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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Willis : Cissel

On Saturday, Feb. 8, 1915 in
the Memorial Chapel at the Army
Medical Center, Miss Jean L. Cis-
sci, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice T. Cissell, Silver Spring,
became the bride of Lit. Col. Earl
Sidney Willis.
The Rev. D. c. Stuart oficiated
at the ceremony. Mr.. Cissel gave
his daughter in marriage. She
was dressed in white satin cut on
princess lines and fingertip veil
of tulle. Her bouquet was of white
roses.
Miss Betty Cissel was maid of
honor for her sister. Col. Robert
Cutler served as best man, and
ushering were Pfc. Jack Cissell,
Lieut.. Col. Paul G. Horgan, Lieut..
Comdr. Paul A. Dever and Lieut..
Col. Everett B. Conner.
A reception took place at the
home of the brides parents fol-
lowing the ceremony. The newly
wees left later on wedding trip
to Hot Springs, Va, and will
make their home in Washington
where the bridegroom is stationed
in the Office of the Chief of Staff.
The bride attended the Uniwer-
sity of Maryland and is now work.
ing at the War Department. It,
Col. Willis was graduated from
Oberlin College.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

Mrs. Elizabeth Ann Blowers

Funeral services were held this
afternoon for Mrs. Elizabeth Ann
Blowers who died Monday at the
home of her nephew, William
Ayton at Claysville. The Rev.
Dillon B. Groves, pastor of the
Laytonsville Methodist Church,
conducted the services and inter
ment was in the Laytonsville
Cemetery.
Mrs. Blowers, who would have
been IS in May, was born and
raised on the farm on which she
died. She was the wife of the
late Andrew ]. Blowers, who died
in 1905. Her father was the late
Ephraim Beall Gather. For
many years Mrs. Blowers lived in
the little cottage in Claysville,
now occupied by her nephew, FL
mer Ayton and his family.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Crabtree HOyle

Mr.. and Mrs. George Crabtree
Of Grafton, Va, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Anna
Lee, to Mr.. Arthur Gloyd Hoyle,
foster son of Mr.. Ernest Hoyle
and the late Rosa Clements Hoyle
of Diekerson.
8 The ceremony was performed by
Father Graham on Saturday, Feb.
8, at st. Mary's Rectory, Barnes
vile.
The bride wore an aqua suit
lress with black accessories, and
a corsage of white carnations. The
natron of honor, Mrs. f. Kyle
Ruble, wore fuschia suit dress
with brown accessories and cor
sage of talisman roses.
The groom had as his attendant
his brother, Mr.. Albert L. Gloyd
of washington.
Mrs. Hoyle is a graduate of
Beaver High, Bluefield, w. Va.
For the past six years she has
made her home with her aunt,
Mrs. Hattie Hicks, Dickerson, and
for the last two and a half years
has been employed by Lansburghs
in Washington. Mr.. Hoyle is en-
gagged in farming in the Barnes
vile Dickerson area.
After short wedding trip the
couple will make their home at
'Elysion FIELDS, Dickerson.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08


funds rather than to resort to ex-
cessive borrowing and thus mort
gaging the future. Meanwhile, we
will be paying off a greater amount
in bonds than the new issue to be
floated.
Savings Total $6.3OO,OO0
"All of this seems to have justi-
fled the continuance of the finan-
cial program we outlined before
previous Legislatures. Such a
policy has been to conserve our re-
sources economically and to effect
savings and reversions in State
Departments which over the past
four years have aggregated $4,000,
100000 BY adding this amount to
surplus we are now enabled to
prepare for huge postwar build
ing program without saddling !
financial burden on the State foT
future taxpayers to pay off.
"The Real Estate Beard of Balti-
more has been most helpful and
interested in this entire under
taking. Their continued cooperation
will be welcomed and it should BIZ
emphasized that no let-up should
be allowed to interfere with the
definite effort to eliminate the
State tax on real estate. Real pro-
perty has borne more than its share
of governmental costs and this re-
lief should be most welcomed by all
who believe in an equitable tax
distribution system"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Mrs. Rose M. Ruark

Mrs. Rose M. Ruark, 80, widow
Of Mayhem Ruark, died Sunday
Feb. 4, 1945, at the home of her
niece, Miss Daisy Magruder, Rock
vile, after an illness of several
months. A native of Montgomery
County, she lived in Baltimore for
several years.
She is survived by a brother,
William Magruder, and a sister,
Miss Julia Magruder, both OF
Rockville, and a number of nieces
and nephews.
Funeral services were held on
Wednesday at the home of Miss
Magruder. The Rev. Herbert o.
Cooper of the Rockville Baptist
Church, officiated. Burial was IN
Loudoun Park Cemetery, Balti-
more. &
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Elimination OF
Real Estate Tax
Aim, Says Governor
Points To $27,0O0,OOO De-
crease In Bonded Debt AS
Progress Towards End

Continuing reduction in the State
Real Estate Tax, looking toward
ultimate complete elimination Of
this Statewide levy, was pledged
to the people of the State by Go
vernon Herbert R. O'Conor in an
address to the Baltimore Real
Estates Board at its annual dinner.
"The way is definitely cleared
Governor O'Conor declared, for
the eventual elimination altogether
of the State tax on real estate. Fol-
lowing the adoption of our policy in
this regard several years ago
marked progress has been made
until now it ran be said with GER
tainty that our real estate taxes
can be abolished at the State level.
when l assumed office six
years ago, the real estate tax was
23:35c. Continuous reduction was eff
fected until it was brought down to
12c. Next year it will be lie and
there must be no let-up until 1T is
eliminated entirely.
\ $27,0O0,0G0 Less Bonds
"This desired result can be ac-
complished because our bonded
debt is being reduced consistently.
Before the present administration
took office, it was at the highest
point in the history of the state
at total of $48,247,000.0O. BY
constant effort, the total has been
reduced until 1t was brought down
on this past Thurs. to 100000.
This is the lowest point to be
reached since 1918 when the States
Indebtedness was $28, 100000. But
this is not all. On February 18th,
within the next two weeks. we will
cut it further by three-quarters OF
a million and by June 30th, We will
bring it 20 $25,OOO,O00.0O, from
which point it will be lowered
further in the next two years.
at is interesting to note that,
under our fiscal program in the
present Legislature, the reductions
in the States Indebtedness will
continue despite the fact that a
postwar program for contraction,
aggregating $12,OOO,OO0.OO is pro
posed. While it is true that a por-
ton of the building program is
proposed to be accomplished
through a new bond issue, the
amount of that issue can be kept
at relatively low figure by using
substantial amount Of current
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Russia To Raise
More Of Own Food

Rursia will produce still more O.
her own vitality needed food thu
year as a result of twenty thou
sand tons of seeds that have
been furnished by the United
States for Soviet spring paintings
according to War Food Administ
ration. The tonnage is the first
half of a delivery agreed upon fol
this year. The seeds will be used in
the Ukraine, for the most part, the
richest Soviet agricultural district
which, earlier in the war, was
overrun to the extent of 100000.
900 acres by the Nazi. During the
German retreat in 1943 and 1914
the Nazis carried out an effective
policy of destruction Of nearly co.
100000 acres. This seed help from
the United States is made possible
incidentally, through the growth in
this country of practically new
industry in America; in pre-war
days this country was primarily Z
seed importer from European ma
tions and never produced more
than fraction of the seed required
to sow American crops. The wal
has radically changed this. Ship
ment IF seeds to Russia means
great savings in shipping space in
contrast with the vessels required
to move the finished food products
that will be represented by the
Soviet plants from these seeds.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

Funeral services for Miss Eula-
lie Louis Bouic, s3, lifelong resi-
dent of Rockville, who died Fri
day at her home, 1926 East Mont
gomery avenue, were held Wednes-
day, February Z, 1945 at the resi-
dence. Burial was in Rockville
Union Cemetery.
The daughter of the late Judge
William Viers Bouic, Miss Bouic
lived in one of the towns land
marks, a house built in 1920 by
her grandfather, the late Samuel
c. Viers. The services were con-
Quoted by the Rev. Herbert u,
Cooper, pastor of Rockville Bap-
list Church.
She leaves a sister, Mrs. Rose
Prettyman of Rockville.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Benjamin H. Thompson

Benjamin Howard Thompson,
n, retired farmer, died Sunday
at his home near Ednor. Funeral
services were held at st. Louis
Catholic Church, GAINESVILLE, on
Wednesday, Feb. z.
Native Of Montgomery County,
he had lived in Howard County
for many years. He is survived
by his widow, Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Thompson, six daughters, four
sisters, three brothers, 81 grand
children and 10 great-grandchild-
rem.
The daughters are: Mrs. Beu-
iah Bryan and Mrs. Blanche
Strouse, both Of near Ednor; Mrs.
Mary Oursler, Brinklow; Mrs.
Jessie Wilson. Highland; Mrs.
Trease Easton, Falkland and Mrs.
Hilda Brown, Fulton.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Many Farm Supplies
Still Scarce For 1916

A eight squeeze" IS still tie
prospect for Maryland farmers on
many needed production supplies
for 1915, so says DIR. T. B. Symons,
director Of the Extension Service
at the University of Maryland.
The War Food Administration
advised MIN of shortages on lum-
Der, metal roofing and siding, cop
per wire, electric motors of frac-
tional horsepower, hand tools, fence
wire and netting, nails, staples,
ETC., farm chain, ammunition, bind
er Irvine, rope, milk cans, wooden
containers, bags and agricultural
fabrics, insecticides and fungicides.
The supply on these items in
some instances will be about the
same as last year, in other instan-
ces less and in other instances
more. The situation on gas is about
the same as last year, probably
enough for farm work."
-V-
individuals have a gift for
making money but it is one of the
lower forms of human activity.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
$1,0OO,OOC PER HOUR

War supplies were produced by
the u. S. automobile industry in
1914 at the rate of more than
81 900, 900 an hour.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
COTTON YIELD UP

Cotton yield in southeastern
states in 1914 totaled 1,003,0G9
or 144,000 more bales than ia
1913.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

1t might be a good idea to poll
Americans as to their views about
life on the planet Mars.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

There is such an accomplish
ment as legal theft, if you know
what we mean.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

Conscience is what makes easy
money uneasy.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-25

way to earn a living. The old
gentleman was right.
The farms were steadily growing
larger; the small man was being
squeezed out. More and more ma
chlnery; a tedder was no longer a
curiosity. Newt Kennedy had long
ago quit corresponding for the coun-
ty weekly; nearly everybody took a
paper; many of them took a daily
paper-not a newspaper but a stock
yard daily. The other news could
wait till the end of the week. The
neighbor women, who had once come
to our horse pond in their Mother
Hubbards, were now buying bathing
suits and going to the 1902, or to Big
Foot Lake. Even the conversation
had changed. Instead of talking
about setting hens, people talked
about "brooders" and about the
news they'd heard on the party line.
It was getting harder and harder to
have a secret.
There'd been half a dozen hands
since Reno Davis. About all they
thought of was getting to town and
spending their money, Pa said. Ev-
cry hand, who pretended to be any,
body, had a buggy. Automobiles
had about stopped soaring the day.
lights out of horses. Sometimes Pa
could pass man driving a car with
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-25

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out saying the man ought to be
| jailed.
Several summers went by, and
each time hurried home, and each
time I saw changes. Changes I
| probably would not have noticed if I
had been on the farm all the time.
For one thing, Pa was getting old |;
and Phebe, too. Phebe who believed
in me almost as much as my moth
er did. Phebe with her little turned
up nose and small square face and
her slender Indian-straight figure.
That is, it had always been straight,
but now was beginning to stoop.
When she sat down she let her hands
rest quietly in her lap, instead of
keeping them busy. When she saw
a team coming, she couldn't tell
whose it was.
1t was not long until was off the
Delineator and the Butterick publ
cations, and free lance again with
all the hazards of non-salary job.
But it was the way my people had
always lived; it came natural to
me. 1t seemed logical to Pa, too.
Better work for yourself than hire
| out.
My success as writer was small,
but some way or other I kept going.
And this allowed me time on the
farm and among the people l knew
so well. Finally 1 wrote a novel,
Boone Stop" which was laid on the
old home farm and among our
neighbors. 1t got what I was learn
ing to call good "press." William
Dean Howells wrote that it "struck
a new note in American literature.
1t certainly didn't strike a new note
in royalties. 1t hardly struck note
at all. Just a faint ping. sent a
copy to Pa and in due time got a
letter. "Your book received and will
read it at my earliest leisure" He
never mentioned it again. But Phe-
be said that when company came
he worked it into the conversation.
In fact, so far as know, he never
read book in his life except the
Agricultural Year Book. But he
was plenty smart. And I've written
So IIldIly. OOIIlellIleS LQlIlk ne ldQ
it on me.
The old poverty days were gone.
Pa was rich in comparison to his
early days on the farm. No penny
pinching now; no cracks that had to
have tallow poured in them. He
kept adding to the farm until he had
$50 acres.
He built new house, closer to
the road, and left the old house
standing in the back yard, the house
where I was born; the one men,
toned where the very room had
been turned into henhouse. But
the hens are out now. If anyone
tore that house down it would GER
tainly break my heart. 1 like to sit
in it, alone, and look at the old
things, so far away yet so strangely
close. I even know the nailheads.
The old clock shelf is still on the
wall; the clock shelf under which
hung our Hostetter's almanac on its
blue string.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-25
E &. Q &%Fed ! zz sss71 ~

THE STORY THUS FAR: Amos Croy
and his wife, when first married, set
tied on = farm in Missouri, where Ho-
mer was born. Sunday meant church,
company for dinner, and steer weighing.
The Croys attended the Omaha EXPOSE
tion where Homer saw his first horse
less carriage, motion pictures, and ''hu-
la" dancer. Reno purchased a farm
nearby and became a welcome addition
to the community. Homer was the first
Croy to attend high school and college.
Answering wire he arrived home after
his mother passed away. Finishing col.
lege he worked for Post-Dispatch, then
left for New York to continue his writing
work. He had had some success free
lancing.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-25
Cut Out Scallops Are Now in Fashion;
Give Finish and Style to Your Rooms
By Ruth Wyeth Spears

rials now available are ideal to use for
cornices. They are covered with smooth
waterproof paper that will take paint in
any color. Regular quarter.inch plywood
may be used for cupboard trims or If you
wish to stain the material. If you do
not want to cut the scallops yourself.
mark them and take them to your near
est woodworker.
NOTE-Pattern POT gives actual.size
patterns for 10 basic scallops and curves
that may be combined in hundreds of
ways 10 fit any space. Illustrated direc-
tons for making window cornices and
other suggestions for using scallops are
included. To get Pattern POT, enclose Is
cents with name and address direct to:
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-25

(CALLOPED window cornices
~ are the housekeepers friend.
They give finish and style,
yet they add no extra work. This
sketch also shows a set of seal
lop-trimmed shelves on top of SIM
pie cupboards. They are in the liv-
ing room here, but they might
also be used in the kitchen or din
ing room.
1t is fun to plan scallops- you
have a guide for shaping them in differ.
ent sizes and making connecting curves.
Some of the new single plywood mate.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-25
No End to Growth

Many kinds of aquatic creatures,
such as fish, clans, oysters,
shrimps, crabs and Holsters, grow
in size as long as they live.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1945-05-25

Ilya Ehrenberg, Soviet newspaper
man, writes of his talk with a Ger
man sergeant: "He (the sergeant)
limped out of the forest, leaning on
a walking stick. The most ex-
pressive thing about him was that
stick. On it were carved the names
of the cities he had been in: Ra-
dom, Warsaw, Liege, Namur,
Rheims, Paris, Smolensk, and Vyaz-
ma.
"Observing that was scrutinizing
the stick, the Nazi said, We've been
everywhere. But where have VIC
got to-"
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-18
ny ELTON c. FAY

WASHINGTON, Feb. II -(P)-
AMERICAN naval, air and ampnlD-
ious forces now are engaged IN
tearing the inner door TO Japan
off its hinges. r.
Actual invasion of the enemy
homeland, or landing on the
noast of China is something to be
Considered only after current OPP
erations are completed, excited
Jananese outcries about Imminent
invasion Of Honshu notWlthstano-
ing.
This is the opinion of military
men here after study of reports
on the huge naval air attack on
the Tokyo-Y okohama district ana
the assertion by the Japanese that
American forces have started
landing operations at Two Jlrna,
tiny bue vital island 675 miles
south of Takyo.
There is strong inclination here
10 rate the big carrier strike
against Tokyo and Yokohama as
basically neutralizing and diver
sionary, with damage to enemy
industry and shipping as something
Of a profit on the side.
The view in some quarters is
that the reported Two Jima land
ing is only one phase of a program
to shove American bases close in
toward the enemy's home islands
while at the same time further
curling his sea and air comnlu-
nications to the Philippines and
South east Asia.
In this connection, interest at
taches to sthikes in recent months
on he Ryukyu islands, particular
ly Okinawa, about 600 miles south
west of Tokyo and standing direct
ly along the line to Formosa. The
Ryukyu chain is being used by
the enemy for staging aircraf
southwark as we'll as for a screer
to cover movement of surface
craft through the East China Sea
When the air attacks, later sup
plemented by surface ship bonn
bardment, of Two island started
more than two months ago, the
immediate purpose was to neutral
ize that base from which japanese
bombers harassed American BIS
fields in the Marianas. Two was
neutralized for that purpose some
time ago, but the frequency anc
intensity of the attacks hereupor
increased insead of diminished
This made it apparent that soften
ing up operations were in preg-
ress.
A minute speck of land-two by
five miles-Iwo will be of little use
for naval operating forces but 0:
tremendous advantage for air op
erations. It's principal air strips
perched atop lakeland, can fol
the first time bring the home is
| lands of Japan within easy range
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-18
Yank Maryland Air Force
Ripping Door off Japan

Of B-24 bombers as well as the
giant Superfortresses.
Because of the CONSTRUCTED area,
it is doubtful that Two will be used
as a full operating base, as are
the Marianas Islands. Planes on
the field there would be too close
to enemy air bases in the home
land. But the island is off meal
cuable value as a staging base.
B-29s, with their huge bomb car
rying potential, could fly up light
from the south, fuel and arm at
Two and carry the heaviest loads
per plane ever delivered to Japan.
OF almost equal importance to
the actual bomber operations is
the fact that Two is within figher
range of Tokyo and the other
prime indurstial targets in Japan.
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-18
Judge Burgwyn To Preside
Over One-Week Court

Judge W. H. S. BurgWyn, Of
Snow Hill, will preside at the one
week special criminal term of
Superior Court to open here Mon
day, it was announced yesterday.
Criminal cases, in which true
bills were returned by the Grand
Jury during the January term
and continued because Of q pro-
longed murder trial, are expected
to come to trial next week. New
felony cases will not be heard as
the Grand Jury will not be in ses-
sion
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-18

JACKSONVILLE, Feb. 17-(Spe-
ciaD-Springtime entered feminine
hearts at Camp Lejeune Wednes-
day when Wells of Goldsboro pre-
sented a preview Of spring styles
TO more than $50 ladies gathered
IN the main dining room OF the
attractive Officers club at Para
disc Point.
The affair, following the usual
Wednesday luncheon for Officers
wives, was inspired and executed
by Mrs. w. N. New, hostess chair
man for the day. Assisting Mrs:
New were Mrs. J. J. Curry and
Mrs. A. S. Inglehart.
Sara SEM, buyer and profess
sional model for Wells, super
vised the show and Kay Rodney,
stylist of Wells, acted as an
nouncer, accompanying each pre-
sentation with charming chit-cnat,
descriptive chit-chat as begulllng
to feminine ears as the song OF
the first robin. Members OF the
Camp Lejeune orchestra furnish
ed music for the occasion.
The lovely and graceful models
were Edith Skinner, Joy Janvler,
Jurren Miller, Elise McGil, Ale
tina Anderson, Rosemary Juan,
Mickey Adams and Rose FEEDER
ley, all Of Camp Lejeune.
Betsy Taylor, representing Gu
pid, carried out the Valentine mo-
tit Of the day in the opening num-
Der. Satin briefed and silver
winged, and bearing a bow-and-
arrow in one hand and bright
nosegay in the other, she stepped
OUT of the nink-beribboned style
The Wilmington morning star., 1945-02-18
Snrinu Fashion Show Presented
In Officers Club AT Lejeune

booth right into the hearts of her
audience. The nosegay she pre-
scented to Mrs. John Marston, wife
Of the Commanding Officer of
Camp Lejeune. Betsy is the three
year-old daughter of Lieut.. Colo
mel and Mrs. w. c. Taylor.
Following Betsy were dozens OF
numbers in Waltz-time succession,
numbers ranging from daytime
to date-time, from bath suits to
forma1s.
Hignlights among the numbers
shown were feather and flower
prints, rayons and twills, chiffons
and woolens, with the influence of
inspiration ranging from Scotch to
Chinese. Each seemed designed
to give mi-lady that silhouette of
simplicity and fluidity, keynotes
of the coming season. Accent was
strong on peplums, boleros, slit
pockets and revers.
Special heart-beats were accom-
plished in the heavenly colors ex-
hibited, some of which were sky
blue, sun lemon, pine green, blush
rose, Indian ivory, lush pink and
precious gold.
Hats exhibited were not hats at
all but dreams a-resting On the
forefronts of lovely up-swept hair
dos.
All in all, it was better than a
dav at the races. There's nothing
that so challenges a woman's
magination as the sight of anoth-
er beautiful woman. Mrs. New
did the trick with her very fash
ionablo stvle show.