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The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Mail Carrier Injured
In Auto Accident

Carter Shippers, rural mail carrier
out of North East Post Office, was
painfully injured Wednesday of last
week, while delivering mail near
Perryville, when his car was struck
by one belonging to A. II. Owens &
Son of Perryville. Mr.. Shippers was
taken to his home by state trooper
and on Thursday was taken to Union
Hospital in Singerly Fire Company
Ambulance, for observation and treat
ment, where his condition is reported
fair,
The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Engagement Announced

Mr.. and Mrs. Hal R. Garner of An
napolis, Md, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Joanna
Rockhold, to Mr.. Frank Barton
Evans ,osn of the late Frank B.
Evans and Eliza Hance Evans of Elk
ton.
Miss Garner is junior at Wash
ington College, Chestertown, Md. Mr..
Evans is a student at the University
of Maryland, School of Pharmacy.
No date has been set for the wed-
ding.
The midland journal., 1946-09-27

Among the weekend guests of Mr..
William Henry and Mrs. Ella Mask
were Mr.. and Mrs, Hayes Henry and
child, Wilmington, Del, Mr.. Rodney
Henry, Columbus, Okio, and Mr.. and
Mrs. William Henry and son, Dover,
Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice Groverman,
Seaford, Del, were guests of Rising
Sun friends Friday. Mrs. Groverman
was formerly Miss Charlotte Otis and
a former resident of Rising Sun.
Rev.J. r. Bicking is spending part
of this week at Seaford attending ses-
sions of the Summer Conference of
TIE Peninsula Conference,
Mrs. William Workman, Mt. JOY,
Pa, was the visitor last week of her
sisters, Mrs. Mary Cherry and Miss
Louise Worthington.
Mrs. Clara r. Biles has been spend
ing the past two weeks with her BRO
ther, Clifford H. Robertson, in Clear
Water, Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Doolittle of
Passaic. N. j., spent the weekend
with friends in Rising Sun.
Miss Elizabeth Stephens spent last
week with Rev. and Mrs. Michaels,
Media, Pa.
Roland L. Green is a new clerk in
the American Store at Port Deposit.
Mrs. Annie Little visited chr sister
Mrs Fritz Burlin over the weekend.
Miss Isabel Pogue has been spend
ign some time in Atlantic City,
The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Cleared Of
Soldiers Death

Benjamin Kitchens, Elkton, who
was accused of having shot and kill
ed Staff Sergt. Samuel Manoosbian,
22 years old of Fort Dix, N. j., in his
kome on July 21, was exonerated by
the Grand Jury.
The shooting is said to have taken
place after the soldier is alleged to
have attacked Kitchens and struck
him over the head with the glass top
of coffee stand.
The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Drainage Ditch
Crosses Into
Delaware
Gov. O'Conor Speaker AS
Draglines Cross Border

The biggest drainage ditch east OF
the Mississippi was dug across the
Maryland-Delaware state line a few
miles south of Gumboro on Wednes-
day of this week, as Gov. Herbert R..
O'Conor, of Maryland, farmers, soil
conservation officials and University
of Maryland officials looked on.
The drainage project, started in
1882 has shortened the Pocomoke
River to IA miles instead of II miles
from Chesapeake Bay tidewater to
the Delaware state line, and is aim
ed to improve some 100000 acres of
farmland in the two states. Compile
ton of the Maryland section on Sept.
25 will allow the clearing of chan
nels in some 200 miles of tributar-
les, and the improvement OF 1880
acres of farm land in Worcester and
Wicomico Counties.
AS the draglines dug the ditch
across the state line shortly after
noon, a ceremony was keld on the
banks, with talks by Gov. O'Conor of
Maryland, DR.. Hugh Bennett, chief
of the U. S. D. A. Soil Conservation
Service, President H. c. Byrd, of the
University of Maryland, and DR.. T..
B. Symons, dean and director of ex-
tension of the College of Agriculture
at the University of Maryland.
Planend in 1910
Drainage of the Pocomoke river to
improve waterlogged farmlands was
attempted as far back as 1910, when
the Maryland legislature approved a
$4,000 lottery to provide funds. The
laborious hand shovel work was start
ed and dropped several times, and
the project lay idle until 1889.
Success of farm land drainage pro-
jects fostered by state drainage en-
gineer Ray Carpenter of the Univer-
sity of Maryland, with the coopera-
tion of farmers, county agents, and
county commissioners in Queen Anne
and Caroline Counties, encouraged
the county officials of Worcester and
Wicomico to tackle the Pocomoke
projects again in 1889.
Al fund of $4,000 was provided by
each OF the two counties and after
$4,000 was furnished by the state,
surveys were made by drainage engi-
neers of the U. S. Department of Ag-
riculture and the University of Mary
land. Actual digging started in No
yember, 1910, with two draglines,
and with clearing away of the
tangled forest by CCC workers. The
USDA Soil Conservation Service,
which took over federal drainage
work at this time, directed drainage.
Drainage of the river is the first
step in a three-point plan to improve
the farmlands of Wicomico and Wor-
cester counties of Maryland and Sus-
sex County in Delaware. 1t will be
followed by clearing of channels in
tributary streams, which in turn will
enable farmers to ditch and drain
their soggy fields at relatively low
cost. In Maryland IL smaller streams
flowing into the Pocomoke River will
be cleared. In the watershed of Green
Branch, one of these ~ streams, 80
farmers already have signed an agree
ment with the Wicomico Soil Conser-
vation District to drain their farm
lands with it's help.
Estimates of impovred crop yields
show that one year of production
will be enough to pay for the farm
er's share of the drainage work on
his own fields, and land values of the
area may rise as much as 25 per cent
due to improved capacity for food
and feed production.
The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Sprecher-McCO Cool

Mrs. Grace Sprecher and Mr.. John
M. McCool of Elkton, were quietly
married in Wilmington, last Sunday
afternoon. Both parties had recently
received their divorce decree.
Immediately after the ceremony
they left for Western Pennsylvania,
The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Dietitian At
Union Hospital

Following the recent resignation
of Mrs. Miriam K Miller as dietitian
at Union Hospital, Elkton, Mrs. Lou
Use Ayers, of Elkton, was appointed
as her successor. Mrs. Ayers is a
graduate of the Home Economics De-
partment of the University of Mary
land, and has had valuable exper-
ience in the purchase and preparation
of food, including special diets.
The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Pastor Of
ElktOn Catholic Church

The Rev. Charles J. Conway, pas
tor of the Chestertown Catholic
Church, has been assigned to the
Conception Catholic
Church in Elkton. He will succeed
the late Father Creswell.
The midland journal., 1946-09-27
Carnival Receipts

The treasurer's report of receipts
of the recent carnival of the Oxford
Pa, Fire Company, shows the net re-
ceipts to have been $17.500,
The midland journal., 1946-09-27

The w. 5. T.. s. Will meet thursday
evening with Mrs. Jean Shepherd.
Miss Helen Shepher will give a re-
port of the Conference at Ocean
Grove, which she attended as dele
gate from this society.
Lincoln Haines has resumed his
studies interrupted by the war dur
ing his junior year at the University
of Delaware Wilson Ewing is fresh
man at the same institution.
Recent visitors of Mr.. and Mrs.
Francis Kennard were Mr. and Mrs.
Raymond Somers, of Prospect Park,
Pa, and Mrs. Rufus Benjamin, of
Port Deposit.
The Elementary School faculty
gave dinner party in the Hob Tea
Room in Wilmington, on Thursday
evening for Miss Miriam Scarbor-
ough.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Ragan were
weekend guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Richard Pokorney, Belcamp.
Mr.. A. H. Mendenhall, 3rd, Cecil
ton, was the weekend guest of Mr..
and Mrs. Habbart Mccoy.
Miss A. Mabel Reynolds was the
dinner guest of Mr.. and Mrs. Norman
Anderson, Thursday.
Miss Eleanor Jane Slaybaugh re-
turned to Skidmore College last Fri
day.
Thomas Wilson, Wayne Reynolds,
and Roger Kincaid etenred the Uni
yersity Of Maryland this week.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
Recess In
Jap Triuls
Is Granted
Defendants Given
Additional Time
To Prepare Cases

Tokyo. June J.-LP)-Ihe inter
national trial of Japan'S accused
war makers opened today with the
tribunal blocking thor last minute
efforts to escape prosecution but
,hp IS prisoners were allowed ten
davs more III which to prepare their
defense.
The court, meeting in a Slarc OF
flcod lights IN the g.lm War ministry
building where many of the defend
ants arc accused of plotting Japan )
plunge into aggressive war, Will De
reccnvcnod at 9:3O a. m. Tuesday
(13O p. IN. today EST) to hear the
pIOs.cu cation S opening statement
15-000- Word Condemnation
Chief Prosecutor Joseph B. Keen
an viii deliver a l5,000Word con-
demnatlon of cX-premler Hldck To-
io and the other Japanese leaders
accused of starting the Pacific wal
The presentation probably will last
five hours.
Keenan,, who has been in Japan
Sin months, Will take advantage OF
the ten-day recess by requesting pei
mission to make a hurried trip TO
the United States TO take care oi
personal affairs. His aides, mean
while, Will begin the presentation
of evidence He has not informed
Genera, Mac Arthur of his desire bat
the Allied commander was expected
to approve Necnans trip.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
National Chamber
Approves American
Loan For Britain

Washington, June 8. - ~ - The
United States Chamber of Commerce
told Congress today the proposed
$3.50 100000 British loan sets uN
"a bulWaIk against the spread OF
communism.
In a statement filed by its presi-
cent. William X Jackson before the
House Banking Committee. the cham
Der said:
"Our dollars can not oc used to
finance domestic socialist expert
np IS within the United Kingdom
They are needed and usablc only
Cor external Obligations.
IF the credit serves 10 strengthen
tho British government, by the same
token it provides a buiWar& against
the spl cad of =oHmUllSm from TIM"
European Contincnt balancing the
British form Of socialism aga 81 the
communism, there is no question a
to where our syn'athlci should
lie
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
House Gets Labor Bill;
Four Witnesses Called

to the unusual I p. m. session.
They also called up"l al thel.
colleagues to attend the &4'her!n-
which Rep. DeIacy OBJ Of WaShns-
ton said was destined to stem al
this hysteria.
The House passed the measure
306 to l3, a week ago Saturday, les
than two hours after it was request
ed by Mr.. Truman. The loeli.a'rIt
showed it through under virtually
unprecedented procedure which p%-
passed committee consideration. The
Seaate passed the bill Saturday. II
was cleared through the Interstate
Commerce Committee of that cham
Der. but no hearings were held.
Invited to testify today are Pres
idu-t William Green of the ALL;
President Philip Murray Of the Go.
S. retary Treasurer A. f. Lyon OF
the Railway Labor Executives As
sooiation: and President II a ~ y
Brown of the International ASsocla-
ton of Machlnlsts.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03

WashinctOr. June 3.--tAC-
Senate Majority Leader Earkley
of Kentucky said today after
White House call that ne had 10
idea what President Truman
plans to do about the Case strike
control bill The measure. inn
posing curbs on labor uuio''~,
has been in Mr.. Truman's OF
flee since Congress completed
action On its last wednesday,
White House Press Secretary
Charles Ross toll reporters Mr..
Truman is considering it from
all angles
Washington, June 3.-tP,--Presl-
dent 1ruman's emergency Stllkc ca
troll bill came back to the HouSe
today straight into rump near
ing called to aid organized LABOR
opposition to it.
Sixteen members crit. al OF the
measure-both in its original strike
draft form and as modified by the
Senate-invited four top union chle1s
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03

washington, June 3.--(AP-
The Supreme Court decided SIX
to one today that a state can not
require segregation of white and
Negro passengers i'll buses cross
ing state lines.
The decision was given Oh
Negro's appeal by a Virginia su-
preme court railing. The Virginia
c0urt upheld that States jim
Grow law which requires bus
drivers to scgrceate the races.
The appeal was filed by Irene
Morgan. a Negro fined SO be-
cause she refused to change seats
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
GRAIN TRADING HELD-IP

Chicago. June 3. - lFl - Grain
futures trading on the Chicag/
Board of Trade was held up for hal;
hour today while a broker msucesS-
fully SOUGHT an Injunction against
/ REGULATIONS which reversed previous
rulings governing ceilings on old
grain contracts.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
N Y. STOCK MARKET
INCLINED TO SLIP

New York. June 3.-CPl-Stoc<s,
with scattered exceptions, inclined
to slip today afte" holding an lFcg-
ularly higher course IN the early
proceedings.
LiquidatinG pressure was laCKli'~
from the start. with the ticker tape
frequently idlinG. Declines OF 1rac-
tions to point or 50 prcdomlnatod
near the fourth hour.
On the off side were /. 5 SteeI,
General Motors. WoolWorth, Boen9
and New York Central.
American Telephone edged to
new top at 200.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
High Court Rules Against
Race Segregation On Buses

on request oI a Greyhound bus
driver. The bus was travelling
from Norfolk to Baltimore. The
woman was elected and fined in
the circuit court of MidGlescX
county, Va.
The Virginia supreme court
said the law did not result in
discrimination against white or
Negroes AMI did not violate the
Federal Constitution. lustio"
Reed held that the Virginia
statute imposes an undue bur
Gen nn intcrstatc commerce.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
100000 RED SOLDIERS

Nuremberg, June 3, (I1 - Al
though Russia has released moro
than l0,000,0O men from military
service in the past ten months, she
Stlll has approximately 6,OoO,0OO
under arms at present, according To
the best information available to
Allied military authorities.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03

FORMER PRESIDENT
OF u. S. S. K. DIES

London. June 3.-tPl-Michael I.
Kalinin. former president of the
Soviet Union, died today at a m.
EST after 4 severe Illness, the Mos
COW radio announced.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1946-06-03
Split Developing
Within AE Over
Maritime Tie-Up
Organization Of
AFL Ship Officers
To Back CIO Move

NasWNET0N. Jun" -TI-NFL
mari'me unions appeared tu be split
ting today on supporting the strike
Of Go scamcn and dock workers
Schedulcd June ID.
The ClD-domlnated committee for
maritime unity SAID II has received
a pledge from Capt Harry Martin,
president Of the AL Masters. NJ =
and Pilots Union, that his membNe5
VIII respect Go picket lines
Dh Iit "'Hei hand, Joseph Ryan,
Hartford chronicle., 1946-12-21

general chairman of the com mittee and at present a partial list of committee members are {: Mrs. Robert Armfield, Mrs. J. Jones, Sr., Mrs. Helen Clinton, Mrs. Lew, Mrs. Robert Wright
 and Miss Frances Jones. Lind
Hartford chronicle., 1946-12-21
SPRINGFIELD NEWS By Oliver M. Buggs

The Springfield Riding Club has curtailed activities for the season but will resume with a full program in the Spring. One of the Spring features will be a competitive riding match with the Hartford Riding club. Some of the group heading up the club during the current season are: Edwin Marshall, Harold Clinton, Don Simmons, Bob Clinton, Thelma Simmons and Claudia Robinson.
 Eddy Marshall, pianist with the Johnny Rogers orcrestra, playing the current season in the Embassy Room at the Hotel Kimball, is the only colored member of the group. They have played most of the High School Proms and recently fea- tured at the Squires dance.
 Mrs. Margarie Alexander, at home with her parents, MT. and Mrs. Eugene Jackson of Alden Street, will be joined by her husband, MT. c. R. Alexander of Pittsburgh for the holidays.
 Albert LaRoy, who formerly conducted the photo studio on Dwight Street, has taken per manent residence in Chicago, joining his brother there in business. MT. and Mrs. John son, his former business part ners, are continuing at the Dwight Street store.
 The wind up of the rally to obtain funds to complete the basement section of the new Third Baptist Church was con- ducted last Sunday. A previous report gave sum of $2,24O raised. At last Sundays special afternoon meeting the Mayor, Daniel B. Brunton, was guest speaker. The Rev. H. A. Rogers is pastor.
 A committee of twenty-five women of St. Johns Congrega- tional Church are planning the special dinner to be given in January for the benefit of the recently reorganized athletic department. Each member of the committee will prepare and serve eight persons at their table. Mrs. Julia Warner is
Hartford chronicle., 1946-12-21

sey Johnson, Jr., is director of the boys division and the coach es of the basketball teams are Tommy Todd and Robert Civ ems. The team is entered in the nter-church league. They play a game with the Bethel AME Church team on December g in Commerce High gym. Coach es for the Bethel team are Springfield College students. s Henry Hank Mason, former ly with the Herbert Slim Rig gins orchestra, received a grand send off from the boys before he took up residence in Boston where he is enrolled at the New England Conservatory of Music.
 Rev. G. S. Clark, with his church choir, from Hartford, Conn.,, were the guests at the Mt. Calvary Baptist Church last Sunday afternoon for a special service. At the morning serv- ice the pastor, Rev. James Ham mer preached and soloists were: Messers. Frank Robinson and Tommie Jessup.
 The Friendship club of the Alden Street Baptist Church met at the home of Mrs. Willie Mae Edmonds of 150 Quincy Street. Mrs. Carrie Clark, chairman of the club, wishes to thank all who contributed to the success of the Tom Thumb wedding. A sum of $288 was realized.
 We regret to report the ab- sence of some news items from this column due to the loss of papers and other valuables con- tained in an envelope which was mislaid in the Hill section last Saturday. The envelope has not been returned as it con- tained a sum of money also. Readers are asked to please re- submit items of theirs that do not aDDear.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Conference
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from her position on this and other
controversial matters.
Some sources said the only chance
for the conference to succeed would
be for v. M. Molotov, Russian For
eign Minister, to make a number OF
unexpected concessions.
The Moscow radio, however, indi-
Gated that Russia did not indorse
Mr.. Byrnes' most far-reaching pro-
posal-a four-power mutual assist
ance pact to prevent Germany from
rearming for at least Is years.
Informal Session FruitIess.
In a broadcast today, the Moscow
radio, heard in London, said the
proposal falls far short" of the aim
OF preventing the rebirth OF mill
tarist Germany"
In an attempt to break the log
jam OF disagreements, the four min
listers decided to meet informally
with small groups of advisers. An
informal session held yesterday aft
|ernoon, however, produced no more
results than the formal ones. Rus
sian representatives were reported
to have stood pat on their demands
for reparations from Italy, and the
other ministers were said to be de-
termined that 1taly,s ability to paw
should be a primary factor in as
sessing reparations.
The Soviet Union apparently is
also standing firm in support of
Yugoslav claims for Trieste and all
OF the IStrian peninsula,
Evening star., 1946-05-03

Mr.. Overlade by Attorney General
Clark for the reorganization Job, it
was indicated that the loan of Mr.
Overlade's assistance would be for
approximately go days. Asked if he
felt he could accomplish the reor-
ganization in that time, the new
penal chief grinned, and said:
That's $64 question. If we get
enough help, maybe we can do it.
In connection with his Jail tour,
Mr.. Overlade said he was impressed
with the sanitary conditions at the
plant.
He promised to keep the public
informed of all the major develop
ments and improvements as they
develop.
Indictments Studied.
The District Grand Jury, mean
time, was considering whether 1t
would bring any indictment against
two Metropolitan policemen who
were assigned to guard Joseph D.
Medley and Earl Mcfarland, con-
victed murderers, when they escaped
from Jail on April 8.
Information regarding the escape
was placed in the hands of the
grand jury yesterday by Assistant
United States Attorney John c.
Conliff, jr.
The two police officers are Hubert
c. Davis and Oscar c. Sanderlin.
Medley and Mcfarland escaped
through roof ventilator after they
had locked the officers in cells. Jail
officials reported Sanderlin had COM
planned of feeling Ill and had gone
into Medley's cell to lie down. After
locking him in, Medley and Nc
Farland were said to have over
powered Davis and locked him in
McFarland's cell.
The two policemen had been
scheduled to appear at a hearing
today before United States Com
missioner Needham c. Turnage on
charge of negligence in permitting
the two men to escape. This hear
ing, however, was to be cancelled,
it was said, owing to the informa-
tion being presented to the grand
jury.
Meanwhile. United States At
torney Edward M. Curran an
nounced yesterday afternoon he
had received from the pardons at
torney of the Justice Department
the petition for executive tlemency
for Mcfarland for study and recon-
mendations. The petition was filed
recently through McFarland's at
torneys, P. Bateman Ennis and
George A. Cassidy, jr. Mcfarland
is scheduled to die June IA.
Evening star., 1946-05-03
Swimming Pools Head
Denies Late Guards
Reduce Free Time

Guards at six public swimming
pools operated by Government Serv-
ices, Inc, are rarely late" and are
Subject to dismissal If they do not
report on time," F. w. Hoover, gen.
eral manager of the corporation
said today.
Mr.. Hoover's statement came in
a letter to the District Recreation
Board in which he branded as
false" charges made Monday by
its Pool Committee that so-called
free mornings" reserved for the
boards swimming program for the
city's youngsters actually amount to
about an hour and half due largely
to the lateness of guards.
Mr.. Hoover, who said it was a
mystery" why the charges were
not made last summer when "any
actual deficiencies could have been
Immediately corrected answered
other charges made by the commit
tee as follows:
l. There are actually two hours
and half available for free SWIM
ming on Mondays through Fridays,
he said.
2. "Calisthenics" are part of any
swimming instruction and should
Evening star., 1946-05-03
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suspend servicing the Virginia Elec-
trio & Power Co. with 10000 kilo-
watt hours daily.
Strictly residential customers would
not be affected by the suggested
program, Mr.. Ferry said.
A. G. Neal Pepco president, today
termed the coal supply extremely
serious" and said the company's
present supply of coal will enable
us to carry on at the present rate
OF use for approximately two weeks
Restrictions upon the use of elec-
triclty may have to be imposed by
the regulatory authorities, unless
the coal situation is settled. Any
savings voluntarily effected will
definitely help the serious situation
now prevailing. We urgently request
all Of our customers to curtail their
use of electricity wherever possible. 4"
Local theaters darkened their
marques and many show window
lights blinked out last night as man.
ayers followed the conservational
appeal. A. Julian Brylaski, president
of the Motion Picture Theater Own
ers of the District, said the practice
would continue throughout the
emergency.
Limited to Necessities.
Last nights rail service curb order
limits freight shipments to necessi-
ties, with priority for livestock, live
poultry, perishable items and these
special classes of commodities
l. Coal, coke, charcoal and petro-
leum products.
2. Food and feed.
g. Printing paper and printing
inks
4. Medicine. drugs, surgical in
Struments and hospital supplies.
S. Shipments moving under spe-
cial permits.
Freight traffic originating on and
destined for points on railroad
not using coal-burning locomotives
will be allowed, regardless of the
character of the shipments.