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South Bend news-times. (South Bend, Ind.) 1913-1938, 1922-03-26
SLIPS.

In making slips for your growing
girls finish the shoulders with nicely
hemmed flaps instead of seams. Put
snappers on these. Then as the girls
grow the slips can be heightened by
just setting the snaps forward.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10
MINUTES OF THE BOARD OF PUB
LIC INSTRUCTION MARCH 9, 20

The board of Public instruction of
Charlotte county met, with Chas.
Cantwell, chairman; F. E. Mason, T.
S. knight, members; and ". E. Bell,
secretary, present.
The minutes of the last meeting
were read and approved. The fnan-
cial report of the Board of Public In
structon was approved and the secre-
tary was ordered to file it with the
clerk of the county commissioners.
The matter of paying teachers was
next discussed and upon examination
of the bank balance for the general
funds it was found that there was not
a sufficient amount on deposit to pay
the amount due teachers for the last
current month. 1t was moved, sec
onded and carried that teachers be
paid one third amount due in cash
and security be given for the amount
| due with 8 percent interest.
The trustees of the Sparkman
school, No. II, recommended that two
| dollars per month be paid for trans
| porting pupils to Sparkman school
The amount to be paid out of the
special tax district funds. The secre-
tary was ordered to prepare con-
tract and forward to the person in
charge of transporting the pupils.
The matter was left over until the
n pyt IN aatinu Of tho rd
The Board of Trustees of Punta
Gorda Special Tax District No. 2, rep
resented by the secretary. NJ. G.
Price, met with the County Board of
Public instruction, presenting plans
for the construction of an annex to
the present high school building and
alterations of the old building The
following resolution was adopted
Resolved, that the trustees of Special
Tax District No 2, be authorized to
employ an architect to make prelim-
mary estimates and designs and that
$250.00 be allowed for this prelimin-
airy work.
The secretary was ordered to make
an order for diplomas for the high
schools of the county and certificates
for the grammar schools.
There being no further business
the board adjourned until the next
regular meeting.
Chas. Cantwell, Chairman;
w. E. Bell, superintendent and |
Secretary.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10
NICC.tiiI

J.iH. Wood contemplates the pur-
chase OF a heavy truck and hauling
his supplies from Tampa that he may
escape the eXhorbitant freight rates.
He estimates that had he adopted
this method at the start his savings
on freight would have made a biz
payment on the truck above all ex-
penses Of upkeep.
Oliver and Alvin Tillman. of
Haines City, are new comers to our
burg.
Roberts brothers, of Englewood,
wood, are hauling a car of lumber
to that village but we did not learn
whose lumber it was.
The saw-mill is an assured PROPOSE
tion and Mccall has suddenly awoks
to a housing shortage. 1t would be
a good idea for those who have al
lowed their vacant properties to be
come unfit for use to get busy and
do the necessary repair work to make
them tenantablC. II they wait too
long others will erect new houses for
the accommodation Of those who are
employed here and then these old
shacks may still stand idle
Mrs. Ella Gof left last Friday for
a few days visit with her son at Fort
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10
ARMY CARTOONIST SAW
FUNNY SIDE OF THE WAR
Frank Logan, Who SketChed for Le'
Mans Bulletin, France, to Lee
ture Here Soon

Frank B. Logan, the doughboy
who saw the funny side of the war
was a newspaperman and CartoOnist
before going to France as an officer
Uncle Sans army. Through force
of habit he spent his idle moments
in France sketching the peasants, the
doughboy, the English Tommy, ="
and the little scenes about him which
attracted his attention. His buddies
seized upon these sketches and one
day one of them reached the office
of the LeMans Bulletin, the news
PAPER published at this embarkation
point. Logan Immediately was given
cartoonist post with the Bulletin
and his drawings attracted much at
tention in this paper.
Mr.. Logan is to give his famous
chalk talk and cartoon lecture here
on the evening of Wednesday, March
/ 5th at High School Auditorium.
His work is a little bit different
from that of any other cartoonist.
His pictures are artisticaly correct,
and they sparkle with keen humor
and irony. He works with lightning
rapidity, and talks almost as fast a
he works. He illustrates several of
the Robert Service Poems, reading
them as he works. He is a master
of splendid color effects.
The Estevan, Sask., Progress"
said of Mr.. Logan following his ap-
pearance there, His lecture covers
many and various subjects ranging
from rural farm characters and
scenes to the soldiers life in France"
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10
Oh, FlOOie, FlOOie!

An instructor in English once re-
ceived an examination paper which
contained the sentence: "At this
time the Emperor hatched out a
scheme" That's a fine sentencen'
he exclaimed sarcastically. Jones
you wrote this. Is that the best
English you know" at seems all
right to me, SIR" ventured the often
uer humbly, "It does, eh? Do you
thlnk the Emperor was a hen? If
not how could he have hatched~ ont
d scneme" Well" ventured the
pupil he could have had his mind
set upon it."-American Legion.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10

son and the general conditions under
which these potatoes were planted is
propitious, and it is believed they will
not be disappointed when the harvest
time comes. A carload of sweet po-
tatoe seed was received last Satur-
day and were delivered Monday. This
seed will be bedded at once, and will
probably produce enough plants to
set about one hundred acres and, with
reasonable seasons, they expect to
produce a record crop.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10
COMMITTEE Is ORGANIZED


(COncluGtl from 1st page)
Borulort, district number one, f. A
Stahl; ClevcIand number two, C. c.
Cleveland; N@rdock, number three
NJ. ). Roberts; Gasparilla, number
four, Gus NJ. Cole; Charlotte Harbor;
number five, T. 4. Stephens; Mccall
number six. +. w. Whidden; Punta
Gorda, number seven, Paul X. Gar
rett; Punta GCrda, number eight, Dr.
b. b. Blount The committees re-
port was adopted and these men will
serve until others are elected to take
their places.
As the executive committee elects
its own chairm0H and as there were
not enough members present to hold
q meeting to elrCt a chairman, the
temporary secretary was instructed
ty vote 10 call a meeting of the com
mittee to be held as soon as practi-
cable for the purpose of organizing
and performing the other duties de-
NOlving upon the committee This
meeting has been called for Monday,
March 18th, at t%O o'clock, and will
be held in Punta Gorda in the lower
room OF the Masonic building. Mem
bers have been urged to be present,
as it is necessary for this committee
to file certain Information with the
secretary Of state on or before the
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10

Green and on the following Monday
she will 90 on to Barlow.
We are persuaded that fishing at
the Myakka is exceptionally good as
Our Boy again tried his luck yester-
three snaIl snappers and one cat.
The Fondin% proposition, as it is
planned does not meet the approval
OF the votel here. They vow to
hght any bouling scheme that does
not @i-o thi district a reasonable
portion Of tn bond money. We re-
Gret very muc1 that there is not per
feet A2rmOny on this question as we
need roads and good ones.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10
GASpARILLA
-

: Mr. Herring, Of Jacksonville, was
down here last week visiting with his
brother, NJ. T. Herring.
Car. Hargravcs came back Sunday
after visiting in Arcadia.
Mr. and Mrs Robert Futch and
family went back to their home at
Punta Gorda Tuesday after visiting
with relatives the past week.
a. A. Harrington, OF Arcadia, was a
business visitor at Gasparilla Satur-
day.
w. E. Bell, of Mccall, was a busi-
ness visitor at GarpaYilla Saturday,
March fourth.
Mr.. and Mrs Dixon, of Newport,
North Carolina, came down Sunday
to spend visit with relatives.
DR.. Kirkpatrick, Of Arcadia, was a
business visitor at Gasparilla Satur-
day, Marth fourth.
j. o. Brawner came back Wednes-
day after a visit at Leesburg. His
daughter, Lois, returned with him.
Dan Futch came back Thursday af-
ter visiting at Punta Gorda.
dance was given March second at
the home of Charlie Futch. Every
one reported a good time.
Miss Edna Johnson OF jacksonville.
was visiting with relatives here-Mr.
ana Mrs. o. B. McEven and family
Saturday and Sunday.
Mrs b. G. Bradley. of Boca
Grahde' was visiting with relatives
here last week.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10

Ihe Tampa Inter-Ocean Steamship
company has just been allocated the
Sn'pping board steamship Patrick
rlehry' l2,5OO deadweight tonnage,
marry Z. Culbreath. genreal manager
vi the company, announced recently
MS Is the largest vessel yet operated
oE the local company and will be
aSS,sned TO the Far East trade. II
m"l load cargo late in March on the
lampa-New Orleans-Galves route
'or NOPE lokohOma and Shanghai
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10

aer, The esponses--"Opera singers
and their operas" special fea-
ture. AS each member gave their
favorite, Mrs Skipper played the
opera on the victrola. Two good
readings and contest were on tNC
program. A delicious salad courso
was served by the hostess. Mrs. L@"-
bach will entertain the club Thur
day, March 10Th. Responses will ha
NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10
The Weather

The following report of local
weather conditions is furnished by J.
j. McCann, local U. S. weather obser-
yer, for the period beginning March
End, and ending March Sth, 1922.
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10

Inc Chlpley Truckers Association
reports that between 125 and 15o
.l acles were planted to Irish potatoes
the last days of last week. The sao-
The Punta Gorda herald., 1922-03-10

Mrs. John Skipper entertained the
M. L. S c. Thursday afternoon,
March second, in very lovely man
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
STATE POLITICS
FOR SENATE AND
FOR CONGRESS

Mr.. John w. Garrett, Republican
candidate for the Senatorial nomina-
ton, was visitor in Worcester Coun-
ty Sunday and Monday. He did some
effective electioneering with his party
followers at Ocean City on Sunday
and visited Berlin, Newark. Snow
Hill and Pocomoke City on Monday.
Mr.. Garrett has already announced
himself in favor of modification of
the Volstead Act so as to allow the
sale Of real beer and light wines.
Senator France is absolutely "wet," "
so we have the Republicans all wet
and the Democrats nearly SO. Davy
Lewis is the dryest of all. The Anti
Saloon League is opposed to France
and Garrett.
There is a rumor that W. Cabell
Bruce, the Baltimore lawyer, will be
Democratic candidate
"On August 5th. Congressman L.
Alan Goldsborough filed his certificate
for denomination for Congress with
the Board of Election Supervisors in
each of the nine counties of the First
Congressional District. Mr. Goldsbor-
ough made no statement, other than
that he had attended to the duties
of his office to the limit of his ability
and felt that his party would accord
him the customary denomination
without opposition"
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
STARTING WORK ON
HARGIS BUILDING
PocOmoke Department Store When
Completed Will BE Largest And
Best Equipped On Shore.

The contract for the new Hargis
Department Store Of Pocomoke City
has been awarded by Mr.. Milton l..
Veasey to the North Eastern Con-
struction Co., of New York City, and
work on same was begun this week.
The building is expected to be COM
pleted and ready for occupancy be-
tween November Is and December l5.
This will be the largest and best
equipped department store between
Wilmington and Norfolk and equal, in
construction and equipment to the
large city stores of Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
II will be two and three story
building, the third story, 40 rs feet
to be used entirely for surplus stock.
The building will run through the en-
tire block and front on three streets,
forty-five feet on Market Street, sew
enty-seven feet and eight inches on
Vine Street and the distance from
Market to Vine of one hundred and
ninety-six feet and four inches, max
ing the entire building contain thirty
thousand square feet of floor space.
The Market Street front will be
constructed of Indiana limestone, the
other frontages being of Colonial
brick The frame work of the build
ing will be of steel. No expense has
been spared in the construction. There
will be ten show windows, the small
est of which will have large plate
glass nine feet high by sixteen feet
and six inches long. The two windows
on Market Street, will be about six
teen by eighteen feet, large enough to
exhibit complete suites of dining
room, living room or bed room furni-
ture, with removable panels to make
the windows smaller when desired.
The row of show windows on Clarke
Avenue will extend distance of one
hundred and ninety-six feet, from
Market to Vine Street. These win
dows will also be very handsome,
CONTINUED ON PAGE 81
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12

MUNDSEN recently sailed from Seattle to become iceocked
in the hope that he might drift the north pole
What's the wonder Man has already been to the
north pole and there wasn't anything there but lot of cold
weather 1t lonely place. Why go again?
Columbus eered when he sailed against the whole worlds
Unbeief. He set to find To his amazemen
he found Even when he returned tell his tale
wise declared the venture interesting but what's the
the found land far would there
Recently mountain climbers. seeking foot the
roof of the world ascended the unexpoed attitudes of Mt
Everest High up the lmalayas they found pateaus
rich soil with forests and lakes and such found
in the north tier of American states These not little
pocket spots in the mountains but region that would
measure out Minnesota and Montana.
But what's the of it a We say can't get there Mile
high precpces prevent.
The legislature York within three
of refusing grant the Delaware Hudson Company the
right to build railroad because would the horses But
the railroad and the horse that made possible this
great nation of homogeneous people than three thousand
miles long.
They jeered Fuon's boat moves!' they To
their amazement, it moved up river
y When the first steel ship launched foolish folks went
down sink The crowd only the hull; they
knew iron sinks The inventor the air in the iron hull he
knew the air would float
The world today full the way places which
will a part the busy world the shores
Columbus found
Aeropanes will lift the Minnesotas
of the Haayas Rich farms will be there colleges,
cities like Billings and st. Paul.
Radio is amusing toy Wonderful, say We wisely
predict the time when it will carry music from great operatc
the isolated and humble homes We
talk wisely of It's educational These enough to
he calcuabe 1t going carry conversation around the
whole world 1t going print in TIE paro Radio is
going to give all nations tongue.
Now scientists talk of sending heat that will modify
nhospable climates. These heat will make possible not
merely Montanas but whole AustraiaS where Amundsen
going and where Shackleton has been
1t is wonderful world live in. The laboratory is the
mighty missionary And there is many Columbus serving
vaster future by beating pathway into the painless regions
today
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
Electrical and Rain
Storm Does Damage

The lower Peninsula was visited by
one of the worst rain and electric
storms last Monday night ever known
in this section-no place escaped the
ravages of this storm. The most
damage reported was at Salisbury,
where several buildings were struck
by lightning, but the damage was
slight except that done to the colored
Nj. +. Church steeple, which will
amount to about one thousand dollars.
At Ocean City the storm was most
severe. In the midst of it an alarm
Of fire was sounded. The fire was at
the power plant. The engine was
damaged slightly. The Fire Depart
ment responded promptly and the fire
was soon extinguished. Guests of the
many hotels and boarding houses
were frightened and the board walk
was soon filled with people in scant
attire. The excitement was soon
over and everybody went to bed to be
awakened few hours later by an
other severe storm.
At Snow Hill the streets were full
of water from the heavy downpour,
but no damage was done by light
ming.
The worst thing that could have
happened, however, was the damage
done to crops. 1t was elimination
of the daily rain falls which finished
the potato crop already planted, and
drowned out nearly all tomatoes in
low lands. The damage to crops in
Worcester County within the past
month by rains is so great that the
loss will be several hundred thousand
dollars. In some sections even the
corn crop is ruined.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
MAJ. ROBINS, U.S.A.
VISITS HOME TOWN
Snow Hill Man--Graduate Of West
Point, Spending His Life In
Military Work

Major Thomas NJ. Robins, Mrs.
Robins, and their two children, Thos.
NJ. Robins, Jr., and Elizabeth Robins,
will leave today after two weeks
visit to his mother. Mrs. John l..
Robins. and his brother, Mr.. James
b. Robins, and family.
Major Robins is graduate of West
Point, and has been in the service
twenty-five years. He is a member
of the engineering corps, and since
his graduation he has been assigned
to important work in sea coast forti-
iication and defense work, having
been stationed at Norfolk, Provi-
dence, Rhode Island, and New York.
He also has been stationed in the
PHILIPPINE Islands, where he made
surveys and plans of fortification.
During the war he was the Engi-
neer Officer of the Port of New York,
being in charge of the engineering
depot, and handling all the supplies
going through the port. Later on, all
the supply branches were consolida-
ted under one organization, known as
the Purchase Storage and Traffic Di-
vision, and Major Robins was made
Port Storage Officer, being placed in
charge of all the supply depots con-
nected with the Ports of Embarkation
including Brooklyn, Port Newark, and
kcarney, New Jersey, receiving all
the supplies, and forwarding them
on requisition from Washington.
Some idea of the magnitude of the
work, and the responsibility that rest
ed upon him may be gathered from
the fact that on Armistice Day, he
had 5000 cars on the tracks to be un-
loaded within twenty-four hours.
After being relieved of his duties
at the Port of New York, Major Rob-
ins was stationed at Providence,
Rhode Island. in charge of the River
and Harbor District, extending from
Long Island Sound to Cape Cod.
After the expiration of his furlough
Major Robins will go to Fort Leaven-
worth, Kansas, where he will continue
the study of military tactics at the
General Service School. His family
will accompany him to Fort Leaven-
worth.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
E. SHORE FAIRS
NOW UNDER WAY
Tasley Being Held This Week, POGO
moke Will be Next, and Salisbury
Fair Will Follow

Eastern Shoremen Marylanders
and Virginians-are now going to the
County fairs. Tasley is on this week
and the great Pocomoke Fair is next
week. Pocomoke people are expect
ing big attendance at their fair
with fine races and good exhibits,
and Salisbury will out-do herself.
Mr.. James NJ. Crockett, of POGO
moke City, is President of the Del
Mar -Via-Pen Agricultural Fair and
Racing Circuit with Mr.. David J.
Ward, of Salisbury as Secretary.
These gentlemen know how to please
Eastern Shoremen and record-break-
ing crowds are expected to attend
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-.AUrocAs sreR

II man should put a pair of
handouts on himself, lead himself
TO jail. lock the door an throw away
the key. we'd most likely drag him
out OF prison an put him in a pad.
dcd cell. but we don't do a thing TO
the bunch that's trying all the time
to strip themselves OF human rights
as well as liberty. Now we arc con-
sidering censorship OF the movies
when we have right with us the only
efficient censorship without any law
the censorship Of the people.
Moral conduct by royal command
never has worked out. Let the peo-
pie have what they want when they
want It. Old Dame Nature will bat.
ter them into the line of decency.
We wouldn't have steam heat to.
day il our aboriginal ancestors
hadn't been frozen into moral acs
tion.
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King Atkinson's
~ House Burned

The residence of Mr. King Akin
son was burned to the ground last
Friday% Mrs. Atkinson was at home
doing so>Ve ironing, and Mr.. Atkinson
Vas out Il the field. When she dis
covered the fire the place was seeth-
ing mass of flames, and before Mr..
Atkinson could get home or anyone
could get there in time to save any
of the contents of the home, the fire
was beyond control and no one could
enter the building.
The house was on what is known
as the "Old Tommy Johnson Farm"
owned by Mr.. Atkinson. II is located
about a mile from Snow Hill. The
house and furniture were insured for
$1,000.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
McCABE ELECTED
OCEAN CITY MAYOR
Election Held Last Monday Afternoon
No Contest For Any OF The
Municipal Offices.

Ocean City Municipal election was
without contest last Monday. the
following ticket being unopposed:
Mayor-William w. McCabe
Councilmen-E. j. Thomas, Cliffori
Cropper and John w. Mumford.
This is the first time for number
of years that the election at Ocean
City has not been hot contest. All
united on Mayor-elect McCabe and
those elected with him to serve as
Councilmen.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
Richard Lloyd Jones
Tells World Wonders
RICHARD LLOYD JONES

You will notice that he has good
old American name. He is great
writer-hs articles are very instruc-
tive and everyone can learn some
thing from him. Mr.. Jones. a
former editor of Cosmopolitan Maya
zine and whose editorial genius set
millions of Americans reading that
magazine is now going to interpret
American ideals and progress for The
Messenger.
No newspaper writer of the day
is better fitted constructively to in
terpret the trend of American
thought, its ideals and its practical
approach to the problems that must
be solved before those ideals are
realized.
Mr.. Jones will write weekly for The
Democratic Messenger readers. His
first article appears below:
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12

Lower St. Martins, Piney Grove,
Millville, Voelker and Libertytown.
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12
Z WUNcIE JOHN y,

This life live is irksome where be- the road
lined with boud an breakers the But mustn't dis
eouraged prospecks
when feler gets cold feet
Democratic messenger. [volume] (Snow Hill, Md.) 1869-1973, 1922-08-12

proves WITIIcI' IS
trims his sails and steers his craft unerrin amid the
storms galcs,-the hard knocks don't dSmay him,
which he squares his chin to meet and his symptoms
don't betray him-hc gets cold ieet
There amt road to glory. but what's beset
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wHATCOAT NJ. f. CHURCH

10 A. NJ. Sunday School. A. C.
Humphreys, Supt.
l1.O0 A. NJ. Back To God"
$50 p. NJ. "The Kingdom Of a
Life"
Wednesday 7.45 p. NJ. Prayer
Meeting.
You are cordially invited.
REV ELWOOD w. JONES, Pastor.