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Evening star., 1939-07-28
Fall Of Dictatorships
Predicted al Baptist
World Congress-
Tyronnies Do Not Last
London Minister
Tells Alliance

~ the Associated Press.
ATLANTA, July 28.-The Rev. M.
Z. Aubrey of London told the Bap-
tist World Alliance today "totalitar-
ianism is delivering the goods" but
he predicted its collapse with the
assertion: "The simple fact Of
history is that tyrannies do not
last"
Amplifying his forecast of defeat
for "authoritarianism," the British
minister declared: I'm spite of the
terrible efficiency of modern systems
which trample on liberty, we have
no doubt that the inalienable rights
of the human soul will sooner or
later assert themselves and mans
will to be free must win"
The Christian reply to totalitar-
ianism,' he held, was for the
churches to teach democracy how
to achieve the freedom and fellow
ship for which the hearts of men
are crying out-we must set our
faces against isolation among Chris
tians, among churches, among ma
tions."
Answer to Communism.
An answer for Christianity to
Communism" was presented by DR..
L. L. Gwaltney of Birmingham, Ala.
FIRST, we would say to him (the
Communist) that his doctrine OF
political Communism finds no basis
in the New Testament Scriptures,
he observed.
I'VE would say to him that Com
munism finds no sanction in reason,
for human nature being what 1t is,
If the goods of state were divided
equally and evenly among its citl-
Zens, the improvident would waste
their substance in riotous living
while the more thoughtful would
profit by the weakness of their fel-
lows and would come into possession
of the wealth. I"
The Rev. Paul Schmidt of Berlin,
secretary of the German Baptist
Union and former member Of the
Reichstag, said Baptist churches
Twill participate in the life of their
nation, no matter whether this life
is determined by liberal or collec-
tive tendencies, and declare and
bear the Gospel"
Young People Rally.
Baptist young people of the world
were urged last night to dedicate
their lives to the service of Christ
rather than pursuit of money.
Speaking at a young peoples
demonstration in Atlanta's baseball
stadium as part of the congress, the
Rev. j. Cocutz of Rumania struck
note of pessimism, predicting diplo-
mats and statesmen cannot save
this world from war, chaos and de-
struction" because 1.-The malady of
mankind lies in the human
heart"
Men cannot live at peace with
one another as long as they are not
at peace with God. The only remedy
of this world is a changed human
heart.
THE pursuit of money is perhaps
the worst enslavement of soul and
body" .
Evening star., 1939-07-28
Nolu Is the Time to Preserve and Pick

Superior quality Tipped rubbers. teste
for known methods of canning. Ap
proved by Good Housekeeping.
Evening star., 1939-07-28
DOVERITE
IRONS

Clothes look better and last
longer when ironed with the
correct heat. These irons
also have a comfortable air
cooled handle. rounded edges
for easier gliding, and plate
under heel to prevent cloth
gathering.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12

wrestlers who has a standing chal.
lenge to meet any man, her weight ir
a match. She holds a victory over
Joey Teens, will known boxer who
made the mistake of accepting the
challenge. Joey claimed he wasn't
trying very hard, but he was very
much embarrassed young man when
his shoulders were flattened in less
than ten minutes.
Bill Lewis, well known southern
promoter, will referee the girls bout
according to present plans.
A battle royal and other athletic
contests will be held preceding the
main event.
Vaudeville attractions and an anna
teur contest will also be a part of
the Saturday night program.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12
Snow Hill News
Too late for last issue

Mr.. and Mrs. Leon Bacon and
daughter, Peggy Jean, of Whining
ton spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles E. Hill.
Mrs. James K. Parks entertained
two tables at chinese rummy on Thurs
day evening.
Mrs. Morgan Bandell of New York,
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur c. Humphreys, Sr.
Miss Jean Mock was operated on for
tonsils at Peninsula General Hospital
Salisbury on Friday.
The Women's Auxiliary of All Hal
lows Church was entertained by Mrs.
C. Norwood Shockley on Monday even
ing.
Belinda Hill entertained a number
of friends at party on Saturday af-
ternoon in honor of her tenth birth
day.
Mrs. Everette D. Truitt of Sails
bury visited relatives and friends here
this week.
The All Hallows Guild entertained
at a covered dish supper on Friday
evening at the home of Judge and
Mrs. William F. johnson.
Miss Margaret Smack has returned
to her home near Snow Hill after
spending several weeks with friends
in Parsonsburg.
Mr.. Charles w. Shockley and daugh
ter, Miss Evelyn Shockley visited Mr..
and Mr.. Harry Brannan in Baltimore
last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer Mason, Jr.,
and son, Everette of Stockton visited
friends here on Sunday.
The ST. Cecilia Guild entertained
at a covered dish luncheon on Satur-
day at the home of Mrs. B. Herman
Adkins.
Mrs. Harry C. Bradford and Mrs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12
UNUSUAL FEATURE
FOR BLOSSOM FESTIVAL

An unusual feature for the Fifth
Annual Potato Blossom Festival this
year will be the girls wrestling
matches, the first ever presented on
the Eastern Shore and which will
feature two of the finest professional
lady grapplers in the game today.
This attraction will be the feature of
the Saturday night program of the
fifth annual festival which will be held
at the American Legion Recreational
Park, Tasley, Va, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday, June 8, 9 and 10.
Miss Dolly Dalton, who claims the
girls lightweight title will meet Miss
Babe Hunt in a two out of three fall
match which will climax sports pro-
gram on Saturday, June 10.
The match was booked by the sports
committee on entertainment and while
it is supposed to be just that, there
are many people who will be seeing
for the first time a genuine profess
sional wrestling match.
The girl grapplers are as hard
scrapers as their masculine brethren.
They know the holds, the tricks and
the methods which carry them to vic
tory. Miss Dalton is reputed to be a
very rough girl and has been dubbed
by sports writers as the "Blonde
Tigress" of the mat.
Miss Dalton is one of the few girl
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12
CONSTRUCTION INDUSTRY
SHOWS MUCH ACTIVITY

Increased activity in the construc-
ton industry is providing more op-
portunities for work, especially fol-
skilled and semi-skilled workers ac-
cording to Thomas Russell, manager
of the Dover office of the Delaware
State Employment Service. Carpen-
tiers, masons, mortar men and cement
finishers are being required in larger
numbers to meet the needs of the
building program.
The usual call for domestic work
ers for spring housekeeping and
steady jobs as maids and cooks ap.
pears to be greater than other years
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12
LOCAL SCHOOLS
RELATIVELY Low
IN ATTENDANCE
Report OF Attendance Officer
Ranks POcOmOke Groups
Well Down The List

According to the report of public
school attendance for the month OF
April by Mrs. Lucy S. Pilchard, at
tendance officer, the schools of POGO
moke occupy a mediocre position. The
high school is No. in a list Of five;
Pocomoke A is No. in list OF 10
GRADED schools; and Pocomoke B is
No. 9 on the same list. The high
school is below the general average
for the month; Pocomoke A is slight
" above; and Pocomoke B is slightly
below.
Stockton shows the way to the high
schools with an average of 800; Snow
Hill. GAG Pocomoke 93.3; Ocean City,
92.9: and Berlin, 92.3. The general
average of these for April 1889 is
e3.5 as against 94.1 for the same
month in 1888.
Snow Hill B tops the list of graded
schools, making 93.4; Snow Hill A.
93.S; Bishopville, 92.9; Stockton, 92.8
Pocomoke A, 92.5; Berlin A, 9O.7;
Ocean City, co.; Pocomoke B, 9O.5;
and Berlin B, 1913. The general aver
age of these for April 1889 is 9l.4
and the same for 1888.
Girdletree leads the two teacher
schools with 93.3; Atkinson, .91.3
Newark, 80; and Whaleyville S7.4
General average for April, 1889, 9O.l;
for 1888, 1863.
st. Martin has no one to beat ex-
cept itself, it being the only school,
in the one-teacher group. Its aver
age for last month was 97.5 as against
% for the same month last year. The
general average for all the elemen-
tary schools was 91.3 for April 1885
as against 900 for the same month
last year.
The Stephen Long (Pocomoke) col
ored Schools, both high and graded
continued to lead the county in the
high and graded groups. For the
high, the mark was 95.8; Worcester
(Snow HilD GLIB; and Berlin, 9O.s
The general average for April this
year fell below that for 1888. This
year, 92.5; last year, $3.50
In the list of one-teacher schools
KNOXVILLE is ahead with 96.7; Syne'
puxent, COS; Bishop, s5.s; Johnson's
Neck, 1877; st. James, 81; st. Paul
TIA; Curtis, 1871; and Hutt's Chapel
$50. The distribution of the negro
schools into Graded, Two-teacher, and
One-teacher groups is comparative
" recent arrangement; consequently
there are no comparative figures fol
1888.
The local school, Stephen Long
leads the way in the graded school:
with 8S.5; Snow Hill, S4.3; and Berlin
S1.4.
Stockton is on top in the two-teach
er Schools, showing 87.1; Girdletree
s3.5; Germantown, 1863; Mt. Wesley
76.5; and Newark, 7O.3. The genera
average for all the elementary schools
was 82.1.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12

The office is receiving calls daily for
houseworkers of this kind.
The construction program of the
State Highway Department will soon
be underway. Contemplated work in
Kent county will provide jobs for a
large number of men for several
months. Numerous calls are also be-
ing received for farm hands.
White collar workers appear to be
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12

more in demand, especially trained
office help. The seasonal activity in
the canning industry will provide
work for several hundred people, dur
ing the summer months. Most Of
these workers are women who are not
looking for any other kind of work
but depend on the canning work to
supplement the family income.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12

Clay Dennis are improving after q
weeks illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Kensey, Jr.
moved to Dover on Saturday
Mr.. and Mrs. John Tobieson and
Mrs. Lee Disharoon of Philadelphia
were dinner guests OF Mr.. and Mrs
J. Herman Perdue on Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elbridge Tilghman
entertained Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin
T. Truitt, Jr., Mr.. and Mrs. James
Onley and Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Col.
Inns, Jr., at bridge Friday evening.
Mrs. Charles B. Timmons and Mrs
William H. Bunkley have returned
after spending a month in Whining.
ton.
Mrs. James X. Parks and son, Ken
meth, Mrs. Charles Kensey, Jr., Miss
Emily Sherkey and Miss Grace Shock
ley were guests of Mrs. Paul Parsons
in Berlin on. Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Gray and son
Arthur, Jr., of Temperanceville, Va.
were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Rowley on Sunday.
Mrs. Lawrence Moore and son, Dick
lie, of Baltimore are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Richardson.
Mrs. James Onley spent the first
of the week in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Weinberg
Mrs. A. Segal and Miss Lille Miller
of Baltimore, were guests OF Mr.. ano
Mrs. Jesse Goodman on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Esham of Sal
isbury, visited friends here on Sun
day.
The Home Makers Club entertained
a covered dish supper on Friday.
Mr.. Walter Onley has returned
home from Baltimore.
Miss Sarah Brown will spend the
last of the week in Atlantic City.
Rev. C. w. Strickland of Rehoboth
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Strickland Of
Berlin, Miss Grace Strickland and Mr.
Solomon Claws of Salisbury were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence E
Strickland on Sunday.
Mrs. Daniel H. Bradford entertain
ed tie Ladies Aid Society of Whatcoa
M. E. Church on Tuesday afternoon
Mr.. H. Clay Burbage has returned
after spending several weeks witt
Mr. and Mrs. Wilbur Mumford il
Georgetown.
Miss Eleanor Jones of Public Land
ing spent the weekend with Mis-
Mary Louise Shockley.
Mrs. James Wilson of Pine Bluff:
Sanitorium, Salisbury visited relatives
and friends here last week.
Mrs. Thomas Mears, Mrs. Paul M
Jones and Miss Elizabeth Sturgis en-
tertained the S. T. A. R. Society at
Handicap" party on Monday evening
Mrs. Dixon Sexton and son, Tommy
Lee of Pocomoke, visited Mr.. ane
Mrs. Leland B. Richardson, this week
The Snow Hill Woman's Club me-
Thursday afternoon in the Commun
ity Hall, Mrs. E. w. Marshall being
in charge Of the programme.
Mrs. Louis Robins and son, Louis
are visiting relatives in Robbins.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Evans, Mis-
Julia Evans, Miss Lena Riggin ant
Peggy Brimer spent Sunday with Mr.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-05-12

and Mrs. William H. Moore in Cam
bridge.
Mr.. and Mrs. Adrian Knight spent
Sunday with relatives I'm Hallwood,
Va.
Mr.. William Sherkey of Norfolk,
spent the weekend with relatives
here.
Mrs. William Fl. Price and Mrs.
William G. Kerbin, Jr., entertained
the St. Margaret's Guild on Wednes-
day evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Gladding, of Po-
comoke, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Brown on Sunday.
Mrs. Paul Kenney visited friends
in Denton, this week.
Mr.. Munroe Townsend of Western
Maryland College, Westminster, spent
tie weekend with his parents, Rev.
and Mrs. John Townsend.
Mrs. o. Perry Simmons entertained
the contact bridge blub on Wednes-
day afternoon.
Mr.. Willard Stevens of Colora, Md,
spent the weekend with his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Stevens.
Miss Marian Humphreys will spend
Saturday in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Ards spent
Sunday with their daughter, Miss
Barbara Ards at University of Mary
land College, College Park.
Miss Dora Payne, R. NJ, of Camden,
N. j., pent the weekend with her
mother, Mrs. Nan Payne.
Mr.. Marvel Gordy of University of
Maryland College, spent the weekend
with friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Marshall and
children, Miss Mabel jackson and
Miss Mary Godfrey.
! Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert Jump of Eas-
/ ton, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs. c..
Russell Higgins on Sunday.
Mr.. Walter Hearthway, Mrs. Chas.
Hudson, Mrs. Franklin Beauchamp,
Mr.. and Mrs Clayton T. Richardson,
and Miss Lucy Walter will entertain
the Young Peoples Aid Society of
Whatcoat M. E. Church this Tuesday
evening.
Miss Florence Payne has returned
to Denton after spending several
weeks with her mother, Mrs. Nan
Payne.
Mrs. Linda Price visited relatives
in Baltimore, last week.
Mr.. Robert T. Grant and daughter,
Mary, spent the weekend with rela-
tives in Washington.
Miss Virginia Ward visited friends
in Philadelphia this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Richardson
entertained at Chinese checkers on
Tuesday evening. Their guests were
Mr.. and Mrs. Leland B. Richardson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Aubrey Hottenstein.
Mrs. Laura Walker has returned
after visiting relatives in Virginia
and North Carolina.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Holder, of
Rochester, N. Y, spent the week
end with Mrs. Holders parents, Mr..
and Mrs. David Hickman. Mr.. and
Mrs. Hickman accompanied them
home for visit.
Capt. Fred Hales of Philadelphia,
visited his family here this week.
Continued on Page 81
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

among the women. The very first
subjects that the women in these
clubs started to work on were cloth
ing and food preparation.
The work progressed along the
same line until the war started. Then
we were urged to raise more garden
produce in order to have a supply
for marketing After the war, house,
wives found themselves with sur
plus of food. Money was needed bad
ly and while there were plenty OF
products on the farm to sell, there
was no market for them. The only
relief was to start a curb market.
Through the cooperation of the Hen
derson Womans Club and the Cham
Der of Commerce, the home demon
stration club women held their first
curb market February 3, 1928, in
Cooper's Warehouse. The market has
continued from that day. selling pro-
ducts amounting from $1,000 to $17,-
900 each year.
The market has never had a re-
gu1ar meeting place. At present the
women are renting small store
room and holding a market two days
per week. Mrs. w. C. Watkins sold
$3.50 worth of products in July of
this year. Virginia Longmire still
leads the county women in monthly
sales, having sold $195 worth of farm
products in September, 1886 Some of
the women who helped start the
markets are still bringing their sur
plus products to the Curb Market
for sale.
Extension workers are still striv-
ing to make rural Vance county a
better place in which to live through
healthier people, improved farms and
homes; helping to make more money
on less land, showing how to i'm
prove their land, taking care of soil
erosion and leaving it in better shape
for future posterity.
Rural Electricity.
The numerous electric lines that
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

have been completed have revolu-
tiOniZed living conditions in the
country. The shorter lines are still
being built, and it is expected that
all rural sections Of the county will
soon have electricity.
Farm tours for men and women,
encampments for All boys and girls,
the annual Short Course held at
State College, Raleigh, the Farm and
Home Week for men and women
have added much to the interest and
value of the work. The various con-
tests for boys and girls have also
added much interest.
Vance Girls Outstanding.
In 1887 Vance county had a girl
to win a trip to Chicago in food pre-
paration, and another in 1888 on
rural identification A girl won the
trip to Bermuda in 1898 that was
sponsored by the North Carolina
Bankers Association. Only one girl in
the State could win this trip.
The greatest need of the county,
as we see it, is in building in Hen
derson where rural men, women,
boys, and girls can meet; one that
would house the Curb Market; a
place for demonstrations and other
meetings. At one time the Chamber
of Commerce had such a meeting
place. Several times since it seemed
building was possible. but each
time something has prevented it.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Large Gins Here
Serve Cotton Me-
Continued From Page One)

Continued From Page One)
through these years. Mr.. Cooper has
made somewhat of a study of cotton,
and is familiar with conditions af-
fecting the crop in, the country as
a whole, and as such is in position
to help the farmers in many ways
in the marketing of their crops.
Henderson is not only a cotton
marketing center, but here also are
the large manufacturing establish
ments Of the Henderson Cotton Mills
and the Harriet Cotton Mills, which
together consume, in normal times,
some 5000 bales or more annually.
Yarn manufactured here is shipped
to many parts of this and other coun-
tries, adding to the prestige OF the
city as a cotton center.
The two mill companies here an
nually consume many times as much
cotton as is grown in Vance county,
and much has to be shipped in to
supply the demands of these two
large concerns.
Growers have learned through the
years the value of selling in Hender-
son and can have that advantage de-
mohstrated to them again if they sell
in Henderson again this season, as
many Of them are planning to do.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
County Ore of Pion-
GERS In Activity

Continued From Page One)
Mrs. j. B. Allen, Mr.. D. Y. Cooper,
Sr., MIR. Scott Parham, and others.
Canning Clubs First.
The beginning of home demonstra-
ton work was the organization of
canning clubs with the girls. Every
member of the club was required to
plant One-tenth of an acre in garden
crops. The girls usually planted to-
matOeS or tomatoes and string beans,
cultivating the plot according to in
structiOnS. The products were used
at home, sold fresh or canned for
future home use or to be sold to the
merchants.
A strict account of the cost of pro-
duction was kept, together with a
record of the value Of the food used
at home and the amount received
from the sale of the products. All
the canned food sold was marked
with the name of the girl who can
ned the food as we'll as the exact
weight of the can, as every can was
weighed before sealing. In the fall
an agricultural fair was held at the
court house, and canned food put up
in glass jars was exhibited. The fol-
lowing year was the first year Of the
Golden Belt Fair.
Clubs for Women.
In every rural community there
were clubs called Betterment Clubs,
and the women became interested
in growing vegetables and canning
the surplus for home use, as we'll as
for sale. Heretofore, they had only
canned fruit. Soon after this, Home
Demonstration Clubs were organized
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

Two large cotton gins are operated
throughout the marketing season.
one OF them is on Walnut street in
henderson, where the plant has a
capacity OF many bales per day. The
other is at Drewry, on the Vance
Warren county line to the north of
the city. This plant also has a large
capacity, and serves that northern
part oil the county and Warren. Hun
dredS OF farmers sell their seed cot
ton to The Cooper Company each
year and receive the high dollar for
thelr crop. Cotton is bought in the
seed or bale
Prompt and satisfactory service is
accorded growers at both Gins. Both
are equipped with modern machinery
capable OF fast service, and farmers
lind 1t advantageous to have their
cotton ginned at these plants, wheth-
er they sell direct to the company
or not. Believing that better ginning
means higher prices for the staple,
tne company endeavors to give the
farmer the utmost in service in that
respect.
M. Y. Cooper is the manager of the
company. He is an experienced cot
ton man, and is one of Henderson's
progressive young business men. He
is member Of the Henderson City
Council, and is otherwise active in
movements that make for the pro-
greSS and upbuiIding of the COM
munlty. lie. is a native of Henderson,
has lived here his entire life, and
knows most Of the farmers of the
county and section, and enjoys their
confidence, which brings much busi-
ness to his organization
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Newman Runs
Grocery Store

B. M. Newman Grocery, located at
the corner of Wyche and Brecken-
ridge street, has a complete stock of
heavy and fancy groceries and farm
produce.
B. M. Newman, operator Of the
store, is widely known throughout
this section, and has been identified
with the grocery business for many
years.
In addition to his grocery line, Mr..
Newman has supply Of country cur
ed meats and feeds, and is buyer
of cured meats from farmers over
this section.
Mr.. Newman has corps of clerks
to assist purchasers in making their
selections in a most courteous man
ner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
Cooper Co.
Operating
2 Big Gins
One IN Henderson
And Anoth h er at
Drewry Serves Large
Section of Growers
Over Long Period of
Years.

Two l3rqo co:,on s.ns operated by
r1,a COOPER Company constitute a
,,'a t.,crnr in the cotton business of
~ 49,. civ and section. In addition, the
company is one of the principal sup
NV Nv headquarters for farmers over
4 wide territory.
: The Cooper Company and its pre-
daressors have been cotton buyers
~ ~ the Henderson market and in this
section of the State over long pc
riod of wears. and has contributed in
large measure to the upbuilding of
tbe community as cotton marketing
center.
offices a1c maintained on Wyche
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31

street, in the heart of the farm sup
ply section of the city. A general
farm supply business is carried on
the year around, and the store is
headquarters for many growers in
the purchase of their heavy food and
leeds, seeds, fertilizers and farm
machinery and equipment.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-08-31
California Apricot Drive

San Jose, Calf, Aug. 31.-(AP)
to hold an annual drive to
sell California apricots to the house
wives of America are proceeding
under the direction OF the Califor-
MIA Apricot Growers Union.
The Nome nugget., 1939-12-18

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