The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-03-03

Gil piduS AiQuobiy 40 oO AGA oiaS0N -
1t In new ideas that 1t may lead the
field in automobile making after the
war. He thinks the aviation engi-
neers and designers will spring mod
els that will eclipse anything the au-
tomobile people have dreamed OF.
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It seems to make sense. We can
imagine the aviation folks beating
the gun and coming out with eiv-
yer that will combine the best Yea
lures of a runabout and a fighter
plane, and with touring model
that will put mothers-in-law in the
ball-turret or bomb rack.
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We await these coming postwar
models in the salesroom windows:
The Whirlwind C0upe--A zippy
number. Has cigar shaped body
with two motors and collapsible
wings for hopping street intersec-
tions. Has distance computer and
automatic horizon sights. Rubber
raft and flares optional.
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The Town Car Terror-Has three
motors over rear axle. Seat for pilot
and co-pilot on roof. Carries spare
motors in tenders. Makes 100 miles
an hour. Is air-cooled and has auto
matte device which flashes red lights
when driver has taken wrong road.
Powerfully armored in rear to COM
bat motorcycle interceptors.
Hellcat Sedan--Nothing can stop
this car once It Is warmed up. Car
ries pilot, co-pilot and crew Of ten.
Room for ESQ pounds luggage. Banks
beautifully at all attitudes and
speeds. Has bomb bay doors. Re-
versible retractor motors and smart
sequence-valves. Also equipped with
driftmeters. Forty miles TO q gal
Ion. Speed $50 per hour.
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Comet Limousine-Just the num-
Der for getting anywhere regardless
of obstacles. Has four concealed
dynamotors. Excellent diver. Car
ries spare set Of landing gear. On
road test this car went through ten
miles Of flax from motorcops I'M
scathed. Another model, badly bat
tered, got home on two wheels and
with steering wheel gone. This car
operates as efficiently upside down
as rightside up, point to be consid-
cred in modern traffic.
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It looks like lots Of fun ahead,
boys and girls. The law enforce
ment officials are going to love 1t.
But we think the pedestrians are
going to be pretty scared by the
sight Of traffic cops in scout planes.
Tokyo's Mrs. Topping
A woman who calls herself Mrs.
Henry Topping broadcasts from ia
pan in sweet motherly tones, laud-
ing the Japs as a kindly people, as
surfing Americans that their sons
suffer no cruelties and even quoting
Yank prisoners as saying, "The Jap
is not a bad fellow at all. He Is
fighting as I am, because am told
to. But he wants to get back to his
wife and kids, just as I do"
The Japs pronounce it wrong.
What they want is Co-Barbarity
Sphere.
"Ickes Bars Plan for U. S. to Take
Over Fish Industry" Headline.
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Omigosh! The thought that there
was any talk Of federal operation
of fishing astounds US. Washington
controlling the fish catch, mending
the nets, telling the halibut when to
run and announcing a code for
mackerel? It unnerves US.
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We are skeptical about results. A
carp or bake may give In but wait
until they try to tell q big blue,
bass or kingfish what to do about
holding the line! And we won't be-
lieve Chester Bowles Is all he Is
cracked mp to be until we see how
he comes out In an argument with
swordfish.
AS Elmer Twitchen says, a ceiling
on fish is better than fish on the
ceiling, anyhow.
It will be weeks before we can
step into q fish market without think
ing Of administrators and confer
ences. Not for q long time can we
gaze upon a filet Of sole without
thinking OF arbitration boards. We
saw boiled cod today and couldn't
escape the feeling Harold Ickes was
In the background, with lemon and
parsley.
Governor Dewey Cuts Budget
Five Million. Headline.
A thing like that can make a man
an outcast In this country today.
Thousands Of tenants are COM
planning bitterly that landlords re-
fuse to paint or observation-disclosures