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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-02-04
PETER AND SUE:
DOCTORS SKILL SAVES ALBERT
AFTER FALL THROUGH ICE
by BEULAH FRANCE r. N.
by BEULAH FRANCE, X. N.

"HELP! HELP! HELP!!!
"Listen," said Peter to Sue,
his eyes growing large and his
mouth falling open with terror.
"Listen! Isn't that somebody
hollering for help?"
"Help! Help! Help!!!"
ats the lower mill pond,
Peter! Oh, run! Hurry! Hurry!
Some one has gone through the
ice"
"You go get Daddy, Susan.
I'll race to the pond. Tell Daddy
to come right away quick!'
Peter was off as if shot from
gun. Susan ran screaming
toward the house.
ooh, Daddy! Daddy! Some
ones in the mill pond!"
Big tears were running down
Susan's face.
ain the pond? Jump right in
the car" DR.. Stewards new
car leapt forward as though it
understood what had happened.
at sounded like Albert"
Susan sobbed, "but l don't think
it can be, Daddy, for his grand
mother told him the ice on the
pond was thawing."
"Here we are. Jump out. Oh,
I see! Some men have gone to
the rescue. They've pulled him
out. It's Albert"
ooh, Daddy!" screamed Susan
as she rushed with her father
toward the hole in the trcacher-
Gus ice.
"Look Quit" the doctor cried.
"Don't come any nearer. It's
thin here and you might fall in.
Let me help YOU" he said to
the men. "Be careful. Don't go
too near the edge. Here-put
him right over here. Lay him
flat on his stomach. Bend his
arms = rest his head on his
hand. Turn his face so his nose
and mouth will be free"
"Shall / loosen the muffler
round his neck ?"
"You can do that, Tom, while
I try to make him breathe.
Stand back, everybody. I've got
to work fast to save him."
Poor Albert lay still, his eyes
shut, his mouth a little open.
His face was a blush white that
made Sue think Of moonlight
shining on snow.
Everyone spoke in low whis-
pers as the doctor knelt down
on the ice, one knee on each side
Of the unconscious boys body.
Placing his wide open hands on
the small of Albert's back and
keeping his arms perfectly
straight, he swung slowly for
ward, counting, out loud, zone,
two" Now he Strengthened up
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-02-04
MODERN WOMEN:
NO SACRIFICE TOO GREAT TO PROVIDE
CHILD WITH HAPPY HOME
by MARIAN MAYS MARTIN

led. 1t was found that $50 of
these pupils came from homes
where either one or both par
ents were absent. Only cases in
which the homes had been
"broken" for at least a year
were considered. In many cases
the pupils had lived in a broken
home all their lives.
INFLUENCE OF SCHOOL
Not only is school adjustment
much more difficult for children
from broken homes, but they
show neurotic tendencies that
adversely influence their class
room behavior, the study dis
closed. These pupils tend to be
less truthful and less courteous,
and were found to lack the
qualities commonly associated
with leadership.
These "disheartening facts"
are known to the teachers and
supervisors of the city school
SYSTEM, said DR.. Benjamin r.
Greenberg, assistant. superin-
tendent of schools.
"The schools are becoming a
more potent influence in the
lives of the children" he went
on. "The teacher is now pro-
viding much-needed warmth,
friendship and love to the CROP
ing, puzzled child who finds
school adjustment difficult. The
results thus far have proved
highly encouraging"
Encouraging to the schools,
no doubt, but let's hope it is
heartening to the victims as
well.
Equally as unhappy for the
child as the home disrupted by
divorce is the home still held to-
gether by ShredS, ana whose I'M
pending downfall is viewed by
the child amidst ncessant
wrangling.
AS a matter of fact, can
there be much choice between
living in a broken home and one
in which the parents are living
together but battling constant
ly? The latter is surely shat
tering to the sensitive nervous
system of both parents and
children. Neurosis might we'll
result from such a set-up, too.
1t would seem that even par
ents who had ceased to love
one another might still love
their children enough to pattern
their lives so as to provide a
good home for the children.
Were they able to do this. a
harmonious pattern would r
suit, if not for them, at least
for their children.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-02-04

leaning forward over anu Nv
and over again for almost fl-
teen minutes.
Susan was sobbing. Tears
ran down Peters cheeks. Some
body said in very low voice,
81 wonder where his gram
mother is" Some one else whii-
pered in reply, "She went 10
town with the doctors wife
early this afternoon"
"He's breathing! Look! He's
breathing" shouted Peter.
81 saw him breathe, too," eX.
claimed Tom.
The whole crowd, which had
now grown considerably, sighed
with relief at the glad news that
poor Albert was recovering.
ayes, he's breathing" said
the doctor, "but I'll pump few
seconds more. Sometimes a per.
son starts breathing, then sud-
denly stops. There! Now he's
all right. Oh, look! Here comes
his poor grandma"
albert! What has happened
to Albert? Is it Albert who
was hurt ?"
Poor grandma was frantic for
fear that the worst had happened
to Albert. Her face was drawn
and large tears were forming in
her eyes.
"He's safe now, Mrs. Allen"
said the doctor with a smile.
"You come right to my office
with us. We will take him
there"
ooh, my Albert! My Albert,
You're all that / have in the
world"
Albert tried hard to speak,
but he could not make her hear
him.
"Herc," said DR.. Stewart.
"You boys help me lift him. We
will carry him up to the Office
| don't want him to sit up in
the car. It's best for him to lie
out straight. Peter, run get
that blanket from the back sat
and we'll throw it over him.
Now, Albert, we'll warm you
up soon and put on dry clothes
and you'll feel as fit as a fiddle.
Here we go! Steady there; LIT
him carefully, boys. He's quite
a precious burden"
Hes precious, all right"
his grandmother said with a
tremble in her voice, "but he's
never a burden to me-"
ooh, Grandma" Albert whis-
pcred. "Pm so sorry disobeycd
you. ] am very, very sorry. I
never will do it again."
"Tut, tut" Grandma Allon
replied. "You're still alive and
that's all that matters now. You
most likely have learned your
lesson and you'll listen to
grown-ups after this. Sue, here
comes your mother. Go and tell
her what has happened to AL.
bert"
Mrs. Stewart ran back to the
house with Susan and lighted
the logs on the hearth in the
Doctors office. Albert was
brought in and laid carefully
down on a couch in front of the
fire.
DR.. Stewart took charge Of
Albert and gave the others gu elk
but efficient directions.
"Now get those wet clothes
off as fast as you can and rub
him well with alcohol" the dec
tor said. "Wrap him up in
plenty Of blankets as soon as
his skin is aglow. Mrs. Allen,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1938-02-04
PROBLEM CHILD

"Joan is something Of a prob
lem child" Joan's mother told
me recently. at has been such
a task to place her in just the
right school,"
What Joan's mother failed to
say was that there is nothing
the matter with the child except
that she has parents who have
made her home so unhappy that
she is in grave danger Of being
nervously affected by the UNI
wholesome atmosphere in which
she has been reared.
Joan had confided to dear
friend that "she guessed her
mother was all right" but that
"she just hates Father" Such
being the case, it is not surpris-
ing that she is regarded by the
ones who made her problem
as being a problem child.
1t is pretty hard, in fact well
nigh impossible, for a child to
live around two battling per-
sons without eventually form
ing hatred for one or the other.
In some instances parent
inadvcrt 'ntly poisons the mind
of child against the other
parent with thoughtless remarks
in front Of the child.
Many a mother has turned
her child against its father by
discussing the fathers short
comings with a close relative
when the child is within ear
shot.
CHILDREN HANDICAPPED
A recent survey confirms your
suspicion and mine that chill
dren of divorced or divided
parents are greatly handicap
ped and that neurosis is very
often directly traceable to
broken homes.
New York City public school
children who come from homes
shattered by divorce, separation
or death possess many inferior
character and personality traits
and do less competent school
work than pupils from normal
nomcs. according to this survey.
In the investigation, 3,l3l
children selected from the fifth,
sixth, seventh and eighth grades
Of four elementary schools. in
Manhattan and Brooklyn, and
one in Jersey City, were stud
copYaicHr lS,s. EACH WEEK. INC, a. ST. ?
Evening star., 1938-03-18
Winning Contract.
By THE FOUR ACES.
Sound Two Bid.

ONE Of the great advantages Of
opening certain doubtful hands
with forcing two-bid lies IN the fact
that if you fail to do 50. even though
your partner responds to your opening
bid. you will have no way Of show
ing your strength except by bidding
beyond game. For instance. the fol-
lowing slam might we'll not have been
bid, if Mr.. Lightner had chosen to
open with anything other than q fore
ing two bid.
South, dealer.
Both sides vulnerable
Mr.. Becker.
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Mr.. Lghtner.
The bidding:
South. West. North. East.
"a Pass 90 Pass
"a Pass - Pass
- Pass 5A Pass
6A Pass Pass Pass
In spite Of his high card value of
only II -four quick tricks, Mr. Light
ner felt fully justified in opening with
two, since his own hand would pro-
duce game except against q very bad
trump break. The succeeding bidding
up to Mr.. Lightner's bid of four spades
was reasonably obvious. Mr.. Lightner,
of course, did not care to try for a
slam with his partner responding in
his own singleton suit. Finally, Mr.
Beckers bid of five spades was very
we'll thought out. 1t was obvious to
him that his partners opening two
bid was based, among several things,
on very long spade suit. Mr.. Becker
himself, in addition to the ace-king of
clubs, held two small trumps (suf1i-
clent support for a partner who had
already bid two, three and FOUR and a
singleton in one of the unbid suits
Once his partner went to five spades,
Mr.. Lightner felt no compunctions
about bidding six.
The hand was, Of course. a laydown,
since the opposing trumps were
divided.
(Copyright, 1889
The Four Aces will be pleased to
answer letters from readers If q stamped
t3cl Self-addressed envelope is enclosed
with each communication addressed to
the Four Aces, care The Evening Star.
II you desire the pocket outline OF the
Four Aces system Of contract bridge.
send with your request to the Four
Aces. care The Evening Star. = stamped
(3c). Self-addreSSed large size envelope
and you will receive an outline without
any charge.
Evening star., 1938-03-18

MUSIC may have the charms to
soothe the savage breast, but to
Secretary of War Edwin M. Stanton,
one of President Abraham Lincoln S
cabinet members, certain tune had
exactly the opposite effect.
The tune was Give Us Back Our
Old Commander" written by the emf
nent composer. Septimus Winner,
author of Listen to the Mocking
Bird" during visit to the Nation S
Capital in 1862.
short time before Winner arrived
in Washington, President Lincoln had
ordered the removal OF George B.
Mcclellan as commander of the Union
Army OF the Potomac Popular senti-
ment did not favor this move. however,
and everywhere on the streets was
heard the cry: Give us back our
little Mac!"
Winner was inspired by the idea Of
the multitude clamoring for the read
justment of an apparent wrong, 80 he
returned to Philadelphia and dashed
on the tune in question.
All went well until Secretary of War
Stanton heard the song. In a rage,
he ordered the arrest Of Winner and OF
any soldier caught singing the song.
Septimus Winner was arrested. and all
available copies Of the song were de-
stroyed.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Your Opportunity

Folk Dho mail or phone
"neaDs tips" about GoUern.
ent affairs or conditions
are frequently awarded free
theGter ttcketS. Their
names, of course, IRE kept
highly confidential, and
thus it Is advisable for those
With juicy information TO
adopt q "pen name" for
identification in case they
aDin a ticket. General items
about folks in the office"
may also win. and often
GWGrdS are made merely as
q goodwill gesture from The
Times.
(PALJ beside your name
or "pen name" entities you
to call at this ieSk for ttOo
passes to Locus Palace, noD
shouting Nelson Eddy and
Eleanor Potoeu in "RoSGlie."
Those tDith (CGp) can head
for the Capitol, tDhtch boasts
edDGrd G.. Robinson In "The
Last GGngSter." (COLJ
means tho passes to see
CGrole Lombard and Fred.
ric March in Nothing
Sacred" at the Columbia.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Research Hiring

Selection Of persons for employ.
ment on a new project to engage
in evaluation Of research data for
the District public schools was be
gun December 90. It will continue
work performed on a previous prof.
ect discontinued June 80 last, on
which members of AFGE Lodge
BOT were employed.
The AFGE national office inter.
eSted itself in the revival of this
work and, when the first replace.
ment proposal was disapproved,
assisted in securing approval of
new specifications. Lodge BOT has
beer ably headed by A. j. Tyler
during its existence of more than
q year.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
A COllitch Yarn

Two Government clerks work
ing at adjoining desks were at
tending a local university to-
gether. Tom was studious but
Dick was not. When examina.
tions rolled around Dick would
sit next to Tom and read his an.
swers to questions before compil.
ing his own. Dick consistently
got slightly higher marks than
Tom. In their final year Tom
was editor of the college yearbook
and in writing up Dick he used
as a motto under Dicks picture:
THE eye is mightier than the
brain"
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Fired His Spirit

Johnny Federal says: MY chief
had a fine time over the holidays
On Thursday he stopped sew
eral times to visit friends on his
way home and then stopped in a
barber shop for a haircut >.
When his hair was half cut a man
stuck his head in the door and
shouted: Hey, Mccarthy, your
house is on fire!" My chief
jumped from the chair and with
out removing the towel, went out
the door and started running to-
wards his home E. After running
about a half mile he suddenly
stopped and said to himself:
Heck, my names not McCar-
thy!"
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Back He Went

Mr.. Greentree was a PWA pro-
ject auditor. One holiday Mr.,
Greentree arrived in a rock-ribbed
Republican town in Massachusetts,
for the purpose of conducting an
audit of the books Of this town
insofar as they concerned money
granted and loaned by the PWA
foc street project. Mr.. Green
tree had met friends on the train
coming up from New York and
had imbibed freely. AS soon as he
checked in to the hotel Our Hero
phoned the mayor, auditor and
other officials of the town and
left word for them to come to see
them at his hotel Immediately.
While waiting he proceeded to
the bar. When finally he had the
leading town officials in his room
Oar Hero addressed them as fol-
lows: Gentlemen, I am Green
tree from South Carolina. I've
been a Democrat all my life and
FIVE come to your town to keep
you blank blank Yankee Repub-
licens from stealing all of the
Governments money" Mr.. Green.
tree was transferred to South
Carolina,
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

ana Saunterlng
out again at 8
or 4 in the az
ternoon
However, x-9. it
is feared that's
an old habit Of
officials
Among the bet
ter bowlers at
Interior is John
P. Sneigoski
Within the Gu
rio collection Of
B. w. Kurnlec
at Civil Service
is a land deed
a 1AA
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
U. S. Army and Navy Orders and T

Thomas L. McKennA, Ch.. FIT. Winfield
Scott, Calf. to addtl. duty Letterman
Gen. Hosp, San Francisco.
CAPTAINS
Theodore A. WeyheT, c. of E. trans
ferred to o. D., Dec. %, rank from June
III 1887.
Henry S. Murphey, NJ. c., rel. as stu
dent Army Med Sch. Washington, Dec.
81; to duty Army Med Sch. same sta.
Henry j. Meyer, F. A.. sail from San
Francisco for Philippines April 10 inst.
Jan. 29 par. IA S. o. 1852. amended.
Harry o. Paxson, C. of E.. Hawaii
to Alabama Poly Inst, Auburn. Ala.
upon completion of tour of foreign
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

SSion of
m a ny suggeS-
tions made by
employees .
Speakers to in
clu de F. A.
irg fel Id Of
Treasury, E. j.
@ ard ner of
Commerce, c.
C. H a t haway
of Civil Serv-
ice, W. l..
Mitchell of So
cial Security,
Sidney Morgan
of Tariff Com.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

bennInE, Ga,
Richard H. Eanes NJ. c., excepted
from provisions of nat. def. set requir-
ing duty with one or more of the com
batant arms of the Army. effective
May 81 and while on temp. duty as
student at Johns Hopkins Univ, Balti-
more.
MAJORS
Francis NJ. Brennan, Inf, rel Ft.
Leavenworth. Kan, June 80: to Ft
Benning, Ga.
Manton S. Eddy, Inf. same; to Ft.
Thomas, KY.
William A. Shelly INF, same: to TT.
Benning, ca.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

N. W. She is a
p ro d u C t of
Trenton, N. j.,
where she at.
tended r i'd e r
College before
ID e C i d n g to
make the Fed,
eral service her
career ... She
came to Wash
ington hre e
years ago to
accept a posi-
|tion as Stenog-
rapher within
the office of
tho Po0iStep Nf
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
False ColOrs
Will Install

Mail Equipment Lodge No. los
AFGE, will install officers Janu,
ary Z. 1T 1913 Tenth St. N. w.
Vice-President Dimond, President
Graves # the District Department
and Cha1 les H. Whjtsey have been
especially invited to attend. The
officers t' be installed include A.
e Allen, president, Mrs. A. Small
wood, secretary, and Earl Thomas,
treasurer Ida Hines is delegate to
the District Department.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
ARMY ORDERS

Army orders currently effective in.
clude:
PROMOTION
Edgar A Jarman, ]. A. G. D., to mai
rank, from Dec. %.
OTHER ORDERS
Colonel
Charles H. Bonesteel, inf, Fort Sheri-
dan, ILL.,, to Hawaii; sail New York
April IA.
Lieutenant COloneIs
Isaac Gill, jr., inf, rel. FIT. Leaven.
worth, Kan, June 80; to Fort Howard.
Nd
Frank W. Milburn, inf, same; to Ft
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

smith of Labor and r. F. Wilson,
FCA Mrs. Berry r. Thomp-
son, 52l Roxboro Pl. N. W., is one
of the talented actresses with the
Presidents Players, new drama
group Frederick w. Brown,
Civil Service, possesses Roman
coin said to be made from cap
tured trophies and carried across
the Rubicon by one of Julius
Caesars centurions.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

merly of Liverpool University and
The Royal School of Mines in
London. is professor of geology at
the University of California. He
has just returned from a tour
of the volcanoes of New Zealand,
Java and Japan.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
7 transfers
NAVY ORDERS

Thomas Moran, det Shore Estab.
Div, February Is; to comm. U. S. S.
Marble head
Herman A. Spanagel det. staff, c.
in G. and S. Fit, January 20; to U. S. S.
Concord as exec. off
LIEUTENANT COMMANDERS
Johr B. McGovsrn det. u. S. s.
Medusa, March Is; to Yard, Mare Is;and,
California.
SUPPLY CORPS
Lieut.. Charles J. Naumilket, ors.
November i2 modified to Dest. Div. 81,
Inst. u. S. S. Nokomis.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Speaking of
Government Workers
Bv EARLE MOSER
By ]. EARLE MOSER
Labor Department Whimsy:

Labor Department Whmsy:
just for the devitry it, empoye of another depart
ent-on annual leave-trapsed through Labors magnif
cent marble structure the Monday after Christmas To
everyone he met he asked where Mrs Paul c. Wilson sta
toned And ONE person knew, the guards who
dispense information all gauche visitors But of course
you're that Mrs Wilson none other than Madame
Perkins
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
High School Only

Until January "a, this section,
Civil Service will receive applica-
tions for student fingerprint clas-
sifier, 81, ,440, for j. Edgar Hoover's
FBT. Nobody wanted over Is,
and regardless of your intelligence
or ability you must have a high
school diploma . Other tests open
at Fourth District Office, 916 G
st. N. W., are laundry mechanic
(until January 18), Diesel tractor
operator and aviation metalsmith
(until January 25l.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

for 1888. will take over today.
Under the Commissions plan of
procedure, the Craftsmanship ro-
tateS annually and a new chair
man is chosen each calendar
year Mr.. Ferguson succeeds
Commissioner William A. Ayres
When he assumes the chair
manShip. Commissioner Ferguson
will establish a new record as it
will be his third term of service
as chairman and no Commission
er has ever held the office three
times.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
ADVERTISEMENT
Apply This Once and
Kill the Itch (scabIss)

To get relief from the Itch
(scabies) apply Siticide, a liquid
preparation which penetrates be-
meath the outer skin, where para
sites breed, and kills in 80 minutes
every Itch mite with which it comes
in contact. At your druggists, or
sent direct for 60c. Siticide Co,
Commerce, Ga.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
An Old Habit

Officials at Library of Congress,
reports "x-9," make a standard
habit Of sauntering in at il a. m.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
NegO Jerseyite

Active with the newly organized
New Jersey State Society is Mary
c. McCarron. 1401 Columbia Rd
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Panel Discussion

Personnel Administration ColIn.
Gil will meet January IL, Depart
mental Auditorium, for panel dis
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

the Treasury, where she has re-
mained since. She enjoys all
types of outdoor sports, but selects
bridge as her favorite pastime
when the weather is rough.
Vets on the Hill
Among war veterans, by States,
in the present Congress are the
following:
Alabama: Representatives Lister
Hill, Joe Starnes, Pete Jarmen,
John Sparkman and Luther Pat.
rick.
Arizona: Senator Carl Hayden.
Volcanic Lecture
An illustrated lecture on "Vol-
canoes and How They Behave"
will be given by DR.. Howell Viii.
liams of the University Of Cali
fornia on Tuesday evening, 8, in
the auditorium of the new build
ing, Interior. This lecture is free
to the public. DR.. williams, for
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Will Aid DAV

General Frank T. Hines. A. D.
Hollenback, Director of Veterans
Employment Service, Labor. and
Charles r Anderson, chairman.
Board of Appeals, Civil Service.
have accepted invitations to
serve as members of the DAV
National Employment Council.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03

and delivered by william Penn,
which might be worth considerable
wampum Also he has that
Babylonian clay tablet of 5000
B. c., and the ak found in Mary
land made in the Thirteenth cen
tury.
News Tip Prize: GAL"
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Ferguson Elected

Commissioner Garland S. Fergu.
son has been elected chairman of
the Federal Trade Commission
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Auchter Heads BPI

Eugene C.. Auchter is the new
chief Of Bureau Of Plant Industry,
by virtue of Frederick Richey's de-
cision to enter professional corn
breeding. . Auchter was formerly
assistant chief. District of Col.
umbia has been allocated $243, ,750
for elimination Of railroad grade
crossing hazards by Agriculture.
Those reports on diets of the aver
age American families being issued
at Agriculture were compiled by
DR.. Hazel K. Stiebeling, Home
Economics.
False CoLOrs
One insurance salesman sold
$65 900 worth of insurance to
members of Congress while the
Wage-Houl Bill was pending.
As his company has a labor union
name he merely said: Mr.. Blank
Of the AFL, would like to see
Senator Thusandso. He got
his interviews and sold his insur
ance.
The Washington times., 1938-01-03
Interior Softbau

Opening games in the Interior
Recreation Association Indoor
Softball League will be played to.
night in the new Interior Building
Activities Space. Henry A. Tolson,
president of IDRA, will toss out
the first ball at 1880, when Blu
reau of Reclamation and Land
Office teams clash. National Park
Service "A" team and Indian OF.
flee aggregation meet in the Sec
ond game of the double-header
at 8.
The league is composed of 8
teams. Games will be played on
each Monday night and Saturday
afternoon until April 4, the sched-
ule being split into first and sec
ond divisions, winners in each di-
vision to engage in a play-off
series during the week of April IL
to determine the championship of
the Department.