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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Whole Fields Family Worked
TO Get Sentinel off Press

why, 1 still remember Thurs
days at our house." said Miss Re-
becca Margaret Fields, grand
daughter of Matthew Fields, the
SENTINEL's founder.
The whole Fields family helped
to put out the paper, Miss Fields
says. In the early days the SEN
TINEL came out on Fridays, and
Thursday was the big day.
Thursdays always began, she
said, with a hunt for Ed, the
colored man who cranked the
hand-operated press. Ed was u.s.
ually found in Jail.
Then Uncle Clay Matthew
Fields son, who ran the paper
after his fathers DEATH would
swear up a storm and go down
and somehow manage to get Ed
out of jail"
After the papers were printed
they were brought to the Fields
home, where the Rockville Post
Office is now. Miss Fields, as
a little girl, stood on the dining
room table and folded the papers.
Then Margaret Fields, old Mat
thew's daughter, addressed the
copies by hand.
"On Thursdays, Uncle Clay was
so busy he didn't have time to
eat lunch. He'd run into the house
and say, Give me a piece of
pien He ate pie for lunch every
Thursday"
When the job of folding and
addressing the papers was fin
ished, about 10 pm, Clay Fields
put them into gunny sacks, pack
ed the sacks in a WheelbarroW,
and took them to the Post Of
flee, Miss Fields said.
Miss Fields, who now lives at
10317 Montrose Ave, Bethesda,
said that she learned to read as
a tot by looking through the
newspapers that flowed through
the SENTINEL office. She had
TO kneel on a chair to reach the
desk the papers were spread on,
she relates.
AS soon as she was able to
read she helped in the office,
reading proof and setting type by
hand. When she started school
at the age of six, she said, her
teachers were amazed at the
skills picked up by a child of
a newspaper family.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
First Evacuation

All the talk now is concerned
with the evacuation of Washing
ton and the dispersal of the gov
eminent agencies in case of an
atomic attack. Washington was
evacuated once before ;. during
the War of 1912. And Mont
gomery County was the haven to
which the city fled.
President James Madison set
up his office in Brookville. And
the archives of the young repub-
lie were snatched from the in
vading British and transported
in six carts to the old Rock
Creek Church where they were
stored under guard for several
weeks.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Romance in FIOWer
SENTINEL Started as Purveyor
OF Fighting Politics, Colorful
Fiction, Restrained Advertising

Brookeville Academy, E. B.
Prettyman, A. NJ, Principal, an
nounces in restrained terms that
the fall session will commence
on Monday, September 3rd, 1855"
Braddock, Edmonston & Co.
were among the first advertisers
to the effect that they were the
sole agents in this county" for
FaWcett's Full Cloths. persons
wishing a warranted article" the
ad warns with a restrain that
should be emulated by modern
cigarette manufacturers, twill do
we'll to wait until we receive
them"
Peruvian Guane" and GO
lumbar guane" organic
matter from birds of those two
South American countries -
were continuously advertised for
farmers and Washington and
Alexandria dealers. And farm
historians tells us that the ads
were read to good effect.
After years of steady tobacco
cultivation, farmers had noted a
decline in the fertility of their
land. The guane was purchased
by tens of thousands of tons and
spread on county farms with the
result that the downward trend
in local agriculture was for
tunately reversed in this period.
Other early local advertisers
were VIM. E. Humphrey and
James r. Norton, ''house.joiners
and carpenters" who also made
it point to let it be known that
they made coffins. She new shop
was in the northern part of
Rockville opposite the ME Par
sonage.
]. r. Hoffman, owner of Hoff-
mans blacksmith and machine
shop, at the north end of Rock
vile on the Frederick Pike, took
paid space to thank their Gus
toners for their confidence in
him and promise the quickest
possible repair of threshers,
Spearators, reapers and wheat
fans.
This is eloquent testimony to
the period of heavy invention
that took place in the United
States between 1920 and 1850.
No issue of the period was COM
plete, we must add in historical
truth, without ads for the sale
or purchase of slaves. One slave
broker" assured readers that he
would "give the very highest
cash prices for Negroes that are
Young and likely"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Canal Was Road to Washington

Washington had to take advan-
tage of these facilities, since the
road between the town and the
District was usually impossible.
Passengers rode a canal boat
to Great Falls, then got out and
walked along the tow path for
a mile and half to Georgetown.
The trip usually took about four
DEMONSTRATING accidents.
On Sundays, chartered boats
ran excursion trips for Washing
ton residents who wanted the ex-
citement of a ride on the canal
and a picnic at distant Great
Falls.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
DerwOOd Feed Put
'Curls in Their Tails

During the dry years of the
Dos and '30s the ,Derwood Mill
offered pure cane molasses" as
stock feed. The mill proclaimed
in SENTINEL ad, "Molasses is
now the worlds cheapest and best
feed"
The inspired claims extended
to the mills other products, DER
wood 16 percent Dairy Feed puts
milk in the pail; Derwood 20 per-
cent Dairy Feed fills the pail
fuller; DerWood Hog and Pig
Meal curlS their tails"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

Traffic was heavy on the now
deserted c. and o. Canal back in
the SOS, Over 400 canal boats
and five steamships-each with a
capacity of 100 tons-hauled coal
from Cumberland south.
There was only one regular
passenger boat month. This
was called the pay boat, because
George Nicholson, the canal sup
erintendent, rode it up to Cum
berland every month to give the
canal workers there their salary.
The small canal boats some
times carried passengers, but it
was slow going. Potomac resi-
dents who wanted to get into
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
Money Lacking in
Old Newspapers, Too

The Anonymous News of Mar.
l, 1895, a club paper published
at Norbeck by John E. Muncaster
and Phil. C. Riley, carried two
advertisements-one placed by
each of its editors.
The paper notes, 1--WE call your
attention to the new enterprise
dob printing! advertised in an
other column. The newspaper
business is always most produc-
tive of everything except cash,
and we had to do something"
So it goes.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29
the Unknown Soldier!"

the Unknown Soldierw
1t is with no intention of dis
paraging the sincerity of the edi-
tor of the SENTINEL of that
year for sentiments with which
the newspaper still agrees that
we note:
In the same issue the SEN
TINEL carried its reaffirmation
of faith in the Democratic party
and that Herbert Hoover-then
as noW-was a Republican.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1955-09-29

The seven years war between
England and France for control
of Canada and the Ohio Valley,
known as the French and Indian
War, began in 1854.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Huge Business
Research Cited

United States rirIns spent 49,
billion and used nearly 80 pei
cent of their scientists and engi.
neers in research and develop.
ment work in 1853. a Govern
ment survey showed today.
The National Science Founda-
tion conducted the study with
help from the Bureau of Labor
Statistics. Some 1900 compa-
mics were questioned as '.repre-
sentative" OF industry as whole,
with nearly 80 per cent replying,
The science foundation said in
Ia preliminary report that:
The private research and de-
velopment spending total added
Ito that of schools and Govern
lment agencies would bring the
overall research and development
figure for 1858 to more than IS
billion.
| More than one third of indus
Itry's $3.5 billion worth Of re-
search and development was per-
formed for the Federal Govern
ment. mostly for the Defense
Department and Atomic Energy
Commission.
Only 4 per cept of industry's
effort was devoted to basic. or
fundamental. research.
i OF 554 600 scientists and en-
gineers employed by the sur
lveyed industries in January,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

1884. about $4,000. or nearly 81
per cent. did research and de-
velopment. Others presumably
were engaged in such things as
production and operational
work.
Electrical equipment and air.
craft industries. spending SIS
million on research and develop
ment in 1858, exceeded by far
the spending of other industries
lin this activity. The chemical
land stone-clay-glass industries
spent most for basic research
| More than 5000 companies
nationwide engaged in research
and development. About $4,000
OF these, or IS per cent. en-
lployed fewer than 500 persons
and performed about 10 per cent
Eof the research and develop
iment. The 375 largest compa-
MES, with 5000 or more en-
lployes, did about 10 per cent
lof this work.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
VETERAN O'HARA
HITS THE BEACH
AGAIN IN CUBA

HAVANA, Cuba tR.-Rep-
resentative O'Hara, Demo-
crat of Illinois, landed in
Cuba again yesterday, this
time without a gun.
when / came ashore 81
years ago." said MIR. OHara,
73-year-old veteran of the
Spanish-American War, I'VE
were yelling like the devil
and waving Springfield
rifles"
Yesterday he was met at
the airport by 40 Cuban
army officers. He is making
a four-day visit to this island
republic.
He will be decorated by
President Fulgencio Batista
and will visit shrines Of the
Cuban war for independence
near Santiago. It was there
that Mr.. O'Hara's outfit. the
30th Michigan Volunteers,
fought when he was q 16-
year-old corporal.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

reconvenes, and will continue or
January S and 6. The commit.
tee held closed hearings in New
York City earlier this month
but declined to name the wit
nesses it heard or to comment
on their testimony.
Senator Eastland described the
new hearings as following up
the information developed last
summer in the questioning of
Winston Burdett and other for
mer members Of the Communist
cell III the Brooklyn Eagle dur
ing the late 1905"
Mr.. Burdett, a Columbia
Broadcasting System newsman,
testified that he had Joined a
Communist unit on the now de-
tunct Eagle in 1897. He named
dozen other former employees
Of the newspaper whom he said
he had known then as fellow
Communists.
Besides those on the Brooklyn
Eagle, Mr.. Burdett named 10
others he said he had known or
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Mime. Lupeseu Gets
Fuce Lifted Again

MADRID. Spain. Dec. Is up
DIR. /. Daniel Shorell, a Miami
Beach. Fla, plastic surgeon, said
today he had performed a face
lifting operation on Elena Luz
Ipescu, widow of King Carol Of
lRomania. The operation, in
LISBON December IL. was the
second time he has performed
such surgery for her. he said.
Nine. Lupescu has been living
i'm Estoril, a resort just outside
Lisbon, since Carols death in
1883. She Is 81 years old.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
SIS, 800 Left in Taxi

A London businessman left a
case containing $500 in a taxi
cab and thereby gave police the
task Of trying to trace nine SUBJ
Isequent users of the cab in hopes
Iof regaining the money. The
money is still missing.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

OTTAWA. Dec. is (R)-Can-
ada expects the new session OF
Parliament opening January 10
win take up new proposals to
curb Illicit traffic in narcotics.
A senate committee submitted a
two-months study report to gov
eminent officials for legislative
recommendations.
You can't vote in the Dis
trict If you don't register. Now
is the time to qualify. Regis
tration headquarters on ground
floor of the District Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16

believed to be Communists in
the 1937-40 period.
The subcommittee questioned
most Of those he identified and
the few still in newspaper work
all swore that they are not now
Communists.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
Probe of Red Newsmen
To Be Resumed Jan. 4
BY the Associated Press

The Senate Internal Security Subcommittee today ordered
further public hearings early month in inquiry into
alleged Communist traon Of the radio and teleyon
Chairman Easland Democrat of Mississippi. said In
statement that numerous witnesses to be called most Of
whom already have been examined in executive sessions
The start January the after Congress
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1955-12-16
FRESH WATER OUTFIT

Reg. li.p0 ocean city
fresh water fishing outfit
for the boy on your
Christmas list. Solid
glass rod. famous-make
reel. OtkSr Outfits TO $50
Evening star., 1955-05-31
OUR FIRST TOURISTS

Ponce de Leon and the Fountain of
Travelling around the United States wonderful
sights lot Of fun today but
job for this first touris-the
places.
Juan Ponce de Leon Spanish explorer born
discovered Florida while searching youth
This fountain was said to restore youth old Many
legends told about it.
Ponce de Leon arrived Florida 1913
day. April claimed the land for The
omes from Pascua florida which Spanish for owery
The explorer thought that what today isSain
Augustine really the fountain of youth He killed by
Indians 1921 when he returned coonize territory
Florida its sunshine flowers
Sorts mos southern State Its coasne
than that Of any other State.
Color the drawing of the Spanard bathing thought
to be the wonderful fountain of youth This the first
week long series Americas first tourists.
Tomorrow: The Lewis and Clark Expedition
Evening star., 1955-05-31
MAC DIvoT
DR.. GUY BENNETT
SoAPY WATERS
JOHNNY HAZARD
OAKY DoAKS
THE TooDLES

ANSWERS to Our Presidents
1.-Wocdrow Wilson was Pres
ident when the Constitutional
Amendment providing for the
popular election of Senators was
adopted, AZ years ago today,
May 81, 1918.
2.-Woodrow Wilson, May 81,
1915. CThanks, j. Nj
3.-Mary Geneva Doud.
Questions ON Preceding Page.)
Evening star., 1955-05-31

Never before at such low-ow price and oil you have
to do bring your window sizes Well deliver the
you wont and you'll find cosy to install them yourself
it you'd rother we put them for you, there will De
charge Of $500 per window wood fromes slightly
higher metoI frames. Yes, also have windows for
easement sash -. ask about our low prices
Evening star., 1955-05-31

Tomorrow: The Lewis and Clark Expedition
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-06-16

Inc state highway department division ten has =
problem on their hands and the sooner thev actually
win S problem the better it will be for all concerned
on state route 670 better known as the Kennonsburp
mere words and recent weeks the scene of another wrec
1hlS is only one OF many that has occurred here
III Will be recalled that about two years ago two women
ol he JacooSbrg community killed when their auto
ana another driven by Alonzo Freeze Akron coded at
the crest of the curve "
Testimony which later was bro,ght ont in tho cort
action clearly revealed that the hadn't been adequately
marked and very dangerous particularly to those motorists
VINO were not familiar with the highways surrounding
Seneca Lake e
Following this fatal accident the state department did
erect several reduced speed signs and others that
to the motorist -
But subsequent accidents have revealed that even these
signs aren't sufficient and drastic action is needed
by the state highway department.
1t has been suggested that the department should
award contract to level off the hill which obscures the
sharpness OF the This would of necessity be accom-
psed by the maintenance department of the state highway
This small stretch of Route $40 has curve and a
vertical curve or small HILL which practically defes any
caution shown by the motorist.
One Noble Countian who must use this route almost
oaly, SAID that II you were travelling any rate of
speed you lose control OF the car since the wheels
seem to leave the highway you go over the top
This particular driver knows this. road like book and
the curve doesn't bother him much as it would others
who the highway only during the summer months or
on their nfreuen trips to Seneca Lake from other sections
of Ohio
Practically every one in the county is aware of the
danger that turks this curve.
For this it is hoped that the state department
can their way clear this grade the
and cut down the hill
There Is, OF course way of knowing Just how MANY
lives may be saved by this action.
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-06-16
THE AMERICAN WAY
ARE you READY To DTE?


What question for an econ
omist TO ask in a world that is
teeming with life and work to
do. But we must face il. In the
words of that great soul, Charles
Kettering of General Motors:
you had better do something
about Eternity, for you're going
to be there a long time"
To most of us death is not
welcome. 1t marks the end of
what we know and points to
uncertainty beyond. The religion
ist consoles himself with his
faith. Those without faith see
only distintegration and nothing
ness beyond death. But, what
ever 1t is you see, be sure of this:
each of us must die! In life itself
there is death, and it matters
much what we do about it, now.
Poet and philosopher have
given us vast and rich store of
counsel. From their pens and lips
have fallen priceless pearls of
wisdom, some holding out to us
the comfort and JOY of faith,
others the sadness of uncertainty
and even despair.
Whose counsel shall we fol-
low? From which of the scores
of religious faiths shall we take
the theme of our living? And
we must choose, or the choice is
made for us by default, through
the circumstance we permit to
rule our lives.
Granted, the doctors disagree
among themselves. We are given
prescriptions for living by men
who themselves scarcely under
stand the symptoms with which
they deal.
But you reed not despair.
Though authorities disagree and
fail to persuade each other. know
this-that men can orly pres
cribe. 1t is God who keeps the
books! Wise indeed the ancient
who admonished US: For God
shall bring every work into
judgment, with every secret
thing, whether it be good sor
whether it be evil"
Our need is to know God, to
feel His presence and be aware
of His will. The avenue to that
understanding is through obedi-
ence. We open our hearts aud
minds to Him with the most COM
plete of all prayers, "Thy will be
Continued on Page 2-B)
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-06-16
EnIistments Are Needed

The small number who showed up for the mass meeting
of the Ohio National Guard organization Noble county
last Tuesday very diSheartenng to those who have
worked SC long and SO hard for its naturalization
Three high ranking officials of the state department
organization in Caldwell that night explain the
many questions which have arisen here Noble county
given the nod for ambulance corp.
The small number of proposed recruits for the ONG
didn't dsappont the officials very much for they pointed
that this particular phase is the hardest of them all
Several weeks ago so young indicated they
interested in the organization of such unit for this
county but very few of this number showed up the
Tuesday meeting.
The officials as a whole than satisfied with
cooperation they have received to date and they
very eager to form the ONG in this county ahead of
schedule
But ensments will be necessary if this materiazes
and during the months, every possible effort will
be made to get the young people interested in the
advantages it has to offer
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-06-16

Every in while becomes necessary in any COM
muny for its newspaper to point out the many advantages
OF maintaining Freedom of the Press.
After all, here in America that what we have been
striving to maintain at all costs and it at
level such Noble county and continue up the larger
dailies
Most of the records maintained in the Noble county
courthouse are of public nature and any taxpayer may go
into any office and ask to any book.
We realize of that is not convenient for each
individual to take time off and visit the offices each week
and learn for himself just what has transpired.
That is the purpose of county newspaper and that is
why the country weekly is such important cog in
tanning freedom OF the and the many other privileges
to which entitled
Noble Countans depend its newspaper to bring them
the day happenings in the courthouse and that the
aim which we have always strived to maintain.
In other words, single group in any community
should become strong enough that they tell the
paper what the readers should shouldn't be permitted
to read
With this thought in mind The Journal will continue
to the Noble county courthouse like the sunshine
and bring to its readers the it transpres in the
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-06-16
journal
Mail BaG
Editor. The Journal.

Editor, The Journal:
In this age the rapid increase,
seemingly, in crime of various
sorts in practically all sections
of our God given nation is be-
coming alarming. What to do in
lessening the apparent wave
seems to be beyond the realm
of humanity. 1t may be that the
rapid increase in the population
of the nation has much to do
with the situation; but beyond
doubt the lust for financial gain
is most largely responsible for
crime.
The main avenue for at least
bettering conditions of this sort
is through the church of all
denominations and their affili-
ates.
In the tender age of the child
its first step should be regular
attendance at Sunday school;
then into and through its higher
departments and on into church
membership, with regular at
tendance insofar as possible.
If we of the more mature age
haven't formed the church-at-
tendance habit on Sunday, and
otherwise, we should do so at
once. Beginning next Sunday
and each Sunday thereafter
when possible let's 60 to the
church of our choice.
Sincerely,
Jess S. Harris
The journal. (Caldwell, Ohio) 1934-1961, 1955-06-16

Tractors are like horses -or
mules in more ways than one.
They can be pretty tricky if you
don't handle them right.
Too many tractor accidents
happen because of carelessness.
The day grows hot and drowsy,
the job grows monotonous and
bingo! Someone forgets to throt-
tie down when making turn, or
something, and there's bad spill.
Credit Slim Hartman's missus
for the fact that there's never
been tractor trouble on their
place. Midway through every
morning and afternoon she
brings him snacks. "Heil stay on