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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
u. 5. First TO Experiment
With Use Of Air Troops
Demonstration Arranged by General Billy
Mitchell at Kelly Field in 1928;
Officers Not Impressed
By BAUKHAGE
Neios Analyst and Commentator.
WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington. ID. C..

WNU Service, Union Trust Building
Washington, ID. C.
When the story of the present war
is written, the outstanding logistical
novelty-the feature which differs
most from the methods employed in
the movement of fighting units in
previous wars-will be the use of
airborne troops
Already the airborne units have
been revealed as vital factors in
the invasion landings, where they
have been used on a scale which
dwarfs anything heretofore from the
first widely publicized Russian ex-
periments in 1880 to the German air
invasion of Crete or the remarkable
achievements of smaller units in
Burma
Since it is taken for granted that
the United States is going to carry
the major burden in the later phases
of the invasion, it is a matter of
satisfaction to know that the idea of
transporting troops by plane was
FIRST developed by the United States
army.
No one will be surprised that it
was that stormy petrol of aviation,
Gen. Billy" Mitchell, whose wings
beat so futilely against the hide
bound brasshats of his day, who is
credited with arranging the first
demonstration of troop transporta-
ton by air
The report of his first fruitless
demonstration is buried so deep in
the war department files that can
only quote from lay sources con-
corning it. But it seems that in 1923
ten soldiers parachuted from a Mar
tin bomber onto Kelly field in Texas
With them went machine gun equip
ment. All landed safely and in three
minutes after they hit the ground
the machine gun was assembled.
Officers who observed the stunt
(Which is what it was then con-
sidered) were not impressed. That
Is, the American officers. Some Rus
slams were present. They made
notes, and some two years later
their paratroopers were descending
to earth to the ''ohs" and "ahs" of
American movie audiences.
Germany observed but went to
work in silence. with the results with
which we were made painfully
familiar from the days of the in
vasion of Poland on. But Billy
Mitchelrs idea slumbered in the
files and he did not live to see its
renascence here four years ago.
Maxi Refnements
These facts have been forgotten
by most people who probably think
that the Russian experiments were
the first. The Germans picked Up
and improved the Russians tech
nique, working out their paratroop
plans as a part of the developments
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

Of their then peerless Luftwaffe.
whose Threatening shadow moulded
European diplomacy before the out
break of the war.
The German paratroopers demon
strated their real value in the blitz
against the low countries.
1t was not until April Of 1910 that
the United States troop carrier COM
mand. which carries troops in trans
ports and gliders. was organized.
Now it is larger than the whole of
our air force of three years ago.
The airborne force, created a few
weeks earlier, is now numbered in
entire divisions, as we know from
German reports, and includes tens
of thousands of fighting men and
technical personnel.
The British paratroopers were
used effectively as far back as 1912
and they made the first contact with
German troops in North Africa in
November of the same year.
The u. S. airborne forces are
made up of both paratroop and
glider forces. They are separate
from the troop carrier command
which transports them, just as the
foot soldier is distinct from the sea-
man who carries him from shore
to shore.
The paratroopers Ga part of the
airborne forces) alone serve fire.
quently as aerial commands, seiz-
ing enemy airports of suitable ter
rain where the troop transports or
glider planes cannot yet land.
The Paratroopers
When operations require large
numbers of men and more compli.
Gated equipment, such as those per.
formed back of the shore defenses
and even much farther inland in
France. paratroopers are supple
mented by the troops landed from
transports and elders. This fire.
quently means that the paratrooper
must capture or prepare air strips
for this purpose.
Allied airborne troops were used
effectively at the landing in Sicily,
where General Montgomery said
they shortened the campaign by at
least a week. They also proved of
great value in New Guinea.
The full extent of their per-
Torrance in the invasion of Europe
has yet to be revealed but we have
General Eisenhower own word as
to their value and his praise has
been unstinted
The chief function of the soldier
OF the air until recently has been
the destruction of enemy communi-
cations and installations such as
ammunition and supply dumps,
dynamiting bridges and wrecking
I railway functions behind the lines.
" they are prepared to engage
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
"Black Markets"

CHAD POLIER, Director of Gas
~ cline Rationing, says that
illegal transactions are draining
off almost 100000 gallons of gas
oline daily and that "black mar
ket" operations may force a re-
duction in civilian gasoline ra-
TONS"
This warning should interest
motorists whose driving is cur.
tailed by the use of coupons. II
is to their interest to assist IN
stamping out the illegal operations
of "thieves and counterfeiters, who
steal, print and sell gasoline cou'
pons" and "chiselers who buy
gasoline without coupons"
Mr.. Polier says that big-timG
racketeers have gone into the
counterfeit gasoline coupon bust
ness, which is more lucrative and
easier to handle than the counter
feiting Of currency. He denounces
them as saboteurs, no better thar
the man "who blows up a REIN
cry"
We call these facts to the at
tention Of law-abiding and Loyal
Americans, who should not hest
tate to express their contempt, moi
only for the racleteers but fol-
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
Bulls Are Dangerous

STATE TROOPERS in New
~ York We're recently forced to
kill an Infatuated bull which had
gored two brothers to death and
seriously injured neighbor who
attempted to round up their scat
tered herd.
The men, owners of a dairy
herd, were found by troopers dead
several hundred yards from their
dairy barn. No one saw the un-
equal contest that resulted in
their deaths.
We report the tragedy as a
warning to everybody that bulls
are dangerous and liable to kill
people. The bull-criminal in the
instant case had never given any
serious trouble before.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
COmmendable Action
GROUP CAPTAIN Whittle

GROUP CAPTAIN Whittle, in
~ ventor of the jet-propulsion
engine, has given the British Gov
eminent his sixteen-percent. inter-
est in a company which pioneered
in the building of gas turbine,
jet-propulsion, aero engine.
The gift is explained by the
fact that the officer has been Off
cially lent to the company for
whole-time service and, therefore,
feels it to be incompatible with
his duty as an active officer in
the Raj to retain any CONNER.
cial interest in the company.
While not familiar with all the
facts involved in this donation. the
action of the inventor deserves
commendation. It is refreshing to
see citizen, who happens to be
an officer, give away something
as a matter of principle.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
Speed In The Air

EVEN IN THIS DAY of famil.
iarity with speed in the air
it is amazing to read that the
Lockheed Constellation, a giant
tour-engine transport plane
crossed the Continent from Bur.
bank, California, to Washington
in six hours and fifty-eight min.
utes.
This means an average speed Of
around $50 miles an hour and sets
a new record for transcontinental
aviation. The Constellation car.
ried seventeen persons and had
room for forty additional passen-
gers with luxury accommodations
Experts say that, as troop trans
port, it can carry 100 soldiers with
full equipment.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
Prices On
Low Cost Clothing

Retail prices on new low cost
clothing items that meet specif-
cations of WPB as announced by
the office Of Price Administration,
will be: cotton house dresses,
$1.49, women's cotton slips, Csc;
mems printed, solid color and white
shirts, $1.S9; and mems shorts,
80 cents. WPB is allocating the
fabrics for clothing items to be
produced and distributed during
July, August and September.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

so-called respectable citizens who
make it possible for the racketeers
to operate. Every illegal coupon
limits the amount of gasoline to
be distributed, under the ration
ing system, to honest and pa
triotic Americans.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
TOWNand
FARM in
WARTIME
Galvanized Ware
For Civilians
Prepared by
OFFICE of WAR INFORMATION

Increased production of. gal
vanized pals or buckets, tubs, wash
tubs, wash boilers, tunnels, garbage
cans, ash cans, fire shovels, coal
hods and scuttles for civilian use
have been permitted by easing of
the War Production Board restric-
tons on types of iron and steel
that may be used.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
Goal Is One
$25 War Bond Each

The $50 delegates attending a
All Club convention in Saltwater,
Okla, set their goal for at least
one $25 War Bond from the per-
sonal earnings of each club men,
Der in Oklahoma and agreed to
promote the sale of bonds to men,
bers of their families and their
neighbors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
B r | E F S >. by Baukhage

More than 1000. 900 dozen essen
tial items of infants and children's
wearing apparel will be produced
during June, July and August, ac-
cording to the WPB.
Release Of an additional II. ZOO, 900
pounds Of dried prunes from the l943
production to civilians has been
authorized by VIA.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
War And Politics

mn AIN EOA LIZ SiHSSSAJ
AVA lieve that a Presidential cleo
ton in the midst of the toughest
war we have ever been in is an
unfortunate distraction. Some
have even advocated postponing
the election until after the war Is
won and the peace shaped up.
Barring the element of self
interest, these ideas appear to be
based upon a sense of timidity and
fortunately are not subscribed TO
by the great majority of our peo-
pie.
We have carried on national
elections before in the midst OF
war without ruinous effect. True,
we have never before been in
volved in war on such tremen-
dous scale as now. But If our
form of government is sound, 1T
can and must be prepared to func-
ton under the stress OF war as
well as in peace. Even the magni-
tude of this war does not justify
abandonment of our constitutional
processes, except in certain strictly
military matters. If we did sus-
pend or abandon these processes,
what would we be fighting for!
Defense against aggression, yes.
But victory would be hollow in
deed if it involved sacrifice Of the
fundamentals of democracy.
And SO there is no desire on the
part of our people to defer the
national election. There is on the
contrary a certain eagerness to
get on with it.
Both major parties will en-
deavor to convince the electorate
that they are best equipped to
carry the war on to successful
conclusion. Both will be right.
There is no real issue on this
score. Both parties possess both
the ability and the will to win.
The nations basic virility insures
success in the war, no matter which
partv elects a President or a ma
jority in the next Congress.
A -the-war slogan will be
adopted by both parties. Our
military leaders, our fighting men,
American industry and agricul-
ture will handle the rest of the
job, just as they always
have been doing. The effect of
the national election will be
negligible so far as our war effort
is concerned. Postwar policies,
too, will be in capable hands no
matter which party gains power.
Domestic issues, then, will be
the controlling factor in the COM
ing election. The Republicans
will challenge and the
Democrats will defend the pres
ent conduct of internal affairs.
The people will again have the
opportunity to approve or change
domestic policies and trends. This
is of course the primary purpose
of national elections. This corner
stone Of our democracy must
never be abandoned, not even in
time of war.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

Rumanian authorities are having
SO much difficulty equipping their
army that all men called into
service are instructed to bring along
two changes Of underwear.
The number Of persons working
on farms in the United States on
April was about 8 per cent lower
than in the same period last year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

Highway accidents continue
to slay Americans needlessly and
stupidity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
ENTERING THE PROMISED
LAND

LESSON TEXT-Joshua 1919; 2s:l-S.
GOLDEN TEXT-Be strong and OF z
good courage; be not afraid, neither De
thou dismayed: for the Lord thy Goa
is with thee withersoever thou goest.-
Joshua 1:9.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

A newspaper expert is a writer
who does not have to prove what
he says.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

In the advertising of some prod
ucts the public expects to be
fooled.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
SNeNNNNNNN~~rNFN~NN'VvV
Improved SUNDAY
Uniform cCun0T
-:-LESSON =

By HAROLD L. LUNDQuIsT, D. p.
~ The Moody Bible Institute OF Chicago.
released BY Western Newspaper Union.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

The trouble with most readers
| shat they are as careless as the
authors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29

Everybody is for price control
that does not interfere with
profits.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-06-29
Lesson for July 2

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc,
lected and copyrighted by lnternational
Council Of Religious Education; useavDy
permission.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16
WALTER WINCHELL n On

version post over Chester
Bowles, who would like it. And
that Leon Henderson. H. Kaiser
and Bill Bait may be named on
the Surplus Disposal Board.
Jean Sutherlin's new diamond
is her betrothal ring from Capt.
Lyle Smith of the Armored
Tank Corps.
THAT tea" at the White
L House (the day Sinatra,
Shor and Ragland appeared
there) was for a group Of big
contributors.
The reason Choo-C hoo John
son and Candy Jones are cut
ting each other dead Is the
same Teller.
So-You-Wanna-L e a d-a-Band
Item: One of the top orchestras
had to cancel an engagement
because 1t didn't have the fare
there!
When the star of a current
hit comedy gets her decree her
next bridegroom will be a top
flight war correspondent.
Marie Manning. author of the
book, Ladies Now and Then"
Is your old friend, Beatrice
Fairfax.
Babs Beckwith has resumed
modelling for Powers since Mr..
Whiskers stopped gals from
teaching flying.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16
WASHINGTON SCENE
BY George Dixon

THE Obi Roundup is a weekly
Il newspaper OF the u. S.
Army published by and for the
men in China, Burma and India.
II is official and carries the i'm
primatur of authority.
The Roundup says:
For quite some time now
the editors OF the Roundup have
kept their editorial yaps shut
on a matter that has caused
them considerable pain--to wit,
the casual fashion In which big
name entertainers drawn from
Hollywood and elsewhere. turn
up In Obi with accompanying
ballyhoo, stay around long
enough to send out their laun-
dry, and then truck off for
home.
I'VE do not wish to kiss off
the efforts Of those who came
out here and really did q Job.
But when we are promised
big-time entertainment, and the
entertainers show up with
hammy routines that would get
yawns at a free-dish matinee In
Springfield. o.. and then dog Il
after q month or six weeks,
something ought to be done.'
This essay was prompted by a
statement credited to a female
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16
Il. v. DURLING

possible for a dentist TO sue
cessfully transplant teeth?
A. I know of . dentist who
has transplanted teeth for many
people. However, I am not
qualified to state whether or not
such a procedure Is advantage
Gus. Still. l have had letters
from people who have had teeth
transplanted and they seem very
well satisfied.
A RAT is an expert dietician.
IA Experiments show when a
rat is deprived of salt he will
drink a lot of salt water. When
an experiment on his body de-
prives a rat of calcium he will
eat lot of anything containing
calcium. In one experiment
some rats were given the choice
of 20 different solutions to
choose a meal from. The rats
selected a perfectly balanced
diet in accordance with the most
up to date nutritional knowl-
edge.
A FIRM name that appeals to
"A me is that of the Pennsyl-
vania company for insurance on
lives and granting annuities.
Edgar Bergen has his whim-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16

movie star TO the effect that she
is anxious to return TO overseas
entertaining, but does not wish
TO return to Obi because II is
to rough"
THE Roundup editor further
l. complains that the actress:
mot only failed 10 carry out
her commitments but went
away knocking the theater.
She refused to appear more
than once . day (shades OF the
old vaudeville 12-a-dayD.
"She also cut the shows short
because the audience wasn't to
her liking and she wouldn't ap-
pear at night because of those
awful, awful bugs
And she refused to associate
In any way with enlisted men,.
The Roundup agrees that Obi
Is pretty rough but adds that
this has never been kept Sc
cret.
The entertainers know all
this" says the Roundup. "They
enter into an agreement with
the war department to stay .
definite length of time. The
shows are booked well In adj
vance and announced at every
base where they are scheduled
TO play.
$50 what happens? These
seifless patriots who, inciden-
tally, are we'll fed, clothed,
housed. transported and paid by
the army and USO, discover In
. couple Of weeks that Obi 10
hot, wet and full of mosquitoes.
$50 they suddenly develop
prior commitments, serious all
ments, enciente wives and God
knows what else"
That last is a reference to an
actor who said he had 10 go
home because he was an expect
ant father. The Roundup com.
ments that il hasn't heard any
confirmation of the fatherhood
yet.
Here is the Roundup's con-
Guiding editorial blast:
Spare us from any moro pub
licity-seeking big-name artists
who are not prepared to stick 10
out after their itinerary has
been agreed upon. Better moth
ing at all than the promise, fol-
lowed by the disappointment"
Sorry to have been 30 sornber
today, folks. But the grippe Of
the soldiers in Obi doesn't seem
so funny.
Distributed BY King Features synd., Inc.
Reproduction In whole or In part
strictly prohibited
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16

Yes. While numerous re-
searches have abundantly DEM
onstrated that like tends to fall
in love with, and marry, like,
yet some dominating, self-suf-
ficient women fall for the cling
ing-vine type Of men. Well, that
kind does not precisely fall"
for anything. It might be more
exact to say they reach down
and yank him up by the nape
of the neck. TO his great delight
and the satisfaction Of her feel
ing of dominance.
2-No. but they do. A big
New York executive said to me
recently:
81 can't stand &c! While I
run the whole show here, all the
men under me are college men,
and 10 takes the nerve out of
me-"
I tried to show him that the
college man never knows what
he has missed, while the nom
college man thinks he does be-
cause the college course Is done
UP In q neat package labeled
with q degree. but the four
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16

EDITORS NoTE-Pvt. Pick
srins, former Times eoiumnist,
10 an infantryman at Fl. Nc
CIsIian, Ala. These writines are
excerpts from his letters to
friends at the office.
DIDN'T I mention last week
~ that / really appreciated
the letters that people send
down here? That is, some OF
them come here, and some
you've been forwarding from
the office.
I don't know how people
know the address down here. I
don't remember mentioning 1T
for a long time, so they send
them to you.
Well, so you won't have to
forward them, it's Company c,
goth Battalion, Fort Mcclellan,
Ala. But that's not bid for
letters. Naturally I love 'em.
Every soldier loves mail at least
as much as he loves chow, and
I'm pretty sure most OF us
would skip a meal any day If
we could have a letter instead.
Only-I hardly ever get
around TO answer letters, and I
think people should know that.
Besides, the men overseas need
mail lots worse than we do. It's
really tough over there.
write about-Iets-of
things. Frinstance: Mrs. L. A.
Smith, who signs herself, "A
Marines Mom," read what I
said about Detroit being so
swell to soldiers, and she said
she couldn't help writing about
her son who was home on fur
Tough just before he went out
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16
THESE DAYS
BY George E.
Sokolsky

minds Of his followers, he repre-
sented an outstanding leadership
in the nation.
His role could not have been
obscured by the election of
Dewey or Roosevelt, for his arti-
Giles in magazines indicated that
he had charted the course Of the
independent critic who. MAIN
taining.a following. would throw
his strength where it suited his
purpose.
Both Roosevelt and Dewey
were forced to consider Willkie
in all their plans.
Yet, today Willkie Is no more.
He died almost as a warning
to the American people that no
man is master of his fate.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16
One Word Led to Another
This Detroit Times
BY Patterson
The Detroit Times
BY Arthur Bugs" Baer

Todays parcel post and pigeon communications have
a war tnge. One soldier asks for my crosssecton of
looteantan kernel Another wants infantry article
wrote along about 1884.
About that time took time out to gag up schedule
for the infantry in article that almost attracted
another sheet of carbon paper.
To my ngrown surprise it commented upon by
famous military experts who have life memberships in
Morris chairs in Washington clubs.
I'm morose to state that don't have clipping on
that article. But do remember saying that all wars
past present and future have been, and will be
by the footsogger, the hitch-hiker and the strong
baritone.
You can bomb them, you can buzz them, you
barrage them and you can granulate them But before
again hear the clarion call of porky pory and BEANS
the ankle tourist go in there with his bayonet and
take the wax out of their ears
Only the doughboy can get into the woodwork and
under the sink. And they dish him up in all sizes and
shapes and sometimes in powder form.
copynEh by
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-10-16

one stubbed ub dose than he
gets another.
OF course only too frequently
a chronic germ infection OF the
SinuSes sensltizes 10 allergy OF
multiple natures and those
people just feel serry for.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
II. A. D.:-A friend recently
advised me TO drink three or
more glasses of water each
morning before getting out of
bed 10 relieve constipation.
Would this daily practice Of con-
Stunning such a great amount of
Adams ale have any harmful
effect?
Answer: No harm. The army's
requirements are four quarts OF
water a day when the tempera-
ture is 95 r. The water first
thing in the morning helps con-
stipation by starting peristalsis
all along the digestive tract.