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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
Miona, Va. News

Mr.. Prentiss Miles and Miss Vir-
ginia Miles spent the weekend in
Washington, D. c.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mamon Wallace and
son, Roy, of Wachapreague and Mrs.
w. ]. Parks were callers in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Willie VESSELS Mon
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elic Kelly were week
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Alma
Fox of Accomac.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Tull and chill
dren spent Sunday afternoon with Mr.
and Mrs. Lee Hall of Greenbackville'
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward O'Toole and
Mrs. w. H. Parks were dinner guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. J. P. Miles, Sunday
Mrs. J. P. Miles and daughters, En-
ma and Annie Mae attended the COM
mencement exercises of Washington
College, at Chestertown, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland Hancock and
children and Mr.. Martin Hancock, OF
Princess Anne, Md, were callers on
Mr.. and Mrs. Willie Vessels, Sunday
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
APPLICATION FOR
BAY BRIDGE FUNDS
WERE APPROVED

An application for $11,OO0,OO0 to
build a Chesapeake Bay bridge from
Miller Island to Colchester was ap-
proved yesterday by Governor Nice
and forwarded to Washington by the
Bay Bridge Authority.
Addressed to the Public Works Ad-
ministration, the application asks for
a grant of forty-five per cent of the
sum and a loan for the remainder,
executed through Federal purchase of
the authority's revenue bonds.
Governor Nice issued statement
in which he said that his approval of
the separate application for Miller
Island COLCHESTER span was not to be
construed as opposition to the five
point bridge and tunnel program of
the State Roads Commission.
II feel that the application made
separate and distinct by the Chesa-
peake Bay Authority is not interfer-
ing with or endangering the program
of the State Roads Commission" he
said.
1T is simply presenting to the Fed
eral Government a location which; in
its judgment, is the better suited for
location of the bridge.
"It also became on the part of the
Bay Bridge Authority an official ap-
plication to the Government for funds
to build a bridge across the Chesa-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
CHESAPEAKE BRIDGE
TO BE SEPARATE UNIT

Proposed separation of the Chesa-
peake bay bridge project from the
remainder of Maryland's bridge-and-
highway program will be discussed
by Albert d. Graham, chairman OF
the Chesapeake Bay Bridge Authority
at a conference with Governor Nice.
AS a result of general confer
ence of State officials, at which it was
proposed that the bridge project be
speeded ahead of the rest of the
States program, suggestions were
made that a separate application be
made to Washington for Federal con-
struction funds.
1t is this matter which Mr.. Ora
ham will discuss with the Governor.
Mr.. Graham will point out that
plans and surveys for bay bridge
from Miller's Island to Kent county
already are in hand and could be used
as the basis for asking immediate
Federal funds.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
FACTS AND FIGURES
By
M,,.;4MR

With thirty-seven ship-to-shore tele.
phone calls in single day, all previous
records were broken with the sailing
Of the Queen Mary on her maiden
voyage to New York as the giant liner
Steamed up the North River. Before
the ship left Quarantine a total Of
seventy-four telephone conversations,
q number far exceeding the total of
any previous Atlantic crossing since
the Inauguration Of this service, De-
cember 9, 1929, had been made. In
addition, Bell System radio telephone
stations inaugurated more than thirty
broadcasts from the ship over the net
works serving the United States.
Telephone conversations with the
ship linked passengers with telephones
on the Atlantic and Pacific coasts, in
the Middle West and in Canada. Many
: of the calls were made from the state.
rooms of the passengers, 500 of which
are equipped with telephones over
which radio connections may be had.
In other cases passengers talked from
public telephones located here and
there on the ship.
The first call was established when
the Queen Mary was a few hours out
of Southampton. Telephone calls from
and to the ship continued with increas-
ing frequency with the result that be-
fore sighting the coast of America it
was necessary to set up two circuits
connecting with the Bell System radio
telephone station to handle the calls,
which included five connections to
London through the New York switch
board.
The Queen Mary brings the total Of
ocean liners having telephone con-
nection with the Bell System up to
nineteen. This comprises practically
all of the large transatlantic liners,
including the Empress Of Britain of
the Canadian Pacific. This ship like.
wise has ship-to-shore service right
into it's cabins, which keeps its pas.
sengers in touch with home and office
not only on transatlantic voyages, but
On it's annual cruises around the wcrld,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10

two Negroes and a white man, who
they say are implicated in the fatal
shooting of a B. & 0. Railroad tele-
grapher and wounding of a railroad
detective in Baltimore.
In the possession of one of the
trio, police said, they found the re-
volver of Railroad Detective John
A. Walsh, 214 West Twenty-third
Street, who was held up and his gun
stolen early Sunday morning in the
Edge Moor yards of the Pennsylvania
Railroad.
Herbert c. Formwalt, 53 years old,
Baltimore, the telegrapher, died early
this week. He had been shot through
the stomach. The detective, Harry F.
Lins, suffered bullet wound in the
left arm.
Police We're notified that the trio
had ben captured by a Maryland state
trooper beneath the Conowingo Bridge
across the Susquehanna River.
The men are held at the Conowin-
go substation. Walsh and Capt. Har-
vey Spencer of the Pennsylvania Rail
road police left to go to Conowingo
to identify the men.
Police said the revolver found or
one of the group checks with the num-
Der of Walsh's revolver.
Walsh was crawling through
clump of bushes towards group OF
five Negroes and a white man wher
man with a gun approached him
from behind and took his revolver
After taking Walsh's gun the grouI
! fled.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10
ak Hall, Va. News

Miss Annie Laurie Taylor of Farm
vile State Teachers College, and Miss
Esther Taylor of Washington, D. c.,
are spending their vacation with their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. M. Taylor.
Misses Louise Hayman and Virginia
Matthews spent part of this week in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Groton and little
son, of Salisbury were callers in the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10

Automobile dealers in agricultural
sections of the country don't have
the same kind of trade-in situation
that confronts those in the metropoli-
tan centers. Whenever city dealers
take something Gin trade" on a new
automobile, it is almost invariably q
used car. But where farmers provide
the greater part of the motor car mar
ket, the trade-in is liable to be a
horse, or a cow, or some farm COM
modify that has a ready resale value.
However, the Hudson Motor Car
Company's advertising department is
faced with a real problem if there is
to be much repetition of an expert
ence reported by the Hudson dealer
in LaGrande, Ore. It will be neces-
saSy for the men who write the used
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10

home of Mr.. and Mrs. o. T. Kelley,
Tuesday night.
Mr.. A. N. Taylor of Williams and
Mr. and Mrs. E. NJ. Taylor spent Sun
day with Miss Mamie Taylor at Oman
cock.
Master Jack Taylor of Cokesbury'
spent the weekend with his grand
parents, Mr. and Mrs. John Bloxom.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-06-10

car advertising copy to forget about
wheelbases and balanced crankshafts
and such, and learn something about
fetlocks and pasterns. When q Hud-
son 112 sedan was sold recently to
Kermit Max Wilson, farmer living
near Paradise, Ore, the trade-in was,
believe it or not, six horses. In the
matter of horsepower received, Mr..
Wilson got all the better of it, as his
new car gives him 80.
The Chandler Tractor and Equip
ment Company, the Hudson dealers
in LaGrande, apparently are not so
bad at horse trading either, as within
few days purchasers for all six horses
were found. Thus. the records will
show no loss due to depreciation
on trade-in".
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-06-01


Study---Awards to be Made June IL
----------
Miss Mary Clare Bonham, junior in the
Greenbelt High School, won the first
prize OF twenty dollars in the Town Flag
and Seal Contest spons ored by the Town
Council for her design Of town flag;
and Mrs. Morris Tempt eman won an equal
prize for her des ign Of a town seal.
Cons olation prizes Of five dollars each
will be awarded to Mr.. Marian P. Staniec
and Mr.. Harry Falls for des igns Of flag
and seal respectively.
The awards will be made during Off
cia1 ceremonies at the Council Chamber in
the Admin tration Building on June l3.
All partici pants are asked to attend.
The winners were chosen at an open
meeting Of the Council on Wednesday,
May Is, after three other special meet
ings had been called to cons ider the .
sixty-five designs submitted for flag and
seal.
The name, address and number Of en-
tries submitted by each contes tant have -
been recorded by Mrs. Mildred Stevens,
Town Clork, who has been instructed to
file permanently all designs submi tied.
First Impression Of Soal-
Once the seal, is compl eted, and the
first impress ion struck off, the Council
Will forward it to sthe Pres ident, the
Mayor said.
Tt is anticipated that when the first
flag is made by the girls in tho high
school, miniature flag will be cut
and designed as q gift to Hon. Harry
W. Nice, Governor of Maryland.
At present wives Of the Counci lmon
have turned into "Botsy Ross" pioneers
by working on a Groonbelt flag which
will be officially hung in the business
district Of Greenbelt on July Fourth.
History Of the Contest
The Town Council received one day
from out-of-townor two "propos ed, de- :,
signs" for an official flag and seal
for the Town Of Groonbelt. Immod lately
Greenbelt cooperator., 1938-06-01


ANOTHER coca. DANCE SAT-, JUNE
------------
The Groonbolt Citizons Association
announces another dance for this coming
Saturday, June 4, at the school audi
torim from $3.50 to IL: 80. Music will
be furnished by Johnny Graham's orches-
ira. As in the previous dance q door
prize, q grocery order, will be awarded
to the holder Of the lucky ticket stub.
Only those purchasing tickets in adj .
vance will be eligible for the draw,
which will take place at IL O'Clock.
Tfckots Us conts) may be obta inod
from the following: Mrs. Fanny schoin,
SO Ridge Road, Mrs. Jas. F. Brenon,
GOA Crescent Road, l1rs. Frank Lastner,
l9 Ridge Road; Mrs. John C.. Gale.
Ia Woodland.
March 80, 1888.
According to the rules, the contest =,
closed at midnight, May IA, 1888, and
all entries submitted for the contest
remain the property Of the Council.
Two short announc ements fol Lowed in
the Cooporator urging cooperation in the
contest and 10 children in the e,
schoole, amateur artis is, architects,
adopts in symbolism, and many q soul
with hopo, happiness, and love -of-home-
and d-mother took up the idoa---and
seriously, too.
When the contest terminated, Council
mon were co!lod together and much to
their surprise, it wos necessary to-
hold four special meetings --throo Of
these somewhat brief--boforo they could
arrive at decision. The docis ion was
mado just before midnight Wednesday,
May Is, in open meeting Of the
Council.
Members Of the Town Council desire
to convoy to tho citizens Of Greonbelt
sincere apprec iation for the wide
spread interest and generous coopera-
tt on shown in tho contest for town
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Warm Spell Will End;
Much Colder 1oniqht

Fair and much colder weather was
in prospect today following balmy
spell which yesterday sent the mer-
curry to 70, one point under the all
time maximum for November 18.
The current forecast calls for rain
this afternoon and tonight; much
colder tonight, with low of about
AZ degrees; tomorrow fair and
colder"
The temperature averaged some 20
points above normal all day yester-
day. Washingtonians discarded top
coats and were uncomfortably warm
in woolens normally used at this sea-
son.
The only other November 18 with
q higher record occurred In 1921.
when the mercury went to 80.
Weather Bureau records revealed.
The summer-nke weather set new
records for November 10 through
out Virginia yesterday, from the
Clinch Mountains In the Southwest
to the Atlantic Coast. At Rich
mond the high was 70, 4 points
above the previous maximum for
that day.
In the Shenandoah Valley the
mercury climbed into the low 80s,
and q new high for November 18
was reached at Norfolk with an 81.
High winds were reported from
Harrisburg, and the humidity was
unusually high at Lynchburg and
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Contra(ts Awarded
For ; Batt|eships
oCost $150,000,000
Norfolk Navy Yard to
Build One-Fourth
Project Held Up
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Navy Department awarded
contracts today for the construction
of three battleships at an expected
cost of well over $l50.000. 900.
One will be built in Newport News,
Va: another at Quincy. Mass. both
in private yards. and the third at
the Norfolk (VaJ Navy Yard.
The contract for q fourth battle
ship was not awarded, pending
further study Of bids by the Navy
Department.
The Bethlehem Shipbuilding Corp.
Of Quincy. Mass, was awarded the
contract for construction OF one
battleship at cost Of $49,815, 900,
the company to furnish the main
propelling machinery but not to
develop the plans for the battleship.
Another will be built by the New
port News Shipbuilding g. Drydock
Co. at cost of s49,540,000. The
Government will furnish and the
company will install propelling ma
chinery for this ship. The company
will develop plans for its own use in
building this ship and also for use
in other yards.
The third ship, to be built in the
Governments yard at Norfolk. will
cost approximately the same amount
as the two others.
The private contract prices are
subject to the usual adjustments due
to unexpected labor and material
costs. The contracts by no means
cover the final cost of the battle
ships, due to further expenses for
armament.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Roosevet's Holiday Message
Cites Those in Distress

Just in time, President Roosevelt
this morning issued his proclama-
ton setting aside next Thursday
as Thanksgiving Day. His issuance
was momentarily forgotten, although
q rough draft of the proclamation
has been resting on the Presidents
desk for the last week.
Mr.. Roosevelt gave the proclama-
ton some international political inn
port by remarking in the proclama-
ton:
IN the time of our fortune, 1t is
fitting that We offer prayers for
unfortunate people In other lands
who are In dire distress at this our
Thanksgiving season.
Let us remember them In our
families and our churches when, on
the day appointed, we offer our
thanks to Almighty God. May we
by our way of living merit the
continuance of His goodness"
The proclamation makes Thanks
giving q legal holiday, which 1t
would not have been had the Presi-
dent failed to take formal notice
of 1t. The proclamation opens:
II, Franklin D. Roosevelt, Presi-
dent of the United States Of Amer
ica, do hereby designate Thursday.
the 24th Of November, 1898, as the
day Of general Thanksgiving.
Evening star., 1938-11-19

"Our Fathers set aside such a dav
as they hewed a Nation from the
primeval forest. The observance was
consecrated when George Washing
ton issued Thanksgiving procla-
nation in the first year of his presi-
dency. Abraham Lincoln set aside
a Day Of Thanksgiving and Praise
to our beneficent Father who dwell
eth in the heavens
THUS from our earliest recorded
history, Americans have thanked
God for their blessings. In our deep
est natures, in our very souls, we,
like all mankind since the earliest
origin of mankind, turn to God in
time of trouble and In time of hap
piness. In God We Trust
For the blessings which have
been ours during the present year
we have ample cause to be thank
full.
"Our lands have yielded a goodly
harvest and the toiler in shop and
mill receives a more just return for
his labor.
I'VE have cherished and preserved
our democracy.
I'VE have lived in peace and un-
derstanding with our neighbors and
have seen the world escape the i'm
pending disaster of . general war"
the proclamation then closes with
the international references.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
MtNeiI 10 Be Released
On Parole Today

Benedict M. Mcneil, one-time as
sistant cashier of the defunct Park
Savings Bank, who was sentenced to
a term of eight months to four years
for conspiracy to embezzle, was re-
leased on parole today. Mcneil was
convicted November ~. 1885, and
sentenced two weeks later by JUS
tice F. Dickinson Let's of the Dis
trict Supreme Court.
He became eligible to apply for
parole December 20, 1896. and twice
since then the Board of 1ndeter-
inmate Sentence and Parole has
denied his petition. Last May his
case was considered again for the
third time and was approved, to be
effective November 10, provided a
satisfactory parole plan could be
developed for him. Apparently this
was done, but the board made no
announcement of what employment
has been provided for Mcneil, since
they held it would handicap the
parolee's attempt to rehabilitate
himself
Evening star., 1938-11-19
InhuIotor Aids
Baby; MoIody
Is Puzzle
ey the Associated Press.

Py the Associated Press.
LANSING, Mich, Nov. l9-Physi-
clans and a fire department inhalator
squad at Edward Sparrow Hospital
began today second day of efforts
to keep life in the body of 9-poune
baby boy born yesterday to DR.. and
Mrs Clifford D. Crockett.
Ever since the child was born
shortly before am. yesterday it
has been unable to breathe normally
and the fire department crew have
worked with the inhalator. The fire.
men said that on one or two occa-
sions the infant apparently has
breathed of its own accord for
minute or two but was unable to
continue.
DR.. H. r. Meyers. attending the
child, said he had been unable TO
find any obstruction in its lungs or
throat and could not account for
its inability to breathe. He said he
was considering the use Of an iron
lung" and added that although arti-
ficial respiration had been necessary
almost constantly since the baby S
birth. 1t was holding its own"
The child's father is q dentist.
It was in Edward Sparrow Hos
pital that Lansings famous Morlok
quadruplets were brought into the
world eight years ago.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Northeast Savings Bank
To Pay Out $53,083

Payment of a per cent dividend
to 1887 depositors of the closed
Northeast Savings Bank, amounting
to s53,O83. will begin next Tuesday
morning, it was announced today by
Receiver Justus S. Wardell.
Distribution will be made at the
office of the Northeast Branch of
the Hamilton National Bank, at
Eighth and H street NE. to de-
positors who have been notified by
post card when to call.
This additional per cent divi-
dend brings total payments to de-
positors of the bank up to 100 per
cent of the principal. previous div
idends having amounted to IS per
cent.
There are prospects. according to
Receiver Wardell. that later on de-
positors may look forward to an
other dividend providing interest.
This would be some time in the fu-
ture, however, it was explained.
Payment will be made at the
Hamilton Bank branch by checks, in
the hands of four representatives of
Receiver Wardell, headed by Lloyd
johnson. Mr.. Wardells assistant in
charge of the Northeast Savings
Bank trust.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
BY the Associated Press.

6y tuS Ao6VCl1teo EIStB.
Senator Borah, Republican. Of
Idaho expressed the opinion today
that any attempt to revise the i'm
migration laws so as to take care of
additional refugees from Germany
would arouse tremendous oppo-
sition" in Congress.
Il do not believe 1t desirable to
undertake to change the immigra-
ton laws 1T this time" he said. ANY
possible change would be wholly in
adequate for real relief"
President Roosevelt told his press
conference yesterday that he had no
thought of liberalizing present
quotas which restrict immigration
from Germany and former Austria
to 27,370 persons annually.
Quota Mortgage" Proposed.
Some Jewish leaders had sug-
gested the possibility of admitting
10000 or so refugees Immediately by
''mortgaging" the quotas for the
next three years. Under the pro-
posal, which would require congress
sional action, the three-year quota
would be admitted and the gates
then closed until the end of the
period.
Another congressional comment
came from Chairman Dies, Demo-
crat, Of Texas. Of the House Com
mittee investigating un-American
activities who challenged the right
of the President to extend the six
month visitors permits under which
from 10000 to $4,000 refugees have
been admitted.
Mr.. Roosevelt disclosed yesterday
that he had asked the Labor De-
partment to grant six-month ex-
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Serqt. R. A. Johnson
Falls Dead at Home

Sergt. Robert A. johnson, So, of
1889 Ives place Sc, night inspector
attached to administrative head
quarters of the Police Department,
dropped dead at his home at noon
today.
Last night at eleventh precinct
station Sergt. johnson had COM
planned of being i'll and had retired
early.
First appointed to the police force
on June rs. 1912, he became a ser
xeant in 1881 and on July l, this
year, was promoted to night in
spector. Headquarters reported he
had q long record Of able police
work"
His widow, Mary, survives.
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Boroh Expects Congress Fight
On Immigration Law CHANCE
Doubts Quote Revision Could Be Enough
To Give Real Relief to Refugees

tensions. He added that he would
present this problem to Congress
and that If 1t did not act, the per-
mits might be extended again. The
law, he said, does not limit the
number Of extensions.
Urges Common Action.
Secretary Hull yesterday urged
the active participation of all gov
ernments in seeking a solution for
the problem of Germany's refugees,
asserting that recent developments
had made the problem more than
ever urgent.
He made this assertion in a formal
statement, announcing that Myron
Taylor would return to London to
attend, as the representative of the
Washington Government, an early
meeting of the Inter- Governments
Committee on Political Refugees.
Mr.. Hull's statement was made at
his daily press conference, at which
his only reply to a request for COM
ment on German Ambassador Hans
Dieckhon'S return was that all gov
ernments are constantly moving
representatives back and forth.
It was learned that Herr Dieckhoff
probably would sail next Friday on
the Europa, the first fast boat to
leave for Europe. Mrs. Dieckhon
intends to remain here until about
December and then join her hus-
band for Christmas in Germany.
Secretary Hull also disclosed yes
terday that although George Rublee,
director of the Intergovernmenta
Committee, had been prepared for
some time to go to Berlin for con-
situations on the refugee problem
(see REFUGEES, Page A-40 .
Evening star., 1938-11-19
Roosevelt 10 Visit
Airport Site Today
As Work Starts
Hiqh U. S. Officials to
Accompany Him to
GroveIIy Point
picture on Page A-9.)

The President will make his long
deferred trip to the Gravelly Point
site for the Districts new airport
this afternoon.
Mr.. Roosevelt plans to leave the
White House at 3 o'clock and be
present when the first scoopful of
dirt is shoveled on the site.
With the President will 60 Chair
man Noble of the Civil Aeronautics
Authority. Daniel c. Bell, acting
director of the budget; E. K. Bur-
lew. Undersecretary of the Interior
and Harry Hopkins, administrator
Of the w. p. A.
Mr.. Bell worked out the scheme
for governmental financing of the
airport project, through the CO.
operation of the w. P. A. and the
p. w. A.
Work to Start Today.
Work on the airport will begin
formally this afternoon, and two
Army Engineer Corps dredges will
be at work on the site by Monday.
A third dredge probably will be
brought here next month.
The Treasury Department today
was expected to complete the trans
fer to the Civil Aeronautics Au-
thority of Works Progress Admin
istration allotment of $780, ,561, the
warrant for which was signed late
yesterday evening by President
Roosevelt Added to an earlier al
lotment of $6.300,000 by the Public
Works Administration. this brings
(See AIRPORT, Page A-9)