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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
A BILLION FOR FARM CARS

Roughly billion dollars worth of
automobiles and motor trucks is one
of the needs U. S. farmers hope to
satisfy after the war, according to
estimates by agricultural economists
of the U. S. Department of Argicul-
ture in report on the financial inn
pact of the war as it has affected the
farms. Before the war there were
more than million motor vehicles
on farms. Under wartime driving
conditions, replacement needs are ac-
cumulating at the rate of 100000 a
year. Surveys indicate farmers intend
to allocate about 20 percent of their
immediate postwar expenditures to
automobiles and trucks. At the end
of 1914, the sum required to meet
needs might approach billion dol
lars the report says. Not many auto
mobiles are likely to be available un-
til year or two after the war ends.
Expenditures then, says the report,
will depend largely on the price
range for automobiles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
U. s. TO FIGHT FOR FARMER
MARKETS

The United States wants the world
to know that it is ready to use ag-
gressive measures to preserve over
seas markets for it's farmers.
This notice was given in twin an
nouncements of the War Food AID
ministration 1) that it will Gu,
prices on American cotton and whea,
in world markets, and GU that it will
encourage farmers to continue large
production of these and other pro
ducts.
The price cutting will be made il
the form of subsidies to exporters de
signed to enable them to meet prices
of otker countries which have moi
raised their prices to levels prevail
ing in this country.
The Roosevelt Administration has
in times past condemned the use o,
export subsidies and other aggres
sive measures in world markets. l
has urged, on the other hand, the
establishment of world agreements
dividing markets and stabilizing mar
kets. Such agreements were recon
mended by tie United Nations fooC
conference held at Hot Springs, Va.
last year.
Announcement of export subsidy
programs at this time is interprete,
inc official as we'll as trade quarters
as a psychological weapon in behal
of International trade cooperation.
Serving notice that the government
has no present intention of engaging
in programs for crop reduction, the
Var Food Administration recon-
mended yesterday that 1945 acreages
of both cotton and wheat be kept al
produce supplies considerably in ex-
less of domestic needs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
GOVERNMENT AS USUAL
By j, II. Jones

Washington, d. c., November 20
Congress has reconvened and the
business of Government in Washing
ton hasn't changed a great deal.
Roosevelt remains President, and the
present Congress will soon bid good
bye to a number of Republican Sena-
tors and Representatives whose
places will be taken over by Demo-
Gratis.
1t is the definite opinion of Wash
ington that Mr.. Roosevelt owes his
fourth term to the war; and that is
the principal reason why both Houses
and parties in Congress have prompt
ly announced their intention to con-
tinue to back the Presidents war
policies-because tkey believe that to
De the shortest way to victory.
The American public has the abili-
~ to take it," and back up their
government, no matter how bitterly
they fought in prediction weeks. AS
ime lengthens and the war problems
are settled a new era will be brought
forth, and we can all look forward
20 thorough reimbursement in our
domestic problems-which have been
completely out of joint for many
years. So keep your political powder
dry!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
WASTEFUL EMPLOYMENT

Public construction for the pri-
nary purpose of creating local EN-
Ioyment is wasteful and defeats it's
,wn purpose, according to report
made public by Harry S. Middendorf,
PRESIDENT of the Maryland Public
Expenditure Council. The report dis
inguishes between needed local pub
ic construction which should be
tarted as soon as tie war is over,
tut declares that public construction
merely to make local jobs is 66%
wasted money.
res which show that approximately
My 3 of the cost of construction
,oes to labor at the site. The balance
;oes elsewhere.
Even less than 1 8 goes to local la
,or if the money to pay for the con-
truction is borrowed. A 20 year SER
al bond at 30 interest will event
aally cost 81 cents for each $1.00
borrowed. Thus it will cost $1.21 tC
)ut 33 3 cents in the pay envelope.
ALlu IL Cu0 r0UGIdl GOVSIuucHt
rants 500 of the construction costs
he proportion that Maryland labor
gets is even less. With Federal aid on
1 $3.50 basis and construction finan-
ED by 20 year 30 serial bond, it
will cost the communities of Mary
land about STAG to create 33 8
tents worth of labor.
Recent studies show that Mary
lands contribution to Federal Aid
Funds is much greater than TIE
amount Maryland receives. For each
800 Maryland receives from Wash
ington, it pays approximately Sill.
The report points out that the av-
erage investment necessary to create
regular permanent job in industry
or business is $4,000. Thus, since
waste increases taxation and employ
ers pay the bulk of the taxes, each
time $4,000 is needlessly taken by
the tax gatherer, TIE ability to create
one permanent job at decent wages
is destroyed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
THREE SITES OFFERED FOR
WESTERN SHORE CHRONIC
HOSPITAL
HOSPITAL

Pointing out that, with the offer by
Baltimore City of a location for the
Western Shore Chronic Disease Hos
pital on the grounds of the Balti-
more City Hospital, the State Ad
ministration now has choice of
three sites, Governor O'Conor has
voiced the hope that conditions
would make possible in the relatively
lear future the construction of both
he hospitals planned for the care of
he chronically ill and the INDECENT
aged persons in the State.
In addition to the Baltimore loca-
ion, the County Commissioners of
both Frederick and Washing n
Counties have rendered properties
which are excellently situated and
entirely suitable, and likewise, are
AVAILABLE to the State without COST
Washington County has offered,
through it's Board of County Commits
,ioners, to transfer approximately rs
acres of their Washington County
Home for the Poor property as site
for the Chronic Disease Hospital.
Frederick County Commissioners,
likewise, have declared their readi-
ness, he said, to turn over the pres
ent Montevue Hospital property for
the new institution, and have sug-
gested that the present buildings
might be utilized, with additions,
thereby saving the State considerable
construction costs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
INDIAN SUMMER RESULTS FROM
WHIMs OF WEATHER

Indian Summer" according to the
United States Weather Bureau, is
one of those picturesque terms that
have crept into American traditions,
no one knows just how or when. Me-
teorologists have never really defined
the term, but they consider it to have
more foundation to fact than such
purely fanciful weather ideas as the
one about the grounding.
The ideal Indian summer, the Off
cial weathermen say, is a tranquil
period-with little or no wind, with
much hazy sunshine, and with tenn
peratures well above normal though
not as high as in the real summer.
1t sometimes follows cold, stormy,
som ewhat unreasonable weather the
latter part of September, in October,
or even in November. Some autumns
about one-fourth of them--have
no very definite Indian summer; 9th
ers have two or three periods that
might qualify as such.
The so-called Indian summer" is
the result of strong persisten high
atmospheric pressure along the Gulf
and South Atlantic coasts and OUT
over adjacent waters. This high pres
sure forces cyclonic, or widespread
storms TO take a more northerly
course than usual, and their centers
to pass along the northern boundary
of the United States. Thus an almost
continuous flow of warm southern
air is drawn into northern territory
The haziness of Indian summer is
due to soil dust, smoke, and particles
of dead leaves that rise readily will
occasional gusts of wind, and remain
long suspended because there is MT
rain to wash them out.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
THANKSGIVING

Thanksgiving Day has become
such a universally observed national
holiday that few people realize that
it's general observance on the fourth
Thursday in November is quite re-
cent development All the states of
New England and some of the other
northern states had an annual day OF
thanksgiving by the proclamation OF
the Governor, but while this custom
came from the earliest colonial times,
it seldom happened that more than
two or three states picked the same
day.
The real mother of Thanksgiving
Day" was Mrs Sarah Josepha Hale,
who was the editor of the first maya
zine published especially for women,
Godey's Lady's Book. Mrs Hale, be-
fore 1850, tried to get the President
of the United States to issue pro-
cIamation for national Thanksgiv-
ing Day. Mrs. Ruth E. Finley, on her
new book, "Tke Lady of Godey's,
tells kow she bombarded president
after president with her demand I'M
til, in 1868, President Lincoln issued
the first national Thanksgiving pro-
clamation, naming the last Thursday
in November as it's date. From that
time on every President has issued
such a proclamation until now.
In recent years there has been a
tendency to take Thanksgiving Day
lightly. We are all too muck inclined
in god times, to take credit to our
selves for our blessings, whatever
they may be, while in times of dis
tress it is very human inclination
to ask what have l got to be thank
full for?" We hear lots of people ask
ing that question this year, and in
our opinion one of the best cures fol
pessimism is to stop thinking of your
kard luck and try for one day tc
think of all the god things that have
come your way since last Thanksgiv-
ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
THE POLITICAL FRONT

The Democrats have clear ma
jority in the Senate and House OF
Representatives and President Roose-
welt will likely have no trouble in
working with his party members in
Congress on questions of war and
peace. The country voted satisfied
with Mr.. Roosevelt's foreign policies
and in Washington it is agreed tEat
he was elected and selected to carry
on because he is COMMANDMENT
Chief.
But he has plenty of troubles
ahead inasmuch as there will contin-
ne to be a challenge of New Deal So
cial and economic reforms, plus a
widening split with State govern
ments in the North and TIE South
that have ambitions to preserve their
integrity in the face of the constant
attempts of Mr.. Roosevelt to central
ize authority of government in Wash
ington.
A surprising feature of the Presi-
Dental election appears in the popu-
lar vote. While the President beat
Governor Dewey about three to one
in the eleven Southern States he
topped Dewey by less than a million
and a quarter in the remaining 81
States.
This wide difference between the
result in the popular vote and in the
electoral vote has raised the question
of possible changes in the system of
electing a president. One observation
that has been echoed again and
again seems to constitute an attack
upon the Electoral College, accom-
panied with the suggestion that it
of the disparity between the popular
vote and the Electoral College. AS
Quentin Reynolds observed, could
be, could be- as witness the histori-
cal fact that only a few years ago a
change was made through Constitu-
tional Amendment by which members
of the Senate were elected by popu-
lar vote, thereby cancelling the old
custom of turning the election of
Senators over to the legislative bran
ches of States.
Such change would be a thor
oughly Democratic procedure; but in
asmuck as Democracy isn't used
great deal in these days, no one is
brave enough at this time to become
the prophet of change as it is out
lined above. Americans are talking
more during recent years about De-
mocracy 'round the World than de-
mocracy on the home front.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24

Sugar Stamp No. "a in War Ration
Book Four is good for buying five
pounds of sugar, beginning Novem-
Der 16, 1914, the OPA has announ-
ced.
This stamp, like sugar stamps Nos.
80, 81, 80, and S3, will also be good
Indefinitely. Sugar stamp No. 40 is
good through Feb. %, 1915 for
five pounds of sugar only for home
canning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
BACK ON THE FARM

During the past four years there
has been a 4,748,000 drop in the
farm population. Half of this de-
crease took place in 1912, when farm
people moved away to war industries
and Joined the armed forces. During
IKE calendar year of 1913 the farm
population decreased 1,13S,000. So
there are a few million reasons why
farm foods are scrace in the home
grocery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
HOT DESSERTS FOR WINTER
MEALS AND OTHER RECIPES

Touch off that Sunday dinner with
new kind of dessert-a treat that
will make the family ask for more.
For desserts easy to prepare turn
to the Household Almanac in the No
vember 26th issue of
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Favorite Magazine With The
BALTIMORE
SUNDAY AMERICAN
Order From Your Newsdealer
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24

Veterans say too many agencies
are telling them what to do. Sounds
like q bit of conditioning for the re-
turn home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24

French will be sending us gowns
when they can get transports. Then
we can 60 into transports,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24

American soldiers found tie same
old mud on November IL, 1914.
Those at home found the mud the
same on November Z.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24

Now that elections over and the
wars going all right. we can devote
our attention to figuring out income
tax returns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24

J;-anese cities are speeding evac-
uation Of civilians. And Uncle Sam Ia
just the -cop to urge move on"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-11-24
The Public PAYS

" u
The Public Pays
The price sterilization laws have
been made to protect the purchasing
power of the public On the whole,
he Office of Price Administration, in
administering the price control, has
done a highly satisfactory job. The
price level has been held remarkably
steady since the start of the war
From time to time, however, the
Office of Price Administration, in
carrying out it's war job, has become
a victim of it's own ambition. In it's
attempt to hold prices down, it has
been so infleXible that it has driven
many merchandise lines from TIE
market because manufacturers are
no longer able to make them. When
he cost of labor and materials keeps
going up, the manufacturer eventual
~ goes into the red and is forced to
4bandon production of certain lines.
To OPA the operation has been a
success, but the patient is dying.
What good is it when OPA success
fully blocks price adjustments in me-
lium and low-priced merchandise if,
by doing so, it merely drives these
products from the market and forces
the public to buy higker-priced mer-
2handise? Such policy is bound to
hurt most those who can least afford
20 be hurt because their incomes have
emained at or near the prewar level.
borrower, it will reduce the total vol
lme of merchandise available to TIE
public and thus at least indirectly in
ute runs on scarce goods. That is
playing with dynamite.
Take the present shortage of I'M
derwear, for instance. Since the I'M
derwear price ceilings were fixed,
yarn prices that the mills must pay
have increased some 20 per cent and
their labor costs 3S per cent. Over
head expenditures are much higher,
200. About half of the yarn price in
crease happened at one stroke recent
ly when Congress passed the Stabi-
iization Extension Act guaranteeing
cotton farmers full parity prices for
their product. Naturally, cotton yarn
prices rose sharply, and thus increas-
ed the cost for all cotton textile mills.
In some cases OPA has recognized
the need for raising the ceiling prices
of textile products. In others it has
refused to do SO. Thus, it is now per-
hitting manufacturers of heavy
weight fall and winter underwear to
raise their ceiling prices to compen-
sate for the latest increase in yarn
costs, but for some obscure reason
mills making lightweight underwear
are forced to absorb these higher
costs.
Tie underwear industry, through
It's spokesman, has told OPA repeat
edly what will happen if OPA contin-
ues to refuse relief for underwear
mills. Underwear shortages will be-
come even more acute than they are
now. Many more medium and low
priced merchandise lines will be
driven off the market. When this
happens the public will place the
blame wkere it properly belongs-on
the doorstep of OPA, not of the mills
which are straining every effort to
supply the military services and the
civilian population with essential I'M
derwear.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1944-07-17
HP1S1-muv Plan
to Help" SMnW BM51NeY:..

Every business starts small. No
function without good smaller bl
by day. The oil wells and refine
not sell their output without the V
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10

Ida Lupino's Scottie. Edward,
was engaged for a scene in
pillar to Post"-but the excite
mentor an extra hamburger,
or something must have got the
best Of him. He developed case.
of the filters and got sick to his
stomach. Another dog was called
in to do the emoting-which
made Edward even sicker. How.
ever, Ida perked him up by assur.
ing him, via two new bones, that
he definitely will-without fail
make a personal appearance In
her next film.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-12-10
BY LOUELLA O. PARSONS
Motion Picture Editor International

] concerned. It's star me-star
my dog. too"
Well, truthfully, perhaps the
stars pets aren't being starred
but they are certainly crashing
the movies in fine old style. Many
of them take direction and are
as well trained as the profes.
~sional pooches. But the amusing
angle is that most OF the CANNES
got their big breaks completely
by accident.
Ann Sothern's Scottie. Doonie.
undoubtedly a ham at heart, got
in pictures by merely visiting the
set one day during the making
of "Maisie Goes to Reno" He
followed a lot of people into an
elevator and came out with them
when the cameras started roll
ing. Every time the scene was
rehearsed the pooch did the same
act. II was so funny to director
Harry Beaumont that he left 1t In
the picture making Doonie a full
fledged actor.
LARAMIE Days huge bull mas.
tiff Igor (who recently figured
In q "nipping' Lawsuit before he
was judged innocent and "cute"
by the jury was discharged
from the Army because he ate
too much. But Igor should worry.
His training was SO good that he
Is now appearing In "WOmen's
Army" with his mistress and do.
Ing his bag Of Army tricks like .
real veteran.
Sonny Tufts has a parrot, a
Macaw. who gets the fine old
sum of $25 per day when he
works in Paramount pictures
and the nice thing about this bird
is that Sonny doesn't have to be
around TO direct him. He'll emote
for anyone-so long as he gets
his money, Only once did he get
temperamental and that was
when Sonny agreed to let him
work In a flash" for Just SIS.
The bird bit him for being such
a bad agent!
In The Clock" you will see a
little poodle running around just
exactly in imitation Of hurrying
train catchers during the big
station scene. His name is Chou.
Chou and he belongs to Judy
Garland who is very proud Of
him.
It's not everybody who Ia
smart enough TO crash pictures
by writing his own scene"
Judy says, with Chou. Chou
snuggled up under her arm
"Hc came on the set-saw
everybody looking terribly ex.
cited and running around-so
he hoped In and started run.
ming I'm circles, toO-with nary
a script TO guide him."
Enrol Flynn's schaauzer, Arno,
was a wonderful comedian and
one OF the best trained dogs in
Hollywood. At home he would do
all sorts of tricks. But the minute
Enrol brings him on the Warner
lot-Arno has other ideas. He
made straight for a lily pond be-
hind the administration building,
dove in and sat there-up to his
chops in the cool water, refusing
TO bulge.
II swear I'd have a dog star
on my hands" laughs Enrol, III
they would just take out that
darn lily pond"
Greer Garson's dog, Gogo, has
had yen for the movies for ages
and almost got into Madame
Curie"-but he was white and
director Mervyn Leroy wanted a
hlarL hound un.uovor Cnn0ta
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Personals

Reed Dicken, AIS stationed at Great
Lakes. H., visited his grandmother. Mrs.
j. A. Dicken last week.
Mrs. Frank Calendar entered the Bap-
list Hospital in Jackson Monday. Her
many friends are glad to Learn that she
is resting nicely after a major opera
ton Tuesday.
Mrs. Marcus Love and Mrs. W. f.
Howell shopped in Memphis Tuesday.
Mr.. R. f. Rosson is spending his va
cation with his family this week.
Mrs. Jake Herman visited her sister
in Minden, La, Saturday and Sunday.
Malcolm Carter. USN, former band in
structor of Durant High School is spend
ing his furloueh with his wife in Du-
rant.
Messers Sam Moss, Frank Edwards,
Clazier Montgomery, Gordan Allen and
w. f. Thomas attended a Trainmen's
meeting in Water Valley Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Ann Durham of Stark
Vile visited her parents this weekend.
Thomas Walton Drane of Jackson is
spending this week with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. G. W. Drane.
Mrs. Frank Edwards left Wednesday
to visit her children Pfc. Jack Edwards
and Mrs. Edwards in Jackson.
Miss Ethel Terney Of Greenwood was
. guest of Miss nellie Beale in the Wal
ter odom home last week.
Mrs. Hammett Ledger of Jackson Wis
tied relatives here over the weekend.
Miss Margaret Brown accompanied
her back to Jackson for a short visit.
Mrs. B. w. Moore returned last We'd
nesday from Cleveland where she had
been enjoying a visit with her daugh-
ter.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11

Mrs. Zouella Bacon, Mrs. Frank CAL
sndar, Mrs. W. f. McCune, Mrs. w. E.
Howell, Mrs. C. G. Var Keuren, Mrs. B..
W. Moore, Mrs. Marvin Stonestreet and
Mrs. Eugene Cole all attended the Dis
trict MFWC convention in Canton, Fri
day, May 9Th.
Mrs. Allen Brown (nee Miriam Pea
cock) will join her husband Pfc. Brown
a. Camp Reynolds, Pa, next week.
Seaman SIC Edner Lee Witt, who has
been visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
E. H. Witt, left Monday for her new
station in Seattle, Wash.
Mrs. Fred Holderfield of Jackson was
q visitor in the Cresswell home over the
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby Maxwell and Mr..
and Mrs. Frank Mitchell of Birming-
ham were weekend guests of Mayor
and Mrs. W. E. Howell.
Mr.. Doug Ramsey of Vicksburg was
at home this weekend.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1944-05-11
Clubs
Mrs. A. L. Porter Hostess
To w. S. G. S.

Mrs. A. l.. Porter was hostess to the
Circle One of the wSCS on May sth,
Fourteen members were present. Mrs
Sallie Stokes gave the devotional, read
ing from the fifteenth chapter of Sec
ond Chronicles, after which she talked
prayer.
Mrs. Walter Odom discussed. when
to Soldiers and Missionaries Meet,
Mrs. Bailey gave the lesson, the subject
being. The Joy of Work Skillfully
Done
Mrs. Doty Porter favored the members
with two beautiful piano selections.
Mrs. Porter served tempting refresh
ments. The next meeting will be with
Mrs. Johnnie Tart.
Mrs. r. W. Rhyme, Mrs. Chas. Myers.
Mrs. Geo. Peacock, Mrs. Minnie Camp
bell and Mrs. w. f. Thomas attended
the District School of instruction We'd
nesday at Walden conducted by Mrs. W.
f. Thomas, District Deputy Grand Ma
tron.
Mrs. Joe Daniels, who has been visit
ing in the Daniel home returned to her
home in Texas Monday.
Mrs. Clifton MCGOWAN visited in the
home of Mrs. Charlotte Cresswell Sat
urday through Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. H. Lyon of Memphis,
spent the weekend with their parents.
Nh. and Mrs. r. NJ. Lyon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bill Burney have return
ed from Panama. Word has been receiv-
ed by them that Billy is in the States
and is expected home soon.