The Midland journal
VOL. LX.VI
Union Hos
pital Being
Reorganized
Six Directors Resign—
New President Is
Elected
In accordance with a recent report
and survey conducted by Dr. Joseph
O. Doane, ef Philadelphia, at the re
quest of the Board of Directors ot
Union Hospital, Elkton, six directors
having served ten years on the Board
resigned so that a system of tenure
of office could be instituted.
Those resigning were Abel 0. Cam
eron, president; Miss Grace W. Price,
Miss Virginia Abrahams, H. W. Pip
pin, David B. McDowell and M. J.
Ewing.
Sen. James W. Hughes was nameu
temporary chairman and the meeting
was continued under his guidance.
New members elected to the Board
are Harry L. Croak, Edward D. E.
Rollins, Elkton, and William Shelton
of hair Hill. There are three addi
tional members to be chosen and a
••Eluding Committee” consisting ol
Mr. Rollins, George K. Bailey, ana
H. W. Bouchelle was appointed bj
Senator Hughes.
The announcement was made that
the hospital was running in the
“red” to the amount of over $1,20t
a month and a committee, consisting
of Earle Wyatt, Harry L. Croack and
Miss Ruby Pannell, was appointed to
probe into the operating expenses
and maintenance with power to act.
Mr. Pepper, president of the Tri
umph Industries, presented the hos
pital with a check for SIO,OOO to
cover a portion of the deficit and to
defray the cost of the Doane Survey.
In addition a large amount of sup
plies of every description was pre
sented to the hospital through the
efforts of Mr. Pepper.
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Dr. Lynch Building
Lake For Boys
Dr. Wallace M. V. Lynch, who op
erates the widely-known Belvedere
Plantation at Calvert. AlSctl County,
where he specializes in breeding the
famous Brown Swiss cows, recently
purchased another farm at Sylmar,
Md., known as Belvadlere Farm.
On the latter there is under con
struction a large lake where Dr.
Lynch will entertain the boys of Ce
cil and Harford counties and of Phil
adelphia, where he is chairman ol
the Boys’ Work Committee for the
Optimist Club. It will be known as
Optimist Lake in honor of his service
club. When completed the project
will cost in the neighborhiod of $lO,-
000.
Dr. Lynch proposes to stock the
lake with fish and a large portion
will be reserved as a swimming pool.
Pure water will be fed into the pool
by a natural spring and suitable bath
houses, diving boards and ,fishing
rafts will be constructed.
Optimist Lake will be one of the
largest fishing and swimming cen
ters in this vicinity. It wll be for the
exclusive use of boys, where Dr.
Lynch will put into actual practice
the Optimist Club’s slogan, “Building
Boys Is Better than Mending Men.”
Dr. Lynch’s summer home, Belva
dere-By-The-Sea, is located at Beach
Haven, N. J. —Republican, Havre
de Grace.
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Attended Workers
Conference
Those from the Zion Circuit who
Were in attendance at the three day
Children’s Workers Conference, Wes
ley Junior College, Dover, last week,
were Mrs. Lee Rogers and Miss Nor
ma Rae Fell of Calvert; Mrs. How
ard H. Rogers, Miss Joanne Marie
Touchton and! Mrs. George B. Pretty
man, of Zion.
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Navy Plant Closes
Operations have practically stop
ped at the Navy plant of Triumph
Explosives, Inc., near Elkton, All the
employees, except a small force of
guards, the hospital crew and some
of the office force and a few others,
have been laid oft. Operations are
being continued at what is known as
the Army plant, but on a very much
reduced scale.
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Struck By Auto
David Angle of the Wacaco Riding
School. Wilmington, son of Mrs. An
drew Angle of Providence, Md„ is
in the Delaware Hospital, Wilming
ton, suffering with a broken hip and
other injuries from being struck by
an automobile. Mr. Angle was out
with a group of riders when he was
struck by the speeding auto.
The Rosebank Church, Calvert,
held their annual Sunday School pic
nic August 8 St Cedar Farm.
RISING SUN, CECIL COUNTY, MD.. FRIDAY. AUGUST IQ. 1945
BURNING HAY
CREATES 24-HOUR
FIRE CALL
Oxford firemen were called to the
W. O. Sumner farm, the old Watt
place, north of Oxford, Monday after
, noon last, and camped there for
twenty-four hours in fighting a fire
in the hay mow.
The immediate threat to the barn
was checked when firemen cut a
hole in the floor under the mow and
soaked the hay. The fire is said to
,iave started from' spontaneous com
oustion from the new hay mowed
over a layer of old hay in one of the
.nows. The firemen remained on duty
HI night, and alarms for additional
uelp were sounded at 4 A. M. and
/:3# A. M. Tuesday morning.
Tuesday, a hay ba.er was put into
action and good hay next to the
mouldering mass was packed at the
ate of 4 tons an, hour when the bal
r broke down. Finally the series of
.ires broke out in places, and for a
Jme -had firemen worried over the
..ossibility of saving the structure.
However, with help from a half
aozen or so other companies in the
egion, two lines were laid to the
reek some 1200 or more feet away,
.nil the hay was kept soaked thor
oughly until it could be removed
rom the barn and trucked away.
Although the beams were sagged
.rom the excessive weight of the wet
~ay and the water had to be pumped
rom the flooded stables below, the
■structure was saved. It would be next
o impossible to replace a barn like
his at the present time.
Two firemen from Oxford and two
rom West Grove were overcome by
smoke Tuesday, but were quickly re
.ived and apparently suffered no ill
.-fleets from their experience.
—Oxford, Pa., Press.
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Lieutenant Donache
On Inactive List
Lieutenant Leigh D. Donache, son
A Mrs. John Donache of Rising Sun,
•as been placed on inactive duty
.rom the Army Air Corps and haß
. eturned to civilian life.
Lieut. Donache has been in the air
.orpß since June, 1941, serving one
year overseas with the 15th Air
~'orce as a pilot of a Liberator bomb
er.
He made fifty-seven bombing mis
,ions over enemy territory and has
~©en awarded the Distinguished Fly
ag Cross, the Air Medal with three
Jak Leaf Clusters, a Presidential
Jnit Citation, and six battle stars,
.laving participated in six major en
gagements.
Clothing For
Europe’s Needy
The report of the United National
Jlothing Collection for War Relief
. eveals that millions of war victims
u Europe will receive clothing col
.ected in this country during the re
ent drive, before the winter begins.
The report reveals that as of July
13, some 29,397,427 pounds of cloth
.ng have been baled for shipment to
Europe. A little more than half of
this amount has already been ship
ped or has been scheduled for ship
ment.
High praise of the response given
oy the American people to the drive
was voiced by Henry J. Kaiser, na
tional chairman, and by President
Truman, and by local county officials
of the campaign.
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Heifers Perish In Flames
Struck by lightning during the
storm of July 26, the barn on the
! tarm of Ralph Crowl, near Elkdale,
Chester county, Pa., was destroyed
oy fire. Four heifers perished in the
flames.
Oxford fire company gave what as
sistance they could, but the flames
spread throughout the structure so
swiftly i hat there was no possible
way to check the fire. The season’s
crops were in the barn, but not
mufch machinery. The lose wag 80t at
$12,090.
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Gas Coupon Thefts
Increase
Thefts of gasoline ration coupons
1 have increased in many sections of
the country, Maryland State OPA
1 officials said in issuing a warning to
1 service stations and dealers that they
must take all possible precautions
to safeguard coupons in their posses
sion.
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: Police Car Runs
j Down Cattle
A State Police car, being driven
l along the highway near Bay View,
' ran into a herd of cows belonging to
. ex-Sheriff David Randolph. Two of
i the cows were killed outright, and
four others injured, one of them so
badly that it died.
The cows were being driven across
■ the highway from the pasture field to
th barn at the time of the accident,
Farmers To
Meet At
North East
The farming public is invited to
. the North East annual Southern
States Membership meeting to be
held in the North East High School
North East, Tuesday evening, August
L 14, at 8 o’clock.
, The objectives of the meeting will
be outlined by Murray Cameron, of
North East, who will preside. John
| Sten will make a talk on “The Nec
. essity for Farmer Cooperatives.”
Mrs. John Clark, North East, will ex
plain “Women’s Part in Farm Coop
eratives.” A report on Southern
, States Cooperative’s activities during
, the past year will be given by Dis
trict Manager F. D. Puncke, New
ark, who will also show the sound
movie, “Endless Acres.” The report
on the local cooperative program will
be made by Guy S. Rogers. Using
questions asked by the audience, El
wod Racine, North East, will con
duct an open discussion.
From the following nominees, to
gether with any named from the floor
successors to the two retiring board
members will be chosen; Ernest
Wood, Sr.; Rudolph Leanian, Jamese
Rudd, Lawson Trimble, North East,
and Carl Eklund, Charlestown.
Successors to the two retiring
, members of the Farm Home Advis
ory committee will be elected front
the following group of farm women
plus any nominated from the floor.
Miss Estella Wood, Mrs. Frank Wood
Mrs. Titus Kataja, North East; and
Mrs. James Rowles and Mrs. William
McMullin, Elkton.
The Feed Bag Style Show will be
open to three classes of entrants —
juniors, misses and older women.
Participants will wear to the meeting
dresses which they have made from
Southern States feed bags, either
• plain or figured or a combination of
the two. Prizes will be awardedin the
competition. Judges are Miss Ruth
Robinson, chairman, Elkton; Miss
, Florence Graham, Charlestown, and
Otto Wigrefi, North East.
Sentenced To
House Of Correction
Joe F. Haley was’brought before
Trial Magistrate James Weinroth of
Elkton, and given a sentence of 18
months in the House of Correction
tor carrying a concealed weapon.
SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTION
Ethel Shupinsky SKD 2|c, U. S.
. Naval Hospital, Bainbridge, Md., and
brother, Allen Shupinsky Ph M 3 jc.
Breezy Point Dispensary, NAS
Hedion, Norfolk, Va., were guests of
Miss Caroline B. Fisher over the
week-end.
United States Senator David I.
Walsh, of Massachusetts, was a re
cent visitor at the Wellwood Country
and Yacht Ciuib at Charlestown, Ce
cil County. Senator Walsh is an hon
orary member of the club..
Mrs. Francina Kirk Townsend and
daughter, Pamela, Willow Grove,
Pa., were guests of Mrs. Clarence
Ashby, last week.
Mr. and Mrs. Albert L. Buffington,
of Swarthmore, Pa., former residents
of our town, calleidi on friends here
Saturday.
Circle No. 4, W. S. C. S., enjoyed
a picnic Wednesday evening of last
week at the home of Mrs. W. B.
Cooney.
Mrs. S. A. Kirkpatrick and daugh
ter “Cathie" are visiting her parents
i Mr. and Mrs. Clyde Keilholts and
> family.
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Mrs. Will Reynolds and Miss A.
. Mabel Reynolds visited Miss Sara
. Hindman and brother, John, Sunday.
Mr. and Mrs. John Tosh and son,
John, were guests Sunday of Mrs.
Cora Robinson, Port Deposit.
’ Mrs. Granville Richards, Balti
i more, is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Joseph
• T. Richards and family.
Mrs. Lydia M. Cameron was the
’ week-end guest at the Maxwell farm,
• near Port Deposit.
Mrs. John C. Hindman is visiting
Corp. and Mrs. Kirk Brokaw, Lang
ley Field, Va.
, Mrs. Egbert Mortimer, Lively, Va„
is the guest of Miss Virginia Rlch
i aards.
i Ensign Susan Inscoe, U. S. Naval
[ Reserve, is visiting Miss Alice Ven-
I able.
Mr. and Mrs, Ralph T. Wilson en
s joyed a visit last week with Miss
i Lucy Carhart and Miss Louise Hard
, castle in the Peeene Mountains.
Commanded
Honor
Guard
Major Alton L. Bell commanded
the Honor Guard Battalion of the
508 Parachute Regiment, veterans of
the 82 nd Airborne Division, when
President Truman recently visited
General Eisenhower at the USFET
headquarters in Frankfurt-on-Main.
The Commander-in-Chief and Gen
eral Eisenhower later reviewed these
troops with the Battalion Command
er, Major Bell.
This honor was repeated on two
other occasions when his battalion
formed a special honor guard for the
Secretary of State, James Byrnes,
and the Secretary of War, Henry L.
Stlmson. General Eisenhower was al
so present each time and walked
with the Major as the troops were in
spected.
Major General Norman C. Kirk,
iurgeon General of the Army, visit
id General Eisenhower at Frankfurt
>n-Main, with the Secretary of War
Stimson. Major-Gen. Kirk is a Rising
Sun boy, where he is familiarly
known to his friends as “Norm.”
Major Bell’s home is in Denneys
vile, Maine, but he was known in
Cecil County before entering the
armed forces in October, 1941. He
saw action In Normandy, Southern
France, Holland and the Ardennes.
In the first three mentioned, he made
parachute jumps Into the theater of
action.
His wife and 18 months old daugh
ter reside at Colora, Md.
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$5,000 Allotted For
Marketing Study
In accordance with resolutions
adopted by both Houses of Maryland
Legislature, Governor O’Conor has
made known that the Board of Pub
lic Works has authorized au appro
priation of $5,000 for the study and
development of an enlarged market
ing program for the State.
Among the accomplishments pro
jected for the study, Governor O’Con
or revealed, are the finding of new
markets for apples and other fruits
and vegetable products; a program
of inspection which would take into
consideration quality, packing, crat
ing, etc.; quality marketing for qual
ity Maryland livestock and close co
operation with the Federal Govern
ment in the promotion of agricultur
al products.
Elkton Rotarians enjoyed a trip
down the North East river last week,
being entertained on yachts owned
by fellow Rotarians H. W. Pippin
Lee Pinkerton. Following the boat
trip dinner was served at the North
East Yacht Club’s headquarters.
Cards were received here b y
friends of Mrs. Virginia Slicer
Schenck, last week, announcing that
they were nicely located in their new
home on Bermuda Blvd., Tampa,
Florida. Very warm, but always a
grand breeze.
The W. C. T. U. will meet at 2 p.
m., In the Methodist church, Thurs
day, Mrs. Joseph Cameron and Mrs.
Allie McNamee, hostesses. Miss Mir
iam Scarborough, program leader;
Miss Elizabeth Stephens, devotional
leader.
Wilmer K. B. Fisher, son of Mrs.
Malva B. Weir, has enlisted in the
Merchant Marines, and is in Brook
lyn, New York. He visited the home
folks over the week-end.
Major Eugene Hite, after a ser
vice of two and a half years overseas,
has been enjoying a furlough at the
home of his mother, Mrs. T. N. Hite
and family.
Miss Elda Shingler, Altoona, Pa.,
and Charles Shingler, South Bend,
Ind., are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ray
Shingler.
Mr. andi Mrs. Warren Goldie, of
Baltimore, were week-end visitors
of Mr. and Mrs. W. B. Cooney.
Mrs. Ada Buffington is vistlng
friends in Point Pleasant, N. J.
Miss Hannah Crothers, Baltimore,
was the guest of her cousin, Mrs.
Harvey W. Ewing, last week.
Mrs. Rose Spencer, Reading, Pa.,
is visiting Mrs. Evelyn Spencer at the
home of Mrs. Harry Fisher.
Mr. and Mrs. Melvin Thompson,
Bayside, L. 1., are guests of Mr. and
Mrs. William M. Pogue.
Miss Edna Chandlee, Baltimore,
has been the recent guest of Rising
Sun friends.
Joan Hanna visited Mr. and Mrs.
R. G. Warren. Baltimore, last week.
FOUR CANNED
JUICES TO GO OFF
I RATION LIST
Four types of canned fruit and
j vegetable juices were polntfree strat
e ing at 12:01 A. M., Sunday, August
f 5, the OPA announced,
i The suldden announcement was
i made after consultations between
r OPA Adminstrator Chester - Bowles
and Secretary of Agriculture Clinton
. P. Anderson. A sharp cut-back in
e military requirements, which had
- not been made or planned at the time
the August point value charts were
j prepared, was responsible for the
i drip to zero point value.
3 The juices that may now be bought
without the surrender of any blue
points are: canned tomato juice,
- vegetable juice, grapefruit juice, and
i blended grapefruit and orange juice.
The 1945-4 6 production of these
tour types of juices is expected to
exceed pre-war levels by a substan
tial amount, it was explained, so that
- the sharp reduction in Army orders
r brings the total supply for civilians
; back to its pre-war normal.
r The decision is in line with the ex
pressed Government policy of remov
ing ration controls whenever condi
i tions warrant.
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i Tilghman-Keilholtz
[ Mr. and Mrs. Clyde K. Keilholzt,
! Rising Sun, announce the marriage
of their son, Pfc. William H. Keil
holtz, to Miss Kathleen Frances
Tilghman, daughter of Mr. and Mrs.
Dennis Tilghman, of Salisbury, Md.
The ceremony was performed on
Wednesday, July 25th, at Woodside
Methodist Chiurch, Silver Spring, Md.
r The pastor, Rev. Philip C. Edwards,
5 officiated.
. Miss Tilghman is a graduate of
5 State Teachers College, Salisbury,
and is employed by the government
in Washington.
i Pfc. Kellholtz has been serving in
the Southwest Pacific for the past 16
months, and recently returned from
combat duty in the Philippines. At
the present time he is a patient at
’ Newton D. Baker General Hospital,
' Martinsburg, W. Va., recuperating
from wounds received on Luzon,
j The couple will reside at Silver
Spring, Md.
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Galinski-Liberatore
Miss Helen Galinski, of Elkton,
and S|Sgt. Joseph Liberatore, son of
Mr. and Mrs. Pasquale Liberatore,
• Havre de Grace, were married July
29, at 12:30 p. m., at the First Bap
tist Church, Havre de Grace, by the
, pastor, the Rev. J. C. Ledbetter.
The bride wore a blue suit with
[ white accessories and corsage of red
( rosebuds. She was attended by her
t sister, Elva Galinski, of Elkton, who
( wore a lime-colored suit, with match
ing accessories and corsage of red
rosebuds.
Mr. ltauph Liberatore was his
’ brother’s best man.
Following a dinner at the Chesa
-1 peake Hotel for the wedding party
' and members of the immediate fam
’ ilies, the newlyweds left for Atlantic
1 City, where they will spend some
time. Upon their return they will
live in Havre de Grace.
S|Sgt. Liberatore was wounded
' while fighting in France and is un
• der treatment for his injuries at Val
■ ley Forge.
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Walters-Goodnow
The marriage of Miss Winona
• Walters, daughter of Mrs. Ursula
3 Walters and the late Mr. Ulysses B.
’ Walters of Nottingham, Pa., and Sgt.
3 Delbert R. Goodnow, son of Mr. and
Mrs. Edward R. Goodnow of North
East, took place on July 24, in Port
' Deposit Presbyterian church. The
> Rev. Edward N. McKee performed
3 the ceremony.
3 The bride wore an aqua colored
dress with white accessories and a
corsage of white gladiolas. The only
> attendants were Mrs. Joseph Ritter,
■ sister of groom, and Sgt. Paris Wal
f ters, brother of the bride..
Sgt. Goodnow and his bride left
on a wedding trip to Hartford, Conn,
t After a 30 day furlough home, he
3 reports back to Fort Leonardwood,
Missouri.
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Engagement Announced
. Mr. and Mrs. C. Stanley Moore, of
’ Fair Hill, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Emily E.,
to Mr. Ernest W. Logan, son of Mr.
and Mrs. Ernest L. Logan, Blake,
g Miss Moore attended Goldey Business
College, in Wilmington, Del., and is
now employed by the Navy Depart
ment in Elkton. Mr. Logan was re
j cently discharged from the United
States Army.
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g Won Prize For Biscuits
Miss Mary Minner, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. William Minner, War
i. wick, Cecil County, won first prize
for her biscuits at Harrington Fair.
Coop Annual
Membership
Meeting
Members Elected To
Local Board Of
Directors
John Lippincott of Colora, Md.,
and Hay McGrady of Kising Sun,
were elected to the local board for
three-year terms when members of
Southern States Cooperative who are
served by Southern States Rising Sun
Service held their annual Member
ship meeting at the High School, Ris
ing Sun, Md., Tuesday evening, July
31, 1945. Retiring from the Board
were Glenn McGrady of Rising Sun,
and Everett England of Rising Sun.
Named to the Farm Home Advis
ory committee were Mrs. R. G. Mc-
Donald and Mrs. Glenn McGrady of
Rising Sun, for three years; Mrs.
John Astle of Rising Sun, and Mrs.
G. Wm. England of Rising Sun, for
two years, and Mrs. Lliyd Balderston
111, Colora, and Mrs. Atlee Armour of
Risign Sun, for one year. Retiring
from the committee were Mrs. How
ard Brown and Mrs. Everett England
of Rising Sun.
“It continuously becomes more
necessary for women to take an in
terest in the operations of their farm
cooperative,” Mrs. Lloyd Balderston,
Colora, said in outlining “Women’s
part in Farm Cooperatives.”
In reviewing the local cooperative
program Harry Ream of Rising Sun,
local cooperative service manager,
said, “It has been a successful year
and together we can make next year
better,” when he discussed “The Ne
cessity for Farm Cooperatives.” In
his review of the “Annual Report of
Southern States Cooperative,” Dis
trict Manager Paul Mullinix of Bal
timore, Md., stated that Southern
States has continued to grow bigger
and better in the year just ended.
With new prolapsed purchasing and
marketing services we should reach
$70,000,000 volume next year.
The invocation was given by Dr.
Sydney Venable of West Nottingham
Presbyterian Church, Colora.
Mrs. John Astle, of Rising Sun,
accompanied at the piano by Mrs.
Lloyd Wyker of North East, led the
group singing. The movie, “Endless
Acres” was shown.
The Feed Bag Style Show, in
which eight women competed for
prizes, featured a wide variety of
dresses. Winners were Mary Ellen
Wyker, of North East, for Juniors;
Miss Helen England, of Rising Sun,
Juniors; and Mrs. S. A. Welsh, of
Rising Sun, for older women.
Prize winners in other competi
tions were Richard Ream of Rising
Sun; Sonny McGrady, Rising Sun;
Mr. and Mrs. Thomas Baxter, Rising
Sun; Mr. and Mrs. W. J. Snyder,
Rising Sun; Mr. and Mrs. Arthur
Earhart, Rising Sun; and Mr. Morris
Thomas, Rising Sun.
The meeting was attended by near
ly three hundred members, their
families and invited guests. Follow
ing the routine business and contests,
refreshments of ice cream and cake
were served by the committee in
charge.
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Elkton-Edgewood
Bus Service
Government bus service, approv
ed by the Office of Defense Transpor
tation, has been inaugurated by the
Chemical Warfare Service between
Elkton and Edgewood Arsenal to fa
cilitate transportation of civilian em
ployees to and from the arsenal.
The new Elkton-Edgewood Arsen
al buses make four stops in Elkton
both in the morning and on their re
turn in the afternoon. These are Sin
gerly Dormitories, Main and Bridge,
Main and Leo’s, and George’s Rest
aurant. Further details concerning
the service may be obtained by call
ing George’s Restaurant.
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Forest Fires In The State
Only five acers of Maryland wood
land were burned over in the first
six months of 1945.
Some comparative figures showed
nine acres burned over in Delaware,
10 in Virginia, 12 in New Jersey, 29
in Kentucky, 31 in Pennsylvania, and
47 in West Virginia.
Percentages of total state areas
burned compared as follows: Mary
land, .13 percent; Pennsylvania, .14;
Delaware, .17; Virginia, .23; West
Virginia, .30; Kentucky, .41; New
Jersey, .50.
Joseph F. Kay lor, State Forester,
attributed Maryland’s record to or
ganized fire control with carefully
trained field forces of the Depart
ment of Forests and Parks on 24-
hour duty during fire seasons.
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The bright sunshine of the last
• week was much enjoyed, especially
by the farmers of this neighborhood,
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