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The guardian. [volume] (Boston, Mass.) 1901-1960, 1939-08-19

Here is a charming Interpretation
of the "little dinner" suit. 1t con-
trasts a formal floor-length skirt
with wee jacket blouse. The fab
ric that fashions this attractive din
ner dress is tecla twill, a crimped
spun acetate rayon weave that looks
like sheer suedelike wool and feels
like duvetyn. The modish jacket
that buttons around the waist &C.
centing a deep V-neckline is in dusty
pink. The skirt, in an Indian wine
shade, is styled with a front fullness
that lends its sculptural grace.
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
WARD MANAGER GOES
TO STEUBENVILLE, OHIO

Mr.. E. G. Cole, for four years man
ager of the local Montgomery Ward
sotre, has been transferred to Steub-
ensville, Ohio, and left Immediately
for his position, taking his family with
him.
Since Mr.. Cole has been in POGO
moke, he has made many friends in
connection with his commercial work |;
and, together with his family, has
gained host Of friends, socially, who
will regret to see him leave, and who
hope he may be thrown in pleasant
places. The store force, with whom
he has been associated, showed their
appreciation Of his managership by
presenting him with handsome wrist
watch.
Mr.. Cole will be succeeded by Mr..
G. r. Eicher, who comes here from
Portland, Maine.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
TOURNAMENT
OF GOLFERS AT
ACCOMAC, VA.
Championship Won By Porter
Matthews of The EastOn,
Maryland, Club

The annual invitation tournament
of the Delmarva Golf Association was
held on Friday and Saturday, of last
week, and on Sunday and Monday of
this week on the course of aye Ac-
cawmacke Country Club" Accomac,
Va, the winner was Mr.. Porter Mat
thews, of the Easton Club.
This tournament is open to all in
dividual golf players and to members
of golf clubs on the Delmarva PENN
sula, including Chestertown, Easton,
Cambridge, Dover, Salisbury, Acco-
mac, Cape Charles, Smyrna, Milford.
w. J. Stenger of Chestertown, is the
president.
For two years, Shannahan, from
Easton has been champion, but he was
eliminated this year by Maury Morris,
of Accomac. w. J. Stenger, of Ches-
tertown, a former champion, lost to
Harrison Dye, Of Accomac. Joe Schil-
Continued ON Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
BAD ACCIDENT
ON A CURVE
NEAR TOWN
Three Ambulances Required To
Take Injured To The Sal
isbury Hospital
HEAD-ON COLLISION AT
DANGEROUS CURVE

Three ambulances were requistion-
ed Monday night to carry to the Sal
isbury hospital, seven people, who
were injured in an automobile crash
on the Maryland Highway leading to
Virginia. The head-on collision oc-
Cured at 6 P. M, on sharp curve
after making the right hand turn at
Dryden's Mill, about one and one-half
miles from town.
According to report, Mr.. and Mrs.
Carl Suffer, of Lyndhurst, Ohio, with
their three daughters were on their
way to Keller, Va, to visit Mrs. SUIT
ter's brother, Mr.. w. H. Coffman, the
car being driven by the eldest daugh-
ter. Approaching the curve they met
a Chrysler, bearing Pennsylvania Ii
cense and containing two men, who
were APPARENTLY on their way home
to Philadelphia. The two cars met
in a head-on collision severely injur-
ing five of the seven.
One of the occupants of the Pennsyl-
vania car gave his name as Carl B.
CONTINUED on Page 81.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
MRS. SARAH DICKINSON
DIES AT AGE OF 81

Mrs. Sarah Elizabeth Dickinson, 81,
widow of Marcellus Henry Dickinson,
died Tuesday morning at o'clock at
her home, near this city, following
an illness extending over long period
Mrs. Dickinson who is a native Of
Pocomoke, daughter of the late John
and Elizabeth Davis, has lived in the
vicinity of Pocomoke all her life. She
has been an invalid for the past de-
cade.
Funeral services were held Thurs
day afternoon at 2.30 o'clock from
her late residence, conducted by Rev.
John w. Wootten, pastor of Salem
Methodist Church. Interment was
made in the cemetery of the same
denomination.
Two daughters and three sons sur
vive: Harold Dickinson, of Philadel-
phia; Ernest Dickinson and Mrs.
Blanche Merrill, of Pocomoke City;
Clarence Dickinson of Salisbury; and
Mrs. John o. Byrd, of Snow Hill. One
sister and one brother also survive:
Mrs. Mary Bates of this city and Mr.
William Davis Of Costen Station.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
MOTORISTS
WARNED OF
SCHOOL BUS
Law Requires Cars To Stop
When Children Are Load
ing Or Leaving
PRECAUTIONS ARE FOR
PREVENTION OF ACCIDENT

"I would like to call to the atten-
ton of every motorist the new school
bus law which is now in effect" said
Commissioner of Motor Vehicles w.
Lee Elgin. Gall school buses in Mary
land are now painted orange and have
the words SCHOOL BUS painted on
the front and rear"
"The law further provides" said
Mr.. Elgin, "that when meeting or
overtaking a school bus that has stop
ped on the highway to receive or dis
charge children all traffic must stop
10 feet from the bus, front and rear.
as the case may be, and remain stand
ing until the children are received
or discharged and the bus has again
started. The only exception to this
law is that motorists approaching a
stopped school bus from the front on
a dual highway are not required to
STOP"
"In order to remind the motorists
the Safety Department has designed
sign reading STATE LAW-TRAF-
FIG MUST STOP BOTH WAYS
WHILE LOADING AND UNLOAD
ING. I have contacted the Superin-
tendents of the Boards Of Education
in the 20 counties Of Maryland and
they have now purchased signs to be
placed on the buses. I sincerely
hope" said Commissioner Elgin, "that
with this new law the children of ou1
State can be transported to and from
schools so that there shall not be any
fatality or serious accident caused by
some motorist who failed to observe
this law"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
MRS. W. B. DUNCAN
CELEBRATES BIRTHDAY

Mrs. William B. Duncan was the
honor guest at birthday anniversary
dinner given for her by her family
last Sunday at the Hotel Commander,
Ocean City, Maryland.
The other members of the party
were Mr.. w. B. Duncan, the six sons,
every one of whom had his wife with
him and also a daughter, Miss Rosa
Duncan. The dinner was served in
fine style, and the occasion was thor
oughly enjoyed by all present. "The
Democrat" adds it's congratulations
to those of Mrs. Duncan's many
friends and hope many more years
will be added to her happy and very
useful life.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
LEVY STRUCK
BY CITY COUNCIL
FOR YEAR SO
Effort To Be Made To Collect
Taxes Closely Instead OF
Raising Rate

The Mayor and Council have struck
the tax levy for 1889 and, in accord
ance with advertisement appearing
elsewhere in this issue of the Worces-
ter Democrat, will sit in the Council
Chamber of the New Municipal Build
ing, next Monday and Tuesday, Sep
TENDER 18th and 18th, to hear COM
plants concerning assessments.
While failure to receive portion
of the Gasoline Tax revenue that has
accrued to Worcester County during
the past few years, would justify an
increase in the Municipal tax rate this
year to take care of the towns portion
of w. P. A. street Improvement pro-
jects, the city officials feel that in
view Of the 662s percent, increase in
the county rate, any increase by the
town would impose hardship on the
Pocomoke taxpayers.
Consequently, the rate has been fix
ed at soc on the $500. So, instead
of increasing the rate, concerted
effort will be made during the next
twelve months to collect back taxes
and water rents more closely and thus
procure the necessary funds to take
care of the towns expenditures. More
over, it will not be possible for the
Mayor and Council to continue with
hard-surfaced street extensions and
curb and gutter extensions except
in cases where the property owners
are willing to share in the expense
incident thereto, as was the case sew
eral years ago.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
JOSEPH TAYLOR
BROWNS OFF
CECIL SHORES
Was Twenty-Five Years Of Age
And Well-KnOwn In
This Section
BODY RECOVERED ON
WEDNESDAY THIS WEEK

On Sunday night the Lower Shore
was shocked by the report of drown
ing which had occurred in the waters
off Chesapeake City, about six miles
from Havre de Grace. The victim
was Joe Bill Taylor, % year old son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Ogden Taylor, of near
Temperanceville, Va, well known in
Pocomoke City.
The tragedy occurred Saturday
night but the parents of the young
man were not notified until hope that
he had been picked up by a passing
boat had been abandoned.
Young Taylor was a member Of a
party of young people aboard yacht
on an evenings pleasure cruise. Ac-
cording to information available he
was assisting one of the young ladies
aboard the yacht or to some other part
of the boat when he missed his foot
ing and fell overheard. AS he was
an expert swimmer, the spotlight, af-
ter picking him up, was turned on the
lifeboat and then again played the
waters where Taylor had been SWIM
ming and talking to those aboard. It
failed to locate the young man and
it is supposed he either struck his
head in falling or was seized with
cramps and sank.
Boats patrolled the waters all night
CONTINUED on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
CASE
IS SETTLED in
ACCOMACK co.
T. Lee Byrd, Elected Treasurer,
Will Not Be Affected By g.
Legal Contest

Accomac, Virginia, has been crowd
ed for some days past by those inter-
ested in contested election case.
The nomination of T. Lee Byrd in
the August Democratic primary for
treasurer of Accomack county was the
case in question and it was sustained
by Judge John E. Nottingham in a
decision ending a week-long hearing
on a petition contesting Byrd's victory.
The courts decision, from which
attorneys said there was an appeal,
reduced Byrd's margin of 191 votes
over j. Norman Belote, incumbent
treasurer, but did not change the out
come.
Judge Nottingham directed that all
voters in a contested precinct who reg
istered within six months before the
primary without filing. written appll-
cation be stricken from the list OF
those voting, and that forty-three bal
It's cast at Chincoteague be thrown
out.
Upon agreement Of attorneys on
both sides, the striking was done by
mathematical rule with each candi-
dates loss at a precinct being pro-
rated according to the percentage OF
votes he received in the precinct. I'm
der this procedure Byrd retained a
majority.
Attorneys agreed there were some
irregularities" in some instances.
Approximately LOO witnesses were
summoned in the case, which was
brought before the court on petition
of a group of citizens, but only thirty
four were placed on the stand. The
hearing opened Tuesday of last week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
WHITE SCHOOLS
ARE OPENED in
POCOMOKE CITY
Five Hundred And Eighty-O One
Children Enroll In The
Local Schools

The public white schools of this city
opened on Tuesday of this week with a
total enrolment Of 581 pupils, 1872 in
the high school department and 389
in the elementary grades.
The distribution in high school
shows as follows: First year, 81; Sec
ond year, 81; third year At; and fourth
year "a. This is about the number
enrolled in 1888.
Of the $50 elementary pupils, II
are in the sixth; and 81 in the seventh
these two being located in the high
school building; the others in the old
elementary house.
In the high school faculty Ernest
Holland comes from Berlin to take the
place of John Parsons, who went to
Berlin. Mr.. Holland is graduate of
Washington College, 1886, and has
also studied at Duke University.
Miss Mary E. Matthews, a graduate
of Western Maryland College, and al
SO of Goldey Business College at Will
mington, Delaware, takes charge Of
the Commercial Department, in the
place of Mrs. Ruth Harlan. The only
change in the elementary school is
the resignation Of Miss Sadie Powell,
her place being filled in the seventh
grade by Mrs. Mae Taylor.
A very interesting program was ar
ranged for the opening exercises on
Tuesday, consisting of an invocation
and interesting address by Rev. R.
B. Stewart, singing of patriotic songs;
reading by Frances Evans; and, an
After this, the pupils
and teachers retired to the recitation
rooms and the real work of the school
year had begun easily and efficiently.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
THE SALISBURY
INDIANS SOUGHT
ANOTHER GAME
Appealed On A Law Of The Lea
que To Meet Centreville
To Decide Stand

Everybody thought Centreville had
cinched fourth place in the Eastern
Shore League playoffs but the Sails
bury Indians dug up a forgotten lea
que bylaw and appealed to league
president Harry S. Russell for another
chance that might land them in the
playoffs by .000136 percentage point.
When the season officially ended
Centreville had 62 wins and 60 losses
for sos percentage. Salisbury had
80 minis and losses for an even 800
mark.
But Salisbury found the league rule
which specifies that postponed games
between teams seeking playoff berth
must be played at seasons end if the
result would affect the standing.
Centreville and Salisbury have a
postponed game which they never
have been able to play. Salisbury
now demands that Russell order the
game played.
President Russell, however, does
not interpret the rule in question as
does the Salisbury management, and
has ruled that no game shall be play
ed. This therefore, debars Salisbury
from the play-off games.
Furthermore it is reported that Sal
isbury may be fined for it's action in
circulating it's Interpretation Of the
rule, since, according, to President
Russell, it is far from being what the
bylaw intended to cover.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
PLANS STARTED
FOR SECURING
OLD WYE OAK
State Will Purchase Magnificent
Specimen And Surround
ing Property

Plans for the purchase by the State
of Maryland of the famous Wye Oak
Tree, in Talbot County have been re-
vealed by Governor Herbert r. O'Con-
or. The plans call for the purchase
of the tree in the name of the State
and it's maintenance as point of in
terest on the Eastern Shore.
In completing the plans for the pur-
chase, Governor O'Conor stated that
a great number of requests from East
ern Shore Societies and Garden Clubs,
as well as from tree lovers all over
the State, would be gratified. In
commenting, he said: "This acquisition
is in accordance with our desire to
preserve places of historical and out
standing interest and to emphasize the
attractive points in Maryland. There
is such a multitude of attractions for
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
Services Announced For
St. Mary's

DR.. r. B. Mathews, rector Of
st. Mary's Episcopal Church,
this city, returned yesterday
Thursday, from his two months
vacation in New England, and
will resume services in the 10
cal church, on Sunday morning
next, September 10 at II o'clock.
There will be Morning Prayer,
Sermon, and the celebration of
the Holy Communion. A large
attendance is earnestly desired.
Church School at 9:45 A. M, in
the Parish House.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
NJ. S. PlLCHARD REACHES
EIGHTY SECOND YEAR

M. S. Pilchard, of this city, cele-
brated his 82nd birthday at his home
on Walnut Street, on Sunday last,
September 8.
Mr.. Pilchard's many friends took
occasion to call upon him with con-
gratulations and gifts. Among the
callers were, H. o. Payne, of Phila-
delphia; Stanley Landlord and family;
and Somers Smith, Of Newark, Del.
"The Democrat" desires to add it's
congratulations to those of Mr.. Pill
chard's other friends, and hopes he
may grow in health and strength to
celebrate many more anniversaries.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
fire ENGINE
HOUSE IS NOW
READY FOR Use
Dedication And Cornerstone
Laying Took Place On Mon
day, Labor Day
LARGE CROWDS PRESENT
TO INSPECT BUILDING

Last week, "The Democrat" pub
lished a detailed story of the exer-
cises for the dedication and corner
stone laying of the new Fire Engine
House, just completed and located on
Fifth Street, just opposite where
Maple Streets ends. Good weather,
coupled with the fact that the day
was a holiday, brought out a good
crowd and the occasion was crowned
with success.
The parade which formed at the
Elementary School grounds, proceeded
out Walnut to Clarke Avenue, to-
Market to Fifth, to the new building,
was headed by the Pocomoke City
band and participated in by the Wo-
mans Auxiliary, by fire companies as
follows: Pocomoke, Snow Hill, Prin-
cess Anne, Marion Station, Crisfields
Salisbury, and Easton from Maryland;
Laurel and Delmar, from Delaware;
and Onancock and Parksley, from Vir-
ginia. Besides these, at the head was
Officer Birmingham, mounted on a
good looking steed; followed by two
aides; then came the motor cars with
the notables Of the occasion; and
making up the line were the Boy
Scouts, the National Guard, Head
quarters Company, the Girl Scouts,
and the American Legion-all OF
whom made up very attractive line
of march.
A large crowd assembled in front
of a speakers platform erected for
the occasion, where they listened to
the following program:
Music: Maryland, My Maryland"
led by the band.
Invocation, by Rev. John w. Woot--
ten, pastor of Salem Methodist
Church, of Pocomoke.
Depositing in cornerstone box the
usual material necessary to give in
formation, possibly, to future genera
lions. This was in charge of Cod
frey Child, Esq.
Address by Hon. George L. Rad
cliffe, United States Senator from.
Maryland.
Address by Hon. David j. Ward, ;.
Representative in Congress from First
District.
Presentation of Building by Hon.
R. B. Higgins, Assistant Regional
Public Works Administration.
Acceptance of Building on behalf Of
the city by the Honorable Mayor, e.
w. Ross.
Introduction of Architect, Contrac-
tor, Inspector, and others.
Music, "The Star Spangled Banner"
Benediction by Rev. r. B. Stewart,
pastor of Pitts Creek Presbyterian
Church, Pocomoke.
Among those connected with the
erection of the building and who were
introduced were, G. H. Fleming, Ira
yelling Engineer, PWA.
Elwood S. Deakyne, Resident En-
gineer Inspector, PWA.
Messrs. L. M. Wolfe and Richard
Continued on Page g.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-09-08
RETURNED TO BALTIMORE

Miss Helen Hancock after spend
ing the major part Of her vacation
with her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w.
Bates Hancock at their home here, has
returned to Baltimore, where she re-
sumes her work as a teacher in the
schools of that city.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-15
Thirteen Thousand On
State WPA Rolls

Approximately 1900 persons now
are on WPA rolls in Maryland, Har-
ry d. Williar, Jr., Deputy State
WPA Administrator, reports.
The number Is expected to be re-
duced by about 400 this month
through the dismissal OF workers
who have drawn WPA checks for
eighteen months or more. Mr. Wiz
liar said. -.
As Oh August 81, the eighteen
month rule has caused the discharge
of 5,127 persons in the State. OF
this number, 1880 are residents OF
Baltimore.
]. Milton Patterson, director of
the State Department of Public Wei
fare, announced that about twenty
five extra workers had been hired
by his department to certifyed relief
clients for WPA work.
Under the eighteen-month rule,
workers discharged must wait thirty
days and be certified as to their need
for work before they again can APP
ply for WPA employment.
Mr.. Paterson was unable to esti-
mate how many relief clients, certi-
fed for employment, were await
ing WPA jobs.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-15
Roadside Beauty Pro-
gram Planned
Twenty Miles OF Arterial
Highway TO Be Improved
Before Winter

Before snow fits Identification OF
twenty miles of arterial highways
will have been completed and work
will be under way on roadside i'm
movements along san additional
thirteen miles of main highways in
Maryland.
The current program of roadside
landscaping, which is tied in with
curtailing erosion and building in
safety shoulders. centers on the
the Philadelphia road (Route 400
and the Governor Richie Highway.
An additional project of note is the
identifying of the new Edmondson
avenue extension, which connects
with the Frederick road by bypass
ing Ellicott City, through the "a
tapsco State Park, beginning at the
Patapsco river and extending to the
western boundary of the, area.
The next project to go forward
will be improvement OF the right
Of way ON the new Philadelphia road
extending south from the Delaware
state line, about three miles to the
Chesapeake City road intersection.
Beginning about September 10
the planting of thousands OF shrubs
and trees will begin in earnest ON
the sections now being prepared.
S. w. Baumiller is the landscape
engineer directing this most amblti-
Gus program undertaken with the
n.rvR N ~
cooperation Of the Federal bureau
of Public Roads.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-15
Substitute Jurors Drawn

Associate Judges ]. Owen Knots
and James F. Evans on Thursday
drew substitute jurymen for service
in the regular September term which
convenes at Elkton, Monday, Sep
TENDER IS, as follows:
William III. Husfelt and Alex
ander P. Wilson of Cecilton district,
Walter Sapp and w. Harry Jones
or Chesapeake City, William Starl-
ing of Elkton, Abel G. Cameron,
Robert Trimble and Murray N. Cam
eron of North East district, Walter
M. Cameron and C. T. Cullen of
Rising Sun district, William Boyle
OF Port Deposit district.
They replace the following Jurors
excused from service:
William ]. Boyle, Samuel Blanch-
field of Cecilton district, Edwin
Stapp and Clinton Foard of Chesa-
peake City District, George Vaggi of
Elkton, Cheyney v. Housekeeper,
Horace Graham and Samuel A. Stur-
geon of North East district, Herman
c. Brinton and J. c. Emory of Ris-
ing Sun district, Charles Reckefus
of Port Deposit district.
The midland journal. (Rising Sun, Md.) 1885-1947, 1939-09-15
Liquidating Trustees Sue

John H. Ware, Jr., and his wife,
Clara e. Ware, of Oxford, were
named defendants in an equity suit
filed in Chester County court by
the liquidating trustees OF the Lam
caster Trust Company and the
Farmers Trust Company of Lancas-
ter.
In 1897 the liQuidating trustees OF
the assets of the Lancaster Trust
Company obtained judgment
against Ware in the amount OF $685.
2sO.24 after suit in Chester Coun-
ty court over certain promissory
notes.
At the same time, 1887, the
Farmers Bank and Trust Company,
which was trustee of certain assets
of the Farmers Trust Company OF
Lancaster, obtained judgment
against Ware in the amount OF $751;
7O1.24 after local court suit
The trustees claim that Ware
transferred title in two properties
he owned In an effort to defraud
his creditors.
The trustees asked the court to
declare both transactions invalid
and to place the titles solely in
Wares name.-Lancaster Journal.