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Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Communique Says
Fighting Heavy

WASHINGTON, Dec. 27 up
a war department communique re-
ported today that fighting in the
Lamon Bay area, some IS miles
southeast of Manila, is very heavy
The communique, issued as Of
9:30 a. m EST, said that the
japanese in. the north are being
continually reinforced" from fleets
of troopships in the Lingayen gulf
area
They also are being reinforced by
ships off Atimonan, which lies in
Iamcn bay some rs miles southeast
Of Manila.
The department said that present
fighting in the Lingayen gulf sec
tor is of a "desultOry character"
but enemy air activity continues
Ieayy over all. fronts.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Churchill Plans
Visit to Canada

WASHINGTON, Dec 81. CUP)-
British Prime Minister Winston
Churchill today was preparing to
end his stay in the United States
for a two day visit To Canada
Canadian Prime Minister McKen-
zie King, who arrived here yesterday
for conferences with President
Roosevelt, Churchill and other al
lied leaders, disclosed that the Brit
ish prime minister would address
I joint session of the Canadian par
lament Tuesday and attend a meet
ing of CanadaS war cabinet.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
CURRENT QUOTATIONS

When other forms of government :.
exhibit such results from material and
cultural point Of view down through the
various classes Of people . then and
then only should we even think of orient
ing ourselves on the basis Of what is hap
pening in some country other than the
United States.
DR.. Federico Pinado, former minister
Of finance Of Argentina.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
British Bolster
Lines

Fresh troops, specially trained III
tropical fighting were sent lnIo
the British lines to relieve many OF
their com. aces who were exhausted
after having fought almost cons
tantly. day and night, since the
invasion started. The japanese were
believed to have reinforced their
lines considerably.
1t was believed here that tn
Japanese had set Port SWettenham,
125 miles down the coast from the
present front and 200 miles north
west cf Singapore, as their mn
mediate goal.
FOOD CONSERVED
Food control authorities moved TO
ensure efficient distribution ana
conservation Of food stocks Ill the
Singapore area in order to AVOID
mistakes such as h d caused
shortage IN penang island, now III
japanese hands.
Food stocks were dispensed to
KEY points and emergency supple
mentary distribution measures were
adopted, with special attention TO
outlying districts. Sales OF flour,
salt, sugar, milk and butter were
restricted and a one-ccurSe meal
program was adopted.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

sectors would soon be announced.
The fiercencss of the battle on
the Moscow fl,nl was indicated by
report that the Russians had
slaughtered over 10000 Germans i'll
four days.
The rccapturc of Kaluga, an I'M
portant junction on the MOSCOW
Briansk and Tula -SmOlenSk rail-
reads appeared imminent.
A dispatch to the newspaper IL
vcstia said that the Russians had
smashed the rear of the 18th army
corps The commanding German
general departed so hastily that
he left his tunic and sword in a
peasants hut.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Reds S|oy 5000 Germans
Recapture 81 Villages in
Leninqrud Front Actions

MOSCOW, Dec. 27 (UP)-Rus-'
sian forces have routed German
units in the Volkhov sector of the
Leningrad trCnt and killed 5000
enemy soldiers, a special communi-
que said today.
The rout Degan Dec l8 and was
completed Christmas day, the COM
munique said. Thirty-two villages
and towns were recaptured ana
the usual booty" taken.
Successes against the Shivering
Germans were reported On other
fronts.
This mornings communique said
Soviet troops fought the enemy on
all fronts, and that units operating
on an unspecifsed sector broke
stubborn German resistance ana
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Stimson Assures
Quezon Of Victory

WASHINGTON. Dec. 81. CUP)-
President Manuel Quezon OF the
Philippines today had the assur-
ance of Secretary of War Henry l..
Stimson that when American power
is organized we shall come in force
and drive the invader from your
soil
Your gallant defense Is thrilling
the American people, Stimson told
the Philippine president in Christ
mas message made public by the
war department. As soon as our
power is organized We shall come
IN force and drive the invader from
your soil
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

in one day took back II localities
and seized large quantities of arms
and material.
Communiques for the last two
days have been reticent about de
Velopments around Mozhaisk and
Maloyaroslavets, where the Ger
ans once had pushed Spearhe&dS
that impariled the capital.
CAMPAIGN STARTED
Gen. Ivan Boldin's push toward
Kaluga on the left flank and Gen.
Rokossovsky's movement westward
from Volokolamsk appear, however
to he a synchronized campaign to
wipe out the last German salient
Military observers said they had
reason. to believe that the recap
ture of important towns in thcS
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

SINGAPORE. Dec. 81 oUP)-Brlt-
ish empire and japanese commands
threw powerful reinforcements to-
dav into a ferocious battle on the
Perak river line 300 miles north OF
singapore where the japanese had
>cught-so far vainly-to drive "a
cross the Enggor bridge obliVlouS
to heavy casualties.
Dispatches from the front mdl-
Gated that empire resistance was
stif.ening progressively ON the Pc
rak river line and that the entire
japanese advance had been slowed
down.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28
Editorials and Comment

EDITORS NOTE: The fOHOUiag edit
OridIS are presented as interesting 0pin-
ions UOiced by editors elsewhere. They
do not necessarily reflect the opinion OF
this paper.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

I am not alone returning these decora-
tions with resentment. but | am deter
mined to spend as much time as possible
in an effort to avenga the barbarous
treatment accorded Us as peace-lovlng
nation.
Glenn Skogman Cleveland, returning
medals given him for disaster relief work
in Japan.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

America at War has no time for hys-
teria-Secl etary Of Agriculture Claude
Wickard.
Imperial Valley press., 1941-12-28

am going TO use word which none OF
US like-and | don't either. The word IS
must"
President Roosevelt to conference of
business, labor and government execu-
tiVeS.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Gaithersburg PIT. A.
To Hear Glee Club

The regular monthly meeting of
the Gaithersburg P. T. A. will be
held Monday, October 20, at 8 p.
M. in the high school auditorium.
Following the business meeting a
special group of the Glee Club
girls will render several selections
under the supervision of Miss
Reba Will, music instructor.
The following P. T. A.. Commit
tee Chairmen have been named:
Room representatives - Mrs.
Keith Cornelius.
Chairman of health committee
Mrs. Herman Wilson.
Chairman Of music committee
Miss Reba Will.
Chairman membership commit
tee-Mrs. James Wilson.
Chairman transportation - Mrs.
Edgar Johnson.
Chairman hospitality committee
Mrs. o. w. Anderson.
Chairman program committee -
Mrs. J. Forest Walker.
Chairman safety committee -
Mrs. Robert Billhimer.
Chairman ways and means COM
mittee - Mrs. William Broschart.
Publications - Mrs. Mona Null
lican.
Fairgrounds - Mr.. Earl Will
liams.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Special School Police Will
Patrol All School Property

Montgomery County Commits
Bioners this week authorized the
appointment Of special policemen
to patrol public schools in lieu Of
the recent incendiary fire which
destroyed the J. Enos Ray school
at Takoma Park, Md.
Authorities recalled the burning
of the Richard Montgomery High
School in March, 1910, two fires
which seriously damaged the Be-
thesda-C Chevy Chase high school
and a blaze which destroyed the
cafeteria in the Rockville colored
high school last spring.
As a precautionary meana
against further fires these police
men supplemented by regular
troopers assigned by Police Chief
Andrew M. Newman will police
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Night Classes
Started Here

DR.. E. w. Broome, Superintend-
ent of Montgomery County Public
Schools, announces that classes
for adults have started in several
Of the schools. The first class
meetings were held Thursday
evening, October 9.
The following schools will con-
tinue registration for these
courses on Monday night, October
ID, and Thursday night, October
IS: Montgomery Blair High
School, Silver Spring; Bethesda
Chevy Chase High School, Be
thesda; Takoma Park Junior High
School, Takoma Park; Richarc
Montgomery High School, Rock.
vile; Gaithersburg High School
Gaithersburg; Kensington Junior
High School, Kensington; Lincolr
High School (colored), Rockville
All adults, who are interested in
attending night classes, are urged
to register between 7:30 and 9:3C
P. M. at one of the above schools
Those who cannot register at that
time can arrange to register by
telephoning one of the schools.
Some of the courses which arc
being offered are: First Aid, Bust
ness English, Lip Reading, Begin
ming and Advanced Conversational
Spanish, Shorthand, tipping,
Handicraft, Art Metalcraft, and
Woodwork, and Renovating Cloth
ing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16

Montgomery school building be-
tween 6 P. M. and 8 A. M. and Sat-
urdays, Sundays and holidays.
It is thought by some that a
pyromaniac is at large and if not
caught or thwarted, school fires
may be more prevalent than ever.
County firemen report that in
Northwestern Baltimore County
more than 100 barns have been set
on fire in the last 10 months and
feel every effort should be exerted
To curb a similar wave here.
County officials are also concern
ed about getting material to re-
place destroyed buildings because
of defense activities receiving
priority rights on steel and other
metals necessary to construction.
All county school buildings carry
insurance.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
MARRIAGE LICENSES

William Knight, %, Silver
Spring, to Alice E. Walter, II
Silver Spring.
Charles w. Elgin, 26, Pooles-
vile, to Dorothy A. Jones, FL
Poolesville.
Floyd A. North, AZ, Washing
ton, d. c., to Ruth L. Armstrong
81, Kensington.
Thomas F. Baker, %, Rock
vile, to Lille Belle Bogley, 90
Bethesda.
William L. Miller, AZ, to Mary
E. Krouse, %, Kensington.
Robert N. Branham, 81, Silver
Spring, to Nancy C. Herndon, 81
Silver Spring.
E. Woodrow Howes, "a, Brooke
vile, to Marjorie v. Oden, 81
Gaithersburg.
Joseph E. beavers, %, Cottage
City, to Hilda C. Pugh, 81, Be.
thesda.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16

NIT us free intercourse with
European nations? He would
not!
Of necessity we would he
forced to live within ourselves.
To live within ourselves we will
have to become veritable arm
ed camp. We would be required
to make so many physical and
financial sacrifices that ours
would become a country where
every person worked for and
was directed by the government.
Sooner or later we would find
that all the things which we had
thought so supremacy secure had
automatically been taken away
while we were dwelling in the
land Of make-believe.
The only way to avoid such a
calamity to the United States
and to the democratic way Of
living is to give every ounce of
our thought, energy and support
to the effort to aid Britain and
her allies to STOP HITLER.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Women's Division
Defense Council
Names Chairmen
Countrywide Group Holds
Advisory Committee Meet
ing In Rockville, Monday

The Administrative and Advis-
CRY Committee of the Women's
Division of the Montgomery Coun-
ty Defense Council met in the
Court House in Rockville, Monday
October Is, 10 A. M. Cards were
distributed to organization heads
for registration of members while
any who were not present can Sc
cure cards from Mrs. Allan Fry, il
was announced.
AS part of the defense housing
program it was voted that the
Montgomery County Commits
sioners be asked to appoint a
trained woman to the County
Housing Authority.
Mrs. John Werner outlined a
well-planned recreation program
for the county which emphasized
the need of more organized play
for youngsters in local commune
ties.
Mrs. John Caulfeld announced
that women interested in any
phase of aviation should contact
her.
It was stated that the names
and addresses of all committee
chairmen will be on file at the
central Volunteer Bureau so that
any one interested in the work
raay go there for information.
Chairmen named are - Ad-
ministrative Council chairman,
Mrs. James Parker Nolan; Vice
Chairman, Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen;
Aviation, Mrs. Robert Caulfield;
Social Welfare, Mrs. Donald
Roberts; Registration. Mrs. Allan
H. Fry; Nutrition, Miss Edythe
Turner, Mrs. Gertrude Bowie; Ag-
riculture, Mrs. Lola Stanley;
Americanization, Mrs. Morrison
Clark; Housing, Mrs. Francis
Goodell; Consumers Problems,
Mrs. Keith limbaugh; Nursing,
Mrs. George Parisean; Industry,
Mrs. Greta Kohler; Recreation,
Mrs. John Werner; U. S. Stamps
and Bonds, Mrs. w. W. Rubey;
Knitting and Sewing, Mrs. Earl
Macy.
The following organizations and
representatives were present:
Women's Organizations
D. A. R. Chapter = Mrs. George
L. Clark, Erasmus Perry; Mrs.
Evan Condor, Janet Montgomery;
Continued ON Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Pat Browning
Heads All Club
At Germantown

Plans to redecorate the Girls
All Club room are included in the
fall plans of the Germantown Al
Girls Club, Miss Pat Browning
newly elected President announced
today.
Boosting the membership Of
seventeen, the young home makers
meet weekly under the guidance OF
Mrs. Carlton Brewing, local leader
Other officers named at the an
nal election are President, Pat
Brewing; Vice-President, Mildred
Wallach; Secretary, Betty Shew-
bridge; Treasurer, Mary Dorsey;
Ways and Means chairman, Har-
riet Browning; Recreation Chair
man, Catherine Walter.
Club membership includes Caro-
Ign Williams, Christine Lambert
Bett Jane Shrewbridge, Beverly
Sadtler, Patricia Norman, Harriet
Mathews, Edith Mathews, Jane
Spates, Marion Linthicum, Harriet
Browning, Pat Browning, Mildred
Wallach, Jeane Youny, Catherine
Walter, Jeanette Walter and Jen-
ny Sadtler.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Mrs. j. Wesley Walker
Honored On Birthday

Members of the Philathea Glass,
Grace Methodist Church, enter
tanned on Tuesday evening, Oct. T.
with special program at the
home of Mrs. Garry Bell in honor
Of the birthday anniversary Of
Mrs. John Wesley Walker, Presi-
dent Emeritus of the class, which
she organized q number of years
ago. Mrs. Walker was for thirty
years a faithful teacher in the
Sunday School of the Church.
Honoring her on this occasion
was Rev. Mr.. Fairbanks, the
present class teacher who summed
up her history in we'll chosen
words. Appropriate readings were
also given by Mrs. Marshall Walk
er, Mrs. Charles Phoebus, Mrs.
Ralph Walker and Mrs. Ernest
Gartner who planned the pro-
gram. G. w. Bell. accompanied by
his mother also rendered two solos
as a feature, of entertainment.
A social hour followed the pro-
gram while twenty-one class
members were in attendance.
An attractive birthday cake
baked by Mrs. Bell was special
feature.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Sherwood F. F. A.
Wins HOnOrs =
AT Frederick
Dairy Cattle Judging Team
Takes First Place With
Perfect Score. Sidney T.
Lawler Coaches Winners

The Sherwood High School
Chapter of the Future Farmers of
America won high honors at the
Frederick Fair last Friday. Joseph
Peter, Jr., and Thomas Seibel con-
stituted the team which attained
a score of 1000 out of a possible
1900 to take first place in the
State F. F. A. Dairy Cattle Judg-
ing Contest. They received silver
cup and ten dollars. Fifty-three
schools from 10 other counties
competed.
By winning this contest, these
boys are entitled to compete in the
North Atlantic F. F. A. Regional
Contest to be held in connection
with the Eastern States EXPOSE
ton at Springfield, Mass, next
September.
These same boys also had the
State Farmers Degree conferred
upon them at the State F. F. A.
Banquet held at the Vindabona
Hotel, Braddock Heights, Nd, last
Thursday night, and received gold
keys. This is the highest honor the
State Association of the F. F. A.
can bestow; while at this banquet.
Walter Brown, Jr., a graduate of
the Chapter, was elected Vice
President of the State Association.
The Sherwood Chapter Potato
Judging Team tied for 7th place
among "a schools competing. Rich
ard Hadley and William Gates
composed this team, and received
an award Of $500.
Francis Snowden and Harry
Marrow represented the Chapter
in corn judging, and made a good
showing.
These teams were coached by
Sydney T. Lawler, teacher of Vo-
cational Agriculture.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Leaders Issue
Community Chest
Keynote Appeal
John B. Diamond Heads
Montgomery County Drive.
Campaign Runs From Nov.
13 To 81

Priority in volunteer time for
the Community Chest" is the key
note of an appeal now being issued
by Chest campaign volunteer
leaders who are in the midst Of
recruiting their volunteer forces
for the campaign to be carried on
in the Washington area from Nov
ember 10 to 81.
"The only way for us to raise
81. 100000 in Washington this year
is to build now the finest, most
experienced, and loyal soliciting
force in the history of the COM
munity," states John Clifford Fol-
ger, general campaign chairman.
E. X. Morris, President Of the
Federal Storage Company, has the
important position of chairman Of
the residential section of the Met
ropolitan Unit of the Chest cam
paign.The residential section alone
is seeking 900 volunteers, or more
than two-thirds of the 1900 total
workers required to carry the
Chest appeal direct to the homes
and small business concerns in the
Washington area.
The other sections into which
the Unit is divided are the Bust
ness Section Of which B. M. Nc
Kelway Of the Evening Star, is
chairman; Prince Georges County,
Of which DR.. H. G. Byrd is chair
man; and Montgomery County Of
which John B, Diamond is chair
man.
IN Montgomery County, top
volunteers so far recruited under
Mr.. Diamonds leadership include:
Area 1 = Rockville and North
west County = Chairman, Mrs.
Thomas C. Kelley; Secretary, Miss
Ruth A. Bolton.
Area 2 - Bethesda - Chair
man, Mrs. B. Peyton Whalen; Sec
rotary, Miss Ruth A. Bolton.
Bethesda Division = Team Cap
tains: Mrs. Donald Roberts, Mrs.
Clyde deBinder, Mrs. William J.
Norfeet, Mrs. Alfred Moran.
Edgemoor Division = Team
Captains: Mrs. Albert w. Walker.
Mrs. Thomas Creighton, Jr.
Area 3 Chevy Chase -
Chairman: Mrs. George M. Ferris.
Secretary, Miss Ruth A. Bolton.
Chevy Chase Division - Chair
man, Mrs. Walter A. Brown; Team
Captains - Mrs. Fred Stohlman,
Mrs. T. Stanley Holland; co-Cap-
tain, Mrs. Frank Dow.
Kensington Division - Chair
man: Mrs. CORTLAND X. Town
send.
Area 4ESilver Spring-Takoma
Secretary, Miss Ruth A. Bolton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Community Garden
Club To Meet

The Community Garden Club Of
Rockville met Oct. 10 at the Meth
odist Home, Gaithersburg. Club
hostesses were Mrs. Raleigh Chinn,
Mrs. B. N. Headley, Mrs. Lewis
Reed, Mrs. Hugh Thompson. Mrs.
Lewis Reed showed his colored
moving pictures of Florida, togetk-
err with southern and local gar
dens. Each resident of the Home
was given a potted plant for her
room. The next meeting will be
held at the home of Mrs. McCub-
bin, Greenbank, October "a, when
election of officers will take place
and the history Of the club will be
read.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Mclaughlin To
Address League
Women Voters

DIR. Glenn E. Mclaughlin, chief
of the Industrial Location Section
of the National Resources Plan
ming Board, will speak on "Prob-
lens of Defense Production" at
the regular monthly meeting
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters, Oct. "a, 8 p. M. at
the Dispensary Building, Silver
Spring.
Preceding his talk, Mrs. Samuel
B. Bledsoe, League Publicitician
will report on the "Battle for Pro-
duction" campaign. Mrs. PGad
Morehouse will preside.
A deputy from the clerks Office
will be present to take declara-
tions of intentions at the meeting
to which guests are welcome.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Short Hand Students
Needed For Night School

Short hand night classes will be
held at the Richard Montgomery
High School each Monday and
Thursday evenings at 1880 P. M. if
enough interest is shown, officials
announced today. There must be
10 to register in order to hold the
class, they said. Registration will
be on those evenings or contact
Mrs. Harry Beall, Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Lip Reading Glasses
On Thursday Night

In connection with Adult Edu-
cation Glasses the Board of Edu-
cation is sponsoring lip reading
classes. They will be held Thurs
day night from 7:30 to $3.50 P. M.
at the Bethesda Chevy Chase
Senior High School. They are
opened to anyone interested and
a small fee will be charged.
Glasses will be taught by Miss
Helen Collins, who has charge OF
lip reading in the public school.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Deputy Resigns

Announcement has been made
by Sheriff H. Leslie Cariin, that
Edward J. st. laurent, former
deputy sheriff. whose commission
expired October /, will not resume
his former duties.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Rockville PIT. A. Meets

Reports from various commit
tees will high light the monthly
Rockville P. T. A. meeting Tues
day, October 81, 8 P. M. at the
Richard Montgomery High School
gymnasium.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Birth Announcement

Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene D. Good
ing are receiving congratulations
on lb. IA OF. boy. Thomas Eu-
gene, born October 2, at George
town Hospital.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
Roll Call Tea To Be
Held October 81

Mrs. George w. Finch, Chair
man of the Chevy Chase Branch
of the Montgomery County Chap
ter, of the American Red Cross
announces Roll Call Tea to be
held at the home of Miss Byrd
Belt, 6407 Meadow Lane, at 8 P
M. Friday, October 31st.
All of the chairmen of the var
ious sections, and their assistants
in the sections, are asked to at
tend, and to bring complete re-
ports of the Roll Call at this time