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Evening star., 1950-08-25
Transit Firm Doubles
Dividends; Financial
District Is Surprised
(From Yesterdays Final Edition.)

(FTOW 1cSteTuuyS FINuL EUILtOH.)
Directors of the Capital Tran
sit Co. doubled the quarterly divi-
dend yesterday by increasing it
from so cents a share to 81.
The dividend will be paid
September 80 to- stockholders Of
record September 8.
The increase surprised the
financial district in the light Of
the company's position that re-
cent earnings have been unsatis-
factory. It's latest report showed
a decrease of $346,97l, or CT per
cent, in net earnings in the first
half year compared with the like
1949 period.
Also, the company went before
the Public Utilities Commission
this week to oppose paying a higher
rate to the Potomac Electric
Power Co. for electricity. The
transit company said it would
have to increase fares if higher
electric rates are charged.
Capital Transit has had three
PUC-approved rate increases since
May Of 1947-one at that time,
another in October of 1948 and
the most recent one on July is of
this year.
Transit stock has scored a SEN
sational advance this year reach
ing $39 a share on the Washing
ton Stock Exchange today. 1t
has, been climbing daily in the
New York Curb Market and is
selling on that exchange at prac-
tically the same figure.
When the Wolfson interests OBJ
tained control Of the Capital
Transit Co.; they purchased 109,-
458 shares at $40 a share. Since
then the stock has practically
doubled in price. With the SIG
gain in the price of the stock, the
new controlling interests have a
very handsome paper profit"
The Wolfsons are understood to
hold approximately 100000 shares
of Transit stock at present. Only
last week. they received permis-
sion from the Securities and Ex-
change Commission to sell a COM
paratively small amount of their
holdings.
This request was called "only
a routine matter" by SEC officials
and had nothing to do with Capt.
tai Transit control.
In 1882 and 1888, the Transit
company never paid more than
SO cents a quarter, or So a year.
For years earnings were so low
that the company paid no divi-
dend.
Transit officials say it is too soon
to tell what the recent increase
in fares will mean to earnings.
However, the company has a sub
stantial surplus from which TO-
days dividend can be obtained.
The stock is widely held here by
other than the controlling in
terests.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO. Aug. Is L1 usDA.-salable
hogs, 5000; fairly active, steady to strong
both butchers Itch o.ds and ,oo sow toy 2S5o foT
goo. and choice ho 2oO;269 pounds, $500
heavier weights down to around 1900 for
3So;pound ayerages; ,1I70-lso pounds,
24.25; good and choice sows under $50
20.76-22. 90; 4Og-50O pounds, 19.75-2l 90;
100000 pounds. 1S.50-20.O0; good clear
ance.
salahle cattle, 1000; salable calves, 200;
slaughter classes slow, about steady, ex-
cept beef cows week to % cents lower; few
loads aad l lets seod 70 low-chqiee slaueteTT
1:ls5;p.Gund ssyyeG6aagss; on few medium steers
good heifers to 5000; bulk common and
medium beef Se9ws' n' 9. 19 70; few good
tsrs. 1900; $50; medium and good
CHOICE yeaieTs: 26.o6;sS 90, "
fuiiy steady on shipper account; practical
top. 27.50; odd small lots, $500: bulk good
and choice native lambs. 27.00-27. so:
yssrlings absent, undertone h healthy;
Slaughter ewes steady at 10.00-13.00
mostly IL 1.00-12.00.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Foreign Exchange

NEW YORK, Aug. rs R.-Foreign ex.
cnanse rates follow (Great Britain in
lar in New York open market 9M Der
cent discount Of 90.S71a cents, UNCHANGED.
Eurepe.-Great Britain (pound), 2.s0hs.
2S0hs, UNCHANGED; Great Britain s0-dav
futures, 2.S0h, unchanged; Great Britain
sG,day sinsn future futures; 2;soh. unclaimed; Bel
France ursnc5. .2ss " Of ;p0s' ct Cent, cent: mt:
changed; Holland tguilder), 26,27' nm
Snan Hnannsed; Italy uiEa), .16h Of a cent.
uncnangeo; Portugal (escudo), 345l5 I'M.
changed; Sweden (krona), 1881 m.
cnanged; Switzerland Uranc) ifree1.
Z5;O on .01 Of q cent.
unchanged; Brazil (free1. $50. nnchanosS::
Mexico, LOT, UNCHANGED; Venezuels
cent discount or 90.s71a cents, unchansed.
=, far East-Hong Kong dollar, 17.55, un.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Earnings Of Hechf Co.
For First Half Of 50
Are 4.7% Over 1949
By Edword e. Stone

Earnings Of the Hecht Co. in
the the first half year were A.
per cent ahead of last year and in
the full year ending on July 81 set
a new all-tine record, President
Samuel M. Hecht announced to-
day.
Net profits in the six months
amounted to $1,101 1875 or $1.34 a
common share, against $1,051 1866,
or $1.27 a share, in the like pc
riod a year ago.
The interim report for the full
year showed net profits $3,955.827.
equal to $500 a share, in com
parison with $3,681,15 or $4.65
a share in the same 1949 period.
The increase in earnings was
achieved on a lower dollar VOL
ume of business. Net sales de-
clined one-tenth of l per cent
for the IL months and decreased
II per cent for the current six
months from the half-year sales
record of year ago. Dollar sales
were $83, ,404,881 for the year
ended July 81, and $83 1863, ,129 the
preceding year. For the six
months of the current fiscal year
net sales totaled $37, ,230,436
against $37,855, ,426 a year earlier.
Current assets to current liabil-
tiles declined due to the increase
IN bank borrowings necessary to
temporarily finance costs of the
floors added to the Silver Spring
branch store and to acquire the
site for the Arlington (VaD store
and for other plant additions.
Schram Widely Known Here.
Emil Schram, who is about to
resign his 100000 a year position
as president Of the New York Stock
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Chicago Gruin

CHICAGO, Aug. o5 QD-wheat went
into trail-spin after getting OF to q
flying start on the Board Of Trade today.
mid-mornins burst Of selling wiped
out gains extending. to about cent,
Partly the selling represented hedsins.
and partly 1t came from local traders.
Other cereals were influenced by the
drop in wheat. but generally managed to
hold onto small gains. The early buying
followed disturbing developments over
night in the International picture. particu-
larly Communist Chinas demand that
the United States stay away from For
Wheat at noon was W. lower, septem-
Der $2.33h; corn was h-H higher, Sep
tenber $1.52ss; oats were u lower to u
higher, September n: soybeans were u
higher, November $247; and lard was 5
to 10 cents hundred pounds higher.
Lard hrmed early on trade reports Mex
leo had bought between million and 8
million pounds Of cash lard overnight An
ADVANCE IN tallow and grease prices.
some influence on raising lard quotations.
Evening star., 1950-08-25

WO4A Ava 04AO
New York Stock Exchange has
been outstanding, his resignation
being forced by a heart attack
He is returning to his farm in
Peru, Ind.
Pepco Dividends Declared.
Directors of the Potomac Elec-
tric Power Co. have declared the
regular quarterly dividend Of 22lz
cents per share on the common
stock payable October / to stock
holders of record September s.
The directors also voted the
usual quarterly dividend Of 4s
E cents per share on the $50 pei
cent preferred stock. payable Sep
tember 80 to shareholders of rec
ord on September 5.
Pepco common is the most ac-
tive issue on the Washington
Stock Exchange and is now selling
around 1875. -----s.e-> e
Prices in Sharp Rise.
Many sensational retail trade
price advances in this territory in
the war decade, 1939-1948, are
pointed out by the Richmond Re-
serve Bank in the August Review.
Greatest expansion of retail
trade IN the district occurred in
Virginia. with an increase of 254
per cent. North Carolina showed
the second largest percentage, Isl
per cent. South Carolina was next,
with 244 per cent and West Vir-
g3nia was fourth with 224 per cent.
The District and Maryland had
gains of ITS per cent and 209 per
CENT respectively.
almost half of the fifth
district retail sales in 1948
jwere made in the two States, Vir-
ginia and North Carolina, each OF
which accounted for 22.8 per cent
of the total. Figures for other
States were: Maryland, 1877 per
cent; South Carolina, 11.7 per
cent; West Virginia, 11.6 per cent
and the District of Columbia, ia
per cent.
Some shifting took place be-
tween 1899 and 1948-DiStrict OF
Columbia and South Carolina, for
example, switched places and the
District of Columbia dropped from
fourth to sixth place.
Transit Stock NearS 40.
Capital Transit, which sold at
q new high of 80 on the Wash
ington Stock Exchange yesterday,
following the increase in the divi-
dend from so cents share to 81,
sold on the New York Curb at
1874. 1t closed at 391s, with 825
shares changing hands. The divi-
dend is payable September 80 to
stock of record September 8.
Carpet Corp, listed on the
Washington Exchange, has just
declared and paid a dividend Of
$1.75 a share. first payment since
September 80, 1949.
New auto sales in the Capital in
July totaled 2,730 against 3,477
in June, a different June figure
appearing in an earlier report.
July sales were lower because of
q lack Of cars.
Small business received 81 per
cent of the $58,034,31S spent by
the General Services Administra-
ton during April, May and June
for the purchase of supplies. ma
terials and equipment. Jess Lar
son. administrator. announced to-
day.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Market AVERAGES
New York Cotton

NEW YORK. Aug. IS lP.-Persistent
hhsdge selling against. Government Cotton
bale from the days highs in forenoon cot
sbo,,t s9n fud59res d1 eS trading Traders estimated
SSorp: Gotten, had sold so far today in
IutHIes, Mill buying was less aggressive.
g.. Frlyate advices said that mill demand
said that lower and medium grade cottonS
gre IN good demand at materially increased
nSsiS o prices because c. C. c. stocks OF those
linued TO indicate heavy weeviI dsmaTe
over the entire southeast
L Noon prices were cents to 81 90 a bala
nigner tnan the previous close, Octoher'
oo.loi December, 1925, and March "a az
Evening star., 1950-08-25
9ales--
a "a

Hourly Sales ON the Exchange To-day:
ll:UU An. $40 700 ~ .uu noon $40 600
100 nm. oso GOO 2:vU pm.- 600 600
fUnit Of trading 10 shares. Sin bank
nIp6sSy 6 9E reGeiysrsm,p or pens reossanlzed
assumed by. such companies. Rates OF oivl-
dendS in the 1oregoing table are annual
or semiannual declaration. Unless ether
wise noted. special or extra dividends are
1r rsSt Also sxsrs or Extras aa PTS
stock dividend. Cash or stock. eDe-
clared or paid 50 far this year. Payable
dend date. PAID. last year. b Declared
Or pad otter stock dividend or split-up
tive issue with dividends In arrears. D PAID
this yea. dividend omitted, deferred or no
action tsken st last dividend meeting.
dating dividend. q Payable In stock, exact
sata ssta value undetermined on dsSaration
Evening star., 1950-08-25

e x C h a n 6 e
has a host of
friends among
inv e st m e n t
bankers an d
Government Of
hcials in Wash
ington. He is a
former chair
man Of the Re-
c o n s tru ction
Finance Corp.
and held other
positions here
before going to
New York. His
.V- r. ~
Evening star., 1950-08-25
N. Y. Bond Market
LIST INCLUDES ONLY SELECTED ISSUES |
tFurnished By the Associated PEess.l

z SELECTED ISSUES
Associated PFess.l
LehV4 as2003E 55ih
Leh v As 2003D SIN
MchCen 4as79 90
MKT ad 5s67 96
MKT is 81 B 81
Mo-Pac 5s IS A 1864
Mo.Pac IS n p 1864
Mo-Pac 5s 81 l 1864
Mo-Pac As rs -
Mor&E3h2000 6oN
NOTM 5s 81 1ollk
N C IS 2Ol3 79Ms
NYC4 Ias2013A 70
NYCLS 3las9S s.
| NYNHin4las'22 81
NYNHH4s2007 70
N z o w Is 55 ara
lNorf West 4s96 lao
NoPac 5s2047D 97Ns
No Pac As 81 1924
Nor p IS 2047 81
lNoStPw 23As75 1o2iA
SoPac4 hsOr77 1o3ih
P G & z 3s 70 1o5N
PenCAir3las60 76
PennRR 4AsSl 100
PenRR 4HsS4E 100
Peo&E inc 4s90 Al
PhPet cv23aS75 11oN
PCCSL IS rs B 1857
PCCSL As 81 G 100
PCCSL As so H 100
Pitt Stl 4As 5S 20
SLSF 4las2022 73E
SLSF As 81 1914
Seabin4Has2016 1914
ShellOil 2Has71. 90N
So Pac 4hs 81 1914
i SO Pac 4Has SO 99%
SouPac CIV $3.50 l1oih
So Ry Gas So 1o6iA
Sou Ry IS SO 1o4N
'ISpkInt4 4hs2013 6lN
Swift&Co2 Ms731o3A
T & P 3Tss S5 1o41t
Third Ave $500 26
Third Ave 4s60 6SM
/ w Sh IS 1881 66iA
| Wstn Nd As So 1o3N
West Un 5s go 81
WstEcv2. .65s73 1o9
! Wis Cen As 40 76lI
Evening star., 1950-08-25


FOREIGN Ills
Chile 2-3s 90 55N
Copenhgn5s SO 71Nt
Italian 2-3s II 32N
Kreug&T5s So u
Urug a 4hss 70 90
NEW YORK CITY
IS 80 1l4%
DOMESTIC lii
AmT&T 3hss59 12o5'
AmI&T 2zs6l lo6
AmT&T 2As75 1ooiA
AmT&T 2AsS0 9oN
Am Tob 81 SO 1oAN
A T 8 F As 95 129H
All C L 4hs "a lo5H
B & o 5s 95 G 74I
B a. o IS M e6 74A
B g. o 6s 2000K 7Ait
B&O eva h2OlO sly
BIO PILE 4s 80 60
BIO SW 5s so 81
Beth Stl 224s70 1o1L
Bos Me 41as 70 S3l
Can Sou IS &c 1887
Can Pac 4sperp 1908
Cap Airl As GOA 9oL
CGa 4Has2020B 81
Cen Ga As 95 SO
CRRNJ 3hs 81 4el
C&O gas 96 D lo3
CGW 4Aas 203S IS
CMSP4 hs2O19 'e1L
C&NW 4Kas 80 81
Chi&WI 4As62 loAl
CCCSI 4Nas n -
Clev El III 3s70 1857
Clev Un T 5s73 1o53
| Comlth Ed IS 771o6s
ConnRP 3As61 1o3
Con Ed cv3s63 III
Det Ed CIV IS SO ia
Erie 3has 80 F eoz
| GM&C 2044 B 75L
Hud c IS 62 A 973
Hud&M RI 5s57 6eL
H&M inc 5s 81 BY
Ill Bell 22zs 81 1927
&C 4AS SO 9Ak
ICCSL IS 63A los
Jam F&C As SO 70
LehVHTrm5sS4 75L
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Washington Exchange
SALEg.

Onion Trust Co-5O at 41N.
CAPITAL Transit itnssyDsso nss rsf 4s0ssii 80 Ss . o.
Garfinckel 4k% pfd-20 at 1S%, o''
washington W..adgn Gas S4.2s pfd-16 at 1o2.
25 at 1774. 40 at l5A, 81 At 1SN 7s
Washington Gas IS 1060-s5OO At ill.,.
rotomae Elec Pwr com-65 at i3ss,
Mersenthaler Linotype-36 at Sc.
PUBLIC UTILITY BONDS.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Metol Quotations

NEW YORK. Aus. 25 R.-spot non
ferrous metal prices today: Copper, 22a-
3zM cents 2 pound: So9nectisut Valley:
iii cents Q pound, East ct. Louis. Tin,
$s4 Q pound. New York.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
N. Y. Curb Market
NLY SELECTED lSsUI

sGN SGAEC1ED kSSUBS
-5I Louis L & Z 2 33M
Mead John Goa 13h
" Mid Sta Pet Ae 13h
" Mid West Ref 2N
Va MincpCan .15e Ian
" Molybdenumh- 10
VI NatBellasH Ag- 3h
VI Nat Fuel @ go liza
"a Nat Union Rad 3Z
NM&Ariz L Ne EST
Va Mag Hud Pow 15iA
u Mag Share "a 13N
"a Northeast Airl-- 3iA
Va Northrop Airc 8N
VI Okla Nat Gas 2. 27N
" PG&E 5 red'm-
" able pf A 1A-. 2eM
70 Pac Petro Ltd GA
"a Pancoastal OIL ,
"a Pantepec Oil 81
V Pennroad ae 1lHs
1s PhillipsSCo. .32a ~
" Producers Corp. 2ss
ssl Raytheon Mfg Sl1s
NI Richmond Rad 2sh
Royalite Oil.26 1liz
" Ryan Aero .10e 7Ns
StLawrenceCp ALA
SchullinS l1ag- 22LS
Lz Selected Indus ;
SelecInd CIV SAX 27M
Is Sentinel Radio 53A
is Std Oil KY "a SEA
II Starrett Cp Ne ~
"a Sterling Eng - Ia
70 Technicolor 1e- 1855
Thiokol Corp. 634
Tri-Cont WV 2k
" Tung Sol L See. 1AHs
. Utd Corp WV 10
" Utd ShMeh On A2N
70 U 8 Radiator. 6A
Valspar he 6M
. veneZuela Pet $50
VI Walthm Watch z
n Wright aar .l6 1N
Evening star., 1950-08-25

Alum Co Am q. 6.
Am Maracaiho-
Am Repub lie ;.
Am Superpowr-
Argus Inc
ArkNatGsA.30e A II
Atlas Corp WV
Babcock&W 40 6:
Bald Rub Goa. I.
Barium Steel
Braz TT L&P o 2,
Brown-FDis 80 I!
Brown Rub ! -. i
Cal&EdmCp.10.
Can Marconi
Cap Transit 2e 3
Cessna Airc Ag
Cities Serv "a 2,
Claude Neon
Cons Royal 16
Cont F8sM1. so z,
Coro Inc l.
Cosden Pet zoe ]
CreolePe 2.40e e.
Crown Cen Pet
Cub Atl Sug "a q
DenniSon A L. !;
Duro Test .05e-
Duv Sul&Pot l. !.
El Bd & Sh At ]!
EQUITY c 22e -.
Eureka c Ltd
FordMotFr. .06g-
IT Pitt Br Goa /;
Gen Plywood -
Giant Yell GIN I
GLENN Dist B /. II
GtLakesO Oil&Ch
III Zinc .45e ],
Imp Oil Ltd " z!
Int Petrol Va II
Jeh Lake 8 so !!
Kaiser-Frayer I
King Seeley "a q
Kirby Pet lag J.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Odd-Lot Declines

The Securities and Exchange Commits
sion reported today these transactions by
customers with odd lot dealers or special
lists on the New York Exchange for August
"A: 1914 purchases involving 144 ,S05
shares; sales involving LAT .532 shares. in
volving 8, ,O29 orders including 2,34l shares
sold short on 50 orders.
Evening star., 1950-08-25
Dividends Announced

NEW YORK. Aug. rs R.-Dividends
Stock,
Evening star., 1950-08-25

tail REIN pfA4
Atlas Corp 1.60
Avco go -
Avco Mfg pf2k.
Baldwin L .65e-
BALTIC & Ohio -.
B g. o pf 1e----
Bangor g. Aros-
Barber OIL 2 -
Barker Bros 2.
Bayuk Gig .60e-
Beaunit M Ae-.
Beech Air so
Rendix Avia "a
| Bend Ho Ap Ae.
Benef IndLl hb
Benguet M .02e-
Best & Co Q
Best Foods "a
BethSteel 2.10e.
Beth Steel pf =
| Bigelow s 2.40-.
| Birmingham El-
| Blackjack "a
Blaw-Knox Ia.
| Bliss e W L.
Boeins Air le :
Bond Stores We
| Borden I.S0e -
Borg-Warnr A.
| Bower r B Mh-
| Brani6 Air.
| Bridgept Brass
| Briggs Mfg 1e--
Bristol-My 1.60
Brwn&BiRelv 1.
Bucyrus z soc
| Budd Co S5e---
| Bullard Co Ia
| Burlins NJ IN
Burr Ad NJ .S08.
| Bush Trm zoe,
Butler Bros -
Byers A M Ia.
CAL PKG 2ha-.
Callahan Zinc.
Cal & Hec Soc.
Campbell wy g.
CanDryGA S0a-
Can Pac l Ae--
Cap Adm A Aae-
Capital Airl-
Carey Mfg 100
Caro- Pw&Lt D.
Carrier Corp l..
Case J. ] 6.05e-.
caterpl Trac q.
Celanese 2.40--
Celotex Corp l.
Cen Aguir IA
Cen Fdy 30e---
Cen Ga Rwy---
Cen Ill 1t 2.20-
Cen r r N j A.
Cen & SW 90
Cen vi Sug Ae-
Cerro de Pas -
Certain-t l..
ChainBe soc
Champ P 1.70e-
Checker Cab =
Ches g. Ohio 1e-
Chi Corn Co.
Chi & East Ill
Chi & z III A.
Chi Ind d L A.
Chi Ind & L B..
c M 8 p q Pac-.
ICMSP&Ppf3Ae.
Chicago & NV
Chi & NV pf
Chi Pneu II "a
| Chi RI N Par q
| Chi R ! g. p pf5
| Childs Co
| Chrysler 4Ae--
| Gin G&E 1.S0 -
| CinMillM 1.40s
| CIT Finance A.
| City Prod 2h
| City Stores 1.20
| Clark Equip B.
| CevEl Ill / soc
| Clev Ora Br "a
| Climax Mol.20e
| Gopay Cp
| Coco-Cola IA.
Colgate-P-P "a.
| Collins q Ak
Colo F&I ia.
Colo F q / pf l..
tColo&So 1stpf j..
ColBdcstB1.20e
Colum Gas ~
Colum Carbn q
Comb Eng 8 Q
Coml Cred 4.S0-
Coml Solv Ae--
ComWthEd 1.60
Conde Mast l..
Cng-Nairn1 ha-
ConsC CopperMe-
Cons Eds 100
Cons Eds Of g..
CnsGH&P1.40
Cons Grocers l.
Cons Nat Gas Q
ConsRRCuba pf
Cons Textile l.
Cons vultee Nj
Consum Pow O.
Contain Cp 3a-
Cont Bak 1.60
Cont Can 1.20e.
Cont Dia F.45e-
Cont Ins 2a----
Cont Mot Zoe
Cont Oil Del A.
Cont St1 1.40a--
Cooper-Bess q
Cop Range 80
CopwldStl1.20a
tCorn Exch s.
Corn Prod $50
Corn-DubE so
Corning Gl Ne
tCornG pf3 Mn-
Crane Co 1.60a-
CreameriesAm1
Crown Cork /
| CrownCork pf2 :
| Crowned 2.20e-
| Crucible Steel
| Cuban A s 2Ae-
Cudahy Pack
| Curtis Publish :
| Cur Pb prpf Sa-
| Curtiss-Wri l.
Curtiss-Wr A 2
| Cutlr. Hm1 Goa
| DANA CORP 2
tDana Cp 3Apf
Davis Chm Ia :
| Dayton P & L Q
Dayton Rub 80.
DeccaRecord "a
Deep RockOil Q
Deere a. Co la.
Deere pf lao
Del q Hudson4
Del Lac&W Ae-
Del P g. L 1.20
Den r G W Ia j..
D&R G W Of g.
Derby Oil Ae =
Detroit Ed 1.20
Det Mch st go
Diam Mat liza
DistCp-Sea1.20
Divco Cp 100
Dixie Cup ] "a
Or Pepper 60
Doehler-J r-Jrvs2a
Dome Min .b5e-
Douglas Airc 6a
Dow Chem 2.40
DresserInd1.40
Duplan Cp hb-
Du Pont S.10e-.
EAGLE 20
East Air Line
Eastern Cp .25e
East Sta Steel :.
. SnA
Evening star., 1950-08-25

Chain Belt Co. earned $1,331,- :
787 or $2.73 a share in the nine
months ended July 81 VS.. $780,
921 or $3.10 q year earlier.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1950-02-23

N is for Noah with God for his
guide
Safely he sailed Ger the billowing
tide.
o is for Obediah whom the pro-
phets did save
Twice fifty concealed and fed in a
cave.
P is for Peter who walked on a
wave,
But sinking he cried, lord l
perish, o save"
Q is the Queen who from distant
lands came
Allured by the sound of King
Solomon's fame.
R is for Ruth, she goes forth mid
the sheaves,
Cleaning the ears the husbandman
leaves.
S is for Stephen, who stoned for
the truth. He cried
"Forgive them like Jesus" and a
martyr he died
T is for Timothy, taught in his
youth
To love and to revere the scrip
tural truth.
U is for Uriah who walking in
pride
Profaning Gods altar-a leper he
died.
V is the vine, green branch may
| be
Bearing fruit to the honor of
Jesus the tree.
w is the widow, her two mites she
gave,
X is the Cross, our dear Saviour
bore.
o think of his sorrows and grieve
him no more.
Y is the Youth, killed by a fall,
By a miracle wrought was recover
ed by Paul.
2 is for Zoar, where Lot prayed
to be,
1t reminds me of Christ, a refuge
for me.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1950-02-23
By Marjorie H. Garfield

Refreshments on the order of
the birthday cake furnished by the
League of Women Voters on Jan
uary Is are not customary fare
at County Council m e lin & S
Nevertheless every one l have at
tended and / am now regular
weekly visitor has furnished
some food for thought. Listening
there provides an education in the
wide range of services citizens have
conc to expect from their county
government.
This week l am inviting county
women to share this. experience
with me. For balanced picture
let's imagine a sort of composite
meeting. No actual meeting has
had just this agenda, but all act
ually occurred within the past six
weeks.
A Council ideeting
We take our places in the hear
ing room at Rockville just as the
members of the Council are con-
glegating about the long table.
Each place is piled with papers
relating to subjects of the day.
Reporters are sitting in the long
box above US. Promptly at PM.
President Frederick P. Lee calls
the meeting to order. Minutes of
the last minute are presented and
approved.
The Dog Ordinance
"The clerk will read an ordinance
concerning the vaccination of dogs
against rabies as health measure
in the public interest,"" requests
Mr.. Lee. John McElroy reads the
ordinance and the Councils ex-
planning statement. "You might
pass copies of the ordinance to the
reporters" suggests Mr.. Lee. H.
points out that provisions of the
ordinance have been changed to
cover objections voiced at the pub
lie hearing held December 81,
1949. The program is not auto
matte, but will be imposed each
year only if the health officer
recommends. Dog owners have the
choice of having dogs vaccinated
or of confning them. They may
choose their veterinarians. The
ordinance is passed by roll call vote
of the seven members of the
Council.
Private Schools
An ordinance is proposed setting
new exact standards in private
schools "for the protection of the
health and safety of persons at
tending them" The required ann
ual license may be obtained only
after a school has been inspected
and certified to be safe by the
Montgomery County sentinel., 1950-02-23

asking about the possibility of
placing trash containers along
roadsides. Trash is evidently a
nuisance the Council has encoun-
tered before. Mr.. Lee asks Mr..
McNayr if this isn't tied in with
the whole trash disposal problem
still unsolved. Mrs. Himstead and
Mr.. Ligeon mention the desirable
ity of wayside picnic tables, trash
containers, etc. Mr.. Lee instructs
the clerk to answer the letter, ex-
pressing the Councils concern with
the problem.
"Are there questions ?" queries
Mr.. Lee "Any further business?
If not, the meeting is adjourned"
Interesting Sequel
Interesting sequal to last weeks
article about the proposal to create
an Upper Montgomery Council
Planning Commission, is the de-
cision of the Council to appoint a
committee of up county citizens to
study and advise them how best
to proceed in regard to the whole
problem of rural subdivision de-
velopm.ent or if the matter shall
be dropped for the present. The
editor of the Sentinel, Mrs. Elsie
White Haines, has been invited to
be tie woman member Of that COM
mittee.