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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

One of the most important fields
entered extensively by women in
World War II is the communications
industry. In addition to the oper-
ators required to handle the enormous
volume of war calls, many women are
employed by makers of commune
cations equipment whose productive
capacity has been greatly expanded
and largely given over to war orders.
For example, at the beginning of
this year government orders were
accounting for more than four-fifths
of the entire sales volume Of the
Bell Telephone Systems manufactur-
ing unit, the Western Electric Com
pany. Moreover, it's sales last year
were a third above it's previous peak
year of 1929.
Women employees Of the Western
Electric Company recently comprised
50.8 per cent of its 74,444 total pay
roll-a percentage, incidentally, which
is climbing rapidly. Two years be-
fore they comprised only 20 per cent
of it's $1,000 employees. How well they
have done their job is suggested in
the recent statement of the company's
officers that "the secret character of
most of the company's products makes
it impossible to record in detail the
outstanding results which the men
and women of the company have
achieved"
In the telephone manufacturing in
dustry, as in others, women have
learned to do many mechanical jobs
formerly done by men. They operate
punch presses, screw machines and
iathes, and are becoming skilled as
welders, metal finishers, detail makers
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

Before you attempt to remove any
stain, know the kind of material to
be treated. Different kinds Of fab
RIGS react differently to the various
reagents. A stain remover, for ex-
ample, that win work successfully on
cotton may ruin wool or rayon.
For cotton and linen materials,
use only mild acids and apply q
weak alkali, such as ammonia wa
ter or baking soda to neutralize the
action of the acid. Use only weak
alkalies and rinse the material n
water to remove the allkali.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05
MRS. EDITH. BROWN

Mrs. Edith Brown aged Sc years,
of Akin, died October 20, after a
lignering Illness Her funeral took
place October %, with interment in
West Nottingham cemetery.
The deceased is survived by her
son, Samuel T. Rea, and four grand
children; also two brothers, William
Thomas of Akin, and Carroll Thorn
as of Port Deposit; also one sister.
Mrs. Walter Todd, of Port Deposit
She was member of the Sons and
Daughters of Liberty No. 20 of Per-
ryville.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05
JAMES A. STEELE

James Alexander Steele, 70 years,
died at his home in Wilmington,
early Thursday morning, October 49,.
after long illness. Mr.. Steele was
a former Cecil countian.
Funeral services were heldtton Sun
day, Octber 81, with interment in
Sharp's Cemetery, Fair Hill.
Surviving are his wife, Sadie
Steele, formerly Sadie Ewing, of this
county, and one SON, Norris, of Will
mington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

and bench hands in turning out q
wide variety of war equipment. In
one Western Electric plant there's
even "lady locksmith."
Women, many of them college gradu-
ates, have also come to the fore i'm
creasingly in this branch of the COM
munications field as engineers, chem
lists, mathematician, statisticians and
specialists in various lines.
An interesting historical detail is
the fact that the first woman en-
ployee of Western Electric was hired
back in 1873 as coil winder, making
electromagnetic for telegraph instru-
ments.
In the Bell System and its manu-
featuring and research. units women
outnumber men about two to one
among the 426,000 employees. This
ratio, the highest since 1921, continues
to rise as the number of telephone
people in the uniformed services, now
some $4,000, increases.
Another reason for the higher
ratio of women is the great increase
in the number of operators. To
handle the increased traffic and to re-
place losses, the Bell System has
made 100000 additions to its, operat-
ing force in the last two years. But
the seasoned operators have stood by
and cooperated with the newcomers,
and together they have faced the chal-
lenge to the service and have risen
to it. More than 1000 Bell System
operators and supervisory people are
handling calls at U. S. Army private
branch exchanges. In normal times
Army switchboards are manned by
Signal Corps men or women civil SER
vice employees.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05
DEATHS
CHARLES r.. CHAPMAN

Charles R. Chapman, aged So
years, died at the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Joseph Ward of North East,
on October %. He is survived by
two sons and two daughters.
Funeral services were held on Oc-
tober "a from the home of his daugh-
ter, Mrs. Ward, in North East, with
interment in Rosebank cemetery,
Calvert.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05
PARKER ]. JAYNEs

Parker J. Jaynes, Of Cherry Hill.
died at Union Hospital, Elkton, Sum
day, October "a, aged rs years. He
was an employee of Kenmore Papsr'
Mills for years.
Besides his wife, Margaret q.
Jaynes, he ia survived by ave chill
dren, Mrs Bessie Chambers. Haddon
Heights. N. j.: Mrs. Nellie Diclkin-
son. Glsnolden, Pa; Mira. Esther
Ryan. Sharon Hill, Pa: Howard
Jaynes, Philadelphia. Pa: George
Jaynes, Lewisville, Pa; and one
sister. Mrs. Paxton Miner. LeWisyillss
Pa.
Interments was m4as in1 cnSE1.y
HIN cemetery on oesoAsE q.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05
MRS. JENNIE W. MOORE

Mrs Jennie Wade Moore, a native
Of Appleton, Cecil County, died Oct.
20, at her home in Newark. Del.
Three daughters and three sons sur
vivey Her funerul was held oct 26
and inteEmsnt made ct Newark. Del,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

pleased Uath the telephone 9Uhach
the Army nurse has jast aokeeled
to his bedside.
pital in Virginia. Designed for use
of patients unable to leave their beds
or wards, this installation was the
first of it's kind in the Bell System.
The telephone is wheeled to the pa
TENTS bedside and plugged into an
outlet. AS soon as the unit was in
stalled, patients eagerly made use of
it; some called their barracks on per-
sonal matters; others called their
homes and talked to their families
for the first time in weeks. The pop
ularity of such installations with bed
ridden patients will undoubtedly be
great, because it gives them chance
to get in touch with their families
and friends, something that was pre-
viously impossible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

When Adolf launched his paper
hanging career he didn't expect the
Allies to be SO expert In doing the
pasting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05
BEAVERS FELL
TELEPHONE POLES

Members of an American Army
unit on an Alaskan island outpost
were prepared for trouble, but not the
kind of trouble furnished by busy
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05
TELEPHONING
MADE EASY

A portable coin box telephone
which is wheeled to the patients bed
and plugged into the nearest outlet
has been installed in Camp Lee Hos
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

University Of Naples gives General
Clark an honorary degree. The Nazis
viii say be exercised undue influence
On the faculty.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

Bacteria can invade food in very
short time if it is left exposed, and
the thrifty homemaker finds out how
each food keeps best and stores each
article in the right and correctly
cared for cupboard, cooler, can or
Jar. 1t is very important to have
refrigerator. which should be kept
clean and in the best possible con-
dition. Bread and cake containers
should be scalded, summed, and aired
at least once week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

Sales tax is put on the doorstep
of the White House. That ought to
reduce the number OF Presidential
callers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

the telephone business Upper lefty
Electric examining telephone CABLE Upper right
of the alloy
telephone equipment (Botton) Employees I'm
qho the "Voice With Smile"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

Tax on chewing gum might not be
SO bad If they placed it on the park
ing privilege.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-11-05

British fear Senate criticisms will
restrict output. They don't know the
capacity Of Qua lawmakers.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Russian
Continued From First Page.)

announced the capture of the city
and large railway station of Alex
seyeevka, only l18 miles northeast
of Kharkov, the ancient Russian
citadel of the Ukraine which has
been in German hands since Octo-
ber, 1941. Alekseyeevka is on the
Voronezh-Kharkov railway. Also
reported captured in this area were
Korotoyak, 80 miles northeast of
Alekseyeevka, and the district CEN
ter and railway station of Podgor-
maya. This drive was launched
three days ago and a special COM
munique Saturday reported the cap
ture of more than 600 populated
places.
The Russians listed impressive to-
tails of German war materiel cap
tured in the Northern Caucasus
between December % and January
l6 Included in this list were 314
tanks, 422 mortars, more than 10000
rifles, 1000 shells, 1888 trucks, %
radio stations, 8 locomotives and
1920 freight cars and $50 Railway
f1atcars
Soviet forces took another turn
in the narrowing loop thrown about
the estimated $4,000 survivors of the
once powerful German siege army
west of Stalingrad. This trap has
now been cut down to about 200
square miles. Soviet officers were
quoted as saying the Germans had
now lost every foothold on the Volga
River.
The communique said that Rus
sian troops overcame stubborn re-
sistance to capture an enemy air
drome In this area-important be-
cause it is the only means the
Germans have of supplying these
apparently doomed troops by air
Further successes also were re-
ported early today southwest of
Velikie Luki on the central front
northwest of Moscow. Three more
enemy strongpoints were seized and
400 Germans killed or captured, the
communique said.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Oil
Continued From First Page.)

Continued From First Page)
effort will be made TO determine in
advance the probable needs of vari-
Gus classes of petroleum consumers.
Then the Government oil agencies
will attempt to move in enough Oil
to meet demandS-and distribute II
on a priorities basis, with essential
users getting first call.
Heavy Types Run Short.
The cut in industrial oil is directed
at saving heavier types Of petroleum,
used to run Diesel motors, etc. This
is not the same type OF oil used in
home heating. But by cutting down
the consumption of heavier oil It
may be possible to move in more
light oil for furnace use.
War factories which use the
heavy oil will not be cut to any
great extent. under the forthcoming
order. Neither will essential ci-
villain industries, such as bakeries,
laundries and other businesses
which are necessary.
But manufacturers who are en-
gagged in anything other than war
work or commercial establishments
which are performing services not
deemed essential on the home
front will feel the cut.
The shortage of heavy types of
oil for industrial use has been just
as critical as the shortage of fur
mace oil. The reduction in use Of
this kind CT Oil and the establish
ment Of the priorities system is ex-
pected to relieve the situation to a
large extent.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Your Income Tax
No. 15-Eorned Income Credit

In arriving at the amount of tax
due on the taxable income of indi-
viduals, a credit, known as earned
income credit" is allowed against
income in computing the normal
tax" The amount of earned in
come credit is entered on line 25
of the return Form 1040, and the
computation of the earned income
credit is shown in Schedule E of
the return form. The manner of
computation is set forth in instruc-
ton Is accompanying the form. The
earned income credit is defined by
law as 10 per cent of the earned
net income, but not in excess of 10
per cent of the net income; but this
definition lis subject to certain quail
ficatioins. There are three major
qualifications.
First, if the taxpayers net income
Chat is, the amount shown on line
19 of the returnD is not greater
than $1,000, then the earned in
come credit Is taken as 10 per cent
of the net income; that is, the en-
tire net income is considered as
earned net income.
Second, If the taxpayers net in
come exceeds $4,000, then the earned
income credit is taken as 10 per
cent of the net income or the earned
net income, whichever is the smaller,
but in any case at least $500.
Earned net income is defined as
the earned income" less the earned
income deductions" Earned in
come" is earnings from employment,
that is, earnings from wages, SAL
aries, professional fees, tips, bonuses,
and the like. The earned income
Evening star., 1943-01-18

Furthermore, his record is nothing
to brag about"
The speaker added that This is
no time to pay political debts at
the expense of our standing with
any of our Allies in the world con-
| f1ict."
In New York, Sydney S. Baron,
executive secretary of the Commit
tee to Reopen the Flynn Case, an
! nounced he had sent telegram to
President Roosevelt urging him to
withdraw the appointment of Mr..
Flynn in the interest of the war
effort.
Mr.. Baron's telegram asserted that
the Senate is bitterly divided on the
appointment, and said that the
hearing on the nomination can but
further serve to disunite our Nation" 4"
No Opposition to Rutledge.
AS with the Brown nomination for
price administrator, there was no
opposition to the Presidents choice
Of Judge Wiley Rutledge of the
United States Court of Appeals for
the District of Columbia to fill a
vacancy on the Supreme Court.
Chairman O'Mahoney said that un-
less some request was received for
hearings a judiciary subcommittee
probably would approve the nomina-
ton Friday and report it to the full
committee for action the following
Monday.
A fourth appointment - that of
former Senator Josh Lee of Okla
homa to be member of the Civil
Aeronautics Board-awaited consid-
Grafton by Senate Commerce sub
committee. Senator Lees successor,
Senator Moore, Republican, of Okla
homa, already has protested formally
against confirmation, but action has
been delayed awaiting the return Of
Chairman Bailey to the city.
Evening star., 1943-01-18

deductions" are the ordinary and
necessary expenses incurred in con-
nection with such employment.
(The amount of such expenses
must be explained by an itemized
statement.)
Ordinarily, the earned net income
is the amount carried into the re-
turn on line l of Form 1040. If,
however, the taxpayer is in business
for himself and Is reporting most
of his income on Schedule H
profit Cor loss) from business or
professional maximum of 20 per
cent of his share of the net profits
of such trade or business may be
considered as earned income in ar
irving at the amount of earned net
income.
Third, the maximum earned in
come credit which any taxpayer
may take is $1,400. This maximum
would occur when both the net in
come and the earned net income
were $4,000 or more.
For persons filing simplified re-
turn, 1t Is not necessary to COM
pute the earned income credit, as
this has been consolidated into the
computation Of tax shown in the
table on the back of the return
form. 1t is necessary only to refer
to this table to arrive at the correct
amount of tax due. Any individual
whose total income for the year is
not in excess of $4,000 and was
wholly from salary, wages, or other
compensation for personal service,
dividends, interest, or annuities, may
use simplifled return (Form
1040A),
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Big New 6. {. Plant
Starts Turning Out
Warship Turbines
Completes First Only
Nine Months After
PIons Were Laid
BY the Associated Press.

Ds biis assOCldbeu BTeSS.
SYRACUSE, N. Y, Jan. 18.-Nine
months after the General Electric
Co. laid plans for a new Syracuse
plant, its first completed turbine
generator was on final test and
ready for installation on a United
States destroyer, G. E. announced
today.
The building, covering more than
100000 square feet and finished well
ahead Of schedule, now operates on
three shifts, seven days a week
When in full production, the COM
pany said, it will turn out daily more
than one complete electric power
plant for warships.
Plans were not started until the
second week in March," 1t added.
The first steel work was erected two
months later and the plant started
operation September Is. Three
months later the first unit was COM
plete. We now have over 1000 en-
ployes and are daily adding to the
rolls"
Gasoline Plant Opened.
LINDEN, N. j., Jan. l8 (P).-The
Standard OIL Co. New Jersey put
into operation today fluid catalytic
cracking plant for the production of
100-octane aviation gasoline for
Americas war machine.
Ralph w. Gallagher, president,
said it was the third such unit to
go into operation since America
went to war and added that 80 more
were under construction or planned.
The tremendous maze of pipes,
tubes, oilers and furnaces cost about
$6o00,000. Although the structure
is 20 stories high it can be operated
by a crew of only nine men.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
.ShipbuiIding Boosts
Steel Plate Output;
New Record Due
Mills Asked to Top
High December Mark,
Magazine Reports
By the Associated Press.

Ss Nht ASSOtAdtSu FItbS.
CLEVELAND, Jan. 18.-The ex-
panded shipbuilding program is
showing up in larger plate demands
and new rolling record may be
established in January, following a
request to strip mill operators to roll
more plates than in December" the
magazine Steel reported today, add
ing
Three such producers will in
crease their output $1,000 tons over
December and the top of 1,124,0O0
tons produced last July may be ex-
ceeded considerably. This expanded
plate output will be largely at the
expense of sheets, which already
have begun to tighten.
Can makers have been slow in
placing orders for first quarter and
the tin plate industry is operating
at about 10 per cent at a season
when normally it should be at ca
pacity. Present activity is reducing
order backlogs and production will
decline if additional orders are not
oDualneQ. Mucn OF the tin plate Tor
cans to preserve early fruit and
vegetable packs must be made dur
ing the first quarter, as demand in
the second quarter always is heavy
for later packs"
The national ingot rate rebounded
IL points last week to SO per cent
of estimated capacity as "the last
vestiges of flood interruption" were
erased. BY districts, Chicago gained
2 points to 102 per cent, Wheeling
10 to 80, Cincinnati "a to 81, Detroit
l to SO and Eastern Pennsylvania
l to 96. Declines we're: Pittsburgh. l
point to 971a per cent, Cleveland 2
to 81, Buffalo "a to 901z and New
England 5 to 95. Unchanged were
youngstown at 81, st. Louis at SO
and Birmingham at 95.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
SoIomons
Continued From First Page }

terial damage" were inflicted by
japanese bombers last Friday, the
Navy reported yesterday in telling
of the third enemy raid in two days
on Guadalcanal. The previous day
the Japs sent two air assaults
against American positions, the first
multi-plane attacks on Guadalcanal
since last November.
Hits Scored at Munda.
Yesterdays communique said the
latest American blow at Munda,
on New Georgia Island, occurred
Saturday and that "a number of
hits were scored in the target area" :"
The communiques telling of the
japanese raids of Thursday and
Friday did not mention Munda as
the japanese taking-off place, but
naval spokesman said the enemy
probably used that base inasmuch
as it is far closer to Guadalcanal
than other enemy air fields in the
Solomons.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Chicago Grain
By the Associated Press.


CHICAGO, Jan. ia sleckening
in the demand from mills, coupled
with light but persistent offerings,
caused wheat prices to recede nearly
a cent today.
Liquidation was never large in the
wheat pit, however, and trading
proceeded at slow pace.
Corn and oats also declined, trad
ers attributing the slump to a letup
in the Stripping demand for these
grains, Profit-taking was an added
factor in the decline of oats. Grain
men said the losses apparently re-
fiected lack of support rather than
any selling pressure.
Prices recovered somewhat in the
closing minutes. although not all OF
the earlier losses were wiped out.
Wheat finished A-5s lower, May
l.3sa5s; July, 1884,; corn was Nn-
changed to 4 lower, May. 984; oats
lost h-hs, rye was off A-1a and soy
beans gained. a -h
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Steel Rate 10 Jump
Close 10 Peak Set
Last October
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Jan. 18.-The out
put of the steel industry this week
will be only a little under it's his
toric peak level attained in late
October, the American Iron and
Steel Institute reported today. Op-
erations were estimated at 998 per
cent of capacity with production at
1,707 800 tons.
The record outturn for the week
ended october rs was 1,729 500 tons.
Last week the industry operated
at 99.3 per cent for production of
1,698,700 tons and month ago
mills averaged 90.1 per cent, with
output at 1,678,200 tons.
A year ago the rate was 95 per
cent and tonnage 1,614,20 tons.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Wilson & Co. Reports
S7,319,50S Profit
For Fiscal Year
TODAY's SALES.
Py the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Jan. 18-Wilson &
Co., meat packers, reported today
consolidated net earnings of ST.
319,508 for the fiscal year ended
October 81, 1912, compared with
S7,047, ,306 in the preceding fiscal
year.
The earnings were equal to $22.54
share on the preferred stock and
S2.68 a share on the common stock,
compared with $21.70 and S2.55,
respectively, for the preceding year.
Edward F. Wilson, president, said
that while sales of $517,315 ,023
were the largest in the firms his
tory, yet the net earnings were
only a small increase over those of
the previous year."
Evening star., 1943-01-18
New York Produce

NEW YORK, Jan. is tP:-Eggs, 2
Fancy to extra fancy, 40A-34 extras,
40: sraded frsts, 3794; current receipts,
37a: mediums, "a "a; dirties, No. /, 34h :
Whites Fancy to extra. fancy. 49H-41;
specials. 39iaa4 standards, 39A-h;
fancy heavy mediums, 39-39ia: mediums,
Browns: Fancy to extra fancy, 39a4 40;
specials, 39h; standards, 3Sa4; mediums.
3S
Butter-Two days receipts. 1881 ,595:
scarce. FirSt-hand wholesale price levels:
Creamery, higher than % score and pre-
MUM marks, 47a -4SA; % score (cash
marketl, 47-4754: ss-ai score. 4e4 -47H..
Cheese-Two days receipts, 7O4,270;
Arm
302-32; flats, full grass, 1942. 2eh-31.
Evening star., 1943-01-18
Brown
Continued From First PageD

(COnJNlueQ from FlISI rage
ton, the new administrator asserted
that he did not fear" the job be-
fore him, which President Roosevelt
had described in letter to Mr..
Henderson as a "thankless task"
Pyrotechnics Promised.
"Price control and rationing are
not impositions on the people but
a protection to them" Mr. Brown
observed. He said that he intended
to devote my entire time and
energy to the task Of preserving
our domestic economy"
"I will consult with my superior
and associates, with the consumers,
producers and businessmen to get
a full comprehension of the task
and do my utmost to be just be-
tween the various interests to be
served and to alleviate so far a.
I am able the hardships we all
must suffer" the statement said.
Despite the quiet manner in
which Mr.. Brown was confirmed
there was no lack Of potential
pyrOtecnnlCS as tne new congress
started its third week.
Capper Asssils Flynn.
The fireworks probably will begin
when the Senate Foreign Relations
Committee opens hearings Wednes-
day on the nomination of Edward
j. Flynn as Minister to Australia.
Mr. Flynn, who was due TO resign
as chairman of the Democratic Ma
tional Committee at meeting in
Chicago today, has drawn the fire
of Republicans who question his
record.
Senator Capper, Republican, of
Kansas, a member of the Foreign
Relations Committee, has an
nounced his intention of voting
against the nomination. In the
weekly radio address which is
channeled into his home State the
Senator said last night:
Il do not need any hearings on
the matter. I shall vote against
confirmation. Mr.. Flynn has no
qualifications for this position;