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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
l2-YEAR CUR
RICULUM FOR
STATE SCHOOLS

A planning committee of educator
is making study of the problems
attendant upon the new twelve-yea,
education system, in preparation fol
| the summer conference scheduled a
the State Teachers College in Tow
son next month, DR.. Thomas j. Pull
| len, Jr., State superintendent o.
Schools, announces.
| The committee, composed of fiji
teen members representing the State
Department of Education, the county
suIperintendents, county supervisors
school principals, and teachers, will
meet for all-day conferences once OF
twice week from now until the
summer conference convenes on
July %.
The planning group, DR.. Pullen ex-
planned, will discuss the problems OF
converting the States educational
system from an 11-year to a 12-yeaI
curriculum and draw up general
outline of recommendation for the
consideration of the larger confer
ence.
During the preliminary discussions
possible effects of the change-over on
education in the State as whole
will be considered.
At the same time, a smaller COM
mittee of supervisors will consider
the administrative aspects of the
program, including qualifications for
teachers in the Junior High Schools.
The committee will also make a
study of the probable education
trends in Maryland and determine
what the school system should do to
prepare for them.
''This does not necessarily mean
that we plan any drastic changes, >
DR.. Pullen said. What we hope to
arrive at both in the committees and
at the summer conference, is fairly
definite statement of purposes of ed
ucation in the State on the elemen-
tary, Junior and senior high school
levels, and what we hope to accom-
plish.
DR.. Pullen added that before the
conference group of lay people
would also be asked to confer with
the planning committee and Offer
advice. This group, he said, would
be composed of leaders in various
fields of activity throughout the
State.
DR.. Pullen is acting as chairman Of
| the committee. DR.. Earle T. Hawk
ings, State Superintendent of High
Schools, is directing the discussion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
HOmemaker
County Council

The Homemakers clubs of Cecil
County are having their spring
County Council at North East High
School ON Friday, June Is. 1t will be
an afternoon meeting starting at
1870 o'clock.
Professor Arthur B. Hamilton, Ag-
riculture Economist of the University
of Maryland, will be a guest speaker
and will talk on Building the
Peace" Also on the program will be
Mrs. w. Earle Gosweiler, State Par
Humanitarian of the Homemakers
clubs who will tell of her trip to the
Chicago conference. Miss Venia M.
Keller, Assistant Director of the Ex-
tension Service, wi exte n d
greetings to all Homemakers. Var
ious other interesting features will
also be on the program. The All
girls will serve tea at the close of the
meeting.
All Homemakers and friends are
cordially invited to attend.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Marsh-Catchell

In the chapel of Western Mary
land College, Westminster, Md, on
Saturday, May 26, Miss Eleanor
Merryman Marsh, daughter of Dr.
and Mrs. James T. Marsh, of Balti-
more, and Lieutenant Charles Henry
Gatchell, U. S. Marine Corps Re
serves, son of Mr. and Mrs. Charles
H. Gatchell of Elkton, were united in
marriage.
Miss Margaret Marsh, sister of the
bride, was maid of honor. Lieutenant
Severn P Duvall, U. S. M. c. r., OF
Norfolk, Va, was best man.
Ushers were Mr.. James Marsh and
Mr.. John Marsh, brothers of the
bride.
DR.. Fred G. Holloway, president OF
Western Maryland College, alma ma
ter of both bride and groom, Off
ciated.
A reception followed at the
Charles Carroll Hotel, after which
the couple left on wedding trip.
TIE bridegroom will be stationed
at New River, N. C. His bride will
be with him for the summer and in
the fall, will begin her senior yeal
at the college.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
AUTO DAMAGE LAW EXPLAINED
Act Of Last Legislature Places Liability On
MOtOrist---To Become Effective Jan. LIST

In an effort to inform the Mary
land public on the provisions of the
new motor vehicle financial respoii-
sibility law that becomes effective on
January 1st, 1916, Commissioner OF
Motor Vehicles w. Lee Elgin has sent
out letter explaining the new law.
"Our statute" the letter states,
does not demand that every owner
and operator of an automobile take
out insurance. 1t permits any person
to use the streets and highways as
in the past, but it firmly provides
that those who are involved in acct
dents shall be properly penalized and
be required to pay compensation to
the victims of that accident before
they may again own or operate a mo
tor vehicle in the State.
THAT law has such an exemplary
effect on the drivers of the State OF
New York that, with variations to
meet local problems, it was adopted
in Indiana, Michigan, Minnesota, Viz
ginia and other states.
"Our Legislature at the last SEES
sion adopted a similar law for Mary
land, a law which experience else
where has proved capable of further
reducing the number and severity OF
accidents on our streets and high
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08

ate Gavel, Albert o. Salisbury,
Ridgely, Md. Irving Literary Society
Govel, Charles l. Goodman, Philadel-
phia, Pa. Athletic Council Gavel,
Fred S. Russell, Jr., North East. Md.
Junior School Academic Medal, Rob-
ert Hale, Berlin, Md. School Motto
Prize, Robert Lee Blunt, Alexandria,
Va. Improvement Prize, Francis M.
Keefer, Elkton. Nottingham News
Prize, Henry T. Boswell, Washing
ton, D. C. Junior School Golf Trophy
Robert ]. Gorrell, Rising Sun. Senior
Golf Trophy. Lucien A. Fiala, Cress-
kill, N. ]. Tennis Trophy. Lucien A.
Fiala. Cresskill, N. J. Athletic Tro-
ply, Shelton F. Reynolds. Colora.
The Walton Burnside Petetrs Prize,
Christian A. Keller, Baltimore. Md.
The Award Of Merit. Fred S. Russell
North East Nd.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08

ways and providing adequate COM
pensation to cover the economic loss
es to victims of such accidents as
will inevitably focus under the best
of circumstances.
at now becomes the responsibility
of the Motor Vehicle Commissioners
to enforce this law -"
Commissioner Elgin's letter also
observes: at is not news, of course,
THAT all of the states and their poll
teal subdivisions, and even the Fed
eral Government, have been working
arduously for many years to make
he streets and highways of America
as safe as possible in this motorized
age.
1.-The unfortunate truth remains.
however, that nowhere else in the
world are so many people killed and
manned as on our American streets
and highways. So in recent years
many of the states, including Mary
land, have been seeking new means
of bringing careless and irresponsible
drivers under greater control"
About the middle of September,
Mr.. Elgin announces, his Office will
begin an educational program which
will state the provisions, purposes
and penalties of the law.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Southern States
Buys Land For
New Plant

Twenty-Five acres of land have
been purchased from the Union Stock
Yard Company, Baltimore, by the
Southern States Cooperative, Inc, of
Richmond, as the site of a $780,
600 lime-mix livestock and poultry
feed plant.
Plans call for the completion of a
plant capable of producing approx
mately 100000 tons of materials an
nually by January 1, 1947, according
to w. G. Wysor, general manager OF
the cooperative.
The project will operate under the
name of Cooperative Mills, Inc, and
will serve growers in the states OF
Maryland, Delaware and Virginia.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Triumph
Workers Being
Laid OFF
$500 To Lose Their
Jobs AT Elkton Plant

The management of Triumph Ex-
plosives, Inc, near Elkton, engaged
in war work for the past three years,
has started cutting back in the
number of employees. At one time
in the neighborhood of 1900 per-
sons were engaged in work there,
and now the number is said to be
about half that 1t is reported that
the "cut back" will continue through,
out this month. The Mona Electric
Company of Connecticut now con-
trolls the company
Approximately $500 men and wo-
men will be laid off within a two
months period at the Elkton plant,
as the result of scheduled contract
termination.
AT peak employment, reached in
January-February, 1943, the COM
pany's pay rolls included approx
mately 1850 men and women,
many of whom had been recruited
from states east of the Mississippi
River.
To accommodate. the thousands of
newcomers to the Cecil County in
dustrial community, new housing de-
velopments were undertaken for fam
lilies and a girls town." comprising
dormitories for young women, was
built.
The company expects to provide
employment for approximately TOO
workers in fulfilling a contract for
the War Department, and also may
switch some of the employees not
needed to manufacture munitions of
war to the production of civilian
goods, the nature of which has not
yet been made known.
A joint statement issued by the
United States Navy and the man
agement follows:
Because of a drop in require
ments for 40-millimeter ammunition
| the current navy contract with Tri-
umph Explosives, Inc, will not be re-
newed. The balance to be produced
after June on the existing contract
amounts to 100000 rounds. The
company Eas been given the option of
adjusting deliveries in order to per-
init more gradual laying-off of en-
| ployes.
"The adjusted schedule calls for
the production of 100000 rounds
in June and like amount in July.
This contrasts with scheduled de-
livery of 100000 rounds per month
and rate of over 100000 at peak
production several months ago.
Triumph Industries, Inc, will
production under existing contracts
with the Chemical Warfare Service
Of the War Department. Approx
mately 700 employees will be required
for this production.
1.-THE company intends to produce
certain civilian goods which will re-
quire an undetermined additional
number of employees.
'tThe present decrease in require
ments for this type of ammunition
| is caused by the fact that stockpiles
have been building up more rapidly
than had been expected, largely as
the result of changing war condi-
tions.
1.-THE first contractors of the 40
millimeter program, Triumph Indus
tries has been producing this type
of ammunition for the Navy for more
than three years.
1.-The Navy Department has noti-
fled other responsible Government
agencies wko are taking steps to
make other employment available to
the employees of Triumph Industries,
no longer needed on the 40-milli-
meter program"
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Governor Visits
Counties For Grad
uatiOn Exercises

Commencement addresses Mt Cal
vert High School, hear Rising Sun,
on Thursday morning of this week,
Cardiff High, Hartford county, on
Friday evening, and Maryland State
Teach ers' College on Saturday will
round out a busy commencement
week program for Governor Herbert
r, O'Conor.
On Sunday afternoon, the high
light of a busy Flag Week program
will be a Radio address from the
Old Flag House in Baltimore, where
Governor O'Conor will participate in
ceremonies opening Flag Week in
Maryland.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Indicted Into U. S.
Service


The following Cecil County young
men have been called to U. S. Ser
vice:
Robert Wesley Price, Elk Mi,ls:
Teddy Warren Harrison, Christians,
Del; Albert Heidick Reed, North
East; Robert Howard Wallen, Aber-
deem; Wilbert Griffith Moore, New
ark, Del; Stanley Theodore Steele,
Elkton; Oscar Clement Fowler, Elk
ton; Clifton Jerome O'Neal, Earle
Vile; Russell William Waibel, Port
Deposit; William Austin Leithiser,
Havre de Grace; Ernest Rawlings
Citing, Colora; David Conlyn Racine,
North East; Arnold Ewdard Horn,
North East; Harry Ellsworth Nc
Donald, Elkton.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTION

Mrs. Aretta Wroth Coudon, widow
of the late Joseph Coudon, of Wood
lawn, near Perryville, quietly cele-
brated her 91st birthday at her home
the past week. Notwithstanding her
advanced years, Mrs. Coudon enjoys
good health and takes keen interest
in affairs generally
Sgt. Diavd Baird has been spend
ing a 15-day furlough with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Baird and
family, in Rising Sun. Sgt. Baird
suffered an injury early in March.
Sgt. John G. Hindman, Jr., is
spending furlougk with his parents,
Mr.! and Mrs. John C. Hindman, after
being in the army about three years,
most OF the time overseas.
Mrs. Ella Reese, Mrs. r. A. Gram
ting, Mr.. and Mrs. David Reese, OF
Philadelphia, were Sunday visitors
of Miss M. Lidie Stewart
Mrs. Mary Cherry and Miss Louise
Worthington were guests this week
of DR.. and Mrs. William Workman,
Mt. Joy, Pa.
Tech. Sgt. Don Leslie, Camp Brad
Icy, Conn, was the weekend guest
of Miss Peggy Tyson, of our town.
Miss Isabelle Mccoy was a Sunday
visitor at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
CT aries Kincaid near Calvert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Slaybaugh
spent the weekend with Mrs. Harry
Slaybaugh, Fayetteville, Pa.
Mrs. Mary Green spent the week
end with the Cyrus burlins at Balm
bridge, Md.
Mrs. Charles Reynolds, Coatsville,
Pa, was the weekend guest of Mrs.
Jennie Taylor.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Driver Exonerated

Edgar McMullen of Charlestown,
was exonerated before Magistrate
Weinroth in Elkton, in the accident
when Amelia Marie Guettschow died
in Union Hospital as result of a
fractured skull sustained after walk
ing out from behind bus at Charles
town, and into the left fender of
McMullen's car.
Miss Guetschow had gotten OFF the
bus at Ckarlestown and McMullen
was meeting the bus. She stepped
from behind the bus into McMullen's
car and the impact knocked her to
the road, fracturing her skull.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Baccalaureate Service

Baccalaureate service of the High
School was held Sunday morning in
the Methodist Church. Anthem,
Hymn for the Nations" Glass OF
1916, Rising Sun High School. Solo,
Prayer Perfect" Miss Lois Fitzger-
aid. Rev. J. r. Bicking preached
from the text. Let this mind be in
you, which was also in Jesus" Closed
by singing America the Beautiful"
Commencement exercises Thursday
evening. Banquet, Friday evening.
Graduation exercises of the 9TH
grade, Friday morning.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Airplane Service

The Pan-Maryland Always, Inc,
of Baltimore, has been organized,
and has placed an order for forty
four passenger transport planes with
the Taylor Aircraft Corporation,
with first delivery scheduled for
August 1st.
Elkton will be one of the .airplane
stops on the schedule of this new
concern when its planes are put in
service.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Promoted To Corporal

DAYTONA BAECH, FLA, May 81
Pfc. Roland L. Green, formerly OF
Rising Sun, Maryland, las been pro-
NOTED to the rank of corporal. il
was announced by the Public Rela-
lions Office of WEIGH Convalescent
Hospital, the Army's reconditionine
center in Daytona Beach, Fla. Cpl
Green is the son of Mrs. Mary Green
of Rising Sun.
The WEIGH soldier was associated
with the P. w.. Carrier Food Corp.
cambridge, prior to his entrance into
the Army in December. 1913.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08

The marriage of Miss Kathleen
Grub, daughter of Mr.. and Mrs.
Claude Grubb of North East, and Mr..
Alfred Owens, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Avery Owens, also of near North
East, took place Saturday night,
June 2, in the New Castle Methodist
church with the Rev. George H
Murphy officiating. Mrs. Owens has
been living in Wilmington for some
time.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08

Pvt. Robert r. Ragan, Lancaster,
and Miss Violet May Ross of Kirk
wood, Pa, were married in Elkton,
Tuesday, May %. The bride is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira l. Ross.
The bridegroom recently returned
from overseas. He formerly resided
in Nottingham, Pa. Pvt. Ragan will
be hospitalized in Government in
stitution.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08

Among those who attended the
Childrens Aid meeting in Elkton,
Saturday afternoon, at the home OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Standby Evans were
Miss Bertha Balderston, Mrs. Mary
Taylor, Mrs. Iva Mckinney and Miss
A. Mabel Reynolds.
Seaman 2|c Francis Durham, Balm
bridge, is enjoying furlough with
his mother, Mrs. Virginia Durham.
Weekend visitors at the same home
were Anne Durham and Miss Janet
Lynch, Ridgely, Md.
Mrs. j. B. Reynolds, of Baltimore,
a former resident of this section, was
West Nottingham visitor on Me-
mortal Day and called on Rising Sun
and other friends in her old neigh
borhood.
Sunday evening guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Samuel Morris, of Chesapeake
City, were their daughters Anna and
family, Florence and family, and
Mrs. Mary Green.
Mr.. and Mrs. Will Reynolds enter
tanned the Farmers Club Wednes-
day, at their home, Graystone Manor,
near town.
Mrs. Charles Morris, of Zion, has
been visiting her daughter, Mrs.
George Knauf and family, in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Donsife,
Frederick, Md, were recent guests
of Mrs. Emma Donsife.
Mrs. Henry McIntire, Elkton, was
the Sunday guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Lawrence.
Children's Day will be observed
Sunday morning, June 10, at 1890
O'Clock in the Methodist church.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Graduates From
Western Mary
land College

Miss Lucia Butler venable. daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. J. S. Venable of
West Nottingham, was among the
graduates at Western Maryland Col
lege, Westminster. on Monday. Miss
Veueble received aB. A. degree.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Ayers-Ross

Miss Jean Ayers. of Hartford
county, a former teacher of Home
Economies in the Chesapeake City
and Calvert High Schools. was mar
ried on Saturday, May 10. to Robert
E. Lee Ross, of White Hall. The GER
emony was performed in the Ayres
Chapel, Hartford county, by the Rev,
Ira NJ. Dinkle. pastor OF the church.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Vacation Bible School

Daily Vacation Bible School win
open in the Methodist CHURCH., Mon
day. June 18th. at 800 o'clock, for
two weeks, with sessions from 800
to 11:00 a. m Children from 4 to IA
years welcome.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08
Banquet And Dance

The Rising Sun School Alumni
Banquet and Dance will be held in
the higk school auditorium here, on
Friday evening, June 8. Banquet at
6:a0 o'clock. Dance at 500 O'Clock,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1945-06-08

Children's Day will be observed
Sunday morning, June 10, at 11:0O
O'Clock in the Methodist church.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-15
Heavy Tire Output Up
49,; Workers Praised

WASHINGTON. - OPP - Because
American workers responded patriotic
ally to the War department demand for
increased output of heavy tires, produc-
ton has outrun the supply Of materials
and the WPB and Army temporarily re-
leased them from their pledge Of seven
day operations.
Heavy tire output since october has
scared 46 per cent to an all time high,
the WPB and Army said and both are
now seeking additional means to bring
carbon black and tire cord fabrication
up to a point where seven day operation
can be resumed.
In a telegram sent to the industry and
United Rubber Workers (CIO), the WIPE
and Army said that because of the out
standing performance of men and man
agement in the heavy tire plants the
greatly accelerated rate of tire production
has temporarily outstripped the available
supply Of carbon black and other tire
c~omponents."
Montana labor news., 1945-03-15
WAGE CUTTING PLEA
OF EMPLOYERS
DENIED BY W. |. B.

WASHuNGTON.-(FP)-Two employ
ers learned March 2 that the National
War Labor Board won't let them cut
wages.
The first decision was on a request by
the Cuneo Press, Inc, of Chicago, print
ers Of many large magazines including
Time. Cuneo wanted to cut the wages
of "a guards from a rs to soc hourly
bracket to a scale OF SO to 75c. Cuneo
had been forced to increase wages when
it took a government contract it has
now completed and requested permission
to revert to its old scale.
In the second case, Anderson's Super
service Of Monteyideo, MINI, want to
cut 20 workers in its tire recapping de-
partment from a weekly salary basis to
an hourly rate, making cuts Of from to
l9c hourly below present standards Of
so to 88c.
The WLB held, unanimously, that the
decreases were not necessary either tt
correct gross inequities or to aid in the
effective prosecution Of the war.
Montana labor news., 1945-03-15
F. D. R. BIDS FOR
SUPPORT OF
CRIMEA DECISIONS

Appearing be-
fore a joint session Of Congress for the
first time in two years, President Roose-
welt March l personally confirmed the
unity of purpose reached by the Big
Three in the Crimea and made a deeply
felt" bid for its ratification by Con-
gress.
Reviewing the historic decisions
reached at Yalta, the President said the
United Nations conference at San Fran
cisco is expected to execute a definite
charter of organization under which the
peace of the world will be preserved.
II am well aware of the constitutional
aact-as are all the United Nations ne
said. that this charter must be approved
by two-thirds of the Senate
Roosevelt pointed out that both SEN
ate and House had been kept continu-
ously advised of the program to create
an international security organization
and both houses would be represented
at the San Francisco meeting which
grew out Of the Crimea conference.
world peace is not exactly a party
question, any more than is military VIC
Tory" To underline the point the
Commander-in-Chi looked at botf
sides of the House and added: Il think
Republicans want peace just as mucf
as the Democrats"
pointing out that world statesmen
failed to finish the work OF peace q
years ago, Roosevelt said; "This tint
we shall not make the mistake of walt
ing until the end of the war to set VI
the machinery of peace" He stresse'
the Importance of continuing wartim
unity into peacetime.
AS he reiterated the two main pur
poses of the Crimea conference-th
swift and decisive defeat of German
and the building of a foundation for Al
international accord to assure lastin
peace-Roosevelt said the meeting iva
a turning point in American history.
There will soon be presented to I'll
Senate and to the American people
great decision which will determine ii
fate of the U. Sand Of the world
for generations to come.
This is our chance to see to it th'
the sons and grandsons of these ga
/ liant fighting men do not have TO do
}, all over again in a few years"