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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

sons, Bobby and Gene and Mr.. and
Mrs. Dave Harris of Upper Darby,
Pa spent few days here with their
parents and friends.
Miss Ruby Butler, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs. Clarence Butler was operat-
ed on for appedicitis at Salisbury
Hospital last Tuesday and is getting
along very nicely.
Mrs. w. A. Long of Pocomoke City,
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Long and son,
John Walter and Mr.. and Mrs. A. p.
Long and family were dinner guests at
the E. w. Mills home on Sunday,
December goth.
Mrs. w. A. Cottman and son, Wal
ter, spent part of the holidays with
Miss Nellie Cottman in Baltimore, Md.
Miss Ina Carter of Salisbury, Nd,
spent a few days with her mother,
Mrs. G. w. Carter.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Birmingham
and son, Norris have moved to the
Disney farm and Mrs. Gordon Atkin-
son and sons have moved to the Payne
farm recently vacated by Mr.. Brit
tingham. Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Pussy
are occupying the house vacated by
Mrs. Atkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Long enter
tanned the following guests on Christ
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

mas Day, Miss Elizabeth Mills of
Wilmington, Del, Mrs. w. A. Long of
Pocomoke City, Mr.. and Mrs. E. w.
Mills and Mr.. and Mrs Walter Long
and son, John Walter of this place.
The Busy Bees will meet with Miss
Amanda Evans Saturday night, Jam
uary End at which time the "Blue
Birds" will draw again.
Miss Elizabeth Mills who has been
spending a few days with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. E. w. Mills has returned
to Wilmington, Del.
Mr. and Mrs. Fred Harris and sons
Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Harris, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. v. Taylor and Mr. and Mrs
Ralph Taylor and son, Jack were
guests on Christmas Day at the Mr..
John Taylor home at Oak Hall, Va.
Rev. and Mrs. Elwood Cursey spent
part of the holidays with their par
ents, in Baltimore, Md.
Miss Mamie Adkins and Mr.. Leslie
Adkins of Salisbury, spent Christ
mas day with their mother, Mrs. Cor
don Adkins.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman and
daughter, Betty, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter
Log and son and Miss Elizabeth Mills
were dinner guests at the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Evans last Friday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lyman Long and son,
Norwood of fayetteville, Md, visited
relatives here over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harrison Mason of
Mona, Va, Mrs. Annie Merrill of Po-
comoke City, Md, and Mrs. Wallace
Covington and family, Mr.. and Mrs.
George Merrill of this place, were din
ner guests at the E. w. Long home on
Sunday.
Mr.. Neal Taylor of Oak Hall, Va,
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Harris and Mr..
and Mrs. Dave Harris of Upper Darby
Pa, Mrs. r. Fl. Harris and Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Birmingham, Jr., of Po-
comoke and Mrs. Clarence Butler of
this place were entertained to dinner
at the w. V. Taylor home last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Long and son,
and Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman were
among the guests at the dinner given
by Mrs. S. A. Evans of Pocomoke City
last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Birmingham,
Jr., have moved in Pocomoke City
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

ing of officers was noticeable, and in
Dictated clearly that enforcement of
ficers are joining with other outstand-
ing groups in the effort to bring about
safer highway conditions. The Ameri-
can Association of Motor Vehicle Ad-
illustrators, to mention only one
group, coordinated it's efforts for more
effective action. Highly important
was the fact that major groups shaped
and coordinated their programs on the
basis of the experience gained over
a long period Of years by enforcement
officers, traffic specialists and road
builders.
Any review Of the year, however,
would be incomplete without due cred
it to the car-builders who joined in &
gave their wholehearted support in the
accident problem. In addition to max
ing it possible for many other national
groups to enlarge and expand their
activities, the manufacturers of auto
mobiles ceased to emphasize the speed
of their cars and placed greater stress
on the industry's safety policies.
Thus in every respect, the year 1886
was noteworthy in the accident pre-
vention field. It was marked by
achievements and rededication of eff
fort; by technical studies and by prac-
tical means of applying the results !:
by the end of experiments in finding
mean of adjusting theories to con-
ditions and by the beginning of a
period for greater and less spectacular
safety endeavors, to the end that the
development Of highway transporta-
ton may continue in an orderly fash
ion with safety to all.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

New Jersey Bell Telephone Company
at Newark, president of the pioneers,
was master Of ceremonies. He intro
duced J. E. Macpherson, senior vice
president of the pioneers and vice
president Of the Bell Telephone Com
pany of Canada, who was at st. John,
and James L. Fitzpatrick, president Of
the New York Telephone Company and
president-elect of the telephone pio-
neers, who spoke from New York.
Longest Telephone HooEup
A dramatic presentation of signifi-
cant events in the development Of tele-
phone communication was presented
over this hookup which was the most
widespread on . single telephone cir
cult in the history Of voice communi-
cation, according to telephone officials.
Mrs. Gilbert Grosvenor, daughter
Of Alexander Graham Bell, inventor Of
the telephone, speaking from Wash
ington over a telephone hookup con-
Meeting pioneer chapters and en-
ployee groups Of the Chesapeake and
Potomac Telephone Companies, told
of personal recollections Of her father.
Lloyd B. Wilson, president, and John
A. Remon, operating vice president Of
the companies, spoke. James Oliver
Martin, president of the Alexander
Graham Bell Chapter, presided and in
PRODUCED the speakers at Washington.
This celebration was concluded by
the groups throughout the United
States and Canada standing and sing
ing "Auld Lang Syne."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

states to make adequate and much
needed highway surveys, including
traffic courts, as a basis for meeting
future road needs was an important
contribution in the direction of safer
roads. Another Federal contribution
to the cause of highway safety was
the launching of research in connec-
ton with causes of accidents and meas
ures for their elimination. This ac-
tivity is being undertaken in coopera-
ton with appropriate authorities in
the highway safety field.
Third, the year witnessed the advent
of what promises to be new era for
driver education and training in the
high schools, augmented by adult driv
er training courses and schools for in
structors. It marked the initial use
of the AAA Sportsmanlike Driver
series of text books in some $500 high
schools and the Inauguration Of driver
training courses in widely scattered
cities. AS result, the twelve
months just ended brought definite
evidence that driver education and
training, under the combined direction
of educators and traffic specialists,
offer practical means Of making
young drivers and those who will drive
in the future more responsible and
more proficient.
Fourth, the safety consciousness of
the country was at a high pitch. Great
er emphasis was placed on safe driv-
ers, rather than on the minority of
operators who figure in accidents. Ma
jor national organizations, with com
bined membership of 100000, reach
ed their members more effectively.
Many thousands of drivers took driver
tests to enable them to learn unknown
weaknesses that contribute to driving
faults. With it all, the radio, news
papers and magazines stimulated in
terest in safe use of the highways by
focusing more attention on the funda-
mentals of safe driving and safe walk
ing.
Fifth, members of our legislatures,
national and state are evidencing great
er interest than ever before in safety
legislation with the objective Of max
ing highways afer and drivers more
competent. This means that the foun-
dalton was laid in 1886 for wider &C
ceptance of legislation which has un-
dergone the test of experience, such
as that providing for uniform signs,
signals and markers, adequate licen-
sing law for operators, and laws for
the control of proven reckless and IRE
sponsible operators. AS a result, it
may be predicted that 1897 will see a
greater advance in the enactment of
sound safety legislation than in any
recent legislative year.
Sixth, improvement in the enforce
ment of traffic laws and in the train
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

where Mr.. Birmingham ha accepted
a position at the Hope & Merrill Gar
age.
Mr. and Mrs. Johnny Adkins and
family and Mr.. and Mrs. Clinton Hur-
ley and family were dinner guests at
the home of Mrs. G. w. Carter last
Sunday.
Mrs. Marion Birmingham and son,
Morris visited Rev. and Mrs. Frank
Buckley at Marion, Md, last Sunday
morning.
Mr. and Mrs. Walter Long and
son, John Walter, were dinner guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Alonza
Birmingham of Pocomoke City, Md,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31
SAFETY FORCES OORDINATED
IN AN ATTACK ON HIGHWAY
ACCIDENTS, BRINGS RESULTS

Sweeing every section of the coun-
try safety forces were coordinated
for a common effort, the mass attack
on highway accident was easily one
of the highlights of national activities
in the year 1886. Evidence that this
attack was productive of telling re-
suits is found in the fact that the in
crease in motor fatalities was the low
est since 1882, in the face of heavy
gains in the number of vehicles, re-
cord travel on the highwdays, and a
greater all-year use of the streets and
byways by pedestrians.
All statistics for the year are not
in, but preliminary figures indicate
that the increase in motor deaths for
1886, as compared with 1885, was only
about one per cent. This compares
most favorably with the trend over
the previous three years. The 1885
increase in motor deaths over 1884
2.5 per cent; in 1884 it was 15.1 per
cent and in 1888 it was 6.5 per cent.
Obviously, the lower percentage of in
crease in 1886 furnished new hope for
the success of the expanded and new
accident prevention programs now un-
derway.
Therefore, the substantial progress
made during the year may be review
ed from the standpoint of well-laid
foundation for making the country a
safer place for both motorists and pc
destrians.
What were the more outstanding
developments? They were six-fold
in character and may be summarized
briefly as follows:
First, forty-nine out of eighty-six
largest cities, with combined popula-
ton of twenty-five million, and includ-
ing such heavily congested centers as
New York, Chicago, Cincinnati, St.
Louis, Baltimore and Washington re-
duced motor fatalities. Twenty-one
reported reductions of twenty per cent
or more. In addition, scores Of smaller
cities had more favorable records. All
this furnished fresh evidence that con-
gested urban areas, long the bad spots
on the national accident map, are
making progress in assuring safer use
of city streets.
Second, the road-builders were
more alive than ever before to their
responsibility in the effort to facili-
tate the use of highways with safety.
They made greater strides in the elimi
nation of grade crossings; in the sep
aration of opposing streams of traffic
on heavily-traveled roads; in assuring
greater sight distances, and in the
removal of sharp curves and dips that
form "road pockets" They also
frankly recognized the need for ade-
quate protection for pedestrians on
rural highways.
Use of Federal funds to enable
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

Telephone Pioneers of America re-
Gently celebrated the silver jubilee of
their organization with parties in
about ITO towns and communities
throughout the United States and
Canada, connected by $4,000 mile
"party line" extending from st. John,
New Brunswick, Canada, to Miami,
Florida, and from San Diego, Califor-
MIA, to Edmonton, Alberta, and points
between.
Pioneering Spirit Praised
Walter S. Clifford, president Of the
American Telephone and Telegraph
Company, speaking from New York
City, praised the pioneering spirit of
the telephone men and women. "New
generations Of pioneers will live and
serve as the years go on" he said,
land they will see changes and con-
trasts in the material and mechanical
things with which the telephone job
is done; changes in contrasts so
marked that one does not dare to pre-
dict what they may be. But this we
may predict: in the spirit-the pio-
neering spirit-of the men and women
of the telephone service there will be
no change"
Organized November 1911
Telephone pioneers are men and
women with twenty-one years or more
service in the telephone industry. The
Telephone Pioneers of America was
organized in Boston, birthplace of the
telephone in 1876, November 8, 1911.
Chester I. Barnard, president of the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-12-31

last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs Marion Butler and
family of Williams vicinity spent last
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Beau
champ.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
TODAY. n

1793-Felcia Hemans, English poet
ess, born. Died March 16, 1850
1S07-Alfred Vail, New York inven-
tor. associated with Morse in the in
vention of biography, born at Nor
ristown, N ]. Died there, Jan. Is,
1859.
1S36-Charles Oliver Thompson, ed
ucator and engineer, first principal
of the Worcester, Mass, Polytechnic
school and first head of the Rose
Polytechnic Institute, Terre Haute,
Ind, born at Windsor, Conn. Died
March II, 1885.
1841-James M. Bailey editor, pio-
neer columnist and humorist of Dan
bury, Conn, known as the "Danbury
News Man" born at Albany, n. Y.
Died March +, 1894.
1843-Thomas C. Chamberlin, Uni
versity Of Wisconsin president, famed
University Of Chicago geologist and
Nobel prizewinner, ranking geologst
of America in his day, born at Mat
toon, Ill. Died Nov. Is, 1928.
1847-Vinnie Ream Hoxie, noted
sculptress, for whom Lincoln sat be-
fore she was yet 20, born at Madison,
Wis. Died in Washington, D. c.,
Nov 20, 1914.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
IT'S TRUE

You're wrong if you believe that
mosquitoes cause malaria. "The dis
ease comes from protocol transferred
from the mosquitoes to a person
when she bites (only the female bite)
says William E. Buckley, Jr., Martel,
Tenn. 1T is not really biting, but a
piercing and sucking process" Mr..
Buckley also contributes:
"Termites do not digest wood or
other food. This is done by protocol
living in the alimentary tract.
About 1870 of all known animals
are insects. The estimated number
of described species is 625,000, and
it. is thought there are ten million
species all together.
1t is not true, as you stated, that
the house fly is fully grown when
Matched. When referring to an in
sect's leaving the pupal case the
word to use is emerge rather than
hatch. When the house fly matches
from the egg, it is a larva or maggot
not full grown by any means.
Mr.. Bickley's contributions are
among many held up by the Average
Man letters.
The sucre, Ecuador's monetary
unit was named for Antonio de Sucre
president of Bolivia.
The S sign has 20 different mean
ings 1t is used in 20 different coun-
tres to denote local currencies such
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25

the Superior Court of Vance County
made in the case of Marena TONNES
Johnson and husband against Hunter
TONNES, Willie TONNES, Matte
TONNES, Christine Townes, Marjorie
ToWnes, and Mechanics g. Farmers
Bank of Durham, Guardian, we will
sell, by public auction, to the highest
bidder for cash, at the court house
door in Henderson, Vance County, N
c., on Monday the 26th of October
1896, at II o'clock, noon, the follow
ing described real estate:
- LOT NUMBER ONE. ,tt
Begin at a stake, corner of Cleve-
land st. and Palmer ST., run thence
along Cleveland st. S 5 degrees A. w
IS # to stake, Jesse Williams cor
ner, thence S SO 1-2 E 100 #. to stake,
N s. degrees As E 85 #. to Palmer
ST., thence along Palmer ST.. N SO 1-2
w $50 fit to, beginning, same being lot
No. IS of Written property, and con-
veyed to Melissa TONNES by deed of
record IN hook 43 at page $50, Vance
County.
LOT NUMBER TWO.
Begin at stake, corner of Cleve-
land and Palmer Sts., run thence
along Cleveland st. IS #. to stake
thence S 86 IL E $50 #. to stake.
thence parallel with first line IS #.
to stake on Palmer ST., thence along
Palmer ST. $50 it.. to beginning, be-
ing lot No. SO of the Whittier prop
erty. See deed book SO page 81.
LOT NUMBER THREE.
Begin at stake on Cleveland st. cor
ner of lot No. Sc, RUN thence N So 1-2
w 85 1-2 # to a stake J. w. Beck
line, thence North 3 IA West lis
TT. to stake, thence S SO 1-2 e 1913 1-2
TT to stake on Cleveland ST., thence
along Cleveland st. S 5 degrees 45' w
lis tt. to beginning, being lot No. ST.
Written property, see deed book So
page G3.
LOT NUMBER FOUR.
Begin at corner of lot number 81,
on Cleveland ST., run~thence N SO 10
w IS TT to j. w. Beck line, thence 3
IA E 80 # to stake, thence S 86 IL E
II IA # to stake on St. thence along
Street N 3 degrees As E 90 it to be-
beginning, see deed book 1874 page 1876.
LOT NUMBER FIVE.
Begin at stake, Henderson &,
Townsville road corner, of lots No. II
and 13, run thence along road N rs IL
w 407:2' it. to stake, thence S 88 E
657 # to stake, Hawthorne st. thence
S 2 w 400 #. to stake, thence N 88
w 588 it. to beginning, being lots No.
II, 13, IA, Is, 16, II, 10, and 10 as
shown in j. r. Young plat book 81
page 591, and deed book SO page 104.
LOT NUMBER SIX.
Two other lots north of Henderson
on WILLIAMSBURG road listed in tax
books of Henderson Township, Vance
County.
For plat showing lots one to four,
see book 35 page 484.
This is sale of land under court or
der, and a deposit of 10 percent OF
amount of bid is required by success
full bidder before bid can be reported.
Each of these lots will be sold separ-
ately and they will not be Jumped to-
gether as whole.
This 25th of September, 1896.
A. W. GHOLSON, JR.,
Il. S. KITTRELL,
Commissioners.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
ANSWERS

l. The charter of 1888 limited pro-
perty ownership to $4,000. None OF
this was exempted from taxation.
T. James Thorington, who was born
in New Hanover county in 1916, later
moving to Davenport, Iowa He had
served one term in congress and ?our
years as sheriff of his home county
before receiving the appointment
Died 1887
3. Newman was horn in Salisbury
he was soldier and was appointed
lieutenant in the Fourth u. s. Infan-
try Then he became adjutant and in
spector general for Georgia. AS a
colonel he cmomended the Georgia
volunteers in the Indian wars in Flor
ida and against the Creeks in 1913.
Served one term in Congress. Died
1851. Newman, Georgia Is the city
named for him.
a. They thought they were locating
In Virginia, however, the next year,
It'll, Anthony Bledsoe, a surveyor,
discovered the settlement was located
in North Carolina
5. On December IT, 1899, the North
Carolina Medical Society was formed
in Raleigh. Six days later the legisla-
ture gave 1t recognition by granting
the society a charter. DR.. Richard
Fenner, OF Raleigh, was chosen presi-
dent. The aims OF the society were
to establish botanical garden for
growing medicinal plants, museum
and library for the use OF it's MEM
bers. District meeting Of doctors were
Urged.
.. The legislature appropriated for
the institution that year the sum Of
S22S,9lO.OO; other receipts were $685.
SlS'32' making n total Of $287 1882.
The expenditures amounted to $274,-
'uISl, leaving IA balance Of $l2,9204l
&c revert TO the general FUND
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
TO-DAY IN HISTORY

1893 Columbus sailed from Spain
on his second voyage to the New
World, loaded with nonors this time
with fleet of II ships and tools for
colonization.
1513-From mountain in Panama,
Balboa, Spanish explorer-soldier, first
white man to see Pacific from the
new world
1775-Curious episode in American
neutrality-suspicious. of Pennsylvania,
now middle Kentucky and part of
Tennessee, sent delegate to Continen-
tai Congress to sit as member from
14th State-refused on protest by Vir-
ginia.
18O4-12th Amendment to Constitu-
ton ratified-provided for election of
President and Vice President on sepa-
rate ballots, etc.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
FORECLOSURE SALE.

By virtue of the power contained
in a Deed in Trust Executed by Lucy
Henderson a Widow recorded in the
office of the Register of Deeds Of
Vance County in Book 100 at Gage
ITS, default having been made in the
payment of the debt therein secured,
on request of the holder of the same,
I shall sell for cash, by public auc-
ton, at the Court House door in Hen
derson, n. c., to the highest bidder
on Tuesday, the Goth day Of October,
1896 at II o'clock Noon, the :eollow.
ing described property:
Beginning at an iron stake A. j.
Harris Old Corner 1t The intersection
of Grove Hill Street and Mayfied
Alley in or near the City of Hendei-
son, and run thence Is 81 East
along the Eastern edge Of Grove hill
Street Seventy nine and one half
Go 1-2) feet to A. ]. Harris corner;
thence along A. J. Harris line One
hundred and eighty four and three
fourths (184 3-4 feet to an iron stake
in Dr.. f. r. Harris line; thence llong
d.. F. r. Harris line N 20 IA West
SKY two 1922 feet to an iron stake,
Mayfield Alley; thence along the edge
OF Mayfield Alley S 70 3-4 West One
Hundred and eighty two Q82) feet TO
the beginning. Being the lot conveyed
to the party of the first part by deeds
of G. B. Harris Trustee dated June
10th, 1914 and registered in the Of
flee of the Register of Deeds OF
Vance County in Book IS at page 203.
This the 18th, day of September,
1886
JASPER b HICKS, Trustee
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
FIRST WORLD WAR DAY-BY-DAY

20 years ago Today-Loss of two
zeppelins on the 2Srd, did not deter
Germans from making another air
raid on London. The German COM
mand still believed that if England's
cities could be terrorized, they might
touch the morale of the British gov
eminent and hasten the peace. They
expected losses. In the night of the
25th four ships raided the north of
England, bombing Sheffield, where
30 persons were killed. and Man
chester narrowly escaped similar cas-
ualtieS.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
TODAY'S BIRTHDAYS

James M. Lands, chairman of the
Federal Securities and Exchange Com
mission, born in Japan (of American
parentage) 81 years ago.
Charles E. Russell, noted iourna.
list and author, born at Davenport
Iowa, rs years ago.
DR. THONGS Hunt Morgan of the
California Institute of Technology
famed zoologist and Nobel prizewin
ner, born at Lexington, KY 20 year.
ago.
William Faulkner, noted author anc
poet born at New Albany, Miss, 80
years ago
Prot. James Harvey Rogers of Yale
noted economist, born at Society Hill
S. c., so years ago.
Very Rev Joseph Hertz, Chief Rab.
pi OF Great Britain, born "a years ago
Henderson daily dispatch., 1936-09-25
Today is the Day
By CLARK KINNAIRD
Copyright, 1886, for this Newspaper
by Central Press Association

as the milreis, escuda and peso. 1t
was probably originally used to de-
signate pesos.
c. F. Shuford, Boaz, Ala, reports:
Laurence Johnson of Boaz ate sc
raw eggs one after another, and
was still hungry. He would have
eaten more but ran out of egg buy
ers."
But it is novice compared to Grow
err Bowersock, of Cambridge, O., who
ate "a raw eggs before breakfast one
morning, and "a more after breakfast,
when some one doubted his feat!
Queries, reproofs, ETC., are welcom-
ed bV Clark Kinnaird.