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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Newspaper Men Meet
At Annapolis

At the annual meetings of the
Del-Mar-Va Press Association, the
Maryland Press Association, and the
Chesapeake District Association
Press group, at Annapolis on Jan
FL, the Maryland Press Association
was host. Separate and joint meet
ings were held, about one hundred
members of the three organizations
being in attendance.
The group accepted the invitation
Of the Del-Mar-Va Press Association
to meet next January in the Hotel
dupont, Wilmington.
At the business meetings of the
two press associations the following
officers were elected:
Del-Mar-Va Press Association:
President, w. hurry Metten Of the
News-Journal Co., Wilmington; vice.
president, Max Chambers of the
Preston, Md, News; secretary-trea-
surer, A. o. H. Grier Of the Wilm-
ington Journal-Every Evening ire
elected): directors, William B. Usil-
ton III, of the Kent News, Chester-
town, Md; G. Marshall Townsend of
the Milford, Del, Chronicle, and
Col. James C. Wicks of the Dover,
Del, State News.
Maryland Press Association: Pres
ident, Leo M. Moore; vice-president,
G. A. Mcdaniel of the fredericksburg
Times; ecretary-treasurer, S. E.
Shannahan of the Easton Star-Dem-
ocrat (reelected) board of COVER
nors T. William Webb of the Cam
bridge Banner; David S. Jenkins,
Annapolis Capital Gazette; P. G.
Stromberg, Ellicott City, Times
John d. Worthington, Aegis, Bel
Air, and l. E. Jones, Salisbury Ad-
vertiser.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Dollar Days At Havre dc
Grace

The Chamber of Commerce OF
Hayre de Grace is sponsoring for Its
merchant members itss seonnd- SENT
annual Dollar Day Sales on Friday
and Saturday of next week, Febru-
arv 10 and IL. Twenty-eight bus
mess establishments will participate
in the event.
Tried first as an experiment las'
August. the results of Dollar Days
were so pleasing that it was quick
Nv determined to hold these sales In
Hayre de Grace twice each year. the
number of people attracted from
all parts of Hartford and Cecil
Counties exceeded all expectations.
These customers were well satisfied
with their shopping, for honest
values and dependable merchandise
were offered them at little or no
profit.
This year the merchants have
made more elaborate preparations,
and those who visited Havre de
Grace last August can return with
the assurance that they can buy
there merchandise equal in quality
and price to that sold by the stores
in the larger cities.
Eleven thousand copies of a tab
loid newspaper, carrying the special
advertisements of all the merchants,
have been printed, and distribution
to every home in Hartford and Ce-
ell Counties will begin next Monday.
Mail delivery will be provided IN
the rural areas and hand delivery
in the towns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
West Nottingham Wins

1t was a torrid basketball game
played in the Field House at West
Nottingham Wednesday afternoon,
January rs. The foe was Poly
technic High School of Wilmington,
and they made the pace so hot the
spectators almost forgot how cold
it was. The lead see-sawed continu-
ally until half time, when everybody
was all even at 1915.
Then in the second half Jim
O'Brien of Asbury Park, New Jer-
sey, and Wally Wright of Holidays
burg, Pennsylvania, led the Maroon
out in front, where they remained
until the finish.
A last-minute rally by Whining
ton came within three points Of
tying things up, but skillful 'Hfreez-
ing" of the ball enabled the Maroon
to hang on while the stop watch
was beating the Wilmington boys
down the stretch. Final score, West
Nottingham 81, Wilmington Poly 20.
O'Brien was high scorer with six
baskets for IL points, while Wright
was runner-up with five baskets for
10 points.
In a preliminary game the West
Nottingham jayvees took the Wilm-
ington seconds by a score of IL to
10.
On Wednesday, February /, the
Maroons play Gilman School in
Baltimore.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
North East River To B.
Dredged

Dredging of the North East river,
near the town of North East, will be
started when weather conditions per-
nit, it was announced by Colonel
William A. Johnson, Baltimore dis
trict engineer of the United States
Army Engineer Corps.
The project, as approved by the
War Department, calls for the dredg-
ing of the river to depth of z feet,
with a bottom width of so feet. The
upper end of the project is to be en-
larged to form basin 100 feet wide
and 800 feet long.
Meanwhile, Colonel Johnson's Of
flee is studying the possibility OF
further improvements in the area
based on suggestions mads by
Charlestown interests.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Briefly Noted News

A bank night award amounting
to $3.50 at North East Theatre, was
claimed by Mrs. John Guy Of that
town.
Prof. w. l.. Wright, President of
Lincoln University, was the guest
speaker at P. T. A. meeting, held
Tuesdey evening last, in the high
School auditorium.
Mr.. Mousedale, the B. & o. Sta
ton Agent at Leslie, has been trans
ferred to Havre de Grace and Mr..
Boyer of Philadelphia is the new
agent at Leslie.
There was light fall of wet
snow Tuesday morning. Clinging to
the branches of every tree and bush
it transformed the entire landscape
into a beautiful fairyland picture
The Ford car belonging to Miss
Linda Anderson, of Port Deposit,
stolen some time ago from the gar
age of w. w. Moore in that town,
was found later parked on a street
in Harrisburg, Pa.
Walter Allen, ST., of Earleville,
was attacked by a bull on his farm,
and knocked down three times be-
fore Harvey Allen succeeded in driv-
ing the animal off. Mr.. Allen was
painfully, but not seriously hurt.
Judge J. Owen Knots has signed
decree, granting Mrs. Olive e.
Smith an absolute divorce from
Francis w. Smith. Mrs. Smith will
make her home with her father,
Carter Hall, of the Elk Neck section.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Cecil County Library
In New Quarters

The Cecil County Library, at Elk
ton, has reopened after moving to
its new location in the Hearn Build
ing, on East Main street. ,
The library is open Monday and
Friday afternoons from three to five
O'Clock and Wednesday and Satur-
day.
Books are now being delivered
evenings from seven to nine o'clock,
throughout the County by means of
Macs Laundry. Readers who receive
books by this method are requested
to make an effort to see that their
books are returned ON the date due,
Jas nearly as possible, by having
them ready when they are called
for, or sending card to the laundry
requesting the driver to call for
books.
The service of the library is free
and readers are urged to call end
make their own selection from the
large assortment of Fiction, His
tory, Biography, Travel and various
other subjects on our shelves.
Special assortments of books are
allowed for the use of teachers or
Homemakers' Clubs.
AS there is no allowance in the
library budget for the purchase of
new books we are obliged to borrow
from the State Library Commission
books that we do not have. A list
of the books on hand may be obtain
ed by addressing Estelle S. Kepler,
Director, Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Springtime In Chill
February
Nurserymen Nursing Trees
And Plants For Baltimore
Garden Show

while others huddled closely to
their fireplaces and snuggled under
extra blankets, greenhousemen nave
to disregard their own comfort TO
assure "springtime" in mid-FeDru-
airy.
The sudden drops in temperature
make it necessary for nurserymen,
who are forcing plants for the Ex-
hibit in the North American Sports,
Garden and Outdoor Life Show, to
spend entire nights bathing dogwood
with warm water and sprinkling
azaleas with a lukewarm spray.
According to Clarence c. Carly OF
Frederick, Maryland, Chairman OIL
the Frederick County Exhibit, these
plants, together with some smaii
mountain phloox and other native
Aowers are now in greenhouses SO
that they may be in full bloom IN
"A Mountain Trout Stream, exhibit
at the show. In order that they VIII
annear in their full spring beauty,
II was necessary to place them IN
the green houses several weeks aSo
so they might be forced into 1uii
bloom in February.
Careful attention equaling that
given babies in incubators, is neces.
sary in squirting on the processes OF
Nature. The show will be open at
the Fifth Regiment Armory in Bal
timore on February 18th, and con-
tinue for nine days.
Advance tickets at fifty cents were
placed on sale January 4th. Tne
sale closes officially Feb. A. When
all fifty cents tickets are sold, tic
kets will be seventy-f1ve cents, the
regular admission price. The North
American Sports, Garden and out
door Life Show will be held in Bal
timore, February 18th to 25th, 1899,
at the Fifth Regiment Armory and
occupy two entire floors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Two Lose Lives In Crash

William R. Kern, As, son of the
late Henry U. Kern, Of Westamwell,
this county, was killed Wednesday
night, of last week, when a car he
was driving, accompanied by Mrs.
Mary Di Gicinto, of Wilmington,
failed to take turn on the Rock
land road, at Holly Oak, Del, and
crashed into stone wall, demolish-
ed the machine, crushing the VIC
Tins inside.
When the State police extracted
the man and woman, from the
wrecked car, Kern was dead, and
Mrs. Di Gicinto, died a few minutes
later.
Kern was in the employ of the
Hoffman Cigar Company, at 2 w.
9th street, Wilmington.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
New Rifles For The First
Regiment

The Chief of the National Guard
Bureau in Washington this week
announced that the First Regiment,
Maryland National Guard, will be is
sued 500 of the most modern and
efficient semi-automatic rifles yet
developed in this country.
The new rifles, known as type MI
are capable of sustained fire OF
thirty shots a minute, and in ex-
haustive tests have proven much
more efficient than the Springfield,
now standard in the Regular Army
end National Guard.
Only four National Guard Regi-
ments in the country have been Sc
lected to be equipped with the new
rifles, and the First Regiment was
picked due to its long record Of ex-
cellence in small arms fire.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Guernsey Cattle Men
Dine

Cecil County farmers who own
guernsey cattle and who are inter-
ested in improving and promoting
the breed held dinner at the
Howard Hotel. Elkton, on Wednes-
day, evening, February l, at 7P.M.,
Mr.. Earl N. Shultz, Field Represent
alive, American Guernsey Cattle
Club, Peterboro, N. H., and Mr.. H.
C. Barker, Dairy Specialist from the
University Iof Maryland were pres
emit and addressed the meeting. The
purpose of the meeting was to or
ganize Guernsey cattle group in
Cecil County and to discuss ways
and means of increasing interest of
farmers in breeding good guernsey
cattle.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Diplomatic Rift Healed

Cordell Hull, Secretary of State
has announced the reopening of the
Iranian legation is Washington
and the full resumption of diplo-
matte relations with Iran (Persia)
after partial break of two years.
The new Iranian charge d'affaires
Ali Akbar Daftary, reopened the
legation after a formal call on Hull.
The legation was closed two years
ago following an automobile Incl
dent at Elkton, Md, involving the
Iranian Minister, who asserted he
did not receive diplomatic protec-
ton due him. Charged with speed
ing, he said, he was handcuffed and
otherwise treated in way not bene-
filing his rank.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Governor Crothers
Highway

Delegate P. Steele Howard, of
Cecil county, introduced joint res
olution in the House, Wednesday,
to change the name of the dual
highway, ~. s. Route No. 40, from
Baltimore to the Delaware line, to
be known as Governor Austin L.
Crothers highway"
Governor Crothers was the origi-
nator of improved highways in
Maryland in 1908, and is entitled to
have highway, which passes
through his native county of Cecil
county, named as memorial in his
honor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Streams Stocked With
Fish

Maryland streams and lakes were
stocked with total OF 213,OS3
game fish during the fiscal year OF
lS37-193s, according to the annual
report of the State Division of Fish
Culture.
Conowingo Lake drew the largest
number of fish, being stocked with
$4,000 large-mouth black bass, from
two to three inches In length. ana
with 1000 ersppis. q legal sise'
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Personal And Social

Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie Rawlings en-
terrain over the weekend Miss Mag
gle Rowland, of Westtown, Pa.
Miss Hope Reynolds, of Univer
sity of Maryland, was a visitor a
her home here during the week.
Mrs. Kenneth Kemerick, of For
Monroe, Va, was the guest of Mrs
Robert T. Cameron during the week
r. James Roe, Port Deposit, has
accepted the district chsirmanshil
of the alumni of The Tome School
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Hanna enter.
tanned seven little girls at birth.
day dinner in honor Of their daugh'
ter, .Joan's seventh birthday, Friday
evening.
The engagement of Ruth Louise
Owens, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. B
H. Owens, Principle Furnace, to
Robert d. Knauss, Port Deposit
has been announced.
Jesse T. Cameron, who has been
a patient in Jefferson Hospital, Phil
adelphia, for some time, returned to
his home here on Saturday, greatly
improved in health.
STANDBY c. Richardson and Mil
bred M. Caldwell, both of Cochan-
vile, Pa, were married by Rev. W.
H. Haney, at his home near Rising
Sun on Monday evening, Jan. 80.
Anita Hawley celebrated hel
birthday last week by entertaining
several little girl friends Thursday
afternoon. Anita is the seven-year.
old daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Eric
Hawley.
Cecil county students who gradu.
ated from Goldey Business College
Wilmington, and received diplomas
on Friday night last, were Edwin
Naylor and Catherine Payne of Elk.
ton, Franklin SINNERS of North
East and Hazel Fay of Perryville.
Mr. and Mrs. John Sollars, sor
Samuel and daughter Ruth, Of
White Plains, Md, were Friday tc
Sunday callers at Mr.. and Mrs
Leroy Jones and attended the tuner
al Of Mr.. j. T. Burkins, Mrs. Sollars
brother.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Purcell
of Perry Point, have announced the
engag cement of their niece, Miss
Madge Gore, of Grant, Virginia to
Sergeant Josph X. Hardin, of the
lAberdeen Proving Ground. The date
for the wedding has not been an
nounced.
\ Mr.. Edwin Haines, Rising Suns
oldest resident, received congratula-
TOMS Saturday from a host of his
friends on the attainment of his
ninety-third birthday. Mr.. Haines is
blessed with good health and may
be seen daily at his hardware store
here, attending to business. He is
a firm believer in work, and has nc
intention of retiring from his bus
mess activities.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Nineteen Head Of Live
stock Perish

In fire which consumed the
H. Holman ON the West Chester
H. Neiman, an the West Chester
Pottstown pike, mile south of the
North Coventry High School, Ches-
ter county, Pa, Friday morning,
fourteen cows, bull, two heifers
and two horses were cremated. Three
were led to safety by Neiman and a
hired man Foster Pfleiger.
The loss is estimated at from
$4,000 to $4,000, covered by in
surance. The cause has not been
determined, but it is supposed that
it may have resulted from short
circuit in the electrical wiring.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Cecil County Goes Over
The TOP

Cecil county is one of the II coun-
ties in the State that have exceeded
their Christmas Seal sale total of
the previous years. The Maryland
tuberculosis Association reports
even larger totals could still be rec
orded IL those who have not yet
mailed their contributions, to the
County Seal Chairman would do 80.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Elected President Of The
Perryville Bank

DR.. James F. Magraw has bcen
elected president of the National
Bank OF Perryville, to succeed Mr..
Joseph Coudon, who recently resign
ed. The newly elected bank presi-
dent is a practicing physician.
Mr.. F. O'Neill Mitchell, of Perry
man, well-known farmer and can
ner, has been elected president OF
the Citizens National Bank, OF
Havre de Grace, to succeed Mr..
Joseph Coudon, resigned.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Benefit Card And Game
Party

The faculty and students Of the
Elkton High School will give q
benefit card and game party in the
school Friday evening, February
10th, at 8 pm. Auction, Contract,
500, Pinochle, Bingo, Chinese
Checkers and Parchesi will be play
ed. The proceeds of the party are to
help pay for the stage curtain par
chased last spring. There will be a
door prize of two dollars and a half
as we'll as other worth while prizes.
Refreshments will be served. Ad-
mission SO cents.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Trailer-Truck Goes Down
Embanknent

A trailer-truck valued at $4,000,
and being driven by w. D. Mitchell,
of Miami. Florida, failed to make
the sharp turn onto the bridge
spanning the Pennsylvania railroed
tracks, at Bacon Hill, and plunged
down the enbankment. The big
machine caught fire and was totally
destroyed. The operator escaped in
jury by jumping from the truck.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Ground Hog Day

Weather conditions on Thursday
of this week,-Ground Hog Day,
make it possible to predict what
sort will prevail for the next six
weeks,-so we are told. II the little
animal sees his shadow ON that day
we will have six weeks more OF win
ter, and II he does not see his
shadow,-well, we will have SIX
weeks more OF winter anyways
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Pastors Invited To Re-
turn To Charges

Rev. John w. Jones, pastor of
Tome M E. Church, Port Deposit,
and Mt. Pleasant M. E. Church, has
been invited to return to his charge
the coming Conference year.
The Rev. H. G. Hodgson, of
North East M. E. Church; the Rev.
G.. Home Murphy, of Bethel and
Town Point Churches and the Rev.
Harry T. Caldwell of Chesapeake
City were invited to return for an
other year at the last Quarterly
conferences.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Water Witch Fire Co.

At the annual meeting of mem
bers of the Water Witch Fire Com
pany, Port Deposit, the following
officers and directors were elected:
Ernest Baker, president; Wesley
Paxton, vice-president; Martin Ty-
son, secretary; James Charsha, chief,
and Charles Mohrlein, treasurer,
William Campbell, Pierre LIE Brun,
Aaron Love, Clifton Blackburn,
George Kepler, John Williams and
Robert Gather were named directors.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Officers Blow Up Still

Receiving a tip that a still was in
operation in the woods on farm
near Rising Sun, federal officers &C
companied by Sheriff David J. RAN
dolph of Elkton, went to the scene
Saturday afternoon and destroyed 1t
with a charge of dynamite.
The tenant on the farm had not
been in the neighborhood for the
past two months. No arrests were
made.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Hospital Funds Cut

All State-Aid hospitals and insti-
buttons we're cut in the new budget
presented to the Legislature on
Thursday last. by Governor O'Conor.
The reduction ranged from $500
to $1,000. Union Hospital was re-
duced from $4,000 to $1,000 per
year for the NEXT two yeara.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Nurserynen's Short
Course

The Horticulture Department of
the University Of Maryland announ-
ces that the annual Nurserymen's
Short Course will be held on Feb
ruary 81 and %, the annual Florists
Short Course will be held on March
q and 8, and the annual Garden
School is scheduled for April IL
and 1a,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03
Planning New Hospital

The directors of Union Hospital,
Elkton, are considering ways and
means whereby funds can be. rails
ed to make possible the erection OF
a new hospital at Elkton.
An entire new plant, costing
$150.00Qs is advocated. to replace
the present inadequate institution,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-02-03

Desire to change the old rules
doesn't prove you Liberal. 1t
proves only that you aren't winning
and have nothing to lose by q
change.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-20

Birmingham and wife, tract Of land
containing 20 acres, more or less, on
the County Road leading from now
Hill to Box Iron, in the End Elec.
Dist. Consideration 81 &c.
Orville J. H. Dykes from Martha
E. Dykes and husband the following
tracts of land: 35 acres, more or less,
on the County Road leading from Zion
Church to Fruitland; Cd acres, more
or less, near Zion Church and Morris
Double Purchase" &C., containing 20
acres more or less, located about 400
yards Easterly of, but not binding on,
the County Road leading from Fruit
land to w. Post Office. Considera-
ton $40 &c.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-20
YEAR BRINGS AN
INCREASE AMONG
THE UNEMPLOYED
The Tendency, However, Is Not
Toward Any Great In
crease Over 1888

The beginning of the year brought
an increase of claims to the Mary
land Unemployment Compensation
Board but it was no greater than ex-
expected. Indeed, it was in great con
trast to the hectic days Of last jan
uary when the Boards forces had to
work night and day and on Sunday in
an effort to catch up with the flood
of claims.
For the three weeks preceding the
first of the new year the claims, new
and renewed, averaged not far from
1900 a working day. But, as many
workers entered a new benefit year
with the advent of 1889, a big rush
was not unexpected.
The figures for the first working
days of the new year are as follows:
Tuesday, January 8, 1887; Wednes-
day, Jan. 4, 1874; Thursday, Jan.
5, 5,982; Friday, Jan. g., $3.50; Sat-
urday, Jan. z, 1915. The smaller
figure for Saturday was due to the
half-holiday.
These figures indicate that the de-
mands of unemployed workers are not
tending toward any great increase not
withstanding the fact that many
thousands are now entering new
benefit year.
Owing to the reduction in the num-
Der of claims as compared with the
first half of 1888 the working force
of the Board has been reduced, the
budget, which is regulated by Wash
ington, having likewise been cut down
materially.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-20
Cokesbury News
Too late for last issue

Mrs. Vernon Beauchamp entertained
the Ladies Aid last Thursday after
noon. Business was soon finished, a
short program was given and the
"Good Samaritans" changed names
and every one had very nice time.
Delicious ice cream and cakes were
served. The February meeting will
be held at Mrs. Wallace Covington's.
Miss Mary Briddell, of Princess
Anne, Md, spent the weekend with
Miss Pauline Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor enter
tanned the following guests on Sun
day to dinner: Mr.. and Mrs. John
Bloxom, of Oak Hall, Va, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Bloxom and children Of
Mackenzie Park, Va, Mrs. Margaret
Bloxom, of Audubon, N. j., and Mr..
and Mrs. w. v. Taylor of this place.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Tyler of Girls
field, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harris
and children of Salisbury, Nd, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Atkinson of this
place were Sunday dinner guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Atkinson and
Mrs. Annie Atkinson.
Miss Hazel Beauchamp was guest
of Miss Hazel Smith at Monte, Md,