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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 07, 1944
Page
12
The author Morney Williams is praised for a prayer invoking Christian unity across race and class. The text pleads against separation, urging love for all as Christ did, citing examples from Hebrew, Syro Phoenician, and Roman peoples to emphasize universal divine love.
Secretary of Agriculture envisions postwar gains as farmers gain help, machinery, and materials. He reports agriculture has progressed enough that national production could rise by about 60 percent within six years, leveraging new technologies and developments.
Life magazine's March 13 1944 issue prints grisly pictures from Holmes County Ohio showing 600 residents including a boy and a police officer clubbing foxes. The piece condemns the weekly cruelty as unchristian and notes plans for bigger hunts next season.
The article argues that postwar budgeting grew to hundred-billion-dollar levels with large deficits and rising taxes. It calls for frank discussion of national solvency, criticizes reluctance by politicians from both parties, and warns that prosperity stems from borrowed money and must be funded without waste.
Mrs Horace Morgan of Queen Anne and others attended the 39th General Conference of the Maryland State Society U S D A R at the Belvedere Baltimore. Local residents Frank Flening Eaton and family, Linden Hall students Charlanne and Ellinor Eaton, and many town visitors were noted, with numerous trips to Chester Wilmington Preston and Trappe mentioned among the week’s activities.
New court house janitor James Neighbors has been appointed by the Carroll County commissioners to succeed William Gardner who resigned. The appointment took effect April 1.
Mrs. T. H. Towers hosted the W SC S at her Wednes day gathering. Mrs. B B Allen to entertain ladies this month. Mr. and Mrs. Russell Stevens visited Mrs. J L Stevens in Memorial Hospital. Easter program planned for church next Sunday evening. Dawson Fountains and Dennis Parramore of the U S Navy visited relatives last weekend. Grover Willoughby of Washington spent the weekend with his parents. L H Thomas and James C Hardesty hosted Sunday guests the Dela ware home. F N Smith attended the Canners Convention in Baltimore. Mrs. Cleveland Henry visited daughter Mrs Charles Sewell in Queen Anne. Sara Roe of Baltimore spent the weekend with grandmother Mrs L N Murphy. Elsie Wise and Sue Smith visited Harrington last Saturday.
The Caroline County liquor license board denied Charles T. Alburger of Denton a license to sell beer at the Chateau near Denton. Residents including Hobbs opposed reopening the Chateau, closed about two years. David Hollsinger of Ridgely had his beer license renewed.
The Denton Volunteer Fire Company reports Honorary Member drive total of 1338.00 with several contributors listed. In March the department answered 13 fire calls and 9 ambulance calls, including 11 chimney fires and a grass and a woods fire. A chimney fire occurred at Earl Collins home on Gay Street. Civilian Defense gear arrived, and members plan to attend Del-Mar-Vay and Maryland State Firemen conventions. Plus a letter from First Sergeant Robert E. Pippin from Australia and New Guinea traveling home to California with Easter greetings to family.
George Hofferbert, Collector of Internal Revenue, arranges a radio program on WCBM at 10:30 p m Friday April 7 to explain line by line how to fill the 1944 April 15 estimated tax declaration. Listeners should have the declaration form and worksheets ready as the broadcast proceeds to show which lines to watch. The airing aims to help listeners avoid trips to the Custom House or other Collector offices in the District.
A Caroline County Dairy Herd Improvement Association has been organized at Denton under the direction of George W. Clendaniel, county agricultural agent. Officers include President William Voshell, Preston. Vice President Coursey Edwards, Ridgely. Secretary and Treasurer Arthur Cohee, Ridgely. Directors Maurice Adams, Denton, and Paul Ebling, Greensboro. Thomas Morris, Church Hill, hired by the association, began work in the county Monday. Twenty herds are reported in the group, with a goal of 26 or more.
The undersigned thanks many friends for cheer-up cards during a stay at the Veterans Hospital Fort Howard. He also expresses gratitude to the Denton Volunteer Fire Company for a prompt ambulance response and to driver Roland Griffith.
Service News lists men to be inducted into the Army and Navy on March 30 1944. Army names include Denton residents Charlie L. White Fountain Norman O. Walls Joseph F. Hill William L. Short George B. Reynolds William R. Dyer Nevin C. Allfather William H. Matthews Jesse J. Stamford Lawrence E. Collison Walter M. Wooters and James Webb plus others from Federalsburg Goldsboro Preston Ridgely and Hillsboro. Navy picks include Denton residents Franklin R. Deardorff Medford Shorts Leslie O. Couch Dorsey L. Briggs Elmer J. Jacobs Louis E. Thomas and others. Also notes a poem from Pvt Charles E. Mitchell wounded in Italy December 3 1943.
Pvt James T Cleaves writes from Camp Rucker Alabama to his mother Mrs Nora Cleaves of Greensboro. He recalls longing for home the kitchen fireside chatter and his old car while vowing to return after the war. He expresses deep affection and pride in his mother describing her as wonderful and the only one for him.
Mr and Mrs Clarence E Palmer of Denton and Washington celebrate, as their eldest son SGT Irving W Palmer, radio man on a B 17, arrives home after fifty missions over enemy territory. He and crewmates survived damaged planes and earned several medals. Two brothers also serve in the army. The Palmers plan to return to Maple Grove Denton after their daughter finishes school in May.
Alfred Thomas Smith Mo M M 3c stopped by his parents Mr and Mrs Oscar Smith for an unexpected visit and left Monday for Chicago to study mechanics. He arrived Thursday from Jacksonville Fla. Arthur L Jopp Pho M 3c U S Navy son of Mr and Mrs Jesse Jopp has been promoted to photographer as his initials indicate. Congratulations Arthur.
Reported remarks from Baynard describe wartime postings and letters from Den ton in the South West Pacific. Notes on heat in the camp and a breeze in the tent give a personal frame to the wartime diary style dispatches.
A grateful message from a resident away from home expresses thanks for Christmas cards and letters that uplift him. He reports good health, steady work, and good meals while hoping to continue receiving the Journal and to see friends in the year ahead.
A continued World War II story recalls a Denton area airman who participated in night missions against Nip gunners. Despite evasive maneuvers that spoiled enemy aim, tracer fire helped locate Zero fighters. The flight escaped a vital hit and began returning, though No 4 engine damage forced feathering as Sergeant Baxter reached a critical moment in the action.
Sergeant Baxter recalls the base routine in India where movies arrive every other night and mail calls draw long lines. The Red Cross boosted morale with games and books while ground crews, dating to the Philippines and Java in early campaigns, remained steadfast despite long separations.
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