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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24
Edmonds, Miss May Edmonds and

Edmonds, Miss May Edmonds and
Miss May Gunter spent the weekend
in Richmond. They were accompanied
home by Mrs. John w. Edmonds, Jr.,
and two sons, Franklin and Jack, who
had spent the past three weeks with
Mrs. Edmonds' parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Meade Spicer in Richmond.
Miss Virginia Colona is spending
this week in Onley, Va, with her
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. James H.
Lewis.
Mrs. Mamie Marshall spent last
week in Norfolk with her sister, Mrs.
Roy Dudley and Mr.. Dudley.
Mrs. Bernard Twyford of Lewisburg
w. Va, is visiting her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. John w. Colonna.
Mrs. George A. Airey, Jr., of Cam
bridge, Md, is spending some time
with her mother, Mrs. George Colona
and Mr.. Colona.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Smith and two
children Rose Marie and Donald, of
Baltimore, Md, are spending two
weeks in the home of Mrs. Smiths
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. George Cutris.
Mr.. Charlie Koenig and Mr.. Will
liam Core of Washington, D. c., spent
the past weekend in the home of Mr..
Cores parents, Mr.. and Mrs. William
r. Core.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24

fence in the school auditorium last
Friday night. The new stage cur
tains and lights arrived in time to be
installed before the performance.
They added materially to the appear
ance of the stage.
Many of our Eastern Star ladies at
tended the annual visitation of the
Grand officers of the State Chapter
at Crisfield and Pocomoke this week.
There will be services in the school
auditorium next Sunday morning, May
26th. Rev. Herman Bischoff will
preach the sermon to the graduates.
The services will begin at eleven.
The closing exercises of the Stock
ton Elementary School will be held
in the school auditorium on the even
ing of May 28th. An operetta will be
presented by the members of the grad
uating class.
DR.. T. J. Caruthers of the Mary
land State Teachers College will ad-
dress the high school graduates at
their graduating exercises on Thurs
day night, May 3Oth.
Fifty years ago last fall, Mr.. Eben
Hearn was appointed. principal of the
Stockton School. Mr.. Hearn has been
invited to attend the schools COM
mencement exercises.
TLo eoLoo1 4Lo,.1~. ~x,I-
contributed to the procurement of the
new stage scenery.
Mr. and Mrs. Charles Jones spent
Sunday at the home Of Mr. and Mrs.
Harry Hall, in Hallwood, Va.
Mrs. Ella Hancock and children,
and Mrs. Florence Webb visited at the
home Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Payne, in
Pocomoke Sunday.
Miss Elizabeth Taylor, of Mer-
chantsvile, N. j., spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. H.
Taylor.
Mrs. Belle Porter has returned home
after spending some time in Baltimore
and Washington, D. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Redden, of
near Pocomoke, spent the weekend
at the home of her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter Taylor.
Mr.. Cannon, of Drexel Hill, Pa, is
visiting at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Cassius Jones.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Payne and fam
lily. have moved to Pocomoke. Our
town greatly regret their leaving.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Harris and
daughter, of near Snow Hill, spent
Sunday with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. J. P. Cherrix.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Rogers, of
Snow Hill, spent Wednesday at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. S. E. Brimer.
Mrs. w. H. Marshall has returned
home after having spent quite while
in Cleveland, Ohio, Baltimore and
Philadelphia.
Mrs. Jennie Milligan, of Pocomoke
spent Sunday with her daughter, Mrs.
Dalton Fleming and Mr.. Fleming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Parsons, of
Salisbury, spent Sunday at the home
of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. T. S.
Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. John life and Mr..
and Mrs. Elmer life are occupying
the house recently vacated by Mr.. and
Mrs. w. J. Payne and family.
Mrs. Harry Hancock of New Brit
ain, Conn.,, spent Friday with Mrs. D.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24

H. Hancock.
Mr.. Raymond De Vreas, of Ocean
City, N. j., spent the weekend with
his family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Wilkerson and
children, Betty Lou and Patricia Ann,
visited at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Taylor, Sunday evening.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24
Stockton News

DIR. J. D. Blackwell, principal of the
Maryland State Teachers College at
Salisbury, Maryland visited our high
school on Monday. DR.. Blackwell adj
dressed the high school pupils and in
vited the seniors to enroll at his in
stitution next fall.
The annual entertainment, Betty
Lou, was presented before large aud
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24
Accornac News

Mrs. H. T. Cruiser has returned to
her home in Norfolk after having been
the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. John H
Mrs. John w. Edmonds, Miss Ellen
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24

Shirts, fine cotton in Swiss rib
Sizes 80 to 46. Shorts, striped broa'
cloth with elastic sides. Sizes q
to AZ. Boys Sizes: Shorts, % to 81
at 19c. Shirts, 6 to Is, are only 15
each.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-05-24

It will take housewife to ap-
preciate this bargain. Why not
make new covers for the quilts
and the mattress? 381a inches
wide!
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28

workers performing worthwhile tasks
for the federal government should not
be paid as we'll as are workers doing
comparable work in private industry.
And there is no reason why the re-
lief workers should not be given
worthwhile tasks; it Is time the gov
eminent stopped wasting money on
some of the useless subterfuges of
relief, such as having men employed
at cutting grass on worthless vacant
lots. picking up papers in parks and
similar work of little consequence.
There is plenty of constructive work
to be done in conservation, slum
clearance and many other fields to
give employment to those whom the
government proposes to take off re-
lief.
Bearing the foregoing facts in mind,
il seems that there Is serious reason
to doubt the wisdom of limiting so
large a portion of our laboring popu-
latiOn to the virtual peonage OF
$50 monthly wage. Such an income
is not enough to maintain a decent
standard of living for the family Of
worker who must pay rent. buy
fuel, and clothe and feed himself and
his dependents. 1t is not enough to
allow him to buy any appreciate
amount of the products of industry or
of the farm, and it is upon the in
crease in such buying that recovery
depends.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
A DANGER EXISTS

AS we have often stated before in
these columns, the danger of the reck-
less driver on the highways is ever
prevalent. 1t will continue to be
prevalent until those highways are
ridden of the habitual wrecker. 1t is
not desirable to have laws which will
affect the liberties of the highways
more than they are affected today,
but this will be the case unless there
is soon a change for the better.
Right now a bill is being consid-
cred in the Oregon legislature which
would deprive a driver of his license
if he has been responsible for GER
tain number of accidents. The bill
would also prohibit persons who have
been ruled off the highways in one
state from driving in another state
which has the same law.
Authoritative surveys demonstrate
that the habitually careless driver,
like the habitual criminal, never re-
forms. If he is reckless, incompetent
or congenitally unable to drive prop
erly, the chances are he will never
change. No matter how many acct
dents he may have and how many
times he may be arrested. he will
continue to cause more accidents and
to violate more traffic laws. Such
drivers menace the lives, health. and
property Of all.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
ASKS MORE ADULT EDUCATION
SUPPORT

Editor Askov American:
What is the fundamental purpose
of all education? There are three
general purposes: first, to understand
and enjoy our life; second, to make
for worthy use Of leisure time; third,
an understanding of facts toward
making better, more worthy citizens
of our American boys and girls.
Up to the present our people have
been customary to think of an eighth
grade or high school education as
the goal of all learning, but today
we are being educated to the fact
that there are wide number of So
cial problems that vitality affect ev-
eryone which can be understood by
all. What has given us this advan-
tage? 1t Is the adult education move
ment: one which has spread over sew
eral of our states.
About two weeks ago a class was
organized In Birch Creek township
under the direction Of Charles Swan
son. Mr.. Swanson is a very capable
leader and teacher Of modern social
problems.
l have found that there is an in
tense interest among the students of
this community toward the subjects
but why is our class so
small. 1t takes so little of our time
each week and so much can be
learned in that short time that it
behooves us to interest ourselves in
the movement.
Our salvation from the modern
chaos lies in a clearer understanding
of the workings of our social system.
Let us turn out to show our instruc-
tors and our legislators that we will
cooperate with them! United we win.
divided we accomplish nothing! The
Birch Greek unit will meet every
Wednesday evening. The next meet
ing of the Birch Creek unit will be
Wednesday evening. March 6. Mr..
Weber Of Duluth may be present to
address us. If he can not be present,
Mr.. Swanson will speak on 1.-The
Workings of Our legislature"
ESTHER l. CARLSON.
Sturgeon Lake, Mimi, Feb. 25, 1885.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
LET'S FIND OUT
1.-THE st. Paul Daily News)

(IHe 81. FduI Daily NeWS)
What is primarily at stake, the flu
ture and security of our nation, or
favorable balance sheets of individual
enterprises?
The question was asked by Sen.
Gerald P. Nye. chairman of the senate
munitions committee, in a summary
and forecast printed Sunday in The
Daily News.
1.-The committee" he continued. lis
anxious to determine the possible re-
lationship of large national defense
programs and the selfish wishes of
those engaged in the manufacture of
national defense machinery"
The senator pointed out that since
the collapse of the Geneva conference
in 1927 to reduce ornaments, there
has been a distinct gain in naval
building, preceded and accompanied
by propaganda campaigns for a bigger
and better navy. etc.
1t has been found also that every
award of naval contracts has borne
the imprint of collision, or arrange
ment, as one Shipbuilder called it
Firms nearly always submitted pro
tective bids" on ships they did not
want. Bids were thus rugged to give
the appearance of competition.
And, of course. this was all done in
the name of national defense. Right
now we are in the midst of another
preparedness campaign. Money is be-
ing spent in most generous fashion to
build up our army and navy.
1t may be necessary, but Sen. Nye
raises a question which ought to be
answered.: Are the American taxpay-
ers being played for fools by those
interested only in making fat profits
out of bigger army and navy propa-
ganda?
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28

ers cooperation all profits must be
returned to the cOnsumer-member-
owners on the, basis of purchases, it
leaves out the middle men, it gives
the ownership of all utilities and COM
modities to the masses and not the
few.
Let us bring this point to our local
conditions. We have a fine start in
the right direction. We have CO.
operative creamery, feed, coal, seed,
gas, oil, groceries, livestock, insurance
and even credit organizations. They
are our very means of existence. How
ever, we are at a standstill, so to speak,
we are not going forward. We have
duplication upon duplication with over
heads upon overheads to pay. Are we
not sponsoring a system of middle men
splendidly? Are we not helping the
Rockefellers, the MELONS and the AS
tors pile up bigger fortunes unneces-
sarily? There is no doubt of it, and
we are but doing little to prevent it!
When are we going to take the
next step, namely federation OF these
al lOuS COOpCI ollNOS. VhSh W. SohS
this step we will be able to unite our
efforts towards the growth of our CO
operatives. We have done nothing in
the lines of health work, nor nipple
ment, nor clothing, and we are paying
dearly for this every day of the year.
When we get SO far as to federate and
rid our system of selfishness towards
our own brother, we will be able to
extend our policies to other commun-
tiles and soon, yes let's make it soon.
the mass, the working class Will be
able to balance his budget. We will
be able to receive the very thing that
the early pioneers really wanted, eco
nomic freedomi
w. B. johnson.
Askov, Mimi, Feb. rs, 1885.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
PAGE DINTY MOORE

Experts at Cornell university an
nounce the development of an cdOr-
less cabbage-One that will not smell
up the house" while it is being cooked.
And yet it is contended that the new
vegetable is every bit as good as the
old-fashiOned kind our fathers knew.
Somehow we are skeptical. With
all due respect to the learned prCfes-
sors our old-fashiOned mind cannot
conceive of an odorless cabbage as
good as the kind we have known.
Where is he, who after a day OF
toll, has not been cheered on nearing
his own abode by the fragrance of
ham hooks and cabbage emanating
from the kitchen window? And think
of all the neighbors who have been
provided with topics of conversation
by that same rich aroma spreading
over the community. And who would
be beguiled by cd rless sauer kraut.
No. it is all very well to give us
all these new-fangled inventions to
Tighten the labor of man, to give us
connections that enable the ladies to
buy compilations at the corner drug
store, but there must be limit. We
cannot permit the machine age to
deprive us Of the fragrance Of corned
beef and old-fashiOned cabbage.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28

levelled and millions of lives de-
stroyed. 1t was all done in the name
of patriotism-few dared raise their
voices in protest at the gigantic
waste.
Suppose in 1914 the governments
of the world had decided to spend
these billions i'm a worldwide pro-
gram for human betterment. What
an uproar there would have been from
our masters of finance! The program
would have been denounced as a
drunken orgy of spending and tax
wasting, even if the total program
called for the expenditure of one
tenth or one one hundreth of the
cost of the war.
Today, with a depression to be con-
quered that offers threat against
human happiness and safety far worse
than war, the financial powers clamor
against government relief programs
as endangering the national credit.
Suppose this nation were suddenly
plunged into a war, as not a few of
our plutOcrats seem only too ready
to sanction. Would they tell us our
national exchequer couldn't stand the
strain, or would they start the old
time ballyhoo?
It's strange that those who are so
anxious for balancing of the federal
budget today, when taxpaying power
is down and incomes are reduced, des-
perately fought balancing the budget
In the wartime years when incomes
were huge and war profits were pour
ing in. No, the profiteers of those
days didn't want to balance the bud
get and pay the cost of the war out
of current income. 1t was the thing,
then, to pass the cost of the war on
to future generations to be squeezed
out of the masses of the people.
If there is any extinguisher for talk
of war at the present time, 1t is the
desperate cost In men and money Of
the last war. With over half of the
federal tax dollar going for past wars
and present m1litarism, what sane
person is going to accept in any de-
gree the lurking propaganda that an
other war might be a good thing.
Let those, too, who are fighting the
expenditure. of a few billions for re-
lief contemplate the cost of the de-
struction of 1914-18 and then continue
their clamoring.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
OBSERVATIONS
BY Cong. ELMER ]. RYAN

One of the great sources of pres
ent Congressional dissatisfaction with
the operation of the various bureaus
and departments of the government
comes from misunderstanding grow
ing out of the inability of Congress-
men and cabinet members to meet
ON common basis for discussion and
debate.
When the public is dissatisfied with
the policies and administration of diff
ferent arms of the government, this
dissatisfaction is communicated to
their representatives to the Of
ficials in charge. Thus it is the men,
bers of congress who are most respon-
sive to public opinion.
1t is often difficult for Congress
to obtain a hearing with department
and bureau heads ON matters Of
policy,
A bill has been proposed which is
intended to create closer relations be-
tween Congress and the cabinet. 1t
proposes that each member of the
cabinet have seat in the House and
Senate and have the privilege of join
ing in the debate. Under the terms
of the bill each cabinet member would
be required to attend each body one
day every week.
+ Such plan would serve desirable
purpose.
If this system were now in force,
Huey Long and Jim Farley could con-
front each other In debate instead
Of firing at long range between the
Senate chamber and the Post Office
Department building.
This would give their differences a
thorough public airing as we'll as fur
nishing choice bit of entertainment
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28

pointing in their capacity to relieve
real estate from taxes. Governor
Berry, however, stood by the law in
the last campaign, and his reelection
was supposed to mean its continuance.
The law was passed with two year
limit, and the house the other day
rejected a bin to continue the gross
income system, by vote Of 70 to 2S.
will have to be framed. The best
guesses are that a combination Of re-
tail sales tax and net income tax will
be tried.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
BILLIONS FOR DESTRUCTION,
BUT
Capital Times)

An English statistician has COM
puted the sums of money spent by the
various warning nations during the
World war for death and destruction.
1t was found that. taken in the ag-
gregate. the cost Of the World war,
If devoted to peace time pursuits,
would have been sufficient to accom-
plish the following:
To buy a house with garden,
garage, and other Outbufldfngs at
the value of $1,000 for each and
every family in the United States,
Canada, England, France, Bel.
GUM, Germany, and Russia.
To build a s10,000,000 hospital
in each city of these seven ma.
jor countries of 100000 or more
inhabitants.
To erect a public library in
each of these cities at the same
value.
To give each of these a univer.
sity costing $4,000, 00O,-
And after all this, still have
enough money left to buy all the
real estate of France and Bel.
GUM at pre.war prices.
Statistics such as these depict a
sum so huge as to be beyond com
prehension. The moral is. of course.
that this vast sum was spent not for
the benefit of humanity but for its
destruction. The billions were poured
out in order that property might be
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28

Do not pray for easy lives. Pray
to be strong men. Do not pray for
tasks equal to your powers. Pray for
powers equal to your tasks. Then the
doing Of your work shall be no mir
acle. But you shall be miracle.
Every day you shall wonder at your
self. at the richness of life which has
come to you by the grace of Cod
Phillips Brooks
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
A CALL TO ACTION
tor Askov American:

When, but slightly more than d
quarter century ago, settlers moved
into Pine county, what were they
looking for? Was it gold? No! They
had religious freedom, they had po-
litical freedom. They did not have
the things, the commodities that they
wished, they did not have economic
freedom and came here in an attempt
to find it here. They were looking
towards Pine county with high hopes
of attaining the necessary means of
a decent living. of good clothes, beau
tiful homes, automobiles and even
(wrongly termed) luxuries of life.
They have worked diligently, they
have removed Stumps, stones and num-
erous other barriers in an attempt to
reach that goal. Has it economic
freedom) been attained? No! This is
not only the case in this county; but
in every county throughout the coun-
try.
We have, all this time, been hoping
and praying that times would soon
improve and that prosperity would
never come! No, never come. until
we learn and practice the funda-
mentals of consumers cooperation!
1t is the one and only salvation to-
wards economic security and freedom.
Why is consumers cooperation nee
essary; and why is it the only way to
economic freedom and security?
The first business method used was
that of barter. 1t was a direct ex-
change of commodities. In time this
exchange CT commodities was turned
over to middle men. These middle
men were to receive, for their services
only a fair share of food and goods.
AS time passed these men realized
that all commodities must pass
through their hands. they soon real
larger till for their services than
their fair share. This they covered
up through the sale of watered stock.
Naturally, others were attracted by
this system and started their own
places Of exchange. duplicating I'M
necessarily the facilities of produc-
ton and distribution. AT length these
middle men took far more than they
could consume, which gave the pro-
Queer proportionately less and less
With the devices of currency and
| credit to further cover up the work
of these parasites of humanity; and
with the invention of automatic ma
chinery to speed up the growth oil
these piles of unearned profits il has
brought us to the condition we are
in now. Notice the evil effects Of
| duplication! Over $500 years age
Plato prophesied. Ruin follows wher
the trader rules"
The collapse of this system is here
How well We all know it and still We
| founder in the dark for a better sys
tenn Our government is using an ex
tensive policy of patchwork Of the
old worn out system through relief
regardless of a thousand years o
patchwork We will still have wan
and misery in the midst of plenty
Yes, here in our community we have
want in the midst Of plenty rutabagas
In order to cure once and for all
this system. the masses. the farmers
factory and office workers must unit
in the form of consumers cooperation
to eliminate the toll taking. private
profit middle men. Through consum
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
FROM EXCHANGES
Editorial Comment From Other News
papers. Which May or May Not
Conform With the Opinions
Of the AskOv American.)
ANOTHER ERROR
Minneapolis Starr

Herbert Hoover is a genius at doing
the wrong thing, politically, at the
wrong time.
He picked the day his former sec
rotary of the treasury was in the
limelight to send up a trial balloon
for a new try for the presidency.
The poor man is unlucky to make
the mistake of thinking he might be
elected again. To couple himself on
the front pages with the investigation
of Uncle Andy's taxes is practically
a calamity.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28
OPINIONS OF OTHERS

(Short timely letters on topics
of public interest are welcome.
whether or not the writer's Opin.
ions conform with those of the
American. All letters must be
signed with the writer's name for
our information. Signed articles al
ways are more effective. but il the
writer does not wish to have his
name used. 1t will be withheld.)
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1935-02-28

Full Of enthusiasm, she had gone
in for politics, and was out Of the
house most of the day. The other
night she returned at nine o'clock and
sank into an armchair.
"Everything's grand" she said.
Were going to sweep the state
Her husband looked round YEARLY
and said: "Why not start with the
dining rOom?''-LabOr.