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The midland journal., 1946-08-30
TALKATIVE DRIVERS

The talkative driver who turns his
head to look at his travelling compan-
ions is sharply criticized by the Key
stone Automobile Club.
''The number of such drivers,
said William j. Merrell, Manager OF
the Club in Maryland, lis legion, and
their deadliness has yet to be COM
puted by statisticians. No one knows
how many accidents have been caus-
ed by this foolhardy yet common
practice"
After experiences with turn-head
drivers, the Club official said, many
people have made it rule never
again to ride with driver who takes
his eyes off the road to look at them.
keystone Safety engineers empha-
size the hazards involved in this prac
tice by showing the distance covered
at various speeds.
Tke driver who takes his eyes of
the road to gaze at companions fol-
''iust a second is actually driving
blind over 5S feet of road at 40 miles
DER hour ;66 feet at As, and 73 feet
at so.
Under present day traffic condi
tions, the Club contends the drivers
should never lose sight of the roat
ahead. Too many things happen il
split seconds, it is pointed out, fol
any laxity in the drivers seat.
1t is admitted that the head-turn
ing habit, once formed, is hard to
break, but the Club suggests at this
point legitimate function for The
"back seat driver" Calling the driv
er's attention to the hazard may b'
effective in helping him overcome the
habit.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30
FARM PRODUCTION DURING
WAR YEARS
Report BY Census Bureau Shows
Sharp Inceasres In Many Foods

Report BY Census Bureau SHOWS
Sharp nceasres In Many Foods
The outstanding food production
job done by Maryland farmers during
the war years is clearly indicated in
report made public by Governor
Herbert r. O'Conor from j. c. Capt,
Director, Bureau of the Census, De-
partment of Commerce.
Milk and egg production on Mary
land farms increased Is percent be-
tween 1889 and 1914. Maryland far
mesr reported the production of more
than 116 million gallons of milk in
1914, which was an increase of al
most Is million gallons over 1889.
Likewise, the Governor said, egg pro-
duction in 1914 totaled more than 27
million dozen, or five million dozen
more than in 1889.
Despite the scarcity of farm labor
and the fact that needed mechanical
apparatus was unavailable, Maryland
farmers harvested crops from 1877
thousand more acres in 1914 than in
1889. While the acreage of corn and
wheat was practically the same over
the period, hay acreage increased 81
thousand acres, soybeans 26 thou
sand acres, sweet corn Is thousand
acres and tomatoes IL thousand
acres.
The largest number of cattle and
calves-390, 0,000-ever recorded in
Maryland by a Federal Farm census,
were reported in 1945. The 3,793,000
chickens reported in Maryland farm
focks in January, 1945, has been
exceeded only once, in 1925, the Gov
ernor declared.
"While we were all aware to some
extent of the extraordinary accom-
plishments of our farmers during
the war years." Governor O'Conor
declared, these figures from the
Bureau of Census will really open
everyones eyes. Certainly, while
their achievements were relatively
unsung, the farmers of our State and
of the entire Nation, made their con-
tribution to victory on a scale that
will be to their everlasting credit"
The midland journal., 1946-08-30
SOIL CONSERVATION DISTRICTS

Soil Conservation Districts are To-
cal units of government, operating
under State laws. They are set up and
run by farmers to protect farm and
ranch land from erosion, conserve
rainfall, and improve productivity
They have the authority to ask and
receive help from State and Federal
Governments.
All 48 States now have district
laws or other legislation authorizing
farmers to carry on their soil conser-
vation programs. BY May Is, this
year, 1,576 soil conservation districts
had been organized. They covered
parts or all of more than 1850 coun-
ties and include $50 million acres
and 3,881,OOO farms-nearly two
thirds of all the farms.
In these self-governed districts
farmers are cooperating to protect
their lands. The work of each farmer
on his own farm fits into district
wide plan. They often work in groups
helping each other to apply good land
use and conservation methods to
their lands. Teamwork is the key to
TIE success of soil conservation dis
tricts.
The Soil Conservation Service and
other Federal and State units furnish
technical, educational, and other aids
to the districts.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30
FOURTH CLASS POST OFFICE
APPOINTMENTS

The Civil Service Commission has
announced, according to M. j. Nc
Auliffe, Director, Fourth Civil Service
Region, that under authority contain
ed in an Executive Order signed by
President Truman on August IA, the
Commission will not liold a competi-
tive examination for any postmaster
ship in fourth class post Office for
which the salary is less than $1,000
a year.
Since 1921, the Commission has
held open competitive examinations
for all postmasterships in fourth
class offices for which the salary was
$500 a year or more, McAuliffe stat
ed. For postmasterskips paying less
than that amount, appointments have
been based largely on the reports
and recommendations of post Office
inspectors.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

by Louis Pasteur, or modification
of this serum, creates immunity to
the disease and is recommended if
there is any doubt as to whether the
dog which inflicted the bite was
rabid.
If there is the slightest question
about the condition of dog which
or the health department Immediate
ly Meanwhile, wash the wound
thoroughly with soap and water.
Every effort should be made to
catch the dog, which should then be
turned over to the health officer Do
not kill the dog. The health officer
will keep the animal under observa-
ton until it can be determined
whether or not the dog was mad.
| Rabies develops within short time
in dogs. If the dog was mad, there is
no danger that rabies will develop in
the human being.
The doctor may advise incubation
regardless. By all means follow his
advice. 1t takes six weeks or so for
the disease to develop in man. If
treatment is begun at once, it can be
prevented.
The bite of mad dog is particu-
larly dangerous if it is on the face or
neck, the hands and any other expos
ed part of the body.
This column is sponsored, in the
interest of better health, by Mary
land Tuberculosis Association, 900
st. Paul St., Baltimore Md.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

Unfortunate part of such stoppages
is that they not only take away
from the earnings of the actual walk
out participants, but also penalize
many thousands of others. Action Of
union leaders at Pontiac ON VI Day
cut the incomes of some $4,000 when
plants shut down. Unions long have
insisted on the 40-hour week, but av-
erages now are running much lower
than tEat-in many of the big auto
plants as low as 80 hours because of
past and current strikes. Aggravating
this situation seems a poor VI Day
stunt.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30
WISHFUL THINKING
BY j. f.. Jones

Washington, D. c., August &c
The press of the country has devoted
a good deal of space to President
Truman's economy plan. Some of the
comments are even so enthusiastic as
to express the belief and opinion that
there will be balanced budget this
year. The only way to balance the
budget is to sell lot of postwar
bonds. That is rborrowing from
Peter to pay Paul"
The States are burdened with well
fare programs that include the aged,
the blind, dependent children, etc.,
etc. etc. Nearly million persons are
receiving aid under three State pro-
grams Just how the Federal Govern
ment is going to help them out has
not been explained. Every indication
is: The budget will not be balanced.
One of the by-products of the legis-
lative reorganization act of 1916
gives Congress increased responsible
ty over the new budgets and spending
programs. A few Senators profess to
think that Congress can, and will,
save the Government few of those
billions of dollars that are earmarked
to be scattered around. For the pre-
sent that is unofficial and unconvin-
cling Wishful Thinking.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30
THE SUGAR PROBLEM

Sugar for canning is still a big
problem for most women who do
canning at home, particularly as the
corner grocery may not always have
white sugar available at the time the
housewife has the fruit and tries to
turn in her ration stamp in exchange
for the sugar.
One of the sure ways to make the
sugar go as far as possible in canning
is to use the fruit only when thor
oughly ripe, said Miss Margaret Nc
Pheeters, Maryland extension nutri-
zionist. The ripe fruits are sweeter
and require less sugar for good
flavor. Many fruits can be canned
without sugar, if need be, to be sweet
ened at the time of serving, but most
home Gamers prefer to use the sugar
if they have it.
Be careful in the use of substi
tutes for white sugar, she said. Corr
sirup and light colored honey are
both excellent substitutes for cane
sugar, and can be used for third t(
half of the canning sirup. Bu1
brown sugar is apt to have too strong
a flavor, and cover up the delicate
flavor of the canned fruit.
Saccharine is another sweetenel
that should not be used in canning
since it gives the food bitter flavor
Saccharine is better used in flavorine
foods that are used Immediately, anC
that are not heated for long time
since the heating is what makes the
bitter flavor in saccharine-sweeteneG
products.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30
We're Getting Nowhere, Fast

While our politicians at home are
bungling through cloudy skies of
super-confusion, the United States
holds everything" and takes time
off to hold elections that are based
on winning political advantages for
the most upset officials that ever
managed the two old political parties.
Some of the Senators and Represen-
tatives should be notice,
tkis writer said: Some" The United
States Government has not shown a
disposition, or desire, to control or
stop strikes, and it's leaedrs left most
tasks undone that should have been
done.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

To be sure that spontaneous COM
bustion does not burn the hay in the
NOW, and the barn with it, inspect
the stored hay at least twice a week
for the first two months after the hay
is stored.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

Europe is frantic for cars and
trucks, the Netherlands, for example,
having only 10000 today as compar-
ed with 100, 900 before the war.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

A West Virginia veteran has OBJ
tanned CT loan to enter the business
of manufacturing Christmas-tree or
naments.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

ton Representative, County Agent,
District Supervisors of your Soil Con-
servation District of the Soil Conser-
vation Technician assisting the Dis
trict Supervisors in your county.
"Soil Conservation Pays"
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

People are right and left footed
and right and left eyed as well as
right and left handed, according to
the Encyclopedia Britannica.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30

The harp is development of the
warriors or hunters bow with one
tense string, according to the Ency-
clopaedia Britannica.
The midland journal., 1946-08-30
False vi Day Note

The action of a number of automo-
bile workers at Pontiac, said to be
veterans, who picked the anniversary
of VI Day for a demonstration that
turned out to be an "unauthorized"
one-day strike, leads one to wonder
whether union leaders are not just
eager to take almost any excuse for a
little publicity, regardless of the
harmful effects upon tie workers
they represent.
The Pontiac men had tkeir day
away from the jobs, on the pretense
that they were unsatisfied with the
vacation pay plan that had been
agreed upon last spring by the UAW-
CIO and General Motors, at the time
the long motor strike ended. If there
was dissatisfaction ON the part of
the union or any of it's members, it
seems that last March would Lave
been the time to bring it up. But the
union then turned down a GIN sug-
gestion that would have brought lar
ger vacation checks this year to many
veterans. Some of them, at work only
few weeks or days before the strike
broke last November, had only the
proportionate rate for that time in
the form of vacation checks. Taking
additional time away from the job
tkis year seems to be a poor way to
build up vacation checks for 1947.
Under the present plan these are on
a percentage of gross earnings.
Evening star., 1946-09-02
Gen. Erskine AssaiIs
Veterans Who Use Up
Benefits, Dodge Jobs
by iha Assoeioied Press

PORTLAND, Greg, Sept. 2.-Maj
Gen. Graves B. Erskine dashed ou,
today at veterans he said are usine
up their $40 a week readjustment
compensation without trying to find
Ia job" He predicted they may be-
come a group of dissatisfied, disil-
lusioned 'floaters' and 1oafers.'
In addressing the national con.
vention Of Disabled American Vet.
Grams here, the Labor Department.
Retraining and Unemployment Ad.
ministrator said 10000 veterans al
ready. had exhausted. their allow.
ances under the CT Bill of Rights.
II the present rate continues, Gen
Erskine declared, hundreds of other
veterans will in the coming months
use up their entitlements."
Under the CT Bill, veterans are
allowed up to $50 a week for 50
weeks to help them settle in per-
manent new jobs.
Gen. Erskine emphasized that a
great majority" of veterans were
using the compensation payments
properly and laid the abuses to a
small group of veterans who it
appears are not trying to find a
job"
He cautioned that men who re-
main on the compensation rolls
are losing seniority and valuable
Evening star., 1946-09-02

experience" which he said would be
priceless In situations which might
require reductions in the labor
force"
Predicting that 5,o00,000 veterans
will need jobs "in the years that lie
ahead. Erskine said he was greatly
concerned that now when times
are supposed to be good 10000 dis
abied workers are having discourag-
ing results in their search for jobs. "
The former Marine Corps officer
added that 20 per cent of the dis
abled veterans require special treat
ment. training on job opportunities
which are not now available" be-
fore they can take their places in
competitive society.
Evening star., 1946-09-02
Fire Inside Iron Lung
Burns Polio Potent
BY the As,nsinied Pres.

KANSAS CITY. Kans., Sept. a.
A fire broke out in an iron lung al
the University of Kansas Hospital
yesterday, and the infantile paralysis
patient inside was seriously burned
Miss Avis Van Lew, superintend.
ient of nurses, said the patient, Ken
meth Wettenger. "a, was alone when
the mattress inside the respirator
burst into flames. He suffered sec.
ond-degree burns, she said.
Mr.. Wettenger, patient since Au-
gust 10, was placed in another
iron lung
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-11

TOBACCO HEIREss Doris Duke, for.
mer wife Of James Cromwell, Is
pictured as she left the Customs
office at LaGuardia Field in New
York, after her arrival on a Constel-
lation plane. Listed as a Journalist,
Miss Duke had been abroad more
than two years, and spent most Of
the time in Rome. (InternationaD
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-11

Copyright. 1876, King Features syndrntc In.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-11
By HERMAN N. BUNDFsEN. MD.

WE GAN pity the poor caveman
when we remember that he ate
all OF his food raw or, if our sym
pathles don't extend so far, We
ean at least congratulate ourselves
that we eat cooked foods. Only
contrast q hunk of raw meat with
weli-browned roast and You'll
feel glow of gratitude that with
the passing Of the ages man
learned how to use heat to make
ms food not only more digestible
but more delicious.
The art of cookery, which makes
a pleasure of necessity, grew UP
in happen-stancc fashion in the
kitchens Of the world. Thus, il is
a little strange that traditional
methods of food preparation
should SO often be sound from a
health standpoint. Just the same
it's true.
Well-Cooked Pork
Pork, for example, should al
ways be well-cooked and it usually
Is, even where people have nothing
more than the taste-test to guide
them. Few people would like under
done veal and that's a good thing,
too, because to be digestiblc tins
meat should be thoroughly cooked.
When 1t comes to beef, however.
there's a different story, for beef,
which is SO often preferred rare,
may occasionally be infested with
n tapeworm parasite, which can
also thrive in the human body. In
festation with the beef tapeworm
may occur wherever raw or in
adequately cooked beef is a popu-
lar item of the diet. 1t is one of
the most common tapeworms
found in human beings.
The cattle require the worm by
eating materials containing live
Copyright, 1876, King
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-11
The importance Of
Cooking Meat We'll

tnpeworm eggs. The eggs hatch in
the intestine and then the Young
worms penetrate into the muscle
tissue, where they develop into
larvae. If the larvae are eaten
they develop into worms in eight
10 ten weeks in the intestinal
tract Of the human beings.
Slight Irritation
The parasite causes little or no
damage except, perhaps, slight IL
ritation of the lining membrane
Of the bowel where the worm at
tacheS itself. Early in the infesta-
non II may be found that the NUM-
Der Of white blood cells are in
creased. particularly the number
Of white cells known as cosinophiIs.
Slight digestive upsets, loss of
weight and nervousness are pres-
ent In some cases.
In order to prevent infcstation
with this type of worm, cattle
should be kept from grazing ON
contaminated land. Beef should be
properly Inspected and refriger-
ated. 1t has been shown that at
very low temperatures the larvae
are killed within five days. OF
course, thorough cooking OF pickl-
ing will have the same effect.
The diagnosis of tapeworm in
hesitation is made by finding the
eggs OF the worm, or scgments of
the worm, itself, in the bowel
movements. Treatment is best car
ried out with the patient in a hos
pital. One drug commonly en-
ployed is known as olcorcsin of
Aspidium or male fern.
Carbon tctrachloridc has also
been found effective. The treat
ment must always be continued
until the head of the worm is
stefan.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-11
NEW w. a. 4. OFFICE

Charlotte, July lin line with
its policy to give World War II vet
Grams the most prompt efficient
service possible. Charlotte Regional
Office of War Assets Administra-
ton is completing plans for the
opening soon of veterans ccrti-
tication office in Charleston. s. L.
The new office will be opened in
the Tradd Street Barracks and, BE-
temporarily under direction of J. {.
Miller, according to announcements;
today by j. K. Wilson. Regional Di-
rector. In addition. two other Ger
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-11

splendid lad. splendid.s Tn.
senator bit OF the wet ,.eeeS
end OF his cigar. spat toward the
ash stand and missed. when hs
lett. l said to him: You're a for
tunate boy. Yours Is a great, an
Incompatible privilege. ID neht
Tor your country. BY God, 1 envy
you. sir. II were younger-Pat.
remind me to write him a letter.
He was suddenly aware OF a
dimness. a chill In the car. His
stomach was jumping. Again,
there was decision to make: to
get up and go. to give I'D the
chance to get stewed or stay here
and take this with Scotch.
| He heard Pat Hastings ask.
Another drink" and he nodded
thinking, Just this one. No more
at this price,"
sit still. I'll pour It this time.
When Pat Hastings got IN the
siiVer-fox blonde looked at him
speculatively and said to the man
next to her. raising her voice: "Ot
course l may go back to Power.
or may go to the coast. A gen.
tieman 1 met down in Miami said
any time l want. hen get me
contract in pictures" She sim
pered Mt Corbett. certain she was
making an impression on him.
Inc man In the sport suit
oreathed heavily. You've got what
II takes, baby. Got what it takes.
Plenty glamour"
You really think SOP" she
tossed her head. The roots of her
hair, Corbett saw, were dark
brown. like her diversified flashes
I'm glad t. hear you say that
My husband, my former husband
l mean. 1 keep forgetting that
the decree's been made final
thought 1 ought to sit home and
darn socks or something"
NOT you, baby. You've got too
much life in you. Live while YOU'RE
living, that's what l say"
OF course"-Again the an.
praising glance across the aisle
I don't believe a GIRL should do
NOTHING. Not in these times
II Mr.. Powers makes me an OF
fer"
Pat Hastings came back with a
highbaI. Il mixed 1t this time
Put soda in. So you won't get
done so quick Now, undo. Re-
lax. Oh, for Pete's sake, what
makes you SO glum? Don't tell
me you're thinking about YOUR
wife and Riddles. Like Captain
Metzger That was a dript
He's gone to bed. Dreaming about
what he'll say to the baby! I had
to pick That's"
Corbett slipped the cold high
oall. Shed put In enough, but he
regretted the ice and the soda.
Take it easy" The girl was a
Her fingers were
working his arm. You can't have
any more till 1 decide you're a
very nice boy. I've been nice to
you but you haven't been one bit
nice to me. Why, you haven't
asked me one single thing about
old 1 nave good time in Miami.
and what I do with my"
He sighed. He asked docilev.
DID you have good time In
"Oh. super! Why, there was the
darlingest lieutenant commander
AND major. An adorable major.
He danced like a dream. or
course, they were old. At least
80. But I thought 1t was simply
my duty to go out with them.
Keep up their morale"
ITO &c Coufinucd,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-07-11
CHAPTER rwENTY-NINp

=
THERE WERE two bottles O
Scotch IN the lounge: two Of tn,
best Pinch bottle-and two pot
.bsllied quarts OF Bourbon, Corbett
saw them through the glass hal
OF the door. swishing their ambe,
elixirs to the sway OF the train. tr
thtckets Of brown White Rock
green gingeraIe bottles and tum.
aeEs Of Ice. on . big. tray on the
writing desk at the end of The
car. He stopped. awestruck by the
wealth. and It took him a mo.
mept to grasp the fact that the
big mirror doubled the number OF
bottles. made them twice as al.
Turing.
II was q country club partv. The
best people were there. Yet some.
thing was wrong with the picture,
With that liquor supply, It should
have been gay. but 1t wasn't. Tine
party was grim. Not getting to-
gether. but rather a getting Of.
In hrddls.
The mirror refit ted the hubble
the heads Of three men: on the
Tar end. the senator's furry eve.
brow. the purple-veined nose. the
cigar: on the near. the chIseled
granite OF a man in gray with a
Trim gray mustache, and between
the Two. his silvery hair towering
ABOVE them. the New England an.
uque. The two on the ends held
highball glasses. The old man be-
tween was telling a story. excited
ABOUT 1t, you could see by the
twitch Of his head. the CLEAN of
his eyes.
Facing them in the unyieIdinp
armchairs sat the senator's wife
IN her spring garden hat and the
kittenish Englishwoman. The SEN
ator's wife was doing the taIl,jno
The senator's straw-haired young
ia Jug liter finished that row
SPRAYED back in her seat, swing.
Ing one leg. crossed high over the
other, showing her knee-caps. She
was drumming the arm OF her
chair. nervous with boredom.
Way down on the end. near tbe
door. on the liquor side of the
car. sat the blonde In the silver
FOX jacket with a man In a pea
COCK blue sport suit. They were
three seats away-three emptv
seats-from the huddle of men
The blonde was chattcrine. pes-
turing with an arm adorned bv a
diamond bracelet
The Hastings girl. recrossing her
legs. veered toward the door. saw
Corbett and frightened. She
smiled at him. He smiled at her
and opened the door.
with the abruptness of pulling
up brakes. the old man STONED
talking. He drew himself mn.
glanced at his two companions as
II lie hoped one OF them would
get up and throw the intruder
out. Corbett slouched in the door
way. FEELING the chill OF unwel-
come. He thought OF retreatine.
The sight OF the bottles detained
him.
Then Pat Hastings patted the |
empty chair next to he's and he |
went all the way In and sat down.
The situation. he was aware
called for craft and guile. He said:
Good evening. How are you this
EVENING""
Fat Hastings said: "Oh, hello"
and eyed his ribbons. The two
other women gave him a nod.
he forced a propitiating grin.
You've all found the perfect way
OF passing the time" He glanced
down at the tray with the bottles.