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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
COUNCIL OF CHRISTIAN EDUCA'
TION

The annual convention of the Cecil
County Council of Christian Educa-
ton will be held at the Methodist
Episcopal Church in North East on
November Z. All Sunday School OFF,
GERS and teachers and all young peo-
pie and young peoples workers are
invited to attend the all-day session.
Registration will begin at $50
o'clock and the convention will open
at 10 o'clock. The reports of the
years work will be read in the morn
ing session after which the ladies of
tie church will serve luncheon.
Discussion groups and election of
officers will take place in the after
noon. Those taking par: in the pro-
gram will include Miss Pauline AL
bertson, director Of the Eastern
Shore activities of the State Coun-
ell; Mr.. James H. Bishop, director OF
the program of Christian Education
in the Wilmington Conference of the
Methodist Episcopal Church, and the
Rev. Albert E. Thomas, pastor of the
Elkton Presbyterian Church.
Christian workers of the county
are urged to make plans for attend
ing the meeting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
Pensions Available In
March
State To Pay 81 To $1-Fund
OF $75O,0OO Announced

State To Pay 81 To S1-Comptrollel
Announces Fund OF 100000
On the basis of returns for the first
six months of the gross-receipts tax
the sum of $378,50O is available as
the States contribution toward the
old-age pension system, and probably
will total $760,000 by the end OF
March, William s. Gordy, Jr., Comp
troller, has revealed.
A survey to lay the foundation for
the Inauguration Of the State-county
system now is in progress. 1. is un-
derstood that the Board of State Aid
and Charities expects to have this
completed in several weeks and be-
gin operations.
Operation of the system will be
possible only In political subdivisions
in a position to make the required
one-third contribution toward the
payments. The State, from its fund,
will match the contributions of the
political subdivisions two dollars to
one.
Some counties, It Is understood,
will not be able to participate until
they include in their local tax levy
an amount sufficient to meet the obli-
CATION to raise one-third of the pay
ments within their boundaries.
Joint meetings of the Board Of
State Aid and Charities and the local
boards will be held at the various
county seats during the next sixty
days, according to Samuel e. Shana-
han, chairman of the State body.
Under the Maryland system, the
maximum payment for destitute
aged, over IS years old. is $50.
L. was estimated that the amount
will be available from the State fund,
plus the local contributions of one
third, will provide for less than 5000
persons, using the maximum payment
as base.
The survey being made, 1t was
learned, includes individual investi-
cation of persons who already have
filed applications for the pensions.
1t takes a worker approximately a
week to investigate Eve persons, 1t
was said
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
Personal And Social
Items.

Miss Vernice Parson spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William Parson, Stockton, Md
Miss Pearl e. Grant, Of Port De.
post, and Benz. E. Boyd, of Perry
vile, have announced their marriage
Announcement Is made of the mar
riage of Everett G. Jackson and Miss
Elizabeth j. Leslie. of Port Deposit.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Liddell, of
Colora, entertained number of
their friends on Tuesday evening at
a very delightful Halloween party.
Mr. and Mrs. Job w. Kirk motored
to Pittsburgh on Friday for visit
to Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Pyle They
made the return trip to Rising Sun
on Tuesday.
Miss Catherine Comley, of Earle
Vile, and Mr.. Herman Dixon. son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Dixon, ST.,
were united in marriage at Locust
Grove Church Saturday evening, Oct.
10, at seven o'clock.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
INSPECTORS VISIT LEADS TO
ARREST

Mrs. s. L. Leidner of the Cash and
Carry Store, Oxford, was summoned
before Squire Grace, Kennett Square,
Tuesday morning, to answer charges
made against her by two inspectors
of the State Department Of Labor and
Industry. These inspectors paid a
visi: to oxford last week and found
a number of violations, but the vio-
lators, in all cases except that of Mrs.
Leidner, were left of with warning.
In the latter case they are said 20
have stated that signed complaints
had been made and that, therefore,
there was nothing to do, but make an
arrest. The charge was that of al
lowing a female clerk to work more
than the prescribed fifty-hours each
week. The facts that Mrs. Leidner
was operating the store during the
illness of her husband and hence
was unfamiliar with the law, and
that the clerk in question had sug-
gested doing special work In the
extra hours, and was receiving extra
pay for this work. were no. taken
into account, and the hearing had to
be held, just the same.-oxford, Pa.
News.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
COURT RULES AGAINST DEPUTY
SHERIFF

The Hartford County Circuit Court
has ruled that Walter E. Bennington,
chief deputy sheriff of Hartford
co1nty, cannot collect $4,000 from
tine estate of the late Reese M. Bow
man, former Sheriff of thte county.
Mr.. Bennington contended he was
due that sum for expenses incurred
in use of his personal automobile
from August 1881, to March, 1884,
under orders of Sheriff Bowman.
The court ruled that, since the
Sheriff is dead and cannot testify,
that Bennington could not offer di-
rect testimony on the alleged agree
ment under which Bennington said
Bowman promised to pay him for
use of the car.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
Briefly Noted Hap
penings

Artists of the brush are improving
the dwellings Of Edwin Haines and
]. e. Brumfield with fall dresses OF
paint.
The Business and Professional
Women's Clubs of Maryland. held
their Autumn retreat at Sandy Cove,
along North East river, the past
weekend.
Citizens of Perryville have petit
toned the County Commissioners
asking for additional lights on Akin
avenue, near Perryville. The Board
decided to look into the costs OF this
service.
Mrs. Joshua Clayton and Mrs. Al
bert E. Thomas, members of the Elk
ton Presbyterian Church choir, were
guest artist over WDEL on Thursday
morning. The ladies sang several
hymns on the Morning Devotions
Hour for the sick and shut-ins.
A number of our foot ball en-
thusiasts attended the Navy-Notre
Dame game at the Stadium, in. Balti-
more, on Saturday The result,
Notre Dame IA, Navy 0, was disap-
pointing to most Marylanders. Some
5000 witnessed the game.
The first flock of Canadian geese
made their appearance at the r. K.
Carpenter farm, near Cecilton, on
Saturday. Thousands of geese are
attracted to the farm because of the
fact that Mr.. Carpenter feeds the
birds and does not allow them to be
shot at.
The second son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Samuel Duff, of Earleville, while rid
ing horseback, was thrown off, drag
ged in the field and suffered cuts and
bruises. He was taken to Union
Hospital and treated then removed to
his home where he must remain In
bed at least one month.
O. B. Winters, of Lands End Farm,
near Centerville, Md, last week ship
ped by express Chesapeake Bay
pup, to Francis Coe, at his winter
home ON Jubiter Island, Florida.
Mr.. Coe is the well known writer who
contribufes frequent serials to the
Saturday Evening Post.
Harry D. Barnes, son of Mrs.
Elizabeth L. Barnes and of the late
DR.. Harry D. Barnes, formerly of
Woodlawn, who is attending the Uni
versity of Baltimore, School Of Law,
has been appointed clerk in the law
offices of Louis S. Ashman, promi-
nent attorney and author.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
TO BUILD NEW BRIDGES OVER
CANAL

Bids for reconstruction of three
highway bridges at Reedy Point, St.
Georges End Summit Bridge, over
the Chesapeake and Delaware Canal,
will be received at the Office of
Lieutenant Colonel John G. H. Lee.
distric. engineer for the Philadelphia
District, Philadelphia, ON Nov. IS.
The work is to cost several hum
bred thousand dollars and is being
done in connection with the widen
ing and dgepening of the canal. No
time for fhe, completion is fixed.
When Finished each bridge will
have a pan of 200 feet instead of
80 feet d at presents
The wbrk is toAbe done without
interrup1fon to traflc in either the
canal ORION the highways, the speci-
fications say, and is to start within
20 days tier receipt of notice by the
contracts. The contractor will en-
ploy twf or three hundred skilled
workers. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
Federal Work Projects
Approved
Rising Sun School Grounds
Improvement A Project

Ralph Garrett, of the WPA Office,
announced on Friday that a number
of projects in Cecil county had been
accorded Presidential Apr !.
Among the projects is a Federal
grant Of $1,025, and County School
Board, $500, for improvement of Ris-
ing Sun High School grounds, which
will include the laying of much
needed concrete walks.
Other projects are: Colora fire pro-
lection, Federal grant, $1,412;
county. $348.
Perryville side walk from the CEN
ter of town to the High School, Fed
eral grant, $4,812; county sponsor
ing, $1,S43.
Port Deposit Colored School, Fed
eral grant, $1O,779; School Board,
$4,946.
North East Street Extension, Fed
eral grant, $2,2S9; town, $1,592.
New Road, Silver Cross Home to
Port Deposit, Federal grant, $3.50;
county, $1,201.
Public wharf at Charlestown, Fed
eral grant, $3,181; county and town,
$1,496.
Following the setting aside OF
these sums of money by the Federal
Comptroller, authority will be given
the State office to proceed with the
work. The total granted in the
county for WPA projects is $131,914.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
ORPHANS, COURT

Bonds Approved Kirk Brown,
administrator of Sarah A. Isaacs ;
The Elkton Banking and Trust Co.,
guardian of VIM. B. Vansant and
Margaret e. vansant; D, H.. Garrett,
trustee: for j. Edwin Stevenson.
Accounts Passed-Final account OF
VIM. Sterling Evans, executor of
Mary HI. M. Boulder in Estate of
Charles. M. Boulder; third account
of Ralph T. Wilson, guardian of
Ruth Carhart Wilson ct al.
The County Commissioners have
appointed James L. Armour con-
stable for the Fifth District.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
OBSERVED METHODIST ANN
VERSARY

The one hundred and third ami
versary of Me.hodism was observed
at Cherry Hin M. E. Church on
Sunday, October 81.
At the morning service Rev. w. E.
Gunby, District Superintendent de-
livered the sermon.
Hon. John ~ Mcsparran, former
Secretary cfRAgrdculture of Pennsyl-
vania, was the afternoon speaker.
Rev. Philip Miller, professor OF
Theology at lincoln University, was
the preacher at the evening service
The Bethany Double Quartet OF
the Bethany Presbyterian Church OF
Phiiadalphia, rendered vocal and in
s.rumental selections at both the
morning and afternoon services.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
BEGIN TERMS IN HOUSE OF
nohRECTIoN

Robert M6gzs, of Elk Neck, who
was convictsd Of receiving stolen
goods at the recent fall term of Cir
cult Court for Cecil county, has with
drawn his apneal and voluntarily sub
mi.ted to naRxe his sentence of six
months in1skhe Maryland House of
Correction, T. which institution he
was removsd by Sheriff Eugene
Racine. ThIse Negroes, convicted at
the same term of court. were also
.aken to the same institution. They
were: Raymond Perkins, of Chesa-
peake City; Wilbur Wilson, of Cecil
ton, and Henry Hawkins, OF Perry
vile.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
IoED,s DAY ALLIANCE

DR.. Reward A. Kelly, of Baltimore,
will address Lords Day meeting at
Elkton sunday afternoon, Nov. 8, at
2:45 o'clock, in the Elkton M. e.
Churchf
The punlic is cordially invited, and
a special invitation is extended to the
doctors Of the county to come and
hear DR.. Melly.
WIN. M. PoGUE,
Chairman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
HIsToRY OF PERRY POINT

A 46-page booklet of the historic
Perry Point In prose. poetry and
pictures has just been produced as
an Occupational Therapy project.
The history was written by Kathryn
H. Walker. Head Aide. and is beau
tifully Illustrated and bound. all of
the work being accomplished In the
print shop OF the Veterans Admin
istra.ion Facilities at Perry Point.
1t is a fine piece of work and the
author deserves great credit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
Fund For Clothing
Among Needy
Counties To Receive $24,247-
Cases In State Now 31,23O

Digging into a revolving fund
which is not touched except in grave
emergencies, Harry Greens.ein, State
Relief Administrators, has placed
$4,000 at the disposal of Baltimore
city and the counties to meet needs
for clothing.
In notifying the local relief units
of his action Mr.. Greenstein empha-
sized that the money sis earmarked
for clothing needs and is to be spent
over and above the regular budget"
1t was appor.ioned on basis of the
number of relief cases on each units
rolls whereby Baltimore city receives
$50,752.50 and the counties
$24,247.50.
Clothing Needs Serious"
Considerable information has
come to my desk regarding the cloth
ing needs of school children and also
of men assigned to Works Progress
Administration who are in need of
clothing in order to perform outdoor
work and who cannot afford to buy
this themselves" Mr.. Greenstein told
the local agencies.
II have been informed also of
families of large size where the cloth
ing needs are serious and where the
budget allowance so far has not COW
cred the additional winter needs for
clothing"
The revolving fund from which the
$4,000 is being withdrawn, he said,
has been kept almost intact ever
since the inception of the State relief
program and has not figured at all In
the month-to-month financing of the
organization. Mr.. Greenstein ex-
planned, however, that he considered
the clothing situation sufficiently
urgent to constitute an emergency.
Withdrawal of the $4,000, how
ever virtually will wipe out the fund,
he said.
This clothing is to be granted as
all relief is granted" he told the city
and county relief agencies, ION the
basis of careful analysis of the needs
of the individual families. The al
i0wstgs efotafng desiraB1y should
be added Z the next weeks relief
chec4 or oraer for the family. but it
may Ne given as epecial order if
speed is necessary"
Hehallocated the funds on basis
of the city and county case loads for
the we6k ended October Is.
Cecil county's case load Is 179, and
the amount allocated is $427.5O.
The tabulation showed 1890 re-
lief cases in Maryland as of October
Is, of which 67.67 per cent. were in
Baltimore city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
FLOWS HIS POCKET BOOK
UNDER BUT FINDS 1T

Harry H. Lister, farmer Of near
Ridgley, Md, plowed his pocket book
under, one day recently while operat-
ing a tractor. The following day,
Lister beginning at the stopping
point of his previous days work,
turned back. the burrows that had
been turned under the day before.
About the close of the day, the
pocket book was discovered in the
las. furrow Of the re-plowing process.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
TREAT FOR MUSIC LOVERS


The Cleaners OF the Elkton Meth
oNlst Episcopal Church are sponsor
Id a program that win prove to be
a Reritable treat to every music lover
IL Elkton and adjacen. communities.
Tassday evening. November ~. at
Il ht o'clock, In the church audi
s9fium. they viii present Mr.. James
A Richards. baritone. with Miss
Rnth sherman Jones as aecompanist.
NJ. Charles W. Fortunes. organist.
vi render several selections on che
40 MollsF pipe organ.
There win be- no Axed charge for
admission. A silver Offering will be
r&sived.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
PRESIDENT FIRST TO PASS
THROUGH DRAW

President Roosevelt aboard HIS
yacht sequoia was the hrst to pass
through the draw OF the new Chop
tank bridge, on Saturday. Governor
Harry w. Nice presided over the
dedication ceremonies. and former
Governor Alder. C. Richie was
among a long list Of notables when
the s1.sO0.OOO Choptank River
bridge linking Dorchester and Talbot
counties was dedicated Saturday,
The new bridge Is over 5000 feet In
length.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
ELKTON RURAL ROUTE EX.
TENDED

The Postofice Department has an
nounced the extension of Rural
Route No. from Elkton postoffice,
effective Nov. /. The route will be
extended from McKeown's to Locust
Point and retrace, distance Of one
and one-half miles. Thirty families
will be afforded rural mail service
by the extension. Lewis A. Peterson
is carrier on the route.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
WEDDINGS
CUMMINGs-RAWLINGs

Miss Ruth M. Rawlings, daughter
of the late Mr.. and Mrs. Frank
Rawlings, of near Rising Sun, and
Chester G.. Cummings, son of Mrs
Lidie Cummings, of Oxford, Pa,
were married in Elkton Thursday
October II, by the Rev. Charles
Cope.
After the ceremony the couple left
on their wedding trip to the Eastern
Shore. The newly-weds will make
their home in Oxford where Mr.
Cummings is employed with the Gulf
Refining Co.
ROGERS-LIDDELL
A quiet but pretty wedding was
solemnized on Saturday afternoon,
Oct. 26th, in Govans M. E. Church.
Baltimore, when Miss Jessye Stewart
Liddell, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
John H. Liddell, of Colora, was
united in marriage with Mr.. Robert
e. Rogers, son of the late DR.. and
Mxs. H. M. Rogers, of Mt. Crawford.
Va The ceremony was performed
~ Rev. Daniel Justice. The bride
was becomingly gowned in travel
ing suit. Her only attendant was
her sister, Miss Clara L. Liddell.
Immediately following the cere-
mOny a reception was held at the
home of the brides parents in Colora.
Following a trip South Mr.. and Mrs.
Rogers will reside in Baltimore,
where the groom conducts an artist
and engineer supply business.
The bride is a graduate of Jacob
Tome Institute, Port Deposit, and
Cooley College, Wilmington. The
groom was educated at Massanutten
AcRdemy, Woodstock, Va, an d
BiiGgewater College, Va.
~ MILLER-O'NEILL
A very quiet and impressive mar
riaEe ceremony was performed in st.
MAty's Protestant Episcopal Church
at Worth East, on Saturday morning,
Oelnber 10. at 1890 o'clock, when
Mr. William Kempster Miller, son of
Md and Mrs. William ]. Miller, and
Mo Catherine Marie O'Neill, both of
Baikimore. were joined In holy matri-
mQny. the Rev. l.. I. Insley officiating.
Nd Miller being a grandson of the
Lao Rev. e. X. Miller, who from
1874 to 1891 was Rector of st.
Mafy's and was highly esteemed by
those of his parish, made the cere-
md Ny more impressive.
Hiss o'Neill wore an ensemble in
blue and tan with hat and accessories
to match and wore gardenias. DR..
Littie. Of Baltimore, gave the bride
Ia marriage.
only members of the immediate
fahily and one or two close friends
wIfnessed the ceremony.
After a trip through the South,
No and Mrs. Miller will reside In
baltimore. where Mr.. Miller Is en-
geBsd in business.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
WOMAN RoUTs CHICKEN THEEF

Hearing a noise az her chicken
house. one night last week. Miss
Hattie Lewis. Of Newark. Del. sseur-
ed revolver and aFed several shots
from her bedroom window. she
then notified the police. who found
evidence that an attempt had been
made to break into the hen house and
also found several blood stains. but
no clue OF the would-be thief.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
BASKETBALL LEAGUE

Charles H. Rutledge, president of
the Bi-State Baseball League, has
been named president Of the Eastern
Shore Basketball League which was
formed in Salisbury last week. The
neW ue<will be composed of Elk
Ton. Chestsftown, Salisbury, Ocean
City, 6coihoke City and Rehoboth.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01
cRUs HE'D UNDER WAGON

william Phillips, a farmer of near
KirkseMiils. Pa, met instan. death
on Tuesday OF last week, while
spreading lime. He fell from the
wagon. the wheels passing over his
body amA crushing him to death.
Mr.. RNEnips was rs years of age.
His peRe9ts were the late William
and NarAa Lee Phillips. Charles
town. Msat Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1935-11-01

4Don't try 10 look 30 rich that you
ll be held up on a aark street.
The Washington times., 1935-03-21
School Furnaces Are Junk

Taking pity Washington children who forced to at
tend schools which poorly heated the District Coms
sioners sometime ago sent to the Bureau Of the Budget
request for supplemental estimate of about 100000 with
which to replace obsolete heating plants in of local
schools.
The Treasury Department which houses the bureau is
nice place. It is well heated Fumes and SCOT from
the heating plant seldom penetrate the offices of
the bureau.
And of the Budget hasn't the necessity
for warming up the schools clearing the cassrooms Of
fumes
This estimate wasn't sent to the bureau until found
to be absolutely necessary to replace the wornou heating
plants Parents and children have been complaining about
them for years.
For years the buck has been passed. One office would
insist that it couldn't do the work. The next office would
make the plea.
Things got bad last year that the children in school
called out strike by their parents the parents
cant be blamed for that.
Some of these heating plants than forty years
old In school there is central heating plant each
room being heated by an individual coal stove.
That is the condition that the Bureau of the Budget be-
ieves should be allowed to continue the National Capital
the bureau doesn't show little respect for the
cessies Of the city the District subcommittee Of the Senate
Appropriations Committee should to the of
the children and insert in the regular supply bill item
providing for replacement of these junk furnaces
The Washington times., 1935-03-21
Delaying Benefits

The valuation of the Washington and Georgetown Gasgh
Companies found by the Public Utilities Commission is i'm
presve but its real Importance the consuming public will be
evident when the Commission translates the reduced
valuation into reduced rates.
The Commission has disallowed about $3OO0O00 of value
claimed by the companies If the Commission make that
valuation stick will that the will be saved
the Of paying rates high enough give the
return that $1300OOO0.
The public however shouldn't get the idea that this going
to mean an immediate cut in the price of gas.
Unfortunately under the complicated system of regulating
utilities in the District the way open for lengthy court
fight over the valuation findings
It has taken the Commission about two wears to complete its
valuation of the gas companies Now all that work may
to be done again should the companies appeal the
from the finding of the Commission.
Bills which would simplify the procedure in such and
cut down the possibilities Of delay in extending benefits
public have been pending in Congress for years. If the
panies in this case should unnecessary delay might
stimulate action on those bills