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Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03
Thomas F. Baker
Elected Sunday
School Leader

Thomas F. Baker has been elected
superintendent Of the Baptist
Church Sunday School, Rockville
Other officers and teachers Sc
lected to serve during 194O-41 are
Harry S. Beall, associate super
intendent;; Charles Ward, gen.
eral secretary; Miss Ella Mae
Benson, assistant general secre-
tary; Miss Lille Belle Bogley
pianist and Miss Katherine Ben
son, treasurer.
According to the Rev. Herbert
o. Cooper, pastor, Mrs. H. O.
Cooper win head the Cradle Roll
Department, assisted by Mrs
Robert Kinder. Mrs. Julia Ayers
will be superintendent Of the Be-
ginners department while Miss
Kathrine Benson and Mrs. G. Eos.
ter will be teachers. The Pri-
mary department will have Miss
Lillian C. Meeton as superinten-
dent and teacher, with Miss
Blanche Ray also teaching.
Miss Ella Dickerson viii super
intend and teach in the Junior
Department. Other teachers will
be Leslie Firge, Miss Lille Belle
Bogley, Miss Dorothy Guess. Inter.
mediate Department will have as
superintendent and teacher Miss
Edith P. Magruder aided by Miss
Mae Belt, Mrs. e. Bridgewatel
and j. B. Smith. Mrs. G. A
Howes will superintend and L. e
Bridgewater will teach in tht
Young Peoples Department. Tht
adults will be superintended ant
taught by the Rev. Herbert o
Cooper and Miss Nina R. Berry
A special program is being pre-
pared for October goth when th'
church will celebrate its 119tl
anniversary.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03

Oct. 10 = Turkey supper, st.
Marks Parish Hall, Fairland, 5
to 8 p. m.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03
Soccer League To Meet
At Gaitherburg Oct. 8

The second organization meeting
of the Montgomery County Soccer
League will be held at the fire.
house in Gaithersburg at 8 p. m,
Tuesday night, October 8. All
teams are requested to have their
representative present.
A Referee Association has been
formed for the league and it will
be headed by Abbie Clark, whose
work is well known in this county.
All Of the referees will be accredit
ed by the United States Soccer As
sociation.
The league hopes to begin sea-
sonal play by October 20. AL
players interested will contact
managers or w. ]. Thomas, 3rd
Sandy Spring, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03

Oct. IT Oyster and chicken salad
supper to be held at Ashton
Methodist Church, 5 to p. m.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03
Miss Mary Louise Jones
Bride of George w. Eikel

Miss Mary Louise Jones became
the bride of George Warner Eiker
Saturday evening at 8 o'clock in
the Grace Episcopal Church in
Woodside. The bride is the daugh-
ter of Mrs. Ira Harrington Jones.
Mr.. Eiker is the son of Mrs.
Charles M. Eiker.
The Rev. Richard Aselford Off
ciated at the ceremony, assisted by
the Rev. Emanuel A. LeMoine, pas
tor of st. Columbus Episcopal
Church. Mrs. Emily C. Dickinson
played the organ.
Given in marriage by Maj. E.
Brooke Lee, of Silver Spring, the
bride wore traditional ivory satin.
The gown was fashioned with a
long waistline, sweetheart neck
and ended in a train. Her veil
fell from a Juliet cap of seed
pearls. She carried an arm bou-
quet of gladioli, orchids, lilies of
the valley and tube roses in a
| shower.
Mrs. David Haycock was matron
of honor. Her pale blue velveteen
gown was cut on long lines with d
square neck and full skirt. She
wore a matching hat of tulle, off
the face. Her bouquet was of
talisman roses.
The remaining attendants were
Mrs. C. J. Babcock, Miss Ann
Brooke Knight and Miss Martha
Elizabeth Printz. They all wore
gowns in darker shade of blue
velveteen made like the matron
of honor's frock. Their bouquets
were of yellow roses. Miss Mar
garuerite Ford of Summit, N. j.,
cousin of the bride, served as flow
er girl. Her white taffeta frock
was sprigged with pink and blue
flowers and she carried bouquet
of delphinium.
Walter M. Eiker, of Centreville,
Nd, served as best man. Ushers
were c. j. Babcock, Philip L. Gle,
Jr., Wayne L. Little, John B. Ster-
ling, Charles B. Buscher and David
L. Haycock.
Immediately following the cere-
mony there was a reception at the
home of the brides mother, Mrs,
Jones wore a blue velvet gown and
a corsage of orchids shipped from
Riverside, CAL, especially for the
wedding. Mrs. Flicker wore a
black velvet gown and a corsage
| of gardenias. When the couple
return from their honeymoon they
will live at 9606 Warren road, Lin
den, Md.
Among the out-of-town guests at
the ceremony were Mr.. and Mrs.
Prentice c. Ford of Summit, N. j.;
Mrs. Louise l.. Cummings, Hough-
ton L. Cummings, Joseph A. Cum
mings, all of Lancaster, Pa; Mr..
and Mrs. Albert L. Crandall and
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Crandall of
Annapolis; Mrs. Percy Lily of
Byrdton, Va; Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
M. Eiker of Centreville; Mr.. and
Mrs. William Miller and Miss Alma
Miller of Baltimore.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03
St. Luke's Lutheran Church
Redland.

Redland.
10 A. M. Sunday School for all
ages. Adults convene in church,
children congregate in parish hall,
II A. M. Divine worship. Holy
Communion. Sermon on "The
Lords Supper on End and 3rd
John.
1880 P. M. Church Council.
Thursday evening at 2, Wom-
ems Missionary Society--"Twenty
five Years of Printed Programs" ]"
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03

Oct. "a = Annual turkey supper,
under auspices of Pentalpha
Chapter, No. 3S, O. E. S., Man
sonic Hall, Gaithersburg.
Oct. "a - Supper Ladies of the
Rockville Presbyterian Church,
in the church from 5 to Z p. m.
Oct. 81 Dinner. benefit Boy Scouts,
at Christian Church, Rockville,
from $3.50 to 8 p. m.
Oct. 20 to Nov. / - Baltimore
Food Show and Special Consum-
ers' poultry products exhibit -
staged by Maryland State Poul-
try Council with the University
of Maryland and State Fair
Board cooperating, Fifth Regi-
ment Armory, Baltimore. Show
sponsored by Independent Retail
Grocers Association of Maryland.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03
ANNOUNCEMENT

MR.. TALMAGE WATKINS, Secretary
to Western Maryland National Farm Loan
Association, announces that he will be at
his new office in Gardner. & Kelly Real
Estate Office in the Theatre Building, and
that he will be at his office, Tuesdays,
Thursdays and Fridays, hours 10 to a.
Phone 280 - to take applications for
Federal Loans on farm land at low rates
of interest on long term mortgages.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03
COMING EVENTS
Nov, = Benefit dance ballroom
Indian Spring Club, sponsored by
Montgomery County Public
Health Lay Council 10 til.

Oct. A - Fifth Poultry Indus
tries Exposition sponsored by
Northeastern Poultry Producers
Council, Atlantic City auditor
ium, Atlantic City, N. J.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1940-10-03
Oct. 5 = Oyster supper at Wood
field Hall by Ladies Aid of Wes-
ley Grove Church, A p. m.

Oct. 10 Turkey supper, St.
Marks Parish Hall, Fairland, 5
to 8 p. m.
Oct. IL = Card party, benefit St.
Martins Guild, Gaithersburg, at
the home of Mrs. E. P. Schwartz
at 8 p. m.
Oct. IL = Rummage and bake sale,
Beulah Class of the Epworth
Methodist Church, firehouse in
Gaithersburg.
Oct. IT. Oyster and chicken salad
supper to be held at Ashton
Methodist Church, 5 to 9 p. m.
Oct. 18 = Bingo party, benefit of
the Student Aid and Dental
Clinics, Rockville high school
gymnasium at 8 p. m.
Oct. 18 = Bingo party, benefit of
Montgomery County Council of
Knights of Columbus, st. Mary's
Hall, Rockville.
Sat-, Oct. 10, 8 p. m. = Card party
for benefit of the Gaithersburg
Library Association will be held
in Gaithersburg High School.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Germans Confess
Loss i'm BOMBING
Of Prussion Civ

BERLIN Aug. l CUP)-The Ger
man high command admitted to-
day that British planes last
night bombed the great German city
of Hanover, severely damaging a
number of houses and killing and
wounding a number of persons. {"
The bombs, dropped from a high
altitude lone plane flying in
the clouds, fell on the center of
Hanover, it was said.
. Hanover, in Prussia, is a great
industrial and art center.
The high command admitted that
other British planes had bombed
northern and western Germany but
claimed only slight damage had
been caused by these raids.
The bombs which fell on the
center of Hanover were far from
any military electives, the high
command said.
1t is claimed that German air
raids on British shipping and har-
bors had resulted in explosions and
fires and the loss of eight British
planes yesterday against two Ger
man planes admitted lost.
The cOmmunique said that Ger
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01

crow with its arms filled with
battleships and airplanes. 1t was
facing japanese clad in civilian
clothes. The Japanese was earring
a sword twice his own height.
The cartoon accused the United
States of making an empty gesture"
by attempting to brighten Japan
witout military resources to support
it threats.
The Central China Daily News,
organ of the Japanese dominate
Marking regime, said editorially that
on method of eliminating Ameri-
can influence from the Far East
was through the anti-British CAM
paign. This campaign, the news
paper said, was anti-American also
in its effect because it destroyed
British support of the American po-
sltion in the Far East.
1t said that if British "Hegemony''
were destroyed in the Pacific the
United States would become unim-
portant to Asia. 1t accused the
United States of stabbing France
and Holland in the back at the
Havana peace preservation confer
ence.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Rome Says British
Destroyer Sunk In
Sea Engagement

ROME, Aug. (UP)-A high conf
mand communique asserted today
that during the bombing of con-
voy by italian planes in the eastern
Mediterranean "a few days ago.
q British destroyer was sunk.
italian planes bombed the British
air base of Wapir in Kenya, East
Africa, and British planes bombed
kassalla, in the Sudan, (Which
italy recently occupied" the COM
munique said.
1t was asserted that Italian planes
destroyed three British planes
grounded on the Buna air field in
kenya and shot down two British
planes in fight over Malta. One
Italian plane was lost in the Malta
fight, it was admitted.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Japan Formally AnnouncesNew Stand
For New Order in East Asia, With
Grab Toward |ndo- China, Indies

TOKYO, Aug. l. CUP)-Japan,
in a long-planned exposition of
foreign policy, announced today
order in a greater East Asia" with
Japan, China and Manchukuo as
the central link and that it was
resolved to Surmount all obstacles,
material and spiritual which might
lie If its path.
The announcement of policy was
phraSed in general terms and did
not mention French Indo-China
or the Netherlands East Indies.
But anticipatory statements had
left no doubt that apan was reach
ing far past the corner of south
east Asia to form a new sphere of
interest under a new cabinet that
IS pledged to close coopedation
with the army and navy, and that
it intended to have Germany and
Italy for its friends.
CThe japanese news agency Do
mel in a broadcast regarding Mat
suoka's statement quoted him as
saying that 1.-THE great East Asia
includes the South Seas region and
aims at establishing a stabilized
East Asia sphere in which self
sufficiency will prevail. including
not only Japan, ManChukuo and
China but French Indo-China and
the Netherlands East Indies.'O
The governments first aim, it
was said would be directed toward
settlement of the war in China
and advancement of the national
fortunes by taking a farsighted
view of the changes in the inter-
national situation and formulating
constructive and flexible measures"
Today's statements clarified the
stand of the new government of
Prince Fumimaro Konoye, which is
dedicated to a strong nationaliStic
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Britain Draws StrunqIe
Hold Tighter from North
Africa to Arctic Circle

LONDON, Aug. l (UP)-Great
Britain, in one of the most impor-
tant moves in its long-range war
policy, imposed blockade of the
Atlantic coast from the Attic cir
Gle to northern Africa today.
Effective at midnight, British
destroyers and other patrol vessels
started hating vessels bound to and
from Europe to find whether their
cargos had been certified by Brit
ish consuls at ports of departure.
The government attitude seemed
to be that all neutral vessels had
had plenty of time to obtain "navi-
certs" verifying their cargoes, as
such certificates had been avail
able since last November and any
vessels which failed to obtain one
was regarded as suspicious.
AS the blockade was imposed, the
ministry of shipping ordered British
companies controlling coal bunker
ing, oil bunkering and dock yard
facilities throughout the world to
refuse service to any ship whose
master declined to agree to use the
'navicert' system of checking car
goes to insure that they are not
destined to or sent from Germany
OF Italy.
An order in council, authorizing
the imposition of the new blockade
extension, named Germany m q
Italy as the enemies. It's article II
provides:
ANY vessel en- route to or from
port through which goods might
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
British Takes Offensive at Last on
Sea, in Air, War Expert Declares;
Axis Abandons Reckless Promises

sent ability to overcome. German
air raids over the British Isles are
being fully countered by British
retaliatory bombings with no in
dication that the totalitarian pow
ers are able to halt the British at
tacks.
simultaneously with establish
ment of Britain's new blockade Of
fensive London announces that de-
fensive strategy for meeting a pos
sible German invasion has been
abandoned. New offensive measures
have now been prepared for i'm
mediate attack against hostile
landing force. Thousands of con-
crete and iron barricades along
British highways are being remov-
ed so that offensive maneuvers of
the British army will not be ham,
pered.
These distractions were erected
after the French collapse when the
British plans for countering an in
vasion had to be quickly DEVISED
and it was believed the battle of
Britain might have to be fought
defensively in it's early phases. Now,
however. tactics for immediate at
tack have been perfected and de-
Tense has been discarded.
Coinciding with the seizure of the
offensive by Great Britain, DR.. Ro-
bert Ley, director of the German
labor front, has just told the Ger
man people that "England's pow
err is great and the fight will be
"long and hard" Though DR.. Ley
predicts final success for Germany,
his is the first German admission
that Great Britain will not he an
easy victim of Hitler's military ma
chine. DR.. Legs admission surely
must have a strange sound to Ger
man ears coming so soon after
Hitler's emotional Reichstag threat
to annihilate the British empire if
his peace demands were not &C
copied Immediately.
Too, in italy, Virginia Gayda, one
of Mussolinis spokesman, asserts
there will be no blitzkrieg against
Great Britain. He declares "condi-
tions are not exactly those of the
war against France" and he looks
for war of attrition, meaning an
effort by the axis powers slowly to
wear the British empire down.
Here is evident remarkable
change on the part of the totalitar-
ian dictators in trying to defeat
Great Britain. Reckless promises to
the German ar.i italian people of
the enemy's quick humiliation now
are succeeded by cautious and he'll
tant comments which contain evil
derces of defensive attitude.
There must always remain the
possibility that Hitlers naturally
impetuous temperament may get
beyond control. causing him to
gamble on an invasion of Britain
against military advice. The Ger
mans become restless when forced
on the defensive. But the chance
of the collapse of an invasion with
all that would imply to Hitler's
power seems TO have predominant
influence over him at present.
10 hold to the defensive against
British sea power now certainly
is being urged upon Hitler and
MlNsolini by highly influential
personages in the German and
Italian governments. The state
ments of DR.. Ley and Virginia Gay
da point to this conclusion. Limit
ed counter-strokes by totalitarian
submarines, raiders, and aircraft
can be continued but the actual
offensive itself is now in Britain's
possession.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01

man air attacks on the British
isles and shipping were conducted
despite adverse weather conditions
and that in addition to damage on
land armed British merchant ships
were bombed in the English chan
mel.
Raids on shipping were conducted
over the channel and in an area
west of the Scilly isles.
Might raids were carried out
with weak forces against shipping
and harbors in south England as
well as against enemy searchlinght
batteries" the communique said.
Explosions and fires were observed"
1t was claimed that during air
battles off Dover last night five
British planes and two barrage bal
looms were shot down without Ger
man losses. The fights were said
to have been between British spit
fires and German MeSserschmitt
pursuit planes.
The high command said three
other British planes were shot down
during raids over Norway, Denmark
and the Netherlands.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Russia viii Remain Neutral, Says
Mo!otov in Supreme Soviet Speech

ovation when he entered the former
throne room of the cars with
War Commisar Klementi Voroshi-
Low, Lazar M. Kaganovich, a men,
Der of the Presium of the Supreme
Soviet, and other officials.
The premier-foreign commisar be-
gan his speech with a review of
international events during the past
four months and he said that
France still had no peace despite
her negotiation of an armistice
with Germany and Italy.
lie said that Russias pact with
Germany was insurance of Ger
man security in the East" as we'll
as an agreement Of economic sig
nificanee,
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Nazis Claim Dutch
Death Totals Low

BERLIN, Aug. l. CUP)-D.N.B:,
official German news agency, said
today in a dispatch from the
Hague that the final figures for
Dutch casualties have been eStab-
lished at 1880 killed, $3.50 wounded
and 90 still missing.
1t was further announced that
an investigation by Rotterdam mag
istrates revealed that GIG persons
had been killed during the fight
ing in that city.
(The Netherlands legation in
Washington issued a statement on
July 18th in which it said that
more than 10000 people had been
killed in Rotterdam alone during
seven and one-half minutes OF
bombing by German planes. -Four
thousand unoffending men, women
and children died per minute the
statement said, land 10000 others
were manned and injured.D
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01

policy and pointed toward a single
party parliament on Fascist lines.
TIL first statement came from
Capt. Yuzuru Okuma, navy Spokes-
man, regarding the United States
embargo on gasoline export.
Under whatever pretext it may
have been taken" he said, there
is no doubt that it represents an
anti-Japan move designed to bring
economic pressure on Japan and
that it constituted an unfriendly
act against Japan.
IF the United States continues
along such lines it is certain to
car5e international repercusSions
though the United States might
have fully considered them"
Asked if he did not think the
embargo was aimed at Germany
and Italy, Okuma said:
President Roosevelt probably in
tended to kill two birds with one
stone"
Japan's military operations, he
said, would not be affected
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
japan Renews Terrorism
Drive Against Americans

SHANGHAI, Aug. r. CUP = A
Russian member of the French con-
ccssion police force disappeared to-
day from his station at the Ameri-
can owned Shanghai Evening Post
office, where he had been placed
on guard, and soon afterward an
unexploded bomb was found under
one of the Newspapers presses.
The Japanese army organ, Sin
Shun -Pao, renewed an anti-Ameri-
can campaign today. It's first page
head line was american drafting
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
London Reports
britons Released

LONDON, Aug. l. (UP)-Two
more Britons arrested by japanese
authorities in the course of an
antiespionage campaign have been
released, it was learned today. In
all six of a total of Is BritonS
taken into custody now have been
freed.
Thomas Ely and J. F.. Drummond
were the latest to be released after
a demand by Sir Robert Craigie
British Ambassador to Tokyo, for
release of all British subjects taken
into custody.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Raj Bombs Italy
Troop Movements

CAIRO, Aug. l. UP)-Ten in
tensive bombing raids on Italian
concentrations near Kassala, Angl-
Egyptian Sudan, have been made
by British planes during the past
two days, the Royal Air Force said
today.
1t was claimed also that direct
hits we're scored on two Italian
hangers in a raid on the Macaaca
airdrome, Libya.
1t was claimed that single Ital-
ian bomber, escorted by large
formation of fighters, flew over
Malta yesterday but that it was
driven back by British fighter
planes which shot down one of the
Italian escorts.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01

reach or come from enemy terri
tory or enemy armed forces which is
not provided with a ship navicert
for the voyage on which it is
engaged shall-until the contrary
has. been established-be deemed
to be carrying contraband or goods
of enemy origin or ownership and
shall be liable to seizure as prize
However, unless she has sailed from
or called at an enemy port she
shall not be liable to seizure under
the provision of this article unless
she has sailed from or could have
called at a port at which it duly
qualified she could have obtained
ship navicert."
British fighter planes engaged
small fleet of German planes off
the southeast coast last night, the
air ministry said today, and downed
one of them. Two british planes
failed to return from patrol duty
yesterday
German planes INDUCED in light
bombing in England during the
night concentrating on coastal
areas. An air ministry home secur-
ity ministry communique said:
Enemy aircraft dropped bombs at
a few points in the neighborhood of
the Thames estuary and the Bristal
channel last night. Some houses
were slightly damaged. No casual
ties we're reported"
Planes were reported also over
Wales, and eight heavy explosions
were heard after German planes
had flown over the southeast Eng.
lish coast.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
Tokyo Will Defy
British Blockade

NEW YORK, Aug. L (UP)-The
japanese Domei news agency in a
broadcast intercepted here today
quoted the Tokyo newspaper Asa
hi as saying that the japanese
foreign office will defy Britains
extended blockade.
japanese vessels. it was said.
would refuse to obtain cargo certi
ficates, navicerts. from British au-
thorities at ports of loading for
vessels plying to Spain. Portugal
or other neutral countries.
ASahi said that Japen regarded
Britains blockade extension as il
legal and in violation Of interna-
tional law.
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01

MOSCOW, Aug. |. (UP)-Ad-
dressing the Supreme Soviets at
the Kremlin tonight, Premier =
Foreign Commisar ViacheslaV NJ.
Molotov, reaffirmed the neutrality
of the Soviet Union in the current
war.
Molotov was cheered by 1900
deputies gathered to receive the
former Baltic states of Latvia, Ii
tijuana and Estonia into the So
Wet Union and TO ratify Russia's
annexation of Besharabia and Nor
thern Bukovina from Rumania
Moiotov told the deputies that
the Soviet Union would not parti-
cipate in the war.
Josef Stain, who heard Molo-
'y's speech, received a five minute
Imperial Valley press. (El Centro, Calif.) 1907-current, 1940-08-01
AIcantara Puts
Into Rio Harbor

RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. /. up
The armed British merchant
cruiser Alcantars which battled
"a German raider off Ilha Trini-
dade Monday night, arrived here
today for repairs.
The vessel, a former royal mail
liner of 22,209 tons, was damaged
in a running fight with the raider
which also was aaid to have SUI
fered damage.