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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
GERMAN DRIVE:
In Eastern Crin,ea

The long-heralded Nazi spring
drive finally began with thrust to-
ward Kerch in the eastern Crimea.
Kerch is a key peninsular point
along the shortest route to the Cau-
casian oil fields.
The Nazis' main effort was direct
ed, as many observers thought it
would be, at driving across the
Kerch peninsula to win the rich fuel
deposits. Too, they would be in a
position to threaten the Allied east
ern flank in Iran, another oil king
dom. Comparative quiet had pre-
vailed in the Kerch peninsula since
last December when the Russians
hurled the Germans back from the
town of Kerch.
Neutral observers stated that APP
proximately 100000 men were in
action on the Donetz front. Early
reports indicated vast Nazi strength
on the 250-mile front between Dne-
propetrovsk and the peninsula.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22

married, that would have the man.
aging of his house and his children,
but from the first Emmet's sister
who lived next door, practically ran
our house, and the girls were in
school.
when they came Emmett was SO
delighted to have two young lady
daughters to spoil that ] was re-
duced to a working housekeeper's
position, and anything my own girls
wanted had to wait until their half
sisters had had chance at the so
cial whirl, a chance to 60 the right
places and meet the right men.
"Just to give you an idea: Isabel,
when she leaves the house, will call
up to me, Two extra for dinner.
Janet!' Emily borrowed a fur coat
my aunt left me-. Just for this once
and has been wearing it all winter.
When spoke to Emmett about it and
said l had intended to cut it into
muffs for Jane and Diana, my own
girls, he laughed and said that long
before they were ready for muffs the
coat would be moth-eaten anyway.
Inconsiderate Demands.
81 feel as if I had thrown away
my life; no girlhood, really, no
young-ladyhood of dancing and good
times, maternal problems with the
children of a man more than twice
my age when ] was only Is, and
now nothing but slavery in family
Of six, with constant problems OF
company, meals, parties, late hours,
and the inconsiderate demands OF
two spoiled girls. Except for occa-
sional help by the hour, my girls
and I do all the work.
"Just now," the letter concludes,
"Emmet is asking me to put mort
gage on our own home so that he
can make the down payment on .
home for Emily and Martin"
Well, little-girl marriages don't al
ways mean total eclipse. But they
almost always present problems
that can be solved only by the sud-
den and painful growing. up of the
little girl. She doesn't long hold the
proud position of a young queen,
adored by her older husband, and
hardly older, herself, than those
children she is mothering so charm
ingly. For a few months or year
she does hustle about, identified in
the shops as that pretty girl-wife Of
Doctor Brown; for few years she
talks with precocious wisdom, like
a grave little girl playing mamma,
about what she and Harry mean to
do4for To-day and Nancy.
But very shortly she learns that
even Titania, when she marries, has
to keep house comfortable and a
cook pacifed, that Teddy is an UNI
pleasantly spoiled little boy who runs
to his grandmother with all his trou-
bles and makes partisan of his
father, and that Nancy doesn't like
her and never viii.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
PROTECTORATE:
In Caribbean

Dealing directly with Adm.
Georges Robert as the ultimate
governing authority" of the French
possessions in the Caribbean and
French Guiana, the United States
moved to forestall the Axis powers
from gaining any foothold in the
Western hemisphere.
Upon orders from President
Roosevelt, American representatives
arrived at Martinique and informed
Admiral Robert that the United
States desired to place troops in the
French possession to guard against
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
TRADE BARRIERS:
Impose HEAVY Toll

In an action-producing message to
the Federal-State Conference on
War Restrictions, President Roose-
welt declared that legal obstacles
to commerce, arising from a desire
for regional and local advantage,
have imposed a heavy toll on the
national war effort.
Rep. Emanuel Celler Of New
York, in a radio broadcast, pointed
out a vivid Illustration Of existing
trade barriers:
''Rhode Island requires that all
milk brought in from neighboring
states must be colored pink Ina
CINE drinking pink milk. The OBJ
vious purpose is to keep out foreign
milk and make all drink Rhode Is
land milk"
However, trucking restrictions
were responsible for most of the
wrath.
Public Roads Commissioner Mac
Donald said the following regula-
tons would remove the most seri-
Gus stoppages of interstate truck
traffic: Maximum width for trucks,
So inches; height, IL feet 6 inches;
length, IS feet for single vehicles
and As feet for combinations; load
for a single axle, $4,000 pounds;
gross weight, $4,000 pounds for We
hicles having two axles and 10000
pounds for vehicles with three or
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
OLD At 20
tBen syndicate-wNu Service,

You can't expect, tUenty years
from notU, to recapture the youth
you lost by marrying at IL or 10.
If you try, you will probably be-
come one of those pathstic mid
dIe-aged ,0omen Who refuse stub
bornly to gro,o old gracefully,
thereby losing not only the joy
of youth but the, charm and
peace of the later years. Not all
such marriages turn out badly.
But more often than not, tohen
the novelty and glamour ,0ears
thin and marriage becomes the
serious business it really is, the
bride of less than 20 years be-
gins to realize that she is no
longer girl. She is, at 20. al
ready too old for her age.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
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! ASK me- y
! ANOTHER (
! A General Quiz
The Questions

/. What is the meaning of the
phrase ITO catch a tartar?
2. What is "Rotten Row?
8. What bird that is considered
one of the most beautiful birds in
the world is related to our crow?
A. What name is given to the
greenish deposit which forms on
copper?
5. What lands are these: ~
Land of Promise? (2) Land Of
Nod? {3) Land of Bondage?
6. Has a foreign sovereign ever
been portrayed on U. S. coin?
z. What heavyweight boxing
champion Of the world was known
as gentleman Jim?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22

/. To catch a person who, on
being attacked, proves too strong
for his assailant.
2. A fashionable drivew way
through Hyde Park, London.
8. The Bird of Paradise.
4. Verdigris.
5. ~ Canaan or Palestine; ~
Dreamland; (3) Egypt.
6. Yes, one, Queen Isabella Of
Spain, on an 1893 quarter.
z. Corbett.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22

any Axis threat. The state depart
ment ignored Pierre Laval, chief OF
the vichy government, to deal di-
rectly with Robert.
Adm. John H. Hoover, represent
ing the United States, made it def
mite that this country would desire
to garrison the islands of st. Pierre
and Miquelon, off Newfoundland, in
addition to Martinique and Guade-
loupe in the Caribbean sea.
The state department emphasized
that no ultimatum was being served
on the French admiral. Robert had
been friendly with the two previous
American missions since the fall of
France in 1910.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22

Italy: Premier Mussolini and the
king of Italy watched q parade Of
marching men and lines Of war ma
chimes wind through the streets Of
Rome as part of Italy's observation
of Empire day." Actually it was
the sixth anniversary Of Mussolini's
formal proclamation of new Ro-
man empire based on the conquest
Of Ethiopia, which has since fallen
to the British.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22

Women: War Manpower Chair
man McNutt indicated that the U. S.
has an adequate supply of woman
power to train and employ in war
and essential civilian industries at
an increasing rate during the next
two years. Next year, he predicted
there, will be 100000 in war jobs
out Of an expected 10000, 900 war
workers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
CORAL SEA-:
Heavy Toll

Exacting toll of at least 81 Jap
anese warships in the Battle of the
Coral Sea, American sea and air
forces combined to slap back a Jap
feet in its first major attempt. to
smash through the outer defenses of
Australia.
Advanced Allied bases reported
that at least 500 planes took part
in the five-day battle which was
fought $50 miles off the northeast
coast Of Australia.
Battered remnants of the attack
ing Jap forces were reported to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
Bv KATHLEEN NORRIS


MI marrying young. At II,
l v 4 a normal girl, walking
home from high school between
two girl chums, feels in her soul
that if she could have the excite
ment and glory of quietly an
nouncing that she and Peter
Baker are going to be married
on her graduation day, she
wouldn't care much what else
happened or didn't happen in all
the years to come!
"Betsey engaged" gasp the
aunts. "Why, mercy on us, how old
is the child!''
'I'n be IS in June" Betsey re-
minds them demurely. But inside
her nothing is demure. Everything
is joyous turnult. Pride, thrill ex-
pectation, love of the nice boy who
loves her so madly, all these keep
Betsey's spirits at high level during
her last weeks as a girl.
Other things contribute. Presents
pour in; dizzying numbers Of frocks
are bought; parties are given. There
is an adorable little apartment to
furnish; there is sparkling ring;
Grandmother wedding veil is
brought out of the linen chest;
photographer comes to take pictures
Of little Betsey half-hid behind the
folds of it.
The Miracle Of Marriage.
In all Of this Peters image be-
comes somewhat logged in Betsey's
mind. He is there, of course, low
ing and happy, but he is really
much less important, in the eyes Of
an 18-year-old girl, than the fit Of
her wedding gown. Betsey in all
her life has never been lonely, ig-
nored, doubtful, hungry for friend
ship. BY no possibility can she val
ue Peters affection rightly, or esti-
mate this miracle that is marriage
at its true worth. r
No, it is all fun, for her. Betsey
has smart little calling cards with
"Mrs. Peter Arnold Baker" en-
graved upon them, at Is.
But at 10, at 20, the glow begins
to pale. 1t isn't that she doesn't
love Peter and dear little ridicu-
lous Patsy, but Betsey isn't the CEN
ter Of attention any more. The other
girls, who looked on impressed and
perhaps a little envious, two years
ago, are in the full swing Of LIES
happiest days now.
Betsey is missing all of this; she
is married. Peter has changed from
the carefree sweetheart Of a few
years ago; he has a wife and baby
to support now.
az was married at 49," Betsey can
still say proudly. But it doesn't
seem to matter any more. She Is
beginning dinly to perceive that the
very young wife has an obligation
that sits badly on young shoulders.
Hers Must Wait.
Janet is SO. now; she married at
IS and has two daughters Of 16 and
10. Her husband had two girls by
his first marriage also; they are
now in their early twenties, going
out good deal, and never SO happy
as when their handsome father
shares their social engagements. He
gives them dances at the country
club, little downtown dinners, and
now that Emily, the oldest, is en-
gagged to an army captain, the house
is in furry of wedding prepara-
tons.
''From the moment married
Emmett" Janet writes aggrievedly,
everyone seemed to regard me as
q settled old woman. am not old,
even now, but with two great girls
at the awkward ages ! am not in
cluded in any young parties. Emmett
wants Emily and Isabel to have ev-
erything; thought, when we were
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
GAS RATIONED:
On Eastern Seabonrd

Approximately one-third of all au-
tomobile owners in the eastern sea-
board states have been limited to
three gallons of gasoline a week by
an order from the Office of Price
Administration.
The one-third, whose use of auto
mobiles is classed as non-essential,
will be entitled to purchase a total
of ~ gallons of gasoline from May
Is to July /, when permanent ra-
tioning plan goes into effect.
Motorists have been classified in
five categories for rationing pur-
poses. Holders of "a" cards are
nonessential. "B-1," "B-2" and
"B-3" cards have been issued to mo-
torists, including workers in arms
industries, whose cars are necessary
in pursuit of their employment. The
amount of gasoline they receive de-
ponds upon the amount OF daily mile
age they declared at registration
time. 1t ranges from 4 SIT to 8 m
gallons a week.
The "X'' cards were issued to
unrestricted users, including buses,
taxicabs, physicians, nurses, ambu-
lances, hearses, ministers, highway
maintenance crews and government
Of municipally operated cars.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYST
Axis Threat to Western Hemisphere
Forestalled by Move on Martinique;
Nazis Begin Eastern Crimeans Drive
To Gain Needed Caucasian Oil Fields

cpinions these columns they
Ia este RI l.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-05-22
PRIME MINISTER:
A Report

As he reviewed the war on the
second anniversary of his rise to the
premiership, Prime Minister Wins
ton Churchill Of Great Britain indi-
Gated that he believed the tide of
battle had turned in the favor Of the
United Nations.
While he foresaw suffering ahead
he told his people that deserved to
hear the encouraging news that
Britain's great air force had been
constantly bombing a number Of
Nazi industrial cities and would
continue to bomb them"
Churchill warned the Nazis that
if they used poison gas against Rus
STA, that this same Raj would be
used to carry gas warfare in the
Largest possible scale against mill
tary detectives in Germany" This
remark received special attention as
less than "a hours before he spoke,
Russia had reported that the Nazis
were using gas mines in the battle
of the Crimea.
War shipments through the Arctic
supply route are definitely getting
through to Russia, said the prime
minister, although there have been
losses to the United Nations in these
conveys. He also thinks Russia's
army is growing stronger.
COAL:
Reserve Supplies
Repeated warnings issued by the
nations coal dealers were strength
ened when Donald M. Nelson, war
production chief, declared that
emergency rationing Of coal is prob
able unless consumers build up their
reserve supplies Immediately to the
limit of storage.
Nelson pointed out that the fuel
oil situation on the East coast and
winter transportation problems
make stockpiling operations now Of
utmost Importance to all consumers
who are dependent on coal for heat
ing their homes or running their
factories.
Joseph B. Eastman, director Of
the Office of Defense Transports
ton, stated that ''there is no short
age of coal, nor win there be. But
if consumers wait until the fall and
winter months to fill their require
ments, a serious transportation
shortage will possibly result. This
x.,a y,n,,sf avoid -
Arkansas State press., 1942-01-02
Sunday School
Lesson
: Lesson issue 10 Jan. 4. 1911

Lesson issue ~ Jan. 4, 1911
BY Thos. d. Driver, d. D.
GOLDEN TEXT; Jesus Christ
came into the World to Save
Sinners. --Tim.1;15.
The Synoptic Gospel: Matthew,
Mark, Luke.
OUTLINES
First, Which are the Synoptic
Books?
Second, What is Meant by Cos
pei?
Third, Which are the Synoptic
Writings?
Fourth, Matthew Emphasizes
the Beginning of Christ's Nativity
Fifth, Mark Emphasizes the Be
ginning of Christ's Preaching.
Sixth, Luke writes a Gospel of
Humanity.
Seventh, The Gospel OF Woman
hood.
Eighth, Luke Connects His Two
Books.
Which Are The Synoptic Books?
The New Testament has -four
books called Gospels" but three
of them We're written earlier than
the fourth. are called "Synoptic
Gospels" which are Matthew,
Mark and Luke. the earliest OF
the books written was st. Mark,
Arkansas State press., 1942-01-02

Christi "The Gospel of Our Sal
gation;," The Gospel Of God AS
there could be only one Gospel, the
four narratives were regarded as
80 many accounts Of verses Of the
same message,
Which Are The Synoptic
Writings?
They are st. Matthew, Ii l-i7;
St. Mark, 1:l-1l; st, Luke, l;l-lI.
We can see marked difference
when We compare these with st,
John. The first three writings give
approach to the life Of Christ from
a common view point. They all
have the same general point OF
view of the life and teachings Of
Jesus, o. his birth, death and res
direction, is why they are called
Synoptic, which means ito see to-
gether or alike Or, we could say,
"the harmony of the Gospels
or, parallel Gospels The con
cordance furnishes thousands Of
references thru the entire Bible
whore the thought, meanings, pa
ragraphs, verses and phrases, and
in many Instances the grammatic-
al construction are exactly alike,
Then on the other hand, those
who read the synortic books me
medically, prayerfully and food
hunting, and especially with at
I ntion, will find thy agree at one
:, lint and differ at another. We
lght call this "the synoptic prob
lem" Notwithstanding, st. Mark,
the first Of the Gospels written Is
the GOSPEL from which Matthew
land Luke got their material con
corning the GaliIean ministry and
Passion week. All but about 30
verses Of s.. Mark are found in
Mathew ard Luke together. Mat
thew contains two-thirds of Marx;
Luke one third. In case there is
deviation in Mark, Matthew anc
Luke will not pull against Mark
When Luke fails to go in the SAINT
direction, Matthew agrees witt
Mark, vice versa: thus the synop'
tic writings,
Matthew Emphasizes the
Arkansas State press., 1942-01-02
5000 Men
In Uiliif0I in
Now Guard
New York

NEW YORK (Cl-Mayor
+. LaGuardia announced Dee,
II. the arrival here of about
5000 colorcd Regular Army
troops assigned TO guard
sensitive points in which the
Federal Government is part
eularly Interested These
points include the waterfront,
federal property, and water
supply, the Mayor said.
Nothing that his announcement
was made with the Specific ap-
prevail Of the War Dept the May
or pointed out that it would serve
TO dispense any fears which might
have arisen with the sudden ap
pearanee Of SO many troops on the
>ity's streets. The Office of CT
silian Defense several weeks ago
submitted a report to the Pfesl-
Cent as to the needs around the
country in guarding sensitive
points," LaGuardia said, The re
port indicated the need for a ra-
Their large number Of men in adj
dltion to the norml municipal and
state police"
Major Gen. phillipson has oh,
tanned permission Of Gov. Lehman
to quarter the troops in three Ma
tional Guard armories in the city.
According to the Mayor, these are
the 18th Regiment Armory, SUM-
ner Ave. and jefferson St, Brook
Ign; the 369th Coast Artillery,
l43rd St. and Fifth Ave; and the
165th Infantry Annoy, 26th st,
and Lexington Ave.
This is the first time in the his
tory of New York City that such
a move has been made by any ma
yor. But Negroes have been look
ing forward to the event.
Arkansas State press., 1942-01-02
Garland City News
BY NJ. b. Wesley

Wynn Baptist Church Under
the direct supervision Of the pas
tor, Rev. NJ I Nelson, the men,
bership sponsored a very interest
ing Anniversary program, honor
ing deacons of the church who
have served faithfully and Senior
Deacon l.. b. Blair was credited
with CT years Of service; Dea-
con Dave Smith, 81 years, Deacon
r. Pree, 26 years, Deacon Z. d,
kies, 10 years, and the youngest
deacon, Robert James, was award
ed for years service. The dea
cons We're presented gifts by the
laymen. In connection with the
services, an inspiring sermon was
delivered tV Rev. Hodge. II re-
ported that the church is moving
along smoothly under the pres
ent leadership with all depart
ments cooperating splcndidly. Bro.
David Adams is the present SUI
perintendent Of the Sunday School
department and rates this one
among the best.
School News
The P. 7, A. unit of the school
here has purchased sixty desks to
he used in the various rooms, and
the unit is putting forth every eff
Tort to raise the standards for a
successful Hot Lunch unit. Recent -
w. a gasoline lamp was presented
to the school by this active group.
The student body and faculty re.
greet the loss of Misses Dorothy
Adams Oneida Langford, Willie
Mae Richard and Lenora and De.
Vora Webb who have moved away
from the city.
Pro. Wesley accompanied the
schools fist.c champ" ]. W, HUI.
CHS CHooting OwrD to Lafay.
cite County Training School and
they report a complete knockout
II
Recent visitors in the city were
Mr. James Smith and wife. Lu.
tard'a. and Mr., Peter Campbell
VINO were house guests Of Mr.. Dave
smith; Mr.. and Mrs. r. L. Turn
,r visited their father, Mr.. E. A
W aiker Mrs. Bell Faux visited il
IeNarkana with her brother.
The Wynne Schools battlinp
oasketeers girls took the Wos
tracks into camp for their sccor,
victory Of the year, last week h,
5-4 score
Arkansas State press., 1942-01-02
Grand Opening


bers and paid $50 i02.50 in Burial
Benefit. The above figures may IN
dicate that all has been smooth
sailing, but Nh, Jno. JAY Jones,
president, Mrs. Lena Z. Jones, sec
rotary and treasurer, and Rev. j..
II. Wilbert, General Manager, will
assure you that it has been hard
fight some time against seeming
ly unsurmomtable odds, Lack of
confidence in many cases, Of their
own people and direct competition
from white Burial Associations.
The Jones Burial Association is
operated in Arkansas, and under
the laws Of the State Of Arkansas,
Since the Jones Undertaking Co,
operates in Texas as well as in
Arkansas, Mr.. Jones saw fit to on
ganize a Burial Association in
Texas. On September Is. 1887. the
Jones Benevolent Burial Associa-
ton was organized in Texas. In
order to qualify to properly oper-
ate, 1t was necessary to maintain
an office on the Texas side. Mr.
Jones purchased the Funeral Home
Building, formerly owned 10y the
Richardson Funeral Home at AS
W. Elm st. The Jones Benevolent
Burial Association has total mem
bership Of more than (50O0) five
thousand and has paid Slt32I.oG
in Burial Benefits, The Jones Blu
rial Association of Arkansas and
the Jones Benevolent Burial Of
Texas has a combined membership
Of more than (20.o0o) twenty thou
sand and has paid S92.355.56 in
Burial Benefits.
Arkansas State press., 1942-01-02

visit 4 THr.tstA. s.ez.r's words
to Mary, the account # Anna the
lgaI'. g, an the tory Of the
Mi# Ea.n, the n4aele Of the
wmu IL tie spirit Of inilrm-
u.s. g. 4rhIe Of tie woman who
lost 4 piece Of sihs er account
{ t. W4aH E'H .-#iatcred to
Jeus, lae visit to tn home of
Mary and Martha, and the ae-
count Of the women who followed
lat the crucitiXion.
Lake Connects His Two Books
Tie former treatise | made, o
Theopbilus, concerning all thtt Je-
sus bean to do and 10 teach, IN
ceiyed up, after that he was xiv
til thu day IN Which he was re-
lCn cammaulmg thru the Holy
Spirit rata the Apostles whom he
had ehcsr; t1NEom lie Also show
ed himself alive after his passion
hq many proofs, appearing unto
them by the space Of 10 days, and
speaking the things concerning the
kingdom # God: and, being as
scmbleI together with th,m, he
charged them not to depart from
Jerusalem, but to wait for the
promise of the Father, which, said
he, ye heard from me; for John
ind ed baptized with water; but ye
shall be baptized in the Holy
Ghost not many days hence.