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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05
County Health Dept.
News Notes

DR.. Robert l.. Mcnamara of the
u. S. Public Health Service is
making a study in Montgomery
County to determine how much
financial loss is caused by human
tuberculosis. He will also study
rehabilitation as applied to recov-
cred cases of tuberculosis.
j.
DR.. Margaret J. Rioch of the
Mental Hygiene Society, was the
teacher at last Mondays Home
Study Glass at Silver Spring
health center. The subject was
child psychology. The Home
Nursing course is being given by
Mrs. Cornelia Meyers. Mrs. Flo
ence Garrett will be this weeks
speaker on nutrition.
o.
Another student, Miss Vivian
Thomas, from Catholic University,
will begin her field training here
this month, in connection with the
Public Health Nursing course she
is taking at the University.
J.
Miss Sadie Gladwin, Supervis-
ing Public Health Nurse for the
Department, addressed a group of
parents al Montgomery High
School in Silver Spring last week
in the interest of classes for par
ents which are planned for the
fall.
-O-
The schedule of Negro Health
Week contest clinics for infants
and pre-school children for the
coming week is as follows:
River Road School, April 9, 9
A. M.
Smithvillc School, April 10, 1920
A. M.
Richie Ave. School, Takoma
Park, April 10, 10 A. M.
Norbeck School, April II, 10
A. M.
Scotland School, April IL, 1
P. M.
Spencerville School, April IL,
1890 A. M.
KenGar School, April 10, $3.50
A. M.
sat gd IL
Programs upon health subjects
are also scheduled for evenings
during the week, with moving pic
lures, speakers and other enter
tainment, at the following schools /:
Choppers School at 8 p. M, April
10; Spencerville School at $3.50
P. NJ, April IL; Clarksburg School,
April IL, at 8 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05
SANITY Sfa4i|s9 Nei9hboahood


his father and grandmother, Major
Gordon Chance and Mrs. M. o.
Chance.
Sgt. Peter Hyde arrived home
Monday on thirty day leave after
nine months spent in New Guinea,
where he was wounded in line of
duty.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05

Hyphenated Americans repre-
sent their OWE groups, not the en-
tire nation. Like many minority
groups they seek special favors.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05
SLIDER Spring Club

Mrs. A. H. Hiemer entertained
the Silver Spring Club on March
27. Mrs. Eugene Weeks, Presi-
dent, presided and gave talk on
the Dumbarton Oaks Proposals.
At noon delicious luncheon was
enjoyed. In the afternoon Miss
Turner gave a demonstration on
bread making.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05
Olney : Sunshine

Miss Bertha Brown, President
of the Olney Sunshine Club, pre-
sided at their meeting on March
%, at the home of Mrs. Herbert
Daley in Brookeville. Mrs. Will
bur Nash gave an excellent talk
on Dumbarton Oaks. Mrs. Joe
Hutton talked on the need to go
to church. Miss Jane Bastow,
Assistant Home Demonstration
Agent, gave a demonstration on
bread making.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05
Kitchen Clinic

On April Miss Helen Smith,
Home Management Specialist and
Miss Turner will visit three homes
of club members to work on plans
for recognizing kitchens.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05

Mss Turner Entcrtains Board
Mrs. Donald Roberts, President
of the Council, met with her Off
cial board at 1920 on April 3,
at the Home Demonstration Office.
The bylaws of the Council are due
to be revised by a committee under
Mrs. A. B. Castle. The final de-
tails of the program of the spring
meeting, to be held on April 26,
at the Jamestown Church, were
considered. After the meeting the
Board were entertained at Mrs.
KS, by Miss Turner.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05
Slip Cover School

On April 8, 10 and II the Da-
mascus Homemaker Club is hav-
ing a slip cover making school in
the recreational room of the
church.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05
Washington Grove


The Washington Grove Home
makers Club met at the home of
the president, Mrs. Henry Becraft
on Wednesday with about twenty
five members and friends present.
A delicious luncheon was served
by the Canteen, and dessert by the
hostesses, Mrs. E. N. Aiken. Mrs
Andrew He'll, and Mrs. VIM. L.
Darby. Various committee chair
men reported, and Mrs. Becraft
told of the splendid success of
the Red Cross Drive. Mrs. Bill
himer talked briefly on the Dunn
barton Oaks proposals and the
members were asked to read up on
the subject and to bring in clip
pings and questions to the next
meeting, so as to have a lively
discussion. Miss Edythe Turner
then gave a discussion on the
making of hot cross buns, with
Miss Edith Gedney and Mrs. Paul
Troth winning the exhibition
dough!
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-04-05

Another student, Miss Vivian
Thomas, from Catholic University,
will begin her field training here
this month, in connection with the
Public Health Nursing course she
is taking at the University.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
Rare One,
This Burns
BY PATRICIA CLARY
United Press staff Correspondent

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 8.
DOB BURNS, bazooka-playing
I'D farmer of Canoga Park, a
rural suburb, is one of Holly
woods rare Individuals COM
pletely happy man.
He makes just enough appear
ances before the cameras each
year plus his radio show, to
enable him to maintain one of
CALIFORNIA; incest ranches. a
600-acre affair in the fertile
San Fernando Valley.
But the farm alone doesn't
hold Burns interest, He's a
hobby man.
"YOu know the old saying
about have n hobby to stay
yOung?" Burns said. "If / got
credit for all my hobbies I'd be
ON the Quiz Kids show by
now"
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
Bound
70 Re
Read
With Latin America
Expert Outlines
Plan TO Progress

ALTHOUGH the war has
4 n done much to improve
relations between the ma
tionS Of the Western Hem
iSphere. particularly be-
tween the United States
and its neighbors to the
and its neighbors to the
south, Roland Hall Sharp
believes in his new book,
South America Uncen-
sored' (Longmans, Green),
that there still is much to
be done 10 make these ties
strong.
Sharp. who is now the
Latin American expert of
the Christian Science Moni-
tor. has been a student of
issues Pan American since
1897, and during that time
has made seven trips
through the southern conti-
nent totalling 10000 miles.
Sharp says the Washing
ton regime must adopt "a
genuine and consistent
democratic diplomacy that
will hearten Latin-Ameri-
can liberals and withhold
from fascist or Semi-fascist
dictators any outside aid in
imposing themselves on de-
fenSeleSs peoples"
He says 10 do this does
not mean 10 violate previous
pledges Of non-intervention
i'm internal affairs Of our
neighbors.
Sharp maintains, how
ever, that there still re-
mains much constructive
work TO be done by Latin
Americans themselves. iIe
says "the present fascist
upsurge, unless checked
within the countries where
il appears, would hold back
their progress for another
indeterminate period.
Right-thinking forces in
Latin America should not
Shirk from their part in the
worldwide struggle to lift
fascist yokes from human
DpCkS."
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
Lots of EN-

Just TO name a few Of his
hobbies: photography, aStron-
omy, carpentry, gunnery, short
wave, fishing, birds. pipes, wood
carvings, microscopy, animals,
electricity. tree culture, toy
making deep sea sailing, motion
pictures. weaving and prize
hogs.
Bob'S workshop is a carpen-
ter's dream There are power
driven tools at every hand. He
builds intricate motor-run toys,
bird houses. hand-carved pipes
(he uses them himSelD, beau
tiful inlaid wood carvings and
furniture.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
PIeases Boy

"My little boy, Steve. was
sick once aud bored" Bob re-
called, $50 I whitfield up a NOV
able pump. washbOard, basket
of clothes and little old lady
and hooked them up to n NOV
able motor. And there was the
washerwOman doing the Mon
day wash"
Burns has a telescope Of $50
power-"I can stand i'm the city
hall and read the street signs
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
Tone in Cords

You'll be seeing FranChot
Tone wearing cords and a
cowboy shirt in his next
drawing room comedy. The
reason is a unique compro-
mise between the actor and
writer producers Michael
FcSSicr and Ernest Pagano.
with Director William A.
Setter as arbitrator.
The scene is i'm Univer-
sails "Once Upon a Dream.
And Tone and the writers
were arguing about what
kind OF clothes he should
wear.
True TO the Tone tradi.
ton, he was portraying a
sophisticated, blase thea
trical producer. FesSicr and
Pagano thought he ought TO
be dressed in impeccablc
acknowledging in every
shot as If he had lust
stepped from the fashion
pages of Esquire and as if
every garment had the per-
Sonal endorsement of Lucius
Bcebc.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
My Chinese Wife

CGNTY CHINESE WIFE"
WI (Doubleday-Doran) is
Karl ESkelund's tale of his
marriage to Lei Chi-Yun
beautiful Cloud as well
aS a brisk account Of trans
continental adventures as a
war correspondent.
AS the son of a foot
loose Danish dentist who
finally settled down in
Shanghai, Karl was not
content with the simple
ordered life Of his native
country and shipped out on
a tramp steamer TO visit
his father. From that day
on his life was an adven-
turouS one. He got caught
i'm the Sino-Japanese war
and on several occasions
Just missed not living TO
tell about it. Again when
the Germans invaded Den
mark he was trapped-this
time with his beautiful
Chinese wife. They fled
across Europe and Russia
and finally got back to the
comparative safety of un-
occupied China. Karl had
worked as a correspondent
for various papers, for the
Associated Press and for
the United Press. Some
times he and his glamorous
wife had plenty, but most
OF the time they got by in
a haphazard fashion which
may have seemed hard at
the time but adds TO the
zest of Kssotlrry. a Hopow
zest of Karls story.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09

in Van Nuys," he said-but he's
more interested in the markings
of Venus or the moon. He also
dabbles around with a micro
scope that studies a lot OF SCI
entific matters we never knew
existed.
I'm working now on feeding
vitamlns to worms to raise fat
pheasants and more tuneful ca
narles," he said.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
Cites Bette Davis

A lot Of now-famous
actresses were never no
ticed until they accepted
that challenge. Jane said.
Look at Bette Davis"
she cited. mo one paid any
attention 20 her until she
burst forth rs the awful
Mildred in or Human
Bondage And see where
she II now"
Jane, whose divorce from
Vallee becomes final this
month. explained another
reason why She enjoys vi
ciouS vixen parts.
"I love the expression on
my mothers face when she
sees me being bad on the
screen. Mothers Southern
and very Iadylike." she eX-
planned, "and / was born
and reared In Washington,
ID. C.. as a proper little
girl. It's wonderful TO act
wicked for "A change.
And since its my job.
for once mother can't scOld
me about it."
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
Nas+y--
Likes II
BY PATRICIA CLARY
United Press staff Correspondent
HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 8.

HOLLYWOOD. Sept. 8.
ZANE GREER. RKO CLAM
- or girl who dropped the
name Bettejane about the
time she dropped husband
Rudy Vallee. is familiar TO
moviegoers as a-to be po-
lite about nasty young
lady.
"And how 1 love IL"
eXulted the beauteouS Jane.
Not once in her eight
films has the young actress
portrayed a nice girl, a
sympathetic heroine. "a
sweet lassie. She's always
been the lovely louise.
II was the gal you'd love
TO choke" Jane boasted, 'in
Two O'Clock Coura age
George Whites Scandals
and Dick Tracy'-and those
are just the latest ones. In
fact. 1 even got a few
threatening letters from
irate citizens who told me
I'D better watch my step
or else!
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09

Some day Bob is going TO sea
in his own boat and when he
comes back his radio fans are
going TO hear about the doings
of Persia's Aunt Boos and the
Uncle Slugs of the Fiji Islands.
For one hobby Bob never stops
practicing day or night is that
of collecting and telling the tall
tales Of the common folk.
Detroit evening times., 1945-09-09
Lady, II. Alarmed

There was one I'll never
forget" she chuck e q.
From a sweet old lady
she said she was ~. She
told me She wanted To
'straighten me out before IL
was too late
"She said I looked like a
nice young thing and she
felt II her duty 10 show me
the error OF my ways"
"But"-Jane grew serious
-" / don't think those peO-
pie quite realize what those
parts mean. There's n lot
more meat 10 a mean role
than there IL I'm playing n
nice little girl. It's n real
acting challenge, and that's
what want"
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Last Lamb Pool
Friday, Oct. 5th

Harry Hamilton, Jr., County
Agent of Watauga county, has an
nounced that the last Watauga
Lamb Pool for this season will be
held at North Wilkesboro, Friday
October S, and that any Ashe
county farmers who still have
lambs that they wish to sell
through a pool are welcome to
participate in the pool. Lambs will
be graded and weighed at the
North Wilkesboro railroad stock
yard from 900 a. m. to 500 p. m.
Checks, weight tickets and slaugh-
ter certificates will be handled as
in the Ashe county pool so that
the farmer can collect the subsidy.
There will be no more Ashe coun-
ty pools this year, it was an
nounced by county agent, l.. Z.
Tuckerwiller.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Five In Ashe County Jail Help
Themselves To Bonded Liquor

bonded liquor was kept. The
drinks were on the house and soon
there was much talking and sing
ing as the five prisoners became
jolly good fellows.
Jailer Richardson heard the
commotion and secured the help
of West Jefferson officers, Scruggs
and Mcmillan, and returned the
prisoners to their respective cells.
Several of them continued to cele-
brate individually even if their
party had been broken up after
around two hours. The get-to-
gether started soon after lunch
and was stopped around 800
o'clock.
Chief Deputy Carl B. Graphical
was in Charlotte on business at
the time it happened.
ct hose prisoners certainly
sounded happy for some time, -
one Jefferson resident declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27

Through the irony of fate, pris-
oners held in the Ashe county jail
for public drunkenness and on
other charges had the opportunity
to serve themselves with bonded
liquor early Wednesday afternoon
in a get-together party, when a
good time was literally had by all.
According to reports it happen
ed as a result of hair cut. Joe
Parsons and Boyd Darnell were
allowed in together in order to
get hair trims and the jailer, j. F.
Richardson, left his keys beyond
their reacn. But, as it happened,
Parsons was able to secure a
broom and thus heightened his
reach to the keys. He put them
to good use by releasing all the
prisoners from their individual
cells and also entering the store
age room, where some confiscated
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
AAAOffice Ready
For Reports Now
Farmers Should Make Per-
Torrance Reports In Order
To Determine Payments

It was announced this week that
the AAA office is now ready to
take performance reports for the
1945 program year. All farmers
are asked to come in and make a
report as soon as phosphate and
lime received through the AAA
office has been applied, and to re-
port any other practices carried
out on the farm for which pay
ment to the producer may be
made.
''By making your report early,
you will be in line to receive your
lime and phosphate for the 1916
program, for which we expect to
be able to take your order much
earlier than we have in the past"
Melvin Campbell, chief clerk, said.
Cali 1914 AAA materials trans
ferred to the 1915 program must
be applied by December 81, or
there will be double deduction
for these Materials" he declared.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Intensive Study Of Irish
Potatoes Being Conducted
In County; Results Achieved
Ashe County Is Becoming A
Testing Plot For Worlds
Most Popular Vegetable

To millions of people the Irish
potato is merely a french fry"
dreamed style" or ''spuds" that
go to make up an important part
of their diet, but to Dr. M. E.
Gardner, head Of the Department
of Horticulture State College, it
is subject of intense research
and here in Ashe county thous-
ands of seedlings are being de-
veloped and studied this year.
Here, where the famous Sequoia
potato was developed a few years
ago, DR.. Gardner continues his
research and development of the
lowly tuber, so that the problems
of growers may be lessened and
that production of this favorite
vegetable may continue to in
crease.
DR.. Gardner pointed out that on
the State Test Farm at Transou
there are 1900 seedlings that are
being developed and are to be
tried out in Eastern North Caro-
lima for wilt and soil-borne di-
seases.
On Fred edwards farm near
Jefferson, where the giant Seguois
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Witherspoon Is
Presented Medal
Receives bronze Star For Ac-
ton Against The Enemy
On LIE Shima

T-Sgt. John c. Witherspoon, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. E. Witherspoon
of Jefferson, was awarded the
Bronze Star for action against the
enemy on LIE Shima, according to
a letter received by his parents
from the War Department. His
citation reads as follows:
T-Sgt. John c. Witherspoon, In
fantry, United States Army. For
meritorious service in connection
with military operations against
the enemy on LIE Shima, on 10
April 1915. While acting as platoon
leader of a weapons platoon and
because of the shortage of men
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Ashe County Men
Are Given Exams
Group Of Sc Young Men Are
Sem To Fort Bragg For
Pre-InductiOn Exams

A group of So younger men left
last week for Fort Bragg for pre-
induction examinations. T h e
taking the examination were:
Dewey johnson, Joseph w.
Doughtery, William B. Speaks,
Holman E. Farmer, Roy B. Davis,
Jessie H. Latham, Earl G. Barker,
Ralph Poe, Elworth D. Lewis,
Roger G. FISHERMAN, Bryan L.
Miller, Hugh H. Baldwin, Cecil D.
Pugh, J. c. Baker, Earl F. Hoosier,
Martin E. Sturgill, Paul w. Mullis
and James A. Shaw.
Delmer r. Parsons, John B.
Trivette, James H. Flagg, Charles
D. Greer, Robert c.. Taylor, Joe
A. Walker, Everett C. Houck Earn
est K. Edwards, Billie c. Eller,
John E. Absher, Gather B. Miller,
Ryland F. Jones, James E. Howell,
Warren c. Powers, Joseph H.
Farmer, James F. Trivette, Will
ard Pope and Thomas K. Scott.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Goal Is $5,OOO.OO
Initial Gifts Are
Now Being Sought
b. B. GRAPHICAL Is Chairman;
Cooperation OF Organiza-
tons Being Sought

The United War Fund Drive
will officially open in Ashe county
next Friday, October 5, and plans
are already underway to raise the
quota of $5,000.00, B. B. GRAPHICAL,
chairman, announced yesterday.
Letters are now going out ask
ing for initial gifts as we'll as
letters to various organizations
asking their support of the drive.
In addition to the United War
Fund member agencies which in
clude USO, United Seamen's Ser
vice, War Prisoners Aid, Philip
pine War Relief, Belgian War Re-
lief Society, United China Relief,
American Relief for Czechoslova-
kia, American Relief for France,
Greek War Relief Association,
American Relief for Holland,
American Relief for Italy, United
Lithuanian Relief Fund, Friends
of Luxembourg, American Relief
Russian War Relief, United Yugo-
(C"ntinueo on Page ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Stress Value OF
Work OF Grange
. At Meeting Here
Caldwell Is Speaker; Organi-
zation Of Several Units
In County Planned

Harry Caldwell, N. c. Grange
Master, pointed out the many
ways in which his organization is
continually working to improve
farm conditions, before a group
of around 40 interested men and
women at a meeting here on Fri
day night, when plans were made
to expand the Grange movement
in the county.
He brought out that among the
many things the Grange has work
ed for and achieved notable re-
ults are R. E. A., rural telephones
conservation of natural resources
improvement of farm to market
(Conrlnued on Faye ~
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Ashe County People Like War
Time; Do Not Want To Change

having Father Time stand still for
a whole hour Sunday in order to
get back on standard time.
Il have been hoping they would
turn back the clock. It will suit
me fine" DR.. Bruce Porter said
in discussing the possible change
of time next week.
II like the present time. It was
hard to become acclimated to in
the beginning, but it would suit
me not to change" Ira T. John
Ston, Jefferson lawyer, said yes
terday.
II had just as soon we would go
on as we are; for I believe every
one is accustomed to what was
once believed to be fast time"
said Mrs. Matthew Reynolds, pop
ular Grassy Creek music teacher.
II am crazy for the change, it
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The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Government Is
To Buy Cabbage

L. E. Tuckwiller announced yes
terday that he had received a
telephone call stating that the
government would again purchase
surplus cabbage here. Plans are
not yet complete but it is expect
ed that arrangements will be made
the first of next week.
Cabbage is to be loaded in cars
on the railroad siding near the
stock yards, he explained. This is
support program and farmers
are to receive 55c per bag, loaded
into the cars, which will be around
38c net to the growers it was ex-
planned.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Production OF
More Fruit In
County Sought
Some Experiments I'm Apple
Orchards Are Now
Underway

While this is practically an ap-
pleless year in Ashe county, there
may come time in the not too
distant future, as a result of ex-
periments now underway, that
inspite of late freezes and the pro-
verbal cold weather in June, the
county will not be totally without
this favorite fruit.
At the State test farm at Tran
sou, a number of new trees are
being started in addition to the
young orchard already planted
there under the supervision of the
extension department. Here are
fifteen varities. Some are being
brought in from the middle west,
which are exceptionally hardy va
rites. Soil management programs
in orchards are also being given
careful attention.
In discussing the possibilities of
the increase in apple production
in the county DR.. M. E. Gardner,
horticulturist, pointed out that not
only were the types of apple trees
to be given consideration but the
locations of orchards. The ex-
posture of an orchard is one of the
most important things to consider
before going ahead with it, he
declared. He pointed out that care
of an orchard is also vital.
The Skyland post. [volume] (West Jefferson, N.C.) 193?-1988, 1945-09-27
Locust Trees Hit
By A Leaf Miner

DR.. M. E. Gardner, head of the
Department of Horticulture, State
College, told a Post reporter this
week that the dead leaves on the
locust trees in this section were
caused by the borings of a leaf
miner.
He further explained that so far
the trees had not been permanent
ly damaged by the insect since the
miner comes in and does his dam
age after the buds for the years
growth are formed. He explained
that there was a possibility of
controlling this in the future by
busting from an airplane, on a
large scale. He said the trees in
Buncombe had been attacked for
several years.