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The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04
AMERICAN LEAGUE

Games Yesterday Detroit 12, Chicago g. Cleveland-St. Louis (rain). (Only games scheduled).
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04
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perior to his American league con- temporaries that he needed no geo. logical help, but on the other hand the Washington hitters, were rather weak. So Griff had the Washing ton mound shaved down to the leveI of the rest of the infield, thus en- abling the local boys to find the rival pitchers easier to hit.
 *
 McGraw Did It, Too
 John McGraw, who learned his stuff from the old Orioles, was not above such tricks, either.
 He was once accused of raising the Polo Grounds base lyines slight ly, making the field somewhat saul cer-shaped, so that his team, all of them expert bunters, would be just that much better at the art of lay ing 'em down and beating 'em out
 And another time, the boys say
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04
Mack Helped Grove

Old Connie Mack, himself, wasn't above fixing up his park to aid his players
 When long and lean Lefty Grove was rearing back and firing them in for the Athletics few years back, MT. Mack had his ground keeper build up the Shibe park pitching mound to the maximum height of IS inches above the home plate.
 Indignant rival managers, sick of seeing Groves firebal sweeping down on the batetr from the clouds, claimed that MT. Mack really had the mound higher than permitted by law.
 Clark Griffith had different ideas when his speedball king, Walter Johnson, was reigning.
 Sir Walter, you see, was so su-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04

Russia expects to increase its oil production 18 per cent this year.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04
INTERNATIONAL LEAGUE
Games Yesterday ,Iz TDrantA D

Newark 5, Toronto 2.
 Buffalo 9, Jersey City 4. Rochester 10, Baltimore 2. Montreal 8, Syracuse 3.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04
Standing.

Games Today Philadelphia at Chicago. Washington at Cleveland. Boston at St. Louis. New York at Detroit.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04
BY RICHARD MCCAIN NEA Service Sports Writer

It is reported that MT. Burleigh U'd Just as Soon Leave, Anyway Grimes is keeping score on the num- Der of base hits that bounce off the right field screen in Ebbets field.
 Under the present ground rules at the Flatbush Sanitarium, any drive striking said screen entities the batter only to the number of bases he can make safely. MT. Grimes would change that.
 He has the notion that this screen is going to be quite an easy target for his topheavy left-hand batting order and for the first few weeks he is going to be quite an easy target for his topheavy left hand batting order and for the first few weeks he is going to count the number of drives his boys bounce off the fence in comparison to the enemies totals.
 And if the Dodgers dent the screen often MT. Grimes is going to notify the 1eauge that hence forth, hereafter, and until further notice any drive hitting the screen shall be and is hereby home run
 Manush Can Do It
 This used to be the old ground rule at Flatbush until Casey Stele gel found that in 1895 the visiting firemen practically tore the netting apart.
 of course" says MT. Grimes my boys have got to show me be- yond any doubt that they can hit the screen more often than the other guys. I think Heinie Ma hush will do it enough, all right but I'll need more than just Heinie If Winsett, Lavagetto, Brack Butcher, and Phelps ca nbang balls off the netting, then I'll change the rule and make those drives home runs."
 MT. Grimes isn't by any manner of means the first baseball man 10 arrange his park for the benefit of his ball players. Why, only few years ago when Al Simmons was sold to Chicago by Connie Mack, Louis Comiskey went to the trouble of digging up the home plate and moving it a little closer to the left field wall, hoping and think that the Polling Poule would belt out a flock of home runs.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04
Games Tomorrow

New York at Detroit. Philadelphia at Chicago. Boston at St. Louis. Washington at Cleveland.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1937-05-04

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Little Garden Club Has
Attractive Arrangement

No especial program was given at
the meeting of The Little Garden
Club when it was entertained by Mrs.
Allan Farquhar last Thursday, the
meeting preceding delicious lunch
con.
Attractive flower arrangements
were brought, as well as few good
specimens, and as this was the last
meeting before the annual flower
show of the club, to be held on Satur-
day, June tn, from three until eight
o'clock in the Sherwood School Gym
nasium, the club made the final plans
at this meeting, with roll call for
questions following.
The very good posters to advertise
the show made by pupils Of Sherwood
were judged by the club, a prize of
$500 being given for first prize which
was won by Edward Brown. second
prize, $1.00 won by Chorlette Carey,
with four other prizes two being won
by Joe Cbeseldine, one by Mavine
Matthias and one by Grace Downs.
Mrs. Mahlon Kirk w, will enter
tain the next meeting, June 9th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Three Blair Students Get
Strayer Scholarship

Three Montgomery Blair High
School students tied for first place
in the recent scholastic test given n
Montgomery County high school sem
iors for a 100000 scholarship to
Strayer College, it was announced to-
day by Pincxney j. Hartman, college
director.
Edgar C. Keller, 16, of 816 Tucker
man Street, Northwest, was awarded
the prize when Evelyn Elizabeth
Talley and Clare Martin, both OF
Silver Spring, co-winners, withdrew.
Helen Gwinn, II, of Chevy Chase,
a Bethesda Chevy Chase High School
senior, won second place. Though
Keller has accepted the scholarship, it
will be awarded to Miss Gwinn in
event he does not use it.
Keller may enter college at the be-
ginning of either summer term, June
81 or July 6, CT in the fall not later
than September 81. He will have his
choice of either the one-year secre-
tarial course or the scholarship may
be applied as tuition payment on the
two-vear business administration
course.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
suburban Young R'pb'licans
10 Hear Judge Anderson

urge Thomas M. Anderson of the
Juvenile Court will be principal
speaker at meeting of the Sub
SlUsh Young Republican Club to be
neiu Tuesday evening, June 9Th, at
w nome of Commissioner Paul M.
eOughian, in Silver Spring.
1ihal plans for the dance to be
T Wa on June 18th at the National
"Omen's Country Club will be dis
Used by Doris Seebold, Chairman of
p Committee. Dewitt Zook,
~ 'esIuent of the Club, will announce
;n 10 committee Chairmen for the COM
e year and also outline the pro-
s mn TO be followed through the
ra. ,,'ler' Entertainment and refresh
NJ ."'S viii follow the short business
ir,t. 1lg' All interested are cordially
invited to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Home Interest Club Is
Entertained At Bethesda

The May meeting of the Home
Interest Club was entertained by
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin B. Morris at
their home near Bethesda on last
Tuesday evening. Mrs. Robert Coul-
ter had an especially interesting
letter from former Sandy Spring
resident, Mrs. Joseph E. Janney,
descriptive of the spring floods in
and around Cincinnati, which she
read to the members, and which
brought out sidelights of conditions
by an eye witness.
Charles Hartshorne presented an
original poem in blank verse which
he had given before a club in Gcttys-
burg, and which gave the historical
background of the Duke of Windsor
and Mrs. Wallis Warfeld.
The numerous hints TO the gar
dener were given in the forethought
by Lindley Clarke.
Clarence B. Hurley presided over
the meeting and Mrs. Milton Ban
croft was secretary.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Tax On Written
Instruments Will
Be Made Effective
Liens, Deeds, Mortgages, ETC.,
Have Extra Charge Made
This Week

The act passed at the recent spec
ial session of the General Assembly
providing for tax on the recorda-
ton Of instruments in writing became
effective in Montgomery County and
throughout Maryland Monday.
1t imposes tax on mechanic liens,
deeds, mortgages Except purchase
money mortgages), chattel mortg.
ages, bills Of sale, conditional con-
tracts of sale, leases, confessed Judge.
ments, magistrates judgments, crop
liens, deeds of trust and any and all
other instruments Of writing, record
ed or offered for record, which create
liens or membranes on real or per-
scnal property or convey title to real
or personal property. The tax, how.
ever, does not apply to assignments
OF mortgages, purchase money mort
cages absolute or partial releases OF
orders of satisfaction.
The tax is at the rate of 10 cents
on each 500, or fractional part
thereof. of the actual consideration
paid or to be paid, for the property
transferred in the case of instruments
conveying title and at the rate of 10
cents on each 800, or fractional part
thereof, of the principal amount OF
the debt secured in the case of in
struments securing debt or reserv-
ing title as security for debt.
In addition to the tax there is a
charge of 80 cents for each such in
strument recorded or offered for
record.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Red Cross Plays An
Important Part In The
Recent Athletic Meet

Interest in First Aid under the
direction of the Montgomery County
Chapter of the Red Cross has been
growing in leaps and bounds in the
county recently as evidenced at the
County Athletic Meet in Rockville
recently.
The Red Gross First Aid with
Bernard Cashell and the Charlotte
Randall Memorial First Aid Corps,
the County Red Cross Nurse, Miss
Margaret Groomes, the Rockville
Fire Department, the Silver Spring
Fire Department, Rescue Squad, the
Rockville School Nurse, Miss Foley,
and her corps of helpers, worked
from a booth on the field. The
Warner Humphrey ambulance was
there with a man in attendance, and
DR.. William WEIGH was attending
physician, Mrs. William WEIGH of
Gallinger Hospital, Mrs. Nina Church
Brann, former Chairman Of First
Aid and DR.. Ellicott, County Health
Officer were all busy giving first
aid to the many minor injuries re-
ceived during the meet by the young
folks taking part in the games.
The Red Cross urges all parents
to have their children given thor
ough physical examination before the
opening of school next year and be-
fore the next athletic meet.
Miss Ruth Weld, the newly APP
pointed Executive Secretary for the
County Red Cross and who has her
office in the Red Cross Room at
Rockville High School is on call on
Monday and Wednesday mornings
from $3.50 until 1890 and all day
on Fridays. She will give infor-
nation as to all Red Cross activities
in the county.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
IS Classes Of Flowers
Ready For Show Saturday
At Sherwood High School

About sixty-five classes have been
listed for flower exhibitors when the
eighth annual flower show of The
Little Garden Club of Sandy Spring
is held on Saturday afternoon of
this week from three until eight
o'clock in the new gymnasium Of
Sherwood School, with Mrs. Nor
timer o. Stabler in charge of ar
rangements for the show.
Some novel classes have been
added to the list this year and the
public is invited to exhibit and at
tend.
Neighboring garden clubs have also
asked to exhibit and an invitation
extended to florists to compete in
non-amateur class.
Competent judges have been Sc
cured and a silver offering will be
taken at the door.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Gov. Nice Names
J. Goodman Boyd
New Parole Head
Move Interpreted To Cement
Warning Factions OF
Maryland G. o. p.

J. Goodman Boyd, former head of
the State survey commission and the
man who nominated Gov. Harry W.
Nice for the Vice Presidency last year
was appointed parole commissioner
this week.
Gov. Nice, in announcing the ap-
pointmens, said he made it because of
Boyd's mature and seasoned judg-
ment." W. David Tilghman, Jr.. the
former parole commissioner, resigned
Wednesday when he was elected
chairman of the Republican State
central committee.
Nice also announced that he had
appointed Tilghman small loan COM
missioner of the State. This new
office was left vacant by the recent
death of j. Wilson Ryon, of Prince
Georges County.
Boyd has been of one faction and
William P. Lawson, former chairman
of the State Central Committee, was
of another. Lawson was appointed
police commissioner of Baltimore
City, resigning his leadership of the
State Republicans. The Lawson APP
pointmen. will bind his faction to
Nice-the Boyd appointment, some
sources said. will keep the Boyd
group in line.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Aged Terrapin Comes
Back To Early Home

Observers were astonished to pick
up an aged terrapin on the court
house lawn this morning bearing on
his back the insignia THE SEN
TINEL." No date was mentioned. It
is believed that the terrapin was so
labeled during the Civil War by an
employee of the Rockville newspaper
and fled these parts because Of his
Southern sympathies when Meade
threatened the town.
Although times have changed and
many old buildings have been de-
stroyed or removed since, the old
veteran unerringly made his way TO
the door Of The Sentinel Office. Ter
rapins have been scarce around here
since the introduction Of the snally-
caster in 1880. The latter is now
practically extinct, having in turn fell
an easy prey to the dreaded disease
"winosis."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
David Tilghman Is
Elected Chairman
Republican Comm.
Succeeds Lawson Who Takes
Over Post Of Police Com
missioner Of Baltimore

w. David Tilghman, Jr., Of Elk
ridge, Howard County was elected
chairman of the Republican State
Central Committee this week. I'M
mediately upon his election, Mr.. Thigh
man announced his resignation from
the office of State Parole Commissions.
er that he has occupied for the past
two years. He succeeds William p.
Lawson, who was recently appointed
to the post of Police Commissioner of
Baltimore by Governor Nice.
Immediately the new chairman open
ed fire on critics of the present State
administration and declared that
there is less political influence in any
State department. now than in many
years. He said, eve are going to do
battle against those critics and show
they are not serving the people. We
welcome constructive criticism but we
are going to fight destructive criti-
cism."
Mr.. Tilghman in private life is in
the real estate business. He has been
member of the Republican commit
tee for a number of years and has
been prominent in Howard County
politics for a good many years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Farmers Fair Planned For
Wildwood Park, Mt. Airy

Wildwood Park, Mt. Airy is plan
ming Farmers Fair for June
8 to IL. inclusive and among the
invited guests who will speak are
Governor Nice, Mayor Jackson, of
Baltimore and Walter Rudy. The
affair will be held each night with
Saturdays festivities opening in the
afternoon. Prizes will be awarded
ard games, amusements and refresh
ments win be on the grounds. Dane
ing will be a nightly feature.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Secretary Ickes Buys
L. C. Probert Estate


Secretary of the Interior Harold
Ickes has purchased the estate near
Olney of the late L. C. Probert.
Homeland Farms" is one of the most
beautiful locations in the eighth dis
trict.
1t is understood that the Secretary
and his family will occupy his new
nome shortly.
Ickes is a Middle Westerner who
took office under Franklin D. Roose-
velt. He was a Bull-Mooser in the
days of the first Roosevelt and re-
manned a Republican until he sup
ported the cause of the Democrats
in 1882.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03

The Commissioners resolution was
supported by it's author, Commits
sioner Richard H. Lansdale, and
Commissioners Robert D. Hagner and
Paul M. Coughlan, and opposed by
Commissioner Frank H. Karn. The
fifth member, Charles E. King, de-
clined to vote.
The resolution also asked the
State commission to turn over to the
county its portion of the IN cent
county and municipal road gasoline
tax funds to retire road bonds, re-
questing that the first payment be
made not later than June 15.
Those in close touch with the sit
uation are dubious whether the State
Roads Commission will agree with
the Montgomery Commissioners. That
the lateral roads have suffered under
STATE control, majority Of Observers
believe. Farmers, who have to
travel arm-to-market highways, are
complaining that they pay big taxes
and get little for their money in
the way of adequate roads.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Policemen Obtain
Pay Increase AS
2 Officials Object
Legislature Authorized Meas
ure; Lansdale And King
Against Move

Increase in the pay of Montgomery
County policemen was voted Tuesday
by the Montgomery County commits
sioners at their meeting in Rock
vile. The increase provides an
additional $500 year Cor the chise
of police and $500 each for the 80
men on the force.
The increases were authorized BIZ
a bill passed by the General Assem-
bly, and signed by Gov. Nice. They
had been urged by practically every
civic and business group Of the
county.
The Commissioners refused 70
accede to one item Of the citizens'
recommendation, that the civilian
desk clerks also be given the in
crease.
Commissioner Robert d. Hagnsr
proposed increases for the desk
clerks, who now receive SIS to 500
a month but the board held that
they had not been mentioned in the
bill.
The increases for policemen were
opposed by Commissioners Richard
H. Lansdale and Charles e. King
and were voted for by Hagner.
Frank H. Karn and Paul M. Cough
Ian. The two who opposed the raises
are from the rural districts.
Transfer Approved
The commissioners approved trans
fer Of Mrs. Helen King Duvall, Sec
rotary to States Attorney James H.
Pugh, from the pay roll of the coun-
ty commissioners office to the ac-
county of the States Attorney a.
provided in a bill enacted at the
last session of the Legislature.
Chief of Police j. William Gar
rett reported that Policeman Charles
o. Seek had rendered his resig-
nation, and asked the county COM
missioners to appoint successor a.
soon as possible, since the county pol
ice force already is undermined for
its many duties. Deputy Sheriff
Lester Thompson heads the list Of
eligibles for the appointment.
The commissioners approved in
spection of large weighing scales in
Silver Spring, Bethesda, Rockville
and Gaithersburg by crew from
the Bureau of Standards, and di-
rected Chief of Police Garrett to
assign policeman to accompany the
crew which will begin work shortly.
The project Is part Of Nationwide
check-up on weighing machines.
New Building Code
Members Of the Maryland ational
Capital Park and Planning Commits
sion and the Board of Zonipg APP
peals and county building I'M pectors
conferred with the commissioners on
the proposed new building code for
the county. Another meeting f.
being held today.
Ira c. Whitacre, clerk to the
county commissioners, suggested that
the employees in his Office be given
small increase in salary, since
they had been receiving much less
than their predecessors and have
been working much overtime. He
suggested SIS or $40 month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Chicken Thieves. Dogs
Worry Local Farmers

Earl Shorb lost ITO New Hamp-
shire Red chickens the other night.
They would have weighed about TX
pounds. Sgt. Guy Jones and Officer
Berry, of the County Police, are in
vestigating.
John Whitman, of Gaithersburg
and John Jones, of Dickerson, have
reported that stray dogs destroyed a
number of their sheep in the past
few days.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
State Roads Commission To
Consider Return Of Lateral
Highways To The County
Dr. Homer E. Tabler Says Proposal Is Under Advis.
ment-Montgomery Commissioners Believe Main
tenance And Construction Will Be More
Effective Under Their Management
Want Gas Tax Fund

The State Roads Commission in Baltimore Wednesday took
under consideration proposal from the Board of County
ssoners of Montgomery County to responsibility for
the couny share of the gasoline provide for the
maintenance and construction of lateral roads.
Dr. Homer E. Tabler said at the commissions weekly
meeting that it would take the proposal under adsement
lie indicated that the roads body wanted the re-
quests OF the county commissioners for authority its
lateral roads funds and work
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
AS WE SEE TT
By MONTCO

Uh. O1ARAG0 - OO4NAG +, VHS
of the leading figures in putting the
State Democratic Administration on
the bum in the last Gubernatorial
fight, apparently will accept the DEM
ocratic nomination if in 1888 great
many citizens believe the time has
again come to safeguard our liberties
and protect the treasury of the State.
The learned politico-medico from
Frederick County may be possessed
of those qualities needed to handle
the reins but what about the business
ability Of one Mayor Howard Jack
SON? What about the promises made
him when he forsook his personal am
billions to be governor and displayed
party loyalty and party regularity?
What about the strong popularity of
Herbert R. O'Conor? We have one
Western Maryland physician in a high
place in our State Government and
goodness knows he has not been any
shining light. There seems to be some
difference between curing the ills of
society and the ills of the individual.
MARYLAND SHOULD HAVE
some law, to curb hitch-hikers. The
disease is rapidly spreading and the
next generation may have grotesque-
ly enlarged thumbs. Worse, we may
become confirmed nomads, journeying
from town to town, living by PAN
handling and plundering, soaring the
wits out of fuzzy Airedales, frolicking
children and bedridden grandmothers.
Every time you travel you are con-
fronted with the pests (mostly
negroes around these parts who stand
almost in the middle of the road and
stick out their big feet, endangering
the lives of taxpayers.) va
THE ROCKVILLE TOWN COUN-
GIL is to be congratulated for erect
ing flood light on the parking lot
near the Milo Theatre. People had
been afraid to park their cars on that
spot because of the darkness. Tommy
Anderson gets bouquet. To take a
bunch of politically different citizens
and weld them into an efficient, far
seeing town governing body, encour-
ages one to believe in the old theory
of democracy and home rule" Bland
ford, Reed, Anderson, Perry, Kelly,
Albert and Welsh-none agree to the
DOT on political axioms-but, all work
together to provide Rockville with
modern governmental machinery.
THE APPROAC HING BOY
SCOUT conclave in Washington re-
minds US of the many virtues of a
movement designed to mould charac-
ter in youths during the most danger
our period of life. AS Earl Howe puts
it
"oF ALL THE CRAFTS and
trades of worth
mat one can learn mere on the earCn,
There's one we note that takes the
lead
In filling every human need.
We build within our nature here,
Like workers build dock or pier,
Like carpenters who build store
VI sink shaft to precious ore.
Like those who choose vault to build
10 hold the wealth for them here
willed,
IN building character we find
rare virtues for the human mind.
=. a.
Like temples builded, long to last
( Hre characters, that never pass
yto corruption, for they stand
10 give to all, this lesson grand"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-06-03
Mcdonald Chapel To
Hold Annual Festival

The Ladies' Aid Society, 0f Nc
Donald Chapel win hold their an
nual Strawberry Festival and meat
supper on the church lawn at Ounce
Orchard, Thursday evening. June 10,
from 5 to p. NJ.