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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Aug 20, 1927
Page
4
Dr. Thomas W. Page, former U S Tariff Commission head, told Charlottesville listeners that tariffs offered little to farmers as farm property values dropped and farm debt rose after the Fordney McCumber act. Attendees challenged Ogden Mills and officials over partisan framing and wartime spending, while rural jails drew criticism for lax custody and morale.
The long life of Judge Elbert Henry Gary, chairman of United States Steel, ended suddenly on Monday. His leadership steered one of the nation's greatest industrial enterprises through a period of immense corporate growth.
States was no mera pladefieldar's ap pointment. The business world came to regard him as an oracle and his occasional pronouncements on the general industrial outlook took prece dence over all other business news of the day, as well as first page position in the general newspapers. The antecedents and career of Judge Gary were typically American. He was born on his father's farm near Wheaton, NL, over 80 years ago. He received a public school and later a law education, which he made pos sible by teaching. There followed long years in the practice of law, which turned gradually in the direc tion of great corporation affairs. His selection to head the United States Steel Corporation may be considered a just reward for his constructive work in ending a great war within competing units of the industry and formation of a company that could cope with well organized foreign com petition. Mr. Gary was far ahead of most of his contemporaries in believing the work of the great corporation he headed should seek the largest pos sible measure of publicity instead of dodging it in time honored style. He was a leader in benefit work on behalf of steel operatives, voluntary com pensation measures and employe stockholding. His industrial liberalism enabled the steel industry to steer clear of many labor troubles which have afflicted other industries. Primarily Judge Gary will be re membered as a great organizer and a great executive. His place among the industrial giants of the age will be permanent. His unfailing optimism regarding the industrial, government al and social future of the United States will remain as a lasting in spiration to courage and enterprise. Wilmington Every Evening.
A feature praising the Country Weekly as a community cornerstone, urging merchants to support subscriptions and paid space. The piece frames the paper as a central, everyday link among readers, sellers, and the market, then shifts to a sweet potato price outlook with producer data and forecasts for Delaware Maryland and Virginia, suggesting a price uplift if production tightens.
Miss Martha Smith dies after weeks of illness at the home of Mr. and Mrs. Burton Smith. Funeral at the home, interment in Denton Cemetery. Local gatherings include a weenie roast at Oyster Shell Point hosted by Mr. and Mrs. E. M. Willey and visits by several families from Maryland and Pennsylvania. Ambitions include Rev. K. L. Benfer preaching on Sunday for Anti-Saloon League support and Lola Willoughby set to teach at Wicomico High School.
Delegations from more than 22 tribes will attend a Friday Aug 26 rally at Red Men Hall Baltimore to push Maryland membership from 10 000 to 15 000 by year end Great Sachem William E Busch chairs the event with Worthington P Wachter as principal speaker Three degrees will be conferred on over a hundred candidates and officials plan aggressive statewide expansion including new tribes in Aber deen Arlington Barton Bel Air Brooklyn Centreville Delmar Denton Ellicott City Emmitsburg Frostburg Havre de Grace Oakland and Ridgely with further sectional meetings announced
The annual lawn fete of Centre ville Catholic Church is scheduled for August 19 and 20. Proceeds support church activities and community outreach.
The Federation of County Clubs held its annual picnic at Choptank on Wednesday August 10 with 260 attendees. Mrs. G H Wilson opened the meeting and Mrs. W R Dulin welcomed guests. program featured Mr J F Spence, Mr T D Holder, Rev Dawson, Prof C S Richardson, readings by Mrs Forest Doster and Mrs Russell P Smith, and a concert ending with God Be With You Till We Meet Again. The club plans the 1928 picnic and announces travel for Lawrence Blades and family to New York then the Belgian Congo. The 20th Century Club next meets August 24 at Choptank.
Mrs Leroy Cartwright and daughter Mary Lee visit Thos Shoeckieys. Frank Melvin of Atlantic City spends days with brother Will Melvin family. Rev C R Curtis and Ruth visit Western Maryland for ten days. Clark Quillen of Beacom's Business College Wilmington visits parents A D and Mrs Quillen. Mrs Russell Hill and Jane visit sister T N Jarrell in Wilmington. Bess Ross of Delaware visits niece Mrs Jack Chue. Oscar Hutchinson of Delmar spends Sunday with Jennie Griffin. Marguerite Griffin visits friends in Philadelphia. Many from here attend Rehoboth last Sunday.
Templeville and nearby residents visited relatives and friends across Delaware and Florida. Sunday School is set for 10 a m next Sunday with no preaching for two Sundays due to the pastor Rev J P Kelley on vacation. Attendees include George Kype Leeds and Knotts families, B P Stafford Rigby, Edna Cahall visiting by Middletown, J Lewis Starkey family near Galena, Dorothy Knotts with Anna Coursey at Price, J F Raughley family at Rehoboth, Melvin Kinnamon Philadelphia trip, and Mrs Charles Merchant visiting Wilmington last week.
Hickman Miss Lola Willoughby and her niece Jacqueline Smith visit Mr. James Wooters with Mrs. Eva Roach. Edward Brown and Grace Adams spend the weekend with Will Peters. Olin Melvin of Philadelphia visits his mother Celia Melvin. Clayton Hignutt and son stay with father A. F. Hignutt. Marie Johnson visits Philadelphia with aunt Mrs. James Farrell. William Wooters spends Monday with his mother Martha Wooters. Mildred and Pauline Wooters visit Miss Marian Adams. Charley Melaney visits his mother Mary Melaney. Locals also attend the Harrington carnival.
Caroline County Orphans Court in regular session with Judges West Harper and Shawn approves guardianship letters for Grace L Bowdle guardian for Esther M Bowdle and Kathleen M Bowdle minors. Harvey K Hutchins and The Maryland Casualty Company file release from James B Hutchins distributee of the estate of Daniel B Hutchins deceased. Josiah A Beck administrator of Jesse L Reed deceased files account of interest.
Mrs Ronald Lane entertains relatives from Richland Pa. Mrs Henry Wilkinson hosts her father Custis Burton and Irene Burton of Philadelphia. Various locals attend services, transfers, and visits in Wallkill New York Wilmington Newport Del Rehoboth Baltimore and Philadelphia. Tomatoes are abundant and cheap.
Concord activity centers on visits by William Lord and relatives to Allentown Quakertown Philadelphia Marcus Hook and Wilmington. Francis Lord sprained a left arm and broke a right arm after a horse incident with C E Beauchamp’s field. Other notes mention Baltimore visits Pittsville Massachusetts hospitality and hospital updates.
Annie Swain died at her Bethlehem home Sunday night after a period of illness caused by cancer. She was 82 and is survived by one sister Mollie Parrott, who lived with her. Funeral services were held at the home Tuesday afternoon with interment at Bridgeville. Miss Myra and Elizabeth Christopher left for Baltimore last Saturday, Elizabeth to enter the Church Home and Infirmary nursing school. Myra plans to stay with aunt Mrs. Charles Burkett. Mr. and Mrs. Walter Parrott of Pittman, New Jersey, are visiting Mollie Parrott.
Paramount presents The Mysterious Rider with Jack Holt as the lead in a desert homesteader tale. Describing ranchers and settlers rather than cowboys, the film shows mounting tensions as homesteaders try to hold their lands while Holt aids them and uncovers a plot. Betty Jewel is the ingénue. supporting players include Tom Kennedy and Arthur Hoyt.
Walter Johnson, longtime Senators star and 1924 World Series reliever, spoke to 4-H clubs in Washington about becoming a national figure. He recalled his Kansas farm, milk and produce building health, and urged youth to develop the head hand health and heart to ensure success.
Md health officials map intensified vaccination and vaccination campaigns after a midsummer conference. From January to June 1927 diphtheria cases rose to 311 from 232 in 1926, and typhoid rose to 165 from 117. Free typhoid vaccine urged for all not protected in two years, with hospital and local health officers administering if doctors unavailable.
Plans advance for an Arapahoe Sun Dance at Timonium Fair on Governor's Day for Governor Ritchie’s benefit. The Susquehannock Tribe, via the Woodcraft League, promotes American Indian Day Sept 29, with the rare Sun Dance performed to educate about Indian affairs alongside Hoop Dance Caribou Dance and Cheyenne War Dance.
A Philadelphia dairy council health talk promotes The Tray Lunch as a step saving dining solution. Four ten cent trays serve a family of four on warm or busy days with simple napkin trays and a two trip carry plan. Menu ideas include tomato salad, apple sauce, lima beans, bread, peaches, egg nog, and a tuna plate with graham rolls. A recipe for egg nog is provided.
Eight hundred Wheatley descendants attended the eighth annual reunion at Wheatley's Methodist Protestant Church near Federalsburg Maryland in Upper Dorchester County. Welcoming remarks were by Rev. Douglas F. Galloway with a short address by Hicks Wheatley of Galestown. Multiple ministers spoke and readings were given while memorial services honored deceased members. Delegates traveled from nearly every state.
A bulletin warns defective eyesight hinders school work. A study of 28 667 pupils shows 60 to 85 percent with eye trouble, higher in rural areas due to poor lighting. Proper lighting reduces eye strain, with 25 percent of public school children showing defects.
The U S Department of Agriculture seeks growers of Korean lespedeza for a fall listing. Interested parties should provide seed stock source, estimated seed quantity for sale, and asking price by February 1. Address information to the Office of Forage Crops, Bureau of Plant Industry, Department of Agriculture.
In loving remembrance of my dear father D. R. Cheezum who departed this life August 22, 1916. You are resting in peaceful slumber. One year has passed away. You are gone but not forgotten. As we think of you today. — Daughter C. A. D.
A nostalgic reminiscence tells of a child found abandoned near Denton by a woodsman. A Quaker lady cares for the infant named Lillian Forest born out of wedlock, the child lingering three weeks before passing away. The tune and words reflect a mother's love and community pity in a rustic setting.
The Sparklin family extends thanks for flowers and kindnesses shown during their recent bereavement.
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