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Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
HYATTSTOWN

Mr.. and Mrs. Roland King and
Miss Barbara Moore, Silver Spring,
Mr.. w. L. Burdette and Mrs. L. M.
Stone were among number of
friends who extended congratula-
tons to Mr.. Luther King of Kings
Valley, upon the seth anniversary
of his birth, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Elliott, of
Washington, and Mr.. and Mrs.
Lawrence Cecil and family of
Rockville, spent Sunday with Mrs.
Charles Murphy.
Miss Lillian Stone and Mr.. Har-
old Wiesberg were overnight
guests of Mr.. w. V. Burdette this
weekend.
Mrs. E. D. Burdette was hostess
to the Ladies Aid of the Christian
Church on Friday.
Mr.. E. D. Burdette and daugh-
ter, Bobby, Miss Ella Belle Stone
and Mr.. Knowlton Burgee left on
Saturday for a trip of several days
to the New York Worlds Fair.
Mr.. o. C. Barnes spent Tuesday
in Washington, he visited Mr.
Martin Helm of Rockville, who is
a patient at Garfield Hospital.
The Ladies Aid Society of the
Methodist Church met with Mrs
John Anderson on Wednesday.
Mrs. Dutrow Linthicum spent
several days in Washington this
week visiting relatives.
Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Thompson
and family, Gaithersburg; Mr.. anc
Mrs. Phil Linthicum and family
were dinner guests of Mr.. anC
Mrs. Sam Miles on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard A. Belt OF
Rockville visited Mr.. and Mrs. o
c. Barnes on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. L. Beall, Hag.
erstown, were guests Of Mr.. Beall's
mother, Mrs. E. F. Harris.
Mr.. Milton Wood and children
Berwyn, visited Mr.. Eugene
Murphy.
The Montgomery County Sing.
ing Convention met at the Method.
list Church, Clarksburg, on Sunday
A large audience was in attend
ance, various church choir mem.
bers entertained with special musi.
cal numbers. The next meeting will
be held at Sunshine, Md.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
State National Guard
Companies Are Filling
Rapidly In Emergency

Reports from all sections of
Maryland this week indicated
that the First Regiment, Mary
land National Guard, is meeting
successfully the problem of in
creasing its strength by approx
mately 200 men.
Regimental headquarters in Fred
erick reported to 58th Brigade
headquarters in Baltimore that
the campaign for recruits is pro-
crossing rapidly, and that the
newly authorized strength of 1920
is expected to be completed within
the near future.
The drive for recruits, designed
to bring Maryland's three combat
regiments to almost their full
peace-time strength was author-
lied by the War Department after
President Roosevelt declared a
estate of limited emergency"
Other National Guard Regiments
actively recruiting are the Fifth
Regiment of Baltimore and the
10th Field Artillery, with head
quarters in Pikesville.
In some instances the vacancies
were filled from waiting lists,
made up of young men who have
been eager to join the Guard
Service Company, at Silver Spring
reported that five men who came
to watch the organization on one
drill night remained to enlist
bringing the strength of the COM
pany to SO.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
City Unemployed Must
Collect Own Checks;
Others Not Affected

All benefit payments to I'M
employment compensation claim
ants in the Baltimore City terri
tory will, beginning Monday,
October %, be made through
checks delivered at the local office
Of the State Employment Service,
under the Maryland Unemploy-
ment Compensation Board.
For several months payments
have been made at the Baltimore
office in this manner to women
claimants only, while men con-
tinued to receive benefit checks by
mail at home. The Board has de-
cided to extend the direct payment
ulan. by which it hopes to save
a considerable sum in postage.
Claims filed in employment
Offices outside Of Baltimore City
will continue to be handled at the
main Office and benefit check will
be sent by mail as heretofore.
Benefit claims received by the
Maryland Unemployment Com
uensation Board in the calendar
wear up to and including Septem-
Der 80 aggregated 878,750, of
which 38,363 were as new claims
Of all the claims filed in the
nine months covered, the Balti-
more City territory had 65.06 per
cent; Cumberland 7.19 per cent
and Cambridge 4.44 per cent.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
Persistence

Persistence can be a wonderful
thing Take the case of 22-year-o old
Alice Kriscunas. The young woman
walked into Chicago police station
said she wanted to be locked up
Sergeant Jarvis was polite, but said
no, he couldn't do it without reason
She pleaded she ran away from
home. The sergeant felt girls over
81 had a right to run away from
home. Miss Kriscunas said she
had no other place to 60. The SER
geant was indeed sorry, but it was
no 60. And it was still no go until
four hours and Is minutes later,
when Miss Kriscunas was put in a
cell. But it was legal. Explained
Sergeant Jarvis: ''The charge is
disorderly conduct. She made a
nuisance of herself"
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
SAFETY WEEK HELD
SUCCESS AS DEATH
TOLL SHOWS DROP
State Committee Gratified
BY Wide Cooperation Dur
ing October Campaign

With accident records of the
other State police showing a de-
crease of five deaths during the
first seven days of October, from
13 last year to eight this year,
observance of October Safety
Week, October 1 to 7, was judged
a success by the Maryland Traf-
fic Safety committee, sponsor of
the campaign.
According to reports from coun-
ty chairmen, more than 100 SAT-
ETY. meetings were held, with
civic, fraternal, PIT. A. and vet
erans' groups cooperating. In the
schools, extra periods devoted to
the teaching of safety reached
| more than 100000 pupils.
The October Week was the first
of three such drives. Others have
been scheduled for the first weeks
of November and December. Rea-
son for this timing, the committee
has announced, was because sta
tistics have indicated that the last
quarter of the year usually is the
| worst from a traffic fatality
standpoint.
Thomas P. Abbott, Baltimore
general chairman of the safety
committee, announced a meeting
of the executive committee will be
held soon to consider results OF
the October observance and to
{ plan for the November drive.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
POOLESVILLE

DR.. and Mrs. Ralph Williams
and daughter, Gretchen, of Cum
berland, were Saturday and Sun
day guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Williams.
Misses Florence White, Carolyn
Gray and Charlotte White were
home this week end from Univer-
sity of Maryland.
On Thursday Mrs. Newton
Brewer entertained "a guests at
a delightful luncheon, followed by
bridge; high scores were won by
Mrs. John Jones, Mrs. E. W.
White and Mrs. Joseph Byrd.
Aain on Saturday, Mrs. Brewer
entertained 16 more guests also
for luncheon and bridge. High
scores were won by Mrs. Carroll
Chiswell, Mrs. Lawrence Chisfell,
Mrs. Marshall Hersperger, Jr.,
and Mrs. Frank Lillin.
Mrs. G. R. Gray, Mrs. Betty
Edmonston and Mrs. Harry Will.
liams were among the guests en-
tertained at dinner on Wednes-
day by Mrs. Lawrence Darby in
Jacksonville.
Miss Virginia Hersperger, Mrs,
Frank Davis, Mrs. Charles Sell
man and Mrs. Tom Oxley planned
a surprise shower on Wednesday
evening, for Mrs. Marshall Hers
perger, Jr., at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. M. Hersperger, Sr.
Christ Church Guild of Barnes.
vile is sponsoring a chicken and
waffle dinner Saturday evening,
beginning at $500 p. m. in the
Town Hall.
Mr.. Marshall Hersperger and
his bride, the former Miss Mar.
ion Garrett, of Milestone, Canada,
are with Mr.. Hersperger's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Hersperger for the winter.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Budd en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. F. NAL
colin White, Misses Maxine and
Charlotte White, and Mr.. and Mrs
R. Coleman at dinner on Sunday
in compliment to Mr.. White and
Mr.. Budd, whose birthdays are
on the same day.
Misses Kitty and Nancy Shears
of Arlington, Va, were weekend
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. G. R.
Gray.
Miss Dorothy Jones, Mrs. Rob.
ert Hoffman, Mr.. and Mrs. Jack
Jones, Miss Betty Newman anG
Mrs: Jay Freeman visited their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. John Jones
! this weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall Hers
perger have returned from a six
months visit at theer Canadian
homestead.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ted Winder anC
daughter, Peggy, are visiting Mrs
Winder's parents, Mr.. and Mrs
julius Hall for a few weeks.
Mrs. George Willard entertained
the "Round Table" on Tuesday.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19
SCIENTIFIC TESTS

SCIENTIFIC TESTS
proved the superiority Of
the improved RichReld
formula in the laboratory
- proved its superior
anh-knock qualities, its
rich, abundant power, its
special qualities which
give fast pickup, getaway
In traffic; quick starting on
cold days. And constant
Laboratory Control as.
sures you just the exact
combination which will
give you those qualities
throughout the changing
seasons Of the year.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19

Indian Game Lure
Indians caught wild ducks and
geese by building great fires at
night to blind the fowl.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19

MILEAGE TESTS, n different tyne ear. ere
continuously being made with RichkelA- hsst 20
determine that Richfeld b up 20 or enoeedinQ
the high standards set for Il in the laboratory
priced gasolines IN performances e. well e mile
age. That's why Sherwood Brothers can guar.
antee that-'No other regulsr-priced gasoline Is
superior 70 RiChfeld In any worth while fcatwes
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1939-10-19

Sherwood Brothers Incor-
poratedis q large organize
ton, established In Mary
land over 40 years ago.
II has served motorists OF
Maryland, the District Of
Columbia and surround
ing territory since the In
PRODUCTION of the auto
mobile-knows the value
Of service. That's why
Sherwood Betholine-Rich
field Dealer Stations are
constantly trying TO give
you the utmost in care.
! full, friendly service,
clean wash-rooms
and other factors you
y look for in modern sta
tons. Look for this sign
Of quality products and
Service with a Smile. -"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
]. B. TOWNSEND
SUCCUMBS in
PHILADELPHIA
Was Native Of POcOmOke City,
And Died At The Age Of
Seventy-Three

Mr.. James B. Townsend, native Of
this city, died in Philadelphia on
Monday morning last, at the home Of
his daughter, Mrs. James Jones. Mr..
Townsend was seventy three years of
age and had been in i'll health for some
time.
The deceased was the son Of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. E. J. Townsend and
is survived by widow and two daugh-
tiers: Mrs. Jas. Jones and Mrs. Lillian
D'Addarie, both of Philadelphia.
Funeral services were held yester-
day, Thursday from the Dennis &
Watson Funeral Home at 1000 o'clock
A. M: interment in the M. P. Church
cemetery. The pallbearers were:
Messrs. Franklin Dennis, Geo. S. Blunt
ing, George Smullin, E. Farrell Bow
en-, w. J. Stevenson, and James Jones.
Mr.. Townsend's death marks the de-
parture of another of Pocomoke's old
er citizens and most familiar figure
in it's confines. He was known to
many of the, commercial travelling
men, and his services as transporter
will doubtless be missed.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
MIR. E. ". LONG
dies SUDDENLY
SUNDAY LAST
Was Prominent Citizen Of Som
erset, And Died At Early
Age Of AZ Years

Mr.. Ernest w. Long, a prominent
and highly respected citizen of Som
erset county, in the. Cokesbury dis
trict, died rather suddenly at noon on
Sunday last, his end coming as a re-
suit of a heart attack.
Mr.. Long was the son of the late
w. A. and Ida E. Long and was born
in Somerset 48 years ago. He has
lived in the Cokesbury neighborhood
all his life and is survived by a wild
ow and two children: Hugh, ri; and
Annie Lee 18. Also by three broth
ers: Allen p, Walter H., and Lyman
Lee, Long, the last named from Wash
ington, D. c.; and by one sister, Mrs.
Hilda Adkins, of Salisbury.
The pallbearers were: Vernon Long,
Otis Long, Percy Dryden, Everett
Long, Alan Long, Jr., and Francis
Covington. The high esteem in which
Mr.. Long was held was attested by
the large attendance of friends at the
funeral which was held on Wednesday
afternoon at his home, with interment
in the cemetery of the Presbyterian
Church, Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
JOYNES- BRENNER
NUPTIALS SOLEMNIZED

A very pretty wedding was solem.
nized Saturday evening, July 8, 1889
when Miss Myrtle Ruth Joynes
daughter Of Mrs. Rebecca and the late
Mr.. Lloyd Joynes, became the bride
Of Mr.. J. James Bremen, son of Mrs
George and the late Mr.. johnson
Benner, Of Pocomoke City.
The happy couple were married in
the presence of a few intimate friends
at the Methodist Episcopal parsonage
in Pocomoke. The bride wore a dress
of white lace, with matching acces-
sories and carried a corsage of pink
rose buds.
Mrs. Benner is graduate of the
Pocomoke High School, class of 1899.
Mr.. Bremen works for the Pocomoke
Textiles, Inc. Mr.. and Mrs. Bremen
will make their home in Pocomoke
City.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
MORE ANCIENT AWNINGS
DISAPPEAR FROM FRONTS

Workmen this week removed the old
metal rooted awnings that have SC
long graced (?) the fronts Of the
stores of Mac Littleton and Crawford
Hillman. Attractive canvas awnings
will take the place Of the old CORFU
gated structures and a great improve.
ment has been made to Clarke Ave.
nue. by the change.
+ It is to be hoped that the owner OF
owners of the buildings along the Ave
nue. from the hotel to the corner OF
Maple Street will appreciate the i'm
proved conditions brought about by
the tearing away of the awnings above
mentioned and will get busy in the
same direction. Besides being in
rather poor repair, they are a relic
of past days that do not bring much
beauty along with them.
The Improvement to the hotel and
to the fronts just referred to, should
be proof enough, that from a bust
ness standpoint the change would be
beneficial to those places were the old
shelters still stand. The Clarke Ave.
nue. remnants are all that are left
and the public is awaiting with pleas.
ant anticipation when they will disap-
pear.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
LIONS TO MEET
in CONVENTION
AT PITTSBURC
To Assemble In A FOur-Day
Convention From July Eigh-
teen To Twenty One
MIR. l.. G.. CALLAHAN DELE
GATE FROM POCOMOKE

Climaxing it's greatest year of ex-
pansion, from July 1, 1888 to June 30,
1889, Lions international will hold its
23rd annual convention in Pittsburgh,
Pennsylvania, July 1921 with a four
day program Of business and enter
tainment. Advance registrations are
the largest in Lions convention his
tory, and attendance is conservatively
estimated to pass the 10000 mark.
In the past IL months, under the
presidency of Walter F. Dexter, state
superintendent of education for Cali
fornia, the International Association
of Lions Clubs chartered EST new
clubs and registered net increase in
membership of nearly 10000 making
it the largest service club in the Uni
ted States and Canada, with nearly
$500 clubs and $4,000 members.
The annual convention to be held in
Pittsburgh will celebrate this year of
expansion. The only comparable year
in the past % years was 1937-1938.
Delegations to the convention will
arrive on special trains, by motor
cade, and quite a number by air.
planes. The president Of the Lions
Club of Ponce, Puerto Rico, will fly
his own plane to Pittsburgh for the
four-day conclave.
Special trains are scheduled from
Texas, California, New York, New
England, Florida ard Illinois, and
most Of the specials will carry high
school bands with them to participate
in the annual juvenile band contests
to be conducted as part of the four
day program.
An unusual feature of the conven-
ton program is to be a "lion beauty
parade",- real, live four-legged
lions. The entries will be youthful,
not more than eight months of age,
and there will be eight of them, COM
ing from as many sections of the
country.
The 'beauty parade" is being con-
Quoted in conjunction with Metro
Goldwyn-M Mayer pictures, and will eli
max two-month nationwide hunt
understudy and eventually replace
by Lions Clubs for a lion to serve as
M-G-M's famous Leo. The winning
cub will be signed up Immediately by
M-G-M, given star rating, and taken
to New York for Lions Day at the
Worlds Fair, July %. From there
he will be flown direct to Hollywood
to begin his movie career.
L. Griffin Callahan, local delegate
to the convention will leave Pocomoke
City by automobile on July 16 for the
conclave.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
BISHOPVILLE
BOY REPRESENTS
COUNTY FLA
Will Go To Cleveland, Ohio, To
Attend Worlds Poultry
Congress This Month

Edward Hudson of Bishopville, son
Of William G. Hudson, will represent
Worcester County as FLA and All
representative, attending the Seventh
Worlds Poultry Congress to be held
in Cleveland the last of July and first
part of August. He is 1889 grad
uate of Buckingham High School, Ber-
lin.
The selection of Edward Hudson
was announced by Letcher L. Colona,
Chairman of the Worlds Poultry Con-
gress Committee for the county. He
has done some outstanding work in
poultry production and is president of
the FLA Chapter at Berlin. The trip
was made possible by the sale of
Worlds Poultry Congress member
ships which were sold in the county
to the following: Del-Mar-Va Milling
Co., Snow Hill: Worcester Fertilizer
Co., Snow Hill; Harold Mock, Snow
Hill; Raymond G. Dryden, Pocomoke;
Ben Dryden, Pocomoke; Eastern
States Cooperative, Snow Hill; Worces-
ter County Farm Bureau, Snow Hill;
Harold Morris, Bishopville; Palmer
& Dennis, Shovel; Calvin D. Gumm,
Showell; L. L. Colona, Pocomoke and
Merwin Burbage, Stockton
Travel will be made to the EXPOSE
ton with the other All and FLA boys
from Maryland, leaving Baltimore
and Washington July 9th in a spec
ial party. Boys representing Somer-
set and Wicomico Counties will also
attend the Exposition.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
NEGROES NABBED
I'm A SOMERSET
COUNTY STORE
Newton's Store Is Scene Of Cap
ture By Night Officer Jas.
E. Revell, Wednesday
OPINION POINTS TO THEM
AS WARD STORE THIEVES

Night officer James E. Revell, OF
Princess Anne, discovered some prowl-
ers investigating the contents OF
Newton's store in that city, and open
ed fire upon them through the glass
fronts. This happened on Wednesday
night, and it resulted in the capture
of one of the burglars in the store;
the others escaped through a rear exit
but were caught later in the early
hours of Thursday morning.
The man captured was Frazier Eat
on, colored, Is years of age who gave
as his hailing place, Miami, Florida
He was taken in the store. The other
two, both colored, were Charles Hunt
ley, 10; and Holly McCook, %. The
former was captured near Rehoboth.
about A. M, yesterday morning;
the latter about 8 hours later, in a
nearby woods.
There was another individual con-
nected with the robbery, who has not
yet been found. He was in a car
ready to take the goods away as they
were carried out. However, he be-
came suspicious of the delay and drove
off. The police are securing the two
counties for him. The opinion is THAT
with him in custody it will be pos
sible to learn where other stolen goods
are cached.
Efforts have been made to connect
these men with the robbery of the
Montgomery Ward store in Pocomoke
recently. It is said that one Of the
men was wearing shirt with the
Ward stamp on it, but he claims he
purchased it from another party. This
might indicate the stolen goods have
been pedaled in the country sections
However, with these men in custody
the officers have real clue to other
burglaries, and there doesn't seem to
be any doubt but what something
substantial will result from the hunt
now on for the depradators.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
SEVERE STORM DESCENDS
UPON POCOMOKE VICINITY

A terrific storm, rain and electric,
struck this section Thursday night and
created havoc in some places. Light
ming, it is reported, destroyed the ele-
mentary school in Princess Anne, and
barn was also damaged near Cos
ten Station. Rain fell in torrents, and
wind whistled around houses similar
ly to those Of autumn seasons. For
some reason, not yet learned, water
supply was cut off and early in the
evening, electric lights showed the eff
feet of electric influence. Altogeth-
er it was a disturbing night.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
"Chnps" ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, I see by the papers, only
this morning, that my old friend and
college mate, Rev. Vaughn S. Collins
has paid the last debt of nature and
has passed into the Great Beyond.
This latest reminder of the days
gone by when we were-at least,
was-irresponsible school boys, sorta
knocks all laughter out of my system,
and reveals the sober side of my men
tai and moral constitution. You
know, I thought lot of Vaughn, and
he, in a way, was fond of me. The
reason he liked me at all was, because
we were so different. From the very
beginning, he had the ministry In
view; well, anybody who knows me-
is certain of the fact that my arrow
was not pointed in that direction.
Maybe he saw that was on the broad
road, and he was trying his influence
on me to stop and think little; any
how, our association was of that char
acter which, somehow, leaves indelible
impressions. Live as long as may,
I'll always remember Vaughn S. Col
Inns and the days on old st. Johns
campus.
Of course, when a man grows old,
he is apt to drift back into the long
ago: he becomes reminiscent; so, I
am in a mood to recall what happened
back in-well, wouldn't like to say
how much water has passed over the
mill wheel. Maybe some of you saw
that Vaughn died at the age Of 80.
But it is easy to see him as he used
to be. Sober-minded as he was, still
he was fun-loving, had an infectious
laugh, loved good clean joke, enter
ed into all phases of creditable college
sport, was a fine student, graduated
with honors, soon started into the min
istry, gained full honors among his
confreres, was a sterling preacher, an
ideal pastor, Industrious to the end,
and I know he died in full confidence
of the reward of the faithful.
But his life subsequent to his grad
uation diverged from mine; I saw
him only occasionally; but I never saw
much change in him. I love to think
of him in the old days in Annapolis.
We boys, didn't know much about in
ter-coilegiate sports-ours was mostly
intra-mural. We played foot ball, but
the sort we INDUCED in wouldn't fill
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