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The midland journal., 1943-04-30
WHERE THE MONEY GOES

Secretary Morgenthau made sever
al telling points in his speech at Car
negie Hall April IL, but none was
better than the one he made about
the $18.75 1t costs to buy War Bond
which at maturity will be worth $25.
He said:
"As Secretary of the Treasury l
can report that 96 cents out of every
dollar which comes into the Treas
ury through War Bonds, taxes of any
thing else is spent for war purposes.
When you pay $1S.75 for bond, SIS
go Immediately into guns and planes
and equipment. The rs cents goes for
the regular expenditures of the gov
ernment."
That is bond selling argument
which everybody can understand A
good many Americans have been dis
trustful of extravaganza in the nom
war expenditures of the Federal gov
ernment Those same Americans are
heartily agreed that there should be
no skimping in expenditures neces-
sary for winning the war. A ratio of
1918 for war to rs cents for admins
tration certainly sounds about right
One explanation of this ratio lies in
Mr.. Morgenthau's statement that the
cost of selling the $13,000,00O,0OO
of the Second War Loan will be very
small. This is largely because hun
dreds of thousands of volunteers are
helping to do the selling. The Seere-
tary had word of special thanks to
manufacturers and retail business
concerns which have already contri-
buted more than million dollars
worth of advertising space and radio
time Banks, from the Federal Re-
serve System all along the line, are
doing their share also.
The man who must really be de-
pended upon to do this job, however,
is the Average American Citizen 1t
is going to help out lot in enlisting
his interest for him to know that such
an overwhelming proportion of the
money he lends will go where he
wants it to go-into guns and planes
and equipment.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
OPPOSED TO GASOLINE PRICE
INCREASE

The American Automobile Associa-
toin has gone on record as being firm
ly opposed to the request of the oil
industry for nationwide increase
of one cent per gallon in price Of gas
2line, according to announcement by
Mr.. L. E. Kolmer, General Manager
Of the Automobile Club of Maryland
In letter to Harold L. Ickes, Pc
troleum Administrator For War,
ihos. P. Henry, President of the
American Automobile Association,
declared at it's recent Washington
meeting, the Executive Committee of
the national motoring body had stud
led the petroleum industry's request
for a gasoline price increase and mad
reached the conclusion that it was not
warranted at this time.
The AAA Executive declared that
the increase in price would be used
in part to meet the wartime financial
problems of gasoline jobbers and re-
tailers. While we recognize" he
said, that because of reduced gallon
age and other factors, gasoline dis
tributors are facing new situations.
At the same time, it should be recog-
nized that all segments of the indus
try from refner to retailer have been
given special government aids in one
form or another such as subsidy
Limitation of hours for gasoline sales
and prohibition of credit sales of gas
oline. In view of these facts and the
further fact that motorists are now
getting product decidedly inferior
to pre-war gasoline, makes it out of
the question to load an additional
100000 year burden upon
motorists through price increase at
this time"
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
The sikhs Rad Word for II

Khaki comes into its own as hum
dreds of thousands Of soldiers fight
in the deserts and on the dry pla-
teaus of north Africa. What is khaki?
It's color, says a National Geo.
graphic society bulletin. The name
comes from the Hindustani and Per
sian word "khak, meaning earth, or
dust. British soldiers In India dur
ing the wars with the Sikhs, 1845-49,
felt too conspicuous for comfort in
their campaign whites. They need
ed camouflage. BY dipping their uni
forms in muddy water they changed
them from white to-the SikhS had a
word for ,it.--khaki. Thereafter khaki
promptly became standard for East
Indian campaigning. The name at
tached itself to the closely twilled
cotton cloth of the uniforms and
stuck without regard for the shade.
Since 1900, however, 1t has gradually
regained its correct meaning and
has been applied to drab shades Of
gray, brown and green, regardless
of the material.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

The new Country home" of the
largest research organization con-
cerned with problems of electrical
communication in peace and war, the
Bell Telephone Laboratories, traces its
beginning back to an attic. For it
was in a Boston attic rugged up for
experimentation that Alexander Gra-
ham Bell carried on the work that re-
suited, on March 10. 1876, in the first
electrical transmission of the voice
Research and development has con-
tinued throughout the years, growing
in Importance and producing far
reaching improvements.
Though the main Offices of the or
ganization remain in New York City,
this new establishment at Murray
Hill, New Jersey, provides the neces-
sary freedom from electrical and other
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
The Watchnan

The "Watchman of the Sunrise
Trail" of Mattituck on Long Island,
has ceased to watch, according to a
notice from the post Office depart
ment. It's loss from the list of New
York rural weeklies is probably an
other war casualty, as result of
rising costs of supplies, lack of la
Dor, and loss of advertising. The
'Watchman" was started when Lord
Byron was fighting for Greece; when
Daniel Webster was thrilling the
country with his oratory; and James
Fenimore Cooper was starting his
"Leatherstocking' tales. Well past
the century mark, its first issue was
in 1924; its suspension leaves an
other New York town without a
newspaper.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
Revolution in 1910

Celts, Romans and Moors, one aft
er another, had their day in what is
now Portugal, leaving mementos in
castles, customs and costumes. Hunt
ing Moors was an old custom back
in 1895 when Henry of Burgundy
moved in to take bit of land given
him by a royal relative. He de-
clared an open season on the infidel
invaders, beat them in many battles,
hung captured shields on his family
tree as coats of arms. By the sword
his son, Alfonso Henriques, freed the
country from Spain, became its first
king, Alfonso I. The monarchy per-
sisted until 1910 when revolution
ousted the royal family. A republic
was established in 1911.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
THE oUININE GAVE OUT

The Battle of Bataan was lost,
some correspondents say, not because
the ammunition was gone, but be-
cause the quinine gave out. "Ten
days before the end" reported Ray
mond B. Fosdick, president of the
Rockefeller Foundation, $50 percent
of the frontline troops were suffering
from malaria" To prevent such mis-
haps, the Foundation is now expert
menting with the developmenteof a
new anti-malaria drug mot subject
to the limitations of Quinine and its
substitutes" Present drugs have two
fundamental disadvantages" Mr.
Fosdick said. They do not always
eradicate the infection, and thus per-
init an infected person to be malar-
ia carrier; and they cannot be relied
upon to prevent infection following
the bite of an infected mosquito.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

Stop, Look and Listen, the
railroad grade crossing warning ia
miliar since the early days of rail-
reading, remains today the same
guarantee of safety it proved to be in
the horse and buggy days of yester-
year The motorist who observes the
admonition may lose little time,
but in doing SO he will keep his name
out of headlines describing death
and destruction at unguarded grade
crossings"
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
"They Give Their Lives You Lend Your Money"
FROM ATTIC TO COUNTRY ESTATE
NeO home of the Bell Telephone Murray
U. S. Treasury Department

disturbances, which is essential to Ger
tain types of research. It's design in
corporates the experience of many
years of Bell System work and also
the results of study of other modern
laboratories.
The new laboratory comprises two
parallel buildings, one 67O feet long
and the other $50 feet, connected by a
144-foot transverse building. There
are numerous measures for safety, in
cluding fire doors that close auto
matically at given temperature, and
showers within ready reach of work
ers in case of fire or acid burns.
Along with sother experienced re-
search organizations, many of the Bell
Laboratories scientists and engineers
are engaged in research and develop
ment on problems related to the war
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
Who Has The Money
For End War Loan?

''Where is all the money COM
ing from to meet the Is billion
dollars Of the Second War Loan
goal?" Is a question heard ON
many sides. It will come out of
the 45-billion dollar surplus
earnings Of 194S, according to
statistics reported by Treasury
experts.
Daring 194l personal savings
Of individuals amounted to 9
billion dollars. During 1943 this
surplus or prospective savings
will increase by Sc billion dol
lars over fS41 when consumer
goods were easy to get.
Now that prices are high,
thrifty people will make their
goods last longer and place
more money In War Bonds.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
OPPRESSED NATIONS AWAIT
THE HOUR

1t is apparently settled that the
United Nations are going to invade
Europe this year. The number of war
ships, transports, merchant vessels,
planes, tanks and big guns needed
will be figured out in advance. The
numbers, strength and disposition OF
the enemy will be pretty well known.
But there will be one uncertain fac
tor. Will the peoples of conquered,
occupied and maltreated Europe
rise in a mad mass against their pre-
sent savage and insolent masters?
Will they become instant and power
full allies of the liberating armies, or
will they be passive and helpless?
A Norwegian recently escaped from
his country declared all his people
are united into one clenched fist;
that they talk and preach revolt, and
that they will spring to the side of
the Allies when they appear, armed
with pitchforks if they find nothing
better. The French did not wait. Re-
sisting a labor draft 1000 or more
killed several hundred Germans and
took to the mountains near the Swiss
border. In Yugoslavia armies estimat-
ed at 100000 men under Gen. Draja
Mihailovic and partisan leaders have
never even stopped fighting the Ger
mans and Italians.
Germany has used every possible
means to prevent news from seeping
out of the occupied countries, but
whole nations cannot be silenced.
Much evidence has leaked out of a
general and determined under
ground war" being waged by the op-
pressed people today against their
ruthless masters. 1t often takes Pc
culiar forms. take time often to
blow your noses," the Dutch workers
in German plants were told. That
was a subtle form of showdown.
There have been much sabotage,
ruined machinery, wrecked trains,
disrupted light and power, sunken
boats, burned factories and assassi-
nations.
Assurance that the establishment
of second front in Europe would
rally the invaded countries to its sup
port is found in the fact that nation
ais of all those countries-as many as
have been able to escape-are already
fighting with the Allies. Many sue
ceeded in saving valuable war equip
ment, and they have formed skeleton
organizations (mostly in Great Brit
ain) ready to rally and direct theil
countrymen when the big push starts.
1t is quite understandable that
these oppressed people are ready to
spring to the aid of their deliverers,
and in many places have already been
driven to action, when German afro
cities are considered. Figures re-
ported in February by the Interallied
Information Committee of the Unit
ed Nations, show total of 100000
slain by the Nazis in nine occupied
countries.
In some cases peoples under Ger
man heel have been only too eager to
join an attack upon them.
Only recently Frenchmen were
warned by their leaders across the
Channel that the Nazis might fake a
Commando raid themselves in order
to cause the patriots to betray them
selves-and get shot These leaders
repeated the message of King Peter
Of Yugoslavia to his countrymen:
await your hour with patience"
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

"Any American who wilfully
neglects to pay his taxes on
time or to invest every cent he
can in War Bonds is surely CIV
ing aid and comfort to the
enemy We have a job to
do and we are all called for
service to our country. Our
dollars are called to service
too. Let us all ask ourselves,
Shall we be more tender with
our dollars than with the lives
Of our sons?'" /" - Secretary
Morgenthau.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
Peoples Responsit jlity.

Eight billion dollars of the IL
billion dollars In this Second
War Loan Drive must come
from non-banking sources, SO
the responsibility for the bulk
Of this l3-biIIion-doliar drive
rests with the American public.
Indications are that Ameri-
cans generally need only TO be
reminded Of this responsibility
and how much they should lend
their government in order to
reach this goal. Americans are
backing up their fighting men
on the battle fronts. They are
supporting the Second War
Loan. 'sThey give their lives
-. You lend your money"
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

The farmers of the nation, how
ever, can start now buying rural
electrification and all the equipment
which goes with it through purchase
Of War Bonds. Your War Bonds to-
day will buy rural electrification to-
morrow and give you back $4 for
every $S you invest.
U. S. Treasury Department
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
Idealistic Movies

Mission to Moscow is the title OF
a book Joseph E. Davies, former
United States Ambassador to Russia,
wrote and it has become best seller.
The other Mr.. Davies said that he
wrote the book because he thought
the truth about Russia and the Rus
SLAMS should be told, SO there might
be better understanding between two
great peoples 1T was one Of the
most selfiess things ever did. Per-
haps it was for that reason that it
was one of the most successful" he
added. Now he has been in Hollywood
and he described the filming of Mis-
sion to Moscow" as an almost perfect
picture. He defends the Film Caption
against the common accusation that
1t operates almost entirely for COM
mercial gains. On the contrary, he
insists there are picture melEers who
are highly idealjstic end pqtriotjc,
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

On gallon and half week you
can still get into trouble with the
traffic cop.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

Thirteen billion dollars--the
IA sum the Treasury must raise
Is in the Second War Loan drive,
4 only one sixth Of the esti-
znatsd eout a 10 WaS o. ~
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
X X
WA0tHo~ WsM
,WAR BONDS
-

Rural Electrification has made
great strides during the past ten
years, bringing to thousands of farm
homes the conveniences of their city
brothers. Today, however, copper
wiring, fixtures-all the materials
which are required for rural electri-
fication-are "Out'' for the duration.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

with butter and meat raff0nea,
YOU win still have plenty of bread to
pus ou'slts yow ssa1vlaAss'
The midland journal., 1943-04-30

Increase in the power Of gasoline
may be the reason why SO many cars
are being usedA
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
ALL is NOT WAR In WASHINGTON
BY j. Il. Jones

Washington, d. c., April 26-Appar-
emily the happiest days in Washing
ton, rain or shine, peace or war, are
the opening of the baseball season
and the coming OF Ringing Brothers
Circus. All the seats in the baseDali
stands were sold as usual, on opening
this Spring. When Ringing Brothers
come all seats are not only sold out,
but hundreds OF people sit on the
ground as near to the big ring as il
is possible to pack them in. War
weary Washington roots for baseball,
and roars it's appreciation of the cir
Gus Ringling's show has probably
had in its audiences in Washington
every President OF the United States
during the past half century. Perhaps
the greatest fan OF all was President
five Ringing Brothers, and this yeal
Mrs. Charles Ringing, widow of one
of the brothers, will come to Wash
ington as president of the Ringlings.
The writer of this item is circus fan
who has seen the Ringing Brothers
show nearly every year since it left
the halls, and took to the roads in my
old home state of Wisconsin-ana
I'm telling you that it has been better
and better every year.
Welcome the circus, and the ball
games-they loosen up crotchety,
war-weary Washington, and send
Senators and Congressman back to
Capitol Hill better prepared to tackle
the problems of these hectic times.
The midland journal., 1943-04-30
Heads Win -. So Do Tails


BY shaking down all, the argu-
ments, pro and con, concerning the
Ruml tax plan, "pay-as-you-go," the
answer is that the United States
Treasury would not lose anything
this year by changing the present
method of collecting income tax. The
Treasury will take in as much by col
ecting 1943 incomes as-yOu-earn as
f it were collecting 1912 incomes
forgiveness" might just as well be
spelled Imagination" as there is no
oss in the revenue collected by the
new plan. One informed writer says
hat the Ruml plan should be adopt
ed overwhelmingly by Congress be-
cause the public wants it, and for the
practical reason that it will do no det-
riment to the Treasury. That seems
to be the whole matter in nutshell
Getting Nowhere Fast
The consensus of public seems to
be that the postwar world should be
protected by some sort of an organi-
zation similar to the League of Ma
tions. But an informal poll of the
Senate showed that 80 members of
that body were opposed to preserv-
ing the peace through an interna-
tional police force, while only "a
members said that they approved.
The 80 remaining members who were
asked their opinions said it was no
time to commit themselves. Evidently
the 80 who remained mute haven't
made up their minds, and haven't
given sufficient study to the question
to reach an intelligent opinion. An
officer of great national education
organization was asked: Whats
the matter with the League Of Ma
tions?" His answer was: "It has
never been tried" II it had ever
made a positive decision to interfere
with a war-making power it had no
police force or military power to en-
force a decree.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
& WISHING WELL 6

ERE pleasant little game that will give message
every day II is numerical puzzle designed to spell
Count the letters first II the number
II the
add The number Start the upper left
hand and
numbers left right Then read the the letters under
checked figures
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
PITFALLS OF LOVE

-OLINA FLINCHED AZ my as
sertion, and her eyes widened with
sudden startled realization OF my
-neaninG.
Never would have come
Nback:" she repeated You mean
I would have put myself in dan
ger Of"
"Not just danger" I told her.
.Certainly-of death, and prob
. able torture TO make YOU entice
your mother into the same trap"
She slumped against the high
back OF her chair, terror IN her
eyes.
You seem very sure" She
said hcsitantly after a second Of
silence.
! leaned forward and looked al
her steadily She could do with a
bil Of panic over her safety end
her mother $, / told myself. and
ihc next time a suspicious sum-
mons came 10 her she would not
waste even the one minute Of un-
certainty. 10 which She had owned.
"Ny dear child" ] said. do
YOU not realize why guards are
constantly guarding your move
: ments and those of your
. mother"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04
BY ADELE GARRISON

before" she said. Tf the man
who wrote that note had been
more artistic. or had known
Georges better, might have
been foolhardy enough 10 at
tempt the errand he wished
without telling anybody about
It,"
you wouldn't have reached
the outer door Of the hotel" l
said. before being brought back
and subjected TO a gruelling In
terrOgation concerning your pur-
pose in going out"
Her head went up with a prouc
gesture.
Who would have questioned
me-" she demanded.
Then an apologize flush Suf
fused her face
please forgive me, Aunt
Madge," She said II did not
mean IN ask that"
But I am perfectly willing 10
answer it," ! told her, smiling.
Your stepfather, who fully real
iZes the danger. hut who did not
wish To have you and your
mother troubled with IL more
than WAS necessary. would have
turned YOU over to my father
for questioning"
I'm very glad ! came to YOU
instead OF going ahead on my
own" Dina said. And now,
Aunt Madge, what do YOU want
me 10 do?
Nothing nj all, until you get
further word from me-" | told
her. II am going TO ask you TO
let me show this letter 10 my
father. and he will then decide
what Is best 10 be done. And
when you get back 10 your
apartment, tell your mother and
stepfather a. soon as you can
see them, that you received this
suspicious letter in their absence,
and. as you could not consult
them. you brought IL 10 me,
because you thought IL demanded
instant attention. Then they will
not he hurt or offended"
You are always 10 thought
ful. Aunt Msdge." Dina said
gratefully. Then she turned 10
Mary.
May use your telephone,
Mary, 10 summon that guard
back ." she asked.
Continued tomorrow
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-06-04

why" she stammered. 81
supposed II was because OF that
warning Of Georges that Mama
and I were in deadly danger. But
there was no chance 10 get any
OF the details out OF him that
night OF the party, and ] never
have seen him since. Nobody
has told me anything about II,
except 10 warn me that / was
not to 20 outside the apartment
without n guard.
Perhaps l haven't given the
warning tho credence that /
should have accorded IT," she
went on. but Georges was al
WAYS a melodramatic soul, and
was sure he had exaggerated
our danger"
"On the contrary" I said
CURLY, "he underestimsted II, II
anything. Until this thing IL
cleared up, and the gang of con-
spirstors landed in the net my
father has spread for them. you
and your mother are In terrible
danger"
For an instant I saw panic in
nor eyes, then her indomitsble
spirit conquered her terror.
II wish l had been told this
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-07-01
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Rice, Summer Favorite;
Takes No Ration Points
nv PRUDENCE PENNY

HONENAKERS KNOW only
too we'll that the arrival of hot
weather neceSSitateS "A complete
readiuStmcnt OF the family
menus. The heavy and more
substantial foods which were
favoriteS during the winter
must now be replaced by dishes
which are lighter and do not
require long hours Of prepare
ton in the kitchen.
Because the summer months
do provide more daylight hours
for outdoor recreation, the wise
cook Will want TO plan her fam
lily menus 50 that she Is required
10 spend only a minimum Of
time in fixing meals
There are many foods which
because Of their nutritlVe and
health value deserve a high
place on the menus. Because of
the economy. the high energy
value. delicious flavor and most
important of all freedom from
ration points, rice deserves a
number one rating on any fam
ilyS list OF summer favoriteS
Here are recipes which he
quirc only a short preparation
time.