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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Rummage Sale In
Ashton March A

The W.S.C.S. of the Ashton
Methodist Church will hold rum
mage sale on Saturday, March 4th,
from 10 o'clock to 5 P. M. at the
church. Mrs. o. L. Barger, chair
man, asks contributions Of clothing,
shoes, hats, any good wearing ap-
parel or household articles. CalI
Ashton 2O61 and the articles viii
be called for. New aprons will
also be sold.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Home Nursing Class
For. Rockville Area

Under direction of Mrs. J. Darby
Bowman, a Red Cross home nurs-
ing class has been formed in Rock
vile. 1t started Monday with 81
members. Meetings are to be held
in the Firehouse Monday and
Thursday evenings for six weeks.
Mrs. W. w. Welsh, wife of a
local physician, is the instructor.
Interested persons may phone Mrs.
Bowman, Rockville 1856 or Mrs.
Welsh at 343.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
County Red Cross
Units Active In
All Sections
Canteen Corps Serves
Luncheon--War Fund Rally
In Boyds-Clarksburg Area
Gaithersburg Luncheon


A canteen luncheon was served
by the members of the Gathers
burg Canteen Corps on February
10 at the home of Mrs. Sumner
Woods in Seneca. The purpose of
the meeting following was to plan
for the forthcoming War Fund
drive. The speakers of the after
noon, Mrs. E. ]. Boothby, War
Fund Chairman for the County,
Mrs. Kester Hastings, Chairman Of
Canteen, and Mrs. P'Gad More
house, Chairman of Home Service,
were introduced by Mrs. w. A.
Gassaway, War Fund Chairman
for the Jamestown Area.
War Fund Rally
The Rev. j. p. Kerr, Red Cross
War Fund Chairman for the Boyds-
Clarksburg area, announces a war
fund rally to be held at his church
on the evening of February "a, with
Mr.. Warren Haley, Of Kensington,
Vice Chairman of the Montgomery
County Chapter, as the speaker. A
Red Cross moving picture will be
shown.
Spencerville Class
Mrs. Cornelia Myers, Director Of
Home Nursing for the Red Cross in
Montgomery County, announces the
formation of a Class in Home
Nursing at Spencerville, beginning
on February % at 10 A. M, at the
home of Mrs. David Frederick,
Ashton 1885. AS no new members
can be accepted after February 20,
it is requested that all who wish
to take the course enroll at once.
Glasses will meet on Tuesday from
1912 and 1-3, with Miss Ida Shu-
mate as instructor.
Rockville Home Nursing
Mrs. Cornelia Myers, DIRECTOR of
Home Nursing for Montgomery
County, announces the completion
of course by the following MEM
bers: Mrs. Wanita Basford, Mrs.
Agnes Anderson, Mrs. Ellen Berry,
Mrs. Mary Clagett, Mrs. Alice
Frocle, Mrs. Ella Henderson, Mrs.
Margaret Henderson, Mrs. Myrtle
Lechlider, Mrs. Marguerite Nc
Conibie, Mrs. Jewell Nolan, Mrs.
Lavinia Robey, Mrs. Mamie Wilt
ger, all of Rockville, and Mrs. Rita
Cherrington Of Fox Hall Farms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Fire Department
Rejects Officers

The Gaithersburg Washington
Grove Volunteer Fire Department
at it's regular meeting on Friday
reelected the following officers:
William A. Walters, president;
Raymond Lynch, vice-president;
Ward Mullican, secretary; Rey-
nolds Younkins, treasurer; and
Charles P. Fox, chief. Reynolds
Younkins was also named assist
ant chief; Wesley Briggs, first
captain; William German, second
captain; James Brown, first lieut.
enant, and Norman erosion, sec
ond lieutenant.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Republicans Plan
Fall Campaign

Preparing for the fall political
campaign, the Republican organi-
zation of Montgomery County is
mailing 10000 letters this week to
registered Republicans, asking for
small contributions. The appeal is
going out over the signature Of
Earl w. Shinn of Kenwood, Chair
man of the finance committee, who
is asking each party member to
send $500 to the State Central
Committee treasurer, Dewitt W.
Took of Taloma Park.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
DIR. Wilson Made
National Officer

DR.. Herman NJ. Wilson, Su-
perintendent of the Methodist
Home for the Aged in Gathers
burg, was last week elected fourth
vice-president of the National
Methodist Association of Hospitals
at the organizations convention
in Indianapolis. Both DR.. Wilson
and his wife attended the conven-
ton which ran from Feb. 18th
through the 21st.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24

plan to have the local governments
supplement these payments so that
500 monthly allotments would con-
tinue up until next January. The
arrangement was not carried out,
however, and as the situation now
stands, the State appropriation will
be exhausted in April this year.
sit is the firm belief of the State
administration that the school
teachers are entitled to have these
payments continue under present
conditions. The teachers are per-
forming a valuable service in the
education of our future citizens.
They are doing it, in many cases,
at financial sacrifices. In order to
effect a satisfactory solution re-
cent meetings of the Board Of Pub
lie Works have been held to dis
cuss all phases of the matter with
the school officials, including coun-
ty superintendent.
"Both State Treasurer Hooper S.
Miles and State Comptroller j. Mil
lard Tawes agree with me that the
school teachers bonus payments
should be continued on a State
county-city sharing plan. Legisla-
tive action is necessary for the
State to participate in further pay
ments. It would be desirable to eff
feet an arrangement whereby the
payments would continue up until
April /, 1945, so that the teachers
would not lose the benefit of the
payments during the regular ses.
sion from January until March,
1945, when the General Assembly is
considering this and other legisla-
ton.
Accordingly, l propose that the
$50 monthly payments continue for
the period from May 1, 1914 until
April l, 1945, eliminating the
months of July and August, when
the schools are not in session. To
make these payments possible, l
am willing to recommend to the
Legislature that two-thirds of the
cost be betrayed by the State on
condition that the local govern
ments put up one-third of the
necessary amount. Under this plan
the State will be required TO adj
vance more than a million dollars
extra, which, with the additional
amount of $1,900,O00 provided at
the beginning Of the present fiscal
year, will total about 100000
paid out of the State treasury for
school teachers increases.
ut is worth noting here that,
with this additional allotment, the
States total appropriations for its
public school system during this
two-year period will approximate
100000, which is 100000
greater than any education budget
in the history of the State pre-
vious to our administration. This
is convincing evidence of our in
terest and confidence in the excel
lence of the education system in
our State. Maryland is exceedingly
fortunate to have such a splendid
teaching group, and our people may
rest assured that this administra-
ton will do everything possible to
preserve the school system on its
present high plane. 1 am inviting
the governing bodies of the local
governments to meet with the
Board of Public Works Friday,
Feb. 25, in Annapolis to discuss this
proposal"
-V
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Postwar Meeting
To Be Held Tuesday

The second meeting of the Mont
gomery County Advisory Commit
tee on Post War and County Plan
ming will be held in the auditorium
of the Wilson Lane Elementary
School in Bethesda at 500 P. NJ,
Tuesday, February 90. This is a
change in the date announced at
the last meeting.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Women Voters To
Discuss Social Security

The Montgomery County
League of Women Voters will
discuss Social Security The
American Freedom From Want"
at a luncheon meeting tomorrow,
FRIDAY 25) at noon at the Hot
Shoppe, 1880 Georgia Avenue,
Silver Spring.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Steinbergs Stores
Damaged By Fire

Fire of undetermined origin in
the building occupied by the Stein
berg Department Store and the
Quality Shop run by William Stein
berg, caused some excitement in
Rockville Monday afternoon about
2 o'clock.
The Rockville Fire Department
fought the fire which was confined
to the store room Of the forty year
old building. The stores were
closed for several days pending in
surance adjustments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Former County Resident
Dies In Michigan

Word has been received here
of the death of William X. Jones,
IA, in Jackson, Michigan, where
he had been employed for the
past fifteen years.
Mr.. Jones was the son of the
late Samuel and Cecilia Kilgour
Jones, of Glen, where he was born
and for many years operated a
large farm.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
OAR. Appoints State
And National Delegates

Named as delegates to repre-
sent the Erasmus Perry Chapter,
OAR, at the Maryland Confer
ence in Baltimore March 1920 are
Mrs. Fred H. Magruder, regent;
Mrs. Howard Griffith, Of Silver
Spring; Mrs. Morrison Clark
Chevy Chase; and Mrs. Lester
Viers, Rockville.
National delegates appointed arc
Mrs. Catharine Reed, Takoma Parl
Mrs. Griffith and Mrs. Viers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
More Slipper
Material, Please!

Mrs. William P. Sherman, re-
ports that the response to her
appeal for pieces of upholstery
material, suitable for slippers
for servicemen in the Naval
Hospital, has not been generous.
Look up some material today
and send to the Sentinel Office
or contact Mrs. Sherman or
any member of her sewing
group.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
Assistance To Be
Given Taxpayers

Assistance will be given tax
payers in making out their Fed
eral income tax returns, by rep
resentatives of the Internal Rev
enue Bureau, at the Montgom-
cry County National Bank
Rockville today through March
End and at the Farmers Bank
ing and Trust Co. weekdays
from March 3 to March 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-24
COMMISSIONERS
Official
Proceedings
AT The Regular Meeting
On Tuesday, February p
County Aid Discontinued


Pensions for persons under coun-
ty charitable and medical aid will
be discontinued beginning March /,
the Board of County Commission
ers decided at their regular meeting
held this week on Monday because
Of the Washington's birthday holt
day for courthouse employees on
Tuesday.
At one time almost 200 pension
ers were cared for by the county,
but only Is are now said to be
affected by the change. These will
be taken over by the Welfare
Board, which through Federal,
State and County funds cares for
such cases as qualify for aid. 1t is
estimated the county will save
about $500 by the change. Mrs
Harriet M. Griffith, who has been
in charge of the county work has
been assigned to the commissioners
office.
The Dog Quarantine
Six Of the recommendation made
last week to the Board by DR.. "
Z. Ellicott, county health officer
regarding the handling of loose
dogs in the areas quarantined be-
cause Of rabies, were approved by
the Board. They are:
1. Continued efforts DO secure a
truck driver and assistant so that
the dog truck of the Maryland-Vir-
ginia Humane Society can be put
into use. e.4zss-ss.sssass-a. sa.-as..--.s
2. Recommend extension Of
quarantined area to consider the re-
manner of the County not yet quar-
antined in the northwest part OF
the county. The immediate reason
for extending the quarantine is the
reporting of positive dog on the
Laytonsville- Olney Road.
8. Prosecution of loose dog
violations on first offense in the
same way as that of motorists for
exceeding the speed limit. 1t should
be assumed now that dog quaran-
tine has received sufficient public
ity to justify prosecution of all
offenders. Most offenders now ale
those who have failed to take the
trouble to work out a plan for the
care of their dogs under quaran-
tine.
4. Allow Police Department to
Continued on Page 81
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
u. ). Air Armada
Rips Rhine Rails

LONDON. Sept. u (INS)-
American heavy bombers main
tanned the Allied aerial offensive
against German supply lines by
daylight today when more than
100 Fortresses and Liberators
hurled explosives on rail yards
and similar detectives along the
Rhine and elsewhere in western
Germany.
Vita, war factories were
blasted, American air headquar-
tiers announced.
Forty-three u. s. bombers were
listed as missing in the days oper-
atoms.
Escorted by Mustang, Thunder
bolt and Lightning fighters, which
probably boosted the striking
force to 2,20O planes the bomb
ers hammered Kassel, Ludwigs-
hafen, Cologne and Mainz.
During the night, Raj Ian
casters struck at the Rhineland
industrial city Of Karlsruhe and at
/ Frankfurt.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Japs


PEARL HARBOR, Sept. n
(UP)-Beleaguered Jap forces
were cut up into two isolated
pockets on the western coast OF
Peleliu today by army troops. /
Fewer than 1000 japanese were
believed holding out in the two
pockets on the islands coral
ridges.
Headquarters disclosed that the
count OF enemy dead on Peleliu
and nearby Angaur had now
reached 8,268, while American
casualties In the first IL days of
the campaign totaled $500, in
GLIDING dead, wounded and
missing.
In the Peleliu fighting. marines
encircled bitterly resisting Jap
anese lodged in the ridges on
Umurbrogol Hill, near the center
of the western coast, and army
troops occupied high ground in
the same area. thus cutting COM
tmunications between the northern
and southern enemy pockets.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
One Man Held Off Tanks

AT tanks being held of by
with American 77mm gunal the rest of the
had been killed.
Tanks Dashed in the houses where had taken refuge
and became troublesome that went out with Plat
British Bazooka and took two He nosed around the
Of the house Every time his head appeared the Ger
tanks fred but he got the Plat in position and bagged
The other moved of and staked II until nrhfall"
Other survivors told how eeps dragging guns at high
speed played hare and hounds with German tanks all the
perimeer. Whenever tank reported the Red Devils
would asten gun to eep and start in hot pursuit.
Once eeptong gun raced right under the long gun of
German tank white British gun the flank diverted the tank
attention The eep jumped out their and
got that tank fair and square"
Paratroopers lay around in blankets exchanging queries
about their buddies.
"Wheres so-andso?" would and the reply would
be- Hes dead" Hes prisoner Hes been missing
since the first day"
One soldier told Of seeing the to him caught by
fame thrower and screaming the entire lower of his
body set ahre.
When the Germans brought their full fury bear the beach
head became in the words of private like
CINE that spat fame smoke and liquid death eight nights and
nine days"
regiments of British Poles carried the
ton with assault boats The passage continued from IL
until daylight when German gunre cut off further escape
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Allies Increase
Gains in Italy

ROME. Sept. 81 QNS)-Do-
minion troops today reached the
outskirts of the Adriatic town OF
Bellaria, north OF captured Bor-
donchio. after the Eighth Army
cleared all German resistance
south of the historic Rubicon
River.
On the left flank, British Eighth
Army troops exte ed their
bridgehead over the Rubicon in
stiff fighting, and approached the
town of Savignano.
Nazi Field Marshal Kesselring
tfnued 10 counterattack
fiercely on the central battle Sec
tor, but Americans and British
repelled all the assaults.
The German army was revealed
10 be using a new secret weapon
IN defense of the Gothic Line. II
was described as an S8-mm. can
non converted into an anti-tank
gun. Three of the new guns were
captured
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Survivor Describes
Battle Behind Lines
Continued from Page One)

and night, of ceaseless enemy attacks with fame
throwers, tanks and self-propelled guns
81 was in Crete and that was piece of cake
compared to the bridgehead at Arnhem," said one
bearded, begrimed "red devil officer, Capt. Beth
une Taylor.
He could hardly keep his eyes open, but he
told me the whole story Of the Anthem stand
told it interspersed with remarks like when we
can get back-we have to get back and get the
rest of our chaps out"
He knew many of his comrades who dropped
with him were on the other side of the river
many dead many taken prisoner, many wounded
some left behind in the evacuation when dawn
brought increased inferno from the German guns
to cut off the escape of as many as possible.
Like the Others Taylor bitterly regretted the brdgehead
could be held but he all Allied commanders
that though they lost heavily in dead and wounded the abone
effort made possible the capture of the vital Nmeger
bridge
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Ydnk Bombers
Sink ) Jap Ships

GEN. &C A r T II u RS HQ.
NEW GUINEA, Sept. II QNS-
Navy Catalinas sank a Jap
coastal vessel off Basilan Island
in the Philippines and destroyed a
3 ,e0e-ten freighter-transport Of
Barneo. headquarters announced
today.
Enemy targets from the Moluc-
cas- and Celebes TO the Solomons
were hit with fighter-bombers
destroying three small freighters
off Halmahera while patrol planes
strafed Jap-held villages on Kaoe
Bay.
Bombers also battered Ceram
hitting the Amahai. Nsmlea and
Harhoekoe air fields and attacked
Langoan airdrome in the Celebes.
Timor, as well as islands in the
Banda Sea, Dutch New Guinea,
British New Guinea and through
out the Solomons were raided.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Boys i'm Gray
Confederate Veterans
Hold 54th Reunion

MONTGOMERY. Ala. Sept. q
(UP)-Remnants of the once-bold
band who rose to battle with Jeb
Stuart, Bedford Forrest and
Stonewall Jackson returned to
this cradle of the Confederacy to-
day for the saith annual assembly
of Southern Veterans of the War
Between the States.
Unreconstructed yells from the
thinning gray line of Rebels
echoed feebly through halls where
"Marse jeff Davis took office as
president of the Confederacy, Feb
|, 1868
Attendance was at an all-time
low
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Germans Miss Big Chance

If the Germans had turned their of tanks and
wipe the brdgehead they might have swung that
force prevent the Nmegen victory BY denying the Arnhen
bridge the Germans the Red Devils forced the Naz
focements pass roundabout through Emmerct
Germany to reach Njmegen where they arrived late
Here is the Anthem epic told by Taylor
Most of the division dropped Sunday, but gunner,
dropped Monday 1t bit of flax hit glider,
but we landed west of Oesterbeek"
CAS- he spoke, survivors, many strecher many
wrapped in blankets hobbng with sticks flooded
tide of broken and yet staunch hearted humanity
One brigade moved down the railway and into 88mm.
which forced back That the beginning the
fireworks and next day the situation began deterorae
1--WE scooped out earth in cabbage patch down
Oesterbeek and got guns going We then withdrew
field in the middle of the wood The German tactics TO
send in tanks with infantry behind them The tanks then
turned away, leaving the infantry
I've usually managed to clean up the troops who
not too good and then the Germans brought in flame
and sefpropeled and than gave them
We carried in two days food with extra ration for the
entire division Resuppy worked well and mareed the
amazing courage of the Raj.
IL three transport planes come in blazing. The
pilots nevertheless held the flaming ships their and
parachutes drop the perimeter Wonderful But
then deeds of high courage being enacted every minute
of every hour.
THE Smelling became intense the enemy moved
artillery around the permete and Thursday the Ger
oyerran of our gun positions with tanks.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Wait Two Hours for Ferry

All got through without the enemy realizing what we were
doing The part waiting hours at tbs river side
until to ferry across
The Germans kept sending flares and had to lie flat
and mooness the boat queue shverng and soaking in the
The crossing itself quiet Soon after seemed the Ger
guessed what going and sheed and mortared
heavily along the shallow river banks
The men insisted waiting so the wounded could get
first.
The epic stand ended had been fought with honor
high courage seess sacrifice The mems spirit may be
judged by the they chose for the breakou namely
operation Berlin
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
RED CUSTER PROMISED

He has dashed at the "indis-
pensable man" theory; promised a
record housekeeping in Wash
ington; served notice that those
who follow the Communist party
line will be driven from public
service and hit at the big city
machines and Sidney Hillman.
Members OF his staff predicted
that all his future speeches would
be OF the hard-hitting variety,
but said the sharpness Of his flu
ture attacks upon President
Roosevelt himself will depend on
whether the latter. in his Oct. 5
speech, again filings at Mr.. Dewey,
as he did last week, charges of
fraud and falsehood. y
II the President wants TO con-
tinue the smuggling match, they
said, Mr.. Dewey will be happy to
oblige.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Party Linked together

We were given the password John Bull" and then a
ma or led the way He linked party together Every
held the tail of the parachutists smock of the in front
him. In the half light could the glow OF fires burn
ing in the houses when set out
We lucky. We went right through reputed
enemy pocket without hearing shot except stray sniper
bullet Apother group met machine gun with hxed line
Of path and another senced bunch of Ger
with burst of Sen fire and hand grenades Another
paused while German finished his evening stroll across its
pathway.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
Dewey Hailed
AT Rail Stops

ABOARD DEWEY CAMPAIGN
TRAIN EN- ROUTE TO ALBANY,
Sept. u (INS)-Gov. Dewey sped
through the Middle West toward
home today as evidence mounted
that his smashing attack upon
President Roosevelt at Oklahoma
City has stirred American voters
out of prediction lethargy.
Enthusiastic crowds greeted him
Al Virtually every stop since the
Republican presidential nominee
began the trek to Albany yester-
day from Tulsa. Okla, where he
was hailed by a railroad station
crowd of 10000.
STRIKING CONTRAST
The final 1900 miles of this
6.700-mile transcontinental tour
offered striking contrast 10 the
rest of the trip, when the Dewey
train was met at many small COM
munities by only a handful of
people.
indications That the voters IKE
fighting campaign was shown
last night, when nearly 10000 per-
sons turned out at Claremore and
Vinitia, Okla, and at Monett and
Springfield. Mo.
Again this morning large
crowds were at the stations IN
NATION. ILL.,. and Terre Haute
Ind. These groups. were disap-
pointed. however, as Gov. Dewey
tired from six successive speeches
yesterday, the last at nearly mid
night. failed to appear.
Sensing the reaction OF the peo-
pie to his Oklahoma City speech
Gov. Dewey has continued the
tenor OF that talk at various
lsN
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-09-28
INDICATE PREFERENCE

Indicate your preference by
placing numbers on the chart in
the order in which you consider
the Importance of the items. II
your most pressing need is not
listed then fill il in.
If you have been complaining
for months over the shortage of
comfortable garters. or If you're
one of the women who have been
laundering for a two-way stretch
to replace the wartime instru-
ments OF torture, here's way 10
make your needs felt.
Tell il to the POSTWAR editor
and read this column daily for
the results of the poll.