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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-06
COUNTY SEAT
VICTOR in PAL.
FIELDDAY MEET
Scores rs Points More Than Its
Nearest Competitor, The
POcOmOke School
POCOMOKE ROLLS UP
HUNDRED AND SIXTY-NINE

Fifteen new track and field records
were established as Snow Hill high
and elementary school athletes easily
won the TwentyThird annual Track
and Field Meet of the Worcester
County Public Schools, held on the
Snow Hill high school grounds on
Monday, May 2.
Nineteen new events faced the 1881
boy and girl athletes from thirteen
Worcester County schools that partici-
pated in the meet. New records were
set in IL of the 10 new events and
three former County records were
shattered.
A 'total of 736 boys and 595 girls
took part in the meet.
Snow Hill scored a total Of 246
points; Pocomoke was second with
1914 points while Berlin was third
with 1924 points.
SUMMARY OF POINTS
Snow Hill School A. .246
Snow Hill School B. o
Pocomoke School A. 18TH
Pocomoke School B. B......... IL
Buckingham School A. .141h
Berlin School B. B................20 .20%
Ocean City School. .75%
Newark School ..............1 10
Girdletree School. ..................6
Atkinson School.
Whaleyville School. l...............4
Bishopville School. ...@.......1
Stockton School ............4 .46%
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-06
"Chirps'' ~
from the
Democrats s Pen

Well. Sir, here's little clipping
nr;a5 loose from a Cambridge paper
"If letters of appreciation have
ANYTHING to do with it-and they
should@the Fort Hill basketball
team of Cumberland greatly en-
loved their stay in Cambridge
and many of them will be down
again this summer. They were
particularly impressed with the
emerson C. Harrington brldge
across the Choptank River and the
beautiful approach it makes TO
our city. Superintendent Ihomas
Konp and Personnel Director Ar
thur Romney, of Allegany Coun-
tv Schools and Sports Editor
Gene Cunning, of the Cumberland
Evening Times, expect to tlsh
here in August.
"The following excerpt was taken
from the letter of Victor D. HE'S
ey, principal of Fort Hill to the
principal of Cambridge High
School:
I" Tn behalf of the coach and the
boys basketball team, 1 want to
thank you for the genuine hos
pitality extended to them while
in your city. They certainly ap-
Dreciate what has been done by
You and your friends. The trip
was approved with the object in
mind that it would offer educa-
tional advantages other than
clean, wholesome athletic rela-
tionship, and from all reports
this end has been achieved.
" THE boys are still talking about
the good sportsmanship of your
students and the hospitality af-
forded them. This did not just
happen, it was we'll planned and
provided for by you, therefore,
may congratulate you and ex-
press my appreciation to you Tor
this service
Blest if I amt going to send my ole
'riend and chump, Henry L. Mencken
wo or three copies of this. I wan
i'm to see what Western Shore civl'
ization thinks of this Godforsake1
,lace across the Chesapeake Bay.
want him to see how some of his fel
ow citizens appreciate how these flea
bitten, oyster-shucking, Bible-readine
-um suckin', moronic human being
an act up, when real, true, hospital
ty is called upon. And, if I've go
ny geography right, those same Cam
bridge people are those benighte
folk he has dubbed rans-Choptankial
how in the world did it all happen
How-some-ever, it did; but I hop
that the visitors from Cumberlan
iidn't think that the hand of fellow
ship extended them, was an unusua
greeting; that the sportsmanship s.
was practiced for. tina
special occasion; that the hospitalit
exhibited was a show put on for tn
Championship; and that beneath it a
CONTINUED on Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-06
w. E. CORBITTS FUNERAL

The funeral exercises will be held
Sunday, 2:3O P. M, for William E.
Corbitt formerly of Cape Charles.
Burial will take place in the cemetery
of St. Mary's Church. Mr.. Corbitt's
widow was Miss Bertie Foster, for
mer resident of Pocomoke and sister
to the late John Foster.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-05-06

The Employees of the Silk Hosiery
Mills are giving a party in the Fire
mems Hall the night of May 18th
Games will be arranged and the pro-
ceeds donated to the Silk Hosiery
Baseball Team. The public is invit-
ed to come out and participate in the
fun. Remember the night, Thursday,
May 18th.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
SUNDAY STAR WASHINGTON, c.

from 50 to 90 per cent Czech popula-
ton as being in zones already occu-
pied by the German troops, including
. crescent running from Troppau TO
Olmutz.
Specific Communities Listed.
A semi-official statement listed
Policka, Breclav, Postorna, Zbuch and
Sabreh as communities within Ger
mon-occupied regions which even in
1910 had only a modicum Of German
population.
Policka has important munitions
works and the other towns are COM
munication centers, the statement
said.
Referring to the use Of the 1910
census. the statement asserted ut Is
difficult to understand the abandon
Of Czechoslovakia's western allies
which would lead them to accept as
the basis of the new Gelimitation the
figures of lying Austrian statistics"
The differences between the 1910
and later Czechoslovak censuses Is due,
the statement said, in many cases to
q correction Of the Austrian practice
which compelled many Czechs and
Jews to declare themselves German
to obtain jobs.
"The International Commission in
Berlin simply casts aside impartial
Czechoslovak statistics" the state
ment said. Thousands Of Czechs
study the map of their mutilated
country and are unable to under
stand how their allies prepared such
q fate for them"
Poles Get Thousands.
The government announced that
occupancy of the Freistadt district by
Polish troops had brought thousands
of Czechs under the Polish govern
ment, with $4,000 Czechs and $4,000
Poles in Freistadt alone.
Off1cials said the polish occupation
Of the Teschen area included $4,000
Czechs and $4,000 poles.
The Prayer Presse pessimistically
voiced doubt that plebiscites would be
held even in districts where Germans
comprise less than so per cent of the
population, predicting such areas
claimed by Germany would be given
her by the International Commission.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
BY the Associated Press.

PAIL MALL, Tenn, Oct. 8.-Alvin
C. York, who 20 years ago today ami
hilated an entire German machine gun
battalion practically unassisted," spent
today working as usual on his $685.
acre farm. He was building a silo.
Sergt York, described by Gen. John
J. Pershing as "the greatest civilian
soldier" in the World War, on october
8, 1918, killed at least Is German
soldiers and captured 1872, including
the battalion commander and two
other commissioned officers. He was
armed only with service rifle and
revolver.
Twenty years later his thoughts
center in his family and his rolling
Tennessee farm.
"Oh, no, I haven't forgotten what
day it is" he said, but right now
we're building a silo We want to get
it done by Monday and what with
cutting silage, too, were're pretty busy"
He studies world events and said in
discussing the Czechoslovak crisis: Il
believe if we want to stop Hitler, we
must knock him off the block. He has
Evening star., 1938-10-09
OFFICERS ELECTED
Results in Four Herndon Charge
Churches Announced.

Special Dispatch TO The Star.
HERNDON, Va, Oct. 8.-The fol-
lowing officers for the year were
elected at the fourth quarterly con-
ference of Herndon Charge, M. E.
Church South, consisting of the
churches of Herndon, Floris, Dranes-
vile and Arnon. Recording Steward,
Mrs. J. r. McMillen; district steward,
Mrs. Fannie Connor; alternate district
steward, Miss Estelle Holden; stewards
of Herndon Church, M. Waite wilkins,
Holden Harrison and Mrs. J. R. Nc
Millen; stewards of Floris Church, B.
w. Middleton and A. j. Cox; Arnon
Church, Fred Pearson, Mrs. A. c.
Speight, E. P. Orr and Mrs. w. c.
walker: Dranesville Church, H. G..
Bradford and Marion Money; super
tntendents of Sunday schools-Hern-
don, Mr.. wilkins; Floris, Harry D.
Presgraves: Arnon, Mr.. Orr; Dranes-
vile, Frank Hammond.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
d. c. Bicyclist
FoundGuiltyof
Wild Driving

A bicycle is vehicle. Police Court
Judge Edward NJ Curran ruled yes
terday as he found an 18-year-old col
ored bicyclist guilty of reckless driving.
The defendant, Charles A. Patter-
son, $500 block of Grant street NE,
was placed on probation for a year.
Pvt. A. r. Newcomb testified at a
trial on September 26 that Patterson s
bicycle struck two girls, passed two red
lights, went through stop street and
was on the wrong side of the street.
Judge Curran cited what he said
were ample precedents to hold that the
word vehicle" in local traffic regula-
tions includes bicycles.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
MIDGET A|RPLANES
VANISH IN CLOUDS
Glider and Power Craft
Disappear in Contest at
Fort Myer.

A unique endurance contest between
two midget planes began unofficially
yesterday at the Eleventh Annual
Model Aircraft Tournament, which
opened at the Fort Myer Field, and
no one yet knows its outcome.
Shortly after the beginning of the
meet, a glider tossed into the air by
Charles Kaman, student OF aero
nautical engineering at Catholic Uni
versity, rose suddenly on an up-cur-
rent and disappeared eastward over
Arlington Cemetery.
A strong wind then came up, and
most of the remaining 10 contestants
had difficulty getting their planes to
leave the ground. A moment after
the close of the last event, however,
one of the entrants in the fusilage
class launched his rubber powered rs
inch craft. 1t, too, rose rapidly on
'1boost" and vanished TO the east at
a tremendous height in pursuit OF
the foot-long glider.
Today above the city, while the
other tiny planes rest safely in closets
and garages, these two may still be
struggling above the clouds, glider
against power Or perhaps they are
bound for Spain.
Mexicans Watch Flights.
Among the interested spectators
who watched the flights were mem
bers of the Mexican Army riding team,
who had been practicing jumps in a
nearby field.
Yesterdays outdoor events were the
first of a series to be held under spon-
sorship of the Aero Club of Washing
ton and with the cooperation of the
Department of Fairgrounds, in con-
junction with National Air Travel
Week. Next Saturday the event for
gasoline powered models will be held
and on the following Saturday will be
the indoor competition.
Winners were Carter Squire, in the
Junior glider class for those under 16
years of age; Ralph Backora, in the
junior stick model class, and Hugh
Wagner, in the junior fusilage model
class.
The stick model has wing and tail
surfaces covered with tissue paper,
but the body consists only of a single
piece of wood or stick A rubber
band running from propeller at the
nose of the plane to the tail provides
the motive power.
The fusilage type has paper-cov-
cred body surrounding the band, as
well as paper-surfaced wings and tail.
Both models have 30-inch wing
spreads, whereas the gliders have
15-inch wings.
Kaman Is Winner.
In the senior class, for those be-
tween Is and 81, Charles Kaman won
the glider class with the plane which
never returned. His time of minutes
and 81 seconds was the best of the
official timings. Earl Boteler won the
stick class and Robert Spindler the
Susilage class
Kaman and Spindler lead the field
In points with nine apiece. The high
est point winner in indoor and out
door meets combined will win the
District of Columbia Model Aircraft
League championship trophy. A new
championship will be created for the
gas-model group.
John H. Williams of Powell Junior
High School was the contest director.
The timers, from the Department OF
Fairgrounds, were Bernard McCarty,
Joe Mitchell, Mike Tardugno, Herman
Riley and Albert Gass. Planes were
timed officially only so long as they
remained in sight of the field.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
RUTHEN|ANS VOTE
AGAINST CESS|0N
Representatives Urge That
Autonomy Be Granted
by Czech State.
~ the Associated Press.


PRAGUE, Oct. 8-Pariiamentary
representatives of Ruthenia today vot-
ed for their mountainous eastern dis
trict to remain within dwindling
Czechoslovakia against the wishes Of
Poland and Hungary.
A conference Of the Ruthenian rep
resentatives urged that autonomy be
granted Ruthenia (Subcarpathian
Russia) similar to the self-government
set up this week for the Slovaks.
Such government was reported or
ganized today at a meeting of the
united Carpatho- Russian parties in
Uzhorod, regional capital.
The Czechoslovak Minister for Ru-
thenia, Ivan Parkany, attended the
session and was said to have given
assurance that the Prague govern
ment would approve promptly the new
unit in the reorganized republic.
The population greeted enthusiastic
ally the decision of the parliamentary
representatives to remain within
CZechoslovakia.
Poles Demand Cession.
Poland has demanded that Ruthenia
be ceded to Hungary, thus giving Po-
land and Hungary common frontier
and further cutting off Czechoslovakia
from Soviet Russia, with whom she
has a mutual assistance pact. A strip
slovakia from the Soviet Union.
A Ruthenian delegation was named
to present today's decision to the
Prague government.
Organization of the autonomous
Slovak government meanwhile was
completed with DR.. Joseph Tiso as
premier and minister Of internal af-
fairs.
Other cabinet members named by
the Prague government were: Matuf
Cernak, minister Of schools; DR.. Ferdi-
nand Durciansky, justice, social af-
fairs and health; Pavel TeplanSky, ag-
riculture, commerce and finance; Jan
Lichner, communications, posts and
public works
Czechs Grow Resentful.
Czechoslovakia became increasingly
gloomy and resentful as German and
Polish troops pushed farther into the
country.
The influential newspaper Prayer
Presse said that by Monday, date set
for completion of the German occu-
patton, German troops will have occu-
pied $4,000 square kilometers GOSH
square miles, of Czechoslovakia's bor-
der regions, which is more than half as
large as Bohemia itself, and almost
exactly one-flfth OF Czechoslovakia s
former area
The total area of Czechoslovakia be-
fore cession of lands to Germany and
Poland was 54,244 square miles. In
Berlin Friday it was estimated 1880
square miles would be occupied by
Monday.
Counter HitIer's Assertion.
Czechoslovakia replied to Reichs-
fuehrer Adolph Hitler's assertion that
he did not want any Czechs in lands
ceded to him by issuing large colored
maps showing $4,000 Czechs will be
under domination of the German mill
tary by the end of occupation, while
Czechoslovakia will still have 0,0O0
Germans.
Eight hundred and fifty thousand
Czechs to lose their fatherland" is the
legend printed on the maps.
One heading published over the fig
ures and map read: THE result of
Czechoslovak fidelity to the west
After plebiscites, it was said, the
total number of Czechs ceded to
Germany may reach 1,000, 900, which
would put one Czech in every seven
under the NaI Reich.
One new map widely posted in
Prague showed many regions having
Evening star., 1938-10-09
York Marks 2Oth Anniversary
Of War Feat by Building Silo

been given what he wanted this time
but he'll ask for more"
Sergt. York, who, because he was q
conscientious objector to warfare, said
Il don't want to fight" when he regis
tered for the selective draft, later
changed his mind and became
Americas most famous private.
He still believes a man should be
eager to defend his country.
Sure I would be willing to Co." he
declared, adding, however, that he
probably would be beyond the age
limit. He is 81.
Would he be willing for his sons to
go to war?
Absolutely" he replied.
His eldest Is now 18? He also has
two daughters.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
Benefit Party Planned.

The Ladies' Guild G. st. Barnabas'
Episcopal Church, Oxen IIill, Md, will
hold benefit card party next Satur-
day at the church building. Mrs. Belle
Wood and Mrs. Charles Farr head the
committee in charge Of arrangements.
Refreshments will be served and $50
prizes will be distributed to the con-
testants,
Evening star., 1938-10-09
MACKENZIE KING COMES
TO U. S. FOR VACATION
Canadian Prime Minister to Visit
New York During Three
Weeks Holiday.

OTTAWA, Oct. 8 Canadian Press.
Prime Minister w. L. Mackenzie
King departed for New York tonight
for a three weeks holiday, accom-
panied by DR.. o. D. Shelton, under
secretary of state for external affairs.
The Prime Minister said he would
stop in Atlantic City few days before
determining whether to go to Florida
or the West Indies for his vacation.
1t was believed here the Prime Min
lister would go to Washington If cur
rent Canadian United States trade
treaty negotiations reach agreement
on net pact to replace the one which
expires at the end of this year.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
No Smoking Jail Avoided.

GREENVILLE, Pa, Oct. 8 pa
mo smoking" rule was put into effect
the other day at the town jail. Transi-
ents who stopped for lodging were de-
prived Of cigarettes, pipes and even
chewing tobacco.
Today there are no more vagrants
or panhandlers in Greenville.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
Babv Bounces Out Window.

NEW YORK, Oct. 8 tP.-Michael
Babyak, jr., IA months old, leaped on
q bed at his home today, bounced out
the window and fell five stories into
a rear yard. When his parents dashed
into the yard Michael jumped up and
ran to them. His only injuries were
abrasions of the scalp and wrist.
Clothes lines broke his fall.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
BRAlLLE CLASS PLANNED
Course in Transcribing Will Be
Given by Red Cross.

A class in Braille transcribing for
persons with good eyes, so that they
may learn to write for blind readers,
will be organized at the headquarters
OF the District Chapter of the Amer
ican Red Gross, 1880 E street NV,
at 7:30 pm. next Friday. The class
will meet each succeeding Friday at
the same time for approximately 10
weeks.
Miss Catherine Grady, blind in
structor, has donated her services.
There will be no charge for instruc-
ton. Registration for this class may
be made up to October %.
Evening star., 1938-10-09
800 AT OPEN HOUSE
Goodwill Industries Display Work
to Guests.

More than 500 persona visited the
headquarters Of the Goodwill Indus
.ries, 1214-1220 New Hampshire ave-
nue., during the open house held from
Monday to Friday last week. 1t was an
nounced yesterday.
The Industries regularly employ 10
to 90 workers and have q monthly pay
roll Of more than $4,000, paid out Of
the proceeds from discarded articles
Evening star., 1938-10-09

collected and sold by the organization.
Guests were shown through the
buildings by volunteer workers and
Boy Scouts Of Troop 81.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
Christmas Mail

Getting the Christmas Shopping done early is only part of the job Uncle Sam urges givers also to do their Christmas mailing early. Christmas this year falls on Sunday. Post offices generally will be closed on both Sunday and Monday Dec. 25 and 26. Only special-delivery mail will be handled on those dates. It is therefore urged that mailers plan to get their packages started in time to reach their destinations not later than Dec. B.
 Before mailing, it is wise to wrap se- curely and address clearly to insure prompt delivery. Postal workers have amazing skill in deciphering bad hand writing or partially obscured labels, but they are not invariably successful, and it is the sender's good luck only that gets piece of mail so addressed to its proper recipient.
 The authorities stress further the fact that parcels should not be left on top of street mail boxes, but should be taken to poStoffice or postal sub-station. The parcel left trustingly on top of the box may be knocked off and lost or stolen, or it may lack adequate and so be delayed in delivery It's all good advice and there IS still time enough to follow it.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06

never yet saw an unsuccessful political campaign that wasn't followed up by some sort of an attempt to oust the ones who directed the battle and who get the full blame for the outcome.
 In this particular instance we wonder if so much blame can be laid at the door of the Democratic leaders, notably those who were singled out for recent attack Too many factors entered into the past election to say that MesSrs Smith, Ma loney, and FitzGerald should take the blame for the Democrats being defeated. Any analysis of the November vote shows that the party suffered from protest" vote which had nothing to do with the leaders who are now banned. It could have happened if John Jones was direct ing the campaign.
 We note that the Eastern Point con- vention is referred to as indicative of fail- ure of the party leaders to recognize cur rent trends in the state. It is barely pos sible that on this score and this alone there may be room for criticism. But if party leaders erred in judgment down at the convention and we have stated as much in these columns before they cer- tainly endeavored to make up for it dur ing the campaign. There is need, no doubt, for changes now that the party has become a minority one again. We wouldn't recommend so drastic shake up as now is proposed
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06
First Report Encouraging

The first report of the Legislative Council is most encouraging. Submitted to Governor Wilbur l.. Cross the report indicates that in the brief time that 1t has had an opportunity to function this board has accomplished quite good deal and shows promise of busy future. Gre ated by act of the 1887 General Assembly the purpose of the council is to formulate a workable program that can be taken up by the incoming Legislature Likewise 1t acts in conjunction with such bodies as may be appointed to conduct special studies in this state with view towards securing eventual legislation.
 Many matters were investigated dis cussed, and decided upon by the council, most of whose members will have little or no actual part in the conception of laws resulting from their work. All the present members of the council are either out of public office now or will be after the first of the year. Nevertheless, they have done their work we'll and the 1889 Legislature should give the Council vote of thanks for preparing such worthwhile program for it to work with during the first six months of the coming year.
 We could single out any number of specific bills which will undoubtedly be presented during the legislative session and which have their origin in the stud- ies of the Council We didn't, however, note any drastic proposals, unless it might be the consolidation of several state departments under the heading of Agriculture. That has been proposed be- fore and is not new It does, though, in- sure good fight for if the suggestion should be approved it would wipe out sev- eral commissionership and doubtless eliminate number of jobs.
 Still we can't help but think that a streamlined government might accom- plish lot with minimum of expense. We we can spend lots of money in the state without duplication of effort.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1938-12-06

Towns in the Connecticut river valley are concerned over what action will be taken by the Legislature during the com ing session about flood control They should be more concerned over what ac- tion will be taken in the four states that are affected by Connecticut River floods After all what this state decides to do for flood control won't be of much material benefit to the towns in the valley They will suffer just as much as before if Con- necticut alone acts for we can't prevent the flood waters from rushing down on them merely by erecting dikes or flood walls. What has to be done is correct the trouble at the source and that seems to be up in Vermont and New Hampshire. Our aid is necessary to any flood control plan. It is offered now as it was two years ago when disaster struck.