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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09

The American people, though they
are almost unanimously in favor OF
about aid to England, are still
heavily opposed to sending troops
abroad. That is the gist of a recent
Gallup Poll. Seventy-nine per cent
of those queried were against send
ing part of our army to Europe to
help the British. Smaller majorities
were against sending American air
and naval units.
At the same time, there is no
question but what many men close
to Washington affairs fear that
American participation in the actual
shooting is coming. Some think that
If Britain loses in the Balkans and
Egypt and is driven out of the Med
iterranean, this country will be I'M
able to longer postpone the decision.
For then the British Empires life
line would be broken, Hitler's u
boats would be supplied with the
finest kind of bases, and the final
stage of the Battle of the Atlantic
would begin.
Congressional sentiment is I'M
doubtedly against declaration of
war now, though number of men,
bers are urging that fateful step.
The President has shown no change
from his position of all aid short of
war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09
UNEMPLOYMENT COMPENSA-
TION ACT

The amendments to the Maryland
Unemployment Compensation act
passed by the 1941 Legislature, in
clude a number of changes which
give increased protection to quail
fed workers who happen to lose
their jobs.
First is a reduction of the wait
ing period from two weeks to one
week. Benefits now begin with the
second week of unemployment.
TIL number of weeks it may be
possible to collect benefits for totaI
unemployment has been increased
from sixteen to twenty.
The maximum weekly benefit
payment has been increased from
SIS to SIT.
The minimum weekly benefit has
been increased from SIS to 81.
Benefits are now based on one
twentieth of the workers earnings
in his highest quarter instead OF
one twenty-sixth.
1t is now possible for claimant
to receive a maximum of $40 In
benefit payments within the benefit
year beginning April 1. The maxi
mum has heretofore been $240.
There are other changes in the
law, recommended by the Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board and APP
proved by Governor O'Conor, which
makes it more satisfactory to the
workers without increasing the cost
of administration or adding to the
contributions required of employers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09
SUICIDE BY GAS

Mrs. Florence Bailey Hall, g.
years of age, widow of e. Walter
Hall, was found dead in the kitchen
of her home, in Havre de Grace
Thursday afternoon about foul
o'clock. All gas jets in the stove had
been turned on and her body was sit
ting upright beside the stove.
Mrs. Hall was the daughter of the
late Josiah and Margaret Hulett
and was native of Wilmington
Del. She came to Havre de Grace
about five years ago, and had been in
i'll health for several years.
One brother, Carl Hulett, Harris
burg, Pa, and three sisters, Mrs
Lee Pennington, Mrs. William A
Jackson, that city, and Mrs. Edward
H. Barlow, Wilmington, survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09
Spreading Defense Work

That defense production is spread
throughout the country and not
concentrated in few industrial
areas or among a handful of large
companies, as some are led to be-
lieve, is we'll illustrated in report
to General Motors employees in their
monthly magazine GIN FOLKS stat
ing that IL plants alone, of the more
than 35 Corporation plants doing de-
Tense work, buy materials from
nearly 200 communities, large and
small, scattered through Fl states.
But even this canvass of just a
few of the General Motors defense
plants included only those commun-
tiles where they make direct pur-
chases. If the raw materials that
go into the parts and supplies pur-
chased by these l. plants could be
traced back to their original sourc-
es--going back to the mines, the
farms and the forests--it would be
found that the work of men and
women in many times 200 commun-
lIlCS, lOCdLCu LII GVCly pCCtlOn VI tAC
country, is involved.
1T is customary with many of us
in listing General Motors defense
assignments to think of the Allison
airplane engine as something made
in Indianapolis, for example, shells
as something made in Lansing, ma
chine guns in Flint, Saginaw, SYRIA
cuse and Dayton, and so on down the
line," the article states. THAT, OF
course, does not tell the full story
A few examples in the report sug-
gest how the roots of defense work
reach far beyond the Corporation s
own immediate organization:
One G.. M. division buys raw ma
terials and semi-finished parts from
suppliers scattered through 20 .stat-
es as far west as California.
Another division buys 1000 de-
Tense parts from SO suppliers which,
together with 81 suppliers of raw
materials, are located in 10 states.
A third division draws on SO
small machine shops for supplies.
The average employment of these
shops is 20.
All kinds of communitiees--large
and small, some at industrial CEN
tiers and many at widely separated
points--are feeding parts, supplies
and equipment to manufacturers
for defense. Thus, the important
work in which every American has
a personal interest lis shared by a
great army of workers throughout
our entire land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09

Americans who for many years
have been talking about the burden
of taxation, are shortly to discover
that they "ain't seen nothing YETI.
They are about to learn, in short,
that to live in a world whose main
energies are being given to prepare
for war and waging war, is an in
credibly expensive business.
The new Administration tax plan
to add $3,5O0,000,00O to the gov
ernment's annual income, was an
nounced on April II. Both Repub-
lican and Democratic congressional
leaders approved it, in general, al
most automatically. 1t has long been
evident that the moderate tax in
creases adopted by the last session
in the bucket. Our defense and aid
to-the-democracies program is likely
to cost upwards of $40,00O,000,00O,
even if we don't become involved in
war ourselves. Much of the cost will
be deferred for future payment in
the form of national debt. But it is
universally recognized that we must
pay for as much of it as possible as
we 60, and that substantial tax in
creases, reaching almost every
income group, are no longer avoid
able. Surveys show that the Ameri-
can people at large are grimly will
ing to shoulder the additional bur-
den. It is a strange time indeed in
which advocating higher taxes has
actually become good politics"
even as it is good economics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09
YOU'LL FIND OUT
BY ]. E. Jones

Washington, D. c. May 5--The ma
tional income for 1941 is expected to
be in the neighborhood of 80 bill
lion dollars, which in simple words
means that all payments made to in
dividuals by business enterprises
for goods and services plus all bust
ness savings, will total the nation
al income.
The total budget of the Govern
ment for the coming year is now fig
ured at 10 billion dollars. Two
thirds, or approximately 12h bill
lion dollars will be raised by Fed
eral taxation.
The Federal and local tax col
lectors will take l out of every 4
dollars of the national income in
coming fiscal year, most of which
will go into the Federal treasury.
Recent reports of large industries
that show large gains in revenues
also show that taxes not only took
the gains" but so much more earn
ings that the corporations actually
dropped behind in net profit.
The family man that paid few
dollars for last year will find his tax
bill multiplied several times in the
coming fiscal year that indicates
the rising tides Of taxes. It's a pain
full process, but you, kind reader,
are going to get it in the neck. You
are going to find that you are dead
wrong in your boast that 81 don't
know the difference between mil
lion and a billion dollars"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09
COON HOUND FIELD TRIALS

The annual Coon Hound Field
Trials, under the auspices of the
Eastern Shore Coon Hunters Asso-
citation will be held on Sunday, May
18th, one mile south of Elkton, on
Route 213. The fox-race will be
held at 10 o'clock. There will be a
free consolation race. For informa-
ton write George 8, Stevens, Mil
lington, Md,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09
What's Ahead OF America?

A powerful group of business men
attended the meetings of the United
States Chamber of Commerce in
Washington at the turn of the pres
ent month. They were about as far
apart in opinions expressed by
speakers as Town Meetings on the
radio. But these business men left
no doubt but what they are standing
solidly back of the National Admin
istration. While many of them are
not in complete agreement about the
limits to which the President should
go, or extreme measures by Con-
gress; particularly about engaging
i'm future fighting, there neverthe-
less was enough unity in the annual
gathering of the Chamber of suit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09

An Illinois Senator complains be-
cause an Army camp is named for
Confederate General Forrest. II
must be a strain to face new war
when you're still fighting the old
one.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09

either Mr.. Roosevelt or Mr.. Willkie
(which is "going out on the end of
the limb.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-05-09

But there are dreary days when
you can scarcely distinguish an OPP
fimist from simpleton.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Sullivan Posts Bond
On Grand Jury Charge

James E. Sullivan. former Police
Court bailiff, indicted by the District
grand jury yesterday on charges OF
irregularities in his official duties
today made $1,000 bond in all the
cases in which he has been named
His bondsman was Isaac B. Jones.
When Sullivan will be arraigned
in court to plead to the indictments
has not been determined. 1t was
said that his attorney, Charles E
Ford, is out of the city. Assistant
United States Attorney Allen J
Krouse is handling the cases for
the Government.
Sullivan's co-defendant, Joseph R
Burko, former clerk to Judge Hobart
Newman of Police Court, was ar
raigned yesterday afternoon before
Justice F. Dickinson Let's, who
heard his plea of innocent and fixed
bond at $4,000 total in all II cases
in which he was indicted. Justice
Let's allowed Defense Counsel
James j. Laughlin until next Friday
to file any legal motions desirable.
Justice Let's was told by Assistant
United States Attorney Allen j.
Krouse that "acts of these defend
ants struck at the vitals of our
judiciary Mr.. Krouse contends that
Sullivan received money fines given
him by defendants and that he and
Burko split" the money after Burko
entered the words sentence sus-
pended" upon the court records.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Col. Bethlehem Called
For Draft Board Duty

1t. Col. Edwin S. Bethlehem,
jr, Field Artillery Reserve, has
been ordered to active duty with the
executive staff of the Districts Sc
lective service system, it was an
nounced today. He will report for
duty Monday.
Col. Bethlehem, who is national
adjutant general of the Military
Order Of the World War, served
overseas with the 104th Field Ar
tillery He was active with the 9th
Division, made up of National
Guard troops.
At the same time, 1t was an
nounced that Capt. Gordon Hitten-
mark, selective service public rela-
tions officer, would participate in
an officers administrative course for
adjutant generals at the Army War
College for % days, beginning Mon
day. Capt. Hittenmark will con-
tinue his duties at the selective
service headquarters in the interim,
it was said.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Slayer Of Policeman
Resentenced 10 Death

Convicted of numbering a park
policeman, Clarence Blocker, "a,
colored truck driver, today was re-
sentenced to die in the electric
chair. Blockers electrocution was
set for May 9 when he appeared
before District Court Justice F.
Dickinson Let's.
The truck driver was found guilty
of fatally shooting Policeman Ivan
w. Thompson at First and I streets
NE. last July IA. His case has been
appealed because it is understood
psychiatrists have found Blocker to
be of unsound mind Justice Let's
had previously set March IA as the
execution date, out a further delay
was found necessary because of the
status of the appeal.
Representing the Government in
the case are Assistant United States
Attorneys Charles B. Murray and
William HitZ. Blocker's counsel are
George E. C. Hayes and Leonard S.
Hayes Blockers plea for a new
trial was overruled last November.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
New D. {. Committee
.Appointee Plans 70
Study Traffic
Representative Copeland
To Look Into Problems for
Constructive Suggestions

Representative Copeland, Repub-
hcan, of Nebraska, newest appointee
to the House District Committee
today promised to make a serious
study of Washington's traffic and
other problems in order to be in q
position to offer some constructive
suggestions" for Improvements.
House Minority Leader Martin
yesterday named Representative
Copeland to fill one of the three
Republican vacancies on the COM
mittee.
II am happy to serve on the COM
mittee," he told newspapermen. Il
don't know much about Washington
or its problems but hope to develop
some constructive ideas"
Before coming to Congress, Mr.
Copeland was mayor of Lincoln,
Neb., for four years and the director
of public safety there for two years
Mr.. Copeland is serving his first
term in Congress. He was born on
farm at Huron, S. Oak, March Is
1887, and his biographical sketch in
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Non-Reporting Reserves
To Be Called Deserters

Members of the Regular Army Re-
serves failing to report for duty by
March Is will be dropped from the
rolls as deserterS, War Department
officials warned today.
Last December the department
announced that all these reservists
who we're without dependents or
essential jobs would be ordered to
duty in increments prescribed by
corps area commanders. The plan
provided for taking them also into
active service by about February Is
Those with dependents or holding
key positions in essential industries
were ordered discharged from the
Reserve.
Reservists who do not report and
are dropped as deserters will, when
within the 31-35 age limits, become
subject to registration under the
selective service law.
Officers said there would be no
inclination to rush court-martial
proceedings against any of those
classed as deserters. Careful mvesti-
CATION to determine the reason for
delinquency will be made in all cases
they added.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
First Inspection
Rejects Over
Half of Autos

More than half of the 2SS. .433
motor vehicles inspected at the two
District inspection stations since
their establishment two years ago
were rejected as unsafe on first in
Spection, it was revealed today.
OF these, approximately $500 were
rejected outright and ordered re-
moved from the streets as COM
pletely unsafe.
Since April Is of last year, these
results have been achieved through
periodic inspection of motor We
hicleS:
More than $500 new muff1ers in
stalled in vehicles which had ex-
haust systems emitting poisonous
gases under and through the floor
boards.
More than 2,225 tires condemned
and replaced with good or new tires.
Broken steering knuckle pins dis
covered and corrected on 43 cars.
Defective steering mechanism cor
rected on 1888 machines.
Brake systems on 1928 vehicles
corrected, including replacement or
reconditioning of 147 defective mas
ter hydraulic cylinders.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
3Churchmen Named
To Judge Essays for
VT. ". Auxiliary
26 Manuscripts Submitted
By Washington Students
4 For Nutionui Contest

Three prominent Washington
churchmen have been named to
judge manuscripts submitted IN q
Nation-w essay contest, spon-
sored locally by the District De-
partment of the Ladies Auxiliary OF
Veterans of Foreign Wars, Mrs.
Hanna Weber, department essay
chairman, announced today.
Named as judges were Rabbi
Norman Gerstenfeld of the Wash
ington Hebrew Congregation; the
Very Rev. Msgr. Lawrence J.
Shehan, assistant pastor of st. Pat
rick's Church, and the Rev. J. Lowry
Fendrich, jr., pastor of the Metro
politan Presbyterian Church.
A total of $4,000 in cash prizes
will be awarded high school students
for winning essays on the subject,
"One Nation Indivisible," in the
sixth annual contest under auspices
of all ladies auxiliaries of the
v. F. w.
To the winner will go $1,000; Sec
ond place, $500; third, $3.50; fourth,
500, and the balance will be dis
tributed as consolation prizes to
the authors of the 20 next best
essays, Mrs. Weber reported.
The local prize winning essay will
be entered in a State elimination,
which closes April Is, and the ma
tional winners are expected to be
announced late in May. she said
Judges of the District elimina-
ton are preparing to study the 26
essays entered in the contest which
closed last Saturday.
The following schools submitted
essays: National Cathedral School,
10 manuscripts; Immaculate Con-
ception Academy, 13; Eastern High
School, 2. and st. Patrick's S Academy
l, the chairman announced.
Evening star., 1941-02-28


through station Twelfth and then through the Greyhound Bus
street Francis o.
ubbS shot himSef
Evening star., 1941-02-28

the Congressional Directory reveals
that he moved with his parents in
covered wagon to Nebraska in 1891.
For 81 years Mr.. Copeland was in
the fuel business in Nebraska. He
also has had experience on a news
paper.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
BRIDGES Deportation Hit

The Washington Committee for
Democratic Action, as result of a
panel discussion last night at the
Lee-Sheraton Hotel. adopted reso-
luton denouncing deportation pro-
ceedings against Harry Bridges and
the Dirksen bill to restrict activities
of maritime labor unions. Henry
Rhine. national organizer of the
United Workers of America, G. I. o.
affiliate, was moderator of the panel.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Indionheud Housing
Contract Is Let
BY the Associated Press.

BY the ASSOCIATED Press.
The Public Buildings Administra-
tion awarded $61,752 contract to
the E. F. Hauseman Co. of Cleveland
today for 20 prefabricated, demount-
able houses to be erected at Indian
head, Md, for civilian employees OF
the naval power plant there.
A $469 500 contract went to the
George Hyman Construction Co. OF
Washington to construct the ap-
proaches and install the utilities.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
81 900, 900 Red Cross
Offer to Army Accepted

The Joint Army and Navy Com
mittee on Welfare and Recreation
announced last night it would ac-
cept an offer of $1,000,000 from the
American Red Cross for the pur-
chase of emergency recreational
equipment for the use of men in the
Army.
The offer was made by Don C.,
Smith, director of military and
naval welfare of the Red Cross in
an address before the recently
organized Joint Committee. He ad-
vised the group that the Red Cross
was ready to make expenditures for
such equipment in the interest of
general public welfare.
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Band Concerts

BY the United States Army Band
in the band auditorium of the Army
War College tomorrow at 1870 am.
Capt. Thomas F. Darcy, leader;
Karl Hubner, assistant.
Program.
March, Gloria" -Losey
Overture, I'll Guarany" Gomez
Woodland sketch, "A Deserted
Farm" ---------- Macdowell
Excerpt, "Allegretto Scherzando,"
Beethoven
From the Eighth Symphony"
Waltz, Dream of Childhood"
Waldteufel
March, "Brooke's Triumphal," Seitz
THE Star Spangled Banner"
BY the United States Soldiers
Home Band Orchestra in Stanley
Hall in the home at-5:30 pm. to-
morrow. John S. M. Zimmerman,
bandmaster; Anton Pointner, as
sistant.
Program.
March, 'The Invincible Guard"
Shattuck
Overture, THE Rumanian
Festival -Kretschmer
Entr'acte,
(a) Pilgrims Song of Hope"
Batiste
(b) "Pizzicatto Bluette" Lack
Scenes from the opera, Aida" Verdi
Popular numbers,
Patrol of the Red, White and
Blue" "R Robinson
Gypsy Pep" Kaplan
Valse Francaise, "Valse Apache"
Stoughten
Finale. Indian Sagwa' Allen
The Star Spangled Banner"
Evening star., 1941-02-28
Make February Safer

In February Beware OF:
l. Crossing streets carelessly
in rainy weather, particularly at
night. The four pedestrians
killed in February, 1910, were
struck in wet weather, three
after dark.
2. Crossing a street at a point
other than a crosswalk or cross
ing against a red light. The
former cost two lives in Febru-
ary. 1910; the latter, one. The
fourth pedestrian was struck by
a hit-run motorist at an uncon-
trolled intersection.
OF the four pedestrians, three
we're so years of age or older.
The fifth February victim was a
truck driver killed in q collision
with an automobile.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-01
|Wotch For
Symptoms of Cancer

One reason why so many sue
cumb TO cancer is that thee suspect
ed disease is allowed to exist for
months before it is treated This
delay allows the cancer to change
rom small, local, durable growth
70 a large, spreading one. You can
protect yourself against this danger
by learning the first symptoms and
knowing what to do if they are
present. Danger signals which may
suggest the possibility of cancer
are:
Any lump, especially in the
breast, which persists.
Any sore which does not heal,
especially if located about the
tongue, mouth or lips. perhaps the
sore may have started from the
rubbing of an ill-fitting dental
plate or from some other prolonged
irritation)
Amy irregular bleeding or unusual
discharge from any of the openings
of the body.
Persistent indigestion, especially
dyspepsia after eating meat. or &C
companied by loss of weight,
ALICE BROCK.
Publicity Chairman.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-01
Libby High School
Senior Class Dates

.Baccalaureate Sermon = Sunday
May Is, at 800 p. m. Rev Norman
Benson.
Commencement-Thursday May
q, at 500 p. m. Speaker DR. A. L.
Strand, Montana State College
Candidates for Graduation-Paul
Apologize, Marlin Ayotte, Gloria
Beccari, Robert Bigelow, Harry
Bouton, Geraldine Burke, Jack Dag
get, Howard Eggert, Raymond
Erickson, Virginia Gee, Miriam
GooselaW, June Hunter, Edna John
son, James Mahoney, Mary Mitch
ell, Edward Mooney, Kathryn Neils
Elizabeth Oneal, Bud Oylear, Rol-
and Powell, Doris Risley, Eleanor
Rodgers. Donald Rogers, Jenny Rol-
seth, Raymond Rubard, Bill Seims
Milton Slauson, Harriet Sleizer
Forrest Spencer, Douglas Stickney
Ellen Stuhlreiter, Bob Switzer, Der.
tina Withee, Kenneth Neils, Doro-
thea Kreymer, Jack Midget, Leon
ard Spencer.
The Western news. [volume] (Libby, Mont.) 1933-current, 1941-05-01
Lorqe Audience
Pleased by Concert

The third and last in the series OF
concerts sponsored by the Libby
Concert Association was held at the
junior high auditorium Saturday ev-
ening. A large audience was pres
ent to hear Violinist Weisberg and
Pianist Wendt give an excellent
performance. This is the first time
Mr.. Weisberg has appeared before
Libby audiences and those who
heard him said he was unusually
good
Mr. Wendt appeared on the first
concert but spectators claim that he
did much better this time than at
the former appearance. Both gen
tlemen are associated with the
school of music at Montana State
University.
Mrs. Walter Neils is the party re-
sponsible for the arranging of the
concerts and with the help of a
committee sold season tickets which
enabled music lovers of this city to
hear concerts which it would have
been impossible for them to enjoy
otherwise. Tickets were sold for
the small sum of one dollar for the
three concerts.
1t is hoped that next year another
concert series can be arranged for
the residents showed much interest
in the one just over.