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The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
GUINAN SAYS
PUBLIC HOMES
BEG The ISSUE
~ CHARLES wARTMAS

william J. Guinsn. executive Sec
Rotary Of the Builders association,
1903 Dime building told the Michl-
gan Chronicle in an exclusive inter.
view las; week that nnennber organ
izstiony Of the Builders association
began . serious consideration 81 the
Nero housing problem about three
months age and ihst they had rec
commended as esrly ss October, as
80 ne National Housing authorizes
that no further housing he pro-
Ersmnled in Detroit for whites.
1t ~ NY firm conviction" Gut
man sad. shat tearing down old
buildings ara putting up federal
housing rroJeets does not result IN
slum clearance Public housing
bess ar issue snd does not sttsck
The problem. People make sluns.
not housing.
In answer 20 The question 30 10
the attitude of the Builders ssso-
citation toward private nousinE for
Negroes. Guinsn said. We feel that
certain specific areas should be de-.
isnsted for Negro occupancy so
that Negroes would get chance 10
prove that they are property con-
scieus and worthy citizens"
As 10 the question OF sites,
Guinsn said. y feel that the gov.
ernor OF the state should call q
meeting Of the mayors Of the va
rious townships in the Detroit area,
and put the problem squsrely up
20 them This should be done" he
continued because no private group
has the power OF condemnation
Guinsn concluded the interview
BY saying that the Builders associs-
zion 10 now setting up its postwar
program which includes the build
ing OF 5000 homes per year for
Negroes. This goes hand in hand
with . proposed program TO tear
down each year many OF the build
lnrs now standing" Cuinan szid,
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
White Woman Hits Bias
In New Jersey Hospital

NEWARK, N. J. - (ANP)-Bias
against Negro PHYSICIANS treating
white patients is the result OF dan
gerous thinking" which springs
from the fsllacious belief in white
supremacy" Mrs. William Milwitz-
KY white chairman OF the hospital
committee Of the Newark Interracial
council, declared in letter last
week to a city newspaper.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29
WEST COAST sURORS MEET

SAN FRANCISCO. - An interest
ing Summer meeting was held Sun
day by the Pyramid club of Delta
Sigma Theta sorority a. the home
of Miss Gloria Pomine, in Oakland
with Thelma Luke acting as hostess
The club plans a Sunday after
noon entertainment for servicemen
during the month Of August at Tay-
lor Memorial church.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29

NAPLES aly-Ssvsra prominent and in various
American Red Cross Liberty
club Naples Left rieht Sidney Williams director of the club
Cleveland Ohio; Capt Hugh Mulzae of the USs Booker T.
Sarah Johnson club staff assistant Cambridge Mass
Geraldine Dyson assistant club director ST. Louis MOI Warrant
City; Arthur Carter
Ao-Amercan Oliver w. Harrington.
Pittsburgh Coure-Photo by u. Signal
Corps from American Red Cross Washington. d. c.
The Michigan chronicle. [volume] (Detroit, Mich.) 1936-current, 1944-07-29

win-the-war issues affecting our ma
ton at war, such as the lS-year-old
vote. important elections. problems
OF military equality. adequate war
housing, etc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
ADDITIONAL HOME CANNING
SUGAR

Second allotments of home can
ming sugar will be issued by all
Maryland War Price and Rationing
Boards, beginning August LIST, OPA
officials have announced. The Boards
will continue to issue these allot-
ments until October 81, 1914
Persons who lave obtained sugar
for homecoming since March /,
1914, but not in sufficient amount for
their needs during the entire 1914
canning season may again apply at
the same Board for an additional
amount; the second allotment not to
exceed the difference between 20
pounds and the amount previously
obtained from the Board Spare
stamp No. 81 will not be required
with TIE second application.
Applicants requesting canning SUI
gar for the first time, may use spare
stamp No. 81 for an amount not in
excess of 20 pounds for each person
listed on the application.
Form R-323 will a. ain be used by
the applicant in either case.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
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BUSINESSMEN TELL GOVERNOR
SAVINGS ARE APPRECIATED

Leaders of industry and business
in Baltimore and throughout Mary
land have written Governor Herbert
r. O'Conor during the past few days
expressing appreciation of the efforts
made by the State Administration to
keep to minimum State expendi-
lures, as represented by the savings
of $2,000,000 from 1914 budget ap-
preparations, and return of $544,638
from 1914 Emergency Funds.
Harry s. Middendorf, President OF
the Maryland Public Expenditure
Council, Incorporated, characterizes
the recent announcement of 3d.
600, 900 saving in budget allotments
for the 1914 fiscal year as "splen-
did accomplishment while noting
also the return of more than $780,
600 to the Postwar Construction
Fund from the $1,000,000 War and
Peace Emergency Fund.
Now is certainly the time to make
such savings" wrote w. b. LebherZ
Vice President of the Everedy Com
pany of Frederick.
1T will give the taxpayers feel
ing that the spending of their tax
payments is being watched very care
fully, and this is the only way that
the burden of taxation can be reliev-
ed" wrote John p. Ruth, Manager
of the Chemical and Pigment Com
pany of St. Helena, Baltimore.
"At time when taxes are becom-
ing very burdensome to the Ameri-
can Public, | believe that this saving
on the part of the State is commend
able, and want to urge you, as Gov
ernor, to see that this work is kept
up" was the way c. K. Bishop, Man
ager of the Atlantic Refining Com
pany, Baltimore, expressed it.
C. b. Marin, Treasurer of the
Locke Insulator Corporation, Balti-
more, wrote that I'VE believe that
if this same policy is carried out in
all of our governmental expenditures
whether City, State, or National,
that the Country would sooner re-
cover from the terrific expenditures
now being made and place us in a
much stronger position to meet post
war conditions"
From the National Bank of Rising
Sun came word from Charles S. Pyle,
President, that 1.-The reduction we
have had in taxes by reason of your
efforts is very much appreciated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
SAFETY ON THE FARM

Although much care has been Civ
en- to increasing the safety of farm
tractor operation, may lives are lost
every year, and many more persons
are injured through accidents in
which these machines are involved.
Inexperienced emergency farm work
ers should be doubly certain they
know how before operating any
tractor.
Sometimes a tractor operator, af-
ter sitting for hours, drives standing
up to relax his muscles. An inexper-
fenced farm emergency worker may
find this practice Hazardous A quick
sharp unexpected jolt may throw him
off the tractor, perhaps in front of
the wheel or ahead of the machine
being pulled.
Always speak gently to horses.
Warn them that you are approaching.
Frightened horses may kick, bite, or
run away, endangering the lives of
all nearby persons.
Farm animals cause many acct
dents. They fear strangers. Watch
out for their heels or their heads.
Milk cows from the right side, usual
ly harness horse from the left. In
experienced non-farm workers may
learn best and quickest by watching
the farmer
Never enter silo unless the cir
culation of fresh air is good. Other
wise, it may be full of dangerous
gas.
The right kind of ladder should
be used to pick fruit from trees. AL
ways place it in firm position and
move it frequently so you will not
run the risk of falling by reaching
too far.
Improper methods of lifting and
carrying can cause severe injury to
back or abdominal muscles. When
lifting from a low level keep your
back straight, bend knees and lift.
Never lift in an awkward position
and be sure you have good footing.
If the load is too heavy. get help.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
FREEDOM OF ENTERPRISE
RV i. IL. Homes

Washington, ID. c., July 31-Just
why there should be emphasis placed
on declarations that freedom of en-
terprise is not political issue" is
not entirely clear Assistant Attor-
ney General Wendell Berge recently
made a speech tkat didn't seem to
lift, the issue out of the political dog
house.
1t would be very pleasant to be-
come convinced that the Federal Gov
eminent is cleaning house" of evils
that are traceable to the monopolistic
control of business.
There seems to be a general be-
lief that these prosecutions under
antitrust laws are politics. Many of
our Government leaders deny the
fact that great industries are bene-
fetal to the country as whole.
The first one hundred leading in
dustries of the United States are en-
saged in manufacturing goods and
supplies that are distributed through
5ut TIE entire country and which
CctCH thS puOlit I'LL Uuoi-
ness men and dealers. In running
through the list of manufacturers of
rubber, bread and bakery products,
textiles, motors, publishers products,
petroleum, chemicals, electrical sup
plies, ETC., it is obvious that there is
keen competition among all of these
corporations and groups.
Government and State contr o
lows down the line from the factory
20 the dealer on the corner, protect
ing the public along the route, and
insuring free market for everybody
The United States is, after all, a
country of Big Business and mass
production. And if you'll just stop
and think that over you will under
stand how it was possible to create
the greatest volume of war produc-
ton in our factories, ever known in
Tie history of the World. At the
same time small business has not
suffered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04

Nelson, Chief of War Production
says reconversion should be eased in
before the war ends, and he says
many manufacturing plants have
labor and machinery not needed in
the war effort. Aluminium and mag
nesium are in surplus supply; where
as they were scarce months ago,
Working models of postwar civilian
products, and many kinds of machine
tools and equipment are to be in
cluIded in the WPB orders in the next
few weeks.
The Washington Post suggested
that 'the military are seeking to de-
termine the competitive set-up OF
peacetime American business"
AS soon as conditions permit, re-
search and product development will
be resumed, in the judgment of the
leaders in the war production indus
try, who explain: 1.-THE timing on this
activity will depend on the progress
of the war and the point of view of
the Government and the Services
This product development is essential
so that more and better things can
be made for more people, and it is
necessary part of and must be rea-
sonably appraised before additional
expansion of the industrial and man
ufacturing prewar facilities can be
made"
The problem of manpower remains
a puzzle. The Truman Committee
and the Nelson Board are studying
conditions with view to keep en-
ployment in as even balance as pos
sible.
So far as the big industries of the
country are involved they are obey
ing orders, and cooperating with the
Federal Government in every parti-
cular. They will keep full steam up
for war production until the Govern
ment tells them when and how they
can resame civilian production.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
WHAT WE WANT
Cpl. Samuel Il. Watkins,
..
Camp CrUyder. Mo.

From out of the turmoil of seeth-
ing world comes a small voice-the
voice of the soldier-any soldier.
Taken advantage of by some who
are selfish and greedy in their own
desires, we fight to maintain the
freedom, equality and justice that Is
our heritage. And when we have won
the peace, we will fight equally hard
to perfect that spirit of freedom,
equality and justice that we SO dearly
love. In our future world OF peace,
we want an honest-to-God country
and | say that not as time-worn
expression, but with deep feeling
Of reverence, and yet guilt in know
ing that God, our Father, has not
hearts and minds of us Americans, as
Ruler, Counselor, yes, God of Our
Country.
We want to come back to an ad-
vancing world, not only in scientific
marvels, but in a greater feeling of
universal brotherhood between indi-
viduals, communities, states, coun-
tries and nations. This war can force
with steel bands a closeness to God
and fellow men tEat must, and will,
rise up after the last shot is fired.
/ do not seek wealth and position
merely security and peace and
freedom with those love. TO go back
to my average American" job at $24
week with the security and salts
faction it holds and serve my church
and my community Is all ask.
So, Mr.. and Mrs. America-my
Mon and Pop-work with me in
prayer, power and punch so Tie for
ces Of right will prevail, and that
quickly. For If God be for us, who
can be against us?" With power from
on high and with prayers behind us,
we will have victory; then on to
strengthen our nation into a peace
full brotherhood of nations and Sc
cure our freedom by the Golden Rule.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
VERSATILE CORN

When corn makes headlines be-
cause of wartime restrictions on it's
sale, most readers think of corn as
food for humans and food for live
stock-'particulary pigs-or as seed
for planting. But direct consumption
of corn in the form of meal, grits,
corn -four and corn breakfast foods
in 1913 was only about IS million
bushels out of total production of
3,464. 200 bushels Feed and seed
uses accounted for billion bushels.
A large part, of the remaining 400
million bushels was required for in
dustrial uses, many of them wartime
indispensables, says the War Food
Administration.
Cornstarch is the basic product for
all industrial uses of corn. Corn
starch, variously treated, is going
to the battlefront in explosives, peni-
cillin, sulfa drugs, viaamin products,
surgical dressings, adhesives, in tex
tile finishes for clothing and shoes.
1t is used in printing inks, paper,
rubber, asbestos, structural insula-
ton board, gypsum board, including
the V-boxes for overseas shipments
to servicemen; also in shipping con-
tanners of all kinds and in fibrous
glass cloth.
A bushel of corn will produce 33
pounds of corstarch. And S3 pounds
of starch. treated chemically, will
produce 81 pounds of corn strip or
rs pounds of dextrin. Dextrin is used
in making molds for castings, wood
veneer glue, labels, stamps, and en-
velopes. Most corn sirup products
are edible-confections, bakery
goods, beer, ale, jams and jellies.
Cornstarch is used for the core
binder in producing copper, magnes-
ium, aluminium, or bronze castings
and forgings; also for brass, steel
and iron. 1t is used as a fiber in con-
verting bauxite to alumina; and in
magnesium production. These and
many other industrial war uses for
about percent of the corn produc-
ton account for the special attention
that has been devoted to the current
years crop.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
BUYING A FARM

In a circular, about That Farm
You're Going To Buy" published by
the u. S. Department of Agriculture,
the Farm Credit Administration Of
fers, reasons, simply stated, for the
exercise of caution and for intelli-
gent weighing of the probabilities
in regard to farm prospects in the
years ahead. How big debt the farm
will carry comfortably, not at pres
ent prices of farm commodities, but
at the prices likely after the war, is
the test that tie circular recommends
to anyone who is considering buying
a farm.
ut would be a different story II
you could buy farm and agree to
pay for it with about eighty 20O-lb.
hogs a year. That's about what ii
would take if pork was worth $685.
a hundred and you had a $4,000
Federal Land Bank Loan at per
cent for "a " years.
Unfortunately, you don't borrow
hogs to buy farm-you borrow dol
lars, and you pay back dollars. Vixen
pork is selling for $3.50 hundred
weight as it was in 1914, it would
take about Al hogs to meet mortgage
payments, but when pork sells for "a
a hundred, as it did during the de-
preston, it would take 1876 hogs to
meet payment on a $4,000 mort
gage.
A warning paragraph reviews
'What Happened Last Time:
From 1913 to 1920, prices OF
farm products rose 107 per cent,
while farm land prices rose 70 per
cent. Hundreds of thousands of far
mers went into debt to buy land. In
192O-21 prices of farm commodities
broke. They fell So per cent within
Just few months Farmers who had
gone into debt, expecting to pay fol
their farms on the basis of wartime
commodity prices, found that it took
more than twice as many hogs, near
ly twice as many pounds of beef
twice as many bushels of wheat
twice as many bales of cotton, and
half again as many pounds of butter
fat or tobacco to meet TIE payments
on atheir mortgages or contracts. y
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04

The Commissions report states that
data on varying assessment practices
was gotten for all the 90 counties and
Baltimore City from composite of
opinions of State and local assessors,
other officials, representative business
men and property value surveys.
In assembling data on State budget
revenues the Commissions staff ana
lyzed all the revenue that could be, as
a practical matter, segregated accord
ing to county and city boundaries. In
arriving at revenue index for each
of the local jurisdictions the differ
ence in assessment practices was
taken into account.
The following table shows first the
percentage Of the State budget reve-
nue. contributed by each of the 90
counties and Baltimore City; second,
the per capita contributions; next the
relation Of average assessed value of
real estate to real value; the average
annual per capita revenue escaping
the State follows, while the last
column indicates how many points be-
low or above the State average lin
dexed as 1907 the revenue contribu-
tions of the various local jurisdictions
were for the period covered.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04

Now that the liberation of Europe
has started, the conquered countries
which sprouted Quislings and collab-
orationists are said to be laying their
plans for an about revenue upon
their countrymen who have aided
Hitler.
The story of the underground in
all these countries is one of the ut
most heroism. Tie bravery which its
members have shown defies adequate
description. 1t is not surprising,
therefore, that those who sided with
the invader should now be trembling
from head to foot at the revenge
which awaits them once Germany
has been brought to it's knees and
compelled by force of arms to sur
render.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
HANDLERS ARE BURNING USED
BOXES

Large numbers of used containers
are being destroyed because there
have been no requests for them, the
War Food Administration warns.
Handlers of used orange boxes, for
example, are burning them up by
TIE thousands because many farmers
have not as yet accepted these disable
boxes as substitutes to pack their
particular crops. Orange boxes are
adequate and suitable to send many
different kinds of crops to market,
and farmers are being urged to ask
their suppliers for as many of these
used containers as they may need
Farmers should I. ct their orders in
Immediately since handlers of used
baskets and boxes are saving only
those they are asked to save, WA
says.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
FIRE PREVENTION WEEK

A sense of personal responsibility
for reducing fire waste of lives and
property will become more and more
a part of everyone's attitude, it is to
be hoped, and the national obser-
vance of Fire Prevention Week year
ly points this need. This year the
week will be that of October S-14, as
announced through the National Fire
Protection Association. An average
of 1000 persons are fire victims an
nually and property valued at $400,-
100000 is damaged.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04

OTSdHlZdJlOH.
The recently completed study ar
rives at this result after surveying
greatly varying assessment practices
in the % counties and Baltimore City
and it is pointed out that in local
jurisdictions where real estate is as
sessed on the average at less than
100 per cent of value the local gov
eminent also loses revenue. Likewise
it is noted that obviously lower tax
rate would produce the same State
revenue were all properties assessed
uniformedly at 100 per cent of value.
The report also tabulates the
amount of State budget revenue con-
tributed by each of the States "a sub
divisions and it was found there is
likewise very great variation in this
regard. The amount per capita rang
ing from around $500 in some coun-
ties to more than $17.00 in another.
For the State as whole the average
is put at $12.29.
In addition to these subjects the
complete study includes data on COM
parative representation in the State
Legislature and the comparative
amounts of State aid returned to local
jurisdictions by the State.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
u. S. Foreign Policy

The Nation at large has not been
convinced that the Breton Woods
Monetary and Financial Conference
has succeeded in charting plans that
will straighten out the Worlds finan-
cial crimps, even though there is a
proposal for 10 billion dollars In
lernational Bank for Reconstruction
ions are expecting Uncle Sam to put
Up most of the capital for the World
bank.
1t is very complimentary of Great
Britain and Russia to act as though
the United States is so rich and gen.
4rous that it will finish most of the
10 billion dollars for the World
bank, and loan TIE money to differ
emit nations that didn't pay us back
after the first World War.
The Conference did lot of swim
ming round over it's head in muddy
waters, cluttered up with interna-
tional pesos. rubles, francs, pounds,
sterling and yuan.
Even the Russians take the posi-
ton that they should be allowed to
make smaller subscription to the
bank tkan their share because they
need their gold and resources to use
for the reconstruction of their own
cities, factories and homes ruined by
the Nazis.
The United States, which has been
he freest and biggest spender of all
nations, has poured it's wealth into
this war, and now we talk loosely
about an increase in foreign COM
merce and trade after the war. Every
other nation at war is hoping for the
same kind of a boom in foreign
trade. Such expectations are not rea-
sonable
All people will grow and produce
everything they can at home for the
simple reason tEat they all need
more to eat and wear, and more jobs
from the employers in their own
country.
Notwithstanding all speculative
talk about reconstruction the big
gest problem is to establish world
peace on an absolutely firm founda-
ton, and make this "a war to end
wars"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04
MANY STATE ROADS NEED
REPAIRS

Many State highways will be in
need of repairs and rebuilding by the
end of the war, according to an Office
of War Information report, based
on data from the Public Reads Ad-
ministration and State and private
agencies. At present, the most i'm
pressive immediate program calls for
improving $4,000 miles of rural and
urban highways as recommended by
TIE National Interregional Highway
Committee. Final action by Congress
is pendin.9.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-08-04


With TIE appointment of District
Restaurant Advisory Council, the
Office of Price Administration has
completed plans for the adminstra-
ton in Maryland of the new national
restaurant price Regulation which
became effective July 31st.
Leo H. Mccormick, Maryland State
Director of OPA, explained that this
Regulation was issued to strengthen
controls in view Of the fact that in
many areas demand for meals Las
almost doubled.
The new Regulation specifies that
by August Is, 1914 every restaurant
shall post prominently, on placard
provided BY 0PA. the ceiling prices
Of forty basic items served