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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Marshall Pierce has sold his dwell
ing property on Pearl Street, for
years occupied by Norville Cole and
family, to Elmer Reed, who has oc-
cupied the dwelling directly opposite
Rising Sun firemen were called out
Sunday afternoon and again Monday
morning to fight woods fires in the
barrens north of town, across the
State line in Pennsylvania.
Three cousins from Rising Sun,
who are in the U. S. Army, have met
somewhere in the Hawaiian Islands.
They are Harold Christie, Donald
Willis, and Fred Boldly.
Mrs. Harry Thmas and sister, Miss
Helen Smith, attended the funeral of
their niece, Mrs. Charles Anderson,
in Baltimore, Md.
The w. c. T. U. will meet Tues
day evening with Mrs. William M.
Pogue, Mrs. Clara Biles, leader Of
devotions and Mrs. Ella Buck, pro-
gram leader.
Fire destroyed the brooder house
on the property of Mr.. and Mrs. Elias
Rhoads, Cecilton. One hundred fifty
chicks were burned to death.
Prayer meeting will be held in the
church this week if the weather per-
mits, otherwise, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. Edwin Haines.
Circle No. 9, w. S. C. S. Mrs. Ruth
Ewing, leader, will meet Tuesday ev-
ening with Mrs. Alvin Lucas.
Circle No. 2 w. S. C. S. will meet
Friday evening with Mrs. Charles
Richie.
The Firemen's Carnival at Elkton,
opens on Saturday night, April 18th.
Mrs. Hilda Wood, Baltimore, is the
guest of Mrs. Marian E. Fehr
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
CONGRESSMAN GUEST OF LIONS

Congressman David j. Ward, OF
the First Md. District, was guest
at the dinner meeting of the Lions
Club. Congressman Ward made a few
brief remarks when presented to the
Club.
Rev. Frank White was the guest
speaker of the evening. Three MEM
bers of the local troop of Boy Scouts
were also guests of the club and we're
presented with their. Scout pins. The
Scouts were Jake Graham, Jackie
Buck and Harry Robertson.
Thirty seven Lions and guests
were present. Dinner was served by
the ladies of the w. S. C. S.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

CHURCH OF THE NAZARENE
Porter's Grove, Md.
Rev. Orville G. Klinger, Pastor
SERVICES
s:45 A. M. Happy Bible Hour
100 A. M. Morning Worship
1880 p. NJ. Evsngelistic Service
ATTEND
''TAa chgsaA With A gesppl Message
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14
WANTED

WANTED
Man to work in warehouse. Apply
to
Stewart n. Ward 90.
A'aanS slas a
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

In compliance with provisions of
he Election Laws of the State of
daryland, notice is hereby given of
he time and places of the Pre-Pri-
nary Registration in Cecil County.
The Registers will sit in their res
Jective Districts and Precincts at the
places hereinafter designated, on
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-04-14

Marshall Pierce has sold his dwell
ing property on Pearl Street, for
years occupied by Norville Cole and
family, to Elmer Reed, who has oc-
cupied the dwelling directly opposite.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Tactical Ability OF
Japs Unknown

WASHINGTON, D. C.-The tao
teal ability of Japanese generals
has not yet been probed, since
there has been as yet no modern
full dress warfare on land masses
in the European pattern and no
battles of armor involving more
than a comparatively few tanks
on either side, u. S. Army sources
state.
General Douglas Macarthur was
quoted as saying fThe military
quality of the rank and file of
Japanese remains of the highest
The officer corps, however, de-
teriorates as you go up the scale.
1t is fundamentally based upon
the caste and feudal system and
doesn't represent strict profes-
sional merit"
"The approaching Sixth War
Loan Drive will help to provide
Allied military leaders of proven
ability with the equipment neces-
sary TO carry on the war against
Japan" Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau commented.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
Soldiers Medal Given
WAC Private Who Saves
Man From Drowning

Twenty-three- -year-old Private
First Glass Mary Jane Ford, of
Los Angeles, Calf, became the
second woman in the WAC to wear
the Soldiers Medal of Honor after
she attempted to rescue an Army
private from drowning.
Private Ford, one of CALIFORNIA;
leading women athletes, was stand
ing on the bank of Airport Lake
near Camp Mccoy, when Private
Hopkins, who had started to swim
across the lake, became exhausted
and sank twice.
She plunged to the rescue but
reached the spot after Hopkins
sank for the third and last time.
Then Private Ford started diving
for the body, brought it to the
surface and dragged it to shore.
A regular purchaser of War
Bonds, Private Ford buys S25 E
bond each month out of her Army
pay of $54.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

guaranteed redemption values are
not subject to panicky liquidation
which, experience shows, develops
among small holders of marketable
securities in the event of decline
in the market value" he explained.
The Secretary quoted the ex-
perience following World War /
when Liberty Bonds plunged down
into the SOS and frightened buy
ers, inexperienced as investors,
unloaded.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

Later" he said, "they awoke to
find that their loss had been the
gain of spectators and the
wealthy, who then owned their
bonds at prices that brought them
truly handsome yields on the
safest securities in the world"
Series E bonds, Mr.. Morgenthau
added, have the highest yield OBJ
tainable on any U. S. Government
security.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
{ Bonds Designed
To Protect Holders

WASHINGTON, D. C.-Series
f bonds are designed "to protect
the small investor against any
possibility of loss as a result of
fluctuations in market value"
Secretary of the Treasury Henry
Morgenthau, Jr., said today.
"Non-negotiable securities with
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

seek information and advice. This
can be had at any Ohio bank. Once
War Bonds are purchased they
should be kept in safety and held
to maturity if possible. When bonds
are owned, they serve as a cushion
to ease future financial difficulties.
When cashed the proceeds fire.
quently are spest unwisely and the
cushion is not on hand when need
ed. Buy more War Bonds than ever
before"
Banks Serve as Agents
Tn addition to the actual sale of
War Bonds to individuals and
others, banks serve as agents for
the issuance IF these securities.
Ohio banks have, through the eff
forts of their officers and en-
ployes, issued billions of dollars of
War Bonds.
They have done this without
remuneration as part of their
contribution to the war program.
This will be continued, but it is
hoped that all connected with
0hio's banking institutions will be
called upon for help in other forms
They will be glad to contribute in
any way to the sale of more War
Bonds and the successful ending of
the war.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23
NEED TO CUT JAP
SUPPLIES STRESSED

WASHINGTON, ID. C.-Analysis
shows that only the amputation of
such supplies as flow from Man
churia, China and Korea will seri-
ously starve Japan's steel indus
tries, the Office of War Informa-
ton revealed.
"This indicates a prolonged war
in the Pacific and gives impetus to
the approaching Sixth War Loan
Drive, in which it is hoped every
American citizen will share,' Ted
r. Gamble, director, War Finance
Division of the u. S. Treasury
commented.
BUY WAR BONDS-Sixth War
Loan.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

served IN uniform during the pres
ent conflict.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

TIC UUaIu dISU eIIIIlVuIENCN NIltst 70
registrants have been summoned for
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

IN an attempt Of the driver TO avoid
the pedestrian.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1944-11-23

Paul VI. Eliot, Executive Vice
President of the Farmers Savings
and Trust Co., OF Mansfield, and
President of The Ohio Bankers As
sociation. has this to say in con-
nectien with the Sixth War Bond
Drive:
For patrio io reasons and be-
cause it il plainly good business
proposition, every American should
buy al of the War Bonds he pos
sibly can during the Sixth War
Loan Drive Encouraging war news
should be the signal for increasing
Bond purchases as an aid to de-
livefsng the Knockout punch to our
enemies wherever they may be.
Those in doubt Is to amounts of
bonds they can safely buy should
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14

which has been used in the cam.
paigns of Western Europe, espe.
cially in the major offensives, has
been staggering.
general Eisenhower has ca
bled that the present needs for
one month for the troops in
northwestern Europe alone ap-
proximate 100000 rounds of ar
tillery and 2,000,0 900 rounds of NOR
tar ammunition. First Army, alone
used more than 100000 rounds OF
los milimeter ammunition in a
two-week siege of Aachen.
Expenditure of ammunition in
the course of the European cam
paign has thus far. exceeded 375,-
900 tons. If General Eisenhower S
operations are to receive adequate
support, it is necessary to fire
four to five thousand pounds Of
ammunition every minute, "a
hours day. This means $500
tons of ammunition per day."
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
BOARD OF TRADE
FOR N. E. TALKED

Walter j. Cartier, secretary Of
the Chamber of Commerce, and
Bill Sharpe, head of the State 5
Advertising division, have an
nounced that they are working on
plans for a North Carolina Board
of Trade, which would coordinate
efforts of the state to obtain 4.
good share of postwar travel
business.
With all authorities predicting al
upswing in pleasure travel as soon
as conditions permit, the need fer
early recognition of the opportun-
ity is pressing, Cartier said,
Under tentative plans now being
discussed, communities which have
a primary stake in the tourist
business would band together in a
special organization for the devel-
opment and protection of their in
terests. Expansion of facilities, in-
terchange of ideas, and centraliza.
ton of regional formation would
be some of the ends sought by
such an organization.
Wilmington would probably be
the center of seashore resort ac-
tivities, Cartier said yesterday, but
nothing definite has been settled.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
HITLER'S SILENCE
PUZZLES GERMANS

LONDON, Nov. 10 Up -Propa-
ganda Minister Paul Josephs Goeb-
bells swung into a campaign today
to persuade the world that silent,
secluded Adolf Hitler is in excel
lent, vigorous health" and not a
ghost upon whose prestige Heinrich
Hinmler is trading as the real
master of Germany.
Despite these protestations, h {
mystery appeared deeper than ev
er and the subject of increasing
speculation, within as well as out
side the Reich.
There were increasing signs
Himmler had taken over as No
1-possibly even militarily.
The Moscow radio said orders
given German officers in E
Prussia to fight to the last man
were signed by Hinmler.
The Berlin radio spokesman, DR.
Rudolph Semmler, said that Hmm
Ter in broadcasting Hitler's procla
nation, yesterday, acted as the
fuehrer's closest collaboration
Semmler claimed the. words were
Hitler's but he said the German
people will follow their leaders
using the plural.
German News agencies solely
for export and not in their home
services-declared that the a c I
Himmler, and not Hitler, broadcast
the proclamation issued yesterday
under Hitler's name was in no
way proof Of widespread reports
that Hitler was incsracitated or
dead.
But the perplexed German peo-
pie could know only that, in their
gravest hour, their fuehrer had for
saken them visibly and audibly.
They had only the explanation that
he was too busy at he adquarters,
working unremittingly to bring Q
turn in our fortunes" to appear in
public or make broadcasts.
That there were perplexities,
doubts and fears in Germany was
reported by Moscow radio, quoting
advices from inside Germany,
Moscow said fantastic rumors
about Hitler were spreading. e.
That again yesterday - on h e
delayed celebration of the Nov 9
Munich Beer Cellar Putsch anniver-
sary-the Nazis resorted to Hit
Ter proclamation read by Hmm
Ter lent conviction to suspicious in
we'll informed quarters here that
Hitler is out and Himmler is in
the saddle. 1t was widely suspected
that the proclamation was ghost
written.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
BOY OF II SHOT
ACCIDENTALLY

Lawrence Billiard, 10, 1909 S.
Third street, was accidentally shot
and killed by a 12-gauge shotgun
at 6 pm. yesterday, while he and
his brother, David o. Billiard, Is,
were hunting in the Greenfield
swamp south of Wilmington, inves-
| tigating officers reported last
might.
| Sheriff's deputies said that the
boy was apparently standing on a
log with the gun leaning against
him when it went off, shooting him
in his wrist. and the right side of
his face. They said he was evil
IDENTIFY killed instantly.
Coroner Asa w. Allen said that
the death was. accidental and no
inquest would be held.
The boys were hunting near the
river, between the Taylor-colquit
Creosoting plant and the shipyard.
1t was reported that David Bull
lard heard the shot and when he
turned around and saw his brother
lying on the ground, tried to move
him. When he found that he was
unable to do so, he left and called
the police.
The accident was investigated by
W. R. Bradshaw and G. R. Peter
son, of the city police radio patrol,
and P. S. .Gangloff, of the sheriff S
department, accompanied by Cor
oner Allen.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
18TH CONGRESS
RESUMES TODAY

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13:- Up -
Extension of the Presidents wal
powers, without serious inter-party
controversy; was indicated today as
the 18th. Congress gathered for its
final sessions.
House Republican Leader Martin
of Massachusetts told newspaper
men he knew OF no planned oppo'
sition to prolongation Of the pow.
ers-including the authority for pri'
orities-which under present legis'
lation expire Dec. 81. He comment
ed:i {.
Congress is going to give the
president all the power he needs
to fight the war" .t. - ~
The old Congress, with a house
numbering 215 democrats an 212.
Republicans, convenes at noon to-
morrow. Among the members will
be about four score lame ducks
who must help dispose OF heavy
pref Christmas roster of legislation
Z 1t will clear the stage for mo-
mentous war and peace debates in
the new Congress, with stronger
Democratic flavor, which m e s
Jan. 8. In this Congress the Demo.
Gratis will have a plurality Of at
least so members in the House.
indications are that the clean
ur'' sessions will get off to slow
start tomorrow. Many lawmakers
are resting back home after strenu-
Gus political campaigns. The House
will make time this week, having
no legislative program.
However, in addition to extension
CT the war powers, these important
questions confront the o ! d Con-
gress: ....
/. A decision whether to freeze"
the social security tax at its present
l per cent rate. Unless stopped by
Congress, the payroll tax automat-
ically rises to 2 per cent on employ
er and employee January ]. A siz-
zling scrap is expected on t hi S
freeze H.. ~
2. Whether to extend the statute
of limitations governing prosecu-
tons or courts martial that may
grow out of the Japanese attack
on Pearl Harbor. This might at
ford opportunity for some blasts
at the administration = an after
math Of the political campaigns.
3. Bills providing for postwar
highway program involving expen-
diture of around $500, 100000 OF
federal funds. '.,..
4. Resurrection Of the federal
crop insurance program. funds for
which Congress has refused. Both
major parties sanctioned crop in
surance in their platforms.
s.. Disposition of the House-ap-
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. y
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
GERMAN NAVY'S
BACKBONE SNAPS
Three Direct Hits With g.
ID
Ton Bombs From Lam
casters Do Trick

LONDON, Nov. 13.-(P)-
The 41,000-ton German bat
tleship Tirpitz, last "unsink-
able" giant in Adolf Hitler's
fugitive navy, capsized and
sank yesterday morning in
the icy Norwegian waters of
Tromso ford W h en- hit
squarely by three six-ton
earthquake bombs dropped by
Raj Lancasters, the British
announced tonight.
Attacking out of the Arctic mists
it took the British only few MINI
utes to finish off this great poten-
tial killer which never had engaged
in a single surface battle, and
which the Germans were five years
in building at a cost of $4,000, 900.
The cost to the British was one
bombers, out Of an attacking force
of 20, an air ministry communique
said.
Three bombs landed on the deck
of the Tirpitz, which blew up in
side, keeled over, and sank slowly,
ending three-year chase by the
British and Russians.
The Lancasters struck at 1890
am. from a height of 5000 feet,
and Is minutes later the ship burst
into flames and turned over. Re.
connaissance showed the ship mad
capsized, with 700 feet of her keel
sticking out of the water. Around
the wreck was great oil pool.
At least part of the Tirpitzs crew
apparently persisted since the ships
anti-aircraft batteries " ere in ac-
tion at the start of the attack. It
was not known how many were
aboard. When at sea the T,~pitz
had minimum crew Of 1000.
The sister ship of the Inflated
Bismarck went to her grave just
a few days after reports from neu-
trail countries had speculated on an
imminent invasion of Norway py
the Allies.
The Tirpitz, already crippled by
previous air and midget subma-
rine assaults, had been a threat TO
the Arctic supply lines to Russia,
and a potential menace to any
landing in Norway. She had keot
some units Of the british home
fleet watching her moves for a
long time.
Obviously these vessels were
freed by the sinking and possibly
Continued on Page Three; Col. A.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
JAPANESE OCCUPY
TINY PALAU ISLAND

U. S. PACIFIC FLEET HEAD
QUARTERS, Pearl Harbor, Nov.
13.-R-Two hundred japanese
troops occupied tiny Ngeregong
island, eight moles northeast OF
American-held Pelelu in the
Palau group, last Tuesday night,
Adm. Chester w. Nimitz announc-
ed today.
A small U. S. Marine patrol,
which had been on the island for
reconnaissance, quickly evacuat-
ed. and the enemy was subjected
to ships fire and aerial bombing
and strafing.
Ninnitz said in his communlque
the Marines were removed aboard
LCTs -Qanding craft, infantry
without casualties.
The Japanese were equipped
with knee mortars and macnlne-
guns. Probably they came IN
small boats across the reef in n:
fected Denges passage from Ell
Malk island TWO miles north OF
Ngeregong. I, !,
Ngeregong is triangular and
only one mile on, each side. &.
The purpose Of the enemy Eoecu.
patton is vague but probably was Y.
for reconnaissance. -" 80 III ,
The Janane!se : COULD lombard
Peleliu and other Alnerican'=held
Palau islands from Ngeregong,
but they would have difficulty IN
moving in artillery. The tiny IS
let moreover, would give them
little advantage over Eli Malk.
Ninitzz. said the Japanese land d
ed under. cover of aastorm. y
One U. IS. destroyer and TWO 1--WE
gunboats quickly blocked. Denges
passage to cut off possible fpr =,
Their landings and bomparueo
Negre gong. - a. = 80
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
One Killed In Panic
As Chill Breakfasts
Invasion From Mars

SANTIAGO, Chile, Nov, Is.
-(P)-At least one death from
a heart attack and injuries to
several persons were attribut-
ed today to the panic caused
: by Chile's radio Invasion
From Mars" last night,
broadcast which upset this
country just as the radio show
on the same subject produced
by Orson Welles did in the
United States.
An adaptation of the Welles
broadcast, based OIL the H. G.
Wells story, "Wars of the
Worlds" was br->cast by a
Santiago station. This Chilean
version was as realistic as the
American show and sent hum
dreds into the streets in panic
and flooded newspapers and
army and navy headquarters
with excited inquiries. -
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
AMERICANS BRING
BIG GUNS TO BEAR
Enemy Divisions Not Per.
mitted To Mobilize
For Attack

General MacArthur's Head
quarters, Philippines, Tues
day, Nov. 14.-(P)-The ar
tillery-backed American Of
fensive on Leyte island, which
ground to short new gains to-
day, has dislocated Japanese
preparations for a counter
attack with the five divisions
they are known to have com
mitted to this pivotal Philip
pine battle.
Today's communique reported
five Imperial divisions had beer
Identified, without specifying
whether they were estimated al
their full strength, which would
mean probably more than $4,000
men.
The japanese first division has
been thoWn into the battle-line
along the Pinamopoan-Ormoc
highway, and. the 26th division
has been identified. by its dead.
The 18th, Both and 1o2nd divisions
previously had been reported in
action. ~.
the American offensive drive,
said the communique, has 'pene-
trated his (the enemy's) potential
assembly areas, compelling him
to premature and piecemeal com.
mit.nents of his forces for the de-
tense Of the main bastion OF the
Yamashita line
That line runs through the rug
ged hill country surrounding she'll
blackened Ormoc, Japan's last
stronghold on the island. Fresh
troops, under Gen. Tomoyuki
Yamashita, were-preparing a
large-scale attempt to break Am
erican enlightenment on three
sides.
Yank infantrymen and dis
mounted cavalrymen, plunging
through jungles and mountains,
continued the steady pressure
which has thrown this plan off
balance.
Advance elements of the U. S.
First Cavalry division are con-
solidating positions they have
seized on Mt. Catabaran and Mt.
Cabungangan, dominating peaks
east of the Pinamopoan-Orm
highway.
The calvaryrnen extended their
left flank to include another key
height, termed Hill 1926, eight
miles south southwest Of Cariga-
CONTINUED on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
Churchill, de GaulleAin,
To Giue Saar To France

SAHlS, Nov. 13.-RAAgreement
NE standardization of the Saar
with France in control of the
~ es as was done after the last
r ~vlio "ar-tuu participation by
ns sr'e in the postwar develop
resrr r u Europe, and the speedy
ver .liament of the French army,
cont. reached during the weekend
j,t ar re between Prim e Min
CAM Cav Churchill and Gen. Charles de
aigb+ 4e' 1t Was reliably reported TO-
nist t,iaa n radio reports Of an Ar
cbu rse day attempt tc assassinate
ver. e mn and de Gaulle as thew
..s. r rlolng along the Champs Fly
pron. were laughed off here as a
cern ossnaa attempt to make the
'a nome front believe life in
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
Army Felon Who Fled
In Plane Captured

NEW ORLEANS, Nov. 13.-(P)-
Robert G.. Kaslow, former Army
air corps officer. who escaped
from the Craig Field, Ala, guard
house Friday night and fled in an
Army plane, was apprehended
here tonight by agents of the Fed
eral Bureau of Investigation.
The assistant special agent In
charge of the New Orleans FB1
office lack J. Vanlandingham,
called a news conference at 7:45
pm. to announce thtet Kaslow, 81,
who was serving a 30year SEN
tence at the Alabama field for vi
olations of the Articles of War,
was taken in custody at 5 pm. in
the cocktail lounge ola New Or
leans hotel.
The Wilmington morning star., 1944-11-14
Artillery Ammunition
Lou, Says Eisenhower

WASHINGTON, Nov. 13.-4R-
Under-Secretary of War Patterson
reported today that General
Dwight D. Eisenhower, ''hasr an
imperative need for much more
artillery ammunition than We, are
producing. ....4.-..s,
He told a news conference that
troops on the Western front are
firing IS days planned supply of
heavy artillery ammunition in 10
days and there are no reserves in
this country. That implied ire
mendous drain. on ammunition
stick piles in Europe.
All such material produced here
is being shipped overseas imme-
diately.
although our production Of ar
tillery ammunition has tripled
since the beginning of this year
the needs Of our armed forces
have gone up even faster" Pat
terson said. ...5.t
1.-THE amount Of ammunition