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Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
C. FL. Robertson
Speaks Against
County Charter
c. p. Taft Aids Charterites
Col. Mccarthy Criticizes
Service Men Appeal

Clifford H. Robertson, who is
among the oldest practicing law
yers at Rockville, gave out state
ment this week in opposition to
adoption of the proposed charter
for Montgomery County. Mr.. Ro-
bertson, Democrat, has for many
years maintained strict indepen-
dence. Once in his lifetime he held
public office. That was when he
was in his twenties and was elected
member of the House of Dele.
gates. II have no political ambi.
tions" he said, "and speak only as
a private citizen"
In the meantime the charter COM
mittee released what is regarded
by those in command as important
comments from outstanding men,.
One is from Charles P. Taft, who
was member of the Cincinnati
City Council, and who's book on
'The Cincinnati Experiment" has
been widely read. Mr.. Taft denies
that the charter will eliminate the
two-party system of government
Another letter released by the
charter committee is from Colonel
Charles w. Mccarthy of Bethesda,
from Somewhere in France" stat
ing that the seryicemen letter sent
out by the committee opposed to
charter, is "both confusing and
misleading"
Those in charge of the anti-char-
ter campaign were highly elated
over the statement of Mr.. Robert.
son. They contend that, because of
his known independence and wide
influence, his attitude will do much
toward defeat of the proposed
charter.
In summing up his statement
against the charter in which he
sees danger in electinf unpaid
members of the council, Mr.. Rob-
ortson said:
''The old democratic way of do
ing things in this county through
direct voting now holds good. As
things now are, if a majority of
the voters do not approve of the
way any man or any group are or
may be running Things, they have
the right to vote them out and
elect others. Let us never forget
that. We do not have to resort to
indirection or new policital sche-
mes.
"Let it be understood that | am
not in politics to the extent that l
am asking favors of anyone, and so
/ speak only as private citizen. |
am an independent Democrat, and
always vote as see fit, ard ! speak
out publicly now on this subject
because a number of my friends
know how / feel about it and have
asked me to do so.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Rockville PIT. A. To
Meet Tuesday

DR.. Muriel w. Brown will be
the speaker at the October 18th
meeting of the Rockville PIT A..
Her topic will be making Democ-
racy Work in the Home and in
the School" A question period
will follow.
This topic was suggested by
members of the PIT. A. at their
September meeting. DIR. Brown is
specialist in this field and ex-
ceptionally well qualified to speak
on this subject.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Baptist Group To
Meet October 18

The Quarterly Group Meeting
of the Women's Missionary Socie-
ties of the Baptist Churches of
Montgomery County, will be held
in the Upper Seneca Baptist
Church, Wednesday, October 18,
beginning at 1890 a. m. Mrs.
Samuel Barnes Of Baltimore, and
Mrs. Dewey Moore, returned
missionary from Italy, will be the
speakers.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Gaithersburg Child
Injured BY Auto

Dorsey Fox, 6-year-old son of
Mr.. and Mrs. John Fox of Gath
ersburg, had both legs broken
when struck by an auto Sunday
night while crossing the Darnes-
town Road near the B & o over
pass. His condition is reported
good by the Suburban Hospital,
Bethesda, where he was taken.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Youth Fellowship To
Meet Thursday

Ths Methodist Youth Fellowship
of the Montgomery County Sub
District, will hold it's bi-monthly
meeting at the Cabin John Meth
odist Church on Thursday evening,
October 10. A Halloween party
will be part of the program for
the evening. Young people from
the II Methodist churches Of
Montgomery County are expected
to attend.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Service Aid
Buildings To
Be Erected Soon
Work On Silver Spring
Structure To Start
Shortly

Ground was broken Sunday for
the first Service Aid building to
be constructed in Montgomery
County as clearing house for re-
turned veterans. Lacy Shaw, pres
ident of the Board of County Com
missioners, which appropriated
$4,000 for the construction of a
building, turned the first spade of
sod. He was attended by William
f. Carlin, president of the Service
Aid Council of Selective Service
Board No. 2, and its officers.
The building, which will be in
the Jesup Blair Community Park,
Silver Spring, will conform with
the architecture Of the Library,
on the same grounds. When no
longer needed to aid servicemen,
the structure will be used for rec
reation and has been designed for
conversion for that purpose. 1t is
expected to be completed within
six weeks.
A similar building to serve the
western suburban area will be
erected in the Bethesda Chevy
Chase Recreation Center as soon
as the Service Aid Council for that
section is organized. Each build
ing will contain private rooms for
interviews with servicemen, a re-
ception room and rest rooms.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Red Cross Workers
Are Badly Needed

The Red Cross is in need Of
more workers to complete the
increased quota of surgical
dressings needed in the county.
Every woman who has ever
made surgical dressings is need
ed and all who would like to
learn are welcome. Report to
your local unit or call Red Cross
Headquarters at Oliver 3297.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Damascus Fire Dept.
To Meet Monday

There will be a special meeting
of the Damascus Volunteer Fire
Department on Monday, October
16, at p. M, in the Damascus
High School Auditorium. The pur-
pose of the meeting is to complete
details of incorporation and to
consider proposed bylaws.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
The Proposed Charter
For Montgomery County

EDITORS NOTE: The fououng articles are the first Of
series to be Published il THE SENTINEL presenting The
FOR and AGAINST adoption of the proposed
Montgomery County The articles haze been prepared
pecay for hs series through the Offices of the respective
secretaries la is THE SENTINEL hopes conUey the
people Of Montgomery County plain and informative analysis
Of the charter proposal.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
Memorial Services For
Sgt. Earl b. Richards

Memorial services were held last
Sunday in the Methodist Church
in Laytonsville for Sgt. Earl B.
Richards, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Earl B. Richards of Laytonsville.
Sgt. Richards, a waist gunner
on a bomber, was killed by enemy
action early in the summer while
on a mission. His wife lives in
Frederick. Both were graduates
Of Rockville High School.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
No More Canning
Sugar After 18th

No more canning sugar cou-
pons will be issued after octo-
ber 10, according to the Ration
Board. Present coupons will be
good until Jan. /, 1945.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12

the President. If he had, his
personal feeling for Mr.. Roose-
welt must have been too strong
to ever allow him to make his
patriotic conviction generally
known.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12

greatest popular votes ever re-
corded in America. Only Presi-
dent Roosevelt's total in the same
election exceeded Wilkes twen-
ty-three million,
Both of these men can serve
as an inspiration to future gen.
erations. While there are many
new questions arising out of the
recent depression and the present
war it is the hope of millions of
Americans that we will retain all
that is possible of the free insti-
tutions which made America
great and that, in the future
just as in the past, every mother
can entertain the fond hope that
her son is a future President.
Smith, the newsboy and fish
market salesman - Willkie, the
Woodworking boy on an Indiana
farm. Willkie became wealthy
and caught the fancy of the po-
litical bigwigs. Smith spent the
major part of his matured life
in the public service. Smith had
lived his span of life but Wiilkie
was comparatively young man
who had really only begun his
political activi-
And ties. And he had
Wendell become real
WillkHe influence in the
United States.
WILKES Influence on the Re-
publican Party's attitude away
from isolatio nism and toward
agreement with other nations to
help preserve the peace of the
world is one of the greatest
assets Governor Dewey has in
this years campaign.
Governor Smith, following his
defeat in 1928, gradually became
less influential in political af-
. fairs. He withdrew from active
participation and was never a
strong supporter of President
] Roosevelt. He contended for the
4 nomination again in 1882 and
helped in the first election of
Roosevelt. But in 1896 and 1910
l he took part in the campaign
against the reelection of the man
no had nominated him in 1928
4 nicknamed him "the Happy
Irrior." Friends Of AL Smith
Z always thought that he had
deep patriotic conviction
psf the New Deal rather
pny personal feeling against
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12
i Might Be
Wrong--But
P. G. STROMBERG

WITHIN a few days America
" lost Alfred E. Smith and
Wendell Willkie, two men who
were the highest examples of
what democracy means in the
United States. AL Smith, one
of the most beloved of public
men was the first boy with hum
BILE city training to become a
candidate for
Two Great President. Wen
Americans dell Willkie, a
Pass On farm boy with
humble begin
ming, also become his party's cam
didate for President. Smith, start
ing in politics in early life, was
q regular Tammany Hall Demo-
crat and soon was recognized as
possessing outstanding and un-
usual abilities. At the age of
tWenty-three he was in the New
York General Assembly and by
the time he reached his early
fifties he was nominated for the
Presidency. He was the first
Catholic ever nominated for the
highest office in the nation and
this, coupled with his advocacy
Of prohibition repeal, had much
to do with his defeat in spite of
the fact that he received one of
the greatest popular votes ever
accorded candidate of either
party up to that time.
On the other hand Willkie had
never figured prominently in poll
jtics and was elevated to the
bonor of the Republican nomina-
{tion in 1910 through his appeal
to the delegates as an uncom-
promising foe of the New Deal.
Formerly a Democrat he en-
braced the Republican Party
early in the New Deal years and
be- me one of the darkest of
L. IL l. .<x.eo. oxyar.
Montgomery County sentinel., 1944-10-12

dark horses ever
to receive the
Republican NOM
ination. He re-
ceived one Of the
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GIANTS DEFEAT
BROOKLYN, l4-7

si BROOKLYN Q Oct. IS -R-The
. new York Giants struck twice
s silough the air today to come from
psnnd' defeating the Brooklyn IT,
sSfS "a to 7 in National League
-0u W. game that drew 24,854 fans.
Inc Tigers, after a scoreless
list period, hit pay dirt on the
second play of the second period
v vaen Ray Hare blocked Len
H. IOuhces punt on the Giant SO yard
ane' Enrico Rocky Uguccioni
.sgldoolng the ball and going for
NE touchdown.
tackle Frank (Bruiser) Kinard
st ~ the extra point, blu:
''g n lead was shortlived.
w.. IAe Giants, starting on their
w. % 80 after quick kick, made
u e4e % yards on two passes from
.Ldrk !: Soar to end Frank Liebel,
~. .se ilfst for 80 yards and the pay.
el Tor Is into the end zone Ker
li apng tied it at TT with a pace.
Alg g1.,1 Tor the extra point.
,ho WIN n nall the final period gone
o. s7e GIANTS again struck from thei1
G ;a m TWO plays, this time soar pass
- 10 end Verlin Adams for q
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SPORTS TRAIL

our clubs. The Mexicans, for ms
tmce, have tough time trans
lating Dodgers, and the best they
can do is "Mentirosos, which free
ly translated means Liars" tag
which the good people of Brooklyn
would resent whole heartedly.
Buns, maybe, but not liars.
The Browns also cause some
trouble, and the team is referred
to by various handles, including
Los Caramelos, the Parados and
Los Cafe, the latter meaning cot
fee-colored. The Cubs are fairly
easy. although the word Cashorros,
in addition to meaning cubs, also
means pups. 1t means practically
the same thing in our language,
however, although the Chicago
players probably would be slightly
offended if a newspaper headlined
that the Pups were playing tonight.
Attendance at the World series
is surprisingly good. There were
$4,000 at the morning game las.
Thursday and 10000 at the after
noon game. That was Columbus
day here, and it also is day of
festivity in the Latin countries, al
though not known as Columbus day.
It is known as '"The day of the
race" and to check any idea that
that means the day Of the derby
and regatta it might be explained
it is day set aside for expressing
pride in the Spanish race, or an
cestry.
Anyway, we hope that pro-ama-
teur controversy quiets down so
the amateurs can earn an honest
A-Iar 10 ace.
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RAMS TAKE THIRD
WIN FROM LIONS
Cleveland Fights Uphill
Battle To Lick Detroit,
20-17.
BY FRANK KENESSON

DETROIT, Oct. l5.-LR)--The
Cleveland Rams, fighting an uphill
battle after falling behind II to 0
in the first 10 minutes of play,
came back to beat the Detroit
Lions, 20 to II, today for their
third straight National football
league triumph.
A shivering crowd of 81, lis fans
watched the Rams roar back to
score a touchdown in each of the
last three periods to remain unde-
feated in league play.
End Steve Pritko, who played a
great game at end for Cleveland,
counted both of the Rams last
half touchdowns on passes, one
from Tom Colella for 10 yards in
the third and the other from Albie
Reisz for SO yards with seven min
utes to play in the final stanza
Walt West, who missed a second
period attempt, converted both
the last half points after touch.
down after Reisz had skirted the
Lion left end and raced 81 yards
for the first Cleveland score.
All the Clevelanl point making
came after Detroit had waltzeG to
two touchdowns and a field goal
for ITO lead early in the opening
period when Frank Sinkwich con.
nected On 34-yard touchdown
pass to Art Van Tone. Sinkwich
then booted the extra point.
A Cleveland tumble by Jim Gil
lette, recovered by Detroit tackle
Luke Lindon on the Rams II yard
line, set up the Lions second score
with Sinkwich hitting the middle
for the marker from the five
frankie again converted to give
the Lions a 14-0 lead, the end Of
the first period.
A screen pass, Sinkwich to Box
Westfall, worth 81 yards early If
the second quarter put the ball or
the Cleveland 10 from where Sink
wich booted a field goal, his sec
ond attempt of the period.
Reisz broke away from hi
touchdown gallop midway in thu
second after setting up the scor,
with a 20-yard pass to Pritko
Vests placement attempt wa
blocked by Elmer Hackney of tn
Lions and the half ended with De
troit leading II to 6.
Cleveland's victory, which fol
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The Bears counted twice in the
second period, first on a one
foot smash by Fullback Jim Ford
ham after the chamiSons had
stormed to four straight first
downs from midfield and then on
a 51-yard pass pay from Quarter
back Johnny Long to end Connie
Berry, who paced the scoring with
two touchdoWns.
On the opening play of the fourth
period, 35-year-old Gene Ronzani
who connected on five out of nine
passes to spark the Bears dead
ly passing attack. tossed 15-yarc
payoff aerial to Berry.
With the Bears ahead 27-0, the
Card-Pitt Embossed their oily of
fensive fire works Of the game
George Magulick romped 40 yard.
to the bear 26 and on the mex
play Thurbon broke away for {
touchdown.
After halfback Tipp Mooney in
tercepted Card-Pitt pass and re
turned it IS yards to the Card
Pitt nine, Al Grygo bolted eigh
yards for the final Bear score.
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BY TED MEIER

NEW YORK, Oct. 15.-RAAt.
tack, attack, attack seems to be
the theme for college football
teams this third wartime season,
Judging from the big batch OF
touchdowns since the first kickoff
a month ago.
typical of the way the offense
mas dominated the defense this
season were Saturdays big scores
that saw Notre Dame WALTON Dart.
mouth m $40; Army smother Pitt.
oS-1; Penn overwhelm William and
Mary, $50; Indiana slaughter Ne
Draska, $40; the Second Air Force
1rollc against New Mexico. 89.s .
tennessee slap Florida. 400; Ran.
dolph Field trounce Southern
Methodist, 41-0; Washington sink
Whitman, ITO, and Georgia Tech
oe1eat Auburn, 27-0. UCLA trip:
ped St. Mary's $780,. while Mime
sofa and Missouri traded six.
pointers before Minnesota finally
won, 1927.
While the size of these scores
was surprising two southern teams
Virginia and Duke, contributed the
most unexpected happenings of the
afternoon. Virginia held the North
Carolina Preflighters, ranked Sec
ond to Notre Dame in last weeks
Associated Press poll, to a 1918
tie while Duke forced Navy to the
utmost before losing. 70.
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Wake Forest Takes Fourth Victory; Preflight Joted
Bears Win For First
League Victory, 81

CHICAGO. Oct. Is. - R) - The
Champion Chicago Bears scored
their first National Football league
victory today, flashing some OF
their old-time form to crush the
wirless Chicago-Pittsburgh team,
34-7. Effectively mixing passes
and a strong running game.
1t was the third straight defeat
for the Card-Pitt, whose only
touchdown came on 26-yard gal
lop by half back Bob Thurbon in
the final period. Guard Conway
Baker place-kicked the point.
Bolstered by the return to action
of injured Roy (Scooter) Mclean,
the Bears hustled to a 200 half
time lead and then concentrated
all their second-half scoring in the
final half stan a.
Mclean gave the Bears a 70
lead in the opening period by
scampering eight yards into pay
dirt to cap a 81 yard march. Guard
Pete Gudauskas added tribe fist
of his four conversions in five at.
tempts
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BY WHITNEY MARTIN


NEW YORK, Oct. 15-tREThey
are having World series OF their
own down in Venezuela, and they
are confronted by problem which
is missing when our classic is play
ed.
It is an amateur World series,
and charges are being thrown
scatterarm that some of the anna
teurs are professionals, and al
though there are some cynics who
might come back with the charge
that some of the professionals in
our late classic were amateurs,
the problem isn't exactly the same.
A spokesman for the Puerto Rico
entry stood up on his hind legs
and said that his team was the
only purely amateur team in the
tournament, and the Newspaper
Esto of Mexico City, taking note
of the fact that the Mexican team
was under fire for allegedly having
a gold tint, paid rather sarcastic
tribute to the club thus:
"Our professional ball cit b
which is leaving tonight for the
amateur world series in Caracas. 81
They really take their baseball
seriously south of the border, and
can't seem to get enough Of it. The
current World series will run about
a month. With teams playing every
day but Monday and morning and
afternoon games being played on
Sundays and holidays.
They likewise follow our own ma
jor league races with keen interest,
although in some instances they
->re troubled with thu nickpanoas al
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Notre Dame Grid Star
Likes Podesto Passes

CAMP LEJEUNE, Oct. 15.-lR-
John Yonakor, who has played
with his share of good passers,
likes the pitching of Johnny Pres-
to- Podesto, Camp Lejeune half
back.
THAT guys amazing" the for
mer Notre Dame end says of Po-
desto, a star at College of the
Pacific last season. Tive caught
passes from Angelo Bertelli, John
Lujack and Glenn Dobbs, all great
throwers, but none of them is bet
ter than this Podesto."
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Batch OfTOuchdOwnS
Prove Attack Theme

Colgate and the Iowa Seahawks
also surprised. Colgate upset Cor
nell, AT, while the Seahawks
humbled Purdue, of the Western
Conference, 1876.
The days results left Penn anc
Army as standouts in the east fol
lowed closely by Navy and Yale;
Notre Dame tops in the Midwest
with Ohio State leading the West.
ern Conference; Georgia Tech,
Wake Forest and Tennessee the
giants in the South; Randolph Fielc
IN the Southwest; and use and
California on the Pacific coast.
Two players suffered fractured
legs. Captain Mac Whiting, Of
Yale, broke the fibula in his left
leg during the Columbia fray and
is expected to be lost for the sea.
son. Bob Muenter, College of the
Pacific fullback, received his frac
ture In a collision with Roger
Harding, California center, during
their game on the Pacific coast
Ihls weeks top games pit Navy
against Georgia Tech at Atlanta
Great Lakes-Ohio State at Colum
bus; Wisconsin-Notre Dame al
South Bend; Coast Guard Acade
my-Army at West Point; Rice
Southern Methodist at Houston;
and UCLA-St. Mary's Preflight al
Los Angeles. Many teams are idle
because of Navy examinations fol
their Viz students.
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|BLIMP AND ANGEL
TO WRESTLE HERE

Virtually Wilmington's biggest
wrestling show will feature Martin
"Bimp" Levy against the Angel,
also known as Phillip Olafson, in
the main bout at the Thalian Hall
arena next Friday night.
And of no less interest will be
the semi-final bout featuring Babe
Sharkey, of New York, recognized
as the world champion, who will
go against Johnny Long, of Baltl-
more, recognized as the leading
contender for the title.
In the preliminary bout, Don
Lee will meet Jack O'Brien, and
Billy Dusen will be pitted against
Chief Little Beaver.
Tickets for the city's greatest
mat carnival went on sale yester'
day at the Orion hotel, and Pro
moter Bert Causey explained that
it has been necessary to raise the
price slightly for Friday night S
graphing affair. Fans are urged
to obtain tickets at the earliest op
portunity.
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yards and repeating for 81 ana
the touchdown. Strong again con-
verted for the 14-7 final count.
The Tigers tried hard in the
closing minutes to tie it, Franz
Sachse hitting Hare with a 40
yard pass which reached the Giant
"a but Howard D. Livingstone IN
tercepted pass to end the threa'.
The Giants punted out, and AGAIN
Livingstone grabbed a Brooklyn
aerial to stop the Tigers.