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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
Miss Roach Engaged

Mrs G. E. Roach, Chevy CT.
has announced the engagemsss "
her daughter, Catherine M. y .
Roach, to Ashley jackson v,n '''a
Charlotte, N. G. The weddjD t. I, !,
take place December "a. wy
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05

Dec. 5 = Turkey supper, Sandy
Spring Fire House given by the
Woman's Society of Ashton
Methodist Church, 5 to $3.50.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05

Apple growers of Chile are try
ing to interest Chileans in eating
more apples and are devising new
ways in which the fruit may be
served.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05

Argentina raised more food this
year than its people can consume
and the Government is seeking
ways of selling or preserving the
surplus.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
Play At Sherwood

Seniors of Sherwood High School
will present "The Mystery of
Crazy Canyon Ranch" December 6
at 8 p. No. in the auditorium.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
COMING EVENTS
Dec. 5 - Turkey dinner, Rockville
Christian Church, 5 to 8 p. m.

Dec. 5 = Turkey supper, Sandy
Spring Fire House given by the
Woman's Society of Ashton
Methodist Church, 5 to $3.50.
Dec. 5 - Dance st. Marks hall,
Falkland.
Dec. s. Turkey supper under aus
pices of Ladies Aid, Rockville
Christian Church. 5 to 8 p. m.
Dec. 5 - Turkey luncheon benefit
Rebekah Lodge Odd Fellows
hall, Gaithersburg at IL Noon.
Dec. 6 - Bazaar, auspices Wash
ington Grove Woman's Society
for Christian Service, Billhime1
home at 7:30 p. m.
Dec. 6 - Meeting of Rockville
Chamber of Commerce, Police
Court room.
Dec. Turkey dinner Montrose
Country Club Montrose School
5 to $3.50.
Dec. Z = Fried oyster and baked
ham supper in parish hall, at
Aspen, benefit St. Mary's Chapel.
From 4:30 to 8 p. m.
Dec. ID, 4:3O P. M. - Annual
turkey supper of the Vestry of
st. Johns Church, Olney, in
Orndorff Hall, Brookeville.
Dec. 22-Christmas entertainment
of Emory Methodist Church at
Oakdale, 8 p. m.
Hundreds of workers now COM
plotting work on the Angostura
dam in Mexico will establish a
farming colony nearby.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-05
W H E A T

l sowed its seed beneath the loan,
1t budded forth as green sea foam
In gentle waves across the field,
Like velvet heaves as bosoms shield
Its ardor ever more to grow
AS each blade struggles row on row
Until attaining graceful height,
AS maidens do in great delight,
With bloom of dew upon their
cheeks,
While ripening sunshine ever seeks,
To complete their lives well under
stood,
And wheats great choice is mother
hood,
Its adolescence forms a head,
Its matrix filed with golden grain,
Fed from the earth, the air and
rain,
1t accomplishes its own life's span,
A gift from God to his image man,
That gives to men their daily bread.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05

The rudder of the British liner
Queen Mary weighs 140 tons.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05

action against the French fleet
and in Churchill's reputation of
back stage peace whispering
in England, another matter of sign
if1cance for American ears. Brit
aims wal leader has virtually
pledged his government to fight on
against Germany even if England
itself falls. That was the course
London vainly besought France to
follow. It obviously means a retreat
of the British government and fleet
German-Ltalian siege or invasion.
That would bring Europe's wal
into this hemisphere. 1t would make
imperative an American decision
as to whether American resources
and facilities are to be placed at
the disposal of Britain's fleet to
insure its continued domination OF
the North Atlantic while this coun-
try arms against any eventuality. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
RAIN PUTS DAMPER
ON HOLIDAY HERE
Continued From Page One)

VoIulnued from rage une)
club braved the elements to hold
its annual invitational regatta in
Banks channel, but few lined the
shores of the sound to watch the
spectacle. Fewer still went swim
ming in the surf.
The state highway patrol made
preparations to handle a traffic
jam on the highways leading to
the beaches that did not material
ize. A smaller than average line
OF autos was seen along the roads.
Late last night there had been
no accidents, drownings. or any
other violence reported. The usual
minor accidents caused by fire
works were also missing. The prac.
hce of shooting frecrackers on the
glorious FOURTH" still holding
sway in the north sections of the
nation has been practically aban-
doned here, according to police.
Nearly the entire city took a
holiday. All city, county. state and
federal government offices were
closed as well as all stores in the
city. The postofice suspended its
window and carrier mail services.
All in all, the Fourth. was Just
another quiet holiday. i
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
STATE

RALEIGH, July 4-R-Despite
sub-normal temperatures and mir
ky skies, North Carolinians trekked
to the seashore and mountains to-
day, celebrating the Fourth of July
in traditional holiday fashion.
Reports here indicated that the
number of accidents was far be-
low normal. The highway patrol
station in Raleigh said it had re-
ceived only a few calls, and that
they were for minor automobile
wrecks.
Oratory urging preparedness and
drawing comparisons between
American independence and Euro
pean relationships sounded at a
score or more patriotic celebra-
tons.
Vacationists who headed for the
beaches and mountains d j d so
more for the outing than to es-.
cape a heat wave. Actually, the
weather was on the cool side
more like a damp fall day than
summer. Tweeds and felt h
were seen more often than linens
and panamas.
H. E. Kichline, head of the Raj
eigh weather bureau, said h e
mean temperature here was 66 de-
grees. Is below normal. The high
was II degrees and the low 81. A
mean temperature of IS degrees
was recorded on the Fourth of
July here seven years ago. he add
ed, but the maximum that day
was 76.
In general. all business offices
and stores we're closed, but the
Charlotte army recruiting station
remained open to enlist young men
who might want to recruit on In
dependence day.
A warning against fifth column
lists who might seek to overthrow
Americas independence was
sounded by Thad Eure, secretary
of state, in a speech at a onven
ton of superior court clerks in
Elizabeth City.
Eure urged the clerks to regis
ter all aliens in the state and TO
determine who did not make a
lawful entrance here and are re-
naming unlawfully, never seeking
naturalization"
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05

HOTEL. COMMODORE Washington,
ID. {. Facing Union Station Capitol
pinzn Room l. Bath from $2.M. Mod
rrn Comfortable Economical.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
NATION NOTES DAY
(By the Associated Press

With oratory, picnics and the
traditional popping of fire crack
ers, America yesterday celebrated
the adoption of the document
which made it a nation-the Decla.
ration of Indepence.
At Hyde Park, President Roose-
welt formally donated to the coun-
try a library to house the collected
papers of his forty years in and
out Of public life. The Roosevelt
program then called ,ior a family
picnic, with hot dogs as the princi-
pal item of the menu.
Previously, Mr.. Roosevelt had
dispatched to the council against
intolerance in America, a letter
appealing for a declaration Of ma
tional unity"
II wish there might be formu-
lated in the heart of every Ameri-
can on independence day tn j s
year" he wrote, "a firm determin-
alton that we should forever BAN
ish from our minds and thoughts
every vestige Of racial hatred and
religious bigotry.'
The national house of represen-
tatives observed the Fourth with
a reading of the declaration Of in
dependence by Rep. Lewis ID.
Colo). who observed that those who
signed it were doomed to a felon's
DEATH" if their cause failed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
LEADER AND
OTHERS ARRESTED
CONTINUED From Page One)

the men permitted IAN unlawful
assembIage of three or more
persons and did permit utter
ance of speeches, sale of litera-
ture, display of emb!ems and of
uniforms which c~ounselled, pro-
NOTED or advocated hatred, viO-
Ience or hostility against any
group or groups of persons re-
siding i'm the state, because of
race, religion or creed"
The men we're taken to the
county courthouse at Newton
for the hearing and hundreds OF
camp visitors packed into the
chamber. Some Of the men wore
brown bund shirts.
Later most of them returned
to Camp Nordland for picnic
Iuncheons. But the scheduled
speeches, which were to have
featured the opening of the
camp for the summer season,
we're called off.
On IA camp hill there had been
erected for the day a huge full
length picture of George WASH
ington, draped with American
flags.
The law under which the men
were arrested carries maximum
penalties of three years in pris-
on or ST, 900 fine or both.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
FORMS NEW
REGIME In BID
FOR GERMAN AID
CONTINUED From Page One)

eminent, including Gigurtu, tn"
government which was dismissed
by King Carol after less than two
months in office in 1888.
2. Carol. included the German
Minister Fabricius in his confer
ences with political leaders today.
3. Hans Otto Roth. leader of the
Transy1vanian Germans, is in IN:
new cabinet as minister of MINOR
tiles. He is known as anti-Fun-
garian, and foreign diplomats here
surmise he was picked to strength
en- Carols bid for German support
against H hungarian claims on
Pennsylvania.
4. British oil men, deemed likely
to destroy British-owned Rumanian
wells rather than see the oil go to
Germany, were ordered to leave the
country within "a hours. but to-
night it was learned that this order
had been temporarily suspended
after intervention by the British
legation.
The legation argued that the men
should have more time to arrange
for their families and property.
increasingly violent anti-semitic
disorders and vigorous government
measures against Jews were re-
garded as imminent.
There were reports that Jews
were already fleeing lightly-policed
provinces where anti-semitic riots
continued with numerous deaths
and injuries.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
interpreting The War
continued From Page One,

many on terms that Churchill and
ms cabinet deemed a knife thrust
LII tne back of its British ally.
mat part of France is now also
at war with England under the
a the Petain ministry issued
70 us fleet to fight its way through
BRUSH naval forces to French
nome ports for internment, A hand
1ul OF French fighting ships made
tnelr escape in an action that
churchill himself said demonstrate
ed French valor.
yet the net result of what Bri-
saln's war leader called the most
grim and somber" decision of
ms career-the order that turned
British guns On resisting French
naval units-is clear even if de-
tails of the tragic battles are in
complete.
There remains no French fleet.
The bulk of what was yesterday
the second fleet in Europe. the
fourth in strength among world
navles, is now a part of Britain S
navy; as it is destroyed or Grip
pied.
1t is no longer a potential factor
That under German and Italian con
troll could be used to deal Britain
a mortal blow. Whatever the fight
ing value of the French naval
units that are under British con-
trol-and that value is definitely
limited-they must now be rated
as an asset for Britain in the hour
of her extremity.
Supplement Power
l. They supplement the power of
the royal navy upon which rest
Britain's hopes of escaping the
fate of France, of beating off
German-Italian attack despite the
terrific odds against her.
That was the immediate purpose
OF the British war leadership. But
there was clearly another reason
for the stern British action. 1t was
designed to sound the knell of vag-
rant peace rumors that have tan
talized the world.
Nor can there be much question
that there was a definite purpose
in British timing of the stroke
to synchronize with American cele-
bration of the fourth of July. Chur-
chill's words specifically made it
clear that it was to American pub
lie opinion he was appealing to
Judge British action in the light
of broken French commitments and
the terrible added danger in which
England was placed by the dubious
status of the French fleet.
He coupled with that, however.
the reiterated assurance to this
country and the world that Britain
intends to fight on, and that there
is no disagreement within the
British war cabinet on that course
The lies and rumors that we
have some intention of entering
into negotiation with the Italian
and German governments should
be completely swept out of exis-
tence by the very grievous, drastic
action we have felt ourselves com
PEELED to take" he said. There is
no talk Of peace here
There is also implicit in British
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
FAR EAST ISSUE
BEFORE AMERICA
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leaders watched with growing con
Germ Japan's moves to squeeze
foreign interests out of the Orient.
They remained silent on a jap
anese naval spokesman's assertion
today that abandonment by the
United States of "unWarrantabIe
interference with and obstruction
Of" Japan's policies on the far
eastern continent was needed to
relieve concern there over Ameri-
can-Japanese relations.
The American stand was inter-
preted in a different light in in
formed quarters here and there
was no apparent disposition to
meet, at this time, any of the con-
ditions Japan demanded.
Despite fears about the safety
of the western hemisphere, United
States policy toward the Far East
remained unaltered by any official
declarations or even indications.
That policy, as enunciated in a
note to Japan two and a half years
ago under world conditions much
less critical than today was:
A refusal to recognize Japan's
right Ito prescribe what shall be
the terms and conditions of a new
order in areas not under it's SOY
ereignty and to constitute itself
the repository of authority aid
the agent of destiny in regard
thereto"
But how long it can be main
tanned under new conditions de-
pended on many factors, chief of
which was the ability of Britain to
repel invasion and keep it's power
full fleet. With that fleet in German
Italian hands. withdrawal of the
United States fleet from the Pacific
might become necessary, giving
Japan a free hand to force control
over east Asia.
Thus Japan appeared to be wait
ing, like the United States, on Eu-
ropean developments before going
"all out" on enforcement of the
new "Asiatic Monroe Doctrine"
but meanwhile moving step by
step toward the day when perhaps
it could be done without serious
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
famous FRENCH
FORT IS SEIZED
Gibraltar OF The Rhone'
Falls And Flag Is Replaced
With Nazi Banner

orBN, SWITZERLAND, July 4
- frances ''Gibraltar of the
,e, The last French fort
..u,n to be flying the tricolor,
hnu " hv a well-armed and well.
l ass,,inped garrison fell yesterday,
eq~ was disclosed tonight.
i mo French flag was hauled
-, from the captured bastion.
o N,s. de L'Ecluse, atop a 1,000-foot
f ~ over the Rhone river gorges
1,n BelIegarde, and a Nazi Swas-
.;Ea was hoisted.
The German banner was brought
lawn again at noon, however, when
T.zi forces abandoned the fort
Ns soveral French units, cut off
t.am communication with their
aovprnment. fought on for several
sovs after the armistice.
'V The day before the cease-fire
,rder was given, strong German
torces attacked but were driven
hack with a loss of several tanks.
Since then. the Germans sent
re,tral emissaries to the fort from
ppllegarde almost daily demand
md that the French garrison of 300
surrender.
The garrison, cut off from COM
,nunications for 10 days, refused,
finitely.
Yesterday the Germans sent an
other warning that they would at
tack, and moved 1000 men, tanks
and filed guns into position.
The garrison then surrendered
without a fight and left the fort
carrying the French flag. The SOL
diers marched into Bellegarde sing,
ine. They carried no arms. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05

Strasbourg and the Province and
the flotilla leader Mogador, DNB
reported.
The British apparently counted
upon plane-laid magnetic mines
to help them keep the French
bottled up. it was said, but the
~battleship Stras5ourg Cor bunker
que) and five flotilla leaders, as
well as a number of lesser craft.
succeeded in fighting their way
through the minefileds and rakine
gunfire.
Apparently these units headed
for France. 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
Mrs. Flynn, Of Currie,
Dies In Hospital Here

Mrs, +. T. Flynn, of Currie. died
in a local hospital yesterday after
moon after a snort illness .
Funeral services will be held from
the home of her brother, J. A. Dew,
nf rrrrie. with whom she made her
home. Saturday afternoon at 4
o'clock. lnterment will follow in the
Flynn cemetery.
She is survived by one son, B. S.
Flynn. three daughters. Mrs. Pearl
Epss. Mrs. ". l.. Squires, of Currie,
and Mrs. w. A. Simon, of Whining
tn; me brother, J. A. Dew. and one
lister. Miss Pinkie Dew. of Currie.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
FRANCE IS GIVEN
PERMISSION TO
SINK ITS SHIPS
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off Oran and nearby Mers FL
The British force included an
aircraft carrier. three cruisers and
a flotilla of smaller vessels, &C.
cording to the German account.
A British bombardment started
fires aboard the Dunkerque COR
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
OFFERS

LONDON, July 4 -R- Canada
has offered to supply any addition
al personnel required to officer
units Of the French fleet now in
British hands, the colonial office
said tonight 2
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
TRADE PROPOSED

SANTIAGO. Chile. July 4-t!TN-
An authoritative source said today
that Japanese interests had Offered
the Chilean government s35, 900 ,oot
v.orth OF railway eqhipment-pre
sumably German-made - In ex'
change for Chilean copper and
%nitrateS.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-07-05
WEATHER
Continued From Page Une)

NEW YOSI-, July 4.-B-weather
CONDITIONS and low and high tempera.
lures in 20 United States cities today
ware. 'o""f
Evening star., 1940-08-22
The Ford Contract

It is gratifying to know that
difficulties in the way Of utilizing
Henry Ford's extensive manufactur-
ing facilities to speed up national
defense preparations have been
cleared away. Under a contract pre-
pared by the National Defense Com
mission and agreed to by Mr.. Ford,
the Detroit automobile magnate will
begin manufacture Of 1000 airplane
motors Of the Pratt & Whitney type.
In addition, Mr.. Ford disclosed, his
factories are planning to produce a
motor of their own design, said to
be especially adapted to production
on a quantity basis. These engines
will be installed in planes Of Ford
manufacture, it was indicated. How
effective the Ford products will be
for military use remains to be de-
termined.
One Of the first disappointments
encountered by the National Defense
Commission In its drive for "full
speed ahead" in warplane produc-
ton was the refusal of Mr.. Ford some
weeks ago to undertake the manu-
facture of 5000 Rolls Royce airplane
engines when he learned that 5000
of them were destined for Great
Britain. Mr.. Ford, a confirmed iso-
lationist, objected to turning out
engines for a foreign government
engaged in war-even though that
government was fighting for it's life
against an invader. The commission
gave the contract to the Packard
Motor Car Company. Meanwhile
conferences between Ford officials
and members of the commission con-
tinued in an effort to reach a basis
for agreement on defense order,
with the result that Mr.. Ford finally
placed his approval on the new con-
tract for plane power plants. Mr..
Ford's genius for mass production
and his efficient industrial plant are
valuable national assets in the pres
ent defense crisis, when speed in
arming is vital.
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Showed Aside Again

It is profound disappointment
to the people of the District that the
Rules Committee, by a vote of six
to four, has postponed presentation
to the House Of the Summers national
representation resolution. 1t is a
disappointment because there was
an excellent chance at this session
Of Congress for submission Of the
proposed constitutional amendment
to the States. 1t is disappointment
because Of the reasoning which
ostensibly actuated some Of the
members in voting to bottle up the
resolution in the Rules Committee.
The Star recognizes the serious
and emergent character of the de-
fense legislation with which Congress
is so busily occupied now. The Star
sympathizes deeply with the de-
mands upon the time of the men,
bers and the numerous prayers for
immediate action on complicated
statutes with which they are faced.
But The Star has no sympathy
whatever with the statements by
anonymous members Of the Rules
Committee, quoted informally by
Chairman SABBATH, that the Summers
resolution itself was not clear or
was not in proper form. That is in
accurate. The resolution is as simple
and as clear as an amendment can
be. It's form has been examined
carefully by authorities. II clarif-
cation Of form or intent were needed,
such clarification could be made
properly on the floor of the House.
The fact is that many members
of Congress, including some of the
members of the Rules Committee,
have not taken the time to acquaint
themselves either with the form or
with the philosophy of the Summers
resolution.
That is what hurts. And 1t hurts
because the attitude OF these men,
bers toward the Summers amend
ment is symbolic Of their attitude
toward all affairs affecting the Dis
trict of Columbia. Where there are
no votes, there is no interest. The
District suffers in consequence. It
suffers from lack Of understanding.
1t suffers from prejudice bred by
misunderstanding and it remains
without the remedy for mis-govern-
ment and tyranny that is a basic
part Of the American systematic
vote.
Until the District gets the vote,
the District will remain helpless.
That is why the District must have
the vote.
Evening star., 1940-08-22
Praises Editorial
On Acceptance Speech.
To the Editor Of The Star:

On acceptance speech.
To the Editor Of The Star:
This evening I read with great con-
viction your editorial on wendell WILL
kie's acceptance speech, entitled "A Po-
litical Philosophy; also. I listened to
Secretary Ickes, purported answer to the
same speech on the radio. To any
thinking person need the difference be
pointed out between the profound, tenn
perate and rational argument Of your
editorial, and the superficial, hypocritical,
-slinging" grafton Of the Republican
social worker Secretary
Never has the necessity for the "free-
dom of the press" been SO forcibly i'm
pressed on me, as In the light Of this
great contrast tonight: therefore, I
write, for the first time to q news
paper. to urge you to Sight without
ceasing to maintain this liberty, and to
congratulate you on your splendid daily
editorials.
Secretary 1ckes convinced me by his
sneech how to vote in November. Yes.
for Wendell L. Willkie and rationalism.
A ROOSEVELT SUPPORTER
August 10. TWICE.