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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21
. DAFFY TALE

Our weekly nut story has to do with lady visitor
to of the most select asylums She stopped before
the padded cell of a screwba artist who had several
specimens of his work hanging the walls.
Il really must compliment you, she told the nut.
"Those pictures very and very life-ike
The screwball smiled modestly
"Oh, these nothing, he stated Ten years ago,
] submitted oil painting to art exhibit. 1t
me-size picture of two men playing cheSS-and will
always consider it my most realistic piece of work
The woman tremendously interested. us that
% ," she said And this painting of the two playing
ehess-dd it win prize ,"
The screwball sighed.
Alas he murmured ito this day, the judges can't
even get near it. There are twenynne persons ahead
of them, waiting to challenge the winner.'...
OVERSIGHT ~
hungry hill-by, who lived in crude cabin built
81 flmsy boards, sat down to supper with his family
Directly overhead, in the sky, tense drama was
taking place An airplane pilot his motor stalled jumped
out of his plane and released his parachute He sailed
through the for five thousand feet and landed the
Al-biys roof The old pine boards gave way, and the
pilot landed on the supper table parachute and all.
The hbiliy leaped up and eyed the ceiling. He
turned TO his wife
Nav he cried peevshly, why didn't you tell me
the roof is eakn' -.
FLIRT
jockey riding spirited thoroughbred in the big
race found himself bounced out Of the saddle the
home stretch. The trainer hurried over and lifted the
JOCKEY to his feet.
How did this happen demanded the trainer.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

The drunk drew himself up and prepared for an
other leap
"Nothin doin'," he hiccoughed "I'm sissyw.
IDEA
The proprietor of a Manhattan coffee-pot called his
help to his side.
Now get this :" he said "A lot of Navy boats have
pulled in recently and expect plenty of business from
the sailors. The gobs have language all their own
when calling for food and want you to know the terms
IF sailor calls for pie, that means he wants
beef stew. Mississippi mud gull chicken
fish eyes tapioca pudding pancakes collision mats
and red lead is ketchup."
He stopped check the list He looked up suddenly.
"Just one more thing" he added. Many of the
gobs will call for steak bear this in mind In the Navy,
steak and shoe leather are the same thing"
customer who struggling with tough piece
of steak, overheard the last remark. He pushed the
steak aside.
Take this away" he growed. And bring me the
shoe leather -.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

bat lately
studying a few type cases, l
have begun to wonder whether
the "w. /. =" haven't something
pretty substantial In their Alad-
din Lamp fubbings.
TIE spidepce Is all around re.
New York bubbles over with
wishful thinkers-boys and girls
who, In the face OF mounting
odds. wish this would happen,
or that would happen--and the
pipqle or the miracle or what
haVe.you is-it has happened.
nm thinking n0r Of puckfsh-
faced. merryeyed fellow named
Danny Kaye. who a few years
aro as an entertainer working
for board and very little else in
the so-caiied Borscht circuit up
in the Catskill mountains, did
heavy wishful thinking with
sighs> OF the great success that
was 10 be his. There we're 10 he
tumuItuous cheers from FIRST
night audiences, Mysteries by q
the aloof critics, etc etc, Well
all OF II has come through
Danny Kaye, last years out.
standing personality OF Lady
in the Dark" and this seasons
sensational star Of Tets Face
It." Is now fighting off fan
tastic offers.
The highuays and byiodNs nrs
choked with the "w : h fui
thinkers. There is that little
girl who threw up nice secre-
tarial job because she did bit
OF wishful thinking about being
a singer. The talented lady is
better known now as Ethel
Norman. Out Of New orleans
came a beauty prizeWinner who
wasn't satisfied with cashing in
on her beauty by being A model
or sharing a young million
aire. She. too. like Norman, had
some w. l." ideas about facing
audiences and thrilling them
with her voice. To-day she IL
Dorothy Lamour. one Of the
leading cinematic box office AZ.
fractions and not the least OF
her allure is her voice
"Hhh|d Thinkers" in fhe shon
business include such hopefuls
OF other days as Ella Logan,
Martha Raye, Gertrude Niesen,
Messrs. Abbott and Costello,
Kate Smith, Bing Crosby. They
would include sad-eyed foreign
lady with a depressing inferi-
ority complex-Greta Carlo,
once an underpaid and unap'
preciated assistant in barber
shop. Certainly among the
"wishful thinkers" would be the
shy little chorus girl Of the
George White shows who
blushed everytime any one
over 81 spoke 10 her That was
and is-Alice Faye.
There are bandiedders like
Benny Goodman. the Dorsey
Brothers. Kay Kyser and Sam
my Kaye. Guy Lombardo and
Paul Whiteman. Artie Shaw
and Wayne King who must
have had their little flights OF
fancy in those earlier days when
they we're obscure members of
orchestras - or perhaps just
boys in school with day dreams
OF the time to come when they
would stand in front Of a group
OF musicians-the leader
Authors. pIoytrrights, great
i1ewspaperTnen statesmen,
engineers, military leaders,.
artists, composers, librettists
these are not the least of our
wishful thinkers. The man in
the White House certainly must
have had his vision when he was
a boy In Hyde Park-surely,
according to tradition. his
mother had those dreams for
him. n
Perhaps all OF this ID a de.
Tense for a reporter who has
been q ''wishful thinker" all his
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-12-21

The stew came home at three NJ He foundered into
the bedroom uuTeSs, without bohering TO
switch the lights When his clothes off he made
Evening star., 1941-11-23
eGz1uue:/
II blues clothes right IL, the
svds. while you wash!

!. rs like . MIRAclEi The way La France blu
ing flakes make white things look 50 much
whittier and brighter :. colored prints much
gayer and fresher and all with less work
than you ever dreamed possible! Just listen to
this.
Z. L. rsssee blves WHILE YOU WASH Yessiree,
all you have to do is dissolve A of package
of La France in your washing machine or tub
along with your regular soap. And those won-
derful La France bluing flakes do q perfect blu
ing job for you-right there in the hot suds!
Think what that means =.
Evening star., 1941-11-23

5. No EXTRA. SEPARATE BlvlN0 Jos at ALL La
France eliminates that old-fashioned step en-
tirely! Actual tests by housewives show La
France saves 81 minutes of time and hard work
on an average-size wash! So make yourself a
present of 81 more minutes for fun on washday.
And remember -.
4. La france Is ECONOMICAL In Z waysl 1t saves
you up to H of your soap-because La France,
itself contains SOAP 1t saves time! 1t saves hard
work! And what's more, it saves wear and tear
on clothes. So ask your grocer for La France
tomorrow
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
All Club Members
Visit Washington

Twenty-Five All Club members
accompanied by local leaders: Mrs
Edwin D. Fry, Allie Messer, Mrs
George Lechlider, and Asst. Co.
Agent Rufus B. King, made an
educational visit to Washington
this week to attend the hearing on
the Fulmer Bill before the House
of Representatives Agriculture
Committee. This bill provides for
increased All Club opportunities
for rural boys and girls.
Those club members attending
were: Halle Gregg, Margaret
Hines, Marian Grove, Merle Howes,
Bob Wynn, J. D. Merris, V. Davis,
Andrew Baughman, Dick Burdett,
Raymond Davis, Jack Miller, Will
bur Watkins, John O'Neal, Stanley
Weeks, Richard Hadley, Donald
Rasanckas, Tom Murphy, William
Gates, Florence Loughten, Betty
Loughten, Mary Frances Windham,
Margaret Windham, Alice Lech-
lider, and George Lechlider.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
County Girls
Active At College

Miss Celeste Hawkins, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. E. D. Hawkins of
Gaithersburg, was recently install
ed as Vice-President of the Student
Council of the Women's Student
Government Association at Blue
Ridge College, New Windsor,
Maryland. Miss Hawkins, junior
at Blue Ridge, is also member of
the College Choir.
Miss Ella May Benson, daughter
of Mrs. o. R. Benson, IL Mont
gomery avenue, Rockville, is taking
the role of Donna Lucia d'Alva-
dorez in the three-act comedy,
"Charley's Aunt" This play, re-
vived on Broadway last year, will
be presented at Blue Ridge College
Friday, November %, as a feature
CT the Homecoming weekend.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Continuing our summary of the
twenty-five years of Extension
work in the County with quotation
from the letters written Miss
Turner by members of the Home
makers Clubs, with a bit from
Mrs. Dasie T. Hoyle:
"After the meeting at Dickerson
two weeks ago a former member
spoke to me of the difference in the
general tone of the meeting, and
when l look back on the Achieve
ment Days down thru the years 1
sometimes wonder, like the old wo-
man If I be II guess 1 am, and
glad of it. Surely Extension work
has been force for good and for
highest standards"
From the Colesville Club, Mrs.
Annie Harding tells how their CLUB
gave the women of her vicinity a
dance to demonstrate their ability,
to develop leadership and to be-
come better acquainted not only in
their own neighborhood, but thru
the Club week at Maryland Uni
versity they have made friends
with women from other parts of
the County.
Mrs. William Ward of Travilah
sums it up thus: twenty-five
years ago not so many rural girls
had an opportunity to go to college
SO the Extension Service brought
the college to the rural girls and
women.
Thru the home economies course,
all the science and skill of can
ning-courses in nutrition and the
values of food was discussed at
length, so the homemaker was bet
ter able to safeguard the health of
her family thru their food habits"
Extension has helped the rural
women to be better dressed at a
smaller outlay of cash, because she
has learned the weaving quality of
fabrics, the proper construction CT
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

a garment-the correct color and
STYLE"
"The standard of the rural home
has been intelligently raised and
today our homes are as modern
and convenient as those of our city
sisters, and our grounds are plan
ned and planted-not planted just
hit or miss"
sour meeting together in groups
or clubs has made a bond between
the women, the benefit of which il
would be hard to estimate. The
social side of Extension work has
made us neighbors, and has done
much to eliminate narrow, biased
views. We are more community
minded, and thus better citizens. I"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Schick Testing To
Be Discontinued

Routine use of the Schick test
among Montgomery school chill
dren will be discontinued, accord
ing to DIR. V. L. Ellicott, County
Health Officer, and more emphasis
placed on repeated innoculations of
toxoid as protection against
diphtheria.
The trouble with the Schick test
is that it is not, as formerly be-
lieved; permanent. A negative test
means immunity when the test is
performed. If the immunity de-
clines below the level necessary to
protect and the child is exposed
and contracts diphtheria the Schick
test is discredited and the family
lose confidence in diphtheria innoc-
ulations in general.
Because diphtheria is most dan
gerous in pre-school age, toxoid
should be given as soon as possible
after the child is 9 months old. A
second dose should be given one
month later. Because immunity
gradually falls off in the course of
years, and additional stimulating
does of toxoid should be given when
the child enters school.
The Montgomery County Medi-
cal Society, at its meeting on Nov
ember 18th, concurred with the
Health Department in this policy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

Dec. Turkey dinner, Rockville
Christian Church, sponsored by
the Ladies Aid Society. 5 to 8
P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

Dec. 13-Annual turkey supper,
Orndorff Hall, Brookeville, Md.
under the auspices of the Vestry
of st. Johns Episcopal Church.
4:30 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

Dec. 5-Ham and oyster supper
and bazaar, auspices of w. S. G.
S. at Assembly Hall, Washington
Grove, from 5 to 7:30 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

Dec. Turkey supper, Coles
vile W. S. C. S., Colesville
Church, 5 P. M. on.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Coming Events

Nov. 27-Turkey supper, Sherwood
High School. Sponsored by P. T.
A. 5 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

Dec. 6-Donation Day Benefit
Montgomery County General
Hospital, sponsored by Women's
Board. Tea served in Nurses
Home, 2 to 5 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

Dec. 11-Hunting Hill M. E.
Church, Turkey supper, given by
Ladies Aid Society, 5 to 8 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27


Disbursements of the Board Education
Maryland, for the year ended July 81, 1941
Receipts from State Federal
the Public Works Administration respectively proceeds from fire
loss verified by confirmation from the Fire Companies Adjust
ment Bureau Inc and receipts from other checked
% available records.
Disbursements verified examination approved
available related creditors invoices statements
Cash Deposit July 81 194 verified by certificates
from the repositories.
proper accounting been
for all opinion
Receipts fairly presents the
results of operations for the year ended July 1941
Respectfully submitted,
r. G. RANKIN & co,
281 Certified Public Accountants
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
Brewster Chokes Late Rally By West
Virginia State To Win Victory, 4l-37
By ALBERT N. WALLACE

Brewster Center played thrilling last half 10 defeat
fighting West Virginia State college team, Al 10 81 IN a
New Years Day classic Brewster gym that kept exclt
ed exalted crowd of 1000 in Although est
Virginia traed Brewster throughout the entire contest
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
Pontiac Boxers Get
Ready For Tourney
With Golden Glovers
Bv CHARLES WHITE

PONTIAC. Mich The buzz ~
activity assails our ears as We ap-
proach the doors OF The Boxers and
Hunters club whore c6 boys are
whipping themselves into shape 10
do battle in the local Golden Gloves
tournament which starts The latter
part Of this month Numbered
among this group arc several "
the most colorful amateurs this
city has ever seen
Andrew (Carhon Copy, stone.
who carries dynamite in his righr
glove and has lighininc-liko fast
left: RAYMOND tTigcr Raw McCon-
ner. Judged the outstanding novice
OF The 1910 battles; George (Floo-
giei Johnson. ono OF Tho hest
heavios in the state. an do'hers.
ON the STAFF of trainers n the
Boxers and Hunters club arc some
OF the host handlers Of athletes in
this section. speedy Johnson one
of the cleverest lichtweehts In the
country. l.. !. Garner who has
Ioliin' Johnnie Winters as one OF
his permanent charges. and Charles
White. masseur extraordinary
Las tyear this club did well with
I'VE frsts and two second places
out of 10 boys entered IN the tour
nament
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11

headup basketball 10 pro
the local lads had 10 play
tect rs four poin, lead and stave
off last minute threatening rally
by the losers.
Getting Off 10 slow start ia the
first half West Virginia lead by
lanky Art Rurms. All-AmeriCan
center came back fighting cour-
ageouslv in the last half 10 play one
OF the hardest fought games OF the
season.
In the first hair consistent and
accurate shooting by Harry Rusan.
flashy forward. gave Brewster a >
Point margin leading AZ the inter-
mission % TO H. Rusan tailed ~
points with Joe HOLLOWAY ana
George Peaks sinking baskets
each for the winners Art Rurris
scored 10 points for the losers vii
bur King brewster forward leti the
game with an injured wrist
stages Come Back
Displaying fine Intricate s>s-
tom OF pivots double piyots ana
screening plays which Brewster
found hard 10 guard againri an'
building their attack around Ruf
ris. West Virginia threatened
Rrewsters narrow lead Bnrfis
went on scoring spree. iallying =
noints for the losers, sinking has-
kets from all angles giving an eN'ei
lent exhibition Of one-handed push
shots from tho pivot position. Key
man in most OF the Virginia plays,
Rurris is also standout ON the
football team renowned as q pass
receiver and punter Bnrriss hrll-
liant shooting aided by The me ae-
fensive nlav OF Joe Bowles. brought
West virginia within ; points OF
brewster Az that point jenkins and
Peaks came back In the game ana
mt Brewster out IN front ny :
points with less than minutes 10
play
However brewster slowed down
momentarily and West Virginia nm
successfully threatened their lead
for the last time when consecutive
baskets nv Noherlv. Welle Fer~u-
son and Simmons placed West Nir-
ginia within points Of the lead.
with less than two minutes 10
plav brewster opened un quick
smooth passing attack that had
West virginia running around IN
circles. cllmaxed with beautiful
shots nv stafford. Peaks and len
kins. giving brewster lead which
West virginia was hghtine hard 10
overcome when the FINAL whistle
blew ending the contest
Art Rurris was high point man
for the evening. sinking seven
baskets and Ave free throws for a
total of 10 points. Rusan and Jen-
kins paced the winners, each scor-
ing 10 points. Holloway. Hanes and
Peaks played brilliantly for the
winners. with Bowles. Moberly and
Burris shining for the losers.
Last weeks victory gives Brew
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
- Through
The Sports Mirror

-, c.orce Quinn wind up with a baseball club in
va" VII. i nossble But Quinn has some tough obstacles
Deuu before he can satisfy desire ne has nursh
~ a long number OF years
w i will be recalled, has been fdding with
MI clubs for number of years He started with the
, stars playing sempro teams throughout the mid
Quinn When The Detroit Stars folded up after vainly
dew ~ weather some financial squalls, Quinn
S IL and took his team out to the Hamtramck Stad
aepPs - heoric attempt to keep baseball going Last
am ~ brought Leroy (SatchelD Paige to Detroit for
an i 90 games at Sportsmen Park.
series o. Tx large turnout of the fans for the games
,;,h Paige participated proved conclusively to
wn mai Detroit wants good league team, and
yum .nort il as they did back in the early l920s
WV before he place team in the Negro
American league to represent Detroit he will have
= hryde most of the obstacles confronting him.
ror instance Quinn will have to acquire playing
81 md this will be his biggest and hardest hurdle
p.r had been concluded for Negro team to play at
sS ss park but the double killing followed by the
rde Of Judge Robert Sage last fall practically frus
S those plans And while it is possible, it is hardly
laSs that he will be able to obtain the consent of
Ttsr O. Briggs to Briggs Stadium for his games.
Then to add more grief to his job, Quinn providing
49, ncressfu in obtaining park, must 20 out and beat
~ hrb for some topnotch players And if you think
wv. i on easy lob then you don't know your baseball
Other clubs in the league have most of the good players
under contract and would not be Wiling TO turn them
msr 10 competitors
But Quinn is stubborn type of fellow. He's not
hrsd by such obstacles as are mentioned above. This
W. denccd in his recent trip to Chicago to attend the
sw about these problems before he left Detroit and
+sefore was not in the dark So don't be surprised Il
Quinn comes up with baseball park and flock OF good
vmng material He's that sort of fellow.
One of the most pathetic stories ever recorded
,re out of New York last week. 1t told of the arrest
II Alfredo CAD Brown former world batamweight
CHAMPION on narcotic charge. Brown pleaded
rly to the charge and remanded to jail for
sentence in default of bail.
few years back, in the early 1905 in fact,
I.rc he est oft he urave of
and popularity He was king of his division and had
accumulated nice fat bank account
After proving his superiority over the Americans IN
his division Brown moved to France to continue his sue
ces campaign in the ring His victories made him the
toast Of Paris and the elongated fighter from Panama
was living the life of Riley. And then came the war fol-
loved by the invasion Of France by Hiters troops.
Browns savings vanished under the humping goosestep
the German soldiers.
According to the former champion. he resorted to
selling narcotics in an effort to regain his financial loss
and at the same time drown the sorrow which had been
born out Of the loss of his ring earnings 1t was woeful
story.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
Morgan Sparks
Team To Victory
Over Leaders
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Into Threatening
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The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
Pontiac Leagues Will
Get Started For Boys

PONTIAC Mich -Jan,es Kelley
of the CITY Recreation department.
announced this week that the boys'
midget and intermediate leagues
start next Saturday at Washington
Junior High school The depart
ment IS mapping out plans for an
infer-school basketball league. and
thus games will be played between
the teams that use Tho several
school gymnasiums which the Rec
reation department furnished for
the use OF all who are interested
At the end OF the season a ban
quet and party would he held for
for the teams with highest ratings
one night each week would be Civ
on 10 an open evening" when ey-
eryone would participate in the en-
tertainment for the night
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11

mites. Games get under way at
700 p. m.
Some OF the fellows recently
seen praciicing diligently are.
Hughes Peterson, Thomas Briscoe'
Jack Caihcart. Charles Powell.
Frank Green. Dick Brown 'Bull
Moore. Richard Carter. Harrison
stewart and Hank Talbert
Games arc scheduled to run every
saturday night NJ the "i through
February. Comments are that a
lovely trophy will await the win
ming team.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
Begins Training

Joe Louis opened his training
grind Monday al Sprinehill Farm
for his battle with Red Burma In
Madison Square Garden \ -. me
latter part ~ this month the
world champion spent three DAYS
M Sprinchill Farm leaving We'd
nesdav to enter his training camp
IN New Nork
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
Four Teams Will Open Season In
Newly Formed Fraternity League

nrs will he hot time in the
d. ban SATURDAY. night Jan. II
Esr the Fraternity Basketball
siEs gels under way on the hard
ecIli al The 50 Antoine Branch
INCA Teams representing the AL
Ia' Phi Alpha fraternity. Kappa
ANA PSI fraternity. Omega Psi
IN Paternity and the Nacirema
eao viii compose the league. A
second league will share the
s'snlnTs recreation played by the
sp0n1' Serollers and Lampados,
s'os' clubs 70 the above frater-
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11
Keglers To Cleveland

4 large number Of bowling teams
will 20 10 Cleveland Sunday to en-
gage a number of Cleveland teams
in a series of match games. Among
the teams going will be Porters.
Slim Ionses All-Stars. Blackhawks
and several others.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1941-01-11

Totals .......... - ~
score AZ half - Brewster e6
Vest Virginia -.
officials Ernie Marshall and
shelton.