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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

4. Wash the pods clean before
Smelling. Sorry, but dirt is the chief
cause of spoilage, so rinse the peas
or beans in clean, cool water after
they are shelled.
S. Cover with hot water and cook
from 3 to 10 minutes, depending upon
size; then pour into the jars while
boiling hot-this won't break jars
that have been covered with luke
warm water, heated to boiling and
kept hot until needed.
6. Leave about an inch space at
the top when filling the jar: add "
teaspoon salt to each pint. Pint
jars are best for peas and shelled
beans because the heat reaches the
center of the pack more quickly but
whether pints or quarts are used, be
sure to have enough water to insure
quick heating all the way to the CEN
ter of the jar. Seal or partly seal
jars, depending upon type used !;
then put into the Gamer as quickly
as possible and process the correct
length of time. Young, tender, green
peas take so minutes; blackeyed and
field peas, limas and butter beans
are processed go minutes at 10
pounds pressure. If no pressure
cooker is available, process (boiD
31s hours in hot-Water bath Gamer.
Use the same time for pint and
quart jars. Nothing larger than a
quart is safe for canning non-acid
vegetables.
The bacteria that cause spoilage
in peas and beans thrive in the tenn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Store and Cook Properly to
Retain Vegetable Values

Probably no class Of foods suffers
greater loss of nutritive values
through preparation than fresh
vegetables.
Home storage and cooking meth
DDS must be considered, for it is
here that much of the waste occurs.
In general vegetables should be
stored in a cool place in order to
retain all Of the food value possible.
The leafy ones keep best when piled
loosely In q covered vegetable pan
or waterproof bag-preferably after
washing and draining land stored in
the refrigerator away from the freez-
ing unit.
Cooking affects the color, flavor
and food value Of all vegetables.
Serve them raw whenever possible
and when necessary to cook check
the time carefully and cook only un-
til barely tender. Overlooking is the
most common fault.
Prepare vegetables Just before
they are cooked or used. Place them
in boiling sailed water to reduce
the cooking time and use as little
water az required to prevent burn
ing. The color of green vegetables
win be brighter and the flavor of
the strong-havored ones more deli
cate, however, If more water is used
in cooking them.
Start frozen vegetables to cook
before thawing. Place them In q
pan Immediately upon removal from
the container and add only enough
water to last during the short cook
ing period. The blanching and
freezing. processes break down the
tissues so that less time is required
for cooking frozen vegetables than
the fresh ones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Low Gloss Paints Used in
Ships to Reflect Light

Methods of determining the fire
retardent properties of paints for
wood and other surfaces have been
studied recently by many labora-
tories. In these studies, many new
type paint ingredients have been
tested. When these are properly
compounded, they produce paints
having substantial resistance to
flame.
These studies have developed a
special blast lamp test to determine
the efficiency of fire retardant paints
upon metal surfaces. This is OF in
terest, since the interiors of prac-
tically all ships are now painted with
special rust inhibitive primers fol-
lowed by newly developed types OF
fire retardant paint having low gloss
surfaces.
Low gloss paints are highly light
rejecting, without which the in
teriors of ships would be relatively
dim, a condition which would retard
the efficiency of the crew. It is I'M
derstood that the use of the above
type of paint is now requirement
for all ships. Thus, fire retardance.
light reflection, and protection
against corrosion are now being af-
forded to all ships through the use
of successfully designed paint coat
ings.
Light rejecting interior paints are
now also used for the interiors OF
planes, tanks, submarines, and other
important instruments Of war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
WHAT'S THE TROUBLE ABOUT
LABOR TROUBLE?
BY j. Il. Jones
BY J. e. Jones

Washington, d. c., June %
American men are doing the biggest
and most efficient job in war pro-
duction in the worlds history. The
evidence of their loyalty is proved
by fathers at home and sons In the
Army, Navy and Air Forces. Work
ers are not responsible for the coal
mining and other strikes. Ever since
the Wagner Act was passed eight
years ago, practically every great
strike has been approved, or ordered,
by union labor leaders John L. Lewis,
William Green and Phillip Murray.
The workers have invariably taken
their marching orders from the heads
of their national unions.
The Senate joined the House in
passing the SmithConnally bill, and
for the first time since the National
Labor Relations Board was estab-
lished the Congress agreed on a
piece Of labor legislation and sent
it to the White House for approval.
The bill does not challenge the rights
of workers. 1t does provide that the
authority of the Congress and the
Administration shall be recognized
and enforced. That's the kind of Gov
eminent Americans have lived under
for more than a century and a half.
When Congress passed the Smith
Connally bill, it served notice on the
three big labor leader bosses that
their bluffs were called. Your Gov
eminent knows that none of the
strikes since the war would have
been possible if that same Big-3 had
said mo"
Strikes have been a political is
sue for many years. Washington
knows who gave the nod of approval
The issue will probably be fought
out in the Presidential election next
year. Meanwhile, more fair legisla-
ton is needed to protect the public
and if that objective is attained IL
will also protect workers and en-
ployers. Congress has shown signs
of wanting to punish anybody and
it is ridiculous for the Big-3 lead
ers" to hide behind such flimsy
alibi.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
FOOD FIGHTS FOR US

just about everyone now agrees
that correct management of food is
vital to victory by the United Ma
tions. This is front on which all
Americans have battle stations. Each
of us can and must take definite
action in order to make food fight
for our side. Farmers and Victory
gardeners have the job of growing
food in the right amounts of the right
kinds. They have the responsibility
also of taking part of their own
family's food needs by canning and
otherwise conserving food.
All of us, whether we produce
any food or not, have the response
bility of sharing it fairly with our
armed forces and our Allies and
among ourselves by complying with
the rationing rules. All of us have
the responsibility of eating right for
health and strength and fighting and
working efficiency. All of us have the
responsibility of using every bit OF
and wasting nothing. All of us also
have the responsibility of under
standing the importance of food in
this war, and adjusting ourselves to
the changes required by war. There
will be change all the time as the
war goes on and in the immediate
postwar years.
Let's think ahead and be ready to
pay our full part in managing food
at each stage of the war.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
FLEXIBLE HOMES

Did you ever hear of flexible
house? "Flexibility will rule the de-
sign of the more compact homes of
the future" says Charles A. Miller,
assistant director of the l. C. S. De-
partment of Architecture.
Instead of having fixed number
CT rooms in your house, you will be
able to add sections or take them
away according to the number and
needs Of your family.
But the "f1exibility' that Mr.. Mil
Ter foresees is not limited to change
able arrangements of rooms. The
rooms themselves will literally be
corners, for one thing. Rectangular
rooms were made necessary, he says,
by the nature of our building ma
terials. With plastic veneers and
nodded plywoods, the rooms of the
future will lose their box-like out
lines and corners will be smoothly
curved.
Sheets of veneer and plywood can
be bent and formed for assembling
curved walls so that plastic windows
can be rolled into the wall section.
And these windows will bounce back
a croquet ball that would smash the
plate glass!
1t is evn possible, Mr.. Miller be-
leives, that the materials used will
permit family to crate its house
and move the whole structure by
cargo plane out to the lake for the
summer, returning the same way
to the city when the first snow flies.
Somebody go call Rip Van Wrinkle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Payroll Savings Buys Comfort
For Your Fighting Relatives

Not all Of your payroll saw
ings and other War Bond ptlr-
chases are used for tanks,
planes and gunpowder. A part
of your investment goes for the
comfort of your father, brother,
SON or friend.
Put your war bond buying
through your payroll savings
plan ON a family basis to do the
most effective Job in providing
for the care and safety of your
men i'm the armed forces. Fig
ure il out for yourself how much
beyond 10 per cent Of the ag-
gregate income of your family
you can put into war bonds
above the cost of the necessities
of life.
Remember a single $18.75
war bond will buy for a fighting
soldier on the front: Two cot
ton undershirts at Al cents; two
pairs of cotton shorts at 76
cents; two pairs of cotton socks
at "a cents; one pair of shoes
ut $4.31; a cotton khaki shirt
at $4.64; pair twill trousers at
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Garden Factors

Factors to be considered in select
ing a garden site are sunshine and
soil. Sunshine is essential in grow
ing a good garden because seeds
need warmth for termination and
the plants require sunlight to manu-
facture food.
Soil is the most important factor
affecting plant growth. If subsoil
from excavation has been placed on
the surface, the soil will require con-
ditioning before good garden can
be grown. Well rotted manure, leaf
mold, rotted plant residues, peat
moss, or muck should be spaded
into the soil to provide organic mat
ter and to allow air to enter. Sifted
ashes or sand will tighten heavy
soils. Gardens ON sandy soils may
require watering.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

$4.16; one web waist belt at %
cents; two cotton neckties at "A
cents; 2 khaki caps at S1.26
and one twill jacket at $2.16.
Total $18.74.
An S18.75 war bond should
make a marine comfortable for
the night with a 23-pound mat
tress at $4.20; two blankets at
$13.54; pillow at Sc cents and
two pillow cases at 80 cents.
Total $3.50.
Or he could be provided with
q rubber ponchO at SAT-; a he'll
met with its lining and other
items of its assembly at S5.62;
a rifle cartridge belt at $2.15;
a marine corps pack consisting
of haversack, knapsack and
suspenders at $50; a canteen
and its cover at $1.O5. Total
$3.50.
Those of you who worry about
the comfort Of your boy in serv-
ice can help insure his comfort
by buying war bonds. And 10
years from now you'll take back
SIS for every $18.75 you put in.
U. S. Treasury Department
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
THE GLORIOUS FOURTH

Sunday next is the Glorious
Fourth, and Monday will be observed
as the holiday; so here it is again
the day we celebrate.
Spend it sensibly as those who or
iginiated it intended it should be
celebrated.
Spend it being glad you are citi-
zen of a nation that never struck
defenseless foe, and never knew dis
honor"
Take off your hat to the Stars and
Stripes; pledge yourself again to the
things that it represents, and renew
your promise to always be a good
American.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02


All kinds of peas, lima beans, and
butter beans are canned the same
way. All should be picked and
canned the very day the pods are
full enough to be shelled. At that
time they will be from small to me-
dunn size, tender and sweet.
Peas and beans begin to lose fla,
vor and food value as soon as pulled
from the vine and are likely to spoil
if time is wasted between gather
ing, preparing, and canning.
Flat sour and all other spoilage
can be avoided by paying strict at
tention to canning rules, Yes, Rules,
they are as simple as this:
/. Check over jars and lids the
day before the canning is done. If
glass top seals or two-piece metal
vacuum seals are to be used, exam
inc the top edges Of the jars-the
slightest flaw may cause you to have
to do work over. The same is true
of the sealing surface of glass lids.
If there is any doubt as to the ten
sion of the wires on lightning"
jars, fill them with hot water, seal,
let stand until cold, then hold up
side down and examine for leaks,
and don't forget to wash jars, caps
and rubbers clean.
2. Use young, tender, freshly gath
cred vegetables-and they won't be
fresh after being out of the garden
all night.
8. Prepare no more than your cam
ner will hold and not that many If
the Gamer is large and the help
small.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Denouncing the recurrenc
Confusing, contradictory double
talk on the part of government
spokesman" Keystone Automobile
Club calls for complete new deal
in the handling of the gasoline sit
uation.
The Club urges appointment of
Bernard M. Baruch to head up an
emergency committee to settle. as
he did the rubber muddle, the con-
troversy raging oyer starvation gas
cline rations in the East while the
West ana Middle West are virtually
aznhampered In motor vehicle OPP
Grafton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02


perature that makes you say
"Whew, amt 1t hot in herel" The
quicker you make it too hot for bac-
terra, the better. So, don't piddle
Ground when canning vegetables or
anything else for that matter. II
you have no pressure cooker, use q
water-bath Gamer (never an oven
or steamer for vegetables). And
remember to boil beans and peas
ID minutes before tasting them
even If pressure cooker is used
for about once in a million or SO
times, toxin forms in non-acid
foods. Such toxin can be destroyed
by boiling. Failure to take this pre-
caution has been known to cause Sc
rious illness. Reboil non-acid vege-
tables left over from one meal to
another.
To use water bath right: Have
the water steaming hot and deep
enough to cover the tops of the jars
two or more inches when they are
put into the Gamer. Get the water
boiling as quickly as possible and
keep it boiling steadily every min
ute of the time called for in the
recipe. Take the jars out Of the
Gamer as soon as they have proc
essed long enough; complete the
seal on all jars that require it (all
except two piece vacuum seals
should be partly sealed before and
completely sealed after processing
the vacuum seals are sealed before
only; stand the jars far apart on
cloth or folded newspaper to cool.
Make sure every jar is sealed when
put away for winter and, believe it
or not, there will come a day when
you will say II didn't dream it pos
sible that canned peas could taste
SO much like garden fresh ones"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Soil Conservation

Unfortunately, control of soil ero-
sion on most farms is not so simple
that one practice, such as contour
farming, will do the job. It is just
one of many that should be included
In control program. Good crop
rotation should not be overlooked as
another aid. Since no cut and dried
plans are worked out to suit all
farms or all conditions, each farmer
should work out the plan that seems
most suitable for those on his par
ticular farm, then stay with it and
improve it wherever possible.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
THE PRODUCTION RECORD

There is nothing to cheer about in
the statement by Robert P. Patter-
son, Under-Secretary of War, That
production of weapons and equip
ment for the Army fell below SEIZED
ule in May. Whatever were the caus-
es of this decline, they should be cor
rected. Mr.. Patterson attributes a
large part of it to "complacency and
over-confidence." Too many people,
he says, hold 1.-THE belief the war is
as good as won"
That such an attitude Is not only
inconsistent but dangerous every
patriotic American, speaking as an
individual, will agree. Yet we have
ample evidence that when acting
collectively people are likely to for
get their individual patriotism. For
one example, each violation of labor
no-strike pledge retards American
production of urgently needed war
equipment.
But this is not the only cause of
the May decline, according to Mr..
Patterson, who says there is ten
dency on the part of certain manu-
facturers to devote too much time,
thought and energy to the design and
development of competitive civilian
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Aid to Enemy

"Any American who wilfu1ly
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?'" 49, Secretary
Morgenthau.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Senator Byrd wants to fire 100000
workers on the Government payrolls.
That would put an extra burden on
the drones.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

some people beliyef that that earth
quake In Turkey isn't patch on an
other one that's coming, If the Nazis
realise their worst fears.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Speaker says fascism rnenaces this
country. With restrictions on laun-
dries, SHIFTS are certain to be black
err.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

If many more women go into uni
form, 1t may be fair enough to glori-
fy the sex compositely ID ~The
Daughters Of the Regimsntations II
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Take on the last two syllables of
Messina and you may get some mo-
ton of what that town really is to-
day.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Moral superiority may be indicat-
ed by the way the Maxi planes
''snsak's and.oats REAR acrcss the
channel. g'sstE ~ II Ahs Z
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
THE BLACK MARKETS UGLY
SHADOW

Housewives who cannot buy the
meat their families crave through
legitimate channels are turning to
the bootlegger. The evils of prohibit
ton, that we thought were laid at
rest for all time in 1888, are return
ing in this unexpected guise.
The saddest thing about the black
meat market is based on government
statistics that it is utterly unneces-
sary. This threat to law and order,
and the health of the population, is
man made, or more properly Gov
eminent made. All that is required
to kill this cancerous sore in our war
time life is the adoption of few
simple regulations in place of the
maze Of inept and amateurish de-
crees that the professional reformers
in the OPA and other agencies have
issued to control livestock and meat
distribution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
Buy More War Bonds Today
To Hasten Victory

No American wants this war
to 90 one minute beyond the
time we can bring it to a VIC
torious end. TO hasten that
victory--to save possibly the
lives of millions Of our boys
ON our far flung fronts--it IL
imperative that every Amsri-
can do his part In the Second
War Loan. There Ii an IN
vestment to fit every purse.
The most you can do Is little
enough compared with the sac
rifiee offered by our boys In
service. They give their lives
you lend your money.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Here's the spccotash season al
most upon us and not a word has
been said about the amount of acre
age or the condition Of the crop. \.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Like a single flag in the "wig-
wag" system, the purchase of a
War Savings Stamp or Bond, in il.
self has an infinitesirnal effect upon
the entire war effort, but when 100
million determined people set their
minds to make our War Bond drives
successful. the result 10 anything but
'nhnlteslmal. u S. Treasury Departments
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02
X 4
WAatHa~ RssxN M
WAR BONDS

Frequently the Navy, the Coast
Guard and the Signal Corps finds it
expedient to relay messages without
benefit of telephone, telegraph or
radio. That is when the semaphore
system is employed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

One Of our every two fami-
- Lies have at least two work
z ers. Figure it out yourself
how, much beyond 10 per.
Nh cent of your family ineome
yca can put into Nax Hqsn
@k@kN W4xN&N- 4s~-s~-%
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Who'd have thought we'd ever be
more annoyed by Japanese battles
than beetles7
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-07-02

Jap Diet is meeting ours appar-
emily Is going 70 " more meatlszs.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-12-02

COzy comfortable
Holiday slippers to
please every wom-
an on your gift list.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-12-02
Cooperative Advisory
Board Will Meet

The naming of a Farm Home Selv-
ice Community Advisory committee
to help plan local farm home pro
gram will be one of the features Of
the meeting of the Southern States
Grantsville Advisory board to be held
at the National Hotel, Grantsville
Monday evening, December 6, at 7
o'clock, Raymond Leochel, chairman
Of the board, has announced.
The docket also includes a study of
latest happenings affecting farmers
and their farming operations. On the
basis of their findings the board will
draft recommendations to aid the CO.
operatives local members in coping
with many of their various farm
problems. L. 0. Brumback, Win
chester; W. Harold Miller, f. S Duck
worth, Grantsville, representatives of
Southern States, will meet with the
group.
Members of the board in addition
to Mr.. Leochel are Paul Kinsinger,
Norman Patton. Elmer Schrock, Eli
Yoder, Harry Yommer, A. G. Reichen-
bechcr, Allen Baker, Ray w. Georg,
Harry A. Hartman, and Harry o.
Miller. Similar meetings will be held
by the Oakland and Accident groups.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1943-12-02
Expected to Collect Points For
Pork Sold to individuals

Although the War Food Admins
tration has temporarily lifted all it's
restrictions on the amount of pork
farmer may deliver to persons living
off his farm, he is expected to con-
tinuc to collect ration points for all
rationed meats, OPA announced
recently.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1943-05-06
Townsend Club Has
Meeting Social

A good attendance marked this
weeks meeting of the Townsend
Club held at Union Hall. The re-
gular business session was followed
by a program conducted by A. j.
Goodman
During the evening a vocal solo,
given by Marie Perrin, was enjoyed.
Ed Mcintyre played a violin solo
and Mary Jones sang three selec-
tons. All were accompanied at the
piano by Mrs. Goodman.
Mrs Betty Nottingham present.
ed vocal solo, with Mrs. Goodman
as her accompanist, followed by a
vocal duet, given by Mrs. Goodman
and Mrs. Nottingham. Mr.. Good
man played violin accompaniment
for the two singers
Oldtime dancing and refresh
ments provided pleasure for the
remainder of the evening