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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
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Relonversion No Great
Obstacle TO Industry
Many Factories Making Consumers Goods
For Services; Numerous Others to
Require Only Minor Changes.
By BAUKHAGE
Ne,os analyst and Commentator.

to make a living from ankering and
selling the patents on the gadgets
he invented. Then one day he made
something he liked so well he didn't
want to part with the idea behind it,
so he decided to manufacture it him
self. 1t was popular-priced mag
netic compass for use in steel
bodied automobiles and trucks.
Sheriff. rented three Offices right
on the public square of Peru, turned
them into his factory and started
out. Soon he began to expand, push
ing lawyers, doctors, real estate men
out Of the way. But l am getting
ahead of my story.
Sheriff. was a born inventor, al
though he didn't realize it and start
ed off to study law. After two years
at the University of Chicago he
found that his hunger for the law
was appeased, his hunger for three
meals day was not. He went to
work managing a little neighborhood
shoe store in Chicago. This gave
him a chance to tinker in the kitch-
en-laboratory in his fiat. Then he
got chance at job back in In
diana-repairing radios in Peru.
This gave him lots of opportunity to
tinker and he patented inventions
and sold them, which bolstered his
income considerably. Finally he
evolved the compass which he
wouldn't part with. He was able to
hire a small staff of workers-theD
came the war and no more civilian
autos.
But there were lots of military We
hicles and after our blind tanks had
lost themselves in the African des-
erts, Washington found out about
Sheriff. and gave him the challenge
of making compass for use in mo-
torized equipment of various kinds.
Sheriff. went to work and produced
his models. The Carnegie Institute,
the army engineers and the war
college looked them over and put
their okeh on them. The inventor
moved downstairs and took the
whole first floor of the building on
Peru's public square. The 20 men
who had assembled the auto COM
passes were increased to l25 working
at regular assembly line.
Next came a call from the Mari
time commission. A compass for
steel lifeboats was needed. Like the
tanks, too many had been left to
wander on the high seas blind. Fur
Their inventive genius was required
for this job for a steel lifeboat passes
much of its life on the steel deck
of a ship. A few months ago the
new compass was approved and pro-
duction Is now under way.
Some day, of course, the last war
order will arrive at the factory in
Peru, but because Of the war-stimu-
lated ingenuity Of one man, prod
uct has been created. the demand
for which will continue for such war
machines as are still needed plus a
demand for civilian use which will
return the moment restrictions on
motor travel and transportation are
over. In addition, understand from
Sheriff., new hearing-aid is in the
making.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
How Far Can u. s. Go
In Rehabilitating
The World?

CONDITIONS in the Philippines
are INDISPENSABLE" according
to Senator Millard Ell Tydings, rof
Maryland, awho recently returned
from q mission Of -inqniry lts the
islands to make a report to Presi-
dent Truman. saa ylif n1
The Senator was greatly ina
pressed by the ruin and devasta-
ton in the islands, where condi-
tons are SO bad that no sugar
crops can be expected for, three
years. Manila is almost completely
wrecked, with hardly "a habitable
house, without water, without
transportation, without food and
with almost nothing to; leok after
a, suffering population. SIS ay
The. Senator says that there are
100000 people in Manila now
being fedaand clothed blythe Army,
but, that thousands, of troops are
arriving and. the Army needs all
materials at hand for fighting
men. Consequently he advocates
an extensive policy of generous
treatment, with a large scale, pub
lic-parpose lean and general Fed
eral aid to the islands for per-
manent reconstruction work. -
The report of the Senator, de.
scribing conditions that he wit
messed first-hand, poses an inter-
esting problem for this country
q duplicatessto a,laree extent the
destrnction and suffering now
going on iniWestern Europe and
other parts of the world
There is widespread sympathy
IN this country for the Filipinot
and for other victims Of the war
In Europe and elsewhere, but the
question Is how far the nation car
go in an effort to finance the re-
habihtationtaf peoples adversely
effected by currents warfare.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
Jap Balloon Offensive

JAPANESE paper b alloons which
have brought small bombs as
far as Michigan, il ito various
Western States, Canads, and Mex
leo, will be replaced, according to
Japanese propaganda spokesmen,
by "stratosphere balloons, manned
by death-defying Japanese pilots. F"
The japanese news agency,
Domei, says that the first I,ilotless
balloon was launched against the
United States on March 10th and
that hundreds have been released
from Japan every day since that
time. "They are creating havoc
in the enemy country declares
Colonel Shozo Nakajina, spokes-
man of the Japanese armed forces.
The Japanese claim that their
balloons have a ceiling of nearly
10000 feet, beyond the reach of
interceptors, and take just over
100 hours to reach the United
States: SO far, the only fatalities.
reported in this country occurred
when a small group, on an outing,
handled one of the bombs, which
exploded, killing five persons.
The possibility exists that the
Japanese, who have developed the
suieide-plane attack, may find
balloonists willing to risktthe long
journey to the United States in
order to drop a few. small bombs.
The damage to be expected would
be small but the possibility exists
that some balloons may reach the
United States.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
War a Spur 10
Many Eatrepreaeurs

To reconvert to the manufacture
of civilian products, no change of
machinery or assembly line nor
any retooling will be necessary at
the Sheriff. factory. Nor will the
number of employees have to be re-
duced.
OF course, not many inventors are
endowed with enough business sense
to run plants of their own, Sheriff.
appears to be an exception. When
he got his first army order, he was
asked when he could deliver how
many compasses. He named the fig
ure and the day and what is more
he lived up to his promise, which
was more than many manufacturers
with less foresight and more unfore-
seen hurdles have been able to do.
There are other inventors and 9TH
er business men who, like Sheriff.,
have received from war demands
the stimulation which will push them
ahead and carry them through the
breakers of reconversion. Sheriff.
himself has no technical education.
He calls himself graduate from a
junkpile. But he can talk with the
scientists and the experts and, what
is more, he makes the pictures he
draws on his drawing board, some
times in the small hours in pajamas
and slippers, work.
He has the typical American in
genuity shared by thousands of 9TH
ers, who helped win the war for us
andWho will keep us from losing the
peace.
Recently listener wrote in with
a suggestion that fitting memorial
for the late President Roosevelt
could be provided in a manner which
would aid the bond drive. She sug-
gested that ''if bonds were contrib
uted for a memorial commensurate
with our sorrow and regret, by the
time these bonds matured we would
be able to buy the most magnif-
icent memorial in the world in honor
of our greatest President"
Then she concludes: II am one of
the many little people who would
gladly contribute small bond now,
but may not be able to give anything
later"
The psychology of that suggestion
is interesting. Regardless of what
the purpose of fund might be, what
a splendid way of raising it and thus
achieving exactly what the govern
ment wishes to achieve by the sale
of bonds: the double purpose Of Sc
curing cash to defray war expenses
and also reducing the amount OF in
hationary pocket-money.
1t struck me as such a good idea
that l sent it along to Ted Gamble
who is in charge of such matters in
connection with the Seventh War
loan. Next to making suggestions
for selling bonds l suppose one of
the best things one can do is buy
them. OF course if everybody fol-
lowed that horse-sense plan and
bought, simply for the security Of
their own future, the treasury
wouldn't need any suggestions.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
Nazis Were Within
6 Months

ORDINANCE EXPERTS assert
that the Germans were within
six months of developing rocket
bomb which might have been ,accu-
rate enough to launch a devastat-
ing attack upon American cities.
Reports also indicate that the
experts have concluded that the
bombing Of vi bases in northwest
ern Europe prevented a massive
assault upon London. Moreover,
the blasting of a Baltic expert
mental plant killed many Nazi ex-
perts' and retarded their expert
mental work for many weeks. p
Il should be understood that the
estimates are based onithe theoret-
ical conclusions of the Germans
who believed that they could even
tually produce a rocket bomb that
would travel from the British Isles
to Japan. Certainly, the Nazis had
an amazing rocket assembly plant,
eight hundred feet underground, in
the mountains near Norhausen
which was operated by 10000 slave
workers. The plant was burrowed
out of limestone, with twenty-five
miles of railroad running through
the larger tunnels.
The experts may be correct in
their conclusions but it is Just as
well to take such stories with an
ounce of precaution.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
THE Quest For. Truth
Nh v. In. News

EVERY AMERICAN should sup
iisport the effort of newspaper
men and press associations to
establish vital principles in connec-
ton with the gathering, trans
mission and publication of the
news of the world. '~
The newspaper men generally
support three principles, outlined
recently by the American Society
OFF Newspaper Editors, which in
clnde ~ that news should not be
censored at the source; (2) that
the press should not be used as an
instrument of Government propa-
ganda; and ca that free. flow
Of news should be permitted in
and out of all countries.
Neither newspaper men nor the
public at large, however, should
conclude that the establishment of
these principles viii automatically
mean that all facts as to inter
national problems and other public
issues viii be presented to the
people. The truth of the matter
is that the principles, once estah-
lished, will only make it possible
for newspapers, radio common
tstors and other publicity men to
present the facts, fairly and just
ly, If they want to do so and are
qualified to do SO. - y.
Il is quite common for writers
and commentators to assume that
the4only barrier to. the acquisition
of'facts are those that place diff
cuities In the way of selecting,
transmitting and publishing news
This is. incorrect. Not only must
the facts be collected and trans
mitted, but they must be published
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
BARBS =. by Baukhage

Sale of horse meat is reported on
the increase. II that's the case we'd
better end this gasoline shortage
soon.
A medal was recently awarded to
high officer for saving the fife Of
woman by stopping a runaway
horse 20 years ago. Which shows
he was faster at catching up with
what he was after than his medal.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
Calls Lady A "Gas-Bag"
EVERY ONCE in a while SOM

EVERY ONCE in a while some
member of Congress breaks out
in an ill-tempered exposition of
bad temper, saying or doing some
thing that does not reflect credit
upon good legislative body.
That American Congressman
have no monopoly in this respect
is apparent from the London re-
port, revealing the reply of Aneu-
rim Bevan, Welsh coal minor and
Laborite member of Parliament, to
Viscountess Astor.
When the lady asked provoca-
tive question the miner retorted /:
"It really is intolerable when this
old gas-bag gets up and gabbles
away"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28

An official navy bulletin included
this warning: Navy personnel are
not allowed to transport monkeys to
or from India"
The government has moved west
from the Hudson, one congressman
commented. Fine so long as it
doesn't stop when it gets 10 the
Mississippi. This is a very wide
country.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, d. G.

WNO CpINltt, OnlUH lTuSt ouHuiuB'
Washington, d. c.
Reconversion has begun and it
looks as if one prediction, made
back when conversion had been ac-
complished with many an ache
and groan, would come true. Then
the experts predicted that recover
sion would be easier than conversion.
Eighty per cent of the factories.
we are now told by officials of the
department Of commerce, will not
have to do major reconversion j6b.
This is largely because many indus
tries now furnishing supplies to the
military will continue to manufac-
ture the same supplies for civilians
clothing, food, printing. electrical
appliances-you can think of whole
lot of others yourself. 1t will be no
great problem for the makers of
such products to shift from one mar
ket to another-from Uncle Sam to
John G. Consumer.
Some industries whose present
final product differs considerably
from the civilian goods they make
won't have such major difficulties
either. 1t will please the ladies to
learn that even the folks who have
been making parachutes will have
little or no trouble changing back
to stockings. The nylon people SIM
ply have to change spools.
There are number of other pre-
dictions concerning the future of
businesses, big and little, and one
of them is that 40 per cent Of the
industries, although they won't do
the business they are doing today
with Uncle Sam as customer, will
have bigger demand to meet than
they had in the boom year of 1929.
And this condition will continue, say
the prophets Of profits, for two or
three years on the impetus of the
present pent-up buying power of
the nation. If we keep our heads
meanwhile, there is no reason why
the period of prosperity cannot be
extended.
But what about the other types Of
business which were expanded by
war demands for products which
won't have any civilian market?
Well, our American business inge-
nuity and our native mechanical in
ventive genius, they tell us, are 60
ing to step into the picture again.
Then there will be the natural evo-
luton which will eliminate the be-
low-average business man and es-
tablish a survival of the fittest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28

pilot OF the Stanley Vefasa OF
Mont has planes and bombed many vessels
His brilliant exploit the battle Of Ssn Cruz Flying fighter
he detailed to protect the U.S. carrier Hornet While ens at 1900
he saw Jap diving the ship Lieutenant veasa swung
poured his machine gun bullets into the side P machine
passed spraled down flames He second the wafer
radoed ordered the lieutenant abandon the sinking Hornet and
The As vfesa Jap torpedo planes
ing Rolling plane dd 5000 feet He shot down
pulled behind three Others Before they could turn him he
destruction oufnaneuverns and oshooins the NPs
little later veasa spotted Two torpedo panhe slipped close
his bullets and sped One Jap plane dropped into The
Pacific MAKING seven shot flight
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
PVNNVNS"7'VNNN
I~t,sge1 A SUNDAY
Irts,rstisne, l SCHOOL
= LESSON j
BY HAROLD L. LUNDQuIsT, d. d.
OF The Moody Bible Institute of Chica ago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
Lesson for July /

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc.
lected and copyrighted by international
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
Yankee Ingenuity
To the Fore

What started me off on this topic
was typical example of how this
inventive genius, stimulated by war
demands, has laid the foundation
for turning what started as a little
two-room factory into a big, small
town business. The man with the
inventive genius is frequent Wash
ington visitor these days. His name
is Burl e. Sheriff. The name of
the town is Peru, Ind, population
$4,000. Sheriff. is a modest Hoosier
genius in his forties who managed
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28

More tools and trucks are made
available to farmers.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-06-28
GODS JOY IN CREATION

LESSON TEXT-Genesis 1:1-S, 1912.
1913, %, 81, 81.
GOLDEN TEXT-God saw everything
that he had made. and, behold, II was
very good.-Genesis 1871.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19

Miss Marjorie M Farley, Rose land avenue, has returned from Washington, D. C., where she was the guest of Miss Beatrice Faivre, formerly of thsi city. Miss Faivre is at present director of child well fare at Catholic University.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
A.A.U w. Hears Prot. Giamatti

Prof. Valentine Giamatti, of the Italian Department, Mt. Holyoke college, addressed members of the American Association of University Women at a meeting yesterday at the Business and Professional Wo- mems club.
 After tracing Italian history from the collapse of the Roman empire to the period of unif1cation in 1860- 70, Prof. Giamatti, in his talk of "Italy-Today and Tomorrow" dis cussed the rise to power of Benito MuSSolini. War was unpopular among the Italian people, the speaker said, but the opponents of Mussolini found themselves in a position where they were unable to revolt.
 A desire for recognition of Italy as a cooperative power by the Allied nations is felt by the Italian people he asserted. Since the overthrow of Mussolini, they feel they have shown their desire to aid the AL lied cause, and are therefore per plexed by the fact that Italian pris- oners are held as are other prison CTS of war. The people of Italy feel that they have contributed to the Allied cause and should be rep resented in the San Francisco con- ference
 Prof. Giamatti, graduate of Yale university, received his PhD from Harvard university and his advance work at the University of Perugia and the University of Florence. He has traveled extensively in Italy and Is the author of many transla- tions of Italian and Portuguese arti- cles for various periodicals.
 HoStesses for the meeting in- oluded Mrs. F. N. Meyer, chair
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
It. Shea Auxiliary
 To Install Officers

Installation of officers of It. Shea Auxiliary of Veteran of For eign Wars, will be conducted at 8 o'clock tonight in the ballroom of the Hotel Elton. Mrs Helen Brophy state department president of the Veterans of Foreign Wars Auxili- ary, will officiate at the installation, which is a joint affair with the Wheeler Young Post of this city.
 The new officers to be installed include:
 President, Mrs. Ann Cinitis; se nior ce-presldent, Mrs. Mabel Winters; junior vice-president, Mrs. Lillian Reed; chaplain, Mrs. Augus- ta Espelin; treasurer, Mrs. Ellen Sheehan; secretary, Miss Helen Shanahan: conductress, Mrs. Mar garet Clarke; guard, Mrs. Elizabeth Hockert; color bearers, the Misses Aida Cahill, Mary Spellman, Shir- ley Morse and Monica Case; patrio- tic instructor, Mrs. Julia Cooley; historian, Mrs. Dorothy Barrett; trustee, Mrs. Pauline Conlon, retir- ing president.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
CLUB SOCIETY SOCIAL UNC7UNN
CLUB NOTES
Couple HOnOred : On MAnniUeYS01-y

AR. end AGES. John Joyce of Cool
 dge street were honored at Horn- pecher's last Saturday by a group of Friends on the occasion of their y6th wedding anniversary. A floral pray and wedding cake comprised the table centerpiece. Mrs. Joyce eeceived . number Of attractive Vilver gifts.
 Included On the guest list were: AGr. and Mrs. D. P. Castaldo and Mir. and Mrs. Joseph Muscio of Wa Serbury, MT. and Mrs. Joel Ander- son of Naugatuck, MT. and Mrs. Arthur Becker of New York City, Edward Becker, merchant seaman of Boston, Mass, MT. and Mrs. Will liam Lewis of Springfield, Mass. MT. and Mrs. William Selske of Ches- hire, and MT. and Mrs. James Mar Sin of Plantsville.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
Miss DYiScOII
 WedS /. J. Anton

Ferns and spring flowers decorated the Church of the Sacred Heart this morning for the wedding of Miss Margaret Driscoll, daughter of MT and Mrs. Joseph Driscoll, East Main street, and Theodore J. Anton, so'l of Mrs. Evanthia Anton, New Haven, formerly of Waterbury. The 10 o'clock ceremony was performed by Rev. Henry Quinn.
 The bride was attired in a white marquisette street length dress, with portrait neckline and cap sleeves and long white gloves. Her Dutch cap was trimmed with seed pearls and she carried a huff of white orchids.
 Mrs. Raymond Besancon, who served as matron of honor, wore 8 pimi1ar dress in champagne pink, a pink lowered hat and carried a huff of pink roses. William Cleary was best man for MT. Anton.
 Approximately 55 guests, includ- hg those from Naugatuck, New Ha- ven, New York, and New Jersey, at- tended the reception which followed At Reardon's restaurant. Mrs Driscol received in a hyacinth blue dress, navy blue accessories and eorsage of red roses. The bride Eroom'S mother also wore red roses with her blue ensemble.
 For her wedding trip to an un- announced destination, the bride selected a navy blue costume, champagne p.tlk accessories and a corsage of orchids. She is 8 grad uate of Sacred Heart High school, and her husband is a graduate of Washington University
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
Betty Kurtz Leads
 In Sale of Cookies

Betty Kurtz, with a record of 79 boxes sold, led Girl Scout Troop 8, sponsored by the Second Congre- gational church in the sale of Girl Scout cookies this week. Members of the troop collectively sold 882 boxes of cookies.
 Jane Smith took second place with a total of 56 boxes sold, and Barbara Laffey, third, with 52 boxes.
 An inspection of the doll exhibit at Davenport hall of the church was conducted yesterday by the troops. Arbor Day, April g, will be marked at the Scout Camp in Waterville with tree planting exercises.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
Capt. TOfey
 Guest At Parity

Miss Ada Watson, Ridgewood street. entertained Sunday at her home in honor of her nephew, Capt. Herbert Toffey, Jr., who re- gently returned from England Capt. Toffey is the son of Mir and Mrs. Herbert Toffey, Woodbury road, Watertown.
 Among those attending were: MT. and Mrs. Herbert Toffey, ST., Capt. and Mrs. Herbert Toffey, Jr., MT and Mrs. Gaylor R. Whitney, MT. and Mrs. George D. Watson, Mrs. Irving R. Benson, Misses Ruth E. Whitney, Janet E. Watson, Nancy Lou Toffey and Russell Irving Ben- son and Thomas G. Begnal.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
Aid SOcietyH0S
 Dessert Bridge

The Ladies Aid Society of the Third Congregational church held a dessert bridge, food sale and apron sale yesterday afternoon in the par ish hall
 High scorers at the bridge in- cluded: Mrs. Harry Pritchard, Mrs. George M0eller, Mrs. Otto Sibold, Mrs. Prank Miller, Mrs Joseph Smith, Mrs. Daniel Hine and Mrs. Frank Santoro. Special awards were given to Mrs. Howard Pitcher and Mrs. E. M. Stetson.
 Mrs. Harry Tooker. chairman of the affair, was assisted by Mrs. Robert Jones, Mrs. Milton Aikens Mrs. B. w. Erk, Mrs. Harry Roden, Mrs. George Sanders and Mrs. Louis Pritchard.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-04-19
Diane BOttMn1e
 Marks Birthday

Mrs. Stuart Bottulne, Moran street, entertained at a party re- gently for her daughter, Diane, who celebraed her sixth birthday.
 Guests included: Marsha May, Margaret Guffee, Alice Carey, Bar bara Gyllenhammer Arlene Meicn- try, Helen Grayeb, Marilyn Ganzer, Alma Houle, Christine Houle, Jean Olson, Marie Liquinidoli, Sydel Bess, Shirley Bottume, Steven Plaien and Francis Linquinidoli.