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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Sherwood School Sponsors
Community Fair Nov. 5

The annual Community Fair or "old
Hen Day." which is being sponsored
by the Future Farmers Of America
ad the All Girls of Sherwood High
School, will be held in the School
Auditorium, November 5, from 7:16
A. M. to 1000 P. M.
Sydney T. Lawler, faculty advisor
of the F. F. A., and George Craver,
president of the Chapter, are in
charge of arrangements in the Agri-
cultural Department for this occasion.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Oyster Roast, Trap Shoot
Saturday At Fair Grounds

The annual clay pigeon shoot and
oyster roast of the Izaak Walton
Leogue of Rockville will be held at
the old Fair Grounds Saturday from
noon to dark. '..-
There will be classes in the shoot
ing exhibition for professionals and
amateurs, men and women. Refresh
ments, consisting of beer, coffee,
oysters, and hot dogs, will be served
free on the admission ticket.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
James HI. Pugh In Full
Charge Of New Audit

States Attorney James H. Pugh
will be in full charge of any further
investigation of auditing county
books, it was announced last week.
An unusual occurance was reported
with the preponderance of male over
female dogs in the county during the
recent investigation into dog tax
receipts. 1t is alleged that lot Of
male dogs bore such names as
Nellie" and "Mary." The fee for a
male dog is $1.00, for female So.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
In Appreciation

We, the winners Of prizes in the
recent Sentinel circulation campaign
take this opportunity of thanking the
people Of the county for their gen.
crosby and cooperation in making the
campaign success and for aiding US
to win the valuable awards.
We also wish TO express our ap-
probation of the goodwill The SEN
tinel evidently. enjoys This made the
assignment easier.
MRS. DOROTHY BROSIUs
MISS ANITA LAMAR
MRS. FRANCIS MILLER
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Commissioners Vote
Down School Bonds
For Montgomery Co.
Issue For New Buildings And
improvements Defeated Along
fractional Lines

BY a 3-to-2 vote which followed
fractional lines, the Board of County
Commissioners this week defeated q
proposal by Commissioner Richard
H. Lansdale to issue s724,ooo Of
school bonds authorized by the hast
Legislature for new buildings, i'm
provements and equipment.
Mr.. Dansdale's motion was Sec
onded by Commissioner Robert M.
Hagner When Commissioners
Charles E. King and Paul II. Cough
Ian, both fusionists voted against the
motion, Commissioner Frank II.
Karn, Fusionist, president of the
board, cast the deciding vote against
the proposal, which has been recon-
mended by the County Board Of
Education and endorsed by the Mont
gomery County Civic Federation.
The Fusion commissioners stated
they were in favor OF new school
buildings and needed improvements,
but declared against financing them
through a bond issue.
Mr.. Lansdale stated that he was
against issuing bonds, boo, but that
no other way was available ct
present, and that he had asked the
attorney for the board. F. Bernard
Welsh, to determine whether the bonds
could not be issued over a two or three
year period to spread the expence.
Mr.. Lansdale motion called 6or
expenditure Of $ss4,Ooo for buildings
and improvements during 1898, in
Guiding $4,000 for the Hodges
Junior High School at Takoma Park,
+ $115,00o for a iste and elementary
school on Massachusetts, Extended,
5000 for land at the Wilson Lane
School, $4,000 for grading the
grounds at the Damascus School,
$4,000 for improvements at seven
schools for colored pupils, $4,000
for completing work on schools at
various points throughout the coun-
ty and $4,000 for fixtures and
equipment.
The motion provided for expendi-
ture OF 1899 500 during 1889, inclad-
ing 100000 for the Montgomery
Blair High School in Silver Spring;
$38,500 for grading grounds at the
Montgomery Blair and Chevy Chase
High Schools; $4,000 for the Cath
ersburg High School; $4,000 for .
Sherwood Elementary School;
$4,000 for Rockville elmeentary
school; $4,000 for q high school ct
Poolesville; $4,000 for additional
classrooms at Chevy Chase Senior
High School, and $4,000 for fixtures
and equipment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Welfare Board Will
Postpone Annual Meeting

Due to the fact that Miss Jane
Hoey of the Social Security Board
who was to be the principal speaker
at the Annual Meeting of the Mont
gomery County Welfare Board, was
unable to be present October 20, it
has been necessary to postpone the
annual meeting of the Board.
The regular monthly meeting will
be held Monday, November 1, 1887.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Food Sale November Ii
For Catholic Church Group

A food sale will be given by the
Ladies of the Sanctuary of the St
Mary's Catholic Church of Rockville
at Highs Ice Cream Store. Rolls,
pickle, Jelly, baking chickens, potato
salad, chicken salad, cakes and pies
will be on sale. The sale will be held
on Saturday, November 10, at ten
o'clock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Business Men Talk
Of Christmas Plans

An informal meeting of Rockville
Business Men this week discussed
plans for a real Christmas celebration
this year. Suggestions included every
thing from Santa Claus Lane to a
civic Kris Krinkle center opposite the
courthouse, in Confederate Square
The Sentinel invites any original ideas
on the subject.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Potomac Church Will
Have Guest Speaker

Miss Ruth Nushbaum is to be the
guest speaker at Potomac, Sunday,
October 81, at The Methodist Church
at the Young Peoples meeting at Z
o'clock. A special program has been
planned with special music from the
group. Miss Nushbaum is a very
talented young person from Silver
Springs Baptist Church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1937-10-28
Smith Purdum To Speak
At Germantown School

The semi-annual dinner of the Fred
erick and Montgomery County Rural
Letter Carriers Association will be
held Saturday, November 6, at the M.
E. Church at Germantown.
Among the several speakers will be
Smith w. Purdum, Fourth Assistant
Postmaster General.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
OWL BUSES
0N7LINES

Substitution of "owl" bus serv.
ice for streets cars on seven lines
after l a. m. was authorized yes
terday by the Public Utilities Com
mission.
The lines involved: Cabin John
Maryland line, running from Fiji
teenth and G SITS. N. w. to Rhode
Island and Eastern AYES. N. E.;
Rosslyn-C Columbia line, from Ross.
lyn to Dix Street and the District
Line N. E.; Fourteenth Street line,
from Fourteenth st. and Colorado
Ave. N. W. to Seventeenth st. and
Pennsylvania Ave. S. E.; Navy
Yard line, from Chevy Chase Cir
Gle to Eighth and M SITS. S. E.;
Mt. Pleasant line, from Mt. Pleas
ant st. and Park Rd. to Fifteenth
and East Capitol Sts.; Georgia
Avenue line, from Georgia and
Alaska AYES. N. w. to o and
Water SITS. S. W., and North Capt.
tol Street line, from Michigan
Ave. and Twelfth St. to North
Capitol st. and Massachusetts,
Ave. N. w.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
Three Times Literary
Classics Available

Available tomorrow, through an
emergency shipment Of the first
and second choices of the Worlds
Greatest Literature, are "The Last
of the Mohicans," by James Feni-
more Cooper, and Vanity Fair, "
by William Makepeace Thackeray,
for all Washington Times and
Sunday Washington Herald read
ers.
The Times plan of presenting
the 20 volumes in the masterpiece
series caught a hold on the public
to such an extent that extra ship
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were rushed to washington to be
available Immediately.
Today coupon No. 4 placed the
collector in a position of getting
the third volume, "The Autobi-
ography of Benjamin Franklin"
and Poor Richards Almanac" i"
and a fine start toward the entire
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At all Coupon Exchange Sta
tions, and there are SO listed
for the convenience of Wash
ington Times subscribers. ALL
THREE VOLUMES will be avail
able Saturday.
Best method for subscribers to
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
New Drive Started
To Protect Writers

ALBANY, N. Y, Feb. II U.N.S).
A new drive to grant legal i'm
munity to newspaper men who de-
cline to divulge the sources of pub
lished information was launched
in the New York State legislature
today by Assemblyman Charles H.
Breitbart, Brooklyn Democrat.
Breitbart said his bill is intend
ed to prevent a recurrence Of the
case of Martin Mooney, New York
city reporter, who was jailed when
he refused to reveal confidential
information regarding the policy
racket. on which he wrote a series
of articles.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17

,employ is to advise the carrier
boy to deliver the books Satur-
day and place in his hands the
seven consecutively numbered
coupons, clipped from the daily
Times and Sunday Herald, and
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Telephone NOW Di. 1000 and
have The Washington Times de
livered to your home with the
Sunday Herald, so you can start
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ALL THREE VOLUMES will
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expense,
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
ORDERS PROBE
ON CHECKS
IN RAID
Director Street to Get
Data on How Funds
Got to Racketeers

Director of Public Welfare El-
wood Street ordered an inveStiga-
ton today into the finding Of
checks made payable to four per
sons on the relief rolls in a raid
on a reputed numbers game head
quarters yesterday in the 240O
block of Pennsylvania Ave-. N. w,
Police reported the checks were
among $1,963 confiScated during
the invasion. The checks, it was
reported, were made payable to
Joseph Noel, 400 block Twenty
sixth st. N. W., $6.15; Perry Ran
dolph, 1900 block L st. N. W..
$9.15; Mamie Smith, 2400 block
Shows Court, N. w., $37.85 and
Josephine Williams, 300 block
New Hampshire Ave. N. E., $685.
Inquiry Is Ordered
Street said:
"All these persons reside in
the area covered by our relief
office at 2529 Pennsylvania Ave.
N. w., and I have ordered that
office to investigate each case"
Asked concerning the poSsibili,
ties hinging on the outcome of the
investigation, Street replied:
"Of course, if we found that
any of the persons were obtain
ing aid under false pretenses
we will Immediately drop the
person from the relief roll.
Each case, however, will have
to be settled on its individual
merits. We are going into this
investigation with open minds,
but will determine how the
checks came into the hands of
the persons arrested and what
was done with the money"
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
Ken Murray
Says:

Can you imagine the thrill Of
excitement in society circles
when it was rumOred that the
Duke of Windsor and Mrs. Simp-
son plan to leave Europe after
their marriage and may spend
their honeymoon in the United
States? Somehow Edward
seems to make marrying the
woman he loves as easy as fall
ing off a throne.
For her trOusSeau, l suppose
Wallis will have to be satisfied
with those little flat hats the
girls are wearing over here this
year You know, the ones
without the crown.
Naturally, if they do come
here they will find a big wei
come as most of the American
public is with them.
OF course, if Wally is lucky
enough to bring an ex.king of
Britain to the United States,
Uncle Sam may send her back
to see if she can do anything
about those loans.
Copyright, 1881. Mcknight syndicate
InC)
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
MALFEASANCE
CHARGED BY
COMMITTEE
Ayers Jobs
Go to Nonresidents
OF Several States

Seeking to prove the advisability
of competitive examinations for
extending Civil Service to all emer"
gency agencies of the Government,
members of the House Civil Serv-
ice Committee flayed the personnel
setup of the Home Owners Loan
Corporation today.
Firing questions at R. R. zim-
norman, director of personnel at
HOLC, members of the committee
charged numerous cases of NAL"
feasance in office have taken place
within the agency and asked ex'
plantations.
Representative Robert Rams.
peck. chairman of the House Com
mittee, whose bill to extend the
merit system is being considered,
told Zimmerman that he had per-
sonal knowledge that Hole has
appointed regional officers to varl-
Gus States who were almost IN.
variably not residents of the State
to which appointed. He charged
specifically that a Kentucky man
had been appointed to his home
district in Atlanta as regional man.
ager and that a North Carolinan
had concurrently been appointed
in Memphis, Ramspeck said:
"This makes bad feeling in
every place in which it has Oc-
Cured. The people down home
see these big jobs available, and
want to know why they can't
have them"
Zimmerman replied that the
condition has taken place "only in
comparatively small percentage
of cases." A mild furore arose
when Representative Kitchens OF
Arkansas revealed to the commit
tee that the HOLC had hired a
man in his county who made away
with ballots, tally sheets and other
records during county election.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
; LOSE PERMITS
FOR SPEEDING

One District resident and two
nonresident motorists lost their
driving privileges today on action
of the Board of Revocations. Sus-
pensions and ReStorationS follow
ing their conviction in Traffic
Court on speeding charges, while
permits of II others were sus-
pended for periods of 80 and Is
days.
Those whose permits were re-
voked and the speed with which
they were charged are:
Richard A. Cooper, 902 Thir-
teenth st. N. E., SO miles.
Arthur l.. Thompson, New York
city, so miles.
Harmon C. Welch, Cumberland,
Md. 81 miles.
Those whose permits were sus-
pended for 80 days and the speed
with which they were charged are:
Vincent E. Ahaesy, 1741 E st.
N. E., a. miles.
Maynard R. Buck, 1921 Kalo-
rama Rd. N. w., 43 miles.
John E. Burgess, 1923 Ridge Pl.
S. E., A miles.
George B. Craighill, 1903 P st.
N. W., 48 miles.
Harvey F. Huntington, 212l
Fourth st. N. E., 40 miles.
John P. Cast, Cheverly, Md, 4S
miles.
Emert B. Wallace, 1880 G st.
N w., 40 miles.
James M. Warvin, AIT Irving st.
N. w., A miles.
Margaret B. Weigel, 1920 Six.
teenth st. N. W.. 10 miles.
Continued on Page %, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
P.-T. A. H0N0RS
FOUNDERS

In Washington and throughout
the nation today hundreds OF
thousands Of persons, engaged or
interested in education, were to
participate in impressive ceremon-
les honoring Mrs. Phoebe Apper-
son Hearst and Mrs. Alice Nc
Lellan Birney.
The occasion is the Founders
Day of a great organization eS-
tablished by them-the National
ParentTeachers Congress which
now boasts 100000 members in
% 900 local units in dozens Of
large cities and hundreds Of
hamletS.
Celebration of the anniversary
here began last night, when the
District of Columbia Congress of
the Parent Teacher Association
gathered in the board room of the
National Education Association
for a special service.
Charter Member Talks
Among the participants was Mrs.
Finis B. Morris, only living char.
ter member of the local congress,
who attended the 1897 meeting at
which the countrywide movement
was born. Recalling her memories
of this historic event, which took
place in the Capital, Mrs. Morris
declared:
Il went to the old Arlington
Hotel with a relative, in response
to the call sent out by Mrs. Bir-
ney, who expected about so
mothers.
Instead, hundreds of women
CONTINUED on Page 22, Col. s.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
D. {. BEER BILL
RECALLED AND
TABLED
Measure Would Put
Undue Burden on Out
Of own BreWeries

Approved last week by the Dis
trict Committee in the belief that
it was a measure merely to prevent
the bootlegging of beer in Wash
ington, the Palmisano bill which,
it was learned today, would drive
out the competition of brewers out
side the city, was recalled and in
definitely tabled by the House Dis
trict Committee today.
Representative Vincent L. Pal
misno CD of Maryland. spon-
Sor of the bill. told the committee
last week that it would interfere
with no legitimate business exist
ing here, and the committee ap-
proved the measure. The bill pro-
vided that the beer must be bot
tied at the place where it is brwed.
During the past week, however,
members of the committee found
a Joker" in the measure, which
would compel outside brewers to
spend so much in transportation
costs in shipping the bottled prod
uct here rather than the product
in bulk that the retail cost would
be virtually prohibited.
Testimony Is Heard
Testimony to this effect was
given today by representatives of
two local organizations which bot
tied beer brewed in different
States.
Before Mr.. Palmisano appeared
at the committee session, the COM
mittee voted to rescind its former
action in approving the bill.
Later, after the Marylander had
made his appearance, the action
to table the measure indefinitely
was taken despite urgent protests
from Mr.. Palmisano.
He diSapproved of the commit
tee recalling the bill in his ab-
Sence and finally had the commit
tee rules amended so as to provide
that when a member is absent and
bill which he has introduced and
has been reported is to e recalled
the member must be gwen at least
a weeks notice.
Row On Gambling Bill
The committee also got into a
controversy today over the anti
gambling bill which is aimed at
breaking up the numbers racket.
The measure has been passed by
the Senate.
When it was called up by Chair
man Mary T. Norton CD, of New
Jersey, Representative Leon Sacks
Cd, of Pennsylvania, protested
that under the provisions of the
bill policemen would be authorized
to search anyone they saw on the
street whom they suspected pos
sesSed number tickets, or could
swear out a warrant to search the
house of anyone who they "be-
lieved" had a numbers slip. Sacks
asserted:
''It would be the greatest
graft measure we ever passed.
If some policeman didn't like
you he could make it awful
tough for you. This bill places
too much power in the hands of
those who do not think should
have such power"
The bill was referred to the Cor
poration Counsel who was in
Structed to have the bill amended
to meet the objections of the
Pennsylvania.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
Three AIKEN in Raid
Are Ordered Held

Following a stormy hearing be-
fore U. S. Commissioner Needham
C. Turnage today, three men ar
rested last night in raid on the
alleged headquarters of a num-
bers syndicate were ordered held
for action Of the grand jury under
$4,000 bond each.
The three men, who pleaded not
CONTINUED on Page 20, Col. q
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
Court Debate Set

Suggested changes in Federal
court rules will be discussed at
p. m. today before Georgetown
forum in the univerSity's law
school, sos E st. N. w.
Speakers will include H. Winship
Wheatley, Austin F. Garfield, John
E. Laskey and Lawrence Koenigs-
berger,
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
DR.. Sexton to Speak

DR.. Roy Lyman Sexton will dis
cuss health and efficiency in the
middle-aged man, before the Fed
Grafton of Business Mems ASsocia.
tions, at a dinner meeting at $50
p. m. tomorrow in the Hamilton
Hotel.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
Convention Is Called
On Outdoor Life

Many phases of outdoor life and
conservation will be discussed at
the third Statewide Maryland
outdoor Life Convention, at the
Emerson Hotel in Baltimore. Fri
day. February 26. A number Of
outdoor enthusiasts from Wash
ington are planning to attend.
The Washington times., 1937-02-17

is the result OF
t h e Supreme
Court Retire
nent Bill which
is changing the
dourest Repub-
licans into Pol
lyannas.
IT. S because
S o m e b o d y
thinks the Sen
ator from Mich
igan k n o W S
about love!
The Washington times., 1937-02-17
NOW
Sen. VGndenberq
Gets q Query
ON DAN CUPID
BY HELEN EssARY

II you see Senator Arthur Van
denberg looking extremely jaunty,
don't think his high.stepping stride
The Washington times., 1937-02-17

Here's the let
ter Il promised
The Washington times., 1937-02-17

Orders being accepted for Volume Nc t1 James Fsqo e T Wam
Makepce Volume No will be aysia6e pie Ser the re sx "a
and packing each volume Address, Times buo
The Washington times., 1937-02-17

The full significance Of that
famous statement that we had
stepped back to the horse and
buggy stage was not clear to me
until read recent statistics on
"VehicleS" from William L. Au,
CONTINUED on Page 22, Col. y
Evening star., 1937-07-24
Memorial
Service at
1st Baptist
DR.. E. H. Pruden, Rev.
A. P. Shirley to Ex-
change Pulpits.

nR. EDWARD HUGHES PRUDEN,
pastor of the First Baptist Church,
will take as his sermon subject to-
morrow morning, In the Time OF
Trouble"
In the evening he will exchange
pulpits with Rev. A. P. Shirley, pas
tor of the Francis Asbury M. E.
Church, South, who will speak on
The More Excellent Way"
A memorial service will be held
Thursday evening to the late DR.
Charles A. Stakeley, pastor OF the
church for number of years during
the latter part of the past century
After leaving here DR.. Stakeley served
as pastor of the First Baptist Church,
Montgomery, Ala, being made pastor
emeritus upon his retirement from
active service some years ago. He
died recently at his home there.
Officers and commission directors
Of the B. Y. P. U. will spend this
week end at Orkney Springs, Va,
planning for the work OF the union
during the coming year. The senior
B. Y. P. U. will hold vesper service
in Rock Creek Park at o'clock to-
morrow evening. taking "A Time to
Play" as the subject of their discus
sion with Jordan r. Bentley, jr., di-
rector of the fellowship commission
in charge of the program.
Evening star., 1937-07-24

Ctl DdNh
"Old Gila Dearborn. the pros
pector. was shot and killed day before
yesterday" Banty went on. An no
body knows who done it. Sheriff
can't scare up a lick of evidence
That means there's a murderer at
large an no mans life is safe
You let me worry about protectin'
us against murderers," told him dis
gustedly. You're supposed to be the
brains O. this outfit an here You are
actin like crackpot. Well, when
your hard-ealned savings is all gone,
don't come to me for help"
But all my talking didn't do any
good. Banty kept on challenging any
one to shooting duels, and those who
didn't have 10 scruples accepted the
challenge and relieved the runt of S25
every time.
FINALLY got tired of arguing and
gave up, concluding that Banty
had gone bats complete and there
wasn't no hope for him. Besides, the
sheriff had asked for volunteers to
track down the murderer of Gla
Dearborn and I volunteered on ac-
count of there was a $500 reward Of
fered. We tracked for three days, but
without success.
Well. when l finally got back to the
ranch Banty was gone and stayed gone
till the next morning, when he rode in
Chnrif
into the chuck house and arrested
Shorty Young for the murder of Gila
Dearborn, motive being Gila's gold
cache.
Well sir yuh won't believe it but it
was Banty who got that $500 reward,
on account of it was him who pro-
duced the evidence that convicted
Shorty.
Banty explained it to me. Il been
readin' in books" he says, about bal
listicS, that being the study Of guns
and sech So when Gila was shot I
asked Doc Purdy for the bullet that
was dug out of him and then all had
to do was get me another bullet from
the gun Of the murderer and compare
EN-, on account of no two bullets from
different guns are alike, like finger
prints. Well, I figured on account Of
our boys being nearest to Gila's place
and known about Gila and his cache
I'd start in on them first. Well. that's
why I challenged 'em to shootin
matches. sos I could dig out the bull
lets an compare 'em. Well, 1 had to
try 10 men before 1 got the right one,
which cost me $3.50 which made my
profit 100 per cent on account of the
reward being $500. you see?'
"Yuh, I see. you dog-blasted foxy
little rascal" I says.