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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
SPECIAL SESSION
OF GRAND JURY
NEXT Mon, ID.
Will Hear Cases Of FOskey And
Hyde. Also That Of Rob-
ert Manuel For Murder
SPECIAL SESSION TO
FOLLOW JURY REPORT

States Attorney William G. Ker-
bin, Jr., announced that special ses-
sion of the Grand Jury of the Wor-
cester County Circuit Court viii con-
vene at Snow Hill next Monday morn
ing, February Is, at 10 o'clock.
Kerbin announced the special ses-
sion following a conference held with
Associate Judge James M. Crockett
of the First Judicial Circuit. Notices
were mailed to the twenty-three
Grand Talismen drawn at the October
1888 Term of Circuit Court to return
next Monday.
The States Attorney who, went in
to office only 35 days ago on January
2 said the special session was called
for the purpose of disposing of three
murder cases and two other serious
cases growing out of armed robbery
and holdup.
He listed the cases for which In
dictments will be sought next Mon
day before the special Grand Jury as
follows:
State VS. Wesley johnson, negro
charged with the murder of another
negro at Cedartown on January a
last.
State VS. Robert Manuel, negro
charged with murder of another negro
in December of last year.
State VS. Jack Spencer, negro of
Stockton, charged with the murder Of
another negro near Pocomoke City in
November of last year.
State VS. David Foskey, Is year old
white man of Delmar, Del, charged
with intent to rob, assault with q
deadly weapon and carrying conceal
ed weapons growing out of the hold
up on February LIST at Pocomoke City
of William White, "A year old Sails
bury, Md, automobile salesman.
State VS. Roy Hyde, 10 year old
itinerant of Council Bluffs, Iowa,
charged with assault with intent to
kill David Jones, rs year old Dispen-
sary clerk at Pocomoke City on Feb
ruary 2. Hyde whom officials say
confessed he held up and shot JONES'.
waived hearing before Magistrate Da-
vid S. Hickman at Snow Hill and was
held under $4,000 bond for Grand Jury
action.
In the event the Grand Jury re-
turns true bills against the defendants
next Monday their trials will follow
at special session of the Worcester
County Circuit Court the States At
torney said.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
GAME MEETING CALLED
MONDAY in SNOW HILL

A most important game meeting
has been called for Monday night,
February Is at the Court House in
Snow Hill, by the Worcester County
Fish and Game Protective Association.
At this meeting a committee will be
appointed to represent the County at
the North American Sports, Garden
and Outdoor Life Show to be present
ed in Baltimore the week of the 18th.
Of prime Importance is the request
from Senate and Legislature that
members of the Association, sports
men and landowners draft laws TO be
presented to the Legislature relative
to game. This is the first opportunity
the sportsmen have had to do some
constructive work along this line and
it is to be hoped splendid represen-
tation will be present at this meeting
in order to comply with this request.
The meeting will open promptly at
8 P. n.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
.DELMARVA CUN-DOC
SPRING TRIALS MARCH A

The Del-Mar Va Gun Dog Club will
run its second annual Spring Trial
near Pocomoke City, Md, March 4th
and 9Th.
The events will consist of Open
Puppy, Open Jr., all Age, Member
Shooting Dog, and Open Shooting
Dog. Well ventilated kennels with a
Waterman in attendance at all times
will be available.
The Steamer Governor Emerson G..
Harrington will serve as headquarters
for the field trial contingent. Good
meals and good rooms are assured.
The judging will be taken care of by
]. 81. Miller of Clayton, N. j., and
Ralph D. Kellam, of Wilmington, Del.
The public is cordially invited.
For information and entry blanks
contact Ohio H. Pilchard, Pocomoke
City, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
MIR. ROMULUS BLALOCK
dies In N. CAROLINA

News was received here on We'd
nesday of the death of Mr.. Romulus
Blalock who died at his home in New
Bern, N. c., early Wednesday morn
ing. He had been a patient in Duke
Hospital in Durham but had been re-
moved to his home about a week ago.
Mr.. Blalock is the father of Mrs.
Norris M. Young, of this city, and
Mrs. Howard Anderson, of Princess,
Anne, both Of whom have been with
him much of the time during his i'll
ness which has extended over q period
Of several weeks.
Funeral arrangements had not been
completed at the time Of going to
press but it is supposed services will
be held from his late home today.
Besides his two daughters here Mr..
Blalock is survived by another daugh-
ter, Miss Adelaide Blalock, of Balti-
more, by his widow, and by one son,
Romulus Blalock, Jr.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
WIN. H. HAYWARD
DIED SATURDAY
IN BALTIMORE
Member OF Family Prominent
In This Section, And Now
Living In Somerset

William II. Hayward, 70, one of the
Oldest members of the Baltimore
Chamber of Commerce, for many
years prominent in the grain and mill
ing business, died Saturday morning,
February A, at the Church Home and
Infirmary of pneumonia.
Born near Pocomoke City, Somer-
set county, he removed to Baltimore,
as a youth and entered the milling
business at Ellicott City. When the
firm went out of business after the
World War, Mr.. Hayward opened his
own office as grain broker in the
Chamber of Commerce Building.
He served three consecutive terms
as president of the Chamber of Com
merce and was an active member of
the Flour Club of Baltimore.
Besides his widow, Mrs. Amy Bond
Hayward, he is survived by daugh-
ter, Mrs. William Brown Savers, of
Westfield, N. j.; son, John Elzey
Hayward and grandson, William
Brown Savers, Jr. Also by three sis
tiers and two brothers: Mrs. William
E. Waddy, Miss Hattie Hayward.
Miss Bessie Hayward, Mr.. Frank E.
Hayward and Philip Hayward.
Funeral services were held at IL A.
M. Monday at his home, 726 Reservoir
street. Burial was in Woodlawn ceme-
terry.
Mr.. Hayward was a member of one
of the oldest and most highly esteem
ed families in this section, three mem
bers of which are still living in the
old homestead built back in the seven.
teenth century.
He was man of keen intelligence
and, though living in Somerset, he
was so close to Pocomoke City to be
included in her population, and man
of whom this city was justly proud
He was subscriber of the "Demo-
crat" over a period of many years
and the sincere coincidence of this
paper is extended to his bereaved sur
vivors.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
SPEEDING CAR COMES TO
GRIEF RACING OFFICERS

Vernon Magee, Is, Of Ocean View,
Del, made an unwise choice when he
elected to test the speed of his car
on the Pocomoke-Snow Hill road Sun
day night. A car containing several
men passed him. He put on speed
and passed the car containing the men
and the race was on. According to
report for distance of two miles
or more the two cars hit 80 miles per
hour.
The car the Delaware man elected
to race, however, contained the States
Attorney William G. Kerbin, Jr., a
sheriff, two deputies and two con-
stables who were on their way to q
raid. When about two miles from
this city the officers forced Magee to
stop. He was given a hearing before
Magistrate Marion r. Merrill, of this
city and fined $106 on three counts.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
new INDUSTRY
REQUIRES MORE
ELECTRIC POWER
Public Service, Company An
nOunces Plans For Serving
DUPONT Plant, SeafOrd

Eastern Shore Public Service Com
pany has announced plans for con-
struction of a new sub-station at
Blades, Del, to provide electrical en-
ergy for the DUPONT company's pro-
jected new Nylon Plant one mile
southwest of Seaford.
To speed construction of the Nylon
plant in the most efficient manner,
the dupont company is building a
transmission and distribution system
to connect with the Public Service
Company's sub-station at Blades.
These will be built to supply several
hundred kilowatts capacity-equal to
the electrical requirements of the
small town-and will involve the erec-
ton of approximately one mile of aer-
ial line from Blades to the south side
of Nanticoke River where it will enter
a 1880 foot submarine cable to be
carried across the river to the north
side. There it will connect with the
distribution system on the Nylon
Plant property.
An unusual feature of this system
will be the aerial cable which will
replace the conventional type of cleo
trio line with it's several wires. All
of the feeders will be housed in sin
gle cable and will be similar in appear
ance to the type used by telephone
companies.
Construction will also start soon on
the concrete block and brick plant of
the Delaware Cement Products Com
pany, one half mile west of Seaford.
Engineers of the Public Service Com
pany are also surveying the electrical
requirements of this new manufacture
ing unit which will occupy an eighty
eight acre tract.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
LEGION AUXILIARY
ENTERTAINED POST 90

Members of the American Legion
Auxiliary delightfully."- entertained the
members of Worcester Post No. sS
American Legion at . dinner and
dance held on the Governor Emerson
Q. Harrington Ferry boat Friday
night of last week.
The principal speakers were Mrs.
Wheatley, of Cambridge, and Mr.. Da-
Wis, of Accomac, chairman of Child
Welfare. Rev. John Wootten also en-
tertained with a number of readings.
After the meeting and dinner on the
upper deck dancing was enjoyed by
many.
Approximately fifty couples were
IN attendance and the affair was voted
q huge success.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
CITIZENS APPEAL
FOR DEEPER WATER
ABOVE SNOW HILL
Hearing Before War Department
Board On Wednesday Is
Largely Attended

A meeting was held in Snow Hill on
Wednesday in the interest of a pro-
ject to deepen the channel of POGO
moke River above the bridge at the
county seat, to an extent of 1000 feet
in length. The meeting was held be-
fore War Department board of in
quiry.
There was claim put in by Is or
30 citizens, that, by deepening, water
shipment would be trebled, thousands
of dollars of freight would be saved,
andsthe danger of wrecking the bridge
would be eliminated.
Mayor John o. Byrd pointed out the
danger that passing vessel might
wreck the bridge over the Pocomoke.
r vessels passing through the draw
are forced to change their course be-
fore they clear the bridge in order to
avoid sandbar," he reported.
Ben T. Truitt, oil company execu-
tive, estimated his concern would save
$4,000 annually in freight costs if the
channel were dredged to nine feet at
mean low tide because its four to
seven-foot depth now prevents tankers
from carrying full load up the river.
William D. Corddry, lumber manu-
facturer, said his firms wharf is use
less because sandbars prevent large
boats from coming to it.
Capt. L. E. Bishop, river pilot, said
large tankers lose much time and are
often grounded when they turn about
in the shallow water of the upper river
basin.
Harvey c. Pusey, president of the
Snow Hill Mems Civic Club, presented
resolutions passed by the group favor
ing the project.
Three officers of the War Depart
ment's engineer office took their testi-
mony in hearing to determine if the
dredging of a one-hundred-foot chan
mel for approximately 1000 feet north
of the bridge is justified.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
POCOMOKE MAN TAKES
SNOW HILL BRIDE

Announcement is made of the mar
rage on February first of Miss Mar
garet Purnell Long to Mr.. Ralph Lee
Henderson, of this city. The ceremony
was performed in Princess Anne by
the Rev. Ransom p. Nichols.
The bride is the daughter of Mrs.
s. Earle Tromley, of Snow Hill. The
groom is the son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Grant Henderson, of this city, and is
employed by Mr.. Ray v. Gladding at
the Atlantic Filling Station.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henderson will make
their home in Pocomoke City.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
DANCE TO Be HELD in
ARMORY FEBRUARY y

Lew Start and his Country Club
Orchestra will be on hand for the
Washington Birthday Dance, sponsor
ed by the American Legion, and
scheduled for the night of February
22nd. Those planning to attend are
urged to make their reservations early
by calling John 81. Clarke, telephone
Pocomoke 372-W.
Dancing will begin promptly at 10
P. M. and the orchestra will play until
2 A. M. The price of admission is
So per couple.
The affair will be held as usual in
the State Armory in Pocomoke, con-
ceded one of the finest dance floors
on the Shore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
MD. SOCIETY, WASHINGTON
TO HOLD DANCE FEB. IS

The Maryland Society Of Washing
ton win have its next reception, enter
tinment and dance on Saturday, Feb
ruary Is, at the Kennedy Warren,
3133 Connecticut Avenue.
Representative Lansdale G. Sasscer,
recently elected Congressman from
the 9Th Maryland District, and Mrs.
Sasscer, Judge Joseph C. Mattingly,
associate Judge of the 7th Judicial
Circuit Of Maryland, and Mrs. Fran
ces McFadden, president Of the UNI
ted De<nocratic Women's Clubs OF
Maryland, have been asked 10 Be the
guests Of honor.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
FIFTIETH ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. w. T. Groton cele-
brated their 50th wedding anniversary
on, Monday, February 9Th. The day
was spent quietly at their home near
town but in celebration of the event
they were visited over the weekend
by Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph Groton, Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Matthews, Jr., and
daughter, Charlotte Anne, of Sails
bury, and Mr.. and Mrs. Clay Groton
and family Of Glenco, Md. Mr.. and
Mrs. Groton received many useful
and acceptable gifts.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
"Chirps''
from the
Democrats Pen
from the

Well, Sir, a good friend of mine
came ND behind me one day last week
and slapped me on the back. I didn't
know be was anywhere around until
I felt that thump. Believe it OF
not, / came near jumping from under
my hat.
"For Pete's sakel" I said, don't do
that again, man; so much has been
happening here of late, that I thought
some one had rammed gun in my
back" And "Strange as it may
aeem," my hand almost went in the
air, and was getting ready to say:
Don't shoot, my wallet is in my hip
rocket. It was a relief, when I saw
Who it was, I'm here to tell you,
because I amt used to any sort of
gun-play, and I'm going to do what
the man says, whenever see the muz-
ME of an automatic staring me in the
face.
Along that line, last Saturday l
made trip up to my old haunts in
Chestertown and saw the Washington
College basket ball team knock the
hverlights out of Western Maryland
College, the score being only 66 to %.
When got back to the hotel, two
young men-not over 24-spoke to me
thusly:
~Are you Mr.. Clarke?"
"That's the name go by, anyhow"
/ replied. "I'm one Mr.. Clarke.
whether I'm the one you want, can't
say"
"a friend of yours said you were
here from Pocomoke City to see a
basketball game"
didn't know who'd been telling on
me. I'd made up a different story
from that, when left home. But it
seems those birds had the dots on me,
% had to fess up, and I said I was
from Pocomoke and I did go to see
the ball game.
WELL" said one of the pair, 1--WE
are ON our way to Miami, Florida, ON
. pleasure trip. We came over from
Baltimore by way of the colchester
boat line, and we find we can't get
cut of Chestertown, because there is
mo public conveyance, no bus line any
where"
49," said, "you haven't had much
Of pleasure trip so far, have you ?"
mo, we haven't" was the reply,
land we thought you might take us
as far as Pocomoke tonight"
didn't say it out loud, but if 1
had I would have said: you've got
another think coming to YOU" They
were tough looking geezers; were
fairly well dressed, but believe if I
had felt in their hip pockets would
have found something besides a gun.
It looked as if they had bent their ell
bows little too often.
concluded it best to go a little
easy, so I said: "I'm not going home
tContinued on page 1O)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
HOWARD-FICCS NUPTIALS
S0LEMlVIzED FEBRUARY 3

A quiet wedding was solemnized at
Parksley, Va, Friday evening, Feb
ruary 3, 1889, when Miss Rebecca
riggs, daughter of Mr.. E. Frank
E1ggs and the late Mrs. May Callahan
kiggs, became the bride of Mr.. Web
ster Il. Howard, of Parksley, Va.
The ceremony was performed by the
Rev. John Allan, pastor of the Parks
hey Baptist Church. The ring cere-
naony was used.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard will reside
near Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

Parson Jack announces his themes
for Sunday: In the morning he will
speak on "The Lost Book" while in
the evening he will use as his theme
'The First Bad Boy" Ann Wootten
win lead the Epworth League devo-
tions at $3.50 r. u.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

The many friends Of Mr.. Ray v.
Gladding are glad to see him out after
being housed by reason Of illness.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry G. Marshall
Of this city, recently celebrated the
68th anniversary Of their marriage
date. The Democrat" offers hearty
congratulations.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
BILL RELATING
TO CHANGING
PRIMARIES
Delegate Robertson Introduces
Bill To Limit Primary VOt-
ING To Election Districts
WOULD GIVE CHANCE FOR
SATISFACTORY BALLOTING

The following bill has been prepar-
ed and introduced by Delegate to the
Legislature from Worcester, Hon.
Clarence E. Robertson, and it seems
to have its merits. It gives an op-
portunity to each commissioners dis
trict to select the candidates for the
offices named in the bill, as are most
acceptable to the voters in said dis
tricts.
AS the law now stands, it might be
possible for one district, by system
of trading, to name the officers for
another, and such an election might
not represent the will of the resi-
dents. The new section in this bill
would act much like the law regulating
the election of Congressman in the
six congressional districts, and which
is now in operation selecting a sue
cessor to the Honorable T. Alan Colds
borough.
It might be said, in explanation,
that the Robertson bill applies only
to Primaries; the whole county would
vote on the candidates in the General
election.
The bill reads:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-02-10
A BILL
ENTITLED

AN ACT to add one new section to
Article 3S of the Annotated Code of
Maryland (1935 SUPPLEMENT-, titled
Elections" subtitle primary Elec-
tions", said new section to be known
as Section 1876, to follow Immediately
after Section 1914 of said Article, to
regulate primary elections in Worces-
ter County for certain offices.
Section 1. BE 1T ENACTED BY
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF
MARYLAND, That a new section be
and it is hereby added to Article SO
of the Annotated Code of Maryland
(1935 SUPPLEMENT-, title ELECTIONS,
subtitle Primary Elections'), said
new section to be known as Section
1876, to follow Immediately after Sec
ton 1914 of said Article, and to read
as follows
1876. At the primary elections held
In Worcester County at which candi-
dates are to be selected for members
OF the House of Delegates, Judges Of
the Orphans Court of said county, and
County Commissioners, the qualified
voters of each of the three County
Commissioners districts of said Coun-
ty shall select one such candidate for
the House of Delegates for Judge of
the Orphans Court and for County
Commissioner.
The name of any person who shall
file his papers for any of said posi-
lions, in accordance with the General
Primary Election Law, shall be placed,
by the Supervisors of Elections in
said county, only upon the ballot in
the district where the candidate re-
SIDES, and the candidate for each such
office who receives the greatest num-
Der OF votes, in the district where he
resides, at the primary election, shall
be certified to by the Supervisors of
Elections as the nominee or nominees
Tor such office of the political party
to which he belongs, and the name of
SAID nominee or nominees shall be
placed on the official ballot to be used
in the general election.
Section 2. AND BE 1T FURTHER
ENACTED, That this Act shall take
effect June 1, 1889.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
BY the Associated Press.

Senator Borah, Republican, of
Idaho took time out on his 74th
birthday today to express the
opinion the American people would
not accept a reactionary candidate
for the presidency in 1910.
Some of the party leaders," said
the Senate's dean, have failed to
realize that there was political
revolution when the country first
elected President Roosevelt in 1882.
That revolution came from the
heart of the people.
'They were tired of the country's
being run by those who held to the
theory that a few men should con-
troll the machinery of government.
In my judgment, the people haven't
changed their minds about that"
Senator Borah made 1t plain he
was taking no part in the maneuver-
ing of various potential candidates
for the Republican presidential
nomination. He was said by friends
to believe his long record as an in
dividualist who seldom conformed
to party molds precluded his doing
this, even if he were SO disposed.
His disregard for party labels and
the ordinary tenets of partisanship
have made him fairly frequent
caller st the White House, despite
his opposition to such Roosevelt
legislation as the 1887 court bill and
the original Government reorganiza-
ton bill.
Evening star., 1939-06-29
Boroh, "a Today, Says Country
Mont Take Reuctionury in 40

When the President recently
wished to learn how Western Sena-
tors would receive the appointment
of William o. Douglas to the Su-
preme Court, he turned to Senator
Borah for this information. I'M
pressed with Mr.. Douglas record,
Senator Borah supported him for
the nomination.
The Senator is currently engaged,
however, in preparing for legisla-
tive battle in which he and other
Senators hope to defeat the admin
istration's proposal to repeal the
mandatory arms embargo of the
neutrality law.
While maintaining cordial rela-
tions with the White House, Senator
Borah also is friendly with Vice
President Garner. He has described
Mr.. Garner in conversations with
friends as true American" whose
views are fundamentally similar to
his own.
At "a, Senator Borah is outward
ly as active as ever. His char
acteristically outstanding hair is a
little thinner, his customary brown
suits fit a trifle more loosely than
in years gone by, but he is on the
Job daily in the Senate chamber
or in committee.
While some other veteran Sen
ators already have made plans to
get away from the Washington heat
next month for q rest, Senator
Borah has made it clear he will be
here until Congress adjourns-if 1t
takes all summer.