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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14

These brand new factories caused the current steel shortage, also showed production. Instead business could have been spread out among countless small fac- tories as in England.
 Today, the same mistake is be- ing made on synthetic rubber. Scores of small oil refineries are now closing down because Of gasoline rationing. TheiI equip ment is lying idle. But instead of converting to synthetic rub Der production, huge new rubber factories are being butt requir- ing vast amounts of steel.
 As early as July l3, this column stated:--
 Jesse Jones' Rubber Reserve is going in for the construction of big new rubber plants-31 of them let to the Standard Oil of N. J. group alone--at cost of S1O,0OO,O00 each, whereas are plenty of closed refineries which could be converted to rubber plants in a very short time.
 These 31 big new rubber plants will require tons of steel and would take around IS to 20 months to build even in normal times when steel Is easy to get"
 This column also disclosed on July 13 that flew of the foun- dations" for the big new plants had been laid, almost no prog ress has been made in building them, and they will not be fin- ished and working until around 1944."
 LETTERS GETS WORRIED
 On December 4. Rubber Admin istrator Jeffers publicly confirmed the fact that that construction of these big navy plants was de- layed, that strategic materials were not available, and that the delay might bring rubber supplies below the disaster line".
 Meanwhile, small, independent oil operators have been wearing out the seat of their pants and the plush off the chairs of Wash ington hotel Hobbies trying to get their closed down refineries con- verted to manufacture both hig octane gas and butadiene. chief ingredient for synthetic rubber.
 Butadiene and high octane gas both can be made simultaneously in the same refineries, and in fairly large quantities by use of the Dorsett process.
 ... Belatedly anud
 Belatedly and after much heniming and having, the Dor sett process is being adopted in several small refineries now being converted. T hey are: Eastern States Petroleum com pany at Houston and the South port Gasoline company st Texas City, making bon high octane gas and butadiene; also the Lion Oil company at EI- dorado, Ark, and Taylor Re- fining company and Humble near Corpus Christi making butadiene only.
 More than twenty other refin- cries are anxious to be convert ed. Conversion will take only three to eight months compared with about two years to build the big rubber plants of the Standard of N. J. patent pool. Conversion takes only IS '. cent as much strategic materials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
WHY THE PHYsIC HABIT?

The fact that most people get their little knowledge of physiology. not from textbooKs, not from school not from physicians, not from health authorities, but from alman' acs (the old timers), from nostrun propaganda, from colon filling sta. tions and from each other, account for the great American physic habit
 Two fundamental fallacies con- tribute to the cultivation of the phy- sic habit by people who think they know more about this man than the ordinary" doctor knows. First is the fallacy that the bowel requires regulation, whereas in fact 1t iS controlled and regulated as auto- matica1ly as is the heart action or the breathing. Second is the fal- lacy that if one does not constantly interfere with the automatic control of peristalsis with physic or enema "autointoxication" is sure to occur.
 "Autointoxication" or, as some of the shrewd charlatans now call 1t, "autotoxemia" or even "autotoXico- sis" (these latter terms serving to keep the folks in line when they be- sin to suspect standardization" is lot of hooey), is a purely hypo- thetical poisoning of the body by ex- cret;ons reabsorbed from the colon or large bowel into the blood. No such poisoning has ever been scien- tifically demonstrated. No reputable physician ever makes a diagnosis of "autOintOxicatiOn"
 In making these assertions I do not mean to imply that I will tell you what your particular complaint Is If 1t isn't "autointoxication". So don't try to stagger me with that argument. If you are so all fired certain that you suffer from autoin- toxication if you fail to take your customary physic or enema, I refer you to any authoritative textbook of physiology for wholesome en- lightenment. If you find anything that seems to sustain your morbid belief do let me in on it. I'm just a plodding door-to-door practitioner and for all I know what don't know may fill many books.
 Now, then, MT and Mrs. Wise-| acre, I have on hard here soma| l pamphlets on Constipation" and if you will ask for one and inclose| a stamped envelope bearing your ad '| dress, who knows? you may learrl something to your advantage. In the pamphlet I go so far as to mem ton what I consider "one of thd least injurious laxatives for ire quent use" The ulterior purpose oE this pamphlet, of course. Is just u lead you on. I hope 1t will get yoW into a more receptive mood, perlap even make you wish you could ge along without giving your bowel another thought for the rest of youl life.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
 Bed Wetting

Our children, aged 3h and six both wet the bed nearly every night We have tried scolding. getting then Up night, offers of rewards. with holding fluid in afternoon, all to rl advantage. (Mrs. D. M. RI
 Answer-Don't sco'd, humiliate q punish the child for that. Sem stamped envelope bearing your ad dress, ask for pamphlet on Bed Wetting' Tn some instances o bed wetting in children with ade roids excellent results are obtairet from thyroid feeding. of course un
 der the physicians control.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14

scription on one of the tombs, made apparently by the stone-cut- ter who decorated the tomb. He traced a small monogram of Christ. and then in hise enthusiasm as a libreated Christian chiseled be- meath it the words This con quers."
 A man who had found Christ and in so doing had found liberty from sin left his testimony on an ancient ruin tQ strengthen the faith of believers 4fi other ages.
 Al Rights Reserved-Babson
 Newspaper Syndicate.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14

were deserted by
 their inhabitants W ithin a few days. The people who lived here were all Chris tions a T q took their religion very seriously Today as O ne zoe s through the ruins of these com- munities, he finds on every side evi-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14

TODAYs COMMON ERROR o. What is wrong with this sentence? T ain't got nOth- ing to give you"
 A. In the first place ain't is an inelegant contraction of am not, and "ain't got nothing" Is a double negative, which Is never permissible. Say T have nothing to give you
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
Peg Tooth Was a Failure

Dentist wants to install an artiti- cial tooth to fill vacant space and he says 1t is necessary to anchor this to the sound teeth on either side of the space, but remember you told about a peg tooth that can be put into the iawbone to fill such space without disturbing sourd teeth adjacent. G McLo
 Answer. Yes, but I was grievously wrong about 1t, and I know of no dentist anywhere who has implant- ed such a peg tooth successfully. In your place I'd have the artificial tooth installed as the dentist ad- vises.
 Copyright 1942, John F. Diile COL
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
Less Clothing

You are naive about schoolgirla going with knees or legs bare. n isn't comfortable if they are so cold their legs are blue and covered witll goose pimples. They do so from psychology-follow the leader SOW of. attract attention. shock old-fash- ined folk. exhib tionism. (Mrs. |, G)
 Answer-The motive for the fash ion is of no concern. so far as health or hygiene goes. Tn any circum- stance the less clothing any one wears. with due regard for his own comfort. the better for health The goose pimples are rather good for 'en1
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
A Thought for Today

SeeSt thou a man wise in his own cOnceit: There is more hope of fool than of him.-PrO- verbs 26:12
 The fool doth think he is wise, but the wise man knows himself to be fool-Shakespeare.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
Current Comment


 Today 1t is up to the metal indus try to produce the metal and fabri cate 1t into armament that will vii his war. Every effort and activ ity will be directed toward tha end.
 William H. Eisenman, secretary American Society of Metals.
 We bayoneted the guard througf the bars, hooked him up to thu window and found the key in hi pocket.
 Two American soldiers des.
 cribing escape from Jap pri
 son in Philippines.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
. NATIONAL
 SPOTLIGHT
Cabinet Casting Off The Cloak Of Obscurity
BY PETER EDISON Waterbury Democrat Washington COrrespOndent

COFreSpOnuent
 A drift toward the creation of a much stronger war cabinet is dis cernible in the reorganization of government war agencies announc- ed by the White House in recent executive orders.
 Heretofore, whenever there has been a new war job to do the ten oency has been to set up a new agency to do it. Practically all of these new war agencies have been
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
Daily Almana

Daily Almanac
 Sun rises sos a. m; sets 5:25 D. m. twar time.l
 All vehicles must be lighted thirty min-. utes after sunset.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
STRENGTH FOR THE DAY
By EARL L. DOUGLASS D. D.
THIS CONQUERs"

THIS CONQUERS"
 Twelve hundred years ago the Saracens swept down upon certain sections of what today we call the Near East, and one hundred and fifty cities in the vicinity of Antioch
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
Your Health
 By Dr. William Brady

Signed letters pertaining r. per- sonal health and hygiene, not to disease, diagnosis or treatment, will be answered by Dr. Brady if a stamped self-addressed envelope Is enclosed. Letters should be brief and written in ink. No reply can be made tO queries not conform ing to instructions. Address pr. William Brady, National News paper Service, 320 West Madison Street, Chicago III.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-12-14
Washington Merry-Go-R Round
Oil Men Symed Effort to Convert to Synthetic KuDber Huge Plans Are Slowly Under Construction;
 New Steel Shortage; Won't Be Ready Until ls44 History Rise Prince Otto Meets Mex'eon
BY DREW PEARSON


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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Buy War Bonds HN Jt7
Every Pay Day M Nv
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Our QUofu "
Gasoline Rationing
More Stringent

Motorists are thinking more about
gasoline than ever before. They are
thinking about it as a commodity
to conserve, and thinking in terms
of boarding it,
Gas rationing brought to light
certain factors which should serve
as warming to all motorists. ac-
cording to an announcement by
Leonard E. Kolmer, General Man
ager of the Automobile Club of
Maryland. Gasoline is dangerous to
handle; it is dangerous to hoard
not only to the owner but to the
entire neighborhood.
There has not been until recently
any Federal regulation under the
the carrying of additional gasoline
in containers in the Eastern ration
ed area. Under the new Gasoline Ra-
tioning Regulations, though, mo
person shall consume gasoline un-
less such gasoline was acquired by
him or on his behalf in exchange for
valid coupons" Recent interpre-
tation by OPA counsel has ruled
that this applies to persons coming
into the rationed area. 1t does not
apply to gasoline brought into the
rationed area in the tank of the We
hicle, including an auxiliary tank
which is directly connected with the
regular tank or the engine.
Tourists entering Virginia may
not carry extra gasoline in contain
ers according to ruling by T. Nell
son Parker, chief state attorney for
the Virginia Office of the OPA.
Maryland does not have law pro-
hibiting the carrying of gasoline al
though the Insurance Commissioner
has prepared code, not yet in eff
feet, which we understand will be
quite strict. Some cities limit or pho
hibit carrying of gasoline in contain
ers as a fire hazard. Baltimore city
prohibits the carrying of more than
one gallon in the car, even if it is
in safety can, that is; an approved
Underwriters ventilated can with
automatic closure valve. Baltimore
county will permit the carrying of
gasoline providing it is in the safety
can. Many other counties have sim
liar laws.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Help Get Out The Vote

In a letter to the members of all
the associations with which he has
been affiliated, Mr.. l.. A. Andrus,
Candidate for Congress in the Demo
cratic Primary said LAS a former
member of the Maryland Public Ex-
penditures Council, and other asso-
Citations l write to bespeak your
primary election on September s.
Because of the transportation
situation, am wondering if you
will be good enough to assist in get
ting out the vote this year by using
your own car to take as many per-
sons as possible to the polls.
Irrespective of who wins this pri-
mary, 1 personally hope that a
large vote will turn out. But 1 feel
that unless many are provided with
better transportation facilities than
are Immediately available the vote
may be surprisingly small and,
consequently. not thoroughly repre-
sentative of the Shore area.
A big vote is a healthy demo-
cratic expression of a peoples will
and any candidate who fears it is
deserving neither of the peoples
trust nor it's vote. In too many in
stances, a seemingly popular" Sc
lection is in reality minority one
due either to entrenched power or
to sheer apathy. Will you, therefore,
lend a helping car
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
RObbins--Lindsey

The marriage of Lieut.. Walter T.
Lindsey, of Earleville, Cecil county,
to Miss Betty Virginia Robbins,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. John Rob-
bins Of Wilmington, Delaware, took
place August 18th at the Cecilton
parsonage, the Rev. Griffith per-
forming the ceremony.
The bride wore a white net gown
trimmed with irene Alencon lace.
The veil was train fastened with a
cape of lace and her arm bouquet
was of gardenias and baby's breath.
She was given in marriage by her
brother, Mr.. John Robbins of Mil
lington. Mrs. Sadie Clough, cousin
of the bride, was maid of honor. She
wore a satin gown of old rose with
blue accessories and her arm bou-
quet was of white gladioli, blue del
phinum and fern. Lieut.. Lindsey
was attended by Eugene Tucker of
Glendale, Delaware, as best man.
Lieut.. Lindsey is stationed in Ken
lucky, where he and his bride will
reside.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
RAILROAD WRECK
OIL CARS BURN

At least eight tank cars burned
early Monday in the derailment of
a 60-car Baltimore and Ohio oil
train, and blazing oil spread for a
time over U. S. Route 40 near Havre
de Grace.
Sixteen oil cars of the train bound
from Chicago to Twin Oaks, Pa,
were derailed, and 33 cars were
stranded at the scene of the fire.
1t was not known definitely whether
more than eight of these 33 cars
caught fire.
Oil poured down the banks of the
roadbed and spread over a section
of Route 40, but the blazing flood
was later damned up and kept from
blocking both the highway and the
nearby Pennsylvania Railroad
tracks.
Two locomotives and one car on
the long train pulled away after
the derailment, and 26 cars on the
rear end were pulled back.
The derailment occurred about
4:3O a. m. The cause was not de-
termined Immediately. Baltimore
and Ohio trains were routed over
the Pennsylvania Railroad tracks.
The train was enroute to an oil
distributing depot at Twin Oaks,
near Chester, Pa. No one was in
jured, the railroad spokesman said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Primary Next Tuesday

Next Tuesday, September 8th, is
the Democratic Primary. We urge
you to go to the polls and Vote. AS
good American citizens, we believe
the franchise has greater meaning
than ever at this tiae, when we are
at war.
At the head of the Democratic
ticket you will find the name of the
present incumbent in that Office,
Herbert r. O'Conor.
Today our efforts are all centered
in one direction-winning the war.
1t is time that we paused for a mo-
ment and gave consideration to
some of the things we are fighting
for.
Let us remember that inherent in
the American way of life is the
right to vote. Sometimes it is too
lightly treated Many fail to exer-
else this precious American priv
lege--not because they do not APP
preciate its Importance, but because
they are too busy with other things.
Today when we are in the midst
of World War No. 2, we should give
greater thought than ever to every
American heritage. The right to
vote is a right we fight to preserve
so let us not value it too lightly.
Exercise it Tuesday to insure good
Government for Maryland these
next four years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
- ao% OF INCOME
" is OUR QUOTA
N IN WAR BONDS
Jurors For Sept.
Term Of Court

Associate Judge James F. Evans,
of Elkton, has drawn the following
Jurors for the September term OF
Cecil Circuit court which convenes
at Elkton, Monday, Sept. IA.
The jurors are:
First District: Walter w. Aiken,
Jr., James W. Black, James A.
Bayard, Lambert w. Davis, Fred
Alfred, Edgar P. Bishop.
Second District: Joseph j. Wolf,
J. Howard Pyle, Samuel w. Cald-
we'll, Henry G. Hager, Henry
Rhoades (Col), Joseph Emerle.
Third District: Albert J. Denver,
John K. Burkley, Robert ]. Nc
Cauley, Malvern T. LETTERS, Murray
]. Ewing, Daniel H. Garrett,
Thomas R. Freeman.
Fourth District: John H. Peter
son, Austin p Wheeler, Laird c.
Steele, James w. Warrington, En-
nest T. Janney.
Fifth District: Herbert G. Coop
er Frank Dvorak Harry Briscoe
(Col.), Samuel Lorenson, w. Frank
Mathues, John G. Potts.
Sixth District: Clarence T. Dare,
VIM. T. Jenness, Arthur e. Arnett,
David d. Hanna, Rufus G. Jackson.
Seventh District: E. Wilmer
Jackson, Ira A. Poist, Donaldson
Brown, Orman r. Burrows, VIM. B.
Boyd, George M. Shure, Alburtus
Toms.
Eighth District: Jerery M. Atkin-
son, John H. Blakely, VIM. A. Hill.
Ninth District: T. Harold Brown,
Charles H. Morris, Bayard G. Will
son.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Birthday Anniversary

Many friends and relatives gath
cred at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edison Burkins, Colora, on Sunday
August. 80, to celebrate the fifty
second birthday anniversary of Mrs.
Burkins. Those present included
the seven children and thirteen
grandchildren. They were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Gamer Keithley, Joseph, Leroy,
Patsy Lou and Peggy, Chester, Pa;
Mr.. and Mrs. William McMullen,
David, William and Lucy, Rising
Sun, Md; Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
Richardson, Herbert, Alice, Uane
and Thomas, Colora; Mrs. Clara
Reynolds and children, Ray, Doro-
thy and John, Colora; Mr.. and Mrs.
David Burkins, Principle Furnace;
Mary and Lawrence Burkins, Fran
els Dixon, Annabelle Blakely, Mr..
and Mrs Clarence Hughes Chester,
Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Foarf2
Cumberland, Maryland.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Jones, Mr..
and Mrs. Norman Alexander and
children Henry, Ethel and Dorothy,
arrived later to welcome Mr.. and
Mrs. Foard, who are visiting at the
Burkins home.
Gifts were opened, dinner was
served, after which pictures were
taken of individuals and groups.
The day was enjoyed by everyone.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
SCALDED BY CHEM
ICAL REACTION

Edward McCool, about 10, of Elk
ton was killed, and three safety in
spectors were injured in an unex-
pectedly violent chemical reaction in
the Triumph Explosives Company
salvage department on Monday.
McCool died from burns receiv-
ed when a chemical mixture in a
retaining tub boiled up into his face,
plant official stated.
The departments function is to
reclaim through chemical process
materials used in rejected products,
it was said.
A spokesman said the process has
been used by Triumph for years,
and the cause of the violent reac-
ton was not known, but is being
investigated.
The men who were injured are:
Tobias Rudolph, chemist, Frank
Benedict Anderson, and Mike
Shcriver, all of Elkton. None was
hospitalized.
McCool, it was said, was killed
as he noticed something unusual
happening in the tub and leaned
over it's edge to look inside. The
liquid spattered out. The three
other men in the room were burned
as the boiling liquid spattered out.
There was no damage to the plant.
McCool is the son of Mr. and Mrs
George w. McCool of Elkton. His
father is the superintendent of the
Elkton water works.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Another Oxford Home
Has New Owner

During the past week, Wheeler
& Grier, realtors, representing
Clarence L. Galbraith, have sold to
F.. Vernon Delp of Bel Air, Mary
land, their attractive home property
on Mt. Vernon Street, Oxford. Pos
session is to be given on October /.
Mr.. Delp, one of the outstanding
dairy farmers of Hartford County,
Maryland, having for a number of
years managed the Green Springs
Farm near Bel Air, recently pur-
chased large dairy farm in south
ern Lancaster County and another
in Lower Oxford, now being oper-
ated by his brother, Mr.. Graham
,Delp. That he is transferring his ac-
INVITES to this section and is to
make his home in Oxford, speaks
well of Chester County.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Suit For Divorce Filed

Mrs. Henrietta S. Scott has filed
suit in the Circuit Court at Elkton
for an absolute divorce from her
husband, Clarence R. Scott on the
grounds of desertion. In her bill of
complaint she alleges that they were
married on January 81, 1925, at
Havre de Grace, Md, and that on
January 1, 1888, the defendant
deserted and abandoned her without
just cause or reason. Her husband
is now a nonresident of this state
she AYERS. The court has set Thurs
day, Sept. 10, as the show cause
date for the defendant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04

Howard Ash, clerk to the Board
of Election Supervisors for Cecil
County, who completed diagram Of
the ballot to be used at the primary
election on Tuesday, Sept. 8, re-
ports that the ballot will be only
about half as large as the usual
size. The Republican ballot will con-
tain the names of but four candi-
dates, two of them for chief judge
on this judicial circuit. Their names
will also appear on the Democratic
ballot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Newark Station
Agent Retires

After a service of forty-nine years
with the B. & o. Railroad COM
pany, Robert S. Gallaher, for the
past forty-two years agent at
Newark, Delaware, has retired.
Entering the service of the B. &
0. on July II, 1893, he first served
as clerk at Singerly, Md, later
being transferred to Newark as as
sistant agent to the late T. o. Smith.
Mr.. Gallaher was promoted to agent
and transferred to Darby. Pa, in
March, 1898, where he remained
until December I, 1900. when he
was assigned freight and passenger
agent at Newark. succeeding Mr..
Smith. His retirement from b. & o.
service became effective August All.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Golden Wedding
Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Mitchell
of Havre de Grace, celebrated the
fiftieth anniversary of their we'd
ding at their home in that town on
Monday, August "a. Before her
marriage, Mrs. Mitchell was Miss
Oleita Horton, daughter of the late
John and Rebecca Horton, Havre de
Grace. Mr.. Mitchell is native of
Port Deposit. They have three
daughters, one son, three grand
children and three great-grand-
children.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1942-09-04
Sixtieth Wedding
Anniversary

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles c. Bow
man, Churchville, Hartford county,
quietly celebrated their sixtieth
wedding anniversary at their home
on Tuesday, August rs. Before her
marriage Mrs. Bowman was Miss
Lucy Gorrell, and she and Mr.. Bow
man were married in Baltimore on
August 20, 1882, by Rev. E. ].
Way.
They reside in the old Bowman
homestead, built by Mr.. Bowmans
ancestors about 200 years ago.