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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Personal And Social

Mrs. J. M. Holden is spending
some time in Media. Pa.
r. A. Grambing, of Philada., Wis
tied his sister-in-law, Miss M. Lidie
Stewart, on Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Job w. Kirk were
Sunday visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Ralph e. Reynolds, Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Cameron, of
Freehold, New Jersey, were week
end visitors of the formers father,
Jesse T. Cameron.
Miss Ruth Bannister, daughter OF
Mr.. and Mrs. w. L. Bannister, Lib
erty Grove, and Mr.. Rowland Garvin
son of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Garviu,
Colora, were quietly married at
Chestertown, on October 15.
The Rev. Frank White, of Rising
Sun, announces the engagement of
his daughter, Miss Edith Frances
White, to Mr.. Mark Walker, of Rich
ardson Park, Del. The wedding will
take place in the M. E. Church at
Rising Sun, on Dec. 26 at o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Reynolds, In
dianapolis, Ind, were visitors this
week of relations in the neighbor-
hood. Mrs. Annie Mrshall, Miss
Mary Reynolds and Miss Estella
Reynolds returned to Rising Sun
with them, after visit of some
weeks in Indianapolis.
Miss Rachel G. Beers, daughter of
Mrs. George Beers and the late Mr..
Beers, of near Fair Hill, and Mr..
Earl D. Racine, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Fred Racine, of Elkton, were quietly
married at Elkton M. e. parsonage
on Thanksgiving morning. The bride
wore a princess model of wine velvet
with wine accessories. The happy
couple will be at home near Childs,
this county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Fire Sweeps Farm
Buildings

An alarm of fire shortly before one
O'Clock on Wednesday afternoon of
last week, called Rising Sun firemen,
with equipment, to the farm of
Charles McFadden, about one and a
half miles southwest of Rising Sun.
Fire had broken out in the barn,
where "a feed mill was being Oper-
ated by tractor. The firemen re-
sponded promptly, but the blaze
spread so rapidly that the barn was
soon a settling mass of flames. The
men operating the feed mill, after
giving the alarm, devoted their at
tention toward releasing a team of
horses that was tied to the fence
In the barn yard. SO quickly had
flames enveloped the barn the men
could not reach the horses, but by
throwing stones at them forced them
to break loose, and the animals were
rescued. One of the horses was badly
burned on the back.
The firemen were powerless to
check the flames, that spread to the
machine shed and hog house, but
succeeded In saving the dwelling.
The barn, machine shed and hog
house. were totally destroyed caus-
ing loss estimated at $4,000.
There was an insurance of $4,000
on the barn, 1925 on the machine
shed, and SIS on the hog house in
the Farmers G Mechanics Insur-
ance Association of Cecil County.
This is the second time fire has
visited the farm, barn on the same
site having been destroyed by fire
forty-one years ago. The farm was
then owned by the late Edward
Gather.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Briefly Noted News

According to report total Of 40
men have been laid off by the State
Roads department in Cecil county.
Kenmore High School Alumni
Association will hold card party in
Kenmore school building on Friday
evening, December 16.
A Mems Bridge Club has been or
ganized in Cecil county. The teams
represented are Rising Sun, North
East, Elkton and Oxford.
An effort will be made by sports
men at the coming session of the
General Assembly of Maryland to
have a bill passed OF abolish COM
mercial bass fishing in the State.
Slipping on the ice in the yard
of his hcme in Elkton, William Ma
han fell and suffered the facture OF
one of his legs. Mr.. Mahan suffered
a similar accident about three years
ago.
Ralph S. Herzog, of Philadelphia,
has been awarded the contract for
the construction of barracks and
an administration building at Aber-
deem Proving Ground, at a cost of
$422,591.
A three act play entitled '"The
Home Town Girl" will be given on
Thursday evening, Dec. 8, in Mt.
Pleasant M. E. church, by the Young
Peoples Group. Admission, adults
80 CENTS. children 20 cents.
Sylvester Preston, of North East,
who was reelected Judge Of the
Orphans Court for Cecil County, at
the November election, has been
designated by Governor Harry Nice,
as Chief Judge of the Court.
A benefit card party, sponsored
by the Lions Club of Rising Sun,
will be held in the High School
Auditorium here, on Thursday eve
ming, Dec. Is. Admission fifty cents,
Prizes awarded and refreshments
served. Proceeds are for the Christ
mas welfare fund.
Edwin Kirk, Jr., former clerk in
the Peoples pank, Oxford, Pennsyl-
vania, has excepted position as
clerk in the Havre de Grace Bank
ing and Trust Company, succeeding
Edwin U. Way, resigned to accept
the position of bookkeeper in the
First National Bank.
Frederick H. Letter, owner and
editor of the Cecil Democrat, Elk
ton, suffered broken right knee
cap in four places Friday evening
when he fell on the ice in front of
his rome on Locust Lane in that
town. He was removed to Union
Hospital where he will be confined
for some time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Use Christmas Seals

An appeal to use the Christmas
Seals as we'll as purchase them was
made to-day by the Maryland Tu-
berculosis Association, which is now
having its annual campaign to raise
funds for continuing it's statewide
program to wipe out tuberculosis.
christmas Seals make beauti-
full decoration. Teamed with mil
lions of others they have made pos
sible a life saving campaign that
has saved thousands Of lives" said
Henry F. Baker, treasurer of the
association and chairman of the
Christmas Seal sale. use Christmas
Seals and use them early" he said.
After purchasing Christmas
Seals, too many people fail to use
them" Mr.. Baker continued. Their
use Immediately identifies buyers as
being among those aiding in the
fight against tuberculosis and is
also ones personal endorsement of
the work being done by the tuber-
culosis association"
Mr.. Baker announced that many
Of the county chairmen have al
ready reported and that they stated
that the early returns on the Christ
mas Seal sale are encouraging. All
county committees are working very
hard, he said, to improve upon last
years record. Montgomery County
had the best record last year and
all local chairmen are aiming to
match this record.
Thirty years ago today tubercul-
osis was responsible for II out of
every hundred deaths. Today it is
responsible for out of every hun
dred. Two-thirds of all tuberculosis
deaths occur before the age of As.
The tuberculosis Christmas Seal
sales were started In 1907. Since
that time the tuberculosis assoica-
ton has maintained an intensive
warfare to eradicate this disease.
The purchase of the Christmas Seals
by the citizens of the state provides
the only source of income that the
tuberculosis association has for
maintaining ita activities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Maryland Outdoor Life
: Federation

The Maryland Outdoor Life Fed
GRAFTON was established in 1884, for
the purpose Of coordinatiDg and
stimulating the efforts of conserva-
ton, civic, scientific, and outdoor
organizations in this state in the
interests of outdoor life privileges
and the natural resources of the
State of Maryland. Since the first
convention in 1884 two others have
been held, each having an increased
interest.
Consisting as it does, of fifty
eight affiliated groups, the Maryland
Outdoor Life Federation is repre-
sentative of practically every phase
of conservation interests found in
our state.
Originally, the Federation relied
solely upon voluntary contributions
by individuals or organizations for
support, but today, having success
fully staged the spectacular 1898
North American Sports, Garden and
Outdoor Life Show, it has been pos
sible to broaden its, activities and
is now operating largely through the
funds raised through the show.
1t was at the 1887 convention of
the Federation that is was decided
to stage the Outdoor Life Show as
method of arousing the public
mind to the need for conservation.
This event, which was held in the
Fifth Regiment Armory last Febur-
airy, met with such unprecedented
success that the Federation is now
arranging another show for Febru-
airy II to 20, 1889.
The Maryland Outdoor Life Fed
Grafton is one of the few self-sus-
tanning conservation organizations
in the United States which does not
depend upon contributions for sup
port. Already the benefits of the
1889 Outdoor Life Show are being
felt In Maryland. Early In June a
committee of the Federation began
to prepare the Coordinated Conser-
walton Program to promote a more
intelligent use of the natural re-
sources of Maryland. This program
has been formulated and distributed
widely throughout Maryland and is
now being drafted into bill to be
presented at the next session of the
Legislature. The Federation also CO.
operates with each Of its member
organizations in lending assistance
in furthering the particular interest
IN any section Of the State.
The officers of the Federation are:
Honorary president, M. e. Towner;
president, H. Lee Hoffman: vice.
presidents, Mrs. w. A. Bridges, Mrs.
w. T. Hamilton, John p. Corcoran,
Clarence C. Carly; secretary. Gran
vile G. Swope; treasurer, F. C.
Gajawski.
Membership in the Maryland Out
door Life Federation consists of
organizations, associations and gov
ernmental agencies in the State of
Maryland, interested in the Outdoor
Life privileges and resources.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Suit For Divorce

Mrs. Elsie M. Boulder of Cecilton
district, through her counsel, E. D.
e. Rollins of Elkton, has docketed
suit in the Circuit Court at Elkton
against her husband, ]. Bennett
Boulder, asking for an absolute di-
vorce on the grounds Of abandon
ment. The plaintiff alleges desertion
and abandonment.
The court has passed an order re-
quiring the defendant to appear in
court in person or by solicitor on or
before Jan. IL to show cause why a
decree ought not be passed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Jurors Excused And
Substitutes Drawn

Jurors to fill the place of those
drawn for the December term OF
court which convenes at Elkton,
Monday who have been excused,
have been named.
Reese Clark, Elkton; Ernest
Brown, Fair Hill; John Cullen and
John T. Hindman, Rising Sun;
Alexander Hasson, Perryville, and
w. s. Cooper. Port Deposit we've
excused and those drawn as substi-
tutes are: Victor s. Taylor. Elkton
Ernest Biles. Fair Hill; Walter s.
Cameron and Charles A. Hutchins,
Rising Sun; Walter L. Simmons,
Perryville, and George M. Shure,
Port Deposit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
New County Officials
Take Office

The commissions for the newly.
elected officials for Cecil County,
chosen at the November election
were received from the Secretary
of the State last week, by Clerk OF
Court, Walter C. Buck. The new
officials assumed their Offices on
Dec. l, after they filed bonds and
took the oath of Office. The new Of
ficers are: David Randolph, Sheriff,
succeeding Eugene Racine; Jesse
Pearson, Register of Wills, re-elec-
ted; Walter C. Buck, Clerk of the
Court reelected: Howard Vincent,
Clarence Harris and Lawson G. Tosh,
County Commissioners; Messrs. Vim
cent and Harris succeeding Daniel
H. Garrett and Mauldin Lum, Mr..
Tosh being reelected; Messrs. Syl-
weston Preston, j. Frank Blake, Sr.
and w. Palmer McFadden, Judges of
Orphans Court; E. d. e. Rollins,
States Attorney, reelected. Edwin s.
Dorcus, County Treasurer and w.
Herbert Baker, Assistant County
Treasurer, who were reelected will
not enter upon their new term of
Office until Juyl LIST next.
The new Board of County Com
missioners will have Mr.. Tosh as
president of the Board. 1t was neces-
sary for the organization to take
place early so that bonds to be is
sued would bear the proper endorse
ments for the acceptance of the
buyers. The arrangements we're
made in cooperation with the out
going Board.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Democratic Campaign
Expenses

1t cost Maryland Democrats
more than quarter of million
dollars to nominate and elect a
United States Senator, a Governor
and six Representatives in Congress,
figures made public revealed.
Expenditures were divided as fol-
lows: $99,241 spent by the Mary
land Democratic Advisory Campaign
Committee in the recent general
election.
$88,674.13 spent in behalf of
Senator Tydings to obtain his NOM
nation.
$69,263.O7 spent in behalf OF At
torney General O'Conor to obtain
his nomination as Governor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09

Two venerable Hartford county
couples observed notable anniver-
saries last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph II. Vile
man, quietly observed their 51st
wedding anniversary at their home
in Havre de Grace, on Wednesday,
November %.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Pyle, of near
Fawn Grove, quietly observed their
sixty-sixth wedding anniversary on
Monday, November 28th. Mrs. Pyle
observed her eighty-eighth birth
day on July 28 and Mr.. Pyle cele-
brated his seth birthday on June
18th. In spite of their advanced age,
both are enjoying good health.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
New Marriage Law In
Effect

The marriage racket at Elkton
and other county seat towns in
Maryland has been put out of bus
mess, the law requiring AZ hours
to intervene between the time Of
issuing marriage license and the
performance of the ceremony hav-
ing become effective on Thursday,
December 8th.
The State cavassing board certi-
fed that the referendum abolish
ing quick marriages was approved
by the electorate November by
margin Of 167,122 votes in favor
and $500 aginst.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09

The Commissioners of Cecil Coun-
ty have sold to Alexander Brown of
Baltimore, a 100000 bond issue at
l01. The bonds are 20 year matur-
ity. The net cost to the county Is
about 2 percent.
The money will be used to build
school houses at Ceciltou, Cnesa-
peake City, Perryville. Court House
and Jail remodeling. The total
bonded indebtness Of the county is
about 100000.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
Truck Crashes Into Porch

A small truck occupied by two
colored men. forced from the road
way by a car approaching from the
opposite direction, got out of con
troll in front of the Wilson G. Nc
Nance garage, and ran wild. The
machine narrowly missed one of the
gasoline tanks. then plunged across
the driveway and crashed into the
front porch of the dwelling of H
s. Plummer. One porch post and the
railing were splintered and the
truck badly damaged. The two color
ed men escaped injury.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09
License Tags Of The
Nation
Caudy Hues To Be seen---
New Colors In Thirty
Ones tates

John P. Carowner and family will
display the gaudiest license plate
colors ever seen on American high
weys in 1889, the American Auto
mobile Association reported.
The use of slogans and decorative
designs on license plates has in
creased greatly during the recent
years and should be quite the rage
in '39, "giving the states greater
individuality and making it easy to
identify Immediately the state OF
origin" the AAA said.
According to the color combina-
lions Of the tags, the highways will
somewhat resemble a large rain
bow, with no less than 81 states
adopting entirely new color schemes
for next year. Sixteen states and
the District of Columbia will mere
ly reverse their original colors and
one state Connecticut making
permanent it's black on aluminium
combine.
Yellow and black is the favorite
combination, being used by seven
states, while blue and white TAKES
second place wi III acceptance by
six states. Block and orange is
tied with black End white fer show
money each having five states.
Aluminium, which graced licenses for
the first time few years ago, has
gained a ranking popularity and
will be used in combinations by
seven states, two Canadian prov
inces and the Philippine Islands.
Michigan will use two sets of col
or combinations for its tags be-
cause it now has two sets-one good
only six months and the other good
for the full year.
Some of the other bright colors,
heretofore unmentioned, that will
appear this year are: Orange on
blue; gold on cobalt blue; alumni
mum on green; red on ivory and
purple on geld.
Some of the outstanding slogans
and designs that grace the auto
tags and are very eye-catching are:
-''Vacationland" Louisiana g
pelican design; Wyoming's b'usking
bronco; Ohic's OK and covSred ~sSel
and notice of the 150th anniversary
of the northwest territory and New
Yorkss announcement of the 1899
Worlds Fair.
Other new schemes are the geo.
graphical outlines on the tags, the
expiration date, the sign of the skull
placed on tags belonging to reckless
drivers and courtesy sign "a new
driver"
The new tags, according to the
AAA, will begin to appear first in
the southeast where the registration
dates start in early fall when cotton
is marketed They will appear in
other states at various times with
West Virginia, which operates on a
fiscal year basis holding out to the
last as current plates are good un-
til the end OF June.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09

VIM. j. Snynder was one of the
few sportsmen in this section to bag
a deer during the brief Maryland
open season, Dec. to- 5. Mr.. Sny-
der got his deer near at home. on
what is known as Tick Ridge,
near the Shuman farm, and about
500 yards this side of the State
line. The deer was seven point
antler buck. and weighed It's pounds
and dressed 1872 pounds.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09

DR.. R. w. Wheeler, New York
City, one of the Secretaries of the
Board of Foreign Missions, will
speak at the IL o'clock service at
West Nottingham Church, Sunday,
Dec. 18th. DR.. Wheeler is a world
traveller, at home in five continents,
and for many years was connected
with Marking University. China. 1t
viii be q privilege to hear him.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09

Hailed before Police Justice Geo.
L. Ewing of Rising Sun, Marshall
Raglan, Jr.. aged 1S years, of near
Conowingo. was committed to the
Maryland Training School for Boys,
at Lock Haven, until he is 81 years
of age. The charge against young
Ragan was habitual truancy from
school.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-12-09

A registered Guernsey COW has
recently been sold by Howard e.
England to Joseph France, of Aber-
deem, Md. This animal is Pearls
Ultimas Lilly 562540 according to
The American Guernsey Cattle Club,
Peterborough. N. H.
Evening star., 1938-11-25
Grand Larceny

In recent duplicate game we had
the privilege of watching two of our
best-known experts defeat what is
probably the coolest game contract
we have ever seen beaten. OF course,
declarer played the hand about as
badly as possible. Nevertheless the
experts gave him every chance to go
wrong, and certainly fooled him to
the full extent of their limited high
card holding.
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South. West. North. East
Pass Pass - Pass
- Pass IA Pass
l MT Pass 3NT Pass
Pass Pass
West opened the three of hearts
and dummys jack held the trick.
At this point we have no intention
Nf c1,Nu-iyo how ft,o RI, Ln
played, but rather what actually
happened. Declarer cashed dummy's
ace of hearts and then played the
six of diamonds. East played the
five, declarer the jack and now West,
making the most of his worthless
hand. signaled wildly with the nine
of diamonds. Declarer played the
eight of clubs and finessed dummys
jack, East dropping the tenspot
Now, for some mysterious reason,
declarer played the three of spades
from dummy. East went up with
the queen and shot spade right
back. planting declarer right back
in dummy.
Now declarer was finally forced to
go alter the clubs IN earnest, and
he played the ace and another, fore
ing out East's king. East now played
the queen of diamonds, and here is
where the full effect of the nine
spot discard came in-declarer
played low East continued with the
10 of diamonds. Again declarer
played low. and now East laid down
the ace of diamonds for the fifth
and setting trick
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Evening star., 1938-11-25
UNCLE RAYS CORNER-WiId TURKEYS
LIFE'S LIKE THAT

Since the turkey is bird of the
New World, we may ask, "Why was
It given the name of a country in the
Orient?"
Scholars have tried to find the
answer to that question, but instead
of finding one answer they found
three!
Some say it came about because
some persons in Europe were in the
custom for time Of calling the New
World Turkey"
Another possible way to explain
the name is by the call of the wild
turkey-"turk, turk!" 1t may be
that this led people to name the
birds turks or turkeys.
The most modern theory runs In
this way: Guinea fowl from Africa
were obtained by Turkish traders,
ano Then were sent from Turkey to
western Europe. People in Great
brltaln called the guinea fowl "tur-
Keys or turkey cocks" Later, when
tne North American birds were taken
10 Europe, they were given the same
name as the guinea fowl
Whatever is the true reason for
the name, the turkey is a native of
our continent. 1t is the only fowl
North America has given to the
worlds barnyards.
In olden days, wild turkeys were
common in many places-from
: Southern Mexico and Central Amer
. lea to Southern Canada. Early set
Evening star., 1938-11-25
Winning Contract

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Maier, Oswald Jacoby, Howard Schenk-
en-, worlds leading team-of- four. in
ventors of the system that has beaten
every other system in existence)
Evening star., 1938-11-25

birds mainly for the purpose of being
able to use their feathers.
There are thousands of wild tur-
keys in Mexico. They make their
home in the woodlands of both
highlands and valleys. Their food
is made up of nuts. acorns, berries,
grass, insects, frogs and lizards.
The nesting season for wild tur-
keys comes in early spring, and at
that time there are fights among the
gobblers. The hens build their nests
in secret places, usually under a
bush or beside log. The nest is a
shallow hole lined with leaves. The
young learn to fly in about two
weeks.
Our domesticated turkeys have
been traced to the wild turkeys of
Mexico, which differ from those OF
Central America. A 20-pound turkey
is large one, but turkeys weighing
from IS to 40 pounds are on record.
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of the World" may be had by send
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tiers and explorers used to shoot
them for food. Today they are not
common anywhere north of Mexico,
though they are seen now and then
in some Southern and East-Central
parts of the United States. Recently
a Pennsylvania hunter was arrested
for shooting turkeys which belonged
to a wild turkey colony started by
the Government.
Cortez and other Spaniards who
entered Mexico in early days re-
ported that the natives had focks
of turkeys. The Indians kept the
Evening star., 1938-11-25
TwizzIer Answer

The words for the blanks: O, or,
oar, roam, groan, orange, range,
rang, ran, an, a.