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Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
Salvation Army
Leaders Here

1t. Col. James C. Bell command
ing the border division of the Sal
vation Army, with Major Norman
c. Bowyer, divisional young peo-
pies secretary, arrived in Ell Centre
Thursday and planned to attend a
number of meetings.
Col. Bell was to be guest at the
Rotary club that day at p. m.
was to attend a meeting of the
Salvation Army advisory board
composed of the following men,
bers: Hugh T. Osborne, vice-chair-
man; Louis Slee, secretarytreasur-
er; C. E. Sones, Frank Richmond,
Guy A. Weakley, Mrs. R. w. Ware,
c. H. H. Small, and Judge Elmer
w. Heald. This board meeting was
called for the purpose of electing
officers and acting on the 1914
budget.
Thursday evening Col. Bells
scheduled called for special meet
ing which he was to conduct, assist
ed by Major BoWyer and held at
the citadel, 635 Broadway. This
latter meeting and program was
made open to the public.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
Women's S Council
Has Meeting

A business meeting and study
hour were featured at the monthly
meeting of Women's Council of the
State Street Christian church con-
Quoted Tuesday at the home of Mrs.
Edwin L. Carter, 1o41 Vine avenue.
Mrs. Russell Hoy, president, pre-
sided at the business meeting dur
ing which plans were made for the
rummage sale this weekend. Mrs.
Hoy also led the study on I'VE
Study Ourselves" and Lets Scrap
the Melting Pot" Mrs. Carter con-
Quoted the devotional service.
Refreshme were served later in
the evening.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
ChiIdren's Party
Recent Event

Linda Sue Tackett, little daugh-
ter of Mr. and Mrs. w. L. Tackett
had her first birthday Monday, her
mother giving a party for her with
the usual games and refreshments
characteristic of children's parties.
The small guests were: Max
Mastick, Mike Harper, Joe Smith,
Wally and Dana Beth Evans,
zildah Jane North. Patty Willing
ham, Judy and Ginger Bradshaw,
Marilyn and Ty Hammer, Ellis Ray
and Shirley Jean Stewart.
Adults present were: Mesdames
Bill Evans, Richard Hcmner,
Charles Smith, r. r. Voyles, Don
Bradshaw, M. Gibbs. Glen willing
ham, Max Mastick, Edward Maljan,
Lester Harper, Bill Tackett, Ellis
Stewart and Mrs. w. l.. Tackett.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
CALENDAR
THURSDAY

THURSDAY
Gypsum workers, 1880, Labor
temple.
Motor corps, 1880, high school.
2O-3O club, 1880, California hotel.
Building trades, 1880, Labor
temple.
B.P.O.E. No. 1925, 8, Elks club.
FRIDAY
Kiwanis club, IL, Barbra Worth.
Harding PIT. A., 2, school.
Mckinley PIT. A, 2, school.
YOm Kippur service, 6, 538 Adams.
Painters, 1880, Labor temple.
Signal chapter No. 276, O.E.S., 8,
Masonic temple.
Football, Brawley vs. Imperial,
8, Brawley.
Football, Ell Centre VS.. CalexicO,
8, CalexicO.
Spruce Westmorland, 8, West
mOrland school.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07

An impressive double ring cere-
mony solemnized Wednesday night
in the Ell Centre Foursquare Gospel
church. united in marriage Marjorie
lean Tavlor. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. K. w. Taylor, and Cpl. Walter
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. H. O.
Smith, also of Ell Centro.
Church decorations were excep-
tionallv attractive, baskets of
gladioli and pink roses, with white
tapers in tall candelabra being
used on the altar.
Given in marriage by her father,
the bride was a pretty picture in
her two-piece frock in navy, with
which she wore black accessories,
her bouquet of lovely red roses af-
fording a note of color contrast.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-10-07
Plans Carnival

Harding PIT. A. will once again
sponsor a Halloween carnival, to
take place Saturday, Oct 30, men,
bers Of the PIT. A. executive board
decided at meeting Wednesday
afternoon presided over by. Mrs. o.
j. Jennings, Jr., president.
Mrs. Stella Warner has asked all
room mothers to meet Monday at
2 p. m. in the school to complete
plans for the carnival.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
SAVE THE DEER HIDES

The War Production Board has APP
pealed to hunters to save the deer
skins to meet urgent military re-
quirements. In fact, the Board now
prohibits the processing of deer skins
except to meet military specifications
or for the personal or gift use of the
individual owner of the deer from
which the hide was taken. Investi-
cations have shown that the leather
from the deer skin has proven far
superior to other feathers for army
use as protection against cold and is
especially useful for manufacturing
'mulkluks'' and trigger finger nit
tens" Hides should be properly pre-
pared and turned over to dealer
whereby placing them in a position
to get into government channels.
When skinning do not cut the
hide or leave adhering flesh. Hides
should be rolled, hair side out, kept
cool, and Delivered to dealer as soon
as possible. If delivery is postponed
! for several days cover the flesh side
thoroughly with salt, making sure
al flesh is removed and all creases
taken out. Keep dry and cold and
cover with paper to avoid over-rapid
drying After eight or ten days shake
off the salt, wrap chair side out) in
small bundle, and deliver to deal
err or to either the Regional or Dis
trict Deputy Game Wardens of the
counties of this State.
NIL q .-I.
vice is appealing to all persons who
hunt deer in all of the States to CO.
operate with them in trying to obtain
actual leather goods for the army.
Hunters should understand that this
request applies only to animals leg
ally taken in compliance with State
laws. The laws of Maryland prohibit
the sale of venison or deer meat,
however, we interpret the law to per-
init the sale of the skin.
We appeal to all persons hunting
and killing deer this season to make
use of the hide either by selling same
to dealers we list below or turn it In
to one of our Regional or District
Deputy Game Wardens. Dealers of
deer skins In Maryland are as fol-
lows:
Lewis Baer & Co., 121 S. Charles
ST.. Baltimore. Nd; Hirsch Brothers.
100 Cumberland Avenue, Cumber-
land, Md; J. w, Cohen, Easton. Md;
A. r. Rees. Inc, Frederick, Nd:
A. r. Rees, Inc, Hagerstown. Md;
A. F. Rees, Inc, Taneytown, Md;
Westminster Hide & Tallow Com
pany, Westminster, Md.
The Fish and Wildlife Service re-
ports any of the above companies
will purchase the deer skins.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
PREvENTBALE FIRES
UNIVERSAL EVIL

When a famous General remarked
that WAR is HELL" he summed up
in three words the opinion OF all
mankind. The same description apt
" applies to another universal evil
-preventable fire. Like war, some
thing must sooner or later be done
to curb it.
In the tragedy of the Cocoanut
Grove night club in Boston, last fall,
400 lives were abruptly snuffed out
by fire. A few days earlier, Amerl-
cam troops disembarked from hun
dreds of ships on the hostile shores
of Algeria and Morocco and quick
ly achieved the capitulation OF those
two territories comprising 1880
600 population. 1t was officially re-
ported that $50 of our soldiers and
sailors were killed in this vast land
ing operation.
This gives a small idea of the prob
lens which this country faces in its
effort to put a brake in our $780,
100000 annual fire loss.
In procIaiming Fire Prevention
Week a short time ago, the President
of the United States said: This
nations war program is menaced by
an alarming increase in preventable
fire losses. Since Pearl Harbor the
destruction caused by fire in the
United States has been comparable
to the damage caused by all enemy
bombing over England during the
first two years of the war. The loss
to this nation is just as real as II
the destruction had been wrought by
enemy bombers over America, or by
saboteurs." /.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
SHIPMENTS OF DROUGHT
RELIEF HAY

DR.. T. K Wolfe, Richmond, Va,
who is in charge of Commodity Cred
it Corporations hay purchasing and
distributing program which Southern
States Cooperative is handling in
drought areas Of Virginia, West Vir-
ginia, Maryland, Delaware. an d
North Carolina, pointed out that
many dairy farmers whose short
hay crops are nearly exhausted are
concerned about getting delivery Of
shipped in" hay before their supply
is entirely used. He said that every
effort is being made to speed ship
ments of drought relief hay, por-
ton Of the cost of which is being
borne by the Federal government
1.-THE rate of shipment has been
nearly doubled in the last two weeks
and is now averaging 100 cars a
day." Dr. Wolfe said. Orders re-
ceived to date total 1890 cars. OF
this number, 2.325 cars have already
been delivered to farmers. This hay
is being made available to dairy far
mers in order to prevent disastrous
reduction in the milk supply in the
areas where the drought has resulted
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
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REBUILDING FARMLAND TO
COST BILLIONS, SOIL EXPERT
SAYS

REBUILDING FARMLAND TO
COST 2 BILLIONS, SOIL EXPERT
SAYS
1O-Year Program Could Effectively
Use l75,OOO Men After War Ends,
CHIEF OF U. 8. Bureau Declares
DR.. Hugh H. Bennett, chief of the
U. s. Soil Conservation Service, esti-
mates it will cost $4,000, 900, 900 in
labor and equipment and 10 years of
work to put Americas farm land
back on its feet after the war.
Completion, of a 48-state survey
of this nations conservation needs
disclosed ALSO that such program,
now under consideration, could eff
fectively use 175,OOO men a year
for at least four years after the war,
DR.. Bennett said.
Basing his conclusions on the SUR
vey, Bennett declared it will cost
Uncle Sam $1,212,O00,0 900 for labor
and equipment plus 1904, 100000 for
technical assistance Ito treat all
crop land in the United States
right"
This would be about the total
cost of a program which would i'm
prove and protect 278,000,000 acres
of farm land and bring back into
cultivation by draining, clearing, and
irrigation work 25,000,O00 more
acres" he said.
Zone hundred million acres OF
good, tillable hand has been very SER
iously damaged and put out of cul-
tivation in the past SO to rs years
"This program would be the best
investment the nation can make and
would step up crop production by 20
per cent"
Concurring in this proposal was
Rep. Stephen Pace (D-Ga.) mem
Der of the House agriculture commit
tee, who said soil conservation sis
the number one problem facing the
South and the rest of the nation as
WELL in the postwar period.
War Food Administrator Marvin
Jones recently called on farmers to
plant 380,0O0,000 acres of crops in
1914 to meet increasingly heavy food
demands both at home and abroad
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
MARYLAND's AUTO DEATHS
INCREASE 4O%
40 Killed In October; Figure Is
Highest Since February, 1912

40 Killed In October; Figure Is
Highest Since February, 1912
Traffic fatalities in Maryland show
ed sharp increase in October, the
death toll reaching the highest fig
ure since February, 1912, the Mary
land Traffic Safety Commission re-
ports.
The commission said 1856 acct
dents were reported to State and
Ba timore City police during Octo-
Der, with forty-nine persons killed
and 733 injured. Baltimore city had
$50 accidents, with twenty deaths
and 420 injured, and the counties
425 accidents with twenty-one deaths
and 313 injured.
Compared with the previous month
the October fatalities represented
six;y-seven per cent increase in Balti-
more, thirty-two per cent increase
in the counties, and forty percent
/ increase for the State as whole.
| The death toll was considerably
higher than that for any other month
since February of last year, when If
ty-four persons lost their lives.
Total fatalities for the first ten
months of the year were 297, as COM
pared with 3S1 for the same period
of 1942-a reduction of twenty-five
per cent. A total of 10,246 accidents
had been reported in the State
through October, resulting in injur-
les to $3.50 persons.
Eight of the States twenty-three
counties experienced a fatality-free
month. They were: Caroline, Garrett,
Kent, Montgomery, St. Mary's Tai
bot, Washington and Worcester
There was no county which reported
no accidents, although Kent had only
one.
Pedestrian accidents continue to
lead all other types for severity"
the commission said. Seventeen of
the twenty persons killed in Balti-
more City were pedestrians; and
thirteen of the twenty-nine killed in
the counties were pedestrians.
ut is obvious, therefore, that the
pedestrians must be educated to the
perilous conditions of the streets
and highways and must learn to re-
gard the rights of the motorist and
he limitations of the motor vehicle.
"On the other hand, the motorist
must recognize the fact that in spite
of warnings to the contrary, some Pc
des.rians will continue to walk care
-essly. -"
The commission warned motorists
hat more dangerous driving condi-
tons were ahead, and that smooth
Tres, wet leaves, or ice and snow
made perilous combination.
The report shows 16 accidents in
Cecil County; three deaths, IA injur
| ii
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
FOODS FOR RUSSIA AND
BRITAIN

Sharp contrasts appear in the
kinds of food the United States has
scheduled for shipments to its Allies,
Great Britain and Russia. as aids to
winning the war. Grain comes first
In the Russian picture according to
figures announced by Roy F. Hen
erickson, Director of Food Distribu+
tion in the War Food Administration.
Meat, primarily pork, will be the
largest item in the food to be shipped
to Great Britain in the ~ months
beginning October /, 194S. For the
Allies and the other United Nations,
the shipments now planned amount
to about IL percent Of the estimated
supplies, divided roughly into 4 per
cent for Great Britain, 3 "A per cent
Tor Russia, and " per cent to other
United Nations and to the liberated
areas.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

Captain Sheldon o. Hall, former
football star of Findlay, Ohio, writes
from the South Pacific that he owes
his life to the work of British Meth
odist missionaries who years ago con-
verified the natives of some Solomon
Island outposts from cannibalism Ito
Christianity Some weeks ago he was
shot down while flying near a jap
anese-held island, but managed to
get into his rubber life raft out in
the Pacific. For $50 hours he drifted
helplessly, and then was washed
ashore ON jungly Choiseul Island Tin
the Solomons). This island was once
the home of headhunters and canni-
balls After some hours ashore he
was found by group of natives,
some of whom spoke English and all
of whom were Christians. They min
istered to him for several days, and
then led him to an American out
post and safety.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
PLAN FOR BIGGER VICTORY
GARDENS

Victory gardens are urged to do
even more in food production In
1914 than they did in 1913. With a
s.goal" of IS million this year, the
gardeners went about 10 per cent
better. They are asked for further
increase of another 10 per cent in
number in 1914.
Even more important, gardeners
in cities and towns are urged to in
crease the average size of their gar
dens. This means, says the U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture officials
sponsoring this effort, that there
will be needed to develop more new
ground next year in community gar
dens, in vacant lots, and in farm
land adjoining cities and villages.
This enlargement of the average
size of gardens will call for group
planning in many cases, for reassign-
ment OF. plots, and for the opening OF
new acreage that can be gardened by
new recruits and by gardeners who
will supplement a garden on home
grounds with a plot elsewhere. This
is work that can be done better in
winter than by procrastinating until
spring. Many 1913 gardens did not
get off to a good start because com
munity groups did not move early
enough in arranging for use of va
can't land.
The sooner such arrangements car
be made, the better, garden special
lists point out. Considerable prepar.
atory work can go on through the
winter. Hard Coal ashes can be sift'
ed and stored on plots. Compost piles
and supplies of manure can be accu-
mulated, and either turned under
wherever the ground is not frozen
or stacked for use in early spring.
The War Food Administration Ii
mnging gardeners to order supplies
of fertilizer, and seed, and to accept
delivey during the winter in order
to minimize the spring rush" and
to even out the transportation ano
labor load in the garden supply bust
ness. There will be fertilizer enough
for Victory gardens, and there will
be an ample supply of seed. The big
gest job the seed supply business has
ever faced is likely to make service
slow in the spring 1t will be a case
of first come first served.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
FARMERS URGED TO PURCHASE
SUPPLIES EARLY

Pointing out the desirability OF
purchasing fertilizer and other sup
plies for 1914 crops well in advance
of the planting season, Field Super
visor Fred w. Richards of the En-
ergency Crop and Feed Loan Office
at Dover, Del, has announced that
he is now accepting applications for
crop and feed loans for spring plant
ing.
"The War Administration is urg-
ing the early purchase and storage
on farms of fertilizer required for
1914 crop production. Field Sup
ervisor Richards said due to the
tight labor situation, transportation
difficulties, and limited storage ia
cilities off the farm, considerable
quantities of fertilizer must be pur-
chased and delivered to farmers
over six months period rather than
the usual sixty day period.
GIN order that farmers in this Sec
ton may cooperate and purchase
their fertilizer, seed, and other SUPP
plies at this time, the Emergency
Crop and Feed Loan Office is prepar-
ed to make loans up to $500 to those
farmers who are eligible" he con-
tinued Advances on these loans will
be made as the money is needed"
Crop loans are secured by first
lien on the crops to be produced and
feed loans by chattel mortgage on
the livestock to be fed. The interest
rate is A per cent per year. Farmers
who wish to apply may communicate
with Field Supervisor Richards at
Box 226, Dover, Del, who will ar
range to accept their applications.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
TURNED KILLERS BRAIN INTO
OWN WITNESS

!, Strange story of how science in
'troduced new machine into court
where 1t re-enacted the crime inside
the head of a modern DR.. Jekyll and
Mr.. Hyde. Look for this unusual fea-
ture in the December 18th Issue OF
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
The Big Magazine Distributed With
THE BALTIMORE
SUNDAY AMERICAN
Order From Your Newsdcaler
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
POINTS TO BE ALLOWED FOR
RETURNED KITCHEN FATS

In order to spur the Kitchen Fats
salvage campaign. the Maryland OPA
has announced a new plan, to become
effective December 18th, which will
authorize retail meat dealers and
other fats salvagers to give two
points pound for fats returned by
housewives and others. The brown
stamps which the retailer collects
from War Ration Book three will
be used for this purpose.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

in unprecedented damage to crops.
Present indications are that $500 or
more cars of hay will be furnished
under the program. Southern States.
which accepted the responsibility Of
purchasing and distributing this hay
on the condition that any earnings
on the hay would be refunded to
the government, expects to be able to
return ct least 100000
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

John Dupont. barber employed
at Elkton, has been held under $1,000
bail for appearance before the De-
cember term of Circuit Court, charg-
ed with assault on Lewis Lloyd, Of
Chesapeake City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

Commissioner McNutt and the issue
is put on the shelf. There are plenty
of things that these fathers can keep
right on doing to support and back
up the country and the war in pro-
duIction and civilian activities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

Never state an unpopular fact.
People hate the fact. but can't kick
1t around. so they'll kick you around
for bringing 1t TO their attention,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

Burmese laugh at jap jokes. 1t Is
.mfst" order for all the conquer
ed countries.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10

December Tooth anniversary birth Of DR. Robert Koch dis
he dreamed OF
hunting tigers years age fecest Of all
that less than 5O0h of an
throughout United States
against TB.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-12-10
WHERE DOES OUR FOOD COME
FROM?
BY j. e. Jones

Washington, D. c., Dec. 6-Farm-
ers live with their families on their
farms, and their houses are also
their business headquarters. Seven
million farms have population OF
about 33,OOO,00O. The farm is the
bread basket of the Nation. The big
industrial and economic question OF
the farms is food. A Russian pro-
verb says, "it is not the horse that
draws the cart, but the OATS" and
by the same token of comparison II
is not the man who steers the plane
but the food he eats.
1t is no wonder that pages of the
Congressional Board are devoted
these days to questions of farm
prices, income, subsidies, security
farm hands and the general welfare
of this great food industry that keeps
all the wheels going round. The far
mers don't want subsidies and that
explains why Congress votes against
subsidy measures.
Leaders of organized labor, on the
other hand, have insisted all along
on preferred treatment. Their wage
increases have been continuous al
through 1913.
The middlemen and the merchants
are under wartime regulations, and
their prices indicate that they are
getting their share of the legitimate
profits. 1t is also matter of com
mon knowledge thai more people
are making more money than they
ever did before.