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Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Rotary Club Christmas
Tree Yuletide Feature

The Rockville Rotary Club is again
featuring a community Christmas
tree on the Courthouse lawn. The
committee in charge of the project
includes Buell. M. Gardner, chairman;
Dudley Ward and Harold Smith.
Financial aid was extended by the
Farmers Banking and Trust Com
pany, the Montgomery County Ma
tional Bank, the Rockville Chamber
of Commerce and the Montgomery
County Commissioners. The tree
was lighted Monday night and win
remain Illuminating during the holi-
days.
Guy Watkins was in charge of
decorating the tree and his timely
assistance as well as the backing of
the above-named organizations is re-
sponsible for the lovely approach to
East and West Montgomery avenues
via the Frederick and Jamestown
pixies.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Game Warden Waters
Warns County Trappers

W. Carroll Waters, District Deputy
Game Warden for Montgomery
County wishes to call the attention
of all trappers to the following pro-
visions of the Trapping Law passed
at the Special Session of the Legis-
lature held this year and which pro-
visions took effect June 1, 1896.
at shall be lawful for any person
in said County, with the consent of
the owner Of the property where the
traps are to be set,
First, To set or place steel traps,
not larger than the Standard No. 2
Trap, for the purpose of catching
animals and birds.
Second, Provided the Name Of the
Owner be placed on all Traps so set.
Third, And that the owner Of
every trap SO set, or someone desig-
mated by him, shall Visit every trap
so set at least Once in Every Twenty
four Hours"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Town Leaders Oppose Removal OF
Old B. and o. Railroad Bridge
Chamber of Commerce And Council Fear That Business
interests And Property Values Would Suffer-Con-
ference "On Ground" Sought At Early Date

especially as it was revealed that in
a letter to the mayor and council a
prominent official of the railroad had
expressed the hope that the matter
could be amicably adjusted to the
satisfaction Of all concerned.
Otto w. Anderson was requested
to endeavor to have the railroad COM
pany send representatives to confer
"on the ground" with the committee,
the mayor and council and other in
terested persons on the theory that
the railroad people could be shown
rather than merely told-of the seri-
BUSINESS of the matter to the people
of East Rockville and the community
generally.
If the proposed Rockville confer
ence is not arranged an effort will
be made to have the railroad COM
pany hold hearing in Baltimore.
The approaches to the new over
head bridge are now being construct
ed. The work, however, involves
hauling of an immense amount Of
earth and the structure is not ex-
pected to be ready for use until
Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
County Employees
Get Vacation To
Last Until Monday
Commissioners Also Vote To
Extend New Years From
Thursday To Monday

Montgomery County employees, ex-
cept policemen, will start Christmas
holidays Thursday at noon and
remain away until Monday morning,
the county commissioners voted Tues
day at their meeting in Rockville.
The New Years holiday will begin
Thursday evening and continue until
Monday after New Years. County
police will work their usual 10 and
14-hour shifts.
The commissioners appointed Hir-
am Musgrove, of the Bethesda Volun-
teer Fire Department, forest war;
den on recommendation of C. F.
Winslow, district forester. Bids
were ordered for paving an alley in
rear of the new Silver Spring Post
office Building from Oak avenue to
Harden street.
Three petitions asking that tn G
12-acre tract adjacent to the Bethes-
da-Chevy Chase Senior High School
in Bethesda be drained and graded
for use as playground and athletic
field for the children of Chevy Chase
and Bethesda. The petitions were
from the Chevy Chase Woman's Club
the Bethesda Community Garder
Club and the Parent Teacher Asso.
citation of the school.
A petition for rezoning of block:
Is and 16 in the proposed Woodsids
Forest subdivision from residential
"a" to commercial "D" was received
from Jacob S. Gruver. The lots arr
on Georgia avenue near Montgomery
Hills commercial development. A
hearing will be held February 1 a
II pm. in the Silver Spring County
Building.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24

The proposed removal OF the
wooden bridge over the Baltimore
and Ohio Railroad tracks in Rock
vile, when the modern overhead a
short distance to the south is thrown
open to traffic, was given serious
attention at a meeting at Rockville
on Friday by special committee OF
the Rockville Chamber of Commerce
and representatives of the Mayor
and Council Of Rockville.
The consensus was that abandon
ment of the wooden structure would
not only prove disastrous to business
interests and property values in a
large part of Rockville, east of the
railroad tracks, but would so greatly
inconvenience residents of the area
as to constitute an unreasonable
hardship.
Although the group was advised
that the railroad company is without
legal authority to remove the bridge,
inasmuch as it is part Of one of the
towns important streets, the feeling
was that court action should not be
sought until absolutely necessary,
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24

Roads Scheduled
To Be Improved
DIR. Homer E. Tabler Announces
State Will Follow Federal
Highway Program


Improvement and modernization Of
low cost farm-to-market roads IN
Maryland will be carried out by the
State Roads Commission, it was an
nounced this week. Under plan
resulting from experiments made By
the United States Bureau of Public
Roads, highways will be developed
which will be smoother, safer and
cheaper, according to DIR. Homer Il.
Tabler, chairman of the State Roads
Commission.
In Montgomery there are already
two specimen of the earlier stages Of
the work being done under the pro-
gram, out of the county's allotment
of road funds. Stretches of both the
Comus and the Vier's Mill roads have
been widened to 80 feet and subjected
to drainage treatment. Later they viii
be stabilized and given surface treat
ment.
The stretch on the Comus road il
mile and half and that on the
Vier's Mill road two and third miles.
Laboratory tests of soil and road.
building materials in Maryland have
been made and the results have been
highly illuminating. DR.. Tabler
points out that almost any type oR
dry soil is capable Of bearing heavy
loads.
Therefore. in order to protect the
existing roads from further destruc-
ton, they must be kept as free 40
possible from the influence of rain
and melting snow. 4
The placing of hard surfaces
over the travelled portion of q road
does not necessarily provide the an
swer, for if water is permitted to
stand along the edge of the pavement
It will soak into the subgrade and
destroy the supporting value Of tho
material under the surfacing with the
inevitable result that failure occurs.
DR.. Tabler explained that with .
shoulder from seven to ten feet in
width, with side bitches Of sufficient
depth to keep the free water below
the average frost line, the operation
of grading equipment is expected to
have hundreds of miles of existing
highways in good shape.
Rural property owners have been
urged to provide additional widths
for rights-o-way on feeder and SER
vice roads so that these improvements
can be made. 1t was pointed out
that the great need on rural highways
where the traffic rarely exceeds fifty
vehicles day is for proper drainage.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Burns Freed On $4,000
Bond In Assault Charge

John Henry Burns, 35-year-old
Washington merchant, charged with
criminally assaulting a young Capt.
tai typist, was released on $4,000
bond from the local Jail Monday.
A mistrial was recently declared
in his case on December 8, when
a Circuit Court jury failed to agree
after II hours deliberation, and he
las been held in jail at Rockville
since. Bond was furnished today by
afsag Plummer, Gaithersburg profess
sional bondsman.
Burns second trial will be held
during the March term. He is
charged with assaulting the young
woman near the Congressional Coun-
try Club on October 2.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
American Legion
To Seek Higher
Police Salaries
County Council Asks Adequate
Pay; To Hold Election
January s

The Montgomery County Council
of American Legion posts urged ade-
quate salaries for county policemen,
many of whom are veterans, in a
resolution adopted at its meeting in
the Kensington Armory. The reso-
luton was presented by Lawrence
Snhoot, chairman of the. executive
committee, who pointed out that the
members of the police department
have been the first to respond in all
charitable endeavors of the legion
posts of the county. The council
represents the seven American Legion
posts in the county.
The council will hold annual elec-
tions January at the Kensington
Armory, at which time several recon-
mendations for the new year present.
ed by the executive committee will be
voted on. President Eugene J. C..
Rainey has requested that all mem
Der posts certify their delegates be-
fore the January meeting in order
that they can participate in the cleo
tions and program discussion.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Col Tench Tilghman
Chapter, d. A. r., Holds
Interesting Meeting

The December meeting of the Col.
Tench Tilghman Chapter, OAR,
was held at the home Of Mrs. Z.
Winsor Offutt at 200 Bradley Boule-
ward, Chevy Chase, Md. Mrs. Eva
Chase presided in the absence Of The
regent, who was unable to attend
because Of illness.
Pamphlets for study Of the Con-
stitution were distributed in prepara-
ton for a discussion at the nsxt
meeting. The various committees
reported and Mrs. Talbot made Q
splendid talk on the copying Of old
records. She has listed the location
of as old burial plots in the county.
Mrs. Offutt offered four Good
Citizenship medals, one to each Of
the Junior and Senior High Schools
in her community. II was decided
make an annual contribution ID
"Children's Saturday Morning
Class" Mrs. TalboE was mai
chairman Of the committee on GIRL
Home Makers.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Organized Farmers
To Continue Fight
For Income Parity
Farm Bureau Delegates Believe
Problem OF National Impor-
tance Urge Community
Dollar

Parity of income with other indus
try will continue to be the chief OBJ
jective in the work Of the American
Farm Bureau Federation, according
to c. E. Wise, Jr., secretary of the
Maryland Farm Bureau who returned
last week fom the annual meeting of
the organization in Pasadena Cali
fornia. Considered most important
by delegates from all sections Of the
country was the resolution calling
for continuance of a national pro-
gram, and the revision and amend
ment of that program. whether in
the form of AAA or Domestic Allot-
ment Act, until farmers are getting
a fairer share of the national in
come, Mr.. Wise reports.
Delegates at the National Farm
Bureau meeting insisted that agri-
culture must be considered as a ma.
tional problem, and that income to
the farm group must be such as to
insure American standards of living
and wages and a rightful share of
the national income to the man on
the land" Mr.. Wise said in comment
ing on actions Of the California meet
ing. Delegates favored managed
currency on an index commodity
prices, and urged that soils conserva-
ion administration not be turned back
to the state until 1910 SO that there
might be time to gain more expert
eDce and work out more uniform
practices than would be possible the
coming year. They also opposed
diversion of gas tax road funds and
urged that such projects as tree
lighting, and related inn
of thorough highways be
postponed until more farmers had
available satisfactory market roads"
Mr.. Wise reports that the mem
bership of the American Farm Bu-
reau Federation increased by more
than 10000 the past year, bringing
the total to more than 100000. Illi-
nois, Iowa, New York, Indiana, and
Alabama were leading states in mem
bership, he says.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Sherwood Students In
Play At BroOkeville

The elementary and high school
students of Sherwood High School
presented a Christmas program on
December %. 1t was given at the
Brookeville School.
The play was divided into three
scenes; the shepard scene, nativity
scenes; the shepherd scene, nativity
scene, and the candle scene. The
characters were: Mary, Dot Cuff;
Joseph, Martin Speck; Three Kings,
Robert Thompson, Huntley Hillard
Bob Bonifant; Three Shepherds, Fran
els Davies, Jim Henderson, Bud
Barger; Angels, Margaret Ridgely
Katherine Farquhar, Alice Collins
There were also one hundred in the
chorus.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Enterprise Club
FavOrs Widening
OF Through Road
Would Improve Olney Smell
Bridge Route; Prominent
Guests Present


The December meeting of The
Enterprise Farmers Club was held at
Edgewood with Albert Stabler as
host.
Mr.. Stabler had as guests for the
occasion: Franklin C. Morss, Presi-
dent of The Providential Insurance
Company of Philadelphia; Harold d,
Craft, GENERAL Agent Of the Wask'
ington office of the same company,
Frank ]. Stryker, president of the
Columbia National Bank Of Washing
ton and Frank Mcfarland of Cali
fornia. f
The principal subject of discussion
was the widening of the Smells
Bridge Olney road and the Club ap-
proved a motion for the project pro-
vided it is to be part of through
road but not at present if it is to
be only local road.
Mr.. Stabler entertained the mem
bers and guests by showing some
very interesting old tools including
saws, hammer and a bear trap, all
about one hundred years old. He
also had half-peck measure and a
small cup once owned by his father,
the late Robert M. Stabler, these
articles being about eighty years
old.
G. Rust Candy presided. The Club
will meet with Maurice ]. Stabler ir
January.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Public Schools To
Open On January A

The public schools of Montgomery
County closed at noon Wednesday
for the Christmas holidays and will
resume January A. In most Of the
schools Christmas programs were
given Wednesday morning.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
Turkey Shoot Postponed
Because Of Bad Weather

Because Of unfavorable weather,
the annual turkey shoot Of the Rock
win Isaac Walton League Chapter,
which was scheduled for Saturday,
was postponed. A new date for the
event will be announced in a few
days, according to Charles E. West,
chairman Of the committee in charge.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1936-12-24
w. d. Haley, Local Gas
Co. Manager, Is Father

W. D. Haley, manager Of the Mont
gomery County district Of the Wash
ington Gas Light Company, and who
lives at Takoma Park, is the proud
father of seven-pound baby boy.
Both mother and infant are doing
nicely.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-10
Mrs. Leslie Leigh went into Spokane
yesterday afternoon for a few days in
the city

Mrs. Leslie Leigh went into Spokan,
yesterday afternoon for a few days il
the city.
| A son was born to Mr.. and Mrs. Web
ster English of Troy, at the Libby hos.
pital, on December 4.
Clarence Daggett left Tuesday night
for Wenatchee, Wash, called there b,
the death of a brother.
Mrs. Louis Gamache was called tc
Minnesota last week by the sad news
that her mother had passed away.
Donald Lloyd was visitor in Libby
Saturday, coming in from his ranch in
the Fisher river district south of Libby
Mrs. VIM Herbert left Friday for
California, where she will make sher
home She employed man to drive
her car and planned to make the trip
by auto.
Frank Schmalz Of Warland stepped
out of his car Saturday, fell and suf-
fered a dislocated shoulder. He was
taken to the Libby hospital to have
the injury attended to.
Fine Lingeris for Christmas-Gowns,
boomers, panties, slips and step-ins.
Priced from 39c to s129. First showing
Monday-Parlor Millinery, Mrs. limo
thy Miller, West Libby. 1t.
Mrs. Paul Bellamy and little son
Bobbie arrived Friday from their home
in Aberdeen, Wash, for a visit with
Mrs. Bellamy's parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. F. McCully. They plan to spend
Christmas here.
Neil Rice, forest ranger at the Ants
Flat station, is being transferred to the
Libby office for work during the win
ter. Gordon Cornell, of the Sylvanite
station, is also being transferred to the
Libby office for the winter.
E. M. Slauson, rancher on the Black
we'll place opposite Jennings, was in
Libby Saturday. Mr.. Slauson is build
ing up a herd of blooded Shorthorn
cattle and expects to have some for sale
before long, suitable for breeding
purposes
Announcement reaches Libby that
Miss Ruth Melby, former teacher of
music in the Libby schools, was mar
ried on November H. Her husband is
in the y. S. medical service and the
couple will make their home in New
York City.a
The Bridge Workers enjoyed yester-
day afternoon as guests of Mrs. J. A.
Krall, when the time was devoted to
contract, Mrs. Lionel Shaurette cap
tured the high score prize. The next
meeting of the club will be Christmas
party and Mrs. Ray Rice will be
hostess.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-10
FAREWELL PARTY
HONORING DEPARTING FRIEND

Friday evening the home Of Mrs.
Ned Joughin was the setting for one
of the loveliest social affairs the Junior
Woman's Club has ever held in Libby.
A dinner party was given in honor Of
Miss Lillian Meinhart, past president Of
the club who is leaving for Spokane
The young club women sat down at
$50 to long tables decorated with sill
yer candelabra with white taper can
dies. AT the close Of the most de-
licious dinner Mrs. Joughin in graci-
Gus and fitting Words paid high tribute
to Miss Meinhart's ability and all that
she had meant to the club. She ended
by reading Daniel Websters poem on
friendship. Promotion of friendship is
one of the continual aims of the club.
Miss Meinhart, very pretty in a dress
of green with gold trimmings, was
showered with handkerchiefs. She re-
sponded with sincerity and feeling.
The occasion, OF which Miss Beatrice
Larson was chairman, was made happy
by the fact that the club president,
Mrs. Elmer WOLF, was able to be
present
Sitting round the tables, the Junior
Women spent the rest of the evening
singing in unison as they love to do
Miss Inez Ratekin presided at the
piano. Rounds, songs, old and new,
were sung and the delightful affair
closed with the singing Of Farewell
to you"
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-10
Q(A[ STUFF

James Hitler of Troy is a patient at
the Libby hospital this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Neils spent the
latter part of the week on business
trip to Spokane.
Mrs. James Shaw Of Eureka came
down Friday to attend to business mat
tiers in the county seat
Howard Nichols was called to Galen
Friday night, his wife being patient in
the sanitarium at that place.
A beautiful assortment of late design
Christmas cards at the Western News
office. Place your orders now. If.
Mr. and Mrs. Timothy Miller are
spending the last of the week on a
pleasure and business trip to Spokane.
M. F. Gay left Friday for Detroit,
Mich, called there by business of the
Zonolite company, Of which he is sec
rotary.
A fire alarm last Saturday called out
the fire department. 1t was only hot
chimney fire at the E. E. Jaqueth home
and was soon taken care Of
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-10
Secret Wedding Disclosed
At Announcement Party

Libby friends of Miss Phyllis Boye.
and Mr.. Keith FRESHMAN were treated t
real surprise Saturday afternoon
when they learned that the young
couple had been married on April Is
1885, and had kept their marriage {
secret since that time
The news was broken to the friends
at lovely tea given at the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs E NJ Boyes last Satur-
day. The announcement Of the we'd
ding was disclosed to each guest when
she found under her napkin a small
card bearing news of the event The
card told that Miss Boyes and Mr.
FRESHMAN had been married on
April Is, 1885, by the Rev. r. ]. Hunt
er of the Presbyterian church at Occur
d Alene City, Ida.
For the pleasant affair the rooms of
the Boyes home were lovely in decora-
tons of bowls Of roses holding flowers
in shades Of rose and white. Mrs. Boyes
and Mrs. FRESHMAN wore corsages of
roses with their afternoon gowns.
Mrs. M D. Rowland presided at the
tea table, assisted by Miss Mary Cor
nell and Miss Betty Baker in the
serving. After the serving the ladies
joined in playing games, in one of
which Mrs. Gordon Cornell won the
first prize and in the other Miss Title
johnson won the distinction.
Mrs. FRESHMAN is the daughter Of Mr.
and Mrs. E. M. Boyes of this city After
being graduated from the Libby high
school, she was a student at Linden
wood College, St. Charles, Mo. Later
she attended Washington State College
at Pullman, and is member Of Zeta
Tau Alpha sefority.
Mr.. FRESHMAN is a son of A. A.
FRESHMAN of Helena, Mont. He attend
ed the University of Idaho and is a
Of Sigma Chi fraternity. He
came to Libby two or three years ago
as a case worker in relief and has been
employed in that capacity at various
times since.
After January /, Mr. and Mrs. Frese-
man will make their home in Washing
ton, D. c.. where Mr.. FRESHMAN will
be employed and where he will attend
George Washington university.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-10

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The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1936-12-10
Delightful Party By
Junior Woman's Club

The Junior Woman's Club held {
brief business meeting in the Com
munity Room Tuesday evening before
adjourning to Mrs. Ned Joughin':
beautifully decorated home for theil
Christmas program and party.
Miss Beatrice Larson, vice-president
presided and welcomed the IL new
members to the club. This makes q
membership of as. The yearbook, be-
ing prepared by Miss Eleanor Stevens
Mrs. Harold Thompson, Mrs. Louis
Kromholtz, and Mrs. Louis Baker, Jr.
will be mailed this week.
Mrs. Joughin was assisted by Mrs
E. NJ Davidson and Mrs Leonard
Sleizer in decorating the lovely Christ
mas tree and mantle with green's and
candles.
The program was in charge of Miss
Inez Ratekin, program chairman, and
started with the group singing of sew
eral well known Christmas carols.
Miss Barbara Jefferson read the lovely
Christmas story by Christopher Nor
ley. THE Tree That Didn't Get Trim
med" The ever popular twas the
Night before Christmas was read by
Miss Virginia Eldridge.
A trio from the music department
sang mo Candle Was There" Miss
Barbara Jefferson, Miss Hazel Mccain
non and Miss Eleanor Stevens were the
singers.
Mrs. Jack Swarens gave an original
reading in verse. form entitled "The
Rescued Christmas 1t was very clever
and the club is proud to boast an
authoress on the roll
Immediately after this reading Santa
Claus in full dress came bouncing in,
and goodness how he has gained
weight in the last year He is just
as jolly as ever but shows decided
preference for blondes this year Each
one received a gift from Santa and in
turn gave pair of stockings for some
poor child. Thirty-three pairs of
children's stockings were collected
By the time Santa was through and
had wished each one Merry Christmas
the refreshment committee for the ev-
ening lighted the tapers on the lovely
serving table and coffee and sandwich
loaf was served. Hostesses were Miss
Signe Johansson, chairman, Miss Mil
bred Buck, Miss Eleanor Stevens, Miss
Ida Mindf and Miss Hilda Rolseth.