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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18
DELAWARE MELON CROP

The Delaware watermelon and
cantaloupe crops will be bigger this
year than last, and will exceed the
average of the past ten years, it was
estimated last week by the U. S.
Department of Agriculture crop re-
porting service. Favorable reports
ON the corn crop of the Delmarva
Peninsula were also given by the
Service.
The watermelon acreage this year
is estimated at $500 acres, 100
acres above last year, and nearly
double the 10-year average of 1880
acres, relates Wilmington Morning
News.
The cantaloupe crop in Delaware
is estimated at 3,400 acres, 100
acres above one year ago, and 800
acres above the 10-year average.
Shipment sof cantaloupes from Del
aware and Maryland are not expect
ed to begin for about month, the
Office said, reporting the crop got
of to a poor start, but is now max
ing about normal growth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

yer, N. j., received silver medals for
prompt action, courage and devotion
to duty in restoring telephone service
in the face of personal danger during
an emergency following a munitions
explosion in a large powder plant at
Kenvil, N. J.
The Vail medal awards received by
these telephone employees are made
annually and are provided for by a
fund established as a memorial to
Theodore N. Vail, former president of
the American Telephone and Telegraph
Company. Under the terms of the
establishment bronze, silver and gold
medals are awarded to telephone en-
ployees for acts of service which con-
spicuously illustrate Mr.. Wallis ideals
in public service. Bronze medals are
awarded by committees in the terri
tory of each associated company Of
the Bell System. Silver and gold
medals are awarded by . national
committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18
EFFICIENCY MEANS
CONSERVATION

Efficiency means conservation as
well as production" That memoir
able sentence was spoken by A. W..
Hawkes., president of the Chamber
of Commerce of the United States,
in a talk at the 18th annual dinner
of the National Board of Fire I'm
derwriters.
Every resource which is saved
means step toward national de-
Tense. And every resource which is
destroyed means a showdown In
building defense. That is the reason
for the vital Importance of fire pre-
vention at this time.
Any man knows what fire can do
to defense industries. A major hre
in key factory could delay the pro-
duction of vital materials for weeks,
What is mot we'll enough understood
is the need for preventing fire even
when no defense project is directly
involved. A home burns, and must
he rebuilt That means that mater
ials, labor, money and effort may De
diverted from other uses.
The slogan, American defense
through fire Defense" thus has real
meaning. And the work the fire in
surance industry is now carrying on
against fire is among the most i'm
portant being done in the country.
In the words of Robert P. Patterson,
the Undersecretary of War, 1.-THE
voluntary services of the establish
ed insurance organizations OF the
country are without parallel among
the many patriotic services being
rendered by our citizens in the de-
Tense program" Fire Insurance is
going "all-out" to fight fire, and it is
getting results.
In this great work, the help OF all
is needed. No group can do it alone
Make your home and business safe
against fre--and, in doing that, you
will be performing real service
for your country in this time Of
peril.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18
Diamonds Play Important
Part In Manufacture Of
Copper Telephone Wire

Diamonds are hard stones-so hard
in fact that the Western Electric
Company pulls copper telephone wire
through them at speed Of 120 miles
an hour in order to reduce the wire to
the required size.
Machines for this high speed wire
drawing are designed, made and
operated by Western Electric as the
manufacturer for the Bell telephone
system. One of these machines pulls
about 10000 miles of wire through q
diamond die before it is necessary to
repolish the stone. The wire starts
larger than the hole and is passed
through diamonds with successfully
smaller openings until it is Of the
desired size. Western Electric engi-
neers reported that by using die Of
the next best material only about 200
miles of wire can be drawn at once.
This new speed for wire drawing IL
Of great Importance now In rushing
wire for national defense purposes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

Hope of many is that Russia and
Germany will wear each other out
that the doctrines of both Commu-
nism and Naziism may perish on the
Russian steppes. In the view Of mill
tary authorities, there is small
chance Of that happening. Most OF
them think that the German army is
too efficient and too well organized
for the Russians--even though the
Red army is probably larger in man
power, and may be larger in tanks,
field pieces and other equipment.
At the same time, they think that
Russia, even though she eventually
loses, may infiict staggering cas-
ualties on the Germans. Reports OF
the early days Of the fighting indi-
cate that is happening.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18
Students at Rutgers University,
New Brunswick. N. J.. are now offered

Students at Rutgers University,
New Brunswick, N. j., are now offered
a course in practical telephone speech.
The course, which takes four weeks
and makes use of the familiar "hear
your own voice" technique, was devel-
oped by Associate Professor Richard
C. Reager Of Rutgers, and was
inaugurated in April as permanent
part of senior-year courses at the
university in public speaking and
debate.
Students are taught telephone
speech through the use Of micro
phone and loud speaker. Two menu
bers Of class go to isolated tele-
phones. They converse on various
topics, such as a detailed business
transaction or q campus problem.
Their conversation is heard in the
classroom by loud speaker and a
portion is recorded. Then the parti-
cipants join the class to hear the
recordings and take part in the
critical discussion.
Professor Reager's innovation at
Rutgers well illustrates the increased
public interest in good telephone
speech.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

This government is making no
bones about the fact that it has
little faith in Soviet Russia, and
holds extreme distaste for the Com
munist theology. The British gov
eminent has taken much the same
position. However, both of the DEM
ocratic powers have welcomed Rus
STA as an ally. They are working on
the basis that when your house is
in danger of burning down, you
must accept your neighbor's aid,
whether you happen to like him or
not. Big job now Is to lick Hitler,
and all other considerations and
problems must be held in allegiance
until that is dome, is the view of Mr..
Roosevelt and MI Churchhill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18
TELEPHONE men AND WOMEN GET
NATIONAL AWARDS FOR HEROISM
Mrs. Mildred Lothrop, Northwestern Bell Company,
Receives Second Vail Medal Of Gold For
Courage Displayed During Flood

The award of three gold and seven
silver Theodore N. Vail medals to
Bell telephone employees for acts of
noteworthy public service during 1910
has been announced by the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company.
Cash awards of $1,000 accompanied
each gold medal and $500 each silver
medal.
A posthumous award Of a gold
medal was made to Frank Atkinson,
combinationman of the Mountain
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18
JAMESTOWN ISLAND, VIRGINIA
BY ]. e. Jones

Washington, d. G. July 14-The
last Sunday of June, 1941, was a
bright, sunshiny day, and the birds
sang, and the James River went roll
ing by to the sea, the same way that
nature and the birds and the river
performed their part on jamestown
Island 334 years ago when Reverend
Robert Hunt held the first Holy
Communion for the first Permanent
English Settlement i'm America at
this spot.
Captain John Smith reported: II
we'll remember we did hang an
awning (Which is an old saile) to
three or four trees, to shadow us
from the sunne, our wales were
rallies of wood, our seats unhewed
trees; our pulpit bar of wood nail
ed to two neighbouring trees. wee
had daily Common Prayer morning
and evening, every Sunday two Ser
mons, and every three months the
holy communion, till our minister
died (the Rev. Robert Hunt) wee
continued two or three years after,
till more preachers came"
Reverend Francis H. Craighill,
Jr., Rector of Bruton Parish Church,
of Williamsburg, which succeeded
the church at jamestown as the
Court Church of Colonial Virginia
arranged the 334th Commemoration
Service at jamestown Island, and he
took with him the Choir and Congre-
CATION of famous Bruton Church
Bishop william A. Brown celebrated
the Holy Communion. Reverend e
Ruffin Jones of Norfolk, delivered
what he called more an address
than serman", and Chaplain Lloyd
off ship of His Majesty's Royal
Navy took part in the service. He
was accompanied by a group of Of
fcers and sailors from British
ship.
Your reporter for the Journal sal
in the congregation, facing the Rob
| rt Hunt Shrine, over which the
Bruton Church folks did hang ar
awning" (Which was new canvass
while over the heads of the congre
CATION there did hang" large new
tent, and we sat on chairs in the
place where fewer persons than we
had stood at service 334 years be-
lore. Down the pathway stood Cap.
ain John Smith--in bronze--and
thought he looked pleased with oul
Church service. Beyond was Poca.
| hontas, also in bronze, and maybe
she was there is spirit, too. If SO
her good ear" must have burned
IS it was related in the sermon that
period of more than four years OF
freedom from Indian attacks re.
suited from her marriage in the
Church at jamestown.
The jamestown Church Tower
close by the Robert Hunt Shrine
dates back more than 300 years
Within the walls of the Church on
jamestown Island the first Legisla.
| tive Assembly in America, convened
July 80, 1919. The jamestown
Monument was erected here on the
island Dy the U. 5. Government In
1907 and the inscriptions on it, and
on the House of Burgesses monu-
ment, trace legislative Democratic
government from early days in Vir-
ginia in direct line down to today
Services over, we followed along
the sea-wall. A steamer named
Captain John Smith" was cross
ing the James. We visited the site
of the last State House of James.
town; trod the ground where Ba-
cons Rebellion took place. In fact
we had lived at midday on James
town Island through all the periods
of America, from the days Of 1907
to 1941.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

graph Company at
Winona, Missis-
sippi, for "initia-
tive and prompt,
intelligent and
courageous action
in the rescue of a
man who had
come in contact
with high voltage
wires"
Six employees
of the New Jersey
Bell Telephone
COMPANY. at Do
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

pany, and Mrs.
N ellie Lazure,
agent operatorfor
the Northeastern
Telephone Com.
pany at Winnie
bago, Nebraska,
were both award
ed gold medals
for Courage, ini-
tiative and effec-
tive use of tele-
phone facilities in
warning inhabi-
tants of a flood
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

In 1920 Mrs. Lothrop performed
heroic service in another flood at
Homer, for which she received the
first Vail medal Of gold. Thus, she
becomes the only individual ever to
be awarded two national Vail medals.
( A silver medal was awarded Luther
Ebert Lamb, combinationman of the
Southern Bell Telephone and Tele-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

States Telephone
and Telegraph
Com pany, Fort
Morgan, Colorado,
who lost his life
after displaying
supreme cour-
age, initiative,
persistent effort
and self-sacrific-
ing devotion to
servicei in attempt
ing to restore tele-
phone circuits dur
ing a blizzard"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

the Atlantic of the German menace
is at hand"
Congress is determined that be-
fore any shooting is done that the
Senate and House must authorize it
and not the President or members
of his Cabinet.
A Great Standing Army
The Executive order of President
Roosevelt provides for an army of
100000 men to be indicted into the
land forces of the United States
within the next year. Lincoln called
for 100000 men to put down the
war in ninety days. Evidently our
new army will continue to grow un-
less the European War comes to an
unexpected close.
Republican Friendship
1t is perfectly evident that Mr..
Wendell l.. Willkie and Alfred M.
Landon, candidacy vintages of 1910
and 1886, are not being recogniz-
ed in Washington as chief advisors
to the Republican party. There are a
number of Senators and Represent
atives who outrank these former
big shots as spokesman for the COP.
On the other hand, Herbert Hoov-
or has been ringing the bell practi-
cally every month since the last cleo
ton. 1t all goes to show what q
fickle political world we live IN,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

At last we know why r. F. c.
lost o quarter of a billion. 1t loaned
money to any crackpot who thought
he knew q way to make some,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

The saddest fact in human ex-
perience is that history repeats it
self. 1t means that man keeps on
making the same dumb mistakes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

Writers of abusive letters have
the grace to feel ashamed, That Is
why they don't sign,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

People who are never in a hurry
to begin believe in the theory that
1t is never too late to mend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

Mem who attempt to drown sor-
row merely attempt 10 irrisate 1t.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

CanCS OF q HOOD Mrs. M. LOthrOp
and in directing rescue work in the
face of great personal danger"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

Mrs. Mildred Lothrop, agency chief
operator at Homer, Nebraska, for the
Northwestern Bell Telephone Com
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18


Some printed reports have stated
that the United States Naval vessels
were shooting or destroying" Ger
man naval craft. At least three fam
Gus columnists have published these
reports. Senator Wheeler wants an
investigation to find out whether
these reports are true.
Captain James Roosevelt, SON of
the President, when asked what the
Navy was going to do about trouble
in the Atlantic, made the cryptic
reply that he didn't know whether
the Navy was in the war or not. !"
But Secretary of the Navy Knox is
rather impatient in demanding that
F'the time to use our Navy to clear
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-07-18

The English plan brings on anoth-
er shift in the British Cabinet. But
the United States is not so lucky.
Ask nine men out of ten what they
think of Ickes and Perkins and they
will vote in favor of changing that
part of the Cabinet.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
With The World AS 1t Isl We Need Everv
Help To Boost Morale SO Let's Make
Our Clothes Cay Suggests Miss Jameson

also the pelt that sheds, gets all
over Pappy's overcoat when you
sit beside him in the car.
Our shopper next considers the
chapeau, and that's more fun than
anything. Let us hope she has a
flair for hats, knows how to wear
them. A frumpy hat kills a wom-
an dead, as far as appearance
goes. BonnetS this season are all
right, anyhow there are plenty OF
alright ones to be found among
the freaky offerings.
Sc far, so good. Let; have nosi-
cry and shoes that are on good
terms with the coat. Brown is al
ways a good color for a coat and
it is fashionable this season. Black.
too, is going strong, though it is
seldom as flattering as brown to
either brunette or blonde. Greens
are having a run, but beware of
cold-looking shades; not SO good
for the winter season. A smart
novelty fabric is nice, but there's
always the danger that one will
tire of it, if the clothes budget will
permit only one winter coaJ.
AS for frocks, we do hope that
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
BY HELEN JAMESON
distributed by King Features
Syndicate, Inc.)

From the viewpoint of the aver
age man, running q household
is one grand picnic. You push this
button and that button and the
work is done. So far, we have no
machines for bathing the baby,
making the beds, preparing the
vegetables Or picking up toys. The
vacuum cleaner is a grand affair,
but it has to be pushed, and push
ing takes time A machine washes
your clothes, but it won't take
them out of doors on a cold day
and hang them on a clothesline.
We're grateful for what we have,
hut running the domestic machine
IS still woman-sized job.
The foregoing is prelude to the
statement that many a busy wife
md mother is just now-at the
last manufacturing around to
selecting her winter wardrobe. She
outfitted the smaller children for
school, packed up the older ones
for college, had the old mans
winter hats reblocked and his
oVercoat cleaned. The porch furni-
ture has been taken in, The tulip
bulbs purchased, the lawn mower
put away, summer curtains taken
down, winter ones hung. Just few
little chores for her odd NOM
ents.
She will now give attention to
herself and her needs. After a
reassuring peek at the balance in
the check book she will fare forth,
join up with the gang that is shop
ping its heads off, and get her.
self some glad rags. She has them
coming to her by way of wages
and bonus.
First purchase ON the list is the
winter coat. 1t is the item that
costs the most and most women
will have to stretch it through sew
eral seasons. Best then to get
something fairly simple, not ex-
treme. The color must be becom-
ing. If it is fur-t trimmed. the fur
must be the kind that will endure
wear. Fur that wads down in mats
and looks ratty is a horror, as is
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08

applicants.
Born in Taylorville, KY, in
1910, Mrs. Patterson remembers
how she and her brothers and
sisters were taken tC Hallsville,
KY, where they were sold at
auction as slaves. She remembers
that her mistress was cruel to
her and recalls being severely
beaten. She received one pair of
shoes each year at Christmas
and recollects that her bed was
made CT grass and hay covered
with old pieces of carpet. After
gaining her freedom, she lived in
Indiana until she came here
over 40 years ago.
Mrs. Patterson, a widow, is the
mother Of II children. five of
whom are still living. She is still
active and able to perform nor
NAL household duties.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Potato Croquettes Are
Capable Of Serving As
A Main Dish---Craves

fourth cup of milk, salt, pepper,
one egg yolk, third of a cup Of
chopped nuts (pecans maybe) a
half teaspoon of baking powder.
Shape as for croquettes, roll in dry
bread crumbs, then in egg, beaten
with little cold water, then in
crumbs again. Fry in hot fat until
brown. Drain on unglazed paper.
POTATOES BAKED WITH SAU-
SAGE are nice filler uppers and fill
lers inners when there is big
space in both your stomach and
your purse. For each one to be
served, select a medium large po-
tato. Wash and pare With a sharp
knife or an apple corer make a
cavity lengthwise through the CEN
ter. Insert link sausage or stuff
with loose sausage. Arrange In a
baking dish, dot with fat, sprinkle
with salt and pepper, and add Just
enough water to cover bottom of
dish. Cover closely and make in a
375 or medium oven until potatoes
are well done.
THIS is ONLY A SMALL EX.
AMPLE OF the many and varied
uses to which Che sput may be put.
Potato salad, the familiar refrain.
And there are four of five kinds
OF potato salads, mind you. When
you just bake them straight with
no intention of adding any doodads.
remember to let the steam escape
and thus prevent soggineSS develop
ing. Cut cross in one side of the
baked potato as soon as it comes
from the oven. Pick it up in a cloth
and squeeze it a bit to loosen up
the lnsides, thus making a little of
1T bulge into the cross-cut slash.
THE FAT LADIES who will OBJ
Ject that potatoes are fattening. I
have only to say that now is q
mighty fine time to reduce. Besides.
one medium potato contains one
hundred calories, and so does one
medium orange. Galleries, by the
way are the things that make vo,I
tat when you get too many on the
inside. You get just a gang of them
IN chocolate cake, for instance.
now OF course my hefty COM
patriot, if you are going
to float your potatoes down on a
sea of butter, or eat like YOU'RE
shaking logs for a living, that's
another question. How could thev
help but fatten?
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
Py PATSY GRAVES
(ANP Feature Writer)

Consider, if you Will, the case of
the humble potato. The white po-
tato, or Irish potato, that most
versatile and useful of vegetables It's
history has been long and eventful,
its cultivation as a food first being
general in Ireland. The potato is
recommended as part of the diet
to the tune of one serving per day.
Potatoes offer generous shares Of
calcium, PHOSPHORUS, iron, and vi
taminS ABC and G..
THE GREATEST HANDICAP to
an increased potato popularity is
the monotony of preparation. There
are about eight standard uses of the
average housewife, when actually
there are more than 500 recipes.
And then there is the matter of
price. Whether other foods are
high or low, the potato is always
inexpensive in relative cost for the
food elements it provides. Before
delving into some of the various
methods OF using potatoes, we will
first consider its possible role as
main dish. If you can effect saw
ing on the main dish, which is usu-
ally meat, keeping the rest of the
budget in place is no trouble.
POTATOES WITH CREAMED
Clipped beef is an economical dish.
Clipped beef is usually reasonable in
price. Plus a cream sauce it is
stretched even further. The pota-
toes may be mashed or baked. And
POTATO LOAF is really rib stick
ing: Slicing enough white potatoes
to make a quart. Chill them in
cold water for an hour. Then make
cream sauce of four tablespoons
of flour, three fourths of a cup of
canned milk plus the same of water.
Add the potatoes and cook for five
minutes. Butter a loaf pan and
press the potatoes in carefully. Bake
in slow oven for an hour and
just before serving sprinkle to top
with grated cheese. Satisfying both
tn healthy appetites and unhealthy
pocketbOokS.
POTATO CROQUETTES are ca
pable of serving as main dish. and
the nutrition score is upped con-
Slderably by the addition of chop
ped nuts. Mix with a fork until
light two cups of hot riced potatoes.
The Phoenix index., 1941-11-08
PINNIN' AND CRINNIN'

( The Army still announces thS
need Of 10000 mere trained nurses.
Here's an opportunity for colored
women who want we'll paid defense
work. Eligibles are drawn frcm
the Red Cross Nursing Service. and
applicants must be unmarried.
Speaking of the Army :. The
Third Order entertained the
Lukefield soldiers at Halloween
Party last week. Many soldiers!
Few girls i. How nicei
They say. -. Fifty-five more
soldiers are to be moved to Like
field from various states. Maybe
there will be a Clark Gable this
time. Why not? Last time we had
a William Powell.
"Tiny" O'Neai left last week for
Greely, Colorado, where he will
aid ASTC's Bulldogs defeat Gu.
1--WE hopeD
M. w. WIS c.. B. -. was in
the shop a few days last week.
Miss B and Miss P had to use Fir.