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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
MRS. H, N. WILLIS
DIED LAST WEEK
in WILMINGTON
Was Widow OF DIR. Henry N.
Willis, Former Well Known
POcOmOke Physician

Mrs. Jessie S. Willis, assistant to
the pastor of Harrison Street M. E..
Church, Wilmington, Del, and widow
of DR.. Henry N. Willis, died last week
at her home 1907 West Ninth street,
of cerebral hemorrhage. She is the
daughter of the late Rev. George G..
Sensor.
Mrs. Willis was connected with
Harrison Street Church as pastors
aide for IL years and as superinten-
dent of the beginners department for
19 years. She was also director of
Religious Education and served on
several standing committees. She
was superintendent of the Junior Lea
que and a member of the Foreign Mis-
sionary Society, Home Missionary So
ciety, and the Willing Workers. Some
years ago she was one of the direc-
tors of the Old Italian Mission, now
inactive.
She is survived by her mother, Mrs.
Julia F. Sensor; one son, Noble; one
daughter, Mrs. William New; three
brothers, Lieut.. Earle C. Sensor, chap
lain of several CCC camps at Schenec-
tady, N. Y, Kennard F. Sensor, Had
don Heights, N. j., and Wilbur F.
Sensor, of Haddonfield, N. j., and
one sister, Mrs. William E. Miller, of
Camden, N. j.
Funeral services were held from the
Harrison Street Church with the Rev.
M. w. Marine, pastor, and the Rev.
J. w. Colona, of Smyrna, former pas
tor, officiating. Interment was made
in Silverbrook cemetery.
She is also survived by two STEP
children, Harry M. Willis, and Miss
Mary G. Willis, whose mother was
Miss Mary McMaster, daughter of the
late DR.. and Mrs. ]. T. B. McMaster.
Both Mr.. Willis and his sister are we'll
known in Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
NUPTIALS
SOLEMNlzED in BALTIC.

A marriage of interest here was
performed in Baltimore, Friday, De-
cember thirty-first when Miss Althea
C. Taylor became the bride of Mr.
Frank Carson Riley at the parsonage
of st. Johns M. P. Church on st. Paul
Street, the Rev. E. L. Bunce, pastor
of the church, officiating.
The bride is a graduate nurse of
the Union Memorial Hospital. The
groom is connected with the Engineer
ing Department of the Glen Martin
Airplane Corporation and i,s at the
same time, completing his studies at
Johns Hopkins University.
Both are well known on the Eastern
Shore as Mr.. Riley is the son of Mr..
and Mrs, T. billiard Riley of Pocomoke
City and the bride is the daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Taylor, of Tenn
Va.
The couple will make their home in
Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
Cokesbury News

Mr.. and Mrs. James Cottman and
daughter, Betty and Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter Long and son, John Walter,
were dinner guests at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. w. P. Evans, of Williams
vicinity, last Thursday night.
Misses Esther and Inez Trader of
Williams, Va, Mr.. Roland Gladding
and Mr. .and Mrs. John Bloxom and
son, Estel, of Oak Hall, Va, Miss
Louise McCready of Rehoboth, Md,
Mr.. Albert Bailey of Pocomoke City,
Mr.. Hopkins Fischer, of Mt. Vernon,
Md, and Mr.. and Mrs. w. v. Taylor
and Miss Hazel Beauchamp of this
place were entertained to dinner last
Sunday by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Tay-
lor.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. P. Long and chill
dren, Alan, Jr., Pauline and Bobby,
visited Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Collins at
Salisbury, Nd, last Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Birmingham
and son, Walden, were weekend guests
at the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Green at Cambridge, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Byrd, Mr.. and
Mrs. Clarke Smith and children, Mr..
and Mrs. Robert Dennis and Mrs. Yer
non Beauchamp and son, Roy, spent
last Friday with Mr.. and Mrs. Oliver
Massey at Marumsco, Md.
Miss Anna Lee Long and Mr.. Hugh
Long were dinner guests the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Figgs of Po-
comoke City, last Sunday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. A. Evans and
daughter, Miss Carolyn, and Mrs. w.
A. Long, Mr.. and Mrs. Francis Figgs
and Mr.. VIM. Hargis, of Pocomoke
City, Mr.. and Mrs. w. P. Evans and
son, Willard, of Williams vicinity. Mr..
and Mrs. Ernest Howard of near Per-
ryhawkin and Mr.. and Mrs. James
Cottman and daughter, Betty, were
dinner guests at the home of Mr.. and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
MR.. AND MRS. G. P.
FLEMING ENTERTAIN

Mr.. and Mrs. G. P. Fleming, of
Highland Park, Portsmouth, Va, en-
ertained a few of their friends Mon
day night, December 9th, honoring
Mr.. and Mrs. James NJ. Custis, of near
Pocomoke, who were recently married.
A very enjoyable evening was spent
by all, after which refreshments were
served by hostess, assisted by Mrs.
A. M. Nickerson.
The guests were Mr.. and Mrs. J.
M. Custis, Mr.. and Mrs. L. r. Hack
man, Mr.. and Mrs. A. M. Nickerson,
J. R. Knight, P. H. Waff, Melvin
Hackman, Charlie Tull, Paul Tull,
Thomas Matthews, William Tull,
Francis Matthews and Kenneth Tull.
Other visitors during the day were
Mrs. C. j. Pearman and Mrs. E. H.
Carlson.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
c. AND P. PHONE
MAKES REPORT
ON REVENUES
Show Increases AS Compared
With The Same Month Of
Year 1886

Operating revenues in November for
The Chesapeake and Potomac Tele-
phone Company of Baltimore City,
serving the State of Maryland, amount
ed to $1,258,003, as compared with ST.
191, ,345, for the same month of 1886,
the report of operations just filed
with the Maryland Public Service Com
mission shows.
Operating expenses, including taxes,
amounted to $1,O36,873, which was
S128,626 more than the same month
in 1886. Net income for the month
of November was $221,13O.
Taxes for November amounted to
$209,384, or about II per cent of the
customers telephone bill. For IL
of 1887 taxes amounted to ST.
914,92S which is $191,634 or Ill per
cent more than for the same period in
1886.
Maryland was served by 24S, ,034
telephones on November 80, 1887,
which was an increase of 1850 over
the number in operation on November
80, 1886.
Telephone users made more than
32,327,000 calls during the month,
which was an increase of 7.S per cent
over those made during November of
last year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
HEALTH OFFICER
ADOPTS PUBLIC
HEALTH PLANS
Will Hold Series Of Conferences
To Which Are Invited All
Physicians And Others

DIR. w. r. Willard, County Health
Officer, announces that during the
coming year, the staff of the Worces-
ter County Health Department plans
to hold a series of conferences in
which topics of public health interest
will be discussed. 1t is hoped that
these meetings may prove interesting
to people other than those on the
Health Department staff and that the
physicians and other leaders in the
community will attend and perhaps
contribute from their knowledge and
experience to the discussion.
The first of these staff conferences
will be held 400 P. NJ, Friday, jan
uary 7th, at DIR. Willard's home, cor
ner of Clarke Avenue and Laurel St.,
Pocomoke.
In Worcester County among the
causes of death, Heart Disease is
"Public Enemy Number One" This
affliction kills one in every three per-
sons who die in this locality. 1t is
therefore fitting that the first confer
ence should consider this problem.
Topic: Controlling Heart Disease"
Items which will be discussed include
the following: Worcester County fig
ures on Heart Disease; number of
school children afflicted; the amount
of Rheumatic Heart Disease among
the parents, grandparents, uncles
aunts, brothers and sisters of children
who have Rheumatic Heart Disease;
when may Rheumatic Heart Disease
be considered arrested; what the
Health Department can do to helI
physicians in controlling Heart Dis
ease; number of persons infected with
Syphilis who will develop Syphilis
Heart Disease, if (a) untreated, (b)
inadequately treated, (c) adequately
treated. A proposed program for the
control of Heart Disease in Worces-
ter County will be outlined.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
FEDERAL INCOME TAX
RELEASED JAN. 5 '38

The Commissioner of Internal Reve-
nue. advises that Federal Income Tax
Returns for the calendar year ended
December 81, 1887 will be released on
January 5, 1888.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07

Mrs. Waller Long Friday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ohio Wilkerson and
son, Philip, of New Church, Va, spent
last Wednesday evening with Mr.. and
Mrs. Walter II. Long.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Hurley and
daughter, Miss Julia, of Mona, Va,
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Birmingham, Jr.,
of Pocomoke and Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Bundick, of this place were dinner
guess at the home Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Brittingham last Thursday
night.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Covington
and family spent last Wednesday with
their son-in-law and daughter, Mr.. and
Mrs. Donald Justice at Stockton, Nd.
Mrs. w. v. Taylor spent Tuesday Of
this week with relatives at Oak Hall,
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Bounds Of
Snow Hill, Md, Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Harris and family, of Salisbury, Nd,
Mrs. Annie Atkinson and Mr.. and Mn.
Marion Atkinson of this place spent
last Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar
Atkinson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beauchamp.
of Chester, Pa, were weekend guests
of relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace Covington
and two sons, were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Ned Justice, of Chincoteague,
Va, last Friday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Long and SON,
John Walter, were guests at a dinner
last Saturday night given by Mr.. and
Mrs. Ernest Howard, of Perryhawlin
vicinity.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Beauchamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. H. C. Beauchamp and
children, Mrs. w. A. Cottman, Mr.
and Mrs. Bert Birmingham and daugh-
ter, Marie and Mr.. and Mrs. Robert
Dennis, were entertained last Sunday
to dinner by Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon
Beauchamp.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Atkinson en-
tertained the following guests last
Monday evening to dinner. They
W ere Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Martin and
son, Walter, Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin Mar
tin, Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford Martin and
daughter, Elaine, Mr.. and Mrs. Owen
Melvin and family, Mr.. and Mrs. Fred
Hill and family and Mr.. and Mrs.
Gordy Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Hottenstein and
daughters, Catherine and Betty, spent
last Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Err
nest Long.
Little Miss Betty Cottman visited
her aunt, Mrs. Francis Figgs, at Po-
comoke City, last Monday and Tues
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07

Mrs. S. J. Maddox is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Charles Hill and fam
lily, in Snow Hill.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
MRS. c. W. FORD
DIED WEDNESDAY
in PARAMOUNT
Deceased Was SO Years Of Age
And A Prominent Resident
Of Somerset County

Funeral services were held Sunday
afternoon at 1:45 o'clock from the
Fairmount M. E. Church for Mrs. Car
rie w. Ford, of Farmount, wife of
William M. Ford, prominent church
man and resident of Fairmount, who
died suddenly Wednesday night from
q heart attack. She was about to re-
tire for the night and was standing
when she was fatally stricken.
Mrs. Ford, who was 63 years of
age, was one of the best beloved la
dies of the community and had many
friends throughout the county who
mourn her passing.
She was a member of the Daugh-
ters of America Lodge; daughter of
the late James Hewitt and Sally Mere
dith, she was a devout Christian wo-
man, splendid wife and mother and
good neighbor.
Besides her husband, she is sur
vived by two sons and two daughters,
Hewitt Ford of Fairmount, Emory
Ford of Chester, Mrs. Juanita French
and Mrs. Esther French, both of Fair
mount. Four sisters and two broth
ers also survive.
Funeral rites were conducted by
Rev. Elwood B. Eckhart and inter
ment made in the Fairmount ceme-
terry.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
OWNER EHLERS MAKES
BISHOP BALL LEADER
Continued from Page l

the Giants taking over the Crisfield
franchise and moving the club to Mil
ford. Del, there probably will be some
hot rivalry in evidence with the Dover
club, backed by the Baltimore Orioles.
There was some misunderstanding
between Dover and the Baltimore in
terests but John Ogden of the Birds,
has announced that things had been
Strengthened out and that the team
would be back in Dover, and that he
intended putting a first-class club on
the field this coming season.
1--WE had difficulties last year," said
Ogden, land some of them were the
kind we were unable to do anything
about during the stress of the seasons
play. But we know what we are up
against now, and intend to put Dover
up where it belongs"
Jake Flowers is expected to be back
at the helm of the Salisbury club and
this means capable team handling and
a fortnight ball club again. The feats
of the Salisbury outfit last season
brought something new to organized
baseball.
Just whom Bill Terry will install at
the helm of the Milford team is not
known. Joe O'Rourke is expected to
be found handling the reins at Centre
vile, where the Phils of Philadelphia
have interests.
The st. Louis Browns are expected
to send Doc Jacobs up into the pilot
house at Easton. 1t is not settled whom
Connie Mack will intrust the handling
of the fredericksburg team to.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
Mrs. M. L. Marshall
Hostess At Her Home

Mrs. Mary l.. Marshall entertained
Thursday evening, December 3Oth, at
an Eat home" in honor of her daugh-
ter, Miss Mary L. Marshall, at her
home in Accomac.
The rooms were decorated with
Christmas greens and lighted candles.
The punch bowl was presided over
by Miss Virginia Parks. The hours
for calling were from $3.50 to $3.50.
The guests numbered about sixteen.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-01-07
Mr.. and MRS. ROBINS
DAUGHTER ENGAGED

Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Robins, of
Snow Hill, announce the engagement
of their daughter, Miss Esther Lyttle-
ton Robins, to Mr.. J. William Garlick,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. E. Thomas Garlick
of Drexel Hill, Pa.
No date has been set for the we'd
ding.
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TRAIN
DAILY SHORT STORY
BY LIONEL NOISE

"hated competitor. Yet here ne was
at 35, still a $2,600-a-year auditor
for hampton Shoes. And, with the
hampton boys growing up, il
seemed unlikely he'd ever be any
thing else. All the high-paying jobs
were earmarked for them.
UNCHANGING GROOVE
Was that when he'd missed his
personal, particular train? Likely
enough. But what of it? Did that
entail his riding the Sis forever?
Surely a man wasn't meant to be
shuttled back and forth in an un-
changing groove all his life, an
automaton governed by a time
table.
1t would have been different, he
supposed, if Janet had been differ
ent. Or. possibly, if there'd been
kids But she'd hardened early into
a dull, self-contained life of subur-
ban social routine. Bridge and
club and family-they lived in
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A Ii board y.

A Ii board "
"A Alden Payson knew a last
second of chilly hesitation. But
only a second.
The train started as he was
settling into a clubcar chair.
He opened a paper, holding 1t
so he could look out without eX'
posing his face.
There it was-moving out on
the next track-the dingy Sis
local for Elmhurst.
He stared at it with malignant,
settled distaste. Never! Never
again!
1t always got under way fast,
because it was made up of light
wooden coaches of pre-streamline
vintage. Usually three, never more
than four. But the big train in.
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> only thing. Just get on the wrong
train, as he had. No preparations
Break il off sharp. A new start
and no more Sis.
I Alden Payson drew a deer
breath of relief. 1t was done! HI
lowered his newspaper, looked fol
the first time at the other occu
pants of the club car.
why. PaySon!" 1t was friend
ly. hearty voice. This is a pleas
ant surprise. What brings you or
this train?"
Payson reflected hastily. Well
he wasn't coming back. Any lie
would do.
Pleasant surprise is right" he
said. why, to tell the truth, I'm
making a rush trip to the Coast u
He paused. That wasn't going to
be enough. He might as well make
it good one. In strict conf.
dence, since it's you, I've been
rendered i top-flight job in los
Angeles. I'm not just sure yet
whether I'll take it, but I'm look
ing it over. I'm tired of being in
a rut."
LOS Angeles? Really?" The
other mans interest plainly in
creased. He took an adjoining
chair, handed Payson a cigar, lit
it for him. We'll, I don't blame
you. The hampton people don't
appreciate you-never have. Now,
I did! Hmm. Funny, humping
into you like this. You know we
had to drop Hawkins, our general
manager, last week. Undepend-
able. It's a $4,000 job. OF course,
if your minds made up on this
coast proposition"
The limited drummed on, sweep
ing the miles behind. No, PaySon
thought, his mind wasn't made up.
He knew now he couldn't have
gone through with it anyhow,
probably. There was Janet.
RESIGNATION
After all, he hadn't conquered
many worlds for her. But, with
ten thousand a year-well things
could be lot different. Perhaps
they could get the old happiness
back. At least, they could move
into town, settle the Sis problem
for keeps. But what was old
Horace Corvin saying? 80.
Eyes, Payson, I kept tab on you
even after you foolishly turned
me down. And one big thing that |
impressed mo was your complete
dependability. You know Jennings,
our credit chief? You should've
lives on your street. Well, he tells
me that, year in and year out,
you've never been known to miss
your regular train to Elmhurst.
I think that's immense!
And don't worry-your new
hours will let you keep right on
schedule. Ha, ha! wouldn't |
think of breaking a record like
that. Yes, my boy, I remember
how it clinched my opinion of you
when Jennings told me You can
set your clock by the time Alden
Payson goes by on his way home.
He always makes the'-Now,
what was the train Jennings said |
you always made?"
"The Sis, Mr.. Corvin," said |
the new general manager of Cor
win and Company in a tone of /
gloomy resignation. Always the
5:15!"
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QUEER YEARNING

It was a queer yearning for a
sober, conservative citizen like
Alden Payson. Probably it would
never have taken root except for
the chance that the limited left
daily from the next track-and at
the same time.
The idea had come to him quite
suddenly one drizzly, prematurely
dark, February night-hoW easy
it would be to make a mistake, to
take the wrong train, the limited
instead of the local.
Then, imperceptibly, over A
long period, it had become an OBJ
session. To think that, by walking
a few steps in the wrong direc-
ton, he could alter the whole
course of his life! And not only
his own life. The lives of many
others!
Janet's, of course, most Of all
But, in a greater or lesser degree
the lives of all their friends. too
And Of his business associates, nc
doubt, since some one else would
have to fill his place, some one
who quite possibly would be less
efficient, less conscientious. less
honest. All that-merely by tax
ing the wrong train.
There was that time, five years
back, when Horace Corvin had Of
fered him a better job. He'd turned
j; down out Of loyalty to his OWL
firm. CorVin and Company was 9
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Says Hubby Taught
Sons Nazi Salute

CHICAGO. Aug. 10 d.N.S).
Instead of Hi, Pop" the two
young sons of Harry Doherty were
taught to greet him with a salute
to Hell Hitler"
Doherty, his estranged wife told
Judge Peter Schwaba, was school
ing the boys, aged 10 and Z. in all
the Nazi doctrines. The judge
issued an injunction restraining
Doherty and awarded Mrs. Do
herty custody of the children.
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Elmhurst because her family lived
there. AS home-maker, she was
spasmodically energetic, seldom eff.
ficienC
They were as happy, he ina.
gined, as many another couple
Yet he was aware their marriage
had become a routine, humdrum
! arrangement, without surprises.
with little room for the high, exalt-
ing stimulus of love. It was, on
the whole, a great deal like catch
inc the Sis.
THING TO DO
And then his chance had come.
to open up for him an avenue of
A wholly unexpected legacy from
a half-forgotten aunt. Nothing to
excite the income-tax Shearers,
but enough to provide for Janet
escape.
A chance to get away from in
exorable routine, to indulge the
obsession that had become so
deeply implanted during those
dreary, hour-long rides, day after
day, always knowing his monoton-
Gus, unVarying destination.
Yet swift pang assailed him
He was going to miss Janet. More
than he'd anticipated. His home,
too. And his job. Then his lips
tightened in a hard line. No, he'd
made his decision. He wouldn't
weaken.
This was the thing tn do tho
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FAMILIAR OUTLINES

FAMILIAR OUTLINES
two trains kept almost the same
speed, so that they might have
been standing still.
Behind the grimed panes of the
smoker, Payson could see the IA
miliar outlines of his usual fellow
commuters. There they all were,
passing in review. being snatched
into the night, unconscious of his
scrutiny. And each, like himself.
q bounden slave to the Sis!
He'd known them for years,
travelled with them night after
night; played desultory bridge with
them, talked with them about their
business, their golf, their gardens,
their families. But he'd never
known them as we'll as he knew
them at this moment, seeing them
drift by, motionless and oblivious,
like marionettes being pulled
across a stage, out of his sight,
into the wings of the unknown.
The SIS took a sudden squirt
ahead, while he felt his own train
slowly and strongly gather speed
beneath it's wheels. AS the other
cars of the local drifted past, he
saw more familiar faces.
And even now, he couldn't quite
believe he was on the other train
the long, powerful, alluring train
that he'd watched so often from
the windows of that SeH-same
local.
He couldn't believe that he, Al
den Payson, had done such an
amazing, such a revolutionary,
such an impulsive thing.
Yet ne realized it hadn't been
altogether impulse. 1t had been
something that grew in him, day
after day, night after night, year
after year. A resentment against
the fate that compelled MIN to
board the same dull. drab, unlnter-
esting train at the same precise
minute every evening.
A yearning, once and for all,
to break over all bonds, to get
aboard the big, streamlined lin
tied, and go where it went. To
go and keep on going. To escape
forever from the thralldom OF the
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variably overlook it little later
Being big, it needed momentum.
For the moment, though, the