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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Inland Cities Helping Navy

Sixteen western Pennsylvania cit
les are doing their share in helping
build a two-ocean navy. Enough
steel and iron scrap, in the form Of
abandoned street car rails, to pro-
duce a dozen destroyers or two
cruisers is being dug out of streets
in the 16 cities for use by Pitts
burgh district steel plants working
on defense orders.
The scrap is under salvage in con-
formity with suggestion by the
Office of Production Management
that old rails be used to augment
dwindling supplies of scrap for the
mills. Rail removal projects now
under way or planned in the 16 cit
les will recover an estimated $500
tons of iron and steel scrap-enough
to produce 1900 tons of open hearth
steel. Largest project will be under
taken in Pittsburgh, where the
Pittsburgh Railway company has
arranged with the WPA to remove
1900 tons of track.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Starch Gives Fine Body
To Washed NecIxwear

As quaint as the daguerreotypes
in which they first made their ap-
pearance many years go, are the
ripping jabots and fichus which the
spring 1912 styles have brought back
into fashion. No suit or dress seems
complete without it's frothy bit of
snowy neckwear fastened by piece
of antique jewelry or one of the
bright-stoned modern pins. Lace
alone, or in combination with or
candle and other dainty fabrics, is
used for the neckwear.
Two or three wearings are all
these little wisps can take without
intermediate washing. They are too
fragile for rough handling, but they
can be Numbered beautifully if del
icate touch is applied. Let them
soak for about ten minutes in
warm, but not hot, soapy water.
This will loosen the soil. Transfer
the jabot to pan of fresh lukewarm
suds and press it up and ndown, or
put 1t into a covered jar filled with
lukewarm suds and shake the jar
like a cocktail shaker.
Rinse in clear water. Unless the
fabric has a permanent starch fin
ish, dip it into a weak starch solu-
ton. Ease the jabot back into its
ripply form and let it dry to an
even dampness. Iron on the wrong
side. A toy iron or small travelling
iron gets into the gathers more read
lily than the standardized iron, but
the larger iron can turn out a nice
job, too, with little care. Dickeys,
bibs, and other straight pieces are
plain sailing, of course, but don't
shy away from the frills just be-
cause they are little more trouble.
They have so much extra glamour
value that they are worth the little
added care it takes to get them back
into condition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Mines Above Ground

"Mines Above Ground" is the title
of a motion picture film pro luced by
the telephone company to dramatize
the story of salvaging and its impor-
lance in this war. 1t outlines the Bell
Systems conservation program and
shows methods used by the Western
Electric Company to reclaim and
reuse scrap metals.
In the America of yesterday, raw
materials were plentiful. Supplies OF
such metals as copper, zinc, lead and
tin outstripped our needs.
But today, war has changed an over
supply of metal into a scarcity, which
can be met only by increased produc-
ton. the thrifty use of existing stocks
and by careful salvage of all scrap.
This film describes the science OF
salvage as practiced in the home and
in the industrial plant. 1t explains the
Importance of saving every bit OF
metal. much of which is ordinarily
wasted, and shows how this scrap
material is used again in war produc-
ton.
Scenes in Western Electric plants
depict the methods used to collect,
sort and refine the scrap resulting
from manufacturing operations.
Telephone equipment which can no
longer be used is shown being dis
mantled, the repairable parts being
put aside for reuse, and the remain
ing pieces being sent to the furnaces
to begin life over again.
In the Nassau Smelling and Rein
ing Company, Western Electric has a
plant whose job is the reclamation OF
metal from machine scrap and out
worn telephone equipment. The film
pictures the operations which enable
this "mine above ground" to reclaim
AZ million pounds Of non-ferrous
metals in an average year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Soldiers Identification Tags

The two Identification tags which
every American soldier carries to-
day contain more information than
those used in the World war, much
of it medical data which might save
the soldiers life in the event he
was wounded and unconscious, the
war department revealed today.
Instead of the aluminium disc OF
the World war, which sometimes
deteriorated under the action Of
chemicals and acids encountered on
the battlefield, the new tag is made
of stainless and rustproof monel
metal. It is two inches long, one
and one-eighth inches wide, and
O.025 inch thick, with rounded cor
ners and smooth edges.
The tag carries, besides the SOL
dier's name and serial number
the only data Of the World war disc
the name and address of the per-
son to be notified in case Of all emer-
gency, his religion and medical data
concerning his record Of tetanus inn
humiliation, the date on which 1t was
completed, and his hlood-type,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
We're All Sick of War,
Nazi Soldier Tells Russ

MOSCOW. 1.-The Soviet informa-
ton bureau quoted a German war
prisoner, Ernst Friedrich of the 58th
infantry division, recently in these
words:
"Red army men broke into our
dugout. Not one of the II men who
were there offered any resistance
and we all surrendered.
Everybody is sick of this war
which became SO protracted. In the
winter it was cold and we all froze.
Now it is spring and we lay in open
fields of mud and cold water.
1.-THE soldiers now are concentrate
ing on only one thought-when will
the war end? The very idea of am
other winter in Russia is abhorrent
to everyone.
''No force on earth could make
soldiers live once more through such
terror as they experienced last VIM
ter"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Telephone Routs Pigs

Nicholas Scalera, mess sergeant
of signal corps construction COM
pany engaged in a telephone line
laying project, near Lecompte, La,
recently routed persistent intruders
pigs.
AS soon as his company's field
headquarters was established, roam
ing pigs laid siege to the kitchen,
disturbing mess routine.
They had not anticipated signal
corps ingenuity. Around the mess
area, Sergeant Scalera strung two
lines on stakes at pig's-nose height
from the ground, and attached them
to standard field Telephone. When
ever the pigs appeared, a vigilant
KIP cranked the phone generating a
current strong enough to cause
singing shocks. The pigs withdrew.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Put Electric Eyes
4 On CoastIine Duty
DeUice to Detect Ships or
Planes 100 Miles AtUay.

WASHINGTON.-Secreta Slim
son says that the army is installing
along the nations coastlines new
electric eye" detection devices
capable of reducing the surprise
element of enemy raids by locating
planes or ships more than a hum
dred miles away.
He said the device was developed
by the army signal corps and was
making major contribution to the
defense of the country.
The secretary said that the signal
corps now plays one of the most inn
portant roles in the war.
'They are very busy in our
schools studying radio, electronics,
and the application of radio to our
new system of detection-what you
might call the electric eye-which
can see hundred miles or more
and which works at night as well
as day and through fog and clouds
to locate enemy vessels and
planes," Mr.. Stimson said.
"They are also at work in labora-
tories on new applications, in the
true American way, of things other
people never thought of, and with
good prospects, think, of success"
Mr.. Stimson said he looked
through one of the new warning
instruments on a recent inspection
visit of signal corps station and
"saw the electrical indication of a
plane which I believe was go miles
away"
To meet the huge demands for
technicians, Mr.. Stimson said the
signal corps school at Fort Mon
mouth, N. j., is now training $4,000
men in its laboratories, and plans to
take in 1000 candidates for officers
monthly during the coming year for
three-month training courses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Too Busy in Red Cross to
Go to Reno, Sends Mate

RENO.-George L. Degener Jr.,
New York broker whose wife was
too busy with her Red Cross work to
come to Reno, came here himself
and was granted a divorce from the
former Nouche Porges.
'He wasn't as busy in Wall street
as am with the Red Cross, so he
is going to Reno" Mrs. Degener
explained in New York six weeks
ago.
II am a volunteer driver and it
keeps me pretty busy. Anyway, you
never can tell when an emergency
will arise. If it does come, won't
be Of much help if / am in Reno"
Degener established Nevada resi-
dence at a nearby dude ranch and
in filing for divorce charged his
wife with extreme cruelty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

MANY young people who are
steady drinkers started with beer or
wine, then graduated to whisky,
rum, and GIN"
In other words, they thought that
If more persons drank more beer
there would eventually be more
patrons for hard liquor.
Brewers, however, claim that beer
is beverage of moderation. They
say that beer-drinking doesn't result
in drunkenness, that if consumption
of beer increases the amount of hard
liquors used will decrease.
Some statistics on the subject now
are available-and are interesting.
Total consumption of beer between
April 6, 1888, and Jan. l, 1912,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

their assertion that more beer drink
ing means less hard liquor drinking,
then drop in hard liquor consump-
ton would be indicated for those
same years.
On the contrary, Consumption OF
distilled liquors during 1941 equalled
1892 gallons per capita, or more than
twice as much as 1934s figure Of
1854 gallons per capita. Total con-
sumption of hard liquor for 1941 was
75,2O8, TAG gallons.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
This Stranger Didn't
Even Ask for a Date

BECKLEY, w. VA.-Greater trust
hath no man than that he lend his
spare tire to a stranger in distress.
Five women were en- route to
classes at Concord college when a
tire blew out. They had no spare
and no tools. Before long a man
stopped and asked if he could help.
He lent them his jack and his
spare tire, told them he was w. S.
Bennett of Bluefeld, and asked that
they leave his tire in Princeton at a
certain garage. He didn't even ask
their names.
AS he drove off one of the girls
sighed 'Whatta man"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Reds Use New Sight
For Night Bombing

KUIBYSHEV. "A new night
bombing sight that may be of inn
portance in aerial warfare is be-
ing used by the Red air force, the
Russian press reported.
Red Star dispatches from the
Baltic feet said that naval as
sault planes destroyed II Junlzers
and Messerschmitts ON the ground
at a Baltic airport.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
525-Mile Bicycle
Trip Adds Weight

IOWA CITY, IOWA.-f you
think you're going to lose weight
by bicycling, take heed of the
experience of Mr.. and Mrs. l..
M. Garrette. The Garrettes rode
bicycles SIS miles, from Ohio to
Iowa, and both of them gained
several pounds on the journey.
The Garrettes averaged so to 85
miles day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

science and med
icine, or the facts
indicated by long
columns of hard
statistics.
But, occasion
ally, they will ex-
press what seems
to them a sound
conclusion, based
on obs erv a ton
and not on statis-
tics. Such a con-
clusion was their
opinion that:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Berry Diploma

Some of the members of W.C.T.U.
have been around for a long time.
They have observed other people
quite closely. And, they have de-
voted much study and thought to the
effect of liquor on people.
In their public statements they
stick to the facts-the teachings Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

eQuaueQ ID, loS,-
402, BAT gallons.
Beer drinkers con-
sumed in 141
roughly $50, 600, :
900 gallons more
of beer than in
1884. Per capita
consumption in
creased from 9.8
gallons during
1884 to 1899 gal
Ions during 1941.
II the brewers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

-, Adolph, Benito and Hirohito
I'D the three blind mice. Make
~ them run with ten percent Of
M your income In War Bonds
~ every pay day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

Family Men Face Reclassifying
headline. The little woman ap-
parently has learned some new
words.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

We understand the President to
be saying that overall price control
can't exempt those who wear the
oysralls.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

Our fighting men are doing
their share. Here ct homo
the least we can do Is put 1876
Of our income In War Bonds
for our share n America,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02

Price ceilings lifted on apples.
There are more apples than teachers
now.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Gold Miners Now Dig Up
Scrap Rubber Treasure

LOS ANGELES.-Joe McCullah
and Earl Cook, gold miners, came
down from their diggings in the San
Gabriel mountains with four mule
loads of treasure-not gold but scrap
rubber.
They heard about the rubber drive
over their portable radio. Ransack-
ing their own property and aban-
doned mines in the area, they found
enough old betting, high pressure
hose, padding and other rubber ar
ticles to total 200 pounds-or So
worth. Cook said:
1--WE hope it causes the Japanese
as much trouble as it did u.s."
Stumpage
Montana has a stumpage Of more
than $4,000, 900, 900 feet of timber.
Hogs
South Dakota sends about GOO, 900
hogs to market yearly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Hogs

South Dakota sends about 600, 900
hogs to market yearly.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
Stumpage

Montana has stumpage of more
than $4,000, 100000 feet of timber.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
HCrewmen Reach
Norfolk After Loss
OF Ship Off Africa
Ten Native Loneshoremen
Killed by Torpedo BIost;
Navy Gunners Suved
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NORFOLK, Va, May 13.-Forty-
four survivors of a medium sized
American merchant ship torpedoed
off the west coast of Africa early in
April were landed at Norfolk May 9
by a passenger vessel, which also
brought missionaries and other
Americans from Africa.
No members of the regular crew
or the eight-man Navy gun crew
were lost, but nine OF 65-man crew
of African longshoremen were killed
in the attack and another died en-
route to port, the Navy disclosed in
announcing the sinking today.
Capt. Turlief G. Selness of Brook
lyn told naval officers here that his
ship was struck at night by one
torpedo, but did not sink immedi-
Ately. The crew was ordered to lower
the lifeboats in the event there
should be another attack.
A rescue vessel took the survivors
aboard and remained in the vicinity.
The next day Capt. Selness and
several crewmen boarded the tor
pedoed ship and inspected it. An
attempt was made to tow her to a
nearby harbor, the captain said, but
the water was coming in too fast to
make any headway and the crew
was ordered to abandon ship.
When last seen the stricken craft
was partly under water with only
part of her deck and stern showing.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Gasoline
Continued From First Page.)

full half hour before registration
was resumed.
Closing Time Is PM.
Mr.. Cantrell appealed to motor
lists to register early and empha-
sized that there will be no extension
of time today. The centers will
close at pm
Those who have not been regis
tered by that time will have to be
turned away and asked to return
tomorrow" he declared
I'VE simply can not ask the school
teachers to keep on registering after
8 O'Clock. After they finish register
ing. they must tabulate their reports
and by the time they finish that job,
it's IL o'clock or later. We can't
expect them to work all night"
He pointed out that an extra five
hours will be provided for regis
tration tomorrow, and said he be-
lieved this would enable the District
to complete its registration within
the prescribed period IF everything
goes we'll"
Schools Out Tomorrow.
Mr.. Cantrell had announced
earlier that schools will be dis
missed all day tomorrow and that
the hours of registration will be
from 10 am. to pm. instead Of 8
to 8 as today.
Mrs. Leon Henderson, wife of the
price administrator, was among the
first registrants this afternoon at
the Harrison School. For each of
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Chinese Battle Japs
Opening New Front
In Northern Burma
Enemy Column Pushes
Up Mekong River
From ThuiIund
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
CHUNGKING. China, May 13.
japanese troops opening up a
new front by advancing north
ward up the Mekong River from
Thailand into the Burma-Thai-
land-Indo-C China border region
have occupied the town of Hong
LUX and pressed on toward Mong-
ko, where the Chinese engaged
them, a Chinese communique re-
ported today.
Another Japanese column pushing
eastward against the Chinese is still
engaged at Kongkum on the Sal
ween River, the communique re-
ported.
The present situation was clouded.
since the Chinese acknowledged re-
ports from those isolated areas were
six to seven days old.
On the older front in North Burma
Chinese attacks have succeeded in
cutting Japanese communication
lines between Mandalay and Lashio
and Bhamo and Myitkyina, the
Chinese announced, thus isolating
advanced Japanese forces.
Evening star., 1942-05-13

the two cars in the. Henderson
family she received an A card,
which provides 81 gallons for the
47-day period between Friday and
July /.
Justice Daniel w. ODonoghue of
District Court also registered at
the Harrison School. He received
one of the coveted x cards.
Decision to provide additional
hours for registration tomorrow was
reached at a conference between Mr..
Cantrell, Rationing Administrator
Whitney Leary and Supt. of Schools
Frank w. Ballou. Overcrowding at
the centers yesterday, when thou
sands Of motorists were turned away
after waiting in line for two hours
or more, led to the change for the
final days registration.
No Changes Nearby.
No changes in registration hours
have been announced for COM
munities in nearby Maryland and
Virginia. In Arlington County, the
hours are from 10 am. to pm; in
Montgomery County. 2 pm. to 7
pm, and in Prince Georges County,
3 pm. to 8 pm.
Mr.. Cantrell issued an appeal to
motorists not to apply to the Dis
trict Rationing Administration for
supplemental gasoline rationing
cards at this time.
The administrators headquar-
ters, at 1740 Massachusetts avenue
NV, has been receiving hundreds
Of requests for supplemental cards
and for tx" cards, which entitle
the holder to unlimited quantities.
Some registrars, it was reported,
were advising registrants to apply
for other cards If they weren't salts
ned with the ones they received.
Instructions Issued.
Those who received b cards
and who intend to apply for a sup
Elemental card should not apply
until notice has been given through
the press that the District rationing
boards will be able to issue supple
mentary cards." Mr.. Cantrell said.
He added that when the time
comes a motorist should apply to
the auxiliary rationing board set
up IN the area Of the city in which
Evening star., 1942-05-13
Treasury Disapproves
War Bonds as Prizes
By the Associated Press.

6y the ASSOclated Press.
The Treasury disapproves the use
of War bonds and stamps as prizes
or premiums in connection with any
form of gambling or commercial
enterprise.
A statement yesterday said, how
ever, that no objection was made to
the use Of bonds or stamps as prizes
in ordinary contests of knowledge
or skill, such as quiz programs or
slogan contests, as long as these
contests were, not connected with
retail sales of merchandise.
Apparently, no action will be ia
ken to enforce the statement of
policy, and its publication was in
tended only to remove the posi-
bility of any ones claiming Gov
ernment sanction for such uses of
bonds and stamps.
Evening star., 1942-05-13
| Henderson Finds
He's Member
|Of'A'Cord Glass

The "a" gasoline ration card is
good enough for the Hendersons.
Mrs. Leon Henderson-she's the
wife Of the man who ordered gas
oline rationing-was scheduled to
register for two rationing cards at
3 pm. today in the. Harrison School,
Thirteenth and V Streets NV.
She drives one family car for
pleasure. Her husband takes the
other car to work. According to
colleagues, he examined a map of
the city and figured out the shortest
route from his house, 212l Bancroft
place NV, to his Office at Fourth
street and Independent avenue SW.
1t Is 20 miles-not enough to war
rant more than the minimum al
lotment Of gas.
Evening star., 1942-05-13

Government Provides
Fund 10 Buy Tires
From Motorists
O. P. A. Prepares PIons
For Use Of $3.50, ,000, 900
Of R. F. c. Money
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Government has established
a $150, 900 900 fund to buy new and
used tires from American motor
lists, but details of the program have
not been disclosed.
Secretary of Commerce Jones
said yesterday the plans would be
made public after they had been
worked out by the Office of Price
Administration and the Reconstruc-
ton Finance Corp. There was no
immediate indication that automo-
bile owners would be compelled to
sell any tires to the Government,
although this has been suggested in
some congressional quarters.
Mr.. Jones indicated that some of
the tires purchased by the Defense
Supplies Corp, r. F. C. subsidiary
would be held by tire rationing
boards for resale at prices set by
o. P. A. to persons needing them
for essential transportation.
$4,000 Tons of Synthetic.
His announcement preceded a
statement by the Office for Emer-
gency Management warning that
motorists were riding themselves
off the roads" at an average rate
of 31a per cent month. O. E. M
explained this was the rate at
which rubber was wearing from au-
tomobile and truck tires.
o. E. NJ, In the first of a series
of four statements dealing with
the rubber situation, predicted that
production of synthetic rubber this
year may reach as much as $4,000
tons" For the calendar year of
1943, the statement continued, &C
tual production of buna synthetic
rubber cannot be expected to be
much more than $4,000 tons"
Contrasting this figure with the
10000 tons which o. E. M. said was
the annual rate of rubber consump-
ton in the Nation, the statement
said bluntly:
Won't Keep Cars Going.
Synthetic rubber is not going to
keep our automobiles on the road
Long after existing stocks of tires
on the wheels of American motor
cars have been worn out, we'll still
need all our production of syn
thetic and more to keep our military
machine moving forward"
Paul Hadlick, counsel for the
Senate Agricultural Subcommittee
said the o. E. M. statement sounded
to him ''like a bunch of tripe put
out to scare the people unneces-
sarily"
'It is the most depressing picture
of the rubber situation I've seen," he
told the committee during hearing
at which Senator Norris, indie
pendent, Of Nebraska declared that
efforts to include farm alcohol
plants in the synthetic rubber pro-
gram had been given the run
around"