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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
Special Courses,
Adult Classes
To Be Increased
Department of Education
Submits Annual Report To
Governor O'COnOr

Expansion of special courses Of
fered in county high schools and
extension of the program of adult
education in the counties, especial
ly for those who do not come under
the classification for which Federal
money may be expended, are cited
among the major detectives of the
State Department of Education in
its annual report to Governor Her.
bert R. o'Conor
The report, outlining aims of the
Department, is one of more than
100 received from various agencies
and departments of the State fol-
lowing the request of the Governor
toward the close of 1899.
In order to more nearly meet
needs of a large group of pupils
who are not especially adapted to,
nor interested in, purely academic
courses, the county superintendent
of education are planning a wider
program of special courses in their
schools under the leadership of the
State High School Supervisors.
Many high schools now offer a
more varied program of instruction
including agriculture, industrial
arts, trades and industries, home
economies, music, physical educa-
ton and art.
The provision of $4,000 in Gov
ernor O'Conor's budget, the School
Departments report continues, for
evening school work became avail
able on October 1, 1889. The De-
partment is using this money for
an increased program of adult edu-
cation to provide classes for unem-
ployed and people in temporary
jobs who seek opportunities to
prepare themselves for employ
ment in other occupations and for
people who desire a general cul-
tural course. Eighty such classes
of not fewer than 20 students each
had been organized prior to the
submission Of the report.
The third major objective in the
schools of the counties is the fur
Their development of program OF
safety education. Programs are be-
ing worked out for the County
Elementary and High Schools so
that the lesson of safety may be
presented continuously in the man
ner best suited to the ages of the
children instructed.
Total county enrolment in high
schools during the school year
193S-1939 reached the peak of
s6.6s7 white pupils and 1867 col
ored, an increase of approximately
2 500 over the previous year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
Civil Service Exams
For Two Posts Open

The Civil Service Commission
this week announced open competi-
tive examinations for two posi-
tions. Applications must be on
file in the Commissions office in
Washington not later than March
Is. The positions follow:
Assistant mycologist (soils),
$4,000 a year, Bureau of Plant In.
dustry, Department of Agricul-
ture; chief, research and statistical
service, $500 a year, Office of
Education, Fe deral Security
Agency.
Further information may be Oh
tanned at any first or second-class
post office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29

the benefit of the baseball club
proved very successful. Spring
training for the team will begin as
soon as the weather will permit
The home diamond is located on
the road between Old Germantown
and Boyd, in what is known as
Reeds Meadow. A new grand.
stand was erected there last year
Mrs. j. C. Snyder is visiting
relatives in Norfolk, Va.
Miss Catherine Boland is in the
Germantown hospital recuperating
from an appendectomy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
Seeking A Scrap

Walter Neusel, German cham
pion heavyweight boxer, was re-
called from duty along the Sieg-
fried Line recently. Reason: to act
as sparring partner for Nazi
General Walther Won Reichenau
who is an amateur boxer!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
INDICTs YOUNGSTERS

Young men between the ages of
II and 20 commit large portion
of serious crimes in the United
States but are arrested for minor
offenses less often than older men,
according to report by DR..
Thorsten Sellin, criminologist of
the University of Pennsylvania.
About a fourth of the persons ar
rested for robbery from 1886 to
1887 were in this low-age group,
while even a greater proportion
were arrested for auto thefts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
BY VIRGINIA VALE

released by Western Newspaper Union.)
MOVE stars who don't
1V1 take a turn at radio are
scarcer than hens teeth these
days. ZaSu Pitts, who has
done a number of guest ap-
pearances on the air, is serv-
ing a thirteen-weeks term on
a daily serial, "Big Sister"
playing a character part. And
Aileen Pringle is playing a
newspaper woman on another
serial, "Joyce Jordan Girl
Inferno"
Ilka Chase isn't bothering with Sc
rails; she is coming out into the
open and being herself, in a pro-
gram sponsored by a cigarette COM
pany. 1t is something new in radio
"a program about the woman's
world, the world of the theater, FASH
ion, current events and society, and
it is called Luncheon at the Wal
dorf."
Each Saturday Miss Chase enter
tains so guests at this very smart
hotel. They are people prominent
in journalistic, theatrical and fash
ion fields, and one Of them is inter-
viewed during each broadcast. If
the guests are as witty as Miss
Chase is the program should speedi-
ly reach top rating.
n
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
THE MONEY TREE
By ETHEL M. TROY


Within the actuarial and invest
ment departments of life insurance
companies rests the responsibility
for scientific liquidation of invest
nents to meet the obligations of
the companies. The methods by
which this is done have been de-
veloped through the century with
almost uncanny skill, winning for
the institution the sturdy conf
oence of American public, conf
dence which history proves to have
been well merited.
This leads to the question of ease
of transfer of property. Volumes
could be written on the subject of
life insurance as property and the
benefits found in policies allowing
this property to be "willed" direct
ly to beneficiaries.
Have you thought that you may
"write your will" into such a con-
tract? Since policy is contract
between you and the company, the
company is irrevocably committed
to the instructions given by you
and appearing in the contract.
Do you know that $4,000 of life
insurance proceeds are exempt
from inheritance taxes at death ?
Do you know that life insurance
funds do not have to be probated
as do other types of property?
Are you sure your insurance will
stay in your family? Have you in
structed your life insurance COM
pany to pay the proceeds directly
to your children should your wife
die before you? These are few
of the problems of inheritance
which can be arranged easily
through life insurance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
Rare Disease In u. s.

Leprocy, which claims about
100000 victims throughout the
world, has affected only about
1000 persons in this country. And
at least half of those have only
mild cases.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29

ago there was no
time for a honey
moon trip; she
was working in
"Rebecca," and
he was busy with
my Son, My
Son." But he had
time to plan what
he considered a
perfect trip; they
had been asked
to appear togeth-
er in a stage
play, and they'd
to another in his
fine time. Mrs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29

and she'd take no long trips in the
open cockpit Of that plane.
Nothing daunted, Aherne prompt
ly turned the plane In and ordered
a cabin monoplane. Then the play
was called off until autumn, and the
tour Of the country was shortened
to trip to New York, where they
plan to remain until the first Of May.
During their stay their recent pic
lures will be shown at the Music
Hall, which is a nice wedding pres
emit in itself.
~
incidentally, Edward Small IL
practically showed under by letters
from young men who want to pOr-
tray Rudolph Valentine In the pic
ture based on the life Of the Great
Lover. About 10000 letters and pho
tographs have already arrived, as .
result Of Small's announcement that
he intends to use an unknown player
In the role.
Jean Hersholt has completed pro-
duction on his second ''Dr. Chris
tan" movie. He formed his own
motion picture company to film the
story Of 'Dr. Christian" a role
which he has played ON the air for
three years, until it is now one Of
the most popular dramatic broad
casts on the air. Hersholt will soon
start looking for a site upon which
home for aged and disabled actors
win be built; he is president Of the
Motion Picture Relief fund, and the
money for the home comes from the
movie stars own program, 1.-THE
Screen Guild Show" to which they
donate their talent.
-
ODDS AND ENDS-Janes Logan,
Paramount stGrlet, first attracted the
attention Of talent scout because OF
her beautiful clothes (she Is really one
Of H0LIyrpOofs best dressed girlsJ yet
in her first feature picture she sUears
an old fashioned bed sheer draped into
q cOverdlI.
q Joe Emerson and the Hymns OF
Al Churches" choirsters are recording
q group Of faUorite hymns for use in
small churches Uhich cannot afford
choirs.
q More than 100000 in lost legocies
has been recovered for the heirs on
THE Court OF Missing Heirs" in the
comparatively short time thar is has
been on Q cOGst-to-cOdst hoOk-up.
q The CHS sound man ON "Crand
Hotter has ts0o eyes on Betsy Lou
CeTsoH's pet bracelet; one u for keen
ing IL of her s0rist during broadcasis.
the other cOUets 10 for filing under
"steigh-beHs effects"
q Gene Aufrey, The cotOboy stv 81
screen and radio, likes 10 fy, encepe
tUhen its time to GO to bed. He q
nays travels in full cODboy reeaEia.
lis hard enough to remove cosUboy
boots under the most favorable circrru..
stances; phen he climbs into . sIeeDe,
berth on a plane, he can't take his
boots Of. Hes either got 70 stop A..
ing o. stop peaFing cOspbdv cioshe,
ipheu kefrls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29

-
Aherne agreed.
But = he took
her down to Del
Monte in the
pl a n e to s e e
some friends.
On the way home
they ran into
chilly weather.
When they land
ed at the air.
port, she an
nounced that her
nose was prac-
tically frozen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29

When Joan Fontaine and Brian
Aherne were married a short time
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29

hop from one city
plane. having a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-02-29
SEE HOW DODGE ENGINEERING
SAVES MONEY ON GAS, OIL, UPKEEP!
Come in and let us demonstrate the
Car that 4,O61 Engineers bought in
the last IL months!t

IF YOU want to know what car gives you most for
i your money, here's clue:-4, O61 engineers
bought Dodge cars in the last II months
Think of it'll These men who know what makes
a motorcar great agree that Dodge engineering is
matchless in the industry. Even though costs you
nothing EXTRA brilliant performance longer
care, fewerrepar bills and big savings gas and oil.
Come in and let US demonstrate this great car to
you. You'll wonder how Dodge give you so
much extra value, extra beauty and luxury,
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Bond Averages

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK, March 13.-Finland
IS jumped II points today and
Scandinavian bonds generally ex-
panded previous recovery on
formal announcement of the Fin
Russian peace.
The Finnish loan touched 80, dou-
bic the low price at the height of
the war decline in the Nordic bonds.
Up fractions to around in late
dealings were Copenhagen IS, Nor
way As. Denmark AIS, Copenhagen
AIS, Norway 4l2s and Denmark IS.
The balance of the foreign list
held generally within a fractional
range as did the main body of do
mestic bonds.
Ahead slightly were German rs,
Canada Is, Peru IS, American &
Foreign Power IS, International
Telephone IS, Federal Light & Trac-
tion IS and youngstown Sheet &
Tube Is.
Holding about unchanged were
Texas Corp. 31as, Missouri Pacific
IS, Commonwealth Edison 31as and
Great Northern Is.
U. S. Governments were 5-32d
lower to 8-32d of point higher in
light dealings.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Export Business
Halls S-Week Drop
In Steel Production
Increase in Demund
Needed to Prevent
Another Slide
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March l3.-Heavier
export business and spotty improve
ment in domestic demand for steel
were enough to check an eight-week
decline in mill production, Iron Age
said today in weekly survey.
The review added, however, the
current rate Of 63h per cent Of
capacity, unchanged from last week.
faces further testing and needs a
considerable increase in demand to
prevent another slide.
while steel bookings the past
week." the survey added, continued
the leveling-oh process which began
in late February, the steel sales pic
ture is not without some bright
spots.
Merchant pipe for construction
work and material for agricultural
implements are in demand and the
aircraft and machinery industries
are taking considerably greater
tonnages of alloy steels. Automobile
parts plants are releasing in volume.
"The steadiest flow of orders in
the past 10 days, however, has come
from abroad, particularly Scandi-
navia and South America. and
some industrialists are again weigh
ing the possibility of the export steel
market developing later in the year
SO rapidly as to have repercussionS
on domestic business"
Increased interest in sales abroad
manifested by leading producers was
complicated "by a shortage of ship
space, by tendency of foreign buy
ers to press for lower prices because
Of the relative slackness of the do
mestic market and by the continued
activity Of British and other Eu.
ropean sellers in world markets.
Meanwhile the scrap market con.
tinues to hold and for the fourth
week the Iron Age composite price
for No. ! heavy melting steel is
$16.71 ton. For the first time in
many weeks elements Of strength are
seen in the scrap market and mill
purchase in the Chicago area was
made at the top Of the range quoted
the week before"
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Philadelphia Company
Will Create Reserve
BY the Associated Press.

PITTSBURGH, March l3.-Stock-
holders of the Philadelphia COM.
pany, 1896, 900 900 unit of the Stand.
ard Power & Light Corp, yesterday
approved the creation of a $23 ,OO0,-
900 reserve against revaluation Of
its Pittsburgh railways properties in
reorganization.
The special meeting of stock
holders also authorized an increase
OF the company's indebtedness to
$100, 100000, cancellation of 142660
shares of 500 preferred stock held
In its treasury, and changes in the
voting rights Of all classes Of stock
holders.
The reserve fund, plans for which
were approved by the Securities and
Exchange Commission, will be
realized chiefly through a reduction
in the stated value of the 4800, 1871
shares of common stock from $40
| to $7.25 share. The Standard Gas
g. Electric Corp, a subsidiary Of
Standard Power & Light, owns 9S
per cent Of the common shares.
The changes in capitalization are
preliminary to $65 ,000, 900 reflnanc-
ing program under which the COM
pany expects to call its 100000 900
S per cent bonds. due December /,
1867. Frank r. Phillips. president,
said that will be undertaken later.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Marcn 13 R.--The Brit
ish pound. Canadian dollar and @ otner cur. tI.
w shackied nae ' in uses to which the units may
be put due to recently announced British 81
exchange restrictions. many were quoted
at the lowest prices since war descended
ke fol sesat ed s s. des in the free
The Canadian dollar dropped a full cent
at one time but later halved this loss and
was priced at s1.37h cents IN United
Even the neutral currencies, which have
held more or less aloof from the furore
lower. 10 e The .es suiider S and swiss % franc each
lost .0l of cent and the belsa .02
OF fbe eePr; French franc lost osA of a cent.
Late late rates follow Great lcSs Britain in dol
lars. others in cents,: nt1:s.
Official Canadian enntsa; Control Board rates
for U. s. dollars: Buying. 10 per cent pre-
MUM. selling II per cent premium; n, equiv.
aen o Snsne on
&c Canadian dollar in New York open mar
ket, 1875 per cent discount or sl.37h
Great Britain; demand. 3.711a; cables,
3.52l2; 6o-day bills, 3.70h; 90-day bills.
Belgium: 1926; Denmark; 1898; Fin
land 155n: France. 2.11h Germany,
1925: benevolent. 1890: travel unquot-
ed) Greece. II; Hungary, 11.65n; Italy.
5.05: Netherlands. 5313: Norway, 22. .73;
Portugal 367; Rumania, Son; Sweden.
90. SO; Switzerland, 22.42; Yusoslavia.
2.35n.
Latin America.
Argentina, official. 29.77; free, %. So:
Brazil. official Cos: free. $40: Mexico.
16.75n.
Japan 23.49; Hong Kong, 1918; Shang-
hal 6.55. (Rates in spot cables unless
otherwise indicated. n-Nominal.)
Evening star., 1940-03-13
New York Produce

NEW YORK, March l3 CR.-,Egss; So
232: steady to firmer: Mixed colors: Fancy
to extra fancy, 19-2G94: extras. 1874; stor-
age packed firsts. 1874; graded firsts, Is:
dirties, No. l. 17A; average checks, 16-
1914.
Whites: Resale of premium marks. 23A-
25A: Nearby S,, and Midwestern premdiY.Im, d.I ,
standards. 19-19A. Resales of exchange
to fancy heavier mediums. 1s-20k. Near
by and Midwestern mediums, TIA.
Browns: Nearby fancy to extra fancy.
21-21A. Nearby and Mdwestern spe-
cisls.. 2oA; standards, 1874; mediums,
Butter. 969.3s4: steady. Creamery.
ssol. seher ss sasn lsts Sxasa ssa
onds !s4-s5ooso 10 sss.-2,7M; ss ,z..u,.,. ,~,,.. nm
changed.
soft winter straights. 6.00-6.25; hard
winter straights, 6.50-75.
Rye flour easy: fancy patents. .6.15-35
Barley barely steady; No. domestic
Elf New York; 65h; Wa. eko
other articles steady and unchanged.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Electric Production
Continues Along
Declining Path
Edison Institute Says
Drop Is More Than
SeosonoIIy Expected
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Output
of electricity in the week ended
March 8 resumed the decline under
way, with only one break, since
early January. a report by the Ed
ison Electric Institute today indi-
Gated.
Production during that period
dropped to 2,463 800 900 kilowatt-
hours, or 0.6 Of per cent less than
2.479, ,036 900 in the preceding week,
the institute said. The outturn was
still 10.1 per cent ahead Of 2,237,-
935, 900 kilowatt-hours in the COM
parable 1889 week, however.
The decline was more than sea-
sonally expected, and the Asso-
ciated Press power index, based
on 1929-30 as 100, dipped to 1244
from 124.8 week earlier. The index,
adjusted for seasonal and long-term
trend, stood at 1852 year ago.
1870: 1899. 1898. 1887. 1934-3e
Low hish 1$ss 1$ss 1iss liss 1dS 1ds 1s 1Ii as as
Percentage gains over last year,
according to major geographic areas,
were reported as follows by the
institute: New England, 5.4; Middle
Atlantic, 90; central industrial, 1874;
West Central. 11.3; Southern States.
8.5; Rocky Mountain, 1877, Pacific
Coast, 2.5.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Long Staple Imports
Total 17,341,578 Pounds

By the Associated Press
The Customs Bureau said yester-
day that in the period September
20 to March imports of cotton
staple of Is inches Or more filled
17,341.5 .578 pounds of the 45.656,42
pounds quota for the year ending
next September 20.
Egypt and the Anglo Egyptian
Sudan made the principal ship
ments, totaling 17,065,589 pounds,
and Peru shipped $3.50 pounds.
Imports of staple of less than Us
inches amounted to 3,089, ,472 pounds
of the 14,516,822-pounds annual
quota. Principal shipments in this
classification were 1,805,522 pounds
from Mexico, 954,689 pounds from
India and 298,036 pounds from Bra
I'll.
Imports of cotton card strips and
waste filled 1,925,673 pounds Of the
5,482, 500 pounds annual quota and
included 1,642,712 pounds from the
United Kingdom and 239, 800 pounds
from Canada.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Chicago Produce

CHICAGO. March 13 R.-Poultry. live.
10 trucks: steady; Plymouth Rock broilers.
IS; young tom turkeys. IA; other prices un-
Butter. e27.214; nrmer; prices un-
changed.
packed, frsts. liz: extras in; other
prices UNCHANGED.
Omitted States. Department, Of -Agricul;
ture)-Potatoes, 143; on track, 453; total
u. 8. shipments, S23: old stock. firm: sup
plies heavy; trading slow acc9nn. westher;
BgrSanbs g. 8 No. o . very :,, few sss sslss
An: Nebraska Bliss Triumphs q s. No
/: washed $50: MINI MInnesots ss and North ps; &:
per cent o. s. No. l., few sales. l.3O; Bliss
Triumphs, q. s. commercials: few sales
1851 80: unclassified. LOS: Early Ohios.
sb to 80 per cent 2. s; No. !. 1.30;35;
wisconsin round whites; 2 s. ,commercisls
Trigmphs. unslassifled LOS; nsg .stock.
stse B. steady: supplies moderate; demand
slow: less than carlots; bushel crates. Flor.
$50; q. q. No. /, size .. 2.16.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Jersey City Livestock

Omitted States Department Of Agriculture). J.
Cattle. $50 salable; total $50. Steers
SLOW mostly Is lower: two loads medium
and good 1.e64-1. 159-pound Tennessee
steers held over from Monday, 9.OO-g5O.
Cows and bulls slow, mostly steady; me-
dium. 6.OO-6.50: cutter and common, 475-
800; Gamers. 4.00-4.5O; few. 35O-75.
75O; medium. 6.00-6.25; cutter and COM
vealers. 90 salable total. $40. Market
fairly active and steady: good and choice,
nearbys. 10.50-12 so: comVon to medium,
750-950: culls 5.5O-65O
Hogs. 20 salable on the New York mar
ket; total. 1,490. Butcher hogs steady;
good and choice. 200-2O9-pound averages,
5.50-555
Sheep and lambs. none salsble; total
1910. Market nominally steady
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK. March 13 UR.-Business
in rayon improved today and goods moved
hriskly at steady prices
and prnf fayons were stve ioF 18th plain
well and spot goods went ut premium
prices
Silk fabrics DEALINGS continued on the
slow side
Dealings In cotton goods were restricted
~ most buyers confined activity to price
checking.
Business in wooden goods conferred in
fall lines Of mems wear. now being shown
to buyers.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
World Tin Production
Drops From December

oS tAC ASSOS4eteu EIcoo.
NEW YORK, March 13.-World
tin production in January was esti-
mated by the International Tin Re.
search and Development Council at
1900 tons, or about 10000 tons less
than the exceptionally high produc-
ton in December.
World stocks of tin increased
about 25,800 tons during the first
five months of the war as supplies
were built up against potential war
time demands.
Production in the same period was
estimated at 113,400 tons, or q, 100
tons a month, and apparent con-
sumption at $500 tons, or 1900
tons month.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
General Fireproofing
Declares Dividend

YOUNGSTOWN, Ohio, March 10
R.-Directors of General Fireproof-
ing Co. have declared a dividend
of SITS a share on preferred stock
and IS cents share on common
stock, payable April to stock of
record March 20.
Evening star., 1940-03-13
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON, March 10 dr, Omitted States
Department Of Asriculture) Boston wool
houses were receiving little demand for
original hsR fine territory woods Of average
S5-s7 cents secured basis. Mills were
continuing to show interest in South AZ
Country packed lots Of three-eiGhths and
one-ouarter blood bright neeces were Of
fered occasionally at 35-37 cents. in the
grease, delivered East.
Evening star., 1940-03-13

In pankruptcy or receivership OF oeins
reorganlzeo under the Bankruptcy Act or
securities assumed BY such companies
Rates of dividends In the forego1ng table
are annual disbursements based on the
last quarterly or seml-annua1 declara-
ton Unless otherwise noted special OF
extra dividends are not included Q Also
extra OF extras d Accun ulated dividends
paid last year eDecIared or paid SO
far this year Payable in stock Paid
last year Cash OF stock Accumu-
lated dividends oaId or declared this year
ur Under rule wv With warrants xv
without warrants war Warrants
Evening star., 1940-03-13

Q Also extra or extras.
Quotations furnished BY National Asso-
citation of Securities Dealers, Inc which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or firm bids or offers but
should indicate approximate prices.