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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Commissioners Determined
To Maintain Present Tax
Rate Of $3.50 Per 500
School Board Levy To Be Ascertained Before
March 10-Seek Assessor To Make General
Reassessment Of County Real Estate - Banks
Ask Fee For Collecting Tax Bills

The Board of County Commission
ers Tuesday indicated firm stand on
maintaining the present tax rate of
$1.50 Notwithstanding the large APP
preparation to be requested for
schools. Three important resolutions
were adopted at the Tuesday session.
One directed President Hampton to
negotiate with the Brookings Institu-
ton for list of names of suggested
assessors to make the general re-as-
sessment of county real estate, due by
the July /, 1910, levy.
The second resolution declares that
whereas the county commissioners are
firmly determined not to increase the
present tax rate of $1.50 per 500 and
the largest single item of the budget
is the board of education appropria-
ton, the president of the board is re-
quested to ascertain before March 10,
the amount which will be required to
be levied for the school system.
The third resolution cites letter
to the school board from Frank /.
Davis, supervisor of school property,
recently appointed by the county COM
missioners. The resolution states that
the condition which Davis describes
as prevailing when he took Office was
both extremely uncconomical and
harmful to the best interests of Mont
gomery County.
The letter had recommended an as
sistant supervisor Of school property
at salary of $3.50 a month and
travelling expenses, but the board of
education declined to approve the
creation of the post on the grounds
that such action was not within the
province Of the school board.
The commissioners resolution urges
the State Senator and county MEM
bers of the House of Delegates to
amend the existing law so that it will:
81. Authorize the superintendent of
school property to appoint an assist
ant or assistants to aid him in the
discharge of the duties of his Office
at such a salary and travelling ex-
penses as this board (the county COM
missioners) may authorize, and,
"2. Authorize the superintendent
of school property to place such fire
insurance of other insurance and such
indemnity bond or bonds for buses
operated by the county system or on
other employees or activities of the
board of education which may be
required by law of the county board
of education may feel justified in au-
thorizing."
The resolutions were presented by
Commissioner Roby and seconded by
Commissioner Farmer and adopted
without dissenting vote.
The board dismissed Charles Grimes
as elevator operator at the Court
House and appointed James T. Eng
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Mrs. F. E. Middleton
Reelected Head OF
County Red Cross
Reports of Committees Re-
ceived; New Budget Ii
Adopted

Mrs. F. Eliot Middleton of Edge
moor, was reelected chairman Of the
Montgomery County Chapter of the
Red Cross, at the annual meeting Of
the chapter held Monday evening in
the Red Cross room Of the Rockville
high school. This is the third term 40
chairman for Mrs. Middleton and she
is the first chairman to hold the Office
that long.
Other officers were elected as fol-
lows: Mrs. Edward Deets, of Clarixs-
burg, as vice chairman; Mrs. Irwin
Wensink, Of Bethesda, recording sec.
rotary; Mrs. Austin Lamar, Of Sandy
Spring, corresponding secretary, and
]. Forest Walker, Of Rockville, as
treasurer.
Major Leon L. Dye, the retiring
treasurer read his report for the year.
Major Dyes report showed that the
total of the annual drive was
$9,986.46, more than 100000 over
the county quota. The excellent work
Of Major Dye has been much appre-
ciated by the chapter.
Miss Mabel c. Sibley, the Red Cross
nurse for the county, made an excel
lent report of her work, reporting
more than thousand calls made in
the past year. She has conducted two
classes in home hygiene and care of
the sick, the first at Glen Echo, and
enc at Hyattstown. Another class win
be formed shortly.
Mrs. Harry Thompson, Of Cabin
John, chairman of the nursing service,
made an interesting report of her
work.
Bache Albert, of Rockville, chairman
of finances, read his report and pre-
scented the budget for the year, which
was accepted.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
AS We See It
BIZ MONTCO

GOV. o'CONoR IS enthusiastic
over the progress administration
measures have made in the Maryland
General Assembly as the halfway
mark of the 90-day session has been
reached. He also commends members
Of the Legislature for their "construc-
tive work" already accomplished. To
this the taxpayers add "and may the
second half of the session bring about
the enactment of fiscal legislation
which will prove businesslike, tax
measures which are fair, and bal
anced budget, if possible. "Other i'm
portant things to be done include q
meritorious method of handling the
State Roads and coordinating govern
mental departments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
List OF Road and Street
improvements For County
Presented To Legislature

The following improvements for roads and streets
in Montgomery County to cost $2,856 900 was in
cluded in the list of highway projects suggested to
the Maryland General Assembly by the State Roads
Commission:
ROADS
Reconstruct and relocate 35 miles Cedar Grove
to Damascus $113000 widen Norbeck9 bike bridge
at Rock Greek, $4,000; bridge and approaches on
Poolesvile road at Muddy Creek 100000 reconstruct
to White Oak, $195,000; reconstruct and relocate
miles on route 81, Oney to Brookeville $4,000;
widen two arch bridges on Redland road, $4,000;
macadam 2.3 miles on route 1873 from Lewisdale to
Green Valley Hyattstown road, $4,000; reconstruct
2 miles on Old Georgetown road from route 240 to
Alta Vista, $4,000; widen, resurface and relocate
SO miles on Falls road from Rockville to Potomac
$83 000 reconstruct and relocate 15 miles from For
est Glen to Kensngton; 18 miles dual highway from
Chevy Chase and 2.8 miles of lane for dual
highway Chevy Chase to Kensngton, 1896 900; re-
construct SIS miles to old Bladensburg road from
Seeks Corner to Kensington, $113000 construct one
lane for dual highway and reconstruct existing road
way Is miles on Frederick pike from Rockville to
Frederick County line $1,050,000; widen and resur-
face 1.25 miles Blair road from Flower avenue to
New Hampshire avenue, $4,000; concrete 2.6 miles
New Hampshire avenue from Prince Georges County
line to White Oak, $156,O00; macadam 15 miles from
Forest Glen road, $4,000; concrete 05 mile extension
Sixteenth street to Georgia avenue 100000; ma
cadam 8 miles from Walkers Corner to Comus,
$4,000; concrete dual highway, mile on Connecticut
avenue from Kensington to Georgia avenue, 100000.
STREETS
GAINESVILLE, $1,000; Gaithersburg, $87OO; Kensing-
ton $4,000; Poolesve, $4,000; Garrett Park $500;
Rockville, $4,000; Laytonsvile, $2,1O0.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Farm Bureau Hits
Referendum Repeal

The Montgomery County Farm
Bureau will sponsor a meeting
Monday, February 81, at / 80 p. M,
to protest the proposed repeal of
the law requiring referendum on
the issuance of any county bonds.
James King, president of the or
ganization, states that other mat
tiers pertaining to the local legisla-
tive program will be thoroughly
discussed at the session.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Mass Meeting Is
Set To Support
Sunday Beer Ban
Church Groups To Lead
Movement; DIR. w. w.
Davis Will Speak

A mass-meeting for the purpose of
protesting an exemption for Mont
gomery County in the proposed Sun
day ban on the sale of intoxicating
liquors will be held Sunday after
noon, February 26, at 8 o'clock in the
Courthouse. There is a bill now be-
fore the House providing for the
closing measure. Agitation for the
exemption of Montgomery has been
made, primarily because of the exist
ence of nearly 20 country clubs with
in the county and which would be af-
fected by the new law.
Rev. Herbert o. Cooper, pastor of
the Rockville Baptist Church, in an
nouncing the meeting, made the fol-
lowing statement:
"The House Bill No. 88, Senate Bill
No. Sc, seeks to close all places sell
ing intoxicating liquors from Satur-
day (midnight) until 6 a. m. Monday
morning. This will effect the entire
state
"An effort is being made to exempt
Montgomery county from the provis-
ions of this bill. This would permit
folks from the District to make Mont
gomery county their Sunday drink
haven, and fill the county with Sum-
day drunken automobile drivers, be-
sides all the other obnoxious traffic
that would be kin-folk of the loose
element.
"To keep the State of Maryland as
respectable and decent as any Other
state, the citizens of the county want
the bill passed as it now stands, that
the entire state be eliminated of
dangerous drunken drivers"
"Dr w. w. Davis of Baltimore, Mr..
Paul M. Lehman of Silver Spring, and
others of prominence in the county
will address the meeting on Sunday.
Senator Robert Peter and members
of the House of Delegates will be in
attendance.
"Every public citizen concerned
about decent Maryland, and a clean
respectable Montgomery county are
urged to attend
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23

fish, who held the post prior to
Grimes appointment by the Fusion
board four years ago.
A delegation of county bankers
headed by Fred L. Lutes, cashier Of
the Suburban National Bank, appear
cd before the commissioners to urge
that the county banks be given fee
of &c for each tax bill collected for the
county. Lutes said the banks handle
approximately 10000 of the bills each
year and that they do so at a loss.
The board took the request under ad.
visement.
A petition was received from county
employees asking that they be paid
twice month instead of once month
as at present. The board also took this
request under advisement.
DR.. v. L. Elliott. county health off,
Ger, informed the board that the in
fluenza epidemic in the county is on
the wane but declared that his Office
is worried with the increase Of
measles in the county. The doctor is
sued warning to mothers and teach
ers yesterday asking that precautions
be taken to prevent infection of small
children. The disease is much more
serious in children under five than
those who are older, he said.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
James r. King Innocent
Of Embezzling Funds

James R. (Pete) King, former dep
uty clerk to the Police Court and who
was tried last week on the charge of
embezzling $40 from dog tax funds,
was acquitted by jury last Thursday
night. Other indictments against him
were dropped.
King was defended by attorneys
Albert M. Bouic, Vivian, and Joe
Simpson and Walter Dawson. Special
prosecutors James H. Pugh and Will
son Townsend represented the State.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23

WE LEARN THAT every Governor
for fifty years has violated the law in
failing to appoint 843 justices of the
peace. Does the Attorney Generals
Office mean to say that political ap-
pointments could have been made and
were overlooked? Our ignorance of
this Constitutional mandate is sur
passed only by our amazement at the
oversight.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Mr.. and Mrs. J. r. Harriss
Married Fifty-Six Years

Mr.. and Mrs. John R. Harriss,
OF Rockville, celebrated their fifty
sixth wedding anniversary Wednes-
day, February %, in the presence OF
their children, grandchildren and
those friends who called to extend
congratulations
The couple are lifelong residents
OF Montgomery County. Both were
born and raised at Potomac. A
short while after the marriage Mr..
and Mrs. Harriss moved to Rockville
where they have lived ever since.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Redland Hunt To Hold
Races On March 4

The Redland Hunt will hold its
third annual point-to-point races on
Saturday, March 4, at location to be
announced shortly before the meet.
There will be three races
1. Pair Class: for the Terpenning
Challenge Cup;
2. Heavyweight Class: for a suit
able trophy;
%. Redland Bowl: open to all horses
and riders in accordance with
rules and regulations.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23

SECRETARY OF STATE John B.
Centrum comes to Sandy Spring Sat-
urday to address the Farmers Con-
vention on revenue and taxes, sub
ject particularly and perennially in
teresting to rural citizens. We
also foresee the annual resolutions
affecting proposed State tax sources
- spontaneous repartee of political
tinge-the best buffet luncheon of the
year - packed meeting of both
Montgomery and Howard Countians.
THE AIRPORT PROBLEM at Hal
pine, involving the claim that proper
ty values in the vicinity depreciate
because of the proximity of the land
ing field, should merit serious con-
sideration. There is little doubt but
that Mrs. Philander Johnson is cor
rect when she claims the field consti-
tutes nuisance, if not an actual
menace. When one remembers that
the field lies along main highway,
there is an added incentive to relocate
the Congressional Airport. Senator
Robert Peter has demanded that the
State Aviation Commission look into
the matter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Potomac Democrats To
Hold Bingo Party Friday

The Potomac Young Mems Demo
cratic Club is holding bingo party
for the benefit of the club on Friday,
February "a, at p. m. in the Po-
tomac School building. Norman
Turohey is in charge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-02-23
Miss Hermine Badenhoop
Resigns As Health Nurse

DIR, V. L. Elliott, county health off,
Ger, has announced the resignation of
Miss Hermine Badenhoop, advisory
nurse in the Montgomery County
Health Department.
Miss Badenhoop is native of Bal
timore and a graduate of Union
Memorial Hospital. She has been a
postgraduate student at Columbia,
University of Michigan and the Uni
versity of Maryland. For two years
she was in charge of branch health
stations of the Child Welfare Society
of Washington and served as public
health nurse under the Red Cross in
Jefferson County, West Virginia, for
two years.
In April, 1923, she came to Mont
gomery County as State Department
of Health demonstration nurse
through an arrangement of the Social
Service League and the County Health
Officer, DR.. w. T. Pratt. At the end
of the year a school program was
added to her services and her work
correlated with that of the existing
school nurse. Though both of these
positions were financed by the Educa-
tional Department they continued to
be directed by the County Health
Officer. In July, 1928, third public
health nurse was added to the group
and Miss Badenhoop was made the
advisory nurse. In July, 1885, her
salary and that of two other public
health nurses paid partly by the
Board of Education was taken over
by the County Commissioners. By
July, 1887, the staff Of health r..
ment nurses had grown to SC,
Miss Badenhoop begigadsvff
time tee 4yisolgs that
UP fsct. =. 2rk iced car.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
Beef Cattle Show Feature
lOf Miss. State Fair

A Beef Cattle Show, with prizes
totaling more than $1,10O, will be held
in connection with the 1889 Missis-
sippi Free State Fair in Jackson Oc-
tober 9-14.
Entries will be limited to two
breeds, Herefords and Aberdeen An
gus. and to Mississippi breeders.
Paul F. Newell, of State College,
extension Animal Hunbandman, will
be superintendent and Prof. Roscoe
r. Snapp, of The University of Illi-
nois, will act as judge.
Prize lists were also announced to-
day for the Art, Floral and House
hold Arts Departments of the 1889
State Fair.
The Flower Show promises 20 at.
tract wide attention among garden
club members all over Mississippi.
Premium lists of all departments
of the State Fair will be furnished
upon reques. to Miss Mabel L. Stire.
Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17

Engine Is Overturned In
Ackermun Wreck

Ackefman, Miss, Aug. 13-A com
bination train on the j. c. Railroad
was wrecked several hundred yards
west of the depo. here this morning.
The engine turned over on its side
and the tender and a car of steel
Lent the tracks. Engineer Harvey
Baine and fireman Carl Order Jump
ed from the cab as the engine turned
over, and escaped without serious
injury.
The train was in charge of con-
ductor A. L. Stevens and Brakemen
Fl. H. Bowie and Clyde Stokes. The
accident occurred where the new
Highway Is crosses the railroad.
Heavy sand had been placed on the
tracks and this is given as the
cause of the wreck.
The train was going at a slow
rate of speed, otherwise greater dam
age would have occurred and proba-
bly, loss of life. None of the passen-
gers were injured.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
WICLEY SAYS RUMORS
ABSOLUTELY FALSE

Answering various rumors that
have appeared over the county in
numerous places, the following aft
davit was submitted by W., c. Wig
ley, of Coxburg, a candidate for she
riff in the recent primary cleo ion.
The JUNIORS have apparently been
floating in each community about one
candidate being lined up with an.
other. In each community the tale
is said 70 vary only to include a To-
cal candidate, or his opposition.
The affidavit follows:
State of Mississippi,
Holmes County.
Personally appeared before me-, the
undersigned authority, the within
named w. c. Wigley, who, by me,
being duly sworn, deposteh and saith
that the rumor which has been spread
all over the county that he formed
a combine or was connected with
any other candidate or any other
person, a. the. time he was a candi-
date for Sheriff and Tax Collector
during the first primary is abso-
lutely false and has no foundation
w. C. WIGLEY.
Sworn to and subscribed before
me, this the 12:h day of August,
1889.
J. d. WEEKS,
Circuit Clerk of
Holmes County.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
Guineas Sci Loose For
Durant Trade Day
Here Saturday
Lorge Crowd Of Negroes
Expected For Prizes
Given At 400

All of the colored folks of Durant
and surrounding vicinity are expected
to turn out Saturday for the week
ly trade day program sponsored by
the Durant Chamber of Commerce.
A feature of the days program will
be six guineas which will be turned
loose. Each guinea will have a dol
lar bill attached to it. Each negro.
In order to participate in the guinea
chase, must have a ticket given by
a Durant msuchant with a 25-cent
cash perchasa.
Plans are being formed for a sep
arate drawing each Saturday for ne
groes and whites due to the fact that
the negroes have not been receiv-
ing any of the cash prizes. This is
the only way apparently that it can
be worked out for them to be sure
to receive some Of the cash prizes.
Only the negroes will be allowed
to take part in the guinea chase Sat-
urday. The lucky person catching
the fowl will get both the guinea
and the one dollar bill.
Come and bring your friends.
The guineas will be turned loose
immediately after the cash prizes
are given away.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
Stote Weekly Cotton
Report Is Given

State College, Miss, August IT,
Most Of the older cotton in Missis'
sippi is now heavily infested with
weeyils, with exceptions in some To-
calities, reports the State Plant
Board. During the past few days
inspectors examined 70 fields in IL
counties. finding weevils in IS OF
them, with an average infestation Of
81 per cent as compared with % pei
cent last week. I~nfestations are
generally low in younger cotton but
are expected to build up rapidly
within the next ten days as weevils
migrate from older fields that have
stopped fruiting. Poisoning this young
cotton, if the infestation is 10 per
cent or above, is advised, provided
it has not started shedding young
bolls. After boil shedding starts.
further poisoning will not likely be
profitable in most cases, advise plant
Board and Government ~entomologists,
Nc additional reports of cotton leaf
worm have been received since they
were found in George county last
week.
Out of three farms inspected in
Holmes county all were found to be
infested with boil weevil, with 81
81 and 10 percentage.
Attala also had three infested out
three inspected, with 10, SIS and
35 per cent.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
Wuterer Sells 2-Yeur Old
Colt For $850.O0

II. c. Waterer. Tchula, has sold
Walters Bell Allen" foal of Dutch
who will be two years old August
80, to w. B. Hardaman, of Jackson,
Tenn, for the sum of s850.00.
Mr.. Waterer bought the colt at
Deckard. Tenn. in July. 1887.
He plans to show a stud colt and
ano her colt in the annual brood
mare and colt show on next Friday
August 25.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
Methodists Announce
Sunday Services

Church School meets at 9:45, c. II
Carruth Superintendent.
Preaching service at II o'clock.
Special music.
Sermon by the pastor.
Epworth League at 6;45, Mrs. Oar
Comfort Counselor.
The Methodist congregation will
worship with the Presbyterians a.
s o'clock. Rev. T. b. Thrower, Meth
odist pastor at Grenada, will preach
the sermon.
Prayer service at 7:45 Wednesday
evening.
Everybody cordially invited to all
our services.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17

mess in Mississippi is a mess, What
fools we mortals be-"
Holmes county is due to get a
nice little sum of money If and when
the suits are tried or settled.
IL memory serves us correct pa
pers were served on some fifteen OF
so of the forty-odd bootleggers in
Holmes county about six months ago
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17
Bridaes To Fill Unexpired
Term AS Trustee

Upon reccmmendation Mr.. Sam Bird
ges has been appointed trustee of the
Cruger Consolidated School to fill
the unexpired term Of Mr.. Sharkey
White. who has RESIGNED. The said
term expires March, 1912.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17

Here's How BuIIot Looks:
Take Your Choice
This is how he ballot will look
to voters in Beat 2 Of Holmes Coun
ty, when they go to the polls, Tues
day, August 30, to vote in a second
primary (run-off) election:
FOR GOVERNOR
MIKE SENNETT ~CONNER-(,
PAUL B. JOHNSON
FOR SECRETARY OF STATE
ROY ARNOLD -.)
WALKER
FOR STATE AUDITOR
BERT ]. BARNETT~
James M. (Jim) CAUSEY--)
FOR LAND COMMISSIONER
BEN s. LOWRY-
GUY
FOR SHERIFF
VIM. ALLAN RAMSEY .
J. MONROE RDACH)
FOR TAX ASSESSOR
WALTER L. -.)
DENTON ROSAMOND- }
FOX REPRESENTATIVE
Vote For Two)
w. p. HAMMETT y
". HINJDs JUMPER)
G. H. -
ELLIS E. WYNN
FOR CONSTABLE
GORDON ALLEN
MAYFIELD HOWARD--(
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1939-08-17

'v~U NavpoH
N-s TOW hos moo, ra~aa 49, ~,
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:" =" .He nnc~rired term Of her r,,,-
Nard.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-06-15
PIayboy Broker
Pictured as Bond
Fraud Schemer

NEW YORK, June Is. CUP)-
William Buckner, jr., playboy brok-
er, was represented in federal court
today as advising an associate in
June 1887 that Rep. James Lancet
ia, D., N. Y.-a member of the
last congreSS-would offer house
bill providing for redemption of
defaulted Philippine railway bonds.
Buckner, close friend of Screen
Star Loretta Young, is on trial
with four other men charged with
mail fraud and conspiracy in the
loss of S1000,000 suffered by in
vestorS in the bonds. The hand
some broker, according to the gov
ernment, staged champagne and
showgirl parties for legislators in
the capital
DR.. Max Winkler, a member of
the original bondholders committee
taken over by Buckner, told of a
form circular sent out by the brok-
er which warned that I'VE will get
absolutely nowhere unless we con-
centrate our future activities in
Washington to impress responsible
government officials"