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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
DAIRY IMPROVEMENT CLUB
FORMED IN MARYLAND
New Banker-Farmer Cooperative
Project Started At Rising Sun

n Project Started At Rising Sun
Organized during June under the
leadership of County Agent Thomas
H. Bartilson, with the active cooper
and the Scheffield Farms receiving
station of Rising Sun, the Rising Sun
Dairy Improvement Association is
now in full swing and gives promise
of being one of the most valuable
agricultural innovations ever at
tempted.
The newly organized club is the
active expression of the interest of
the banks of Cecil County in the well
fare of county agriculture, as the
original funds for the establishment
and Quitting of the club were pro-
vided by these banks. Banks of the
county contributing to this move
ment were the Cecil National Bank
of Port Deposit, the National Bank
of Rising Sun, the National Bank of
North East, and the Elkton Bank
and Trust Company. Several other
banks of the county, notably the
National Bank of Elkton and the
Perryville Bank, have also signified
their intentions of Joining in the
movement.
Through the cooperation of Mr..
w. ]. Cowley, manager of the Shef-
field Farms receiving station at
ID go, ,I1 Nf ft0 1oit
improvement club is at present cent
cred around that plant. This is for
the purpose of facilitating the collec-
ton of the milk sample bottles,
which are gathered up by the truck
drivers of the station once every two
months.
Charter, members of the Rising
Sun club include the following prom
inent farmers of the Rising Sun sec
tion: Ennis McGrady, John Astle,
William T. Dinsmore, H. Clayton
Mcdowell, Lloyd Balderston, John
E. Lippincott, Clarence D. Cullen, J.
S. & e. T. Cullen, Howard R. Brown,
j. Harvey Towsend, and Carroll Ty-
son. These cooperators are all
keeping monthly milk records on
their dairy herds, submitting these
records at the end of each month to
the county agents office, where rec
ords are assembled and tabulated.
Once every two months milk samples
are taken and butter fat tests made,
so that complete records on the
herds can be obtained. The work
of testing the milk samples is under
the direction of Fred B. Martonis of
North East, former tester for the
county cow testing association.
A normal charge has been worked
out for the service rendered to the
members of the Dairy Improvement
club, with a view of gradually retir
ing the amount of money invested in
the equipment of the club. AS fast
as the finances warrant it, additional
dairy improvement clubs will be es-
tablished in different sections Of the
county. This will only be done as
fast as the money is in hand to pay
for the equipment necessary for the
working of each club.
With an average production per
COW of approximately only three
thousand pounds per cow, much re-
mains to be done in the improve
ment of the dairy industry in Cecil
County. This new type of dairy i'm
provement club has been worked out
with a view of not only eliminating
low producers in the herds but of
giving the herdsman definite infor-
nation about his herd on which to
base herd breeding and improvement
operations.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
REAL ESTATE SALES

The 1928 acre farm of Mrs. Frank
B. Evans, located just on the out
skirts of Elkton, has been bought by
Mr.. j. B. DECKER.
The Mullen farm, containing 1SO
acres, located one mile west of Elk
ton has been purchased at trustee s
sale by Robert P. Mullen, for So
079.1S.
The Johnson property of 35 acres
at Canal Station was sold last week
1T the Court House door by Steven
son A. Williams, Esq, Trustee, to
the susauehanna Power Company
for $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
STATISTICAL REPORT

Summer Felts, in white,
black, and colors, Du Barry I'm
derwear. Brilliant, Du Barry,
and Miss Reading Hosiery are
advisable articles to purchase
now. Fancy work, emAroider-
ed, and unemhroidered we have.
GILLESPIES MILLINERY
Phone l46. Rising Sun, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
MURDER AT OCTORARO

During game of crap among
colored men at Octoraro Junction,
Saturday night, Thomas Coleman,
colored, a bystander who was not
engaged in the game, was shot and
killed by colored man called
"Slim," who made his escape.
Search is being made for the guilty
party, the officers being of the opin-
ion he is being shielded by his
friends.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
SUPERVISORS OF ELECTIONS

Cecil county, Robert B. Foard and
William T. Jenness, Democrats. and
Victor r. Bennett, Republican, met
in Elkton Wednesday morning and
organized by electing Mr.. Foard
President, Mr.. Bennett Vice Presi-
dent, Mr.. Jenness Secretary, ]. How
ard Ash Clerk and G. Reynolds Ash,
Esq, Counsel to the Board.
The Clerk was instructed to pur-
chase the necessary stationery, sup
plies, etc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
HOUSE WIVES

If you are interested in helping
the Rising Sun Community Fire Co.,
you are invited to do so by bringing
either cut flowers or potted plants to
the fancy work booth any night dur
ing the Carnival.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
AMERICA LEGION AMBULANCE
SERVICE

Week of july 18th to 24th Inclusive
The number of calls answered to
an average of almost one a day, six
being made during that time. Com
munities served included Elkton,
Bayview, Cherry Hill, North East,
and Providence. II was gratifying
to note that the highest degree of
Safety First" for weeks past was
practiced in the county during this
time, as evidenced by the fact that
not single emergency accident call
was received.
The American Legion Ambulance
Service is indebted to Mrs. Eliza
beth Whitworth of Elkton for a fine
new set of ambulance driving flags
and wishes to take this means of
thanking Mrs. Whitworth for her
kindness to and interest in the SER
vice.
STATISTICAL REPORT
Number of trips for week 6, aver
age mileage per trip IS NIL, total
mileage for week 100 mi, total trips
to date 273, average mileage per trip
1856, total mileage to date 91S7 mi.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
WEDDINGS
PRATT-REYNOLDS

Mr.. Walter G. Pratt, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Frank G.. Pratt, of Elkton,
cashier of the Chesapeake City Bank
of the Elkton Banking and Trust
Company, and Miss Ruby M. Rey-
1olds, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Reynolds, of Chesapeake City,
we're married July Is, at Chester
town.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
BENIIS-SLICER

The wedding of Miss Clara E. Sill
;er of Sylmar and Mr.. Milton H
3emis, son of Mr.. and Mrs. E.. H.
Bemis, Oxford, took place in Elkton,
Monday, July 18th. The bride wore
travelling suit of blue with hat to
match, and the happy couple were
accompanied by Miss Martha Slicer
Ind Mr. Harry Graham
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1927-07-29
1'H- U I et1ie0 AAIs
WHITEFORD-CONOLY

Miss Maude Elizabeth Connolly
laughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Dixon Con-
holly, of Baldwin, Baltimore county.
md Mr.. Walter Haugton Whiteford
IT the same place. were married Sat
lrday, July %, at seven p. M, in
Chestnut Grove Presbyterian church,
Sweet Air, Md.
The bride has many friends in our
community, and is a former teacher
IF Rising Sun High School.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
FARM BUREAU
DIRECTORS TO
MEET SATURDAY

Saturday Of this week is announc
ed by G.. f. Burton, secretary-m
ager Of the Imperial County 7
Bureau, as the date for the me-
directors meeting. The 1927 bud.
get will be made up, and plans for
this year s mem bership discussed, in
addition to routine business mat.
ters.
Other Farm Bureau activities fol-
the week will include meetings of
the Seeley Westside and Magnolia
Mulberry centers, both of which
will be held Friday night.
At the former meeting, which
will be held at the Westside school,
Il special entertainment program is
planned. The women of the district
will present playette, and music
will be furnished by pupils of Mrs
Marie Reitz Jenkins of this city.
The principal talk of the evening
at the Magnolia Mulberry meeting
to be held at the Magnolia school
will be given by Sam Robinson, pre-
sidcnt Of the county farm bureau
Robinson will talk on the county
state and national farm bureau or
CARNATIONS.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Bedtime Stories
Copyright, 1927, by Mcclure
Newspaper Syndicate
BY HOWARD z. QARIS
UNCLE WIGGILY AND THE
BEARS SHADOW

With grunt and grumble the
Bushy Bear turned over on his warm
bed Of leaves in the cave beneath
the gnarled roots of the pine tree
and said to himself, said he:
"Well, this is the day | 60 out
to look for my shadow. And
hope l don t see it, for l am tired
of winter. Four weeks more will
be enough. like the warm sun
shine
With another grunt and half a
grumble the Bushy Bear sat up on
his bed of leaves and stretched one
paw after the other, striking out
his claws to see if he needed to 60
to the manicurst right away.
But l guess / don I need to,
he yawned. "Now for this shad.
ow business!
You must know that this was
Candlcmas Day, and about the mid.
die of winter. On this day, 50 goes
the old story, the bear, awakening
in his den, always strolled out to
look at the weather. If it was
cloudy, and the sun did not shine
SO the bushy chap did not see his
shadow cast on the snowy ground,
he was happy and would 60 back to
his den to stay only four weeks
more, for by that time he knew 1t
would be spring.
But if the sun shonc, so the bear
saw his shadow, he would be fright
cned and, scurrying back to his
den, he would so to sleep again for
six more weeks to wait for spring.
81 hope the sun doesn't t shine,
rumbled the Bushy Bear, " for that
will mean warm weather will be
two weeks longer in getting here.
So runs the story. You may be-
lievc it or not as you choose. But
at any rate the Bushy Bear made
ready to crawl out of his den for
the Fl rst time since, late in the fall,
he had erawled in for his long
sleep.
Down the hillside crawled the
shaggy chap, shivering bit, for
the wind was cold, and shaking the
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Church Play Is
Big Success

Tonight is the last opportunity of
Happened in June" given by the
Young People $ club of st. Mary's
Catholic church, which played to
capacity house last evening, and
was declared by the audience to be
riot of fun.
The play was extremely well act
ca by the young people, who were
declared by those present as play
ing their parts with the ease of
! professionals.
Although the entire east was ex-
cellent, Julia Grogan as Molly
Jessop' scored perhaps the biggest
hit of the evening, with Louis Me
! Manus, Jean Stewart and Dan
! Schibe crowding her closely for
| premier honors.
Roche Maquar, Katherine Weiss.
| Anna McManus, Fred Proscal and
Mildred Baerrup played their re-
/ speetive parts in such an effective
manner that they kept the house in
an uproar throughout the evening.
The Wooda Blesy dancers upheld
; their reputation for always pleas
! ing the spectators, with some clever
dancing numbers presented by the
| younger dancers. The costumes in
the doll dance and the. polar bear
dance were especially attractive,
and the young performers executed
! the difficult steps with an ease and
grace which was a delight to the
onlookers and reflected great cred
| it upon Mrs. Blcsy' training.
This splendid entertainment will
be presented again tonight for the
last time, and all those wishing to
, attend should come early, according
to those in charge, as there was II
serious shortage of seats during last
night $ performance.
The program this evening will be
followed by "A dance, with music
furnished by the club S own orches-
ira, which is expected to draw
large attendance.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Small Damage by
Fire In House

Fire breaking out in the residence
owned by Mrs. l.. A. Ables on Ell
Centre avenue, between Sixth and
Seventh streets, shortly after 6
o'clock last night was confined to a
bureau in n bed room.
When firmen arrived on the scene
the house was filled with smoke but
no flames could be detected. The
smoke was finally traced to the bed
room and smouldering blaze dis
covered in the bureau. The bureau
was carried out of the house and the
blaze put out. a considerable
amount of clothing was destroyed
and the damage was estimated at
about $7J.
Two lines of hose were laid by the
firemen but the water was not
needed.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

a sudden, looking ahead of him, the
rabbit gentleman saw the Bushy
Bear sitting on stump, stretching
his paws and juggling his claws.
"Oh, my goodness whispered
Mr.. Longears to himself, "there s
Bear. If it were good, kind Mr.
Stubtail, the bear father of Neddic
and Beckie, l wouldn t mind him n
bit Or even Mr.. Whitewash, the
Polar Bear. But this is the Bushy
chap. He will be hungry after his
long winters sleep and he IL be
sure to want my ears! What shall
do'"
Uncle Wiggily could not keep on
along the path, for at the end was
the Bushy Bear. And the rabbit
was afraid if he turned back the
Bear would see him and run after
him, and Bushy Bear could run very
fast.
''Oh, dear! What shall | do?'
sighed the bunny uncle. And just
then the Bear, talking to himself,
and not yet seeing the rabbit, who
Nas btbiHu u stput, tHc Dear Sdlu.
lIo! Ho. | don't need to be
afraid. There is no sun shining and
] can see my shadow. Everything
is all right. II go back and stay
only four weeks more instead of six
and then it will be spring. Ho!
IIo.'
la! This is Candlcmas Day. |
had forgotten!' whispered Uncle
Wiggily. of | could only make
the Bushy Bear see his shadow! y
Then the rabbit put his paw in his
pocket and pulled out-no, not the
yeast cake, for he hadn't bought
that yet. But a flash light. This
will do the trick!' chuckled Mr.
Longears. "Ill stay behind the
rock, flash my pocket electric flash
light and the Bear will think it s
the sun, and he IL rum.
No sooner said than accomplish
ed. Uncle Wiggily flashed the
bright light 1t shonc on the bear
and cast his black shape on the
snow.
"What's this. What's this
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
Looking Backward
What the Press Files Tell Sf I'm!
.perial Valley for this Date
In Past Years
TWENTY YEARS AGO
February 9 1907

The chamber of commerce called
IA mass meeting for FL Centre re-
Gently, to take action regarding the
two bills which were before con-
gress, namely the Flint and Lacey
bills. The meeting was well attend
ed by both farmers and townspeo-
pie and 4 great deal of interest was
taken.
The new house building for b. f.
Noslcr is rapidly being completed
and he will be moving his family
before long.
Petitions have been circulated in
Brawley asking Sheriff Jennings
and District Attorney Kirby to en-.
force the liquor law at that place.
W. L. Downing has the agency for
the Pomona Sanitary Laundry and
is doing Il good business in that
line. He sends away on an average
of two baskets a week. The work
is good and the patrons are salts
fled, and strange as it may seem,
the price is the same as what YOU
would pay either in Pomona or Los
Angeles.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

rumbled the shaggy chap. "The
sun is coming out! There s my
shadow on the snow! Oh dear. Now
/ We got to be scared and run back
to my den! Six weeks more of win
ter. Oh, dear, / see my shadow
after all!' And so he did, but
by the rabbit s flash light, not by
the sun.
Anyhow, the Bushy Bear hurried
back to his den, and never saw the
rabbit behind the rock. Then with
a smile and a twinkle of his pink
nose Mr.. Longears hoped along
and bought his yeast cake Nurse
Jane made strawberry pudding, or
whatever it was she was going to
make. and everything ended hap
PLY. And if the fountain pen does
nj take all the juice out of the
orange to make lemonade for the
roller skates, II tell you next
about | neie Wiggily and Buddy s
candy.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
- 4b0NE
CALIFORNIA: al
I % MN ENGIERo D
Opening Of Santa Fe Railroad

The completion of the Santa Fn
transcontinental railroad to Los An
geles in 1885 marked the beginning
of the real growth of Southern Cali
fornia. Though land was cheap and
agricultural possibilities great, im-
migration had previously been re.
tarded by high railroad fares and
the absence of direct rail route.
The rate war started by the Santa
Fe caused an influx of thousands
From Missouri to Los Angeles the
fare dropped from 1925 to So dur.
ing IA period Of three months, and
for one day, the fare was only a
dollar. In period of twenty years
the population of Los Angeles in
creased more than thousand pei
cent.
Q.-When was the longest period
of rain in California.
A.-Beginning December "a. 1861
rain continued thirty days with only
brief intervals of sunshine.
Q.-Has California ever had 8
nominee for presidents
A.-Yes. California s only presi
dental nominee was John Bidwell
Prohibition nominee, Nov. 8, 1892.
How many guns in the Governor ;.
salute,
A.-Nineteen.
These questions will be answered
tomorrow:
What is the length and width OF
the Sacramento vallcyo
Is the Shasta daisy a native wild
flower of California.
Is the state compelled by law ft
furnish free textbooks
How many assembly districts il
| California;
(Qucstions about California viii
be answered if sent to the Californ
Ia information department of thi.
newspaper.)
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
FIFTEEN YEARS AGO
Feb, 9. 1912

Members of the Spanish class at
the Central Union high school gave
complimentary luncheon at the
Old Mission today to Miss Lulu
Collin, one of their class mates, who
will leave this week to complete
her high school work in Los An.
gclcs.
Seventy Odd Fellows from the
various towns cf Imperial valley
gathered at lloltvillc last night to
join the Odd Fellows of the east
side town in their installation of
new Officers. Officers of the grand
lodge were present. After the in.
stallation fine turkey supper was
served.
j. +. Blanks has begun an action
for divorce from Grace Blanks. No
property interests are involved in
the action.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
No. 1522-Dept. /
ORDER TO SHOW CAUSE WHY
LEASE SHOULD NOT BE MADE
In the Superior Court Of the State
of California, in and for the
County of imperial

|
In the Matter of the Guardianship
Of the Estate of George r. Dear
born. an incompetent person.
:, 1t Is Ordered by the Court that
all persons interested in the Guard
ianship of the Estate of George r.
Dearborn, an incompetent person,
do appear before the Superior
Court of the State Of California, in
and for the County of Imperial, in
lDepartment l. thereof, at the court
house in said county on the 18th
day Of February, at the hour of, e
O clock p. NJ. then and there to
show cause if any they have, why
the real estate described below
should not be leased by the guard
ian of said estate for period OF
three years, at the rental OF
,$1200.000 per year, payable month
" upon the terms and conditions OF
said lease, copy of which Is at
tachcd to the petition of said j.
f. Brock, filed herein on the 2nd
day Of February. 1927, to which pc
titiOn reference is made for further
particulars,
And 1t Is Further Ordered, that
said notice be published in the I'm
perial Valley Press, daily news
paper, once a week for two sue
cessive weeks.
Said real estate is described as
follows, tOwit
That portion of Tract 204,
Township 16 South, Range 13
East, as per map of the rcsur-
vey approved and filed in the
United States Land Office at
Los Angeles, California, Janu-
airy 5th. 1909, described as fol-
lows:
Beginning at the southwest
corner of said Tract 204, thence
north along the west line of
said Tract 1920 feet to point;
thence southeastcrly to a point
p in the south >line of said Tract
distant ll60 feet east from the
] southwest corner of said Tract
thence west l160 feet to the
point of beginning.
Lot J3. Section 81; lot -,
Section 20; Lot 1, Section SO;
Lot |, Section 81; Township 10
South, Range Is East; Lot 81.
! Section 80 and Lot 3, Section
81; Township l6 South, Range
Is East, except that portion OF
i said lots 81 and 3, lying West
i of the Northcrly prolongation
i of the castcrly line of Tract
POI. said Township and Range,
] as per map of the resurvcv. ap-
proved and filed in the United
States Land Office at Los An
gelcs, California, January 9Th,
| 1909. .sxt
Dated February end, 1927.
j. :. LAREW,
o&9 Judge of said Superior Court.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
THEATERS

Flashy. vigorous and extromely
human is Stranded In Paris
Bebe Daniels Paramount comedy of
Parisian life at the Valley theater
Friday and Saturday.
supported by James Hall. Ford
Sterling and Iris Stuart. Miss Dan
iels, fresh from her triumph in .'The
Campus Flirt' which shattered at
tendance records in practically cv.
cry city 1T appeared, has contributed d
one OF the most dcliciouslv pcppcrv
performances ever witnessed on a
screen.
The story goes from drab board.
ing house in the United States to
the famous cafes and modiste shops
of Paris. One of the main attrac
'tions of the film is its photography
Cameraman William Marshall. and
Director Arthur Rossen have con.
tributed several of the most umus
nal effects yet shown in motion pie
lures.
THE Honeymoon Express, the
Warner picture that comes to the
Palace theatcr tonight as the gift
night feature, depicts with unfor-
getablc realism, a condition which
is prevalent in thousands of homes
today. 1t is a startlingly true por-
travail of American family life.
Willard Louis and Irene Rich are
featured as Mr. and Mrs. John Lam.
bert. The Lambers have two
daughters, played by Helen Costello
and Virginia Lee Corbin. Harold
Goodwin plays the son. The Lam
bert children have come to the agt
when parental authority of any sort
is irksome. The world is their oys
ter, and the opening and enjoying OF
it is to be up to themselves and nj
one else.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
TEN YEARS AGO
February g. 1917

Make big day of it, Meet the
girls and have lunch with the Ten
ThG"sand Club, Davis drug stores,
Saturday, February 10.
A. c. Bassi, Calexico second hand
dealer, who was arrested on com
plant that he had been purchasing
stolen goods, has been released on
bond of $500. Justice Mayfield
fixed the surety at that amount.
Tom Jones, Imperial Valley s
representative of the Auto Club of
Southern California, left last night
for few days in Los Angeles.
1t was announced yesterday in
the High school assembly that Il
kcrmis entertainment would be Civ
en- about the first of March. The
message was received with much in
tercst by students, who anticipate
Il big attendance at the show.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

snow off his black paws. But there
was no sun to east shadow, and
for this the Bear was glad.
"Only four weeks more of win
ter" growled the rough ard ready
fellow. "I'm in lucl today"
Now about this same time Uncle
Wiggily started out from his hollow
stump bungalow to go to the store
after yeast cake for Nurse Jane
Fuzzy Wuzzy. No, the muskrat lady
did not want the yeast cake to make
some of the little bunny children
rise earlier. She was going to make
ice cream with it, l think, Or what
ever is made from yeast cakes.
SO Uncle Wiggily hoped gaily
along, whistling a merry tune and
thinking how good the yeast cake
ice cream would taste when, all Of
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

1amiiy wer.
and Mrs. Curtis ~
Hazel Frost en-, :
of her friends reeem.. %
ming was spent playing b ,
making candy. Those prese. o..
Shirley, Dick and Melvin b,
Edward Kirk and Ora Frost.
|. NJ. Boone of Heber visited his
brother, Marshall l.. Boone Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pearlic Albertson
motored to Long Beach Friday,
where they are visiting with Mrs.
Albertson s mother and father
Mr.. and Mrs. G. 4. Woodruff.
Charles NJ. Cobleigh and son jim
ME left Saturday morning for a
visit with relatives at San Diego.
Elm Indoor ball team played Sis
bee team at the Silsbee school Fri
day. Nine innings were played and
the score was 13 to 3 in favor oi
Elm.
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02
By Williams

The flapper is an educative force
in college life, says a Chicago pro.
fessor. Yes, and you might almost
say there's nothing elective about
her, Prof. q
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

A hawk has been killing the pig
cons around the Art Institute in
Chicago. Why don't they hire Il
stool-pigcon?
Imperial Valley press., 1927-02-02

You may never see this headline:
" Russia Awards Kellogg 1927 Prize
ter Ingenuity"