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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
FARM FIRES TAKE LIVES OF
$500 IN AVERAGE YEAR

Farm fires seldom attract attention
outside the locality in which they
occur; yet each year they take about
$500 lives and destroy about $780,
100000 worth of property, the De-
partment of Agriculture reports.
OF the known causes, the eight
mainly responsible for almost 85 per
cent of the total losses from farm
fires are: defective chimneys and
flues; sparks on combustible roofs;
lightning, spontaneous combustion;
careless use of matches, smoking;
careless use of gasoline and kero-
sene;; defective and improperly in
stalled stoves and furnaces; and
faulty wiring and misuse of electri-
cal appliances.
With help far away, many isolated
farm families have suffered serious
losses of lives and property through
farm fires that might have been
promptly stopped by use of home
equipment. Complete fire safety
through individual or community ac-
ton is probably an unattainable goal,
the Department of Agriculture says.
However, with moderate preventive
measures and reasonable prepared
ness the probability of serious loss
by fire to the Individual farmer can
be greatly reduced.
A booklet, Watch Your Step-Mis
cellaneous Publication No. 481,"
gives suggestions on how to eliminate
fire hazards and causes of farm acct
dents; how farmers, in areas with
out a natural supply of water, may
provide adequate supplies for use by
community fire deartments; and how
to install simple home fire-fghting
equipment. A leaflet, Fires on
Farms-Leafet No. A." gives the
main causes of farm fires and points
out that the minimum of fire-protec-
ton devices needed on farms in
cludes pump-tank extinguisher s,
chemical extinguishers, fire pals,
water barrels and ladders. Another
leaf1et, "Fireproofing Fabrics-Far-
mers Bulletin No. 1886" describes
how to fireproof washable articles
such as ironing board covers and
curtains.
Copies of these publications may
be obtained free of charge by writing
to the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture, Office of Information, Washing
ton rs, D. C.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
POULTRYMEN RECEIVE OVER
@AA .OOO 0On


The gross income from broilers
eggs, farm-raised chickens, and tur-
keys in Maryland In 1943 was $44,-
$4,000, according to DR.. Morley A.
JUL of the University of Maryland
poultry department. He points out
that this does not include the income
obtained from ducks, geese and
guineas.
Cash income from poultry and
poultry products in 1913, exclusive
of ducks, geese and guineas, was
$40, 900, or slightly more than
~ per cent of the total cash income
from all crops, livestock, and live
stock products. 1t Is interesting to
note, says DR.. JUL, that the total
farm cash income in 1913 was 23
per cent greater than that of 1912,
whereas the poultry cash income was
SO per cent greater. The fact that in
crease in cash income from poultry
was greater than from agriculture
as a whole was due largely, he states,
to the remarkable expansion of the
broiler industry of the state.
Gross income from broilers was
|$19,O18,0O0 in 1913 as compared
with $13,246,0OO in 1912. Gross in
come from eggs was $12,567,000 in
1913 and $40, 100000 in 1912; from
farm-raised chickens it was $9,517
in 1943 and $5,839,OO0 in 1912;
from turkeys it was $2,211,000 in
1913 and $2,159,O0O in 1912. The
greatly increased gross income from
each of these products was due to
higher prices and increased volume
of production, DR.. JUL points out.
He gives the 1943 volume of pro-
ducti oaps: Broilers, 67,200,000 lbs. /;
eggs, 29,167,OOO dozens; farm-rais-
ed chickens, 26,387,000 lbs; tur-
keys, 5,617, 900 pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
REDUCTIONS IN FIRE
INSURANCE. RATES

Insurance Commissioner Lawrence
e. Ensor, after conference with rep
resentatives of the Association OF
Fire Underwriters of Baltimore City
the Middle Department Rating Asso-
citation, the Maryland Rating and
Inspection Bureau and a number OF
representatives of Mutual Fire Insur-
ance companies, is very happy to an
nounce that very favorable progress
reductions on residential property
and contents for fire insurance risks
located throughout the State of Mary
land.
The studies above referred to have
now progressed to point where 1t
may be confidently asserted that very
substantial reductions in fire insur-
ance rates on residential property
and contents, other than farm pro-
perties, will within a reasonably
short time be made effective. At the
same time simplified and revised
methods of rating will be adopted
throughout the State and reclassifica-
ton of cities and towns based on pub
lie fire protection, public water sup
ply and other pertinent factors,
which should result in reduction OF
the present number of territorial var
iations within the State.
1t is anticipated that the rates will
be reduced on an average of approx
mately 300. The actual saving to
policyholders will result in an even
larger percentage considering the
new broadened and liberalized form
of coverage.
Counter to the normal trend OF
prices for commodities and services
the cost of fire insurance has contin-
ued its uniform downward trend in
spite of the normal increase in in
surance companies operating costs
such as have been experienced in all
lines of business.
The annual rate charged for fire
insurance in the State of Maryland
by the Stock Fire Insuranc Compan-
les in 1892 was $50 cents. Ten years
later, by 1912 this average rate was
down to SIS cents. The average rate
for the United States as a whole in
1892 was 78 cents and in 1912 was
81 cents.
Approximately six months ago, the
fire insurance companies announced
q broadening of cover under Resi-
dence Contents Policies, allowing
10% Of the amount mot exceeding
$1,000 maximum under all policies
on the same risky to cover similar
property owned by the assured or
any member of his family while tenn
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
EDUCATION IN MARYLAND

The future of education in Mary
land was discussed by John H.
Fischer, Baltimore, vice-president OF
the State Teachers Association, at
an institute for teachers held at the
University of Maryland, Thursday
July 20. Teachers from throughout
the state were present.
1--WE school teachers have plenty
to cry about" he told the group, "but
we must not act as if we were attend
ing wake We are faced with real
challenge today, a challenge that
should be squarely and courageously
met"
Generally legislatures are respon-
sive to the public will, and If there
is popular support for school bill
the legislators are likely to vote for
it, he said. Educators should have
a good program. should acquaint the
public with it, and should then let
the taxpayers put the pressure on the
legislature for it's passage, Mr.. Fisch-
er advised
"The voting strength of teachers
as a group is hardly enough to scare
anyone, and should not be used just
because the teachers want something
for themselves" he said. Anything
that is good for the schools and good
for the cmmunity is bound to be
god for the teachers"
Mr.. Fischer predicted that there
would be no sudden changes in the
present educational system, no sud-
den reverses in curricula, and no sud-
den boosting of teacher salary scales.
He urged establishment of an ade-
quate program of public relations to
keep the people informed of what
the schools are doing.
Another speaker, DR.. Lyle Ashby
of the National Education Associa-
ton, deplored the fact that, while
18-year-old high school graduates
can get jobs in Government and in
dustry at salaries of $500 or more
per year, the average teachers salary
is only $500 a year.
Miss Agnes Samuelson, executive
secretary of the Iowa Teachers Asso-
citation, declared that the three big
postwar problems in education will
be Cd program, (2) personnel, and
CD finance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
QUOTA FOR VOLUNTARY
ENLISTMENT OF IL YEAR OLD
YOUNG MEN INCREASED FOR
THE NAVY

Lieutenant Commander H. r.
Stone, officer in Charge of Navy Re-
cruiting for the State of Maryland,
announces that the quota on volun-
tary enlistments of young men of IT
years of age for the Navy, has been
considerably enlarged.
The Recruiting officer urges all
young men II years of age. who de-
sire to join the Navy, to make i'm
mediate application for enlistment
sa they may be sworn in before
reaching their 18th birthday.
Application for the Navy may be
made at the U. s. Navy Recruiting
Station In Baltimore, sos Post Of
ace Building.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
TRAFFIC ACCIDENTS IN STATE

The Maryland Traffic Safety Com.
mission in its monthly report to Gov
ernor O'Conor, reported 961 traffic
accidents with 29 persons killed and
517 injured. Six hundred and seven
ty-one of the accidents with killed
and 339 injured occurred in Balti-
more City antd 200 accidents with
81 killed and 178 injured occurred
in the counties.
Baltimore City experienced 49,
$40 reduction in fatalities under
June, 1943-while the counties ex-
perienced 40% increase, which
gave the State 40 increase over
June, 1913. Fixed object, non-col-
lision and r. r.. train fatalities were
substantially reduced, but the reduc-
tion was offset by the large increase
in pedestrian and motor vehicle with
motor vehicle fatalities.
| These figures bring the totals for
the first half Of 1914 to 6,328 acct
dents, with 1874 killed and 1882 in
jured, compared with $3.50 accidents
with 1853 killed and 2,S86 injured
during the same period last year.
This is an increase of 104%o in acct
dents, 164To in deaths and 1907
in injuries over last year.
With the report of military success
ses for the Allies on practically all
of the war fronts, in the face of
heavy opposition and hard fighting,
the civilians remaining at home
should do everything in their power
to help produce the materials and
equipment needed to continue these
successes up to the final hour when
VICTORY is won
One of the things that will assist
our fighting men and cost nothing
is SAFETY at home. An accident at
home resulting in death or injury
| first requires disqualification of the
victim, requires the professional at
/ tention of doctors and nurses, the
use of drugs, plasma, bandages, etc,
which are at this time needed at the
| front; second, 1t takes the injured
person away from his or her work
necessitating slow-up in the produc-
| ton of their particular war job, and
everyone's job now is war job and
last, it removes or seriously hampers
our private transportation system
which the American public must have
to augment the overcrowded public
transportation systems.
Governor O'Conor and the Mary
land Traffic Safety Commission ap-
peal to the citizens of the State to
carefully consider these things when
using the streets and highways, and
to exercise every precaution in an
effort to eliminate as many accidents
as is humanity possible, so that in a
small way through the exercise of
SAFETY on the highways we will
assist in having our fighting men
back home in the shortest possible
| time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
REAL ESTATE SALES

Wheeler & Grier,. Realtors, of Ok
ford, report the following sales in
this locality: For Charles F. Sween-
ey, tract of land of 410 acres in
West Nottingham Township. Chester,
Co., Pa, to the Boardman Smith Cor
poration of Philadelphia. 1t is under
stood that this is to be fenced and
improved and used as a steer-feeding
and sheep ranch. The same brokers
have also sold for Chester Miller, his
former four and one-half acre truck
farm and home just off US. Route 1
ON the improved road to Pine Grove,
to Joel ]. Carter of Upper Oxford.
Mr.. Carter will make number of
improvements in the buildings and
occupy same as his future home.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
KEYSTONE AUTO ADVISORY
BOARD

Five men prominent in the bust
ness and Civic life of the State have
been added to the Baltimore Advis-
DRY Board of Keystone Automobile
Club, according to announcement by
George E. Keneipp, Manager of the
Club in Maryland. who said the Club
is planning an extensive civic pro-
gram in the interest of motorists,
with EMPHASIS on highway safety.
They are: Paul G. Stromberg, pub
Usher of the Ellicott City Times, Ell
licott City; Montgomery County Sen
tinel, Rockville; Herald Argus, Ca
louisville; Community News, Reister-
town; Community Press, Dundalk,
and president of the Maryland Press
Association.
Robert s. Belknap, investment
banker, former president of the Bond
Club and former chairman of the
Southeast Investment Bankers Asso-
citation.
Emanuel Gorfine, former Speaker
of the House, former State Senator
and present chairman of the State
Industrial Accident Commission.
Seth w. HEARTFELT, president of
Delvale Diaries, Inc. and former
president of the Executive Associa-
ton.
r. L. Hockey, vice president of
the Dawson Chemical Corporation,
member of the Advertising Club Of
Baltimore and the Baltimore Asso-
citation of Commerce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28
JULY MEETING w. G. t. U.

The July meeting of the W. G. T.
U. was held Thursday afternoon at
the home of Mrs. Jean Shepherd,
Mrs. Gertrude Pogue presiding. Miss
Elizabeth Stephens led the devotions.
Singing, Crusade Hymn" Scripture
reading, Rom. IA chapter, 21st verse.
Rom. 1871; l Cor, 8 chap. 7-12 YER
ses. Prayer read from the Union Sig
nal. Singing LEAD On. o King Eter-
nal" The minutes were read and APP
proved. The Topical Programs and
Helps were ordered for the new year.
Plans were made for the annual pic
mic which will be held Thursday,
August 10, at $3.50 p. m. at the home
of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Etter. The
President announced the w. C. T. U.
quilt had been sold for $40. Miss
Bertha Balderston gave her report
on Law Enforcement. Miss Helen
Shepherd reviewed the article cal
cohol Education" which brought out
discussion of the Yale School of
Alcoholics. Closed by singing "Let
the Beauty of Jesus Be Seen in Me. u
The hostess served fruit punch and
cookies and candy during the social
hour.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

porarily removed to any other loca-
ton anywhere in the United States,
Canada or Newfoundland.
1t is further announced the fire in
surance companies have agreed with
the Commissioner to make effective
further broadening of the cover
age of insurance on dwellings and
household furniture.
A new, more liberal standard form
of fire insurance policy has also with
in recent months been put into effect
in Maryland with the approval of
Commissioner EnSor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

This new automatic pilot device
that let's the bombardier change the
course of plane sounds bad. Every
back seat driver will want one in
stalled in an automobile.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

Farm organizations say farmers
don't have time to fight the OPA.
They could use the time they used
to spend lighting japanese beetles.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

ALI this talk of oil plants is in
triguing to the farmers. How can
they make oil plants grow?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

After all, capitulation is a pretty
big word for Adolf, but he might
boiler uncle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

Alchemists in the war business are
succeeding in making suckers out o.
supermen.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

For sale, cheap-top boards in {
coal bin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

American officer says laps lack in
genuity. How about their communi-
Ques?
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1944-07-28

If clothing prices go up much more
a lot OF people are going to have
barrel Of fun.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-15
Washington
Merry
6o-Round

CONTINUED rom Page One)
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-15
ARMY BURROUGHS

Young Congress m n Henry
cScoop'o Jackson of Washington
has just been mustered out of the
Army to go back to Congress. One
of his first acts after getting into
civilian clothes was to call on 1t.
Gen. McNair, head of Army ground
forces, and effect a major change
in handling men about to go over
seas.
He told McNair that one big grippe
OF the boys was that they often
got no chance to visit their homes
before being shipped abroad. All
men were given seven-day fur
loughs regardless of where they
lived-even if their homes were on
the West Coast and they were in
camp on the East Coast.
So the Army has now agreed to
the following:
1. No man will be sent overseas
without getting ten-day fur
Tough.
Q. This furlough provides that he
will actually get ten days at home,
plus time to travel from his base
and back
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-15
WAR CASUALTIES

The latest official account of American war casual
ties shows that we have already lost in killed wound
ed missing and prisoners 1862 ,282 men, Among these
81 1853 are dead 1t is, of course, heavy to-not to
be mninized in any way by comparisons. 1t seems
worth noting, however, that, although we have been
engaged in conflict of greater scope and for longer
period than the whole of participation in World
War l. the cost in human life has thus far been kept
considerably lower Our casualties in all categores
during that earlier venture into world warfare
amounted to 1854 800.
Evidently American forces have not yet entered
combat on scale in any way commensurate with
the size of the citizen army we have been building
heavier price in men has been paid so far on the
road to victory by our Allies few Americans have
been SO careless of the afcts chauvnisc, as to
declare that troops bearing brnt of the fight
ing The record scarcely beasr them out. No recent
figures respecting British Empire casualties avail
able But it is known that for the first three years
of the war-that is up to September. 1942rnore than
half million of the Empires soldiers and sailors
were killed, wounded missing The United King
dom alone contributed 275844 of these casualties,
more than half the total
These statistics do not take into account more
over the serious losses sustained by from various
parts of the British Commonwealth in the Tunisian,
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-15
WAR PLANNER NATHAN

Most people hove forgotten about
it, but the man who did more to
straighten out the Amry regarding
its extravagant bordering of
trucks, tanks and shells was Bob
Nathan OF the War Production
Board planning committee.
For months, Nathan battled 1t.
Gen. B. B. Somervell, told him he
was getting too many tanks, too
much artillery, too many trucks, and
that this over-ordering of ground
weapons was hurting the more es-
sential air program, plus the pro-
duction of high-octane gas and es-
cort vessels.
In the end, Nathan was proved
right but, during the battle, the
Army, bitter and vindictive, drafted
him. In no other country would
the Army have been permitted to
draft such key planner. 1t was
especially ludricrous in view of the
fact that Nathan has had a spinal
ailment for years
Nevertheless. the Army was SO
anxious to get him out of the War
Production Board that they took
him despite his physical condition.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-15
20 YEARS AGO f fyfm EMPIRE
APRIL Is, 1924

is
globe fliers
Harvey this by
5ndng Major Martin last
believed descended between Portage and
the Alaska The destroy
making somdngs the
0 for
Fearing that Sutherland amendments the White Bill would
literally the volume of
canneymen fishermen
directing the United
against the
he White Bill present
Formal the local baseball held May H.
schedule launched douheheader attraction
all bill decided President L. Gray
Managers Jack Woodward American Legion; Andy
A. MacFnnon,
Preparations
accelerated this following the
arrival of the delegation representing the Sika school
P Walker proposed transfer of the
himself Parks,
Office the
report: High, 34 low, 20; cloudy
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-15

Sicilian and italian campaigns in 1913 and 1914. In
all of these. Empire participation considerably
greater than 1t is salutary to bear in mind,
besides that civilian casualties in England itself up
to September 1912 amounte dto 102,s34 men, women
and children. And even these of course, represent
but tiny fraction of the tremendous and terrible
losses suffered by the Russian people, military and
civilian alike No figures available as to Soviet
casualties but they figured in millions doubt
1t may be that victory can be purchased without
great additional loss of life But bravey doubt it.
have ourselves to great and unacceptable task
and cannot blench at the cost of it, No one
knows what toll will be exacted in the supreme and
final effort. But it is heartenng to know that we
fight shoulder to shoulder with stanch Allies who
have not shrked stnted in the devotion of their
human resources to the common We ourselves
can do no less
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1944-04-15
Delinquency
Washington Post)

Washington Post , SIT.
Dr. Peter AMBROSE Commissions of Correction in
New York City. said the other day that the problem
juvenile delinquency has become sort of political
football that everyone kicks all over the lot He did
not elaborate this statement, if he did, his
remarks were not quoted. However, the implication
seems reasonably clear. Juvenile delinquency is not
an isolated problem, but phase Of the general
ethical and social confusion which has resulted from
the war There seems to be general agreement that
the principal contributing factors first the ten
sons and exctements produced by the very climate
of war and secondly, the breakup or alteration OF
normal family life because of the necessities Of war.
1t is for this that radical solution of the
problem is well-nigh impossible.
An instance of how wartime excitement influences
the behavior of children is contained in brief dis
patch from Irvington N J. Some schoolboys had been
caught stealing hand grenades from nearby war
plant in order add little verisimilitude to
mimic battles in which they digging real fox
holes and using their express wagons as tanks. 1t
should be remembered that these not delin-
quents, but apparently normal boys from normal
homes. The game they were playing was one that
would spontaneously suggest itself from the stuff APP
pearing in newspaper headlines, movies, radio and
comic strips Moreover, they were only doing in
play what few years hence many of them may
have to do of necessity and in deadly earnest
1t seems obvious that the difference between such
minor mischief and the serious mischief in which
some of the boys might become involved, If
released from the restraints of either home school
and provided with plenty of spending money, and
permitted to freely in dubious environments is
difference mainly of degree. 1t is also apparent that
programs and devices for preventing or arresting
Youthful delinquency cannot be improvised rapidly
enough to meet the conditions created by the general
social disruption No effort cope with the problem
can be wholly successfully, and there is neither
political glory personal profit in palliative efforts
necessary as they are. Nor there as far as we
know very many persons groups interested in
seeing that funds for the work made available
Many municipalities harassed with the other problems
of war have or less ignored it. Possibly this is
what DR.. Amoroso meant by calling it the football
of politics.