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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Chamber Asks
Enforcement OF
Vagrancy Laws
All Out Effort To Be Made
To Stop Loafing And To
Clean Up Rockville Streets

10 stop LOafing And To
Clean Up Rockville Streets
The revitalized Rockville Cham
Der of Commerce in a meeting held
Monday night appointed special
committee consisting of Oliver
Perry, Porter Ward, Guy Watkins,
Dave Belts and Morris Stern to
call upon the Mayor and Town
Council, the Chief of Police and
the County Commissioners for the
strict enforcement of existing
vagrancy and lettering laws, and
for the prosecution of all viola
tons of laws respecting sanitation
and the maintenance of fire
hazards in the town. This was the
beginning of an about effort 10
clean up the town and eliminate
many of the existing conditions
which are deemed unsafe and UNI
slightly.
The chamber which reorganized
less than a year ago with a men,
bership Of 10 now has almost six
ty members, a number Of whom
are young men "rarin' to GO"
By resolution proposed by Reu-
ben Riggs the CHI a m b r
voted TO add $40 to the $40 reward
offered by the Izaac Walton Lea
que for information leading to the
arrest and conviction of any per-
sons dumping trash along high
ways or streams. It was noted
with satisfaction that a fine of $50
had recent been imposed in such
a case before Judge DeLashmutt.
A resoluation offered by Judge De-
Lashmutt and referred to the COM
mittee on Roads and Bridges
would ask for SLOW" light at
Montgomery Ave. and Monroe
Street, a stop light at Wilson's
corner and a general study of traf-
fic conditions with possibly one
way traffic on Commerce Lane.
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Educators To Hear
DIR. ROy T. Davis

DR.. Roy Tasco Davis of the U. S.
State Department will be the guest
speaker at an open meeting Of the
Montgomery County Education AS
ISOLATION at Leland High School
Auditorium on Thursday, April 4,
1916 at 8 p. M. His topic will be
"Rediscover Latin America"
DR.. Davis has long been interest
ed in building better relationships
between the Americans. He is a
well-known authority on Latin
American problems. This talk will
be illustrated with colored slides
on the Latin American countries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Mrs. GOrmley Made
O.E.S. COnductress

At the March 26th meeting OF
the Montgomery Chapter No. 80,
o. E. s., Mrs. Everett S. Corn.
ley was elected to Associate Con-
ductress and installed in a spe-
cial ceremony at which the INSTALL
ing officers were Mrs. Phillip Gates
and Mrs. Dorothea Greene. Mr..
and Mrs. Robert H. Jordan were
initiated into the order.
Refreshments were later served
to members and guests during the
social hour.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Rockville Girl In
Stephens College Play

Miss Lillian Leverton, of Rock
vile, was a member of the cast
for one of series of three one
act plays presented last week at
Stephens College by junior class
members of the Drama department
of Stephens College.
A junior student, Miss Leverton
is the daughter of Nj. and Mrs.
j. William Leverton, of Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Baptist Church To
Hold Third Lunch

The third Of series Of five
luncheons will be served by the
members Of the Ladies Aid at the
Baptist Church on April 2, from
IL Noon to'1 80. The menu will
include creamed chicken in pastry
cups, peas, tomato aspic salad,
bread and butter, ice cream and
coffee or tea.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Centenarian Dies
At NOrbeck : 1O4

The death of Catherine L.
Gather, 104, of Norbeck, reported
to be the oldest Negro in Mont
gomery, took place last Wednes-
day. Mrs. Gather lived with the
Davis family and was possibly
their slave. She is survived by
five children, 81 grandchildren and
rs great-grandchildren.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Bob Hanson In
Kansas City

Bob Hanson left March 21st by
air for Kansas City to attend the
executive committee meeting of
the Rural Youth of America, of
which he is the president. He will
also meet with leaders of various
youth organizations in the central
western states. Bob will return
home by air on March 31st.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Burg Athletic Assn.
To Meet March 20

The Gaitherburg A. C. will hold
a meeting March 30, 1916 at &
p. NJ. for the election Of officers
and the arrangement of base
ball schedule for the 1916 season.
All members are asked 10 be
present. Teams interested in
games, write Walter Selby, Post
Office Box 325, Gaithersburg or
phone Gaithersburg bar.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Hit = Run Driver
Sentenced And Fined

James Price, extradited from
the West Coast, in the hit-and-run
death Of Larry King Of Clarks-
burg last winter, was sentenced to
a year in Jail and fined $1,000 at
Trial Magistrates Court this week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Professor BerthOlf
To Speak Here Sunday

Professor Lloyd M. Bertholf of
Biology and Dean of the Faculty
Of Western College, will be the
speaker, Sunday March 31st at
II A. NJ, at a Methodist Lay
mans Day Service at the Rock
vile Methodist Church. Mr.. ID.
P. Hurley, Lay Leader will have
charge of the service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28

Where rent controls have been
aDanuoheo there has been a
strange phenomenon, rents have
jumped upl This proves. accord
ing to some people, that price
control does not work,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
District

The reported the county $564GSS7
0 1901 Of the quota.
Mrs. William p Sherman Of Rockville has taken
Of the Rockville Mrs Carlton Savage
resign.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Elementary P.-T.A.
Meets Tuesday

The Elementary PIT. A. will
meet April End at 8 p. NJ. in the
Elementary School Building.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Duty
OF Every
Citizen

charged with the serious obhga-
ton to take an active interest in
public affairs. Our boys fought
and died in vain unless we, for
whom they fought and died, help
make democracy work through
exercise of our franchise.
In Maryland we are facing
three-way contest in the Demo-
cratic Party for nomination for
Governor. Here can serve no
purpose by trying to persuade
-ny readers one way or another.
Rather do ] desire to urge all
to weigh well the qualifications
and backing of each. 1t is pos
sible that any one of the three
aspirants will make a creditable
Governor. And it is possible that
among the three there is an out
standing candidate. The people
of Maryland will make the de-
cision. And the game of politics
is being played
Politics by supporters of
Great Game each candidate
In America with the hope OF
securing greater
and greater service. And this is
proper. Politics is great game
in America. 1t is the right of
every citizen to aspire to public
office and it is the privilege of
every citizen to express his or
! her choice of men offering them
tselve' as candidates.
- 1t is unfortunate that the
great rank and file of people
have a distorted impression of
the meaning of politician" A
ga orally popular impression of
the meaning is not compliment
tary to the person called "a poll
tician." And yet it is only
through politicians that democ-
racy operates. A man cannot be-
come a public official unless he
becomes so through politics.
Every public act under which we
live day by day must come about
through political action because
public action is political. AS
Webster points out "The Eng
lish language lacks terms to de-
scribe men of the attainments OF
Lincoln and Mckinley. The
French, Spaniards, and Germans
we definitions for different
aides of politicians, but the
nglish and Americans are linn
ted to that single word which is
APphed to every person who par
uclpates in political affairs, from
ward-worker in our cities to
the occupant of the executive
chair Of the nation"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
Montgomery County Goes Over
The Top In Red Cross Drive
UP-COUNTY REPORT

Mrs. James H. Nolan, chairman Of the Red Cross Fund
Committee in Montgomery County RELEASED the following figures
Of the district ehamen Of Wednesday, March
27th
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28
I Might Be
Wrong--But
n G. STROMBERG

THIs WEEK | have spent some
= time reviewing some articles
which appeared in this column
during the past six years. Par
ticuIarly, | reviewed the articles
written just preceding primary
and general elections. In each
Of hem was stressed the impor-
lance OF the peo-
The Right pie exercising
To that for which
Vote our boys were
making sacrifices
on the fields of battle. Even
though it be the expression of
ones own thoughts it is reveal
ing TO recapture the feelings
which were uppermost in ones
mind during a time of crisis.
Throughout the series was the
thought that With democratic in
situations challenged in the world
war we at home owed a great
N-Aigation to give expression to
sdemocracy's greatest privilege
the right to vote. Even with
war news crowding local politics
off the center of the stage there
was a constant urge to readers
to come out and vote on election
day. And ] am frank to admit
that the mental trip back few
years gave me no little salts
faction because now, when the
wars are won and democracy has
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-03-28

again proven its
W orth a n d
strength to the
world, we are
more than ever
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
EARTHQUAKES AND TIDAL WAVES

IL is difficult for people of Key West
TO realize the destructive power of a huge
tidal wave, such as that which recently
swept through the North Pacific, inflict-
ing extensive damage and taking the lives
Of a number of individuals.
The experts tell US that the disturb
ance resulted from an earthquake which
violently displaced the sea-bottom some
where near the Aleutian islands This re-
minds rs that the old earth, far from be-.
ing as stable as we usually suppose, con-
hnues the processes of nature. To what
end, We do not yet know,
Estimates of the speed with which
the wave moved suggest that it travelled
at a speed between 400 and 500 miles an
hour. At some points those who observed
the phenomenon assert that the water
reeeded at first but that the recession was
followed by tremendous inflow of water
The tidal wave is a frequent COM
panion of violent earthquakes In some in
stances there is withdrawal of the water,
such as reported, with a later return of
giant wave. In others the withdrawal is
not present, but a huge wave overflows
the coast.
Experts say that the slow withdrawal
Of the water indicates that the sea bottom
has sunk, as a result of the earthquake,
and that the water rushes in to fill the de-
preston. The meeting of the water at the
centre raises a ridge which collapses to
send ashore the first great wave.
One of the greatest tidal waves ever
recorded followed the explosion of VOL
canO on the island of Krakatoa, between
Sumatra and Java, in 1888. About half
the island, which measured twelve square
miles. including the highest mountain,
was blown away. This explosion was
caused by water seeping through assures
and coming into contact with the red-hot
volcano causing what ranks as the great
est steam explosion in the history of the
world.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
WHY LISTEN TO HIM?

Admiral Ernest J. King tells the
nation that the fleet has been so weakened
by rehabilitation that it could not fight a
major battle at this time
What's the use to pay any attention
to what this man says? Isn't he brass
hat? Wasn't he a Naval officer when the
Japs attacked Pearl Harbor?
Besides, the nation needs no Navy.
NO nation on earth would dare attack the
United States. If they did our patriots, in
GLIDING the isolationists and the pacifists,
would leap, some to arms and others to
proclaim the evils of warfare and their
own conscientious objections
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
DON'T BE A SUCKER!

y The y. S. -Export-Import Bank and
the World Bank have all been established
to equalize and stabilize the money mar
kets of the World. The United States has
put up most of the money. Nevertheless
Great Britain has been making red-hot
campaign in behalf of it's efforts to secure
a loan of nearly billion dollars from the
United States Italy seeks close to a billion
from the United States; Frances wants 5
billion; China, 2 billion, and "believe it or
not" Russia wants l billion from the EX-
port-Import Bank which is a drop from
her original notion that she wanted 6
billion dollars.
If you have followed the record of
our financial affairs with these different
nations, or even seen the March of Time
in the movies you will remember that we
filled everybody's ships with war. ma
chimes, arms and ammunition. Neverthe-
elss the nations want more money, and all
the food that can be taken away from the
American people.
Oh, yes you feel sorry for them. That's
all right provided you don't fail to be still
more sorrowful for the United States and
everybody in this country who pay taxes.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
REAL TROUBLE

SAVANNAH, Ga.-Jacob Col
den put his entire life's savings
into a small store and home.
Both recently burned, Is minutes
after his insurance policy had
lapsed. In the house were funds
of a rural church entrusted to
Golden-they also burned. Dur
ing the fire, he remembered that
he had cached 500 in a pair Of
shoes under a bed. A neighbor
retrieved the shoes but in the
excitement of the fire, they were
lost. The fire spread, consuming
his garage, chicken house and
the adjacent home of his daugh-
ter.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12

something else before I can leave
this town"
whats that?"
I've got to find a fall guy. I'm
tied in so deeply with young Ger
maine's death now, that I've got
to come up with a killer. Other
wise, they'll hunt me down as
sure as I'm alive. Old Germaine
would never rest till he got me
il / double-crossed him. If ]
leave. I've got to, leave clean"
Hope frowned. .Can't you
frame Wilmer or Brin9 They
both had opportunity and mo-
tive"
Rush shook his head. "Jago,
alibis Wilmer and in either case
you'd have a hell of time prov
ing motive without dragging ev-
erybody in. It has to be a tighter
frame than l can hang on either
of them right now. Besides, I'm
not sure that either of them did
it"
Hope made a. disguised noise in
her throat. Are you growing
scruples at this late date?"
Rush grinned. NO." he said,
these are just some old ones /
had kicking around"
'sIs that all you have to say?"
Rush stood up and looked down
at her. Eyes. for now. When I
get. a murderer I'll talk to you.
That's more important than the
emeralds right now"
"Not to me-" said Hope.
1T is to me. FL live, and eat
regularly, if / never see those
green rocks, but if. / don't turn
up killer I'll be up. to my neck
with everybody. Get me a fall
guy and pll help you get rid of
the stones and maybe even help
YOU spend the money. But first,
I need a killer."'t II
Hope stood up then. "Okay.
that's the. way It is" she said.
TAnd maybe, l can find your
killer. What do you think of
that?" p,.j
81 think you can, and I think
it would be fine if you did. When
do you start?"
Tomorrow. Right now, I'm 60
ing to bed" She looked at the
bedroom door and back at the
sofa. do you sleep all right
there?" she asked.
Rush grinned. "All right for
now" he said.
Ito be continued)
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
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Chapter 10

Cnapter IL
. USH didn't have long to wait
~ for Hope. One look at her
and he felt the situation was
getting out of hand. He grabbed
the reins. When are you going to
give me the rest Of the story
about the emeralds?"
Hope sat down, crossed her
legs and lit a cigarette. Rush
watched her in amusement.
knowing she was thinking of a
story that would ft what she
thought he knew and still keep
him on her side. He waited.
Pour me a drink she asked.
Rush went to cupboard and
brought out a bottle of rye.
Straight" he asked her.
water on the side" she said.
He ran glass of water from
the tap in the kitchen. The two
glasses he set on the coffee table
before her, then he went back to
his chair and sat down. y
"Well?" he said.
Hope took a sip of the rye and
chased it with water. There isn't
a lot to tell" she said. There are
two emeralds, monstrous ones.
Young Germaine brought them to
Chicago from San Francisco. Brin
wanted them and Jago wanted
them. Brin thought Jago had
them. Jago didn't know who had
them. He just knew that some
body had got them and brought
them to Chicago. He ran across
= Germaine through connection
here, and Wilmer and went
after young Germaine."
: Rush lit cigarette and looked
through the smoke at Hope. who
knocked over Germaine?" he
asked.
Hope raised her eyebrows in
surprise. How would / know?
Wilmer, maybe-or .Brin."
How did Brin get on to Ger
maine?"
II don't know. He's a lone
wolf. He probably followed VIII
mer and saw him following Ger
maine-say-" A thought struck
her. Maybe he did kill Ger
maine. That's the kind of thing
he would do. He feels that any
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12

body who crossec him is SHINING
against something holy. He's a
fanatic. Nobody knows what he
does with his money. He never
spends any, and yet / know of
almost half million dollars he
has taken, in the last FIVE years.
He never touches anything unless
it is big"
Rush nodded. "Okay," he said.
Now, how do we get the en-
eralds?"
Hope smiled a wary smile.
mot quite so fast. I have to find
way out OF the middle. If / get
the emeralds I'll have everybody
after me. Jago wouldn't rest till
he got me if | double-crossed
him. And Brin will never stop
until he gets the stones. / have
to have a way out"
Rush wondered where he came
in. "Yes," he said. you have to
have way out, and we'll find
one. But are you sure you can
get the emeralds?"
Hope nodded. ST don't know
where they are but I'm sure who
has them"
"Who?"
She shook her head. mo, not
yet. | don't know where you
stand. You're working for old
man Germaine."
'1'm also working for you"
"Are your"
$50 far" said Rush.
HOPE was silent for long
moment. IF / get the gems =
she said, twill you go away, with
me?" :
Rush hadn't expected that.
what do you mean?" he asked.
"Just what l said. There's a
lot of money tied up in those
stones. You could make a legiti-
mate SALE. The money would
keep us both in luxury for long
time. You're not getting rich here.
Throw in with me and we'll both
get rich"
Rush looked at her. Her crossed
knees exposed length of SUI
perior leg and Rush had always
been partial to superior legs. The
rest of her was in keeping. Face.
figure, all were superior. She
would not, he decided, be hard to
take. 1t was the best offer he
had had in a long time. He said
as much. "You interest me-" he
said. But I've got to take care of
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
TRUMAN SLIPPING

President Truman. il seems. is slip
plng.
The Chief Executive recently took
neflau h. provide an elder statesmen's
ssmmmlnation of national defense, to be
available ln peaeetime on consultative
LASTS. and thus created something of
snllitaFY "bralmtust"
q the group we're ten wartime lead
e.. nominated 90 bold their top ranks for
$50. They include Generals Marshall,
Nee Arthur. Eisenhower and Arnold. Ad-
mifals Leahy. King. Nimiiz and Halsey;
General VandegFift. Of the Marine Corps,
ama Admiral Waesehe, wartime com
mander II the Coast Guard.
TIE suspicion that the President is
"sllpplna" comes from his failure to name
ssme ol ne colvmnists. commentators and
apneTensmgeh who have been 81 critical Of
ths "bFasshais~' Obviously these free
= laase critics know much more about the
ssaltaFy lstbhms q the btiOni and are,
anrh better fitted to solve all questions
concerning national defense.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12

ATLANTA Journal
Negfeea voted IN the Glynn County Demo
esate pfinaary Wednesday As was true in
aeai pgiaiaFa@ ia Athens, vsldosta and Atlarta,
gfeFt aeFn no ncidemis Of friction
Tfe eauspalan In Glynn. We learn from the
Hfussaitk NeWa. has been the bitterest Of recent
uws hausha wish vehement charges and counter
hsfaea tg candidates The Athens and valdosta
asas.aglea alao were acrimonious. But despite the
heaf enesuaefea n al three contests. the UMPIRE
eeasnaed paftscIpatlon q Negro citizens pro-
8sfEa no .nstsnees ~ disorder or racial feeling.
fhsre was one noteworthy feature Of the
hsusnsNies siesison 4 the news reports are AZ
eafsie OF the 2A00 Negroes registered, 30 per
osui voiea. q fhe e70o whites. about rs per cent
salea
TIE percentage attained by the Negroes is
Nsifaordlnary They are 20 b. congratulated on
g. eHidenee II inteTestod citizenship that they
presented Hardly less remarkable IS the percen.-
aEe attained ~ the white voters II the fact that
Nsgrasa were eoing 10 vote spurred the whites to
wsole interest IN the election. then had an in
llaenee which can only be regarded as whole
ssme
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
Figures Majority Do
Not Use TOothbruskes

CHICAGO. DR.. H. Berton
McCauley,' a Washington, D. g.,
dentist, says it's evident the ma
jority of Americans do not use
toothbrushes. In the, Journal of
the American Dental, Association,
DIR. McCauley, reports of the
l85, 100000 toothbrushes manu-
featured in 1914, there were 1885,
100000 for civilians after armed
forces needs were filled. He says
100000, 900 would have been re-
quired to supply :, with two
brushes yearly persons between
the ages of two and CO. 8G
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
Your Horoscope

Today's natives have a tenden-
cy to a melancholy nature. which
threatens to become disorderly
and lead you astray. There may
be much INDIGESTION, faulty juds-
ment and a want of direction. Il
the ambition be once aroused,
there is a sure reward. for there
is plenty of ability. Success win
often appear to come by mere
chance.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12

Believe it or not, IS telephone sub
scribers in Boca Grapde. petitiopedi the
Florida Railroad Commission last week
asking phat the telephone company be
permitted to raise its rates so it could give
better service. -,.h Irt L u.u 81. .ii.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12

Letters 10 the editor are welcomed
u they discuss ISSUES Of interest to the pub
Us. In temperate manner, they will be
printed. What do YOU think about what's
being discussed? And be sure to STAY
within TIE limit Of the required 200 words
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
Who Knows?


/. Who is head of the Com
'munist party in this country?
q. Is the Federal Government
spending more money than it
collects? r,t.s q II E.s,r
& g. What is the amount Of the
national debt? ~ % r
4. How does Standardization
compare with World War ~,
S, In how, many countries
and islands docs the U. S. still
have, garrisors? ~ 20 I
6. Where will the Internal
tional Bank have its headquaE-
tersf '..'-'-s---.-,'s'~-- .'-.'--~
e ~ What Is the iron tcuf-
taip3,.s ,s,sItFr'J FiT ~ .3.,@
eS. Is there any light brighter
than the SUM- y h1t;s u
9. What fuel provides the
nations largest source of power
and heat?
10. Is there a plastic, non-run
stocking?
ANSWERS on Page Four
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1946-04-12
Key West LIN
!. +. Days Gone By
FROM FILES OF TIE CITIZEN
OF APRIL IL. 1896

News was received here today
that Mrs Lillian Hicks Roberts,
daughter of Mrs Richard q,
Hicks, Flagler avenue, died Sun
day morning at 7 o'clock in her
home at Clearwater. Funeral
SERVICES are to, be hel1 this after
noon in that city.