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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
Cokesbury News

Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Taylor and sor
Jack left Sunday for a visit with Mr.
and Mrs. Fred Harris at Upper Darby
Pa, also they will visit relatives in
New Jersey.
Mr.. H. c. Beauchamp fell from q
ladder last Saturday and dislocated
his collar bone.
Rev. Curtis of Westover, Md, was
a dinner CHEST at the home of Rev
and Mrs. Elwood Cursey last Wednes-
day.
The Ladies Aid was entertained at
the w. V. Taylor home last Thurs
day evening. Nearly every member
was present and very enjoyable pro
gram was given. Games were played
and delicious ice cream and cakes
were served. The March meeting
will be held at the home of Mrs.
Ralph Taylor.
Mr.. Leslie Adkins of Salisbury,
Nd, is at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Laura Adkins suffering with
humps.
Miss Rebecca Brown, Miss Betty
Taylor and Miss Betty Carey of
Princess Anne, Md, were guests of
Miss Hazel Beauchamp last Tuesday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Taylor visited
at the home Of Mr.. N. E. Taylor at
Oak Hall, Va, last Sunday afternoon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Timmons,
Mrs. Sadie Jones and Miss Mamie
Adkins Of Salisbury, Md, visited
Mrs. Laura Adkins last Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Birmingham
and son, Walden spent Saturday night
and Sunday with the formers parents
Mr.. and Mrs. Bert Birmingham.
Mrs. James Cottman and daughter,
Betty spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Evans
Of Williams vicinity.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
ANNUAL MEETING OF
COUNTY LOAN ASSOC.

The Annual Meeting of the Worces-
ter County National Farm Loan AS
ISOLATION will be held in the Court
House in Snow Hill on Tuesday, Feb
ruary 18th at 10 a. m. for the pur-
pose of electing Directors for the
year 1887. The Federal Land Bank
will have a representative at the
meeting, who will outline the opera
lions of the Federal Land Bank sys-
tenn, and will discuss the loaning
policies of the Bank and the local
Association.
This association, during it's seven
teen years of doing business in this
county, has loaned to farmers ap-
proximately 100000, in addition
the Land Bank Commissioner has
loaned $166, 10000.
The money from the Federal Land
Bank is loaned to the farmers at not
more than per cent interest, the prin
cipal to be repaid over a period of
35 years or before if the borrower
so desires.
All members are expected to attend
this meeting, and any one interested
in farm credit is cordially invited.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
SUBJECT OF SERMON AT
CHURCHES OF CHRIST

"Soul" will be the subject of the
Lesson-Sermon in all Churches OF
Christ, Scientist, on Sunday, February
IA.
The Golden Text will be from Pisa.
Truly my soul waiteth upon
God; from Him cometh my salvation"
Among the citations comprising the
LessOn-Sermon will be the following
from the Bible-Psa. 3:2- "Many
there be which say of my soul, there
is no help for him in God"
The Lesson-Sermon also will in
clude the following passage from the
Christian Science textbook, "Science
and Health with Key to the Scrip
tures," by Mary Baker Eddy, page
481-"Soul is the divine Principle of
man and never sins,-hence the i'm
mortality Of Soul"
Services: Sunday II a. M, Odd
Fellows Hall, Pocomoke City.
On Friday, February 10, from 1880
to 7:45 p. m. a Christian Science pro-
gram will be radiocast from Radio
Station WCAO, Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
er one-half of Pocomoke's quota has
having been subscribed.

er one-half of Pocomoke's quota has
having been subscribed.
This is very creditable for the three
days work, but Pocomoke must go
considerably over the top in order to
help make up deficiencies which are
likely to occur in other parts of the
district. The community must give
literally.
The value of the Boy Scout educa-
ton in the life of the lads cannot
be underestimate, and there should
be real appeal in this campaign for
funds. AS stated before in these col
umns, the boys are not wage earners,
and if the local organization is to be
lasting it will have to be financed by
parents and friends.
The Pocomoke branch has been for
tunate in the past, and at the Ro-
tary meeting last Monday it's char
ter was renewed and presented tc
Mr.. Raymond C Dryden. Chairman of
the Boys Work Committee; the club
acting as sponsor to the Scouts. Let
everybody support the troop.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
NelU President OF
Board Of Directors
Continued From Page l


company serving 1856 communities in
a widely scattered area and having
under his direct charge physical and
engineering property valued in mil
lions of dollars, Mr.. Payne demon
strated great executive ability and
keen diplomacy. Yet, despite his
responsibilities, he maintained those
human qualities that endear the sue
cessful executive to friends and pub
lie. He actively participates in social,
community and charitable enterprises.
In a brief interview, Mr.. Payne
stated he is familiar with the terri
tory served by the Eastern Shore Pub
lie Service Company and plans to in
stitute management responsive to
the needs of the public.
at is my conviction" Mr.. Payne
concluded, chat a public ervice COM
pany should be that in fact as we'll
as in name. It is my purpose to fur
nish the customers of Eastern Shore
Public Service Company the very best
service possible. I am sure my as
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
TWENTY
STATES RECEIVE
1886 STAMPS
Over A Million Inspection
Stamps Issued During
The Year 1896

Half of the States in the Union
were represented in the distribution,
in 1886 of the inspection stamps re
quired under the State Bedding and
Upholstery Law for each article of
bedding or upholstered fhrnithre Of
fered for sale in the State. A report
by. Mr.. J. Davis Donovan, Chief of
the Division of Legal Administration
of the State Department of Health,
under which the law is administered,
shows that over a million inspection
stamps were issued during the year
1,175,500 in 1886, in comparison with
959,5O0 in 1886, or an increase of
more than a third over the annual
average for the past five years. The
increase in the demand for the stamps
occurred during the latter part of the
year and closely correspondent to the
upward trend Of business in general.
In addition to the inspection
stamps, the law requires that cloth
tag shall be affixed to each article,
describing the filling material, indica-
ting whether it is new or second hand
and if the latter, stating whether it
has been sterilized. The law applies
to articles produced outside of Mary
land but offered for sale here, as well
as those made in Maryland. The sale
of articles that do not comply with
the law is prohibited.
inspection stamps were issued in
1886 to 334 firms in twenty-four
states including Maryland, and in the
District of Columbia. New York, with
316,500 stamps distributed among 76
firms, led in the total number order
ed. Maryland, with 100000 stamps
distributed among 81 firms, for the
first time since the law has been in
operation, dropped to second place, in
the total distribution. States as far
away as Colorado and California, as
well as those nearby, were included
among those applying for the stamps.
The report shows that laboratory
analyses were made of nearly 1000
specimens of material used in ar
ticles offered for sale, and that in
spections were made of 2,764 factor
les, stores and warehouses during the
year, ten per cent more than in any
year since the law has been in opera
ton. All mislabeled articles contain
ing second hand or inferior material
were returned to the manufacturers.
Other articles that failed in other
ways to comply with the law, were
withdrawn from sale until the neces-
sary changes had been made.
In giving out the report, DR.. R. H.
Riley, Director of the State Depart
ment of Health, said that the Bed
ding Law closely parallels the State
Food and Drug Law in requiring &C
curate labelling of articles offered for
sale. 1t is also of special benefit,
he said, in the care that is given to
protect the public against the sale
of unsterilized second hand bedding
materials.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
flee of M. VIM. Miller.

The situation as it now stands is
if Pocomoke furnishes a ball park
and enclosed field, with a grandstand
and bleachers, Mr.. Ehlers, a promoter
in all sports, will finance the team
without any obligation to Pocomoke,
except the initial expense of erect
ing park.
A meeting was held Wednesday at
the office of H. Merrill Walters and
it was decided to contact Mr.. Ehlers
and get him to come to Pocomoke
Friday to discuss the whole PROPOSE
ton.
Pocomoke has until Sunday, Feb
ruary 18th to apply for a franchise.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
new CAGE QUINT
BEATS CAPE CHARLES

The newly-organized Texaco Fire
Chief basket ball team played it's first
match game on Wednesday evening
last, on the floor in the High School
building. Their opponents were from
Cape Charles and the score was SO to
6 in favor of the "Texans."
The boys showed up well in their
natty uniforms of maroon and white,
and really gave the Virginia lads a
lesson in how to play the game. Leo
nard Scher is manager of the team
and Byrd Willing, the coach.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12

The lineup for last Wednesdays
game was: Norman Allen and Joe
Levin, forwards; Paul Cutler, Wilson
Hancock, Mac Littleton, Fred Hope,
and Wilson Duncan, guards. Duncan
was high scorer with 16 points, but
Allen was close runner-up with Is.
Levin chalked up the other points
Other games will follow of which
the public will be given due and time
ly notice.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
Baseball Meeting To
Be Held This Afternoon

While it is not definite as to
whether or not Pocomoke will be in
the newly organized Eastern Shore
Baseball League, nevertheless it will
be definitely decided Friday afternoon
(today) at meeting of the Business
Men of Pocomoke and Arthur 81.
Ehlers Of Baltimore, who is interested
in operating ball club in Pocomoke.
The meeting will be held in the of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1937-02-12
CONTRIBUTIONS COMING
FOR THE BOY SCOUTS

Solicitors who have been canvass
ing for contributions to the Boy
Scout organization have reported ov-
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
LIBRARY MEETING
THURSDAY, FRIDAY
Librarian and Assistants at
Perry Library To Go To
Chapel Hill

All members of the staff of the
Perry library in Henderson will at
end a portion of the sessions of the
biennial meeting for 1867 of the
North Carolina Library Association
at the Carolina Inn in Chapel Hill
on Thursday and Friday of this week.
it was stated today by Miss Mary
Louise McDearman, the librarian. She
and Miss Mamie Crowder and Mrs.
Samuel Watkins the assistant lib
rarians, will go to the Chapel Hill
sessions.
Books and Plans for North Caro-
lima Libraries" is the conference
theme. w. T. Polk, of Warrenton
president of the Citizens Library
Movement in North Carolina is to
he POSTMASTER at a dinner at D. m.
Thursday, when Governor Hoey, Presi-
dent Frank Graham and Dean House,
of the University of North Carolina ;
DR.. Clyde A. Erwin, State school SUI
perintendent, and and DR.. E. w.
Knight of the State University, will
be Guests of honor.
Miss McDearman will preside over a
junior members breakfast Friday
morning. At 10 a. m. that morning a
meeting will be held for library trus-
tees, and a numter from Henderson
are planning to attend, it is under
stood. Miss Helen Ferris, of the Junior
Literary Guild, will speak on recent
books for children. Luncheon Friday
will be in honor of North Carolina
authors.
The high light of the entire con-
vention is said to he the dinner Fri
day evening at o'clock, when Mrs.
May I.amherton Becker, of the New
York Herald-Tribune, will speak on
"New Fall Books"
Miss McDearman said today it was
hoped others than the immediate lib
rary officials would be sufficiently in
terested to attend from Henderson,
and said any further information
could be had from any one at the
library.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
FARMERS PAY OFF
ON REHABILITATION
81 Percent of Years Quota
in Vance County Is AL.
ready Repaid

Vance county farmers who have
been helped under the rural rehabni
tation program have. already this fou
paid off $6,27765, or 37.6 percent of
the collections they were due to nav
this year, it was stated today by Jvoy
w. Day, county supervisor in charos
of the rural rehabilitation program Of
the Farm Security Administration Mr.
Day said a total of 81, 1854 1898. rs has
been repaid by farmers in the State
at large from loans made to them in
the past two years.
Of the amount paid in the State q,
a whole, $215, 393.98 has been collect
ed since July 1, and 61,065.45 was ro-
paid in one week, ending October 6
The favorable increase is attributod
to the fact that marketing of tohac
CO and cotton is now in full swing in
the State.
The Farm Security Administrators
is now administering the rural ro.
Mobilization program, which includes
debt adjustments and supervised loans
for crop production and for the DUR.
chase of livestock and equipment.
Loans are made to worthy farmers
with approved land resources, includ-
ing tenants who are unable to secure
proper credit from other sources
Loans are repayable over periods
ranging from one to five years de-
pending upon the amount of the loan
used for livestock and equipment or
other capital goods useful over a be-
riOd of years.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
1853 PIECES MAIL
ARE SENT BY AIR
Many Are Souvenirs; Pouch
Taken to Warrenton To
Be Put ON Plane

One hundred fifty-three pieces of
mail was dispatched from the Hender-
son post office for transportation by
air shortly before noon today, the
first pouch of the kind ever to be
sent out in the history of the office.
1t was taken to the government emer-
gency landing field near Warrenton to
connect with plane, since there was
no adequate landing field nearer to
Henderson.
Dispatch of the pouch was Hender-
sons part in the observance of Air
Mail Week in North Carolina. The
plane that took Henderson's mail at
Warrenton came all the way from
Kitty Hawk this morning, making the
journey from near the spot where the
Wright brothers first flew heavier
than-air machine December II, 1903,
on the sand dunes of the North Caro-
lima coast. It made a number of stops
and would have stopped in Henderson
had facilities been such as to permit
it,
The pouch that took away Hender-
sons air mail was closed at 11:3O a. m.
and Postmaster j. r. league and W.
" hoCdlllOoCh, doSlSIdHI POSIHlaoIOA' at
once left with it for the WarrentOn
field, where the plane was due at 1885
p. m. That plane was to end it's jour-
ney in Raleigh, where long distance
mail was to be placed aboard trunk
line planes of the Eastern Air Line
for destinations. However, there were
many pieces of mail in the pouch
tht were sent by local people address
ed to themselves here in Henderson,
and to be returned to them here as
souvenirs of this first dispatch of
mail by air from Henderson. A spe-
cial cachet stamp was imprinted on
the face of envelopes
Virtually all of the mail that was
sent from here was first class letter
pieces.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
6O5,376Lbs.
TObaccOSOld
HereMOnday
Average Is $28. 40 Per
Hundred; l. O n g
Block Lifted During
This Afternoon

After selling 6O5,376 pounds Monday
the Henderson tobacco market today
cleared a block that existed nearly all
of last week and over into this week
until today, r. w. Mcfarland, sales
supervisor, announced this afternoon
A total of $171, 933.26 was paid by buy
ers for tobacco they bought Monday
the average being $28t40 per hun
dred pounds.
Mr.. Mcfarland figured out by the
minute payments made during the
day, and said considerably more than
$4OO per minute was paid on the Hen
derson market during the time of the
entire Monday sale.
Many inferior types of leaf are max
ing their appearance on the ware
house floors, but one warehouseman
estimated today that there was enough
good tobacco to hold prices at a sat
isfactory level at least until Thanks
giving. And by that time, the bulk
of the crop will be sold, it is believed.
1t usually is.
Sales of 2,464,016 pounds for $751;
07652 at an average of $28.05 per hun
dred pounds last week brought the
season sales through last Friday to
6.472,6S2 pounds, bringing $1,S15, 1858
at an average price of $28.05 per hun
dred pounds. Mondays total put the
season figure we'll over the 100000
pound level.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
VERY FEW ATTEND
BUREAUS MEETING
Little Over Dozen Out Sat-
urday To Hear Address
by E. F. Arnold

Only a comparatively few farmers
attended the announced meeting Of
the county unit of the State Farm Blu
reau Federation here Saturday after
noon, at which time E. F. Arnold,
State secretary spoke, but many 9th
ers had expressed themselves in SYM
pathy with the detectives of the or
ganization, it was learned today Those
who did attend however, were said to
be among the most substantial farm
ers Of the county.
Mr. Arnold made his scheduled adj
dress and told of the work of the
organization. He said it would adj
vocate compulsory crop control when
it sent a representative before the
Senate Agriculture Committee at
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
Graham Outlines Recent
Progress OF University
President Speaks to Local
Alumni; r. G. Kittrell
County President

Dr. Frank p. Graham, president of
the Greater University of North Car
DINA, outlined the great forward
strides the University has made since
the depression in the principal adj
meeting OF Vance county alumni Of
the institution held as dinner af-
fair in the Vance hotel Monday night.
and r. G. Kittrell as president and
other officers of the county group
were elected for the year.
r. G. S. Davis, who has served as
president of the county chapter for
the past year, presided, and John
VOught, one of the athletics coaches,
appeared on the program with DR..
Graham. With them and also speaking
was j. Maryon Saunders, general
alumni secretary, from Chapel Hill.
DR.. H. III. Bass, Jr., was elected vice
president, and Clarence White secre-
tary of the county association for the
new year.
Dr. Graham presented data that
startled the older alumni present with
reference to the progress of the Uni
versity in the past few years, and
been brought up standards required
for first class universities today. He
spoke of the University's highly ia
vorable reputation outside the State,
which had brought so many appli-
cations for admission from other
states, despite the higher charges to
outsiders. He said 400 qualified appli-
cants for admission to this year ;
freshman class had to be turned away
for want of facilities.
DR.. Graham's praise of the spirit
of the 1887 football team was an eye
opener to the alumni. He also told the
gathering that the University now has
the most highly rated twO-year medir
cal school in the United States and
Canada, and said Carolina was rated
with the highest grade of any Uni
versity in the Southeast.
Mrs. E. r. Shaw was at the piano
for the singing of the University
hymn, to the tune of America" Rev.
I. w. Hughes gave the invocation, and
Mr. Davis welcomed all of the alumni
and guests, and expressed the thanks
of the entire group to r. G. KittreA,
M. c.. Miles and Clarence White for
arranging the meeting. A nominal
ing committee to bring in a slate of
officers was also appointed consist
ing of DR.. Vance B. Rollins, B. H.
Ferry and DR.. T. S Register.
Jasper B. Hicks introduced Coach
Vought, who spoke briefly, and out
lined the Carolina football teams plan
of attack against New York Univer-
IL L. - u, ..oI1
was magnificent, victory for the
Tar Heels. He gave it as his opinion
that this years team was better than
last.
J. II. Bridgers introduced President
Graham, and the election of officers
followed his address. Then came a
song, clark, the Sound of Tar Heel
Voices"
Short talks were given by J. M.
Peace and S. T. Peace.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
DELINQUENT SOCIAL
TAXES COLLECTED
Deputy Collectors Here To-
day at Post Office To
Collect Arrears

Louis B. MacBrayer, of Greensboro
chief Of field division, and George
Davis and Claude Miller, of Durham,
deputy collectors of the U. S. Revenue
department, were at the post office
today collecting delinquent social Sc
curity taxes from employers.
Mr.. MacBrayer pointed out that
every employer of any person, domes-
tic servants excepted, must pay the
social security tax.
A twenty five per cent penalty was
being imposed on delinquent tax pay
ers today by the representatives of the
government.
Any information regarding social
security taxes may be had by writing
to Mr.. Davis or Mr.. Miller at the u.
S. Post Office in Durham.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12

Ray w. Goodrich, Henderson photo
grapher and secretary of the North
Carolina Photographers Association,
has just been appointed a member of
the American Society of Photograph
ers IAN honor society of the Photo
graphers Association of America; it
was learned from him today. Mem
bership in the select group is limited
to so.
Membership is based upon qualifica-
tons, set forth as including: Those
professional photographers whose work
manship has been recognized as out
standing, as we'll as those who have
given the profession some distinctive
service or aided in it's advancement. +"
Mr.. Goodrich was one of four photo
graphers in North Carolina whose
work was selected for exhibit at the
recent convention of the national as
ISOLATION in Chicago, and, together
with his services as secretary of the
State association, won for him the
distinction he has just received.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
THREE DEEDS WITH
VANCE REGISTRY

Three realty transactions were filed
with the Vance Registry yesterday,
according to the record books.
Mollie A. Thomas sold a lot on
Robertson street to Mason Thomas,
ct all. for $40 and considerations.
]. W. Denny and wife conveyed to
B. F. Southern, ct al, for 81 and con-
siderations, the Vance Theatre prop
erty on William street.
Hazel and Cooper Bruce gave a deed
to Bessie Bruce to property on Clark
street for $40 and considerations.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See F0ge -Four

1. Which island is separated by the
Mozambique Channel from the
mainland of Africa?
2. What is the name for the process of
burning?
g. How soon after it is rendered, does
a decision of the U. S. Supreme
Court become effective?
f. How do the suits rank in the game
o. Poker
s. What is a helicOpter?
g. What is hay?
T. Name the longest river of South
Africa, which almost traverses the
continent from ocean to ocean.
s. In law, what is an indictment?
9. What river forms the greater part
of the northern boundary of Ore
gon?
10. Who was Franz Peter Schubert?
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1937-10-12
hearings in Winston-Salem next Mon

hearings in Winston-Salem next Mon
day.
Some present at the meeting report
ed that they had contacted number
of growers they had met on the
street during the day and asked them
to attend the meeting, but they did
not. assuring the leaders, however,
that 1--WE are with you," whatever you
want to do" or words to that effect
Flans to form a more permanent or
ganization of the Farm Bureau in the
county were held in allegiance, and T.
B. Parham, Jr., who has been presi-
dent of the temporary organization
for some months, was continued in
office.
Opinion Of some present at the meet
ing was that majority of farmers
of the county favored crop control
legislation, it was said.