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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
CHINCOTEACUE PASTOR
RECEIVES POUNDING

A good old fashioned "pounding'
was given the pastor Of Chincoteague
Baptist Church, and his wife, on Tues
day night last by members Of the con-
gregation. The pounding consisted of
all kinds Of eatables and other COM
modities and was thoroughly enjoyed
by the pastor and his wife.
Those who participated were: Mr..
and Mrs. Willis Outten, Mr.. and Mrs.
Maurice Brimer, Mr.. and Mrs. John
Human, Mr.. and Mrs. Bates Pilchard,
Mr. and Mrs. Howard Sparrow, Mr.
and Mrs. Harold Marshall, Mr.. and
Mrs. Mark Kelley, Mr.. and Mrs. Will
Matthews. Mrs. Roy Mason, Mrs
Alice Davis, Mrs. w. r. Bailey, Mrs
Milton White, Misses Ida Pusey, Nina
Human, Sarah Kelley, Messrs. H. E.
Kelley, Victor Outten and Garland
Warren.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
HUNTERS SHOULD TAKE
CARE AS TO HIGHWAYS

z. Lee LeCOmpte, State Game War
den, in a letter TO the Democrat"
says that Ernest N. Smith, Executive
Vice-President of the American Auto
mobile Association, has called atten-
ton to complaints coming from A. A.
A. members riding over Maryland
roads to the effect that hunters are
very careless in shooting near travel
led highways. Such action is very
unbecoming the hunting public OF
Maryland and very serious accidents
may occur from such practices.
Whether it be a state highway or a
county highway, hunters should not
shoot across or in the vicinity of any
travelled roads. / am sure that the
majority of the hunters of Maryland
do not desire to cause any casuali-
ties and would be grief stricken if
their earelessness were the cause Of
someone's being injured and an ap-
peal is made at this time not 20 hp05
or saoet near travelled highways a
any time.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
MILFORD MIGHTY HUNTER
CARRIES HOME QUARRY

Mr.. Thad Windsor, well known
hotel proprietor of Milford, Delaware,
and also mighty hunter passed thru
Pocomoke on Tuesday. carrying with
him some of the trophies of a trip
he made down through the Carolinas.
On trailer to his car, he had 2
bears, 3 deer, and some wild turkeys.
These with three dogs and a helper
constituted his outfit; he had taken
four dogs, but one met his death when
it got too intimate with one Of the
bears.
Mr.. Windsor's cargo created quite
a bit of interest en- the street as he
stopped for short while at the Park
err House. It is to be regretted the
Democrat" reporter could not obtain
an interview since he could no doubt
tell a story most interesting to the
local ninrodG.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
NEGRO ASSIALANT
GETS SENTENCED
FOR TWENTY YEARS
Attacked Somerset Farmers
Wife Last September. Trial
Held In Dorchester

The negro, James Rowland, who,
last September, was named as the as
sailant of Mrs. Anna Waddy, was tried
at the recent session Of the Dorchester
County Court and sentenced to TWEEN
ty years in the Maryland State Peni-
tertiary. Mrs. Waddy is a member
of the prominent Hayward family, liv-
ing in Somerset county. only a short
distance from Pocomoke and well
known In this community.
After the attempted assault was
made known, a hunt was instituted for
Bowland and he was soon apprehend-
cd. His case was transferred from
Somerset 10 Dorchester as a precau-
tionary measure and rushed TO the Bal
timore City jail for safe-keepfng.
The alleged attack took place on
the Waddy farm east of Princess Anne
The negro, who had been in the en-
ploy of the Waddy family for a num-
Der of years, is said to have followed
Mrs. Waddy into the farm house,
where he attempted his crime. Fight
ing of her assailant Mrs. Waddy noti-
fled her son. and authorities and
search resulted in the arrest of the
Negro before his crime became gen.
orally known in the community. He
was placed under arrest and taken
to Baltimore by Somerset authorities,
where he remained until his trial.
Rowland, who was defended by for
mer State Senator l.. Crest0n Beau
champ and former States Attorney A.
Stengle Marine, pleaded not guilty in
his trial before Chief Judge John r.
Duer and Joseph L. Bailey.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
LUTHER BEVANS
GIVEN PAROLE
LAST TUESDAY
Spent Nine Years In Prison AS
Part OF A Fifteen Years
Sentence

Luther Bevans, who with his broth
er, Andrew, was sentenced to the
Maryland Penitentiary, has been par
oled and is now in this city, as an
employee of the Lewis Cleaning and
Dye Works. Luther's sentence was
for Is years; his brothers for 25
Luther has served 9 IL years and
had been accorded two months off in
each year for good behavior.
The two Bevans boys were sent up
on charges of arson and attacking
an officer while in the discharge OF
his duty. But it was generally con-
coded at the time that the younger
Luther, was, more or less, under the
influence of his older relative, and
had been led into much lawlessness
that. alone, he would never have in
dulged in.
While in prison, Luther has been q
most exemplary inmate and efforts or
the outside to get him paroled have
been much aided by the testimony Of
the official at the state institution
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
OFFICER NAMED
AS COMPLIANCE
TRUCK OFFICER
Everett B. Lackie, of Baltimore,
Is Code Authority For The
Truck Industry

Everett B. Lackie of Baltimore, fol-
many years associated with thetruck-
ing industry, has beea named D the
post of Compliance Officer for the
Maryland State Code Authority foi
the Trucking Industry according to an
announcement released by Milton e
BiemilIer, Chairman ef the State body
Mr.. Biemiller Indicated that Mr.
Laekie had been given a specific
charge to enforce strict compliance
with all provisions Of the trucking
code particularly with respect to those
of Article VI -covefEZ registration
and those of Article VII providing for
the filing of minimum schedules OF
rates and tariffs.
Mr.. Lackie will head the Compliance
Division of the Code Authority and
will supervise the policing of the in
dustry and will be vested with the
responsibility of preparing cases
against violators, both large and small
"As Chairman of the State Code
Authority" Mr.. Biemiller said, II am
firmly resolved that strict program
of enforcement will be pushed with all
the vigor possible and truck operators
and teamsters violating the trucking
code will be presented in q formal
bill of complaint without hesitation,
on our part, to the proper Federal
Authorities for legal action.
81 believe the privilege of self-reg-
ulation of the industry is sound and
Of inestimable value to the truck
men. We must realize that our posi-
ton in the industrial and business
sphere is identical with that of any
other merchant. We are selling trans
portation service, we cannot sell that
service at less than actual cost and
continue in business.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
ANNE
P. E. CHURCH'S
PULPIT FILLED
Rev. Homer F. Button Has Ac-
cepted Call To The Rector
ship In Somerset

The Rev. Homer F. Button, Of
Springfield, Mass, has accepted 9
call to become Rector of st. Andrews
Episcopal Church, Princess Anne, and
delivered his first sermon as Rector
last Sunday.
Mr.. Button, who attended school
at Nashatah House in Wisconsin;
General Seminary, New York City,
and Seabury Western Seminary at
Evanston, ILL.,, is young man Of
pleasing personality and already has
made many warm friends among the
congregation of St. Andrews as well
as town people as whole.
He announces that he is to be
married in the Thanksgiving season,
his prospective bride being native
Marylander-Miss Margaret Hilton of
st. Mary's county. Miss Hilton is
school nurse at Hunter College in New
York, and was at one time connected
with the hospital at which DR.. George
w. Jarman. of Princess Anne, was
head physician.
The new Rector is preparing the
rectory for his new bride, refurnish-
ing 1t throughout and will have It in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
LEGION AUXILIARY
WILL DISTRIBUTE
CHRISTMAS TOYS
Will Collect Unused Toys For
Children Of The COmmun-
ity's Poor Families

The American Legion Auxiliary will
collect unusedztoys for distribution
at Christmas time to children of
whose parents are unable TO provide
toys for them.
If any one has toys that have been
discarded, or unused for any reason,
or has more toys than are needed,
the American Legion Auxiliary will
take charge of them and see that they
receive a welcome in homes of the
poor.
The plan is to procure a list OF
names of such families from the re-
lief agencies of the town and commun-
ity, and have the mother go before
Christmas and select toy or toys.
In this way the child will probably
get just the toy it has been wanting,
and by distributing them week or
two before Christmas will afford the
parents an opportunity to make any
little repairs that may be necessary
"a new dress for a doll a new coat
of paint for a wagon or tricycle., etc.
This will be a fine way for the kid
dies TO help at Christmas too.
50, look through the toys in your
home and see what can be spared.
Notice will be given later as to time
and method of collection. In the
meantime, any one finding it conven-
lent to do so may leave toys at Cal
lahan's Ladies Shop and they will be
taken care of.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
GENERAL MEETING OF
ROADS WOMAN'S aid

The Woman's Aid Delmarva Divi-
sion of the Pennsylvania Railroad, will
hold a General Meeting at 200 p
M. Thursday, December 9Th on board
the steamer Virginia Lee" at Cape
Charles.
All wives, or other adult women
folks, Of Delmarva Division employees
are cordially invited to attend; and
as gifts are needed for Christmas bas'
kets, it is urged that each one bring
q donation of home made jelly or fruit
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
VERNON CHERRIX MEETS
With AN ACCIDENT

Mr.. Vernon T. Cherrix, travelling
salesman for the firm of Shockley &
,Humphries at Snow Hill, suffered
painful injuries in an automobile ac-
cfdent which occurred Thursday Of
last week near the Hutchinson's ex-
press offices just north Of Keller.
According to Mr.. Cherrix he was
proceeding northward and following
truck when suddenly the truck stopped
and the Cherrix machine rammed in
to it. The truck driver claims he did
not see the car behind him and stop
ped to change his gears.
Mr.. Cherrix suffered several broken
ribs, numerous cuts and bruises about
the head and body. He was uncon-
scious when picked up after the crash
but regained consciousness shortly af-
ter reaching the hospital at Nassa-
wadox. From latest reports he is re-
covering from his injuries nicely.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30

You know, I'm just about persuaded
to change my place Of abode. fnl
thinking strongly of taking up my bed
and walking-to Castor, Md. If the
millennium has not arrived there, l
don't believe there's any such animal
Did any of you people read about what
the City Council had done about
"dawgs." If you haven't, just look
it ND in another column of today's
Worcester Bladder.
Just think of it! A fine Of ONE
DOLLAR A DAY is going to be
planked down on dog owners If they
don't teach their CANNES that it Il
very impolfte 10 bark all day and exc
all night. How that is TO be done,
don't know; that problem is put up
to the owners for solution. To my
mind it resolves itself into dog or no
dog. When I was a kid, I learned
a little ditty, the first line OF which
was. "Let dogs delight to bark and
bite" but seems to me the only de-
light in the question is entirely OF a
canine nature-mere man doesn't come
in. To a dog, barking and biting is
altogether paramount to a good
nights sleep for the poor devils OF
the human kind. To his dogship the
towns area is his rowing ground
Your backyard is his meeting place
with others of his genus and your
property belongs to him as much al
to you, whether you like it or not.
But up there in Easton, oh! my
something's going OF be did. They
are going to teach dog his manners
They say dog is mans best friend
but I don't see just how the dog coult
get along without the man either. III
a $3.50 proposition. Anyhow, castor
thinks SO, and they are going to MAKE
every dog owner in that city planl
down a buck day if he doesn't thinl
so. I would just like Pocomoke legis
lators to insert in their code a Law
like that. We don't like to see an!
Sho' town have anything to brag abou
that we lack. Imitation is a goo'
thing at times, and let's show ou
Dorchester friends we know a goo'
thing when we see it.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
WORCESTER CO..
LOSES RESPECTED
CITIZEN ON NINTH
Mr.. William T. Gibbons Dies Al
The Home Of His Daugh-
ter, Mrs. A. Mariner

Mr.. William T. Gibbons, a highly
respected citizen of Worcester County,
died Saturday, November oath at the
home Of his daughter, Mrs. Addison
Mariner of near Goodwill with whom
he. had made his home for the past
five years.
Mr.. Gibbons who was SO years of
age was a native Of Somerset county
and spent his entire life in the vicin-
ity of Princess Anne until he came
to Pocomoke to make his home with
his daughter.
Funeral services were held Monday
from his late home and interment
made in the Presbyterian cemetery ir
Princess Anne. The pallbearers were
Messrs. James and Charles Ward
Enoch and Wheatley Barnes, Johr
Redden and William Payne.
Besides his wife Mr.. Gibbons leaves
two sons and three daughters: Jen
nings, of Kingston, Nd, and James, Of
Pocomoke City. Mrs. A. J. Powell, Of
Pocomoke, Mrs. VIM. Brown Of Spar
rows Point, Mrs. Addison Mariner Of
Goodwill. He is also survived by 6
brother, James Gibbons of Princess
Anne; three sisters, Mrs. Theodore
Powell, of Princess Anne, Mrs. Thorn
as Hiltz Of Baltimore, and Mrs. Har
ry Muir, Of Fort Wayne, Ind.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
MIR. and MRS. E. T.PUSEY
ENTERTAIN FRIENDS

Mr.. and Mrs. z. Thompson Pusey
entertained the following guests at
dinner Sunday of last week: Mr.. and
Mrs. John Drummonl, of Sanford, Va,
and their daughter. Mrs. Anderson, OF
Baltimore; Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Mil
liner, of Onley; Mr.. and Mrs. William
Dickerson and children of Avondale,
Pa, Mrs. Joseph Omehongro, of Maple
Grove, Va, Mr.. and Mrs. c. c. Pussy
and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Thompson
Pusey and Miss Dorothy Payne, OF
Klej Grange; Mr.. and Mrs. T. c. Hope,
Miss Ruth Pussy, Miss Louise Stevens
and Mr.. Elwood Pusey.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
"Chirps''@
from the
Democrats Pen

Well. 1 see that my old friend and
nal. Mr.. Howcome, of the Berlin
"Times" has discovered something
malodorous about certain Legislation
he says is being contemplated. Any
how. he calls it "Skunk Legislation
I infer by that he is making REFER
ence to the pungent and not overly
aromatic effluvia which arises from
the animals means of defense when
attacked. The editor can't CRITICIZE
the appearance of the little beast
because, from all reports, he's as pref
ty as a picture.
Now. about this editor and tins
LEGISLATION: A man who knows them
both very intimately said TO me mai
I'm ms e,rnnion. some mistake has been
made - To which IS tine Skunk u
enurse now, I don't know whether my
informant Is referring to beauty, or
something else. I can vouch for the
journalists being. at least, not nara
on the eyes; but, at the same time'
Some of the perfume which saturates
the pages of his weekly sheet cannot
always be compared to altar OF roses.
It smells to high heaven. So l can't
be certain as to the exact implication
of the one who claims he ought to
know and does know both the critic
and the criticized-the editor and the
legislation, respectively.
However, there is one line OF COM
parison; namely, that the skunk sue
ceeds in driving everything away from
him when he lets loose some OF ms
highly scented spray. Likewise the
weekly carnations from the northern
section of the county. There wasn't
a single county Republican elected
and Ritehie got more votes IN Wor-
cester than he did four years ago. NO
skunk could do any better than that
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30

They gave him most excellent rec
ord and were emphatic in their appro-
val of a parole. Friends here had
their interest rewarded when, on Tues
day he walked out of confinement-a
free man. Luther's determination to
make a man of himself has all the
earmarks of sincerity, and at the age
of 20 he has ample time and oppor-
tunity to live in such manner as
to make people trust and admire him.
Here's hoping and wishing him sue
cessful issue of all his endeavors
along the line Of re-establishment in
public favor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
POCOMOKE WILL
Be REPRESENTED
FOR FIRST Time
Judge James NJ. Crockett First
Citizen To Be Raised To
Post On The Bench
WILL SERVE ON THE
NEXT NON-JURY SESSION

When Judge James M. Crockett, re-
Gently elected Associate Judge of the
First Judicial Circuit, takes his seat
on the Bench at the January nom
Jury term of the court, Pocomoke
City will be represented for the first
time in its history; and dating back
through q sixty-seyen year period
Worcester county was without q rep
researa16re for fos1F>tanse years IL
has noe been 6ef1uGtegg decided when
the newly elected Judges will gual5~
fly.
The constitution of this State which
is. now in effect, as amended, was
adopted in 1867. Under its provisions
the First Judicial Circuit is composed
of the counties of Dorchester, Som
erset, Wicomico and Worcester. Three
judges, chief judge and two assoc
iates, elected by the four counties OF
the circuit make up the Bench.
Following the adoption of the pres
ent Constitution and at the election
of 1867 John r. Franklin OF Worces-
ter County was elected as an ASSOC
late. Judge Franklin served until his
death in 1873, whereupon Governor
Carroll appointed Ephriam King VIII
son, also Of Worcester, as the sue
cessor Of Judge Franklin. Judge VIII
son at the 1879 election was elected
for the term of fifteen years but DUR
ing his term he was elected United
States Senator and upon his rssigna-
ton, IS Judge, Governor McLane in
1884 appointed the late Judge Hol-
land of Wicomico County as his sue
cessor. Following the resignation OF
Judge Wilson in 1884 Worcester coun-
tys was not represented on the Bench
until 1908, when the late Judge Jones
was by Governor Crothers appointed
to succeed Judge Floyd. Judge Jones
vas elected in 1909 and died in 1917,
whereupon Governor Harrington ap-
pointed Judge johnson to succeed him.
Judge johnson served until the elect
ion of 1917.
Chief Judge John r. Pattison and
Associate Judges Joseph L. Bailey and
Robert p. Duer Of the First Judicial
Circuit will leave the Bench and three
new judges will assume their seats.
Judges Pattison and Bailey have reach
ed retirement age, while Judge Duer
lost his fight for rejection by 500
votes.
Somerset county will be without a
Judge for the first time in sixty-seven
years, with the exception of a three
year period from 190S-1911 and few
months in 1917.
During the sixty-seven year period,
Wicomico county has had no judge for
twenty-one years; Worcester none for
forty-three years; and Dorchester has
had a judge continually since 1867.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
MISS Ethel SHOCKLEY
MARRIED In SNOW HILL

A marriage of interest to Pocomoke
people took place in Bates Memorial
M. P. Church, Snow Hill, Nd, We'd
nesday, November 2Sth at five o'clock
when Miss Ethel E. Shockley, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. VIM. o. Shockley
of Snow Hill became the bride Of Mr.
Luther Bromley, son of Mrs. Ida Brom
ley and the late Stewart BronaleyGo
Stockton.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1934-11-30
SEWING ROOM
STARTED HERE
l6 YEARS AGO
Children's Dresses First Output
Of Factory Run By Klein
And MOffett
LARGE PLANT NOW
LOCATED ON VINE ST.

Nearly sixteen years ago, Klein and
Moffett, of Baltimore set up in Po-
comoke a factory which turned out
children's dresses. They operated in
the building at the corner of Clarke
Avenue and Walnut Street, in the
two-story building which still stands
esn that CORNER Here they employees
about 20 women sewers and the SIEEs5-
ness was managed By . Nr. Green
Since that time the industry has
changed owners rather frequently and
managers have come and gone. Klein
and Moffett sold to Rosenfield and
Company; these sold to the Faultless
Manufacturing Company; these to Will
son Brothers; and finally these to
Rosenbloom Company, the present
owners and operators, all of Balti-
more. Managers also came and went
First, a Mr.. Green; then Miss Mar
garet Daniels; then Mr.. Arthur Abb
rams; then Mr.. j. N. Fendley; then a
Mr.. Nelson; then Mr.. George Rawles;
then the return to Mr.. Fendley; and
finally to Mrs. Lulu Foxwell, the pres
ent manager. ~
The quarters at Walnut Street and
Clarke Avenhe came under the criti-
cisn of the Government, and # be-
came necessary either TO have a larger
factory or else close up the works,
The latter prospect was not very en-
couraging to the citizens of POGO
moke. They got busy and the result
was the erection of the large and
weIl-equipped house on Vine street
with dimensions of 60 feet il width.
S8 1-2 feet in length and II IL feet
to ceiling. y.
From a capacity of 40 machines,
room was furnished for about 1875.
Code regulations have cut down the
number employed, since piece work
would not bring to all operators the
specified salary per week, but the
peak of employment reached "a sew
ers with a pay roll of $500 weekly.
Beginning with children's dresses,
work has shifted TO mems shorts and
at present a Government contract Is
being filled for mattress covers. All
materials are shipped direct from
Baltimore to Pocomoke, and all pro-
ducts are returned to the main fac
tory there, except Government con-
tract work, which goes to the Phila-
delphia depository.
This industry has been the means
of furnishing livelihood to many fami-
lies. The city recognized it as an
asset and, as stated above, put forth
strenuous efforts to preserve it for the
working class. It now seems launched
upon a successful course, and bids
fair to become yet larger. The con-
Germ should receive continued encour-
agement in order that it may render
q yet more important service to those
whose mechanical skill must be their
means Of living.