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Evening star., 1935-05-12
Rev. DR.. Loughran to
Be Feted Wednesday

The Rev. DR.. Joseph S. Loughran,
new pastor of the Cleveland Park
Congregational Church. will be the
guest of honor at a reception which
Mr.. and Mrs. j. H. Miller will give in
their home at 3400 Newark street in
Cleveland Park. The members and
friends of the church are invited.
Evening star., 1935-05-12
Mr.. and Mrs. Worm
Wed IS Years Today

Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Worm are to-
day celebrating the thirty-fifth an
niversary of their marriage and are
at home informally to members OF
their family. receiving in their home
at 9l9 Tenth street northeast.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
PREY TO FLAMES

The large and handsome residence
property located at Carpenters
Point, along the North East River,
owned by Ralph A. Gibbs, Of Phila-
delphia, was destroyed by fire Of an
unknown origin, Monday, with loss
estimated at $4,000.
The house was built by Mr.. Nc
Call, of Philadelphia, and later pur-
chased by General William s, Price,
OF Chester, Pa, who disposed of 1t
about three years ago to the present
owner j. Levine was the caretaker
in charge Of the property.
This was the second fire with
heavy loss within two days in Cecil
county, the other being the home Of
Henry Schuckler, on the Dewitt
farm, near Fair Hill, three-story
frame building which was destroyed
Saturday evening while the family
was in Wilmington. This fire origi-
mated from an overheated stove.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
COMMISSIONERS DEADLOCK ON
RE-ASSESSMENT

The State Association Of County
Commissioners at their meeting in
Annapolis last week, deadlocked on
the reassessment question, eight
counties voting for reassessment and
eight against.
The counties lining up for the re-
assessment this year were Allegany,
Carroll, Frederick, Montgomery,
Worcester, Washington, Howard and
Garrett. Those standing for post
ponement were Anne Arundel, Caro-
line, Cecil, Queen Anne's, Wicomico,
st. Mary's, Baltimore and Calvert.
Opponents of the 1895 reassess-
ment argued that the cost would be
great and there was no great need
for revisions of figures set In the
1928 reassessment, the last one held.
Proponents argued there were many
inequalities" that needed adjust
ment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
Ninth District Farmers
Club
February Meeting Held At
Home Of Mr.. And Mrs.
Harry Mcdowell

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Mcdowell en-
tertained the Ninth District Farmers
Club for their father, Mr.. c. C. Eng
land, on Saturday, February 8.
The morning meeting was opened
with singing followed by roll call
answered by quotations from Wash
ington and Lincoln. Minutes of the
last meeting were read and approved.
llrs. 7. X. Mcdowell gave a report
( n the Harrisburg Farm Show, also
a very interesting account Of the
18th Anniversary Of the West Grove
Farmers Club. The members of this
club appreciate the honor of having
two of their members invited to at
tend the anniversary. After sing
ing, Rev. c. Ii. Atkins asked the
blessing.
On re-convening, Mr.. ]. 2. Miller,
County Agent, made some announce
ments and spoke of the low cost adj
ministering the wheat production
cOuLrOl IN Lu0 cOuu@y.
Mrs. G. +. Miller gave some inter-
esting biographies of Cecil County
poets.
DR.. G. F. Miller told of some Of
the landmarks.
Mrs. Iva Mckinney gave a very
clever, original history of Cecil
County and the old school houses.
She showed them old deeds, the old
est one having the dates 1888.
Mrs. d. B. Mcdowell exhibited an
old Atlas of the county edited in
1877. The club adjourned to meet
with Mr.. and Mrs. Howard England
on March 6.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
NrILLWoRK COMPANY NAMED
DEFENDANT IN COURT CASE

NDftH Dk1IN A4N SONASA
A suit in equity has been filed IN
the Chester County Court by the
United States Government, naming
az defendant the Oxford Millwork
Company, to sho wreason why they
are not paying their employees the
minimum wages of "a cents AN hour,
as prescribed by the NRA code.
The agents of the NRA claim that
the company is paying wages in some
cases as low as. 171s cents an hour
The company, which is now operat-
ing under receivership, argues that
the employment of their men is al
most a relief measure, in order to
give them employment, and that any
increase in wages would mean that
they would have to shut their DOORS
as they could not operate with any
greater running expense. When
conditions were normal, wages were
In accordance with the times.-Ox-
ford Press.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
CHEAPER AUTO TAGS GET SET
BACK

Governor Nices proposal to reduce
automobile license fees from 80 to
90 cents per horsepower sustained a
setback az Annapolis on Tuesday
night and appears headed for the
waste basket.
. The Senate Finance Committee
voted to report unfavorably ON the
measure through which the Governor
went part way on his campaign
pledge for fiat 50 tag fee.
At the same time in the House a
Republican, bat not an administra-
ton, measure providing outright for
So tags met defeat when eighteen
Republicans Joined forces with
Democrats and fusionis+s to kill it.
II the unfavorable committee re-
port is adopted by the Senate it will
mean that approximately 100000
more will be available for the State
Roads Commission and Baltimore
city in license revenues.
The reduction proposed by the
Governor and introduced as an ad-
ministration measure nearly month
ago would cut the average cost of
tags from $3.50 to $500, or, in eff
feet, be a lowering of the cost about
thirty-seven and half per cent.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
FUNDS FOR LINCOLN UNTvER-
sITY IMPROVEMENTS

DR.. William HaIlock Johnson,
president of Lincoln University, has
announced gift of $4,000 from
the General Education Board toward
a $500, 900 fund which the institu-
ton is seeking to modernize and en-
large its plant.
OF the gift, $4,000 is an outright
grant, and the balance Of $4,000 is
to be repaid at the rate of SO cents
out of each dollar collected by the
University from other sources up to
$50, 900. Lincoln University is the
first institution established for the
COLLEGIATE and theological education
Of Negro young men in the United
States.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
PORT DEPOSIT ELECTS TOWN
COMMISSIONERS

Three new members were elected
to the Board Of Town Commissioners
at an election in Port Deposit on
Monday, and four former members
were reelected.
Some excitement was caused when
the votes Of seven teachers and their
wives from Tome School were chaIs
lenged on the ground that they were
not eligible to vote. Judge r. J.
Rowe. to whom the question was re-
ferred. ruled that Tome School is Que
Of the town limits and the teachers,
therefore could not vote.
A total Of 2e1 votes were cast.
Joseph Duke received the highest
number % any candidate, being re-.
elected by $50 votes.
Other Commissioners reelected
were n. L. Stebbing, C. Carson and
G. e. Trowbridge. Those elected fos
the first time were Chester Kimble,
Frank D. Poist and A. M. vanneman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
--ft --lless .. i7sses,s
Teachers Oppose Sen.
ator Cobourn's Bill

The Cecil County Teachers ascot
alton held a meeting in the audi
torium of the North East high school
on Saturday morning. The meeting
was called to order by president M.
U. Zimmerman who presented sum-
mary of the program unanimously
adopted by conference of County
Superin.endents of Schools held in
Baltimore recently. Mr.. Guy john
son, principal of Elkton High School,
then reported on the effect which the
repeal of our Cecil county salary law
would have upon the teachers of
Cecil county. In his report he show
ed that the teachers, particularly
those in the lower brackets, would
suffer quite reduction in addition
to the one of two years ago. Mr..
Beachley, principal Of North East
high school, then reported on The
salaries of Cecil county teachers as
compared with those of the rest of
the state. He showed that there
were four or FIVE counties paying
salaries higher than Cecil county.
He likewise pointed out the fact that
Cecil county ranked very high in re-
gard to per capita wealth among the
counties.
Senator Harold Cobourn was a Wis
itor at che meeting and presented his
reasons for the introduction of Sen
ate Bill $50 for the repeal of the
Cecil county salary law of 1922. At
the conclusion of the meeting the
county teachers announced them
selves as being unanimously opposed
to the repeal of our 1922 salary law
and gave wide discretionary powers
to a committee appointed by the
chair for carrying on fight to retain
our salary law Of 1922.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
BOARD OF PARDONS DENIES
COTHRON PAROLE

The Board of Parole for Maryland.
has declined to grant parole to-
Clarence Cothron, OF Florida, who
served about Is years of life SEN
tence in the Maryland Penitentiary,
for the murder iii Oeci Godn.y of q
Philadelphia taxi driver, whom he
hired to take his wife and himself
to Baltfho4e-
When about half way between
Charlestown and fflaelpio Furnace,
Cothroa and his wife pretending
that they wanted to cooh their din
ner In the woods ordered the chahf-
feur to drive into woods road,
where Cothron killed him, and then
robbed the chauffeur of a diamond
ring and considerable money, and
drove to Florida In their victims car.
Later, they confessed to killing the
chauffeur and also to killing another
Negro chauffeur in southern Mary
land. The Cothrons were tried a.
Belair, found guilty and each SEN
fenced to Life imprisonment in Mary
land Penitentiary. The murders
took place in 1919. Mrs. Cothron.
who was only II years Of age, when
the murders took place, was pardon
ed some time ago. Cothron was
under 21- years Of age at the time OF
the killings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
C. o. P. Appointments
For Cecil
Governors Screen Bag" Has
Disappointments In 1t
For Several

The newly elected Republican Gov
ernor sent his green bag" of ap-
Monuments to the State Senate on
wednesday last, and as there was
such a scramble for the Offices at his
aisposal, which we're few in COM
harrison 20 the number after them,
the disappointed ones were many.
An additional source Of disgruntle-
ment arose from the fact that all was
not harmonious in the Republican
state Central Committee of Cecil
County, the members of the commit
tee not being able to agree on rec
concentrations. In several instances
the aspirant winning the appoint
ment at the hands Of the Governor
received the minority vote OF the dis
agreeing Committee, but still had
the influence" to land the job.
Those to receive appointments In
Cecil county follow:
John w. McCool, Elkton, Stase
Librarian, vice Mary E. Shearn.
Joshua Clayton, Esq, Elkton,
member of the Board of Managers OF
Eastern Shore Hospital, vice DR.. Il.
A. Cantwell, of North East.
DR.. Joseph 1. France, Port Deposit
member of the State Board of HEALTH
for term of six years.
Election Supervisors for Cecli
county-victor R. Bennett, Elkton,
Republican, vice self, term expired;
Tobias Rudolph, Elkton, vice Curtis
C. Price, term expired; T. Bayard
VINEYARD, Warwick, Democrat, vice
william d. Bratton, term expired.
Justices Of Peace-First, Julian
r. Robinson, Cecilton; second, Zach
airy T. Loveless, Chesapeake City;
third, (police justice), Walter G.
Miller. Elkton; fifth, George G. Raw
son. North East; sixth, (police JUS
tice), George L. Ewing, Rising Sun;
seventh, ]. Howard Pugh, Port De-
nosit. and John T. Barrow, Perry
vile fifth, Geo. w. Owens, North
East. ~
To be Coroner flor a term OIL
three years) Stanley D. LETTERS, ElR-
ton.
To be Ducking Police (for term
OF two years. Edgar R. Reynolds
Chesapeake City, on the Elk ana
Bohemia rivers; Harry L. harvey
and Herbert E. Shallcross, North
East, on the Susquehanna fats.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
STUDENTS PRESENT MUSICAL
COMEDY

The students Of West Nottingham
Academy presented Captain Van der
Humm" a musical piratical tale, on
Friday evening, in the High School
auditorium of this town, before a
fair sized audience, icy travel condi-
lions being a handicap to attendance.
The comedy was well received by
the audience, the performers pre-
senting the musical play in good
style. The ,choruses and the dance
were especially well received, calling
for encores. The play was under the
direction of Mr.. George Aykroyd, Of
the faculty, who presided at the
piano.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
PRESIDENT OF LINCOLN UNI-
sFERSTTY TO RETIRE

Dr. William Hallock Johnson,
president of Lincoln. Pa. University
since Dec. I, 1926, has announced his
intention of resigning the post with
In year. as he is approaching the
retirement age Of 20 years.
DR. johnson came to Lincoln from
Centre College. Kentucky, in 1903,
TO be professor of Greek and the
New Testament. and became presi-
dent Of Lincoln University on Decem-
Der 1s2s, having held that ofaee
since Dr. Johnson has been most
progressive and outstanding in his
work among the young Negro men.
and is one of the foremost educators
Of NsgFoes IN the country.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
TRANSMISSION LINE ASS E 8 s.
MENT

The County Commissioners of
Cecil county have assessed the new
Pennsylvania railroad improvement
in i the county for $1,199,0O0. An
assessment was placed on the Sus-
quehanna Transmission Power Com
pany line from the Pennsylvania line
to Perryville. amounting to $685.
900. The line carries power from
Safe Harbor to Perryville for the
electrification project which is COM
pleted in Cecil county.
The Commissioners Of Hartford
county have placed an assessment of
$771,126 on the electrification of the
Pennsylvania railroad in that county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
Kissing Sun M. E. CHURCH

Extra meetings are beginning at
Rising Sun M. e. Church on Sunday,
March srd. Visiting ministers will
assist in these services-Sunday
night. Rev. Wier; Tuesday night.
pastor: Wednesday night. Rev. Thigh
man Smith; Thursday night, DR..
Russell; Friday night, Rev. L. B.
Morgan. These services viii start at
the 7:so hcur. The public is cordi-
ally invited.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
OFFICERS OF MISSIONARY so.
CIETY

Oficers elected for the ensuing
year by Zion Woman's Home and
Foreign Missionary Societies are:
President, Mrs. Mearns Moore; Vice
President, Mrs. Mabel Ewing; Secre-
tary, Mrs. Rush Nickell; Assistant,
Mrs. J. e. Crothers; Treasurer, Mrs.
Charles Morris. Reports were given
on the years work by the various
departments.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
RENDERED SURPRISE

Mrs. Clara B. Keen, who is secre-
tary of the Woman's Bible Glass of
the M. E. Church, was greatly sur
prised on Monday evening, when
.wenty-six members of the class
called in a body at her home on
South Queen street to remind her
that it was the eve of another birth
day. A delightful social evening
was enjoyed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
HOUSE BILL WOULD RESTORE
PART OF TEACHERS
PAY CUT

Thirty-six members Of the House
Of Delegates Joined in the introduce
ton of a bill Wednesday to restore
one-half OF the 1892 salary cuts to
county school teachers in l9S6-1s37.
The bill was referred to the Commit
tee on Education and the Ways and
Means Committee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
ELECTION CONTEST GOES nc
HOUSE OF DELEGATES

/. The taking of testimony in the
election contest of s. Ralph Andrews,
defeated by one vote by Walter e.
Buck, democrat. for the office of
Clerk of Court for Cecil County. has
bean completed and forwarded to the
House of Delegates, at Annapolis.
where action will be taken by che
committee on elections.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
Briefly Noted Hap
penings


firmed the appointment of Robert
C. Moore as postmaster in Oxford, Pa.
Herman Cameron, of Wakefield,
Pa, had the misfortune to have a
rib broken recently by being kicked
by COW.
The monthly social of the Mems
Bible Glass was held in one of the
parlors of the M. E. Church on Mon
day evening.
Arrangements have been made to
hold an automobile and mercantile
show at the Elkton Armory on
March z, and 8.
Delegate Reynolds has introduced
a bill in the House providing for a
referendum on the sale Of alcoholic
beverage in Cecil county.
BY ordinance the town commits
sioners of Aberdeen have changed
the name of Broadway and Front
streets to philadelphia Boulevard"
Bernard Skinner, Of Earleville,
suffered fracture Of his collarbone
and two ribs by a fall from horse.
He was taken to Union Hospital,
Elkton.
The houses in Elkton Heights have
been numbered, and the Postoffice
Department has ordered the institu-
ton of free delivery service in that
section of Elkton.
J. Frank Book, assisted by Paul
Lefever, killed beef for John Now
rer, of near Quarryville, Pa, which
weighed 1775 pounds alive and
dressed $50 pounds.
Two mushroom houses on the Bert
Willis farm, near Avondale, Pa,
were damaged by fire Of unknown
origin Wednesday night, at an esti-
mated loss of $4,000.
A raid on the property rented by
George CHM in the Second district
was conducted on Wednesday by
Federal officers who used dynamite
to destroy large still found on the
place. s,4 a4
The Rev. Percy Crawford, radio
evangelist, and his workers will hold
a meeting at the Perryville M. e.
Church on Friday evening, March 8.
The public is invited to attend the
service.
The annual meeting of the Mary
land Press Association will be held
at Carvel Hall, Annapolis, on Friday,
March s. Governor Nice will attend
the dinner at one o'clock and address
the Association.
The brick Office building in Elk
ton, formerly occupied by the Elkton
Banking and Trust Company, has
been purchased by Omar D. Croth-
ers, of Baltimore. The building for
the past three years has been used by
the Cecil County Board of Education.
Jean Brown, four-year-old daugh-
ter of Fred s. Brown of Port Deposit,
was accidentally struck by an auto
while crossing a street in that town,
one day last week. The child was
not seriously injured. The machine
was being driven by Pierre LIE Brun.
Winter came back strong this
week, after more than week of
mild, spring-like weather. On Tues
day rain, hail and snow began falling
and the temperature took a drop.
The mercury recorded ten degrees on
Wednesday morning, with about
three inches of snow on the ground.
-.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
FAILED TO DISTRIBUTE MONEY

Philip H. Ruhl, of Mount Joy
Township, was committed to the
county prison Monday for an indefi-
mite period by Judge William N.
Appel of Orphans Court.
Ruhl was held in contempt of
court for failing to distribute sa.-
643.4S to benef1ciaries In the estate
Of his father, Harrison F. Ruhl, late
Of Mannheim. The young man was
administrator of the es.ate.--Quarry-
vile Sun.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
AID FOR VOLUNTEER FIREMEN

Governor Nice has notified dele
cation from the State Volunteer Fire
mems Association, which called upon
him, that he will increase the amount
appropriated yearly to the Volunteer
Firemen from $4,000 to $4,000,
one-half of which will be used in
providing pensions for widows of
firemen killed in action and orphan
children.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
Personal And Social
Items

DR.. and MRS. L. b. moore spent
Sunday with relatives at Delta, Pa.
Miss Marian Fehr was home from
George School, Pa, for the weekend.
Mrs. Lucy X. Wilson has returned
to Rising Sun after spending the win
ter in Philadelphia.
Miss Isabel Irwin, of Altoona, Pa,
was the weekend guest of her grand
mother, Mrs. Clara B. Keen.
Mr. and Mrs. w. Evans Patten, of
Philadelphia, were weekend guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Walter E. Patten.
Mrs. Ernest Biles entertained the
"Komrad Club" on Thursday after
noon at her home near Lewisville.
Ross Cameron, of Duke University,
Durham, North Carolina, spent the
week end at his home in Rising Sun.
Mrs. Charles E. Burlington spent
last Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Donald Dudley, at Silver Springs,
Maryland.
Miss Anna Haines and Miss Dor
othy Hindman attended the Youth
Conference held Friday-Sunday at
Salisbury, Md.
Mrs. H. B. Patten, Miss Vernice
Parson and Burton L. Keilholtz spent
Sunday with Emerson K. Patten and
family, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lum Holt, Of Zion,
on Sunday, Feb. 10, celebrated their
54th wedding anniversary. A num-
Der of the immediate family spent
the day with them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward e. Barr, of
Port Deposit, announce the engage
men. of their daughter, Miss Mabel
L. Barr to Mr.. Stanley M. Williams,
of Woodlawn, son of Mrs. Jesse T.
Williams and the late Mr.. Jesse T.
Williams.
Mr. and Mrs. H. H. Baugher, of
Rising Sun, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Lottie
AIMEE Baugher, to Mr.. Irving Miller
Elliott, of Baltimore. Miss Baugher
Beacom's Business College
and is now connected with the New
Castle Leather Company. Mr.. Elliott
is graduate of Cornell University
and is associated with the dupont
Company.
Miss Katherine Tydings, daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. M. F.. Tydings, of
Havre de Grace, and a member of the
faculty of Perryville High School,
has announced her engagement to
Major John Macauley Eager, son of
Mrs. John M. Eager and the late DR..
Eager.
The announcement was made at a
farewell party Major Eager gave at
For. Hoyle, where he has been sta
toned. He left Fort Hoyle Febru-
airy % for duty in New York City,
where the couple will reside follow
ing their marriage in June.
Mr.. and Mrs. Slater Grason enter
tanned at cards on Friday evening,
Feb. %. Four tables of Five Hun
dred were played. High score hon.
ors were won by Mrs. Aaron Love
and Mr.. William Snyder. Second
prize went to Mrs. Cecil McMullen.
A very enjoyable evening was spent.
The delightful refreshments served
were of the George Washington
birthday variety Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. ]. Snyder
and son William, Mr.. and Mrs. Jo-
seph Pogue and daughter Josephine.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Gibson, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Ferguson, Mr.. and Mrs.
Cecil McMullen, Miss Elizabeth Ora
son, Mr.. and Mrs. Aaron Love, Rob-
ert Love.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01

Fire Destroys Dwelling
And Old Toll House

Fire on Saturday night destroyed
the dwelling Of William Shetland, at
Pleasant Hill. Elkton and Newark
fire companies were called, but the
Newark engine could not get near
the scene on account Of automobiles
blocking the road. The Elkton Fire
Company reached the fire and sue
ceeded in getting close enough to use
its equipment, but they were handi-
capped by the lack Of sufficient hose.
The owners of the property were in
Wilmington and returned to find
their house burned to the ground.
The loss ia estimated at about $4,000.
The last toll house in Cecil county
located on the Elkton-Cherry Hill
road, formerly known as the Plank
Road, on the outskirts Of Elkton,
was destroyed by fire Saturday night.
For the last fifty years 1t had been
occupied as a residence, and for the
past fifteen years was owned and oc-
cupied by Isaac Solomon, a Negro,
who died some months ago. Cookie"
as he was Familiarity known, came to
Elkton with the 'outlaw" races,
which held sway in Cecil county in
the early nineties and during his
residence here always kept one or
more running horses, although he
never raced them. When the pres
emit business depression set In, he
found it hard job to make money to
buy feed for his nags. 1t was re-
liably reported that many times he
went without food for himself in or
der to get hay and oats for his
horses.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-03-01
WELFARE EXECUTIVE RESIGNS

Miss Nellie Beardsell, who has
been director Of the Children's Aid
Society Of Cecil county for the past
several years, has rendered her
resignation to the local society. eff
fective April /. She will become
assistant to Miss Katherine Kerwin.
of Baltimore. executive secretary OF
the Children's Aid Society Of Mary
land. No plans have yet been made
for her successor.