Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1957-05-23
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tires which exist these days on
farm machinery. They are GER
sitainly an eyescre to those of us
awho might enjoy the scenery a
bit more if the beer cans and
bottles were missing.
ROCKVILLE'S BUDGET for
the coming fiscal year will be
presented to the Mayor and
Council June H. No information
on the amount is available at this
time-but we can-and offer
guess that it will be substantially
higher than the current budget,
Despite higher expenditures for
the coming year, there may be
cut in the city's tax rate possib-
ply as much as three cents. No
definite word on that, chums
but the idea is kicking around
You may be interested to know
Rockville'S tax base will jump
this year from SAP million to S46
million The mayor and Council
probably will set budget hearing
this week. Plan to attend and
have your say on the city's pro
posed spending of your money
J If you don't speak up when it's
speaking time, you have no right
to squawk when the deed is done
NOTHING LIKE LIVING IN
THE COUNTRY, girls and boys
Nothing like it, At this reporters
present address, there are no dial
telephones. You simply pick up
the receiver and give your num-
Der to the Gaithersburg operators.
This reporter gives the Gathers.
burg operators A-plus for service.
Now on dial phone when you
get busy signal, you hang up
and call again-if you don't for.
get to call again. Last week,
this reporter called a Washington
number-which was busy. She
called it again and it was busy.
Then this reporter was busy and
forgot to call again. But the
operator in Gaithersburg didn't
forget. About 20 minutes later,
the phone rang and there was
1.-THE operator. She said, Your
Washington number isn't busy
irnow-I have them on the line"
Take your mechanical devices,
chums- give this reporter that
good old-fashioned personal con-
ftact-it means better service.
12 NOW SINCE LIVING IN THE
e COUNTRY, among other things,
e'this reporter has acquired
yhouSeful of chickens and its all
the fault of the Rockville Post
Office. One fine day, this report
err, innocent as a lamb and look.
ing for no trouble-none at all
walked into the postoffice and
saw small sign on the wall. II
said 100 baby chickens were there
which were unclaimed; that they
had to be out by $50 and bids
would be taken up until that
hour. Postmaster Hugh Hassell
made a few pointed remarks
about bidding and this sucker,
pardon us. this reporter, said
she'd bid just for a gag. Maybe
Sc. Except at 5:45 MI. Hassell
called and said come get your
chickens" Now at this point, this
reporter had not moved into the
country. She also did not have
any place TO keep 100 chickens.
She did not have a brooder. She
had nothing except an irate gen.
tleman in the house who wanted
to know how she could and so
easily get in so many messes
and what was she going to
do with 100 chickens. 1t did no
good to point out the investment
was S., especially when it also
had to be told one small brooder
cost in the neighborhood of $50
and that feed cost better than
four bucks a hundred. Neither
did 1t help to point out, probably
most of them would die and then
there wouldn't be any trouble at
all. Neither did it help the situa
ton to point out that moving 10C
chickens to the country would be
no trouble. No indeed. She said
The upshot of the matter is this
there are SO big, fat chickens
in one small chicken house; 8;
big fat chickens eat 100 pound;
of 81 plus food every four days
drink six gallons of water every
"a hours and no one in this re
porter's household can raise {
Ratchet to relieve the situation
Any chicken fanciers or chicken
slayers in this area?
PLEASE KNOW THERE
WILL BE BIG DOLNGS at tn,
Agricultural Center in Gathers
burg June and 2. Hawkshav
Hawkins and Jean Sheperd, witt
"a supporting unit from tn
"Grand Ole Opry," will be Their
and much whoopla and whoop-te
do is in store. Two shows da,