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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-09-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Francis e. Young and
Mr.. and Mrs. Lawrence Birmingham
motored to Atlantic City over the
weekend.
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usual flavor. Orange to brown or
black when Just right.

usual flavor. Orange to brown or
black when just right.
'Possums grow 80 fat on the lus-
cious fruit the older generation can
not climb the trees, but waddle back
and forth from their home, to feast
on the fruit shaken down by the more
agile members Of the family.
It Is interesting to know that an
Englishman, on his first visit to the
Colony Of Virginia, wrote home that
the fruit was "a puckery little plum
that was harsh and choakie and furre
in a mans mouth like allam!" There
is little doubt he had sampled green
persimmon.
The tree has reached very lofty
heights in Oklahoma, but it shrinks
from the cold in New York and Ohio.
In the South 1t seems to grow for
those who know and love 1t. For the
Negro shares the love of the fruit with
the opossum. Often he will size up
a laden tree being visited by group
Of 'possums. He has been known to
reason thus: well, 'possum, you
know like simmons as much as you
do and likes de sweet taste OBJ you
Drowned and served with sweet pota-
toes. 50 I guess I'll let you fatten on
de fruit and I'll eat you bof later on"
To identify your tree when 1t has
lost both fruit and foliage, notice how
the bark has been broken up into
thick, scaly plates, which are dark
Evening star., 1937-01-09

to really live in the city. We did
in Frederick. though. She glanced
at Sheila. why, you're not listen
ing!"
"OH, YES, yes-I'm listening"
protested Sheila, but her eyes
belied the statement
Margaret came close to her "I
heard Mrs. Jennings and Mrs Brook
talking i'll the hall today and they
said you and Tommy had been quar-
reling lots lately, but I don't believe
them. III bet they're quarrels like
daddy and I have-over silly things
like whether the moon is really green
cheese or whether fairies dance in
mushroom rings. We had a fierce
argument once about-Sheila. You're
crying!" She awkwardly put an arm
about her. What is it?"
/. 1t was several minutes before Sheila
spoke. Tommy and have been
quarreling, it's true-it's a long story"
She managed q ghost Of a smile.
Tommy used to live in a little town,
too; place like yours, guess. When
we were married Tommy's father
wanted him to come back and take
charge of the big hardware store he
owned there. He wanted to give us a
house there, too. I didn't want to
live in a tank town. I wanted to be
in the city where there was life. Tom
my still wants to 60 back. That's
what the quarrels have been about"
She finished lamely, self elf-consciously
and dabbed her eyes with q whispy
bit Of handkerchief. There was 81
lence. Then Margaret said slowly,
Maybe your Tommy is like my dad
dy. Maybe his roots are in that house
and the hardware store"
SHEILA laughed. "Roots in a hard
ware store! Margaret, you are a
precious" She hugged the girl to
her. Then soberly, II think perhaps
I should like to put my roots down
somewhere, too. A place where I
can have big house instead Of three
little rooms"
Margaret broke in eagerly and waved
in the general direction Of the park.
I'VE used to have grand picnics in
our woods. You'd love that!"
"And billowy white curtains for the
wind TO-" The sentence was cut
short by a curt rap at the door. Its
Tommy. And no dinner begun! I
had no idea 1t was 50 late" Sheila
hurried away to the door.
"Daddyl I'm coming out to help
now" Margaret slipped quietly past
the front entry, where she heard q
Tommy-voice and Sheila-voice mur-
muring something about Roots in q
hardware store" and 1--WE Just real
lied" and Dear" She smiled, and
closed the screen door very carefully
behind her. Then she went down the
steps two at time and jumped the
last three. She went through the
cool dusky tunnel toward the court of
Tiffany apartments. A breeze said
flattering things against her hair and
cheeks and lips. This Is almost like
our elm walk" Margaret thought.
She stepped out into the late sun
light. A ragged square Of shadow fell
across her face. Shed not like losing
Sheila at all, but If Sheila and Tom
my were going to a place like Fred
erick to put down their roots
Here ! am, daddy" Margaret
said.
lCopyright, 1937J
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the bogus piece when workmen raised
the floor to install a heating plant.
One Of the workmen also found SIM
liar coin. Both are dated 1884.
They said they believed the pieces
were nodded and circulated by the no
torious Ross Buck gang Of the '90s,
which operated near Lucinda, eluding
Federal authorities for long time.
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Natures Children
Persimmon Tree.

The tree really should be planted
for Its beautiful green foliage and
graceful form. It comes up readily
from seed, and loves to grow along
fence rows, open woodlands, aban-
doned fields and in meadows.
There Is no better way to remem-
ber the persimmon tree than to sam
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nv LILLIAN cox ATHEY.

IN YOUR rambles through the
fields, meadows and woods on
the trail of some Of your outdoor
i friends, look for the persimmon
tree, and under it the tracks OF the
'possum. The two 60 together. At
least. the opossums know where every
persimmon tree is in their neighbor-
hood. You should, too.
The persimmon tree belongs to the
ebony family. Talk about class dis
tinction. There are five genera and
the most important Is the genus
Diospyros. In this genus there are
180 species.
The persimmon Virginiana Is a slen-
der, tall tree, with very beautiful
rounded head, and grows to be about
so feet high. It has very hard wood.
It is not durable in contact with soil.
It is used for shoe lasts, plane stocks
and shuttles.
The member D. Texana or black
persimmon has the same life story
as that Of its Virginia cousin, with
smaller leaves and fruit.
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gray or brown. The twigs are red
dish.
The flowers come along in May
after the leaves. They are small and
yellowish-green. The persimmon tree
Is q father-mother tree. The male
flowers hardly open, but the female
flowers are solitary and have imper-
feet stamens. The fruit Is . reddish.
yellow berry about IA inches, very
astringent when green. There are
from 2 to 10 seeds.
tCopyright, 1877
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there just as soon
as possible and find
ourselves again"
Perhaps your
daddy is right"
Mrs. Holquist spoke
the words slowly,
as though she were
reading them from
a great distance.
I'D never thought
of it that way"
Margaret chat
tered on. 1--WE had
a big house, a
sprawly kind of
house; not just
four rooms, like
now. . Daddy and
I used to play
hide = and -go-seek
from upstairs to
downstairs. Eve
nings mother would
play the plan o
while daddy and I
sang. Daddy says
We don't have time
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with energy to yield to the inertia oi
a Summer afternoon. She shifted the
brown bag OF groceries to her left arm
and knocked at the door OF apart
ment 10.
Back so soon, Margaret?" Young
Mrs. Holquist swung the screen door
wide Come in
Butter has been raised l cent, and
Mr.. Rogers says he thinks it will be
raised again before the week Is out. y
Margaret deposited the bundle care
fully on the white te-enameled table.
Have you any other errands. Sheila?''
They had been Margaret and Sheila
to one another since the days, six
months ago, when they had become
acquainted.
"I think not, dear. I'll just put
these things away, and then we'll
have lemonade and cookies and
talk" She busted herself according
". Several minutes later she and
Margaret were on their way to the
living room. Margaret carried the
tinkling frosty pitcher. Mrs. Hol-
uuist followed with tall glasses and
the cookies. They sat in chairs fac
ing each other at the open windows.
CHEILA glanced into the court.
~ your daddy is tending the gar
den again. The flowers are so lovely"
MY daddy loves flowers. We used
TO have a big garden in Frederick,
where we used to live. It had stone
bench and a silver ball. You could
zee the whole garden and sky in the
silver globe. I used to play gipsy.
and that was my gazing crystal" Her
dark eyes grew wistful. She followed
Sheila's glance into the court. Dad
dy's putting collars on the zinnias."
"Collars?" inquired Sheila.
eyes, little ones, so he'll know which
enes to keep for seed. He always did
that in our garden. Daddy was afraid
when we moved here that the only
flowers he could have would be Pc
tunias or geraniums in little window
box, but the building manager told
him he might have a garden If he
wished-and could still do his other
work properly" She spoke with the
precise manner Of professor.
Tell me something about Freder-
lex" Sheila offered the girl another
cookie.
MARGARET took a prim little bite.
A'A II don't remember so awfully
much, cause we came here when !
was T.. Daddy used to teach and write
articles for Mr.. Wood-he was the
editor Of q Pennsylvania paper. Then
the school closed because there wasn't
any more money for it. And pretty
sooll Mr.. Wood went-went-"
bankrupt" suggested Sheila.
Eyes. Then friends of daddy's told
him to come here, but he couldn't
get a teaching job here, either. That's
when he got the janitor work at the
Tiffany"
"You and your daddy are great
pals, aren't your"
"Oh, yes, we're very good friends.
We have to be-" Margaret brushed
back q strayed lock Of dark hair.
'You see, I don't have many friends
In the neighborhood. 1t seems Just
get acquainted with people and then
they move away and I have to get ac-
quainted all over again. Daddy says
you don't have chance to put your
roots down in the city and really grow.
He says our true roots are still in
Frederick and that We shall 60 back
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"A DIS CO q r =
AGED August

"A DIS ,lS c o DUR. q R. .
breeze wandered
Ailnlessly past the
gardened court of
the Tiffany apart
ment building in
Washington. 1t was
too tired even to
anble in and tease
the rufne5 and bill
lows at the in
Vulnerable windows
or to gossip with
zinnais and lark
spur. 1t struggled
on. Margaret came
through the cool,
dusky tunnel to
the rear Of the Tif-
fany apartments.
Porches and stairs
clung like fantastic
vines to the build
ing's brick walls.
Margaret raced up
the steps. At IL
--@ L. foo hriyrH mod
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VALUABLE COIN BOGUS

CLARION, Pa. (P)-Edward Trunk
found q counterfeit silver dollar which
he prizes more than any genuine dol
lar he ever owned.
Trunk, owner Of a hotel, picked up
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pie the fruit when 1t Is green. Your
puckered lips will recall to your mind
the sensation. But return to the tree
when the fruit is ripe. Frozen per-
simmons, lying on the snow beneath
the tree, are worth going far to gather.
They are sweet, and have q most un-
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CHARGED WITH GAMBLING
Third Man Arrested in Barber
Shop in Three Days.

Shop in Three Days.
Arrested late yesterday on the
charge of operating a gaming table,
Thomas Edward Marshall, As, of 1400
M street was brought before United
States Commissioner Needham c.
Turnage and released under $500
bond. Marshall, barber was the
third arrested at q barber shop at
141l Irving street In three days.
Vincent Nocera, As. proprietor Of
the shop, and James Perly Steed, 10,
colored, a bootblack, were arrested
Wednesday on the same charge and
released under the same bond. A
hearing for the trio was set for Janu.
ary "a.
Evening star., 1937-12-13

to do with General Motors Corp. or my
official relationship with same"
Sloan, who rose from the position Of
craftsman in the Hyatt Roller Bearing
Co. of Newark, N. j., to chairman Of
the giant automobile company Of Gen.
eral Motors, said the fund would be
used to achieve more things for more
people. everywhere"
The 63-year-old industrialist said.
in announcing the donation:
while down through the years
many successful men and women Of
America have contributed in the ag-
gregate large sums for the benefit Of
those less fortunate, very little has
been specifically directed toward the
cause of economic education-un-
doubtedly due to the fact that the
Importance of that problem has only
recently become generally recognized
as one in which every one is 50 in
dividually concerned.
Having been connected with in
dustcy during my entire life, it seems
eninently proper that I should turn
back, in part, the proceeds OF that
activity, in the hope of promoting
a broader as well as q better under
standing of the economic principles
and national policies which have
characterized American enterprise
down through the years, and as a re-
suit of which Its truly marvellous de-
velopment has been made possible. I"
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Archbold Hons for Coast.

MIAMI, Fla, Dec. 13 @.-Richard
Archbold took OF from Pan-American
Airport today to return to San Diego
in the l4-ton flying boat he expects
to fly to New Guinea.
Archbold made nonstop flight
here for the all-American air ma
neuvers In IA hours 10 minutes, but
planned a leisurely return trip with
a stop either at New Orleans or San
Antonio
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$10,ODO,O|)OFUND
SET UP BY SLOAN
"Turns Back" Money to
General Public for Eco
nomiC Study.
= the Associated Press.

b the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, December 13.-One Of
Americas wealthiest industrialists, Al
fred P. Sloan, jr.. chairman of General
Motors Corp, today turned back
$10,0O0,000 in personal profits to ad-
vance "the interests of the community
at large" and to promote a wider
knowledge of "basic economic truths
Almost unprecedented in its specifi-
cally stated action of turning back"
privately-earned wealth to what he re-
scribes as the general welfare of the
masses, Sloans gift will be distributed
through the Alfred P. Sloan Founda-
ton.
The noted capitalist emphasized that
the donation was entirely a personal
matter" having nothing whatsoever
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-12
II. o." Tests Are Abandoned
In Rating Police and Firemen

With the approval Of the Civil Serv-
ice Commission the District Commits
sioners today eliminated the so-called
II. G." tests which have been used for
years in examinations for the promo
lions of members of the Police and
Fire Departments.
A new rating system which will be
used hereafter in the Civil Service
examination for promotions will give
a much better break to the older men,
bers of the departments who have
had valuable experience records but
who are unable to compete on an equal
basis with the younger and better
schooled men who traditionally have
topped the older men on the mental
examinations.
Commissioner Melvin c. Hazen ex-
pressed pleasure at the change and re-
minded reporters he had been flfhting
for change in the rule ever since he
became Commissioner four years
ago.
Hereafter experience and fitness will
be given q so per cent weight in the
examination and the rest will go
to practical questions on rules, regula-
tons and actual work, and Tin the
Police Department only on law.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-12
MORE RIGID GUARD
FOR KING STUDIED
British Authorities Act After
Mental Patient Disrupts
Armisitce Day Rites.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 12.-British authori-
ties today studied the possibility Of
adopting more rigid precautions to
safeguard King George vi during his
public appearances.
1t was pointed out that the Armistice
Day incident at the Whitehall Ceno-
taph yesterday showed the ease with
which an attacker might break
through guard lines and approach the
King.
It appeared certain that 43-year-old
Stanley Storey, who shouted "All this
is hypocrisy yesterday during the two
minutes of silence for the war dead
had not planned an attack on the
King, but he had struggled through
the guards almost to where the mon
arch stood.
Officials said Storey was suffering
from decisions and would not be
prosecuted.
Newspapers praised the courage of
the King, who stood motionless during
the disturbance. One, the Laborite
Herald, said: 1.-THE service should
never be held again. The silence has
lost its meaning"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-12
M'NARY DEMANDS
u S. CUT SPENDING
Praises Morgenthau Talk,
Pledges G. O. P. Aid in
Economy Program.
BY G. GOULD LINCOLN.

Rigid economy in the matter of ap-
preparations was demanded by Sena-
tor McNary of Oregon, minority leader
in the Senate, on his return to WASH
ington today.
Il think that the speech delivered
by Secretary Morgenthau in New York
on Wednesday should be helpful said
Senator McNary. In that speech the
Secretary recommended curtailment
of Federal expenditures. a balanced
budget and amendments to the tax
laws.
1.-THE declaration by Secretary Nor
genthau in support of a balanced
budget" Senator McNary continued,
should be followed by rigid economy
in Congress. can pledge Republican
support in the Senate for a program OF
| economy.
Restoration of Confidence.
when all groups engaged in bust
ness and farming are satisfied there
is to be no rash and impractical leg
islation confidence will be restored,
| faith in the administration will make
gains and business will 90 forward ~
The Oregon Senator is making plans
for the opening of the special session
of Congress on Monday. He will
confer with his Republican colleague.
and also with the leaders of the DEM
ocratic majority.
Turning to Republican party is
sue, Senator McNary said:
Il question the wisdom of holding {
national convention of Republican.
or the wisdom of creating a commit.
tee on program to outline the policie.
of the Republican party at the pres.
ent time. There are fundamental is.
sues before Congress engaging the at.
tention of the people that require pa.
triotic treatment rather than party
consideration.
Hand-Picked Delegates.
ut would be difficult to hold a ma.
tional Republican convention or t.
select committee on program with.
out the charge being made that tn,
delegates had been hand-picked ant
the convention packed For the pres
ent time the Republican Senatorial
Committee, the Republican Congress.
sional Committee and the Republican
National Committee can take care o.
the politics of the party"
At meeting of the Republican Ma.
tional Committee in Chicago recently
a resolution was adopted authorizing
the Executive Committee after con
sultation with Republican members O.
Congress to select a committee on pro.
gram of 100 members. That com.
mittee would draft a declaration O.
principles and submit it to the Ma,
tional Committee for future action.
Senator McNary made it clear to,
day that he is opposed to setting ur
a program committee at this tim,
and to having declaration of prin.
ciples written. What effect his posi-
ton will have when the Executive
Committee meets to pick the Program
Committee remains to be seen.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-12
CHEST CAMPAIGN
TOPS25PCT. MARK
35,946 Contributions Total
ing $519,061 Received,
Luncheon Told.

Community Chest volunteer work.
ers today passed the quarter post in
their race to raise the largest quota
in the history of local charity be-
fore the end of the campaign on No.
vember %.
At noisy and colorful luncheon re-
port meeting in the Willard Hotel
today leaders of five campaign units
reported contributions from 26,212
givers in Washington and its suburbs
totaling $280,1l2.57. This brought the
total for the campaign to 35,946 con-
tributions totaling $519,061 .18, or 1921
per cent of the campaign quota of
s2,059,000.
The Special Assignments Unit, which
took a large lead at the opening re-
port meeting Wednesday, was nosed
out at the close of the second re-
port meeting today by the Metropoli-
tan Unit, which reported 28.05 per
cent of its quota in hand. The Special
Assignments Unit has raised 2795 per
cent of its quota. The Governmental
Unit, to which has been assigned the
largest quota given any of the .cam-
paign, groups, was third, with 1882
per cent.
Publishers of the. five Washington
newspapers occupied the head table at
today's meeting. Others at this table
(Cee CHEST Page Any
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1937-11-12
STRIKE TIES UP
SANITARY STORES
1900 Grocery Firm En-.
pIoyeS Walk 0ut-Most
Units Finally Opened.

Thirteen hundred of the Sanitary
and meat cutters went on strike this
morning. Most of the firms 302 stores
in Washington and the surrounding
area failed to open at the accustomed
time, but the majority were operating
before noon. even if the staff con-
sisted only of the manager.
The strike was voted early today in
protest at what the unonized employees
thought was the company's disinclina-
ton to pursue negotiations leading to
adoption of a collective bargaining
contract.
The stats of few stores remained
intact, the company reported, and su-
pervisors spent busy morning trying
to open stores with a handful of men.
Walkout in Richmond.
The Sanitary Co. experienced a
walkout in Richmond, Va, this morn
ing also. Between 100 and 200 of the
firms $50 workers in that city refused
to report to work this morning Dis
satisfaction with the course Of contract
negotiations caused the Richmond
strike.
There are 10 SANITARY stores in the
Richmond division of the company,
So in Richmond proper.
Except for minor dispute at the
company's warehouse, where organized
warehouse men sympathetic to the
strike attempted to prevent delivery of
supplies, police here reported no dis
turbances.
However, three residents in neigh
borhoods of Sanitary stores called po-
lice when they became alarmed at
the sight of the strikers walking be-
fore the stores.
Police were summoned to a store
at 5037 Connecticut avenue to investi-
gate a report that pickets were STOP
ping customers entering the place, and
D. B. Malone, manager, asid he had
complaints from "at least three GUS
TONER'S
Mass Meeting Held.
The League of Women Shoppers re-
ported today that committee headed
by Mrs. Mordecai Ezekiel, whose hus-
band is economic adviser to Secretary
Wallace, is investigating to determine
whether to support the strike. The
committee expected to confer with
representatives of both the Retail
Clerks Union and the grocery COM
pany this afternoon.
The strike followed mass meeting
in Carpenters Hail., Tenth and K
streets, where the workers were ad-
dressed by number of international
organizers and were promised the "co-
operation" of warehousemen, team
sters (truck drivers, drivers of milk
delivery trucks selling to Sanitary,
bread statesmen dealing with Sanitary
and bakers.
"Co-operation" was understood to
(See SANITARY, Page A-3.)