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Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-27

Sure He that made us a. gave us
not that capability and godlike rea-
son to rust in us unused.-Shake-
speare.
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-06-27

Experience is not what happens
to man. 1t is what man does with
what happens to him.-Aldous Hulk
ley.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
State Unity Is
Favorable To
Sen. Radcliffe

On the platform at banner Demo
cratic mass meeting in Frederick this
week stood Truman B. Cash of West
minister, chairman of the Democratic
State Central Committee. He told OF
new world of harmony in the Bal
timore political picture-a harmony
achieved through the efforts of Mr.
Cash and w. Preston Lane of Hagers-
town, Treasurer Of the National State
Central Committee, after the efforts
of other political leaders in Maryland
had been unsuccessful.
Said Mr.. Cash, Monday night at a
meeting in Baltimore, Governor o.
Conor, Mayor Jackson, Senator Rad
cliffe, w. Preston Lane, members of
the Congressional delegation and other
leaders pledged unfalteringly devotion
to the National Democratic ticket.
Such unity in the State assures the
return of Senator Radcliffe to the
Senate.
Mr.. Bruce, Senator Radcliffe's re-
cent opponent in the primaries, has
assured us of his support for the
Junior Senator. This harmony is in
violent contrast to the Republican
National picture, where Mr.. Willkie
endorses everything Roosevelt says,
while his party condemns them"
Mr.. Cash called the Republicans a
party of Especial privileges, high fl
nance and monopoly" and accused the
Republicans Of bringing the nation al
most to bankruptcy during it's con-
troll Of the Government. Mr.. Cash
contrasted the promises" and EN-
action" Of the old Republican admins
tration, with the slow building Of a
new world of equal justice, equal OPP
portunity for all men and women,
irrespective of class, race or creed,
which he said Mr.. Roosevelt has
achieved despite the opposition of the
party whose title Mr.. Willkie has
adopted. He accused the Republican
party of habitually protecting special
financial and industrial interests of
the East, and in all other respects,
letting wen enough alone.
Said Mr.. Cash, "The Republican ad-
ministration watched the ruin of mil
lions of acres of farm land through
the forces Of nature without lifting
a finger. Now they criticize soil con-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11

cost of installation, the governor d.
redcted the commission to proceed with
the work as soon as possible.
During his visit to this neighbor-
hood some few weeks ago, Governor
O'Conor inspected the bridge and re-
viewed traffic figures, which showed
the great use which inhabitants of
this section were making of this
structure. Inasmuch as other bridges
of similar nature throughout the state
were provided with lighting, the gov
ernor took it upon himself to press
the matter with the State Roads Com
mission.
According to plans agreed upon, the
bridge will be provided with two light
ing circuits, one providing for the use
of all the lights on the structure
through the evening hours; and Sec
ond circuit which would make possible
use of only half the lights from about
II or IL o'clock through the morn
ing hours.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11

servation projects through which
Roosevelt has turned them into Ma
tional assets. The Republican party
ignored unemployment, old age, and
under-privileged youth. Mr.. Roose-
welt braved the wrath of Wall Street
to relieve these injustices yet the gen.
tlemen farmer from Wall Street, Mr..
Wendell Willkie poses as the champ
ion of brave, new world. He will
mislead no one. His party permitted
thousands of banks to close their doors
while they talked about prosperity
around a corner. Throughout it's his
tory the Republican Party has been
the party Of reaction and inaction."
Mr.. Cash summed up his address by
stating that the Gallup polls and every
other indication pointed to Demo-
crat victory, and added an impassion-
ed plea for the election of Congress
man Byron in the House of Repre-
sentatives from the Frederick Dis
trict.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
PRESBYTERIAN PASTOR
LEAVES PRINCESS ANNE

Lloyd S. Hindman, pastor of the
Manokin Presbyterian Church, left
last week to report for active duty at
the U. s. Naval operating base, Nor
folk, Va. Mr.. Hindman was an officer
in the Naval Reserve, holding the COM
mission, Lieutenant Junior Grade),
Chaplains Corps.
The young minister has been serv-
ing in the old historical church here
since, May 10, 1888, when he was or
dained and installed as pastor. He is
the son of DR.. and Mrs. A. C. Hindman
of Burgettstown, Pa, and graduated
from Princeton Theological Seminary
in 1888. He rendered his resignation
as pastor of Manokin Church last Sun
day during a congregational meeting
following the morning service.
Mr.. Hindman left here Tuesday fol
the Norfolk Navy Yard. He will be
one Of four Chaplains, including one
Catholic, who are stationed there al
the present, serving approximately
$4,000 men and their families living al
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
{. and P. Phone
Company Has
New Manager

Richard r. DeButts has been ap-
pointed District Commercial Manager
of the Eastern District of The Chesa-
peake and Potomac Telephone Com
pany of Baltimore City, according to
an announcement made by Harry S.
Boyle, Jr., General Commercial Man
ager. He succeeds Truman G. RUM
berger, who has been appointed Cen
eral Commercial Engineer with head
quarters in Baltimore.
The new District Manager will sup
ervise the Company's operations in
al exchanges throughout Worcester
Somerset, Dorcester, Caroline, Wi
comico, Talbot and Kent counties,
Maryland, and Accomac and North
ampton counties in Virginia.
Mr.. DeButts was born in North
Carolina and was educated at the
University of Virginia where he re-
ceived a Bachelor of Science degree
in 1929. He entered the service of
the Telephone Company in July of the
same year as a student in Washing
ton. In September of that year he
was transferred to Baltimore as 8
clerk. He held various positions with
the Company until November, 1886
when he was appointed Manager Of
the Salisbury area. In August Of
1888 he was appointed District Com
mercial Supervisor of the Eastern Dis
trict and in September Of the follow.
ing year was transferred to the Bal
timore business office as q Manager
Mr.. DeButts remained in this position
until his recent appointment.
i Mr.. DeButts married Miss Nellie
Hamilton of Warrenton, Va. Mr.
] and Mrs. DeButts and their child viii
again make their home in Salisbury.
| Mr.. DeButts is known to a mum
Der of people on the Eastern Shor'
as during his previous assignment
in this area he was member of tn
|. Salisbury Rotary Club and was in
terested in civic affairs. His oh
: iective in this new job will be improv
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
Annual Meet
Of Snow Hill
Milk Assoc.

The annual meeting Of the Snow
Hill Interstate Milk Cooperative Lo-
cal was held in the Fire Hall, Snow
Hill, the evening of October End with
an attendance of one hundred men,
bers and guests. In the absence of
r. Newell Stagg, Jr., chairman of the
local, Rider w. Adkins presided.
DR.. Thomas Kelly of Scott-Powell
Diaries gave an interesting review
of the progress made at the Snow Hill
Cooling Station. He urged the local
farmers to keep books and form a
Herd Improvement Association. He
also stressed the Importance of good
breeding.
Following remarks from Clayton
Reynolds, Interstate Field man and
J. M. Wheatley, Regional Director, o.
H. Hoffman, General Manager of the
Interstate Milk Cooperative, gave a
very instructive and impressive talk
as to the history and aims of the
organization. He pointed out how
necessary it was for the farmers to
have a strong cooperative and the
help that it has been in preserving
and maintaining milk prices.
Officers elected to serve for the
coming year were: r. Newell Stage,
Jr., president; Rider w. Adkins, vice.
president; and Albert w. Dickerson,
secretary treasurer.
Delegates for the annual meeting
to be held in Philadelphia in No
vember were: S. o. Northam, Snow
Hill; William H. Holloway, Newark.
Alternates were: Walter Shockley,
Snow Hill; and Arthur Payne, POGO
moke.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
WILL CELEBRATE THE
FIRST CHURCH BUILDING

The Peninsula Conference Histori-
cal Society have announced the hold
ing of the first celebration Of the
building of the first Methodist Church
on the Peninsula. This event is to
take place on Sunday, October 18TH
2:30 p. M, on the original site of old
Kent Meeting House. This site is To-
Gated on the old post road leading
from Chestertown to Rock Hall. 1t
is on a small bluff about one mile
below st. Pauls Episcopal Church
just off the concrete leading from
Fairlee to Reese's Corner.
This is not the oldest Methodist
Church, for two others were built as
Church of England buildings. One of
them having been confiscated during
the struggle of the Revolutionary War
and the other presented to the Meth
odist by the Rector. However, it is
the first Church ever erected by the
Methodist on the Peninsula. It also
has the distinction of the first we ever
owned, the others having come into
our possession in the yeyars 1778 and
1779.
After eighty years of neglect and
growth, the grounds have been clear
ed and beautified under the super
vision of the Historical Society large
ly through the personal efforts Of
Frank and Ivanroe Willis, two men,
bers of the Conference whose ancest-
ors are buried in the old cemetery.
The Chapel was partially destroyed
by vandals after the rafters were
erected. Methodists being accustom-
ed to persecution were not dismayed
and started anew. It has housed many
prominent people of early Kent coun-
ty and they had preached by the prom
inent itinerants. Asbury, Coke, What
coat, Lee, the two Smiths, Boehm,
Gill and many other famous ministers
were at one time and another in the
pulpit.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
DUAL HIGHWAY IS
SUBJECT OF DISCUSSION

A concerted effort to have U. S.
Route 13 converted into dual high
way from Dover, Del, to the Virginia
line was launched early this week,
following a meeting of representatives
from the Delaware towns and the Sal
isbury Chamber in Seaford Thursday
night, last week.
Representative civic leaders from
Camden, FELTON,, Harrington, Green
wood, Bridgeville, Seaford and Laurel
attended the Seaford conference held
at the home of L. G. Longfellow who
heads the Seaford Chamber Commit
tee. The viewpoint of the Maryland
towns was expressed by President
Ernest o. Wheatley and Secretary
Charles J. Truitt Of the Salisbury
Chamber of Commerce and Senator
Wilmer Fell Davis of fredericksburg.
If the defense highway paralleling
the coast is to be built with national
- defense funds, the construction of an
other traffic lane for U. S. 10 should
be. started with federal-state approp-
-riations, the conference decided.
1t was pointed out that the location
of a defense highway paralleling the
ocean front was conceived by the War
Department solely from a defense
viewpoint. The U. S. Is dual highway
will not only be a defense measure
but also serve peacetime economy be-
cause it passes through a greater
density of population and industrial
operations, it was poined out.
Pocnmoke and other Maryland
towns along and near U. S. 10 are to
give their active support to the two
lane project.
The Thursday meeting in Seaford is
the first in a series of meetings which
will be called at various points in
Western Kent and Sussex Counties.
Mr.. Longfellow has laid the ground
work for a series of conferences
which will be designed to point out
the more general demand for dual
highway in this section.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11

ing the service of present subscribers
and providing service in areas which
are now without telephones.
Mr.. Rumberger first became asso-
ciated with the Company In Baltimore
in 1929. He served in different ca
pacities until his appointment as Dis
trict Commercial Manager of the East
ern District in December, 1887, which
position he held until his recent trans
fer to Baltimore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11
CHOPTANK BRIDGE TO
BE FULLY LIGHTED

The Choptank River bridge, at Cam
bridge, connecting Dorchester and Tai
bot counties, will be wired for light
ing in the immediate future. Gov.
Herbert r. O'Conor announced this
week.
Following receipt of estimates from
the State Roads Commission on the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-11

the base. The three Protestant Chap
lains conduct total of twelve SERVES
each Sunday.
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Bedtime Stories

BY THORNTON w. BURGESS.
Peter Rabbit sat on the edge Of
the Old Briar Patch and watched
the flying giant carry Farmer
Browns boy up. up. until the giant
itself seemed no bigger than or
Mistah Buzzard. Peter was so ex-
cited and so astonished that he
almost forgot to breathe. He WON
dered If Farmer Browns Boy would
ever come back. Presently, as. Peter
watched. the giant began to come
down. Down, down, down came the
great flying giant, just as Peter
had seen it do before 1t landed on
the Green Meadows, and ran little
way. Then it stopped and Farmer
Browns Boy and the other man
jumped out of the back of it while
Farmer Brown hurried over to join
them. Once more they walked
round and round the giant. and the
stranger who had jumped out of
1t with Farmer Browns boy seemed
to be explaining things.
Now whatever his faults may be
Peter isn't stupid He understood
now that this flying giant wasn't a
living thing at all. He understood
that it was something made by man,
just as were the monsters that tore
along the roads and which Farmer
Browns Boy always calls automo-
biles. It was hard to believe that
men could fly. but he had seen them
do it with his own eyes. After all,
this was no harder to believe than
it was to believe in a giant as big
as this great machine.
OF course. you guessed long ago
what 1t all meant. Not such a
great distance from where Farmer
Browns Boy lived was a factory
where airplanes were being made.
One of the men who test the ma
chimes had discovered that the
Green Meadows was a splendid place
on which to land. He had invited
Farmer Browns Boy to take a trip
in the air with him, and it had all
happened just where Peter could
see it.
Now that he understood, Peter
was no longer afraid. He was
eager to tell his friends about it.
This was the biggest piece of news
since the coming of Buster Bear to
the Green Forrest, and Peter was
anxious to spread it about. You
know no one loves to be the bearer
Of news more than does Peter Rab-
bit. So he hurried to tell Mrs. Pc
ter, and then as soon as the flying
machine left, disappearing far
away beyond the Green Meadows.
Peter started for the Green Forest
as fast as he could go, lipperty lip
perty-lip.
Evening star., 1940-11-19
Don't Take
Ny Word for 1t
BY FRANK COLBY.
Pronouneing Test

Important Notice-My free Pro-
nouncing Test No. 2 is now ready
for distribution and is offered to
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Evening star., 1940-11-19
Not This

Mary: Mother, can't I have
new coat? See how short these
sleeves are"
Mother: You'll have to wait
while until we can afford to buy
two coats. 1t wouldn't be fair to
buy you a coat and not get Jean
one"
Evening star., 1940-11-19

Mother: Mary. you've grown so
fast you need a new coat"
Jean: Cant I have one, too?"
Mother: mo, dear. Your coat is
still good and we cannot afford to
buy what we do not need"
Evening star., 1940-11-19

EVENING STAR FEATURES TODAY
F1ashes-Latest
Star Spors-Late sports. by Ray Michael, WMAL pm.
Star OperasRecoded from Wagner Tannhauser
"Todays Prelude" each morning WNlAL, 645-7.
THE EVENINGS HIGH LIGHTS
All times Pm. unless indicated.
8:3o-WRC, Hedts opportunity
make bit of pocket and to hear good band.
e00-WJSV We the People: Ralph Ingersol editor of the
PM having just returned from London relates
what he found there Other guests include the master party
maker Elsa Maxwell and William C.. Sorck who heard
s00-WAI Grand Central Station: Another complete and
original drama.
s3WOI American College Forum Theodore Crank
round table discussion with students
versity. Georgetown George Washington and Maryland
1000WRC Shirley supplements the
show.
l030-WMAI, Edward Weeks: Sherwood Anderson,
wright tauthor-poet, chats with Mr. Weeks on The Home
in Literature
1o30-WJSV Harold Minnesota. speaking
National Municipal League Conference Springfield Mass
submits his plan for local government economies
for reducing national defense tax burdens.
SHORT. WAVE PROGRAM
845-LONDON and George Socombe,
Csc. s5s meg. 81 m. GSD. 1175 meg. 255 m.
0:00-LONDON within Fortress talk Clemenc
Csc, e58 meg, 313 GSD, Ills meg, 255 GSI,
GIL 491 m.
lo30-BERLN News in English DJD. ll.77 254 DJZ,
IL 80 254 m: DJC 602 meg, 498
1130-LONDON News summary GSC 958 meg, 313 m; GSD,
meg. 255 GS1, 6I 4e1 m.
1240am-TOK1O: THE Pacific Ocean and Japan talk in
English Masayoehi Morno, 80 254
Evening star., 1940-11-19
POINTS FOR PARENTS
By EDYTH THOMAS WALLACE.
This i

Children iDiH accept disc
ton it it IS obviously fair.
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
The Draft QUESTIONABLE

With the election over attention of large segment
OF the public is centerng first peace-time
scrpton The draft finally is under way, the first ques
honnaires having been put in the mail this week for
the comparatively few whose serial numbers are
at the top of the list of those drawn in the national
lottery.
Already there is confusion and no little concern
about this early stage Of CONSUMPTION Not only those
young men who liable for military service, but their
parents wives and other relatives naturally are won
dering just who will be called and when The arrival
OF the first questionnares probably will do nothing to
calm their worries.
It is quite true that the filling out of these forms
will establish the to the first question: who will
go into training. But the fact that receives
QUESTIONABLE does not that he has already been
singled out for service Actually, no man has been
selected any be selected until the quesonnaires
have been returned to the local draft board and CLASH
fed by the latter body Even should be placed
in Glass 1.-The group supposedly having disqual-
fcationsby his local board he must still be declared
physically fit before he be sent to camp Accord
ing to Army estimates after all disqualifcatons have
been allowed by the draft boards only about out of
every ten men to receive QUESTIONABLE will service
this year.
More confusion is expected as result of the de-
tailed and complicated information required by the
questonnares There is certain to be doubt about such
queries as the listing OF physical defects, the cacua
ton OF yearly earnings and expenses, the exact definition
of dependency and many other points It because
such problems these posed that the Government
set up the various local advisory boards to aid regis
trants in filling the questonnaires. All registrants
should take advantage of this offer of advice which will
cost them nothing.
Just why SeIective Service officials must know what
part of registrants salary is spent his depend
ents, how much property he owns, just exactly how
long he has worked in whatever jobs he may have held
during the past five years, and some of the other
minute details covered by the questionnares is
thing of mystery. And there probably will be pro-
tests from regstrans who feel that such questions
unnecessarily personal or require too much private
research and guesswork But all should remember that
the Selective Service Act law and the question
naires must be filed out
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07
The Blitzkrieg Hits Another Snag

Messrs. Hitler Mussoini Co. suffered another Sc
loss of prestige last week when tiny Greece called
their bluff and battle to the Italian branch of the
invincibe" Fascist forces. The valiant Greeks may
yet be thoroughly whpped-al the odds certainly
with their foesbut their heroic resistance already has
given courage to the other Balkan nations which here
tofore have trembled before Naz-Fascist threats.
Furthermore there is to believe that Greece
and her British allies already have won important
strategic Victories matter what the eventual out
of the Italian invasion. For by pushing the
invaders back into Albania on 'front.' the Greeks
have encouraged a real revolt among the unhappy
Albanians and have from Fascst-encrcled Yugo-
slavia sympathy and respect which well may lead to
more material help. The bare possibity-and that is
all that it is at this timethat Italy may be blasted
from Albania may be enough to bring about the long
hoped-for protective alliance of the remaining free
Balkan nations. However it is doubtful that Mussonis
boss in Berlin will sit by long enough to let his junior
partner. in terrorism be thrown out of the Balkan
peninsula.
Having more important bearing the eventual
decision in the struggle between the democracies and
the toaltarians the seizure by England of Crete
and other important Greek coastal islands For the
first time in the present conflict the British managed to
git thar fustest with the mostest men" and arpanes
And from such Bases which they easily hold with
their fleet, they further the isolation of Itay's
forces in Africa and bomb Italian military and indus
trial centers more frequently and more effectively
Montgomery County sentinel. [volume] (Rockville, Md.) 1855-1974, 1940-11-07

with the desire to own and develop
the land. No room for fascism or
communism in that outlook.
/ met the young president, Ivan
Kindschi, from an 80-acre farm in
Prairie du Sac, Neb., up in the dairy
country. He was in Washington on
his way to the convention. a
l asked Ivan:
What are you preparing to do?"
I'm going to own a farm" he
said.
And that, I figured out, after a
lot more questions is why most of
the boys join the Future Farmers.
It's simple enough-they are fu-
ture farmers.
How did you get interested in
the organization?" l asked him.
Because they do interesting
things"
That's simple and sensible enough
too, and those interesting things in
clude learning to be better farmers
and following great principle of
democracy that gets kind of rusty
in the city and in the country too
helping to make the community
better.
These boys build investments in
farm land, live stock and farm ma
chinery through money they earn on
their projects.
Nothing anchors a man to democ-
racy like property he's sweated for.
And they learn not only how to
judge cattle, soil conservation, but
all the other practical things farm
boy has to learn such as how to
handle hog from farm to market
so when the packer weighs he won't
have to cut a chunk out of a ham
where somebody encouraged the
poor porker aboard a truck with
q boot.