Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1948-01-08
THE NEWS
FROM
Here And There


Tax Law at its session last win
ter, experts in the State Comp
troller's Office held guessing"
contest. 1t was the consensus of
opinion that "about" so, 900 licenses
would be issued. The prophecy
practically hit the nail on the head.
During the first six months of the
law exactly 51,616 licenses have
been isl ed. The number from
Montgon ny County is 1,495.
An all-day school on county gov
exqment is being planned by the
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters for Friday. Janu-
airy %, at 10 o'clock at the Chevy
Chase Presbyterian Church. The
program, centering around the
theme "You are the Government"
is in charge of Mrs. Ralph Him
stead, local government chairman
of the League.
When James ]. Lacy, State
Comptroller and administrator of
the Maryland Retail Sales Tax
Act, announced January 6 that the
receipts for November reached ST.
245,791, that made the total Tor
the first five months of the levy
$10,218,SO8. The November amount
was $24,577 less than that received
for October. That was thought to
be due to the accent bracket,
which went into effect on Novem-
Der 10. Prior to that date, the
bracket was nine cents.
! Hundreds of campaign workers
are ready to begin their house-to-
ise canvass for funds and MEM
berships in Suburban Hospitals
1913 drive to raise $4,000, Mrs.
Morrison M. Clark, drive director,
has reported. The annual fund
raiser of the Bethesda institution
is scheduled to open Saturday, to
be completed in three weeks.
A wide range of subjects vary
ing from traffic hazards on the
East-West Highway to lower bus
fares for school children are slated
for discussion at the next meeting
of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation to be held on Monday
January IL, at 8 P. M, in the Be
thesda Elementary School.
The Silver Spring-Takoma Park
portion of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Chest .X-Ray Survey begins
January 10. 1t is the aim of this
program to x-ray free of charge
all persons is years of age and
? over.
& In response to requests for a
map of Rockville, Humphrey Cis-
sa working for the county sur
veyor, has completed map which
he is offering for sale. (See adver-
tisement.)
George Hofferbert, Collector of
Internal Revenue, has announced
deputy collectors will be in Rock
vile January IL, Is, IA and Is at
the Welfare and Recreational Cen
ter, Main Building, Monroe and
Montgomery Ave-, for the purpose
of assisting taxpayers in filing
Amended Estimated Income Tax
Returns and farmers in filing Esti-
mated Income Tax Returns for the
calendar year 1947.
Blair Lee, III, editor of Mont
gomery County's Maryland News,
will explain his papers editorial
policy to the listeners of Ernie
Tanner, the Community Reporter,
on Monday, January 18th, at II
noon on WGAY.
Community Chest funds collect
ed in Montgomery County have
reached approximately $4,000 OF
little over 81 per cent of the pro-
posed goal of $124,O0O, according
to report made by Miss Mary
Lucas, director, before the execu-
tive committee of the Montgomery
County Community Chest and
Renning Council in session We'd
nSyday evening, January 7th, at
the Bethesda Office.
Community Bible study services
a 10 feature portions Of the Bible
that "throw light on the meaning
of present world conditions" will
open Sunday, January II, at 1880
p. M, in the Kensington Fire Hall.
The subject for that evening will
be "The Worlds Last Universal
Ruler" and will be presented in a
sound technicolor film recently
produced in Glendale, Calf, it has
been announced by j. E. Kelchner,
Glenmont, leader of the Garrett
Park Seventh-day Adventist
Church, sponsoring the services.
M. w. Bradshaw, owner of the