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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Vets Demand
About Effort

We can see that any man with his
eye on the political future will have
to WOO the veteran And that brings
us back to theiNational Service bill.
Now one of the chief gripes of
the serviceman Is the fact that he is
drafted to fight where and when he
is told but the men who work in the
war plants do not have to take or
ders from anybody. The sorest spot
on the G.I.'s soul is the strike Of
the miners last year. Naturally, he
thinks labor draft law should be
passed.
That is the kind of news the Presi-
dent wants to get out. That is one
of the reasons why he wants a ma
tional service bill passed. He knows
its Importance 10 the morale Of the
fighting men as well as to the pro-
duction of supplies. That is why he
is willing to risk the anger of labor
pressure against the measure. He
knows that the morale Of those boys
now will affect their attitude toward
the government when they return
and their confidence in the leaders
Of the country.
But where, then, does point (Mr.
Roosevelt is not interested in the
next presidential election come in?
The answer is in the Bigger fish"
he he 10 fry Gro'- ~
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Eisenhower Strategy
Scores

TILE ARM CHAIR strategists
G9fare now wondering whether the
Allied High Command maintains
an adequate reserve force to meet
an emergency such as the German
attack in the Ardennes, launched
on December 10th.
They point out that this attack
was met by shifting the Patton
and Patch armies toward the weak
spot in the Allied line and by NOV
ing the British Second Army from
Holland. General Bradley has
pointed out that the Allied High
Command operated on a policy
that took Calculated risks"
Under this plan, soldiers were
used against the enemy instead Of
being kept in the rear areas. Of
course, there is some danger be-
cause if a strong mechanical force
can effect complete break
through in hurry, there will be
no adequate defense in the rear.
Ordinarily, we see very little
difference whether the High Com
mand shifts troops along the line
or brings them up from the rear.
General Eisenhower managed to
fiatten out the Belgian bulge and
throw back the German reserve
army in little more than thirty
days, inflicting heavy losses upon
the NaziS.
The test Of any strategy is its
failure or success and, measured
by this standard, it appears that
General Eisenhower knows what
he is doing.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Predictions
ONE MANS opinion about t

ONE MANS opinion about the
length of the war is as good
as another's but Admiral Harry
E. Yarnell, retired, suggests that
the war with Japan will continue
for four years and estimates cas-
ualties at from one to two mil
lion.
About Germany the former
commander of the Asiatic feet has
some interesting opinions, believ-
ing that it win take six months
to year to finish Germany, that
after military defeat the Nazis
will stage guerrilla war, but there
viii be a revolution in Germany
and that there is a possibility
that Washington and New York
could be hit by the new type of
rocket bombs.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Labor Draft FDR's Bid
For Support Of Veterans
Legislation Would Signify Full Backing OF
War Effort; See Servicemen as
Powerful Political Group.
BY BAUKHAGE
News Analyst and Commentator.

based on the arm s as OF t.
day. BY the time the war is over
the number of those who will have
served will be much greater.
That is looking at the potential
strength of the World War II vet
eran pressure solely in terms Of
numbers. Another highly important
factor must be considered. There is
much evidence indicating that the
present day fighting man is much
more politically conscious than we
were In 1917 and 10. This is seen
In the discussion Tf"orientation'
groups which are carried on by the
army and navy all over the world,
by the tremendous amount of news
which reaches the troops even in
remote corners Of the world. by their
constant call for more. and by their
very emphatic and continued gripes
about how the civilian front is being
run.
have talked with one of the edi-
tors OF the present stars and Stripes,
with the head of the legislative divi-
sion Of the American Legion and
with a member of the Veterans Ad-
ministration who keeps in close
touch with current veteran affairs.
All agreed emphatically to the thesis
that the men and women in the
fighting forces will come back with
a keen interest in how the coun-
try is to be run and with a firm
intention of seeing that they are CO.
ing to have their say in the running.
This feeling is paralleled by the de-
mands in every liberated country by
the people who carried on the
resistance against the enemy. who
in every case demand strong repre-.
sentation in the, new governments.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Small Number Involved

THE HEADLINES and the pub
aelicity that are being given to the
group of American soldiers, now
under arrest and being tried in
France for stealing and selling
Army equipment, should not OBJ
scure the fact that they repre-
sent a small percentage of the
100000 Americans now in uni
form.
One newspaper man says there
exists in France "giant black
market in which Paris gangs in
terspersed with American Army
deserters hijack trucks on the open
highway and fight gun battles
with the American military pol
ice" Some soldiers have been
unable to withstand the tempta-
ton of fabulous prices of govern
ment equipment, which gives them
the opportunity to profit by
crime.
While some few hundred sue
cumb to the temptation there are
literally hundreds of thousands
who, as in civilian life, behave
with the utmost credit to them
selves and their nation. No small
group of thieves can alter their
record.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
1945-46 Auto Plates
Ready About Feb. Is

Applications for 1945-46 auto
mobile corner plates will be mailed
to motorists about February Is.
Commissioner w. Lee Elgin re-
quests all postmasters to forward
all tag applications to car owners
at their new addresses and collect
additional postage
Note the following instructions:
/ If address on application is not
correct, fill in correct address on
line provided.
2 Insert in boxes across top of
application number Of the large
Maryland license plate in your
name for year ending March 81.
3 If large tag now in use was
not issued in your name or was
issued to another state, write
"none" in box so that large
plate may be issued to you.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Reminders

MEATS, FATS-Red Stamps Q5,
RS, SIS (last date for use March
81. Red Stamps rs, Us, V5,
We, anr Ks (last date for use
April 28). Red Stamps Y5, rs,
and Az, BIZ, CO, DE- Qast date
for use June p.
PROGRESSED FOODS - Blue
Stamps KS, Y5, TO-, and Az
and BIZ Qast date for use March
81. Blue Stamps CO, DE-, E2,
F2, and CO (last date for use,
April 2S). Blue Stamps H2,
J2, K2, LIZ, and NJ (last date
for use June p.
SUGAR-Stamp 81 (last date for
use Feb. 28). Stamp 30 (last
date for use June y.
FUEL OIL-East, Periods 4 be-
come good February 5, 1945.
SHOES-Airplane Stamps 1, 2,
and 3 In Book Three, good in
definitely.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

OF the 25,000,000 for relief and
reconstruction when the war is
over, which is now being raised by
members of The Methodist Church
in the Crusade for Christ, more
than half will be spent in war de-
vastated areas for food, clothing,
medical supplies, and spiritual
ministry, according to Bishop j..
Ralph Magee of Chicago director
of the four-year program.
Millions Of dollars will be spent
in China alone under the direction
of the Foreign Missions Division
of the church, with large amounts
also going to war-torn European
countries, the Philippines, Burma,
Malaysia, Korea and Japan. Emer-
gency missionary work also will
be provided in India, Africa and
Latin America. Another appropria-
ton will give scholarships to
leading nationals of several coun-
tries for attending American col
leges.
Because specific needs are not
now known in most war devastated
and occupied countries, exact APP
proriations in each case will be
determined by surveys to be made
after the war, Bishop Magee ex-
planned. If destruction has been as
great as expected in one country
and greater in another, funds will
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
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AME4D
~ GEORGE S. BENSoN
\ RSesiaeSts9aha1xg collage
SeaTE e1skahSHs
Penny Wise

Victory in war can not be bought
with money alone. There is fighting
to do which can not be thought about
in terms of money. Wars always
take priceless toll of life, limb.
health, sanity and human happiness.
And, along with all this, war calls
for a vast amount Of work. Actu-
ally most of the cost of war is work.
Money is only a medium of ex-
change, a relatively accurate meas
ure Of the work performed.
The United States, now in the mid
die Of the biggest struggle of all his
tory, is spending money at the rate
Of 100 billion dollars year. With
the highest tax rates ever applied in
this country, our government is rails
ing money at the rate of 40 billion
dollars a year, borrowing the differ
ence. American taxpayers will be
IN debt for o0es Of the war when it
s..ds, . things 20 along ss they p.ob-
ally VIZ.
BUY MORE WAR BONDS
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Election Indicates
Vets Influence

It is still too early for the men
and women in the military service
TO wicld much direct political power,
but judging from the vote cast in
the last election and the efforts made
both to prevent and to obtain it. the
predischarge Importance OF veter.
ans cannot be entirely overlooked.
Already, there are number OF
very clear signs of the stirring OF
tremendous potentialities of the vet
eran in the postwar political world.
At present, three hundred thousand
have already joined the American
Legion. We are not allowed, be-
cause Of security reasons, to print
the number Of men already dis
charged, but as of some five months
ago it was million and half. The
Legion does not take any but those
with honorable discharges and that
would mean that World War II dis.
charges are joining up at about the
same rate that World War / vet
Grams became legionnaires.
The Legion has nearly million
and a half dues-paying members
out of the three-million who served
in the last war. If the same proper
tons were maintained we can envi-
sion future veterans organization
(either the Legion or new group
numbering at least five million
persons. And that calculation is
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

Wnen an american reaches Lne
presidency it is usually considered
that he has hit the ceiling and from
there on there is no place to go but
down. True, the United States is
pretty big outfit to boss, but what
about the United Nations? Bigger.
Whether or not the United States
puts its weight behind a United Ma
tions organization to prevent future
wars will depend on the verdict of
the men who know more about war
than anybody else in the world, the
men who are fighting this one.
And anyone who champions this
undertaking. whether he is finally
chosen as its leader, or whether he
merely goes down in history as the
man who made it possible, he will
have to have the confidence and the
support Of the veterans, whose opin-
ions on the subject will receive gen.
eral acknowledgement, 1t is con-
coded.
incidentally. another Roosevelt
figured in one of the most ambitious
efforts at international organization
for the preservation of peace, Ted
dy" having prompted Car Nicholas
II.of Russia to call the second Hague
Peace Conference Of 1907.
Here is a little human interest
story that will interest you if you
have boy in the service or if you
are a psychiatrist.
My friend joined me in the club.
He was obviously feeling very proud
and happy about something. He told
me he had just had telephone call
from his boy who was training to be
a paratrooper. It is something to be
allowed to take the training-all
are volunteers. 1t is lot more to
make good.
Well. the boy had made his first
jump from plane. 1t was, he had
phoned his father. just like riding
on roller-coaster. The real hard
jumps, he said, were the first at
about IS feet from a tower with a
cable attachment. And the fifth
jump from the plane. That is the
one that ends a lot of careers. Some
of the toughest-fbered boys can't
make that one, even if they have
gone through those preceding, in.
GLIDING the first tower jump. Then
they are washed up" as the say
ing goes, and they disappear.
But a lot disappearaft the first
jump. Men who have come back
with medals for bravery in action
sometimes stand there, the tears
streaming down their cheeks be-
cause they just can't dive off into
nothing.
But my friends boy said it was
like roller-coaster. And as the
father sat there you could see that
that meant lot to him and at last
he revealed why.
Il couldn't help remembering" he
said, when the boy was about five
and his older brother had lust
climbed up on a chair and jumped
off. He got up on the chair but he
just couldn't make the jump h.
now he's done IT,"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

pbe shifted to meet the greatest
need.
On the home front, Methodism'S
Crusade fund will provide millions
for educational work, home mis-
sion and church extension. Addi-
tional church workers and reli-
gious buildings in war industrial
cities, in needy rural areas, and
among Negroes, Mexicans and
other special groups will he made
possible from the home missions
and church extension allotment.
Appropriations will provide aid to
many Methodist schools and col
leges, scholarships for students in
theological seminaries, and pro-
grams for building Sunday School
attendance.
Work among the more than L.
500 chaplains of the denomination
will be helped from a Crusade APP
preparation. The American Bible
Society, the World Council of
Churches and Methodist Bureau
of Research also will be given sup
port.
ALI Crusade for Christ money
will be used for emergency, war
caused needs at home and abroad,
Bishop Magee said. None will be
spent for the regular program of
the church, nor for recurring ex-
penses in new pograms.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

Eggs are reported SAG apiece in
Jap'occupied Shanghai. However.
shells are much more plentiful in
Tokyo, It's averred.
II it weren't for the oPA, even the
Pullman berth.rate would increase.
-es couldn't make az honest &C..
!as-s Il were really honest.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Be Prepared, Or Perish
CALLING ATTENTION to tn,

~
increasing momentum of scien-
tific and technical developments,
three outstanding scientists pre-
dict that, if war strikes again,
this country must either be pre-
pared or perish.
The scientists suggest that pres
ent weapons are merely the fore
runners of others which might
give an aggressor nation the
ability to strike suddenly without
warning, and destroy a country's
ability to defend itself or 70 re-
taliate tc- the attack.
Tie scientists, D.. Va..ewe-
Bush, Dr.. ]. 0. Hunsaker and DR..
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
B A RIBS BY Baukhage

The Italian Boy Scouts had their
first rally in 20 years. What a lot
those kids win have to unlearn. Just
what would good deed be, Fascist
style?
II was recently reported that Fala,
the famous White House aberdeen
cup. vas to have = wedding"
Query: Is smother -::ssss::sss = tss
Roosevelt tS.a:ly news?
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
WNU Service, Union Trust Building,
Washington, D. c.


Washington, d. c.
IF the President really intends to
crack down and jam this national
service bill through congress one
thing Is certain---he doesn't intend to
run for a fifth term"
That statement made by sea.
soned old-timer who is very good
political weather prophet started
me off on journey of exploration
which disclosed number Of inter-
esting observations concerning the
Presidents plans for the next four
years which can be reduced to four
main poinIs
/. Whether or not the President
believes he owes debt to labor for
the activities of the CLIO Political
Action committee in the last cleo
ton, he doesn't intend to pay such
a debt.
2. He has found a better OLE"
and he intends to make use of it If
he can, namely. another much more
important pressure group which
will probably be getting up steam
long before the next election. but
3. Mr.. Roosevelt is not interested
in the next presidential election-for
himself, because
a. He has much larger fish 10 fry
before and after 1948. and some
things cooking right now.
How can the President afford to
overlook the support of labor point
ID and hunt better ole" (point o :?
Because the most powerful pres
sure group the country has ever
known is now in the making, the
veterans of World War II.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Traffic Safety Slogan

The Maryland Traffic Safety
Commissions slogan for the
week is:
"use Coed Judgment, Tie
other driver may not"
DRIVE CAREFULLY
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
NEW COLLEGE BUILDINGS

President Franklin B. Snyder of
Northwestern University has an.
2eInced the institution will e.ec!
buildings costing St7,ooc.ooo atter
the war.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
Improved A SUNDAY
Uniform c@r0Or
-:-LESSON =
Lesson for February IL
BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIST. q. d.
OF The Moody Bible Institute of Chicago.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.

lected and copyrighted by International
Council Of Religious Education: used by
permission.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

There are people who think that
the world should appreciate their
existence and return thanks for
them.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

STORE SALES INCREASE
Southeastern states enjoyed a
% percent increase in department
store sales in 1914 over 1913.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08

MILLION DUCK STAMPS
.to-s than million 5. due
stamps were sold by Uncle Sara
to the nations hunters II 1914.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1945-02-08
JESUS AND THE TWELVE

LESSON TEXT-Matthew 1911, SO; IL:
!, $780,
GOLDEN TEXT-Ye are my friends,
II We do whatsoever I command you
John 15:14.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-29
Self1dge Hunters Bag 7wo DeerAt Oscoda

Opening of the l945 deer
hunting season a little more
than a week ago found many
treking north from Selfridge
Field to get in on the opening
day ambushing. Two of them
Major Roland r. Lynn, Assistant
Executive Officer of the Base
Unit. and Capt. Macarthur Pow
ers, Assistant Supervisor of PAT
Maintenance, returned with the
limit-one apiece.
The two hunters drove north
to Oscoda, where they stayed it
the Air Base during their four
day expedition. Early opening
day found them out on the gun
merry range about four miles
from the base, looking for their
first deer. "And we weren't
alone" laughted Major Lynn,
who added, II never heard so
much shooting-sounded like a
baby war;"
Three eight hour days spent
stalking brought results. Six
shots from a carbine felled the
$50 pond animal the two hunt
ers display proudly In the pic
ture. One shot from a high pow
er rifle brought down another
100 pound chunk of vension.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-29

that the Army Air fOrceS nave
asked that all bases within the
United States set aside one Sun
day in November and two in
December for the twofold pur-
pose of stimulating interest in
the AAF and aiding in the re.
cruiting drive.
Because of wartime restric-
tions many civilians, although
living near air bases, have never
had an opportunity to see them
in action. These open house
days will afford them that op-
portunity. And for persons
thinking of career, a visit to an
air base in operation will show
the many jobs which the AAF
has to offer.
Plans being completed now
for the next two open houses
call for many exhibits and dis
plays including a line up of
various types of Army aircraft
ranging from the tiny LIS to the
huge BIZ Rescue Plane.
Special guides will be on duty
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-29
Young Mother
Attack Victim
Gunmon Robs Couple
Porked In Cor

ROSEVILLE - A sWarthy
gunman- terrorist who assaulted
a 27-year-old mother after rob-
bing both her and her male COM
panion when he found them seat
ed in a parked car not far from
police hea .uarters, was the OBJ
ject today Of an intensive man.
hunt conducted by Macomb coun-
ty law-enforcement agencies.
The woman, according to AS
sistant Prosecutor George A.
Roberts who took a detailed
statement from the victims, said
that the man forced her to dis
robe and subjected her to GRIM
inal assault after walking her a
block from the car in which she
had been seated with q friend.
The woman's companion, cowed
by q pistol exhibited by the ban
dit. sat helplessly by while the
assault took place, Roberts said.
Investigators declared that the
case was one Of the most brazen
and brutal recently to have come
to their attention. It took place
on Meyers avenue, officers said
at about II p. m.
The young woman, victim Of
the attack. said that she had
feared to screar1 or otherwise
attract the attention Of neighbors
since her assailant kept his re-
volver pointed at her head
throughout the robbery and SUBJ
sequent assault.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-29
Recover Safe Stolen
from Detroit Station

VAN DYKE-A safe. stolen
from q Detroit service station
was found Tuesday by Sheriffs s
deputies on Mielke road near
Ryan road.
Deputy Dan Adair who was in
charge of the investigation said
that the safe had been stolen
Sunday from q gas station at
12340 Connant, Detroit. The
safe was broken open approxi-
mately $500 in cash stolen.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-29

throughout both days and Wis
itors will be conducted around
the base in small groups in in
formal guided tours. Each Wis
itor will receive a map Of the
base, a program of events and
displays to be seen and pamph-
lets explaining the current en-
listment program and advant-
ages.
The daily monitor leader., 1945-11-29
Open House Dates Are
Set For December g, %
All AAF Bases To Be Open For
Inspection To Aid Recruiting

"Open House Days" have been proclaimed for Sell
which the field will be the general
public inspection visits Last Sunday the first of the three
future house dates have been made for
December and %.
Colonel Albert L. Evans Jr Director of Operations and
charge the house days. stated
Evening star., 1945-02-26
Donald Wilhelm, S..
Magazine Writer,
Dies in New York

Donald Wilhelm, 56, of Riverside
Conn.,, magazine writer, autslor and
lecturer, died suddenly Saturday in
New York City. He was a former
resident Of Washington.
A native Of Defiance, Ohio, Mr..
Wilhelm had contributed articles to
numerous magazines, including the
Saturday Evening Post, Esquire, Lib
erty, Country Gentleman, Harpers
and Golfers. Also a contributor to
the Readers Digest, he collaborated
with former Representative Ross A
Collins Of Mississippi on two ar
ticles for that publication and wrote
"Radar, the Greatest Secret Weapon
OF the World"
He published several books, includ-
ing Theodore Roosevelt as An Un-
dergraduate," 'The Story of Steel, >
The Book of Metals" "Your Home
and the Government" and "The
Story Of Iron and Steel" He was
correspondent for the Readers Di-
gest In England in 1942.
During the last war, he was a
member of the United States Com
mittee on Public Information and
was personal assistant to Herbert
Hoover when he was Secretary of
Commerce. He was q member Of the
Cosmos and Overseas Writers clubs.
He attended Hobart College, George
Washington University and Harvard
University.
Mr.. Wilhelm is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Nina Warren wilhelm;
two sons, Donald Wilhelm, jr., Arl-
Va, and Army 1t. Warren