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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
Wiles Convicted
Of Second Degree
Murder By Jury
Second Trial Of Accused
Ends Tuesday After Four
And One-Half Hours De-
liberation

After four and half hours de-
liberation Tuesday, Dec. 9, a Mont
gomery County petit jury convict
ed William Wiles, 33, of second de-
gree murder of Edward Larman at
Slidell, Sept. Z. This was the sec
end trial and new testimony I'M
covered by States Attorneys, Ben
G. Wilkinson and Alger Y. Barbee
was highly instrumental in the
conviction. A previous jury dead
locked over the case. Wiles showed
visible signs of emotion at the YER
dict.
Earlier in the court session a
jury convicted Thomas Spell on an
armed robbery charge. This was
SPELLS fourth trial, the other three
resulting in hung jurys. Neither
Spell or Wiles had been sentenced
at the time of this story. Other
convictions including guilty pleas
and sentences follow: Richard T..
Disney, non support, 8 years, house
of correction; Melvin Brown, col
ored, forgery, 2 years in house of
correction; ]. Day Baker, forgery,
deferred; Estel M. Lee, larceny and
embezzlement, 80 days in Jail; Le-
roy T. Strothers, larceny, suspend
ed; Dorine Virginia Hawkins, COL
ored, forgery, 8 years in house of
correction; Roland Lyles, colored,
house breaking, 2 years, 6 months;
James w. MeAlister,s forgery. 8
years, house of correction; Ben
nings Arnold, colored, assault AMI
battery, Florence Rivers, larceny,
suspended sentence; Richard R.
Sims, colored, 8 charges of house
breaking, 81 months; Thomas
Spell, 4th trial, armed robbery of
gasoline station.
George R. Anderson, perjury;
Milton Kelly, statutory offense, 8
months; William Stepney, house
breaking, 10 months house of cor
rection; Paul Bouts, selling beer
after hours, $25; Dellma Williams.
assault and battery, hung jury:
Joseph D. Keith, colored, selling
liquor, $50; Lula Atkinson, without
license, $50; Cecil Coleman, with
out license, 5000; Laurence A
Duffin, colored, assault and battery,
144 days in Jail; Michael Collins,
hunting without a license, 500;
Lee Ward, colored, lottery charge,
$500 and 6 month in house of cor
rection; Benjamin F. Allnutt, driv-
ing under the influence of liquor,
60 days; Archie Pearson, assault
and battery, hung jury; William C.
Wynkoop, bad check, 80 days;
William H. Yox, assault and baG-
terry, $25; Henry Scott, colored.
assault and battery; Margaret OFF,
utt, colored, selling liquor, 500;
Dorothy Williams, colored, without
license 500; Seymour Thomas, col
ored, without license, $500; Betty
Marfack, bigamy, not sentenced.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
PIT. A. To Hear
Glee Club Sing

"Why the Chimes Rang" will be
presented by the Gaithersburg
High School Glee Club, under the
direction of Miss Reba Will, at the
DEFENDERS meeting of the P. T. A.
in the High School auditorium at 8
P. M. Singing of the Christmas
carols will follow.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
Dress Large Hogs

According to reports, butchering
season in Montgomery County in
dicates that many large hogs are
being slaughtered. C. W. Fawley,
Travillah, dressed 500-lb. hog and
Walter Corners a 675-lb. hog.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

Mrs. Gladys Beahm, Rockville,
has been appointed hostess for the
annual toy matinee, December IS,
at the Milo theater, Rockville.
Earle Dorrelle is in general charge
while the Holiday Exchange and
Montgomery County Sentinel are
cooperating. The show starts at 8
p. m. while admittance charge will
be toy, clothing or canned food.
Volunteers who will assist Mrs.
Beahm are: Mrs. W. I. Sauler, Mrs.
R. E. Joyce, Mrs. Joseph Jones,
Mrs. Charles Lukens, Mrs. A. A.
Lipscomb, Mrs. Benjamin Powell
and Mrs. Vestus Wilcox.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
Concert At Damascus

According to Elizabeth B. See
gar, publicity chairman, the Da-
mascus School will sponsor con-
cent of Christmas music, Wednes-
day, December II, at 8 p. m. 1t
will be given by a group of Ha
waiian Guitarists under the dire c.
ton of Mr.. John Benton of Mt.
Airy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
Women Voters Meet

Mrs. Samuel Beldsoe, Publicity
Chairman, Montgomery County
League of Women Voters has an
nounced a luncheon meeting De-
cember 10, at Rockville. A repres-
entative of the County Commits
sioner is expected to speak while
Mrs. Frank Garfield will be hos
pitality Chairman.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
W. W. EVANS PROPOSITIONS
DEMOCRATIC ORGANIZATION

gome.g Delegation to the General Assembly has released
the fooong letters for publication gtuing space
to this correspondence THE SENTINEL desires to point
the Inconsistency of Mr. Evans pose critic of the county
Democratic administration and his very apparent
and desire to appeasememt IN return for has retire
naent from the newspaper fed).
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

Advertising will sell goods any
time of the year, but it is especial
ly powerful during the period be-
tween Thanksgiving and Christ
mas.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

Why not junk our Army, Navy
and Air forces; wouldn't nice ma
tions, like Germany and japan
protect us?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
Thought of the Week

The Christian is a person who
lives daily in the consciousness
that he is a sinner beloved of
God.-ComrGd W. Jordan.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

The old-fashioned stenographer
the individual who put the
gum" in argument.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

Dec. 18 - Musical, Gibson Grove
No. 10 A. M. E. Zion Church =
guitar, saw and violin - spon-
sored by Helping Hand Club =
8 P. NJ.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
Coming Events

Dec. 12-Christmas dance in High
School gymnasium, sponsored by
Gaithersburg High School Cleo
Club. 9 to IL.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11
/ Might Be
Wrong
by P. G. Stromberg=

P. G. Stromberg-
We are at war with Japan.
It is likely that the loss our
naval and air force suffered
during the bombardment of
Pearl Harbor last Sunday was
tremendous. There is, however,
a great compensation for this
loss. 1t is the immediate cessa-
ton of all debate between
isolationists and intervention
lists. 1t has served the purpose
of driving adj shades of thought
and opinion into
Unity the same channel.
Through Fear that unity
Attack could not be at
tanned has proven
unfounded. Enemy hopes that
the division of sentiment in
America would prove a strong
factor in their favor have been
blasted to the skies.
The vote in Congress for the
war resolution was unanimous
(minus Miss jeanette Rankin.
No dissenting expression. Re
publicans as well as Democrats
calling for a final vote before
leaders could complete routine
procedure.
The war that Japan has been
half seeking for at least a gen
GRAFTON is now in full swing.
The Japs apparently caught our
naval and air forces off guard
and inflicted real damage. In
doing so they rendered us in
directly a great service and for
themselves destroyed any hope
of respect in history's record
ings. While the two Japanese
emmissaries were in Washing
ton, presumably still working
toward a peaceful adjustment
of differences, their country
was launhcing a long premedi-
tated and infinitely planned at
tack against the flag of the
United States.
What we need
What now most is grim
We determine i o n to
Need prove to the world
that this great de-
mocracy is just as strong in
her ability to defend her free
institutions as she is rich in
natural resources and powerful
in industrial organization. There
will have to be a task for every
man and man for every task.
We will have to learn that all
reports cannot and will not be
favorable. There will be re-
verses as well as victories. In
the end there will be certain
victory but that time might be
a long way off. We need an
unshakable confidence in our
military leaders and establish
ment as well as in our national
civilian authorities. We need
deeper and firmer conviction in
democracy as the ideal form of
government. We need a clear
understanding of the things for
which our government stands
and for which she is now fight
ing.
We should think
Peace ahead and realize
Is that, while our
Aim immediate problem
is defeat of the
enemy, the ultimate aim is
PEACE. The type of peace
which can be depended upon by
future generations. In the
hysteria of war fervor it is GER
tain that too many people will
lose sight of this real aim. IN
less we can make the world
safer place in which to live
than it has been for the past
4Ls- I'LL L.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

Dec. 10 - Toy Matinee. Milo Thea.
tire, 3 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

Dec. 13-Turkey supper, Buttons
vile Church sponsored by the
the Choir. to $3.50 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

Dec. 13-Annual turkey supper,
Orndorff Hall, Brookeville, Nd,
under the auspices of the Vestry
of st. Johns Episcopal Church.
4:30 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

enemy, the ultimate aim is
PEACE. The type of peace
which can be depended upon by
future generations. In the
hysteria Of war fervor it is GER
tain that too many people will
lose sight of this real aim. IN
less we can make the world a
safer place in which to live
than it has been for the past
century this war will be as
fruitless as was the first world
war.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

We should think
ahead and realize
that, while our
immediate problem
is defeat of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-12-11

What we need
now most is grim
determine t j on to
prove to the world
that this great de-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26
CHRISTMAS SEAL
SALE INSURES AID

The early increase shown in the sale
of Christmas Seals is falling off, ac-
cording to Mrs. Frank Suma, general
chairman of the campaign. Although
the tuberculosis Associations receipts
show an increase of over five hundred
dollars over the 1910 sale, late returns
are falling off rapidly" Mrs. Suma
said.
The tuberculosis Associations ap-
peal for funds is very important, es-
pecially in this time of world crises,
Mrs. Suma pointed out, "as our pro-
gram includes health for our own local
community. If our tuberculosis pro-
gram is to be continued in the proper
manner in 1912, we will need addi-
tional funds to set it on it's way"
Conferring with chairmen of the
various committees, Mrs. Suma re-
ported that the personal solicitation
is practically completed and that the
school sale of bangle pins, held last
Friday, will add to the receipts already
received.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26
RED CROSS
CAMPAIGN

Hamilton has raised $4,000 toward
the $4,000 goal set for Hamilton
chapter, American Red Cross, in the
fifty-million dollar war relief drive.
Contributions are received at head
quarters, 209 South Second Street.
Lucian L. Kahn, president of Ham
ilton chapter, and chairman of the
drive, thanking Hamiltonians for their
encouraging response, said that "it is
not enough to support the President
and our fighting men at the front, but
that every true American must assure
her wounded, homeless and suffering
fellow citizens in the Pacific islands
that America stands 100 per cent
ready to aid them through the Red
Cross.
"Our challenge to the dictator ma
tions can be made through the sup
port of the Red Cross, in terms Of
money, supplies, sacrifice, and hard
work.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26
I'VE Pledge Our Lives
To American

fense effort, organized labor should
be accorded by government adequate
and effective representation of its own
choosing in all defense planning and
execution. The validity of such par
ticipation by labor in all our emergency
efforts and undertakings is fully JUS
titled and its efficiency is demonstrated
beyond peradventure of doubt in the
experience of the British Government
policy. Then, too, our experience in
the last World War confirms the
soundness of this policy.
We declare ourselves fully and COM
pletely in accord with the several rec
concentrations of the Executive Coun-
Gil and as embraced in it's statement
We pledge ourselves individually and
collectively, promptly and fully, to
enforce these policies and procedures
without hesitation or evasion and to
take such further actions as time and
experience indicate essential to our
nations triumphant victory.
We are mindful that many of our
members, and members of their fam
lilies have been and will be called to
the military service of our land. We
pledge to them every possible aid and
full measure of devotion. 1t shall
be our purpose not alone to sustain
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26
Officers of National and international Unions Affiliated
with A. F. of L. Hold Special Meeting in Washington
Reafirm Pledges of Loyalty to President Roosevelt

function freely and fully in the legiti-
mate sphere designed for them is a
fundamental condition which gives OPP
portunity for economic freedom and
social advancement. These rights and
opportunities must not be impaired
While we reject repressive labor legis-
lation and insist upon the preserva-
tion of the essential democratic right
of workers to cease work collectively
as last and final resort, we never
theless pledge ourselves to forego the
exercise of this right during the war
emergency and to prefer submission
of pending differences with employers
to approved facilities and processes
for voluntary mediation, conciliation
and arbitration. We most heartily en-
dorse the "no-strike" policy volun-
tarily assumed by all divisions and
character of labor as announced by the
Executive Council Labor needs no re-
strictions upon the right to strike,
when to cease production is to strike
at the very heart of the nation. Labor
will produce, and produce without in
terruption.
We commend the Executive Council
for it's recommendation that there be
created a War Labor Board similar to
that which functioned SO successfully
during the last World War. We be-
lieve the general principles then enun-
ciated for the guidance of this board
should be made the policy of this hour,
namely, that neither labor nor man.
agement should take advantage of
such an agency to prosecute others
advantages at the expense Of the 9th
er's, that industrial relations be pre-
served and that every stoppage Of
work essential to adequate national
defense be avoided and averted In
this regard we hold that the work and
service of all our people are inextric-
ably interviewer and involved whether
engaged directly in war on defense
work or whether applied to the neces-
sites, safety, comfort or convenience
of our civilian population. Total war
today is no longer confined to the
military forces of the land but en-
braces as well the civilian population
young and old-men, women and
children alike.
Experience has demonstrated that
protective labor legislation and hour
standards are for the purpose of con-
serving workers in order to make pos
sible sustained maximum producing
power. They are the safeguards to
national we'll being In war emergen-
cies there may be temporary need for
abolishing some standards or for mod
flying special standards for special
industries. All such notifications and
changes, however, should be the result
of proven need and should be approved
in advance by representatives of the
workers. The same is true of protec-
tive labor and employment standards
established through collective bargain
ing and trade union agreements.
To assure an uninterrupted flow of
production and the maximum of de-
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26
Heroic AFL Workers Fight Japs
AT Side of Marines In Pacific
Join Defense of Islands Unions at Home Give Army
and Navy About Cooperation Navy Dept. Says
Workers "Gave Good Account of Themselves"

Washington, D. C.-Far out in the
Pacific Ocean, on tiny island outposts
of Americas vital defenses, hundreds
of courageous American Federation of
Labor members flung down the tools
of their trade, picked up whatever
weapons were at hand and fought
valiantly side by side with American
Marines and soldiers against the
treacherous and deadly attacks of
vastly superior japanese forces!
This was the electrifying news con-
veyed to the headquarters of the
American Federation of Labor by the
Navy Department!
"These civilian workers gave very
good account of themselves" said the
terse Navy Department informant.
Although the news reports were
meager and details lacking, it was
learned that American Federation of
Labor building trades workers en-
gagged in actual fighting on Guam, Mir
way and Wake Islands.
There were 700 workers stationed
at Midway, 400 at Guam and small
number at Wake, according to infor-
nation reaching the Building and Con-
struction Trades Department here. In
addition, 10000 A. F. of L. workers
were last reported at Honolulu and a
similar number in the Philippine
Islands. They were sent out to the
Pacific outposts to build Notifications
and airplane bases and were caught
in the middle of the war when Japan
launched it's unheralded and treach-
erous attacks.
The fate of the 400 workers at
Guam is considered especially desper-
ate in view of the official Navy an
nouncement that this island "prob-
ably" was captured by the Japanese
after severe fighting. However, at
the other islands, the workers, at last
report, were still fighting side-by-side
with the nations armed forces in
heroic fashion
Even as this news from the war
front was received, the Building and
Construction Trades Department in
the nations capital took immediate
steps to throw in it's entire resources
behind Americas war effort.
President John P Coyne summoned
special meeting of the presidents
of all affiliated unions. At this meet
ing General Brehon Somervell and Ad-
miral Ben Moreel outlined the Army
and Navy's construction needs and
the union officials pledged every effort
to more than meet all requirements.
A resolution was adopted both by
the meeting of general presidents and
by the departments executive council
providing:
THAT there shall be no strikes for
any reason whatever on defense con-
struction projects and that all labor
disputes shall be settled by the con-
ciliation and arbitration machinery set
up under the departments stabiliza-
tion agreement with the government.
2-That rules and regulations with
reference to practice and custom be
waived when necessary to make pos
sible the employment of building
tradesmen with general construction
experience, rather than to take in in
experienced men and that regulations
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26

Highlights Of the momentous dec
laration on war labor policy adopted
by the officers of all national and in
ternational unions affiliated with the
American Federation of Labor at a
special meeting in Washington, D. c.,
follow:
The issue is squarely and starkly set
before the American people, whether
the forces of Hitlerism and of des-
potism, both in the east and the west,
or the forces of democracy and free
dom are to survive.
In this crisis the American Fedora
tion of Labor representing more than
five million wage earners, with fed
Grated branches in every state, with
hundreds of central labor bodies in
many of our cities and with thousands
upon thousands of local unions spread
throughout the land, hereby re-affirms
it's loyalty to the principles underlying
our government and pledges to the
President of the United States, to the
Congress and to the people of America
it's undivided support for the most Wig
orous and rigorous prosecution of this
war until final victory is ours.
We declare that in this crisis the
one fundamental need is for unity of
action. Disunity means destruction.
The successful prosecution of the war
requires that all of the energies of all
our people, regardless of race, color
or creed be concentrated to common
purpose We, therefore, call upon man
agement of American industries and
the leaders of government to join in a
program of cooperative action to
make our nation not only the mighty
arsenal of world democracy, but as
we'll source of hope, of encourage
ment and of assurance to the enslaved
peoples everywhere. We call upon in
dustry to share with us the added re-
sponsibilities entailed in maintaining
peaceful and cooperative relations.
We regret sincerely and are deeply
concerned with the destructive rivalry
in organization that has beset the
labor field for the past few years. We
hold all such rivalries and jurisdic-
tional conflicts have no place in an
emergency such as faces America and
the world today. We, therefore, renew
our offer for unity in the labor move
ment and for the common defense of
our nation against mortal danger. We
hope our call to this end may not be
in vain.
We, too, call upon the National La
Dor Relations Board to desist from the
formulation or enforcement of any
policy, procedure or decision that may
create dissension or intensity existing
differences and conflicts in the house
hold of organized labor.
We likewise urge that those in gov
ernmental positions of authority in
this moment of national peril forego
their unjustified attacks upon trade
union organizations and their legiti-
mate functions.
We declare that the right of wage
earners to collective bargaining and to
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26
CO-Chairmen Named
For Birthday Event

Middletown, Ohio. = Carl Rossfeld
was appointed chairman of the Mid
dletown celebration of the President s
birthday and Miss Clara Mae Yorgen
was named co-chairman by Charles
Reuthe, Butler County chairman, this
week. Reuthe's appointment was pre-
ceded by the announcement that he
had been certified as county chairman
by j. E. Trautman, state director of
the Presidents birthday ball celebra-
tion. Reuthe will be in charge of set
ting up committees in Hamilton and
Oxford.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26

regarding apprentice time serving be
suspended for the emergency to per-
nit qualified apprentices to do jour-
neymen's work.
3-That every effort be made to
supply adequate numbers of skilled
workers on all projects, even when two
or three-shift employment on a seven
day week basis is necessary.
eve dedicate ourselves to do every
thing possible to aid in the defense OF
our country" said the resolution.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26

the military forces of our land but as
well to safeguard the interests of our
civilian population and hold secure the
liberties and freedom of all our people
in this greatest of all emergencies.
We further pledge ourselves to bring
these declarations of policies and pro-
cedures to the attention of our re-
spective local unions and general men,
bership with direction that the prin-
ciples and practices herein declared
for and made imperative by the ne
cessities of the occasion, be fully and
Immediately compiled with without
hesitation or equivocation.
Inspired by these ideals of humanity,
of liberty and justice, we call upon the
working men and women of all Amer
ica-indeed upon all lovers of human
ity and of freedom to unite in unani-
nous support of the President Of our
nation and it's allies for the prosecu-
tion of total war and for the perpe-
tuity and preservation of democracy
here and throughout the world.
The Butler County press. [volume] (Hamilton, Ohio) 1900-1946, 1941-12-26

So far as her husbands misdeeds
are concerned, woman's memory is
perfect.