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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
w. Gordon Bell Made
Acting Postmaster
In Washington Office

The designation of W. Gordon
Bell, former assistant postmaster
for the Washington City Postoffice,
as Acting Postmaster, is most
pleasing to Montgomery County.
Mr.. Bell, son of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. William d. Bell, was born
and raised at the family home in
Laytonsville. He was educated in
the local school, Gaithersburg High
School, and George Washington
University.
Mr.. Bell has been in the postal
service nearly % years having
started as a substitute clerk in the
Washington office on August 10,
1929. After holding various posi-
tons he was made Assistant POST
master September 1, 1913.
The appointment as Acting Post
master came from Postmaster
General Donaldson with the APP
proval Of President Truman. On
Monday Mr.. Bell was rendered a
reception by his co-workers in his
handsome Offices in the City Post
office, banked with the gorgeous
flowers sent by his many friends.
Mr.. Bell is married TO the for
mer Lillian Bohrer of Gathers
burg, and has one son, William
Bell, who served two years with
the Navy and is now a student at
" pI
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
u. S. Tax Assistants
At Town Council Office

The Bureau of Internal Revenue
advises that the location for as
sisting taxpayers at Rockville in
filing their 1947 income tax re-
turns and 1913 estimated tax re-
turns on the dates listed below,
will be changed to Town Council
Office, 81 Commerce Lane, form
erly the Telephone Building. The
dates the experts will be here are;
February "a, rs, 26 and q. March
4, 2, 3, a, 8, 8, 0, 10, IL and ~.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
Senator Stromberg No,ned Delegate
To UNESCO Commission BY NEA

pU. S. Cove r1ment, plus Is dele
gates at large and Is from the
state and local governments. The
commissions task is to advise the
U. S. delegation to UNESCO,
established as am agency of the
United Nations to- promote the
cause of peace by uniting the arts,
science, professions aud religion.
UNESCO was establfshed at the
London Peace Conference, Novem-
ker 16, 1916. The commits sion was
created by an act of Congress in
House Joint Resolution No. 305.
Eventually the membership VIII be
raised to 100.
Senator Stromberg is the third
NEA representative. He was presi-'
dent of the Maryland Press Asso-
citation from 1913 to 1916 and has
been a member of the weekly news
paper world for 2S years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
Oscar C.. Martin Suffers
Heart Attack In Rockville

Montgomery County Circuit
Court was recessed last Thursday
when Oscar C. Martin, sc, of Oak
dale, serving as the petit jury
foreman, suffered a heart attack in
the jury room.
Mr.. Martin was taken to the
Montgomery County II ospital
where he will remain several
weeks. His condition is steadily inn
proving.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
Lenten Services
On Ash Wednesday

The first of the noon day COM
munity Lenten services beginning
Ash Wednesday, February IL,
from 1890 to 12:45, will be con-
Quoted by the Reverend William B.
Adams.
Services on Thursday, February
IL, will be conducted by Mr.. Harry
Beall, and those on Friday, Febru-
airy 10, by Mr.. Charles Ward.
The sound of the chimes is the
call to worship.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
Five Sundays In Feb.
Comes Again In 1876

The $64 question around the
Sentinel office on Monday, after
January" was torn from the
calendar, was: "When will Febru-
airy again have five Sundays ?"
This was quickly answered by
Judge d. A. DeLashmutt, to whom
the weather and oddities of the
calendar are hobby.
Says the Judge, February will
have five Sundays again in 1876
-2S years hence. The last five
February Sundays were in 1920.
In two hundred years this has oc-
Cured only seven times-1756,
1884, 1924, 1852, 1889, 1920 and
1913. $3.50, et
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
World Day of Prayer
To BE Observed

The World Day of Prayer will
be observed by the Upper Mont
gomery County Council Of Church
Women with a prayer service at
the Asbury Memorial Methodist
Home in Gaithersburg. The sub
ject Of the service, which will be
held Friday, February 10, at 2
p. M, will be "The World. AT
Prayer"
The program is 10 be taken from
the international program used by
Churches all over the world, and
will be led by Mrs. Wilson Briggs,
president Of the Council.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
Commissioners
Refuse Farmers
Tax Exemption

The county commissioners in ex-
ecutive session Tuesday afternoon
refused the request of w. Law
son King for exemption from per-
sonal property tax, by vote Of
3 to l.. President Johns voted to
allow the exemption.
Mr.. King, prominent dairy farm
er had appeared before the board
earlier in the day after being cited
for not paying his tax last year
and failing to sign an estimate
this year.
Mr.. King said he based his cone
! tcntion that the tax is unfair and
inequitable on the grounds that
many persons fail to file tax re-
turns on personal property used
for business and farming. He also
said he thought the scale sent the
farmers by the Assessment Office
unfair and that it does not rep
resent the true value Of taxable
property.
The board two weeks ago turned
over to it's attorney, F. Barnard
Welsh, a list of over 100 persons
delinquent in 1916. According to
the list Mr.. King owe 1886 in un-
paid taxes. He and all others on
the list received letter warning
them to pay up or be sued.
After being told Of the boards
decision, Mr.. King said he would
have to consult his attorney
James II. Pugh before deciding his
next step.
In voting against the exemption
the three commissioners reiterated
Mr.. Sauter in saying "If farmers
want roads and schools they will
have to help pay for them"
EDITORS note: Many county
residents who are perfectly willing
to pay a personal property tax
think with Mr.. King that there
should be some method Of COM
polling a tax return from all. AT
present there Is no list Of taxable
property by which check may be
made.)
Clyde Ernest Dodson, 81, Of
1904 Dixon Street, Silver Spring,
foreman of the Silver Spring road
crew, was arrested Tuesday ana
charged with gaming and possess
sion of numbers slips.
The commissions were informed
Of his arrest while in session and
ordered his immediate discharges
from county employment.
Detective Sgt. James Anderson
and Detective Corpl. Stanley Hardz
ing, said they arrested Dodsopr " 4
the basement Of the Silver Spl
County Building. He posted ssh
collateral pending a hearing FebA
ruary II in Silver Spring Police
Court. %I
Copy Of the resolution passed
recently by the Rockville Chamber
Of Commerce regarding the widen
ing Of Frederick Road was read
to the board.
The Allied Civic Group asked in
spection Of public as well as Of
private schools in the county, as
to proper fire escapes and health
precautions.
II was announced that the Sem
tinel. The Maryland News and
the Tribune would carry the delin-
ouent tax list to be published in
March.
GLAND Harvey, County Road SUI
pervisor, who has been a patient
in the Montgomery County Gem
eral Hospital with a cold, was ex-
pected to return TO his home in
Olney today.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05


/ While the Register of Wills acts
as clerk for the Orphans Court,
his is a separate office. 1t is his
duty to record wills and all legal
papers. pertaining to estates, etc.
The Office staff is under his direc-
ton. Both he and the staff are paid
from fees. By law all court costs,
one-fourth of the State tax and 10
percent of the inheritance tax is
retained to defray expenses of the
Registers office. The remainder is
sent to the State each month. At
the end of the fiscal year all fees
left over from running the office
go to the State as Excess" fees.
AS a record of $92,662 was col
lected during the six-months period
which ended December 81, 1947, it
can be seen that a large sum re-
verts to the State from this office.
Except for minor changes the
office of register of wills and the
orphans court seem to be run much
as they were in the first years.
Even the terms used are the same.
For example, in inventories of
debts due an estate the bills are
listed sperate, doubtful and desper-
ate. "Sperate," a word meaning
good or collectible, does not appear
in an unabridged dictionary of to-
day. Doubtful" of course, is
clear; desperate" means uncollect-
ible.
Montgomery County was sepa-
rated from Frederick County and
set up as a political unit Septem-
Der 6, 1776. A constitutional con-
vention at Annapolis that year
abolished the Office of commissary
general, who by means of deputies
throughout the State had con-
trolled all probate business. The
probate duties were transferred to
newly created county register of
wills, appointed by the governor
on joint recommendation of Sen
ate and House of Delegates.
The registers, however, were
given only the authority formerly
vested in the deputies and the ju-
dicial functions of the system, for
imerly the prerogative of the com
missary general, was given the
next year (1777) to the orphans
court. Immediately the register be-
came an officer of the court. The
act of 1777 stated "he shall be en-.
titled to a reward for his services.
The first payments were in English
currency. Adjustments were made
in 1897 and from time to time
since. lie now rs paid $4,000 per
annum.
The first register, Samuel West
was appointed "to hold Office dur
ing good behavior" Records show
he served only until the end Of
1777-beginning January /, 1878,
Richard Wootten's name appears
as register. EDITORS Note: Did
Mr.. West tire of his iob-did he
not behave himself--or was poll
tics active even then?) Mr.. Woot-
ten kept the job only year when
Samuel Turner took over for the
next twenty-nine years. The first
registers, including these three,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There

Inc Eleventh Montgomery Co
tlllion is scheduled for Friday eve
ming, February 6, at the Manor
Country Club, Norbeck. An invi-
tation affair, the cotillion is one of
the outstanding social functions of
the year.
Pfc. Melvin B. Galloway, whose
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Roy A. Cal
loway live on route No. 1, Rock
vile, was separated from the
United States Army on January
" at Aberdeen Proving Ground.
The Public Health Lay Council
OF Montgomery County announces
the opening of series of radio
programs from station WBCC at
4 P. M, Thursday, February IL,
and each Thursday thereafter.
Mrs. James A. Watson, Jr., will
be heard in the opening program.
Mrs. Watson was the Councils
first president when it was formed
in 1885. Remember to listen to
"Counselling for Health" each
Thursday at a p. M.
The regular monthly meeting of
the Montgomery County Press As
ISOLATION will be held Friday, Feb
ruary 5, at 1890 at the Stone
House Inn, Four Corners. Nominal
tion of officers will take place. The
Association staged a highly sue
cessful tacky party and dance at
the old Argyle Club Saturday
night.
AS a reward for superior aca-
demic work and excellent deport-
ment during the fall quarter, Ir-
van R. Cregger, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. L. H. Cregger of Boyds, has
been named to the merit list of
Emory-at- Oxford where he is a
member of the college freshman
class. Later he expects to transfer
to Emory University in Atlanta,
where he plans to study medicine.
He is a veteran and formerly at
tended Gaithersburg High School.
The herd of registered Jersey
cattle owned by Fry Brothers,
Laytonsville, is announced by The
American Jersey Cattle Club as
testing with an average production
of 8,415 pounds milk and 435
pounds butterfat per COW per year.
The herd contained an average of
IL milking cows during the year,
There will be Bake Sale at the
Sherwood School on Friday, Feb
ruary 6, starting at 2:30 P. M.
The proceeds will be used to buy a
public address system for the gym
nasium which will be used by the
school as well as the community.
D Brooke Johns, president of the
y Board of Commissioners, has no
fault to find with the county police
though he and the police commits
sioner do disagree at times. Mr..
Johns parked his automobile in
front of a friends house in Be-
thesda Sunday night. 1t was miss
ing when he looked for it at 1890
P. M. Police found it abandoned
a few blocks away with, Is min
utes. And in the search they found
another one like it, even before it's
owner reported it stoleii!
The Montgomery County Chap
ter of the American Red Cross is
making request for sewing ma
chimes to be sent to their Societies
abroad A critical shortage of
clothing still exists in the war
devastated countries of the world.
Anyone wishing to donate a ma
chine for the Overseas Relief Pro-
duction is urged to call the Mont
gomery County Chapter House at
OIL 1896.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-02-05

For the first time the history of the county the Orphans
Court has background of legal training Register of Wills
Walter c. Clarke Silver Spring attended National University
Law School, Willard G. Taft of Takoma Park chief Judge
has practiced law Judge Charles H. Squire
Chevy Chase retired lawyer Judge William Tyler Page
J educated at Maryland University and Washington
College of Law By law the judges cannot be lawyers who
practice before the court AS result heretofore they
not lawyers but business farmers.
Evening star., 1948-09-19

of expectations, Automotive News
said.
/ Refinery strikes in California
showed up in crude oil production
last week which had the largest drop
since March, 1916.
Treasury Raises Rate.
Effects of the Governments fight
against initiation started to become
apparent according to schedule. The
Treasury next Monday will open
subscription books for $1,000, ,000, 900
in one-year certificates bearing an
interest rate of IL per cent, the
first higher rate offering since the
Treasury raised its rate to IA from
rs per cent in August.
The new certificates will be on an
exchange basis for certificates and
Treasury notes with october ma
turity. They carry per cent rate
because they were issued before the
advent of the rate of rs prevailing
for the past year.
Such hardening of interest rates
and the increase in the Federal Re
serve rediscount rate was designed
to curb bank lending.
Business loans expanded $44,-
100000 at Federal Reserve member
banks in leading cities for the week
ended September 8 establishing a
new high mark of $14.931 ,000, 900.
Member banks in New York City
increased their commercial. indus
trial and agricultural loans by s149,-
100000 to new record of S.
543 ,000, 900 for the week ended Sep
tember IS.
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Chicago Grain

CHICAGO, Sept Is Rl,-Gov. Dewey's
Endorsement OF the long-range farm sup
port program brought some buying into
deferred wheat contracts on the Board Of
Trade today. AT one time the July, 1919.
delivery got back above So. The May
contract also was hrm
Price changes in most other deliveries
were errstic with trends mixed Septem-
ber corn was Arm most OF the session,
ouying coming from commission houses.
large elevator house sold this contract,
Later deliveries tended to ease in view OF
splendid Midwestern weather.
Private grain experts said that about
go per cent OF the corn crop in the main
belt is free from danger OF frost damage
Another week of the current warm weather
will put the entire crop in all areas out
Of the danger zone. they said. Farmers in
Iowa and Illinois were expected to be crib
bling corn by the end of the month
Prices of corn in the spot market vers
steady. No. yellow sold Al 81 SIS to
! SO, compared with 1.s3 to 1.s5 yester-
day.
Wheat closed UNCHANGED to "a. higher,
September 2.26: corn was Y. lower 10 "
higher, September 6eA-hs; oats wers
/ cent lower to "a higher. September
71ss; rye was = lower. December l.5e,.,
higher. November 2.47
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Dull Stock Market
Spurs Confidence
OF Wall Street
By Rader Winoet
Assoeioted Press finoneiol Writer

SStoct6ted FFett FinCnCtot WTNeE
NEW YORK, Sept. ia very
dull stock market this week gave rise
to lot of confidence in Wall Street.
So far as statistics 60. the market
wasn't much. Prices didn't move a
great deal in either direction, and
the volume of business was mid
ding.
This, however, proved one big
thing, brokers said-the market is
establishing a solid foundation that
can Withstand heavy shaking from
war scares and economic pessimism.
That confidence is founded on a
cautious attitude that has been
maintained in the Financial District
for a number Of weeks. The ten
dency has been to take long look
ut any development that would have
q bearing on market action before
making a final decision.
Near August Lows.
There was a downtrend in stock
prices from June to August, when a
low point was reached Then the
pr.ce curve turned up. but now 1t
Is humping against those August
lows again.
For a number of days now there
hasn't been much change one way
or the other.
Stocks this week declined 2 OF
point as measured by the Associated
Press average of go stocks. Last week
the average slid off 18. The indus
trial and rail segments Of the aver
age were of only i of point, while
utilities slid 3 OF point.
The volume of trading was mod
crate at 3,351,550 shares as COM
pared with 1861 ,555 shares the
previous week when there were only
four business days because Of Labor
Day.
This week there were few decisive
changes in foreign political condi-
tions with a market bearing. Early
in the week there were some expec-
tations that a decision would come
from the long series Of talks in the
Kremlin between representatives OF
the three Western Powers and Rus
sia. That encouraged the taking of
q cautious position in the market.
AS the week wore on it became
apparent that the RussianWe
Power dispute over Berlin was
headed for the United Nations meet
ing next week in Paris along with
the -Hyderabad war and the
fighting in Palestine. To Wall Street
that meant more waiting and just
as much caution.
French Crisis Watched.
The French struggle to form
new government and battles in the
streets OF Paris between gendarmes
and strikers caused uneasiness be-
cause Of the possibility that an up
heaval In France would endanger
success of the Marshall Plan to get
Europe back on It's economic feet
again.
A barometer of how the French
people themselves felt was the
strength of the dollar which reached
a black market high of 440 francs
to the dollar before frantic traders
calmed and brought the trading
range down to 4l0-20 to the dollar.
American strikes ruffled the sur
face A strike Of handful of guards
at the Briggs manufacturing plant
In Detroit idled production lines at
Packard and Chrysler because of
parts shortages. 1t was estimated
that the number of cars coming of
Assembly lines was 18. 900 units short
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Buyers Win Lower Prices
lin Cotton Textile Market
By the As.ocjoted Press

NEW YORK, Sept. 1S.-Buyers
got some concessions in their hold
out for lower prices in the cotton
textile market during the past week.
The popular 80 square print cloths
sagged to a new low for the year
at 231a cents yard, but business
was confined to scattered sales for
nearby delivery. Prices of drills
and broadcIoths also weakened.
Buyers cited the big cotton crop
forecast for the coming year and
contended that prices on goods
should move still lower.
The industry said that prices can't
come down because of higher costs
Evening star., 1948-09-19
Commodity Prices

ciated Press composite of 35 wholesale
commodities declined to 1s5.g6 on Sep
te. Der ~ from 1s6.36 a week earlier and
1872 80 year ago. The base year 1925
equals 100
The industrial component rose to a new
1a4S hiRh, while textiles and the erains
lows for the year.
The drop In grains and cotton reflected
sharp decline in corn. Nonferrous met
ais remained the same and food and I've
stock rose slightly.
the staple price index and It's compo-
nents for September II, week ago and
q year ago follows:
Evening star., 1948-09-19

wh.at-ao' ! red. s.ess.. corn-No. 1
yeliow. i 1855; No, Z, i SO; No. 3, I,s4:
5S-5ss. Barley-MaItine 10000 nom
inal: feed, 1.O2-24 nominal Field seed
per hundredwefght. noniinal--Sveet clover,
10. 90 1850; red top, 45.0o-4e 90; timo.
thy, L 0O-l2 90.
Evening star., 1948-09-19

MARKET AVERAGES COM
piled by the Associated Press
are traced on the chart above.
For the last week stocks aver
aged lower for the second con-
Secutive week, but the drop
was less severe than in the
previous week. Commodities
averaged lower despite a
record cattle price. Grains
showed the largest loss.
Evening star., 1948-09-19

limit Of trading, 10 shares IN banKruptcy OF Ie-
cevership or being reorganzed under the Bankruptcy
Act or securities assumed by such companies Rates
of dividends in foregoing table anHual disnurse-
ments based last quarterly DEG
a ratian Unjesx otherwise noted. special extra
dividends Included cla Called b & dividend
dividend d Cash or stock. Declared paid 50 far
this year Playable in stock estimated cash value on
ex -diyidepd date. Paid last year. Declared or
paid afsr stock dividend or .split.up kDeclar.d q
paid this year an sccumulative issue with dividends
in arrears Paid this dividend omitted defsrred
action taken at Las eiyidend meeting rDecarec
able In stock exact cash value undetermined dee
The Hardin tribune-herald. [volume] (Hardin, Mont.) 1925-1973, 1948-05-20
Hudin rribuhe-i5erald. Thursday. May 20. 1888,

Prayer Meeting Wednesday.
1880 pm.
Baptist Youth Fellowship.
Thursday, TOO pm.
Last Wednesday evening the
Advisory board of the Little
Brown church met for a special
meeting.
As special numbers in the
Sunday morning service, May
.16 at the Little Brown church,
Miss Julia Brand gave the
Scripture reading, a prayer was
given by Mrs. Howard Parry.
Miss Brand was introduced as
the new associate worker at
the Sunday morning service May
9, recently appointed after a
call from the Lodge Grass-Wy-
ola Larger Parish. Miss Brand
has done missionary work in
Seattle and was a church mis-
sionary for the past three years
in the Great Falls Montana
Baptist church. Miss Brand, in
addition to special teachers
training, librarian experience
also holds a degree in sacred
theology. At the Sunday service
May 9 at the Wyola Baptist
church a fine message was Civ
en- to a large number by Miss
Brand. A program of activity
will be instituted Immediately
upon survey of the needs of
the Wyola Baptist Community
church under the supervision of