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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05

have already been planted this year.
Favorite species for the "spoils"
reforesters are black locusts and the
evergreen conifers. Black locust for
three reasons:
(a) It is a legume, tree bean.
'(by It is a fairly fast-growing hard
wood tree, even in poor soil, and
sheds each autumn a large fall Of
big leaves.
(c) From the time that it has
reached a diameter of four inches it
has commercial value; first as fence
posts; later as mine timbers and
ties.
The first of these reasons is most
important to the spoil reforester
because the peculiar function of the
legumes, in the book of the soil
chemists, is that bean-growing plants
put nitrogen into the soil-the crit
ical chemical lack of spoiled
earth.
HumuS.
Humus is plant food - decayed
vegetation. Its chief source is fallen
leaves. The broad leaves of hard
wood trees are its most prolific pro-
wider. The "spoil'' reforester is
faced with the problem of getting
as much humus on the surface Of
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
Tree Farming on Mined Out Land
Answer to Coal Industry Problem
Stripped Acreage Being
Turned Into Recreation
Centers by. Foresters.

Forest operators have been
called on by coal mine oper-
ators to provide the answer to
one of the most annoying prob
lens which beset the coal indus
try-what to do with mined-out
land.
Tree-farming is proving to be
the answer. The forest oper-
ators knew what it should be,
because to a lesser degree they
had a somewhat related prob
lem, which new crops of trees
have helped solve.
Coal miners call the devastated
areas of land surface left by strip
mining, "spoils.'' No word could
be more fitting than "spoil' in the
way the coal miners use it. After
the shippers have finished, the earth
surface looks to the public eye as If
it had been plowed by blasts from
hell.
The appearance Of the stripped
acreage to the public eye does not
happen to be agriculturally true. The
fact is that the strip miners steam
shovels have turned UP virgin
soil which otherwise could never
have been touched by pillow nor
have nourished a seed; aerated it
by the shovels' action; enriched the
tumbled earth by mixing through 1t
broken-up limestone; and provided
new surface contours which hold rum
off water and raise the water level
for the entire surrounding area.
Trees can turn these "spoils" into
sections of recreational paradise, but
until the foresters have done their
work, the public remains blissfully
ignorant of this.
The "spoils" can support vegeta-
ton, but the only plants passers-
by see growing before the tree
farmers 60 to work are jimson weed
and an occasional volunteer brush.
The shoveled-up earth is full of rocks
that would defeat or break the
strongest pillow, and the ridges and
depressions left by the shovels' turn
over would exhaust livestock pas
tured there if acreage could be put
to grass. Trees are an answer to
this situation.
Strip Mining.
Strip mining is practiced in 81
states. Mine operators prefer to call
it .'open cut" mining. BY whatever
name, it is the oldest mining meth
cd. Aboriginal man doubtless first
found "black stone" would burn
when he happened to light a fire on
an outcrop. Then with his rude tools
he forced the surface earth back to
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05

because the ceilings Of slate over
these veins are so thin and crumbly
that no mine timbering could sup
port them.
Submarginal Land.
Most of the ground which bears
coal close enough to the surface to
be strip mined is submarginal which
government agricultural experts
have been urging for years be taken
from ordinary agriculture and put
back into woodland. In Indiana its
value before mining averaged only
$40 an acre in the nine southern
counties where there is ''open CUT
mining. The college Of agriculture
of the University Of Illinois rates
grazing land on score of from l to
10. Zone" is tops; 10 is impossi-
BILE. Before the shippers went to
work, the land they shoveled in that
state was rated 5.63-barely par.
When they got through it was rated
7.49-good enough to grow trees. The
shippers shovels damaged surface
fertility, but did not destroy it.
Stripping shovels do destroy earth
top humus. The deep fresh earth
they bring up to replace it lacks
nitrogen. If humus and nitrogen can
be returned, the new soil, because
it is virgin, will be better than it
was before. It has not been worked
out by improper farming or bleached
of it's minerals by uncontrolled wa
ter. 1t has been enriched by min
erals mixed in from below. For
merly below average on the raters'
scale, the land is now well above.
Trees are regenerating this land
and making parks out of waste. In
Illinois alone, only one of the 81 strip
mining states, 1850 acres of strip
mined land in IL counties have been
planted with 100000 trees since
1880, and the rate of forestation is
increasing so that 100000 trees
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
Northwest Passage

Only two expeditions in history
have Travelled the Northwest Pas
sage, or between the Atlantic and
Pacific oceans along the northern
coast of America, according to
Golfers. The first was west
ward voyage made from King Will
liam Land to Hersche1 Island by
Roald Amundsen and six conpan-
ions between 1908 and 1906.
The second was an eastward
voyage made from Vancouver to
Sydney, Nova Scotia, by eight Ca
nadians between June, 1910, and
October, 1912.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05

washed with mild soap in lukewarm
water; rinsed with little soap in
warm water; and pressed while
damp. The pieces are then cut
accurately according to the meas
urements given here. Single
crochet stitch is used around all
pieces, and the sketch shows how
the pieces are sewn together.
NOTE Today nothing should 60 to
waste. Even furniture may be recondi-
toned and made to do for the duration.
Book z, in the series prepared for readers,
contains 80 pages Of illustrated directions.
Readers may get copy by sending to-:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
Reforested sSpoils' Being Stocked With Fish

a supporting fish hatchery, the plant
ing of quail, roads and bride paths
winding along the ridges, skeet and
rifle ranges, boating, picnic grounds,
and a municipal arboretum of all
the trees native to the state.
Both as erosion retardant and to
provide food and cover for wildlife
the mine operators foresters are
planting such species as hazelnut,
serviceberry, wild plum, wild cher
ry, grapevines, dogwood, honey.
suclxle. mulberry and elderberry.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
e xSS BUY ASPIRIN
that can do more for you than st. Joseph
Aspirin. Why pay more? Worlds largest
seller at 10c. Demand st. Joseph Aspirin.


"We speak Of liberty as one
thing, and of virtue, wealth, knowl-
edge, invention, national strength
andsnatipnal independence as 9TH
er things. But of all of these lib
erty is the source, the mother, the
necessary condition" - Henry
George.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
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6FRON71
WIN RUTH WYETH SPEARS
RUTH WYETH SPEARS

THIS colorful afghan was made
4 by clever fingers from the best
parts of old wooden garments put
together with odds and ends of
bright yarn. Even trousers and
fitted jackets yielded strips of the
size required.
BY holding the goods up to the
light it is easy to find the unworn
parts. These are cut out roughly;
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
Plant Walks Like Man

The roots of the Cactus Andante,
found on the Peru coast, are actu-
ally feet and legs. The plant walks
over the surface of the arid desert
with the aid of the winds, gets
water from the damp night air,
and food from the saline surface.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
Older People!

Many DactDrs Arise This Great Tonic
Older folks, take good tasting SCOTS
Emulsion dailyl Tones up your sys-
tenn. helps build resistance against
colds, also promotes recovery from
weakening effects Of winter ills
If there is q dietary deficiency Of
Vitamins A and d. endelicate sys-
TENS take and retain SCOTS Emul-
TIA Is zion easily. Buy todayl
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
ETaShinp Arms;

C1aShing Arms
The law speaks too softly to be
heard amidst the din of arms
CaiuS MariuS.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05

Elmer Twitchell thinks that
Queen Of the Flat-Tops" is a story
of woman with strange tastes in
millinery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05

Maybe baseball could aid the war
effort by adopting heatless umpiring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05
wNr ssvN

II
A lad from the Bronx; another
Who joined up in Tennessee;
A third one from far Waukegan-
A typical bunch, those threel
A crash in naval airplane
A rush to its crumpled side =.
And nearby Old Glory marking
The reason the trio died.
III
They answered call to duty
From church and from syna-
g0gue-
From hillside and teeming city
Three names in a naval log!
Each raised in his separate con-
cepts-
Each having his form to pray
But all for faith triumphant
When rituals fade away!
Nv
A prayer In Latin phrases
And one with more ancient lore;
A Protestant simple service
All one on distant shorel
"Qui TOLLS peccata mundi" -.
And, Enter We unto rest" -.
A blessing from ancient Moses :.
For three who had met the testi
v
This is the story mighty
Making our sinews strong:
Boys from the many affairs
Warning on one great wrongl
This is the nations power,
This is its suit of mail:
Land where each narrow bigot
Knows that he can't prevailf
L'ENVOI
A chaplain, a priest and a rabbi
Protestant Catholic--Jew--
Knowing that forms are nothing
If but the cause is true;
Challenge all craven bigots!
Tell them, as brave men die
Fighting for fullest freedom
Tell them they lie +. 3. they liel
VANISHING AMERICANISM
Pepper, wish we could have
an auto, too.
2-Where's the road map? ! wan
ma plan a tour. j.
3-Why don't you take nice ride
over the weekend?
4-This car will give you more
pleasure than anything you ever
owned, I'm telling you.
5-We did 400 miles the first day
and $40 the second.
6-The train service to Miami is
all right, but 7 love to- 60 by auto.
7-What're you doing tonight?
Wanna 60 for ride?
8-Slow down to, fifty miles per
hour.
s-Cars Bought, Sold and Ex-
changed.
10--I just can't imagine what we
would do if we didn't have a linn
CUISINE.
11-We're putting up the sedan
and just using the beach wagon.
"All theaters use coal except the
St. James where Without Love- is
playing. IN. Y. Times. How about
changing it to without Heat?
lima Dodo was found standing on
a pier in a bowling gale for several
hours the other day. Asked the rea-
son, she replied: 'T'm conditioning
myself to live indoors under the
present heating rules"
Can Yeu Remember
Away back when people used
to envy felix's who had autemo-
biles?
GAS RATlONING PATHETIC
CASES
A crying towel for Chidsey Brace:
He owns wayside eating placei
His plight compares with Otis
The owner of two rural bars!
Oh, shed a tear for Casper Mix:
He bought home out in the sticks;
He said: "This place is far away"
They said: "a car solves all todayl"
Information Please" has been
signed by Heinz & Co. We warn
John Herman that from now on the
temptation to call it the mighty
beam program will be irresistible.
Slogan for 1943-Two bicycles in
every garage and some horse meat
| in every pot.
Maybe baseball could aid the war
effort by adopting heatless umpiring.
Elmer Twitchell thinks that
Queen of the Flat-Tops" is a story
Of a woman with strange tastes in
millinery.
SUMMARY
| The haftlinR tenants ar fhe NATHAN
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05

Slogan for 1943-Two bicycles in
every garage and some horse meat
in every pot.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-02-05

Information Please" has been
signed by Heinz & Co. We warn
John Herman that from now on the
temptation to call it the mighty
bean" program will be irresistible.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17

Wyoming; Lucas, Illinois; and
Pepper, Florida, Democrats. The
Republicans are Nandenberg,
Michigan; Austin, Vermont, and
Taft. Ohio.
Senator Vandenberg says. The
Committee c%onfronts a task of al
most impossible magnitude. be-
cause its work and conclusions are
calculated to largely pattern the
postwar economic life Of this coun-
try and the type Of postwar eco
nomic contacts which we shall
maintain with the world"
Endorsing the As hour week for
women war workers, John W. Glib
son. Michigan labor commissioner,
played a big part in a recent confer
ence in Washington, called by Sec
rotary of Labor Frances Perkins.
He was co-chairman of the resolu.
ton committee which reafirmed
the As hour a week while calling
for peacetime standards OF hours
and working conditions.
Exceptions should be made only
in emergencies created by the
urgency of the war effort, they
deemed. The two man committee
stressed the necessity OF uphold
ing such standards as the eight.
hour day. 4S-hour week, one day
of rest in seven. They also advo-
Gated equal pay for women
proper safeguards for health and
safety.
In the two.day conference, repre-.
sentatiyes also discussed home
and factory adjustments to reduce
absenteeism among women work
ers. a fashion show" OF safety
clothes for women workers was
among the conference highlights.
.
Ted Abrams, Michigan's aerial
surveying expert, is in Washing.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17

ton for a few days on official re
porting" junket to the War Depart
ment. Instead OF photographing
for private business, the Lansing
man is To- conducting a Marine
corps school for aerial surveying
and Photographic mapping.
. 50
Michigan today was lauded for
its foresight in e~nacting legisla-
ton to permit construction OF the
express highways OF tomorrow"
when peace comes. Commissioner
Thomas II. Macdonald. of the Pub
lie Roads Administration, cited
Michigan, along with II other
states, for taking the legal action
necessary before the highway plan
ming can be undertaken.
The super highways. designed to
serve through traffic rather than
abutting property" cannot be built
without changing many OF the state
statutes. Commissioner Macdonald
pointed out.
The model legislation" as urged
by Public Roads Administration
defines two types of limited-ac-
cess roads: parkways from which
trucks. buses. and other CONNER
cial vehicles are excluded: and
freeways which are open to all
traffic.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17

NEW YORK-INS The 100
room French-type chateau Of the
late Otto II. Kahn built at a cost of
100000 near Huntington. l.. l.. to-
day is being converted into a init
ed States Maritime service training
station to school merchant marine
radio operators. The chateau, TO-
gether with 43 acres OF the inan-
cier's estate has been leased by the
War Shipping Administration for
the station. which is expected to
open in about two weeks.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17

WASHINGTON-UP- Farm or
ga~nization leaders here studied a
proposal by President Roosevelt for
a thorough shakeup OF the farm
and food program ADMINISTRATIONS.
The future status OF Secretary OF
Agriculture Claude X. Wiekard Is
at stake. The farm leaders are
expected to support him personally,
but to recommend against some OF
his policies.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
Michigan in
Washington
BY Esther Van Wagner fluffy

BY Esther Van Wagner Tufty
When Senator Homer Ferguson
met President Roosevelt at a
White House reception for fresh
men congressman. the President
graciously told him he hoped to
return TO Detroit where he had an
joyed seeing wartime production.
The Junior Senator comments,
Roosevelt certainly has a grand
personality
It's probably a very wise move
that the Senate has set-up a ten
man committee of its own to con
slider postwar problems. After all,
another war president. Woodrow
Wilson. made some plans that
were upset by a Senate which had
other ideas.
1t was a committee on which
almost every Senator wanted to
serve. Just like President Roose-
welt, they want to help shape the
peace and commence postwar
planning. So many Of his collea.
CUES call Senator George. of Geor-
gia. the most able man in this
most exclusive club that it is sig
nihcant that he Is to be the chair
man. He thinks in world terms
and was formerly chairman OF the
Foreign Relations Committee on
which he still is a member.
Really the big ten would he call
ed pretty much the pick of the Sen
ate by the senators themselves.
They are Democratic Leader
Alban Barley. Kentucky: Republi-
can Leader Robert McNary. Ore
gon: Hayden. Arizona: O'Mahoney,
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
-nuy More war bonds
War REQUIRES Money

The Ypsilanti Daily Press Is glad
10 cooperate with the Treasury De
partment in keeping the follow ng
message before our readers
II will cost money TO defeat
the Axis. Your government
call. on you 10 help now.
Buy war bonds and stamps
today. Buy them every day.
Buy them on a regular basis.
Bonds cost as little as $3.50
Stamps come as low as 10
cents. War bonds and stamps
a be bought al all banks.
stores. post once. the Daily
Press once and from your Up.
SLANT Daily Press carrier boy.
The Ypsilsnti Daily Press urges
ali Americans 10 support your gov.
eminent with your dollars.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
CALLS CLIENT DUMB

DOYLESTOWN. pa UP-At-
torney John d. Dubois client. a sea
food dealer. faced a charge Of sell.
ing liquor without /. license. The
lawyers only justification for the
law infraction. 10 which the defend
ant pleaded guilty. was that my
client is. as dumb as an oyster, YOUR
honor
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
Fifty Years Ago

The first and second grades OF the Central School entertained
delightfully."- at a program OF music. recitations and gymnsstic
maneuvers in high school auditorium. The Ivsnovlci Club fur
nished instrumental music.
Charles F. Eendrick. graduate Of the Ypslanu High school
has been appointed chief chemist OF the Great Lake Superior iron
mine al lshpeming.
A. the fifth annual Normal Lycenui Oratorical Contest this eve
ming, the womens contest was won by Miss Minnie Beal and the
mems by Myron Wilmington. Music was furnished by Miss Mary
Dickinson. orssnist. and two mems quartets and a Womens trio.
Death. Ma. Mary =. Miller. 81. OF tuberculosis.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
FIRST CONTRACTS SIGNED

Grand Rapids. Mar. n - First
sub-contracts under which % Grand
Rapids and West Michigan firms
will build furniture for the Fed.
eral Public Housing Authority
were signed here Monday. Initial
orders will be for between $4,000.
600 and g. 500 900 Of furniture for
war housing projects.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
Hi RY TRAIN

Jackson, Mar. IL Sixty-seYen
year old Sidney Smith, Concord.
still alive in Foote Hospital
Monday night, although his right
arm had been amputated and his
right leg fractured when he was
struck by a Grand Rapids division
train on the Michigan Central Rail-
road near the Trail ST. crossing
Monday morning. Smith had lain
beside the track for an hour before
he was found by a passerby.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
Half-Forgotten Days
Twenty Years Ago

Word is received OF the death in Berkeley. Cal. Of Rev. George
J." PEARSON whose early life was spent here. He married Miss
Ann Janette Bignell a teacher in the Normal School and was for
many years district superintendent OF the Methodist Church work
in Honolulu. later making his home in California. lie was the
brother Of Mrs. W. J.. German and Mrs. Hannah German.
The WaShtensw County Holstein Cattle Breeders Association
at its annual meeting in Hotel Huron, approved asking state aid
in cleaning up the tuberculosis situation in the county and en-
dorsed the appointment OF a sales manager Harvey Day. to as
sist County Agent II. Osler and County Club leader Wallace
Watt. An advertising campaign and the push calf movement
were approved. Glen Bird was re elected president; Harvey Day,
vice president, Walter Spaulding. Chelsea. secretary; and A A.
Snyder. treasurer; John Graves and Carl Beckington. directors
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
TodaN's Horoacone

You do not cultivate friends
easily because OF your serious. re-
served nature. II your birthday IS
ambitious. yet very often I'M
today You r courageous and
moved by the attentions and adj.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
Hints on Ftlauette

Don't say you have an "infcri-
GRITTY complex" when you are
asked TO do something you feel
too timid to do. Make yourself
do il. IL you possibly can-and
you undoubtedly can-and your
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
Words of Wisdom

Nothing is so good for an ignor-
ant man as silence: and IL he was
sensible Of this he would not be
ignorant.-Saadi.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
Cross Section

If you were to saw this tooth
lengthwise, you would find several
layers. like the rings of a tree.
Over the crown, on the outside, is
he enamel, very hard and white
normally, hard because it must
stand so much wear
Under the enamel is the dentin
"A calcihed substance not quite
so hard as the enamel, but still
very dense. 1t extends into the
root also, but in the root it is COW
cred by cementum instead Of the
enamel of the crown.
The center of the tooth is the
pulp and pulp canal, carrying the
nerve and blood vessels.
The root is attached to the jaw
bone by a hammock-like structure
the periodontal membrane. This
serves as a cushion so that the
teeth, when they bite and chew,
can withstand the impact Of the
upper and lower jaws.
At the Root
The a~lveolar bone Of the jaw,
in which the tooth is embedded, is
almost a part Of the tooth. 1t an
chors the tooth in place and in the
ideal tooth keeps it upright in
place. Perhaps the reason most
teeth do not qualify as entirely
good is because they are off line,
crooked, and therefore do not con-
tact the opposing tooth of the OPP
posite jaw.
1t is easy to see from this de-
scription the ways in which a
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17

tooth can go wrong. TIE enamel,
hard as it is, may get a minute
crack in it, food particles lodge
there and decay, thereby starting
carries or cavities which, going
down to the softer dentin, may
destroy it and get clear to the
pulp, which results in an abscessed
tooth. The gums may retract, ex-
posing the soft dentin, and OPEN
ing up the danger Of infection. In
lection reaching the pulp may 20
clear to the root tip, causing an
APPEAL infection. The supporting
structure Of the tooth may give
way causing malocclusion.
QUESTIONS AND ANSWERS
o.. d. C.:-Does bleeding from
the rectum necessarily indicate
hemorrhoids? Can this be cor
rected by diet?
Answer: There are many causes
Of bleeding from the rectum, but
hemorrhoids are probably the
commonest cause. Diet has no
effect in correction Of the con-
dition.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17

DR.. C%lendening will answer
questions of general interest
only, and then only through
his column.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1943-03-17
LENTEN REDUCING DIET
BY Or. Clendening
Thvrsday-76o eaIoriss

BREAKFAST
q cup orange juice-100 Gallo
ries; l slice whole-wheat toast
so ~calories; l teaspoon butter
80 calories; l cup coffee, no cream
or sugar.
LUNCH
l egg in n baked potato-l50
~calories; 4 teaspoon butter-10
calories; l cup tea, no cream or
sugar-no calories; l glass milk
100 calories.
DINNER
Average helping baked, broiled
or boiled fish, no sauce-l50 Gallo
ries; / cup green beans-50 Gallo
ries; small serving apricot whip
100 calories.