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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-30
Revenue Bill Is
Passed By House
with Large Vote
Measure WilIRaise $17,O0O,-
400: 2 Per Cent fitting
Tax

The House of Delegates Monday
night passed Governor o'conor's ST.
noOOOO revenue bill. The vote was 81
to %.
Amended in the House, the measure
v;l1 impose a two per cent tax on the
+i+lin0 of new automobiles and reduce
.hs tax on beer from 81 to 80 cents
q barrel. AS passed by the Senate, the
hill was $27O,o00 year short. Gov.
o,Conor will submit supplementary
budget calling for the additional ex-
npnditure of about $475,000. AS it
now stands the budget bill is balanced.
The titling tax is sure to raise
sAOO,OOO a year and the Governor
figures to use $4,000 of this amount
annually. The reduction of the beer
tax cuts the revenue from this source
about 100000. So, the net increase
IN the revenue bill will amount to
approximately 100000, sufficient, it
is believed, to balance the budget.
The House practically steam-roll-
cred the revenue bill through Monday
and administrative forces were great
" pleased with the overwhelming
vote.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-30
BOYD

The Christian Endeavor Society
went to Hyattstown on Sunday eve
ming.
Mr.. Lee Day, who has been confined
to the bed for about ten days, suf-
fering injuries sustained by a horse
falling on him, is able to sit up.
Those on the sick list the past
week were: Mr.. James Higgins, Mrs.
Joseph Hicks and Mildred, little
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Arnold
Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. M. Williams visited
in Rockville Sunday.
Mr.. Hubert Price was guest at
dinner on Sunday of Mrs. Nathan
White.
Miss Eula Reed was called to the
hospital on Friday to be with her
aunt, Miss Martha Reed, who is ill.
Mrs. Rhinehart visited her sister,
Mrs. Ed Lewis, the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Burton Dooley enter
tanned several guests Sunday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-30
BROWNINGSVILLE

Mrs. James Day visited Mrs. Ed
ward L. Burdette on Monday.
A quilting party was held on Tues
day in the Browningsville hall by the
Bethesda Ladies Aid for the purpose
of joining quilt for and presenting
it to Rev. and Mrs. H. F. Chandler.
Mrs. Joseph Day and daughter,
Dotty Rae, visited Mrs. Edward Bur-
dette Wednesday afternoon.
Mrs. Emory Monkey, Mrs. Edward
Burdette and Miss Alma Burdette
visited in Lewisdale on Wednesday.
Mrs. Webb Beal of Lewisdale is
confined to her bed after suffering
relapse following the grippe.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Day visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Beall on Thurs
day.
The Browningsville Coronet Band
held a banquet Friday night in the
Kemptown Hall Speakers were: Mr..
Thomas E. Watkins, sponsor of the
banquet; Mr.. William Walker, charter
member and former director, and Rev.
William Wright of Baltimore, was the
guest speaker with Rev. Stephen Col
ley as POSTMASTER. Entertainment
was furnished by the Browningsville
Girls Quartette. Members of the quar-
tette are: Misses Evelyn. Walker,
Alma Burdette, Louise and Vivian
Barnes.
Little Georgia Mae Brandenburg is
quite ill with the grippe.
Miss Janice Watkins spent an after
noon recently with Miss Helen Beall
Of Lewisdale.
Miss Vivian Barnes and Miss Alma
Burdette have been on the sick list
this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-30

There is the ever-present fear in
the heart of each driver that the time
may come when the gasoline tax will
be so high people can't go visiting on
Sundays.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-03-30

eCHARGE TT'' IN AZ STATES AND CANADA
You Bethone Rchfed charge card in Al States and
Canada Why enjoy this convenience? you'd like open
charge Just mention the fact your neghbOhood Beth
one Rch6d dealer crop note to Sherwood Brothers Inco
porated Dept c, Baltimore Trust Building, Baltimore.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Ex-Nuzi Reveals
bund Activities

NEW YORK, Oct. 25. UP( =
Elizabeth Knaust, former employe
of the German propaganda min
iStry, said today at the New York
Herald Tribunes annual forum on
current problems that the German
American bund carries on a tre-
mendous amount" of Nazi propa-
ganda in this country.
"The most important task of the
bund members is spying on every
thing and everybody" she said.
Refugees are watched and threat
ened, and all the special agents
which Germany sends are kept
under control. These agents-who
often appear as exchange students
of all kinds-are carefully educated
in special camps before leaving
Germany.
Il still remember the reports of
the undercover propaganda which
Germany organized at the time of
the Hauptmann trial. Nazl Ger
many wanted Hauptmann acquit-
ted and the blame for the crime put
on Jewish gangsters. When Mrs.
Hauptmann visited Germany she
was respectfully greeted by the
party officials"
I'm 1886 we worked overtime to
help Landon be elected" The Nazis
wanted Landon elected mainly be-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25. up
Mrs. Eileen Preston, 33, today was
enroute to Tehachapi prison for
women on her plea of guilty to
the charge of mercy chloroform-
ing of her 9-year-old daughter,
Mable Ann Chambers. She was sem
fenced yesterday.
The young mother threw herself
on the mercy of the court, plead
ing guilty to the Staying of her
child, an infantile paralysis vic
tim, last July 7.
In passing sentence, Judge T.
Ambrose said "the court is aware
of the hardship and painful ex-
perience you have undergone. do
not believe your experiences during
the next few years will be as try
ing as you might at first think.
Il believe this period will afford
you relief of mind"
The sentence was for from five
years to life, it's duration to be
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

name of the disease Kinds was
found to have. The uncommon dis
ease is a defect in the production
of white blood corpuscle, a disease
of which the science of medicine
knows the mechanics but not the
cause. 1t is a disease which is 100
per cent fatal, disease which in
its final stages is wasting and at
times painful.
Although Kinds knew he could
not survive longer than two years
he continued his medical studies,
perfecting himself in the science
of alleviating suffering, a science
he knew he could never practice,
which never could help him.
In September Kinds began his
junior year as a medical student.
A few weeks ago he could no long
er Withstand the ravages of the
disease and was forced to a bed at
the Stanford University hospital.
He continued cheerful to the end,
his fellow students and physician
surgeon instructors said.
Despite his illness he had
very fine record, about 'B' aver
age" Dr. Loren R. Chandler, Dean
of the medical school said tonight.
"This boys record is likely to
be a great factor in the future If
some of us-any one of us, I don't
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Medical Student Finds
Own Death Warrant i'm
Check Of Blood Cells

SAN FRANCISCO, Oct. 25. CUP
"A disease for which the science
he was studying knows no cure, a
disease which a routine part of his
medical school studies revealed he
had contracted, today had claimed
the life of Frederick James Kinds
% year old Stanford University
student from Santa Barbara, Cal
1t was two years ago that Kinds,
bending over a powerful microscope
making a routine examination of
his own, and other students blood
cells, counted a surprisingly large
number of white blood corpuscles
Kinds thought he had made a
mistake.
A class professor checked his
work and told the youth he had
discovered his own death warrant.
The sophomore student had not
more than two years to live,. his
instructors told him. He died Sun
day and his story was revealed to-
day.
Myelongenous Leukemia was the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

cause he was the opponent of the
Jew Rosenfeld' who rules in WASH
ington with poison gas and ma
chine guns, as every good Nazi
child will tell you," Miss Knaust
said.
The superior of Fritz Kuhn, the
leader of the German American
bund, is minister of the Reich
Bohle, who directs a special depart
ment of the propaganda ministry
devoted to organizing and feeding
the pro-Nazi propaganda machine
in foreign countries, Miss Knaust
said.
Germany is ruled, she said, "by
terror and propaganda The basic
principle of Nazi home propaganda
'is that the illusion of truth can
be created by an intensive repeti-
ton of a lie."
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Strike Ties Up
Work on LA. Dam

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25. (UP)-
A walkout of 1000 men today tied
up work on the $5,0O0,000 Hansen
dam, part of the Los Angeles river
flood control project.
The dam to Tujunga wash is
being built by the Guy F. Atkinson
corp. of San Francisco for the fed
eral government. 1t was reported
that the full force walked off in
sympathy with $50 tractor drivers
who demanded higher wages than
their present 81 an hour.
Union leaders were conferrlng
with the contractors in an attempt
to end the walkout.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
AIimony Denied
Heiress' Husband

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 25. CUP)--
Judge William Baird today denied
the request of Daniel c. McCaffer-
ty to obtain alimony from his heir
ess wife, Mrs. Virginia McCafferty
daughter of Thomas S. Gates, pres
ident of the University of Pennsyl-
vania, on the grounds that his wife
would not permit him to work and
he now was penniless.
McCafferty asked $500 a month
alimony. Judge Baird allowed him
$500 for attorneys fees.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

care Welcomes upon the cause, "
DR.. Harry A. Wyckoff, head of the
pathological laboratory, who had
charge of Kinds case said.
OF the disease Wyckoff said:
"It may be described as a defect
in the production of white cor
puscles originating, apparently in
the bone marrow. 1t results in in
filtration-the wandering of these
cells to other organs.
1--WE know the mechanism-how
the disease operates-but we don't
know the cause. There is a gradual
weakening and an eventual loss of
weight. In its terminal states the
disease is very painful"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Roosevelt Endorses Oil Compacts
To Control Output; Supports Act

WASHINGTON, Oct. rs. (UP)-
President Roosevelt today gave his
full endorsement to the principle
of controlling production by means
of interstate oil compacts.
Mr.. Roosevelt said he has en-
dorsed the so-called Atkinson bill
in the California state legislature
because he believes that it repre-
sents an implementation of a prin-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25

ciple to which he has adhered
since 1884 or 1885.
Early in his administration,
said Mr.. Roosevelt, it became OBJ
Vious that some method of control
ling oil production must be found.
He recalled that in 1895 he ex-
pressed hope that the states could
handle the situation by interstate
compacts.
1t was obvious, Mr. Roosevelt said
that if the states could not handle
the problem it probably would de-
volve upon the federal government
because it was clear that the prob
lem must be handled by some au-
thority.
The president indicated that a
spirit of cooperation is replacing
bitter opposition between private
and federal power agencies.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Woman Killer Of
Girl Sentenced

fixed by the state board of prison
terms and paroles.
Mrs. Preston ended the life OF
her daughter and attempted sui
eide by slashing her own wrists
and drinking poison when her hope
for happy remarriage that would
establish a home for them both
we're suddenly ruined. Her divorced
second husband is Phil Preston of
Dayton, Ohio.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Dry Year Ahead
For California

LA JOLLA, Oct. 25. CUP)-A
somewhat dry 1939-40 season for
California was indicated today in
a forecast issued by the Scripps
Institution of Oceanography.
There will be less lain than the
season just ended, it was predicted
by George F. McEwen, professor
Of physical oceanography.
Indications are based upon a
study of the 25-year and 5-year
cycles Of rainfall throughout the
state, and the varying temperatures
of the sea off the coast.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
ACTRESS RECOVERING

HOLLYWOOD. Oct. 25. (UP)-
Film actress Gail Patrick today
was convalescnig at her home from
the effects of an ear infection
which kept her under treatment
in Santa Monica hospital for nearly
three weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
Valley Men Will
Attend Par|ey

ROLAND Ballou, secretary of the
county agricultural conservation as
sociation, and Rudolph Miller, will
attend an AAA crop insurance
meeting in Los Angeles Friday.
Ballou will leave Wednesday
night to attend Farm advisors con-
ference in Los Angeles Thursday.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
TWO DIVORCES
AWARDED HERE

Two final divorce DEGREES we're
granted in superior court Tuesday.
Emily L. Young was granted fin
al decree from George w. Young
on the grounds of extreme cruelty.
The other final went to Dorothy 10
Barnett in her suit against George
T. Barnett.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-10-25
CALEXICO COUPLE
PLAN To MARRY

A notice of their intention to
marry was filed with County Clerk
w. j. McClelland Tuesday by Ray
Dunbar, 81, Calexico water clerk,
and Dora de la Vega, 10, also of
Calexico.
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funded checks amounting to $14,-
74O.10.
The defendant testified that the
audit contained erroneous charg-
es to him in addition to errors
that had been admitted in the
amended complaint, filed before
the hearing commenced nearly 2
weeks ago.
In connection with the $4,000
check returned by the Chemical
Bank and Trust Company of New
York, to the local bank in Octo-
Der, 1888, Miller contended that
this was charged to him and pre-
sented a bank statement as a
proof of the contention. He also
said it was disbursed by county
vouchers for various expenses.
He admitted that on his sheriff
is books he had not charged him
self with several of the isemS
contained in the audit as out
standing, but introduced bank
statements to show that deposits
and disbursements of same were
made for the county.
He claimed that the $1,750 note
to the board of education should
be credited to him instead of
charged to him, as he contended
that he paid it off by county
vouchers.
He said the back taxes on sew
eral acres of land bought adjoin-
ing the county home were sur
rendered or deducted from the
purchase and that he did not owe
any of such amounts.
For the year 1886, it was con-
tended that he had overpaid in
the amount of $198.72. Numerous
other items were taken up and
evidence presented relative to
them.
He said the county owed him
for 1886 taxes and services a to-
tai of $5,988.94 in commissions or
fees, salary and various miscel-
laneOuS accounts.
On crosS-eXamination he ad-
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COunty'S Part for Next Year
Will be Over $4,000. To-
tai Over $12S,OOO.

RALEIGH, July 3. - To Ashe
county will go the largest single
allotment of the $128,778.36 pub
nc assistance equalizing fund set
oy the state board of allotments
and appeals Secretary Nathan H.
Yelton announced.
Ashe county will get a $5,275.-
20 slice of the fund, which is set
up to enable the counties with
small resources for taxation to
meet their share of the cost of
Old age assistance and aid to de-
pendent children.
Aid will be given to approx
mately 60,622 cases during the
year, Yelton said in a rough es-
innate. Approximately 900 Con-
federate veterans widows are in
cluded in the estimated 37,124
recipients of old age grants.
A total of $4,529,289 will be
spent for the needy aged. Aid to
dependent children will call for
81, 527, 3528O. If 900 Confederate
widows can be put on old age as
Sistance average, grants will run
up to $10.16 for the entire group
of needy aged. Yelton estimated.
The equalizing fund operates
in the 81 participating counties
to prevent the tax rate from be-
ing excessive where property
valuations are insufficient to
meet county needs for aid grants.
The rate would have to exceed 10
cents on the 500 valuation to al
low a county to participate.
Besides Ashe, eight other
northwest counties will partici-
pate in the fund. They are Allie
ghany, Avery, Davie, Stokes,
;Surry, Watauga, Wilkes and Yad-
kin.
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illustrated Feature Story An
peared in Number of Dali
ly Papers last Sun.

During the summer and fall
months thousands of motorists in
the Carolinas, Virginias and
throughout the nation are expect
ed to come to the mountains and
ride over North Carolina's 60
mile completed section of the
Blue Ridge Parkway in Ashe and
Allegheny counties.
An illustrated feature story on
the Parkway, prepared by Ed M.
Anderson, appeared in a large
number of daily newspapers last
Sunday. In addition to North
Carolina papers, the story was
sent to the Roanoke, Knoxville
and Atlanta papers.
"'For glorious and unforget-
able Fourth, come to the noun
tains and ride over North Caro-
lina's completed section of the
Blue Ridge Parkway is the in
vitation Ashe and Allegheny
counties are extending to motor
lists :, was the lead of the sto-
ry.
reconstruction of a 60-mile
stretch of this miracle highway
of the mountain tops, from the
Virginia line, near Roaring Gap,
through Allegheny and Ashe
counties to Deep Gap and inter-
secting with U. S. highway 421
near Boone is completed and all
of it, with the exception of a
short distance between Glendale
Springs and Laurel Springs, on
which top-dressing is being ap-
piled, is now open to traffic.
"A trip over this scenic Won
der drive affords views of some
of the finest, most beautiful and
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mitted that from time to time he
had on hand several thousand
dollars in cash and the plaintiffs
counsel contended that the law
specified $500 as a maximum am
cunt to be carried over on hand.
He admitted that he did not
keep records or charge himself
with partial payments on tax tic
kets until they were paid in full
and it was pointed out that many
of these carried forward from
time to time.
The plaintiffs counsel asked
the Ex-Sherriff for specific state
ments of accounts month by
month for one year and after
these were given, the plaintiff
contended that Miller had dupli-
Gated $3,40036 in his credits that
year.
The plaintiff further claimed
that other errors had been admit
ted by the former sheriff's testi-
mony.
J. F. Hartsog and E. c. Eller,
former county commissioners,
testified relative to settlements
made with Miller. They said that
the county accountant also check
ed the submitted settlements and
that they did not approve them
until the accountant put his okey
on them.
H. H. Burgess, tax supervisor,
also testified relative to his ex-
periences in the matters involv-
ed
J. L. Segraves was placed on the
stand again yesterday afternoon
to verify an exhibit entered.
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Ashe Will Get The Largest
Allotment OF State Public
Assistance Equilizing Funds
MILLER SAYS HE DOES
NOT OWE COUNTY

Continued from Page II
lars on missing tax tickets and
partial payments, the auditors
started work on those books.
Within a short time they were
back in the court room and re-
ported that dates and amounts
on a large number of these tic
kets had been erased and that it
is practically impossible for them
to read them now.
! Judge Hastings ordered that
Subpeonas be issued for Sam
James and his son, Frank James,
m whose custody most of the
/ books in question had been most
of the time since the auditors eX-
amined them last year.
Frank James, who has been
personal property tax collector
since June l, 1887, and who
teaches at Lansing high school,
testified Friday morning that he
had kept the books, while in his
possession, at his home at Amy,
about nine miles from here and
at the Amy post office few days
as his father is postmaster there
and it was more convenient to
work on them.
Both he and his father swore
they knew nothing of the erasur-
eS and that, to their knowledge,
no one had been in the books.
1t was also brought out that they
live near the home of Ex-Sheriff
Miller and that he had only been
in their home one time in the
past year and that was to attend
the funeral of Mrs. James.
Whereupon, Judge Hastings
order the investigation to be
made.
Ex-Sheriff Miller started testi-
flying Friday afternoon and re-
manned on the stand until We'd
nesday about noon. In other
words, he was on the stand three
days, two of which were devoted
to presentation of testimony and
one day to cross examination.
He presented documentary evid-
ence to show that he had made
final and complete settlements
with former boards of commissi-
oners during the six years he
served as sheriff, tax collector
and treasurer.
Minutes of previous board
meetings, as recorded in the
county'S official minutes docket
books of settlements, were read.
These recorded settlements were
compared and contrasted with
the audit of Miller's books made
by Mr.. Smith in the pring of
1887 and upon which the county
is basing its suits.
On the other hand, the plain
tiff is contending that according
to the certified public account
ants audit, Miller'S settlements
with former boards were not cor
rect and that he failed to charge
himself with two returned or re-
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ENJOY FISH FRY

Members of the stats of the
Parkway Chevrolet Company, the
Duncan Motor Company, Ashe
Motor Company and. the West
Jefferson Parts Company enjoy
ed a delightful fish fry at Shat
ley Springs last Saturday night.
Edwin Foster, who has a great
deal of dramatic ability, put on
an entertaining program.
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inspiring scenery in America.
This miracle road is master
piece of highway engineering +.
:" the story continued.
It is reported that a large num-
Der of cars travelled over the
Parkway in this county Tuesday
and the occupants got a "pre-
view" of this great highway.
Top-dressing is expected to be
entirely completed by August 1st.
Pictures used in connection
with the story were made by
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Completed Section Of Blue
Ridge Parkway To Attract
Thousands To Ashe County
MILLER CHILD DIED
FROM POISONING MON.

Funeral service was held Tues
day for Jack Miller, 4-year-oid
son of Mr.. and Mrs. James Mil
Ter of White Top who died Mon
day morning in the Wilkes Hos
pital.
The child was taken to the hos
pital for treatment, but died
soon after due to delay in secur-
ing medical aid. The doctors re-
ported an over-indulgence of Ii
quor for his age. In addition tc
his father and mother, he is sur
vived by several brothers and
sisters.
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PICNIC OUTINGS LED
OTHER CELEBRATIONS

Continued from Page y
son is underway, many tourists
are expected at the various re-
sort hotels throughout the sum-
mer.
Tuesday night, an old time fid-
dler's convention at the court
house in jefferson drew a good
crowd while many others were
amusement at the theatre.
Officers of the law reported
little disturbance and no auto
mobile accidents. Some arrests
for drunkenness were made.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1939-07-06
REVIVAL STARTS SUNDAY

Brother Jim Green will con-
duct an old fashioned revival
meeting at the New Grove Tab
ernacle on the West Jefferson
Boone highway near Troy Gen
try's home, about four miles east
of Todd, starting Sunday, July 9,
at 3 p. m.
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Miller Ingram and Basil Barr, of
West Jefferson.