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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-18

is a guest in the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Dorsey S. Coard.
Z Mrs. Laura Colonna, of Cedar Hall,
is visiting her sister, Mrs. Thomas w.
Twyford.
Mr.. ]. Revelle Nelson, of Yorktown
spent the past weekend with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. S. S. Nelson.
Mrs. Lester G. Poulson, of Painter
is visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Bond.
General and Mrs. Beverly F.
Browne, Mrs. Henry Wagner and Mrs.
E. c. Williams of Front Royal are
spending this week at Bowman's Fol-
ly.
Mr.. John Wise, of Newport News,
has returned to his home, after spend
ing three weeks with his uncle, Mr.. w.
Mitchell Crockett and Mrs. Crockett
near Accomac.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-18
Acconac News

Miss Jacquelyn o. Lilliston of Ac-
comac, Miss Marguerite West, of Gar
gatha and Mr.. Emory Parks and Mr..
John Herbert Hopkins, of Parksley,
spent Sunday at Rehoboth Beach, Del,
and Ocean City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. G. Parsons and
children, Rosa Mae, Bob and Don, re-
turned from a two weeks visit with
relatives in Pittsville, Md.
Mrs. Angus Birdsey and son, An
gus of Macon, Ca, are visiting Mrs.
Birdsey's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
H. Nelson.
Mrs. Robert P. Coleburn has return
ed from a visit with relatives in Bal
timore, Md.
Mr.. John D. Grant, Jr., and daugh-
ter, Miss Elizabeth Grant attended
the Clerks Convention held at Vir-
ginia Beach last week.
Mrs. Eula Baxter and son, Richard,
of Philadelphia, spent this week with
Mrs. Baxter's mother, Mrs. Robert w.
Colona.
Mr.. Edwin Mason of Baltimore,
Md, spent several days last week with
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs Fred B.
Mason, near Accomac.
Mr.. Ray Shield is attending the
summer school session at the Univer-
sity of Virginia, Charlottesville.
Mr.. and Mrs. R. o. Paris have re-
turned to their home in Dundalk, Md,
after having visited Mrs. Paris sister
Mrs. Thomas Nelson and Mr.. Nelson
Mrs. Tilman F. Woodland is much
better at this writing, after having
been critically i'll at her home here.
Miss Alice Parsons and Mr.. jerome
Parsons, of Norfolk, spent the week
end with their parents, Mr.. and Mrs
A. G. Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred J. Lilliston
and daughter, Miss Jacquelyn o. Lii
liston and Miss Margaret Bundick at
tended the Firemen's Convention in
Cape Charles, last Friday.
Mr.. Charles Dobson of Whispering
Pines is visiting relatives in Mer'
EVANSVILLE, N. j., and Wilmington
Del.
Mr.. and Mrs. Stuart Vessels, Of
Pocomoke City spent the weekend
with Mr.. Vessels parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. William H. Vessels.
Mrs. H. l.. Morris of Elizabeth City
N. c., is visiting her daughter, Mrs
Tilman F. Woodland and Mr.. Woodland
Miss Ellen T. Edmonds and Mr.. AL
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-18
LIONS CLUB ORGANIZED
AT EXMORE, VIRGINIA

A new Lions Club has been organ
lied on the Eastern Shore. On We'd
nesday evening, at 700 o'clock, at a
luncheon at Shickshinny Restaurant,
Belle Haven, the Exmore-Belle Haven
Lions Club was organized with seven
teen charter members. In attendance
at the meeting was Vernon Galloway,
international organizer of Lions
Clubs.
The new Exmore-Belle Haven club
was sponsored by the Cape Charles
organization and fifteen delegates of
that place were present for the meet
ing Wednesday night.
Officers elected were, president,
Walkley E. Johnson; first vice-presi-
dent, John G. Mapp; second vice-presi-
dent, Kenneth Johnson; secretary,
Richard Dix; treasurer, Maurice Not
tingham; Lion tanner, Robert 7. Glad
stone; Tail Twister, Polk Kellam. Di-
rectors are, George C. Duer, Lloyd p,
PARROT, Paul Turner and Levin John
son.
The charter members are, Robert
7. Gladstone, Jr., Ashby Turner, Max
Brown, Polk Kellam, Walkley E. John
son, Paul Turner, Burleigh N. Mears
Jr, Maurice Nottingham, Kenneth
Johnson, Lloyd PARROT, Levin John
son, DR.. Haywood Kellam, George c.
Duer, Richard Dix, Harry Eichelerger
Jr., John C. Mapp and DR.. B. N.
Mears.
Meetings will be held the second
and fourth Wednesday in each month,
at 700 o'clock, P. NJ, at Shickshinny
Restaurant.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-18

nure, reinforced with 40 lbs of 0-20-0
fertilizer per ton, once every 3 years
may be substituted for the complete
fertilizer. Usually where the manure
is limited it is most profitably used
on the crop land.
In this maner Mr.. Magruder points
out permanent pasture land may be
maintained at a cost of about $500
per animal or at the rate of the cost
of two bags of commercial feed. He
advises that there is no cheaper way
to furnish a continuous supply of nu-
tritious feed on the farm.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-08-18

fred B. G. Edmonds are spending this
weekend in Northampton, Mass.
Miss, Gretchen Denhart and Mr.. julie
Denhart of Baltimore, are guests in
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas w.
Nelson,
Miss Dorothy Malbourne, of Nor
folk, spent the past weekend with
Miss Alice Parsons and Miss Doro-
thy Parsons.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Oakley and
children, James, Carroll and Charles
of Philadelphia, spent the weekend
with Mr.. Oakley's sister, Mrs. Alfred
J. Lilliston and Mr.. Lilliston.
Miss Virginia Colona and Miss Kath
crime Budd spent several days last
week with Miss Dorothy Bell at Birds
Nest.
Mr.. and Mrs. Richard Smith, of Sea-
ford, Del, are now making their home
in Accomac, where Mr.. Smith has ac-
copied a position with the Peninsula
Enterprise.
Mrs. William P. Bell, Mrs. Alfred
]. Mason and Miss Mary Rose Fisher
of Accomac and Miss Nora Fisher of
Eastville, are visiting Mrs. Bells
brother, Mr.. Walston Tyler and Mrs.
TYLER in Pulaski. Va
Mr.. and Mrs. Forrest Fitzgerald
and son, Billy, of Capeville spent the
weekend with Mrs. Fitzgerald's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Milliner.
Miss Ellen White Will return home
this weekend after having attended
the summer school session of Mary
Washington College, fredericksburg.
Mrs. Alfred ]. Lilliston is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia.
Mrs. Margaret T. Young of Acco-
mac and Miss Hortense E. Kelley, of
New Church, are spending ten days
in Newport News with Mr.. and Mrs.
John A. Brimmer, Jr.
Mr.. Angus B. Birdsey has returned
to his home in Macon, Ca, after spend
ing a week here in the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas H. Nelson.
Mr.. Donald M. Shute of Hampton,
spent the weekend in the home of
Mrs. Edgar D. Fletcher.
Mr.. Edward S. Young, Jr., who is
attending summer school in Norfolk,
spent the past weekend here with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. S. Young.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Barnes and
daughter, Caroline Russell Barnes, of
Whispering Pines and their guests,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Oswald, of New
York City, are spending ten days on
Cedar Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lee Cruise and daugh-
tiers, Miss Mary Louise Cruise and
Miss Virginia Cruise have returned to
their home in Long Island, N. Y, af-
ter spending a week with Mr.. Cruse's
nephew, Mr.. Robert L. Brashear and
Mrs. Brashear at Whispering Pines.
Miss Agnes Martin and Miss Mary
Ann Parks are spending this week in
Bloxom in the home of Miss Mar
tins uncle, Mr.. R. Barton Bull and
Mrs. Bull.
Mrs. w. D. Holland and Mr.. Edward
Gardner, of Norfolk, are visiting Mr..
and Mrs. William Lewis near Acco-
mac.
Miss Freida Chopper is visiting rela
tives in Ocean City, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. Thorogood Nelson
and Mr.. and Mrs. Levin ]. Nelson
are spending this weekend in Balti-
more, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clyde Miles of New
port News spent the weekend here
with Mr.. Miles brother, Mr.. J. w.
Miles and Mrs. Miles.
Miss Mary Jane Crumpacker, of
Michigan City, Ind, and Mrs. John
Crumpacker and children, 10 Ann,
Harry Lewis and John Peter, of WASH
ington, D. c., are visiting Mrs. Crum-
packers parents, the Rev. and Mrs.
j. H. Binsted.
Mr.. Edward Crockett of Crisfield,
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07
MANAGER OF NEW PLAZA
HAS HAD LONG EXPERIENCE

CONTINUED from page nine)
which is now operated by the Schine
Circuit. Ed. has been connected with
the show business in this city since
he was a boy, and through success
i've stages has seen it developed from
the nickle-lodian days to its present
high standard of perfection in enter
tafnment. In fact, the greatest ad-
Vances in local amusements in this
community have been attained
through his leadership and manage
ment which has meant much to the
business life of Milford.
Milford is, and has always been,
the mecca for theatTe-goers in lower
Delaware. who have come to learn
that the best that can be had is pre-
sented here for their enjoyment, and
this condition is largely due to Ed.
Evans up-tO-date and progressive
policies.
He began his show career when
a lad in the old Palace Theatre on
Walnut street. Here he was engaged
as an usher and by his strict atten-
tion to business attracted the atten-
tiOn of the management.
During his spare time he delved
into the workings of the projection.
learnings its parts and operation,
and at odd times assisted to some
extent in projecting pictures on the
screen. His desire to learn was soon
recognized, and when the theatre
changed hands and was managed by
William Nutter he was made assis-
tant operator, under whom he re-
ceived much training.
Later at the old Palace he was
made projection operator.
During the building of the pres
ent Plaza Theatre he managed. and
operated the projection machines in
the Milford Armory, which was run
as temporary place of amusement
until the completion and opening of
the New Plaza Theatre by the Mil
ford Theatre Company, when he was
made chief operator. He was later
proomted to assistant manager.
which position he held until the
death of Ira 0twell who was in
charge Of this playhouse.
Having grown up with the busi- |
ness and knowing the "ins" and
"outs" of the game he was made
manager after Mr.. otwell's death.
When MFR. Evans assumed charge !
the movie business in Milford was
not a paying proposition. and sue
ceeding two sheriff sales was a |
doubtful undertaking for any young
man. After Mr.. Evans succession
there was a complete change of
front. He secured the best attrac-
tions possible. both of the screen
and stage. Soon the name of the
Plaza had spread to surroundings
communities. and people began to
learn that an evenings entertain
ment worth while with pleasant up
to-date surroundings. coupled with
the best of order, was in store for
them at Milford The theatre then
to draw. and by his I
courteous attitude. Mr.. Evans soon
Instilled into this community the
theatre habit.
Mr.. Evans has been retained as
manager by the present owners. the
schine Corporation, and with his
of theatre operation. hav-
ng had experience from the ground
lp, together with the owners vast
esources and their position to Sc
ure the ultimate in the cinema
world, lower Delaware is in a posi-
ion now to be abreast with any
heatre in this country.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07
JAMES CAGNEY IN "OKLAHONA
KID WILL OPEN NEW PLAZA
(Continued from page nine)

NSOatAaaGA A. AbAAA RA5~ ~-Nf
nateIy on both sides of the fence.
At the outset of the story he is a
bandit but not just constituencies
robber and killer. He is an adven-
turous youth who has become a sort
of Robin Hood of the Southwest.
Eventually he is, in effect, enlisted
on the side of law and order. al
though he has really taken the law
into his own hands. However, he
performs a necessary service of pub
lie vengeance so bravely that he is
forgiven all his past misdeeds.
Rosemary Lane. lovely and viva
cious brunette. plays the romantic
lead opposite Cagney-and it is no
milk-and-sugar heroine that this
f1ashing-eyed member of the acting
Lane family plays-but real girl
of the old West. Humphrey Bogart.
ace bad man. furthers his screen
reputation. playing the leader OF
band of "Sooners" who are really a
gang of treacherous gunmen. In the
story he is a deadly foe of the ok
lahoma Kid" Among the many stir
ring scenes in THE Oklahoma kid"
is the land rush with which the pic
ture opens. Land-hungry pioneers
are lined up for miles waiting for
the Federal troops to give the signal
that the new territory in Oklahoma
is opened for settlement. They camp
for the night, and to vile away the
hours they have a big square dance,
a huge colorful scene that VIII
cause the years to roll back for
many folks.
Milford chronicle., 1939-04-07
EVEN FILM COWBOYS
FEEL STREAMLINE AGE

The sagebrush trail has been con-
siderably smoothed down for the
Western heroes of the range. Cow
boys had a real tough job in the
days Of silent pictures, when movie
companies went on location. They
covered lots of ground in their sad
dies before the actual shooting" of
a film commenced. The galloping
horsemen would leave the studio in
the afternoon and ride all night, ar
riving at location 80 or more miles
away the next morning. Then. after
making scenes all day. they would
camp out that night, and ride back
to the studio the following day.
1t wasn't until about 1920 that
producers suddenly realized that
horses could ride in trucks as well
as the players. Now it means moth
ing for company to take a whole
caravan Of trucks and trailers, car
ry along horses and riders. and
spend several days on location two
or three hundred miles from the
studio.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21
BEASLEY REPORTS
EIGHT CAMPS in
JURISDICTION

In the year endingg March 81, 1889,
State Forester F. w. Besley reports,
eight CCC camps under his jurisdic-
ton put in a total of 247,92O man.
days on the development and protec-
ton of State forests and parks. On
the basis of $3.50 per man-day, this
represents an expenditure for labor
of $371 $4,000. Besides this, the
Government spent during the year
for materials and supplies and for sal
aries of the supervisory force the sum
of approximately $2OO,0OO.O0, while
other sums were expended by the Ar
my for necessary items of camp oper-
alton. Danger that these camps would
be closed because of failure on the
part of the State to provide for the
maintenance of CCC projects upon
completion was averted when the last
Legislature, at the request of Cover
nor O'Conor, appropriated money for
the purpose.
Work on two important CCC recrea-
tional projects, one at Harrington
Manor on the Swallow Falls State
Forest and the other at New Germany
onu the Savage River State Forest,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21
WASHINGTON TRIP IN
~ 1889 is INAUGURATED

The re-enactment of the trip of Geo.
Washington from Mt. Vernon to New
York, inaugurated in 1889, as the ma
toms first President, started last
week and will end in New York on
April %, but the inaugural cere-
mony" at the fair, will not take place
until a week later.
Washington will be impersonated
by an actor, and will travel in 100
year old stage coach, drawn by four
horses and will pass through Cecil
county, Wednesday, reaching Elkton
about 2 P. M.
.. The route will take the encourage
through Washington, Baltimore, Elk
ton. thence over Red Hill to Delaware,
Newark, Marshallton and into Will
mington, Del.
Washington's trip will be repeated
in detail as far as possible, and the
coach will travel at approximately the
speed Washington made.
This re-enactment is in connection
with the New York Worlds Fair.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21

Springfield State Hospital to provide
adequate heating and water supply
and for sanitary improvements and
modernization in connection with food
storage; $4,000 to the Maryland
tuberculosis Sanatorium for additions
at Henrytown and Mt. Wilson, and for
extension of city water supply system
at Eastern Branch, Salisbury. East
ern Shore State Hospital will get
$4,000, for equipment of building al
ready completed, for alterations and
and additions to administration build
ings and to provide for laboratories
and equipment, for sewerage disposal
plant and other necessary improve
ments.
In the educational field, $3.50, 900 is
earmarked for the Board Of Public
Works for the acquisition of Morgan
College for Negroes; or, if no agree
ment can be reached for the acquisi-
ton of Morgan College, the Board
will have the authority to expend all
or any part thereof for the establish
ment of an institution of higher edu-
cation for Negroes, including the con-
structions of buildings and equipment.
The State Department of Educa-
ton received 100000 of which $780,
900 is for new gymnasium and equip
ment at the State Teachers College,
Towson, and like amount for remod-
cling college administration building
and dormitory buildings at the State
Teachers College, Frostburg. Other
provisions include $4,000 for Chel-
tenham School for Boys, Cheltenham,
Prince Georges County, for power
house, laundry, gymnasium and equip
ment for each; $4,000 for gymnasium
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21
REMAINS EXHUMED AFTER
! A CENTURY OF YEARS

The remains of Rev. James Bate
man, who died on May 80, 1880 and
was buried in the churchyard at the
old Brick Methodist Church, north
Main street, now used by the Holiness
denomination was disinterred Wednes-
day morning of last week and inter-
red on an old colonial estate near Dow
er Delaware.
Rev. Mr.. Bateman came here from
England and settled in that section
which at that time was part OF
Delaware. He settled on grant OF
land from Lord Calvert, and was one
of the founders of the Methodist
Church in Greensboro. He has rela-
tives who live in Dover and Philadel-
phia.
A grandson, James Bateman, OF
Philadelphia, had the remains remov-
ed from the graveyard. The date on
the tombstone, which is nearly one
hundred and nine years old, was hard
ly observable.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21
STATE COUNTIES
WILL RECEIVE
OVER 3 MILLIONS

The counties of Maryland will be
the recipients of approximately $500,
900 of the $4,13O,00O provided in the
Bond Issue Bill signed by Governor
Herbert R. O'Conor within the past
few days. Much of it will go to cor
rectional institutions, hospitals, and
sanatoriums, to which the Governor
pledged his aid when he declared, in
his Inaugural Address on January II,
The States obligation to the patients
in the mental institutions, the hos
pitfalls for the tubercular and feeble
minded must be met squarely and ac-
comodations afforded in keeping with
decent standards of living and hospit-
alization.' ~'f '' '''.t
The entire amount of the issue,
moreover, will be devoted to actual
capital expenditures, as the Governor
recommended strongly in his budget
message to the Assembly. The prac-
tice of mortgaging the future by bor-
rowing to meet current charges is
fundamentally unsound, he declared
at that time, and will inevitably lead
to extravaganza and waste. Despite
the generous provisions made for the
various State-aided institutions, how
ever. even with this additional $4,-
100000 of bonds, the bonded indebt-
edness of the State will be reduced
SO, gu, 900 by September 30, 1941, an
about-face in the method of handling
State finance that cannot fail to win
the approval of every Maryland tax
payer.
When it is contrasted with the fact
that, during the four years period
Immediately preceding Governor
O'Conor's administration, bonded debt
aggregating $40, 1910 was created,
it becomes increasingly evident that
finances are now once
more on the proper path.
Heading the list in amounts provid-
ed in the new Bond Issue Bill is the
Maryland State Penal Farm, at
Breathedsville, to which 81, 1000 has
been allotted for completion of con-
struction begun in 1881. This a
mount, together with balance which
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21

will be in hand on October 1, this
year, will be sufficient to complete
the construction and to purchase the
equipment of the institution. Con-
struction work there is being done
with inmate labor, of which there are
some 400 men, almost equally divided
between white and colored.
Brownsville State Hospital for Ne
groes is given the next largest a.
mount, 100000 for additional build
ings and for service facilities and
quarters for personnel. This institu-
ton, located near Annapolis took care
of colored mental disease patients to
the number of 1,279 during the past
year and also has a training school
for colored feebleminded, in which
200 patients were handled in 1888.
Additional buildings are being pro-
vided to care for 200 patients.
Rosewood State Training School for
white feeble-minded persons, at Ow-
ings Mills, Baltimore County, will re-
ceive total of 100000 for construc-
ton of laundry and power house and
equipment; for new dor1nitory and
equipment; for charging water sup
ply system and treatment plant and
providing fire protection for build
ings; for undermining and fireproof-
ing of existing dormitories; and for
X-ray equipment and other hospital
needs. Eleven hundred and seventy
eight patients were handled here last
year.
Other allotments to hospitals and
sanatoria include $685., 900 to Spring
Grove for new buildings, equipment,
superintendent residence. storage
tanks, pumps and mains; 100000 to
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21

at st. Mary's Female Seminary, St
Mary's city; $4,000 for Montrose
School for Girls, Reistertown, for Vo-
cational building and equipment; $780,
900 to the Maryland Training School
for Boys, Loeb Raven; $4,000 to the
Maryland State School for the Deaf,
Frederick; and $4,000 to the Maryland
Training School for Colored Girls,
near Glen Burnie.
The Military Department is oc-
corded $4,000 for construction re-
pairs, alterations and additions to
armories throughout the State, and
for the purchase of ground, construc-
ton of roads, repairs, equipment and
general improvements at the State
Reservation, Cascade, Washington
County. A further appropriation of
100000 is for the acquisition of sites
and erection of a Naval Militia Ar
mory in Baltimore, and hangers for
the Maryland National Guard at Dun
dalk.
In the allotment of $4,000 to the
State Department of Forestry, for the
acquisition, improvement and develop
ment of forest lands, parks, and re-
creational areas, Governor O'Conor is
carrying out another campaign pledge
and bringing to realization one more
plank of his party. The final a.
mount provided in the Bill, $4,000
tc the Board of Public Works for re-
pairs and improvements to the State
House, at Annapolis, is one that will
receive the appreciation of every WISH
tor to the State Capitol.
The provisions outlined above, a.
mong the most comprehensive ever
provided in one Bond Issue fer Hos
pital and Education purposes, stress
the fact that Governor O'Conor is in
tenscly mindful of the plight of the
unfortunate elements in our popula-
ton, and anxious to have the State
do its part by them even if other de-
sira5le projects have to be postponed
or sacrificed thereby. With the
States finances in their present con-
dition, the easy way out would have
been to defer many of the items now
being projected to some future date.
However, in this as in other ways.
Maryland can now hold its stand high
in the knowledge that it is meeting,
squarely and courageously, obliga-
tions that many another State in the
country today is Sinking outrageous
ly. }
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-04-21
LEAGUE UMPIRE ALSO
WELLINGTON MAGISTRATE

Hanson Horsey, of Millington, UNI
pire in the Eastern Shore League in
1888, will be arbiter of another sort
as well this year. The ex-big Lacquer
has been named magistrate at Mil
lington, where he also conducts a con-
fectionery business.
Starting his baseball career at Ga
lena,, Hans pitched for Reading, Pa,
in the Tri-State League in 1910. The
following year he was added to the
mound staff in Cincinnati. In 1918
he managed Jersey City in the Inter-
national League. When organized
baseball was started on the Eastern
Shore and in Queen Anne's county in
the early month of 1897 Hans took an
active part in supporting the movement
all along the Shore. He has also been
active in the civic and business af-
fairs of Millington.