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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
ALSO REWARD THE GOOD

The reformer usually thinks Of inn
proving life in terms Of eliminating the
evil things in it. seldom stopping to
think thot increasing the number OF
oood things is an equal improvement.
In the same way. we usuolIy Try to
curb law violation by Furnishing the
vioIotors, seldom by rewordng the OBJ
servers.
Detroit police are trying the un-
usual course, the American Municipal
Association reports, Of giving Reward
tickets" when octs Of special courtesy
and consideration on the rood are OBJ
served by those same cops whose usual
duty it is to hand out only troffic tick
cts. The plan is in formative stage,
and it is hoped to develop system Of
windshield stickers for careful and
courteous drivers
Why not? It's likely thot quite as
much has been accomplished by re-
wordine good as by Furnishing evil
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
BY WIN. E. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

One of the first of the major
state championships Of 1912 will
be the Maryland State Cham
pionships, to be held in Balti-
more Feb. So.
Baltimore is an active bridge
center, Col. Robert j. Gill Of
Baltimore served as president of
the American Contract Bridge
League last year, and Mrs. AL
Ian Rutherford of that city is
now president of the women's
national committee of the league.
AS a result, many of the New
York and Philadelphia stars will
attend this tournament.
Mrs. Rutherford is a demure
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
" PETER EDSok
Dolly Mealtes Wsshimstoa
Coreosnoodamt


WASHINGTON, Jon. a.
The Office Of Focts and Fig
ures-thot new branch OF
government which is intended
to give old and comfort to the
people of the United Stotes
ond to shape policies for the
public relations departments
in war tines-onnounced ORR
einoIIy it would issue no pub
IIciN handouts. no sugar.
cooted, soothing syrup propo-
oondo. Thot wos last October.
II comes as somewhat Of q
shock, therefore, to find thot
OFFS first public oct is to
issue q hondout-o 5000
word hondout, q pocket-size
pamphlet Of so pooes coIled
Report to the Nation" which
Is doubIe-dipped in socchorine
and represents the stote Of the
country on Jan. !, 1912, as
being just dandy. And the
Honorable Archibald N q G.
leish, poet Iibrorion Of Con-
oress who oIso heods Office
of Focts ond Figures now
confesses OFF will have to is
sue more information than he
thought.
So here you have another
government press agency set
up, q top. super-duper. high
hat press oeeney working amid
the schoIorly stocks Of the Ii
brory Of Congress. employing
"a people steody, though not
yet fully stoffed and doing q
questionable job. tt is sote
to say q noiority Of the work.
ing newspaper correspondents
in Washington who have most
Of the direct dealings with
these government press offices.
can't understand and don't oP-
preciote. Here is war boom
dooeIine on q scale as yet un-
dreomed OF.
THREE MONTHS TO
PERFORM
If this is an unfair opinion
shot from the lip, it is only
because all the activities OF
OFF don't meet the eye. From
brown October to bleak mid
January is three months
of chill weather in which
the head should be reasonably
clear even in Washington. ond
in thot time from one to 81
people working in the Library
of Congress should be oble to
bring forth something pretty
tonoibIe-or what is this much
vounted productive capacity OF
the Arsenal Of Democracy,
anyway?
If OFF hos produced other
stuff of q wor-secrets noture
which cont be revealed, okoy
let it live. But if its lobors
TO dote are what meet the eye
q fancy table Of oreonizo-
ton including divisions To-
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
s. YEARS AGO TODAY
. SO THEY SAY

Should time ever ne ripe for
revolution in Ger m y, the
Nazis will be overthrown only
by q military coup.
Fora de Kussevich, Hungarian
refugee.
I want to help them, truly ]
do, but I don't want to indorse
them and don't want to see us
continue to give billions away
to other people.
Rep. Dewey Short, Missouri
Republican, on billion-dollar
loan to Russia.
The American people have
made IN unlimited commitment
that there shall be q free world.
Against that commitment, no in
dividual or group shall prevail.
-President Roosevelt
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
. BARBS

Women who really know how
to raise children are kept too
busy to .ell.
-
A small town is a place where
you can take a correct census
at any fire.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
SKIDDING ON THE PARALLELS

Drawing historical poroIeIs is like
sliding down the front walk on frosty
morning - it's fun, but it's Danger
Gus.
The poroIIeism between the pres
ent German retreat on the Russian
front and that Of Napoleon in 1872 is
50 attractive, so neat, and SO oIIuring
to wsh-thinkers. that greet deal Of
good white Paper has been spoiled in
exploiting it.
Look how cosy it is:
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
on THE TEMPTATION TO TALK

We may not have enough planes,
Tanks. or ships. but there's one thing
we've plenty Of, bo-o-oby, and thot's
tolk.
Shortage Of tin, shortage Of rubber,
shortage Of scrap, but tremendous
surplus Of verbioee. Words, words,
words!
Words are good thires in their
places. especially if they be the right
words. We deal in words ourselves.
But otter all. thot's our business. and
we have nothing more important to do.
As much cannot be said for MEM
bers Of the cabinet and the choirmen
Of important congressional commit
tees They ore presumed to have sorne-
thing much more important to do.
When their words, in addition to be-
ing erotuitous are definitely harmful,
one wonders whether it might not be
good time to start rotionine.
Within 48 hours recently, Chair
man Connolly Of the Senate Foreign
Relations Committee and Secretary of
the Navy Frank Knox sounded off in
speeches and statements which cous-
ed misunderstanding and i'll feeling
abroad. In neither cose as for as we can
see, was comment absolutely required.
II Secretary Knox will give US q
victorious Navy, the country will be
eternoIly grateful to him. 1t is quite
enough Of q job for mans full time.
General policies Of grand strategy can
Be announced from time to time as re-
quired, by those who make them;
speeches ore dime dozen. Senator
Connolly will learn, perhaps is learn
ing now, that foreign relations are not
we'll conducted by offhond nifties
whipped up to please casual interview
ers.
IS II not enough Of q job to win
wor2 Can men charged with RESPONSE
bility IN the war effort spore time to
90 ooddine about the country making
speeches to every hoIl-fuII Of luncheon
7 quests who send them q telegram?
0Co1 every posing event coll for
I cosunent from any offieioI who is osk-
Y - ~ lt2 Is not the collective national
y 81 xeebiooe getting out Of pro-
NJ ~ amount OF cotton?
a tl,ot is,s peopls need to
~ r. xpcsss, and os far
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON

DeIeo oureou OF InteIIl0ences
Bureou Of lioison, Bureou Of
Operations and Bureau Of Pro-
duetion, plus q poper-bound
troct of rehoshed pop-then
by oil means let II 90 the way
o! the other war dodos, OPM,
sPAB, NDMB, NDAC, and the
like.
From its very inception, this
Office of Focts and Figures
hos operated behind seven
wells Of mystery. No one un-
oerstood cIeorIy what it was
to do when set up by the Pres
ident. The DISTINGUISHED di-
rector Of OFF, shutting be-
tween two offices and behind
three secretaries, became one
Of the hardest men in Wosh-
inoton to see. And for three
months the puzzle in Wosh-
ineton was, what is OFF for?
Full blame for OFFS first
broin-chiId. this pamphlet RE
port to the Nation" should
probably not be placed on the
iombic Pentometer brow Of the
director. President Roosevelt
asked for it on Dec. z. All
right, he got it. It's his.
HokEYED REHASH
The pamphlet is being mail
ed to newspaper editors Of the
country, and no doubt excerpts
of it will oppeor in various
places. As q motter Of foct,
OFF has thouehtfuIIy prepared
q three-port, 3OOO-word BOIL
down Of the original text which
should be handy for filler. The
full text is simply q repetition
Of the pretty focts and greet ex-
pectotions you have read in
your newspapers for the lost
l8 months or more. None Of
the ugly focts oppeors. You
will search these CO. odd poges
in vain for any mention Of the
waste and inefficiency dis
closed by the Senate commit
tee investigating notionol de-
Tense or the House Naval A.
foirs Committee looking into
excessive profits.
One average second strino
rewrite man on any newspaper,
working with nothing more
than moreued clippings. could
have produced the equal Of
this Report to the Notion" in
less than q 4O-hour, moreover
time week. Yet the Office Of
Focts and Figures, employing
some Of the supposedly best
editorial brains Of the country
and with the full resources Of
the Budget Bureau to coll up
on, takes six weeks for this ono
job alone. The cost Of pro-
duction in mon-hours and dol
lors is undoubtedly tremendous,
and the result is q B-minus
term poper for q sophomore
course in contemporary his
tory.
The booklet will have its
uses. Patriotic spellbinders
will find it q convenient source
Of trite focts, figures and
Phrases, including the one
which soys that 81 million
Americans now foce the grow
est crisis in their history.
To give the opus full credit,
there is one Phrase in the text
which will probably go down
in history. It is, THE sun
never sets on the men and mo-
terioIs of the Leose-lend Act."
The British should love this
new name for their empire.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27
Q FROM
THE MONITOR
FILES .
50 YEARS Ago TODAY

50 YEARS Ago TODAY
1892
Miss Maud Donaldson has re-
turned to school at Genesee, N.
Y.
William Reep leaves for Oma-
ha this week, to bring back his
little girl.
IS YEARS AGO TODAY
1887
DR.. Harry Taylor II visiting
at Lansing.
John Roskopp named presi-
dent of q Retail Grocers' and
Trade Union just organized.
The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1942-01-27

hoping for q quick campaign which
would lay the enemy low before the
rieors Of winter.
Napoleon took Moscow in early
September, but the city was burned
and he had to withdraw. His retreot,
disrupted by poor discipline and bitter
weather, horossed by Cossocks and
army pursuit, became disastrous rout,
and an army Of more than 400, 900
men had been puIverzed to fewer than
25,OOO Nevertheless, Russian pursuit
stopped at the Nenen river.
Hitler, invading at the same time,
carried not merely q column into Rus
sio, but q front from the Boltc to the
Black SEQ. He, too, advanced with sue
cess, but foiIed to toke Moscow or
leninerod. He, too, was overtoken by
winter and retreoted, losing consider
obIe quantities Of moterieI.
But there are differences that
seem more important than the SINH
Iorities. For instance. by JAM 10 it was
all over with the Gronde Armee. where
as it is now late January and the Ger
man line is only now falling back on
SmoIensk, roughly the halfway point.
Their line is not broken, and though no
one any longer believes that the re-
treot is strictly according to plan, new
ertheIess it is not rout; no German
army has been captured or removed
from the fighting; no complete break
through has been accomplished. The
disaster to the German armies, though
severe setback, is in no way compor-
able with the almost complete destruc-
ton Of NopoIeon's Gronde Armee.
Further, those who draw the Ma
poIeonc parallel forget to carry it
through far enough. They forget that
though his Russian expedition was q
complete failure, and its army almost
completely destroyed, Napoleon threw
up the whole thing personally in early
December, left his army to its fote,
and rushed back to Poris to rose new
one.
BY early the following spring.
1913, he had q brond-new army Of
zoo, 900 moving eostword Thot was
cosy for him to do because much Of
the loss in Russia had been sustained
by his allies. just as much Of Hitler's
loss in Russia is in Italians, Spanish,
Rumonions, Huneorions, and other
dupes.
People who like the Nopoleonic
analogy because it suggests HitIer's
downfall, forget that Napoleon was
back oeoin the following spring almost
os strong as before, and had to be beot-
en- all over oooin.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Answering a call to the Home
Demonstration Office we found
Sigrid Stephenson and Anne Car
son studying colors and planning
the Office hooked rug.
They need some yellow, rose,
grey green, all shades of grey in
fact-and some more black wooden
material. They especially need
something silvery looking for a
teapot and a silver spoon. They
do not need large quantities of the
bright colors, SO look around and
see what you can find for them.
We gave them our Kelly green
skirt, so they need no more of that
shade. They tried to talk us out of
cur bathrobe-of the most delect-
able shade of rose-we did give
them the belt. For flowers you
know. Now girls, do not forget
that the hard working Mrs.
Stephenson expects each club to
have a representative in the office
at 10 A. M. Monday, with sharp
scissors = ready to cut these
materials.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
WOMEN'S CLUB
CHATTER

An outstanding feature of last
week was the buffet supper given
by Mrs. Eugene Fry for her fell
low members of The Business and
Professional Women's Club, at the
attractive Fry home in Bethesda.
There were eight new members
present. unfortunately, because
of the tire situation and lack of
other transportation in the upper
part of the county some of the
members were forced to resign.
Mr.. M. H. Jones, Special Agent
of the F.B.I. was the speaker of
the evening. The business meet
ing followed with the president,
Mrs. Helen Rice in the chair.
Miss Elizabeth Stickley, Miss
Annette Shuman and DIR. Naomi
T. Lucius were named nominat-
ing committee for the election of
officers in April. Mrs. S. Merhle
Haines and Mrs. Alexander Nc
Donald were named delegates to
the State convention in Cumber-
land in May.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
FOUR CORNERS CLUB
CELEBRATES 18th BIRTHDAY

The Four Corners Homemaker's
Club celebrated its 18th anniver-
sary at the home of Mrs. Philip
Brown on st. Patrick's Day.
Mrs. Brown charter member and
former president, served a lovely
luncheon, carrying out the spirit of
the day with decorations of green
and white, the table flowers were
white carnations and candytuft.
Mrs. John Hamilton, also a
charter member and former presi-
dent, read an interesting history
of the club, mentioning many of
the former officers-Mrs. Samuel
McCeney, Mrs. William Millstead,
Mrs. Beryl English, Mrs. Scoville
and Mrs. Keister, and the work
they have done, and benefits de-
rived thru their unselfish services.
The Club has had one member,
Mrs. Scoville, to serve as County
President of the Council, another,
Mrs. Hale Sehorn, is now secretary
Of the Council. Tribute was also
paid Miss Edythe Turner, the
County Agent, who has guided us
SO wisely, patiently, and bene-
ficially since she came to the
county in 1882. Miss Turner, un-
fortunately was unable to be pres
ent. In her absence the demonstra-
ton on Meat Extenders was given
by Mrs. Hale Sehorn and Mrs.
Edwin Dodson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
GERMANTOWN

Mrs. Robert Waters has recov-
cred from a recent illness which
kept her confined to her home last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Glenwood johnson
of Pittsburgh are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. c. T. johnson here.
A group of Neelsville Christian
Endeavorers visited the Boyd G..
E. Society on last Friday evening
to attend the st. Patrick's Day
party there.
Miss Kathleen Benson was host
ess to a large number 4 guests
last Wednesday evenin/ when she
entertained at sho ( for her
sister, Mrs. j. ]. Sn! n.
Eugene Waters r turned from
Baltimore on Monday to spend a
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
Bethesda Health
Committee Meets

If you would improve the
health habits of your children ex-
anime your own" said DIR. Irene
B. Berrett, to the Bethesda :
Chevy Chase Public Health Com
mittee at their regular meeting
Wednesday, March IS.
DIR. Barrett is a medically
trained physical education direc-
tor living in Bethesda and serves
as PIT. A. health chairman for
Bethesda Chevy Chase High
School. children form habits of
cleanliness, tidiness, regularity in
eating and sleeping from observ-
ing their parents and other
grown-ups."
Reports from committee chair
men indicate steady broadening of
health work in this area. Mrs.
Randolph Bishop heads the Health
Committee and Mrs. Mabel Clark
is public health nurse in charge
of the clinic.
Mr.. Clark reported examine
lions of 26 babies and small chill
dren, and 2 pre-natals at the last
clinic. According to Mrs. Earle
G. Breeding, PIT. A. health
chairman, Westbrook School is
becoming decidedly health con-
scious, the follow up of physical
examinations has been 81 per cent
successful.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
LAYTONSVILLE

Mrs. Mary Fedeline and her fam
lily from Washington Grove spent
Sunday here with Mr.. and Mrs.
George E. Burroughs. Mr.. and Mrs.
Clifton Burroughs and family of
Cedar Grove Joined them in the
afternoon.
The Misses Sue and Helen Wor-
ley entertained at a family dinner
at their home Sunday, having
guests from Baltimore, Poolesville
and Laytonsville.
The Rev. Mr.. Ribble has been i'll
so there was no service Friday
evening nor Sunday. He is much
improved this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Fry enter
tanned at dinner cards Tuesday
evening, having as guests Mr.. and
Mrs. R. w. Farmer, Mr.. and Mrs.
William Nicholson, Miss Helen
Charlton, DR.. and Mrs. Jan Micuda
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Walker. High
scores were made by Mrs. William
Nicholson and Ralph Walker.
With the proceeds of the very
successful Bingo party held by the
+. T. A. the Elementary School has
purchased a radio victrola.
Jack Barnesly has returned from
week in Montgomery County
Hospital, and is recovering nicely
from an operation.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
Health Council
Meeting Postponed

Because their regular meeting
date falls on Easter Monday the
Public Health Lay Council will
meet in Rockville the following
Monday, April 18th at 10 o'clock,
according to an announcement by
Mrs. S. Merhle Haines, president
of the Council.
Mrs. Haines has named Mrs.
Garfield of the Bethesda branch
of the council Publicity Chair
man for the County organization.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS
By ELSIE WHITE HAINEs

Spring seems to be here early
this year-do hope the dear maid
en- does not get her fingers and
toes nipped by Jack Frost. We
saw our first robin Friday, March
18th and Sunday the 18th while
riding with the man of the house
along the woodland bridal path at
White Keys, the estate of the
Elisha Davis's at Etchison, we
came upon a flock of about fifty
Notwithstanding in the stream
and sitting around in the trees
we stopped our horses and listened
to the burst of song in which they
Joined by the many other birds
that had probably wintered there,
could it have been their thanks to
their God for safe passage from
the South?
After some minutes a movement
from one of the horses dispersed
them-being sentimental we brush
ed away tears. M. H. agreed
that he too felt as if he had been
in church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
WALK FOR DEFENSE

Fremont, o. About 1900 pu-
pills, who usually ride to and from
school on a school bus, are doing
their bit to bolster the nations war
effort and conserve rubber by walk
ing instead of riding. The children
scamper away from school and
meet the bus on main highways,
thus eliminating many routes
which the bus formerly had to take.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26

Mrs. Fred McCraw of Breezy
Heights, just outside of Gathers
burg was hostess to Gaithersburg
Women's Club Thursday afternoon,
with Mrs. Bates Etchison presiding
at the business meeting.
Mrs. William R. Griffith of Chevy
Chase was in charge Of the pro-
gram. She gave reading, Cor
nelia Otis SINNERS Experiences
in Beauty Shop"
After the meeting they adjourn
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26

Miss Turner is again at work
after an illness, she and Prof. Bal
lard, argriculturist at U. of M.
were visiting around Potomac and
Glen assisting Mesdames Scott Col
Inns, George Lechlider, and Leo
Clagett with new paintings for
their lawns, when we visited the
office Friday afternoon.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26
HER BIRTHDAY GIFT-DEATH

Los Angeles Last October,
Mrs. Iris N. Peterman walked into
a mortuary and made her funeral
arrangements, selected her casket
and burial clothes. On January 8,
the undertaken received note from
her, "Please come and get my
body. 1 want no funeral services. :"
Police found her dead - shot
through the heart. She was buried
on her 18th birthday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26

The Soroptomist Club, president
Mrs. Mary Clifford, will be the
hostess club for the friendship din
ner this year, having the other
two service clubs of the County, the
Quote and the Business and Pro-
fessional Women as guests at Ken
wood April 81.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26

A Washington correspondent,
grumbling about the conduct of the
war, merely exhibits his discomfort
with the news that officials release.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26

The Rockville Club was schedul-
ed to meet Thursday evening at
Mrs. David Clagett's, but was
postponed because they had no
demonstra or to take Miss Tur-
ner's place.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-03-26

The Colesville Club has Is
women ready for class in can
teen work, also 10 for canteen
aides, as soon as they can obtain
an instructor from the Red Cross.
About half of these women have
bad nutrition work with the Home
makers Club.