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Newspaper
Denton Journal
Location
Denton, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Feb 20, 1937
Page
2
Dr A W Slaten argues in the Honolulu Star-Bulletin for lengthening the school year to eleven months and using buildings as neighborhood centers. He questions current vacations, notes adult education potential, and highlights the interlocking roles of education and publishing in a broader system.
The President proposes adding six Supreme Court justices, triggering wide discussion. Supporters call for calm, free discussion and reforms in the federal judiciary, while Congress must decide if the plan is the right solution. The emphasis is on tolerance, good will, and measured judgment as the nation considers this social reform.
The piece traces flood control from New Orleans 1717 levee to federal action in 1850 and billions spent since, noting prior faith in dams and levees fading. It argues solving floods at the source through reforestation and land use, citing studies on runoff reduction and costs of headwater projects versus downstream works.
The piece notes disputes over a 200 million flood control program spanning 31 states, including reservoirs and levees, while President proposes judiciary reforms. A proposal to add Supreme Court justices for every member aged 70 or more has split parties, drawing opposition from leading Democratic papers and figures like Senator Glass and Senator Norris.
Dr James B West reports over six million Boy Scouts in the United States during the movement's first twenty six years and highlights Daily Good Turns guided by volunteer leaders. He urges men to step forward as leaders as February marks Scouting birthday month and a June jamboree to Washington gathers twenty five thousand scouts to affirm civic service.
A Circuit Court case reveals a chronologically twenty one year old yet legally nine year old boy charged with serious crimes. Medical affidavits claim mental deficiency yet state he is answerable to law. He faces penal confinement despite society risks. The piece urges bar bench and legislature to strengthen protections and handle adult delinquency more effectively.
A Geneva message reports the ninety sixth League of Nations Council is in session with key issues listed as Danzig, the Spanish Civil War, and the refugee question. A second report closes with the warning that the belief has undoubtedly grown that much more machinery is needed to address the crises.
The article explains Danzig's history from a Hanseatic port to a German imperial possession, then to a Free City under League guardianship after Versailles. It discusses tensions between German and Polish populations, the Strategic risk near the Polish Corridor, and Sean Lester’s role as High Commissioner and now Deputy Secretary-General. It questions future appointments and the likely reduced powers of a new High Commissioner and outlines duties in enforcing the constitution and arbitrating rights between Danzig and Poland.
The 1934 trade pact authority expires June 12 1937 and is likely to be extended for at least three years under Roosevelt and Cordell Hull. Hull says treaties with 15 nations open foreign trade for millions of dollars and foster broader understanding. Geneva’s Palais Wilson is repurposed for international offices, hosting groups from the International Union for Radio Diffusion to the YMC A and Friends for Quaker Center. The 2-billion world population includes about 28.9 million aliens, with the United States home to 6.8 million. The National Student Bulletin lists a 1937 London peace conference, a Dutch Indonesian colonial meeting, and a March-April multilateral peace settlement conference in England.
The burden of armaments and rising debts prompt renewed calls for disarmament as a fresh date for a disarmament conference is announced for May 6 1937 in response to global concerns.
A fragment shows a playful exchange about buttons from dresses, with Jane displaying a gay candy box and a brown wooden button as the men quip about how many buttons exist today. The scene hints at a light domestic moment with curious dialogue.
In an attic, Jane and Gay uncover memory strings of buttons tied to family stories. A brass button from George Washington bears a note about a camp saved by Tahhosie after Indian raids, teaching that kindness is the best way always.
The Maryland Tuberculosis Association announces that Christmas Seal sales raised enough funds to continue a year of work but the goal is not yet met. Managing Director William B. Matthews urges unpaid donors to contribute to expand clinical services, Miracle House, diagnostic equipment, and work among colored tuberculous, noting thirty years of progress and the need to intensify efforts to control the disease.
Maryland state coordinator Bruce reports CCC camps in the state completed extensive winter soil conservation tasks. In two months they built 2,731 feet of fence protection, cleared old fence rows, prepared for strip cropping on 150 acres, and advanced earth excavation at Boonsboro. They also progressed in forest fire supervision trails, woodlot thinning, and stand improvement ahead of schedule.
The Harmony Homemakers Club met at president Mrs N 2 Towers home on February 10 with ten members. They sang songs, heard current events, and approved book reports and a Sunshine committee plan. A bake sale and fundraising ideas were discussed for the treasury.
February 9 gathering at Mrs Lawrence Le gates house with seven members and one visitor Mrs Reba Colby. President Mrs J B Todd chaired. Mrs George Blades read a book report I will lift up my eyes into the hills. Red Cross flood relief donation decided. Demonstration on Sick Room Management by Mrs Lawrence Legates deemed very helpful. Refreshments served.
Miss Helen Shelby University of Maryland clothing specialist will speak at the next 4-H leaders meeting at the Home Demonstration Agent Denton on Thursday February 26 from 6 to 9 30 pm A buffet supper follows with a business meeting and demonstration She will discuss clothing problems plan a one day school on clothing selection for 4-H girls and help organize the County Style Show on May 15 Also plans for the County 4-H banquet set for April 2 are discussed A dustless duster tip from University Extension Service is shared by Jessie D Hinton Handicraft 4-H Club met February 13 at Mac Fifield home seventeen members attended and next meeting is February 27 at Mary Zeigler home Refreshments were served.
Twenty five years ago reports note paralyzed steamboat trade, a jaw injury from skating, a Williston fire, promise of Elberta peach buds, and a week of cold temperatures. Social life includes Felton wedding of Mabel Frazier to P S Baughley and Elizabeth Perry's nuptials. Business updates cover canners contracts, tomatoes at ten dollars per ton, and Odense? local industry. Community members, including Captains and officials, attend meetings, weddings, and conferences, while a Porter farm fire devastates a Holly Cross Roads home and prompts relief efforts.
The National Committee on Boys and Girls Club Work offers cash prizes for the best records in the 1937 National 4 H Farm Accounting Contest. Prizes range from $5 to $25 for top records, with five top scorers winning merchandise valued at $100 to $500. Maryland winners include Robert A. Shoemaker of Westminster and others from Carroll, Washington, and Allegany counties. Records must cover 12 months from January 1, 1937 to February 28, 1938, with books available through local leaders or county agent George W. Clendaniel.
Mr. Samuel Bilbrough dies at seventy nine near Greensboro and is survived by two children and several Bilbrough relatives. Wilbur Eliason of Chestertown dies suddenly in Philadelphia, a brother of Thomas W. Eliason. State road engineers finish a three mile survey from Piston to Grove for the Denton road with $2,200 raised privately under the Shoemaker law to start work in spring.
Slats records a week of small events from Sunday to Saturday. He notes skating on thin ice, a guessing contest at school, Emmy arguing with a conductor, Jane’s flirting, a lesson about buying a house and car, Pa’s misgivings with ladies over a cold lunch, and Pa joking about marrying Ma as the only one who would.
The Dentonia Theatre opens Friday and Saturday February 19 and 20 with After the Thin Man featuring two popular songs Smoke Dreams and Blow That Horn sung by Dorothy McNulty. Technicolor Garden of Allah stars Marlene Dietrich and Charles Boyer. Also on deck are Trail Dust February 24 and Banjo On My Knee February 26 with production details and historical notes.
Miscellaneous matters advertise values and assortments at a Denton furnishing store. M K Newnam proclaims price leadership while Fred R Owens offers mortgage money and legal services. Mrs. J M Haymaker notes apartments for rent with hot water heat in Denton Maryland.
Miss Mary Brumbaugh spent the week end in Elizabethtown Pennsylvania while Mr Wesley Bowers suffers from an pneumonia attack in town health update notes two local residents.
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