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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
Yaw-Heel Is What Makes
Big Ocean Vessels Roll

The use of stabilizers in holding
ship at even keel under the
varying conditions of the ocean
make it possible to measure waves
with greater accuracy than ever be-
fore and to separate and measure
the comparative force and effects
of four different motions of the ship
that is, pitching, rolling, yawing
and heeling," says an article in the
Travel Agent.
It was ascertained that the aver
age storm waves on the North At
lantic vary in length from 200 to 600
feet, and that, even in storms of
hurricane force, waves are not OBJ
served to exceed 1000 feet in length.
It was determined that, both in roll
ing and pitching, large angles of
motion were built up by groups of
wave forces rather than by the force
of any one particular wave.
The yawing which results from a
following sea, it was ascertained,
consists of an alternate swing on the
stern from port to starboard and
vice versa, under the influence of
the waves, the bow being a relative
ly steady point, and the yawing mo-
ton acting as lever whose fulcrum
is close to the bow.
With yawing comes heeling. The
same wave from the port side which
causes the ship to roll to starboard
also causes the ships stern to
move to starboard, thus yawing the
ship to port, the centrifugal forces
so generated also causing the ship
to heel to starboard.
It was determined that what is
often mistaken for excessive rolling
was the combination of the roll, aug
mented by the yaw-heel. The roll
never before had been distinguished
from the heel because Of its SINH
larity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16

The Home Book of Quotations
says there are many stories to ex-
plain this but none of them is con-
vincing, the compiler's guess being
that it derives from the Mason and
Dixon line between Pennsylvania
and Maryland. One legend is of a
kind-hearted slave-owner of Man
haitian island in the Eighteenth cen-
fury, whose slaves were so well
treated that when taken away they
pinned to be back on Dixie's planta-
ton. Another explanation derives
it from the French word dix"
which was printed on the $40 notes
issued by New Orleans bank, pop
ularly known as Dixie's bank. Eb-
mett's song 'Dixie Land" written
in 1859, spread its use.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16

The Aurora Borealis in the north
ern hemisphere and the Aurora
Australis in the southern hemi-
sphere are due to similar causes.
The usual theory is that the dis
plays are caused by the encounter
of electrons from the sun with gases
such as krypton and nitrogen, in
the upper rarefied atmosphere. Be-
sides this electrical influence, there
is believed also to be some connec-
ton with the earth's magnetism and
with the frequency of sun spots.
Proof of this is that the rays of the
aurora coincide with the direc-
ton of the magnetic needle, that the
needle is disturbed at such times
and that a brilliant aurora is often
associated with magnetic storm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
Odd war weapons in China

Probably the most unusual battles
of modern times occurred in the
civil wars in China. AS firearms
were scarce, says Golfers Weekly,
the regiments that could not get
cannons, machine guns, rifles or re-
volvers equipped themselves-and
even won battles-with meat chop
pers, firecrackers, bricks, unbrel-
las and other improvised weapons.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16

necklaces on her
neck and on the
ground nearby,
q r C h aeologists
discover the we'll
preserved body Of
an Egyptian prin-
cess whose IA
Their, the Pharoah
Chephren, built
the second big
gest pyramid; it
was his brother,
Cheops, who built
the largest.
Those pyramids
were tonbs for
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16

For advertising reasons, group
of men made long distance hike
on a diet of broken grain to prove
the superiority of that diet. They
were surprised when So hikers
showed a total loss OF III pouho mo
in weight, while one, 66 years Ola
showed a gain Of three pounds
q King Features Syndicate. Inc.
WNU Service.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
Snll3aSk
Turning Point

Squire to Villager-So you're
married, Tom?
Tom-Well, EUR, ! TUX a fancy
20 she cause Of 'er looks; 'er's
nrrty like. When I heerd she was
doin' steady washin' for seven
families, then and there ] sur
rendered, EUR.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
CoNDEsCENDING COOK

Mrs. Hatch: Did the cook
leave?
Mrs. Smith: No; she didn't
take the trouble to leave. She
simply notified us by telephone
that she was going to stay away.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
Worth a Battle

Worth a Battle
Magistrate-For two years you
two men fished together peace
ably, and yet you had to fight
over this fish.
Prisoner-You see, sir, 1t was
the first one we ever caught!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1936-07-16
BRISBANE
THIS WEEK
In Ancient Nile Mud
England Keeps Ready
: Let the Dead Sleep
Murder Starts Early

Paris.-Reclining on her side.
ner body covered with gold COLD
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
ROCK ELEMENTS

THERE are 90 fundamental
chemical substances or ele-
ments found in rocks, according
to DR.. Norman l.. Bowen, of the
Geophysical Laboratory of the
Carnegie institution, who has been
studying igneous rocks for many
years. In describing the materials
out of which rocks are made, DR..
Bowen says
There seems no escape from
the conclusion that all substances
in or upon the earth, including
even the atmosphere and the ma
terial parts of living organisms,
must have their ultimate source
in the igneous body of the earth
We should expect the igneous
rocks to contain all of these ele-
ments, but if they do, the proper
ton of the great majority of them
is so small that they escape de-
lection by the most sensitive
methods.
"A great many others are pres
ent in such amounts that they
are determined only by most care
full work, Only eight elements oc-
cur in rocks in an amount ex-
ceeding / per cent, and here it
must be remembered that we
speak of rocks on the average
and not of what may be found in
an individual specimen"
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
Alexander The Great One Of
The Worlds Mishtiest Generals

Next he turned toward Syria
and Phoenicia, helping himself to
the treasures of Damascus. He
destroyed Tyre and marched tri-
umphantly through Palestine.
Egypt had suffered under the
domination of the Persians and
she greeted Alexander with open
arms. On and on Alexander
marched to one victory after an
other even into the Persian
capital,
In June, 1923 B. c., the young
conqueror was stricken ill and
died. He was 80 years of age and
he had had twelve years of con-
tinued success. He died a young
man who had accomplished more
perhaps than a number of the
great men of history could have
accomplished with their combined
efforts.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
BY Deborah Ames

l THINK this is pretty good
time to get lot of little items
cleared up. It's a good idea to
clear our minds of little worries
every once in awhile-like clean
ing up the sewing basket, or
Strengthening out the jam cup
board.
One letter asks for suggestions
for gifts to take the hostess. l
wrote mentioning a number of
things, and then thought perhaps
others might have the same prob
lem. I can remember the great
affection that l felt for a young
chap who was often a guest at
my house parties. He never ne
elected bringing me some new
and surprising gift, and my hus-
band often accused me of inviting
him merely to see what the next
unresent would be! One time he
bought me large baked ham,
another time several varieties of
cheeses, and again little pillow
of pine needles, because he knew
I loved the fragrance.
1t was so nice to receive some
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20

A LEXANDER the Greats
~ father built small princi-
pality into powerful kingdom. He
united his own lands with Greece
When he started driving the Per-
slams out of Asia Minor, the
young Alexander remarked, my
father will leave nothing for me
to do"
The boy was educated by Ly-
simachus, Leonidas and Aristotle.
This education he was soon to
need for he was only sixteen
years of age when his father went
away on an expedition and left
his own government in the hands
of his son.
When he was but 18 he took
sides with his mother, Olymp-
las, against his father, and then
ran away to escape his fathers
wrath. But since he had already
distinguished himself in battle.
his father had grown to be proud
of him and wanted him at home.
All was forgiven.
There was no end to the cour-
age of this young warrior and he
displayed it when on the field of
battle he saved his fathers life.
But the father was not destined
to live much longer and in 1856
B. G. he was assassinated. Alex
ander then became ruler.
After his fathers death, Alex
ander continued on with the plans
against Persia. Ut would seem
his father had left plenty for him
to do.)
From then on most of the cities
of Asia Minor fell before the
young conqueror. Suddenly his
great career was halted by ILL
ness. At this time he received a
letter which informed him that
his doctor had been bribed by
Alexander's enemies to poison
him.
The courageous young warrior
handed the letter to the doctor
and drank the mixture the man
had prepared for him. Strange as
it, seems the poison did not kill
him and he was soon marching
on Persian army of half a mil
lion men. AS always, Alexander
was triumphant. He was now lord
of all Asia.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20

DENEDICT ARNOLD was not
= the greatest traitor of the
Revolution but Edward Ban
croft, a close friend and intimate
of Benjamin Franklin. So firmly
was Franklin convinced of his
loyalty that he protected Ban
croft against grave accusations
denied the evidence of treachery
submitted, and confided to him
military and diplomatic secrets of
vital Importance.
Edward Bancrofts messages to
the British undoubtedly prolonged
the war, and caused the death of
thousands of Americans. AS
Franklin's chief confidential man,
ne had access to Americas nego-
tiations for alliances, cargoes of
ships, and all manner of similar
information.
This he sent to the British in
letters purporting to be love mes
sages, written lin gallantry'
upon clear white paper with wide
margins In the blank spaces
Bancroft wrote in white ink, in
visible to the ordinary reader.
These love letters" were dropped
into a bottle and concealed in
tree-to be called for at stated
times.
While Franklin was established
in Paris in the American En-
bassy, Bancroft lived under his
roof, and confessed in later writ
ings that he regularly informed
this government-the British-of
every transaction of the Com
missioners." An associate of
Franklin, Arthur Lee, visited
Paris and brought proof of Ban
croft's communications with the
English but Franklin indig-
nantly refused to admit their
truth. Lee protested that Ban
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20

croft was a spy in the pay of the
enemy, but to no avail. A friend
of Franklin could do no wrong.
During the Revolution Ban
croft had drawn regular pay
and when the war ended, this was
stopped. Over his own name this
curiously reckless spy wrote to
his superiors in the British secret
service: "As an inducement to
continue my services in France,
my pension of 1900 was to be in
creased to $500 at least"
His contract with the British
government promised that he
would supply copies of Commits
sioners letters, the sailing date of
every American ship, its course
at sea-and army information.
Due to Bancroft, dozens of
American ships were intercepted
by the British. Boatloads of
shoes, tents, and blankets sent
from Europe were seized. Amaz-
ing as it seems today, between
May 1777, and April 177S. no
information was received from
Congress from it's Embassy in
Paris: all vessels carrying infor-
nation were taken by the Brit
ish.
Not content with British pay.
Bancroft drew salary from Con-
gress for obtaining news of the
English. He made many trips to
London, and sent supposedly val
liable which always
proved to be worthless.
Franklin's trust in his friend is
perhaps the most dramatic and
unfortunate case of mistaken con-
fidence in American history-and
the more others attacked Ed
ward Bancroft, the more Frank
lin gave his protection to this
dangerous spy.
rAG- cgVEN-A
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
Suggestions Of Ways
To Please Your Hostess

thing that was of as much use as
the food, and that gave me as
much pleasure as the pillow. Try
to vary your gifts, and don't
always stop for a box of candy
just before you arrive. Several
small jars of different jams will
please almost any hostess-or q
box of small cakes or biscuits.
Another suggestion for making
a weekend more pleasant-give
some appreciative words of praise.
You know that no matter how
many servants your hostess has,
she has gone to some degree of
trouble to make her home pleas
ant for you-it is only courteous
that you mention it. Don't do as
a guest of mine once did, and
spend the first hour of his visit
telling me what ripping time he
had last week with the Montgom-
erys, and how he was looking for
ward to the cuisine of the How
ards, with whom he was spending
the next weekend! felt as though
my home were merely a fill-in, a
stop-gap between visits to more
amusing places. Needless to say,
it was his first and last visit at
my home.
p EMEMBER to dominate your
II conversation by observant
tact. No hostess should be forced,
in the name of hospitality, to listen
to a weekend Of explanations of
the atomic theory, or the futility
of love as expressed in certain
blank verse. I once had a young
man follow me all weekend, read
ing his odes to various and sun
dry objects. After the first two or
three hours of polite attention, l
found that I could go on about
my work of being a hostess, and
satisfy him by a few murmured
phrases, such as how express
sive" or magnificent handling
of words in that sentence"
Don't be borrowing guest. If
you must have special brands
of cigarettes, remember to bring
enough to last the duration of the
visit. If you think there is a pos
sibility that you will be horse
back riding, remember that even
the most cordial hostess hates to
lend her boots and habit.
Remember that while you are a
guest in anyone's home, no matter
who it is, you are temporarily a
part of the family, and that you
must remain loyal to that family.
I can't tell you what a poor
opinion you create by telling the
next hostess what happened dur
ing your last visit. I have always
felt that If one of my guests re-
gales me with tales of her last
house party, then she is more
than likely to tell stories of what
is happening on the present one.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
BY Jenny Reed
Home Economics Editor

IA /ITHoUT the right kind of
" food to nourish his body, no
child can excel in school; he can
not work and play as the normal
child should. "All work and no
play makes Jack a dull boy; so
does the wrong kind of food make
Jack a dull boy.
Some of you mothers have
asked the question, What is a
balanced diet for the child?" To
answer this question scientifically
has been the problem of trained
nutrition workers for number
of years. The child's body is
growing and, therefore, he needs
especially those foods which are
high in protein to build new tis-
sues and to repair the old ones.
Among foods. it is evident that
meat and meat products stand
high as sources of protein.
Likewise the child grows so
rapidly and exercises SO con-
stantly that it is quite necessary
for him to eat foods which are
concentrated. During the teens
the energy needs are greater than
at any other period. Therefore,
the diet should contain all the
essential foods: meat, cereal
grains, milk, vegetables, eggs and
fruits.
Because meat stands SO high
in energy value and contains valu-
able proteins, the child should
have meat In his diet every day.
Not always chops or steaks, but
if it is convenient, a pot roast
with vegetables and often some
delicious liver loaf. If you use your
ingenuity, you can plan some
thing new all the time to lure the
child's appetite and yet give him
the food which will meet his body
requirements.
The smart new individual cas-
seroles, designed for oven use as
well as table service, are the an
swer to many mothers problem
as to what to serve.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20

is especially valuable in the diet.
It stands very. high in vitamins
and iron and protein content, so
plan to include in your menus
some of the tempting liver COM
binations.
Liver has a characteristic flavor
some children say, "Oh, we'll. 1
don't want to eat liverl" But
really, cultivating a taste for it
is often a matter of cooking it
properly and combining it with
other food f1avors. AS for the real
liver flavor, the established dish,
liver and bacon, and the ever
popular liver sausages, bring out
the flavor at its best.
To prepare the liver, just wipe
it with a clean cloth, and in the
case of beef or pork liver, remove
the outer skin and any large veins
that there may be; then it is ready
to cook into perfectly delicious
food for the whole family.
LIVER AND BACON
TOR liver and bacon served to-
gether, season and dredge the
liver with flour. probably all of
you have your own way of dredg-
ing with flour, but have found
that one of the best ways is to
put the seasoning, flour and liver
slices into paper bag and shake
well.) Fry the bacon, remove it
from the pan and keep it hot
while you fry the liver in the fat.
Serve the liver and bacon to-
gether, and it will be perfectly
evident to you why this is IA
vorite dish among our people.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
Mem Of The Week
By Joan Andrews

blessed be the leftovers, for
O they shall serve as a hot
lunch. And hot school lunches are
always more or less of a problem.
Here is a recipe that utilizes left
over rice and leftover meat. This
Is the menu:
Rice and Meat Casserole
BotUl Salad Rolls
BCked Coconut CnStard
MIX
For the casserole, season 2 cups
of chopped, cooked meat and place
in the center of a creased casser-
ole. Beat 8 eggs slightly, add
cup milk. 2 cups boiled rice, 2
tablespoons melted butter, 2 ta-
blespoons catsup, salt and celery
salt. Pour this mixture over the
meat, cover and bake in a mod
crate oven about half an hour.
The salad Is composed of shred
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20

~OOk rice in boiling salted
~ water until tender. Drain
thoroughly, mix with cheese and
beaten egg yolks. Melt butter,
blend in flour which has been
mixed with salt, mustard and
paprika. Add milk slowly, stir
ring until smooth and thick. Let
cook 8 minutes, stirring occa-
sionally. Pour over rice mixture,
blending all ingredients well. Fold
in stiffly beaten egg whites. Pour
into well-buttered casserole and
bake in moderate oven, 3500, for
40 minutes or until a silver knife
comes out clean when inserted in
the center. 8 servings.
@NE of the newer dishes which
~ has gained rapidly in favor
is the pork liver loaf.
PORK LIVER LOAF
First, you drop about one pound
of liver in boiling water for two
minutes, and grind. This scalding
makes the liver easier to handle
when it is to be ground.) Mix it
with about one-fourth pound of
ground pork. Add to this one
fourth cup of bread crumbs which
have been moistened in a beaten
egg, one-half cup of tomato juice,
one teaspoon of onion juice, two
teaspoons of salt, and one-fourth
teaspoon pepper. Form this into a
loaf. Place it in buttered baking
pan, cover and bake for an hour
in a slow oven.
Sometimes for variety and also
for additional food value, you can
add spinach to the pork liver loaf
that I have just described. For
this, place the loaf in a buttered
mold, and cover with a layer of
cooked spinach put through a
colander, and garnish with slices
of hard-cooked eggs. Then cover
and bake in a slow oven. When
firm, unmold on hot platter and
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
POT-ROAST WITH
VEGETABLES

"A /IPE the beef chuck with a
w clean damp cloth. Dredge
it with flour and season with salt
and pepper. Brown the meat on
all sides in hot fat. Add to it bay
leaf, parsley and one cup of boil
ing water. Cover and simmer
slowly for about three and half
hours. The last hour of cooking,
add five or six small carrots, six
small onions and six potatoes.
Serve the meat surrounded with
vegetables.
This pot roast may be prepared
early, so that little need be done
just before dinner. And it makes
a perfectly balanced diet when
you serve it with a fresh fruit.
together with the glass of milk
that the child always has.
Then, too, for the children, liver
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
GIRL WANTED
BY Josephine Daskam Baco

BY Josephine Daskam Bacon
Published by Appleton-CentWy
IN GIRL WANTED we found
the perfect setting for a girls
book boarding-school and
mystery. Kit Chalmers enjoys
luxurious life in a fashionable
boarding school then suddenly
finds herself faced with the neces-
sity of earning her own living.
In this absorbing new book a
young girl solves a battling mys-
terry.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
Five Star
Food File

A s A fitting tribute to the
- many inexperienced
brides who are going forth
this month. Jenny Reed has
collected twenty-four OF ner
favorite recipes. These She has
had printed on strong white
paper, ready to slip conven-
iently into your recipe file.
Twenty-four of these recipes
will be mailed to you on the
receipt of twenty-five cents in
stamps or coin.
While we say these recipes
are for the young cook. don't
let that scare away you more
experienced women = you will
find that Jenny Reed has in
cluded some recipes that are
new to you, too. You will find
simple, yet appetizing ways of
preparing delicious meals
meals that will leave you cool
and calm and ready to enjoy
these long summer evenings
with your husband and friends.
Mail your requests to Five
Star Food File, Five Star
Weekly, 620 Folsom Street,
San Francisco. California.
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20
Food Important Element
In Cbildys School Work
CHICKEN NOODLE
CASSEROLE

CHICKEN NOODLE
CASSEROLE
ID cup butter
ID cup chopped onion
3 tablespoons chopped green
Pepper
"a cup mushrooms
d cup -four
Il teaspoon salt
2 cups chicken broth
4 cup sliced okrd
2 cups milk
2 hdrd-cooked eggs
2cnps cooked noodles
l cup diced chicken
DROWN onion, pepper and
u mushrooms in butter. Blend in
flour and salt. Add chicken broth
and okra, simmer 10 minutes. add
milk and one egg chopped. Fill a
buttered casserole with layers of
noodles, chicken and sauce. Deco
rate top with slices of egg. Cover
casserole and bake in a moderate
oven, 350', for 80 minutes. 4 serv-
ings.
HAM cUsTARD coRNBREAD
Cornbread
2 eggs, beaten slightly
l tablespoon sugar
l cup milk
1 cup -four
Il cup cornnaeal
2 tablespoons melted butter
Ham Custard
l egg, slightly beaten
81 cup ground, cooked ham
l cup milk
Combine ingredients for corn
bread in order given, beating un-
til smooth. Place in buttered bak-
ing dish, 6" To-, mix ingredi-
ents for custard, and pour by
spoonfuls on top of batter. Bake
in moderately hot oven, 375o, for
As minutes. Serve with cheese and
mushroom cream sauce. 6 sery-
ings.
CHEESE-RlCE CASSEROLE
"a cup mncooked rice
l cup grated American cheese
eggs, separated
3 tablespoons butter
3 tablespoons -four
IL teaspoons salt
"a teaspoon dry mustard
Dash papritd
"a cup milk
Imperial Valley press., 1936-09-20

ded cabbage, diced, cooked beets,
raw grated carrots and French
dressing.
The baked custard Is made of
6 eggs, beaten slightly, d cup
sugar, a little salt, 4 teaspoon
vanilla and 2 cups scalded milk.
Place l tablespoon coconut in the
bottom of each individual mold
and pour in the custard mixture.
Place molds in a pan of hot water
and bake in moderate oven about
45 minutes. When mixture is
partly set. sprinkle coconut on top
Of custards.