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Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
A Bad Situation
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Rockville boasts many privileges as the county seat
OF one OF the most advantageously situated local
governing units in the United States. 1t stands at
the threshold of the Nations Capital 1t lies high
and dry the gateway leading to the enchanted
West 1t prides itself upon a modern Courthouse;
beautiful Federal Building is arising in the
ter of the town. It's schools it's public libraries and
it's office building leave little to be desired.
Welsh Field, municipal stadium and recreation
ter will shortly be Illuminated by powerful electric
bulbs for the wholesome entertainment and delight
of both youth and adults during the
nings.
But Rockville still permits crowd of Negroes to
loiter in front of business places its main street
and give the county seat black eye in spite of its
proximity to Washington.
The situation is nothing short of obnoxious In
cases. it is difficult to enter store because of
this group of colored literally cnging to the
entrance. The view to motorists and visitors to and
through the town is anything but pleasing.
The police department claims there. has existed a
lack of cooperation the behalf of the Police Court
in exacng penalties for charges brought up by the
police. Mayor Douglas M. Blandford and others say
that the county police force has been derect in its
duties. We believe that the fault lies primarily with
the public, the people who severely criticize the
existing condition.
We may pirate about conditions and do nothing
But there is remedy. The presence of any stawart
officer clothed with full authority to keep the loiterers
the will serve to help. There may be no
existing ordinance which fully takes of the
problem But we cannot continue like 10Th century
Southern village if we have sufficient pride in Rock
VILE
Officials dodge the main problem. Unfortunately
we have colored settlement, known as Monkey
Rum, located almost in the center of the town.
Various proposals for the removal of this settlement
to Rockville outskirts under Federal supervision have
met with more or less selfish objections
Civic decency and civic interest now dictates chal-
enge to the authorities 1t is surely sad travesty
upon any municipal center when vague technicalities
impede it's growth and progress. We have
Chief Police
ideals He is definitely in agreement with those who
want to make Rockville citizens proud of their town.
We issue this challenge to him and to all authorities
who may be concerned CLEAN UP ROCKVILLEl
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Evangelistic Services
Continue At BrOOkeville

Evangelistic services will continue
throughout next week at the Brooke.
vile Methodist Church. The pastor
Rev. D. X. Sturgis, will preach on
Sunday evening and during the week
nights the following pastors will
preach:
Monday: Rev. John A Trader Of
Washington.
Tuesday: Rev. E. l.. Bunce of Bal
timore.
Wednesday: Rev. B. |. Barnes Of
Washington.
Thursday: Rev. Thos. G. Betschler
Of Arlington, Va.
Friday: Rev. r. Y. Nicholson of Bal
timore.
The Rev. Mr.. Nicholson was reared
in the Brookeville community and at
tended the Sunday School of the
church before studying for the min.
istry. The services start at 7:45 each
evening with spirited song service
led by the pastor. The public is cor
daily invited to attend the services.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Margaret Ridgely And
Dorothy Fetzer Finish
Course At Strayers

Dorothy Wilhelmina Fetzer, OF
Germantown, and Margaret Dumest
Ridgely, Brookeville, were among the
ITO students who were awarded
diplomas or degrees at the Strayer
College commencement exercises held
February % at Memorial Continental
Hall. Sir Willmott Lewis, American
correspondent of the London Times,
who addressed the graduates, empha-
sized the Importance of the privilege
of American citizenship which they
enjoyed and urged them to exercise
their rights in the interests of democ-
racy.
Miss Ridgely, who graduated from
Sherwood High School in 1887, is now
employed by the Travellers Insurance
Company. Miss Fetzer, a graduate of
Damascus High School, has been do
ing temporary work since her recent
graduation
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Potomac Hunt Sets
Point t-TO-POint Races

The course for the third annual
point-to-point races of the Potomac
Hunt, scheduled for Saturday, was an
nounced Tuesday by George T
Walker, chairman of the race commit
tee.
From a hilltop vantage point on
Mrs. Paul Brower's farm on the
Seven Locks Road near Bethesda
spectators may view nearly all of the
five-mile semi-fagged course. Only
natural obstacles encountered in the
hunting field are being used for the
three tests. There will be 18 jumps in
all, consisting of past-and-rail, water
jumps, natural rail fences, chicken
coops, closed gates and one brush
hurdle near the finish.
The feature event, the Dunboyne
Challenge point-to-point for ladies
and gentlemen, is limited to members
of the Potomac Hunt or landowners
in Potomac territory. Horses must be
qualified by either Harry Semmes or
DR.. Fred Sanderson, joint masters, as
having hunted regularly with the Po-
tomac pack during the past season.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Child Welfare Classes
At Richard Montgomery
Every Thursday Night

Every Thursday night group OF
parents and teachers who have en-
rolled in a Child Welfare class meet
at the Richard Montgomery High
School. Professor L. F. Schott, princi-
pal of Richard Montgomery High
School, is in charge of the group.
The class meets from 1880 to $3.50
o'clock and will meet for fifteen
weeks. Topics being discussed are
Modern Education, Integration, Emo
tional Maturity, Discipline, How Fare
American Youth, Home Work, Sc,
Education, Grammar, and other topics
which are brought up by the group
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Silver Tea At High
School Library March II

The faculty of the Richard Mont
gomery High School is sponsoring a
silver tea to be given in the school
library on March II, from to 6 p. m.
for the benefit of the Parent Teacher
Association. All patrons and friends
OF the school are cordially invited to
attend.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Fire Destroys Barn On
French Estate Near Here

Firemen Wednesday were investi-
eating the origin of blaze which
Tuesday virtually destroyed dairy
barn on the farm of William C.
French, professor of education at
George Washington University, on
the Gaithersburg Frederick pike
near Middlebrook.
Damage was estimated at about
$1,000.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Ferguson Barnsley Sell
Bull To Clagett Jones

A registered Guernsey bull has re-
Gently been sold by ]. Ferguson Barns
lev to E. Clagett Jones of Gathers
burg. This animal is "Lucky Lad Of
Wyndhurst 262556", according to The
American Guernsey Cattle Club,
Peterborough, N. H.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Hospital Board To
Meet On March 13

The Woman's Board of the
Montgomery County General Hos
pital will meet Monday, March
13, at the Community House in
Sandy Spring. The presidents of
all Federated Womans' Clubs have
been invited to be guests at a
luncheon and business meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Emory Missionary Meets
At Mrs. Brooke Johns

The regular monthly meeting of the
Emory Missionary Society was held
last Thursday at the home of Mrs.
Brooke Johns.
The topic for discussion was "Rural
Churches.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
Mothers Club OF DickersOn
School To Give Comedy

The Mothers Club of the Dicker-
son School WIN present "In the
Fountain of Youth, a comedy, for
the benefit of the school on Wednes-
day, March Is, at 8 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09

JAMES D. KING, prominent dairy
man of Germantown, who succeeds
Josiah W. Jones as president of the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau.
Mr.. King is very much interested in
the proposed source of State revenue.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09
AS We See It
BIZ MONTCO

PRESIDENT ROOSEVELT en-
phasized the principles of liberty in
his address before Congress upon
the occasion of it's l5Oth anniversary.
His remarks, as well as those COM
ing from Chief Justice Hughes and
Speaker Bankhead, met with wide
spread approval from members of
both the Senate and the House.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09

PARTICULARLY, WAS that part
of the Presidents address which
dealt with foreign affairs significant
in the minds of leading Republicans.
Says Sen. Taft, of Ohio: EVERY
thing was in the best taste. I saw
certainly nothing to criticize in the
Presidents speech, as far as it
touched on foreign affairs"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09

THE REGISTRATION BOOKS
for Montgomery County in Feb
ruary, 1901, shows a vast difference
from the registration books of 1889
which total over 10000 eligible
voters. In 1901 there was regis
tered in the big book the names of
1862 voters, who are recorded as
being unable to read or write. Of
this number 466 are whites and
1,196 colored. The total registered
vote of the county is 1913, 5,465
being white and 2,348 colored. Now,
we have a total registered vote of
over 10000. Do times fly?
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09

FRANKLIN D. enumerated the
rights guaranteed by the Bill of
Right, namely: Jury trial, freedom
from unlawful search and seizure.
freedom of assembly and freedom to
petition Congress.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09

CHIEF TICE HUGHES
pointed out a pertinent paragraph
in our system of government when
he recalled: "If today we find ground
for confidence that our institutions
which have been made for liberty
and strength will be maintained, it
will not be due to the abundance of
physical resources or to productive
capacity, but because these are the
command of a people who still cher
ish the principles which underlie our
system and because of the general
appreciation of what is essentially
sound in our governmental struc-
ture." N.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1939-03-09

WE TAKE, 1T that these words
of the Chief Justice sound a warn
ing to dictators like Hitler that
American institutions shall prevail
and that all the propaganda issuing
out Of the mouth of men like
Goebbels will be thrown back in their
throats by the collective sentiment
and intelligence of the American
people.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06

going down. However, it was still
far over the banks of the Laugh
ing Brook and the Smiling Pool, so
it was of no use for Jerry to swim
over there There would be no
place of safety when he got there
A new worry took possession of
Jerry now. All the water on the
Green Meadows would have to go
before the Smiling Pool and the
Laughing Brook would reappear and
he could 60 back to them. This
would mean that he would have to
go all that distance across the land
to get there and the thought of it
made Jerry shake with fear. You
see while II didn't seem like a ter
ribly long distance to Peter Rab-
bit. whose long less take him over
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
right then that, Peter Rabbit re-
memhered something

right then that, Peter Rabbit re-
membered something.
Jerry" he cried, you don't have
to go all that distance right out in
the open. You follow me and I'll
show you something. I'll show you
way to get back home"
Peter was quite excited.
Jerry looked at Peter little
doubtfully Then he looked of to
the distant Smiling Pool and little
lump came in his throat. He would
run almost any risk to get back
there. He turned to Peter.
"All right, Peter" said he. "All
right. Go ahead; I'll follow"
Peter hoped out of the dear Old
Briar Patch with Jerry running at
his heels. He turned In quite q
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06

different direction from that In
which lay the Smiling Pool. Jerry
hesitated a second, then went on.
Presently, they came to what at first
Jerry thought was a little narrow
brook. It had banks and there was
a little water in it, but it was per-
fectly straight, and that is some
thing no brook ever was for any such
distance as this. Peter stopped on
the nearest bank.
There" said he, get down in
that and keep in it. 1t will lead
you straight to the Laughing Brook
just below the Smiling Pool. I know
because I have followed this bank
more than once"
Jerry Muskrat's eyes sparkled and
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
It's Full of Soup
-By willard
Trademark pplied
For q. s. Patent Once
ADVERTISEMENT.
BY Hobon

Fifteen pounds of soy bean soup"
goes into the making of Ford au-
tomobile. Soup consists of fibers
rolled and crushed to fine pow
der, which is then pressed to the
approximate shape of the article
and finally treated in a hydraulic
press. Some automobile parts made
from soy beans are distributor ter
minal plates. dashboard instrument
cases and ornaments.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1939-04-06
jumped down without any loss

he jumped down without any loss
of time.
Thank you, Peter" said he. I'll
never forget how you helped me
when I was in trouble. Down in
here won't be afraid to make the
Journey. Good-by."
With this Jerry started off as fast
as he could go along the ditch for
this is what it was, ditch Farmer
Brown had dug long before to drain
the water from the Green Meadows
when there was too much. 1t was
called a drainage ditch.
(Copyright. 19390
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TwizzIer Answer

The athletes had: A, &81; B, al;
G, $21; D, $11; e, Is. -
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CLEANUP
Fred Neher

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the ground pretty fast when he
wants them to, to Jerry it seemed
a frightfully long distance. That
was because Jerry never had gone
more than a few feet on land at
one time in all his life. Out of wa
ter he felt dreadfully helpless. If
any OF his enemies should happen
along there would be no way Of
escape save by fighting.
At last came a morning when
the water had disappeared from the
Green Meadows. Jerry Muskrat was
for starting at once for the Smiling
Pool, but his courage failed him when
he thought of what might happen
II Old Man Coyote or even Reddy
Fox should happen along. It was
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1t happens so to everybody. It
happened 50 to Jerry Muskrat. One
morning he went out to find that
it was much farther from the edge
of the dear Old Briar Patch to the
edge of the water on the Green
Meadows than it had been the day
before. The next day it was still
farther. The same thing was true
the next day and the next. There
was no doubt that the water Was
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Bedtime Stories
BY THORNTON w. burgess

There's ever q cheerful morrow
Somewhere BY the path ahead
Some day you are bound to reach 1t
And ind your troubles have fed.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-25
Ed HAMILTON HUNT
PASSES SUDDENLY
Funeral Services Conduct.
ed This Afternoon for
Kittrell Farmer

Ed Hamilton Hunt, 62, died sud-
denly last night at his home in the
Kittrell section, where he had lived
all of his life, and funeral services
were conducted this afternoon at a
o'clock from Union Chapel M. p.
church, of which the deceased was a
member, with Rev. j. P. Pegg, pas
tor, officiating. Interment will be in
the church cemetery.
Mr.. Hunt was the son of j. p. and
Sarah Hunt. His father has been
dead about 20 years, and his mother
IL years.
Mr.. Hunt had engaged in farming
all of his life, and was well known
and respected throughout his COM
munity.
Surviving is his wife, Mrs. Luna
Edwards Hunt, two daughters, Miss
Rachel Hunt and Mrs. c. r. P'''o-'.
and one son, Philip Hunt, all of Kit
trell. Mrs. James La Monde, of Kit
trell, sister, also survives.
Active pallbearers were announced
as w. R. Pulley, S. w. Finch, Parry
Finch, Vernon Edwards, Eddie Clay
ton and Marvin Edwards.
Honorary pallbearers were an
nounced as Henry Stanton, M. K.
Hedgepeth, Edwin Parkinson, c. H.
Woodlief, E. c. Bartlett, R. c. Young,
Eugene Stone, Lewis Hedgepeth, O.
c. Boyd and B. B. Wright.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-25
MRS. WILLIAMSON TO
Be BURIED SUNDAY
Well Known Townsville
Resident Succumbs After
Lengthy illness

Mrs Mary Belle Twisdale William
son, SO, died at Scott Parker sani-
torium Friday evening at BIS o'clock
after al illness for several months
Death resulted from complication of
diseases.
Funeral services will be conduct
ed Sunday afternoon at $3.50 o'clock
from Island Creek church, with Rev
G. Van Stevens, pastor. officiating
and interment will pc made in the
church cemetery.
Mrs. Williamson was born on May
Is, 1879 in Mecklenburg county, Va,
and was the daughter of j. w. Twis-
dale and Jenny Lynn Strum Twis-
dale, both of whom have been dead
sometime.
Surviving are three sons, Thomas
L., C. H., and 0. C. Williamson; and
four daughters, Miss Lille Mae Will
hanson, Mrs. c. H. Howard, Mrs. w.
B. Curl, all Of Townsville, and Mrs.
H. 1. Kearns, of Washington, N. c..
Two sisters, Mrs. H. w. Tucker, of
Townsville, and F. D. Harris of
Richmond, Va, also survive.
Pallbearers will be selected from
friends attending the final rites.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-25
Registers To
Have Terms
Made 4 Years
Daily Dispatch Bureau,
In the Sir Walter Hotel.

Raleigh, Feb. 25.-Action of the
House committee on Judiciary No. 2
in reporting unfavorably the Roper
bill extending the terms of register
of deeds in about a dozen named
counties to four years has given i'm
petus to a movement for statewide
bill designed to accomplish the
same result.
Mr.. Roper, Lincoln's representa-
tive and sponsor of the original bill,
left Raleigh for the week and be-
fore the Friday House session and
was not available for comment on
explanation of the proposal for a
statewide bill. RoWan's George
Uzzell, whose county was also in
cluded) in the Roper measure, was
likewise out of Raleigh; and it was
impossible to get any authentic in
formation on the exact status of the
register of deeds proposal.
Several days ago Mr.. Roper said
his original idea was to put all reg
listers Of deeds in the State on a four
year basis, just as almost every 9TH
er county office in North Carolina
Only about dozen registers are
now in office for two-year terms,
all OF the others have gained long
er tenure through local legislation
within recent years.
And SO the Lincoln law-maker
simply grouped all those counties
which do not have four-year regist-
ers, and tossed them all together in
a bill.
That's where he went wrong, as
ne tailed to consult all the legisla-
tHrs concerned, those unconsulted
became insulted and the result was
an unfavorable report on the mea-
sure, which went to the unfavorable
calendar, where it will stay unless
resurrected by a two-third vote.
Ihis difficulty suggested the idea of
introducing a statewide bill, from
Whlch such counties as want to
may OF course, exempt themselves.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-25
Vote Reform Facing
Test Next Moulday
Continued From Page One)

bership-at least such of the 120
representative as are preSent-Wlll
have an opportunity to pass upon
the recommendations Of the commit
tee and to offer such amendments
from the floor as Individual mem
bers may desire.
There's truly no way to predict
the result, though every surface in
dication is that the Committee Sub
stitute for House Bill 10 (provid-
ing for abolishing absentee ballot
ing in primary elections and many
safeguards for absentee voting in
general elections) will pass without
substantial modification.
Up to the last minute there SEEM
ed certain to be a powerful fight to
treat primaries and general cleo
tons alike-either abolish the ap-
sentee in both or in neither-both
that fight collapsed for some reason
as yet not completely disclosed. The
best guess is that everybody was
afraid of getting less than the Sub
stitute offered if showdown bat
tie to the deathS were made.
So now the bill has been mace
the special order for Monday night.
1t will pass the House, but what
will happen to it on the other SIDE
in the Senate-that's another cues
ton to talk about at another time.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-25
Club Membership Drive
Is Complete Success
Plans and Specifica-
tons for New Work
Approved, and to Be-
gin Immediate Con-
struction; Plans Call
For Swimming Pool
20 x 60

The membership drive of West
End Country Club has gone over
the top, a meeting of, the Board OF
Governors Of the club and members
solicitors of the office of the presi-
dent. J. w. Jenkins, disclosed last
night.
Over 200 new and old members
were signed to take part in the
broadened program of the club. The
number set was 200, and solicita-
tons exceeded that number by a
good margin.
Books on membership were order
ed closed at the session, the low ni-
tiation fee passing out with the con-
cluSion Of the campaign, and mom-
bership initiation fees have been
set as follows:-local membership
$100; non. 'esident membership, $50;
and ladies membership $50.
Plans and specifications for a new
swimming pool, one of the major
parts of the expansion program, to-
gether with additions and remodel
ing of the club house proper were
submitted at the session, and APP
proved by the board Contracts will
be let within the next two or three
days, according to the announce
ment, and actual work will begin
within ten days. Physical additions
include a 20 60 swimming pool,
new tennis courts, enlargement and
remodeling Of the club house, with
full equipment. The new plan also
includes q year round social pro-
gram.
The Board of Governors extend
ed their thanks to the community
for the reception which was given
the new project for the club, and
stated that the reception had enab-
led the board to have not only one
of the finest golf courses in eastern
North Carolina. but now, club
whose scope is SO broadened to be-
come a real asset to the entire COM
munity.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-02-25
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page Four

l. What is n rip-tide
2. What language was spoken in
ancient tome?
g. Name the judge who was recent
ly nominated by President Roose-
welt for the Federal bench of
Virginia, and rejected by the Sen
ate.
4. Where is the Valley of Ten Thou
sand Smokes?
5. How many avoirdupois pounds
are in one short ton?
6. Which State is nicknamed the
Apache State?"
7. Who was generally considered
the most famous tenor of modern
times?
8. What is the correct pronunciation
of the word protege?
9. Where is the island of Imbros?
10. Name the president of the Anne
rican Society of Newspaper Edi-
.OrS