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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
AMERICAS UNDERGROUND
ARMY

America has an undergro d
army It's weapons are electricity,
compressed air, picks and shovels.
Its G. I. is the coal miner. He has
not fully realized the essential char
acter of his work or he would not
have sanctioned work stoppage.
without coal we would be reduced
to fighting this war with bows and
arrows. The four most important war
chemicals (phenol, toluene, ammonia
and napkthalene) are possible only
because of the work of the coal min
er. All high explosives depend upon
coal. Every ton of coal miner miens
produces enough steel to make a
2,OO0-pound bomb. Fifty-five per
cent of all mechanical energy used
in the United States is produced by
coal, because IS per cent of all cleo
trio power in the United States is
produced by coal. The energy con-
tanned in the coal mined daily in the
United States is equal to tie energy
of 500 Niagara Falls. Ninety-five
per cent of railroad locomotives are
powered by coal. The equivalent OF
liz billion tons was hauled between
New York and San Francisco by coal
burning locomotives in 1912. And
this is not all. Eighty-five per cent
of all war plastics that go into such
items as bomber noses, gas masks,
shell noses, radio apparatus, tele-
phones, pontoons, propellers, skis,
life RATS, and lacquers require pro-
cessed bituminous coal as base. FL
nally, two-thirds of Americas homes
are heated by coal or coke.
America could not win the war
without its underground army of coal
miners.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
STATE TO WAIVE TEACHERS
COLLEGE FEES

In an effort to boost enrolment
at the State Teachers Colleges, and
thus maintain adequate teaching
staffs in TIE Public School System of
the State, Governor Herbert II.
O'Conor has announced that the tuis
ton fee now charged in the State
Teachers Colleges will be waived af-
ter the present year.
The change will be effective with
the new budget which Governor
O'Conor will submit to the incoming
Legislature in January, 1915, he
said.
The fee charged students at the
colleges now is 500 per year. Waiv-
ing it will cost the State awards Of
S55, 900 annually, Governor O'Conor
announced, but he declared: 1--WE can
afford this in order to attract to the
teaching profession numbers of per-
sons who might otherwise take up
other vocations.
''It has been my announced policy
to strive earnestly for the successful
operation of the educational system
in Maryland. 1t is gratifying to note
that the schools are being operated
in most satisfactory manner and
under the able guidance of teaching
stats, composed of splendidly trained
men and women of the most desir-
able qualifications.
st has been my firm belief that
| Maryland enjoys an educational sys-
| tenn second to none in the Country.
But it is apparent that the enrolment
in the Teachers Colleges for white
students has declined enormously
since about the beginning of the war.
During the academic year 1944-45,
a total of 545, students was enrolled
as compared with 1867 in 1939-40.
This is only about half of normal
times whereas the need for teachers
is several times as great as under
ordinary conditions.
1--WE believe that by the elimina-
ton of the tuition fee, not only will
prospective teachers be inducrd there
by to enter the Colleges, but it will
be an indication to them of the
States desire to afford them every
advantage.
"Tke school teachers of the State
,, who have remained Loyalty at their
posts, despite attractive offers in the
various industries, are entitled to
i the gratitude of the Public 1t was
for this reason that the State made
the unprecedented outlay for bonus
es to the teachers of the counties and
of Baltimore City in the past several
years. These bonus payments, aggre-
eating several million dollars. were
deserved by the teachers who are
giving their time and energies for
the education of future citizens"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
NEW SECURITY UNIT FOR BOYS
IA To 81

Maryland will take long step for
ward in the correctional handling of
youthful offenders with TIE opening
around October 1, of a new Security
Unit at the Maryland Training School
for Boys, Governor O'Conor has
made known.
Ike new Unit will be for the GUS
todial care of youthful offenders
whose retention in the prisons is
deemed undesirable. Housing maxi
mum of SO youths, the new Unit will
be the first building of it's kind in
the correctional system of the State,
and will represent "medium-type"
unit between the reformatory and
prison.
This facility will meet real need
in the training and management of
juvenile offenders and is designed to
meet a situation which has caused
concern to the Courts and to State
Officials alike" the Governor de-
clared
There are a number of boys from
16 to IS years of age who are more
serious offenders and who have COM
mitetd more serious offenses than
many of the other boys in the insti-
tuition. These boys are committed to
the school by the Criminal Courts,
whereas, the boys under 16 years of
age are sent to the school from the
Juvenile Courts. The committing
judges prefer not to send the older
boys to the House of Correction or
other Penal Institutions, but their
care at the Training School requires
special handling and segregation
from the younger boys who have
committed less serious offenses.
This Security Unit, therefore, is
designed to take care of the older
boys who have committed more SER
ious offences and who are chronic
runaways from the Institution"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
STATE IN LINE ON
TUBERCULOSIS CARE

Addressing the Institute on Con-
troll of Tuberculosis at Annapolis in
the State House, Governor O'Conor
outlined the extensive assistance pro-
vided by the State for sufferers from
this disease, at the same time setting
forth plans for additions to facilities
that will bring the institutions for
colored patients up to modern stan
dards.
Intensive case finding procedures
indicate there SHOULD be at least two
hospital beds for every death occur
ring from tuberculosis in tn estate
in a period of one year" the Cover
nor declared. Maryland is in for
tunate situation with respect to the
standards and we are of the belief
that there is an adequate number of
beds for the treatment of tuberculo-
sis in the wkite population.
Unfortunately, the tuberculosis
rate in the colored population is very
much greater than the white and it
is necessary to provide additional
beds in order to reach the standard
needed for the disqualification of this
group Ike occurrence of tuberculo-
sis in the colored population needs
such emphasis and concentrated eff
forts In order to assist the tubercu-
losis sanatoria commission in its eff
forts in this direction, l have recent
ly appointed DR.. H. Maceo Williams
as member of the Sanatoria Com
mission DR.. Williams has had pro-
fessional training and is a recogniz-
ed specialist in the treatment of tu-
berculosis.
At the present time, the State OPP
crates four Sanatoriums for tie
treatment of tuberculosis. These in
situations are at Sabillasville, in
Frederick county, where 463 patients
are being cared for; Mt. Wilson, Bal
timore county, where 181 patients
are hospitalized, and at the Eastern
Shore State Hospital at Salisbury,
81 tuberculosis patients are hospital
lied. The colored tubercular are car
ed for at Henryton at which Institu-
ton 400 patients are now hispital-
lied"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
GERMANS STILL PLANNING
DOMINATION OF WORLD

Elimination of the Nazis will not
prevent Germany from launching
another attempt in few years to
dominate the world, in the opinion OF
Henry T.. Taylor, notedl student OF
European affairs.
Obsessed with the traditional Ger
man notion that Germany can run
the world better than it's many indi-
vidual nations, German diplomats are
even now cultivating sympathy for
the German people as they are pre-
pairing to make scape-goats of the
Nazis.
when we get rid of the Nazis we
shall not have got rid of the German
problem, any more than Europe did
hen it got rid of the Kaiser" Tay-
lor writes in a scholarly article il
the September issue of Cosmopolitan
magazine.
For this reason we must go the
whole distance with Germany this
time, once and for all. At last we
must teach these people what it costs
to demonstrate their belief that they
should rule the world Germany must
accept the consequences of complete
defeat. Good Germans must not be
permitted to beg off by unconditional
surrender or any such painless form
ula which sounds strong but which
VIXEN you think it through as the
Germans have, actually gives them
an option on when it is wise fol
them to stop the war in their own
self-interest
1--WE must remember the Germans
grave internal commissions but also
Germany must pass through not only
psychological revolution. Germany
must be so purged of PanGermanism
tkat no German will ever forget what
it cost his country to exercise this
greedy notion, and so that this idea
in German minds is as defeated as
in German arms"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
RELIGIOUS EDUCATION WEEK

Churches and other religious agen-
cies of rural America will join with
those of other cities in the obser-
vance of the fourteenth annual Re
ligious Education Week, September
"a to October /, to give emphasis
to the value of Christian teaching,
it has been announced by DR.. Roy
G. Ross, general secretary OF the In
ternational Council of Religious Ed
ucation, sponsor of the program.
Power of These Times" will be
the theme for Religious Education
Week in which AZ Protestant denom-
nations and 1872 state, provincial,
county and city councils of churches
and religious education will cooper
ate for COMMUNICATIVE bservances.
The week will be observed through
out Canada as we'll as in all AZ states
1.-THE Protestant churches OF the
nation will attempt to remarshall the
missionary spirit in their education
al work during Religious Education
Week." DR.. Ross stated in making
the announcement. "These chaotic
times demand THAT we not only IN
crease our programs of Christian
teaching for those who are now at
tending church schools, but we also
must increase our efforts to reach
the more than 100000 children OF
school age who have had no religious
training of any kind"
Rally Day or Promotion Day ser
vices in most rural churches on the
opening day of Religious Education
Week will emphasize educational
evangelism as Sunday schools renew
their efforts to increase enrolment
and attendance. Christian fellowship
in the community will be developed
through weekday programs, and
"the unifying power of world Chris
tian Fellowship will be featured in
World Communion Sunday observan-
ces on October LIST.
Rural communities will give great
er Importance in their religious pro-
grams to the development of cooper
alton between the home and the
church during the observance. Lead
ership education through workers
conferences and deepening of devo-
tional life of leaders and pupils will
be other aims of Religious Education
Week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
on EST-ELLE?

"a Belle France, GU est-elle? Where
. indeed?
She is buried alive by the masters of
greed
Her language, her customs, religion
and wealth,
Her culture, refinement and fashions.
By stealth
These people are treated like cattle
with spirit all broken, no strength
for tie battle,
And hunted and guarded by hounds
of the devil.
They've no power of defense from
the spirit of Evil.
But where is the vision of sainted
Jeanne dare?
Do they not hear the voices and no
longer mark
The Spirit that leads them to throw
off the yoke
OF oppression, absorption-it is time
they awoke.
There must be new France to arise
from the fire
OF affection, before it burns out their
desire
For freedom and justice, and now is
the chance,
Hear the voices long silent, "vive La
France! La Belle France!"
Il. v. TONNES, 1913
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
WARNS AGAINST BACK TO LAND
PLANS

Secretary Wickard warned sharply
against. any belief that there can
be any sizeable back to the land
movement after this war;" when he
appeared at hearing of the House
Special Committee on Post War Ec-
nonmic Policy and Planning.
81 am afraid" he said, "that a
good many people have TIE idea that
there will be places in agriculture
for millions of returning veterans
and persons who leave war plants
There have been such movements in
almost every country after almost
every war. In this country after this
war, agriculture will offer no large
scale possibilities along that line.
"a substantial number of our
young men now in uniform came
from farms. That number will be
about sufficient to fill the gap left
farmers drop out of farm work af-
ter the war. There is every reason to
believe that somewhat smaller,
rather than larger, farm labor force
will be needed to turn out full farm
production. AS we have seen, even
under the most favored conditions,
it, will be no easy matter to main
tain and improve the living standards
of families already ON the land. We
cannot afford again to think of ag-
riculture as refuge or national
poorkouse in times of economic diff
Guilty"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
An Old, Old Story

The War Labor Board has made
4 statement in which it says that the
major problems before it include cost
If living, readjustments, industry
vide wage sterilization, postwar se-
eurity fund, full employment and
guaranteed annual wage, sick leave,
night-shift differential, 81 minimum
rate. and maintenance of membership.
Despite this official summary the la
Dor leaders have raised 26 issues in
recent efforts to enforce new agree
ments with industries. 1t doesn't
take a master mind to discover that
wholesale increases in wages will
automatically increase the cost of all
manufactured articles, and the cost
of living of the workers, as WELL
While the Hillmans and others are
backing political schemes and trying
to force the agencies of the Govern
ment to raise wages, the Congress
of the United States seems to be
counting noses rigkt now in efforts
to put teeth into pending legislation
for the important purposes of insur-
ing jobs to every person in the United
States who wants to work in essen
tial industries and war plants to the
end that the workers and TIE employ
ers will keep peace on the national
front.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15

national Relations with semester
hours credit, on Wednesday evenings
from z to $3.50 during the first Sc
mester Of 1S44-45. Teachers in SER
vice especially are urged to take adj
vantass Of this unusual opportunity,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
HOW ABOUT HOLDING THE LINE
Ry j. r., Jones

Washington, d. c., Sept IL
There is difference in labor leaders,
but when the surface is scratched it
is found that the CLIO is insisting
kat the Little Steel formula must
be scrapped. Scratch little more and
YOU'LL discover the leader of the ALL
in Washington is insisting that the
Little Steel formula isn't enough.
The top man of United Mine Work
ers has the same notion about the
'lower-wage" formula.
The War Labor Board continues to
hold up a decision on the steel work
er's petition for a general wage in
crease.
The Brueau of Labor Statistics is
working on new index to measure
3hanges in wage rates. The Labor De-
partment measure" of the cost of
living is persistently criticized by the
Washington labor-leader lobby.
The United Auto Workers Union
s using every effort to secure another
boost in wages.
Moving over in the direction of the
White House one discovers that the
President, War Director Byrnes, and
Sterilization Director Vinson are not
yielding an inch to the labor leaders
TO crack the existing wage formula
before election.
There is wide division of opinion
.mong the workers concerning these
problems; and in connection with
-Eese differences of opinion there are
Indications that most wor I S
throughout the country are opposing
he plans of these labor leaders who
IRE taking advantage of the political
situation to force the Administration
20 let go of the line. The workers,
| themselves, if left alone, will hold
he line.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15
Easing Up On Rationing

There is every reason to believe
chat the Government will ease UP on
is food rationing very shortly after
he collapse of Germany. Authentic
Information indicates that there are
arge food SURPRISES, and Washing
on reports indicate tkat the War
food Administration stocks now to-
al approximately 2 million tons, that
.eserves for the armed forces are sew
9ral times that figure, and that Lend
Lease food stocks abroad total 4 to
million tons. Eighty-five per cent
If the meats previously rationed have
)een taken off because there is plenty
If meat.
Besides, there will be a full har-
vest of food crops in tie United
states, while the countries in Europe
hat are being freed are reported to
)e in a position to provide astonish-
ng volumes of food for themselves.
The end of food rationing will save
lot of profanity at the grocery and
neat counters and in housewives
itchens.
At the same time there is every
eason to expect that there will be
more gas and rubber as soon as the
var is over.
All of these questions that have
oeen handled exclusively by the Ex-
ecutive branch of tie Government
ire gradually coming under the di-
lection of Congress. That is healthy
condition, which is apt to lead to
better results.
Wallace is out of the picture.
3yrnes is still sore because he didn't
get the Vice Presidential nomination !;
Ike palace guards have had their
lay.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15

The Golden Gate bridge in San
Francisco harbor is the longest
bridge in this country. 1t has a length
of 1900 feet.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15

Hitler used to promise thousand
fold vengeance. but now seems to
have just one fold coming to him,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15

OPA moves against the black mar
ket in bananas, expecting somebody
to slip.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-09-15

A lot Of Germans probably wish
they could cross from Dunkirk to
England
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-13
Preston |. George Dies;
Veteran GP0 EmpIoye

Preston Lee George, 48, an en-
ploye Of the Government Printing
Once for the last 80 years, died Sat-
urday at his home, ia U street NE,
after an illness Of several months.
Mr.. George, a native of Fred
ericksburg, Va, entered the GPO at
10 as a messenger. For the last 20
years he was an assistant In the
ONCE of the ofIicial reporters of de-
bates in the House.
A Mason, he was affiliated with
Lafayette Lodge, No. 10, Columbia
Chapter, RAM, Adoniran Council
No. 2, Columbia Commandery, No.
2: Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine. He also was a member of
st. Johns Chapter, No. 2, Of the
Eastern Star, and Fidelity Council,
No. 4, Daughters of America.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Rachel Edna George; two daughters,
Mrs. Henry G. Davis, jr., and Miss
Nancy Lee George; his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Preston George, and one
brother, Raymond v. George, all Of
Washington.
Funeral services will be held at 2
pm. tomorrow at the Hines funeral
home. Burial will be in Cedar Hill
Cemetery.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-13
Indian Spring Club
Plans Swimming Pool
And 100000 House

Plans for extensive improvements
1T the Indian Spring Country Club,
Silver Spring. including construc-
ton Of 100000 clubhouse, were
announced last night at the clubs
annual Trophy and Championship
dinner.
Construction of large swimming
pool with capacity of $500 and of
seven additional tennis courts also
are planned, John w. Wexler, exec
utive manager, said.
A new 1S-hole golf course, part
OF the improvement program, has
Just been completed.
The new club house, Mr.. Wexler
said, will be started next fall and
1t is hoped to have 1t opened by
April, 1916. In addition to q ball
room large enough to seat 300
diners, plans provide for five smaller
dining rooms, q cocktail lounge and
other club facilities.
A model and drawings of the
clubhouse, which will be known as
the Indian Spring Town and Coun-
try Club were on display at last
nights dinner.
The present quarters will be torn
down when the new project is
started, Mr.. Wexler stated. The
club was organized and chartered
in 1921 and is built on the former
Oliver H. p. Clark estate.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-13
Judge Nelson Appointed
To Traffic Court Study

Judge George D. Nelson of MI
nicipal Court has been appointed to
the American Bar Association's
Committee on Improvement in Traf-
fic Courts.
A recognized authority on trafIic
problems, Judge Nelson will be the
associations advisor on District
traffic affairs.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1944-11-13

GoebbeIs called our Flying Fort
reeses Flying Cofi1ns." We need
more Of them over Germany. Let's
all back the attack. Buy more War
Bonds.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-06
AFL Repudidtes
It's Paper S Story
About NJ Arthur

WASHINGTON. Jan 8 GNSl
AN AFL spokesman today com
pletely repudlated The action Of
The American Federationist their
monthly magazine. IN issuing =
ielegraphlc statement early
Wednesday morning plcturlng
Gen Macarthur As pralsing labor
in the midst Of the armys seizure
OF the railroads.
An AL spokesman announced
that the Macarthur message was
published initially IN the maya
zines June, l942. edition He
added that The Federatlonlst :
press release early Wednesday vas
completely unauthorized and
no act ~ some one who had no
authority 10 release such A state
ment
The magazines act created p
furor n AFL headquarters here
and further complicated Washing
ION reaction 10 the declaration ~
a high Washington authority thai
The armys seizure NJ the railroads
lad prolonged the war n Europe
Ia six mont rs. -
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-06
Riot Loss Claims
Rejected by City

last side merchsntS Who
claimed their properties m Para
disc Nsjc> suffered damage total
Ing S5ol 90 during the June no's
WIlI have 20 meet The expense
without cril assistance. Inc com
mon counclE has ruled
B7SnC It's action on an opinion
OF Jamo, r Walsh assistant cor
Poraton counsel the council
ycSteruat voted 10 REJECT the
claims despite charges that 'ne
city failed 10 pro, .Ge adequate
police protection and was there
fore r. sponSibie FOR me damage
Walsh stated that me cat, had
no right U01cg rs charter or
under Michigan Saws 20 honor the
claims The SUMS involved. a~-
cordinE ro Kenneth J NcCaricn
nj tho hoard 0f sS>o,>ofs we're r.
some instances far in excess Of
personal property statements Of
tho claimants
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-01-06
Dewey S Status
To Be Topic at
COP Meeting

4 WASHINGTON. Jan SINS
The Republican National Com
mittee meeting IN Chicago next
week unofflcially opening the
COP presidential campaign - is
expected 10 determine whether
here will be a draft Dewey
drive in 1914. The committee Will
Set the time and place for the
RepIhAcan- convention
At the same time. n appeared
f0day tho discussions among ma
rIonal committee members and
state leaders probably viii give
he FIRST election year appraisal
~ strength claimed for Wendell
Willkie. tho partyS defeated 1910
nominee.
The prospect Of 4 draft 70 place
Gov Dewey IN the White House
was heightened ny his action yes
lerdsy In ms annual message N
he legislature. Dewey asked that
the New York constitution he
amended 10 permit he lieutenant
goN crnor 10 succeed him II the
goyorn0rShip. for any reason.
should become vacant
Tho le44oSf - L-An 10 i'm.
mediate speculation thar Dewey
might hc willing ~ accept p draft
for the Republican candidacy
No heretofore IA, declared him
sell not q candidate.