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The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Delouch Rites Held
In Lexington Sunday

Final rites were held for Mrs. Mary
Catherine DeLoach on Sunday, Sept.
l, at 4:30, in the home of her daugh-
ter, Mrs. w. H. Sharp of Lexington.
lnterment was at Liberty Chapel
with the Reverend Dorsey as officiat-
ing minister and the Rev. Chastain,
Sr. assisting.
Mrs. DeLoach was a former resi-
dent of Alabama, although she had
made her home with her daughter in
Lexington for a number of years.
She died at the age of S8. She is
survived by her daughter, Mrs. w.
II. Sharp.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
John Bowman Chisholm
Rites Held Sunday

Funeral services for John Bow
man Chisholm We're held Sunday,
September A, at 1880, at his home in
Ze~iglerville, with DR.. Harmon as the
officiating minister. Interment was
ut Harlan's Creek Cemetery.
Mr.. Chisholm died at his home in
Zeiglerville on September 8, at 4:30.
He was 81 years of age, and an out
standing farmer in his community.
He is survived by a widow, Mrs.
Mamie Hancock Chisholm, and a sis
ter, Mrs. Capus Wade, of Jackson.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
HUG Football Schedule
Is Announced

The 1910 football schedule OF
Holmes County Junior College is az
follows:
Sept. 13-Miss. State Freshmen
at Starkville.
Sept. 27-Poplarville at Poplar
vile.
Oct. 4-Ellisville at Ellisville.
Oct 12-Ole Miss Frosh at Bel
zoni.
Oct. l8-Raymond at Goodman.
Oct. 25-Senatobia at Goodman.
Nov. 1-Perkinston at Goodman.
Nov. 8-Wesson at Wesson.
Nov. 20-Moorhead at Goodman.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
WPA Historical
Records Project
Releases Study
Inventory OF
Church Archives
Is Published

The major objective of the His
torical Records Survey is to make and
publish inventories of the archives of
the Counties, but it is also engaged
in the inventory and publication OF
archives of the churches.
There has recently come from the
press the Inventory Of the Church
Archives of Mississippi. Protestant
Episcopal Church Diocese of Mis-
sissippi'. This is a paper bound book
of l46 j., attractively gotten up, and
setting forth in a full, clear, and
scholorly way the activities of the
Episcopal Church from its beginning
in 1926 to the present time. The
plan of the book is to give an histori-
cal sketch of the Dioceses of Missis-
sippi, and to follow this with the in
ventory of the diocesan archives at
Jackson and in the Episcopal col
leges of the State; then the archives
of the local churches. This last SUBJ
ject occupies about one half of the
book.
OF particular interest is the &C
count of the educational and social
work of the Diocese of Mississippi.
"The colored work of the Diocese"
reveals that the Episcopal Church
has taken an active interest in the
development of the negro race. AS
early as 1912 it supported a mis-
sionary among the negroes, and local
churches always provided religious
training for them.
In this connection it is interesting
to recall the tradition that the Rev.
Benz. Halstead of st. Marys; Lex
ington, planned to have a negro
school on the church property lear
Wanalaw Plantation, this plan CON
Meeting our local church with one of
the great movements within the
church.
The brief accounts of the local
churches, with the list of their re-
cords, will be of much interest to
church members in their respective
localities.
The sketch of St. Marys; Licking
ton, is a concise story of about one
page, telling of the organization of
the church as Calvary, the com
ing of the Rev. BENZ. Halstead, his
ministry at Calvary and later at St.
Marys' when Calvary was moved
to Lexington and Become St.
Marys'.
Much of the early history of Hol-
mes County centers around the in
innate picture of community and
plantation life found in the early
church records. No real and true his
tory of our Country and of our
State can be written unless these re-
cords are located and made accessi-
BILE.
We command the Historical Re-
cords Survey for preserving for US
these historic facts that are the basis
of u history.
This project has even publica-
tons to its credit: The inventories
of the archives of five Counties,
(Amite, Forrest, Lamar, Pearl River,
Grenada); the inventory of the Ep-
Church records, the reprint
of Sargent's code. The inventory of
the records of the Jewish Synagogue
and of the Catholic Church will come
from the press next, and many other
inventories are in preparation.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
J. (. CuIIihun
Passes At Home

Funeral services for Jonathan Ell
hot Callihan, who passed away at
the age of SO years September Q, were
held at Harlan's Greek this week.
DR.. Harmon officiated and TIE
services were held at 500.
Mr.. Callthan is survived by one
daughter, Mrs. X. w. Spell, Lake
Cormorant.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

The Rev. and Mrs. G. M. Smiley of
Amory came Wednesday to spend the
rest of the week in the home of Nh.
and Mrs. c. G. VanKeuren. Barbara
will join her parents here Thursday
md will return home with them on
Saturday. She has been visiting in
Baton Rogue, La.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

Edward Rhyme spent the week end
on the coast.
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

A breakdown of these figures to
show how much government aid was
received by some of these groups per
employed worker is even more i'm
pressive. For example, government
aid per employee in the publishing
business ~totalled $1,000, aircraft en-
gagged in carrying airmail, $3.50;
ocean shipping, $3.50; industry,
through the tariff, $4,000; agr;cul-
ture, through Federal payments, Sos.
Federal expenditures for agrieul-
ture are less than for other pur-
Continued on page two)
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05
Government Subsidy OF Farm Products Was
Brought About Because Of Subsidies
Granted Other Business Interests

ly, which is about 5 times the Fed
eral payments of $807, 900 900 made
to farmers in 1889 and close to a
times as much as all expenditures by
the Department of Agriculture dur
ing the past fiscal year. Estimates
Of various forms of cash aid given
by the government in the fiscal year
The Durant news. (Durant, Miss.) 1882-1985, 1940-09-05

The Light, a weekly newspaper at
Bay st. Louis, who is supporting
Wendell Willkie tells this one:
eve have heard the remark, "don't
change horses in m~id-stream."
"Well, l will tell a little story a.
bout a horse. Two friends worked to-
gether in a circus. Moving day came
and the tents were folded and packed
as was the other trappings of the
show. Jim climbed upon = jackass
and started out. After q while he
cage 20 a stream and started across
The water was much deeper than it
toeked and the current was swift
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
SUPERINTENDENT LEFEVRE AD-
DRESSES STUDENT BODY

There is a great future in engin-
eering and great and wonderful
things will be done by the coming
generations of engineers in radio,
aeronautics and power production,
Superintendent Paul LeFevre of the
Conowingo Hydro-electric plant told
West Nottingham Academy students
during an Assembly program Thurs
day.
"But don't try to be an engineer -
Mr.. LeFevre warned, "unless you
can stand the gan" Regulations of
the NLRB do not apply to engineers
and an occasional 15-hour day or
even 20-hour day must be taken as a
matter Of course, he declared.
Continuing his analysis of the gem
eral qualifications for an engineering
career, the speaker told the boys, eff
you do not like mathematics, hest
tate before deciding to be an engin-
eer." Mr.. LeFevre asserted further
that to make good engineer ''you
must have a yen to know how things
work and have the knack of assem-
bling things"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
THIEVES ROB WOMAN

Posing as railroad inspectors, Mrs.
Christine Biagio, was bound and
gagged In her Creswell Station, Pa,
home, Monday forenoon by two men.
The house was ransacked, $500 in
cash and gold watch chain valued
at $65, stolen.
The money included $3.50 saved by
her husband, Joseph, and $170 saved
by their son, Frank, toward buying
an automobile.
The men flourished revolvers and
forced Mrs. B. to the second floor,
tied her hands and feet and placed
adhesive tape over her mouth, and
piled blankets on top of her.
Mrs. Biago freed herself and went
to the store Of Roy Gantz at Turkey
Hill, where the adhesive tape was
removed from her mouth.
The Motor Police were then in
formed. The thieves made their es-
cape in an auto driven by third
man. -Quarryville Sum.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
WOODLAND

| Mr.. and Mrs. Royal Hilton and
daughter Of Frederick, Maryland
visited Mr.. and Mrs. Gilbert SINNERS
a day last week.
Mr.. William Hamblin has accept
ed position In Philada., and left
Monday morning. He spent the past
two months with his brother and
family at the Parsonage.
Mrs. Florence Mcneil and sons
moved Saturday to house OF Mr..
Harry Fishers at Harrisville.
Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Hite, of
Danville, Va, spent last week with
his mother, Mrs. T. N. Hite.
Mr. Geo. E. Tyson is the guest
this week of his daughter, Mrs. John
c. Bell of Glenolden, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edmond Perry, Of
Mount Storm, w. Va, spent last
week with Mrs. Perry's mother, Mrs.
e. G. williams.
Miss Bruna Abrahams, of Amber,
Pa, was at home from Wednesday
to Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Cummings,
Mary Lee, Miss Mary r. Cummings,
and Mr.. Paul Ludlam, of Philada.,
called on Mr.. Martin Thompson,
Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Tyson returned to
West Chester, Pa, Sunday, after
spending her Thanksgiving holiday |
with her father.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rufus G.. Jackson en-
tertained at dinner, Sunday evening
in honor of their son Robert and
bride, Mr.. and Mrs. William Jackson,
Aiken; Miss Mary Rawlings, Balto.;
Mr.. and Mrs. e. Wilmer Jackson,
Miss Frances Jackson and Mr.. Henry
Jackson, Mr.. and Mrs. Merton Jack
son, Aiken.
Relatives from here attended a |
shower for Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence
Backey, of Havre de Grace, at the
home of Mrs. Backey's parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Paul SINNERS, of Perry
Point.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
MAULDIN LUM

Mauldin Lum, former president
of the Cecil County Board of Com
missioners under whose regime the
new county court house was built
at Elkton, dropped dead in Elkton
Tuesday night of a heart attack at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Clay with whom he had been living
for some time.
Mr.. Lum for the past few years
had been acting as assistant super
intendent of assessments.
A registered pharmacist, Mr.. Lum
had been forced by failing health
many years ago to give up work as a
druggist and had extensively engag-
ed in farming near Leslie, Cecil
county.
A native Of Cecil county, he is
survived by his mother, Mrs. Julia
W.. Lum, and brother, Jesse Lum,
with whom she lived ON farm near
Leslie.
Mr.. Lum long had been a member
of the Maryland Advisory Board of
Forestry.
Funeral services were held at
Leslie on Friday at 2 p. m. with in
terment in North East cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
NOTICE TO CREDITORS


This is to give notice tnar he
subscriber Of Cecil County has OBJ
tanned from the Orphans Court Of
this county, letters of administra-
ton on. the personal estate Of
ROSANNA CALDWELL DAVIS
late of Cecil County, Maryland, de-
ceased. ALI persons having claims
against the said deceased, are here
by, warned to exhibit the same, with
the vouchers thereof duly authentic-
ated on or before the 22nd day Of
June 1941, they will otherwise by
law be excluded from all benefit of
said estate. All indebted to estate
are requested to make immediate
payment, to the subscriber.
Given under my hand and seal
this 18th day of November, 1910.
Edward Davis,
Executor
True Copy-Test:
Jesse e. Pierson, Register.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Surprise Party

On Wednesday evening, Nov. 90,
La surprise party was given Miss
Ruth Little In honor OF her 216t
birthday, by her mother, Mrs. t1ar-
riet Little, ut their home on Mount
street.
Everything was a complete sur
prise. The rooms were beautifully
decorated in pink and white, and the
large dining table laden with good
things to eat. Ia the center OF the
table was a large birthday cake. The
evening was spent In playing games,
and opening and ad1niring the beau
tiful gifts received by Ruth.
Later on we partook OF delicious
luncheon and at q very late hour
the following guests departed, wish
ing Ruth many more Happy Birth
days:
Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. Oldham, SON
Harry and daughter Miriam, Mrs.
Harriet Groves, Of Philada.; Mrs.
Leah Menackie, Miss Reba Marion,
Miss Dorothy Allen, Miss Gladys
Cross, Mrs. Betty Deverell, Mrs.
Elva Walk and Dan Armstrong,
fellow workers Of Du Point Co. of
Wilmington, DEL; Mr.. Douglas
of Oxford; Mr.. and Mrs. |
VIM. Buck, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles
Richie, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Owens,
Miss Anna Haines, Mr.. Newell Jen-
kins, Miss Jane Jenkins, Mr.. Maurice
Shelton, Miss Catherine Keilholtz,
Mr.. Jack Tyson, Miss Hazel Taylor,
Miss Pearl Ewing, Mr.. Taylor Biles,
Mr.. Mack Dinsmore, Mrs. Melvin
Mrs. Norval Coale,
daughter Hazel and son Harvey,
Miss Mary Hindman, Mrs. Clara |
Coale and Mrs. Harriet Lite, of
Rising Sun. A Guest. |
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
COUNTY FARM BUREAU HOLDS
ANNUAL BANQUET

The eleventh annual banquet Of
the Cecil County Farm Bureau was
held Friday night In the high
school at North East. Dinner was
served to 125 members by the ladies'
of the local Parent-Teacher Assoc
citation.
David B. Mcdowell, president Of
the local bureau. was toastmaster.
Speakers included q. N. Benjamin,
president Of the Pennsylvania Farm
Bureau: p. c Turner, president Of
the Maryland Farm Bureau; G. q.
Wise, state secretary, and Roger B.
Corhstt, director OF the University
Of Maryland Experiment Stations.
Entertainment was furnished BY
the local high school glse club.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
TRAFFIC SAFETY COMMISSION
TO SEEK LAW ON DIMMING
LIGHTS

Among the safety measures under
contemplation by Governor Herbert
r. O'Conor's Maryland Traffic SAT-
ETY. Committee, is the matter OF legis-
lation requiring the dimming Of
automobile headlights when passing
other cars. A Bill to this effect is
among several safety measures now
being prepared by the Legislative
and Engineering Committees Of the
Traffic Safety Committee.
The danger of glaring headlights
was one Of the first issues raised by
the Traffic Safety Committee when it
was instituted last September, and
throughout the year the attention Of
motorists of the State has been call
ed time and again to this simple act
of courtesy which means SO much to
the cause of safety. Unfortunately,
however, it would seem that with q
certain portion Of the motoring pub
lie, even though dimming lights not
only is courteous, but an act almost
of self-preservation, there is still
need for the imposition by law of
penalties for those who refuse to
comply with this safety regulation.
For more than a year the Safety
Committee has kept up a continuous
war on glazing headlights, the worst
menace to safe travel at night on
Maryland highways. To educate the
public to the importance Of this
courtesy, the entire State has been
circularized and posted. Columns Of
warnings have been published
through the press, both Metropolitan
and rural, and by radio.
The fact that practically all cars
are now equipped with every pos
sible device for safe travel, leaves
little or no excuse for accidents oc-
curing from failure to dim lights.
Therefore, DR.. Steinberg's bill will
provide that "Dimming Lights when
approaching other cars Is law and
must be obeyed, and that failure to
observe the law will register black
mark against the drivers card, and
will also involve fine.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
COLORA

sammie Fitzgerald attained hill
9Th birthday this week.
Gary, little son OF Mr.. and Mrs
Stephen Blackburn, was two years
old Tuesday.
Mrs. J. Horace Hawley has beer
quite poorly at her home near West
Nottingham.
An infant child Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Reed, Rising Sun, was buried
last Thursday.
The house here belonging to Mrs.
John Pierce will be occupied this
week by family from Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Robert Cameron, Rising Sun,
entertained at lunch last Wednes-
day Mrs. w. N. Wilson Mrs. william
T. Jenness, Colora; Mrs. Lulu Row.
land, Mrs. Swami Everest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Smithson,
daughter, Miss Virginia, Mrs. Lulu
Rowland, Mrs. Swami Everest were
dinner guests Of Mrs. w. N. Wilson
last Sunday.
Mrs. e. p. Kingston, who had
spent an extended visit with her sis
tiers, Mrs. Rowland and Mrs. Everest
and other relatives, left for her home
in Oregon via Southern route, visit
ing relatives in Georgia.
Mrs. Charles s. Pyle will be hos
tess to the meeting of West Noting
ham Presbyterian Church, Thurs
day afternoon, Dec. 18th. Please note
change of date. Devotional leader,
Mrs. Mary Cherry; Pioneer Missions,
Mrs. Swami Everest; Iran, Syria,
Mesopopamia. Mrs. Bruce Williams.
Miss Sarah e. Coulson, Rising
Sun, spent Thanksgiving with rela-
lives near Beach Bottom.
Mrs. Grier Murray, Elmhurst, Del,
visited at the home of her aunt Mrs.
R. F. Pierce last Friday. Her moth
Or Mrs. Elizabeth Riley returned
home with her for visit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
RICHARD n. THATCHER

Richard H. Thatcher of Philada.,
and Oldfields Point, this county,
died ON Nov. rs, In Hahnemann Hos
pital, Philada., after a short illness.
Mr.. Thatcher was one of the pion-
GERS in the establishing of Oldfields
Point as a summer colony and for
the past fifteen years has resided
there during the summer months.
He was IS years Of age and a
member of the Darby Friends Meet
ing.
He is survived by his wife, Flor
ence Morse Thatcher. Funeral SER
vices were from his late residence.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
Alien Registration,

The four-month period provided By
Congress for the registration and nm
gerprinting Of all aliens In the Unit
ed States is now nearing its close
With less than month to go we are
facing the task Of registering the
last 100000 or so non-citizens who
are (1) still ignorant of the law
(2) negligent, or (3) reluctant OF
unwilling to comply with the law.
Thanks In a large measure to the
cooperation Of the press, we are
pleased to report that more than
100000 aliens have already reg
istered. It is the last few hundred
thousand who will be the most diff
cult to reach.
About those who are delibertely
neglecting to register, we can do
nothing for the present. At the end
of the registration period, they will
take their places with any other
criminal; but we are making every
effort to register those non-citizens
who have not yet been coNlnted thru
ignorance or misunderstanding OF
the law. Dew. rs, is the final registra-
ton day.
1. All aliens who were in this
country as of August 81 must be
registered and fingerprinted by De-
cember rs, or face a $1,000 fine, six
months in jail, or both.
2. Alien children under IA must
be registered by their parents or
guardians, but are not fingerprinted.
8. Aliens having registered have
still not fully complied with the law
unless they notify the immigration
and Naturalization Service Of the
Department of Justice in Washing
ton of any change in permanent resi-
dence address within five days of
such change, on a form available at
any post Office.
4. Postmasters should be notified
immediately in the case Of any bed
ridden alien SO that he may take the
necessary steps to register him at
his place of confinement.
5. Confusion between registration
for Selective Service and Alien Reg
istration should be cleared up. All
male aliens 81 to SO were required
to register for the draft, but this
did not in any way relieve them of
the necessity of registering as an
alien.
6. Service by an alien in the
World War did not of itself win
him citizenship, and unless citizen
ship was achieved he must still reg
lister as an alien.
z. There are no fees of any kind
connected with registration. Aliens
should beware of racketeers who
promise to fix things.
5. The Post Office Department and
the Department of Justice are ready
to answer any individual questions
about registration. The alien may
feel free to call ON us for any assis-
lance we can render.
Earl G.. Harrison
Director of Registration
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
BETHEL FARM

Farming is quite different today
from what it was 200 years ago. But
Bethel Farm, which has been known
as such since 1740, is still the means
of providing happy way of life for
lovers of the soil. This fine old farm
on Route 2, Rising sun, Md, is the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. Everett R.
England, their children, Francis, IL,
Helen, s, and Clifford, 8, and Mr..
England's father. c. G. England.
The original owners of the land
would be surprised If they could re-
turn and see how farming is being
done in 1910. No doubt the "old
timers" who felt that land changed
little regardless of its treatment
would wonder why Mr.. England ro-
tates his crops, why he plants treat
ed seed of known origin, why he
applies certain types of fertilizer to
certain crops, why he is careful to
provide his livestock with balanced
ration, why he does many things
they never did. But If they question
ed his practises, they would not have
to search far for a justification of
his methods, They would find that
the cows. fed a balanced ration, are
healthy and producing large quanti-
ties of milk. They would see album
dant harvests made possible through
treated, known-origin seed, planted
on properly fortified and handled
land. They would see on every side
evidences of careful planning.
Mr.. England's 1S acres OF barley,
planted this fadl with two bushels of
seed to the acre, are expected to yield
SO bushels an acre. This crop, fer
tilted with open formula O-14-6,
followed sweet corn and tomatoes.
Three silos have been filed for
the winter. two with corn husks and
one with pea vines. The barn is all
but overlooking with red clover,
alfalfa, and timothy. Barley, alfalfa,
and ensilage supplemented with
Southern States Milkmaker, consti-
tute the barn-feed for the herd Of
35 Jersey cows.
Mr.. England is active in farm or
Ganization work, and finds time to
serve on the board Of directors of
Southern States Rising Sum Service.
Surely farming 10 not what it used
to be Oft Bethel, but through good
management, 1t is successful.
Mr.. England and Clifford look
over the farm which the youngster
will probably help manage some
day. p. r. Brandon, one Of Mr..
highlands helpers. holds the young
mans mount, . 2-year-old Jersey.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
GUNNER DIES in BOAT FROM
HEART ATTACK

Charles M. Dilks, "a years old, of
Elkton was found dead in boat
near Hacks Point, along the .Bo-
hemia River, Friday as result Of
a heart attack.
He had been cunning for ducks,
and the supposition is that he suffer
ed the attack and died before he
could reach shore. Mr.. Dilks was a
native of North East, this county,
but had resided in Elkton since q
small boy. He was lead-burner by
occupation and had been employed
in several plants where war mater
ials were made. He is survived by
one son, Stephen Dilks Of Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
WILLIAM Il .LITTLE

William Evans Little, aged Sc
years died in Wilmington on Nov
ember 81. He formerly resided in
Perryville. The deceased was the son
of the late William ]. and Elizabeth
Jackson Little and is survived by
his wife, Estella M. Harlan Little.
Funeral services were held from
the Patterson Funeral Home near
Perryville on Friday, Nov. 29, at q
p. m. with interment in st. Marks
cemetery.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1940-12-06
SPECIAL SECURITY FIELD
REPRESENTATIVE

Mr.. Victor H. Gridgman, Field
Representative Of the Social Security
Board, will be at the Office of the
Maryland State Employment Service
in the basement of the Court House
every other Tuesday from 1000 A.
M. to IL noon beginning December
10, 1910.
Mr.. Bridgman will be in Elkton
for the purpose of informing any
workers of their rights and possible
benefits undo the Social Security Act
and to aid claimants in filing their
claims under this Act.