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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
County Bonds Are
Purchased; High
Premium Obtained
Tax Certificates And Refundine
Issue Sold By Com
missiOners

A block of $25O,O0O worth Of 90
day tax anticipation certificates and
a $4,000 refunding bond issue were
disposed of by the Montgomery Coun-
ty commissioners Tuesday at the best
price in the history of the county.
The Hamilton National Bank of
Washington outbid three county
banks to take the tax authorization
certificates at par, with an interest
rate Of 100 per cent, while John
Nuveen e. Co.. Of Chicago purchased
the refunding bonds at par, the in
terest ranging from 2.75 to 1926 per
cent. In addition it agreed to bear the
expense of preparing and delivering
the maturities.
The bonds are to refund all bond
issues that fall due in the next six
months. One-half of the issue will
mature from 1941 to 1861 at 2.75 per
cent interest and the remainder will
mature from 1916 TIC 1851 at 1926 per
cent interest.
Members of the board continued
their work on the budget for the new
fiscal year beginning July and may
complete the task next week. It is
hoped to pare expenses in some Of
the county departments and continue
the tax rate of $1.50 on the 100
assessment now in effect.
Authorization was given the Wash
ington Suburban Sanitary Commits
sion to sell $65,OOO of State bonds
from its sinking fund and to pur-
chase $4,000 in municipal bonds for
the fund.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
Roadside Theatre Will
Open Season Monday

A revival of one of the last CEN
tury's most popular productions,
Around the World in 80 Days" will
open the Roadside season next Mon
day night, June Is. The play will
run two weeks at the Rockville Pike
barn theatre, where the COW bell
signals curtain time, "milkniaid"
ushers show patrons to those famous
canvas seats, and where an acre of
clear field solves the parking prob
lem.
A cast of 30, praying, incidentally,
81 roles, will be seen in "Around
the World in 80 Days" Such former
Roadside favorites as Ralph Fowler,
Kenn Romney, Jean Smith, J. Ed
mond Veitch, John Rappolt, Lansing
Hall, Margaret Osterwald, Edward
Stevlingson, and Frank Koonce, and
Milton Hirshfield are included. New
Roadsiders who will have leading
roles are George Harrington, Virginia
True, Nan Smith, and Elizabeth
Giles. Also new are Don Shank
Harrison Libbey, Carl Pribek, Law.
renee Beckerman, Richard Kreuz
berg, Milton Freedman, Robert An.
derson, Hamilton Colt, John Ed
monston, Walter Plinge, Harry Crow
Edythe Goldman, Maxine Kahn, ant
Joan Archer. And two former
ushers, Jane and Sue Slater, will
play behind the footlights this time
"Around the World in 80 Days
is the most ambitious undertaking
for the Roadsters. In addition Il
the record sized-cast, the technica
problems were many. An elephan
that carries people, train that runs
a ship that blows up and sinks, ant
tossing ea-waves were among them
But MISREPRESENTATION Edith !
Allen and the Roadside carpenter
and scene painters solved them all
and the show goes on Monday nigh
10 the entire satisfaction of Mis-
Allen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
New Beauty ParlOr To
Open In Rockville

The new Rockville Beauty Parlor is
opening this week in the Brosius
Building (Postofice building) with a
line up Of new equipment which
rivals anything seen in the larger
cities.
Ruth Vitale, who won the Interna-
tional Prize for a permanent wave,
awarded in New York, and who has
had over 20 years experience in this
line of work, will be in charge Of the
new beauty parlor. She will have
three assistants.
Miss Vitale says that every type Of
permanent wave win be available
with her modern equipment and that,
with the new set-up, no fingerwaving
will be necessary after a permanent.
Fort the first week or 80, the new
shop will offer a cocktail facial free
to clients.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
WPA Training Center
To Hold Work Exhibit
On Tuesday, June 16

An exhibit of work done at the
Rockville Training Work Center. W.
P. A. Project for women will be held
Tuesday, June 18th at Christ Episco-
pal Church, from II till 4:30. P. M.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend the exhibit to see the interesting
work which has been done.
The Ladies Of the Christ Episcopal
Church Guilds are serving 35c
luncheon from IL till 2 P. M. during
the exhibit.
The training Work Centers are
sponsored by the County Welfare
Board. Space, light, heat and some
equipment are secured by the local
Welfare Board. Textile, Sundry Sup
plies and labor are furnished by the
Works Progress Administration. All
of the articles and garments made at
the project are released to the We'll
fare Board to be distributed to needy
relief clients. With the drastic cut in
the budget of the Welfare Boards, the
clothing which has been distributed
as surplus commodities has filled a
very definite need in the counties.
The local project has been under
the supervision of Mrs. Sydney H.
Karr.
The training work centers have a
three-fold purpose namely:
To provide useful employment for
women from relief rolls.
To make garments for needy fam
lilies.
To train the women to make the
most of a minimum budget.
Since the majority of women on
relief rolls are unskilled workers, the
workrooms have employed the ma
jority of the women certified. The
women have been trained by the sup.
ervisor to do all phases of the work
In addition to clothing for men
women, and children, household furn
ishings, including sheets, towels, pill
low cases, and quilts have been made
Brief summary of project to in
clude:
1. Approximate time project has
been in operation, since 1885.
2. Average number of women EN-.
ployed, Is.
8. Approximate total numbers Of
articles made, 1000.
Other projects for women include
school lunch projects and library pro
jects. The library projects operate il
the free library or school libraries
under the direction of project sup
ervisor. The work consists of bool
cleaning, repairing, rebuilding, cata
loguing as well as part time assist
ance in keeping the libraries open tt
the public.
There will also be demonstration
of local library project in charge Of
Mrs. Frederick Pratt of Takoma Parl
Library.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11
Tennis Court To Open
On The School Grounds

Four tennis courts in the rear of
the Richard Montgomery High School
will be available for Rockville net
enthusiasts this Summer as soon as
the regular school term closes. They
may be used at present on Saturdays
and Sundays.
A fee Of 10 cents per person is
being charged for maintenance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11

IT'S ALL SETTLED about the re-
cont dry weather spell which was
broken over the weekend. It seems
that the locust holes in the ground,
estimated to go down as far as seven
foet absorbed the surface water to
+bo extent that crops were being
seriously threatened.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-06-11

nm WILLIAM vEIRS has a rose
ss. .usn which is a rose garden. He
t," sS mas red rose called "The SEN
vnS '' with S57 different varieties,
and eSn take your pick for beauty
ro a scent Next week 1 will tell you
o.s ABOUT his roses and right now
usiS ID say that you will be amply re-
Frians " visit him and enjoy these
tber. Snlp roses, the majority of
bv l.. imported and sent to Mr.. veirs
sIoha '' many friends all over the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
PROJECT
TURNED DOWN
BY COMMITTEE
Principal Grounds Are That
Small Benefits Do Not
Justify Outlay
INTERESTED PARTIES
HAVE REPEAL RIGHTS

The following letter was addressed
to the Democrat, and came from
the office of the Division Engineer,
South Atlantic Division, Richmond,
Va:
cit having come to the notice Of
the undersigned that you have ex-
pressed interest in the pending pro-
position for the improvement of a
waterway from Pocomoke River, at
or near Snow Hill, Md, to Chincotea-
que Bay, you are hereby informed
that the report thereon, authorized
by the river and harbor act Of August
80, 1885 and by resolution of the
Committee on Rivers and Harbors OF
the House of Representatives, United
States, adopted March Is, 1884, has
been made and is unfavorable to the
The principal grounds
upon which the adverse conclusions
are based are that the small benefits
to be expected would be far from suf-
ficient to justify the cost of the i'm
"You are further notified that all
interested parties have the privilege
of an appeal from this conclusion to
the Board of Engineers for Rivers and
Harbors, permanent body sitting
at Washington, D. c., to which all ex-
animation and survey reports of this
character are referred. Parties desir-
ing to do so may be heard on ap-
peal by the board, either orally or in
writing. Written communications
should be addressed to the Board of
Engineers for Rivers and Harbors,
Munitions Building, Washington, D.
c., and should be mailed in time to be
in possession of the said board within
four weeks from the date of this COM
munication. If, however, you have
important data to communicate to the
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
&C. c. CAMP YOUTHS
RESCUED FROM THE ice

Exaggerated reports reached here
Tuesday night of the disappearance
of eleven youths from the CCC Camp
at Public Landing. Upon investiga-
ton however the story narrowed down
to seven young men who, according
to report, had started z mile trek
across Chincoteague Bay for view of
the Ocean.
Walking on the ice, 1T is said, four
of the young men returned but three
continued and were prevented from
returning in a straight course by
breaking up of the ice floes. A
searching party was Immediately sent
out from the, Landing who later re-
ported the boys safe on the Worces-
ter side of the bay where they had
returned after a circuitous route.
They were returned to camp, suffer-
ing from cold and exposure but none
the worse for their hazardous trip.
1t was learned the three youths
hailed from Pittsburg and had made
their start from the mosquito control
camp located at Public Landing. The
boys were: J. S. Schulak, Norman
Beard and e. G. Parks.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
COMPETITIVE
EXAMINATION
FOR POST OFFICE
Examination To Be Given Here
Under Presidents Order;
Not Civil Service

A competitive examination will be
held in this city by the United States
Civil Service Commission, at the re-
quest of the Postmaster General for
the office of Postmaster for Pocomoke
City, receipt of application to close
February IS, 1886.
This examination is held under the
Presidents Order of July IL, 1888,
and not under the civil service act and
rules.
Competitors will not be required to
report for examination at any place,
but will be rated upon their education
and training, business experience, and
fitness.
Apply to the secretary of the board
of civil service examiners at the post
office in this city or to the United
States Civil Service Commission,
Washington, D. c., for application
Form 10, and Form 2213 containing
definite information in regard to the
examination.
Applications must be properly exc
cuted on Form 10 and filed with the
Civil Service Commission, Washing
ton, D. c., prior to the hour of closing
business on the date specified above.
WARNING-All persons are warn
ed against offering, promising, pay
ing, soliciting, or receiving any money
or other valuable thing as a poll
teal contribution or otherwise for
use of influence, support, or promise
Of support in obtaining appointment,
Any such act is a violation of law,
and offenders will be prosecuted.
The salary of the Postmaster in
this city and nearby cities where va
cancies occur are as follows: Sails
bury, $780,; Centreville, $2400; Den
ton, $2400; Pocomoke City, $4,000 and
Snow Hill, $4,000. Much gossip as to
the lap into which the plum will drop
in this city, is rife; but, as yet moth
ing has crystallized to make anyone
certain as to what will happen.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
SHORE COLLEGE
PRES. TALKS
TO BOY SCOUTS
DIR. Gilbert w. Mead Addressed
Annual Meeting Of Will
mingtOn Area
SCOUT LEADERS OF
SHORE ATTENDED MEET

DR.. Gilbert w. Mead, President OF
Washington College, Chestertown,
Md, and District Scout Chairman ad-
dressed the annual meeting of the
Wilmington Area Council, Boy Scouts
of America at the Hotel dupont Mon
day night, January 27. Scout leaders
of lower Delaware and the Eastern
Shore Joined the men of Wilmington
at this meeting to learn of the prog
ress made in Scouting on the penin-
sula in 1885 and heard plans for 1886
activities.
Motion pictures taken of the Scouts
in action at the Rodney Scout Camp
last summer were also feature of
the Annual Meeting program. In ad-
dition, Council Officers were elected
for the current year, the national
award of the Silver Beaver was made
to two men "for distinguished service
to boyhood," and group of Scouts
and leaders conducted a mock trial,
"The Public Holds Court"
Reports rendered by Council Com
mittee chairmen at the Council Exc
cutive Board meeting last week in
dictate that substantial progress has
been made in Scouting throughout the
area during the past year. Scout
membership has increased, II Troops
have been organized, and the num-
Der of volunteer leaders has grown
from a total of 739 on January 1 to
1913 on December 81. Additional Coun-
Gil service has been made possible in
the area districts by the addition of
C. r. Andreas, Jr., of Salisbury, Md,
to the headquarters staff. Mr.. An
dreas and Stanley M. Woodhead, of
Dover serve as Field Executives in as
sisting the Scout work of local lead
ers in the towns and villages of the
peninsula.
The 1885 camp season at the Rod
ney Scout Camps was one of the best
in the Camps history. An area-wide
conference of Scouting leaders held
in Dover on December was attended
by over 200 men, and was addressed
by DIR. James E. West, Chief Execu-
tive of the Boy Scouts of America
and resulted in a closer understand
ing between the city and area Scout
leaders.
Gains have been noted in the Sea
Scout program for older Scouts, the
Clubbing program for boys under
Scout age, and in the extension of
Scouting to negro boys. Under the
leadership of Council President Char
les H. Cant the influence of the Scout
Councils work has been increasingly
effective throughout lower Delaware
and the Eastern Shore and the out
look for the progress of Scouting in
1886 is bright indeed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
AMATEUR NIGHT
TO BE STAGED
BY LIONS CLUB
Singers, Instrumentalists, Dan
GERS, And Other Entertain
ers Can Contest

Eastern Shore singers, instrument
talists, dancers and other entertain
ers with marked talent have an OPP
portunity to contest for prizes rang
ing from $4,000 to $500 at the ANA
teur Night being organized by the
Berlin Ocean City Lions Club for the
latter part of February.
The Club, which has sponsored
many successful entertainments in
the last several years, is planning a
show on a larger scale than ever be-
fore and is anxious to have in it the
very best talent available, no matter
from what part of the Delmarva Pc
ninsula it is drawn.
Amateur artists from distant To-
calities will be given the same con-
sideration in selecting the talent as
artists from the immediate vicinity
of Berlin and Ocean City.
The prizes offered are: For the best
act, $5O.00; second best, $500; third,
$500, fourth and fifth, SIS each.
Applications for additions which
will precede the selection of the cast,
should be made Immediately to DR..
Roy A. Buhrman, President of the
Berlin Ocean City Lions Club, Berlin,
Md.
DR.. Buhrman urges all applicants
to tell all about themselves and their
acts in their first letter, so that cor
respondence may be reduced to the
minimum.
Additions will be arranged for as
soon as possible after applications
are received.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
ATTENTION IS CALLED
TO TESTING MEETINGS

Attention is again called by r. T
Grant, County Agent, to series of
soil testing meetings to be held in
Worcester County next week as fol
lows:
February 4th, 2 p. M, Berlin, NUM-
cipal Building.
February 4th, 7 P. NJ, Newark,
Fire House.
February 9Th, 10 A. M, Snow Hill,
County Agents office.
February 9Th, 2 P. M, Stockton,
Fire House.
February 9Th, 7 P. NJ, Pocomoke,
Gladding's Garage.
Farmers should be sure to take adj
vantage of this opportunity to have
their soil tested for the various crops
they plan to plant the coming season.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
Pocon1oke Business
Men Call Meeting

There will be meeting of the bust
ness men Of Pocomoke City, next
Tuesday evening, February 4, in the
Community room of the Citizens Ma
tional Bank, at o'clock.
The purpose of this meeting is to
discuss the matter of the sales tax,
prior to possible attendance in Sails
bury upon a meeting called for the
same purpose. All business men are
invited to be present.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
ARE
INVITED TO A
PROTEST MEET.
To Assemble In Ball Room Of
WicOmicO Hotel, Saturday,
February Sixth
MEETING OPEN TO ALL
RETAILERS AND OTHERS

Retail merchants from all parts Of
Maryland's E. Shore are being in
vited to attend a mass meeting on
February to protect against the pro-
posed tax expected to come before
the special session of the State Legis-
lature in March.
The meeting is sponsored by the
Salisbury Retail Merchants Associa-
ton and will be held in the ball room
of the Wicomico Hotel at 2 o'clock
on the afternoon of Thursday, Febru-
airy 6.
The speakers will be Walter Bach
rach, Secretary of the Maryland An
ti-Sales Tax Association and L. G.
Odhner, Executive Secretary of the
New Jersey Repeal Association.
Mr.. Bachrach has been actively en-
gagged for some time in developing
support in the fight against any form
of sales tax. Mr.. Odhner was active
in the work which resulted in the re-
peal of the sales tax in the State Of
New Jersey.
Committees appointed by l. L. Ben
jamin, President of the Retail Mer-
chants Association are issuing invi-
tations to the merchants in other
towns and also to all State Senators
and Representatives on the Shore.
1t is expected that this meeting
will draw a large crowd of represen-
tative retailers as several smaller
meetings have already been held in
other counties where groups of mer-
chants have gone on record as oppos-
ing sales taxes. 1t is pointed out by
those interested in this movement that
many of the states which have passed
sales tax legislation have found it
necessary to repeal such laws after
a brief trial.
Prominent merchants claim that
sales tax legislation has not achieved
the purpose for which it was planned
and that other means of raising neces-
sary funds have been found more sat-
isfactory.
Opposition locally is conferred around
the fact that on the Eastern Shore
and in other parts of Maryland it will
be detrimental to business in view Of
the fact that considerable trade comes
from residents of neighboring states
where no such tax is in force.
It is felt that at this meeting on
Thursday Of next week an expression
of opinion will be obtained from mer-
chants representing all the Shore
Counties.
The meeting is open to all retail
merchants and others interested in
sales tax legislation and is not con-
fined to members of the Association
sponsoring it.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
EASTERN SHORE CLUB
LUNCHES AT WICOMICO

The quarterly luncheon meeting of
the Goucher Club of the Eastern
Shore was held at the Wicomico Ho-
tel, Salisbury, on Saturday, January
%. The guest speaker was DR.. Mao
mi Riches, of Goucher College, who
talked on the new program at Couch
er.
DR.. Riches, who has been visiting
various schools on the Eastern Shore,
is the Director of Admissions at
Goucher College. She is graduate
of the University Of Oregon. Later,
she received her doctors degree from
the University of Chicago. While
working on her decorate, she spent
several months in England studying
the economic conditions of agricul-
ture.
Among the club members attend
ing, beside DR.. Riches, were Mrs. K. P.
Wilmington and Mrs. w. F. Ster-
ling, of Crisfield; Mrs. Frank Lewis,
of Wizards; Miss Estelle Leonard, of
Cambridge; Mrs. Wilbur Meriken,
Mrs. B. C. Willis, and Miss Mary Sue
johnson of Denton; Mrs. E. P. Bay
Tor, Jr., of Preston; Mrs. Charles Skir-
ven, Miss Maria Ellegood, Mrs. Sid
ney j. Ward, Mrs. Walter Phillips,
Miss Florence D. Erwood and Miss
Helen c. Wooton, of Salisbury.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
LOCAL BOY HONORED
AT MILITARY ACADEMY

According to Special Orders issued
by the Office of the Commandant
of Riverside Military Academy, the
nations largest military prep school
which is now at it's Winter Home in
Hollywood, Florida, Cadet John B.
Hayman, Jr., of Pocomoke, Nd, has
been promoted to the grade of Private
First Class. This promotion is the
result of meritorious attention to duty
and marks Cadet Hayman's advance
ment in the Riverside Cadet Corps,
which has annually since 1923 re-
ceived the U. S. War Department S
highest official rating.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
MRS. May A. benson
DIES, AGED SEVENTY-TWO

Mrs. Mary Ann benson, u, wife
of George w. benson, passed away
Tuesday morning of last week at her
home on East Greek, near Crisfield,
following a paralytic stroke. Daugh-
ter of the late Joshua and Mary But
Ter she had lived most of her life in
Somerset County, making her home
in Crisfield for a number of years.
Besides her husband the following
seven children survive: Mrs. Harvey
Thomas, Mrs. Upshur Pusey, Mrs.
George Revelle,, Mrs. Albert Wagner,
all of Somerset county, Mrs. Sewall
Webb, of Salisbury, Mr.. Lee benson,
Of Baltimore and Mr.. William F. Den
son, of Ardmore, Pa. One sister and
two brothers also survive, Mrs. Sarah
MCGEE, of Pocomoke, Mr.. Frank But
Ter of Westover and Mr.. Gardner But
Ter of near Pocomoke.
Funeral services were held from
Quinton Church, near here Thursday
afternoon of last week, the Rev. p.
w. Crosby, pastor of the church, of
Burial was in Quinton
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-01-31
FARMERS OPPOSE
THE RETURN OF
TAXES
Federation Indicates Sentiment
OF The States Farmers
By Resolution
INTERESTED IN PLAN
FOR SUBSTITUTE FOR AAA

Organized farmers of Maryland will
join those of other states in vigorous
opposition to the return of processing
taxes, is the opinion of Harry H. Nut
tie, president of the Maryland Farm
Bureau Federation. Mr.. Nuttle called
attention to the resolution against the
return of processing taxes at the re-
cent annual meeting of the Federation
as indicative of the sentiment of the
states farmers.
"The situation resulting from the
Supreme Courts decision in regard to
these taxes seems strange to farmers
and consumers alike" says Mr.. Nut
tie. "For many months retailers have
been telling consumers that the reas-
on for higher prices charged on
meats, bread and other food stuffs
was accounted for by the processing
taxes. Now, with processing taxes
removed there is little change in re-
tail prices, and the professor, in some
cases, seems ready to swear that he
was paying the taxes all the time.
1t is our belief that the consumer has,
in most instances, paid the tax, and
a return Of the tax to the professor
would mean that the same consumer,
as tax payer, would have to pay the
tax all over again"
The statement of the larger meat
packing companies showed larger
profit in 1885 than in any other year,
despite processing taxes which were
supposed to be handicap to the bust
ness, according to Mr.. Nuttle. While
interested in a workable substitute
for the AAA program, farmers will
not be too much interested in the pro-
gram to ignore other situations Great
ed by the Supreme Courts decision,
he believes.