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Evening star., 1939-11-01
Firms Head for Moscow
With 'FinoI Answer

HELSINKI, Nov. l R.-A dele
cation empowered to deliver Fin
lands "final answer" to Soviet Rus
sian demands headed for Moscow
today, perhaps for the last time.
The delegation, led by former
Premier DR.. Juho Kusti Paasikivi,
was ready to negotiate the dispute
over territorial concessions wanted
by Russia until the last hope Of
settlement faded. said foreign ONCE
spokesman.
The negotiators set out from Hell
sinli last night, for their third trip
70 the Russian capital, before WA
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
BUSINESS MEN
ARE AGAINST
PARK METERS
Decide Unanimously Against
These Devices To Ease
The Car Situation
MAIN OBJECTION TOWN
IS NOT LARGE ENOUGH

At a meeting of the Business Mems
Association, held the latter part of last
week, the proposition to install park
ing meters on the streets of Pocomoke
City was fully discussed, and it was
unanimously decided not to provide
these checks on extended use of curbs
by local and visiting motorists.
The main object of these meters
seems to be to prevent a monopoly
of parking space; and, yet, in the eff
fort to accomplish this hardship is
frequently imposed on those who are
actually in need of longer period
than allowed, and are fined if they
exceed that time. In order to escape
such eventuality, the car-owner seeks
streets where the meters are not in
stalled; and, again, are subjected to
the inconvenience of longer walks
Continued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
POSTAGE STAMP
CONTEMPORARIES
NATIONAL GAME
First Day Of Sale viii Be
Held In CooperstOwn, N.
Y, June IL, 1889
LOCAL POSTMASTER
GIVES INSTRUCTIONS

The Postmaster General is prepar-
ing to place on sale on June IL, 1889.
a special postage stamp commemora-
ting the centennial anniversary OF
baseball. The first day of sale of the
official centennial stamp will be held
at Cooperstown, N. Y, June IL, 1889
The Postmaster at that office is au-
thorized to affix the new stamp to
first day covers for mailing on that
date. These covers will be valuable
souvenirs to all who are interested in
this national sport.
This stamp is intended primarily
to stimulate on the part of the young
sters. the citizens of tomorrow, a
greater appreciation of healthy out
door sports, particularly baseball, and
it's purpose, therefore, may properly
be supported by every citizen or
group of citizens of this country.
Regarding first-day cover service,
this is merely a plan whereby a self
addressed envelope may be mailed at
the Cooperstown office bearing the
stamp on it's first day of sale, June IL.
This is the only office which will have
the privilege of handling the stamp
on the first day. It is believed that
many youngsters and older persons in
terested in the game will want to have
one of these covers to keep as a souve-
mir of this occasion.
The Post Office Department will
make a special dispensation in this
case and will authorize all postmas-
tiers to accept single self-addressed
envelopes and &c from youngsters and
will undertake the task of sending
these on to Cooperstown for the first
day postmark on June IL.
The Postmaster at the Pocomoke
offices wishes to advise that he will
accept single-self-addressed envelopes
with &c until and including Satur-
day, June 10, 1889 IL o'clock, noon,
from all who wish to take advantage
of this opportunity.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
VIM. S. NAPLES
SUCCUMBS TO
LONG ILLNESS
Dies At His Home Here At The
Age Of Sixty-Nine Years.
Interment In Virginia
WAS RETIRED FROM
RAILROAD SERVICE

Mr.. William Southwood NAPLES, a
well-known and highly respected citi-
zen of Pocomoke, died at his resi-
hence on Market Street, on Monday
last May 20, after an illness extend
ing over several years.
Mr.. NAPLES was the son of the late
Joseph M. and Julia H. NAPLES, and
was born at frankfort, Delaware.
September Is, 1870. He took up his
residence in Pocomoke in 1913, being
associated with the Pennsylvania
Railroad, with which corporation he
had served with energy and capabili-
ty for many years. At the time Of
his retirement, about years ago, he
was Representative of the Traffic De.
partment, N. Y. P. and N. road, al
Norfolk, Va.
Besides his widow, he is survived
by two daughters: Mrs. A. B. Bloxom
of Mappsville, Va; and Mrs. M. E
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
FOUR CENTRAL
MAGISTRATES
APPOINTED
Ray V. Gladding Receives Office
For POcOmoke, Three 9th
ers In The County
WILLIAM MILLER, ESQ.,,
APPOINTED ALTERNATE

Four central magistrates, provid-
ed for by the law enacted in the latest
session of the Maryland General AS
sembly have been appointed as fol
lows:
Edward White, Ocean City, at sal
airy of $500 per annum; Fred N. Gull
yer, Berlin, Md, at a salary of 5000;
w. w. Price, Snow Hill, at a salary
of 5000; and Ray v. Gladding, POGO
moke City, 5000. Besides these, Will
liam Miller, Esq, has been appointed
'Trial Magistrate" at large, a sub
stitute in case one of the four can
not serve.
Maryland's ancient and much crit.
cized system of county magistrates
formally came to an end yesterday
Thursday when the new central
magistrates system-an administra-
ton bill in the past Legislature
goes into effect throughout the State
Under the terms of this measure
all county magistrates with the excep-
ton of seventy-six, specifically nam.
ed, are shorn of their powers. Scores
of justices will remain magistrates in
names only, and the seventy-six ap-
pointed as "trial magistrates" will
take over the job of operating county
tribunals.
The bill provides for central magis
trate's court or courts in each county
with the magistrates working on q
salary rather than the old fee basis
Under the old system, county jus.
tees were paid fees for each case
Lawyers criticized this system, said il
provided temptation for magistrates
to try to get as many cases as pos
sible. In addition, some magistrates
Scrambled" for good locations along
main highways SO that policemen ar.
resting traffic offenders-who consti'
tute the major portion of county ar.
rests-would let them try the cases
Magistrates who sit in more thar
one central court are to be given I
cents per mile for travelling expenses
G pued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
"Chirps'' ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, I began last week to tell
you-all about that skyline trip took
by the way, that may be about as
high as I'll get in the matter of flu
ture abode; but Pm hoping-and
got as far as Washington in my story
where F. D. r. saw me and I saw
him, that is, saw him-I don't know.
for sure, whether he saw me or not.
but I'm taking a chance, he did.
We took in Mt. Vernon, Arlington,
the big Cathedral, and lot of other
sights and seems; and then we took
in some dinner, and not much later,
some sleep. Next day we went on to
Front Royal where we paid two dimes
and half for the privilege of winding
in and out among the mountains and
valleys, and feeling about as small
as the gnat should have felt when ne
Lit on the bulls horn.
Just before we entered the famous
mountain drive, our party alighted
from the car to buy some few memen-
toes at nearby booth. I didn't spend
any money; I only gave it to them to
invest. While I was looking on, ]
heard somebody call:
elbow do Mr.. Clarke!"
turned around, wondering who in
the name of Sam Hill knew me down
there in the mountains of Virginia
I found lad looking me in the face
as he said:
"Guess you don't know me, but I'm
Mr.. Earl Merrill's son and live in Po-
comoke City,"
There it is again. Go where you
will, you'll find an Eastern Shoreman
IF you believe H. L. Mencken, you'd
think there was a wild tribe inhabiting
the Dogs, fens, morasses, and marsh
es of the lower peninsula, known as
Eastern Shoremen. But the truth is,
they are everywhere, constitute the
best citizens, and you've got to move
quick to catch 'em mapping.
At Staunton I think our coming
must have been previously announced
for Just as we stopped in front Of
the flop-house where we staid thai
night, here came a troop of the pref
test girls you ever looked at.
really forgot to move until they coule
get by, and, bless my soul, If they
didn't go into the same place we did
That was better than I had bargainec
for. These girls were from Stuart
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
FIVE YEAR OLD
GIVES PARTY TO
MANY FRIENDS
Alfred Holt, Jr., Is Host To For
ty-Six Of His Little
Playmates

Alfred Holt, Jr., celebrated his 9th
birthday Monday afternoon by enter
tanning a number of his young friends
at his home on Walnut Street. Sew
enty-eight guests were present, in
Guiding forty-six of his little play
mates.
Games were played on the lawn and
after an afternoon of gay festivities
the little tots were ushered into the
dining room, followed later by the
older folk. Here delicious refresh
ments were served in a setting of
pink and white. Pink snapdragons
decorated the room and adorned each
table set with white glass and lighted
by pink candles. A huge birthday
cake was the center of attraction.
The young folk who enjoyed the
hospitality of the youthful host were:
Betty Jane and Mary Sue James.
Nevaline Hickman, Fay White, Jerry
Joynes, Anita June Ennis, Beatrice
Ann Bowen, Connie and June Ven
able, Rebecca Ann Watson, Patsy
Thompson, Tommy Lee Sexton, Nor
ma Lee Mason, Sonny Ehlers, Mildred,
Ernest, Freddie and Marilyn Allen,
Billy Holland, Denny Tilghman, Jack
King, John Ham, John and Ann Mas
on, Buddy and Dorothy Ann jenkins,
Jerry PaVne. Dorothy Mae Lambert
son, Billy Ross, Edward Bounds, Jean
Bunting, Allen Dix and Margaret
Clark Merrill, Freddie Henderson, Clif
ton Dennis, Adron Mason, Mickey Mat
thews, Carolyn Lester, Elaine Evans,
Johnnie Lee HUMPHREYS, Winnie Tay-
Tor Jean ! liston, Billy Duncan, Char
lie Masc James Mister and Ann
Wootten.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
DIRECTORS ARE
ELECTED FOR
ANIMAL FARM
Humane Society Has Now Been
In Organization For Six
Months

At the latest regular business meet
ing of the Humane Society of Wor-
cester County, held on May 26, the
following Board of Directors was NOM
mated and unanimously elected:
Mr.. William Whaley, Berlin; Mr..
L. Franklin Purnell, Ocean City; DR..
E. J. Clarke, Pocomoke City; Mr..
Edmond Johnson, Ocean City; Mr.. Ed
ward Scott, ,Sr., Ocean City; DR.. Fred
Nicoll, Berlin; Mr.. John Byrd, Snow
Hill; DR.. Roy Buhrman, Ocean City;
Mr.. Frank Waller Ocean City; Mr..
Sheldon Chandler, Berlin; Mr.. Harold
Rayne, Ocean City.
This organization in the six months
of it's existence has rendered real ser
vice to the community. It's effects
are very noticeable in Ocean City. Be-
tween thirty and forty homeless or
sick animals have been humanely
destroyed at the shelter. And many
others have been treated for lnJur-
les and contagious diseases. There
are fifteen kennels, and at present
there are eight dogs receiving care.
One has a family of five puppies. One
has broken hip in cast. One has
been clipped and is being treated for a
skin disease, etc. Any one who can
afford to pay for treatment for his
animals is expected to do so. Any
who who cannot, his animals will re-
ceive the same care.
Efforts are being made to secure
at least part time service of a regis
tered veterinarian who will give adj
vice and aid to the farmers in the
care of their stock and poultry.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
CHILD HEALTH
CAR WILL VISIT
COUNTY IN AUG.
Health Conference On Wheels
Started On Its Rounds On
Monday, May 1

Child health conferences-on-wheels
will be held during June in Calvert,
Cecil and Kent Counties in connection
with the visit of the Health Trailer,
of the Bureau of Child Hygiene of the
State Department of Health to those
counties, according to an announce
ment by DR.. r. H. Riley, Director OF
the Department.
The Trailer started on its rounds
Nav Child Health Day-and will
remain, in the field until shortly be-
fore the schools open. Eleven coun-
ties, covering Southern Maryland and
the Eastern Shore, are included in the
seasons itinerary. The conferences
on-wheels will supplement the regular
child health conferences that will be
held as usual in the rest of the State
during the summer. The tour covers
sections of the State not ordinarily
reached by the regular conferences &.
This years tour of the Trailer
started in Saint Mary's County and
will end in Somerset. From May 1
to May 9 was spent in Saint Mary's;
from May 10 to May 10 in Charles;
and from May % to May 26 in Prince
Georges County. The Health Bus
is scheduled to be in Calvert County
from May 20 to June 8 and the provis-
CONTINUED on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
MRS. LOUISE RALPH
DIES In HOSPITAL

Mrs. Louise M. Ralph, aged Ga, died
on Wednesday morning in the hospital
at Salisbury. Mrs. Ralph was a resi-
dent of Pocomoke, her home being on
Clarke Avenue, extended.
Mrs. Ralph was the daughter of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. John Autine, OF
Sangerfield, N. Y. She had been liv-
ing in Pocomoke since 1927.
At this writing, funeral arrange
ments had not been made but she will
be inferred in Green, N. Y. Besides
her husband, she is survived by two
sons, John A., and George E., Ralph
Funeral services will also probably
be held at Watson and Dennis fun
eral parlors.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
VICTOR'S BAND
WILL SUPPLY
DANCE MUSIC
Victor Will Be Conductor At
Dances On Thursday And
Friday Nights

"Strike up the band" here comes
the show. The music in this case will
be supplied by Victor's band, which
has achieved an enviable reputation
as a Arsndstand show and dance hall
maestro. Victor will be the conduc-
tor of the Festival Dances, Thursday
and Friday nights, June 8 and 9.
The Thursday night dance will be
held at the Armory, Onancock, while
the Friday night dance will be held
at the Crystal Ballroom, Exmore.
The Queens Ball will be held Thurs
day night and the Festival dance Fri
day night. The admission will be
$3.50 the first night and $1.50 the Sec
ond night.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
MISS KATHERINE LEITCH
WEEDS Mr.. CARLTON BULL

A quiet wedding was solemnized
Thursday night, May 25th when Miss
Katherine Leitch, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank c. Leitch Of this city, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Carlton Bull,
of Hallwood, Va.
The ceremony was performed by
Rev. John w. Wootten, pastor Of Sal
EN- M. E. Church.
The bride is graduate Of the POGO
moke High School, class Of 'S7. Mr..
and Mrs. Bull will make their home in
Virginia.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02

, Every Eastern Shore resident, in
touch with public affairs, is aware Of
the very efficient service which Mr..
Goldsborough, during his nearly two
decades in Washington, rendered his
constituency, Democrats and Repub-
licans alike.
The election of Hon. David J. Ward,
the Democratic nominee, will ensure
continuation Of that efficient rep
resentation. He will have the advan-
tage of the same contacts which Mr..
Goldsborough, over a period of years,
built up.
With Democratic President and a
Democratic Senate and House of Rep
resentatives it would be suicidal for
the Eastern Shore to send either a
Republican or Independent to Congress
at this time. It would be case Of
cutting off ones nose to spite his
face.
Senator Ward possesses many Of
the virtues which spelled success 3Sz
Mr.. Goldsborough; among them coafs'
tesy, patience, energy, courage, hon.
esty, vision and consideration Of rich
and poor alike.
The special election, of course, be-
cause of necessity had to be held dur
ing busy season for the farmers but
this is of such import that we urge
everyone, at sacrifice if necessary,
to take the required time out and;
vote next Tuesday.
Senator Wards candidacy should
appeal to every agriculturist. He was
Continued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02

The Junior Aid of Bethany M. p
Church will meet with Miss Katherine
McMaster Monday night, June 9th.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
THE HAY CROP
SHOULD Be CUT
WHILE UN-RIPE
Can Be Improved And Its Value
Increased By Cutting Be-
fore Too Mature

The quality of the Maryland hay
crop can be improved and its value
greatly increased by cutting before it
becomes over-ripe is the advice OF
John w. Magruder, specialist in ag-
ronomy for the University of Mary
land extension service.
Mr.. Magruder points out that live
stock will consume more good hay
than they will of hay that is inferior
in quality and that the nutrients per
pounds of hay are greater when the
quality is higher. Dairymen and
stockmen can greatly reduce their
feed bills, he says, by producing and
feeding good quality hay, as less grain
is needed than when low grade hay is
fed.
With the exception of weather, Mr.
Magruder declares, the time of cut
ting affects quality of hay more than
any other single factor. AS to time
for cutting, he recommends that red
clover be cut at half-bloom stage; tim
othy at early bloom; mixed hay when
the legume in it is at the proper
stage; soybeans before the seeds are
three-fourths developed; sweet clover
at the time or before the first bios
SONS appear; and annual lespedeza
before the lower leaves turn brown.
Alfalfa should reach the full bloom
Continued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
LOCAL club
NOW PLAYING
CLASSY BALL
Is At Present In Fourth Place
And Only Half Game A
way From Third
MANAGEMENT ALWAYS
READY TO ADD TALENT

1t looks like the Pocomoke Red SoX
Base Ball Club is really going places
this season with the class of ball they
are now playing. They have won the
last five games out of seven played,
since the last issue Of this paper.
At the present time they are in
fourth place in the league standing
and only IL game out of third place.
Starting with last Thursday nights
game, when they took over Dover by
a score of 4-3, they won five straight
games that carried them into the first
division, the first time since the re-
organization of the Eastern Shore
League they have had this distinc-
ton.
On Saturday night they journeyed
to Easton and took over the Easton
"Yanks" by a score of 1913 in 10 in
nings. On Sunday they went to Fed
eralsburg, where one of the wildnest
games of the season was witnessed
when the locals emerged victorious
in game in which they banged out
% hits off the delivery of four pitch
ers, third baseman and finally Man
ager Sam Holbrook, to chalk up nine
teen runs against 10 for the AS.
On Monday night in the local park,
our star right handler, Bill Luce
pitched his second two-hit game in
CONTINUED on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02

Mr.. and Mrs. Belford Roth, of AL
lentown, Pa, were overnight guests
Thursday of Mrs. I. T. Costen and
family.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-02
SPECIAL ELECTION NEXT
TUESDAY FOR SUCCESSOR
TO MIR. COLDSBOROUCH
Senator Ward Is The Regular Democratic Nominee OPP
posed By Both Republican And Independent Candidates.
Don't Fail To Vote For Ward.
ASTAY-AT-HOME VOTE MIGHT ALLOW A REPUBLICAN
TO SLIP in BETWEEN A SPLIT DEMOCRATIC TICKET

Voters Worcester County and those of the other eight
counties Shore will the polls next Tuesday
and elect representative in the 18th Congress of the United
States the First Congressional District of Maryland to fill
existing by of the resignation of T. Alan
Goldsborough who recently became a Federal judge.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-20

she lives on the next street-who fell off the porch and scratched her face. We're bannering it!"
 Most of the time the paper is four pages-one sheet of writing paper doubled in two, but sometimes when three is big story it is eight.
 When Mrs. Waffle Warfield and King Edward VIII were front page news the world over the two children were just as busy as met ropolitan editors.
 we were in favor of the mar riage," Virginia said earnestly. "So we put down just what we thought and you can sect what happened. They did get married.
 Another good news week was the one preceding the marriage of their elder sister. They ran stories about what the bride would wear, what they thought of the bride groom, and the prospects for good weather for the event.
 When the wedding took place, they couldn't think of anything to say about it.
 "Ev'ryone was there, anyhow" " Editor Neal said, "No use writin' what ev'ryone knows about"
 h a recent issue there was a squib about fire on the next street.
 Virginia covered the fire, ran over and got an eyewitness story and then dashed breathlessly back just in time to make the edi- ton.
 When they see an illustration in newspaper they like, the two transfer it to their paper by rub ping it with wax, laying the print on their paper and rubbing hard.
 Neal does a weekly comic strip which he calls ''Herky Boy" and which is one of his favorite fea- lures.
 "It makes momrny laugh," he said, "even when she's lonely"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-20
TEACHERS GUESTS
 OF MRS. KLITKA
School Nurse Entertains at Swimming Party at
 Hitchcock Lake
MIDDLE LEBURY Correspondent: Eleanor Read
 Telephone 5-0932

Mrs. William J. Klitka local schoo nurse recently entertained the teach CTS from the Middlebury grammar school at her cottage at Hitchcock Lake with swimming party. Later in the evening all were participants in a dinner served at Long Acres Present were: Misses Ruth Gilhuly Ruth Perkins, Ruth Ballantyne Gene Johnson, Marion Holland Mary Tierney, Mrs. Clara Hotchkiss and Mrs. Klitka.
 Mrs. Arthur D. Stein, Jr, is at- tending the commencement festivi- ties at Princeton University this week. Her brother, Warren D. Platt, Jr., is a member of the graduating class. Mrs. Stein is accompanied by her parents, MT. and Mrs. Warren D. Platt of Waterbury.
 Miss Katherin Stillman. daughter of Dr. and Mrs. Edar Stillman of New York and Middlebury recently graduated from the Brearly school in New York. Her sister, Miss Eliza beth Stillman, has completed her studies for the year at Vassar collgee. Their brother Rufus Stillman was graduated from Taft school this month. The Stillmans have taken up their residence here for the summer months.
 Miss Ruth Bristol, daughter of MT.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-06-20

the brightest deliver salutatorian and valedictorian addresses. Presen- tations of diplomas will be made by church and school dignitaries, while at several of the schools class gifts will be presented by the graduating body. Five schools will hold com- mencement exercises tomorrow; namely, Abbott, Duggan, East Moun- tain, Tinker, and Wilson.
 Bunker Hill
 Diplomas to the graduating class of Bunker Hill school will be pre- sented today by Rev. Alan M. Fair bank, pastor of the Bunker Hill Ccngregrational church,
 Joan Dillon will give the valedic- tory address, while songs will be rem desed by the class.
 .Ehc list of graduates is as fol- lows:
 Juanita Veronica Albert, Robert Roy Auray, Charles Marshall Burns, Norman R. Garfield, Joan Marie Carroll, Margaret Mary Collins, Cor don Mayo Cooper, Joan Murray Dil- lon, Belden DiVito, Carl Emanuel Gothburg, Shirley Eileen Gothburg, Mary Dutton Harder, Jane Alcott Huiburt, Natalie Eloise James, Glsnn Delbert Jensen. Thomas AL fred Kurtz, Mary Elizabeth LePage.
 Lloyd A. Lewis, Vincent E. Ma loney, Irma Louise MacKerracher, Janet Margaret MacLean, Robert N. Manel, Ned M. Mentucci, Joseph Whitman Moody, Bill F. Muller, El- mer Milton Nichols. Janice Eliza beth Niyer, Mary Rose Omicioli, Ruth Florence Palen, Irene Rachel Slough, Joyce Ellen Tierney, Made