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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
NATIVE SON WINS
SUCCESS IN VAUDEVILLE
Dale Wimbrow, Of Whaleyville,
Attracts Notice Of Theatrical
Producers.

"R. F. ST." writing in the Baltimore
Sun of last Sunday, reviews some the
atrical doings and has the following
concerning a Worcester county boy:
Zone of these Maryland boys, a red
headed chap weighing about 200
pounds, seeped into New York last
week and pretty nearly conquered the
playgoing world. He was Dale VIM
brow farm down Whaleyville way, on
the Eastern Shore, but he shook off
some of the dust of Whaleyville, Sal
isbury, Cambridge and Easton as
we'll as the asphalt of Baltimore to
sing some of his ukulele ditties up in
the big town.
Formerly he used to put one of his
No. 9's in his little f1ivver, hang the
other outside and ride thru Baltimore
Cor his pet Eastern Shore town. and
sing plaintive ditties to the natives.
Such little tunes as "I'm Saving Up
My Lovin' till the Right Man Comes
Along" "Black Sheep Blues," "Ikey
Kapanka and his Jewish Piano" and
others. Or he'd find "Pop" Rial, when
that gentleman was on his summer
vacation and together they'd amuse the
guests at Wades' Point, near Clai-
borne Riall is business partner of
Mayor Jackson.
But one night last week Wimbrow
(using the professional name Of Pete
Dale) signed contract with ma
tional recording company to make a
large number of discs from them; had
Keith vaudeville executive offer him
booking on that circuit and had one
of vaudeville's most prominent come
diennes hail in an expert musician to
transcribe some Of his ditties to paper.
Furthermore, promise was made
him to have any Of his numbers pub
lished when he should so desire, but
he said he'd hold off little while.
Then he sprung the big surprise by
admitting that he had been approach
ed by one of the big revue producers
to become a feature of this years
show
But he's still red headed, still
weighs 200 pounds and still wears No.
9's. The last thing he was squaking
about was where he could dig up a
clean shirt without going down to his
hotel.
These Maryland boys are never sat-
isfed."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
Horse Racing AT Fair
Grounds Next Friday

AS an introduction to the National
holiday, John w. Rantz, as manager
will stage programme of running
trotting and pacing races, on the Fair
Grounds, this city, next Friday, July
3, beginning at 2.30 p. M.
By reference to the advertising col
umns in this issue the public can get.
more detailed information. The adj
mission rate is very moderate, and
everybody can be entertained at small
cost.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
Crolud Waits Turn
AT Church Supper

The good people of Rehoboth, Nd,
Presbyterian Church, were almost
overwhelmed last Thursday by people
eager to get some of the good things
prepared for one of their justly cele-
brated suppers.
So large was the crowd that it was
necessary to stand in line and wait
for a long, time before admission could
be gained to the pavilion where the
tables were set.
!. The amount realized has not been
learned, but if all were fed who were
in attendance, goodly sum must
have been collected.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
SHIPMENTS OF
EASTERN SHORE
SPUDS HEAVY
3O7 Cars Moved From Virginia
Counties Last Saturday; 2,043
For The Week
PRICES AVERAGING
AROUND $4 BARREL

shipments or potatoes, especially
from the Eastern Shore of Virginia,
were heavy during the last week ac-
cording to the reports of the United
States Bureau of Agricultural Eco
nomics.
Shipments from the Shore during
the week June 16 to % were 2,043
cars with the heaviest movement on
Saturday, June goth, when 377 cars
were forwarded. The shipments from
the Shore last year during the same
week were only SOC cars, and 1852
cars in 1923
The movement from South Caro-
lima fell off considerably as only 535
cars were shipped compared with L.
078 cars the previous week and LAS
cars the corresponding week in 1924.
The Norfolk Virginia section moved
out 683 cars by rail and boat Total
shipments for the entire United
States were heavier with 5,1O3 cars
reported compared with 4,615 Saas
the previous week and only 3,61O cars
in 1924 and 4,579 cars in 1923.
In the face of these heavy ship
ments of spuds from Virginia and a
lessened demand especially from the
Western and Middlewesten markets,
the markets declined rapidly from
last weeks price of $4.25-$4.50 per
barrel fob. shipping point on Tues
day June 18th to $3.75-4.10 on Friday
June 10th But at this low point
(Which was higher than last year at
the same time when the price was
$3440-3.5O per barrel) increased buy
ing and the rapid falling off in the
volume of shipment from North Caro-
lima, caused a slight reaction and the
market shows decidedly stronger
tendency for this week.
During the first part of the last
week, light receipts in the large East
ern markets caused them to hold a
higher range of prices than those in
the West. On Tuesday, June 10th,
prices in Philadelphia were $5.00-5.25
for best Eastern Shore stock and New
York City reported prices ranging
from $5.25-5.75, while Pittsburgh was
quoted $5.O0-5.25 and Chicago $5.25-
$50 per barrel. All the markets
showed declining prices until Monday,
June 22d, when a general upward
trend was noticeable, except in Bos-
ton. Prices on Eastern Shore stock
on Tuesday, June 23d, were $4.25-
AGO on the Philadelphia market;
$4.25-4.50 in New York; $500 in Bos-
ton and Pittsburgh, and $5.10-5.25 in
Chicago.
New York, with receipts of 161
cars on Friday and 189 cars on Sat
urday, reached low point on Saturday
when sales were being made on both
Shores at $3.75-4.0O.
Reports from New Jersey, especial
ly in the Southern counties, show
serious damage to the crop by the
dry weather which was relieved some
what the last few days by light show
ers Conditions are slightly better in
the North Central part of the state.
4. The potato acreage in the Kaw Val
ley secion of Kansas is estimated a.
bout the same as last year, but it is
expected that the commercial move
ment will be one-third less, owing tC
frost damage the latter part of May
and recent dry weather.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
.Snotu Hill Has Fire
Scare Last Tuesday

Fire broke out last Tuesday, in the
building formerly occupied by. "The
People" in Snow Hill, Maryland, this
building being on the corner opposite
the NJ. P. Church, and diagonally from
the Court House.
The origin is unknown, but it is
supposed, spontaneous combustion
took place in some material stored on
the second floor This floor was con-
siderably damaged, but by the effect
i've work of the fire department the
lower story was saved from destruc-
ton. The building is owned by Oscar
M. Purnell.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
Lightning Strikes Home
OF Gordon L. Pusey

Lightning struck the residence of
Gordon L. Pusey, on Ne outskirts of
this city, last Thursoay evening, and,
while not setting the house on fire
did some considerable damage.
The bolt seemed to be conducted by
the telephone wire into the sleeping
room of Miss. Ruth Pusey, leaping to
the bed, and rending it to great ex-
tent.
Needless to say, the occupants were
somewhat frightened, but all escaped
injury.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
No Pre- .c.,ing SerOice
Al M. E. Church Sunday

Rev. R. p Nichols, having not yet
returned from his summer vacation,
will not fill his pulpit tomorrow.
There will be no services at all ex-
cept class meeting and Sunday school
Mr.. Nichols will return in time for
the weekly prayermeeting on We'd
nesday evening.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1925-06-27
Ezekiel Baker, Former
Resident, Dies In Delmar

Ezekiel Baker, well-known in this
vicinity, died of the infrmities Of old
age, in Delmar, on Wednesday, June
18th, aged 81 years.
Funeral services were held in Del
mar on the nineteenth, and interment
took place in the Baptist cemetery of
Pocomoke.
Mr.. Baker is survived by two sons,
A. W. Baker, of Newport News, Va.
and B. L. Baker, of Delmar.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19

Than TOO. there are numbers at the
other colleges in the state as Wen.
CIub boys and girls are taking tnelr
nlaces in the various activities VI
their communities and as genera
rnIe their training makes them pet
ter fitted for any Office they may
ho1d in the town or organizations
Of the town.
Following are the comhFun aons.
names of clubs and local leaders.
Hartland. Jump Ahead, MRS. Maian
FI1ller: Athens, Wesserrunsett sew
Ing Miss Arlie Chase; Palmyra
Mavf,ower club, Mrs. James Robin
con Helen Johonnett; st. Adams
Mohawk Club, Miss Frances Baine'
twelve Corners, Busy Bee, MIS-.
Dana robbins; Ripley. All Clover
Mrs Elizabeth Phinney; Norridge-
wock. Kennebec Girls CLUB, MIS-
Iassia Sheaff, Mrs. Maud carr
blackwell Hill, Blackwell Boomers
Randolnh Ketchum; Cornville. Ever
ready Boys and Girls, Miss 5. Eliza
beth roster; Cambridge. Camorldge
CInb. Mrs. M. d. LaBree; North
Arson. North Arson Boys cup
Mark S. Rand; East New Portland
i've Wire Club, Mrs. Mariata
Mercurio; Madison Center. Ever
readv club, Mrs. Clyde Getcheu'
south Solon, South Scion Hustlers
| Miss Rose Sidell; North Arson, foui
LAT clover. Mrs. Hattie Scott;
Eest Madison, e. M. Agricultural
! Cinb Miss Bertha Paul. Miss Flor
ence Rurrill: Hartland-St. Adams
pond School Club. Miss Bessie
Ruker
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19
TOMORROW'S FARMERS
IN SOMERSET COUNTY

Boys and girls club work has
been at all times one of the out
standing pieces Of extension work in
Somerset county. Somerset County
has reason to be proud of its club
members and too many words OF
praise for the leaders. who give
voluntarily of their time can never
be given.
Club work in Maine this year has
more than 1000 boys and girls en-
rolled and there are 800 boys and
girls in the work in Somerset county
alone. What are the objects OF the
work? To teach fundamental and
elementary principles Of agriculture
and home economics.
To train correlation Of head and
hand or brain and muscle. To give
an insight in business principles
and their application. To encourage
better production. To encourage
thrift and economy. To give boys
pacity. To develop leadership. TIC
give an opportunity for physical bet
torment. To arouse ambition. TIC
urge cooperation. To inculcate a
dignity for labor and respect fol
service.
There are certain requirements fol
all members to meet in the various
projects and the boys and girls are
divided into groups according to ages
so that d girl of ten does not COM
pete for championships and prizes
with a c,rl older. The projects arc
canning, chick raising, cooking anc
housekeeping, dairy. sweet corn
garden, pig, potato, poultry manage
ment, room improvement ana sew
ing. If a club, for instance Is made
up of all girls taking Eewing. 1t Is
known as a sewing club and Other
clubs according to the work they are
doing.
There was no club work except 9
few bows enrolled in sweet corr
project prior to 1915.
The campaign for members start
ed in 1917; $50 boys and girls in II
, clubs from 10 communities were en-.
rolled and from this start eight
years of successful club work have
followed. During these years there
hs, been 2401 boys and girls enroll
elin the work. The create It enroll
ment was in 1918 when there weie
over 400 enrolled. while 1921 was the
lowest number. This year there are
3a0, the value of the produ ''s nro'
duced during that time has been So
S05.47 or nearly as much as the
county has appropriated for Elk.
tension work. Added to this ovel
$1,000 has been won in prizes at thu
various fairs such as Waterville
Skowhegan, Athens, Hartland and
Scion. But not all club work IS jus
plain work, for every club program !!
made up of field days or picnics
sometimes two or more clubs com
bining. County field days to which
all clubs come, achievement days
| club contests, county contest the biz
day of the year. plays and other &C
tivities. Quite a number of tn,
! club members go to college and Their,
are at present at the University o
Maine 40 former club members
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19
Somerset's Conception
Farm Bureau Aim

There are many who ask What
| is the Farm Bureau and what does
it do" 1t is without any doubt the
greatest non-sectarian farm organ
ization in existence. Beside being
this. it is non-secret nor does it en-
ter into politics to any'great degree,
although it has done much to bet
ter rural conditions because of its
influence. Here in the State Of
Maine and in Somerset county our
work is not AFFILIATED with the Amer
lean Federation of Farm Bureaus,
made up of thousands of members,
hundreds of counties and Al states,
though in method and practice 1t is
about the same. We here have kept
to the more conservative line Of ed
ucation along quality lines, and for
this reason the men of the inquisitive
turn of mind and those who are
applying scientific and business
methods to their farming are active
members.
The membership fee in Somerset
county has never been more than a
dollar, whereas, in most states the
fee is ten dollars a family. The
small sum that is collected each year
from members finds nearly half go
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19
MESSAGE FROM GOV. RALPH 0. BREWSTER
FOR THE FARM EDITION OF THE
KENNEBEC JOURNAL

The citizens Of Maine are
coming to realize aver more
clearly that Agriculture is the
foundation for the successful de.
velopment Of any state and they
are becoming increasingly desir.
Gus of furnishing a market based
on 100000 loyal consumers for all
the things the State of Maine
may profitabIy produce.
As we learn to exchange eom.
nodites between the country
and the town we shall eliminate
the enormous waste involved in
needless shunting Of goods about.
In this way Maine will Grow
more self sufficient and become
to that extent independent Of the
enormously complicated eeono.
mic problems that threaten out.
side our bounds. To this end
Maine is uniting in loyalty to
Maine products in order that we
may help each other and thus
help the State Of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19

drought. Other nearby apple grow
ing states, however, report similar
conditions which should turn buyers
toward Maine this year with good
offers for our fruit.
"Our most important cereal crop
Is oats and a splendid harvest from
one hundred thirty thousand acres
sown is now being threshed. Some
Aroostook County yields, already re-
ported, touch the sixty bushel per
acre mark. and our Statewide av-
erage of thirty-seven bushels for
1924 led the United States with but
one or two exceptions. One Maine
farmer mentions the use of a half
ton of binder Irvine in securing his
1925 oat crop.
THE reduction in potato acreage
led to an increase in the amount of
wheat sown and good results have
been realized. 1t will interest Farm
Bureau members (since their organ
ization has consistently advocated
diversified farming in Maine) to
learn that an estimate of twenty
five thousand barrels has been placed
as the amount of flour that will be
ground from home grown wheat in
Aroostook County alone, a very con-
siderable addition to the resources
of our great potato county and one
1 OF to be lost sight of in years to
come.
AT the present writing. the yield
of sweet corn seems threatened by
dry weather conditions, but it is
worthy of note that some fifteen
thousand acres were planted for
canning purposes alone with five
thousand acres of field corn, while
ten thousand tons of ensilage are
annually stored away.
Maine has reached the enviable
and little realized position of eighth
among all the states in the volume
Of canned food produced. Besides
our peerless sweet corn product.
hundreds of thousands of cases If
beans, apples and blueberrieS ale
annually marketed, and in 1925 soyae
four thousand acres of peas were
packed. this latter being a new VEN
ture for Maine which has generally
brought satisfactory returns to the
grower with no great expenditure
either ins labor or cash.
Poultry products figure very con-
siderably in the income from many
Maine farms and there is undoubt-
eddy room for yet further develop
ment along this line. In 1924 ten
million dozens of eggs were pro-
duced and two million chickens.
"Other products of our farms in
clude honey. maple syrup and sugar,
dry beans, cauliflower, with truck
crops and small fruits of all kinds.
In fact. we have learned that we can
produce upon these rugged but fer
tile Maine farms almost everything
that grows within the temperate
zone. First of all, however, we rate
our boys and girls and 1t is with
these that very important line of
Farm Bureau activity develops, in
building leadership, that quality that
Is SO essential to the future progress
OF our rural communities. Thou
sands of country boys and girls, be-
yond the sound of railroad whistles
and lacking advantages of higher
educational institutions, have devel-
oped and expanded nightly under
the drawing out" influences Of
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19
Welding Names Agriculture Bureau and Extension oer1c

From section 8 thu -,
quotation is taken: Thai s.l0sil|
purpose of carrying out ..
visions of the act. there MAJ ~ ps|
ated in the various countiss !. Y a
bination of counties within AZ sen|
of Maine. an organizatio. ~ w
known as the Farm Burssn
act provided for the cocnes...
the Farm Bureaus and ~ 90
of agriculture. The Fedarss v. s0llsl|
ture extension act of Nav sStu |
entitled AN act to proyiS. ~, W
operative agricultural extens,..sw =
between the agricultural ~, -
anc the United States dens,.ssol leI
agriculture" Therefore ~ i
two acts. one federal ana -. nl'
provided for extension wors -
carried on comparatively by =.
lege of Agriculture of the frs,s s Y
of Maine and the United sfss.s I
partment of Agriculture ~ Y \
Somerset County Farm Ru,.sms Y
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19

ing to the publishing Of the Farm
bureau news while the other half
is used in paying executive commit
tee meeting expenses, purchasing
supplies for the use of members, etc.
Counties pay also toward its main
tenance to the. sum of two thousand
dollars each year.
The Maine Legislature passed IN
1910 an aet to aid In dinuslng among
the neople of the State of Maine
useful and practical information on
subjects relating to agriculture and
home economics and rural life. and
to encourage the application of the
same. There may be inaugurated
in each of the several counties OF
the state of Maine extension work
which shall be carried on in CO.
operation with the University OF
Maine, college Of agriculture. Inc
hove ia quoted from section of
chapter AZ Of the public laws OF the
State Of Maine.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19
Alfalfa Pioneer
In Somerset Go.
Biggest Booster

Probably the first man to raise
alfalfa successfully In somerset
county continuously during the past
wears Is H, H. Fuller OF Hartlano.
Although this story has to deal pri-
marily with alfalfa, we would ike
to say that Mr.. Fuller has always
been connected chiefly with Extern
sion and Farm Bureau work IN SOM
erset county and has served as treas
urer and president during the IRE
Of the Farm Bureau.
No records as to actual Welgnt
were secured until the year l9-4'
though fine crops had been grown
for a number of years.
The field that has been used as a
demonstration, slopes well and Is
made up of 2.5 acres. In the spring
of 1923 1t was seeded to alfalfa ana
no nurse crop was used as Mr.. Fuller
states that he has tried both ways
and because the young alfalfa plant
is rather tender when nurse crop
is removed, that it Injuries the crop.
1t is probably well to use a nurse
crop of oats at the rate OF pusheI
to the acre, where witch grass ana
weeds are bothersome, as this VIII
aid somewhat in controlling 1t. The
first year in hay. 1924. at the first
cutting there was / "a tons to the
acre, and the second cutting yielded
a good crop also and a third cut
ting made on October 16 yielded
144S lbs. dry hay to the acre. This
was put in the silo. No bad effects
resulted from this late cutting as
this spring there was fine thick
stand nearly as soon as the snow
was off. The first cutting this year
which was June %, yielded better
than two tons to the acre and sec
ond cutting on August IL weighed
5000 lbs. to the acre. Mr.. Fuller
also has other fields in this crop.
He says also, s.If anyone doubts the
value of lime let them talk to me,
I am convinced, for where I did not
apply lime and seeded with> alfalfa
there is not as much as a handful
of plants" The unlimed streak can
be seen a mile from his house and
even the most sceptical will have to
admit that it makes some difference.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19

agriculture for men and in home
making for women.
among the projects suggested
for men are the continuation of the
work with alfalfa, and improved
seed potatoes, testing cattle for tu-
berculosis under the accredited herd
plan, the popular better bulr CAM
paign, farm account work, repe-
tition of the poultry account cam
paign, testing hens for white diar-
rhea, egg quality demonstrations,
timber estimating demonstrations
and demonstrations in planting pine
trees.
''Women's projects include, cor
rect footwear and posture,-clothing
MISUNDERSTANDING lines. colors
an. materials, millinery, food prepa-
ration,-milk and whole grains,
household accounts, renovation OF
Misunderstanding furniture and
refinishing furniture.
Daily Kennebec journal. [microfilm reel] (Augusta, Me.) 1870-1975, 1925-09-19

Grange and Farm Bureau work.
May they persevere in their various
projects with their story writing and
bookkeeping requirements, to the
end that our country towns may be
better and happier and our agricul-
ture stronger and more prosperous.
The Bozeman courier. (Bozeman, Mont.) 1919-1954, 1925-08-26
BE FAIR WITH o U CAR
By ERWIN GREER
president Greer College of Auto


motive Engineering, Chicago
Suppose that there was a law which
compelled you to put in a year in an
automobile school, learning the the
DRY, as we'll as practice of different
parts Of the automobile. Reader, 1t
looks nice in type but you're laugh
neutrality-suspicious. it lObks abb
surd too. Take my word for it that
such a law would extend your cars
life to ten years instead of the four
to six years now the. average life of
a car.
To expect an automobile which has
seen hard service all through the
winter to have "pep" and to operate
satisfactorily is unreasonabls5yet
most of you cuss the old boat when
she begins to get distemper. You
are doing yourself and the car an in
justice and you do not realize that
you are to blame for the failure Of
your car 20 give long service because
you do not give it the proper atten-
ton. It won't cost you much TO
have the necessary "tonic" admins
tered to your car for it is only nee
essary to go carefully over all parts
of the a to tighten and clean them
up. Or if you don't feel able to dc
it, let the repairman give it the 'oncs
over You'll find it to be the best
investment that you have made since
buying the car.
What causes a rear axle to break
For one thing, it is bad for the axle
and for everything else for the car
to jerk along on three cylinders wher
you should be running on four. L
the clutch does not engage properly
you are throwing a sudden load OF
: the axle-a sudden shock which ha.
a tendency to twist it off. I person
ally know Of many cases in which TIT
axle has been broken by letting il
the clutch suddenly in an effort t
4 get out Of a hole. Don't neglect tn
clutch. It can be kept soft an'
smooth in operation without slipping
2 and then, when you engage it, ther
i will be no sudden shock.
= Universal joints fairly cry 70
grease and attention. Unless 20
e heed the warning at once, it is 70
: late to save them, for they are wOr
and rattle ever after. Invest in
creeper or HUNT UP SOME OIL
CLOTHES AND GO FOR A TOUl
e UNDER YOUR CAR. It isn't nee
/ essary to do it very often, but it
g a great deal better to explore the VI
s der part Of your a at leisure in th
garage than away OFF on some lionel
road in the dead Of night And Il