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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-12

9Th and 9th. Mr.. Croker, county ag-
ricultural teacher, attended, and found
it both educational and inspiring. Ad-
dresses we're made by several we'll
known men, namely:
Edward O'Neil, National President
of Farm Bureau.
DR.. Linke, President of the U. S.
Board of Education.
DR.. Sylvester, National Secretary of
American Vocational Association.
DR.. H. F. Cotterman, State Director
of Vocational Education.
Mr.. John Siedel, State Director of
Vocational Education.
SOPHOMORES TAKE SCHOOL
CHAMPIONSHIP
The Sophomores basketeers captur-
ed the Intramural Championship last
Friday afternoon, when they defeat
ed the Senior Cagers by the score of
8-5. The game was close one and
by far more exciting than the inter-
county game which followed. Milton
Laws, spark plug of the Sophomore
lineup, again took scoring honors by
rolling up points. The other two
Sophomore points were made on foul
shots by Taylor and Holloway. The
Senior team was unable to click, it
seemed and so successfully were they
guarded that Disharoon and B. Laws,
who had been depended upon to do
most of the scoring were prevented
from even getting close to the bas-
ket. Tilghman and Northam made
one field goal each and Price ac-
counted for the other point with a
foul shot.
SALISBURY, POCOMOKE' PLAY
AT SNOW HILL
The Pocomoke High School lassies
defeated their first round opponents
in the state play-offs last Friday af-
ternoon in the Snow Hill High School
gymnasium. The Salisbury girls
were completely outclassed from the
beginning of the game until the final
whistle sounded. They were unable
to prevent Pocomoke's forwards,
Louise Duncan and F. Small from con-
tinuously scoring and at the end of
the game it was found that these two
star forwards had piled up "a points
Is for Duncan and IL for Small. The
Pocomoke defense was equally as eff
fective as was it's offense. With
Mary Coulbourne, Capt. of the BIZ
county champs, playing one of the
best games of her career, at guard,
the Salisbury forwards were unable to
start anything that looked like a
rally. The final score was 24-8.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-12

Church, spoke to the pupils of Snow
Hill School Thursday, March f. Mrs.
Mason was introduced by the pastor
of the M. P. Church, Mr.. J. w. Town
send. Her talk was very interesting
and greatly appreciated by everyone
in attendance.
SOCIAL NEWS
Pat Cottingham, Gladys Disharoon,
Norma Fowler, Iva Townsend. and
Nettie Pilchard have been absent
caused by measles.
Lena Coffin and Pauline Croper
confined to their homes because Of
illness.
Pauline Chopper spent the week.
end with Dortha Tull.
HONOR ROLL
Freshmen, $3.50, Francis Cherrix.
Sophomore, 2.5ct, Archer Holloway.
Junior, 9.196, Emily Dryden, Freda
Godfrey, Helen Holloway, Charles
Twigg.
Seniors, $3.50, Clyde Tilghman,
Charles Corddry, Beulah Gleason.
School Percentage, $3.50.
Seventh Grade, Leatrice Gaskill,
Rachel Hall.
Sixth Grade, Anna Pearl Haubert.
Fifth Grade, Shirley Haubert.
Fourth Grade, Elaine Taylor, Ken
meth Hudson, Louise Stage, Jeanne
Stage, Jean Truitt.
WHO'S WHO IN THE GRADES
MISS GLADYS GIBBONS
Miss Gladys Gibbons, daughter of
Mr. and Mrs. H. S. Gibbons, was born
near Pocomoke, Maryland. Her ele-
mentary and high school education
was secured at Snow Hill, from which
she was graduated in 1924. The fol-
lowing year, she pursued post-grad-
uate course at Snow Hill High School.
In the fall of 1925, Miss Gibbons
enrolled in the State Normal School,
now the State Teachers College, at
Salisbury. She was graduated from
there in 1927 and the following year,
taught at Libertytown.
After one year as teacher there,
she secured the position at Snow Hill
as instructor of the fifth grade. Miss
Gibbons now teaches geography, read
ing, spelling, and writing to the fifth
and seventh grades. She teaches arith-
metic to the fifth grade only, but
teaches geography to the sixth, as
we'll as fifth and seventh.
RACHEL HALL
Rachel Hall, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Norman E. Hall was born May
II, 1928, at Sylvia, North Carolina.
However, during the course of her
childhood, her parents moved to Snow
Hill, and Rachel began school here.
She is now in the seventh grade and
has only missed the honor roll once
since beginning school. At the mid
die of her fifth year, she was admitted
to the sixth grade; thus passing two
grades in one year. While in the fif-
tn grade she held the office of Presi-
dent of her class, and at present holds
the office of Vice-President of the
seventh grade.
Rachel is active in class plays and
also takes part in the Annual Field
Meets. She is at present, the grade
reporter to the school broadcast"
AGRICULTURE TEACHERS CON-
FERENCE
The best State Agriculture Teachers
Conference ever, was held in Balti-
more last Friday and Saturday. March
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-12

he failed to appear for breakfast, and
foucd him suspended from the bedpost
with the cord of a bathrobe around
MS neck.
Dr.. William B. West was summon
ed, and pronounced the boy dead of
a broken neck.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-12
BOY OF TEN YEARS
SUICIDE BY HANGING

Richard Marsden, 10, of Cations
vile, was found dead at his home on
Payson avenue last week. His faith
er, who discovered the fatality, said
he went to the boys bedroom when
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-12
SNOW HILL HIGH SCHOOL
BROADCAST

Editor in Chief Phoebe Mock
Asst. Editor in Chief Charles Corddry
Business Manager. Walter Price, Jr.
Boys Athletic Editor Charles Corddry
Girls Athletic Editor. Eleanor Clarke
Typist. ...............Iv Iva Townsend
Assistant Typist. ....... .Welton Hill
Social Editor. Ellen Hancock
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-12

Alumni Editor. ...... Martha Mock
Junior Reporters. .........
Emily Dryden Monroe Townsend
Sophomore Reporter. . Sara Brown
Freshman Reporters. .......
Margaret Barnes Gladys Lark
Grade Reporter. ........ Rachel Hall
Advisor .............M Mr.. Simmons
Literary Advisor. -. Mrs. Phillips
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-03-12

MRS. MASON. ADDRESS HIGH
SCHOOL
Mrs. Coretta J. Mason, visiting evan
gelist in the Methodist Protestant
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-11
SCOTTSBORO BOYS TRIALS
SET FOR JULY 9Th

with short prison sentence retro
active to 1881"
Reports from Decateur, Ala,
scene of the last Scottsboro trials,
said that Judge w. w. (Speed)
Callahan, who presided at those
trials, has refused to countenance
compromise in the case and has
set July 8 for new trials of the
eight of the defendan nts. The ninth,
Haywood Patterson, is under SEN
tence of rs years Imprisonment,
imposed after his his fourth con-
viction in January, 1886.
Patterson denied rights.
Patterson was denied constitu-
tional rights in his fourth Circuit
court trial, defense counsel told
the Alabama Supreme Court last
week.
The court, after less than two
hours argument, took the case un-
deer advisement. Court attaches
said it was likely decision will
be reached before June 80, when
a summer recess will begin.
Clarence L. Watts, associate, de-
fense counsel, contended that
Judge Callan, trial judge, erred a
number of times in not permit
ing the defendants counsel to
state what it attempted to show
various witnesses and questions. Z"
by various witnesses and ques-
tions."
The nine youths, whose convic-
tions twice have been reversed by
the United States Supreme Court
are charged with attacking two
white women aboard a moving
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-11
TEXAS EXPOSITION
PROMISES COURTESY
TO NEGROES

DALLAS, Texas Opening here
June 18th, the Pen American EX-
position, only international fair in
the Americas in 1887 offers a
hearty welcome to all members Of
the Negro race, according to F.
L. McNeny, director general. "The
Pan American Exposition is an
international fair. It is non-poli-
tical, non-sectarian and non-racial,
he declared.
The management assued Ne
groes. who will come from every
part of the United States to visit
this great internatinal fair, the
whole-hearted greeting and the
adequate courtesy to which they
are Justly entitled, McNeny con-
tnued. Negroes are welcome
every day at the Pan American
Exposition and not only on the
special days allocated to honor the
achievements of their Race"
The first special day dedicated
to Negro participation will be on
June 10th, celebrated in Texas as
Emancipation Day. On that oc-
casion, famous Negro orchestras
and entertainers will stage pro-
grams. Already booked for June
10 is world-celebrated Bill Robin
son, celebrated tap dancer of
stage and screen fame.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-11

NEW YORK CITY, June f
Wit. both sides growing wearier
each. day in the six-year old battle
to convict and to snatch from the
prison cells the much wearier de-
PENDANTS in the world famous
Scottsboro case, the ScottsborO de-
fense committee this week issued
a statement in this city repudiat-
ing press reports that a compro-
<mise which the State of Alabama
would be permitted to "save her
face" by having the defendants
plead guilty" to rape" and re-
). ceive short prison sentences as O.
reward" f3 >s~
~ - New Trials July 8
The report, however, revealed
that negotiations were under way
for settlement of the case, DR.. AL
Ian knight Chalmers, chairman
of the Scotsboro Defense commits
tee, told reporters that new trials
have been set for July 8, declar-
ing emphatically that his commit
tees present arrangements were
not In the basis of the press re-
ports. 49, ~
"The story reported in the New
York papers is that all nine de-
PENDANTS are to plead guilty to
assault on the two women and in
return are to receive prison SEN
tepces of less than 5 years -. DR..
Chalmers said "On the other
hand, story printed May % in
the Birmingham Post states that
the settlement upon which both
sides are trying to agree includes
a plea of guilty to felonious as
sault, but not criminal assault,
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-11

killed by OFFICERS in an alleged at
tempt to escape, in the local base
ball park Monday night. Reid had
been apprehended in Dcthan, Ala
as a suspect of the murder OF two
women.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-11

freight train. Ruby Bates, one of
the women, repudiated her original
testimony and has accused Ala
bama officials of coercing Virginia
Price and herself to testify against
he boys
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-11
DUkslN IAN in GEORGIA
BASEBALL PARK

BAINBRlDGE, Ga. Co - A
screaming mob of men and wo-
men, old and young, burned the
body of William Reid, "a, who w.
The Arizona gleam., 1937-06-11
WILD R R0SE
HAIR GROWER

Formerly East India. now Wild RoseA
Will promote full ils
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-09
Anti-Noise Ordinance
Is Flouted by Nature

Fort Worth, Textile first
complaint under this city's anti
noise ordinance presented deep
problem for attorneys.
A citizen complained that two
trees creaked together in a neigh
boris yard, disturbing his rest.
Attorneys decided that there was
nothing the city could do.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-09
Vanishing Race

Sydney.-A census reveals that
the Australian aborigines are fol-
lowing the fate of the American In
dams as disappearing race. It is
estimated that there remain $4,000
full blooded aborigines on the con-
tinent and $4,000 half castles. Out
of the total about $4,000 are
nomadic.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1937-09-09
Observation-Disclosures
| WHO'S NEWS
THIS WEEK..
By lemueI F. Parton
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES

NJ EW YORK.-The Mcintyre and
I y Heath partnership of SO years
is at an end with the death of James
Mcintyre, seventy-nine at his home
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
TOWN CHARTER
STIRSDEBATE

CAPITOL HEIGHTS, Md, June
29.-The question of the right of
the mayor and council Of Capitol
Heights, Md, to make changes in
the town charter without submit
ting the measure to a vote of the
citizens will be debated before
Judge Joseph C. Mattingly in
Prince Georges County Circuit
Court in Upper Marlboro today.
Under the town charter Of Capt.
toll Heights, whenever Is per cent
of the voters of the town petition
the mayor and council for q
change in the town charter, the
council shall order a public ref.
erendum on the question.
Last January 220 petitioners
asked for several changes in the
charter involving the advertise
ment of nominations for positions
on the town police department
and the posting Of changes in traf-
fic laws. No action was taken on
the matter at the time and Wal
lace w. Rollins, one of the petit
TONERS, appealed to the Circuit
Court for a settlement of the ques'
ton.
John S. White, attorney for the
town, later filed demurrer to the
petition on the ground that some
of the petitioners were not quail
fled to sign and also questioning
the constitutionality of the part
of the town charter under discus
sion. Robert Ennis win represent
the petitioners.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
FAIRFAX ROADS
ALL0CATED
$189,834

FAIRFAX COURT HOUSE, Va,
June ga total Of $189, 834.89
has been allocated by the State
highway commission for improve
ment and maintenance of sec
ondary roads in Fairfax county for
the coming fiscal year, it was an
nounced today by the county
board of supervisors.
The amount, which is slightly
more than was appropriated last
year, includes $54,850 for main.
tenance. The balance IS for con-
struction and Improvements. The
program submitted by the board
was approved with only two eX.
ceptionS and includes nearly every
section of the county.
The approved schedule includes
expenditure of $21, $50 for improve
ment of the abandoned right-of-
way of the washington and Old
Dominion Railway from the Airing
ton county line toward Mclean
for a distance of 4.25 miles.
Other projects approved are
$500 for improvement of the
road between Dranesville and
Forestville; $4,000 for repairing
the road between Alexandria and
Pohick; $4,000 for Andrew Chapel.
Great Falls Road; $500 for Hat.
tonton Road: $4,000 for Shreve
Road; $3.50 for Braddock ROAD
between Centerville and the lou
doun county line: $5.40O for Iva
kota Road; $8,925 for Lawyers
Road, and 1874 for Burke Road
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29

Seventeen outstanding Wash
ington Times carrier boys today
were selected from so boys
picked by q written examination
last Saturday for inspection and
examination at 1880 p. m. today
for the William Randolph
Hearst Summer European Vaca-
ton Tour.
A committee of prominent
citizens, including educators and
boys club officials, and headed
by John T. Lambert, Times pub
Usher, will examine the follow
ing boys today:
Robert Mensh, station 5, 1887
First st. N. W.; John A. MUM
station Z, 648 Sixth st. N. E.;
Richard H. Moore, station 10, 7lS
Rock Greek Church Rd. N. w.;
Melvin F. Sisson, station IA, 80
Eye st. II. W.; John w. jackson,
station 35, 626 Twenty-first st.
N. W.; Tommy Fern, station 80,
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
POLICE SLASH
WITHHELD

TAKOMA PARK, Md, June 20.
There will be no changes in the
personnel Of Takoma Parks police
department until a decision is
made by Montgomery county au'
tkorities as to whether they will
station additional men at the Ia.
koma Park station.
Desiring to make a reduction
Of 2 cents in the tax rate for the
fiscal year which begins July l.
Mayor John r. Adams and the
town council SlaShed $4,000 from
the police appropriation, which
unleS made up from general rev.
enue, will neceSSitate the dismissal
Of at least two men now en-
ployed by the department.
Councilman Fred c. Duehring
chairman of the police commit
tee, said today that although the
police appointments should be
made between now and July /
the department will continue tC
operate in its present status until
son1E word is received from county
officials granting or ignoring the
towns request for additional
county police.
One member of the town police
force, c. N. Thomson, is expected
to resign as of July to accept an
appointment to the Prince Georges
county force. His position will be
left vacant for the present also
Duehring said, adding:
81 talked to Chief J. william
Garrett Of the county police de-
partment, a short time ago con-
. corning the StatiOning of addi-
tiOnal men at the TakOma sta
ton. But I gathered from my
conversation with Chief Garrett
that the county is short handed
in police and is unable to in
crease the force without an act of
the State legislature. With this
in mind / do not see how we can
expect any additional men at
this time"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
MONTGOMERY
PAVING BID UP

SILVER SPRING, Md, June 90.
Contract for the construction of
curb and gutter along both sides
of a part-block on Garfield Street
in Woodside. probably will be
awarded by the. Board of Mont
gomery County Commissioners fol.
lowing the opening of bids here
last night.
F. Irwin Ray, of Bethesda, i'd,
was low bidder on the project
with an estimated cost of 1913.
The Wilmoth Paving Company, of
Washington, was second with a
bid of 1897 .35, while the Contee
Sand and Gravel Company, Of
Laurel, Md, was high with bid
of 1888.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
Sdseer TO Be Speaker
D. AT Fire Tournament

OXON HILL, Md, June 20.
Lansdale G. SaSscer. president of
the Maryland senate, is to be the
principal speaker at the annual
grand tournament, dinner and ball
Of the Oxon Hill fire department,
to be held on the grounds of the
Oxon Hill Consolidated School Sat
urday. SasScer will speak in the
afternoon preceding the opening
of the tournament and John S.
White, county delegate to the
State assembly, will speak that
evening at the coronation cere-
monies.
Joseph C. Mattingly, judge of
the County Circuit Court, is to be
chief judge of the riding events
which are scheduled to start at
3 in the afternoon. The corona
ton will be held at p. m. and
will be followed by the dance.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
II Times Boys
In Final Test

1927 Harrison st. N. W.; James B.
Rhodes, station 81, 2801 Sixth st.
N. E.; Harry A. Reiness, station
Al, 919 L st. N. W., apt. IA; Rob-
ert A. webster, station A, 1928
Ninth st. N. W.; Otis E. johnson,
station As, lit willow Ave-, Ia
koma ParG, Md; Robert ]. Nc
Neil, station SO, 1928 Queen st.
N. E.; Ernest P. Suit, station 15-A,
302 N. Alfred St., Alexandria, Va;
Warren P. Jackson, station 2,
2013 Fourteenth st. N. W.; Her
bert E. Banks, station Is, 1884
New Jersey Ave. N. W.; James W.
Dean, station 81, ASS G Pl N. W.;
Richard Francis, station "a, 2119
N st. N. W.; Charles E. TolSon,
station So, 125 C st. S. w.
From these boys, the three win
ners will be picked and given medi.
cal examinations prior to leaving
here July IL for New York city,
where they will board the S. s.
Manhattan to sail on the five
weeks tour of Europe.
This vacation trip was promised
carriers in Washington last De
cember in a message which was
read from Mr.. Hearst.
One colored boy and two white
boys will be picked for the trip.
These are the final eliminationS
from LOO boys who competed
They were graded on their eff
cheney as carrier boys, scholastic
standings, and on the basis OF
written and oral examinations.
Winners will be announced to.
morrow.
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
TR0YAN0VSKY
BACKS PURGE

Soviet Ambassador Alexander
Troyanovsky today vigorously de-
Tended the recent activities OF his
government, climaxed by the exc
cution of several high officers OF
the army general staff.
His remarks we're made at q
luncheon rendered TIE three So
Wet airmen who flew nonstop
across the North Pole from Mos
COW to Vancouver, Wash.
He said:
II want to say that we have
not only made il possible for
the creative impulse to function
freely but also to defend the
rights of our people to freedom
against any internal and ex-
ternal enemies"
The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1937-06-29
Fair Site LeveIed

NEW YORK-Leveling Of the
site of the New York Worlds Fair
Of 1899 cost $2,2OO,0OO, involved
moving 100000 cubic yards of
ashes and earth and was com"
pleted in 100 days.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-26
VICTORY INCREASES
CHAMPIONS LEAD TO
GAME. CUBS ANNEX

going around the idle st. Louis
Cardinals, by downing the Cincin-
natl Reds, 9-3 Gumbert went the
route for the league champions and
coaSted to victory behind his mates
l6 hit assault. He scattered II hits.
The Giants blasted Wild Bill Hal
lahan from the mound with a six
run burst in The first inning TO win
their fourth straight game Nc
Carthy jaced the attack with a
homer, double and single.
The Brooklyn Dodgers handed the
leading Pittsburgh Pirates their
second straight loss, 2-1 1t was the
fifth win Of the year for Van Mum
go who turned the Bucs back with
six hits. Both teams scored their
first runs on outfield errors. and
the Dodgers tailed the winner in
the eighth when English doubled,
advanced on a sacrifice, and came
home on Mungo's grounder Bill
Swift, giving up but six hits, was
charged with his second loss Of the
year.
Bill Lee scored his second win
of the year, pitching the Chicago
Cubs to 5-3 victory over the Phila-
delphia PhillieS.
Imperial Valley press., 1937-05-26

NEW YORK. May 25.-UP)-The
New York Yankees increased their
American league lead a game today
by defeating the Detroit Tigers, 4-3,
in a game marred by the serious
injury of the catcher-manager,
Mickey Cochrane.
Cochrane was hit by a pitched
ball in the fifth ining and Yankee
Club Physician DR.. Robert Emmett
Walsh diognoSed the injury as a
definite brain conCuSSion.' The
dynamic Detroit manager had hit
a home run in his turn at bat pre-
vious to the injury
Irving Hadley, who threw the
ball, was the winning pitcher over
Schoolboy Rowe, although he was
relieved in the ninth after the I'll
gers had scored two runs and had
the tying and winning runs on base.
The Philadelphia Athletics suf-
fered ther second straight defeat,
4-2, to the Cleveland Indians in the
first tilt of a three game series.
Mel Harder, who was relieved by
Galehouse after the AS had raped
him for both of their runs in the
seventh, was the winning pitcher,
and Smith, who started for Phila-
delphia, was the loser. The tribe
collected IL hits off Smith, Ross
and Turberville, compared to the
seven given up by the Cleveland
pair.
Three errors in the first inning
cost the st. Louis Browns three
runs and a subsequent 4-2 defeat
by the Boston Red SoX 1t was the
second win of the season for the
veteran Lefty Grove who held the
Brownies to six hits, giving only
two of them to the eighth when
ST. Louis scored both their runs.
HogSett, who allowed all.of Boston's
seven hits, was the losing pitcher.
The Chicago White SoX climbed
above Washington into sixth place
by defeating the Senators, 90. Ted
Lyons held the Mats to seven hits
while the SoX collected a dozen
safties off DeShong, Linke and Co
hen. Deshong lasted until the ninth
when Chicago began four run as
sault, and was charged with the
loss.
The New York Giants took sec
ond place in the National league,