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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
AGRICULTURE IN 1e41

Agriculture, like the rest Of us, is
starting a new year with high hopes
for success and achievement. And
it is also starting new year in
which some of the greatest and most
far-reaching problems in world his
tory must be faced by all.
In these trying, swiftly changing
times, agriculture must make the
best possible use of the resources
at it's command. One of those re-
sources is the marketing cooperative
movement--a movement which has
shown steady and significant growth
in both size and influence year after
year. Such co-ops do more than sim
ply act as selling agents for their
members, important as that is. They
are alert to trends--they study do
nestle and foreign problems which
have bearing on the farmers well
fare--they work toward better pro-
duction at lower cost through inn
proved rehabilitation methods,
etc. In short, anything and every
thing that affects agriculture falls
within their province.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
UNIQUE GIFT TO PENNSYLVANIA
SCHOOLS

During the first week in January,
1941, the public schools of Lancas-
ter county, Pa, received a total of
$4,000, to be used as each school
board saw fit, from a unique trust
set up by Clarence Schock, resi-
dent of that county. The public
schools of York and Dauphin Coun-
ties, Pa, will also receive money.
Mr.. Schock, rs years old and own
er of fourteen wholesale oil plants
and twelve gasoline service stations
valued at $1,00O,OO0, is childless.
Recently he became perturbed about
what would happen to his money and
his business if he died and, as re-
suit, converted his business into
trust, the benefits to go to the pub
lie schools of districts served by his
oil company. He retained only a
modest income for himself and his
wife.
The trust should prove of mutual
benefit to the schools and the oil
company, for each school districts
share of the profits depends both up
on it's population and the amount
of oil it's citizens buy from the
Schock Independent Oil Company.
The more oil and gasoline purchased,
the greater the amount of money
that will go to the schools. This will,
in turn, relieve the tax burden in
each district.
Sixty-two school boards in Lam
caster County received amounts
varying from $20.2S to $5,042.96
in the distribution of the first profits
under the trust.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
COOPERATION rs NEEDED TO
MEET FARM LABOR PROBLEM

Farmers will have to help each
other more, especially during har-
vesting and other rush periods, In
order to meet the farm labor situa-
ton resulting from the defense pro.
gram, In the opinion OF Or. +. b.
Symons, director of the University
of Maryland extension service.
The tremendous inducement OF
higher wages, he says, has already
drawn heavily upon rural districts
near expanded industries and Gov
eminent defense activities. This in
ducement, he believes, can be ex-
pected to increase and add to the in
dicated shortage of about 1000 farm
laborers, as shown by a recent sur.
vey.
More work by all engaged in agri-
culture, better organization Of plans
for production so AZ to use the avail
able labor most efficiently, and util-
ization of machinery are among the
means for relieving the
farm labor situation, according to DR..
Symons. He suggests also that SER
ious attention might well be given
to grsatsr use of convict labor On
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
CIVILIZATION HAS OBLIGATION

A National Committee on Food
for the Five Small Democracies, with
Herbert Hoover as its honorary
chairman, has been organized to
raise a voice in behalf" of the .peo-
pie of Finland, Norway, Holland,
Belgium and Central Poland.
How to make food available to
these people without it being seized
by the Nazis, is being considered.
The Hoover organization and the
British government both know that
Germany has Systematically looted
her conquered territories of food and
SUPPLIES. Both know that blockade is
England's most deadly weapon, and
that weakening Of the blockade
would weaken Great Britian's ulti-
mate power to destroy the Nazi ty-
ranny.
But how to relieve suffering still
remains problem for civilized peo-
pie. Commenting on sending food to
them, the New York Times says
editorially that Mr.. Hoover "can
point to the safeguards with which
he has surrounded his proposals
safeguards resting not on German
good faith, but on German perform
ance. The distribution of food would
be strictly in the hands of neutral
agency as it was in Belgium during
the whole of the World War. No
more than two weeks supply of i'm
ported food would be permitted in
side any occupied country at any
time. If any of this food should be
diverted to German uses, or If Ger
many should resume looting of the
occupied lands, the shipments from
America would stop; and Germany
would be branded finally and con-
clusively, in the minds of the con-
quered peoples themselves, as the
sole cause of the misery that would
ensue.
sit may be important" says the
Times, Gin the winning of the war
and in the rebuilding Of democracy,
that responsibility should thus be
pinned Enthusiastically onto Germany"
Can human sympathy and reali-
ties of the British blockade be cor
related so as to benefit starving, help
less people? 1t would seem that hum
am intelligence could find way.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
PATIENCE WORM THIN

One Of the most interesting parts
Of the Presidents speech Of Deem
Der 20 was that in which he dealt
with the role of labor in national de-
tense. These sentences were espec-
tally significant: "If our capacity to
produce is limited by machines, 1t
must ever be remembered that these
machins are operatd by the skill and
the stamina of the workers. AS the
government is determined to pro-
tect the rights of workers, so the
nation has a right to expect that the
men who man the machines will dis
charge their full responsibilities to
the urgent needs of defense. !.
1.-THE nation expects our defense
industries to continue operation
without interruption by strikes or
lock-outs. 1t expects and insists that
management and workers will re-
concile their differences by volun-
tary or legal means, to continue to
produce the supplies that are so
sorely needed"
The American people are patient
But patience has worn thin when it
comes to the labor racketeer or the
profiteering industrialist. There is
no just difference of opinion between
management and labor which can
not be settled by arbitration. There
is absolutely no excuse for strike
in a defense industry today--and no
excuse for that insidious form of
sabotage which is called the "slow-
down..
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
GERMANS SEIZE FRENCH FOOD
AS U. s. ANNOUNCES RELIEF

Soon after his arrival in France,
United States Ambassador William
D. Leahy expressed to the Vichy
Government the hope that a relief
ship from America bearing canned
milk and medical supplies would
soon arrive in France. The reaction
to this statement was immediate. 1t
was reported that within matter of
hours the Vichy Government, con-
trolled by Berlin, established a more
drastic rationing system and ordered
increased shipments of food sup
plies to Paris, now occupied by the
Nazis.
This immediate reaction to ges-
ture of good will was not surprising
to those familiar with the present
German regime. 1t was the same old
story-the Nazis stripping an oc-
cupied country of all available sup
plies at every opportunity.
If the report is true, the supplies
sent by this country and allowed
safe conduct by the British through
their blockade, will not benefit the
French people. The Germans took 1t
as signal to transfer further food
stuffs vitality needed by the French
people on the assumption that the
United States and Great Britain have
assumed the task of feeding its vic
tins.
Commenting editorially on the ra-
pacity of the Nazis, The Courier
journal of Louisville, KY, stated.
on January 10, 1914: Thus bluntly
Germany gives the answer to the re-
jected Hoover relief plan or any
modification of that plan. 1t an
nounces in advance it will take away
more than is given, whether canned
milk for undernourished children or
medicine for the sick. It reduces to
futiliay the effort of the U. S. to win
over the Vichy regime by the proffer
of Red Cross supplies.
No man can tame tiger into a
kitten by stroking it, President
Roosevelt declared in his recent fire.
side chat, and if milk is put within
its reach it will certainly be Tapped
up"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

public works and roads, so as to re-
lease other labor for use on farms.
Farmers engaged in the dairy bus
mess, or some other form of produce
ton that requires somewhat skilled
labor, or at least laborers with some
experience, are expected to have the
most difficult problem.
The fact that most Maryland farm
products are consumed in this courl.
try places the farmers of this State
in better position than those in
areas that produce largely for ex-
port. The demand for domestically
consumed products is expected to
be better than in recent years, but
this favorable condition will be one
set to some extent by the labor prob
lem and higher prices for the things
farmers buy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
FIGHT FIRE TO BUILD DEFENSE

There is an easy way for everyone
to make a definite contribution to
national defense this year. That way
is by helping to prevent fire.
National defense involves the. con-
servation of our resources--manu-
featured as well as natural. Every
fire, no matter how small, means the
destruction of resources. 1t mems
waste of labor, and of productive
capacity. 1t means the diversion OF
materials which would be used for
other purposes. That is true wheth-
er q fire destroys home or factory.
Those whose job 1t is to prevent
fire are rebuilding their efforts at
this time. They are working to re-
duce fires 1941 ravages. But, eff
Gent as this work is, it cannot
achieve maxium success without full
public cooperation. The manager Of
am industrys, the home-owner, the
worker--all must share in the re-
sponsibility. Fire is everybody's bust
ness--not just the other fellows BUSH
ness. Fire costs everybody money.
II past precedent holds, Americas
IRE bill, direct and indirect, will
come close to $2,000,000,000 this
year. That bill can be cut 80 per
cent.
There is nothing difficult about
IRE prevention. It isn't expensive.
It simply calls for periodic inspec-
lions of our homes and places OF
business to get rid of accumula-
lions of waste, to repair faulty fur
naces, to check exposed electric wir-
ing, to see that infiamrnables are
properly stored in safe containers,
etc. Your local ere marshal is al
ways glad to help. This year make it
q point to fight fire-and SO help
Americas defenses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
WOULD LIBERALIZR IDLE BENZ
FIT LAW

A legislative program embodying
provisions to liberalize Maryland un-
employment benefits by approximat-
ely $1,OOO,O00 a year will be sent
to the General Assembly by the I'm
employment Compensation Board.
Russell S. Davis, member of the
board, said the Legislature would be
given for its guidance recommends
lions that received the unanimous
approval Of the three-man board and
its six-mam advisory council.
"This program represents a care
full estimate of what changes the
board and its advisory council feel
can be made in the benefit structure
with reasonable safety at this time, "
Mr.. Davis explained.
Principal recommendations are as
follows:
Reduce the waiting period for ap-
plicants for benefits from two weeks
to one week.
Increase the maximum duration OF
weekly benefits from sixteen weeks
to twenty weeks.
Liberalize the eligibility require
ments for partial unemployment
benefits.
Provide authority for the board to
deny benefits in the current or sue
ceeding benefit year in cases where
fraud has been detected.
Authorize the board to freeze
benefit credits for men indicted into
the armed forces of the United
States.
Replace the complicated formula
for calculating an unemployed mans
eligibility for benefits by the simple
requirement that he must have earn
ed $3.50 in a calendar year.
Make a number Of minor technical
changes in the act, to bring 1t up to
date and make 1t more workable.
MI. Davis said the estimate that
these changes would add 100000
to the sum to be paid out to Mary
land workers was based on the ex-
perience in 1910, when the total
paid out to the unemployed was ap-
proximately 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
: All American Canal

The biggest irrigation ditch in the
world, is the S0-mile canal to carry
water diverted from the Colorado
River at Imperial Dam to provide a
supplemental supply for the irriga-
ton of the rich Imperial Valley in
Southern California.
Recently section of this ALL
American Canal was pressed into
emergency service after severe
earthquake shock damaged the I'm
perial Main Canal, which has served
the Imperial Valley for many years,
looping SO miles through Mexico.
The All-American Canal, SO called
because it is wholly within the Unit
ed States, replaces the Imperial
Canal.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

The 1910 crop OF Maryland tobac-
co is estimated at $4,000 acres, $40
pounds to the acre and o total pro-
daction OF 31,920,O00 pounds, &C
cording to the Maryland Crop Re-
porting Service. The 1899 crop Is
estimated at 10000 acres. $40
pounds to the acre and 32,S00,000
pounds-the largest crop since 1887
and the third largest on record for
the state. The largest acreage on
record was $4,000 in 1885, the
laas acreage was the largest since
1909.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

Wnsome workers in the March of Dimes
Virginia Smms and Tankersey pictured
the Jumbo containers for the collection
combat Innt Paralysis Similar placed
banks hotel lobb post Offices drug and other
locations Senator George Radcliffe chairman Of the Maryland
me Of the National the
March Of Dimes campaign alone to net $4,000 and together with the
"Ae Of Dimes" and Presidents Birthday
$4,000 Last the campaign collected approximately $4,000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
TRAINING ENGLAND's DOGS OF
WAR

Explaining in words and pictures
how airedales are taught to rescue
victims buried in bombed buildings
and carry messages under heavy
machine-gun fire. One of many fea-
lures in the February 9th issue OF
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
the big magazine distributed with
the BALTIMORE SUNDAY
AMERICAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
DRAFT ARMY TO GET ALL-WOOI
UNIFORMS
BY J. E. Jones

Washington, D. c., Jan. 27--Recent
enactment of the truth-in-fabrics law
which requires that, after next July,
all wool articles be labeled to reveal
by percentage the different fibres
used in their manufacture, recalls
the "shoddy scandal" of the World
War.
Up to that time all wool uniforms
Of the army had been made exclusi-
vely of virgin wool, that is wool that
had never been processed before.
But soon after the entrance of the
United States into the war, the COM
mittee on supply of the Council of
National Defense changed the speci-
fications for army uniform cloth and
admitted large percentage of re-
claimed wool-old rags broken into
fibers.
The insufficient protection which
these uniforms afforded their wear
ers was regarded to considerable
degree as the reason for widespread
epidemics of pneumonia and infiu-
enza in the training camps during
the severe winter of 1918, and re-
suited in an investigation by the
Senate Military Affairs Committee.
General Pershing, in his book,
my Experiences in the World War;"
says much of the clothing supplied
his troops was reported to be shoddy
and that he saw men wearing uni
forms which were light and thin and
which, of course, offered insufficient
protection.
The late Julius Forstmann, presi-
dent of the company which later be-
came the Forstmann Wooden Com
pany, called to Washington as an ex-
pert witness, started the movement
which only recently resulted in the
labelling law for the protection of the
consumer. He showed, as his son
Curt E. Forstmann has demonstrate
ed in recent years, that wooden fab
RIGS of reclaimed or reprocessed
wool are uneconomical because they
do not wear as well as fabrics of
virgin wool.
Specifications, which Mr.. Forst-
mann submitted to the Quartermas-
ter's Department following the Sen
ate investigation, advised the elm
nation of reclaimed wool or shoddy
in all materials used for uniforms.
They were adopted without change,
and form the primary basis for mill
tary fabrics used to this day.
Thus Uncle Sans draft army can
be certain of being well-clothed. And,
thanks to the new law, the general
public, too, can be certain of getting
real wool by insisting upon seeing
the label.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

The movie attendance in Japan is
proportional by rs per cent adults
and rs per cent children and averag-
ing 500 persons minute. This is
equal to only about five per cent of
movie goers In the U. 8.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

Too many people spend their time
in condemning the work of others
instead of spending it in improving
their own.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

People who try to stand prosper
ity are foolish. They should sit down
and take It easy.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

Ordinary and industrial policies
ara being issued by all the insur-
nuce companies In America at the
rate oE 40 per minute and have q
total average value Of $4,000 Q
Wiputs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

That radio program last night had
a clever new feature. A character
was introduced without knocking on
a door.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

the Science circus" stage. The eff
feet is that of silver dirigible bal
loon. hangar, or huge umbrella
turned inside out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

Counting public and private debt,
it is estimated that most of us spend
about one-third of our lives earning
interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

An operation Is never good thing.
At best it is only the less of two
evils.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31
Parading The Gospel of Research

Parading The Gospel of Research
"Only cursory glance at what is
taking place in the world today is
needed to impress on one the inn
portance of constant search for new
products and processes. And new
products and processes will be equal
ly important to take up the slack
of men, money and materials when
our present emergency shall have
ended"
Thus had a leading manufacturer
indicated the measure of his corpora
TONS devotion to the great task of
Industrial research and engineering,
dedicated to which are two dra-
matte demonstrations of not only
what has been accomplished in that
direction but also of what may be
expected from the laboratories of the
future if America is to take full ad-
vantage of its opportunities.
The remarks are those of Alfred
P. Sloan, Jr., Chairman of General
Motors, and the demonstrations are
incorporated in his Corporations two
travelling expositions again taking to
the road at the conclusion of the
Worlds Fair at either end of our
continent. Strange to say, there will
be little of commercial ballyhoo in
these expositions but rather DEM
ontsrations of 1.-The hope of America,
in time of emergency as in time of
peace, which lies in the retorts and
test tubes of it's research laborator-
ies," as Mr.. Sloan has expressed it.
Incidentally, the Parade of Pro
gress, larger Of the two GIN Cara
vans, offers a practical demonstra-
ton of archaeological advancement.
One of it's features is the unique
'inside-out" Big Top. patented new
tent just developed to meet the
science shows specific needs. Mann
moth aluminum-alloy Orders sup
porting the tent will be outpended
inside from the metal framework.
This big top" win seat 1900 per-
sons, all with unobstructed views Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

Teeth are like diamonds. II they
look better than the rest OF you. PEG.
pie think them phony,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-01-31

The farther Q man gets away from
home the more he exaggerates his
Importance.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-10

gerous. This structure has been
hit often and only diH1-shaded
green lights lead you on but throw
no light before you. You buy your
ticket at an improvised shed out
side because the ticket office was
destroyed.
An unseen porter takes your
bags and leads you to a compart-
ment. There's a hooded light in
there and you make out a man in
the seat opposite.
The smell of his pipe gives his
indiStinguishable figure in its
brown overcoat and SLOUGH felt hat
a comforting stolidity.
There's no one else in the COM
partment so you fall into CONVEX
sation after the train starts. 1t
turns out he's a West Country
man, an Inspector of bridges, and
he's been through everything this
town went through.
Eyes, sir" he says, "the Sep
TENDER raid was \ bad one and
so was the ones In October and
November. But the worst that
12-hour one In January. I lost
my house that night. Yes. sir,
that was bad 'un."
He puffs on his pipe.
There's five In my family
three kids, older boy and girl,
and baby son. We spent those
IL hours In our shelter. It's a
nice shelter. We've fixed Il up
nice"
He puffs again.
But that night We wished
one another goodbye all ex-
cept the baby. He slept through
Il ALL"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-10
Waking Dangerous
At Rail Station

You grope back inside the lobby
and go up 10 bed The curtains are
tight drawn and you make the
mistake every newcomer makes at
first You sleep with drawn cur
tains because you don't reason
that you can open them when the
lights are turned out
Strangely enough you sleep
sounder than you have so far on
the trip.
They wake you with breakfast
at 7 to catch the TAO train for
London. It's still pitch dark. but a
taxi is waiting. They're scarce at
this hour.
At the station, walking is dam
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-10
lin Britain with BurriS Jenkins. Jr.
Artist Pictures
A London Torn
By Air Raids
Continued from Page One)

(Continued from Page One)
there are no Stork Club hours In
this town-we take our first look
at a city in blackout. We step up
to the black-papered swinging
doors and push out.
The scraping of feet tell you're
outside but you can't see anything
for seconds.
Then the glow of the one lamp
of a taxi passes and across the
narrow street you see the dim
flash of light from some ones
electric torch" There's a faint
moon that soon reveals the sweep
of the street.
You stroll few yards away but
the vacant empty look on the face
of the buildings is too weird and
unfamiliar. You can't imagine
life behind those black windows
except where a carelessly drawn
blind sometimes shows a narrow
CLEAN.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-10

81 fair thought gone that night, the man
opposite said in the dim- COACH for it still hour
daylight and the end of the blackout period I'm our
shelter ice ,rished one another goodbye .
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-30
Banana Toast

BANANA FRENCH toast is
just the thing for a light snack.
1t requires 2 eggs, II cup
mashed bananas, z cup milk, y
teaspoon salt and 6 slices bread.
Beat the eggs slightly, add
mashed banana, salt and milk.
Dip bread into batter. Brown
on both sides on a hot. lightly
creased griddle. Sprinkle lightly
with powdered sugar and serve
hot.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-10-30
Cookery News
Figs Dress U p the Menu

cover and let stand 10 minutes.
Drain, clip stems and cut into
small pieces. Sift -four, salt,
sugar and baking powder to-
gether. Work shortening into
-four mixture.
Combine milk and egg and
beat into dry mixture. Add figs
and stir to blend. Fill CREASED
muffin pans about three-fourths
full. Bake in a hot oven (450
degrees) about 20 minutes.
Makes Is medium-sized mullins.