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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27
Neighborhood Garden
Club

With Mrs. Ernest Gartner, Mrs.
Milton Walker, Mrs. Sprigg Ward
and Mrs. Henry Becraft as joint
hostesses, the Neighborhood Gar
den Club met at the home of Mrs.
Gartner on Wednesday of last week
with a representative number of
the members and two guests pres
ent.
By unanimous vote the club de-
cided to support the Junior Garden
Club of the local High School with
Miss Mabel Becraft as leader. Mrs
Lawrence Darby announced the r..
port of the judging committee
Pansies and jonquils were exhib.
tied.
Mrs. Herman Wilson who haG
charge of the program based hel
remarks upon "Your Flower Gar
den in April" and later introduced
Mrs. William E. Riley, an honorary
member, who gave a most inter
esting and instructive talk OF
"April Gardening.
According to Mrs. Wilson, ever.
bird in a garden is worth $25 il
keeping down insects. Mrs. Rile!
told how begonias could be grow
in followed out brick bat.
A poem by Dorothy Franci
Quincy read by Mrs. Wilson fea
tured in closing the following line
which are familiar to every gar
den club member.
"The kiss of the sun for pardon,
The song of the bird for mirth;
But one is nearer God in a gardel
Than any where else on earth"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27
Combined Food
Board Reports

Thanks to the food supplies the
United Kingdom has received from
the United States and Canada, the
diet available to her people is now
barely adequate, although Ameri-
cans and Canadians fare somewhat
better, according to the report
issued Monday of this week by the
Combined Food Board of these
three countries. While the pre-
war diets of the three countries
we're similar, the United Kingdom
has been compelled during wartime
to turn more to grains and vege-
tables for her protein and fats.
while the United States and Can
ada have Jared better than the
United Kingdom in animal fats
and fruits. The Combined Food
Board, set up in 1912 to achieve
maximum utilization of the food
resources of the United States,
Canada and the United Kingdom,
includes member from each of
these three countries. The report
just issued is the most complete
comparison yet made of civilian
food supplies in these countries.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

Built of stone quarried within a
few yards of the site, plastered for
warmth and covered with a vine,
the lovely old home, part of which
dates back to Revolutionary days,
has one of the finest circular stair
cases in Maryland with hand turned
rails reaching up three stories.
There are five coy rooms in the
old part and nine large ones and
two enormous halls in the newer
part. Every room in the house
even on the third fioor-has it's fire.
place. The kitchen has large one
which has been plastered up, said
to contain the crane and other cook
ing equipment.
From this house has gone a son
or sons. to every war since and in.
Guiding the Revolution. Owned
from early days by the Gather
family it was sold to the Henry
Bensons in 1883, and purchased
from them by Maj. Swaren in 1927
The farm at one time included :
thousand or more acres-it now has
less tnan two hundred. Most Of
the flowers, shrubbery and the
naples which form an avenue o.
gold in autumn were planted OF
moved by the Swarens, for Their
was period, after the Benson
children grew up and were mar
ried, that the place had no lovinl
hand to care for it.
Does it not sound attractive
Drive by if you have drop of ga
to spare-unless the rain spoil
them this week the Easter flower
will still be pretty for while. Bot
the Major and Mrs. Swaren love Il
say "Come see our daffodils!" TIL
place is off the highway on a har,
road that turns from the Laytons
ville-Brookeville road at Mt. Zion
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27
GIRLS Al CLUB
NEWS
Cedar Grove Club

The All Club of Cedar Grove
met at the home of Mrs. Julian
King with Gladys Arnold presid-
ing and Betty Brown secretary.
Ann Beall introduced guest, Max
inc Heddar, from Iowa, who gave
a nice talk on the activities of the
All clubs in Iowa. Different type
jars and methods in canning were
shown. Ann Beall and Betty King
demonstrated the methods of can
ming spinach and beans. Mrs. Wal
ter Pack and the girls planned the
program for the next two months.
Mrs. King served refreshments to
the group.
Laytonsville Club
Thirteen members of the Al
Club of Laytonsville met at the
home of Mrs. Edwin Fry. Amy
Fry was elected president; Ruth
Warfeld. vice-president; Dorothy
White, secretary; and Jean Barnes
ley, secretary. The Club welcomed
two new members, Mary Elizabeth
Benson and Betty Jean King.
Nancy Stephenson gave an excel
lent demonstration of a Swedish
coffee ring. Amy Fry and Peggy
Gregg demonstrated all types of
fancy rolls. With the help of Mrs.
Pack the new program was dis
cussed and planned. The girls plan
to meet in two weeks and take
puzzles and taffy to the patients at
the Naval Hospital.
The Swedish coffee ring and rolls
were served with fruit punch for
refreshments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27
WOMEN'S CLUB
CHATTER
29th Annual Meeting


Now that the State convention is
over we begin to think of the an
nual meeting and election of offic-
ers for Montgomery County. This
will be held in Warner Memorial
Presbyterian Church, Kensington,
Friday, May IL, at 1915, with
luncheon at 1890. Get your reser-
vations in to Mrs. H. S. Bean IS
Prospect St., Kensington, Phone
Kensington II.
The Kensington Singers
The Women's Community Club of
Kensington will present its music
group at the Federation meeting,
as part of the program.
Mrs. DOzier Lauded
With the last issue of The Mary
land Clubwoman, Mrs. Howard D.
Dozier, of Woodside. completed her
9th year as editor of The Book
shelf. She was paid this compli-
ment by the editor, Mrs. Mackenzie
Stevens: "Mrs. Dozier is widely
known and loved throughout the
State for her splendid contribu-
tions. We appreciate her clear cut
book reviews. Mrs. Dozier observes
rules that are an inspiration and
comfort to an editor-her copy is
always on time; precise, accurate
and neatly typed. No higher
praise can come from an editor!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27
:: HOME AID CLUB ACTIVITIES :
AMONG THE
HOMEMAKERS

Mrs. Lodge Hall was hostess to
the Burtonsville Homemakers Club
On April II. Mrs. Earl Becraft is
president of this club. Miss Pearl
NARROW reported on the success of
the Home Nursing Course spon-
sored by the club. The Red Cross
sewing group asked that more
members take part in this activity.
The home demonstration agent
presented the lesson on "How to
Select Furniture" The meeting in
May will be at the home of Mrs.
Charles Oursler.
The Canning Forum
Fifty community leaders in the
food for Freedom, Food Preser.
walton Section" met in the home
demonstration office in Rockville to
review canning and food preserva-
ton methods last week.
Mrs. Walter Pack, assistant home
demonstration agent, and Mrs.
Preffitt, secretary, had the new
kitchen unit shining and spotless,
and the Office decorated with fruit
blossoms.
Mrs. Sigrid Stephenson, adult
Education instructor, gave an ex-
cellent demonstration on the can
ming of chicken.
Miss Julia Watkins. Home Eco
Monies teacher of Silver Spring
High School, reviewed the methods
of canning fruits using rhubarb
and berries.
Mrs. Gertrude Bowie demon
strated the canning of vegetables,
using the acid tomatoes and nom
acid kale to bring out her points.
Each demonstration used a diff
ferent type of Gamer and explained
its operation and care.
The afternoon program was con-
Quoted by specialists from the Uni
versity of Marylandz7Miss Mar
garet McPheeters, Mrs. Mary
Green, and Albert Krewatch. Brin-
ing, dehydration and freezing
methods were presented.
Mrs. Morris Gurevich had
brought in a large basket of frozen
foods from her home locker and
told the group how she prepared
and wrapped each type. Sausage
liver, peaches, berries, and eggs
were among the frozen foods she
had in her basket.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27
Homemakers And
All May Schedule

The Homemaker Clubs will meet
at their scheduled time at the fol-
lowing places during May-the All
Clubs mostly meet at fixed time
and places.
May
Potomac Valley Homemaker
Club with Mrs. Smalling.
Glen Homemaker Club with
Mrs. Osborne Henderson.
3-Laytonsville Homemakers Club
with Mrs. Tom Howes.
4-Comus Homemaker Club with
Mrs. Earl Holland.
5-Glenmont Homemaker Club
with Mrs. c. w. Xander.
Glen Soho All Club.
Cedar Grove All Club
6-Clarksburg All Club
S-Cedar. Grove Homemaker Club
with Mrs. Leah Iglehart.
9-Clarksburg Homemaker Club
with Mrs. James Purdum.
10-Gaithersburg Homemaker Club
with Mrs. Charles Orme.
11-Poolesville GAINESVILLE Dick
erson, with Mrs. Charles Tip
ton.
11-Travilah Jamestown Home
makers Club with Mrs. Arthur
Henley.
12-Poolesville All Club.
13-Brighton Unity Sunshine
All Club.
charlottesville Homemakers Club
with Mrs. Chas. Oursler.
16-Four Corners Homemaker Club
with Mrs. Edwin Dodson.
17EBrowningsville Homemaker
Club with Mrs. Winnie King.
18-Wheaton Homemaker Club
with Mrs. VIM. Beinert.
18-Rockville Homemaker Club
with Lester Clagett.
80 Fox Valley Al Club.
20-Shady Grove All Club.
23-Silver Spring Homemaker Club
with Mrs. E. J. Bunker.
MISUNDERSTANDING Homemaker
Club with Mrs. Joe Hutton.
25-Germantown Homemaker Club
with Mrs. Roy Selby.
26-Colesville Homemaker Club
with Mrs. Carl Hanson.
27--Laytonsville All Club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27
MONTGOMERY SIDELICHTS
BIZ ELSIE WHITE HAINES.

Can you imagine a lovelier sight
than a slipping hillside with thous-
ands of narcissi swaying in the
breeze Glover Hill, the home of
Major and Mrs. j. w. Swaren, near
Brookeville, which should be called
"Daffodil Hill, was in the full
glory of spring when we visited
there Sunday.
Fifteen years ago the bulbs of
varieties of jonquil, daffodil and
narcissus-about six bushels in all
were sown broadcast from the
hilltop and wherever they fell, or
rolled, they were tucked into the
ground with a trowel and without
further ado or attention they have
increased each year. Some of the
bulbs came from Mrs. Swaren's
home in Georgia-about two BUSH
els came from an old Hopkins
home, near Highland, in Howard
County.
These flowers bloom for about
five weeks-first come the jonquils
with their yellow tubes, some
with tubes of pure white, these arc
quite rare and known only to Ole
gardens, then the daffodils, some
sweet and Others unscented, and tn.
narcissus, paper white and the one
called Chinese sacred lily-whicf
we see most often growing indoors
in a bowl of water and pebbles
last of all in the Swaren garden
blooms the one they call "old mar
and old woman" which has only two
blossoms on a stem, when this ap
pears it makes them quite sad fol
they know that the easter" flow
ers are about to end.
The old fashioned double yellow
flower with some green showing
which was most prevalent when W,
were child, is there, and the
double butter and egg. Mrs
Swaren remarked that the "culluC
folks call them all Easter flowers,
and said "How funny!" when WI
told her we all did. Later she ad'
mitted that everyone in Georgis
called them yellow flowers" re-
CARELESS of the variety. Officially
all come under "Narcissi."
At the foot of the hill is thu
pond fed by spring, where thu
Benson boys, several decades ago
had canoe-and where one mas
see an occasional crane or bittern
the ducks swim there and variety
VI bird something like sand SHIPS
that loves its borders. High on tbs
hill is the huge tree that harboreC
a playhouse built by those same
Benson boys. How we envied then
once upon time!
There is an interesting "plulr
thicket" on the hillside where al
ancient damson tree has thrown oui
seeds and the young ones grown uI
around it. Other Towering fruit
trees and shrubs add to the beauty
of the place. Later will come thu
lilacs and the roses-Dorothy Per.
kins, Ruby Queen, American Pill
lar and other climbers that coveI
trellis and fences, as well as the
garden variety Of roses. The fences
are old time post and rail excep
FIR the field stone wall that en-
loses the garden near the house
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

chance to serve their country.
Never has there been such an
urgent need for their service"
Full information about training
and opportunities for useful work is
contained in the new booklet, "The
Story of You in Navy Blue" 1t is
obtainable at all Navy Recruiting
Stations and Offices of Naval Off
Ger Procurement.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

Americanism: Business man
yelling about high taxes after mis-
corporation enjoyed the best year
in its history.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

It's not too late to begin that
Victory Garden which may be very
important to you before the year
ends.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

Advertise, brother, advertise
wiser merchants than you have
done it to their own advantage.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

There are no experts like the
men who have no responsibilities.
They apparently know all the an
swers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

The same ratings, pay and oppor-
tunities for advancement which in
the past have led thousands of men
to choose the Navy" are now open
to enlisted women in the WAVES.
Women from 20 to SO years of age
are eligible for enlistment.
Never in history" says Secre-
tary of the Navy Knox, "have
American women been offered such
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-04-27

Regardless of whether your can.
didate wins or loses, the world will
wag along almost the same.
The union times., 1944-05-06
(Continued from Page One) Federation do likewise.

Federation do likewise.
 In addition to iberalizing prOvi- siOns for admission of nOn-uniOn service men, practially all unions are providing extensive protection for their 100000 present mem bers who are in the military ser- vice.
 Nearly every union in the country keeps its soldier members in good standing, freeing them from dues payments while they are in the serv- ice. On top of that, the service men retain their death, disability and in surance benefits in their organiza- tions, in most cases without cost. Their unions assume this liability, which amounts to an impressive sum.
 For example, the Brotherhood of Locomotive Bremen and Enginemen has 5000 men in the armed forces. They retain their rights in the Broth erhood's insurance department, as though they were still working on the ailroads. Some have already lost their lives on the fighting fronts, and their widows have received checks ranging up to $2,0OO The accumu- lated liability to these members will run into millions of dollars.
 Similarly, the Electrical Workers is carrying on it's beneficiary de partment, 23,OOO members in the military forces. Secretary Treasurer G. M. Bugniazet revealed that death benefit payments have al- ready been paid to the families of 8l of these members who died in the service.
 On top of that, the service men members retain their rights under the unions unique old age pension plan, which provides payments on retire ment ranging up to $42 month, de- pending on length of membership.
 The union has another 2O,OOO members in uniform who were not enrolled in the beneficiary de- partment, and these, like the oth-
The union times., 1944-05-06

penses, but it was felt that this was impractical. The time for filing the returns had been extended to July Is, MT. Green said.
 More than 4O,OOO local unions affiliated with the AFL will be ex- pected to file these statements.
 The council decided to suggest that during the next war bond drive the Government earmark certain sum to be set aside to build Liberty ship named Samuel Gompers, former pres ident of the AFL A Liberty ship of that name was sunk on its first trip
 Labor blanks for the platforms of the Democratic and Republican par ties will be adopted at the present session These will be submitted to the convention committees of the parties
 They will cover a program SUD- ported by the AFL for broadening the base of the Social Security system and enlarging its coverage to include several million addi- tiOnal persons and provision for health insurance.
The union times., 1944-05-06
Ships, Truck Output Ahead Of Schedule

Cargo and warships and trucks were added this week to airplanes on the list of strategic war materials which are being produced ahead of schedule.
 The Maritime Commission reported that during March shipyard workers turned out 152 ships, of 1,538,3H deadweight tons, raising the first quarter to 40 vessels, as compared with 37o during the first quarter of 1o43.
 The War Production Board dis closed that truck production for civil lian and military use is running at 1904 per cent of schedule, with the delivery for civilian use only of 10,- 329 vehicles, against a goal of o,157.
The union times., 1944-05-06
AFL Unions Called To Invasion Duty
'Ths Is No Time To Strike" Says Executive Council In Bid For Peak Output Many Important
 Issues Before Board

The Executive Council of the American Federation of Labor, meeting i'm Philadelphia, issued to- day ''an invasion eve" pronounce ment to all AFL affiliates, calling upon them, to strive for new pro- ductiOn records and emphasizing that s'abOve all, this is no time to strike."
 Opening its quarterly session, the Council began consideration of list of subjects that will cover its poli- tical policy, a program of social se- curity, conversion of industry from war to peacetime standards and re- admission of the United Mine Work CTS of America.
 Becausethe impending invasion of Nazi-Occupied Europe ''is now America's first order of business '' the Council, according to its dec laration, will give primary cOnsid- eration to ways in which organized labor can give maximum support to the Allied drive.
 Recalling the urgent no-strike ap- peal made at its meeting in January, the Council declared that since then no strikes had been called by AFL afiliates engaged III war production. President William Green said that the few walkouts were not authorized and were minor in character.
 The Council emphasized also that the devoted service of Ameri- ca's. workers and the close cOOpera- ton of the trade-uniOn movement had prepared the way for ''the final crushing blows against Hit Ier's dOmain.s
 But it pointed out that labor S work was not yet complete because immediate replacements of equip ment and munitions would be of vi tai importance once the invasion was under way"
 'sThe executive council there fore cautions the members of the AFL against any letdown due to Overconfidence," the message went on. 'sWe urge all our people to keep up their good work, to strive for new records and to back up to the limit the boys in uniform who will be risking their lives in direct combat against the enemy.
 Above all we emphasize that this IS no time to strike. When the inva- sion starts and the fighting hits its highest pitch, the workers of Am erica must carry out their assign ments as a stern and solemn duty with the same spirit and the same high morale as our armed forces.
 ''Only in this way can labor do its part fully in bringing about victory in the shortest possible time and in saving the lives of our own sons and brothers serving on the fighting fronts.'
 The council discussed the fnan- cial reports required of unions under the ConnAlly-Smith law.
 The discussion centered about the possibility of international unions filing statements on behalf of their local unions showing income and ex-
The union times., 1944-05-06
Arbitration Board
 Handles IA Cases

The State Board of Mediation and Arbitration disposed of IA cases for the month of March, according to a report received from State Labor Commissioner Cornelius J. Danaher. On March 1 there were six cases pending, with an additional 12 re- ceived throughout the month
 The cases settled by arbitration involved the following: Bassetti & Lawson vs. Teamsters Union, Local 443, AFL; Champlin Box Company vs. United Box Workers. Local o89, CIO; Connecticut Power Company vs. International Brotherhood of Electrical Workers, Local B-468, AFL.
The union times., 1944-05-06

Push up your War Bond pur. chases to push the Axis monster over the precipice of crushing de. feat.
The union times., 1944-05-06
Unions Extending Help To Soldiers
Electrical Workers, Carpenters Machinsts Will Admit Returning Veterans Without Cost-Others To Join
 In Move-Bene6ts Continued For Servicemen

CTS, are freed entirely of dues payment while they are i'm the service.
 Many other Standard Railroad La bor Organizations, as we'll as unions in other industries, have assumed the responsibility of keeping in force death and disability rights of the serv- ice men.
 There are so many ways in which all of us can give hope. meaning and substance to our vic tory in war. What are you doing? In which way are you helping? Let action be your answer.
The union times., 1944-05-06

Buy U. s. War Bonds and Stamps
The union times., 1944-05-06
100000 In New England Covered

Evidence that New England labor and management are teaming up at an unprece- dented rate to defeat prOduc- ton and manpower problems, and to keep our output geared to the huge and shifting de- mands of invasion, was pre- scented today in a War Pro- ductiOn Board statement that the number of joint labor management production cOm- mittees established i'm the re- giOn's war plants and ship yards has doubled in the past eight months, and that the work of these employer-em- ployee groups constitutes ''the most encouraging new de- velopment on our production front"
 Frederick Bowes, IT,, New England regional manager of the WIPES "War Production Drive" which promotes and services these in-plant produc- ton teams, revealed that there are 378 such committees, embrac- ing nearly 100000 war workers, now established in the six New England states-representing 100 percent increase over the l89 committees set up between March 1922, when WIPE Chair man Donald Nelson launched the Drive" and Sept. 1943, when the operation was decentrallzed out of Washington into its pres ent regional and district service to manufacturers and labor.
 Of the 378, 167 are i'm Massa-
 chusetts, 13O in Connecticut, AZ
 i'm Rhode Island, l in Maine, l3
 in New Hampshire and 6 in Yer
 mont.
 A similar boom has Ocurred na-
 tionally with more than 4.2OO
 labor management committees,
 representing nearly 5000, 900
 workers, located in every state
 in the union, BOwes reported.
 Indicative of the wide variety and critical nature of the production car ried on in these plants is the follow ing list of war products manufactured in the last 10 plant committees to en- roll with the WIPE drive: radar and radio parts, military tacls" paper board and containers, parachute and balloon cloth, penicillin vacuum equipment, tank gears, aircraft con- trol instruments, army overcoatS, landing craft, propeller hubs and bomb hoists.
 Railing the huge enrolment as s'the most encouraging new de- velopment on our production frOnt," Bowes said. s'This is the answer of free labor and free management to Hitler, who said that American industry could not work together to outproduce the Axis; and the pay-off on this in- dustrial teamwork is the equipment already smashing heavily at his European Fortress, with enormous armament and supplies, labeled invasion, streaming from Ameri- can factories straight into the hands of our fighting men.''
 Pointing to the fact that no less than B percent of the New England war plants having labor4management production committees have won the coveted Army-Navy E" flag for pro- duction excellence-highest of any re- zion in the nation-Bowes said the other enrolled plants are using this same teamwork to produce and deliver at rates far beyond the average.
 Plant after plant is reporting heartening results of its joint commit tee operations" he said