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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

and then came out frankly with
what was on her mind.
think I've always expected that we'd
be married some day. It's-wel1,
I've sort of grown up with that
thought. Maybe-could it be that
that's the reason you don't think I
love you enough?"
"It isn't that I think you don't
love me, Meggie - know you
DON'T" he told her. "I've tried to
kid myself that you did, and tried
to hope that once we were actually
engaged, you'd-well, warm up to
me a little. But when you thought
of setting date for our marriage
and realized that you couldn't give
up the farm or the dogs and cats and
cows and chickens, to make a new
life with me somewhere-or any,
where!-that was all / needed to
convince me that you're not ready
to marry me yet. If you loved
me as I love you, Meggie, nothing
in the world would be as important
to you as being with me-anywhere,
anyhow"
He broke off as though searching
for words with which to make his
thoughts clear to her.
"It isn't that I'd want you to make
even the smallest sacrifice to be
with me, Meggie." he, pointed out.
'It's just that if you loved me the
only way / could want you to-you'd
be willing to sacrifice anything and
everything just SO that we could be
together. Do you understand, Meg
gie?"
She was still for a moment, and
then reluctantly she nodded and said
family, eyes, darling - I under
stand"
"Then we'll leave it at that, for
the present." said Laurence as he
stood up and drew her to her feet.
"And now Annie will be sending out
searching party for us if we don't
hurry" he added, smiling, deliber-
ately breaking the growing tension,
struggling for lighter tone.
Suddenly, mist of tears in her
eyes, Megan turned to him impul-
sively, put her hands on either side
of his lean, pleasant brown face
and stood on tiptoe to set her mouth,
cool and fresh and sweet, on his.
Involuntarily his arms went about
her, holding her close and hard
against him. His mouth on hers
was urgent, demanding, seeking a
response that, after a moment, he
knew with sick certainty. was not
there. And then he released her,
smiled at her, his face pale and set,
and half under his breath he said
huskily, "Thank you, darling"
Annie was just finishing the last
preparations for the midday dinner
when they reached the house, and
Jim came in, well-groomed and deb
OMAR, quite as usual, as they were
ready to sit down. & as ~
He greeted Laurence with an ur-
banity that was almost patronizing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
PEACE At LAST

The highest priced private in the ,Uorld
is James Le,ois Triples of Vallejo, Calf,
scho has just enlisted in the air services.
He has wife and ten children, The kids
ranging from under a year to 9 years OF
age. To make provision for all these,
Uncle Sam pays Private Triplet beis0een
$500 and $500 month. This is not paying
man to serve his country, il is under.
,Uriting needed rest and little quiet
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
War Vets and Street Signs

A sergeant, now stationed at Oki-
nawa, wrote home asking for the
street signs from the corner Of
Church street and Flatbush avenue
near his home in Brooklyn. The
city promptly took them down and
sent them to him. Ex-Pfc. Oscar
Purkey wrote in today to state that
he understood perfectly the desire
Of the Brooklyn man. 81 felt this
yen for street signs, especially when
the fighting was on. In the Battle
Of the Bulge asked for the signs
from the corner Of Riverside Drive
and Shubert Alley at once. That
shows you how groggy was" he
writes.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

Unionized baseball is now in the
works. We may yet see the regu-
lar jumps replaced by the NLRB
with Bob Wagner stepping into
Happy" Chambers shoes and the
battery for the day including j.
Caesar Petrillo or John L. Lewis.
-
The next few years may bring
demand for the five-inning game!
Possible news from the baseball
game of tomorrow:
CHICAGO, MAY 30. - Today's
game with the Yankees was stopped
i'm the third. Players on both teams
refused to continue until they were
granted the right to examine the
company books.
PHILADELPHIA, JULY Fol
lowing the walkout of the home
team and the Boston team here yes
terday both clubs were taken over
by the government today. Connie
Mack was carried out by four men,
bers of the state militia. President
Truman promised the fans the bal
ance of the season would see the
best games of which the Demo
cratic party is capable.
NEW YORK, JULY 15.-Before
the game could get under way here
today both club owners had to SUBJ
init to a demand that no pitcher
could be removed from the box
without six weeks notice, subject to
immediate reinstatement unless
sufficient cause shall be established
in hearings before joint state and
federal boards.
Large crowds were on hand to
see the first contest played under
the new union rules which entitle
the batter to five strikes.
BROOKLYN, N. Y, AUGUST 10.
Fans who arrived here early to
see the teams warm up were sur
prised to find that all pre-game
practice had been abolished by the
National Labor Relations board fol-
lowing two-months hubble on I'M
ion demands. The board upheld the
players contention that batting and
fielding practice constituted capital
istic exploitation of the ball play
ers, deprived them of spare time
to which they were entitled as free
men and was in violation of the
Wagner act.
ST. LOUIS, MO-, AUGUST A.
The new rule, under which all the
pitchers ON any one ball club get
full credit for any victory won by
any one pitcher, went into effect
here this afternoon.
Next week will inaugurate the
newly won union concession under
which no errors are publicly called
or published.
-
BOSTON, AUGUST 22.-No game
today. Contest called off on account
of picketing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
Lesson for June z

Lesson subjects and Scripture texts Sc
lected and copyrighted by International
Council of Religious Education; used by
permission.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

THREE-QUARTERS Of yard
= plus a remnant for bunny bib
and pockets make this small fry
sunsuit! Stitchery and sewing
simple. ..
Summers commit Pattern 7139 has
pieces for sizes 1, 2. 3, (all in one pat.
term; directions.
Due to an unusually large demand and
current conditions, slightly more time is
required in filling orders for few of the
most popular pattern numbers.
Send your order to:
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

w. Averell Hartman has re-
ceived gift horse from Russia.
A follower of the tactics at the
U. N. conferences is justified in
assuming it has three PAGES, the
walk, the walk and the walk.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
FRIENDS AT BETHANY

LESSON TExT-Mark 1889: Luke 10:
S8-4e; John 11:1-3
MEMORY SELECTION - Let US love
one another: for love Is Of God.-I John
az.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
IMPROVED
UNIFORM INTERNATIONAL
CUNDAyl
OcHOoL Lesson

BY HAROLD L. LUNDQUIsT. D. D.
Released by Western Newspaper Union.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

The next few years may bring a
demand for the five-inning game!
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

"HAUNTED house wanted by
family who are just ghosts of their
former selves. Box 1149 Journal of.
fice." -Providence Bulletin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

Blessings on thee Tin reverse)
Little girl who can't look worse!
Bobby-socker, honey chile,
With your catch-as-catch-can
style,
Rumpled miss who always looks
Very anti "Use-N0-HOoks";
Happiest when dressing calls
Just for shirt and overalls,
Careless as the barefoot boy,
You, too, lead q life Of joy
If life is, as some declare,
Just a case Of what you wear.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
BASEBALL UNIONS

Unionized baseball is now in the
works. We may yet see the regu-
lar jumps replaced by the NLRB
with Bob Wagner stepping into
Happy" Chandler's shoes and the
battery for the day including J.
Caesar Petrillo or John L. Lewis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31
LINES TO BOBBY SOCKERs

("It is a sorry thing ,Ofen the most pub.
licized american girl is the one Who
wears mans dirty shirt, sagging skirt
and socks begging around the ankles. The
bobby seekers are atOfuI."-James Mont.
gonery Flagg.)
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-05-31

We know how it ID.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
A Thought For Today
Pattern for Aggression

Because faith hope and charity very important
to the future peace Of this world Americans have been lean
ing over backward to give Russia the benefit of every doubt
as to the ultimate goals toward which she is moving
We want desperately to believe that Stains intentions
not aggressive that he is not deliberately trading upon
our pacsm to get away with program of imperialism at
the expense of weaker nations who have right to look to
ourselves that nation ndugng in fragrant unabashed ag
gresson is not aggressor nation
True the Soviet Union does not deliver unatums with
troops poised border ready to btzreg its VICTIM But
under the circumstances this is not necessary Stain al
ready has armed forces within the countries which he
wishes to extend Russas domination They went there
beratos and for another they have
troubled to go home
Stain has much simpler and equally effective pattern
for aggression, that thus far has successfully invited
by offering moment at which have to
to decision We have it in Poland in Hungary
in Yugoslava, in IRAN We seeing it in Manchura.
Communists inspired, financed, directed - sometimes
trained and armed-by Moscow create internal issue
against non-Communist government Argument and
csatons lead to disorders and these in turn lead to nsur
reetion.
Soviet troops already present as the lberators who
to dinner and did get started for home prevent
government forces from putting down the revolt They don't
attack the forces they merely sit down in the
PATH in knowledge that the government troops won't
dare attack them to get through.
Meanwhile the Red revoutionists unhampered, set up
de facto government declare their mutually of interest
come part of the Russian community
We don't like it. So what? We promised China to
turn Manchuria to her. Are going fight Russia to do
so? There is lot of dynamite in this Soviet pattern for
aggression in view of the Atlantic Charter and traditional
American international policy
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08

But, anyhow, he was friend Of Rudy Valiee's,
then young man, too, with his great radio band,
and his new way Of singing that did to women what
the word, nylon, seems to do to EN- now. vallee
and his band the big attraction at one Of our
more pretentious theaters.
Mr.. Whitney gave little luncheon for Mr..
Vallee and invited the press. wrote piece about
1t and Mr.. Vallee sent me an autographed photo
graph. 1t very arty affair, In which he looked
just little like seasick fiddle player with his
hands clasped over one knee.
1t was nice luncheon. Mr. Whitney went on TO
become the manager Of the property, the property
became prosperous, Mr.. Whitney became quite
civic and industrial figure In the upper end Of town
and all this went on and on, until finally Mr. Wit
ney moved to take the direction of the famed
Poland Spring property Then came the war and the
gentleman closed out his business interests and went
into the Army. All this took, for guess about Is
years, approximately the length Of the preceding
sentence.
When / got ready to 90 abroad right after the
war, somebody said You remember Lee Whitney?
He's eutenant-colonel in Paris in charge Of hotels
know somebody who's got his address. Why don't
you write him? He can probably fix you up with a
nice room"
So wrote the gentleman, told him I under
stood he had something to do with hotel space and
that I'd like nice suite with hot and cold running
water, good concierge service and not too far from
the bois
When got to Paris and began to learn the
facts of ETC. life. felt considerably like four
footed nightingale from President Truman's home
state. Whitney was no glorified rooming clerk for
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
Unsound Strategy

Spokesman for the various branches of organized labor
have been bitter in their denunciaton of the Case Strike
Control Bill They contend that its adoption would deprive
unions Of harwon rights that essential to successful
collective bargaining.
There are many outside the ranks of organized labor
who feel that the Case Bill not the the vexaous
labor problems that have retarded reconverson and that
threaten to throw the nation into economic taispn
But any objective observer must at least wonder whet
r the unions did not bring this threat upon themselves and
whether they not providing the most convnc
ing arguments for those who would gladly put labor union
ism back where it was in 1882.
As Illustration out of several that could be cited
General Counsel Lee FRESHMAN of the CLIO protested before
Senate subcommittee that local law is all that is needed
prevent arising out of mass picketing The
local courts just issue injunctions he says.
Yet while he tesfying in Washington 800 members
at the CO eftwing Electrical Workers Union defy
ing just such injunction And thousand cubswng
ing required to control Them FRESHMAN could
not have forgotten how the clio. leftwng
Electrical Workers Union deed another injunction in New
Jersey, and the local mayor declined his police to
enforce the court order.
We witnessing complete breakdown in all the
trolls that hitherto have worked after fashion We
seeing the prestige of the courts trampd in the ground by
the unions which get away with because under the
law they amorphous, irresponsible uncomfortable
punishable organizations.
There undoubtedly is strong and growing public feel
ing that when corrected the handcaps under which
unions once labOred went too far We did not give
them just pary-we gave them complete supremacy We
ptabe remote figure; placed the public itself at the
mercy OF powerful organization which left completely
outside those legal controls bearing upon everyone else in
the country.
The~anons will be much more likely to prevent unfair
anunon legislation it, instead Of fighting bitterly against
every proposed eyengo of the scales of economic justice
they will make few concessions here and there TO the pub
lie welfare
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
By Drs1C Pearson

unrest ana the feeling that the war was won part
to retrieve the vested Interest q me MacArthur mil
itary clique.
Lieutenant Colonel Jesus yilIamor greatest iii
ipino war hero, now retiring from the y. 8 Army.
goes 50 fer as 70 state thet on ct least one occaso
Army equipment was used n the interest Of Mac
Arthurs Investments. t
IN November, 1910 Colonel villamor states, he
was ordered to fly over The Mother Lode Gold Mine
IN Mindanao and make mosaic cir photo Of this
I'VE we're preparing to map various areas IN the
Philippines ct the time" Colonel Vilianor states.
"but orders came TO map the Mindanao Mother Lode
Nine first left with two planes Immediately and
carried out the mission myself though hlndered BY
weather The orders came from Colonel Backes, then
chief OF the Philippine Air Corps, who told me that
he In turn. had received his orders from the top
was informed that the gold mining company would
pay for the gasoline and expenses q tne tlgnt y
was general;y accepted IN Manila that General Mac
Arthur had q financial interest In the mine"
colonel Villamor y the man whom MacArthur
sent into the philippines On January ~ 1913 g
work 81 the famous guerrillas who did 50 much 70
upset the Japanese occupation and VINO later con-
tributed 70 the success Of American Landings;
Viiamor was able 10 operate In the Philippines
Tor II months before American forces landed, and
the guerrilla forces he organized were described by
General George 3 Decker, oniet q SAL q me
have ever known" For this service, Vilamor was
given the y. g. Distinguished Service Gross the
Legion Of Merit the Philippine Medal Of Honor
ASASNNaoAA4AaSN SSAF 1900 80
than he can wear.
Men like Colonel Villamor, however, are among
those resentful ct the way the Filipino people are
being used by the undergraduates clique which
rode the tides Of war back into the Philippines As
head OF the Allied Intelligence Bureau Vllamor re-
ceved oil the radioed instructions from General
Courtney whitney, the Manila businessman who
acted FOR Macarthur
an some cases." says Colonel Viilamor General
Whtneys policy appeared 10 play off one guerrilla
leader against another Whitney also was interested
In protecting American property even though It was
Of value to the Japs
'For instance, the Japs were operating the In
sular Lumber Company on Negroes Island, This y
the biggest lumber mill In the Philippines and was
indispensable to the Japs. duerrlas got In touch
with the Filipino engineers employed BY the COM
pany and had them sabotage the vital machinery.
However when reported this back TO General
whitney, got instructions from him that there must
be no further sabotage Of private property without
the express order Of this headquarters"
To-Day, In Washington, the same clique OF Amer
lean businessmen who surrounded Macarthur are
around High Commissioner Paul McNutt, led BY One
Parsons, who runs q big stevedoring firm IN Manila,
This group rather than the Filipino people will profit
most from the $SS0O0Oooo property damage bill being
passed by Congress.
OF this 9330,000 900, q handful OF 5000 Americans
will get about one half.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
THE ARMY'S NEW NEGRO
POLICY
New YORK Herald -Tribune)

New York Herald -Tribune)
We warmly commend the new
policy Of fuller and sounder use OF
Negro troops and officers which the
War Department announced Sun
day. 1T will benefit inter-racial
relations generally and, we believe,
will cut ground from under the
critics of hidebound American milf
tary thinking. Such thinking
showed glaringly in the early train
ing and disposition of Negroes, with
some sorry results, during the last
war. But now the Army is to pro-
coed, slowly but surely, to the basis
Of ability alone" in the employ
ment of man power.
Three Negro divisions, already de-
activiated or broken up, are to pass
into history. This is no reflection
upon the performance of their MEM
bers but upon the benighted hand
ling they received at times when,
on the one hand, Negro Phi. DIS
were to be found serving as or
derlies and, on the other hand, men
who Jagged far behind in educa-
tional resources were thrown into
combat units without compromising
training. The pre-war Midday"
plans In fact looked toward no OPP
portunity for Negroes to serve save
as steyedores and such. unless pub
lie pressure might call for the in
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
By Bill Cunningham

the new AEF. or with impressive offices IN Paris
and London His duty was what amounted tn the
assistant purchasing agent for the entire American
Army In Europe. One general topped him. but Wit
ney was the generals executive assistant
I didn't hear from Colonel Whitney and didn't
have time % look up Colonel Whitney, for was 70
more than In the place when the move was on for
Berlin. was in Bad Wesse when the first bundle
OF letters arrived and there top was as generous
and gracious letter Is one man ever wrote 70 en-.
other. It was the Colonels response to my request
for q room It explained that he had been In spain,
or somewhere when my letter arrived and that he
would be in London for several more weeks. But he
would feel honored he said il would consider his
apartment In Paris my own He told me to move
right in, use 1t as II owned 1t, take anything !
wanted stay long as I could and that even II ne
came back there'd still be room enough for me.
I didn't realize until did get back, six weeks
later, what magnificent offer this really had been.
This was. and Is probably the finst apartment IN
Paris It was so beautifully furnished and in such
magnificent shape because 1t had been the apart
ment OF the mistress of Of the richest French col
ahorators She and he had had TO flee TO Spain Just
ahead OF the American forces. Whitney came in with
the first OF the troops He dropped his duffle there
and said, Il take this one left the Colonel IN
August. He was still tremendously busy officer.
That was that.
Now this is this.
There Is no more palatial resort in the whole
wide world than this great hotel known as Boca
Ration. You could sling every superlative from here
to the stars and you'd still be shy some part Of
the description Originally built at cost Of 0000
super exclusive club for mlionaires. It Is now
a regular cathedral Of elegant rest and luxurious
relaxation.
An avid sightseer. took my madam over for just
a look at the place, being too certain that we
wouldn't be asked If we we're looking for work In
stead got clap the back and grab of the
hand just inside the door. and who does turn out
to be but Colonel Lee Whitney, in multi now and
very handsome withal? And what does Colonel Lee
Whitney turn out TO be but the executive head OF
this fabulous enterprise
Mr.. Valee's boy friend. who said in Paris, he'd
never enter the hotel business again, had been off
the Queen Mary q week. when he was offered and
accepted what must come close to being the top job
Of its sort in all this hopeful world All could think
Of to say Gee Whizz.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-03-08
RUsso-TURKIsH WARS
(New Haven journal courier


France and Germany are not the
only hereditary enemies. Russia
and Turkey, today distinctly out OF
harmony, have had eight wars IN
the last $50 years, starting with
Peter the Great. At first almost
equal. with the years Russia grew
steadily stronger and Turkey weak
er. The climax came with the war
Of 1877-78 when Russia threatened
Constantinople. England and Ger
many had to interfere to restore to
Turkey territory taken by the car.
II there is any one cause for this
enTnity, 1t Is Constantinople. The
Russians have coveted 1t not only
for Its unparalleled location but for
its religious value as the seat Of the
Orthodox Greek Church. to which
the Russians have belonged. Rus
sian policy has ever sought gains
from Turkey, each Of which would
make easier the ultimate capture OF
Constantinople.
II q radio commentator predic-
ton comes true and Russia fights
ninth war with Turkey, 1t will be
merely continuance Of the tradi-
tional policy Of the czars, and one
more chapter. perhaps the last, in
the gradual weakening Of the Turk
ish state.