Decatur Daily Democrat, Volume 19, Number 153, Decatur, Adams County, 29 June 1921 — Page 3

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MANY TAKE PART Indianapolis, June 29. — More than .ventv-five thousand school children [ Indiana are taking part in the hysical exercise every day, according , Dr. William A. Ocker, director of hysical training in the Indianapolis üblic schools. The children have no id from the state of Indiana in heir physical work, said L. N. Hines. t»te superintendent of public instrm ion. The legislature, in the 1919 session, assed a bill to aid the public schools 1 the state in their athletic work, tie law provides for a state physical (rector, and only appropriated sr>oo lor the salary of this director. This law, according to Hines, .has ! lever beeh used, because the state |

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educational department, cannot hire a man for that amount of money. The Amelrcan youth, according to Dr. Ocker, takes more interest in athletics than in his lessons of arithmetic or grammar or any other study to which he must settle down to a steady grind. The Indiana public schools have had a physical section in (lie public schools for many years. The children are allowed to select the games which they care to play and in this wayathletic work is still easier for them. Dr. Ocker said. Hines is in favor of the legislature granting a larger appropriation for tho work. s—s—s— WANT ADS EARN —$—$ —$ s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN—S-4—J

TH-.CATL R DAILY DEMOCRAT, WEDNESDAY, JUNE 29, 1921, * *

PLEASANT TOUR Fertile Section Lying lietween Chesapeake Bay and the Atlantic Ocean AN ATTRACTIVE DRIVE Sleepy Old Virginia Neglected Roads and Lawns —Detriment to State Some motorists are familiar with the fine highways of the historic peninsula that lies between Chesapeake I Hay and the Atlantic Ocean, parts of I which are owned by tlie states of ‘ Delaware, Maryland, Virginia. The I touring public, as a whole, however, [ is not acquainted with this attractive § section, conveniently reached from 6 either Wilmington or Elkton, Md. ! With a realization of the interest ; that automobile owners have in tryi] ing out new territories on their trips, ij wherever opportunities offer, The AuI tomobile Club of America, Bureau of t; Tours, recently made an inspection 8 of this district anil its possibilities | for motoring) Tile information em--5 bodied in the following is based on o the data secured. i The first impression that the tour--3 ist receives as he continues south fi from Wilmington, instead of follow- | ing the familiar route to Baltimore, is j of a pleasant, level, farming country in a high stale of cultivation. There j are practically no hills and, as far j as the eye can reach, a succession of I fertile fields. At the present season tho harvest is about to begin and tlie grain crops are ready for the reaper. In some sections the wheat j has already been cut, and the yellow 1 sheaves are piled high where the

reaper has passed along. 1-rom Wilmington to the Delaware- ' Maryland line. Is seventy-five miles. The direct route out of the city Is 1 under construction at present anil the l detour which lies through New Cas- 1 He and St. (leorgos (o Odessa, is. l rather poor In parts. Between Town- 1 -end and Smyrna, another section Is I under construction, but this is fol- ’ lowed by a newly finished concrete I load all the way to Dover and Mugno- 1 lla. From Frederica south a ten mile 1 slretch Is being rebuilt, a fair detour 1 being Provided. From this point to I Selhyvlllo, across tho line in Maryland, the road, known ns the Du Pont i Highway, is one of the llnest In the i country. The surface, though narrow, is perfect, and the road lias been i constructed in a straight lino that stretches away to the horizon almost i without a curve. A noticeable feature. of the road from Frederica south is that it does not pass through a single town. From time to time, roads leave the Du Pont Highway leading to the villages, and the cross roads and forks are laid out as small parks with half an acre of lawn, shrubbery and Mowers to greet the passerby. Until the "roadwrrrk is entirely finished on the DuPont Highway, the completion of which is expected by the touring season of 1922, motorists, who Intend to go as far south as Poeomoke City and Cape Charles, will make belter time and find all hard surfaced road by going to Elkton and then south through Maryland. These roads are splendidly kept and might Well serve as examples to the other states of the Union. Maryland is well to the front among, the states in highway construction and maintenance. It is justly proud of its hundreds of miles of highways, constantly patrolled to keep tile surface in good condition. The entire width, to the edge of the highway line, is kept free from hush- - es, and the grass is cut at regular intervals, overhanging branches are 1 trimmed from the trees; telegraph poles and trees are whitewashed to a height of four feet, affording splendid guidance especially for night driving. In fact, the highways of Maryland are like private roads on larger estates. In some sections, the hard 1 surfaced roads appear rather narrow, 1 hut flip three feet of gravel on each side of the concrete or asphalted 1 centre is kept in good condition and there is no danger when passing other vehicles. 1 Hard surfaced road will be found from Elkton all the way through to ! Poeomoke City on the Maryland side of the peninsula. The trunk line south goes from Elkton through Cecil ton and Galena to Ches.tertown, where 1 a hard-surfaced road connects with 1 Tolchester Beach and the Ferry to ' Baltimore. From Chestertovvn continue through South Church Hill, Centerville, W'ye Mills. Longwood, Easton, Bethlehem and Preston to a prominent fork about three miles below Elwood. The right hand road goes to Cambridge; should the motor-

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ist. wish to go further down on the Cape, it is preferable to take the left read through Hurloek to Shiloh church then south through Eldorado. From Mardella Spring to Salisbury the trunk line continues straight on south. A hard surfaced connection is available to Berlin and Ocean City. From Salisbury the road goes south through Allen, and Princess Anne to Westover where the connection is made to Crisfield on-the-Bay via Mation and Hopewell. A hard surfaced road continues from Westover to Pocomoke City and New Church, just beyond the Maryland State line In Virginia. Another hard surfaced road also in Maryland, runs down through the centre of the peninsula. This runs south from Church Hill through Roberts, Etigleside, Goldsboro, Greens boro, Denton, Williston, Federalsburg, Williamson and Hurloek to Shiloh Church where the connection is made with the other trunk I line, already described. From the Maryland line to Cape Charles there is a stretch of seventy miles of poor dirt roadway, all in Virginia. It is never necessary to erect a sign to inform motorists when they cross Hie Virginia Fno. Those who are familiar with road conditions throughout this state can tell immeI diately, night or day, when the stale line is crossed, for no other Commonwealth in the East pays so little attention to public roads. The rpsult of tills neglect is plainly seen In (he contrast between the Virginia end of the peninsula and the Maryland-Del-aware section. From both Wilmington and Elkton south, through Delaware and Maryland, all the way to Idcomoke City, the countryside is a blanket of beautiful green, the villages are bright witli pretty homes and well kepi lawns, the farmlands are In a good state or cultivation and a progressive and thrifty population are apparent on every side. In Virginia, from Pocomoke City own to Cape Charles, the soil is fertile and productive, and the farmlands seem to enjoy a fair measure of prosperity, but the roadß are deep

with dust and the foliaßo along the way looks dingy and unattractive. It should not take a professor of social economy to figure out wlmi had roads cost a community. The loss of time and effort Is apparent to all. No greater mistake is made than to believe that good roads are for luxury use —for pleasure touring. Travel of thin nature is Incidental to the dally use of the roads to transport the produce of the country, to the city and vice versa, and the rural districts are always the greatest suffers from poor roads. Virginia has a splendid geographical location; her endowment In scenic anil historic points of Interest is perhaps richer than that of any other state in the Union, but this wealth of attraction is, in large measure, hidden away because she has not modernized her roads. Friends of Virginia, in all parts of the country, have been hoping that a change in public sentiment would come and lead to the opening up of this state. There have been times when the victory for progress seemed to be near, but the actual results are not yet in evidence. The progress of education must go on anil for this purpose, tho lessons taught by the contraste highways of the Tri-States peninsula are valuable and are certain to hear fruit. s—s—s—WANT ADS EARN— s—s—s WHY IT SUCCEEDS Because It’s for One Thing Onl/, and Decatur People Appreciate This. Nothing can be .good for everything. Doing one thing well brings i success. Doan’s Kidney Pills are for one i thing only. For weak or disordered kidneys. Ask your neighbor! Here is Decatur evidence to prove their worth. B. R. Farr, 148 N. 2nd St., says: “Doan's Kidney Pills have aliwaya helped me when I have had attacks i of kidney complaint. My back ach j ed considerable and I had lumbago j pains over my kidneys, that made it i hard for me to stoop. My kidneys j didn’t act right either, Doan’s Kid ney Pills soon rid me of the trouble | strengthening my back and ridding | me of the pains and other forms of ! kidney complaint.” Price 60c, at all dealers. Don’t simply ask for a kidney remedy—get Doan’s Kidney Pills—the same that Mr. Farr had. Foster-Milburn (Jo., | Mfrs., Buffalo, N. T.

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