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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
MYSTERIOUS DISAPPEAR
ANCE OF TOWSON YOUTH

September "a, marked the first an
niversary of the mysterious disappear
ance of Joseph H. (Toots) Finkelstein,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Ellis Finkle-
stein, of Towson. The boy was last
seen at $3.50 A. M. Thursday morning,
Sepemtber "a, 1886, when he left
home to walk to the Towson High
School, where he was a second year
student. In the next half hour, to all
intents and purposes, he walked Off
the face of the earth. He did not ar
rive at school, and no one has been
found who saw him enter an automo-
bile or leave town in any other way.
During the past year his distraught
parents have advertised in newspapers
and on the radio from New England
to Hawaii; numerous clues have been
traced, and all have been found to be
cases of mistaken identity or the work
of cranks. A cash reward has been
offered for information as to his
whereabouts without effect. He would
now be seventeen years of age, and
more than five feet six inches in
height; he has brown curly hair, olive
skin, freckles and hazel eyes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
SERPENTS EGGS CONTAIN
TWENTY4ONE REPTILES

While digging in a compost heap
to get fresh dirt in which to plant
flowers, at her home in lower Somer-
set county, Mrs. Norman Nelson, un-
earthed seven peculiar looking eggs
slightly smaller than those of young
pullet.
Upon his return from work in the
evening, Mr.. Nelson was shown the
eegEs but was unable to tell what kind
of eggs they were. Upon breaking the
eggs open, Mr.. Nelson found three
snakes, about four inches long in
each of the seven eggs. A total Of
81 live snakes in the seven eggs. Up
to the present no one has been able
to tell to just what species of the
snake family they belong.
This part of the country being en-
tirely in the tidewater section there
Re very few snakes with the exception
of the "water" snake, which does not
lay eggs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
WICOcxICO BOY BEST
IN CATTLE TESTING

: County Agent J. P. Brown, has been
informed that Norman Rounds, son OF
Theodore Rounds, New Spring Hill
section, had the highest score in the
State on Dairy Cattle Judging. Nor
mans score was 34OO, with Howard,
Hartford and Montgomery counties
placing second, third and fourth re-
spectively.
The contest was held September 16
to IS in Anne Arundel and Baltimore
counties and was to eliminate two Of
the six boys as members of the State
Dairy Cattle Judging Team. The boys
making the team would represent
Maryland at the National Dairy Judg-
ing Contest to be held in Columbus,
Ohio, in October.
Norman is eighteen years of age
and is a graduate of the Hebron High
School. This is his fifth year on the
Wicomico County Dairy Judging Team
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
SOUTHERN NEGROES '.BOR-
ROW. AUTOS TO GET HOME

Mr.. and Mrs. Draper are looking
for their car which was driven off
from High Street, Chestertown, re-
Gently by a southern negro. The orgy
of driving off automobiles without the
consent of the owner by southern ne
groes anxious to get home as work
ends in the fields and canneries, is
complained of in other places than
there.
The authorities have been lenient
with them in this matter because they
believe that the negroes are only anx-
ious to drive the machine to some
Chesapeake Bay port or Baltimore and
there abandon it and continue their
journey home by boat.
In each of the several cases southern
negroes have been responsible.
Farmers in the vicinity of Colts and
Milford also are complaining their
chickens, grain and other products are
being stolen. Last week large guam
titles of grain were stolen from the
barns of Walter Coverdale and Jack
Smooth. In both instances the grain
disappeared during the night and
tracks of cars could be seen leading
from the barns.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
Cambridge workers.
p. GEORGE ROTARIANS
HEAR ABOUT CASUALTIES

The meeting of the Rotary Club of
Prince Georges county recently had
as it's guest speaker, Lieut.. F. M.
Kreml, of the police department of
Evanston, ILL.,, who took as his theme
the problem of controlling the traffic
hazards to lessen the casualties and
property damage.
He pointed out that last year there
were $4,000 persons killed, 100000
persons injured, and 10000 perman-
emily injured. The automobile acct
dents in the year was $4,000, 900, 900
or more than it takes to support the
entire educational system of the coun-
try for year.
He laid the responsibility of this
holocaust to the lack of public con-
seriousness and special privilege. He
pleaded for a greater support on the
part of the general public for an in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01

al men are beginning to view with
new alarm the prospects of another
long and costly labor war in that
city, as both the C. I. o. and the A.
F. of L. prepare to lay down a bar
rage of activity to secure complete
control of employees of the Phillips
Packing Company.
That the contest is to be fraught
with all the uncertainties and turmoil
incident to such strife is indicated by
the fact that both unions have now
opened permanent headquarters in
Cambridge with full staffs of paid
organizers to carry out the campaign
of labor domination.
What it will cost that community
in the way of reduced manufacturing
activities, and what it will cost che
workers in the way of reduced employ
ment is one of the problems which
only the future can answer. And, it
is this problem that gravely concerns
all Cambridge business houses, and
should be of paramount interest to
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
TWO w. p. A. PROJECTS TO
START IN ACCOMACK

With it's employees down to 30S per-
sons in Accomack and 80 persons in
Northampton the WPA will start work
within week on two large projects
which will call ultimately for over
three score workers, some skilled.
These projects are, the water system
for the town of Parksley and the ex-
pansion of the water system on Chin
colleague.
Pipes will be unloaded and placed
and the digging of bitches for laying
the mains will commence next Monday
in Parksley on a $4,000 completed
water system. Labor required will be
80 to 60 men including 5 or 6 in the
skilled" class and the work will ex-
tend through the first of 1888.
October 1, work will start on the
mainland for the sinking of wells and
laying of additional pipe lines across
the causeway to Chincoteague. Lab
or requirements will be for Is to 40
men, to 10 skilled" workers, and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
with the members of the Washington

with the members of the Washington
College Silver Pentagon Society, which
has been active in the college campus
affairs for the last IL years as the
nuclues. DR.. Fred G. Livinggood of
the department of education; Dean j.
s. William Jones, and J. Thomas Kib-
Ter, director of athletics, will be the
charter members.
The twelfth annual freshman week
exercises at the college closed last
Sunday afternoon with vesper service
in William Smith Hall, conducted by
officers of the Y. M. C. A., and the
Y. w. C. A. A total of 90 students
registered for entrance in the new
freshman class, which is approximate
ly the same as last year. Class exer-
cises began Monday morning. By the
last Of this week the total enrolment
is expected to reach $50.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01

charge of the decorating, had turned
the cold pine board interior into a
CHEEKY banquet hall.
The boys had prepared a large feast
for the visiting Rotarians and the
local business men. The menu con-
sisted of Celery and olives, crab cock
tail, Fruit salad, fried chicken, fresh
green peas, mashed potatoes, giblet
gravy, fruit, ice cream and assorted
cakes, coffee and cigarettes.
Following the banquet and a brief
session of the local Rotary Club, the
meeting was turned over to the boys
program committee, who had prepared
an interesting program of music by
the camp stringed band, singing by
various members and specialities.
Bill Denton, proved to be capable
Master of Ceremonies, introducing the
various selections.
Bruce Mole, David Simpson, Al
bert Hutto, David Odom, David Gainey
and others furnishing the entertain
ment.
This is the second time the Rotar-
ians and local business men have been
the guests of the Westover camp, they
met with the boys about a year ago,
and it was said the event might be-
come an annual one, by the Camp au-
thorities.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
BIRD STOPS PROGRESS
OF MATAPEAKE STEAMER

Last Monday the Claiborne-Mata-
peake Ferry, Albert C. Richie, stop
ped suddenly three miles out from
Matapeake. The crew noticed a sud-
den mysterious heating of the star
board engine but did not discover the
cause until the ship was stopped in
mid-channel. The chief engineer soon
learned that the water line was OBJ
structed and found a carrier pigeon
jammed in the overflow pipe inside
the large smoke stack. The pipe was
uncoupled and the bird removed after
a delay of twenty minutes. Roland
Black, Diesel engineer on board, has
the aluminium and rubber bands re-
moved from the pigeons leg.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
CAMBRIDGE IS DISTURBED
OVER POSSIBLE TROUBLE

Cambridge business and profession
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01

sistence or regulation enforcement and
decried "ticket fixing"
The members of the club enjoyed
the talk immensely and it was the
general impression that it was the
best of its kind ever made in that
section.
New members admitted at that meet
ing were Ralph Frey, Lyman Long
and Robert Troth.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
MIRACLE HOUSE IS
CLOSED FOR SEASON

The Miracle House closed for the
season last week. There have been
1877 under privileged children there
this season and some have been kept
there since the opening in late June.
All told about 10 days were given.
The association is now working on a
plan to keep the house open for eight
months of the year, and in that way
three different groups of children
could be helped.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
SOMERSET ROTARY CLUB
ENTERTAINED BY CAMP

The Princess Anne Rotary Club and
several Princess Anne business men
were the guests of the CCC boys at
Westover Camp, last Tuesday evening.
AS the visitors poured into the doors
of the Mess Hall at the Westover
Camp, large sign greeting them to
the camp confronted their eyes, the
windows and the hall was decorated in
the Rotary Colors. William Boring
and Lee Tilley, the committee in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
SHORE COLLEGE HONORED
BY NATIONAL FRATERNITY

Washington College, Chestertown
been honored by receiving charter
for the formation of Circle of Omi-
cron Delta Kappa, nationally known
intercollegiate society whose purpose
is to have as it's members limited
number of upperclassmen who are out
standing leaders of the country.
The new charter will be organized
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-10-01
will call for about four months work.
The cost of the nroincf il &1n 600

Will call Tor about four months work.
The cost of the project is $4,000.
In addition to these large projects
Of community improvements there will
be construction Of curbs and cutters
in Cape Charles which will cost ST.
$50 and the employment of IL men,
s Skilled.
Repairs or replacement Of the roofs
of school buildings has been approved
and work starts shortly on Central
High School with a $500 roofing pro-
ject, calling for ten days employment
of six men.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06

III order 70 succeed W. must
have iAilh in God ard coAnden-e
in ourselves dcclar' Il pr. Henry
.AMen Boyd. president Of ;he Ma
tional Bapiisr Poublishins House
in Nashville Tenn. 20 a group OF
business men az luncheon at The
Lucy thurman branch III the
YWCA Friday neen
This the speaker declared. IL
evid, need In the success of the
Jewish race which takes Il "tiihes
10 the Lord and possesses indy
Ing belief in their ability to 20 for
ward. Notwithstanding the vicious
oppression confronted
Relating his father had laid a
firm foundation many years ago in
Nashville. ami how during the past
81 years he had constructed on
that solid foundation. DR. Boyd
urged young men To place them
selves under the guidance OF older
heads. pointing out the ssiatIon 'Ss'
tween Elisha ard Elijah
Or Boyd was constantly extract
ing spicy liisie gems from the Bi1l'
and dovetaiIed il with present eco.
nomit conditions 10 stress and IN
rhasize The need Of greater ccono
mic s'abilsy.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06
700 MEMBERS
ADDED TOST.
ANTOINE ROLL
c h ir m a n Allen
Leads Best Effort
Since 1929

The ST. Antoine Branch Y. NJ. c
A. Annual Membership Campaign
was brought TO a close We'd. Oct
27ih with a total OF 70l members
and SS5OO0O in cash. The campaign
had been in progress under the
able leadership OF Fred A. Allen
since October l1th and secured the
largest number Of members since
1929.
The goal for l,00o men was not
reached and the sentiment express
ed by campaign workers was TO the
effect that they would continue
through quiet regular solicitation
to enroll the many men who were
not prepared to make application
during the drive. Under the lead
ership OF Mrs. Beulah Carter, the
BOYS Section exceeded their goal Of
700 boys and Ramon $. Sciuggs
boys work director. states that this
is the best boys campaign the ~
has had.
Leaders in this fine effort TO boiS
ster the program of the local ~
.ihrough membership We're Fred
Allen. general chairman: DR.. J. L..
Henderson and Lester Blassingillr
division leaders: Roy Morton aud
Rev J II. Bruce. associate division
leaders: G.. 4. Roxborough. A. y +.
Lake. Edward Baker, chairmen Of
special committee,
The workers who reached their
Individual quoias and succeeded in
getting into tile Royal Order oi
Spizzerinktum which exacted 4
minimum OF fifteen memberships
are as follows: Fred a. Allen. Dr.
J. ]. McClenden. Mrs. Beulah Car
ter. DR. J, L. Henderson, Hughes
Peterson. A. y Lake. Mrs. Haley
BELL. clifton Russian. Peter II.
Craig. Jr.. Charles Ransob, r 6.
Schuster Mrs. A. VI. Quarles. Mrs.
Jennie Young. Mrs. Mary Glover. NJ.
X. Fritz. Luke VILLAS. Ed. Thomp-
son. Miss A.HimeI. william Penick,
John c. Dancy and Frank v. Fos-
ter. Complete record OF the cam
paign together with the work of in
dividual campaigners will appear
in next weeks paper
Chairman Allen. who also led in
the number of members broyshA in
at the close OF the caWbaign. ex-
pressed his heau0 sOSSt wishes 10
all OF the worscers and to the Cit;
xens q Detroit who respond X "
| the annual roll call.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06
Faith, Confide nce
Will Conquer Enemy

il.en -u.' II 'Ae Nine old Men
oty ;Av mass action y aye pcop's
a. irre the iya args II Alabima
"a free these boys Il Is 'his mas
action which has lreed four Il
tArni as j. freed Angelo iirfndon.
We viii cor.inur 90 maAe this ac-
iiot grow until all nine are free
The world knows they are innocent
ami tie state Of Alabama admitted
as much in reiinquishinr rs per
seeuiion Of four.
Millions OF protest signatures
and resolution, 10 Coy. Bibb GRAY
as OF Alabama in the campaign
sponsored by The Scottsboro De-
tense committees. can have a power
ful effect on Alabama officials who
have IL IN their power at any NOM
cnt TO free all five boys uncondi-
tionally
I'VE know that Me people Of
America win rally around thi'
issue as they have done before. and
IN even greater numbers 10 VIII
his freedom
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06
Open House To Be
Held At Garfield

GARFIELD intermediate School will
hold Open Hoase on the afternoon
OF November 10th, from TOO TO
3 100 D. n. All parents and others In
terested are invited 10 visit the
school ~ that time. This EVEN will
be under the auspices q the Moth
ers' Club and tla Parent-Teacher
Association.
A novel feature will be the pre-
sentation NJ souvenirs tT the vtsi-
tors. These will be the work of the
students and will represent the re-
gular activities Of the various de-
partments OF the-school.
The Prod sction siop bars viii
distribute neat corner shelf that
Will be welcome in any home. The
Household Mechanics shop boys
will distribnte broom holders.
These are being maze out Of dis
carded wire coat hangers.
One Social Studies class will dis
tribute a calendar for 1898, which
they have made This will contain
! che names ana dates Of birth OF
many illustrious American citizens.
This group will inclrIie: Charles
c. SpaIding, Frederick Douglass
Paul Robson. samuel Coleridge
Taylor. Henry Ossawa Tanner
Mary Mcleod Bethune. Alexander
Dumas and Paul Laurence Dun
bar.
The Art classes will present a
sample Of their TIE and dye work
This Will make an. attractive place
| mat on a table The elementary
Art classes will distribute bl6ttert
made attractive BY them with
samples OF their work.
!! After the guests have visited the
various rooms. seen the pupils a
w,rk. and receiver their souvenirs
they will proceeof to the librar,
4 where tea will be served. The open
faced sandwiches and CAKES fol
this will all be prepared by thu
domestic science Classes under tn
direction Of Miss Pauline Scales
The library will be decorated foi
the occasion
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06
COURT ACTION
CLOSES OTHER
LEGAL FIGHTS
Defense Committee
Says II Does Not
Settle The Battle

New York GA y PD-Althoueh
the L 5. supreme court has re-
fused 10 consider the appeal y
Haywood Patterson. thus establish
INK precedent for similar action
IN three more OF the same cases
headed rs WY the ngiii tor Trees
dom 81 The ;ivc Sceiishor~ bows
will commune ulabaied Il was I'LL
vealed ia New York ,Als week on
several fronts.
Samuel L.ihowitz. chief counsel
for the i~fense said he had a de-
finite plan for new action toward
freeing The youths still in prison
1Ie inteits 70 start work imme-
iiatcly on the neN plan bar de-
dared ne was not ready to dis uss
Il further
Joseph ; Gellees. white Birm-
ngham liberal and southern repre-
sentative Of the National Commit.
lee for the defense " poliiica,
Prisoners isued statement from
New York which he was Visiting
calling on Coy Bib Graves irr,
sll Of the youths
since The stats - AiahamA
self MOI pressed tae cases asAinSr
iour % DE defsn4A.is ala eas-
Il "a ,n no oae ni.a real K.nw-
edZ 90 case Ariis, t.s ~
he hays sil,y S4s 81 ti.l3
People Not satisfied
TIE people 3: ihe tA Z. 4ts-
will me- DE- satisfied Mta 'l' AZ
el-ion 81 The -uprvme coar IS
holding the preiud.cel srTit'- "
ne Scottsboro eassS ESe. 'ae
people Of Alabama have ia 'Ar
whole. become convinced W. .
PENDANTS are not guilty
Declared the Rev. Dr Allan
Chalmers. chairman OF the SCOTS
boro Defense committee Tile de-
cision Of the United states supreme
court apparently closes out iar-
Their legal action IN the ease of
Haywood Patterson. II does not
settle the matter OF justice how
ever
Alabama has already released
four OF the defendants agains,
whom there was the same evidence
upon which the state is holding
five defendants AS many editorials
in Southern daily newspapers have
emphasized. this action has creatcu
grave doubt in the minds OF even
the Southern public OF the gun' .:
any Of the defendants.
sPlhe Sayktshoro Daense evez'-
mittee, believing In the complets
innocence Of all the defendants, is
not ceasing its activity and will ex-
More every avenue OF public opin-
.on and official procedure 70 m"
Nh hat me boys IN prison how
SIN 81 Sei tree
Does Net End Ease
The - isipu ~ W" lutte !
,'A'es -utr me fnr' ~ ~ review
So canvlttea IL tayN pa p3''e--
r 5ep"shorp hey 'a'en Up ~
IRIS. dos no' ad NE ~" Ay
rs nAa-s VITO Ma c'paio
aresidt N Tho lr'einai.ftAl La
ror deien4 said
Long ago He called aaa, 'he
nopls 81 re l'n''ed Stre i.oi
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06

natural resources. we'll illustrates
Five other new novels have A.
rived. The Seven who Fled. !,
Frederic Prokosoh. Is a beautl,u,
somewhat sinister description =,
seven persons who were forced n
flee secretly across the AsiatIe
desert. Reminiscent Of Mr. Chips !.
the Presence Of Everett Marsh, Nv
Wood, a study of the Influence =,
an old school teacher on a bovs,
school In Wisconsin. II you l;ks
simple stories of every day people
read The Evergreen Tree, by
Gladys Taber. Interesting also. arc
Martin Boyd's Picnic, and Fosters
Cow Thief Trail, a western story
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06
Women Launch Fight Against
Discrimination and High Rents

and ministers. and that a commit
tee should be ''set up Whose duty II
will be 10 discover ways aud means
to educate and to instruct the Ne
gro masses how to use the ballot
so ms to promote arr to protect
their interest In the affairs OF our
government"
The conference will hold another
meeting Nov. Is al Plymouth Con-
gregaticmal church. Mrs. BennA
Smith. wife OF the second vice
president OF the brotherhood Of
Sleeping Car Porters. was the prin
cfpal speaker.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06
THE AsPIRAvTs CLrB

The AspirarTs held their secoud
meeting. since their organization
was formed. Friday night. OctoSer
% the meeting being al the home
Of Mrs Elizabeth Brooks. ii3 Row
ena street
Members present included Miss
Ruth Fuller. Miss Carrie Cash Mrs
Ora Johnson Mrs. Elizabeth
Brooks Mrs. Luvenia OverDs, and
Mrs Gladys Haines.
The next meeting will liz at ths
home OF Miss Ruth Fuller; 5721 SIX
Antoine street
Mrs z overly is presufent.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06

The Twelve A club met at the
home Of Mrs. Hoilawell. 519 Med
bury. on the cvebine Of October PC.
with eight members i'm attendance.
AFTER the business period. the
hostess served ~ special luncheon.
I'm honor of her sons birthday. All
present were reluctant to leave
when the hour tor adjourning ar
Srived.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06

Standardization Conference which held in Chics-
90, October Is 1887. The Thomas Medical Center,
which here portrayed comprises the Bethesda Hos
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06

H. y holloway Negro County
Aeeni N bullock Comfy Alabama.
rcports nai VIII MrGowan OF Mas
rnif community. harvestet 100
hushcis Of corn from three acres
of laal which previously hnd heen
plarr'd in Austrian winter peas.
This averaged ~ bushels per acre
n's-p than previous harvtsts.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06

" T. D.ane Negro Comfy AGENT
in louisville Mississippi report /
srea' SO ross IN orrlniyins The
formers in hi oHn'f "iip SOL
inldir '-~o'st'.ru Nemhers
vh sl IS plant AZ l"a~' ihrrr
af 10 Ns- re'i ~nrr ".iSiHc
~ nleu.'Nf-hip Tine Mcgee f1r-
wef, Is. winston Comfy ~ Ohich
lm4 .iilc the louufy Seal. have
,upl f.siAhl4 howlns iu Their
ST, p4ilna with fhe GnyvrL-
o son In.ldire pT"s;an,
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1937-11-06
Books At Lothrop Library

Among the new non-fction. are
included Pilgrims so Great n Man,
fictionized biography OF Napo-
leon, and Our Economic World by
Kinsmans. story OF the worlds