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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
SOUTHWEST PACIFIC:
Spring Another Trap

Japanese troops manning the i'm
Eortant New Guinsa base of Fin
schafen were hemmed in on three
sides by Allied forces following Gen.
Douglas MacArthur's master plan OF
utilizing units to land in strength
behind the enerny's key points and
work to cut off his supply.
After the pattern of the conquest
of Lac farther to the south, big air
plane transports landed Allied troops
northwest of Finschafen. AS these
troops pressed in against the Japs
from the west, other ground forces
moved in on the enemy from the
south. Then, the enlightenment was
made complete when the U. S. navy
put troops ashore to the north.
Capture of Finschafen would place
the Allies short distance from the
Jap air bases on New Britain is
land to the east and thus reduce the
efficiency of these bases as points for
attack on U. S. forces.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
GLOOM:
From Jap Radio

In a gloomy forecast of new Allied
aerial blows, the Tokyo radio an
nounced that Japan is getting ready
to evacuate Tokyo and other inpor-
tant cities sin view of the decisive
phase upon which the war will enter
during the coming months"
Premier TOTO announced that the
Japanese government had decided
to prepare 'sfor the moving of gov
eminent departments, industrial es-
adjustments and the civilian popu-
lation" from Japan's major cities.
The TOTO cabinet also called for
total mobilization of the civilian pop
ulation, adjustment of age limits to
make all persons liable for nation
al service and strengthening Of gov
eminent control over industry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

SOAP: More soap is on the way,
say Spokesman Of the War Food adj
ADMINISTRATION, promising q 70 per
cent increase in supplies by Novem-
Der !. aas
BATTING: Luke Appling of the
Chicago White Sox baseball team is
leading the American league with
a batting average Of .324, slightly
above the second place man, Dick
Wakefield Of the Detroit Tigers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
RUSSIA: :. I. :
sDisengagesd Nazis

German troops continued to "sys-
tematically disengage themselves"
as the Red army smashed on toward
Smolensk, captured Poltava, the
last Nazi base in the southern
Ukraine, and engulfed German de-
fenses along 300-rnile line just
short of the middle Dnieper river.
Continuing their drive on Srno-
lensk,. the great Nazi eastern front
stronghold that once was Hitler's
headquarters, the Russian army
closed in from the southeast, over
running 1853 villages and killing more
than $500 Germans.
A Berlin broadcast acknowledged
the peril to Srnolensk, Kiev and other
eastern front. bastions. But Berlin
was hesitant to paint the overall pic
ture. For instance: The Germans
at one time held approximately $780,
900 square miles of Russia proper.
1t is estimated that they now hold
only 100000. Is
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
MILK PRODUCERS:
Get First Subsidy

History was made in the dairy in
dustry with the disclosure that the
government has paid its first sub
sidy to dairymen. The announce
ment was made as Fred M. Vinson,
economic sterilization director, took
over the job of arbitrating a wide
spread milk price disagreement.
Senator Kenneth Mcclellan of Ten
nessee stated that Vinson told him
a subsidy had been given milk pro-
ducers in the drouth-stricken area
near Memphis. Other official sources
said the subsidy would total SO cents
a hundredweight, approximately
equal to one cent quart.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

There are only 40 automobiles
where 100 were before, according
to the Public Roads administration.
To maintain its record of meeting
Allied invasion requirements, the
Merchant marine during the next
year must recruit at least $1,000 ex-
perienced officers and men now hold
ing shore jobs, the War Shipping adj
ministration has announced.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
NAPLES:
Cutted CITY

BY the time Allied forces had
opened their offensive against Ma
pies, the Nazis had turned the big
port city into mass OF flames.
They wrecked and scuttled every
ship that had escaped Allied bombs
and destroyed every wharf.
The Fifth and Eighth armies were
bringing their full power to bear
against their objective. That the
Germans had early given up hope
of holding the city was proved by
the wholesale destruction OF all usa-
BILE facilities. At least 80 ships lay
sunk or aground in the harbor as
the result of Nazi scuttling and Al
lied 1bombs.i Bombers had also
wrecked railroad yards so thorough
ly that no traffic had come into them
for weeks.
Corsica I
Even as the offensive against Ma
pies began, French troops and Amer
lean Rangers were driving ahead in
Corsica, island Of Napoleonic his
tory. They had closed in on Bastia.
northeastern port of the island. and
Allied naval and air forces had
clamped on tight blockade against
German escape.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
ARMED FORCES:
Ask for Fathers

October ! was, at hand and be-
fore congress was the Wheeler reso-
luton which would delay the draft
ing Of pre-Pearl Harbor fathers
scheduled to begin on that date.
Before the house and senate mill
tary committees came the nations
manpower experts. Also before these
legislators came the highest officials
of the army and navy. And then
they heard the voice of Bernard M.
Baruch, special presidential adviser.
Testimony from all these sources
arrived at the same essential fact:
Give the armed forces what they
want in the way Of manpower.
Generally speaking the nation
seemed to agree with this viewpoint
but those who were opposing the
drafting of these pre-Pearl Harbor
fathers based their case on the as
sertion that the whole manpower
program was being mishandled and
that was why the drafting of fathers
appeared necessary" Agriculture,
the armed forces themselves, gov
eminent agencies and industry were
all accused of boarding manpower
while fathers were being asked to
get into uniform.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
LIFE INSURANCE:
On War Deaths

Deaths in the United States army,
navy and marine corps UP to the end
of June, 1913, have resulted in life
insurance claim payments totaling
80 million dollars, the Institute of
Life Insurance has reported.
OF ,23,700 policies on which pay
ments were made, SIS, 100, 900 was
paid out under 11,100 policies in the
first six months of this year by
American life insurance companies.
"The number of deaths is prob
ably half the number of claims
paid,"F the institute said. The aver
age ownership of life insurance is
two policies per policy holder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

The 2,00Oth ocean-going vessel
built under Maritime commission
contract since Pearl Harbor was de-
livered, with steam up, on Satur-
day. September IL.
A total of 1,425 aliens serving with
the armed forces overseas were
granted American citizenship by
special representatives of the Immi-
grafton and Naturalization service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

DEBT: Congress may soon be
asked to raise the debt limit of the
nation to 800 billion dollars, Repre-
sentative Cannon, chairman of the
house appropriations committee,
stated recently. He said that at the
present rate Of spending, between
seven and eight billion dollars
monthly, the government is APP
preaching its present limit Of 210
billions.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
ALLIED CHIEF:
Post to Marshall

To Gen. George c. Marshall was
to 60 the supreme command of all
Allied forces, it was reported, even
as congress loudly protested over the
generals rumored removal as chief
strategist of the Allied armies.
According to the rumors, General
Marshall's differences with British
leaders over war plans resulted in
pressure for his removal as U. S.
chief of staff, in which capacity he
mapped all U. S. military activity
and thus influenced British action.
Official Washington waited to see
whether General Marshall's report
ed appointment as supreme COM
mander of all Allied forces carried
with it the responsibility of continued
planning, or whether it only involved
execution of somebody else's
strategy,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

program to be adj
ninistered along
the lines of the
League of Nations
was to come up
for congressional
approval.
Congre ssional
approval will be
needed for appro-
pria tions with
which the govern
ment will take
part in the plan.
AS shaped along
the pattern of a
proposal Of Prime
Minister Winston
Churchill, A unit
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
LECION:
Ne,U Program

When the final gavel fell on this
years American Legion convention
held in Omaha, Neb., delegates
could look back on these major de-
velopments in the organization pro-
gram: 3
~ Election of new commander,
Warren H. Anterior of Stockton,
Calf.
(2) Pledging of ''middle road"
conservative stand on the two i'm
portant issues of foreign relations
and domestic affairs.
(3) Expansion of the Legion's
Americanization program.
az A memorial to congress call
ing on that body to tighten up the
law on ranking privileges to prevent
congressman from using the mails
to promote the propaganda of an
s'un-American' cause.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
SAVINGS:
| Go Up

During the three months ended in
June, every working person in the
U. S. added approximately $50 to
his cash and deposits.
This figure was indicated by re-
ports of the Securities and Exchange
commission, which declared that in
dividual savings for the quarter to-
tailed $4,000, 000, 900. The figure per
working person is obtained by
breaking the SEC estimate among
the nations estimated labor force Of
So million people.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
MASS INVASION:
At Right Time

Plans for a gigantic second front
in France and the Low Countries "at
what we and our American Allies
judge to be the right time" were
promised by Prime Minister Church.
i'll in his war report to Great Brit
aims house of commons.
During his optimistic speech of
two hours and seven minutes,
Churchill defended the Italian cam
paign, terming it "third front, I"
and forecast a Stain Roosevelt
Churchill conference before the end
Of the year. He sketched Allied
progress in air, sea and land war
fare.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

quaint but just awkward to have
around.
Off come the rockers and on go
a set of casters and a seat cushion
to make it the right height. That
will make it useful but still no
beauty. A remnant of lowered
chintz will cover the cushion and
the Objectionable part of the
carved back. Paint to match the
soft blue background of the chintz
will bring the whole thing together
and soften too prominent curves.
NOTE-This sketch is from BOOK in
the series of booklets prepared for read
ers. BOOK 5 also contains more than 30
other ideas for Transforming old furniture
and making fascinating things from odds
and ends on hand. To get copy send Is
cents with your order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08

GU IldtlOIlS Will
form an advisory council, with spe-
cial central committee composed of
the U. S., Great Britain, Russia and
China.
Under the plan, the organization
established will be authorized to ac-
quire, hold, and convey property !;
make contracts; undertake obliga-
tons; manage undertakings, and
perform any legal act appropriate
to its object and purposes. Unless
the senate ratified further forms of
participation by a two-thirds vote,
u. S. obligations would be confined
to appropriations of funds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
Paint and Chintz
Transform Chair

THERE is knack about select
4 ing the right thing from the
assortment of junk in Mothers at
tic or a second hand furniture
store. Here is a rocker not at all
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
Gas on Stomach

Relieved in 5minutes or double money back
When excess stomach acid causes painful, suffocat
ing gas sour stomach and heartburn, doctors usually
prescribe the fastest-acting medicines known for
symptomatic relief medicines like those in Bell ans
Tablets No laxative. Bell-ans brings comfort in o
iiffy or double your money back return of bottle
to Us, 25c at all druggists.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
Words in Reverse

In the language of sect of peo-
pie in the Caucasus, daddy means
mother and mama means father.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
WORLD RELIEF:
Plan Proposed

Americas participation in an in
ternational relief and rehabilitation
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
HESS:
Official Version

For two years British government
sources kept their silence on the OBJ
ject of Nazi Rudolph Hess fight to
Scotland. Then Anthony Eden stood
before parliament and told the Of
fetal story:
Hess had made his historic and
fantastic flight ION a mission of hui
mainly" He came to Great Britain
with specific peace terms because at
that time Hitler feared long war
and didn't want to fight England.
Among the peace terms that proved
a stumbling block were these stipu-
lations:
(D Hitler would not deal with
Prime Minister Winston Churchill.
(2) Germany wanted 'free
hand" in Europe with the British
empire to remain unmolested.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
Diary of a Broadcaster


The other day, at the Presidents
usual press and radio conference, /
was interrupted, for Fala, the Presi-
dents scotty, walked out between
the forest of legs and made one of
the most thorough trouser-cuff in
spections I had ever seen.
Unfortunately, had on one of
those liberty suits with no cuffs so
he started to, pass me by and had
to engage him in conversation to get
his attention at all.
What he said was not to be at
tributed-I can only say that I
learned from authoritative Scotch
circles that the newspaper and radio
fraternity displayed a lot of scents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-10-08
HANOVER:
HANGOVER

In one of the most destructive
bombing raids yet delivered on the
Reich, the Royal Air force demol-
ished large area of Hanover and
struck Gripping blow at an in
dustrial machine already staggering
from repeated onslaughts.
The Hanover raid was one of the
most destructive to be delivered on
Germany. Block busters and incen-
diaries were poured into rubber
factories, railroad yards and supply
depots at the rate of approximately
$4,000 pounds a minute. London
sources said the raid was one of
the greatest air blows of the war.
Equally heartening was the indi-
cation that the Raj may have found
the answer to anti-aircraft defenses
and night fighters. It's losses were
only 26 aircraft, remarkable rec
ord for such a large-scale attack.
Evening star., 1943-04-30

Clip and sape for your Victory
garden scrdpbook.
Evening star., 1943-04-30

and In the women's Trade Union
League. Miss Coffin attended the
international Working Women'a
Congress in Vienna and the Wom-
ems Pan-American Congress in
Hawaii.
Miss Cofln headed the women's
labor division Of the National Demo-
cratic party in 1882 and collaborated
later with Mrs. Roosevelt In estab-
fishing two centers for unemployed
women in New York.
Evening star., 1943-04-30
Deaths Reported
Alberta b. shoushnessy. "a, 1918 Calvert

Alberta B. shoushnessy. "a. 1918 calvert
st. NV
James W. Nothey. rs, 124s Eye St Sc
Wilbur 9. Harding; r. 173s Riggs pl; NV
Matilda NJ. Core, 50, 2O01 10th st. NV.
Kate w. Duke. 50, 603 Decatur st. NV.
Jane E. Mcnamara. 65, .3eO4 25th pl ne
Mitchell Gilreath. 65. 1413 21st st. NV.
Dora Tyler, so. a2O G St Sc
A. Guy Shelley, 54, Georgetown Hospital
James r. Harmon. "a. 1904 Quebec pl
Howard S. Ethridse, 40, a3s Emerson st
NV
william B. Wilson. Al, st. Elizabeth.
Hospital
william j. McHugh, 3s. $40 5th st. NV
Winifred c. Somerville, 81, 1890 18th st
Amos Hale; 3s. s34 18th st. ne.
Infant Watson, 3O12 9th St Sc.
Bette Buckner, 81, 936 st s.w.
Lucy A. Lucas, y, 1915 Corcoran st. NV
Louise Thomas 20, 707 End St NV
Laura Stewart, e7, Blue Plains. b. c.
Thomas w. Merritt. 90. 211 T st. NV.
Leon Eskridge, As, 119 Thomas st. NV.
Elizabet Ford, A., 1882 sth st. NV.
Claude Horton. 81. 1440 Columbia rd NV
Mary VAUGHN, 26, North Carolina.
Mary J. Fortune, %, MARYLAND
Virginia Werins. 1s, 715 Kenyon st. NV
Evening star., 1943-04-30
Miss Jo Coffin, Former
GPO Assistant, Dies

Miss 10 Cofnn, 81, widely known
labor leader who lived for seven
years In Washington, died Wednes-
day In Tucson, Ariz. Cremation
takes place today.
Miss Coffin became an assistant
to the public printer in July, 1894,
and was retired in 1941. While in
Washington she lived at 1884 street
NV.
Miss Coffin had worked in the
printing trade throughout the coun-
try and was copy cutter on the
old New York World for Is years.
She was active in the labor move
ment, held membership in Typo
graphical Union No. 6 in New York
Evening star., 1943-04-30


recetpe their license on the nth
day. Sundays and holidays are
counted the same as other days.
ana Charlotte Yates is. 1919 Otis
ed! st sas lns sGESG iii s4s ss
Louis Hatchell: "a: Sumter 8. C., and Lucy
Buchanan. 1s, b2s 11th st; nv;
william a' ksTsss.. sA' q, 3. Army. my and Mary
seTs kIvfh " ssw s NsT YsTs .hd
Morton Kate, So, Senate Hotel, and Aeolus
isI, Margaret Sherwood A. Grand Rapids
surrowes Hunt, 81, Army, and Dorothy
,osoo scoyil; ~ q A5linston p,oa ,.,.n. 49,.
nv, ana Margaret Riseiins, II, ise
Paul Fisher; si and Elizabeth Mlnish 81,
Tan ss 90 g. ,s9 99ns sarF Eela So.d ana
'0isae Mae MFfht 'f H. l19s St st. Sc and
John steTaTt Bons aos rsd 1{nd,. and !s. Mar
'0fn Blaine srHer B. rreeman EEL is as 47o7 + connse
AomfF naG sDersen 3 90 Va anu
Ha5od Ri6ts Ia 81? Gornng Mab y and
caTence HISh Heissei G enrS so i7s2 s Kenyon st.
NV, and Florence Jordan, 20, Atlanta,
RoSsFs e. Tssas2ck g99s rs}a 5e
Albert spsT5s So chsTchand w and
Natalie shapiro, 20, New York; w
Mar saley; q: sa aii ss$r ss$rd St. NV. ns
John camien, ir.. %, Quantico, Va. and
c2Ts Kuehn YnsI 2a l4s6 TayoI St St NV
Jesse Boyd, IS: ess Golden St sv., and
1osd wilkins Rsd To- II i44s sa st st
Gordon atio strom, t 80. Army AS; MEDICAL Center,
and Barbara Lehman, 21. LewistoWn'
Gtorse Hse' Jacobs, 2s. and Ida Joyner, 81.
both Of 31a RHODE ss Island 81 AYE aye NV
'osnGy anG ouse W eF4s TayoS os m 9h St st. NV
Msrearet Woodworth, 81, sos Rhode
oae' and frances r S, campbell. g. isa7 7th St,
onaafS ana Hsnetha sra' R.serond, Rnd & Is, so7 so Elm
Preston res n B Butler. 81, 1878 New Jersey ave.
NV, and katherine B Chase, 80, 1908
chslssephets 30 GUN; zgso 81 5t Army; y and Ruth
Sus1Sn sna Norma nsV's xonte M @s II F'e ao4 Quincy
Prank Espey. "a. washington, and Hazel
Thompson, %, 31o5 Twenty-fourth
Hus shd 1hsss " wsRq S2:e FHnfs r. i1ai t s:
NV.
Evening star., 1943-04-30
No. so


trict will not
permit the use n, "a
of water on our No oil
gardens. How
ever, there are --sE- = --!
great many homes In the suburban
areas with wells that may be drawn
upon if necessary.
Watering garden plants or flowers
Is not as academic as it may seem
judging by the number of gardeners
who do not give it thought. The
average gardener barely moistens
the surface when sprinkling; little
effort is made to prepare the soil so
that the water penetrates. Conse-
quently much of 1t runs away. Then,
too, the time of day and the method
of applying have much to do with
the beneficial effects.
Barely moistening the surface
when watering may have an injuri-
Gus effect-it encourages the roots
to grow towards the surface of the
soil. Plant roots normally grow
downward in search of moisture and
thus if not watered suffer less from
drought than those closer to the
soils surface. When watering the
general recommendation is to let the
sprinkler or hose run until the soil
is moistened to depth Of at least
inches, 6 inches are better. It usu-
ally takes a half hour or longer to
give the soil really good soaking.
One good wetting Of the soil should
last week or more.
Before watering plants 1t is de-
sirable to loosen the soil with hoe
or rake so that the water will pene-
Evening star., 1943-04-30

day afternoon at Logan Playground.
Second place was taken by James
Lewis, Is, Of Lovejoy School and
third place by Rudolph Berkley, IA,
of Crummell Playground. There
were Is contestants.
Jennifer and Lewis will compete
In the marble championship play
May Is at Dunbar Recreation Cen
ter for champion Of the city. There
will be IA hnalistS,
Evening star., 1943-04-30
Births Reported

George and Helen Ayres. GIRL
Irwin and Hazel Bass, girl.
Charles and Marsery Beebe. boy.
Samuel and Julia Davis. boy.
Henry and Mary Easle, boy.
Alexander and Bertha FAINT, girl.
Walter and Katherine Cav. girl.
Edward and Ruth dooding, girl.
Warren and Patricia Ilsley, girl.
James and Betty Kennedy. girl.
John and Marjorie Mackey. boy.
Marion and Mildred Milczewski. Girl.
John and Ethel Riedel. boy.
Woodrow and Marie Smith, girl.
John and Gladys Stringer, girl.
Louis and Ruth Taylor, boy.
John and Verna Whelan, girl.
Howard and Alice Zahniser, girl.
Chester and Elaine Beal, girl.
Rumn and Margaret Branch, girl.
walter and Ida, Broadus, girl.
kermtt and Mary Carter, girl.
Howard and Mabel Coley. girl,
James and Minnie Ellie, girl.
ROBERT and Beatrice Freeman, giri.
Charles and Helen Gaines, boy.
Thomas and Gladys Green sjrl
Chester and May Henderson,. airl.
William and Birtie Holland, boy.
Roscoe and Lillian Lewis. boy.
Wade and Ruth Nickson. girl
Marshall and Mary Proctor, boy.
Russell and Thelma Simons, boy.
Carroll and Madrid Thomas, boy.
George and Lora Washington, boy,
secret and Eugenia Williams, girl.
Evening star., 1943-04-30

trlct VIII not
permit the use
of water on our
gardens. How
auar fhnro ora n
Evening star., 1943-04-30
&Xictory Gardens&s:

trate into the soil rather than drain
ing away. However, 1t is not wise to
attempt to loosen the soil too deeply
or shallow growing plant roots will
be destroyed.
After the application Of water to
the plants and after the soil has
dried sufficiently, but before it has
become baked, the soil should be
cultivated until well loosened. This
prevents baking and tends to reduce
evaporation.
Watering Is best done in the early
morning or early afternoon. Con-
trary to the. usual practice of apply
ing in the late evening, based on the
theory that 1t will soak into the soil
before the sun draws it of, we
should take into consideration the
spread OF disease. Wet leaves en-
courage the development of disease
spores and so it is recommended
that the time Of watering should be
so regulated that the foliage is dry
during the night.
Sprinklers are a favored method
Of applying water since they cover
large area. However, more and
more gardeners are using methods
or devices so that the water reaches
the soil without wetting the foliage.
This would seem desirable since it
helps to protect our plants from
disease. Canvas hose which permits
the water to soak through Is one
device, removing the nozzle. Is a
common practice, while irrigation
bitches are another. Regulate the
flow of water so that it soaks into
the soil.
Watering is not necessary to the
success Of garden. Many farm and
city gardens depend entirely upon
nature. But, If you do water-do it
50 that 1t is benefit to the plants.
Clip and sdDe for your Victory
Garden scrnnhook
Evening star., 1943-04-30
Spanking Each Month
Leeds to Divorce
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
MIAMI BEACH, Fla. - Three
spankings In three months Of mar
ried life were too many for Mrs.
Evalyn Stanfield.
In divorce suit, Mrs. Stanfield
charged that Thomas j. Stanfleld
was cruel. that he criticized her
dress, manner, conduct. person and
conversation" and that on no less
than three occasions he physically
mistreated her by spanking"
Mrs. Stanfield weighs little over
100 pounds, her husband twice that
much.
Evening star., 1943-04-30
Chiefs Asked for Honey

Tribal chiefs Of the Gold Coast Of
Africa have been asked to collect
more money for soldiers and airmen
stationed there. and for beeswax,
which Is used for war purposes.