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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-15
.GAITHERSBURG
HIGH SCHOOL
Girls Lose To Blair


The girls varsity basketball
team played fast and close game
Tuesday, Feb. 6 at Blair, only to
be defeated, 1926 in the last few
minutes of the last quarter. 1t
was a close scoring game all the
way. At the half the score was
1918, Blair; the last quarter saw
tie at rs all, but Blair scored
the additional A points on foul
shots and clinched the game. Dot
tie White scored 20 points Of the
rs and Miriam Groves scored the
remaining 5.
Self Government
The second semester was start
ed on Monday, Feb. 5, with an
assembly inaugurating the point
system Of dement's and observing
the graduations of two seniors, j.
B. Floyd and Warner Snoffer,
who are bound for the services Of
"Uncle Sam.
Members of the student govern
ment told the violations that will
give demerits such as: cutting
class, throwing objects, insolencc
or disrespect TO teachers, and
many other items. AS set up now,
the system provides that any
student who receives an accum-
ulation Of 10 dement's will be
brought before the Student Coun-
ell to account for his actions. On
receipt Of 15 dement's, the student
will be suspended from school un-
til MS parents reinstate him, and
on receipt of 40 the student is ex-
PEELED from school until special
permission is granted for his re-
instatement by the county super
visor.
The demerit system is an effort
TO improve discipline and is the
first step toward self-government
in Gaithersburg High School. 1t
was adopted after council mem
bers made a careful study OF
similar systems in county and
State schools.
Seniors Get Name Cards
This week has been full Of ex-
element for the seniors since they
have received their name cards
and have been told that their class
rings are on the way. Each mem
Der of the class is exchanging
name cards and getting auto
graphs Of classmates and teachers
for "old times sake. General
/ optimism prevails among the
seniors now as they are placing
their order for commencement
announcements.
Banquet Returns
The school is now able 10 an.
nounce the profits from the ban.
quet served in November for the
Maryland Virginia Milk Pro
ducers. Because Of the hard
work and generous contributions
Of parents $497 was cleared and
| placed III the school treasury.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-15
Federation Board
To Meet February 27-

The Executive Board of the
Montgomery County Federation of
Women's Clubs will meet on Tues
day, February 9th at 10 O'Clock
at the call Of the president, Mrs.
Joseph H. Mcguire. Luncheon re-
servations should be made, not
later snen Friday, February 2S,
with Mrs. S. II. Mckee, 5431 Lin
coin Street, Bethesda, or phone
Wisconsin, 1909.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-15
:: HOME AND CLUB ACTIVITIES ::
News OF The
GIRLS All CLUBS
Glenmont Club

Glenmont Club
The Glenmont All CLUB met with
its local leader, Mrs. john Kelch-
ner, at the home of Allie Miller,
on Monday, with IL girls present.
The president, Patsy White, con-
Quoted the meeting. Betty Fox is
secretary.
The health topic for this month,
EAT a Good Breakfast was dis
cussed. The girls are to have a
Valentine Party on Wednesday to
celebrate Ollie Miller's and Betty
FoX's birthdays.
Cedar Grove
At the homeof their local lead
er, Mrs. Julian King, on Tuesday,
20 girls heard Betty Brown give
a very fine talk on Posture. The
making Of bread and the shaping
of bread and rolls was demonstrate
ed by Miss Bastow. At the next
meeting, which will be held on
Wednesday, Feb. 81, Ann Beall
will give a talk on EAT A Good
Breakfast and Lillian and Evelyn
Arnold will give a demonstration
on the making of bread.
Foxvale
The Foxvale girls met with Mrs.
Edwin Cherrington, on Wednesday,
with 10 girls present. They fin
ished leftover sewing. At the
next meeting on Wednesday, Feb.
81, the girls will choose new
project.
Potomac
Tie Potomac Alters net on
Thursday at the school. The vice
president, Betty lngles, conducted
the business meeting. The girls
discussed their health notebooks.
They are making aprons. At the
end of the meeting games were
played.
Rockville Juniors
The Rockville Juniors met in
the office fer their Valentine
Party, on Friday, Feb. 8. Dolores
Mills, jeanne Preffitt and Bar
bara Merry mad decorated the
table on which the Valentine box
was placed. Peggy W2ddle con
Quoted the games. Several of the
girls had made cookies at home,
for refreshments, which were SER
we'd with punch. b.
.rtes 7 Colesville
The Colesville Club met at the
home of Sally Lee Rush with IL
girls present. All the new officers
presided. Pauline Lechlider, con
Quoted the meeting, while Anna
Woodward, secretary, read the
minutes and Doris Wright, treas
urer, collected the dues and gave
her report. The girls worked or
tea towels.
PoOlesville
The PooIesville Club met at the
Home Economies Cottage at the
school on Saturday with 10 girls
present. who divided into three
groups and made cheese and to-
mato rarebit. Miss Bastow gave
q demonstration on the making OF
At the next meeting
the girls will prepare baked po-
tatoes and cream Clipped beef.
Glorida Smith gave talk on pos
ture.
DarnestOwn
The Darnestown girls met at the
home of Anna Lou Curtis, with
their local leader, Mrs. Madeline
Young. Frances Young, presi-
dent, conducted the meeting. The
girls were measured in order to
know how much material to bring
for their broomstick skirts which
they will begin on March 10.
LaytOnsville
The Laytonsyille All girls met
with their local leader, Mrs. Edwin
Fry, on Saturday with 9 present.
Previously that week, the Dance
Committee fol the st. Patrick's
Day Dance, had met. These in
cluded Betty Jean King, chair
man; Dorothy White, Patricia
Bailey, Amy Fry, Mary Benson,
Fred Fry, Harry Jones, Lanier
Floyd. The dance is to be held at
the Laytonsville Hall. The girls
have made posters for the dance.
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der viii begin operations during

der viii begin operations during
June.
Here In the reception station
those individuals with scores equal
to or above the critical score will be
screened once more to determine
whether they are essential to the
Army as q whole or are ronessen-
tial and can therefore be returned
to civilian life. Again let me en-
phasize that an enlisted man whose
score entities him to release will be
held in the Army as essential If his
skill Is SO important to the Army
and so scarce that he cannot be
spared. individuals of this type
who do have to be held will be re-
placed as rapidly as the Army can
train and make available replace
ments with the proper skills.
Sent to Separation Center.
An individual who is found nom
essential at the reception station is
Immediately transferred to a sep
aration center, located at the same
post, for processing for release from
the Army. The complete process in
a separation center will take about
4a hours, after which the individual
is on his way to his home as a
civilian.
AS you know, at the separation
center every possible assistance is
given to prepare the soldier for his
return to civilian life. We want
those who are separated from the
Army to know that their services
are deeply appreciated. We are GER
tain, too. that they will prove them
selves to be as good citizens as they
have been soldiers. and as soldiers
they have shown themselves to be
unexcelled.
The many citizen soldiers who
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however, that through transfers of
some low-score men from the
ground forces and new trainees a
proportionate share Of men will be
released from all three forces "as
rapidly as practicable"
The department also explained
what will happen to enlisted mer
available for discharge when they
arrive in this country. They will &C
from the port of debarkation to one
of the % reception stations close
to their home area. In the case Of
District men the station will be
Fort Meade.
AZ Hours for Processing.
At these reception stations SOL
diers having the required scores will
be screened once more to determine
whether they are essential.
Those found nonessential will be
transferred Immediately to a sep
aration center for processing prior
to release.
This processing will take only
about 48 hours, after which the sol.
dier will be on his way home as q
civilian.
The War Department said its de
mobilization plan viii not affect tn.
continued release of enlisted mer
over AZ years of age, which wa!
started recently. Holders Of thl
Medal Of Honor also are eligibl,
for release on request.
Married members of the WAC
will be released at their own reques'
If their Army husbands have beer
returned to civilian life.
Gen. Tompkins led a group O.
high-ranking officials in explaining
the rehabilitation plan to a new,
conference. Gen. Tompkins sale
there are number of soldiers al.
ready in the country who returned
for rest and who have high scores
They will be eligible for discharg,
right away" he said.
The Army previously had ex-
planned that In addition to the
1,soo, 900 msp expected to be eligible
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to the shop two weeks ago, attend.
ants said.
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will not affect the continued release
lof enlisted men over AZ years OF
age. which was started recently
Discharge Of these men, upon APP
plication, will continue without re-
gard to other factors,
Holders OF the Medal Of Honor
will also be eligible for release on
their own request.
In addition. married members OF
the WAC will be released, at their
own request, if their husbands have
been separated from the Army and
returned to civilian life.
Release Of Officers.
Now I would like to explain the
method we will use in releasing ON
GERS. 1t is tougher than the plan
for enlisted personnel primarily be-
cause officers have received addi-
tional training, have heavier re-
sponsibilities and have developed
specialized skills and leadership ca
pacity. They must be handled more
on an individual than a group basis
Therefore, although officers will
have an adjusted service rating score
based on the same multiples as fol-
enlisted personnel, this factor will
be secondary to the prime require
ment of military necessity.
The expression military neces.
sity" as applied to officers mean,
consideration must be given on ar
individual basis to the relative abil.
ity of an officer, need for his spe-
cialty and the availability Of assign.
ments which will make the best use
of his capabilities. Officers WITH
lengthy overseas service and long
and hazardous service in combat will
be given special consideration fol-
release. An ofl1cer's desire to re-
main In the service at this time will
be another factor to be given consid-
Grafton.
The return of officers to the United
States will be controlled by theater
commanders, who will use the fore
going principles In making their de-
cisions. However, wish to emp1a-
size that the determination OF
whether or not an officer is to be re-
leased from the Army, as opposed tt
simply being returned to the United
States, will be made by the com.
manding generals of the Army
Ground, Air and Service Forces act
ing under the general supervision
of the War Department.
In other words, it an officer Il
declared surplus by his theater com.
mander, he may still be retained II
he is needed by any unit of the AAF
AGF or ASST. .r.
When individuals who are surplus
to overseas theaters arrive in this
country they will proceed from
port to reception station close to
their home area. Twenty-Five OF
these reception stations will be
placed about the country in order
that the Army may bring individ-
uals as close to their homes as pos
sible. Seventeen of them are al
ready in operation and the remain
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must remain In the service have .
tough job abroad. Their accomplish
ments SO far indicate that they will
more than measure up to that task.
They may be assured that when the
job is done procedures will be ready
to insure their prompt return to
civilian life.
Through the same reception sta
tons, which ! have just mentioned,
pass the individuals returned to this
country in units which will be re-
quired for continued service against
the Japanese. These individuals will
have in almost every case scores
below the critical score They will be
brought from the ports to these
reception stations In order to get
them close to their home areas. Here
they are given travel time to and
from their homes plus up to 80 days
furlough for rest and recuperation.
After that they report to the desig-
mated point where their unit is to be
reformed for continued active serv-
ice.
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to the shop two weeks ago. attend
ants said.
Served In Army.
Alden T. Heating, manager of the
Yellow Cab Co. said Mr.. Avent had
been working there since October 80.
Before that he was said to have
worked for the Washington Term
inal Co., and the Capital Transit
Co. He was in the Army from 1884
to 1910, police said, and had been
married five years. He is from
Rocky Mount, N. C.
He was swell kid" Mr.. Heating
said. Never squealed when he lost
time because the cab had to be re-
paired"
The cab was taken away from the
scene by the police crane and the
body taken to the morgue.
| A similar murder-that of Arthur
H. Weisenberger, ON January 30,
l943-was never solved by police.
Weisenberger, also a cab driver, MAS
u, father Of two small children. He
was found dead in the snow near
his cab, stabbed "a times with a
knife. His wallet was empty, but
there was money in his jacket.
News Kept from Wife.
Mrs. Gray said Mrs. Avent did
not yet know of her husbands death,
but only that he had suffered a
heart attack"
Mrs. Gray said that when Mr..
Avent worked for the Capital Tran
sit Co., about eight months ago, he
suffered heart attack while op-
Grating a streetcar at Fourteenth
and F streets NV, and his doctor
advised him to leave his job as
motorman. At that time, Mrs. Gray
said, Mr.. Avent started driving a
taxicab 80 he wouldn't have to
rush., and only drove a few hours
each night.
She said Mrs. Avent probably
wouldn't be advised of her husband IS
death until she joined her parents
IN Fredericksburg, Va. Mrs. Avent
is being taken there today, and one
of the children Is already there,
Mrs. Gray declared.
Mrs. Avent has another sister,
Marjory, who works as a window
dresser for Liggett's Drug Stores
here, and lives at 1418 Potomac ave-
nue. Sc. Besides his wife and chill
dren Mr.. Avent is survived by his
father Spencer and a sister, Miss
Mary Avent, both of Rocky Mount
N. c., 1t was said.
Mrs. Avent, 81, is a former tele.
phone operator for the Chesapeake
& Potomac TELEPHONE Co.
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Death 10 Nazi Agents
Favored by Members
OF War Tour Party

Death for German Gestapo agents
and Storm Troopers Is suggested as
part Of hard peace for Germany
by some of the members of the con-
gressional delegation just returned
from an inspection of Nazi prison
camps.
The strongest reactions came from
House members Of the 12-man dele
CATION. After the group had con-
ferred with War Department off,
Gals yesterday, Senate Majority
Leader Barley said they had moth
ing to give out regarding the War
Department visit in advance of q
report to Congress. Some members,
however, expressed their personal
feelings.
Representative Izac, Democrat, Of
California, prisoner of Germany
and a winner of the Congressiona
Medal Of Honor In the World War
told reporters he Is convinced that
the German people must be SUBJ
jected to harsh terms or they
may decide war is a good thing
after ALL
Advocates Distribution of Goods.
The Californian advocated taking
away goods and properties of the
Germans and distributing them to
the peoples whose own farms and
homes were stripped by the Nazi
armies.
Americans must look on German
prison camps as evidence of how
ruthless their enemy in the next
war may be, declared Representa-
tive Mott, Republican. of Oregon.
He said the German people show
no humiliation, no remorse, in
defeat.
Death to Gestapo Favored.
Allied nations should permit the
German people to suffer Just a
little" and the Gestapo and Storm
Troopers should be executed for
indescribable atrocities, Representa-
tive Short, Republican, of Missouri
declared.
"Germany's misery has Just be-
gum" Mr.. Short said. She has
been living off the loot of other
nations up to now. But after you
see all of the suffering and misery
you don't waste any sympathy on
them"
He added belief that the Gestapo
which he estimated at 100000 men
and the Storm Troopers, which had
a strength of 100000, should be
held guilty automatically. Repre-
sentative Thomson, Democrat, of
Texas agreed this should be SUM-
cient evidence of his guilt on charges
of murder.
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for discharge under the demobiliza-
ton program the normal attrition
rate discharge for physical reasons
and other factors) will bring the
total for the next IL months up to
approximately 100000.
The department said 1t plans to
increase the 1900, 900 figure by keep
ing selective service calls at the
present level which was fixed on a
replacement basis.
Gen. Tompkins said the Army is
still going to call on the 18-year-
old group to the maximum that can
be furnished" and he added he was
certain that draft boards will con-
tinue to take some men over 30. He
explained that the 1929 year age
group never has been large enough
to supply SUFFICIENT manpower in
itself.
In answer to a question, Gen
Tompkins said he did not think II
possible at present to make any
change IN the policy of drafting
fathers.
Board to Pass on All Cases.
To make it absolutely certain
that exceptions made in cases eligi.
BILE for discharge represent "true
military necessity and not military
convenience" review boards of "se.
lected. mature officers" will pass or
every case where an individual witt
q score high enough for discharge
has been marked to stay In the Army
because of military necessity.
The scoring Of points will be basec
on q soldiers status as of May IL
1915. The only credit which a sol.
dier can count toward discharge
after that date will be for decora.
tons and battle participation star.
he earned before May IL and fol
children born on or before May l:
whose birth was not known to the
father at the time the scores were
prepared.
Secretary of War Stimson tolc
the press conference the War De.
partn1ent firmly intends to restore
soldiers to their homes and fami.
lies as rapidly as the military stu.
alton permits.
Pointing out that the citiser
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Army was recruited through selec-
tive process. Mr.. Stimson said 1t
was the War Departments convic-
ton that the selective process
should operate with equal compre-
hensiveness and impartially in
choosing which men are eligible for
release between the unconditional
surrender of Germany and final VIC
tory over Japan. I
System Called Just.
Obviously our program will not
satisfy every one" Secretary Slim
son admitted. There will be some
who feel other factors should have
been taken into account or greater
weight assigned to one point than
another. But we are confident after
the most diligent examination that
1t would not have been possible to
devise system that would operate
with greater justice to each indi-
vidual soldier or that would more
accurately reflect the desires of the
soldiers themselves.
Their feeling that the men who
have served longest, have fought
hardest and who have children are
the ones who should leave the Army
first, is the touch-stone of our pro-
gram"
OF the 300. 900 men to be released
under the point system, $50 600 are
now in Europe, about 1873, 900 in the
Pacific and the remainder in the
United States under the rotation
system.
Shift to Take Months.
The Army had disclosed earlier
that it will take almost a year to
move out Of Europe the 800, OOo
troops destined to be shifted to the
Pacific or brought back to this co,1n-
try for discharge. Six months more
will be required before all the equip-
ment labeled for the Pacific area
has been shipped from Europe.
Some 100000 men will be left be-
hind In Europe as an occupation
force.
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Do you know that you can have
that house or farm In 10 years and
ct u cents On the dollar BY buying
Wars Bends nswf
The union times., 1945-06-02

that is, the seniority or employ ment status he held prior to induc- tion, plus accumulated seniority and other privileges for time spent Tn military service. Most union con- tracts carry such protection for service men.
 Hershey, however, has been pushing for ''super-seniority' in- depreciation, under which return. ing soldiers would not only be made whole" for their absence. but could ''bump'' workers with many more years of seniority, in. cluding veterans of World War |. Also, under Hersheys view, sons could Oust fathers from jobs.
 This week, Hershey put out an elaborate press release to justify his stand, which has been under ire from many sources. However. he retreated on one significant point-he agreed that on the rail- roads, where seniority is more sol- idly established than i'm any other industry, it would be sufficient to reinstate an ex-service man to his proper place on the ''seniOrit ros- ter."
 A COUPLE of headlines from the it-fits-but-we're-slightIy-confus- ed department:
 Commander Wassell Relates
 Experiences Yesterday at
 Naval Base Covering War
 Key Vest (FIa.) Citisen. Clothing, Bedding Acutely Needed In War-TOwn Lands Hidden in At
 tics
 Lansing (Mich.) State Journal.
 LABOR'S representatives on the National War Labor Board made it clear this week that the wartime no-strike pledge remains in effect until Japan is crushed. ''The pledge was made for the duration, and it sticks until the war is fully won," they said.
 THE wartime production record of workers drew another glowing tribute this week from H. Struve Hensel, Assistant Secretary of the Navy. "In this war a production miracle has been wrought by labor and management" he said. sI want to be one of the first to con- fess that we in Washington acted as little more than primers and lubricants.'
 NOW that Japan has denounced the Nazis it is rumored that Argen-' tina will ask that the Japanese be seated in the San Francisco confer ence.
The union times., 1945-06-02
The Reader Has the Floor

To the Editor, The Union Times::
 Your article today on the Proposed International Bill of Rights, to be worked out through a commission of the United Nations, should make every trade union member sit LID and think. will give full assent to The On.on Iimes in its statement that such "an International Bill of Rights IS III close accord with the program placed before conference leaders by organized labor"
 You quote, with evident approval the explanation from Stettinius that this Bill includes Protection from discrimination of all men and zvomen. regardless Of race, language, religion 0r sea, and protection of their equal right to enjoy all other fundamental rights and freedoms"
 Therefore now the American Fed eration of Labor solemnly renounces its opposition to giving to the women ot America status of equality it is advocating for the world I hereby hail the Federation as friend of the Equal Rights Amendment, recently reported Is to 7 to the House of Representatives of Congress by the Judiciary Committee, Equality of Rights under the Law shall not be Denied or Abridged on account of Sex"
 Let us forget that the opposition of the past has been founded on not;-