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Evening star., 1939-10-09
Horse Show Dute Set
LEONARDTOWN. M

LEONARDTOWN, Md, Oct. 8
(SpeciaD The Charles County Fair
saddle horse show, which was to
have been held on October / at the
Charles County Fair Grounds, near
La Plata, and postponed on ac-
count Of the weather, will be held
on october Is. The fair is a men,
ber OF the Horse Show Association
OF Maryland and points won at this
! snow will count in trophies for men,
bers OF the association. Entries have
been received from all parts Of the
State.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Monday Club Dinner

The Monday Evening Club will
begin its winter season with an
informal dinner at 6:15 pm. next
Monday in Barker Hall with Fay
L. Bentley presiding. Robert E.
Bondy, director of public welfare
for the District, will speak.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
Dixon Luncheon Guest

Gov. Frank M. Dixon of Alabama
will be honor guest of the Alabama
Luncheon Club of Washington to-
morrow at 1890 pm. at the Har-
rington Hotel.
Evening star., 1939-10-09

A letter received in Surrey, Eng
land, from Cornwall, carried a post
ONCE apology that the stamp had
been eaten by a snail.
Evening star., 1939-10-09
B Businessmen to Lunch

The Columbia Heights Business
mems Association will have a lunch
con meeting tomorrow at 1915 in
Sholl's Cafe, 1927 Fourteenth Street
NV.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

! Mr.. and Mrs. George E. Thomas near
Berlin on Sunday.
Mr.. George Dorchester of Whining
ton, will spend next weekend with
friends here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Turner spent
Sunday with Mrs. Jennie Jarvis in
Berlin.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Parsons, of Ber-
lin, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
James X. Parks.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Richardson,
ST., and Mr.. and Mrs. George Rich
ardson, Jr., were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Gilbert Tanner in Wilmington,
on Sunday.
Miss Mildred Johnson spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Herman
Pruitt near Berlin.
Mrs. Ella Birch will return this
Sunday after spending six months
with Mr.. and Mrs. Vernon Latchum,
near Showells.
Mr.. Samuel Parsons, Of Chincotea-
que, spent Sunday with his mother,
Mrs. Elizabeth Parsons.
Mr.. William H. Price spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Jay Price
in Baltimore.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nevins Todd and son,
Mrs. Clarence Parker, Mrs. Bessie
Polk and son, Charles, of Salisbury,
were guests of Mrs. Winona Harris
on Sunday.
Miss Lolita Smith spent the week.
end with friends in Pocomoke.
Mrs. Emily Adkins has returned af-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

daughter, Flo, Of Georgetown, visited
friends here on Sunday.
Mrs. Ernest Berry is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harry Fuqua, in Cape
Charles.
Miss Lola Godfrey, Miss Grace Dick
erson, spent the weekend with friends
in Philadelphia.
Ronald Jones spent the weekend
with his grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Davis in Magnolia, Del.
Mr.. Henry Hayward Of Philadel-
phia, was the guest Of Mr.. and Mrs.
George Hayward, recently.
Mrs. Sarah E. Parsons is spending
week with her sister, Mrs. Uriah
Dickerson in Salisbury.
Mrs. Elliott Marshall has returned
after visiting relatives in Baltimore.
Mrs. Elton Jones, who has been i'll
for several months with typhoid fever
is out again.
Miss Mary Belle Duer, of Salisbury,
spent the weekend with her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur Duer.
Mrs. Louis Robins and son, Louis,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
s. Edmond III. Johnson in Ocean

Mrs. Edmond HI. johnson in Ocean
City.
Mrs. Norman Ward, who has been
in Peninsula General Hospital, Sails
bury, for two weeks, has returned
home.
Mrs. Onieta Sidaway is visiting
friends in Burlington, N. J.
Miss Emily Gillespie, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. R. H. Gillespie Of Snow
Hill and Mr.. George Collins, were
quietly married on Monday, December
5, in Salisbury.
Mrs. Milton Hickman and daughter,
Nevaline, of Pocomoke, spent several
days with Mrs. F. d. Kitchens, last
week.
Mrs. Edgar Johnson and Mrs.
Wheatley Birmingham, of Salisbury,
Mr.. and Mrs. G. w. Messick, of Fruit
land and Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice God
frey, of Newark, were guests of Mrs.
Caro- Godfrey, on Sunday.
Miss Madeline Olson has returned
to Richmond Hill, Long Island, after
spending week with Mr.. and Mrs.
Herman Parsons.
Mrs. Cora Williams and Mr.. Her
bert Sturgis of Salisbury, and Mrs.
Sadie Collins, of Powellville, spent
Sunday with Mrs. Daniel H. Bradford
and Miss Berta Bradford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Parsons spent
Tuesday with Mr.. and Mrs. Maurice
White in Shelltown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Durwood Kelly and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
DELAWARE HAS
OVER MILLION in
STATE HIGHWAYS

Work completed on highways, Sec
ondary roads and grade crossings in
Delaware by the State Highway De-
partment during the fiscal year end
ing June 80, amounted to $1,121 ,515
Of which 1872, 776 was in federal funds
and the balance in state funds.
These figures are reported by the
Public Roads Administration, former
h the Bureau Of Public Roads.
Work completed in Delaware with
federal aid consisted of 1916 miles of
roads and streets, two highway rail-
road grade crossings and % crossings
protected by signals.
Delaware had $50 miles of roads
estimated to cost $780, under con
struction on June 80 or approved for
contract on June 80, and $1,826, 562
of federal funds was available for ten
tative projects not at the approved
for contract" stage. Federal payments
to Delaware for highway work done
during the year amounted to $780,
734.
improvements completed in Della
ware during the last fiscal year in
cluded 17.6 miles of rural segments
of the federal-aid highway system,
OF miles of city streets and 5.3 miles
Of feeder roads.
Delaware's share in the regular fed
eral-aid funds for the present fiscal
year amounts to $4S7, 800 for federal
highways; $73,125 for secondary or
feeder roads and $97,5OO for grade
crossing work; total of $658,125
These amounts are included in the
$1,826,562 federal funds remaining
available for projects during the pres
ant fiscal year, the Public Raods Ad-
ninistration reported.
Highway and secondary road funds
must be matched with about equal a.
mounts Of state funds. Grade cross
ing funds are available without state
funds.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
Snow Hill News

Mr.. Enron Sidaway Of Beacon Bust
ness College, Wilmington, spent the
weekend with Mr.. and Mrs. Wilbur
Jones.
Miss Priscilla Devereaux of POGO
moke, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Thos.
Brimer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carson F. Chandler,
ST., and Mrs. Laura Walker were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Chand-
Ter, in Accomac, last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles N. Butler,
Jr., spent the weekend with Mr.. and
Mrs. Bartlett Bishop in Oxford, Md.
Mrs. William o. Shockley, Mrs.
Charles Tilghman and Mrs. Thomas
Evans were, guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
PAUL. Gladding in Pocomoke, on Fri
day.
Mr.. Archer Holloway of Beacom's
Business College, Wilmington, spent
the weekend with his parents, Mr..
and Mrs. William Holloway.
George and Emerson Godfrey, of
Berlin, spent Saturday with Mrs. Cora
Godfrey.
Mrs. Charles w. Corddry entertain
ed her contract bridge club on We'd
nesday.
Mr.. William Corddry, of Lehigh
University and Mr.. Edward Davis, of
Washington College, Chestertown, will
come this Friday to spend the holt
days with their parents here.
Mrs. C. P. Butler, of Hurlock, visit
ed relatives here on Saturday.
Mr.. Lynn Walter, of State Teach
ers College, Salisbury, spent the
weekend with Miss Lucy J. Walter.
Mr.. William o. Shockley made a
business trip to Baltimore, last week.
Miss Virginia Ward spent the week
end in Philadelphia.
Miss Marjorie Godfrey spent the
weekend with her aunt, Mrs. Cora
Godfrey in Indiantown.
Mr.. Cleveland Bailey has returned
to Baltimore, after spending several
days here.
Mrs. John L. Mock has returned af-
ter spending two weeks with Mr.. and
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Mrs. w: C. Powell and Miss Margaret
Corddry was the guests of DR.. and
Mrs. George o. Eaton in Baltimore
this week.
Mrs. Walter Gordy visited Mr.. and
Mrs. Horace McKissick in Yeadon,
Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs.. Sewall Jarman left
this week to spend the winter in
Miami Beach, Fla.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwyn Cooper, of Girls
field, spent the weekend with Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Cooper.
Mrs. Bradley Adkins has returned
after spending two weeks with her
daughter, Mrs. Edward Coffin and
Mr.. Coffin in Berlin.
Mrs. Benjamin Harrington, ST., left
Snow Hill continued -. :. :. 49,.
Monday to spend the winter with her
daughter, Mrs. Seth Burnley and Mr..
Burnley in Charlottesville, Va.
Mrs. Ella Rowe of Stockton, visited
friends here on Monday.
All Hallows parish gave a recep-
ton for DR.. and Mrs. R. B. Mathews
at the Covington home on Wednesday
evening.
Miss Eleanor Clarke and Miss Ma
bel Perdue of Hood College, Freder-
ick, will come this Friday to spend
the holidays with their parents here.
Mr.. J. Herman Perdue, Jr., is spend
ing ten days in Richmond, Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Norwood Shockley
and daughters, Misses Bette Ann and
Mary Louise were dinner guests of
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Wash and peel six medium sized
potatoes. Cut in four equal parts.
Place in shallow tin, CREASED, and
bake one-half to three-quarters of an
hour in hot oven. Pour over some
meat gravy, and serve alone or around
the meat on a hot platter.
Wipe vanished woodwork with an
oiled cloth. Then rub with a soft, dry
cloth.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

ter spending a week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Homer Disharoon in Salisbury.
Mrs. William F. Johnson is visiting
DR.. and Mrs. George o! Eaton.
Mrs. Matilda Layfield of Salisbury,
is visiting Mrs. Jennie Tilghman.
Mrs. Edmond III. johnson, of Ocean
City, spent Monday with Mr.. and
Mrs. J. Clifton Mock.
June Bowen Carey has returned to
her home in Berlin after spending
several weeks here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virgil Pruitt visited
relatives in Georgetown, recently.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15
Cold Coughs May Soon Be
Guaranteed To Stop Spread

~There is growing sentiment that
bad colds and coughs should be
quarantined. They spread so rapid
ly they cause more loss of time
from illness than all other diseases
combined.
To stop a cold cough immedi-
ately get Mentho- Mulsion. Mentho-
Mulsion is the formula of the dean
Of pharmacy Of a large midwest
ern university and contains nine
cold cough combating elements, in.
GLIDING vitamins A and D to build
up cold resistance. Mentho- Mulsion
stops coughing and relieves that
LLOYD & BLAIr
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

stuffed-up feeling Immediately. It
acts quickly to soothe and heal the
feverish, irritated membranes and
is guaranteed to rid you of your
cold cough entirely within the
shortest possible time or every cent
Of the small cost will be promptly
refunded. Mentho-M ulsion is safe
to use and should be kept on hand
for immediate use on the first ap-
pearance Of a cold or cough.
Mentho- Mulsion Is endorsed by
your neighbors and guaranteed by
leading druggists everywhere. adv.
e DRUG STORE
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Mrs. Edward Brimer and son, Tom
my, spent Thursday with friends in
Tacoma Park.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-12-15

Naz Germany believed made her pact with Russia
avoid enccment The shows how Fuehrer Adolf Hitler
have eaped out Of the frying into the reported present
Moscow brought fruion then Germany will
be encrced before Sovs attack Finland viewed
the beginning campaign that ultimately aimed at
taking in all Of scdnava in the north and the Balkans in the
Evening star., 1939-11-12

There is a very good doctor in this build
ing. He handles quite few of our - err
cases. We could introduce him to her as
friend"
Gloria shuddered. Her fists started upward
in protest. "Now don't get excited" Jimmy
implored her. I'm not saying your mother is
exactly crazy. Perhaps she is only what they
call borderline case. And after all, senie
decay is perfectly natural - 1t couldn't pos
sibly do any harm to make sure Jimmy
leaned forward. After all, if she's going
around with a peddler's pack today what can
we expect tomorrow"
Gloria took out small white handkerchief.
She shifted 1T sounds so awful. If the doctor
found out that-that- mean would they
lock her ="
Evening star., 1939-11-12
DR.. PeebeY thought he was giving
our Abbie sanity test. You have
our sympathy, Doctor! You need il

sat down stiffly. Il don't want to sound cruel,
Gloria. But it's for your mothers good as we'll
as our own. 1t has been difficult to rationalize
lot of her cockeyed business promotions in
the past, even if some of them did turn out
pretty good. But this going around with
peddler's tray ="
Il know" Gloria echoed plaintively. AT
least think do. heard lecture about it
once How things become an obsession with
people as they grow older -"
Exactly. Your mother was good sales
man and promoter in her day. Give her credit
But now she is like an actress that thinks she
is still able to play the roles she played fifty
years ago. And of course she need never know
until we are sure.'
"Sure?" Gloria stared at her husband.
Evening star., 1939-11-12

Jimmy took the hand with the wisp
of handkerchief and kissed it fondly.
"A strait Jacket" he laughed.
mo, nothing like that. At worst,
probably only IA companion
He coughed.
Jimmy, do you really think
Mother is mental case?"
Mr.. James Hartley stared back
at his anxious spouse. "Ill give you
a straight answer to straight ques-
tion," he said seriously. III be
damned if l know. Here's woman
that's old enough to be sitting in her
rocker with her memories, putting
in eight to ten hours a day selling
stock i'll an electric toothbrush, or
mahogany concession in Honduras
or a new Diesel motor for auto
mobiles. The devil of it is that every
once in a while she puts one of the
daffy things over - and you feel
silly. But this going around with
peddler's pack sounds ominous."
Maybe some cord has snapped,
or something"
Her husband nodded absently.
Gould be. But l III get in touch with
Peebey. He's as clever as they come.
Ill introduce him as connection of
one of our New York companies.
We can just drop in on your mother
and pretend we were out riding and
wanted him to meet the rest of the
family"
Gloria smiled mirthlessly.
That's poetic justice, isn't it? l
mean, mother goes around disguised
as a peddler and we have Doctor -
Peebey go around to see her, dis
guised as an insurance man." She
shivered. II do hope it works out all
right. If Mother ever found out y"
Mas. ABBIE TUPPER was playing
honeymoon bridge for twenty-five
cents a rubber with Young Bill
Tupper when the lights of a car
swung into the driveway. 1t was
humid evening in late summer and,
between the run of the cards and the
movement of perspiration across her
brow, Mrs. Tupper was a dis
gruntled as we'll as a busy woman.
See who it is," she bade her
youngest offspring with a frown.
And get me that pair of slippers l
left on the hall stairs. The way my
feet have swelled today l couldn't
get these leather strait jackets
back on my feet if l wanted to.
Drat! Why can't people stay home
in weather like this!"
Bills guarded voice drifted in
from the hall: Its Gloria and
Jimmy. And a stranger. Some little
guy"
Bring those slippers, his mother
commanded briskly. Her brows
gathered with suspicion. Gloria
and Jimmy, eh? And a stranger.
Humph." She held out her feet.
slip the slippers on like a good boy.
If bent over Id explode. And push
these shoes under the sofa. Com
pany! And after the day I've had"
She mopped her brow with a huge
limp handkerchief. Damn"
Il think I'll drift over to the
movie" Bill said hastily.
And leave your poor defenseless
mother holding the bag, eh? And me
with the first decent hand I've
had -"
MAYBE it's nothing but a social
CALL"
Evening star., 1939-11-12
Complete in This Issue


LORIA HARTLEY, nee Tupper,
her eyes glazed with horror,
~ rushed past the gaping Ste
nographer in her husbands office
and flung herself into her mates
astonished presence.
Il saw it" she gasped. with my
own eyes. Oh"
Jimmy Hartley sprang to his feet.
Gloria! What is it, DEAR" He hur-
ried around the desk. Gloria sank
into green leather chair and buried
her dark head in her hands.
mildred Clinton was with me"
she whimpered. "She saw it, too.
saw what" Her husband patted
the bowed shoulders tenderly.
Nov, now -"
Gloria's head came up. Her eyes
were wide. "Oh, Jimmy, we must do
something. We must. The things
that happened in the past were bad
enough. That silly ="
Take it easy, darling.'
Take it easy? How can l take it
easy? Why, it's like some detective
story. 'Cleek - The Man of Thou
sand Faces, or something, tell you
saw it with my own eyes"
Jimmy tried new tack. What
did you see?"
Gloria took him by both elbows.
Mother! Only it wasn't Mother.
She was disguised"
WHAT" Jimmy's jaw dropped.
WHAT"
You - you heard. said dis
gnised."
Jimmy Hartley sat down abruptly
on the edge of his desk. He eyed his
wife anxiously. You're all right,
aren't you, sweet? mean -"
1LoRIA moved dramatically to the
window, turned and faced him. I'VE
were coming out of Southworths. 1t
was such nice day. The sun was
shining and we were just crossing
over in front of the Bulkland Build
ing to - to 60 to lunch, and -
and -"
For heavens sake, Gloria,
please ="
"She was just going into the
Bulkland Building. She didn't see
US. almost died. Oh, Jimmy -
She came across to him suddenly -
''she had on glasses and she was
carrying one of those things. mean
those kind of open trays that street
peddlers use. And it had - had stuff
in it."
Stuff"
His wife's hands fluttered. Just
stuff. l couldn' see, exactly. Mildred
saw her first. And then, before l
could get really good look, the
crowd was all around"
"Crowd?"
Il think it was the doorman, or
the elevator starter mean think
he told her that beddlers weren t al
lowed in the building. And Mother
must have started to tell him off.
Because people stopped and smiled
and - and - Why, what are you
doing?"
Jimmy was pulling savagely at
one of the lower drawers of his wall
81 have a bottle of Scotch here sol
Ben Sands gave it to me month ag
a drink. A big drink! A peddler wit
My Lord! What happened?'
Gloria eyed the bottle longingly.
stay to find out. couldn't. Of course
wanted to rush right over and -"
'She would! Jimmy agreed Gu
Evening star., 1939-11-12

Jimmy was pulling SaVageiy at
one of the lower drawers of his walnut desk.
IL have bottle of Scotch here somewhere.
Ben Sands gave it to me month ago. want
a drink. A big drink A peddler with a tray.
My Lord! What happened?'
Gloria eyed the bottle longingy. Il didn't
stay to find out. couldn't Of course Mildred
wanted to rush right over and ="
''She would" Jimmy agreed crrtly, his
fingers busy with the metal cap of the bottle
Il suppose you know I've been working on
Clinton for weeks, on group insurance policy
for his company? This ought to be big help
Before Mildred gets through with the story
your mother will be wearing false whiskers
while drunk and disorderly or worse
He found two paper cups and put water in
one Gloria" he said as he held them out,
1--WE put up with lot from your mother.
There are a lot of things like about her. And
I'm not saying that she hasn't made me look
pretty silly once or twice. But if what you say
is true ="
1T is. Every word of it,
The time has come to face the situation
Squarely.' Jimmy went around the desk and
Evening star., 1939-11-12

never made purely social call on me since
she got married, and you know it. And with
stranger, too" She rubbed her broad red nose
thoughtfuly.
But what else can it be-" Young Bill
grinned "You gave her that set of dining
room drapes only month ago. She wouldn't
have the crust - And you haven't been up to
any high-powered promotion lately that might
endanger her social standing" He paused. "Or
have you?" he added slowly.
Mrs. Tupper twisted uneasily in her chair.
The chair twisted with her. who? Me? Why.
Willie! OF course, l haven't. Nothing inn
portant, that is A little flutter Just some
thing to keep me amused and busy. meant to
tell you about it -
CONTINUED on pose 13)
Evening star., 1939-09-22

munity Chest asked cooperation
of every one with the Chest this
fall. He asked, after reference to
the war In Europe, that the Chest
be put over "in our own American
democratic way"
On the suggestion Of Mr.. Pine
and presented as q motion by Max
Tender, the federation approved
appointment Of q committee Of the
federation to take any crime prob
lens directly to the United States
attorney.
Mrs. Lucy s. Howorth, president
oh Business Profession Of Women's
Clubs OF the District, assured co-op-
Grafton with other members on the
committee to se.ect the Halloween
queen for the District Of Colllm-
bia.
A dinner and entertainment by
the Seventh Street Businessmen's
Association preceded the business
meeting and talks.
It was resolved that an exchange
Of delegates would hereafter be
made with the Federation Of Citi-
zens' Association, If agreed by the
latter. so as to have direct CO.
ordination between the two fedora
tions.
Evening star., 1939-09-22
Washington S 40 and 8
To Perform at Chicuao

Washington's Forty and Eight Of
the American Legion will be heavily
represented at the organizations
promenade rationale to be held in
Chicago next week in conjunction
with the Legion's annual convention.
William H. Hargrave, grand chef
de gare Of the voiture here, an
nounced today that more than $50
District voyageurs will leave at 6:l5
pm. Saturday on the Chicago-bo
Legion special train.
Evening star., 1939-09-22
Complete Embargo
Or Cash Carry Plan Asked

The United States Junior Cham
Der Of Commerce yesterday called for
either = complete embargo on al
shipments Of goods to belligerents-
including foodstuf1s and semi-war
materials, as well as munitions-or
. complete cash-and-carry agree
ment On all shipments Of goods to
belligerents.
In telegram to President Roose-
velt. Perry Pipkin, national presi-
dent Of the Junior Chamber, declared
such a policy would keep our ships
of the high seas with contraband
Of war and effectively prohibit the
danger Of such provocations to war
Evening star., 1939-09-22
entrance as torpedo attacks or
American vessels

entrance as torpedo attacks on
American vessels"
I'VE believe that all problems aris-
ing from the present conflict can be
met and conquered without our en-
tering the war by 4 calm studied
effort to remain neutral" Mr.. Pip
kin said In speaking for the 0,O00
members Of the Junior Chamber.
Meanwhile, Fred Linton, public
affairs secretary Of the national or
ganization, announced here that "tt.e
full manpower and resources Of the
United States Junior Chamber Of
Commerce will be thrown into q
campaign to keep America out Of
war" He said automobile stickers
have been issued to all member or
ganizations carrying the message
keep America Out Of War" and
that plans are being developed to in
crease the scope of the campaign on
other fronts.