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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
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Well, Sir, did any of you people see
that little story in Strange as it may
SEEM" Don't you believe it," "Be-
ieve it or not" or "This Funny
World'-some of 'em I don't know
which, told about newspaper man
who published only fifteen copies of
his paper, and sometimes only one
page,-and yet has circulation lar
ger than any other paper in the
World.
Now, I was never very good at
"figgerin'," so I'd like some of you
good people to tell me how fifteen
copies of newspaper can circulate in
such a miraculous way. I don't know
how to account for it except on the
ground of prodigious borrowing. You
know, lots of people will take special
delight in criticizing paper adverse
", but still borrow it from neighbor
for your wife to read. Poor old
WHEY! she has a lot of burdens to
bear. One of the Democrats" read
ers told me once that the stuff print
ed therein made him vomit. But I
noticed that when he took a seven
weeks vacation, he was particular to
have the paper forwarded to his tenn
porary hang-out. Reckon he liked to
vomit-saved him doctors bill.
But, even from the standpoint of
borrowing did the pesky little
sheet have on it's one page that so
many people wanted to see, and read :?
I'll bet it had some of this modern
sex appeal stuff. I'll wager it was as
spicy as a Spanish omelette. I'll
stake my weeks wages that some peo-
pie put the paper behind their backs
when caught reading it. But with all
that, I'm constrained to say that mir
acles will never stop ceasing," when
Is copies of a paper beats some per-
iodicals I have in mind. Why, it COM
pares favorably with the feeding of
the multitude with the few loaves and
the fewer fishes. Pm afraid to say
Just how much bread and how many
of the finny tribe were mentioned
since I am just little hazy on Bib
lical history, just at this moment.
How-some-ever, that editor would
be a mighty poor one for ONE circula-
ton promoter to tackle, wouldn't he?
He'd scott at any increase in ex-
penses; he'd be chary about increasing
his overhead. while he had millions
of subscribers with only Is press run.
I think I'll get in touch with that edi-
tor and offer him two-bits (all I can
afford) for his secret. But no such
luck.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
new MARKER PLACED
AT CANAL ENTRANCE

The Commandant of the u. S. Coast
Guard has advised Congressman Da-
vid J. Ward that day marker No. 2
at the entrance to Pocomoke Chan
mel, which was damaged by ice last
winter, has been removed and tenn
porary post marker placed pending
permanent replacement.
The Business Mems Association of
Pocomoke City reported to Congress
man Ward that No. 2 day marker was
in bad shape and dangerous to naviga-
ton. Other markers had been replac-
ed since the damage by ice last win
ter, but this one had not.
The Commandant has informed Con
gresham Ward that temporary mark
ers will be replaced by permanent
structures as a part of the general
restoration of aids destroyed by ice,
and that the work is being expedited.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
RED CROSS WAR
RELIEF FUND in
CITY CLOSED
Report Submitted BY Mrs. r.
Lee Hall Shows That $767.34
Collected In Drive
FIRST SHIPMENT OF
GARMENTS RECEIVED

The Red Cross War Relief Fund
drive in Pocomoke has closed, and due
to the generous response made by
business men, organizations and in
dividuals, the quota was reached and
passed.
The report, submitted by Mrs. R.
Lee Hall, chairman of the drive, shows
a total of $767.34 collected. This was
deposited in the bank by the treasurer
and a check of $3.50 drawn and mailed
to Miss Berta Bradford, treasurer of
Worcester County War Relief Fund on
June 9Th. In response to a second
call another check for $3.50 was sent
in Saturday. Is per cent of this a.
mount is returned to the treasurer of
Pocomoke War Relief Fund to be used
by the Production Chairman for ma
terials used in producing garments
for the victims of the war.
Mrs. Victor Rawlins, Production
Chairman, also reports that the first
shipment of garments has been receiv-
ed in Europe and that a second ship
ment is ready to go.
AS the drive is closed there will
be no further solicitation of the public
necessary for some time as sufficient
money is on hand to meet a third call
if one is received.
1t is a source of qualification to
the chairman of the drive and also to
co-chairmen and solicitors to know
that the citizens of the town not only
responded to the call promptly and
generously, but with such a fine spir-
it of cooperation and desire to be of
service to victims of Europe's war.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
COUNTIES WILL
PUT in EFFECT
new PROGRAM
Twelve Maryland Counties Will
Adopt Tenant Purchase Pro-
gram For New Year
ALREADY OPERATING IN
EIGHT OF THE COUNTIES

The Farm Tenant Purchase Pro.
gram will operate in IL Maryland
counties during the new fiscal year.
which began July list, it is announced
by Marion L. Wheatley, Supervisor of
the Farm Security Administration, U.
S. Department of Agriculture.
Mr.. Wheatley has received word
from Washington that Henry A. Wal
lace, Secretary of Agriculture, has
designated four counties for the in
PRODUCTION Of this program, and has
approved it's continuance in eight 9TH
er counties.
The Tenant Purchase program will
be introduced this year into Dorches-
ter, Howard, st. Mary's, and Talbot
Counties. It has already operated, and
is being continued this year, in the
following counties: Calvert, Caroline,
Charles, Frederick, Kent, Queen Anne,
Washington and Worcester.
Mr.. Wheatley is in charge of the
program in Worcester County.
Congress has authorized the Recon-
struction Finance Corporation, to ad-
vance 30 million dollars to the Farm
Security Administration, for the con-
tinuance of the Tenant Purchase lend
ing program, which enables deserving
farm tenants, share renters and farm
laborers to buy farms of their own.
"The amount of money which will
be available for the making of farm
tenant loans in Maryland will be an
nounced shortly" Mr.. Wheatley stat
ed. "The funds are allocated among
the states on the basis of total farm
population and the amount of farm
tenancy"
Farm tenant loans for the pur-
chase of family-size farms are made
on long-term, low-interest payment
plan-4O years at three percent in
terest," he explained. Borrowers
operate under their own carefully pre-
pared farm and home management
plans, receiving technical guidance
from the Farm Security supervisors.
"Loans are made only to persons
who cannot obtain adequate financing
from other sources for the purchase of
a farm" he added.
Interested farmers who would like to
become owners of their own farms
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
$4,000 FIRE in
STAFFORD, DEL. ON
TUESDAY LAST
Blaze Of Unknown Origin
Breaks Out In Hastings, Esk-
ridge & Co.'s Lumber Yard

A Seaford lumber industry suffered
loss by fire on Tuesday, estimated
to reach the sum of $4,000. The
origin of the blaze has not been deter
mined.
The fire broke out shortly after
midnight, and hurry call was sent
for assistance from nearby towns and
eleven companies reached the scene Of
the conflagation: Milford, Dover,
Laurel, Delmar, Bridgeville, Federals-
burg, Milton, Georgetown, Sharptown,
Millsboro, and Blades.
These fought the fire for more than
three hours, and saved the choice lum-
Der, stacked in a second building. The
firm suffering the loss was the Has
tings, Eskridge, and Company, and,
since the company had contracted for
a major part of the building activity
which is in evidence in Seaford, the
fire is specially disastrous.
Besides fighting the tall flames,
which lighted the sky for miles, fire
men raced through adjacent streets,
checking roof fires started by drifting
embers. Firemen said only the alb
sence of high winds prevented a SER
ious fire disaster.
Nearly everyone in Seaford and
surrounding towns turned out short
ly after the first alarm was sounded
at 1910 when the blaze was discover
ed by two Seaford police officers,
Kemp Marshall and Samuel Hastings.
Most of the women aroused from bed
were clad in lounging pajamas.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
WORCESTER HAS
LADY ASPIRANT
FOR COMMITTEE
Miss Lena Riggin, Clerk To Co.
Commissioners Graves
National HOnOrs

Miss Lena Riggin, clerk to the
Worcester County Commissioners, will
be in attendance at the Democratic
National Convention in Chicago, and
is also candidate for appointment
as National Committeewoman.
Six women, delegation spokemen
said, were considered likely candidates
to succeed Mrs. Elizabeth r. Menefee,
of Cumberland, the present commit
teewoman. They are: Mrs. August
Klecka, of Baltimore, Mrs. Frances E.
McFadden, of Mount Rainier, Miss
Lena H. Riggin, of Snow Hill, Miss
Bertha G. Joseph, secretary to Senator
Radcliffe, Mrs. M. Alice Candles, of
Baltimore, Mrs. Ethel r. Lorentz, of
Baltimore.
With the exception of State Comp
troller j. Willard Tawes, who was list
ed as a supporter of Miss Riggin,
party leaders have adopted hands,
off attitude in the committeewoman
race and have said the choice would
be left to the delegates.
Leaders of Maryland's delegation to
the Democratic National Convention
said the States national committeewo-
man would be selected by the dele
gates on special train. en- route to
Chicago Saturday. The Convention
will meet on Monday next, July 16.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12

Well, Sir, see by the papers that
the people up in Caroline County are,
literally up in arms, about what they
call "varmint" circulating in the
woods; and, up to the present has sue
ceeded in making itself too scarce to
be captured. They say it looks like
an orang-ou-tang (skip the spelling,
please), and if it is, I'd advise the
people not to kill the beast, but get
some more, let 'em increase and null
tiply and replenish the earth as quick
ly as possible, in case Hitler should
make landing in these parts. The
German army wouldn't want to see
more than score of these before they
would take to the air, the earth, and
the waters under the earth, in their
haste to spread the news in Berlin.
The incident referred to reminds
me, in way, of some advice North
erner gave to Southerner. The
damned" Yankee suggested to the
Dixie farmer that it would be good
idea to teach small army of monkeys
how to pick cotton. All that would
be necessary would be for the apes
to see the humans doing it; and, be-
ing of an initiative trend of mind, the
ancestors of man would jump in and
soon have the job done-and cheap
at that.
The Southerner agreed it would be
a good scheme, but he reminded his
friend of the North, that as soon as
the monkeys got to working skillfully,
the pesky Yankees would come down
and set them all free. No such ex-
perience as that was twice coveted by
the South.
But this tang" up the Shore, is
something else already yet, and it's
just as well that the Caroline people
keep the animal up in their section.
Maybe good idea would be to cap
ture it alive, give it good length of
chain, and fasten it to post driven in
the center of that courthouse lot
where the Government wants to plant
a building, and where the people don't
want to see it grow. I don't charge
anything for this little suggestion.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
NATIONALS ARE
VICTORIOUS IN
ALL-STAR GAME
Older Organization Wins Its
Third Contest I'm Eight That
Have Been Played
FIRST SHUT-OUT VICTORY
IN HISTORY OF GAMES

The annual All-Star base ball game
took place on Tuesday last in St.
Louis, and the National Leaguers
were victorious by a score of to O,
this being the first game in which
either team had been defeated by a
"shut-out" score. It also was the
third victory of the Nationals over the
American League team, in eight
starts.
The Nationals had blood in their
eyes from the very start. They open
ed up on Red Ruffing with three hits
in the first inning, one being for the
circuit, and three runs resulted from
the cannonade. This was enough to
win the game, but, for good measure,
one more was added in the eighth. The
Americans failed to tally.
The air-tight pitching of the vic
tors was the big feature, served up by
Derringer, Walker, Wyatt and Hub
bell. These held their opponents to
three hits. while their own batsmen
garnered seven.
An interesting feature of the con-
test was the appearance of two East
ern Shore boys in the lineup: Jimmy
Foxx, of Sudlersville; and Bill Mich
olson, of Chestertown, former star
athlete at Washington College. In
batting practice, these two showed
some long distance hitting, but, in the
game, they were unable to land on the
sphere with any effect.
The American pitching was below
par. Ruffing, Newsome and Teller,
did not display their usual wares, and
the winners were never IN danger by
reason of high grade twirling. It
looks as if the quality of base ball
in the American League is largely
governed by that displayed in the New
York team. AS New York goes, SO
is the League. This year the Yanks
have shown mysterious departure
from their form of the last four year,
and their slump appears to have af-
fected the entire loop.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
FORMER TEACHER
LOCAL SCHOOL
PRIMA DONNA
Will Take Leading Character OF
Mabel In Opera Entitled
Pirates OF Penzance

The Wilmington Morning News in
it's issue of July 3rd carried an ar
ticle which will be of interest to Po-
comoke readers.
The article referred to included a
picture of Mrs. Elizabeth Norman
Veasey, and contained in part the fol-
lowing:
Elizabeth Norman Veasey is one
of the three "prima donnas" of the
nine plays which have been produced
by the Brandywiners, group of sing
ers of young people interested in re-
ieving the monotony of the summer
months by giving a Gilbert and Sulli-
van play or light opera.
"Mrs. Veasey will return to the foot
lights of the Longwood stage on July
25 to 81, to portray the leading char
acter of Mabel in the PIRATES of Pen
zance" with a fine supporting cast
and chorus.
"Her clear, well-tempered lyric So
prano voice, her brunette hair, and her
attractive feature well fit her for the
part of Mabel. Her acting ability as
demonstrated in past productions
leaves little to be desired in any anna
teur theatrical show"
"Mrs. Veasey began her acting with
the Brandywiners in 1884 when she
took the part of Flametta in the "Gon-
doliers." The next year she was Sa-
charisa and understudy to the title
CONTINUED ON Pare 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
MIR. RAYMOND DENSTON
DISPLAYS TOMATOES

An unusual growth of tomatoes was
brought to the Democrat" office this
week, the fruit being a product of Mr..
Raymond Denston's farm, in Somer-
set county, only about one mile from
Pocomoke City.
The exhibit showed five well-de-
veloped tomatoes on one crown; the
other, six. They were unripe and in
splendid condition. Growers who have
seen this report it as rare output
on one stem.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12
MEETING OF
AMER. LEGION
ON WEDNESDAY
New Post Commander, L. Grit.
fin Callahan And Other Of
ficers Will Be Installed
NEW COMMANDER SEES
SERVICE FOR IND TIME

An important meeting of Worcester
Post No. SO American Legion, will be
held Wednesday, July 18th at which
time the newly elected officers of the
Post will be installed.
L. Griffin Callahan, Of this city
was elected Post Commander. Com
mander Callahan will be installed at
this meeting together with the fol
lowing officers: LIST vice-commander
G. Ewell Dryden, Stockton; End vice.
commander, Jesse Goodman, Snow
Hill; Adjutant, Franklin G. Dennis
Pocomoke City; Finance Officer, Rus
sell E. Matthews, Pocomoke City; Sgt
at Arms, Fletcher Miles, New Church
Va; Chaplain, Earl Tarr, Pocomoke
City; Historian, Herbert Meiser
Stockton. The installation will be
held in the State Armory, Pocomoke
City.
The Service Officer, one of the most
important is appointed by the Post
Commander after his installation. The
work is now being handled by John
Timmons, Snow Hill, who is doing q
splendid job.
L. Griffin Callahan goes into the
duties of Post Commander for the sec.
ond time, having served faithfully, in
the early days of the Post.
Delegates who will attend the State
CONTINUED on Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-12

Mr.. w. j. Andrews, Mrs. Dorothy
Blackpool, of Delmar, Del, Mr.. and
Mrs. Edward Land, of Indian Head,
and Mrs. Myrtle MCGEE and daughter,
Marchia, of Chipley, Ca, spent Tues
day with the formers brother, M. F.
Andrews.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-14
Future Bride Is
rendered SholUer

Miss Doris Perrillo of Wilson
street whose marriage to Frank Pal
mieri takes place on Labor day was
rendered greenback shower recent
ly by her associates at the Lux Clock
company. A mock marriage was per-
formed during the evening.
Those attending were: Misses
Edna Lasky, Connie Natalli, Rose
Gyurisko, Mildred Summa, Mildred
Passarelli, Kay Griffin, Mary Crit
fin, Mary Lesnikaski, Sally DAN
drea, Josephine Pistilli, Agnes Kelly,
Anna Clauer, Helen Vaitipintis,
Audrey Blair, Edith Rinaldi Marie
Peterson, Blanche Hebert, Artoinette
Fugliese, Olga Rosato, Helen Crit
fin, Dolores Duhamel, Betty Barrett,
Annette Dnypes, Josephine Napoli-
tano, Minnie Glover, Gladys Beau
chaime, Liberia Vaccaro, Mary Nellie,
Helen Povilaitis, Elina Iarrapino,
Mae Gunshannon, Judy Pevenoff.
Sylvia Simmons, Mary Mangini,
Eska Hanson, Alice Littlean, Cell
Poirier, Lucille Laliberti, Elsie Fink,
Betty Cooney, Florence Bowman,
Angelina Mascia, Alice Kelley, Nazla
Mawad, Mary Daddona, Anna Gau-
let, More Herrick, Mary Martin, and
Mrs. Saline Perriello, Mrs. Olive
O'Connell, Mrs. Rose Spardone, Mrs
Albert Perriello, Mrs. Michael Zello,
Mrs. Nicholas Zello, Mrs. Arthur
Denze, Mrs. Anna George, Mrs. Bea-
trice Heating, Mrs. Jennie Morea,
Mrs. Mary Christiano, Mrs. Lila Gui-
dice, Mrs. Isabel Lovely, Mrs. Guida
Rolly, Mrs. Dorothy Hawsley, Mrs.
Franek, Mrs. Agnes Guerrero, Fern
Frennette, Florence zello, Rita He
bert and Mary zappone.
Miss Betty Connolly of Griggs
street has returned to her home
after spending some time with Miss
Ruth Mallcy at her summer place at
Crystal Lake, Thompsonville, Conn.
Miss Glare Ryden of New Britain
accompanied Miss Connolly. The
three girls were forme classmates at
the Teachers College of Connecticut,
at New Britain
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-14
FOWLER-HIGGINS

Miss Virginia Marie Higgins Of
New Haven, daughter of Mrs.
Charles Stephen Higgins of Bar
Harbor, Me-, and the late DR.. Hig-
gins; and Douglas Mcpherson Fow-
Ter of this city, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Maltby Stanton Fowler of New Ha-
ven, formerly of Waterbury, will be
married August 81 at in the
Church of the Redeemer. The Rev.
Philip Gordon Scott will officiate,
and reception will follow in the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew
Shields, 1852 Whitney avenue, New
Haven, grandparents OF the future
bride.
A. Graham Shields of Attleboro
Mass, will give his niece in mar
riage, and Miss Rosemary Wetmore
will serve as the maid of honor
The bridesmaids will be Miss Celia
Mcclure and Miss Catherine Nor
wood of East Haven.
M. Stanton Fowler, Jr., will serve
as best man for his brother and the
ushers will be Frederick Edwarc
Van Stone of Sharon, Mass; Rob-
ert Boardman Dugan, and Richart
Griswold Newton Of New Haven
and Robert Chamberlain Wilkinson
of Wallingford.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-14

Weddings
KELLMER-LAWLOR

The wedding Of Miss Marjorie
Lawlor Of South Leonard street,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Michael
Lawlor to John Kelliher also of
South Leonard street, son of Mrs.
William Beasley, which was an event
of Aug. 3, took place at st. Patrick's
Church at 8 a. M, Rev. Bernard
Foster united the couple in marriage
and also officiated at the nuptial
mass which followed. The altar was
decorated with palms, and pink and
white carnations. Miss Mary Rice,
organist was accompanied by Miss
Marie Barnes, soloist.
The bride who was given in mar
rage by her father, wore a gown
of white chiffon, which had a
fitted bodice and square neckline.
The sleeves were pulled and were
trimmed with Margo lace. Her fin
gertip veil of tulle fell from a clus-
ter of seeded orange blossoms. She
carried a cascade of gardenias, or
chids and sweet peas. Mrs. Joseph
Donovan, a sister of the bride, wore
a lilac marquiSette gown, fashioned
with sweetheart neckline and short
pulled sleeves. Her tiara as well
as her mitts were of a matching
shade. She carried yellow roses and
bachelor buttons. The gown worn by
the brides mother was of dusty pink
with which she wore white accessor-
les. Her corsage was of gardenias.
The bridegroom's mother was attired
in blue chiffon and she wore white
accessories and a corsage of garden
las. Vincent Kelliher, a brothed Of
the bridegroom, was best man.
A breakfast for the bridal party
was held at the Copper Kettle. Later
in the day a reception was held at
the home of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Donovan of South Leonard street.
For travel, the bride wore a black
and white bengaline redingote style
costume, with black accessories. She
wore a corsage of orchids. Mr.. and
Mrs. Kelliher motored to New York
and Washington, D. G.
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-14
. McKEkNEY's BRIDGE QUIZ
This is the second Of a series
of six bridge tables stories.
BY VIM e. MCKINNEY
Americas Card Authority

Since I am telling you stories
about famous hands. must tell you
one. on myself. When contract orr
ginated, auction players knew Moth
ing about systems of bidding-that
had to be developed. We had a rule
In auction that, holding all four
aces, you should open the bidding
with two no trump. That is what I
did in today's hand, holding the
South cards. Everybody passed.
Modern bidding would not get you
into contract like this today, but
this is the story Of an old hand.
East played his king on Vests
opening lead, and my singleton ace
of clubs won the trick. led small
heart to dummy's queen. East won
with the king of hearts and re-
turned the nine of clubs West
overlook and then played the bal
ance Of his clubs!
When he led the tenth club, I
was down to three blank aces and
had to discard one. East at this
point held the queen-jack of dia-
monds and the queen of spades.
elected to discard the heart ace,
The Waterbury Democrat. [volume] (Waterbury, Conn.) 1917-1946, 1940-08-14
SOCIAL ACTIVITIES :
SoddIity Visits
Missionary Post.

The Children Of Mary Sodality
Of st. Thomas Church enjoyed q
trip to OSsining, N. Y. to attend the
annual departure ceremonies Of the
Maryknoll Fathers. Twenty one
young priests left Marykno1 for
missionary duties in the Far East
The ceremonies were very impress
sive and enjoyed greatly by those
who attended.
The group had dinner at the Nell
son Park Inn, Ossining, N. Y. pre-
vious to the ceremonies at the
seminary.
Father John Culliton, chaplain OF
the society, accompanied the group
which included the following:
Misses Betty Connolly, Anne Spill
lane, Betty REILLY, Marion Wolfe
Mae Lynch, Gertrude Feest, Betty
Marie Mccarthy, Irene Mongrandi
Anna Mancini, Alice Mccarthy
Mary G. Meegan, Rosemary Kane
Rita Duggan, Mary Foley, Phil Cas-
taldi, Mary Scappini, Mary Delaney
Rosemary Bolan, Irene Palatine, Es-
Their M. WEIGH, Frances Linehan,
Angelina Mast, Veronica, Kuzinko-
vic, Mary Birmingham, Mary Jane
White, Marguerite Gibbons, Lucy
Carriero, Helen Guiliano, Nellie Lo-
Russo, and Sue Carriero.