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Evening star., 1937-08-10
INVESTMENT PROPERTY FOR SALE

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SPACIOUS MT PLEASANT RESIDENCE
baths. Total income, $3.50; price
s1s5SG pSslns Gsl sa,,d5,I " aIaS REM1NGToN Boss
On ST NE. 1900 BLOCK. LARGE
Az A modern; NJ. Ralne, Randolph 344I.
MAPLE VA. 4 JAMES INC 1924 l4th st. NV,
1912 B ,NE,-NEW 2-STORY sEMI-DE-
ached brck
GRUVER owner Builder, Investment Bldg.
National 1877. Evenings. Cleveland 7649.
Mr.. AMBASSADOR THEATER- sToR.-
les, store, 10 rms; 3 baths; ,convertible.
NEW 4FAMILY FLAT, ALL LATEST FEA-
lures: superior bldg. in good white sec
tion: rent. $3.50 mo-: price. S13.25o. Ten
ants furnish heat. WALTER N. BAUMAN,
S3,15o-BR1CK. 6 ROOMS. BATH: ELEc-
tricity; thoroughly renovated. Rented at
oushly renovated should rent for s27 so,
sAyWoqD 81 Y q zHs RRos sN s GARRETT Sa 5sSs 3Nc
A GOOD INCOME WITH SAFETY!
S4 2OO-Detached six-room and bath home
in Park View. close to every conven
renee StTlCtiy Whlle nelenDOTnOOO. eleC-
triclty. hot-Water heat. thoroughly mod
ern: lot 25xl42 feet. Should rent for
$50 Der month
S4 950-Just off North Capitol-Six-room
and bath brick house rented to WHITE
tenants at $50 per month: two-car
garage. new furnace Arrange to in
spect!
SHANNON & LUCHs CO..
1905 H st. NV National 2345.
BRAND-NEW 12-UNIT. 2-sToRY APT.
bids. in good rental section Of ne, near
18th and H sts.: oil heat and incinerator:
lot 64x100 Will consider trades.
CAYWOoD BROS. & GARRETT. INC.
9l3 N. Y. Ave. NV. Natl. Oa32
ONE-STORY STORE.
ON MAIN ARTERY; next to drug store
store 20x50: deep lot; alley: leased to
nishes heat; price low with small cash and
easy terms. Call Mr.. DREW, Met. 1897.
2 FL IOT MIDDI ETON I,r
Evening star., 1937-08-10

FORD 1885 de luxe coupe, in excel con-
dition; low mileage: one owner. Apply
Highway Fruit Stand So. Wash. Va
Evening star., 1937-08-10

OLDSMOBILE 1892 de luxe coupe. $3.50:
a siXwheel. sIde-mount job, with excellent
motor: a real bargain for some one: your
own terms and trade. l.. P. Steuart. Inc,
The Old Reliable" 1925 14th ST. NV.
Evening star., 1937-08-10

OLDSMOBILE 1924 4-door touring sedan
S3g5: beautiful green finish. trunk on rear:
motor thoroughly reconditoned; all practl-
cally new tires. your car in trade and easy
terms. l.. P Steuart, Inc. The Old Reli-
able. " l3o5 lith ST. NV. Decatur $500.
Evening star., 1937-08-10

PLYMoUTHS-1935 de luxe 2door Sc,
dams; spotlessly clean interior, all good
class mechanical condition; these cars have
been checked and double checked: they're
for your choice of color rich black or
smart gun metal: S445 each; terms and
trade that will surely please you. c. II. J:
Becker Inc. Graham distributor. 2115 NJ
st. w. LOpen eveningsO District 57s7.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

motto feels, other attempts at sympathetic re-
lationship are futile.
Dai Nippon, he points out, has been ruled
for over 1000 years by an unbroken line of SOW
erelgns, beginning with the Emperor Jimmu.
The Dutch the Portuguese and the Russians
knocked at the islands door, then closed to
foreign trade. When Catherine of Russia tried
to open negotiations in 1892 she failed. These
were renewed by Alexander I, who attempted
to land forces at Yeso. And until 1854 the
world ignored the Japanese when Commodore
Perry, by diplomacy and persuasion. succeeded
in opening the treaty ports of Shmoda and
Kokodate Four years later new treaty was
concluded between the ruling Shotgun and
Americans These were the days of the gallant
Samuri, of Bushido, religion of ethical conduct,
unequaled paintings by Hokusai. Scholarly
Buddhist priests guarded ancient temples as
they do today. The tea ceremony was a rec
ognized part of social life. Japanese mobiles
played the ancient game of Daldu. or polo
before western nations had heard Of It.
Mr.. Okamotos ideal of better international
understanding was recognized by Japanese be-
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
BY Eva ParshalIe

TVEN the most famous of authors may be
L. wrong, and Kipling's much-quoted predic-
tion that East is East and West is West, and
never the twain shall meet" may soon no
longer be true For when millionaire Japan
ese publishers plan materializes the culture re-
ligions and literature of the Orient will mingle
with that of the West in the League of Jap
anese Cultural Arts.
The sponsor is Chobun Yonezo Okamoto Nip
pon's unofficial Ambassador of Good WILL" and
the establishment of this unusual center of
learning will fulfill a dream he has cherished
for 25 years. The first unit of Mr.. Okamoto's
cultural university may be the romantic man.
sion of Pickfair where for many happy years
Mary Pickford presided as hostess and First
Lady of Hollywood" This, some equally
suitable estate will serve as hosptable home
for authors lecturers and artists whom Mr..
Okamoto expects to bring from Japan. Among
his guests will be the writer Koen Otan and
other prominent Japanese who have endorsed
the cultural plan. These will be invited to visit
the Pacific Coast for period of months-their
purpose being to study the American people,
western culture and misunderstanding to Nip
pom with new understanding of the Occidental
world.
Europe is Yesterday, America is Today and
the Far East is Tomorrow" says Mr.. Okamoto,
land it is fitting that this cultural center-a
university in the highest sense because it will
create better understanding between peoples
should first take root in the Far West. Citi-
zens of the Pacific slope essentially of To-
day. I have made 81 trips across the Pacific
Ocean and have travelled throughout the United
States looking for an ideal location for this
center Now have found there, where CIV
ilizaton is midway between Yesterday and To-
morrow"
For many years this ambassadors" chief
;ptar bac hean tha ctahl Shn of hatt
relations between America and Japan Il wish
to give this country better conception of true
Japanese culture" he says of the inner
stand America but occasionally we doubt that
the West fully understands the ideals of
race. The significance of modern Japan can
best be understood by an appreciation of old
Nippons artistic achievements and the ancient
code of personal conduct"
The true ethics of old Nippon, he explains
are still reverenced by the ruling class of to-
day. The difference between the old and the
new is chiefly that the ancient Samuri-the
mailed warriors of the early kingdom-have
become merchant princes, scholars, and national
leaders. Yet the Samurs code of conduct is
but little altered. This rule of life" was found
in Bushido, which more an ethical ideal
than religion. Honesty unselfshness and a
high moral character were considered more
worthy than brilliant intellect Bushido, In
ing-which was then and Is now priced above
riches. And unless something of this stern
Spartan background is understood, Mr. Okla
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

This philanthropic
millionaire is the
leading publisher of
school text books in
Japan, m any of
which are devoted
tointerpreting Amer
ica to the Orient.
One was written by
Mr.. Okamoto him
self, a story for
children of eminent
Americans. He was
born in 1880 in a
picturesque rural
district near Kobe,
and as a young man
he dreamed of es-
tablishing a cultural
center to be attended
by students from
the East and West.
In this work his
wife, Adele Okamo-
to, has been of con-
slant ssistance,
sharing his interest
in philosophy, liter
ature and the arts.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

the first students were sent to Europe
THE art of Japan" he says. has its roots
In Korea. Through many centuries it has been
refined and individualized. Today our concep-
tion of beauty influences not only painting,
sculpture, poetry, architecture and landscape
gardening, but also touches products of in
dustry We particularly enjoy carefully de-
signed gardens and homes, and in these fields
many talented artists engaged l. myself,
prefer the Shin style Of hill garden, which car
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

If this famous estate becomes the home of
Mr.. Okamoto's cultural league in the near fu-
ture, it is expected that priceless Japanese
etchings, water colors and the works of "old
masters" of the Orient will adorn its walls.
Here Japanese scholars and lecturers and stu
dents will meet with those of many other coun-
tries exchanging ideas and discussing the rela-
tion of modern and ancient ideas in literature
art, and world affairs Pickfair may, it is hoped,
serve as background for the message of sin
cere good will brought by Nippon's unofficial
ambassador.
These are few phases of Japanese life which
Mr.. Okamoto will bring to the Occident, and
possibly Pickfair will contain within its many
rooms replica of an ancient Nippon tea room
where philosophers, artists and writers of two
civilizations may meet and become understand
ing friends
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

ries out the motive of simplicity and regulated propor
ton"
is possible that similar gardens repcas of those in
nippon ITSELF may be created among the trees
of Pickfar And few writer's expressed so well the
place of garden design the people as Jro
Harado of the Imperial Household Museum in Tokyo:
The Japanese garden springs from the intense
Nature which has always been characteristic of the
Japanese he writes. 1T introduced the coun-
try at early date from China has been developing
through centuries into perfection of its own The subtle
and delicate taste of the people produced type of
garden which is true work of main principle
is to create the effect of landscape little winding
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
A Street Scene
Near the En-
trance to a Bud
dhist Temple.

fore he was born,
for as early as
1856 a school for
the study of for
eign Ian guages
was founded at
Tokyo, then at
Yeddo, and in 1861
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04

Protection From the Ele-
ments.
the mainland by bridges, and
these are to be found in many
varieties of shape. In the Far
East the garden has been con-
sidered as a barometer of a
nations prosperity. Each
epoch of peace and abundance
in the annals of our country
has produced gardens of great
scale and beauty"
A scholar of religions, among
other interests, Mr.. Okamoto
has collected a library of an
cient Buddhist volumes, sew
eral of which he is now trans
lating. And although modern
in his beliefs, he is not forget
full of Taoism, Zennism and
Shintoism - which influenced
Oriental life through every
dynasty.
"Taoism," he remarks, "ac-
cepts the mundane and tries
to find beauty is our world of
woe and worry. zennism en-
phasizes the teachings of Tao
ism through the consecreated
meditation of individuals. Tao
ism furnished the basis for
esthetic ideals, and Zennism
made them practical. Still
more practical, yet equally as
much an ideal of living is the
cult of Teaism-which is SYM
bolical of Taoism, contempla-
tion and a love of beauty. And
in Japan "tea-masters" were
true artists. One of the great
schools of painting-the Korin
school-was an expression of
Teaism, and influenced the
work of the potter and artist
in lacquer. He quotes from
Okakura Kakuzo's Book of
Tea: In religion the Future
is behind us. In art the Pres
ent is the eternal. The tea
masters held that real appre-
citation of art is only possible
to those who make of it a
living influence. Thus they
sought to regulate their daily
life by the high standard of
refinement which obtained in
the tea room. In all circum-
stances serenity of mind should
be maintained and con-
versation so conducted as
never to mar the harmony of
the surroundings. >"
Imperial Valley press., 1937-07-04
japanese Philanthropist, Who Has Brou

Mr.. Chobun Yonezo
Okamoto and His Wife,
Adele Okamoto, Plan to
Establish a University in
Western America for a
Better Cultural Under
standing Between Occi-
dentals and Orientals.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-17
SUSSEX EARTHQUAKE
is NOT CONFIRMED

The Sussex County earthquake on
Friday last went without official con-
firmation by the delicate seismograph
at Franklin Institute, Philadelphia.
Said James Stokley, assistant direc-
tor in astronomy of the institute:
we have had no tremors recorded
sinse noon yesterday. At that distance
even the slightest of earth tremors
would be indicated on the seismo-
graph"
But the pictures ratified on walls
and doors and windows shook in the
county.
The shocks were felt in practically
all of lower Delaware.
They came shortly after noon
startling residents in their homes and
patrons of hotel. No damage was
reported. At first it was thought the
tremors were from an explosion.
Two years ago, Nov. 1, 1885, trem-
ors were felt in Wilmington, as an
earthquake Jared Ontario.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-17
social hall of the church.

Mrs. William F. Johnson of Snow
Hill and Mrs. Edmond johnson of
Ocean City spent several days this
week with DIR. and Mrs. George o.
Eaton in Baltimore.
Mrs. Charles S. Timmons spent sew
eral days last week with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. William Layton in
Georgetown.
Mrs. Helen Rodgers Bradford who
has been the guest of Mrs. Harry Cow
ington and Miss Louise Covington for
a week has returned to her home in
Wilmington.
Mrs. William 2. Purnell visited
friends in Princess Anne, recently.
Mrs. R. Aida Jones and Mrs. Ed
ward Hill entertained the St. Mary's
Guild on Wednesday evening.
Miss Juliet Purnell has returned
home from Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury, where she went for treat
ment.
Miss Madelyn Godfrey, of State
Teachers College, Salisbury, spent the
j.. weekend with her mother, Mrs. Cora
Godfrey.
Mrs. Roscoe Smack and sob, Paul,
visited relatives in Newark, recently.
Miss Marjorie Godfrey spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Lester
Shocl,ley in Indiantown.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Norwood Shockley
anant the weekend with relatives in
Baltimore.
Ms. William Rose of Millsboro,
Del, spent the weekend with Mrs.
Cora Godfrey and Miss Grace Dicker-
sen.
Mrs. Aubrey Hottenstein and little
daughter, returned home from PENN
sula General Hospital, Salisbury, this
week.
Mr.. Howard Pruitt of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
William Hales. =
: Charles Littleton of Salisbury, spent
5 the weekend here.
: Mr.. and Mrs. James K. Parks NOV
!. ed to Miss Elizabeth Richardson's
= apartment this week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-17
Miss Lillian Pusey of Selbyville,

Miss Lillian Pusey of Selbyville,
spent the weekend here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Pusey spent
Monday in Wilmington.
Mrs. Allen CULLEN and daughter,
of Ocean City, spent Friday with Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Hearthway.
Mr.. John Quinton Perdue spent
Sunday in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Sewell E. Riley, SO years of
age, died on Monday after several
weeks illness. He was the son of the
late James and Margaret Riley and
has always lived near Snow Hill. He
is survived by one son, Mr.. Marion
Riley and two daughters, Mrs. Will
liam Shockley and Miss Emma Jane
Riley of now Hill. He married Miss
Emma Pusey who died a few years
ago. He is also survived by one broth
er, Mr.. Curtis E. Riley and one sis
ter, Mrs. Emma Dolly, of Philadel-
phia. Funeral on Wednesday after
noon, interment in Christian Church
cemetery.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-17

Mr.. and Mrs. John Holloway and
Mr.. William Holloway of Newark
Del, were guests of Mrs. Asbury c.
Riley on Sunday.
Mrs. Fayette johnson of Ocean City
and Miss Bertha Graham of Sails
bury, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Shockley, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Duer of York,
Pa, are visiting relatives here.
Mrs. E. M. Cox and Miss Grace
Strickland, of Salisbury, were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E. Strick-
land on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bailey Brannock, of
Cambridge, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Har-
vey Pusey, and Mr.. John Huffman, on
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Walter Mapp, of
Accomac, Va, were guests of Miss
Mollie Townsend on Saturday.
DIR. Paul Jones and Mr.. c. Irwin
Jones spent several days last week
with relatives in Philadelphia.
Mr.. Ralph Shockly attended the
American Farm Bureau in Chicago,
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. P. Bromley and
Mrs. Curtis Riley spent Sunday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Short in Box
Iron.
| Mrs. P. w. Edwards of Baltimore
is the guest of Miss Elizabeth Rich
ardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence P. Smith and
Mr.. and Mrs. Phillip Seipp of Ocean
City, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. AL
fred Godfrey on Saturday.
Mrs. Paul Kenny entertained the All
Hallows Guild on Monday evening.
Miss Minnie Human was operated
on at Peninsula General Hospital,
Salisbury, last week.
Miss Lola Godfrey, r. NJ, of Sails
bury, visited her mother, Mrs. Cora
Godfrey, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles E. Hill, Mrs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-17
Snow Hill News

Mrs. Maude Farrow Sands, wife of
Mr.. Frank Sands of Baltimore, who
was killed by hit and run driver on
Tuesday was brought to Snow Hill for
burial in the family burying lot in All
Hallows Episcopal cemetery on Thurs
day afternoon. Services were con-
Quoted by DR.. Fem, of Berlin. Mrs.
Sands was the daughter of the late
William Farrow and Alice Hubbel
Farrow of Snow Hill. The deceased
is survived by her husband and one
son, Mr.. Frank Sands, Jr., and one
daughter, Mrs. Margaret Kiser.
Mrs. Walter P. Davis, of Lancaster,
S. c., is the guest of her son, Rev.
Robert P. Davis.
Mr.. John Whaley and son, John,
went to Baltimore and spent the week
end with Mrs. Whaley who is in the
Woman's Hospital for treatment.
Mr.. Thomas Irving of Selbyville
spent Sunday here with friends.
Miss Ellen Hancock of Staunton
Academy, Staunton, Va, and Mr.. Jas
Hancock, of University of Pennsyl-
vania, Philadelphia, are spending the
Christmas holidays with their moth.
er, Mrs. James w. Hancock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Calvin Layfield spent
Sunday with Mrs. Matilda Layfield.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace McKissick OF
Yeadon, Pa, spent the weekend with
Mrs. Jennie Cottingham.
Mrs. w. C. Parks visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Marvin Parks in Philadelphia
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Segal visited
friends in Pocomoke on Sunday.
Mrs. Arthur Duer returned home
from Peninsula General Hospital this
week.
Mrs. Elijah Perdue of Fruitland,
visited friends here on Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-12-17

Bruce Blynn, Mrs. Harry c. Brad
ford, Mrs. Hargis Bradford and Miss
Berta Bradford entertained the Young
Peoples Aid Society of Whatcoat M.
E. Church on Tuesday evening in the
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-02

from relatives and strangers until her
boys and girls were old enough to run
away from their ramshackle home. By
1884 none remained except Nanny
belle, who was only four and "weak in
the pins" as we'll as mot strong in the
intellects." Considering her inirma-
ties, Whammerjammer explained:
Jennie, she amt goin' to be good for
nothin.' So you see, we're abandoned
That's what we is, and l don't know
who is goin' to take care of us. You
gotta figure out some way for US to
live"
The next morning while her lord
and master slumbered, Jennie hitch
hiked to the county seat in search of
an answer to the riddle. 1t was late in
the evening when she returned, heav-
lily laden with edible proof of the solu-
ton of her problem. Whammerjammer
stared at her blanly while she taught
him the lesson she had learned: "We're
not forsaken. We're only under-privi-
legged. From now on, we're reliefers
and can live like the rich. 1t don't
cost nothin' but votin', and they'll
come for us in cab on election day."
Washington Evening Star.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-02
WHAMMERJAMMER.

Whammerjammer was a healthy
chap. 1t was his boast that, if chal-
lenged, he could collar any two of his
biggest neighbors and knock THEN
heads together. People in general, be-
lieving wholeheartedly in his prowess,
left him to himself in the solitary en-
joyment of the leisure he demanded.
So long as his father lived, he declined
to work. Even after that parents de-
mise, he avoided useful occupation
The farm he had inherited was tan
gle of weeds, but it's condition failed to
disturb him. When he wanted amuse-
ment, he rolled old barrels down the
hill to inevitable disaster in the path
of undismayed express trains.
Everybody at Pumpkin Cross Roads
was surprised when it. was announced
that Jennie Dorr had agreed to marry
Whammerjammer. She was reputed to
be "clever," and her friends loudly
wondered how she could persuade her.
self to wed "loafer" with any hope of
effecting his reformation, The girl,
however, refused to listen to reason
and bore her Indifferent husband no
less than eleven children in punish
ment for her error of judgment. But
the burden of family did not trouble
Whammerjamm9r. "When they get
grown" he yawned, "their daddy
won't never lack for a place to lay
his head" Meanwhile he laid his back
in any convenient spot suitable for it's
accommodation.
His bedraggled wife balanced the
budget by begging and borrowing
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-02

spread of communicable diseases
among the children. Medical inspec-
tions of the children, no matter what
grade they are in, which have been ex-
posed to scarlet fever, diphtheria,
measles, whooping cough, or to any of
the other diseases that passed readily
from person to person, by the health
officer and the public health nurse of
the district, constitute very impor-
tant part of the health department
service in the schools. Inspections are
made, daily, if necessary, when there
is danger of an outbreak of any of
these diseases.
Last year, over Al 900 children had
the benefit of the complete physical
examinations; over $4,000 inspections
were made to prevent the spread of
communicable diseases, and nearly
$4,000 follow-up visits were made to
the homes by the public health nurses
in connection with these activitis."
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-02
THURSDAY, DECEMBER 2, 1887.
A REAL NEED

The arrival of basketball season
always brings forcibly to mind the
lack of adequate gymnasium facilities
in Oakland, either for the High School
or for those outside of High school.
Even years ago when Oakland had
strong basketball teams, they played
under handicaps. The wonder is that
all aren't dead of pneumonia, for
after playing in cold hall there would
be no place to take shower and clean
up. The only thing to do was to go
right out in the cold while overheated
and go to individual homes.
While now the auditorium at High
School can be used for basketball
games, it is not adequate and still
there are no shower rooms.
Oakland needs a good gymnasium.
Perhaps the newly formed Parent
Teachers Association of the High
School will be instrumental in getting
the ball rolling. Perhaps it could be
the Rotary club. Whenever started it
should have the support of everyone,
especially those having children.
A drive for a community building
might be the solution. Such a move
ment would have the wholehearted
backing of this newspaper.
The Republican. [volume] (Oakland, Md.) 1877-current, 1937-12-02
Sunday Services In Community
Churches
Red House Lutheran Parish


St. Johns Sunday school at $50;
church service, 10:40. The theme of
the pastors sermon is "God Made
Good His Promise"
During the Advent season in which
Christian believers prepare for a
proper celebration of Christmas, we
are reminded again of how patient and
gracious God was during the centuries
preceding the coming of the worlds
Saviour. He continues to show these
traits in dealing with sinful humanity
and inspires hope and joy and peace
in the hearts and homes of those who
turn away from the sordid things of
mere earthly achievements. The strife
and confusion of humanity should turn
the thoughts of all earnest persons to
the divine assurance of peace and good
will.
The Junior Choir meets regularly
Tuesday evening for practice. This
fine group of young people will lead
the music in connection with the
Christmas program to be rendered on
Christmas Eve.
st. Luke's Sunday school at 1870,
and the church service at 2:30, the
first and third Sundays of the month.