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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
REGIMENTING THE FARMER

Farmers are sometimes inclined to doubt that there
any intention on the part of the government regiment
Them to take the supervision of their operations and
to compel them to pow plant and to harvest according
regulations laid down by bureau And yet there be
question that this the ultimate aim in the minds of
some of the planners namely to begin with cash benefits
and end with stern commands
Dr. Arthur E. Morgan. the college professor who has
been placed in charge of the governments socastic ex
pertinent in the Tennessee valley is rather frank and
out spoken than of his associates but he
boldly that: THE IVA furnishes limited in which
various elements of social and economic planning might be
worked out before being applied to the United States as
whole"
The farmer, himself, is to be told where to get off
at IF farmer will not his land WELL if he is allow
ing to be destroyed it may be taken away from him and
given to who will treat it WELL" declares Dr. Morgan
If he has 100 and his holding is being washed away
perhaps his holding should be cut to 80 am in
cned to think in the long that farmers ought to
be under civil service that the ownership of the land
should depend the proper Of that land which
means planting crops terrace farming and taking
out of cultivation entirely land which should be out"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
GIVE YOUTH A CHANCE

In future years destined to learn more and
more OF the evil influences of the depression on the boys
and girls of this generation and the still more evil infu
ences on the morale Of young and Of many of
the well ntentioned relief measures of the day. Viewed
from any standpoint it is bad state of affairs.
President Roosevelt the situation 81 have de-
termned that shall do something for the nations un-
employed youth because i'll afford lose the skill
and energy of these young and women he declared
In recent message suggesting temporary remedy "The
young men and women must have their chance in school,
their turn apprentices and their opportunity for Jobs
"a chance to work and for themselves"
1t is proposed to expend $5OOOO0OO during the next
twelve months and the yield this investment should
be hgh according to the president The fund will be used
for the following purposes:
l. To find employment in private industry for un-
employed youths.
2 To train youths for industrial technical and pro-
fessional employment opportunities
3. To provide for continued attendance of needy
youths in high schools and colleges.
a. To provide work relief upon projects to meet the
needs of youth
More paternaism? Yes, but under the circumstances
1T would certainly worth while to take the chance
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
POOR YEAR FOR HAVING

Predictions of huge surplus of hay this winter may
not be born out unless the weather makes decided change
Tor the BETTER reports from various sections of the
belt indicate Much good first cutting alfalfa has been
on the ground for week with the chances that
it will be good for little than bedding when it finally
dries out
But there is little possibility of shortage of rough
age this year. regardless of haying weather
late corn will have TO be cut for fodder unless frost holds
OF unusually long. Small grain has made rank growth
and promises plenty of straw Then there the increas-
ingy important bean 10 figure in plus hay crops
other than alfalfa Everything considered few kicking
If they compare 1885 with conditions year ago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
Program Launched
To Reduce North
Pacific Wheat Glut
Farm Leader Looks For Favor
able Effects On Local
Prices

Baltimore-Efforts to reduce q
North Pacific wheat surplus which
had already begun to threaten wheat
prices on the Atlantic seaboard last
week, were reported to have made
definite progress according to a state
ment made by C. E. Wise, Jr., secre-
tary of the Maryland Farm Bureau
Federation.
The purchase of approximately 3d.
100000 bushels of Pacific Coast wheat
has already been begun by the Fed
eral Emergency Relief Administra-
ton under the direction of the AAA.,
according to Mr.. Wise. The grain
thus purchased will be converted into
-four and distributed throughout the
Middle West through regular relief
channels. Further reports from Wash
ington, according to Mr.. Wise, indi-
cate that plans are being formulated
by the AAA to dispose of additional
west coast wheat through the re-
establishment of the North Pacific
Export Association an adjunct of the
AAA, and by aid of which rs, 1000, 00O
bushels of wheat were sold to the
Orient in 1888.
In their appeal to Secretary of
Agriculture Wallace last week for the
revival of the emergency export asso-
citation, the Maryland Farm Bureau
pointed out that with present wheat
prices in Japan and China only five
or six cents below the American ex-
port quotations, it would be possible
to dispose of the entire present sur
| plus on the west coast at fraction
of the cost it took to dispose of the
2S-million bushels of the 1888 crop.
Figures submitted by the Farm
Bureau showed that in 1884 latter
the AAA had abandoned the export
program on the west coast) ship.
ments of wheat -four from ports on
the Columbia River, to ports on the
Gulf and the South Atlantic seaboard
totalled over 100000 barrels, and
that the competition therefrom was
forcing -four millers in Virginia to
cut their prices for wheat grown in
Maryland and Ohio.
The upturn in the wheat market
last week was attributed by Mr.. Wise
to the favorable outlook for the re-
vival of export activities under the
AAA, and Gin the event of which,"
ne said, growers in Maryland would
By certain to benefit"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11

1t has been mans discomfort with
his lot that has made all progress.
discomfort alone leads to endeavor.
The pioneers who settled the United
states and Canada were those who
reoelled against their home conditions
and repression and struck out for free.
dom Of body and mind. Scientific ad.
vances are made solely by minds that
are Impatient with our limited knowl-
edge. There is, however, a vast diff.
ference between the discontents and the
Observation-Disclosures News.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11

of data is about as follows:
1. The name of the organization
or proposed organization, making ap-
plication for the loan, and the name,
title and address of the official repre-
sentative.
2. A county, township or road
map of the area on reasonable size
scale, on which should be shown the
proposed lines and those houses which
would be served if the electric line
should be built.
3. The length of each line should
be given, together with the whole
sale price per kilowatt hour to be
paid the service company for the
energy. IF there is no present source
of energy, this should be stately
a. The voltage of the line and the
distance from point of supply.
5. The total number of customers
on each line proposed and the esti-
mated kilowatt consumption per year
OF those prospective customers, ex-
pressed perhaps in the monthly
charge each cooperating customer is
willing to pay.
6. An estimate of the amount the
average customer on each line could
spend each month for appliances ire
frigerator, electric range, water heat
er or motor) in addition to what he
would pay for current.
z. The estimated cost, if one has
been made, of the project.
8. Who will operate and maintain
the project?
9. The suggested rate for custom
ers who will connect to the line.
10. Estimated revenue for each
line.
II. If any power load in excess of
five horsepower is contemplated, give
size of the load to be connected and
show on the maps submitted the To-
cation of this power load.
IL. Will the project compete with
any existing facilities, if so, give
name and address of operators.
Is. How soon could construction
work be started and what is estimate
of the length of time to complete.
Any interested group can secure for
themselves the types of information
that is really needed to begin this
project.
In order to keep down the cost of
building the line, a group may secure
for themselves all right-of-ways, cut
down and top trees that will interfere
with the construction of the line, and
any other problems that may arise
during the construction.
The County Agent will work with
any group that is interested in get
ting electricity to their farms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
Mans Size Change.

Some individuals are shorter in the
evening because the little cartlleges be-
tween the vertebrae Of the spinal col
umn diminish in size during the day,
Que to the weight or pressure that is
upon them. In some individuals the
diirerence in height between day and
night may be as much as one-fourth to
one-half an inch.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
AS WE SEE 1T
By MoNTco

SOME BIG BUSINESS men real
ize that the small fellow must 1.-Two
Recently, on the floor of the Senate
Senator Couzens (wealthy and intelIi.
GENT read an account of reputed
conversation between the elder J. P,
Morgan and the late Rev. DR.. w
Ranisford. Asked what the trouble
was with business, Mr.. Morgan ra
piled: "The trouble is that fools won't
show each other their books"
DR.. Rainsford remarked that maybe
Mr.. Morgan would be unwilling to
show his. The fanancier replied:
well, rector, the time is coming
when all business will have to be done
in glass pockets"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
Farming Areas Lack EIecfrificafion
Because InsfaIImenf Costs Are Hioh
Rural Electric Administration Proposes To Remedy This
Condition By Helping Country Homes
Obtain Cheaper Rates

There are many farm areas in the
county at the present time that are
in need of electricity on their farms.
The Rural Identification Admins
tration proposes to make it possible
to extend rural lines into areas not
now served by electric lines. Compe-
tition with existing facilities is not
involved. The lines, however, must be
self-liquidating; that is, they must be
able Tin period of twenty years) to
return to the government the money
which has, been loaned for construc-
ton purposes, meanwhile paying at
a low rate of interest (possibly3@o).
This does not mean that every single
mile of each line must necessarily be
self-liquidating. 1t does mean that, if
fifteen, twenty or two hundred lines
are proposed in farm area of reas-
enable size where such lines would
total three to four hundred miles in
length, the project embracing all of
these lines must be self-liquidating.
Another very important feature is
the fact that the rate for energy on
these lines must be sufficiently low so
that the customer can use current for
all purposes in both the home and
farm buildings. The rate may vary
somewhat in different sections.
1t should be understood very clearly
that there is difference between
Rural Electrification" and the use of
energy for lighting and small appli-
anSes only. Where the number of Gus
toners average three per mile of line,
let US say, it will be necessary that
each one of those customers, in addi-
ton to his lighting and small appli-
ance load, must use one of the three
major household appliances, either a
refrigerator, range or an electric
water heater, or q milk cooler, feed
grinder, utility motor, or some other
piece of farm equipment Of compar-
able current consuming capacity.
While the distance between the
farm house is not the only controlling
factor, average use per customer is
even more important. Decision as to
building given line may rest on the
percentage of farms agreeing to take
the service. Therefore, the individual
farmer should be notified that the
adoption of the proposed project may
hinge on his joining with his neigh
bors in their commitments.
The Rural Electrification admins
tration proposes to make it possible
for the rural consumer to pay for his
house wiring and purchase appliances
pumps and bathroom equipment on
the installment plan, and, since these
payments will probably be spread
over the life of the appliance and the
interest rate will be lower than any
heretofore used, the monthly costs
will be materially lower than those
now in effect.
1t is not necessary to go to the ex-
pense of Incorporating a formal or
ganization until the application has
been presented and word has been re-
ceived that it is either promising or
satisfactory. Neither is it necessary
for the group to employ an expert to
secure initial information.
What the Rural Electrifcation Ad-
ministration should have in the way
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
Hair on One Sid.

Only few years ago there were still
men in southern Norway who let the
hair on one side of their heads grow
long, a custom from feudal days. The
long lock was left as courtesy to enc
mics, who could grasp it In hand-to-
hand fight.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11

LOOK OUT FOR LOCAL DRIVE
against chewing tobacco. A young
lady came into the Office the other
day and protested in no uncertain
terms against the congregation of to-
bacco-chewers on one of the biggest
street corners in Rockville. She said
as she walked by, veritable shower
of "Corn-bread", Natural Leaf" and
Browns Mule" fell around her.
Surely this situation must be remed-
led. 1t is enough to be daily caution
ed against driving automobiles under
the influence of liquor, to be fore
warned against indulging in question
able movies and lascivious books
but when we come to splitting tobacco
juice down the necks of our leading
female citizens-things have gone
just too far!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
Cold chills-Nervousn...

The Public Health Service says that
cold chills experienced by healthy per
sons on warm days are due simply to
nervous reaction to the environment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11

LAST MONTH, JUNE Is, to be
exact, the State Department notified
certain foreign powers that their an
nual installments on war debts were
due and payable. Ha! Ha!
AS everyone knew, all the notes,
with single exception, represented
a waste of postage and effort. Every
major power owing this country
money had previously informed US,
directly or indirectly, that the install
ments would not be paid.
Exception, as in ten past, was Fin
land, which RENTED its $165,453. It
is doubtful if anything in history has
done so much to promote respect for
that little nation in the United States
as its promptness in meeting its debt.
The Senate showed It's gratitude by
passing a bill to appropriate 100000
for erection of diplomatic and con-
sular building in Helsingfors.
America made war loans to twenty
nations, for a total of $1O,33s, 900, 900.
$2,747, 100000 Of that has been re-
turned. However, overdue interest
payments continue to increase the
debts which will probably remain for
ever in the category of repudiated
obligations.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11

THE ROCKVILLE GRADE cross.
ing elimination has not yet reached
the point where we can clap our
hands with glee and say cat last" It
has been understood that this cross
ing will be about the first to be
effected in Maryland. Of late we have
not heard anything about the matter
The Baltimore and Ohio Railroad has
apparently rested with the placing of
night Waterman at the crossing
By doing so the railroad officials vir-
tually admitted a mistake. But the
people of Rockville and adjoining Sec
lions of Montgomery County want
this dangerous crossing eliminated.
We do not care what type elimination
is used. Let it be the most economical
and the most sensible. Keep politics
cut of it. Get to work! Over and
above all, let the citizens of the town
get together and agree on the SUBJ
ject!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1935-07-11
BE CAREFUL HOW YOU ee

BE CAREFUL HOW YOU get
around nowadays. Accidents are
daily mounting. Every week end one
reads of someone struck and fatally
hurt by an auto OF else drowned in
some treacherous stream. Nine times
out Of ten the accident could have
been avoided. Someone just didn't
listen. Traffic is increasing daily. All
Of our living hazards are increasing.
Particularly, in congested areas
where too many people live. It would
be a good thing if many thousands
moved to Alaska and the Far West.
There are too many people here in
the East. Too few opportunities-un-
less you have plenty of capital.
Paraphrasing Horace Greeley, $50
Northwest young man, go north
west"
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
Brisbane GivesAdMen
Hints About Writing

that advertising has sold 25,000,000
automobiles.
Mr.. Brisbane was given an ova-
ton as he entered the room where
the first annual joint dinner Of
the two advertising clubs was held.
Among those at the speakers
table were Norman C. Kal, pres
ident of the Washington Advertis.
ing Club, presiding; Mrs. Eleanor
Patterson, editor of The Wash
ington Herald; Senator William
H. King, chairman of the Senate
District Committee; Representa-
tive Mary T. Norton, chairman of
the House District Committee;
Erwin Huber, president of the
Baltimore Advertising Club; M.
W. Flynn, managing editor, and
Ernest Johnson, advertising man.
ager Of The Herald: George Rec
tor, famous reStaurauteur.
Mr.. Brisbane, who was accom-
panied by his daughter. Miss
Sarah Brisbane, and her fiancee,
Regain McCrary, called at the
White House earlier in the day.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
WEDD|NCOF DC,
GIRL REVEALED

Washington friends Of Miss
Violet Alvira Williams, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Jeffer-
son Williams, 44O0 block Fessen,
den st. N. w., learned today of
her marriage to Lieut.. John A.
Gavin, U. S. A., in New York
City, April S.
Although the couple were
known to have been engaged for
some time, no official announce.
ment of the wedding was made
until the recent regimental
dance at Governors Island, N. Y,
where Lieutenant Gavin is sta
toned with the Sixteenth In.
fantry
Lieutenant Gavin is the son of
John H. Gavin, surrogate of Hud-
son county, N. j., and former
New York newspaperman.
Lieutenant and Mrs. Gavin will
make their name at Governors
Island.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
DRIVER Of BUS
HELD IN CRASH
FATAL To a

Another chapter in the tragic
Rockville bus-train crash in
which IA children of the Viii,
Transport (MdO High School lost
their lives was closed today with
the holding of the driver Of the
bus, Percy Line, for the grand
jury.
The engineer and fireman Of
the crack Baltimore & Ohio ex.
press train which ploughed into
the bus the night of April II
were released yesterday following
an auday hearing in Montgomery
county courthouse before Judge
Donald A. DeLaShmutt.
In his opinion, Judge DeLaSh-
mutt said in rendering his deci-
sion, Mr.. Line had failed to use
all necessary precaution in ap-
preaching the dangerous crossing.
Mr.. Line testified he did not stop
the bus but merely slowed it
down to speed of 10 to IL miles
an hour.
Most of the survivors of the
tragedy in testifying yesterday
exonerated the driver Of all blame.
Miss Louise Funk, science teacher
of Williamsport High School who
was in charge of the Inflated trip,
said she believed Mr.. Line a good
driver; that it was not necessary
to warn him, and that he had
been recommended to her Several
pupils testified the bus slowed
down in approaching the intersec-
ton and that because of the rain
it was impossible to see any warn
ing Of a railroad track.
Contradictory evidence that the
train had sounded a warning of
its approach was given in court.
Both the engineer and fireman
Swore bells were sounding and that
the train whistle was blowing. This
was verified by other witnesses but
denied by several of the school
children and Miss Funk.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
CIVIL SERVICE
RULE ADOPTED

All employees Of the Farmers
Home Corporation, a new Federal
agency which would be set up
under a bill pending in Congress,
would be under civil service, &C.
cording to an amendment adopted
by the Senate late yesterday.
The amendment was sponsored
by Senator David I. Walsh DD
of Massachusetts,, who pointed out
that as reported by the Senate
Agriculture Committee the meas
ure contained no provision com
polling any employe of the pro-
posed new agency to take civil
service examination nor come un-
der the classification. He said:
Zone of the difficulties that
has grown up in the emergency
agencies is that some officials
are receiving higher salaries
than comparable or higher
ranking officials in some of the
regular Government establish
mentS.
II think the classification act
should be made applicable to all
Of these permanent agencies"
The Senate adopted the amend
ment without a record vote, Sen
ator John Bankhead CD Of Ala
bama, who was in charge of the
measure, finally agreeing not to
object.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
BOLIVIA CLAIMS
BIC VICTORY
IN CHACO

BUENOS AIRES, April "a GIN.
SO.-A major reversal of fortunes
in the Gran Chaco war was
claimed by Bolivia today in an.
nouncing the recapture Of Cha.
ragua, important oil field center
seized in the recent Paraguayan
advance.
AS a result of the successful
Bolivian offensive. Gen. Enrique
Penaranda. head of his country's
forces, predicted an early success
full termination of the protracted
jungle war.
Bolivia asserted that Paraguay
suffered more than 1000 casual
ties as they retreated in a weeks
fighting along a 120-mile front.
Around 10000 troops on both sides
were engaged.
Dispatches from ASuncion con-
firmed the Bolivian advance, he
Paraguayan commanders explain.
ing that their retreat was Stra-
tegic, to shorten the line.
The BolivianS are concentrating
their pressure On the middle of
the long battle line at Boyuibe,
hoping to split the Paraguayan
forces into two divisions.
The Washington times., 1935-04-24
SCIENCE FACES
GRAV|TAT|ON
CHALLENGE
International News Service

International News Service
A challenge to harness the
great forces Of gravity was thrown
at the scientists of the world to
day by DR.. w. w. Campbell, pres
ident of the National Academy OF
Sciences.
After predicting the disappear
ance of infectious and contagious
diseases through the discoveries
Of medicine and public health
administration, DR.. Campbell
said:
"Of all the forces known to
man, gravitation is marvellous
beyond comparison. The velocity
of light and electricity, 10000
miles a second, seems a snaiIS
pace with the effective speed Of
gravitatiOn.
DAZZLING SPEED
"PulSeS of light, emitted by
the sun, require 500 seconds to
reach the earth, whereas the
suns gravitatiOnal pull upon
the earth, compelling the earth
to travel in its elliptic orbit,
seems to act instantaneOusly
across the gap Of 100000
miles,"
DR.. Campbell also read Presi-
dent Roosevelt's letter to the So
ciety which declared that the
country has every reason to be
proud of the record of it's SCENT
lists and engineers" The PreSi-
dent wrote:
81 take this opportunity to
thank the Academy for the ad-
vice and assistance it has
given the Administration dur
ing the past two years, particu-
larly where problems pertain
ing to policies Of the Govern.
ment have arisen"
MEDALS AWARDED
DR.. Campbell presented acad.
envy medals to Haakon HaSberg
Gran, of the University of Oslo,
Norway, for his work on the
factors controlling organic pro-
duction in the sea; DIR. John
Stanley Plaskett, director of the
Dominion AStrophysical Observa-
tory, Victoria. B. c.. for his
labors in stellar radial velocitis;
James P. Chaplin. of the Amer
lean Museum of Natural History,
in recognition of pamphlet en-.
titled: THE Birds of the Bel
gian Congo" and to August Voll-
mer, University of California, for
his application Of scientific meth
DDS into crime detection and pre-.
vention. For years Vollmer was
chief of police. Berkeley, Cal.