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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
Newspapers Given Credit
For Improved Acci-
dent Situation

Newspapers are credited by the
Keystone Automobile Club with a
major share Of credit for improve
ment in the highway accident situa-
ton The winter just ended has been
remarkable for a drastic reduction in
the number of traffic deaths-lSOO
fewer fatalities being reported ma
tionally-and Club officials, In an
alyzing the causes, find newspaper
support Of the safety movement a
vital factor in life-saving.
1.-The attitude Of the papers, said
Garrison p. Knox, Manager OF the
Club, lis unquestionably responsible
for a change in public opinion with
respect to traffic accidents. The
premise that deaths and injuries are
unavoidable under modern traffic
conditions has been thoroughly dis
credited.
The incessant barrages of public
denunciation which the newspapers
have directed against the evils OF
drunken and reckless driving are hav-
ing their effect in more sober and
careful operation of motor vehicles.
mo one factor, Of course, is re-
sponsibile for the marked decrease
in fatal accidents. More stringent en-
forcement, more widespread discus
sion of proper driving practices, more
safety built into automobiles and
highways-all deserve their share OF
credit. We feel, however, that the
part played by the public press, dali
les and weeklies, in constantly ham
mering on the safety theme has been
the greatest single influence in pro-
ducing the happy result"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
Pennsylvania, Kentucky,
Once Set Up as a St

Pennsylvania embraced little
more than half the area of Kentucky
the middle section-and extended
to Tennessee. 1t was set up in the
Cherokee country in ITS by Richard
Henderson of North Carolina.
It was Henderson's aim, accord
ing to writer in the Cleveland
Plain Dealer, to establish beyond
the Alleghenies proprietary gov
eminent like that of William Penn.
With eight associates, he bought
title from the Indians in March,
TITS, and soon afterward brought
about 200 settlers into the territory.
There was conflict at once with the
government of Virginia, which
claimed jurisdiction over the region
and had already made grants of
some parts of it.
Henderson and his co-proprietors
proceeded, however, with the organ
ization of their domain. In May,
ITS, they gave the community a
constitution, guaranteeing annual
legislatures elected by the people,
and establishing courts.
The disputes over jurisdiction
were carried to the Continental con-
gress, which disposed of Henderson 8
claims by referring the whole mat
ter to the Virginia convention of
1776. This convention insisted on
Virginia's jurisdiction over all of
the territory of Pennsylvania, and
the latter, as an independent colony,
came to an end. The Pennsylvania
proprietors, however, were granted
a compensation of 100000 acres of
land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
Gentlemen Need A Shave
BUTTON BUSTING FARCE Is COM
ING TO THE MARYLAND

Sew ON your buttons tight, Is
the warning to those who attend the
performance OF gentlemen Need A
Shave" at the Maryland, Baltimore,
during the week beginning Tuesday,
May Bird. Bargain matiness on We'd
nesday and Saturday. The show was
written by Ben S. Gross, Radio Ed
itor of the New York Daily News,
and Charles S. Washburn, Publicity
Director for George Abbott's attrac-
lions and author of the bawdy
chronicle of the famous Everleigh
sister of Chicago. Its sole purpose,
according to the sponsors, is to make
folks laugh.
The plot concerns crew OF
racketeers that moves into a swanky
Park Avenue apartment during the
absence of the tenant. The ritzy ad-
dress serves as the alibi for sale OF
phoney antique furniture. A diamond
that is presumed to have been
Struggled, a dog that has presum-
ably swallowed the jewel; a movie
queen who had loved not too wisely
| but too we'll. and then told about
| it in diary; South Sea danseuse
with more alluring cuticle than
modesty; quartette Of Keystone
sleuths, are few of the incidents
and characters concerned In the
swift and droll revelations.
| A numerous cast of prominent
players is headed by Guy Robertson
who will be seen in his first non
musical role. Others include Richard
Taber, Elizabeth Wilde, William
Sanders, Simone Pettitjean, Roland
Houge, Harold Walridge, Ulita Tor
gerson, e. j. Blunkall, Frank Nc
Cormack, Dave Mallen, Hope Land
in, Ivan Triesaule, Lionel Ince, RoD-
ert j. Mulligan and Ben Laughlin.
The farce was staged by Rowland
G. Edwards.
Mail orders for the engagement,
when accompanied by remittance in
full and self-addressed stamped en-
velople, are now being filled in rota-
| ton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
WOODLAND


The Woodlawn, w. c. T. U. Is
meeting this afternoon, with Mrs.
Ray McGrady.
Hopewell M. e. Parsonage has
been improved with a coat Of paln:..
Clyde Drennen did the work.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Rutter, Mr..
and Mrs. Cecil Paxton spent Set
urday in Baltimore.
Mrs. Edward G. Gisriel retur aed
to her home at Elkridge, Md, Tues
day after spending few days wi'h
her mother, Mrs. Joseph d. SINNERS.
who has been indisposed.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Perry of
Charles Town, West Va, spent the
week end with Mrs. Perry's mother,
Mrs. e. G. williams.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Kirk and Miss
Name Kirk enjoyed Nelson Eddy at
the Lyric in Baltimore, Monday
evening, the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lenard Harrington
and Chas. X. Abrahams, OF Balti-
more. were dinner guests, Sunday of
the Misses Abrahams.
Mr.. Hambleton Abrahams son Of
Mr.. and Mrs. John v. Abrahams,
of Topeka, Kansas, and Miss Julia
jerks are to be married at 1880
Saturday evening, the 30th, at the
home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice w. jerks of Topeka. Ham
bleton has frequently visited his par
ents at Woodlawn. His uncles, Mr..
Charles X. Abrahams of Baltic, Mr..
Howard Abrahams and Mrs. Abra-
hams of Brooklyn, N. ", and Mrs.
Joseph Summerill of Woodbury.,
N. j., have gone to Topeka for the
wedding
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
Northwest Territory Was
Under Ordinance Of 1887

The Ordinance Of 1887" was an
ordinance under which the North
west Territory was organized as a
territory of the United States.
Northwest Territory was the name
given to the region west of Pennsyl-
vania, east of the Mississippi river,
north of the Ohio river, and south of
Canada. The greater part of this
territory belonged to France prior
to 1853, when it was coded by treaty
to Great Britain, which, at the close
of the Revolution, coded 1t to the
United States. For several years,
owing to conflicting claims, of Mass
achusetts, New York, Virginia, and
Connecticut, its exact status was
uncertain, says a writer in the In
dianapolis News, but at length these
disputes were settled, and the re-
gion was organized as territory of
the United States under the ordi-
nance of 1887.
The ordinance prohibited slavery;
provided that not less than three nor
more than five states we're to be
formed; that state was to be adj
mitted to the Union when 1t should
have population of 10000; and
that general assembly was to be
organized for the territory as soon
as the population should have
reached $1,000 The ordinance con-
tanned bill Of rights, secured free
dom of worship, the benefits of the
writ of habeas corpus, and exemp-
ton from cruel and unusual pun
ishments, and encouraged education
and good faith toward the Indians.
The authorship of the ordinance
has been disputed, but the credit
probably belongs jointly to Nathan
Dane and Manasseh Cutler. In the
main it served as the model upon
which subsequent territories were
organized, except as regards slav-
cry restriction.
The Northwest Territory was gov
erned as such from 1888 to 1902,
Arthur St. Clair being governor;
and from it were created the states
of Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michigan
and Wisconsin.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
DEATHS
MRS. EsTELLE ]. HINCHLIFFE

MftS.
Mrs. Estelle ]. Hinchliffe, widow
of DR.. Harry p. Hinchliffe, late of
Elkton, died April 18th, at the
home of her son, H. P. Hinchliffe,
225 Lynbrook road; Springfield, Pa
She had been ill for several months
and on January 1st, had resigned her
position as General Secretary OF
Columbia, S. c., Y. w. G. A. She
had previously served as General
Secretary of Y. w. c. A, at Cam
bridge, Mass, Holyoke, Mass, Dan
vile, Va, and Johnstown, Pa. After
her husbands death, April 10, 1902,
she resided in Elkton until 1911
when she entered into Y. w. G. A..
work. She is survived by her son and
two grandsons, Harry P. and Joseph,
two brothers, Howard and Jones, of
Baltimore. Interment was made in
Media cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
WEST NOTTINGHAM NINE HUM
BLES NEWARK

The West Nottingham Academy
baseball team won an IS to deci-
sion over Newark High School ON
the latter's diamond Saturday after
noon, April %. Pounding three
Newark hurlers for a total of Is
safe smashes, the Maroon tossers
took the lead in the third inning,
and with their ace moundsman.
Lowell Chase of Oxford, limiting the
opposition to seven scattered hits,
ran away with the ball game. The
Nottingham co-captains. Bill Reyn-
olds Of Rising Sun, and Jim Yerkes
Of Calvert, led the assault, the form
er bagging four hits including a
home-run and triple, and the latter
getting three including triple.
w. N. A. 20 s S 4 2 0-18 IS 8
N. H. s. 400 90 0 O. 8
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
Gainsborough, Society Painter

Thomas Gainsborough (1727-1788),
the first of the distinctly English
school of painting, was the most Gel
ebrated society painter of all time.
His procedure was to have his sitter
patiently wait while he painted the
most attractive woman he could
imagine. After that he began to
work down to a point that APP
preached the appearance of the
lady in question. When she began
to see resemblance, he quit. He
confessed to George III that he pre-
ferred to paint landscapes, his
works of which as art rank as high
or higher than his portraits, but his
wife's extravagant demands made
him turn to the more lucrative por-
trait painting. Gainsborough por-
traits are in clear and transparent
tones of blue and green.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
Salt S,ring ON Prairie

A few yards from a main road in
Kansas, salt water trickles out of
the ground. Indian legends attri-
butte the Waconda springs to for
gotten arm of the Pacific ocean, left
there when the Great Father ordered
the ocean to leave it's beautiful con-
tinental basin. The Ocean God, how
ever, only agreed to depart on con-
dition that he was allowed to leave
his representative behind him. The
spring is one of the few "bottom-
less" pits in the world, and though
many have tried, no one has been
able to find exactly how deep it is.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

This statement has been made be-
cause experiments have shown that
these insects have the ability to
hear; for certain sounds result in
sudden movements of the body.
Hairs that absorb sound are pro-
vided In place of ears. In expert
ments, when these hairs were coat
ed with shellac and noises were
made. the caterpillar did not re-
spend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
BLUE RIDGE COLLEGE STUDENTS
VISIT iva


Seven Blue Ridge College boys,
accompanied by their Economics in
ST. actor Dr. Peter Hans Olden, went
III 400 mile Field Trip during
our Easter holiday. The primary
purpose of the trip was to visit and
make a study of the Tennessee Val
ley Authority project-Norris Dam
in particular. They also visited the
Great Smoky National Park and re-
turned by the way of the Sky Line
Drive.
They were instructed and person
ally conducted by Professor Winter
berg of the University of Tennessee
Professor Winterberg at enc time
lived at Grantsville, Maryland. The
group took motion pictures to
show their fellow students.
Those who made the trip we're:
Eckhard and Werner Hess, of West
Hazleton, Pa; Charles Christopher,
of fredericksburg, Nd; and Franklin
Winter, Elmer Wingrove, James
Butler, and Edgar Faulkner, OF
Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
CANCER CONTROL FACTS

The theological department (on-
kos meaning tumor) of the Univer-
sity of Maryland was begun in jan
uary, 1881. However, not until one
year later did 1t swing into full
operation, due to one of its members
studying aboard for that period of
time.
The department is separated into
the surgical and the genealogical
divisions, DR.. Grant Ward, Associate
in Surgery, being in charge of the
firmer and DR.. j. Mason Hundley,
Jr, Professor of Gynecolcgy, in
charge of the latter.
The number of patients seeking
aid has increased by leaps and
bounds, coming not only from Bal
timore and it's environs but also
from nearly every county in the
state. The total number of patients
treated has been 1856.
The methods and types of treat
ment naturally vary according to
the condition. Our armamentarium
for combating cancer consists of sur
gerry, radium, X-ray and diathermy,
and all of these therapeutic agents
are available at the University of
Maryland.
Since the inception of the depart
ment, 1920 radium treatments have
been given. When one considers that
we have a limited amount of radium,
having been personally provided by
the doctors in the department, it re-
quires a good deal of ingenuity to
arrange a schedule so that the patti
ents will not have to wait too long
for their treatment. One of our great
difficulties is that only one patient
can be treated at a time, which
brings about unavoidable delay. The
radium is in use nearly every hour
throughout the year.
In addition to the radium therapy,
x-rays plays great role in the treat
ment of malignant disease. To date
approximately $500 courses of X
ray treatments have been given.
The majority of our patients are
ambulatory, however, many of the
women who have genealogical dis
orders require disqualification for a
short period Of time.
The outpatient department is now
quite adequately housed on the sec
ond floor of the old hospital, this
building having been converted into
a general dispensary. Approximately
80 per cent of our clinic patients
are white and 20 per cent are color
ed. This disparity is not due to the
greater incidence of malignancy in
the white race, but is greatly due to
ignorance and the Indifference ON the
part of the colored.
We have many needs in the on
Geological department, but we are all
in accord that the most urgent one
is more adequate supply of radium,
SC that the cancer patient can be
taken care Of promptly, for remem-
Der that malignant cells are con-
stantly growing and invading and
therefore, the more prompt the
treatment, the more lives we save.
One of the outstanding projects of
the Maryland Federation of Women's
Clubs during the current year has
been to raise fund for the purchase
of additional radium for the free
clinic of the University of Maryland.
In order to add to this fund. the
Hytheham Club of Port Deposit is
sponsoring a tea to be held at the
Tome House on the school campus
ON Tuesday, May 3rd from s until
o'clock. Tickets are 25 cents and
may be obtained ct the door. or
from any member Of the club,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
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, 1938-04-29
HOW TO IMPROVE YOUR MEMORY

Famous psychologist gives aid to
these who would train their minds to
insure success and popularity. Read
this helpful feature in the May LIST
issue of The American Weekly. the
big magazine distributed with the Bal
timore sunday American
On sale ~ I'll assasalsEk
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

Evil habits soil fine dress more
than mud; good manners, by their
deeds, easily set off lowly garb.-
Plautus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

1t isn't the cost of living that
has increased but the number OF
necessities"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
FOR SALE
FOR SALE

Six-drawer Filling Cabinet. cheap.
Two Brooder Houses, 10x12, made
of silo lumber. Very reasonable.
An Iron Double Bed, complete,
and other pices of furniture.
Bertha M. Tyson,
West Nottingham, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

II people look down on him, he is
a loafer. If he just thinks they look
down on him. his digestion is loaf
ing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

At 20 years Of age the will reigns
at 80, the wit; and at 40, the judg-
ment-Gratian.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

The man who is domiciled in a vii
lage clearinghouse has no use for
a local newspaper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
FOR ASSOCIATE JUDGE JUDO
IAL CIRCUIT

Having been urged by many
friends and members of the bar u
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 l held, and the duties
incident there to preclude me MAX
ing a personal campaign.
Thomas j. Heating.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

Without charity for human de-
fects self-esteen would be very
scarce.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

A man sometimes feels the loss of
his first wife most after acquiring
a second.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
FOR RENT
SCOTTISH TERRIERS

SCOTTISH TERRIERS
Registered Scottish Terrier
puppies, April 4 months old.
Males $4,000, Females $500
An opportunity that seldom
presents itself to buy a dog Of
this class at these prices.
VIM. Ira Bryan
Phone 95F22 Port Deposit, Md.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

An honorable reputation is a
second patrimony.-Pubilius Syrus.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

But few women have time to look
like their portraits.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
PROTECT
WHAT YOU HAVE

A MUCH-NEEDED form of
insurance that many people
overlook Is he Rental Value
Policy. This unique policy pays
you the rental value of your
home while 1t Is being made
habitable following fire or other
specified cause, II the damage
forces you to seek temporary
quarters elsewhere. 1t Is sur
prisingly moderate in cost.
We shall be glad to give you
complete information without
any obligation on your part.
Come in, write or telephone.
CHAS. 8. PYLE
Insurance
Rising Sun, Maryland
Telephone: 1 or SO
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
FOR SALE \
JollnSOn's History

| have in my possession COPY of
johnson's History Of Cecil County,
n good condition, which is for sale
Parties Interested can communi-
cate with this office for information,
.elating to owner and price.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

Self-righteousness may save from
degradation but it will prevent
saintliness.-
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29
OUR BEST BABY CHICKS

OUR BEST BABY CHICKS
White LeghOrns 1920 for 100
Reds or Rocks $685. for 100
Heavy Mixed $685. for 100
Light Mixed $4.S5 for 100 :.
Postpaid. Live arrival
Nothing to pay till arrival. Grow
ing fowl, Matching eggs, duck,
goose, hen, turkey.
NICHOLS HATCHERY
Rockmart, Georgia
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

pent borrow trouble tor the pur-
psse a lending Il y stAssA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-04-29

Every Days A Holiday, Start
Cheering, Nothing Sacred, OF HUI
man Hearts, Everybody Sing, A
Yank At Oxford.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-29
MRS. ETHEL DEBNAM
PASSES AT DURHAM
Funeral Will Be Held at Island Creek
Church Saturday, With
Burial There

Mrs. Ethel G.. Debnam, who died at
her home at COS Maple street, Dur
ham, at 1890 o'clock Thursday aft
ernoon. will be brought to this county
for interment, it was learned today.
Funeral services will be held at 3
o'clock Saturday afternoon at Island
Creek Baptist church in Williamson o
township, and interment will follow
in the church cemetery. She had been
a lifelong member of that church. Rev.
Moyo. of Durham, will conduct the
TerVices.
Mrs. Debnam had lived in Hender-
son some eight years ago, and had
eeen in Durham only a short time
She had been i'll with cancer for four
months. In addition to her husband,
she is survived by four children,
Misses Clelta and Lois Maynard and
Charlotte kemOna Debnam; thruc
brothers, Melvin Williams of PennSyl-
vania Ebert Williams of Durham aus
Samuel Williams of Charlotte; also
five sisters, Mrs. A. N. Buttry, Mrs
w. d. Daniel, Mrs Ellen Goodwin
and Mrs. Mary Johnson, all of Dur
ham, and Mrs. c e. Langdon, Raleigh
Her mother Mrs. Lucy Clark VIII
iiams, also survives
Final preparations for the funeral
were not learned today.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-29

name, you will have his last name.
And Herman Sherman is very ALTER
alive, is it not, Mrs. Paris? And some
how or ruther they are related to
Luther Mcfarland.
Harvey Greenway must be working
hard these days. Don't believe he can
scrape up even as good an excuse is
broken plOwline or WORKOUT pillow
point SO he can come to town. Fon-
tame Jones broke his four-times-a-year
record and came in to town the other
Saturday. And Cap'n West Daniel
casually dropped into town for a
change. He and Cap'n Lee Hobgood
are what you call "sworn partners"
George Tilley used to visit at his
sisters next door to Daddy Jones'
when he and 1 were boys. First thing
he knows, he will have two grown
daughters. Henry Pryor told me re-
Gently that he actually read this junk,
but L wouldn't a thought that a XII
wants and Shriner and also a bust
ness man would have valuable time
to spend SO trivially
Nine or ten years ago the farmers
and business men made tour of the
county. l was not farmer nor was
L business man, but l slipped in
somehow and went around with them
They met uptown bright and early. I
got invited to ride with w. E. Dement,
in his Model-T. With him was Lester
Williford from beyond Berea. w. E..
and myself were trying to remember
the fourth one of our party recently,
and finally he came to town yester-
day and told me that he had staid
awake all night the night before try
ing to think and remember who it
was, at last remembering that it was
Peter J. Wynne.
We rid and. rid and rid all day that
day in that old T-Model, in a bunch
OF about fifty cars. When we got back
our clothes were the color of dust. It
looked like / had on a linen suit in
stead of blue serve. But we sure
had a big time with them two holding
up the front seat and Lester Will
lords over two hundred pounds and
my Us pounds holding down the back
seat. The crowd stopped at some
body's house for lemonade and at q
Mr.. Daniels home for ice cream, and
at the test farm for barbecue dinner
we just forgot all our troubles and
enjoyed the day. Now let's do that
same thing until I see you previously,
SO again here goes
T. NOSE.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1938-04-29
MORRIS v. REAV|S
DRAWS HEAVY FINE
Negroes Given Road Terms
For Breaking And En-
tering by Mayor

Morris w. Reavis. charged with
drunken driving and carrying a con
cealed weapon, a pistol, drew a heavy
fine of SIS and was taxed with the
costs of court in city court today be
fore Mayor Henry t. Powell when &c
was found guilty of the weapon charge
The state took a mol pros with leave
as to the drunken driving charge. The
pistol il question was ordered cor.
fiscated and destroyed.
John Henry Steed and James How
ard, Negroes, were convicted of break
ing and entering the home of Bessie
Evans, Negro, and both were giv6n
sixty days on the roads.
In another warrant, John Henry
Stced, Negro, was given 80 days on
the roads for possession of illegal
whisky the sentence to run concur
rently with a sixty day term imposed
at the same session of court.
Thomas West paid 81 and costs for
being drunk.