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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
REV. 7. |. SCRUCCS
ANNOUNCES SERVICES

The following services have been
announced by Rev. T. L. Scruggs for
Sunday, Dec. 22nd: First Baptist
Church of New Church, Sunday School
at 10 a. m. Preaching at II a. M,
P. M, subject "The Star in the East"
On Friday night, December 9th at
z p. M, Chincoteague will have a
Christmas program and treat. The
public is invited to all these services.
subject "The Christ of Bethlehem"
A Christmas treat has been planned.
Chincoteague Baptist Church: Sun
day School at 2 p. M; Preaching 3
The pastor wishes to extend per-
sonal greetings to the Worcester
Democrat, the Enterprise and the
News for the splendid way in which
they have given space for Churches
notices and on behalf of the Baptist
Churches of the New Church Field
thank them and wish them a merry
Christmas and Happy New Year."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
CITY COUNCIL ALLOWS
THEATRE FRONT SPACE

The City Council is to be commend
ed for lining off space in front of
the Marva Theatre, reserved for those
who come in cars to the pictures.
"No Parking" is the sign on the con-
crete in a space equal to the front
footage of the building.
This reservation contributes to
traffic convenience, in that when an
auto drives in front of the theatre,
it can now turn in without blocking
the street, and then proceed to other
parking places.
Again, on evenings when the wealth
err is inclement, theatre goers can ira
vel in cars and alight without the
discomfort of being exposed to such
inclemency. And similar conditions
exist when the journey home takes
place after the performance is finish
ed.
The new parking regulation is a
real contribution to the public and re-
fleets credit upon the city authori-
ties.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
FATAL CRASH
ON RAIL CROSSING
LAST SATURDAY
Eight Negroes In Auto Run
Down By Express. Two
Killed Instantly

Another tragedy of the grade cross
ing occurred at Princess Anne, Satur-
day last, when an automobile con-
tanning eight negroes was struck at
the South Main Street crossing by
the north bound train leaving POGO
moke at 2.04 p. m. Two were killed
outright and all the others more or
less injured.
Strangely enough, the accident oc-
Cured at point where a recently
constructed concrete road veers off
to obviate the necessity of making
this crossing. But, of course, the new
road did not put the old one out of
existence. People still live on the old
highway and it has to be used.
The crowded condition of the car,
no doubt contributed to the fatility.
Driving facility is interfered with to
a dangerous extent. 1t is rather diff
ficult to understand how the driver
was unable to see the approaching
train, since the track south of the
crossing is visible for over a mile
and a half. A south bound train is
somewhat obscured by the buildings
of Princess Anne.
This occurrence is only another
gruesome argument in favor of elimi-
nation of the rade crossing
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
LOCAL BASKET
BALL FIVE LOSES
TO ELKTON TEAM
Guards Improve AS Game Ad-
vances And Play Foes To
Stand Still 18th Quarter

The Pocomoke basket ballers play
ed another game last Saturday night
in the local Armory and lost by the
score of 80 to %, the game being one
of the regularly scheduled contests of
the Eatern Shore League.
While the home quint lost, yet the
game showed great possibilities Of
the boys. What they need is a coach;
there is good material, and they al
ways put up a snappy game, but just
short of good enough to win. Last
Saturday, Elkton, one of the leaders
in the League got the jump and at
the end of the second quarter led Po-
comoke by the score of % to 8.
From this point, the Guards began
to improve. The points scored in the
third quarter showed that the visi-
tors had chalked up oints and Po-
comoke 6. In the last quarter POGO
moke outplayed Elkton, scoring 8
points while Elkton made 6. This
evened the scoring for the entire Sec
ond half at IA points each. Had the
locals shown the same ability in the
first half, the story might have been
a different one. Elkton has a good
team, but Lewes-Rehoboth seem to
be the cream of the League, not yet
having lost game.
Crisfield sent some Of it's cagers to
scout the Elkton boys on Saturday,
Darlington and Usilton. They
seem to think Elkton will have to
show more stuff than they did on
Saturday to take the Crabtown boys
in tow. After the recent Crisfield-
Pocomoke game, Darlington told the
Pocomoke boys it was one of the
toughest games he had played in this
season. Give the locals good coach,
and they would go places.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
MAR-VA MANAGEMENT
GIVES FREE MATINEE

AS in former years the manage
ment of the Marva Theatre will again
entertain the children at free Christ
mas matinee. This will open at the
Marva at 1 p. M, Tuesday, December
oath. The picture which has been Sc
lected is Western picture, featuring
Ken Maynard, and will be of interest
to all school children.
The Mar-Va extends a special in
vitation to all children to be their
guests at this special Christmas mat
inee and enjoy the hospitality of the
theatre.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
POCOMOKE CUTOFF
APPROVED BY
WPA BOARD
Construction To Cost $4,000
Instead Of Half MILAN,
Instead Of Half Million,

In Thursday mornings edition of
the Baltimore Sun" the statement
was made that "half million" dollars
of Maryland's $2,295,0OO PWA road
program, was approved for the con-
struction of the bypass south of this
city, built ostensibly, to make passage
for Virginia-Delaware traffic more
expeditions. The real object of those
who strenuously and successfully
fought for the cutoff was to divert
from Pocomoke City to Snow Hill and
Berlin, a rolling trade that might be
of some value. 1t didn't make any
difference to the northern part of this
country whether Virginia motorists
got into Delaware or not, just so they
passed through" Snow Hill and Ber-
lin-not around them.
However, the dost of this project
was enormously stated at $500, 1000,
but these figures must be reduced by
the elimination of one "zero"-$50,-
900 is the correct cost. While this
"cut-off" is being constructed, it is
possible that the road from
Dryden's Mill to the city limits
will see vast improvement,
which may to some extent counterfeit
the damage done to Pocomoke by the
unnecessary bypass. Money is in
sight to lay concrete shoulders on this
piece of road and re-surface the bed
in the same manner that the Snow
Hill-Pocomoke road was improved.
With an attractive highway leading
into Pocomoke, and, possibly, some big
signs erected showing the beautiful
road to be travelled between Snow
Hill and Berlin, motorists might be
induced to shun the evils Of bumps
and dangerous curves. Who knows
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
ANNUAL XMAS DANCE
in ARMORY NEXT WEEK

Announcement was made last week
of the annual Christmas Dance to be
held Christmas night and according
to the response the affair will I'M
doubtedly prove a success, at least
from a social standoint. "The Crit
erions," one of Baltimore's outstand-
ing orchestras, has been secured and
the dance will be held in the Armory
sponsored by Worcester Post No. SO
American Legion and Auxiliary.
Those who have not already made
reservations are urged to do so at
once by calling Pocomoke 321.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
PEOPLE URGED
TO PURCHASE
XMAS SEALS
DR.. Massey, Health Officer,
Urges All Citizens To Do
Their Part In Buying
FORMATION OF COUNTY
CHAPTER ADVISABLE

Many persons in Worcester coun-
ty recently received letter from the
headquarters .of the Maryland Tuber-
culosis Association, Baltimore, en-
closing two dollars worth of Tuber-
culosis Christmas Seals, with the re-
quest that check for two dollars
be returned.
So often these Seals are thrown
aside or returned because the specific
service the funds so raised bring to
our County, is not understood.
DIR. Massey, the County Health Off
Ger, urges all citizens to do their part
in the fight against tuberculosis in
Worcester County by purchasing the
two dollars worth Of Seals sent each
citizen. He adds that the funds from
last year made it possible to retain
the services of skilled chest diagnos-
tician who holds twelve monthly elm
les for the county, on the second
Monday in each month, at Snow Hill.
At these clinics, 301 persons were
examined during the past year and
80 persons admitted to State Sana-
forums as the result of these exami-
nations.
The Health Officer, although not
proud of the fact, states that during
the year 1888, the latest year for
which corrected figures are available,
Worcester had the highest Tubercu-
losis death rate in the State of Mary
land.
Community apathy to such an ap-
palling situation will result in the
continuation of such high death rate.
Community interest expressed by the
desire of individuals to do their part,
by purchasing these tuberculosis
Christmas Seals, will provide added
facilities to fight this white plague.
Greater results would be attained
if there were group of interested
citizens who would band themselves
together to form local County Chap
ter of the State tuberculosis Associa-
ton.
There is no X-ray machine in Wor-
cester County available for public use
and it is believed that if there was
a Charter of the tuberculosis Associa-
ton organized in Worcester County,
that eventually the increase in the
Seal Sale would make the purchase
and operation of such equipment a
practical procedure and be of utmost
value in detecting early cases of Tub
erculosis.
Do your part-purchase the Tuber-
culosis Christmas Seals sent you.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
LIONS CLUB IS
ADDRESSED BY
CONGRESSMAN
Gathering OF Members And
Guests Hear Able Talk
From Mr.. GOldsbOrOugh
PREDICTS LEGISLATURE
LOOKING TO DISTRIBUTION

The weekly dinner of the Lions
Club of Pocomoke was held at the
Whyte House on Tuesday evening
with the Hon. T. Alan GoldSborough,
Congressman from the First District
as it's guest speaker. After the sump-
tious dinner had been served, Mr.
Eugene P. Matthews, President OF
the club, made a speech of welcome
Mr.. Goldsborough was then introduce
ed by Mr.. L. Griffin Callahan. The
guests of the evening made up of rep
resentative men throughout Worces-
ter, were presented by their hosts.
The topic of the Congresman's
speech was "Dlstribut ion- or the
Problems Which Will Engage Con-
gress in the Coming Months" The
address was an exposition of the
economic condition Of the country,
where so per cent of the people OF
our country did not know where their
breakfast would come from 80 days
ahead, and the possible solution OF
existing ills. He claimed that the
problem was not one of production,
but one of distribution; that this
country produced enough to give to
every family from $4,000 to $4,000
a year, if the capacity is kept up to
100 per cent. He predicted the pas
sage in the approaching Congress
looking toward a remedy of situa-
ton, showing an abundance of pro-
d. accompanied by wide distri-
Oh of deprivation and acute suf-
fering. He expressed himself as wary
of legislation looking toward placing
bit of salve on a pimple, without
curing the disease causing the pimple.
Mr.. Goldsborough's address SEEM
ed to strike chord of perfect har-
mony on the minds of his audience,
who listened with rapt attention.
The Lions present were, Messrs.
Eugene P. Matthews, DR.. James T.
Mock, DR.. R. Lee Hall, L. Paul Ewell,
ESQ.,, L. Griffin Callahan, Charles w.
Crockett, Grady e. Powell, Norris
M. Young, Louis Rodbell, Simon Hell
lig, Guy M. Snow, Norman Polk, j.
Miles Landlord, T. Bryce Venable,
Norman Allen, Howard c. Gibson,
Crawford B. Hillman, Allen P. School
field, Malcolm Matthews, Pittman
Carey and Milton Brimer.
The guest of the evening were T.
Alan Goldsborough, DR.. E. J. Clarke,
Thomas F. johnson, States Attorney,
John o. Byrd, Mayor of Snow Hill,
Ounce Ashburn, Godfrey Child, E.
Wilfred Ross, Elmer R. Birmingham,
Elton Mason, Harry D. Melvin,
Vaughn Wilkerson, William G. Lark
ford, Spencer o. Corbin H. Merrill
Walters, Harry c. Mears and G. C.
Pieper.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20

Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Ingersoll spent
the weekend with their son and
daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Bob
Ingersoll of Salisbury.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20
SERVICES SUNDAY AT
ST. MARY'S CHURCH

Morning prayer and sermon at st.
Mary's Episcopal Church, this city,,
next Sunday, December %, at II
o'clock, Rev. R. B. Mathews rector.
Public cordially invited to attend.
Church School at the usual hour.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20

Miss Blanche Crosby, of Washing
ton, D. c., Miss Margaret Crosby, of
Baltimore, and Mr.. Theron Spring of
Boston, Mass, will be guests of Rev.
and Mrs. P. w. Crosby Christmas
Eve and Christmas Day. Rev. and
Mrs. Crosby will accompany them to
Baltimore to spend part of the Yule-
tide holidays.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-12-20

Oak Grove Baptist Church, near
town, will hold their annual Christ
mas entertainment Friday night, De-
cember 9th. A program featuring
vocal and instrumental music and read
ings will be presented at 7:30 o'clock.
Rev. E. H. Pryor is pastor of the
Church.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Page Tom and Tabby-
Mice Keep Regular Hours

Field mice are almost as regular
in their activities as professional
men who keep fixed office hours
and afternoons. But they
seem to have two sets Of hours
in the morning and two in the af-
ternoon. They knock off in midday
and do a little work after the clos
ing whistle blows. Federal scien-
lists learned Of the regularity Of
hours when they studied habits of
mice as a basis for protecting
apple trees from mouse injury.
A record reported by Don A.
Spencer of the Bureau of Biologi-
cal Survey shows that in Novem-
Der and December there are four
periods each day in which mice are
particularly active; from 6 to 1880
and from $3.50 to IL in the morn
ing; and from 1 to 2 and from
$3.50 to 5 in the afternoon. At other
hours there were relatively few
field mice passing along the run
ways.
These small rodents do most OF
their travelling and foraging along
these runways which are heater
paths laid out to afford as much
protection and concealment as pos
sible and to avoid natural obstacle:
in the territory from which thu
mice gather their food. At nigh
many small nocturnal animals arr
in the habit of using the NOUS
runways in their foraging.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
WHEAT PROGRAM

(Continaed from page u
ments within a county or within
a community. Adjustments may
be made upward or downward
but the upward adjustment in
acres cannot exceed the down.
ward adjustments within the ar
ca.
8. The term CONTRACTED ac-
res" is changed to adjusted ac-
res" to conform with other ad-
justment programs.
A series of 15 meetings, one for
each community, will be held soon
to fully inform producers Of the
new program. Growers should at
tend one of these meetings to be-
come familiar with the main feat
ures Of the program. Those who
do not attend these meetings may
get only a partial knowledge Of the
fatcs and will thus not be equipped
to get the most from the program.
It is Of the utmost Importance
that every wheat producer be pres
emit at these meetings to discuss
NE nav program
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
Wheat Allotment Meets
Set for Sheridan County

Following is a schedule of conn
munity meetings to be held nr;or
to the entering of applications for
a wheat allotment contract urder
the new program:
Tuesday, October 8, at l D. M.
Plentywood and Homestead
Wednesday, October 9. at I n.
NJ. Medicine Lake and Outlook.
Thursday, October 10, at D. m.
Redstone and Reserve.
Friday, October IL. at m
Dagmar and Wolf Creek.
Friday, October IL, at 8 p. NJ,
Antelope.
Saturday, October IL, at q. M
Archer and Dooley.
Saturday. October IL, at 8 D. M,
Comertown.
Monday, October IA, at D. M.
Raymond and CGalridge.
Tuesday, October Is, at D. M,
> Westby.
All wheat producers are urged
to attend one or more of any of
the above scheduled meetings as
these meetings are being held fo1
the sole purpose of familiarizinp
wheat producers with the new pro.
gram, and to outline to them how
and when to enter their applica.
ton for a new contract, and eacl
producer will be supplied at thes,
meetings with a sample apnlica
ton.
Under the new set-up it will b,
impossible to accept an application
from producers who come to tn
place of application sign-up, unles
l said producer has all the informa
= ton necessary to complete his an
D plication promptly. A limited tim
= will be allowed for the acceptanc
r of applications, therefor time car
/, not be spent at the place of az
0 plication sign-up, to outlin
= the program to individuals who al
v not sufficiently interested to a
y tend one of the community NEE
ings, nor can time be spent, at tt
Il place of application sign-up to a
% sist each producer in making OF
N his tentative application.
lie Due to the necessity of compile
IF ing the application sign-up with
N the time limit, each producer W
be notified, at the above schedul,
i meetings, of the date on which
IF may enter his application, and
s+ is hoped that this procedure will
IF a degree eliminate congestion
10 the place of application sign-up.
a31 if Your cooperation will be q
Nc preciated by your neighbor me
~ bers, community committeeman a
officers of the association.
on Sheridan County W.P.C.A
~ H. M. Ehrmantraut,
&c Secretary.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
UNEMPLOYMENT
IS NOT SOLVED.
WILLIAMS SAYS
Hopkins Right Hand Man
Says Industry VIII Have
to Share Its Prosperity
With Workers or There
Is No Hope.

WASHINGTON, Oct. 1-(AP)-l
Harry L. Hopkins fright hand
man" expressed the opinion today
that unless industry Shares in
creased business with workers"
the unemployment problem will
not be solved bv a business pick
up.
The relief administrators first
assistant, Aubrey Williams, de-
clared that there has been a gain
in business, but that speaking gen.
orally it has put comparatively few
people to work.
Asked in an interview to explain
this seeming paradox, Williams at
tributed it primarily to increased
efficiency which permits employers
to produce more goods than be-
fore with fewer men.
"UnleSs industry is willing to
adopt deliberately a policy of shar-
ing increased business with work
ers," he said, pounding a fist or
his desk, "there is not much hope
of the workers getting anything
out of a business pickup"
Williams said there had been {
drop in the number of people OF
relief, but he attributed this large
ly to a "hard boiled" policy undel
which the rolls were "combed" O
ineligibles.
GAS fast as they go from relic
to jobs, we get as many new one
on relief who have exhausted thei
savings" he asserted.
eve have become pretty darne
hard boiled on relief" he sale
"We've reduced expenditures a
: most 100 per cent since June"
n He said the problem of unen
i ployment today is just as serior
d as it ever was" despite favorab
e business induces.
it Gwen the national industri
n conference board says there is mo,
1t unemployment now than a yet
ago." he said. Business absor
J. new business without increasil
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
ARCHER

Mrs Harry Whitish invited
orcS,TJ IN 70 help Harold celebrate
S EiO 18th birthday Sunday evening.
III were 16 couples in attend
anco Mrs. Whitish served a de-
i fS luncheon at midnight, which
l a1,orTone did Justice to. Harold re-
eoT1 many useful and beautiful
oit The merrymakers left in the
t go hours in the morning, wishing
Harold many more happy birth
days. c
nino at the Jack Barge home.
Mrs. Erna Kazeck has been i'll
with the flu.
Bob Cook and Miss Genevieve
Barge called at the Pat Gref home
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Cook and chill
dren were dinner guests at the
Rufus marks home Sunday.
Wallace Barge and Miss Kazeck
attended the show in Plentywood
Sunday and also attended the par
tv at the Whitish home in the eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. frankie Barge
visited at the home of Mr.. Barge:
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Barge
Sunday. =
Mr.. and Mrs. R. Marks enjoyed
supper with Mr.. and Mrs. L. E
Boelens Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Boelens wer
| i'll with the flu last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nels Thompso,
and Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Flakne re
turned home after enjoying a mo
tor trip through the western states
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Dress were i
Plentywood Monday.
Miss Dorothy Barge called at tn
Ed Boelens home Thursday.
Mrs. H. A. Whitish and son
Harold, Delbert and Etysle, motor
ed to Plentywood Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ed Boelens an
son Gordon motored to Plentywoc
Monday.
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04
RESERVE

The chairman of the state liquor
board looked over this town one
afternoon early in the week, and
upon his return to Helena he rec
commended the establishment of a
state liquor store here. And who
wouldn't?
Nels Larsen returned from Nash
ia Thursday evening and will
spend a week or so in town look
ing after his farming interests.
Gertrude OVERLY left by train for
Dillon Friday evening. She will
attend Teachers College there.
Ivar Frederickson of Hebron, N
D., spent Friday and Saturday here
The producers news. [volume] (Plentywood, Mont.) 1918-1937, 1935-10-04

employment. They get a dividend
out of it, but no new jobs are be-
ing given. We are not feeling any
benefit as far as most Of our CHI
ents are concerned" ~
Latest figures show total per-
sons on all forms of relief dropped
from a peak of 20,655,512 or II
per cent of the total population Of
the United to 16,128,163 in July,
or 10 per cent of population. The
decline has been gradual since
March, which showed a little gain
over February.
While stressing again that most
of this decline was due to a gov
eminent wedding of relief rolls,
Williams did say that a gain in
employment in the lumber trade
and higher farm prices had helped
take a sizable number off relief.