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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09
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from the
Democrats Pen

Ny old friend, Wade Ford. has pass
ed into the Great Beyond and l am
only one among a host of those who
heard with deep regret the anounce-
ment that he had paid the inevitable
penalty and had joined the innumer-
able throng already inhabiting the
regions of the vast unknown.
have never known one who enjoy
ed life to a greater degree than did
Wade; and 1 can't help but feel that
if it is possible for transported souls
to carry with them into their eternal
abode some of the joy and cheer they
distributed while living their mortal
lives, then l know he is still casting
about him the same radiance, the
same smile, the same glow; and it
must be some sort of contribution to
the happiness of those who have been
gathered to their ancestors in the land
Of long ago.
Death always makes one think OF
life. And in doing this l have al
ways admired the words of Bonar who
said: "Life is journey, not a home;
a road, not a city of habitation; and
the enjoyments we have are but lit
tie inns on the roadside of life, where
we may be refreshed for moment,
in order that we may, with new
strength, press on to the end-to the
rest that remaineth for the people of
God"
Therefore, as Phillips Brooks said,
"Be such a man and live such life
that, if every man were such as you,
and every life like yours, this earth
would be Gods Paradise"
One of Wade Ford's best assets was
his fine sense of humor-a character
istic lacking in many moral make
up, the want of which leads often to
dire disappointment and failure. A
CHEEKY disposition always sees the sill
yer lining, and oftimes aids the other
fellows vision in the same direction.
Wade's personality seemed to expel
the gloom as soon as one came into
contact with it. And it wasn't an
empty, vapid, senseless, chaff it was
backed by a keen understanding of
human experience. 1t wasn't deris-
ion; it wasn't of the "laugh at" sort;
rather the laugh with" kind.
There were two characters in Eng
fish Decentralization and Swift,
both satirical writer's. Swift's was
cruel and scattered desolation in its
path; it was calm, cold, merciless; it
was not playful, tender, delicate. AID
Olson, on the other hand, used satire,
but it was never cruel; it was temper
ed with a large humanity; and, like
a gentle rain, dispensed blessing in its
course. It led not to cynicism, but to
tenderness.
l would liken Wade's characteristics
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09
WOMAN'S CLUB WILL
SPONSOR ARBOR DAY

The Woman's Club of Pocomoke is
sponsoring celebration of Arbor Day
today at P. NJ, at the Pocomoke
High School.
Mr.. Howard Jennings, Chief For
ester at the Civilian Conservation
Camp between Pocomoke and Snow
Hill, will be the speaker. A tree will
be planted by the students in memory
of the late Miss Edith Stevenson, and
bearing her name.
The public is cordially invited to at
tend these Arbor Day exercises which
the Woman's Club hopes. will become
an established custom.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09

Mr.. Lee Carey remains quite i'll in
the Wilmington General Hospital in
Wilmington, Del.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09
COMMANDER HOBBS TO
VISIT WORCESTER POST

Worcester Post No. SO American
Legion at their next regular meeting
to be held April 18th will be visited
by Department Commander Hobbs,
District ce-Commander and State
Membership Chairman Joseph F. Fer
ri, and J. Nelson Tribby, Department
Adjutant.
Information to this effect has just
been received by Mr.. Franklin Den
mis-, Post Commander in a communi-
cation from the Department Adjutant.
This will be joint meeting of the
Legionaires and the Legion Auxiliary
and also members from other nearby
Posts are expected to be present.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09
WADE H. FORD
PASSED AWAY
FRIDAY APRIL 2
Was One Of Crisfield's Most
Prominent Citizens And
Well Known Here
FUNERAL SERVICES ON
MONDAY AFTERNOON

Mr.. Wade H. Ford, of Crisfield,'
well-known and highly respected in
this city and vicinity, died at his home
on Friday night of last week. The
Eastern Shore Republican" of Prin-
cess Anne contained the following &C
count of his death, in it's issue of April
6:
Wade H. Ford, age 81, died at his
home on Somerset avenue, in Crisfield
Friday night. After enjoying good
health practically all his life, he suf-
fered a slight stroke of paralysis ear
ly in January of last year, and, with
the exception of a few short inter-
walls has since been confined to his
home. On Friday he was again strick--
en- and lived but few hours.
Mr.. Ford was possibly one of the
most prominent and popular citizens
of the lower county. n.and reared
in Paramount, Somerset county, he
moved to Crisfield around forty years
ago and engaged in the insurance bust
ness, as house to house canvasser for
the Baltimore Life Insurance Co.
By his genial disposition, and fine
personality, the business of his COM
pany soon began to increase in that
territory. Under Mr.. Ford's super
vision this increase has continued
throughout the years, until at the time
of his death, he was superintendent
over territory extending from Girls
field, in Maryland, to Bridgeville, Del.
Since being appointed District Super
intendent, he has trained eighteen men
all of whom were working under him
in the territory above named, at the
time of his death.
He maintained a handsome suite of
offices in the Daugherty Building,
where he was assisted by superin-
tendent, a personal secretary and an
additional stenographer.
In politics, he was a Republican and
had long been prominent in the coun-
ellis of his party; he was former
member of the Republican State Cen
trail Committee and had been mem
Der of the County Welfare Board since
it's organization.
A son of the late William C.. and
Mollie Ford, of Paramount, early in
life he. became a Christian and, upon
moving to Crisfield, joined Emmanuel
M. E. Church and at once became act
i've in church work. He was for many
years Superintendent of the Sunday
School, a member of the Board of
Trustees and an usher in the church.
AS long as health would permit, Wade
Ford could always be found in attend
ance at the different services of the
church he loved so well.
The deceased was also prominent
in civic and fraternal circles of his
home town and throughout the coun-
5y and stood ready at all times to do
any and everything in his power for
5he betterment of his city and its peo-
pie.
He was a Past Master of Chesa-
oeake Lodge of Masons, a past Exalt-
I'd Ruler of Crisfield Lodge of Elks
and member of several other frater-
nal organization. He was one of the
first members of the Crisfield Ro-
AIRY Club and among those most reg
CONTINUED on Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09

Mr.. and Mrs. C. B. Jenkins left Mon
day for Florida on a two weeks va
cation trip.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09
SCHOOL
PUPILS SUFFER
FROM DISEASES
Cut Down In County
By Various Contagious
Ailments
STOCKTON SHOWS BEST
MARCH ATTENDANCE

Attendance at the various public
schools in Worcester was interfered
with during. March by the numerous
diseases to which childhood is always
heir. Scarlet fever, measles, mumps,
and the plebeian cold, have done much
to keep the pupils home.
The high schools show the effect OF
the i'll health. The general average
falls below that of March, 1886, and
only one school has an individual aver
age greater than for the same month
last year. This was Stockton, which
leads the high schools with 96.1; in
1886, "a. Then followed Ocean City,
93.9: Berlin GIT; Pocomoke, 1915; and
Snow Hill, 88.5.
Stockton is again the leader in the
Graded School Group, and it is we'll to
note that, in March 1886, her aver
age was "a, while this year it is 93.6;
Stockton seems to be immune from
the prevailing ailments. In this
group, the others follow: Bishopville,
91.2; Berlin A, GOT; Berlin B, 9O.2;
Ocean City, 1874; Pocomoke A, 87.6;
Snow Hill B, 82.9; Snow Hill A, 81.8;
and Pocomoke B, S1.6.
The two-teacher schools are headed
by Girdletree with go, the only one of
this group excelling the mark of 1886.
Newark is second with 1919; Whaley-
vile, 80.3; and Atkinson, 1863.
The one-teacher schools not only
show general average of 93.7 as a.
gainst 84.6 for 1886, but each indi-
vidual average is greater than for last
year. Shovel is ahead with 94.4; St.
Martin, $50; and Libertytown, 91.6-
all very creditable averages.
The local colored schools have good
positions in the attendance lists. Po-
comoke leads the high schools with a
mark of 96.5; Berlin 1854; and Snow
Hill, 91.9.
ocomoke stands second among 26
elementary schools with an average
of SO. Sinepuxent leading with 92.1
The general average of both high and
elementary schools is below that of
1885,
With regard to school attendance in
the counties, the Baltimore Sun of
Thursday last has the following to
say:
The school of Allegany county rank
ed among the leaders for attendance
in February in the monthly report
made public yesterday by Miss Bes-
sic G. Stern, statistician for the State
Board of Education.
Allegany held the highest average
in white elementary, white two-teach-
er and Negro elementary schools. It
placed no lower than third among the
twenty-three counties in the other four
groups.
St. Mary's county rated at the top
of two groups. 1t had the best at
tendance for the white graded and the
Negro high schools. Washington coun-
ty led the white high schools and Kent
the white-one teacher schools.
The most radical change was that
of the attendance at the white one
teacher schools of Calvert county.
That county ranked first in January
with 91.8 but dropped to last in Feb
ruary with TAT.
Washington county displaced Ale
gany from first place in the white
high schools attendance. Washington
Continued on Page 2
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-04-09

Mr.. George Henderson and family
have recently moved from Walnut St.,
to the Pilchard farm on the Virginia
road, recently vacated by Mr.. Lang.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Reid and family
are occupying the house on Walnut
st.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
ACOUSTICS IS SUBJECT

society, whose annual meeting
closes today, DR.. H. G. Dorsey told
of his new ocean depth finder, the
"fathometer," the margin of error
Of which is one-eight of an ince
to lis feet. Coast and Geodetic
Survey ships equipped with this
device, travelling at a speed Of 10
knots per hour can get a reading
every 10 inches Of the sea bottom.
With equipment used prior to his
invention it was possible to get
a record only at 40-foot intervals
while travelling at half that speed
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
WOMEN'S CLUB EVENTS

National League of Women
Voters-Conventiop, Washington
Hotel.
National Society of the Colonial
Danes of America-Twenty-third
biennial council, Shoreham Hotel.
Women's City Qualifications,
l to 8 p. M; annual business meet
ing, 8 p. M, 1876 Jackson Pl. N. w.
Xenos Club-Election of Off.
GERS, 8 p. M, Y. w. C. A.
Board of the WomenS Clinic
Benefit card party, 8 p. M, Thomas
Circle Club.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
TODAY

! AODAA
District of Columbia Chapter of
the International Federation of
Catholic Alumnae - Dance and
card party, $50 p. m, Wardman
Park Hotel.
Abigail Hartman Rice Chapter,
D. A. R.-Meeting end election of
officers, home Of Mrs. william F.
Bulls, 8501 Houston ST., Silver
Spring, Md.
League of American Pen Women
Meeting of radio group, p. M,
studio in the Hotel Grafton.
National League of Women
Voters Convention, all day: ban
quet in evening, Washington
Hotel.
District of Columbia Society of
the Colonial Danes of America
Card party, 4:30 to 6 p. M, Dunn
barton House.
National Society of the Colonial
Danes of MISUNDERSTANDING
biennial council, Shoreham Hotel.
Women's City Club-Book Hour,
p. m, 1876 jackson Pl. N. w.
Columbian Women of George
Washington University-Annual
meeting and tea, 4 p. M. Column
bian House, 2033 G st. N. w.
Chevy Chase Chapter of the
Y. w. C. Affecting, 2 p. m,
home of Mrs. Harold A. Brooks.
Emily Nelson Chapter, D. A. R.
Meeting, 8 p. M, home of Mrs.
Eula S. ChriSty, 1915 Hamilton
st. N. w.
TOMORROW
District of Columbia Division,
United Daughters of the Confed-
eracy-Annual card party, Willard
Hotel.
District of Columbia P. E. o.
Sisterhood-Reciprocity luncheon
1890 p. M, Woodward and 10th
rop'S tea room.
Club Entire NouS-Program in
honor of the PWA womens sew.
ing unit at GA E st. N. W., $3.50
p. m, at the address.
League of American Pen Women
Rendezvous, 2 to 6 p. m; pro-
gram 4:30, studio in the Hotel
Grafton.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04

Comparing students exercising
in unison with soldiers march
ing in step over a bridge, L. H.
Young told the American Acoustic
cal Society, meeting at the Bureau
of Standards, lives are in danger
If the gymnasium is located over
an auditorium. He explained that
soldiers are instructed to march
out of step when crossing bridge.
Otherwise the structure is in
danger of cracking or collapsing,
he said.
At the morning session Of the
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
Ship Rechristened

NEW YORK.-Preparatory to a
meteorological expedition to the
polar regions, the three-masted
schooner Daniel II has been
chriStened the General Greeley.
The new name was bestowed on
the vessel in honor of Gen. Adolf
plus w. Greeley, noted polar ex-
plorer of the '80S.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
RECEIVES FLOWERS

At the luncheon the retiring
president, Mrs. Eugene E. Thomp-
son, was presented with a magni-
ficent basket of flowers by the Of
ficers and chairmen.
The luncheon was also the &C.
casion to honor Mrs. Ella S..
Knight, who organized the Sun
shine and Community Society rs
years ago. She was presented
with a special gold pin, decorated
with the club emblem. The pres
entation was made by Mrs.
Charles Grandfield, who was the
clubs first secretary.
Prior to the luncheon, the an
nual meeting and election of Of
ficers was held. 1t resulted in
the following women being chosen:
Mrs. Esther M. Bair, president;
Mrs. Marie C. Deal, first vice pres
fdent; Mrs. H. Stuart Boyer, Sec
ond vice president; Mrs. M. H.
Uelsmann, corresponding secre-
tary; Mrs. H. A. Matson, record
ing secretary; Mrs. Claude Wright,
treasurer; Mrs. Harry E. Hunts
berry, auditor. and Mrs. T. r. Pow
ers, director. The retiring presi-
dent, Mrs. Thompson, became the
other director.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
Trouper' S Child Hurt
By Carnival Mule

Edgar Sullivan, S-year-old son
Of Velma Sullivan, a member Of
the Johnny Jones troupe now
showing at Eighteenth Street and
Benning Road Northeast, suffered
compound fractures of the skull
yesterday when kicked by o mule
on the carnival grounds.
The youngster was taken to
Casualty Hospital where his con-
dition today was said to be critical.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
Son Cheers Mother;
Turns in 20 Alarms

SAN FRANCISCO.-Mrs. Min.
ME Jacobs sat by her shortwave
radio and listened to police calls
and fire alarms, police were told.
Her son, Eugene, III, thought she
looked downcaSt when the calls
we're slow in coming.
To cheer her, he went out and
turned in 20 false fire alarms, &C
cording to his story to officers
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-05-04
NEED OF GIRLS
HOME HERE IS
TOLD WOMEN
BY MARY PADGETT

The need for a building in
Washington to shelter girls and
young women of the white collar
class" temporarily destitut
through unemployment, was de-
scribed by Mrs. Maud Ballington
Booth, cocommander of the Vol.
unteers of America, before mem.
berS of the District Sunshine and
Community Society yesterday at
the twenty-fifth anniversary lunch.
con in the Shoreham Hotel.
Mrs. Booth came from New
York city early yesterday espe-
cially to address the society. She
returned in the afternoon.
Mrs. Booth, who with her hus-
band. Gen. Ballington Booth,
founded the Volunteers Of Amer
lea Al years ago, asked the mem
bers of this philanthropic society
for their individual support to
helT the local Volunteers of Amer
lea establish a hostel or hospice
to take care Of any stranded girls
until they obtain jobs. She told
the women:
There is a tremendous need
for such a home in this city.
Girls come from all over the
United States to Washington,
thinking that If they only get
here their fortunes would be
made. And when they arrive
they are unable to find employ
ment. Soon they find them
selevS destitute, unable to re.
turn home, with nowhere to stay
here.
AID TO LOCAL GIRLS
"Such a home would also
assist local girls, who suddenly
find themselves out of work
girls who do not have families.
These are the class of girls too
proud to beg; girls who do not
know the ropes for charitable
assistance, nor would be eligible
for aid if they applied to many
of the charitable organizations.
And because they are proud,
many would 60 20 their death
rather than to tell Of their
poverty.
eve must help bring sunshine
into the lives of these helpless,
stranded girls. They need a
place to care for them during
their period of unemployment, a
place where too many questions
will not be asked, a place where
they will not need to pay q
penny for food and lodging"
Mrs. Booth, who has devoted
her life to social service work and
who has done noteworthy work
among the inmates of penal in
situations and their needy fam
lilies, gave an inspiring talk on
the rehabilitation of prisoners.
She said:
eve cannot make people live
in the life of God, because, so
often they do not know Him.
But we can give them a sun.
BEAM and bring forth from the
prisons new men in q new
world"
The Kennewick courier-reporter. [volume] (Kennewick, Wash.) 1914-1938, 1937-05-27

[11L441N2A I//ZNH
Saturday May 10Th marks the opening of our new
food store dedicated the delivery Greater Food
Values In this thoroughly modern arranged
department conveniently that the purchaser make seec
tons easily and quickly and policy will be to just little
better service for little less money than any other the
district Everything will be plainly priced that prefer
you can help yourself
We extend you cordial invitation
in the Brown building We know you'll think is the finest
retail establishment this whole created especially
for your convenience and sincerely hope will avail
self Of the facilities service and prices
feature the Red White brands having
emnenty satisfactory every respect We know
that you, too, will be pleased with the line.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
CHICAGO PRODUCE.

CHICAGO, March R,.-Poultry, live.
13 trucks. steady; hens over 5 pounds. 1S:
5 pounds and less. 1917; Leghorn hens.
15Ia: colored fryers "a; White Rock. "a ~:
Plymouth Rock, 26; colored broilers: "a;
White Rock. "a; Plymouth Rock. %: bare
IL; turkeys. hens. 21 young toms. 4;
old. 16; No. 2 turkeys. 15;. ducks Az
pounds up white and colored. 20: small.
white and colored. II; geese. IA; capons,
Butter. S7O4. firm: creamery specials
f93 score). 3474a35A: extras tg2) 34A;
extra flrsts (90-9D. 33a4a34; firsts ass,
s9l: 32a33h; standards go centralized
'ai!sss' Esss 1sio4 st steady: extra frsts. local
90; cars, 22h; fresh graded firsts To-
81; 81: storage packed. extras. 23a4; storage
packed firsts. 2312.
Potatoes. 144; on track. 3l1; total
United States. shipments SATURDAY.. $50;
plies moderate. demand rather slow, linn
tied mostly to best quality; sacked per
hundredweight, Idaho Russet Burbanks. y.
s. No. /. 3.40-65: U. s. No. . practically
free from cuts and clipped ends. 3.l5
Colorado Red McClureS. U. s. No. l. few
sales. 300-15; Maine Green Mountains.
u. s. No. ]. 2.65: Wisconsin round whites.
U. s. No. !. 2.35; U. s. commercial. 2.15:
Michigan Russet Rurals y s; No. |. 2.45;
partly graded. 20: Minnesota and North
Dakota Bliss Triumphs. partly graded.
2.6O-9O. New stock slightly, weaker. sup
plies rather liberal demand fair: track
sales carlots. bushel crates. Florida Bliss
Triumphs u s. No. l. 2.15-20: few sales
U. s. No. 9. 2.10: less than carlots. U. s.
No. /. mostly 220 g. crate.
Evening star., 1937-03-08
NEW RECORD SET
BYSTEEL ACTIVITY
Institute Finds Operations
at 87.3 Per Cent, or
Peak Since 1929.
B. the Associated Press.

d the Associated fTeSS.
NEW YORK, March 8.-The Amer
lean Iron g. Steel Institute announced
today steel operations this week had
moved up to new peak for the re-
covery at 87.3 per cent of capacity
compared with 85.8 last week.
1t was the highest the industry has
attained since October, 1929, the in
stitute said.
A month ago operations were at 806
per cent of capacity and year ago
at 55.8.
Employment in the steel industry
increased by 1000 workers in jan
uary, bringing the total with jobs at
the end of that month to $4,000, a
new high record, the institute also
reported.
January employment showed a net
gain of $4,000 workers, or Is per cent
over January, 1929, and gain of 94,-
900, or nearly q per cent, over the
like month last year.
Total pay rolls, owing to the Ohio
River floods which closed some mills,
together with strikes in some consum-
ing industries, were slightly lower than
for December. The January figure was
put by the institute at $76, ,400, 900.
approximately 100000 under Decem-
ber. but 40 per cent greater than the
January. 1885, total of S53,8O0,0 900.
Average hourly earnings of wage
earners were 725 cents, compared with
$50 cents in the same month last
year and 65.4 cents in January, 1929.
The figures on earnings for January,
1887, do not reflect the latest increase
in wages of steel workers which will
become effective on March 16.