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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
ZION SECTION

Rev. j. w. Prettyman occupied
the pulpit of Hopewell M. E. Church
on Sunday morning last, in the alb
sense of Rev. S. T. Hamblin,
The Zion M. E. Sunday School en-
joyed their annual outing on Thurs
day of this week, at Port Herman.
Mr.. and Mrs. George. Prettyman
enjoyed the weekend at Slaughters
Beach. They were guests of Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Postel
Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Demond
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Sebley and
children, of Carney's Point, during
the week.
A large number from this locality
attended the Farm Bureau and
Woman's Club picnic, at Crystal
Beach, Wednesday.
Mr.. Guy Rogers is driving a hand
some new Buick car.
The Bowlsby family reunion was
held Saturday last, at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Stanley Bowlsby, and
was greatly enjoyed by everyone.
Recent guests of Rev. and Mrs.
C. H. Atkins were relatives from
Norristown, Pa.
Miss Ruth Griffith has been visit
ing her mother, Mrs. Isaac Smith,
at Atlantic City.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard c. Wilson
had as their guests during the week
Mr.. and Mrs. Victer Wilson and son
Paul, of Long Island.
Mrs. William Crothers, of Fred
erick, Md, has been visiting rela-
tives in this neighborhood.
N. R. Touchton enjoyed recent
fishing trip down the bay, but there
is no report of the catch made.
Miss Louise Nickel has returned
to her home here from summer
school at the University of Mary
land.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
GIBSON REUNION AT CHARLES.
TOWN

The third annual reunion of the
Gibson family was held at Murphy
Beach, Charlestown, on Saturday,
August 5. The entire day was spent
in social intercourse, games, swim
ming, etc. .Eighty-five members at
tended. Members were present from
all parts of Cecil and Hartford coun-
ties, Philadelphia, Chester, Oxford,
and other points in Pennsylvania.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
Clinton Logan and family of Rising
Sun; Mr.. and Mrs. James Gibson
and family, of North East; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Woolman and family, of
Elkton; Mr.. and Mrs. Clifton Glib
son and family, of Charlestown; Mr..
and Mrs. Hugh Gibson and family,
of Landenburg, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs.
Alec Gibson, of Oxford, Pa; Mr..
Joseph Gibson, Port Deposit; Mr..
and Mrs. William Gibson, West
Chester, Pa; Mr.. and Mrs. John
Reynolds and family, Nottingham;
Mrs. Rose Robinson, Media, Pa;
Mrs. Blanche Campbell, Rockland,
Del; Harry Gibson, Dorothy Gibson,
Lellian and Robert Crawford, Har-
old and Catherine Gibson, Mr..
James Gibson and. family, Havre de
Grace; Mrs. BERTHE Gibson, Mr..
and Mrs. Lloyd Gibson Miss Ruth
Gibson, Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Jobes and
Allan Jobes, Mr.. Willard Johnson,
of Havre de Grace. At four p. M,
ice cream and cake were served. All
departed later in the evening hop
ing to meet again another year.
Elizabeth Johnson, Sec.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
ROAD CONDEMNATION SUI
BEFORE COURT
SUITS

Cecil Circuit Court was in special
session on Tuesday, to bear con-
demnation proceedings instituted by
the State Roads Commission over
certain rights of way. The cases in
volved were:
Francis d. Dunlap and Amelia
B. Dunlap his wife, Tenants by the
Eptireties, Owners and James A..
Berry and Marie Berry, his wife,
Mortgages.
Herbert E. Shallcross and Dor
othy Shallcross, his wife, Owners;
and the Peoples Bank of Elkton,
Mortgage.
Helen E. Mackall, Widow, Own
er, and Joseph B. Bryson, Tenant.
Rebecca H. Jones, Widow, Har-
riet J. George and Ralph E. George,
her husband, owners.
Fortunate Glekas Rnd Louis
Glekas, her husband, Owners; and
the Elkton Banking and Trust
Company and Mary M. Clifford,
Mortgages.
James c. Rhudy and Mary E.
Rhudy, his wife, as Tentants In
common, Owners, Edith H. Ewing,
Mortgage; and Marshall Williams,
Tenant.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Notice To Contractors

Sealed bids for General Construc-
ton, Plumbing and Heating, and
Electrical Work additions and AL
terations to the Fourth District
School, Kenmore) will be received
and awarded separately on and at
the same time by the Board of Edu-
cation at the Office of the Board
until IL o'clock A. M, August %,
1889. Eastern Standard Time, and
then at said Office publicly opened
and read aloud.
The plans and specifications may
be examined at the Office OF Malone
and Williams, Registered Archi-
tects. Salisbury, Maryland, and
copies thereof obtained upon pay
ment Of $500 for each set. Any
bidder upon returning such set
promptly and in good condition will
be refunded his payment, and any
non-bidder upon SO returning such
set will be refunded $1,000.
The Board reserves the right to
waive any informalities in or to
reject any or all bids.
Each bidder must deposit with
his bid security In an amount of not
less than five per centum (5%) of
the base bid, in the form and sub
ject to the conditions provided in
the Information for Bidders.
No bidder may withdraw his bid
within 80 days after the actual
date of the opening thereof.
BOARD OF EDUCATION OF
CECIL COUNTY
HI. e. Mcbride,
Supt. of Schools
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
WOODLAND

The Ladies Aid picnic was held
on Miss Olivia Keilholtz's lawn
Thursday afternoon, the 10th.
Miss Cornelia Abrahams returned
Saturday from New York. While
there she spent three days at the
Fair
Miss Dorothy Bars guest for two
days last week was Miss Helen
Brannan, of Port Deposit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Sweeney
have returned to their home at New
Brunswick, N. j., after a few days
with her sister, Mrs. r. s. Tome.
Master Bobby Marshall celebrated
his fourth birthday Saturday. His
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Devine, two aunts Mrs. Thomas
Ramsey and Mrs. Leroy Nesbitt and
their husbands, all of Harrlsville
and his great aunt, Miss Ida Thomp-
son, spent the evening with him.
Miss Elizabeth Tyson and a friend
from West Chester went by boat
from Balto., to Norfolk, last Thurs
day night. From there to see the
out door play "The Lost Colony" at
Fort Raleigh, Roanoke Island, N. G.
1t is concentrating the 352nd an
niversary of the first English Settle
ment in America. Written by Paul
Green and presented there, annually
in July and August.
Mrs. Howard G. Barnes entertain
ed her first cousins, Friday after
noon, in hoaor of her sisters, Misses
Mary and Glace Rawlings. OF Baito.
They wore Mrs. Chester Cummings.
of Oxford; Mrs. Charles Fright and
Mrs. Carroll Cameron. Rising Sun;
Miss Lucy Coulson, Port Deposit;
Misses Marion Reeder, Esther and
Mary Maxwell of Pennington;
Misses Sue and Letitia Maxwell, of
Principle.
Miss Eva Charsha, of Washington
spent last week with her brother
Wrightson Charsha and family.
Mr.. Clarence Mahon is patient
at John Hopkins Hospital.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Rising Sun Wins Soft
Ball Championship
Will Play In Wilmington Associa-
ton Elimination Contest
On Monday

On Monday
Rising Sun won the second half
of the County Soft Ball League
schedule, dropping but one game.
The team then defeated the Kiwanis
club of Elkton by a score lab, in a
game decided upon by the President
of the League, when the playing
schedule was changed into thirds,
instead of halves, after 1t was we'll
under way.
After disposing of the Kiwanis
team easily by score 14-3, Rising
Sun played Providence, winner of
the first half of the schedule, and
took two straight games in the play
off series, by scores of 40 and 20.
BY winning the county champion
ship Rising Sun is entitled to enter
the elimination games of the Will
mington Soft Ball Association, COM
posed of twelve teams, and will play
in that city on Monday evening. The
winner in the Wilmington elimina-
ton contests will go to Chicago to
enter the National contests.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
NEW BUREAU OF EMPLOYMENT

The Social Security Board recent
ly announced the creation of a new
Bureau of Employment Security in
which will be consolidated the job
insurance activities of the Boards
Bureau Of Unemployment Conpensa-
ton and the displacement activ-
tiles of the United States Employ
ment Service.
Unification under the Social Sc
curity Board of Federal job-insur-
ance and displacement services will
bring together under one head two
closely related functions. Unem-
ployment insurance benefits are paid
through public employment Offices.
and in all States unemployment
compensation and employment SER
vice are now operating under q
single administrative agency.
In the new Bureau of Employ
ment Security there will be Divi-
sion of Unemployment Compensa-
ton, a Division Of Employment Ser
vice, and a Division of Field Service.
The Division of Field Service will
be the channel through which the
new Bureau will deal with State
unemployment compensation and
employment-service agencies.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This Is to give notice that the sub
scriber of Cecil County. has obtain
ed from the Orphans Court of said
County, Letters of Administrator on
the Personal Estate of
(MRs.) OREGON T. WILSON
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated. ON or be-
fore the 28th day of January, 1910.
they may otherwise. by law be ex-
cluded from all benefits OF said
estate. All indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate
payment to the subscriber.
Given under hand and seal this
10th day of July, 1889.
National Bank of Rising Sun,
Executor
True Copy-Test:-
JESSE PIESON, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

This is to give notice that the sub
scriber of Cecil County, has obtain.
ed from the Orphans Court Of said
County, Letters of Administration on
the Personal Estate of
ANDREW G. STRONG
late of said county, deceased. All
persons having claims against the
said deceased are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof duly authenticated, on or be-
fore the 2Sth day of January, 1910.
they may otherwise, by law be ex-
cluded from all benefits of said estate.
All indebted to said estate are re-
quested to make immediate payment
to the subscriber.
Given under hand and seal this
18th day of July, 1889.
National Bank of Rising Sun,
Administrator.
True Copy-Test:-
JESSE PIERSON. Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
Latest official statistics estimats

Latest official statistics estimate
1O,6OO,OO0 unemployed In rthe
United States. The lowest number
of unemployed in recent years was
S,282,0OO in 1887 and the largest
number was 13,271,OO0 in 1898.
Prior to 1929 the rate of unemploy-
ment had between one and two mill
lion for seven years. The figures are
from the United States Bureau Of
Labor Statistics.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
WAGE CREDITS AVAILABLE TO
INSURED WORKERS.

ANY worker who has a SOCIAL Sc
curity account number may now OBJ
tain a statement showing the
amount Of wages credited to his
account during 1887 and 1888. A
statement showing the status OF
his old-age insurance account will
be sent upon request to an insured
worker, regardless of the time he
was employed or the amount OF
wages he received. A post card
which can be used In requesting a
wage statement may be secured at
any Office Of the Social Security
Board. Space is left on the card for
the worker to write in his name.
account number. and address. A
member Of the stan In the local
office will give assistance ii desired,
in filling out the card. The Balti-
more office Of the. Social Security
Board Is located at sos Park Ave.
The number of claims certified
for payment since the 0ld-age insur-
ance system was established totals
381,675; and the payments amount
in all, to $2O,230,53a. Claims now
being paid are for lump sums filed
by wage earners who have reached
the age of S., or by the heirs Of
insured workers who have died. In
this State. Sass claims amounting
to $318,S0S.70 have been paid. The
average payment in June for Mary
land was $S6.73.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
SCHOOL OF LOVE

Interesting discoveries of new
kind of marriage laboratory"
which teaches how to pick your
life partner and what to do after
wards to insure lasting happiness,
One of many illustrated articles IN
the August 9th issue of The
American Weekly, the big magazine
distributed with the Baltimore Sun
day American. On sale at all news
stands.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
CALLED TO APPRAISE MARY
LAND FARMS

Wheeler & Grier, Oxford Real
Estate Dealers, have been called to
appraise number of farms in Cecil
County, Maryland, in the state con-
domination proceedings in connec-
ton with the opening of the new
Dual Highway between Perryville
and the Delaware state line. Sever
al of these cases will be heard in
the Cecil County Court during this
week.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

Federal Housing Administration
has reduced interest rates from S
to Az per cent on small home
mortgages; and cut from An to
4 per cent the rate Of mortgages on
large-scale rental projects. Twelve
thousand banks, building and loan
associations and other lending in
situations, have been notified Of the
lowered rates of interest.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
In THE CIRCUIT COURT
FOR
CECIL COUNTY
IN EQUITY
No. $500

ORDERED by the Circuit Court
for Cecil County, in Equity, this
25th day of July, 1889, that the
sale of property mentioned in these
proceedings, made and reported by
VIM. Pepper Constable, Assignee of
Mortgage, be ratified and confirmed
unless cause to the contrary there
of be shown ON or before the 9th
day of September, 1889, provided
a copy of this order be inserted In
some weekly newspaper printed and
published in Cecil County, in the
State Of Maryland, once a week for
one month before the 26th day of
August, 1889, next.
THE report states the amount
of sale to be $4,000
True Copy
WALTER e. BUCK.
Clerk.
Test:
WALTER E. BUCK,
Clerk
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

It's q poor rule that won't work
both ways. but it'sa poorer one that
won't work Of aNs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

I An article tells readers q new way
to clean purses: but for the clean
ing out old Dads, nothing equals o
little old-tashioned soft soap.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

Its a good memory that some
times admits of discreet forgetful-
ness.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

The lawyer deals in brains and
dispQses ot them BY the caaA
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

IN RE THE MORTGAGED REAL
ESTATE
OF
SCOTT WILSON and KATHRYN G.
WILSON, his wife, and JOHN s.
WILSON and ANNA s. WILSON,
his wife.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18
How About What's In
side Your House

Fire never destroys a house
without at least part Of what's
inside of 1t. Fire insurance pro-
tects the building. To protect
your household possessions
against loss or damage by fire,
you need Residence Contents
Insurance. 1t costs surprising
ly little. Well be glad to tell
you about it. :. IL you'll come
in, write or phone. No obliga-
ton, Of course.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-08-18

There's . pleasure In bsing cranky
shst only . crank can ka0M
Evening star., 1939-12-11

without q word they scrambled up
a table and out a window. They
were gone like q flock of birds
frightened from their feeding
ground.
"How Wonderful"
Slowly the weeping girl looked up
to see Eric and Leezen. "Oh," she
whispered Then she saw the trolls
were gone. "Oh, how wonderful" ;"
She leaped to her feet. Il would
have starved If you had not come" :"
But why?" said Eric.
II live here alone, and all that
food I had stored up this summer.
I couldn't get any more until the
snow melted"
Alone? Where are your parents
and brothers and sisters?"
They're all dead" said the girl.
They went off one day when I
was just a small girl to cut wood.
And they never came back. So
stayed here. But recently the trolls
have frightened me and I don't
know where else to CO."
Eric laughed and blew a note
on his flute. The white fox came
running. Get onto this handsome
fox" said Eric. 1--WE will take you
to Toyland and you can help Mrs.
Santa make cookies. What is your
name?"
Elsa" said the girl.
well, Elsa, get on the fox and
we'll be off," said Eric. So they
all hurried back to Toyland. But
just as they reached the top Of
the last hill the first pink streak
Of morning tinted the sky. Leezen
Evening star., 1939-12-11
&[zI&'t4M&4E$S ING! D DOLL
02&zH1 ESYSNg9A S!eR!0 ARNz
Il aA bk SlCRID APNE

to Leezen. "Oh, dear. Oh, dear,
they heard a girl sobbing.
Swift as deer Eric sprang
through the woods. holding Lee
zen by the hand until they came
to a clearing where there stood
a small cabin. The door was open.
They tiptoed up to it and looked
in. And there they saw a very
unhappy sight.
Ugly, Little Man.
BY the door knelt a girl weep
ing into her long, white hands.
Her black hair hung about her
head and down to her waist. Her
blouse was badly torn, and she
wore only rags wrapped about her
feet for shoes.
Across the room in front of a
fireplace six trolls were chuckling
and running about excitedly.
They're ugly, little men with long
noses, big red ears, and arms that
hang almost to the ground. They
were breaking stools and tossing
them into the fire On the floor
lay a table cloth and on this they
were heaping all the food from a
cupboard, ribbons from a chest of
drawers and few dishes.
please. it's all I have" whis-
pered the girl through her hands
without looking up.
Evening star., 1939-12-11

ing silently from the door. His
broad grin faded. He looked white
and frightened. He shouted
Brothers, run, run for your lives!"
The other five trolls looked up, and
Evening star., 1939-12-11

"Ho, ho!" laughed one troll
"It's more than We have" And
he kept on piling food onto the
tablecloth. But just then he looked
up. He saw Eric and Leezen watch
Evening star., 1939-12-11
Wartime Promise
Brings Carnation Daily

BY the Associated Press.
SACRAMENTO, Calf if-Joe Kis-
ber's memory Of his World War per-
lis is always fresh. 1t blooms daily
in the form of red carnation.
In 1917 Kisber was in France with
George McCarty. McCarty worked
for a Sacramento florist and hoped
to live to get back to his Job.
IF we get out alive, Joe," he told
his buddy, I'll give you a flower
for your buttonhole every day, as
long as we live"
"All right, make it a red carna-
tion," Kisber laughed.
McCarty got back to his flower
stand. Kisber was gassed and she'll
shocked, spent five years in hos
pitfalls. Afterward he found work
as an elevator operator near his old
friends stand. And now every day,
including Sunday, he gets a fresh
red carnation to wear in his lapel.
Evening star., 1939-12-11

stopped suddenly, stinened, and be-
came only a motionless doll. It was
dawn.
Tomorrow: Leezer goes to
Westphdlta.
Evening star., 1939-12-11

Ife story so Jar: Eric, the son
OF Lightning. has coared a spe-
cidl doll, Leesen, aWay from the
Toyshop Nth songs on mis- flute.
Santa had been planning to take
her to the King OF Westphalia.
VIA Poor Girl.
Over seven snow covered hills
Eric, the son of Lightning. danced
playing his flute and followed by
Leezen. She didn't even know that
she and Eric were running away
from the Toyshop. She'd forgotten
that she was to go with Santa to
the kingdom of Westphaha. She
just smiled and stepped across the
soft snow.
Eric knew Santa might be wor-
ried, but he hoped he might find
some brave deed to do that would
please Santa. And he did AS he
danced he spied an old crow on
pine tree and piped a trill. The
crow flew to his shoulder. He
spied young white fox running
through the woods. He piped a
long, low note and the fox came
up to him tame as kitten And
all the while Leezen followed.
Then suddenly they heard screams
through the trees. Eric's flute
stopped Wait, listen" he said
Evening star., 1939-12-11

When you send a cash contribu-
ton to The Stars Christmas Heart
Fund you share Yuletide joy with
some one who needs help.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-30

FINAL DIVIDEND
 FOR DEPOSITORS
39o Authorized for Com mlercial Dept. of Nauga-
 tuck Bank By Judge

At 8 special hearing in superior court today, Judge Kenneth Wynne authorized the payment of a final dividend of 3 per cent to depositors in the commercial department of the Naugatuck Bank and Trust co. The order was granted on application of Assistant Attorney-G General Walter w. Walsh, appearing for Bank Com missioner Walter Perry, receiver for the closed bank.
 The dividend will mean that com- mercial depositors will have received total dividends of 98 per cent. De- positors in the savings department have received dividends of 99 1-2 per cent.
 Payent of the dividend will vir- tually wind up the receivership, ex- cept for the necessary foralities of cleaning all claims and gaining a formal discharge by the court.
 The dividend payments to depos- itors of the Naugatuck institution are among the highest in percentage paid by closed bank in the state in recent years. The final 3 per cent dividend involves payment of some several thousand dollars.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-30

Der of the Board of Finance shall receive a salary of $500 a year. The board members now receive no com pensation. The personnel of the board is reduced to nine.
 Salaries of $250 year will be paid each member of the Board of Aldermen after January, 1940. The president of the board shall receive the same salary as at present, $750. At present the board president is the only alderman receiving com pensation.
 Plan Commission
 A city plan commission, with broad powers, shall be established in January. In addition to the mayor and the city engineer, the following shall be members: M. J. Daly for one year, Frank Pope for two years, Thomas F. Moore for three years, Julius B. Smith for four years, and Fred s. Chase for five years. Successors to the original members shall be nominated by the mayor and approved by the Board of Aldermen.
 Following is a summary of the changes called for in the charter revision act:
 Section l = Any qualified elector residing in the city on election day shall be allowed to vote. Section =. The mayor. city clerk. budget director and director of purchases shall post bonds of $25 ,000.
 Section 3 = City officers must surrender all records to their suc- cessors, under penalty of a $10,00O fine and prison term of 10 years. Section 4 The salary of the corporation counsel is raised to $7,500. The salary of the assistant town clerk shall be $4,500.
 Section All fees and emolu- ments received by city employees shall be turned over to the city treasurer.
 Section - City money must be turned over to the proper officer within two days.
 Section Members of city boards shall not be interested in furnishing materials or work to the city.
 Budget Control
 Section 8 - A department of budget control Is established, head ed by a city auditor, who shall act as budget director, at a salary of $6,000 year. The director shall set up rules, audit city books every six months. and effect economies, subject to supervision by the mayor.
 Section g - The aldermen may remove city officials for cause.
 Section 10 = A veto by the mayor may be over-ridden by a three fifths vote of the Board of Alder men.
 Section 1.-The aldermen shall not appropriate more than $2500 a year for public parades, celebra- tions and receptions.
 Section 12-All city departments