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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12
Stockton News

Miss Mary Jones, of Drexel Hill
Pa, spent last weekend at the home
of her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cassius
Jones.
Mrs. Harry Hall, of Hallwood, Va,
spent last Thursday with her parents
Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Jones.
Mrs. Annie Harrigan, of Philadel-
phia, is visiting at the home of her
brother, Mr.. David Hancock.
Miss Ellen Hancock has returned
to Western Maryland College, West
minister, Nd, after spending last week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. D. H.
Hancock.
Mr.. John Howard, who is employed
by the Pennsylvania Railroad Com
pany, in Philadelphia, spent part of
last week at home with his wife.
The community deeply sympathizes
with Mrs. Ella Hancock in the loss
of her brother, Mr.. Walter johnson
who died in the Walter Reed Hospital,
Washington, D. c., last week, after
a lingering illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Hudson, Jr., of
Lansdowne, Pa, spent the weekend
at the home of his father, Mr.. J. B.
Hudson.
Miss Muriel Koch, of North Carolina
put an interesting advertising cam
paign in town and in neighboring
towns last week for the benefit of our
school. The purpose was to procure
playground and stage equipment. We
feel that she met with success.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chauncey Redden, of
near Pocomoke, spent the weekend
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Petit of near
Greenbackville, Va, visited at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. K. C. Petit,
Sunday.
Miss Dorothy Brandon, of Whining
ton, spent last week with her mother,
Mrs. Ella Brandon.
The Chi Phi Class of the M. E.
Church was entertained at the home
of Miss Maud Payne, Saturday night.
Miss Irene Allen, of Horntown, Va,
spent last week with her sister, Mrs.
Russell Mariner.
Miss Mary Hyland was called to her
home in fredericksburg, Nd, last week
due to Hines of her father, which re-
suited in an operation in the Easton
Hospital. 1t was not serious and Mr..
Hyland is improving rapidly.
Passion Week Services will begin
Sunday night and continue each night
except Saturday night at Stockton M.
K. Church. To these services not only
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Merritt and
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Hickman gave a
miscellaneous shower for their niece,
Mrs. Audrey Hickman Pusey, Friday
night, at Mrs. Hickman's home.
Mr.. and Mrs. Anthony De Stefano
and children, of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend with relatives here.
Mrs. J. Warren Smith and mother
have returned home after spending
some time in Baltimore and Bel Air.
Mr.. Smiths daughter, Mary, accom-
panied them home.
Mr.. Cecil Powell, Of Cape Charles,
spent part Of last week at the home
of DR.. w. A. and Miss Sue Taylor.
DR.. and Mrs. J. D. Dickerson motor
ed to Washington over the weekend.
Mrs. Elwood Watson, of Berlin,
spent Wednesday with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Duane Knisell, Mrs.
Ellen Tarr and Miss Margaret Nit
chell spent Sunday at Chincoteague,
Va.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12
SUNDAY DINNER
SUGGESTIONS
~ AIM PAGE

FRUITS come to the fore this week
with bananas ahead in price and quail
ity. Fresh pineapples are plentiful
and cheap, strawberries much lower
than last week and rhubarb, though
not really fruit, is now half its rec
ent price, outdoor grown rhubarb sup
planting the dollhouse variety. Gran
ges, grapefruit, lemons and apples
are all low in price.
Tomatoes though a fruit, are classed
as vegetable and they are now with
in reach of most food budgets-and
so is asparagus. Among the greens
mentioned last week is broccoli rape,
a green with tight buds and an oc-
casional yellow flower. Cooked like
spinach, it combines the flavors Of
dandelion and broccoli. 1t is cheap,
as are the other greens-including
dandelions, collards and mustard.
Butter and eggs are both somewhat
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12

higher, and meat prices are no lower
and no lower prices are expected in
the immediate future.
Here are three menus made up of
seasonable foods adapted to different
budget levels:
Low Cost Dinner
Braised Breast of Lamb
Mashed Potatoes Dandelion Greens
Bread and Butter
Rice Pudding
Tea or Coffee Milk
Medium Cost Dinner
Roast Lamb Drowned Potatoes
Asparagus with Lemon Butter
Bread and Butter
Spanish Cream with Bananas
Tea or Coffee Milk
Very Special Dinner
Strawberry and Pineapple Cup
Chicken a la Maryland New Potatoes
Asparagus on Toast
Tomato Salad
Rolls and Butter
Chocolate Bavarian Cream
Coffee Milk
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12

the members and friends of our own
church, but also the members and
friends of all the other churches, not
attending services elsewhere, are in
vited to worship with us. Let us give
the cause of Christ large part of our
time, talents, and ourselves during
Holy Week. Let us study the life of
our Savior each day during His last
week. Holy Communion will be held
on Thursday evening. Come to these
services. The members of the Frank
lin City and Remson Churches are es-
pecially invited to worship with us.
Let us make these real union service.
Good singing. Services begins each
week night at 7:45 P. M, o. T. Bay
nard, pastor.
Miss Kathryn Pruitt, of Wilmington
spent last weekend at the home of
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. w. Pruitt
Mrs. E. E. Shockley and Mrs. H.
D. Outright entertained the Bridge
Club at the home Of Mrs. Shockley
last Thursday evening.
Mrs. Lester Burge and children. of
Wilmington, Del, have returned home
after spending some time with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. David Hancock.
Mrs. Hancock accompanied her daugh-
ter home for visit.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alton Davis and
daughter Dorothy, of Salisbury, Wis
tied at the home Of Mrs. Davis par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. C. E. Coulbourne,
ST., Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12

IuTlll Wu0N J6au
Harlow and Bill
P o W ell made
their appearance.
Bill and Caroie
have always been
that way about
their divorce but
Q v Q r Y b o d y
wondered what
would h app en-
under the partic.
ular Giro u m =
stances. Nothing
did. Of course.
Nothing sensa-
tional. that Is.
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HOLLYWOOD TIcKER-TAPE-

L GSSy WAL
tiers and Lyle
Talbot were 20
gether again at
the Sebastian's
Cotton club. =.
And. at a nearby
t a b | e, Frances
D r a k e a n d
Henry WilcoXon.
." F a t S 3"
w a lie r, t n e
d u S k y b. u e s
singer and piano
Taper at this
spot is the towns
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among night club entertainers.
Joan Blondell says please tell you
not to write in for the baby clothes
she was to distribute. They are all
gone. i. She got ESQ letters from
Los Angeles and vicinity alone after
the story was printed in this column.
DID YOU KNOW -
That Alan MowbraX once worked
as a LEG man" for the New York
World?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12
BY HARRISON CARROLL
Copyright, 1885.

ATHQ HSOtW5SS 0J1tUtSUeCS A"~'
HOLLYWOOD-G at Carole
Lombard's party got their biggest
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to collect. He'll pay $500 for the
return Of the instrument no ques~
tions asked.
April first came several days early
for James Cain. author Of '"The Post.
man Always Rings Twice. The
author gives informal singing bees
at his Hollywood home on Friday
nights. The guests are required to
have singing voices, or to bring
someone who has.
Frances Manson, story editor ak
Columbia. promised to produce
tenor.
He turned out to be a be-spectacled
fellow named Mike Swartz. But
when his voice pealed out, Cain
rubbed his hands with glee. A
discovery!
Then came the big laugh. Swartz
really was Michael Bartlett, just
brought out from the Philadelphia
Opera company to play opposite
Grace Moore in Love Me Forever.
What bit Of wild-west whoopee
INDUCED in by a star had an eye
witness. whom nobody mentioned?
HOLLYWOOD TICKER-TAPE-
The biggest recent laugh was the
Producers Rumba contest" sup
posed to come off in local gay-spot.
Wires commenced to hum from the
east, and the affair was called of,
with several of the supposed con-
testants showing up at rival spot.
D. w. Griffith is supposed to
be headed for Hollywood. You
can expect to see Josef Won Stern
berg form an independent company.
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laugh.
Even if Hollywood beckons. Laura
La Plante will have to turn away.
For Laura's producer husband.
Irving Asher, refuses to be separated
from her by 5000 miles.
81 wouldn't mind it for one pic
ture," he says, But il she did one.
I know they'd want her for more,
and that's not my idea Of marriage"
Irving, who won his real spurs,
handling Warner Brothers producing
interests in England, goes back there
with a new seven-year contract and
with Jack Warmers okay on his
program for the coming year.
He and Laura have been widely
entertained during their stay in
weeks, but unless she can make
Irving change his mind, therell De
no picture work here.
Laura is now a big favorite in
British films, you know. She did
five last year and must report in
May for Guy Bottoms Water
Nymph". Autograph seekers. who
are now as numerous in London as
in Hollywood, swarm around her
when she appears in public.
Just another case where Hollywood
said through" too soon.
Joey Lee. orchestra leader at the
Kings club, local gay spot, is making
it tough on thief who stole his
Januarius Gaglino violin. An in
strument valued at $1,000.
The police are watching the pawn
shops. the musical houses here are
all on guard and description of the
violin ohas been published in the
papers read by the trade.
: Joey is giving the thief one chance
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12

Only there was something funny
when it came time to go home.
Sorry. but I can't let you in on the
laugh.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1935-04-12

to collect. He'll pay $500 for the
return Of the instrument. no Ques~
tons asked.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
POLAND

WARSAW, Poland, April IL
(UPD-Fifty-t h r e e suspected
Communists we're arrested last
night in a raid on what the police
described as the headquarters of
the executive committee for Po-
land.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
in
Congress

SENATE
Met at noon.
Debated Hole bill.
HOUSE
Met at noon and resumed con
sideration Of Doughton social Sc
curity measure.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
SAFETY FENCE
UP TOO LATE

How the Rockville school bus
tragedy could have been averted
had more modern safety devices
been in operation at the fatal
crossing was told here today by
Gen. r. C. Marshall, representa-
tive of Detroit manufacturing
firm.
Ironically enough, negotiations
already had been started by Gen
eral Marshall with State road au-
thoritieS and the Baltimore &
Ohio Railroad Co., for installation
of new safety equipment at the
crossing.
The device that might have
saved the IA lives is a steel bar
rier that rises from the pavement
so feet from the tracks at the
approach of a train. It is cleo
trically operated and is in opera.
ton in several Western States, &C.
cording to General Marshall.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Change Held
Bus Tragedy Cause

Ironical as it might seem, the
accident which snuffed out the
lives of II high school students
in the train-bus crash last night
would not have occurred if the
party had followed its original
plan.
This was revealed today by
Miss Louise Funk, the teacher
who chaperoned the party of
Williamsport MD High School
students to the annual chemistry
demonstration at the University
of Maryland.
The party had come down by
bus. believing This was the safest
manner Of travelling, she said.
Changed Schedule
The teacher. who heroically
forgot her own injuries to aid the
injured and dying following the
crash, explained:
I'VE left the university half
an hour before we had planned
to. That was because of the
storm and rain. We thought by
getting an early start we could
drive slowly and be safer"
If the party had left at the
scheduled time the fast passenger
train would have been miles from
the blind" crossing where the
crash occurred.
Relating of the trip, Miss Funk
said:
"These students were the
cream of the school, the honor
students who were soon to 60 to
college. They were all interested
in chemistry and most anxious
to visit the university.
cat first we had discussed
driving down in private autOmO-
biles. But we finally decided
the bus would be safer, and we
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Will Rogers
Says:

BEVERLY HILLS, Calf, April
12.-Silver went up to II cents,
80 the papers say today, which
don't mean much to all of US,
for / doubt if we knew what it
was before it went up. l guess
the 10 cents was what it's worth,
and / cent tax.
Down N Stresa, italy, the ma
tons only met yesterday and by
noon were 100 per cent in dis
cord. Somebody suggested invit-
ing Russia, Germany and Poland.
1t seems in mailing out the orig
inal invitation they had over
looked them. It's awful hard for
three nations to entirely agree
on how the other three will be
run by them. And this Is the
kind of a mess that some folks
wanted us into.
(CoI right, 1898, by McNaught
Syndicate. Ine.)
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
MD. j. EXTENDS
SYMPATHY

The University Of Maryland,
where the Williamsport (Md)
High School students killed and
injured in the train-bus crash
near Rockville last night had
been entertained just before the
fatal accident, today extended
sympathy to the parents of the
children.
DR.. Raymond A. Pearson, presi-
dent of the university, telegraphed
to the principal of the Williams
port school:
"Our hearts grieve for you
and for the bereived families"
DR.. L. B. Broughton, head Of
the department of chemistry, also
sent a message of sympathy, and
the university sent the alumni
secretary to Willimasport to be of
any assistance possible.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
MASS FUNERAL
PLANNED FOR
a VICTIMS

WlL1AMSPORT, Nd, April 70.
Under gloomy skies that reflected
this little towns sorrow, Williams.
port prepared today for a mass
funeral of IA young students who
met death last night in the path
Of a speeding train near Rockville,
Md.
Silent grief held sway today A
handful of survivors of the train
bus crash were secluded in their
homes, too Mortified by the trag.
edy to talk Of it. In other homes
bereaved parents suffered their
anguish. Some of them had lost
an only child. One home lost two
children.
Survivors Return
Twenty-seven boys and girls,
many Of whom would have been
graduated from high school next
month, left here yesterday at I
p. m. on what was to have been
happy trip to Maryland Univer.
Sity for a chemistry laboratory
visit. 1t was a red letter day in
the local high school.
Shortly after $3.50 a. M, today,
a bus moved silently into town,
with only II students aboard,
At the town square crowds Of
parents gathered as the II
alighted. There were subdued
cries of Joy as parents found
their children safe. There were
grief-laden sounds, too, as other
parents learned the worst.
There was little talking. The
survivors, stunned by the disaster,
went home. Many of the crowd
resumed their pacing of the rain.
swept streets to await word from
the crash scene. Some of them
sped by automobile to Rockville
to face at once what they feared
most.
Rites Sunday
It Is expected that q mass
burial service will be held Sun
day afternoon, although plans
had not taken definite shape.
Percy Line, 30, driver of the
bus who is free under $1,000
bond on a manslaughter charge,
was so near collapse as he ar
rived here that he had to be
assisted to his home in Hagers-
town. His only statement was:
II heard the whistle just as
1t hit u.s."
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
PERCY LINE

picked out the most competent
driver we knew to be sure all
would go we'll.
SAW NO SIGNAL
eve left home at 4:45 yester-
day afternoon and arrived at
the university at 7:15. The chill
dren had a grand time, hearing
the lecture and witnessing the
demonstrations.
Then, because Of the bad
weather, we started for home
half an hour early. That was
around IL o'clock, when we were
loaded in and started on the
road.
II sat in the front seat, peer
ing out through the rain and
fog, hoping 1 could help the
driver in Watching the road.
When we reached the crossing /
saw or heard nothing.
There is a bank on the
right side as you approach, and
this cut off our view of the
train. 1 saw no wig-wag signal
Of any kind.
1--WE were on the track when
the driver and 1 saw the train
for the first time, rushing
down on us. He attempted to
speed up, and the bus gave a
lunge forward. But it was too
late.
A TERRIFIC CRASH
"There was a terrific crash.
The bus skidded around. For
tunately those in the front
escaped serious injury. 1 climbed
out of the wreckage and ran
down the track, feeling the
pulses of the children strewn
along the way, trying to find
those in need of help. BY that
time aid began to arrive, and
later 1 went to the hospitals
and mOrgue, to make identifi-
cations.
81 telephOned DR.. thinner
man in WilliamSpOrt-the father
of one of the students on the
party-and asked him to in
form the parents. l thought
this was the best way of letting
them know of the tragedy.
"And 1 wish to thank the peO-
pie of Rockville, and the police,
fire department and rescue
squads, for their kindness to US
in this terrible hour"
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Merle OberOn Ill
With Influenza

SANTA MONICA, Cal, April
IL G.N.SD Merle Oberon, Eng
lish screen and stage star. was
recuperating today at her beach
home from the effects of in
fluenza that caused her to post
pone scheduled vacation trip to
New York city.
A physician said that Miss
Oberon, under contract to Samuel
Goldwyn Productions, would be
able to start work in a new
picture soon.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12

TREASURY CONDITION
Treasury balance as of April
10. $2,439, 1888. 705 .54; internal rev,
enue. $4,566. 52190; customs re-
ceipts, $11 1888, 511.O1.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
MOTHER VISITS
INJURED GIRL
margaret is all I have. I
pray to God that she will re-


margaret is all have. I
pray to God that she will re-
cover"
Her eyes dimmed with tears
Mrs. Jeanette KrepS, Williams
port, Md, widow, sobbed today
after she had left the room in
Georgetown Hospital where her
17-year-old daughter, Margaret
one of the victims of last nights
school bus-train crash, lies crit
cally injured.
Margaret has two fractured
legs and a possible fracture OF
the skull. Unconscious for sew
eral hours, she found her mother
at the bedside when she revived
Smiling feebly, she said:
Don't worry, mother, dear.
I'll be all right"
The mother, a widow for six
years, later said:
II don't know what I should
do if Margaret were to die. She
is my only child, all have in
the world.
"She was SO happy to start
out on the trip yesterday, for
she was looking forward to enter
college next fall. She was to
graduate from high school next
June, and she had decided to 60
to SwarthmOre College.
"She was SO proud that she
had her credits and was accepted
for entrance. Now, / don't know
what will happen. But l can
only pray that she will be
spared.
my heart grieves for all my
friends and neighbOrS who have
lost their children, Margaret's
classmates. in this tra0edv."
The Washington times., 1935-04-12

WE THOUGHT 1T WAS
CHRISTMAS because Of
the fact our Sc A DAY BUY
ING PLAN" has become so
popular and successful and has
shown many people a new way
to own EVERLASTING JEW
ELRY.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
SWITZERLAND

GENEVA. April IL QN.SO.
Italy wants to settle her African
border controversy with AbySsinia
by arbitration with AbysSinia
alone. and not with interference
by third parties. she notified the
League of Nations today.
The League received from Italy
note stating Rome desires to
avoid bringing the AbySSinian quar-
rel before the League council, as
formally asked by Abyssinia, and
expressing an earnest wish to con.
tinue arbitration.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
.Griffmen Postpone
Game With Phillies

The scheduled exhibition base
ball game today between the
Washington Griffmen and the
Philadelphia Phillies of the Ma.
tional League was postponed be-
cause of inclement weather.
The Griffmen will play hosts
to the Albany Senators of the In.
ternational League tomorrow at
Griffith Stadium. Hack Wilson,
former Chicago Cub star, will hold
down one of the outfield posts
for Albany.
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
MANSLAUGHTER
CHARGED To
DRIVER
WiIIiamsport, Md, Students
Returning From Visit to
State University
Continued from Page y


opened the third investigation,
sending their own engineers to
the scene in an effort to find
Just how the fatality occurred.
A fourth investigation was start
ed by State police. under the d.
rection of Capt. E. M. Johnson.
After preliminary investigation.
the State authorities determined
to charge Line with manslaughter
and bond was set at $1,000,
pending an inquest set for next
Tuesday morning at Rockville.
Death rode on the storm last
night. Rain was pouring down as
the bus was struck. Windows
were streaming. The road was
soaked and slippery.
Within the bus the children
chatted happily over the exciting
events Of their day. Students in
the chemistry class, they had
been taken to the University of
Maryland at College Park, where
many of them hoped soon to be-
come students, to witness the an
nuaI demonstration by the de-
partment Of chemistry.
MINDFUL OF PERIL
They had examined the new
laboratories, seen the wonders of
science demonstrated and heard
them explained by faculty mem
bers, met the older students Of the
university and students from other
high schools there to attend the
affair.
Then they started on that long
night drive to their home. nine
miles north Of HagerStown. There
was laughter and excited chatter
inside the crowded bus.
But outside was pitch blackness,
pelting rain, a high wind.
Percy Line, driver Of the bus,
turned to Miss Louise Funk, the
teacher who had conducted the
class on the trip, and remarked:
"It's a bad night"
It was exactly 1925. Just then
the great headlight of the loco
motive Illuminated the interior of
the bus. There was fright on the
faces of the children as the huge
locomotive bore down.
Line. white faced, stepped on
the accelerator, hoping to clear
the track before the train, speed.
ing at more than 60 miles an hour,
struck. He was too late.
The front part of the bus
cleared the track. Then the mas
sive steel pilot of the locomotive
struck, cutting through the bus
like a sharp knife.
In the cab the engineer damned
on the air brakes. Passengers
were catapulted out of their seats
as the speeding train was halted.
Cut by Glass
In the front part of the bus,
cut off from the rear, the driver,
teacher and II pupils were thrown
around as dice in a box, cut by
the shattered glass.
Their mangled companions,
who a few moments before were
tired. happy children, were strewn
down the track for a quarter of a
mile.
Death was mercifully instan-
taneouS in most cases. But sew
eral of the children lived long
enough to reach a hospital.
Two Rushed to Hospital
Two 17-year-old girls, Thelma
Staley and Margaret Kreps, lived
through the crash and were
rushed to Georgetown Hospital by
the rescue squad. Doctors said
they have good chance to re-
(COntinued on Page 10, Col. y
The Washington times., 1935-04-12
Coal Mines Fight
Freight Rate Rise
International News Service

UNCONVENTIONAL NeWN SeFViCe
Asserting that increased freight
charges on bituminous coal and
coke are contrary to the public in
terest and cannot be supported by
the coal industry, the National
Coal Association today petitioned
the Interstate Commerce Commits
sion to reconsider its decision in
the 10 per cent rate increase case.