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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Local Youngsters
Say They Can
Promote Program
Teen-Agers Begin Active
Plans For Rockville Recre-
alton Center

The special assembly at Richard
Montgomery High School, in which
Miss Ruth Clifton, of Moline, ILL.,,
explained a teen-age recreational
plan to the Student Body, went off
with bang! The clear and tact
full way in which Miss Clifton
presented the plans brought forth
excellent questions and discussion
on the subject. The student
body is highly enthusiastic on the
subject and already plans have be-
gun for similar program in Rock
vile. Students of Gaithersburg
High School also attended to
carry back ideas to their school.
A joint meeting of the teen-agers
and interested adults was held
later in the evening. After a brief
talk by Miss Clifton explaining
the plan to the adults, the young
people selected temporary officers
and took over the meeting. A
temporary chairman, Bill Sheppard
and a secretary, jeanne Rice, were
elected. 1t was decided to hold
another meeting on Thursday,
Feb. 10, in the school library at
which time all students will be
able to participate. Their plans
will then be presented to the public
at the P. T. A. meeting the follow
ing Tuesday
Recreation in Rockville is in
need Of Improvement, for present
facilities are inadequate. The
students and teen-agers of the town
are solidly behind the movement
for a canteen to be operated for
and by the young people of the
town. The support of all adults
in the community is solicited. With
full support from parents and
students it is hoped plans will
soon materialize into realities.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Farm Bureau Annual
Meeting February 70

Senator Willard E. Tydings has
accepted an invitation to be the
speaker at the annual meeting OF
the Montgomery County Farm
Bureau it was disclosed at a meet
ing of the Board Of Directors on
Tuesday.
The meeting will be held in the
evening, there will be door prizes,
REFRESHMENTS and the usual pro-
gram and the place Of meeting will
be the Gaithersburg High School
auditorium.
The directors voted to pay the
expenses of six boys and girls te
the Western Maryland Recreation
Al conference to be held February
- md 10.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Senator Peter
Protests Killing
OF Pet Dogs
Asks Commissioners To
Investigate - Mrs. Peter
Submits Letter and Poem

Former Senator Robert Peter
appeared before the County Com
missioners on Tuesday of this
week to protest the promiscuous
shooting of dogs by county Off
Gals. Specifically, Mr.. Peter pro-
tested the shooting of his dog
last Sunday and requested the
commissioners to order a complete
investigation. President Lacy Shaw
directed the Chief of Police to
make an investigation and report
his findings to the board.
There have been other complaints
locally of the manner in which the
quarantine has been handled and
owners of pet dogs, while they have
expressed agreement on the neces-
sity Of controlling the stray dog
peril to the public, have vigorously
protested the manner in which pet
dogs have been treated. Senator
Peter was emphatic in his denun-
citation.
The story of Senator Peters dog
Is best told in the following letter
to THE SENTINEL, written by
Mrs. Peter, as well as poem re-
ferred to:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Mrs. McDevitt Made
Post Staff Writer

/ Mrs. Betty Ruth McDevitt, Of
Silver Spring, whose columns on
people and events have appeared in
a Washington paper for almost a
decade, has been made staff writ
er for the Washington Post.
Mrs. McDevitt, who is the wife
of 1t. Francis e. McDevitt, u. s.
N. R., now stationed as public re-
lations officer at Iowa City, will
cover Montgomery County, while
Phil Austensen will devote more
time to Prince Georges County.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Whiskey Quota
Lowered In County

Because Of the uncertainty of
quotas of distillers for the first
three months Of 1914 the Mont
gomery County liquor dispensary
system has limited its sales of
whiskey to one pint a month to
each adult resident for February,
Beryl R. English, general man.
ager, announced last night.
Mr.. English expects the dispens-
aries to return to the sale of one
fifth Of a gallon a month or bet
ter soon as the full quotas are
received, probably next month.
About three months ago, ration
ing was instituted to limit each
resident to two fifths a month.
This later was reduced to two pints
a month.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Christ Church
Burns Mortgage

On Sunday morning, February
6, the congregation of Christ
Church, Rockville, burned the
mortgage on the Parish Hall.
There were present at this service
the Rev. DIR. Franklin Bohanan,
head of the Diocesan Council in
which the authority is vested until
the new bishop is consecrated; the
Rev. Clyde Brown, head of the
Missionary work of Washington;
Dean Robert L. Jones of the North
ern Convocation and the Rev. Ray
mond P. Black, the rector Of the
parish, who came to say goodbye
to his people before going on sea
duty as a chaplain in the Navy.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10

Editor,
MONTGOMERY COUNTY SENTINEL,
Sir:
Sunday morning the county pol
ice shot the dog belonging to my
two little boys.
The dog got out of his kennel
and followed my older boy to Sun
day School.
Why he was shot do not know.
except he was acting as any young
dog would who has been kept in
the house and chained in the yard
since the quarantine.
A friend of the boys and the
dog wrote little poem
which | request that you publish,
in the hope that such needless sor-
row may be spared to other little
boys who have dogs for friends and
pets.
MARY TYLER PETER
(Mrs. Robert Peter)
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Farmers Club
Celebrates Its
Tooth Anniversary
Woodward And Prescott
Talk To Sandy Spring
Group Meeting At Manor
Club

The Farmers Club of Sandy
Spring celebrated its one hundredtE
anniversary Saturday evening BY
entertaining wives of club mem
bers, their families and other
guests at dinner held at Manor
Club. Addresses were made by
Judge Charles w. Woodward and
Judge Stedman Prescott. Descen-
dents of the original members O.
the club were introduced, as were
the honorary guests, o. w. Ander-
son, Allan Farquhar, j. w. Jones,
H. J. Patterson, Col. E. Brooke
Lee and others.
The highlight of the program,
however, was the reading of the
history of the clubs one hundred
years, written with his character
ictic humor by John E. Muncaster,
its secretary since 1911. Mr.. Mum
caster and his son, John, Jr., form
one of the three father-and-son
members. Others are DIR. H. H.
Ladson and T. Hilton Ladson, T.
Alexander Barnsley and J. Mont
gomery Barnsley Buddy.
Tradition has it that one Feb
ruuary morning in 1874 Richard
Bentley Farm now owned by
Spencer Brown) got on his horse
and started to ride to Benjamin
Hallowells (now John M. Beane's
Olney Manor) to talk to him about
organizing a farmers club. About
where the LATHE Inn now stands he
met HalFowell on mis- way to Sandy
Spring to talk to him on the same
subject, A meeting was called for
February IL, 1874, at the Bentley
home and the organization COM
pleted, with constitution that Is
still almost unchanged
The original constitution called
for a membership Of IL, an
ESSAY" by the host and the serv-
ing of "tea" at the conclusion Of
the meeting. The membership is
20 at present, the essay has not
been written for many year and,
according to late minutes, "tea"
now sometimes includes "a side
of beef, lamb or a dozen chickens
with ham and the trimmings, a
little coffee and even sugar."
There is no officer except the
secretary and each member pays
one dollar a year to keep from
being secretary" the collection go
ing to the one willing to do the
job. According to Mr.. Muncaster,
there is in existence IS volumes Of
minutes, with 1890 pages of long
hand, $40 single-spaced typewriter
pages which record the 1910 meet
ings of the club. "The magnificent
salary salves over many objections
and keeps the officer in a gOOd
humory" adds Mr.. Muncaster.
Continued on Page A.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
SOrOptimist Sisters
Win Window Awards

Mrs. Lillian Jelleffe, manager for
Jelleff's Inc. won first prize offer
ed by The Bethesda Chamber Of
Commerce for appropriate window
exhibit during the War Bond drive
with display in Jelleff's Bethesda
store, and the second prize went to
Mrs. Ethel Taylor, owner Of the
Hobby Shop. Both are members Of
the Montgomery County Soropti-
mist Club.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Farm Repair Class
At Sandy Spring

Eight more members are needed
for the Farm Machinery Repair
and Acetylene Welding class now
being conducted in the shop at
Sherwood School by s. ]. Finney-
frock. These classes are held Mon
day and Thursday nights from
7:30 to 1920.
Persons having equipment to re-
pair or who are interested in learn
ing to weld should not fail to avail
themselves of this opportunity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Member OF Sentinel
Staff HOnOred

In recognition of journalistic
work done for the Washington
Star for over Is years and for the
Sentinel in the past five years, Mrs.
s. Merhle Haincs has been made a
member of the American News
paper Women's Club. The club
maintains clubhouse on goth
Street in Washington.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Tribute To Clapper
Set For Sunday

AS a tribute to the memory OF
Raymond Clapper, Washington
journalist who died last week in a
plane collision in the Pacific, his
friends and colleagues will meet in
the National Press Club auditorium
at 3 P. M. Sunday to hear a series
Of brief talks on his career. Eugene
Meyer, editor and publisher Of the
Washington Post will preside.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Upholstery Scraps
Needed For Slippers

The Red Cross Sewing unit Of
Rockville needs upholstery ma.
terial for making bedroom slip.
pers for Naval Hospital Any
scraps large enough to cut two
5 by IA inch pieces can be used.
This is urgent. Leave material
with Mrs. William P. Shearman
IL Laird Street Rockville or
call Rockville 42-R.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Rockville Girl On
National Quiz Program

Rockville, Maryland, was intro
duced to the Nation Sunday night
when Virginia Bangs appeared on
The Quiz Kids program. Little Miss
Bangs has but recently moved 10
Rockville from Chicago.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Singing Convention At
Emory Church Sunday

The Montgomery County Sing
ing convention will be held in
Emory Church near 0lney Sunday
afternoon at 2:30. The Rev Dillon
B. Groves, president viii lead the
devotional service. J. Ernest Haw-
kins song leader.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Subscription Price Increased

Because practically every item of expense included
in the preparation of newspaper has been increased
it becomes necessary to increase the subscription price
of THE SENTINEL to $1.50 per year The increase be-
comes effective Immediately. Subscription expratons
of December, January and February will be renewed
at the old rate.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Civic Federation
To Meet Monday

The regular monthly meeting
Of the Montgomery County Civic
Federation will he held on Monday,
February IA, at 8 P. M. in the
Bethesda Elementary School.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Rockville Inquiry Club
To Meet Monday, Feb. IA

Due to change in plans, the
next meeting Of the Inquiry Club
Of Rockville will be held at the
home Of Mrs. Rowan Erb on Febru-
airy IA at 8 o'clock.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10

The Pooesvie Rally with Brooke Johns Ceremonies
sold $4,000 in bonds according to Mr. Green
School Tuesday evening also had Brooke Johns
as M They had pledges for $54015 which includes $4,000
pledged by The First National Bank of Gahersbur The school
SOLD $S5 In bonds which added to $4,000 previously sold makes
a total of $4,000.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
TINE SUGGESTION emanat

NAG OONOG%OA AO4N SHldHdC-
= ing through a Washington
correspondent for postponement
of the Presidential election for a
year was probably sponsored by
"trial balloonists." Yet there is
much to commend the suggestion.
by the elimination of politics
and the bitterness usually accom-
panying Presidential campaigns
we could devote our full atten-
, ton and energy to prosecution
NJ the war. If such a sugges-
ton could be
POstpOning properly effected
Presidential under the con-
Election stitution it would
serve the pur-
pose of presenting to the world
the united front needed today
and at the same time give the
country assurance that Presi-
dent Roosevelt would not again
be a candidate. The suggestion
has not had great deal of
favorable comment. If such a
plan were to be attempted no
time can be lost in making a
start toward adoption of the
necessary steps looking to con-
stitutional amendment.
-
Two phases of the war have
absorbed the public during the
past week. One is the fear that
our bridgehead south of Rome is
greatly endangered. Just what
obstacles our forces have met
since the successful invasion has
not been made known. But it
seems clear that the forces under
General Clark are faced with
much greater opposition than
was at first surmised.
The other phase is the COM
plete success of our occupation
Of the Marshall Islands. We are
on our way to Tokyo and the
Nipponese know it. They are
fighting bitterly as is attested by
their death toll of seven and
eight to one American. Amer
lean soldiers don't want to be-
come japanese prisoners and the
Japanese have shown so much
trickery that our fighting men
refuse to trust any Jap except a
dead one. And they usually
satisfy themselves that the dead
ones are DEAD before passing
along. Indeed, it has been con-
fidentially stated
We're On by friends OF
Our Way men who have
To Tokyo seen battle
against the Japs
that our soldiers have become So
wary Of Japanese corpses that
each American soldier will
bayonet a corpse to make certain
that he will not be stabbed IN
the back as he passes.
Admiral Nimitz has expressed
keen satisfaction with our sue
cess in the Marshall Islands and
stated that "it will serve to
speed up the tempo Of the Pa
cific war" The Admiral said
the greatest obstacle to our
in the Pacific is not the
Japs but the distance. TOTO is
reported as warning his people
that the Americans seek COM
plete destruction Of Japan. We
are led 70 wonder what he has
thought up to now? We wonder
whether we haven't had the same
impression Of his plan to destroy
us and everything we hold dear!
For the first time we find our
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
| Might Be WrOng--BUT
BY P. G. STROMBERG

selves in agreement with Toto.
We agree with him that our
aim is to destroy Japan as
world power so completely that
she will never again threaten
civilization. We hope that he
has means of knowing how sin
cere this American determine
ton is and that he is realistic
enough to grasp the significance
of the steady gains we have been
making in the Pacific. He can't
help but know that sooner than
he ever thought he will have
reached point from which we
will destroy both his naval power
and his war factories. He under
stands that there will be little
left on his island when our
bombers soar at will over the
land of the Rising Sun.
Armchair strategists are hope
full that at some time in the
near future TOTO will deem it
imperative that his navy give US
battle. We must face this navy
at some point as we press for
ward in the Pa
Will The cific and our
Jap Fleet Navy men from
Come Out? Admirals down
to the newest
recruit are anxious to get the
opportunity. Once the main part
of the Jap navy can be elimi-
mated our progress will be much
faster and TOTO knows this. He
is evidently holding his main
naval strength for defensive
operations when our forces get
closer to his homeland.
The strength of both our
army and navy is reaching its
peak. Military experts state
that we are truly ready. In the
Pacific indications are that Gen
eral Macarthur is getting real
help. Millions of men are either
on foreign soil or are on their
way. The pattern is made. ALL
out war on the greatest scale
ever known will be fought by
Americans within the next few
months. 1t is unfortunate but
true that many of the boys will
suffer death or injury but the
end must be reached and the
sooner we hit hard on all fronts
the sooner we will all be able to
welcome the boys back home.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10

The Board authorized the pub
LEGATION of the Current Delinquent
Tax Sale List in all the news
papers within Montgomery County.
Forest Crown of Derwood was
transferred from his present posi-
ton as a Special Clerk in the
County Commissioners Office to
the position of Assistant in the
County Accountant and Comptrol-
ler's Office; taking the place of
Arthur L. Watkins, Jr., resigned.
A delegation representing the
Homemakers Council and the
Montgomery County Farm Bureau
with Mrs. Edwin d. Fry, Of Lay
louisville, as spokesman, and E. l.
Oswald, assistant director of the
Extension Service appeared before
the Board to request an expansion
Of the work Of the Home demon
stration agent, Miss Edythe Turn
er, and asking the commissioners
for funds for the employment Of
an assistant to Miss Turner. The
Farm Bureau approved such ac-
ton six months ago, and the coun-
ell of Homemakers had cited the
need for such expansion.
According to Mr.. Oswald the
State would allocate $3.50 towards
the salary of an assistant, and
5000 for travel. After considera-
ton of the matter the commits
sioners authorized that $1,000 be
provided for this purpose in the
next annual budget.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Montgomery County War
Bond Sales Reach 1927

The Bona Rally scheduled for the Sherwood High Schoo
at Sandy Spring has been postponed February IL due
some cases of scarlet fever in the neghborhood.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10
Commits si0ners
Official
Proceedings
At The Regular Meeting
On Tuesday, February s

The Board was in receipt of q
communication from the Honorable
Albert E. Brault, Director of
Montgomery County Civilian De-
Tense, recommending the elimina-
ton of certain paid Civilian De-
Tense employees, and the transfer
of manning the switchboards and
telephone facilities in the Report
Centers at Silver Spring, Bethesda,
Rockville and Gaithersburg, rec
ommending that the responsibility
for alerting the key personnel of
each of these report centers and
the control center at Silver Spring
be placed with the Police Depart
ment. The recommendations made
by the Director of Civilian Defense
were approved to become effective
as of the First day of March, 1914.
The Board authorized the pay
ment of $6,722.O0 to the Montgom-
cry County Welfare Board to meet
expenses for the month of Febru-
airy, 1914 for the following:
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10

Robert B. Peter, Attorney, ap-
peared before the Board request
ing an investigation of the facts
and circumstances surrounding the
recent killing of his dog and the
deposit of its remains at the Rock
vile Incenerating Plant. The
Board authorized President Lacy
Shaw to request the Chief of
Police to investigate the matter
and to submit a report thereon.
The Board authorized that the
duties of the Office of Charity and
Medical Relief be transferred to
the Montgomery County Welfare
Board, effective March 1.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10

ward in the Pa
cifc a n d our
Navy men from
Admirals down
to the newest,
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1944-02-10

fdentially stated
by friends of
men who have
seen b a Il e
against the Japs
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-25
CIOChooses
Murray Again

Chicago. Nov. % -AP-The Ma.
tional Citizens Political Action
Committee. developed from the
CLOS PAC. met today TO determine
its future in relation to the paral-
lei union group, which the ClO al
ready has projected into the 1915
elections.
The CLOS week long conyen-
ton, after rejecting Philip Murray
as president for the fifth time, ad-
journcd last night, leaving it's exc
cutive board and the NCPAC 20
build their plans from the start pro
vided + the unions.
Sidney Hillman, PAC chairman
who holds the same post with
NCPAC. said the committee would
discuss its plans, but he divulged
no details as 10 its prospective size
or the manner I'm which II might be
financed through the coming
months.
In final items OF business yester-
day. the GOO delegates adopted a
resolution which demanded the gov
eminent relax it's wage policy 20
catch up TO living costs. The ac-
ton came after Murray blamed the
four public members OF the War
Labor Board. war Mobilization Di-
rector James r. Byrnes and eco
nomic Stabilizer Fred VI. Vinson
for what he described bad admin
istration' OF the little steel formu-
la.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-25
Security Tax
Likely

Washington, Nov. % AP --
Whether the historic 18th Con.
gress will end In harmony or in
bitter strife was figured today on
slim one-half OF one per cent.
That was the measure OF a pro
poser compromise, passed along the
corridors. In the brewing contro-
versy over efforts TO Freeze the
social security tax at one per cent
instead OF letting 1t rise automatic
ally January TO two per cent as
the law now provides and as the
Admins tration wishes.
Those seeking TO avoid another
showdown fight between the White
House and observation-disclosures
indicated a willingness TO split the
diference--an let the tax go to
! n per cent.
The one per cent tax, support.
ing the old age and survivors ins.
urance program. now Is yielding
about S1.500,000,000 annually for
the programs reserve fund. "FreeZ.
lists" and "anti-freezists' differ on
whether the Increased tax is need
eded TO guarantee healthy Condi-
ton for this fund.
And the "frcezists" were not
sure they could override a veto,
IL successful in passing their bill.
The ways and Means Commit.
tee, In its first post-election meet
ing yesterday, opened the way for
a battle. II not compromise. 10y
calling open hearings beginning
Monday on whether Ito freeze or
not 10 freeze"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-11-25
Close to Appeal
Ban Over Radio

Los Angeles. Nov. 25-AP-Ra.
do Commentator Upton Close says
the action of the National Broad
casting Company in barring him
from its network raises the ques.
ton OF why. after all. is the cen
sor over radio" and that he will
place his case before the Senate
and House committee on Interstate
Commerce.
Close in a statement to the press,
said he had received a telegram
from f.. X. Jet. acting chairman of
the Federal communications Com
mission, stating that determine
ton of what commentators should
be used on networks programs is
made by networks or by sponso S,
subject TO network approval"
The commentator said a confus-
ion exists as to what is meant by
sponsors subject to network an
proval" and that MIR Jet seems
to leave no room for the protec-
ton OF the public interest in case of
an arbitrary decision by network
official"