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The Midland Journal
VOL. LY VI
Rules Eased
On Over
seas Mail
Order For Registered
Parcels For Troops
Is Also Listed
More liberal regulations governing
the sending of registered mail to
soldiers overseas became effective
last week at the request of the War
Department.
Under the new rules valuable and
important papers and articles of in
trinsic value, within weight limits,
may be sent by registered mall, with
indemnity against loss assured, when
the addressee has specifically asked
that the items be sent to him.
Previously no indemnity against
loss was guaranteed.
Articles of intrinsic value include
such things as eyeglasses, watches,
fountain pens, and other small items
which have a value within them
selves.
The liberalization of the register
ed-mail regulation does not include
candy or other foodstuffs. It does,
however, include the sending of
money orders. Sending of money is
still forbidden.
“When mailable articles are taken
to the postofflce for registration, the
Bender must exhibit the request from
the addressee,” the postmaster said.
“Letters or parcels must be prepaid
at first-class rate of postage, three
cents an ounce or fraction. They
must not weigh more than eight
ounces and miust be properly packed
and completely addressed.”
During the Christmas mailing
period, September 15 to October 15,
no request from the addressee is re
quired for a registered parcel, the
postmaster added.
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Eastern Shore Demo
cratic Women’s Clubs
The Eastern Shore Division of the
United Democratic Women’s Club of
Maryland will hold public Ogmocrat
ic reception, in honor of U. Sena
tor Millard E. Tydings and Mrs. Ty
dings, and Senator Dudley G. Roe
and Mrs. Roe on Sunday afternoon
August 27th, from 3 to 6 p. m. at the
George Washington Hotel, Ocean
City, Maryland.
Many people of national and state
importance and all Democratic can
didates have been invited, including
Governor Herbert R. O’Conor and
Mrs. O’Conor, and the new national
committeewoman, Mrs. Alice Car
rolls, will be guests of honor.
The reception arrangements are
being made by Miss Lena Riggin,
Chairman of the Eastern Shore Dis
tricts Club, assisted 1 by Mrs. Mayne
A. Collins, a former Chairman, and
Mrs. Minnie Rooney, and the county
presidents and past presidents of all
the Eastern Shore Clubs and their
officers.
The purpose of the reception is to
give every Democrat in the Ist Con
gressional District the opportunity
to meet their candidates and other
wise promote a democratic interest
tor the coming election.
Not only have the various leaders
on the Eastern Shore accepted the
invitation to be present, but many
from Baltimore City and other parts
of the State are planning to be
present.
Tea will be served by the Presi
dents of the different clubs during
the strains of music furnished by
Billy Heaton and orchestra. All
friends of Senator Tydings and Sen
ator Roe will be welcomed. Democrat
or Republican.
MAYNE A. COLLINS,
County Chairman.
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Bacon Hill Bridge
To Be Rebuilt
The Bacon Hill viaduct over the
tracks of the Pennsylvania Railroad
Company, which was adjudged un
safe for traffic several weeks ago, re
sulting in bus service to the towns of
North East and Charlestown, being
discontinued, will soon be recon
structed and made ready for traffic.
Lumber is already on the grounds
and it is expected that the necessary
work will be completed within the
next 30 days.
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Board Refuses License
The application of Jesse Poffen
barger. of Port Deposit, for a beer
and wine license, was refused by the
Board of Liquor Commissioners for
Cecil County last week. Forty Pro
testants froth' the Port Deposit sec
tion appekred“lfefore the Board, and
a petition sighed by over one hun
dred taxpayers was presented.
It is understood that the place of
business for which the beer and wine
application was made is located near
the Asbury Church. Floyd J. Kintner
represented the protesting party.
RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD., FRIDAY. AUGUST 25, 1944
MILKWEED
COLLECTION
IN CECIL CO.
11. E. Mcßride, County Superinten
dent of Schools,was selected to head
the Milkweed Collection campaign in
Cecil County at a meeting of County
Committee August 15. Other mem
bers of the committee are R. W.
Ruble, District Conservationist, and
J. Z. Miller, County Agent.
Stewart B. Shaw, State Supervis
or of the Milkweed Collection Pro
gram, met with the committee and
assisted in organizing the drive in
this county.
“We are not interested in the par
ticular type of local organization, ex
cept as it affects the tonnage of milk
weed floss collected and dried.” Mr.
Shaw stated. Every group whose
members can help ill getting the
quantity of this material so urgently
needed to save the lives of our boys
will be enlisted In the effort, he de
clared. Among these will be the
schools, members of the F. F. A.,
4-H Clubs, Boy Scouts, Camp Fire
Girls, Junior Red Cross, Sunday
Schools and any other groups dr in
dividuals that can help collect the
material.
The Armed Services need 1,500,-
000 pounds of milkweed floss to re
place Java kapok in life jackets and
aviator’s suits. A campaign for col
lecting the material is being carried
out in all states where the plant,
generally considered a weed, Is abun
dant. While no definite quota has
been assigned to Maryland, it is the
aim to collect every pound possible.
The campaign in this county will
be under the direction of the County
Committee. Open mesh hags w"l be
provided by the State Supervisor
through the Committee. The 20
cents a bag offered for picking and
drying the pods will be paid through
the same channels.
Mr. Shaw warned against picking
the pods before the seeds turn brown
as immature floss does not have the
bouyancy needed for life jackets:-
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Grain And Flour
Mill Destroyed
One of Lancaster County, Pennsyl
vania’s oldest mills was destroyed, bv
fire on Saturday, August 12. The
mill was located at Bird in Hand,
and was owned by Edwin Spence.
Fire was the result ol' an explosion
of chemicals with which workmen
were treating grain for storage.
Firemen fought the blaze nearly
two hours before the flames were
under control. The Interior of the
building and machinery were badly
damaged. In the mill were 7,000 bu>-
shels of wheat and 25 barrels of
flour.
Benjamin Spence, 42, son of the
owner, was in the building at the
time, and was burned on the arms,
chest an face, and taken to the Lan
caster General hospital.
The building was erected in 1776.
The walls are left standing.
Firemen from Bird in Hand<, Le
fayette, Wltmer and Paradise re
sponded to the call for help.
In the old days it was known as
Bushong’s mill and is located near
Smoketown.
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Health Office To Re
main In Court House
, Elkton, Md.
August 18, 1944
The Midland Journal
Rising Sun, Maryland
Gentlemen:
The Federal Works Agency fur
nished your paper with an article on
the Union Hospital in which the fol
lowing statement was made in the
third paragraph: “Space also will be
provided in the old building for the
Cecil County Health Department
offices and clinics.’’
The Health Department clinics
will be transferred to the hospital,
but the executive offices will remain
in the Court House. Since this state
ment has already appeared in the
papers and has created considerable
comment, I wish that you would
print the correction in the next edi
tion of The Midland Journal.
JOHN COLLINSON, M. D.
Deputy State Health Officer
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Taking Special Course
Miss Helen Irene Smith, county
home demonstrator, is taking a spe
cial three weeks course at Purdue
University. The newly appointed as
sistant demonstrator, Miss Robinson,
of Ohio, has charge of the work dar
ing Miss Smith’s absence.
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Reports Cow Stolen
Alvin Gueismeyer, a farmer of Bay
View section, reported to the Sher
iff's office that a thief entered a pas
ture field on his farm and stole a
three-year-old cow.
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i The executive meeting of the Cecil
County W. C. T. U„ was held in the
Methods t church Wednesday after
noon.
Bids For Union
Hospital Addi
tion Not Taken
Bids for the construction of a one
story addition to the new Union Hos
pital building in Elkton, to provide
space for dining room and kitchen
facilities and an X-ray laboratory,
were opened at the hospital on Aug.
15 at 2 p. m., according to informa
tion received from hospital authori
ties by C. L. Vickers, regional direc
tor of the Federal Works Agency.
The contracts for the construction,
however, were not let, and the mat
ter has been referred to the architect
for consideration and analysis.
Bids for contracts to furnish kit
chen and electrical refrigeration
equipment were opened at the same
time, Mr. Vickers said.
The general construction contract
is to include alterations to the old
hospital building, which will be
equipped as a home for nurses on
the hospital staff. Space aUo will be
provided in the old building for the
Cecil Health Department clinics.
The new hospital building, a three
story fireproof structure containing
accommodations for 75 patients, was
built with Federal aid and has been
In operation since the latter part of
May. It was constructed and equipped
at a cost of more than $312,000.
Perryville Lions
To Erect A
Service Plaque
The Lions Club of Perryville will
erect a plaque bearing the names of
the men and women In the armed
service from that community includ
ing Perryville, Aikin, Blythedale,
and Principio Furnace.
The exercises will be held on the
grounds of the Perryville high school
on Sunday, October 1, when Senator
Millard E. Tydings will make the
dedicatory address. Former Mayor
Howard W. Jackson of Baltimore,
will be master of ceremonies.
There will be a parade in which
military units from Bainbridge Naval
Training Station, Port Deposit; the
Aberdeen Proving Grounds, the
American Legion units from Havre
de Grace, Aberdeen, Elkton, and sev
eral other places will participate.
Several volunteer fire companies
also will be in the line of march.
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Heat Wave Broken
Relief from the heat wave that
kept sending the mercury up into the
nineties, day after day, finally came
Friday, when the temperature drop
ped ten or more degrees. Thursday
night brought a gentle rain and Fri
day morning just a slight sprinkle,
but it was cooler, and Saturday
weather conditions were delightful,
with even a feel of fall in the air that
night.
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Maryland Wheat
Acreage Approved
Maryland’s wheat acreage goal for
1945 of 410,000 acres has been ap
proved by War Food Administrator
Marvin Jones. The goal is 30,000
acres above the acreage planted this
year. The State goal is based on
planting intentions reported by the
farmers to the Agricultural Adjust
ment Agency.
The national 1945 goal of 68,640,-
000 acres is a maximum which would
keep wheat production in balance
with other crops and meet war re
quirements.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTION
Sgt. and Mrs. Marion L. Patterson
of Graud Island, Nebraska, are visit
ing at the homes of Lee Patterson,
Aikin, and Ralph T. Wilson, Rising
Sun. Sgt. Patterson has a twenty-day
leave.
Mr. Clifford Roberson, Freehold,
N. J., and Mr. Ross Cameron, Inter
laken, N. J., were recent guests of
Rising Sun relatives.
Mrs. Joseph Johnson and three
sons, Pfc. Russell, Donald, and Ed
ward, are enjoying a trip to Indiana.
Mrs. Ben Pogue, Suzanne and Ben,
Jr., Freehold, N. J., are visiting Mr.
and Mrs. William M. Pogue.
Wilson Ewing was transferre d
from Camp Meade to Keesier Field,
Miss., last Thursday.
Miss Laura Haddock, Detroit,
Mich., is the guest of Mrs. Thomas
Roberson.
Mrs. Elsie Plummer, Baltimore,
was the guest last week of Mrs. Otis
Kennard.
Claude C. Buck and family are
spending the week at Carpenter’s
Point, along the North East river.
Southern
States
i Cooperative
> Voting on matters of policy and
■ election of two members to the Board
> of Directors and two members to the
i Farm Home Advisory committee fea
, tured a recent meeting of members
. and friends of Southern States Co
- operative in Rising Sun.
A majority of the members voting
- on the question as to whether or not
Southern States should pay patron
, age refunds in stock or cash, favor
ed payment In stock. Also they fa
, vored continuing to call voting stock
at par value 10 years from date of
Issuance.
The two members elected to fill
i the vacancies on the Board of Direc
tors are Wade Cameron of Rising
Sun, and J. W. Kelley of Conowingo,
who will serve a three-year term.
Glenn McGrady will be board chair
man this year.
The two members elected to fill
the vacancies on the Women’s Farm
Home Advisory committee are as
i follows: Mrs. John Astle of Rising
: Sun, and Mrs. Winter Brown of Not
tingham, who will serve three-year
terms. When the committee met Mrs.
Balderston 111, was selected as chair
man.
Prize winners are these, for the
oldest married couple, Mr. and Mrs.
David McDowell. The baldest man
was Mr. Lippincott. The youngest
mftrried couple was Mr. and Mrs.
Middleton. The tallest man was Ken
ton Cameron. The family traveling
the most miles was Mr. Lutter. This
feature of the program was under
the leadership of District Manager
M. Tomlinson, of Frederick.
Dr. Venable of Colora, led the
audience in prayer and Mrs. Helen
Astle of Rising Sun conducted the
group singing.
Hosts at this affair were Southern
States Rising Sun, and Southern
States Cooperative.
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Oxford Firm Cited By OPA
The OPA has charged the Reliance
Mirror Manufacturing Co., of Oxford,
Pa., with violating the general max
imum price regulation, and an in
junction restraining the firm from
doing business was asked Friday in
Federal District Court, Philadelphia.
The charges are a failure to pre
pare a base period statement show
ing the firm’s ceilings and also fail
ing to keep adequate cost records.
Sept. 26 at 10 a. m. is the time set
by Judge William H. Kirkpatrick for
t the hearing on the motion for a pre
liminary injuction.
Attention! Sixth District!
FAMILIES of Servlcement In
this district: Please forward to
Rising Sun Lions Club as soon
as possible name and military
address of persons in your fam
ily now in Armed Forces. This
information wanted for mailing
Christmas packages.
Military Affairs Committee
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State Police Promotions
Col. Beverly Ober, head of the
Maryland State Police, announes the
following promotions at the Cono
wingo and Benson stations: Corp. H.
F. Trumpower, Benson, promoted to
sergeant; Trooper H. L. Thomas,
Conowingo, advanced to corporal;
Troopers W. T. Hanley and W. H.
Otto, of Benson station, advanced to
troopers first-class.
Mr. and Mrs. Norman Touchton,
and daughter, Joanne Marie, of Zion,
spent a few days at Rehoboth Beach,
Delaware. Miss Virginia Rittenhouse
of Leslie, accompanied them.
Mr. and Mrs. Arthur B. Weiss and
daughters Elaine and Althea, of
Rosedale, Long Island, are spending
their vacation at their summer home
near Colora.
Eighty-nine persons attended the
O’Neal-Pierce family picnic at the
Beach farm, near Earleville, Sunday,
August 13 th. ,
Mrs. Louise Brokaw and Miss Ra
chel Rittenhouse are visiting Cpl.
and Mrs. C. Kirk Brokaw, Langley
Field, Va.
Mrs. Thomas Roberson and daugh
ter Ann, were recent guests of Mr.
Clifford Roberson, Freehold, N. J.
Mrs. J. R. Bicking and son Dick
are visiting relatives in Pocomoke
City, Md.
Mrs. Ella Mask Is visiting her
niece, Mrs. Alfred Reynolds, Oxford,
Pa.
Mr. and Mrs. Charlton Poist spent
the week-end In Atlantic City.
CHAPLAIN GUEST
SPEAKER AT
LIONS CLUB
! Chaplain Orlando, of Bainbridge
Training Center, was guest speaker
at the dinner meeting of the Lions
Club here on Thursday eveinlng last.
The Chaplain spoke interestingly
on New Guinea, and told some of the
conditions that our boys in the Army
and Navy are facing there. With the
temperature ranging anywhere from
106 to 125 degrees, you are always
wet, whether it rains or not, and
when it rains there is mud —deep
mud everywhere; and mosquitoes
and other Insects to pester you.
About the only recreation the boys
have is moving pictures; in the rain
or in the dry, every night. Despite
these, and other hardships, Chaplain
Orlando stated the morale of the
boys was wonderful, and their atten
dance at religious services put to
shame our average attendance here
at home, where we have every com
fort and inducement Imaginable.
The country is beautiful, from the
waving palms along the beaches, to
the wonderful snow-capped moun
tains in the distance.
The one thing the boys in service
cannot understand or condone, is the
strikes of our highly paid, comfort
ably housed, abundantly fed workers.
Every strike slows up the war and
keeps the boys that much longer in
service. Their big desire Is to get the
war over and get back home, and
woebetide any striker, whether his
demands be right or wrong, if a Ser
vice man could 1 get his hands on him.
Chaplain Orlando’s talk was thor
oughly enjoyed by everyone of the
thirty or more Lions and guests pre
sent, as was the splendid fried chick
en dinner prepared and served by
the ladies of Circle 4, W. S. C. S., in
the dining room of the Methodist
church.
President John F. Bodlne and As
sistant Deputy Governor Harvey W.
Ewing, were delegates from the Ris
ing Sun Lions Club to the convention
of Lions International held in Chi
cago, 111., Aug. 1,2, and 3. In his re
port of the convention, Lion Bodine,
among other things, stated there
were 21,000 delegates and 555 al
ternates In attendance, and 69,000
activities reported by the various
JAona Clubs.
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Eklund-Rother
Miss Dorothy Eklund, of Port De
posit, and Henry Rother, of the
same place, were united in marriage
on July 1, 1944, by Rev. Link at
Tome Methodist Parsonage.
The bride wore a light blue after
noon dress with white accessories,
and carried an old fashioned bouquet
of white lilies and baby breath. Her
only attendant was Mrs. Cora Hohn.
The groom’s brother-in-law, Mr. Aus
tin Hohn, acted as best man.
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Hilbert-Maroney
Miss Minnie Hilbert, of Elkton,
and Chief Warrant Officer Ernest
Maroney, of Boston, Mass., were
married in Elkton, August 7. They
were attended by Mrs. Marion Whit
lock.
Following the ceremony, the cou
ple left for Boston, where they will
make their home, since Chief War
rant Officer Maroney is stationed
there.
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Gilliford-Mitchell
The marriage of Miss Anne Louise
Gilliford, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Chester M. Gilliford, of Wayne, Pa.,
to Second Lieut. Henry Arthur Mit
chell, Jr., A. U. S., son of Mrs. H.
Aruthur Mitchell, of Wayne, Pa., and
the late Dr. Mitchell of Elkton, took
place Saturday, Aug. 12, at Fort
Monmouth, N. J.
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Ferrese-Bozeman
The marriage of Miss Philomena
Ferrese, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Anthony Ferrese, of Elkton, and Pfc.
William H. Bozeman, Live Oak, Fla.,
will take place at 7 o’clock, August
26, at the Immaculate Conception
Church, Elkton. Private Bozeman is
stationed at the Aberdeen Proving
Ground.
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Engagement Announced
Mr. and Mrs. Nolan Hutchins, of
Elkton, announce the engagement of
their daughter. Miss Nola Ellen to
Sergeant George A. Williams, son of
Mrs. Mary Williams and the late
George A. Williams of North East.
Miss Hutchins is a graduate of
Elkton High School, attended Goldey
College and is now employed at Aber
deen Proving Ground. Sergeant Wil
liams returned just recently from
overseas and is now stationed at
1 Camp Butner, N. C.
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Community Library
The regular monthly meeting of
the Board of Trustees of the Com
munity Library Association will be
. held in the Library room on Mon
day evening, August 88th.
Quarantine
On Dogs In
Cecil County
Health Officer Reports
Seven Animals Have
Suffered Rabies
A quarantine on dogs has been or
dered in Cecil County by the Mary
land State Board- of Agriculture from
August 3 to November 3, 1944. All
persons are warned that dogs must
be tied securely, confined, or on a
leash at all times; and that thosq
found loose within the quarantine
period will be destroyed. The decision
to impose a quarantine on the coun
ty was reached when two dogs were
found on August 1 in the county
with the disease. '
Other oases of rabies in dogs werd
reported as follows: In June, 1 case;
in March, 1; June, 2 cases; July 1;
and in August, 2. Contact with these
animals required the following num
ber of people to take the 14-day anti
rabic treatment: During June, 7;
during July, 3; August, 2. Without
these treatments it is probable that
several of those bitten would have
developed rabies, a disease from
which there have been no recover
ies in human beings.
JOHN COLLINSON, M. D.
County Health Officer.
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Big Season For
Horseshoe Camp
The 1944 camping season at the
Horseshoe Reservation, property of
the Chester County, Council, Inc.,
Soy Scouts of America, has broken
all, previous records, it was revealed
recently by Louis R. Lester, chief
executive of the Council and John H.
Ware, 3rd, of Oxford, chairman of
the Council’s Committee on Camping
Activities. The season comes to a
rlose this week.
Throughout the season the Horse
shoe has had a capacity crowd of
Scouts. A total of 516 Scouts have
ramped there this summer, making
this year, the Silver Anniversary of
the Scout Council, a banner one. This
summer’s registration at the camp
exceeded last year’s by nearly 200.
The West Chester District was rep
resented by 85 Scouts; the Phoenix
rille-Spirng City district, 85; the
Main Line district, 100; the Coates-
Hlle-Downingtown-Honey Brook dis
trict 141, and the Southern Chester
County district, 105 Scouts.
In addition to having a record
number of Scouts in camp, the 25th;
year of the Council was further;
marked with the dedication of the •
Bentley R. Morrison Memorial :
Health Lodge, a fine building which '
will prove a real asset to the camp •
in years to come.
In view of wartime difficulties the •
Camp Committee and the Council as *
a whole are pleased with the success
of the current season, reflecting as ,
it does the work of Scoutmasters
who have seen to it that their Scouts
have the advantage of a week, two i
weeks, or perhaps longer at the s
Horseshoe, rated one of the fineßt ;
Scout camps in the entire country.
—Oxford Press.
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Christmas Gifts
For Men Overseas
Now is the time to start bundling
up those Christmas gifts for the;
men serving overseas.
If you think this is forcing the -
season, consider the fact that the;
mailing period is just around the
corner, leaving few days for shopping i
and wrapping. It starts September 15 ‘
and lasts until October 15.
In that one month the Navy Mail ,
Service estimates that 25 million
packages will be mailed to bluejack
ets, marines and coatsguardsmen—
almost four times the volume of
packages handled for them in the
rush a year ago.
This year Navy Christmas pack
ages will travel farfiung distances:
to Attu and to Tulagi, to Oran and
to Saipan, to Naples and Cherbourg
and Marseilles—to every ship, every
outpost, and every beachhead held
by personnel of the Navy, Marine
Corps, and Coast Guard.
The packages will go through a
variety of climates. They may easily
travel 10,000 miles by truck and by
train, by convoy and by amphibious
craft, by plane and by shoulder pack.
And they will be rehandled innumer
able times before they Anally reach
the men for whom they are intended.
Says the Navy Mail Service: You
can do three things to facilitate de
livery—ADDßESS IT CORRECTLY,
WRAP IT SECURELY. MAIL IT ON
TIME.
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i Circle No. 1, W. S. G. S., will meet
■ with Miss A. Mabel Reynolds, Friday
afternoon at 2:30 p. m.
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