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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

County who served notice
that he will demand that the
Legislature repeal the system.
Mr.. Hooper said if the
whole county were assessed at
one time the system would be
all right. "This way somebody
always ends up by paying some
body else's taxes" he is quoted as
saying.
The system for which statewide
manuel" is provided was launched
in 1914 after General Assembly ac-
ton by which Baltimore and the
States % counties each were di-
vided into five assessment districts.
One district in the city and each
county was to be reassessed each
year in five-year cycles.
A great deal of dissatisfaction
with the system has been regis
,ATed in this county, particularly
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Sen. Tydings Urges That We
Keep Adequately Prepared

"The United States will never
again have the luxury of time to
prepare for a war before we are
involved in it," Senator Willard
Tydings told World War l veter-
ans gathered at Silver Spring on
Saturday for their annual reunion.
The Senator, now chairman of the
Senate Armed Forces committee,
urged the more than 1000 listeners
to use their influence to see that
this country is adequately prepared
at all times.
Members of Company "K," 115th
Infantry regiment of the 29th Di-
vision from Montgomery County
and Baltimore. meeting at Jesup
Blair Park, accompanied by wives,
children and grandchildren, also
heard the plea from Governor Lane
and from Mai. Gen. Milton A..
Reckord. All three speakers were
former members of the regiment.
One hundred and twenty five
members answered the company
roll call, 1t. Mark Patterson re-
sponded for the men killed in ac-
ion and Sergt. Frank Buschman
for those who have died since.
Maj. Joseph c. Cissel, who was
platoon sergeant in the first war,
presented the company to its war
time commander, Capt. (now 1t.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

on promises and faith that
the promises made will be re-
deemed. The more extensively
a man goes into business, he
said, the more promises he
must give and the more he
must rely on their redemp-
ton.
Statistics show that 81 per cent
of Americans in the lowest income
group keep their promises to pay
when they contract to buy some
thing on the installment plan Or
take out personal loan at a bank.
In the middle and upper income
brackets over SO per cent meet
these obligations.
This is tribute to the honesty
of the common man." Mr.. Lutes
declared.
The record of the municipalities
and the states is not as good, he
continued. While they seldom ac-
tually default on their obligations
nevertheless they seldom pay them
off completely. AS a result, these
taxing units require more and
more money to support their bur-
den of promises to pay.
Sovereign nations have even
poorer record, he said, and the
United States is not above criti-
cism in this respect, as witness the
New Deal devaluation of the cur
rency in the 1930s.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Chevy Chase OAR
Represented At
State Meeting

The Chevy Chase Chapter of the
Daughters Of the American Revo-
luton was well represented at the
Annual State Chairmen's Meeting,
of the Maryland Society, at the
University Of Maryland, College
Park, Md, on Thursday, Septem-
Der 18th.
The meeting opened at 10 o'clock
in the Central Auditorium of the
Educational Building, and was
followed by luncheon in the Terra
pin Dining Room at ] o'clock. All
state chairmen outlined the work
of their committees to be done dur
ing the coming year. The compile
ton of the Valley Forge Memorial
Tower and the National Building
Fund were two outstanding prof.
ects.
After luncheon the first meeting
of the season of the Children of
the American Revolution was held
with the State President, Mrs.
Robert j. Boyd, presiding.
Those who attended from Chevy
Chase were the Regent, Mrs. Roger
]. Whiteford, Mrs. Alexander M.
Ashley, Mrs. Jesse w. Nicholson,
Miss BYRD Belt, Mrs. Marshall B,
Clarke, Mrs. John r. Arnold, Mrs
Dorothy S. Bland, Mrs. James S.
Collins, Mrs. Stafford S. Fletcher,
Mrs. George w. Morey, Mrs. Ivan
Fl. briggs, Mrs. Godfrey J. Huber,
Mrs. Walter B. McEachern, Mrs.
Horace Troth, Mrs. Robert Dun
lap, Mrs. Frank p Wilcox and
Mrs. Robert j. Boyd.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Births Reported
At Local HOSPITAL

Births reported at Montgomery
County General Hospital for the
period September IL, through Sep
TENDER II. included:
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl C. Robey,
Berwyn, a daughter, Sheila Jean,
September IL; Mr.. and Mrs. Dali
lard j. Galloway, Spencerville, a
son, September Ia; Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence l.. Connolly, Gathers
burg, a daughter, Kathleen Wanda
September ID; Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnik
Seabolt, Rockville, son.. Septeni-
Der 16!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

COLI E. Brooke Lee, who then pre-
scented it to Governor Lane, former
regimental adjutant. The Governor
climaxed the ceremony by present
ing the formation to Brig. Gen.
Frank B. Watson, U. S. A., retired,
who was the 115th's colonel while
it, was training at Camp CcClellan,
Ala.
Other speakers were Circuit
Court Judge Stedman Prescott,
Col. Neil D. Franklin, and James
M. Stevens of Silver Spring, who
recently was elected national com
mander of the 29th Division Asso-
citation.
"A surprise in the program was
the presentation of a plaque to
Colonel Lee by Governor Lane on
behalf of the men in the company.
The plaque hailed the former COM
pany commander as "leader in
war and in peace"
Following drill by the 29th Di-
vision Associations Drum and Blu
gle Corps, dinner was served.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

among the farmers. A group o.
dairy farmers under chairmanshil
of John Beane of Olney succeeded
in having reassessment figures or
dairy barns lowered after compari
son with similar properties il
Frederick and Carroll Counties.
Wilton T. Allen, Supervisor OF
Assessments in this county, who
had a large part in compiling the
manuel, told the Sentinel at one
time, that there would be no sin
equalities' if all counties followed
the manuel.
Reassessment of properties is
under way in the Poolesville.
Jamestown, Gaithersburg and
Barnesville election districts in
Montgomery County.
The work is expected to be COM
pleted by November Is and the
new assessment placed on the tax
books for the 1950-51 fiscal year,
according to Assessment Super
visor Allen.
Although no definite figures have
been turned in, Mr.. Allen said an
indication of what the new assess
ments will be may be learned by a
comparison with similar type prop
critics in the Laytonsville, Olney,
Clarksburg and Damascus election
districts, which were reassessed
last year.
Assessments in those districts
represented increases ranging from
33 per cent to 60 per cent over
previous civilizations.
The assessments are being made
under plan calling for the re-
assessment of the various election
districts once every five years. Mr..
Allen said he had not yet decided
which districts would be reassessed
next year.
In the suburban area, Silver
Spring was reassessed last spring.
Bethesda in 194S and all bust
nesses, apartment houses and in
dustries in 1947.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Pennsylvania Man
To Come Here AS
Research Assistant

Another out-of-State man will
come to the County shortly to
render specialized services" under
the county manager it was learned
last week when the County Council
approved the appointment of Rich
ard Lawrence Black Of Butler,
Pennsylvania, at an annual salary
of $4,000 as Research Assistant,
Grade Is to perform the duties Of
Research Assistant under the i'm
mediate supervision of the County
Manager, Irving G. McNayr part
icularly to render specialized serv-
ices to Council appointed Boards
and Commissions" Mr.. McNayr
stated.
The appointment will take effect
on October /, 1949 or such earlier
date as Mr.. Back can assume du-
ties of such office.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

Contributions to this newspaper,
Upon topics of general interest, are
welcome; they should not be longer
than necessary and, Impossible, not
too Smart"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
individuals Keep Promises
Well" Fred Lutes Tells Group

individuals keep their financial promises much better
than municipalities states nations Fred Lute president
of the Suburban National Bank declared when he addressed
the members of the Kwans Club of Silver Spring at its
weekly luncheon.
Speaking Promises Men Live By" Mr.. Lutes pointed
out that the entire financial structure of the world is based
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

The institutions of learning that
are more concerned with the foot
ball eleven than the progress of
students are more numerous thar
one might suppose.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

The Woodworking, God-fearing
man deserves to get ahead but
there is no guarantee and, con-
sequently, no reason for anybody
to blame the Almighty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Legislative Council Hears
Protest Of Assessment Plan

Frederick County commissioners have entered protest
against the system of continuous for property
which is followed by all counties in the State including
Montgomery. The system has many inequalities u Grant
Hooper, president of Frederick County Commissioners
planned Meanwhile the matter has been taken before
Legislative Council by Senator Louis Godsten of Calvert
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

The trouble with vacations is
that most of them are over.f
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22
Marriage Licenses
Issued During Week
To Local Applicants

Marriage licenses issued in Rock
vile, by deputy clerk Geneva Null
lican, for the period September IL
to September 10, included the fol-
lowing:
Earl Alexander Branison, %, and
Barbara Louise Isreal, 20, COLOR
sd), both of Rockville; Charles E.
Claggett, %, Poolesville, and Betty
X. Baker, 20, Dickerson; Ernest
Carroll Wayne, %, and Mildred
Marie Whitley, Fl, both of Gath
ersburg; William Thomas Thrash
er, jr., 81, and Betty aBrnes Jones,
II, both of Germantown; William
Edward Sommerville, 25, Wash
ington, and Catherine Louise Bros
chart, "a, Gaithersburg.
The jury system never wins
much applause from defendant
,,,L 1ha, baao oony;ctaJ
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1949-09-22

, The principle of life is to live a
balanced existence and we do not
refer to bark balance.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

years. They have two children, girl of
seven-and- -one-half and a boy of six. Nobody
has to feel sorry for them.
The wild streak was apparently there in
his youth but the years have brought it
under control A mild suggestion of it still
remains. Maybe it is merely an impression
fostered by his tight-lipped speech. Perhaps
his two-gallon liquor flask should be held
responsible.
Friends gave him the flask as gag. It's
silver-plated and curved to fit some Gargan-
tuan hip. For while he used to tote the
flask with him on long plane trips, for emer-
gency purposes - suppose the plane made
forced landing somewhere on a mountain
top. he remarked.
Long staring at the darn thing scared him
50 much, however, that he swore off drinking
altogether.
Evening star., 1949-02-06

didn't cast him tough enough. His smile is
cynical. butredeemedb by its good nature from
being sneer. His features are hard, but too
clean-cut. Nobody could possibly imagine
him slapping lady in the face or kicking an
opponent who is down. No romance, no dash,
no fair. In consequence, he is cast inevitably
on the side of law and order - the perfect
G-Man, T-Man, He-Man - in Hollywood's
perennial game of cops and robbers.
Keeps Out Of Trouble
AS HE appears on the screen, so he is -
almost. An easy man to know. his faults and
virtues are plainly written on the surface.
Despite his family scapegrace air, no one
could confuse him with the Hollywood bad
Evening star., 1949-02-06

good deal for any actor in Houywood's Year
of the Locust. The pictures are bad Boy"
with Audie Murphy in the lead, Inter
ference" in which he has fifth billing, and
THE Sun Comes Up" which stars Lassie
He Gets Aloug
NOLAN dismisses the palpable injustice of
his low billing with shrug. He gets about
$4,000 picture and has been consistently
averaging three year for the Is years that
ne has been making pictures. He owns an
apartment house or two, operates Il
paying ranch and has other scattered
investments. He doesn't starvc, and he
isn't greedy.
Nolan's problem seems to be that he is too
gentlemanly for current fashions in screen
heroes Nature has cast him for tough-guy
roles, which is all to the good But nature
Evening star., 1949-02-06

boys. There is a saving touch
of conservatism about him,
or maybe of good sense, that
keeps him within the bounds
of law and order.
In all his years i'm Holly
wood, he has yet to kick a
policeman, run his car
into a pole or issue a rash
statement from a police
court. He has been married
to the same woman for Is
Evening star., 1949-02-06

remained fanatiCally loyal
through the years. To his fans
his very name is a guarantee
that no matter how hastily
assembled the picture may be.
there will be in it at least one
honest. integrated and work
manlike performance.
Currently and happily
Nolan is back in green "A"
pastures. He made three
major pictures last year "a
Evening star., 1949-02-06
Lloyd Nolan would be a top
tough-guy star - if only he
could slap a lady in the face

WHENEVER Lloyd Nolan's name is
w flashed on the screen - too often in
the second feature - there is small ripple
of applause in the audience.
Nolan is Hollywood's most popular for
gotten man. Time and again he has been
exiled to Siberia - that is, "B" pictures.
But he always bounces back with an "a"
His personal following is larger than the
studio heads apparently realize and it has
Evening star., 1949-09-26
SIowe WaIkout Ends
As All Pupils Return

Enrolment at the Slowe Ele-
mentary School was back to nor
NAL today, ending a walk-out
which started Friday afternoon
after a group of parents passed
out circulars charging that fire
hazard existed because of crowded
classrooms.
The children returned to classes
after Frank M Snowden, jr.
chairman of the SloWe School
Parent-Teacher Associations Rec
reation and Education Commit
tee, called off the walk-out Satur-
day pending a conference today
with School Supt. Hobart M.
Corning.
On Saturday the school superin-
tendent told Mr.. Snowden and
other parents that he would be
happy to have a conference with
them but only after the children
were back in class.
The parents maintain that
crowded classes in the school con-
stitute a possible violation of the
fire and egress regulations. This
was denied by DR.. Corning.
The school, located at Fifteenth
and Jackson streets NE, was COM
pleted last year. It has diversified
classes, running up to IS pupils a
class, but no part-time instruction.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
{. ofC. Heads Ask Business
To Aid Reserve Recruiting

Reserve units of the armed
forces need the help of American
business so that trained men
serving on a voluntary basis can
effectively fulfill a vital defense
role in event of national emer-
gency, the board of directors of
the United States Chamber of
Commerce said today.
The board called upon business
to support reserve recruiting and
other moves to strengthen re-
serve components of the Army.
Navy and Air Force.
It approved a report of the
chambers national defense COM
mittee stating that the only alter
native to a strong reserve would
be the maintenance of a profess
sional peacetime armed force of
far greater size than our Nation
has known heretofore, and at
cost which would be prohibitive.
The report cited progress in the
organization of reserves but de-
clared their general strength and
state of readiness for emergency
service is well below the minimum
level of effectiveness"
Evening star., 1949-09-26
Wolfson and 2Aides
See Transit Officers

Louis E. Wolfson. head of the
Jacksonville Fla.) group which
has bought control of the Capital
Transit Co., and two of his asso-
ciates conferred today with COM
pany officers.
Mr.. Wolfson said the purpose
of the conference was to get to
know the officers better. He said
at the meeting at the Mayf1ower
he would talk with Edward D. Mer-
rill, company president; J. Edward
Heberle, vice president and con-
troller; William B. Bennett, vice
president and secretary, and E.
Cleveland Giddings, vice president
in charge of public relations.
1t was reiterated that the Flor
ida groups desires are that the
present management of the COM
pany continue to operate as it
has in the past.
Asked whether there are any
plans for changes in the board of
directors, Mr.. Wolfson said the
subject had not been discussed.
Accompanying Mr.. Wolfson were
j. A. B. Broadwater and Jack Su-
raSky of the Florida group.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
Symphony Series Tickets
To Go on Sale Tomorrow

Reservations for National SYM
phony series tickets may be made
at booths at nine locations in the
Metropolitan area beginning to-
morrow.
The booths will be open from
1870 pm. to 4:30 pm. each Tues
day and Friday until October Is.
The orchestra begins its winter
season the next evening with Vio-
linist Yehudi Menuhin appearing
as guest soloist.
The ticket reservation booths
will be located at the Wardman
Park Hotel; the Julius Garfnckel
and Co. Spring Valley store, 1920
Massachusetts, avenue NV; the
Tasty Bake Shop, 1923 Wisconsin
avenue NV; Jelleff's store at
South Quincy and South Twenty
eighth streets, darlington; Che
quire House, 202 King street, Alex
andria; The Hecht Co.'s Silver
Spring store; the Peoples Drug
store at $3.50 Connecticut avenue,
Chevy Chase; Carbert's Jewelry
Store, 1887 Wisconsin avenue, Be-
thesda, and the Kensington Radio
and Television Service, l Connec-
ticut avenue, Kensington.
A booth also will be set up
among the education exhibits at
the Bethesda Trade and Hobby
Show, which runs Thursday
through Saturday.
The booths will be stated by
members of the women's commit
tee of the National Symphony.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
Senator Longer to Talk
To Personnel Officers

Senator LANCER, Republican, of
North Dakota, will discuss What
Congress Expects of Government
Personnel Officials" at 1880 pm.
tomorrow in the Archives Auditor
ium.
The meeting is sponsored by
the Society for Personnel Admin
istration. Senator LANCER is the
ranking minority member of the
Senate Civil Service Committee.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
New Industrial Arts School
To Be Ready Early in 1850

The new Hannah Harrison
School of Industrial Arts, to be
operated by the Young Women's
Christian Association, will be
opened early next year, YWCA Of
flcials said today.
Construction of the school, en-
dowed by Julius Garfinckel, WASH
ington department store owner,
as a memorial to his mother, is
well along. Work on the roof is
underway this week.
The school Is intended as both
a school and home for young
women to receive proper training
in useful arts and industries so
they may earn their own liveli-
hood. Still in the planning stage
are the courses to be offered and
the methods of selecting the stu
dents.
Director of the school is Miss
Augusta H. Clawson. She said a
policy meeting Of YWCA officials
has been scheduled for October II.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
GasRateHeariinq
Resumed With
Harbaugh Quiz
PUC's Chief Counsel
Takes Up Questioning
On l948 Analysis

George Harbaugh, a witness ap-
pearing in opposition to the Wash
ington Gas Light Co.'s request
for 7 per cent increase in rates
in the District. reviewed testi-
mony for the third day today as
the Public Utilities Commission
continued public hearings on the
rate increase petition.
Lloyd B. Harrison, chief coun-
sci for the PUG. took over cross
examination of Mr.. Harbaugh
after a few questions by Stoddard
Stevens. chief counsel for the gas
company, concluded the utility's
examination of the opposition tes-
timony.
Under Mr.. Harrison's question
ing, Mr.. Harbaugh admitted he
had misplaced a decimal point in
computing one phase of his
analysis of the company's 1948
business, causing q $4,000 re-
duction in rental value of gas
company property used in the sale
of appliances
Analysis Revised.
The PUG rejected Mr.. Har-
baugh's analysis Friday because it
was full of palpable errors" The
commission allowed Mr.. Harbaugh
to re-examine his exhibit over the
week end and reappear with a
revised version today.
Mr.. Harbaugh, executive of As
sociated Professional Services, a
research firm, was put on the
stand by William A. Roberts. Mr..
Roberts represents the Gas Con-
sumers and Independent Appli-
ance Dealers, which opposes the
projected increase.
Unrelated Figures Charged.
Several exchanges between Mr..
Harrison and Mr.. Roberts marked
the session. At one point, when
Mr.. Roberts objected to the PC
officials questioning, he said, Il
don't know what the utility COM
mission counsel is getting at"
II wouldn't expect you to-" re-
piled Mr.. Harrison.
On another occasion, Mr.. Har-
rison charged Mr.. Roberts had
tried good deal of this case in
the newspapers"
Mr.. Harrison charged that, in
one instance, Mr.. Harbaugh's use
of unrelated" figures in reach
ing a total was ''like putting 38
long coat and "a short trousers on
a man who wears size SO regular. :"
Evening star., 1949-09-26
BirthdayFete
For Gun Factory
Gets Under Way
Firing of 1899 Cannon
Storts Weeks Activity
On l50th Anniversary

With the booming of 1899
cannon, the Naval Gun Factory
today opened weeks celebration
of its 150th birthday.
The waterfront of the gun fac
tory is festooned with colored
lights, the Watergate barge is an
chored at the dock for band con-
certs and the Navy will be host to
the public from to 6 pm. daily
in its great industrial plant which
also is an interesting museum Of
naval relics.
The sailors who fired the an
tique cannon looked like poster
pirates, their heads bound with
the black scarfs which were the
enlisted mems dress of the era. An
officer stood by also in the dress
of the period with a Napoleonic
hat, a tailcoat with large epaul-
cites and white doeskin knee
breeches.
Model Ship Sails.
Several thousand working men
in dungarees and overalls left
gun lathes before noon to as
semble for the ceremony. Out
in the Anacostia a 27-foot model
of the historic brig Wasp was
sailing in full view. The original
Wasp was launched here in 1906
and later distinguished itself in
the War of 1872.
At first there was a brisk breeze
for the Wasp, but it lasted only
a few minutes and the brig had
to beat it's way back to the dock
powered by an outboard motor.
Rear Admiral Frank G. Fahrion.
superintendent of the Naval Gun
Factory, welcomed the chief of
the Navy's Bureau of Ordnance,
Rear Admiral Albert G. Noble.
and introduced him to the crowd
from a small speakers platform.
Optics Work Noted.
Admiral Noble recalled that it
was at the gun factory that the
first naval gun was rifled. He
said that the work in optics ab
the plant had been among the
important developments of World
War II. He also said that the gun
factory had made the best anti
aircraft guns of its type in World
War II.
The gun factory's anniversary
being celebrated is the passage by
Congress on October 2, 1899, of a
bill authorizing six navy yards
along the Atlantic Coast. The gun
factory was formerly known as
the Washington Navy Yard.
Evening star., 1949-09-26
Washington State Forest
To Be Named Pinchot
By the Associated Press

The Clifford Pinchot National
Forest in Washington State will
be formally dedicated October is.
the Agriculture Department an
nounced yesterday.
Formerly known as the Colum-
bia National Forest, the name was
changed by presidential procla-
nation to honor the late chief
forester of the Forest Service. His
widow will unveil a memorial
plaque to Mr.. Pinchot during
ceremonies conducted jointly by
the Forest Service and Society
Of American Foresters.