Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1936-03-20
Local and Rural News

in the produce business last year is
now having an Office erected at Pain
ter, Va, for the business he is con-
Quoting at that shipping point under
his name. The building will have a
general office, a private office, lava
tory, and storage for covers, etc. 1t
is being erected on the road leading
from Painter toward Mappsburg.
"The First Commandment" a gil
gantic production with special light
ing and elaborate costuming was pres
ented in Bethany M. P. Church last
night and will be repeated again to-
night. Be sure to see it. It's a
story and theme you'll never forget,
full of action. beauty and d rama with
a cast of seventy or more. Tickets
may be obtained from Mr.. VIM. A.
Hoblitzell, chairman ticket commit
tee, or may be purchased at the door.
Miss Elizabeth Hall, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. E. P. Hall, of Pocomoke
City, has been pledged to the Gamma
Delta Sorority, of Beacon College.
Miss Hall is a senior and will be grad
uated this spring. She received her
early training at the Temperanceville
High School but moved here and was
graduated in 1882. She then took a
two year Post graduate course, after
which she entered Beacom's for
Secretarial course.
Miss Julia Robertson entertained at
bridge Tuesday night in honor of her
sister Mrs. S. T. Schicktanz, of Wash
ington, D. C.. The invited guests
were: Mrs. Schicktanz, Mrs. Hartley
Stevens, Jr., Mrs. David Dallas, Mrs.
Phillip Creath, Mrs. Herbert Glad
ding, Mrs. Norman Polk, Mrs. H. C.
Mears, Mrs. John Parks, Mrs. J.
Miles Landlord, Mrs. R. I. Owens,
Mrs. R. Lee Hall, Misses Lolita
Smith, leila Crockett, Mae Ellis,
Margaret Ellis and Marah Stevenson.
A miscellaneous shower was given
Thursday night of last week for Mr..
and Mrs. Marion Birmingham, Jr., of
near this city. Mrs. Birmingham was
formerly Miss Virginia Harris whose
marriage to Mr.. Birmingham took
place December twenty second. The
shower was largely attended, more
than hundred guests being present.
Mr.. and Mrs. Birmingham received
many handsome and useful gifts from
those attending as we'll as from many
who were unable to be present.
On Saturday evening, March 18th,
Kenneth Vincent was delightfully."- sur
prised when number of his school
mates met at his home to help him
celebrate his 10Th birthday anniver-
sary. Games, music and dancing fea-
tured the evening after which delic-
ious refreshments were served. Those
present were: Frances Shear, Ruth
Sturgis, Virginia Mock, Betty Smul-
lin, Mabel Stevenson, Anna C. Apple
ton, Frederick Coffman, Roland Tai
ton, Arthur Landlord, Morris Lark
ford, Richard Merrill, Frank Mac
Sorley, and Kenneth Vincent.
Several Pocomoke contestants who
were scheduled to appear tonight at
the amateur contest in the Temper
anceville High School, due to illness,
were compelled to cancel their en-
gagements. Little Miss Norma Lee
Vane and Ada Lee Hardester, of this
city, are much in demand at these
contests being held throughout the
Shore and have put on some very
creditable acts in Salisbury, Berlin
and Virginia towns. Little Miss Nor
ma Lee is talented tap dancer and
little Miss Ada Lee is a soloist. Both
are good in their particular vocation
and are winning considerable ap-
plause.
Due to illness Mrs. Myrna Steven
son Dennis who was scheduled to ap-
PN%h oO q opCSlQI cluOlIlOIl VI dIldCSuI
performers in Berlin was unable to be
present. Mrs. Dennis has also been
selected to appear on the program of
Accomack Post American Legion to
be held at Central High School, near
Painter, March 9th. This program
is being held to select talent to go
to Norfolk to broadcast a program
over Station WTAR sometime soon.
Mr.. John New, Sales manager of
WTAR, Norfolk, or one of his an
nouncers will be present to judge the
contestants and select the acts for the
broadcast. Six or seven acts will be
selected and Pocomoke stands fair
chance of being represented at this
broadcast which will be held for the
purpose of advertising the Eastern