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in the corner scratching his head
abouta At first ] thought that he
was just making up his mind as to
which girl he'd honor with a dance
but upon looking in the same diree-
ton an hour later l noticed he was
still scratching his head. So il
must have been plain case of abb
sentmindedness, for usually our st,
Paul youth don't scratch their
heads for nothing.
The Earl of Shamwell looked as
distinguished as ever amidst the
crowd. Saw BILL SIMMS and
HILDA MOSES among the dane
ers. LAWRENCE WRIGHT, one
of the younger boys about town,
who hasn't been out to many dances
as yet, had gotten a chair back in
strategic" corner and was very
busy watching the dancers. .
And JIMMY CARTER, as usual,
was there'tripping the light fantas-
tic. So, all in all, it was a happy
ending to a happy week.
Faces around town: Saw JIM
ME LEE and the former Gopher
player, DWIGHT REED, over in
Minneapolis lookin' up one of their
old married buddies, ROY HATCH
Err, at the Wheatley House.
The next excitement about town
doesn't seem to be until Halloween
night when some of the clubs are
planning a gala evening.
Well, folks, I'll have to be dashin
along, but I'll be lookin' your way
again next week. In the meantime
don't forget
Your Pal, I
SAL.
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Fireman's Plight

Deaths reements diminished the
No. Marion and Edmund Streets point where
shortage of power is becoming acute
recognition of this employment oppor
niy for Negroes have mpeed citizens St. Paul the
Commissioner Safety the Fire Chief with request add
ions the personnel and the granting of captaincy
interestingly these officials feel that this should be done but that
legal regulations will their the
of white ahead of coored the Civil
list from which men being chosen Aside from the fact
that technically the law cited apply the officials feel that
it does there the attitude the of the Fire
Department which would prohibit applying the regulation is
being done the situation raciay In other words
the station involved stated by white and the egbs
the would there the present
system regardless Of what the Civil Servc regulations
So that the old paye growing out of Jim Crow phoso
being enacted upheld
long applied Negroes but whites should be affected the
law would be aside by those who regard barrier
for action which 1t is to be hoped that ST. Paues will continue
their interest in this until the of the station
erly increased.-S. Paul Recorder
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PREFERRED
FIRMS

These firms appreciate and solicit
the patronage of the colored peo-
pie of this community:
Babicks Market - Meats, 627 University
Artistic Cleaners-S20 9Th Ave S.
Acme Smoke Shop, $50 9Th Ave. N.
Barney's Lunch. TOO 9Th Ave. N.
Bells Cafe, 207 Third st. S.
Brown Clothing CO., 300 Nicollet Ave.
Comedian Beauty Shop, 1913 4th Ave. s.
Cleo's Beauty Salon, SCI Lyndale Ave. N.
Cooks Liquor Store. 239 Cedar st.
Dunham- Scott-Stove, Furnace Repairs, II
S. Srd St.
OOdman's-Jewelers. GIT Hennepin Ave.
JIG H Laundry, 8Sth and Cedar Ave.
Knutsen, Al-Meats Groceries. s752 4th
Ave. S.
Lincoln Drug Co., Nicollet & 4th St.
Minneapolis Brewing Co.
Maple Leaf Club, l28 HyIand Ave.
haywood Hardware Co., 1905 4th Ave. S.
o. K Service Station, All E. 38th St.
Plymouth Liquor Store. 30l Plymouth Ave.
Porters & Walters Club. IS s. Bird st.
Pete's Bakery, 347 E. 3Sth st.
Purity Drug Co., Washingtons& Marquette
Maurice L. Rothschild Co.. Nicollet at 4th
St.
Royal Barber Shop, $40 9Th Ave. N.
Rainbow Diner-See Ad.
Southtown Meat 6 Grocery. 1850 4th Ave-
S.
Snyder's Drug Stores, 26 S. 7th st. 81 s.
9Th St., and 7th & Hennepin.
Standard Clothing Co., Nicollet at Sixth
st.
Swenson Furniture Co., 294l Chicago Ave.
Universal Sewer Service, Cherry 2202.
Zinsmaster Baking Co.-Bakers of MAS
TER Bread.
Wormser Hat Stores, 3O4 Nicollet Ave. 2e
S. 9Th St., 80 S. 7th St., 619 HEM. Ave.
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Editorial Grist

The University of Texas graduate Negro
student this week. Texas must be congratulated
Howard University plans drop football Maybe the social life
Howard repudy the why matulate there
the best of football players You can't play football by training
balance cups!
The American Federation of Labor made complete about face
the Negro the convention Houston
hard to convince this observer that the interest exhibited in
the Negro worker by the A F. been
organization whose initials are l. o.
Radio speeches of the candidates their
reached the which the daers life miserable
won't be long speeches getting
("Tom-Tom")
and feather the Alabama board pardns its members prdoned
parod three of the Scoboro boys special place waiting
old "TOmTom" down Hade We the fireman keeps
furnace hot there Brother Helms Alabama Arame
If such the bet old Hen will keep plenty
We have little for northern football coach athletic
who benches Negro player please bunch of gno
prejudice ridden crackers!
These bad after all the
the unfavorabe article appeared the indication
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Drive for Humanity

The annual drive for funds by the Community Chest Fund St.
Paul and the Community Fund in Minneapolis will be in full swing
Every citizen position
her bit in this campaign
Five agencies and directed
support the organized agency
be said of the Negro population these
doing their these drives humanity
like the the Chest Fund agencies
being your criticism will you among
those listed as contributors.
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Here And
There

AS a rule l don't find it neees-
sary to put caption on the things
l write in this column. Today,
however, is the exception that
proves the rule.
l shall call it Wont They Ever
Learn"
1t came about at a small political
gathering. l don't often go to po-
litical meetings for the very reason
which l met at this one. But this
one was in the home of a friend
and 1 was under obligation to help.
A young fellow arose to intro
duce the speaker. AS is the usual
custom he began with a story fea-
turing the presumed language
of an uncultured Negro. This story
telling is generally embarrassing
to a Negro audience, or at best is
devoid of humor because hoary
with age. In either case it is a
pain and in this case because so
many of US had heard the tale time
without number.
Later in the evening, in the
course of some volunteer endorse
ments of a friend among the can
didates present, 1 took occasion to
protect the introduction of Negro
story in every political talk and
assured the candidates there pres
ent that the surest way to ALLEVIATE
the sympathy of a colored audience
was to center interest in a carica-
ture of a member of the group
rather than to emphasize the
speakers grasp of the issues of the
campaign. The young man who
had introduced the first speaker
had stepped out of the room and
l could make my comments strong
without hurting his feelings. Then
had occasion to leave the room.
In the meanwhile the next speak
er was presented. He was judge
of the Hennepin County District
Court up for reelection and hard
of hearing. Evidently he hadn't
heard a word l said although he
was seated near me as l talked.
Well, he called the hostess "Aunty."
Told how much he enjoyed the
"darky music"-a colorer group
had sung several spirited jubilee
songs-if he said anything of cam
paign Importance it was not re-
membered.
The total result of his speech
was the loss of the votes of the
% Negro men and women who
heard him!
The incident furnished my friends
with so much amusement at my
expense that they didn't look as
indignant as such happenings just
ly warrant. But they did express
their resentment at the obtuseness
of the offending speaker and de-
clared that under no circumstances
would they give him support.
The fact that a man in his posi-
ton with all his experience did not
know that his remarks would not
be graciously received leads me to
ask again-Won't they ever learn
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You Are Welcomed

Christian welcome extended all who
Ovet Baptist Church. West Central McKubbn Street. Paul The
y this church numbered
cooperative in the cities They church and will make
thee welcome Men, children greet you friendly
smile of welcome.
Mount ovet Abes practice what they preach They preach
cooperation and definitely practice it.
We would be happy there others who playing
their community development people
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Are You Anti-SOciaI?

Have down in quiet in your
wheand taken inventory of service community
How in accomplishment? There many
people who have the opinion that they we nothing other
all the Such assertion is anti social
"No liveth unto himself"
Therefore duty neghbohood
your Many people find fault with their surroundings
with their conditions They long criticism but help
performance Faultfnders and knockers seldom
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Poetic Thoughts
The MasOns
By MORRIS GIBBS, Sr.

The oldest lodge in existence today,
That has its motto work and some play
For interest is keenest in a labor of love,
When helpfulness demonstrates the meaning Of dove
Masonics do their work without loud display,
For proof of their they have way
Of remembering their brothers both young and old,
Who have seen its virtues and completely sold.
A campaign has begun to help the Negro youth see
Just what the Masons doing and it's free,
For brotherly love never has any fee,
It's reward is seeking comfort for you and me.
They sponsoring health and education week
For the Negro youth so he can speak,
With confidence and foresight like the other group
And let the world know youth cares hoop.
Now don't let lack of time or be pleasure bent
Keep you from accepting the help the Masons have lent
For their efforts gratis and their hearts true,
they the Negro youth sailing through
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idea They night tear down good work.
but will walk around the to
this k that plenty of be they
will hang themselves, fguravey and sometimes literally
Fundamentally the heart of people good people
do the right thing people think right would
right; they would tell their like
tear down. tell their story everything would be much better for all
us.-Chicago Defender
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Cotton Picker's Trouble

The cotton picker the dilemma which
development
machine.
1886 requirements production
clined by 1850 per and 2O9e per bale.
INFLAMMATION of raising has raised
labor Negro labor picking
labor has for years Negro.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

their son-in-law and daughter, Lieut..
and Mrs. Robert Williams.
Among those entertaining bridge
clubs during the week are Miss Lulu
Bell, Mrs. Berrett Wilson, Miss
Mary Lyddane, Mrs. Shirley Pres
colt, and Mrs. Julian Whiting.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Steele of
Chevy Chase were guests over the
weekend of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry A.
Dawson.
Mrs. Anne Dawson entertained a
number of friends Sunday evening
in honor of her house guest, Mrs.
Thomas Harding. Mrs. Harding, a
cousin of Mrs. Dawson's, is from
Hagerstown, Md.
Mr.. Wade Cothran has moved to
Washington for the winter months.
Mrs. Robert B. Peter returned
Monday from Baltimore where she
spent several days with Miss Helen
Gassaway. Mr.. Peter, who is at
Johns Hopkins, is reported to be
improving.
Maj. and Mrs. J. M. White are
on motor trip through Canada.
Mrs. Thomas Anderson was host
ess to group of friends at bridge
at her home on Tuesday.
Mrs. Barnard Welsh, Mrs. Darby
Bowman, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ran
dolph Talbot attended tea Satur-
day evening at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Philip Talbot in Falls
Church, Va.
Mrs. p. R. Stansbury has left for
Florida where she plans to spend
the fall and winter.
A wedding Of much interest was
solemnized Friday evening at
o'clock at the home of Rev. ]. w.
Rosenberber, the Rev. Rosenberger
officiatinfi, where Miss Eula Letitia
Wilson, daughter of DR.. and Mrs.
Barrett P. Wilson became the bride
of Mr.. Leslie J. Reardon OF Wash
ington, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. ]. p
Reardon of Cleveland, Ohio. Miss
Betty Wilson, sister of the bride
was maid of honor. Mr.. Harry
Plunnmer of Washington was best
man. Following the ceremony a
reception was held at the home Of
the bride with only the immediate
families present. Upon returning
from their wedding trip Mr.. anG
Mrs. Reardon will be at home after
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27
United States Dept. of Agriculture
SOIL CONSERVATION SERVICE

When our forefathers came to this
continent little more than three
hundred years ago found a virgin
land, rich in natural resources. From
the ATLANTIC to the Pacific stretched
dense forests and lush prairies. Humid
dreds of streams and rivers ran clear
as crystal, and abundant in fish. A
multitude of wild animals, useful to
the early settlers for both food and
clothing, inhabited the forests. Pion-
eer axes soon cleared the forests and
exposed rich fields of deep soil that
produced crops the like of which
Europe had never known. Wherever
the settlers went, they turned to the
rich earth for a living = and the
earth produced in abundance.
AS the people moved steadily west
ward across the continent, more and
more acres of forests and grass lands
were cleared and plowed for crops,
exposing vast area to the erosive
action of rain and wind.
When the land is covered with a
sheltering growth of trees and grass,
erosion takes place very slowly; its
results can be seen only after CEN
turtles of weathering. But when the
protecting cover of trees and grass
is stripped away by man, the land is
laid bare to the action of wind and
rain. Unless farming is practiced with
great care, large amounts of soil are
washed away or blown away. This
man-made, accelerated erosion be-
comes a relatively swift, destructive
force, tearing away at the soil and
disturbing the balance of natural
forces.
Today we see an America greatly
different from what the early colon
lists saw. The great forests have been
cut down, the prairies have been
plowed, game is far less plentiful, the
rivers are no longer clear as crystal,
nor do they TEEN with fish. And the
very face of the earth has been
changed. Fields that once had layer
of fertile topsoil from two to three
feet deep are today stripped to bar.
rem, clay subsoil and raw rocks.
In the United States, soil erosion
has ruined, or seriously impoverished
approximately 282 million acres Of
land. From an additional IT'S million
acres, erosion has stripped away from
one-fourth to three-fourths of the
productive topsoil.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

Considering only croplands, it is es-
timated that erosion has ruined about
SO million acres for further protective
cultivation. Another so million acres
of cropland are bordering on the same
condition. Nearly 100 million acres
more, still largely in cultivation, have
been severely damaged by the loss of
from one-half to all Of the topsoil.
On at least another 100 million acres
of cropland, erosion is getting active
ly under way. The full significance of
these figures can be realized only
when one remembers that the total
croplands of the United States
amount to less than 400 million acres.
The direct cost of erosion to the
American people in terms of lost soil
and lost fertility amounts to more
than 400 million dollars in single
year. Three billion tons of soil =
enough to fill train of freight cars
girding the earth 10 times at the
equator are washed or blown from
fields and pastures every year. Along
with this soil go 1875 billion pounds of
plant food material - more than 81
times the amount removed by crops
and more than go times the amount
restored in the form of commercial
fertilizer. At this rate, erosion with
IN the past 80 years has cost this
country approximately $2O,0O0,000,-
OOe.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27
Ina Claire Opens AS
Colonial Flirt In Yankee
Fable" At National

The. glamorous Ina Claire returns
to Washington on Monday evening,
October 81 as the star in a new
comedy, yankee Fable. which
Cheryl Crawford will present at the
National Theatre for one week prior
to it's Broadway premiere. Unlike her
last modern role here in "Once Is
Enough, Miss Claire now dons col
onial costumes and appears as an
aristocratic belle who mixes feminine
wiles with politics, and by canny
Irritation with the commander of the
British forces, speeds the American
Revolution to the successful outcome.
The role of the General, Lord William
Howe, is played by Henry Daniel,
well known stage and screen actor
who appeared with Greta Carlo in
Camille" and whose last stage ap-
pearance was in "Kind Lady,.
yankee Fable" is by Lewis Meltz-
er, new playwright who was dis
covered by Miss Crawford, recognized
as an expert in bringing talent to
the fore. Formerly. casting director
for the Theatre Guild, and co-founder
and director of the Group Theatre,
Miss Crawford last season produced
"All The Living" in New York. She
has assembled a notable cast for the
forthcoming comedy. 1t includes be-
sides Miss Claire and Mr.. Daniel,
John Williams, Eda Heinemann, Max
inc Stuart, Berry Sullivan, Ralph
Sumpter, VIM. Brisbane. Robert
Strauss, Robert Pitkin, Maynard
Holmes and Hollis Mitchell.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

Mr.. Boyd D. Gilbert, project man.
ager for the Middle Patuxent River
Watershed area, states that Howard
county has about 1/6 of its cropland
or 5000 acres that may be classified
severely eroded and 1/3 or $4,000
acres moderately eroded. "This loss of
valuable top soil' says Mr.. Gilbert
"is direct loss in dollars and cents
to the farmer and it is the object of
the Soil Conservation Service to pro-
mote protective measures and proper
land use which will reduce to a mini
mum this needless waste of our land".
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27
Dorsey : Harding

Miss Virginia Dorsey, daughter Of
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Slagle Dorsey, and
Mr.. Lee Harding, both of German
town, were married Saturday after
noon, October %, at 4:45 o'clock.
in the Presbyterian parsonage, the
Rev. C. G. Kundahl officiating.
The bride wore a navy tailored
suit with matching accessories.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harding left for
a short wedding trip. They will
make their home in Germantown.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27
Rockville News And
Social Items

MRS. Charles G. Holland is spend
ing part of this week with her sis
ter, Mrs. Frank LeMayne, in Eccles-
ton, Md.
Mrs. Walter A. Williams and
daughter, Miss Rose Williams, spent
the weekend in Staunton, Va, where
Miss Martha Williams is a member
Of the faculty and Miss Constance
Williams, student at Stuart-Hall
Seminary.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bache Albert have
returned from motor trip to New
London, Conn, where they visited
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

November 1 at 1712 Sixteenth St.,
N. w., Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Scott enter
tanned the following guests at dinner
on Saturday evening, Mr.. and Mrs.
]. Cary Martien of Baltimore; DR.
Oscar Wilkinson, and Miss Florence
Scott of Washington, and Miss Eliz.
abeth Robertson of Rockville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver H. Perry
have returned from a trip to New
York City and Pennsylvania.
The Rockville Women's Club met
on Thursday of last week with Mrs
]. Frank Wilson and Mrs. Johr
Redpath as hostesses.
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- Classified Ads =

.FOR RENT - House, 6 rooms
and bath, hot water heat, gas, cleo
tricity, garage. Box 1914, Rock
vile. 7O6
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wFOR SALE - 5 hives Of bees
with a lot of supers and other
equipment. Will sell complete for
$12. Phone Poolesville, S3-F-4 715
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

Of 1850 women sent to prison in
England in IL months, more than half
were penalized because they could not
pay debts or fines.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

~WANTED TO BUY = Female
dogs due to have pups soon, to be
used as foster mothers. Will pay
from three to five dollars. Also
want goats to Craze down pasture.
Dog Hotel, Phone Ashton Is.
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@-FOR SALE-5 gated mare; 10
years old, sound, unafraid of traffic.
Mrs. Back, Gainesville, Md. Phone:
Gainesville 1113-M before 10 a. m.
or after s p. m.
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- FARM FOR SALE-139 Acres,
farm in Howard County, Third Dis
trict, in good state of cultivation.
Has growing wheat crop. Wen
watered. Blue grass pasture, Groom
house in good condition. Water on
porch. Immediate possession. Apply
Mrs Sarah J. Hobbs, GAINESVILLE,
Md. Phone: E. C. 93-F-12.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

- REGISTERED CUE RNSEY
BULLS-3 months to 18 months
Each year we save a few calves
from our best producing cows and
can offer them from 8 months to
serviceable age. Grandsons of
Worlds record cow. Apply VIM.
Powell, Mgr, Doughoregan Manor,
Ellicott City. Phone E. C. 1871.
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~FOR RENT = New Broom
bungalow. Electricity and well
water and a acres of ground. On
hard road near. Rockville. Box 81,
Rockville, Md. IT'S
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SALE = Seven-room dwell
ing, main highway in Gaithersburg.
All modern improvements, suitable
for tourists. Large lot, 2-car gar
age. Price $3.50, terms. Apply Q.
w. Nicol, Gaithersburg, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

.WANTED - To share Is acres
wheat. Good crop land. Good clover.
Hay for sale. John C. White, Der
wood, Md. Formerly Gardner
FARM TIA
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wFOR RENT = Modern broom
bungalow. 6 acres of ground. Buell.
M. Gardner, Phone: Rockville 2S0.
776
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WA RELIABLE-and experienced
white woman with small child.
Wishes domestic work. Call Rock
vile 7-F-14. 1872
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WFOR SALE - Choice Hereford
Steers, Weaned Calves, Yearlings
and Two's. T. B. Tested, Truck or
Carload. Priced to sell. Also heifers.
Buy direct from owner. Write, wire
or phone. Bert Mason, Birmingham,
Iowa. Ags.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

~IoST-Springer Spaniel, Brown
and white, male, Md. tag $3.50.
Vicinity Of River Road and Wilson
Lane. Reward. Please call Mrs.
Rohrer, Wisconsin 6O68.a 799
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1938-10-27

- FOR RENT - Groom house and
bath. All modern conveniences.
Double garage. Hen house and
garden spot. Located West End
Rockville. Call Rockville 7-F-14 1888