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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
CHINCOTEACUE PONY
PENNING JULY 26

Chincoteague, Va, is one of the
most interesting as we'll as one of the
most progressive towns on the East
ern Shore and it is planning an in
teresting Firemen's Carnival this
year. Visitors are expected from all
over the country and from Canada.
The Chamber of Commerce, and
Mayor John Winder, its President
are taking the leadership with the
Fire Company in planning for the
events which will attract crowds.
One of the unique features will be
the annual pony penning. This event
will be on July 26. The Firemen's
Carnival will be held between July 18
and %, inclusive.
The storms and severe winter did
not thin out the herds of ponies to
anything like the extent that was
reported during the winter months,
so it is expected that there will be
ample stock available to make the oc-
casion as notable as usual.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
FORMER LOCAL
CITIZEN SUCCUMBS
IN SALISBURY
Sidney c. DOugherty. Aged S5,
Died After An Illness OF
Only A Few Weeks

On Saturday last, July Z, there died
in Salisbury an aged member of a
family which was well known, many
years ago, in Pocomoke, and which
resided in the house now owned and
occupied by j. l.. Cowger, about a
mile above this city, and located on
the banks of the Pocomoke. This was
the Dougherty family, the lately de-
ceased member was Sidney Crosdale
Dougherty; he was 85 years old at
the time of his death, which occurred
after a few weeks illness.
Mr.. Dougherty, who was 85 years
of age, was born at Pocomoke and
spent his early life in Somerset.
He was an ardent sportsman in
his younger days, and to the last
he maintained a keen interest in con-
tract bridge on which subject he was
an authority. During recent years he
received many acknowledgements of
his skill from Ely Culbertson.
For twenty years he was employed
by the jackson Lumber Company,
later serving as City Clerk of Sails
bury for number of years.
He is survived by the following
children: Miss Mildred Dougherty,
Mrs. Harlon Veasey and Walter Sid
ney Dougherty. His wife, who was
Miss Annie Venables, of Mardela
Springs, died several years ago.
Funeral services were held on Mon
day of this week at St. Peters Epis-
copal Church, Salisbury, interment in
Parsons cemetery.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
INTERESTING
EVENTS STAGED
FOR FARMERS
Schedule Includes Meetings In
All Fourteen Counties OF
The State, Aug. 1921

A series of events of interest to
the farmers of Maryland has been
announced for July and August by
the Maryland Farm Bureau Fedora
tion. The schedule includes meetings
in fourteen counties of the State and
a personally conducted, all-expense
tour to the Century of Progress Ex-
position at Chicago August II to Fl,
inclusive. Maryland farmers, their
families and friends are invited to
make the tour. A special low rate
has been arranged. Information may
be obtained from the County Agents
The county meetings, at which the
principal speakers will be M. D. Lin
coin, Executive Secretary Of the Ohio
Farm Bureau; DR.. T. B. Symons, Di-
rector of Extension Service, Univer-
sity of Maryland, and Charles E. Wise
Jr., Secretary Of the Maryland Farm
Bureau, are scheduled as follows:
Dorchester County picnic at Cedar
Grove, July 10. Talbot County pic
mic at Bruff's Island Farm, July "a.
Worcester County meeting at Snow
Hill, July "a. Caroline County pic
mic, July 25. Montgomery County
meeting, July 25. Charles, st. Mary's
Calvert, Prince George and Anne
Arundel County picnic at Chapel
Point, July 26. Baltimore County
meeting, July 26. Carroll County
meeting at Westminster Armory, July
27. Howard County picnic at Bren-
deps Manor Park, July %. Kent Co.,
picnic at Colchester Beach, August
z. Cecil County picnic, August g..
Frederick County picnic at Peters
vile, August 8. Queen Anne's Coun-
ty picnic, August 16. Wicomico and
Worcester Counties joint picnic, Au-
gust % or %. Washington County
picnic, August 25.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
RECEPTION GIVEN TO
new M. P. CLERGYMAN

A reception was rendered the new
pastor of Bethany M. P. Church and
his wife, Rev. and Mrs. P. w. Crosby
on Tuesday night by the Senior and
Junior Aids. A brief address of well
come was made by Mr.. Colmore E.
Byrd on behalf of the membership and
different departments of the church
Mr.. Crosby responded. A cordial
welcome was also extended by DR..
S. J. Venable on behalf of the Pres
byterian Church; Rev. John A. Ditto
of the Baptist Church; Rev. H. b
Kelso of the Methodist Episcopal
Church and Rev. o. G. Brewer OF
Greenbackville, Virginia.
A program Of instrumental and vo-
cal music followed and refreshments
were served. Quite splendid repres-
entation of the membership was pres.
ent to greet the new pastor and his
wife.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
OFFICERS ELECTED FOR
LOCAL PUBLIC LIBRARY

At recent meeting of the POGO
moke Public Library the following
officers were elected to serve for the
year 1884: President, DR.. S. j. Ven
able; Vice-President, Rev. John A.
Ditto; Recording Secretary, Mrs. Nor
ris M. Young; Corresponding Secre-
tary, Mrs. M. L. Veasey; Treasurer,
Mrs. L. Paul Ewell; Librarian, Mrs.
James P. Blaine, Jr.
The president appointed the follow
ing committees: Publicity, Mrs. Nor
ris Young, Mrs. Raymond c. Dryden
Finance, Mrs. Robert Lee Hall, Mrs.
L. Paul Ewell, Mrs. Griffin Callahan;
Building and Equipment, Rev. John
A. Ditto, Mr.. Grady E. Powell; Mem
bership, Mrs. John K. Lang; Book Sc
lections, Mrs. Fitzgerald Crockett,
Mrs. VIM. H. Schoolfield, Mrs. R. Lee
Hall, Mrs. Norman Polk, Mrs. M. L.
Veasey, Mrs. James P. Blaine, Jr.,
Rev. j. A. Ditto; Auditing, Mrs. James
P. Blaine, Jr.
This Library is maintained for the
convenience and enjoyment of the
public and memberships are received
at any time. The fee is only $1.5O
per year and entities the holder of
card to read as many as a hundred
or more books year. The Library
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
MEETING AT
CAPE CHARLES
FOR PRORATING
Agreement Reached Between
Dealers And Growers AS
To Shipments & Prices

Messrs. E. P. Matthews, Ralph
Ross, Wilfred Ross, S. H. Grant, c.
C. Pilchard, o. P. Carey, of Pocomoke
were present at well-attended meet
ing at Cape Charles on Tuesday last.
The meeting was held in the Num-
cipal Building at $3.50 p. M, attended
by dealers and growers of Norfolk
and the Eastern Shores of Maryland
and Virginia and was for the pur-
pose of allotting potato shipments.
Through Government marketing
agreement it was decided that 500
cars for 5 days, beginning either on
Thursday of this week, OF probably
Monday of next week should be 500
cars daily, distributed as follows:
Norfolk 100 cars; Virginia $50 cars;
Marylnad so cars, the price ranging
from $1.5O to SLIGO per barrel.
These were prorated among the
dealers at 54ct of expected ability
to handle, the total number being
5000 cars. Another meeting will be
called not later than Tuesday of next
week.
Under Federal Relief purchases of
1850 cars have been made from Vir-
ginia, at from $1.50 to $1.75 per bar
rel. These will be distributed to
needy families. 13O cars have been
sent to Illinois and other consign-
ments to Indiana, Michigan and New
York State.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
MRS. E. 5. SHARPLEY
dies OF PNEUMONIA

Mrs. Emma Sheppard Sharpley, of
Roanoke, Va, formerly of Stockton,
died July 4th at 9 o'clock of brono-
chial pneumonia, living only ten days
after she was stricken. She was
born October 5, 1891 and was married
February %, 1914. She was beau
tiful Christian character and was a
member of Raleigh Court Presbyter-
ian Church of Roanoke. Funeral SER
vices were conducted at the home,
Friday, July 9Th. Besides her hus-
band, she is survived by son, Win
ston Sharpley, her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. M. Sheppard and two broth
ers, A. M. Sheppard, of Washington,
D. c., and J. M. Sheppard of Wash
ington. Her many friends will regret
to hear of her passing.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
Mr.. PRESTON PUSEY IS
Welded TO MISS HANCOCK

Preston Pusey of Pocomoke City,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest R. Pusey,
and Miss Mabel Hancock, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. Isaac ]. Hancock, of
Stockton, were quietly married Satur-
day, July Z in the Methodist Epis-
copal parsonage in Berlin by Rev. j.
A. Bicking.
The bride wore her mothers we'd
ding gown of cream satin and lace
and carried white roses. Miss Flor
ence Baylis was maid of honor and
Mr.. Wilson Groton best man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pusey will make their
home in Ocean City, Md, for the sum-
mer months.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
Farm Bureau Official
Will Visit SnolU Hill

Announcement has just been receiv-
ed from c. E. Wise, Jr., Secretary
Treasurer of the Maryland Farm Bu-
reau Federation that Mr.. Murray D.
Lincoln of Ohio, Director of the
American Farm Bureau Federation,
will visit Worcester County the even
ing of July oath, to speak to Wor-
cester County farmers. The meeting
will be held in the Court House, Snow
Hill at 8 p. m. r. Newall Stagg, Jr.,
president of the Worcester County
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
LOCAL AMBULANCE IS
FINDING MUCH SERVICE

The ambulance of Fred U. Hender-
son is coming into very extended use,
and is supplying a much needed want
in this city.
His most recent service was extend
ed to William Hickman, of Chinco-
league, Va, carrying him from Sails
bury to his home. Last week Mrs.
Kennedy and son were taken from Po-
comoke to McCready Hospital, and
on the occasion of the plane crash the
ambulance proved of most excellent
value.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS
IN CITY and COUNTY

Joseph E. Shockley, ST., from Frank
lin Upshur, Assignee, tracts Of land
containing "a acres of arabic land and
800 acres of marsh land, more or less
near Williamsville, Del, and in the
9Th Elec. Dist, adjoining the State
Line of Delaware. Consideration $500.
Horace Davis from Roger w. Lank-
ford, Treas, &c, part of williams
Conclusion" containing l Acre, more
or less, in Berlin, in the 3rd Elec.
Dist. Consideration, $48.77
VIM. A. Graham from George H.
Graham and wife, 2 tracts of real
estate in the 7th Elec. Dist, one ly-
ing on the left hand and west side of
the County Road leading from Shock
ley's store to Nazereth Church and
the other known as "Wonnel's Second
Choice" and "Atkinson's Conclusion"
near Whitesburg, containing 80 acres
and 1929 Aches, respectively. Con-
sideration 81 &c.
Frank A. Mitchell from Franklin
Upshur, Assignee, farm containing
32.73 Acres, more or less, on both
sides of the State Stone Road, lead
ing from Berlin to Shovel, in the
3rd and 9th Elec. Dist, near Friend
ship. Consideration, $500.
Isaac J. Henry, Gertrude Fassitt,
Chas. T. Henry, Hattie B. Quillen and
David w. Henry from Maggie S. Hen
ry, a 1-6 undivided interest in certain
real estate formerly owned by Isaac
C. Henry, near Berlin, in the 3rd Elec.
Dist. Consideration $40 &c.
Isaac j. Henry from Gertrude Fas-
slit and husband and others, real es-
tate on Maple Ave., in Berlin. Con-
sideration $40 &c.
Chas. T. Henry from Isaac ]. Henry
and wife and others, real estate on
the East side of Flower St., in Ber-
lin. Consideration, $40 &c.
Milton C. Riggin and Phebie E. Rig
gin, his wife, from Eugene Watts
Pruitt and wife, real estate on the
Northeasterly side of the improved
road leading from Stockton to George
Island Landing in the 8th Elec. Dist.
Consideration, $40 &c.
Algie R. Mariner from Walter W.
Price and wife, real estate on the
Southwesterly side of Washington st.
in Snow Hill. Consideration, $40 &c.
Merwin P. Selby from Ira B. Han
cock and wife and others, Long
Point" containing 430 acres, more or
less, in the Sth Elec. Dist, on both
sides of the County Road leading
from Stockton to Greenbackville. Con-
sideration, $40 &c.
Peter S. Pruitt and ARA p. Pruitt,
his wife from VIM. G. Kerbin. Jr.,
Assignee, real estate on the North
side of the Street leading through
Stockton from George Island Landing
to Pocomoke City. Consideration
$4,000.
John l. Coulbourn, G. Edwin Coul-
bourn and w. Oscar Coulbourn from
John S. Whaley, trustee, and another,
an undivided 1-3 interest in property
on Stevenson St., in Snow Hill, and
Klej Grange property containing 61S
Acres, 2 Rods and 25 Poles, more or
less. Consideration, 81 &c.
Hettie Louise Lynch from Berlin
Building and Loan Association house
and lots in Berlin. Consideration $40
&c.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13

Farm Bureau, will have charge of
the meeting. All farmers and the
public at large are cordially invited to
attend.
Mr.. Lincoln will have message
as to what his organization is doing
in national way for the farmers and
all farmers should be interested in
hearing him.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13

hours are: Tuesdays, from 10 to II
a. M; Thursdays, from to $50 p.
m.; Saturdays from to $50 p. m.
and from 1880 to 9 p. m.
The Library is free to children un-
der IA years of age.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
LIABILITIES

Demand deposits, except U.
S. Government deposits,
public funds and deposits
of other banks. .S173, ,41O.14
Time deposits, except pos
tai savings, public funds
and deposits of other
banks 363,O64. SO
Public funds of States,
counties, school districts,
or other subdivisions or
municipalities ........ 3S,627.13
Deposits of other banks,
including certified and
cashiers checks Outstand-
ing ......... I00.0o
Total of items Is to 20:
(a) Secured by pledge
of loans and or in
vestments -. "a ,569.49
(b) Not secured by
pledge of loans and or
investments 541 ,269.32
..(c) Total De-
pOsits $685. 5,83S.81
Circulating notes Outstand-
ing 100000
Bills payable .......... 100000
RedlScOuntS .......... 13,6OO.OO
Capital account:
Common stock, 5000 shares,
par, $1,000 per share
100000
Surplus .... 100000
Undivided profits
net ....... $4,000
Total Capital Account. s3,2OO.OO
Total Liabilities. .Ss13,63s.s1
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
ASSETS

Loans and discounts .$155, 5,572.42
United States Government
: securities ............. 6O,250.OO
Securities guaranteed by
United States Govern
ment as to interest and
or principal. ......... 10000
Other bonds, stocks, and
securities .......... 11,4S0.00
Furniture and fixtures. -. 100000
Reserve with Federal Re-
serve Bank ............ 33,759.10
Cash in vault and balances
with other banks. -. 144,603.23
Outside checks and
other cash items. .... 1882
Redemption fund with U. s.
Treasurer and due from
u. S. Treasurer .... 2,5OO.00
Other assets ....... 628.54
Total Assets .$415,1 5,113.21
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
REPORT OF CONDITION OF
CITIZENS NATIONAL BANK

in PocOmOke City, in the State of
Maryland, at the close of business, on
June 80, 1884.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13

Earl Cutler spent a part of the
week with relatives in Norfolk, Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13

Miss Rose Gieman Of Westminster
is the guest of Mrs. R. I. Lednum.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
ASSETS

ASSETS
Loans and discounts. :. $500, 6,376.22
Overdrafts .......... 1882
United States Government
securities owned ...... 81,575.OO
Other bonds, stocks, and Sc
curities owned ...... 34,347.43
Banking house, $5O,OOO.OO
Furniture and fix
lures, $4,000. ..... 100000
Real estate owned other
than banking house. -. 100000
Reserve with Federal
Reserve Bank. ....... 44,2O9.O1
Cash in Vault and balances
with other banks. ...... 46,4OS. 40
Outside checks and other
cash items. ........ 417.69
Redemption fund with u.
S. Treasurer and due
from u. S. Treasurer. 2,5OO.OO
Other assets ....... 12,951.54
Total Assets .-S13 3,63S.S1
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1934-07-13
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
POCOMOKE CITY NATL BANK

of POcOmOke City, in the State of
Maryland, at the close of business, on
June 80, 1884.
Evening star., 1934-03-04
Grass Seed Short

THE Government acreage retirement program
has brought about demand for grass and
clover seed, which has reduced available sup
plies to the lowest point in many years.
Farmers generally have decided to SOW their
idle acres to grass rather than permit wild
growth Of weeds. This has made tremen-
dous and unusual demand for seed.
The c. C. c. Administration also has en-.
tered the market on a great scale. Nearly
a million and a quarter pounds of grass seed
has been purchased for the purpose Of plant
ing grass for soil erosion prevention.
Evening star., 1934-03-04

must become involved. The pleasure of the
moment must be enough.
If he is married, 1t Is q point Of honor with
him to maintain that he is devoted to his wife:
he Is divorced, that he Is determined not 70
tie himself up again, and If he is unmarried,
that he has no intention Of letting death do
the parting but that the affair Is to be strictly
terminable at any moment and that he depends
On the woman's good taste not to place him
IN an awkward predicament"
Probably, the author admits, women were
fools back In the good old days Of inequality,
to believe It when men talked about mdytng
devotion. But they were equally foolish, II not
more 50, when they brought about a condition
IN which the word devotion is one which men
never use. Women can't be fooled these days
because nobody tries to fool them. And, says
Miss Stern, It's not much fun to know.
Men be divided into five classes, none
of which is satisfactory. in Miss Sterns opinion.
Evening star., 1934-03-04


than ever before.
And it's mostly the
fault of the women themselves.
Instead of playing the game Of
love as they would like to play it,
they've let the men make all the
rules. And the men just naturally
haven't risen to the opportunity.
Men, as any woman can tell you,
are clumsy. They're especially
clumsy at the game of love.
This, at any rate, is the con-
sidered opinion voiced by Edith M.
Stern, popular novelist, after wide
observation among her friends.
She voices this opinion in a new
book, Men Are Clumsy Lovers"
in which she tells women what to
expect-and what not to expect
from men.
To begin with, she asserts that
women made great mistake when
they set out to be emancipated.
They won their point, all right
won it, in fact, only too well.
"They have requested men to
remove them from the medieval
shrine" she writes. mo longer do
they desire a romantic alteration
combined with an intellectual con-
tempt. Men believed them when
they said they wanted believing
It sincerely themselves) a healthy
shoulder -to-shoulder treatment in
love as well as economics. Well,
now they have it,"
As a result, Miss Stern believes,
marriage is not on the list of
prizes that most men offer. 1t
went off that list when women
asked for, and got, equality in the
field of romance. This equality
is . mistake, because most women
just aren't up to it.
THE best way to hold a man IS
him." she writes. Women ha'
much by putting men in a position
they don't need to offer marriage.
have been better had they continued
. chaise Tongue and have men buy the,
The worst part of It all is, in 30
that woman took her present positit
tarily, so that she can't complain If
gets broken. That's what happens, v
In this day of feminine independence
woman has no comeback.
with woman's 1ove-life on a pa
mans" remarks Miss Stern, "the
fast dist notion between the classes d
For the predominant attitude Of
today Gf he can be designated by SUI
ering term) is that he is doing the lad.
ton an immense favor by making 10,
Unlike the impassioned swain Of ano
he does not plead. He does not beg.
not worship. He reasons.
He is very careful, moreover, new
% press his suit b1 saying that he i
Evening star., 1934-03-04

for this, according to the pre-
vailing code, would be both unfair
and dishonorable. Love must not
and does not enter into the pic
ture.
Love Is binding and burning.
The blithe, gay modern spirit must
be left wholly free. Love involves
responsibility, If not factual at
Least emotional, and neither party.
he takes pains to make clear,
Evening star., 1934-03-04

likes women who have what he calls
sophistication-a word which, in his vocabulary.
has rather restricted meaning. He is proud
of his conquests and he does good bit of
shopping around.
And IT," remarks Miss Stern, latter an
evening spent In each others company both
he and she return to their respective homes
with an unuttered but wistful feeling that they
might have spent their time reading a good
book, are they not both sophisticates and who
is any the wiser?"
Then there Is the sheep in VOLTS clothing.
He would like to be big bad wolf, but there
isn't little pig in the world that needs to pe
afraid Of him. He would enjoy very much
being terror with the women. but he can't.
So he just pretends.
And then there's the Communist American
style. He is decidedly twentieth century
type. His tactics are crude and the results are
seldom lasting.
He treats all women as his equals, and not
as mysterious and elevated beings He is so
conscious Of their quality that he lets them
carry their own parcels and pay half of the
expenses for things He is devoted to ms
dream of the Communistic state because that
takes away any leanings toward sentimentality
which the young might have and which might
become a nuisance.
Having examined these classes, Miss Stern
returns to a study Of the male in general.
Men do not take reflections seriously" she
says. Although women, even the most attrac-
tive of them, seem to be able to grasp the
simple fact that they do not effect emotional
upheavalS In every man they meet. What man
does not consider himself irresistible to all
women? When the average man is finally con-
vinced that a woman means what she says.
he concludes:
"A. That she is senseless and undiscriminat-
ing
"B. That she lacks courage.
&C. That she has silly and antiquated no
tionS of virtue
ID. That all she needs is little more
urging.
"E. That she is abnormal"
Evening star., 1934-03-04
BY HELEN WELSHIMER.

q q kOMEN'S hearts, it
seems, are getting
~ broken these days
NN at a faster rate
than ever before.
Evening star., 1934-03-04


clothing and the Communist (American style)
gentleman
Miss Stern examines these individuals, one
by one, and points out that poor girl hasn't
q chance with any of them.
The unattached man, she admits, has a
tough time of it and follows his ideal with
fervor worthy of better cause. He has to
keep his women we'll in hand lest they ge.
the idea that he is going to marry them. And
this, says Miss Stern, is how he does it:
He illustrates their maneuvering to be the
one and only, Unlike a married man, who
doesn't dare let any woman know too much
about him, he is unrestricted in the implication
Of tnnumerable other women in his life He
makes no attempt to conceal their existence.
On the contrary, he rather emphasizes it. 1t
is all a part of the great, carefully devised
scheme for not letting matters be taken seri-
ously."
The unattached man, Miss Stern points out,
never promises marriage. If girl keeps on
hoping in spite of everything, that he will lead
her to the altar some day and passes up honest
matrimonial prospects ON his account, it GER
tainly isn't his fault. He is nothing If not
frank about the fact that he isn't going to
marry her.
The tactics of the devoted husband are diff
ferent. He gallantly tells the girl in his arms
that he Is much in love with his wife.
by implication, consequently" says Miss
Stern, "he cannot love another woman, because
true love is given only to person at
time"
This, incidently, is usually Lie, says Miss
Stern. His wife, If she happened to overhear
it, probably wouldn't recognize his story at all
II the devoted husband has children, he
uses them as protective wall. He hides be-
hind them and keeps the other woman from
disrupting his life. And II. in spite Of every
thing the woman unreasonably remains faith
full to hm-wen, doesn't that entitle him to