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VOL. LX.I V
Declares Pleas
ure Driving Ban
Only Temporary
Assurance that the ban on pleas
ure driving In the Eastern States is
only a temporary measure has been
given to the American Automobile
Association according to announce
ment by Mr. C. M. Falconer, Presi
dent of the Automobile Club of
Maryland, and director of the na
tional motoring body, just released.
“While willing to comply with
whatever restrictions were neces
sary to further the war effort,” de
clared Mr. Falconer, “many motor
ists got the impression that the ban
was for the duration of the war.
Realizing the implications of such
thinking, President Henry of the A.
A. A., asked the Office of Price Ad
ministration to clarify the Govern
ment’s intent and as a result we are
able to assure the motorist of two
things: (a) that the ban is tem
porary, and (b) that it is the pur
pose of the Government to restore
coupon values in the Eastern States
as soon as petroleum supply per
mits.
Paul M. O’Leary, Deputy Admin
istrator of the O.P.A. in Charge of
Rationing, said
“It is the intention of this office
to procee donly against the wilful
violations of the order ... it would
be most unfortunate if people who
will need their cars should dispose
of them or neglect them this winter
. . . You can assure your members
that the pleasure ban is temporary
and will be lifted as soon as the
supply situation permits.”
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State Guard To
Encamp At Meade
The members of the Maryland
State Guard will go to Fort George
G. Meade for their 1943 summer en
campment, Governor Herbert R.
O’Conor made known, following con
clusion of arrangements with Major
General Milton A. Reckord, Com
manding Officer of the Third Ser
vice Command The encampment
will be held between July 24 and
August 7, inclusive.
State Guard Official* are* pliant
over the prospect of training adja
cent to the regular army forces,
Governor O’Conor declared, because
they feel that the close contact thus
established will spur the Maryland
Guardsmen to their best training
efforts. While the Guard already has
received highest commendation from
the Third Service Command, the
Governor said, the 1943 encamu
ment will be planned to afford the
various units the training in the
very latest military procedures and
technique as developed from the
study of the recent operations in
North Africa and in the Far Pacific.
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Divorce Suits Filed
On the grounds of desertion, Mrs.
Grace Wherry Brayman, of Elkton,
has docketed suit in the Circuit
Court of Cecil County, for an abso
lute divorce from her husband, Scott
Brayman, of Oakton, Va. The plain
tiff in her bill of compalint alleges
they were married on June 27, 1935,
and that the defendant abandoned
and deserted her on or about August
7th of the same year; that one child,
namely Grace Rose Brayman, aged
6 years.
Mrs. Isabel Van Riber Ross, of
Cecil county, through her counsel
has docketed suit in the Circuit
Court for an absolute divorce from
her husband, Wilfred Harley Ross,
on the grounds of desertion and
abandonment.
The plaintiff alleges that she has
resided in Cecil county, for more
than one year, and the last known
address of her husband, Y. M. C. A.,
Norfolk, Virginia.
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Ankle Fractured By
Bale Of Hay
Charles Ham, of near town, while
unloading baled hay last week met
with a very serious accident, when
one of the bales slipped' and landed
on his ankle. The ankle bone was
fractured and ligaments torn. The
ankle will have to remain in a cast
for some weeks.
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Called To Service
Harvey B. Buck, a student at
Western Maryland College, and son
of Mr. and 1 Mrs. Walter B. Buck of
Port Deposit, has been called to U.
8. Armed Forces, and will revert to
Fort Meade, Maryland.
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Oxford Press
Seventy-Seven
The Oxford Press has passed Its
77th year in journalism, and is still
going strong. Our congratulations
an extended to the Press, and may
it continue to prosper-
RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD„ FRIDAY. FEBRUARY ; 143
RATION BOOK
REGISTRATION
The registration for War Ration
Book No. 2 will be held in Cecil
County on Wednesday, Thursday,
Friday and Saturday, February
24th, 25th, 26th and 27th. This reg
istration will be held in the public
schoolsas indicated below;
Cepllton School, Chesapeake City
School, Elkton High School, Ken
more School, North East High
SchooL Charlestown School, Rising
Sun nigh School, Colora School,
Perrywlle Elementary School, Port
DeposAjJJacob Tome Institute) Cal
vert
rs for registration in the
seb dicated will be as fol
io /
Wednesday—February 24th, 2:30
P. M. to 9:00 P. M.
Thursday-February 25th, 9:00 A.
M. to 6:00 P- M.
Friday-February 26th, 10:00 A.
M. to 8:00 P. M.
Saturday-February 27th, 10:00 A.
M. to 4:uv,P. M.
It is not necessary for all mem
bers of a family to apply for their
War Ration Book individually, but
the person- Sho registers must bring
War Ration Book No. 1 of each
member of the family to the place of
registration.
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Agricultural School
Representatives of Southern Stat
es Cooperative in this section are
being invited to attend an agricul
tural school, with District Manager
P. E. Mullinix of Elkton in charge,
Friday evening, March 6, at 7
o’clock, at the Howard Hotel, Elk
ton.
“This school and the 45 similar
schools which are being held in
West Virginia, Virginia,
, and Delaware are ipiaUlleiT'to train
the groups in attendance to be of
greater service to farmers,” L. E.
Raper, Richmond, director of mem
bership relations for Southern Stat
es, said in announcing them. “The
instruction will include information
on improved methods of farming
and suggestions for coping with
shortages of labor, farm supplies,
and transportation. Never before
has the farmer been called on to
produce such large quantities of
food, and never before ti&n he* been
so short of the necessities for large
production.”
Communities to be represented at
this school will include Elkton, New
Castle, Newark, Rising Sun, Town
send, North East, Middletown.
Injured By Explosion
At Triumph Plant
Several persons were seriously
injured on Wednesday afternoon of
last week by the premature explo
sion of a shell at the Triumph plant,
near Elkton.
Three negro women each had one
of their arms so mangled they had
to be amputated after being taken
to Union Hospital, Elkton. They
are: Helen Burch, 23, of Coates
ville, Pa.; Jane Beston, 20, of Lin
wood, Pa.; Irene Wilson, 23 of
Wilmigton, Del., Cornelius Thorpe,
35, of Wilmington, Del., sustained
serious injuries about the stomach
and hospital authorities report his
condition as critical.
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Backfire Of Big Gun
Injures Mechanic
James Gamble, of Rising Sun,
employed at the Aberdeen Proving
Ground was badly injured about the
face on Thursday afternoon last by
the backfiring of a big gun. Gamble
suffered a broken nosg, the loss of
some teeth and severe lacerations
about the head and face.
Despite the seriousness of his in
juries he is reported as recovering
rapidly ,and expects to be able to
leave the hospital and return to his
home here this week.
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Elkton Bans Sunday
Films
The movement started several
weeks ago by employes and others
at the munition plants near Elkton,
to legalize motion picture shows in
Elkton, on Sunday, has apparently
failed. The Elkton Town Council
was asked to back such a law, and
this resulted in a public meeting
being called Tuesday night in Coun
cil Hall.
When an opportunity was given
those present to express their wish
es, the majority opposed the opening
of motion picture theatres on Sun
day.
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Women For Toll
Bridge Collectors
A movement is ou foot looking to
the appointment of women as toll.
collectors on the Porryville-Havre I
ue Grace bridge.
CIVILIAN DEFENSE MEET
INGS THROUGHOUT COUN
.
TY ON NEW SIGNALS
Col. Wallace Williams, Director
of Civilian Defense and Edward D.
E. Rollins, Chief Air Raid Warden,,
conducted meetings throughout
the County, at which the new Air
Raid signals were fully discussed.
Meetings to discuss the new signals
last week were held in North East,
Perryville, Port Deposit, Rising Sun,
Chesapeake City, Cecilton and Elk
ton. Members of the Civilian De
fense Corps, of the County turned
out in large numbers, and at least
600 gave the oath of allegiance at
these meetings. Over 200 attended
the Elkton meeting and after in
structions concerning signals were
given, a meeting of Operators of the
Control Center and Staff discussed
the problems of sending out the
warning to Report Centers.
Fire Chiefs, Senior Wardens and
Heads of other Civilian Defense
Services will receive copies of the
oath and will be authorized to
swear in members of the various
Services. The importance of taking
the oath was stressed at each meet-
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTION
Austin Clifford Chidester, son of
Austin C. Chidester, Sr., of Elkton,
has been commissioned a Second
Lieutenant, after graduating from
Officers’ Candidate Division, Camp
Davis, North Carolina.
Miss Mildred Garvin, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. Vernon B. Garvin of
Rising Sun, has been made presi
dent of Alpha Delta PI Sorority, at
the University of Maryland College
Park.
Miss Ima Yale, daughter of James
Yale, of Calvert, has entered a Bal
timore hospital as a student nurse.
She is a graduate of Calvert High
' School.
Miss Catherine Kirk and Miss
Martha Tosh were recent guests of
Mr. and Mrs. Henry Townsend and
daughter, Willowi Grove, Pa.
A daughter was born to Mr. and
Mrs. Holly Shires at their home at
Mt. Pleasant, near Colora, Wednes
day of last week.
Several cases of measles are re
ported in our town. Among the
victims are John Shook and Ben
nie Bujck.
Mrs- Mary Cherry visited her
brother, H. L. Worthington and
wife, Baltimore, during the week.
Mrs. Walter Dick, Collingswood,
N. J., was the week-end guest of
Mrs. Jean Shepherd and family.
Accepts Call To Elkton
Presbyterian Church
A new pastor has been called to
Elkton Presbyterian Church.
Rev. Thomas Foster, a graduate
of Union Theological Seminary, New
York, has accepted a call to the pas
torate of the church, which has been
vacant for abou,t two years, when
Rev- Albert Thomas, resigned. Rev.
Foster has been connected with the
North Madison Avenue Presbyter
ian church, for the past four years,
while attending the Theological
Seminary.
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Promoted To Post Surgeon
Capt. Francis G. Miller, of the
Army Medical Corps, son of Dr.
Charles F. M. Hiller and the late
Mrs. Lalla Grove Miller, of near
Zion, has been promoted to post
surgeon at the Army base at Spring
tteld, 111., where he has been station
ed for several months. Capt. Miller’s
family is with him and also his
father. Before entering the Army
Dr. Miller was surgeon at Chester,
Pa., hospital.
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Army And Navy “E”
Award
The Elkton branch of the Na
tional Fireworks, Inc., has recently
been awarded the Army and Navy
”E”. In this connection plans are
being made to have a celebration on
Thursday, March 18, at the plant,
which is located one mile from Elk
ton on the Singerly Road. The exer
cises will be held at 3:30 in the af
ternoon.
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Howard Lee Gauntney of Balti
more was fined $lO2 and cost by
I Magistrate Weinroth, of Elkton, for
i driving under the influence of liquor
i anu for recxless driving. Unable to
I I pay the uue he was sent to jail for
(IQS days.
ing because by doing so and the
keeping of an Offiical Record there
of, these persons will be entitled to
compensation in the event of injury
while on duty.
The Civilian Defense Corps needs
more volunteers, and especially for
volunteers to act as operators in the
Control Room. Persons wishing to
volunteer for this Service should
contact Chief Air Raid Warden Rol
lins and Mrs. F. W. MacMillan.
Plans are being made to organize
Civilian Defense in the new Housing
Development at Elkton and in the
Dormitories.
INCIDENT TRAINING
During the next Blackout it has
been suggested that the Civilian
Defense Services in each town create
one or more incidents which would
require the use of at least the fire
apparatus, Police, Medical Services,
ambulances and Wardens, also pub
lic utilities. Incident training of this
type will prove of great value in the
training of the various Services.
In honor of their thirty-first
wedding anniversary Mr. and Mrs.
Cecil E. Ewing entertained at a
turkey dinner at The Bungalow on
Saturday evening. The guests were
Mr. and Mrs. Claude C. Buck, Mr.
Barclay Reynolds, Mr. Evans E.
Ewing.
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Adams, of Ris
ing Sun, announce the birth of a
son born in Havre de Grace hospital,
on February 12. The mother was
formerly Miss Lorraine Riale.
Mrs. Street E. Riley, Sr., had the
misfortune to trip on a rug and fall
at the home of her daughter, Mrs.
S. W. Fitzgerald. She suffered a
fractured shoulder bone-
Mr. and Mrs. Carl Hansen return
ed to Cocoa, Florida, last week,
where Mr. Hansen is stationed.
Miss Isabel McCoy, Torresdale,
Pa., spent the week-end with her
mother, Mrs. J. C. McCoy.
Mrs. Mary W. Cherry is visiting
Mr. and Mrs. H. Linn Worthington
and family, Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Bruce Williams was the re
cent gujest of relatives in Wythe
ville, Virginia.
Mrs. M. E. Flounders of Wilming
ton, was a Rising Sun visitor during
the week.
Mrs. Clifford Barrett was the
Sunday guest of Mrs. Jennie Taylor.
Girls Charged
With Robbery
Borlena Lewis, 21 years old, Cum
berland, and Marie Burlin, 22, Co
lora, were apprehended in Oxford,
Pa., by State Police after they had
been charged by John Winter, an
employe of the Bainbridge Naval
Training Station, with having stolen
$250 from him at the Tarbert Trail
er Camp at Port Deposit. The girls
were given a preliminary hearing
before Jujdge James Weinroth, Elk
ton, and held for the March term
of Court-
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Appointed Deputy
Sheriff
Jesse N. Howell of Camp Rodney,
Elk Neck, has been appointed dep
uty sheriff for that section. Mr.
Howell was sworn in before the
Clerk of the Court Crothers on Wed
nesday.
Morgan-fieckwith
Mr. and Mrs. Edward Morgan of
Pennsville, N. J., have announced
the marriage of their daughter, Miss
Lucy, to Mr. Russell Beckwith, son
of Mr. and Mrs. W. T. Beckwith of
Cecilton, Md. The ceremony was
performed at noon Saturday in the
Bishopp Coleman Calvary Episcopal
Church, Wilmington, by the Rv.
J. Randolph Field, rector.
The bride was attended by her
sister. Miss Mary Morgan. Mr. Wil
liam Beckworth served as best man
for his brother.
Mr. and Mrs. Beckwith will re
side in Wilmington.
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Westminster Guild
The Westministetr Guild will
meet Saturday afternoon in the
Chapel, at West Nottingham. Devo
tional Leader, Mrs. Edna Gifford,
Mission Study, Miss Frances Taylor.
INDUCTED INTO
U. S. ARMY
The following were inducted into
the Army service and left for camp:
Ralph E. Morgan, Jr., Elkton;
Clement C. Steele, Elkton; Elmer
Reedy, Rowiandsville; Charles O.
1 Alexander, North East; Furman D.
’ Phillippe, Elkton; Francis B. Rose,
1 North East; Walter M. Pennock,
Elkton; Thomas G. Magtros, Elk
ton; Paul D. Edwards, Elkton;
1 Norman F. Starr, North East; Wil
liam L Ewing, North East; Francis
B. Gatchell, North East; William
Lederer, North East; Ralph Dean,
Jr., Elkton; Francis Edgar Mellin
ger, Port Deposit; Andrew P. Spratt,
Elkton; William T. Russell, Jr., i
North East; Denver H. Wallace, i
Elkton; Clarence E. Dill, Elkton; <
Carl H. Blaylock, New Castle, Del.; ■
Melvin L. Conrad, Colora; Holden i
Adams, Colora; Ralph G. Davis, I
Elkton.
Daniel E. Scarborough, North ]
East; Elmer W. Reynolds, North i
East; Ulysses G. Demond’, North <
East; Ralph B. Baughman, Colora; (
Harold L. Engle, North East; Jos
eph J. Kuenzle, Elkton; Willard
S. Raleigh, Elkton; Harold G. Buch
anan, Elkton; James E. Burris, Cec
ilton; Harry A. Mann, Elkton; Stan
ley R. McCall, North East; Thomas
W. Burton, Darlington; William V-
Ross, Elk Mills; Robert W. Spence,
Elkton; Howard B. Tome, Rising
Sun.
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Sportsmen’s Club News
The Rising Sun Sportsmen’s meet
ing on March 9, 1943, in the Fire ‘
house, at which time some lucky
person will receive a twenty-five 1
dollar War Bond, given away by
the Club.
There has been some adverse re- 1
marks directed against this small 1
club, by a few, who don’t under
stand the situation. They claim the 1
club wastes powder and lead that
could be used by the armed forces,
but the reason the Government 1
doesn’t recall these shells is because 1
the cost of reclaiming the powder i
and shot amounts to more than the 1
manufacture of new.
If these critics would form a 1
Salvage Committee, the Club has
quite an amount of brass, they 1
would gladly give to them or if any- j
one knows to whom we can give it, 1
please notify any member. ‘
This small non-profit Club, with
limited means, has made liberal do- !
nations to the Aircraft Warning 1
Service, the Red Cross, and the Fire !
Company, and has decided to put !
all available cash into the purchase ‘
of War Bonds. 1
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MeV augh-Pat terson
Miss Leanore McVaugh, daughter
of Mr. and Mrs. Wililam McVaugh,
of New Garden, Pa., became the
bride of Lieut. James W. Patter
son on February 5, in Mt. Vernon
Methodist Church, Baltimore. Rev.
Harold Bosley offlicated.
The groom is a son of Mr. and
Mrs. James H. Patterson, of-Elkton.
The bride was attended by Miss
Helen Wine of Harrisonburg, Va.,
and Miss Margaret Yaney of Pitts
burgh, former college classmates at 1
Goucher College. Mrs. Patterson is 1
associated with the du Pont Co. in '
Wilmington. The bridegroom recent
ly was graduated from officers
training school at Fort Belvoir, Va. 1
Lt. Patterson has reported for duty '
at Camp Claiborne, La.
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Peterson-Foster
The marriage of Miss Ida R. '
Peterson, daughter of the late Mr.
and Mrs. George Peterson of Fair
Hill and Mr. P. H. Foster, son of 1
the late Mr. and Mrs. William Fos
ter of Wilmington, took place on
February 12 in the Newport Meth
odist Church with the Rev. R. S.
Hodgson officiating.
The bride is associated with the
Dupont Company. Mr. Foster is
with the B. F. Shaw Company. Af
ter March 1 the couple will be at
home in Silview.
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Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Joseph J. Summer
ill, Jr., entertained at their home,
Woodbury, New Jersey, Saturday,
February 13th, and announced the
engagement of their daughter,
Kathryn Suimmerill, to Ensign Her
bert H. Ward, 3rd, U. S. N., the son
of Mr. and Mrs. Herbert H. Ward,
Jr-, of Wilmington, Delaware.
Mr. and Mrs. Gwyn Goodman of
Conowingo, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Miss Ger
aldine V. Goodman, to Mr. G. Ralph
Devonshire, of Conowingo. Miss
Goodman is a graduate of Rising
Sun High School and is now employ
ed at the Aberdeen Proving
Grounds. Mr. Devonshire is employ
ed! at the Proving Grounds also.
Lions Sponsor
Father And
Son Banquet
Fifty-seven persons sat down to
the Father and Son Banquet in the
large dining room of the Methodist
church here on Thursday evening,
February 18. The banquet was the
aunual Boy Scout event, heretofore
held as a group affair at Kennett
Square. This year each Boy Scout
Troop was entertained locally, the
Kising Sun Lions sponsoring the
banquet here, which was served by
the Ladies Auxiliary of the Scouts
and the ladies of the Methodist
church. The banqueters included
Chester County Council Scout ofli
cials, seventeen members of the loc
al Boy Scout Troop and members of
the Lions Club.
The tables were arranged in the
form of a large U and presented a
pretty sight with their decorations
of flags, candles, potted plants and
cuit flowers. The menu embraced:
Tomato Juice
Roast Chicken Mashed Potatoes
Candied Sweet Potatoes
String Beans Cole Slaw
Celery Olives
Peaches Cake
Coffee
The president of the’Lions Club,
Harvey W. Ewing, welcomed those
assembled with appropriate re
marks, and the Scouts conducted an
impressive candle-lighting ritual,
after the banqueting hall had been
plunged into darkness by the tunn
ing out of the electric. Each of the
candles on the tables was lighted
by a Scout who spoke a word of the
Scout oath as he touched a match
to the candle: “A Scout is trust
worthy, loyal, helpful, friendly,
courteous, kind, obedient, cheerful,
thrifty, brave, clean, reverent.”
Rev. Frank White asked the
blessing.
Dr Guy Holcombe, of Oxford, Pa.,
was the guest speaker of the evening
and made a strong plea for The Boy
that he be given companionship
and furnished with wholesome rec
reation, etc., to occupy his idle time.
Dr. Holcombe, who served for years
as a member of the Parole Board of
Eastern Penitentiary, stressed the
tact that eighty per cent of crim
inals had no religious contacts in
earlier life. The Doctor’s talk was
an impressive one.
Mr. Lester, of West Chester, Chief
Scout Executive of Chester County
Council, and Mr. Fred Beam, As
sistant Scout Executive, talked of
Scout activities. C. C. Cole, man
ager of Horse Shoe Camp gave sev
eral harmonica selections.
Members of the local Scout Troop
gave demonstrations of knot tying,
urst aid bandaging, and flag signal
ing, spelling out their thanks to the
Lions Club for the evening’s enter
tainment in this fashion.
Following the activities in the
banquet hall, a motion picture
“Tom-Boy”, was shown in the Sun
day School room.
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Creosote Poles Cause
Fire Scare
Elkton firemen had a bad scare
on Wednesday afternoon last, when
great volumes of black smoke arose
from the area abou|t the Conowingo
Posner Company's sub-stat ion.
When the firemen arrived on the
scene they discovered there was
more smoke than fire, but plenty of
both. The large pile of creosoted
logs back of .the power house were
aflre and the smoke, naturally was
created: by the creosote.
Firemen said they had never seen
such a volume of smoke from any
fire in many years. The flames were
placed under control after consider
able effort.
Bridge To
Spesutia Island
A new bridge is under construc
tion across Spesutia Narrows by the
War Department, to permit access
from the Proving Ground to Spe
sutia Island. The island has been
leased by the government from J. P.
Morgan, Harry Payne Whitney, and
several other prominent men from
New York City, who purchased the
ground from the late Murray Van
diver estate. The owners retain use
of the large club house and the
ducking privileges around the shor
es of the island.
The new bridge will be at the
head of the Narrows- The water at
this point is so shallow in spots that
navigation is dangerous.
The bridge will have a clearance
of ten feet above the water, with a
span of fifteen feet, which will per
mit small boats to use the channel'
into the Narrows.
One of the largest of the ‘Baln
bridge Specials” went through over
the Baltimore Central line a few
daye mo, with two big engines,
twelve coaches end baggag* car,
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