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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
Homemak'rs Day June 16
Executive Board To Meet

Miss Venia Kellar, Assistant
Director of Extension Service has
announced that June 16 has been
selected as Homemakers' Day at
Maryland University. The pro-
gram will begin at 10 o'clock
there will be outstanding speak
ers, music and perhaps a tea in
the afternoon. Those attending
must take a picnic lunch as the
dining hall will not be available
that day. Last year over 1900
women attended the one day
meeting.
On June 18th business meetings
for the State Council Executive
Board, County Council Presidents
and County Short Course Club
presidents will be held. At 10
A. M. there will be committee
meeting of the Home Demonstra-
ton Agents for the various coun-
ties Of the State.
The State Council Executive
Board, including council presi-
dents or alternates, will also meet
at 10 A. M. in a business ses-
sion. The State Rural Woman's
Executive Board including short
course presidents and members Of
special committees will discuss
matters of interest in a third
group.
All meetings for these three
groups will be held in the Arts
and Science Building at the Uni
versity. Meals for those attend
ing the meeting on the 18th will
be served in the dining hall.
Those staying for the meeting of
the Homemakers on the 18th must
bring linens and towels. Lodging
will be in Anne Arundel Hall.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
ROCKVILLE CLUB

Rockville Elementary and Rich
ard Montgomery High School pu-
pills furnished the program for a
meeting of the Rockville Woman's
Club on Thursday at the Rock
vile Library.
Under direction of Miss Clair
Van Norman the elementary
chorus gave four numbers-Wan-
dering, by Schubert; Annie Lau-
rie, Gondolier and Old Black Joe,
folk songs of various countries.
Miss Mary Florence Hart di-
rected the High School program,
consisting of a group of songs by
Agnes Patton, whose lovely voice
is heard in Christ Church choir
on Sundays; A cornet duet "The
Holy City" by Anna Mae Fawley
and Clara Baughman.
An original composition, "Fan-
tasy in G Minor by Harry Beall
was a highlight of the afternoon.
The High School chorus in four
numbers: Invocation, Lift Thine
Eyes, The Music of Life and
Down The Open Road, concluded
the program which was arranged
by Mrs. Wilson Ward of the Edu-
cation Committee.
A luncheon will be held by the
club in June to be arranged by
the entertainment committee
headed by Mrs. Rose Dawson.
Mrs. Raleigh Chinn for Public
Welfare, announced the SUM
mer roundup" a tea to be given
by the Public Health Lay Com
mittee, and plans for a booth in
interest of the cancer control
drive.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
The Ty Cobb Brand

Ty Cobb has told me more than
once that his interest in baseball
Jagged when Babe Ruth began TAX
ing his home-run swing.
That" said Ty, "meant the finish
Of base running, Of scientific base
ball where you had to work for a run
at q time.
I'VE had to work our heads off to
get run. A run was important
After the arrival of Babe Ruth and
the rabbit ball, not even five runs
were important in many of the
games"
/ can take you back to Ty Cobb
and the campaign of 1911, to slip you
an idea of what Ty Cobb baseball
meant.
In 1911. Cobb made 248 base hits,
scored lat runs and stole SO bases.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
NEWS OF
WOMEN'S CLUBS
COUNTY FEDERATION MEET

COUNTY FEDERATION MEET
The annual meeting of the
Montgomery County Federation
of Women's Clubs will be held
May 9th at the Chevy Chase
clubhouse on Connecticut Avenue
at Dunlop Street, beginning at
1915.
Following the reports of COM
mittees and other business a
luncheon will be served lat 1880
for which reservations should be
made by May 25 with Mrs. E. H.
Helmuth, 6307 Brookeville Road,
Chevy Chase. Phone Wis. 1923
The drama section of the Chevy
Chase Club will be in charge of
the afternoon program.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
Stronger Defense

The games Of Cobb and Ruth were
entirely different in many ways. The
same thing happened to polo and
golf, where power became more irn-
portant than control.
Both Cobb and Ruth have their
supporters. The old-timers are al.
most solidly for the Cobb game. The
fnoderns are for Ruth.
The main point is that after over
20 years Of power baseball, the
crowds now face a stronger defen-
sive game, where single run might
be important.
This means a greater premium on
speed, pitching and defensive play.
II it doesn't work out there is sure
to be quick change to the livelier
ball-where once again the home run
will supplant the single, the sacrifice
and the steal
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
LAYTONSVILLE III CLUB

La O4NOF iLILE 4-I OLOb
Mrs. Edwin Fry took 10 of her
group of All girls on hike for a
lesson in Nature Study on Satur-
day. There were two new mem
bers-Janst Wilcox and Peggy
Gregg. The girls identified 10
varieties of flowers and were
thrilled to discover buzzard's
nest with two snow white babies in
it. Marie Whitley was hostess to
the group, for lunch at the site of
old st. Bartholomew's, with snacks
of peanut butter crackers and
oranges, which she distributed at
the outset so that each carried his
own.
The girls recommended bath
with Fels Naptha soap following a
hike and careful "deticking."
The soap is 10 prevent poison ivy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

chilly customers.
L The once noisy blast Of the home
run has given way to the widely
scattered PUNK Of the single or
double, and the odds now are that
any man who can hammer out 20
home runs this season will lead his
league.
Unless more rabbit meat is fed
the present ball, we may even get
back to the day when Home Run
Baker earned his title and led both
leagues with the magnificent total
Of II home runs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
The Babe Ruth Brand

Babe Ruth came along as a home
run hitter in 1919. AS a left-handed
pitcher he had set a new winning
percentage, even above johnson,
Mathewson and Alexander. Now he
was on the offensive side.
In Babes tremendous wake the
scientific side Of baseball gave way
to raw power. Base-running and
sacrificing became unimportant fac
tors.
Raw power was combined with a
far ivelier ball, a ball that piled
up trouble for pitchers and infeld-
ers. The records show all this.
Ruth was on his way to over 700
home runs. "And the point ISL
Cobb told me, ''the Babes great
success swept both leagues. They
were now all trying to be home-run
hitters. They were all, or nearly
all, taking the big cut at every pitch
near the plate"
It would be interesting to know
what might have happened to base
bali if Ruth hadn't arrived just al
that time.
The Bambino undoubtedly changed
the game. Hands that once choked
the bat after the manner Of Keeler
and Cobb, now moved back to the
end Of the knob.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

with the dead
ball. In 1918,
j. Franklin
Baker, infeld-
err with the
Philadelp h i a
A t h ! e tic S,
e a r n e d tn e
name Home
R UNI B aker
by clouting the
terrific total of
IL home runs.
TIL at sans
year the eight
teams of the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

There are few foods presented
at a meal that appeal to the appe-
tite more or that are more crafty
ing to the hostess than a plate of
hot. golden crusted light, fluffy
biscuits, or pie with a crust that
will Just "melt" in your mouth. It
is happy fact that no great skill
is necessary to produce either Of
them; merely a knowledge OF the
proper method of putting the in
gradients together and the proper
temperature at which they should
be baked.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
SILVER SPRING CLUB
WINS WAR BOND

The Silver Spring Woman's
Club will receive $25 War bond
from the General Federation OF
Women's Clubs for its entry in
the political science forum contest
sponsored by the federation, ac-
cording to an announcement by
the Maryland Federation.
The entry, which was submitted
by the American Citizenship and
Education Department, tied a.
first place with the Fairfield
Woman's Club of Iowa-both clubs
will receive bonds. Mrs. G. Rus
sell Shetterly is president Of the
Silver Spring club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

rized the situation thus:
When / hit that ball l thought
had whacked a hollow stump. Al
though I didn't know that the ball
had been changed. was suspicious.
Manager Steve O'Neill hadn't told
the boys that the 1913 ball was being
used.) l naturally concluded that
somebody had deadened the balls by
putting them in the ice box. You
know, some teams used to do that
with the old ball once in a while,
when they thought dead ball might
do them some good. But when Steve
told us we had been using new balls,
/ knew that we would be blasting no
rabbits this season."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
Seasons Length

This is about what a majority
think about the length of the current
baseball campaign
Most Of the ballplayers now left
have either been deferred on phys
ical grounds or have wives and chill
dren- These children are all young,
many Of them between the ages Of
two and six. 1t has been announced
more than once that the supporting
heads Of such families win be the
last ones drawn into service. Many
Of these might be called by midsum-
mer. but hardly by Labor day."
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
SPORTS SHORTS

q The oldest horse known to science
is an l1-inch fossil dug up 40 years
ago in Wyoming and now in AM
hersts museum. II is said to be
about as million years old.
q OF the SO players on the Washing
ton Redskins football squad last
year, % were married men.
q Jimmy Foxx is said to draw Sc, 900
a year as an oil and leather sales
man.
q Eddie Levy. Phil first baseman.
wears a No. shoe on one foot and
a 9h on the other.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

Pirates. And,
he e ella re d.,
you can take
the word of the
Tigers for it,
the ball that
will be used in
the American
lie a que th S
season is dead
er than a fos-
sill fish,"
Roger Ora
mer, v veteran
Tiger outfeld-
er, sum ma.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

lntere S ting ball
game to 0, or 8
to 8?
For the first time
in over 20 years the
fan colony may have
its chance to look at
much lower scoring.
No other ca son
ever opened with a
Gle an spre ad of
shutouts. such as
the 1943 balata spe-
cial, presented to
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

In the records of
those days his home
run mark, extreme
ly low, was not even
mentioned. 1t was a
matter OF hits, runs
and stolen bases.
In 1918, Cobb
scored IA runs and
stole 98 bases. His
combination of speed
and smartness along
the towpaths was
one of baseball's
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

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a LTHOUGH the new wartime
a baseball has been endowed Of
ficially with quite lively qualities,
those comparatively few outstand-
ing batsmen remaining in the game
are prone to argue the point.
Rubber has given way to balata
compound in the composition of to-
days ball. Experts say it lacks the
jackrabbit tendencies which enabled
clubs to pile up topheavy home run
records.
A Detroit scribe questioned the
Tigers after recent game with the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
ROCKVILLE HI CLUB

Rockville All boys have re-
elected Billy Sherman president
Other officers are: Lee Reichard
and Lee Shelhorse, vice-presi-
dents; Robert Headley, secretary,
Calvin Howes, treasurer. The
boys have planted one-third Of the
corn they will plant this season,
and 4 rows of beans each 3JU feet
long. Their garden is devoted
almost entirely to corn. beans and
tomatoes, for canning.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS
BIZ ELSIE WHITE HAINES

This week we record another war
casualty-no Hospital Supper
this year, that is not one you can
eat--there is to be sort of "phan-
tom" supper-already the advertis-
ing pamphlet has been made up
but on Monday the Woman's Board
of Montgomery County General
Hospital decided that scarcity of
food made it unwise to plan the
usual supper.
Did you know that $50 chickens,
100 lbs. of lard, and 200 quarts of
salad dressing is required for the
1900 suppers that have been served
the past few years, and of course,
everything else in proportion.
An interesting ceremony took
place at Poolesville on Sunday
when a service honor roll of 80
names was dedicated. Mr.. and
Mrs. Saunders Parkins have five
sons in the service-William, John,
James, Walter and Robert.
There is a husband and wife pair
Roy Bodmer and Rosalind Hers
perger Bodmer-two brother and
sister pairs-G. R. Gray, Jr., and
his sister Carolyn Gray; Douglas
Dayhoff and Louise Dayhoff.
They also have on the roll four
pairs of brothers w. A. Daniels,
Jr., and Mansfield; Roy and George
Bodmer; Horace and Davis Hers
perger; John and Charles Tetlow.
Have you heard of Silver
Springs Memory Lane"-the pro-
ject sponsored by mothers and
wives of men of the 29th Service
CoYnnanv in enumeration with the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
BOYS CLUB
NOTES
CLARKSBURG az CUE

Clarksburg All Boys Club met
at the home of John and Charles
Linthicum last week. The boys
approved the submitted constitu-
ton and discussed the dairy pro-
duction contest. They had a new
member, Wayne Cregger.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

Mrs. Tom Bailey and Mrs. Earl
Lechlider were hostesses to the
Glen Club-they had several new
members too. Mrs. Doering had
some soya chocolate counters (O
for the members, who also en-
joyed the homemade strawberry
ice cream. Much interest was
shown in the canning demonstra-
ton which the Agent is showing
this month, particularly the canned
grape fruit.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

The Layhill Glenmont Club
met with Mrs. Clark Duval. Mrs.
John Anderson was a new MEM
Der and told the group something
of her native Russia.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
|6oi11!l4Q

|XXTHICH brand of baseball would
~ you rather see? The Ty Cobb
scientific type or the Babe Ruth pow
er stuff? Which makes the more
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

Park and Planning Commission
as a tribute to service men.
Can you think of anything lovelier
than. a Memory Lane" and can
not you picture it-green, shady
with the sun shining thru the trees
at intervals, winding around Sligo
Park. Ten pink dogwoods have
already been planted-the first
was planted in honor of all men
serving this countryside others
will be named for the individuals
in whose honor they are donated.
There was quite a little cere-
mony attached to this first plant
ing, with prayer by DIR. Ralph
Smith and Miss Ruth Hartman,
violinist playing "Trees" and
memory Lane"
After two "dogless years" we
have a dog. Not the Chesapeake
we had dreamed about-or even
our second choice of Irish Setter
or perhaps nice red cocker--our
dog is the wrong breed-the wrong
gender-the wrong color-it bulges
in the wrong places-it's tail was
intended for a larger dog-in fact
the only thing that is right about
it is the friendly grin on the
freckled little face and a touching
way of leaning against one and
rolling adoring eyes. Yes, you
have guessed it-someone dropped
the petted, spoiled little mutt at
our house along about the time
rations were getting scarce and
taxes due.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

On tuesday evening MISS 1uf-
ner gave her canning demonstra-
ton before a large group at
Woodside PIT. A. She reports
a large number of men in at
tendance at these canning dem
onstrations in the suburban areas.
When she met with a group at
East Bethesda on Wednesday eve
ming it was interesting to find
more men than women in attend
ance!
The Laytonsville Club met with
Mrs. Thomas Howes and Mrs.
Ethel Taylor on Wednesday, May
9Th. Plans were completed for a
card party to provide funds for
repairing the Red Cross sewing
machines. The date has been set
for May 22nd in Woodman Hall.
Mrs. Edwin Fry heads the COM
mittee. Many fine suggestions
on canning were offered this
group by Mrs. Winfield Howes,
who has rejoined the club, and
Mrs. George Carson.
The Comus club had an inter-
esting luncheon meeting at the
home of Mrs. Earl Holland on
May 6. The members brought
dishes made with soya flour or
grits. Mrs. Holland had prepared
vegetable soup using soya -four
instead of meat essence Mrs
Cregger brought a macaroni and
soya grit loaf-Mrs. Hodges a
soya egg short cake-Mrs. George
Nicholson a loaf of soya and
meat.
Mrs. Gretchen Nicholson pre-
pared sandwich spreads using
soya flour egg-Mrs. Claudia
Morningstar contributed a soya
nut loaf, and Mrs. Maxwell soya
grit croquettes. Miss Turner dem
onstrated garden salad and that,
too, was added to the luncheon
menu.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
Nothing Ne,U

The balata model stirs the memo.
ries of old timers who were familiar
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

The Potomac Valley Club met
with Mrs. Leo G. Matteo and
Mrs. William E. Hammond last
Monday. Several members brought
luncheon dishes made with soya
flour or soya grits. Meat loaf :
egg soya short cake baked soya
beans chocolate soya cookies
were some Of the delicious items.
These were made by recipes Sc
cured from Mrs. Gertrude Bowie
of the Richard Montgomery School
in Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

Tn best way to get days work
done is to work a day.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

American league hit 1853 home runs
Philadelphia led with 33, New York
trailed with eight. In 1912, the
American league home run total was
533. The National total was 538.
The Yankees had the leadership in
the American league with 108. The
Giants topped theirs with 109
The fast ball didn't make its ap-
pearance until 1913. In 1920, Babe
Ruth went to New York and started
with his big bat to establish a myri-
ad of records. In 70 years played
in the majors he compiled a total
of ia home runs, hitting 40 or more
In IL different years and establish
ing a record of go round trips in
1927. His lifetime major league bat
ting average was .341.
Contrast that with Home Run"
Bakers record. How much the
lively ball can help batters is ap-
parent by the increase in hitting not
ed previously, the mounting home
run and extra base hit totals and
the ever growing 300 division.
Sisters Record
The career of one man is worth
considering when weighing the mer-
its of the rabbit ball against those
of Tho I;uoIv he'll Ganroa CsgIo-
is the individual in question. One
Of the greatest players of all time,
his career lasted eight years, until
eye trouble stopped him. He bat
ted against the dead ball for FIVE
years and against the lively one In
his last three years.
Against the dead ball, Sisters
! fve-year average was 800 His high
est season batting average was 1853
and his largest total Of hits was 100.
Against the lively ball he had a
three-year average of 1893. His larg-
est number of hits was 257 and his
best batting average was APO.
Ty Cobb, Harry Heilmann and
others who were up against both
types Of ball said that the lively
ball Travelled 50 TO 60 feet farther
than the dead one.
But-one thing must be kept in
mind. The public likes plenty of
hitting. John @. Fan prefers home
runs to stolen bases. Proof of that
lies in the fact that American league
attendance increased more than cne
million in 1887, one Of the heaviest
hitting seasons. The number of hits
is often reflected in the box Office. q.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Mrs. John King secured Mrs.
WHY'S Peck of Washington as
speaker at the May meeting of
the Cedar Grove Club. Mrs. Peck
was interned in Siam, where her
husband was U. S. Minister at
the time of the Jap invasion
she was in Marking when it was
being bombed. Her talk on the
difficulties and hardships of these
invaded countries brought a new
consciousness of war to the Cedar
Grove women.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1943-05-13

where home runs seldom figured in
any game.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-05-09

HAVE LOOK AT BABY. She's heartbreaker
already with her pink, perfect complexion.
You can use her beauty secret, Sis Baby's
beauty boss is Doctor, and he says, Ivory
Soap for you, beautiful" You see, baby's SEN
sitive skin needs gentle care. And pure, mild
Ivory contains no coloring, medication, or
strong perfume that might be irritating.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
james Cain, Author,
Divorced by Wife

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, June 3.-"Writers
are funny people" testified Mrs
Elina Cain yesterday as she won
an uncortested divorce decree from
James Cain, author of The Post
man Always Rings Twice"
Describing her husband as very
big man" and declaring he once
took her by the arm and threw
her across the room, she asserted:
1T al! but drove me to the BOBBY
hatch"
The court approved a property
settlement by which Mrs Cain re-
ceives $27.500. The former wife of
Victor Tyszecki. Polish nobleman,
she was married to Mr.. Cain July
81, 1927 in New York City.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Veteran of Far East
To Address War Dads

1t. Col. Herbert Morgan. jr., aide
to Maj. Gen. Claire L. Chennault,
will talk on the work of the United
States Army Air Forces in China
at o'clock tonight at the Calvary
Baptist Church, Eighth and H
streets NV The meeting will be
the charter ceremony of District of
Columbia No. Chapter, American
War Dads.
The charter will be presented by
G, A. Lamphear, Kansas City, Mo-
representing the national head
quarters of the organization, to
Judge Albert M. Wolford, president
of the chapter.
Col. Morgan is here with Gen.
Chennault for the conferences on
the Pacific and Chinese theaters of
the war. Mrs James H. Doolittle,
wife of the leader of the Toxic raid.
will also speak.
Evening star., 1943-06-03
Man Arrested "a Years \
After Fleeing Murder Term

By the Associated Press
LOS ANGELES, June 3.-Known
here since 1920 as Charles Aaron
Proctor. man who admitted to off,
GERS that he is James J. Taylor, SIS,
and that he escaped from the In
diana State Prison at Michigan City
October %. 1919, was held today for
Indiana authorities.
He was identified by the Federal
Bureau Of Investigation after he was
arrested last week on drunk
driving charge by police of suburban
Hawthorne Police were informed
Taylor was serving a sentence il the
Indiana prison for the murder Of his
stepbrother.
Taylor's wife, Nellie, whom lhe
married in 1927, said she had MEYER
suspected that her husband, dn-
ployed as construction enginAer,
was an escaped convict. She said
he had provided a home for her son
and daughter by previous marriage
and had financed their education.