Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1922-01-28
Thinks Advertising Signs
Are Benefit To Travellers
Citizen Tells Of Their Value And Says Bill Now Before
Legislature That Would Compel Their Removal
Should Not Be Passed

"Ae&b bAAFSAOAl hOb cbSHuUAASN0 "ANA
the country travelling from Princess
Anne, arriving at the forks of the
road near Westover would not be re-
lieved to read Hargis' sign, "Poco-
moke eight miles. See the new
Bridge"
At the Quinton school the State has
no sign. The Standard Oil Co.. adj
vertise their products, but School"
catches the eye first.
l had a serious breakdown over
five miles out from a town in a
strange country. Going to a farm
house nearby to telephone for SER
vice car to pull me in l asked who
was the Ford dealer Il was driving
Ford). The lady of the house could
not tell me. Of course 1 asked the
operator for the agent for the Ford
car and was properly connected, but
if l was approaching Pocomoke and
driving Ford our friend Clogg's
signs would arrest my attention and
| would be thankful for them. Or i'll
| was driving a Chevrolet and my
motor was beginning to spit and sput-
ter I'd be glad to see a sign advising
me that Ellis Garage was the sales
and servic. station for me. If was
touring the country in Nash and
found / needed to have something
looked after I would be glad to read
that it was three miles to Nash sales
and service station, Roberton Broth
ers, Pocomoke.
Do you know that half the people
in PocomoGe do not know that the
Famer's and Merchants Purchasing
Corporation are agents for the Stude-
baker? And that if Mr.. New
Yorker, driving Studebaker should
get stuck out on the road and hail a
passing motorist asking him to have
the Studebaker agent send out for
him the chances are ten to one the
said motorist would not know who to
ask to go? And when he arrived in
town and asked half dozen people
they might net know? How much
better for INN to read a sign every
few miles advising him that he could
get parts and have his car fixed at the
garage of the F. & M.
Entering Pocomoke from the north
4
mile out advising us there is danger
ahead. We round curve and soon
cross railroad track. The railroad
company have sign telling of the
crossing and maintain an electric |
hell which rings when a train is ap-
preaching. But, as for me l like a |
sign on the left which tells me in
plain language there is sharp curve
ahead, THEN" in bold letters, fol- |
lowed by a picture of a railroad
crossing with fac-simile of the rail-
road company's sign. Beneath are
four letters and one symbol. "Mat- |
thews & Landlord. Hardware, POGO
moke."
A few rods farther on l like to see
the windmill erected by our friend
Callahan with the directions on the
post. | can always tell to a certain
ty the direction from which the wind
is blowing when pass that sign.
If / were touring the country and
it was getting near night l would be
glad to know that Clogg's garage
was fire-proof as / could see by his
sign board.
If wanted to learn something a.
bout the possibilities of the country
| would be glad to know there were
real estate agents in Pocomoke and
their names. l would much rather
ask stranger to direct me to Fred
Quinn than the Strout agent. To the
Lee Bonneville Realty company than
to some local real estate agent.
The first time entered Pocomoke
was over the old bridge, and of
SOuAoC idu w pay wi. <1ltcE CIOo-
sing the bridge saw a sign which
said estate authorities will enforce
Maryland Aut> laws" But I didn't
know what 7 were nor when l
was violat of them. Yes, I
know before entering the State ]
should have obtained copy of them
which / could have done by request
ing it from the Commissioner of Mo
tor Vehicles. But if a sign had adj
vised me to run not faster than ten
miles an hour and that / better close
my cutout or road cop might pick
me up it would have given me some
idea of what was expected of me.
like to read the signs of various
tradesmen at the entrances and
egresses of the towns and villages
and along the highways. like to
read a sign that tells me it is ten
miles to Pocomoke or Princess Anne
or Snow Hill