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The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
State Faces To-
mato Crop Loss
Damage To Crop May
Reach $3,OOO,OOO

A loss of $2,5O0,000 to $3,000,0 00
specialists of TIE University of Mary
lands Extension Service announced
last week at the conclusion of a State
wide survey.
On the basis of present conditions
aggravated by exceptionally heavy
rainfall early in the week, the State S
crop growing out of a blight sweep
ing through Maryland, may be cut 35
per cent, said Paul V. Nystrom, State
emergency farm labor director.
The situation threatens replenish-
ment of the nations stock of canned
foods, since Maryland is the No. l
State in volume of canned tomatoes
processed, said Mr. Nystrom.
The nation looks to Maryland can
ners to produce approximately 25 per
cent of the nations annual pack OF
tomatoes, he explained.
The estimated loss is based on sur
veys conducted by DR.. r. A. Jehle,
plant patkologist, University OF
Maryland, and Francis c. Stark, Jr.,
horticultural specialist, extensi II
service, who were assisted by various
county agricultural agents in APP
praising the blight damage.
The lower Eastern Shore counties
of Somerset, Wicomico and Worces-
ter have been hardest hit, early to-
mato crops there having been dam
aged as much as rs to 80 per rent by
blight, which is believed to have
spread from wkite potatoes.
Many fields in the Eastern Shore
counties, a check showed were COM
pletely destroyed by the blight.
Some Gamers reported that the
blight conditions have resulted in a
loss at the factory of SO per cent of
the tomatoes received.
The disease has spread generally
through TIE State, the sorvey disclos-
ed, said Mr.. Nystrom, with the loss to
the crop on the Western Shore aver
aging about ten to twenty per cent,
making the overall State loss about
35 per cent.
In Maryland this year approx
mately $4,000 acres have been plant
ed to tomatoes, compared with 49,
900 last year. The decreased planting
was the result of heavy losses suffer-
ed last year when the crop was dras-
tically cut by reason of heavy rains,
which literally washed some fields
away.
The ten-year average crop in the
State runs to about 100000 tons, and
the loss this year may well run to
100, 900 tons, the College Park OBJ
servers declared.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Lane-Kulley

The marriage of Miss Naomi Lane
and Mr.. Walter Kulley took place on
Sunday, July 81, at 2 p. m., at the
Presbyterian manse, Port Deposit,
with the Rev. Edward M. Mckee Of
floating. The bride wore white
street length dress with poudre blue
accessories. Her -corsage was pink
rosebuds with blue delphinium. Miss
Marie Flaharty, her maid of honor
and only attendant, wore a poudre
blue two-piece dress with white ac-
cessories and corsage of red rose
buds.
Mr.. Kulley had as his best man Mr..
William Cushen of Havre de Grace.
Mr.. and Mrs. Kulley will make
their home at the Winchester Hotel,
Port Deposit.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Rains Damage Roads

The rains of last week were great
benefit to all growing crops, as they
put an end to long dry spell, but
TIE deluge on Monday of that week
did great damage to roads through
out the county, according to report
of maintenance engineer Jos. T..
Richards of our town.
The Octoraro creek left it's banks
and in addition to badly washing the
road to the Horse Shoe Boy Scout
Camp, completely cut off travel to the
Camp for day.
Other sections of county where the
roads were badly damaged, and in
some instances closed to traffic until
repairs could be made, included the
Elk Neck-Cherry Hill road, Bay
View Theodore, Route % at Balm
bridge, Jackson Station road, Old Elk
Neck and other dirt roads.
Engineer Richards has had his
hands full trying to keep up to the de
mands for repairs from all sections
of the county and while the rains
have brought benefit to the crops,
they have also brought headaches to
the road repair men.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Youth To Add
Food In Contest

Maryland's entries in the 1916 Ma
tional Junior Vegetable Growers AS
ISOLATION proudction-marketi con-
test will help supply the states fresh
vegetable requirements tkis summer.
These youthful gardeners are COM
peting with boys and girls through
out the nation for $4,000 in state,
sectional, regional and national
awards provided by A & P Food
Stores, according to Prof. Grant B.
Snyder, Massachusetts State College,
adult advisor of TIE group. Scholar
ship winners will be announced at
the associations twelfth annual con-
vention in Boston, Dec. 5, Stand z.
Maryland entries in the national
contest include junior growers from
Carol, Frederick, Hartford Howard,
Montgomery, Prince Georges AID
Washington counties, '
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Unavailable Material

Postmaster Taylor r. Biles, of Bis
ing Sun, has received the following
communication from the Chief Post
Office Inspector, Washington, D. c.,
and has requested it's publication, for
the benefit of patrons:
Dear Postmaster:
1t is the desire of the Post Office
Department that prohibited matter
be kept from the mails, and one of
the best ways to accomplish this re-
suit is to let your patrons know what
material is unavailable. Much can be
accomplished by giving information.
to high school students and others of
impressionable age, as well as adults
who have not had the matter brought
to their attention.
1t is not possible in a communica-
ton of this kind to mention in detail
all types of unavailable matter. The
following list, however, is representa-
tive of the types more commonly
dealt with;
1. Intoxicating beverages.
2. Infammable matter such as
matches, lighter fluid, and other ar
ticles likely to cause fire through abb
sorption of moisture, or self-ignition
through friction or spontaneous
chemical changes.
3. Ammunition and all other explo-
sives.
4. Firearms, such as revolvers,
which are capable being concealed on
the person.
5. Obscene matter.
6. Poisons.
Z. Narcotics.
8. EXtortion letters.
8. Lottery and fraudulent matter.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
School Lunch
Plan Approved
For Maryland
Program Expected To
Cost $4,000 A Year
In Federal Funds

DR.. Thomas G. Pullen, State Sup
erintendent of schools, was autEoriz-
ed by Governor O'Conor to arrange
for Maryland's participation in the
national school-lunch program pro
vided that there is no interference by
the Federal Government in the con-
duct of the State School system"
The decision was reached by the
Governor following conference
with educational officials and Depart
ment of Agriculture representatives.
Under the proposed program,
$4,000 annually is expected to be
brought into the State for school
lunches. Governor O'Conor said he
believes considerable benefits will be
afforded through the wide adoption
of the program and that he will make
provisions for the administrative
costs.
mo state appropriation is neces-
sary for food purchases under the
lunch program, as the amount of
money spent in this State is sufficient
to meet Federal requirements on
matching basis" he said. "Altogeth-
er about 100000 will be used for
the purchase of lunches in the var
ious schools of the State.
'FPoor children will be the chief
beneficiaries as sizeable portion of
the fund is available for the purchase
of food to be distributed without cost
to needy students. Furthermore, I'M
der the system, the children receiving
the food without cost will not be
identified, as a ticket system makes it
possible for tkis fact to be undis-
closed.
'The nutritional value of the pro-
gram is one of it's greatest assets, as
the children are taught the particular
benefits to be derived from carefully
selected menus"
For several years Federal school
lunch program has existed in only
some of the Maryland schools, be-
cause OF certain conditions, it was
said.
Under the provisions contained in
the new Federal act, thee program
will be handled by the State school
system, and it is expected that most
of the local ones will participate, the
Governor added. -
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Governor Moves
To Augment Food In
Mental Hospitals

Using the emergency power" of
his office, Governor O'Conor has is
sued orders to the State Fiscal Off
GERS that additional funds be provid-
ed for the purchase OF adequate food
supplies for patients of mental dis
ease hospitals of the State.
Stipulating that any red tape
procedure be cut through, the Cover
nor declared that available funds in
the State budget be utilized even if
it means exhausting the hospital al
locations before the end of the fiscal
year. He explained that with the Leg
islature meeting in January, ample
opportunity will be given to transfer
funds from the existing State sur
plus.
''The State is in a healthy financial
condition and enjoys substantial
surplus" Governor O'Conor said.
Certainly, under these conditions,
no hospital patient should be without
proper food"
At the same time, the Governor
denied that there had been any SER
ious deprivation of funds in the past
fiscal year for food and provisions. In
fact, he explained, the various mental
disease hospitals did not expend as
much money as has been appro-
priated.
In addition, Governor O'Conor
pointed out THAT the two largest State
hospitals Springfield and Spring
Grove-had received virtually all
that they had asked for in the last
budget, there being only difference
of approximately 3 per cent between
the sum total requested and the
amount allowed. A similar situation
existed with regard to allowances for
personnel, as both of the institutions
were granted almost the total num-
Der of employees they requested.
With the additional provisions for
food stuffs, the Governor declared
that the next step will be to revise
pay scales so as to make more attrac-
tive the positions at the State hospi-
tails. He declared himself in favor of
an amendment to the present law,
which provides that the State en-
ployees can receive overtime only af-
ter working 4S hours a week. The
Governors suggestion is that it
should be changed to 40 hours. Mean
while, however, he thinks that if the
hourly rates are Increased, better re-
suits can be attained.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Super-Chickens
Are Objective
OF Contest
Bigger, Faster-Growing
Birds Sought In Ma
tional Competition

Chickens that grow bigger, meat
Ter and faster-on less feed-are the
objects of a nationwide chicken OF
tomorrow" contest in which poultry
growers will participate beginning
August Is.
The contest, WHICH will continue
for three years, was announced by
A. E. Tomhave, head of TIE Univer-
sity of Delaware's department OF ami
NAL and poultry industry.
1t may not be that chickens three
years from now will grow as big as
turkeys with all white meat as
some partial gourmets have suggest
ed, but with the launching OF this
contest throughout the nation chick
ems ras they are today" may belong
only to History.
Tomorrow chicken will be some
thing to give the current-day fowl an
inferiority complex.
A national award of $4,000 will be
given for the best 'super-chicken,
along with $500 in regional awards,
when the contest concludes in 1919.
A committee of outstanding poul-
try leaders, scientists, and represen-
tatives of producer and consumer Or
CARNATIONS are sponsoring the Chick
en-of-Tomorrow contest, and any
poultry raiser is eligible to enter.
This includes all breeders, hatch
cry operators, farmers, colleges or in
situations, All Club members, Future
Farmers and owners of backyard
fiOckS.
No specifications as to the expected
increase in the size of the chicken
of-tomorrow" have been given, but it
is assumed that good roasting chick
en- will, in the golden age of tomor-
row, weigh perhaps 10 pounds, with
a lot of meat, little fat and small
bones-raised to that size in perhaps
half the time it takes a chick OF to-
day to grow to adulthoo.d
Birds may be entered from pure
bred or crossbred stock, and 800
chicks constitute an entry. Each con-
testant must furnish information on
date of Matching, average egg produc-
ton of parent flock or flocks, percen-
tage of mortality and culls at tie end
of growing period, and live weight by
sexes at end of growing period.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Riale Family Reunion

The Riale Reunion was held with
Mr. and Mrs. l. M. Ferguson, near
Sylmar. Those present were Mr.. L. II.
Riale, of Kennett Square; Mr.. and
Mrs. James Riale of Colora; Mr.. and
Mrs. Smythe Riale of Perryville and
friends; Mr.. and Mrs. I. S. Riale and
grandson, Tommie Adams and his pal
Fluffy; Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Pierce,
of Rising Sun; Mr.. and Mrs. George
Brown and daughters, Barbara Ann
and Betty Jane of Lancaster. They
ate on the lawn with the table set
very beautifully for the occasion.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Business Property Sold

Edwin L. Haines, persent owner of
the Haines and Kirk hardware bust
ness, has purchased from Mrs. Henry
Townsend, of Willow Grove. Pa, the
building ON Main Street infthis town,
in which the business, has been con-
Quoted for more than sseventy-five
years. 1fe -
Established by Jesse A. Kirk, and
later conducted by his son, Mount E.
Kirk and Edwin Hainse, it is the, old
est business establishment in Rising
Sun, and since the passing of Mr..
Kirk and later Mr.. Haines, wko at
tanned the age of SO years, before his
death in 1945, has been conducted by
the son. Edwin L, Haines.s ,s,vs
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Hash-CrOuse

Mr.. and MRS. Ivan Hash of Landen-
berg, announce the marriage of their
only daughter, Mary Elizabeth, to
Mr.. Kyle Grouse, of Fair Hill, Md, on
July 10. The birdie was attended by
Miss Mary l.. Richardson. The best
man was Mr.. James McMillen.
Mrs. Grouse attended high school
in Lillionsburg, Ontario, Canada. Mr..
Grouse attended high school in Spar
ia and was discharged recently after
serving four years in the armed for
ces in the Pacific area.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Bumper Peach Crop

Peach yields greater than last
years are expected in every state in
the Northeast Region, Mr.. Chester S.
Bradley, chairman of the Cecil Coun-
ty Agricultural Conservation Com
mittee, has announced.
1.-The total for the ten peach-pro-
ducing states in this area" Mr.. Brad
ley said, 'tis estimated now at about
1904, 900 bushels. That is almost
100000 bushels better than last
years total. The crop in Maryland is
expected to reach 367 thousand bu-
shells, compared with 312 thousand
bushels in 1915"
Present estimates place the nation
al total at above 81 million bushels,
according to Mr.. Bradley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Northern Lights
Make Display

Were you fortunate enough to see
the display Mother Nature put on
Friday night, with an aurora borealis
caused, according toascientists, by a
sun spot "curtain.'
The brilliant show of northern
lights stretched in broad arc of
light clear across the heavens from
east to west, or vice versa, curving
to the south as the night wore along,
and was beautiful and inspiring
sight to behold.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Evening Services
Held On Lawn

Rev. Frank White was the guest
speaker Sunday at the Methodist
Church, taking as his text, "He show
ed unto them His hands and His
side" At the evening service on MI.
William Pogu's lawn, Mrs. Edwin l..
Haines was leader. Scripture reading,
Call to Worship" Prayer, Mr.. Ed
win l.. Haines. The speaker of the ev-
ening was Mr.. William Graham, who
took as his subject, Examples, +"
given in teaching and by living. Ney-
sa Mccoy sang This Is My Fathers
World" The speaker next Sunday is
Russell johnson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Real Estate Sales

Wheeler & Grier, Realtors, of Ok
ford, have sold for Mr.. and Mrs.
Stacy b. Farmer, their fine, 1S0-ace
dairy farm in Cecil County, near
Rowlaudsville, to Mr.. Frank H. ia
cobs, Jr., of Bel Air. This is very
fine productive farm with an attrac-
tive, old stone dwelling, two tenant
houses and a very large, modernly-
equipped dairy barn. 1t is understood
that possession is to be had on or
about September J,
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Local W. C.. T. U, To Meet

The August meeting of the w. c..
T. U. will be held at the home of Mrs.
Ella Cooney Thursday afternoon,
August Sth, at 2 o'clock. Leader of
devotions, Miss Elizabeth r. Steph-
ems; program leader, Mrs. Maybe
White; Assistant hostess, Mrs. Ella
Tyson. Reports of Diecrtors and cleo
ton of officers.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Co. ID At Camp Richie

Company 3D." 5th Battalion,
Maryland State Guard, of Elkton, left
on July 2S for Camp Richie, at Cas-
cade, Md, and will be in training I'M
til August A. Company D, of 40 men;
is under the direction of Capt. F. s..
Bounds and First 1t. Horace B..
Lilley.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Announce Engagement

Miss Helen Laye of Rising Sun,
wishes to announce the engagement
of her sister, Evelyn Marie Laye. to
Robert Glenn Macdonald, son of Mr..
and Mrs. r. G. Macdonald, also of
Rising Sun. The wedding will take
place August 81, 1916.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Tuberculosis Clinics

The Maryland tuberculosis Asso-
citation will hold clinic at the old
Union Hospital building, in Elkton,
at 1000 o'clock a. M, on Wednes-
day, August IA.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02

TIE Elkton Volunteer Fire Com
pany was called to the plant OF the
Maryland Display Fireworks Com
pany, along the old Elkton-North
East road. about two miles west OF
Elkton last week to fight fire which
destroyed one of the smaller stock
buildings.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
Nazarene Camp Opens

The Nazarene Camp, at Leslie,
opened on Friday of this week,
and will close.o August H. 1t is the
39th annual district assembly of the
Church of the Nazarene.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02

FRANCES TdluldIdTy, daughter VI
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Palmatary of Ce
clifton, and Floyd M. Sweeney, of
Wilmington, formerly of New York,
were united in marriage on Saturday,
July 20, in Zion Methodist Church,
Cecilton, by the pastor, Rev. Kenneth
Dickey.
Recent guests of DR.. and Mrs. S.
T. Busey were Miss Viola S. Busey,
Elkhorn, Wis; Miss Stella Busey,
Rockford, ILL.,; Mrs. Harry Fitzgib-
bon, De Soto, Mo-; and Mrs. Dix Ma
son, Urbana, Ill.
DR.. and Mrs. William Workman
and daughter Adelaide, Mt. Joy, Pa,
were Sunday guests of Mrs. Mary
Cherry and Miss Louise Worthing-
ton.
Little Miss Nancy Gyles, Liberty
Govre, spent the past week with her
aunts, Miss Mary Gyles and Mrs.
Ralph Thompson, Rising Sun.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Keim, Della
ware City, Del, were Sunday guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel 'Keim.
Mrs. Lena Ayers was recent
guest of Mr. and Mrs. Francis Gran
dali, Walkersville.
Miss Ruth Biles spent last week
with Mr.. and Mrs. Ross Cameron,
Interlaken, N. j.
Mr. and Mrs. Glenn dip and son
have moved to Aberdeen.
Miss Sarah Bacon, High Rock, N.
j., is visiting Mrs. Earl Tyson.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02

Hl6n SCHOOL,,
The following Cecil County teach
ers are attending the Summer Work
Shop for Junior High School teach
ers at Western Maryland College:
Mary Jane Wood, North East, and
Mildred K. Balling, Rising Sun.
Rev J. r. Bicking is attending
Brandywine Camp Meeting, of which
he is the presiding officer. Mrs, Bick-
ing and Dick will join him there for
the last week.
Mrs. Myrtle Fristoe and sons have
moved to their newly built bungalow
at Chrome, Pa. The dwelling they va
Gated will be occupied by Mr.. and
Mrs. Earle Lucas and family, of near
Chester.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Johnson, Rus
sell, Donald and Edward, Mr.. Elmer
K. Brown attended the johnson Re-
union at Lewis Shore. Sunday, July
2Sth.
Mr. and Mrs, Elwood Foster spent
last week in New York and Atlantic
City.
DR.. and Mrs, Sidney Venable OF
West Nottingham, are on a months
vacation through the Western States.
They will visit their daughter, Rev.
and Mrs. Rice in Missouri.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1946-08-02
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTION

Mr.. and Mrs. Chester r. Baving-
ton. of Elkton, announce the engage
ment OF their daughter, Eleanor Lou
Use, to Mr.. Clarence o. Crossan, son
of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence o. Crossan
of Strickersville, Pa. Miss Bavington
is a graduate of Elkton High School.
Mr.. Crossan is a graduate of Newark
High School.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-10-20
Slightly Off The Record
Wilmington, N. c.
October 20, 1916.

Dear Peggy: ,. oo4o.o. ,us oo.,. Nouauho
in eastern North Carolina T the numerous pre-nuptial parti\s which
I'VE heing given in honor of Miss May French Taylor, lovely daughter
Of Mr.. and Mrs. John Douglas Taylor of $40 Market strest' this city,
uJnos marriage to Robert Hope Crawford, Jr, son OIL DR.. and Mrs
Robert H. Crawford of Rutherfordton, will be a n event Of Saturday nry
ovemhe the second at 8 o'clock in the evening, at St James
Episcopal church, followed by a large, brilliant no reception a It The CAPE P
srtestt e have been bid1 I. This wedding will unite two prominent fam
;Tos in North Carolina and a S both of the contracting parties have
maI,u.11J ARC family connections as we'll as scores of attractive
friends, W e hear that Wilmington will be honored with the presence
- manv barnin out-oftown guests who IRE expected to arrive
here O n Thursday, October 81. Some of these visitors will b. enter
n nel u ~ ~ nrIuate homes and w were told that twenty-one rooms have
been reserved for the comfort of others at n notes.
oeen 80 10 a+ina Ibis nonu1ar Young couple started weeks ago and are
continuing at the rate of one OF more every day.
'" as+eTds afternoon Miss Betty Blue Davis delightfully."- enter
+,;nad a. Cocktail at the home of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.
Holmes Davis in Forest Hls. o,- ,,4o 80 pu,,;,a4on
On Thursday, October 81, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Glen Holt II B1 Gnngto%
MIL w. a cocktail party at the Cape Fear club, Second and Chestnut
streets, at 7 p. m, for the Taylorcrawford Wedding party, ,u m members
Mr.. and Mrs. Marsden Benamy and Mr.. and Mrs Peter sr1wn ne
ppnffin vii entertain at an afterrehearsal party at the Surf club on
Wrightsvile Beach. On Saturday, November 2 at midday all the
TavIor's relatives on her maternal side, will give a barbecue at
~ saouiuo Manor O n Greenvnle Sound, for approximately 200 guests.
N.Y. ND Mrs. w. D. Macmillan who have been summerlng at
Bradiav,s Creek or the sound, have moved back to the city for the
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