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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
SAFE HARBOR DAM
$500 Men Will Be Employed
On Hugh Undertaking

It is announced that when
work is at it's peak, $500 men
will be employed as a labor
force on the new Aldred hydro
electric dam and power house
now in course of construction
on the Susquehanna river at
Safe Harbor, Pa.
New details concerning this
gigantic commercial enterprise
have just been made public.
The dam and power house will
extend for a mile between the
Lancaster and York county
banks of the river and will
raise the water level above the
dam about So feet. The lake
thus formed will have an area
of more than 10 square miles.
Initial installation of the
power house will be $4,000
horsepower, involving an in
vestment of $30,000,000. The
power house foundations are
being built for additional units
which will provide an ultimate
capacity of about 100000 horse
power.
The design and operation of
the Safe Harbor plant is in the
hands of the same men who
placed the hydro-electric de-
velopment of the Pennsylvania
Water and Power company at
HOLLYWOOD in operation in 1910
and who have since managed
it.
Safe Harbor is eight miles
upstream from HOLLYWOOD. The
plants will be operated as a
single development and to-
gether will have greater in
stalled capacity than any sim
gle plant or unified series of
plants on any of the rivers of
the Eastern United States
south of Niagara.
The dam proper will consist
of two overflow or spillway Sec
lions with an intermediate
bulkhead or non overflow Sec
ton on the island in the mid
die of the river. The overflow
section next to the power house
will be equipped with eight
huge steel gates and at the far
end of the dam there will be
"a gates These crest gates,
which will be operated by two
travelling gantry cranes, will
have a combined discharge
capacity of about one million
cubic feet per second. This is
one-third greater than the
largest recorded flood at this
point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
RISING SUN SCHOOL NEWS
Program OF Events For Com
mencement Week-Annual
School Exhibit

The principal of the High
School announces the follow
ing events during Commence
ment week:
Sermon to the Graduating
Glass, James M. e. Church, Rev.
J. c. Mccoy speaker, Sunday,
June 8, 7:45 p, m.
Glass Night Exercises, Public
Hall, Tuesday, June 10, 7:45.
Graduating Exercises, James
M. e. Church, Thursday, June
10, 500 p. M, DR.. w. j. Hollo-
way, Principal of Maryland
State Normal School, Salisbury
speaker.
Seventh Grade Graduating
Exercises, School Building,
Friday, June Is, 1870 p. m.
Other events, such as the
Junior Glass festival, the Al
umni base ball game, and the
Alumni banquet, will be held
during commencement week.
The annual school exhibit
will be held on Thursday eve
ming, June 9Th, from 1880 to
1000 o'clock. This years eA-
hibit will be more comprehen-
sive than any undertaken to
date. All the departments Of
the High School and Elemen-
tary School will take part in
the exhibit. Please show your
interest by attending. Don't
forget the date, ThursdayIJune
the 9Th.
Our High School base ball
team continued her winning
stride by defeating the Tome
All Society team by a score Of
4 to on Friday afternoon.
Our championship voliey
ball team will take part in the
State Meet to be held in Dalti
more on Friday, June 9Th.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
ANCHORAGE BASIN AT
CHESAPEAKE CITY
Government Plans To Make
Extensive improvements

The U. S. Board of Engi-
neers has approved the recon-
mendation made by 1t. Col. r.
P. Howell, U. S. Engineer for
the Wilmington District, that
the government build a new
fixed bridge above Chesapeake
City, dredge a harbor or an
chorage basin and build new
concrete road connecting the
town with the new road lead
ing from Bethel.
The work has been recon-
mended by the board to the
House Rivers and Harbors
Committee in lieu of the pro-
posal made to rebuild the pres
ent drawbridge across the
Chesapeake & Delaware Canal
above Chesapeake City and
connecting the Bethel Road
with the Maryland terminus of
that canal.
The board has also approved
Col. HoWell's recommendation
that the government improve
two stretches of road, one out
of Bethel and one in Chesa-
peake City proper, in lieu of
operation of a ferry service
across the canal at Bethel.
Removal of the drawbridge
and construction of a fixed
bridge at a point where it will
not interfere with Chesapeake
CHy's commerce through the
canal will provide the town
with a harbor. The recon-
mendation also carried a pro-
vision for construction of a
wharf at Chesapeake City by
the government.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
ChautauGua At ElktOn

A meeting of Elkton Chau-
tauqua guarantors was held on
Tuesday evening, to arrange
for holding Chautauqua in that
town June 25-2S.
On account of a receiver hav-
ing been appointed several
weeks ago for the Swarthmore
Chautauqua Association it was
generally understood there
would be no Chautauqa in Elk
ton this year.
Notice from the receiver that
plans had been made to carry
out the company's contracts
came as a surprise.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Mrs. William I'll. Salmon

Mrs. Josephine Bonaprate
Salmon, wife of VIM. III. Salm-
on, died May II, at her home
in Elkton, from a complication
of diseases. Mrs. Salmon was
67 years of age. A daughter of
VIM. H. and Rebecca Smith
Webb, she was born in Penn
sylvania. Most of her married
life was spent in Cecil county,
where Mr.. Salmon was engag-
ed in the milling business at
Back Creek Mill, near Chesa-
peake City, which he sold ten
years ago, the family then
moving to Ekton.
Her husband and two daugh-
tiers survive: Mrs. Rebecca s..
Webster, of West Chester, Pa,
and Mrs. Mabel J. Alrichs, of
Elkton. Interment was made
in Bethel cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Mrs. Elmer wilkins

Mrs. Eloile Wilkins, widow
of Elmer wilkins, died at her
home in Wilmington on Mon
day, the 10Th, after a long ill
ness, aged 72 years. She had
been a semi-invalid over forty
years. She was born near
Theodore, on the farm known
as the Green place, the daugh-
ter of James Lakeland. One
son, Charles, survives, her hus-
band having died twelve years
ago. Funeral services were
held on Thursday afternoon
at her home, 219 w. 22nd st.
Intrment was made in River
View cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Citizens Of North East Protest
Against Nuisance

Citizens of North East won a
victory in the Circuit Court of
Cecil County, over Harry L.
Harvey, for spreading fish fer
tilizer on his land in that town,
withot pluowing it under. AS
sociate Judge Levin W.Wickes
heard the case. States Attor-
ney Henry L. Constable repre-
sented the citizens, who COM
planned of the nuisance. JOSH
ia Clayton was counsel for
Mr.. Harvey.
Evidence showed the nui-
sance existed and that boys
sent to pillow the fish under had
failed to do the work. Judge
Wickes signed an order that
the nuisance be abated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Irwin Mcdowell

Irwin Mcdowell died on Sun
day at his home at Calvert,
aged IS years. For fifteen
years he had been helpless
from rheumatic trouble, and
went about in a wheel chair,
but despite his affiiction he was
always cheerful and optimistic.
Mr.. Mcdowell was a son of
William and Mercy Mcdowell,
of the Brick Meeting House.
He is survived by his wife, who
was Miss Bertha Arrison, also
two sons, Horace and Irwin.
Newton Mcdowell, of Oxford,
Pa, is a brother; Mrs. Lizzie
Boulder, of Newark, Del, is a
sister.
Funeral services were held
on Tuesday at IL o'clock, with
interment made in Rosebank
cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Organ Recital AT West Not
tingham Church

Roda Bergman Tyson, an
accomplished organist of Bal
timore, will, give a recital in
West Nottingham Church on
Sunday afternoon, June 1st, at
g p. M, Standard Time. Mrs.
Tyson has been active in the
American Guild of Organists
for a number of years, and is
the chairman of The Baltimore
Music Club.
Mrs. Tyson is the wife of
Curtis o. Tyson, formerly of
the West Nottingham section.
She will also play a solo at the
morning service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
ElktOn Town Election

Savers d. Booth and John M.
McCool were victors in the five
cornered fight for two town
council vacancies in Mondays
municipal election at Elkton,
which brought out 796 out of
over 1900 registered voters.
Booth received 1886 votes,
McCool 331. The others as fol-
lows: William Stevens 305, j.
K. Burkley 274, DR.. VIM. d.
Cawley PSI.
Thee follower members of the
council are Mayor Thomas w.
Mckinney, John N. Minister
and Alfred d. McVey.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30

G. c. Reynolds of North East,
was arrested by Game Warden
Stempel, charged with having
in his possession an diversified
rock fish. Magistrate Owens
imposed a fine of $25 and costs
on Reynolds.
A State law prescribes that
rock fish over fifteen pounds in
weight must not be caught, or
if caught, must be thrown back
into the water, The rock fish
caught by Reynolds weighed
"A pounds,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Twenty-FOur To Be Dropped
From Perry Point Paw Roll

From Perry Point Fay ROIl
I Orders have been issued in
Washington, D. c., dismissing
twenty-four employees at the
Supply Gepot of the Perry
Point Government Reserva-
ton. The men will be given
a thirty-day furlough, which
will expire on June 80, after
which time their pay will
cease.
There is a fear expressed
that the supply Depot will be
removed from Perry Point to
some site on Long Island.
Most of the men laid off are
residents of Cecil and Hartford
counties.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Celebrated 96th Birthday

Mrs. Mary Tennis, who re-
sides with her brother, Joseph
Swift, and family, in the house
where Robert Fulton was born,
at Fulton House, Lancaster
county, Pa, quietly celebrated
her Goth birthday anniversary
on May II. Mrs. Tennis enjoys
good health for one of her age.
Mr.. Swift celebrated his 91st
birthday anniversary in March.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30

Lindley King, of New Texas,
Lancaster county, lost two
fine cows last week, that were
killed by lightning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
Plants Destroyed

MOOnShine Plants DESTROYED
Sheriff G.. Clinton Logan and
his deputies put three more
monshine plants out of bust
ness last week. One was To-
Gated in a woods near the Elk
ton-North East road, about two
miles from Elkton; another in
a woods near Charlestown;
and the third located in Car
penter's Point Neck section.
Two of them were of 250O-gal-
Ion capacity, and the oCher a
small one, of about fifty gallon
capacity.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED
Memorial Day.


Memorial Day will be OBJ
served as a holiday by our pub
lie schools.
The Albert E. Pierce Co., of
Chicago, has purchased the
Elkton gas plant.
The Cecil Farmers Club met
with Clarence Cullen, near
town, on Wednesday last.
A number of our residents
enjoyed the wonders OF ring
ling Bros. circus, in Philada.,
this week.
A meeting in the interest OF
a new Court House and County
Jail for Cecil county, was held
in Elkton on Monday evening,
May 26.
While operating an electric
clothes wringer one morning
last week, Mrs. Geo. w. Biles,
of near Rock Church, suffered
a badly mashed hand.
Perryville High School team
won the Cecil County High
School base ball championship
and will contest for the Eas-
tern Shore championship
The annual banquet of Ris-
ing Sun High School Alumni
Association will be held at the
Hotel Bayou, Havre de Grace,
on Friday evening, June IL.
Mrs. Elizabeth Yeager, Cecil
County Health Nurse, has been
appointed a member OF the
Nursing Committee of the
Maryland State Board of
Health
The Community Fire Co. APP
paratus was called to the home
A. P. Worthington, near Colora
about eleven o'clock, on Sun
day morning, to extinguish a
chimney fire.
me Rodney Scout Camp,
en- forth East river, will open
Monday, June 30. Already
more than 100 scouts have reg
istered for total of $50 weeks.
This is one fifth the capacity Of
the camp.
The Cleaners of Elkton M.
Il. church have donated $7O.S5,
and Mrs. w. A. Gillespie, of
Port Deposit, the sum of $25
towards the purchase of a new
operating table for Union Hos
pital, Elkton. Il
The violent wind and rain
storm of Saturday afternoon
caused the mercury to drop
several degrees within a very
few minutes, bringing such
cool weather as to make fires
feel comfortable.
Two colored men who gave
the names of Stanley Crosley
and John Wood, were arrested
by State Patrolman Plummer,
in Elkton, for having in their
possession a car stolen in the
city of Washington.
John and Howard Anderson,
two young white men, were ar
rested in Elkton last week, af-
ter a chase. They were driving
an auto they had stolen in Bal
tinaore. The men were taken
in charge by Baltimore author
, titles.
Miss Ruth Fulton Bouchelle,
of Childs, r Senior in Elkton
High School, was the winner
for Cecil county in the annual
historical essay contest con-
Quoted on the EasternShore by
the Eastern Shore Society of
Baltimore.
Sailor Maids" a comic OPP
eretta in two acts, was present
ed at the Elkton Armory Fri
day evening, by the pupils OF
Elkton High School, under di-
rection of Mrs. George Kay,
music instructor, for benefit of
the school.
The Hartford County Bar
Association met at the Como
wingo Power plant on Tuesday,
where they entertained among
other guests the Commission
ers of Cecil County and mem
bers of Elkton Bar. An inspec-
ton tour of the power plant
was made and dinner served at
the Conowingo Club House.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30

Sonny enjoyed a visit to Phila-
delphia relatievs this week.
The Komrade Klub was en-
tertained on Thursday evening
last by Mrs. Ralph E. Reynolds.
Miss Mary Brokaw enter
tanned over the weekend, Miss
Steitzel and Miss Ruby Giles,
of TOWson, Md.
Mrs. Clyde England and son
Clyde, Jr., of Upper Darby, Pa,
were guests last week Of her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
S. Nields.
Mrs. Hilda Snyder, Miss
Hazel Snyder, Mrs. McCor-
mick and Mr.. Doual, of Phila-
delphia, were recent guests of
Mrs. Jennie w. Taylor.
Chas. S. Pyle, president of
the National Bank OF Rising
Sun, represented the Bank at
the annual meeting of the Bank
ers Association, in Atlantic
City, last week.
Mrs. F. 3. Robinson, Brice-
vile, Tenn, and Miss Robson,
of Faye NADIA, Tenn, we're the
guests last week of Mrs. James
H. Evans, near town. The
ladies made the trip from Ten
nessee by auto, driving 500
miles,
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles F
Rhoads announce the marriage
of their daughter, Miss Mary
Olive Rhoades, to Mr.. William
Edward Leibig, at Chester
town, by Rev. e. G.. Brown, on
April ID. Mr.. and Mrs. Leibig
will reside in Elktcn.
Miss Teresa Buscolia, of Buff
falo, N. Y, and Mr.. A. B.
Walmsley, Jr., Ct Richmond,
Va, and Old Hickory, Tenn,
formerly Of Elkton, were
quietly married in Buffalo on
May 10. The groom is the sec
ond son of Mr.. and Mrs. A. B..
Walmsley, who recently moved
from Elkton to Old Hickory.
Elkton High School seniors,
chaperoned by Mr.. and Mrs.
Crewe of the high school fac
ulty, enjoyed sightseeing trip
to Washington on Saturday
and Sunday. The class of "a
members chartered one Of the
big Stiliz buses, Newark.
The New London, Pa, Hotel
and farm have been sold by J.
F. Kelley, who has conducted
the hosiery for twenty-three
years, to Howard Paxson, a
we'll known live stock dealer.
The old tavern dates back as
far as 1929, as a house of pub
lie entertainment.
Center Restaurant, in the
town of Oxford, Pa, has been
purchased by the manager,
Chester Woollens, from the es-
tate of his brother, the late
DR.. Taylor Woollens, Chicago.
The Nivin line buses, between
New York and Washington,
have scheduled stops at the
restaurant.
Trustees E. Kirk Brown, AL
bert D. Mackey and E. ID. E.
Rollins sold at the Court House
door, in Elkton, last week, the
Clayton house and lot at Ches-
areake City, and Mrs. Mamie
b. Clayton's interest in the
Clayton farm in the second dis
.trict. The purchaser was F. P.
Conrey, agent, for $4,850.
Washington College COM
mencement exercises will be
held at Chestertown Monday,
June 8, at 1890 a. m. The
graduating class contains 81
members, the largest yet sent
out from the college. One of
the graduates is Joseph Ed
ward Glackin, youngest son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. Glackin,
of near Rising Sun.
There are sixteen different
events on the program for the
Horse Show, to be held at Hill
Top Farm, near Elkton, on Me-
mortal Day. The affair prom
Uses to be largely attended. 1t
is promoted for the benefit of
the Welfare Association of
Cecil County.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
King-Burkins

A pretty wedding took place
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
S. ]. Burkins, near Chestnut
Level, Pa, on Wednesday eve
ming, May 81, at 4:30 o'clock,
when their daughter, Miss
Anna Jane Burkins, became
the bride of Mr.. Horace King,
of Lyndon, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Lindley King of New Texas.
The ring ceremony was per-
formed by Rev. VIM. J. G. Car
ruthers, pastor of Chestnut
Level Presbyterian Church, on
the lawn in front of the house.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1930-05-30
ShOWaker-Shaub

John Raub ShOwaker, Of
Lancaster, and Miss Margaret
M. Shaub, of White Rock, were
united in marriage at Elkton,
on April %, by Rev. Edward
Minor, Baptist minister. They
were attended by J. Russell
Showaker, father of the groom,
and Mrs. Harry Shaub, mother
of the bride.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
MACHINE-T00L MARKETS
HAVE BETTER INQUIRIES

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, December 16.-Optimism
is mounting in the country's machinery
and machine tool centers. One market
after another is pulling itself loose from
the psychological pessimisn1 that has
pervaded the industry for several
months. American Machinist reports.
Inquiries, headed by several from the
Navy, look more like subsequent orders,
and orders are increasing slightly. Man
ufacturerS and dealers are amazed to
find December sales totals at least even,
and in many cases a little ahead, Of the
corresponding totals for November.
Price pressure Is being felt, particularly
in the used tool market.
New York has several inquiries from
various sources. increasing orders of the
same sort, and better volume of De-
cember sales. Chicago dealers are fac
ing the year end optimistically, with
grinding machine inquiries and sales of
other tools contributing factors. Re-
ports from Philadelphia and Cleveland
markets are gloomy, the Quaker City
report being more doleful and Cleve-
land indicating fewer inquiries, sales of
used tools and the possibility of orders
from the Yoder Manufacturing Co.
New England machinery markets are
Stnl quiet. Cincinnati reports moderate
business, although inquiries and orders
show strength. One manufacturer there
obtained an automotive order for sew
eral tools. Detroit is planning for next
year and looks hopefully toward auto
motive manufacturers.
indianapolis sales are slightly better
as result of increased general produce
ton, particularly among furniture and
allied manufacturers. Milwaukee re-
ports December on a par with Novem-
Der. American Machinist's showing of
new tools Is 20 per cent above normal.
indicating good use of slack times.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
Brokers' Comment

NEW YORK, December 16.-A feel
ing that yesterdays irregularity held
improvement was inconclusive was ex-
pressed In brokerage house advices to
clients today. Comments include:
Jackson Bros, Boesel & Cove
believe that investors, cognizant of the
intrinsic values now available at bar
gain prices, will come to Wall Street in
growing numbers during the last two
weeks of the calendar year. We do not
question the statement that additional
liquidation of necessitous character must
be met. 1t seems to us, however. that
the weight Of the potential buying Is
beginning to match the selling. AS the
year draws TO a close we anticipate that
the number of individual buyers will
tend to increase, whereas the number
Of individual sellers will tend to de-
crease"
Shields & Co.-"The fear that Con-
gress would 60 of on a wild fishing
expedition against everything of a finan-
ciAl and stock market nature has been
one of the main worries of the Street
Apparently, 1t Is recognized in WASH
ington now that any such activity would
simply result In extending the time of
business depression and do no one any
good"
Tobey & Kirk-"A great deal of ir-
regularity and forced selling is inevitable
under the present circumstances, but
this Is a most favorable time for pur-
chases by discriminating investors and
many are taking advantage of oppor-
tunities now In evidence"
Redmond & Co.: yesterdays rallv
did not appear sufficiently impressive
TO suggest q completion of necessitous
liquidation and a definite turning point
in the market"
Hornblower g. Weeks: while it was
encouraging to have the market MAIN
tain itself, we detected support SIM
liar to that which the market encoun-
tered the early part of last week, and
for this reason, we feel that yestcr-
days performance was inconclusive."
Benjamin, Hill e. Co.: "WhiIe con-
ceding that at these levels many high
grade stocks look cheap, we advise a
cautious attitude until there is every
evidence that liquidation has been COM
pleted and definite trend on the con-
structtve side has been established"
Evening star., 1930-12-16
TSACTIONS ON THE NEW YORK CURB

Note-An stocks sold in one hundred -shars lots
excepting those designated by the letter (eOs) (2SOs)
which shows those stocks to be sold In odd lots only.
Evening star., 1930-12-16
RAIL FREIGHT Off
17.95 IN OCTOBER
Decrease of 1876 Per Cent
Recorded for First Ten
Months of Year.


NEW YORK. December l6.-Class 1
railroads Of the United States handed
in october 9,2ol .972, 900 net ton miles
Of freight, according TO the Bureau Of
Railway Economies. This represented
q reduction Of S,543,s22 900 net ton
miles. or l7.9 per cent. compared with
October, 1929, and a decrease Of 8,o4l,-
897 900 net ton miles, or 1875 per cent,
from October. 1928 In the first 10
months Of this year the volume Of
freight handled by these roads amount
ed to $50, ,7S3, ,628, 900 net ton miles, q
reduction of 56,742,Sl7,0 900 net ton
miles. or 1876 per cent, from the total
in the corresponding period in 1929,
and . drop Of 36,760, 274. 900 net ton
miles, or 90 per cent, from the same
period in 1928.
In the Eastern district the freight
traffic handled In October vas 1875 per
cent less than that in the correspond
ing month In 1879; the Southern dis
Western district q decline Of 1873 per
cent. In the flrst 10 months of this
year the Eastern district reported a re-
duction Of 1879 per cent from the
amount handled In the same period in
1929. the Southern district q decrease
of IA per cent and the Western district
loss of 13 per cent.
Glass railroads on November 80 had
$50. .498 surplus freight cars in good re-
pair, an increase Of 47,053 from the
533. .445 surplus cars on November 22.
according to the American Railway As
sociation. Surplus coal cars totaled
213,752, rise Of 22,815; surplus box
cars 304,100. an increase Of 1875;
surplus stock cars 2S.605. an upturn
of 1888 and surplus refrigerator cars
1859, an increase Of 2,270.