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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
Steel Built Essen

To the combination of coal at
home and iron ore In neighboring
Alsace-Lorraine, the Ruhr owes its
industrial stature. Nowhere Is its
productive power applied more in
geniously than in Essen, a sleepy
town Of 10000 until Alfred Krupp
took over his fathers steel works in
1848. Spurred by the sons method
of casting steel in large masses, the
modest plant became an industrial
empire, the payroll heightened to
$4,000 names, and the town could
count $50, 900 noses. Essen was def
initely on the map. Bombed time
and again, the people Of Essen have
lived for years to the accompani-
ment Of sound and fury Of their own
making. The earth vibrates day
and night to the roar and rumble Of
huge furnaces and FORCES. Essen's
favorite music was the rattle and
clank Of precision machinery, and
the booming Of great guns on the
proving grounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
Rugs and Worship Make
Kairouan Famous Sit,

Kairouan, scene of clashes In Tu-
nisia, Is famous for rugs and wor-
ship.
Arab conquerors Of North Africa In
$40 A. D., schooled In desert cavalry
combat and knowing nothing Of naval
warfare, chose the desolate, wa
terless site of Kairouan on which to
build governing town.
Kairouan, in April, long has been
a festive city where thousands Of
visitors have gathered to examine the
years output of native weavers at
the annual rug fair. Fostered by
the French, prizes have been award
ed to the best weavers, while COM
petitive exhibitions of horsemanship
and large variety Of side shows
have given the event much of the
character of the county fairs known
to all Americans. Jugglers, beg
gars and snake charmers with bags
of cobras. ease the tourists dollar
from his purse.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
Bicycle Makes Comeback
As Conveyance-in Army

The bicycle is coming back into
Its own in the greatest mechanical
army In the world.
In its drive to conserve rubber
and gasoline without sacrificing nee
essary speed, the army has discov-
cred that the bike is wise compro-
mise between gasoline, and shank
mare for short trips around army
reservations.
In the Sixth Service command the
handle-bar cavalry, as the boys call
the scorchers Of our grandfather
generation, increases every day al
the army plugs more and more leaks
In the official gas tanks, thereby cut
ting down the rubber usage to a
minimum.
''Not only do they save rubber and
gas" explained Lieut.. Raymond
Notz, in charge Of the Sixth Service
command garage in Chicago, "but
any one can handle them. As in
civilian life, an army chauffeur must
pass rigid test to drive an automo-
bile. All the soldier does with a
bike-is hop aboard and away he
goes. With the gassing, oiling, tests
and rechecking, a lot Of man hours
are necessarily lost by army chauf-
feurs. The bike presents no problem
at ALL"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

lowed. The water should be brought
to boiling as quickly as possible and
kept boiling steadily throughout the
canning period.
ANY jar suitable for use in home
canning (and only those with names
lettered on them are suitable) may
be used for water-bath processing.
Mason jars may be sealed with one
piece zinc cap and rubber-if you
can find the caps-with glass top
seal, or with two-piece vacuum seal
caps. Glass top seal closures and
of the jar, therefore it is necessary
to make sure the top edges of the
jars are even, smooth, and perfect
in every respect. The bands are
screwed down tight on the vacuum
seals as soon as the jars are filled to
within from one to bne-half inch of
the top, and should not be frightened
again. Zinc caps are screwed down
on the rubber and then loosened
slightly. Bands for glass top seals
are screwed down and then loos-
ened. This Tightening and loosening
is called partly sealing and should
always be done before jars are
placed in a Gamer. Seals are COM
pleted by Tightening caps or bands
Immediately after processing.
"Then there is the jar with
glass lid and rubber ring held in
place with wires---it is ideal for cam
ming, especially when fitted with
high tension, stretch proof, steel
wire. 1t is partly sealed before and
completely sealed after processing.
"Those who select vegetables that
are y yerden and wa ana ent t out 2,
washing them clean, cooking them
five to ten minutes, and pouring into
clean, hot jars and processing inn
mediately, will live to laugh at those
who say it can't be done. 1t is the
Cans, not the Can'ts, who are going
to win the war on both home and
battle front"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

Approximately 30 per cent OF the
Americans now engaged in war pro-
duction depend on private transporta-
ton to carry them to their jobs, ac-
cording to the Office Of Defense
Transportation. It Is the individual
responsibility of every American
who owns truck or car to keep his
transportation working for him; it
is also the duty Of every serviceman
to help by supplying proper lubri-
cation and such replacement parts as
are available, and to educate the
war worker in the conservation Of
his vehicle. Based on ODT statistics
Of IS, 10000 war workers and maxi
mum public transportation facilities
for only 100000 workers daily,
four out of five Americans engaged
in war work depend entirely on pri-
vate vehicles to get to and from
their jobs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

The first thing to be done is to
get jars, lids, rubbers, and Gamer
ready. II you have no pressure cook
err, get along with water-bath cam
ner. Examine every jar and lid to
see that it is in good conditioner
member glass top seals and two
piece metal vacuum seal caps won't
work unless the top edges of the
jars are perfect. Wash everything
clean; cover jars, glass lids and
zinc caps with iuke-warm water and
put on the stove to heat. Cover
vacuum seal lids and rubbers with
boiling water and leave until need
ed. When everything is ready,
gather the corn-bring In no more
Keep in mind that canning too much
too late Is a. common cause Of spoil
age. Place the corn on board
and use strong sharp knife to cut
the husks (shucks to you in the Mid
die West and South off at each end
just where the corn begins and ends.
There shouldn't be any worms il
you have followed Victory garden
directions, but il there are worms
in the tassel end, cut deep enough
to leave them with the husks. The
husks will come off easily and bring
most Of the silks with them.
Examine every ear Of corn and
use only those having plump, glossy,
juice-filled kernels. Remove all
silks; rinse the corn and cut 1t from
the cob. One or more cuttings may
be made, but scrapings should not
be used unless processing can be
done in pressure cooker, because
the scrapings make a thick mass
that heats through slowly. Cover
the corn with boiling water, using
about half as much water as corn;
cook five minutes; then pour imme-i
diately into clean, hot jars. A gen.
erous amount of water helps the
corn heat through quickly and aids
in preventing it's sugar from carmel
izing and causing brownish color.
Add one teaspoon salt to the quart
and seal jars according TO manu-
facturer's directions. Then put into
the Gamer and process.
II possible, use pint jars, as they
heat through more rapidly - the
quicker the jars can be heated
through, the more certain the de-
struction of bacteria. Process pints
and quarts 10 minutes at 10 pounds
pressure or by boiling 31z hours in
hot-water bath. Remove the jars
from the Gamer as promptly as pos
sible after processing; finish sealing
all jars that require rubber rings;
set jars as far apart as possible on
folded newspaper or cloth so they
can cool quickly, but be sure they
are not where breeze will strike
them.
The jars should be examined after
twelve hours in order to make sure
they are sealed. To do this, re-
move bands from glass top seals
and metal vacuum seal caps Qeave
the bands off when the jars are put
away. Test the glass top seals by
pulling gently on the lids with the
finger tips. Vacuum seals are tested
by pressing down on them with the
fingers-if sealed, they won't move
under this pressure. Lightning"
type are tested by holding upside
down and watching for leaks. There
won't be any leaks If instructions
are followed and there won't be any
spoilage if you keep In mind that
Vigilance means Victory. Further
more, you will never know how good
canned corn can be until you have
tasted your own home-canned brand.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
V-Mail Has Advantage;
Il Can Hardly Get Lost

A striking example Of how V-Mail
has come to be known az the safest
method OF transmitting mail over
seas In war time was revealed by
the army postal service.
Recently, with winter weather con-
ditions preventing regular west
bound airplane flights between the
British Isles and the United States,
1t became necessary to dispatch
from England ~ rolls Of film carry
ing 115,200 individual v-Mail letters
on a United States merchant ship.
A victim Of enemy action on the
high seas, this merchant ship was
forced into neutral European port
for extensive repairs, and II was
impossible to make immediate ar
rangements for the dispatch Of the
115, 200 V-Mail letters to the parents,
relatives and friends back in the
United States.
AS soon as word was received by
the army postal service that this ves-
sci had put into port for repairs, the
rolls Of V-Mail on board were re-
processed at the V-Mail sending sta
ton In England and dispatched by
subsequent fast ship sailing for
the United States. This was made
possible by the system Of numbering
each v-Mail roll and not destroying
the original letter until the Aim has
arrived at its overseas destination,
which In this case was the United
States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
Counterfeiters Made Good

In ancient times the very practical
Chinese, confronted with the prob
lem of what to do with people con-
victed for making counterfeit money,
decided it was shame to waste
their talents, so they put them to
work in the mint making legitimate
money. Slaves were owned not only
by wealthy individuals privately, but
the government itself held many to
perform various services. The bu-
reaucracy of the government, inso-
far as minor functionaries was
concerned, was composed largely Of
slaves, rather than Of the type of
"payrollers" with which modern gov
ernments are sometimes charged by
opposition parties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
Over Feeding 10 Source OF
Scours i'm Newborn Calves

Future supplies Of milk and other
dairy products can be safeguarded
IL dairymen take steps to control
scours In newborn calves by the pre-
vention of overlooking, according to
the department Of animal pathology
and hygiene at the University OF
Illinois. The common practice OF
leaving the calf with the COW con-
tinuously for IL to "a hours or longer
after birth Is likely to result In over
feeding.
A safer practice Is to allow the
calf to nurse three to five minutes
and then to separate It from the COW.
A panel placed across one corner
Of the box stall provides a suitable
arrangement. The calf Is permitted
to nurse approximately five minutes
at intervals of five to six hours, or
an average Of four times In "a hours.
This plan is continued for three to
five days, when bucket-feeding Ii be-
gun. Muzzling the calf between
musings Is also satisfactory meth
cd of preventing overlooking IL the
calf is left with the COW.
The amount Of milk that Is bucket
fed daily the first week is about o
per cent of the body weight of the
calf and is preferably divided into
two or three feelings. A pint OF
lime water prepared by placing
several pounds Of unslaked lime In
a burlap sack and suspending It In
a crock filled with water) may be
added to each feeding. Tempera-
ture of the milk and lime water
should be about 100 degrees Fahren-
heit. After the first week, the daily
milk allowance may be increased to
or IL per cent of the body weight.
If scours develop, all milk should be
withheld for "a hours, or longer II
necessary. Four or five ounces Of
syrup diluted with water, several
raw eggs and one or two ounces Of
castor oil or three ounces Of mineral
oil may be given daily. Intestinal
astringents, blood transfusions and
other medication should be given UNI
der the direction of a veterinarian
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

certain destruction of bacteria and
because the canning can be done
more quickly. But" says Gladys
Kimbrough, Home Service Director
Of Ball Brothers Company, who
heartily approves using pressure
cooker whenever possible, "the time
is at hand when we must be practi-
cal. Don't worry if you can't buy a
pressure cooker for surely you can
find a wash boiler, lard can, baby
bath tub or some deep container in
which water can be boiled. Tack a
few strips of wood together to make
a rack or platform to hold the jars
about one-half inch from the bottom
of the container. Find something,
as lid. Then you will have water
bath Gamer for those Victory gar
den vegetables.
"You are afraid to eat vegetables
canned that way? Nonsense! A lot
Of folks who say water bath can't
be used were raised on vegetables
canned by that method. But let's
get three things clear before we go
any further: first, there have been a
few instances of poisoning from eat
ing canned vegetables; second, all
such danger can be avoided by boil
ing the canned vegetables Is min
utes before tasting or serving-they
should be re-boiled before serving
if left from one meal to the next;
third, pressure cooker is not a
guarantee against spoilage. There
will be spoilage if the pressure
gauge registers too low or if poor
Judgment is used in the selection,
preparation, and packing of food
into the jars. And don't let anybody
tell you otherwise.
''Now, back to the water bath.
The water should be steaming but
not boiling when the jars are low
cred into it and deep enough to
aover the tops of the jars two or
more inches. : No, water won't get
into the jars II directions are fol-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

Corn Home Canned
to Keep!

"Corn, a favorite food Of man,
beast, and bacteria, Is the victim OF
defense propaganda and / am not
talking about war" Gladys Kim
brough, Home Service Director of
Ball Brothers Company, made the
above statement and went on TO ex-
plain, persons who refuse to take
the time and trouble to understand
corn, defend their canning failures
by claiming that II refuses to keep.
The truth Is, corn Is more than will
ing to be canned, but Is doomed to
spoilage unless right tactics are
used, because 1t has no acid to pro-
tect 1t against the invasion of bac-
terra. Tactics? Why" says Miss
Kimbrough, "they can be summed
UP in one sentence: 1. e., learn what
Is to be done, begin at the right
time, keep things moving, and turn
on the heat"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
Right Names, Different People

To give one an idea of how fast
the army works, 1t took Hollywood,
with all its glamour and extravagan-
"a, several years to discover"
such names as Lana Turner, Hedy
Lamar, Ronald Coleman and Rob-
ert Taylor. In one week, Keesler
Fields B-24 Liberator Bomber
school turned up a Charlie Chap
lin, Joe z. Brown, Charlie McCar-
thy, Bob Burns, two Ronald Cole
mans, three Robert Taylors, three
William Powe1lS and d half dozen
Charles Boyers--all airplane me-
shapics students. ~ aaQyia- sfazs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
"The deyelopment of hybrid cor

"The development of hybrid corn
for commercial planting, says r.
w. Jugenheimer of the U. s. Depart
ment of Agriculture, sis one of the
great forward steps in the long his
tory of corn. Through science Of ge-
netics we now know more about the
heredity of corn than Of any other
economic plant or animal. This adj
vance in genetics has been very help
full to the corn breeder. He uses this
knowledge to literally take the best
open-pollinated varieties to pieces.
He discards the mongrels and then
creates a new synthetic product
from the best heredity available. The
result is hybrid corn"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09
Family Can Fight Fire

An annual farm IRE loss OF 3,5UU
lives and $225 ,000, 900 worth of prop
erty can be prevented if farm people
step up their fire protection. Family
organization is suggested as one
means of stopping what may be Sc
rious fires. Each Of the older men,
bers of the family is given specific
duty to perform in case Of an
emergency. All members Of the fami-
" should know certain facts about
combating fires. Being prepared for
fire a,'s,, :1sC gsana aaxiaG aaQinHeas
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

Rebecca H. Jones. ct al to Deward
B. Miller and wife. All that parcel Of
land situate and lying in the Third
Election District of Cecil County,
Md. $4,000.
Dorsey l.. Lewis and wife to
Emanuel s. Jenkins. All that certain
pacal Of land situate.in the town Of
Warwick, Cecil County, Md. $500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

Italian feet is reported on the
move. Mussolini may have put It On
roller skates.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09


authorities
canned by processing Cooking in ars steam cooker be-
much hotter than boiling High
BEANS
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

Detroit women are objecting to
Stacks. Most common objection il
that there isn't enough slack
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-09

FLORISTS probably can't say with
Covers what they feel about the ban
a dover deliveries
Evening star., 1943-11-25

Alexander Fullerton Prescott III,
27, son of Mrs. Shorley M. Prescott,
Rockville, Md; Carl Morris Dead
wyler, Engineer Corps. 1855 South
Thomas street, Arlington, Va;
Clair Woodrow Vernier, infantry,
formerly of 2121 Virginia avenue
NV, and Thaddeus John Clark,
South Post, Fort Myer, Va.
Shaw Gets Commission.
The appointment of Robert Welsh
Shaw, son of Col. and Mrs. Virgil
F. Shaw, formerly of 340l North
Fifteenth street, Arlington, Va, to
the rank of second lieutenant, was
also announced.
Col. Strong, whose wife, Mrs.
Alice Strong, resides at the Thirty
second street address, is men,
ber of the General Staff Corps now
on duty at the War Department.
He has been in the service for more
than two years.
A native of Everett, Wash, 1t.
Lee, who is now on duty with the
infantry at Fort Mcclellan, Ala,
has been a resident of the District
for many years. He was graduated
from Mckinley High School and
was formerly employed by the Gov
ernment.
1t. Lee, who has been in the serv-
Ice about a year, was commissioned
last January His brother, Corpl.
Whiting B. Lee, is stationed in Cali
fornia.
Native of Washington.
1t. Schwinger, who is serving with
the adjutant generals department
Evening star., 1943-11-25
Two Magistrates Named
In Montgomery County

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Nov. 25.-The
appointment of two Montgomery
County residents as trial magistrates
was announced today by Gov
O'Conor.
Mrs. Emma Ballard Waldrop of
Silver Spring was named to succeed
Hugh M. Frampton, who resigned to
become secretary-treasurer of the
Maryland National Capital Park and
Planning Commission.
Judge Einar B. Christensen, mem
ber Of the County Orphans Court,
was named trial magistrate for the
Silver Spring Takoma Park district.
He succeeds Judge Ralph G. Shure,
who recently entered the Navy.
Eugene E. Rupert of Burnt Mill
Hills was appointed to succeed
Judge Christensen in the Orphans
Court.
Evening star., 1943-11-25
Strong and hadigan
Promoted 10 CoIoneIs,
Others Advanced

The promotions of 1t. Cols. Lester
Corrin Strong, 2712 Thirty-second
street NV, and John Joseph Madi-
gan, formerly of the 5000 block
Connecticut avenue NV, to full
colonels were included in a list OF
the temporary promotions of nine
men from the Washington area re-
leased by the War Department to-
day.
Seven officers, who were promot-
ed from second to first lieutenants
Evening star., 1943-11-25
Crippled ChiIdren's Unit
Calls Annual Meetinq

Dr. A. l.. Van Horn, assistant
director for crippled children of
the Children's Bureau, and Col.
E. w, Palmer, president of the Ma
tional Society for Crippled Chill
dren, will be guest speakers at the
annual meeting Of the District So
ciety for Crippled Children at 8
pm. next Tuesday atzthe Chamber
of Commerce Building, 1915 H street
NV.
DR.. Van Horn will speak on THE
Progress in Crippled Children's
Services" and Col. Palmer will dis
cuss THE Place of Private Agen-
cies in Crippled Children's Work"
The District Society will also hold
an election Of officers at the meet
ing.
Evening star., 1943-11-25

INCLUDE: 9 a r !
Richard Lee, 80,
son of Mrs.
Frances w. Lee,
1900 Hamilton
street, Hyatts-
vile, Md; Rich
ard Schwinger,
30, son of Mrs.
E d n a Henry,
20 Twenty
first street NV;
Kenneth Lloyd
Hardy, "a, son
of Mr.. and Mrs.
William E. Har-
dy, 718 Fairmont
~ WY
Evening star., 1943-11-25

Al 4NCW l "a n, Az
a native Wash
ingtonian. H e
attended N e W
York University
a n d Columbia
University a n d
prior to entering
the service was
employed as an
instructor at the
Mount Hermo1l
P r e p a r a t o ry
School for Boys,
Mount Hermon
Mass.
1t. SchWinger
Evening star., 1943-11-25

Marcella Prescott, is with him.
1t. Prescott, graduate of Rock
vile High School and George WASH
tngton University, was formerly en-
ployed by the Government. He en-
tered the service in July, 194l.
Evening star., 1943-11-25

mander OF a
service unit un-
der the Army
specialized train
Ing program.
1t. Prescott,
" h sc father,
A | e X a n d e 7 F.
Prescott, II, is
associated with
the Justice De-
partment, rs sta
toned at Camp
H 90 d, Tex,
where he is serv-
ing wit h the
Antitank Corps.
YTS :f ~
Evening star., 1943-11-25

Lt H. D. Hardy. en- er n e
service in July, 1912, and was COM
missioned in March upon gradua-
tion from the officer candidate
school at Fort Washington, Md.
1t. Hardy, who attended Howard
University, where he was a member
of the ROTC, was formerly en-
ployed by the War Department.. His
wife, Mrs. Sarah Hardy, resides at
5000 Jay street NE
1t. Hardy is now on duty at How
ard University as company COM
Evening star., 1943-11-25
Arlington Forms Halls
For WAVES RemodeIed

Three residence halls occupied
by WAVES at Arlington Farms,
Va, are being remodeled to increase
occupancy from 610 to 1,046 persons
per hall, it was announced by Com
missioner w. E. Reynolds of the
Public Buildings Administration.
These halls and the Curie Hall in
West Potomac Park, which is also
being remodeled, were built for the
Navy Department by the Public
Buildings Administration.
Give him crisp War bond for a
Christmas present to be remembered.
Keep on backing the attack
Evening star., 1943-08-01
EpiscopaIian Group
Seeks 10 Continue
Merger Negotiations
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, July 31.-The Prot
estant Episcopal Church's Com
mission of Approaches to Unity
made public today a majority re-
port urging that it be instructed by
the church's general assembly in
Cleveland next October to con-
tinue its negotiations for merger
with the Northern" Presbyterian
Church.
Ever since the Protestant Episco-
pal Church's last general assembly
in Kansas City three years ago the
15-man commission has been nego-
tiating with representatives of the
Northern Presbyterians for merger
of the two church organizations.
The majority commission report,
signed by u members, recommends
that any plan for union of the two
churches be referred to the Lambeth
Conference "for considera ton and
advice" before it is submitted to the
general assembly for final action.
The Lambeth Conference is a de-
cennial meeting of Anglican bishops
from all over the world. That
scheduled for 1910 was postponed