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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09

o'clock a console radio will be
awarded.
Said Carnival chairman, Val
Wilson, "the proceeds of the big
show will be used to meet the ex-
penses incident to the purchase OF
emergency equipment which the
Fire Department wisely purchased
before Pearl Harbor. With train
ed crew of sixty-six members and
adequate equipment you, John G.
Public, may be assured that the
department will measure up to the
high standards which this up and
at EN- community warrants"
The outstanding attraction OF
the week will be the appearance
of Happy Johnny and his Plains
men" on July 10th and 10th, al
500 o'clock.
W. Valentine Wilson, Chief Of
the Department is General Chair
man of the Carnival, assisted by
Marbery F. Gates, Francis Lyd-
dane and Clarence E. Anders.
Carnival Committees 1912
Bingo No. 1-V. C. Wilson, Mar
ion Atwell, Dave Belts, Frank
Higgins, M. w. Bradshaw, Dan
Weddle, DIR. B. P. Wilson, VILLAIN
F. Bond, Woodrow Marth.
Bingo No. 2 - Tyson Wheeler,
Paul Brunett, Hilton Darby, jim
mie Cissell, Barnard T. Welsh,
Francis Posey, William Burrows
William Lowery, Joseph Wilkin-
son.
Milk Bottle No. = Joseph
Hutchinson, George Wilt.
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
DR.. Carter Is Named
Surgeon OF v. F. w.

AT the recent conclave Of the
Veterans of Foreign Wars OIL
Maryland in Baltimore, DR.. FLOYD
j Carter, for the past two years
Commander Of the Montgomery
County Post Of VIEW. and Com
mander Of District No. 2, was
elected to the Office of Depart
ment Surgeon.
His first function in this capac-
ity viii be 10 officate at the pre-
sentation Of an ambulance by the
Maryland Naturopathic Physicians
to the Red Cross at their Baiti-
more headquarters.
Captain Joseph A. Cantrell, De-
partment Judge Advocate, was
elected for another term. The local
delegates attending the convention
we've: Major James B. Fitzgerald
Captain Joseph A. Cantrell, Dr.
Floyd ]. Carter, Commander G. ].
6cGinnis and COmrade Michsel
Drrelli.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
PLANS COMPLETE
FOR ANNUAL
HOSPITAL SUPPER

Plans for the annual supper at
Sandy Spring for the benefit of
the Montgomery County General
Hospital were completed at meet
ing of the steering committee last
Monday night. Despite the hand
leaps faced due to war restrictions
the ladies are enthusiastic about
the prospects. The following state
ment was issued by the commit
tee on publicity:
Members of the Women's
Board, who sponsor this event,
feel that every one should make
an effort b make the supper this
year more of a success than ever
before. Health is our first line
home defense and demands on the
hospital are greater now than ever
before. This board contributes b
the general upkeep Of the hospital
and furnished all of the linen used
by the institution. Also during the
past year it has contributed $4,000
toward the installing of a new
heating plant which cost $13,5OO.
"a plea is made 30 all who have
attended this event in the past and
to those who might attend for the
first time to make plans now to
conserve enough gas so that you
can support this most wrothy
cause again this year. Funds for
carrying on the work of the
Woman's Board depends mostly
from the success of the supper
so consider your support of this
event as part of your contribution
to home defense and plan now to
attend the supper on July 49,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
Plans For Dusk
To Dawn BlackOut
Being Perfected
Lights Will Be Out From
9 P. M. To s A. Mo
Try New Signals

Use Of short wave radio as an
auxiliary method of sending out
signals to Maryland control CEN
tiers will be feature of a dusk to
dawn blackout DO be held in the
State of Maryland July Is. Mont
gomery County will participate in
the blackout and in a half-hour
raid test to be held in the course
of the blackout. The blackout will
start at o P. M, July 10, and end
at 5 A. M, July 16.
The State Director will set up
headquarters in the State Police
Headquarters at Pikesville, Nd,
which will serve as State Control
Center for the test. A State police
man will be stationed in a radio
equipped car at each county con-
troll center to receive the yellow,
blue, red and white signals from
the State center. 4
The signals also will be sent by
telephone as usual and the time
elapsed will be compared. The
control centers will operate on the
telephoned signals, however.
Purposes of the blackout are:
mobilization and employment Of
all units of the Citizens Defense
Corps; testing the ability of the
communities to conduct themselves
normally during a blackout prac-
tice; to test the ability of the COM
munities to obscure visible light
ing and to maintain normal activi-
ties during blackout conditions;
test the ability of the citizens gem
orally to cooperate promptly dur
ing an unannounced air raid test
under blackout conditions; one of
the most important detectives is
to test the adequacy of the warn
ing system.
Street lights and traffic lights
will remain on and vehicles will be
permitted to move with depressed
beam headlights at speed not to
exceed 25 miles an hour in the
blackout but during the air raid
test lasting onc-half hour all
street and traffic lights, will be ex-
tinguished and all traffic will be
halted except for emergency We
hicles and official vehicles Of the
Federal, State and County Gov
ernments and the vehicles of State
Guard members properly identi-
fed. Emergency vehicles must
move with DINNERS during the test
and at speed not greater than Is
miles an hour except fire appara-
tus.
Fire apparatus engaged in prac-
tice drills will use the detected
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
/ Might Be WrOng--BUT
BY p. G. STROMBERG-

world. Today we need another
serum to spur our general pop
ulation to an attitude of serious
acceptance Of the hard facts
we face. 1t is evident to any
who will pause to consider the
condition Of which ! complain
that the most certain manner
of a rewakening will he sud-
den and shocking blow. Though
unfortunate it is true that our
people react better under fe-
verses. When our boys have
been in the thick of battle on
the seven seas and in nearly
every section of the world and
casualty lists become heavy
enough to penetrate into thou
sands of families and every
community, we will become war
conscious. But it will be a sad
and heavy consciousness born
of personal loss.
In this general Indictment 1
do not chide the great number
of people who have consistently
viewed with alarm" the peril
America faces.
tsBlOOd, Still I should like
Sweat, Toll to feel that these
and Tears men and women
are doing their
utmost to arouse their neigh
bors and associates to an appre-
citation of what lies ahead for
the United States.
Buying War Bonds is a
necessary part of the war
activity. Taking our places in
civilian defense and in COM
munity activities is certainly no
great burden. We need, to go
farther. In addition to these
efforts we must prepare to give
our hands, heads, hearts and
fortunes to the war effort. We
should adopt Prime Minister
Churchill's admonition of
BLOOD SWEAT : TOLL and
TEARS"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
$1,000 To County For
Defense Equipment

The committee in charge of the
Central Labor Union Defense
Fund has allocated $1,000 10 Mont
gomery County civilian defense
equipment, subject to approval by
the committee. The Central Labor
Union heretofore has donated 300
precinct and sector post signs,
5000 white caps for civilian de-
tense personnel, now on order,
1900 noisemakers for use in warn
ing of gas now on order, radios for
report and control centers and a
blood bank for Montgomery Coun-
ty General Hospital at Sandy
Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
OCONOR CANDIDATE
FOR REELECTION

Governor Herbert R. O'Conor
late Wednesday afternoon form
ally announced his candidacy for
reelection. His statement was
brief and included the following
highlights:
The Governor said that he con-
siders it imperative that the war
effort be given first consideration
over the coming election cam
paigns.
He reviewed what had been done
in Maryland, long before Pearl
Harbor, to ready the State for a
possible war emergency, citing
organization of the State Guard
plans for setting up the minute
men and other phases of civilian
defense which, he pointed out, had
placed Maryland in the forefron;
in this field.
He called attention to the bal
ancing of the State budget by his
administration and the stopping of
borrowing for current expenses.
He cited abolition of the fee
system in the magisterial courts
and reorganization of the Peoples
Court of Baltimore along more
sound lined.
Saying that the present emerg-
ency situation must engage his full
time, the Governor stated that he
planned no formal campaign OF
speaking tours.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
Grove Folks Enjoy
Annual Open House
OF Woman's Club

The annual Open House of the
Woman's Club was held on Satur-
day evening at the Clubhouse with
ninety members and friends of the
club present. Mrs. Hynson was in
charge Of the program, and due
to the holiday and the war, the
theme was based on patriotism and
our Flag. Short talks were given
by Mayor /. L. McCathran, DR..
Albert Osborn and Rev. r. N. Ed
wards. The Musical part Of the
program was carried on by George
Myers, who sang several numbers
accompanied by his sister Mrs.
Bates Etchison, Miss Mary Long
and Miss Phyllis Weber who sang
and played several selections, and
Mrs. Maurice Way who played a
piano solo based on variations Of
patriotic songs. Miss Dora Hen
bricks then recited a poem apprOp-
pirate to the day and in honor Of
the American Flag. After the pro-
gram the various parents gave re-
ports Of their sons who were in
the service and the people present
sent messages 10 the boys. It was
discovered the boys from the
Grove are in such far flung places
as Samoa, the PHILIPPINES, Alaska
and the Canal Zone. After refresh
ments were served by the ladies'
general get-together took place.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
New Methodist
Church Plans
Are Complete
New Building To Be Larger
With Many Additional
Facilities

Plans have been completed and
financial pledges secured for the
new Methodist Church in Rock
vile. Request for priorities for
materials has been filed with the
Government and, should this re-
quest be granted, it is anticipated
that the new structure will be
ready for use by the frs tof 1913.
Rev. j. w. Rosenberger, the pas
tor, stated that the results obtain
ed by the committees named fol-
lowing the fire which destroyed the
old church in March of this year,
were beyond his expectations. 81
have never experienced any finer
spirit of cooperation and generos-
ity on the part of any congrega-
ton that 1 have served. If we can
build it is hoped that we will be
able to hold our first service in the
church around the first of the new
year."
The new church will be larger
than the old and will have addi-
tional facilities. The walls will be
of native stone veneer. Some Of
the old walls were found to be I'M
damaged and will be used to form
part of the new structure. Re-
construction of the auditorium is
designed to seat at least one hun
bred more people. Under the
church will be finished basement
with facilities for kitchen and
seating accommodations for two
hundred persons. The present
Sunday School plant will have a
two-story addition 10 feet wide.
The pipe organ, which was
damaged TO about $1,000, is being
repaired and will be as good as
new. There will be a choir loft
with ample room for forty-five
members as well as providing an
adequately large choir room.
The old church VISA destroyed by
fire on March s, 1912 during the
Sunday School classes. Immedi-
ately thereafter plans got under
way to rebuild. william F. Pretty
man was named chairman of the
building committee and Ralph
Benson chairman Of the finance
committee. Randolph Talbot, a
member of the church board, is
the architect. The picture of the
new edifice was photographed
from the artists sketch.
In a planned campaign on the
part of the finance committee a
fund of $4,000 in cash and
pledges was secured in two weeks.
Plans and specifications are
ready for bidders as soon as the
"GO" sign can be secured from the
Government.
Mr.. Rosenberger has been pas
tor here since 1886. He is now in
his seventh year having been re-
assigned at the annual conference
last month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
Fire Destroys
Bryant Mill
At -Gaithersburg
Loss Estimated At $4,000
To 100000 - Fir e m en-
Credited With Good Work

The entire mill and contents of
the Gaithersburg plant of Herbert
Bryant, Inc, was destroyed by fire
on Tuesday night, July 7th. The
alarm was sounded at seven o'clock
and in a few minutes the entire
structure was ablaze. The volun-
teer firemen of Gaithersburg and
Washington Grove responded i'm
mediately and were joined by fire.
fighters from Rockville. Loss was
estimated at from $4,000 to $780,
900.
While the loading elevator was
destroyed the six grain storage
tanks are intact. The tanks will
not be opened until sufficient time
has elapsed for cooling. Any dam
age to grain in the tanks cannot be
determined until examination is
possible. In the mill proper a
great deal of grain was lost as
was a quantity Of wire and fer
tilizer.
According to J. Sinclair Taylor,
branch manager Of the company
he left the mill a few minutes
after six o'clock after having had
the customary check made. Origin
of the fire is unknown.
Firemen were especially pleased
with their ability to save the dwell
ling occupied by Floyd Rippeon,
adjoining the mill property. All
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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09

~ AeOO<ASA4c NAANe AAo
= tory will record the average
American attitude today as one
of the most damaging phases
of the present conflict. Call it
what you apathy, COM
placency, selfishness, refusal to
accept hard facts or just plain
dumbness-the result remains
tho same. The
We Must fact that we, as
Awaken a people, are not
To Facts yet fully in this
war effort cannot
be denied. There are some
who recognized the peril to
America as far back as Munich
hut they are few indeed.
Pearl Harbor was the bitter
edicine needed to arouse our
sople from the most disastrous
rame Of mind we have ever
Znown. But we have gradually
bore than balanced the scales
On that account and instead of
our Pacific successes acting as
q tonic to spur the home from
tiers on to a greater and more
determined resolution to accept
all regulations and sacrifices as
q part Of the whole picture our
people have slowly-but none
theless certainly-taken on
cloak of unwarranted conf
dence. This confidence is not
justified by the facts. We
sssquawk" about sugar, gasoline
and tires because rationing OF
these items puts a restraint on
our personal pleasures or for
tunes.
And while the public is slip
inc in its war attitude we find
labor leaders demanding further
and bigger wage increases, farm
leaders demanding more and
more for the farmer, taxpayer
groups vieing for special priv
leees, business-large and small
struggling to keep things
going "as usual" and, all the
while, our politicians catering
to this and that group-play-
inc to the galleries"-in their
effort to win votes in the ap-
preaching election.
In spite of all the bits OF
rood news this condition gives
MS real cause for alarm. II we
can't learn from the reverses
suffered by the British then the
only hope for red-blooded ana
enthusiastic revival Of national
ism winch 1oi-
W. Naed lowed Pearl Har-
Another Dor, is to have an
sScprum'' other heavy and
sickening blow.
When. this column, I stated
in the summer Of 1941 that an
-
unprovoked attack on one OF
our ships by the Japs would
provide the patriotic serum
necessary to unity our pOpula-
ton it seemed heartiess. Never
theless, it was not until Pearl
Harbor that we had the type
of national unity and patriotic
fervor essential not only to WIN
this war for democracy but 70
insure for future generations
whatever vestige Of our way OF
life can be reclaimed from q
II--1I aud exhausted
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
Youth Fellowship Holds
Service This Sunday

The Youth Fellowship Group Of
the Rockville Methodist Church
will hold their evening worship on
the lawn at the home of Mr.. and
Mrs.. A. G. Watkins on Sunday,
July IL. Following the service a
picnic lunch will be served.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-07-09
County Gets 1000
White C d Flags

Montgomery County has receiv-
ed 1000 white flags for use in
marking emergency vehicles in
bIackouts and air raid alarms and
an effort win be made to issue
these in time for the bIackout July
*
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-20
OPPORTUNITY
is THEME OF
CONFERENCE
Negro Unionists Ask For
Equal Chance In
War Effort

Asking for equal opportunities to
participate in all phases Of Ameri-
can life Negro labor leaders Of
Chicago. last week at the Negro
Win the War conference of the
trade unionists, averrcd AN Ne
groes want is a chance and they
will do anything any other man
can DO
Joe Cook. Negro steel worker,
stated, All we want is guns in our
hands and we'll stop fasclsm." Cook
further averred that We're getting
out production now, although there
would be a lot more and it would
get out a lot faster for the second
front in Europe if more Negroes
were employed That's one thing.
The other is, let us get in there
fighting for our people against Hit
Ter You don't need urging or edu-
cation TO Get Negroes to fight. Hes
been fighting all his life from
Crispus Attacks on Boston Common
to Dorie Miller at Pearl Harbor.
Other points relative to Negro
participation in the present war sit
uation were discussed by union
officials and the Negro unionists
declared an all out effort for the
successful conclusion of World
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-20
Bus Riderm
Hurry To
Go Home

Mckinley Taylor of-2l35O Wood
side avenue. vas in a hurry to got
home on the night Of April 3, and
could not understand the bus
drivers explanation about not go
ing any further when the DSR bus
arrived at Eight Mile road and
Mound avenue
Unable to persuade the bus driver
that he wanted to get home as
quickly as poss bic, Taylor, accord
ing 20 testimony in the courtroom
Of Recorders Judge Arthur E. Cor
don last Friday. took over the
drivers job, after a tussle with the
the operator and started for home.
But TAYLOR did not get very far.
He failed to see the large signboard
on the opposite corner, and as a
resglt. drove the bus through II.
Oh yes. he admitted. under cross
examination by Assistant Prose-
cutor Charles W. Jones. that he had
drunk approximately a gallon Of
beer earlier in the evening But
Receiving hospital reports showed
Taylor was not intoxicated. He was
treated for injuries received in the
accident
The court after hearing Taylor's
story. found him guilty Of unlaw-
fully driving away an automobile
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-20
Report Negro Troops In Ireland,
India, AsU.S. PrepsF For Axis Blow

without thought Of returns More.
over. the average American is pc
culiarly free from the sin Of racial
arrogance. The dark Negro soldier
enjoys all the privileges of his
white pal"
1t has been learned further that
Negro soldiers are stationed in 9TH
er parts Of the world. Wherever
theatres of war are located col
ored soldiers have been or will
eventually be sent. it is said.
Since March of tbs year, it has
been known that Negro boys are
with troops in Australia. When they
arrived it marked the first time that
American colored soldiers had
lan5ed in that country so far as
IS known.
The exact number OF colored
men in the island territory mas
not been released by the War de-
partment. but it is believed that at
least two companies OF Negro sol
diers are stationed here.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-20

Word has reached the
United States that Negro
troops have been landed in
Ireland. This marks the first
time since World War ! that
Negro soldiers have placed foot
on British soil.
An official army statement de-
clared their numbers were small
and that they would be assigned
to services Of supply" duties.
The Negro fighting men landed
somewhere IN Northern ireland"
with a large contingent Of white
troops heavily armed with waT
equipment It is assumed they
Will be.utilized in opening up the
second offensive against Nazi
forces.
When the troops and weapons
had been landed observers called
III the greatest American convoy
which ever crossed the Atlantic"
me anti 4NulAs maui ts4N va
through a sea filed with enemy
submarines without incident it was
learned
Troopers from Georgia, Illinois,
Pennsylvania, New Jersey and
Texas. which made up the largest
number Of recruits were led down
the gangplank by First Sergt Wal
lace Jennings Of St Louis and
Lleht Robert Gibson, Of Charles.
ton. W Va. Both officers are
white.
The soldiers are reported 10 have
waved cheerily TO uniformed won.
en- Of he British Army Auxiliary
forces while welcoming bands
played Jersey Bounce" a popular
composition written by bandleader
Tiny Bradshaw, and another hit
tune Deep in the Heart Of Texas
Not only are colored boys now
serving with the armed forces IN
ireland but also in India, lnf1r-
nation from New Delhi advises
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-20
20-Minute BIackout
Week OF June u

The City OF Detroit VIII mold a
Commute test blackout on a week
night during the week Of June %
with only "a hours notice being
given the citizens. Glenn c. Rich
ards, director Of the Office Of CT
william Defense. announced follow
ing a meeting Of the newly formed
Detroit Municipal defense council
We feel that thousands of small
merchants. beauty operators. bar
Der shop owners and other places
Of business which normally leave
their neon signs burning all night
are not prepared for the immediate
ext.n1uishing Of their lights" Mr.
Richards explained.
It is planned to hold the next
test blackout for 20 minutes-from
lOI5 10 1925 pm. Mr. Richards
said. Some OF the traffic and safety
warning lights which we're on dur
ing the last practice blackout May
"a will be turned of by that time.
Mr.. Schrenk told the committee
He said that switches necessary
20 turn off these lights before had
been given priority by the WP.B
and would arrive within week.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-20
Negro In War Effort To Be Main Topic At NAACP Meet
Entertain
Soldier At
Neu Center

Located at SIT Harper avenue
and organized for the purpose Of
providing a center Of communion
ton for men in the service OF the
country, the Moral Builders clue.
a chartered organ zation, last week
entertained an inductce, Lionel
Bubbles of 3O7 Erskine street aa
Bubbles was feted by more than
400 guests who gathered to see him
an his way Among the guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Mailman, Mr.
and Mrs Jimmie Hunter, Charlie
Justice, Emery Jack" Davis, Fred
Papa" Hall. Ruston Thomas. John
Long John Arnold, Value Ray,
Nora Groom, Charles Hunter, Rich
ard McCarty club chairman; Mrs
Mary Lee Sharrand. John L. VIII
liam, Mrs Mary Matthews, Walter
Kelser, Mrs. Sappo Couch, Will
Arnold and others.
Jimmy Hunter is chairman Of the
club.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1942-06-20

According to Mrs. Lewis. presi-
dent Of the college, % persons will
be awarded diplomas. The faculty
invites the general public as well as
their many business friends to al
tend these exercises.
The students and graduates Of this
outstanding business school have
proven that business training pays.
More than half OF the 235 students
now attending the college are hold
ing responsible positions as stenog-
raphers, bookkeepers. typists and
general office clerks in the city Of
Detroit
The Lewis Business college has
announced the opening OF their
summer term and many ambitious
persons will start their course Of
training on July 6.