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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
G. & d. Canal Work
Progressing
Ocean Going Ships To Use
Waterway BY Christmas

The dream Of century-transoce
anic vessels plying through the Chess
apeake and Delaware Canal--win
come true this Christmas.
Col. John c. II. Lee, army engineer
In charge of the Philadelphia district,
has announced that the work of deep
ening and widening the canal will
have progressed sufficiently by late
December to allow transatlantic and
coastwise traffic to use the waterway,
thus making it one of the most i'm.
portant inland waterways ON the At
lantic Coast.
More than century ago, the canal
was cut across the Delmarva PENN
sula from Delaware City to Chesa-
peake City-a lock canal to promote
American commerce.
Having served its usefulness as
lock waterway, the canal was prchas-
ed by the federal government and
dug out to sea level. The third step
is now nearing completion: Deepen
ing to 81 feet and widening to ESQ
feet.
Colonel Lee has announced that
the dry excavation has been complet.
ed and that eve hope in this way to
avoid any serious slides during or
subsequent to the deep channel
dredging"
Cost to Be ii Million
The ultimate cost of The project
has been estimated at $4,000, 200.
G. H. Pouder. executive vice-presi-
dent of the Association of Commerce.
Baltimore said that the lost OF the
project will be repaid In about IA
years.
He based this on predicted saving
of $1,000,000 year to chip owners
using the canal since ships would cut
one days operating trip between
Baltimore and Philadelphia.
Coastwise operators are also con-
sidering using the canal in their
northbound voyages to Wilmington
and Philadelphia from southern ports
to avoid fogs that often cover the
lower stretches of the Delaware Bay.
Boats of 12-feet draft can be safely
dispatched over shoals in the canal
at the present time, but pilots apc
masters of vessels have been warmed
| IN W. toh for drndpoa and 0fhar ont1iTa~
ment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
FOUR BIRTHDAY ANNIVER.
SARIES

In honor of four birthday anniver-
saries, which occurred Feb. 23rd,
25th, 26th and 9th, a dinner was
given on Sunday, Feb. 2Sth by Nj.
and Mrs. Charles Coates, Of near
Kinks Mills, Pa, for Mrs. Elizabeth
Boyce, Phebe L. Coates, Jesse Wood,
Sr., and Cora Wood. There wert
four birthday cakes with candles.
other guests were Gailen Boyce. Mr..
and Mrs. Curtis Mccullough, JACOB
Keech, Hopewell; Joseph Coates and
daughters, Eleanor and Doris. At
glen; Mr.. and Mrs. H. Bennett
Coates, Jack and Ruth Coates, HART
G. Coates, Norman Wood, Howard
Coates and Seth Kinsey. Mrs. jog
eph Coates is with her daughter,
Mrs. Marian Baldwin, and infant son,
Lester, of Lansdowne.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Short Paragraphs

Robins have made their appear
ance and are making the welkin ring
with their spring song.
Albert Constable, son of the lat7
Chief Judge Albert Constable, OF Elk
ton. has been admitted as a member
of the bar.
Gailord E. Goddess, engineer at
the Veterans Administration Facility,
Perry Point, has been transferred to
a similar position in New York state.
David ]. Randolph, town officer in
Elkton, has resigned, and Elwoo1
Boyd, a deputy sheriff under former
sheriff Jesse Pierson, appointed to
fill the vacancy.
The temperature took a big drop
on Tuesday afternoon and night, fol-
lowing of week of springlike weather.
The mercury recorded sixteen de-
grees Wednesday morning.
The play Here Comes Charlie
will be given in the Church House.
at Zion, on Thursday and Friday eve
nings March 18th and 18th, by the
young people of the M. E. Church.
Attention is directed to the adver-
tisement ON our last page, of the I'm
employment Compensation Division,
notifying all employers that they
must file reports not later than
March 20.
The new community house build
ing at Warwick, erected by the mem-
bers of the Warwick M. P. Church,
will be dedicated Wednesday. March
81. A special program is being ar
ranged for the occasion.
The directors of the Peoples Bank
of Elkton, have elected John Lawr-
ence, president to succeed Thomas
w. Shippers, deceased, also elected
Fred H. Letter, vice-president, and
G. Reynolds Ash, director to fill va
cancies.
The home of Edward Mcdowell,
near North East, was burned to the
ground On Sunday evening. Feb. %,
The North East fire company was
uanble to save the house. 1t was be-
lieved that the fire started from the
chimney.
Rev. Frank White was able to &C.
cupy the pulpit of Rising Sun M. E
church on Sunday morning, after an
enforced absence of about six weeks
owing to illness.
A sperial feature of the services
were vocal selections by little
Jackie" Devine, aged II years, 9
radio artist.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Pay OF State Roads
Board To Be Fixed
Legislature To Make Salaries
In Commission Unalterable

Annapolis, March 2-All salaries
in the State Roads Commission are
to be fixed definitely and made unai'
terable by the Legislature for the
years 1938-1939.
subcommittee were named by the
Senate Finance and House Ways and
Means committees to draw up sal.
airy list and prepare the necessary
Legislation.
According to Delegate Kent R.
Mullikin (Dem., Prince George's) the
action was suggested in joint meet.
ing of the two fiscal committees as
the result of changes that had bee
made in salary ALLEGATIONS during the
current budgetary period in the roads
department and the hiring of addi-
tional help not provided by the 1895
session.
Under the plan of the committees
only certain amount will be Above
In the budget for salaries, and this
will be specifically allocated.
Coming back here this year W,
found that, while the Legislature
provided for only 420 employees by
the State Roads Commission. said
Delegate Mullikin, 1.-The commission
had had ON its pay roll more than
500 at various times.
1t is the idea of the committees
that some steps must be taken to hoiu
the commission within its salary
budget.
| Senator J. Allan Coad (Dem., St
Mary's), chairman Of the Finance
Committee, named as members of the
subcommittee for the Senate Sena.
tors Stedman Prescott (Dem., Mont
gomery), ]. David Bale (Rep., Car.
roll), minority floor leader, and Ar.
thur Brice (Dem., KENT.
Delegate Mullikin selected to rep
resent the House Delegates Clarence
e. Robertso (Dem., Worchester), LIE.
Moore (Dem., Harford) and Herbert
Ireland (Rep., Calvert).
The two legislative leaders said
they expected that 1t would take the
subcommittee several days to draw
up the salary appropriation list. The,
must await receipt Of data from VIII
liam A. Codd, chief auditor Of th'
Roads Department, who appeared be
fore the committee this afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
HELD FOR HAULING DISTILLING
APPARATUS

Cassel Howery of Perryville, and
Charles Raymond Dalton of Easton,
arraigned before U. S. COMMISSIONS
w. R. Horney in Centerville, OF
charges of possession and transporta-
ton of unregistered distilling appar-
atus, pleaded guilty and were held IN
$1,000 bail for hearing in the U. s.
District Court. A Chevrolet truck
was seized.
Town Officer Kemp Marshall and
Leslie L. Chance, of Easton, saw thu
heavily loaded truck passing through
Easton, and gave chase. When the
drivers saw them approaching they
made an attempt to elude them, but
were finally halted. The truck was
loaded with alleged still ECU .pment
that was being moved to another
location.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
FIREMEN'S AUXILIARY TO GIVE
BENEFIT BALL In BALTIMORE

The second annual benefit ball Of
the Ladies' Auxiliary to the Maryland
State Firemen's Association will be
held in the Rennert Hotel, Baltimore.
Saturday night, April 3rd.
Mrs. Mary H. Baker, Of Hyatts-
vile, chairman of the committee, an
nounced that there would be no pro-
fessional solicitation this year. that
eveyr ticket sold means dollar 70;
some volunteer fireman who is sick
and in need.
Mrs. Baker stated that under the
newly created hospital fund the Aux
iliary will give financial assistance Of
five dollars a week for ten weeks, In
one calendar year to any volunteer
fireman who is sick but not eligibl,
to receive a pension from the Board
of Trustees of the State Firemen's
Association.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Attendance In Cecil
County Schools
February Averages Compiled
By Attendance Officer

Edwin H. Barnes, school attend
ance officer for Cecil County, reports
that during the month of February,
Pilot School led in attendance among
the one-teacher school group; Elk
Mills school in the two-teacher school
group; Calvert in the graded school
group; Kenmore in the high school
group, and Conowingo in the colored
school group.
The following are the averages:
One Teacher Schools-Pilot SO,
New Valley "a, Charlestown "a,
Harris 90, jackson 80, Chapel 81,
Zion 81, Earleville 81, Pleasant Hill
90, johnson 80, New Bridge SO, Lib
erty Grove, Wesley, SS, Cherry Grove
SO, Fingerboard "a, Jefferson, Union
SO, Marion, lakewood 80, Principle
81, Warwick, Ponds Neck u, Blake
76, Fair Hill, Pierce's Neck 70, Town
Point SO, Rowlandville 81.
Two Teacher Schools-Elk Mills
"a. Cherry Hill, Leeds 80, Providence
50, Perry Point, Colora 80.
Graded Schools-Calvert 80, Elk
ton, Perryville 80, North East, Rising
Sun Sc, Cecilton SO, Chesapeake
City 70.
High Schools-Kenmore 95, Cal
vert, Rising Sun, Elkton 81, Cecilton
30, Perryville 80, North East, Chesa-
peake City S8.
Colored Schools-Conowingo "a,
Wilson SO, Elkton 80, North East 81,
Cecilton "a, Chesapeake City SO,
Cokesbury 81, Port Deposit 70, Man
or Sc, Cedar Hill 81; Elkton Colored
High School SO.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Hold-Up At Gas Station
Police Investigating Story OF Night
Attendant

Pennsylvania State Police are A.
vestigating the different angles Of a
reported hold-up at the Conoco Gae
Station, at Sylmar, as told by the
night attendant. The station is
owned by George Alger, of this
town, and is just across the State
line, in Pennsylvania. The night at
tendant is Eugene Thorp. of near
Rising Sun.
According to young Thorp's story
about ten o'clock Sunday night :
white man appeared at the film
station and asked for candy. AS the
attendant turned back from the
candy case, according to his state
ment, he looked into revolver which
the hold-up man held, and was order
ed to lie on the floor, face down. The
bandit then stepped over the pros
trate form Of young Thorp, opened
the cash register and secured about
$4,000.
He then tore the telephone from
its fastening and ran across field.
Young Thorp, according to hi
story, jumped up and ran out also.
The bandit, he alleges, shot at him,
but Thorp ran down the road about
a mile, to the Harvey Townsend farm,
where he telephoned the Pennsyl-
vania State Police.
When the officers arrived they
looked over the scene, took young
Thorp to headquarters at West Ches-
ter, Pa, for questioning, and also
took the telephone in order to secure
finger prints. No trace of the al
legged hold-up man has been found.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Elk River Snipe Fleet
Organization Will Have Membership
OF Thirty-Season Opens
Memorial Day

The Elk River Snipe Fleet, branch
of the Snipe Glass International Rae
ing Association, has been organized
by sail racing enthusiasts of New
Castle, DEL, and Cecil county, Md
with Charles z. Mendenhall Of VIII
mington, as feet captain and LAIR
French official measurer. Member
also approved the plans for the sum-
mer races, which are scheduled 10
take place each Saturday afternoon
on the Elk river. There also will be
special races for trophies on holidays.
While the home of the feet will be
on the Elk river, Is of the 16 boats
already listed will be owned by Will
mingtonians.
All the boats will be snipes, since
interest in the new national one
design class was not strong enough to
insure keen competition. The snire
is a 151a foot centerboard craft, rig
ged as a knockabout sloop. and carry
1T square feet of sail in the gem
lib and main sail.
The feet will have membership
of about 80; many already own boats.
A dozen boats are being built for May
delivery. Memorial Day will Official
ly open the season.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Officers Seize New Still
Two Men Arrested In Raid-Plan
Had just Started Operations

Two Men Arrested In Raid-Plant
Had just Started Operations
A new and modern wbiskey-mak
ing plant with still Of 30O-gallon
capacity, which had been in opera
ton less than Is hours and two al
legged operators were seized In d
woods near Belyidere, along PENN
sylvania Railroad on the Cooper
property, Wednesday night by Depa
ty Sheriff Elwood Racine, Constabl
Wilbur Nickle and two federal OF
ficers.
The plant which was complete 10
detail had been set up for work
Tuesday morning it Is alleged. A
15-horse power steam boiler was
used to operate the plant. About
1000 gallons of mash was found In
watts, which was dumped.
The workmen were at the still
when the officers appeared-two
white men and two Negroes. The
The Negroes fed but the white men,
Harry Algard and Norman Patchell.
of Charlestown, were arrested and
taken to Baltimore for hearing N
the Federal Court. A 1885 Ford
coupe found near the still also Wa.
confiscated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
1856 Acre Park Area
In Cecil County
CCC To Start Work In The
County Next Month

NOunCy LNeXI NAOhNA
With priority pledged over all
others X projects in the east, the
1864 ,Aarea of land in the Elk
Neck section, comprising the 356-
acre farm bequeathed to the state re-
Gently by DR.. w. l.. Abbott OF Eis
Neck and Philadelphia and the bal
ance purchased by the Board OF
County Commissioners has been sur
viewed for a recerational park and
forest reserve. A CCC camp is to be
established in April or May and an
additional 5000 acres may be &C
ouired, which would make it one OF
the largest recreation areas in this
section.
Elk Neck is a peninsula extending
into the Chesapeake Bay, with two Of
the most beautiful rivers in Maryland
flowing on either side, the Elk and
North East rivers. Camp Rodney OF
the Boy Scouts is located on the Pc
ninsula. This peninsula is unique in
topography with wooded hills rising
to a height of 800 feet directly out OF
the tidewater, and it is claimed it Is
the only formation of its kind in the
eastern United States.
Its location, midway between Bal
timore and Philadelphia, makes 1t
easily accessible to vast metropoli-
tan population.
Feeling that it's unique features
should be preserved and enhanced for
the use of the public, the county COM
missioners purchased 5000 acres o.
wooded land, and this, together with
the Abbott farm, has been decided to
the state for recreational develop
ment. The board of county commits
sioners have also obtained an option
On a bathing beach one-third OF a
mile in extent along the North East
River. The Abbott property also has
a mile of river frontage on the Elk
River, and is ideal for bathing and
boating. This will provide two ca
cellent bathing beaches for the use of
the public and is feature not pos
sessed by any other state park in
Maryland.
The views presented from the hills
in this area are unsurpassed. Wild
life, including deer, is abundant and
there is a great variety of vegetation
in this section because of its unusual
features. The Susquehanna flats,
famous for it's wildfowl, borders on
the proposed park on the North East
River side. Wild ducks, geese and
swan can be seen at this season Of
the year.
This park has been approved by
Robert Fechner, director emergency
conservation work and has been CIV
en- priority over all other park pro-
jects. Promise of CCC camp in
April or May, has been given. The
county commissioners are DESTROYS OF
adding about 5000 additional acres
for the park, and have asked the fed
eral government for the necessary
funds to make the purchase. 1t is
said that the land can be purchased
for about $40 per acre. The project
has the fullest cooperation of F. w.
Beasley, state forester, and T. w
Niscolet, regional inspector, national
park service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
DELEGATION ASKS FOR ROAD
IMPROVEMENT

A delegation of property owner"
and citizens of Elk Neck section, az
companied by the Board of County
Commissioners for Cecil County, af-
ter a conference with the State Roads
Commission in Baltimore, in regards
to continuing the paved North East
Turkey Point road, from where it
now ends to Georges Store, dis
lance of slightly over two miles,
found the commission in favor Of
the project.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Personal And Social

Mrs. Hannah Lynch is spending
the month in Florida.
Rev. ]. c. Mccoy, of Newport, Del,
was Rising Sun visitor on Tuesday.
Jesse T. Cameron is enjoying the
week at Southern Pines, North Carr
lima.
Mrs. ]. A. Hartenstine, of Principle
Furnace, Is spending some time In
Florida.
Chas. S. Pyle is a patient in Phil
adelphia hospital, where he sustained
mastoid operation on Monday.
Mrs. Annie Jenkins, of Rising Sun,
is spending sometime with her
daughter, Mrs. Walter Buck, Port
Deposit.
DR.. and Mrs. H. e. Kelsey and Mrs.
Rosalie Mundy, of Baltimore, were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mira.
Cecil e. Ewing, at the Bungalow.
Mrs. India Aiken, of Colora, is
spending some time with Misses Mary
and Jessie Campbell. Mrs. Aiken
has recently sold her home in Colora.
Mrs. Dorothy Campbell Hurd, SO
only American woman winner Of both
the American and British golf cham
pionships, and Edward L. Howe, IS
Just learning the game, were married
in Elkton, ON March /.
Mr.. and Mrs. William r. Pogue
and children, Bill, Jane, Joan and
Joseph, are visiting Mr.. and Mrs
William M. Pogue. VIM. r. Pogue
has accepted position at Pearl
River, N. Y, where the family will
make their home.
Louise C. Nickel, Of Rising Sun,
Md, senior at Western Maryland
College, has achieved honorary
scholastic standing, for which she
has been given the privilege Of nom
compulsory attendance at classes.
She is one of the few students to be
honored with this privilege. Miss
Nickel also takes an active part in
extra-cirricular activities.
Mr.. Robert Patterson Brand, Jr..
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Robert p. Brand,
of Conowingo, and Miss Dorothea
Holland Enfield, daughter Of Mr.. and
Mrs. ]. Roy Enfield, of Forest Hill,
Hartford county, were married III
First Presbyterian Church, Bel Air,
Tuesday evening, by Rev. DR.. E.
Glenn Switzer, in the presence of the
families of the contracting parties.
Miss Florence L. Wilson, daughter
of Mr.. Harry R. Wilson, Of Whining
ton, formerly of North East, thi,
county, and the late Mrs. Wilson, and
Mr.. Philip K. Mcguire, SON of MIR.
and Mrs. Bernard L. Mcguire, also Of
Wilmington, were married at 6
o'clock Saturday evening, Feb. 81,
in the Chapel Of Our Lady in the
Cathedral Church of st. John, Wilm-
,ngton, by the Rev. Hiram r. Ben
nett.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
Kidnap Suspect Lodged
In Hartford County Jail
Held On Charge OF rrespassing
Pending Outcome OF In.
veEtiDatfnn

Hartford county officers took a 80.
year-old man, Identifying himself as
Frank Kravic, of Chicago, from the
Havre de Grace Jail to the county jail
Sunday and allowed no one to see or
talk with him, while Department Il
Justice agents tried to learn If he
knew anything about the Mattson
kidnapping.
Sergt. Robert Fadely and Lieut..
Walter MCGUIRE, railroad police who
arrested the man for 'respassing
said his appearance seemed to tally
with a description of a man who
kidnapped and killed 10-year-old
Charles Mattson in Washington State
last December. They notified the
Department of Justice, which sent
James G. Ellsworth from Baltimore
to investigate.
Ellsworth talked with the suspect
at length in the Havre de Grace Jail
and ordered him taken to the county
Jail and kept strictly by himself dur
ing the inquiry. Ellsworth then re
turned to Baltimore or Washington
with finger prints and other data to
check on the case.
Magistrate J. C. Vancherie gave
Kravic a ten-day sentence for tres
passing and it is upon this count thae
Kravic is being held.
The officers quoted Kravic as say
ing he had been in Washington State,
but that he was in Chicago at the
time of the Mattson abduction and
knew nothing about it. He said he
had been travelling over the country
on freight trains and sleeping in hobo
camps.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
woMEN,s CLUB VISIT CAPITAL

The Woman's Club Of Elkton &C.
cepted an invitation from State Sem
ator and Mrs. Harold E. Cobourn .:
Cecil county to spend Wednesday tn
Annapolis. The women met at the
State House at 1880 o'clock that
morning, attended a session of the
Legislature, then were guests OF Sem
ator and Mrs. Cobourn at luncheon.
Later in the day they were guests Of
Governor and Mrs. Nice at a tea a.
the governors mansion
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
STATE TEACHERS COLLEGE
HOST TO STUDENT CON.
FERENCE

The State Teachers College at SAL
isbury is for the second consecutive
year acting as host to representative
from high schools all over the state
to the annual Student Conference.
The dates designated for this event
of rapidly developing importance are
April eth and 10th.
An even larger group than was
present last year is expected to at
tend this meeting, where problems
vital to youth will be discussed. and
appropriate entertainment features
will be provided.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
MURDER MYSTERY SOLVED BY
CONFESSION

Philadelphia detectives last week
arrested Frederick Thomas. negro,
aged 81 years, and obtained confes-
sion from him for the murder OF
George F. Buchanan, formerly OF
Cecil county. Buchanan was killed
at his office, Philadelphia Printlne
Company on July 6, 1885. He wa
81 years of age. The negro had been
employed by the Printing Company
but disappeared shortly after tn
murder.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
.wooDLAwN ORCHARD" SOLD

"Wocdlawn Orchard" containing
13l acres Of land and over 5000 APP
pie trees in full bearing near Wood
lawn. in the upper part of this coun-
ty, was sold at mortgages sale at
the Court House door. Elkton, on
Monday. by Henry L. Constable, as
signee, to Nathan B. Karl. for S.,
500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
PHILADELPHIA ELECTRIC EN-
PLOYEE PROMOTED

Eugene Hand, for the past several
years manager of the ConowingJ
Power Company's main Office in Elk
ton, has been promoted to the efic-
iency department of the Philadelphia
Electric Company and will assum
his new duties March Is. ]. Frank
Blake, Jr., outside salesman of the
company, has been appointed sales
manager for Cecil county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
LEAGUE MEETING POSTPONED

The Bi-State League Base Bal
meeting scheduled for Sunday,
March 14th, New Central Hotel, Elk
ton, Md, at O'Clock, has been post
poned to Sunday, March 21st, same
place, same hour.
The postponment was due to an
emergency operation for appendicitis
of the League President Charles
Rutledge.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12
COURT UPHOLDs MAGISTRATES
FINE

A jury In Cecil Circuit Court. 10
the magistrate appeal case Of Joseph
Swift of Elkton, charged with driv-
ing a car while under the influence
of liquor and fined 500 and costs by
Police Magistrate Walter c. Miller,
found Swift guilty and fined him
500 and costs, but gave him six
months in which to complete payment
Of the 9nA.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12

From burns sustained when his
clothing caught fire from an over
heated tsove, Albert Ford. Negro, 10
years old, OF the North East section,
died at Union Hospital, Elkton, Mon
day night. Practically every part Of
Ford's body was burned. The acci-
dent occurred early Sunday morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12

The Eskimo population is decreas-
Ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1937-03-12

Robins have made their appear
ance and are making the welkin ring
with their spring song.