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The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
Royal Workers Sian Contract

Hartford, Aug. 24-(UP)-Labor and management at the Royal Typewriter Co.,, were in agreement today on new contract providing for arbitration of all disputes, a checkoff system, and a discussion of any contemplated wage demands in September.
 The new contract also provides for group disqualification, insurance, seniority in promotions, wage in- creases after three, instead of six months of employment, vacations with pay and time and one-haf for Saturday work. It covers about 3660 workers.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
Veteran Killed, 2 Hurt in Crash

Easthampton, Mass, Aug. 24. (UP)-One former CT was killed and two others were injured when their automobile hit a tree here early today.
 John Novack, 23, of Easthamp- ton was killed. Thaddeus Vielanski, g, of Ludlow was critically hurt. Edward Novack, 23, no relation to the dead man, also was injured.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
House Burns In WOIcOtt

Two companies of apparatus from the Waterbury Fire De- partment responded to an alarm from Wolcott this morning at 10:30 to help Wolcott Volun- teer Fire Department mem bers battle very stubborn blaze at the home of MT. and Mrs. Moore, Shelton Avenue, near South School.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
Hailstorn Does
 $5OO,OOO Damage

Northampton, Mass, Aug. "A -(UP)-Damage to the Con- necticut Valley tobacco crop was estimated today at S50O,000 after a freak half-hou hailStorn swept this area. Hail, several inches deep in some sections, peppered tobaccoland in North ampton, Hadley, Hatfield and Whately. The storm came last night after only 30 percent of the crop had been harvested.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
VANDENBERG LEAVES

Washington, Aug. 24-(UP)-Sen. Arthur H. Vandenberg, R.-MichD was scheduled to leave for France today to serve as an adviser to Sec retary of State James F. Byrnes at the Paris Peace Conference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
London Hints Move Planned Against SIovs
 Diplomatic Action
 Indicated; Bevin
 Leaving Paris

London. Aug. 24-(UP)-Foreign Secretary Ernest Bevin is return ing today from the Paris Peace Con- ference to confer with the Cabinet II was announced officially coinci- dent with hints of British diploma tic action against Yugoslavia.
 The official Yugoslav news agency circulated denunciati ton of the American retention Of the Yugoslay river fleet as ruthless pressure and blackmail" The Tanjug dispatch quoted an editorial in the controlled newspaper Borba.
 A Foreign Office spokesman an- nounced that Bevin was coming here from Paris for urgent consulta- tions with Prime Minister Clement Attlee and Cabinet ministers.
 The spokesman said Hector Mo- Neil. undersecretary of the Foreign Office, was returning with Bevin and that Bevin did not expect to re- turn. to Paris until the middle 0 next week.
 Paris, Aug. 24-GUP)-Secret of State James F. Byrnes and Ernest Bevin of Britain conferred for more than an hour today in Byrnes' hotel suite.
 There was no immediate hint whether Byrnes and Bevln had dis cussed the Yugoslav crisis, Palestine or some other topic. They met al l0:3O A M. while two conference commissions dragged slowly through study of the Hungarian and Roman ian treaty preambles.
 The Byrnes- -Bevin conference was their first since the Yugoslav crisis developed. Byrnes was avoiding conference sessions and devoting his time to supervising American moves toward YugosIavia.
 There were no official indications in Paris whether the United States would carry out it's threat to appea- to the United Nations Security Council.
 It was generally agreed that ar A1nerlcan appeal to the security Council, or a similar counter-move by Yugoslavia, would practically force suspension of the conference
 Commission proceedings draggec along during the morning. In the Hungarian commission, Dr. Vladi. mir Clements of Czechoslovakis objected to the preamble wording He contended it made no mention of Hungarys complcity with tht Axis in pre-war events and asked more clear-cut definition of Hun. garys position as an Axis satellite
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24
Girl and Man Near Death After Battle
 Knife and Hotchet
 Used in Struggle;
 Cause Unknown Bulletin

White Plains, N Y, Aug. + (UP)-Percy Martin, 43-year- old porter, died at 8:35 A. M. today of knife wounds which he said were received during a fight with Frances Anastasio, 19-year- old white girl.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1946-08-24

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The midland journal., 1946-09-20
COnestOga Wagon

The precursor of the great
Prairie Schooner, the Conestoga
wagon was huge broad-wheeled,
cloth canopied wagon, usually
drawn by six horses. Generally it
was painted blue and was topped in
red. 1t has been described as zone
of the most distinctively American
devices of all our transportation his
tory" "The Conestoga wagon origi-
mated among the Pennsylvania Dutch
and took its name from the town.
ship in Lancaster county where they
first were made. Records do not indi-
cate definitely when they were built
first but historians place it about
the mid-18th century. The first turn
pike road in the United States, from
Philadelphia to Lancaster, over
which they Travelled, was opened in
1894. Occasionally they travelled in
dependently but generally they went
westward in caravans.
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
REAL ESTATE SALES

Wheeler & Grier, Realtors, of Ok
ford, report the following recent
sales in this locality through their
Office: For w. Scott Bunting, his 159
acre dairy farm in Colerain Twp,
Lancaster Co., near Mt. Vernon
Bridge, Pa, to Mr.. and Mrs. George
H. Pratt of Rosemont, Delaware Co.,
Pa, who will make extensive i'm
provements in the nice old, stone
house, to be used as their future
home. Possession is to be given about
January /, 1947.
The same brokers have also sold
for Harry A. Dorsey, his twelve-acre
farm property in E. Nottingham Twp.
Chester Co., the former home OF the
late Mr.. d. Wheeler, to Andrew H.
Young and Ellen S. Young of Phila-
delphia, who are making q number
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
Cultivation of Asiatic
Mung Bean Spreads

Not really a newcomer to the
United States, the mung bean is
new only as a commercial crop
spreading to large acreage. Ancient
as a source of food for man and
beast in China, India and Japan, it
reached American shores at least a
century ago. Plant experts know it
as Phaseolus aureus, one of the pea
family.
Until the present war, the mung
bean had been cultivated on only a
few hundred experimental acres,
principally in Oklahoma, as a hope
ful but not highly successful competi-
tor of the soybean and cowpea for
livestock feeding. Its merits as
roughage, as a substitute for alfal-
ia, and as poultry feed were recog-
nized.
More than 100 varieties, differing
in height and in size, shape and
color of pod and seed were grown.
They were known, among other
names, as the Chickasaw pea, the
Jerusalem pea, the Oregon pea and
the Chop Suey bean. But, as a
source of seed for sprouts for human
consumption, the domestic crop
was virtually ignored. Seed for
sprouting came from China until the
war cut off imports from that coun-
try.
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the subs
scriber of Cecil County, Maryland,
has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Cecil County, letters of ad-
ministration on the personal estate Of
CHARLES GARRIS
late of Cecil County, State of Mary
land, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof duly au-
thenticated on or before the goth day
of March, 1947. They will otherwise
be excluded from all benefits of said
estate. All indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal this
18th day of September, 1916.
ORNIA GARRIS,
Executrix.
8 20 At Rising Sun, Md.
True Copy-Teste-
W., Andrew Seth, Register of Wills
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
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MEN NEEDED TO HANDLE
LIVESTOCK ON SHIPBOARD

The Brethren Service Committee
needs 1000 men to assign to UNNRA
livestock ships. Men are needed who
have an ability to handle cattle, and
have an interest in helping other
people.
Since June, 1945, approximately
5000 men have made these trips.
They have been farmers, school teach
ers, writer's, students, veterans and
conscientious objectors. They lave
come from all the states in the Union
as we'll as Canada. While the ability
to handle animals is important, the
desire to personally do something In
a positive constructive way to aid the
world situation more than compen-
safes. Men of good moral and ethical
ideals who will conduct themselves
in manner which will be tribute
to their country and tie program OF
which they are a part, will be well
coined and respected by the people of
Europe. 1t is felt that by learning to
know these people and understand
their problems that the cowboys"
Will become UuOIS NdAuoOiC SAIi~SAo w
the country and the world.
On June 20, 1945, the first live
stock shipment was sent to Poland in
the UNRRA rehabilitation program.
Since that time approximately 1876
trips have been made carrying
horses, mules and cattle. These ami
mails were purchased by UNRRA rep
resentatives and shipped to the port
towns of Portland, Maine; Baltimore,
Maryland; Newport News, Virginia;
Savannah, Georgia; New Orleans,
Louisiana, and Houston, Texas,
where they were prepared for ship
ment to Greece, Yugoslavia, Poland,
Czechoslovakia and Italy.
The trips usually last from five to
seven weeks though many are of
shorter duration. The minimum age
is IS years. The pay is $4,000 and
maintenance while on ship. Expenses
to and from the port city are borne
by the cowboy" Shipments will con-
tinue at least until the end of the
year.
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
GARDEN ROUNDUP in CANS

The food situation at home and
abroad still calls for new high rec
ord in the canning of fruits and veg
etables by American housewives. The
generally favorable grain harvest in
prospect has not decreased the need
for abundance on the storage shelves
in the cellars, says the U. S. Depart
ment of Agriculture. The home can
ming goal is still billion quarts of
fruits and vegetables canned at home
to supplement the commercial pack,
says Paul C. Stark, Director of the
Office of Emergency Food Program.
Widespread blight injury to the COM
mercial tomato crop is on added rea-
son for fully loaded storage shelves.
Some housewives have fallen short
of earlier records. If this years can
ming is to set new high record. many
home Gamers will have to finish the
season with a good margin of extra
cans. The roundup in the garden, the
final harvest of several good canning
crops-tomatoes, beans, beets, and
such late fruits as ounce, apples and
pears-and salvage of frost-threaten-
ed tomatoes, peppers and cucumbers
in relishes and pickles, gives house
wives a last chance to break their
own records. Canning this extra food
that might otherwise be wasted is
not only a hedge against shortage or
unreasonably high prices at the mar
ket. The extra food is insurance that
the family will be well fed and that
Just so much more food will be add
ed to the supply the world needs
sorely.
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber of Chester county, Penna.,
has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Cecil County, letters of ad-
ministration on the personal estate of
MABELL HAINES EBY
late of Chester County, Pennsylvan-
ia, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof duly au-
thenticated ON or before the goth day
of March, 1947. They will otherwise
be excluded from all benefits of said
estate. All indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal this
18th day of September, 1916.
CHRISTIAN Ii. EBY
Ancillary Executor
522 Magnolia St.,
9I2OI4t Kennett Square, Pa.
True Copy-Teste-
w. Andrew Seth. Register of Wills
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
Gl'S DEMONSTRATED
MANS LOVE FOR DOG
Licked Military Red Tape to
Bring Pets to Homes
i'm America

Dogs love for man is proverbial,
but only now we are beginning to
appreciate anew that mans love for
the dog is no less great, according to
the Gaines Dog Research Center,
New York City.
For this lesson we are indebted to
the GI's of World War II. Our boys
no sooner got "over there" than they
made friends with the homeless dogs
they found huddled on the beaches
and in the foxholes, They took these
dogs everywhere they went-on pa
troll duty, on flying missions, on fur
Tough or shore leave. No wartime
regulations, no military red tape, no
hardships or discomforts or threats
of punishment could keep these bud
dies apart for long.
The end of the war found so many
enduring attachments that a way
simply had to be found for the GPs
who wanted to bring their canine
pets with them to their American
homes. Soldiers and sailors-and Off
GERS, too-were resorting to all sorts
of measures for ''sneaking" their pets
into this country They were hiding
them in their own and their friends
luggage and slowing them away on
departing ships and planes. Some
high-point servicemen even elected
to remain abroad rather than leave
their beloved pets behind. Ultimately,
a practical plan was worked out
whereby any serviceman, for fixed
fee, could have his dog shipped home
with a reasonable expectation of
having him arrive safely.
The plan involves the use of spe-
cial War Shipping Administration
boats and the facilities of the Rail-
way Express Co. The serviceman
delivers his dog to one of the desig
mated pet collection points. The ap-
proximate $75 fee he pays covers the
dogs passage, incubation, food in
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
REAL ESTATE SALES

Wheeler & Grier, Realtors, of Ok
ford, report the following recent
sales: For Miss A. M. Nichols of Will
mington, Del, two very desirable
building lots on the north side of
Main ST., Rising Sun, Md, to Harvey
D. Buckley of Rising Sun, on which,
it is understood, new dwellings will
be erected soon.
Also, for Frank H. Jacobs, J.r, his
small farm kome on Liberty Grove
Road near Rowlandsville, Cecil Co.,
Md, to Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin Walk
er of cambridge, Md, who will take
possession of their new home about
October /.
The same brokers have also sold
for A. j. Towne, Jr., of Philadelphia,
his former residence at Lincoln Uni
versity Chester Co., Pa. e..-a.
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
Nation Near Goal OF
Sixtv Million Jobs

Those sixty million jobs are here!
More people are at work in the
United States now than ever before
in peace-time.
Census bureau figures show civilian
employment approaching the cele-
brated 6O,OOO,OOO mark, used by Sec
retary of Commerce Wallace and 9th
ers as slogan for postwar full
employment.
Since the end of the war, approx
mately 100000 veterans and 15,-
100000 released from war work have
returned to peace-time pursuits. Yet
unemployment has held at the lowest
peace-time figures in many years.
Moreover, the "help wanted" sign
is out on the gates of many plants as
American enterprise reaches for new
high levels of production and employ
ment.
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the SUBJ
scriber of Cecil County, Maryland,
has obtained from the Orphans
Court of Cecil County, letters of adj
ministration on the personal estate of
WILLIS l.. ELY
late of Cecil County, State of Mary
land, deceased. All persons having
claims against the said deceased are
hereby warned to exhibit the same,
with the vouchers thereof duly au-
thenticated on or before the 10th day
of March 1947 They will otherwise
be excluded from all benefits of said
estate. All indebted to said estate are
requested to make immediate pay
ment to the subscriber.
Give nunder my hand and seal this
18th day of September, 1916.
ADA I'll. ELY,
Administrative
9I2O At Rising Sun, Md.
True Copy-Teste-
W. Andrew Seth, Register of Wills
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
MARYLAND SCHOOL FOR THE
RLTND

The Maryland School for the Blind
is most fortunate tkis year in open
ing with full staff We are able
this year to reopen our shoe repair
training shop which has been closed
due to lack of teacher. This is one
of the vocations in which our color
ed deaf boys are most successful.
Many of them have found employ
ment in this work both in Washing
ton, D. C., and Maryland.
This will mark the ninety-fourth
year in which this school has served
the blind of the state. Few people are
aware that this is a State Aided
school. AS such it is in need of great
er financial aid not only from the
state but from public spirited citi-
zens. 1t is the only residential school
in the state where both the white and
colored blind and the colOred deaf
receive an education.
Six pupils from the white depart
ment are taking courses at City Col
lege and Eastern High Schools. We
find the cooperative program set up
between this school and the city high
schools is most worthwhile.
When the pupils return they will
find two outdoor bowling alleys and
an outdoor roller skating rink watt
ing for them These have been the
gifts of interested groups in the city.
1t is evident that if the school is
going to keep it's physical plant in
condition much repairing and reno
waiting must be done. The price of
food has constantly risen. We will
have to pay $1,000 more this year
than last for milk and bread alone
and other foods have gone up proper
tionately Fuel has also increased in
price. All of this adds up to the fact
that the school needs more funds. If
interested citizens cae tro send a do
nation to Francis NJ Andrews, Super
intendent Maryland School for the
Blind, Overlea 6, it will be greatly
appreciated.
Why not drive out and see this
school so you will know what is be-
ing done for the handicapped child
rem of your state?
F. M. ANDREWS, Supt.
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
Quiz For MdrYldnders
Answer to Question 4:

According to a survey made
by the Maryland Horse Breed
ers Association, there are now
over 430,102 acres Of Maryland
land devoted to the breeding of
thoroughbred horses. The inven-
tory of biooicd horses in Mary
land includes b5 stations and
400 brood mares. The total value
of the land and horses in Mary
lands breeding industry is ST.
612,750.
Answer to Question e:
You do-you and your friends
and neighbors who love a good
horse. The Counties of Mary
land are dotted with pony clubs
for children. Maryland's soil and
Maryland climate is ideal for
raising horses. for riding and for
racing. Nowhere in the world is
there more interest in horses
than in Maryland. It's the Mary
land public who preserves the
love of horse racing and makes it
Marylands most popular sport.
Answer to Question 8:
Pimlico is not only the most
overtaxed racing association in
Maryland-it's the most over
taxed racing association in the
world. To open it's gates, Pim-
lico must pay a fixed tax of
The midland journal., 1946-09-20

men dogs on ARRIVAL al u Ss pOrts
transit, shipping crate, leash and
muzzle, etc. Aboard ship the dogs
needs of food, water, exercise, and
the like, are looked after by enlisted
men who volunteer for this sort of
work by way of facilitating their
own departure for home. On arrival
at the us. port, these "dog" ships
are met by representatives of the
express company, who look after the
care and delivery of the animals to
their final destination. Already thou
sands of servicemen's dogs of every
known and many unknown breeds
have made the journey "to the
States" In many cases the shipments
are arranged by companions still
overseas after the masters of the pets
have returned home. The docking of
such dog ships usually finds num-
Der of the owners on hand to greet
the pets in person, and the atmos-
phere is not unlike that surrounding
the arrival of the much-publicized
bride ships"
According to the Center, the SER
viceman-or anybody else for that
matter-Who has the companionship
of a pet benefits from what sociolo-
gists have described as "the mental
hygiene of owning a dog" A paper
on this topic by James H. S. Bossard,
of the William T. Carter Foundation,
University of Pennsylvania, appeared
recently in the journal Mental Hy-
giene." The following from this paper
deals only with one of the 13 enumer-
ated contributions the dog makes to
his masters welfare.
"a dog offers companionship. He
stays with you when you are alone.
He serves as solace when you are
lonely. And what excellent company
he can be- You can talk to him, you
can sing to him. He does not argue
concerning the propriety of your re-
marks or the pertinence of your OBJ
servations. If you sing, he will not,
as rule, embarrass you with COM
ments on your voice, your enuncia-
tion, or the lyrical quality of your
performance. A dog is a silent, yet
responsive companion, long-suffer-
ing, patient, satisfying, uncritical,
seemingly appreciative, constant,
faithful companion, more affection
ate than you deserve and apprecia-
tive far beyond what any one could
expect from human rival"
The midland journal., 1946-09-20
LOOKING
AAEAD
Y GEORGE S. BENSON
| PresideAf--Hardihg college
] Searry. 4rkaAsas
Wage Wisdom

Wages rose and prices fell dur
ing the ten years just before World
War II when working men were
able, through collective bargaining,
to influence the operations of pri-
vate enterprise without political in
reference. Workers earned more
dollars per working day and each
dollar took on more buying power
as time went on. It was two-way
improvement.
'The actual buying power of one
hours work (straight time) rose at
the rate of more than 40 each year,
or over 4096 for the entire ten-year
PERIOD" says Labor's Monthly Sur
vey, issued in May by the American
Federation of Labor. "This was
possible because production per
man-hour increased steadily, Great
ing the wealth to pay higher wages"
War Changed Things
So long as men, money and ma
chinery were busy making things
to eat, wear and use for better Iiv-
ing, it turned out as planned; bet
ter living resulted. But when capi-
tai, labor and tools, by necessity,
had to swing into the manufacture
of munitions and instruments of de-
struction, better living ceased.
Wages increased, to be sure. So
did profits. But what could we buy?
Once more let the AFL survey
answer: every hard-won nickel of
wage gain was offset by price rise
which cancelled it and the workers.
actual buying power per hour Of
work, as measured by real wage
rates, did not increase at ALL
These statements are supported by
government figures made available
through the department of Labor.
Moreover the AFL analysts logic
is perfectly sound.
Holding Prices Down
The labor bulletin contained no
carping criticism of government,
nor against the artificial restraints
set up to keep a fictitious economy
from getting out of control. On
the other hand it says plainly that
under wholesome business condi-
tions ''wage increases are paid for
by rising productivity. Thus with
mass production and volume sales
"the wage rises are all clear gain"
''Our first task is to Increase pro-
duction of consumer goods so that
supply will be enough to meet de-
mand, and competition again will
keep prices down, so that increaS-
ing productivity will create the in
come to pay further wage in
creases." Anything 1 might say
about that doctrine would be simply
gliding the lily. 1t is the plain truth
and credit to any philosophy.
Cut Restraints
AT the present, conditions are far
from wholesome. The governments
new artificial wage controls, born
of political expedience, create high
er wages with one hand and snatch
them away with the other in the
form of higher prices. In a gov
ernment-fouled economy, it is small
wonder that farmers and business
men alike line up for help at the
door of Uncle Sans ''fix-it" depart
ment.
The Office of Price Administra-
tion is getting as much criticism as
it deserves now perhaps. My com.
ments are brief: Private enterprise
needs freedom if it is to operate by
the law of supply and demand, and
in some fields, supply will meet de-
mands much sooner if regulations
are lifted. The O.P.A. has done some
good work and well deserves a dig
nified funeral, soon.