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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

The death of Sergeant George T.
Duigan, son Of Mr., and Mrs, Thomas
r. Duigan Of 1871 South street was
officially confirmed last night by q
War Department dispatch, Sergeant
Duigan, who was stationed as q gun-
ner with the Army Air Corps In
New Guinea was killed In action
Tribute was paid for his valorouS
action and bravery against the
JapS,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

You have 10 pluck about $50
feathers when you pick . s5~E
pound turkey,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

Having served aS pilot and CO.
pilot on the same plane during
training, Second lutenant Charles
r. Phillips, son OF Mrs, Francis II,
Phillips Of Hewlett street and Sec
ond Lieut., Stephen II, Butler, son
OF Mrs. Joel Ives Butler OF Buck
inghaM street were reeentl, assigned
TO the Army Air Forces lombard
ment center at Blythe Field, Cal,
Lieut., Phillips was commissioned rs
O flying fortress pilot last March
% at Hendricks Field, Fla, Lieut.,
Butler was commissioner on March
% ut Blythevillc, Ark,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

Xavier Joseph 0algota, son OF Mr.,
and Mrs, Joseph 0algota OF l02
Sunnyside avenue was recently pro-
NOTED 10 the rank Of first lieutenant
at Tucson, Aria, lie entered the
service IN January, l9a2 and grad
uAtcd from an ofiloer candidate
school ut Miami Beach, Fla,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

A promotion 10 the rank Of corp.
oral was recently received by SAM
uel MihailoH Of % Robbins street,
according 10 y recent announce
ment,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

Former KiwaniS club president and
local insurance agent, Major George
j. Scott has arrived with an Army
unit In England, according to an
nouncement by his wife who Is re-
siding In New Britain with her Sis
ter, Major Scott was stationed on
the continent nj Camp Lee, Va,
Fort Rodman, Mass, and Fort Ethan
Allen, VI,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

A gift was presented Private
Thomas Reidy, driver Of Truck I Of
the Fire Department by Deputy
Chief Martin ]. Campion Saturday
night at flre headquarters In behalf
Of Private Reidy'S fellow flremen, He
will leave for Army service this
week. Tribute was paid by Deputy
Campion TO the driver who had been
with tho department for Ave years
Captain w. ]. Fitzgerald acted as
toaStMaster for the occasion,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

Orders TO report FOR SEQ duty have
been received by John DeFlorla, Jr.
seaman, second class, son OF Mr., and
Mrs. John DeFloria OF Geddes ter
race. He had been stationed prevl-
ously at Great Lakes training center
Gt Chicago, ILL.,, Bennington, WASH,
and the naval air station ut Sitka,
Alaska. Before entering the Navy
service In October, i9S2, he was ON.
ployed at the American Brass Co,
Three sons OF Mr., and Mrs. Mich
ael Sanford OF 50 Scovill street are
serving In Uncle SANS Armed
Forces, Private First Glass Vito San
toro Is serving In South Carolina
with an infantry unit, Sergeant An.
thony ,Santoro Is stationed with the
Army Air Corps ut an undisclosed
post, and Private First Glass Joseph
Sanford Is with the U, s, Signal
Corps In Florida,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

Private William Knightly, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs, Richard Knightly OF
North Main street, has been trans
fcrred from the Army Air Corps
at Drew Field, Tampa, Fla. TO
Atlantic City, N, j, He Is u former
employee OF the Scovill Mfg, Co,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

According 10 q recent diSpatch,
the AIR Medal for valor and distin-
guished service was received by the
officers and men OF the u, s. Army
Eighth Air Force In England for
their Wrvice during seven. month
offensive campaign against Ger
man occupied Europe from bases In
England. Master Sergeant Chester
Milia OF las Chase avenue, Water
bury, and Technical Sergeant Jo-
seph @. Marcclonis OF ~ Ward
street were among those who re-
ceived more than 100 merit
awards,
Sergeant Milin, son OF Mrs, Carl
Milia. has been serving In England
for more than year and q half,
having been IN the Army for three
years, lie Is stationed rs an aviation
mechanic with u bombing squadron
at the present time. He Is u grad.
uate OF Leavenworth high school
and was formerly employed Ms a
painter.
Sergeant Marcslonis Is stationed
as O first engineer with gunner
crew Oh Jtlt AIT fOTCcs' Alu CAAoVsN
In the Corps In 1910 and received
training In Mass, Now York. Idaho,
Oregon, Texas, and NeV Mexico.
Having received the Distinguished
Flying Cross. the Silver Cross and
the Gold Leaf Cluster for meritor-
ious action In the present war.
Technical Sergeant George II. Bran
des OF Straits Turnpike In Middle
bury, has received his fourth award
for his gallant service with Gen.
Douglas Mackrthur's forces In Aus
tralia. Sergeant Brandes, who Is the
son OF Mrs. Carrie Decker, was
awarded the Silver Star as his latest
decoration. He has been In his coun-
try's service for q years.
Francis Kelly. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. william Kelly was recently
advanced 10 the rank Of private
first class at his post OF Fort STAN
dish, Mass.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-04-19

Francis Kelly. son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. william Kelly was recently
advanced 10 the rank Of private
first class at his post at Fort STAN
dish, Mass.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
keep Well Informed"
Say Women Voters

Ways in which Montgomery
County women can bring about the
"brave new world for which we are
fighting" were outlined at Fridays
luncheon meeting of the League Of
Women Voters, held Friday in
Chevy Chase.
1t was brought out in a panel
discussion directed by Mrs. Ralph
Himstead, that if the people are to
be responsible for our foreign
policy they must be articulate while
this policy is being formed. Legis-
lative procedure wss outlined and
members were urged to "keep well
Informed on legislative matters and
write frequently to their congress-
men expressing their views on pro
posed laws"
The discussion was the first of
series arranged by the league on
postwar problems facing American
citizens. Other subjects will in
clude food and health, social secur-
ity, labor, racial problems
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
Homemakers Club
November Schedule

Miss Edythe M. Turner, home
demonstration agent, will attend
all club meetings in November and
give the demonstration of fiat fin
ishes for dresses-a follow-up on
September's fitting the pattern. I"
She will also have a kit showing
articles to be made for Christmas
presents.
Note changes in meeting dates
for November( due to Agents con-
ference in Baltimore, %, % and
oath and Thanksgiving on 25th.
This week Potomac Valley met
Monday with Mrs. A. =. Harris;
Glen on Tuesday with Mrs. Sarah
Lechlider; Wednesday, Laytonsville
at nome Of Mrs. Allie Messer;
Thursday, Comus at home of Mrs.
W. w. Hodges; Monday 9th, Cedar
Grove will meet with Mrs. John
King, 9th Clarksburg with Mrs.
John Purdum; 10th, Gaithersburg
with Mrs. German Griffith; Pooles-
Vile GAINESVILLE Dickerson will
meet at the home of Robert Gray
and Damascus with Mrs. Louise
Moore on the 18th; November Il
Glenmont will meet; 18th, Burtons-
vile with Mrs. Andrew Thompson;
10th, Four Corners, with Mrs. J.
NJ. Faulconer; II, Browningsville,
at the town hall; 18th, Wheaton.
with Mrs. Thorvald J. Thomson,
and Rockville at the Rockville H.
d. Office; 10Th, Colesville with Mrs.
Edward Peter.
Travilah- -Darnestown has been
moved up to 10Th and will meet
with Mrs. Thomas Athey; Silver
Spring, with Mrs. Paul Miller, on
Both. Olney-Sunshine, with Mrs.
Herbert Daley, December /; Ger
mantown, December 2, at Mrs. Glen
Boland; Washington Grove at the
local church on Dec. 8.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS
: Bu ELSIE WHITE HAINES-

which made him partially cripple
for the rest of his life, and he did
only Office practice after that time.
He built brick drugstore on the
site of an old ice house. The drug
store now houses the C q p Tele-
phone Central office" and some
other offices notably that of former
Judge Harold Smith.
DR.. Maddox represented he fifth
generation of the Maddox family in
America-the first was John Mad
dox, native of Wales, who settled
in Charles county. Tradition says
that he brought with him bricks
made in England, constructed a
house overlooking the Potomac,
which was still standing fifty years
ago) and engaged in cultivating a
plantation.
The family intermarried with the
Harriss family who came from
Wales at the same time the Mad
dox family came. The eldest son
of John and Mary Maddox was
John Jr., who married Elizabeth
Jennifer, and their eldest son, also
named John, married Martha Har-
riss. John and Martha followed the
family custom and named their
first son John, but he died. Their
second son, William T. became the
father of DR.. Charles J. Maddox,
whose first wife Mary l.. King, died
in 1865. He then married Cath
arine Jane Harding, daughter Of
Henry and Catharine Robb Hard
ing. She was always called Jane,
and Janeta was named for her.
According to records, the first
generations of the family were
Episcopalians, but eversince the old
doctors father married into the
Georgetown King family they have
been members of the Catholic
Church. They still carry out the
tradition of a son named "John" in
every generation.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 10, 1943

beginning promptly at 10 O'CLOCK A. M, EWT the following
personal property to-wt
HEAD OF HORSES AND CoLTS-Gray mare, Is years DID,
leader years DID, leader; horse
leader horse DID, farm broke years
farm broke black horse DID, broke black
DID, farm broke black horse colt years yeang
colt
10 HEAD OF CATTLE head of real mlch 2yearod
heifers six 1year-old heifers.
&c HEAD OF HOGS-Fve brood sows, bred hogs,
shoats, 80 pigs, boar hogs.
13 HEAD OF SHEEP-Ten fine ewes, young bucks.
MACHINERY-Deering binder Superior grain drill
Emerson mower Deerng planter chain walking
vaor barshear pows Oliver Syacuse
hay rake; doubehov harrow
farm 81 sken 2hor carriages
drill anvil Fairbanks caes 20ga jar
and stand brass kettle stand grinder
BENCH tables stove capacity;
Feeders and fountains feed chest lot of SINGLE double
cocks etc. lot of garden TOOLS hay fork and puleys
HARNESSTwo of lead harness. breechbands,
sets OF pow harness. collars brides halter saddle
check lines chain spreades
breast chains.
rs TONS OF MIXED HAY. 100 NEW HAMPSHIRE RED
LAYING PULLETS
Kitchen cupboard swing BENCH Dishes glass
Jars etc. Many other articles mentioned
TERMS OF SALE Cash. Sale held regardless of weather
conditions Lunch served grounds.
JOSEPH H. CAREY
John W. Null, AuctiOneer Raymond L. Kelly Clerk. BOT
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Homemakers all over the county
are still raving over the exhibits
at the council meeting in Gathers
burg. The activities of the various
sections of the county were well
represented, and many ideas were
exchanged. Mrs. Carlton Savage,
president of the Rockville Club,
called the attention of the members
Of her club to the exhibit by her
report which began with the fol-
lowing joke. "a rooster, one of
the monarchs Of a poultry farm,
became tired of his prosaic life and
started out to see the world. His
first stop happened To be an ostrich
farm. He came upon an ostrich
egg-was so amazed at the size
of it that he scratched hole under
the fence and rolled the egg back
to his home farm. Calling the flock
together he said: Now, ladies
am not complaining-but you get
the idea. The activities of the
Rockville club may be alittle diff
ferent from those of more rural
clubs but they are in nowise small
Ter, as was shown by the skit Civ
er in the afternoon which por-
trayed their years work.
The Potomac Valley Club met
Monday at the home of Mrs. A. E.
Harris, with about 80 members
present. Mrs. Claud Norton ar
rived with her Pandora" box
which rivaled Miss Turner's kit of
Christmas suggestions. (You will
see them for she presented most
of them to the agent). Clever ideas
unusually carried out.
Mrs. A. B. Castle was elected
president of the club; Mrs. E. E.
Shannon, vice-president; Mrs. Wes-
ley Curtis, treasurer, and Mrs. Joe
Giammatteo, secretary.
Last week we inadvertently
placed Mrs. Hale Sehorn in Comus,
feel sure they would love to claim
her, but 4-Corners just will not
give her up. She had that lovely
array of tin ware to be used out
Of doors at fireplace gatherings.
Mrs. Lloyd Jones of Dickerson,
entertained the Poolesville- Barnes
ville-Dickerson club at their Octo-
Der meeting when the slate of offic-
ers to be voted on in November,
was presented. A summary of club
activities for the year was given.
attendance records were compared
with those of previous years, and
very proud are the members of the
club of their accomplishments.
Mrs. Trump gave the demonstra-
tion on refinishing furniture and
answered the many questions fired
at her ON the subject. A number Of
members attended the Council
meeting at Gaithersburg. The club
held a sewing at the home of Mrs.
G. R. Gray on October 30, to make
hospital bags.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04

Had the "First Lady of the
Land" dropped in at the Sentinel
Office we would not have enjoyed
her visit as much as we did one
from Mrs. Lee Offutt last week. We
chatted of the days when her son
Clements (who died before reach
ing manhood) was the envy of most
of the county children as he rode
his coal black pony at the Rock
vile Fair-of present times-and
of early history of the county. Mrs.
Offutt is a storehouse of tales of
three centuries, for her father was
born in the late 1700's, she was
child of his old age, and remem-
bers many of his stories. She was
married in the house where the
Goodwill Store is now located. She
can point out the very spot on
which she stood, as hiss Mary
Elizabeth Clements and became
Mrs. Lee Offutt. 1t was then the
home of DR.. Charles ]. Maddox.
At the time of the death of
Charles j. Maddox, several weeks
ago, we recalled that the Maddox
family had laid out tle Janeta sec
tion of Rockville. From Mrs. Offutt
we LEARNED now it got its name,
which by the way, is correctly pro-
nounced Jan ee'ta not Jan et'ta, as
is now the custom. The old DIR.
Maddox for whose wife (Jane
Harding Maddox it was named,
used to read the riot act when he
heard it so pronounced, according
to Mrs. Offutt. The land had come
to them from the Hardings.
DR.. Charles j. Maddox, father of
the late surveyor, Charles j. Mad
dox, and grandfather of Robert
King Maddox, the present surveyor,
sounded interesting-so we did
little research and found that he
came to Montgomery County in
1853 from Leonardtown where he
had practiced medicine for ten
years. Like many other Southern
Maryland families who came to the
"uplands" to live, he left st. Mays
County because of "chills and few
ers", and sought the healthier
climate of this county.
Prior to 1865 DIR. Maddox lived
on 700 acre farm DESCRIBED as
"five miles from Rockville" called
"Bleak House" now part Of Tom
Garrett farm. Owing to difficulties
incident to the "War Between the
States" he sold all but $40 acres
and went to Rockville to live. In
1891 he fell and rec eivcd an injury
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
All Club Meeting
On Pacific Island

An interesting AP story says:
"Their plough shares have been
turned into swords-for the time
being, at least-but soldiers on the
fighting fronts haven't forgotten
their All club work"
A captain of Marines, returning
from duty in the South Pacific, told
an agricultural agent, about a All
club meeting held last summer on
an island in the South Pacific. A
group of former members planned
the meeting, camp fire and all and
issued invitations to the British
residents.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
WOMEN'S CLUB
CHATTER

Clubwomen are reminded by Mrs.
Raleigh Chinn, of Rockville, chair
man of the War Service Committee
for the county, that all War bonds
purchased through December may
be credited to, "bomber fund.-. A
patriotic citizen of the State will
buy bonds to match every $4,000
worth purchased by clubwomen.
NEWCoMBE CLUB
Mrs. Gordon Kline, president of
the Newcombe Club has made tha
following committee appointments,
American Home, Mrs. Kester L.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04

Hastings; Drama, Mrs. Paul Elick-
er; Literature, Mrs. w. H. Hoover;
Defense, Mrs. Luther B. jackson;
Public Welfare, Mrs. Carl F.
Brown; Program, Mrs. John w.
Mann; Publicity, Mrs. Lane w.
Hildreth.
BETHESDA CLUB
To conserve heat, all activities at
the Club House of the Woman's
Club of Bethesda will be held on
Tuesday of each week, Mrs. James
c. Hammond, president announces.
With Mrs. H. Fletcher Jones as
chairman, the Victory Group of the
Club will hold its November meet
ing on Tuesday, November 2 at
1890 when dessert will be served,
followed by bridge. AS usual, sale
Of stamps and bonds will be the
first order Of business. This active
group stands high in its contribut-
tion to Montgomery County's war
bond sales effort.
Mrs. Frank P. Farley will serve
as chairman of kostesses at Tues
days function, assisted by Mrs.
Frank A. Bennett, Mrs,/George T.
Condron, and Mrs. Raymond Webb.
Mrs. Mark H. Haller announces
that her Red Cross Group of the
Club will meet every Tuesday
morning from 10 to 1890.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
Civic Sarah Says

You have a date to fulfil by
November,
Remember it well,and also remem-
Der
We each have our place in the
world of today
And to make it known, go out and
say
l Want to Declare I'm Voting
Citizen!
Montgomery County League of
Women Voters.
-V--
Everybody is against taxes, even
if they are necessary to win the
war.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1943-11-04
PUBLIC SALE

Having sold disconinuing farming will sell
premises where reside located No 49, mile
East of Point of Rocks Frederick County, No. five miles
west of Dickerson, Montgomery County, Md,
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-05-20
OILS. Dramatists
To Present Mystery
Will Give THE Vampire Bat"
In School Auditorium On
Friday, May IS

The Oakland High School Dramatic
club has announced the presentation
of something new from other high
school productions in recent years-a
mystery mclodrama, THE Vampire
Bat" which will be given in the
school auditorium on Friday evening,
May 28, at 8 o'clock.
The play is under the direction of
Miss Dorothea Fridingcr and she en-
phasized that it was a serious
mystery, one that is guaranteed to
make one chew all ten of his finger
nails. The story is woven about an
heir to all uncle's estate and his strug-
gle to retain his property, a struggle
that was difficult because of vamp-
Tres and escaped convicts haunting
him.
The cast includes Charles II. Nc
Intirc as the heir, Marilyn Haney as
his fiance; Margaret Leighton, Robert
Hart, James Rock, Ann Lawrence,
Jack Glotfclty, Mary Ann Fazzalari
Amy Jane Friend, William Treacy,
Lawrence Brock, and Elaine Casteel
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-05-20
Ration Reminders
Sugar for Canning

Sugar for Canning
OPA has advised that a forthcoming
amendment will declare one War Ra-
ton Book No. | stamp, as yet I'M
designated, valid for ten pounds or
less at applicants option of sugar for
home canning. This stamp is to be
prcscntcnd directly to the retailer,
thus eliminating work for the war
price and rationing board
Home canning rules permit maxi
mum of twenty-five pounds per per-
son, so Gamers will apply to ration
boards for additional fifteen.
Sugar-Last day for use of No. IL
stamp in book one is May 81. Number
Is stamp will be good for five pounds
and must last for six weeks, begin
ming June |.
Coffee-Last day for use of No. %
stamp in book | is May 80.
Canned Goods-Last day for G., II
and blue coupons is May 81.
Meat, butter, oils-Last day for f,
f. & and II red coupons is May 81.
Gasoline-Last day for use of No.
5 gasoline rationing stamps is July 81.
Shocs-Last day for use of No. II
stamp in book ! is June Is.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-05-20
Enlists In Engineers

James A. Cover has enlisted in the
U. S. Army Engineering corps, and
left Oakland Tuesday for Baltimore
where he will be sworn in. He will be
sent to Camp Claiborne, La, where
he will be used as truck driver.
Cover is the star route mail car
ricr, father of nine children and aged
as, and recruiting officers consider
him a determined individual, When re-
cruiting officers told him he was
wasting his time trying to get into
the army he drove to Baltimore, passed
every test and arranged to be sworn
in.
He has two sons in the armed
forces, a married daughter and five
children living at home One child is
dead. Cover served overseas during
the first world war, driving for base
hospital unit for eleven months in
France.
Besides having the star route mail
deliveries, Cover also has contract for
two other mail routes. His wife, who
has been assisting him, will take
charge of all three.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-05-20
Named State Delegate
To National Camp

Miss Betty" Elizabeth Jane
Beachy, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Marshall Bcachy, Grantsville, at
tended on May 18th and 10th a All
All-Star conference at Braddock
Heights. The conference elected Miss
Beachy as delegate from Maryland to
the National Youth Camp, Camp
Miniwanca," Shelby, Michigan. Miss
Beachy plans to spend two weeks at
Camp Miniwanca in August as the
Maryland All-Star representative,
While attending Grantsville High
school, from which she was graduated
in 1912, Miss Beachy attended a num-
Der Of All conferences at the Univer-
sity of Maryland At the 1871 meet
ing she was designated as an All-Star
member of the All club of Garrett
county She also served as Garrett
county All president as we'll as presi-
dent Of her local club at Grantsville.
In 1912 Miss Beachy was awarded
a tuition scholarship at the Univer-
sity of Maryland, and the Victor f.
Albright scholarship there
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-05-20
Aged Man Found
Dead Near Home,
South of Accident

Aaron jefferson Boyer, aged 76
years, was found dead near his home,
south of Accident, route PIG, last
Sunday morning, May Is.
He had been living alone and ap-
parently had walked to the creek,
where he was found by Lester Diehl,
a neighbor. Death had occurred two
or three days before he was found,
according to DR.. f. |. Baumgartner,
county medical examiner.
Investigating the incident were Will
liam D. Casteel, deputy sheriff; Corp
oral Thomas Currie of the State
police, and Dr.. Baumgartner. The lat
ter declared that death was the re-
suit of heart attack.
Mr. Boyer was born August 30,
1866, at Accident. Surviving is one
son, Albert W Boyer, of Johnstown,
Pa, and four grandchildren.
Funeral services were conducted
Wednesday morning at 10 o'clock
from the Leighton Funeral home at
Oakland, with Rev C. w. Fraker, Nc
Henry, in charge. Interment was in
the Specht cemetery near Flatwoods.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-05-20
Furlough Period of
Inductees Extended

The drafting of fathers for military
service in near future appeared like
ly as the army extended the furlough
period given new inductees from
seven to fourteen days. This was to
be done in no case later than July l.
The furlough is to be increased to
three weeks by September /.
The furlough is granted to men ac-
ccpted at military induction stations
to give them time to wind up their
civilian affairs before reporting at an
army reception center to begin active
military duty,
There was the belief that the
change was being made for heads of
families, since they maintained more
elaborate establishments than single
men or married men with no children
and would need more time to make
arrangements.
Maj. Gen. Lewis B. Hershey, selec-
tive service director, told a House
committee recently that his organiza-
ton, to meet the need for 100000
more men for the armed forces this
year, would have to begin Inducing
fathers by August l cor sooner"