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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Apr 23, 1954
Page
1
Commissioners of Denton vote to shift clocks to daylight time starting April 25 1954 at 2 a m and keep it until September 26 1954 in line with Baltimore City practice, marking a seasonal time change policy.
George W. Dutton of Denton is endorsed by the Denton Lions Club for Governor of Lions District 22B. A longtime Lion, he has chaired regions, helped organize five clubs, and earned merit and extension awards. Also noted are civic roles in Chesapeake City and Caroline County and his employment as local manager for Chesapeake and Potomac Telephone Co. in Denton. Mary Catherine Blaney, 11, remains in serious condition after being struck by an Armed Carrier Car near the Denton bridge as her parents watched from their boat.
Longwood Gardens near Kennett Square Pennsylvania will continue to welcome the public daily. Henry B. duPont president of the Longwood Foundation stated there will be no change in the policy of opening the gardens and greenhouse to visitors every day of the week following the death of Pierre S duPont.
Weather data highlights from NATIONAL SPORTS WEEK covering April 24 through April 30. Reports note varying conditions across regions, with temperatures and precipitation forecasts shaping outdoor event planning and athletic schedules.
The Caroline County Board of Education votes to pursue a consolidated senior high school. It directs the superintendent to obtain cost estimates for facilities and education programs, to replace five present senior high schools. A report by 1962 is sought with plans for necessary buildings, staffing, and equipment. Signatories include Harris, King, Banning, Nuttle, and Saulsbury.
The fifty fifth annual Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs meeting will run April 25 to 27 at the Emerson Hotel in Baltimore. Registration starts 9 a.m. Monday April 26. Sunday features a luncheon with Mrs. Whitehurst and remarks by Miss Renee Hausenstein. Monday speakers include Mrs. Whitehurst and a banquet with Mr. Murray D. Lincoln delivering the evening address.
At the Easter Monday Congregational Meeting Christ Episcopal Church elected new vestry members Milton W Beaven Irvin W Brumbaugh and George W Clendaniel to a three year term. The remaining vestrymen were J Roland Chaffinch William C Engerman W Stewart Fitzgerald J W Logan A R Orme and Francis E Yeoman. The meeting heard Rector and organization reports and the vestry then elected officers Francis E Yeoman Registrar W Stewart Fitzgerald Treasurer R Lee Butler Senior Warden Frank W Duryea Junior Warden G Lawrence Wilson Albert F E Hickel delegates to the Diocesan Convention.
Circle 5 WSCS of First Methodist Church schedules a May 5, 1954, trip to the United Nations Building New York. The bus leaves at 4:00 a.m. from the church and returns by 8:00 p.m. Lunch is at the Delegate Dining Hall. Fare is 6.40 dollars including bus ticket and UN guide fee. Call Mrs. Benj. F. Johnson Jr. before May 1 for tickets.
Democratic District Leaders of Caroline County unanimously approved a slate for the Democratic State Central Committee and State Convention delegates. Chairman Paul A. Croll urged harmony to bolster the party, while members sought a solid front for the General Election. Nominees include Croll, Walston, Stafford, Wood, Thompson, and Sutton. delegates Lynch, Harris, and Porter.
Wayne A. Cawley Sr a Denton farmer and longtime Caroline County political figure announced last Saturday his bid for the Democratic nomination for Clerk of the Court. He seeks the office he held from 1938 to 1941 with the June 28 primary set as the contest.
Thomas DeVage a salesman for Ideal Contractors Salisbury was acquitted of larceny after trust in Caroline County Circuit Court He admitted taking money from Mrs Sherman L Tribbitt for home shingles and roofing but claimed Ideal Contractors owed him The firm member testified Tribbitt owed nothing Draft Board office hours DST start Monday April 26 1954 8 am to 4 30 pm weekdays
A deadline of last Monday at midnight closed nominations to appear on the June 28 Primary ballot. The list from Paul Van Dyke, clerk to the Supervisors of Elections, enumerates candidates for State Senate, House of Delegates, Clerk of the Circuit Court, Register of Wills, Orphans Court, County Treasurer, County Commissioners, State s Attorney, Sheriff, County Surveyor, delegates to the State Convention, and State Central Committee for both major parties. Names include Charles T. Dean, Layman J. Redden, Dorsey W. Banning, Calvert C. Merriken, Earl M. Crouse, R.W. Downes Jr., J. Tilghman Whitby, and many others with several vacancies noted.
Charles T. Dean of Ridgely filed Monday as a Democratic primary candidate for State Senate from Caroline County. A 300 acre farmer with a 50 head dairy and 200 hogs, he has run the farm since 1931 after Mary land university graduation. Dean serves in Methodist Church work, has led the county farm bureau, and lives with wife Nellie and four children Barbara Tommy at his Ridgely estate.
At the regular meeting of VFW Post No. 7937 held Tuesday evening at the Post Home on the Greensboro-Denton road, plans were made for a shrimp feast on April 30 and a crab feast on May 7. A Memorial Day dance was discussed with final details to follow.
Leonard H. Schick of DuPont Textile Fibers spoke to a joint meeting of Denton Rotary Club and Denton Lions Club at the Brick Hotel last Tuesday. He traced the development of synthetic fibers such as Orion, Dacron, Rayon, Acetate and Nylon and displayed samples.
Senator Layman J. Redden, appointed by Gov McKeldin to the Legislative Work Conference Steering Committee for the Southern Regional Education Board, will attend the meeting in New Orleans on April 24 and 25. He has prior service and commendable work on the board.
The Caroline County Bird Club will hold its annual meeting on Monday April 26 at 745 PM at Camp Mardela two and one half miles south of Denton. A tape program from the National Audubon Society and bird song notes will be shared as local observers join a study of spring migration across the Eastern United States. Members welcome notes from nonmembers. backyard observations are valuable.
March fire report shows eight companies responding to 45 alarms split into 15 town and 30 rural. Fires included 17 dwellings 11 grass 9 chimney 4 woods one restaurant one auto one tractor and one miscellaneous. Total man hours 4 640 with 65 service hours. engines covered 486 miles. Hose used 4 575 ft of 1 in 1 4 in 2 500 ft 1 2 14 in. ladders raised 544 ft. 15 lb CO2. Losses totaled 80 200 with 34 225 insured.
John T. Baynard, general chairman of the fourth annual Talbot Arts Festival sponsored by the Easton Lions Club, reports over 100 artists in 15 categories have entered. He praises top exhibitors such as John Sudy John Moll Lee Lawrie Katherine C Conroy Lucy Lamar and Shirley Brannock along with many others.
County residents and the Maryland Tuberculosis Association aided a successful year for the Caroline County TB group. The 1953 Seal Sale raised 2734.66 dollars, up 4.9 percent, with 4342 letters sent, posters and news items widely publicizing it, and the TB Cross on the Court House Square lit during the sale. A six day mobile X-ray unit visit yielded 1074 X-rays, monthly and weekly chest clinics operated in Denton and Federalsburg centers, and 542 home visits by county health nurses. Sixteen patients from the county remain in TB hospitals, receiving birthday and Christmas greetings from the Association.
The sixty fourth semi annual meeting of the Eastern Shore District Maryland Federation of Women's Clubs will be held at Bethany Methodist Church Pocomoke City Md on April 30. Registration begins 10 a m Mrs C C Hall Cambridge will preside. Officers and by laws revisions will be voted on. Morning speaker Mrs Thomas W Fleming St Michaels president Maryland Federation of Women s Clubs. Luncheon at 12 15 p m. Afternoon music by Pocomoke City Woman's Club. Afternoon speaker Dr Reuben G Steinmeyer University of Maryland College Park. All district club members urged to attend.
Earl M. Crouse a Denton tire and farm implement dealer filed a late entry as the Democratic candidate for County Treasurer. He is a longtime local businessman making his first political bid, promising to fulfill the duties of treasurer efficiently and conscientiously.
The Peninsula Conference Children's Council sponsors a Vacation Church School Workshop at Trinity Methodist Church East New Market Md next Wednesday April 28 at 10 am. Attendees should bring a box lunch coffee will be served. Nursery Clinic by Mrs Ruth Bauer Baltimore. Dedication service to close. District leaders include Mrs John E French Mrs C Albert Matthews Mrs Cecil Blake and Mrs Dalema Bradley.
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