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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Production Credit
Association Shows
Excellent Report
Thomas C. Darby Presides
Over Meeting At Frederick
Last Thursday

Approximately 260 persons from
four Western Maryland counties with
guests from other sections of the
state, attended the annual meeting of
the stockholders of the Frederick
Production Credit Association, which
was held in the State Armory Thurs
day morning, concluding with lunch
con in the Calvary Methodist Episco-
pal parish hall.
Reports at the meeting showed that
the association, which has been in
business for five years as a credit in
stitution loaning money to farmers in
the four counties, has provided funds
to finance more than a million dol
lars worth of operations with a loss
of only $4,000 or approximately one
thirty-sixth of one per cent.
The annual report of Walter D,
Bromley, secretary-treasurer, revealed
that 500 loans were to farmers in
Frederick, Carroll, Montgomery and
Washington counties during the past
year, amounting to $350,000.
"None of the loans were made as
an emergency measure, Mr.. Bromley
said, "but all of them were made to
establish farmers with good security,
to finance sound farm operations. y
The farmer membership of the asso-
citation increased by 800 during the
year.
Thomas C. Darby, Of Montgomery
county, president of the association
presided and John T. Scott, Carroll
bounty, a member of the executive
committee presented the report to the
stockholders. Of the 260 persons pres.
ent, about 1870 were members.
Two directors were reelected at the
meeting. They are William H. Gun
ningham, Hagerstown, and Ulysses
Griffith, 4th, of Gaithersburg.
The guest speaker was DR.. H. F
Coterman, acting dean of agriculture
Of the University of Maryland and
head of the vocational agriculture de-
partment of the state. He spoke or
the general theme of co-operatives.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Baptist Church Names
Officers For 1889

At the annual business meeting Of
the Rockville Baptist Church officers
were named as follows:
Trustees-Milburne Ward, Russell
Bogley, E. L. Bridgewater, Harry
Strateyer and G. Wilcox
Deacons-H. s. Beall, senior dea-
con; w. Beale, NJ. Ward, T. Baker and
C. Ward; deaconess, Miss E. P. Ma
gruder.
Clerk, Mrs. Harry 8. Beall; treasur-
err, Marbery Gates and organist, Miss
f. X. Robertson.
Mrs. J. Anderson, of Elizabeth, N.
j.. was a weekend guest of Rev. and
Mrs. H. o. Cooper. Mrs. Anderson
is cousin Of Rev. Cooper.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Intestinal Disorder
Has Many Victims AS
Doctors Urge Caution

Fifty or more cases of what is
generally diagnosed as intestinal grip
are existent in Rockville. The dis
order also extends throughout the
county and a report has it that a
number are prevalent in nearby Fred
erick county.
The Health Department has asked
that the usual precautions be taken in
treating what appears to be form
Of influenza. A study is being made Of
drinking water in various commune
ties with the idea that the recent
SHOWS may have in some way seeped
into wells and other drinking sources.
Those complaining Of the disorder
are warned to stay in bed, drink
quantities of ginger ale, boil drinking
water and exercise other treatments
used in fighting the common cold.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Social Welfare Committee
Chairmen Report Jan. ~

Committee chairmen will report at
the general meeting of the Montgom-
cry County Social Welfare Council to
be held this afternoon friday at 8
o'clock in the Commissioners hearing
room in the county courthouse.
The council invites non-members
of the Council Project Committees to
attend and take an interest in the
work.
The groups are as follows: Hous-
ing, recreation, speakers bureau,
holiday exchange and volunteer serv-
ice. The committees are public infor-
nation program and membership.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Two COlOred Children
Are Burned To Death

Carroll, IL, and Dora Jean, 5,
children of Basil Taylor, colored, of
Emory Grove, were burned to death
when a fire Monday night burned
the Taylor home to the ground.
Taylor, himself, was treated for
burns on the left hand and his
grandmother, Mrs. Aurelius johnson,
suffered from shock.
The fire was said to have started
from a kerosene stove in the room
occupied by Dora Jean. Twelve other
children escaped injury. The Gath
ersburg Washington Grove Vol
unteer Fire Department responded
and kept the flames from spreading
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Governor O'COnOr
Submits Budget
To State Assembly
Calls For No Gasoline Tax
Diversion, No Real Estate
Increase Cuts Adminis-
tration Costs 100000

The budget for 1940-1941, submit
ted tonight to a joint session Of the
General Assembly by Governor Her
bert R. O'Conor, carried out his CAM
paign pledge of economy by provid-
ing for reduction of 100000 per
annum in administrative costs; allot-
ted increased appropriations for the
support Of the Public School system
throughout the State; and, while pro-
viding for total Bond Issues for con-
struction Of $3,S6s, 100000, gave assur-
ance of net reduction in state bonded
debt during the biennium of $9,671,-
10000.
Further carrying out his campaign
promises, the Governor assured the
Legislature that the budget would be
balanced by the tax program to be
submitted, which would provide tax
yield of $S,5OO,OOO per annum. The
total amount allowed by the Governor
for the various agencies and depart
ments was $685., 968.5O less than the
amounts requested by the department.
heads.
For the first time, the General
Budget included appropriations and
program for Public Welfare and As
sistance.
In achieving the Balanced Budget
he had promised so many times dur
ing his campaign the Governor called
the attention Of his audience to the
fact that there would be:
(a) No Gasoline Tax Diversion.
(b) No Increase in Real Estate
Taxes.
(c) No Salary Increases, and No
Allowance for New Positions Except
for required nurses and attendants TO
man additions to hospitals, etc.,.
To accomplish an increase in State
activities, while actually decreasing
the funds allotted for them, econom-
les were necessitated generally, in
GLIDING the elimination Of 100 present
positions in various departments, OF
which group Of " in the State
Roads Commission accounted for q
reduction of 100000 in total salary
allowance. Provision was made, too,
for revision in the form Of the State
Roads Commission Budget, and in
clusion therein of normal administrat-
i've costs as separate item. Other
important savings were effected by
adjustment of the State Department
of Engineering, recently established;
and by the transfer of duties Of the
Commissioner Of Loans to the Bank
Commissioner.
In his comprehensive Budget Mes
sage, Governor O'Conor made num-
Der of important recommendations in
keeping with his promise to provide
"1ong range" policy towards the
outstanding problems Of the State. He
recommended change in procedure,
and adoption of definite policy, in
dealing with all State-aided hospitals.
schools, colleges and charitable insti-
tutions; and urged complete survey
of educational facilities and costs,
particularly in the field Of higher edu-
cation, and including the University
of Maryland.
Because of the tremendous increase
Of the cost of operation Governor
O'Conor promised the legislators that
he would submit in the near future
his recommendations for raising the
revenue.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
AS We See It
BIZ MONTCO

GOVERNOR O'CONOR shows evi
dence of developing watchdog
complex with the hating of the pro-
posed w. B. & A. right-of- way- pur-
chase. 1t is time that such deals were
checked, both with an eye to the tax
payers pocketbook and the future ex-
pansion of highway projects. DR.. Abel
Wolman, director of the State Plan
ming Commission, says 25 miles of the
right-of way is unsuitable to the con-
struction of a road such as is needed
between Baltimore and Washington.
The governor has pointed out that ex-
cessive prices might be demanded for
much of the land involved. The State
Roads Commission has been in hot
water for period of years. We hope
that this administration will consider
long and carefully before writing
checks for any purpose and that the
new State Roads set-up, whatever
form it may assume, will work to the
end that Maryland may again take its
proper rank with respect to adequate
and up-to-date thoroughfares.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Redland Hunt To Plan
Point TO-Point Races

The annual meeting of the COM
mittee of Redland Hunt was held on
Sunday, January %, at the home of
Thomas T. Mott, Edgemoor, Be-
thesda.
Among the things discussed was
the date for the Point to Point
races which will be held on Satur-
day, March 4, at 900 P. M. There
will be three races, namely-a pair
class for the Terpenning Cup and
a heavy weight race; also, the open
race for the Redland Bowl.
Further conditions may be had
by applying to the race secretary,
Edward Fletcher. Norbeck.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
O'COnOr Economy Slash
Will Affect Montgomery

The new budget announced by
Gov. Herbert R. O'Conor will effect
Montgomery county.
The Commissioners, who have re-
ceived $4,000 for State-aided institu-
tons asked $4,000 this year.. They
got $1,000.
The Montgomery County General
Hospital viii get $1,000 instead of
1880.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26

THE DEMAND FOR the return of
lateral and minor roads to the various
counties is apparently growing. The
rural taxpayers disgust with the
present condition of the roads is
everywhere noticeable. Visitors to the
State are contemporary critical. Both
the Richie and Nice regimes have
failed to solve the problem. With the
burning criticisms of the Democratic
reign ringing in his ears, Governor
Nice heedlessly selected an obscure
politician to head the State Roads
Commission and promptly forgot
everything history and political ex-
perience taught. Today the situation
is bad. We suggest that the most i'm
portant appointive post to be filled
in the Free State is that of chairman
of the State Roads Commission.
We further believe that each district
should be represented and that the
Governor should sit in and take an
active interest in the deliberations of
these men who will be entrusted with
the building and maintenance of our
main highways.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Work Starts On Sewer
Project In Rockville

Work was scheduled to start to-
day on the $4,000 outfall sewer
from the old Rockville disposal plant
to the new one.
Lyon and Lyon are the con-
tractors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
A CONSERVATION PROGRAM

A CONSERVATION PROGRAM
should be put through the hopper at
this session of the Legislature. With
our vast seafood industry hampered
by present laws and with the mount
ing problem in Western Maryland
counties in respect to wild life, there
should be no hemming and having.
Fishermen and sportsmen, alike, need
to forget petty animosities and tech
nical differences and work for an
honest to goodness conservation
measure.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
G. r. CANDY,
w. w. HODGES,
]. w. JONES,
THos. C. DARBY,
ULYSSES GRIFFITH, Nv,
E. s. WALKER.
James D. King, Exc

OdHACo ~ AAhBt EA-Ohh~A~
Pursuant to a resolution of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
on the same date above mentioned:
This Committee further requests
your Honorable Board to reinstate
the ($300.0O) three hundred dollar
deduction which was made from the
appropriation for control of animal
disease in Montgomery County, said
reduction was to have been restored
at the time such other reductions
were restored to salaries, etc., but
for some unknown reason you ne
elected.
We, therefore, request you make
the appropriation for such work
100000 instead of $2700.0O as at
present.
Respectfully submitted,
G. r, CANDY,
w. w. HODGES,
j. w. JONES,
THos. C. DARBY,
ULYSSES GRIFFITH, w,
E. S. WALKER.
Committee.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26

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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-01-26
Strict Check-up
On Measurements
Asked By Farmers
Resolutions Presented Com
missiOners By Farm Bureau
Delegation

Strict enforcement of an already
existing law affecting weights and
measures was asked this week when
a delegation from the Farm Bureau
came before the County Commission
ers. 1t was pointed out that pre-
vious boards have failed to act on
the proposal although a state law
actually exists.
A second resolution presented by
the delegation seeks the restoration
of money to fight animal diseases
and which was cut along with other
economy slashes several years ago.
The resolutions follow in full:
Whereas, The Montgomery County
Farm Buresa has been approached
on numerous occasions in regard to
the necessity of having a sealer Of
weights and measures, and
Whereas, the matter has seemed
of Importance enough for the Gen.
eral Assembly of Maryland to have
passed and placed upon the Statutes
of Maryland law making it man.
datory for each Board of County
Commissioners to appoint person
to make such inspection and who
shall be known as "Sealer of Weights
and Measures, and
Whereas, the Montgomery County
Farm Bureau has made known to
the previous Board of County Com
missioners without having received
action on said subject,
Therefore, Be 1t RESOLVED, That
we do here and now petition your
Honorable Body to appoint such a
sealer of weights and measures and
to put the law authorizing such
action into effect at once:
Committee
G. r. CANDY,
Evening star., 1939-04-28
legion-Sponsored
Employment Week
"Opens Sunday
Emphasis Will Be Placed
On Finding Jobs for
Those Post 40

National Employment Week,
sponsored by the American Legion,
starts Sunday with the aim of en-
couraging private industry to en-
ploy men and women past the age
Of 40.
In emphasizing the Districts par
ticipation c. E. Lamson, director
Of the District Employment Center,
pointed out today that the basic
objective of the drive is to assist
all unemployed citizens, both vet
erans and non-veterans, especially
competent men and women past
20, to find gainful employment.
The District Commissioners have
Issued a proclamation calling on
District employers to cooperate.
The economic hazards which
confront unemployed men and
women past 49," said Mr.. Lamson,
make it incumbent upon us to
exert every effort to discover or
create work opportunities for the
employable head of each family. A
week of concerted and intensive ef-
fort toward this objective will aid
IN focusing employers attention on
the vital Importance of this ma
tional and local problem.
"All jobs which will be obtained
as result of the program will be
filled through the District Employ
ment Center. We consider it our
community obligation to cooperate
with all groups in an effort to re-
duce the number of unemployed in
Washington"
Evening star., 1939-04-28
Soup Box Derby Rules

(Note to boys: The Star and
the American Legion again are
sponsoring Soap Box Derby
this summer for boys of the
Washington metropolitan area.
The Derby is a race of motorless
gravity-powered, miniature au-
tomobiles or coaster racers, built
and driven by boys. The winner
will represent Washington in
national and international
finals at Akron, Ohio, in
August)
These rules are your guide
for the second WASHINGTON
SOAP BOX DERBY:
l. Eligibility: Boys of Wash
ington and vicinity not younger
than 10 nor older than Is may
enter. A boy who has passed
his 18th birthday on the day
of the local race is ineligible.
Members of the immediate
family of employees of The Star,
the Chevrolet Motor Co., Chev-
rolet dealers or employees of
Chevrolet dealers will not be
allowed to compete.
2. Rule books and entry
blanks: Secure these and sign
your safety pledge at the sales
rooms Of your nearest Chevrolet
dealer In Washington, Alexan-
dria or Clarendon, Va: Silver
Spring or Hyattsville, Md. You
must be accompanied by your
parent or guardian, who must
also sign.
Read The Star Regularly for
Derby News.
Evening star., 1939-04-28
Official Rule Books Arrive
For Soop Box Derby Boys

Official rule books for the 1899
All-American Soap Box Derby were
available today for boys entering
the second Washington Derby spon-
sored by The Star and the Ameri-
can Legion.
The books contain not onlv rules
and regulations for building coaster
racing cars to compete in the Soap
Box Derby but also Derby history
and general information, a variety
of plans for making racers, pictures
OF past worlds Derby champions
and a list of the 112 city champions
of last year.
This is the news for which bows
in Washington and in the Mary
land and Virginia suburban area
have been waiting for several
weeks" said o. c. Holleran, director
of the Derby. The rule books will
replace the simple printed copies
OF the rules only which we had
printed and have been giving
out in recent weeks to boys who
wished to enter the Derby early"
Chevrolet dealers will furnish the
rule books to boys entering the
Derby and to those who already have
registered.
A real Soap Box Derby hotbed.
the manual training workshop at
Paul Junior High School was the
first place in which the rule books
were introduced. Twenty boys, busy
at work on Derby racers, laid down
their tools and rushed to The Star
Soap Box Derby editor when he
walked in to show them the books.
The rules pamphlets are finely
Illustrated with actual photographs
of the 1888 All-American Soap Box
Derby at Akron. Ohio, last August,
when Norman Rocca, the Capitals
first champion, represented WASH
lngton. There are pictures of win
ming Derby racers. numerous
sketches, suggestions to boy build
ers and four pages of plans for the
frames, steering, brakes and bodies
of Derby racers.
These plans will be a big help
to all boys in the Derby" said Mr..
Holleran, especially those boys who
are making their cars at home or
IN their own neighborhood I un-
derstand scores of boys have been
Evening star., 1939-04-28
Stead Loses License
For Point Reyes Crash

Final action by the Civil Aero
nautics Authority in connection
with the loss of an airliner in the
sea off Point Reyes. Calf, last No
vember has been taken with revo-
cation of the airline pilot certificate
OF Charles B. Stead, the pilot
charged with responsibility for the
accident, it was announced today.
The authority cleared United Air
Lines Dispatchers Thomas P. Van
Sciever and Philip S. Showalter of
any failure to perform their duties
adequately and restored to them
their dispatchers' certificates, which
had been suspended during the
inquiry.
1.-THE decision sustains at every
point the report of Vice Chairman
Harllee Branch. who conducted the
hearings at San Francisco for the
c. A. A. Mr.. Branch did not par
ticipate in the final action. which
was concurred in by Chairman
Hinckley and Oswald Ryan and G..
Grant Mason of the authority.
Evening star., 1939-04-28

into legislation" Mr.. Roosevelt said,
should take into account not only
the factor Of population, but also
the constantly changing economic
and unemployment conditions in
various sections Of the country.
ALLEGATIONS should be made on the
basis Of jobs to be provided and not
on the local basis Of funds to be
distributed"
Mr.. Roosevelt emphasized that the
81, ATT ,O00, 900 he asked for the w. P.
A. was about one-third less than the
81 ESQ, 900 900 appropriated for relief
for the current year.
This reduction was made possible,
he said, by prospects of improving
business and consequent increased
private employment, so that as
against an average w. P. A. employ
ment of 5000, 600 persons this year,
the average next year would be
100000.
Upholds Relief Policies.
Mr.. Roosevelt upheld past han
ding OF the relief problem and said
1t was "one of our most efficient
administrative accomplishments"
The President opposed any change
in the relief setup which would do
away with w. P. A. He said adop-
ton Of dole would be disastrous. "
Likewise. he asserted that to ham
die relief funds by grants to States
would result in "inef1ciency and
confusion through lack of co-ordina-
ton and uniformity"
Before closing the special message
which was read to the Senate and
House by clerks, the President re-
ferred to reports There are few
unemployed persons in the nations
which have accepted totalitariar
forms Of government"
In those nations" he said, "pri-
vate employment takes care of q
smaller proportion of their employ
able citizens than private employ
ment does in the United States. This
means that a government employ :
ment system is responsible for the
care of a larger portion of the en-
ployable population than in this
country-creating in fact a govern
Evening star., 1939-04-28

ment employment system, based in
great part on the manufacture of
munitions, which costs far more
than our system.
THE principal difference is that
In the nations to- which I refer this
employment is called employment,
whereas in the United States it is
called relief. 80
Il trust that the people will not
be deceived by the terminology AMI
Will not assume that the totalitarian
methods of government are more
effective than our own"
Mr.. Roosevelt said that "in spite
OF substantial recovery" unemploy-
ment continues at high levels. He
attributed this to a net increase in
labor supply Of more than 5000
workers annually and to "the in
creasing output of the individual
worker"
Until our economic machinery
can be realigned to meet present.
DAY conditions" the President SAID,
the problem of unemployment viii
persist and the measures adopted
to deal with it must, therefore, be
carefully thought out and their
operation planned to extend well
into the future"
The Chief Executive expressed tho
nope the investigation of w. P. Al
now being conducted by a House
Committee will be guided along
constructive lines, and if this is done
I feel sure that its outcome will be
10 demonstrate the wisdom of the
measures which have been adopted
to meet the needs OF the unem-
ployed."
The President recommended ap-
preparation of s1,350,OOO for the In
dian Service for continuing Indian
rehabilitation.