Wow! A blast from the past - I just did a simple web search for The Daily Banner in Cambridge, MD and found this "Rimp" site. I fondly remember Mr. Rimpo from my early days in elementary school and 4-H. I was often in the paper and he was the guy who respected my work and writing later in my life whenever I wanted or needed to get something printed in The Banner. I then got to meet and become friends with his son, Tim. A great guy! so, smart and intelligent! What a super family! It was neat seeing this site and I enjoyed it - will return for furthering perusal later! Thanks for sharing a great man with the world! Elva Marie Bowens
Growing up in Cambridge, I always heard good things about Mr. Rimpo from my great aunt, Elsie McNamara, who wrote the local color column "The Rocking Chair" for many years. The rest of the McNamaras knew "Rimp," too, and I recall my great aunt Cora and my grandparents Calvin and Nina speaking of him fondly. I remember meeting Mr. Rimpo myself when, as a little boy, I spent the occasional summer afternoon at the Banner Office (when it was across from the High Spot) with Aunt Elsie. All the best, Greg McNamara Jackson, GA
Webmaster's Note: This is a replacement of the original which was inadvertantly deleted. --------------------- Date: 10/25/2002 Comments I worked for Rimp for about two years (1979-1981) a few months out of Washington and Lee Univ. He was a saint. I was a news reporter and was stationed right next to Elsie McNamara. I moved down from my home in Baltimore and was always ready to run back home every weekend (except when I was "on duty" and had to be available if Elsie called in the middle of the night to tell me about a latest car crash I had to cover.). Rimp knew that I was eager to get back to Baltmore for the weekends so he would grab a seat next to my desk about 2 p.m. on Friday and have a nice chat with Elsie me about everything and nothing. Then he would get up and say "Jim, are you going to Baltimore?" I'd say yes, and he'd tell me to finish up whatever I was doing and head home. Once in awhile, on a slow day summer afternoon, he'd come over say "why don't you go over to Ocean City and see if there are any good stories today." Your Dad and Elise were wonderful people. It was a great experience for me to know them, work at The Banner and learn about the Eastern Shore, which I came to love. I live in Baltimore with my wife and 3 daughters and we drive down to Cambridge, Easton, Oxford every once in awhile. Great memories. I was very sorry to see that Rimp passed away. I wish I had the chance to let him know that my first boss was my nicest boss.
This is so interesting!I teach in a PA college but am a Cambridge MD native---my Dad,Paul Feimster,owned and operated a grocery store on Washington Street from 1944--1967.He passed away in 1986,but we kept his little old bungalow on Oakley Street and return there whenever we can.I've read "The Banner"since I was a child and remember seeing Mr.Rimpo's name on every issue.Cambridge is one of my favorite places---thanks for running this site!Janice Feimster Walters
Rimp, whom I never dared to call anything by Mr. Rimpo, was my first professional editor. He was always positive and encouraging, someone many of my subsequent editors were not. He let me have a lot of freedom and support, which was quite necessary given the fact that I did frequently run afoul of some of the powers-that-be in Cambridge. I regret not keeping up with him after I left the Banner in 1979. He was quite a guy. David Levitt Banner 78-79 now at Bloomberg News-NYC