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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-17
SINCERELY FIRE co. ELECTS

SINCERELY FIRE co. ELECTS
Singerly Fire Co., of Elkton,
has elected directors as follows
for the ensuing year:
Oliver G.. Giles, Fred H. LET
fer, Lewis A. Peterson, Rich
ard Masemore, Horace G.. Rey-
nolds, Hulett Palmer, Calvin
Fox, William c. Feehly, Stan
ley letters, H. Writ Bouchelle,
William P. litter and Clarence
Denny.
The Directors organized by
electing the following officers:
President, Oliver C. Giles;
First Vice President, Fred H.
LETTER; Second Vice President,
Calvin Fox; Third Vice Presi-
dent, Lewis A. Peterson; Sec
rotary, Horace G. Reynolds;
Treasurer, H. Writ Bouchelle;
Solicitor, Joshua Clayton,
Esq; Chief of Department,
Lewis A. Peterson; Chief
Truckman, Richard Masemore;
Chief Pipeman, Casper Dun
bar; Chief of Trucks, Charles
E. Rambo; Chief of Reserves,
Fred Lewis.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-17
George Ford

The death of George Ford oc-
Cured Thursday night, in
Union Hospital, Elkton. The
deceased was a well-known
carpenter of Elkton. and was
40 years of age. He was twice
married, Two daughters and
one son survive.
The funeral was held Mon
day afternoon, interment being
made in Elkton cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-17
TOWN AND COUNTY
Short Paragraphs of Recent Events of
Interest to Our Readers
LOCAL HAPPENINGS BRIEFLY NOTED

was the heaviest of the winter,
it being estimated at fully eight
inches in depth.
Friday nights snow brought
out a few sleighs, which have
come to be almost curiositioes
in this age of automobiles.
The mercury recorded two
below zero at the milk plant of
the Sheffield Farms Co., in this
town, on Sunday morning.
Work was begun last week
on the new road from the
Pennsylvania Maryland line
in Lewisville, to connect with
the New London road.
Rising Sun firemen we're
called to the dwelling of Annie
e. LamIn, near Colora, Friday,
shortly after the noon hour, to
extinguish~a chimney fire.
Miss Hanna Boyle, Of Colora,
purchased at mortgage sale, at
the Court House door, on Feb.
9Th, the bungalow property of
Earl McVey, near Porter's
Bridge.
Unknown parties forced en-
trance into the restaurant of
Sam Paffas, in North East on
Wednesday night, and stole
cigarettes, tobacco and other
things. s.s
Assistant station agent W..
C.. Feehley, of Elkton, met with
a serious accident while hand
ling a heavy piece of machine
ry last week, which slipped and
fell upon his foot. The MEM
Der was crushed and one toe
fractured.
Ralph A. Jeffers, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles HI. letters, of
Elkton, will sail from New
York City on February Is for
Bermuda, where he will work
with E. S. Cofran, New York
architect in planning a new
summer home for Vincent AS
tor. Mr.. LETTERS will remain in
Bermuda for eight months or
year.
Davis Boyd, of Colora, has
been awarded the contract for
carrying the mail from Perry
vile to Rising Sun by truck.
Fred Burkins. of Colora, has
carried it for the past four
years, since the morning
northbound train was taken off
the Baltimore Central Division
by the Pennsylvania railroad
company.
AT the annual meeting of the
Elkton Cemetery Association
the Managers and officers were
reelected as. follows: Manag-
ers-H. Winfield Lewis, Oliver
G.. Giles, G. Reynolds Ash, J.
Wesley McAllister and DeLan-
cey Scott; President, HI. Win
field Lewis; Secretary and
Treasurer, LeLancy Scott; SUI
perintendent, Charles Boulder.
A hog which weighed SS7
pounds, dressed, was butchered
last week on the farm of Jacob
Lehman. near Mannheim, Ian
caster county, Pa. About two
hundred persons were present
to witness the butchering.
y The animal, which was a
purebred, Poland China, was
two years old. 1t measured
eight feet in length, four feet
high, and two feet broad. The
hams weighed IS pounds.
stands of lard, and 80 crooks OF
pudding are part of the large
supply.
The North East Fire Com
pany is in a fiourishing condi-
ton. At the recent annual
meeting, the treasurer's report
showed a balance of So. 661.SC
on hand and assets of the or
ganization valued at $4,000,
Officers elected for the ensu-
ing year were: Pres, Marion
e. Rose; vice-pres., w. c. Har-
vey; secretary, e. B. Fockler;
financial secretary, George w
Phillips; treasurer, Edward G
Wilson; Chief G. Phineas
Craig; directors, Sylvester
Preston, Charles E. Rothermel
Howard Logan, William B
Logan, Frank B. Conway an(
T. Kennard Blake,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-17

spent the weekend with his.
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
E. Patten.
Miss Sarah Brokaw was
home from the University of
Maryland, College Park for
the weekend.
Mrs. George Buck, of Port
Deposit, has been visiting at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude c. Buck.
Mrs. John Schenck, of Phil
adelphia, has been spending
some time with her parents,
DR.. and Mrs. J. B. Slicer.
Cecil B. Cummings is a pa
tient in a Philadelphia Hos
pital, where he is receiving
treatment for stomach trouble.
Elmer E. Brown, who has
has been seriously i'll from
pneumonia for the past two
weeks, at his home near town,
is greatly improved, and is now
on the road to recovery.
Mrs. John A. Hartenstine, of
Principle Furnace, Md, is
spending several weeks at st.
Petersburg and other points of
interest in Florida, having Just
returned to st. Petersburg from
a voyage to Havana, Cuba,
Miss Mildred McMichael,
daughter of the late William
and Catharine McMichael, and
Leonard E. Teeter, East Not
tingham, Pa, were united in
marriage on Jan. IL, in Cham
bersburg, Pa, by Rev. William
Armstrong, pastor of the Meth.
odist Church there. They were
unaccompanied. Mr.. and Mrs.
Teeter are now residing on
their farm in East Nottingham.
M. U. Zimmerman, Harvey
Ewing, Job w. Kirk, Claude c..
Buck, Kenneth Whitman, Ver-
non Whitman, Billy Kirk, Billy
Buck, Sammy Keim, Kirk Bro
kaw, Arthur Barrow and Leon
Richardson of Rising Sun.
were among the more than two
hundred persons who attended
the Father and Son Banquet
Monday, evening, at the Ok
ford, Pa, Hotel, sponsored by
the Rotary Club of that town.
The speakers on the occasion
were Rev. Linn Bowman, chap
lain of Eastern Penltentiary,
Philadelphia; Gerald Nugent,
president of the Philadelphia
base ball club; Eddie Collins,
of the Athletics and Harry
Davis.
Mack Pool was convicted of
involuntary manslaughter in
the death of Miss Martha
Sprenger, of Lancaster, Satur-
day, in Lancaster Court, killed
in an automobile accident near
Kinks Bridge, Pa, July II,
1882. The jury recommended
mercy. In addition to the
death of Miss Sprenger another
woman was crippled for life.
w. Hensel Brown. presented
a petition signed by thirty or
more residents of southern
Lancaster county and Chester
county testifying to Pools
good character.
Judge Atlee then imposed
sentence of one year in the
county prison, a $1,000 fine
and costs.
The remaining assets of the
Peoples National Bank, of
Middletown, Del, which closed
about three years ago, will be
sold at public auction there on
February Is, to wind up the af-
fairs of the institution.
Among the remaining assets
which will be sold will be the
Willow Grove Mill property,
sixteen lots at Rehoboth, UNI
paid notes, notes. signed by
parties who have been dis
charged in bankruptcy on real
and personal property, furni-
ture and fixtures in the bank
building and residence attach
ed.
Effective February %, 1893,
the Post Office of Strickersville,
Pa, will be discontinued. At
ter that date all mail for pat
rons of that Office will be hand
He'd by Newark. DEL, Post Office,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1933-02-17

England is now making a
profit Of one cent on every let
ter handled.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12
Rx JACK HOWARD

Omitted Press CtaR Correspondent
Hardin. (UP)-"What Will be-
come of us?" in the question that
5000 Russian inhabitants here are
asking each other today.
Each train from Hsinking, cap
ital of Manchukuo, brings more
and more Japanese to increase the
10000 already calling Hardin
their home. Russian shopkeepers
are finding It more and more diff
ficult to compete with the Jap
anese and many of them are GO
ing out OF business. The majority
are White Russians, and cannot
60 back to the Soviet Union.
They also have property here
which they cannot liquidate.
The. 1900 Russian employees
of the Chinese Eastern Railway
are disturbed, for besides the rapid
and ever-increasing influx of Jap
anese, the current trouble over the
ownership OF the railway has
brought them problems. All of
them, according to the regulations
of the railway, are Soviet citizens.
but many of them find their SYM
pathies are not entirely akin to
those of Russia. They are willing
to work for the railway here, but
they have no desire to return to
Russia.
When and IL Japan buys or
takes the Chinese Eastern Rail-
way, these $1,000 employees grad
ually will be discharged.
Many refugees from the Soviet
Union who have reached Hardin
after weeks and weeks of hard
ship in crossing the border are
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12
PRAIRIE DOG
VILLAGES SOON
TO BE EXTINCT
F e deral Government
Presses War on Ranch
ers' Enemy

Brady, Tex. (UP)-Hundreds of
the most picturesque towns in
West Texas rapidly are nearing ex-
tinction.
They are the prairie dog farms
which fourished over thousands
of square miles of plains long be-
fore pioneers dreamed of q great
cattle and sheep empire.
Prairie dogs, the 'sentinels of
the plains" like the buffalo, the
Indian, the antelope and other
species of life native to West
Texas, are yielding ground to the
pure bred Hereford registered
sheep and goats.
j. B. Lindsey. West Texas rep
resentative of the rodent control
department, United States bio
logical survey, predicts that soon
the little range animal, with Its
gregarious instincts, will be a
thing Of the past.
However much tourists will miss
the comically alert prairie dog,
cattlemen will not be sorry. 1t has
been estimated the rodents de-
stroy so to rs per cent of the grass
roo tsin the area covered by their
towns.
Lindsey and his crew once ap-
piled poison and gas siege" to
a prairie dog settlement which
covered 20 sections in Crockett
county.
Government surveys show four
or five years ago approximately
100000 acres in four West Texas
counties of Crockett, Pecos, Rea-
gon and Upton were infested with
prairie dogs. AS result Of the
governments warfare against the
animals, their realm has been re-
duced to 70,940 acres in these
counties. ~
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12
France Resumes Silver Coinage
To End Middle Over Change

peared from circulation. There
was "crise de monnaie"-a crisis
OF cash.
Thereupon the French had to
invent new ways Of buying their
newspapers and their cigarets and
other small purchases.
They even used little packages of
stamps, wrapped up. In oiled paper,
for money.
The Chamber Of Commerce of
France stepped in to save the sit
uation. 1t began issuing "jettons."
or counters, made Of bronze-alu-
minum, with the symbol Of the
Chamber of Commerce on one side
and the promise, GOOD for SO GEN.
times" or a franc, or two francs.
on the other.
These "jettons" became the prin-
cipal small change of the country,
backed by nothing but the Cham
Der Of Commences say-so.
Small change is still queer here.
The "jettons" still persist. So do
the government base-metal coins.
There are three kinds of sous. One
Is copper, one solid nickel, one
nickel with a hole in 1t. There 10
diversity of two sou. or 10 centime,
| pieces, and there are five-sou
pieces with and without holes.
This is approximately as IL there
were in the United States three
kinds. of cents, three kinds Of two
cent pieces. two kinds of nickels.
mad two kinds Of .dims; not to
mention paper 20-cent and accent
notes.
The French, bored with the va
riety of their postwar coinage. are
attempting to straighten It up
again. They have already begun
with government issue Of francs
and two-franc pieces. and the new
silver-alloy coins.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12

chief of staff of the air force and
shunted into minor diplomatic
Job In Buenos Aires.
The feud with De Pinedo was
said to have begun in 1927. when
Balbo headed an areial expedition
of 80 planes to the eastern Medi-
terranean and Russia. De Pinedo
had been appointed by Mussolini
to head the squadron, although
Balbo, as Undersecretary for Avia-
ton, held higher rank. The colonel
was acclaimed and entertained; the
fIedgling cabinet officer got little
glory.
IsEBUKED BY IL DUCE
For his jealous actions, Balbc
(by this time q full generaD Is
said to have been rebuked by the
premier and rebuffed by DAN
nunzio when he went to call on
the latter. There is even a story
to the effect that Mussolini sent
word to him that his resignation
would be accepted, Balbo boldly
countering by declaring that II
was not going to be offered.
Betweent spectacular formation
flights, such as two around the
Mediterranean and one across the
South Atlantic in 1921. General
Balbo established six commercial
airlines and built up Italy's mill
tary air force to be second only to
that of France. He believes that
Italy, being a relatively poor ma
ton, would have to depend chiefly
on planes in q war emergency
since 1000 planes can be built for
the cost of one battleship.
He expects to have the most eff.
ficient air force in the world. II
spite of the fact that Italy has beer
able to spend only about $4,000,
900 O year, much less than France
Balbo is ~ now, handsome
energetic and personable. He still
wears the beard he grew In earle
days to lend dignity to his youth
And he still talks with a curiou
lisp which bellies his daredevi
temperament. His men love hi
dash and swagger, qualities whicl
he has impaired to them by civ
ling them gay uniforms and higl
nominal rank. OF some 1000 al
corps officers, more than half arr
generals. colonies, lieutenan
colonels, majors and captains.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12
BY MORRIS GILBERT
NEA Service Writer

Paris.--Silver coinage is coming
back here after 10 years.
BY the end Of next year, accord
| ing to present plans, three billion
| francs in silver coins will be in
circulation in denominations Of 10
and 20 francs. At par, 10 francs
is about 40 cents American.
That means that France, for the
first time since 1920 Is bringing
out what corresponds to Accent
and SO-cent pieces. There may be
also big issue Of new silver
fve-franc pieces.
Also, the government is issuing
new base metal currency for two
francs, franc, and half a franc,
We would think of them at par as
eight-cen pieces, four-cent pieces,
and two-cent pieces.
The new French coinage has al
ready begun to appear but the SUBJ
stitution Of government currency
for all the queer money that has
been in use since the war isn't ex-
pected to be finished before De-
cembr, 1894.
France stopped coming gold
pieces in 1915. She stopped coin
ing silver five years later.
At first, after the war. there was
nothing but paper--and the silver
minted up to 1920. The govern
INIT didn't back any bill smaller
than so francs. Paper money Of
lower value was issued ana backed
by the French Chamber of Com
merce. It was token" money, but
It served very well.
SO when imitation set In, after
1.-THE war, and the French franc
dropped from value of 20 cents
to four cents. there was lots Of
speculation in French silver. The
five-franc pieces--as big as the old
American "cartwheel''-were espe-
clally good for this kind OF traf-
ticking.
A speculator would gather up
| five-franc pieces and take them to
| Switzerland. There he would trade
them for Swiss paper francs
which they Appropriated in value
land bring these back TO France.
In France, the Swiss paper was
still at par. Tho proft was enor-
The effect Of trafIlciing ana Of
|h0arding was that silver disap-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12

Secretary of Labor Per-
kins Says Leading In
dustriaI States Should
Set Up Joint Plan

University. Va July 12-(UP)-
Secretary of Labor Frances Per-
lSins today proposed that leading
industrial states set up q joint un-
employment insurance fund to
safeguard workers In future slack
periods.
Her views were laid before the
institute of public affairs at the
University of Virginia in a paper
read by Spencer Miller. Miss Per-
kins will address, the institute to-
night.
In her analysis of unemployment
insurance, the labor secretary said
this depression had shown the nec-
essity for establishing reserves to
tide over jobless men and women
instead Of throwing them on char
She believed the most feasible
system would be for such indus
trial states as New York, New Jer-
sey, Massachusetts,, Connecticut,
Pennsylvania and Ohio, to estab-
lish an insurance authority to ad-
minister joint fund to which en-
ployers would be required to con-
tribute. She said this would be
more economical and would keep
the system free from political and
business entanglements.
'The fund should be collected
from fair but not excessive pre-
miums," Miss Perkins said, land
should be safeguarded SO that II
will be adequate for the heavy
drains Of q widespread period OF
unemployment. I would recommend
that the number of weeks Of ben
eft be limited and that the ben.
Gifts bear a definite relationship ia
the amount Of contributions made
or the premium paid.
premiums may be paid wholly
by the employer or by the employ
er and employee contributing, or by
government participation where
states desire. but the cost should
be assessed as one Of the industrial
hazards for which industry itself
must provide"
Miss Perkins held that all in
dustries should be compelled to
contribute to the fund.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12
Mormons Broke
Smoking Rule
Only Time Nicotine Ban Was Lifted By Church Was
for Harding

Warren G, Harding, then presi-
dent of the United states.
Distinguished visitors usually are
escorted through the church office
buildins, said to be the finest In
the world, and President Harding
was no exception. He visited here
on the tour which ended in his
sudden and tragic death in San
Francisco a few weeks later.
While going through the building
the president asked for permission
to smoke. It was not forthcoming
Immediately as tho Word of Wis
DOM" q document of church faith,
denounces the use of liquor, tobac-
co, tea and coffee.
AS the tour progressed, the pres
ident seemingly became nervous.
He again asked permission to
smoke. There was hurried con-
ference among church leaders. The
abvious nervousness and WEAKNESS
OF the president was taken into
consideration after which permits
sion was granted to smoke one
cigaret.
The cigaret was smoked and
President Harding thereby gained
the distinction of having accomp-
lished something therefore, con-
sidered virtually impossible.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12
Every Meal Tastes Better
Since Taking Vendol, He Says
This new medicine helped his d.
gcstion, relieved gas. sourness and
heartburn. Put an end to consti'
patton and headaches.

Every meal have eaten since
taking Wendell tastes better and
this new medicine has helped my
stomach 30 much that I never feel
bad like used to after meals" Is
what Mr. Patsy Latino told the
Vendol Man AT the Waterbury
Drug Co. where he is daily ex-
planning all about this famous me-
dicine to local people. Mr. Latino
IL O. Machine Worker at the Henry
Wayned Co. where everyone who
knows him likes him.
II was in a rather rundown
state and had tried several reme-
dies but they didn't help much.
Three weeks ago I started taking
Wendell and I've never had any
thing to do as much good.
II suffered from sour stomach
and everything I ate seemed to
disagree with me, form gas and
bloat me up until was very I'M
comfortable. A hot. sour, burning
LIQUID would rift up In my throat
and there was a feeling like q
lump was in the pit of my stom-
ach.
IT was bothered by constipation
nearly every day. Some times dizz,
feeling would rush over me. m!
tongue was coated, little spot
danced before my eyes and ] fel
tired out most all the time.
$50 many local people praised
Wendell highly and that struck M
as being the best recommendation
a medicine could have, therefore
decided to try 1t. am greatly
pleased with the way 1t has
] changed my feelings.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12

"Vendol gave prompt RELIEF
from the stomach distress. In only
u few days tho sour. gassy condi-
ton was entirely relieved and has
not returned. am now rid of the
bilious dizzy feeling, never have
a headache and the constipation is
entirely relieved. I go to work
with feeling Of pleasure and It
never tires me out. Just think
Wendell Is grand and gladly add my
praise for It,"
Wendell is sold and recommends
ed by all leading druggists and the
Wendell Man Is now at Waterbury
Drug Co., 1874 E. Main Street daily
explaining the merits of this new
tonic made from Natures roots
and herbs. See him today. learn
how Wendell can also help you.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1933-07-12
WATERVILLE

The members of the Ladies' Aid
society of. Grace Methodist church
are enjoying their annual outing
todcy at Lakewood park. The
group left at ten o'clock this
morning and. after a program Of
informal entertainment during
which the various concessions OF
the park were enjoyed, a picnic
lunch was served.
Wedding Anniversary
The thirty-fifth wedding ami
versary Of the wedding of Mr. and
Mrs James Brown of Sprague
street, was recently observed at
Lake Hitchcock. The guests were:
Mr. and Mrs Armand Brown. Mr.
and Mrs James Lionel Brown. Rom
aid Brown, Mr. and Mrs Russell
Scovill, Mr. and Mrs Fred Regis,
Mr. and Mrs Fred Ensmunger, Mr.
and Mrs William Gray, Mr. and
Mrs Robert Merirman. Mr. and Mrs
Raymond barrow. Mr. and Mrs
Layton Rose, Mr. and Mrs Harry
Hyde, Mr. and Mrs r. Hines, Mr.
and Mrs Bernier, Mr. and Mrs Louis
Merriman, Robert Ossie, Donald
Brown William Gray. Robert
Brown. Charles Norman, Miss
Beulnh Merriman. MISS Anna Sne
menske, Mrs Hattie Merriman, and
Mrs Raymond Bergamo.
Birthday Party
Mrs c. Arthur Dubois of Colum-
bia boulevard extension recently
entertained in honor Of the fifth
birthday of her son, Charles Arthur
Dubois, Jr. The guests were T.
Gordon Hutchinson, Jr.. Jane
Cowles, Shirley Anne watkins.
Jackie Hutchinson. Terry Lou
Cowles. Joe Denny Pepe, Franklin
Joseph Hackett, Marilyn Watkins,
John Bell, John Morris Cuddy,
Jean Monroe, James Bell. Lee
Loveridge. Sonny Faber, Donald
Kraft, Richard eastman, Jean
Marie J Dubois, Mrs George o.
Cowles, Mrs Robert H. Watkins,
Mrs George F'aber. Mrs Joseph A.
Hackett, Mrs Denny Pope. Mrs
John ,Cuddy. Mrs r. Gordon Hutch
inson, Miss Marie Dubois. Mrs
Maurice +. Hubbard. Mrs Stuart
Loyerjdget Miss Lucille Hubbard
and Mrs Paul A., Monroe.
Briefs
Mr. and Mrs Russell A. 1Atherton
of Essex avenue. Paramount. have
returned from trip to Indiana