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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-02
Local andRural News

Mrs. Norris M. Young has returned
from New Bern, N. c., where she was
called by the illness of her father,
Mr.. Blalock's condition is much i'm
proved.
Mrs. E. B. Freeman, Mrs. Beverly
Eggleston and two daughters, who
have been guests of DR.. and Mrs. E..
]. Clarke, returned to Norfolk on Sun
day last.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Groton enter
tanned over the holidays Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Matthews, Jr., and daughter,
Charlotte Anne, and Mr.. Ralph Grot-
on, of Salisbury.
William Clarke and William Vim
cent, of Western Maryland College,
spent Thanksgiving Day as guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles A. Hancock in
Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. James A. Griffin, of
Huntington, Long Island, have return
ed home after paying their annual
visit to friends and relatives in the
vicinity of Pocomoke and on the Shore
The Parents Teachers Association
will meet Thursday, December in the
auditorium of the school. A program
of Christmas music, arranged by Mrs.
Paul Gladding, will be presented.
The Worcester County Woman's
Club will meet Thursday, December
Sth with Mrs. A. Hartley Stevens, this
city. Mrs. Miller, of Girdletree, will
sing, and Rev. John w. Wootten, pas
tor of Salem M. E. Church, will be the
speaker.
Mr.. w. Fl. Knight and daughter,
Myrtle, of Berlin, spent last week with
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Donaway. Mrs.
Knight, who has been in the Salisbury
hospital returned to her home in Ber-
lin Saturday of last week very much
improved IN health.
Special music in the Presbyterian
Church this Sunday morning will in
clude an anthem by the choir "The
Lost Chord" by Sullivan and the fol-
lowing organ numbers: "Cavatina",
Raft; Offertory, "The Old Refrain"
Kreisler; Postlude, Polanaise March,
Chopin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Branner and
daughter, Barbara Anne, Mrs. John
Schmidt and Mr.. Clayton Davis, Jr.,
of Washington, D. c., spent the holi-
days with Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Davis
and Mr.. and Mrs. w. j. Davis. They
were accompanied home by Mrs. w.
J. Davis who will remain for a visit.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-02
MILLS BROTHERS
APPEARING AT
ARCADE THEATRE

The a Mills Brothers, appearing at
Schine's Arcade Theatre, Salisbury,
on December 9-1O have just returned
from Europe, where they were ac-
claimed by Royalty and public alike
as the most unusual and outstand-
ing American group of novelty enter
tainers to ever visit foreign shores.
They were requested by Kings, Queens
and official dignitaries for their dis
tinctive rhythmic songs at command
performances in several of the for
eign nations.
Just four boys and a guitar but
collectively their music rivals that of
full orchestra. Originators of the
art of initiating musical instruments
by voice manipulations, the a Mills
Brothers have often been copied but
never successfully duplicated.
Coming to Schine's Arcade, Sails
bury direct from New York's Great
White Way and their recent record
breaking tour of the Continent, the 4
Mills Brothers are introducing their
unusual version of a brand new tune
called The Lambeth Walk, based on
the dance craze of the same name
which is now sweeping London as well
as the United States.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-02
PLEASE PAY YOUR
SUBSCRIPTION

The label on your paper shows tho
expiration date. The cost Of sending
bills prohibits our sending them often,
but our office is open and we are
glad to have you drop in at any time
TO-DAY
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-02

and have all been worked in Acco-
mack County for at least one year.
Anyone desiring to see the property
to be offered for sale may do so ON
application to the undersigned. Tele-
phone Onancock az, or to S. w. Moore,
telephone Onancock 2F22.
Given under my hand this the 23rd
day of November, 1888.
E. Almer Ames, Jr.,
Executor of Warner Ames, deceased.
Nov. 25-2t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise., 1938-12-02

Mrs. w. G. Cullen was hoSteSS 1ueS-
day to the afternoon bridge club.
Mr.. Sherman Hooker spent Thanks
giving and the weekend in PocomoKe'
Miss Sarah Leah Scher was home
for the Thanksgiving holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ounce Ashburn spent
Tuesday and Wednesday in Baltimore
Mrs. Allen Schoolfield was hostess
saturday to the luncheon bridge cluD'
Duer Mears, University of Mary
land, spent Thanksgiving at his nome
here.
Mrs. Marion Stevenson, of Cape
Charles, is the guest of Mrs. A. H.
Stevens.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Young, Jr.'
of Chester, Pa, motored to PocomoKe
Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. David Dallas spent
the holidays in Salisbury and Phlla-
delphia.
Mrs. G. E. Lester and two daugh-
ters motored to Westminster the past
week.
Mr.. Ray v. Gladding is improving
after being housed the past week oy
reason of illness.
Mrs. Riley P. Stevenson spent the
week with her sister, Miss Nettle f.
Barnes.
Kenneth Vincent, student of Drew
University, spent the thanksgiving
HOLIDAYS at his home in this city.
The Junior Aid of Salem M. E.
Church will meet with Mrs. Whyte
Tull Monday evening, December 5tn.
Stanley Landlord, Jr., student at
West Nottingham Academy, spent
Thanksgiving at his home near town.
The Young Workers Guild will meet
Wednesday night, December 7th with
Mrs. J. Scott Porter.
Mrs. Edward Pate and children OF
Parksley, have been guests OF her
narents. Mr.. and Mrs. M. w. Costen'
Mrs. William R. Willard will enter
tain a number of friends at bridge
luncheon on Saturday.
Miss Nancy Schoolfield, student
.t the University of Maryland, was
home for the Thanksgiving holidays.
The Junior Aid of Bethany M. r.
Church will meet with Miss Mauoe
Blades Monday, December D. at Goo
o'clock.
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Rawlins are
amending a weeks vacation with rela-
tives in Seaford, Del, and Philadel-
phia.
Mrs. John R. Lydon and daughter
Of Philadelphia, we're guests last week
of her mother and sister, Mrs. +. l.
blaine and Miss Cynthia Blaine.
DR.. and Mrs. Mcdonald, of Hen
dersonville, N. c., have been recent
CHESTS of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward W.
Ham.
Mrs. C. o. Robertson, who has neen
the guest of her sister, Mrs. Florence
Birmingham, has returned to her nome
IN Petersburg, Va.
Mrs. Edward Ham was caileo u
Hendersonville, N. c., by the illness
of her mother, Mrs. Elizabeth Hos
mer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roger w. Lankford
entertained a few of their friends be-
fore the Thanksgiving dance on Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. L. P. Harrison has returned
to New York after spending several
davs with Mrs. Ira T. Stevenson and
Mrs. Franklin Dennis.
Miss Geraldine E. Bonneville, Of
Philadelphia, spent the Thanksgiving
holidays with relatives in Pocomoke
and Girdletree.
The Woman's Missionary Society o1
the First Baptist Church will meet
Monday, December 5, at 7:30 P. M, il
the Church House.
Mrs. Ethel Redden and son, Eugene
have returned to their home here af
tere spending some time with Mrs
Clyde Townsend.
A regular meeting of the Ladie:
Auxiliary of the Fire Company will
Evening star., 1938-04-02

PROVIDENCE and nature combined
forces with man in 1848 when the
Mormons of Utah entered one of the
strangest tights ever waged against
starvation. Most of their food had
been consumed on the trip West. and
it was too early in the year to plant
grains. The land had been plowed
the previous fall and when the first
thaw came grain was planted.
Then down from the mountains one
morning swept millions of mountain
crickets to attack the grain. Strange
as it seems, as an answer to their fer
vert prayers for deliverance, out of
the West swooped band of sea gulls
that gorged themselves on the insects.
Their crops we're only partially
saved and during the next winter the
generous settlers shared much of their
stores with bands Of immigrants pass
ing through to California. Once again
they faced starvation, until some one
discovered that the root of the sego
lily was edible-and plentiful.
Evening star., 1938-04-02

"Mr. Moyse's double of three no
trump was typical of his aggressive
style of play. He hoped to get his
partner on lead once. whereupon a
heart lead through my queen might
set the hand three tricks. Incidentally,
the players are all well-known bridge
experts with the exception of myself.
West opened the eight of spades,
dummy played the nine and East won
with the ten. East returned the dia-
mond ten which I won with the king.
Now after some thought I led a small
heart. knew that East was too fine
player not to have returned q heart
If he had two, especially since 1t ap-
peared probable that he held the king
of spades. Hence If the heart were
taken out Of his hand now, West could
not AFFORD to cash his three high
hearts without setting up the queen
in my hand for the ninth trick. If
West ducked, East would win the
trick, but the spade suit could now
be set up before the ace Of diamonds
could be taken out Of dummy. II I
attempted to set the spade suit be-
fore removing the heart from East's
hand. the defense could take two
spades and three heart tricks.
AS the play actually developed
West took his three heart tricks and
then led q spade. I refused the
hnesse. as the chance for making the
contract If the club suit split 3-3 ap-
peared too good to be refused. NV
judgment proved to be correct"
There is little we can add to Mr.
TILES description. He played the hand
masterfully. His apparently suicidal
play OF q small heart from his hand
at trick three was rare piece Of
brilliance.
Copyright, 1881
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
Russians Take
Precautions For
Safety Of FGers
Maps, Food, Weather Re-
port Facilities Are Pre-
pared in Advance

WASHINGTON, July -. CUP
Charge d'Affaircs Constantine A.
Oumansky of the Soviet embassy
said last night he had received a
cablegram from his government
at Moscow that Howard Hughes
had flown over Novosibirsk, ST.
IBERIA, at TAP (EST).
Novosibirsk is approximately
375 miles from Omsk.
In an earlier broadcast Ouman--
sky made public reports he had
received during the day from his
government on the flights prog
reSs.
Speaking over n j n
Broadcasting company network
from the embassy, where he has
been in telephone cOmmunica-
ton with Moscow, Oumansky al
so described the many precautions
Russia had taken to assure safety
and comfort of the flier and his
companions. :. e,
He said that special radio facll-
tiles. refueling apparatus, wealth
or reports, food and other import
ant items were carefully arrang-
ed in advance of the filters ar
rival. 49,.
Oumansky, who conferred with
Hughes on the details before the
New York takeoff, said that the
flicr is following a comparatively
wcll-blazed air trail which has a
network of emergency and regu-
lar landing fields equipped with
all necessary facilities to speed
their progress.
He said Hughes told him he
had planned to fly from Moscow
to Amsk, Siberia, distance OF
1000 miles, where the plane was
refuelled, and then hop to VA
kutsk, another 1000 miles, which
is a city of $4,000 and possesses
a modern landing field.
Hughes then planned to fly TO
Fairbanks, Alaska, crossing the
Bering sea, on probably the most
perilous leg Of the entire flight
because he must pass over four
mountain ranges, the highest be-
ing about 10000 feet.
Before leaving Moscow, Hughes
was supplied with strip maps
showing every landing field and
weather station along the route.
Oumansky said that Soviet au-
thorities in recent years had hon
Continued on page three)
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
PEAK u. S. DEBT FORESEEN
ACKNOWLEDGEMENT TOBACK
COMPETING POWER PROJECT
Roosevelt Spreads Darkest
Budget Estimate. Before
People Since 1896

WASHINGTON, July l3. (UP)
President Roosevelt spread before
the nation today the darkest bud
get estimates since 1886 with a
forecast of record-breaking New
Deal spending and treasury def
icit of approximately $4,OOO,O0O,-
900.
The report dealt with the fiscal
year 1889. On the basis of fig
ures presented today, the treas
ury will be going into the red at
the rate of about $500 a min
ute during the entire IL months.
Mr.. Roosevelt's out-of-season
fiscal summation turned a corner
in New Deal budget trends. 1t
ended the period of increasing
revenue, decreasing expenditures
and diminishing deficits, but con-
tinued the national debt toward
new high ground.
He estimated that the national
debt would be S40,650,000,000
when the 1889 fiscal year ends in
approximately IL 1-2 months. In
that period the New Deal plans
to spend almost $9,0O0,000,000.
Charging responsibility for de-
creasing revenue and necessity of
additional spending to business
recession" Mr.. Roosevelt today
revised the 1889 fiscal year bud
get estimates which originally
were presented to congress when
it convened last January.
These new estimates, reversing
a comparatively satisfactory
trend of budget developments
which had been maintained since
June 80, 1886, followed by two
days the treasury's announce
ment that revenue in the 1888 fis-
cal year just ended was the great
est in history.
On the basis Of new estimates
for the current fiscal year, how
ever, the nation now is embark
ed on a 12-month period of rec
ord-breaking peace-time spend
ing.
Significant in Mr.. Roosevelts
revised estimates was state
ment which excluded further dol
lar devaluation or other extraor-
binary currency maneuvers in
meeting the 1899 budget prob
lem. The big bill will be met by
a combination Of drawing on
cash reserves, using social secur-
ity and similar proceeds and fl
nslly borrowing from the public.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
FRED SWARTz
CIVENPAROLE
Was Serving IS Years For
MansIaughter in Off
GERS Death

Fred Swartz, of this county,
serving Is years for manslaugh-
ter in the death Of Clarence G.
Howard, has been granted pa
role bv Governor Clyde R. Hoey,
according to information received
from Raleigh today.
Howard. who was an assistant
to Will Owens, at that time a fed
cral prohibition officer, was shot
and killed by Swartz on Main
street at the corner of Third ave-
nue. on April %, 1880.
According to testimony at the
trial at the October term, How
ard had stopped the car he was
driving at traffic light, when
Swartz walked UP and shot him
through the head. Howard died
at Patton Memorial hospital the
following day.
Swartz was tried for first de-
gree murder at the October. 1880,
term of superior court. He was
convicted of manslaughter by the
jury and sentenced to serve IS
years by Judge w. F. Harding, of
Charlotte.
When the parole was issued he
had served approximately seven
years and eight months of the 15-
year sentence.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
Ickes Will Decide Whether
Utilities Prices For
Sale Are Right

WASHINGTON, July Is. (UP)
PWA Administrator Harold L..
Ickes announced presidential ap-
proval of conditional PWA allot-
ments for q power projects that
would compete with existing pri-
vate utilities.
The allotments, including So,
698,OOO in loans and $36,829,995
in grants for projects with a total
cost of S15,171,845.
Funds will be made available
only in the event that existing
privte utility rejects a fair and
reasonable price for it's proper
ties. Ickes will determine the rea-
sonableness of price.
The public works administra-
ton yesterday granted $4,500,OO0
in addition to $34,300,00O al
ready allocated for development
of the huge South Carolina San
tee-Cooper power droject.
At the same time, Adminlstra-
tor Harold l.. Ickes allocated 49,
1884 for "a PWA projects
with an estimated cost of $751;
155,848 for projects not to COM
pete with existing private utlll-
ties. -,
The PWA granted Jacksonville,
Fla, $1,127,000 for construction
of an electric plant addition.
Coast and geodetic survey al
locations included $4,000, New
Orleans, for reconstruction and
repairs to the tidal station, with a
total ALLEGATION of $4,000 for
the coast and geodetic surveys for
23 federal PWA projects.
The additional Santee-Cooper
funds brought the total PWA
money actually advanced on the
project to $40, 100000. In addi-
ton to providing for development
of navigation facilities including
channels and locks, the project
provides for construction on the
Santee and Cooper rivers in
South Carolina of dams which
will store approximately 1,40O,-
600 acre-feet of water, hydro
electric generating plant, a sys-
tenn of electric transmission lines
and a canal between the reser-
voirs.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
THOMAS LEADS
BY BIG MARGIN
IN OKLAHOMA
Roosevelt's Good Friend
Out Front; Voting Is
Heavy

OKLAHOMA CITY, July IS.
(UP)-Senator Elmer Thomas,
New Deal Liberal whom President
Roosevelt called his good friend"
during his stop over on his cross
country tour here Saturday today
held a commanding lead over his
two opponents in the campaign
for denomination with more than
half of the votes from yesterdays
primary tabulated.
Thomas took an early lead over
his closest rival, Representative
Conner Smith and held it through
out the night.
Senator Elmer Thomas was
leading U. S. Representative
Smith, the spellbinding former
Townsendite, and Gov. f. w.
Marland late last night in the re-
turns.
Thomas lead over Smith for
the senate nomination was a COM
Portable one in early returns, and
MARYLAND, who came in for faint
praise from the president, was IN
third place.
Meanwhile, in the hot hve-way
gubernatorial race, State Rep. l..
c. Phillips was ahead, leading for
mer Governor William H. (Alfal-
ia Bill Murray, who was shading
w. S. Key for second place. Muir
ray was given a backhanded slap
by the President during the chief
executives speech on Saturday.
A heavy turnout was the roar
Continued on page threeI
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
TOM LYDIA in
FORCED DRIVE
TO MARSHALL
Battles With Unknown
Passenger There, Suf-
fers Knife Wound

Tom LYDIA, employee of the Duke
Power company, was held up and
forced to drive an unidentified
man TO Marshall last night. ac-
cording to a report here today.
Mr.. LYDIA was confined to his
home on Kanuga Road today with
a knife wound on the inside of
his left thigh. He was given mcdi-
cal attention about 2 a. M, this
morning and several stitches were
taken and ne was given anti-tcta-
nous serum.
No report of the incident has
been made at police headquarters
but at the Duke Power office a
version of the case as told by his
father was related.
The elder Mr.. LYDIA said that
his son had started to Balfour on
a visit last night and said the
young man picked up hitch-hik-
CT that he though he knew. Arriv-
ing at the entrance to Baltour
he started to turn from the high
way when the man drew a knife
and ordered him to drive to Mar
shall.
Upon arrival at Marshall the
man told Mr., LYDIA to get out of
the car, whereupon Mr.. LYDIA at
tempted to knock the knife from
his hands. In the ensuing scufflc
Mr.. Lydia received the cut on his
thigh and the man escaped.
Mr.. LYDIA drove back home and
received medical attention.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
POLICE DOUBT.
MATTSON CASE
CONFESSION
Farm Laborer Being Held
Is Declared Of "Uncer-
tain Mentality"

TACOMA, Wash, July ID
UP)-After further questioning
of Frank Olson, 32, a farm la
borcr who had confessed kldnap-
ING and numbering Charles Matt
son. State Police Chief William
Cole today announced that the
confession might not stand up.
Cole said "Olson is man OF
uncertain mentality. We will
question him further but I'm not
sure his confession can be sub
stantiated by facts
Cole had announced Olson's
confession after the suspect had
been questioned since his arrest
Friday night. :,
Last night officers announced
Olson had confessed the kldnap--
ing and Staying Of the lO-year-old
Tacoma child, the last unsolved
major kidnapping in the far west,
the headquarters of the Wash
ington state patrol announced.
Authorities said Olson had been
employed until few days ago
on a farm in Ritzville, III the
eastern Washington wheat coun-
try, across the state from Taco
ma.
Cole said Olson had told viz
tually complete story of the
crime and had named another
man, who has been arrested and
who is being questioned.
Police quoted Olson as saying
he dragged Charles down a bluff
at the rear of the MattSon home,
across a highway and railroad
tracks, then put him into a row.
boat in Commencement bay,
which forms the Tacoma water
front.
Officers did not Immediately
release Olson's story of the ac-
tual Staying.
Olson was said to have had a
premonition that he was about to
be arrested. Just before he was
apprehended, he repeatedly told
his employer at Ritzville that he
had committed d crime.
L "dllI W ldlh ~ N'IIl' p'AiAt
men who will keep me from a
mob" the employer quoted him
as saying.
Sheriff Melvin Oestreich Of
Adams county and State Patrol
man Crooks were notified and
they Immediately questioned o.
son.
II killed man." Crooks quot
ed Olson as saying when the Of
ficer confronted him.
Noticing his almost exact re-
semblance to the description Of
the kidnaper, Crooks declared:
"YOu killed the Mattson boym
After he was questioned for
several hours, Olson allcgedly
confessed the Staying.
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
Steel Workers Appeal To Roosevelt
To Make Race For Third Term

him to run for third term. There
was no official comment on the
appeal, which was made in the
name of the Colorado Fuel & Iron
Works Corp. Steel Works club. 1t
was the first appeal of the KIND
from any organization. =,
1t had been expected that Mr.:
Roosevelt would mention Adams
primary opponent, Judge Ben!a-
min billiard. Adams was a Zoe
of the court reform plan although
he engineered the lending-spend-
ing bill through the senate in the
last session of congress. Hilllard
has pledged himself to the new
deal. :,
The Presidents train scheduled
an operating stop at Salt Lake
City, whence Mr.. Roosevelt Will
speed to Ogden, Utah; Nevada, IN
which three stops were planned;
and California,
The times-news. [volume] (Hendersonville, N.C.) 1927-current, 1938-07-13
MAN INDICTED
FOR MURDEROF
RACE TIPSTER
(BULLETIN)

NORTHAMPTON, Mass, July
Is. CUP)-John Paul Bathelt, Jr.,
26. wealthy New York City sports
man. pleaded guilty today to sec
ond degree murder in the cement
coffin" Staying of Charles Morris,
a race track associate. Bathelt,
whose plea was generally expect
ed, was sentenced immediately to
life Imprisonment.
NORTHAMPTON, Mass, July
10. (UP)-John Paul Bathelt,
Jr., 26. of New York City, six
foot one-time amateur boxer, was
indicted Tuesday on a tirst-de-
gree murder charge in the STAY
ing of recetrack associate.
The indictment was returned
by a Hampshire county grand
jury meeting in extraordinary
session. Superior Jdge Thomas J.
Hammond adjourned court i'm
mediately until today.
specifically Bathlet, son of a
HOlyoke contractor, was charged
with shaping Charles { the Jeep)
Morris, AZ, race tipster and horse
trader, June 81, 1887 and en-
tombine the body in the cement
floor of a rented South Hadley
camp.
The murder was not discover
ed until last June % when two
Sunday School girls wading in
Connecticut river stumbled over
a bundle. They opened it, and,
horror-stricken, found a skull, a
few bones and belt buckle
bearing the initials &C. NJ"
The state contends that the
slayer had returned to the scene
of his crime, cxhumed the cement
encased body and tossed it into
the river.
Bathelt came here voluntarily
June 21 to submit to police ques-
tioning. But several days later
he was arrested and charged with
the murder.
Even though her broken leg
still was in plaster cast, Mrs.
Bathelt, heiress and former act
ress, came here from New York
to aid her husband, whom she had
married less than a week after
the murder. She announced that
she had retained Samuel Leibo-
WITT, famed criminal lawyer, as
counsel for her husband, but he
has not appeared here.