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Evening star., 1944-07-17
Council Elects

The American Council Of Venture
Clubs, at its recent biennial con-
vention, elected Miss Lois Ernest
of Kensington second vice president
Miss Ernest is former president OF
the Montgomery County Venture
Club.
The council. which includes 81
clubs in the United States and 2
in Canada, met in St. Louis under
the sponsorship of the American
Federation of Soroptimist Clubs.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Opera Luncheon

Mrs. Helen Harrow presided at
the luncheon given Friday at the
Washington Hotel in connection
with the Washington Grand Opera
Guilds drive for sustaining fund
for the season, which is scheduled to
open in November.
Arrangements are being made for
concert, which will be given Au-
gust 10 at the Statler Hotel in the
interest of the funo,
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Sorority Supper

A bu0et supper VIII Be given BY
Mrs. Beryl D. Kneen for members Of
the National Capitol Alumnae Chap
ter, Theta Sigma Phi Sorority. their
hubands and friends Friday evening
at her home, COS North Lincoln
street, Arlington.
New officers Of this national so.
rority for women in Journalism are;
Miss Florence Taaffe, president;
Miss Janette Harrington, vice presi.
dent and program chairman: Mr.,
Evening star., 1944-07-17

Ormond Demorest, secretary, and
Miss Nadine 0alloday, treasurer.
Miss Taaffe was formerly editor
OF the Women's Activities Depart
ment Of the Minneapolis Tribune
and Is at present director OF in
formation for the Joint Army and
Navy Committee on Welfare and
Recreation.
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Wedding Notices

Detailed descriptions OF ,Ded-
dingS must be received BY The
Star in adDance of or on the
date OF the ceremony and must
bear a signed authorization.
In ordinary circumstances an
nouncements of marriages can
not be used if submitted more
than a week after the ceremony.
Evening star., 1944-07-17

FuRS :. our Summer PreMew IS on
You'll be enchanted with the luxurious funes and fotery Of
tne new tu tohlons You'll be ogreeoby surprised to find
prices sensbk within reach even INCLUDING the addition
Ct the AO9o tox Better come and see for yourself!
JEllEFF'S-Thrd Floor
Evening star., 1944-07-17
Breakfast Meefinq

The Sailors and Soldiers Relief
Act, Amended" will be discussed by
Martha Bean Gleason at q breakfast
Evening star., 1944-07-17

official Functions Arvamged
For DISTINGUISHED Visitors
Bv Katharine NJ. Brooks.

The Assistant Secretary E acted as
host for the division Of cultural
at luncheon given today the Blair facing
Department. the
Gators Y. G. Chen, president
specialist IN chemistry and education Dr.
sy specialist in sociology and cultureoogy Wang
of the Institute Psychology Fnca specialist
psychological psychology DR. president
vy OF Annoy specialist in electrical
professor of psychology and education
Pepng and Dr. Yung boanist
learned gentlemen from the
studying the methods Of teaching these subjects
this country.
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03

ly, and symbolic of the multiple origins of the United States.
 Although working quite inde- penden,ly, Franklin and Jeffer- son had hit on the identical theme for he reverse of the seal: Moses leading the Israelites out of bond age into the promised land, S'1g- gest Ve. of course, of the aspira- tions of our own brave new land. John Adams had some idea of representing the infant Nation as Hercules, but his conception met with no great favor.
 It was agreed by the commit tee that Jefferson then prepare best features of all he proposals. a final design embodying the and six weeks after the creation of the committee their work was laid before Congress. The multi pie shield of du Simitiere was in- cluded, also the figures of the Bookcases of Liberty and Justice, and the motto "E Pluribus Unum." The Franklin Jefferson delivery of the Israelites was on the reverse side, with the mote Rebellion to Tyrants is Obed- fence to God"
 Contrary to expectation, con- siderable discussion ensued. Tom Paine, who liked it on the whole, had some reservations about in- cluding a purely biblical subject. Another delegate suggested that a more fitting time for consider ation of such a mater would be when the Nations independence had been established other than on paper" A wrangle about the "elabora'e yet unsatisfactory de- vice" followed, and the matter was finally shelved and the com mittee dissolved, rather to its own surprise and chagrin.
 Subsequent committees fared nc better. Finally, apparently as 2 last resort, the whole matter was entrusted 10 the genial and uni
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
What Do You Know About ''The Great Seal?"

Versally liked Charles Thomson, secretary of the Congress. Thom son made a selection from some designs of William Bar on, young lawyer. known otherwise in history chiefly as the father of q nineteenth century stormy petrel of Navy medicine and sur gerry, William ?. '. Barton. The Thomson Barton design was ap- proved by Congress on une 20, 1782.
 The accompanying report ex plains the now familiar device. "The escu' cheon is composed of the Chief and pale, the two most honorable ordinarIes. The pieces, all joined in one solid compact paly, represent the several States entire, supporting a Chief which unites the whole and represents Congress =. The Olive Branch and arrows denote the power of peace and war which is exclusive ly vested in Congress The Con- stellation denotes q new State taking it's place and rank among other sovereign powers. The es- cu-cheon is borne on the breast of an American Eagle without any other supporters, to denote that the United States of America ought 70 rely on their own Vir- tue"
 The first official use of the new seal was on g comm .ssion dated September Is, I782. giving full power and au' hority 10 Gen eral George Washington to con clude arrangements with he Brit ish for the exchange Of prisoners of war From that day 10 this, the eagle has been the familiar representation of our country, clutching he arrows of war in his left talon, for use if necessary, but in the preferred right the olive branch of peace.-(Army Life).
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
By JACK STINNETT

WASHINGTON - In the midst of a lot more sensational home front and War-front problems, it's difficult to explain just how vital the situation in Central and South America is being considered here.
 Our Good Neighbor policy built up through years of effort and expenditures running into the near billions, is threatened with collapse. The Bolivian rev olution was the first defection but fl may not be the last.
 As a matter of fact, a high Brit ish official, who asked that his name not be used, explained it this way in a private converse ton the other day:
 '.The Bolivian revolution is just the beginning and in a way it's no more than a previeW of what's brewing in the United States and other allied nations.
 "In South America, peace has come. Let me make myself clear. A year or more ago, they considered themselves threatened by the Nazis on the east and the Japs on the West. Those nations south of the Rio Grande that were financially and physically able made preparations to resist invasion. They were alarmed and solidarity with neighboring na- tions and unity within seemed their best protection.
 "In the last year, and particu- larly since we have mopped up North Africa, Sicily and southern Italy on one hand; and eastern New Guinea, the Solomons and the Gilbert Islands sn the other, the war has receded from these shores. In Latin America, peace is already just around the cor ner and the minority groups or
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
Story of the Disc on a Soldiers Cap)

On he wall of the oldest church edifice in New York City, St. Paul's Chapel, and above the very pew where Washington wor- shipped for almost two years, hangs the picture of an emblem familiar to every soldier. It de- picts the Great Seal of the Unit ed States which forms the medal lion worn above the visor of the soldiers service cap.
 As an accouterment 10 his uni form, this device represents sur Vival of the days when armor- clad knights wore characteristic markings so that friend and foe could be differentiated But the fact that today's soldier wears this particular emblem goes back to a hot summers day in Phila- delphia, when the Continental Congress, having declared the in- dependence of the United States of America, entertained rseolu- ton "that Dr. Franklin, Thom- as Jefferson and MT. John Adams be committee to prepare de- vice for a seal of the United States of America"
 The resolution was carried, and the three named went to work, enlisting the aid of French artist of West Indian birth, du Simitiere, an ardent friend of American liberty. The committee functiohed tremendously. and when they met to discuss the de- signs they had prepared indepen- dently, there were no forbeodings of the difficulties which lay ahead of them. Du Simitiere's proposal included a shield, divided, on which should appear a rose, a thistle, a harp, a fleur- -de-lis, an imperial eagle, and the Belgic crowned lion, representing Eng land, Scotland, Ireland, France Germany and Holland respective
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
PIG PREJUDICE IS DEEPLY ROOTED

WITH SECOND ARMY INT TENNESSEE -(AP)- War is bad enough, and Tennessee pigs don't add any hing to it's festivities. Pigs broke into a Red command post by night and upset three days supply of ground coffee, roofing it into the mud, While the men groWled about breakfast without coffee, the company clerk sent for the mail. Alas, the pigs had gone calling at the A. P. o. too. The days ration of mail had gon to join the ration of coffee--in the mud.
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
BUT SHOP LETTERS HAD LAST LAUGH

DURHAM, N. C. -lAP'- IT, ritated by shoplifting, d local de- partmnet sore loaded empty parcels with the admonition Crime Doesn't Pay, and placed them at convenient places on the counters.
 The sales clerks were greatly amused at the gradual disappear ance of these dummy parcels. But check-up at the end of the day revealed that shopl1fters also had made off with their usual quota of merchandise.
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
South America Arms For Peace

.nOse out of power see no further necessi' y for delaying action.
 "To some extent, this same thing is manifest in your own na- tion Every major victory in the war brings forth new defections among minority groups. And I'm sad to say the same hing may oc- cur in England just as soon as we have made successful advances toward establishing western front in Europe.'
 To some extent, this view throws a new light on the Latin American situation, but a none the-less alarming one so far as western hemisphere solidarity is concerned
 *
 In our own nation, winning the war is still uppermost in most minds, but once the certainty of that victory is just over the next little hill, how are we going to feel politically about our leaders and sacrificial participations in world reconstructions?
 The answer to that question will clarify to some extent what has happened and may spread in Latin America. Washington ob- servers who admit our failure to keep Argentina and Bolivia close ly welded, are now worried about Chile, Peru and Paraguay.
 If the British official is right and the Bolivian revolution is merely prelude to what may happen when peace comes, it's time for drastic action now. The State Department already has in- dicated that it feels that way about it, but the Allied Nations can't really move without solid front composed of those Western hemisphere nations who still are united in the idea of world peace forever.
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
IT'S "A SMALL WORLD BUT A BIG NAVY
CPARTANBURC

SPARTANBURG, s. c. --(AP) Sailors Harold Lowe and Will
 liam E. Jett hailed each other as old civilian friends when they met while home on leave. Com pairing notes on navy experiences, they found they had been serv- ing on the same ship for months.
The Nome nugget., 1944-07-03
RUBBING IT IN

WITH SECOND ARMY IN TENNESSEE ---(AP)- Tired men trooped in from maneuvers, soaked from the rain and coated with mud. Some of them settled down in a mobile U. S. o. field unit to relax and See a movie. Name of the movie: Stormy Weather" Name of the project ionist: MT. Waterman.
The midland journal., 1944-04-07
d. KIRK BROWN, SOLICITOR
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
Esther Miller, Complainant


James Garfield Miller, Defendant
LIN the Circuit Court for Cecil County
Equity No. 6O93
The object of this Bill is to secure
a decree divorcing the Complainant
a vinculo matrimonii from the De-
.fendant.
The Bill states that the Complain
ant was married to the Defendant on
the 3rd day of July, 1912, in Blue
field. West Virginia, with whom she
resided in Bluefield, West Virginia,
and Knoxville, Tennessee, until the
26th day of August, 1912; that,
though the conduct of the Complain
ant towards the said James Garfield
Miller has always been kind, affec-
tionate and above reproach, the said
James Garfield Miller has, without
any just cause or reason, abandoned
and deserted her and has declared his
intention to live with her no longer,
tinued uninterruptedly for at least
eighteen months, and is deliberate
and final, and the separation beyond
any reasonable expectation of recon-
ciliation; that one child was born to
said marriage, daughter, Esther
Levan Miller, who is one year of age
and in the custody of the Complain
ant; that the Complainant has re-
sided in Cecil County for more than
one year past before the filing of this
Bill, and the Defendant resides in
Bluefeld, West Virginia, or else
where beyond the jurisdiction of this
Court The Bill then prays for a de-
cree divorcing the Complainant from
the Defendant vinculo matrimonii,
and for. such other and further re-
lief as her case may require.
1T is THEREUPON, this 10th day
of March, 1914, by the CIRCUIT
COURT FOR CECIL COUNTY. IN
EQUITY, ORDERED that the Com
plainant cause copy of this Order,
with the object and substance of the
Bill to be inserted in some newspa-
per published in Cecil County once
a week for four successive weeks, be-
fore the 18th day of April, 1914, CIV
ing notice to the Defendant, James
Garfield Miller, who is a nonresident
of the State of Maryland, to appear
in this Court, either in person or by
solicitor, ON or before the 26th day
of April, 1914, to answer the prem
ises and abide by and perform such
decree as may be passed herein.
Ralph r. Crothers,
Clerk.
True Copy-Test-
Ralph r. Crothers,
Clerk.
The midland journal., 1944-04-07
HIGH SCHOOL EQUIVALENCE
EXAMINATIONS

The next series of equivalence ex-
aminations leading to the Certificate
of High School Equivalence issued
by the State Deartment of Education
will be held on Thursday and Friday
April 27 and %, according to DR..
Erl T. Hawkins of the State Depart
ment of Education, who is in charge
of the examinations.
These examinations are offered to
afford opportunity for adults who
left school before high school gradu-
alton to obtain Certificate of High
School Equivalence, permitting them
to pursue higher studies, to qualify
for CPA examinations. and in other
ways to be eligible for work which
requires high school graduation
or the equivalent.
The examinations are administer
ed in the City of Baltimore and in the
county seat of any county where
there are applicants. Examinations
are available in all the standard high
school subjects. In order to be can
didate for the April examinations,
it is necessary that an application
blank be submitted to the State De-
partment of Education, I'LL Lexing-
ton Building, Baltimore-1, by April
1. Candidates must be nineteen years
of age and must have been residents
of the State of Maryland for at least
one year. There are special provi-
sions made for members of the armed
services. Further information can be
obtained from the State Department
of Education
The midland journal., 1944-04-07
INSTITUTE OF WORLD
ECONOMICS

President H. c. Byrd reveals that
the University of Maryland after the
war will establish an Institute of
World Economics and Politics, de-
signed to prepare Americans to deal
properly with foreign peoples as dip
lomatic and business agents of the
United States.
he says, in foreign ideologies, poll
tics of foreign countries, natural re-
sources, and languages, "to give the
students real knowledge of the
people they will deal with, buy from
and sell to-"
Another postwar development for
the University will be the greater
emphasis on history, geography, and
the English language. Students will
be- trained to speak and write COM
petently regardless of what field of
endeavor they plan to enter.
The biggest department of philo-
sophy in any Eastern university is
envisioned by Dr. Byrd for the Uni
versity of Maryland because Sin phil
osophical principles lies the truth OF
things" The day of the liberal arts
college is just beginning, he thinks.
DIR. Byrd predicts that high schools
will need to teach more advanced
courses in the postwar years to re-
lieve colleges, most of which now
offer courses that belong to institu-
tions on a lower level.
I'VE must train boys who return
from the war to be competent lead
ers," President Byrd points out, de-
claring that 1--WE have lost our touch
with fundamental things, and after
the war we must return to them"
The midland journal., 1944-04-07
WHEAT UNDER LOAN BRINGS
HIGH PRICE

Maryland farmers in large num-
bers are now liquidating govern
ment loans on their 1943 wheat crop
at wide margin of profit over their
oans and over harvest-season prices
last year, Joseph H. Blandford, chair
man of the Maryland Agricultural
Adjustment Agency, reports.
Wheat stored in this State last
year under government loans is now
selling for 25 cents per bushel more
than the price wheat brought during
the harvest last year. Maryland far
mers who are now liquidating gov
ernment loans are realizing a profit
of 22 cents per bushel over their
1943 per-bushel loan rate or value
on wheat stored in country elevators
The profit over loan values is several
cents greater on farm-stored wheat.
During the 1943 wheat harvest,
1,405 Maryland wheat farmers plac-
ed 461,O24 bushels of wheat under
government loans through their
County AAA Offices. No. 2 Red winter
garlicky wheat was then selling for
$1.45 per bushel at country eleva-
tors in Maryland. The current cores
ponding price is $1.70.
Loans on 244,27S bushels have
been liquidated to date. All govern
ment notes are due April 80.
Wheat loans are made from Com
modify Credit Corporation funds. Re-
serves are placed in the Ever-Normal
Granary in the equivalent of the bu-
shells under government loans. Far
mers may elect to accept wheat from
the Ever-Normal Granary when they
liquidate their loans. '1s
Loans on 1912 wheat were liqui-
dated at profit Of five to seven cents
per bushel over the loan value of
wheat stored in country elevators,
and at profit up to IA cents bu-
shell on farm-stored wheat.
The midland journal., 1944-04-07
CONFERENCE ON SOILS,
FORESTS, MINERALS AND WILD
LIFE
From a farm boys letter to
his big soldier brother

A large number of persons whose
aim is "to promote the wise use Oh
opr natural resources" will gather at
the Lord Baltimore Hotel in Bal
timore on Wednesday, April IL, for
the Maryland Conservation Forum.
sponsored by business, education
al. civic and governmental agencies,
the program will feature an address
by Louis Bromfield, noted author and
lecturer on farm problems.
Among the topics to be discussed
by authorities in the field are con-
seryation of soils, forests, minerals
and wild life. Dean T. B. Symons OF
the University of Maryland College
of Agriculture, director OF Extension
Service, will talk on Soil Conserva-
ton in Maryland"
Mayor Theodore H. Mcclellan,
Governor Herbert R.. O'Conor and
other prominent public officials Will
be on the program. One OF the nigh
lights of the all-day meeting will be
exhibits prepared by various state
departments ON conservation.
The State Soil Conservation Com
mittee, headed by DR.. Symons, Is
one of the groups cooperating. Other
members of the committee are DR..
w. B. Kemp acting director OF the
University experiment station; state
Forester Joseph F. Kaylor; and Ed
ward M. Davis of the Soil Conserva-
tion Service.
Representatives from every de-
partment in the College OF Agrlcul-
ture and Extension Service will at
tend.
John w. Sherwood general chair
man, will preside at the morning ses-
sions. and Glenn L. Martin, aircraft
manufacturer, will preside in tae at
ternoon. The conference will adjourn
at Ais p. M, following Mr.. Brom-
fields address.
The midland journal., 1944-04-07
FARMERS ECONOMIC PROBLEM
Is BASIC. WICKARD DECLARES

"Farmers can't actually conserve
their soil or have the kind of homes
they want unless their economic
problems are solved" Secretary of
Agriculture Claude R. Wickard told
a group of mutual insurance repre-
sentatives recently in Chicago in en-
phasizing that the economic problem
will be one of the primary issues fac
ing agriculture when the war ends.
In exploring production possibili-
ties Secretary Wickard referred to
estimates made by the Department
of Agriculture which indicate that,
if chronological developments contin-
ue at the present rate, agriculture
by 1850 might be able to increase
production one-half above the pre-
war average of 1935,39.
The Secretary pointed out that
while these estimates give an indica-
ton of how much the farmer could
produce, the big problem is to find
a market for this potential output.
eve know" said Secretary Wick
ard, "the big share of the market for
this huge production must be found
in this country. We have found out
in wartime how much good, nutrl-
tious food people will consume in
this country when they have high in
comes. But what kind of incomes are
they going to have in 1902"
He stressed the fact that if this
vol lot od n II
not answered satisfactorily the far
mers' economic problem will not be
solved satisfactorily. In this connec-
ton the Secretary raised another
question: Even though the right an
swers are found to these economic
problems and per capita domestic
consumption of food and other agrl-
culture commodities is increased, say
as much as Is per cent above the pre-
war level, what will happen to the
rest of the increase of which farmers
are capable amounting to perhaps
Is per cent of total farm production?
In discussing possible outlets for
expanded farm production, the Secre-
tary made. reference to the increased
industrial uses of agriculture pro-
ducts. However, he sounded note OF
caution against relying too heavily
on this field for solution to agri-
cultures economic problems. "At
best" he said, ''it doesn't seem that
we will be able to increase the in
dustrial uses by 1850 to "a point
where more than per cent of our
total production will be absorbed.
The midland journal., 1944-04-07
WISCONSIN AND MINNESOTA
MAKE HAY

Wisconsin and Minnesota run neck
INCEST" State records of the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics, U. S. De-
partment of Agriculture, show.
In 1943, Wisconsin chalked up
7,164,00O tons and Minnesota was
only II, 900 tons under the million
mark. New York with 6,234,0O tons
was third California ranked fourth
with 5,628,0O0 tons, well ahead of
Iowa's 5,152,OO0 tons, the only 9TH
er entry in the million ton class.
This was sharp drop for Iowa
which was in third place in 1912,
and crowding the leaders, with 6,816,
900 tons-only $4,000 tons behind
Minnesota.
In average yield per acre. Wiscon-
sin leads all the States east of the
Rocky Mountains. Wisconsin hay
fields are credited with average
yields of 1.S0 tons per acre in 1943
and 1873 tons in 1912. This showing
beats all states except six in the west
where higher yields come from the
larger proportion of alfalfa-which
is high yielding-and in some of the
western states from longer growing
season. California had the high av-
erage yield of 1888 tons in 1943;
Arizona, 2.56 tons; New Mexico,
2.OS; Utah, 2.04; Idaho, 2.02; and
Washington, 1893 tons.