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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13
ALUMNI DAY
FOR TOME SCHOOL
IS ARRANGED
Invitations Sent Out To The
Extensive Preparations For
Inaugural Program

Plans for a most extensive Alumni
Day program at The Tome School,
Port Deposit, Maryland, have been
completed with the assurance that DR..
John M. Thomas, President of Nor
witch University, Mortified, Vermont,
will assist in the inauguration of DIR.
Trentwell Mason White, the new
Headmaster of Tome, who was ap-
pointed by the alumni Board Of Man.
ayers last July.
Invitations have been sent to all
college and university presidents
throughout the East, as well as to the
headmasters of preparatory schools,
and the acceptances already received
assure most impressive occasion.
The ceremony will be conducted by
Mr.. John Wrightson Tolson, of Forest
Hills, Long Island, President of The
Board of Managers. There will be
addresses by President Thomas and
DR.. White. An academic procession
will precede the Inauguration.
A special luncheon will be served
at the Headmaster's residence for the
guests of honor, while the Alumni
will have their luncheon in the main
dining room of The Inn with the
School. After the football game with
the team of The Perkiomen School
in the afternoon, DR.. and Mrs. White
will entertain the guests and Alumni
at tea at Tome House.
The annual Alumni dinner will be
held Saturday night and will be fol-
lowed Immediately by the annual
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13

playing in roadway; two stepping
from in front or behind vehicle; one
crossing at intersection, no signal;
and one crossing not at intersection.
Of the Adult pedestrians killed, two
walking in road, left side against
traffic; five walking in road, right
side with traffic; one stepping from
in front or behind vehicle: and two
crossing not at intersection.
Summarizing, fifteen, or 419S, were
pedestrians; fifteen, or 41%, were
passengers; one or 230 was riding a
BICYCLE, and six or 1870 were the oper-
ators themselves. Nearly all of the
accidents occurred during clear weath-
er on dry roads, and a majority on
straight, concrete constructed roads.
No day of the week was free from
fatal accidents, with Sunday in the
lead with g. Passenger cars with
apparently no defects head the list,
with operating too fast for conditions
by the operators, who in a majority
were white, normal condition, between
the ages (20-29) with years or
more experience, and a resident Of
the Counties of this State. There were
g Hit and Run cases during the
month of September.
Baltimore City is charged with o
accidents resulting in 9 deaths, with
(24) accidents resulting in 20 deaths
in the Counties.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13

all petit jurymen that remained after
jury of twelve was drawn to hear
evidence in the $4,000 damage suit
lodged by Robert L. Lowe, of Girls
field, Nd, against the Salisbury Coco
Cola Bottling Company. The case
was removed to Worcester County
from Dorchester County.
Lowe seeks $4,000 damages a.
gainst the Salisbury concern, which
he claims resulted after he drank a
bottle of coco cola that contained
some form of petroleum mixed with
the drink. The trial occupied the
Court all day Wednesday. Members
on the jury hearing the case are:
Augustus A. Mason, foreman; Cor
man Perdue, Lawrence L. Outright,
J. Paul Young, William P. Dale, Les
lie P. Bowen, Carlton E. Pruitt, Chas-
Hickman, Elisha T. McCabe, L. Frank
lin Figgs, John M. Sturgis and Peter
S. Pruitt.
Edward Gladding, Joseph Holland,
Ralph w. Truitt, Edward Conley, John
H. Lewis, the Grand Jury Committee
, for the inspection of the Jail and
Court House, made the following re-
port:
We, the Committee, from the Grand
Jury find that upon inspection of the
Jail, that the cell block needs paint
Court News gal 2 -. -. -. :.
ing, but outside of this, we found that
the Jail and the Jailor's quarters were
kept very clean and in very good
shape, and the prisoners very well
taken care of.
Upon inspection of the Court Room
we find that the Court Room wall
has several leaks from the roof and
should be fixed, because of the fact
that it ruins the appearance of the
Court Room. Also we recommend that
something be done in regards to clean
ing up around the stairway leading to
the second floor of the Court House,
around which we found that ianitor
kept his mops, ladders, and cleaning
equipment for the Court House, and
ruins the appearance of the lower
floor of the Court House, and we re-
commend that either a closet be built
to put these in or that they be placed
elsewhere. Outside of this we found
the Court House in very good shape,
and kept very clean.
The Grand Jury, T. Pratt McAllen.
foreman, made the following recon-
mendation:
We, the Grand Jurors for Worces-
ter County, Maryland, sitting in ses-
sion on Tuesday, October 10, 1889 at
two o'clock P. M, wish to go on rec
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13
CIRCUIT COURT FOR this
COUNTY met ON MONDAY
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(COnClnued from rage ~
and Zadok Selby, all indicted for the
sale of whiskey without license.
State VS.. Thomas Shill, indicted for
gambling (three indictments against
this party.
State VS.. Harvey Ruble, indicted
for Sunday dancing. 1.-TWO indict-
ments against this party.
State VS.. Lester Venable, indicted
for conducting Sunday dancing.
State VS.. Norwood Burke, indicted
for assault with intent to have carnal
knowledge of female child under IA
years of age.
for non-suport of child.
State VS.. Gust Kallagis, indicted
State VS.. Charles Huntley, Frazier
Eaton and Andrew Washington, each
indicted for burglary, larceny and re-
ceiving stolen goods.
State VS.. Henry Smith, indicted for
carnal knowledge of woman child un-
der IA years Of age.
State VS.. Soil Drummond, indicted
for murder.
Wednesday morning the Circuit
Court excused until Monday morning
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13
CHIRPS
Continued From Page u


Teller would have done to those West
ern tossers: You know, he hasn't
complained yet of sore arm. Ruff
fling, Pearson, Gomez, Hadley, and all
the rest of the Yankee gang have
sore arms. A real good pitcher would
have had those Ohio boys looking yet
for base hit.
Well, it's all over now-and it looks
as if it were all over for several years
to come. None of those Yanks are
wearing canes, eye glasses, or porous
plasters as yet. Dimaggio, Keller,
Gordon, and few OTHERS say they
are just learning the game, and are
hoping that, in time, they may give
a good account of themselves. But,
you know, that's just innate modesty.
They are doing fairly well, I think.
And if they show up much more a.
bility, blest if they won't have to
form League all to themselves. No
body will play 'em. One thing I re-
greet is, that I have never had the op-
portunity to see them exhibit some
of their diamond experiences. But
that's impossible for man who lives
in cis-Choptankian chimes; that reg
ion so attractive to Mr.. Mencken and
which he has painted in such attrac-
tive colors that nobody ever wants
to leave it-dead or alive.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13
MIR. CURTIS STURCIS
GIVEN SURPRISE PARTY

On Monday evening, October 8, a
few of Mr.. Curtis Sturgis' friends and
relatives were invited to gather at
his home and give him a surprise
birthday party. He was sent to town
and when he arrived home, the guests
were all there to greet him and wish
him a happy birthday.
Games were played and all expert
enced very nice time. Refreshments
were served consisting of ice cream
and cake. Mr.. Sturgis received many
nice and useful gifts. The guests left
at a late hour wishing him many
more happy birthdays.
Those present were: Mr.. and Mrs.
S. D. Corbin; Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph
Taylor and Mrs. Bloxom; Mr.. and
Mrs. Romie Pusey and son Frances,
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Birmingham
and children, Walden and Barbara FL
len: Mrs. Hobson Corbin; Mr.. and
Mrs. Ohio Sturgis and family, Juanita
Parker, Gordon, Charles, Ohio, Jr.,
and Woodrow Sturgis; Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Powell and Mr.. and Mrs. Hill
airy Pusey and son Norris and Mrs.
Curtis Sturgis and daughter Betty
Lee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13

meeting of the Alumni Association,
at which the officers for the ensuing
year will be elected. The complete
program for the day follows:
11.45 a. M, academic procession;
1900 noon, Inauguration of the Head
master; LOO p. M, Alumni luncheon
at the Inn; 2.30 p. M, inspection of
buildings and grounds; $50 p. M,
football game, Tome VS.. Perkiomen;
500 p. M, tea at the Headmaster's
residence; 6.15 p. M, Alumni dinner
at the Inn; 7.oop. M, Alumni meet
ing, the Inn reading room; 7.30 p. M,
movie at the Little Theatre, Monroe
House.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13
ALUMNAE TO HOLD
BANQUET in SALISBURY

ing Fund, Mrs. Robert B. Wagner,
general chairman of the Alumnae di-
vision, announced today.
Goucher alumnae throughout the
nation will seek 100000 between
October 80 and December to con-
struct residence hall, the first build
ing to rise on Goucher's new subur-
ban campus of AL acres at Towson,
Maryland.
The alumnae and other friends of
Goucher have agreed that the educa-
tional program is inmperilled by the
Colleges present location in one of
the busiest sections of Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13
STATISTICS
SHOW INCREASE
in FATALITIES
Report Of Commissioner Of
Motor Vehicles Reveals More
Deaths This Year

The monthly report of the Safety
Department of the Commissioner of
Motor Vehicles discloses that the first
nine 9 months of this year show 8
more deaths than the corresponding
period of 1888, an increase Of 2.s per-
cent, however, there were IL less
deaths for the month of September.
There were Is pedestrians killed
during the month, five of which were
children. Of this number, one was
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13

ord and recommend that laws be
passed closing all beer parlors and
dancing halls at midnight on Satur-
day nights and that they be not al
lowed to open again until seven o.
clock the following Monday morning,
this being the unanimous consensus
of opinion of this Grand Jury.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-13
OYSTERS "R"
IN THE MARKET
SINCE THE lST
Sanitary Supervision Of Oyster
Industry In Charge Of
Health Department
OYSTER CONCERNS TOLD
OF FEDERAL REGULATION

If your family is demanding
change of diet, don't worry pour prob
lem is solved. Oysters are back in
the market, nice, juicy, luscious oys-
tiers. The season for them opened as
usual, when September brought the
RS back into the calendar. You can
serve them in ways to suit the most
fastidious taste, hot or cold, raw or
cooked, as a starter to the meal or as
your principal dish. Take your choice.
On the half shell, in cocktails, or,
steamed, creamed, fried, stewed-
just as you like them.
Sanitary supervision of the oyster
industry is under the charge of the
State DEPARTMENT of Health. Federal
requirements as well as State regula-
lions must be met in order that the
plants may be certified for interstate
shipments. The plants that meet
these requirements are certified af-
ter inspection by the Bureau of Food
and Drugs of the State Department
of Health, They are re-inspected at
intervals by the United States Public
Health Service, which has authority
to cancel the certificate of any plant
which fails to conform to the Federal
requirements.
The certificates expire at the end
of each season and must be renewed
before operators start up again. Each
certified concern is assigned num-
Der that is registered with the State
Department of Health, and as every
can or receptacle shipped out by that
concern has the registered number
stamped into the container, the iden-
tity of the shipper of both satisfactory
and unsatisfactory shipments is readi-
ly established. The certificates may
be withdrawn at anytime if the ship
ments do not meet the State and
United States Public Health Service
sanitary requirements.
The proprietors of oyster-handling
concerns were notified in August by
Mr.. A. L. Sullivan, Chief of the Blu
reau of Food and Drugs, of the re-
quirements which must be met before
the concerns could be certified for the
season of 1939-194O.
In addition to the general sanitary
requirements, the following were en-
phasized by Mr.. Sullivan:
Gall packing rooms must be effec-
lively screened during the fly sea-
son;
"Returnable shipping cans must be
thoroughly washed inside and outside
by the party shipping and, in addition,
must be sterilized with steam at the
packers plant before they are filled
with oysters; plants using returnable
cans or similar cans for the storage
of oysters within the plant must ster-
ilize such cans with steam before re-
use;
GAIL shipments of shell oysters to
any point must be tagged in accord
ance with the form required by the
United States Public Health Service;
"a certificate should be secured be-
fore making shipments"
Certificates were granted to APPROX
imately 200 firms for the season of
1938-1939.
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The Year Of The Great

certs or cultural gatherings OF
any kind and from possessing
weapons, on pain of Imprisonment
and penal servitude, as well as
protective custody"
Four days after the pogrom on
November 10th, the Nazis start
ed collecting the fine. Three humid
red of the wealthiest Jewish fam
lilies in Berlin were ordered to
pay from Is to Is per cent of their
fortunes based on the estimates
made for the purpose of carrying
out the Goering law. Payment OF
five million Marks for repairing
damaged Jewish shops was stimuli
taneously demanded. Panic was
increased by rumors that the Jews
arrested during the last few days
would be released only when able
to emigratc Immediately. For
eign consulates were besieged day
and night by crowds of Jewish
applicants for visas and immigra-
ton permits.
A fortnight later, however, some
hundreds of Jews over sixty years
of age, were released from the
camps at Sachsenhausen near
Berlin and Welzheim in Wurttem-
berg. At the same time Jews were
ordered to resume attendance in
their ghetto" theatres. With
their minds full Of apprehension
for imprisoned relatives and
friends, they were forced to watch
comedies.
During the following weeks a
great number of those detained
since the pogrom, including many
prominent spiritual and lay lead
ers of German Jewry, were releas-
ed. The Reichsvertretung and the
Berlin Jewish community were al
lowed to function again. All the
big voluntary organizations Of the
Jews in Germany, however, such
as the Central Verein, the Zionist
Federation and the Hilfsverein,
which had been suspended imme-
diately after the vom Rath shoot
ing, remained suppressed. The
State Zionist Organization, repre-
senting the Revisionist movement
in Germany, which, owing to its
Continued on Page Forty)
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terrible work of destruction, the
Nazis acted in accordance with a
carefully devised plan. A first
survey revealed the number of
wrecked and burned synagogues
and other places of Jewish wor-
ship to be 1877. Including smaller
prayer houses, the total must have
amounted to more than 200.
Streets in all big cities were
covered with broken glass and
destroyed goods from the windows
of wrecked and looted Jewish
shops. Everywhere mass arrests
took place and almost hour by
hour fresh reports of the raging
of an unfettered Juror teutonicus
reached a bewildered world. Be-
fore its eyes a dreadful picture
unfolded itself of old people and
small children driven into the
darkness from orphanages and
homes for the aged, from hospitals
and schools; of whole families
hiding in the woods; of women
and children tramping the high
ways.
Space grew scarce in the Jewish
hospitals to accommodate the
mounting stream of wounded peo-
pie in need of medical care. On
the first day at least four Jews
fell victims at the hands of bestial
murderers. Four more died from
shock, before Goebbels, under the
pressure of public opinion abroad,
called the pogrom off. A long Sc
ries of suicides ensued and it
was estimated that they outnum-
bered by far the wave of suicides
after the occupation of Austria.
At the same time concentration
camps became overcrowded. Man.
hunting started on an unprece-
denied scale. All over Germany
Jews, young and old, were herded
together like cattle. The number
of arrests, according to reliable es-
Inmates, was in the neighborhood
of $4,000, and damage to Jewish
public and private property a.
mounted to about $50 million dol
lars.
With smoke still rising from the
ruins of the synagogues in Ger
many and Austria, new terrible
blow was dealt to German JeWry,
calculated to crush it once and for
all. A collective fine of one bill
lion Marks (40O million dollars)
was imposed, and it was an
nounced that before having paid
his share of this fine of expia-
tion," no Jew would be allowed
to leave the Reich. To add to
cruelty a touch of grim sarcasm,
a decree for the restoration of
the normal urban aspect" was
issued to force the Jews to repair
at their own cost their wrecked
shops, while insurance companies
were ordered to pay for any dam
ages not to the Jews, but to the
Government treasury. In Berlin
alone, the order meant levy of
a further five billion marks of
Jewish money.
Facing exclusion from all eco
nomic activity at the end of De-
cember, some Jewish businessmen
made an attempt to reopen their
shops after the repairs had been
completed. They were Immediately
ordered to close the shops again.
Other orders issued in connec-
ton with the shooting of vom
Rath prohibited the Jews from
attending theatres, cinemas, con-
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Rabbi Bertram Klausner, He
brew Union College alumnus, for
mer rabbi at Glens Falls, N. Y,
and Fairmont, w. Va, and former
director of the Jewish Student
Foundation at the University of
West Virginia, who has been ap-
pointed director of the B'nai Birth
Hillel Foundation at the Univer-
sity of Alabama.
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hnOWH.
Differences of methods in handl-
ing the Jewish problem which ex-
listed year ago between Austria
and the old Reich dwindled dur
ing the last year. Anxious to
remove anything reminding the
world of former Independent Aus
tria, the German Government ap-
piled the principle of "Gleichschal-
tung" also to it's Jewish policy.
Here, however, Austria escaped
being "Germanized." It was the
old Reich which had to adopt
Austrian" methods this time.
When Austria was invaded scores
of Jews sought refuge in the old
Reich. To Jews coming from the
Vienna hell, places like Berlin and
other big German cities seemed
almost a paradise. AS far as
Jewish life is concerned, equal
horror has extended since to both
sides of the former red-white-red
frontier barriers.
That Nazi Germany was deter
mined to annihilate German Jewry
not only morally and politically,
but economically as we'll, became
clear year before. No one, how
ever would have thought it posi-
BILE that the threat of physical
destruction would be added so
soon to the already unbearable
sufferings of an unhappy commu-
nifty.
In fact, a plan for drowning
German Jewry in sea of blood
had secretly been Matched out
in every detail and was ready to
be carried into effect at a mo-
ment's notice. The murder of a
minor official at the Paris German
Embassy by Jewish youth, driv-
en- to despair by the fate of his
parents under Nazi rule, came to
Nazi leaders as a welcome signal
to set in motion the machinery
prepared for this purpose with
devilish ingenuity.
To normal people the desperate
act committed by young Herschel
Grynszpan came as no surprise.
Rather, one may have been sur
prised at the amount of self
control and the sense of respon-
sibility still shown by the Jewish
masses in spite of ruthless perse-
cution going on for many years.
But for these qualities, the Paris
murder might not have remained
an isolated case. Nevertheless,
an attempt was made by Goebbels
propaganda to make the world be-
lieve that what happened on the
morning after the death Of Vom
Rath was not an organized pog-
rom but the spontaneous reaction
of the indignant masses of the
people.
Public opinion in all civilized
countries stood aghast at the in
credible cruelties committed in
country still believed to form part
of the civilized world. Within a
few hours it became perfectly
clear that in performing their
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P09rom
BY DAVID LERNER

The year 5000 will go down in the history of Jewish
martyrdOm in Nazi Germany the year of the great
pOgrOm The flames reddenng overcast sky the tenth
of November from hundreds of throughout the
Reich will for all time throw their CHASTITY glare into the
night of the most sadisc prosecution history has
known.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-11-23
SERIAL STORY
NAIAInR Hll n BY TOM HORNER

been afraid Of the girl. She was al
most too calm, too quiet. Was all
this part of her plan2 Her hand was
steady as she lifted her coffee cup
to her lips-not a CULVER. Just how
much did the girl know? How much
would she tell? What could break
down that wall Of self-control?
Not finding an answer, Dawson
attacked his ham and eggs.
John Douglas pounded hard on
the Benthorne front door. Hatless,
his tie askew, he gasped for breath
as Jameson, ever placid, answered.
us Miss Ara johnson here2" he
demanded, pushing past the butler.
"I-I don't know--I'll ask Cap
tain Dawson" Jameson began.
"a young girl, with dark hair,
dark eyes. Did a policeman bring
her here?" Douglas shouted. "Out
Of my way--I'll see for myself" He
hurried toward the study.
you'll find all of them In the
dining room, to your left, at the
end Of the hail." Jameson ventured.
Douglas ran past the study, with
out glance, to the dining room
door.
"Arap
The girl jumped to her feet at
the sound of his voice. In another
second she was in his arms.
Darling, darling" Douglas was
whispering in her ear. II had to
find you. was afraid. When found
you were gone. Ara, darling, Ill
never let you go again. Why didn't
you call me?" She tried to stop the
flow OF words, and failing, finally
kissed him full on the mouth. His
arms crushed her to him.
Keep quiet, fool" she whispered
angrily as she broke free at last.
Dawson smiled as he watched
them. He had missed nothing, not
even the angry whisper at the last.
Here was his break, the chance he
had been awaiting.
He waited until the youth, his
arm still around the girl turned to
face him.
I'm sorry to break In like this, -
Douglas apologized. II just had to
find Ara. When they said at the
apartment that she had gone with
policeman-I-I-" he concluded
lamely.
Dawson's smile widened. The
others had remained In their chairs
but all eyes were upon the couple.
Just how, young man. did you
know Miss johnson would be here,
In Arnold Benthorne's house?" Daw-
son asked slowly.
Douglas paled. He was trapped.
TO BE Continued