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The Journal VOL. LXVII Jersey Cattle Breeders Hold Field Day Cecil Jersey Fanciers Join In Exhibit Of Fine Livestock The Jersey Cattle Breeders partici pated in a fine dairy Field Day on Friday, August 2, held at Galena. Miss Margaret England, Mr. Joseph T. Ayers, Jr., and Mr. J. Z. Miller were the Cecil County members of the show committee, and the show was judged by Mr. R .N. Wills, of McDonough School. There were a total of appoxrimately 300 partici pants and spectators present to wit ness the showing and a classification demonstration. The Jersey breeders from Cecil County present with their cattle were Broadland Farms, owned by Mrs. Hoagland Gates and Mrs. Anne Gates Copley of Elkton; Rich Neck Farm, owned by Miss Margaret England of Earleville; Worsell Manor, owned by Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Phillips of Cecil ton; and Elkton Farms, owned by Mr. and Mrs. H. B. Crowgey. The winners were as follows: Jer sey bulls: First and Junior Champion Elkton Farms; second, Miss Margar et England. These animals were both classified in the Danish system of awards as falling in the blue group. Yearling bulls: Second, Miss Mar garet England, and third, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Phillips, Jr. These were both blue group winners. Heifer calf class: First, Elkton Farms; Junior Yearling Heifers, First Mrs. Hoaglan Gates; second, ’Mrs. Anne Gates Copley, both of these animals fell in the blue ribbon group; and fifth, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Phillips, Jr., with an animal falling in the red group. Senior yearling heifers, third place Miss Margaret England, with the an imals falling in the white group. Cows two years old and under three First and in the blue group, Miss Margaret England; second and in the blue group, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Phil lips, Ja. Cows, three years and under four, first, Elkton Farms; second, Miss Margaret England, and third, Elkton Farms, all these animals in the blue group. Cows four years and over, first Senior and Grand Champion, Miss Margaret England; second and in the red group, Mrs. Hoagland Gates, and third in the red gouirp, Mr. and Mrs. A. N. Phillips, Jr. The Second place Get of Sire and the produce of Dam were owned by Miss Margaret England. These many fine winnings of Cecil County Jerseys are certainly an indi cation that the breeders have many fine animals and should be justly proud of them. m Courses In Auto Driving Courses in automobile driving are now being offered in the great major ity of Delaware’s high schools, ac cording to an article by Arthur Bart lett in The Reader’s Digest for Aug ust. That Delaware is far ahead of the nation in this progressive step toward highway safety is evident in Bartlett’s statement that more than 80 percent of the state’s high schools offer the course while the U. S. aver age is under 20 per cent. ‘‘Youth is the dangerous age in driving,” he says, citing the fact that drivers un der 20 have five times as many fatal accidents as the 45-to-60-year olds. Bartlett’s article, condensed from the Woman’s Home Companion, at tributes this movement to State Po lice Sergeant Clarence Lynch. Believ ing that automobile accidents “can’t be stopped by arresting people after they have ’em," Lynch undertook a personal crusade to convince state officials, school authorities and par ents that it is “mu,ch more sensible to teach youngsters to drive safely than to hand out tickets —and pick up bodies.” In 2Vi years Sergeant Lynch trained 1800 young drivers. During that time only one was invol ved in an accident. The sergeant now has supervision over five teachers di viding their time between many high schools. The courses are optional, but most students are eager to take them. Teaching to drive costs the school no more than Latin or algebra and less than chemistry, none of which sub jects, the author observes, “is any good to the youth who ends his career in a smashup.” a Rector Returns To Duties The Rev. Dr. J. Warren. Albinson, of Elkton. of the Cecil County Coop erative Parish, who has been recup erating from illness for the past two months, has returned to his duties. m “Operation Appendicitis” doesn’t get o gtttQb attention any mote. RISIXG~SUWoRCIL COUNTY, MD., FRIDAY. AUGUST 16, 1946 V ■■■— . CORN CANNERIES IN OPERATION The pack of sweet corn at Rising Sun, Colora and Nottingham, Pa., canneries began last week. The plants are running on part time, as the first planting crop of corn is very 1 short, but of good quality. Weather conditions caused the first planting to be almost a failure, heavy rains occurring just after the planting, fol lowed by weeks of dry weather, that greatly retarded growth. The second planting crop is expect ed to begin to mature next week, and ' the canneries will begin running on 1 full time. n i Resigns As Pastor Of Hopewell Church ■ At the first quarterly conference 1 of Hopewell Methodist Church, held at the home of Perry A. Gibson, near ' Rising Sun, last week, with the Rev. 1 Dr. Oliver J. Collins, district super intendent, presiding, George B. 1 Prettyman, currently supplying the ! Hopewell and Asbury pulpits, an nounced he would terminate his affil -1 iations with the charges at the end of ; this month. The Rev. John Bunting, son of the Rev. John J. Bunting, former pastor ' of the Elkton Methodist Church, is to assume the pastorate of Hopewell the first of the coming month. m L New School Supt. Assumes Duties 1 Prof. Edwin B. Fockler, of North East, who was recently appointed to the position of superintendent of 1 high schools of Cecil County, has as -1 sumed his new duties. For several years past, Mr. Fockler 1 has been principal of the high school ■ at Crisfield, Md. Prior to going to Crisfield, he was principal of Ken more High Scohol, Chesapeake City High School and school attendance officer for Cecil County, at different times. Lightning Strikes Dwelling 1 During the electrical storm of Sat -1 urday morning last, between five and six o’clock, lightning ’ struck'’ the' dwelling of Robert Wiggins and dam aged it to some extent. Rising Sun firemen were called to the scene, but their services were not needed, as fortunately the bolt did not cause tire. The lightning appeared to have followed the electric light wire to the house, tearing off some weatherboard ing and damaging one corner of the roof. No very great damage was done. SB Farm Group Favors Auto Inspection The Calvert Farm Bureau Plan ning Grocp, which met at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Ellis Barber, July 16, went on record as favoring the renewal of ths auto inspection plan and directed a communication to the Commissioner of Motor Vehicles to this effect. William Rea, of the Farm Bureau Insurance Company, discussed the various types of insurance policies available to farmers and their fam ilies. The August meeting will be held at the home of Charles P. England, near Zion, August 20. — New Cars Sold In State In the first six months of this year there were only 6,469 new automo biles sold in Maryland, leaving thou sands of unsatisfied customers won dering when they would have an op portunity to be a new car owner. Among the explanations offered was the foreign markets receiving the new automobiles, but such export 1 explanation has been declared untrue by the Department of Commerce in i Washington. Such exportation can be accomplished only after a permit has i been issued by the Department of Commerce. Only 6.7 percent of the total num . ber manufactured may be sent abroad, and less than that percentage • has actually gone. m Substitute Clerk- Mail Carrier An examination for the position of i Substitute Clerk-Carrier for the Elk i ton, Md., Post Office, will be held in the near future. The closing date of ■ applications will be August 19, 1946. i Applications for the examination may be procured from the Civil Ser vice Secretary. . — ■ Waste Paper Collection ! Rising Sun Troop Boy Scouts will . collect waste paper on Saturduy af , ternoon, August 17th. If papers are tied in bundles and placed on porch or sidewalk the Scouts will pick them ; up when they come around in the af ternoon with the trufik. Mrs. Wells Named To Leg islative Council First Woman In Stale To Hold Position On Board Mrs. Genevieve H. Wells, Silver Spring, Md., a Montgomery county legislator who thinks “women should play a bigger part in government affairs,” became on Monday the first woman member of the Legislative Council. Governor O’Conor announced her appointment to succeed Delegate James W. Gill, who resigned. Named by the Governor to the House of Delegates in 1942, she has served one term and won the Demo cratic nomination for her position in the June 24 primary. “I am very pleased and consider it an honor to me as well as to the women of the State. I think it an other evidence of the Governor’s in terest in the advancement of women” said Mrs. Wells. In summing up her idea of wom en’s participation in State Govern ment, she said: “I think women should play a bigger part In Government affairs and be on the outlook so we don’t lose ground gained during the war. “Women have gained tremendous ly and have dune vital war work and we should make efforts to carry these gains made during the war pears.” The new appointee is the wife of Ralph A. Wells. The couple has one son, a student at the University of Maryland. Mrs. Wells is a deputy clerk to the president of the Montgomery Board of County Commissioners. She was a member of' the Southern Maryland Council of Defense and secretary of the Montgomery County Civilian De fense Council. B Pays $60,150 For Activities Pennsylvania Electric Company, Johnstown, Pa., was authorized last Tuesday by the Securities and Ex change Commission to sell its manu factured gas facilities to three com panies being organized by John H. Ware, 3d, of Oxford. The purchase price is $60,150. Mr. Ware proposes to acquire the entire capitalization of three Penn sylvania companies, Lock Haven Gas company, Clearfield Gas & Fuel com pany, and Renovo Gas & Fuel com pany. These companies will use cash received from Mr. Ware to pay Pen eles for the gas properties. The SEC said although Peneles has operated the properties at a loss for the past five years, Mr. Ware ex pects them to have a net income in the first year of $7,100 through op erating economies. —Oxford Press. SOCIAL AND PERSONAL MENTION Marion Rawlings, Dudley Rawlings and Auvan Smith are in attendance at the State American Legion Con vehtion in session August 15, 16, 17 and 18 at Cumberland, Md., repre senting Mason Dixon Post 194 of Rising Sun. Mr. Timanus Wilson, N. Tona wanda, N. Y., is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Ralph T. Wilson, and Mr. and Mrs. Marion Lee Patterson, Aikin. Mr. and Mrs. Marshall Brown, of Washington, D. C„ were week-end visitors at the home of the former’s mother, Mrs. Clara Brown, Charles Tome, of near town, is a patient in Union Hospital, Elkton, where he sustained an operation for appendicitis. Mr. and Mrs. Charles Crothers and son Jimmy are visiting Mr. and Mrs. William Cheeney, Spinrgfield, Mass. Mr. and Mrs. William R. Cherry and son Bob are enjoying a vacation in the New England states, Mrs. Scott Wilson and son Lester are visiting Mr. and Mrs. Harry Smith, Coopersburg, Pa, Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Sahllcross and children are spending a vacation in the South. Mr. and Mrs. Joe Cooney and son are spending a week at Ocean City, Md. Miss Lidie- Campbell is visiting in Philadelphia, Pa., and Palmyra, N. J. Ralph T. Wilson is confined to his home near Rising Sun by illness, Mr. aud Mrs. John Hindman speut this week in Atlantic City, N. J. Crop Insur ance Gains In Cecil County Six Agents Are Appointed To Meet Increased Demand More farmers than ever before in Cecil County are taking advantage of federal crop insurance this year, ac cording to Chester S. Bradley, Cecil County Agricultural Conservation chairman. During the past month several meetings have been held to set up a crop insurance organization, result ing in the appointment of the follow ing sales agents who are calling upon wheat farmers: David P. Davis, Cecil ton; Robert H. Baker, Elkton; Har old G. Peterson, Elkton; Raymond McGrady, Rising Sun; Howard G. Barnes, Port Deposit, and Edward Truitt. UB 4-II Dairy Awards Made Named as most efficient 4-H Club dairy producer of Maryland in a nine county contest, Bruice Calvin Stock man of Gaithersburg, was picked as winner of a silver plaque, a scholar ship to Maryland 4-H Club Week and $5 in cash. The annual 4-H contest, according to Mylo Downey, state boys 4-H agent, is aimed to recognize the 4-H members who not only produce milk and raise dairy animals, but who also check their feed costs and production records, and know how to rum a modern dairy business. Dairy farming is becoming a more complex business and the contest shows that young 4-H dairymen are learning the practical way to supply consumer de mand for milk. Other winners of 4-H scholarships this year included; Billy Sutton, Chestertown, Kent County; James Dorn, Forest Hill, Harford County. u Fishing Interests Oppose Test Plan The U. S. engineer’s office for this district, reports that a petition for extension of the Aberdeen Proving Grounds reservation line along the northeast side of Spesutia Island in the upper Chesapeake Bay, has been abandoned as a result of testimony at a public hearing by commercial tishing interests. Brig. Gen. A. B. Quinton, upon withdrawing the application stated it may be necessary to use the water area for short periods of research tests. He added that interested par ties would be notified at these times and a water patrol furnished to as sure that no one is endangered by the operations. a • Milk is to be target of a buyers’ strike, and no doubt the cream will rise to the occasion. The Ladies Missionary Society of West Nottingham Church will meet Thursday, Auig. 15th, with Mrs. Rush Nickle, at 2 p. m. Devotional leader, Mrs. Fred Fox; Planning Conference, Mrs. Edna Gifford. Among the recent guests of Mrs. Jean Shepherd and family were Mr. and Mrs. Herbert Allee, Detroit, Mich.; Mr. and Mrs. Allee Alleband, and children, Spartanburg, S. C. Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Lynn Gillespie of Elkton, were Mr. and Mrs. Edwin L. Haines and Miss Elizabeth R. Stephens. M. S. Ayers and family of El Paso, Texas, are visiting his brother and sister, Walter Ayers and Oma Dal ton, of Rising Sun. Mrs. J. C. McCoy and Miss A. Mabel Reynolds were’ dinner guests on Sunday of Mr. and Mrs. Boyd Etter. Mr. and Mrs. Earl’Haggerty and children of Ridley Park, Pa., were Sunday guests of relatives here. Pvt. Leonard Good of San Antonio, Texas, surprised his family by calling on the telephone last Sunday. Traffic Safety Soglan—“Don’t let a daydream become a nightmare.” Avoid accidents. Mr. and Mrs. E. W. Piper, Towson, were Sunday guests of Mr. and Mrs. Clarence Ashby. Mrs. Edward Jenkins is visiting Mr. and Mrs. Donald Mac Murray in Baltimore. Miss Elizabeth Coudon, Perryviile, is the guest of Miss Ann Durham. HORN BLOWING IS NUISANCE Campaigns to end the horn-blow , ing nuisance have the full support of the Keystone Automobile Club. William J. Merrell, Manager of the I Club in Maryland, said the efforts to ‘ abolish unnecessary horn blasts co incide with generally accepted high way safety principles. For years, he declared, Keystone has carried on an educational campaign to acquaint drivers with the dangers of relying on horns instead of brakes. “Unnecessary horn blowing,” said Mr. Merrell, “is a violation of the law of city, State and common sense. Generally speaking, the practice is an outward manifestation of inward impatience. The split-second drivers who feel it their diuty to emit shrill blasts co-incident with the change in traffic signal from red to green really ought to have their heads examined. “Properly used the horn has a defi nite value as an aid to safe motoring. Improperly used, it is a nuisance and ' a potential menace.” 1 While directing its fire mainly at • drivers, the Club extends its crlti- ' cism to parents who permit children i to operate horns on parked automo biles, apparetnly in the belief the re- 1 suiting din is “cute.” SB i Heatk-Husfelt A very pfetty wedding took place ' in Elkton on Saturday afternoon, August 3, at 6:00 o’clock, when Miss Regina Heath became the bride of Mr. Howard Oldham Husfelt of Ce- ' cilton. The double ring ceremony was per formed by Rev. Walter Hearn of the Methodist Church, Elkton, at the home of the bride. The bride's only attendant was her 1 twin sister, Mrs. Virginia Slonecker. The groom’s best man was his brother, Seaman first class William C. Hustelt, U. S. Navy, Newport, Rhode Island. The bride was given in marriage by her father. Mrs. Don ald Conway played the wedding music. Mrs. George Blake and Mrs. Ann Herstine sang “O Promise Me” and <‘l Love You Truly.” The bride was attired in a street- ' length dress of aqua crepe with ' white accessories and carried a bou quet of pink roses. Her traveling suit was of rose suede cepre. Her sister wore light aqua with white accessor- 1 ies and carried a mixed bouquet of gladiolas. The bride is a graduate of Elkton High School, class of ’43, and is em ployed in the Aberdeen payroll de- 1 partment. The groom is a graduate of Cecilfon High School, class of ’4O, aud has just recently returned from ; overseas service. 1 ■ . - Veterans Of Foreign Wars Organize A group of overseas veterans met : at the Armory in Elkton, last week, 1 and organized a Post of Veterans of Foreign Wars. Officers elected were: Commander, William R. Edmanson of Elkion; Senior Vice Commander, Albert H. Ruth, Elk Mills; Junior Vice Commander, Ellis P. M. Denney, Elkton, and Post Quartermaster, Al bert B. Mosebach, Elk Neck. Election aud appoitnment of other officers was postponed for a further meeting. The name VFW Memorial Post of Elkton was adopted. m Birthday Celebration Mr. and Mrs. Ernest Pierce en tertained in honor of Mr. Pierce’s birthday Sunday. Among the guests present were Mr. and Mrs. Thos. Riale and grandson, Rising Sun; Mr. and Mis. George Brown and daugh ters, Lancaster; Mr. and Mrs. Jos. Riale, Mr. Jos. Hamilton, Colora; Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pierce, Oxford, Pa.; Mrs. Wm. Ankerson, Mrs. Blanche Johnson and ganrddaughter, Phila delphia; Mr. and Mrs. J. M. Fergu son, Sylmar; Mrs. Reba Jump, Mrs. Lydia Afles, Mr. and Mrs. Clifford Pierce and granddaugther, Mr. and Mrs. Smith male, Perryviile, Md. u Exhibit Of Antiques August 27 and 28 an exhibit of an tiques will be held at the home of Mrs. Iva M. McKinney. 1 to 4 p. m. e\ch day. Silver offering for church work. m Suit For Divorce John Thomas Bullock, Jr., of Elk ton, has docketed suit in the Cecil Circuit Court for an absolute divorce from his wife, Dixie Pridemore Bul lock, on thd grounds of desertion. The plaintiff and the Defendant were married in Elkton, on February 18, 1944, with whom he resided until June 18, 1944, when he was aban doned and deserted without just cause or reason; that no children were born as a result of the union. The edefndant is now a resident of Main Holdren, West Virginia. Aug ust 20th has been set by the Court as the date for the defendant to show ' cause, if any. why a decree as pray ed, should not be granted. Famed Md. Pear Orchard Passes . 60,000 Trees That Once Kept Farmerette Busy Are Bligbt Victims The Bartlett pear orchards on the Howell's Point estate near Betterton, Kent County, Md., which once brought horticultural fame to Mrs. Harris, one-time leading woman far mer of that county, have passed into history due to the ravages of blight and other diseases, which practically edstroyed all of the (50,000 or more once prolific trees. Only one or two growers in Kefit county are still raising this variety of pear now. These growers now are marketing corps, which are retailing in local markets at $2.40 per bushel picked from the trees. The most extensive growers of the fruit at the present are Daniel W. Ingersoll, Jr., and Miss Dorothy Paca who own farms in Quaker Neck sec tion of the county. At the height of her fruit growing activities, Mrs. Harris annually gath ered thousands of hampers of the fruits which were shipped to north ern city markets. Mrs. Harris fre quently used an airplane to fly to the makrets to supervise the sale of her crops. She retired from active fruit grow ing operations some years ago and her large estate passed into the pos session of other purchasers, who have pulled out practically every tree on the estate. m Woman Drowned At Port Deposit Mrs. Lena Ethel Roop, 33, wife of Dalton Hoop, of Port Deposit, was drowned in the Susquehanna River early Thursday morning, August 8, when the boat capsized as she, her husband and a Mr. Brubaker were retunring from a trip down the river after midnight. According to testimony given to acting State’s Attorney, E. Kirk Brown of Cecil County, the party in Brubakers boat left about midnight and returned in two hours. As they were nearing the wharf the rowboat was caught in a swift current and up set. The two men managed to swim ashore after attempting to save Mrs. Roop and launched another rowboat and searched for the woman. It was three hours later when the body was found. The Roops came to Cecil County from Riner, Virginia, Mr. Roop being employed at Baiubridge Naval Train ing Center. They have two children, 11 and 6 years old. m Struck By Army Bus Henry Braune, aged 69, of Glas gow, Del., was struck near Elkton by an Army bus returning from Camp Kilmer, N. J., with members of the Aberdeen Proving Ground base ball team. He was pronounced dead on the scene by Dr. R. C. Dodson, coun ty medical examiner. James Frederick Lipscomb, a sol dier located at the Aberdeen Proving Grounds, who was the driver of the bus which struck Braune, upon being given a hearing before Trial Magis trate James Weinroth of Elkton, was exonerated on a charge of reckless driving Medford A. Bodt, a member of the Maryland State Police Force, investigated the accident. Two wit nesses testified that they noticed Braune walking in the middle of the road while ascending Creswell Hill, about a quarter of a mile east of Glasgow, a few minutes before the accident occurred. At the time, they testified, the unfortunate man was staggering. SB Rainbow In The Morning Eariy risers saw a beautiful and unusual sight on Saturday morning. Following the thunder gust between five and six o'clock, a beautiful rain bow arched the western skies. Old Sol getting up in the east showed those who were fortunate enough to see this unusual sight just what nature can do in painting pretty colors in the sky. m Feed Situation Eased Liquidation of much livestock In non-grain producing areas, together with the unfreezing of grains in the midwest with the lapse of controls in July has speeded the shipment of feeds into Maryland and other north eastern deficit feed states. This im provement in feed movement came even before heavy harvesting of 1946 grain crops was evident in areas sup* plying the northeast. NO. 7