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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02
The Road To Peace

Inoro is reason TO nope CnaC the
predictions of early victories in the
var may come true. In that event the
solemn agreements of the Dumbarton
Conference held so recently in WASH
ngton may be realized. The Ameri-
IAN idea was that the purposes OF
he Conference would Constitute the
foundation of any future internation-
al organization for the maintenance
If peace and security" That was the
opening challenge voiced by former
Secretary of State Hull. The Ambas-
sador from Russia told the Confer
.nce that lis nation could be depend
I'd upon to protect "all big and small
ieedom-loving countries of the
world" The leader of the British
allegation declared that no one wish
ed to impose some great power die
atorships ON the rest of the world
md he added that unless the great
powers are united in aim and ready
% fulfill Loyalty tkeir obligations, no
machine can maintain the peace,
however perfectly constructed. He
vent on to explain that the larger ma
ions can protect themselves best by
making sure in advance that the
mailer powers and their vital inter-
ests are preserved.
Despite all the back-talk and suspi-
lion that exists between Russia,
Great Britain and the United States,
it still is very clear that none of
,kese nations have pushed aside the
substantial agreements made at Dunn
parton Oaks. Nevertheless, the Uni
led States will be called upon to
Agree to lot of disagreeable condi-
lions in order to preserve peace per-
manently after the fighting stops. 1t
was Walter Lippman who observed
hat "the only peace we can have
IS this one, the one now being bought
by waging the war, and we are pre-
sumptuous if we think we can ignore
-kis peace and make a different one
when our enemies cry quits" He ex-
pressed the further belief that peace
vas now being built by heroic deeds
md prodigious labor. I'VE have to
see that we do not tear it downfall
we make it stronger" he declared.
There is general fear that the big
Three" are being headed for "a mill
AIRY alliance to dominate the world"
and that was one of the live ques-
ions when those Charts were prepar-
ed at Dumbarton for the distribution
If military forces made up of Ameri-
AN, British and Russian manpower.
Even in the past few weeks Sena-
or Vandenberg of Michigan has be-
ONE an outstanding leader in inter-
national affairs. He made a start in
that direction weeks ago VIXEN he
Uttered these words: "If the nations
.annot join in making lasting peace
hen science will make weapons for
global suicide in the next war" He
the need to plan for peace
at a maximum speed More possible
germs of future disaster lie in the
wrong kind of peace than in the
wrong league" he added. He has re-
Gently laid emphasis upon tie neces-
sity of total disarmament of the Axis
nations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02
REAL ESTATE SALES

Wheeler and Greir, Realtors, of
Oxford, have sold for Mrs. Ada NJ. T.
Roe. the attractive, two-famil
dwelling, No. 5O7 Market Street, Ok
ford, Pa, to Horace NJ. Sidwell of
Oxford. who will take possession on
or about April first.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02

Unseen planes dropping bombs;
unseen submarines sinking ships;
yet our histories speak scornrIlly OF
savages who skot from ambush.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02

The old-timers were plain-spoken.
they used words like assassination
Ind massacre" instead of "undeclar-
I'd war"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02

We all desire what Is best for the
country. All that remains is to decide
who the country 10.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02

Dumping three men from plane
to make room for dog comes under
the heading putting on dog"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02

Those Japs who thought they had
! 999-year lease on Clark Field are
low facing eviction.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-02

Nazis want more horses. Cant run
the Army with scapegoata
Evening star., 1945-11-18

old mans money would 60 to Al.
The alibi would take care of that
The a;ibi was the master stroke.
The symphony program came to
an end. AL pulled the microphone
closer to him, across the table of the
control-console. He spoke the call
letters, then read short local an
nomcement, and rejoined network
for a half-hour dance pickup. One
hour to manufacture the alibi. His
newscast went on at 11OO. He
walked out to the newsroom, tore off
strip of news from the teletype. and
arranged it for his broadcast.
Now to make the transcription!
He returned to the control-room.
The blank transcription-disc he took
from the cabinet completely covered
the turntable. He swung the tran
scribing-b bar into place, put the mike
on the audition-ciTcuit, and fed it to
the transcription cutting-head. Now
all was ready.
He CHECKED to see that the net
work program was going out to the
transmitter. Then he started the
turntable and slipped the cutting
head down on the blank transcript
ton. He watched while the stylus bit
into the smooth surface, checked to
see that it was cutting right, then
he started talking: GOOD evening,
everybody-this is AL Greb with your
nightly summary of late news. ="
For fourteen minutes, thirty sec
onds he talked into the mike; for
fourteen minutes, thirty seconds the
stylus bit spiral into the transcript
tion-disc, putting his voice on the
record. When it was finished, he had
Evening star., 1945-11-18

his alibi - 100000 people would
swear that Al Greb was at the radio
station between II 90 and IL is that
night; that they'd listened to his
newscast.
And there would be no one to
prove otherwise. The doors were
locked. Only MIR. Knowles. the man.
ager, and Bill Mathews, the program
director. had keys. Although they
lived only few blocks away. they
never came down at night. And on a
night like this tf y'd be close to their
own fresides.
Al PUT the transcription equipment
back in the cabinet. He gathered the
yarn-like cutting which the stylus
had gouged out as it made the spiral
groove. This he put in the empty tin
wastebasket, and touched a match
to it. The highly inflammable thread
burned instantly to nothingness.
Later he would destroy the trans
cription itself.
He still had half-hour. After he
made station-break, and another
dance band was playing from net
work, AL tested the transcription. 1t
must be perfect. No broken sidewalks
in any of the grooves to make the
transcription stick and keep repeat
ing itself. 1t took another quarter
hour to run it through. But as he
listened to his voice, AL smiled. The
transcription couldn't be better.
At II 90 O'Clock AL put the trans
cription on the air Good evening,
everybody-this is AL Greb with your
nightly summary of late news. "
The news went on. But All reached
for his raincoat. He would be busy
Evening star., 1945-11-18

Al Creb, it was fatal
A Short Short Story
TIME rain was beating furiously
against the windows of the radio
stations control-room. and AL Greb,
listening to the heavy dramatic
music coming from the network. felt
a tenseness growing inside him. The
tympanic rolls of the music and the
thmderous clashes outside the win
dows were, at times, indistinguish-
able. The music was as stormy as the
night.
Together, added to Al's thoughts,
they were too much to bear. He
turned down the volume of the con-
trol-room speaker. The music. he
could do without the storm out
side, he welcomed. This was the
night Al had been waiting for - the
night he would kill his uncle.
He glanced at the clock He had
little over an hour to build up the
alibi - the alibi that 1OO. 600 people
would swear to.
The plan was complete. He had
been preparing it for months. He
would simply leave the radio station,
drive the two miles to his uncle's
home, and from the veranda. shoot
the old man. Then return. The i'm
portant thing was not to be seen.
That's why he'd waited for a night
like this. Tonight it would be easy to
20 and come unobserved.
The time element was also impor-
tant. His mcle's death must be
reported Immediately. But that was
easy too. Hilda, the housekeeper.
would be bringing the old man his
bedtime cup of tea.
AL knew he d be suspected. He and
Agnes Lawrence, the old mans
granddaughter. we're the only heirs.
1t was known that Al hadn't been
living on the money he earned at the
radio station. A combination job of
announcer control operator on ESQ
waiter couldn't pay for debts such as
AL had run up.
But it was known too that the old
man and his granddaughter weren't
getting along any too we'll these days.
Ever since Agnes had married that
marine. The old man didn't approve
of the marriage. Not that he had
anything against the marine - he
had never met the fellow - but be-
cause of the seeming recklessness of
the affair. From meeting to lightning
marriage, honeymoon and farewell.
the span of time had been one week.
The old man and Agnes quarreled
constantly about it.
Yes, AL knew he'd be suspected.
But suspicion would be short-lived.
Agnes would be blamed; then all the
Evening star., 1945-11-18

k)@ apply seasoned. Fars-
~ leybouquets hither and
yon. The biscuit dough mixed quick
like with Bisquick "a blend Of six
quality ingredients). Baked in ring
mold"
Into ~ cups Bisquick
blend " to u tsp. Poultry
Seasoning
Cut in 3 tbsp. Shortening
until mixture looks like meal
Add " cup plus , tbsp. Milk
Mixwell. Spoon into 8-inch ring mold.
Bake about Is minutes in hot oven,
45O'. Remove from ring mold. Brush
with shortening. Six servings.
Make your own ring mold. if
desired. Place quart jar in center OF
well-greased 8-inch round layer cake
pan QN-inch deep). Grease outside
Of jar and inside of pan.
SORRY if you're had trouble
getting Bisquick. Soon as ice can
get enough Of the quality in
gradients required (shortening
inclssied your grocer sUilI hare
plenty Of Bisq,sick. So do keep
on asking for it!
MENU our General Mills foods staff
suggests "for company.
Ring orovnd HE Chicken
(QUid with Bisqvick)
Green Beons Golden Sqvosh
Cronberry-AppIe SoIod
Your fovorite Coke or Cookies
Coffee Milk
EASY, LSN'TH-making biscuits,
dumplings, crusts for meat pies, just
by adding milk to Bisquick! Every
thing turns out good, too. Bisquick
is more reliable than the old-fashioned
way. Such fine ingredients in Bis
quick. so skilfully combined. Simple
directions on package for ten basic
bakings. Tried them alll
Cranberry-AppIe Solod provides
your salad and cranberry sauce all in
onel Pretty, too.
Cook 2 cups Cranberries
in l cup Water
until skins are broken. Rub through
a sieve. Stir in
n to u cup Sugar
Boil slowly 5 minutes. Meanwhile,
soften tbsp. gelatin in 2 tbsp.
cold water
for 5 minutes. Blend into hot cram
berry mixture. Cool until mixture
begins to thicken.
Add, n cup diced Celery
" cup diced Apples
IA cup chopped roasted
Peanuts, if desired
Pour into molds. Chill until firm.
Serve on crisp lettuce leaves with
mayonnaise or cooked salad dressing.
6to 8 large or IL small servings
General Mills, Inc.
.'Bsauck' and Betty Croker" registered trade
marks of General Mills, Inc, Minneapolis. MINI
Evening star., 1945-11-18
;, Bu1Coeku-

A different" way to
serve creamed chicken.
Bowl of hot creamed
chicken in the center Of
a crispy biscuit ring,
zippily seasoned. Pars-
ley bouquets hither and
Evening star., 1945-11-18
General Mills, Inc.

.'Bpquick' and Betty Croker" registered trade
marks of General Mills. Inc. Minneapolis. Mum.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22
. BEHIND THE SCENES
IN WASHINGTON .

Gals, through the ID area Of
fees of the US. Employment
Service, were crying for 10000
more workers in essential in
dustries. That figure has been
successfully cut down to 10000
to 10000 and to 10000 through
a very simple and apparently
workable plan which has been
found acceptable to employers,
labor union officials, and the
working people themselves.
Point of attack on this pro-
blem was the 650,000 people
employed in the trade and serv-
ice industries. First step was to
put all women workers under
priority referral, meaning that
women could no longer switch
from one job to another unless
they had USES release.
Next step was an order to cut
10 per cent from the labor
force of all essential indus
tries employing more than 10
people, the 10 per cent cut to be
paid off in male workers. Thus
if an employer had 200 work
ers, half OF them women, he
would have to release 20 men.
These employers could not be
given credit for the men they
released, however, unless they
were men who could be placed
by USES. unless they were ac-
cepted by the essential industry
employer TO whom they were
referred and unless they had a
written guarantee they'd get
their old job back from their
original employer and that all
their seniority and other union
rights would be protected dur
ing their temporary employ
ment in essential war industries.
These three conditions, particu-
larly the last, sold the idea to
the labor organizations and fur
thermore they prevented the
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22
o IN HOLLYWOOD

the towns musicians it became
a great favorite.
Finally Universal lifted the
ban and the song was recorded
by Woody Herman, Charley Spi-
yak, Charley Barnett and Mar
tina Tilton. Still nothing import
ant happened. 1t didn't sell over
1000 copies.
But among musicians 1t was
still tops. And every time there
was a love scene in a Universal
picture the studio music depart
ment backgrounded It with "Pll
Remember April" In six films,
to be exact"
About this time Edith Gwynn
a film trade paper writer, start
ed plugging the song in her col
umn. One night Jack Capp,
head of Decca Records, went to
a dinner party at the home Of
Herman Starr, a music publish
er. Starts 13-year-old daughter
was also an "Tll Remember
April" fan. "Why don't you get
GOOD recording of that
song she told Capp. cts ter
rifle"
Capp was interested. heard
the song and had Kitty Carlisle
record it. Sales spurted but
again it was far from being a
sensational hit.
A few weeks later Pat John
son, the girl who helped write
the song, went to the office of
Lou Levy of Leeds Music and
said she wanted to sell her
rights. 1T will never be hit
she said. Levy refused. wait a
little while longer" he said. So
Pat agreed to wait.
Meanwhile columnist Gwynn
continued to plug the song.
Sales started picking up. Big
name bands started playing it.
1t crashed half dozen big rad
10 shows. Bing Crosby recorded
it a month ago. After three
years "Tll Remember April" is
headed for the big time.
But what about Don Raye
and Pat Johnson? Well, it was
Mt love after all. Pat recently
married Herbert Evers, radio
actor.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22
BY PETER EDISON

WASHINGTON, y. C.-Chi-
cago areas War Manpower
Commission office thinks it has
come up with a plan for solving
the labor shortage problem in
critical war industries. This
Chicago plan has been in opera
ton for over a month and Will
liam III. Spencer, dean of the
Chicago University School of
Business, who is now regional
VINO director, cites figures 10
show that il works. The Chicago
plan is attracting attention at
VINO headquarters in Washing
ton as something other areas
can copy
To begin with, Chicago is one
of the highest labor areas in
the country. 1t was slow getting
started on war work but has
picked up steadily. The Chicago
area consisting of Cook and Du-
rage COulllicS-IlOl W Dt WI
fused with the Chicago Region
of Indiana, Illinois and WiScon-
sin-has a labor force estimat-
ed at 1888 10000, Of whom over
a million are in war production.
Every procurement agency has
contracts in Chicago Army,
Navy, aircraft, Maritime Com
mission and so per cent of the
Quartermaster Corps processed
foods are procured in Chicago
packing plants.
GOVERNMENT TAKES ALL
Many of these Chicago area
contracts are without ceiling,
meaning that the government
will take all of the items that
can be produced, without limit.
Chicago can therefore use all
the labor it can get for war in
dustries. The question was
where to get it.
Toward the end Of last year
Chicago area manpower Off
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22

non-essential industry employ
ers from dumping" their least
efficient workers.
WAR JOB-OR ELSE
II a transferred workman
didn't have the necessary skill
for the job to which he was re-
ferred, he could 60 back to his
original employer. If he refused
to take a war job to which he
was referred, without giving
good reason, he was laid off to
think it over. II he still refused
he was fired and he couldn't
get another job, because he
would have no USES release.
Employers in the non-essen-
tial trades were given certain
latitudes, An employer of 200
workers, of whom $50 might be
women, did not have to release
the men, but paid off In women.
And some $4,000 employers IT
less than eight workers were
given authority to hire any wo-
man who had not had a job in
the last go days-thus tapping a
new source of unskilled labor to
fill up the gaps.
Deadline for release OF the
first five per cent was set at
Feb. Is, the second five per
cent to be released by March Is
for the tri-state region, though
this was moved up to March l
for the two-county Chicago
area.
The results, as announced by
Dean Spencer, show how Chi
cago has been able to shift its
work force to meet war needs.
What this all means Is that Chi
cago has found tens of thou
sands of workers it didn't know
it hal and that it will get many
more millions of dollars worth
of war contracts as result.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22
THE NEED CONTINUES

Militory naedico men hove learned much about
the fe-sovine properties Of blood posmo since the
war began And one Of the lessons is that speed and
quantity ore often Of highest importance BY newly
developed technique, many potients ore now given
four bottles simultaneously, with plosmo being fed
into both arms and both legs
PIosno is also being pockoeed in quarts rather
than pint bottles now, for it has been found thot
coses commonly require two or three pints and some
have required TO-
(: It hos been comforting to think thot pint Of
our blood will save soldiers or soiIors life Perhaps
II does sometimes but we know now thot one pint
often will not do the job
; Blood donors have been admirably generous, but
The need is still greet These new techniques q
REMINDER Of thot = and no more reminder should be
neeessoY.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22

One gentleman in the Uni
versal sound department just
couldn't wait for the song TO be
recorded. He had a clubbing
made off the films sound track
and took the record to Bill KEEL
so, who plays records all night
on a Los Angeles radio station.
Here's the biggest hit in
years, he told Kelso. play it
sometime, will ya?"
YOU'RE KILLING 1T"
Kelso also fell in love with
the song, sometimes playing it
Is and 20 times a night. This
went on for several weeks. Fin
ally Universal heard what was
going on and. because the pic
ture, ride EN- Cowboy" had
not yet been released, ordered
Kelso to stop playing the rec
ord. You're killing it," the stu
dio screamed.
For six months, except for
Dick Foran's singing in the
film, no one heard "Ill Re-
ember April" The studio mixed
all performances. But among
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22

There is one telephone for
every seven persons, and seven
miles of telephone wire for
every 10 persons in the United
States.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22
SUPER SOLUTION

"A japanese magazine hos called on the Jops
for "super-effots" to step up war production. The
Poetic command will undoubtedly provide an onti-
ote for the new super-efforts with bombs from those
new Superforts-the BIOS
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22
RETIcENCE AND INITIATION

Postwar planning hos been on pretty high
plane thus far government officials, congress-
men, biowiqs Of business and labor. But there is one
postwar chore that we ordinary mine run citizens
can do, storing now and continuing otter 0ermonys
defect. We can be both cooperative ana wotohru
in the campaign against IntlotIon
The donqer-pont Of initiation is still ahead OF u.s.
Prices continued to shoot upward for 20 months ott
er Arnstice Day 1918, and they could do it again.
The American people have something like SlOO,-
600 100000 in savings. They need lot OF war;
scarce goods and services. Business and industry are
lust as eager to supply as the public is to buy.
These goods and services will be scarce even otter
Teconversion stors Add scarcity to competition and
plenty of money and you have an initiation threat
which explains why price control and some rotionn9
will be with US for considerable time.
We do not need to wait for cors, retrigerotors,
radios and vacuum cleaners to have initiation dan.
ger. 1t is here now in the field OF foods. so we can
stort being wotohfu right now.
But, one may ask, orent ceilings and rotionne
taking core Of the danger? The answer is that the
OPA cont check every purchase in every store
throughout the country. The ultimate responsibility
rests where it has since controls and black markets
BEGAN, with the retailer and the customer.
/: OPA has surveyed the situotion and found that
q szeoble number Of erooers and customers still
feel thot it's exclusively the governments job to
make price control work. The survey reveals that
overcenq prices are found in IS per cent Of food
stores and that 80 per cent foil to display these
prices properly 1t shows that 43 per cent Of custom
ers foil to find out the ceiling price Of meats before
they buy.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22

But perhaps the most significant figure is this:
So per cent Of housewives think they sometimes
being overchoreed but only about half mention the
foct to their grocer, and much smaller number
report these overchorges to local ration boords.
Without some conscious effort to curb this Gus
toner reticence price violations will increase as VIC
tory neors and the urge to "Iet up" grows stronger
And reticence isn't cosy to curb Most housewives
don't court unpeosontness. They hote being embor.
rossed by making scene.
But these risks ore worth taking and should be
token for the sake of everybody lnfoton would
knock the props from under lot Of postwar plans.
1t would be shockney difficult mess to get out Of.
Public vigilance now against an inflotionory rise
in food COSTS which toke 40 cents out Of most house,
hold dollars, can do much to prevent it.
The daily monitor leader. [volume] (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1942-19??, 1945-02-22
BY ERSKINE JOHNSON
NEA Staff Correspondent mt

Once a Hollywood songwriter
named Don Raye fell in love
with a girl named Pat Johnson.
In celebration of their engage
ment, they wrote song togeth-
er. Because they met in April,
they titled it, I'll Remember
April" The year was 1941.
Songwriter Raye. was work
ing at the time for Universal,
where he and his partner, Gene
de Paul, had written "Rhum-
boogie," "Cow-Cow Boogie" and
other 1--WE hits. He was known
as boogie-woogie expert. "Tll
Remember April" was a senti-
mental ballad. 'I'm in love-"
Raye explained at the time.
Studio executives thought so
much Of the song they purchas-
ed it for an Abbott and Costello
movie, Ride EN- Cowboy in
which Dick Foran sang it. Lou
Levy of the Leeds Music Pub
fishing Co., heard the song and
Immediately published it. 1T
will be a big hit" Levy predict