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The Midland Journal
VOL. LVV
Japanese Help
For Institu
tions “Out”
Board Of Public Works
Vetoes Hospitals-Child
Care Proposal
Governor Herbert R. O’Conor has
announced that the Board of Public
Works, of which he Is Chairman, had
decided not to employ persons of Jap
anese origin in State hospitals and
childcaring institutions.
Recently it was published' that
information had been requested as
to the conditions under which such
Japanese might be procured to till
vacancies existing in the institutions.
Following the announcement, Gov
ernor O'Conor asserted, members of
the Board of Public Works including
the Governor, State Treasurer Hoop
er S. Miles, and Comptroller J. Mil
lard Tawes, gave consideration to
the proposal. The Board concluded
that it would be unwise to employ
the Japanese in the State institutions
for the care of the ill and where
children are under the supervision of
the State.
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Violent Storms
Sunday night’s storm, between ten
and eleven o'clock, followed a day of
extreme heat that had seen the mer
cury up in the nineties, and brought
cooling relief. The storm was accom
panied by high wind, that whipped
branches from trees and did other
minor damage. There were vivid
lightning flashes, and one particular
ly rending crash of thunder, about
eleven o’clock, that seem to be cen
tered directly over town, and caused
many an apprehensive shudder, for
fear some home had been struck by
lightning The entire landscape was
lighted up by the bolt, which is re
ported to have put one of the Elec
tric Company’s large transformers
out of commission.
The storm brought very little rain
here, but in some sections there was
a regular deluge Hail also fell in
different sections.
Monday morning more rain fell.
Lowering clouds caused such a mid
day darkness that electric lights had
to be turned on in homes and busi
ness places.
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4-11 Girls To Pre
pare Dairy Food
Rural girls are taking advantage
of an exceptional opportunity to gain
experience in public speaking and in
being of community service—both
important phases of 4-H Club train
ing—by participating in the 1944
National* 4-H Dairy Foods Demon
stration Activity.
In this activity they learn how to
demonstrate to others good methods
of preparing dairy food products,
particularly in relation to the nation
wide “Food Fights for Freedom”
program.
Outstanding achievement records
will receive recognition in the form
of special awards provided by the
Kraft Cheese Company, which in
clude a silver medal to the county
champion demonstrator and gold
medals to each member of the county
top ranking demonstration team.
From these county winners, State
champion Individual and team dem
onstrators will be selected, each of
whom will receive a SSO War Bond.
Last year’s state champion individ
ual demonstrator in Maryland was
Lois Marie Crouse of Queen Anne,
and members of the state top ranking
teams were Ada Louise Ford and
Jean F. Bittinger of Cumberland;
Patricia Ottey, Newark, and Jane
Martenis of Elkton.
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Takes Life With Shot Gun
Dr. R. C. Dodson, of Rising Sun,
medical examiner for Cecil County,
was called to North East on Thursday
morning to investigate the death of
Nelson Davis, aged 32, of Hinton,
West Va. The man had been employ
ed at the Triumph plant in Elkton,
and had resided at North East. A
certificate of death by suicide was
issued.
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Children's Day Observed
Children’s Day exercises were held
in the Methodist Church Sunday
morning. A play was given in which
parts were taken by the Beginners,
Primary, Juniors, Intermediates, and
Senior departments, and much enjoy
ed by the large audience present.
Mrs. Alvin Lucas directed the play;
Miss Dorothy Keilholtz, organist, and
Mrs. Elizabeth Montgomery pianist.
Four little folks were baptized. The
L. T. L. met in the Primary- Room at
6:30 p. m. At the evening service,
Rev. J. R. Bicking preached on the
topic, “The Good Influence of Some
Well-Known Amerionn Fa then.
RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD.. FRIDAY. JUNE 23, 1944
To the People
of this Community
The next time you write to your
fighting man or fighting woman tell
him or her what you have done
about the Fifth War Loan. You can
Hi take the word
of General
Elsenhower
that your man
or woman in
_ uniform will be
deeply inter-
Y our War
4f Bond buying is
J a good tip-off
W to them about
the state of af
fairs in your home. The headlines
in this newspaper on the progress
of the v-ive, the items about par
ticipating individuals, the character
of the Fifth War Loan special
events—all these things reflect the
morale back home.
Do you like to read a sorry head
line about the invasion fronts? Our
fighting forces, made up of indi
viduals with the same reactions to
good and bad as you, will not be
heartened to read: “Fifth War Loan
Lags.”
Your silence in your letter about
your part in the Fifth War Loan will
mean non-interest, perhaps non
participation to the recipients. It’s
up to you to make your letters
cheerful. Write today. Write often.
Write about your war work, your
war support. Double your best
previous War Bond buying record
and then shout it to the housetops—
just to that special service man.
THE EDITOR.
Detective Associa
tion Union
The forty-seventh annual meeting
of the Detective Associations Union
was held Saturday, June 3, in Union
Church, KirkWod Association being
the host. John H. Herr, president of
the Union, presided. The five
tionß comprising the Union were rep
resented and rendered reports of
their respective Associations for the
year.
Fulton Association has 65 mem
bers in good standing and $948.49
in the treasury, SSOO of whch is in
vested in U. S. Bonds. No losses dur
ing the year.
Kirkwood Association reports 25
members and $136.34 in the trea
sury. No losses.
Little Britain Association has 54
members in good standing and
SBB9 06 in the treasury. No losses
reported during the year.
Nottingham Detective Association
reports a membership of 83. Amount
in the treasury, No thefts
during the year.
Martinsville Detective and Insur
ance Association. Fifteen members in
good standing. Balance on hand,
$108.03- No losses during the year.
There was much discussion about
enlarging the scope and services of
the Union to the Associations com
prising it. A motion by H. Bennett
Coates, which carried, that a com
mittee of five be appointed to make
a study during the year of the var
ious ways the Union can render ex
tra help. The committee appointed
was as follows: Fulton, James H.
Deaver; Nottingham, C. C. Campbell;
Martinsville, John A Myers; Kirk
wood, Walter Kerguson; Little Brit
ain, Chester H. Pownall.
Little Britain Association extend
ed an invitation to meet with them
next year, which was accepted.
Officers elected for the ensuing
year were: President, Asa Walton;
vioei-president, Chester H. Pownall;
secretary-treasurer, John T. Neary.
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Mayor Mitchell
Suffera Fall
Mayor Henry H. Mitchell of Elk
ton, is hobbling about with the aid
of a crutch and cane, the result
of a fall in a boat near Rock Hall,
which resulted in an incomplete frac
ture of his knee cap. He was on a
fishing trip when the accident occur
red.
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Road Worker Injured
A truck of the Inter-State Amie
site Co-, Dunbar, Pa., being operated
by Neal Ellis Sheets of Colora, got
out of control and ran into Louis
Morris of Churchville, who was ser
iously injured. The accident happen
ed along Route 7 between Havre de
Grace and the P. R. R. overhead
bridge..
Morris was mowing grass along
the highway and the impact drove
him into a barbed wire fence, Inflict
ing terrible lacerations. It required
40 stitches to close the wounds. He
is recovering at Harford Memorial
Hospital.
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M. Y. F. Service
On Sunday evening, July 2, in the
Rose Bank Methodist Church, at Cal
vert, the M. Y. F. organization of
that chiurch will hold a special ser
vice. There will he special music and
a guest speaker. All are invited to
attend.
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Attended Forestry School
Charles Bayles, of Principio Fur
nace, and Donald C- Cole, of Perry
ville, attended a three day Forestry
School at Mt Airy, Frederick county.
GOVERNOR O’CONOR
ANNOUNCES PURCHASE OF
$6,000,000 BONDS FOR STATE
* Will Boost Total Procured In The Five
War Loans To $18,000,000
Governor Herbert R. O’Conor has
announced that the State of Mary
land will purchase $6,000,000 of
Fifth War Loan Bonds.
The Governor explained that the
purchases will he made from the fol
lowiing funds:
SBOO,OOO. 2 Vt% Treasury Bonds
due March 15, 1970-65 for the
Teachers Retirement System.
$200,000. Of the same issue for
State Employees Retirement System
sl,9oo,ooo. U. S. %% Treasury
Certificates of Indebtedness due June
1, 1945, for the Post-War Construc
tion Fund.
$3,100,000. Of the same issue of
Certificates of Indebtedness for the
General Surplus Fund.
Following conferences with State
Will Receive
Diplomas At
Univ. Of Md.
Two Cecil County students at the
University of Maryland will be
among the 114 candidates for de
grees at commencement exercises
Wednesday morning, June 28.
Many University alumni are ex
pected to be present for graduation,
and a Maryland Alumni dinner will
he held the previous evening. Old and
new graduates will be guests of the
University at the dinner and will be
invited to attend the June Ball
later in the evening.
The Cecil Countians who will re
ceive diplomas from President H. C.
Byrd at the graduation exercises are
as follows: Walter Eggleston Buck,
Port Deposit, Bachelor of Arts in
Arts and Sciences; and Earl B. Mc-
Fadden Port Deposit, Bachelor of
Science, in Arts and Sciences.
Court Dismisses
Slot Machine Case
During the trial of the suit of Por
ter L. Davis for alleged false chargee
of having a slot machine in his place
of business, against Elwood Racine
Ira Cameron and Robert Lynch,
which was removed to Easton, the
Court took the case from the jury
on the plea of lack of evidence.
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Elected To Board
Of Temperance
Rev. John J. Bunting, of Elkton,
has been elected to the Board of
Temperance, which has its headquar
ters, in Washington, D. C. There is
only one preacher and one layman
elected from each of the six Juris
dictional Conferences in the United
States.
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Milk House De
stroyed By Fire
Fire destroyed the milk ho>use, Del
co engine, milk cans and cooler on
the farm of James Stanley Fryer,
near Earleville. The Cecilton firemen
were called to the scene, but not in
time to save the building.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTION
Among those attending the Syno
dical at Hood College, Frederick, Md,
are Rev. and Mrs. S. J. Venable,
Mrs. Swann Everist, Mrs. Willis Ely,
Mrs. Richard Lane, Mrs. Charles
S. Pyle, Mrs. Lydia Cameron.
The Lions Cl'uib held their suipper
meeting at 6:30 p. m., Thursday ev
ening in the dining room of the Meth
odist church, served by Circle No. 2,
W. S. C. S., Mrs. Mary Jenkins,
leader.
Little Miss Miriam, daughter of
Lieut, and Mrs. Gifford Scarborough,
Elkton, has been visiting her grand
mother, Mrs. Leedon Scarborough,
and aiuint, Miss Miriam Scarborough.
Daily Vacation Bible School open
ed Monday morning in the Methodist
church with about 70 pupils and
teachers present.
Mr. and Mrs. William Henry and
Mrs. Ella Mask spent the week-end
with Mr. and Mrs. Hayes Henry, New
Castle, Del.
Wilson Ewing spent the week-end
with his aunt, Mrs. Aleck Crothers,
Merchantville, N. J.
Mrs. Marian E. Fehr is visiting her
son, Lieut ( J. g.) Robert Fehr and
wife, Newport, R. I,
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Treasurer Hooper S. Miles State
Comptroller J. Millard Tawes, his fel
low members of the Board of Public
Works, Governor O'Conor declared
that the State was justified in making
the large subscription by reason of
the strong financial position of the
State.
Of the new subscription $5,000,-
000 will he from General Treasury
Funds, the amount being realized
from the sale of presently-held se
curities, shortly to mature.
This subscription of $6,000,000 In
the Fifth War Loan Drive will bring
the total subscriptions by the State
for its various Funds, Including the
above as well as the State Accident
Fund and the University of Maryland
in the five War Loan Drives, to over
$18,000,000.
Inducted Into
U. S. Service
The following men were recently
Inducted into the Navy and Marine
Corps:
Ralph E. Gifford, Rising Sun;
David S. Nesbitt, Colora; William
E. Weaver, Perryville; Arthur C.
Steward, North East; Cleveland C.
Ball, Aberdeen; William T. 11 Human,
Elkton; Charles F. Brown, Jr., Ches
apeake City; Walter A. Van Den
Heuvel, Elkton; Ira A. Lee, Elkton;
Roy L. Watson, Magnolia, Md., ull
into the Navy.
George H. Earl, colored, North
East, Marine Corps-
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Appointed Acting
Postmaster
Maurice Dunkel, principal of the
Chesapeake City schools, has been
appointed acting postmaste r at
Chesapeake City, succeeding Mrs.
Mary Krastel Beastoi., who has been
acting postmaster since December 1.
Mrs. Beaston was appointed to suc
ceed Mrs. James Mackey, who was
also an acting postmaster.
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Reported Killed In Action
Maryland's casualty list of the
War and Navy Departments, reveal
ing two dead and one missing, in
cludes Private George L. Massau, of
the U. S. Marine Corps, whose wife
is a resident of Elkton, reported
killed in action. No details were
available.
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Cecil County
Boy Advances
James A. Stapp, Chesapeake City,
has been named by Col. Harlan Gris
wold, ROTC Commander at the Uni
versity of Maryland, to replace one
of the students leaving the cam
pus for the Army.
Stapp formerly was a First Ser
geant and has been promoted to the
rank of First Lieutenant. Lt. Stapp
is a Sophomore in the College of En
gineering.
He was one of four men receiving
promotions in the ROTC.
First Lieut. James Yerkes, sta
tioned at Fort Sheridan 111., enjoyed
a nine-day furlough in which time he
visited his parents, Mr, and Mrs.
Willett Yerkes, Calvert, and friends
in this section.
Mr. and Mrs. David Grayebal of
Oakwood, have been notified their
youngest son, Herbert, who had been
wounded and was in a hospital over
seas for some time, has arrived in
the United States.
Seventeen Boy Scouts with their
Scoutmaster, William R. Cherry, en
joyed the week-end at McNamee's
Cabin on the Octoraro.
The annual recital of the pupils
of Mrs. John S. Wilson was held
Monday evening at her home on East
Main Street.
Miss Edith Reisler, who attends
Wheaton College, 111., has arrived
home for the summer va&tion near
Calvert.
Miss Jane Jenkins, Wilmington,
Del., was the week-end guest of her
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Edward Jen
kins.
Ruth Ann Ewing is enjoying a vis
it with Mr. khd Mrs. Ralph Crothers
and daughter,. Phyllis, Elkton.
PETTY THIEVING
AND VANDALISM
The authorities are rounding up a
number of boys, and their parents,
for a hearing, following a series of
robberies and some vandalism in this
and other sections.
On Monday night, June 12, during
the absence of the family, the home
of Francis Kennard, this town, was
entered and a sum of money stolen.
A night or two previous the High
School building here was broken into
and tools stolen from the manual
training department, as well as con
. siderable vicious vandalism commit
ted in various rooms in the building.
Recently the high school building
in Elkton was entered and tools, vlc
trola records and other articles stol
en. The bowling alleys and other
places in Elkton have also been rob
bed, and the authorities are rounding
up a gang of boys who are implicated.
The school buildings at North East
and Perryville have also been forci
bly entered and numerous articles
stolen and malicious damage done.
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Connelly-Cushen
Mr. and Mrs. George P. Connelly,
of Rising Sun, announce the mar
riage of their daughter, Lillian Irene,
and William R. Oushen, son of Mr.
Wilbur R. Cushen of Hagerstown,
Md., on Sunday, June 4, 1944, at the
residence of Mr. and Mrs. I. F. Phoe
bus, by the Rev. Roland Chaffey.
The double ring ceremony was
used. The bride was attired in a blue
suit with white accessories and wore
a corsage of yellow rosebuds.
The bride's attendant, Mrs. Fred
Phoebus, of Havre de Grace, Md.,
was attractively dressed in a navy
blue suit, with white accessories, and
had a corsage of red rosebuds. The
best man was Mr. Fred Phoebus, of
Havre de Grace.
The young couple will reside at
Rising Sum until the groom enters
the Armed Forces.
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Shockley-Amos
Miss Alice Irene Shockley, daugh
ter of Mr. and Mrs. John Shockley,
of Elkton, and Heisel Eugene Amos,
of Parkersburg, West Va., now in the
U. S. Navy, were married Saturday
evening, Jiuine 10, at the home of
Rev. W- F. Hopkins, who performed
the ceremony. Miss Vivian Fowler i
acted as bridesmaid, and John P.
Shockley, Jr., as best man. The cere
mony was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs.
Charles H. Smith and daughter La
vinia, of Colonial Heights, Wilming
ton, Del., and a number of friends of
the young couple. The bride was a
member of the recent graduating
class at the Elkton High School. The
groom is a pharmacist mate in the
U. S. Navy.
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Lyons-Letts
Miss Charlotte Lyons, of Hunting
ton, W. Va., and Mr. Charles G. Letts
of North East, were married on Mon
day evening, June sth, at the home
of the groom’s parents, Mr. and Mrs.
Medford Letts. Rev. H. G. Holdway,
of the North East Methodist church
officiated.
The bride was dressed in white
and wore a corsage of red roses and
baby’s breath. Miss Lorraine Price,
who served as bridesmaid, was
dressed in blue and wore a corsage
of red roses. Mr. Ernest Blizzard
was best man.
The couple will reside at the Gib
son Apartments, North East-
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Hutchison-Marcus
Mr. and Mrs- Walter Marcus of
Elkton, announce the marriage of
their son, Pvt. Howard H. Marcus,
to Miss Marion Black Hutchison for
merly of Charleston, W. Va. Private
Marcus is stationed at Fort Belvoir,
Va., with the Combat Engineers. The
wedding took place April Bth, in the
Methodist church, Elkton. The mar
riage ceremony was performed by
Rev. J. J. Banting. Mrs. Marcus is
employed at Triumph Explosives, as
timekeeper, and resides at 151 Hol
lingsworth Manor, with Mr. and Mrs.
Walter Marcus.
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Engagement Announced
Announcement is made of the en
gagement of Miss Jane V. Bedwell,
daughter of Mr. and Mrs.. G. Stewart
Bedwell, Elkton, to S|Sgt. William
R. Moyler, of Elgin, Illinois. Miss
Bedwell is a graduate of the Elkton
High School and is an employee at
Aberdeen Proving Grounds. S|Sgt.
Moyler is now stationed at Aberdeen.
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Successful Card And
Bingo Party
The card and bingo party held in
the High School for St. Agnes Chapel
netted *275-00. The *SO War Bond
was won by Mr. Sam Thomas of
Perryville. The *5 door prize was
awarded to Mrs. Ethel Skritch of
Balnbridge Village.
The parishioners of this chapel
wish to express their appreciation to
the many generous friends who help
ad make this affair a success.
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County Tax
1 Rate Cut
Four Cents
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! Rale Of 90 Cents On
SIOO Is Lowest
In This State
' The Board of County Commission
ers for Cecil County in session June
13, fixed the county tax rate for the
ensuing year which starts July 1, at
90 cents on the SIOO, representing
a decrease of four cents.
This rate is the lowest of any in
the State and the lowest in this coun
ty for the past ten years.
The State rate has been set at 12
cents making the combined rate on
assessable property, $1.02 per SIOO.
The budget for the new year with
$260,183.18 for public schools as the
largest item, totals $499,294.67.
Items of the levy are as follows:
Aid to dependent children, $4300;
general public assistance, $11,007.-
.34; agricultural extension service,
$4,400; air raid defense, $1,000;
ambulance service, $300; auditor,
$1,000; court bailiffs and crier,
$2,100; County Library, $450; wel
fare administration, $2,516; Child
ren’s Welfare Society, $4,000.
Circuit Court counsel fees, $3,150;
jurors, $2,900; court miscellaneous,
$1,500; court stenographer, $1,115;
court witnesses, $700; constables,
$100; county buildings, $14,500;
commissioners court, sls, 00 0 ;
Health Department, $6,100; local
fire companies, $5,000; elections,
$6,100; inquisitions, $1,400; insur
ance, $1,200; interest on bonds,
$18,500; Japanese beetle control,
$600; lighting of towns, $5,000; new
assessment, $6,500.
Old age pensions, $13,999.02; Or
phans Court, $1,800; outside insane,
$12,000; paupers, $450; poor and in
sane, $6,000; printing, $1,000; pub
lic schools, $260,183.18; redemption
of Elkton High School bonds, $lO,-
000; redemption of general improve
ment bonds, $20,000; 'redemption of
lateral bonds, $6,000; redemption of
school bonds, $5,000; reduction and
insolvencies, $2,500; reserve for em
ergencies, $15,000; sheriff, $8,750;
supervisor of assessments, $2,500;
supplies for court house, $2,000; sup
plies for jail, $3,600; Union Hospi
tal, $5,000; aid to needy blind,
$572.17. Total, $499,294.67.
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Complete Firemen’s
Training Course
Fifteen members of the Perryville
Fire Company hace completed the
basic firemen's training course as
outlined by the University of Mary-,
land over a period of six months.,
Charles Leroy Minker, fire service
extension department, who instructed"
the class, presented the following fire
men with merit award cards from the
University: Captains, Donald C- Cole
and John C. Thomas; Lieutenants,
Joseph K. Watson, John Hornberger,
K. W. Boulden and Clarence P. Bar
row; iaddermen and hosemen, Lane
Evans, Gilbert F. Honicker, Ellis
Hornberger, James F. McGraw, Jr.,
Michael Phillips, James R. Thomas,
Creston B. Todd, Marian H. Toll and
William A. Wilson.
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Thirty-Ninth Wed
ding Anniversary
June 24th marks the thirty-ninth
wedding anniversary of Mr. and Mrs.
Leroy Jones, of our town.
On June 24, 1905, Miss Lucy Bur
kins became the bride of Leroy Jones
in Slate Ridge parsonage, Harford
County, Md. Rev. A. Lewis Hydb,
now deceased, pastor of Slate Ridge
church, was the officiating minister.
The newly-weds went to live with
Mr. and Mrs. A. J. Jones, Sr., parents
of the groom, at Farmington, in the
house now occupied by Mr. and Mrs.
Lawrence Sadler. On Feb. 28, 1906,
they set up housekeeping for them
selves at Watson’s Corner, in the ten
ant house of Mr. William Smith,
where they resided until March 14,
1916, then moved to the B. F. Cul
leney apartment in Rising Sun, now
owned by Mr. Morton McCardell.
On April 27, 1916, they purchased
and moved to the Geo. Griest proper
ty, which they later sold to. Mr. Jo
seph Johnson and Mr. Elmer Brown,
and on March 25, 1922, moved to the
Pogue property that stood beside the
Village Restaurant, the dwelling hav
ing since been torn down.
On March 18, 1925, Mr. and Mrs.
Jones purchsed the. property on
Mount Street, where they now reside,
from the late Alfred Burkins.
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Boy Scout Auxiliary
The Mothers Auxiliary met in the
cabin Thursday evening, June 15.
The next meeting wll be on Sept. 14.
$66.25 was realized from the recent
bake held in the cabin. The members
of the Auxiliary thank each and every
one who in any manner helped with
this bake.