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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19
AWFUL TRAGEDY
AT ROCKVILLE
ROAD CROSSING
Fourteen School Children Meet
Death AS Train Crashes
Into School Bus
A STANDING ARGUMENT
FOR ELEVATED CROSSINGS

The accident which occurred at
Rockville, Maryland, last week result
ing in the death of fourteen school
children, is a powerful argument in
favor of the removal of all grade
crossings in the country, and it is
highly probable that a goodly part Of
the four billion dollar appropriation
will go for that purpose.
A bus load of high school boys and
girls were returning to Williamsport,
Nd, after visit to Maryland Uni
versity to be present at a chemical
demonstration. They were accompan-
led by their teacher-a Miss Funk.
At Rockville, the bus was struck on a
grade crossing by night flier, and
fourteen pupils lost their lives.
Since the accident, an investigation
as to responsibility has been held, but,
at this writing, no official report of
it has been given. The driver Of the
bus says he neither saw nor heard the
on-coming train. The engineer on the
locomotive says he neither saw nor
heard the bus. Under those condit-
ions, it is easy to see how an accident
might occur. The bus driver says he
saw car precede him safely across
the track and followed. He succeeded
in getting his machine partly over,
but the locomotive struck the rear
half with deadly results. He says
there was no noise in the motor car
to drown a warning signal and that
he saw no lights nor heard any whistle
from the railroad engine. The engi-
neer says he observed all the require
ments of the road in the way Of cross
ing signals.
Regardless of who is to blame in this
particular instance, it is always ad-
visable to come to a full stop before
crossing tracks, no matter whether
"blinkers" are working or not. The
mechanism of these may be out of
order. Specially should bus drivers,
transporting children, observe this
caution, since they have heavy re-
sponsibility on their shoulders. Miss
Funk gives the driver on the fatal
car, the credit for being careful and
experienced. The engineer on the
train was one of the best on the road.
Yet they crashed.
It was proposed to have a mass
funeral for the unfortunate children,
but their parents preferred private
services; all this week bodies from
mourning households have been borne
to the grave. It will be many q year
before the small town Of Williamsport
will forget its night Of horror. The
wounded parents have received univer-
sal sympathy. Rockville would do well
to get behind the no-grade crossing
movement, so that another such trag-
edy may be prevented.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19
DELIGHTFUL PARTY AT
PUBLIC LANDING HOUSE

A delightful party was staged at
the Mansion House, Public Landing,
Saturday night last by employees of
the Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany of Salisbury, honoring Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Parsons, Jr.Mr. Parsons
is an employee of the Company. Mrs.
Parsons before her marriage was Miss
Hazel Mariner of this city.
The affair was in the nature Of a
buffet supper and dance with about
sixty or more guests participating.
The bride and groom were presented
Stieff Silver.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19
CAUTION

The Worcester Democrat desires
to give notice to ali its patrons that
it has not authorized any indivi-
dual or firm to act, directly or in
directly. in the capacity of collector
of accounts due this paper. If any
person or persons should represent
themselves as such, the Democrat
warns against any recognition be-
ing accorded them.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19

The Young People Of Quinton
Church will present a pageant this
Sunday afternoon at 2:30 o'clock. The
public is cordially invited.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19

DR.. and Mrs. Robert Rainey, of Fort
Washington, Pa, are spending Easter
with Mrs. Rainey's parents Mr.. and
Mrs. Noah MCGEE and her uncle, Mr..
VIM. A. Stroud
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-19

DR.. and Mrs. Bradford Massey spent
the weekend in Philadelphia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Mortgage Reform Is
Planned By 38 States

Washington, Jan. 26--ln line
with wishes of President Roosevelt
and James A. Moffett, housing ad,
ministrator, governors Of 80 states
have signifed their intention of
asking liberalization of real estate
mortgage laws.
The action is held by the admin
istration to be necessary if the
housing program is to succeed. The
principal change asked would raise
the percentage Of the total value Of
apiece Of property that may be
represented by a mortgage. In
most states this is now go per
cent. The administration wants it
increased to 80 per cent.
The federal housing administra-
ton makes no loans itself, but is
now insuring mortgages on real
estate up to 80 per cent Of the
value of the property, the top limit
however, being loans Of $4,000 on
urban residential property.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Gaithersburg News And
sb@ aI wSayH baHaiI8g
Social Items

the hostesses for the occasion being
Mrs. Reed, Mrs. Marjorie Walker,
Mrs. Jessie Crawford, Mrs. Lillian
Robertson, Mrs. Laura Walker, and
Mrs. Ora McBain. Covers were
laid for fifty guests with approxi-
mately that number present. This
is the first of a series of social
events which the Chapter plans to
hold during the year.
Mrs. Henry T. Norson, OF New
York, is the house guest of her
mother, MRS. Milton Dutrow, ON
Walker Avenue.
Miss Virginia Thomas, student at
the State Teachers College, Freder-
icksburg, Virginia was recent guest
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Paul Thomas. Misses Ruth
Wheatly and Dorothy Ball, two Of
her classmates, accompanied her.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

week had to be added. It jumped to
Detroit for single week, but the adj
vance. sale of $4,000 before the cur
tain went up made a second week in
that city imperative. Likewise did it
do capacity in Cincinnati, Cleveland
and into Chicago where it has just
finished a three months run.
1t comes here with its organization
of 80 persons headed by Dorothy
Stone, daughter of the famous Fred
Stone, and Ethel Waters, outstanding
colored entertainer of her time, in the
star roles. Featured players include
Porter Hall, Margaret Irving Jerome
Cowan, Albert Carroll, Dave Fitzgib-
bons and Hal Forde, and among the
other eminent performers are Thomas
Hamilton, Clifford Menu, Grace and
Kurt Graft, Harold Murray and
Hamtree Harrington.
The laughable skits, take-offs on
world celebrities, are now of inter-
national record. That depicting the
royal family of England, for instance
showing the King and Queen, the
Prince of Wales and Prime Minister
MacD onald in conference over slight
Iindiscretion in South America of the
Prince, was strenuously objected to by
L. L.
country, but without avail. Likewise,
it is said, did the Rockefeller family
object to the sketch showing John, Jr.
attempting to give his father, John
D. Radio City for birthday present,
with the old gentleman calling it a
dirty trick. These are but a very few
of the many features of GAS Thous-
ands Cheer"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
38 Per Cent Increase
In Live Stock Cost

Packing houses last week paid
out approximately 1924, 100000 for
cattle, hogs and sheep at the 20
leading markets, an increase of 38
week in 1884 and gain of 122 per
cent over 1888, according to a
compilation made by the Chicago
Daily Drovers Journal.
The decrease of "a per cent in
receipts this year was more than
counterbalanced by the rise in the
per head value. The total return
from cattle is almost double a year
ago and more than double the 1888
figures, while hogs, processing tax
included, cost packers in dollars
almost three times the amount
paid for almost twice as many
hogs during the same week two
years ago.
Cattle averaged SIT per head
this week, a rise of $37 over 1884
and SAL gain over two years ago.
The per head price of hogs, tax
included, is more than double a
year ago and almost three times
the 1888.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
William H. Butt

Funeral services were held Wednes-
day for William H. Butt, 60, retired
U. S. Postoffice employee who died
Sunday at his home near Rockville.
Burial was in the Rockville Union
Cemetery.
Mr.. Butt leaves his widow, former
ly Miss Jessie Johnson, of Washing
ton; two daughters, Victoria and
Bertha Butt and the following sisters
and brothers: Mrs. John L. Mills and
Mrs. William H. Coleman, of Rock
vile; Mrs. Thomas Mullican, of Der
wood; Mrs. Clarence Bolts, of Wash
ngton and Maurice and Edward Butt
of Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
GERMANTOWN

Miss Nellie Rae, of Washington, is
visiting at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Eugene H. Waters.
Mrs. Carrie r. Parker has been
confined with the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Kundahl Of
Washington, were the weekend guests
of Rev. and Mrs. G. G. Kundahl.
Mrs. Amanda Stewart, mother Of
John Stewart, died Friday at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Hard
ing. The funeral was held Sunday at
Mount Carmel Church, Sunshine.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Recovery Chart
Forecasts Gains
In Living Costs
Substantial Increase Due By
June l Is Seen AS Tax
Burden Rises

Washington, Jan. 25-'rhe new
deal recovery chart forecasts sub
stantial increase in the cost of liv-
ing by June 1.
President Roosevelt has told con-
ferees that a rising scale of living
costs will be accompanied during
the fiscal six months of this year
by general increase in values
which will lessen the difficulty of
paying debts.
The administration is favorable
to increased prices and plans ulti-
mately to attempt price stabiliza-
ton at some level so far undisclos-
ed and probably undetermined.
There is no official justification so
for assuming that Mr.. Roosevelt's
objective is sterilization at the
1926 price level.
Official upward trend forecasts
are conditioned on hope the United
States Supreme court will decide
the administration possessed con-
stitutional authority when it
abrogated the gold clause in priv
ate and governmental securities.
Democratic politicians generally
predict favorable court decision.
Increased employment, greater
volume of business turnover and
the expenditure of Mr.. Roosevelt's
$4,000,000,000 recovery and relief
budget are expected by new deal
ers to carry prices to a higher
level without further cheapening of
the dollar or recourse to printing
press money.
The trend of living costs is in
Dictated by labor department Stats
tics on wholesale prices. Latest
figures for the new year reveal
the highest level of wholesale COM
modify prices since January, 1881.
The department uses the average
of 1926 prices as an arbitrary in
dex of 100.
On that basis the index for the
week ended Jan. IL was 1876, a
point off from the preceding week
but Z points higher than the cor
responding week of 1884. The in
dex figures reflect prices generally,
including food, textiles, fuel, metal
building materials and house furn.
ishipgs.
There has been a general up.
ward movement of living costs
since the spring of 1888. The
national industrial conference
board estimated that living costs
in 1884 were Z per cent greater
than in 1888. A rather more rapid
advance this year is expected by
some well informed persons.
Increasing volume of retail and
wholesale trade ranging from 10 to
25 per cent compared with the cor
responding period of last year have
been reported for the early days Of
the new year. There are forecasts
that retailers are about to enjoy
the best spring season since 1880.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Notice of Hearing
On Petition For Zoning
Amendment Number 1O2
OEETcE OF
OFFICE Of
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Rockville iMar1rl q nd

BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
FOR MONTGOMERY COUNTY
Rockville, Maryland
January 20, 1885.
WHEREAS, the American Instrument
Company, owner of the property
hereinafter described, has petitioned
the Board of County Commissioners
for Montgomery County as District
Council for that portion of the Mary
land-W ashington Metropolitan Dis
trict within Montgomery County for
an amendment to the coming ordi-
nance, passed by said District Coun-
Gil on to wit: the 23rd day of
September, 1880, which amendment
provides for changing the coming
classification of acreage on Georgia
Avenue, Silver Spring, excepting II
feet of depth on Georgia Avenue.
frontage as per sketch filed with
petition, from Commercial ed" to
Industrial "E" Zone.
AND WHEREAS, the Maryland
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission recommends its approval.
AND WHEREAS, under the provis-
ions of Chapter 448 of the Acts of
the General Assembly of Maryland,
Session of 1927, the said County
Commissioners are required to hold
a public hearing on said petition for
coming amendment before enactment
the same, and are further required
to give at least thirty days notice of
the time and place of such hearing,
said notice to be published in two
newspapers of general circulation in
the County,
THEREFORE,, BE 1T ORDAINED by the
Board of County Commissioners of
Montgomery County, as the District
Council for that portion of the Mary
land-W ashington Metropolitan Dis
trict within Montgomery County,
that public hearing on the above de
scribed petition for zoning amend
ment is hereby ordered to be held on
Monday, March A, 1885
AT 7 o'clock P. IN.
in the office of the Board of County
Commissioners, at Silver Spring,
Maryland.
PROVIDED FURTHER, That a copy of
this ordinance shall be published in
The Maryland News and in the
Montgomery County Sentinel thirty
500 days prior to the date of the
said hearing, a copy of the text OF
the petition for, coming amendment
togetherr.with copy of maps forming
part of said petition shall be on file
for public examination in the office
of the Clerk to the County Commits
sioners for Montgomery County, at
Rockville, Maryland.
BY order of the Board of County
Commissioners of Montgomery Coun-
ty.
FRANK H. KARIN, President.
ERA C. WHITACRE, Clerk. 500
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Cornelius Browning

Paralysis, with which he was strick-
en- Monday evening, caused the death
in his home near Germantown early
Tuesday of Cornelius H. Browning,
IA, well-known retired farmer.
He is. survived by his widow, Mrs.
Eveline Browning, and two children,
Carlton and Carrie Browning, all of
Germantown. He also leaves broth
err, Charles E. Browning of Frederick.
The funeral was held yesterday
in Forest Oak Cemetery, Gathers
afternoon from the home, with burial
burg.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

1h7 with Officer
'daptain Quartermast9
MAJOR Quartermaster Corp August !
191s. At Finance Office Baltimore
! %, 1919 Still in service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

Win Mrs. Russell Gloyd as chair
man of the committe on arrange
ments, the regular monthly dance
of the Alumni Association, Gathers
burg High School will be held in the
school auditorium, here, this evening,
Friday, February 1, from 9 til ~.
Other members of the committee
include Miss Gertrude Offutt and
Harry Hammann. Music by the Jim
mic Shewbridge orchestra.
| Wednesday, February 20, is the
announced date for the annual turkey
and oyster supper to be held in st.
Martins Hall, Gaithersburg, under
the auspices of the Forest Oak
Lodge, No. 1913, Knights of Pythias,
this town.
Luther Thompson, Charles M.
Pope, B. 2. Harding, Charles Dem
DRY and r. L. Murphy compose the
supper committee.
MIR. Harvey Selby, one of our local
BARRIERS, is confined to his home by
an attack of arthritis.
Mrs. Ambrose Hoopengartner, who
has been under the care of a ply
stefan for several weeks, is reported
improving.
Miss Gertrude Offutt has returned
from recent visit with her brother
in Cumberland, Md.
The latest and most improved
methods in the art of "Yeast Bread
Making" which included tasty fin
ished product was given in prac.
teal demonstration by Miss Edythe
Turner, County Home Demonstration
Agent, before the members of the
Gaithersburg Homemakers Club at
the January meeting held at the home
of Mrs. Walter Rhinehart, here, last
week, with a good attendance.
The business session with Mrs.
Harvey Selby, the Club President in
charge preceded the demonstration.
$26.36 was given as the expenses in
cident to the annual Community
Christmas Tree, this year, aside from
the lighting which is taken care of
by the Mayor and Town Council.
Announcement was made by Miss
Turner, that lessons in "Rug Max
ing", hooked, braided, or crocheted
would be given by Miss Florence
Mason, District Agent, in the Home
Demonstration Office at Rockville, or
February s.
The first citizenship Honor RolI''
Gaithersburg High School, for tn.
1934-35 session has been announced
by the principal, Thomas w. Troxell
as follows: Post Graduates, A
Ellen Freeman, Evelyn Hogh. Sen.
iors, A-William Beall, James Ma.
gruder, Joseph Devilbiss, Richarc
Ferguson, Kenneth Karr, Milton
Myers, Howard Reed, Wilson Smith
Elizabeth Barber, Blanche Colbert
Barbara Fras, Doris Hawkins, Re-
becca Miller, Margaret Nicol, Jean
Plummer, Florence Riley, Ellen
Thomas, Margaret Wells, Margaret
White. Edward Hardy
Mary Mae Jacobs, Rosabel Gartner
Sophomores - A - Warren Kilby,
Charles Walker. 9th Grade-A-
Eleanor Gartner, Marie Linthicum,
Josephine Nicol, Sara Wolfson, Billie
Christine, Roger Karr. 9th Grade
A-Yates Barber, Hazel Glover,
Edith Orme. 7th Grade
Riggs, Louise Plummer, Helen Walk
Ter, Dorothy Phebus. 7th Grade-B-A
Eva Snyder, Ramona Dove, Mar
jorie Oden, Margaret Myers, Clyde
Magruder, John Fink.
Pentalpha Chapter, No. 38, o. E..
s., entertained with an enjoyable
dinner party and bridge at the home
of the Worthy Matron, Ethlene Reed,
on Tuesday evening Of last week,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
"a

strict control OF county commits r. Wagner and Mr.
soners, ndorsed the Congressional Executive Comm
*
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Fossil Remains Of Horse.

Although the most complete series
of fossil remains Of horses have been
found on the North and South Amer
lean continents, no horses roamed this
hemisphere from the Pleistocene or
Glacial period millions Of years ago
up to the Sixteenth century when they
were reintroduced by the Spaniards.-
Golfers Weekly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Lei n. . Mix.un

The Hawaiian lei Is usually made Of
flowers, feathers, paper, seeds or shells,
but occasionally pods, corks, vegeta-
bles, match boxes, candy, etc, are en-
ployed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
9 Thousands Cheer"
Coming To Ford's
Theatre Next Week

GAS Thousands Cheer" comes to
Ford's Theatre, Baltimore, for one
week beginning Monday, February
4th.
For 40 weeks it crowded the Music
Box Theatre in New York. Then it
was sent to Boston for three weeks,
but the business was so big an extra
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31
Tho Word "Trihul.tion"

Our word "tribulation" comes from
the word "tribulum" which was the
dail By which grain was pounded from
the chair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-01-31

Mercury In Egyptian Tombs
Mercury n reported found in an
cient Egyptian tombs dating from 1900
400 B. @.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-28
Present Plans To Com.
bat Grain Diseases
Smut Leaf Stripe and Other ALL
ments VIII BE Discussed
At 4 Meetings

-Four meetings Of interest to all
producers Of cereal grains will be
held in Stearns county next week.
At these meetings the treatment of
grains for smut, leaf stripe and
other diseases will be discussed.
Each year such diseases take q
heavy toll Of grain that should be
available for feed or for sale. Los
ses Of this kind should be avoided.
The meetings scheduled will be
held as follows:
Thursday, March IA, 200 p. M,
Greenwald.
Thursday, March IA, 500 p. m,
City Hall, Melrose.
Friday, March Is, 200 p. m, Bel
grade v. Hall.
Friday, March Is, 500 p. M,
Padua, Raymond Town Hall.
For these meetings e. c. Lenz-
meier, County Agent, lis securing
the services Of one Of the extension
SPECIALIST at University Farm, st.
Paul The man coming will be vers-
ed on all the new agencies for COM
batting grain diseases. The dry dust
treatment will be especially stres-
sed. If enough farmers want grain
treated undoubtedly large scale
treating facilities win be set up at
several grain elevators in the coun-
ty.
Latest data on new and improved
grain varieties will also be taken
up at the meeting. All farmers pro-
ducing grain for feed or market
should attend.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-28
Churches Unite in
Lenten Services
Sacred Concert by Choir of Con-
gregational Church Sunday
Evening, March 10th

A series Of union services have
been planned for-s the Congrega-
tional and Methodist Churches, of
this city, during Lent. These
services will be held on Wednes-
day and Sunday evenings alter
nately, the first of the series to be
held at the Congregational Church
Ash-Wednesday evening, March 6.
Sunday evening, March 10, at
7:30 o'clock, the choir Of the Con-
gregational Church will present a
Sacred Lenten Musical. DR.. Lamb,
Of Little Falls, will be here as
guest violinist. This Is the first
of the union Sunday evening SER
vices. ALI are invited to attend.
Friday evening, March 9Th, at
eight o'clock, q World Day Of
Prayer service will he held at the
Methodist Church. ) DR.. Paul e.
Nilsson, a returned missionary
from Turkey will give lecture
illustrated with motion pictures.
On Friday afternoon he will speak
at a meeting of the World Friend
ship Society at the Congregational
Church.
The Sauk Centre herald. (Sauk Centre, Stearns County, Minn.) 1886-current, 1935-02-28

County
Hog Control
Meeting Will Be Held In st.
Cloud Saturday,
March End
WILL ELECT OFFICERS
Will Give instruction In APP
praising Land For
1885 Corn Yield

The reorganization meeting for
the Stearns County Corn-Hog Con-
troll Association will be held at st.
Cloud on Saturday, March 2. This
meeting is called for $50 A. M,
and each of the IS units of the To-
cal CornIHog Association will be
represented by it's director. A pres
ident, vice president, secretary and
treasurer will be elected. In addi-
ton the new allotment committee
must be named. The old officers
are as follows:
Edwin MANI, Paynesville, presi-
dent.
VIM. J. Kleve, Freeport, vice
president.
E. c. Lenzmeier, st. Cloud, secre-
tary.
John A. Willenbring, Richmond,
treasurer.
The president automatically be-
came chairman Of the Allotment
Committee. The other members of
the committee are John Terwey, st.
Joseph, and Frank Winter, Roscoe.
In addition to the naming of Of
ficers, the 1885 budget must be
made up. For the year 1884 the ex-
penses Of the local Corn1Hog Asso-
citation were slightly less than ~
percent of the total CornIIog pay
ments.
On Saturday afternoon, March 2,
at 1870 p. NJ, all committeeman
elected from the various townships
and community organization meet
ings held on Monday night, Feb.
rs, will be called together for in
struction on the job Of appraising
the land for 1885 corn yield. For
the ID community organizations
there are 80 committeeman and on
these men will rest the responsible.
ity for placing the yield figures per
acre which 1885 corn payments will
be made.
e. A. Hanson, extension special
list from University Farm will give
the instructions to committeeman.