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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Look To The U. S. For Food

The famished peoples of Europe are looking to the
United States for food when the ends says E. HI.
Archambault, Swiss correspondent of The New York
Times who says that Americas eventual feeding of the
populations affected by is taken for granted.
The writer says that the plain people believe that
the end of the war will this year in Europe at
least. Their belief is based intuition rather than
any reasoning, questions of food and drink rather
than strategy and tactics
Mr.. Archambault points out that there is greater
realization that control and regulation of necessities
has failed in totalitarian states where threats
of capital punishment do not increase production. He
points out that you cannot force farmer to produce
when you set arbitrary return for his toll and
threaten him with liquidation or confscaton"
He reports a sentiment that things will go from
bad to worse until hostities end and then America
"aone will be in position to feed famshed Europe"
There feeling that might be well not to antago
nize the United States and some observers hold the
progress of the might be affected if peoples got the
idea that the United States will dferentiate between
friends and foes
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

WNU Service, 1343 H Street. NV
Washington, D. C.
The United States is having time
of it trying 20 do its share in a war
where the guardians of every one of
the United Nations many fronts
think theirs is the most important
one.
One reason why Australia pressed
so hard for a Pacific Council, on
which representatives of the Anzac
nations could raise their voices
along with Great Britain, was be-
cause they wanted to keep the inn
portance of their part of the world
before the President. Any Chinese
can demonstrate to you that unless
China is kept supplied the war will
be lost and even Mr.. Churchill in
sists that his front-which right now
is Russia's, is the number one hot
spot.
These conflicting demands. how
ever, are not impossible to answer.
We simply divide up what we have
and pass it around. Because there
are not enough ships to carry it
all away (and because of the watch
full eyes of our army and navy our
own forces are at last getting pretty
well equipped.
AS a matter of fact this competi-
ton really helps speed production.
But there is another kind Of COM
petition which doesn't help produc-
ton. 1t is the competition of the
various pressure groups inside the
country.
Each one wants to maintain the
advantages it has won and in most
cases justly won in the past with
long and hard work. The great pres
sure groups which exert powerful
influence on congress in peacetime
are: the Legion, which seldom fails
to get what it asks for; labor, which
has had long, uphill job but which
now can call the turns; the farm
bloc, which during the hard years in
spite of its efforts was unable to do
much for the farmers lot until re-
Gently.
Even Big Business, which nobody
could call the spoiled child of the
New Deal, probably has quite as
much influence as Citizen John @.
neutrality-suspicious..
Many Of these groups are now
fighting for what they consider their
just rights. But what they overlook
is this: q large part Of the popula-
ton has no lobby at all. In fact, the
majority Of the " 'ollar folk.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Peanut Oil
Peanuts to you!

Peanuts to you!
What do they mean to you? Some
thing for the monkey in the zoo, the
elephant in the circus? Or perhaps
your daily bread, or merely your
peanut butter.
In Washington, peanuts have still
another meaning today. Thanks to
the war, we need more peanuts, not
to feed to japanese prisoners, but
to squeeze. Peanut oil is needed to
fill the demand for essential oils cut
off when the enemy took over the
Netherlands Indies.
The department of agriculture has
asked that 21s times as many pea
nuts be planted to replace other oil
producers stopped by the war (and
to feed squirrels). AS of March there
were indications that we would have
only two-thirds plus crop. That
isn't enough. And so we must have
more soy beans which yield oils and
many other things from vitamins to
plastic ashtrays. The soy crop has
already increased almost as rapidly
as the price of the beans. But since
we won't get all the peanuts we
need this year, the cry is still
More soysl"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Returns s14,OOO,OOO Profits

The North American Aviation Company which has
three plants turning out bobers for the Government
reports that increased efficiency has reduced the cost
of military planes thirtythree and onehrd per cent
over the cost of the same planes in the summer of
1940 when the cost of both labor and materials were
lower. This is interesting statement but it does
not compare in interest with the further
of j. H. Kindeberger, president of the company, who
that it has returned $140O000O to the Gov
eminent rather than accept it as profit.
Mr.. Kndelberger reports that all of the company's
plants ahead of contract schedules and glad
$14,000000 to the Government is far ahead of many
other companies operating on war contracts.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

The brotherhood of the United Nations, forged
during the stress of war; may remain, after peace
arrives to demonstrate the value of cooperation to
the peoples of the world.
Let us hope that it is not too much to expect that
the unity of purpose to wage war shall be retained
to lay the foundation of enduring peace to protect
the four freedoms listed in the Atlantic Charter.
1t is Unnecessary to stress the nterdependence of
man. Americans know now that what happens in the
Far East the steppes of Russia and the coasts of
Africa has inevitable consequences upon them. The
lesson has been learned the hard way; only stupid
pupil will forget it.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

That Is the reason why in the
meantime sugar has to be used, and
why we have to ration it for other
uses.
Many people have written in say
ing that sugar rationing was foolish
ness when there was plenty of grain.
1t is just as foolish as saying that
because you have nation of hum
dred million people you have all the
soldiers you need. 1t takes time to
change civilian into a soldier. It
takes time to convert a sugar dis
tillery to grain distillery.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
FAMILY DOES ITS BIT

Red Bank, N. J.-Ten mem
bers of the D'Antonio family are
already in the American armed
forces. They are Martin, Frank,
Rocco, Dominick, James, Peter,
Carmine, Vincent, Samuel and
Tony. John is awaiting his call
and Michael is anxious to join his
brothers. Victor, who is only IA,
is the only boy in the family who
probably won't be able to don a
uniform. Also, three married sis
ters are working in war plants.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

More than $1,000, 1000 worth Of
farm commodities were bought be-
tween March is, 1941, and March is,
1912, largely as supplies available
for shipment to the United Nations
under provisions of the lend-lease
act.
Long after the snow of Washing
toms record spring blizzard had fad.
ed shrinking snowman still stood
in the White House grounds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
B r | E FS by Baukhage

Farmers who have a cash market
for skim milk can contribute to the
Food-for-Freedom dairy products by
selling some of the skim milk they
have been feeding to the calves.
Calves will make satisfactory
growth If the skim milk is discontin-
ued at three months of age, provided
the calves are given well-balanced
grain mixture and plenty Of other
feed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Thirst Versus
Sweet Tooth

Americas alcoholic thirst is about
to suffer in order to satisfy Amer
ica's sweet tooth.
And 50,000,0 900 bushels of grain
wheat and corn--are going to find
a market most of which will 60 up
in smoke. Rapidly the whiskey dis
tilleries of America are being turned
into distillers of industrial alcohol
to be turned into explosives. Most
of this war demand for alcohol is
now being satisfied with sugar be-
cause the industrial alcohol plants
are equipped for the distillation of
sugar (molasses) and not grain. But
Is whiskey plants, already equipped
for the distillation of grains, have
stopped turning out beverage and
are working for the government
The President recently signed an
order to take over the plants which
make high wines, which means they
distill 40-proof alcohol. They will
have to be equipped to make the,
100 proof required for industrial use.
Then all whiskey making stops.
In fact the whiskey making bust
ness already has crimp in 1t and
the gin business has virtually evap-
orated-or will as soon as the dis
tillers use up such alcohol as they
have in storage.
There is still four years supply Of
whiskey in storage. Soon no more
will be distilled. The blended whis-
key making and gin making end
when the 140-proof neutral spirits
are exhausted.
One bushel of wheat or corn will
make "a gallons of alcohol, so you
can see that it will take lot of
grain to make the 200,OO0,0OO gal
Ions a year of alcohol which the
government expects to be turning
out for war by 1913.
1t takes time to convert the small
er distilleries because man no is
able to make very good whiskey
cannot necessarily make alcohol. 1t
takes installation of equipment in
some plants not fully equipped. In
other words there is a Change
over" necessary just as there is
when the automaker changes over
his factory to - AXE planes or tanks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
British Formers
L.acreose Yi-ld

When the war broke in earnest
about the British Isles a terrific
challenge faced the British farmer.
He was told that 5000, 900 tons of
imported feed for cows and poultry
would be cut off. He had to cut
down on his livestock and grow
more potatoes and grain.
Meadows went under the pillow and
4,000,0 900 additional acres of arabic
land were put under cultivation. The
number Of farm horses dropped in
two years by 100000 head. In one
typical county alone the acreage in
potatoes was increased by $4,000.
In order to bring about this situa-
ton aid to obtain cooperation for
a Food for Victory" program the
minister Of agriculture divided the
country up into districts, appointed
directors of each district and named
a committee to work under each
director. These committees classi-
fled all farms as A, B, C, according
to the efficiency of management
The c class was the problem. The
owners or the tenants working them
had either to show full cooperation
within limited time or get out and
let an efficient farmer take over.
'1etimes propric = called
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Offensive Ahead

Gradually, the productive power of the United
States will turn out the weapons of war; Certainly
they will be transported to the of action Them
and only them will leaders be willing to begin the
prolonged offensive that will bring complete victory.
There is no way for the writer to know the proper
time for this offensive 1t depends upon too many
cans we cam and wiz trust the RESPONSIBLE w leaders
of this nation and have complete faith in the men
who will fight their way to the triumph that cannot be
forever postponed.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
MEET ON TRANSPORT

Brisbane, Australia Just as
Sergt. R. C. Seibert was boarding
a transport, he received letter
from his mother saying his
younger brother, Richard, had
enlisted and had been sent to
Sheppard Field (Texas). Imagine
his surprise, then, a day later
while strolling the deck of the
transport, to run into his brother,
Private Richard Seibert, aboard
the same transport.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
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Nation S Pressure Groups
Threat 10 War Production
Organized Minorities, Anxious to Maintain
Hard Won Advantages, Overlook
Importance of All American 'front.'
By BAUKHAGE
Neus analyst and Commentator.

partly due to their Indifference to
politics, just don't count when the
roll is called up yonder on Capitol
Hill.
This middle class, the unorganized
salary earners who are sometimes
politely referred to as the backbone
of the nation, don't even rate de-
ferments. They pay their taxes and
in wartime they aren't important
enough to do anything more than go
to war. They don't make much
trouble, but they do boiler when they
think they aren't getting an even
break.
The organized folks, on the other
hand, who are just as good patriots
and many of whose sons are in the
army, nevertheless, are the ones
who because of their political power
cause lot of pulling and hauling,
and that makes more trouble for the
government than the conflicting de-
sires of our Allies. They each think
their front--the farm front, or the
business or the labor fronts the
most important. 1t isn't. There is
only one that is Important: it is the
all-American front.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
i ,,,o,t 4
FIGHTING DOLLARS
J.

America must be strong.
Every man and woman must
contribute their strength to the
strength Of America at war.
Some are carrying guns
some are flying planes-some
are giving their blood on ships
at sea.
YOU on the home front must
buy those guns-those planes
those ships. That must be your
contribution to freedom under
firel BUY DE F E N 8 E
STAMPS AND BONDS To-
DAY-buy them with every
penny you have to spared .
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

on the All members to help him.
According to L. K. Elmhirst. writ
ing in the magazine Free World,
''the system worked we'll" 1t was a
highly arbitrary method, but the
British farmer, who is an independ-
ent person with century of stub.
born tradition of non-interference
from government. yielded to the bit
ter necessity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

win greatly praise the Lord
my mouth; yea, viii praise
among the multitude For he
stand at the right hand fh1
to save him from thoa Who
denim his soul.--PsaITn iO9. go;
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Here's Our Bet!

So far as concerned are ready to bet all
that have the American fighting man.
Given equal equipment he will beat his weight in
any enemy army navy air force.
If he doesn't we will not need what we have; it
will be worthless.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Lesion for April 10

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permi ssion
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
GROWING TENSION WITH
FALSE LEADERS

LESSON TEXT-Luke 11:37-48. 52-54.
GOLDEN TEXT-He that is not with
me is against me; and he that gathereth
not with me scattereth.-Luke 1928.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

1t would probably surprise some school teachers to
learn how little the average pupil gets out of school
term.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

Advertising in this newspaper is better than ever
and there many things to sell that the people have
money to buy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

1t may be of little interest but both major parties
true to form in 1941 reported deficits at the end
of the year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

Economy in affairs of state depends upon a strong
wlled executive who doesn't need votes right away
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16

The trouble with the American government is that
the people expect too much for too little performance
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1942-04-16
Improved A SUNDAY
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BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST, D. D.
ii The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.l
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-02
Fish Paintings This
Year Is Considerable

the Great Falls fish hatchery.
which serves the state towards
maintaining a plentitude of fish in
the various streams. was t h e
source CT considerable quantities
of fingerlings during the year.
a ccording to a record of plant
ings kept by Melvin w. Lar
son, foreman of the hatchery.
A letter IS of December Ii, re-
ceived by Game Warden Donald
Wright, contains the following
information on paintings:
Rainbow No. 5
rey :..,.....-..-.---- ...........3. 800
Nadeau Lake 900
Two Medicine River. 500
Two Medicine Lake. 500
Marias at Two Medicine ........4, 500
Mission Lake.. . .....-......-.- l3, 500
Cut Bank Greek. ..........-.....9 g. 300
Lake Francis................------ 10, 100
Fish Lake --..........--. $500
Swift Dam. d 500
Silver salmon No. 2 paintings
in Fey Lake totalled 10, 900 and in
Mission L Ike 20,500. Native
trout plantines in Birch Creek
totalled 10000, in Big and Little
Badger 10000 and in Cut Bank
Greek 10000.
Spcrtsmen are urged by Larson
to submit suggestions they may
have that the 1912 planting sea-
son will experience full benefits
of the State and Fish Commits
sion's efforts.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1942-01-02
Notice Of Election OF
Blackfeet Tribal
Business Council

Election OF Tribal Council will
be held January goth, 1912.
Each eligible voter, who wishes to
be candidate. shall file notice of
his candidacy with the Secretary
or Treasurer o f the Blackfeet
Tribal Business Council by 5
O'Clock p. m January 3rd, 1912.
accompanied with his fling fee
of $500.
Evening star., 1942-02-22

can be, stretched out by careful
driving.
But all these tires will contain q
good deal of rubber which can be
reclaimed. Present facilities for re-
claiming provide for about $4,000
tons a year. Probably double this
amount can be reclaimed-but it
would require at least a year and
considerable investment to get
plants in operation.
From the present outlook. 1t is
agreed by Government experts. sup
plies of rubber even for retreading
tires will be negligible for the dura-
ton of the war. A little natural
rubber will continue to arrive from
Brazil. Liberia and even from the
Far East. But 1t will hardly be sum-
cient for essential military uses.
Synthetic Rubber Unknown Factor.
Nor does synthetic rubber offer
much for the motorist. How much
can be produced Is frankly debat-
able, despite some optimistic FORE
casts. None Of the many synthetic
types have been found well adapted
to tires, unless mixed with from 30
to so per cent natural rubber. One
trouble is that they deteriorate from
heat more rapidly. Another is that
they are dangerous. The coefflcient
of friction is lower than that Of
natural rubber and skidding Is
almost inevitable.
Outside of tires, relatively little
difficulty is expected in obtaining
materials for repairing cars so that
Evening star., 1942-02-22
SUNDAY STAR. WASHINGTON, D. FEBRUARY 1912.

they can be kept on the streets for
q stretched -out lifetime Of from
eight to 10 years. Model T Fords
still are running after 40 years. Pre-
sumably cars henceforth will be
driven very carefully.
The chief shortage IS in tin
hitherto essential for solder. One
of the chief solder users has been
the automotive repair industry. But
at less than twice the cost silver
solder can be used instead-and
for any individual repair job the
cost of solder has been negligible,
however great in the aggregate.
What may be the biggest factor
Of all remains undetermined and
to considerable extent-a military
secret.
From January to September 80,
194l, the United States used 19,758.-
100000 gallons Of gasoline-or slight
" more than 1000. .000, 900 gallons q
month. The total was about 2,000,-
100000 gallons over the correspond
ing period Of 1910.
Gas Consumption Forecasts.
Statistics on gasoline consumption
have not been given out since last
September. There have been fore
casts, however, and the United
States Bureau Of Mines forecast for
February was for 1908 ,000, 900 gal
Ions. This was slightly greater than
for February, l941, in spite OF the
radically decreased use Of automo-
biles. Automobile registration at the
start of the year, however, was the
Evening star., 1942-02-22
Nv THOMAS r. HENRY.

Within the next six months most
of the "jalopies" will be of the
streets.
Within a year the number Of pri-
vate automobiles in use in the
United States perhaps will be re-
duced by Is per cent-due to the I'M
possibility of obtaining tires and the
normal lifetime Of the cars them
selves.
Otherwise, assuming a continued
supply of gasoline for civilian use
and also assuming that very few
new tires are manufactured or old
one retreaded, private automobiles
may be expected to drop out of
use only gradually, and at dimin-
ishing. rate, for the next four or
five years.
This Is the concensus Of statis-
ticians of a half dozen Government
agencies and private trade sssocia-
tions with headquarters here-but
all say the job Of trying to predict
the future of motor transportation
with the data available is loaded
with more headaches han any other
statistical problem they sver have
faced.
Economy May Work Wonders.
Surveys of the field in the past few
weeks have given a roster picture OF
the future-especially as to tires
than seemed logical at first. Rigid
economy In the use Of private cars
may work wonders, they believe.
The American motorist has been an
outrageous waster OF rubber IN
peacetime.
On January l, 1912, according to
the American Automobile Associa-
ton. there were 28,875 900 cars on
the streets-greatest number in his
tory.
Normally 100000 of these would
be expected to 60 out of use during
the year. About 100000 have been
put out by the automotive industry
before the retooling Of plants for
essential war production. Presurn-
ably most of these will go into cir
culation during the year.
This means that slightly more
than 27,000, 900 cars should still be
in use January !, 1943, if
First, If there were plenty of rub
ber for a normal production OF tires.
The effects of an almost complete
shutoff OF rubber for civilian tires
are subject to much guesswork.
81 Years Average Life Of Tire.
The average lifetime of a tire, 1t
is estimated by the Bureau Of For
eign and Domestic Commerce, Is
about three and half years.
After that it disappears from cir
culation, in most instances to be
partly salvaged as reclaimed rubber.
This lifetime, it is stressed, is that
of ordinary peacetime use when
automobiles were driven freely and
nobody gave any particular thought
to sparing tires.
Now, on January l, 1912, there
were about 179,000,000 tire castings
and a somewhat larger number of
inner tubes-in the possession of
American motorists.
This is the number, according
to calculations OF the Automotive
Parts Association, sold since the
beginning of 1899. That is, there
were four tires each for about 45,-
100000. More than half Of all on
the roads carried at least one spare.
About 100000 of these tires
were purchased during 1899. They
would be expected to become use
less through 1912, If subjected to
the customary hard usage. As
suming a complete shut-of Of all
tires for civilians, this might mean
that about 11,5o0,O00 cars would be
tireless by the end of this year.
Another 100000 would drop out
of circulation in 1943 and by the
end of 1914 the only private cars
on the streets would be those en-