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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

and shin guards, ought not to COM
plain. He had an easy time. Most
every ball pitched landed in the out
field instead of in his glove. All he
had to do was stand and look pretty
alongside the umpire.
And, by the way, that little grand
chorus of bats landed us in third
the man with the mask, breastplate,
place-for a while: Two or three
clubs are amusing themselves play
ing leap frog with each other. First
one and then the other jumps over a
back and is out in front. Trouble is,
those two occupying first and second
place won't play with us. They are
putting on high and mighty airs and
are waging sort of dual meet with
each other. How-some-ever, third
place is mighty creditable position,
and the sort of game the local rep
resentatives are putting up merits the
support of this entire vicinity-and ]
believe they will get it.
Now, what did I start to say? Oh!
yes, something about these whispering
politicians. Whenever I have noticed
sudden surge of affection roll over
one of these candidates or workers,
inducing them to place a loving arm
around a voters neck, lead him off
to one side, place two careful lips to
a receivers ear, and move them as in
silent prayer, I have often wondered
what they said to each other. don't
believe, they talked about the same
things the baseballers do. have Of
ten wondered if those politicians talk
was saturated with some financial
sauce. wonder if the victims were
not directed toward a secret resort
where liquid refreshments might be
obtained free, gratis, for nothing, and
without cost. I wonder If they were
not pointed to some mirages which
held for them beatific visions of fat
jobs if-well, a whole lot of ifs. !
wonder If they were not asked to use
influence on another wavering broth
anyhow, I never did know just
what words these loving embraces
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POCOMOKE LADS CHOSEN
ESCORTS TO ROYALTY
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and Godfrey Byrd Child, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Godfrey Child, also of this
CITY, were members of the Scout
Guard of Honor which welcomed King
George vi and Queen Elizabeth OF
Britain to the Fair. Griff, who is ID
years Of age, has been advanced to
Eagle rank, the first member Of the
local troop to have this distinction,
and Godfrey, who is only ID years OF
age, to Life Standing.
All three boys have made excellent
scouting records and are outstanding
in scouting activities in this area.
Worthy of note, in connection with
the Delmarva Council Troop, is the
fact that out of the thirty scouts Sc
lected to form the Guard of Honor
fifteen were from Troop A.
Altogether the boys from Pocomoke
enjoyed to the fullest their stay at the
Fair and were justly proud of the hon.
or bestowed upon them on the occas-
ion of the visit of England's King and
Queen. The fact that all three won
special distinction speaks well for the
Order in Pocomoke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16
WEDDING OF INTEREST
In WILMINGTON, DEL

A wedding of interest here was
solemnized in Wilmington, Del, on
Saturday, June third, when Miss
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16
MISS ELIZABETH
billiard DIES in
OXFORD, N. E.
Her Father Was A Former Rec.
tor OF st. Mary's Epis-
cOpal Church, Here

Miss Elizabeth Haven billiard died
at her home on New College street
Oxford, N. c., at 11:45 o'clock Mon
day morning after an illness OF sew
eral weeks. She was II years old.
The funeral was conducted at II
o'clock Wednesday morning at St
Stephens Episcopal church, OF which
she was member, by Rev. c. A. Cole,
rector of the church. Interment took
place in Elmwood cemetery.
Miss billiard was the youngest
daughter of the late Rev. Francis w.
and Maria Nash billiard, founders OF
the billiard School for Women, which
operated for many years in what is
now the Hilliard home place.
Miss Hilliard was born in Edenton,
In the Episcopal rectory. Her father
was for many years rector of the
historic Episcopal church there.
] With her parents she went to Ok
ford in 1893 and for many years was
a member of the billiard school fac
ulty. She was leader in the dramat-
ic and musical life of Oxford and only
in recent years had the condition OF
her health made it necessary to with
draw from many organizations In
which she was once active.
She studied voice and piano at Pea
body Conservatory and dramatics at
Goucher College. She received her
ALB degrees from Chicago University
and later won her M. A. from Column
bia University, New York.
Miss billiard was a member of the
Woman's Club, Granville Grays Chap
ter of the United Daughters of the
Confederacy, Society of Mayflower
descendants and the daughters of the
American Revolution. She was a
member of st. Stephens Episcopal
church and jealous worker in the
church and organizations of the
church, including the choir and auxil-
iary.
Surviving Miss billiard are one
brother, Iredell billiard and one sis
ter, Miss Katherine billiard, both Of
Oxford.
Rev. Mr.. billiard was, for some
years, rector of st. Mary's Church
Pocomoke, and to those who knew
them the news of Miss billiards
death will be heard with deep regret
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16
MRS. M. ANSTINE
DIED WEDNESDAY
AT WEST P. 0.
Her Husband Was A Retired
Member OF The M. p.
Denomination

Mrs. Matte Wimbrow Anstine, wife
of the Rev. d. w. Anstine, died on
Wednesday, June 7th at the Friend
ship parsonage at West Post Office
near Princess Anne, Md. Her hus-
band is a retired minister Of the
MARYLAND Annual Conference Of the
former Methodist Protestant denoml-
nation. Mrs. Anstine was Is years
of age and her death followed stroke
of apoplexy, suffered last Monday.
She is survived by her husband and
six children by her first marriage,
al lof whom were at the bedside
when death occurred. Her children
are: Algie E. Wimbrow and Nellie
M. Davis, of Wango; r. Frank and j.
Ralph Wimbrow and Lola Tilghman,
of Salisbury; and Rev. Lawrence E.
Wimbrow, pastor Of First Methodist
Church, Denton, Md. Two brothers,
Albert R. Ellis, Philadelphia, Pa, and
Slater Ellis, New Bern, N. c., and
one sister, Mrs. Ida Mae Kelley, OF
Berlin, Md, also survive, as well as
twelve grandchildren and three great
grandchildren.
Funeral services will be conducted
today, Friday, June 9, at.2:30 P. M,
at the Wango Methodist Church with
DR.. E. A. Sexsmith, Baltimore, Md,
President of the Maryland Annual
Conference in charge, Rev. ]. Fl. Glow,
pastor of the church assisting.
Interment will take place in the
adjoining cemetery.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16
METHODS GIVEN
TO KEEP BABIES
WELL in SUMMER
Best Way Is To Take Your Baby
To The Doctor Regularly
For Examination

AS the thermometer shows signs OF
climbing higher and higher some of
the ways by which babies may be kept
well and comfortable during the hot
weather and may be safeguarded a
gainst Summer complaint" and other
summer illnesses are outlined below
by DIR. J. H. M. Knox, Jr., Chief of
the Bureau of Child Hygiene of the
Maryland State Dept. of Health.
"The best way to keep your baby
WELL" DIR. Knox said in his message
to mothers, els to take your well baby
to your doctor regularly for advice
and supervision, and to follow the
doctors instructions carefully and
very faithfully. If your baby develops
any digestive trouble, call your doc
tor, at once. He'll tell you what to
do.
Summer complaint, or cholera in
fantum, as it is sometimes called, and
other digestive diseases that are so
dangerous for babies are germ di-
seases. The germs that cause the dis
ease get into the baby's food or in
the water given the baby to drink.
Babies who are nursed by their moth
ers and who are given cooled, boiled
water to drink, are protected from
these sources of danger. Care should
be taken not to wean baby in hot
weather except under a doctors or
ders.
eff mothers milk is not available,
the best substitute for it is fresh
cows milk or unsweetened evaporated
milk mixed with an equal quantity
of water. If sugar or additional
water is needed, it should be mixed
with the milk according to your doc
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

tors directions. All milk or milk
mixtures given to children up to two
years of age shonld be boiled. The
feelings should be kept in individual
bottles and kept on ice until used.
Each feeding should be warmed as
needed.
always wash the hands thorough
" before preparing the baby's food,
and before handling the baby's bottle.
All dishes, pots, pans, bottles and
nipples should be steriized by boiling
"Throw out any milk left in the
bottle after feeding. Don't leave the
bottle in the baby's crib or carriage
1t will only attract dirt or flies. Rinse
out the bottle; put the nipple aside,
and see that both are sterilized by
boiling before using again.
"Be very careful to protect the baby
and the baby's food against flies
Flies are great sources of danger
They are often carriers of the dis
ease germs that cause some of the
most serious illnesses babies have.
Keep a supply of clean mosquito net
ting on hand to throw over the baby's
crib or carriage while the baby sleeps
"Some of the diarrheal diseases that
grown-ups have are catching. Keep
the baby away from people-both chill
dren and grown-ups-who are suffer
ing from such diseases.
eff your baby develops diarrheal
trouble, don't let it run on. Call your
doctor. If you haven't a doctor, ask
your County Health Officer to send
a public health nurse to your home.
She will be glad to assist you in every
way possible"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

slipped from his chair while the swing
was turning. He had gone on the ride
with his son. When the swings were
stopped it was found that the safety
belt was still fastened. He was taken
to the NEUTRALITY-SUSPICIOUS. Me-
mortal Hospital, where he is report
ed to be improving.
Mrs. Edward Adams and Mrs. Don
aid Marshall, Of Pocomoke, are sisters
of Mr.. Young; and Miss Doris Young
a registered nurse of Elizabeth Bux-
ton, Newport News, is one of his
nurses.
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CHIRPS
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water after he struck out; to tell him
one or all of these things-to gain
little time.
By the way, as a little depression,
I wonder what the catcher Of the Mil
ford club said to the various represen-
tatives that faced him from the pitch
er's box in recent game. !
have an idea there wasn't any honey
on his tongue. The way those POGO
moke boys lambasted that ball was
enough to make any backstop think
damn, if he didn't say it. However,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16
SWINCER FAINTS
and FALLS FROM
ROTATING CAR
Suffers Broken Arm And Frac.
tured Skull, But Is Now
Recovering

An act not down on the program
produced thrill at the Potato Bios
som Festival last week, held at the
old Fair Grounds in Tasley. The in
cident came near causing fatality
but luckily it did not.
Willie Young of Justisville, Va.
suffered broken arm and fractured
skull when he fell from circular
swing which was being operated il
the midway. The man tainted ant
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-06-16

Miss Grace Chopper of Ocean Grove
N. j., and Mr.. and Mrs. Edward w.
Cropper of Trenton, N. j., were week.
end guests of Mr.. and Mrs. M. w.
Costen.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
QUOTATIONS
NEW YORK STOCKS

NEW YORK, Feb II. (UP) -
Stocks edged irregularly higher in
dull pre-holday dealings today.
Traders showed little disposition
to add to commitments in view of
the Washington's birthday holiday
tomorrow when ali United States
mark cts. except livestock centers
will be closed. Selling, on the other
hand, dwindled.
Bonds were mixed in dull turn
over.
Firmness in, rubber, silk and
sugar futures featured an other
wise soft mmodity group. Cotton
and grains were steady.
Steel shares We're aided by pri-
vate reports placing steel opera
tions for this week above last
weeks rate. U. S. Steel and Bethle-
hem were up around q point.
Rail shares were firm on small
gains. Support for the group was
predicated on indications for high
er carloadings and several hearten
ng January earnings reports. Util'
tiles met a good demand and clunt
10 narrow gains on belief that Sec
retary of Commerce Hopkins will
say something favorable for th'
power and light industry in hi.
-peech at Des Moines Friday.
Aircraft shares recovered after {
period of early softness. Boeint
and Douglas were up almost poin
Zach.
International Nickel gained al
nost a point. Oils were steady.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

This is the time of year that
we put aside schedules to consult
score books and past performances
of valley league basketball players
in varsity, B and c leagues.
The valley basketball season was
closed officially last Friday night
when Brawley and FL Centre bat
tied on the northend floor. So,
despite the fact Calexico high still
has three games to play because
early season games were postponed
in the border city, the Bench warm
er will choose all-valley class B
and c teams. An all-league varsity
team will be chosen in tomorrow's s
column.
El Centro high schools class B
team, winner of the valley league
title and Brawley high schools
class c team, which ran away
with its division crown, dominated
all-league squads. Fl Centre Bees
placed three players on the all
valley roster, Brawley Gees placed
four.
The teams:
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

Worth against Art Bell and Fred
Morrison. Despite the advantage
of familiarity with the course,
Vesey and Reha were expected to
have a difficult time turning back
the sub par shooting of Bell and
Morrison. both of whom are tre-
mendous hitters and rank high
among the nations leading profess
SionalS.
The Calcutta. most spectacular
part of every tournament, will be
held Wednesday night, March /,
at the clubhouse. This year 1t will
be under a somewhat altered set
up and include both championship
and first flight players.
Nearly a score OF entry blank
pads were distributed among lead
ing Barbara Worth members for
sale and early sales indicated a
strong field OF golfers.
Curley Vesey, club pro, will again
act as starter and III general direct
the actual play of the tournament
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Today's Sports Parade

in toward shore, think nothing OF
riding a wave half a mile. This
sort of thing is pure murder for a
Malihini. or newcomer, and no ma
tive, even if he were your worst
enemy. would ask you TO do it To
accomplish 1t, man must be an
extraordinarily strong swimmer
be able TO hold his breath long
enough to span two legal holidays
and be touched with the same sort
of madness that inspired the first
man to walk across Niagara on a
tight rope.
It is a beautiful thing TO see,
though, a man coming in on the
crest of a 40-foot wave, arms out
like the wings of bird, riding
free, with only nature at the con-
trols. With his feet and arms he
guides himself as surely as if he
were equipped with a rudder, and,
occasionally, when wave breaks
while he is on top of it and threat
ems him with a violent and dan
BeIDuo OtoCel4O W Olle DOIbOil, l4t
turns a somerSault and lands on
his feet-ahead Of the wave.
went body surfing at Makupuu
with Walter MacFarlane, one OF
the most skilful men at the sport
in the territory. He started me
out in little waves-little fellows
scarcely big enough to sweep away
the super structure of an ocear
liner. When they had beat me
into a pulp he graduated me int
the intermediate or typhoon wave
class, which not only gives fel-
low a devil of a fine ride but also
has the advantage Of bringing hi
entire past into view. While NOR
ticians stood on the beach anc
matched for the handling of my
remains Walter took me even fur
ther out-into the passenger hnnel
zone where by rights should have
been equipped with captain, frs
mate. first class staterooms, touris
class, and a sun deck.
I don't remember anything aftel
this. The fact that I am herr
writing this column is q tribute t
Walter, and not TO me.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Ruffian of Mat
To Battle Nick
Lutte Tonight

Hard Boiled Haggerty. who has
lost more matches by disqualifica-
ton because of rough tactics than
any other grappler in the nation,
will meet handsome Nick Lutte i'll
the main event of the wrestling
show at the Calexico athletic club
tonight.
Two preliminary bouts, match
ing Killa Shikuma and Laverne
Baxter and Don Sebastion and
Jack Reder, will furnish a variety
of holds, grunts and groans. Bouts
will start at $50.
Haggerty has never been pinned
in his long ring career but the wise
money is predicting that Lutte will
be the first man to lay the ruffian
flat on his back in tonight's bout
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

SANTA ANITA PARK, Cal, FEB.
q. CUP)-Porter's Mite became
the advance favorte for the $5OOOS
added Santa Anita derby today as
Americas foremost horsemen drop
ped the names of their best three
year-olds through a white entry
box and settled back TO watch the
weather
The long range forecast called
for a hard, fast track but the prob
able size of the field remained a
puzzle. Some handicappers looked
for as few as 10 starters. Others
expected as many as 25. The field
was drawn from the following can
didates, the likeliest Of l07 nom
mated three months ago for the
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Bench Warming
By Burdette Kinne
Post Press Sports Editor

them tears. Art and Fred are both
beautiful golfers, but they're no
cinch. Curley not long ago knocked
off the pro-amateur despite invad-
ing San Diego pros, and is playing
a good stick day in, day out.
Tom, on the other hand, is hitting
the ball like a machine and in a
match last week with the famous
Walter Hagen was a mere five
under pari
Ripper Signs
Rip Russell, first baseman with
the Los Angeles Angels last season,
and who paced the FL Centre winter
league baseballers at the plate
Monday signed a contract with the
Chicago Cubs.
Russell, according to Phil Wrig-
ley, Cub owner, has the best chance
of any rookie in the major leagues
to take over first string berth.
The Ripper was rated the most
improved player in the coast league
last season and was chosen as first
base on the loop all-star team.
The Cubs have been weak at the
initial sack for a couple, of years
so don't be surprised if a 'youngstel
they will call the Ripper. is hold
ing down the first base spot al
Wrigley Field, Chicago when the
Cubs open against the Saint Louis
Cardinals in April.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21

Opening day for qualifying will
be Sunday, Forrest Manley. touna-
ment chairman, declared. Qualify
ing rounds may be PLAYED Sunday
Monday. Tuesday or Wednesday
Match play will start Thursday and
continue through TO the finals Sun
day.
Placards announcing the elabor-
ate list OF prizes, full sets of irons
and woods in all flights, were be-
ing distributed Tuesday all over
the valley and on the coast and in
Arizona. A number of out-of-
valley players were expected to
compete, as well as the usual turn
outs from all valley points.
First qualifying rounds Sunday
Tor the championship now held by
Dick Lott will coincide with an eX
hibition match between two valley
professionals and two nationally
prominent pros. Tom Reha OF the
Del Rio club at Brawley will team
with Curley Vesey of Barbara
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
BY HENRY McLEMORE-

HONOLULU, T. H, Feb. 2l. CUP
If you are listed in Lloyds, and
have a respectable tonnage, water
line, and rigging, then you are
fairly safe in accepting an invita-
ton from a native Hawaiian to DO
what is known as body surfing in
this territory of the United States.
Not too safe, mind you, because
there are gentlemen down here who
will swim out half mile or more
and defy a sea that would turn the
Normandie and Queen Mary back
into harbor and bring out storm
warnings from Hatteras to Ban
gor.
Unless you are very careful they
will get you out there, too, for a
bit of body surfing. To tell them
that you don't swim very well does
not mean a thing, because the
average inhabitant of these Amerl-
can islands can stay in the water
five and six hours without touching
bottom, and he interpreLs the eX-
preston poor swimmer" as one
who can stay afloat no more than
three hours. He has no concep-
ton of the likes of me and you
who. after ten minutes of swim
ming have two alternatives rest
or a pulmotor.
Body surfing-and it is almost as
popular as surfboarding in and
around Hawaii-is very simple in
theory. All there is TO it is to swim
out 10 where waves higher than
stilt-walker in a high hat are
breaking and, using your neck
chest, abdomen, thigh, fibia, tibia
and big toe as a surfboard, jump on
top of them. Little waves don't do
The rollers at Waikiki, for example
are of no use. Body-surfers scorn
them. and wouldn't be caught in
them. They go TO a spot on the
island known as Makupuu where
great, tough waves, with long po-
lice records pound against The
beach.
Good body-surfers, the experts
who. in their search for big waves
40 out SO far they have to stoI
for quarantine inspection cominl
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Hogues Win
Final Amateur
Rinq Battles

Shorty and Bigboy HOgue,
Jacumba twins, who wound up
their amateur fight careers
Monday night in San Diego with
decisive victories over Luis Ruiz
and Bud Cramer, turned toward
bigger and richer purses Tues
day as the national middle
weight and welterweight cham
pions began preps for their first
professional fight in Los Angeles
early in March.
Shorty Hogue used every
punch in the books to polish off
Luis Ruiz in the second round
of the scheduled four round
main event and BigbOy handed
Cramer furnishing boxing les
son in the semi-final.
Bigboy floOred Cramer twice,
and apparently could have won
by knockout in any round, had
he desired.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Porter S Mite Made Advance Race
Fayorite for $4,000 Santa
Anita Handicap Event

mile and 1-3 event that will be
run for the fifth time tomorrow:
l.. E. Boeing's Porter's Mite,
Norman Church's Sweet Nancy,
King Ranch's Ciencia, Mrs. E. D.
Taggert's Yale O'Nine, Mrs. B.
Franzheim's Xalapa Clown, Black
Bun and Bugles Blow; A. G. Van
derbilt's Impound and Hysterical;
Hal Price Headley's Volitation and
Hants; Bert Baroni's Touch and
Go: Manhasset Sables Roman
Hero. Louis B. Mayors Mask and
Wig; L. T. Whitehill's Teddy Ker-
ry; Fairmont Stables Bubbling Boy
Mrs. Frank Carreaud's Time Alone
Neil McCarthy's Morning Breeze;
Mrs. A. Pelleteri's Naseberry; E. E
Fogelson's Smart Crack and Major
PARIS War Moon.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21


found too much of it in Johnny
Borican, le-distance sensation
of the year, in the main attraction
of the Seton Hall games at Newark.
Borican. lanky Elberon, N. j., Ne
gro, scored his eighth victory in 1G
starts.
The Cunningham-L Lash meeting,
special feature of the I. C. "A
games at Madison Square Garden
threatened to steal some of the
spotlight from the National A. A.
U. indoor championships at the
Garden Saturday night. The race
will send the holders of the world
indoor mile and two mile records
against each other at a distance
iavoring Lash.
1t is test that track fans have
been talking about for several sea-
Imperial Valley press., 1939-02-21
Imperial Valley Press

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afternoon issue now succeeded
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