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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
BY the Associated Press.

ON THE FRENCH SPANISH
FRONTIER. May % delayed -
An American woman survivor
from the Egyptian motorship
canaan, sunk by a Nazi raider
in the Southern Atlantic April II,
said today that she and her six
children were machine gunned
after they had taken 70 a lifeboat.
Mrs. Elmer Danielson of Lirds-
borg. Kans., said she and her
children boarded the lifeboat
safely after the sinking but that
it apparently was mistaken for
an armed launch in the dark
ness.
With the five children who had
life preservers tied to her and
with the sixth child who had no
life preserver. under her arm, she
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Prime Minister Menzies
Returns to Sydney
BY the Associated Press.

SYDNEY, Australia. May "a
Prime Minister Robert G. Menzies
of Australia arrived by plane today
after a rld-girdling trip during
which he conferred with British
empire leaders in London, Cairo and
Otto
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, May 24.-Brlt-
fish long-range fighters have
challenged the German air mas
terry of Crete, combining with
bonbers from distant bases to
destroy at least IA German trans
port planes in one day in the
spreading battle at the western
end of the island, R. A. F. head
quarters announced today.
The British acknowledged that
German forces landed by parachute
transport plane and glider IN the
five days of the battle are making
their main effort to broaden then
foothold in the Malemi airdrome
area. now the chief center OF the
fighting.
But. Near East general headQuar-
tiers asserted, efforts to land rem
forcements by air elsewhere nave
been "decisively dealt with ana
have cost the Germans high pro-
portion of their air transports.
The r. A. F. indicated that the
coll of German aircraft may be far
higher than the 80 claimed so far
ia reported destroyed yesterday
by air attack and Is said previously
10 have been downed by anti-alr-
craft fire.
Many Burned Out.
Large numbers of Junkers SIS"
we're attacked by the British bomb
ers on the airdrome and beach at
Malemi, the R. A. F. said, and be-
sides a minimum of 10 destroyed
many others were burned out and a
large number have been made COM
pletely unserviceable.
It added: Our long-range fight
ers also attacked the enemy at Ma
lemi and destroyed at least four
large troop carriers"
Junkers 52s normally carry II
passengers and probably could carry
more soldiers. Other types of Ger
man air transports are still larger
This was the first mention of
British air activity over Crete
since Prime Minister Churchill
disclosed that fighter craft had
been Withdrawn from the island
at the outset, apparently leaving
air supremacy unconteSted.
what type of plane the Brit
ish are using in the long over
water flights or where they are
based was not divulged. 1t is
likely, however, that they are
operating from fields on the
British held Island of Cyprus, off
the Turkish coast, or from Alex
andria. Egypt, and they may be
new United StateS-built long
range fighters. 1t is over $50
miles to Crete from either baseD
hopping Up Activity.
The British said new Nazi re-
Inducements dropping from the
skies we're being mopped up at
Gambia, midisland port, and at
Retimo, 80 miles west of there.
Gambia and Retimo are cities over
which. the British announced yester-
day, they have gained military
control.
Intense fighting goes on at and
around Malemi Airdrome, in the ex-
IRENE western part of the island,
the command said. The Germans
holding a large section of the air
drome have launched their main
effort in this area to extend their
original foothold," a communicate
acknowledged.
Determined efforts were made all
of Yesterday to reinforce the Nazi
a}r borpe aro1v il was stated
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
German Planes Drop
Dummy Soldiers
In Ruse in Crete

By the Associated Press.
CAIRO, Egypt, May "a
German planes were reported
today to be dropping dummy
soldiers by parachute in isolated
parts of Crete to draw the
fire of British from actual air.
borne landings.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Island Bottle
Is Reported
Spreading

BACKGROUND
Battle OF Crete, important
Eastern Mediterr1nedn island,
has been going on since Germany
launched aerial blitzkrieg last
Tuesday. Many troops hare been
landed from carrier planes and
oliderS and established toothotdS
at Gambia and Retimd, Which
British yesterday claimed to hare
recdptured.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

(See KING, Page A-3O
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24
Summary Of Todoy's Star
Miscellaneous.

Miscellaneous.
Service Orders.
Vital Statistics.
Natures Children.
Bedtime Story.
Crossword Puzzle.
Winning Contract.
Uncle Rays CorNer
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1941-05-24

Clear, somewhat cooler; lowest about 50
tonight; tomorrow clear, highest near
so: northwest winds. Temperatures
today-Hlghest, 10, at l pm; lowest,
Sc, at 5:45 am.
From the United States Weather Bureau report
Evening star., 1941-03-02

WYATT BLASSINGAkAE. who wrote
Shallow Water" in this issue, has
genius for travelling on shoestring.
After graduating from the University
of Alabama, he set out to see the world
with capital of five dollars. Later a
brother sent him five more. He trav-
eled through Mexico and California
and returned home eleven weeks later
with fifty cents in his pocket. After a
spell of teaching he set out on his trav-
els again, taking a look at Canada,
New York and the Caribbean Islands.
His trip was financed this time by the
sale of detective and mystery stories.
Blassingame has finally settled down
sufficiently to own an island home in
Florida, but even that doesn't anchor
him for long. He and his wife are still
on the move - exploring little-known
parts of Florida in trailer.
SIGN HERE. Mrs. Andrew Carnegie
has a collection of autographed table
cloths. Many of her dinner guests have
signed their names and she has had
them expertly embroidered. When she
entertains scientists, as she sometimes
does, she uses the cloth signed by scien-
lists. 1t has the signatures of Arthur H.
Compton. Robert A. Millikan, William
D. Coolidge, Willis Rodney Whitney
and Thomas A. Edison - and the only
autograph Nine. Curie ever gave.
ON GUARD. Phyllis Bentley, noted
English author, between Jobs as an
ambulance driver in Halifax, York
shire, England. has just completed the
sixth in a series of historical novels set
in Yorkshire. The characters in her
novel are of the same stock as were the
watchers on the cliffs during previous
attempts to invade England, in the
days of the Armada and of Napoleon.
Miss Bentley says that Yorkshiremen
are watching on the hills today, too.
Evening star., 1941-03-02
UNPACK YOUR SUITCASE
AND LIVE!
bY IbEoie BFYan
by Ibbie Bryan

Perhaps that's best after all. There are
a lot of things that can be enjoyed right now.
Not anticipated. but experienced.
In my home town there was an old doctor
who was constantly at the beck and call of
his patients. Yet every night he would go
home, put on his slippers and his smoking
jacket, and settle down before the fire with
his pipe and book, exactly as though he had
the whole evening before him, Once asked
him. How on earth can you settle down so
comfortably when you know someone's go
ing to call you in almost no time at all?"
He chucked. We'll, my dear, if | waited
until was sure there would be no Interrupt
tions, I'd never have any free time at ALL AS
it is, get in quite few snatches of good
solid comfort" So saying, he went to answer
the telephone.
i USED to plan and plan what | was going
| had lot of little gadgets stuck back in my
trunk that would use. But in the meantime
l lived in furnished apartment and wished
every day it didn't look so much like every
other furnished apartment. And then one
morning went to the trunk and got all those
pictures and vases and my big Illustrated map
of Texas - and set to work. By noon my
apartment didn't look furnished" at all.
1t isn't exactly what plan to have someday,
but it does have charm of its own.
And right then l decided to "unpack my
suitcase" went to the library and got three
books I've been intending to read for the last
five years. made a card index of my friends,
and now each night telephone a couple of
them, just to say, Hello - I've been think
ing about you" I've even started taking a
walk every day. Of course, still have plans
for the future. I'm working to realize them.
But in the meantime, I'm going to live!
A lot of people go through life too wrapped
up in the dream of what they're going to do
to accomplish anything at all Last night on
the radio | heard a particularly lovely new
tune. 1t was composed by an up-and coming
young songwrter whom we'll call Johnny.
A few years ago Johnny worked in an archi-
tect's office. His friend Tom worked there
too. They were both trying to get stake.
because Johnny was going to quit and write
songs, and Tom was going to paint pictures.
Johnny did start writing songs. Toms
still talking. He hasn't unpacked. And when
he's sixty, he'll say regretfully, when was
kid, wanted to be an artist. Had touch
for it, you know. Old New Orleans was the
spot where l thought I'd live. Never got
around to it, somehow
There's really no reason to go through life
as a stranger in a strange land. Make your
self at home here. Unpack your bags and get
settled - instead of waiting for ''better
time" that may never come. Otherwise you'll
just pile up lot of unused equipment that
neither you nor anyone else will ever be able
to benefit by!
Evening star., 1941-03-02

The only difference is that they use
sound for warning, while their ances-
tors used beacons of light.
Miss Bentley wrote her latest novel
in a basement AFRAID shelter, where
many literary activities are carried on
these days. The Literary Society of
Halifax" she writes, has not missed
a meeting since the war began, al
though the minutes of meetings some
times read, Meeting interrupted by the
sirens, but continued in the cellar
And later, All clear sounded, meeting
continued in the library" M.
Evening star., 1941-03-02

M old and little tired Her children
AV - are all married. and her husband died
several years ago. She potters about, trying
to fill empty hours.
The other day she said to me rather visit
fully, you know I've never really made my
self at home in the world I've always been
like the person who stops overnight in a
hotel and decides it ism t worth while unpack
ing for so short time. There were so many
things wanted to do - little things - and
| kept telling myself l would, but | never
seemed to get settled. Why all the years we
were married, meant to have dinner in the
candlelight with Jim. He would have liked
that"
And thought of all the people in the world
who are waiting to unpack their suitcases.
They're going to do lot of real honest-to-
goodness living when . we'll, when the
children grow up when they have more
money :. when it gets warmer E. . when
they find better apart tment when they
get into the sort of work they really like E.
when this awful war is over. They're going to
read, take up that hobby, join club. take
that correspondence course, keep in touch
with their friends. They're going to unpack
everything!
But right now there isn't time. Things are
too rushed at the Office. Or I'VE can't do that
till we know what's going to happen over in
Europe"
The days drift by, and then weeks. Fifty
two weeks make year. And they really are
going to start reading right after the holidays.
But why wait? Why put off doing all those
little things that you're dreaming about?
Flowers on the table in that cubbyhole apart
ment will be just as pleasant as they would
in the house you're going to build. Dinner
served by candlelight just as romantic. You
may not be able to settle down for long hours
of reading now, as you're going to when the
children start in school. but you can snatch
fifteen minutes now and then.
But, somebody says, planning is half the
fun Or course it is! And when those plans
finally materialize, you'll be year older, or
five or ten; you may not even want to do the
things that you're longing to do now.
NERTAINLY bomb-shattered England is not
living normal life Those people can't even
sit down to dinner and be certain they'll fin
ish before siren sends them scurrying to
shelter. One might expect them to live catch
as-catch-can until things settle down bit.
But the other day l read letter from a
woman in one of the most ravaged areas, and
she said, Life goes on as usual. Sometimes
we just get the tea table set and are inter
rupted, but one can't neglect the small de-
these hectic times So much must be held in
abeyance that we have fallen into the habit
of not making plans at all, but just enjoying
each little portion of time to the fullest"
Evening star., 1941-03-02
Horris-Ewins

ISAAC A. CARY earns his living by
making band leaders batons. He makes
ten thousand of the brentwood sticks
every year by hand - according to
the exact personal specifications of hun
dreds of very particular conductors.
His customers include Paul Whiteman,
Andre Kostelanetz, Cab Galloway,
Arturo Toscanini, Frank Black, Fred
die Rich, Howard Barlow, Rudy Vallee,
Jimmy Lunceford Fletcher Henderson,
Ozzie Nelson, Raymond Scott and
Mark Warnow.
Each leader, according to Cary,
has his own baton preference. There are
nine different grips to choose from, and
batons range III length from twelve to
thirty-six inches.
THE CHARACTER of his customers,
Cary says, can be analyzed by the
batons they order. Andre Kostelanetz,
he feels, must be man of high ideals:
he demands perfection in weight and
balance. He pays more than any other
leader for his batons - S1.20 each -
and Cary spends hours selecting just
the right wood for them. Andre, he
says, must be kind and gentle - he
never breaks stick in anger or impa-
tience. At the other extreme is Cab
Galloway, who breaks two week -
just for fun.
Cary's tools consist of homemade
knife, plane and file. He started
baton-making as hobby and spent
two years going to orchestra rehearsals
before he set up business.
His first important step was search
for the right wood. He tried pear wood
from Japan; mahogany from Spain;
spruce from Sweden. Each lacked
something. Today he uses wood from
Maine birch trees, aged for two years
and treated with a steady 80-degree
heat to preserve its strength.
PAUL WHITMAN once asked Cary
to total up the amount of wood used
for his batons during twenty years.
The baton-maker reached the figure of
four trees - and the conductor sent
the U. S. Reforestation Commission
four birches to be planted in Maine.
Cary has three assistants and one
story factory building. Recently he
has branched out. The war cut off the
supply of European violin bows, so
Cary is now trying to take care of the
lack. But he still devotes practically
all of his own time to baton-making.
-JERRY MASON
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10

Shades of the "Gay Nineties"
came to light this week when the
above picture of the Champion
Rockville baseball team of 1898
was presented THE SENTINEL.
Photographed on the platform
steps of the B. & o. R. R. sta
ton, the original picture is in
possession of w. Brooke Edmons-
ton who starred at first or second
base, as needed, and who still talks
good game.
Old timers contend the team
was seldom if ever. beaten and
often won by stupendous scores.
IS In the picture standing cleft
to right, back row are: Ward
law Mason, now dead, and whose
father was principal for many
years of the old Rockville Acad-
envy; James F. Kelchner, short
stop, deceased; w. Frank Rab-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10
Aluminium Campaign
To Begin July Fl

Beginning July 81, the National
Aluminium Recovery Campaign will
get under way in Montgomery
County with Alfred D. Moves as
chairman in general charge.
In an announcement Mr.. Thomas
Earle Hampton, president of the
Board of County Commissioners
stated that "We will make every
effort to help meet this national
emergency and we hope the alumni
mum contributions will be large"
Anyone who has any discarded
aluminium pots or pans should con-
tribute them to one of the alumni
mum receiving centers, Mr.. Hamp-
ton said. A house to house can
vass will be made and will be as
sisted by clubs and organizations,
Girl and Boy Scouts.
In Rockville, according to Mayor
Douglas M. Blandford, the post
office has been designated as a re-
ceiving center with Postmaster
George L. Edmonds in charge.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10
Byrne F. Austin
Named County
ZOning Officer
Will Investigate Z0ning
Violation Complaints; Was
Secretary To The Late
Congressman Byron

Appointment of F. Byrne Aus
tin, of Takoma Park, former Sec
rotary of Representative William
D. Byron, as coming violations
inspector for Montgomery County
was announced Saturday, July 6.
Following a conference between
Park Commissioner Lacy Shaw,
States Attorney Ben G. Wilkin-
son and Mr.. Austin, it was agreed
that he would investigate all COM
plants on existing coming viola
tons which have been brought to
the attention of the commission
and the States Attorney.
Wilkinson and Shaw declared,
"The appointment is a step for
ward in the protection of prop
erty in Montgomery County" and
that "the preparation of coming
prosecution cases is a technical
undertaking to be done by some
one familiar with the work of the
commission and the use Of its
maps and coming classification
standards as set up in the ordi-
nance.
"Mr. Austin, in his investiga-
ton, will contact and give ample
warning to those whom he finds
have violated the coming laws. No
doubt many of these persons do
not realize that they are violating
the law and should be given an
opportunity to change the use of
their property"
Mr.. Austin formerly was a
member Of the Permanent Board
of Registry for Montgomery
County and later was secretary to
Congressman Byron, who was
killed in an airplane accident.
When Mrs. Bryon was elected to
complete her husbands term, one
of her first acts was to dismiss
Austin, who had campaigned for
her in Montgomery County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10
Selectees Ordered
For Induction

Local Board No. /, Montgomery
County, Rockville, has ordered the
following men to report for induc-
ton at 8 a. m. on Thursday, July
II.
Alva Hall Riggleman, Everett
Edward Walsh, Willard James
Gartner, Jr., Gaithersburg; Benja-
min White Allnutt, Jacksonville;
Robert Inches, Laytonsville; Will
liam Roger Hungerford, German
town; James Edgar Hilderbrand
Olney; Frank Isaac Davis, .Jr.,
Richard Brooke Sellman, Pooles-
vile; Ralph Raymond Bowman
Sandy Spring; Paul Stephen Sou
der, Derwood; Garland Bible
Chevy Chase; Allen Luther Percy
ingalls,, N. c.; Charles Schlinkey
Hungerford, Germantown;
Alfred Leroy Ward, Roland
Linthicum Banks, Jr., Donald Mil
ton Cleveland, Robert Clifton Dro-
nenberg, Claude Edward Rogers
Paul Edgar Bennett, Nicholas
Brewer, Jr., Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10

correspondents, and w. Brooke
Edmonston, now farming.
Front row shows Leonard L.
Nicholson, who pitched numerous
shutout games and who is now a
realtor; Charles M. "Sibby" Jones,
left-fielder, now busy naming
streets for the county and Harry
A. Dawson, catcher; standing in
the doorway Cleft rear) is George
Meads, who constituted one-man
fire department and seated on the
steps fright rear) is George p.
"Pete" Henderson, now Montgom-
cry National Bank president.
At that time the population ot
Rockville was about 1000 and
baseball was the prevailing sport
This particular team played mines
in Pennsylvania, Delaware, Vir-
ginia and West Virginia, often
being away for several weeks at
time.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10

bitt, manager, now head of an
Insurance Company in Boston.
Mr.. Rabbit was a telegraph
operator in those days; Eugene
Harriss, catcher, now living at
Olney and Upton B. Dawson;
oldest brother of Harry A. Daw-
son, and who was considered
one of the teams staunchest sup
porters.
In the second row are Cleft to
right, Roger Shaw, third base
man, looking rather sanity. Mr..
Shaw is now residing in Rockville
and is a member of the Demo-
cratic State Central Committee;
Albert "Sol" Rabbit, second base,
deceased; Mamie, the mascot and
bat boy; Somerville "Weegie"
Bean, pitcher; Carey Kingdom,
center field, who wildly recalls
the "old days" and who is dean
of the Montgomery newspaper
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10
Chairman Named
For County u. S. o.
Quota Campaign

In order to complete the U.S.O.
quota of $14,43O, allotted Mont
gomery County by July 10, Fred
Lutes, county chairman, has an
nounced a concentrated drive for
the remaining days of the cam
paign. This money, Mr.. Lutes
states, will be used to finance
recreational centers for service
men on leave.
Recently appointed solicitors in
clude Mrs. r. w. Farmer, Mrs.
A. w. Hines, Mrs. Thomas Stew
art, Miss Dorothy L. Griffith,
Ernest Hawkins, Louis Bell and
Matte Simpson, who will assist
Mrs. Edwin Fry, chairman Of the
Laytonsville district whose quota
is 5000.
Other district chairmen and
quotas are: Clarksburg, Robert
Waters 5000; Poolesville, Mrs.
G. r. Gray 500; Rockville, d.
A. DeLashmutt, Garrett Park,
Mrs. Lillian B. Dye $1,000;
Colesville, Rev. Paul Groseclose :
$500; Jamestown, Thomas C.
Kelley 500; Chevy Chase, Mrs.
B. Peyton Whalen $3.50; Olney,
Mrs. VIM. John Thomas $500;
Washington Grove and Gathers
burg Paul Ramsdell $3.50; PO-
tomac, James Nolan $3.50;
GAINESVILLE, Shirley Hays 500;
Damascus, Bradley Woodfeld :
5000; Silver Spring, Takoma Park
and Kensington Fred B. Lutes,
1880.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10
Floyd ]. Jones, Jr.
Heads Lions Club

Officers of the Poolesville Lions
Club were installed following a
dinner meeting at the home of
Spencer Fisher as follows: Floyd
J. Jones, Jr., president; Sidney
Thompson, LIST vice president;
Bruce Philip, End vice president;
Charles Foutz, 3rd vice president;
Charles Elgin, secretary and treas
urer; Charles Sellman, lion tanner;
Mason Gray, tail twister; directors,
Leland Clark and William Roberts.
Past President C. M. Wilson has
been selected as delegate to the
International convention to be held
in New Orleans.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-07-10
Local Men Attend
V. F. w. Convention

This year the Maryland State
convention of the Veterans of For
eign Wars was held in Salisbury,
Md, June 81, % and 20. Those
who attended the convention were
Past Commanders Roger Shaw and
J. M. Rowe, Commander F. J. Car
ter, Adjutant Carroll Baker, Senior
Vice Commander C. J. McGinnis,
Office of the Day Aubrey Ferret,
Service Officer Raymond Burgess
and Judge Advocate Joseph A.
Contrell and Comrade George Bon
bag.
The convention was a very sue
cessful one and many resolutions
were passed. The outstanding
resolutions were presented by the
Montgomery County Post No. 1858.
The Judge Advocate of the Mont
gomery post, namely, Joseph A.
Cantrell, was appointed Depart
ment Judge Advocate for the State
of Maryland, which our local post
considers a great honor.
All of the men who attended the
convention from this locality re-
ceived their second and third de-
gree of the Military Order Of The
Cootie. Their own post shortly to
be organized will be known as tthe
Par Coucher Post.