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The midland journal., 1944-11-10
WHAT'S THE MATTER WITH
CHTNA2

The popular notion that everything
was going well in China was cracked
little when Madam Chang Kai-
skek returned to the United States
by way of Brazil, at which time there
was advance news that her lord and
MASTER Generalissimo Chang Kai-
shek wasn't playing fair in matri-
monial affairs in his own household.
But all that was more or less of a
personal affair; whereas tEe recall OF
General Joseph w. Stillwell from
China has produced explanations in
that press that the Chinese chieftain
seems to be somewhat of selfish
politician and an "old pill" AS mat
ters stand, Ckiang's position among
the United Nations, and particularly
with his main booster, the United
States, has dropped down to zero.
A good many people are wondering
what can be done to save China-to
save her from her own political reds,
radicals and ambitious politicians
The indications are that we have been
shooting too high with our expecta-
tions.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
SALVAGE USED FATS FOR VITAL
WAR USE

Our armed forces know that until
tke Japs are driven back to Tokyo,
and the devastated Pacific islands
again become fat exporters. fats and
oils will continue to be scarce. That's
why Miss Elizabeth Maitland, canteen
manager of the Women's Military
Services Club in New York City em-
phasizes that all good housekeepers
today save fat, whether they cook for
only small families, or supervise tie
kitchens of large institutions; it's the
only way to keep food up to stan
dard
"With butter so scarce, and meats
limited, you have to hoard every bit
of bacon fat and suet you have and
work it overtime to come out even, T"
she explains. "And since fats do wear
out and deteriorate with use, you are
bound to have some leftover fat
which can be turned in and put to
work again in factories and war
plants"
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
URGE PREVENTIVE
MAINTENANCE

The 36,429 families who have
bought farms under terms of the
8ankkead-Jones Farm Tenant Act
will gather this winter in 1900 COM
nunity meetings all over the United
States to work out ways to keep their
property in top condition.
These ewly-established farm own
ers will discuss proper maintenance
their buildings, land and equip
lent. With the assistance of Farm
security Administration supervisors
and engineers, they will check their
property and start to make necessary
repairs and Improvements during the
coming year.
The aim of the FSA is to promote
preventive maintena nee work
Through meetings of borrowers, by
individual calls by supervisors and
county committeeman, and by max
ng use of the annual farm plans
which farmers work out, FSA is
placing emphasis on upkeep.
Supervisors are also assisting ten
ant farmers to arrange written leas-
IS which provide for improvement OF
the farm. Such improvements, they
point out, benefit both the landlord
and the tenant.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
TALL GUESSING

The tall guessing about jobs after
the war goes anywhere from so mil
lion to 10 million-if the lower fig
ure materializes that will just about
take up the slack in employment that
there was when the present World
War broke out-and that ought to be
satisfactory.
There is all sorts of wild guessing
about the building of new homes III
1945, and the politicians all seem tc
think every married couple wants
comfortable little nest of their own
even though this apparently positive
conclusion is disputed by the fact
that there is terrific scramble
among all sorts of married people liv
ing in cities to rent comfortable
apartments.
Undoubtedly the situation points
toward a continuation of high wages
but the wild guessers who think thai
there will be sky-high increases mus
be mistaken; because they are at the
same time preaching against "inf1a
tion," and the contrary views OF in
creased cost of living. That means
that there must be price declines, mo-
pyramidal rises All this dovetails
questions of lower or higher taxes
and that gives an opportunity to eX-
press the belief that taxes will be
higher after the war tkan they are
during the war.
In short, all these people who are
doing tall guessing seem to skip the
big idea that our country is already
following most of the charts of the
Old World where the rich get richer
and the poor, poorer.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
S-HOUR DAY PLAN FOR MENTAL
HOSPITALS

Stressing his. desire to insure pa
tients in the mental hospitals of the
State the best care possible, and in
Justice and fairness to the employees
of the hospitals, Governor Herbert
R. O'Conor announced that he has
instructed Budget Director Walter N.
Kirkman to make provision in the
1946-47 budget for the "S-kour day
plan" for the mental hospitals of the
State.
The Inauguration of the plan will
cost between $150,O00 and $175,00O
per year, Governor O'Conor made
known. He declared, however, that
after the most careful study and con-
sultation with State medical and fis-
cal officials, he considers the increas-
FED costs thoroughly justified.
'This innovation will be made in
justice and fairness both to the en-
ployees at the hospitals and, equally
important to the patients for whose
welfare we have the gravest respon-
sibility. 1t will mean the employment
of approximately 200 additional at
tendants in the five institutions. AS a
result it will make possible ratio OF
one attendant to eight patients.
'Tle State administration has pre-
viously taken several steps in order
to improve the desperate situation
in regard to personnel. First we rails
ed the base pay of attendants from
$50 to over 500. Subsequently, the
State provided $500 month war
time pay and, in addition, we have
made provision for overtime pay OF
$12.5O per month. Despite these en-
ergency measures, the hospitals have
not been able to secure the required
number of attendants.
AT present, attendants are requir-
ed to work ten hours daily. In fact,
some of them are expected to be at
the hospital for a period of twelve
hours a day. BY putting into effect
the S-hoDr day for employees, the
Superintendent believe that they can
employ sufficient number of atten-
dants, particularly if rehabilitation
of the Armed FORCES and of indus
try should occur in the not distant
future.
Better treatment of the patients
at tie hospitals will result from this
move, the doctors assure me. They
believe that many would thereby be
cured of their diseases and returned
to tn cir homes and to gainful occu-
patioEs. Studies have shown that a
large number of patients are cured or
improved when adequate nursing SER
VIC 3 available. believe that 1t Is
simple justice to tkese unfortunate
people to give them the very best
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
FBI LAW ENFORCEMENT
CONFERENCE

J. w. Vincent, Special Agent in
Charge of the Baltimore Field Office
of the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, has scheduled an FBI Law En-
forcement Conference to be held at
Baltimore, Maryland, on Friday, No
vember 10, 1944, at 1000 A. NJ, in
tke Crystal Room of the Emerson
Hotel. This conference is held for the
benefit of police officers from the var
ious local law enforcement agencies
in Anne Arundel, Baltimore, Carroll,
Cecil, Hartford, and Howard counties,
Md, and Baltimore City.
Special agents of the FBI will give
a demonstration on defensive tactics
at this meeting. These agents will
demonstrate how the art of Judo is
applicable to police work, and the ex-
libition is for the purpose of assist
ing police in handling dangerous
criminals Another Special Agent
will lecture on the subject of testi-
mony and court room behavior, point
ing out both good and bad habits ac-
quired by those who appeared III
court as witnesses and their effec
upon the jury.
MIR. Vincent will give a short talk
accompaing each slide shown of no
torious fugitives from justice. He will
also discuss matters of general inter
est with the police wko attend.
Other conferences will be held by
the Baltimore Office of the FB1 il
Maryland, at Cumberland, Hagers
town, Hyattsville, Salisbury and Eas
ton; and conferences will also be helt
at Wilmington and Dover, Del, dur
ing the month of November.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
THERE WILL ALWAYS BE A
UNITED STATES

Those chaps over on the, British
Isles haven't anything on us when
they rise in their best form to remark
there will always be an England.
They depended rather heavily on the
United States in recent years to prove
it.
This is a good time to proclaim the
well known fact that There Will Al
ways Be United States, because
as hard as it may be for some people
to recover their balance in the face
of election returns, they should re.
member that it has happened thai
way many times before, and it vii
happen that way many times again
But on January 20, 1945, after al
the tears are shed and all the cheeks
are dried, Washington will have one
of the biggest crowds in history tc
attend Inauguration ceremonies.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
NITROGEN IN PEACE AND WAR

Nitrogen, chemically fixed, has a
wide variety of uses. 1t is used in fer
tilizers, commercial and military ex-
plosives, plastics, refrigeration, dyes,
nylon, petroleum refining, animal
feeds, weed killers, fire retardants,
and in metallurgy.
These are TIE Introductory senten-
ces of report on "The Utilization Of
Government Synthetic Ammon a
Plants for Fertilizer Production" by
he Interbureau Committee on Post
War Programs of the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. The introduce
ton continues:
without nitrogen there could be
no modern war Nitrogen compounds
are the basic ingredients of all mill
tary explosives from small arm am
munition to the heaviest artillery
and naval gums as we'll as bombs and
orpedoes. AS fertilizer, nitrogen pro-
yides food and feed for warning ma
tions Also, fixed nitrogen is essential
TO a successful and prosperous agri-
culture and industry in time of peace.
Chemically fixed nitrogen is so i'm
oortant in peace and in war that no
lation planning an adequate defense
or prosperous peace SHOULD neglect
to provide and protect it's nitrogen
supply"
The Interbuerau Committee sum-
marizes it's recommendations in four
sentences: "(1) The United States
ought to be prepared to supply up to
100000 tons of fixed nitrogen for
civilian consumption. t2) Plants of a
combined capacity of 100000 tons of
nitrogen now operated by the Gov
ernment should be converted to
meet probable civilian consumption.
.(3) Conversion of some of the plants
for TIE production of granular am
monium nitrate should be started as
soon as possible. ca All other Gov
ernment synthetic ammonia plants
should be held as part of the Ma
tion's military equipment"
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
WRICHTSON TO
HEAD WAR LOAN
100000 Display Contest
Announced

Frank w. Wrightson, President Of
the Providcnt Savings Bank, Balti-
more, has been appointed State Chair
man for the Sixth War Loan, by
Secretary of the Treasury, Henry
Morgenthau, Jr. Plans for organi-
cation are under way with various
committees already at work on Mary
lands share of the 4,000,000,000
national quota. Mr.. Wrightson made
public today a gigantic national dis
play contest in which more than
100000 in War Bond Prizes will be
awarded. The State Chairman an
nounced that B. Lewis Posen, adver-
Using manager for Hochschild Kohn
& Co., of Baltimore, has been ap-
pointed Chairman of the Contest
which includes Maryland and the
District of Columbia as one unit
Mr.. Lewis Janof is serving as CO.
chairman for the District of Columbia.
$3.50 Awards at Stake
Mr.. Posen in describing the contest
said that all retail stores, which are
included in the eleven classifications,
no matter how small or large, should
enter the contest. He pointed out that
small stores will not be in competition
with large ones, and that each entry
will be Judged only in relationship to
other contestants in its own classifi-
cation. For instance, department
stores VS. department stores; drug
stores VS. drug stores; jewelry stores
VS. jewelry stores, etc. There will be
prizes for each classification and three
major groups of awards; State, Sec
tional and National. In all, there will
be over $3.50 prizes. Each state will
have a judging committee of five
members; each geographical section
will have a similar committee COM
posed of one Judge who has previously
served on state committee and the
National judges will be made up of
nine members, one from each geo.
graphical section.
Display Men Essential
Mr.. Wrightson said that the Treas
ury officials are fully aware and have
given expression to the fact that the
displays in the Fifth War Loan Drive
played vital part in the success of
the War Loan Drive. "The Sixth War
Loan Display Contest" he said, "has
no equal either in prize awards or
scope in the history of retailing, and it
is distinct challenge to the ingenu-
ity and patriotism of every display
man in America. Their aid, as before,
has been declared essential to the sue
cess of the drive. We in Maryland
want, first of all, to do good job as
far as Bond selling is concerned. In
the second place we want to see Mary
land display men carry off several Of
the national prizes. Therefore I urge
all retail stores, large and small, to
go into this contest with the idea of
winning it in every respect"
Retailers interested in entering the
contest should write for further par
ticulars to the Maryland War Finance
Committee, Display Contest, COL
Maryland Trust Building, Baltimore
., Md.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
PICTURES IN COLOR FOR
SERVICE MEN

Service men will want to save the
new series of beautiful paintings by
a distinguished British artist reveal
ing striking pictures of tie "girls
they left behind" Look for the first
Of these new pictures in the Novem-
Der 12 issue of
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THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
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The midland journal., 1944-11-10
To remove those grease spots just

To remove those grease spots just
above the davenport or hand prints
on the wall, Helen Irene Smitk, home
management specialist at the Univer-
sity of Maryland, suggests the use Of
paste made of some dry absorbent,
Fullers earth, cornstarch, white corn
meal, talcum powder or salt, with a
grease solvent such as carbon tetra-
chloride. To remove the spots. spread
the paste over the stain, allow it to
dry, then brush it off. Repeat the pro-
cess until the stain disappears. Be-
fore applying the paste to the stains,
test the mixture on the wallpaper in
some ias0gsRisg09s sR0s,
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

Bananas may be back again! That
IS the word from the War Food Ad-
ministration following the announce
ment tkat shipping restrictions have
been removed. During the next two
quarters, preliminary estimates in
dicate that the civilian supply of ba-
nanas may increase as much as Is
per cent in the fall quarter and 35
per cent in the winter quarter, over
the corresponding periods last year.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
Maryland's 16 Dairy Herd I

Maryland's 16 Dairy Herd I'm
provement Associations had 355
herds on test during September, ac-
cording to a report issued recently
by the dairy extension division of the
University of Maryland. OF the 10,-
295 cows ON test, $3.50 were being
milked while 1,739 were dry. The
average milk production per cow dur
ing the month was 5S4 pounds, while
the butterfat average was PAP.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
care that the State can afford.

care tnaL LHe SlaIe can aUOru.
Approximately 5000 patients are
confined in the five institutions for
the care of the mentally i'll in our
State. Altogether there are about 500
employees in the attendant and do
nestle servant group. Actually at
some institutions there Is only one
attendant to every twelve persons
and at times .its.has fallen ito a ratio
Of one to fiftsen,'
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

Death of three more Jap admirals
suggests that maybe hara-kiri is a
contagious tropical disease + r. m
which Americans are strangely i'm
mune.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

OPA employees accused of theft of
gas coupons worth 100000 gallons.
They may kave thought that didn't
come under the little steal formula.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

Postwar kitchen sinks, like the
pre-war kind. will be something
bridge players will occasionally have
everything but.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

Seven hundred-pound shell lands
near General Patton. Shows how i'm
portant the Nazis consider him.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

Army forbids soldiers to date Ger
man girls. An American disengaging
operation.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

Wonder if the Japs had saying
that ran, They never come back. :"
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
THE SKIES DO NOT SEEM BIG
ENOUGH

Washington, d. c., Nov. 6-Every
own way after the war. Several of the
big companies in the Big Three coun-
tries are claiming superiority in avia-
ton, and there is pretty strong evil
dence that they are not going to get
together and agree ON any sky-chart-
ers. Our buddy Russia fatty rejected
an invitation to enter an internation-
al aviation conference in Chicago,
and gave as it's objections the pres
ence of Switzerland, Portugal and
spain, which Moscow describes as
having for years been on bad terms
with the Soviet Union. On the other
hand, the United States is rather
keen to have the Azores, Portugal
and Spain included on new American
outes to European capitals, and the
middle and far East. Russia also
pouts a little about the fact that
ome twenty nations of the world,
many of them members of the United
Nations, have no diplomatic relations
with the Soviet Union.
Here at home, one of the big
groups is being described as working
it's head off trying to build UP mon
opoly of the American Air Force, and
the number two group is fighting
with might and main to prevent such
monopoly, because it has nice
wholesale plans of its own for flying
The skies.
Evidently something will have tc
be done with all these hundreds OF
thousands of planes which appear tC
nave more capacity than there is
.oom for in the skies-even should
ELAN be made for traffic cops in al
parts of the heavens.
Nowhere in the controversy does
there seem to be any space left fol
consideration of railroads, autome
biles and good old horses and bug
gies.
The midland journal., 1944-11-10

Nicobar reported invaded. Sure
that isn't stick of candy?
The midland journal., 1944-11-10
A "sell-Below-Cost" Directive

Both organized labor and business
we're disturbed some months ago by
The issuance of the Vinson Directive,
which ordered OPA not to grant any
manufacturer price relief that would
cave him a profit of more than two
per cent before taxes. 1t was widely
leared that this Directive would dis
courage the manufacture of many ci-
.ilian goods to such an extent as to
iold back reconversion, withhold
4eeded products from consumers, and
deprive workers of jobs.
When the Vinson Directive raised
1 storm of protest, OPA relented-in
most surprising and unexpected
way. 1t eliminated the two per cent
profit previously announced, and pro-
yided that at best manufacturer
may recover his costs when price cell
ngs are revised because of increased
oosts. Even this so-called "relief" will
lot be forthcoming unless the entire
production of the manufacturer is be-
.ng conducted at loss, or unless it
AN be shown tkat it will be conduct
ID at loss for within 80 days. And
f the price now being charged by a
manufacturer is no lower than that
IF competitors for a comparable pro-
1uct, no relief whatever will be
granted.
These are the provisions of Amend
ment l to MPR Ga applicable to do
nestic heating and cooking stove
prices. They reflect a new OPA policy
Il trying to make manufacturers pro-
-.uce goods at loss, in the mistaken
oelief tkat this will help combat in
iation. Doubtless, this policy will be
extended to a growing list of pro-
ducts.
This "sell-below-cost' order is an
economic monstrosity. Business cam
lot be conducted indefinitely at a
.oss. Remove the profit motive, and
production will decline, jobs become
scarce. Only doctrinaire bureaucrats,
lanatically pursuing a fixed idea,
ould think up an order of this kind,
which tells manufacturer operating
1T a loss because his costs have risen
hat he must keep on losing money,
" at best break even on particular
items if his price list is no lower than
kat of competitors.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
WHITE S0X SLAP
RED S0X, 8 TO !

BOSTON, May 20.-LP-A triple
play with the bases loaded high
lighted the game today as the
Boston Red Sox defeated the Chi
cago White Sox 8 to 1.
A run was scored while the tri-
pie play was in progress during
the Red Sox half Of the first in
ming.
Leon Culberson scored as Bob
Johnson's grounder went to jim
my Webb, Roy Schalk and Hal
Trosky for two outs. Then George
Metkovitch was thrown out as he
tried to. score from second base
Trosky to Tom Turner-to COM
plete the triple play.
Chicago's lone run was a homer
by Wally Moses, first batter to
face Joe Bowman, who pitched
scoreless ball for the remainder
of the day.
Boston's tour-run eighth inning
came on three walks, single and
Culberson's triple.
Chicago --- 100 900 000--1
Boston -- ITO ITO O4G-6
Lee, Haynes and Turner; Bow
man and Partee.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
Monday. May ~

5 p m. Official opening Of
Greenfield playground and
Pembroke Jones Fairgrounds.
Z p. m. SoftbaH League.
Wrightsville Coast Guard VS..
City Optical at Robert Strange
Park.
8 p. m. Non-league game.
Wilmington Coast Guard VS..
Bluethenthal Air Base at Rob-
ert Strange Park.
8 p. m. Peabody School
Whist Party for adults Ne
gro).
Tuesday, May %
8 p. m. Cornelius HarneN
SCHOOLGIRLS club monthly
hike.
8 p. m. Softball League.
Spofford Mill VS.. T. H. D. of
Wilmington at Robert Strange
Park.
Wednesday, May "a
4:S0 p. m. Opening of the
Junior Baseball League at
Robert Strange Park.
7 p. m. Independent Game.
Lawyers VS.. Union Bus Station
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
BRUINS Exc 81
WIN OVER BRAVES

CHICAGO, May 90 R) With
Second Baseman Don Johnson
making three spectacular, run-sav-
ing stops, the Chicago Cubs edged
out the Boston Braves, 3 to 2, to-
day to give them two straight tri-
urnphs for the first time this sea-
son.
Johnson's fancy stops, two Of
which started fast double plays,
eMtricated Paul Derringer from
fifth and ninth inning jams and
gave the veteran highlander his
first victory of the year. He has
lost five. The Braves got to him
for nine hits.
The Cubs clustered four Of their
seven singles off Nate Andrews ir
the sixth inning and thereby scor-
ed all their three runs. Ival Good
man, Dom Dallessandro, Roy
Hughes and. Billy Holm produced
the hits which sent the runs across
single file.
The victory was the Chicagoans
sixth in "a games this year.
Boston 100 O1O 600.
Chicago -000 DOB COX;
Andrews and Kluttz and Mast.
Derringer, and Holm.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
Nauy Baseballers Beat
Duke Blue Devils, 81

ANNAPOLIS, Md, May 20.-tR
Navy Third Baseman rabbit"
Curry broke a a. deadlock in the
tenth inning today, defeating
Duke Univers1ty's baseball squad
5-4 with home run to deep CEN
terfield.
The Blue Devils held the upper
hand until the ninth. Then with
Duke ahead AZ, Shortstop Mac
McKie led off with sharp single
to right and Catcher Jack Coul-
ter followed with another.
Then Navy Second Baseman
Jake Jacobs socked a line smash
to center, driving in McKie and
Coulter to tie up the game.
Duke threatened in the tenth
when Catcher Charlie Little Gin
gled and went to second on Cen
ter Fielder Jack Pickett's hit.
The next two Duke men flied out.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-05-21
Strinceuich Pitches
BUGS To Win Over Jays

PITTSBURGH, May 20 -R-
Nick Strincevich limited the Phila-
delphia Blue Jays to seven hits,
as the Pittsburgh Pirates eked
out 4-3 victory here today in
the first tilt of a three-game Sc
ries.
Lefty Al Gerheauser, Pills
southpaw, was relieved for a
pinchhitter in the seventh after
the BuccoS managed to score four
runs on six hits. Babe Dahlgren
tailed what proved to be the de-
Gliding run on an infield out after
getting on base in the fourth with
a double.
Philadelphia ......- 900 900 3O0-3
Pittsburgh ...... 120 100 00x-4
Gerheauser, Donahue and Fin
ley; Strincevica and CamelG.