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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1941-10-16
/ Might Be

by p. G. Stromberg


we realize that we Americans
also live in a land of make
believe. The great big differ
ence between the children's
false ideas and impressions and
ours is that the children are
soon disillusioned-
Take our position in the
world today. As a result Of
generations of conviction of
the absolute security of the
United States many, if not
most, of our people persist in
the false impression that we
are still secure despite the les
sons learned from the war wag-
ing in Europe, Africa and Asia
and on the high seas.
Such a realm of make believe
mas created in our country a
state of apathy and indiffer-
ence which presents itself as
our most serious problem. The
people must be awakened to a
realization of the imminent dan
ger to our country and our
way of life lest we lose all the
things which are precious and
dear to us. And these things
must be maintained at a ire
mendous sacrifice of money and
possibly lives.
SUPPOSE HITLER WINS.
What will the world be like
and what win be the immediate
and permanent effects ON the
people of the United States as
well as the citizens of all
the other countries which make
up the Western Hemisphere
An analysis of that eventuality
cannot help but bring thoughts
of dire consequences.
And what are the chances OF
Hitler winning? Our wishful
thinking leads US to conclude
that he cannot win. But what
are the facts? He has con-
quered practically the entire
continent of Europe and holds
the few small remaining coun-
tries in the palm of his hand.
Sweden and Switzerland are
"sewed UP in a sack" while
Spa and Portugal are Ger
many's when, as and if Hitler
decides that the. time is oppor-
tune to take them in the "new
order" Turkey, like the
other countries which have
lulled themselves into a coma
of make believe, has wavered so
long that she could probably be
over-run by the Nazi machine
in a few short days.
The attempted conquest of
Russia might still prove the
undoing of Hitler, but war re-
ports indicate that the German
machine keeps forging ahead.
Whether or not Stain and his
Soviet army can halt the
march on Moscow will prob
ably be determined in a short
time.
IF HITLER succeeds in
smashing Russia this year what
remains between his hordes and
the Western Hemisphere? Is
there any country remaining,
except England, strong enough
to challenge his advance toward
world domination? Is England
strong enough to hold the vic
torious Nazis indefinitely? We
hope she is, but again realities
force the conclusion that Eng
land, driven from Africa and
the Mediterranean, will be
forced to a position where she
will be obliged to accept an ar
mistice ON HITLER'S TERMS.
And who will question that sur
render of the British Navy will
be Hitler's principal demand?
Where then will America and
Americans stand? Will we too
humbly offer appeasement? And
If we did what price would DE
demanded? Of course we will
never offer appeasement, but we
would then be faced with a
REALITY OF DANGER TO
| AMERICA. With the British
Navy in Filters hands, would
we not be forced to fight our
way on the seas? Would he per-
Evening star., 1941-04-04
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3 MA1a,cI 6fxssM ..x 1I1iH 7oss1I

Queen to kings bishop 4, queen
to knights 2, queen to rocks 5" &.
she jotted down the moves to re-
member them better-for she knew
chess as we'll as dancing, even
though she had never let Vaslav
suspect it.
"Oh!" she exclaimed. A word
had suddenly leaped out at her from
the paper-the single word: Ready"
Coincidence? She studied the moves
again and saw there certain order
about them-a definite pattern. If
she omitted the queen" in each
instance, and, putting the names
of the other squares under each
other, selected a certain letter of
each word, they made a kind of
sense. Was she dreaming, or was
the chessboard ballet a means of
conveying some message in code?
But that would be silly 1t would
be so much easier merely to write
Evening star., 1941-04-04
CHAPTER THIRTY-NINE.

Nine. Badouref beckoned to her
Look" She indicated the peep
hole in the curtain. THE house is
nearly full"
Brinda glued her eye to the aper-
! ture. People were still coming in.
Would Dick be there? A GOODNESS had
come between them since his abrupt
decision to accept the hospitality
Of Lord MountWyn. And there had
yet been no official intimation that
he had broken his engagement to
Lady Gladys.
Her glance roved the pit, then
the boxes. She gasped. Lord Mount
wynn Seated beside him-Dick! And
in the same box, the gaunt. straight
figure of Sir John; the massive head
and stocky shoulders of DR.. Mac
Donald!
A wave of happiness surged
through her. Dick hadn't approved
but he had come to see her. And
Sir John, too, in the midst of his re-
Sponsibilities and cares, had remem-
bered. But where was Lady
Gladys? And why hadn't any. of
them come backstage? Perhaps they
would yet-Dick,if not the others.
Il think I'll go to my dressing
room," she said suddenly to Nine.
Badoureff.
BY all means" responded the
ballet mistress huskily. 1T will be
a half-hour before you come on, and
trYin mood tho thi,1ly -
AS Brinda reach the narrow iron
stairs leading to the dressing room,
a slip of paper was thrust into her
hand
From Prince Vaslav," said a
mans voice that somehow rang
familiar, sinister note in her men,
ory. She turned quickly, but the
messenger had vanished.
A Message From VasIav.
In her dressing room she opened
the message. 1t was in Vaslav's ar
rogant scrawl: "Adored One: These
are the changes in steps mentioned.
I beg you to study them carefully.
Much-the success of all-depends
upon your following them exactly
I love you madly.-Vaslav."
She crumpled the note angrily.
Then she opened it again, smoothed
it and studied the new directions.
"15, 4. 8, 8, 9, 13, %, II :"
There were two lines of them. She
bit her lip furiously. How did Vas
Law expect her to remember so many
changes on short notice? Then, in
imagination, she translated them
into the jargon of chess, giving each
square its proper title and assign
ing to herself the role of queen.
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working that strange ray again
jamming our messages"
TRY again." ordered the tall man
at the head of the table. Continue
trying. Himmel, man! Think what
it means! The whole British Fleet a
thousand miles away. Half the
British Army en- route to Finland
The road wide open to invasion. A
lightning thrust across Holland, and
in "a hours we shall have England at
our mercy! The war won in a day
Glory, honor, decorations for all!
But if we fail ="
There was a discreet knock at the
door. A signal was exchanged and
it opened, admitting fourth Nazi
agent.
Quick" exclaimed the man at
the head of the table. Did you
contact Der Gauleiter?"
Yes" answered the newcomer.
He says all will be well-that he
has perfected a new mesGs of trans
mission for just such an occasion
as this"
Il pray he has!" breathed the first
speaker. otherwise we are all lost
men"
He whirled on the wireless opera
Evening star., 1941-04-04

the message down. No, she was
letting her imagination run away
She smiled at herself and set about
the task of committing the last
minute changes to memory.
In the subterranean headquarters
of the Nazi espionage ring, three
men sat about table. One of them
wore a wireless head set. AS he
listened, he wrote. Presently he
removed the head set.
Bad News.
Bad news!" He spoke in Ger
man. I'll read it TO you"
Pausing between each word, he
read: Your messages not coming
through. Evidently being jammed
near source Imperative you rem
edy this as must have complete
details British invasion plan to-
night. When does fleet sail? An
SWer."
The wireless operator spread his
hands.
You see the situation" he said
Il have sent the message so times
They get nothing in Berlin. There
is no doubt of 1.-THE British are
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tor. Resume sending, Dummkopf!
Do not stop for a moment! Even
the leader may fall"
ia! I obey" The operator bent
to his key. A staccato crackle bit
the air. The assembled spies waited
tensely.
(To be continued)
(Copyright by Maurice Dekobra and Leyla
George. Distributed by. King Features
Syndicate Inc)
Evening star., 1941-04-04

fascinate him. He made this rhyme
about them:
The 10-gallon hats,
And the A gats."
That, he says, suggests the nos
talgic aura of the Old West that
the windows, many filled with guns
and cowboy equipment, bring to
mind.
Evening star., 1941-04-04
Carl Sondburg Finds
Rhyme in Puwnshop

By the Associated Press.
DENVER.-Carl Sandburg, the
poet, likes something about every
town.
In Denver, the pawnshop windows
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Give Something
To Democracy
--R0Iand Smith
BY TESRO GALANTI

NEWMAN, Ga.-(S N S)-Warr
ing that the democratic ideals aEd
principles are in a death struggle
! IN the world today, the Rev Ro,.
land Smith, official of the Natiorpl
Baptist Convention, Inc, deliver
ed a brllliart and we'll taken
Emancipation address here, De
cember 20. under the auspices OF
the colored high school, Professor
Warner. principal. The Atlante
minister, who pastors a Decatur
church. swayeG his audience WITH
great ease.
There are forces al work in
the world which would destro,
every concept Of freedom for man
kind" he retorteo. "aS we closely
watch and observe carefully the
movements and determined forces
at work which have ae their objec-
tiveS the destruction of democracy -
Rev. Mr.. Smith bluntly stated
that the Negro faces the problem
of getting the best out of and con
tributing rhe best he has to or
nation. He urged Negroes to no.
only look for something, but to give
something 70 this democracy
the greatest nation in the world :
The speaker pointed out shat the
things for which we struggle today
are just as vital as they were in
the darker days when the fathers
fought against great and powerful
odds. urging his vast audience 10
live with optimism, hope and not
lose our vision and soul Us q race.
Calling upon the Negro to adjust
himself to the problem OF educa-
tion, he said there were two con-
cepts of education-one for the Ne
gro and another for the whites
He said there is improvement in
cur public schools, but there still
is much work to be doEe before the
Negro can enjoy his full rights as
an American citizen along with
the majority group.
1.-The problem of the economic
life of Negroes is one where they
must save and build for themselves
a strong and secure economic
life" he asserted. "In order to do
this, Negroes must cultivate the
spirit of thrift, for Negroes need
money"
He lauded Negroes for the small
businesses they have built ana
praised them for trading with their
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Something To
Remember Until
Next Summer

HAMPTON INSTITUTE, Va
(SNS)-NeXt summer when the
annoying mosquitoes draw near tC
taste your blood. you probably will
not recall that the females-aS in
many other kinds of animals (man
| not excepted) are the more deadly
| of the species, for only the females
bite, so far as mosquito experts
know now.
Nor, will you be cheered to learn
that though male mosquitoes have
better vision than females, both
sexes have the ability to see many
colors. inclGding the ultraviolet
rays of light which are invisible to
human eyes. Maybe that's why you
can't hide in the dark.
In a series of experiments on
chemical forces and factors that
serve to attract mosquitoes wheth-
er the insects like it or not. DR..
Kenneth Crooks, Professor OF Biol
ogv at Hampton Institute has made
some curious observations on the
pesky winged insects that spoil your
moonlit summer evenings.
He found that most mosquitoes
do not bite when ard if the tenn
perature is much below so degrees
F., but that they are attracted to
warmth when they ale at such low
temperatures.
Mosquitoes also were found to be
attracted BIZ humidity or moisture
when in dry places and from bright
lights to din. lights. The mosqui-
toes used in DR. Cooks expert
ments were clearly colorblind to
red. but could see yellow, blue,
green and ultraviolet.
When given a chance to select
The color they preferred, female
mosquitoes always chose the var
ious shades of blue rather than
black or any other color. So choose
your OreSS dCcOIulIfelN Ao lOI tIl0ll
attraction to chemicals, mosquitoes
were not specially interested in any
of nearly 10 common organic and
inorganic chemicals tried, nor did
they seem to bother about body
odor. fresh blood or perspiration.
At the meetings of the Entomo-
logical Society of America in Phil
adelphia on Saturday. December
2s, Professor Crooks will tell the
other scientists. who are spending
their Christmas Holidays hearing
and telling of new discoveries in
science, that though many other
dangerous insects such as peach
! moth, Japanese beetle and many
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
NAACP Elects
1941 Officers.

An interesting meeting Of the
NAACP was held Sunday, Dec.
goth, at the First Baptist church
with DR.. z. 3. Phillips presiding.
This being the end of the year,
general election Of officers was
held.
Officers as follows: Mr.. Thorn.
as H. Brown, president; Mr..
Cercie Nc Clellon, vice presi-
dent; David L. johnson, record
ing secretary: Miss Juanita Fav-
ors, assistant secretary: Mrs. r.
B. Philips, treasurer; Rev.
Charles Favors, of the executive
board of directors. Other board
members, Miss Glodene Hamling-
ton, John Henry Lewis, Mrs. Es-
tella Allenworth, and DR.. R. B.
Phillips. We are hoping to dc
wonderful work in this organi-
zation this year, and are asking
each member to bring a new
member to the. next meeting.
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To Induct Negro
TraineeS Early
In January

RICHMOND, Va.-(ANP)- Ma
tionwide protests because SO few
Negroes have been called for se:v-
ice under the provisions of the
selective service act have seeming
ly had some effect. The war de-
partmert Wednesday requisiticn-
ed 90 additional treinees from this
area to be inducted during jan
uary. all Negroes, in addition to
the 500 white trainees who have al
ready been called for induction
January 9 and 10.
The additional call, announced
here Wednesday by Lieut.. Col. Mills
F.. Neal state director of selective
service, is for January 16 to 20 as
follows:
Baltimore-Twelves on Jan. 16.
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS On Jan.
II and eighteen on Jan. 20.
Roanoke-Seyen on Jan. 18 and
thirty on Jan. 20.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04

NEWARK, N. J.,-ANP)-Since
inception of the WPA Adult Edu-
cation prog: am in New Jersey, a
staff of more than us teachers
has successfully instilled into the
minds of over 5000 pupils the
principles of the Three RS taught
them vocational subjects which
has enabled the Negro pupils to
survive economically
Under the guidance of Benja-
min F. Seldom, state supervisor OF
Negro Adults Education, illiteracy
has been reduced; juvenile de-
iinquency, between the ages of 18
and 25, has been lessened; better
sanitary conditions have been
brought about and homes and
neighborhoods have been greatly
improved.
MIGRATION PROBLEMS
The unusual influx Of rural
South migrants to this p: :imarily
industrial center has caused many
| acute problems to arise Not only
were teachers, on the 10 units
established III 1886, compelled to
teach adults to read and write but
they also had to prepare them for
difficult social adjustments and
teach them how to earn a living
in their adopted communities.
Subjects taught in the various
schools, all under the sponsorship
of the Boards of Education, range
, from Anericanization to power
machine operation. Principle bene-
fits derived by pupils are in the
higher morale engendered "They
develop a confidence and belief in
themselves and an aWarenesS OF
their responsibilities as citizens to
function to the best of their
Abilities" Mr.. Seldom stated
Among outstanding accomplish
ments of the various units was the
publication of several booklets on
Negro history beth local and ma
tional. Among these publications
ere "87 Pertinent Paragraphs on
The Negro in America" IAN An
thology of Negro Poetry" and
"Quiz on the Negro. These and
other books published enjoyed a
wide distribution among schools
and organizations.
SELDOM NEW JERSEY NATIVE
Mr.. Seldom, a native of New Jer
sey, was educated in the school of
Morristown, studied at Exeter
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Three Negroes To
Aid In Designing
Air Planes

LOS ANGEIES-(A N P)-John
H. owens, Jr,~ ~ year old grad
uate Of the aircraft fabrication de-
partment of the Santa Monica
Technical college, is one of the
three colored boys among 10000
airplane workers in Southern
California to actually get job in
the fabrication end Of the plane
industry under the national de-
fense program.
Owens is regular employe of
the Douglas Aircraft corporation
of Santa Monica. After graduation
from Polytechnic High school with
a good record, Owens was given a
free scholarship in the Santa
Monica Technical college, through
the NYA. He was promised a job if
he could make the grade, along
with one other colored boy and
five white boys of his class.
Owens completed the course
with a perfect record both as to
attendance, efficiency and manual
skill and was given job in the
fabrication department upon COM
pletion of the course. The National
Negro congress in conjunction with
several locals of the CIO indus
trial unions for aircraft workers
are pushing for the employment of
more colored aircraft workers.
Owens is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Owens, well known for
their active interest in civic af-
fairs of Los Angeles.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Civil Service
Examinations
Are Announced

WASHINGTON-(ANP) - The
United States Civil Service COM
mission announces an open COM
petitive examination for the posi-
tions of principal metallurgical en-
gineer, principal metallurgist, SEN
Tor metallurgical engineer, senior
metallurgist, metallurgical eng1-
neer, metallurgist, associate me-
tallurgical engineer, associate
metallurgist.
Competitors will not be required
to report for examinations at any
place, but will be rated on the
extent Of their education, on the
extent and quality of their ex-
perience relevant to the duties OF
the position applied for, and Oh
their fitness, on a scale Of 100,
such ratings based upon competl-
tors sworn statements in their ap-
plications and upon corroborative
evidence
Ali qualified persons are urged
to apply. An insufficient number
of eligibles for filling these posi-
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Church Interest In
Social Problems On
Incline e-Richards0n

is one G. The most hopeful signs
of our .tiule,' declared the Rev.
Harry v. Richardson, chaplain OF
Tus. egce Institute, to the ftill seS-
sin of tne Federal Council OF
Churches meeting nere in biennial
session .ast week in the palatial
Dennis hotel.
"The South, like other regions
of the naticu, has its problems"
he said. eve have or underprivl-
legged, our dispoGsessed y stubborn
race problem and other troubles.
But in its Willingness co know the
truth about the problems, in its
anxiety to solve them, and above
all in tie steadily growing racial
understanding and liberalism, the
South is che of the most progress
sive sections of the American
commonwealth"
Dr. Richardson called attention
of the session to the religious needs
of the rural masses. especially
among Negroes. Re declared that
the efforts of rural ministers 10
meet the demands of leadership in
these times are nothing short OF
heroic" The amount they can
achieve, however, for obvious rea-
sons is limited. They need the
help of the whole Christian body Ii:
their efforts" he said.
He described in detail the work
the federal council and other ma
tioral to!'ies are doing under the
leadership of DR.. George E. Haynes
IN putting trained workers in rural
areas. He also spoke of the splendid
work of institutions and denomi-
nations in many southern states.
He deygribed the work at Tuskegee
among rural ministers. However, r."
he said, these efforts while worthy
are small. The field is vast the
needs are great. Here is a cause
for high Christian action on a vice
scale"
DR.. John R. Mott, world renown-
ed leader in religion, presided at
che session.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Mrs. Mary Taylor
Claimed By Death

Mrs. Mary Taylor. the mother
of Elder j. w. Taylor, of 1886
East jefferson Street, passed
Thursday night, Dec. 26. Mother
Taylor, RS she was known, was
81 years cid. A resident of Pheo-
nix II years approximately, had
been i'll for several months. \She
leaves to mourn her passing three
children, Rev. J. w. Tayor, of
whom she lived with in Phoenix. :
Mr.. William Taylor of Houston,
Tex; Mrs. Louise Williams of
Urbana, Tex: Is grand children,
a number of great grand children
and other relatives and a host OF
friends.
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
Average Teachers
Pay For State Was
Only $3.50 In 40

LITTLE ROCK - (ANP) - The
1verage salary of white super
visors, principals and teachers 10
Arkansas in 1939-1940 was $636
compared with $627 for 1938-l939
report by Commissioner OF Edu-
cation T. H. Afford, disclosed to.
day.
Negroes in those three classified
tions received an average salary
of 1915 in 1939-40, contrasted with
$377 in 1938-1939, the report said
The average salary received by
white superintendents in 1939-l94(
was $2,o66 and by Negroes, $1,12O
The Phoenix index., 1941-01-04
A Little
Safety Talk
(By j. w. Strobe, Safety Coordi-
nator, Arizona State Highway
DEPARTMENT.
A HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION

A HAZARDOUS OCCUPATION
Mining is classed as a hazard
Gus occupation under Arizona
statutes. Lots of people feel sor-
ry for the poor miners who have
to take chances in connection
with their daily work. They are
glad they do not have to earn
their living that way.
Yet those same sympathetic
people run risks every day in
driving their autos over Arizona's s
streets and highways, which, by
comparison make the miners lob
a haven Of safety.
During 1889 81 miners were
killed and 367 injured in Arizona.
During the same twelve months
period, 2l5 autoists were killed
in Arizona and more than $500
were injured.
Which is one way of saying
that driving an automobile is
about ten times as dangerous as
working in the mines. |
For many years the big minas
have practiced safety, because
accidents are costly. A careless
employee IN the mnes does not
last long. He is too expensive
Miners have become safety con-
scious. They have to be in order
to hold their jobs.
Eighty percent of accidents on
the roads are due to human care
lessnes. When states and counties
and cities take the same attitude
oward negligent drivers and ex,
ercise the same discipline toward
them that the big copper COM
panies have adopted with refer
ence to careless employees, and
autoists become safety conscious
like miners, driving a car may
become as safe as working in a
mine in Arizona.