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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-17

U. s. farms.
This newest March Of Time shows
in detail the work Of the U. 8. Depart
ment Of Agriculture and it's county
agents throughout the country, vivid
ly depicts the origin of the farm prob
LEM, and shows the operation Of the
Federal Governments ever-normal
granary plan designed to protect the
farmers from ruinous low prices. New
problems created by the war in Eu-
rope and facing the U. s. farmer to-
day are also shown into sharp relief
in the March of Time film.
"Uncle Sam-The Farmer" will be
shown at the Arcade Theatre, Sails
bury, for three days, from Thanks
giving day to Saturday inclusive.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-17
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
FINE NORTHAMPTON
HOME VICTIM OF FIRE

Fire of undetermined origin destroy
ed the old "Rose Hill" home about g
mile and quarter from Cape Charles
Sunday morning of last week shortly
before two o'clock. "Rose Hill" was
the former residence of the late Franl
lin Pierce Nelson and was occupied BY
Mr.. and Mrs. j. P. Eubank and fam
lily. The loss is estimated to be a.
round $16,500.00.
None of the Eubank family were al
home when the blaze was discovered
Mrs. Eubank with the children hat
gone early Saturday morning to visit
relatives at Onley, and Mr.. EubanE
went on Saturday night around ter
o'clock. There had been no fire in the
house all day and Mr.. Eubank, who
went by his home on Saturday evening
to change his clothes and pack his
bag, said that he made no fire while
he was on the premises.
The blaze was discovered by neal
neighbor who was awakened by the
glare of the flames through bed
room window. The Cape Charles Fire
Company was summoned at 1:45 o.
clock A. NJ, but the building was en-
veloped in flames when the alarm was
turned in.
"Rose Hill" is estimated to be a.
round a hundred and fifty years old
and was a fine large country home
in excellent state of repair. It was
owned by Messrs. Ned and Fulcher
Whitehead. 1t is estimated to have
been worth $4,000 and the household
furniture and belonging of the Eu-
bank family, all of which were lost
is estimated to have been valued at
$6,50000 A part of the furnishing
were the property of the estate of the
former owner, Mr.. Nelson, and were
valuable antiques, as were some of the
Eubank furnishings.
The Eubank family occupied the
property during the lifetime of Mr..
Nelson and made home for him for
several years. After his death they
continued to make their home at Crosse
Hill"
The loss Of both the dwelling and
furnishings was partially covered by
insurance.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-17
SO MILLION PHONE CALLS
MADE EVERY DAY in THE
UNITED STATES In 1899
20 Million Telephones Linked By
81 Million Mile Wire
Network

The part the telephone plays in the
life Of the American citizen is reveal
ed by the fact that telephone users
have made an average Of $4,000, 900
calls each day so far this year. Of
these, 2,930,00 were out-of-town calls,
according to statistics prepared by
The American Telephone and Tele-
graph Company. For the first six
months of this year there was daily
increase Of 10000 telephone calls.
This volume Of calls was made from
20,385, 900 telephones now serving the
United States through 1S,809 central
Offices. There are 6,616 separate tele-
phone companies operating in this
country.
The calls were made over $4,000 900
miles Of wire covering every section Of
the country, 77,530,OO being for local
: service and 16,470,000 for long dis
,tance communications. Of the total
telephone wire mileage 60.S per cent
is in underground cable, 1877 per cent
in aerial cable and 5.5 per cent in open
wire lines.
More than 1880 men and women
are employed in the telephone indus
try. This does not include 30,543 en-
ployed by the Western Electric Com
pany and 1852 employed by the Bell
Telephone Laboratories, manufacture
ing and research organizations, re-
spectively, Of the Bell System.
Stockholders of The American Tele-
phone and Telegraph Company now
total $4,000, the average holding per
stakeholder being twenty-nine shares.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-17
Friday, November II, 1889

gregation had not only their hearts
moved by forceful speakers, but by
the inspiring music brought through
solos, quartettes, instrument and Choir
uses, to say nothing of the fine con-
gregational singing. The services
were largely attended.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-17
ARCADE THEATRE
WILL SCREEN A
Big PICTURE

The Arcade Theatre, Salisbury, has
booked for Thanksgiving Day, Friday
and Saturday of next week the latest
March Of Time entitled "Uncle Sam
The Farmer" which tells a forceful
and dramatic story Of the life, work,
hopes and problems Of the 80 million
Americans today living on six million
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-17

observance, the Rev. Geo. II. Murphy,
pastor, at the morning worship, sacra-
ment of the Lords supper was held.
Afternoon service was in charge of DR..
G. d. Kolstead, of Philadelphia. The
evening services were conducted by
DR.. W. E. Gunby, Superintendent of
Wilmington District.
Since the services began, the con-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-11-17

We are equipped to do all kinds
Of printing. Let us quote you a price
on your next job.
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We have one of the finest equipped
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high class printing.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
SOME DOPE WILL MARRY ME
Continued from poge five

the crowded rail. The whistle blew.
The ship, like great beast suddenly
-unleashed, drove toward New York.
Chuck did not appear to wave good
by to them. They followed the liner
as far as Two-Rock. But they did not
see him. At last they turned back
"Wcll, what was the big idea?" Kit
asked disappointedly.
Lynn didn't answer. Down in her
side was thing that felt like hard cold
lump They landed at the ferry house.
On the dock, cool and collected in
white linen, stood Chuck.
well, of all ." began Kit.
Chuck grinned. THAT was just one
of my higher priced gags. Decided l
could take another night in Bermuda,
so | cancelled my boat passage. I'm
going up on the plane tomorrow"
why, you old cutie" said Kit ad-
miringly. Listen, gang, this calls for
party. The Devons gals are throwing
it. Dinner and night swim
On the way to the Lodge, Lynn
thought she got it. Kit and Chuck had
discovered each other last night. And
Chuck had used every means in his
power to prolong his stay. The only
logical answer But it meant that she
would have to live through another
awful evening 1t was like having a
knife twisted in a fresh wound.
Lynn threw herself into the SWIM
ming party with feverish gaiety. She
was aware that her eyes were little
too bright: that her laugh went ringing
hollowly across the tace Of the water.
But she had to play out the farce.
Then, coming up the steps to the
dock for dive, she found suddenly
that Kit and Chuck had disappeared.
They were not in the water with the
others. They were not on the shadow
hung lawn. A quick pang darted
through her But, after all, she should
have been prepared for this. Chuck
had drawn Kit away somewhere to -
to speak his piece. And whatever Kits
answer, one thing was certain. Lynn
Devons was out of the picture. Washed
up. She choked back strange harsh
laugh. The hell with it. What did it
Evening star., 1939-02-26

made sense. And you weren't this way
before"
"Oh, Chuck" Lynn leaned Imply
against him.
He brooded a second. II think get
it," he said at last 1.-The things we did
at first bored you You couldn't wait
till Kit came and the fireworks got
going. But i liked you best the
way you were"
"Darlingw The word seemed to roll
naturally off her tongue. "I'm always
that way. mean, as was last week.
l. oh, gosh. whatll l do to make
the man believe me|'
You'll quit acting like - some
thing or something" said Chuck.
All at once Lynn's bathing-cap
caught her eye. She snatched it and
flung it into the water. Then she
slipped off the dock and ducked her
head under. What was left of the
Castle Harbor Hotel hairdresser's
trickiest hairdo died a sudden and
violent death.
Come back here" said Chuck,
and tell me what that means"
That" said Lynn, on the dock
again, was the end of an act. Oh,
Chuck, can't very we'll explain, but
- but
"Skip it," said Chuck. Il couldn't
believe you we're actually like you've
been this week."
I'm not. Cross my heart. Oh,
darling, have you honestly decided to
like me?"
"You poor fish, I'm crazy about you.
Why else do you think went to all
that hocus-pocus this afternoon if it
wasn't to surprise you by grabbing an
other night here and winding it up
with little high-class asking-you-to-
marry-me stuff? Why else? huh"
Lynn put her chin in her hands and
gazed out over the water. Her eyes
were like veiled stars. Zee" she said,
unbelievingly, "I've always said some
dope was going to marry me. but had
no idea what swell dope it would
turn out to be-"
Dope, eh?" said Chuck Averill.
"I'll show you who's dope"
1t was the longest and classiest kiss
ever run up on the dock of Reef House,
Bermuda.
Tie End
Evening star., 1939-02-26
THIS WEEK MAGAZINE

"N-no. III be all right in a second.
I'll float the rest of the way"
Don't talk" Chuck advised. He
kept at her side until they reached
Reef House dock.
''Now," he said, do you know how
crazy you've been? Trying thing like
that after all the swimming you've
done tonight
Lynn sat down on the dock and took
off her white bathing cap. II i just
wanted to-" she said vaguely.
"You we're nuts" Chuck informed
her
Her wet fingers touched his hand.
I'm glad you we're there, though.
well, you never know what
might have happened"
Another reason was there" Chuck
said, almost roughly, "is that I've
been wanting to speak to you all
evening. But / didn't get chance.
You were too busy being the life of the
party"
What did you want to speak to me
about. Chuck" Lynn said soberly.
well, have you any idea why I'm
waiting over till tomorrow"
Lynn's brain raced. Be sport now,
Devons. Take it on the chin and smile.
Impulsively, she turned to him: "Of
course l have. Chuck And I'm wish
ing you all the best. She's grand,
grand girl. She's 80"
What the devil are you talking
about?" Chuck interrupted.
why Kit, naturally" She forced
herself to look at him. II know you
said something to her tonight and -
and ). oh. just hope that every
things going to be all right"
Chuck Averill drew a breath.
Woman" he said, you must be off
your trolley. Listen! When l want to
marry depth bomb six years too
young for me, III give Kit a buzz. If
you want to know, was trying to find
out from Kit what the heck's gone
wrong with you"
with me-" The world was reeling.
"Yes, you," Chuck said savagely.
you've changed completely in less
than a week. You show up suddenly
with your hair on spikes like Fiji
islanders, and proceed to 60 fanatic
ally gay on the community. You've
spun around like a top and haven't
Evening star., 1939-02-26

matter? Some some dope would
marry her some day. Recklessly she
flung herself into the water.
There followed an hour that Lynn
scarcely remembered afterwards. She
swan furiously. She dived innumer-
able times. She kept up machine-gun
fire of chatter. And, finally, she was
aware of Chuck beside her in the water
and she heard Kits light laugh.
The sound of it seemed to snap
something inside her. She gave way to
the first impulse that entered her head.
"I'm swimming over to Reef House. y
she called. "Anybody want to Gomez
No one seemed to pay the slightest
attention. With quick movement she
struck out, using fast crawl stroke.
Reef House. unoccupied for the
summer, stood on point of land
opposite Rainbow Lodge. The dis
tance between the two was nearly half
mile and for third of the way Lynn
swan as if possessed. The noise OF the
swimming party grew faint She heard
no splashing behind her Well. she
wouldn't. Why on earth had she been
dumb enough to think that Chuck
would follow her? Kit had Chuck
wrapped up in cellophane.
She swan more slowly now, con-
scious of numDing sensation in her
arms and legs. She raised her head.
There was the outline of Reef House;
it was far away, terribly far. Again she
put her face in the water To her hor
ror a kind of drowsy lethargy crept
over her. Her head dipped beneath the
surface.
Just in time she caught herself. Her
brain cleared suddenly and she jerked
to the surface, turning on her back.
And right then, Unexpectedly,
voice said: Getting tired?'
Chuck Averill Not fifteen feet
away. Beside her now. treading water.
Chuck" she managed to gasp.
81 - didn't know you were here"
That's because can dog paddle as
fast as you can crawl" Chuck said. Il
thought you we're biting off more than
you could chew 50 l stuck around.
Want me to hold you up?'
Evening star., 1939-02-26
GRAY HAIR?
Now you con tint il at
home .. sofely, easily!

THE Shock when firstyour
mirror whispers. gray
hair!" Then the cruel
realization of what gray
hair might mean to you
the critical. pitying glance
of a friend the cold
finger of age on your days
of youth and romance
Evening star., 1939-02-26

ing business career But the real tragedy of
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Evening star., 1939-02-26

miles from pair of stockings
A 234h MILE WINNER TALKS! Miss Lillian
R. Gordtney writes: Il wore single pair
of Gotham stockings for 234 Z miles and
the hose retained their elasticity-no rips
from knee strain. I'm convinced that
washing these stockings religiously with
Ivory Flakes every night helped to pre-
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qualities"
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money you spend on stockings -. if you
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THEM NIGHTLY WITH PURE IVORY FLAKES.
Try it and see: Get a box of Ivory Flakes
today.
Evening star., 1939-02-26
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Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-02

of food and that sometimes has
caused apprehension among the
people despite the official reassur-
anceS.
The other great inconvenience
which also is a depressing factor,
is the nightly blackout. Darkness
and sense of being sealed in their
homes bothers these people who
always loved community song and
beer drinking.
The German people did not want
the war. They had believed Hitler
would solve the Polish problem
without war and they believed he
could avoid a conflict with Britain
and France and that he would
devote the nations efforts to re.
storing normal conditions at home
They had a degree of pride in
the army'S successes in Poland.
There was the same or greater
pride in such achievements as the
bold torpedoing of the British bat
tleship Royal Oak at Scapa Flow
But none of these things answered
the question: why are we fight.
ing in the WeSt?"
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-02
Supply Short Of
II dzi Iron Needs

PARIS, Nov. 2. (UP)-BecauSe
Sweden is Germanys biggest source
OF iron ore, SO necessary to the Nazi
war industry. France is extremely
interested in today'S scheduled
meeting Of German and Swedish
commercial delegates at Stockholm
French experts estimated that
Germany's annual consumption of
iron ore since 1888, when its war
industry began operating full blast,
was 33,000,000 tons, of which only
a small percentage was produced in
Germany.
German imports rose sharply
when the Na2iS came to power,
reaching almost 100000 tons in
1888, of which 25 per cent came
from the French empire and 40 per
cent from Sweden.
Since the war the French mar
ket is closed, as are most markets
requiring overseas transport outside
the Baltic. North Africa and New
foundland are lost sources and
Spain may be, since transportation
via Italy involves costly haulage
charges.
There remain Luxembourg, which
in 1898 exported to Germany 1,718,-
600 tons, Norway which sent her
l,118000 tons, and Sweden, which
sent her 8,922,000.
Experts therefore calculate that as
best Germany can be assured Of
only 11,828,00O tons of iron and is
definitely cut off from sources
which previously supplied 1907 900
tons in year.
The only market where Germany
can recuperate its losses is in the
Scandinavian field but even there
the Allies have means of bottling
up a good percentage. The rich iron
fields of northern Scandinavia are
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-02
Life as Usual Rule For
Germans Despite Warfare

/ have come TO feel that If the Reich
loses this war the new peace terms
will make the Versailles treaty read
like a bedtime lullaby.
That, IN brief, is the broad i'm
preston given neutral observer
after two months of the strangest
war of modern times.
Germans are trying to live as
normally as possible in the pres
ent phase of warfare. outside of
the actual military zones. The out
ward signs of war are relatively
few. But over all the nation there
hangs a vivid realization of the
war.
Street life in Berlin, at least in
the daylight hours, is matter-of-
fact-almost normal.
There are far fewer automobiles
on the streets. Gasoline is rigidly
rationed for those excepted from
the general ban. Sometimes you
see an automobile with special tanks
for gas which is a byproduct of
synthetic brown coal gasoline.
TaXicabS are rare and to be used
only when no other form of con-
veyance is available. 1t is the smart
thing for women to bicycle now.
The opera and the theaters are
filled-even more than before the
war. Supper and dancing places
are patroniZed about as usual. In
restaurants there is no warm food
served between pm. and pm.
and shops close for three hours
every afternoon.
Retail stocks are scarce, but most
of the queues in the street to pur-
chase limited supplies have disap-
peared. Many articles are absent
from the shelves of shops and
stores, however, and literally hun
dredS of others can be purchased
only with special permits which
are doled out sparingly upon spe-
cial application.
There are many other signs of
the war, too Some school houses
near the center of Berlin fly the
Red Cross flag. There are hospi-
tai beds where school benches used
to be. Big resort hotels have been
turned into military hospitals.
Food always is a foremost thought
but authorities repeatedly reassure
the people that there is no danger
of another period such as the Brit
ish blockade brought in the World
war. Still there is strict rationing
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-02
Nepv Books
At the Ell Centro Public Library
FICTION

AT the Eel Centre Public Library
FICTION
Bird Walking Weather - George
Bagby
The Rich maTi-Alex Brinchman
The Sacred Falls-Mark Charming
Western Union-Zane Grey
Ararat-Elgin Groseclose
Black John of Halfaday Creek
James B. HendryX
Family Album-Humphrey Paking-
ton
The City of Gold-Francis Brett
Young
NON-FICTION
Black, Bay and Chesnut-C. w.
Anderson
Hardly A Man Is Now Alive-Dan
Beard
Europe In Retreat-Vera M. Dean
Men Under The Sea-Edward Ellis
berg
I Believe-Clifton Fadiman. ed.
Broken Crescendo-Anne Hamilton
Social Work Year Book 1939-Rus-
sci H. Kurtz, ed.
Inc Best Plays OF 1938-39-BurnS
Mantle, ed.
Rain Upon Godshill-J. B. Priestley
What Sh>il The Children Read
Laura E. Richards
You And Heredity-Amram Schein-
field
Fathers Are Funny-Frederic F.. Van
de Water.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-02
Chain Stores Mark
8Oth Birthday by
Anniversary Sale

Celebrating its 30th birthday, the
Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea Com
pany announced Thursday special
anniversary this week in all its
stores in this area
Pioneer in modern methods of
mass distribution, the A & p has
been the leader in developing TWen-
tieth Century techniques for dis
tributing quality food at low prices.
From the birth of the organization
Just before the Civil War, its main
objective has been to reduce con-
sumer costs by eliminating unneces-
sary steps in distribution.
The A & P chain was established
in 1852 when George Huntington
Hartford, a tall, bearded young man
from Maine, opened the doors Of his
first red-fronted store in Vesey
Street in New York City. Today the
stores are familiar sights through
out the country and play an impor-
tant part in the daily lives of mil
lions of farmers, producers and con-
SumerS.
Based on policy Of cutting op-
Grating costs and passing the saw
ingS on to the consumer, the first
store enjoyed an immediate success
At that time tea was selling for ST
per pound, but young Hartford pur-
chased the entire cargo Of one ship
and cut the price to 80 cents a
pound.
Adherence to the policy of econ
omy, developed by the elimination
of all in-between costs, stimulated
public demand for additional stores,
which were opened in steadily in
creasing numbers. In the first ten
years Hartford opened ten stores
and by 1874 he was operating 25
units. Today that first red-front
store of Hartford's has grown into
the Great Atlantic & Pacific Tea
Company, operating thousands of
units in 80 states and the District
of Columbia.
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-02

almost all in the arctic region and
transport is serious problem, with
ports frozen in the winter.
Swedens haulage and loading
machinery is not capable of hand-
ling all her former exports to Ger
many by available routes unless
freight cars and cranes are pro-
vided quickly. Otherwise exports to
Germany must drop to 1000, 900
tons year.
Another problem is political. Swe-
den previously exported n per cent
of her iron production to Germany
and countries now included in the
Reich, totaling almost 100000
tons, and 13 per cent to Britain,
Belgium, the United States and
Holland.
Britain is now reported to have
offered to buy Sweden's entire pro-
duction, as has Germany. But the
recent Oslo conference announced
that the nations represented would
maintain traditional commercial
relations with all countries
Imperial Valley press., 1939-11-02
BY FREDERICK c. OECHSNER

BERLIN, Nov. 2. CUP)-The end
of the first two months of war
finds the German people stolidly
ready for anything.
They expect a long, hard pull.
All would welcome peace but few
any longer believe there is hope
of an early end to the war.
They, SO far, are putting up with
more inconvenience than actual
hardship and there is q certain
amount of grumbling and criticism,
some of it surprisingly in the open.
But Nazi propaganda has met
considerable response. Distrust of
England is not what it was at the
beginning of the World war. But
more and more Germans are re-
senting Englands interference" in
Central European affairs and many