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Evening star., 1944-10-01
Our boys in service have
found the secret of true
comradeship lesson
that all of us can learn

In THE bus today saw large advertise
ment which read something like this:
Lonely? Here is way to find friends ="
l thought it could have been the basis of
a very good recruiting poster: Lonely?
Join the Army, Navy, Air Force. Here is
the way to find true and devoted friends"
For comradesmp in the armed forces is the
most perfect form of friendship.
Why is this? Because men who live
together, fight together. face danger to-
gether, have great deal more in common
than any other people in the world.
In civilian life, even when friends have
strong common interests, there are still
lot of things they cannot and will not
share Each of them has home life, love
life, family life. Because they belong to
different communities, they feel bound by
different loyalties. They may be the best
of friends, but they do not give friendship
precedence over every other tie. There are
sacrifice friendship to moral obligations as
husband, wife, or parent.
In THE armed forces, there are no such
limitations to comradeship. A soldier or a
sailor, or an airman in time of war belongs
primarily to his unit or to his crew. Not
that he does not love his wife and his
children, or his friends at home just as
dearly as ever Indeed. he may love them
more. Yet. for while they live in another
world; whereas the boys of his unit are
with him day and night. they eat the same
meals, run the same risks and fight the
same enemy.
In ordinary life, many men can do with
out intimate friendships because when
they are in need of sympathy, they know
they will get it at home. But the man who
lives far from his people, from his wife and
from his neighbofs. must find a comrade
to whom he can unburden his mind. He
must have real friends, and the only way
to find real friend is to be one.
What unites men best is to have COM
mon objective that they can reach only
through a common effort Soldiers who
land together on beach know that they
must win or perish together.
l read the other day beautiful little
book about the war, written by an Amer
lean soldier. 1t is the story of an infantry
Evening star., 1944-10-01

platoon that lands in Italy. Its mission is
to take certain farm. Now. some of the
men are bright, some are dull, some are full
of humor, some are full of gloom. Some are
born leaders, others feel overwhelmed by
responsibility. But of one thing they are
all certain. they can trust each other. The
days work may mean death. In fact, it
will mean death to some of them. Never
theless, it will be done, and, thanks to
everybody's help, the farm will be taken.
Now. none of these boys would have
thought, in peacetime, that he was capable
of becoming hero. Yet, they are nearly all
heroes, though they would laugh at the
word. Such is the miracle of comradeship.
The man who feels he is trusted becomes
worthy of the trust. True comradeship
makes human beings better and more
reliable. There is nothing you can hide
from pal who witnesses all your actions.
If you want his esteem, you have to live
up to his expectations.
Even when you are alone and far from
your unit, there are many things you will
do - or not do - because you think all
the time, The boys trust me. have no
right to disappoint them" The story is
told of French pilot who, after forced
landing, found himself stranded in desert
of snow and had to walk several days with
out food before he could get help and
shelter. Many times he felt so dead tired
that he just wanted to lie down and sleep
and die yet, somehow. couldn't do it,
he said later Il knew my comrades be-
ieved me man who would fight to the
end. So had to do it, for their sake"
Illus does true comradeship raise the
spirit of man. Wives and sweethearts
should never be jealous of such friendships.
1t is to be hoped that many of these we'll
tried Army friendships will be lasting.
''One man in a thousand" Solomon says,
will stick more close than brother This
thousandth man is often found amongst
war friends. So, let us preserve these pre-
cious ties And let us remember, when
peace comes, that it is common objective
that makes for true comradeship. In civil
ian life. too, there will be strongholds to
be conquered. and common enemies to be
wiped out Let us face them as comrades
in arms and attack them in the spirit of
the boys at the beachhead. Then, once
more, by working together to attain a
worthy goal we will save ourselves from
petty quarrels. Thus oomradeship will
survive.
Lonely? Here is a way to find friends:
Join with Others in noble cause
Evening star., 1944-10-01

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FOR OUR OWN FOR OUR ALLIES

ships books to Americans in enemy
prison camps, does host of other
jobs. You can support all these with
one contribution to your local COM
munity fund, representing the Ma
tional War Fund. Don't forget: Give
- and give generously.
HELP. Vice-Admiral Randall Jacobs
tells about the Catholic chaplain at
an advance Marine base who was put
in charge of Protestant services, too.
He had only one handicap: The hymns
were strange to him. One Sunday
morning he was stuck: He stood in
front of his congregation, couldn't
remember how the opening hymn be-
gan. The Marines noticed his embar-
rassment, kept politely quiet until
one Texas voice sang out:
That's all right, preacher. Well
take care of the singing - you just
give US hell"
Evening star., 1944-10-01

Names end descriptions of all characters in
Action stories and se0i-hetisa articles in this
-nagedne are vheily iaaginary. Anxm nare
which hapPsns to be the same aS thaf'6H any
persou. living dead. is sotireiy eoiaesdental-
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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-21

hook may be sewed to box springs
and there you are with everything
at hand.
The bag shown here was made
of a remnant of heavy cotton up
holstery material in tones of green
with a touch of red in the pattern.
The red was repeated in the sateen
lining. The sketch gives all the
dimensions and shows how the lin
ing and the outside part were
made. A coat hanger was cut
down to measure IL inches from
end to end and was placed between
the lining and the outside; these
being stitched together around the
top, as illustrated.
NOTE-These directions for making 0
bedside bag are from BOOK of the
series Of booklets which Mrs. Spears has
prepared for readers. This book also
contains illustrated directions for more
than 80 other useful things to make for
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and were whirling over and over
in their squirrel cages, a Jap and
an American to each cage, while
the first flight kept up the heavy
cleaver housekeeping into that
bomber v from behind, or some
times going out ahead of it to turn
and come in for bust on its nose.
They were forcing it lower-when
they'd peel off and come in for q
pass, it was fun watching both mo-
tors light up.
"a good many Jap bombers got
over the target, but you couldn't
call it a bomb run. Most Of their
bombs went wild, as always hap
pens in a disrupted attack, and
many others salvoed their bombs in
the desert so they could run away.
But those which did get over OAR
win ran into Bofors ack-ack fire.
The battery was operated by an old
Crete gang Of Aussies-the tough
est hombres in the business--and the
American P-40's had pushed the Jap
bombers so low that the ack-ack
could really rip into them. They
were between that cleaver in the
air and a buzz saw on the ground.
Two or three Jap bombers dribbled
right down onto the field, whole
wings shot off or else blown into con-
fetti. The Japs tried to use their
chutes from the burning bombers-
which should explode the fairy tale
that Japs are too fanatical to use
chutes-yet even they caught fire.
''Most Of the first Jap bomber
fight got over Darwin, but only part
Of the second, while the third jetti-
soned its bombs and ran like hell for
Kupang.
"You see the estimated range Of
a Zero using belly tanks is about
twelve hundred miles. It's five hum
dred and ten miles from Kupang to
Darwin, and to 60 and return is
thousand and twenty miles. That
leaves a tiny safety margin that is
more than used up If the Zero has to
do any fighting en- route.
"Also by first hitting the Japs far
out at sea, Squeeze forced them to
drop their belly tanks--they can't
fight while carrying them--and be-
gin using their precious wine-tank
gas long before they got to the tar
set.
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THE STORY THUS FAR; Lieut.. Col.
Frank Kurtz, pilot Of q Flying Fortress,
tells Of that fatal day when the laps
struck in the Philippines. Eight Of his
men were killed while fleeing for shell
ter, and Old 90, with many other Forts.
was demolished ON the ground. After
escaping to Australia, what 10 left OF
their squadron flies to Java, where they
90 ON many missions over the Philip
pines, and finally defend Java itself. Java
falls to the laps and the U. Q. fiiers
evacuate to Australia to carry on the
war from there. They land on Broome
field, which is wrecked by Japs shortly
after, but escape to Melbourne. Hurts
becomes pilot Of ''The Swoose," the air
force generals plane.
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rest Of the American fighter strength
off the ground. While one of our
flights chased off the accompanying
Zeros, the rest of the boys were
picking off Jap bombers, which were
sliding out Of formation and going
down trailing smoke. They all had
to turn off before reaching the tar
get, dump their bombs in the sea,
and head back for their base at Ku-
pang on Tirnor Island-one Of the
steppingstones to Java they'd taken
away from us. But Squeeze and
his gang followed them out to sea,
and shot down every one Of the ten
bombers. Our boys returned with
out man wounded or q plane
scratched.
"'You know said Squeeze, If we
don't look out, we're going to make
the air safe place for Americans!
"And after all those months Of
defeat, we were almost afraid to
believe it. But two days later the
Japs came back from Kupang with
a real force-thirty-three bombers
protected by eleven fighters. Again
we were ready. It was beautiful
day, the sky clear as bell, and
again Squeeze tore into the whole
Jap v formation far at sea. He at
tackled in elements, and each time
he hit, another Mitsubishi would
60 spinning down in smoke, or else
would eao he1ovxy tho " with engine
trouble, tagging so that the next
American element could pick him
off. We found Jap bombers are light
ly constructed, and can't soak up
much punishment from our heavy
.50-caliber guns-can't take the
pounding our Forts can. Meanwhile
the second American flight was TAX
ing care Of the eleven escorting
Zeros. The boys had paired of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-21

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When you purchase brown sugar
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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02
MONTGOMERY SIDELIGHTS

Don't you think Montgomery
County should devise some special
decoration or citation for Brooke
Johns for the part he has played in
putting over the 4th War Loan
Drive III the county? Not only did
he provide the idea of the "Quiz
Kids" program in the schools but he
worked like the dickens to make it
a success
He has certainly proven that
money can be extracted from the
public much less painfully by pro-
viding fun than by reminding it of
the horrors of war. Everyone, even
the overworked teachers, enjoyed
the rallies. According to chair
man of the drive, Richard L. Green,
a complete report of the amount
raised will be released next week.
1t is well over a million dollars in
excess of the quota, he says.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02
World Day Of Prayer
In Gaithersburg

To those who availed themselves
Of the opportunity to be present at
the World Day of Prayer held in
Gaithersburg last Friday the choice
was wide one ineed, for after lis
tening to the great spiritual mes
sage brought by the guest speak
er, Mrs. Robert Winters, recording
secretary of the West Washington
District W.S.C.S., one could not
help but feel it was good to have
the privilege.
Mrs Winters spoke on '"Third
Generation Christians" or the
Christian youth of China and India.
Presiding over the meeting was
Mrs. Marshall Walker, president OF
the W.S.C.S. of Grace Methodist
Church, with Mrs. Everett Jones,
assisted by Mrs. Wilton Walker, in
charge of the music. The opening
prayer by Mrs. w L. Darby OF
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02

The girls have been named Phyllis
Hall Watkins and Anne Dorsey
Watkins. One weighed five pounds
ten ounces at birth and the other
five pounds, four ounces.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02
Jersey Calf Club Meeting

Jersey Calf Club met at the hom;
of Fry Brothers, Laytonsville, last
Wednesday evening, February %
with twenty-five boys and girls at
tending. The club elected the fol.
lowing officers for the coming year
President, Edwin Fry; Vice-Presi-
dent, Stanley Stiles; Sect, Pat
Berlage; Treasurer, Wash White.
The club held a very lengthy dis
cussion in reference to the Dis
trict No. 2 Jersey Field Day which
is generally held in Rockville dur
ing the spring or fall. They went OH
record as being in favor of holding
the show this coming year. Mucn
discussion was devoted as to wheth-
er it SHOULD be held in the spring
or late summer, but it was decided
it would be better to thrash this
out at meeting of the jersey
Breeders in the District.
The club set March 22nd for the
regular meeting, at which time they
are trying to acquire the services
of DIR. X. L Turk, head of Dairy
Husbandry of the University of
Maryland, to speak on selection Of
the foundation animal for All boys
and girls.
Seven of the Calf Club members
are keeping records on their ami
mails for the State Dairy Produc-
ton Contest.
DarnestOwn All Club
The Darnestown All Boys Club
met at the home Of the Wood Bros.
last Saturday morning with ten
boys attending. Mr.. Whip ex-
planned the All War Time Project
Contest to the members for the
year 1914. Each member gave a
report on what he is planning to
do to aid in the war effort this
coming year.
After the regular buvin- IS meeting
was concluded, the group enjoyed q
recreatioaal period until noon wher
the club was Sc we'd lunch by Mrs
Wood.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02

Washington Grove was followed by
prayers for the war-torn countries
of the world by five mothers of
servicemen, those having part
being Mrs. VIM. J. Elliott. Mrs.
Carroll Watkins, Mrs. Ray Wach-
ter, Mrs. Spencer Ward and Mrs.
Norman Jacobs.
The gusst speaker was intro
duced by Mrs. Clay Plummer, presi-
dent of the W S.C.S. Epworth
Methodist Church. Composing the
reception committee were Mrs.
William J. Elliott, Mrs. G. G. Kun
dahl, Mrs. James H. Haley, Mrs
R. A Rice, Mrs. D. B. Groves
and Mrs. Sprigg Ward. Mrs. WV
Briggs, Mrs. A. G. Kirkman and
Mrs. Dorsey Plummer acted as
ushers
To Mrs. Harry Farmer of Wash.
ington Grove, who is president oi
the Council of Church Women fol-
this section and who was genera,
chairman for this spiritual pro
gram we extend our heart fell
thanks for an uplifting and inspi.
rational meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02

The Daylight Saving time is the
cause of the new twin daughters of
Mr.. and Mrs. Philip Watkins, of
Cedar Grove having different birth
days-one was born before mid
night and the second shortly after
midnight. Mrs. Watkins, who was
before her marriage Miss Nettie
Dorsey Etchison of Gaithersburg,
insists that the girls were born on
the same day. February 21st-and
We think she is right, don't you
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02

Chevy Chase D. A. R.
Celebrates Birthday

The Chevy Chase Chapter of
the OAR met on Wednesday after
noon at the home of Mrs. Lindley
R. Murray in Ingomar Place and
celebrated it's first birthday. The
birthday cake adorned with one
candle, was cut by the Regent of
the Chapter, Miss Byrd Belt.
Delegates and alternates were
chosen for the Maryland State
Conference, in Baltimore on Mar.
% and 20. Representing this
chapter will be the Regent, Miss
Byrd Belt with the First Vice Re-
gent Mrs. Jesse Nicholson as
her alternate and as delegates,
Mrs. Frank P. Wilcox and Mrs.
Roger j. Whiteford, with Mrs.
Alexander C. Ashley and Mrs.
Robert X. Winters as alternates.
Mrs. Walter B. McEachern was
in charge of the program -Glimp-
ses Into History with Mrs. Will
fred ]. Chairman, historian and a
candidate of the First Vice Regent
of the District of Columbia OAR
as the honor guest and speaker.
Mrs. Chairman made an impress
i've talk on the Washington Memo
rial Chapel at Valley Forge and
those who will have the privilege
of visiting it will remember her
description of the thirteen stained
glass windows which are as fine
as any in Europe and the Robert
Morris Thanksgiving Tower with
the famous Carlton made up of 48
bells on for each State and
the 49th known as the National
Birthday Bell.
Four new members have Joined
the Chapter in its first year, Mrs.
Eugene Wesley Shaw being the
new member to be received at the
Birthday Meeting.
Mrs. Harriet Belt Ingersol,
chairman of National Defense,
reported that the Chapter had
turned in its quota 1000 for the
Blood Plasma Fund and had also
completed its first War Bond
which is to be given for the State
Chapter House Fund at the State
Conference in Baltimore.
A large package of clothing was
sent to the Crossmore School, and
manuals of citizenship ssa7 the
nine citizens recently admirted in
Maryland.
The next meeting of the Chapter
will be held on March % with Mrs.
Louis R. Maxwell assisted by Mrs.
Robert X. Winters, when the SUBJ
ject of the afternoon will be
American Citizenship with Mrs.
Ross J. Rudd in charge of the pro-
gram.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02

Bill Burrows, the daddy" of the
Rockville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment told US this one. Recently the
three year old child of newcomer
to Rockville locked her out of her
apartment over Chaps Cleaning
establishment.
The child did not know how to
open the door-the mother had no
key, so with visions of her Sunday
dinner, points and all going up in
smoke, she ran to the Firehouse.
No fireman was on duty but some
one called Bill. He seized a ladder
from an engine and hurried to the
scene.
Just by chance along came
Scoutmaster Moore and several OF
his scouts, who were pressed into
service. A Rockcrest scout went
up the ladder, through a window
and opened the door just in time to
save the dinner, which was on the
stove, from complete ruin.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02

"Yes. I'm afraid there's no denyin' it, Judge
-. Jeeps and trucks and other kinds of motor
lied equipment have taken the place of the
good old horse in modern warfare"
"It's true of lots of things in this war,
Eben Every day we hear of new tactics and
requirements and new uses of products. For
instance. take the alcohol that is used for
war purposes. In World War /, this vitally
needed product was used mostly in making
smokeIess powder. chemical warfare materi-
ais and medical supplies. Today it must do
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-03-02
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS
Travilah-D -Darnestown

MIS-. OJerllHg DOWInan maue
quite a hit with the Homemakers'
party for the Travilah- Jamestown
Club at their February meeting.
Mrs. Bowman, as recreation chair
man, had arranged nine events
games and quizes-as part of the
demonstration Of the value of home
entertainment. She had made tall
lies in the shape of a house, on
which points were scored and had
pyrex pie plates as prizes. High
scores were made by Mrs. Sumner
Wood, Mrs. Thomas Kelly and Mrs.
Albert Cissel.
The meeting was held at the
home of Mrs. Edwin West in Dar-
nestown, with Mrs. Clayton Rick
etts and Mrs. William Gassaway
co-hostesses. According to Mrs.
Morris Guerevich, who called this
report in answer to our appeal last
week for news of the clubs when
Miss Turner is not present, some
of the members are still chuckling
over the games.
Washington Grove
The Washington Grove Home
makers Club met on Wednesday
at the assembly hall with the fol-
lowing hostesses being in charge:
Mrs. Charles Becraft, Mrs Clar-
ence Becraft, Mrs. Walter Byrne
and Mrs. Bertil Dahlstrom. After
luncheon and a brief business meet
ing, Mrs. Henry Becraft talked on
the advisability of making garden
plans early and planning the things
to be planted with the eye to
calories, vitamins and storage. The
meeting was then turned over to
Miss Edythe M. Turner, who talked
on the basic wardrobe and access
sories. This was followed by talk
on recreation and several games,
which were immensely enjoyed by
all. The club decided to sponsor a
family game night at the assembly
hall some time in March, prefer
ably around st. Patrick's Day
First Group Met Feb. "a
The Home Furnishing chairmen
have been busy with three Home
/ Consulting Service meetings. The
first, held at the home of Mrs. Will
liam E. Beall, Cedar Grove, was at
tended by Mrs. Wilbur Luhn
Browningsville Club; Mrs. Alfred
Spates and Mrs. Bruce Mormon
Germantown Club, Mrs. E. w Max
well of Comus, Mrs. Clarence Bay
and Mrs. Edward Lewis. Clarks-
burg; Mrs. Sprigg Ward, Gathers
burg; Mrs. Russell Burdett, Da-
mascus; Mrs. John King, Mrs. Ger
aid Arnold, Mrs. Mary Beall, Mrs
Ward Fetrow, Mrs Milton Tabler,
Mrs. Jesse Nicholson of the Cedar
Grove Club.
Second Group In Rockville
Mrs. Carlton Savage of Rockville
was hostess at the second meeting
on Friday with those attending in
cluding Mrs. Charles Upton, Mrs
Leland Clark, Mrs. Paul Robertson
of P-B-D Club, Mrs. Sumner Wood
and Mrs. Paul Culbertson from
Darnestown, Mrs. Grace B. Eyre
and Mrs. Frank Roth of Glenmont,
Mrs Walter Pack of Rockville,
Mrs. Robert Bilhimer and Mrs. Da-
vid Bradley, Washington Grove,