday. AZ
the season is to open May 6, and a
schedule will have to be arranged al
once, no franchise fees will be &C.
cepted after the deadline Monday
night, league officials have decided
Five of the clubs had posted their
franchise money on Tuesday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
One Killed And
Two Injured In
Auto Accidents
Carl Hahn, Of Potomac, Loses
Leg In Collision AS
Negro Dies

One person was killed and two SER
iously injured Friday night in a pair
Of automobile accidents which oc-
Cured near Rockville.
Webster Hatchett, 23-year-old col
ored farmland, was killed instantly
IN mishap near Potomac that cost
Carl Hahn, %, of Potomac, the loss of
one leg, the fracture of the other and
internal injuries.
Frances Bell, a nurse at George
town University Hospital, suffered a
fractured skull when an automobile in
which she was riding with an inferno
was in collision with another car near
Rockville.
Hatchett and Hahn were standing
behind the latter's truck, which was
stalled on River road, a short distance
from Congressional Country Club
when machine operated by Hahn's
brother, Carl, 20 years old, came over
a rise in the highway, struck the two
rear of the truck.
men and pinned them against the
Hatchett was killed instantly and
Hahn was carried to Emergency Hos
pital by the Rockville Fire Rescue
Squad. He suffered fractures of both
legs and surgeons were forced to am
putate the left leg.
Miss Bell was injured when a cal
in which she was riding with James
A. Henderson of the 100 block N
street, said by Montgomery police tc
be an inferno at Georgetown Hos,
pital, was in collision with a cal
operated by Lewis S. Curtis of The
22O0 block Champlain street.
hTe nurse was taken to Georgetown
Hospital for treatment. Neither Hen
derson nor Curtis was hurt.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12

mitted the names of lot new candi-
dates for membership in the Club.
These women were unanimously
elected to the Club membership.
Miss Naomi Bogley, Chairman of
the Program Committee, discussed
plans for a benefit card party TO be
given the first week in June. The Fin
ance Committee, of which Mrs.
Charles J. Maddox is chairman, an
nounced that rummage sale would
be held on May 5 for the benefit of
the Club.
Mrs. Alice Berry read an article on
Women in Politics. Miss Edith Lamar
gave a resume of the accomplish
ments of the Roosevelt Administra-
ton.
The date Of the monthly luncheon
was announced for April 10 at the
Hungerford Tavern at Rockville. Mrs.
Mary H. Duvall, President of the
United Democratic Womens' Clubs of
Maryland will be the guest speaker.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Farmers Showing Ready
Reception To Federal
Farm Mortgage Bonds

Talmage L. Watkins, Secretary
treasurer of the Western Maryland
national farm loan associated of
montgomery County recently received
WORD from the Governor of the Farm
credit Administration, VIM. l. Myers,
'eiiing him of the ready reception
winch farmers and their creditors are
giving to the bonds of the Federal
farm Mortgage Corporation which
are now being rendered by the FEEDER
al Land Bank of Baltimore in place of
cash in settlement Of farmers debts.
rhese bonds have been selling in
Sne large markets at a little above
par indicating a ready market for
Siein' Just week after the banks
esan using bonds instead of cash,
ie Ilrst bonds to be sold on New
w aViA market were purchased at 100%
we anticipated these bonds which
81 On percent interest per annum
"o'iu sell at par or above at the time
w SET the interest rate, for Govern
H. ". ponds maturing in 1941, bearing
par"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Rockville Baseball Team Will
Play Heurich Nine On Sunday
To Inaugurate Season With Mayor BlandfOrd Throwing
Out First Ball Championship Pennant To Be Raised
-Gaithersburg And ColesvIe Make Plans

spite the signing Of Dosh, Howard
and Godfrey by rival aggregations.
The Gaithersburg team will hold a
benefit dance on Friday evening,
April 81, at st. Martins Hall. The
upper county boys always are real
contenders for the county champion
ship and defalcation from their ranks
will be adequately taken care OF.
Colesville, the third leading teoan
of the county, has added strength
for the coming season. They expect
to begin action Sunday against some
strong suburban nine. Wagner or
Helm will do the twirling.
The Cardinals will hold a dance
at the Indian Spring Country Club
on Wednesday evening, April 10. Nat
Lieberman's Orchestra will furnish
the music and there will be a floor
show. The proceeds win be used for
team equipment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Boy Scout Court Of
Honor Will Be Held
At Bethesda Saturday

A Boy Scout court Of honor and
review will be held by the nine troops
of Montgomery County in the Bethes-
da Elementary School Saturday night
it was announced by Paul T. Harmon
of Cabin John Park, new deputy
Scout commissioner for the county.
The court will review and award
badges to secure who successfully
pass their tests, and examinations will
be conducted from $50 to 8:15 P. M.
by committee of examiners COM
posed of scoutmasters and troop COM
mitteemen. The awards of badges will
follow at 8:15.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12

Rockville viii inaugurate its 1884
baseball season against the Heurichs
one of Washington's leading amateur
baseball teams, on Sunday at Welsh
Field.
Mayor Douglas M. Blandford, the
good old patron Of Rockville athletics,
will throw out the first ball as the
1888 pennant is unfurled. Rockville
has renovated it's diamond this year
and a big crowd is expected to be
on hand to see Manager Specs
Gingell lead his boys to victory
or defeat.
Perhaps last weeks practice game
with Derwood must not be taken as
a criterion. Suffice it to say that
Derwood won all the glory, although
beaten, z to 8.
Gaithersburg expects to have a
real contender again this year, de-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Redland Hunt Club
Plans Big Program
For April q Meet
Hunt Teams And Army Officers
To Attract Many Horses
To Trials

Two new classes have been added
to the program for the hunter trials
to be staged by Redland Hunt on
Rock Spring Farm, near Rockville,
April Fl.
One of the added classes is to be
for officers of the armed forces of the
United States, while the other is to
be for hunt teams. Handsome trophies
will be offered for the winner of each
event, as we'll as for the three classes
originally listed.
The program as revised by the COM
mittee, is to be as follows, with the
first class set for 1880 o'clock.
Class 1. Redland Hunter. Open to
horses that have been hunted one or
more times with the Redland hounds.
Entries to be ridden by members of
Redland Hunt.
Class 2. Masters Cup. For lady
riders riding horses that have been
hunted one or more times with a
recognized hunt during the 1933-34
season.
Class 8. Manor Plate. Open to any
horse hunted one or more times with
a recognized hunt during the 1933-34
season. Class is open to all riders.
Class A. Cavalry Cup. For officers
of the armed forces of the United
States.
Class S. Sportsman's Cup. Open to
any team of three hunters, including
officers of the armed forces of the
United States. Combined ownership
permitted.
The classes are to be judged by
Maj. John J. Bohn, attached TO the
office of the chief Of cavalry in Wash
ington and George r. Slater, promi-
nent Upperville horseman.
The committee, which is headed by
N. o. Terpening, master of Rock
Spring Farm, appointed five sub-com-
mittees at the meeting.
Mrs. James B. Welsh was named
chairman of the Refreshments Com
mittee, o. w. Anderson, chairman Of
the Gate Committee; Ralph P. Coun-
selman and w. o. Lasell, assistant
secretary of the hunt, Course Com
mittee; Miss Mabel Lasell and Mrs.
Ralph p. Counselman, entry secre-
taries; Mrs. Alice Berry and Miss
Lasell, Trophy Committee.
An entry fee Of 81 for each horse
in each class has been set by the COM
mittee, and entries may be mailed to
Lasell at post Office box 121, Rockville
or may be made with Miss Lasell or
Mrs. Counselman on the grounds at
the trials.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Emmett Dove Retires
AS Rural Carrier After
Travelling 225, 900 Miles

Emmett Dove, Rockville, veter-
an postal employee, has been re-
tired from the rural delivery serv-
ice at his own request after
thirty years and six months in
harness.
Serving on route 2, he has trav-
elled 225,00O miles, or a distance
approximately nine times around
the globe. He has served under
eight postmasters and three act
ing postmasters. Almost all of
the older patrons on his route
have long since passed away. In
cidentally, one of his original
patrons, a negress, living at
Potomac, claims to be 122 years
old and is cutting her third set
of teeth.
Mr.. Dove will devote his time
to his established business of
growing garden plants and flow
ers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Merchant Licenses Are
Due; Must Pay By June 1

Clayton K. Watkins, clerk Of the
Circuit Court, has notified merchants
throughout the county that their
licenses for the year beginning May 1
must be paid before June 1 to avoid
penalties of 10 per cent for each
month or part of month the license
remain unpaid after May 81.
The penalty, Clerk Watkins ex-.
plains, is imposed by the State and he
is without discretion in its collection
Licenses may be renewed through the
clerks Office either in person or by
mail. 4
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Seed Loan Office
Opened At County
Seat For Farmers
Donald E. Clark, Supervisor,
Will Assist In Preparing
Applications In Montgomery

An emergency crop loan office has
been opened at the County Agents
Office, Rockville, and farmers desir-
ing loans should apply between thu
hours of 8 A. M. and A P. M. Dom
aid E. Clark, supervisor, will be
there on April IA "a. M only) to
assist farmers prepare applications
According to the regulations under
which the crop loans are to be mada
this year, any farmer who secures q
loan must obtain a statement from
the county production council, where
one exists, that he does not intend
to increase his acreage or production
in violation of the Agricultural Ad-
justment Administration program.
In counties where county produO-
ton council has not been set up.
before any application for a loan
will be considered, the farmer who
is applying will have to give salts
factory evidence that he is cooperat-
ing with the production control pro-
gram of the Agricultural Adjustments
Administration.
The maximum amount of an emer-
gency crop loan that may be OBJ
tanned by any one individual is $3.50,
the mipimum is $40.
Applications for loans in any
amount from $40 to $4,000 may be-
accepted by the emergency crop loan
office provided the farmer does not
have sufficient security to obtain q
loan elsewhere.
A farmer applying for more than
$50, and who has sufficient collateral,
to the Production Control Association
for loan from it. Rejection of Lhis
application by the Production Credit
Association will be considered suffi-
lcient evidence that other credit Ia
mot available and the applicant may
then make application to the Emer-
gency Crop Loan Office.
Mr.. Clark states that no applica-
ton will be taken before the data
mentioned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
DIR. William Linthicum Is
Named Head Of MedicOs

DR.. William A. Linthicum, of Rock
vile, was elected president of the
Montgomery County Medical Society
at the annual meeting Tuesday night
DR.. J. M. Bankhead, of Silver
Spring, was named vice president;
Dr. J. W. Bird, of Sandy Spring, Sec
retary treasurer; DR.. C. w. Michel
OF Silver Spring, delegate to the Med
zeal and Chirurgical Faculty of Mary
land; DIR. Upton D. Nourse, Of Daw-
sonville, alternate, and DIR. F. j.
BrOschart, of Gaithersburg, censor.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
POOlesville Youth Is
Dead After Operation

Funeral services for Clifford Elgin,
81, son of DR.. Arthur G. Elgin, of
Poolesville, were held Tuesday from
the home. Burial was in the Monoc-
acy Cemetery at Beallsville.
Young Elgin died Sunday in a
Washington hospital following an
operation. Besides his father he is
survived by three brothers, Arthur
and John, of Washington, and
Charles, of Poolesville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Methodist Home Of The
Aged And Orphans Will
Celebrate 9Th Anniversary

The eighth anniversary of the
opening of the Methodist Home of
the Aged and Orphans in Gathers
burg will be celebrated by a recep-
ton on Saturday, April 18th from
3 to 5 o'clock. Mrs. Ida R. Grower
of Washington, D. c., President Of
the Washington District Home Guild
will be in charge of arrangements.
The trustees of the Home are en-
pected to be present. In former
anniversary celebrations hundreds Of
folks have visited the home from
Maryland, Virginia and Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Federation Committee
Recommends Buses To
Supplant Street Cars

Among the recommendations of the
public utilities committee of the
Montgomery County Civic Federation
Monday night was the abandonment
of the present trolley service to
Rockville and the substitution of an
adequate bus system.
The report was made contingent
upon the completion of the proposed
of Wisconsin Avenue.
The only objections were raised by
George H. Lamar, of Rockville and
S. H. Miller, of Bethesda, who urged
action be deferred until a public
hearing could be held on the ques-
ton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
L. Fletcher SchOtt Heads
Rockville Rotary Club

L. Fletcher Schott, principal of the
Rockville High School has been elect
ed president of the Rockville Rotary
Club to succeed DIR. Jacob w. Bird
of Sandy Spring.
Other officers chosen are: Porter G
Ward, vice president; Sydney H. Kari
secretary; and DR.. W. T. Birthright,
treasurer. Selection of directors was
deferred.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Damascus Neighborhood
Has Appendicitis Scare

Residents of the Cedar Heights
community are experiencing what
seems to be an epidemic of appen-
dicitis. During the past month
DR.. George M. Boyer has sent five
persons, all very near neighbors,
to Montgomery County General
Hospital, suffering from this all
ment.
Mrs. William Beall and Jane
Bryant are now convalescing at
their homes, while Miss Anna
Mary Young, Margaret Snapp and
Martin Burdette are still at the
hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Rockville Adds Sc To
Town Registration List

Fifty-six new registered voters
have been added to the Rockville town
election lists. About 25 deceased or
removed voters were stricken OF.
Clifford L. Howard, Ed. Candy and
Arthur England are the registration
officials.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
1926 Parcels OF Real
Estate Sold For Taxes

J. Forest Walker, county treasures,
has announced that 825 parcels Of
real estate were sold at auction Mon
day to bring in $88,397.O9. These
properties were sold for delinquent
taxes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1934-04-12
Helen M. Rice Completes
First Term At N. Y. u.

Helen M. Rice, Of Germantown, has
completed her first semester at New
York University.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
LARGEST SHIP
IMPRISONED IN
RIVER ACCIDENT
Giant French Liner Strikes
Sunken Wreck, Blasting
to Start.
Bgrri,ssPress

81 Crifsd PrcFf
SAINT NAZAIRE. France. Oct.
z.-Eng1neers today began blasting
a special channel to permit passage
70 the sea OF the new French liner
Normandie. imprisoned BY her bulk
at the basin in the mouth Of the
River Loire.
u IS a problem unprecedented in
modern shipbuilding. The draft Of
the liner has been greatly increased
from the estimate when she was
first laid down. and is blocked IN
the basin OF the Penhoet shipysrd
BY an old wreck which obstructs the
deepest part OF the Loire estuary.
The British steamer Vernon sank
IN the channel IN 1899 after a col
lision with the freighter Penfold-
The wreck was removed partly in
1900 10 clear the channel for the
largest ships then in existence, but
no engineer in those days dreamed
OF a leviathan like the NOrmandie.
A French line official told the
United Press.
Don't worrv. The worlds larg-
est ship will steam 10 lie Havre soon
for final touches and will be en-
route TO New York next June"
Queen Mary Claims Honor
His reference TO the worlds larg-
est ship" raises the possibility Of
rivalry with the Cunard-White Star
line. whose superliner Queen Mary
was launched in Scotland last week.
The British claim their ship is or
will be the largest. II is a question
of length. beam and especially ton
mage. The tonnage question can
not be settled until both ships are
in service and loaded.
The United Press correspondent.
first foreign correspondent allowed
aboard. visited the Normandie in
company OF Rene Willard, purser OF
the lie dc France, who is TO hold the
same post on the Normandie. Asked
which will be the larger ship. Willard
replied:
We'll. IL viii be a matter of only
a few feet. but officially We can
claim the Normandie will have Su-
periOr speed"
In connection with tonnage. ne
explained that the so-called limit
tonnage of the Normandie has been
settled, but the ship has yet to be
loaded and must await completion
of the Queen Mary for just COM
parison.
Cost Is S5OOOO,OOO.
The latest figures on the Nor
mandie we're given as follows:
Length, 1927 feet: beam, III feet;
estimated tonnage. 10000; estimated
speed. 30 knots.
The Queen Mary is lob feet long;
her beam lib and estimated ton
mage $1,000 Her probable speed has
not been revealed.
The cost of the NOrmandie was
placed at more than S50.O00.0O0 The
cost of the Queen Mary has been
placed at around 100000 900 to s45.-
10000. The French line said the
Normandie cost $4,000 a foot, which
It claims to be a record.
The Normandie's estimated energy
is 160,0O0-horse power. The rudder
was estimated TO weigh about $50
tons. also a record.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
that laxative habit

Mcdicine-laxatives often churn
about in the stomach for hours
Just because they can't get by
that pylorus valve.
Not only that. most medicine
laxatives work by irritating the
delicate membranes of the diges-
tive tract-lose their force when
taken regularly-compel you to
keep increasing the dose.
That's why more than $4,000
physicians recommend Pluto
Water. For Pluto is not a drug
or medicine-laxative but a saline
mineral water. The same amount
each time-no need to increase it
always performs. does not
grippe. gives positive results in
less than one hour. 1t cannot
give YOU the laxative habit!
Pluto Water is gentle but
speedy. 1t promptly opens the
pylorus valve - permitting the
flush 10 enter the intestines with
out anxious hours OF waiting.
The proper dilution-one-hfth
glass Pluto in four-hfths glass
hot water = is practically taste
less. Take il whenever sluggish
get results within an hour -
and end that laxative habit! In
two sizes: Splits Is ounces), 2Sc
large bottles g times the
quantity. SOC. At all druggists.
The Indianapolis times. [volume] (Indianapolis [Ind.]) 1922-1965, 1934-10-02
AUXILIARIES TO MEET
Spanish War Veterans Group e
Convene at Richmond.

BIZ Times Speci1i
RICHMOND. Ind. Oct. ?. - The
seventeen auxiliaries Of district
three United Spanish War Veterans
Indiana department. will meet in
the Wayne county courthouse in
Richmond Sunday.
The morning session will open at
1915 with Mrs. Luella D. Porter. In
dianapolis. district president. pre-
siding. Members of Denver Brown
auxiliary. Richmond. will be host
esses for the annual meeting.