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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
Good Cleaning Restores
A Badly Burned Pan

Though no treatment will make a
badly burned pan like new again,
many hopeless-looking ones may be
restored to further usefulness If
proper care is taken in cleaning. Let
the pan cool gradually. Never pour
cold water into hot dry pan, for
the metal may buckle and warp.
Soaking, and gentle but persistent
securing, are the safest ways of
cleaning off burned material, though
they take time. For securing use
fine steel wool or securing powder.
Use wooden spoon when scraping
is necessary, never knife or other
sharp utensil.
When the pan Is cooled, fill it half
full of cold water, and heat the wa
ter gradually to boiling. Baking soda
added to the water may help soften
the burned material. The black car
bon that clings most tightly to the
pan usually can be removed only
by patient securing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
Scientists Lead Fight
To CONQUER Malaria

The long war against malaria
started as far back as the days Of
Hippocrates but it wasn't until 1888
that the first major victory over
malaria was achieved. In that year,
the Countess del Chinchon was
stricken in Peru with alternat-
ing chills and fever. A medicine
made Of the bark Of Peruvian tree
was administered to her and she
recovered miraculously. Because Of
that, the tree from which the bark
came was known as the cinchona
tree.
Some 200 years later, scientists
purified the cinchona bark and con-
centrated from it the precious white
alkaloid that we know as quinine-
which until recent years was the
only cure for malaria. It was in
Germany in 1924 that three brilliant
chemists Schuleman, Schonhofer
and Wingler = introduced the first
quinine substitute, plasmochin.
While in many phases, plasmochin
did not prove as effective proven
tive or cure as quinine, it did, new
ertheless, prevent the parasite from
reproducing within the human sys-
tenn. In 1881, two other German sci
entists came up with brilliant yell
low powder now known to all CTS
in the tropics atabrine.
The prospects of even more
malaria victims as a result of the
war in tropic climates spurred even
further research for an anti-mala-
rial drug. Robert Woodward and
William Doering, whose combined
ages barely totaled 81 years, pro-
duced synthetic quinine from coall
From that common black substance,
they recreated the complicated
structure of one of civilizations
most valuable drugs and utterly
mastered its formula.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
Purify Sea Water

Sea water, a menace to the
thirsty, is now receiving increasing
attention from scientists. The Unit
ed States navy has announced that
it has developed simple chemical
method for producing drinking wa
ter from sea water, by the use OF
two chemical compounds one
black, the other white-and four
plastic bags. The water tastes
Slightly Of sulphur, but is drinkable
DR.. Alexander Goetz of Pasadena,
Calf, has developed a similar proc.
ess, also using two chemicals. The
British navy, confronted with the
same problem, has stuck to the use
of small distilling apparatus which
consumes coal briquettes, as the
safest and easiest method Of meet
ing it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
TIMBER MARKETING ADVICE rs
PROFITABLE

Many woodland owners got boost
Of 80 per cent In timber prices
some, much more-as result of con-
sulting the State and Federal farm
woodland marketing services, Lyle #.
Watts Chief Forester, U. s. Forest
Service, said in his annual report to
Secretary of Agriculture Wickard.
Also, the woodlands were left in con-
dition to grow future crops.
Wartime demand for forest pro-
ducts has brought increasing pres
sure on farmers to sell all their
standing timber. The SO marketing
service offices now operating in $50
counties have helped check needless
clear cutting which, In the long run,
Is Improbable. A farm forester Is In
charge of each office and assists far
mers in inventorying, harvesting and
marketing their timber. The farm
forester estimates the timber and
marks trees selected for cutting with
a view to removing only the mature
timber and the crooked or defective
tICco. IlC uppidloCb Tic ttHuDcI lOt
sale and advises the owner on getting
competitive bids. The forester also
assists in drafting simple sales
agreement to protect seller and buy
er.
Many farmers have not known how
to estimate and sell their timber to
best advantage. AS result these far
mers have often failed to sell at full
value, and have made the mistake of
letting buyers cut the woodland
clear, according to the Forest Service.
Watts cites several examples of farm
ers who received larger returns for
timber after consultation with farm
forester. One concerns a Maryland
woodland owner: A buyer offered
$500 for this farmers timber, and
The owner was inclined to sell, re-
garding this as fair price. Howev-
er, he consulted the forester who ex-
amined the tract and suggested that
the owner ask bids. The original buy
err raised his bid to $4,000 and the
timber finally sold for $500. This
was a 270 per cent increase in price
above the original offer. Also the
owners timber tract was left in good
condition with the prospect of anoth-
err crop In the not too distant future.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
FARMERS COME FIRST

Agriculture is our major industry
so far as the population goes. That
is the real background of a major
movement throughout the United
States to kelp returning soldiers buy
their own, lands and develop their
own farms You cannot keep down
the cost of living by monkeying with
formulas, and making wholesale
wage increases for minority groups
that belong to certain industrial $50
cieties." That, on the face of the fig
ures and the facts, amounts to "the
tail wagging the dog"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
Telephone Company Replaces
Fire Quilted Sparrows Point
Central Office In Less Than Week

morning 26 Western Electric switch
board installers were on hand to aid
local telephone people, the work of I'M
Grating the new equipment had been
started and the first section of the
new switchboard was placed in its
permanent home, while cable splicers
were busy placing cable to tie in the
new switchboard with the local cable
system.
The new switchboard was put in
operation at noon on Saturday, Janu-
AIRY Is, and the lines to Sparrows
Point were once again handling their
full complement of telephone calls es-
sential to the life of the community.
The provision of emergency serv-
ice is an equally interesting story.
The Baltimore County Police re-
sponded to the emergency promptly
and offered to aid the Telephone Com
pany in getting things started by
placing a radio patrol car at Sparrows
Point and another at Dundalk in
order to handle emergency messages
However, thanks TO the local school
authorities, the basement of public
school building across the street was
made available shortly after the fire
started. Within two hours the first
emergency lines were in use and five
hours after the fire started, three sec
tions of emergency switchboard, OBJ
tanned locally, were being connected
in the basement of the school. A few
hours later public telephone trailer
containing five booths, along with a
truck containing three outdoor booths
arrived on the scene.
These units were placed in opera
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
Mine Deaths

Fires started by electricity in coal
mines Of the United States claimed
the lives Of more miners in the 19
months between January /, 1913,
and July 81, 1914, than in any other
similar period in more than 80
years, the bureau of mines disclosed
in announcing publication Of a re-
port urging the prevention of under
ground fires caused by electric arcs
and sparks from trolley wires. The
death toll in 40 serious coal-mine
fires during that period was 1903, the
bureau reported, and fires caused by
electricity were responsible for 101
of these deaths. Fires chargeable
to the trolley haulage system killed
101 miners at four mines. ALI Of
the fires occurred in highly mech.
anized operations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
Check Breakfast

Check your breakfast by a stand
ard measuring stick" Leading
authorities agree that a good break
fast should provide from one-fourth
to one-third of the days food. It
should contain fruit or fruit juice,
whole grain ar enriched cereal, one
egg or meat, whole grain or en-
riched bread, butter or fortified"
fat, milk, coffee for adults if de-
sired. The amount of food will de-
pend on such factors as the age,
size, and activity of the person. The
lack of breakfast is serious food
problem in many parts of the coun-
try and the failure to eat breakfast
is often caused by lack of time of
school children and workers to eat
before they must start to the job
Or the school.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Putting wax on sthe heels and toes
of your stockings will make them
wear longer. The people of Europe
who wore wooden shoes used this
trick long ago and textile specialists
of the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture have tested the method and
found that wax will make stockings
wear four times as long as unwaxed
hose. Simply rub piece of candle
wax or paraffin on he heels and toes
before each wearing. The thin film
of wax will not interfere with the
proper laundering of the stockings or
change their appearance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09
Egg Storage

Rules for egg storage are the
three C's - clean, covered, cold.
Eggs with clean shells keep best.
Wipe off soil with a damp cloth,
but don't wash eggs until just be-
fore using them; otherwise you'll
rub off the bloom" a film which
seals the pores and helps to keep
out bacteria and odors. Store eggs
in a covered bowl or pan, away
from strong foods. Uncovered eggs
lose moisture rapidly and may alb
sorb odors. Keep eggs in refrigera-
tor or ice box. At room temperature
eggs may lose as much in quality in
three days as those kept two weeks
in a refrigerator If any eggs have
cracked shells, use them first. Left
over yolks can be stored In a dish
or cup with just enough cold water
to cover. Put separated egg
whites in a jar or dish and cover
tightly. Be sure to keep them cold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Shortly after 7 P. M. on Sunday,
January Z, telephone operators of the
Sparrows Point Office, after sticking
to their posts until the last minute,
filed down the smoke-filled stairway
to the street, where from behind
crowded fire lines, they watched
flames consume the building.
The fire, which burned briskly for
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

ton at strategic locations and ready
for the use of the people in the COM
munity an hour before day-break, and
at the same time the first emergency
service lines for subscribers were be-
ing cut into operation at the emerg.
ency switchboard. By the end of the
day all of the war plants, doctors.
police and health officials and other
key people had their service restored
through the emergency switchboard.
The Telephone Company has an
nounced that every customer will be
given credit on his next telephone bill
for the full period of his service in
terruption.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Arizona is the only state which
permits trucks as long as SIS feet to
operate upon the highways. The linn
it in other states is from IS to 60 It.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Mean temperature in the last week
has been Is. and when the weather
man says mean. he means mean.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

COP has decided to devote the next
four years to lighting the New Deal.
Wind-up Of the Sixteen-Year Plan.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Leon Henderson finishes his econ
omic studies in France. He did his
undergraduate work in washington
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

1t is estimated that there are T.
100000 farm homes in this country
to which electrical service is not
available.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Germans are told their retreat is
4 victory. So II is--fog ".
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

People with low incomes have
more colds than the wealthy, But the
rich have more income tax headaches.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Doesn't seem to be much sale for
q sales tax.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

How to get more car mileage: Buy
an extra car.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Taxi aid charges error by Ickes
All the brave men are not in the
front lines.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-02-09

Senate has rejected only six Pres
Dental cabinet appointments in more
than a century.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1945-12-28

The tiny lIamcnt = a 40-v4tt in
,>n~uesc"nt electric LIGHT bulb con-
ms y inches Of coiled wire.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
.CASU 10 Vie
In State Meet

Crosse lie Naval Air Stations
CASU Carrier Aircraft Service
Unit baseball team will play In
II state sandlot tournament al
~ over the weekend.
The naval team qualified for
the tournament by winning the
Downriver League playoffs. They
captured first place in the regu-
lar season and then took the play
offs involving the top four teams.
During the season they won 81 of
the 40 games they played.
Chief Specialist Gordon Myers
Is coach of the team and doubles
as a relief hurler. He appeared
in more than Is games during the
season. Before entering the navy.
he had pitched in the Eastern
Shore League. The athletic officer
Is 1t. Sam Hammerstrom and the
commanding officer, an ardent
supporter of his team, is 1t.
Cmdr. V. c. Tompkins Jr.
PLAYERS SHIFT
Over 35 players were listed on
the roster during the year as fire.
quent shifts in station personnel
brought new men out almost
every week. Despite this the team
had an average OF .284 in hitting
The leading hitter was Bob
Ermisch, a combat air crewmen.
who hit 1868 in % contests. Bonny
Bonetti, a top flight catcher, has
four home runs, four doubles and
four triples and has knocked in
36 runs in 36 games.
Ray Harrington, an All-City
halfback from Mackenzie and
left fielder on the squad. has a
mark of 1886 and Stan Pavik, at
second base. has 1923.
A pilot. Ensign Pat Earey. who
pitched American Legion ball in
New York State, has won four
and lost none for the best pitch
ing record. Right behind him is
Lefty Charinard with three and
none.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Tom Harmon
Leads Stars

CHICAGO, Aug. % (UP) -
Head Coach Bernie Bierman nomi-
mated Capt. Charley Trippi OF
Georgia and Tom HARMON OF
Michigan to spearhead the collie
gians' offense against the world
champion Green Bay Packers to-
morrow night in the twelfth an
nuel All-Star grid classic at Sol
der Field.
The 70-man collegiate squad has
been installed as a rs favorite on
the basis of reports from Green
Bay that the Packers have one of
their weakest lines in five years.
Trippi, an army sergeant and
the running and passing star of
Georgia's 1943 Rose Bowl victory,
will head one backfield while Har-
mon, three time Michigan ALI
American, who recently was dis
charged from the army air force,
will spearhead the second group.
II armon, who broke Red
Oranges Big Ten scoring record
during his three years with the
Wolverines. 1938-40, is returning
TO the gridiron after almost three
years absence.
Despite his long layoff. Coach
Ray Eliot of Illinois, assistant To
Bierman. said that the 200-pound
Michigan star still has the break
away power that carried him 10
33 touchdowns during his collegi-
ate career.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Battle for I'd
In International
~ United rr,~

Three clubs were battling for
second place in the international
League today as the fourth place
Baltimore Orioles Joined the fight
after winning a double-header last
night.
The Orioles topped the visiting
Jersey CITY Giants WITH TWO vel
pitched Jobs, 3 10 o and 3 10 /
Johnny Podgajny hurled a seven.
inning one-hit victory over Pay
Harrcll In the opener. Hal Kleine
won the second game with five
hit performance.
The Newark Bears strengthened
their hold on second with an 8 10
victory over Syracuse in which
Johnny Maldovan pitched a FIVE
hitter.
Mike Portner banged out a
Newark homer.
Bufalo's Hank Dana held back
the third place Toronto Maple
Leafs with s 10 8 victory over
Harry Jordan and Buzz Jarlett
with each side getting II hits.
Norman Shope Of Rochester
shut out the league leading Mont
real Royals, 9 TO 0.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30

FORES THILLS, N. Y, Aug. %
(UP)-The going gets rougher in
the National Amateur tennis
championships at Forest Hills to-
day, but the pressure still won't
be strong enough 10 bother seeded
stars headed by defending cham
pions Pauline BetZ and Sgt.
frankie Parker.
GOES TO SD ROUND
The ranking racqueteers pro-
ceeded without incident as the
tournament got under way yester-
day-with the exception of five
foreign seeds from five countries.
Unranked Americans were too
tough for them as they bowed
out, leaving only Alejo Russell of
Buenos Aires and Brendin Macken
of Toronto.
Parker, drawing a first round
bye, blew into the third round
along with Rolor Ray, his oppo-
nent today; seventh seeded 1t
Seymour Greenberg, former clay
court champ who faces Tom Mol.
10y; third ranking Francisco
(Pancho) Segura. who meets 1t
Hal Surface, and air cadet Bob
Falkenburg, seeded eighth. who
plays Jim Livingstone.
MISS BETZ WINS
Livingstone gained the third
round with a 6-3, 10, 6-3 win over
Andres Hammersley, top seeded
foreigner.
Parker had no trouble in a 6-1
6-2 win over Pvt. George Ball,
while Segura stopped Harry But
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30

Then we called Charlie Rose,
who used to bring fighters 10
America.
Look, chum." you tell the
voice on the other end of the
line, all i want TO do Is speak
with Charlie Rose. III ne Is not
there will you please just say
10 and get II over with"
Get what over with, sir %
For Pete's sake don't start
that" you scream.
(P. S.-DeGr Boss, this i0ill help
you TO understand lOhy a telephone
pulled out by the roots WiU appear
on my expense account. II BY
chance you don't think I should be
reimbursed, ri stand the loss my
selt-ond stiil think IL is the best
thing that has happened TO tele-
phones in England since the things
Oers inUeHted.)
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
DETROIT

DETROIT
weather clear. track. fast.
Fourth RAee-Bob Murphy.
SARATOGA
Weather. clear: track, fast.
First Rsce-Holidsy Girl.
Second RAce-PompaEle Alemein NoView
Plucky Boy. Dry Goods, Woodford Lad
Third RAce-Lieut Well. QuOnEst
Fourth RGce-The Problem, LquidAtoT
JAckamine. Game o'ChAnce.
Fifth Race-Brownie.
Eighth RAee-He Cot There. TasSsjillo.
GARDEN STATE
Weather. clear, track fast
FIRST Race - Black Money. Jane Dale
FAgrAnny. Joyce Mathews
Second Raee-ShadovS Fall. High Master.
Sheill May.
Third Rsce-Kerry Lass. Dispose, Hoosier
Wolf, Caesar B., Wise Shot
Fourth RAce-PlAne Shadow.
Eighth Race-Cood Odds
ROCKNGHAM PARK
First Race-Lov Tension.
Second Race-Foxy Prince
Fourht Race-Polly Lou. Sea Letter
Filth RAce-DAiry Lady
Seventh RAce-Materi1liIe.
Eighth Race-Jockarando.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
u. Of NJ. Squad
Fails TO Please

ANN ARBOR. Aug. 29-If last
nights scrimmage is any indica-
ton, those 10 better than aver
age" Michigan backfield men the
second guessers talk about will
have 10 improve great deal be-
fore Sept. IS when Great Lakes
invadeS the Michigan Stadium for
the season opener.
Coach Grisler indicated he was
not pleased with the performance
OF the squad and said he would
soon pick his first IL men and
gamble on them until they dis
prove their ability.
Only one back, fleet footed Jack
Weisenberger, Muskegon Heights
boy who last season topped all
Wolverines in yards gained per
try. showed well last night. Weis-
enberger broke into the open re-
peatedly and proved very hard to
bring down in broken field.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Carriers Play
Chicago Tonight

Times carrier champions, Fair
view E-4, will play Chicago
Herald Examiner champions to-
night at Mack Park, the evenings
schedule including a slow-pitching
game at Gas between two Chicago
teams, a Detroit-Chicago regula-
tion game at 8 o'clock, and a De-
troit Softball Association major
mems contest at $50 in which the
Metro champion Hudson 154 club
takes on Bills Bar, a semifnalist
in the tourney just finished.
Roy Murray likely will pitch for
Bills, with either Frank Bertoldi
or Steve Bienkowski on the mound
for the champs.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30

they are in the clutch, and about
their reverence for the better
traditions.
The British are o. k-but they
should do something about their
telephones.
JUST DON'T WORK
Our party OF postwar cOrre-
spOnents, made up OF a herd of
sports writer's bringing clvilIza-
ton TO Europe and the British
Isles, has put at the head Of the
agendn an item which says that
the telephone system here should
be revised and that the people
should be taught To use them.
You pick up the phone and ask
the operator 10 hook you with
Tommy Farr. the prizefighter.
Il will give you inquiry and di-
rectory," she says.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Havers TO Show Films

An outdoor movie will be held
tonight among the trees of Bun
yan Bowl, natural amphitheater at
the Oakland County Sportsman's
Club. Detroit's famed fishing
brothers, Percy and Denny Haver,
will show their color films follow
ing the business part of the pro-
gram.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Foreign Stars Fall
I'm Tennis Nationals

timer, 6-2, Ga. Greenberg halteC
Tom Chambers, 6-1. 6-3.
Miss Betz halted Betty Rosen-
quest, 6-2, 6-1. second seeded Mrs
Elwood Cooke. the 194l queen,
dumped Mrs. Norma Barber, 60
6-2, third ranked Margaret Os-
borne defeated Margaret Warner
6-1, 6-3. Louise Brough, ranked
fourth, stopped Mrs. Jane Gala
CHER, 6-2. Ga.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Those British Are Cd. X.
BUT THEIR TELEPHONES-PHOOIE

Inquiry and directory says
what's his name. Tommy Farr,
you tell her and she wants 10
know how TO spell il. You spell
It and in amazement she says:
"Oh. you mean Tommy Farr."
She gives you his London
house number and you finally
manage to get the operator
back on the line. But, In giving
the number you say as you
would In America fOur-two-twO-
six. She tells you that's not
what you want.
You mean, sir, four-double-
two-siX," she says, curtly.
MORE HOOK JUGGLING
20. K. Do it that way" you tell
her. and presently after not more
than IS or 20 minutes of hook
Juggling, repetition of the number
you want and a near breach of
Anglo-American relations, a voice
answers and you explain that you
want 10 talk TO Tommy Farr,
whose residence you presume this
10 be.
mo whom do you wish 10
speak," says the voice.
Tommy Farr.'
I'm sorry, sir, this is the resi-
dence Of Mr.. Thomas Farr."
That's H." you say. Tommy
Farr, the prizefghter who was
In America. Tell him a sports
writer from America wishes TO
talk with him and come over
10 his Joint for an interview"
81 see, sir, you wish 20 speak
with Mr.. Farr. This is his resi-
dence, sir"
Then there is silence as
though everything is settled But
finally you insist upon speaking
with Farr.
Tell the bum 10 get on the
phone" you say. Get him on
here cause I've got work 90 do.
/ want TO interview him"
"Oh. yes, of course, sir" says
the voice. I'm sorry, sir, but
Mr.. Farr operates a pub in
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30

Brighton and, moreover. sir, he
has gone away for n holiday and
isn't expected to return for .
fOrtn't."
We called George Bernard
Shaw, on the suggestion OF q
sports writer who had read a
book. and he, too, was gone and
somebody else suggested Wins
ton Churchill.
Count HIM out; he can't ever
hold a job around here" came
from another of our stampedin(
herd.
Detroit evening times., 1945-08-30
Manqrum Be ats Junior

Los ANGELES. Aug. 29 CINS)
Ray Mangrum OF Sunset Fields
Los Angeles, pocketed the Sl,OOC
top money of the $1,000 Beverly
Hills Open golf tournament TO.
day after easily beating Joe Kirk.
wood Jr.. in an 1S-hole plaYon.