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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
MARYLAND FIRsTs-

The first army armored car unit
appeared at Fort Meade, Maryland
in 1928.
The first stone-arch railroad
bridge was completed in Maryland in
1929.
The Odd Fellows lodge was or
ganized In Maryland in 1919.
The first telegraphic news dis
patch was received at Baltimore on
May 25, 1874.
The first jury composed entirely
Of women sat at Patuxent, Maryland
in 1856.
The first race between a locomo.
tive and a horse-drawn vehicle took
place in Baltimore on August Is,
1880.
The first community to adopt the
single tax for revenue was Hyatts.
vile, Maryland, In 1892.
The first orchestra appearing in
conjunction with opera is recorded
in 1852 at Upper Marlboro.
The first umbrella imported into
the United States was brought to
Baltimore in 1772.
The first dental college in the
United States was organized in Bal
timore in 1899.
The first carpet mill to make in.
grain carpet was established at
Frederick. Maryland, in 1910.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
CAMPS FOR FARM LABOR

The Farm Security Administra-
ton plans to construct eighteen mo-
bile camps to house migrant farm
laborers, according to a bulletin is
sued by the Department of Agricul-
ture this week. Maryland is one of
the several Eastern seaboard states
in which they will be placed.
The mobile camps will be operated
by the FSA and are designed to
house some 1900 farm families.
FSA plans call for moving the camps
from one crop area to another as the
growing season advances.
Present plans call for the estab-
lishment of forty camp sites of twen-
ty acres each at which the mobile
camps may be stationed. The basic
shelters in the mobile camps will
consist of $50 army-type tents
equipped with portable stoves and
four beds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
OPA GIVES ADVICE on
SUGAR SAVING

washington, Jan. 31-HousehOld
hints on how to maintain an inter-
esting diet on less sugar were made
public by the consumer division of
the Office Of Price Administration
The OPA assures the public that
Americans won't have to do without
sugar. They will have to be more
careful in their use of 1t, however.
Sugar, the OPA points out, is not
needed for food alone. 1t Is needed to
make industrial alcohol, which is
used in the manufacture of smoke
less powder.
From the United States Bureau OF
Home Economics, the OPA passes on
the following suggestions:
TRY less sugar in your coffee and
tea. In any case stir up we'll the
sugar you use in coffee and tea.
Sugar doesn't sweeten your drink II
you leave it unstirred at the bottom
of the cup.
make fewer desserts that require
sweetening with sugar. Fresh fruit
salad is one dessert that has plenty
of natural sugar.
Dried fruits, such as raisins, dat
es, figs, prunes, peaches, apricots
and others, are rich in sugar and
should be eaten with breakfast GER
cal, in desserts and in place of candy
to save sugar.
'"Fresh fruits are rich in sugar
content and should be used exten.
sively.
1.-THE candy, ice cream, chewing
gum and soda you have during the
day all contain sugar. II you use
much of them, the sweetening in
them gives you energy, and you
need so much sugar with your
foods"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
NEW POLICY OF CALLING FED
ERAL, CITY AND OTHER REP
REsENTATIvEs TOGETHER
GETTING RESULTS

Determined that essential defense
matters must be decided without
damaging delays, Governor Herbert
r. O'Conor, in his capacity of De-
tense Director for the State of Mary
land, has inagurated, with marked
success to date, a policy Of calling
conferences to determine decisions
on all vital cases.
AS a result of meeting with Fed
eral State and City officials, and
representatives of industry, labor
and transportation, held in the Gov
ernor's Baltimore Office on Saturday
afternoon, Governor O'Conor today
named q committee Of nine with q
subcommittee of three, to speed up
Inauguration of a ferry service
across Baltimore Harbor to serve
the large shipbuilding and other de-
Tense industries Of the Curtis Fair
field Area.
Represented at Saturdays con-
ference, and working in close har-
mony with the Governor, were repre-
sentatives Of the United States
Navy, United States Maritime Com
mission, Office of Emergency Man
agement, Division of Defense Hous-
ing Coordination, and the Public
Roads Administration.
A subcommittee appointed by the
Governor, consisting of Hooper s
Miles, State Treasurer; Mayor
Howard w. Jackson, and w. Frank
Roberts, Chairman Of the Maryland
Council of Defense, will assemble
data on costs of ferry boats, and
present a suggested fiscal program
at a meeting of the nine-man com
mittee to be held as soon as the data
Is ready. Governor O'Conor will
serve as an ex-offlcio member Of the
Committee.
Several days previously to Sat
urday's meeting, a similar confer
ence called by the Governor in hi.
office broke deadlock regarding
necessary additional water supply t.
the huge Glenn L. Martin Plant II
Baltimore County. Plans that hat
been discussed fruitlessly for week.
were settled completely at the meet
ing, and the financing Of the pro
ject was provided as a result of thu
Governors conference.
As other such important matter.
arise, where there is question al
to Jurisdiction by the various gov
ornamental subdivisions of the State
Governor O'Conor will press fol
solution in similar fashion, he ha.
announced definitely. Representa-
tives of the Federal Government pre-
sent at the two meetings, were higl
in praise of the Governors action
and most commendatory regarding
the results achieved.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
MILK Is BIG BUSINESS

LIN 1941, according to u. s. De-
partment of Agriculture estimates
dairy products were the largest
single source of income on American
farms, making up IL percent of the
cash farm income from the sale OF
all crops and livestock combined.
Farm income from sale of dairy
products has been increasing since
1889 and in 1941 was 20 percent
larger than in 1910. The $780,
100000 income from milk in 1871
compares with $1,750, 000,0 900 from
cattle and calves, $3.50, 000, 900
from hogs, $1,10O,00O,000 from
cotton and cottonseed, and $780,
100000 from wheat. Part Of the in
come from the sale of cattle and
calves was from dairy stock.
In addition to the cash income re-
ecived by farmers from the sale OF
dairy products, it is estimated that
the cream, milk, and butter consum-
ed on farms had value Of about
$3.50, 900, 900, bringing the gross
farm income from dairy products to
more than az billion dollars in
1041.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
BUILDING pERM1rs ISSUED

The following permits were issued
during the month of January, at
the Office Of the County Commits
sioners:
Roger F. Morton, Charlestown,
bungalow, route 40 near Bacon Hill.
Nathaniel T. Greenwood, Phila-
delphia, Pa, garage and workshop
near McKenney Town, Elk Neck.
Esko v. Letho, North East, r. D.
l, addition to the dwelling near
Leslie.
Robert w. Cameron, Rising Sun,
addition to dwelling near Rising
Sun.
Miss Kathryn Hart, Elkton, ga
rage 107 Bridge street.
National Fireworks, Inc, Elkton,
5 small mfg, bldgs. and office bldg,
Singerly, Md.
Stephen N. Kerr, Perryville, addi-
ton to dwelling near Principle Fur
mace.
John H. Poore, Elkton, r. D. 4,
dwelling Pleasant Hill-Union road.
Otto Wigren, North East, r. d. Q,
chicken house Marysville-Bethel
church road.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
CECIL COUNTY DEEDS

Herbert e. Shallcross and wife
and Ralph D. Desmond and wife to
Elsie M. Walker. All that lot or
parcel of land, situate, lying and
being in Elkton Heights, Elkton,
Md. $1,000.
Robert M. Magraw and wife to
William P. Hawley and wife. All
that lot or parcel of land situate
near Blythedale in the Seventh Elec-
ton District Of Cecil County, Md.
Containing one acre of land more
or less. $500.
Emily s. Wells, Executrix Of
Samuel T. Shippers, deceased. to
Jacob Sadowsky. All that lot or par
eel of land situate and lying in
North East, Cecil County, Md. $500.
Arthur w. Hornberger and wife
to State of Maryland, to the use
of State Roads Commission. All
those three parcels of land, consist
ing of seven lots, lying and being in
the Seventh Election District of
Cecil County, Md. $1,000.
The Peoples Bank of Elkton, a
corp. of the State of Maryland, to
Argus F. Robinson and wife. All
that lot or parcel of land, situate
and lying in Carpenters Point in the
Fifth Election District of Cecil
County, Md. $1,000.
Howard Marcus and wife to Mil
ford H. Sprecher and wife. All that
lot or parcel of land leading from
Elktton to Cherry Hill. $1,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
RECEIPTS OF MARYLAND UN.
EMPLOYMENT BOARD

Receipts of the Maryland Unem'
ployment Compensation Board In
the calendar year 1941 amounted tc
$17,267,138, 1t Is announced by the
auditing department of that organi.
ztion. This was an increase OF sew.
eral million dollars over the proceed.
ing year in the Boards reserve
fund, dedicated to the payment Of
benefits to qualified unemployed
grew in the year to $33,422,345. Al
the end of 1910 it was $21,033,951
There would have been q still
greater growth in the reserve fund
but for the liberalization of benefit
payments directed by the Legisla-
ture at its last session. Included In
the broadening Of the benefit system
was an increase In the number OF
weeks for which benefits may be
paid and an advance in the rate OF
payment. These changes had an ap-
preciable effect ON the reserve.
Contributions from employers,
covering the last quarter Of 1914,
were due January 20, but the total
has not yet been computed. It Ia
expected to exceed the aggregate for
any preceding similar period.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
AGRICULTURE's TASK

ideally performed" says Secre-
tary of Agriculture Wickard in an
INSTRUMENTATION postscript to his
annual. report, "the agricultural task
would give us what we need for our
own consumption and for our allies
and nothing else. 1t would suspend
the production of SURPRISES. All mis-
directed effort in wartime is waste.
We shall not attain the ideal, but we
shall move toward it. We shall in
crease the production of the con-
centrated foods, which pack much
nourishment in little space, and we
shall reduce the output of crops
like cotton, wheat, and tobacco Of
which we have enough already. And
since manpower will be scarce and
the substitution of machinery diff
cult, We shall draft science more
than ever before.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

the production obligations we can
ourselves fulfill, we will make avail
able to any other manufacturer who
can use them In war production.
"Since Pearl Harbor, General Mo-
tors has undertaken additional con-
tracts and has assumed obligations
which have more than doubled its
previous large war material COM
mitments. Further contracts and
commitments are in the process of
negotiation.
''The nations need today Is for
war production. more war produc-
ton, and still more war production. .
The automobile industry, perhaps
more tina any other, helped to build
up the nation In peace time; there
Is every reason to have confidence
1t won't let US down In war time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
TIRE THIEVES ENEMIES
OF COUNTRY

Castigating tire thieves and tire
vandals as enemies of a country
at war;, the Keystone Automobile
Club urges punishment to fit the
crime" in statement approving
steps taken In various States to in
crease penalties for tire thievery.
"Both the Federal and various
State governments have gone into
action on the tire front to protect
citizens in the ownership and use OF
what is now one of the vital neces-
stiles in American life, said Har-
rison G.. Kildare, counsel for the
Club. Drastic penalties designed to
make tire thefts and tire vandalism
too dangerous to be attempted are
under consideration throughout the
country, and pending enactment OF
new laws, prosecuting attorneys and
courts are taking full advantage OF
present statutes to give such thieves
the limit.
1--WE heartily approve of action to
make punishment for tire thievery
so heavy it will discourage gangsters
and others who might be tempted to
take advantage of the emergency
for criminal gain.
New laws covering tire thefts are
proposed in New Jersey, Illinois
Kentucky, Maine, Mississippi, New
York, Rhode Island, South Caro-
lima and Virginia. A measure in the
congress, introduced by Representa-
tive Cochran, Of Missouri, would
make thefts Of tires and tubes fed
eral offense, punishable by fine OF
not more than $1,000, or year in
Jail, or both. Penalties proposed in
various states range up to ten years
in jail.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
THE MISSING WORD
By J. E. Jones

Washington, D. c., Feb. 2-I en-
joyed day in New York this week,
as it seems rather quiet and orderly
up there, compared with Washing
ton, over-running its borders with
twice as many people as we have
room for. For instance, saw New
York taxi run through red light
on the Avenue, Buick driver make
a "U" turn, a girl jump out of a
cab in motion and the driver run
after her; and a bare-legged young
lady skating on ice in Rockefeller
Plaza. Nobody looked excited or in
a hurry, and when asked the dap
per clerk at the hotel about it he
wasn't surprised. "Oh, New York
doesn't pretend to be as fast as
Washington any MORE" he admitted.
Madame Litvinoff, wife Of the
Russian Ambassador, is an English
woman--a distinct personality, who
works with her hands and thinks
with her head. She says "the thing
most noticeable about Holly
WOOU SldmOT SAlAo 40 IA1I bAOy GAL
look alike"
A Washington news man has de-
scribed the winter climate of Mos
CO as 1.-THE same as Duluth" edited
a county seat newspaper for 10
years in the Duluth and if can
identify the man who wrote that slur
on my beloved old neck o. the woods
think I'll censor him on the nose.
When you get up an hour ahead OF
yourself ON daylight savings time,
February 8, don't feel grumpy
think of the tragic state of 1870 mil
lion others who are also feeling
sorry for themselves.
They're moving valuable art ex-
hibits from the great gallaries on
the seaboard to places Of hiding and
safety--but a lot Of modern art that
I've seen couldn't be damaged by a
World War.
Now, I'll admit that this whole
article is bunk. But it is very unus-
ual in one respect because it is about
the only correspondence out OF
Washington today that doesn't men
ton the subject everybody is talk
| ing and writing about-WAR!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES
spirit" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in ell Churches OF
Christ, Scientist, ON Sunday, Feb
ruary 8.
The Golden Text will be from
Ezekial 89:29, II have poured out
my spirit upon the house of Israel.
saith the Lord"
Among the citations comprising
the Lesson-Sermon will be the fol-
lowing from the Bible, Rev. 22:17:
And the Spirit and the bride say,
Come. And let him that heareth say,
Come. And whosoever will, let him
take the water Of life freely"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude passages from the Christian
Science textbook, Science and
Health with Key to the Scriptures"
by Mary Baker Eddy. among which
Is the following, page 21s, Every
step towards goodness Is . depart
ure from materiality. and, Is q ten
dsncy towards God, Spirit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
Nothing Else Counts"

Indicative of how the automobile
industry, and American industry as
a whole, is preparing to carry out
President Roosevelt's enormous as.
signment to build. tanks and planes
and gums is this statement by the
President of the worlds largest
automobile company:
I'VE in General Motors think we
can see our way clear to do about 10
per cent of the job. That ought to
be good start"
Speaking of industry as whole
GINS President C. e. Wilson said:
1.-The big problem now is for each
of us to get busy and do the things
that we can do the best, with the
single objective In mind Of seeing
how quickly we can win this war
Nothing else counts.
There is no question that our
country now is facing very dificult
situation We are not a warlike
people; we are peace-loving people
1t is no criticism Of anyone in partic-
ular that we are late with our de-
Tense and war program. We are all
to blame for it. That is the kind OF
people we are.
"The facts of the matter are that
there is a much better job being
done than the public realizes. Dur
ing the year 1941 General Motors
trebled its quarterly production OF
war materials and each successive
month in 1942 will show ever in
creasing acceleration of production
and deliveries"
Discussing the problem Of retool-
ing for war production, Mr.. Wilson
said:
1T varies for every job. If some
one says, Well, what part Of your
facilities can you use? say, 'If it is
making battleship, we couldn't use
any of our facilities. II it is making
army trucks, we use 95 or 81 per
cent
1--WE are sort of confused by
words, it seems to me. Subcontract-
ing is nothing but buying materials
and parts from somebody else
nothing new about it. Conversion Ii
nothing but retooling and rearrange-
ment of plant to make different
product. The amount of retooline
and the amount OF plant rearrange-
ment depend on how great the
change in the old product compared
to the new one. And, when 1t comes
to retooling and conversion or plant
rearragement, we are used to doing
1t every year in the automobile bus
mess.
Amy machine or material which
General Motors now has, and. which
are not usabls tn the discharge Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
FINE YARN

II have here, said DR.. Henry g..
knight, of the U. S. Department Of
Agriculture, in recent address.
"a few ounces Of cotton yarn spun
so fine that 1t takes SO miles Of 1t to
make one pound. This is not ''be-
lieve-it-or-not' yarn, but type of
yarn being produced every day on
ordinary textile machinery for max
ing typewriter ribbons, airplane
fabrics, and fine dress goods.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

Apple quality is getting better
and better, says the U. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture. Fruit storage
and transportation have improved
greatly in the last % years, and
apple growers have been able to dis
card many of the apples whose chief
virtue was that they kept well in
farm storage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

Americanism: Boosting of Justice
for all; learning that an innocent
man xhas served nine years, and re-
leasing him without apology.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06
THE MARYLAND TRAFFIC
SAFETY COMMISSIONS
SLOGAN FOR THE
WEEK Is:
III You Wreck Your Car These
Days, You Can't Get A New
One. Reaae1nber.-Carefu
Driving Saves Your Carr

There's one consolation about in
creasing transportation costs. A fell
low can save more money by walk
Ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

When electric power is finally ra-
toned. the country will feel better,
for it won't have to endure 80 many
shocks.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

There's no doubt of our Army's
power. 1t says It can handle 12,20o
women. s'Andp yet most men have
di6aculty with ouel
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

Dollar q year men are criticised in
a Senate report. No wonder. The
dollar doesn't buy as much as 1t did
last year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-02-06

Shortage Of popular new war
songs can be explained ct last Tin
Pan Alley Is short Of tin
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-18
Boihell Tourney
Quintets Named

BOTHELL - Six of the eight
teams who will compete in the
West Central district "A" tourna-
ment starting here February rs
have been named and the other
two teams hinge on games at
Clover Park this Tuesday and at
Port Orchard on Saturday.
Bremerton, defending state and
district champion. will represent
kitsap county along with Port
Orchard and cambridge. Port An
geles will represent the Olympic
Peninsula and Kirkland an d
Bothell will be the Lakeside league
entrants.
Either Fife or Clover Park, who
play Tuesday night at Clover Park,
will be the No. l Pierce County
entry with the other team playing
Sequim at Port Orchard Saturday
for the eighth berth in the tour
ney.
The first days schedule:
p. M: Kirkland vs.. Port An
geles.
Sp. M: Fife or Clover Park Va.
Port Orchard.
1880 p. M: cambridge vs.. Clover
Park, Fife or Sequim.
$3.50 p. M; Bremerton vs.. BotheII.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-18

radio funny man. manufac-
tured 500 N . Lima, o.,
league.
Three games of the same score
are common these nights. but II
was news when Phil Coyle of
Warren. Pa. LAT average keRler
hung up three 2oa games for a SOC
More than 100 schools will send
teams to the Pennsylvania Hirh
school association tourns ment
Feb. 21-2s. The team that can
tured the Philadelphia high school
association tournament il to be
sent to the American Bowling
Congress tournament in Columbus.
o., March 3-April "a.
The Logan Square Bucks
81 Chicago rolled a 1853 total.
second highest Of the year In
the country for women. The
WhItaker-Ruehl Engravers Of
81. Louis previously turned In
. ze41.
Bowlers Of the nation have
reported sales Of s4.5,ooo In
Defense Stamps. which prob
ably represents no more than
10 per cent Of total purchase
tracesble Ia the organized
game.
This item appeared in a national
women's magazine just so years
ago: Bowling has come to be one
Of the most popular of winter
smusements. II is true that the
exercise tends to develop but one
side Of the body. yet IL the game
Is not played to excess. the results
will be generally beneficial"
Slightly prophetic, IL not one
sided.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-18
Harbert Wins
Golf Playoff
Michigan Pro Too
Much for Hogan

SAN ANTONIO, Tex. - Melvin
(Chick) Harbert. 27-year-old Bat
tie Creek, Mich, pro, pocketed a
prize of $1,000 today and said he
wished the entire winter golf cir
cult would stay inside Texas.
Harbert nosed out Ben Hogan,
Hershey, Pa, veteran. by four
strokes in an 1s-hole playoff yes
terday to win the Texas open, last
of the big 1941 meetings.
Playing on sodden Willow
Springs course, neither Har-
bert nor Hogan could match
their sub-par golf of the first
four rounds. which both had
finished In 272 strokes.
Harbert shot a ~, one over par.
but it was good enough to beat
Hogan's miserable rs.
Hogan was in trouble several
times on the first nine. His drives
seemed to seek the trees lining the
fairway and he three-putted two
greens to give Hsrbert a two
stroke lead at the turn.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1942-02-18
Nova Wants
Conn Bout

CORAL GABLES. Fia.-Curly-
haired Lou Nova will take his
first 10 count" Friday night. but
he'll be ready to knock the pants
off" Pittsburgh Billy Conn any
time and any plsce-and the SOON
er the better-he said today.
COINS been ducking me for so
long ! can't remember" Lou said
during rehearsals for his leading
role in the stage production. us
Eat &c." the story of a ham prize
fighter.
His part calls for him 10
take count OF 10 for the first
time. Joe Louis came closest
to giving " to him In the ring,
hut II was technical X. O.
I've been dreaming about this
match for a long time" he said,
land don't see how I'm going
to miss pretty soon"
Tentative plans schedule the
Nova-Conn match in New York
March II, but Nova said 1t might
be a week later.
Joe Louis and a lot Of other
guys have tried TO knock me out
for the count. but they couldn't do
It he erinned. Now I've got to
take 1t In my first stage appear
ance."
The tanned Californian said Il
was q good thing for Conn that
he didn't have me in the ring last
week instead OF Tony Yale"