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The midland journal., 1945-04-06
Competing Fibers

archaeological developments and
the resultant improvements Of light
weight synthetic yarns will press
cotton and wool in further expan-
sion in consumption. Rayon staple
fiber, which currently sells for only
about two cents per pound more
than the price of Middling 1-inch
cotton, is easily combined with cot
ton, wool, mohair, or silk for making
many types of fabrics widely adapt
able for apparel wear, draperies
and upholstery materials and they
also are being used in floor cover
ings. High-tenacity rayon has been
used successfully in the manufacture
of tires, and spun rayon fabrics have
been found suited for the making OF
light summer clothing similar in ap-
pearance to worsted but cheaper.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
utiIize Sand

Sand, in its natural state the cause
of millions of dollars worth Of dam
age to electrical equipment, has
been combined with coal, brine
and oil to create materials, called
silicones, which are expected to
make the most valuable contribu-
tons to electrical insulating proce-
dures in years.
Under chemical treatment, sand
has become a vital component Of
soft greases that neither harden at
minus 40 degrees nor melt at 400
degrees; an intrinsic part OF fluids
with similar properties, yet as thin
as water, and, basic ingredient OF
resins and varnishes which, when
used as insulation, stand up under
tremendous heat. -
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
VETERANS TO RECEIVE TWO
SHOE STAMPS

Shoe ration books issued to dis
charged servicemen hereafter will
contain two valid shoe stamps in
stead of a single stamp ordinarily
allowed, OPA officials have announ-
ced.
Granting discharged servicemen
the use of two regular shoe ration
stamps is part of the program, OPA
officials said, to adjust OPA Regula-
tions to assist veterans in their re-
tarn to civilian life.
The 39 War Price and Rationing
Boards in Maryland have been advis-
ed that the new ruling applies to all
books issued to veterans after March
|2a. 1886, L.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
Trace Niles Flood Waters

The Nile has been overflowing its
banks and thereby bringing pros
perity to the population in its val
ley since the dawn of history, but
the source of these flood waters
have been in doubt. It was believed
that the heavy rains accompanying
the monsoon moving in from the
Indian ocean supplied the water.
DR.. H. E. Hurst, in a report to
the Egyptian government, declares
that the flood waters have their
origin in the Atlantic ocean as the
precipitation in the watershed of the
headwaters of the river comes when
the winds carrying moisture blow
steadily from the west. A relative
ly small mount of moisture from
the Indian ocean gets over the in
tervening mountains, he reports.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
The Stone Rolled Away

AV IIIA ID IL LII Jul AuOANAQud4 AAVV0j
W. yours and mine, that stands
W apparently irnmovable between
us and perfect freedom? Are we
bound and limited by the conviction
that we live and move and have our
being in feshly body, surrounded
by undesirable circumstances, liv-
ing in the fear of misfortune and
death? Who has not at some time
felt the pressure of some, If not all,
of these barriers to happiness, Joy,
and peace? -.
The tomb did not separate Christ
Jesus from Life, God. The power Of
God was present with him even
there. When we have suffered all
that we feel we can bear humanity,
and find ourselves out of reach of
human sympathy, as well as human
condemnation, this experience may
prove to be the holy place where
Gods presence becomes reality to us.
We then discover the truth of Jesus
words, "The kingdom of God Is
within your luke 17:21).
In his daily life Jesus proved the
truth of everything he taught. Be-
cause he understood life to be inn
mortal, and lived in the conscious
ness of immortality, he was able to
triumph over the mortal concepts OF
life and death. In his healing work
for others and in his own resurrec-
ton he proved forever that spiritual
Life is immortal.
The omnipotence of God will con-
tinue to be for us merely distant
hope unless we, too, strive to prove
this all-power to be real and present
in our daily life. The glorious truth
of Gods omnipresence and om-
impotence, recognized and accepted,
rolls away the stone of material be-
lief from human understanding and
lets in the radiance of immortality.
In the first epistle of John we read
that "God is love" Il John 4:8). Let
us then rely upon Love divine to
heal us of hatred with its cruel
shackles. By acknowledging the all
power of divine Love we enter into
fuller realization of the significance
of Jesus resurrection, and we begin
to partake in the great resurrection
from all sin, disease, and death. As
we awaken to the fact that life is
spiritual, not material, we can re-
linquish our grasp on fallible mortal
concepts concerning ourselves and
our fellow man. We can grow more
willing to recognize that man is
made in the image and likeness of
God; that he is created to manifest
Gods infinite goodness. Thus we
shall find the stone rolled away
from the tomb of material sense. We
have only begun to grasp the posi-
bilities which the understanding of
omnipotent Love and its application
to our human life problems open up
to us. In one of her poems Poems,
p. A., Mary Baker Eddy, the Dis
coverer and Founder of Christian
Science, writes:
'Love is our refuge; only with mine
eye
Can behold the snare, the pit,
the fall:
His habitation high is here, and
nigh,
His arm encircles me, and mine,
and all"
The Christian ScieNOa MOM1t0y,
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
SignaI Corps Photo

Out of 22S different kinds of trees
in the United States, Maryland has
81 different kinds that are larger
than the largest similar trees in
otker states. accosidng to a report OF
1.-The Qpiyessity Of Maryland forester
The midland journal., 1945-04-06
LUCKY IN LOVE'-NEW
PICTURES IN COLOR

Beautiful girls with lucky omens,
painted by an eminent artist, will
be revealed in a new series of pic
lures titled Lucky in Love-" Look
for the first of these delightful re-
productions in the April 18th issue OF
THE AMERICAN WEEKLY
Nations FavOrite Magazine With
THE BALTIMORE
SUNDAY AMERICAN
Order From Your Newsdealer
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

A number of Congressman say
they want no reward for serving
their country, but you can't find
many pay checks being turned back,
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

Shortages used to be blamed on
faulty distribution. Now distribution
troubles ere blamed oa shoEtagss.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

In 1914 a total of 1880 divorces
were granted in Reno, Nevada, a
thousand more than were granted in
1943.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

Goebbels tells the Germans not to
look fo: miracles, but if tkey con-
centratc eli oIr boys they're likely
to gee some.
Butter users are said to be facing
pat-a-day ration. On the back, Of
course.
The midland journal., 1945-04-06

Ease the transportation crisis BY
walking-and bring on the shoe-lea
ther crisis.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05


 half apart on Gcrmna troops. ar tillery positions and supply cenIera in the Royan area on .le lp Q! ue Girone estuary some 3C MLes northwest of Bordeaux.
 The Weathe.' was clear, aL.l -Nal yeports indicate the bombing was well concentrated" On official an' nouncement said.
 The air ministry revealed iE B Year-end review thatt he Royal An Force dropped o25,000 long tons Of bombs in l944-more than in al tho other war years combined,
 Top priority vas given industrial Germany. which received 30 per cent of the total bomb tonnage. The German transport system goi IS per cent and German troops in the line i6 per cent.
 The RAF bomber command set several new records for the year, More than two and a half times as many planes were dispatched ai m l943 and the bomb weight was three and a third times that ot the previous year
 The RAP cut Is casualty rate to less than half that Of 1893 despite the fact that its planes operated on 3l0 nights and l67 days Of the year. Heavy bombers were out 200 nights
 Thirteen German cities received 10000 or more tons Of bombs each for the year. They were Berlin. Essen. Cologne, Dusseldorf, stutt- gart. Duisburg. Hamburg, Frankfurt, delsenkirchen, Dorimund, Mann helm Klel and Hanover.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
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 44,779, 9,0O0,0OO 20,515,0 900
 28.635.OOO,OO0
 2l ,96l 100000 232,4l3,OOO,OOO
5 45,595 ,000, GOO 42,4l8,O ,OO0, ,O0O 20,099, eco, 600 25, 5,496, 10000, ,OO
 1l,887, ,00O, GOO ITO, ,122 000, ,000

respondents at the publication by Time Magazine of the fact that the First and Ninth American Armies have been attached to the 2lst army group under the command of Field Marsahl Sir Bernard Montgomery.
 The move was made to coordinate the northern command for the at tack on the north side of the Ger man salient. The two American armies formerly were attached to Lieutenant General Omar N. Brad ley's 18th Army Group.
 The latest are-up over SHAEF in- formation policy came as SHAEF public relations rfilcers were investi- gating the manner by which the British Broadcasting Corporation was able to broadcast nel', of the First Army counter r-offensive II hours before anyone else and at a time when strict censorship stop supposedly was in effect.
 One report was that BBC's field Correspondent Cyril Ray transmit ted the report announcing the launching of the attack. If the re- port-which was being investigated proves true disciplinary action probably will be taken.
 This incident touched of a storm of indignation both at SHAEP and among front reporters. Feeling al- ready was running high among SHAEF reporters was that of Drew instances in which Shaef had con firmed Berlin reports after lag of several days which originally had ben denled here.
 Typica! of tine comments made by SEaGr .arc. .e.S was that of Drew
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
City Charter
 Changes Due
(Continued from Page D
Corps photo from NEA Telephoto)


 tions. Under the present system these claims are presented to the board, theic approved and sent back to the controller for entry, then pre- Sented again to the board on the warrants payable sheets ani then approved again for payment. The proposed amendment would handle such claims at one meeting.
 Also suggested is the provision permitting the daily accounting procedure of the Park Department, school cafeterias and the like where by they retain their own funds and give monthly accountings to the park or education board and the N- nance board and are audited by the city budget directors office and the public auditors This the depart mentS have been doing although not technically accordir-. to charter pro- visions. These departments purchase daily such small items, as a couple of pounds of fIankfurterS and the like, that the accounting procedure necessary through the city's pur chasing director, controllers office and the like would bog down the daily efficiency of cafeteriaS, re- factories at the parks.
 Also proposed IS a provision foi lapsing appropriations wherein formal written contracts are ln- volved ato allow the continuance ol appropriations earmarked for such contracts. Under present provision all such appropriations cease to exist at the close of the fiscal term even If the contract has not been completed.
 Other suggested provisions in- clude: Permit city court clerk or assistant to draw checks on special deposit fund and be responsible for same, subject to audit: Permit the City purchasing director to either deposit certified checks on bids or else hold same until awards are made. Relative to the latter 1t has been found that Section B of the charter now provides that the ui- rector must deposit the checks while Section Al states he must return the same check which cannot be done once it is deposited.
 Also, provisions be made to cover plumbing inspectors present prac- tice of charging sewer assessments against property owners in those in- stances where property owners tap into adjacent streets. The public auditor had claimed that such method was technically incorrect under present provisions; establish the sidewalk fund as legal account ing entity
 Also, permit the collector to pre- pare the city's rate bills and thus relieve the board Of tax commits sioners from this duty; also revlS- ions relative to layout ard grade and the levying of assessments as work is completed; prohibit also the corporation counsel from collecting in advance of levy on street assess ments; and providing for daily de- poSits giving l5 days lccWay to the tax collectors on such deposits con current with the city's tax collec- ton dates.
 The provisions as recommended have been forwarded to the city coI- poration counsel for review.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
To Commend
 Two Armies
Continued from Page D


 Barring evidnce to the contrary. Lieutenant General Courtney II. Hodges snd Lieutenant General William II. Simpson still retained command of the First and Ninth Armies respectively.
 Brigadeier General Prank A. A. len, chief of supreme Allied head quarters public relations, said today that any changes in command to counter the German attack would be announced in "an ofiicial chron- ology o! the German attack" now in pre-. .aration.
 Allen said that the story Of these changes could not be written from sHAEF until the chronology had ben Issued. He made this statement In reply to q formal protest by core
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
Akyob Falls Without Shot
Continued from Page D


 Akyab, largest Burmese port west of Rangoon, in peacetime mad a population of 7800O. but 1t was be- lieved to have dWindled to mere 2,000 since the start of the war. In- dia and Ceylon imported two thirds of their ricet horugh Akyag before the war.
 An officer commanding an artil- lery spottiEg squadron made the discovery that the Japanese had withdrawn from Akyab only yester- day, Flying over thhe island, he saw no signs of the Cpemy and sig naled natives to clear & landing. He was given rousing reception.
 Then a reconnaissance party last n!Ght pat ashore and gained fur Lher continuation. Natives said the "apartSe began pulling out 0! the foei IaSt Sunday and completed the lIacrsi!on Oniy few hours before tpe a?,!llery officer landed.
 Troops aboard transports received 're commencement of the evacuation in silerc" apI some disappointment Thn' were ordered rot to fire unless t'red uDon
 Origira! plans had called for cruisers and destroyers to sell the island, then TOT RAF bOmbers 10 drop heavy loads of explosives in prcpardt!Oa for tine assault.
 Both British and Indian troops participated fin the landing
 Tt was tEe first combined opera ton in which .Ee Royal Indian Navy has participated The landing originally had dctn scheduled lov some lime later this winter, but wa& advanced when a companion overland drive from India carried tot he Kaladan river more rapidly than lad been enu.3ioned.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05

Island to 12l, ,47O. Motor torpedo boats sank small enemy freighter two coastal vessels, lugger and F bargeS off the west coast.
 American fighters shot down two of nine enemy planes attacking shipping off the north coast of Min danao, possibly the same convoy which the Japanese said later en- tered the Sulu Sea, between Min- danao and MiDdoro.
 West of Leyte, Mitchell bombers destroyed l2 enemy planes in bomb- ing and strafing raids on Negros and Cebu airfields. Licanan airdrome at Daxao, Mindanao, also was bombed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05

mand Of the forces on the noutA oe the corridor, including Pat Aon's Third Army and First Army Qlaments left on the south side of &ha bulge.
 British forces cooperating with EAUutenank General Courtney
 Kodges' F1rst Army pushed ahead tmoro than . mile to . point three miles south of Hotten toward the western end of the corridor. First Army forces in the center of the at- eack area pushed to a point about about 1000 yards north of Lerneux, thrso and . half miles east of Ma aaampeo.
 01gantio Nuteracker Caught in . gigantic nuterackeI @otween three Allied armies-and perhaps c fourth on the basis of Berlin reports that the U. s. Ninth Army also had entered the battle the Germans still were concentrat- ing their main forces on Patton's aTmor in the south.
 More than 48 hours after the start of the big drive of the north mrn flank, the Nazis still had failed b mount . major counter attack on the front.
 Field dispatches said the Ger mans were falling back slowly be-
 hind Q vast mine-feld, fighting in
 small groups with dug-in tanks
 and machine gun nests emplaced ln the snow-covered ravines of the { Ardennes.
 Veteran tank and infantry units Df the British Second Army swung down into the western end of the assault line between Marche and { Hotten and drove an armored wedge 1 almost . mile shoutheastward into She Nazt flank.
 A hAlf-dozen miles to the east ! An American armored column over fan the Belgian hamlet of Beffe and pushed on to within about three miles northwest of La Roche one of the four pivotal road cen- Gers inside the German pocket.
 Other American units were strik- i Gng squarely across the narrow waist of the Salient below Grand amenil and at last reports were al most four miles south of that town i about 12 miles from a juncturt with Patton's forces above Bastogne The First Army spearhead was about 10 miles north of it's main objective, the crossroads town oi Houffalize, and the Third Army little more than half that distance south of the town.
 Between Grandmenil and Slave aot, two more American wedges werc RAmIning into the Nazi flank with Increasing power after advancing | four to five miles in the first two days of the offensive.
 Gvnall-scale German eounter-at- lacks in the Arbrefontaine and Bois de Fave sectors were beaten back by che Americans and late dis patches said the driving was con- Ginuing steadily.
 \ At the same time. giant Ameri- hnAn field guns laid . shatter1ng day and night bombardment on the German supply base at St. With, l; miles southeast of Stavelot tc hamper the flow of enemy rein pUTcezments to the attack front. Snow And Fog ! Fighting in foot-deep snows and eOg that limited visibility to 100
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
60 Jap Ships Hit At Leyte
Continued from Page D

(Continued from Page D Japanese ships had ben sunk or damaged Tuesday and Wednesday of Luzon, the second and third days of concentrated American air offensive against the capital island
 Secrecy still cloaked the progress of the carrier -based attacks on Formosa and Okinawa, the two principal island steping stones be- tween the Philippines and Japan proper and there was no immediate word whether the assault had con. tinued into & third day today.
 Pacific fleet headquarters at Pearl Harbor confirmed that It's planes raided the two islands yesterday "Wednesday. Pearl Harbor time) for the second straight day. Tokyo said 400 planes participated following up the initial strike by 800
 The raids appeared designed 10 neutralize the two strongest enemy bases south of Japan and presum- ably isolate the Philippines from further aerial endorsements while General Douglas MacArthur's land- based aircraft soften up Luzon. Sim liar carrier-baSed attacks preceded MacArthur's landing on Leyte last October.
 Formosa, the island stronghold from which the Japanese launched their invasion Of the Philippines in December. l94l, lies 200 miles north Of LuZon, while Okinawa, largest island in the Ryukyu chain, is 360 miles farther north and 325 miles south of Japan proper.
 MacArthur'S A-20 and Mitchell bombers wrought havoc among enemy shipping in Luzon's Subic Bay, across famed Bataan peninsula from Manila Bay, and Lingayen Gulf 100 miles north of Manila.
 Sunk or damaged severely were g transports and freighters ranging from 300 to 12O00 tons and totalling 57 GOO tons. a seaplane carrier, three naval escorts coastal vessel and five luggerS. Fifteen ships, includ- ing IA freighters and transports and the seaplane carrier. were known definitely to have sunk.
 2 BOmbers DOwned
 No Japanese fighters interrupted the attacks, but anti-aircraft fire downed two of the bombers.
 Twenty-Five other vessels were sunk or damaged by MacArthur's bombers off LuZon Monday.
 Libcrators with an escort of Thunderbolts continued the reduc- tion Of Manila's Clark Field air cen ter Wednesday, destroying 20 enemy fighters. in dispersal areas. Neither fighters nor anti-aricraft fire Op- posed the attack.
 The Japanese retaliated with five raids Tuesday night on shore in- stallations and shipping at Mindoro just southwest of Luzon. and Mac Arthur acknowledged that some damage had been caused. Three Of the enemy b0mberS were shot doWE by anti-aircraft guns.
 There was no further news from the two landing forces which pushed ashore on the east and west coasts of Mindoro Monday and Tuesday However, at last reports they haG not met any formidable opposition and presumably were consolidating their newly won positions.
 On Leyte, American forces count ed 40l more enemy dead and cap tured five soldiers Tuesday, bring ing total Japanese casualties on the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
SHEAF Press Policies Hit
Continued from Page D

actly the type of leaks which have occurred and to confusion in the mind of the American public.
 Front reporters said that press restrictions were as bad there.
 They had been instructed that their dispatches on the launching of It. Gen. Courtney Hodges counter offensive could not be passed until D. m. yesterday and accepted the restriction as necessary on security grounds.
 While their dispatches still were being held by censors, they learned thta BEG hours earlier had broken the news.
 United Press War Correspondent Boy dLeWis reported that some in- dignation was generated "by guild ance given field censorS to pass statements that progress had been good"
 Tn the opinion Of correspond ents." he said, "this Is likely to evoke optimism on the part Of the home front which might visualize good progress as something resembling the German initial thrust of more than 20 miles
 Tt wasn't until D. m. that cor respondents were permitted to give the initial modest advance figures but by that time anyone who had followed the earlier guidance had done damage.
 Correspondents believe such dis tortion is unfair to the troops who are slugging through the Ardennes under incredibly difficult terrain and weather conditions against some O. the best fighting units of German armor and against equipment which in some cases is acknowledged to be superior to ours"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05

by continued heavy taxation and widespread bond buying during the drives and on a regular basis, as well.
 Morgenthau said he was especially well satisfied with F. bond sales, which exceeded the $2,500, 900 ,OO0 quota by $368, 900 900. Individual sub scriptionS aggregated 8, 900 900, ,OOO, nearly $l 0,O000OO over the goal. Corporations bought $l5,746, ,000, 900 in bonds.
 Not included in total sales figures were subscriptions from commercial banks aggregating $l,l04, 100000.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-01-05
27O Million Spent
 Daily By Uncle Sam
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small. That indicates that we are near the peak of our economic ef- fort. It is expected that President Rooseyclt's budget, to be presented to Congress next Tuesday, will not propose a higher rate of expenditure than that now prevailing. It is more likely that he will budget for some what decreased expenditure in the next 1946 fiscal year.
 Here is a comparison of receipts, expenditures and other pertinent accounts for the first six months of the current fiscal 1945 year with the first six months of the 1914 fis- cal yea r.
 expenses .t...............
 War Spending ..................
 HecelpJS .................
 Net Deficit ...................
 Cash Balance .................
 Public Debt ...................
 Those figures show that govern ment costs unrelated to the war ef- fort are creeping up. Overall expen- ditures in the first six months of the current fiscal year were $3,565 ,000,- GOO greater than in the comparable period last year But war spending in this fiscal year increased only $2, ,36l ,0OO, ,0O0 The difference, $l ,2O4,- 100000 representcs a bulge in non war expenditures in the first half of the present fiscal year.
 War and non-war spending at ex- iSting rates can be maintained only