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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Happy New Year!

If could only be certain that our greeting to
our readers for a really Happy New Year!"
Death ano taxes can only be taken for granted
impending wish of happiness seems almost un-
attainabe if world events to be symbol of what
lies ahead. But not easily discouraged and pro-
coed each year. at the beginning of January to hope
for joy for others and courage for ourselves to meet
the responsibilities that the year will bring. The
present world is in sorry state to promise much in
the way of happiness for the universe and consequently
there isn't such pretty picture predicted for the world
of 1941. But with its uncertainties and doubts we
will be fair and give it a chance to prove itself.
Beside predictions for such business increase
there will be boom year ahead Another says we've
never depression until suffer the that lies
ahead in Al. After all, the we shall remember
the old year due to the unexpected that it held
that is what stamps it minds. So will the new
have unpredctable events popping up for us as
reasons to remember its twelve months outstanding
on our ifes calendar We hope that happiness is in
cluded therein!
Why should we not look forward to prosperity and
progress and perhaps, peace? We have been visited
with these in centuries past and to continue to pray
for them in 1941 is not foolhardy. &c. confdentialy
we say 1t to you friends to your relatives and their
friends to all of those 13O,OOOOOO souls who make up
this land and to those who are in other lands,
HAPPY NEW YEAR,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Washington Digest
BY BAUKHAGE
National Farm and Home Hour

CommentatOr)
released by Western Newspaper Union.)
The time will soon be over when
the boys who wanted to get into the
army will be the only ones called
the volunteers for the draft are rap
idly being used up. Then it will be
the turn of those who have to 60
whether they want to or not. But
Washington isn't worrying about
how this last contingent is feeling.
What 1t is worrying about-or at
least thinking about-is how the
whole new army"-an the boys
who do their one years hitch-are
going to feel when they get out.
That is one of the most important
things that Uncle Sam has to con-
slider in connection with the entire
selective service system and that
is why c. A. Dykstra was called
to be selective service administra-
tor.
When I sat down in his new Office
in Washington-which a month ago
was the dining room of a fiat in an
apartment house the war depart
ment has hastily made over-Mr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Add These

One of the incest things in starting new year is
to think of added features for your list of resolutions
last years deficiencies that you are going to rest this
year? Making New Years resolutions isn't as popular
today it used to be, maybe it is because folks have
ton to offer for newspaper resolution that will be
easy for every reader to keep Read todays with
your mind open, read the story behind the headline
read editorial page to get the other fellows out
look and read the advertisements to buy wisely for
your family.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

Not So Silly
Dolcini-And you wouldn't begin
q journey on Friday?
Dzudi-Most certainly not.
Dolcini-That's a silly supersti-
ton.
Dzudi-It's no superstition in my
case. My payday is Saturday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Times Change

Now. sir" the prosecutor
stormed at the defendant, .'I'll ask
you If you weren't convicted on the
twentieth Of March, 1926. on the
charge Of bootlegging?"
''Oh, yes" the prisoner admitted
with assurance. smiling in a friend
ly way at the jury. ''but ! amt got
you for my lawyer this time"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

dents. The questions uIey asked had
lost their cynical flavor, their pessi-
mistic approach to the subject Of
any military service which was
characteristic Of recent years. For
a long time they had been under the
influence Of Committees Against
War and other similar organiza-
tons, which advanced abstract ar
guments. But by the time the
selective service bill got under dis
cussion, they had something con-
crete to talk about.
'The reversal of the British atti-
tude of appeasement after Munich
affected them. Then the fall of
France; and there was the realiza-
ton of what had actually. happened
to the occupied countries"
wondered if it wasn't an emo
tional sweep that affected the coun-
try, a patriotic war-spirit. Dykstra
didn't think so.
The questions the students asked
showed that they had been consider
ing facts. And think that is true
generally. The daily happenings
have made the people realize that
defense is necessary. that they want
to be part Of that defense. They
have begun to realize that 1t can
happen here"
Building our defense bulwarks
may mean the end Of barriers be-
tween the states. 1T is certain. {"
says Chester H. Gray, director of
National Highway Users conference.
that the federal government will
not permit the holding up of troops
and materials at state lines. It is
equally important that civilian
highway users have the same priv
ileges. II the states do not act to
eliminate highway barriers, then the
federal government might step in
and insist on reciprocity between
the states"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

Dykstra didn't look any different
from the way he did when we sat
down for a bull session in the fra
ternity house back in 1908. He has
the same warm, overlooking nature
and his face is still its window.
After we'd exchanged a few rem
iniscences, I said that I supposed
he had been chosen to head up the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
ON the Trail

Private Detective-As instructed,
madam, I have followed your hus-
band. He went into eight dress
shops. three beauty parlors. Ave
millinery establishments and
Madam-What on earth for?
Detective-He was looking for you,
madam.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Spanish Popular

Washington is going ''the South
American Way" rapidly, accord
ing to Baukhage. A great craze
to study Spanish has broken out
and its Como esta listed" all
up and down the street. And It's
not only in Washington. The OF.
fee of Education reports that fig-
ures from seven North and South
Carolina colleges show an in
crease Of TIL per cent in the
number of students studying
Spanish.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

Jack-Now that your engagement
Is broken are you going to ask the
girl to send back your letters?
Axel-Of course. spent lot Of
good work on those letters. They're
worth using again
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Washington Digest
Dykstra Plans Aid to Conscripts
Released After Year of Training
Draft Head Strives to Provide for Their Reemplcy
ment; Future of Military Training Program
Depends Upon Its Effect on First Draftees.

draft chiefly because, as president
of a great university, he stood for
youth. He said he supposed so. Then
I asked: but what are you really
here for? This selective service sys-
tenn runs itself, what are you sup
posed to worry about?" Then, we
got to the real meat of the nut.
'"The thing we are concerned
with" he answered with that dash
Of ginger that spices his scholarly
thoughtfulness and makes every
thing Dykstra does, live, 1.-THE thing
that we are concerned with is what
is going to happen next year."
I realized he was way ahead of
me.
I'VE have the continuing RESPONSE
bility of training a citizen army
and he emphasized the word "con-
tinuing."
I'VE have to ask ourselves how
the boys who have finished a years
training are going to report back
home. Will their report be such
that their parents and their friends
will say it was a good year?
Training Should
Improve Conscripts
I'VE want the boy to report that
he is physically better off; that his
morale is strengthened; that he has
seen and learned lot about the
country and is convinced that we
have something to defend.
1--WE want him to be advanced In
his education, the kind of education
you get living with others; we want
him to get feeling for the whole
population; to find out how the Texan
looks at things and the boy from the
great Northwest; the fellows from
across the tracks and on the hill,
the country boy and the one from
the crowded city.
I'VE want the boys to learn from
talking to each other about all kinds
of things; have them learn the de-
tense point of view; to understand
and feel their whole country.
I'VE have to be interested in what
happens this year if we are going
to look ahead.
Upon the boys report will de-
pend what happens on the floor of
congress later. Maybe congress will
Iecide that perhaps the boys should
be allowed to get into the army q
little younger. Perhaps they should
have wider period of option. Some
might want to do their service as
soon as they are through high
school Some might like to post
pone it until they have gone through
college.
And then there is another thing.
Congress may feel that perhaps this
service Should be extended to other
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Good Mother

''Is young Mrs. Whoofey good
mother?"
Good? Why she's marvelousl
have seldom seen anyone more
careful when hiring . nurse for
her children"
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PVNNNNNNNNNNN
Improved n CTTNDAv
Uniform oo-AA
BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIsT. d n
Dean of The Moody Bible Institute
of Chicago.
released by Western Newspaper Union
Lesson for December 20

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts "a
lected and copyrighted by Internations
Council of Religious Education: used b,
permission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

fields so that U.-.>4 .oys who can't
get into the army can get the wider
view, too. by getting into some kind
Of civilian service-build themselves
up physically with work in the fields
or the forests, fighting pests"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
JESUS REQUIRES
FAITHFULNESS

LESSON TEXT-Luke 12:35-48.
GOLDEN TEXT = Unto whomsoeye,
much is given. of him shall be much "a
quired.-Luke 12:48.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

A fortunate people, who can pet their dogs withou
figuring they might come to the place they will hav
to eat them!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Stronger Muscles

One of the first jobs in military training is to
develop strong muscle. A soldier needs great powers
of endurance 1t is of the first Importance that he be
able to make efforts and endure fatigue that would
PROSTATE the man engaged in ordinary activities.
The soldiers are not the only ones who need strong
bodies 1t would be fine thing if all the young people
could get the idea from the training of the men in the
military camps, that everybody should try to develop
greater muscular power During recent years there
has been too little interest in such physical develop
ment.
exercise for the development of their muscles Very
many OF them would rig up some simple gymnastic
apparatus in their yards and practice constantly with
pulley weights or dumbbels, pull themselves up
horizontal bars, and so on Their prded themselves
their powerful muscles and used frequently crook
their arms at the elbow, and invite their friends to
growing.
People should be urged to join gymnasium classes
whenever there is chance to take such exercises 1t is
good work. not merely for the young, but older folks
would prolong their lives if they would take this reg
ular exercises
People also urged to pride themselves on taking
long walks to develop leg muscle In these times many
of them dislike to walk short distances, and will jump
into the if they have only quarter of mile to CO.
Let us have campaign to develop strong muscles and
the shocks of life and strains of life will not
down fast
friend is very close acquaintance who has never
tried to borrow money from you.
man was overheard to remark that with his line
of talk, Hitler ought to be selling oil stock.
fortunate people, who can pet their dogs without
figuring they might come to the place they will have
to eat them
The young fellows struggling to make names for
themselves and the girls to try and share it.
Someone suggested this was war of yarns, those
handled by women knitters and those handed out by
dictators
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

Someone suggested this of yarns, those
handled by women knitters and those handed out by
dictators.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

The young fellows struggling to make name
themselves, and the girls to try and share it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

A man was overheard to remark that with
of talk, Hitler ought to be selling oil stock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26

A friend is very close acquaintance who has
tried to borrow money from you.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Looks Far Ahead
To End of Service


AS we talked it was easy to see
how much further than the parade
ground and the hike, the drill regu-
lations and the rifle range, Admin
istrator Dykstra was looking. Orig
inally he studied to be a professor
Of history but he switched to politi-
cal science. partly because of the
influence of that great scholar,
Charles Merriam. under whom he
studied. Political science, the study
OF things that make the wheels of
government go round, helped to pull
him away from the campus and the
library and into an active role in
civic administration. He was finally
called back into the college world
again. After seven years as city
manager Of Cincinnati, where he
made a splendid record, carrying
that busy city through the terror Of
the food Of three years ago, he
was made president of the Univer-
sity Of Wisconsin.
Before that, he was head Of the
water and power department of the
city Of Los Angeles through the pc
riod of the building of the Boulder
dam when the frightened farmers
fought with guns and dynamite the
new project which they thought
would rob them of their water.
And another thing which he is
thinking about when he says next
year" is the job situation and the
part the government must play in
fitting the trainee back into civilian
life.
A part Of the function Of the Sc
lective service system is to see that
the boy has job when he ends his
year of service. If the job he left
is still there when he gets back, the
selective service system will see
that he gets it. But some firms
may 60 out of business-then the
United States employment service
will play its part. The administra-
tor explained it this way:
The employer will want the man
who has had year in the army be-
cause he'll be healthier, better dis
ciplined and he'll have learned to
live with his fellows. But if the job
isn't there. wen have to find an
other one.
Then there are the boys who
didn't have a job when they went
into the army. We will have to help
local organizations working with
business to take care of him."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-12-26
Students Change
Attitude or, Draft

l wanted to know how the boys
themselves felt about serving. I
knew he knew the content of thou
sands of letters which have poured
into selective service headquarters.
But he went back further than the
letters for the beginning of his an
swer.
Last summer" he said, ION the
university campus noticed the
change in the attitude Of the stu
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02


a
o. Roosevelt a ksg
arepocam
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
THE QUESTION
In the present crisis are your
sympathies with Finland or
Russia

q fact which was due largely TO
Finland's careful attention to her
war debt obligations.
WHAT SHOULD
z. 8. COURSE BET
Does American sympathy for
Finland mean that the United
States favors aggressive steps
against Russia? That is 4 sub
ject on which American opinion
will become clearer in the weeks
TO come. British official broadcasts
have suggested that since Britain
herself is deeply engaged in West
ern Europe that such neutral ma
tons a. Sweden, Denmark, Nor
way and the United States should
do everything possible to assist the
Firms.
Preliminary institute studies In
dictate that while many Americans
would be willing at this time to
give somewhat more assistance to
the Firms than Is being given to
the Allies-such as refunds on the
war debt payments, loans and out
right gifts of food and supplies
there is virtually no sentiment at
this time for sending American
troops against the Soviet Union.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
1910 Sugar Quota
Announced Blu US.

WASHINGTON - Secretary OF
Agriculture Henry A. Wallace an
nounced the 1910 sugar quota will
be 6,725, 100 short tons. raw value.
Following President Roosevelt's
announcement that the sugar pro-
gram will be put back into effect
next year. Wallace announced the
exact sllotments for domestic pro-
ducers and import quotas for Off
shore areas.
The domestic beet sugar quota
was established at 1855, $50 tons.
compared with l.566.7ls tons last
year. The mainland cane sugar
quota WAS set at 442.s2S tons,
compared with 424,T2T tons last
year.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
JUNIOR LODGE
WILL INSTALL

Washington Junior Lodge No.
:. I.o.o.F, will hold its semi
annual installation Tuesday eve
ming In Odd Fellows temple. All
Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and Theta
Rios are invited to attend.
Officers TO be installed are as
follows:
Chief ruler, Jack GALLAGHER;
deputy ruler. Gene Handy; re-
corder, Robert Athow; accountant,
Floyd Graham; treasurer. Wesley
Englund; conductor. Harold De-
morest: warden. Cliff Deakes;
chaplain. Dick Hagen; inner senti-
mel. Kelly AcClain; outer sentinel,
Ed. Ramsipher; past chief ruler
Ivan Panisn.
Installing officers will be Rob-
ert Thoren. acting grand master;
James Hardness. acting grand
warden: Charles Healy. acting
grand secretary: Robert Hill. act
ing grand treasurer; Robert Thorn
~. acting grand marshal.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02

the departure Of Chancellor Hitler.
and the dramatic story Of how
three light British cruisers hound
cd the German pocket battleship
Graf Spec into the harbor Of Mon
tevideo whsrs Il was latsr scuttled
and ssnt down In flames by the
crew, ranked third and fourth re-
spsctiveiy In the Institute survey.
BO0UDvELT'g THANKSGIVING
PROCLAMATION MAKES LIST
Other leading events Of the past
year in the order of their mention
were.
The German ''blitzkrisg" against
Poland and the rapid conquest and
partition Of that country early In
October.
The visit Of King George and
Queen Elizabeth to the American
continent, the first visit svsr made
10 this hemisphere BY rsigning
British scvereigns.
Soviet Russla's invasion Of Fin
land on three different fronts.
Germany's occupation Of Bohe-
mia and Noravia In March. In con-
travcntion Of the Munich Agree
ment.
President Roossvelt's proclama-
tion changing the date Of Thanks
giving from ito accustomed spot at
the end of the November calendar
IA surprising indication that some
Americans at least were not COM
pleteiy preoccupied with the news
from Europe, and
The Russo-G Germany treaty Of
friendship, upsetting widely held
notions Of the incompatibility Of
Communism and Nasism, which
preceded by = few days the out
break Of war.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02

TO explore this human" record
~ 1o1o the American Institute Of
Pubic Opinion has talked with
several thousand carefully selected
men md womon IN . scientific
erues-spetton a the whole United
otatss--rich and poor. Easterners
md Westsrners and eoutherners,
people living h the large cities Of
the Atlantic coast and people liv-
Ing hundreds a miles inland In
small towns and farms far from
the ooaboards.
The survey shows that--wher-
ever ~ Iivsd---the average Amer
Kan was turning his attention
overusas IN 1oao ~ never before
b recent years. and that domestic
events were drowned out for him
~ the tramping II hobnailsd boots
n Central Europe, IN Finland and
along the Rhine, and BY the ex-
plosiens a TIE hig guns On land
ond -
Among he tsn-news events Of
IL year named - most interest
ing" No less than seven took place
overseas and two more were inti-
matsiy connscted with European
probIems-
Elsut ~ lsrsn.sst n the
Uln1B u AasrinAas - ~
yosz's ~ = ~ suthEaak q
was lnst Gep1snber bstwssa
Eng1nn1 - Trnncs - 80
- ~ 0ssunnny On ~ sthar
- svsst uhlrh has bssn
fsseooan ~ 1FeaAe1 ~ ~
avssags AnnsFican FOR IN last
several years. Nearly twice -
nnnny posusns nncntloned Tire
Ang1e-Ysoneh eeclara11en n
war - naasd any other single
ev1at-
ssoend en the list was the action
taken ~ congrsas and the presi-
Gent 70 meet The war crisis---the
special sesssion Of congress which
met n September 10 debate the
problems Il American neutrality
and which made II possible for
Cnglan1 and Francs TO buy air
planes and munitinns In the u. 3.
Ths bomhing Of Munich's Buer-
gerbrasu hall just II minutes after
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
Camera CLUB to
Meet Wednesday

Visitors win be welcome at the
meeting Of the Y Camera club at
p. m. Wednesday At the Y. N.
c. A. Pictures taken during the
Christmas holidays will be on dis
play and the members viii decide
on the winners for prizes. impor-
tant business matters will be dis
eussed and q report OF the club
Christmas party viii be made. The
club has purchased . new minis-
ture enlsrger that will be on dis
play for the first time.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02

Des Moines. Iowa. win be only
Is hours from the Tacoma Seattle
area under new overnight air mail.
express and passenger schedules
which will become effective In that
city today. according to advices
received by the local office Of
United Air Lines. improvements
made to the Dss Moines airport.
they reported. win permit United
70 land its Mainliners there.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02

1. England ana france declare
war on Germany.
2. Special session of congress
lifts embargo.
3. Attempt on Hitler's life In
Munich bombing.
4. German "blitzkrieg" in Po-
land.
5. Russia's invasion of Finland.
8. scuttling Of the Graf Spec.
Z. Germany seizes Bohemia and
Moravia.
8. Russo German treaty of mu-
tual friendship.
.. Dies committee hearings.
10. Yankees win fourth straight
Worlds series.
WOMEN
/. England and France declare
war on Germany.
2. Special session of Congress
lifts arms embargo.
5. scutlting Of the Graf Spec.
4. Visit OF the king and queen.
B. Attempt on Killers life in
Munich bombing.
9. German "blitzkrieg" in Po-
land.
:. Russis's invasion of Finland.
8. Roosevelt's Than ksfi wing
proclamation.
Q. Germany seixes Bohemia and
Moravia.
10. Sinking of submarines Squa-
lus. Theitis and Phoenix.
COMBINED
I. England and France declare
war on Germany.
2. Special session of congress
lifts arms embargo.
5. Attempt on Killers life in
Munich bombing.
4. Scuttling Of the Graf Spec,
S. German "blitxkrieg" in Poland.
8. Visit Of the King and Queen.
7. Russis's invasion OF Finland.
9. Germany seiEes Bohemia and
Moravia.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-01-02
BARE PAWS WOULD BE
MUCH MORE EFFECTIVE

CLEVELAND, O.-Edmund H.
Rub, Of suburban Lakewood, has
q boxing cat-Mr. Buster-which
he has trained to wear gloves on
Its forepaws and box round after
round with him. THE cat Is a mild
animal" Rub said, until the
gloves are put on. Then it be-
comes q veteran boxer-and never
retreats"