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The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Condemned Torch Slayer To
Be Executed Friday

William B. Read, one of three who
held up Foster o. Speicher on Hoop
pole hill and left him stranded on the
mountain near Kitzmiller after steal
ing his automobile, is scheduled to
be executed in West Virginia on Fri
day.
Found guilty of the torch Staying
of w. Earl Dollman, a salesman, last
Thanksgiving, he has since been in
the Moundsville penitentiary. Two
doctors who had been ordered by
Governor Holt to examine him, re-
ported that he was sane.
Read, 25, is from Four Corners.
Nd. His two companions, Lawrence
Gingell, Kensington, Md, and War
Joseph Kirby, Baltimore, are serving
prison terms.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Pleasant Valley Barn Burns

A large barn on the property of
Lee M. "DOc" Barnard, in the Pleas
ant Valley community, about five
miles from Oakland, was entirely de-
stroyed by fire of undetermined origin
about midnight last Friday.
The reflection in the sky had at
tracted attention in town about the
time D. W. Walter turned in an alarm
from the B. and o. tower at Mt. Lake
Park. The Oakland Fire Department
sent out a truck and about IS other
cars went to the scene. The unim-
proved roads delayed the fire fighters
and it was too late to save anything
when they arrived.
The barn was filled with hay, grain
and machinery which were all con-
sumed. The machinery was insured
for 100000, it was stated.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Mountain Top Ministers Work
Out Program for Meetings

The executive committee of the Mt.
Top Minister'S association has pro-
posed programs for regular monthly
meetings which would include book
reviews and papers on the general
theme, "Christian Ethics" The meet
ings are held the third Monday morn
ing of each month.
November, book review by Rev
Donald w. Brown, Aurora, w. Va;
travelogue by Rev. David c. Trimble,
Oakland.
December, book review by Rev
Foster Jones, Aurora, West Va; and
paper by Rev. A. X. Jones, of Red
House.
January, book review by Rev. Geo
Packard, Oakland; paper by Rev. U,
E. Wells, Terra Alta, w. Va.
February, book review, Rev. Cham
berlain, Kingwood, W. Va; paper
Rev. C. A. Shilke, Oakland.
March, book review, Rev. w. B
Orndorff, Mt. Lake Park; paper, Rev
George NJ. Kunkle, Accident.
April, book review, Rev. Ira Lyons
Gormania, w. Va; paper, Rev. W. S
Patterson, Oakland.
May, book review, Rev. P. Maness
Corinth; paper, Rev. W. A. Ashley
Kingwood, w. Va.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
MRS. ELWOOD COOPER

Mrs. Sarina Minard Cooper, wife OF
Elwood Cooper, of near Oakland, died
last Wednesday at the home of Mrs
Mary Keyser, Mountain Lake Park
following an illness of about eight
years. She was aged 62 years.
Surviving are her husband, two sis
tiers and one brother, Mrs. Rachel
Maybe, Brilliant, Ohio; Mrs. Matilda
erosion, Grafton, w. Va; Dewitt Mi
nard, of near Deer Park; also one halt
sister, Lucretia Haddix, of Fairmont
West Va.
Funeral services were conducted or
Saturday afternoon at two o'clocl
from the home of her brother neal
Deer Park, with Rev. A. L. Sines of
floating, assisted by Gilbert Dewitt
Interment was made in the Bray Gem.
etery.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
HALLOWEEN CELEBRATION
BRINGS OUT MANY PEOPLE
Several Hundred Take Part In
MummerS' Parade-PriZeS
Awarded

Several hundred participated in the
annual Halloween parade last Friday
evening, while hundreds of others
watched the procession from the
streets, as the weather for the cele-
bration turned out to be almost ideal
after several days of rain.
Skies cleared and the night was
not too cold for the merrymakers.
After the parade there was square
dancing on Second street and round
dance at the Manhattan Tea room.
Prizes were distributed to the various
winners.
The celebration was sponsored by
the Oakland Fire Department. The
prize winners included the following:
Cash Prizes
Oakland Boy Scout troops, $1,000;
Boy Scout Troop No. 3, float, $3.50;
Mt. Lake Band, $1,000; Western
port Fire Department., $500; Grants
vile Fire Department, $1,000; Poto-
mac CCC camp, $1,000; Swallow Falls
CCC camp, $500; Meadow Mountain
CCC camp, $500; Halloween queen,
group, $500; Girl Scout troop No. l,
float, $500; Dutch Band, Terra Alta,
$3.50; Smallest Fire CO., $1.O0; Mr..
and Mrs. C. Paugh, Indian couple,
$100; Harriet Pollock, best Red Rid
ing Hood, $1.00.
Other Prizes
Jane Browning, best old time ladie's
costume; Villa Harvey, shortest lady;
VIM. H. McRobie, Jr., tallest man; Mr..
and Mrs. Emory Georg, most comic
couple; Mack Tasker, best farmer
family; Mr.. and Mrs. E. Georg, best
old fashioned costumed family; Clar-
ence Bowman and escort, skinniest
couple; F. C. Stahl, best Uncle Sam;
Mrs. E. G. Moon, best school marin;
Lew Walter, best colored man; Sara
Stanton, best colored lady; Sara STAN
ton, most comic lady; Sara Stanton,
Lew Walter, best negro couple; Jane
Gender, best pirate; Sara Stanton,
Lew Walter, peppiest couple; Chas
McIntire, best Spanish costume; Elma
Hartzel, most deliberately costumed
woman; Robert Moons little girl, best
Shirley Temple; Elizabeth Murphy
best woman impersonation; Mary f.
Martin, best Mae West; Elma Hart
zell ct al, most original attraction;
Everett Glotfelty, best tramp.
C. Paugh, best dressed man; Lloyd
Pilchard, best family group; Mrs. P P
H. Hill, latest woman; Earl Pysell
best hunter, most original costume
E. Pysell, latest man; Mrs. w. S
Patterson, best ghost; Virginia Davis
Best Spanish costume; Reed Jordan
largest family group; Gladys Weimer
tallest woman; Roy H. Merrill, Harry
Wotring, best Amos m Andy; Villa
Harvey, most original costumec
woman; Al Fulk, best clown; Cir
Scout Troop, organized group; nellie
Broadwater, best devil; Everett Glot'
felty, most comic man.
Dance prizes were awarded in adj
dition to the above.
Three prizes are still being held fol
winners who have not presented
| tickets.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
DIED
MRS. d. E. BOLDEN

Mrs. Sarah Jane Bolden, SO, widow
of the late D. E. Bolden, died early
Sunday afternoon, October 81, 1887,
after an illness of about three years.
She had been bedfast since last Thurs
day and suffered stroke of paralysis
on Saturday night.
Mrs. Bolden was born in Eglon, w
Va, on September 20, 1854, daugh-
ter of Nicholas and Phoebe Roth. She
moved with her parents to Oakland
prior to her marriage to Mr.. Bolden
and had been a resident of Oakland
since that time. She was married on
Sunday, October 81, 81 years ago, and
her death occurred on her anniver-
sary.
Surviving are four daughters and
one son, Mrs. Lee R. Mason, Mrs. Leah
King, Miss Edith Bolden, Mrs. Carl
Brown and D. Emroy Bolden, all of
Oakland; also one twin sister, Mrs
Eliza Martin, of near Oakland; seven
grandchildren and one great grand.
child.
Mrs. Bolden was a member of St
Marks Lutheran church. Funeral
services were conducted Tuesday
afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Boil.
den funeral home on Second street
with Rev. David M. Funk, of New.
port, KY, former pastor here, off.
ciating, assisted by Rev. C. A. Shilke
of Oakland. Interment was in Oak
land cemetery beside her husband
who died in June thirteen years ago
Pallbearers were Lawrence M. Fra
ley, Walter w. Dawson, Earl Shart
ger, William D. Casteel, Thomas A
Gender, Carlton McComas, Ava Gort
ner, and Arthur Lawton.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Council Has Session Monday

The City Council had rather dull
session on Monday evening at the reg
ular monthly meeting of that body.
Only one motion was made, which
was passed. This had to do with the
installation of an electric light on
Third street, near the new Coca Cola
bottling plant, which is now nearing
completion.
Monthly bills amounting to more
than $1,000 were ordered paid.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Breaks Arm In Fall From
ScaffOld At Reservoir

Kenneth Graves, Oak street, en-
ployed in the construction of the
towns auxiliary reservoir, fell from
distance of about twenty feet when
scaffolding upon which he was
working collapsed last Sunday.
He. sustained a broken right arm
and right elbow cap, and was taken
to Memorial hospital, Cumberland, for
examination to determine the exact
extent of his injuries.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Appointed Deputy Clerk

Lester White, of near Deer Park,
has been appointed deputy clerk in
the office of A. G. Ross, clerk of the
Circuit Court, and began his new
duties on Monday, November l.
Mr.. White was graduated from the
Oakland High school in the class of
1881, and also was a student in
Catherman's Business School, Cum
berland, for fourteen months. He has
been employed in the W.P.A. office
for several months. He is son of
George A. White, of near Deer Park.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Episcopal Church To Hold Re
ceptiOn Next Wednesday

Members of st. Matthew's Parish
and their friends will gather next
Wednesday evening, November 10, at
1880, in the Episcopal Parish House,
for their fall reception. At this time
the congregations of the church in
Oakland and theehapels in this sec
ton of the county will enjoy an in
formal program. Various Parish re-
ports will be given.
Rev. Donald X. Johnston, rector OF
St. Peters Episcopal church, Union
town, Pa, will be the guest speaker
Refreshments will be served by the
ladies of st. Matthew's Guild.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Arrested At SWantOn

Eugene Friend, Denzil Friend and
Junior Johnston were arrested on
Monday at Swanton on charges of dis
turbing the Saturday night festival
of the Ladies' Aid at Swanton.
A hearing will be given the accused
next Monday afternoon at the office of
Justice C. F. Hammond, Oakland.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04
Clinics Scheduled

There will be a mental hygiene
clinic at the health office, Court House
in Oakland, on Monday, November g.
DIR. E. C. Peck, health officer, has an
nounced. .....
A T.B. clinic is also scheduled for
Wednesday, November 10. There were
81 patients examined at the October
T.B. clinic. -.----
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-11-04

H. A. Marshall, of the ShallmaI
Mining Company, is in Oakland toda!
on business with the County Commits
sioners relative to the reconditionine
of road leading to the mine which
with the railroad serving the opera
ton, was washed away by the hig
water in the Potomac River last weel
AS a result of the disaster the mine
closed down until repairs and reco'
ditioning of the road and railroad is
completed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
Cabin John Firemen
Active In Studying
Latest PreventiOns

+ Il Y T.
Cabin John Park Fire Department
striving to become one of the most
efficient units of its kind in suburban
Maryland, has one of the largest
groups studying fire prevention and
combat work at the new training
school at Kensington.
Enrolment records OF the institu-
ton, sponsored by the Montgomery
County Association of Volunteer Fire
men, show Is fire fighters from the
Cabin John Department taking the
course being directed by Lieut.. A. J..
Bargagni of Washington.
The course will run for eight weeks
with instructions and practical DEM
onstrations in all types of fire preven-
ton and combat work to be outlined
to the volunteers by Lieut.. Bargagni,
former instructor at the training
school of the District of Columbia
Fire Department.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
County Red Cross Chapter
Will Aid Flood Victims
Continued from page y

Hotel, Feb. 3-4-5, the entire proceeds
of which will be donated to the flood
fund.
Mrs. Wight said the generosity OF
the people of Montgomery County
was gratifying. She said she believed
the quota would be exceeded by a
substantial figure.
Residents Of Montgomery County
cannot but help remember the aid Civ
en- their own flood sufferers last
spring by the Red Cross. Almost
$4,000 was spent at that time in
emergency relief and rehabilitation
for more than 10 Montgomery Coun-
ty families whose homes were dam
aged by flood in the Potomac"
Mrs. Wight said.
Those in charge of the flood funds
in other sections Of Montgomery
County are:
Kensington, Rev. Fred Kullmar;
Gaithersburg, Miss Alverda Cooke;
Damascus, Willard Souder, Jr.
Most firehouses, churches, schools
and banks in the county are receiv-
ing funds for flood relief. No direct
appeal has been made yet for cloth
ing. However, as soon as arrange
ments have been perfected for ship
ping clothing into the flood area, the
Red Cross will call for donations.
Donations of food are being receiv-
ed by local Red Cross officials and
shipped to national Red Cross head
quarters.
In his latest message to the Mont
gomery County Chapter, Grayson
said it was impossible to name final
goal for funds.
"The only limit to Red Cross assist
snce," his telegram said, "must be the
maximum generosity of the American
people,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
"After The Thin Man.
To Play Next Week

"After the Thin Man,, starring
William Powell and Myrna 10y, opens
at the Milo Theatre Sunday might,
a sensational sequel to "The Thin
Man." produced by Metro oldwyn-
Mayer in response to remarkable
public demand for. another mystery
by Dashiell Hammett.
Powell and Miss 10y excel their
stellar performance in the original
and the story is even more in
triguing. A first rate supporting
cast includes James Stewart, ELISA
Landi, Joseph Calleia, Jessie Ralph
and Asia, the smart little wire-haired
terrier that played such a clever
role in "The Thin Man"
The picture was directed by w. S.
Van Dyke, talented director of the
first picture, who is an ardent mys-
terry story reader ON his own accord.
Hunt Stromberg, former star news
paper man, was the producer.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
Community Fair
To Be Scheduled
February rs : II
Countrywide Groups To Compete
At Rockville Meet

The first annual Rockville Commun-
ity Fair will be held in the high
school February 26 and 81, Albert A,
Ady, assistant county agricultural
agent, who will be in general charge
has announced.
1t is planned to make the exhibi-
ton countrywide and the groups ex-
pected to cooperate include the var
ious oranges of the county, the Mont
gomery County Farm Bureau, the
Rockville Parent Teacher Association
the two All Clubs of Richard Mont
gomery High School, Rockville, the
Montgomery County Senior All
Council, the three county calf clubs,
the Rockville Izaak Walton League
Chapter and other organizations.
The exhibits will include. poultry,
farm and garden products, pets, hob
bies and handiwork of al Clubs and
manual training classes.
The Guernsey, Holstein and Jersey
Calf Clubs of the county plan to
maintain booths. A dog show is to be
. feature Of the fair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
University Of Maryland
Arranges Indoor Games

ALI details have been arranged for
the University of Maryland Fifth
Regiment indoor games in the lat
ter's spacious armory in Baltimore
on Saturday night, March 6.
In addition to the invitation Gov
! ernoris one mile run, the feature,
and special events for the national
guard, there will be A. "A. U. col
legiate and scholastic events as fol-
| lows:
Scholastic: 7O-yard dash, 880-yard
run, high jump and mile relays for
high and prep schools, one of which
will be the Maryland Interscholastic
Association championship.
Collegiate: 70-yard dash, 70-yard
hurdles, 440-yard dash, mile run, pole
vault and classified relays.
A. A. U. invitation: 7O-yard dash,
handicap, 70-yard hurdles, 66O-yard
Oriole special, s80-yard handicap,
1,000-yard run, two-mile miss and
out, high jump, shot put and CLASH
fed relays.
Col. Frank A. Hancock, of the
Fifth Regiment in Baltimore, is
chairman of the games committee
and Geary Eppley, University of
Maryland athletic director is vice
chairman.
University Of Maryland's mile re-
lay team will race Princeton and
Pennsylvania in the New York A.C.
meet in Madison Square Garden,
New York ON February 20.
Coleman Headley, Terp middle dis
tance star, also is slated to run in
the Halpin half-mile in the same
meet.
Maryland previously will have its
relay quartet in the Millrose Games
in Madison. Square Garden on Feb
ruary 6, but it's rivals have not yet
been named. Coleman Headley will
Mso compete in the 1,OOO-yard invi-
tation.
Frank Cronin, Bill Theis, Hermie
Evans, John Schultz, Joe Peaslee, Ed
Miller, Wilson Kilby and Gordon
Kluege are relay candidates.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
State Firemen Hold
Executive Session At
Caryel- Hall, Annapolis

An executive committee meeting of
the Maryland State Firemen's Asso-
citation was held Tuesday night al
Carvel Hall, Annapolis, with chair
man of the various committees anG
prominent public officials present. A
dinner preceded the business session
Those present included J. Millard
Tawes, Of Crisfeld, president; vice.
presidents Earl Strange, of Annapolis
and E. B. Miller, Jr., of Sparrows
Point; George R. Lindsay, secretary,
Hagerstown; Frank w. Truitt, treas
urer, Ocean City; Karl Young, Mt.
Rainier, chairman of the executive
committee; William E. Wootten,
Rockville, chairman of the auditing
committee; Eugene J. C. Raney, of
Kensington, former president; Gov
ernor Harry w. Nice, State Senator
Lansdale Sasscer, president of the
Senate; Speaker of the House Cor
fine, majority floor leader of the
House Kent R. Mullikin, minority
floor leader of the Senate j. David
Bale, minority floor leader of the
House Thomas Popp, Robert Irwin,
secretary to Gov. Nice and Sgt. Katz,
State policeman assigned to the
executive Mansion.
President Tawes has announced
that he will broadcast a volunteer
firemen's address Friday evening,
January 20, from 7:45 to 8 o'clock
over VIDAL, Baltimore.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
Charles L. Watkins Is
Buried At Cedar Grove

Charles Lee Watkins, 72, father of
Clayton X. Watkins, clerk of the Cir
cult Court for Montgomery County,
died Saturday at his home in Damas-
Gus. Death was due to a complication
of diseases.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Minnie A. Watkins, and the following
children: Talmadge L. Watkins,
Charles Lee Watkins, Jr., Mrs. Cecil
Allnutt, and Mrs. William Beall, all
of Cedar Grove; Mrs. Lenox Howes
Of Morrisville, Pa; Mrs. Luther C.
Howard Of Laytonsville; Mrs. Elgie
D. Hawkins and Mrs. Marion Howes,
both of Woodfield; Mrs. Thomas
Johnson of Glen Burnie, and Mrs.
Rachel Walker and Clayton X. Wat
kins, both of Gaithersburg. He also
leaves two brothers, Harry L. Wat
dns and Cornelius A. Watkins of
Cedar Grove and Baltimore respec-
lively; two sisters, Mrs. Charles T.
johnson of Germantown, and Mrs. G.
Otis Hendrickson Of Urbana, and 10
grandchildren.
Mr.. Watkins, who was a lifelong
resident of this section of the county
was prominent retired farmer and
director of the Montgomery Coun-
ty National Bank of Rockville. For
many years he was one of the leading
members of Upper Seneca Baptist
Church, Cedar Grove, where inter
ment was made.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
Auditor FavOrs More
Systematic County Roads
CONTINUED from page u

county should be remunerated for col
Letting taxes for special taxing areas
by computing the cost and deducting
it as the collections are made. Sugges-
ton also was made that pages of the
cash receipt book in the county police
court be numbered and better records
kept of the issuance of warrants and
posting of collateral.
To properly keep the county rec
ords, the auditors report suggests
installation of complete double-en-
try system of bookkeeping, together
with general ledger to furnish COM
prehensive information at the end of
each month concerning the condition
of county finances. County Account
ant C. Vaughan Darby said the pro-
posed system could be installed at lit
tie or no additional expense.
County Commissioner Charles E..
King declared after submission of the
report that he would demand immed-
late installation of the new bookkeep-
ing system.
"This is the second consecutive year
that the auditors have come in and
told US they can't properly audit our
books because our bookkeeping sys-
tenn is out of date and it's time. some
thing was done about it," he said.
"The same thing will happen next
year if we don't follow their recon-
mendations and l, for one, intend to
see that some attention is paid to this
situation"
Two large delegations of taxpayers
appeared before the board during its
afternoon session. One group repre-
sented the Gaithersburg Parent
Teacher Association and urged con-
struction of six additional classrooms
at the Gaithersburg High School. I'd
The second delegation appeared to-
urge increased salaries for members
of the county police force. Chief
spokesman was Hugh M. Frampton,
of Drummond, who recently led the
successful fight to have the county
civic federation indorse a schedule of
salary increases. Other speakers in
favor of raising the police pay in
cluded Harry M. Martin and George
C. Shinn, of Kensington; James c.
Rogers, of Chevy Chase; Walter W..
Dawson and Donald A. DeLashmutt,
of Rockville; j. Guy Neel and Philip
J. Austensen, of Silver Spring; Her
man C. Heffner, of Takoma PARK;
James C. Christopher, of Bethesda;
Charles S. Moore, of Somerset, and o.
s. Golf, of Braemer Forest. -
The board denied petition of E.
C. Thomas seeking rezoning from
residential "a" to commercial I'd" of
land on Georgia avenue, south of
Dale drive, in Silver Spring, over
riding favorable recommendation by
the Maryland-National Capital Park
and Planning Commission. Hearings
were set for March / in the Silver
Spring County building on petitions
to rezone two pieces of property in
Gilbert's Addition to Takoma Park
along Flower and Kennebec avenues
from residential "a" to residential
3D."
Several communications were re-
ceived by the commissioners including
a plea from the mayor and Town
Council of Glen Echo for installation
of voting machines; resolution from
the Leland Parent-Teacher Associa-
ton urging salary increases for
county school teachers, and resolu-
ton from the Germantown Grange
opposing any increase in police SAL
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
Turkey Shoot Planned
Saturday At DickersOn

There will be turkey shoot on
the farm of Harvey Harris, at Dick
erson, this Saturday. The shooting
starts at 10 o'clock. Leading sports
men will be contending for the
birds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
Miss Mary w. Groomes
To Wed February 20

Announcement has been made of
the approaching marriage Of Miss
Mary W. Groomes, daughter of Mrs.
Walter Groomes, and Mr.. Edward
Leon Foster, Jr, of New York, which
viii take place in st. Johns Episcopal
Church, Olney, February 20.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28

>Hoarseness Not q Disease
Hoarseness is a symptom and not
a disease. declares a physician, add
ing that there are more than fifty
causes of this one symptom.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
First Labor Day Law

A bill designating as holiday
what is now Labor day was APP
proved June %, 1894, by President
Cleveland after agitation began in
1882.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-01-28
Rev. and Mrs. Groseclose
gao Parents Of Baby Boy

= Rev. and Mrs. P. H. Groseclose of
oolesville, are being congratulated on
the birth of son on Jan. %. Both
mother and infant are doing well.
Mr.. Groseclose is the Methodist
nastor located at Colesville.