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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Tome Scholarships

DR.. Trentwell Mason White, Head
master OF The Tome School, an
nounced today the recent action
taken by the Board of Managers OF
The Tome School through its Com
mittee on Administration. This ac-
ton concerns new restriction In
the free scholarship plan which was
In force during the years when the
school was affiliated with the jacob
Tome Institute. The following re-
striction goes into force as OF Aug.
8. 1899: the number Of new boys
admitted to The Tome School ON q
free scholarship basis will be limit
ed to three. Port Deposit boys en-
rolled in, or graduated from, the
Jacob Tome Institute, will be prefer
entail consideration as candidates
for these free scholarships.
Candidates for these three schol-
arships must present the very high
est rating in academic work, activ-
tiles, personality, and character. All
such applications for fall enroll
mont must be submitted to the
Headmastsr ON or before September
zth.s
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Jurors For September
Term Of Court

Associate Judge James F. Evans
has drawn the following jurors to
serve at the September term of
Circuit Court for Cecil County,
which convene in Elkton, on Mon
day, Sept. IS:
Cecilton District: william J.
Boyles, Jesse H. Vineyard, J. Stanley
Frazer, Samuel Blansfield, Sr., L. B.
Manlove, and Herman G. Mitchell.
Chesapeake City District: Frank
Bennett, Lewis Blansfield, Edwin
Stapp, Harry H. Griffin, George Cor
don, and Clinton Foard.
Elkton District: Sayres Booth,
William d. Fowler, Charles r.,
Brown, Lyman Spence, George Vag-
81, Noble Carter, and Howard Nc
Clintock.
Fair Hill District: ]. Elwood zeb-
ley, Jr., Ernest q. Janney, James
B. Frazer, John Lawrence and
Thomas Kay, Jr.
North East District: Joseph e.
Benjamin, Harry Briscoe, Samuel A..
sturgeon, Horace Graham, Harry II
Clayton, and Cheyney v. House.
keeper.
Rising Sun District: Frederick l..
Jones, colored, Robert B. Marshall,
Herman c. Britton, J. c. Emery,
and Jesse L. Lynch.
Port Deposit-Perryville District:
Charles H. Reckefus, William s.
Calvert, Paul A. Patterson, William
B. Thomas, Charles T. Kimble, Will
lard Thompson and George z. Trow-
bridge.
lakewood District: Grover G.
Richie, Paul Y. Connolly and Will
liam A. Hill.
Calvert District: Ralph Crothers,
David B. Mcdowell, and William
M. Cameron.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Susquehanna Bridge
Contractor Leaves
Employees Get Wages From
State Roads Commission

The disappearance OF Robert
Reitz, Lancaster, Pa, contractor for
SusQuehanna river bridge work
last week, complicated matters, and
left workers In doubt as to when
they would receive their pay. AS
they waited restlessly about the con-
struction company Office at the
Perryville end of the span, repre-
sentatives OF the State Roads Com
mission arrived with the pay roll
of $15,477.
The commission decided to pay
the workers after Pennsylvania
State Police had started q search
for Robert Reitz, Lancaster Contrac-
tor who held an $85O,000 contract
for the substructure of the new
highway bridge now under constrac-
tion.
Reitz had not been at the scene
of operation for a week. At Lancas-
ter, police said, Mrs. Reitz explain
ed that her husband left home Aug.
10, telling her that he was going to
Port Jervis, N. Y, on a business
trip.
Reibz did not show up there and
police found his automobile parked
at Lancaster railroad station. Reitz
may have been carrying a large
amount of money at the time he
disappeared.
In Baltimore the State Road Com
mission announced that work ON the
bridge would continue despite Reitz' g
disappearance. The commission, it
was said, also would pay $4,000 in
freight charges due the Pennsylvan-
la and Baltimore and Ohio railroads.
The money was advanced by the COM
mission from proceeds of a sale
OF bridge revenue bonds.
While officials at the construction
Office held themselves incommun-
icado, employees said their work was
about thirty-six per cent. completed.
They said difficulties unexpected at
the beginning of the work had
been met as it progressed. They
pointed out particularly the condi-
ton Of part of the river bed were
brittle rock was found instead of
the solid form anticipated.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Marriage Law Is Up
Held By Court
Elkton Minister Loses 1njunc-
tion Case And Compelled
To Pay ALI Court Costs

The Circuit Court at Elkton, on
Thursday, ruled the forty-eight-hour
marriage delay law had not violated
minister's constitutional rights
and refused to declare the law viod.
The Rev. Joseph Baker, who
sought an injunction restraining
w. Buck, clerk Of the Circuit Court,
from enforcing the law, was said by
the court to have failed to show q
single right or privilege emitting
him to complain"
Chief Judge w. Mason Shehan
and Associated Judges J. owen
Knott and James +. Evans ruled the
law had not interfered with the
Rev. Mr.. Bakers right to preach or
to obtain q livelihood from minis
terial work and 1t therefore was
constitutional. He was ordered to
pay costs OF the proceedings.
A second complaint in the Rev.
Mr.. Bakers petition-that the stat
ute had been tempered with before
being signed by the Governor-was
not ruled upon by the COURT The
jurists declared their ruling was
unnecessary.
The Rev. Mr.. Baker alleged q Sec
ton of the law had been written ON
the printed copy after the statute
had been adopted by the Legislature.
Another complaint was that legis-
lators had failed to set up rules by
which Judge Is permitted to waive
the forty-eight-hour delay between
application and issuance Of license.
William Walsh, Attorney General
of Maryland, In an intervening petit
ton, declared the Rev. Mr.. Baker
had not been injured by the law
and that discretion to waive the de-
lay was proper.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Shore Cornmissi oners
Meet AT Ocean City
Officials Of Eastern Shore
Counties Discuss Problems

Commissioners of nine Eastern
Shore counties met In Ocean City on
Saturday and Sunday in an effort to
find a common solution to problems
facing them.
Experts presided at round-table
discussions of relief, reassessment.
roads and new trial magistrate
courts.
J. Milton Patterson, director Of
the State relief agency, explained
Legislatures changes In relief and
State aid.
Michael ]. Lindsay, chief super
visor of assessments for the State
Tax Commission, outlined method Of
avoiding reassessment headaches
now faced by eight of the counties.
Changes from the magistrate
system to that of trial magistrates
also brought perplexities and Rob-
ert e. Clapp, Jr., Assistant Attorney
General, member of the Legisla-
ture when the magistrate system
was revised, explained what the new
system is expected to accomplish,
and how it will do 1t.
After the round-table discussions
at the Atlantic Hotel a dinner was
held with John B. Centrum, the
Principal speaker. He discussed eff
ficiency in local government
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Two Killed In Truck-Car
Crash

A coroner's inquest was held Fri
day night at North East In the
deaths of Irving Weintraub, "a, Of
Baltimore, and John e. Dunn, a
private stationed at Fort Hoyle, who
were killed early Thursday.
State police detained Fred Peter
son, Arapahoe, N. c., but permitted
his produce-laden truck to be driven
by his helper to New York.
Police said Weintraub was driv-
ing his automobile toward Balti-
more on Route 40 near perryville
when he stopped to pick up the
soldier. A few miles away, 1t was re-
ported, the car left the concrete
road, and, in steering 1t back from
the dirt shoulder, Weintraub APP
peared to have crashed 1t into the
front wheels of the truck. Both
were thrown from the machine and
instantly killed by the trucks rear
wheels.
A coroner's jury returnedd an un-
avoidable accident verdict after
hearing evidence in the deaths Of
Irving Weintraub, Baltimore, and
John e. Dunn, Fort Hoyle soldier,
killed in traffic crash Thursday
night.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Governor Seeks WPA
Aid For State
Notifies Federal Government
State Wants To Choose
Its Contributions

The board of Public Works, at
the request of Governor O'Conor,
has notified uhe Federal Work Pro-
iects Administration that Maryland
desired to participate in future
WPA projects, but reserved the
right to decide to which projects
the State will contribute funds.
Under the Emergency Relief Ap-
preparation Act of 1899 none of the
funds made available can be used
after August 81 for the operation
"of any project sponsored solely by
the WPA."
Governor O'Conor pointed out
that the action of the works board
left the door open" for the State
to get the benefit Of future WPA
projects by agreeing to those mutu-
ally acceptable to the Federal agen-
cy and the State.
The board request dealt specific
ally with a Statewide project at
area where emergency work Is
needed because of floods, storms,
fire, earthquake, drought or similar
conditions. Such a project had been
carried by the WPA for Maryland
and would have been lost unless
the State had acted.
Under this project, to be invoked
as needed, the State would contri-
butte $58,89O or 25.2 per cent. and
the Federal Government $l74,SZo
or 74.8 per cent.
or this amount s172,s20 in Fed
eral funds would be used for labor,
with the State paying $12,4OO for
superintendents and $46,49O for
equipment. The Federal Government
would spend $4,000 for equipment.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Highway Safety Commit
tee Named

A committee Of seventy-two per-
sons representing every section OF
the State has been appointed ny
Governor O'Conor to make q survey
OF Maryland's traffic problems and
to submit recommendations for safe
ty measures on the States Highways.
The Governor said he belieyed
that the COMMITTEES will be the fore
runner and enduring Statewide anu
self-prepetuating committee or couh'
Gil on highways safety. The organ
ization Of such permanent COM
mittee, he explained, had been sug-
gested forcibly to him.
In order to work successfully,
snch a permanent committee would
need technical services or an ade-
uuate staff. The suggestion appeals
to me very much but I realize that
ii will take legislation or budget
airy appropriation to carry out fu!ly
the plan suggested" the Governor
added.
However, he is convinced. he said,
that the committee appointed Will
show results and he was sure the
members Of the Legislature Will then
be induced to give backing to the
formation Of an enduring organiza-
ton, the sole purpose of the forma-
ton of which will be to promote
safety throughout the State"
j. Ben Decker, of Elkton, was
named as q member Of the COM
mittee.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Personal And Social

Alberta Plumley has been visit
ing her aunt, Mrs. Asher Robertson,
Shirley West, Hamilton Square,
N. j., is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Mckee.
Mrs. Mollie Martindale entertain
ed over the weekend Miss Cert
rude Holly, Of Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George H. Blankley,
of Lansdowne, Pa, are visitors at
the home of Mrs. Samuel ]. Terry.
MIR. and Mrs. William Reynolds,
of Graystone Manor, near town, had
as their recent guest Wilson Deets,
of Bel Air.
Mrs. Samuel j. Terry was a week.
end visitor in Philadelphia, where
her sister Mrs. Thomas Morrison
Is seriously i'll.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Cameron, Of
Freehold, N. j., were weekend Wis
itors OF the formers father, Mr..
Jesse T. Cameron.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas White and
daughter, Miss Peggy, of Philadel-
phia, were visitors Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard r. Brown, Sylmar, during
the week.
The missionary meeting of the
M. e. church was entertained Thurs
day evening at the home of Mrs.
Ella Cooney; Miss Mary Brumfeld,
assistant hostess.
Misses Martha Tosh and Rather
inc Kirk have been enjoying a two
weeks vacation at the Worlds Fair,
New York, and motoring through
New York and Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Warren l.. Taylor and sons
Arthur and Donald, of Wilmington,
were guests last week of Mrs. Jen-
ME w. Taylor, returning to their
home ON Sunday, with Mr.. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alver Reynolds, In
dianapolis, Ind, have been visiting
Mrs. Annie Marshal and the Misses
Mary and Stella Reynolds, and
other relatives in and near Rising
Sun.
Mrss Sadie Gather, who spent the
past six weeks with her aunt, Mrs.
Bryde, in Colora, has returned to
Rising Sun, and Is occupying her
apartment with her sister, Mrs. W..
B. Bechtel.
Mrs. Clara B. Keen has returned
from an extended vacation trip Of
several weeks. While away she Wis
tied her SON Leslie Keen and family,
at Trenton, N. j., and her daughter.
Mrs. Mollie Irwin and family, Mar
berth, Pa, and also enjoyed some
time at Ocean Grove, N. ].
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Briefly Noted News

Monday next, September 4th, Is
Labor Day, and the last summer
holiday.
The public schools OF the county
reopen on Wednesday, September 8,
after the summer vacation.
The automobile awarded ct the
Oxford, Pa, Fire Company carnival,
went TO Edward Virgins, Of Coch-
ranville, Pa.
Old Brick Meeting House, Calvert,
was the scene of the twelfth annual
reunion of the Pugh family, on Sun
day, August 20. Lunch and a social
time were enjoyed In the grove.
The sixth annual flower show
OF the Garden Club Of Hartford
County will be held in the auditor
ium of the Bel Air High School on
Friday, September Sth, from 1880
.. M, to $3.50 p. m.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Wonen's Peace Petition

Again the women of the world
are securing signatures to petit
ton, but this time In the interest
of World Peace. 1t Is true that The
Worlds Women Christian Temper
ance Union is sponsoring 1t, and as
in the past, pdlieE wofnen's organiza-
tions fare Joining to secure q really
impressive petition to be presented
to the heads of governments. Real
izing that the alternative to World
War Is Cooperation this petition
calls for a World Conference to plan
and arbitrate.
As 1t takes time and work to So
cure signatures this opportunity ID
offered to those who many not be
otherwise directly approached to
help and thus have a part in 1t.
Just clip the words of the petition
which follows this. paste it on
sheet OF ordinary typewriter size
paper and secure twenty names and
addresses on such sheet written in
ink or with indelible pencil. II you
cannot get twenty names but want
your own name and perhaps few
others ] will be glad to have such
sent to me and thus include them
with the grand total, but do it right
away as these names are to be pre-
scented to our President In Septem-
Der. Remember this Ia just to the
women and anyone over eighteen is
most cordially invited to have part
in it. / am asking that the sigma
lures be sent to me SO that ] will
know how many so from Cecil
County and also can make sure
that all sheets have the full num-
Der as we are asked to do SO that
they will be counted.
The Wemen's Peace Petition reads
as follows:
I'VE, the women Of many lands, be-
lieving that war and violence can
bring neither Peace nor Happiness
to the nations, hereby call for
world conference Of the peoples Of
the world, where any disc0ntente.
injustices or Observation-Disclosures 81
mongst nations from whatever
cause arising, may be examined and
settled by reason and methods Of
justice in the spirit Of good
will and of any necessary self
sacrifice ON the part Of some nations,
so that universal disarmament and
a lasting World Peace may be
secure0ys Iu.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Damage Suit Filed

Suit in the sum Of $1,000 has
been filed in the Hartford County
Court, by Albert e. Zealor OF Havre
de Grace, against Edward Holland
and the e. H. Rooster Bakery Conn.,
pany, asking damages for an &C.
cident in which his machine was
allegedly badly damaged. According
to the declartion in the suit, the ac-
cident occurred in Havre de Grace
on February 18th, of this year, and
was allegedly due to the negligence
of Holland, driving a truck owned
by the other defendant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
School Contract Awarded

Henry Shanks of Elkton was
awarded the contract for the con-
struction Of am addition to the Ken
more High School by the Board
of Education for Cecil County. The
low bid was $4,000.
The electrical work contract was
given to the Arrow Electric Com
pany OF Cherry HILL, and the plump
ing to ]. Herbert McCloskey Of Elk
ton.
Henry A. Warburton informed
the board he has accepted an APP
pointment as attorney to the board.
A new bus route In the First Dis
trict to the new Cecilton High
School was awarded to Horace b.
Powell.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Newly-Weds Serenaded

Mr.. Wilson G. Mcvey and bride of
a few weeks, OF Hyattsville, Md,
were weekend guests at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. STAN
ley McVey, Cherry Street. A num-
Der of the groom's friends gather
ed up various matchmaking appli-
ances and gave the young couple a
noisy welcome on Saturday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Cameron, Of
Freehold, N. j., also recently mar
ried, were visitors at the home of
the groom's father, Jesse T. Cam
eron, just across the street, and
they too we're given a serenade, and
made their bow to the merry
makers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Woman Liquor Law
Violator

when Deputy Sheriff Ralph Rob-
inson searched the home OF Dorodny
Williams In the Negro section Of
Elktdn last Wednesday they found
20 quarts OF alleged moonshine
liQuor on the roof but no Dorothys
Later the ofiicsrs received tip
ana going to the home OF the
woman found her hiding In q large
trunk. she was arrested on a charge
Of illegel possession OF liquor and
taken to the jail In ChestertoWn.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Encampnent Of Young
People

The young people of West Presby-
terrain Church, Wilmington, will
hold an encampment at West Not
tingham Sept. /, to 4.
About 100 members and friends
will be addressed by prominent
clergymen interested In the youth
movement. The Rev. Joseph b.
Dickerson,. pastor Of Rising Sun
Methodist Church, will be one OF
the speakers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Placed On Penna. Rail-
read Honor Roll

Harvey r. Thompson, Of Havre de-
Grace, has been notified by the
Pennsylvania Railroad that on FRI
day, September LIST, his name will
be placed on the Honor Roll OF the
company after forty-one years Of
faithfuI service as . carpenter.
Like his father before him. Mr..
Thompson was an expert mechan-
ic. He entered the service OF the
P. RsR. on May '16, 1899 and for
mary years was employed in the
shops where all of the .company's
oflice equipment was made. Later
he was assigned to stauon. freight
hose md tower work.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Road Condemnation Suits

Condemnation cases, instituted
by the Good Road Commission of
Maryland to obtain land for the dual
highway between Elkton and North
East, were heard before a special
session Of the Circuit Court for Ce-
Gil County, last week.
In the suit against Mrs. Curtis
Jones, to obtain land needed in the
relocation of Route 40, the jury
rendered verdict of $4,000 in fay-
or of the defendant, Mrs. Jones. The
Roads Commission had offered the
owner $1,700 for the land desired,
but she demanded $500.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Excursionist Struck BY
Stone

Mrs. Bertha Miller, wife Of for
mer Police Magistrate Walter G.
Miller of Elkton, met with pain
full accident Tuesday night Of last
week while returning from the New
York. Fair.
1t is thought piece of stone
ballast from the railroad roadbed
was pitched up by passing train,
in some manner and went through
a window of a car on the excursion
train, striking Mrs. Miller. She re-
ceived a painful cut on the head
from broken window glass.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Water Tank Explodes

The explosion of water tank in
the kitchen of the home of George
w. Carr at Conowingo, Saturday,
wrecked dishes, tables and other
furniture. Fortunately no one was
injured. The tank Is said to have
been almost empty at the time Of
the explosion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Terry--Walker

Warren Paul Terry, SON of Mr..
and Mrs. Samuel j.. Terry. of Ris-
ing Sun, and Miss Anna Elizabeth
Walker, daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Walker of Barnsley,
Pa, were married at the home Of
Rev. ]. w. Perrttyman, Zion. Md,
Saturday, Aug. 18th, at 4 o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Barnett, &C
comDanied them.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Boys Caught Tapping Till

Three Elkton boys, Franklin
Savilla, age 10, Theodore Short II,
and John Sharon Is. were caught
taking money from the cash drawer
in the Gents Furnishing Store Of
Jesse Lynch, on Main Street, in
Elkton, and turned over to the Of
ficers for hearing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Examination For Como
wingo Postmaster

The United States Civil Service
Commission has announced it will
hold a competitive examination to
fill a vacancy in the postmastership
at Conowingo. Receipt Of applica-
tions will close September s. The
examination will be held at Havre
de Grace. The Office pays $1100 per
year.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Worlds Fair Excursion

The Worlds Fair excursion Sat-
urday, over the Baltimore Central
railroad carried seven hundred to
New York. sixty-two of the sight
seers boarded the train at Rising
Sum. The excursion train left Ris-
ing Sun at $3.50 In the morning and
did not reach here on the return
tripsuntil s:40 Q. ~. Sunday.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Dahlia Show Postponed

On account of the recent drought
and extreme hot weather of the
past month, coupled with extensive
damage to flowers in general by a
heavy storm. the committee in
charge OF the Havre de Grace dahlia
show has, decided to postpone the
event until o later date.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01

8 We are taught by great actions
mat the universe Is the property
nf every individual In it.-Emerson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-01
Sapp--Egnor

Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Egnor, OF
Cherry Hill, announce the marriage
of their daughter, Roberta, to How
ard T. Sapp, son Of the late Mr.. and
Mrs. Thomas Sapp. of Smyrna. Del.
The wedding took place Saturday.
Aug. 10, at the M. e. parsonage,
Elkton, with the Rev. Melvin E..
Wheatley, officiating.
Miss Martha Egnor and Mr.. Wen
dali Egnor, sister and brother Of the
bride, attended the young couple.
They will be at home at the
Richards apartments, Singerly, Md
Crawford--Carneron
The marriage of Miss Jessie
Louise Cameron. daughter OF the
late DR.. and Mrs. Otis L. Cameron.
to Mr.. Clinton s. Crawford, SON Of
the late Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Craw-
ford, was solemnized at 4:45
O'Clock Saturday afternoon. Aug. S,
at Armstrong Chapel. Indian Hill,
near Cincinnati, Ohio, the Rev.
Meigs v. Crousse, former Supt. Of
the Children's Home offiiating, as
sisted by Rev. e. j. Pheiffer. 1t Is
OF interest to note that Rev. Grouse
ofaciated at the marriage of the
brides parents.
Mrs. Cameron gave her daughter
in marriage. DR.. Else l. Schultz
was the brides marion of honor
and only attendant, and Mr.. Ken
meth Crawford, brother of the
groom, best man. The ushers were
Mr.. Charles Lash and John Tolito.
The bride wore a gown Of white
uiarquisette with long flowing skirt
and short tufted sleeves, tuile veil
Of finger tips length and her bouquet
Of white stephanopsie completed the
becoming ensemble.
They will reside on Indian Hill.
Mrs. Cameron and her daughter are
we'll known here, where they have
been frequent visitors of Mrs. Jen-
ME w. Taylor. DR. Cameron died
about one year ago.