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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
CECIL COUNTY HISTORICAL
SOCIETY

The Cecil County Historical
Society held their quarterly
meeting on Monday afternoon,
at Elkton.
The Constitution and By-
Laws of the Society were
adopted.
A resolution appointing the
secretary a committee of one,
was passed, this officer to wait
on the Board of Cecil County
Commissioners, asking bet
ter care for the old county
records, and to keep them un-
der lock and key. Sometime
ago several tons of old papers
from the office of the County
Commissioners were sold to a
junk dealer, and in this lot
were valuable papers, OF great
historic interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
RAILROAD WORK RESUM-
ED AT ELKTON

Work of relocating the
tracks of the Pennsylvania
Railroad Company through
Elkton, has been partially re-
sumed, a small number of men
being given employment. The
work was started last fall, but
discontinued early last spring
on account of the railroad COM
pany being unable at that time
to finance the improvements.
The Empire Construction Com
pany of Baltimore, are the con-
tractors, and it is expected that
within a short time a full force
of several hundred men will
find employment in the i'm
provements. The new loca-
ton of the tracks will be about
one-quarter of a mile north of
their present location. The
improvement will eliminate
the sharpest curve in the line
between Philadelphia and Bal
timore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
REAL ESTATE DEVELOP.
MENT SWINDLE

1t is reported swindlers.
leading the public to believe
they are promoting a real es-
tate development in New Jer-
sey are operating in Cecil
county. A bulletin issued at
the direction of the Better
Business Bureau of Philadel-
phia, urges prospective "vic-
Tins" to investigate before il
vesting in the scheme.
According to the bulletin. a
salesman for a company oper-
ating this plan approaches the
holder of securities now worth
less, or of little value, and leads
him to believe that the scheme
presents an opportunity for
salvaging his previous losses.
He claims to represent an al
legged syndicate, which for var
ious reasons desires to obtain
control of a certain number Of
The security owner is told
shares of the stock.
that he will be given full credit
for his securities but he must
pay a certain additional
amount of cash, for which he
will be given lots in a specified
real estate development.
The scheme is nothing more
than swindle, pure and simple.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
WOMAN'S BIBLE GLASS

The Woman's Organized BIZ
BILE Glass of Rising Sun held a
very enjoyable social at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. H. l..
Shepherd, Tuesday evening,
the 18th, at which time the
following officers were elected
for the year: President, Mrs.
Jennie w. Taylor; Vice Presi-
dent, Miss E. R. Stephens;
Secretary, Mrs. Clara B. Keen;
Treasurer, Mrs. Ella M. Coon
ey; Treasurer special fund,
Miss E. R. Stephens; Treasurer
Birthday fund. Miss H. J. Rey-
nolds; Teacher, Mr.. Henry;
Asst. Teacher, Mrs. WIN. M.
Pogue; Organist, Mrs. VIM. M.
Pogue; Asst. Organist, Mrs.
Joseph Smith.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
PRENATAL HYGIENE
CLINIC

"The next prenatal hygine
clinic will be held at the Coun-
ty Health Department Offices,
1882 East Main Street, Elk
ton, Md, on Tuesday, July Goth
from $3.50 to 11:30 a. m. for
colored women and from 1870
to 300 p. m. for white women.
"The clinician will be very
glad to make complete exami-
nations of expectant mothers
referred to the clinic by the
physicians and send the physi-
clans reports of the examina-
tons. The clinican does not
give any advice or treatment to
any expectant mothers exam
ined at the clinic"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
TRAIN KILLS HORSES
j. Frank Blake Has Narrow
Escape From Death

]. Frank Blake, one OF the
judges of the Orphans Court
for Cecil County, had a narrow
escape from death on Tuesday
last, when two horses attached
to a wagon loaded with wheat,
which he was driving, were
struck and killed by Balti-
more and Ohio train at a cross
ing on his farm near Childs
Station.
The impact of the locomo-
tive broke the tongue of the
wagon, freeing the animals
from the vehicle and prevent
ing it from overturning.
Mr.. Blake was sitting atop
the load of wheat when the
accident occurred and escaped
injury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
ARRESTED FOR SOLICIT.
TING IN ELKTON

Thomas Ritz and r. L. Mills.
both OF Washington, and wear
ing the uniforms of the Volun-
teers of America, were arrested
in Elkton on the charge of So
Letting on the streets of the
town, in violation of the ordin-
ance prohibiting it. Given a
hearing before Magistrate
Drennen, they were fined $40
and costs.
Captain Arthur Wise, from
the Washington headquarters,
paid the fines, and gave notice
that he would take an appeal
and make a test case of it.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
STATE FIREMEN GROUP.
Committees Named BY New
President Of Maryland
Association

The chairmen and members
of the various committees to
serve during the coming year
in the Maryland State Fire
mems Association have been
named by Jesse A. Fisher, new
ly elected president of the Or
ganization.
Mr.. Fisher was chosen the
leader of the association at the
recent annual meeting at
Frostburg. Nine committees
were appointed as follows:
Executive-Noble Ru S b e !,
chairman; w. ]. Purnell, Ocean
City; ]. S. Prichard, Frost
burg; Frank T. Shaeffer, West
minister; Herbert A. Uric,
Rock Hall.
Auditing George Finger,
chairman; G. w. Shipley, Fred
erick; J. o. Cockey, Glyndon.
Topics and Statistics--J.
Raymond Charles, chairman;
Robert A. Bennett, Frederick;
J, e. Parks. Cambridge; H. T.
Wentz, Lineboro; w. S. Ward,
North Beach.
Transportation-E. o. Diff
fendal, chairman, Westmin-
ster; E. Stevenson, Lonacon-
ing; Earl Strange, PASSPORT.
Exhibit - H. j. Crawford,
chairman; C. E. Reuter-, Her.
old Harbor; G.. M. Melvin, Jr,,
Wilmington.
Special Fire College-T. w.
Venemann, chairman; Karl A.
Young, Mount Rainier; Alfred
L. Geiger, Kensington.
Special Fire Inspection--C.
Howard Whittle, chairman;
Charles A. Bacon, Chester
town; George w. Colbourne,
Princess Anne; Merton White,
Rising Sun; Fred Grier, Jr.,
Salisbury.
Legislature - Mark Bryant,
chairman; Harry l.. Smith,
Cumberland; Thomas G.. Basil,
Annapolis; Albert Claudice,
Pikesville; w. o. Marshall,
North Beach; M. A. Yingling,
Manchester; A. r. Bunnis,
Perryville; M. M. Somers, La
Plata; G. A. Wollen, Hurlock;
August T. Brust, Frederick; H.
c. Edwards, Grantsville; AL
bert Thomas, Aberdeen; Ben
jamin Miller, Ellicott City;
Scott Beck, Chestertown; Leo
Bender, Silver Spring; V. A.
Simmel, Cottage City; Clayton
Wright, Centreville; Lee Corn
well, Leonardtown; j. Willard
Tawes, Crisfield; Henry Will
COX, Oxford; A. S. Mason, Hag-
erstown; l.. L. Morris, Par
sonsburg; James F.. Dryden,
Pocomoke City.
Bulletin-George r. Lind
say, chairman; Leo M Moore,
Havre de Grace; Jesse A. Fish
er, Annapolis.
Mr.. Fisher is chief fire mar
skal OF Annapolis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22

WEDDINGS
WOlfe-Craig

The marriage of Miss Jea-
nette Craig and Mr.. Frederick
&c. Wolfe was solemnized Sat-
urday afternoon, July 8, at four
O'Clock, at Johntown NJ. E.
Church. The officiating mini
ster was Rev. J. c. Mccoy, pas
tor of the church.
The bride was given in
marriage by her father, Mr..
Charles A. Craig, and was at
tended by her sister, Miss Mir
lam Craig, as maid Of honor
and by Miss Jennie Rowan as
bridesmaid.
The groom had for his best
man his brother, Mr.. John
Wolfe, and for groomsnlan, Mr..
George Craig. The ushers
were Lewis Rhoades, Howard
Manlove, Roy Carpenter and
Albert Beaston.
Acknowledgment
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey G. Fer
guson, of INTERCHANGEABLE, Pa,
announce the marriage of their
daughter, Miss Florence HI.
Ferguson, to Mr.. w. Fletcher
Nickerson, of Chesapeake City,
Md, son of Edward and Ethel
Nickerson. The marriage took
place at Bel Air, Md, OH June
9th. The bride is a graduate
OF the Newark High School,
class of 1881. Mr.. Nickerson
is a graduate of the Chesa-
peake City High School, class
OF 1926, and also a graduate of
Beacon College. He is con-
nected with the Bank of Chesa-
peake City. They will make
their home in Chesapeake City.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
INJURED BY FALL. FROM
BARN

Scott Jackson. aged about 60
years, fell from a doorway in
his barn, near Texas, Lancas-
ter county, Pa, and received a
broken leg, broken hip, frac-
tured ribs and internal injur-
les.
Scott is a brother of William
Jackson, Rising Sun, who is
suffering with a broken leg re-
ceived some weeks ago when
he was struck by an automo-
bile.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
RELIEF PROBLEMS In
CECIL COUNTY
Welfare Funds LOw-AssOc1a-
ton Compelled To Adam
don Unemployment
Activities

Cecil county's Board or
County Commissioners this
winter will have to assume the
care of twenty-seven children
now dependent on the Cecil
County Welfare Association
unless further funds are found
for carrying on the work Of the
organization which already
has had to abandon unemploy-
ment relief activity, Miss Ber-
tina Balderston, president of
the Welfare Association, an
nounces.
eve have twenty-seven de-.
pendent children for whom We
are directly responsible" said
Miss Balderston. "In addition,
there are at least twenty-nine
families who present problems
which cannot possibly be over-
looked or dropped.
eve already have been obli-
ged to spend $500 of the $4,000
appropriation from the county
in order to meet June expenses.
We are assured of $4,000 more
from the county, but are obi
ged to depend on private funds
to carry us through our year.
Last year during the first
quarter beginning April y we
received $1,215.97 from private
m m b e r b ip subscriptions.
This year for the correspond
ing period we have received
only $544.70. Unless some
further provision is made it
will be impossible to continue
the work throughout the coun-
ty this coming winter.
'This would mean that the
children under the care of the
association would have to be-
turned over to the county COM
missioners to be maintained
and supervised, as they are
wards of the community and do
not have any homes of their
own to which they may be re-
turned"
Albert D. Mackey, Elkton at
tOrney and a director Of the as
ISOLATION, pointed out that a
representative delegation had
appeared before the County
Commissioners last onth,
asking that last years appro-
priation of $4,000 be continued.
but the board decided to reduce
it seventeen per cent, appro-
priating only $4,000.
Mr.. Mackey said that in the
three months ended June 80,
ninety-one families appealed to
the society for aid anu that
forty-five per cent of them
were dependent solely because
of unemployment.
For lack of funds the society
on April had to cease extend
ing unemployment relief, and
the families had to be referred
to the county commissioners,
he added. In some of the most
desperate instances neighbors
and local organizations were
asked to try to help these needy
families, Mr.. Mackey said.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
MASONS TO HOLD BAR
RECUE

1t is expected fully 1000
members of the masonic frater-
nifty will attend the twelfth an
nual barbecue of the Ashlar
Club of Edgewood Arsenal to
be held at Maxwell Point, on
Saturday, July 80.
Prominent members of the
fraternity from Maryland,
Pennsylvania, Delaware, Vir-
ginia and the District of CO.
lumbia, will be present.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22

Popular fallacies are more
than popular facts,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

opened at Perryville on Thurs
day last and will close ON Sat
urday night of this week.
Rev. J. w. Prettyman has
purchased the Kennedy prop
erty at Zion, and will make a
number of improvements.
Ladies Aid Society and For
eign Missionary Society held
their annual picnic at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Brown, Sylmar.
The Eastern Shore meeting,
one of three to be helu by the
Maryland Horticultural Socie-
ty, has been set for Friday,
July %, at Easton.
S. A. Coleman, secretary OF
the Cecil County Jersey Cattle
Club, reports a special feature
of the second. annual Jersey
Field Day to be held at Elkton
Farms, August 6, will be con-
signment sale of valuable Jer-
sey cattle.
An electric storm swept over
this section in the early hours
OF Wednesday morning, bring
ing some long-needed rain, and
tempering the heat wave, that
for days had been keeping the
mercury bobbing around well
up in the ninetieS.
While Miss Martha Gatchell,
of North East, was operating
an electric wringer, her hair
got caught in the rolls. Her
cries brought the aid of Arthur
Reynolds, a neighbor. who
turned off the current. Miss
Gatchell escaped serious in
jury.
Much complaint has been
heard in this community for
the past several weeks, from
housewives and other users of
electrical appliances of every
description, of the poor and ir-
regular service that has been
gwen by the ConoWingo Power
Company.
In a drunken brawl at Perry
vile, Isaac Anderson and Clar-
ence Groves, both colored,
carved each other up to con-
siderable extent, and after
their wounds were attended to
at Havre de Grace Hospital,
were landed in ElktOn Jail to
await a hearing.
While assisting in getting a
telephone pole from the stor-
age pile on the H. l.. Glacken
farm, Ralph Reed, of this town
suffered a farcture of his right
arm, between the wrist and ell
bow, when one of the poles
rolled from the top of the pile,
catching the arm.
Willard B. Mcconnell, of
Chesapeake City, who is the
only swimmer who has ever
negotiated the Chesapeake &
Delaware Canal from Delaware
City to Chesapeake City, was
one Of the contestants in the
ten mile swim, on Saturday, at
Lake Hopatcong, N. J.
Company E. of Elkton, First
Maryland Infantry Regiment,
National Guard will leave for
two weeks camp on Saturday,
July 23rd for Camp Richie,
Cascade, Md, under Captain
Russell M. George and Lieu
tenants G. Reynolds Ash and
Harold T. Perkins.
The lawn party held by the
w. c. T. u. on Thursday eve
ming at the home of MIR. and
Mrs. William M. Pogue, was a
very pleasant affair. A SPLEEN
did program was given, re-
freshments served, and a de-
lightful social evening enjoyed,
members and invited guests to
!, the number of about seventy
being present.
Charged with the theft of
groceries from a car parked
along the street, in Elkton,
Emory Blake, colored, of that
town, was held under $500
bond at a hearing before Police
Magistrate Manly Drennen, for
appearance of the September
term of Cecil Circuit Court,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1932-07-22

Toying a WISH Will CuHlUcl-
land, Md, relatives.
Miss Mary Mosteller, of Phil
adelphia, is visiting her sister,
Miss Helen Mosteller.
DIR. and Mrs. R. G. Dodson
are occupying the dwelling OF
r. M. Balderston, on Main
street.
Miss Evelyn Ewing, of Cal
vert, has finished her course at
Beacom's Business College,
Wilmington.
Mr.. Grant S. Keen and Mr..
Edmund Sutton, of Trenton, N.
j., have been visiting Mrs.
Clara B. Keen.
Mrs. Frances E. Burroughs,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fuller Davis, OF
Baltimore, were guests during
the week of Miss Mary Brum-
field.
Major N. II. Kirk ard Cap
tain Bucker, of Walter Reed
Hospital, Washington, were
visitors of Mr., and Mrs. Job w.
Kirk during the week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Kirk, of
Oxford, Pa, have announced
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Elma, to Richard P. Maule,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman c.
Maule, of BrOokdale Farm.
Miss Kirk is a teacher in the
Oxford Schools.
Miss Elizabeth ;Iindman, of
Elkdale, Pa, has announced
the engagement Of her niece,
Miss Mabel Iindman, to Cecil
Smith, son of Mr.. and Mrs. w.
R. Smith. Miss Hilldman is a
member of the faculty Of Little
Britain High School.
Miss Helen Reeder lost con-
troll of her car, a new Ford
coupe, as she turned from Will
son avenue onto Main street,
Friday, and crashed into the
concrete retaining wall in
front of the Henry Price bun
galow. T e machine was
badly damaged, but Miss Reed
err was fortunate in escaping
serious injury. She was pain
fully cut about the face and re-
ceived sundry bruises.
The annual Cecil County
Farmers Day, which for years
has been held at Tome School,
Port Deposit, will this year be
at White Crystal Beach, and
will be under direction of the
Farm Bureau.
Old fiddlers of Chester and
Delaware counties, as we'll as
those from other parts of East
ern Pennsylvania, have COM
pleted preparations for the an
nual picnic at Lenape Park on
Saturday, July %.
In throwing a small gasoline
stove, that was ablaze, from
her tent at White Crystal
Beach, Mrs. M. o. Langshaw
was painfully burned about the
hands. The tent was set on
fire and damaged 10 the extent
of $25.
Fire on Saturday destroyed
the large barn on the estate of
John f. D. Dickey, near Ok
ford, Pa, causing a loss of $685.
600. A Holstein bull, released
from the barn, became frantic
and charged the crowd, but was
subdued by streams of water
from the fire hose.
Harry E. Giles, formerly of
Elkton, who for the past thir-
ty-seven years has been en-
ployed in the government
printing office in Washington,
ID. c., has been honorably dis
charged with a pension. Mr..
Giles and his wife, formerly
Miss Mcknight, of Elkton,
have been spending a few days
with Elkton relatives.
Rotarians from Elkton,
Chestertown and Denton held
an inter-city meeting and lad
les night at the Hotel Tolches-
ter, Colchester Beach, on We'd
nesday evening last. The Elk
ton club was host for the occa-
sion, and a sea food dinner was
served. One hundred and TWEEN
Ity-five members and invited
guests enioyed the affair.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-09

countrymen, the international school
master is not one to leave them in
darkness.
Here is the Utopian formula: Re-
peal the eighteenth amendment; rip
down the protective tariff, saddle the
debts resulting from Europe's war
upon American taxpayers; put a
siphon in the Federal Treasury for
relief of the unemployed; bring about
complete cooperation" with the
League of Nations, and instantly join
the Leagues so-called court of inter-
national justice. There are other pro-
visions about recognizing the gov
eminent and making the best econom-
ic knowledge available to the farmer,
but these are the high spots. In short,
DR.. Butler proposes to strike Ameri-
ca a blow on the head to revive Eu-
rope.
After glance at the program one
gets the impression that the plan for
putting it into effect is unduly mod
est. To carry this formula to its ul-
innate conclusion the new "United
Liberal" party" should join forces and
throw America into a receivership for
the benefit of every defunct nation
under the sun.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-09
YOugh Community Boosters
Meet

The regular meeting of the Young
Community Boosters was held on
last Wednesday evening in the Sell
bysport school house and was the
largest attended meeting of any yet
held.
A play, entitled, Washington the
Farmer" was presented by two boys
of the Friendsville Chapter F. F. A.
The meeting was then given over to
Miss Sara B. Huff, music director of
Mountain Lake Institute. She briefly
outlined the work of the summer.
A music committee was appointed
to represent the community at Fort
Necessity on July 8. Members of this
committee are Miss Inez Friend, Mrs.
Bruce Miller, Mrs. Martin Frazee,
Miss Luella Garletts, Ross Frazee and
F. F. Guard. The president then very
briefly outlined the value of the meet
ing in the community. The next meet
ing will be held on July 6.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-09
Pupils of Sister Augustine In
Sunday Broadcast

A program of special interest to
Oaklanders was broadcast from Fair
mont, West Va, last Sunday evening.
The performers were all Oakland peo-
Pile, pupils of Sister Augustine, and
most of them under twelve years of
age.
Piano solos were played by Stella
Corliss, Margaret Rudy, Mary Gather
inc Treacy, Rita Lawton, Marcella
Kerins, Frances Riley and Estella
Treacy. The advanced department of
the class was represented by Bette
Broadwater and Miss Nell Nethken,
whose playing of the "Waltz of the
Flowers" from Nutcracker Suite by
Tschaikovski, brought many favora-
BILE comments. The Chromonica Band
played MELODY in F" and "Victory."
This band, which is under the direc-
ton of Sister Loyola, consists of the
following members: Regis Kerins,
Frances Riley, Jack O'Donnell, Stella
Corliss, Dolores Kerins, Maurice Trea-
cy, Julius Jordan, Rita Lawton, Mil
bred Lambert and Mary Martha Sc
bold.
The many letters received and the
requests for repetition proved the
popularity of this broadcast.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-09
CHARLES EDWARD TOWER

The funeral of Charles Edward
Tower, rs, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
A. Tower, Oak street, Oakland, who
died early last Friday morning after
an illness of more than week as the
result of an illness following an at
tack of influenza which he suffered
several weeks ago, was held Sunday
afternoon from the Garrett Memorial
Presbyterian church, the Rev. Walter
B. Brock, pastor, officiating, assisted
by Rev. D. C. Trimble. Interment was
made in Oakland cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his par
ents, one brother, William Sprigg
Tower, and one sister, Janet Tower,
both at home. He was member of
the Presbyterian church and one of
the fourteen charter members of Oak
land Scout Troop when it was formed
by Rev. A. J. Torrey in 1924, and
served for a short time as assistant
scoutmaster.
Pallbearers at the funeral were Rob-
ert Stanton, Earl Shartzer, Henry
McComas, Jr., John Weber, Richard
Roy, all of Oakland, and Wayne
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1932-06-09
IN DAYSOF OLD
FORTY YEARS AGO

The usual crop of rattlesnakes was
being gathered. w. M. Coddington
reported having killed monster of
the species on the Terra Alta road.
At Mountain Lake Park six cars
loaded with miscellaneous freight,
were unloaded within two days.
Telephone wires were strung and
telephone communication with Noun
tain Lake Park was established.
The Silver Bell Mining Company,
in Election District No. II, ceased
active operations and was reported as
endeavoring to lease additional land in
that section.
Henry ]. Mayors, druggist, opened
his branch drug store at Mountain
Lake Park for the season, with Jos.
E. Harmed in charge.
A helping engine on the Seventeen
Mile grade was run into one-half mile
west of Swanton by another engine
and Fireman Philip Combs, brother
of John S. Combs, then editor of the
Mountain Democrat, was very seri-
ously injured, both legs and one arm
being cut off.
TWENTY YEARS AGO
A number of old soldiers of the
Federal Army and one Confederate
soldier were taken to the cemetery in
automobiles for Decoration Day fol-
lowing a parade in which the Knights
of Pythias, the Red Men and the
Mountain City Band participated. DR..
A. B. Riker, pastor of st. Paul's M.
E. church of Oakland, was the orator
at the ceremony. In the afternoon the
new Knights of Pythias building was
dedicated. Stuart F. Hamill was one
of the speakers upon the occasion.
John Rice had portion of his fin
ger torn off by horse which he was
endeavoring to hitch to buggy at
the Maroney stables in East Oak
land.
Virgil Stewart, an employe in The
Republican office, had four fingers of
his left hand caught in press he was
operating and received some painful
bruises.
The store of Karl Kantowitz, Kitz-
miller, was entered and robbed Of con-
siderable clothing. Bloodhounds from
Fairmont, W. Va, were secured to
follow the trail of the robbers.