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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
GEORGE H. BROWN

George H. Brown, retired assist
ant chief engineer of maintenance OF
way of the Pennsylvania Railroad,
died March Z, at his home, 1O4 Sun
set lane, Haverford. He was 70 years
of age.
Mr.. Brown was the son of the late
William H. Brown, former chief en-
gineer of the Pennsylvania Railroad.
He was educated at Rensselaer, Poly
technic Institute and at Princeton
University. Entering the employ OF
the company as a rodman in 1885 he
advanced steadily until he was ap-
pointed assistant chief engineer in
1920. He retired in 1881.
George H. Brown was grandson
of the late Levi K Brown, Goshen,
Lancaster county.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
HARTFORD COUNTY BUYS BEL
AIR BANK BUILDING

The building which housed the
defunct Hartford Bank of Bel Air
was bought Monday by the Board
of County Commissioners of Hartford
County for $12,80O. 1t will be used
for additional Office space, to relieve
crowded conditions in the court
house.
Sale price of the building repre-
sented book balance of $27, 200 to
the closed bank The building was
listed as $4,000 asset. County tax
books carried the building at 49,
853. The Hartford bank failed to re-
open after December 81, 1887, and
Warren F. Stirling, State Bank Com
missioner is winding up its affairs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
SUSQUEHANNA RIVER TOLL
BRIDGE PROPOSED

Plans for Chesapeake Bay cross
ing combining a tunnel and bridge
for a traffic tunnel under the Pa
tapsco below Baltimore and for
bridges over the Susquehanna and
Potomac rivers have been announced
by Representative Ambrose J. Ken
nedy.
The Havre de Grace span is esti-
mated to cost s2.5oo,o0o and the
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
DEATHS
U. FRANKLIN ROBERTS

U. Franklin Roberts died early
Sunday morning, at his home near
Little Britain, Lancaster county, Pa,
after an illness of several months
The deceased was IA years OF age.
He was son of the late Robert and
Maryann Bruce Roberts, and the last
member of his family. Born in
Chester county, Pa, most OF his life
was spent in Lancaster county,
where he followed farming success
fully.
The deceased was talented music
ian and for years played with the
Rising Sun Cornet Band and other
bands and orchestras in his neigh
borhood.
Surviving are the following child
rem: Edgar Roberts, of Washington,
Indiana; Charles Roberts, at home;
Miss Pearl Roberts, at home; Miss
Olive Roberts, of Philada.; Llody
Roberts, of Philada., and Mrs. May
Morris, wife of Clyde Morris, OIL
Oxford, Pa.
The funeral was held on Wednes-
day afternoon, with short service
at his late home at one o'clock, ana
further service at Eastland Friends
Meeting House. Interment was made
in the adjoining burying ground.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
SERVICES AT GRACE AND HOPE
MISSION

The gospel services at Grace and
Hope Mission, South Gay street, near
Baltimore street, Baltimore, Md, on
Sunday evening, March 20, at eight
o'clock, will be conducted by
Evangelist John Moses Baker. well
known to our readers through his
frequent contribution of poems to
our columns, one Of which will be
found in this issue.
Rev. Baker always has an inspir-
ing message from the Bible for his
hearers. A prominent minister in
speaking of a recent revival con-
Quoted by Rev. Mr.. Baker said: The
revival meetings have closed but the
influence of them will be lasting.
There has been spiritual awakening
that the church has never had
before.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18

FOR SALE
Several fine residential properties in
RISING SUN
Also bargains in nice dwellings in
Huntsville, Calvert, Lombard, Zion,
Bay View. Principle, North East,
and Elkton.
WHEELER & GRIER, Realtors,
Oxford, Pa.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
CECIL COUNTY WELFARE BOARD
Port Deposit Maryland,
March s, 1888.

Midland Journal
Rising Sun. Md.
Gentlemen:
At the regular February meeting
it was felt that it might be of in
terest to the citizens Of Cecil County
to know the amount of relief ana
number of people receiving RELIEF
within the County. We have there
fore decided that after each monthly
meeting of the Welfare Board the
statistics will be given to the County
newspapers for publication if they
so desire.
The following are the figures for
the month of January
General Public Assistance,
or general relief. .$1S93.24
Old Age Assistance. 49,. 4527.1S
Aid to Dependent Children 2395.40
Aid to the Blind. ..... 1861
Administration expense. 839.14
The case load, or those receiving,
relief, shows 242 on general public
assistance. of which 1876 received
payment, and 107 received service
only.
Old Age Assistance-297, of
which 266 received payment and 81
received service only.
Aid to Dependent Children-8S
families representing 244 children,
Of which 81 families representing
217 children received payment and
z families representing ~ children
received service only.
Aid to Blinds, of which z re-
ceived payment and received ser
vice only.
Pierre N. LeBrun.
Chairman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
SENATOR THINKS NEXT GOV
ERNOR SHOULD BE COUNTY

Senator Lansdale Sasscer, who has
been president Of the State Senate
from 1895, feels that the next gov
ernor should be a County man.
Senator Sasscer has been a MEM
Der Of the upper branch Of the Gen.
eral Assembly continuously since
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18

Public Sale
On Monday Forenoon
MARCH Fl, 1888
at 900 O'Clock sharp
At our Guernsey View Farm,
Oxford, Pa.
80 Head of real broke Virginia
Horses
Several mated teams; 10 single
line leaders.
Also II Head of Big, Strong
From the Green Ii mber Camps,
Manassas, Va.
Head of Big Second Hand
Mules
From Uhl Construction Co., Nokes,
Virginia.
These horses and mules are all
new faces, as we cleaned our barn
the last SALE
Come where you can buy your
horses at market price.
All horses and mules sold ON five
day guarantee.
Also % Head of good Dairy
Cows
AS good as you will see sold this
year.
All stock delivered free of charge.
Sale Monday Forenoon at 800
o'clock sharp.
Herbert Mowery,
Salesman.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18

1922. He served as chairman of the
Judicial Proceedings Committee and
the Finance Committee, which car
ried with it, floor leadership.
He stated that there was wide
spread feeling within the city and
counties that the next Governor
should be county man."
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
CUSTOM MATCHING

Turkey eggs only in up to
date Jamesway Electric especi-
ally constructed for Turkey
eggs. Capacity increased to take
care of customers disappointed
last year. Nine years experience
with Turkey Eggs.
Red Gate Turkey Farm
Isl. 1oTsa Darlington, NJ.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1938-03-18
ORDER NIsI

In the Orphans Court of Cecil
County
In Re; The Estate of
Maggie E. Body, deceased.
ORDERED by the Orphans Court
Of Cecil County this 23rd day OF
reburary, 1888 that the sale OF the
properties mentioned in these pro-
ceedings, made and reported by The
National Bank OF Rising Sun, Execu-
tor of Maggie e. Boyd, be ratified
and confirmed unless cause to ths
contrary thereof be shown on or be-
lore the End day of May, next; pro-
vided a copy OF this Order be insert
ed in some newspaper printed and
published in Cecil County once in
each of four successive weeks before
the 25th day of March next.
The report states the amount OF
sales to be $4,000.
A. G. Winchester
Sylvester Preston
J. Frank Blake.
True copy, TEST:
Jesse e. Pierson
Clerk
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24

Holla-n-2, and Thorrss Cottin{5 two for
throo.~ O'Flaroty cot two doubles end
Holla1nn s-n ckod out G triple. The
Outlaws outhit the Gee Lions by Gottin(c
thirtooI hits off the slants Of llarlcfi o Id
with RiSloy socl1inC out {. ho1or,u end
Poclor collecting g double; Poo1cr cot
tlroo for four end Risloy, School, ard
ClcxtOn cot two for tlrco. Tho final out
como Wc.s Coo Lions and Outlaws 7.
Last Saturday Afternoon tho fans will
VOL rcno~lbor tho two fino Co1los that
wore played. In tho first encounter tho
1owly E,lorolds broke tho ice by u2so tti1l3,
their noiCh5ors the Gee Lions 1912. Tho
Corlo Wr.G q soosow affair VII tn tho E1oro Id
holding tho upper hand oil tho wnJ until
tho scvo1-tth inning whom tho Coo Lions
ticd tho scoro. Tho E1loro1ds scored two
in their half Of the oi nth and tho Coo
Lions foil short by only scorin; ono run
end lost the ball gcrao. II ickoy Thorrs
Of tho Coo Lions did most OF tho hi ttinr
for his club by collecting tlroo for four
Wlilc his toc@l only cot two I've hits.
Goodman, srloot, and Spoctor wore tho
hocvy cloutors for tho EIlorclds. Goot1nr
had four for five, s2oot had throc for.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-08-24

throo, cnd Spoctor had two for four
viii 10 tho tocn o1rly cot oiChtoon hits.
This dofoat erased tho Coo Lions from
tho tic wi TIL tho Bo2bors and Srob Hill
fer top position.
Aftor thct slucfost tho Rod Birds
playing Wi tn only niro non put up G
worry Formidable front to hold tho boys
iron Snob Hill to tho closo scoro Of
81 Wi tn Snob i'll on tho hcavy ond.
Bouor WIGS the star and tho coat for the
Rod Birds as his heavy sluCCinC Wc.s
Croct asset to his club, but whom he lot
tho ball cot by him out in loft field he
u1lfor notoly lot tho winning; runs score.
sRcsnicl1i pitching for tho Rod Birds did
c. very GOOD job but tho loose fielding
cccomtcG for tho rnjor port ton Of tho
scOro Of S2ob Hill. lIarack wi tn his
tricky curvo and t7vistor Wus on tho hill
for Snob i'll ord cs usual pi tchod O.
very s-nrt CaIlo. rs tho result Of this
Co1lo, Srob H i'll still is considered o
very definite contender For tho third
scrios crown.
This uoolz will pra cti cally wind up
the third sorios end ct this point
(Con' t. on Pare tvo12t y-oao)
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
How the "WelI-Dressed"
Furniture Should Appear

This season-and every season
furniture should be kept fresh
and cleaning! The home-maker
owes it to her furniture-and the
appearance of her home. Before
it leaves the shop of the furniture
dealer, before it is sold-good fur
niture is kept polished! The dealer
continually gives it a polish serv-
ice, to maintain its rich appear
ance-keep the wood "alive!" He,
who is an authority, regularly
uses a good oil polish (the best
is non-greasy, because it has a
fine, ight-oil base). He knows
the Importance of this-for selling
furniture is his business-and on
his shop floor, every piece of fine
wood must be kept at its lustrous
best! He knows, too, how vital it
is to the finish, the very pores of
the wood, to frequently apply a
quality oil polish on the various
suites and fine pieces! The effect
of its frequent use on furniture is
two-fold: 1t prevents drying-out
and cracking-and it brings to the
furniture deep, lasting high-tone
that suffuses the wood, brings
out all the natural beauty of the
grain. All woodwork and furni-
ture will remain "well-dressed, 3"
decorative, sparkling-if cared for
periodically with reputable
light-oil polish!
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21

Chockful of fattery, gaiety,
practically is this apron with
its easily appliqued tulip-shaped
pocket and flowers. Outline stitch
completes the design Pattern 1885
contains a transfer pattern of
apron, a motif 812 by 91a inches
and applique patch pieces; illus
trations of all stitches used; ma
terial requirements; color sugges-
tons.
Send Is cents in stamps or coins
(coins preferred) for this pattern
to The Sewing Circle, Needlecraft
Dept, 80 Eighth Ave, New York.
Please write your name. ad-
dress and pattern number plainly.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21

OF ALL rag rugs the hooked
~ type is the most fascinating
and economical. A rug hook, such
as may be purchased in notion
and fancywork departments, and
burlap a little larger than your
finished rug are the essentials.
Most rug hookers also use a
frame of stats bolted together at
the corners. They stretch the bur-
lap over the frame and tack it..
Some like a rather large station
airy frame. Others use a small
one and many hooked rugs are
made without any frame at all.
Here is a quaint old rug pat
tern that you may mark off on
your burlap with a yardstick and
pencil. The numbers indicate the
cOlors used for the original rug
now more than a hundred years
old. The finished rug measures
26 by "a inches. Allow two inches
at all edges for hens. Overcast
the edges, then mark the solid
one-inch border just inside the
hem allowance; then the large
eight-inch squares; then the small
two-inch squares; then draw the
diagonal lines across the large
squares as shown. Use wool rags
if possible and cut the strips not
wider than one-half inch. Hold
the strip against the wrong side
of the burlap and pull loops of it
through to the right side with the
hook as shown. Short strips are
as useful as long. Just pull the
ends through and clip them.
If you are planning slip covers,
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
TIPS 70
General Garden Care


MOST flowers should have little
A'l or no artificial watering I'M
til they are at least half grown.
To get better and larger flower
blossoms, cease watering when
buds have formed.
For continuous bloom pick
flowers regularly. This is most
important with sweet peas and
pansies, less so with petunias.
Avoid the common mistake of
letting vegetables grow too large
before picking.
Root crops-radishes, carrots,
beets-are at their best when
hardly half grown.
Pick peas just before pods fill
out completely Pick corn just at
the milk" stage, when the ker-
mel, gouged with the finger nail,
yields a milky juice. Use summer
squash when they are small, just
after the blossom has dropped off
Certain other vegetables, of
course, must be allowed to ma
ture. Tomatoes should be ripened
well on the vine, as should winter
squash.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Distributed mourning Rings,

In George washington S day the
curious custom of distributing
mourning rings" among relatives
and close friends was common.
When a person felt that he had only
a short while to live he would order
a supply of rings made up, into
which could be inserted strands ofhis
hair. A Smithsonin institution col
lection contains several mourn
ing rings" of less notable individu-
ais of Revolutionary days. The
strands of hair in the Washington
ring are gray. Washington in his
younger days had sandy hair.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Last Ride for These Racers.

OF Abght-and
their
The the Hasha took the
Albright behind three
raed Eddie had hundred yards
s Albright when suddenly things began happen
There black line rcng the above which the
allowed Beyond line
perpendicular wall four Above that of heavy
behind which That for their
But there times when the best Of projections
fail to protect
Hasha, still the lead clipping off at eighfve miles an
suddenly hit the deadlmetha founch black line
Immediately the referee fred
signalling foul ordering Eddie Hasha out Of the
Hal Was in the Midst of Death
the of the crowd he
going. motorcycle
waright heavy front of the
into the
AL WANTED SIT.
followed widest seconds Hal
headlong into a timber upright that
killed His machine landed
in shreking mob of fans the front
of Hal motor still going speed,
hoped along that front killing and manning
eaped high the air. hurdle6 the wire fence
and on Albright the
track in the FAD O
thrown from his motorcycle he
him Seven other died the grandstand
the motorcycle landed
Says the bodies the
passed the shocand lowered
why get the shiver
whenever motorcycle dashes past me?'
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
The Answers

/. Fort Laurens, about mile
from what is now Bolivar, Ohio.
2. Rome, Italy.
3. Though George Washington
actually was born February II,
1871, it became February %, 1882,
through England's shift to the
Gregorian calendar in 1852.
4. Id est.
5. Ohio, Indiana, Illinois, Michi-
gan and Wisconsin.
6. In 1917 the gas was sold to
non-government users for $4,000 a
cubic foot, and now the price is
one cent per cubic foot.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Great Lille Holland

Holland may be little, but it
owns the longest air line in the
world, has the largest canal locks
in the world, thinks nothing of
baling out an ocean and planting
bulbs where once the fishes swan.
As for great financial ability, did
it not once buy Manhattan island
for S24?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21

curtains, or doing other Spring
sewing for the home, you will
want a copy of Mrs. Spears book,
SEWING, for the Home Decora-
tor. Forty-eight pages of practi-
cal working directions, with COM
plete illustrations. A dollar saw
ing book for every homemaker.
Send name and address, enclosing
Is cents (coins preferred) to Mrs
Spears, 30 S. Desplaines St, Chi
cago, III.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Floyd &16o&'$z>
ADVENTURES CLUB
HEADLINES FROM THE LIVES xE
OF PEOPLE LIKE YOURSELF!
'Death in the Crandstand'
BY FLOYD GIBBONS
Famous Headline Hunter
IELLO EVERYBODY:

| EVERYBODY:
L Here's Harold T. Leach of Newark, N. j.. with
story for ushe story of how he out looking for thrills
and got he expected The of thrill Hal
looking for the kind you watch from the grandstand
He didn't expect participate in any of the doggone things
himself But-Well-before he knew it, Old Lady Adven-
ure climbing right up into that grandstand after him
dirty trick the part Of Old Lady Adventure you? Well let's
not the that the thrill
As matter fact she played trick but Hal
Leach that bright 1912 that
those tricks
Now let's look the old
beginning looked the whole
the track early and that
his right down the above the
rested but one thing and another turned delay him
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Hsk Me Huother
q A General Quiz
The Questions

!. What was the most western
outpost of the colonies during the
Revolution?
2. What city stands on "seven
hills?
3. Was George Washington &C
tually born on February %?
4. The abbreviation "i. E." is
used in the sense of that is. For
what Latin words do they stand?
5. What states were carved out
Of the Northwest Territory?
6. What did helium gas sell for
during the World war and how
much does it sell for now?
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
The SunspOt Cycle

The sunspot cycle of liz years,
approximately, has been identified
among the weather records left in
trees and ancient rocks. This seems
to prove that whatever causes the
variability of the sun, it has been
varying for perhaps a billion years.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
American seamen's Friend Society

American Seamen's Friend Society
The American Seamen's Friend
society was organized in 1928 and
incorporated in 1888. 1t has been
pioneer in seamen's work, establish
ing the Sailors Magazine, erecting
the first sailors home in New York
city, and maintaining a loan library
service for use of seamen on Amer
lean ships sailing from New York
since 1859. In 1908 it built the
Sailors Home and Institute and it
co-operated with two other organ
izations in the erection of the Sea-
mems house at Eleventh avenue and
Twentieth street, New York city.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Couldn't Get His Favorite Seat.

He trolley.
the old South he didn't
before
late his the front He had
back in the
And maybe he didn't luck He didn't
that Old Gal Adventure that him
There the that Every the
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Qualifications for Ohio Governor

In Ohio a candidate for governor
heed possess only the qualifica.
tons of an elector. Article XIV,
Paragraph 4 of the constitution,
states: mo person shall be elected
to any Office in this state unless he
is an elector"
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Fish Has Elastic Stomach

The black swallower, a fish of the
Atlantic depths, has an elastic stom-
ach and often swallows fish thrice
its size, stretching its stomach to
transparency.
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21

ammng there
there particular
event that everybody interested in.
between Eddie Haha Johnnie Albright A
riders the track and this to decide which Of them the
champ There three other riders the make
spectacular other
the place focused Hasha
Albright
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Bald EAGLE Easily Unidentified

The bald eagle is the emblem OF
our country. 1t is better knows
than the American eagle and IS cas-
lily identified by the white feathereo
head
The Coolidge examiner., 1938-04-21
Practical. Vqried and Widespread
Are Activities Of the Boy Scouts

Prepared by National Geograp hic Society.
Washington. d. C.-WNU Service.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12
DaWson Theatre Burns Ground
 Cold Weather

DAWSON, Y. T.,-In one of the worst fires in the history of this famous gold camp, the Family Theater burned to the ground recently.
 Starting from an undetermined source, and in sub-zero tempera- ture, fire broke out at am. on Thursday and not until l4 hours later, at 6 pm, was danger to other buildings entirely reanov- ed. The total loss was estimated in the neighborhood of $25,0O0.
 The flare from the fire lighted up the river front for three miles. Temperature was 20 below zero, accompanied by a blasting north wind.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12
COUPLE ATTEMPT TO SPENT NIGHT ON SIDEWALK
 AT KETCHKAN

It was plenty cold in Ketchikan Is degrees above, some say,. But Mir. and Mrs. Leslie Peterson, natives, didn't notice the chill, and by mistake went to sleep on the sidewalk in an alley near Thomas street, recently.
 Luckily for them, a passer-by found their overcoat, hat and shoes, shed in the vicinity, and summoned police for an investi- gation. Patrolmen sent the cou- pie home, along with their dog, who had kept an eye on them throughout the whole proceed ings.
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12
Eskimo Artist Returns Campus
 Classes Seattle

Sikvoan Weiyahok travelled 5000 miles this summer and fall to spend one single day with his parents-and when he reached his home, he spent all the time sketching the faces of his mother and father and his two brothers and two sisters in his notebook.
 Sikvoan Weiyahok, who works in the galley of the s. s. North Star, does not know when he will see his family again; it is a long distance between Point Hope, where he was born, and Seattle, where he studies art at the Uni versity of Washington.
 The 25-year-old Eskimo artist has another name-HoWard Rock. His native name Weiyahok- means rock, so thus his Eng fish surname. But Sikvoan, in the Eskimo dialect, does not mean anything, so Rock took the name of Howard, because that doesn't mean much of anything either, he says.
 Above his bunk in the fo'c'sle of the North Star, there hangs three graphic oil paintings of northern scenes. He painted them aboard the ship this sum- mer. In the social hall, two more of his paintings, done last year, hang on the walls.
 Newspaper reviewers in Seattle thought that Howard Rock, the Eskimo artist, showed great tal ent. They will have more to talk about when they see his new pictures. One shows team of dogs running along the bank of stream and towing a skin canoe through the icy water. Another is sketch of the North Star damned in the Arctic ice.
 Rock has a complete folio of pencil drawing, in addition to oil paintings. Portraits of his fam lily, of a native whale hunl- CT at Nome, of a girl at Point Hope and scores of other draw ings fill the book. He also sketch ed many of the officers, crew and passengers while the North Star
The Nome nugget., 1938-01-12

States would have o approve, calling for the approval by the D ople for a National election before the United States could declare war
 The President said he conSid- cred the amendment would be impractical and incompatible for our representative form of gov ernment. That such an amend ment as that proposed, would cripple any president in his con- duct of our foreign relations, and encourage other nations to be- lieve that they could violate Am srican rights with impunity.'