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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
SCHOOL SIGNS

School signs on streets and
highways once more assume definite
safety significance with children
focking back to the classrooms, the
Keystone Automobile Club declares
in bulletin asking motorists coop
Grafton in accident prevention.
Motorists responsibilities are in
creased by the return of children to
school because more caution will be
required in guarding against child
accidents, Edward p. Curran, Safety
Director of the Club said.
School beginners, it is pointed
out, do not have the benefit of safe
ty instruction. Their safety depends
largely upon the way in which We
hicles are operated, not only in the
vicinity of schools, but on all streets
where children are walking on their
way to and from the classrooms.
Free for several months from the
restraints imposed by safety educa-
ton in the classrooms, many child
rem are likely to be less safety con-
scious than they are during the rest
of the school term, is it asserted.
The Club also wishes to impress
upon motor vehicle operators the
Importance of cooperating with the
School Safety Patrols. The boys and
girls who constitute these patrols
are doing a splendid work in acct
dent prevention. They are always
on the alert to safeguard fellow pup
ills, but their efforts will be hamper
ed without complete cooperation of
motorists.
Sam Browne belts, arm bands,
safety literature, and safety posters
have been distributed by the Club
in it's continuous Safety Campaign
to reduce child accidents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
GOVERNOR MOVES TO IMPROVE
CONDITIONS ON WASHING
TON BLVD.

In the interest of prompt action
to improve the traffic situation be-
tween Baltimore and Washington,
Governor Herbert R. O'Conor has
instructed the State Roads Com
mission to bring up-to-date surveys
and studies in connection with this
road.
''Now that plans for access road
ways have been completed and sub
mitted to Washington, l think it
timely to give consideration to the
Washington--Baltim Roadway
problem. 1t is of such vast import
amce to SO many people, both in and
out of Maryland, that l am anxious
to see all efforts put forth to have
this project go forward, the Gov
ernor stated.
Governor O'Conor also called at
tention of the Roads Commission to
the fact that the last Legislature
authorized the Commission to pro-
ject plans for a toll road and that
this proposal ought to be considered
if free-way could not be assured at
this time.
"On recent trips to Washington" !,
he said, II have been further i'm
pressed with the absolute necessity
of having a better road than now
exists. Thousand of our citizens and
other thousands from outside the
State, are constantly using an in
ferior roadway. Because of the vol
ume of traffic and the fact that it
leads to the Nations capital, this
roadway should be a modern one in
every respect.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
SCHOOL REOPENING INCREASES
HAZARDS

With public schools throughout
the State reopening their doors to
approximately 100000 children,
ranging in age from six to seventeen
years, with parochtal and private
schools adding thousands more and
due to continued rise in School child
fatalities, Governor Herbert r.
O'Conor's Maryland Traffic Safety
Commission appeals to all motorists
to travel with care and thus avoid
killing or manning these young
people.
"The Nations record for 1940", a
Traffic Safety Commission, state
ment said, "shows that last year
1850 children, between the ages
of and IA years lost their lives in
traffic accidents, while 10000
children were injured i'm the same
age group. The death rate for this
age rose 10 per cent, the largest in
crease in child traffic death ever re-
corded for amy age group.
"This was a startling reversal of
the favorable long time record of
school children, and lost the school
children the title of lowest death
rate group"
With the opening of schools many
youngsters will be riding bicycles to
school, and the fact that the bicy-
Gle death list is constantly on the
increase, the Traffic Safety Commits
sion warns that special care must be
exercised, and all traffic laws obey
ed to avoid calamity. A bicycle, in
many cases is the boy or girls most
highly priced possession, but it can
also bring disaster and grief, if not
operated with caution. Statistics
show that two out of every three
bicyclists injured or killed in traf-
fic accidents were violating traffic
law at the time of the accident"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
PRISONERS AID DEFENSE PLAN

Many serious disciplinary prob
lens of the American prison have
dissolved, according to the latest
reports Of the American Prison As
ISOLATION. Many penitentiary war
dens have noted that, because the
national defense program has been a
"godsend', prison morale and be-
havior has reached an exceptionally
high peak.
In the Federal penitentiary at At
lanta, Ca, for instance, 1000 men
have been working on two shifts,
making such things as cases for
INT charges, clothing for aviators,
shell covers, tents, pack sacks. and
mattresses. In recent week $4,000
pounds of finished goods were
turned out at Atlanta alone, COM
pared with $4,000 pounds in the
corresponding week Of last year.
An aviation school has been estab-
lished at the Federal reformatory at
Chillicothe, Ohio, and now several
of the former inmates are working
as mechanics for airlines. Warden
F. Lowell Bixby declared that not
man has gone out Of the reforma-
tory in the last six months without
a job, a long step toward the COM
plete reformation of the prisoner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
WAR DEPARTMENT NOTIFIES
O'CONOR ABOUT GUARDSNIEN

Official notification from the War
Department, regarding the possible
release of National Guardsmen from
the service, was received by Cover
nor Herbert r. O'Conor in a tele-
gram from Robert P. Patterson,
Acting Secretary of War. The tele-
gram is as follows:
Hon. Herbert r. O'Conor:
Under the provisions of Execu-
tive Order No. 1862, approved Aug
ust FL, 1941, all personnel and units
the National Guard of the United
States are to be in active Federal
Service for not more than eighteen
addition months. Individual MEM
bers of the National Guard will be
released from time to time as the
situation permits and you will be
furnished copies of all Instructions
pertaining to such releases. If and
when it is determined that National
Guard NUTS may be released prior
to completion of eighteen months
additional service, you will be given
full advance information thereon.
Robert P. Patterson,
Acting Sec. of War"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
INSTALLMENT BUYING CURBED
BY NEW GOVERNMENT
ORDER
ORDER

1t took a war and the threat of in
flation to do it, but the Government
has finally stepped in and limited in
stallment buying. The days when
"a dollar down and dollar a week"
would buy practically anything are
gone. Henceforth installment buy
ers must make a substantial down
payment, and installments cannot
be distributed over more than an
eighteen-month period.
Heaviest hit are the articles that
American buyers can conceivably do
without Buyers of both new and
used automobiles must pay third
of the price in cash. Also included in
this list are power boats, cupboard
motors, motorcycles and aircraft.
Less restricted are household ar
ticles like mechanical refrigerators,
washing machines, ironers, vacuum
cleaners, stoves, radios, etc. The
down payment required is only 20
per cent. Furnaces, oil burners,
water heaters, pumps, plumbing and
sanitary fixtures for household use
are i'm the Is per cent down payment
category. Lowest possible first pay
ment is 10 per cent, and can be used
only to purchase new household fur
niture, including ice refrigerators,
bed springs, mattresses and pianos.
Immediately effective is the rul-
ing that credit extended for less
than $1,000 ON home repairs or al
terations must not extend over a
longer period than eighteen months.
Effective on October 1st is new
eighteen month ruling for all in
stallment loans of $1,000 or less.
Regulations will tighten further af-
ter January, 1912, when no payment
of less than $500 per month will be
allowed.
In the past, installment buying
has been an incentive to salaried
workers to buy more than they
could afford The tragedy of INSTALL
ment buyers losing their equity
through inability to keep up the
payments has been common occur
renee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

A short time ago. i'm the beautiful
historic French town of Fountain
bleau, squads of workmen went to
work on a wrecking job. That job
involved the tearing down of two
huge statues. One statue was of a
great Frenchman who had fought
for democracy Marshall Lafayette
The other statue was of great
American who led victorious demo-
cratic army--General John J. PERISH
ing.
There is tragic symbolism in
this. For 1t indicates how completely
France has deserted the democratic
way of life. and embraced the doc
trines of the total state as laid down
and enforced by Hitler.
It is generally felt that the great
bulk of the French people hate Hit
Ter. and pray for allied victory.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

The campaign, led by the princip-
al marketing cooperatives, to OBJ
tain equitable treatment for the
farmer, is based on harsh necessity.
In many areas, the farmers plight
is close to desperate. Wages are
high. So are feed and other commod-
ity costs. Foreign markets have dis
appeared. Taxes are soarinng. War
abroad and defense at home have
presented the farmer with as serious
problem is he ever faced.
Agriculture can't starve and still
feed the rest of US. If prices must
follow the industrial and labor
trend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

Many of the birds are beneficial
because they eat insects that other
wise would be injurious to plants
and crops.
Birds may be given credit for
being one of the greatest controlling
factors in limiting the development
OF insect pests and in preventing
many disastrous outbreaks" a food
habit, says your Government.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
WALKS 600 MILES

Some one has figured out how far
a farmer has to walk to attend to 40
acres of corn. To pillow the ground
with a sixteen-inch pillow. he walks
$50 miles; to harrow it thoroughly.
SO miles more, and to cultivate 1t
afterwards. SO miles more, making
a total of 450 miles In addition to
husking it, when he walks $50 miles
more.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
NEED FOR UNITED SERVICE
ORGANIZATION

According to a number of respon-
sible authorities, there is dehnlte
morale problem in the American
Army. Such magazines as Life have
sent qualified reporters into Army
Camps and they have returned TO
write that a substantial percentage
of the conscripts now under arms
don't like the Army and are eager to
get out OF 1T.
It is inevitable that when hun
dreds of thousands of men are
drafted, a portion of them will re-
main permanently dissatisfied. How
ever, the reporters state that at the
present time there is a comparatlv-
ely low state of morale among many
men who entered the service in the
expectation of benefiting from it and
ENJOYING it. The principal causes OF
unrest are these:
1. There is a lack of martial spir-
it, due to the fact that we are not
at war, and our emotions have not
been stirred to the boiling point.
2. Many conscript soldiers lack
confidence in their officers. The
Army has on it's roles many officers
who have no concept of modern war
fare, and who have little capacity
for leadership or for instilling re-
spect and admiration in the men
they command.
8. Lack of adequate weapons and
other materials has been a sore
point.
A. Most general cause of com
plant, say many, is the pay glvef
the soldiers. Conscripts get $2l
month for the first three months
and $50 thereafter. Under a new
congressional bill, pay at the end o
a years service will advance to $40
That amounts to next to nohlng
The soldiers must pay for haircuts
razor blades, clothes pressing, etc
By the time necessary expenses ar
met, there is little left for recreation
or even the simplest luxuries of life
AS a result, soldiers have an ex
tremely difficult time finding amuse
ment. The cost of giving the private
a fair wage-$50 to $75 a month
would amount to relatively little, il
the light of the gigantic costs thu
defense program involves.
s. Tied in with adequate pay il
the lack of organized recreationa
facilities. Many major Army camp
are located in areas where there ar
few communities. The United Ser
vice Organizations (USO) ha
raised considerable money through
public subscription, but the tota
produced is far from being sufficien
to provide amusement on anything
near the desired scale. All the re
porters who have Investigated Arm!
conditions, tell of finding groups O
soldiers lettering on street corners
on their evenings of, broke, ant
with nothing to do.
II should be emphasized, in the
interest of fairness, that a high pro
portion of the Army's enlisted per
sonnet has excellent morale. Furth
er, in the Navy, air corps and marine
corps there is no morale problem
whatsoever, as these branches of the
fighting forces have no conscripts
Most of the conscripts have gone
into the infantry, and it is there
that the morale problem exists. Pro
gress is being made In lettering
the lot of the men, but it looks as il
q great deal more must be done il
the largest peace-time American
Army in our history is to have the
morale that is essential to an Al
fighting force.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

The majority of us would have to
work "a hourss day, if we were to
love our neighbors as they love
themselves.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

Big men aren't incapable Of learn
ing: but when they commit them
selves to one idea, they can't change
without losing their following.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

II the Nazi are smart, they will
invade England on Sunday. Every
body who has authority will be
away for the weekend,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

Fatal sabotage requires two fac
tors: the murdered and somebody
who doesn't provide necessary
guards.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

The president of one of the prin-
cipal labor unions recently said this:
ITO make secure the gains that have
been made In the past, our union,
as wen as all labor. must hold fast
TO the principles of democracy"
No one can quarrel with that
statement. II Ii an unanswerable
truth. But the unpleasant fact is
that certain labor leaders have been
about the worst and most persistent
enemies OF democratic principles
this country has known.
IL Ia these leaders who want to
make Il impossible for any man to
hold q Job and earn living unless
ne pays dues TO q union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

What this world needs most is
people who can be top-dogs without
being snooty hateful to the under
dogs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

II you see her Strengthening
mans tie it means she is tired of
being a widow.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

The total number OF farm ten
ants declined slightly from 1880 to
1870. according to U. 8. Department
Of Agriculture analysis OF census
ngurea. q development which Is
probably 70 be associated with the
decrease Of sharecroppsrs In the
eonth. says the Bureau OF Agri-
cultural Economics. Some parts OF
the country which were hit by
droughts or depression showed a de-
cline In the number Of owners and
"a increase In tenancy. There has
hean . rather striking increase In
ownership of small part-tims farms
nsar largo clfiea
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

Argument: An oral contest In
which two pepole display their ig-
norance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

Nature protects US. and the loudly
positive are too vain 70 feel silly
when proved wrong.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12
SMALL BUSINESS is HIT
By J. E. Jones

Washington, D. c., September 81
Ever since the United States shifted
to war basis there appears to have
been a steady stream of criticism OF
the way in which things have been
done under direction of our Gov
eminent. Is it not reasonable to ex-
pect a good many mistakes and mis-
steps in plans that run into billions
of dollars 1t seems only fair to say
that the records show that the whole
job has been done better than any
one could have possibly expected
when the defense program was
launched.
Unfortunately small business has
been hurt. Small business firms to-
day "face a precarious and uncer-
tain future, in the opinion of the
Washington Evening Star. Among
the reasons for an increasing num-
Der of failures of small business
firms is traced to advancing prices,
and increased costs of keeping bust
ness going as usual. Small business
and small wage earners are badly
hit by the action of Congress in
scaling down the exemption levels.
The National Industrial Confer
ence Board reports that 275 indus
trial companies set aside 51.6 per
cent of their earnings to meet Fed
eral taxes, during the first half of
this year, as compared with 26.7
per cent in 1910. That is a very in
formative item which shows that in
dustry is carrying heavy burdens.
Big business will wiggle through ;
but thousands of small business
firms are already in the red and the
mortality rate in that group is
steadily increasing.
Highway Transportation On The JOt
| When the U. S. Government en-
courages increased truck production
in the face of reduced allotments Of
steel and other essential materials
to other industries it is acknowledg
Transportation.
A tremendous amount of direct
defense material is now passing over
the roads. Some of these haulers are
devoting over 80 per cent of theil
equipment to this work. Over and
beyond this however, it is almost
impossible to draw any definite
line as to what does and does moi
constitute hauling for defense.
1t has been aptly pointed out by
Harvey c. Fruehauf of Detroit, that
today the Highway is merely con-
tinuation of the factory production
line, and he bases his convictions on
conditions that have been met in
| the operations of the Fruehaut
Trailer Company of which he is
president. The materials and pro-
ducts passing over the highways are
necessary to our people to keep
them fed, clothed and employed. Ap-
parently the Government is wise to
augment rather than to check this
activity. 1t realizes that, as never
before, all transportation facilities
will be called upon for every bit OF
equipment they possess. Not only
must direct defense material be
hauled but the wheels of industry
must be kept turning to earn the
money to pay our tremendous de-
Tense taxes.
Lack of trucks and commercial
trailers would paralyze the country
and prevent it from utilizing its
latent strength. Great and strong as
we are as nation, we would be
doubly strong if we had twice the
highways and vehicles that we have
today.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12


The manpower of the United Stat
es Army is 1,572,0O0 plus 340,931
men in the Navy and Marine Corps.
1t is right to stick up for your Gov
eminent, but that also includes
sticking up for the young men who
are serving the Government in the
Army and who have completed a
years training and education that
fits them for their scholastic degrees
as efficient soldiers entitled to pro-
motions as reserves. This would
enable them to return to their
homes, subject to call in case they
should be needed by their Govern
ment.
Don't Shoot
Shooting robins, bluebirds, cat
birds. woodpeckers, and other song
and insectivorous birds is a Federal
offense. subject to a maximum SEN
tence Of $500 in fines. months in
jail, or both, according to oficials of
the Fish and Wildlife Service, De-
partment Of the Interior.
Aside from the fact that song
birds make a garden or farm more
"a government Official ex-
plains. the birds are economically
important.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

There's no solution TO the cause of
this weekly headache-an over
flowing hamper. But there's a
grand and glorious solution for
laundering that ever recurring
pile Of soiled clothes. It's an up
to-the-minute l94l Electric Wash
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1941-09-12

er. A type for every family budget
some SO automatic that they do
everything but hang EN- up. But
all have one thing in common
they do thorough, yet gentle,
job Of washing without speck
Of work on your part.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
A Lesson 70 Leorn

! MENTION the matter in detail be-
cause a lot of snapshooters in the
United States are going to have to
learn that lesson now in the heat of our
defense program; they're going to dis
cover that they'll have to take in good
grace certain mild restrictions that
may seem silly on the surface.
When you realize the Importance of
the camera as an espionage tool, it
is easy to see the logic of such restric-
tions. Snapshooting around airplane
factories, reservoirs. power plants,
bridges, etc. may be perfectly inno-
cent - and such spots are always rich
in pictorial matter But the guard or
the sentry or the state trooper who
interrupts your fun is not supposed to
determine whether or not your mission
is harmless. He has his orders.
Evening star., 1941-02-23
Don'i try to snapshot
forbidden scenes and
you'll be cooperating
in Americas defense

N SEPTEMBER my wife and |, max
ing a tour of the famous Gaspe
i Peninsula, stopped by the roadside
near Cap des Rosters to take some pic
lures. Peering through the finder at
fine example of the peculiar rock for
nation along that coast, | saw a car
come to an abrupt stop smack in my
line of vision, then back up quickly
in front of our Car.
Another snapshooter, | thought.
But my mind was promptly disabused
when two uniformed men climbed out
and headed toward me. And although
they didn't burst into song like Nelson
Eddy and didn't wear red jackets, the
"RCM" on their collars identified
them as the renowned "Mounties."
Yes, was taking pictures, l ad-
mitted. No, didn't know it was for
bidden; indeed, was under the inn
preston that it was a widely publi-
cized tourist attraction. And just as
my peevishness began to rise at this
unwarranted interference, it suddenly
dawned upon me for the first time
that l was in country which was at
war!
Hastily swallowing my ire, l pro-
duced my credentials. explained what
was photographing, and asked for
full particulars on existing restric-
tons to guide my future camera ac-
tivities. We parted on excellent terms
and for the remainder of our visit we
took pains to be prudent about our
snapshooting, avoiding strategic spots
like harbors. docks, ships, ETC.; seek
ing local advice in places where there
was margin for doubt.
Obviously, of course, a picture of
some geological strata would be of
no military value - at least, not the
picture was going to take. But those
Mounties were not photographers;
they were police officers under orders,
and their job was not to appraise the
truth of my statement but, rather, to
execute their orders.