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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
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Well, Sir, was reading copy OF
"Life," one day last week; and by
the way, "Life" seems to have taken
on new life. I know it has appar-
emily grown to a mans sized period
ical, full of pictures, and has gotten
into the class of some other publ
cations-hard to handle.
Well, this issue I'm talking about
or going to talk about-had some IL
Illustrations of new game which the
South Carolina negroes had invented
called "Fire Ball Dodging."
1 don't know anything new about
that game except its name. AS to
it's age, can remember when was
a kid-a few years ago-it was play
ed on the present Market Street of
Pocomoke City, before, it may be, the
street had a name and when POGO
moke City was called by the modest
title of Newtown.
When we were boys-bad boys, too
we stole our mothers savings for
rag carpets, done up in carpet balls
and saturated them with kerosene oil
when Christmas, Fourth Of July, or
some other holiday rolled around.
Then, when the moon was in the dark
and the sun had gone to rest behind
the western hills, we came from our
hiding places with these stolen goods.
Market Street was not the "Great
White Way" it is now. They had a
few lamps, which the lamp-lighter
would set going, visiting the posts
with his little ladder and, igniting
the wicks of the feeble iluminators.
The street was then about as dark as
is was before he had completed his
labors.
Then we would set fire to these car
pet rag balls, plunge our hands into
a convenient bucket of water, grab the
blazing spheres, and hurl them thru
the air, down the street to a waiting
crowd of boys as tough as we were.
They'd seize 'em and toss 'em back,
and soon the street was full of blaz-
ing orbs resembling closely the comets
as they trailed through the ethereal
dome.
You know, asked several of my
contemporaries if they remembered
that old-time sport which the mod
CONTINUED on Page 1O)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
UNION Bible
SCHOOL WILL
OPERATE HERE
Rev. J. w. WOOtten Will Be The
Dean This Year OF The
Annual Instructions

Monday morning, beginning at nine
o'clock, a Union Bible School will be
in operation in this city.
Rev. J. w. Wootten will be the Dean
this year and he says everything is
all set to go.
In the Episcopal Parish House, Mrs.
Dawson Clarke will have the begin
ners with full liberty to do as she
likes with these interesting 8 to 5
year-olds.
The Primary Department will meet
in the M. P. Church, with Miss Mae
Ellis acting as Superintendent and
teacher of the Second Grade.
Miss Marjorie Schoolfield will teach
the First Grade and Miss Carolyn
Evans will have charge of the Third
Grade.
The Junior Department will assem-
BILE in the Presbyterian Church with
Miss Annie Ross, as Superintendent,
assisted by Miss Alice Venable, in the
Fourth Grade and Miss Ann Melvin
9Th Grade.
The intermediate Department will
meet in the Baptist Church where
Miss Bernice Hall will be assisted by
Mrs. Herbert Gladding in the Seventh
grade.
The Seniors will meet in Salem M.
E. Church, where J. w. Wootten, G. J..
Hooker and J. A. Ditto will teach.
Mrs. Raymond Dixon will have charge
of the memory work and devotions.
The School will last for ten school
days and the final Commencement
Night will be Sunday, June 81 in the
M. E. Church.
All desiring to attend this School
should enroll this Sunday in the Sun
day School where the pupil attends,
and these names should be handed to
Virginia Belote Monday, who is the
secretary of the school.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
THE MARSHALLS'
MARRIED LIFE
OF Sc YEARS
Aged Couple Have Unusual Re-
cord OF No Death Loss
In The Family

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry C. Marshall,
cut of whom appears in this issue of
the Democrat" can boast of life's
history which few have experienced.
This couples married life now ex-
tends over a period of sixty-six years.
They are, at present, living on Fourth
Street, and are probably the two old
est people who are still physically able
to maintain their own household and
do so without outside help. This is
rather remarkable since Mr.. Marshall
confesses to 81 years of age, and told
the editor Of this paper, confidentally,
that his wife is 90.
Furthermore, the Marshalls have
four children, all of whom are married
and have families. An unusual con-
dition exists amongst them in that,
not one death has occurred amongst
children nor grandchildren and the
number of descendants number in the
of 20 people. The names
of their children are as follows: Mr..
Charles C. Morris, "a, of New York
and France; Mrs. Charles C. West,
of Pocomoke City; Mrs. Matte Carr,
of Salisbury; and Mr.. Elliott w. Mar
shall, postmaster at Snow Hill, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall are to be
on their long life of
good fortune, and their friends are
hoping that there is still left to them
many more years of health and hap
piness.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
JUNE 18th IS
FINAL DATE
FOR PROGRAM
New Farms Can Be Listed In
The Conservation Program
By The Officials
DATES FOR SOMERSET
COUNTY MEETINGS

The final date for listing new farms
in the soil conservation program was
set for June 18th by Washington Of
ficials.
The farms enrolled in the program
last year have been listed and adjust
ments and corrections have been made
in the figures by the County Commit
tee.
Somerset County Agent G. z. Keller
has announced that the payments have
been completed for the program last
year and 5z5 farmers have received
checks amounting to $4,000.
This spring about 1875 additional
farms have been listed giving total
of about 625 farms enrolled in the
program, representing 60 per cent to
70 per cent of the farm land in the
county.
In order that the farmers can have
another opportunity to discuss the re-
quirements for seeding soil conserv-
ing crops to meet the minimum soil
conserving acreage and soil building
allowance, series Of community meet
ings have been arranged for the COM
ing week by County Agent G.. z. KEEL
Ter. The meeting will be held as fol-
lows:
Wednesday evening, 18th, Costen,
Quinton Hall.
Thursday evening, 18th, Westover,
Schoolhouse.
Friday evening, 18th, Rehoboth Hall
Saturday afternoon, 10th, Princess
Anne, Courthouse.
All evening meetings will start
promptly at 7:3O o'clock and the
meeting Saturday afternoon at 2
o'clock.
Community Committee members
and directors in the Somerset Agricul-
tural Conservation Association will
be elected at these meetings.
Farmers are urged to be present at
their community meetings so they
can obtain information concerning the
regulations of seeding conserving
crops for the maximum benefit pay
ment.
It is expected that the supervisors
will start the field work and inspec-
ton of farms around the middle of
July. It is hoped to have all the
farms checked and papers prepared
by December LIST, so that the benefit
payments can be received by the first
of the year. The majority of the
checks were received in March this
year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
COUNTY FIREMEN
WILL PRESENT
FOUR PRIZES
Convention Will Be Held In PO-
cOmOke City On Thursday,
June Seventeenth

Four cash prizes will be awarded
at the Annual Convention of the Wor-
cester County Volunteer Firemen's AS
ISOLATION to be held in Pocomoke City
Thursday, June 18th. $40 will be
awarded to the Company with best
equipment and most men in line; $40
to the Company with best band; $40
to the Ladies Auxiliary making best
appearance with Is or more ladies
in line; and SIS to the Company MAX
ing the best appearance with Is or
more men in line.
The business session will open at
1 P. M, in the Fire House with Invo-
cation by Rev. J. w. Wootten, address
of Welcome by Hon. E. w. Ross and
Response by Mr.. Harvey C. Pusey,
President of the Association.
At 2:15 they will adjourn to front of
Fire House for brief addresses made
by Mayor Ross, President Pusey, and
DR.. R. B. Mathews. At 800 p. m.
will be made to the Ball
Park to witness the scheduled game.
At $3.50 the parade will take place
and at $3.50 cold platter supper with
dessert will be served in the Fire
House by the Ladies Auxiliary. Prizes
will be awarded Immediately after the
supper. Music will be furnished by
the Pocomoke Band.
Mr.. Harvey G. Pusey, of Snow Hill,
is president of the Association.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
CARRIERS BEAUTY SHOP
in ATTRACTIVE QUARTERS

Carter's Beauty Shoppe moved this
week into their handsome new quar-
tiers, 215 Market Street, formerly oc-
cupied by the Hudson Beauty Salon.
Extensive repairs have been made
to the building, the exterior being re-
modelled and with it's attractive win
dows made into a model up-to-date
shoppe. The interior, too, has been
refurnished and is equipped with the
very latest machines and beauty cul-
ture appurtenances.
BY advertisement in this issue the
Carter Beauty Shoppe extends an in
vitation to the public to visit their
new beauty parlor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
VETERAN SERVICE
OFFICER AT ARMORY

Thomas B. Edwards, Veterans SER
vice officer, will be in the Armory at
Pocomoke City Thursday, June the
24th, for the purpose of assisting any
Veteran with his claims incidental to
disqualification, compensation, insur-
ance, bonus or relief.
There are no charges of any ma
ture for these services.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. F. A. Miles of New
Church entertained the following
guests Sunday: Mrs. H. C. Noting
ham and daughter, Mrs. Alice Willis
of Pocomoke, Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde
Wyatt of Cape Charles, Mr.. and Mrs.
LESLEY Bunting and daughter of Vir-
ginia, Mr.. Erwin Wyatt and son of
Cape Charles, Mr.. and Mrs. David
Miles and daughter, Virginia and
Miss Miles, of New Church.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Robertson and
Miss Julia Robertson motored to Phil
adelphia Tuesday to attend the COM
mencement exercises held Wednesday
at the University of Penn at which
time Mr.. Robert H. Robertson, Jr., re-
ceived his B. S. Degree in Economics.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
APPRECIATION

The editor of the Democrat" ac-
knowledges with appreciation an in
vitation from the 1887 class of the
University of Maryland, to attend the
graduation exercises of said class.
The commencement will be held in
the Richie Coliseum tomorrow (Sat-
urday) at II o'clock, A. NJ.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11

Mrs. Louis Whayland and daughter,
Miss Norma Whayland, of Philadel-
phia, and Mr.. Frank Thorington and
Miss Louise bloomington, of Delmar,
were visitors in Pocomoke Saturday
last.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11
BIDS SOON TO
BE ASKED FOR
new BUILDING
Information Comes From Wash
ingtOn Relative To The New
Post Office Building
PLANS NOW READY
\ FOR CONSTRUCTION

The following letter, addressed to
Mayor E. w. Ross, of this city, by
Hon. T. Alan Goldsborough is self
explanatory and contains good news:
June z, 1897
Hon. E. w. Ross, Mayor
Pocomoke City
Maryland
Dear Ross:
1 am informed by the Fourth Assis-
tant Postmaster General that plans
are ready for the Post Office Build
ing at Pocomoke City. The Depart
ment is expecting to advertise in
July.
I am
Very sincerely yours,
! T. Alan Goldsborough
Mr.. Goldsborough's letter to Mayor
Ross followed communication receiv-
ed from Washington to the following
effect:
Honorable T. Alan Goldsborough Z.
House of Representatives.
Ny dear Mr.. Goldsborough:
Having in mind your interest in the
Federal building project at Pocomoke
City, Maryland, I have checked with
the Procurement Division, Treasury
Department, and am advised that the
present schedule contemplates placing
this project on the market for con-
struction bids during the first week
in July.
I am writing the Procurement Divi-
sion asking that the project be expe-
dited to the fullest possible extent.
Sincerely yours,
S. w. Purdum,
Fourth Asst Postmaster General.
The lot purchased as site for the
new post office has been cleared for
some months, awaiting the start Of
construction. It is located on Market
Street, between Second and Third, adj
joins the M. P. Church property, and
is the old I. H. Merrill residence site.
The new building will, of course, be an
attractive addition to the city's arch
itectural side.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-06-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Shook and son,
of Philadelphia, were weekend guests
of DR.. and Mrs. Bradford Massey.
Evening star., 1937-02-08

ciable size, a parallel can be drawn
between the two. Bass, under q bur-
den of heavy commercial fishing, have
decreased so much that laws have been
passed in all but eight States to pre-
vent their extinction.
Think what a few years Of
that kind of fishing would do
to tarpon, which are not so nu-
merous even now.
Under present sport methods Of
tarpon angling. about nine out of
every ten caught are returned to the
water while still alive. Only those Of
record size or specimens which the
angler wishes to have mounted are
killed, and the remainder are allowed
to go away to be caught some other
day. And as mounting tarpon costs
around 81 an inch, not many are kept
for that purpose. A scale taken from
just under the fin is as good a SOU
venir as any, and taking one from q
tarpon harms it not at all.
AS soon as the plans for making
Evening star., 1937-02-08
CLARK WILL TALK
0NFL0OD CONTROL
Forum Speaker, Who Knows
Ravaged District, to Give
Rehabilitation Views,

TINE flood situation in the Ohio
and Mississippi Valleys will be
discussed by Senator CLARK
= of Missouri during the Ma
tional Radio Forum tonight over WRC
and a coast-to-coast network of other
National Broadcasting Co. stations.
The forum, arranged by The Wash
ington Star, will be bradcast from
1890 to IL O'Clock.
Senator Clark will touch on the
problem Of rehabilitation and the
problem of food control. In the past
he has given much study to the ques-
tion Of food prevention.
How far the Federal Government
shall go in the matter Of rehabilita-
tion in the flood area Is still to be de.
termined. It has never before
granted money for the rebuilding Of
private homes and other private
property.
A MODERNIzED version Of "Grau-
stark" will be the Radio Theater
presentation on WJSV at 9. Gene
Raymond and Ann Sten will have the
leading roles. James Gleason also
will be in the cast.
r ICHARD CROOKS will sing DON
izetti's Una Furtiva Lagrima'
as the high light of his program on
WRC at $50. His program also in
cludes Without a Song" Mother
Machree" and Come Where My Love
Lies Dreaming"
AS A feature of the Contented
program on WRC at 10, DR.. Frank
Black will lay down his baton to ac-
company the famed singing violins"
in his own special arrangement Of
Kreisler's "Liebesleid."
PRESIDENT ROOSEVELTS mes
sage to the Boy Scouts Of Amer
lea on the twenty seventh anniversary
of scouting in the United States will
be broadcast at $50 by both WNlAL
and VOL. Speaking from the White
House, the President will be intro
duced by Walter w. Head, president
of the Boy Scouts of America.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Urges Tfyout for Ryder Cup Team,
AzUCAR, TOP ROW
TO MISS CLASSIC
Time Supply Now Choice in
Santa Anita GaI|op on
February 27.
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
n YEW YORK, February g.
nj Pacific Coast turf followers
VI doubtless will acclaim q new
4 champion after the running
Of the 100000 Santa Anita handicap
on February 81.
Fred M. Alger, jr's Azucar, winner
Of the rich stakes inaugural in 1885,
is being pointed for the $4,000
Widener Challenge Cup in Florida,
and A. A. Baroni's Top Row, victor in
last years rough-riding California
classic, has been thrown out Of
training.
Defaults of these former winners
leaves Mrs. F. A. Carreauds Time
Supply the logical successor to the
crown. Time Supply was third in
1885, second in 1896 and needs only
to run back to his race last year,
when he was bumped in the stretch,
to capture the major portion of the
1887 stake
Other Formidable COntenders.
PRINCIPAL threats to Time Sup
PHYS supremacy are William
du Pont, jr.'s Rosemont. third last
year; Elwood Sacnsenmaier's Roman
Soldier, winner Of several stakes last
Fall despite faulty -pinnings,'
and John Hay Whitneys Mr.. Bones.
which gave Granville, 1886 3-year old
champion, tough battle for honors
last Summer.
Maj. Austin c. Taylor. a Canadian,
has a powerful double threat in In
dian Broom and Special Agent: In
dian Broom hung up a world record
OF 1:4735 for a mile and an eighth
last year and finished third in the
Kentucky Derby. Special Agent has
been burning up the West Coast
track.
Other eligibles considered capable
over the mile and a quarter are Sea
Biscuit. King Saxon. Stand Pat, Fire
thorn and Red Rain.
Roman Soldier Eligible.
r OMAN SOLDIER, now in Florida,
also is eligible for the Widener, to
be raced week later at Hialeah Park.
Whether he goes In the Santa Anita
Handicap or the Florida stake depends
on the weight he is assigned in the
latter. He has been allotted 122
pounds for the West Coast event.
j. E. Widener's Brevity, winner of
the 1896 Florida Derby in what was
then world record-equaling time for a
mile and an eighth, and second in
the Kentucky Derby, Is the favorite
for the Widener. Hal Price Headley's
Whopper also Is eligible. but many
doubt the big horses staying ability.
He failed in last years Santa Anita.
The aged former steeplechaser,
Azucar, also is in Florida with an eye
on the rich stake. Other handicap
stars being pointed for the race in
clude Finance, Two Bob and Chasar
from Mrs. Emil Denemark's powerful
Chicago string, Elmer Dale Shaffer's
st. Bernard, Warren wright's Count
Morse and Ogden Phipps' White
Cockade.
It is barely possible some of the
eligibles will race in both the Wild
ener and the Santa Anita There
has been talk of chartering a special
airplane to carry the winner of the
Widener to the Pacific Coast Alger
may elect to send AZucar after both
stakes by this means.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
SPITBALL CHECKED
BY SEMI-PRO MINES
Wagner to Ask Lands About Use
of Organized Base Balls
Suspended Players.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, February 8.-The semi
~ pro base ball status Of players
suspended by organized base ball was
studied today by Honus Wagner OF
Pittsburgh, high commissioner OF the
semi-proS.
Raymond Durnont, president of the
National Semi-pro Base Ball Congress,
following a meeting of State commits
sioners last night, said Wagner would
confer with Judge Kenesaw Mountain
Lands, car of organized base ball,
and announce a ruling within two
weeks.
Wagner at the meeting announced
a ruling that the spitball henceforth
Is banned in the semi-pro game un-
less the pitcher wishing to use the
delivery practiced it when it was al
lowed in organized base ball.
The meeting voted to hold an inter-
national semi-pro tournament at
Chicago, September is. 1898, with
champion teams entered from each
State of the Union and from Cuba,
Canada and Mexico. A first prize of
IS 900 is guaranteed, Dumont said.
He added that this year, because
semi-pro base ball is new to the other
countries, only a national tourney will
be held.
In State tourney reports submitted
for 1886, California, with 1853 teams,
ranked first for the State with the
most entries, he said Dumont said
national tournaments will be held this
year at Mexico City, Montreal and
Havana. The dates for the United
States finals at Wichita, Kans., were
set for August 13 to Is.
Ten State tournament assignments
were approved by Wagner They were
Montgomery, Ala; Phoenix, Ariz.;
Elgin, Ill; South Bend, Ind; Waco,
Tex; Los Angeles, Calf; Pittsburgh,
Pa; Manchester, N. H.; Wichita,
Kans, and Minneapolis, MINI.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
Personal Notes.

Personal Notes.
MALCOLM D. HART. executive
secretary Of the Virginia State
Game and Fish Commission, has been
honored by the French government
for his conservation work. At a re-
cent dinner given in his honor he was
presented with the cross of an Officer
of Agriculture Merit by M. Andre Fiot,
vice consul, acting for M. de
Laboulaye, French Ambassador, and
the title "Of1cier du Merite Agri-
cole" was bestowed upon him.
Not only is Hart the oldest
Of our State game and fish exc
cutives, but he has held his
office for more consecutive years
(18) than any other with the
exception of one.
That one Is Lee LIE Compte, State
game warden of Maryland. So Wash
ingtonians have the two most expert
enced conservation executives serving
the States adjacent to the city, where
they do most of their fishing and
hunting.
Evening star., 1937-02-08
TEAM SKEET SHOOT
TO VANCE PRESCOTT

SCORING 48 out Of so, the team
Of Vance and Prescott nosed out
three other pairs who had tied them
yesterday in the 20-gauge event at
the National Capital Skeet Clubs
monthly shoot. Twosomes which fin
ished with identical scores prior to
the shoot-off were Ramsdall and
Deyoe, Howard and Stuart and Coe
and Morrison.
George Deyoe won the individual
all-bore event in Glass A, and Pres
colt took honors in Glass B, Ramsdall
and Stuart being runners-up in those
respective classes. Paul Townsend
finished first in Glass c, with Mrs. Coe
second. Frank won the 410-gauge
shoot with score of %, beating Nor
rison by 3. Frank had a IL bird
handicap; Morrison, 3.
Bee Prescott was the individual
high gun. More than 100, q record
number Of entries, competed despite
the l1nfa v0rah h1e uyeofbor
Evening star., 1937-02-08
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" pDIE STEVENS, former Manor
- Club assistant pro, who now
holds down professional golf
berth at Houston, Tex. is 60
ing in for big time tournament golf
Eddie is to make his first start in a
major golf affair, he writes from
Houston, in the $4,000 Houston open
tourney to be played during the COM
ing week end at Rover Oaks Country
Club. along with such guys as Harry
Cooper, Ralph Guldahl and the other
top-notchers.
"IpIayed the course the other
day." says Eddie, "and had a
IS. That wouldn't get me
much money, but the experience
will help just the same"
Eddie goes on to say that the
weather hasn't been so good around
Houston. He's been there 80 days or
so and rain has fallen for 90 of those
days, so he hasn't had much time to
try out his new clubs.
EOUR Washington men are filling
up the Ponte Vedra lagoons with
golf balls at Roland MacKenzie's
course at Jacksonville Beach. Fla,
although those water-flled holes will
take lot of filling up. Roland wires
that DR.. Robert A. Keilty, president
OF the Middle Atlantic Golf Associa-
ton; Harry P. Somerville, manager of
the Willard Hotel; DR.. William c.
Barr, secretary of the District of Co.