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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
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PopuE0r Edrly u. S. Dogs

1t is incorrect to use the term cur"
when referring to a mongrel dog,
says the Gaines Dog Research Cen
ter, New York City. The fact is that
the cur was a definite breed of dog,
now extinct, but very common in the
southern and western parts of the
United States until long after the
Civil War. Ours were all-around dogs
particularly adapted to the needs of
the early settlers, weighed from SO
to so pounds, were usually brindle or
yellow in color, with broad skulls,
deep chests, short, strong backs and
coarse but smooth coats.
According to Judy's Dog Encyclo-
pedia," England also had dog which
was known as cur. When dogs were
first taxed in England in 1896, spe-
cific exemption was provided for
sheepdogs, which the law described
as ''tailless dogs" AS a result, many
dogs had their breed changed quickly
through the process of bobtailing
perhaps this is where the confusion
of cur with mongrel began.) To cur
tail originally meant to shorten the
tail, but in time the word came to be
applied to any act of shortening or
being curt.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
PEACE WITHOUT INITIATION

A prosperous peace without infia-
tion can follow our victory over ia
pan only through rigid compliance
with the rationing and price control
regulations, which are being contin-
Led without changes, at least fCr the
present, Leo H. Mccormick, OPA
Maryland State Director, declared.
Mr.. Mccormick said: "Rationing
and price control programs must be
least for the present, and we must
carry on with fight, unrelenting and
more vigorously than ever, to elm
mate black markets in essential COM
InOdities.
with peace assured, the OPA's
responsibility in the economic stabi-
lization program becomes even more
urgent. The programs already set up
and approved to life OPA restrictions
ah other economic control agencies
find general conditions justify tlese
actions, must be operated on sche-
dule.
Enthusiastic optimism over vic
tory must not be permitted to sweep
us off our feet and into the path of
inflationary influences pressing for
sudden hasty, unconsidered relaxa-
ton of the controls which have Leld
prices in line and made possible fair
distribution of scarce items.
more than ever we must be on
the alert, always bearing in mind
that the most of the imitation after
the last war followed signing of the
Armistice. To let down now would
be inviting imitation and a recurrence
of the disaster which struck the
whole country some rs years ago.
1.-THE Office of Price Administra-
ton and other Governmental econo-
mic agencies have tkeir peace time
programs arranged so that they can
be put into effect at the proper mo-
ment National Administrator Ches-
ter Bowles has announced that the
machinery for reconversion pricing
is ready to go into operation almost
overnight. De-control plans have
been given approval of Government
officials.
For our national good-as well
as our individual good appeal to
all Marylanders to give the same fine
cooperation that has helped us to
come this far without imitation and
its dangerous consequences"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
GOVERNOR DISCUSSES FARM
PROBLEMS WITH BOARD OF
PUBLIC WORKS

Possible further extension of agri-
the Extension Service of the UniveF-
sity of Maryland and potentialities
of increased soil conservation efforts,
was discussed by Governor O'Conor
with TIE Board of Public Works at a
meeting Monday, August 20.
Governor O'Conor made a FIRST
hand" report to his colleagues on the
Board of his observations on these
two matters, gathered during tour
of farms, labor camps, drainage pro-
jects and poultry processing plants
in Caroline, Dorchester, Wicomico
and Worcester Counties.
In the company of State and coun-
ty farm leaders, officials of the Uni
versity of Maryland and the Extern
sion Service, and Federal Agricul-
tural representatives, the Governor
had an opportunity to see numerous
instances of the extensive damage
done to Maryland farm products by
the excessive rains of recent weeks.
One of the most impressive dem
Onstrations of cooperative work in
the interest of TIE farmers, was the
big drainage project at Pocomoke
City, said to be the largest of it's
kind east of the Mississippi River.
Tkis is an instance where the State,
Federal Government and Wicomico
anu Worcester Counties cooperative
ly established a project, which has
the utmost potentialities for enhanc-
ing the value of adjoining farm lands
and offers drainage possibilities for
possibly 100000 acres of land.
The Governor was greatly interest
ed also, he said, in the labor camps
where he saw workers from Jamaica
and the Bahamas, as we'll as German
prisoners of war, at work in the
fields of tomatoes and cantaloupes,
picking peaches and in the plants
packing these products of the fields.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
MAGAZINE SUBSCRIPTION
RACKET

Warning of magazine subscrip-
ton promotion scheme in which men
wearing veterans discharge buttons
claim to be obtaining magazines for
veterans hospitals merits widespread
attention.
Officials of the Veterans Admins
tration, the Chamber of Commerce.
and the Red Cross have advised
housewives to turn deaf ear to APP
peals made on patriotic" grounds.
They assert that investigation has
shown that most of the magazines
for which subscriptions are taken
never reach the hospitals.
Capitalizing on the sympathies OF
relatives and friends of service men
reflects no credit on those who turn
such solicitations into racket.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
GOVERNORS GROUP TO STUDY
FOOD

Notification has been received by
Governor O'Conor of his appointment
to Committee of Governors of tina
country, who will study the question
of food production, processes and dis
tribution.
Named by Governor Martin of
Pennsylvania, Chairman of the Gov
errors Conference, in accordance
with resolution adopted at the 1916
Governors Conference at Mackin;.
Island, the Governors group is char
ged with the duty of exploring tn :
whole question of food and to MAKE,
recommendations to the Execute !,
Committee of Governors Conference
as to any course of action that may
be determined.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
Here's How to Stop
PUppy's Niohf CRYING

The new puppy whines and Whim-
pers the first few nights in his new
home because he is scared or just
plain lonesome, says the Gaines Dog
Research Center, New York City.
One can just sit back and let him
howl until he becomes acquainted
with his new surroundings, or one
can experiment with the alarm Gle, K,
for instance. By sending the puppy
to bed with an alarm clock-not set,
of course-you make him think he
has company. He can hear the tick
ing all night long, and satisfied that
he isn't alone in a strange, hostile
world, ne will leave the family and
neighbors to their undisturbed slum-
bers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24

Since World War I, the horse and
mule population of the United States
has declined from 26 million head to
less than half that number, while
other livestock supplying human
food and clothing have greatly in
creased. Thus the petroleum, power
tractor has not only enabled the far
mer to raise more food but it las also
freed vast acreage for human food
production that formerly was requir-
ed to support 10 million horses and
mules.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
PETROLEUM BOOSTS FARM
PRODUCTION

A doubling of the mechanical
equipment on farms would mean
arger production with fewer hours
Of work, and the petroleum industry
can supply the necessary liquid fuels
according to Robert H. Colley, oil
company executive.
"In 1941," Mr.. Colley points out,
"10,355,000 farm workers with the
aid of more than 100000 tractors,
100000 automobiles and 100000
motor trucks produced 43 per cent
more agricultural commodities than
11,81O,O00 farm workers were able
20 produce in 1910 with only $4,000
automobiles, 1000 tractors and nc
motor trucks.
Gwen in 1941, however, there
were only about Is tractors and II
motor trucks for every 100 farms
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
LOOKING
AAEAD
Y GEORGE S. BENSON
! presidenf--Hdrding college
\ Searey. Arkahsas
Uphold Wages


to work is working harder these
days; moving faster during regular
hours and putting in overtime. Pres
sure of war, shortage of workers
and prevailing high wages are the
cause. A larger personal income,
beneficial to all classes, is one of the
direct results. We would all like to
carry this feature over into the post
war years.
Philip Murray of the CLIO had the
right idea when he went to Presi-
dent Truman few weeks ago and
asked for a 20% increase in basic
wage rates. Average wages in the
United States at that time were 81 Ca
an hour. This may seem high enough
but it can't last. AS soon as the war
is over, labor's income will decline
some, in spite of everything that can
be done about it.
Losses to Labor.
Bonuses will disappear when the
pressure of government contracts is
removed. Working weeks will be
shorter. Overtime will shrink to the
vanishing point. Besides, high-wage
munition factories will close down
and their employees will take work
where wages are lower, some on
farms. If the basic wage scale is
not higher when war ends, labor's in
come will suffer too much.
Farmers have hard times when fac
tory workers DO. The wage earner's
dinner table is the farmers market,
so nobody is more interested in high
wages in factories than the farm
ers themselves. Agriculture and Ia
Dor, both big segments of Ameri-
cans, are right behind Mr. Murray
for good wages Immediately after
the war because prosperity for many
years will depend on it.
Bug in the Lotion
The only disappointing detail in
connection with the CLOS campaign
for postwar prosperity is this: Mr.
Murray's first move was an effort
to make high wages legal rather
than to make them possible. Law
givers have been trying for centu-
ries to make people pay what they
didn't have. 1t can't be done. 1t
makes no difference what the wage
scale is if the employer can't meet
it.
A high basic wage scale recorded
upon the ponderous pages of federal
statute books will not buy milk for
any working mans baby Folding
money in the pay-envclope, howev-
er, will do the trick. Any employ
er will put cash in his workers hands
in steadily increasing quantities, so
/. long as he can still show a profit on
the products that his organization
ships out from his factory.
Congress Has Key
There is a happy solution to this
wage problem. If plant owners can
be enabled to install new, modern
equipment as needed, factory output
per man-hour will increase steadily.
This justifies better wages without
raising prices and this is the COM
bination that makes quick markets
I'D prosperity. Problem: Will Con-
gress let industry buy new machin-
cry?
Still in force in America are our
wartime tax laws, taking over 900
of corporation earnings. They make
profits in business thin and uninter-
esting to investors; increased pro-
duction next to impossible. Congress
holds the key. Plenty Of good jobs
at good pay can develop after the
war if new tax laws are prepared
now and announced now to take eff
feet the day Japan surrenders.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
JJOB-WRECKING PROGRAM
a. PREDICTED

1t is predicted by Harry Bridges
who has long been central figure in
labor warfare, that strikes ON the
Pacific Coast after the war will be
bigger and better than ever.
Apparently the public is being
'processed" so that it will become re-
conciled to the inconvenience and
turmoil which it will be asked to &C
cept as part of the postwar reconver-
sion program. There would be no
business for the top fight labor lead
ers, and no high salaries if there
was peace and contentment within
the ranks of labor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24

The first cook book published in
America was printed at Williams
burg, Virginia, in 1742. 1t was en-
titled, "Compleat Housewife. or Ac-
complished Gentlewoman's Compan-
ion."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24

The oil required the fill the tanks
of single battleship would heat the
average American home for 20 years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24

Traffic Safety Slogan: Remember,
yiu were a kid once yourself. Drive
carefully
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24

Most girls nowadays are convinced
that opportunity no longer knocks at
the door-he sits outside and honks,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24

A girls promise to be on time
carries lot of wait.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-08-24
WHAT WOULD HAPPEN?

Darkness would lay its inky finger your home Food
would SPOIL flick of switch wouldn't toast your bread,
cool your living room perk your coffee You'd have
to sweep by BROOM wash by hand unroned clothes.
Your house would be little isolated world of its own,
with telephone radio newspapers link you with
humanity Time would stop with the frozen hands of your
electric clock Transportation would be paralyzed.
You'd have job since almost all industry-from the
cash register the welders arcdaws its vitality from
the little blue spark of electricity War production would
stop in it's tracks.
But electricity takes a vacation. 90 seconds
the minute, 90 minutes to the hour day and night,
summer and winter electric service stands eagerly await
ing the flick of a switch
And this dependabty is accident 1t is the result
of hard work and careful planning by folks who know
their busnessyour friends and neigbors in this company
to SUMMER ELECTRIC HOUR" with Robert
Sunday after
noon, $780, EWT, CHS Network
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19
-------WE,T THE WOMEN CanteenS Are Fine-If Youngsters Pay Their Way

One bad effect all of this "ju- venile delinquency" talk has had on kids is that they have come to feel self-righteous about demand ing this and that for themselves. All too often they take the atti- tude toward their elders: If you don't want us hanging around dives-then get busy and do some thing about it."
 Easy To Earn
 Yet boys just a year or so older than these high school kids who expect their parents and teachers to support canteen for them are men in the service of their coun- try. It looks as though whoever is advising the kids ought to make 1t plain that as high school stu- dents in wartime, they ought to be able to earn the money for their own pleasure.
 Any high school student who can't earn at least dollar a month to provide place for him. self to dance and loaf doesn't de- serve the place. Kids ought to have that fact made clear to them, instead of being handed money to swing their canteens.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19
Girls Are Riding High In Sport Of Kings
More Than 100 Succeed
 At Nations Top Tracks

Is required, all . girl needs Is strong hands and self-confidence.
 Margaret Griffin, who gallops horses on the Jamaica course in New York, bears out this argument. '.Railbirds" say there's not a boy around who is more adept at get- ting . thoroughbred in shape for Q race.
 As a child, Margaret cared for her own pony on the family farm near Boston, Mass. She became an expert eQuestrienne, taught riding in New England schools and began her unique career by exercising polo ponies. Pooling her savings, she bought . thoroughbred named Flat rock and began racing him.
 Trainers often would taunt their exercise boys into doing better work with:
 Why, even a girl can handle that horse. Put Margaret up"
 Today she is a star exercise "boy' for horses trained by George W. Coburn.
 Began Walking "Hots'
 At Pimlico in Baltimore, six girls are doing their stuff on the pie turesque old track. Among them is blonde and petite Joan Maecher who gallops regularly for trainer James McCsee. Railing from Mia mi, Fla, she learned to ride on the family farm near Tropical Park, and haunted the race track daily, offering to do any chore necessary. She was on hand when the short age came and Is now a full-fledged galloper.
 Another stable girl with a future, Jean Webster of Baltimore, Md, who started at the bottom by walk ing 'hots"-which is the way they cool off perspiring horses after a race-is making a name for herself at the Harry Baker stables. Though only IT, she's owned and ridden show horses for eight years.
 Today's more than 100 girl race horse attendants are doing such super job that in years to come their numbers are certain to mul- tiply many times over.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19

He told me he managed to get in a bridge game with Major Gen. eral Gruenther his chief of staff just before he returned to this country. He said: "Gruenther is a good bridge player but he doubles too often-he doubled me the other night at six and I made seven and then he insisted I should have bid the seven" Well even though sevetn can be made you will admit it is a tough hand to bid.
 The opening lead was won with the ace and one round of trumpS taken. The ace and king of spades were then cashed discarding two hearts from dummy. Now the ace and king of hearts were cashed and low heart ruffed in dummy drop ping Gruenther's queen. Declarel returned to his hand with trump led his now established heart, dis carding dummy's losing club foi the overtrick,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19
POLl'S

Violence, bloodshed and infamous treachery-Jap variety-ran riot on the Loew-Poli theater screen last night, as an enthralled and at times enrage6 audience viewed the tense doings in Blood On the Sum-, lat est James Cagney starrer now play ing there.
 More than sincere propaganda, more than revealing history, more than, absorbing drama, Producer William Cagney's sensational film story of an American newspaper mans discovery of the avil Tanaka Memorial-1S2S Nip plan for world conquest-is memorable screen document.
 Its further unveiling of Jap per fidy will make you fighting mad at the NipS, but you1l be cheating yourself If this prevents you from seeing it. The action is keyed by an inspired cast, headed by Jimmy Cagney as Nick Condon, the Amer ican editor, and Sylvia Sidney as Iris Hilliard, beautiful Eurasian se- cret agent. They are superbly aided by Porter Hall in the role of Con- don's publisher; John Emery, as a deceitful Baron Tanaka; and Rob- ert Armstrong, who plays Colonel Tojo, double-dealing Jap army ofi- Ger. later to become a murderous wartime premier.
 Blood On the Sun" begins and ends its swashbuckling tale in Tokyo. Cagney( as Condon) sets that already upside-down town churring with gabbling excitement when he uses his newspaper to ex- pose the sneaky Tanaka plan. The action-packed story thrusts the evil plan into Condon's hands, lands him in . Jap jail on a false arrest, introduces him to a beauteous Far East Mata Hari Sylvia Sidney and sees him er1meshed in countless de- vious Jap intrigues. Condon's en- suing struggle to spirit Iris, himself and the plan all out of Japan in- tact makes for some of the most terrifyinsly tense moments ever seen on the screen.
 This exciting and timely film comes at a time when Jap oppres- sion seems about to be crushed for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19
Lasses as Thoroughbred Exercises Do Mans Job
BY VERNON EDWARDS NEA Staff Correspandenf


 New York-The wartime manpow- CT shortage not only has introduced lady bankers, engineers and train conductors, but has opened up an- other field that heretofore r1en considered exclusively theirs-ex- ercising race horses.
 Before the war, a girl galloping a thoroughbred around the turf in the early morning hours was an od- dity. Horsemen discounted a girls ability to handle high-strung thor oughbreds.
 But when riders exchanged crops for guns, trainers were forced to give the girls a try. Today they are on the payrolls of leading sta- bles, and are doing so well their jobs are assured when the war is over.
 Strenuous Day
 Exercise girls ask no quarter. They do exactly what was required of their male predecessors. They're on the job every day from dawn to dusk, breeding horse, cleaning his tack, leading him to the paddock before the race, cooling him off when the race is over. The profes- sion is strenuous and the pay about 500 a month. But there is always the hope that they may become jockeys-if states relent and decide to issue licenses to women-which IS the goal of most of these girls.
 There is no prejudice against wo- men on the turf, insist leading horsenen. If girl can handle a sensitive 2-year-old as well as man, the job is hers. No great skill
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19
hcodle-c Chicken Platter A pound egg noodles M cup butter
l young chicken
 Salt and peunAr
GEORGE ROBERTS
 CONTEST WINNER

George Roberts was the prize winning jam-eater during contest held at Fulton Park playground yes- terday. The required amount of jam was consumed by the winner in three minutes and three seconds. Mary Shaw finished second and Rae Ann Adducci was third.
 Other participants included: An- drew Jackson, Leona Byrd, Marita Copper, Mary Shaw, Diane Town send, Barbara Petrone, Ronald La bowitz, Denise Riordan, Rebecca Coegriff, and Ffahd Adducci. The event was staged under the super vision of Gertrude Dell and Ann 4SANahon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1945-07-19
BY GAYNOR MADDOX

BY GAYNOR MADDOX
 NEA Food and Markets Editor
 Snap Beans come first in import snce on the list of vegetables to ,An.
 CANNED SNAP BEANS
 tin Steam pressure Canner)
 Select young and tender beans from the vine. They should be crisp and firm. Wash in several waters until no trace of sand is left. rrim and cut.
 Prepare only enough beans for ne canner load at q time. That U important. If too much food is repared at once. it will stand sUound and may spoil.
 Pour boiling water over beans and boil for five minutes.
 Clean hot jars are vitally import ant. Pack in beans, taking only one jar at time from hot water. Use clean cloth to protect hands from hot jars and also to protect jars from any cold surface. Pack beans in jars loosely. Don't cram. Then pour in enough of the .bean liquid to leave only ore-half mch above the top of the beans. Work as quickly as possible. Add one teaspoon salt to each quart jar. By pushing knife blade down the sides of the jar, work out all air bubbles. Then wipe the rim of the lar carefully. Even speck of food m the rim will prevent an alright zeal.
 sterilise lids. If using flat metal ed, bet it on jar ao that scaling Dnpound $ next to glass. Screw hetal band on firmly, but not SO hAsd thAt the compound VII be