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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26

As the charter campaign draws
to a close both sides are waging
one of the most actice Campaigns
seen in Montgomery County in re-
cent year. There is just as much
fire on one side as on the other.
Both seem to have been well ~
nanced from the beginning and
each side has mailed printed
pamphlets and letters to voters.
Many debates are arranged for
the closing days of the campaign
and radio time has been engaged
by each side. Radio schedules are.
given elsewhere in this issue.
One of the outstanding debates
held in the upper county during
the campaign was held at Laytons-
vile last Friday night Frederic
p. Lee spoke for the charter while
Roger J. Whiteford urged
listeners to vote against. Many
questions sprung from those pres
ent indicating keen interest. The
meeting was well attended despite
lashing rain and the debate had
to be adjourned from the school
building to Woodmen Hall because
the school furnace had blown up
during the day. The meeting was
held under the Laytonsville Dis
cussion Group OF the Farm Blu
reau. Augustus W. Hines was in
charge.
The two groups are vieing with
one another in securing statements
from prominent individuals for or
against the proposed charter. In
release from the Charter Com
mittee we have a statement from
Frederick w. Barley, of the
Washington Bureau, New York
Times. Mr.. Barley says: "We
can govern ourselves. All we need
is the pattern and the charter has
1t. 1t is conceivable although it
seems practically impossible
that the adoption of this program
might fail next month. If it should
fail it would be due TO over-con-
fidence and negligence on the part
of voters"
The Charter Committee also is
sued during the week series Of
attractive pamphlets.
From the Citizens Committee
Opposed to Charter were also is
sued several statements. One
from DIR. Gilbert H. Grosvenor,
president Of the National Geo
graphic Society and resident Of
Montgomery County for the past
80 years. DR.. Grosvenor said:
For the past 80 years / have
lived in my present home on the
Rockville Pike north Of Bethesda.
During that period ! have observed
the growth Of Montgomery County
from an agricultural community
it its present state, with nearly rs
per cent of the county's 10000
population living in a well-govern-
ed, well-planned and attractive
metropolitan district. have trav-
eled all over the world and
throughout America, and | believe
that Montgomery County is the
best place in the world to live.
Through my 80 years resi-
dence, the people Of Montgomery
County have enjoyed helpful and
Continued on Page 81
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26

The l23rd Anniversary of the
Rockville Baptist Church was OBJ
served Sunday. The Rev. A. W.
Gottschall, National Director of
Program for Armed Services, Ma
tional Conference Of Christians
and Jews was the speaker.
There was special music by the
choir under the leadership OF
Harry S. Beall, with Miss Eliza
beth Robertson at the organ. Miss
Lucille Johnson was guest solo
list. Rev. Herbert o. Cooper is
pastor.
According to a synopsis Of the
history of the church as prepared
by Harry s. Beall, CHAIRMAN Of the
board Of directors. the first entry
in the Church Records reads as
follows:
On the 10Th day Of August 1921.
the following brethren, to wit:
VIM. Clingan, VIM. Brewer, VIM.
Chiswell, Jesse Leach, Willy Jones,
Sarah Chiswell, Mary r. Brewer
and Mary Braddock met at the
home of Brother Brewer and
unanimously resolved to withdraw
themselves from the Baptist
Church at Old Seneca. A coven-
ant was adopted.
A tablet Of marble to the mem
DRY of the first Pastor, Rev. Joseph
II. Jones, father Of the Hon Spen-
GER G. Jones and grandfather of
the late Elizabeth Falvey, and the
Constituent members is placed
above the pulpit in the present
building. Immediately upon the
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
REMEMBERS!

Next Thursday, November q
the Red Cross Blood Donor Unit
will be at the Methodist Church
in Rockville from $50 a. m. to
2 p. m. to obtain a minimum OF
100 pints of blood.
Should the day be inclement,
do not let that prevent you from
keeping your appointment. Re-
member our soldiers and sailors
fight on despite the weather
Have you registered? If not,
call Mrs. James holland, Rock
Vile 12-J-3 or Mrs. Otis H. John
son, Oliver 8075, or the chair.
man in your neighborhood.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26

The Chesapeake and Potomac
Telephone Company of Baltimore
City recently announced the APP
pointment of Otis w. Beall as
manager Of the telephone office at
Rockville to fill the vacancy left
open when George Davis, the for
mer manager, was called to the
Armed Services.
Beall is the son Of Mr.. and Mrs.
w. L. Beall of Rockville. He was
born near Rockville in May 1915
and is a graduate Of the Richard
Montgomery High School. He mar
ried Hilma r. Merry, also Of Rock
vile. The young couple, with their
three children, reside near the
city and are active in the Rockville
Baptist Church.
Beall has been an employee in
the Plant Department of the tele-
phone company for a number Of
years.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Commits siOners
Official
PrOce dings
Highlights Of Meeting
On Tuesday, October II
October "a, 1914


The resignation of Fielding T..
Sheriff., Emergency Policeman on
the Police Force, was accepted;
Mr.. Sheriff. is entering position
as directed by the Manpower Com
mission.
The Board authorized the loan
of two police radios for use on the
fire trucks operated by the Gath
ersburg- Washington Grove Volun-
teer Fire Department and the San
dy Spring Volunteer Fire Depart
ment.
At the request of the Parent
Teachers Association of the Mont
rose School, the Board appropriat-
ed sufficient funds to build small
enlargement to temporary room
to take care of the storage needs
of the school, in order to free the
present store room for preparing
food.
Entertainment licenses to the
following were granted:
Cabin John Volunteer Fire De-
partment to hold a Dance at the
Fire House, Cabin John, on Satur-
day, October 18th.
Gaithersburg- Washington Grove
Volunteer Fire Department to hold
Bingo Party at the Gathers
burg Fire House on Thursday, Oc-
tober 26th.
Tomlinson Council, Daughters
of America, to hold a Bingo Party
at Cabin John, on November 9th.
The Board granted leave of alb
sence without pay for period of
one year to Mrs. Lucille 7. Cuney,
Public Health Nurse in the Glen
Echo-C Cabin John area. Mrs. Gu
ney requested the leave because of
illness in her family.
DR.. v. L. Ellicott, County Health
Officer, informed the Board that
there were no rabid dogs reported
in Montgomery County during the
week ending October 21st.
The Board authorized Frank l.
Davis, County Purchasing Agent
to purchase three new automobiles
for use in the Montgomery County
Police Department.
The Board received bids from
four contractors to erect two Ser.
vice Aid Buildings. one at Jessup-
Blair and the other at Bethesda
Chevy Chase Recreation Center.
The bids were referred to Frank
B. Proctor, architect, for the pur-
pose of tabulating same, reporting
back to the Commissioners at their
next meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Political Headquarters
Established At Rockville

Democratic headquarters have
been established in Rockville oppo-
site the court house. The office
will be open all day and evenings
Sample ballots and other material
can be secured there. Telephone
Rockville GAS.
Farther down the street, adjoin-
ing the Montgomery County Ma
tional Bank-jhst opposite Muir
phy's-is the headquarters of the
Dewey for President organization
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Anti-Charter Meetings

Longbranch Citizens Assn. Mon,
Oct. 30th, at 8:15 p. NJ. Debate, az
Longbranch Village store Judge
Brault.
Georgetown Road Citizens Assn.
Mon, Oct. Both, at 8 p. NJ. Debate,
at Bethesda Women's Club -Jo
V. Morgan.
Chevy Chase Garden Citizens
Assn. Thurs, Nov. End, at 8 P. NJ.
Debate, at Recreation Center --Jo
V. Morgan.
RADIO TALK
The Citizens Committee to de-
feat Charter will present a speaker
over Station WINK, on October
9th, at sos P. VI.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Sentinel Makes Small
Telephone Canvass To
Ascertain Sentiment

In an effort to get away from
the prepared propaganda of the
two sides to the charter contro-
versy THE SENTINEL selected a
list of names from its subscription
list and from the telephone book
to ask them whether or not they
favored the proposed charter. Re-
suits were highly Illuminating, in
teresting and showed that practi-
cally all know that there is char
ter fight in the county. Not all Of
them, however, would say that they
had. decided on how to vote. Rather
the answers could be divided al
most equally into three parts,
There was a group definitely for
the charter and a like group
against the charter. But the third
group is where the fate of charter
rests and we regret that nothing
said would even Indicate more than
slightly how the wind will blow.
These people either declined to
state their feeling or they had not
yet made up their minds.
We give below a few typical an
swers.
I'm not sure how / will vote
but most people Of my community
are against the charter"
"pm a Republican and intend To
vote for the charter. Montgomery
County is a big business and /
think it is high time that we ran
it on a big basis"
A Silver Spring professional
man said he had not made up his
mind but that he was inclined to
vote for the charter on general
principles.
Several people stated that they
had heard and read so much about
charter that they had become con-
fused.
A lady in the Ashton community
said 81 am not much concerned. In
fact l am one of those who still
think that men should do the vot-
ing. Most Of the men hear discus
sing it are against it,
A well known Gaithersburg man
said Il have always believed in
charter government and ] would
like to see a charter government
in Montgomery County but / am
very much opposed to the one pro-
posed for US to vote on this year."
A Rockville man said he was de-
finitely opposed but declined TO
state his reason.
One lady called in the Rockville
exchange said she was going to
vote against the charter because
she was unable to find any fault
with the present county govern
ment.
Another Rockville lady said
she was very much interested in
trying the charter.
Similar statements we're gotte !
from number Of people. Some re-
fused to give an expression and
others refused 10 give reasons.
Based on such limited poll,
there is hardly enough evidence
from which to draw conclusions. 1t
can be stated, however, that the
limited canvass indicates that the
vote will be close with slight
edge against the charter.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
National Art Week
November II

Mrs. M. C. Towbridge of. Chevy
Chase has been appointed chapter
chairman for the District of Col
umbia celebration for American
Art Week, sponsored by the
American Artists Professional
League, which will be celebrated
all over the United States Novem-
Der 1st to 7th.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Charter Meeting At
Jamestown, Nov. l

A charter meeting has been
scheduled to be held at the Darne s.
town School on Wednesday, No.
vember /, at 8 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26

United States power admittedly
the best trained, best fed and
equipped and most enthusiastic
group of fighting men the world
has ever known. Knowing this
it is becoming rather the ac-
copied thing for Nazi compa-
MES, battalions, regiments and
even armies to raise the white
flag at the earliest convenient
moment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Nursery School
Has Openings

The Rockville Cooperative Nurs-
cry School has openings for eight
more children, ages to 5. The
school now has two rooms and two
teachers for the different age
groups. 1t is fortunate in having
for head teacher Mrs. Elizabeth
Whitney from Bank Street in New
York. They now have plenty of
equipment, both indoors and out
doors. Call Mrs. Gordon White
at Rockville $40 for information
and enrolment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-10-26
Close Vote Predicted On
NeW Proposal For County

Charterites And Opponents Busy With Meet
ings Statements Radio Talks In Closing
Arguments Frederick w. Barley Endorses
Charter While Gaithersburg Mayor And DR..
Grosyenor Oppose Sentinel Makes Canvass
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
0PA Rule Allows
Thanksgiving
TURKEYS for All

MI anC Mrs. America may have
roast turkey for Thanksgiving and
Christmas after all!
News that the governmental en-
barge on turkeys has been lifted
was made known Thursday by Mrs.
Margaret Foster, chief clerk, War
Price and Ration Board, Ell Centre.
She explained that all turkeys
were withheld by the government
from individual purchase until orc
ers from the armed services had
been filled.
Ceiling prices, however, she said,
have not been discontinued. They
are as follows:
Retailer and restaurant, young
grade l turkeys, live weight, 35.3
cents a pounc.
Ultimate consumer, young grade
l turkeys, live weight, 43 cents
q pound.
Ultimate consumer. young grade !
turkeys, live weight, 43 cents a
pound.
Retailer and restaurant, dressed
turkeys, 43 cents a pound.
Ultimate consumer, dressed tur-
keys. sos cents pouncL
Retailer and restaurant, turkeys,
dressed and drawn. 50 cents, 13
pound birds, 81 cents, Q3-l6 pound
birds and 80 cents lOircs l6 pounds
and over.
Ultimate consumer, 81 cents ,13
pound BIRDS, 80 cents. 1915 pound
birds. and SO cents tbirds l6 pounds
anC. over.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
Three Countries
Bare Program
For Air Business

CHICAGO, Nov. Il. CUPl-Swed-
en-, Portugal and Cuba announced
intention to operate commercial air
services to New York anol other
world ceuterS under the provisional
air route pattern expected to be
worked at the Civil Aviation con-
ference.
The announcement brought to IL
the number of countries which have
laid their global air aspirations be-
fore the conference. Others were
the United States, Netherlands,
Switzerland. Spain. Poland. Leban-
on. Egypt and the Philippines. Vir-
ually all these contenCers have in
cludcd Atlantic coast cities and
other hemisphere points as places
where they would lE 90 engage i'll
air commerce.
Under the American ltSn under
consideration here. a series of blla-
teral and multilateral agreements
providing commercial landing rights
for countries seeking them would
be merged into a world air route
map to be put into operation i'm
mediately for a transitional period
not yet defined.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
Newspapers Set
Stake on Ads
Continued from Page


In addition 70 the administrative
group, the plan calls for function
ing of a l2-man sales committee to
which the following have been ap-
pointed:
Vernon Brooks, New York World
Telegram; Chusser M. Campbell,
Chicago Tribune; Stuart M. Cham
bers, St. Louis Post-Dispatch; Will
liam Ellyson. Jr., Richmond News
Leader and Times Dispatch; w. G.
Pfaffenberger, Los Angeles Times;
William E. Robinson, New York
Herald Tribune and c. E. Phillips,
Rockford 1llJ Morning Star and
Register Republic. All are adver-
tising directors of their respective
newspapers.
Also C. A. G. Kuipers, of Burke,
Kuipers & Machoney, Chicago;
Henry w. Manz, Cincinnati Post,
and president of the Newspaper
Advertising Executives association;
Herbert w. Moloney; Paul Block &
Associates and Joseph Scolaro, Of
Osborn. Scolaro. Meeker 81 Co.
RETAIL GROUP
A retail advertising department
will be headed by a nine-man COM
mittee as follows:
Don Bernard, Washington Post;
J. T. Griscom, Nashville Banner;
Aubrey F. Murray, New Orleans
Times -Picayune and Robert A.
Wolfe, Dayton News, all advertising
directors. Also, James w. Egan,
Jr., advertising manager, New York
Times; w. R. Robinson, advertising
manager, Muncie Evening Press;
George G. Steele, retail advertising
manager, Philadelphia Evening
Bulletin, and Thomas j. Turner,
business manager, Spokane Spokes-
man-RevieW.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
New Plan Speeds
Mail. Messages
To u. 5. Internees

Families and friends of American
servicemen or civilians interned in
either German or japanese prisoner
of war camps can take heart from
news rleaSed Thursday by Mrs. Lot
tie NJ. Meagher, executive secretary
Of the Ell Centre chapter of the
American Red Gross.
According to Mrs Meagher. the
office of provost marshall, in ref
erence to prisoners of war interned
by Germans, recently announced
that families receiving notification
of the POW status of a Seryiceman
may write to him before a perma-
nent camp address is known. Mail,
she said should be addressed as
follows:
Private John jones,
u. S. Prisoner of War in Germany
International Red Cross
Director Service.
Geneva, Switzerland.
Mail she continued, will be held
in Geneva until the permanent
camp address is known, at which
time it will be forwarded directly to
the camp.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
Former Fl Centro
Rotarian Gives
Talk on Victory

Ross 7. HickcOX, former member
of the FL Centre Rotary club and
still an honorary member spoke
at the cluo meeting this week on
Winning The War"
It IS not governments but people
who win wars" Hickcox declared.
The people o. the United States
will win this Cne."
He was introduced by w. w. Nc
Euen. club president.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
TELL OF ROCKETS

Eye witness stories Of Va attacks
we're pouring in from southern Eng
land.
Mrs. B. Sturgess. who was in a
house 80 yarcs from where one roc
ket fell. said she thought the "end
of the world" had come.
A bakery proprietor was having
tea with his wife and an employe in
their shop after closing hours when
rocket suddenly collapsed the
building. The employe was killed
instantly, but the proprietor ano
his wife sitting across the table
from her were only cut.
One man was blown out of fruit
tree he was pruning by another
rocket. His trousers were yanked off
by the blast, but he was injured
only slightly.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
Fire Damages
Held to S2515

OF the ID alarms answered by the
Ell Centre fire department in Oc-
tober. five were in residences, ac-
cording to the report submitted by
Fire Chief Corn Reed.
The report indicated that al
though property valued at S23, 1863
was involved, only $25l5 of that
amount was .CSt.
The report 1CLCWs:
Fire calls, IA.
General alarms, 5.
Still alarms, 7.
False alarms, >.
Business fires, ?.
Trash fires, 2.
Residence fires, 5.
Car fires, >.
Truck fires, l.
False ALARMS, ,.
Property involved S23,36
Property loss $2515.
2ia inch hose lald. 1000 feet.
IL inch hose laid. 600 feet.
Gasoline on hand october l, 13
gallons.
Gasoline purchased in October.
100 gallons
Gasoline used in department
equipment, SO gallons.
Gasoline on hand November /.
"a gallons.
Fire permits issued, 5.
Inspections made, 10.
Call firemen'S salary, S214.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
Cigaret Punch
Sales Illegal,
0PA Sets Forth

SACRAMENTO, Nov. II. up
Tobacco dispensers who require
customers to buy chances" on a
punch board to qualify for purchas-
ing cigarettes are violating the price
control act and supjecting them
selves to consumer suits, the district
OPA office said.
Fred Lewe. district enforcement
officer. said violations of this type
have been reported to his office.
He added that alarm clocks are
being used as bait in the punch
board racket" and pointed out that
ceiling price regulations are vio-
lated when the total of punchboard
chances exceeds the ceiling price
of offered articles.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
London Draws
Rocket Attack
Continued from Page II

The official German DNB agency
said the Nazi command still was
experimenting with V-2 to get the
proper range for London, Paris, and
Antwerp.
What this IS going to mean for
Antwerp once the right range has
been found and salvoeS of W. in
quick succession hit the center of
the vic ely-spread harbor Is easy to
imagine" the agency said.
The Germans said Friday that
some vi and W. bombs already
have been directed against Antwerp.
which the Allies have designated
as their main supply port for the
final offensive against Germany.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
Metz Outposts
Fall TO Yunks
lContlnned ION Page 1l

Continued from Page II
ahead seven miles from Chateau
Salins to the Haboudange area, also
25 miles southwest of Saarbrucken.
Elements of the American fourth
armored division entered Fremery.
II miles southeast of Metz. and
Lucey. 20 miles northeast of Nancy.
in gains of up to two and a half
miles. but neither town was listed
officially as captured.
The latest advances threatened
the Metz-Sarrebourg railway. All
signs indicated that Patton was con-
centrating on by-passing and per
haps encircling Metz from north
and south rather than attempting
a frontal assault on that fortress
town. which never has been taken
by storm.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
KiWanians Hear
About Marines
Al Club Meetinq

Three speakers from the Ell Gen.
tro marine corps air station were
presented by Jerry Robertson, chair
man Of the Gay. at El Centro Kiwa-
MS club FriCay.
First Lieutenant Beth Gillette eX-
planned the duties of the women'S
marine reserves. Major George l..
HalloWell described some of his eX-
periences in the South Pacific and
Major Richard F. Harrison related
the history of the marine corps.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
Seven Japanese
Destroyers Sunk

Continued from Page II
central mountain range due east
of Ormoc.
Two American Torpeco boats
opened the battle of Ormoc bay
with a daring thrust into the Cam
otes sea while the 19-ship Japanese
convoy was unloading reinforce
ments at Ormoc early Friday.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12

xZoU saw your War Bonds in action il
q I France. You saw how American lead
ership and courage, backed by never-end-
ing stream of equipment, won France in
record time. Germany admits that her ar
mics were overwhelmed by the enormous
amounts of Allied equipment.
T." But we've still got a fight on our hands!
We've still got to put the finishing touches
on the Nazis and go about on the tough,
brutal enemy in the Pacific. More and more
of every kind of equipment is needed. We
need BIO bombers. We need food of
them. And every BIO bomber costs S600,-
600 in War Bonds. We need millions Of gal
Ions of high octane gasoline. We need
ambulance planes that cost Sl25,000 each.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
TITO TAKES TOWN

LONDON, Nov Il. UP)-Mar-
Shal Ti,o's partisan forces have
captured the road junction of Veles.
On the main highway leading north
through Yugoslavia from Greece, a
Yugoslav communique said Satur-
day.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12
SINK U-BOAT

LONDON, Nov. II. (UP) - The
Polish telegraph agency reported
Saturday that the Polish destroyer
Garland recently sank a German
U-boat while on patrol with a Brit
ish destroyer in the Aegean sea.
Imperial Valley press., 1944-11-12

Solemn Note
TWenty-siX years ago Saturday
M. C. Pinnell was in a barracks in
England, asleep on a cot by a door
Someone slipped in and told him
the war was over
Pinnell whipped out his pistol and
shot three times through the slate
roof of the barracks. The SOUND
of the shots had scarcely died down
before the English were around try
ing to collect for the damaged
slate.
Oh, well, we have to pay for our
fun