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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
BOYS STEAL BICYCLES AND
START ON TRIP
BOYS

Three small boys of Colerain plan
ned to see the country, but their
plans ended Monday. The lads were
Andy Bishop, aged IS, son OF MI
and Mrs. Carl Bishop, near Andrews
Bridge, and Richard Nye, aged IL
years, and brother, Walter, aged If.
The latter two boys from the Phila-
delphia Aid Society, have been at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin
Wilmer. When the Bishops came
home Sunday they found note on
the table and another in the milk
bottle, informing them Of his inten-
ton of going away for while.
The three boys came to Quarry
vile Sunday night about ESQ O'Clock
and at Simon Groff's sales barn they
took the bicycles of Simon Croft, Jr.,
and brother, Paul. Below Union,
Colerain Township, they were seen
Monday morning eating their break
fast, having taken along from home
eatables in a knapsack.
Thomas Lawson, of the State Mo-
tor Police; Constable Jay l. Rineer,
Quarryville, and citizens Joined in
the chase. The Bishop boy made no
resistance and was sent home to his
parents. The Nye boys were captured
on the Samuel Ross farm near Ok
ford, by Earle Emery, OF Nine
Points.
No charges will be preferred
against them, but owing to their ten
der years the Aid Society will be In
formed of their escapade and they
will be given another chance to keep
from getting into the hands OF the
law.-Sun, Quarryville, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
FOR STATE SENATOR

AT the Democratic Primaries on
September 18th next, l will be a
candidate for nomination for State
Sentor, and l earnestly solicit the
support of all voters. Should / be
nominated, and later elected, it will
be my ambition to serve the people
and taxpayers of Cecil county, with
out fear or favor, always remem-
bering / am a servant of the peopl }.
Frederick H. Letter,
Elkton, Maryland
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
WOODLAND

The Girls Class of Hopewell
Church School will give pageant
Sunday evening, depicting the 200th
anniversary of John Wesley's coming
to America.
Ladies Aid Society held the May
meeting in the Church House, Thurs
day afternoon, 18th. The hostesses
were Miss Ida Thompson, Mrs. Ruff
us Benjamin, Sr., and Mrs. Minerva
Rutter.
The annual meeting of the En-
broidery Club was held at Mrs. Ruff
us G. Jackson's, Friday, 18th. Mrs.
Gilbert B. SINNERS was elected
Pres; Mrs. Howard Barnes, Vice
Pres; Mrs. Edmund Brown, Sec.,
and Mrs. Robert Taylor, Treas.
Miss Jean Burlin, Student Nurse
at Delaware Hospital, and friend
Miss Julia Scott spent Friday with
the formers mother, Mrs. Amos
Burlin.
Mrs. Robert Johnson and two
children, of Philada, visited Miss
Kepler this week.
Mr.. and Mrs g. B. Cullen, Of Will
mington, were weekend guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Geo. w. Mccullough.
Miss Virginia Barnes attended the
Preakness Ball at the Fifth Regi-
ment Armory in Baltic, Saturday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Smith, of
Sparrows Point, Md, spent the week
of the 7th with Mr.. and Mrs. Peter
N. Hansen
Mr.. and Mrs. Bruce Craig, daugh-
ter Elsie, sons, Blaine and Emerson,
of Craigtown, were dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. James Lamdin, Mon
day evening.
Mrs. Edmund Brown, Mrs. Wilmer
Brown and Shirley were Wednesday
guests of Mrs. Herbert Williams, of
Blythedale.
Mrs. Paul Stephens of Mt. Pleas
ant and mother, Mrs. Amos Burlin
drove to Williamsport, Pa, last week
to visit relatives Mrs Burlin's
mother, Mrs. Mary r. Mcdonald re-
turned with them.
Mrs. Robert K. Rawlings spent the
weekend in Philada., with her sis
tiers.
VIM. E. Rea, while working on a
dwelling at Oxford, Pa, tore
three ribs loose while climbing upon
scaffold. He is able to be about,
but not to work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
Tax Trend Upward

The Cecil Wing, in its Current
Comment column, gives some ad
vance county budget news that would
indicate a decided upward trend in
the tax rate of the county, If the
published figures coincide with the
budget to be compiled by the Board
of County Commissioners.
Pointing out that for every $3,-
900 appropriation there is one cent
tax levy, the Whig gives these in
creases that are likely to be pro-
vided for in the Forthcoming
budget:
"An increase in current expenses
for schools is said to be about $18,-
600 which will increase the rate by
cents.
"a new Assessment ordered by the
State Commission will cost $4,000
which will increase the rate by 5
cents.
"The general election this year
must be provided for, the cost of
which runs about $4,000, another
S cents on the rate.
$4,000 worth of school bonds
are due after the levy, which will
add another 1-3 cents to the rate.
''The Commissioners have in mird
the taking over the old Elkton High
School for offices and the estimated
figure fer reconditioning of the
building has been set by competent
persons at $4,000, which will add
another cents on the rate.
1.-THE Commissioners agreed to
levy $4,000 for dirt roads at the re-
quest of the State Roads Commits
sion thus adding 4 cents to the rate.
"By telephone Mr.. LeBrun, presi-
dent of the Welfare Board, stated
that he will ask the County Com
missioners for $4,000, this amount
being an increase of $4,000 over
last year or cents on the rate.
I'm summary then, if all items are
taken care of in the levy as indicat-
ed and most of them must be recogn-
lied, the increase in tax rate for the
coming year may be "a cents.
This amount added to the present
83 cents will make SLIT. You must
add, therefore, % cents for stale
tax and the total tax equals S1.39."
The County Commissioners at
their meeting on June 22 and %.
when they act as Board of Esti-
mates, hear delegations for and
against and set the tax rate.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
WOMAN'S MISSIONARY
GATHERING

With nearly. a hundred delegates
present, the Wilmington District of
the Baltimore branch of the Wom-
ems Foreign Missionary Society, in
Guiding Cecil and Kent Counties, on
Wednesday held its spring meeting
in Perryville M. E. Church. Mrs. Will
liam Gorrel made the address Of
welcome and Mrs. S. r. Hodgson
the response. The guest speakers
were Mrs. Eugene Wesley Shaw,
chairman of the SEVENTEEN anniver-
sary membership drive, and Leo
Poulger, both of Washington, D. c..
North East was chosen as the next
place for meeting.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
NEW STAMPS FOR AIR MAIL
WEEK

The United States Air Mail, whose
wings today cast their shadows from
Bangor, Maine, to Honolulu and
from the Canal Zone to China, will
commemorate with a bright new
spread-eagle stamp the event of that
doubtful morning 1 years ago when
Charles Augustus Lindbergh, an I'M
known flyer. took off from Roosevelt
Field for Paris.
Paul r. Younts, National Chair
man of Air Mail Week, made the
announcement. 1t seemed appropri-
ate to him. he said, that this air
mail news should come from North
Carolina, the state from whose east
ern shore sand dunes the Wright
Brothers took off "a years ago in
the first airplane fight across the
Atlantic as historical"
Lindbergh made his fight on May
81, 1927. The new stamp commemor-
ating it, dominated with the appropri-
ate spread of eagle wings and in
two colors, was issued on May Is.
The stamp is six-center, for
use anywhere in the United States.
National Air Mail Week, which
will be celebrated in every state and
will be marked by feeder" service
to communities never before served
by air mail, will be observed May
Is through Fl. More than $4,000
air-minded committee members, in
addition to every United States Post
Office, are cooperating.
+ The first air mail service for the
transportation of fors'gn mails was
performed on Route between Seat
tie, Washington, and Victoria. Brit.
ish Columbia, on October 10, 1920,
under a contract let to Edward Hub
bard at 5000 round trip. The dis
lance was approximately a miles
The purpose of the service was to
carry mails from the Orieat To Vic.
toria and there place such mails on
steamships bound for TRANSATLANTIC
ports.
Today. just II years after Lind
bergh startled the world and began
his fight to gorly and to eventual
personal tragedy, the transaoceanic
oil. nx,sr
ON the map as the regular steamer
channels. The longest fight is from
San Francisco to Hong Kong, Mr..
Younts noted, distance of STATS
miles. This service is performed al
most entirely over water, and the
nonstop fight from San Francisco
to Honolulu. 2,404 miles, the longest
over-water fight in the world.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
Will Attend Lions
Convention

Members Of the Rising Sun Lions
, Club will attend the sixteeth an
nual convention of District %, Lions
International, May 22-24, in Will
mington, climaxing a drive that
boosted membership 38 percent in
eight months.
The district has chartered Is new
clubs in the last year, two of them
in this zone, and numbers AZ clubs
today.
Membership rose from 1900 to
1900 from September to April.
Some 500 Lions and their wives
are expected at convention sessions,
opening with reception in the
Hotel Dupont Sunday night.
Delegates will review significant
phases of district work in business
sessions, and elect officers Tuesday
morning.
Two highlights will be addresses
by District Governor Bert Piers of
Washington, D. c., and Alexander T.
Wells of New York City, second vice.
president of Lions International.
Lions who have brought two more
men into membership will be honor
ed Tuesday at key members
breakfast, with "One-leggers" and
"Goose-eggers" in membership en-
rollment also designated by symbols.
Monday afternoon delegates and
visitors will tour historic points in
Wilmington, which is preparing to
celebrate the 300th anniversary of
landing of the Swedes, June 9th.
A visit to Longwood Gardens,
estate of Mr.. and Mrs. Pierre S. Du-
Pont, and golfing are also included
on the entertainment program
A style show will be given for
women Tuesday morning, with a
bridge luncheon at noon.
Mr.. Piers will be honored at the
Governors Ball Tuesday night, con-
Guiding the three-day convention.
George M. Phipps is deputy dis
trict governor of Zone Two, and the
zones two new clubs are Claymont
and Christiana Hundred. j. Robert
Frederick is president of the hos.
club.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
MRS. w. A. sTARKEY

Mrs. Mary Lula Starkey, wife OF
w. A. Starkey, died at five O'CLOCK
Sunday morning, at her home near
Eastland, Pa, aged IS years. Mrs.
Starkey had been in poor health for
the past three years.
The deceased was a daughter OF
]. Calvin and Jennie Martin, OF near
Rising Sun, and was native OF Viz
ginia. The family moved to this
neighborhood about twenty-three
years ago, and for number OF years
resided on a farm northwest OF town,
later moving to Pennsylvania.
Surviving are her husband and the
following children: James Starkey,
Rising Sun; Frank Starkey, Colora;
Mrs. Eline Bashum, Rising sun;
Mrs. Mary Hale, Baltimore; Mrs.
Ada Long, Nottingham, Pa; Rufus
Starkey, Conowingo; Walter and
William Starkey, Nottingham: The
following brothers and sisters also
survive: Mrs. Abe Snyder, Harris
vile; Hubert Martin, Lancaster;
Glenn Martin, and Rice Martin,
Smyrna, Del; Mrs. Mile Martin,
Roanoka, Va; Mrs. Ada Love, Cam
bria, Va; Robert Martin, Christian
burg, Va.
Funeral service were held at her
late home on. Wednesday afternoon,
and interment made in Brookview
cemetery. Rising Sun,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
BANK STOCKHOLDERS ELECT

At the annual meeting of the
stock holders of Elkton Banking and
Trust Company on Wednesday, the
following board of directors was
elected for the ensuing year: Edwin
S. Dorcus, j. Frank Blake, DR.. S. C..
Sykes, G. A. Allender, Harry w. Pip
pin, Lambert w. Davis, Frank p.
Conrey, DR.. T. B. Moore, John E..
Gonce, William T. Vipsinger, Rob-
ert ]. McCauley, A. H. Mendenhall,
and Charles r. Mackey. The board
organized by electing Edwin S. Dor
Gus, president, to succeed Harvey H.
H. Mackey, deceased; c. Albert
Ringgold, vice-president and Sec
A successful year
was reported.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
NOTTINGHAM NINE TAMES TOME
SCHOOL

The West Nottingham Academy
baseball team ran its winning streak
to four last Wednesday afternoon,
May IL, in the Tome School stadium
at Port Deposit. The Tome club,
fresh from successive wins over
Calvert Hall and Saint Andrews,
could not solve the deliveries of
Lowell Chase who allowed only six
scattered hits, and was in trouble
only for brief moment in the
eighth.
RHE
W. N. A. 1O3 OO4 8 0-12 II i
Tome 90 o 0 o 90 Q o. 2 80
The Maroon nine, paced by Jay
Emrey of Colora with three hits in
Guiding two doubles, pasted the
Tome ace, Warrington, for II hits,
including freak home run by JUS
key, and left on the long end of a
IL to Q score. Jim and Do Yerkes of
Calvert also had three hits each.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
NECK BROKEN BY FALL

Preparing to take a bundle of
clothes to friend in the City Hos
pital, Baltimore, Drew Murphy, of
Havre de Grace, reached there as a
patient himself. Mr. Murphy fell
down the steps of his home and was
taken to the Hospital for medical
treatment Upon his arrival at the
institution it was found he had sui
fered broken neck, and was in a
critical condition.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
JOSEPH t. STEELE

Joseph T. Steele, aged rs years, a
farmer of Cecil County, died at MS
home near Hickory Hill, Pa, April
3Oth, from heart trouble. He is sur
vived by his wife and daughter
Mrs. V. Poff, at home, and one son,
Clarence d. Steele, ST.. of Lewisville,
Pa: also two brothers and a sister.
Jacob Steele, of Elkton; FRANK
Steele, of Providence, and Mrs. Flor
ence Ewing, of Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
LIQUOR LICENSE PROTESTED

When the Board of License Com
missioners met Tuesday to consider
the application of Leslie G. Pennick
of near Providence, for license to
sell beer, a large delegation from
that section Of the county protested,
contending that the proposed place
was too near the Kenmore High
school, for the best interest of the
students. The board refused to grant
the license,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
AMERICAN LEGION PLANS AP-
PROPRIATE MEMORIAL DAY
OBSERVANCE

Cecil Post, American Legion OF
Elkton, is planning an appropriate
observance of Memorial Day, Mon
day, May 80, with a parade and ex-
ercises at the War Memorial, OF the
Court House lawn, in that town
U. S. Senator Willard E. Tydings. Oh
Havre de Grace, who was in com.
mand of Company E. when it left
Elkton, for the training camp in
the South, prior to going to France
has been invited to be the guest
speaker.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
ORPHANS COURT

Bond of James Morrow, admins
traitor of Anne r. Writ; bond of T.
Clifton Kirk, executive of Sarah
Jane Kirk; bond of Anne Barwick
Parrish, executrix of Sarah Jane
Barwick; bond of Alice Clark Fifth
ian, Administrative of Kathryn H.
Clark; bond of Mary Lee Robinson,
executrix of Perry E. Robinson; first
and final account of Lucie C. Bond,
administrative of Philip r. Bond /;
first and final account of Nellie E.
Thornton, executrix of Clarence
Thornton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
FOR SALE
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SERVICE

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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
HOTEL AT BETTERToN SOLD

A group of Betterton business
men, headed by former County
Treasurer Clarence Newsome, Char
les H. Brice, and Paul Stokes, have
purchased the Chesapeake Hotel
from Henry ]. Plant, and after max
ing extensive improvements, will
have the hotel ready for the opening
of the summer season of May 80.
Work on the construction of an
elevated boardwalk IL feet wide
running along the beach front, and
also in grading the beach front and
removing an old pier, which will give
the resort larger bathing shore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
POLITICAL CARDS
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE JUDO
IAL CIRCUIT

Having been urged by many
friends and members of the bar tn
become a candidate for reelection
take this method of announcing
my intentions, of becoming a candi-
date for reelection as Associate
Judge of the Second Judicial Circuit
of Maryland. This method of an
nouncement Is adopted because the
office which 1 hold, and the duties
incident there to preclude me max
ing a personal campaign.
Thomas ]. Heating.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
CECIL COUNTY ANGLERS ASSO.
CITATION

The Cecil County Anglers Asso-
citation elected the following officers
for the ensuing year: President
Mauldin Lum of Leslie; vice-presi-
dent Theodore Brown of Rising Sun;
secretary, Norton Singman, Elkton;
Treasurer, Charles H.. letters, Elk
ton; directors DR.. v. H. Mcknight
E. B. Fockler, Frank Harris, Sher-
man Marcus, and Pierre LeBrun. The
officers are also members of the
board of directors. The association is
making plans to restock ponds and
lakes with fish.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
FOR CLERK OF COURT

l hereby announce my candidacy
for Clerk of the Circuit Court for
Cecil county subject to the Republi-
can primaries in September. Your
support will be greatly appreciated
Ralph r. Crothers,
Zion, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
DEATHS
MISS LAURA e. wHITELoCK

Miss Laura e. Whitelock, daugh-
ter of the late Sylvester ]. and Han
nah E. Whitelock, died at her home
at Aiken on May 8.
Funeral services were held at st.
Marks Episcopal Church, near Aiken
Friday afternoon at o'colck. In
terment was made in adjoining Gem
etery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
NEW ROAD DEDICATED

With special ceremonies, under the
direction of the Maryland Branch of
the International Order of the Kings
Daughters and Sons, the new road
leading to the Silver Cross Home,
Port Deposit, was dedicated Thurs
day afternoon. The annual meeting
of the society was also held at the
home on Thursday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE

Aspiring to the Associate Judge
ship, l hereby submit my candidacy
to the people of the Second Judicial
Circuit. If elected to this most i'm
portant office, will perform the
duties to the very best of my ability.
Harold E. Cobourn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20

Walter c. Erb, of Bethesda. Pa,
has had the forefinger of his right
hand amputated. Several months ago
Mr.. Erb's finger was penetrated by
the fin Of E fish. Eventually the bone
became infected and On operation
was decided upeA.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
FOR ORPHANS COURT

hereby announce my candidacy
for Judge Of the Orphans Court sub
ject to the Democratic Primary in
September. Your support will be ap-
preciated.
]. Frank Blake,
Child, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
SPRAYING soLUATIoN FOR SALE

SPRAYING SOLUATAON FUR SALE
/ am overstocked with standard
brand of lime and sulpher soluation
for spraying purposes. Win sell not
less than ten (1o) gallons at fifteen
tlsl cents Per gallon.
" y AsAssA PilaA 40 .
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
FOR SALE

Empire period mahogany side
board and serving table. Walnut
bed. extra large size, spring and
white hair mattress,
Bertha u. TyseA
wssA Nottingham. MasYlaAA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20
FOR COUNTY COMMISSIONERS


1 hereby announce my candidacy
for County Commissioner for Cecil
county, subject to the Democratic
primary in September. Your sup
port will be appreciated.
Lawson G. Tosh,
Rising Sun, Md.
Having decided to be a candidate
for County Commissioner from the
First Commissioners District, SUBJ
ject to the Democratic primaries on
September IL, take this means of
asking the support of all voters.
Walter B. Scarborough,
Elkton, Md, r. d. 4
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20

Bomb-proof shelters and trenches
are to be provided in parks of Lon
don.
The average woman's club is a
boomerang.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-05-20

Harrisburg Academy will play at
West Nottingham Saturday, May 81,
and Goldey College. Wednesday. May
rs. also at West Nottingham. Both
games will be called OF a;so p. NJ.
standard tims,
The Kennewick courier-reporter and the White Bluffs spokesman. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1938-1939, 1938-10-13
GRADE SCHOOL NEWS

The kindergarten now has a to-
tai enrolment Of a. Richard Meyers
entered school Monday. The kind
ergarten department has received
new cots and now have enough for
each child to one alone for the rest
period.
Miss French, and her assistants,
Miss Carpenter and Miss Liebel, took
the kindergarten kiddies on an ex-
cursion trip over tow to note the
leaves turning red and yellow and
any other signs that would tell them
it is fall.
Many boys and girls have been
bringing flowers for the room and
the pupils are enjoying them very
much as they know they will soon
be gone.
Marlene Elliott is back in school
after siege Of sickness. We are
glad she is back.
The 9Th grade service club has
been assisting the kindergarten de-
partment. Dora Mae Beightol and
Bertha Tatlow have been helping
in the mornings to make the room
neat. Irene Pace and Leona Weig-
gands have helped with games on
the playground. Hostesses at the
cafeteria have been Robert Rosson,
Thyllis Avery and Eta Reymore.
Others who have helped before are:
Delma Duffy, Irene Pace, Rosemary
Watkins, Mary Ellen Dinkinson and
several others. The Riddles wish to
thank each of these pupils and are
glad to be their friends. ., u.
Richard Britton of the third grade
brought an acrobat man which his
father made of wood to the kiddies
to watch. They enjoyed it so much
that they hope he can bring it
again sometime.
The young kiddies were weighed
and measured Wednesday. Some
have set goals to gain before the
next time.
Mrs. Gowing, Mrs. zirkle and Mrs.
Long were visitors at school this
week. The mothers and friends are
always welcome to visit.
The second grade is building