Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-03-03

Assembly. Salisbury is also revis-
ing its charter and officials of
many towns and counties are MAX
ing changes which will enable To-
cal officials to rule on measures of
strictly local nature without
seeking action of the General As
sembly.
Ridgely-$1,0O0 reward has been
offered for information leading to
the conviction of the person or
persons who stole and butchered a
purebred Guernsey heifer, valued
at $3.50, in the Bryantown section
of Queen Anne's County several
weeks ago. 1t was reported that
the heifer was taken from the
barnyard on a farm owned by DR..
George Timanus, led to a nearby
woods, slaughtered, and apparently
loaded on a truck. This is one of
the many of such thefts in the
State during the past few years.
Frederick-The Frederick Coun-
ty Grand Jury, in a recent report,
asked members of the General As
sembly to enact legislation which
would prevent minors from enter
ing places where alcoholic bever-
ages are sold after 9 P. M. and to
ban the sale of alcoholic beverages
on Sunday.
Observation-Disclosures H., Davis,
prominent business man of West
minister who, with his wife, recent
ly gave the town a building to be
used as public library and en-
dowed the same, was named to the
Hall of Fame in Philanthropy at
the closing session of the National
Association of Methodist Hospitals
and Homes in Chicago. Mr.. Davis
selection resulted from his work
as head of the board of the former
Cassell Home for the Aged and
more recently as president of the
Board of Trustees of the Methodist
Home for the Aged, at Gathers
burg. He has also been a benefac-
tor of other Methodist institutions.
Havre de Grace-A testimonial
dinner was given by the Joseph L.
Davis Post, American Legion, for
U. S. Senator Willard E. Tydings
at the Havre de Grace High School
last week. More than four hundred
persons were present for the occa-
sion. Senator Tydings, a native of
Hartford County and veteran of
World War l, was one of the or
ganizers and the first Commander
of the Post.
Salisbury = Sale of the capital
assets of Chesapeake Anyways,
Inc, to George L. Ralph, Inc, a
Salisbury oil distributing firm
was announced last week. The line
has been in the hands of receiver
since last November. Terms of the
sale have been approved by the
Circuit Court of Wicomico County
and the Public Service Commits
sion. The present operating sched-
ule calls for two flights daily be-
tween Salisbury and Baltimore.
Easton = Talbot County has
raised it's tax rate twenty-five pei
cent over last years figure, one of
the largest increases noted in the
State. The 1949 figure was set at
SO per 500, an increase of SO
cents over last years rate.
Annapolis-Following an expose
of gambling in Anne Arundel
County by an Annapolis news.
paper, police last week made a
series of raids in which several
arrests were made The newspaper
reported, however, that no arrests
were made of the >bookies who
agreed to do business in the course
of the Investigations.
Towson-A reason for the pres
ent school-building problem is
well illustrated in Baltimore Coun.
ty where 1920 school children
are now enrolled. School authori-
ties say this figure will be in.
creased to 36,668 during the year
and that $21 100000 will be needed
to provide housing facilities up to
and including 1858.