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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Rockville Library
Begins Third Year
OF Public Service
Miss Pasma, Librarian,
Announces New Books
Now Available

Miss Marion Pasma, for the
past two years librarian of the
Rockville Public Library, an
nounces that there are now over
five thousand books available to
the public. Receiving approx
mately thirty new books month
both fiction and non-fiction-
since opening two years ago, the
library has been circulating an
average of nineteen thousand
books yearly, of which a large
percentage are read by children.
They now have about fifteen hun
dred children's books on the
shelves.
Assisting the librarian as vol
unteers are: Mrs. r. E. L. Smith,
Mrs. Theodore Mason, and Miss
liberia Rice, of Rockville. Ac-
cording to Miss Pasma, the funds
necessary to maintain the library
come from three sources: that of
membership dues, rental collec-
lions and fines. There are also
gifts from service clubs and
other organizations. The library,
situated on the corner of Jeffer-
son and South Adams street, was
the original Rockville Academy.
Miss Pasma says about books
Books give a deeper meaning
and interest to living. There
is nothing in daily work in the
most humdrum occupation that
cannot be made more interesting
or more useful through books.
They are inexhaustible sources of
pleasure, for they bring to US
the life of the world as it was
and as it is today"
Miss Pasma suggests the fol-
lowing list of books for readers:
Gaps, Horatio Hornblower"-
C. S. Forester; "Wine of Good
Hope"-David Rame; "Next to
Valour"-John Jennings; evil
liam's Room" = Alice BOSNIAN;
1.-THE Web and the Rock
Thomas Wolfe; CANDLES Hun
dred"-Clifford Dowdey; "Sir
Adam Disappeared"-E. Open
helm; "The' City Lies Four
square"-Edith Pargeter; "Reach-
ing for the Stars"-Norah VAIN;
"a Peculiar Treasure"-Edna
Ferber; "Wind, Sand, and Stars"
de Saint Exupery; "You're the
Doctor"-Victor Heiser; Inside
Asia"-John Gunther; days of
our Years"-van Paassen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
FIREDlENS CARNIVAL BEGINS FRIDAY, AUGUST II
Clerk Issues 1852
Dog Tags To Date;
SO Kennel Tags

In a recent statement, Mr..
Harry Williams, clerk of the Pol
ice Court, says that approx
mately 1852 dog tags have been
sold in the Rockville office and SO
kennel tags. Mr.. Williams says
that the towns of Rockville, Ken
sington and Carrot Park issue
their own dog tags of which he
has no record and he approx
mates the number of dogs in his
territory at around $500. The
law requires, Mr.. Williams says,
that all dog owners purchase tags
for dogs over six months of age.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Farm Bureau Members
Back From Worlds Fair

Members of the Montgomery
County Farm Bureau and their
friends made a three-day visit to
the New York Worlds Fair last
week. Included in the group were
Mr.. James D. King, president of
the organization, Germantown;
Messrs. Benoni Allnutt, Lewis P.
Allnutt, Thomas D. Darby, Howard
Cissel, Boyd Waters, G. B. Linthi-
cum, Kelley Rice, Jr., Wilson r.
Tschiffely, Jr., Upton Howard, Mr..
and Mrs. John A. Gibson, Mrs. j..
]. Hutton, Mrs. Rosa Putnam and
Miss Helen Allnutt. The tourists
returned Sunday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Judge DeLashmutt To
Hold Night Traffic
Court In Rockville

Judge Donald o. DeLashmutt of
BE Rockville Police Court inform
the board of county commits
FOners this week that he planned
, naugurate sessions of night
rstfic court for the benefit of Of
enders who are employed in the
pay time and find it hardship to
appear in court in the day time.
The local jurist's proposal met
Flth hearty response from men,
Pers Of the board who expressed
he opinion that the ends of justice
would be excellently served by the
plan.
1t was pointed out by Judge De-
-ashmutt that the plan would be
the most benefit to offenders of
nlnOr infractions of the traffic
ules who nevertheless desire to
Fppear in court in their own de-
ense.
IN many cases, he said, the col
a'eral posted is small and the de-
endant might find it necessary to
faSe a day off from work to appear
I court in his defense. Frequent
he said, the amount lost by los
ag day from work is more than
We nne or collateral deposited.
on the theory that every per-
0n should have his day in court,
ne night traffic sessions have been
'neduled in order to permit Of
snders to make their defense
FlthOut hardship of either time
b money.
Judge DeLashmutt told the COM
niSSlOners that night traffic courts
(aVe been used with success by
rOst of the larger cities of the
UNITED States for many years and
r. now conducted regularly in
unerous Maryland municipalities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
New Plan Evolved
To Compensate
County Justices
Propose To Fix Salaries
And Duties Before JUS
tices Qualify To Sidestep
Statutory Limit

Efforts to thaw out the dead
lock that has frozen activities Of
Justices of the Peace into virtual
disappearance were renewed by the
board Of county commissioners at
their weekly meeting Tuesday in
Rockville.
In lengthy conference with Jo-
seph B. Simpson, of the firm of
Simpson & Simpson, counsel to
the board, the commissioners en-
Geavored to devise some method
whereby Justices of the Peace
could be induced to serve the coun-
ty despite the present statute
which limits their compensation to
$50 per year.
Prospects of securing services of
competent justices Of the peace at
this niggardly salary have practi-
cally reached the vanishing point,
the board ruefully admitted. Both
Rockville justices are hold-overs
who are holding Office because their
successors have declined to qualify.
The discussion led Mr.. Simpson
to advance a plan which he said
might prove a solution and which
appeared to have gained the sane
ton of the Attorney General in a
recent opinion.
The difficulty of giving the JUS
tices more pay, Simpson said, Is
the constitutional bar that prevents
the increase Of judges salary
during his term of Office. There
fore, he said, when a justice OF the
peace has qualified at the $20-a-
year honorarium, he cannot be paid
any more.
This difficulty would be averted
Under the Simpson plan by having
the contemplated Justices Of the
peace designated as Justices by the
Governor and having the county
commissioners determine their
duties and fix their salaries before
they qualify. BY doing this before
they qualify the justices may be
said to have started out at the aug
lnented salary and would not be
the recipients of what technically
wohld be known ass, salary in
creases while in Office.
!. If successful the Simpson pro-
posal would eliminate a judicial
problem that is rapidly reaching
acute proportions. At the present
time it is difficult in all parts Of
the county to obtain justice of
the peace for the execution Of
papers. Likewise it is hard to To-
cate justice of the peace when a
prisoner is to be committed TO jail.
In short, the police, the county
government fsand the public is
greatly handicapped by the short
age Of qualified officials in a Fir-
tually important field.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Rockville Chamber Has
Annual Outing At
Bay Ridge Today

Headed by Bryce B. Shearer,
president, the. Rockville Chamber
CT Commerce journeyed to Bay
Ridge today for its XII annual out
ing. There the chamber members
and their many friends and rela-
tives enjoyed day Of swimming,
dancing and sports. The business
men Of the town gave their en-
pIoyees a holiday SO that they
could take part in the outing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
y aOn'gomery Co. Dairymen
Puy Purebred Guernseys

according to the American
srnsey Cattle Club, the follow
~. ualrymen have purchased pure
Io, ~ guernseys in Montgomery
"'y; Harry Carter, Rockville,
, ~ registered cows; W. L. King,
Dr.nersourg, one registered
|rsey bull; w. D. Black,
4, Asourg, one registered guern-
,s;.t Oull; Merhle B. warfeld, Jr.,
"'nersburg, one registered
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03

Guests at Fred Johanson's
(Olonial Red Fox Inn this
|sst week included Albert
Hpdroosky, Krasnokokshaisk, Mari,
|. S. S. R. visiting at Polish Leg
lion; Mr.. and Mrs. w. F. Water
led, England; Francianna H.
bsnby, Dorothy H. Dandy, Nor
ban Dandy, Buenos Aires; U. S.
Benator Guffey (Pa.) and party of
Senators Barley (Ky.), Connally
|Tex.), Chavez IN. Mex, Minton
|hd.), Lucas (nl.), Radcliffe
|Md), Mimaar (Mo.), Schwellen-
zach (Wash.), and Joe Tumulty
b. c..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Sales Up
But Profits Down,
Auditor Reports
New Federal Floor Tax
And Price Cutting Trims
Dispensary Profits This
Year

Thirsty customers bought a
little more from the Montgomery
County dispensaries this year
than last, but net profits on the
business showed a slight drop, ac-
cording to report filed this
week by County Auditor Alex
ander K. Hancock.
Mr.. Hancocks audit for the
fiscal year ending June 80 last
reported gross sales in the county
operated liquor dispensaries this
year of $324,373.89 as compared
with $315, 461.91 for the preced-
ing fiscal year.
Despite this increase in sales,
the net profit of this years bust
ness was SOL, 1883 as compared
with $65, 25O.65 last year to regis
ter a slight decline in revenue to
the county.
Several reasons were ascribed
by Mr.. Hancock for this decline
in profit, one being the impo-
sition this year for the first time
of the newly enacted Federal
floor tax on liquor which cost the
dispensaries almost $1,000 this
year.
In addition payrolls are up
sliehtIy, the payroll expen iturss
in 1899 being $41yS78.17 while in
the preceding year this item was
$39, 224.45. Another factor, Mr..
Hancock pointed out, is the price
slashing recently INDUCED in by
a number of the larger distilleries
throughout the United States.
A reduction of price in stand
ard product, even though the re-
duction is slight, has a decidedly
unfavorable effect on profits, he
said, inasmuch as considerable
liquor is kept in stock by the dis
pensary system at inventory
prices and when reduction is
made in the advertised price be-
fore the liquor is sold it makes a
definite slash in profit.
The profit this year included
the return gained by the county
through the beer handling charges
of 10 cents per case and so cents
a barrel which are now being
challenged in court by Eugene
j. C. Raney, local beer distributor.
The handling charges last year
returned a substantial profit and
their abolition would still further
reduce the net profit of operating
the dispensary system.
The dispensary continues to
make a substantial profit from
the sale of wines and liquors to
the various country clubs in the
county who are required to pur-
chase all their stock through the
dispensary system. The remainder
of the profit comes from over the
counter sales to customers at DIS
pensaries maintained in Rockville
Bethesda and Silver Spring. 1t
is understood the Rockville DIS
pensary is the most profitable OF
the three maintained.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
New Great Falls
Bridge Plan To
Be Considered
Byron And Glass Amend
Bills To Eliminate Tolls
And Provide For Free
Span Over Potomac

Bills recently introduced in Con-
gress by Rep. William D. Byron
and in the Senate by Senator
Carter Glass authorizing construc-
ton of toll bridge over the Poto-
mac River at Great Falls have been
amended to eliminate the toll pro-
vision.
The amendments We're made by
Rep. Byron and Senator Glass this
week along with several other
changes in the proposed legislation
at the instance of the National
Capital Park and Planning Com
mission.
Among other changes made are
amendments to vest title to the
bridge in the United States gov
eminent instead of in the State of
Maryland and Virginia, provide for
approval of the plans by the War
Department and the park and
planning commission before con-
struction, and place control of the
bridge in the hands, of the National
Park Service as part of the George
Washington memorial parkway.
Consideration of the bills as
amended is expected in the next
day or two and favorable actor
has been predicted in a number
circles, 1t is considered probable
however, that a toll will be- charged
on the bridge until the cost of con-
struction is collected, after which
it will be made free bridge.
The proposal to erect a free
bridge is understood to have orig
mated with Frederick A. Delano,
chairman of the National Capital
Park and Planning Commission. 1t
is understood that commission also
expressed the opinion that the
bridge should be controlled by the
United States instead of by the two
states whose land it connects.
The proposed new bridge is of
especial Importance to the upper
sections of Montgomery county be-
cause it is designed to furnish a
new outlet for farm and tourist
traffic in the west and northwest
ern corner of the county in an
area now served by only a few
highways which connect up with
points of Importance.
Announcement of the proposed
amendments to the bills now in
Congress evoked considerable OPP
position to the new bridge in other
quarters where it was contended
that the volume of traffic to be
served did not justify the expendi-
ture.
1t is also understood that certain
hackers of the proposed bridge
over the Potomac river at Whites
Ferry plan a last-ditch fight
against the Great Falls span be-
cause they fear its construction
might indefinitely postpone the
erection of a bridge to replace the
ferry.
With the present network OF
bridges over the Potomac the Great
Falls span would serve portion
of the river between the Chain
bridge which recently was COM
pletely rebuilt and the Point Of
Rocks bridge which also has been
reconstructed.
Completion of Che new bridge at
Great Falls also would be expect
ed to stimulate construction Of the
upper end of the river road
through Poolesville and make a
fast connecting link with lower
Montgomery as well as Washing
ton and a number Of communities
on the Virginia side Of the river
where Montgomery Couny farmers
might find it profitable to do bust
ness.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
FIAT LUX

Last week Mr.. Calvin Bready, of
,,,ov member of the grand jury
seetiously presented the following
.sOlution, to wit: Whereas stones
l. hard to sit on and whereas
bees do not shed rain be it resolv-
\ that this body go on record as
syoring free pillows and umbrel-
4 for use on the wall in front of
be court house..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03
Announcement

Vac tion Bible School for the
entire community
Place: Orndof Hall, Brookeville,
Md.
Time: August z IS.
Who? Glasses for all age groups.
Rev. Charles A. Michael, director.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03

Mentioning this week = Evelyn
Alnutt (nurses) at New York
ROrld's Fair with Brother Philip
Wash. College) and friends Ger
dude Stanley and Doris Boyer ID.
p Martha Fry (nurses) at Cape
BOD. Gale Duvall Go. agts.) at
|all game ladies day; Marian Du-
bill Clerks new. Dot Kurtz (wel-
hre), Norris Dam, Tenn; Clara
|tacy (welfare) returned. Louise
filler (clerks) in Georgia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-08-03

Visiting Allies LaRue Howard
|ssistant Women's dean, U. of M.
nd Mary Roberts Corse, House
hOther, U. of M. at Lavinia Hend-
rsOns' (treas.).
Evening star., 1939-04-10

Syracuse, N Y, was fatally injured
here yesterday when his two-seater
plane fell during an attempted
landing.
The plane struck in the front
yard of q house near the airport
and was badly damaged. MIR. Faulks
was alive when taken from the
wreckage, but died In an ambulance
en- route to a hospital. Papers in
Evening star., 1939-04-10
Rev. james K. Gibson, 90,
6. A. R. Chaplain, Dies

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla, April 10
The Rev. James King Gibson, 90,
national chaplain n-in-chief of the
Grand Army of the Republic and
for So years Presbyterian minister,
died yesterday.
He was moderator of the Ohio
Synod of the church and for 80
years was stated clerk of the Day.
ton, Ohio, Presbytery. Previously he
held pastorates in Ohio cities.
Retiring in 1890, Mr.. Gibson moved
to Miami Beach four years later. The
body will be sent to Dayton for bur-
ial. The widow and son survive.
Evening star., 1939-04-10
Mother of Novelist Dies

MONROEV1LLE, Ind, April 10 LE9.
Mrs. A. j. Douglas, 81, mother of
Novelist Lloyd C. Douglas, died here
yesterday.
Mr.. Douglas, author of Disputed
Passage" Green Light" and white
Banners" was at her bedside. He
flew here last week from Los An
geles.
Evening star., 1939-04-10
Pilot Dies in Crash
While Landing Plane
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, April 10.-An airplane
pilot identified by Atlanta airport
attaches as Edward B. Faulks, of
1873 Forest Hill drive, Asheville, N.
c., and formerly q resident of
Evening star., 1939-04-10

the plane indicated he was enroute
to Asheville from New Orleans.
The body was taken to = local
undertaking parlor to await word
from his mother, Mrs. M. Z. Faulks,
and his brother, r. r. Faulks, Of
$50 University avenue, Syracuse.
Evening star., 1939-04-10

Slovenia has IN extensive road
construction program.
Evening star., 1939-04-10
All Cleansing Properties
No Acid No Grit or Pumiee
Cannot possibly injure or scratch
Costs Less TO Use

NOTHING else cleans and polshes teeth more
~ quickly and leaves them more naturally white
than POWDER.
That is why your dentist, when cleaning your
teeth, as you know - almost always uses powder.
Astis only the powder part Of most dentfrces that
cleans, dentifrice that is all powder just naturally
cleans effectively. DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder is ALL
POWDER-al cleansing properties.
For over seventy years many dentists everywhere
have prescribed DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder because
normal teeth simply cannot remain dull and dingy
looking when it is used. DR.. Lyons Tooth Powder
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-02
Montana to Have Entrant
I'm miss America" Contest

the first Montana
America"
been officials
Butte
hood will to
trip through the Panama canal
Elimination contests
will selected
in the finals which will be held
braon - 49,
Officials celebration
state franchise from of
City and hopeful
sentative who will through the national
of "NIss America" -
To insure impartial judging committee
several Montana cities All be
official of the national Atlantic City will
Montana competition.
The title of Miss Montana will
face and figure pointed out The
each which will count the total
will
The second will be made in costume the entrants
designed
the lines Of elOcution singing PLAYING musical instrument
will be in a bathing suit to judge beauty.
than 50 of the national nasts college
The Montana will be
will meet other
the canal New York She will
will completely chaperOned
Last "A states represented
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-02
Tongue Riuer Dam Finished;
Assures Water in Large Area

along the river valley between the dam
and its mouth at Miles City. Farmers
have subscribed for $4,000 acre-feet
Tor delivery at an annual cost of 81 30
per acre-foot.
The project was financed through
the public works administration, the
total loan and grant authorized being
Sl,20OyOOO; Bids opened June 10, 1887,
resulted in awarding the contract to
j. c. Boesptlug, the lowest bidder, for
a total of S726, 1854. The earthfill was
placed by R. P. England, subcontrac-
October, 1887, and completed before
the final date set in the contract, May
Is, 1889.
66 Feet Below River
A visitor at the dam can form no
conception of its magnitude from
casual observance. The 10 feet of
height one sees above the natural river
bed and stretching 1900 feet from end
TO end IS impressive, but the bulk of
Work and earth fill are hidden below
the surface as it was necessary to
trench out the foundation &c feet
below the river bed before placing the
I'LL. This involved a complicated task
for the contractor to divert and con-
troll the river flow while the founda-
ton was being excavated. On two Diff
ferent occasions minor floods occurred
which threatened to break into the
foundation but each time the flood
subsidized in time to save a disaster.
The first work done was driving the
l6-foot diameter outlet tunnel for a
tu!l distance of TAB feet through the
hill adjacent to one abutment of the
dam. When this was completed a cof-
ferdam was constructed across the
river and the full flow diverted tenn
porarily through the tunnel while the
foundation was being placed After
the dam was completed to specified
height, the mouth of the tunnel was
blocked off while the permanent gates
were being installed.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-02

shot down behind the German lines.
Following his discharge from war
service in 1919 he flew for the Cana
dian Aircraft Co. until 1920, when he
came to the United States TO rejoin
his father at Daytona Beach. Fla, in
the operation of an air service.
He has been the hea diner at such
events as the Cleveland air races dur
ing the past five years.
He specializes in doing everything
that should not be done with an air
plane. at an extremely low altitude
He drags the wings of his plane on
the ground, bOunces the plane COM
pletely over an automobile parked on
the race track, flys sideways and up
side down. does a tailspin from a
height of $50 feet, and climaxes his
performance by diving his plane
through a 40-fOot hoop on the race
track, rooms it, loops, and dives again
to go through another 4O-foot hoop,
only 800 feet from the first.
Other flyers, themselves fully able
to appreciate the difficulty of Ora
nere's performance, are loudest in
praising the superskill which enables
him to perform his hair raising feats
with such apparent ease.
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-02
Miss From Bryn Mawr Takes
To Study Animal EIusbandry

Coming from the halls of an ex-
elusive eastern girls school to Mon
tana State college where she is en-
rolled in animal husbandry, is the
about-face Miss Alice Orr Of Ennis
has made in her educational career.
Three years ago Miss Orr came to
Montana after studying at Bryn Mawr
where she learned proper methods of
dancing and introductions. Today she
is an enthusiastic student of animal
husbandry and is learning to Judge
the best types of cattle for beef and
dairy use.
Miss Orr intends to put her newly
acquired knowledge to practical use on
the cattle ranch which her mother
purchased near Ennis at the time Miss
Orr entered Montana State college.
Neither Miss Orr nor her mother had
any previous knowledge of cattle
ranching when they purchased the
Bear Creek ranch near Ennis. How
ever, they have been successful so far
father is deceased.
Her three years of study in the
scientific angles of cattle raising,
breeding and Judging have given Miss
Orr well-enough grounding in the art
to rank her well near the top of her
class, and to give her the honor of
being one of the student showmen at
the annual Little International Live
stock show held at the college.
Already Miss Orr IS making hobby
of horse breeding and she has string
of MorganS of her own to which she
devotes large share of her time. The
Orr ranch is stocked with Hereford
cattle
Glacier County chief., 1939-06-02
Zurich Student Wins
Summer FeLLOIUShip

Selection of Woodrow Overcast of
Zurich. Junior in agriculture at Mon
tana State college, for a summer fell
lowship offered by the Danforth foun-
dalton, is announced by Clyde Mckee
dean of agriculture at the college.
The fellowship provides for four
weeks of study and training of which
two weeks will be spent studying actual
business conditions in a large manu-
featuring concern in st. Louis. The
remaining two weeks overcast will
spend in intensive leadership training
at the American Youth foundation
camp in Michigan. The fellowship
work starts July 81 and continues
through Aug. 81. One outstanding
Junior student is selected from each Of
40 agricultural colleges throughout
the country to receive the fellowships