Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
The Week in
Maryland

ment which supervise trades and
professions to obtain approval by
the Board of Public Works before
making any expenditures of public
money in the future. The Governor
charged that in the past these
groups have spent large sums use
lessly, and declared he was deter
mined to end what he called
waste of public funds.
Charlie Keller, New York
Yankee hero of the World Series,
received riotous welcome as he
settled in his new home in Freder-
lex. A native of Middletown, Kel-
Ter was wined, dined and cheered
by various Maryland communities
throughout the week.
Crop reporting service figures
showed that war demands for
wheat had caused Maryland farm
ers to store only 80 per cent of
their 1889 crop. Last year they
stored SO per cent. Dat stocks also
were smaller.
Governor O'Conor requested the
Maryland Bar Association to re-
commend appointees whenever va
cancies occur on the Court of APP
peals and judicial circuits through
out the State. Though the judiciary
is elected, frequent vacancies occur
in non-election years due to retire
ment, requiring the Governor to
make appointments. In Baltimore,
the city bar association long has
recommended candidates to fill
vacancies on the Supreme Bench.
With numerous State officials,
led by Senator Radcliffe, on hand,
Prince Georges county dedicated
it's new county building at Hyatts-
vile. The building will house the
county Jail, court room, welfare
agency and other local offices.
The 2,700 students of Baltimore
City College began week-long
celebration of the schools centen-
NAL anniversary. The institution is
the third oldest public high school
in the country and the oldest south
of the Mason and Dixon line.
r. Baltimore prepared for a survey
of the city's population with
view to recasting of legislative and
councilmanic areas. The study was
provided for by the last session Of
the General Assembly.
The first ship ever to dock in
Baltimore flying the Philippine
flag was the Nonsuco, owned by a
Manila sugar company, which ar
rived with the triangular banner
on it's mast below the American
flag. Only about IL ships engaged
| in foreign trade fly the standard
of the Islands,
Governor O'Conor appointed a
new State veterans commission to
administer an annual emergency
relief fund for veterans and their
dependents. The commission will
receive no salaries and will replace
the group which administered an
$4,000 fund each year in the past.
The new appointees are: Joseph
A. Cantrel, Montgomery county,
chairman; Herbert L. Rhodes, Bal
timore; Joseph Martin, Baltimore
Thomas F. Conlon, Cumberland
and Godfrey Child, Pocomoke City
Herman M. Moser, director Of
parole and probation, completed re.
organization of Maryland's system
of supervising paroles. Included
was a new administration of pro
baton. Field officers, all living il
the areas in which they will func
ton, were appointed in each of fiv,
districts of the State to supervis,
parole and probation services.
Only one woman of the % WHIT
were hired to replace men callet
for service during the World Wa,
still is working in the Mount Clar,
shops of the Baltimore and Obi,
railroad. She is Miss Amy Fisher
who has operated steam hamme
there since 1917.
Maryland and Delaware Re
Cross leaders met at Annapolis t.
prepare for the annual roll cal
Biggest problem facing the ma
tional organization, it was an
nounced, was the care of Europeal