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The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22

Both Pilot-Manager Hans Mir ow and Pilot Jack Jefferd of the Mirow Air Service, will arrive Nome this evening with 2 plane loads of passengers from the out side.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22

Axel Johnson and Homer Ma ing, were passengers to Taylor in the Kougarok section, today via Wien Alaska Airlines plane.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22

Passengers arriving today via Woodley Airways plane, from from Anchorage, Ray Crawford at the controls, were Arthur Jud- son, Bob Cameron, Alvin LaMoS
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22

Mrs. Emily Pedersen and her daughter Emma Pedersen, were placed under observation in the Federal jail yesterday ,on charge of being insane.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22
NEWS ITEMS

Mrs. Carl Anderson was pas senger to Juneau this morning on the PAA Electra mail plane.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22

A son was born to MT. and Mrs. Bucannon this week. Mother and child are doing nicely.
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22

Arriving by plane yesterday from Seattle via Juneau, was the one and only one, Ralph Lomen, business man, reindeer owner, mining man, an associate of the Lomen Commercial Company, & interested in anything that makes for progress in Alaska. Ralph, as he is called and known to all sourdoughs, is head of the Nome Tundra Mines Inc, and for the past two years has devoted his time to looking up favorable min
 ing ground, he was successful last year in placing under option many miles of placer mining ground which his company is un- dertaking to make profitable min ing enterprises on the Seward peninsula by the use of modern equipment.
 MT. Lomen while not having any thing to say at the present time will later on give the Mug get some interesting mining news
The Nome nugget., 1938-04-22

A report circulated on the streets of Nome is to the effect that there were some 40 passen- gers aboard the encoming boat to Cordova, Valdez and Seward, which were destined for Nome. We were unable to varify the re- port, but it IS known that there are large number of passengers aboard the vessel due at Seward tonight or early tomorrow, includ ing MT, and Mrs Swanberg, Mrs. Richard Lee and daughter Mar garet and Dick Lee Jr., Ron Brou- sSeau, and many others.
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-11-16

follows: Nay June and J11y e5S; August and Sep
chart will be presented showing percentage stri-
button Of rather than actual size distrib-
the reason for Of the food store being higher
in april, 81, 1862 than in Nay, 81, 4o3. was that
there Saturdays in April wi tn government pay
day occurring Saturday and Immediately be
fore other Saturdays in that month. Saturday
usually shows the greatest amount of sales of any
day in the However, it does not follow that
months containing four Saturdays show an amount Of
sales less than those wi tn five.
The greatest amount of sales for the service
station occurred in the month Of August - about
So, 800.
In general a steady growth of all the stores Is
apparent. Sales mounting.
Later on, items other than sales. such wages,
earnings, etc. will be presented in graph form.
David Kogon
Greenbelt cooperator. (Greenbelt, Md.) 1937-1954, 1938-11-16

This chart is known component bar chart. It
enables one to recognize the actual extent of the
changes in the total sales. For example, the busi
ness done the Greenbe1t stores for the month Of
amounted in sales to about $40. 900 in septen
Der, 1884, 900 in October, $26, 900. The chart also
shows the movements Of the items const tuting the
to tai. Thus, for the month Of June sales of the
food store amounted to about $l3 900 - the service
station, s., 900 the drug store, 81, 800 the bar
Der shop, $500 - making grand total for the month
Of June, $780, OO Compare the month of June wi tn
the month, let say, OF September viii CHI shows the
sales Of the food store to be about SIS, 900 the
service station, So. 100 the drug store Sc. 100 -
the barber shop $3.50 the theater, $500 making
grand Of 1884, 900 for the month Of September.
18th the function of this type Of chart and the
method Of reading if understood, may proceed to
detect that viii Oh is signi ficant.
first, of all stores, the food store contri-
butes the most in sales. Te percent of food store
sales to total sales for the past months is
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29

isbury Advertiser and Dr.. Edward J.
Clarke, Of the Worcester Democrat, of
Pocomoke.
Editor and Rotarian James f. Byrd,
Jr., of the Marylandcr and Herald, of
Princess Anne, was the Princess Anne
Clubs entertainment chairman for the
evening and invited the newspapermen
to be the guest speakers.
Other guests included Mr.. Howeth
Barnes, of the Marylander and Her
AIDS staff; Messrs. Houston S. Todd,
Darcy Flowers and Carl NJ. Paynter,
of Salisbury, and Messrs. r. Harlan
Robertson, Prof. Verlin C. Krabill,
President of the Pocomoke Rotary
and E. w. Ham, of Pocomoke.
The address of the evening was de-
livered with stimulating enthusiasm
by Editor Curtis, of the Salisbury
Evening Times. Mr.. Curtis, new
conner to the Shore but an experienced
newspaper man, spoke generally on
the subject of the freedom of the
press. He stressed the obligations
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29

and 81, have been announced by DR..
r. II. Riley, Director Of the Depart
ment. The conferences will be held at
the Longfellow Hotel, Baltimore. DR..
Riley will preside.
The meetings on Tuesday will be de-
voted to the State program for vener-
cal disease control with special ref
erence to clinic procedure and follow
up measures. At the morning ses-
sion, the activities carried on through
the local departments of healths will
be reported upon and discussed by the
county health officers and clinicians
under the leadership of DR.. j. Earle
Moore, Consultant on Venereal Dis
eases of the State Department of
Health.
The part of the public health nurse
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29

Mrs. Morgan Bandell, of New York,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
A. c. Humphreys.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carroll Politt Of
Scaford, spent Sunday with Mr.. and
Mrs. Leland B. Richardson.
Rev. and Mrs. j. w. Townsend Wis
tied in Washington last week.
The Junior Aid Society of Makem-
ie Presbyterian Church met with Miss
es Grace and Anna Jones, Monday
evening.
DR.. and Mrs. Frederick Waesche
spent few days in Baltimore this
week.
Mrs. L. T. Weatherby and daughter,
Miss Emma Lou, of Wilmington, were
guests last week of Mr.. and Mrs.
Clarence Strickland.
Miss Meredith Chatham of Sails
bury, visited friends here Sunday.
Mrs. Dixon Sexton and son, Tom
my Lee of Pocomoke spent a week
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. L.
B. Richardson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Timmons, of
Daytona Beach, Florida, are visiting
the formers mother, Mrs. Charles
TimmonS.
Mrs. c. f. Truitt and Mrs. H. J
Esham have returned from a two
weeks visit in Cape Charles.
Mrs. Harry Juckett of Camden, N
j., is visiting her daughter, Mrs. John
Baker and family.
Rev. Robert p. Davis is visiting ir
Richmond, Winston Salem, N. c., anc
Lancaster, S. G..
Misses Winifred and Nellie Payne
attended the funeral of their cous
in, Mr.. Jacob Payne in Seaford, last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. Daley Richardson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Scull and two
children, of Cape May Court House
N. j., visited Mr.. Richardson's sister
Miss Elizabeth Richardson, Sunday
Mr.. and Mrs. Richmond Picken OF
Pocomoke have moved in the Morris
Apartment on Market Street.
Mr.. William E. Bratten, cashier OF
the First National Bank is confined
to his home with a cold.
Mrs. Thomas Jarvis of Berlin was q
guest of Mr. and Mrs. w. C. Turner
Sunday.
Mr.. George Ritchie of Delmar, Wis.
tied relatives here Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29
Snow Hill News

Mrs. o. Perry Simmons has return
ed from a visit with her sister, Miss
Edith Greenlea in Philadelphia.
Mrs. A. T. Gilbert of Wilmington
is a guest of DR.. and Mrs. d. w
Jacobs.
Mrs. Crompton Graham has return
ed to Baltimore after visit witt
her sister, Mrs. Eleanora Shockley.
Dr. and Mrs. Sherwood Ferris and
son, Sherwood, have moved in the
home on Federal and Church Streets
formerly occupied by Mr.. and Mrs
Paul Kenney.
The Mackenzie Auxiliary of the Pres
byterian Church met with Mrs. Grow
er Truitt, Monday evening.
Mrs. William H. Petit has return
ed from spending several months with
her sister, Mrs. r. Byrd Parsons in
Kinston, N. c.
DR.. and Mrs. John Riley spent the
first of the week in Baltimore.
Miss Evelyn Shockley underwent
a tonsil operation at Union Memorial
Hospital, Baltimore, this week.
Miss Grace Mount of Portsmouth
is visiting her brother, Mr.. Randolph
Mount and Mrs. Mount.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29

i'm the control Of venercal diseases will
be discussed at the afternoon session
by Miss Mary Dunn, Regional Consul
tant in Public Health Nursing Of the
u. S. Public Health Service and by
staff nurses under the leadership of
Miss Catherine Corley, Nurse lnstruc-
tor Of the State Department of Health.
There will be brief papers on case
finding and holding; the instruction of
individuals and groups; and on the
role of the nurse in the prevention
of congenital syphilis.
The plans for the sessions on We'd
nesday include report by DR.. A. w.
Hedrich, Chief of the Bureau of Vital
Statistics on the intensive campaign
now under way in the State for more
complete registration of births, and a
symponium under the leadership of
Miss Corley, on nursing procedure IN
public health activities for the control
of tuberculosis. Brief papers will be
presented by staff nurses on the tuber-
culin test; on operative procedures in
the treatment of tuberculosis; case
finding; case histories the home Wis
it; the objectives and evaluation of the
tuberculosis program and the school
adjustment of the tuberculous patient
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29

Mrs. Sadie Collins of PoWellsville,
Mr.. Herbert Sturgis and Mrs. Isaac
Die Of Salisbury, were guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Daniel Bradford, during the
Weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Wimbrow and
Mr.. and Mrs. Reese Scott were dinner
guests of Mrs. Marvel Lingo, Satur-
day.
Mr.. Otho Tull of Philadelphia, spent
the weekend with his mother, Mrs.
Thomas Trader and Mr.. Trader.
Mr.. and Mrs. Levin Cooper, of Al
len, spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Grice Payne.
Mrs. George Carmean of Norfolk,
spent the weekend with relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hill and
daughter, Belinda and Mrs. S. j. Mad
dox spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
J. f. Shea.
DR.. Fred Holloway, president OF
Western Maryland College, spent
Thursday with Rev. and Mrs. j. W.
Townsend.
Mrs. Joseph Brimer visited in Bal
timore this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Ewell, of Sal
isbury, visited Mr.. and Mrs. King
Sturgis, Sunday.
Mrs. Earl Foreman of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
w. o. Dickerson.
Mr.. Ben Segal, of Philadelphia
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs
Jacob Segal and was accompanied
home by Mrs. Segal and daughter
Rhoda, who had been spending a week
here.
Mrs. Willis Wimbrough has return
ed from visit with relatives in Snow
den, N. C.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Parsons, Mr.
and Mrs. James X. Parks and SON.
Kenneth and Mrs. Charles Kensey Wis
tied Miss Maude Parsons in Stockton
Sunday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29

and duties the press owes to the pub
lie; the fourth estate, in Mr.. Curtis
opinion, being the court Of popular
opinion and of last resort. He men
toned that publicity Of law violations
is one of the newspapers essential
duties, and through that publicity, the
press can and does work nightly for
the public benefit and improvement.
Editor Curtis closed his remarks
with an appreciation of his new home
on the Eastern Shore. His listeners
could judge that he, too, as many be-
fore him, found the Chesapeake Bay
Country fine place in which to live.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29
LOWER SHORE EDITORS
GUESTS OF EDITOR BYRD

Newspapermen of the lower Eastern
Shore were the guests of the Princess
Anne Rotary Club at it's regular Tues
day evening supper meeting at the
Washington Hotel last week. Promi-
nent editors, guests of the club, were:
Mr.. Richard Curtis, of the Salisbury
Times; Mr.. Sheldon Jones, of the Sal
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-29
CONFERENCE ON
HEALTH TO Be
HELD in BALTIC.
Plans Call For TwO-Day Session
At LOngfellOw Hotel On
April 26 And 27

Arrangements for the Eighteenth
Annual Health Conference of the field
and departmental staffs of the State
Department of Health, which will be
held Tuesday and Wednesday, April &c
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
DR.. de BGyIe
Dies at 73 in
Nicaragua

News Of the death yesterday of
DR.. Ld!s Manuel de Bayle, father
of DR.. Leon de Bayle, Nicaraguan
minister Of the United States, has
been received here.
DR.. de Bayle, 70, . leader in
medicine in Nicaragua, had made
many trips to this country. Two
other sons, Luis Manuel, jr., and
Henry de Bayle. have also served
as Nicaraguan minister to Wash
ingtpn. .'
DR.. de Bayle had been i'll for
several months. Death followed
amputation Of a foot three days
ago.
Educated in France, he returned
to his native country where he
became head Of the medical school
of the University Of Nicaragua, to-
which patients came from all parts
of CenC1al America. -
Pressure of diplomatic affairs
will prevent the Nicaragilan min
lister from attending the funeral.
He had visited his father a few
weeks ago when death seemed in
eVitabIe.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
C. B. COMPTON.
LEGION FOUNDER

Brokaw Compton, 54, one Of the
Brokaw Compton, 54, on. eof the
organizers of the American Legion
and for many years a leader In
Republican politics, died at St.
Luke's Hospital after a brief ILL.,
ness. Funeral services will be
held Monday at the Fourth Pres
byterian Church.
Senior partner in the law firm
Of Compton, Dillon and Clark, he
suffered a heart attack about 10
days ago. He was chairman Of
the Fusion speakers bureau dur
ing LaGuardia's first mayoralty
campaign and was leader Of the
successful campaign for adoption
Of the new city charter.
A graduate of Columbia Uni
versity he began the practice Of
law here in 1916. He specialized
in wills and estate practice.
During the war he served as q
captain in the 449th Field Artillery
and was promoted to major after
service with the second army in
the Mabache sector and the Metz
offensive. He presided in behalf
Of the American Legion at a re-
ception to King Albert of Belgium
at Madison Square Garden.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Mrs. G. Irvine
Widow of Academy
Founder Dies

Funeral services for Mrs. Camille
Hart Irvine, wife Of. the late DR..
william M. Irvine, founder and
headmaster of Mercersburg (Pa)
Academy for IS years, will be held
in the Mercersburg Academy
Chapel tomorrow at 3 o'clock. In
terment will be in Woodlawn
Cemetery, Mercersburg, Pa.
Mrs. Irvine, who was Ct. died
Yesterday at the home of her
daughter, Mrs. Clarke w. Slade.
1890 Old Georgetown Rd.. Be
thesda, Md.
Daughter Of Major Camillus
Sleuman Hart, who served IN the
Confederate army, and Mrs. Jo-
anna Barbara Krebs Hart, Of an
old Southern family, Mrs. Irvine
was born in Kentucky. She was
educated in winchester, Va, and
in a private school in Pennsyl-
vania of which her uncle, DR.. Wal
ter Krebs, was head.
In addition to her daughter, she
is survived by another daughter
Mrs. John D. West, Of Winchester,
Mass, and six grandchildren.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
RI, REV. COOK
TAKEN BY DEATH.
FROM OPERATION
Bishop of Delaware
Had Brain Tumer

BALTIMORE, March 25 G.N.s)
The Rt. Rev. Philip Cook, bishop
of the diocese of Delaware of the
Protestant Episcopal Church, died
today from a brain tumor from
which he had been suffering three
years. His wife and other mem
bers of the family were at his bed
side at Johns Hopkins Hospital.
Before he entered the hospital
and underwent an operation sew
eral weeks ago, the bishop had
been a patient at. the Church
Home and Infirmary for three
years.
He was elevated to the bishopric
October IA, 1920, at the fashion
able st. Michael and All Angels
Church, of which he was a former
rector.
Bishop Cook was born in Kansas
City, Mo-, July 3, 1875, and served
as rector in San Antonio, Tex,
before being transferred to st.
Michael Church here.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
DR.. Macdonald
JerseyP Pastor, 73, Was
4. Golf Enthusiast

PLAINFTELD, N. j., March 25.
The Rev. James Henry Mac
Donald, 70, retired Methodist min.
lister, who made his home here,
died yesterday in a Brooklyn hos
pital after an operation. He was
q native of Rhode Island.
Before his retirement in 1882,
DR.. Macdonald had held pastor
ates in many important parishes
in New Jersey and New England.
Long an enthusiastic golfer, DR..
Macdonald made a hole in one
at the local County Country Club
when he was II.
He made his own golf clubs
and built himself q cart in which
he wheeled them over the links as
he played. The cart was nick,
named "Scotty" by DR.. MacD Donald
because of the caddy fees it saved
His widow and one daughter
survive.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Richard JOY
Treasury Aide Dies
After Operation

Requiem mass for Richard r.
Joy, 46, investigation for the Teras-
ury Department, will be celebrated
tomorrow morning at st. Anthony's
Catholic Church, Twelfth and
Monroe SITS. N. e. by the Rev. Pat
rick Conroy. Burial will be in Mt.
Olivet Cemetery. .-
Mr.. Joy died yesterday at his
residence, 1406 Lawrence st. N. e.
fr ON complications developing
from a recent operation.
Native Of Harbor Grace, New
foundland, Mr. Joy attended
Catholic University here and grad
uated with an LID. degree in 1927
from National University.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
WOODS FUNERAL
SERVICE is HELD

Funeral services for Lieut..
Melvin Winton Woods, 25, who
killed himself Wednesday near
Chain Bridge, we're held today
from st. Patrick's Chapel. Off
ciating at the services was the
Rev. Francis E. Warren, who per
formed the marriage of the junior
grade lieutenant last October to
the former Mary Elizabeth Rock
well, in one Of the highlights Of
the social season. Interment was
in Arlington National Cemetery.
DR.. C. A. Ransom, Fairfax
county coroner, issued a certificate
of suicide. He was found in a
secluded spot in the woods by
Officer Carl Mcintosh, who in
vestigated after finding an auto
mobile parked on the road.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25

GREENBELT, Md, March "a.
Residents at the Federal model
community at Greenbelt, Md, are
suffering a growing concern over
the apparent lack of fish in their
27.acre man-made lake.
The lake, made by the damm1ng
of three small streams. was slated
to be a HAPPY hunting ground"
for fishermen in that vicinity.
Last November IL, President
Roosevelt oftlciated at the plant
ing" of 2,S40 f1ngerlings of various
game species.
An unofficial investigation this
week revealed few if any Of them
have survived the winter. Ac.
cording to authorities. heavy and
incesSant rains during the past
four months have kept the water
so muddy most of the fish are be-
lieved to have died.
Black bass, sunfiSh, catfish,
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
CAPT. PROC7ER,
u. S. Navy HERO.
RITES PLANNED.
Veteran of Two Wars
Dies in Brooklyn

Funeral arrangements are be
ing made by the Navy Department
for Capt. Andre Morton Proctor
U. S. N, retired, who died Wednes.
day of a heart ailment in the
Naval Hospital in Brooklyn, N. Y
Distinguished Spanish-American
War veteran, Captain Proctor was
born in Maysville, KY, and gradu'
ated from the Naval Academy in
June, 1898. On February II, 1861.
he was advanced five numbers in
rank for his eminent conduct 1n
the Spanish-American War.
SERVED IN ORDNANCE
Detailed for two tours of duty
in washington, Captain Proctor
served three years, beginning IN
1907, in the Bureau of Steam En-
gineering, returning here again in
1915 in the Bureau of Ordnance,
Navy Department.
For two years Captain Proctor
commanded Flotilla one, Destroyer
force, Atlantic Fleet, and in 1913
was assigned to the U. S. Naval
Headquarters at London, England,
where he remained on duty until
May, 1919. Returning to the
States, he was detailed for duty
at the Transport, Service in Ho-
boken, N. j.
COMMANDED TEXAS
Returning to sea duty, he was
placed in command of the U. S. S.
Texas and in 1924 was trans
ferred to the Third Naval District
in New York City. He retired
from active duty on June 80, 1923:
Captain Proctor was awarded
the Spanish Campaign Medal the
Philippine Campaign Medal, the
Cuban Classification Medal and
the Victory Medal with mobile
base clasp for meritorious duty
during the World War on the o. s.
S. Panther.
He is survived by a brother.
Colonel John R. Proctor, q. s. A.
retired, who is now at the Travel
ers' Club, Paris. ,
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
DIR. Paul HawOrth,
Educator, Is Dead

INDIANAPOLIS, March rs.
DR.. Paul L. Haworth, 81, promi-
nent orchardist, mountain climber,
author and head Of Butler Uni
versity'S history department. died
yesterday at his home here.
DR.. HaWorth began his teach
ing in 1901 at Michigan State
Normal School, afterward lectur-
ing at Bryn Mawr and Columbia.
In 1915 he participated in a 1000
mile canoe trip through the
Canadian Rockies for q national
magazine.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
L.Q.ANSWERS
Questions ON Page 16)

Score 10 wor Yes, 0 for No, 5
for K on all questions except
Nos. 6, 8. 10. On these three.
score 10 for three or more items
checked on No. 6, 10 for a and C
on No. 8, and 10 for in No. 10.
A very high score shows esthetic
and artistic tendencies, and If
the results from all the tests
point in the same direction, in
dications are that an occupation
or profession in the arts would
be suitable. Women may score
higher in general on this test
than men, and so a high score
for women is not as significant
as it is for men.
The Washington times., 1938-03-25
Plate Glass Firm
Head Dies in South

TOLEDO, Ohio, March 25.
William K. Brownlee, rs, a pioneer
in the plate glass industry of this
city, died at Fort Lauderdale. Fla.
He went south recently to re-
cuperate from an attack Of pneu-
monia. Two weeks ago he mar.
ried Miss Nellie Tompkins, of To-
ledo.
Born in Wellsburg, w. Va. he
came here to build glass furnaces.
Thirty years ago he formed the
Buckeye Clay Pot Company, now
a part of the Laclede- -ChriSty
Company, of st. Louis. He was
a director of the North American
RefractorieS Company.