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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20
CIVILIAN HEALTH IN Ma
TTONAL DEFENSE

The stem from which all manpow-
er springs is the civilian population.
The strength of the branch can be
no greater than that of the stem.
How strong is the stem? The find
ings Of the National Health Survey
made in 1885 give us some
measure.
It may be estimated that 70 mil
lion sick persons each year lose over
one billion days from work or Gus
tomary activities and that the cost
of illness and premature death in
this country amounts annually to
about ten billion dollars. The decline
in the total death rate has been &C
complished largely by live-saving
In infancy and childhood, thus al
lowing larger numbers to reach the
upward trend in diseases of middle
and old age, such as heart disease,
nephritis, cancer and diabetes.
More than half of all tuberculosis
deaths occur in the age group 15 to
As. This heavy loss comes approx
mately within the age limits for
military service. And for every
death there are approximately 10
clinical cases of illness from tuber-
culosis.
Disabling conditions among child
rem, dental defects, venereal diseas-
es, pneumonia, malaria and acct
dents are leading causes of death
and disability. The mental hospitals
contain about half a million in
mates with $4,000 on parole ano
about $4,000 patients are in institu
lions for the feeble-minded ano
epileptic.
Studies of the economic status Of
families shows a direct correlation
of sickness with low income. Dis
ability due to illness was nearly two
and one-half times as great among
persons in the income group undel
$1,000 (annually) as in the groul
above $4,000. When it is recalled
that the low income groups consti
tute large proportion of those wh'
are employed in industries more o.
less directly connected with nationa
defense, the losses sustained as a re
suit Of unnecessary illness may b.
regarded in the light of domesti
sabotage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20
800 REWARD

A reward of 500 will be paid by
Keystone Automobile Club for the
arrest and conviction of any thief
who steals tires from the cars Of
Club members.
In posting the reward, which ap-
plies to all territories served by the
Club in Pennsylvania, New Jersey,
Maryland and the District Of Column
bia, Keystone issued the following
statement:
Tires today are not just an ar
ticle processed from fabric and rub
Der. They are the likelihood of Amer
lean motordom! Without tires the
Country's 34,OO0,OO0 motor We
hicles would be immobilized, with
consequences to the war effort and
the general economic life of the ma
ton appalling to contemplate.
Therefore, the thief who steals
a tire is not merely tire thief, but
a criminal whose actions must be re-
garded as constituting reasonable
conduct in the war emergency. Fifth
columnists and saboteurs could do
no worse than the tire thief accomp-
fishes in rendering useless the We
hicles of war workers and the mil
lions Of other engaged in activities
essentional to the nation in this time
of greatest national peril.
ITO help US help you, make a
careful record of the serial number
of each of your tires. Without this.
successful prosecution Of thieves
will be difficult, unless they are
caught red-handed.
Report theft Immediately to any
Office of the Club, with all the in
formation you may have been able
to obtain.
"The Club will be guided in pay
ment of the reward by the advice Of
the head of the police department in
whose Jurisdiction tire thieves are
apprehended and convicted"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20
FARMERS LEAD In TREE
PLANTING

American farmers are the leaders
in reforestation. Nearly 40 percent
of all successful tree plantations in
the Nation have been established by
farmers--an area of 1,726,936 acres
according to the latest report COM
piled by the U. s. Department of Ag-
riculture's Forest Service, from data
submitted by the individual States.
Total forest area established by
all agencies since the Forest Ser
vice began keeping overall records
in 1925 is given as 3,869,526 acres,
Federal bureaus being credited with
the second largest total of success
full planting--1, O34,735 acres--four-
fifths of which is on national for
ests. State agencies have established
673,925 acres of successful new
forests; counties, municipalities,
schools, colleges and the like 49,
500 acres, and industrial organize
lions report 261,106 acres.
OF the industrial planting in the
past, which has resulted in the
establishment of forests, pulp and
paper companies for 1868 acres,
mining companies 28,128 acres,
railroads, 2,986 acres, and water
and power companies 1888 acres.
Total planting by all agencies
during the year 1910 amounted to
519,O51 acres. The Forest Service
says that survival of trees in planta-
tons represents about Is percent of
those planted.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20

of which Sc are already either pro-
ducing war material or are being re-
arranged and re-tooled for war pro-
duction. War work will be found. for
the remaining four, or they will be
sold or leased to the Government or
other contractors.
I'VE recognize that our job is war
production. We are using all of our
planas, machinery, engineering and
manufacturing experience, with q
determination to do the job and help
win the war In the shortest possible
time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20
STATE TO FORM MINUTE
MEN" UNITS

Warning that Exposed as our
State is, we must be prepared for the
worst, Governor Herbert R.
O'Conor in an address broadcast
over five Maryland stations an
nounced the projected organization
of a Reserve Militia to protect local
communities against enemy activ-
tiles.
Speaking on the same program
with Major General Milton A.
Rockford, Commanding officer,
Third Corps Area, Governor O'Con-
or suggested that the new force be
known as Maryland Minute Men"
because Of their peculiarly local
defensive character and their func-
ton, which will be to furnish i'm
mediately, local protection against
parachute troops, saboteurs or or
ganizing raiding parties.
Enlistments for this new force,
the Governor made clear, would be
looked for chiefly now among the
memberships of the Rod and Gun
Clubs, Trap Shooting and similar
organizations. Membership will be
entirely voluntary, the Governor
further pointed out, and the mem
bers of the Maryland Minute Men
will be expected to furnish their own
arms, ammunition and equipment.
II propose to meet this need for
local protection, Governor o'Conor
declared, "by the organization in
every part of the State of Reserve
Militia. The completed plan has just
been approved by General Rockford,
as Commander of the Third Corps
Area, and offers an opportunity to
every able-bodied man to assist in
protecting his home and his com
munity against enemy activities.
No prescribed uniform will be re-
quired, Governor O'Conor announc-
ed, but distinctive arm bands and
cans or other items Of dress may be
furnished by the State, the County,
or by the men themselves. There are
10000 licensed hunters in the
State at the present time, the Gov
ernor made known, indicating that
he anticipated no difficulty in secur-
ing from this group sufficient en-
Iistments to supply the personnel
that may be- determined upon in the
various areas of the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20
COOP SUGAR MILLS

Less than 10 years ago the first
cooperative sugar mill in Louisiana
was established. Today. says the U.
s. Department of Agriculture there
are z associations handling a norm
al-year volume Of seven hundred
thousand tons of cane, or more than
10 percent Of the States total. This
year they are preparing to process
the increased production called Tor
a. . result Of tie var
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20

Margaret McPheeters, specialist
in nutrition for the Extension Ser
vice, says that in planning the home
vegetable garden one should con-
slider the area of the plot of ground
available and the needs and prefer
ences of the family members. A
well-balanced garden will have leafy
types, such as lettuce and cabbage;
root crops, such as beets and pota-
toes; fruit crops. such as beans and
tomatoes,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20
1.-THE HOME FRONT"

Another week passed. A week of
orders and requests and warnings
here at home--each order and re-
quest and warning another little
piece in the elaborate jig-saw puzzle
of shaping peace-loving Democ-
racy to the tight economy Of all
out war--without sacrifices of the
freedoms we're fighting for.
Steel and trucks and mems suits
and women's dresses chlorine
and sugar and typewriters and re-
frigerators dizzying whirl of
apparently unrelated orders and re-
quests and warnings.
What does it all mean
One thing you can be sure of is
that the pinch of your part in the
war is closer than it was last week,
just as last week it was closer than
the week before.
Another thing you can be sure of
is that every measure taken to fur
Their successful prosecution of the
war has a definite, well-thought-out
part to play in the elaborate job of
turning Americas vast resources
full force against the Axis.
The two go hand-in-hand--your
sacrifices and the nations hopes for
victory.
Even the simplest sacrifices--the
little "doings without in the kit
chen and wardrobe--have a definite
place in the scheme of things.
Thus, in Pennsylvania, Delaware
and Maryland last week household
ers who had accumulated more sug-
ar than they are likely to be allow
ed under the rationing plan soon to
become effective began disposing of
their excess stocks.
Some sold to neighbors who were
short or having trouble getting
sugar from their grocers.
Still others went to their neigh
borhood grocers, who in most areas
were cooperating with the Office of
Price Administration in offers to
buy back clean sugar from house.
holders.
Thus, in the Philadelphia district,
several consumers returned as much
as zoo pounds of sugar to their gro
GERS; the Great Atlantic and Pa
cific Tea Company and Krogers
posted signs in Western Pennsyl-
vania stores offering to repurchase
sugar; P. H. Butler and many other
chain and independent grocers made
the same offer verbally.
In Maryland and Delaware store
keepers also were Offering to buy
back domestic sugar stocks aecumu-
lated by panicked householders.
The effect was summed up in Phila-
delphia by j. J. Keller, purchasing
agent for the A & P stores, who
said: Customers who a week ago
were indignant when told we could
sell them only two pounds of sugar
now accept one pound without COM
plant. Now that people under
stand why they are being asked to
get along with less; they are COOP
Grating.
One firm, the o. X. Grocery in
Pittsburgh, was repurchasing sugar
at slight advance over retail price.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20

Japanese generals reported hara-
kiri may inspire Hitler to introduce
that disease" among his own COM
manders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20

Rationed cars are now on the
market, but apparently there are no
radical changes in design--only in
the doubt as to the possibility Of OPP
Grating them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-03-20

Executives are meeting to study
jobs for women. Men are still trying
to make womsn 10 Il ell,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
SPEED LIMIT CUT
TO FORTY MILES

After May l, drivers who ex-
coed 40 miles per hour on the
highways will be subject to fines
and costs-mostly costs. The Gov
urnor has issued an executive or
der lowering the maximum speed
for all vehicles to 40 miles per
hour under authority of an act
the 1912 General Assembly re
ducing speeds of buses and auto
mobiles to As miles and trucks to
40.
An amendment to the measure
authorizes the governor to instl-
tute the 40 mile overall limit.
The act becomes effective after
midnight Friday, but no arrests
will be made before May l it was
said.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
COUNTY COMMITTEE
TO MEET SATURDAY

The Democratic County Com
mittee will meet here on this com
ing Saturday night to reorganize
and elect a county chairman. Tru
man Fleming, who has been serv
ing as chairman since last year,
has moved to Radford and will
not be able to continue in this
capacity. Several prominent dem
ocrats have been mentioned for
the position. The meeting Satur-
day night is to be at the court
house.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
SOME SCHOOLS TO
CLOSE NEXT WEEK

Some Of the elementary schools
in the county will begin closing
during the coming week. The
first school to complete the 1941-
~ session will be Abner Gap and
nearly all schools will be closed
by April 30th
Some of the late schools to
close in rural areas include Bart
lick, on May 81; West Dante, on
May Is; and Tivis, May 81. Ep1-
denies of measles and mumps
forced these schools to be closed
for several weeks during the
term.
Dickinson Memorial and Err
vinton High will close on April
%. Clinchco will close on May
Is, and due to the fire at Hays1
in December, that school will not
wind up its years work until
June 9Th.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
Defense Council
Meets tuesday,

T. P. Shelbourne, executive sec
rotary of the Southwest Virginia
defense council, with .headquar-
tiers at Bristol, attended a meet
ing composed of representative
citizens of this county at the
court house Tuesday night. The
meeting was presided over by E.
J. Sutherland, county co-ordina-
tor of the defense council.
Various and sundry phases Oh
the defense program was discuss
ed and some steps taken toward
a definite program Of defense OPP
erations. A tentative arrange
ment was made for some of the
sheriff's force to take a course in
organizing blackout, handlinS
fire bombs and the like. 1t was
pointed out by Mr.. Shelburne
that nearly always in the past
waves of influenza and the like
had followed in the wake of wars
and that in such event the coun-
ty should be prepared to trans
port stricken persons to hospitals
or to medical centers for treat
ment
The men and women attending
the meeting evinced an aware
ness of the serious of the situa-
ton confronting the country and
it was noticed that levity was ell
tirely lacking throughout the
proceedings.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
LUM MULLINS WOULD
RETURN TO DICKINSON

Freezing, April 16.-Lum Null
Inns, former we'll known resident
of the Bearpen section, who has
lived in Pike county, KY, for the
past several years, was in town
this week. Lum, as was mention
ed several weeks ago, does not
like Kentucky and Kentucky
ways and is anxious to return to
the house of his fathers. SO TO
speak. He says that he thought
all arrangements had been made
whereby he was to acquire I,
farm on the headwaters of Bear
pen creek, but that the owner of
the land "backed out" of the
trade without explanation. Lum
is still searching for location
in Virginia.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
Cecil Mullins and others.

Cecil Mullins and others.
DR.. J. N. Hillman, former pres
ident of Emory and Henry Col
lege, will deliver the graduation
sermon at the Methodist church
on Sunday morning, April e.
Ervinton High will graduate a
class of approximately 80 The
Rev. w. M. Page Of the local
Baptist church will deliver the
commencement sermon on April
26.
Complete commencement plans
for the four high schools will be
announced in the Herald next
week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
FORMER CITIZEN
DIES IN KENTUCKY

Stanford Stanley, about 80, a
son of Charley Stanley of near
Ramey Flats, died at his home al
Jenkins, KY, late last week after
an illness of several months. His
death was caused by heart drop
sy.
Funeral services and burial
were at the Noah Stanley grave
yard on Sunday, with ministers
Of the Church of the Brethren in
charge of services.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
Schools Compete
Ia Literary Meet

Honors were about equally di-
vided among the the county high
schools in the annual literary con
tests held at Dickinson Memorial
last Saturday afternoon and
night.
Bert Mullins, Of Clinchco, for
mer county winner, took first
honors in the spelling match III
competition with seven other rep
resentatives of various schools.
Douglas Ely of Ervinton high was
winner in the defamation CON-
test. Helen Sue Weddle of D. M.
H. S, was awarded first in the
dramatic reading event. The best
extemporaneous essay on the sub
ject, "Why Defend Democracy"
was written by Miss Wilma Grlz
zle of Haysi high.
Judges for the afternoon pro-
gram were Rev. w. M. Page and
Rev. L. D. Perkins.
Four one-act plays were given
Saturday night. The play "Con-
ME Cops the Boss" presented by
a we'll coached cast from Hays
took first honors. Other plays pre-
scented included Crossed Wires
by D.MH.S., Comm Round the
Mountain Clinchco; and Stuff
ed Dates" by Ervinton.
Students taking part in the van
ious contests were: Grace Bow
man, Mary Lou Powers, Opal Da
wilson, Emmy Lou Weddle. Brit
Mullins, Betty 10 Linkous, Faye
Turner, Kathleen Holbrook, Har-
ry Duncan, Douglas Ely, Imogene
Rasnick, Junior Mullins, Pauline
Ritz, Helen Sue Weddle, Helen
German, Mary Louise Wright.
Banner Sutherland, Bernice Lam
bert, Junior Keene, Gus Hall,
Lawrence Adams and Jack Car
penter and members of the varf-
Gus casts of the one-act plays.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
Pheasant Loses Battle With Hawk

John Bise, numbered among
Sandy Ridges best farmers, was
in town early this week on bust
ness. While here, he related that
few days before while about
his farm he saw hawk dive low
and pounce upon something on
the ground near the edge of a
thicket. He fastened to the spot
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
COUNTS SCHOOL HAS
PERFECT ATTENDANCE
proceedings.

The one-room school at Counts,
with Mrs. Virgil Souders as
teacher, hit the top in attendance
during the month of March with
a perfect 100 percent attendance.
The fourth grade at D.M.H.S. is
the only other group of students
to record a perfect attendance
for ony one month during the
present session. This. was during
the month of August. Other
teachers with percentage at
tendance of 80 or better were.
Mrs. Zona Powers, 1914; ]. Wal
ter Carly, 1929; Negatha Gross,
1907, and Claude Carly, 5000
Ten teachers list an attendance
of better than 81 percent; twenty
one instructors recorded a per-
cent of Sc or better and Is teach
ers were between 95 and So pct.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
Renew Your Subscription

where the hawk struck as fast IS
possible and found that it had at
tackled grouse (pheasant) and
had already put both the game
birds eyes out and had started
decorating the bird. The hawk
promptly made off when Mr..
Bise appeared.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
MRS. ELI EDWARDS

Mrs. Eli Edwards, IS, died at
her home near Edwards Gap on
Saturday evening after long i'll
ness. Burial was in the family
cemetery Monday. She was q
daughter of Grant Meade, and is
survived by her husband and 13
children.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16

Mesdames Ruth Stanley, Lena
Speights, Fallie Sutherland Roy
Thomson, A. A. Skeen Sr. ano
Miss leila Woodrum spent We'd
nesday in Bristol.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16

Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Waddell an
nounce the arrival of son,
Joseph Michael, at the local hos
pital on Tuesday morning. Both
mother and son are doing well.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16
Class OF 70 To
Graduate Here

The high schools of this county
will turn out IA graduates this
session. This is by far the largest
number of graduates ever to fin
ish among the four county high
schools. Dickinson Memorial,
with a class of 70, far exceeds in
number the total graduates from
any ether individual school, &C
cording to James M. Skeen, Supt.
This number of graduates ex-
ceeds by Is any other class to
graduate from the local school.
The names Of the graduates
are:
Pauline Anderson, Bill Artrip,
Carl M. Baker, Stella Marie Bak-
er, Lena Ball, Ilah Victoria Boil :
ing. Anna Rozelle Branham, Ed
it'll Faye Branham, Pauline Bran
ham, Mae Catherine Buchanan,
Leonard Clay Jr., Ivory Dee
Colley, Walter Roy Colley,. Mild
red Couch.
Mary Burns Danner, Edna Da-
Wis, Glenn David Davis, Eileen
Elvira Deel, Maurice Gray Deel,
Ada Mae Dotson, Hubert Dotson,
Reba Kate Dotson.
Evon Fleming, Paul Fleming,
Bertha Ayers French, Francis
Rush French, Jerry Friend,
Inez Hibbitts, Carl Hughes,
Pauline Hughes, Phyllis Hunsak-
er. William Hunsaker Jr.,
Durwood Kiser, Fern Kiser,
Annie Eddie Lockhart, Ishmael
Mace, Jacqueline Bond McFall,
Leland Victor McFall, Merle Nc
Fall. William Dock McFall, Will
ma Allene McFall.
John Preston Miller Jr., Mabel
Minnick, Billy Mack Mullins, Ce-
ell Burns Mullins, Clara Rosetta
Mullins, Jewel Collene Mullins,
Joan Mullins. Trula June Null
inns. William Cecil Mullins, Will
lam James Mullins Jr.,
Jewell Gertrude Osborne, Vir-
ginia Dare Osborne, Nina Jane
Propst, Kermit Pickett. Louise
Pauline Pizzuto,
Norman c. Ratliff, Elizabeth
Reec, Lister Vergil Reedy, Joseph
AIIIluf oGllC, 1CO1d N1S1 &c oAAASAO
ton. Vada Mace Sexton, Elizabeth
Lorraine Smith, Juanita Adeline
Smith, Helen Gail Stanley, Law
renee Stanley, Gaines c. Suther-
land, Alice Sykes.
Warren Harold Trivitt, Helen Sue
Weddle, Virginia Mae Wright.
The theme of the class night
exercises is Marching to Vic
tory" The subject will be pre-
scented by several of the honor
graduates, including Lena Ball,
Adeline Smith, Lorraine Smith,
(See next colun1n)
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16

Judge A. A. Skeen is holding
court in Grundy this week.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1942-04-16

Mrs. Lee Stanley spent We'd
nesday in Norton.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-02-06
GatMS*3
PATTERN 447
PLAY FROCk
FOR ACTIVE TOT

Is she active? Is she full of play
and high spirits - that little girl
of yours? Make her a frock that
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Claire Tilden jumper frock from
Pattern 447. With sturdy, wash
able jumper, a fresh change of
blouses, she'll be all set for the
Spring play season ahead. For
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sun-frock too from the same pat
tern. The jumper has side pleats
to give action-room to the skirt;
convenient back buttoning and
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straps To trim the front panel,
tiny buttons are gay to contrast
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short sleeves is neat. Hong sleeves
are optional) Pick boW-knot print
for the jumper; pick pink cotton
seersucker for the little sun-frock
and use white ruffling on the bod
ice. Self ruffling is pretty too, and
the Sewing Guide shows you how
to make it. Here's pattern that
settles her whole wardrobe prob
lem in one easy-to-seW design.
Pattern 447 is cut in children's
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