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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21
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P. G. Stromberg, Publisher
Montgomery County Sentinel

P. G. Stromberg, Publisher
Montgomery County Sentinel
Rockville, Md.
Dear Sir
might be wrong too, but may
| borrow a portion of your column
for a day?
In recent column, Mr.. Strom-
berg, you stressed the necessity of
the American people being "awak-
ened to a deeper sense of obliga-
ton of citizenship" and later in
the same column, of the 'indivi-
dual American"
would like to associate myself
with the American people for a
moment, as an individual Ameri-
can. Being a comparative newcom-
er to Rockville and Montgomery
County, it seemed only fair to let
time support my conclusions be-
fore speaking. But with the new
evaluation of time "a new record
for trans-continental flying having
been broken this morning) and
with the cries for individual re-
sponsibility becoming more in
insistent, it is now equally per-
tinent to speak up.
Just as the filibuster in the
Senate of the United States is
deplorable, so is the attitude of
the clerks who serve the public in
the Clerks Office of the Circuit
Court for Montgomery County.
Just where does individual respon-
sibility begin? Apparently always
with the other fellow.
1t would be interesting to see
the reaction of any one of these
clerks as they approached the
counter from the side of the public
1t is doubtful if any of them would
put up with waiting anywhere
from ten minutes to a half an hour
while the latest gossip was dis
cussed from every angle. They
might, however, have suitable
comeback for the brief "Well?
which would eventually be thrown
at them, clearly indicating thai
the clerks had more important
things to do than give assistance
1t is possible to keep persona
contact with the Clerks Office al
minimum and to thus continue
to put up with such condition
However, putting up with it Oh
not putting up with it is not tht
important issue. Somehow the
strike situation loses some of its
implications when the American
people with whom we come int
daily contact maintain such an at
titude. How can any of us judge
the stand of either management
or labor, many miles away wher
we accept responsibility in oul
own Community?
Some may say the comparison
isn't justified. Again, how can thu
indifference Of a few individuals
be compared with the actions of {
group of thousands Of individuals
which effect the economy of thu
nation? How, because sooner Oh
later we must each take that frs
step of individual responsible!
which no one else can take for us
Perhaps when we who are no
faced with inadequate wages Of
the problems of management taxi
that first step, perhaps then WI
will be able to weigh and judge
the basic issues that are facing
the world.
With the thought of the people
who lost their homes and families
in Europe, who are now facing
cold and hunger, in mind, having
new refrigerator, new car Of
new radio doesn't seem too i'm
portant.
Thanks for the use of thu
column.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21
In MemOriam

WARD In loving memory of
our darling mother, Mabel Jose
phine Ward, who left us four years
ago, February %, 1912.
Let US think of her today,
Sleeping, resting, just away,
In perfect peace, she awaits us all,
Resting where no shadows fall.
Her Devoted Children,
RALPH, JR. and JOANNE,
703
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

March 5-PANCAKE SUPPER at
Orndorff Hall, Brookeville. Pan
cakes with sausage or creamed
chicken. Benefit Mite Society of
st. Johns Church. From 5 P. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

Capitalism, as we know it, has
nothing to fear from bolshevism if
il will get busy and demonstrate
its worth to all of our people.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21
COMING EVENTS
COMING EVENTS

Feb. p = OYSTER AND HAM
SUPPER, Orndorff Hall. Given
by ladies of Brookeville Church
tor benefit of cemetery rund.
From a p. M.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

Feb. % = BINGO PARTY spon-
sored bq the Friendly Saddle
Club, Falkland School, 8 P. nj.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

Feb. 23--DANCE by Barber Briggs
Post No. 104, American Legion.
8 II. Joe Stephens orchestra.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

OPA asserts A. & P. is 81, $751;
251 pounds short on sugar.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

New bread to be tasty and
healthful, bakers say.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

Treasury says smuggling in
creased last year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

Included in that so is the small percentage
known as alcoholics"
HENRY: But why are they called sick
people?"
OLD JUDGE: Because it has been dis
covered that, in many cases, excessive drink
ing is symptom Of some physical or emo
tional reimbursement. mot the cause Of it."
HENRY. Nov | understand it, Judge.
am glad to hear of the modern approach
to this problem and that so much is really
being done to help these folks"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

HENRY:"Pve heard that same thing several
times lately that alcoholics are really
sick people. 1t was news to me. Do you
agree with that statement, Judge?"
OLD JUDGE: Yes, it's true, Henry. It's no
notion Of mine it's statement made
by scientists who have studied the subject"
HENRY" What did they find out, Judge?"
OLD JUDGE: well, as a result of their
medical research, they found out that APP
proximately $50 of the people who drink,
drink sensibly so do so unwisely, at times.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1946-02-21

This advertisement sponsored ,, Alcoholic B~0sss
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
No Mzo1Q &W Say:
..7oA 2 Ca,atA 3d.

Before William Faulkner, the
author, wrote Mirrors of Char
tres Street" for The Times Plea
yune, he was postmaster at Uni.
versity, Miss.
On his last day in that exalted
position, friend inquired:
''Bill, don't you have some kind
of feeling about leaving this post
Office the last time as its lord and
master"
eyes," replied Faulkner, "prob-
ably all my life I'll be at the beck
and call of somebody who's got
money, but never again will I be
at the beck and call of every So
and-so who's got 2 cents to buy Q
stamp"
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
WN.u. RELEASE

anything, I opened the door-and
she was lying there-all bloody"
Megan urged her across the road
and to the porch, where Annie stood
watching and listening.
Megan was too shocked, too ap-
palled at what had happened, and
too busy trying to soothe the hys-
terical girl to realize that Annie's
dark face was ashen, or that her
eyes were wide and the whites
showing to an unusual degree. An
nie's thick-lipped mouth was tightly
folded and she said no word as Me-
gan and Betty reached-the porch.
But Annie's hands were kind and
gentle, and between them, she and
Megan were able to get the girl into
the house, away from that rapidly
increasing crowd across the road,
out Of reach of voices that were
sharpened with excitement and Gu
riosity.
The day crept on somehow. Me-
gan and Annie turned Betty over to
her family, and the house grew
quiet. Neither Annie nor Megan was
disposed to talk; Megan, because
she was locked fast in her sick,
shaken thoughts; Annie, for reasons
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
Unabo
Dr H7YZOuo
sa ACCy AERN

THE STORY THUS FAR: Jim Mac
Tavish announced that Alicia was SELL
ing her place, and he was going to mar
ry her. They would live with Megan.
Again they quarreled, and Meg went out
into the night to be alone on the ridge.
Tom Fallon startled her as he walked
into the moonlight near the rock. She
told him Of her father and Alicia, and
the demands to sell the farm. He talked
again of his wife and how she went
to pieces when a son was born dead. She
was sorry for him. The house was dark
and silent when she returned. She was
half asleep when she heard a sound and
tiptoed to her fathers room. He had
just returned from another "walk," and
rudely commanded Meg to go to bed.
The midland journal., 1946-06-14

Then others crowded close and
looked in and instantly stepped back
as though they had received blow.
of her own that she had, at the mo-
ment, no intention of revealing.
Megan was too self-absorbed to be
aware of Annie's curious, furtive
glances as they went like automa-
tons through their regular daily
chores. Probably not a household
in Pleasant Grove sat down to
midday meal; what food was con-
sumed was taken more or less on
the run. So it did not occur either
to Megan or to Annie to wonder
when Jim MacTavish did not appear
for the meal.
Tom, stopping on his way from
school to pick up his daily supply
of milk and eggs, paused for mo-
ment to say, distressed and unhappy,
"It's terrible thing. / can't help
feeling terribly sorry for her-alone
there. She must have been terri
fed"
Megan said, in a small, strangled
voice, one hand at her throat, "Oh
-don'tl"
"I'm sorry" Tom said compass
sionately. ''It must have been very
unpleasant for you all day with that
mob"
81 hated her-and now she's dead
and I'm so ashamed" Megan con-
fessed humbly. II didn't even try
to help her. Maybe if l had"
"Oh, come now, for goodness
sake" Tom protested. "You must
not give way to such thoughts!
You're on the verge of becoming
morbid"
"They say it happened before mid
night" Megan told him thickly.
Perhaps she - she might have
screamed-perhaps if I'd been at
home" Her voice broke and she
was silent, her teeth sunk hard in
her lower lip, her eyes sick and
frightened, dark with horror.
Tom came into the kitchen and
put his hand on her arm and gave
her little shake. Stop that!" he
ordered sternly. ''Even if you had
been at home-even if you'd been
down here in the living room, you
could not have heard her. And in
your room upstairs at the back of
the house-can't you see how foolish
you're being, darling?"
The little endearment slipped out.
Yet the moment, the second, after it
had been spoken it seemed to crash
in both their ears with the sound of
doom. His face went white and set
and his eyes were tragic.
Megan caught her breath and
looked up at him, her eyes wide and
dazed, incredulous. There was
pause between them that could have
been a matter of seconds; yet to
each of them it seemed to stretch
endlessly...
Tom said, his voice harsh and
very low, "Yes, said darling
have thought it often enough"
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
! ASK ME u
!, ANOTHER z
A General Quiz
The Questions

/. How many states in the Re-
public of Mexico.
2. Two men were vice president
under Thomas jefferson. Who
were they?
8. To what do the words nim-
bus, cumulus. and strata refer?
4. When an airplane zooms, it
ascends at a steep angle? What
term is used to describe steep
descent?
S. Where is the Golden Rule of
the Bible found?
6 What name is given a shield
bearing a coat of arms?
,i# The AnsWers
1. Twenty-eight states.
2. George Clinton and Aaron
Burr.
3. Clouds.
4. Dive.
5. In Matthew (7:12).
6. An escutcheon.
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
Bomb Transportation

New York is the only city in this
country that has bomb carriers, or
trailer-trucks equipped with
cage of woven steel cable in which
suspected bombs and Internal ma
chimes may be safely transported
by the police department to some
isolated area for detonation.
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
lNEEDLECRAFT.PATTERNS y
Medallion So Easy to WemoHze
Al p


rized-is 5Ia inches in string. Handiwork
you'll be proud off Pattern 753 has direc-
tions for squares.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current conditions, slightly more time is
required in filling orders for few of the
most popular pattern numbers.
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
Lesson for June 16

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts se.
iected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used bp
permission.
The midland journal., 1946-06-14

q Be sure all obstacles are
Al cleared away. Linoleum
or carpeting should be
tackled down firmly. In attic
or basement, pack all loose
objects in noninaammable
boxes stored against the
walls. Don't rely on yosr
knowledge of where obsta-
cles are located the next
person may not have that
knowledge. Moreover -
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
.''' IMPROVED ''v1'
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
Sesooy Sesoo

BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIsT, D. d.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
LEARNING ABOUT
THE KINGDOM

LESSON TEXT-Luke 1928. "a. 4e-4s
67-62; lila: 1920, 81.
MEMORY SELECTION = Thy kingdom
come. Thy will be done In earth, as 1t 10
In heaven.-Matthew 6:10.
The midland journal., 1946-06-14
How to Avoid these
''BOOBY TRAPS " kG%I' 1SyR
MbGs yev cant see
CAN hurt yev-says the
NGfiosGl Safssy Couneil

4 About 100000 Ameri.
! cans are injured every
year at boms-33,500 fatal.
ly! Largest single causei
falling. To avoid shin.
catching distractions and
other lethal "booby traps"
carry your "Eveready"
Aashlight in dark areas.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04

12 Pocket Shoe Bags Now $1.69 Save closet space Keeps your shoe wardrobe neat and orderly. Reg. $l.9s.
 Boot" Towels Now 25c handy and practical item. Use them wash them and use them again. Reg. 29c.
 Ladies' Blouses Now $2.OO One group slightly soiled from handling. All new styles Values to $3.9S
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04

Haiti will release 100000 pounds Of sisal for it's handicraft industry.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04

by the Sorority. The work is still going on. Since the bargaining of the war she has contributed all of the royalties received from her books "The House of Exile" and Reaching for the Stars" to this work. Nora Waln's book, Reaching for the Stars" was written in Ger many from 1887 to 1889. Because the terror of Nazism was reflected in the sympathetic picture which she drew of the nations domestic life, the only three existing manuscripts of the book were seized in the mail by the Nazis and the entire book had to be rewritten from notes after the author returned to England.
 Nora Waln was sent by the At lantic Monthly, to Germany fol- lowing Allied Victory to talk with all kinds of German people-Hitler Youths, housewives, professors and businessmen. With the cooperation of our Army of Occupation, she has been given every opportunity to study reactions of the Germans in large cities and villages, and to visit Austria and the other former pup pet countries of Nazidom. Her con- cern with people as individuals stems from her Quaker inheritance. She is descended from Nicholas Waln, whose house appears in the first plan of the City of Philadel- phio. One of her forefathers was a signer of the Declaration of Inde- pendence.
 After Nora Waln left Swarthmore College she went to Washington to conduct 8 newspaper page. Then for two years she was Publicity Direct or of the Near East Relief Commit tee, New, York. A little later she sailed for China to visit the home- stead of the LinS, an old family with whom the Walns had been traders" The House of Exile" Is the story of her twelve years in China. Twelve years in China, four in Germany and six in England have given this
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04


 875, 900 men and women contacted the IS offices of the USES in Conn., 9cticut during i046. Approximately 10000 applications for work were taken during the l2 months.
 lO,OOO Women
 The referrals made in 1046 result ted in l25,6O0 job placements of which approximately 10000 were women. Employment of women in Connecticut industry slowed up con- siderably after V-E Day and then took another sharp drop after Vel Day. However, many firms have recalled many women and place. ments of feminine workers has in- creased substantially towards the close of last year.
 One other important function of the USES offices in Connecticut is the placement of physically handi- capped persons. People of this type played an important part in the war effort and were employed at various tasks in Connecticut indus try. The USES has special pro- gram for the placement of physical- ly handicapped persons and more than $500 men and women of this type were found jobs in l045.
 A definite shortage of laborers during the early part of the year in many of the war plants resulted in the recruitment of workers from other states and out of the country. More than 3,900 workers were oh- tained through the process of re- cruitment from nearby states and other areas. During the year the majority of JamaicanS and Barba- dos Indians brought here for heavy laboring work were sent back to their native lands. Hundreds of MeXicans brought here by the New Haven Railroad Company were also returned on completion of their work.
 As the war with Germany and Japan ended, more and more veter- ans came back home, Fitzgerald said, resulting in greater registra- tions at the USES offices in Conn., ecticut. More than 32,000 veterans of both wars registered at the dif- ferent offices with more than 12,O00 of them placed in jobs in Connecti- cut industry. Veteras also came to the offices of the USES in Conn ecticut for information as well as jobs.
 Office Sites
 "The offices of the USES located in New Haven, Hartford Bridgeport, Danielson, Meriden, Middletown Norwalk, Danbury, Thompsonville, Willimantic, Waterbury AnSonia, Stamford, Torrington, Bristol, New Britain, Norwich and New London, are government controlled and op- erated agencies set up to give the people of the state an opportunity of finding job when they seek one. The offices have performed an ex- cellent task in war time and they face 8 greater task of finding jobs for people now that the war is over. The people of Connecticut are urged to make use of these offices for the purposes they are set up for.
 I urge Connecticut manufacturers retailers and other business enter prises to make use of the services in finding workers for job vacan- cies. It is only through excellent CO., operation of all that we can elimin- ate unemployment and bring pros- perity to our communities" he said (
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04
I25, 600 Jobs Found By USES. Agencies 18 Offices Handled More Than e75, ,OOO Applications During Eventful Year
 Of 1045

The i0 offices of the United states Employment Service of the v. 8. Department of Labor in Connecticut were contacted by more than e75,000 people of various types in l045, state director William J. Fitzgerald of the United States Em- ployment Service said today in dis- Elosing that these contacts resulted in total of l25, 800 job placements during the year.
 Fitzgerald said that the services of the United States Employment offices played an important part in the war effort in the early part of 1D45 resulting in recruitment Of important war workers for Connec- tlcut industry which was then com pletlng one of the nations greatest tasks in furnishing war materials.
 With the coming of V-E Day early in May, these offices still fac- eG the problem of finding and keep ing war workers on the job for the defeat of Japan. When V-J Day arrived the functions of these of- fees slackened slightly, Mir. FitZ- gerald said, because of cut-back in war contracts. Lay-offs of workers by many of the states firms en- gagged in war work resulted in tem- porary unemployment and created e reverse problem for the USES offices from the war demand to a peace time need of jobs for workers.
 WING Supervision
 Since early 1043 the different of- fices of the USES were under the supervision of the War Manpower Commission which was set up to see that vital industries were furnished with much needed war workers. The WING became extinct on October l and the remaining reduced person. mel was transferred to the Depart ment of Labor to continue its excel- lent job of finding jobs for workers compared with its previous task of finding workers for jobs"
 Excellent cooperation between abor-management and industry in Connecticut resulted in a high rate of production of war materials without any unnecessary delay. This same cooperation, MT. Fitzgerald said, will be needed to complete re- conversion of industry to civilian production. Connecticut industry is well on its way in reconversion work Fitzgerald said.
 The state USES director said that during the peace and war periods of last year the personnel of the USES offices in Connecticut did its best to fill job vacancies as rapidly as possible.
 With veterans returning from the European and Pacific war theaters the placement and general service to these men and women of the armed forces rose sharply. Every office of the USES in Connecticut has . veterans employment service representative who is ready to give the returning men and women every bit of informationu necessary concerning their rights and every aid possible in obtaining their old jobs or new ones.
 Fitzgerald said that more than
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04

British scientists predict synthetic rubber tires with . life of 100000 miles.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04
TIE WATERBURY, DENlocRAT WAIERB Y CONN., FRIDAY JANUARY lglo

famoua American author O fine backgronnd for her lectures. shortly after skeeachln9 for Che StarsH whs publlshed, Miss Waln sent a copy of it with an "lnsolent" inscription to Heinrich fimmler, whose inane-
 aiate response vas Co seiRe seven children. m what she describes as no heroic spirit, she went Co Ger many and offered to serve as hostr
 age for the Hlmtnler. In an inter- view with her, offered to release them, and as many other people as she could list on Q large aneet of paper, if she would promise to write
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04

nothing further about Germany exa cept romantic historical uovels Allss Waln declined this offer because, she aald, "lf you make Q bargain like that, God takes away the power Co wtlte. if you don't ton Che truth, you lose your talentn
 eAGiss Waln will speak ct Saint ARargaret's School tomorrow.
 Proceeding the Forum, from . to 7:S0 D. m. the Trio Imperial will play a program of classical music. The Trio Imperial is composed of Brone Lucas, violinist, Bertha Cady, celllst and Abilene Russell, pianist.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04

delightfully on the many problems that confront China, and on the many Chinas that go to make up that tremendous part of the worlds population, and whose destiny must inevitably affect the rest of the globe.
 To his rich heritage of ancient culture and philosophy have been added the best of American and European education. Born in Chang Chow, China, he is a graduate of Cambridge University, England. and the only Chinese member of the American Branch, International Law Association. His books, Our Little Manchurian Cousin Select cd Pearls of wisdom" and Con- 1acius Said It First" show us the style of this man who represents the most advanced Chinese culture. He be- longs to an old Chinese family of mower and wealth.
 Dr. Hsieh has the power, usually denied to Orientals of speaking per- feet English, his whole discourse showing a remarkable understand ing of the vagaries of our tongue. A man of magnetic personality, his deep sincerity and earnestness make lasting impression on his hearers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04
Church Board Meets Jon. '

The Board Of Administration Of the Zion Evangelical Lutheran church will meet next Monday night at 8. It.is made up og the deAoons and trustees.
 other events next week, an- nounced this morning by Rev. '. Einar Kron, pastor, follow: Ma
 Tuesday at 2:45- Senior Conflrma-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-01-04
Nora Wal1, Writer;
 Forum Guest Sunday
"The German People in Defeat" to Be Second Church Subject; St. Margareta School Lecturer Tomorrow

Nora Waln, American writer and foreign correspondent, will be the speaker at the Second Church For um on Sunday evening at 7:SO. Miss Waln, who arrived on the Queen Mary. December IA will have as her subject: "The German People in De- feat" Slender Nora Waln, trim in her correspondents uniform, was fresh from visit to Central Europe, where she studied conditions in