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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Club Women Hold
Semi-Annual Meet
At Gaithersburg
Mrs. Mary Hall Talks On
Children. Hear Directors
Reports

At the semi-annua1 meeting of
the Montgomery Federation of
Women's Club held in Gathers
burg, Tuesday, November rs, Mrs.
Mary Hall of the Department of
Research of the Washington Blu
reau of Education spoke on
"School Children Problems and
How Parents Can Help"
Conducted by Mrs. Vestus Will
cox, president, the meeting heard
reports from affiliated Club direc-
tors and short talks from the
honor guests who included Mrs.
Walter E. Kriel, President and
Director of Maryland Federated
Women's Club; Mrs. Frank E.
Shipley, State Chairman of Hous-
ing, Anne Arundel County; Mrs.
George E. Pariseau, State Chair
man of Nursing, Bethesda.
Officers of the Club besides
Mrs. Wilcox are: First vice-pres-
ident, Mrs. Louis Gravelle; second
vice-president, Mrs. Louis Gard
ner; recording secretary, Mrs. w.
G. MacNulty; corresponding Sec
rotary, Mrs. F. P. De Blast;
treasurer, Mrs. Lewis Merriam and
parliamentarian, Mrs. j. T. Ma
guire.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Community Chest
Campaign Results
Reported At 1882

Montgomery County, reporting
total Community Chest campaign
results of $9,932 at yesterday
noon report meeting, stands now
at 44.14 per cent of the County's
$22,5OO Chest quota, according to
John B. Diamond, chairman Of
the Chest campaign here.
"Time is Short" Mr.. Diamond
reminded his volunteer leaders,
"and Montgomery County has well
over half of it's Chest quota still
to make. Every effort should be
made to clean up solicitations and
report as much as possible by
Thursday noon, November q, the
next report meeting in the Will
lard Hotel"
Leading all other areas with
gifts totalling $4,232, for 80 per
cent of quota, is the Chevy Chase
area, under the Craftsmanship Oh
Mrs. George M. Ferris.
In second place is the Bethesda
area, of which Mrs. B. Peyton
Whalen is chairman, which now
has Chest gifts totaling $2,355,
for SO per cent of quota.
Silver Spring Takoma area,
under the craftsmanship Of Bladen
Darneille, has so far reported
1896, or 16 per cent of quota.
The Rockville area, under the
craftsmanship Of Thomas C. KEEL
ley, has to date made no report.
The Chest campaign as a whole,
for the entire Washington area,
stood at GLIB per cent of the
$4,000, 100000 goal after Tuesday
noon reports, with a total of
129,154 gifts for 1,23s,791.H.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

Fifteen emergency policemen
were added to the Montgomery
County police force this week to
guard county schools and armories
against firebugs and burglars.
The policemen were appointed
by unanimous vote of the Board
of County Commissioners for q
period of go days in accordance
with the county law permitting
not to exceed go such policemen
to be appointed for 60-day periods
in emergencies. They will report
for duty at midnight November 30.
Emergency needs for such pro-
lection of county schools was
voted at meeting of the board
several weeks ago following an
incendiary fire which seriously
damaged the J. Enos Ray school
in the Prince Georges County
section Of Takoma Park. Since
that time the county police have
maintained constant patrol Of
county school buildings.
Twelve Of the new special pol
icemen will maintain constant pa
troll of county schools in the sub
urban area and at the same time
will be exercising a certain
amount of policing ON the routes
travelled in their patrol.
Three men viii be placed at
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Toy Matinee Dec. Is

Earle S. Dorrelle, manager of
the Milo Theatre, states that the
annual toy matinee will start
promptly at 8 P. M. Tuesday eve
ming, December IS.
Each year thousands of gifts,
food, clothing and toys are collec-
ted at this matinee, started by
Sidney Lust, Milo owner, some
years ago.
The price of admission, says Mr..
Dorrelle, will be toy, article of
clothing or foodstuff. These admis-
son gifts will be distributed to the
needy at Christmas. The Sentinel
and Holiday Exchange are coop
Grating with Mr.. Dorrelle and the
Milo.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27

ority. We are told that in the
African campaign the armored
equipment is mostly American
made. This includes tanks,
armored trucks and airplanes.
This campaign, which seems to
have been well planned, is the
answer to many questions of
the past few months. It creates
another "front" and must serve
to relieve the pressure on Rus
STA. It is the answer to what
the British have been doing all
summer. And it shows where
the steadily increasing flow of
American equipment has been
going.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Social Service Lectures

To foster better understanding
Of community needs and problems
and to acquaiht the public with
what the volunteer can do to help,
a series of lectures will be given by
the Montgomery County Social
Service League, a participating
agency of the Community Chest of
which DIR. j. w. Bird is chairman.
The lectures will be given during
the month of January, according
to Miss Ruth Bolton, executive
secretary of the League.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Defense Council Meets

An administrative and advisory
Board meeting of the Montgomery
County Women's Division of the
Maryland Council of Defense has
been called by its chairman Mrs. B.
Peyton Whalen at her home $50
Old Georgetown Road at 10 a. m.
Wednesday, Dec. 8.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Sandy Spring P.-T..A.
To Meet December 2

The Sandy Spring P. T. A. viii
meet Tuesday, Dec. 2, 500 P. NJ.
at Sherwood School.
Modern trends in musical edu-
cation will be discussed by DIR. Ed
win M. C. Barnes followed by a
panel discussion. This will be led
by Miss Pauline Mattingly of Viii
son Teachers College and Miss
Helen M. Bellman, Superintendent
Of Piano classes in the Washington
public schools. The Maryland
Concert Orchestra from Baltimore
will give a demonstration Concert.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Students Name
Hansen Watkins

Richard Montgomery High
School students named Hansen
Watkins president of the Junior
Republic and Robert Browning
vice-president in a closely contest
ed election this week. Runners-up
were Dorothy Cruickshank and
Louise Bell.
According to tradition only can
didates with high scholastic
achievement are eligible.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Air Craft Class
In Silver Spring

A class in Aircraft Sheet Metal
and Oxy-acetylene welding starts
Monday, November oath in the
aircraft mechanics shop at Mont
gomery Blair High School in Sill
yer Spring, Maryland. The class is
in session from TOO p. m. to 10:45
p. m. on Monday, Tuesday, We'd
nesday and Thursday evening and
runs for eight weeks totaling 100
hours of training.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Rockville Baptist Church

Rev. Herbert o. Cooper, Pastor
9:45 A. M. Bible School.
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship
Theme "Where Is Your God"
TOO P. M. M. B. T. U. Hour.
7:45 P. M. Evening Service :
A Bible quiz will be conducted
by Mr.. Charles Ward.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
Iowa Senator Guest Of
Rockville Rotarians

U. S. Senator Guy M. Gillette
of Iowa was the guest speaker
at the weekly luncheon meeting
of the Rockville Rotary Club at
Hungerford Tavern on Thurs
day, November 81. Buell. M.
Gardner, president of the local
club, presided at the session.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-11-27
l Might Be
Wrong.
by p. G. Strombere


1t matters little nowadays what
we think of the past. History
repeats itself and the best way
to estimate the future is on
past performance. But where
not alone in American history
but in any history-will we find
any comparable period?
1t has been only
New a few short years
Frontiers since we heard the
cry that we no
longer had space for pioneers.
Our frontiers have disappeared
and there remain no opportuni-
ties for the development of in
dividual initiative and leader
ship. Confined to geographical
limitations such assertions are
still sound. But in the field of
domestic and world problems we
are all pioneers just as GER
tainly as were the early settlers
who had great physical prob
lens to cope with.
Historical analysis will give
little aid to those whose job it
will be to solve the public prob
lems of the next generation.
Fighting our way through the
financial and economic wilder
ness we will need sound leader
ship-a leadership enjoying the
confidence of all. That leader
ship will need the cooperation
of every thoughtful person. We
might have to barricade our
selves and suffer reverses in
overcoming some Immediate
obstacle but such sacrifices will
be necessary to the general well
ware.
Even now we are
John L. in the midst of a
Lewis barricaded position
dom e s tically.
Pushing forward in our effort
to help defeat Hitler we are
stormed by Chief "J"errymander
"L"onghair Lewis and his tribe.
Our advance guards, after SIX
efforts, succeed in having Chief
Lewis permit US to move again
but he still refuses the peace
pipe. Instead he deigns to die
tate both the direction and
the speed of our march. Chief
Lewis has received many favors
from us and enjoys the influ-
ence and prominence of his
position as a result of the for
ward march which he now seeks
to retard.
We have sought, by every
means, to appease the warlike
Chief but he persists in wear
ing his war paint and keeps his
followers prepared for pitched
battle.
What will our leaders do?
Will they submit or will they
curb his lust for power? The
answer is in the bill now before
Congress to outlaw strikes in
defense industries.
In manner John L. Lewis
should get credit for a great
forward step in our present
crisis. Legislation limiting and
outlawing strikes in defense in
dustries should have been
adopted months ago but Presi-
dent Roosevelt hoped that labor
leaders would voluntarily place
such restrictions on themselves.
The President has been rather
too patient and has been Sc
verely criticized for his leniency.
He has now reversed his po-
sition and we shall soon have
such a law. And this law will
be the result of Mr.. Lewis
arbitrary and stubborn stand
in the coal strike. To this
extent he deserves whatever re-
verse credit there is.
. .
The news this
African week has been on
Campaign the optimistic side.
We take over
Dutch Guiana as a means of
protection. Britain launches a
major campaign in Africa in
which the German and italian
troops are being severely ham
died. The Germans are expert
eneing, for the first time, the
effects Of air and tank superb
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-08-28
WOmen's Defense Group
Plans AmericanizatiOn
Drive During Winter

Americanism will be stressed
by the Women's Division, Mary
land Council of Defense, during
the coming winter. Mrs. John
L. Whitehurst, chairman, has APP
pointed Mrs. Rudolph S. Allen.
former president of the Maryland
Federation of Womens' Clubs, as
chairman of this committee.
Women of the State are asked
to display the American flag on
all clubhouses and to use their
influence to have flags flown on
all public buildings. The council
also will ask all motion picture
theatre owners to display the flag
on screens prior to showing fea-
ture productions and to have the
National Anthem played.
In an effort to further national
unity the councils program will
seek to abolish attacks on any
religion or race, and encourage
the establishment of as many
classes in Americanization as
each local School Board can pro-
vide, with the help of recognized
patriotic and lay groups.
Forums and debates will be
held in an effort to acquaint our
people with the benefits derived
in Democracy. The committee
will ask for special tables in all
libraries for Americanization
readers, and will make a definite
check on books for school chill
dren.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-08-28

BY a queer coincidence shortly
after we had spoken in this col
umn of Madison House in Brooke
vile, we saw on the table of a
friend who deals in rare books,
leather bound Bible-in three
volumes-which had been the
property of James Madison.
Madison, you know was high
ly educated, cultured gentleman,
and had studied theology as well
as LAWN his old age he was
chaplain at University of Vir-
ginia.
According to an inscription
dated Montpelier, May 8, 1929,
signed James Madison, this Bible
had been a bequest from him to
Rev. George A. Smith, who prob
ably succeeded him as chaplain.
Anyway the story goes that it
had been handed down in the
Smith family until one of them
recently sold it at auction.
Several weeks ago when a
favorite topic of conversation was
the possibility that silk stock
ings might soon be as scarce here
as in England, we felt quite
proud of a friend who said 81
am not worried-and I am not
rushing to buy hose to lay aside
Il have faith enough in our
scientists to believe that they
will soon find US good looking
substitute"
We were interested in this
copied from The Way Things
Seem Now: "Cotton farmers, al
ways chivalrous Southern gentle
men, find it more than usually
difficult not to notice feminine
legs these days. They keep
thinking of the 100000 bales of
cotton they could sell if cotton
made all the full-fashioned hos
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-08-28
MONTGOMERY
lvl SIDELICHTS
By ELSIE WEITE HAINEs

Had you heard that Mr.. Henry
Howard of Brookeville has to
mount step ladder to pick his
tomatoes? Not all of them, of
course-just the ones growing at
the end of a ten foot vine, which
he has trained up a pole.
At that it is little stretched
we mean the vine, not the tale
for Mrs. Howard too, says they
really have had over one hundred
tomatoes from the one vine. We
think, given time, Mr.. Howard
will solve the mystery Of Jacks
beanstalk-for he loves to grow
his vegetables in the air-so to
speak.
On an eight-foot fence back of
his home is a Mexican plant of
the squash family, with yard long
fruit, resembling huge baseball
bats-we saw one Al inches long,
weighing 8 pounds-good to eat
too, we brought one home and it
was edible, both fried and
stewed-tho we admit we would
not want to live. on it long.
We had visited Mr.. Howard
with the intention of staying only
long enough to see the garden
two hours later we We're still
raptly listening to tales of old
Montgomery-for he was born in
1855 and remembers seeing Job
Stuart on his famous sweep over
the Potomac-he can even tell the
names of the three girls" he saw
kiss him!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-08-28

iery women buy. With silk shut
off from importation, the Depart
ment of Agriculture researchers
are ready with $50 designs for
cotton stockings!
Personally, ten or fifteen years
ago, we used to buy an imported
English made hose for which we
paid slightly higher price than
for silk - which lasted much
longer, and was lovely with sport
clothes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-08-28
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-08-28

PATRICIA FERRY of rs Kennedy Drive. Kenwood, Chevy
Chase, Md shown and registered
for the national finals of the Ford League
Perry the champion safe driver Maryland
panied by her father Mr. Montague Ferry shown
with her. They made the trip Detroit by guests
of the Ford Good Drivers League
Miss Ferry is student of Woodrow High She
competing against the champion
states and the District of Columbia $4,000 university
scholarships offered by Edsel Ford founder league
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Cruisers
Continued From First Paee)

E-boat sunk No damage or casual
ties was suffered by our force.
Cruiser Blows Up.
"A little after 3 am, the destroyer
Sikh (Comdr. G.. H. Stokes) with
H. M. destroyer Legion (Comdr. r.
F. Jessel, r. NJ, H. M. destroyer
Maori tComdr. r. E. Courage, D.
S. O., D. S. c.. r. NJ and H. M
destroyer Isaac Sweers in company
made contact with two Italian
cruisers. 4 torpedo boat and an E.
boat (motor torpedo boat
The Allied force Immediately at
tackled with gunfire and torpedoes.
Both cruisers we're at once hit. The
leading cruiser burned f1ercely and
later blew up. The other was last
seen burning from stem to stern.
The torpedo boat was heavily dam
aged and the E-boat sunk"
Luftwaffe May Strike Fleet.
A British source said the bulk of
the German air force, which is re-
ported being withdrawn from the
Russian front, might be concer-
trated for a terrific assault on Brit
aims Mediterranean fleet
Axis attempts to defend North
Africa are doomed unless a supply
route across the Mediterranean is
opened, this informant said.
Certainly Hitler. after seeing the
initial Successes of ,Japanese air at
tacks on the British and United
States fleets. won't hesitate to
throw in hundreds of planes if he
thinks they wuold mean the differ
ence between victory ano defeat in
North Africa" he declared.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Admiral Kids Son Seeks
Assignment to Duty on Sub

Prep-School football team for 1894
IS. In 1886 he gained a District of
Columbia A. A. U. heavyweight
wrestling championship.
At the academy he is now In COM
mand of more than 100 men in
the 18th Company. with the rank
of lieutenant. A proficient athlete,
as his father was before him, he has
gained his letters with the varsity
lacrosse team. his numerals in plebe
and varsity football and wrestling
During the past season he was as
sistant coach of plebe football.
Appointed to the academy by
President Roosevelt, Midshipman
Kidd will be q member of the first
class to finish its studies under the
new, shortened three-year course.
He will receive an enSign's commits
sion in the line Of the Navy.
His mother lives at Carvel Hall,
Annapolis, but since the death of
her husband has been staying with
friends.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
80 More Villages Recoptured
From Germans, Russians Claim
Nozis Declared in Flight South Of Moscow;
Berlin Acknowledges Fierce Attacks

that improvised Notifications could
be promptly outflanked or isolated.
A Soviet Information Bureau
communique from Moscow said
Adolf Hitler decided to choose a
different corner for his pranks and
left the eastern front for Berlin in
order to disclaim responsibility" for
the reverses.
A special communiQue last night
declared 5000 Germans had been
killed and % of an original 81 di-
visions had been smashed. routed,
surrounded or forced TO retreat in
the Moscow zone since November l6
Minor Patrol Actions.
A series of minor patrol actions
under conditions much like the
worst months of the l939-40 Finn
ish-Soviet winter war was indi-
Gated on the Russian front by a
D.NB. announcement from Berlin.
Air activity supplemented the pa
trolls, the news agency said, declar-
ing German flyers had inflicted
heavy losses on the Russians, partic-
ularly in the central sector.
DNB. declared technical engi-
neers maintained German planes at
full efficiency on the frosty front,
with gasoline lower in ,octane con-
tent than Russia, which has stores
OF American fuel.
I'm numerous sectors patrols are
penetrating each day to the rear
lines of the enemy" it said, mean
while executing strong reconnais-
sance attacks"
A military commentator of the
Lausanne Gazette wrote that IA
tigue. the weathers effect on war
machines and precision instru-
ments. and supply diflculties prob
ably greater than Aitler's high
command expected, were German
problems.
Evening star., 1941-12-13

instead, with the pride of which she
spoke.
He was an officer in every sense
of the word" she said. Even I, his
wife, did not know what orders he
had received. the places he was to
go. or the secrets that he knew. He
was a marvellous officer, and I know
that he would want to have died IN
action. as he did. know that he is
happy that it came in that fashion.
Il am happy that he has done this
and has left his imprint behind
She unused: And didn't he give
those Japs something to remember
him by?"
Mrs. Kelly. the former Maiian
Wick. arrived here last month from
Honolulu to visit her parents. She
received three letters from her hus-
band on Monday.
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Chicago Sentries Wound
Two Ignoring Challenge
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Dec. 13.-Naval SEN
tries opened fire on an Outboard
motorboat that skinned close to
Coast Guard cutter in early morning
darkness today, wounding the two
occupants who failed to respond to
warning shots and shouted COM
mands to halt.
Comdr. w. F. Veatch of the Chi
cago Naval Reserve Armory identi-
fed the wounded men as Otto Gehr-
ling, 40, wounded in the left arm,
and Harry Dudley, IS, shot in the
Jaw, both Chicagoans. He said the
wounded men claimed they were 60
ing duck hunting and search of their
boat appeared to bear out their
statement.
Comdr. Veatch said the shots were
fired by a marine and two sailor
sentries at the armory.
The sentries, hearing the motor
boats engine being started at the
western end of the armory slip,
rushed to the north end Of the ar
mory where the cutter U. S. S. Will
mette is moored, the commander
said. When the motorboat came
alongside the cu.tcr, tl~c :-'' -.
shouted Cciii G "a nA
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Special Dispatch ia Tn, Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
ANNAPOLIS. Dec. 13-Impatient
to get into the front line OF the
war which already has claimed the
life Of his father, Midshipman Isaac
Campbell Kidd. jr, has requested
assignment to submarine duty i'm
mediately after his graduation from
the Naval Academy next Friday.
The midshipman's father, Rear
Admiral Isaac Campbell Kidd,
was killed in action Sunday during
the Japanese attack on Pearl Har-
Dor. The admiral was in command
of q battleship division.
Together with the air arm Of the
Navy, the service Midshipman Kidd
has asked to enter Is considered the
most hazardous.
Like his father, Midshipman Kidd
has won = reputation for = fighting
spirit and ability to lead. When he
was a student ut st. Adams School
tcr poys, in Washington. he won
II u, :ership on the Distr1 Is AL
Evening star., 1941-12-13
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Dec. 81 am
proud of him." Mrs. Colin P. Kelly,
jr., said simply and then, holding
her -and-one -half-old son close
to her added: And 'Corkey' will be
proud, too
rs there any word about those
who were with him-the co-pilot, or
anyone?" asked the widow of one of
the United States first air heroes of
World War II.
There were no tears in Mrs Kel-
ly's eyes as she talked of the 26-year-
old West Point flyer and captain who
was credited with scoring three di-
rect hits on the japanese battleShip
Haruna. which sank north of Luzon
in the Philippines. Her eyes glowed,
Evening star., 1941-12-13
Peru Provincial Capital
Is Heavily Damaged

BY the Associated Press.
LIMA, Peru, Dec. 13.-First re-
ports today from Huaraz. provincial
capital 174 miles from Lima. indi-
Gated that either a cloudburst or
volcano eruption had caused heavy
casualties and wrecked a third of
the city.
The small Rataquenhua Volcano
near the city has been dormant
many years.