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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05
Effects OF War
Topic At Welfare
Council Meeting
Representatives OF Mem
Der Agencies Describe Eff
forts In Activities

elbow the war is affecting us in
the fall of 1912" was the subject
of talks by representatives of var
ious member organizations at the
fall meeting of the Montgomery
County Social Welfare Council,
held Tuesday, October 81 in Rock
vile.
Mrs. Donald Roberts, president,
made a plea for continued attend
ance at these countrywide meet
ings. Alfred Moves, head of the
Citizens Service Corps of Civilian
Defense, told how home, school and
welfare organizations are being
pressed into service to meet war
demands.
Miss Lillian Gardiner, supervisor
of public health nurses, told of the
expanded program to control COM
municable diseases, follow up T. B.
work, and spread the gospel of
prevention of sickness. She spoke
of a new health center in Pooles-
vile and a monthly clinic in Lay
louisville, now being established.
E. M. Douglas, principal of
Montgomery-Blair High School,
spoke of the High School Victory
Corps, and how the boys and girls
are being prepared to take their
places in war and industry, with
emphasis on needed skills. "No
Halloween pranks in Silver
Spring" said Mr.. Douglas. The
school children are campaigning to
see that not one man-hour of work
is lost through the usual pranks
played at this season.
Maintaining the morale of the
under-privileged who may be otn-
erwise fertile ground for subver-
sive propaganda is a part of the
work of the Welfare Board, ac-
cording to Mrs. Dorothy Kurtz,
who also told of day care for chill
dren, information service, evacua-
tfon, and basic maintenance plans.
Child care was explained in de-
tail by Mrs. Wesley McCune, a
member of the Council Board. Day
care for children of working moth
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

village changed hands many times,
indeed Miss Sallie remembers one
day the "blues" held it three times
and the "greys" twice - five
changes. She has small testa-
ment presented to her by a union
soldier-Maj. Thompson. She also
was given candy by some of the
men, she remembers some candy
wheels" filed with wine which
they called "devil's candy.
Up to the time the Poolesville
Bank failure some years ago Miss
Sallie evidently kept up her home
nicely-she was left with 55 cents
she recalled. She has stood the
years much better than has her
home for it is sadly in need Of
paint and repairs, but she is truly
a Wednesdays child, "merry and
glad" and spends no time repin-
ing.
Aunt Sallie has been president of
the Guild of the Episcopal Church
in her town, and is an active mem
Der and former president of the
Homemaker's Club. Her father
was a republican, and postmaster
at the time of the Civil War-she
hints that "there are some who
have never forgotten or forgiven
the fact. 1t would Indeed be a rev.
citation to a person from the North
to find that even today "the
damned Yankees" have not been
entirely forgotten. The Browns
are related to the Shaws, Hattons
and many other sd families of the
state.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

to improve the health standards in
their families by cooking their
vegetables to preserve greater
vitamin and mineral content, by
making whole wheat bread or US
ing wheat germ middlings as
cereal. They checked the daily
food requirements and many a
rural was proud of the fact that
she found her family was in the
optimum diet class INTENTIONALLY.
During the hot summer there
was a three-day dress school, week
after week, in various sections of
the county, as SO girls made
dresses. Sixty of the dresses were
from the lovely soft colcred feed
sacks.
On July 81, $50 girls, mothers,
and friends held their Achievement
Day program where each girl had
chance to check her product and
skill with other girls. The girls
making the best record of work ac-
complished wrote up their exper-
fences and sent them to College
Park to compete for State recogni-
ton.
Mary Frances Windham of Lay
louisville won a $500 bond on her
story of the work in salvaging
paper, rubber and scrap iron by the
Laytonsville All girls. She also
received $3.50 for her demonstra-
ton on canning chicken. Her team
mate, Miriam Groves, also received
like amount. Now they are
ready to help neighbors in this
canning work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

How would you feel if you read
this news item: "Guadalcanal,
Solomon Islands-The soldiers and
marines postponed their attack to-
day in order to attend a mass
meeting, called to insist upon bet
ter tires, more gasoline and free
automobile service during their
leisure time"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS
BIZ ELSIE WHITE HAINES

We recently spent several hours
with Miss Sallie Brown of Barns
vile, who has lived every one of
her sc years in the house in which
she was born on Wednesday,
March 4th, 1857, at just about the
hour James Buchanan was being
sworn in as the 18th president of
the United States. Imagine the
wealth of seeing 18 presidents
come and go--some of them serv-
ing more than one term in office!
"The site of the little village of
GAINESVILLE, in our county of Mont
gomery, must have been chosen by
people with a taste for beautiful
scenery. Across broad fields on
the one side the heavily !imbered
peak of the Sugar Loaf" rears it's
head-on the East one views
lovely sheltered valley from the
heights of PARIS Ridge" 50 wrote
Mrs. George Willard in the Mont
gomery Press of April Is, 1927.
GAINESVILLE is about II miles
from Rockville-the site of this
town as we'll as GAINESVILLE sta
ton or Sellmans is a part of a
tract of land surveyed for Jere-
miah Hays Dec. 10, 1747. The town
was created by the General Assem-
bly, in 1911 and called GAINESVILLE
in honor of William Barnes who
then owned part of the land, and
VINO later moved to Ohio and laid
out the town of GAINESVILLE in Bel
mont County, Ohio.
Mr.. Barnes built the first house
on the lot later owned by the Hill
ton family. Leonard Hays is nam
ed as the first store keeper-Ben-
jamin Tucker and William Trail
had the first taverns- Stiers
the first blacksmith shop. John
Poole had a tannery there about
1910, later taken over by Ira Ed
er. John Plummer settled near the
site of GAINESVILLE in 1892, Zacha-
riah Knott and William Barnes be-
fore that time.
John w. Brown came to the town
in 1929 and bought the Samuel
Hays property where Aunt Sallie
still lives. Two doors up the
street is the house built by Abra-
ham Hays gentleman of the old
school and magistrate for many
years, who held court in his par
lor.
Coming from a family noted for
its longevity Aunt Sallie expects
to live to be at least one hundred
years old, her mother and father
lived together for 81 years before
he died at the age of 87-her
mother she lived to be almost one
hundred. Aunt Sallie hears per-
fectly, sees equally we'll, does the
most exquisite handwork, and is
very active despite a fall down the
stairs last year which laid her up
in a hospital for weeks with a
broken bone.
Aunt Sallie recalls many Incl
dents. of the "war between the
states" being on a high spot-the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

The Browningsville reporter did
not sign her name, but tells us that
their club met Wednesday, Oct. 81
at the home of the president, Mrs.
Roy Arnold with IL members pres
ent. Answer to roll call was "hob-
bies," which disclosed that "fiow-
ers' was the favorite hobby of
many of them.
The members were charmed by
the Arnold home which was the
old Light Hill schoolhouse-the
community folks of 10 and up at
tended school there when they
were children. The hostess served
coffee with sugarless cookies and
doughnuts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05
WOMEN'S CLUB
CHATTER


The County Federation of
Women's Clubs, Mrs. Vestus Will
cox president, has decided to have
the semi-annual meeting after all.
1t will be held in the Woman's
Club house in Bethesda November
oath. Directors reports in the
morning, luncheon, and an open
forum conducted by Mrs. F.
Charles Morey, State chairman of
international Relations, and ar
ranged by Mrs. Henry NAPLES,
County chairman, is the program
being planned.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

The japanese admiral who said
he would dictate peace in the
White House ought to be brought
to the White House, after the wa
ends, in a cage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

The Junior Woman's Club of
Chevy Chase has a membership of
over 100 who are now participant
ing in a number of war activities
as well as Red Cross work. Miss
Margaret Springer is beginning
her second term as president.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05
All GIRLS RECEIVE
MEDALS, HONORS

Gladys Arnold OF Lewlsdale re-
ceived $500 bond for her record
on the family Victory Garden. Her
notebook of costs, record of yield
and amount canned and stored
would convince any skeptic of the
money value of a garden, let alone
the nutritional asset of a garden.
This week she received a gold
medal from the Dernel Company
for her record on meal preparation.
Gladys is 16 years old, the eldest
in family of four children. Her
sister, Evelyn Arnold, IA years old,
receives a gold metal from the
Kerr Glass Company for her rec
ord and story of the way she help
ed meet the canning budget needs.
The two girls each had their re-
sponsibility-one the garden, the
other, the canning of surplus.
Mother gave advice and guidance
and together there are 800 quarts
Of homegrown fruits and vege-
tables in their storage cellar, plus
all the root vegetables, two pigs
to be butchered and a fine flock
of hens.
Betty Gloyd of Middlebrock, 16
years old, is the oldest girl in
large family. She can do most any
household task but this year she
concentrated on clothing. Her 9th
grade graduation dress was of her
own making and selection, then she
signed up for two dress schools,
making seersucker suit of fine
red and white check at one school,
and a yellow and white piyue at
the second. Not content to do only
her own sewing, she helped new
club member finish up some diff
cule plans, and guided a friend
from San Salvador in the making
of this girls first dress. Her story
of her six years in attending All
clothing schools is full of humor.
The Spool Cotton People are pre-
senting her with gold medal.
These three meadls will be given
at high school assemblies during
the All achievement programs
that the Home Demonstration
Agent is arranging with the
Assistant County Agent for the
week of November TIA.
On November z, over WMAL,
Gladys Arnold will give her talk
on "Our Family Plans Their NJ
triton Budget" from 12.45 to 1
P. M.
November Z to IA is to be know
as National All Boys and Girls
Achievement Week. In counties
all over the United States All boys
and girls will tell of the work they
have done in producing and pre-
serving food, collecting scrap, pur-
chasing war bonds and stamps, de-
veloping rural fire control, aiding
civilian defense, following better
food and health habits, and prac-
ticing in clubs and in other COM
munity groups the kind of demo-
cratic action which will keep up
morale and fit them for worthy
citizenship.
What have the girls of Mont
gomery County contributed toward
the National Goal? One hundred
and thirty-two girls worked faith
fully under project leaders in this
county and the stories that could
be told of accomplishment are
many. Every girl had a Victory
Garden or helped maintain the
family garden-98 canned much Of
the surplus alone, or with their
mothers help. One hundred girls
reported on what they were doing
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

Whether Congressman know it
or not the public is getting defn-
itely tired of pressure legislation,
passed on a bloc basis.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

George Young, Mrs. Dexter Bull
lard, Mrs. Flewharty, Mrs. Eloise
Cason, Mrs. Dorothy Kurtz and
Miss Ruth Bolton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

Chevy Chase Club, the largest in
the Montgomery Federation, lists
Is recent designations and 2 deaths
of club members. Limited to
membership of 800 this club al
ways has long waiting list. Their
activities are many and varied.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

Twenty-one members and three
visitors were entertained by Mrs.
William H. Beall and Mrs. Arnold
Main for the October meeting of
Cedar Grove Homemakers. A re-
view of work done by the club the
past year was given by Miss Lucille
Priest, a darning lesson by Mrs.
Merhle King and cleaning and
pressing of clothing was partic-
ularly stressed.
This club has 9 members granted
certificates in canteen work. They
enjoyed the instruction given by
Mrs. Thomas of Gaithersburg and
feel it will be of much value to
them. Under direction of Mrs
Iglehart, the Red Cross work will
begin in November and continue
until Spring. This report was by
Mrs. Arthur L. Watkins, Jr.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

The Social Group of the
Woman's Club of Bethesda met for
a dessert bridge party in the club
house Monday afternoon. The
hostesses were Mrs. William H.
Nichols, Mrs. Karl E. Larson, Mrs.
Richard Titlow, and Mrs. Vernon
Lohr. Mrs. Madge Smith has been
elected treasurer of the club in
place of Mrs. ]. Melvin Riley who
is moving to another city.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

You can't fight a war without
money and this is the peoples
war; buy bonds regularly.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

Miss Mason, Miss Turner and
Mrs. Beall spent three days last
week working with "a women of
the Colesville section. They have
Is chairs upholstered to show for
their work.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

Thursday 8 project leaders of up
county clubs met with Miss Mason
at the home of Mrs. Lola Stanley
to receive instruction on the ma
terial they will present to their
clubs in February, "Table Service
Without Linen.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

FOR FAMILIES OF NAVY MEN
This window sticker is being issued in
color. 1t may be obtained by applying
to the nearest Navy Recruiting Station.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

Miss Turner gave talk on the
Selection of Slip Cover Material"
before members of the Woman's
Club of Takoma Park at the home
of Mrs. George Arner on Monday,
at noon, last week.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05

This week. Miss Turner started
her rounds of the Homemakers
Clubs of the county, beginning
Monday with Potomac Valley
which now meets in the Chapel in
Glen Echo. The Glen Club met
with Mrs. Leo Clagett; Mrs. Law
renee Best and Mrs. George Fraley
entertained the Laytonsville group.
Comas was slated to meet with
Mrs. George Nicholson. Have to
tell you next week about their pro-
grams.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-11-05
:: HOME 4Np CLUB ACTIVITIES ;:
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Miss Florence Mason of Sails
bury, and her mother Mrs. Julia
A. Mason of Newark, spent last
week in Silver Spring with Mr.. and
Mrs. D. E. Dixon, while Miss Mas
on was conducting classes in home
furnishings for project leaders of
Homemakers Clubs and Girls All
Clubs. Miss Mason, VINO has been
part of the Extension Service for
years has bought one of Mary
lands oldest home near Snow Hill.
The house is very primitiye-dat-
ing back to about 1890. Miss
Mason plans to modernize 1t.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
BabsOn Estimates 9 Billion
Increase In Nation Income

tanks. To a certain extent this
will be done in 1912, but a great
many non-defense concerns will
suffer if the war continues
through 1912. Washington tells me
that with Japan, Germany and
Italy fighting us we may need
500 of the wage workers of the
country on defense works before
Hitler is eliminated. This seems
very high to me as Great Britain
now has less than 800 engaged in
defense industries.
Will Bombing Win The War?
Most readers, whether employ
ers or wage workers, should pri-
marily be interested in whether
World War ii will continue in its
present fury through 1912. If it
will so continue this is good news
for those engaged in the defense
industries, and bad news for those
who are in certain non-defense in
dustries. If the war is to end dur
ing 1912, then the reverse is true.
In fact, we would then see some
Continued on Page 81
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08

Less than $500 of the county's
81 500 Red Cross war relief quota
has been raised to date and Chair
man L. P. Coward this week is
sued a special appeal to all
churches, schools, civic leaders
and individuals in the county to
get behind this important drive
to raise funds to help the Red
Cross take care of injured tAmeri-
can soldiers and their distressed
families.
This Sunday, January II, has
been designated as Red Cross war
relief Sunday in Ashe county and
all Sunday School superintend-
ents and ministers are asked to
cooperate.
Last Sunday the West Jefer-
son Baptist church Sunday: School
agreed to give its collection to
the Red Cross each second Sun
day in the month during the dura-
ton of the war. It is hoped that
other Sunday Schools in the coun-
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
BY ROBER BABSON
FORECAST FOR 1912

BABSON PARK, Mass. AS
long as World War II lasts, the to-
tai U. S. production will continue
to increase. I estimate an increase
in national income of SO billions
for 1912, thus bringing it up to $95
billions compared with $76 bill
lions in 1910 and $86 billions in
1941. In forecasting this national
income for 1912, I am taking into
account probable increases in
prices and wages. These figures
do not mean that more goods will
be produced; in fact will show a
decline in the real wealth of Anne
RIGA.
Unfortunately, the increase in
the industrial production will be
IN the defense industries. Nine
teen-forty-two will show consider
able decline in the non-defense in
dustries. It is well for my friend
Odlum and others to talk about
shifting over manufacturers Of
lawn mowers to making battle
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
Sunday Is Red Gross War
Relief Sunday In Ashe Co.

ty will follow this fine example.
This week R. H. Vannoy solicit
ed in West Jefferson and contribu-
ted around $500. List of contri-
butors to the fund, as announced
this week, include: Mayme and
Rebecca Donnelly, So; Margaret
Davis, S.; 8, 10 and II grades al
Nathan's Creek school, SO; Jeffer-
son school 9th. and 10th. grades
$3.50; Ernest Bumgardner, 81;
Hoyt Wood, IS; Swanson Edwards
81, Mable Blackburn, So; Miss
Ruth Tugman, SIS; r. H. Vannoy
$25; DR.. Pepper Bottling Co., SIS;
J. H. Myers, $40; Parker's store,
IS; w. G. Vannoy, So; Belk's
store, S.; First National Bank,
$40; Lester Segraves, IS; Don
Frances, 81 and Rhodes Furn. Co.,
$40. Those giving 81 include: w.
H. Brown, Clyde Mae Baldwin,
Mrs. J. G. Neal, B. S. Hairless, @.
r. Campbell, Mrs. ]. G. Rhodes,
Continued on Page Four) ]
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
First National
Bank Here Made
Record I'm l94l
% Resources, Deposits Showed
Largest Gain In A Single
Year In Decade.
MEETING NEXT TUESDAY

Resources and deposits of the
First National Bank of West JEFF
ferson showed the biggest in
creases in 1941 of any year in
the past decade or longer, COM
parsons of their annual financial
statements reveal.
The banks total assets at the
close of business on December 81,
1871, were 1891, 796.21, a gain of
$125,024.76 over the previous an
nua1 statement.
Deposits climbed from 1851,
$500 to $753, 970.54, or an in
crease Of $122, 1854, or in other
words, about 20 percent.
The profits also showed an in
crease and the usual IL per cent
dividend has been declared.
The stockholders will meet
Tuesday at 10 o'clock to elect di-
rectors for the ensuing year.
The banks directors now are:
DR.. B. E. Reeves, ]. ]. Thomas, T.
c. Bowie, DR.. r. c. Ray and H.
H. Burgess. The officers are j.
]. Thomas, president: DIR. Reeves,
vice president; Lester Segraves,
cashier; Mrs. Segraves and Don
Francis, assistant cashiers.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
Al Was Biggest
Year In History
.N'western Bank
Resources and Deposits In
creased Over Million Dol
lars In Nine Banks.
MEET NEXT TUESDAY

During 1871 the Northwestern
Bank, which has a bank in
Jefferson and in eight other towns
in this section of the state, en-
joyed the best business of any
year since it's establishment, a
comparison of annual statements
reveals.
At the close of business on Dec
ember 81, 1941, the total resources
amounted to $6,377, 476.19, gain
Of 81, 129,927.78 over the 1910 an
nual statement.
Most of this increase was re-
Elected in deposits which jumped
from $4,740,716.17 to SIS, 782, 270.0s
or an increase Of $1,041, 563.92.
Edwin Duncan, executive vice
president, stated that the average
increase in deposits in all nine
Continued on Page Four)
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
DESERTERS FORFEIT
CITIZENSHIP RIGHTS

General J. Van B. Nets,
State Director of Selective Ser
vice, announced today that un-
der the provisions of Federal
law (RS 1896 and 1898; Sec. 1,
Act of August 20, 1912 (37 Stat.
1867 8 use IL; 81 use 1900,
all persons who desert the
military service in time of war
are deemed to have voluntarily
relinquished and forfeited their
rights Of citizenship, as well as
their rights to become citizens.
Such deserters are forever
incapable of holding any office
of trust or profit under the
United States or exercising any
rights Of citizens thereof.
General Nets further stated
that, I'm view of the serious con-
sequences of deSerti0n in time
Of war, it is to be hoped that
all selecteeS on leave from
their organization will not let
anything interfere with their
reporting back for duty ON the
day required.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1942-01-08
c. S. Neal Appointed
ToFinish Unexpired
Term OfL.P.Colvard
Coward Resigns To Accept
Position AS Cashier Of
Northwestern Bank
APPOINTED BY BOARD

Charlie S. Neal, of Jefferson,
has been appointed by the Ashe
county commissioners to fill out
the unexpired term of L. P. Col
ward, who rendered his resigna-
ton Monday to accept a position
as cashier of The Northwestern
Bank at Jefferson.
The commissioners were I'M
animous in expressing their re-
grets over the resignation of Mr..
Coward as register of deeds and
accountant and in the selection of
Mr.. Neal to fill the place. The
change will become effective this
week.
An oddly in connection with
the change is that after serving
as register of deeds for 10 years,
MIR. Neal declined to seek re-elec-
ton in 1882 and Mr.. Coward was
elected to succeed him. Now after
another 10 years, MIR. Neal is sue
ceeding Mr.. Coward.
Both Of these men have filled
this important office efficiently
and made many friends.
eyes, it will seem somewhat
like getting back home, Mr.. Neal
stated when questioned about be-
ing register If deeds AGAIN
Since his retirement, MIR. Neal has
operated filling station in JEFF
ferson and has done some farm
ing. He plans continuance of ope-
ration of the station. During the
last election he served as chair
man of the county board of elec-
tons.
Mr.. Coward will succeed the
late Walter Worth as cashier of
the Jefferson bank.