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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Dec 05, 1942
Page
2
Local bankers announce they have gone to war by organizing a drive to sell Victory Loan Bonds under the Fifth Federal Reserve District. The effort targets all investors to mobilize idle funds for the government’s war needs, with December financing expected to total nine billion dollars from all sources.
The author argues business leaders have faced long criticism yet must retain faith in free enterprise as essential to representative government. Citing the New York Times, it warns that economic liberties enable political freedoms and guard personal rights. Private enterprise provides national wealth and practical freedoms, and businesspeople need not apologize for it.
The story of air transport is a war narrative yet untold until peace comes. Airline pilots and airline management, allied with the Air Transport Command under Major Harold Lee George, blaze routes across the globe. U.S. News notes daily flights to Alaska England South America Africa India China and Australia as the military schedules grow and cargo fleets expand.
The service year is growing toward thousands by year end, and militarizing airlines is rejected as un-American. The case rests on private enterprise thriving under war demands. Each civilian pilot serves a military mission, supporting a postwar expansion of airlines worldwide and showcasing free institutions.
A Reader's Digest analysis cited by Allan A. Michie argues Hitler neglected rail transport before the war to favor highways. Once war began, rail shops built tanks and rehabilitating lines faded, as gasoline and rubber flowed to the army. Britain’s blockade worsened Nazi rail strain while American railroads, privately run, prove vital in wartime effort.
A United States News excerpt presents a shipyard worker’s complaint that restrictive union rules prevent workers from using all their skills. He argues welders chip and burn could aid shipbuilding, noting paid hours and lost man-hours hampering war production and costing lives at the front. He condemns unions for delaying needed supplies.
Secretary Stimson outlined progress on all fronts against the Axis. He noted German failures in Russia and potential withdrawal, Allied buildup in Tunisia, and patrols pressuring Japanese forces in New Guinea. Navy and air actions yielded destroyer losses and gains, while North Africa casualties were tallied. Roosevelt addressed rationing in letters.
The Office of Price Administration expanded passenger car tire and recapping quotas for December to meet the first month of mileage rationing. Rubber Director Jeffers warned that conserving tires is vital as synthetic rubber ramps up in 1944. Only 30 million tires will be available in 1943, far below the 48 million normal demand, with hope to redirect rubber to civilian tires in early 1944.
The government plans to add about 15 billion dollars to 1948 tax obligations to curb inflation. Excise taxes rise as administration and Congress push higher levies on goods and services. Aimed at big incomes and industry, the plan includes installment payments and fear of defaults as the nation faces substantial future tax burdens.
Harmony notes Dr and Mrs Elmer E Simpson and son Stanley of Bellevue Talbot county and daughter Mrs twrn of Hope House visited Mr and Mrs Roland Thomas on Sunday Friends of Mrs Henry Fansler report her improving at Gaylord Farms Sanatorium Connecticut Mrs S J Hurst has returned to Philadelphia after time with son Fred Hurst and family Edward Bradley hosted Thanksgiving dinner at Long Lodge Chester Towers of Washington spent holidays with his parents H Roland Towers
RIDGELY Mrs Lee Mitchell and family visited Baltimore friends Friday to Monday. Mrs Rose Morris and Miss Horten se Downes of Ingleside were in town last week. Miss Mary Robinson returned Tuesday from Philadelphia. Mrs Henrietta Payne visits her sister Mrs C Nichols at Queen Anne. Mrs Fred Kirsch Jr visiting her husband at Fort Sheridan Indiana. Charles Walls spent weekend visiting relatives here. First snow of the season fell Wednesday afternoon. Mrs J S Fifer recovering from injuries. Mr Harry Stedman is on the sick list.
Dear Miss Wilma Lilly White describes a kitchen recipe to rehab bread heels by grating crusts, mixing crumbs with eggs milk melted butter and salt, adding water to thin batter, then baking in a hot oven for about 45 minutes before serving. The note preserves a first person Southern dialect and practical domestic guidance.
In loving memory of Martha A Noble who departed November 29 1936. The verse recalls the quiet world without Mother's smile and notes six years since she left our hearts filled with sadness. Her loving children.
Our deepest appreciation for sympathies extended in our sorrow over the loss of a loved one, Marian Jenkins, nee Thomas. Expressed by her husband Burke A. Jenkins, her mother and father Mr. and Mrs. Frank Thomas and Family.
Card of thanks expresses gratitude for kindness, flowers, sympathy, and friendship shown during recent bereavement. Signed by Mr and Mrs Harvey Towers and Family.
Quote from Mary Baker Eddy notes the Pilgrims aimed to establish a nation based on true freedom and rights of conscience.
In Federalsburg area, Morris W. Miller 37 died after being struck by a car driven by Ernest Hastings while riding a bicycle. Miller died three hours after admission to Easton Emergency Hospital. Funeral held at New Liberty Holiness Church. A separate shooting accident left Franklin Statum 14 missing part of his left arm after a 20 gauge shotgun discharged in a boat on Marshy Hope Creek. Arm amputated at Easton Hospital.
Adams household and relatives hosted Thanksgiving dinner with Mr and Mrs John Adams, granddaughter Virginia Lee Robinson, and other family members. Families visited, shopped, and spent weekends with relatives in Salisbury Federalsburg Wilmington Atlantic City and Denton.
The Orphans Court met with Judges Handy Dennis and Fooks. It approved releases from Bessie Crouse George Smith Marguerite Thomas Thomas Smith Robert Fleetwood Sr Louise Fleetwood Mary Lynch Rosa Hignutt Sadie Fisner in the Ulysses Robertson estate. Notices to creditors filed and appraisers named James N Todd William E Lord Sherman T Griffith J Frank Patchett. Administrations granted for Belle V Dennis Percy C Douglas Iva Chambers with bonds filed and notices ordered. Renunciation filed for Percy C Douglas.
A poem by Bentztown Bard in the Baltimore Sun urges Christmas warmth and love despite winter winds. It calls not hoarding troubles but supporting the brave, aiding the flag, and spreading joy to shorten war and horror with Santa’s whispered cheer.
The Maryland State Department of Education seeks qualified teachers for elementary and high schools during the emergency. Candidates with two or more years of college or normal school should contact the principal of Caroline High School for details and to arrange departure.
A November 28 marriage unites Miss Irma Hibbs of Carlisle and James R. Chaffinch of Denton in Baltimore at Old St. Pauls. After a New York honeymoon, the couple will reside with Chaffinch’s parents as he enters the Army. The note includes other local marriages, births, visits, and club events, with updates on Red Cross work and community activities.
Poem honoring Alfred Smith U.S.N. in Jacksonville and all mothers whose sons went to war. It speaks of pride, loneliness, and the enduring courage as families await letters and news while the war continues.
The Woman's Society of Christian Service at First Methodist Church notes the death of Gladys Neal, a longtime active member. The Resolutions Committee offers sympathy to the bereaved family as winter snowflake imagery accompanies the notice.
Twenty five years ago the Delmarvin Star notes engagements in Wilmington with Sarah Cullen to J Bradford Shawn and licenses for Griffith Maloney Bowdle Ross. It covers deaths, weddings and community events in Denton Federalsburg Oxford and nearby towns, including social gatherings, Shrine degree candidates, and Liberty Bond subscriptions totaling 52170 as part of Maryland defense support.
On Tuesday evening Mrs. Madaline C. Brown entertained guests at a bridge gathering. The event featured friendly competition and light refreshments as attendees enjoyed an evening of card play and sociable conversation.
The W. 8. C. S. of Wesley Church met at the Wright home on Friday Nov 27. The December gathering is set for the Community House on Friday Dec 18 with a Christmas Bazaar selling handbags cookies handmade toys aprons and gifts. Everyone is invited.
Templeville and nearby households hosted relatives for Thanksgiving and family events. Attendees included the Knotts families from Annapolis and Templeville, the Wyatts, Streeters, and Lowman funeral mourners. several visits and dinners described with names and towns such as Marydel Wilmington Seaford and Fort Meade deployment for Louis Emoary.
Goldsboro reports the W. C. S. monthly meeting held at Mrs. Howard Brown’s home with a good turnout. One new member and a visitor attended. Several local residents and visitors from Denton Dover and Oxford are noted in a sequence of social and family updates.
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