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Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Basis of Fifth Column

The American people have been
greatly stirred by the collapse of
eight countries under the Nazi blitz-
krieg. They have observed how the
presence of a fifth column" oper-
ating in these countries greatly
weakened the power of these nations
to resist an outside attack. Our peo-
pie ask if anything of the kind could
happen in the United States.
1t would probably be found in
most of the countries that have gone
down before the Nazi assaults, that
The so-called fifth column played
very eleverly on the discomfort of
certain elements of the population
IN these countries.
If they found some racial minority
that felt it was unfairly treated. they
played on the discomfort of the
group. If they found people suffer-
ing from Industrial grievances, they
took advantage of this dissatisfac-
tion. Thus they created divided ma
tions. which would, have little power
to stand against an aggressor.
The United States is so strong
that it is inconceivable that any fifth
column in this country could do what
was done in countries like France,
Norway, and Czechoslovakia. If there
is a lack of unity in any nation, a
spirit of discomfort that is unhappy
and rebellious, it can make a lot of
trouble.
Our country needs a united nation,
10 make itself So strong that it can
never be attacked To do that it
should do everything possible to re-
move any real cause for discomfort.
t can't satisfy the people who are
chronic kickers. There are some who
re always discontented. But by
lbolfshing unfair determinations
lgainst races, and by such efforts to
prosperity as will give a |
OBJ to all willing workers, it can re-
move most of the legitimate causes |
which give justification for discon-
ent. 1t can thereby produce such
ceiling of unity that our nation will
tand as one man against any tyrant.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Human Needs

The appeal is issued to commun-
tiles everywhere to join in the 'mo-
Utilization for human needs" Il is q
call to the warm and generous
hearts Of our people to see that the
noble work Of philanthropy and
charity shall not be neglected.
Human life in most countries is
organized on the basis OF what the
philosophers call the struggle for
life and survival Of the iittest. HUI
man life in that way seems to make
greater progress. People are melted
to do their best. and the total well
fare achieved by the race rises TO a
higher level.
So competition seems to create
greater production, greater average
comfort. When you accept the prin-
ciple of competition, you make it
certain that a good many will lose.
A good many will be unable to keep
up the competitive race. Many have
i'll success through no fault of their
own. Their failure is often the re-
suit Of sickness. accident, death OF
breadwinners. or lack of the kind of
education they need.
II the country is to profit by the
of the competitive sys-
tenn, it should be willing to accept
the burdens and losses that go with
it. Those who have had hard luck
under the competitive system, and
any who can't seem to fit in or make
a go of life. should be helped. The
should not ride on rough
shod over all these losing people,
without giving them generous hands
Of help. By such help also. losers are
often turned into winners. There
are a multitude of families who need
no gift of money. but some kind of
direction that will help them use
heir own abilities. The philanthrop-
C organizations do wonders in thus
helping people to make the best of
heir own powers.
The social agencies Of the COM
nunity that give help to the needy
md unfortunate, should be gener-
,usly supported. Kind hearts should
lot allow them to curtail their work
lue to any lack Of money.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Peaceful Country Invaded

The war makers of Europe keep
starting something new, and invad-
ing peaceful countries which are
giving no trouble to anybody. So
Italy has marched its soldiers over
into Greece and demands the right
to use Greek territory for the pass
age of its armies. Thus the world is
torn up by game Of grab.
Perhaps it will not be so easy to
grab little Greece. Soldiers will
fight harder for their own homeland
than they will when asked to invade
some foreign nation that was doing
them no harm. The Greeks have
maintained an independent existence
most of the time for 5000 years. and
will not probably give UP their IA
nous soil without struggle.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Dogs And Strangers

People love their dogs and cherish
these affectionate pets, but some of
these owners should realize that
their purps are more or less unruly.
One complaint is that many dogs are
suspicious of strangers. If they see
some resident who lives near by,
they are used to him and show no
hostility. If some unknown person
comes along, they bristIe with sus-
piciOn. and think it their duty to
take a threatening attitude.
1t is rather disconcerting TO a
stranger, if a dog barks violently at
him and still more if the animal
nips at his clothes. Owners should
see to it that their beloved pets learn
more about dog etiquet, and do not
take the duty of protecting the
neighborhood too seriously.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Raking Up The Leaves

The householder finds the autumn
season bringing him plenty of work
in the shape of raking up the falling
leaves. The poets may write beau
tiful verses about those leaves, and
their bright colors as they fall. The
householder says they don't look
very beautiful to him, as they litter
up his lawn and yard and call for
plenty of work to dispose of them.
The householder should not get
too cross about it. Raking leaves is
one of the best exercises known to
man. 1t has given many men a physi-
cal stimulus that saved a visit to
the doctor. Also it keeps a place
looking neat and trim, in a time
when many homes look neglected
because the refuse of the autumn is
not attended to
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
How To Sell Goods

Some people are good statesmen and
saleswomen, and some are not so
good. The friendly greeting. ability
to call many peaople by name. are
large factors in the success of the
good salesman. The thing that
counts most is ability to name some
real reason why the customer should
buy the goods.
A salesman should not be too
talky. and weary the customer out
by too fast flow of language. If he
can mention with every article he
shows one or two things which make
that article a good bargain, and
worth the money. it is tremendously
effective. To do that he needs thor
ough acquaintance with the goods,
so that he will at a moments notice
be able to tell why it is a good pur-
chase.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
The Trail of The Huntsman

Out in the fields and the wood
lands, in swampy marshes and on
rough mountain slopes, one hears
the crack of the hunstman's weapon.
In locations near towns and villages
during the hunting season, there
may be such a constant banging that
birds and animals Zee to the most
hidden shelters There they are safe
from the two legged creature who
speaks with the voice of thunder and
lightning and death. Anyway a har-
vest of game birds and animals is
bagged. The hunter returns home
proud of his trophies.
Some tender hearted people do
not feel in sympathy with hunting,
and wish this wildolife which as a
rule is a beautiful manifestation Of
the creative power. could thrive and
flourish as it did in ancient times.
1t is complained that many useful
varieties of game have been COM
pletely exterminated.
All races of men have loved to
hunt, and will no doubt continue TO
do so. There is kind of feud be-
tween the human race and wild life.
In savage countries wild beasts are
a peril, and people are constantly at
tackled by wild animals of terrible
and deadly power. In a civilized
country, the most dangerous animals
have been subdued. Plenty of lesser
ones are roaming around. which
would eat up the farmers garden
and carry off his chickens if they
had chance.
Millions of men and boys enjoy
wild life. and they come |
home more vigorous from these ex-
cursions, They should obey the laws
and respect private property. The |
game laws are made to permit wild
life to flourish.
Man has the power and the skill to
almost completely destroy such ami
mails and birds if he wants to- If he
wishes to hunt, he will have to obey
he laws which were made so that
same can continue to exist.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Part Owner of The Country

Part Owner of The Country
The joke is going around that an
Englishman and an American were
presented to some Far Eastern mon
arch. The Englishman said he was
a subject of Britain. Then the mon
arch asked the American if he was
a subject of the United States. "No," !"
said the American, Il own part of
the United States"
That is in a large measure true,
since every American is a partner
in the business of running this great
country. His welfare depends on its
prosperity. The prospects of busi-
ness are usually improved when the
partners take hold and work active
ly for it's success. 1t is the same in
the business of running this coun-
try.
If our people own part of this
country, one would think they would
all want to work and study how the
country can be improved. and try
to carry out these ideas. That means
voting at all elections. and constant
ly reading about politics and govern
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
An Armistiee Dax Thoueht

An ArmiStice Day Thought
The nation pauses on Armistice
Day to recall that happy moment
back in November. 1918, when the
joyful news spread around the
world that the guns had stopped
their cruel and deadly work. Once
more the cheerful sounds of peace
were heard on the dismal battle
fields, and It seemed as If people
were going to be happy again.
The boys who took part in that
war, now middle aged men, ought to
have keener realization than any
one else Of what that Armistice Day
should mean to us. Their message
has consistently been since that
time, that the United States should
always maintain adequate defense.
They can see how futile treaties and
agreements and alliances and leagues
are to maintain peace. Those things
have been tried and they have fail
ed.
When a nation is well prepared to
defend itself, war making nations
beware of attacking it. If England
and France had been well prepared
for defense. Germany would never
have attacked them, and would have
refrained from attacking the little
nations that Britain and France had
promised to protect.
Every war creates the seed of
new wars. The people who start the
var claim that such a conflict is |
in order to get justice. |
People become so angry in a war, |
and governments resort to such ex-
treme measures, that the seeds of |
hatred are sowed deeper and more
than ever. and in due
time these seeds spring up in some
new form of terror.
If the American people, seeing
conditions grow more warlike in Eu-
rope and Asia, had begun many
years ago to strengthen their armed
iorces sufficiently to make them at
Ill times ready to meet any combi-
ration of aggressors, the war like
would have listened more
to counsels of peace
md moderation.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Milford, Friday, November s, 1870

FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT has
been reelected President of the
United States, and while the Chron-
icle did not support him in his cam
paign, it is our humble opinion that
the PEOPLE have spoken, and all
citizens should accept with good
grace the feeling of the majority of
the electorate. 55
First, last and all the time we are
AMERICANS. We believe in unity,
and to the world we should present
a united front. 1t is With this in
mind that we urge all true believers
in DEMOCRACY to forget the pas
sions generated by the spirited cam
paign which has just closed, and to
unite 100 per cent in back of our
Chief Executive. who now Jas never
before needs the support of every
single organization and Citizen in
this great FREE LAND OF OURS.
to cope with the grave problems that
confront the Nation. If we stand
together we need not fear a hostile
World that awaits only our first
sign of internal weakness to spring
to the kill. AMERICA is FREE,
AMERICA WILL STAY FREE, and
in the not too far distant future the
waves of freedom that now lave
our shores. will break over the de-
luded countries that have sold their
birthrights for a mess of pottage.
GOD BLESS AMERICA!
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
For Arnistice Day

The world of November II, 1918
seems very far back when you con-
slider the state of the world on No
vember II, 1910. On that previous
day of peace, it seemed as if a new
morning of hope and limitless pro-
gress had dawned on the world. II
was felt that the evils of war and
terror and tyranny that had kept the
human race in misery for centuries
were to be abolished.
Now on the present Armistice Day
we see these old evils rising again
in greater horror than ever before.
The theologians of former day who
believed in the power of a personal
devil to sink the world in sin and
misery would have found no end of
talking points, if they could have
seen the present day world.
Amid all the havoc and destruction
of the modern scene torn by war, the
memory of the American army's per-
formance in the World War, and of
the work of the people back home
who supported that army, constitutes
one bright spot in the present pic
tIre of desolation. Whatever follies
Europe and Asia have committed, at
least the American people gave a
magnificent demonstration of achiev-
enent in the former war.
Their soldiers did a superb job,
when after period of ,hasty train
ing, they went at the GeRnian de-
fenses with a courage and ingenuity
and resourcefulness never surpassed
on the field of battle They made
record of which our country will be
proud for ages to come
The American people have reason
to be very proud of the Showing the
civilian population made during that
war. Probably there never was a
war where the armies in the field
were given better support by the
people back home. They toi5ed and |
they labored, they gave lavtshly of
their money, and they ran. deeply
into debt, to back UP the boys at the
front. The tremendous power of the
people was for the first |
time fully realized in that demon
of strength.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
Warm Hearted Towns

Some communities seem cool
frosty, even icy. You may live there
for years and only know a few peo-
pie. and form close friendships with
very few. And there are some towns
where people are tied together by
warm bonds of affection. Wherever
you go in such towns. you meet
smiles Of friendship and warm hand
clasps. II you go away for any
length Of time, the people miss you.
and greet you with the utmost en-
thusiasm when you get back.
The organizations OF such a town
are full OF these welcoming people,
who seem glad every time they meet
you. People love to live in a town
like that, and they will make large
sacrifices TO keep their homes there.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08

UNDER modern distribution sys-
TENS, stores in most places carry
very similar lines of goods. The
question Of where to buy is mostly
whether you want to push your own
home town ahead by buying at home.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08
nj Won REMovE

IF YOU REMOVE part of the
foundation Of building. the struc-
ture may slump down out of shape.
The business of the home stores is
one Of the chief foundations of a
towns prosperity. If people spend
money away from home, they re-
move portion Of the towns pros
Derity foundation.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08

THE COUNTRY. it is said. should
be ready for anything. One way to
get it ready for anything is for peo-
pie to take hold and work in all the
organizations and good causes Of
their home towns.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08

THERE may be better towns than
Milford. but those Of us who have
been away on vacations say we fall
ed to find any such place on our
trips.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08

EVERYBODY seems to favor the
causes of home town progress. pro-
v1ded somebody else does the work.
Milford chronicle., 1940-11-08

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-12
Meat Curing Simpli6ed .
BY Using New Process

Certain difficulties in curing meats
at home have been eliminated with
the use Of smoke salt and special
meat cures now available at low
cost. With the use Of these prepara-
tions nothing needs to be added at
home except water in the case of
picking meat. Special meat cures,
already mixed except for the water,
are pumped to the area around the
bones in ham and shoulders, as well
as around joints in other cuts Of
meat, so that, after the outer part
has been cured with smoke salt, it
can truly be said that the cuts have
been cured from the inside out as
well as from the outside in.
At small cost, a specially con-
structed pump is now available,
writes John E. Hubel in the Pennsyl-
vania Farmer. This pump has a
needle with several small holes at
the bottom, so that the picking solu-
ton is spread to the areas around
the bones, which are so hard to get
at with curing salt when ordinary
salt is used for curing hams and
other cuts.
The pumping process is so simple
that any one can do a good job.
Each stroke of the pump brings
enough of the picking solution to
the area around the bone in hams
and shoulders to cure this part of
the meat as thoroughly as that on
the outside. For hams and Shout
ders weighing 10 to is pounds about
three pumpfuls of pickle, or about
IL ounces, are sufficient, while for
larger hams and shoulders, weigh
ing from IL to rs pounds, five pump
fuls or 20 ounces of the solution viii
be enough for a good cure.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-12
! AROUND
THE HOUSE

Never rum the vacuum cleaner
over loose lacks or other metal
objects on the floor. They may
puncture or cut the dust bag.
Try this fruit sauce on your
favorite ice cream. Melt a cupful
of jam or jelly in double boiler.
Add a fourth of a cup of orange
Juice. Serve the sauce warm.
After cooking carrots until ten.
der put them through the ricer,
and season and beat as one does
mashed potatoes. Even those who
refuse to like carrots cannot re-
sist them thus prepared.
When preparing oranges for a
dessert, pour boiling water over
them and let them stand five min
utes. This will make them much
easier to peel.
To remove brown marks from
china put the articles in sauce
pan with cold water and lump
of soda. Put the pan on the stove
and let it boil for is minutes.
Then rinse the china well and you
will find that the marks have dis
appeared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-12
"You needn't, you know
John said presently.

course. But thought Mother had
more sense!'
cts been five days." Kate point
ed out. ''They probably think you've
been kidnapped. You can't wonder
that they're anxious" she added in
tone of increasing evaporation.
''I've been away longer than
that"
"But not at time like this when
something has been arranged for
you practically every hour. Think Of
the excuses, the questions, the eva
sions."
"You think of them. I haven't
the strength"
"You haven't communicated with
-anyone?"
mo. Why should I? Todd-un-
derstood. I told both Mother and
Aunt Flora in the notes I wrote them
that would return at the end of the
week."
"And will your"
She remembered him, then. Johns
heart leapt as his eyes, for a mo-
ment, met her Swallowed glance. It
sank again as she replied with un-
conscious arrogance:
II usually keep my promises,
don't II"
'sIn that case" Kate said, and he
thought she sounded considerably
relieved, ''we'll be obliged to start
in the morning. And I think we
should both apologize to John. He
can't have enjoyed having this dis
cussed in his presence. And he
couldn't escape" she added, humor,
fostered by relief, breaking through
concern and irritation. "He's hold
ing me steady. Very generous of
him not to have set me adrift."
"Think of me as landing post, I"
John said, eff that will make you
feel better"
Kate drew the rope into the canoe.
''It would-if I could" she said.
Her smile was family derisive but
the expression in her keen light
eyes was not unsympathetic. She
took up the paddle. "I'm going to
get lunch,' she said, speaking past
John to Gay who sat still and aloof
at the edge of the float looking
down into the water. "I'l call when
it's ready"
The canoe moved off from the
float. The dip and swish of the pad
die grew fainter as Kate approached
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-12
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l5oi19!i4in

TAMPA, FLA.--A session with
\ Clark Griffith, the Gray Fox of
Washington, carries you back many
a day and many a year. Outside
of Connie Mack, Griff can take you
deeper into the thrills Of the past
than anyone else in baseball.
My own first training camp thrill
came in 1898 in Nashville. A tall,
broad-shouldered, awkward-looking
party came into the locker room,
wearing pale-blue suit with brass
buttons. A short while later against
Vanderbilt he showed us buzzing
medley of speed and curves that
no one had ever seen before. And
not so many have seen 1t since.
He was over six feet two, weighed
200 pounds, and he was lanky in
looks. In addition to blazing speed
he had the fastest-breaking curve
ball I've ever seen.
His name was George Edward
Rube) Waddell.
Even when he was fading out with
tuberculosis he still had enough left
to strike out 16 of Connie Mack's
Athletics.
Crif's Top Thrill
Griff's top training camp thrill ar
rived in Atlanta around 1904.
Griff was waiting that morning to
meet young first baseman, just
heading in from California. He had
no other first baseman on his
Yankee roster, SO the rookie had to
be good.
Suppose he's a flop, what'l you
do?" I asked the Old Fox.
"A fop?" said Griff. Hes going
to be the greatest first baseman
that ever lived. You wait and see."
The kid arrived around noon or
a trife later. He was well built,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-04-12
SYNOPSIS

Charming, wealthy Gabrielle Gay for
shorty Graham, engaged to Todd Janeway,
returns to cabin in the Maine woods &C.
idea of a stay at the cabin occurred to her
when she received key to 1t following the
death of her godfather, Uncle John Law.
renee. The two girls notice that someone
is living in the cabin Kate suspects that
Gay knows the identity of the mysterious
occupant. The mystery man returns He IS
John Houghton, a young doctor whom Gay
had known in previous years. immeoiateiy
aggressive, Gay asks him by what right he
is in the cabin His right. she finds. is
greater than her own. He. too. possesses
a key, but more than that, Is heir to II
from his Uncle John. Gays godfather. Cay
Is high handed with him, and he states
courtesously that he will leave. Looking at
him in the doorway. her old feelings return.
She knows that he is more necessary 10 ner
than is Todd Janeway, the man she Is to
marry. Gay asks John to reconsider MS
decision to leave.