The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-10-02
HIGHLIGHTs OF WAR
By J. e. Jones

American soldiers and sailors
are in every part of the world with
their ships, planes, armament, sup
plies and everything.
In Washington the controversies
see what's going on here in your
Capital City, and the records show
that while there has been lot of
confusion--and perhaps some blum
dering--nevertheles the volume of
production has never been matched
in all history.
New elements are entering into
production. At the top are new
types of fighting planes and great
fleets of cargo planes. The Navy has
a sad record of losses from subma-
rines along the Atlantic Coast, but is
doing well in battles in the Pacific.
So far there hasn't been any cleo
trifying command for general all
out war on the enemy such as flash
ed round the World in 1898 when
Admiral Dewey uttered that fateful
order: "Gridley, you may fire when
ready"
We are reminded that "slow but
sure, is an old English phrase
maybe we're using it.
The Great Unwashed
What is meant by the Great I'm
washed?
Is it a group or class of people? Is
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play, crossword puzzle, or picture
magazine?
Is it a new form of government?
For those who shun question
naires and shudder at the mere
thought of conundrums, DR.. Mack l..
Shanholtz, County Health Director
of Wewoka, Oklahoma, furnishes
the answer.
This worthy doctor--student of
palpitating pulses, sociological prob
lens, fixations and behaviorism--
says the "Great Unwashed" is the
Public Drinking Glass; modern
counterpart of the old-time common
drinking cup"
1.-THE public drinking receptacle
the Great Unwashed'--is the glass
that is served in eating and drink
ing places all over this great coun-
try" DR.. Shanholtz asserted.
''It is the glass that was not wash
ed at all or was merely rinsed be-
fore it was handed to the customer.
Z. "It is the glass that may contain
100000 bacteria; but lipstick may
be the only visible sign of contain
ination.
ut is the glass that looks clean,
but may be infected with trench
mouh, diphtheria, tuberculosis and
any one or more other saliva borne
diseases that on an average winter
day disable 100000 Americans.
"It is the unsafe glass that every
where menaces health and offends
any ordinary standard of decency.
"It is a nuisance that will not
be halted without the combined in
fluence of Health Departments and
an aroused public opinion--demand-
ing every time for customer a COM
pletely disinfected glass or paper
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thrown away"
Because of war-work and the con-
sequent overcrowding and conges-
ton in defense areas, many eating
and drinking establishments are
having difficulty with their help.
During rush hours it is much simp-
lier for soda clerks to be sloppy in
washing utensils.
Hurry breeds carelessness, and
carelessness results in trouble
especially when the "Great Unwash-
ed" drinking glass is involved. The
consequence is that through the
medium of dirty glass, one Gus
toner can pass on some sort of in
fectious disease to another.
If an epidemic were to break out
in defense plants or disease carried
back to environments after soldiers
have visited nearby cities, the War
effort could very well be seriously
fmpaired--impaired to the point
where War production is sabotaged
and our armed strength weakened.
Perhaps through public diligence
we can be spared a catastrophe
such as the Flu" epidemic of the
last World War when some 100000
civilians and soldiers died at home.