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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29

was in no danger, but the water in
front of the building reached a depth
of nine feet and a greater depth in
the rear so that transportation to and
from the Office was provided by mo-
tor boat. Telephone service, due to
the courage and resourcefulness of the
company's employees, was operated
uninterruptedly except for approxi-
mately seventy-five telephones in
stalled in lower floors of buildings
which were put out Of commission by
the flood waters.
Maintenance Of telephone service
was credited with aiding in the sue
cessful rescue of several hundred
people. In many cases the operators
accepted calls for help and dispatched
them to passing boats. They also
cheered and comforted those waiting
rescue as subsequent requests for aid
were made. Later telephone service
made possible prompt aid from the
Red Cross and other relief agencies
and also helped to relieve the anxiety
Of fredericksburg people, as well as
that of their relatives and friends in
other cities and towns.
Mrs. Wheatley was at her home
when the fire siren sounded a gen.
eral warning Of the rapidly rising
flood. She dressed hurriedly and
started for the Office, but was cut
off by high water. With the assistance
Of her husband she crossed over the
railroad bridge and made her way
toward the Office from a different de
rection. With the aid of a truck
driven by Mr.. Ireland, Mrs. Wheatley
was able to get within several blocks
of the Office, when the truck was
stalled by high water. Not to be out
done, she continued her way wading
through the flood waters already
knee-deep.
Miss Pusey, the other operator,
who was not scheduled to work that
day, was also awakened by the alarm
and realizing that she might be need
ed, dressed hurriedly and went to the
Office, wading the last few blocks.
Both Miss Pusey and Mrs. Wheatley
immediately went to work at the
switchboard, where calls were coming
in increasingly fast. During each day
of the flood about $500 calls were
handled, or two and one-haH times
as many as on a normal day.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
FRIDAY, NOVEMBER 80, 1895
BUSINESS is AFRAID

During the past year. substantial and sustained improve
ment has taken almost all lines of business That tac
encouraging welcome it u.s. should not blind us to the
ly important fact that governmental policies are III
duses from making greater toward recovery
Today afraid and it's fears are justified and og
cal It afraid almost incredible volume OF
spending reflected in staggering public debt and IN
evitably higher taxes.
It is afraid competition in fields OF private
endeavor
It is afraid of interference in private affairs
that tends to take out of the hands OF the
property the hands OF
by partisan and political motives
It is afraid of alien policies which vaousy described
socas communistic and which, whatever their
proper labelling directly opposed to the ancient American
principle of private enterprise and individual initiative
When plagued such fears these they are hes
tant to put money productive enterprises knowing that tax
or legislative may deprive them of reward They lose
the surge ambition aggessees the desire for achieve
ment that makes great industries less than great empires
They are unwilling the and unavoidable risks
that attach ia commercial enterprises when their ordinary
chance is essened eliminated by artificial govern
mental restrictions.
Give business deal-and it will ahead at breath
taking pace Continue e business to regard all business
cheats and protee and real and prosperity
must become the idlest of dreams
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
Telephone Pioneers Make Plans
For Membership Enrolment

Harsch, chief operator, Oakland, and
Mr.. Talbot.
The Maryland chapter now COM
prises $50 members including tele-
phone men and women from all sec
tions of the state.
Organization of the Telephone Pho
neers of America with which this
chapter is affiliated, originated with
Henry w. Pope, who in 1880 had or
ganized the National Telephone Ex-
change Association. With the assist
ance of Charles R. Truck and Thomas
B. Doolittle, the organization was
founded. The first meeting Of the
Telephone Pioneers of America was
held at Boston, the birthplace of the
telephone, November and 8, 1911.
Theodore N. Vail, then president Of
the American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company, was the first presi-
dent of the organization. DR.. Alex
ander Graham Bell, the inventor, who
spoke the first words by telephone
March 10, 1876, was the speaker at
the initial meeting of the telephone
pioneers.
William Chauncey Langdon, his
torical librarian of the American
Telephone and Telegraph Company, in
a book on the subject Telephone
Pioneers" points out that Alexander
Graham Bell, inventor of the tele-
phone, was the last of the great in
dividual inventors. Working alone,
DR.. Bell thought out the theory of the
electrical transmission of speech, dis
covered the proper use of the undula-
tory current and invented the tele-
phone. Development of the telephone
as an instrument, as communication
system, business organization and
public utility has been the result Of
team work, Mr.. Langdon points out.
The membership of the Telephone
Pioneers of America, he says, is made
up of those whose work through a
notable number of years has con-
tributed to that development. In the
spirit of comradeship these men in de-
veloping the industry were brought
into closer fellowship that resulted in
the organization of the pioneers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29

Two fredericksburg, Maryland, tele-
phone operators. Mrs. Molly Wheatley,
chief operator, and Miss Reba Pusey,
and Edgar ireland, local manager, and
Charles Marine, repairman, upheld
the fine traditions of the Bell System
by furnishing telephone service to
the town and it's suburban areas dur
ing the flood of September 6 and z,
when the entire business section was
flooded with from eight to twelve feet
of water. Unprecedented rain extend
ing over a period of days brought
about the flood, which caused the
dams along Marshy Hope Creek, q
tributary of the Nanticoke river, to
give way under force of the water
rushing against them from above.
While the flood caused considerable
financial loss, there was no loss Of
life, due to the well-organized rescue
work in which, according to Mayor
T. H. Chambers, Telephone service
played an important part"
In a letter to Robert C. Harris,
manager of the Chesapeake and Poto-
mac Telephone Company of Baltimore
City for this section, Mayor Chambers
said, 81 want to express to you the
sincere thanks of our people for the
splendid and unusual service rendered
them during the distressing days of
the recent flood by your operators.
The fine courage and fortitude dis
played by them and their uniform
courtesy and promptness in the dis
charge of their duties is heartily ap-
preciated and warmly praised by
everyone"
C. Irving Carpenter, chairman Of
the American Red Cross Of Federals-
burg, in letter to ]. B. Seth, traffic
supervisor, was highly commendatory
in his expression Of appreciation of
the service rendered by Mrs. Wheat
ley and Miss Pusey. He calls atten-
ton to the fact particularly. that at
least two lives were saved because
of the powers of observation of Mrs.
Wheatley, who directed one boat crew
toward a local drug store from the
awning of which two men were cling
ing. emo one else had seen Them"
he says, "and I am sure casualties
would have resulted, but for her aid"
The telephone central Office, located
on the second floor of brick building,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
WISDOM FROM IOWA

Iowa farmer went to Chicago to market 81
head of yeang In interview appearing in local
business Journal expressed over the possibility
of the branch railroad that serves his COM
munity.
If the road discontinued he said land values in the local
y deprecated much $50 He then
the that all business and farmers would get to-
gther to support the line.
to be small and unimportant incdnt But
embematc of problem of the utmost prob
duplicated thousand different sections OF this
country $n the pioneer days. agency contributed as mucn
development this did the railroad And
reached the time when get along without
rails They remain preeminent form of transport
cheapest efficient widest in They have rival
moving heavy goods machinery livestock grain Yet during
years. railroads have found to discontinue
of miles of branch line because they could not be made
self-sustaining
business because subsidized nreg
lated otherwise favored carriers made Impossible for the
equitable basis They went out OF busl-
and farmers sought for temporary
avanag the Expense of stability and did not give
railroads adequate support Result Prosperous towns grad
y turned ghosts of their former Selves great in taxes
lost to county and municipal governments and property
values nose-dived.
spoke for millions of citizens when he
need for maintaining and supporting greatest
single, industry, the railroad.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
ENFORCE THE TRAFFIC LAWS

Of all the being used to combat motor traffic accl
dents enforcement is ultimately the most Important This not
to minimize need for such primary measures edua
tion and engineering education great hope and only
can we achieve the ideal of Traffic eng
neerng astdeveopg which and does go Tar
reducing the probability accidents caused by faults
street highway design and construction Nevertheless until
education teaches better habits and proper respect
for the added advantages given by traffic engineering safety
enforcement must the practical leadership in accident
duction. 49,, ,,-
People who otherwise law-abidng deliberately break
the traffic every day. The result last was killed
down enforcement efforts must they intensity
laws to enforce of this statement proved by sur
vev made by the of Casualty and Surety Under
writer's This survey showed the trend in the ratio OF motor
accident gasoline consumption increased twenty
cent in six wears group states having drivers license
laws while at the same time decreased twenty-five cent
in those states standard license laws So long as the law
itself is lax licenses but also about the whole motor
vehicle CODE be surprising that the mo tot is also lax
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
FOUND AT LAST!

The Famous Q-623-Guaranteed re-
lief for Rheumatism, Neuritis, Sciati-
ca, Lumbago-is now available to all
sufferers from these tortures.
Q-623 is prescription of famous
specialist that has done wonders for
thousands of people when many other
remedies have failed. We ask you to
try this famous prescription as it is
absolutely guaranteed to help you. A
few doses usually stops the pain and
many people say cit is worth it's
weight in gold" For sale by LLOYD
& BLAINE, POcomoke, Md.
Aug 1876 mos.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
L. PAUL EWELL, Solicitor
Assignee's Sale
OF VALUABLE
FARM
Near Pocomoke CITY

Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a mortgage bear
ing date October Ia, 1929, and re-
corded among the land records of
Worcester County, Maryland, in Liber
B. B. No. 8, folios 1877, etc., from Ira
Birmingham and Hattie M. Birmingham,
his wife, to William T. Mason and
Charles L. Mason, partners trading as
Mason Brothers, and by said Mason
Brothers assigned to Margaret L.
Bowen and by her assigned to the
undersigned for foreclosure, default
having been made in the payment of
the debt therein covenanted to be paid,
the said L. Paul Ewell, as assignee,
will offer for sale at public auction
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
BREAD GOES UP

The pound of bread that cost the average 81
cents in 1882 cents odayeven though the bakers
and retailers the final selling price has shown slight
decrease Additional in bread prices forecast
One cause is the increased cost of wheat which
was at ridcuousy price 1882 Other ingredients
malt etc,-are likewise up
Reer prices farmer desired by the whole coun-
trv But as the must necessarily
stretch budget In that is impossible In many
cases it works a definite hardship on the family. ,
partial solution to this problem
lies in the development of whoesang and retailing systems
which give the the adequate prices he at
the time keep down costs to the consumer by ELIMINATING
needless mddeman Such systems nave
done fine the pasand their continued operation is es-
sential to the national welfare
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
Public Sale
OF VALUABLE
Personal Property
I will offer at public auction on
Wed. Dec. A, 1885
At 10 o'clock A. M.

At 10 o'clock A. M.
on my farm located on the dirt road
leading from Davis store to Kingston,
near Adams School, the following
personal property to wit: 1 horse, 8
mules, 2 cows, spring wagon, / top
buggy, 2 farm wagons, 2 riding cul-
tivators, 2 Oliver sulky plows, corn
planter, l grain drill. spike tooth
harrow, l moving machine, 1 cult
packer, 2 walking cultivators, 1 corn
shelter, corn in crib, 1 wheelbarrow,
and other articles.
Terms-CASH.
AARON MAST, Owner.
Nov. 22-1t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
why WAKE UP NIGHTS
This Csc Quick Test Free

This 25c QUICK Test Free
IF it fails to flush out waste and ex-
cess acids which cause bladder irregu-
larity. Take buchu leaves, juniper oil
etc., in little green tablets called
BUKETS. Works on the bladder SINH
lar to castor oil on the bowels. Poor
ly acting bladder can cause scanty
flow, frequent desire, burning or back
ache. In four days if not pleased any
druggist will refund your Csc. Lloyd
& Blaine, Druggists.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29

WANT A GOVERNMENT JOB?-
Start $1O5 $175 month. Men wo-
men. Prepare now for Pocomoke ex-
aminations. Common education. List
positions FREE. Write today. Frank
lin Institute, Dept. 1856 H, Rochester,
N. Y.
Nov. 8-4tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
Claiborne Annapolis
Matapeake Ferries
Save 100 Miles

Save 100 Miles
FALL SCHEDULE - 1885
Effective September 30th, 1885
DAILY AND SUNDAY
Eastern Standard Time
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
Classified Advertising
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-150 bbls cobbler seed
potatoes, l small Feed Grinder. Geo.
Long, Rehoboth.
Nov. 22-2tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29

FOR SALE-Cabbage on stalk. Jeff
Dryden, near Rehoboth Schoolhouse.
Nov 22-4tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-11-29
MISCELLANEOUS

NOTICE-Price on hair cutting
Is cents will remain the same at
Shaws.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
COLORED WOMEN
ARE BARRED FROM
DC. RESTAURANT

WASHINGTON lANP) A
group Of colored women who ac-
companied several white women
as members Of a peace mission
from Father Divine's Los Angeles
temple, were denied service in the
main restaurant Of the House Of
Representatives last Monday.
Pat johnson, restaurant mana
ger. told the coIored women they
could not eat there and they left
quietly.
Last year. when Morris Lewis,
secretary to Congressman Oscar
DePriest. was denied service in
the House restaurant Mr.. DePriest
made a sensational fight to open
the restaurant to colored citizens
on the same basis that white citi-
zens were served.
Congressman Arthur w. Mitch
ell, who has succeeded Mr.. De
Priest, eats in the restaurant and
takes his friends there too, but he
has indicated that he believes the
issue involved is too small to de-
vote much time to or to make a
noise about It.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
FORTY CIlTSTS
SENTENCED AFTER
RIOT IN CHICAGO

CHICAGO (aNP) Forty mem
bers of the Moorish Science Tenn
pie Of America, a Mohammedan
cult with followsue in this city.
received jail sentences Wednesday
as the result of a courtroom out
break Tuesday involving the cult
lists and more than 100 policemen
and bailiffs at the Central police
station.
Twenty-four women were SEN
fenced to 30 days in the Bridewell
and 16 men were given 6 months
each.
In addition, Judge Edward
scheffler, in whose courtroom the
riot occurred, lectured the defend
ants, 21 Of whom he found to be
ION relief"
The riot in which a police cap
tain died from fright, a deputy
bailiff was seriously shot, II po-
licemen and bailiffs were injured
by flying missiles and fists, and
two cult members were shot, grew
out of minor incident involving
one bailiff and woman member
of the cult.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
Colored Boy Artist
For United Air Lines

CHICAGO (ANP) Cornelius
johnson, youthful colored artist
has been serving as a regular ar
fist on the staff Of the United Air
Lines here for the past year john
SON who is a former student Of the
Chicago Art Institute, specializes
in commercial art and does all the
work of that type turned out in
the local offices besides serving
the official magazine Of the COM
pany United Air Lines News" as
a cartoonist. He has had consid-
cradle experience having conduct
ed his own studio and served the
South Center Dept. Store and the
Belenab and Katz Theatres here.
Mr.. johnson is brother-in-law Of
Elmer Carter, editor of Opportun-
ity.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
Women's Association
Will Meet July 21-26

CLEVELAND (ANP) The
National Association Of Colored
Women WIN hold its annual ses-
sion this year at Cleveland, July
21-26 The sessions win be held,
President Mary Waring announc-
ed, at the Mt. Zion Congregational
church, while official headquarters
win be the Phyllis wheatley AS
ISOLATION, b5th and Central Ave.
The executive board meeting will
be held July 20. while the board
Of control viii meet the day be-
fore. The National Association of
colored Girls while holding its ses-
aions separately win meet in the
same building and at the same
time as the parent organization.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
IITH mrs, ROOSEVELT PTTHIAK LEADER
ENTERTAINED BYSUES EDITOR Of
HAMPTON CH0!RPAPER FOR LIBEL.

DALLAS, Tex Another chap
ter IA the hectic career Of W. Sid
ney Plttman, editor Of the Broth
erhood Eyes was written when
Sherman w. Green. Pythlan head
Of New Orleans, filed suit for $780,
600, alleging libel and Islander, on
Monday,
The suit Is merely one Of the
many which have been filed a.
galnst th's publisher whose perio-
dical has created havoc through
out the Southland for its exposes
Of prominent citizens and church
men.
In 1882 Pittman was charged
with criminal libel BY the Rev. ].
K Plummer, pastor Of Greater
Shiloh Baptist Church. This case
was dismissed, however. ghe Rev.
Alr. plummer became incenEed ov-
er an article entitled Mud Bot
tom Wigele- Tails" in which bo
was referred to. The inability TO
smoke out the secret correspond
ents Of the paper ended in us
naissal.
The paper Is spread throughout
Texas and Louisiana and secret
love affairs Of prominent people
are blatantly related.
So bitter did the citizens become
over some Of the stories published
that efforts were made to have
tie county prosecutor smut the pa
per down
usls broken homss, split
churches and other catastrophies
have come in the wake Of the
news.
Fittman is the son-in-law Of the
late Booker 4 washington, but Is
reported separated from the edu-
Gators daughter.
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
Ethel Waters Carefully Isolated
From Whites for Dixie Shows

MEMPHIS, Tenn. For the ben
eft Of Dixie preJudices Ethel Wa
tiers has been carefully isolated in
the musical satire "As Thousands
Cheer" so that at no time win she
be on the stage with white per-
formers.
This special arrangement is ex-
planned by Harry Martin, theatre
cal commentator in the CONNER
cial Appeal In the New York
production Miss Waters not only
appeared with white performers,
but in one sequence had a whole
chorus of whites pleading slave
like at her feet. This scene will
be deleted for Southern appetites.
In discussing the issue the writer
says;
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
African Movie Stars With Five
Wives Arrive in United States

NEW York Eight e tie
most beautiful women ia thewoFld
arrived ia New YORK Monday
Three a thsm were the wives Of
1nauhaIe. the Ozark eagle Of A.
EIca end lwo ~ the wives Of
Manga lEauqou. known - tl1s Rudy
VaIee Of the French Congo The
other three are spares
Bound for hoIlyyssod
As tie German ship gltell carte
up the harbor, the wind BLEW flax
"a Of snow across tie deck. Cnau-
bale ana AaheaIoudou and their
five wives and the spares ~ stood
petElfIed. Finally Gnaubale nod
ded wisely
Eesl L magic Annericalne, he
said. of something that sounded
Ike it They have chopped up a
white cloud ana are sweeping It
away, 50 We can see their tenn
pies Deeply stirred. Gnnubale
sent for Konrhbonai prettiest Of
The women Re remembered 5nst
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21
South Would Be Better Off If
Two Million More Came North

WILSON. NC. AnalyzInlt tie
abuses and Injaslices q the one
crop. lhe tenant and the credit
systems prevalent n the South.
James T. Taylor. dean Of men at
tie North Carolina College. de-
elared t would Be better for ar
concerned i another million or
two coIe|e1 Iaznszs would leave
The soaIh s. a ADDRESS At wilson
IIIE1 school recently.
Ihe masses q the group have
been conlented to remain on TIE
farm and ID domestic service ID
tie South the speaker said. I'm.
I'll The depression these jobs and
others Of like Status, also the pay,
were the peculiar sphere q actlv-
ity Of our group.
'srhe best interests OF the group
and the nation win not be served
BY continuing to concentrate the
major portion Of the population il
one section Of the country or BY
restricting the workers Of the race
to certain Jobs and occupations.
Farm conditions, continued
Dean Taylor. have not changed
sufficiently to warrant the groups
The Northwest enterprise. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1931-1952, 1935-03-21

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EDITORIALS
Nm ZOO szh88Is

DR. A1z< S<1sE Gail Et Of
me u s. tarzflaasn1 s. Interior
FeezItsd a letter from expert wal
Ines Battle. representative o.
{hz AneI|6za Church Institute z4r
Negroes Ths American Church
Institute sou know has every
lhIae separated foE Negroes. even
separate fleaVenI "a which TIE
Learned doctor declares shaI there
are lee many private schools
slEsI cling 70 I've. They should Be
|iIed =ad put cut e exl.Izrze
1hls paper agrees that thefe sFe
toe many poor schools beth pIi-
v6Es ind pubic. which would Pc
better olI dead. But our opinion
Is nof based % the poor physical
equipment Of these schools, but tae
interior mental equipment
The majority Of schools h AM
erica turn ont saoddy products.
The average student graduating
from or Empires q laarnin8 ake
uezII IS think straight. They come
forth with 4 lot Of foas ideas That
n,s|.e Lne1 unable 70 adjust them-
selves % the fine art a making q
living
American schools and colleges
have paid too much attention TO
big buildings. large endowment
funds ana powerful fooIhaII teams.
Like ropsg the minds Of tie stu
aeaIs I..si grow TAeE are taught
l1t q slanId theories hy teachers
VINO have never possessed q Fe&i
eons| tacti0e thought d their Ives.
America he's too many schools
mat tsach nothing and accomplish
less sic way 81 strong manhood
ana decent sIE'zs ~ oesk
1Est oE aIEeE
.dzzlea sre l1Lael
but IKE 'hot d6ss from q saus s
machine instead o men nno en-
Hotk and build and serve.