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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Hughes May Retire
Before Next Election

The new President is probably go
ing to have an important task to
perform which hasn't been officially
announced: The appointment of q
new chief justice of the United
States.
Chief Justice Charles Evans
Hughes will undoubtedly resign be-
fore another four years are over.
He's in good health and spirits, and
if you were to meet that familiar
figure on one of his daily walks,
you'd hardly believe that he will
soon pass his eighty third year. And
even if you had never seen him or
his picture. you'd be very likely to
say:
That man looks like what chief
justice ought to be-"
Mr.. Hughes ought to be, and is.
No head of our highest tribunal
ever fitted the solemn setting of the
Supreme court better.
Here is the law in all its dignity
come to life-the classic forehead,
the keen and friendly eyes, the white
beard of the patriarch. He not only
looks the part but acts it.
No one will begrudge Chief JUS
tice Hughes rest when he chooses
to step down from the bench and
up again to a high place in his
tory.
1t will not be easy to find worthy
SIIcnoccor
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Future Farmers Are
BuLlUork of Democracy


While Uncle Sam is preparing to
welcome the first draft of the citi-
zen army which is to bulwark our
democracy, another gathering of
youngsters who are fighting every
day for the democratic. idea with
out perhaps realizing how important
their work is. are having big cele-
bration.
1 mealNxthe Future Farmers of
America who are holding their an
nual convention in ST. Louis. / have
known about these boys for a long
time. have been on radio pro-
grams with them and have met a
lot of them who come down here to
Washington to talk with their execu-
tive secretary, w. A. Ross. But l
never realized until this week what
powerful influence for the preser-
walton of the American system these
fellows are.
have two reasons for saying they
are bulWark of democracy.
First, their ideal is just the oppo-
site of 'let George do it," the way
of people in dictatorship. The Flu
ture Farmers learn do it yourself. I"
That's one reason. The other is
that they all seem to be imbued
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
JUDGE AND JURY

The most popular man in west
ern town had got into a difficulty
with a disreputable tough who was
the terror of the place. and had done
him up in a manner eminently sat.
isfactory to the entire community
It was necessary to vindicate the
majesty of the law. however, and
the offender was brought up for trial
on charge of assault with intent
to kill. The jury took the case, and
were out about two minutes, when
they returned
WELL" said the old judge in a
familiar off-hand way. what does
the jury have to say?"
May it please the court" re-
sponded the foreman, I'VE, the jury,
find the prisoner is not guilty of hit
tin with the intent to kill, but simply
to paralyze, and he done it."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Federal Employee
Resenfs sLoafer' Charge

The other day ! was sitting in the
Office Of man who has served the
government for 80 years. He has had
at least three offers from private
business with lot more salary than
he's getting. But he wouldn't take
any Of them. He has an important
job and he likes it.
He has no politics. He was APP
pointed in Woodrow Wilson'S day.
He has never voted because he's a
citizen of the District of Columbia
and like the rest of us residents here
is classed with idiots and children,
and has no vote. He heard a lot
about the New Freedom before we
got into the war in 1917; he watched
with slight smile as the country
went back to normalcy"; he trav-
eled peacefully. if little skeptical-
ly. along Calvin Coolidge's "perma-
nent plateau of prosperity; saw one
or both chickens escape their pots
in 30, and lived through the New
Deal without being plowed under or
made over. And after election day,
1910, he went back to his Office ex-
actly as he had done every other
time. to do the work for whiSh he
gets his wage.
He is as trustworthy a hired man
as ever wore a pair of Uncle Sans
overalls. Every President is his
President, too. But he put 1t little
differently to me:
THE only kind of political argu-
ment that makes me sore is one
where some partisan gets UP and
hollers about those loafers' (Repub-
lcans or Democrats, according to
kicker's politics) down in Washing
ton.' They forget that the vast ma
jority of us carry on through one
administration after another, doing
the work we have to do. The loaf
ers come and go, it's true. / don't
mind kicking about them myself.
What object to is this loose idea
that the government is just one po-
htical party OF the other. Most of
us here belong to no party. For
the rest Of the people. one day in
four years is enough to give vent to
their partisan passions. The rest Of
the time, we ought to be just plain
Americans and nothing else"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Washington Digest
WasI1ington Digest
Excitement in Washington Gains
AS Election Ends Party Hostility
Successful Candidate Will Be 'Everyone's President
Future Farmers Hold Annual Convention;
Neutrality Is Hard to Grasp
By BAUKHAGE

released by Western Newspaper Union.)
It's sort of quiet along Main street
again.
mean along the street that runs
from the marble steps of the Capt.
toll, UP past the front porch of the
White House and on out by the stores
where you trade and the house
where you live or maybe where your
lane turns off. It's all the same
street with different names in diff
ferent places. ~
It's quieter because the howdy-do
over election is through with, the
people have cast their votes and
chosen their President and have
taken up their daily tasks again.
Before election day finally ar
rived, cool-headed writer's and pub
lie men were warning that quadren-
NAL campaign animosities should be
forgotten as soon as the vote was
counted. That the lame ducks
should muffle their squawks and
limp off the scene as quickly as
possible, and that sore heads should
be nursed with patience and with
out post mortems.
As ALI Landon said in October,
Whoever is elected will be my
President for the next four years"
and believe what he said ought to
90 for all of us,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Fun Ahead

The portly gentleman strolled ur
to one of the seats in the park, and,
having seated himself comfortably
was soon absorbed in his news
paper. After while he began to
be annoyed by small boy who
persisted in steadily staring at him,
and at last he could bear it no long
err.
What are you looking at, little
boy?" he inquired. rs there any
thing funny about me?"
''Not yet" replied the youngster,
but there's going to be when you
get up. Them seats have just been
painted"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Easy

A teacher was trying to demon
strate simple experiment in the
generation of steam.
What have in my hand?" he
asked.
"A tin cam was the answer.
SIS the can an animate or an in
animate object?"
sInanimate."
Exactly. Now can any boy tell
me how it is possible to generate
a surprising amount of speed, and
power almost beyond control?"
One little boy raised his hand.
"You may answer, William"
''Tie it to a dogs tail"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Strict Neutrality
Hard to Grasp

Neutrality is hard state Of mind
to grasp. I mean neutrality of mind
on everyday subjects as well as
toward nations in a war.
Old DR.. "A. B. c." Fletcher, well
known to an earlier generation al
the great advocate of chewing your
food, learned about neutrality while
serving as a member Of Hoover
commission that fed Belgium in
World war I. In that job you had
to be neutral or destroy your own
usefulness.
Once he told me that you had to
learn to be neutral-that it is an
art. You just have to roll up your
emotions and put them in corner
and look at everything effectively
Finally you get so that if chicken
runs across the road, it's still just
a chicken whether you own it OF
whether you're the man who mixes
it up with his tenders.
I've learned a little about neu
trality myself in trying to be non
partisan on the radio in election
years. It really isn't SO hard t.
practice when you get used to it
but the difficulty lies in persuadinf
other people that you are really
nonpartisan.
Prohibition is back in this ali
again.
The Drys have begun a drive, tiec
up with the defense program, declar
ing that America cannot prepare
with the present gigantic drink traf
fic hanging on it's arm"
The Prohibitionists say: 'aTher.
isn't any group of communists il
America that doesn't soak its reso
lutions with beer" And, we nigh
add without taking sides, the Bible
says, Look not upon the wine wher
it is red"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
True to Form,

True 20 FOfm
Dawn found an Englishman, an
Irishman and Scot, three survivors
Of a shipwreck, drifting helplessly
on a raft. Night came. and still no
sign Of rescue.
When things looked hopeless the
Irishman knelt in silent prayer.
Quickly the Englishman snatched
off his hat as mark Of respect, and
the Scot took flying leap into the
sea. He thought the Englishman
was about to take up a collection.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
EXIT THE GROOM


Rubright-Well, must be going,
I'm leaving for Chicago tonight.
I'm supposed to be married tomor-
row.
Hawbecker-What, married in
Chicago?
Rubright-Oh, no--in New York.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
DEMOCRACY

The President chosen by a ma
jority Of the people should be &C.
cepted by everyone, Baukhage
states. He believes that the ''F'u-
ture Farmers" now in conven-
ton, constitute a bulwark Of
democracy. One duty of the new
ly elected President, Baukhage
says, may be the appointment Of
a new chief justice Of the SUI
preme court. He explains that
Chief Justice Hughes is SO years
old and might soon retire.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Giving and Receiving

Give, and it shall be given unto
you good measure. pressed down.
and shaken together, and running
over, shall men give into your
bosom. For with the same measure
that We mete withal it shall be meas
ured to you again. Luke 6. SO
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

Trained in their chosen profession,
trained in leadership in their COM
munlty, cooperative effort, thrift;
and with this first phrase of their
creed in their minds, ST believe in
sthe future of farming" these young
Americans are defense of Amer
lea terrible as an army with ban
nerS"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Rotten LucIx

Jimmie-Lf / were you, Percy, I
would tell him just what I think of
him.
Percy-How can 1? The cad has
no telephone.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Going Down

Ruf-Speed? Why that old car
OF mine can't be stopped on the
hills.
Tut-Yes, I know; mine was that
way before / had the brakes fixed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

'Why did you refuse to answer
that man who asked you how you
were going to v0te?"
Because he wasn't looking for
information. He was only trying to
start an argument"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

With this movement to ego
South American" it will be so that
the chap who can't rumba is un-
patriotic.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

The fellow who insists that he
runs things at his house, probably
means the electric sweeper and the
furnace.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Is There a niRerencaq

Lawyer-Now, if you want my
honest opinion
Client-No, no; I want your pro-
fessional advice,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Lesson for November 10

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se.
lected and copyrighted by international
Council OF Religious Education; used by
permission. ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
THE GOLDEN RULE

LESSON TEXT-Luke 6:27.38.
GOLDEN TExT-As We would that
men should do unto you, do We also ia
them lkewise.-Luke 6:31.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Keep It Quiet

He-I love you.
She-Really?
He-But don't tell your husband.
She-Why?
He-It might get back to my wife
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Hungry

Hello, Moses. wot's de matter
wild yer"
indigestion"
Flows dat?"
"Hain't had nuthin' to digest late
""
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
Martinique Grows Restless

Martinique French-owned island of the West Indies
has been receiving unusual attention for place
small in recent weeks. Notes regarding it have passed
between Washington and Vichy. American newspaper
have converged the little isle to question it's
inhabitants. British and American warships are
rumored to be lowering nearby.
Meanwhile things have been going from bad to worse
with the people of Martinique. Communications with
France the mother country, have been completely cut
off since the fall of free France and both imports and
exports have stopped Medical supplies machinery and
other necessities running low.
The political situation is equally bad. Except for
the of several units of the French fleet which
are bottled up by the British the inhabitants probably
long ago would have declared their independence from
the Vichy government Now there is fear that Petan
may have given the island to Hitler, along with the
rest of Frances possessions The inhabitants
want no part of Naziism and have indicated that they
would like to become either outright possession
proectorate of the United States which is also worry
ing about the terms of the peace treaty
There should be law passed that you can't start
a new war until you have paid for your old one
To make the winter really fly, have note on your
house that falls due in April.
Another thing that Hitler has done is to put the
underworld off of the front page.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

To make the winter really fly have note on your
house that falls due in April.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

Another thing that Hitler has done is to put the
underworld off of the front page.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

There should be a law passed that you can't star
a new war until you have paid for your old one
Evening star., 1940-02-11

Right: Its powerful
jows stiIIed BY q blow on
the heod with q 6-pound
hommer. this shork is
storted on the way to
market.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

Delieoey. When
dried the shork fins
at left will be
shipped to Chino to
be mode into soup.
The fins ore re-
CORDED os bene-
ficiol to the nerves
and q greet deli
cocy.
Evening star., 1940-02-11

Capturing q mon eotina
shark for commercial use IS
q dangerous ond orduous
business-but mon hos
mode It profitable. It re-
quifes considerable skill to
lond these sIoshine, fighting
morouders Of the SEQ intoct
to preserve their morket
price. MishondIine con
render q cotch voIueIess.
Shork fishing reaches its
moximum intensity during
the winter ond spring in the
0ulf Streom oIone the coost
Of Florido. for it is then thot
the shork liver hos the high
est oil content. So rich is
this oil in vitomin A thot It
is moinly used to rectify
other fish liver oils. After
the oil is extracted the resi-
due con be converted into
geIotins for edible ond pho
toerophie purposes.
There ore mony uses for
shark skins in the monufoc-
ture Of Ieother goods, ond
the export Of shark fins to
Chino for soups and eeIotins
IS increasing eoeh yeor.
Even the teeth ore morket-
oble os novelties.
A commercial fleet Of six
IS and so foot dories op-
erotes out Of SoIerno, FIo.,
ond the overoqe doy's cotch
for o boot is II to 20 shorks.
These photos were mode by
Dovid D. Duncon Of Konsos
City. No., while on q trip
with this fleet.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Meeting Called 10 Push
j. ). Workers Interests

Remedies for the protection Of
Federal workers against further in
fringement of their personal and
civil liberties" will be sought at a
mass meeting at 8:15 pm. tomor-
row at the Burlington Hotel, under
auspices of the Washington Com
mittee for Democratic Action.
Hugh Miller, chairman of the COM
mittee, said some Federal agencies
"are appropriating to themselves the
authority and technique of an in
QUESTION. that the Federal Bureau
of Investigation has been accused
Of functioning as a secret police"
to spy on Government workers, and
that some employees in defense agen-
cies have had the most intimate
details Of their private lives delved
into.
Miss Eleanor Nelson, secretary
treasurer of the United Federal
Workers of America, will speak on
protecting the Rights of Federal
Employees in the National Emer-
gency." after which there will be a
panel discussion led by Arthur Stein,
District Council, U. F. w. A.: George
Slaff, Federal Power Commission
attorney; Milton Freeman, Securi-
ties and Exchange Commission at
torney; Helen Miller of the Federal
Workers Council, and Prof. Alpheus
Hunton of Howard University.
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Problem Of Defense
Labor Is Studied
Al Convention
lutin Aid Emphasized by
Grady in Talk Before
Vocational Association

By the Associated Press.
SAN FRANCISCO, Dec. 1.-THE
problem of supplying skilled tech
nlclans in unprecedented numbers
for the Nations booming war in
dustries was the major considera-
ton today at the American Voca-
tional Association convention.
1t. Col. Frank j. McSherry, Army
administrative assistant in the Ma
tianal Defense Commission, told
delegates the United States must
prepare not only to meet military
aggression but the economic ag-
gression which would surely follow
a totalitarian victory"
This is the day when war Is
fought with machines and machines
must be supplied by industry" he
said, adding that the Secretary of
Labor had estimated there would
be five or six million jobs open to
workers during the coming year.
Solution Suggested.
The solution of the problem, as
seen py various convention speak
ers. lies in training the unemployed
/ to fill skilled positions and in train
ing employed men and women to
fill more technical jobs where they
will have greater usefulness.
To this end. trade schools, eX-
| tension schools and Government
agencies, such as the National
Youth Administration, the W. P. A.
and the Civilian Conservation Corps,
all have been given funds to teach
men and women to fill primary po-
sltions, or to better their positions
in essential industries.
Thomas Diamond of the Univer-
sity of Michigan said defense train
ing applies not only to the men who
work machine tools, build arma-
ments or aircraft, but also recognizes
the need for economists, sociologists,
psychologists and political scientists
Ito an extent unhesrd of in the
history of world affairs"
Grady Discusses Foreign Trade.
Henry F. Grady, Assistant Sec
retary of State, discussed the i'm
portance of foreign trade In meet
ing the general situation confronting
the United States
He said the infiltration of Ger
man militarists and fifth COL
umnists" would follow any trade
gains the Nazis were able to make
in Latin America and that the
United States must help Latin Amer
lean countries by continued pursuit
of our good neighbor" policy.
To be effective, he explained. this
would entail lending money, making
commodity agreements and making
it possible for these countries to pay
with their own goods for what they
buy from us.
Few foreign countries are in
position now to pay the United
States in gold" Mr.. Grady said.
The United States already has
more gold than it knows what to
do with"
Evening star., 1940-12-17
Nye Warned for Parking
Under Fire Escape

Senator Nye OF North Dakota
and four persons with diplomatic
connections we're among the s8
motorists whose traffic tickets were
fixed last week, it was revealed yes
terdav by the Police Department.
The ticket listed to Senator Nye,
for parking under fire escape. was
changed to warning with the ex-
planation that he was a member
of Congress on business"
Those with diplomatic connec-
tions were Ernst A. Hepp, German
Embassy; William Adams, Neither
lands Legation; katherine 1. Poate,
British Embassy, and John Holt
house. diplomatic corps, Union of
South Africa.
Seventy-seven tickets were chang
ed to a warning and II Cancelled.
Evening star., 1940-12-17

Children OF Human, China, are
donating their candy money to pur-
chase an airplane, to be named
"Children."
Henderson daily dispatch., 1940-04-25

geese throughout the year and to help
determine Just where the Biological
Survey can help increase the supply
of waterfowl. Ills work Is with the
Atlantic ilyWay. or migration route.
which stretches from the northern
part OF South America to within the
Arctic Circle and westward 10 the
Mississippi valley. Other biologists
are assigned 10 the Pacific. Central,
and the Mississippi tlyWayS.
In 1888. Peters was sent by the
Survey IL establish the Alabama CO.
operative Wildlife research station at
Auburn. Alabama. After getting
this station we'll established, hI was
transferred TO the Atlantic flyWay,
where his first efforts were in lOCat-
ing the nesting grounds OF water
fowl. These nesting grounds were
known only vaguely. for bird books
were haZy in their descriptions. This
work neceSSitated 4 certain amount
OF pioneering and exploring in which
he has been assisted by SportSmcn.
WardeHs. officials. scientists and
other bird students. To cover the
area. Peters became 4 pilot and flies
4 Survey plane.
For the past six summers the Sur
vey has sent at least tour, parties
north each summer into all parts of
Canada. Newfoundland. Labrador,
Alaska and the Arctic. Each summer
the nesting areas are revisited 10
determine the trends Of population.
T., tho fall the BIOLOGISTS move
southwark with the birds to see
where they aIight in the migration
for rest and food. and possibly where
Federal refugees are needed 10 aid in
the migration. This southwark trip
has taken Peters to Mexico. Central
America. the West Indies and north
ern South America. In May he eN-
poets to leave Charleston and spend
June in Canada and July in New
foundland.
The meeting of the State Bird Club
will open Friday at p. m. at West
End Country Club, and will feature
papers and talks by members on
phases OF bird study in North Caro-
lima. The annual banquet will be fol-
lowed by Peters address ana movies
in the auditorium OF tie Henderson
high school at $50 D. m. and Satur-
day will be given over to field trip
through Vance county. More than
tive hundred are expected at the
meeting, according 10 Miss Claudia
Hunter. Of Henderson. president OF
the State organization.