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Newspaper
Cambridge Tribune
Location
Cambridge, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Mar 16, 1939
Page
3
Cambridge Tribune launches a Straw Vote Poll urging Dorchester County residents to express opinion on legal dispensary for alcohol. Ballots allow one vote per person and can be mailed or delivered to the Tribune office to influence legislators before adjournment.
The Cambridge Tribune asks every citizen to mail or drop a ballot expressing views on whether Dorchester County should hold a dispensary referendum. No signature required. results will be tabulated and announced promptly.
Dorchester County farmers may earn over 150000 this year under the 1939 Soil Conservation and Domestic Allotment Act by attending a series of meetings. Sessions are scheduled from March 18 to March 24 at multiple locations including Cambridge Court House Vienna High School Taylor's Island Harringtons Store Beulah Richardson's Garage Stine's Store Jenni Vincents Store Spedden's Hall Wheatley's Community Hall Hurlock High School with districts noted for each venue.
The Galestown 4H Club met at Mary Ann Hastings home last week and elected officers for the year: President Marguerite Hudson, vice president Beverly Bielk, treasurer Peggy Wheatley, secretary Mary Ann Hastings, reporter Mary Hudson. Nine girls joined. Mary and Anita Hudson demonstrated washing silk underclothes and stockings. Miss Brooks and Mrs. Leslie Hudson attended. Next meeting set for March 23 at Beverly Bielk’s home.
Officials of nine Eastern Shore counties told the Legislature of a program including relief, road improvements, higher teacher salaries, and a special primary for the looming Congressional race. Parker of Salisbury urged keeping aid to the blind and dependent children with the welfare boards, while counties want to decide who handles old age pensions. Debates also covered county control of road maintenance and the proposed primary bill by Senator Marvel of Talbot.
Talitha White presided the regular meeting of the 4 H Club last week. Miss Moore led a demonstration on making oil cloth belts while Lucy Ann Webster served as club reporter.
A clamshell dredge accident on Chateau road killed Alvin Spear of Brookview and injured Anchor Larsen, who suffered a fractured leg. The dipper swung out of line during ditch excavation, striking the two workers as the crew labored. Investigators said no formal finding immediately.
Teachers and administrators from Dorchester Wicomico Worcester and Somerset counties gathered in Salisbury for a regional meeting. Dr Paul Miller of the Eastern School of New York and NYU outlined a classification of teachers and a creatively controlled school emphasizing real life problem solving and pupil activities. Six sectional meetings followed in the afternoon.
The Round Table of the Marde la B Y P D meets at Ridgely Church of the Brethren on Sunday March 19 at 7 30 pm. Max Chambers of Preston will speak on The Philosophy of Hobbies with music by Farmington youth and readings by Rosalie Lyons Easton.
The New Democratic Organization filled three local offices this week. James C. Johnson, a Dorchester farmer and former Orphans Court candidate, is appointed to the Orphans' Court to replace the late Judge J Hollyday Murphy. J Richard Jones of Cambridge becomes Police Justice to take office in May. George W. James is named Justice of the Peace succeeding F Carlos Hanna.
Fifty businessmen from fourteen lower Eastern Shore towns established the Delmarva Chamber of Commerce to advance moral, religious, economic, and commercial progress. Salisbury’s I. Benjamin became president with Dr A Williams Laurel Del W W McCabe Ocean City Md and Harold A Littleton Parksley Va named vice presidents.
A Dorchester County straw vote ballot expresses both support and opposition to giving residents a vote on the dispensary question. The voter, a registered resident of a Precinct and District, signs on honor that this is the sole marked ballot in the poll.
The Little Political Bee visits Peter Pan to discuss three dispensaries. He decries legal liquor sales under proper supervision, praises open county spending, and calls for ending the old Democratic Machine’s control of a courthouse office used for political tickets and deals.
At the annual stockholders meeting on March 14 in Cambridge, Phillips Packing Company elected directors for the ensuing year and organized officers. Officers include Colonel Albanus Phillips as President and W G Winterbottom and Albanus Phillips Jr as vice presidents, Theodore Phillips as vice president and secretary, Levi B Phillips Jr as vice president, J Loeckwood Shepherd as treasurer, J Emory Parks as assistant treasurer, and E C Hopkins Jr as assistant secretary. The board list features Albanus Phillips, Winterbottom, Theodore Phillips, L B Phillips Jr, J Lockwood Shepherd, E C Hopkins Jr, War rington Harris, Robin M Kirwan, George N Jones, W Fletcher Williamson, and Philip H Rue.
State Game Warden E. Lee LeCompte reports muskrat trapping ends at midnight with pelts statewide valued at about 800000 dollars. More than 400000 hides have been reported, with Dorchester County leading at 250000, Somerset 100000, and Kent 40000. Talbot reports unavailable. Most trapping done by farm boys across all counties.
The Dorchester County 4 H Council chooses two statewide goals for the year the Japanese Beetle retardation program and the Soil Conservation Program. Extension Entomologist R B Crosthwait outlines beetle spread since 1916 and control methods including trapping and soil treatment.
Charged with transporting ten gallons of unlicensed liquor in an automobile. George Williams and Gilbert Williams, Caroline county, were fined $50 and costs and $25 and costs respectively by Magistrate E. T. Miller this week at Easton.
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