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The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04

A furor that is more than a tenn
pest in TEAPOT has been created in
Congressional circles as a result of
the commissioning of Elliott Roose-
welt, son of the President, as a Cap
tain In the Army. Elliott, aged thirty
and subject to the draft. was desig-
mated as a Specialist and inducted
into the Army as a Captain In
special ceremony at the War De
partment early last week. 1t Il
claimed he has had no former mill
tary service Or training of any kind
and that, while married, his wife
and family would not be dependent
upon his earnings for support and,
therefore he would have been sub
ject under the Conscription Act to
Immediate call for service. AS a
Captain specialist" the Presidents
son will be assigned TO a years duty
at Wright Field, Dayton, Chic, and
will receive twenty-four hundred
dollars year base pay, plus allow
ances that will amount to nearly a
hundred dollars a month more.
When various Members of Congress
inquired of War Department officials
as to how hey could arrange to have
some of their constituents designat
ed as specialists" and given Cap
tain's commissions, they were in
formed that such arrangements were
made "only in special cases." The
Presidents eldest son, James, who
is high salaried moving picture ex-
ecutive, holds commission as an Of
ficer in the Reserves. Another son
also has a special assignment.
John ". Mccormack Of Massa-
chusetts, ardent New Dealer, was Sc
lected as Democratic Floor Leader
OF the House over Clifton A. Wood
rum Of Virginia at q meeting Of the
DaEaocra1ic CAUCUS late last week.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04
Patriotism Is Crurnbling

For years it has been an American
truism that no Negro was ever known to
turn against the country's flag. Today new
history is being written on this matter
While most Negroes do not agree with the
steps being taken, there is a large body
Of Negroes who feel that the partial atti-
tudes faced by black people in this country
slst that the Negro must do as other people
do not warrant blind patriotism They in
do, line up with those forces that promise
a more abundant life for all Of the people,
instead Of the lily whites, alone
They have been driven to this grim view
through denial of Jobs, while their families
hungered, refusal Of decent communities,
in which to raise their children, segrega-
ton IN places designed to serve all of the
people, and physical abuse, leading even
to lynching. when they insisted upon fair
play 1t is indeed a sordid bit of history
Only people with the stern philosophy
of the Negro could have stood it SO long.
But the Negro is becoming occidentalized.
He is taking on all Of the white mans vir
tues and all of his vices He is learning
to hold the other cheek at distance, and
use his weapons. This is a radical turn.
but it is only natural The white man has
been his teacher. And in some things the
white man is q good teacher. particularly
In matters of destruction
That Negroes are beginning to take this
view is evinced by report that the New
Orleans Press has requested the Dies
Committee to investigate ten prominent
Negroes in New Orleans. The persons
named are accused Of communistic activi-
ties. Such crumbling of patriotism will
effect the status of all Negroes in the
country before many pages Of the calen-
dar have been turned.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04
| With a Buckeye
In Congress. :.

Plans for Congress to cease its
Eibors By September 28th went awry
early last week when It became evi
dent that Administration leaders
could not count sufficient number
OF votes in the House to assure pas
sage Of resolution for sine die adj
Journnent. 1t now seems apparent
that the present legislative schedule
cannot be completed before October
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04
Behind The War Neus

The public reads each day Of the deal
ing Of death and destruction to each Of
the warning nations If the figures are to
be taken seriously neither the English nor
The Gernl.,--s.s should have an air force by
4h,z date ns4 careful readers kaoW that
shere is something wrong with tho eensNg~
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04

5th, and perhaps
MT until a later
date. In the mean.
time a bloc in the
House made up of
the Republican mi
noritjy and indepen-
dent Democrats are
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04
No Treason Road For Us
Written especially for Negro School chldren)

BY William Henry Huff for AMP
Well fight whoever points gun
Toward our land superior;
We have no pet beneath the sun
Not even dear Liberia.
Whoever says our gallant race
Would shrink from fighting Russia
And that we'd coWardly embrace
Some foreign hatched inertia
Should war arise between those poW'rs
Must have hallucinations.
Well die for this great land OF ours
Despite the crude relations
That do exist upon our soil
Without single reason
And if one wants our blood to boil
Just let him mention treason.
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04
q .

Capital conversation oyer the
weekend centered about the nilitry
pact entered into between Japan,
Italy and Germany last Friday and
its effect on the United States in the
future. Of course, the announce
ment of the pact was not unexpect-
ed. In fact, many have suspected
that such a pact had been entered
into secretly some time ago. Recent
actions By the Stats Dspsxtmsats
The Dayton forum. [volume] (Dayton, Ohio) 1913-1949, 1940-10-04

A photographer strolling about
the grounds Of the Girls Industrial
School, near Delaware, in the ac-
companying pictures brings out
Life on the Campus" as enjoyed by
Negro girls at the institution under
the Bricker administration. In the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14

OUR FLAG .

Today is "FLag Day.. AS the flag is the SYM
boil of our country, the day becomes "Our Coun-
|try's Day., as sDeH. And, as our country stands
for a freedom, .Uhich .Uas bought BY the blood of
those .Uho fell in the Revolutionary War; lOIich
has been enjoyed for more than century and a
half; and Dl,;ch seems to be menaced by .UaOe
lof despotisn1 rolling oUer Eur0pe-this is day
1Ulich should appeal ith special force to all 10y
al, patriotic Americans.
1T seems almost Incredible that any nation
should sacrifice the lUes of millions in order to
establish such governments as contain the ele-
noted by such dictators as Mussolin, Hitler, and
Stain; governments that crush the masses of the
people beneath the heels of autocrafic rulers;
governments that depriUe economic life of all in
dependent, competitive business; governments
that make puppets of all except those sVho lick
the feet of tyrar,ric masters; governments that
hesitate not to debase uUonaanhood; governments
that repudiate eUery principal of national honor
governments that haze denied the living God,
stamped out churches, confiscated sacred prop
erty, and lUhoSe rulers faunt their polUer the
face of the Almighty Himself, making then1sel-
ues superior to On,nip0tence; governments
uOI,ich hesitate not to take upon themselves the
decisions of life and death, snuffing out any sort
of liberty of thought and action, by n1urderous
procedure; governments instituted for the base
pleasures of those lvho, BY any means whatever,
haue gained a foothold inside the circle of the
lTCtSNUy QyI1QSEtGSS governments tH LUNLCQ SvC.
ophants only, haue a right to liue; governments
.Ulich exist by the might of armed millions; and
government Which, .Ue firmly believe, are des-
tined to learn, sooner or later, that might does
not make right, and sooner or later 1U meet the
fate of empires raised by despots of old and
serving only to produce relics of fallen ciUliza-
lions.
The "Stars and Stripes" neuer stood for such
tenefs as mentioned above. The Flag has always
.Uaued over free people; a people happy in
their family life; people making their o.Un
laus; a people free to worship according to the
dictates of their conscience-a privilege
gained by fleeing a country denying it, and a
privilege maintained through many a sacrifice
as a nelU country to take its place Nth the
great powers of the World.
Our Flag is respected throughout the universe
as flying above the greatest, grandest, and most
powerful nation on the Globe. A nation Which
believes in and sUiU defend its democratic life to
the last ditch. A nation that anszUered the call
of distress in 1918 to defend the den1ocracies of
Europe and before lUhose flag, the hordes of
despotic forces bolved in surrender.
And, today, this Flag seems destined to be
called again into service. In Europe a horrible
onslaught of highly mechanical force is cutting
lUide slvaths into the ranks of defending demo-
cratic rule. Iron and steel are forged into great
juggernauts, which roll on in serried ranks and
Continued On Page
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
MRS. MARY PEACOCK
DIED MONDAY MORNING

Mrs. Mary Ann Peacock died at
four o'clock Monday morning at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. John Peacock,
at Costen Station, where she had re-
sided for the past eight months. She
had passed her eighty-fourth birthday
and death resulted from a complica-
ton of diseases.
Born in Somerset County in 1856,
she was the daughter of the late Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Gibbons. She had
resided in Dublin all her life where
she was well known and loved for the
good and quiet life that she lived.
Mrs. Peacock leaves no mediate
relatives. Her husband, William Pea
cock at the age of SO years preceded
her in death some IL years ago.
Funeral services were held from the
Cokesbury Methodist Church Tuesday
afternoon at 2:3O o'clock, conducted
by the Rev. J. F. Willis. Interment
was in the family burying ground ad-
joining the church.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
NEWS FROM
CONVENTIONO OF
ROTARIANS
Rotary Founder, Harris, Adj
dressed More Than Three
Thousand On Tuesday
BRAZILIAN rs ELECTED
INTERNATIONAL PRES.

After the opening of the 1910 con-
vention of Rotary International at a
special session, on Sunday, June 9,
which featured message of welcome
and invitation from DR.. FREDERICK La
redo Bru, president of Cuba, and the
first general session of the conven-
ton on Monday, June 10th, the. con-
vention met "by vocations" on Tues
day, June II. Twenty-eight vocation
al craft assemblies were held during
the morning.
The second general session of the
convention, held later on Tuesday
morning, featured the convention adj
dresses of G. Ramirez Brown, states
man of Managua, Nicaragua, second
vice-president of Rotary International
and the message of Rotary's founder
and president emeritus, Paul P. Har-
ris of Chicago, Illinois.
Rotary Founder Harris, addressing
the more than 5000 assembled Ro-
tarians and guests said: Rotary has
made for itself miniature model of
a world at peace. All great projects
must first have their miniature mod
els. This holds good in the project
of world peace. To create world
wide fellowship out of sixty different
elements, each with it's numerous re-
ligiouS and political subdivisions.
would in the beginning (of. Rotary
have seemed like an idle dream, but
while Rotary is and has always been
idealistic, thus far, at least, its IDEAL
ism has proven to be practical {.
Rotary has actually become part of
the civic life of sixty nations. have
no hesitation in saying that world
peace could be achieved and be made
permanent if reared on Rotary's firm
Continued on Page 100
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
EXPLAINING
The RAISE In
CITY TAX RATE
Mayor Ross Informs Taxpayers
AS To Boost Of Ten Cents
On The Hundred Dollars

The 1910 Municipal tax rate was
fixed at 9Oc on the 500 by the Mayor
and City Council at a special meeting
held last Tuesday night. This is an
increase of 10c on the $1OO over the
1889 rate.
Under the provisions of law pass
ed by the Maryland Legislature last
year, officials of municipalities no
longer have authority to fix assess
ments on either real or personal prop
erty. The County Commissioners
make the assessments and the local
officials fix the rate. If the total
assessments furnished by the Commits
sloners are approximately the same as
the assessable basis the local authori-
ties have been using, then the usual
tax rate may be levied. But that is
not the case with regard to Pocomoke
City.
Inc total assessments which have
been levied for 1910 by the County
commissioners on real and personal
property within the corporate limits
OF Pocomoke City is $2,96S,333 as
compared with $3,253,sO6, which was
Pocomoke's 1889 assessable basis.
Another change brought about by
this law is the date taxes are due and
the time from which they are subject
to interest. Heretofore municipal
taxes in Pocomoke City were due
January LIST following the fixing of
the levy and interest was not charg-
ed until after that date. Now taxes
become due October LIST and interest
is charged a the rate of IL of 1%
per month after October LIST.
Tax bills are now being prepared
and will be mailed as quickly as pos
sible.
Through resolution passed by the
Mayor and Council, discounts for pay
ments prior to October LIST will be al
lowed as follows: Payment during
June, 1910, go; during July, 1910,
IL %S during August, 20; during
September, 1910, " of 20.
While the Mayor and City Council
were reluctant to saddle an additional
burden on the taxpayers of POGO
moke City, yet the 1Oc increase in
the rate will just about offset the re-
duction in assessments.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
SITUATION OF
The BALL TEAM
in STATU QUO.
Club Is Still In Seventh Place
And Has Difficulty In I'm
proving Standing
SOME OF THE INJURED
REPORTED WILL RETURN

The baseball situation in this city
is about the same as it was last is
sue. The club is still in seventh place
in the league standing and seems to
be having difficulty in moving up in
the race.
Last Thursday night they Travelled
to Centreville where the Red Sox
tromped on them by a score of 1871.
On Friday night they played Eas-
ton in the local park and defeated
that team, score 81.
Saturday night they travelled to
Dover and the Orioles took them over
by score Of IL.
On Sunday, Salisbury was enter
tanned here in two games. In the
first game the Chicks were trailing
by a score of 80 in the seventh, but
by virtue Of three hits off the start
ing pitcher, Mikan and three free
trips to first and with Vic Weiss, cen
terfielder greeting Comellas, Cuban
relief hurler for the Indians with a
lusty two-base wallop the local team
scored times to take the game 4-3.
In the second game, Wilburn, pitcher
for the Indians seemed to have the
number of the Chicks as he only al
lowed four scattered hits, while the
Salisbury team was scoring A times,
1 by virtue of walk, wild pitch and
single and three more by virtue of
untimely boots by Pocomoke.
On Monday Milford played in this
park and was defeated by the local
team by a score of 81. Murray
knocked a homer in this game with
one man on base.
Tuesday night the team played Mil
ford a double header at Milford and
were defeated in both games, scores
2-1 and Al.
On Wednesday night the local club
entertained the Cambridge Cardinals
CONTINUED on Page ~
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
LOCAL DRIVE
FOR RED CROSS
IS SUCCESSFUL
More Than Seven Hundred Dol
lars Has Been Collected BY
Energetic Solicitors
PORTIONS OF MONEY
SENT TO HEADQUARTERS

Recent word has been received by
our local Red Cross Chapter from Ma
tional Headquarters at Washington
that the tragic events of the past
weeks have made it necessary for the
American Red Cross to increase its
War Relief goal from $10,000,000 to
$2O,OOO.OOO. Even before the citizens
of Pocomoke City knew that their
quota had been doubled over five hun
dred dollars had been raised. ($23.92
of this money was raised by school
children.) The total is now $500 and
has been deposited in the bank by the
treasurer under "War Relief Fund"
"War Relief Fund"
A check of $3.50 was mailed to Miss
CONTINUED on page A.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
PUBLIC LIBRARY
ELECTED new
OFFICERS, 1910
ii. Merrill Walters Named Presi-
dent Board OF Directors,
Vice r. B. Mathews
LIBRARY HAS SPLENDID
COLLECTION OF READING

The new officers of the Pocomoke
Public Library, elected at recent
meeting, are: President, H. Merrill
Walters; Vice President, Mrs. Norris
M. Young; Recording Secretary, Mrs
Grady E. Powell; Corresponding Sec
rotary, Mrs. Emerson w. Polk; Treas
urer, Mrs. L. Paul Ewell; Librarian.
Mrs. William H. Schoolfield; Assis-
tant Librarian, Mrs. William B.
Lance.
The Directors of the Association
are: Rev. r. B. Stewart, Mrs. Erland
Etcheson, Mrs. L. G. Callahan, Mrs
R. Lee Hall, Mrs. John H. Clarke
Mrs. James P. Blaine, Mrs. M. L.
Veasey, Rev. R. B. Matthews and Mrs
w. Bates Hancock.
Following the election the President
appointed the following committees:
Membership Extension Committee
Mrs. James P. Blaine, CHI, Mrs. Phil
Creath, Mrs. VIM. L. Bennett, Mrs
Lena Rawles, Mrs. Howard jennings
Publicity Committee: Miss Alice R
Young, ch., Mrs. Grady E. Powell and
Mrs. Milton L. Veasey.
Finance Committee: Mrs. Norris M
Young, ch., Mrs. Emerson w. Polk,
Mrs. John H. Clarke and Mrs. r. w.
Dixon.
Book Selection Committee: Mrs.
VIM. Fl. Schoolfield, Mrs. Erland
Etcheson and Mrs. Victor Rawlins.
During the summer months the Lib
rary will be open, as usual, Tuesday
morning from 1000 until HOO
o'clock, Thursday afternoons from
800 until $3.50 o'clock. The only
change made was in Saturdays sched-
ule and is effective during the sum-
mer months only. Instead of opening
both afternoon and night the Library
will be opened each Saturday, begin
ming June %, from 800 to 600 P. M.
Patrons are asked to note this change
which will be effective until Septem-
Der 18th.
The Pocomoke Public Library has a
Continued ON Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
VOLUNTEER
DEPARTMENTS
IN STOCKTON
Will Hold The County Annual
Convention On June 10
Money Prizes Offered

The Worcester County Volunteer
Firemen's Association will hold its
annual convention next Wednesday,
June 10, at Stockton.
A feature of the convention will be
street parade of County fire COM
panies, bands and Ladies Auxiliary
units.
The business meeting Of the CON-
vention will open at 3 P. M. in the
Stockton High School. The conven-
ton program follows:
Invocation by the Rev. DR.. Herman
S. Bischoff; Address of Welcome by
George E. Dryden; Response by How
ard H. Wainwright, President of the
County Association.
Addresses by Godfrey Child, of Po-
comoke City; Percy S. T. Reinwall,
president of the Maryland State Fire
mems Association and C. C. Larri-
more, Regional Instructor, Fire Ex-
tension Service, University of Mary
land.
Election of annual officers will be-
held.
At 4:45 P. M. a parade will be held
through Stockton streets. Cash prizes
to be awarded in the parade event and
for decorated buildings are follows::
1. Prize of $1,000 to the company
in uniform making the best appear
ance. 2. Prize $1,000 to the company
having most men in line of parade.
3. Prize of $40 to the company having.
best piece of equipment in parade:
q. Prize Of $40 to the best band play
ing in the parade. 5. Prize of So
for the best decorated home or store:
in Stockton. 6. Prize of $1.5O for
second best decorated store or home.
z. Prize of $1.5O for third best decor.
ated home or store in Stockton.
$3.50 P. M. a supper will be served
firemen ard guests in the Stockton
Fire House by the Stockton Ladies'
Auxiliary.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
LEONARD H. FLAKE

Life Scout Leonard H. Flax, OF
Front Street, Pocomoke City, Md.
shown at the Bell Telephone Exhibit,
1910 New York Worlds Fair, inspect
ing replica of Alexander Graham
Bells first telephone through which
speech sounds were first transmitted
electrically in 1875. Scout Flax, a
Freshman at Pocomoke High School
and representing Troop 143 in the
Boy Scout detail at the Fair, also
had his hearing tested, listened in
on demonstration long distance tele-
phone calls and heard Pedro, the Vod-
er, the machine that talks, while in
the telephone exhibit.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
DIR. THOMPSON GETS
AN IMPORTANT POST

DR.. Winfield L. Thompson, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. G. A. Thompson, King
ston, Maryland, has recently been ap-
pointed resident surgeon of one of the
large hospitals in Cleveland, Ohio.
DR.. Thompson is graduate of Mar
ion High School and the University
of Maryland School of Medicine. For
the past two years he has been mem
her of the surgical staff of the Bal
timore Municipal Hospitals. He will
assume his new position in Cleveland,
Ohio, July /, 1910.
DR.. Thompson has many friends
in Pocomoke who are extending con-
gratulations on his fine work in Balti-
more Municipal Hospitals and who
are wishing him every success in the
future.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14
OPENING FOR STEAMER
HARRINGTON TOMORROW

Invitation cards have been issued
by Mr.. Everett W. Smith, the pur-
chaser of the Governor E. G. Har-
rington, to a grand opening of the
boat, tomorrow, June Is.
Mr.. Smith bought the steamer from
Mr.. C. K. Duncan of this city, and
lowed it over to Annapolis, where it is
moored at the foot of Prince George
Street and will be conducted as float
ing hotel
It is reported that the present own
err has made many improvements in
the way of decorations, and adver-
tises it as one of the unique hostelries
in this country.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-14

voyage for that abode you suggested
I might betake myself while I was
struggling with an attack of mag
nesia, amnesia, or something. Good
bye, friend, until the next time"
Askov American. [volume] (Askov, Pine County, Minn.) 1914-current, 1940-07-25
Church Celebration
Attended By Many

Many visitors from West Denmark,
Wis, Withee, Wis, Minneapolis,
Hutchinson and several other places
came to Askov Sunday, July 81, to
join the local congregation in cele-
brating the 25th anniversary of the
dedication of the present church
building.
In addition to Rev. NJ. Mikkelsen
the following visiting pastors took
part in the celebration: Rev. S. D.
Rodholm of Des Moines, Iowa, Rev.
A. E. Frost of Dannevang, Texas,
Rev. j. c. Aaberg of Minneapolis, Rev.
j. P. Andreasen of West Denmark,
Wis, and Rev. Ottar Jorgensen of
Cedar Falls, Iowa.
From 10 to IL o'clock in the fore
noon there was a capacity attend
ance for the regular church services
and communion service. From IL
to 2 o'clock approximately $50 peo-
pie enjoyed the dinner in the church
parlors. The afternoon was spent in
| the comfortable shade of the village
park where Rev. A. E. Frost and Rev.
j. P. Andreasen were the speakers.
Their forceful messages were ac-
corded close attention.
At 8 o'clock in the evening the
local choir, under the direction of
Miss Ruth Sorensen, rendered beau
tiful Commute concert in the church
This was followed by short talks from
the pulpit by Rev. J. c. Aaberg and
Rev. S. D. Rodholm.
The memorable event was termin-
ated at the coffee tables in the church
parlors, where a large number of
short and interesting speeches were
made, which together with a number
of songs and the final devotional
made fitting close to a perfect day.