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The Washington times., 1936-07-21
Director to Visit
Montqomery's Farm

Director Robert z. Leonard will
be the first of Hollywood's inhabi
tants to be a guest at Robert
Montgomery'S New York farm. He
has accepted Montgomery's invi
tation to vacation on the farm
upon the completion of "Picca.
dilly jim"
The Washington times., 1936-07-21
L Cover HOu yWOOd
BY LLOYD PANTAGES
Copyright. 1885. by King Features
Syndicate, Inc

oSuulSdbCp 4uS
All, the wonder of it all! There
is lady in the cast Of Mr.. Min
sky's second Hollywood burlesque,
(now entitled Hollywood Goes
Minsky') who is Polish, and goes
by the moniker Of Countess Nadia.
At the moment, she is complete
and definite threat to the peace Of
mind of the overworked legal de-
partment of M.G.M.
Her Polish parents are direct de-
Scendants of the famous Countess
Walewska Of Poland, and they are
said to have all sorts of Polish
governmental papers to prove the
fact. Now the catch Is that Miss
Carlo is scheduled to emit Of her
gutterals in a picture based on the
life of that lady, as soon as she
finishes coughing in Camille"
The Minsky lady's family says
that if Metro dare include the
famous incident in which Napo-
leon professed his love to the
countess in Poland, meanwhile
sending his army right on through
to Russia so they couldn't peek at
him, thus saving Poland, they will
sue for defamation Of character.
Allegedly, they don't want gold,
they want the scene left out. They
want the ancestors Of the family
left unsullied.
Which reminds one that a lady
by the name of CaSSandra, New
York SoothSayer, is suing R.K.O.
and their picture Bunker Bean"
for five hundred thousand bucks,
on account of they use a phoney
psychic in the picture with the
same moniker, and she claims IS
a result that her reputation for
psyching people is "verSenkt. I"
Taking no sides, mind you, Miss
Cassandra should remember that
the original Cassandra, also a
psychic, who had a little trick Of
peering at the future in a pot of
fire, first came to light in Homer's
Illiad, during the fall of Troy.
Maybe the TrojanS should sue,
too.
Mr.. Charles Laughton is about
to give forth with his histrionics
in Alexander Korda's "Caligula," "
in % reels, if you please. You'll
see IL at one time, and then come
back in three days for more. With
this announcement, it strikes us
that Mr.. Laughton is going to do
up all the members Of the Caesar
family with a vengeance. He has
already done Nero for Paramount;
now Caligula, Nero's potty uncle,
who once gave a tea for his horse,
and there is further talk that he
will do II, ClaudiuS," the best seller
about Claudius, who was Caligula's
uncle, and thus Nero's great uncle,
thereby finishing up the family
tree with aplomb.
With the signing of James Gag
ney for the new film company,
Grand National, we find that that
is not all anent their plans. They
have plenty of capital; intend
signing plenty of people; have a
worldwide release, and, all in all.
will join the film armament as
one Of the most important con-
Germs in this, the fifth largest in
dustry.
For your edification, a local re-
ducing expert who is supposed to
be DISCRIMINATING Shirley Temple
at the moment, claims that in the
last IL years, working upon the
film folk, he has reduced 10000
customers of the appalling over
load of 1,175,000 pounds, or a mat
The Washington times., 1936-07-21
'Arizono' Runs
Second Week

The Roadsiders this week are
repeating Arizona" a red-blooded
and lusty melodrama, which
proved so popular on its first pres
entation last week. This thriller
from the Wide.open spaces Of the
The Washington times., 1936-07-21

ter of 585 tons. The wonder Of IL
all is that it is done by the simple
application of slight exercise and
fruit juices, not by beating, as you
might suppose. For our love de-
partment, we find that when Paul
Mitchell, the millionaire London
playboy, for whose heart Mary
Carlisle is said to have pinned and
sighed, arrived in town, Miss c.
was nowhere about. So you can
put that romantique on ice.
The Washington times., 1936-07-21

For your edification, a local re-
ducing expert who is supposed to
be DISCRIMINATING Shirley Temple
at the moment, claims that in the
last IL years, working upon the
film folk, he has reduced $4,000
customers of the appalling over
load of LITE, 900 pounds, or a mat
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
The Worcester Democrat Announces Cash Subscription Campaign
new POSTMASTER TOOK
CHARGE WEDNES. JULY |

Pocomoke City now has new post
master. Mr.. Elwood E. Matthews, he
taking charge on last Wednesday
morning.
Mr.. Matthews is one of Pocomoke's
best know citizens and he enters upon
his new duties with the good wishes
for a successful and pleasant admin
istration. He has had long exper-
fence in the mercantile business, which
brought him into contact continuous
ly with the vast majority of the pa
irons of the office, and his intimate
acquaintance with these should enable
him to cater to their wishes in the
way best calculated to please. He
should make an ideal officer.
DR.. R. L. Hall, the retiring official,
has made a most excellent record, and
goes out with the plaudits Of all who
had to use the office. He has been
uniformly courteous, efficient, and
constant in his endeavors to give good
service, and he succeeded. He has
the thanks of the whole community
for his work.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
EDMOND DeMAR
SENT TO WASHINGTON

Trumpeter Edmond M. DeMar, U.
S. Marine Corps, son of Mr.. Edmond
H. DeMar of RID No. 1, Pocomoke,
Md, was transferred the latter part
of this week, to the Marine Barracks,
Washington, D. c., for duty.
DeMar enlisted, December 81, 1885,
at the Marine Corps Recruiting Sta
ton, Room 1926, Post Office Bldg,
Baltimore, Md. and was transferred to
the Marine Barracks, Paris Island,
S. c., for his recruit training. Upon
the completion of this training he was
assigned to the Field Music's School
at Paris Island for a course of in
struction in the Drum and Trumpet.
He completed this course in about
half the usual time required.
He has been performing duty since
his graduation from the Music's
School at Paris Island. Upon several
vacancies occuA ring in Washington
DeMar was ordered there. Only Ma
rines of the highest type are assigned
duty at the Nations Capitol.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
New Tax Collection System
Adopted By Commissioners

of interest moneys on overdue ac-
counts to taxpayers. Prompt mailing
of tax bills after the Levy is struck
annually is expected to be followed
by prompt payment of taxes and in
this manner, considerable interest
money on overdue accounts can be
saved individual taxpayers.
Along this line, with tax moneys
being paid in promptly, the system
will enable the Commissioners to dis
pense with borrowing funds in the
future for governmental expenditures.
Baltimore City taxpayers, who were
introduced to the new tax collection
system several years ago, have been
saved over $4,000 in interest moneys
under the system. Anne Arundel
County adopted the plan two years
ago.
The new tax collection system, now
being installed in Worcester County
by the H. L. Langrall & Company, of
Baltimore, who have audited the
County books for many years, is
identical to the Baltimore City Sys-
tenn. A representative of the Worces-
ter County Commissioners spent two
weeks in Baltimore making a study of
the system there and was accorded
every courtesy in delving into Balti-
more City records by Mayor Howard
w. Jackson.
According to Mr.. H. L. Langrall,
auditor of Baltimore, the present fl
nancial condition of Worcester County
is rated among the best in the entire
State. The splendid condition of the
County, said Mr.. Langrall, can be at
tributed to the fine management and
efficiency of the members on it's Board
of Commissioners and County Treas
urer. -
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
MRS. c. R. TIMMONS'
DAUGHTER MARRIED

Mrs. Carrie R. Timmons, of Pow
elton Avenue, Berlin, has announced
the marriage of her daughter, Miss
Violet Emeline Timmons, to Mr.. F.
Austin Culver, Jr., the ceremony hav-
ing been performed at the home of
the brides mother on June 20, by
Rev. E. L. OVERLY, pastor of st. Mar
tins M. E. Church South, Worcester
County, Md.
The bride is graduate of Bucking-
ham High School, at Berlin, and of
Blue Ridge CollCge, New Windsor
Md For several years she was en-
gagged in research work as librarian
at The Commercial Library, in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. Culver, known more generally
through his writings as "Jack", is a
son of Magistrate and Mrs. Fred A.
Culver, of Berlin, and is engaged in
magazine and newspaper work.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
LADIES' NIGHT
BY ROTARIAliS
LAST MONDAY
Assembled At Mansion House
For The Regular Week
ly Luncheon
A. E. WILLIAMS, ESQ.,,
SPEAKER OF EVENING

The local Rotary Club observed the
close of the Rotarial year 1935-'36,
said year ending, July l, by making
the trip to Public Landing on Monday
evening and holding their regular
meeting at the Mansion House
The occasion was made more i'm
pressive by the presence of the Rotary
AIMS and invited guests, swelling the
number to a point where the dining
room of the House was filled to ca
pacity.
The speaker of the evening was A.
Everett Williams, Esq, Of the Wi
comico Bar, and also a member Of
the Salisbury Rotary Club. His
speech was fine tribute to Woman.
1t was interspersed with some well
chosen humor, and was highly enter
tanning.
AS is the custom of the club, Presi-
dent Ross was presented gift in
recognition of his having added an
other year to his span of life, and on
this occasion the gift was a large
Rotary wheel with appropriate inscrip
tons on it's spokes and rim. DR..
Givens' anniversary was also noted
and he finally came to small pic
ture, after unfolding many wrappers.
President Ross laid down the gavel
of his office in presenting it to the
incoming president, John T. Smullin,
Jr., in very neat speech recounting
the pleasurable year of his admins
tration and predicting similar one
for his successor. He also announced
that for eight months of the year
1935-'36, the club attendance had been
1000, and emphasized the attendance
of one member, Pete Walters, who
had not missed a meeting in all the
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02

Continuing their economic record
for INCONSISTENCIES the Board of Com
missioners for Worcester County this
week inaugurated, for the benefit OF
county taxpayers, a new system for
the collection of county taxes, which
is rated by expert accountants as the
most efficient and modern plan of
tax collection to be found in the Uni
ted States.
The new tax collection system, pat
termed after the Municipal system in
vogue for many years in Baltimore
City, and also now in use in Anne
Arundel County, has several outstand-
ing advantages.
Under the system a quicker and
more efficient mailing of tax bills to
county taxpayers is available, and all
tax bills will henceforth be in the
hands of recipients by July 1. Under
the old method tax bills were not
mailed out before August Is.
The Commissioners this week au-
thorized the mailing of all tax bills
throughout Worcester County. The
saving of time in mailing out county
tax bills is expected to bring greater
returns at this season of the year
than resulted under the old method
when the tax bills were not mailed
out until the middle of August.
The new tax collection system, for
the first time, will provide separate
tax bills for individual properties list
ed, in lieu of the former method of
sending the owner of more than one
piece of property one bill, the total of
which represented all his properties
so taxed.
Another advantage which accrues
from the adoption of the new system
in Worcester County is the saving
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
WEDDING OF
MISS M. PARKS
TO Y. E. WERNER
Marriage Took Place In Balti-
more, June p, At Christ
p. E. Church

The marriage of Miss Marcia Leona
Parks, daughter of Mrs. Herman E.
Parks to Mr.. Victor Emerson Werner,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Frederick Werner,
took place Saturday, June II, at three
r. M. at Christ Episcopal Church,
Baltimore, Md, the Rev. S. T. Spark
man officiating.
The bride who was given in mar
riage by Mr.. Leslie Tull, a cousin,
who also gave the brides mother in
marriage, wore white lace gown of
simple lines and a tulle veil fastened
with wreath of orange blossoms, and
carried bouquet of white roses. Mrs.
Howard Zepp, of New York, was
matron of honor, and wore a dress of
aquamarine chiffon, with white hat
and carried talisman roses.
Miss Gertrude Bowers, friend of
the bride sang 90 Promise me" and
II Love You Truly"
The trademarks, Mrs. Raymond Fow
Ter, of Bowie, Md, Miss Reba Gingrich
of Harrisburg, Pa, Miss Jennie burst
and Miss Ruth Werner, sister of the
groom, wore dresses of peach chiffon
and white hats and carried pink roses.
Mr.. Werner's best man was his
brother, Mr.. Clinton Werner and the
ushers were Mr.. Howard Zepp, of
New York, Mr.. Herman Landon, of
Sherwood, Md, cousin of the bride,
Mr.. Samuel De Haven and Mr.. Blake
Werner, brother of the groom. The
bride and groom will be at home BIG
Woodland Ave-, Baltimore, Md, after
a trip of two weeks in New York and
Canada.
The bride was graduate of Forest
Park High Schoil in 1929 and State
Teachers College, Towson, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
MISS MATTHEWS
IS MARRIED TO
W. G. HARRIS
Ceremony Performed By Rev.
Brown, Of WalbrOOk
Presbyterian Church
WORCESTER FOUNTAINS
ATTEND THE WEDDING

The following was clipped from the
"Sykesville Herald" of date, June Is:
One of the prettiest of the summer
weddings to be solemnized in this vi
cinity was that of Miss Elizabeth
Anne Matthews, daughter of Mrs. S.
J. Matthews, Jr., of Stockton, Md,
and Walter Gilbert Harris, son of Mr..
and Mrs. John T. Harris, of Washing
ton, which took place on Monday at
the home of DR.. and Mrs. ]. F.
Waesche.
The ceremony was performed at IL
o'clock noon, by the Rev. A. Brown
Caldwell, of Walbrook Presbyterian
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
Chief WITNESS
AGAINST POWELL
DIED SUNDAY
Was In Auto Accident On The
Road Between WeStOver
And Princess Anne

William Powell, who is in the Som
erset County Jail charged with the
murder of Arthur Die was benefited
by an auto accident on Sunday last,
which removed by death the chief
witness against him-Mrs. Grace Die,
widow of the alleged murdered man.
The fight which resulted, so it is
said, in the death of Mr.. Die took
place in the Die apartment, and Mrs.
Die could possibly have given the
only true version of the tragedy.
The accident which caused Mrs.
Dies death occurred on the road be-
tween Princess Anne and Westover,
and one account of the accident ex-
plains it as a collision occurring
when car attempts to pass another
without noting another advancing
in the opposite direction. This is re-
ported to have been the situation in
this particular accident.
Three other persons were in the
car with Mrs. Die and were seriously
injured and were taken to the Nc
Cready Hospital in Crisfield.
They are: Aida Pruitt, Lloyd john
son and Reeve Mears. All live in
Crisfield.
Mrs. Die is survived by a son,
Charles; her mother, Mrs. D. Q. Rig
gin, of Crisfield; three sisters and two
brothers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
SPRING CROP
TESTED FOR
FALL PLANTING
Results Show Spring Crop With
out Treatment Comes Up
Later Than Others
REASONS GIVEN FOR
THE LATER GROWTH

During the past five years tests
have been conducted in Worcester
County with the spring crop of pota-
toes for planting the late crop. It
was found according to r. A. Jehle,
Specialist in Plant Pathology, College
Park, that when the spring crop was
used for late planting without treat
ing it, the crop came up very much
later than crops grown from last
years seed kept in cold storage. This
was due to the fact that as soon as
it is dug the potato tuber passes thru
a resting period of from seventy to
ninety days depending upon the var
iety.
Investigators have found several
chemicals which will shorten this rest
period. The easiest one of these to
use is a chemical known as sodium
thiocyanate. A number of tests have
been conducted by treating spring
grown Irish Cobbler, Chippewa and
katahdin potatoes with this material
and planting them for the late crop.
The treated spring grown seed came
up much sooner than untreated spring
grown seed but later than seed grown
the previous season and kept in cold
storage. Furthermore, the stands
from the treated spring grown seed
were poorer and more uneven and the
yields were thirty to fifty per cent
poorer than with crops grown from
seed of the previous season kept in
cold storage. The best results from
the treatment were obtained with the
Katahdin variety and the poorest re-
suits with the Irish Cobbler variety.
For these reasons, the treatment is
not practical for the ordinary potato
grower, but may prove valuable to
the grower or scotsman who wishes
to multiply his seed stock rapidly.
The treatment consists in soaking
the seed potatoes, after cutting, for
one hour in solution of sodium THO
cyanate Zone pound to twelve gallons
of water) and planting Immediately.
Sodium thiocyanate is a poison, con-
sequently any potatoes that have been
treated should be protected so that
animals can not eat them. Workmen
handling the potatoes or solutions
should not put their hands in their
mouths before washing them and any
solution which is left over should be
poured in a hole and covered with
earth. One pound of sodium thiocya-
nate will treat approximately fifteen
to twenty bushels of seed potatoes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02

Well, l see by the papers that my
old friend, Sheriff John Bennett, up in
Kent County, says no Worcester coun-
ty expert auto driver is going to get
by him in emulating a kangaroo, and
also that there is just as good bridges
in Kent county as anywhere in the
world for the ski jumper.
Maybe some of you people saw
where he went and done the same
thing some guy done down here at
Ocean City. His curiosity got the bet
ter of him as, in order to see what
was at the top, he climbed the slant
of raised draw in the bridge over
the Chester River. When he got to
the top, he found there wasn't much
to see except blank space between
his half and the other half of the
draw. He stepped on the "exhilera-
tor" took flying leap, and landed
across the gap.
But like Darius Green, the flying
was all right but the lightin' was al
together something else. When the
Sheriff untangled himself from the
stirred up condition of his car, he told
the people he'd decided not to go back
the same way he came. But I've got
this warning to all citizens of Kent
who feel at times they want to act
funny, or otherwise, they'd better look
cut, for Sheriff Bennett will get 'em
if he has to make an air trip after
'em, and he doesn't need an air ship
to do it, either.
want to congratulate the Kent
official that he is still Kent official.
Looks to me as if he stood a good
chance of being food for fishes. Now
if he wants to pair up with the man
down here, and tour the country with
their particular stunt, I really do be-
lieve the money they'll get will make
the depression a thing of the past
provided they don't miscalculate the
distance between the two halves of
the bridge, then the impression they
make on the water might be disas-
trous.
However, I'm proud of my two
counties = Worcester and Kent.
They've set the pace and I'm looking
now to see if some brother on the
Western hore is going to try to leap
the span where he thinks the Chesa-
peake Bay bridge ought to be. If he
does, and makes it, I'll guarantee the
bridge in six months.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02

The news of the sudden death of
Mr.. F. Lee Bonneville on Tuesday af-
ternoon about 4:30 o'clock, was re-
ceived by the community with a sim
cere feeling of regret, if not of real
sorrow, he being so well known and
esteemed by a large circle of friends.
Mr.. Bonneville was the only rep
resentative of his immediate family in
this city. He lived alone, altho' rent
ing out two of the rooms in his home !;
at the time of his death, no one was
in the house except a servant. His
only survivors are two brothers: Fred
L. Bonneville, of Cleveland, promi-
nent hotel man; and Earle F. Bonnie
vile, another hotel man of Washing
ton, D. C. At the time of his death,
Mr.. Earle Bonneville was located in
California, and stated he would reach
Pocomoke City, at the earliest pos
sible moment; Mr.. Fred Bonneville
arrived in this city on Wednesday af-
ternoon.
The deceased was the son Of the late
Mr.. and Mrs. T. Frank Bonneville, and
was born II years ago on farm in
Somerset County. His early boyhood
was spent in Pocomoke, however, and
as he grew to manhood, he evinced
rare capacity for the mercantile bust
ness. He finally became buyer for
a large firm in Baltimore, and his
duties carried him to foreign coun-
tries, he making yearly trips to
France, England and other lands.
Accommodating competency, his in
clination led him to return to his boy
hood home in Pocomoke. Here he
Immediately identified himself with
civic life and became a leader in all
matters pertaining to community well
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-07-02
RECTOR WILL BEGIN
VACATION ON JULY |

DR.. r. B. Mathews, rector of ST..
Mary's will take vacation beginning
July l.. There will be, consequently,
no service in st. Mary's Church next,
Sabbath, but on the following Sab;
bath, July IL, he will return here for;
a celebration of the Holy Communion,i
at IL o'clock A. M. There will be
only this service-no sermon. 4