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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
Big Still Raided Near
West Nottingham
Plant On Steele Farm De-
stroyed With Dynamite

One of the largest illicit whiskey
manufacturing plants located in
Maryland was destroyed Tuesday
night by local officers and three In
ternal Revenue officers. 1t was
found on the Steele farm, near West
Nottingham, in the upper part of
Cecil county.
The raiding party drove to within
about two miles of the illicit plant,
and proceeded the remainder of the
distance on foot. Upon arriving at
the scene they found the site desert
red, the twenty men who are alleged
to have been empoyed in operating
the plant having departed
They found that the still was Of
huge proportions, and of 1,000-gallon
capacity. 1t was equipped with a
twenty-horsepower steam boiler. 1t
had been in operation about twelve
hours previously, it was said, but all
thirty-six 400-gallon mash boxes
were empty. officers learned that
plans were under way to remove the
plant from it's location.
One five-gallon can of liquor was
found among a large number of
other cans which had been piled up
for use near shacks, said to have been
used as quarters for employees.
1t is estimated that 10000 pounds
of sugar was used at the plant daily
and that the whiskey was hauled
away about as fast as it was manu-
featured.
When the officers started the work
of destroying the plant thirty-one
sticks of dynamite were used.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
GRAND JURY IGNORES GAMBLING
CHARGES

Through lack of evidence the
Grand Jury during it's sessions
last week, at Elkton, was compelled
to ignore the charges against the
alleged proprietors of two pool
rooms in Perryville, James Carsons
and Harry Walters, who were arrest
ed about three weeks ago, when
officers raided their places.
A large number of people were in
the gambling places when the raids
were made, but it appears, as is
generally the case when such things
occur, fictitious names were given,
and when summons were issued for
their appearance the parties could
not be located, and several who were
personally known left the State be-
fore summons could be served.
Carsons and Walters were arrested
and fined last winter, when their
places were raided. They were, it is
alleged, operating the same places
when apprehended about three
weeks ago. The officers captured
nearly a truck load of alleged para
phernalia used in race track betting
establishments, when they made their
latest raid.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
Jimmy Jones Expert
Jail Breaker
Saws Iron Bar And Makes
His Second Get Away

For the second time since he was
lodged in the Cecil county jail at
Elkton about seven weeks ago James
Jones escaped from the prison early
Thursday. Jones' cell was on the
second tier of the prison. He sawed
the two-and-three-qu iron
bar across the small window in the
rear of his cell and squeezed his body
through the hole. Using an iron
hook he had made out of gas pipe
from the bathroom, he pulled him
self to the roof. He then slid down
a rainspout.
Shortly after Jones was arrested
seven weeks ago, charged with as
saulting Rawson Jones, of Elkton,
with an iron bar and then robbing
him, he and Lambert Hines, another
prisoner charged with larceny, escap-
ed from the prison by scaling the
prison wall by means of rope made
from prison bedclothing. About
twelve hours later he was recaptured.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
WEST NOTTINGHAM ACADEMY

West Nottingham Academy re-
opened on the 18th inst. with an
enrolment of more than fifty stu
dents, the largest for several years.
Among the important dates that
will be held. In the afternoon the
exercises is Founders Day, Saturday,
October 10. The speaker for the
occasion will be DR.. j. H. Finney of
the New York Times.
In connection with Founders Day,
the second annual Homecoming Day
will be held. In the afternoon the
Academy football team will play P.
M. c. Prep School.
The Academy football schedule is
as follows: Oct. IL, Franklin Day
School, home; Oct. 10, P. M. c. Prep,
home; Oct. 26, Newark High, home !;
Nov. 2, Tome, at Tome; Nov. 8,
Church Farm School, away; Nov. 10,
J. T. l., Washington Hall, at Port
Deepest; Nov. %, Ridley Township
High, away.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
FOUR HURT IN MOTOR COL
LISION NEAR WEST GROVE

A young woman and man are in
University Hospital, Philadelphia, in
a serious condition from injuries
suffered Sunday night in an automo-
bile accident near West Grove, Pa.
Two others are in West Grove Hos
pital
Raymond Chapple, of near Oxford,
Pa, has a broken jaw, fractured
skull, chest injuries, dislocated
RICH: hip and broken right elbow,
and Miss Edna Rhoades, of Chadds
Ford, Pa, suffered fractured skull.
Chapple and Miss Rhoades were
passengers in an automobile driven
by Winfield Hart, Kennett Square.
Hart suffered head injuries and his
brother, Vernon, broken right arm.
Chapple and Miss Rhoades we're
treated at West Grove Hospital and
removed 20 University Hospital later.
According to State police, Hart
lost control of his car when the
brakes failed and crashed into the
rear of a large truck loaded with
tomatoes. The car and truck we're
going west on Baltimore pike.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
"NINETY-sIx" SENT TO THE CUT

William Robinson, colored, locally
known as "Ninety-Six," has been
sent to Maryland House of Correc-
ton, at Jessup's Cut, for a term of
two years. A warrant was out for
the Negroes arrest, who was charged
with being drunk and disorderly, in
addition to resisting an officer. On
Sunday evening, between seven and
eight O'Clock, Robinson was seen in
the rear of the Dinsmore garage by
Town Bailiff Creswell, who called
Constable Harry Burkins, and the
Two officers attempted to apprehend
The colored man. Ninety-Six, how
ever, gave them the slip and took leg
bail, heading west on the State Road.
Fhe officers jumped on the running
board of a passing auto and gave
chase, catching up to the fugitive eA
The western outskirts of town.
Robinson then submitted to arrest
md was taken to Elkton Jail. He
was held until Monday, when he was
brought before Police Justice George
l.. Ewing, who sentenced the Negro
20 two years in the House of Correc-
ton, place the colored man has
become rather familiar with in the
past several years.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
GARAGE AND CAR BURNED

Rising Sun firemen were called to
Calvert Monday afternoon, to fight a
ire on the premises of John Clayton.
Sparks from bonfire ignited a small
frame garage, which was soon wrap
ped in flames. The burning struc-
ture was in close proximity to the
barn, which was on fire several times,
but by concentrating their efforts on
he latter building the firemen, after
1 hard fight, were able to save 1t.
The garage was totally destroyed,
together with Ford auto that it was
impossible to get out of the burning
building. The loss is estimated at
about $500, with a partial insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
Briefly Noted Hap
penings

Autumn began on Monday, the
23rd, at 6:39 p. m, and was ushered
in by light frost that night.
Amos Moore and William A. Hill,
of lakewood, each had the misfortune
TO lose a horse last week, the animals
dying from some peculiar disease.
Robert G. Litzenberg, of near Elk
ton. with Earl Shorb, of Hobart,
Ind, acted as judge at the Empire
Beagle Club Field trials on Saturday.
Two recent raids by thieves along
the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. branch of
the Pennsylvania railroad have re-
suited in the theft of 1900 feet of
copper wire.
The Wilmington District Minis
terial Association of the NJ. e.
Church held it's first meeting of the
Fall season Monday morning at 1890
O'Clock in James M. E. Church, of this
town.
Some weeks ago the saw mill of
Samuel w. Fitzgerald, near Port
Deposit, was badly damaged by fire
of unknown origin. Repairs were
made and the mill again put in
operation. Last week some unknown
paties made a night raid on the mill
and carried off various parts of
machinery, tools, etc.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
BARN AND CONT TENTS DE-
STROYED

Just after the men had finished
milking on the Clemson farm, locat-
ed near Singerly, Monday, afternoon
and had turned out the cows to pas
.ure for night, the large double-deck-
sr barn was discovered to be afire.
The Elkton Volunteer Fire Company
vas summoned, but the flames had
gained such Roadway by the time
hey reached the scene the building,
together with a lot of hay, harness
and farm implements, was destroyed.
The farm is owned by Martin Mills,
If Philadelphia, and tenanted by
William Cathcart. The loss is esti-
mated at about $4,000, partially COW
cred by insurance.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
PLANE CRASH AT HACKS POINT
Passenger Killed And Pilot Injured
In Plunge

In Plunge
In an airplane crash at Hacks
Point, Cecil county, on Saturday af-
ternoon, one man was instantly killed
and another seriously injured. The
two men were leaving Hacks Point,
where Sidney Press, 81, of near
Harrisburg, Pa, has a summer home,
to return to the Harrisburg Airport
when the plane went into tailspin
and crashed on the farm of ]. w.
Scall.
Edward Fox, Jr., of near Hershey
Pa, sitting in the front seat of the
open-cockpit plane, died instantly of
a crushed skull. Press was taken to
the Union Hospital, Elkton, and on
Sunday moved to the Delaware Hos
pital Wilmington. At first believed
seriously injured, his condition is
now said to be much improved.
Coroner Stanley E. LETTERS, of Elk
ton, said that an inquest will be held
when Press is able to attend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
Convicted Of First
Degree Murder
Negro Given Life Sentence
After Verdict Of Jury In
Cecil Circuit Court

Convicted of murder in the first
degree without capital punishment
by jury in the Cecil County Court
at Elkton, Oliver Chatham, Negro, of
Frenchtown, was sentenced to life
Imprisonment in the Maryland Peni-
Tertiary by Judge j. owen Knots.
He was charged with shooting Mrs.
Stella Westley, of Perryville, last
July. The jury deliberated less than
two hours.
1t was alleged that Chatham, went
to the woman's home, and took her
20 task for carrying tales about him
to his wife. He carried along with
him a sawed-off shot gun, and the
woman started to run when she saw
the weapon. Chatham fired at close
range, the load going through the
woman's body. She died abou. two
hours later at Havre de Grace
Hospital.
Tried before jury, DR.. Anthony
DeJuses Lopez, of Elkton, was adj
judged guilty of driving a car while
under the influence of liquor. 1t was
an appeal from the docket of Magis-
trate Walter G. Miller, of Elkton.
The Court held the case under con-
sideration.
In the appeal case of William
Johnson, colored, who had been
found guilty of assault by Magistrate
Edward Davis, of North East, the
jury returned verdict of guilty, and
Johnson was sentenced to nine
months in the House of Correction.
Dominick Rappocelli, of Perryville,
was found guilty by jury for lille
gally selling liquor.
The Grand Jury completed its
labors after being in session three
days, and reported rs witnesses ex-
amined, Is presentments found, IS
true bills returned, and eight cases
ignored
The committee appointed to visit
the Aims House reported the Home
was neatly kept and all the inmates
well cared for and clean; the stock
well cared for and implements
housed, and the farm work very
satisfactory.
The Jury in a body inspected the
County Jail and Sheriff's Office and
found 20 prisoners, IL white males
and colored. The condition of the
Jail and residence is clean and sani-
tary, and the kitchen newly painted
and the general condition is good.
The Sheriff called the attention of
the Grand Jury to William Borden
(Col.) who is in custody without be-
ing guilty of any misdemeanor and
who appears to be weak minded but
not violent or vicious and the Grand
Jury recommended that he be put in
a State institution or returned to his
native State. ,.
The Jury recommended that some
special efforts to curb speeding and
reckless driving through the smaller
corporated towns which seems to be
on the increase.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
HOMECOMING AT LEWIsVILLE
CHURCH

The Rev. ]. w. Prettyman, pastor
of the Lewisville M. E. Church, has
announced the annual Homecoming
services will be held on Sunday.
October G. Services will be held all
day with prominent speakers who
will be announced later. On October
2s the ladies of the church will hold
their annual fall poultry supper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
LIONS VISIT oUARRyv1LLE

Lions DR.. r. C. Dodson, M. U.
Zimmerman, j. C. Hindman, Norris
]. Reynolds. Walter NJ. Cameron and
Lawson C. Tosh on Monday evening
paid visit to the Quarryville, Pa,
Lions Club and listened to master
full address by Judge Ben Atlee, OF
Lancaster. who spoke on the Con-
stltution.
About thirty-fve Lions were pres
ent 20 enjoy the banquet served In
Legion Hall. and the address.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
POST OFFICE EXAMINATION

The United States Civil Service
Commission announces an open COM
petitive examination for candidates
for postmanships at various places,
including North East, with salary
of $4,000.
The receipt of applications will
close October 4, 1895. After the re-
ceip: of applications competitors will
be notified as to the time of exami-
nations, which for the North East
position will be held at Elkton, Sails
bury and Snow Hill.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
REUNION AND BIRTHDAY CELE.
BRATION

At the home of w. X. Bird and
family, Harrisville, on Sunday, was
happy gathering which combined a
reunion and celebration of birthday
anniversaries. September is the
month in which the birthdays of five
members of the family occur: Mrs,
F. E. Baker, w. X. Bird, F. e. Baker,
Mrs. Malva Wier, and Malva Caroline
Bird.
In honor of these September birth
days family dinner was enjoyed on
Sunday and all Joined in congratu-
lating each other.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
DIR. BAKER RETIRES FROM CAR
NEGIE TECH

Dr. Thomas s. Baker, for ten years
headmaster of Tome School. has re-
tired as president of the Carnegie
Institute of Technology at Pittsburgh.
DR.. Baker left Tome for the Institute
presidency, where he has been since
1919. He was formerly a member
of the faculty of Johns Hopkins Uni
versity. DR.. Baker is Ga years OF
age. and was born at Aberdeen. Md,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
ADULT EDUCATION PROGRAM

The adult education program car
ried on last year under the super
vision of Frank Perrigini. will be
continued during the year 1856.
Unemployed teachers wishing to re-
ceive assignments for these night
classes, have been requested to con-
tact the Cecil County Board of
Education.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
Personal And Social
Items

MIS-. CnarieS STUART, Oh UpIanQ
Ind, is visiting relatives near town
Kirk Brokaw and Billy Buck have
entered Goldey's Business College
Wilmington.
Miss Catherine Kirk has been visit
ing Miss Harriet Noel, of Littleton,
Pennsylvania.
Mrs Joseph Cameron entertained
her niece, Miss Yerkes, of Oxford,
during the week.
A reunion of the MeCleary family
was held Sunday, September Is at
the home of Mr.. Robert McCleary,
in Lewisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph T. Johnson
announce the birth of a son, on
September 8, who has been named
Joseph Edward.
Mrs Rhoda Bechtel had as guests
during the week Mr.. and Mrs. K. D.
Gibson and son James, of Asbury
Park, New Jersey.
Miss Jannette Reed entertained a
number Of young ladies at cards on
Monday evening. Two tables of
bridge were played.
Miss Margaret Stephens, of Colora,
has returned from a visit with her
uncle, Mr.. John McCush, and Mrs.
McCush, of Viola, Delaware.
Mr. and Mrs. Harry Kyle, of
Chester, Pa, and Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Mahoney, of Philadelphia, were Sun
day guests of Mr.. and Mrs. H. M.
Wilson.
Mr. and Mrs. Emerson K. Patten
and children, of Baltimore, and Mr..
and Mrs. Richard Lyons and son, of
Coatesville, Pa, were Sunday guests
of Mrs. e. Beatrice Patten.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Vansant,
Miss Thelma Mitchell, Fred Mitchell
and John Hirzel, all of Wilmington,
visited Mrs. Vansant's mother, Mrs
Jennie w. Taylor, on Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Priscilla Butler,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Daniel
Butler, of Elkton, and Mr.. Alexander
w. Onizuk, of Belle Hill, this county,
were married last Saturday afternoon
at Bel Air. They will reside in
Elkton.
The Snyder reunion was held on
Sunday, September Is, at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Abe Snyder, Harris
vile. About fifty members of the
family were present to enjoy the
family reunion. Dinner was served
ON the lawn.
Mr. and Mrs. N. NJ Jackson, of
Principle Furnace, Md, gave their
daughter, Mildred, party at her
home Friday evening in honor of the
nineteenth anniversary of her birth.
About thirty guests were present to
enjoy the evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Lloyd Croak
have issued invitations to the mar
riage of their daughter, Margaret
Munson, to Mr.. Garvice Carroll
Sigh, on Saturday afternoon, Octo-
Der 5, at six o'clock, at the Elkton
Presbyterian Church.
Miss Elizabeth Hindman, daughter
of Thomas d. and the late Mrs.
Hindman, has resigned her position
as Fourth grade teacher in Oxford,
Pa, Public School, effective Septem-
Der II. October 10 is the date of
her marriage to Frank Grub, son
of Herbert Grubb and the late Mrs.
Grub, Oxford.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
ELKTON POSTOFFICE EXAM.
NATION

To fill the vacancy in the position
of postmaster for Elkton, the U. S.
Civil Service Commission has an
nounced an open competitive exami-
nation. Applications for the same
will close on October s. Elkton is
rated as a second class Office, carry
ing a salary of $4,000. ]. Mercer
Terrell is now acting postmaster.
The Commission has also ordered
an examination for the job at North
East which carries a salary of $4,000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
HoLD-UP SUSPECTS ARRESTED

William Simmons and Oscar Phil
lips were arrested in Washington
Saturday, as suspects in the hold-up
of Clarence Anderson, driver of a
truck owned by the Tri-City Freight
lines between Perryville and Prin-
cipio, early Saturday morning.
Anderson was going up the steep
grade near Principle when a masked
red-headed bandit, at the point of
gun, took $12 from his pockets and
mail pouch containing bills of lad
ing on the truck, then fed in an auto
mobile bearing Washington license
tags.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
HAvRE DE GRACE BUGLE CORPS
AT ST. LOUIS

The Jr. Bugle and Drum Corps of
Havre de Grace, after winning first
prize at the State Convention of the
American Legion at Ocean City and
also first prize in the Constitution
parade in Baltimore, left Sunday for
st. Louis. Missouri, to spend week
at the National American Legion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
NURSE ON GOVERNORS STAFF

Mrs. Sue Z. Fulton, nurse at Perry
Point Hospital. has received notice of
her appointment of honorary Colonel
on the staff OF Governor Ruby Lafoon
of Kentucky. Mrs. Fulton, who has
been nursing at the Veterans Hos
pital for the past seven years. is a
native Of Mifiint0wn. Pennsylvania.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
STEWART-HALEY

Announcement has been made of
the marriage of Miss Mary Anna
Haley, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Henry ]. Haley, of near Cecilton, and
Samuel 1. Stewart, son of MIR. and
Mrs. Samuel T. Stewart, of near
Newark. The ceremony took place
Saturday, Sept. IA, at the parsonage
of the Methodist Episcopal Church in
Chestertown, the Rev. Frank White
officiating.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
CHANGE IN DATE OF MEETING

The Woman's Christian Temper
lnce Union will meet with Miss
Bertha Balderston, Colora, Wednes-
day, Oct End, at 2 P. M. Please note
hange in date. Devotional leader,
Mrs. Marian Tatum; Program leader,
Miss Bertha NJ Tyson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-09-27
FIsHER-BARCLAY

The marriage of Emma Elizabeth
Barclay, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs
Allison Barclay, and Walter B
Fisher, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter B. Fisher, ST., both of Perryville
took place Saturday morning, Sept
IA, at st. Theresa's R. c. Church,
Port Deposit. Rev. Father John j
Foley performed the ceremony and
sang special mass.
The bride wore an ensemble OF
navy blue crepe with accessories to
match and carried a bouquet of
dahlias and gladiolias. The newly
weds will reside in Perryville.
Evening star., 1935-03-17
Commission May Go.
Renewed proposals in Ottawa Il

Renewed proposals in Ottawa for
a string of high power stations in
Canada that would rival those in the
United States appear to set at rest,
for the time being at least, reports
that the Canadian Radio Commission
may be discarded in favor Of return
ing the control of Dominion broad
casting to government department,
possibly a new agency to be known
as the department of communications.
1t is proposed that 81 900 900 be
allocated for erection by the commits
sion of some $4,000 waters that will
carry their programs into the far
reaches of the Dominion. now served
most consistently either by high power
American stations or by short-wave
stations Such a group of stations
was originally contemplated when the
commission was established at Ottawa
about two years ago.
The commissions tenure is supposed
to expire April 80, but there appears
to be little doubt that it will be ex-
tended once again as it was last year.
On the other hand, there has been
growing dissatisfaction with the COM
missions efforts to provide Canadian
listeners with national programs via
the half-doZen stations it owns and
operates itself and the all-Canadian
network it links up for several houts
a day. In Canada the several govern
ment owned radio stations operate
alongside more than 60 privately
operated stations, the original plan
having been for the commission to
absorb the latter stations as quickly
as possible.
Finding it would cost many millions
of dollars to nationalize all Canadian
radio. the government has been con-
tent to permit the commission to take
over or erect a handful of stations,
operate them as units Of network
and feed its network programs to such
privately-owned stations as wanted to
take them. Since the erection Of
50000-watt stations cost from S152,-
900 to S250,000 each, the commission
has been able to build none Of these
and private capital has hesitated to
venture such investments. There are
several dozen $4,000 waters in the
United States and one of 100000
watts. but Canada's highest powered
are one of $4,000 watts. two of 10000
watts and four of 5000 watts.