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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
LEAGUE TEAM
TO PLAY AGAIN
IN POCOMOKE
Mr.. Ehlers Brings Base Ball
Back Under New Manage
ment For Season .
HOOK-UP WITH BIG
LEAGUERS NEXT YEAR

Mr.. Arthur Ehlers, owner Of the
Pocomoke City base ball franchise in
the Eastern Shore League, was in
Pocomoke this week, and the result of
his visit seems to have been that ar
rangements have been completed for
the return Of the local club to the
home grounds, beginning next Sunday.
This seems to mark a new era in
base ball history for Pocomoke. The
club will return under new manage
ment, and with assurance that next
year there will be a hook-up with some
league of higher rating-such as all
the other clubs have completed-and
thus giving the club fair show along
with the rest. The higher-ups are so
situated as to furnish material and at
the same time bear some Of the sal
airy expense.
For three years Pocomoke has ex-
perienced the disability Of a poor club.
True, the real sport-loving public does
AOt otICSS NAStO1y aOOVS dA SASSs 4AcIS
are those who attend horse races, SIM
ply to see the animals in action.
There are those who enjoy fishing,
even tho it may consist entirely in
holding on to a rod. There are those
who enjoy hunting even tho it may
consist of nothing but walking and
noting the action of the dog. And
there are also those who enjoy base
ball even tho II may consist only of
the sound of ball against bat; the
quick snap to base; the long catch
in the outfield, or a stab in the in
field; that is, winnig is not all.
However, few go fishing with no
hope of a catch; few go hunting with
out the hope of bag; and few go to
a race without hoping to win a few
shekels. Horse racing, fishing, hunt
Continued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
IS
SOLICITED FOR
SUMMER HOMES
People Are Asked To Furnish
TwO-Weeks Entertainment
For Children
MOVEMENT SPONSORED BY
HERALD-TRIBUNE, N. Y.

Sponsored by the New York Her
ald-Tribune an appeal is made to the
people of Pocomoke asking for two
weeks free hospitality for boys and
girls from the tenements of New York
City.
A committee has been appointed to
see to the placing Of the youngsters.
Headed by Miss Margaret Dickinson
Crockett, as chairman, the following
are the committee members: Judge J.
M. Crockett, Mrs Miriam D. Young,
Mrs. C. E. Robertson, DR.. w. R. Will
lard, Walter Emf, Eugene P. Mat
thews, Rev. Robert B. Stewart, James
P. Blaine, Mrs. George s. Bunting,
Rev. G. E. Lester, Rev. j. w. Woot-
ten, Rev. J. A. Ditto, Mrs. Edwin
Birmingham and Mrs. Herman Scher.
The children invited by friendly
town hosts are selected by the social
service organizations who are familiar
with their home conditions. Each
child sent out has two medical exami-
nations, the final one taking place
the evening before they leave the city.
Hosts may specify the age and sex
of children desired-6 to IL being the
ages recommended. The fund pays
car fares.
Now in it's 63rd year of endeavor,
the Tribune Fresh Air Fund sent
$4,000 boys and girls from the con-
gested tenements last summer for a
brief respite into the country and sea-
side towns. Five hundred of these
youngsters were re-invited by their
summer hosts to spend the Xmas va
cation.
To any one familiar with tenement
Continued on Page 10
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
WILSON TULL IS
SUFFERING FROM
BULLET WOUNDS
Monk, Local Negro, Has A
Disagreeable Argument With
Baltimore Policeman

Wilson Tull, a local negro, is in a
Baltimore hospital suffering from pis-
toll shot wounds inflicted by a city Of
ficer whom Tull was resisting when
the officer attempted to Arrest him.
Details of the affair are rather
meager, but from what could be gath
cred, a fight occurred between Tull
and the officer, and the latter is also
nursing painful bruises. Tull fled to
house, and the shooting took place
when the coop" went in to take him
Monk, as Tull is known here, is
very well thought of by those who
know him. He has worked for some
time in the garage of Gladding Broth.
ers, and was always considered q
mighty good "hand." On his visit tt
the big town, he may have been hav.
ing too good a time, and brought upor
himself dire results.
It is also reported that another ne.
gro, Walter Mills, was one of the SIX
negroes who were killed in an acct.
dent on the Dupont highway early
Sunday morning last.
Mills is known as former resident
Of Pocomoke, and the accident occur.
red when the car in which he was rid.
ing, crashed into an abutment and
catapulted into a deep ditch. All
were killed except the driver.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
SCHOLARSHIPS
ARE AWARDED
POCOMOKE GIRLS
Miss Stevenson And Miss Barnes
Go To Westminster And
st. Mary's Respectively

Two young ladies from Pocomoke
were awarded scholarships this week
by the Board of Education of Wor-
cester County.
Miss Mary Evelyn Stevenson, daugh
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. j. C. Stevenson,
was awarded the scholarship at West
ern Maryland College, Westminster,
Nd, and Miss Kathryn Barnes, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Rome Barnes, the
scholarship to st. Mary's Female
Seminary. Both scholarships include
board, tuition and laundry free.
The scholarship to the Maryland
Institute, Baltimore was awarded
Miss Virginia Lyndall, of Girdletree,
while the scholarship at Blue Ridge
College, New Windsor, Nd, was a.
warded Miss Edith Bishop of Show
ellis. The former includes tuition free
while the Blue Ridge College schol-
arship is valued at 500.
The scholarship at st. Johns College
for boy has not been awarded.
Appointments to the above scholar
ships were made by the Board of Edu-
cation, by and with the advice and
consent of the State Senator of Wor-
cester County after a competitive
examination of the candidates for such
appointments.
Examinations in English, Algebra,
American History and General Science
was given at the Snow Hill High
School on Tuesday, June 9th. No
high school graduates were eligible
to take the examinations except those
who met the requirements of the State
Department Of Education for college
entrance; namely 500 of the grades
in the last two years of high school
"B" or higher, and no grade below
"C".
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
CAMPAIGN
FOR HOSPITAL
PROGRESSING
An Anonymous Gift Of Ten
Thousand Dollars Has
Been Already Received
OTHER DEVELOPMENTS IN
THE FIGHT FOR BUILDING

Developments in the approaching
campaign for more than $150,000 to
enlarge Peninsula General Hospital
included during the week ending
Wednesday morning.
1. The first contributions totaling
$40, 900, consisting of an anonymous
gift of $4,000 and ten gifts of $1,000
each. These We're announced by the
special gifts committee before it ac-
tually had completed organizing.
This figure is expected to be sharply
raised by further preliminary contri-
buttons now, coming in, although the
compaign hasn't yet officially started.
2. A building committee was ap-
pointed to help draw up final plans
for the enlargement of the hospital.
The new committee consists of two
members of the staff, two directors
and the hospital superintendent.
8. A twenty-page brochure has been
especially written and illustrated to
explain the crisis that faces the hos
pital due to overcrowding, and what
is to be done to remedy this. The
brochure will be given widespread
distribution throughout the Eastern
Shore.
A. Teams and committees are being
organized of volunteers who will do
the actual soliciting for the needed
money. More than 500 volunteers
will participate in this work.
The building committee was select
ed by William S. Gordy, Jr., president
of the hospital board, on instructions
by the board. Those named were
Graham Gunby and Harland w. Hus-
ton representing the directors; DR.. w.
Orville Daisey and DR.. L. A. Rade-
maker representing the surgical staff:
and Brady J. Dayton, hospital super
intendent.
"The new building committee will
study the requirements of the hos
CONTINUED on Page 10)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED
OF MISS ]. E. TRAINER

The Philadelphia press carried last
week an announcement Of the engage
ment of Mr.. Leroy Smith to Miss
Jane Eyre Trainer, of Philadelphia.
Mr.. Smith is the grandson of Mrs.
Margaret Fossett and the late Mr..
Fossett, both well known in Pocomoke
City and vicinity. Before her mar
riage, Mrs. Fossett was Miss Webb,
a school teacher for some, years in
this county. Mr.. Fossett was also
connected with the Ledger Enterprise,
a. paper with which the Democrat"
merged quite a number of years ago.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
MIR. HARRY MOORE DIES
in TAUNTON, MASS

News reached here Friday of last
week of the death in Taunton, Massa-
chusetts, of Mr.. Harry Moore, who
died at his home in that city at the
age of 67 years, death resulting from
kidney complication. Services were
held on Monday.
Mr.. Moore is survived by several
brothers and sisters, among whom are
Mrs. Elon w. Mills and Mrs. Fred
Mcdaniel, Of this city.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
COUNTY 4-H CLUB TO
ATTEND CAMP, JULY l6

-Four Worcester County All club
BOYS will attend the All Wildlife Con-
servation Camp at Rocks, Maryland
July 18th to goth. These boys are
selected each year by the County
Agent for work accomplished in wild
life feeding, etc. The boys who will
attend this year are:
Mark Pilchard, Herman P. Taylor,
and Vaughn Outten, al 1of Pocomoke;
and S. James Matthews, Girdletree.
The trip was made possible by the
Worcester Fertilizer Company.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14
SHOREMAN IS
HONORED1BY
GOVERNMENT
Colonel Albanus Phillips Is Sc.
lected AS Food Counselor
OF Expedition

That the Delmarva Peninsula will
play an important role in the new
United States Government Expedition
to lay claim to approximately 675,-
600 square miles Of new territory in
the Antarctic, was revealed this week
when Rear Admiral Richard E. Byrd
was designated by President Roose-
welt to head the expedition, and
promptly enlisted well known East
ern Shore business man as one of his
most important aides.
Immediately following his selection
at White House Conference Admi-
raj Byrd's first official action was the
appointment of Colonel Albanus Phil
lips, of Cambridge, Maryland, as Food
Counselor of the Expedition.
Taking only sufficient time to re-
ceive the hearty congratulations of
government officials, department exc
cutives and other capitol dignitaries,
Admiral Byrd wired Colonel Phillips
as follows:
"I was today appointed to COM
mand the United States Govern
ment Antarctic Expedition. The
first thing am going to do is ap-
point you food counselor for the
Undertakings position of ut
most Importance and response
bility for which your nearly fifty
years of experience in foods so
eminently fits you. I sincerely
hope you can honor the expedi-
ton by accepting this designa-
ton. The warmest personal re-
CARDS."
The telegram announcing his ap-
pointment was delivered to Colonel
Phillips when he returned from a
weekend cruise on Chesapeake Bay
and he Immediately wired his accept
ance to Admiral Byrd. An early con-
ference will lbe arranged between Ad-
miral Byrd and Colonel Phillips to
discuss plans for provisioning the
three ships, headed by Admiral Byrd's
flag ship, Bear Of Oakland, which will
make the trip to Antarctica.
The appointment of Colonel Phillips
is regarded as a highly significant
tribute to his many years Of successful
experience as a leader in the food
field.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14

Mrs. Mildred Howard and Mr.. Mich
ael Filberte, Of Philadelphia, spent
last week at the home of the formers
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Taylor
in Snow Hill. Mrs. Towards sister,
Miss Hazel Taylor, accompanied them
back to take up q nurses training
course at DR.. VOLTS Clinic.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-07-14

Mrs. e. A. Birmingham, Mr.. Elmer
Birmingham Of this city and Mr.. and
Mrs. Fred Arnold, Of Elizabeth, N. J.,
spent Sunday in Ocean City, Md.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
Middleburg To
End Finals
This Evening

Tonight will bring to a close the
commencement exercises at Middle
burg high school, with the address
being made by w. S.. Hicks, senior
at Wake Forest College, Wake Forest.
Diplomas will be presented gradu-
ates by E. M. Rollins, superintendent
of schools of Vance county.
Medals and awards to various win
ners will be awarded during the even
ing, also.
E. o. Young, Jr., principal of the
school, will present the speaker of
the evening.
The full program is as follows:
Professional ..... Senior Glass
invocation ..'... Rev. d. A. Petty
Hymn No. 4-Love Divine, All Love
Excelling.
Introduction of Speaker,
E. 0. Young, Jr.
lAOO1 COD w. y. HICKS
Presentation of Diplomas,
Supt E. M. Rollins
Presentation of Medals and Awards.
Benediction.
Senior Class Roll
Margaret Louise Ellington, Doro-
thy Reese Tucker, Della Estelle Peo-
pies, Fannie Wilma Atkins, Lucille
Doris Cobb, Ruby Love Orr, Lucy
Perry Bullock, Margaret Louise At
kins, Mary Belle Hershman, Rachel
Wilson Stainback. (
Henry c. Dickerson, Bailey Louis
Kearson, Edwin Lee Harton, William
Howard Edwards, Rufus Cortez Til
lotson, David r. Floyd, Wilton w.
Workman, S. w. Finch, Jr., Marshall
M. Floyd, Claude M. Floyd, Thomas
K. White.
MarShalIS
Helen Benton, Chief; Ann Watkins.
Asst; Walter Bender, Frank Spain,
James Benton and Marjorie Blum.
Middleburg School Board
Mrs. H. B. White, Chm; F. H.
Spain, Sec; F. H. Ellington, It. C.
Stainback and C. r. Reavis.
Mascots: Bill Norwood and Becky
Ann Jackson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
ASSOC !ATED PRESS l. ND. CENTRAL PRESS

with purchase of the truck, it would
not be consummated before the start
of the next fiscal year, July.
The fire department has long felt
the need of more modern and up
to-date equipment. The newest en-
CINE it has is more than fifteen years
old. and once or twice recently one
of the trucks has failed in emer-
gency. Only a few days ago, one
truck was enroute to a fire, and a
drive chain broke and incapacitated
it, and the other truck had to be
called.
Feelers are now being put out by
city officials with view to getting
prices and specifications. These will
be available shortly.
According to plans outlined infor-
mally today, both of the present fire
trucks would be kept, even should
new one be purchased. That would
give the department three trucks,
which it is felt is not too much to
have available for emergency. Ad-
ditional room would be made avail
able at the municipal building if this
were done.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
Negro County
Schools Have
Their Finals

A county commencement for Negro
schools Of Vance county was held to-
day at Henderson Institute, with
hundreds of pupils and their parents
and friends in attendance. A May
Day program outdoors was part of
the program.
The principal address was given
by Dean j. T. Taylor, of North Car
DINA College for Negroes at Durham.
Seventh grade certificates were pres
ented to 100 pupils completing ele-
mentary school work by Superinten-
dent E. M. Rollins, of the city county
school systems.
Exercises today were for all Of the
Negro schools of the county, but did
not constitute the commencement of
Henderson Institute, whose closing
program will be held later, when
when diplomas will be presented to
high school graduates.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
P. 0. S. A. MEETING is
MONDAY EVENING

Washington Camp No. "a, Patriotic
Order Sons of Aemrica, meets next
Monday evening in its hall, with a
special program planned for the ses-
sion, which includes string band.
Delegates to the State convention
to be held at Robert E. Lee hotel,
Minston-Salem, May 1919. have
been named as Rev. D. A. Petty, H.
M. Robinson and c. w. Furqueron.
w. r. Fleming, Past State President,
and N. M. Jones, district president,
also expect to attend the convention.
All members were urged to be pre-
sent Monday evening.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
CAN YOU ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See Page -Four

L. Name the capital of Tahiti.
2. Is Treasure Islandl' by Robert
Louis Stevens, on fiction? r ~
3. Under which government depart
ment is the National Bureau of
Standards?
4. Who participated in a famous Sc
ries of debates with Abraham
Lincoln?
5. Name the famous Negro singer,
who gave an open-air concert
from the Lincoln Memorial in
Washington, D. c., on Easter
Sunday
6. How many stories high is the r.
c. A. Building in New York City?
7. For which country is Vice Adj
miral Andrew Browne Cunning
ham, chief of the naval staff?
8. Where in the Bible is the Golden
Rule?
9 What is the correct pronunciation
of the word clinometer?
lC. When should salad be served at
formal dinner.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
RED CROSS MEETING
MONDAY. AFTERNOON

A general meeting of the Vance
county chapter of American Red
Cross will be held Monday after
noon at 5 o'clock in the basement of
the Perry Library. The chairman is
very anxious for all officers and
committee members and anyone else
interested to be present.
At this time she will report on her
trip to the convention held during
the past week in Washington.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
Council May
Purchase New
Fire Truck

Purchase of new fire truck by
the City of Henderson is under con-
sideration by members of the City
Council, though nothing formal has
been done as yet. 1t was indicated
in reliable quarters today that the
matter may be brought up at the
next regular monthly meeting of the
Council, which will be Monday, May
%.
If it should be decided to proceed
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
WHEELER SPEAKS TO
YOUNG MEMS CLUB
Discusses Medicine as For
tress of Health and Tells
of Discoveries

DR.. J. H. Wheeler was speaker at
the meeting Of the Young Mems Ser
vice Club last evening at the First
prechvterian church. There were 20
members present.
Dr. Wheeler spoke to the group
On "Fortresses of Health and the
Latest Discoveries in Medicine''.
His talk proved most interesting,
and of real value to the members.
The next meeting of the organiza-
ton will be held May 10.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05
Leaves Hospital.

George M. Harris, of Townsville,
who recently underwent an opera
ton at Maria Parham hospital has
returned to his home and is greatly
improved
Henderson daily dispatch., 1939-05-05

The common man in those die
tator-led countries begins to look
more and more like a plain come-on
man.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-04
AGAINST FALSITY

Editor The Citizen:
In a day when the published
lie has become a fine art, when
millions of dollars are being spent
to foiSter frauds and fakes upon
the public, and when, editorially
and otherwise, miSStatementS are
common, we commend The Citi-
zen for its straightforward,
truthful standards. 1t has been
a pleasure to read your paper
this past winter.
We regret that demands upon
our time have kept us from send
ing in items dedicated to our
friendship for Key West, as
heretofore. We believe that abb
sence and distance, once you
have known Key West, deepen
an affection for her in memory.
Not those who can write fine
essays, upon brief sojourn, but
those who have sought her as a
haven of refuge from a false and
greedy world can truly find
words to sum up the ''calT' of
the Island City, which we still
hope to answer, one day, again.
G. G.. FLINT.
1898 S. w. 9th street,
Miami, Florida,
April 3, 1899.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-04
Famous Self
Portraits Shown

self Portraiture Through The
Ages" is the title of the exhibit
ton which opened today at the
Key West Community Art Cen
ter.
This show is composed of col
lection of Photographic reproduc.
tons of number of the best self
portraits of all time. The exhibit
ton has both artistic and pSy-
Geological interest for artist, his
torian and layman.
In addition to large group OF
examples of such famous mas
tiers as Durer, Memling, Halls and
Velasquez, the display includes
an interesting and varied mod
ern group of works by Gauguin,
Cezanne, Van Gogh, Rodin,
Rousseau. Mattisse, Munich, Mod
hgiani and PicaSso, which give a
brilliant survey of modern and
present-day portraiture. Rem
brandt probably painted his own
likeness more than any other
single artist, and reproductions
of five of his Sixty-four portraits
in oil are included in this exhibi-
ton.
The show is well presented, be-
ing separate into chronological
groups with informative placards
describing each period, while I'M
der each painting is a brief COM
ment on the artist.
This exhibition has been sent
out from the Exhibition Section
of the Federal Art Project, WPA,
in Washington, by c. Holger Ca
hill, National Director. 1t is be-
ing circuited through the Federal
Galleries and Art Centers in
> Florida by the State Exhibition
Section, Federal Art Project, Eve
Alsman Fuller, State Director.
The photographs were produced
by the Photographic Division of
the Federal Art Project at the
Philadelphia Museum of Art.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-04

COTTAGES AND CABINS

Editor The Citizen:
1 read your article few days
ago outlining the need of cot
tages and cabins by the sea for
our next season and / know from
the inquiries i had this past sea-
son that you are right. At one
time we had miles of beautiful
beaches and now the only beach
property that can be used for.
this purpose is the property be-
tween White street and south
end of the boulevard. Thirty
cottages and cabins can be built
and furnished in a neat and very
attractive manner, with running
rain water and baths and kit
chenettes for about $4,000. A
short dock built out from the
beach with small boats for hire
and the income from this invest
ment will cover the cost in the
first year. This past season I
had as many as so tourists ask
me if they could get cottages or
cabins by the sea.
If this development is started
here this summer and advertised
in the right way. every cottage
and cabin will be occupied the
beginning of next season and re-
main so. 1t would be the only
development of its kind that ]
know Of There are lots of fine
beaches throughout the country
where people go to spend the day
or take a swim in the sea, but
don't think there is a place any
where, where 80 or 40 modern
cottages with their front yards in
the Atlantic Ocean are available
to the tourist. I have given this
matter considerable thought and
am glad to see that some one else
is interested also.
L. c. ROBERTS.
800 Olivia street,
Key West, Florida.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-04
Johnsons Left
Enroute Home

DR.. c. w. johnson, weIl-known
angler and yearly visitor to Key
West, left by car this morning for
his home in Lawton, Mich, &C
companied by Mrs. Johnson.
A caller at the office of The
Citizen yesterday, DR.. Johnson
said he had enjoyed a very de-
lightful visit, and the most ex-
citing part of his stay was when
he and group of friends last
week landed an enormous saw
fish while angling at Long Key
bridge. The fish was Is feet long
and the saw measured four feet.
1t was considered the largest ami
NAL of its kind ever taken in
these waters.
Mrs John H. O'Brien, daugh-
ter of DR.. and Mrs. johnson, who
was here visiting for several
weeks and was a member of the
fishing party which captured the
monster, left Saturday for her
home in Detroit.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-04-04
REV. PAIN TO
ARRIVE TODAY
WILL BE HEARD WEDNESDAY
EVENING AT FIRST CON-
EDUCATIONAL CHURCH

Rev. Arthur w. Pain. we'll
known in Key West through the
five years he has been broadcast
ing the gospel over emo in Ha-
vana, will be at the Congrega-
tional Church Wednesday eve
ming at 8 o'clock, giving a Bible
lesson, and, afterwards, showing
full-colored moving pictures of
the work in Cuba, including
street meetings, preaching Serv-