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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Negro Health Week

Preparations are under way
throughout the country for the
Twenty Fifth Annual observance of
National Negro Health, Week, dur
ing the week beginning April g.,
which will be held under the aus
pieces of the National Negro Health
Movement and the Negro Health
Week Committee, in cooperation
with the U. S. Public Service State,
County, and City Departments of
Health, and various national or To-
cal organizations interested in
health or civic betterment. In COM
memoration of the silver anniver-
sary. the entire month has been set
aside for health promotion activ-
ties, all of them having bearing
on the year-round program.
In announcing the plans for the
observance throughout the Counties
of Maryland, DR.. r. H. Riley, Direc-
tor of the State Department of
Health, said that arrangements in
each county were being made under
the direction of the County Health
Officer and would include health
conferences, clinics, exercises in the
churches and schools, and cleanup
campaigns.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Liquor Law Violators
Before Court

Tried in the Circuit Court at Elk
ton, Martin X Mclaughlin, formerly
of Wilmington, and his housekeep-
er, Mrs. Anna Purnell, were tried
before jury and found guilty on
charges of having untaxed liquor in
their home for the purpose of sale.
Mclaughlin was sentenced to
the House of Correction for nine
months, and Mrs. Purnell was SEN
fenced to three months.
Mrs. Katherine Goodyear was
tried by jury end found not guilty
for having liquor in her possession
for the purpose of sale.
Alphus p Little, a fur dealer from
Delaware, was found guilty on a
false pretense charge, and sentenc-
ed to serve four months in the
House of Correction.
In the suit of Morris Cohen vs..
James l.. Cole, a jury awarded the
plaintiff $500 damages in an auto
mobile collision.
M. Corthell Thompson was ward
ed $100 damages against Harry
Buchanan, in an auto collision.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Cecil County Chapter Of
Red Cross

Cecil County Chapter of the Amer
lean Red Cross held their annual
meeting at the Church House, Elk
ton, when the following committee
chairmen submitted their reports
Home service, Miss Mary Ellen
Davis; recreation, Mrs. Walter Mil
Ter; production, Mrs. Sterling Dun
bar; farm and home accident pre-
vention class, Mr.. Edwin Barnes
home hygiene class, Miss O'Conner.
The nominating committee select
ed the following officers who were
installed for the year 1939-40:
Chairman, Mrs. A. Victor Davis;
Vice-chairman, Miss Grace Wells
Price; secretary, Mrs. Lynn Giles
pie; treasurer, Mr.. George Lawrence,
Rising Sun; chairman home service,
Miss Mary Ellen Davis; production,
Mrs. Sterling Dunbar; recreation
committee, Mrs Thomas Mcintyre,
accident prevention program, Edwin
Barnes, publicity chairman, Miss
Annamary Brown.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Packing Plant Bought BY
Phillips Company

Two new Eastern Shore counties
were added to the list of Maryland
and Delaware counties in which can
ming operations are conducted by the
Phillips Packing Company OF Cam
bridge, when this company recently
acquired the two large plants of the
Talbot county, and the other at
Willoughby in Queen Anne's county.
These two plants were purchased
at public sale, increasing the num-
Der of Phillip Packing Company
plants on the De1marva Peninsula
from seventeen to total of nine
teen. Colonel Albanus Phillips, Pres
ident of the Company, announced
Immediately after the sale that steps
would promptly be taken to place
both factories in full operation this
summer.
Developed over period of nearly
rs years the two plants are equipped
with modern food packing machin-
cry and both are located in rich and
fertile agricultural area capable of
producing practically unlimited acre
agesaof fresh vegetable crops of dis
tinctive excellence.
The company now owns and oper-
ates eight plants in Cambridge,
where the home offices Of the organ
ization are located, and also plants
at Laurel, Newark and Oak Grove,
Delaware; Denton, Williston and
New Bridge, in Caroline county, and
Vienna, Church Creek and Eldor-
ado. in Dorchester county, Mary
land. To these have now been added
the plants at Cardova, in Talbot
county. and Willoughby, in Queen
Anne's county.
The company packs Sc different
varities of canned foods, marketed
under the brand name of Phillips
Delicious, and now in wide distribu-
ton from coast to coast In the
United States, and in numerous for
egin markets.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Dwelling Destroyed AT
Porters Bridge

Rising Sun firemen received two
calls shortly before three O'Clock
Tuesday afternoon. The first one
came from the Harrisville section
where sparks from burning trash
pile set fire to nearby grass field,
and In an instant the flames were
beyond control, sweeping over a
large area. The fire was on the prop
ty OF Sterling Nesbitt.
About ten minutes after num-
Der of firemen with chemical APP
paratus had left to give assistance,
the siren sounded again. The call
came from Porters Bridge, were the
dwelling on what is known as the
Granville Richards property, occu-
pied by Walter Robinson, was on
fire.
The big La France pumper was
taken to the scene, but there was
no water with which to fight the
flames, which had gained Roadway
before their discovery, and the
dwelling was seething mass by
the time the firemen arrived and was
totally destroyed.
The fire is reported to have start
ed from bonfire in the yard, near
the dwelling.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Public Improvement
Issue Wins
Heated Election In North East
On Water And Sewer
Proposition

The "wets," so-called because they
favored installation of water-and-
sewer system, scored q 17-vote VIC
tory Monday, electing Marion q.
Rose Mayor of the town of North
East, over Ira Cameron, candidate of
the "drys," who opposed the town
improvement program.
Rose backed by supporters of a
proposed $4,000 bond issue to I'M
ance the improvements, received 254
votes. Cameron polled 237.
Candidates elected town commits
sioners, and the number of votes
each received were: Herman Yerkes,
AL; Edward e. Clark, $40; Geo.
w. Rawson, ESQ, and Clayton Craig,
275. A fifth candidate for one Of
four commission posts was William
e. Craig, who was eliminated as Low
man, with 261 votes.
Rose will succeed Walter I. Smith,
who did not seek reelection.
The campaign actually started last
autumn, when the bond issue was
put to a vote and the proponents
won by a 37-vote majority.
The election, preceded by a bitter
campaign, failed to settle the con-
troversy, for opponents of the Inn
provement program went to court
and blocked it with a ruling the
election was illegal.
An order for reregistration of
voters followed, and Monday election
with both sides backing candidates,
was expected to settle the issue.
Some residents held that victory
by the vets would assure the i'm
provements, and that another cleo
ton on the bond issue would not be
necessary.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
P. T. A. Entertainment

The entertainment of Rising Sun
P. T. A., on Thursday evening last,
in the high school auditorium, drew
a large crowd of patrons and friends
of the school. and the exercises were
much enjoyed.
The program embraced singing by
the school; violin solo, Ann Lane
Wilson; reading, Mrs. Clinton Eng
land tap dancing, Helen Fitzgerald;
solo, Mrs. r. c.. Dodson, and two
clever little sketches by members of
the P. T. "A, the first blacefare
dialogue by Mrs. Harry Fox and Mrs.
Whiteman; and the second a. play,
in which the characters were i'm
personated by Mrs. VIM. Graham,
Mrs. Curtis Reynolds, Mrs. Clyde
Keilholtz, Mrs. Asher Robertson and
Mrs. Ralph Reed.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Suicide By Hanging

Joseph Burton Conner, of near
Elkton, aged ga years, took his life
on Monday, by hanging himself in
the cow stable on his farm. He was
found by his wife, who tried to get
him down, but failed and called
Sheriff Randolph.
Mr.. Conner had been. in Elk
ton earlier in the morning. About
ten O'Clock, after returning from
Elkton, he went to the cow stable
and placed a rope over rafter,
about eight feet from the floor, and
stepped from the hay NOW. His
neck was broken, death being
instant.
No cause can be ascribed for the
rash act His wife and daughter
survive.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Pageant At Longwood

June IA, Is, 16 and II are the
selected evenings for the tenth
annual American Legion Pagent
at Longwood Gardens, near Kennett
Square, Pa, on U. s. Route /. The
theme is "Prunella," or Love In
A Dutch Garden, from the delight
full story by Laurence Housman and
Granville Baker. A community tai
ent cast of two hundred will again
be directed by John Warner Judd.
An added feature is the fam
GUS Longwood electric fountains,
including the curtain of water,
stage fountains, falkland display a
city block in area, and the water
falls with lake.
Capacity audiences in the beau
tiful dupont open-air Theatre have
enjoyed the previous Kennett Lee
gion Pageants of Robin Hood, Rip
Van Wrinkle, Romona, Historic Del
aware, Story of Kenneth, Arabian
Nights, Building a Nation, Fantasy
of Fairyland, and Historic Chester
county.
Advance reservations are neces-
sary, and now received. For a free
descriptive booklet, address: Legion
Pageant. Kennett Square. Penna.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Briefly Noted News

Mrs. Il. G. Dixon, of Philadelphia
was a visitor at the home Of hel
mother, Mrs. B. III. Brown, or
Saturday.
Rev. Frank White is attending
the list annual M. e. Conference
which convened in wilmington on
Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. M. U. Zimmerman
and son, Marlin, Jr., of Easton, Md.
were weekend guests Of Mr.. and
Mrs. Job w. Kirk.
Mr.. and Mrs. John r. Smith, OF
Liberty Grove, celebrated their
fortieth wedding anniversary on
Wednesday, March Is.
Miss Wilamina Ward entertained
at cards on Saturday afternoon, at
her home on Cherry street. Eleven
tables of Contract were played.
Mrs. Nettie Evans and Riale Rich
ardson, of Wilmington, former Ris-
ing Sun residents, were visitors OF
Miss Mary Brumfield and ]. e.
Brumfield on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Whitaker
were given a surprise Fiftieth We'd
ding Anniversary party on Monday
evening, March 13, at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Whitaker,
Port Deposit.
Mr.. and Mrs. James M. Ritten-
house Of North East, announce the
marriage of their daughter, Frances
Louise, to Mr.. Arthur William Wine
brenner, on Friday, March 3rd,
1889, at Fountain Green, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. e. l.. Robertson an
nounce the marriage of their son,
William L. Robertson, of Elkton, and
Miss Daisy Marshall, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Elmo Marshall, of
Chesapeake City, Saturday, March
18th, by Rev. Melvin e. Wheatley.
Mrs. Jennie w. Taylor entertain
ed at family dinner on Sunday Mr..
and Mrs. Warren l.. Taylor, sons
Arthur Lee and Donald c.; Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Vansant, Miss Roxanna
Belote, John T. Hirzel and Taylor
Hirzel, of Wilmington, and Mrs.
Louise Shook, of Rising Sun.
The dinner was in honor of the
of John Hirzel and Don
aid Taylor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
To Present Operetta

The children of the Elementary
grades of the Jacob Tome Institute,
Port Deposit, are presenting an op-
eretta in Washington Hall on March
80 and 31st.
The operetta, entitled "My Maid
on the Bamboo Screen" is the story
of two Chinese princess whose apart
ments are separated by a bamboo
screen. On this screen are two
beautiful sing song girls who are
brought to life.
The operetta has been in produc-
ton for the past six weeks and is
under the direction of Mrs. Clarence
1. Benson, music director assisted by
the faculty of the elementary
grades.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24

school had been received and was
being forwarded to the State Super
intendent of Schools for hi s
approval.
The Board then discussed the
matter of school organizations rails
ing funds for their own particular
use. In view of their discussion, ana
information which the Superinten-
dent had received from other Coun-
ties, and in line with recommend
tions made by the State Department
of Education, it was decided that:
Any class, Club or any other organ
ization of any school giving a public
performance, entertainment or bake
as means of procuring money from
the public, must see that 500 OF
the net proceeds of such affair be
given to the general school fund.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Personal And Social

Construction work was started
this week on Elkton's new $685.
900 postoffice building.
Right of way fer the relocation Of
the Fcrmington-B Bay View road have
been secured by the Commissioners
of Cecil County.
Saturday, March rs, being a legal
holiday, Maryland Day, the be nks in
Rising Sun will not be open for
business on that date.
The congregation of the War
wick M. p. Church celebrated the
saith anniversary of the founding.
of the church on Sunday.
The Perryville High School is &C.
cupying the Fire House in that town
for a short time, while certain work
s being done on the High School.
Aquilla b. Miller of Elkton after
As years service as telegraph opera
tor on the Pennsylvania Railroad,
John l.. Stephens suffered frac-
ture of the right knee en- Friday,
when struck by log, as he was
trimming up tree in his woods
near town.
Prof. Walter L. Wright, Pres
ident of Lincoln University, has
been appointed as one of the
trustees on the Valley Forge Com
mission, by Governor Arthur James.
The small frame bungalow and
half acre of ground, across the road
from Keppell's mill, north of Ris-
ing Sun, belonging to the late Harry
Hess, was puro hased at public sale
IN Saturday by Francs Keppell for
$500.
BY the terms of the will Of Miss
Catherine e. Wilson, of Elkton, who
died on March 10th and filed in the
Orphans Court, her 16-room home
on East Main street, in that town,
was bequeathed to Unien Hospital,
Elkton,
Ralph C. Clifford, of Louisville,
KY, son of the late DR.. and Mrs.
d. l.. clifford of Zion has been APP
pointed tc the Directorship of the
Chesapeake and Ohio Railroad at
meeting of that Corporation at
CLEVELAND. Ohio.
Highway conditions, proper use
Of motor vehicle taxes and the pre-
vention of death and injury are sub
jects which will be discussed at the
thirty-third annual meeting of the
keystone Automobile Club, in Phil
adelphia Convention Hall, Tuesday
night, March %.
The Conowingo Power Company
has started to move it's high pow
err lines in Cecil county to make
room fer the new Susquehanna
bridge approach and one foundation
has been constructed. The prelimin-
airy work of relocating Ivy Run in
Havre de Grace is progressing.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Road Condemnation
Proceedings

Hearing Of condemnation proceed
ngs against Ira B, Moore for a
strip of land through his farm. near
The Maryland-Delaware State line,
Tor the new dual highway, was start
I'd Monday in the Cecil County
Court.
Moore has asked $4,000 for the
and. His farm would be divided by
The right-cf-way. The State Road
commissioners, plaintiffs in the
condemnation proceedings, have
offered Moore $4,000. The jury Wis
ted the site Monday afternoon.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Spring Arrives Officially

The almanac tells us that Spring
arrived officially ON Tuesday, the
21st. But what Spring day! The
weather records show it was the
coolest first day of Spring in seven
years, the mercury being we'll down
in the twenties. Then to top it off,
Wednesday the ground was covered
with more than an inch of snow,
so that Spring is really still just
around the corner.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Elks Elect Officers

At meeting of Lodge No. 1854,
Benevolent and Protective Order OF
Elks, of Havre de Grace, officers for
he ensuing year were elected. They
we're: Exalted Ruler, A. Dins-
more, Rising Sun; Leading Knight,
Joseph P. Collins; Loyal Knight,
Joseph w. Haul; Electing Knight
Joseph Carpenter; Secretary, Joseph
H. Moore; Treasurer, Joseph
r. Kelly; Tyler, Charles G. Prescott;
three-year Trustee, Michael w. Fa-
hey; alternate to the Grand Lodge,
Michael w. Fahey.
Installation ceremonies will be
held on April 6, in the Elks Hall.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24

The marriage of Miss Josephine
M. Jones, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Howard E. Jones, of HOLLYWOOD, Pa,
and Robert Stanley Allen, Port De-
post, took place at 2:30 O'Clock
Sunday afternoon, March 5, at the
home of the brides parents, with
the Rev. G. w. Johnson, of Port De-
post, officiating. The bride wore a
gown of blue cerepe with white &C.
cessories. Mrs. Allen is a graduate
of the Quarryville High School, class
of 1894 and the Mercy Hospital
School of Nursing, Philadelphia,
class of 1887. They are residing in
HOLLYWOOD.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Big Sale Of Live Stock

j. p. Thompson and Son, mer-
chants, at Nine Points, Pa, had a
public OF live stock recently, when
233 head were disposed of. Three
pairs Of mules brought a total of
$500, an average of $500 pair.
A pair of horses sold for $275 and
another pair for $265. A mare
brought $3.50. Eighteen head OF
bulls averaged over $7S.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Seek Jobs On New Sus-
auehanna Bridge

An office was opened in Havre
de Grace last week, by the Md,
State Employment Service, when five
hundred persons applied for jobs
in the construction of the new high
way bridge over the Susquehanna
river. Minimum rates of SO cents an
hour were ordered for unskilled
workmen ON the project, being built
with PWA aid.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24

The Reynolds School will hold
their Annual Bake Saturday after
noon, April LIST, in the basement
of the M. e. Church. Cakes, rolls,
candy. pies, lemonade, for sale, at
reasonable prices.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Wheatley--Snith

The marriage OF MISS hutn
Everett Wheatley, daughter of Rev.
and Mrs. Melvin e. Wheatley, to
Rev. Adm Totten Smith, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs Mahlon H. Smith, OF
Madison, N. j., took place at 2
o'clock Saturday afternoon at the
Elkton Methodist Episcopal Church.
The brides father performed the
ceremony and she was given In
marriage by her brother, Rev. Mel
vim E. Wheatley, Jr. The matron OF
honor was Mrs. Andrew G. Wilson
of Wilmington, DEL, sister OF the
bride; the maid of honor, Miss Gym
thia Willard, of Washington, D. G.
The bridesmaids were Miss Lucille
Maris, of Arlington, Va, and Miss
Helen Pabis, of Pittsburg, Pa. Little
Miss Mary Virginia Wheatley. sister
of the bride, was flower girl. The
best man was Rev. Mahlon II,
Smith, Jr., brother of the groom.
The ushers: Mr.. Burton Totten, OF
Madison, N. j.; Mr.. Sherman Watts
of Wharton, N. j.; Mr.. Andrew g.
Wilson, of Wilmington, Del; MT
Ralph Andrews, of Baltimore, Nd;
Master Ira M. Wheatley, brother OF
the bride was junior usher.
Miss Dorothy Russell, of Pittsburg,
Pa, sang before the ceremony and
Mrs. Ernest George, of Gouldsboro,
Pa, accompanied her and played the
wedding music.
Miss Wheatley for several years,
has been engaged in Deaconess work
In the Methodist Episcopal Church
holding positions in Wilmington
Del, and recently in Pittsburgh, Pa
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24

Coal contains some fine specimens
of fossil insects that lived on earth
millions OF years ago.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-03-24
Stephens--Bea

Announcement has been made OF
the marriage of Miss Haryon r..
Bea, daughter of Mr.. aid Mrs.
Harold Bea, Oxford, Pa, and Har-
vey G. Stephens, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Granville Stephens, New Garden at
Rising Sun, on Friday, March 3.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. Frank White, pastor of Rising
Sun Methodist Church.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
A Little Child Leads Them
In a Dramatic Moment

new power, speaks again: Father,
Fa-ther!" The father is dazed and
speechless. He almost smothers his
son as he hears the lad repeat, time
after time, the one word he can say.
Calloused reviewers, at the pre-
view. were so moved their eyes were
red an hour later. Informally, they
voted 1t the most effectively dra-
matte scene they ever had beheld.
It is even more dramatic, many
agreed, than the most memorable
scene Of "Cavalcade." That was
the climax to the sequence in which
the newly married couple discuss
their hopes and plans. Then the
camera pans to show that they are
aboard the ill-fated Titanic. It was
breath-taking.
This highlght of Bell" was filmed
in one day, Bobs being as under
standing as he is. It was written, as
was the entire screen play land
single-handedly), by Lamar Trotti.
And since others deserve some share
of the credit, Irving Cummings di-
rected and admirable restraint was
shown by Lockhart in playing op-
posite young Watson.
Bobs, by the way, has been signed
to play the highly important boys
role in the film version of "On Bor-
rowed Time" by displaying. in one
scene, that he probably is the towns
best young dramatic actor.
Evening star., 1939-04-16
Todoy's Film Schedules

KEITH'S-"Three Smart Girls
Grow Up," with more Of De-
anna Durbin's songs: las,
3:45, 5:45, 7:45 and 9:45 pm.
March Of Time" 3:25, 5:25,
7:25 and 9:25 pm.
PALACE--"Midnight," gay ro-
mantle comedy: 2:55, $40,
7:25 and 9:35 pm.
EARLE-"Dodge City" Sheriff
Enrol Flynn finds action in
the old West: 2::35, S. 7::25 and
9:55 pm. Stage shows: 2:05.
4:25, 6:55 and 9:20 pm.
CAPITOI-"Ice Follies of 1882"
romance on skates, with Joan
Crawford and Jimmy Stew
art: 2, 4::30, tbs and 10 pm.
Stage shows: $40, Cos and
$50 pm.
Observation-Disclosures in
the Wind" Ladybird Kay
Francis goes adventuring; 2,
3:55, 5:55, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
COLUMBIA-"Sergeant Mad
den," Wallace Beery dons q
brogue and joins the force: 2,
$50, $50, 7:55 and 9:55 pm.
LITTLE-"The Lady Vanishes,"
suspense by its master. Alfred
Hitchcock: 2, 4, 5:55, 7:50 and
$50 pm.
TRANS-LUX - News and
shorts: continuous from 3
O'Clock.
Evening star., 1939-04-16

. sSSS ESA AVA AA4AAANVc A1dVC pAOtCo VC1y
conclusively that jeanette and Mel
son run better in joint harness than
when given other picture mates.
Nelson's co-starring flasco with
Eleanor Powell in "Rosalie" and
Jeanette's ditto with Allan Jones in
"Firefly" are two examples of what
I mean. For further confirmation
see Broadway Serenade," in which
Miss Macdonald has to warble with
an unknown signer and make love
to Lew Ayres. It was like oil and
water-it didn't mix.
"Balalaika" is the next picture on
Mr.. Eddy's schedule. The story is
good. the music enhancing. It would
be a box-onice natural-if Nelson
had Jeanette as his opposite. But