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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27
EXMORE HAS HANDSOME
NEW FIRE ENGINE

The Community Fire Company, at
Exmore, Va, last week accepted the
new American LaFrance fire fighting
unit which arrived last Saturday. The
new unit was not accepted until it had
been tested out by representatives Of
the fire company and L. c. LeVelle,
representing the American LaFrance
Co.
This machine is mounted on a Chew
rolet chassis with dual rear wheels.
It has a capacity Of pumping 500 gal
Ions Of water a minute and carries a
200 gallon auxiliary water tank which
can be connected directly with the
regular pumping equipment of the
machine doing away with the neces-
sity Of a special booster pump mech
anism.
The work Of building a new home
for this equipment was expected to
get under way in the near future. The
house will be 36x5O feet and of con-
crete block construction. At the pres
emit time a one story building will be
erected but it is being constructed so
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27
tions will do so. This will be bene-
ficial to the people of their county.
STUDEBAKER IS
ECONOMICAL IN
GAS AMOUNTS

Studebaker scored heavily and won
a clean victory in the annual Gilmore
Yosemite economy sweepstakes, held
early in January over the classic
course between Los Angeles and Yose-
mite National Park. Studebaker cars
won in their competitive groups and
the Studebaker Commander defeated
every other car in the sweepstakes,
regardless of size, price, or number of
cylinders.
The winning Studebaker Command
er delivered 55.426 ton miles per gal
lon of gasoline, defeating the nearest
competitor by the comfortable margin
of 2.912 ton miles per gallon. The
Commander actually used less gasoline
than any other six, eight, or twelve
in the event. It delivered 25.78 actual
miles per gallon. The competition
is decided upon the ton-mile basis be-
cause this compensates for weight diff
ferentials.
The Studebaker President eight, vic
tor in it's group, delivered 52.914 ton
miles per gallon and 22.96 actual miles
per gallon. The President defeated
all other cars except the Commander
and one other, won third place in the
sweepstakes and lost second place by
the infinitesimal margin of .049 ton
miles per gallon of fuel.
The 314-mile classic was run under
the most difficult weather conditions
of the events history. Heavy rains,
heavy SHOWS, and unusual cold mark
ed the event. Twenty-Five cars en-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27
Stockton News

Mr.. and Mrs. C. HI. Jones, and Mr..
and Mrs. Preston Jones were guests
Sunday of Mrs. John Burbage at Cape
Charles.
Miss Elizabeth Baylis of Whining
on, spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Baylis.
DR.. Franklin H. Clapp, a world
traveller will preach at Remson Church
Sunday afternoon, January 20 at p
M.
Miss Ruth Brandon of Salisbury,
spent the weekend with her mother
Mrs. Ella Brandon.
Mrs. j. F. Nelson and Mrs. w. C.
Nelson and little son, Billy, spent Mon
day with Miss Leona Collins.
Mrs. G. E. Dryden attended the din
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27

ner at the Wicomico Hotel Salisbury
given by the Goucher Club Saturday.
The Ladies Auxiliary to the fire con
pany will meet Wednesday evening,
February 1 in the school auditorium.
Miss Lydia Birmingham Of Snow
Hill is spending some time with Mr..
and Mrs. Alfred Birmingham.
Miss Ruth Wilkins spent the week
end with her parents at Salisbury.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Chapman and
little daughter, of Greenbackville,
were guests Friday evening of Mr..
and Mrs. K. G. Petit.
Miss Lucille Pilchard has returned
home after spending some time with
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pruitt at Penns-
vile, N. j.
Mrs. G. M. Dryden and Tommie and
Emily Dryden spent Saturday with
Mrs. Dryden's daughter, Mrs. A. B..
Boulder at Salisbury.
Miss Kathryn Pruitt and Mr.. Thos.
Wharton of Wilmington spent the
weekend with her parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. j. w. Pruitt.
Mrs. Florence Webb is spending
some time with her sister, Mrs. J. w.
Payne at Pocomoke.
Mr.. and Ms. Dalton Fleming and lit
tie son, were guests of her mother,
Mrs. Jennie Milligan at Pocomoke,
Sunday.
Miss Agatha Witzel left Monday to
attend school in Salisbury.
We are sorry to report Mr.. Neil
Hickman ill at the Peninsula General
Hospital at Salisbury.
Mr.. Edwin Pilchard of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with his parents
Mr.. and Mrs. n. C. Pilchard.
Miss Bernice Parsons Of Glen Bur-
ME spent the weekend with her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carlton Powell, of
Belin, were guests Sunday of her
mother, Mrs. Ida Bromley.
Mr.. Cecil Powell of Cape Charles,
was an over night guest of DR.. w. A.
and Miss Sue Taylor Monday night.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Sharpley were
guests Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Kerbin
Sturgis at Snow Hill.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27
PROCLAMATION TO
FIGHT AGAINST
DREAD DISEASE

Governor Herbert r. O'Conor has
issued a proclamation calling on the
citizens of Maryland to actively par
ticipate in the Flight Against Infan-
tile Paralysis" by purchasing tickets
to the various functions which are be-
ing held to raise funds.
Every county of Maryland will have
. dance, bingo party, card party, oys-
ter roast, or other function to raise
funds to combat the dread disease.
Governor O'Conor said, "Infantile
Paralysis is one of the maladies about
which constant research must be main
tanned if preventative is to be found.
Thousands of our people in Maryland
and the rest of the United States are
already inflicted with this dread dis
ease and are in urgent need of care
and treatment to make their lives
more bearable and prevent the spread
Of the ailment.
1.-THE principle method of raising
funds to carry on this humanitarian
work is the holding of parties and
dances on the occasion of the birthday
of the President of the United States,
January 30th, 1889.
81 call upon the citizens of this
great Free State to actively support
through the purchase of tickets, the
various functions which will be held
IN the principle communities of the
state without any thought to political
or sectarian prejudices, and make pos
sible a continuance of the fight a
gainst Infantile Paralysis"
Senator George L. Radcliffe who is
chairman of the Committee to Fight
Infantile Paralysis in Maryland stat
ed that the funds raised this year
will be divided on fifty-fifty basis.
Half of the proceeds will be forward
ed to New York to the National Foun-
dation and the other half will be re-
tanned locally in the community in
which the funds are raised for polio
work. Senator Radcliffe further point
ed out that in past years Maryland
has received back from the National
Foundation approximately four times
as much money as has been forwarded
from the state.
The National Foundation strives to
accomplish three main detectives.
They are the continuance of research
until a preventative is found, to dis
Eeminate information to parents,
nurses and doctors about the latest
methods of caring for those already
inflicted with the dread disease, and
to have funds, doctors, nurses, Iron
Lungs and other equipment ready for
concentration in any community when
an epidemic breaks out.
Mr.. Jack A. Clarke, Director Of Or
ganization, wishes the people of your
county to know that Chairman has
been appointed, and from the reports
he is receiving, every county is now
in full swing. It is hoped that every
body who can possibly attend the func
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that second story can be added at a
later date. The new building, expect
ed to be ready for occupancy about
February 20, will be erected on the
lot adjoining the Big Nickel Bottling
Work.
The officers of the Community Fire
Company are: George Freeman, presi-
dent; c. A. Orange, vice-president;
Lloyd Parrot, sec'y-treasurer; War
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tered and thirteen were unable to fin
ish in the time limit.
The sweepstakes was conducted I'M
der the official sanction and supervis-
ion of the American Automobile As
ISOLATION. Hence all records are Of
ficial.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27

field Dennis, fire chief; Edward Har-
mon, assistant chief; Nat Mapp, chief
engineer and driver; Harold Bell, Ger
aid Moore, Jack Boggs and Frank
Parks, assistant engineers and driv-
ers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27

ANNAPOLIS - MATAPEAKE
ROMANCOKE - CLAIBORNE
WINTER & SPRING SCHEDULE
1889
Effective February /, 1889
DAILY AND SUNDAY
Eastern Standard Time
Between Annapolis and Matapeake
Leave Annapolis: 7:25, **8:O0, 900
Co, 1000, IL 100 A. M. 1900 Noon,
100 Co, $4,000, 300, 400, $500 Co,
600, 700 Co, 500 P. M: am
Leave Matapeake: 7:25, 500. 900,
10000 (c), 400 A. nj. 1900 Noon,
100, 200 Co, $4,000, 400 (c), 500,
600, $4,000, ***S:OO Co p. M.
Denotes bus connections via Mata-
peake, ROmancOke and Claiborne.
~ Denotes bus connections via Mata-
peake only.
*** Denotes bus connections Sunday
only.
(c) Denotes direct ferry connections
to Claiborne via R0mancOke.
Between RomancOke and Claiborne
Leave ROmancOke: 1000 A. nj. 2:OO,
400. $500, 500 p. nj.
Leave Claiborne: 1900 A. M. 100,
800, 500, $4,000 p. M.
= Denotes pedestrians will be trans
ported by motor coach between Mata-
peake and ROmancOke and ROmancoke
and Matapeake on these trips only,
daily and Sunday.
~ Denotes Bus transportation Sunday
only.
The CIaiborne-AnnapoIis Ferry Co.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-01-27

A CLASSIFIED AID GETS GOOD
RESULTS.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
GAMES WEDNESDAY,
Pacific Coast League

San Diego 3; Los Angeles 5.
Hollywood s. Seattle 0.
Sacramento 3; San Francisco l.
Oakland 8; Portland g.
National League
Boston 7; Philadelphia 6.
All other scheduled games rained
out
American League
All scheduled games rained out OF
called off on account of cold wealth
er
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
W0MAN'S Club
MEMBERS VISIT
LOCAL LAUNDRY
Simpson MaeKinnon Host
TO Party of 40 at
Establishment

Sponsored by the American Home
Department of the Juneau Woman's
Club, with Mrs. David Wood, Chair
man, field trip was taken through
the Alaska Laundry yesterday af-
ternoon.
Simpson j. MacKinnon was host
to the club members and gave a
very interesting explanatory talk
concerning the machinery, chemical,
and processes used in his modern
laundry and dry cleaning establish
ment.
Forty women enjoyed the field trip
to the laundry and each received a
useful souvenir.
Mr.. MacKinnon will remunerate
the Juneau Woman's Club at the
rate of Is cents each for the guests
attending.
Members of the American Home
Department and their guests express
thanks and appreciation to Mr..
MacKinnon for the instructive aft
ernoon and opportunity afforded.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
Browns
May Win
pennanf
Donald Barnes Believe.
His Cellar Champs Are
Coming Up Soon

ST. LOUIS, Mo, April 20.-Pa-
thence is a splendid virtue, and so
Donald Barnes, rookie major-league
club president, thinks his st. Louis
Browns are going to win the Am
erican league pennant in the next
few years.
Considering the Brownies vir-
tual stranglehold' ON the cellar po-
sition the past several seasons, that's
a most optimistic statement, to say
the least.
The clubs board of directors are
patient men, says Barnes. and are
willing to wait for the orderly de-
velopment of a crop of youngsters
who can turn the trick.
Barnes is not worried over the
financial end of the business, he
says. Were not interested in divi-
dend checks. What we want is more
percentage points. Baseball never
was meant TO be anything but a
sport
The president of the American
Investment Company in st. Louis is
just fan who hopes he and his
friends backing the team will get
results from their experiment.
Don't be too surprised if we are
knocking at the door of the first divi-
sion this year" he says I'VE have
far better catching and if things &C
as we hope. we're going to have
more power around the Keystone
sack than any of them"
He was speaking especially OF
Johnny Berardino, second-baseman
and Sig Gryska, shortstop, two
youngsters who served their appren-
ticeship with the Browns Texas
league farm in San Antonio.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
DRUGGISTS AND
JUDGES kEGGLE
TONIGHT AT ELkS

Tonight is a big night for two Pro-
fessional League teams at the Elks
Club bowling alleys.
In the $50 match of the evening,
the Druggists roll the Judges to
fight it out for a chance at third
place.
The Judges have to win three
of three to tie for third with the
Professors, while if the Druggists
take three games, they win third
place undisputed.
In the first match of the evening
Accountants and Dentists meet for
the last time.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
BASEBALL HEADS
TO MAKE PLANS,
SATURDAY NIGHT
First Game of Season Like.
Iy TO Be Played
May 7

Gastineau G h n n Ell B b all
League officials, and managers of
competing teams, will hold pow
WOW Saturday night in the offices Of
the Alaska Federal Savings and
Loan Association, according to
Judge William A. Holzheimer, Presi-
dent of the league.
Managers and officials will thrash
out plans for the coming baseball
season and decide when the season
is to open, probably the first Sunday
in May, which falls on the seventh.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
Dr., Mrs. Morley
Will Entertain

DR.. and Mrs. j. F. Worley viii
entertain this evening with dinner
party at their residence in the Fifth
Avenue Apartments. The evening Is
to be spent informally, A centerpiece
of spring flowers off set by lighted
tapers will add to the attractiveness
of the dinner table.
Guests for the occasion will in
clude Mr.. and Mrs. Claude Hirst,
Mr.. and Mrs. r. Clarke, Mr.. e. D.
McGinty and Mr.. and Mrs. v. r.
Farrell.
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body thought of looking for me tied
up to a dock"
The Fidalgo appeared in Ketchi-
kan after the cutters Alert and
Haida had been searching waters
between Alert Bay and the First
City for three days.
Both the Fidalgo and the Spider
will fish halibut out of Juneau this
summer, and may go trolling after
the halibut season closes.
With Jones on the Fidalgo, will
be Charles Heller, while the crew
of the 38-foot Spider will be COM
posed of Capt. Fritz Jones and
Hugh Palmer.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
ThreeCIubs
AEeCI0siinQ
UponAngels
Tight Race in Pacific Coast
Ledgue-Los Angeles
Nears Record

The Pacific Coast League would
have a clearly close race at this
point if it were not for Los Angeles.
Seattle, San Francisco and Holly
wood are on the trail of the first
place Los Angeles. only one game
apart.
Even Sacramento's lowly Senators
are catching UP with the pack.
AS for the Los Angeles Angels,
they are only two games away from
tieing Seattle's Pacific Coast League
record of 10 consecutive wins set SO
years ago. The Angels won their
seventeenth straight game yesterday
ut the hands of San Diego
Portland nipped Oakland yester-
day, Sacramento defeated San Fran
ciso and Hollywood BANKED Seattle.
Portland's victory ended an eight
game losing streak.
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were visited, and likewise the Mis-
sion School conducted for native
children by the Urseline Sisters at
Pilgrim Springs.
Miss Tiber was in Nome on March
ID when fire broke out in the office
and residence building of the Office
of Indian Affairs, and has COM
mented on the agility with which
removed by the local fire depart
ment and volunteers. Her itinerary
included Norton Sound points and
points along the Yukon River, in
luding a visit to Mountain Village
Hospital, thence to Shagluk and
McGrath. Kuskokwim River points
were visited and the site on which
the Bethel Hospital is to be built
was viewed especially. The nursing
service of the Office Of Indian At
fairs has been extended to include
these areas during the present year
and a field nurse had covered the
area from Anvik and Shagluk to
Hooper Bay.
Tanana Hospital and Eklutna Vo-
cational School were included in her
itinerary.
Influenza
During the latter portion OF her
trip, considerable illness was en-
countered of the epidemic tpye of
mild influenza. For the most part
these cases did not require hos
pitalization. Indian Service hos
pitfalls generally are filled to ca
pacity and waiting lists for various
types of cases exist The demand
for disqualification has increased at
rate greater than the increase of
facilities. This is not to be inter-
preted as indication of increased
incidence of illness, but rather as
evidence of the effectiveness of a
public health program which has
emphasized prevention of disease
and need of early medical care and
disqualification
In many locations, Indian Service
Institutions provide the only hos
pital facilities available to natives
or whites and are called in to meet
all sorts of emergency conditions.
Programs OF immunization and
vaccination as well as tuberculir
testing and chest x-rays have beer
carried on by field personnel and ir
the hospitals. Pneumonia tipping
procedures are being established
Close cooperation with the Terri
torial Health Department is main
tanned throughout.
Medical service for the natives /.
under the immediate direction Of
DR.. j. F. Worley. Claude M. Hirst
as General Superintendent, is ii
charge of the combined services Of
all departments of the Office o.
Indian Affairs in Alaska.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
SUB-STATION

SUb-SIA IIUN
Bids will be received by Post
master Albert Vile up until April
&c for operation of Postal Sub
Station No. in Juneau for the
two years beginning july /, 1889.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
NURSE MAKES
ANNUAL visit
TO FAR NORTH
Miss Tiber Reports on AG-
tivifies of Office of
Indian Affairs

Miss Bertha Tiber has returned
from a three months trip into the
Interior and the Arctic Coast in
onnection with her duties as Super
visor of Nurses in Alaska for the
Office of Indian Affairs.
During her visit she assisted with
the Inauguration of a program at
Kenai which will provide q nursing
service for the upper Cook Inlet
villages of Kenai, Tyonek, Ninilchik
and Kasilof. Miss Douglas Barnsley
who had been serving in the Cor
dova position, was assigned to this
new location.
Within a week Of her entrance
on duty, Miss Barnsley was called
to minister to the natives Of Tyonek
during an outbreak of influenza
which affected the entire village.
Outbreaks of less serious conse-
quences have occurred in other of
the villages of that region.
Barrow Hospital
One of the highlights of the trip
was a visit to Barrow early in
March. to the hospital construction
of which was completed the week
previous. This hospital is planned
to accommodate 20 patients and to
serve the area from Cape Lisbourne
to Demarcation Point, the entire
Arctic Coast Making the trip with
Miss Tiber was Miss Lorean v.
Auwen. who was transferred from
the U. S. Hospital for Natives in
Juneau, to the staff of the Barrow
Hospital. She, with Miss Valeria
Pawlak, r. NJ, and DR.. julius Yale
| Sher, constitute the professional
staff at the hospital.
I This hospital embodies principles
of m odern hospital construction
adapted to the needs of the Arctic
climate. Huge tanks. which can be
filled with ice from the outside, are
provided and fitted with coils for
melting this ice. Electric pumps
( force the water into other tanks and
pipes throughout the building.
Emergency Surgery
| Completion of a portion of the
building had been hurried to pro-
vide space for emergency surgery,
which could otherwise have been
taken care of under most difficult
circumstances in a temporary hos
pital which had been arranged fol-
lowing the destruction by fire of the
former hospital which had burned
in February, 1887.
At Wainwright, Miss Tiber met
Miss Mildred Keaton, who joined
her later at Barrow. Miss Keaton
was making preparations for her
annual visit to the eastward OF Bar
row, where she ministers to the
needs of the scattered groups living
in that isolated area.
Miss Tiber noted that the popula-
ton of the villages of Barrow and
Wainwright had increased consid-
erably since her previous visits.
The population increase is caused
by moving of people from the iso-
lated regions east of Barrow to these
settlements.
First Plane
The trip vase made to Barrow
from Kotzebue on the first plane
into Barrow since September g. A
landing field prepared on lagoon
at Barrow was dragged and marked,
presenting the appearance of a
metropolitan convenience.
The hospital for natives at Kotze-
bue, and field nurses in the locality
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
ERvINGS'S WIN
TWO OF THREE
at BRUNSWICK

When the Independents rolled the
Irving trio at the Brunswick kegling
matches last night. Irving's won two
of three, but Gomez. Independent
bowler, took single game honors with
a 254 in the second fest.
California Grocers won two from
the Coops, totalling 1888 pins to
1347.
Tonight's games are George
Brothers VS.. American Meat and
Case Lot VS.. Brunswick at 7:30 and
$3.50, respectively.
Scores last night were as follows:
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20

If you want only a few drops OF
lemon juice, pierce the lemon with
a fork and squeeze out the juice. Re-
turn the lemon to the refrigerator
and it can be used later. There is
less waste than when the lemon
is cut in halves.
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
lost" VESSEL
WILL FISH OUT
OF THIS PORT
Skipper on Missing Boat
Reveals He Was al
Machine Shop

The 38-foot halibut vessel Fidalgo,
Capt. Earl Jones, arrived in Juneau
today with its companion boat. the
Spider, after what would have been
an uneventful trip here from Ana
cortes If the Coast Guard had not
been searching for the Fidalgo, re-
ported lost for three days.
Capt. Jones laughed at his berth
at the Upper City Float today about
the frantic search that was carried
on for him.
Il just went in to machine shop
at Hardy Bay to get new gen.
orator" Jones said. Il guess no
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
Marthas 10 Plan
For Church Dinner

Tomorrow afternoon members OF
the Martha Society will meet for a
1870 o'clock dessert luncheon in
the Parlors of the Northern Light
Presbyterian Church, hostesses for
the afternoon being Mrs. H. L.
Faulkner and Mrs. Homer Nord-
ling
Mrs. Stacey Norman will preside
during the business session, at
which time plans for the annual
church dinner, May 3, will be dis
cussed and committees for the af-
fair will be named
Try The Empire classifieds for
results
The Daily Alaska empire. [volume] (Juneau, Alaska) 1926-1964, 1939-04-20
Obliging
Butcher

OKLAHOMA CITY, April 10
Mrs. Malcolm Rosser of Muskogee
thinks she has the best grocer in
the state of Oklahoma. To place an
order she calls him and says: "Send
a we'll rounded meal today, with
all the vitamins, and the usual
amount of meat" And he does. She
never has to worry about diet de-
tails, or change of menu.
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Try an Empire &C.