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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
RIGHT HAND:
Baruch for Byrnes

Official and unofficial Washington
was cheered by the news that
James F. Byrnes, war mobilization
director, had drafted Bernard L.
Baruch. to serve as his right-hand
man.
Mr.. Baruch, chairman of the War
Industries board in the first World
war and long an informal consultant
of President Roosevelt, will serve
Mr.. Byrnes in an advisory capacity
and will have a more formal con-
nection with the government" than
when he headed the Presidents spe-
cial MISUNDERSTANDING committee.
The key role which Baruch's mo-
bilization of national resources
played in winning the last war, plus
his respect and popularity among
members of congress were cited by
observers as reasons for his choice
by Mr.. Byrnes. The fact that the
two will be working together was
viewed as harbinger of closer CO.
operation between the governments
legislative and executive branches
and more thorough-going efficiency
in the home front effort.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
| CHINA:
More Gains Reported


China carried the Allied attack for
further impressive gains in the mid
die Yangtze front, supported by
strong American air action.
The tempo of the newly born Of
fensive was indicated by destruc-
tive air raid on the enemy's rear
positions in which the Jap base Of
Hongay, largest enemy coal-mining
and shipping center on the southern
Asiatic coast, in Indo- China, was
bombed and docks, warehouses,
railroad yards and power facilities
heavily damaged.
On the ground the Chinese army
was reported by communicates to
have inflicted additional heavy casu-
alties on Japanese remnants fleeing
from Itu, south Of the main enemy
base of Ichang. Field dispatches
likewise disclosed that the Chinese
had broken the Jap defense line
southwest of Hwajung, their next
major objective in the Lake Tunting
area.
Trying desperately to hold their
few remaining strong points, the
Japs attempted counterattacks near
Owchihkou, but ran into strong Chi
nese resistance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
RUSSIA:
Aerial Prelude

Air forays had continued to be the
prelude to general 1943 land often
sives on the Russian front as the
lull that began with spring thaws
still had persisted.
From one end of the line to the
other reports indicated increasingly
vigorous air battles as Nazi and So
Wet planes fought it out for suprem-
acy. Activity was reported especial
" pronounced in the Don river val
ley and northward in the vicinity of
Leningrad. Russian communicates
indicated that the vicinity of Rostov
had become cemetery for downed
Nazi Heinkel and Junkers planes.
The Reds reported likewise that in
a German raid on the Volkhov front
go miles southeast of Leningrad, "a
planes were shot down.
Meanwhile the Russians continued
their attacks on eastern German air
dromes. In one foray the Reds re-
ported destroying 100 German
planes compared to a loss of rs Rus
sian aircraft.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
WHEAT:
Crop Prospects Dim

Smallest U. S. wheat production
since 1886 was indicated by the De-
partment of Agriculture in its re-
port on June crop conditions. The
department estimated winter wheat
output at sol, 702, 1000 bushels and
spring wheat at 228, 1922, 900, or
total of 730,524, 900 compared with
981 1921, 700 bushels harvested last
year.
The crop reporting bureau pointed
out that winter wheat has been hurt
by drouth in the Great Plains area
and by wet weather in the Eastern
Belt. Spring wheat, including con-
siderable acreage sown where win
ter wheat was killed, is now favored
by generally good moisture, the bu-
reau reported.
A 100, 200, 900 bushel wheat crop in
1913 would be about the same as the
average for the 1924 decade which
includes the drouth years of the
mid '30's. It would, however, be
about 150,000,000 bushels below the
average of the last five years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
ARGENTINA:
Axis Radio Curbed

Action Of the new Argentine gov
eminent in cancelling radio facili-
ties which enabled Axis embassies
or nationals to transmit code mes
sages to their capitals was regarded
as step in the direction Of better
ing Argentina's relations with its
South American neighbors as well
as the United States.
The government said it took this
step in compliance with the resolu-
ton adopted at Rio de Janeiro,
Brazil, by American foreign minis
tiers against Axis espionage in Janu-
arg; a942.a While the order cancelled
radio code. facilities for all nations,
it struck at the Axis powers since
they have no cable connections with
Argentina, whereas the Allies are
linked directly to Argentina by
cable.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Confusion COMPOUNDED

"Guv' nor," said the dusty travel
er, chow far is it to Gloucester"
"'But mile and half" replied
the farmer.
'Can I ride with your"
Certainly. Climb in!"
At the end of three-quarters of an
hour the traveller asked: "How far
are we from Gloucester now?"
"'Bout four miles and half"
"Great haystacks! Why didn't
you tell me we were going away
from Gloucester"
''Why didn't you tell me you want
ed to 60 there?"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
MEDITERRANEAN:
PanteIleria First Step

The Allied assault to reduce Italy's
island buffer defenses preparatory
to mainland operations had contin-
ued to give the Mediterranean area
star billing over other theaters OF
war.
The capture of the island fortress
of Pantelleria was significant not
only because it was the first effec-
tive Allied milestone since the Afri-
can victory, but it consolidated Unit
ed Nations control over east-west
shipping in the Mediterranean as
well. Moreover, by breaking through
ItaIy's outer wall it paved the way
for cleanup of the more important
islands of Sicily and Sardinia and
for operations on the continent.
The steady and methodically vio-
lent destruction of Pantelleria's de-
lenses was regarded as forerun-
ner of what other Axis Mediterrane-
an bases would have to suffer. Day
after day Allied bombers had plum
melted disaster on beleaguered Pan
telleria while naval units had blast
ed its forts with deadly big guns in
softening up operations.
In the meantime British dis
patches crediting Spanish sources
reported that Marshal Erwin ROM
mel was speeding the completion Of
defenses along the French Mediter-
ranean coast. These reports set
forth that Rommel had been named
commander of the so-called Mittel-
meer wall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
COAL:
Promise Fulfilled

Noted as a man who keeps his
promises, Secretary Ickes fulfilled
this reputation when he imposed a
fine of 81 day on the $4,000 mine
workers who participated in the June
is walkout from government-oper-
ated pits.
Mr.. Ickes declared that before the
walkout he had told the miners 1--WE
were going to fine them if they went
out again.
Mr.. Ickes acted in his role of fed
eral fuel director in accordance with
the miners contracts which provide
penalties If a miner fails to work
without good reason.
Terming Ickes' action as ga brutal
application of economic sanctions"
John L. Lewis commended that the
contract had expired at the time of
the work stoppage, and ''the United
Mine Workers cannot understand
how fines can be levied under the
provisions of an expired contract. "
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
AUSTRALIA:

AUSTRALIA: Prime Minister
John Curtin said the fight to hold
the japanese in the Southwest Pa
cific had been won and that Aus
tralia is safe from invasion.
DRAFT PRELUDE: Jan valtin,
aufhor Of "out Of the Night" is
now IA IN the draft, his publishers
announced. He had been held for
illegal entry into this country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Fast Worker

Boss-Hey, you there, that other
fellow is carrying two bags Of ce-
ment while you're only carrying one.
What's wrong with you?
Uthere-Nothing That fellows too
lazy to 20 twicei
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Good Behavior

Mother-Were you good in Sum
day School, Betty?
Betty-Yes, Mother, just pinched
one little girl.
Mother-Did she pinch you back?
Betty-Of course not, Mother. Not
in Sunday School.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Honest?

Housewife-Well, I'll give you a
job. You can gather the eggs in the
chicken house if you won't steal any.
Tramp-Lady, youse could trust
me wild anything. ! wus manager
Of bath house for ten years an
never took a BATH
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Vacuum Packed Too

SUDDENLY do you say most stu
dents are like coffee?
Prof-Well, 90 per cent of the &C
tive ingredients have been removed
from the bean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
WAR PROFITS:
sRecdpture' Scanned

Whether the year-old renegotiation
law by which the government re-
captures excessive war profits
from industry would be retained or
eliminated was a matter that would
be largely determined by the public
hearings which the house naval
committee had ordered.
AS the committee applied close
scrutiny into the operations of the
law, witnesses representing big and
little industry described its effect
on war production. Government Of
ficials credit the contract renego-
tiation statute with saving the nation
thus far in excess of three billion
dollars.
Decision to undertake the inves-
tigation came with two measures
pending before the house ways and
means committee. One was to re-
peal the statute altogether and the
other was to limit its use to con-
tracts above $500, 900 rather than the
present 100000 limitation.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
FOOD:
u. S. to Ship Is %

At least IS per cent Of American
food production this year will have
to be shipped abroad, Roy F. Hen
erickson, food distribution director
of the War Food administration, dis
closed, adding that the proportion
may have to be still greater.
Hendrickson told the war council
of the American Retail federation
that "as we move into Italy and
Greece, France, Norway and the
rest of Europe we must give those
half-starved people the strength to
be actively on our SIDE"
The food distribution chief de-
clared that the personnel of Amer
ica's military forces eats an aver
age of about 5A pounds of food
daily, whereas civilians average be.
tween three and four pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
CHEERFUL GUY

Employee-Mr. Bangs, am about
to be married, and on my salary we
will starve to death.
BOSWELL, well; who is the lucky
girl?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Killing Time

Minister wish I could think Of
some way to make the congrega-
ton keep their eyes on me during
the sermon.
Deacon-You might put the clock
right behind the pulpit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Down ON the Farm

City Boy-Sis, look at that COW
out there in the field. IT'S laying
milk!
Sister silly, cows don't lay milk.
You have to pull their tails.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
WHEAT LOANS:
WF4 Grants $I.22

Loans to eligible farmers on 1943-
grown wheat at rates averaging ma
tionally $1.22 per bushel at the farm
were announced by the War Food
administration.
Under similar loan program in
1912, loans averaged $1.14 at the
farm. Eligible for loans win be
farmers who complied with the 1913
AAA farm program relating to
wheat and war crops, Loan rates
vary according to grade, quality and
location Of storage.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-06-25
Party Dress
are you going

Mrs. White-How are you going
to vote this year?
Mrs. Hale-In my blue silk dress
and gray hat.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

Bancroft & Washington Bus Co. said
today.
Nine new buses will be delivered
tomorrow to the A, B, e. w, pro-
viding an additional mileage Of
$1,000 month from this source
alone. Mr. Mitchell said. Another
$4,000 miles will be realized by step
ping up operations of 25 presently
operated buses 1000 miles each.
The grand total of $4,000 sddi-
tional miles we shall operate should
prove of great benefit to a public
depending more AND more on public
transportation in this area" he
stated. The A, B. a. w. provides
service to the Pentagon Building.
Navy Annex, Army Air Forces Post,
National Airport, Naval Torpedo
Factory in Alexandria and Fort
| Belvoir.
The District bus situation will not
be changed, Capital Transit Co. off,
Gals said, because the company at
| present lacks trained bus operators
to man vehicles that could be put
into service. When the manpoWer
shortage is overcome the company
will expand service here, it was said.
No new buses have been allotted
to Capital Transit this year.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Few Ration Coupons
Received al Banks
As Depositing Begins
New Clearing System
Gives institutions
Little Extro Trouble

The OPA's desire that the new
ration coupon banking plan create
no extensive shock or burden on the
commercial banking system ap-
peared today to be developing into
a reality.
AS the plan got under way this
morning, no waiting line or even an
appreciate number of potential de
positors gathered at the special
windows set up in many of the banks
to handle this new load under which
the financial institutions in effect
become the agents of the OPA.
The general public is not directly
affected by the ration banking, it
was explained, because the process
starts where public buying of ra-
toned commodities leaves off. After
the public has turned in ration
stamps and certificates to store
keepers and coupons to gasoline
dealers they then are cleared
through the ration banking machine
The new plan is applicable only in
the gasoline field to distributors
above the retail level and to sugar
and coffee retailers whose sales OF
food in December, 1912, exceeded
$4,000 Opening of accounts will be
optional with retailers whose sales
are less than this figure.
Shortly before noon the central
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
II Pleasure Driving
Suspects Freed After
Preliminary Probe
Only Four Out Of Is
Required TO Appear
Before Rution Board

TWenty-one persons suspected as
automobile pleasure drivers have
been eXonerated without the ne
cessity Of ration board hearings,
under the new system of increased
preliminary investigation put into
effect last week by the District
Office of Price Administration, it
was disclosed today.
Making its second report on the
new procedure, the District OPA
said a total of 100 letters now have
been mailed informing motorists
they have been listed as alleged
pleasure drivers.
twenty-five of the 100 suspects
have presented explanations to the
District OPA headquarters within
the allotted three days. OF the %,
only four will be required to appear
for hearings before their local ration
boards, it was said
Hailed as Time Saver.
The new system already has DEM
onstrated that it will save time both
of ration board members and SuS-
pected violators of the pleasure driv-
ing ban, spokesman for the Office
said.
Whitney Leary, District OPA ad-
ministrator, has rejected a Sugges-
ton that a single panel be set up
to hear all pleasure driving cases in
the District, the spokesman said.
At the same time, it was reported
that total of 165 new cases were
dismissed by the District OPA be-
fore the new procedure was adopted.
This leaves between 500 and 600 al
legged pleasure drivers in Washing
ton who must yet clear themselves
OF forfeit gas ration coupons, the
OPA Office said.
Loses Five A Coupons.
Ration Board 20, Seventh and D
streets Sc, penalized Harold F.
Marshall, 1903 D street Sc, five A
coupons after hearing last night.
Three other cases heard by the
board last night remained undecided
pending further investigation.
Seven cases were dismissed by
Board 33, Tenth and Monroe
streets NE.
Hearings scheduled for today in
cluded the following; Board 81,
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Trusted Hitler Aides
Reported Organizing
Balkan Deienses
Opening of New Front
In Southeastern Europe
Feared by Germans
By the Associated Press

By the Associated Press
STOCKHOLM, Jan. 81. - Adolf
Hitler is reported in usually we'll
informed quarters here to have sent
two trusted aides-Gen. Fritz Erich
Won MannStein and Col. Gen. Baron
Macmillan Won Weichs-into the
Balkans, apparently to organize de-
lenses against the possible opening
of a front in Southeastern Europe
Gen. MannStein is thoroughly
familiar with the Balkans because
of previous activities there. It was
he who commanded the German
forces which reduced Sevastopol, but
the Russians defeated his troops ir
the final stages Of the Stalingrad
offensive.
Gen. WEIGHS was one Of the lead
ers in the battles of Bryansk anc
wanna on the Moscow front late
in 1941.
Since the rout Of Marshal Erwin
Rommel in Libya and the Alliec
/ landings in French North Africa
the Germans have shown nervous
ness about the Balkans and there
have been recent reports from An
kara that achievements are arriv-
ing there.
Analysing development in Russia
Swedish military correspondents
lately have pointed out the chances
of war faring again in the Balkans
They emphasized that if the Axis
had to abandon part of the Ukraine
the place the Germans would have
to watch closely would be the Bal
kanS.
The German press also has beer
directing attention to the southeast
corner of Europe, although in the
past it frequently resorted to such
tactics in order to help concea.
Hitler's intentions in other direc-
tons.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27
Virginia Bus Service
Will Increase Feb. |
Under Ruling by 0DT

An additional $1,000 mi:es of bus
service each month to nearby Viz
ginia will become effective February
l as result Of the ODT ruling per-
hitting defense area buses to in
crease their mileage from 1000 to
5000 each month. Traffic Manager
r. r Mitchell of the Alexandria.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

Office of Riggs National Bank re-
ported that IL accounts had been
opened and that it had received
several inquiries from other poten-
tial depositors.
The ration banking plan will not
affect the jurisdiction of local
boards, but is designed to relieve
them of heavy burden OF clerical
work. Through the cooperation of
banks, officials also explained, credit
accounts pertaining to rationing will
be better centralized.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

Georgia avenue and Upshur street
NV. $50 pm, and Board 60, Fiji
teenth street and Good Hope road
Sc. 8 pm.
Meanwhile, local OPA inspectors
reported IS motorists as suspected
pleasure drivers. District police
named three.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-01-27

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
Grain-Eat Insects
Should Be Destroyed
Pests Spoil Millions
OF Bushels Annually

When every bushel Of grain IL
urgently needed as a war material,
IL is more important than ever to
see that as little as possible IL
eaten or spoilt by insects that In
fest granaries.
To assist farmers In combating
these little saboteurs, the Univer-
sity of California has published q
bulletin entitled Insects Affecting
Stored Food Products. This book
let describes many Of the pests Of
the South and Southwest and gives
the methods for their control.
Among the most common is the
granary weevil. It is chestnut
brown, about an eighth Of an inch
long, and hard shelled, with long
snout. The adult female bores into
grain with her beak and deposits
an egg in it. She can lay about
200 eggs in this way. The young
hatch in a week or two and eat
out the inside of the grain enclosing
them. Three or four weeks later
they become adults, and in turn lay
eggs, so under favorable conditions
seven or eight generations are pro-
duced in a single year.
In the household the granary wee
vii may be controlled by locating
and destroying the infested materi-
ais, and by protecting other food
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03

prOQuCCS from IL. IN TWO OF tnree
months it should be eradicated. In
storage and warehouse, funigation,
heat, or cold treatments are usually
required.
Grain Borer Nuisance.
A serious nuisance in the South is
the lesser grain borer. It is some
what less than an eighth Of an inch
in length, and has a cylindrical,
stubby body. The larvae hatch in
week or two from eggs attached
loosely to the grains. Wooden struc-
lures that have contained infested
grain should be fumigated or sprayed
to kill the adults.
A somewhat larger beetle is the
cadelle. It is often more than a
quarter of an inch long, and black or
dark brown. It attacks stored grain
as well as cereal products and
shelled nuts, and often damages
wooden storage bins.
Because of its long life and rapid
reproduction, the saw-toothed grain
beetle is one of the worst Of these
destructive insects. It's slender fiat
tened body is about an eighth Of an
inch long, loosely jointed, hard
shelled, and brown. A row Of spiky
projections along the sides Of its
midsection give it its name.
Common Grain Eater.
Another common grain eater is the
confused flour beetle, a reddish
brown insect, about an eighth Of an
inch long, with a hard, cylindrical
body. It is found in large numbers
all over the world. It prefers flour
or other processed cereal, but will
attack grain too. Eggs hatch in a
week to ten days.
Other grain-destroying insects are:
the fiat grain beetle, reddish brown,
and a sixteenth of an inch long;
the broad-horned flour beetle, SINH
lar to the confused flour beetle, but
slightly larger, the yellow meal
worm and the dark meal worm, both
dull black in the adult stage.
Heat is simple means of killing
these pests. Flour heated to $50 de-
grees will be freed of it, yet the flour
will be uninjured. Fumigation il
most satisfactory in large establish
ments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
Three-BalI Special

He was one of those bores who
will talk to fellow-passengers in
trains. For an hour or more he had
been telling tales of his business.
When the ticket inspector came
into the carriage, the braggart did
not stop talking-he merely handed
a ticket to the collector.
The latter looked at it and said:
Where are you going sir?"
'sCan't you read?" shouted the
other. you've got my ticket.
haven't your"
'I've got ticket, certainly sir, "
replied the collector. ''but it's for
a gold watch"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
The AnslDers

1. atmosphere.
2. An earthquake strong enough
to be felt occurs somewhere in the
world every 26 minutes.
8. The Empire State building in
New York city. It has 102 stories
and measures 1,248 feet from its
base to top of mooring mast.
A. Land. A hectare is equal to
2,471 acres.
S. They are all wood-wind in
struments.
6. Baltimore.
z. The ribs.
8. Swimming "a racing stroke).
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1943-09-03
ASK Me q
ANOTHER {
A General Quiz
The Questions
) ~ OGnGTO1 NUIZ
ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS

1. The solid portion of the earth
is known as what?
2. How often does an earth
quake occur somewhere in the
world?
8. What is the highest building
in the world?
1 4. What is measured by hec-
tare?
5. The flute, oboe, bassoon and
clarinet have what in common?
6. What city is called the Monu-
mental city?
z. What are the costal bones in
the body?
8. In what sport is the term
trudgen used?