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Newspaper
The Daily Mail
Location
Hagerstown, Maryland, United States of America
Date
Sep 20, 1950
Page
2
Washington County farmers of draft age face harder deferment criteria. Selective Service officials say last war granted automatic deferments for steady farm work, but this time boards must prove the man is truly a scientist on a farm before granting 2-C status.
Local selective service offices detail farmer deferment rules. A farmer must show substantial farm output and reliance on him to meet national needs. Deferment requests must come from the employer, often the father, unless the man runs his own farm. Deferments last one year with reclassification to 1-A or 2-C afterward.
The Department of Public Improvements report outlines plans for a cannery and garage repair shop plus a dair y plant at the State Reformatory for Males. It notes a need to expand the sewage treatment plant to prevent overloading and pollution of Antietam Creek. It also reveals Nitchie Hospital has a patient load of 17 against a 224 capacity, with maintenance and renovation focus.
State Deputy John J. Schwarz announces Maryland Knights of Columbus will hold a banquet and dance at the Alcazar ballroom in Baltimore. Knights and their ladies from across the state will attend on Thursday October 12 at 6 30 p.m.
Governor Lane proclaims a Maryland Land Week to encourage soil and water conservation in Washington County. County agents and the land committee stress the importance of land as a foundation for the state's economy and rural livelihood.
The reading links heart disease to rheumatic fever in ages five to forty, high blood pressure from forty to sixty, and arteriosclerosis in older adults. Dyspepsia affects men more than women.
Smithsburg School students and teachers raised 47.75 to aid Leonard Stevens who was badly injured outside the school. He remains in Washington County Hospital with a cast on a badly injured foot and uncertain long term treatment. His parents, Mr and Mrs L M Stevens, are Smithsburg residents. Leonard’s condition is described as mainly good.
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