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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-15
POTATO FETE
IS ABSORBING
THE PENINSULA
Election Of Queen Eastern Shore
Nv Announced For Friday
Night, April p
ANOTHER FEATURE IS
SELECTING BABY QUEEN

Again the Delmava Peninsula puts
aside it's love of Democracy and turns
once again to do homage to reigning
sovereigns of Monarchy. Shouts of
"Love live the King and Queen" once
again fill the air as the soft gentle
breezes of spring herald the approach
of summer, potato blossoms, and later
harvest.
Every year the Shore attempts to
glorify the products that are the main
stay of it's existence. The homely
potato is elevated from its humble
earthly abode, and as it raises its
head through the ground and dresses
its hair in pretty pink blossoms, the
loyal subjects of the realm greet the
awakening with a jubilant affair
which attracts people from the entire
eastern United States.
Preparations for this annual event,
the Fourth Annual Eastern Shore Po-
tato Blossom Festival to be held May
28, 20, 80 and 81 are already being
made, and the first big public event,
the actual election of Her Royal
Highness, Sovereign of the Potato
Realm, Queen Eastern Shore w, has
been announced to take place Friday,
night, April %, at the Accomac High
School auditorium, Accomac Court
House, Virginia, beginning at 800
o'clock. These affairs are always fill
ed with color, pomp and loveliness
galore. The Princesses selected from
the Virginia, Maryland and Delaware
towns of the Delmarva Peninsula, and
Norfolk, Newport News and Ports
mouth, will choose their own Queen
for the Potato Blossom Festival.
Another big feature Of the pogram
will be the selection of Baby Queen
Eastern Shore w. Every year the
babies and youngsters of the Eastern
Shore have been given whole section
of the affair and the popularity of the
Baby Coronation and the Baby Pa
rade, and it's keen competition, have
annually attracted tremendous crowds.
Certain of the children are selected
to be part of the Royal Court of this
Land of Kewpie." This year the
Court will be composed of the first
twenty little boys and girls between
the ages of and years, entered by
their parents. This year Baby King
will also be selected to reign with the
Baby Queen. The entries will be clos
ed after receipt of the names of the
first twenty boys and girls.
Beautiful music will intersperse the
program and the Festival Committee
feels fortunate in being able to present
Mrs. John Van Kesteren, of Painter,
we'll known for her beautiful voice.
1t will be remembered that Mrs. Van
Kesteren recently sang for the Wo-
mans Club and was received with
great enthusiasm. She has studied ex-
tensively and possesses one of the
sweetest voices ever heard on the
Eastern Shore.
DR.. James C. Doughty, of Oman
cock and Mrs. J. L. DeCormis, of Ac-
comac, will add additional charm to
the occasion with vocal selections. In
strumental music will be furnished
by Mrs. w. L. Cosby, of Painter, and
her Central Ugh chool Orchestra.
A small admission charge of 25c
will be made to defray the necessary
eXnenSaS of Duttinp on the affair
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-15
AGRICULTURAL
ADMINISTRATION
ADJUSTMENT
Hearings Will Be Held For Vir-
ginia And Maryland In
Painter High School
DATE SET FOR MONDAY
APRIL NINETEENTH

The Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration has announced that II
hearings have been scheduled on pro-
posed continuing marketing agree
ment and order to regulate the hand
ling of Irish potatoes in designated
areas of thirteen early and intermed-
late potato producing States.
The hearings will be held for Vir-
ginia and Maryland in the Central
High School auditorium, Painter, Va,
April 10Th at $50 A. NJ.
The proposed marketing agreement
and order for this combined area,
would prohibit the shipment in inter-
state commerce of potatoes of lower
grade than U S. No. and of smaller
size than one and one-half inches in
diameter. 1t would also permit fur
ther limitations on the shipment of
other small or inferior quality pota-
toes from any area upon the recon-
mendation of local committees, if ap-
proved by the Secretary. During any
period when control measures are
operative for any area, Federal State
inspection would be required on inter-
state shipments.
Request for the hearings was made
by potato grower representatives of
the early and intermediate potato
producing States, who, in conference
recently at Washington with repres-
entative growers from all other areas,
joined in general recommendations for
the development of potato marketing
agreement programs for all major
producing acreas for 1888 and the fu-
ture.
"Potato growers of the early and in
termediate producing areas" F. R.
Wilcox, Director of the Division of
Marketing and Marketing Agreements
of the Agricultural Adjustment Ad-
ministration, pointed out, "are under
taking the development of flexible
marketing agreement program which
will serve them in the immediate fu-
ture and in the years to come. Once
it becomes effective, it may be used
when needed by the industry.
GA flexible marketing agreement
and order program for this combined
area will enable producers, through
their administering committees, to
apply the program to the entire area
or to any single district-as the sit
uation demands"
The areas and counties for which
the proposed marketing agreement
and order is designated are as follows:
California Area; Southern Texas
Area, Gulf States Area, Southwestern
Arkansas district, South
Florida Area; North Florida Area;
South Carolina Georgia Area; East
Central Area the North Carolina dis
trict; the Virginia Eastern Shore
district-Accomac, and Northampton
Counties i'll Virginia; and the Mary
land district, Dorchester, Somerset,
and Wicomico and Worcester counties
in Maryland.
When the schedule hearings are
the proposed marketing
agreement and order will be submit
ted to the Secretary of Agriculture
for tentative approval. Following ten
tative approval it will be submitted
to ballot of all growers in the early
and intermediate producing area, and
Continued on page 10Y
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-04-15

Mrs. D. Miller who has been quite
i'll in the Church Home Hospital in
Baltimore is improving after under
going major operation in that insti-
tuition. While improvement is slow
she hopes to be able to return to her
home in this city within q few weeks.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
THE OTHER FELLOW S
BACK YARD

The time is at hand when We in I'M
perial Valley are privileged 10 take out
annual look into the sacred corners oil
the other chaps back yard.
Between March . and March l3 the
man or woman Who has the least little
bit Of curiosity about how the other fel-
low iives-aad who hasnt?-will be civ
EN- the opportunity TO find out.
The ninth annual Imperial County
FAIR, beginning Saturday morning, pro
Vides the one opportunity 4 year for
the valley to become acquainted with
itself.
Most Of the time the majority of rs
are so closely bound to our own affairs.
and SO tightly bounded by them, that
we do not realize the problems, the
achievements and the developments Of
our ne.ghbors. If we work IN store,
our horizon is limited to the stacked
shelves. If We work on a farm, the
fields and the cattle become. to us, the
most important things in life. If We
are employed in a garage, the entrails
of an automobile limit our vision.
Most Of US are sadly lacking in realiza-
tion that our own lives and those of
every other resident of Imperial Valley
do not depend solely on ourselves, our
employers or our friends,' but on the
entire scheme of things that makes up
the complicated life of the valley.
There is no better place to achieve the
broader viewpoint and the wider hOri-
ZOn than in the aisles and paths at the
county fair grounds during fair week.
There we realize, if there is a spark of
intelligence in our makeup, that it not
only takes all kinds of people to make
world-it also takes all kinds Of bust
nesses to make a community.
The best way to become of greater use
to ourselves is to make ourselves more
useful to our community, and none of us
can do that without realizing just what
comprises our community.
The county fam is the best place in
the world to find out.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
That Simpler
Tax Return
tFrCm the Christian Science
MOnitor)

tFrCm the CnrIStian Science
MOnitOr)
Made out your income tax re-
turn yet? What? No? Perhaps
newspapers in the United States
should run pictures of little cherubs
chanting, DO your tax return filing
early and avoid the rush" as they
do for the benefit of Christmas
shopping.
At any rate, the task can be
approached with a little less ap-
prehension if one remembers the
hopeful statement issued from the
Treasury in March, 1887, that the
income tax returns were being SIM
plified. Yes, a special committee
worked on them, and the blanks
you receive this year are the result.
Except for the use of larger type
there may not appear at first glance
to be much difference. But the
larger type is indication that some
thing has been left out. 1t appears
that on the returns for less than
So 900 the number of personal ques-
tionS is now five instead of six,
and for the returns over S. 900 these
have been reduced from thirteen
to seven.
The number of separate "Sched-
ules" for itemizing income or de-
ductions and credits has been re-
duced in one instance and increaS-
ed in the other. 1t may be a neat
question whether the return for
larger incomes is really simplified
by occupying four small pages in
stead of two large ones, but any
way it allows more space for de-
failing ones capital gains Gf any /,
and at least one is no longer eX-
pected to know, apparently, which
of his bond holdings paid per
cent tax at the source.
Thanks unquestionably are due
to the Treasury committee for what
ever elucidation has been accom-
plished either in the return itself
or the accompanying instructions.
But the laws and the perversities
of taxpayers being what they are,
one can hardly expect even these
gentlemen to remove all the mys-
teries from income tax paying.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
SIGNPOSTS IN
THE HEADLINES

In one recent copy of this paper there
were three separate stories which, taken
together, paint as black a picture of the
future as we have seen in some months.
They were:
/. The United States War department
completed plans for mobilization Of
manpower and industry to place $780,
900 we'll equipped troops in the field
within four months after the outbreak
of possible warfare.
2. u. S. federal agents named red
haired hair-dresser on a North German
Lloyd liner as the principal character
in a spy ring which has been pilfering
United States military secrets.
3. Airplane Designer Glen l.. Martin
told house naval affairs committee
that the day will come when the United
States has a huge fleet of 142-ton fight
ing airships to protect its battleships
in war.
On the front page Of the same issue
there were two other stories dealing
with trouble in Italy and in Austria
trouble that may set off an internation-
al powder barrel at any time.
Was there ever a better time for the
United States to keep its nose entirely
out of the range Of other nations trOu-
bles?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Other Editors Say
A PECULIAR RACE
(OntariO RepOrt)

There was an old song during the World
War with verse which began, The French
they are peculiar race parley-voo!'
They are, indeed Here is the minister of
justice in Paris who went a short inspection
tour of a "short-term penitentiary." After an
affectonate holiday speech to the prisoners
the minister picked out one and kissed him
soundy both cheeks as the cameras clicked.
Considerable progress has been made Of late
years in penology in America. But in
clined to doubt that the practice will ever be
adopted here of having an American attorney
general or even a Oman 90 out at Christmas
time to kiss a few prisoners Babies perhaps
but not prisoners
Besides, the constitution forbids 1t says
that cruel and unusual punishments' shall not
be inflicted.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Well, Ill
Tell You.
says
Bob Burns

Ill hayet'a admit that city peo-
rle can correct my kinfOlks on
the usC Of English and some 9TH
er unimportant thinks like that.
but when you come right down
10 real common sence knowledge
about the important things, III
nut my hinfolks up against any
body.
Las! Sunday. after church the
minister complained cf hlvin'
headache. An elderly. society
lady rppkS up and SAYS We'll, If
you iuSi put a cabbage leaf from
The moth end of a field Ca top
of your head, itil cure il in
minute.
NV Grandma poke up AMI
save That cabbage leaf won't do
mite of good unless yOu pui
4 black button upside down ON
top of it
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
You re Telling Ne ----
BY WILLIANI RIFT

THE ONLY solution, as we see
it to the daily puzzle of both
Loyalists and rebels claiming vic
tory the same day in the Spanish
revolution is that they must be
fighting two other fellows.
Now that some servant girls are
reported requesting they be given
the title of "domestician' the man
at the next desk thinks it is only
a matter of time until WPA.
workers will be referred to as pick
iatriStS or ShoVelicians.
Another school to teach young
folks how TO write plays has been
organized. After viewing a few of
the recent Broadway exhibits our
New York representative thinks
what this country really needs is
something which will persuade
youngsters not to write plays.
We don't know how the ball
players in sprnig training are
coming along, but those photos
from Florida reveal the bathing
beauties certainly are in great
shape.
Yawn Yawnson says his no
good cousin has lost another Job.
YaWn says that fellow has been
fired oftener than an apartment
house furnace.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
News Behind
the News
Picketing the RFG
gv RODNEY DUTiHER

WASHINGTON The RfC now
las Sl.500,000,000 to lend, but
would-be borrowers may have to
cross 4 picket line to get Il.
Representatives Of members Of
a tunnelers' union On strike at the
San Jacinto Tunnel ia California
promise to picket Chairman Jesse
Jones if he doesn't need their idea
that he bring pressure to make
the Metropolitan Water District OF
Southern California recognize col
lective bargaining principles.
The district has received $780,
600 600 in funds for the Colorado
river aqucduct Gnd has spent
about $50000 for deputy sherlffs
and guns, tear gas and other ma
terials with which to equip these
union breaking guards according
to II California congressman who
have asked Jones Wnether tins Is
government money which IS being
used to further anti-labar policies
such as the administration opposes.
About 1900 tunnelcrs went on
strike six months ago after union
iaaders had been fi@td. Subse-
quent shootings and gassings have
caused many casualties.
Senator Robert f.. Wagner of
New York, motiVated largely by
the tactics of the Metropolitan
Water Districts board of directors,
has introduced a bill which would
require all recipients of federal
loans, grants or contracts to obey
the National Labor Relations Act.
Code cables to the State Depart
ment reveal Chancellor Schusch-
nigg of Austria returned to Vienna
in a state of nervous collapse after
his session with Hitler in which
the Fuehrer forced him to agree
to Nazi domination of his country.
The Austrian chancellor, in one
private conversation is reported
10 have referred to Hitler as "a
madman-a madman with a mis-
sion"
Curiously enough, most Of the
really bitter criticism of southern
senators participating in the anti
lynching bill filibuster has come
from the South. Northern senators
and newspapers have been relative
ly mild in comment.
The southern senators are max
ing such spectacles of themselves
that the disgust over their antics
is in some measure tempered by
amusement reported the Rich
mond Times-Dispatch.
Other measures are being ditch
ed while certain southern senators
conduct themselves like asses bray
ing at the moon," said the Mont
gomery (Ala) Advertiser.
"The Senate filibuster against
the anti-lynching bill is still in
progress, with Senator Bilbo and
others making jackasses out of
themselves commented the Athe-
nian Of Athens, Tenn.
Radio stations often receive COM
plants from listeners who allege
that this or that statesman speak
ing from Washington was obvious
ly drunk" But it isn't true. Some
of the big shots are just naturally
mush-mouthed or nervous.
Officials of oroadcasting chains
admit quite a few senators and
other officials take a snort or two
of preliminary fortification to COM
bat radio jitters, but recall none
who arrived at the station snozzled
since the death of a certain cele-
brated senator whose name need
not be mentioned
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Bruce Cation Says
- Keeping the U. S. Army Out of Party Politics

farmer has no foundation of price
stability on which to build his eco
nomic structure; that the price of
wheat and corn goes up and goes
down, but the price of implements
stays up forever.
Labor and materials have in
creased the cost OF manufacturing
farm implements, just as they have
increased the cost of all manufac-
turing, but there aren't many
trades in which the price of a
mans production machinery has
doubled over a few years.
Perhaps the material used in the
machinery now is little better,
perhaps a lot better but that does
not alter the fact that the farm
er has to pay the higher price,
either for requirements or to en-
ter his trade-and still stay in
business while he pays those prices.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

There's nothing about the price
of farm machinery in the farm re-
lief bill now before President
Roosevelt for signature, but the
average farmer would be lot hap
pier if a paragraph or two dealing
with the subject could be inserted,
somehow.
The comments of several mid
Westerners attending the recent
Farmers Week at Michigan State
College brought a survey of the
cost Of implements and the views
held by the users thereof Both
were interesting, not only to the
soil tillers but to the average city
man who probably has never given
much thought to tools of the agri-
culture trade.
The survey showed q steady and
considerable rise in the cost of
implements from records as far
back as 1900 Then the tWo-horse
wagons complete with Whippletrees
and box cost $45. Now, without the
box, the wagon costs $40. In 1913 a
grain binder cost $125. In 1919 it
cost 1904 and in 1897, '$2.19. A
common harrow in 1913 sold for
around So Now it costs more than
$13. A single cutivator that in
earlier days cost SIS now sells 70"
Sl2. A walking ploW formerly sold
for SIS. Now the p:ice is $25. And
so on.
Of course, the cost of many COM
modities has doubled since 1900
but these figures show rigid prices
doubling and more since 1913.
Said one farmer:
"The cost of farm machinery
just doesn't make sense. Compare
it with automobiles. A few years
ago few farmers could afford auto
mobiles and the first cars they
did get limped along and stalled
when it rained They had leaky-
tops and draft side curtains.
Nov automobiles have steel
tops and heaters and radios-and
they don't cost nearly as much. 1t
just doesn't make sense
Implement dealers, on theri side.
point to the higher cost of labor
and of raw materials, and add
that the price of farm products
has gone up, too, aiding the far
merS.
And the farmers retort in re-
buttal that farm products certain
ly haven't doubled in price and
that, furthermore, the price OF
farm products is variable and the
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
TOMORROW NEVER CONES"
By r. =. OSBORN

REPRINTED from he Yuma DdHy SUM
Who Was it made a recent survey among all
kinds OF people and asked
What are You living for?
And found most Of them We're living for
TOMORROW.
Today2 No. not today; they were Just strug-
Cling thru today to get to TOMORROW.
The child looks Tor the tomorrow when he'll
so to school. The grade pupil looks 10 the tomof-
row when hell be big enough TO play lootDaH III
nigh school The high school student looks lof
lhe tomorrow when he'll be in college. The col
lege student visions the tomorrow when he il
get started at SOmet.llng.
the girl looks for the tomorrow when she'll
be woaed The betrothed looks Tor the tomorrow
when she'll be wed The bride locke for the
tomorrow when she'll have the ideal home ana
lovely children. The mother LOOKS Tor the To-
morrow when the children VIII Do grown up alid
she can get rest.
The farm boy looks for the tomorrow when
dad viii let him drive the tractor In the held
ana the automobile. The tractor driver looks
for the tomorrow when he'll have a place OF my
own" The farmer looks for the tomorrow When
he can move to town and retire.
The clerk looks for The tomorrow when he
can start little store of his own. AND having
the most hopeless OF all; Ior ii he succeeds he
can't let go because of the ntoXication OF sue
cess; and if he doesn't succeed he can't let
90 for holding
Tomorrow when the younguns are out from
underfoot mother and I going to let down
we're going 20 learn to play, were going to en-
Joy those things which missed when we were
young" says father We're going to buy that
little ranch down IN the valley get couple OF
riding horses and ride; raise some COWS and
chickens; start dancing; play golf; take some
trips we have always wanted; have some fun
But tomorrow is a long time IN coming. 1t
takes time to get the children through high
school and then college and then settled IN
something.
And then creaking joints don't 90 we'll with
these new tangled maggot on hot skillet type
of dances, or with horseback riding, or golf play
ing, or swimming.
And the desire for travel, with its attendant
hardships, is not keen; the capacity for enjoy
ment has vanished.
Take no thought OF tomorrow, the Great
Teacher said.
Did He mean, perhaps to get the fullness
out OF today?
Sitting on the corral fence looking at that
perfect horse as Sam Dick and Tom Shown do;
going in for that sWanky automobile you have
always wanted; going on picncS and sleeping
out under the myriad of Arizona stars; rounding
up ones whole family and having dinner to-
gether some evning, with a show afterward;
tackling todays task and enjoying todays friends;
refusing to let the strife of business tand every
ones in BUSINESS the Chamber of Commerce
man says get one all wrought up; smuggling
down for an evening before the fire with a book
those are part of the grand things known as
LIVING TODAY
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

away some 20
years ago. While
his output wa;
slim, several cap,
able critics regard
him as another
O Henry.
Lyon, an alum
nus of the Kan.
sas City Star wa.
in his 30's Whel
stricken. He wa.
a contributor tC
Hanlpton's Whal
| was on the
staff, and
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
The Grab Bag
One-Minute Test

|. Who was named temporary
foreign secretary Of Great Britain
following Anthony Eden's resigna
ton?
2. How is membership in the
U. S. house of representatives ap-
portioned?
3. What is said to be the oldest
city in the world?
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

Survey shows that 10 per cent of
American school children are hard
of hearing. Harassed school teach
ers would say the estimate is off
by 80 per cent.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

Half dozen Smith College girls
are now licensed pilots. This is
perfectly natural, as most girls like
to air their achievements.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

Potatoes dumped by Democrats as
frosted and unfit" turned out to be
good for roasting. Name your own
place to send them.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03

WPA stcamroiler disappears from
New York City. This may be the
one recently reported operating in
Washington Senate chambers.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Day by Gay
New York

NEW YORK, - They are going
to try to make fiction readers con-
scious o ia neglected, almost for
gotten writer He is red haired
Harris Merton Lyon. who ,soSSed
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
One-Minute Test Answers

l. ViScount Halifax, lord presi-
dent of the council.
2. According To state popula-
tionS.
3. Cairo, Egypt.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Barbs ....-.

Musicians ask that rIle national
anthem be changed as the present
one often becomes the Star
Strangled Banner.
Imperial Valley press., 1938-03-03
Hints i'm Etiquette

Courtesy and politeness are the
best protection against the rude
ness of others in business.