Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-05-02
AS WE SEE 1T
By MoNTco

ROCKVILLE HAS ALL-NIGHT
watch service at its much-discussed
grade crossing. Now the only step re-
naming is to eliminate the CROSSING
by means of either an underpass or
an overhead bridge. 1t makes little
difference which-except to some sell
hsh individuals and politicians. We
congratulate the Baltimore and Ohio
Railroad for reconsidering the matter
and, for the sake of future genera
lions, we recommend eternal vigilance
upon the residents of Rockville and
Montgomery County in such matters.
THINGS ARE REALLY on the up
and up in this, our county seat. Build
ing has taken the headlines. The tear
ing down of the Town Hail and Hotel
buildings presages new era for the
burg. 1t is about time. People are
daily seeking homes and apartments
in Rockville. They are daily turned
down, simply because there is no
place to go. A real spot for enter
prising builders. And if the town
would only support local business men
to a greater extent-R Rockville would
really boom. Of course, in some lines
we need new business men, men with
more vision and more enterprise.
THE AGRICULTURAL ADJUST
MENT tycoons state that they have
been able to overcome obstacles rails.
ed by Comptroller General McCarl
and that full or even extra planting
of wheat may be done this year with.
out loss of government benefits to
farmers who had agreed to cut then
acreage. The farmer certainly SHOULD
mot complain at this announcement. Ii
the past two years, at least in thi'
section, things have been bright fol
the farmer. Infthes3 arid West, o.
course, the situation is different.
Under the modified program, an
lnouncement, ecooperating farmers
accepting a 1885 supplementary
wheat contract, under which they may
plant their full base acreage or more
and at the same time receive benefit
payments for 1885, will undertake tc
make a compensatory reduction II
1886.
SAFE NIGHT DRIVING without
the use of headlights, but with auto,
mobiles and pedestrians clearly visi.
BILE on the highway more than 2,OOl
feet ahead was demonstrated recent
ilv on a mile stretch of highway
equipped with sodium vapor lamps
that generate approximately three
times as much light per unit as the
lamps used for ordinary street
lighting.
With the Federal Government al
Washington and the rest of the coun
trv talking rural electrifcation, which
when attained, will open up the high
WAYS to more intensive travel al
night. sodium vapor lighting is pre-
dicted to be the solution to congestec
condition on the roads which will fol
how It will add greater safety te
night driving and reduce 70 q mini
mum degree nerve strain, besides saw
ing approximately 5000 lives anc
more than $5O,OOO,OOO annually il
motor-vehicle damage. It Is also an
ticipated that with the installation Of
this form of lighting the traffic capac'
;tv of the highways can be increased
thus saving the cost of the construc'
ton of new roads.
Automobile headlights have proVec
Inadequate for safety and highly OBJ
fashionable with respect to the driver
of the approaching car, This IS moi
because adequate engineering ability
bss not been devoted to, this subject
probably no type of lighting equip
nSent has received such Competent ant
intensive engineering studytas has thu
,,E,,+or,oh;le headlight. The unsatisfac'
ltorv conditions arise from the fac
That a satisfactory solution of thu
headlight problem is literally impos
s;ble. For safety and for driving com
fort. adequate visibility must be pro