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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 12, 1937
Page
4
Saturday Morning edition published February 12 1938 by Melvin and Johnson Incorporated with Benjamin F Johnson as president and treasurer and Mary Melvin as vice president and secretary. The paper is entered at the Denton Maryland post office as second class mail matter.
Life magazine presents Mark J. Lacey of New Britain as the typical high earning taxpayer, detailing his 1937 tax bill and the distribution of funds to government programs, WPA relief, veterans, social security, and national debt. He earns 27000 annually as a hardware firm president with 1100 stockholders and 800 employees.
The United States and Japan move toward a major naval expansion amid economic recovery and foreign policy tensions. Japan’s rapid build up and 18 inch guns contrast with U S lagging merchant marine, while lawmakers approve a record peace time naval appropriation of 553 million dollars for the coming fiscal year.
The column notes a split view on whether a large navy ensures peace or fuels war. It observes that nations including the U S are rapidly expanding military capabilities, while 1938 shows industry hovering at a temporary base line with little expected near term change.
More than a thousand community forests exist nationwide, with New York leading in numbers at 390 forests covering 188000 acres. Wisconsin holds the largest area at 1750009 acres across 25 counties, while states like California Massachusetts Connecticut Maine New Hampshire Vermont Pennsylvania New Jersey Maryland Alabama Georgia Tennessee North Carolina Florida Illinois Indiana Ohio Michigan Missouri Oregon also host locally owned forests. These woods protect watersheds aid wildlife offer recreation and provide timber posts fuel and various forest products benefiting local residents and economies.
A writer in Washington notes public fear as Congress avoids public warnings on foreign policy. He cites Nathaniel Peffer’s pamphlet arguing China should halt Japan itself, warning against a US Britain war that could embolden Italy and Germany, and laments the lack of decisive leadership amid rising global tensions.
The Washington Conference reports businessmen urge a year or two of declared government plans and action. They call for freedom for management and labor to bargain and run their affairs without political interference. They argue fear drives the slump and assert ample capital and spirit remain. politics block recovery. Led by J. E. J.
The piece argues a new world war would worsen the situation and critiques the Presidents demand for a billion dollars for military spending. It links the Hill Sheppard Bill to mobilization control and threatened freedoms, notes Nye Committee findings on industry profits, and warns against propaganda urging Americans to fight others’ wars, urging public restraint and noninvolvement.
A large group of about a thousand small business leaders visited Washington on February 2 to present their views. They spoke in many varied terms but agreed that general business conditions nationwide are unsatisfactory. Despite ongoing recession concerns, administration and Congress face national issues, and leaders foresee possible improvement next spring.
The American League announces the official sound motion picture Batter Up will be distributed without admission fees to schools colleges athletic clubs and others through cooperation with General Motors Fisher Body Division. Public screenings have reached over twelve million people in three years and the film comes in 2 and 4 reel formats in 16 and 35mm sizes. The shorter cut runs about 23 minutes while the longer runs about 40 minutes.
Lew Fonseca director of promotion for the American League has written and supervised Batter Up a wholly new production with sequences filmed in special studio sets. The project introduces a frozen frame device used with slow motion to emphasize key points Narration by Ted Hu ing a leading sports announcer.
The piece questions if the United States ever had a true international policy after past debts were ignored by Europe. It argues against “policing for peace” and notes rising wartime rhetoric in cinemas and public talk. Senator Pittman cites the President's stance of noninterference and nonintervention in other governments.
The housing bill passes easing home ownership for low income families. Government guarantees loans up to 90 percent for new homes, leaving 10 percent to be financed by buyers. A family with $300 upfront could obtain a $3,000 house.
The Maryland Tuberculosis Association reports ongoing returns for Christmas Seals with Montgomery leading, Baltimore County second, Anne Arundel third. Per capita totals shift by county, Montgomery at 9 cents, others lower. plans for the year are set but additional funds are needed for services like X ray screening. County chairmen urge residents to send in donations to fund essential services.
The Caroline County Health Department runs a tuberculosis control program with monthly clinics in Den ton and Federalsburg since 1938. Dr S H Hurdle conducts chest checkups while the health officer handles x rays and tuberculin testing targets first graders who are underweight to assess any link to active TB.
County health directive outlines tuberculous morbidity and mandates sanatorium treatment for infectious patients. It notes difficulty keeping patients in sanatoriums due to domestic worries and unfamiliar surroundings, details seven symptoms including persistent cough and night sweats, and urges individuals with any symptoms to contact their family doctor for examination and chest x rays coordinated by the Health Department.
A lively appraisal of Sinclair Lewis novel The Prodigal Parents, praised for satire and accessibility. Critics including William Soskin and Gerald Johnson weigh its humor, patriotism, and essays like qualities, noting its lighter scope than Lewis’s classics. The article notes Lewis’s biography Sauk Centre Minnesota Yale and Dorothy Thompson as context.
Mr and Mrs J H Edgell and guests traveled to Baltimore last Monday. Rev W L Jump and family visited JT H Towers on Sunday. Mrs Adams to lead the Christian Endeavor service tomorrow evening. Mr and Mrs John Spencer visited Fred Stafford Saturday. Kenneth Ramsburg and Louis Butler noted among attendees.
A Tuesday demonstration on hooked rugs will be held in the basement of the Episcopal Parish House Preston from 10 30 a m to 3 30 p m Feb 15 hosted by the Home Demonstration Agent and the Twentieth Century Club. Miss Florence Mason of the University of Maryland will lead the session inviting all interested. Also on display are farm animals including a pair of 1100 lb mares nine and ten years old a real mule and an odd mule plus a pair of colts aged one and two years old presented by R H Stafford & Son.
The guide explains that most income tax returns come from salaried workers. Taxable income is based on cash receipts or when income is made subject to demand. It details Form 1099 reporting, February 13, 1938 filing, and includes wages, commissions, prizes, and other compensation. It notes ministers fees, executors and directors fees, jury fees, and federal officer salaries including the President after June 6, 1932. It also covers non cash payments and the tax status of federal officials and members of Congress.
Prices received by Del Mar Va farmers for grain and field crops on January 15 were higher than December 15 but below January 1927 levels. Livestock prices for meat fell over the holiday season. The Bureau notes U S price trends align with national patterns, with a price received to price paid index at 81 for mid January 1938. A listing follows detailing specific product prices received by Del Mar Va farmers, per the Bureau of Agricultural Economics.
In Goldsboro the February 4 town election chose Luther Bennett Noble Dhue Roland Cartwright Clark Quillen and Howard Shockley as the new village commissioners. The group plans street relighting and other improvements. A dozen members attended the Aldersgate and Missionary meeting at Church Hill M E Church South and reported a profitable time. John Crawford of nearby township returned from Johns Hopkins Hospital after an eye procedure and will seek further treatment later. A bake sale at Dennison's Store supported the Sunday School and was successful. Mr and Mrs Luther Bennett hosted Linwood Bennett and family in Linwood Pa for the weekend. Mrs Wm Marvel of Ridgely visited Mr and Mrs Elbert Saunders on Monday. Parents and Children day is planned at the M E Church South with full attendance urged. Paul Thomas of Washington was a weekend guest of his parents. Mr and Mrs Ed Clark hosted for a few days Mrs Betty Jones who is recovering from illness.
May 30 school closings, a light snowfall, and a fire at Lynch store roof. Reports of Miss Sallie Quillen leaving Bridgetown for Miss Margaret Wilson, plus Fred Parker weighing 123 139 140 pounds from 19 weeks and 507 pounds for a large Parker. Also notes on Rev Charles Arnett death, a Wilmington wedding for Martha Cochran and Wilmer Parker, road-improvement debates, and a Saulsbury Brothers corporate move. Obituaries for Mrs. Martha Todd and Mr. C. E. Todd. A fine cow and calf at Mr. George W Thawley’s attracting visitors.
A diary style recount shows Slats narrating week events from Sunday through Saturday. The entries include reflections on faith, admiration for Jane, family commentary on attire, editor humor about a funeral, musings on teaching, Elsy and Jake at a party, and a wish for a new law about seasons and labor. The tone is rural and reflective with the voice of a laboring man.
The Orphans Court of Caroline County met with Judges Towers Handy and Dennis. Recorded actions include publication proofs for Annie Porteus and Risdon L. J. Smith estates, orders to sell, proof of Andrew Slaughter will, letters testamentary to Fred R. Owens, bond and appraisers, accounts for John Dickerton and Nelson H. Fooks estates, withdrawals from a bank, and mortgage sale authorization for Ephraim Seese estate. A final note adds a request to put this in the classified ads.
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