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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
"YANKS" LEAD
CINCINNATI
in The SERIES
Win The First Game In Ninth
By Score Of 2 To 1, And
Take Second By A Too
SCENE CHANGES NOW
TO THE HOME OF "REDS"

The first game of the annual base
ball classic, "The Worlds Series" was
played on Wednesday and resulted in
a victory for the New York "Yank-
ees", penannt-winner in the American
League, over Cincinnati, champions OF
the National League.
This result was expected, the Yank-
ees ruling a 81 favorite over the
"Reds" before the series started. But
the first victory-a to 1 score-was,
of course, very close, and the game
was not decided until the last half of
the 9th inning. Then Keller, grad
uate of Maryland University, whack-
ed a 3-bagger into right field, and
Dickey brought him home with the
winning run.
Derringer, for the "Reds", and Ruff
fling for the "Yanks" gave up splen-
did performances in pitching, and the
Yanks' infield sparkled with hair
raising stunts, they completing three
double plays Of spectacular character.
These were of inestimable value in
easing some rough places for Ruffing.
Good fielding, specially by the Reds
first baseman, marked the play of
CONTINUED on Page 100
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
SOCCER SCHEDULE FOR
THE COUNTY SCHOOLS

The Soccer and Field-ball Schedule
for the high schools of Worcester
County 1889, is as follows:
October 10, Ocean City at Stockton;
Pocomoke at Berlin.
October 20, Snow Hill at Ocean
City: Berlin at Stockton.
October Is, Stockton at Pocomoke;
Snow Hill at Berlin.
November 8, Stockton at Snow Hill;
Ocean City at Pocomoke.
November 10, Berlin at Ocean City;
Pocomoke at Snow Hill.
All games begin at 1870 excepting
the games with Ocean City. Since
Ocean City does not have Field-ball
team those games will start at 2:30'
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
W. MELBOURNE
BUSINESS MAN
DIED MONDAY
Member OF The MilbOurne Oys-
ter Company Of Crisfield
Dies In LawsOnia
FUNERAL SERVICES ON
THURSDAY AFTERNOON

Mr.. Woodland Melbourne, prominent
seafood dealer and a member of the
Milbourne Oyster Company, of Girls
field, died at his home in Lawsonia
Monday night following a paralytic
stroke which he suffered lesa.. than
two weeks ago at Georges Island
Landing where he was in charge of
operations at a branch of the sea-
food company.
Mr.. Melbourne, a native of Girls
field, was 70 years of age and was a
son of the late Littleton and Margaret
Beauchamp Milbourne. The Mil
bourne Brothers are widely known as
large dealers and packers of oysters
and other seafoods with their main
plant at Crisfield and branch plant
at Georges Island Landing. It was
at the latter place that Mr.. Mil
bourne suffered the stroke that re-
suited in his death.
Funeral services were held in As
bury M. E. Church, Of which denomi-
nation he was a member, Thursday
afternoon at 2 o'clock, conducted by
the pastor, Rev. J. G. Robinson, as
sisted by Rev. J. R. Bicking, inter-
ment made in the Asbury cemetery.
The deceased is survived by his
widow, Mrs. Ida B. Melbourne and
five daughters, Mrs. Minnie Mock,
Mrs. Myrtle Gorsuch, Miss Dorothy
Milbourne, of Crisfield, Mrs. Norris
Willing, of Pocomoke, and Mrs. Flora
Bramer, of Penns Grove, N. J. He
also leaves four brothers and two sis
tiers, Upshur, Gordon E., Herbert and
Jerome Milbourne; Mrs. Maggie
Moore and Mrs. Stroughter Sterling,
all of Crisfield.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
STATE FARMERS
CONDUCT TESTS
in FARMING
Large Percentage Of Farmers
Are Conducting Tests To
Good Advantage

That Maryland farmers have caught
the spirit of scientific approach to
their farm problems and are actually
conducting their own tests OF latest
in farming practices is disclosed by
the results Of personal interviews
with $4,000 farmers.
Sixty per cent of Maryland farm
ers interviewed reported that they
conducted experiments in their own
fields, tried out different kinds and
amounts of fertilizer, and made COM
parsons on results obtained. This
represents a gain Of 26 per cent over
the results Of last poll on this point.
Not only did the survey conducted
by The National Fertilizer Association
show that farmers test the values of
different kinds of fertilizers and fer
tilizer practices, but so per cent re-
ported that they conducted expert
ments on fields with and without fer
tilizer to find out for themselves
whether the practice pays.
AS result of these trials, plus in
formation obtained from their county
agents, State experiment stations, and
fertilizer agents, At per cent report
ed they have improved their methods
of applying fertilizer in recent years.
After considering the results of
their tests, 46 per cent said that they
are planning to use more fertilizer,
and only 10 per cent stated they had
had any unsatisfactory results from
fertilizer during the past three years.
The Independent investigative spir-
it of the farmers in regard to mod
ern scientific agriculture is in a large
measure due to the stimulating and
accurate discussion of better farm
ing practices carried on by newspapers
magazines and State and national ag
ricultural research and extension and
other agencies, both public and pri-
vate.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
CHEST CLINICS
TO BE- Held in
The COUNTIES
Arrangements In Each County
Are Made By The County
Health Officer

Chest clinics for the examination
of persons who show indications OF
tuberculosis or who have been in con-
tact with the disease, are held each
month all the year round throughout
the Counties of Maryland, under the
Joint direction of the State Depart
ment of Health and the Maryland
tuberculosis Association. The clinics
are made possible through the sale
of the Christmas seals. About 5000
persons are examined at the clinics
every year.
In announcing the plans for the
clinics for the fall and winter season,
DIR. r. Fl. Riley, Director of the State
Department of Health said that the
arrangements in each county are
made by the County Health Officer
and the nurses on his staff. The elm
les are held at the office of the Coun-
ty Health Department or at conven-
iently accessible health center and the
schedules are planned so that every
part of a county is reached several
times year. A special effort is
made to reach persons-young or old
in whom the disease is just begin
ming, or who may have been in contact
with it, as well as to examine persons
who have definite symptoms Of tuber-
culosis.
Some of the patients are discovered
by the public health nurses in connec-
ton with their services for other peo-
pie who are i'll and a great many are
referred to the clinics by their own
physicians. The examinations are
made by physicians connected with the
State tuberculosis Sanatoria, or by
the health officers or other physicians
who have had special experience in the
care of the disease. Portable x-ray
machines are included in the equip
ment of all the clinics, making it pos
sible to have x-ray pictures of the
chest taken Immediately in connection
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The necessary treatment is advised
on the basis of the findings in the ex-
animation and the x-ray pictures.
Sanatorium care is recommended for
some and care at home under medical
and nursing supervision, for others.
Last year, the public health nurses
in the counties paid more than $4,000
follow-up visits to the homes of per-
sons attending the tuberculosis clinics.
There is good chance for recovery
or for bringing the disease under con-
troll when it is discovered in the ear
ly stages, and treatment as advised by
the clinic physicians is started early
and faithfully followed. Complete in
formation with regard to the clinics,
the dates and hours for the examina-
ton and the places at which they are
to be held, can be gotten from the
County Health officer in each county.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
NARROWING EXPERIENCE
OF CRISFIELD WATERMAN

Capt. Jake Bradshaw, SO year old
Crisfield waterman had a harrow
ing experience this week after his
grabbing boat became disabled and
was washed ashore on the marshes
near Tangier Sound.
When heavy winds and rain came
up suddenly Capt. Bradshaw tried to
start the motor in his boat, but it
failed and the craft was washed a.
shore. He was forced to leave the
boat, which was filling fast with
water and sand, and make his way to
the marshes.
He was found by a searching party
from Crisfield after having been
marooned nearly twenty-four hours.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
COMMISSION NOTIFIES
VACANCIES FOR MEN

Attention of those who might be
interested is called to an advertise
ment on another page of this issue
of the Democrat from the State EN-
ployment Commission.
This "ad" sets forth some very at
tractive jobs for those who may be
qualified, and it would be we'll for such
to read carefully what is therein set
forth.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
CHURCH in
RALLY DAY OBSERVANCE

At all services on Sunday, Salem
Methodist Church have planned a
Rally Sunday. They will drive for
500 collection and the attendance
boosted.
Parson Jack will preach at II
o'clock on "The Intolerable Common
place" and at 7:3O P. M. he will speak
on some historic hymns.
Epworth League will meet at 6:45
with Ann Wootten leading.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
HOME COMING AT
NAZARETH CHURCH

The annual homecoming services
will be held at Nazareth Methodist
Church, near Snow Hill, on Sunday,
October Is,
Rev. D. w. Anstine, former pastor,
will preach at IL a. m. service and
DR.. II. P. Fox, of Salisbury at 2 p.
M. Basket lunch at noon.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
WHAT LIQUOR DOES

WHAT LIQUOR DOES
Liquor breaks up homes, makes
drunken drivers, causes people to
commit murders, robs families
breaks hearts, ruins young men
and women, sends many to prls-
on, sends many to insane asylums,
makes more orphans, causes the
innocent to suffer, wrecks the
body and soul, loads citizens with
evtra taxes, raises annual crime
bill, sends some to an early grave,
sells the Devil in liquid form,
numbs the brain, wobbles the
legs, declines the stomach, races
the heart, racks the nerves, does
everything to the breath except
make it smell like perfume.
Gosh! Reckon I'll have to quit, and
want to warn all you fellows whom
I've seen putting the fatal cup to your
lips, that a terrible fate awaits you.
You'll notice there is no modification
to the above terrible denunciation
of ''liquor." That's what liquor will
do. Nothing said about excessive use
of it and of the danger of immodera-
ton along many lines of living.
Unfaithfulness will break up homes,
rob families, and break hearts; mar
cotics will make drunken drivers; rob-
berry makes thieves sometimes COM
NIT murder; automobiles, on occasion,
ruin young men and women; innumer-
able things sends many to prison;
heredity causes insanity; disease
makes orphans; wars cause the in
nocent to suffer; roads and schools
raise taxes; jealousy, revenge, cupid
ity, and lot more vices raise the
crime bill; consumption sends fire.
quently to an early grave; the Devil
has been selling himself in many ways
ever since the incident of Eden and
the Apple; a blood clot will numb the
brain; old age makes the legs "wob-
ble"; too much buckwheat cakes and
sausage will decline" the stomach,
if the stomach does not decline
them; pretty girl will race the heart
and rack the nerves; and an onion,
mixed up with little tobacco juice,
will do everything to the breath but
make it smell like perfume.
Obi boy, what field the writer of
the above clipping has in which to
work; but he seems to have cleared
the entire universe of all other wicked
ness and vice, and made poor old John
Barleycorn the goat. Get rid of Ii
quor, and then comes the millennium
no more heartaches, crime, "wob-
bles", bad breath, orphans, taxes, pris-
ons, early deaths, insanity, disorder
ed stomach, humping hearts, racked
nerves and Devils.
Well, there was time, recalled by
the oldest citizen when the law shut
up the saloons, but that didn't shut
up the manufacture, nor did it close
the lips of him who, now and then,
Continued on Page 100
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1939-10-06
"Chirps" ~
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, the following clipping was
clipped from the editorial column OF
one of our exchanges, and it almost
clipped my eyebrows as I read it, and
it sounds as if it would clip lot OF
wears off ones life if the caution were
not needed:
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-15
Barclay On Bridge

tional partner had exactly four
cards in the minor suits, and
would be bound to have either
tWo-card support for his siX-card
clubs or else three-card support
for his five card diamonds. But to
make a game in either of those
suits meant avoidance of three
losing tricks, whereas at No
Trump he could afford to lose
four He decided in favor of 3-No
Trumps because his clubs ap-
peared solid.
The decision turned out favor
ably as he made an overtrick at
No-Trump, losing only one trick in
diamonds and two in hearts. Had
he bid 4-Clubs over his partners
3-Spades. East would have gone to
5-Clubs. which would have been
set through the loss Of one trick
in hearts. one in diamonds and one
in clubs.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-15
BALANCE THE FACTORS

n DECIDING close questions
{. tween No Trump contracts and
]. nor suit ones. a sound and
thorough bidder weighs one fac
.tor against another Holding sin
gletons in his partners suits will
discourage him from No Trump
because he can lead only once for
a finesse, and may take no tricks
in it at all But having one of his
own suits solid or approximately
so. should partly Offset that risk.
as he seems likely to be able to
make a run If tricks there which
brings him pretty close to a No
Trump game without counting on
side tricks W leaves him pretty
far from q n.ror se
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1939-12-15

Distributed by King Features Syndicate. Inc.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-21

wi tn a reos enable chance of hav- ing produce to sell them and follow up with price lists and lotters.... Contact growers and encourage or discourage planting of crops cons Istent with markets available. Serve the members with the aame curtosy and desire to please as we would if VIC had the strongest kind of compo tit ioH Mr. .stock stated that it was his opinion thct if anything were to be dono this vocr on production, procos sing or marketing, it Wos necessary that authority Dc
 gotton to start immediately.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-21

ELVI YOU SEEN IT?
 In the Lpril issue of American Mercury, is on answer to "Cabbages and comrais ars," written by our who spent hor vacation hero in the valley last summon. Indeed we will kindly remember her as a11 generous, undors tanGing friend, with q wonderful DOTS onality.
The Valley settler., 1939-04-21
RECREATION CAMP

RECREATION CAMP season, overall requests for ros- orvcti ons having beon received clrQody from All, Homomal1orfs and Scout groups and other or E0niEotions.
 Regular rotos for use of the camp by groups Of 10 or moro members shall be 25c per person per day, for c 2 to 4 day camp. or }l.OO per person for 2 or 6 dcy camp. Further details con- corning rates and informant icn on ccc orrnodat ions, may be obteinod from L4rs .C.V. King ~."*
The Valley settler., 1939-04-21
MEETING CON'T.

center. ..
 2lr. .wao6 discussed wit, the Board the different phuses of the pro- posed tronsfer or tho Trading Post, it's arronGoMent, bus mess, future poss 1ites, the advis- ability offncluding the warehouse in the transfer. | motion wcs made by Erik, seconded by Vasano- ia. that a sreciul meeting of the board be called for the purpose of cons iderinC ne 5OtiQtions for the transfer of the Tracing Post. The cOnstru ct ion of storage facilities in the 1cs e9nont Of the warehouse large enough, and suitable for the storage of ell kinds of vegetables raised here Wos discpsscd. Gr. .Ie2d sCid that he had c re cor6ing thermo- moter anG was looking for Q humid ity control for the root cel1crs. 4 telogrom to Col. Ohlson was read expressing the sympathy of theNVFCL in the loss of his wife. The pocrd then went into exocu tive seasi on end IF. Stock ropCrtd on 2 meeting ho h1d with Mr. Hoad rclttive to this yecrs activities and pres entod to the 2ocrd for their approval tentative p1ans for the operotion of tho produce deportmo nts. Those plans worc the result of the meeting be- tween fIo. Stock and Mr. .Toad in which LIr oHeod asked thot they be submi tied so they mi ght be wired to Washington. Following is the outline of the plcns which Mr. Stock explained wore only general, leaving dotcils to be worked out as the prop1ems crise:
 nThot shipping Platform be arranged for ...nhct tho rcapon- ciHi1 s4-1r foy ,oa ami e s-i rpc orG
The Valley settler., 1939-04-21
BOUGHT 4 LICENSE YET?

BOUGHT 4 LICENSE YET?
 (car) After Mon6oy, Lpri1 the 24th, all cars with out 2 new license plato will be picEod up. Bottor look your s61f over before ono OQe elso docs.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22
Last Rites For Mrs.
May West RittenOIy'

Funeral services for Mrs. May
West Rittenour, former Bluffton
resident, will be held at the Garner
Funeral Home in Toledo Thursday
afternoon at l o'clock.
Mrs. Rittenour, aged rs years
died at a convalescent home in To-
Iedo, June 20, at 3 a. m.
No service will be held in Blufftor
but the casket will be opened at the
Clymer cemetery for Bluffton friends
Interment will be in the Clymer Gem
etery.
Mrs. Rittenour was born on what
is now the Roy Rogers farm. Hel
husband, George Rittenour preceded
her in death in 1927. The follow
ing brothers and sisters survive
Cliff West, of Bluffton, Orla West
of steamboat Springs, Colo, GlenI
West, of Los Angeles, Calf, FIetcf
West, of Lima, Bert West and Mrs
Ira Garner of Toledo.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22
WOrthingtOn-L0cher
NuptidIs At Chapel

A romance which had its inception
during student days at Bluffton col
lege eliminated in the wedding OF
Miss Eleanor Worthington, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. A. I. Worthington
of Spring street and Ralph Locher,
of Cleveland, Sunday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock in the college chapel.
DR.. S. K. Mosiman, president
emeritus of Bluffton college, officiat-
ed at the wedding. The ceremony
took place in the presence of the
families and friends of the couple
who filled the lower floor of the
auditorium.
Preceding the nuptials were organ
plumbers by Miss Eleanor Niswander
who played medley consisting OF
"At Dawning", "Our Love" and
Glamour Toujours". Following this
were two vocal numbers Because
and 'I Love You Truly" sung by
Miss Helen Hartzler of Goshen,
4
Indiana.
The organ rendition of "Liebes-
traum" by List played by Miss Mis-
wander marked the entrance of the
officiating minister and the groom
accompanied by his best man James
Myers, of Cleveland, former college
roommate at Dayton university.
The bride entered the chapel from
the rear of the room on the arm OF
her father who gave her away. She
was attired in a lovely net dress
and satin jacket. Her veil was held
together with a band of orange
blossoms. She carried a shower bou-
quet of roses.
She chose for her Maid of Honor
Miss Margaret Steiner of Lima who
appeared in a gown of blue net
The brides attendants, wearing
gowns of pink net, were Miss Rita
Continued on page 81
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22
srH

school to which they were assigned
in the district of their residence and
that they were entitled to attend the
Roundhead district school with
transportation provided by the dist
rict of their residence.
The court held that the average
daily attendance of these pupils
should be included in the amount
allocated to the Roundhead school
board in apportioning the school
foundation fund.
The six nonresident pupils who
were denied the writ lived less than
one and one-half miles from the
school to which they were assigned
in their own district, and were there
fore considered not eligible as tut
tion pupils of the Roundhead dis
trict schools. Hence they should not
be included in computing daily at.
tendance records for participation ir
the fund for the Roundhead district
the court ruled.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22
.4th OF JULY
RULING MADE
Use of Fireworks Restricted to
One Day; No Shooting in
Business Area
Mayors Proclamation Will Pre-.
vent Sale of Fireworks
Until July 3

Regulation of the Fourth of July
observance inaugurated in Bluffton
a year ago will be continued this
year, it was announced the first of
the week in a proclamation by Mayor
w. A. Howe. The mayors procla-
nation was issued with approval of
the town council.
Regulations governing the sale
and use of fireworks and noise-mak-
ing devices will be virtually the
same as those in force year ago.
Firecrackers, torpedoes or other ex-
plosives of any nature may not be
discharged in the business district
at any time.
FIX BOUNDARIES
Boundaries of the business district
are fixed for this regulation as from
College avenue to Washington street
and from Jackson street to Big Riley
creek.
Discharge of fireworks in the resi-
Dental district is restricted to one
day only-the Fourth. The resi-
Dental district is held to include all
parts of town not included in the
business district.
Dealers in fireworks are not per-
mitted to display or sell their stocks
before Monday, July 3.
COUNCIL APPROVES STEP
Regulation of the Fourth of July
observance again this year was au-
thorized by the town council last
spring and the mayors proclamation
issued the first of the week was APP
proved by the council Monday night.
Future permission for the use of
fireworks in Buttons Fourth of
July celebration will depend largely
on the cooperation of the public in
the observance of this years re-
stricted program, it was announced.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22
Religious MOUie To
Be ShOlDn At III. S,

"Golgotha", an outstanding talk
ing motion picture of ten reels, will
be presented in the Bluffton High
school auditorium this Wednesday
evening at 8 o'clock under the spon-
sorship of the Presbyterian church.
1t is the first and only talking pic
ture ever made of the life and cruel
fixion of Christ.
"Golgatha" presents the immortal
story of Christ in spectacular and
impressive manner. Critics have ae-
claimed the production as probably
the most outstanding religious spec
tacle ever filmed.
Production costs of the picture
were over 100000, which is about
four time more than the average
feature motion picture made ir
Hollywood.
The picture was made in the ole
country, consequently the scenic back
grounds are accurate and correct in
every detail All of the speaking
parts, however, are in English.
A matinee presentation will bt
made at the high school auditorium
Wednesday afternoon at 2:3O a
popular prices. The evening per
formance will be over at 9:45 D. m.
according to announcement made this
morning.
The Bluffton news. [volume] (Bluffton, Ohio) 1875-current, 1939-06-22

Rev. A. S. Rosenberger, for
mer president of Bluffton college
and at present minister of the
Dalton Mennonite church, was
elected president of the Middle
District conference for next
year, at the final business ses-
sion Tuesday afternoon.
Donnellson, Iowa was chosen
as the place of meeting for next
year.
Other officers elected were:
Rev. Otto Friesen, Donnellson,
Iowa, vice president; Gerhard
Buhler, secretary; E. w. Baum
gartner, Berne, Ind, member of
the home mission committee;
John Tosh, member of the
education committee; DIR. ]. S.
Schultz, member of the profess
sional committee.
Rev. Paul E. Whitmer, Bluff
ton college trustee; Mr.. Adrian
Amstutz, Dalton and Rev. Del
bert Welty, Noble, Iowa, MEM
bers of the peace committee;
Gordon Leichty, Berne, Indiana,
young peoples field secretary;
Eli LuginbiII, Berne, Ind, con-
ference trustee.