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Newspaper
Cambridge Tribune
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Jun 13, 1947
Page
1
The postwar market shows saturation in small private aircraft and radios with price cuts and reduced demand. Retail and wholesale inventories rise as orders fall, while auto output recovers with material shortages easing. Construction slows, especially residential, though industrial expansion persists and unemployment edges upward.
The Employment Security Board reports a projected net gain of 7 700 jobs by September 15 across Maryland. Hiring plans by major employers verge toward stabilization despite recent construction delays and February layoffs.
Warrants charging ten members of the Deal Island baseball club with unlawfully engaging in a baseball game on Sunday were sworn out by Maryland State Delegate Carl Hoffman. Magistrate L Stanley Ford issued the warrants under Hoffman's 1947 act which targets church attendance impact and carries a $25 fine or jail.
The Department of Commerce announced abundant supplies for July. Fresh lemons and oranges, canned grapefruit segments, citrus juices, and tomato juice will be available. Three canned vegetables, potatoes, cottage cheese, and fish will be plentiful, with peanut butter also in good supply for summer sandwiches.
Delmarva Peninsula, the nation’s largest broiler area, produced 85,797,000 birds in 1946, down 24 percent from 1945 but averaging a record 30.2 cents per pound. Delaware led with 21 percent of U.S. output, Maryland contributed 12 percent, and the region’s 10 year averages reflect strong poultry activity despite the drop. Delaware produced 54,675,000 birds in 1946, while Maryland output stood at 31,122,000.
The Pimlico closure pushed Delaware Park into a busy buildup as Stanton becomes a racing hub for the richest 30 day session from May 29 to July 5. Trainers rush to prepare thoroughbreds for 14 stake events including three $25,000 classics the Kent New Castle and Sussex. Racing Secretary Gil Mays expects about 500 horses on site this week across 1436 stalls.
Former Massachusetts state senator Wilmer Fell Davis, hospitalized at Massachusetts Memorial Hospital in Boston, underwent surgery on June 4 and was scheduled for a second operation later in the week. His condition remains satisfactory.
President Truman urges Congress to extend wartime credit limits into peacetime with Federal Reserve oversight to curb installment buying. The push faces opposition from the American Bankers Association while Rep. Bryson introduces a constitutional amendment to ban beverages over half a percent alcohol.
Baltimore physicians announce a new asthma treatment butanetrine for patients with high blood pressure. Led by Dr. Howard M. Bubert and Dr. John P. Doenges, trials on 40 bronchial asthma cases show relief without blood pressure rise, addressing adrenalin’s side effect.
William B. Leichert of Frederick was elected chairman of the State Accident Fund at a five-commissioner meeting in Baltimore this week.
A Truman directed conference with insurance firms banks and lending agencies urged restraint in farm loan policies emphasizing long term earning capacity over current high prices. Critics questioned liberal policies while arguments about 75 percent loans and veterans guarantees were raised amid fears of a price collapse after a 92 percent rise since 1939.
Plans for a Fort McHenry flag celebration at 2 30 P M on Sunday open ahead of National Flag Week The event is organized by the Flag Week Committee chaired by John F Pashchen State Commander of the American Legion National Flag Week runs June 8 to 15 sponsored by Star Spangled Banner Flag House Association Dr Dudley P Bowe president Mrs Arthur P Sewell Flag House curator is secretary of the committee.
Government analysts note in May civilian employment rose to 68 330 000 while total paying jobs reached 59 200 000 including 1 470 000 in the armed forces. The gain of 1 500 000 from April driven by a 1 000 000 upswing in farm work and a 500 000 rise in non farm work signals a stronger economy and questions recession forecasts. Unemployment fell by 450 000 to just under 2 000 000 as seasonal workers, including farm women, joined the labor force.
Provisional sugar allowances for fruit and vegetable canners and pickle packers rise under the sugar rationing program of the Department of Agriculture. The adjustments aim to match 1941 usage per case while permitting higher bases for low performers, with new provisos for dried beans frozen produce and additional items such as pickled cucumbers onions watermelons and certain spices and brandied fruits.
Leaders of all aviation sectors will attend a public hearing Monday on the Memorial Day Eastern Airlines crash near Port Deposit that killed 53 people. The Civil Aeronautics Board announced the hearing will be at Bainbridge Naval Training Base, citing the case’s importance and unusual aspects.
Word was received this week of the death of Andrew MacFarland once employed as a linotype operator by the J. W. Stowell Printing Co. The death followed an accidental shotgun discharge. MacFarland lived with his parents in Green Bay Virginia and is survived by his wife.
Dorsey Cusick a 15 year old Hur lock student drowned while swimming near Choptank on Wednesday afternoon about 4 o'clock. He lived with his great uncle and aunt Mr and Mrs Thornie Phillips of Hurlock. Funeral services were held Friday at Unity Methodist Church Hurlock at 3 o'clock with interment in Washington Cemetery.
The Agriculture Department proposed selling potatoes at one cent a bushel for industrial use to prevent dumping of surplus crops. S. R. Smith testified before the House Food Investigating Committee that disposal is required when prices fall, with potential shipments of 200 carloads to South Carolina and possible destruction if no use is found.
Federal Lodge No. 35 I.O.C.F. elected Aaron Kaplan as noble grand Cecil Johnson as vice grand Calvert Christopher as chaplain and Willard Handy as marshal for the next term. Installation is set for July 7. The lodge thanks supporters of the garden tractor campaign and notes no meeting June 16. Dorchester Lodge hosts Grand Master W Tracy and Maryland Grand Lodge staff in Cambridge.
Talbot police search Tilghman man after a head on collision on St Michaels road near Miles River bridge injures Mrs Davis and damages their Cadillac. Russell Davis, chair of the Department of Employment Security, and his wife were en route to a 32nd degree Millions dinner when the driver fled the scene.
A railroad economist told an Interstate Commerce Commission hearing that passenger service deficits this year may be the largest in history while overall traffic will be high. J H Parmelee of the Association of American Railroads testified that express rate hikes of about 20 percent are in effect and that operating revenues should exceed prior peacetime years.
The Maryland Farm Bureau urged the President to sign the Taft Hartley labor measure, saying it safeguards public interests and clarifies rights and duties of workers and employers while limiting abuses. The bureau stressed support for legitimate labor actions and public welfare over narrow demands.
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