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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Mrs. Adelaide r. PrObert
Dies After Long Illness

The death of Adelaide R. Probert,
wife of L. C. Probert, vice-president
of The Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad,
who died last week at her country
home, near Olney, at the age of fifty
two, was a great shock to her many
close friends in the Sandy Spring vi
cinity.
While Mrs. Probert had been in fail
ing health since September, caused
by an illness following pleurisy, few
realized the seriousness of her illness.
Mrs. Probert was chairman Of the
Woman's Board of The Montgomery
County General Hospital for num-
Der of years, was active in woman's
club and community work in Mont
gomery County, and the hospitable
doors of Homeland Farms were al
ways open to hold benefits for worthy
charities sponsored by various clubs.
Mrs. Probert was a member of the
board of directors of the Washington
Animal Rescue League. Her great
love for animals was emphasized in
this way. She was a native Of New
York State; her husband being her
only survivor. Private funeral services
were held at Homeland Farms on
Saturday afternoon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Legion Auxiliary Has
Elected New Officers

Mrs. ]. R. Ertter has been in
stalled as the new president of the
American Legion Auxiliary, Hender-
observation-disclosures Post, of Rock
Vile. Installation ceremonies held
last week were conducted by Mrs.
Frank Farley, of Chevy Chase, State
President of the American Legion
Auxiliary.
Other officers named were: Vice
president, Miss Lucy Smith; score
tary, Mrs. ]. Dan Louthan; treas.
urer, Mrs. A. Guy Watkins; chap
lain, Mrs. Edwin Smith; sergeant.
alarms, Mrs. ]. Louis Ryan. The
installation took place at the home
of Miss Rebecca Lenovitz. The aux
iliary plans to present a flag to the
Richard Montgomery Junior High
School as part of the Americana
zation plan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Home Talent Entertains
At "The Neighbors" Meet

Home talent provided the entertain
ment when "The Neighbors" held its
January meeting at The Cedars, with
Mrs. A. Douglas Farquhar, on Thurs
day. Miss Estelle T. Moore read a
most interesting article from a
pamphlet on the julius Rosenwald
Fund, describing some of the work
done in the educational field, espec-
tally in the South, promoted blythe
Foundation. This was followed by a
general discussion.
The second number on the program
was reading selections from that very
charming book, "North to the Orient"
by Anne Morrow Lindberg, read by
Miss Amy P. Miller.
Josiah Waters Jones, the presiding
officer of the meeting, made plea
that any interested members attend
the annual meeting Of the F m
Bureau and Horticultural Society of
Maryland.
Many home, horticultural and civic
questions were discussed after a de-
licious supper which was enjoyed by
the guests. Mr.. and Mrs. r. Bentley
Thomas will entertain the February
meeting Of the Club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Rev. J. III. Balthis Dies;
Former County Pastor

Rev. J. H. Balthis, pastor of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, South
of White Sulphur, Virginia, died at
his home ON Friday, January IT.
where he had been pastor in charge
for the past eighteen months, hav-
ing been appointed to that church
after serving at Woodstock, Virginia
Services were conducted at White
Sulphur on Monday, January 10th
at $3.50 A. M. with interment at
Goshen, Maryland, at II O'Clock
Tuesday, January 21st.
Rev. Balthis served as junior pas
tor at Goshen and also presiding
elder of the Washington District
He is survived by his widow, Mrs
Catherine mccarthy Balthis and fou1
sons, ]. H. Balthis, Jr., of New
Jersey; Harry C., a student at Yale
Divinity College; Donald c., OF
Washington, D. c., and David L., OF
White Sulphur, Va. William E.
Prettyman, Rev. E. S. Sheppe, Jr.,
of Rockville, Rev. DR.. Frank Tyler,
Rev Herman Wilson Of Gaithersburg,
and Rev. Peter c. Helmintoller, Jr.,
of Ballston, Va, acted as pallbearers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Sandy Spring Firemen
Buy Additional Hose

Announcement of the purchase of
200 felt of 21s inch hose and 100 feet
of IL inch hose for the Sandy Spring
Volunteer Fire Department. was
made by Chief Spencer ]. II. Brown,
at meeting which was held at the
fire house on Wednesday evening at
the regular monthly meeting of the
Department., with William John
Tomas, the president, presiding.
Chief Brown also told of the success
of the new pump for the REQ truck,
which has just been completed. Ed
ward Brown of Ashton was elected a
new member of the Department.
One hundred dollars was donated
to the Firemen by the Woman's Aux
Hilary, to be used for new Hose and
fifty dollars from the Olney Grange,
for the same purpose.
A number of the Firemen will at
tend the quarterly meeting of the
ounty departments, when they meet
Takoma Park on January 23rd
ne annual banquet of the Depart
lent the dinner to be served by the
'oman's Auxiliary, will be held on
Wednesday evening, FEBRUARY 18th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Chamber of Commerce Pays
Respect To Curtis Ward

The Rockville Chamber has adopted
a resolution eulogizing Curtis L.
Ward, prominent business man and
Rockville citizen who died recently
after an illness of only few days.
The resolution, drawn up by a
special committee, is as follows:
"Be 1t Resolved by the Rockville
Chamber of Commerce that in the
passing of Curtis Lloyd Ward, a
charter member and faithful former
the Town and community
have lost valued Councilman and
useful citizen and the Chamber sue
cessful business man and worthy
member; and we cherish his friend
ship and revere his memory.
And Be 1t Further Resolved that
the tenderest sympathy of the Cham
Der be extended to his bereaved
family"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Farmers Outline
Busy Program For
The Coming Year
Delegates To Farm Bureau
Take Up Important Subjects;
Seek AAA Substitute

Organized farmers of Maryland will
have one of their busiest years in
1886, judging from the program Of
activity outlined at the annual meet
ing of the state farm bureau at Bal
timore last week. In resolutions and
Recommendation adopted by delegates
from all but two counties of the state,
a program of work was outlined
which included projects in county and
state, and cooperation with their ma
tional group in activities of interest
to farmers elsewhere.
The delegates agreed that their own
organizations in Maryland, including
county farm bureaus and cooperative
marketing and purchasing units, need
ed considerable strengthening. Their
resolutions also included such other
subjects as increased appropriations
for agricultural extension; opposition
to diversion of the gas tax from road
building; maintenance and debt serv-
ice; support for extension of rural
Identification, and a state tax pro-
gram which would provide needed adj
ditional revenue through income tax
and temporary gross receipts tax on
public utilities until revenue from the
income tax would be available.
In the national field, Maryland
farmers asked for an immediate pro-
gram Of substitution to the AAA and
urged that processing taxes be re-
turned only where definite proof could
be given that the tax had not already
been passed on; they urged that more.
effort to halt the mounting death
rate from automobile accident, they
expressed disappointment in results Of
the farm to market road program to
date and the hope that more import
ant results might be secured, and urg-
ed definite program of land use as
part of our national agricultural
policy.
Harry N. Nuttle of Caroline county
was reelected president, Wilbert
Smith of Frederick was chosen vice.
president and C. E. Wise was re-elect-
ed secretary treasurer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Olney Grange Installs
Officers For Coming Year

Installation of officers featured the
annual meeting Of the Olney Grange,
which met in the club rooms CT the
Fire House on Tuesday evening, pre-
ceded by dinner served to about As
members and guests.
P. Roy Brooks, State Master, Of
Hartford County, installed the officers,
with Mrs. P. Roy Brooks and Profes-
sor Lawler, agricultural teacher at
Sherwood School, conducting officers.
Those installed being; Master, Rob-
ert H. Miller, Jr.; Overseer, E. W.
Haviland; Assistant, Steward, C.
Martin; Lady Assistant Steward, Mrs.
Ridgley Chichester; Lecturer, Miss
Elizabeth Sherman Jones; Secretary,
Mrs. r. Bentley Thomas; Treasurer,
Miss Elizabeth T. Stabler; Ceres, Mrs.
Robert H. Miller; Sr.; Pomona, Mrs.
Willard Harvey; Gate-keeper, Ran
dolph Bready; and chaplain, Austin A.
Lamar.
Most generous donations from the
treasury were as follows: $40 to the
Oliver Kelley Memorial Fund, $25 to
the State Grange Educational Fund;
$25 to the Friends Service; $25 to the
Ashton water cistern and $50 to the
Sandy Spring Volunteer Fire Depart
ment with which to purchase hose.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Indictments Are
Returned Against
City Gangsters
Grand Jury In Circuit Court
Charges Four Men With
Wilson Staying

Indictments charging -four Wash
ington gangsters with the mistaken
identity" murder of Allen B. Wilson,
newspaper route carrier, were re-
turned in the Montgomery County
Circuit Court Tuesday by the special
grand jury which convened Monday
in Rockville.
In addition, the four men likewise
were indicted for conspiring to MUIR
der Edward G. Mickey" Mcdonald,
well-known Washington gambler, for
whom the gunner were lying in
ambush outside the Mcdonald resi-
dence in Takoma Park, Md, when
the killing of Wilson occurred.
The four men named in the in
dictment are Albert S. Sutton, one
time lieutenant of the late Eddie
Killeen; William Cleary, Edward
McDermott, alias John "Slim" Dunn
and Ernest Myers. All of the men
with the exception of McDermott
who is serving time in Alcatraz Fed
eral Prison, are held in the District
Jail.
In addition to the four an indict.
ment charging Dewey Jenkins, 9
member of the tri-State gang, with
conspiracy to murder Mcdonald, also
was handed down.
The murder Indictment in the Will.
son Staying will be selected by States
Attorney James H. Pugh as the one
which he will first employ in al
effort to send the four gunner tt
the gallows for the brutal killing %
Wilson.
Efforts will be instituted shortly
to return the four men to Montgonl
lery' County Tor trial.
The jury, headed by Thomas E
Hampton, Bethesda real estat'
operator, returned a total of foul
indictments containing IL count
against the four defendants ant
Jenkins.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
County Oranges Name
New Officers For 1886

I. Roy Brooke, master of the Mary
land State Grange, assisted by Albert
A. Ady, assistant Montgomery County
agent, installed officers of the Ger
mantown and Shady Grove oranges
a1 point meeting at the high school
auditorium at Gaithersburg. p
The officers are-Germantown:
James D. King, master; Jacob Lea
man. overseer; Albert A. Ady, lectur-
er; Donald Kirby, steward; Upton
Aeaman, assistant steward; Mrs. Ed
gar stephens, chaplain; Mrs. Carlton
drowning, treasurer; Miss Rebecca
Neaman, secretary; Frank Schaeffer,
sa'ekeeper; Mrs. James D. King,
Ueres; Mrs. William Young, Pomona;
MIS- John Hargett, Flora; Miss Mar
ard.
Snady Grove-A. G. Robertson,
rSS'er; Ralph Walker, overseer; Mrs.
D D Stiles, lecturer; James Leo
niuer, steward; James Crown, assist
anu steward; Mrs. Ralph Walker,
M chaplain; Russell Umstead, treasurer
M wiss Rita Ryon, secretary; Richard
ve''er, gatekeeper; Mrs. Arthur Rob-
er'son, Ceres; Mrs. Charles Vollmer
O,nona; Mrs. Claude Norton, Flora;
anu Miss Ida Stiles, lady assistant
Inc executive committees sworn il
%ere-Germantown: William Snyder
YSnairman; Edgar Stephens, ]. D
Ming' Mrs. Carlton Browning, Mrs
WIS Ethel Kirby, Shady Grove: For
eS' Crown, chairman; N. C. Stiles
and Ridgley Howes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Telephone Rates
Ordered Reduced
Effective Feb. ]
Bradley And Silver Spring Elk
changes And FOur-Party
Lines Affected Here

A -year-long legal battle which
went to the Supreme Court of the
United States was ended yesterday
when the Chesapeake & Potomac
Telephone Co. filed with the public
service commission a new rate sched-
ule giving Maryland citizens reduce
tons totaling $412,300 a year.
The new schedule, effective Febr-
uary 1, was filed by the company
without the commission issuing any
formal order in the matter. It came,
however, after weeks of negotiations
between the commission and the COM
pany, and after the commission had
limited at proceedings against the
company if the rates were not reduc-
led.
The major portion of the rate re-
auctions went to Baltimore City sub
scribers, who will benefit by cuts a.
mounting to 100000. Residents of
suburban Baltimore will receive cuts
totaling $125,OO0, and residents of the
Maryland counties will be benefited
by $4,000.
Virtually the only benefit Rockville
and other nearby subscribers obtain
ed was in the reduction to the four
party limited type of servic,
The commission stated that other
rate reductions approved by it in
recent months will bring the total
yearly saving to Maryland subscrib-
ers to $685. 1000. The commission in its
first order of November %, 1888, had
ordered the company to reduce its
gross revenue by approximately
81 100000.
Theh Boulevard Exchange in Prince
Georges County was moved from class
2 into class l., which means its rates
will remain the same. The Bradley
and Silver Spring exchanges were
moved from class to the exception A
group, which means their rates re-
main the same.
In class 2, Gainesville, Hyattsville,
Salisbury and Towson subscribers
will receive no reductions.
Rate class A, 500 to 1000 telephones:
Aberdeen, Arbutus, Bel Air, Chest
ertown, Elkridge, Elkton, Ellicott
City, Frostburg, Sparrows Point,
Sykesville and Warick, individual I'M
limited from So to $2.75; two-party
limited from $3.50 to $2.25 and four
party limited and rural from ~ to
$1.75.
The following exchanges were NOV
ed from rate class 5 to A and only
one set of subscribers, the four-party
limited, gets reductions: Ashton, Ber-
wyn, Cockeysville, Crisfield, Dundalk,
Gaithersburg, Hampstead, Havre de
Grace, Kensington, Laurel, Oakland,
Reisterstown and Rockville. The re-
auctions for exchanges in that group
is from So to $1.75 for the four-party
limited subscribers, rates for other
types of service remaining the same.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Fusion Party To Hold
Dance On January 20

The Congressional Country Club
will be the scene of the second an
nual dance of the Montgomery County
Fusion Party, which will be held
Wednesday evening, January 20. The
committee of arrangements includes
E.. J. Gray, chairman; John S. Eaton
and Ira C. Whitacre.
Tickets may be secured from Mr.
Gray at the Bethesda county building
Sidney Oliver, Silver Spring county
building, Mr.. Whitacre, at Rockville
or other Fusion party members.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
Farmers Club See
Pictures Of Wild Life

Interesting moving pictures, prin-
cipally showing animal life on the
farm of A. Douglas Farquhar, were
shown by him when he was host to
The Montgomery Farmers Club,
which held it's January meeting at
The Cedars on Saturday evening.
William John Thomas presided over
a business meeting in place Of the
host who is the regular president
of the Club.
A discussion, pro and con, Of the
A. A. A., with divided opinion, and
other farm subjects, constituted the
proceedings.
Thomas Hyde Nv wiz entertain
the February meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
County Ministers Will
Meet In Rockville Jan. "a

A meeting of the Montgomery
County Ministers Union will be held
Monday, January 81, at IL A. NJ
in the Rockville Methodist Church
according to DR.. Thomas F. Opie
secretary. Rev. w. L. Darby, secre-
tary Of the Washington Federation
of Churches viii be the speaker. All
ministers are invited.
Rev. Edwin s. Sheppe, pastor Of
the Rockville M. E. Church, South,
is president OF the Union.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-01-23
DIR. Willard Breakfasts
Thursday, January Both

Thursday at 11:45 A. M. over W. F.
M. d. DR.. Earle Willard, former presi-
dent ofthe Philadelphia College OF
Osteopathy, will announce the install
ment of his Therapeutic Gravity
Equipment in his Frederick and
Bethesda offices. His Bethesda office
is located at 1000 Wisconsin Ave. N
w., Bank of Bethesda Building
Phone, Wisconsin, 5235.
Matanuska Valley pioneer. (Palmer, Alaska) 1935-1936, 1936-11-05
Sourdough Sam
Continued

heels as they left the road for
trail leading off toward Charlie
Marino's.
In less than mile Sam ran into
big 40 horse Diesel caterpillar
clearing land. WANT nothin'
like that here, NEITHER" he re-
minded Bum.
Sam shook his head, skirted the
machine, and ran smack dab into
great big seven room frame
house all freshly painted. Old Sam
can take a shock, but he staggered
Lnuer that one. The blame house
was standing right on the very
spot where he'd killed a moose the
tall before. And when he bumped
INTO we'll rig chugging its way
down to water he looked at it
with startled eyes. "And | amt
had drink in six MONTHS" he
said to Bum.
Down the road they went past
Camp No 2, past slashers and
building crews at work, past Har-
ry Sears and his gang with their
big caterpillar-drawn potato Dig
ger. 1t was very strange to Sam.
By all rights he would have been
lucky to have met a soul on the
trail, and an auto whizzing past
would have been a real event. He
was really bewildered by the in
tense activity.
At last they came to Matanuska
and the little town was the first
thing in the valley he really recog-
nized. He dropped into Phil AL
lens place but he didn't have much
to say. He knew that marshals
usually take charge of people who
imagine they see things that don't
exist, and there was Joe Holman
with his gold badge all ashine.
He studied the whole situation
out through a pint of Seagrams.
1t wasn't possible that this could
be the same Matanuska Valley he
had left only six months before
;. but here he was. all
these strange people on the roads!
All this building and excitement!
Why, it was as though many
years had rolled by since he'd
gone to Chickaloon. He couldn't be
dreaming, could he?
At last he decided to take the
bull by the horns. He'd find out
whether he'd missed too many
boats or not.
"Say," he demanded of Phil,
"what in helPs been goin' on
around here anyway?"
Phil has a nice sense of humor
and he realized what was going on
in Sans mind. He decided to have
some fun.
Going on?" he said. "Why,
nothing much. Valley has grown a
lot since you left here ten years
ago, hasn't it, Sam ?"
"TEN YEARSw You could have
heard Sam clear out across the
Knik flats. He stuck another bot
tie in his pocket, and, avoiding
Joe, strobe rapidly off toward his
cabin up by Vic Morgan's.
"Ten years!" He repeated it
over to himself many times. At
last he turned to the dog.
"Ten years! 1t don't seem pos
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

In an effort to encourage build ing in Douglas the city is giving away free lots to prospective home builders. Deals were closed recent ly for the disposal of several vacant lots which will be built upon soon. Building costs must amount 10 al least $1.5O0.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

Paul Abbott, Alaska representa- tive for Dupont Powder and for many years a Juneau resident, pass ed away in Seattle on May 2. He had been in poor health for several months. His last trip to Alaska was made in August. 1885.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

Elton Troth of Hollywood, Calf, although 21 years of age, experi- enced his first train ride recently when he came from Seward to Fair banks. Troth said he is delighted with the experience and intends to make trains in the future his fav- orite means of transportation. H. plans to enter the University of Alaska or Washington State Col lege next fall.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

James Wadman, predatory animal hunter of Fairbanks. who recently uncovered a den of nine coyotes near Cinema, later found a den with three wolf pups on Birch Hill four miles from the Steese Highway. He had been watching the district since finding wolf tracks in the snow and saw by means of spy glasses a full grown female wolf going to a den on the steep hillside. A few days afterwards he went to the spot and dug in the hole until he unearthed the pups. Their cries brought the mother and father of the pups and Mr. Wadman said the female wolf would have attacked him if he had not fired a .22 calibre pistol he had with him, which drove off the adult wolves. At present Mir. Wadman is working independently, hut he expects to be employed by the Terri tory to hunt predatory animals af- ter July 1. He receives a TerritOr- ial bounty of $20 for each wolf or coyote caught. He has captured 13 of the predators during the past two months.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

War will be waged against mos quitoes by Fairbanks, the campaign being directed this year, as 1t was last, by Councilman Irving Nc K. Reed. chairman of the city council health committed Oil will be used on ponds and sloughs in the city The preventive work will be start ed immediately.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

The playground committee of the Fairbanks Pr. A, reported at a recent meeting that the equipment on the school playground had been subjected to considerable breakage, not by school pupils for whose Use it was provided but as the result of carelessness or a wilful spirit of destruction by adults not entitled to use of the equipment.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

More than 90 boy scouts and visi- tors enjoyed moving pictures of game animals and q talk by Frank Dufresne. assistant executive in the Alaska game commission. at Eagle Hall in Juneau. One of the moving pictures showed the muskox herd A rare type of whale was pictured 30 feet long with an ivory tusk. All types of bear were shown. A big feed was given by the scouts.
 To provide funds for the return of Mrs. Chas. G. Anderson. widow of the recently killed Alaska pilot. and her child. to relatives in the East, the Ketehikan DeMolay club and friends sponsored a concert and ball in Redmen's hall. Anderson and his mechanic Clyde Lynch were killed in a crash at SaXman. The widow and child were left destitute.
 Details of the death of John Tilly. pioneer northerner. were given at Nulato recently by Pete Esmialk.. who found his body in his tent 30 miles south of Nulato. Chief Esmi- aka and his two boys were enroute to their hunting grounds. when they found a note beside the trail which read: Come over, I'm sick. The note had been sewed on a pair of overalls and fastened to a stake. The body was lying in the bunk covered with bedding. The bed was very close to the stove in an effort to keep warm. There was not a stick of wood in the tent, and he had burned all the boxes and furni- ture. Tilly was CT years old. ma tive of Finland. He located at St. Michael in 1898, where he worked as a carpenter. Later he prospect edon many creeks and pups. During the past l2 years he prospected on Bonanza creek. He had a host of friends. The oldtimer evidently was unable to help himself and starved and froze to death.
The Wrangell sentinel., 1936-05-15

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JUNEAU TRAPPER FINED
 S100 FOR TAKING MARTEN

On two counts of possession and transportation of fur illegally. Gun mar Ohman of Juneau was fined $100 in '. s. Commissioner Court at Juneau when he pleaded guilty to taking marten on which there is closed season. Three other counts of trapping violation were dismiss ed.
 Ohman took the marten at Fisk- cry Point, Admiralty Island, and was taken into custody by Deputy Warden Clarence Rhode of the .aska Game Commission.