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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
SON PROTECTS MOTHER
BY SHOOTING FATHER

Laniel Wheatley, aged 10 years OF
Bishops Head, Dorchester County
gave himself up to the Sheriff last
Sunday and is now in Jail awaiting
the result of his shooting his father
Sidney L. Wheatley, aged So, at the
family home, near Bishops Head.
Mr.. Wheatley was Immediately cal
ried to the Cambridge Maryland Hos
pital, and everything possible was
done for him, but he died, from the
effects of the shooting, Tuesday OF
last week.
The shooting occurred about a P
M. Sunday afternoon, after the elder
Wheatley is said to have forced his
wife, LYDIA Wheatley, out of the
house. He had a stove litter in his
hand, with which Donald Wheatley
thought he was going to strike her
when she returned to the house.
Wheatley, according to reports, had
been drinking on Saturday and Sun
day afternoon put his wife out of
doors, forcing her to stay in wood
shed about two hours. When she re-
turned and he grabbed the stove lift
er, young Wheatley picked up the
gun and fired at him, the bullet enter
ing his leg. The father fell, attempt
ed to get up, and according to wit
nesses, lunged at the son, who fired
at him a second time.
The second shot entered the elder
mans right arm and lodged in his
abdomen. He was brought to the hos
pital where an operation was per-
formed last Sunday night.
After firing the two shots at his
father, young Wheatley went out to
the road and hailed passing motor
list, Mr.. John Pritchett, to bring his
father to the hospital. Upon reach
ing Cambridge, he went to the county
Jail and reported the shooting. Deputy
Sheriff Waldo Robinson accompanied
Mr.. Pritchett and the wounded man
to the hospital. The son was placed
in the county Jail.
The shooting was witnessed by
Ruth Ann and Calvin Wheatley in
addition to Mrs. Wheatley.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19
DISTRICT PARSONAGE
ORDERED TO BE SOLD

The trustees of the Middletown
District Parsonage met in Sudlers-
vile January at the home of the
President Aldred Walls. The Board
passed a resolution that a commit
tee consisting of Aldred Walls, Sud-
lersville, William E. Matthews,
Smyrna, and Everett Walls, Middle
town, be commissioned to sell the
Middletown parsonage on Wednesday,
January 81 at 200 P. NJ.
Thirty-one of the original forty
two charges on the old Middletown
District are now within the bounds
of the view Easton District. The
new District parsonage will be To-
Gated in Easton. At present the Sup
erintendent, Rev. J. Earl Cummings
is residing at sos S. Aurora ST., in
Easton.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19
HANNAH MORE ACADEMY
DAMAGED BY FLAMES

Five fire companies were required
to extinguish fire which broke out
in the main hall of the Hannah More
Academy at Reistertown while the
eighty girls of the school were out
skating.
The fire, which was confined main
ly to the basement was extinguished
within an hour by firemen from Refs
tertown, Pikesville, Owing Mills and
Glyndon. Firemen said the fire was
caused by a boiler. Damage was es-
timated at $4,000.
The Rt. Rev. Edward T. Helfen-
stein, Bishop of the Protestant Epis-
copal Diocese of Maryland, which
owns the school, arrived at the school
soon after the fire started. He had
been called from Baltimore by Miss
Laura Fowler, headmistress of the
school.
Most damage was caused by smoke
which filled the dining room, library,
and offices, which are located on the
first floor of the building.
Two hours after the fire had start
ed the girls were back in their rooms.
Two fire engines remained at the
Academy until late in the evening to
guard against another outbreak.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19

Run, Pa. preached the sermon at the
morning service in Mackenzie Memoir
ial Presbyterian Church in Snow Hill
Mr.. William T. Hearne was elected
dele gate to the Methodist advance
movement, held in st. Paul's Church
in Wilmington, on January 29th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Ludlum OF
Ocean City, visited Mrs. William H
Jones, on Sunday.
Mr.. John C. Richardson of Hall
wood, Va, has been appointed Teller
in the First National Bank in Snow
Hill and expects to move here the
first of February.
Mrs. Elton Sirman and children
William and Ellen, Mr.. and Mrs. Mau1
ice Godfrey Of Newark and Mr.. and
Mrs. Vaughn Godfrey and children of
Nassawango, spent Sunday with Mrs
Cora Godfrey.
Mr. .and Mrs. John Rayne and
daughter, Helen, of Berlin, and Mr..
and Mrs. Leroy Smith Jr., of Sails
bury, were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Smith, ST., on Sunday.
Miss Lola Godfrey, R. NJ, of Sails
bury, visited her mother, Mrs. Cora
Godfrey, this week.
Miss Ellen Hancock has returned
to Wilson College, Chambersburg,
Pa, after spending her vacation with
her mother, Mr.. James w. Hancock.
Mrs. Charles N. Butler, Jr., has re-
turned after being in the hospital in
Philadelphia for several days.
Mr.. Olin Haubert, of Chicago, ILL.,,
attended the funeral of his brother,
Mr.. Andrew Haubert, last week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19
PROMINENT ATTORNEY
DIED SUNDAY, JAN. Z

Death on Sunday, January Z, closed
the career of John B. Robins, prom
inent Crisfield attorney, former State
Senator, and for a number of terms
States Attorney for Somerset coun-
ty. Death was the result of compli-
cation of diseases. He had been in
poor health for some time and for
the past several months had been eth
er in the hospital in Baltimore or con-
fined to his home in Crisfield.
Mr.. Robins, native of New York
State, came to Crisfield forty-two
years ago. He was then a young law
graduate. Organizing an insurance
agency, he represented number of
well-known fire and marine insurance
companies for the next twenty-five
years, finally giving his entire time
to the practice of his profession.
Mr.. Robins was a lifelong Repub-
lican and took an active part in the
affairs of his party. On several oc-
casions, he represented Somerset
county in the Maryland Senate, and
was several times elected as States
Attorney for Somerset County. He
was also counsel for the City of Girls
field, and for The Marine Bank Of
Crisfield.
Mr.. Robins married Mrs. Sears
widow of New York City. Their I'M
ion bore two sons: Stanley G. Robins,
prominent attorney of Salisbury, and
John B. Robins, Jr., who died as a
result of an accident when lad of
twelve.
He is survived by his wife, Mr..
Stanley G. Robins and step-son, Mr..
F. Douglas Sears Of Silver Springs,
Md.
Three sister, Mrs. Chauncey de
Graft, of New York; Mrs. Arthur J.
Burn and Mrs. Herman P. Hartsch
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19

of Kingston, N. Y, his native home
and seveal grandchildren, also sur
vive.
Funeral services were held from
his late home on Tuesday afternoon,
January 9, conducted by DR.. j. J.
Bunting of Salisbury, former pastor
Of Emmanuel Methodist Church, where
the deceased held membership and in
torment was in the Parsons Cemetery
in Salisbury. Floral tributes were
elaborate.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19
Snow Hill News

Mr.. and Mrs. Dundon Ames ano
son, Benjamin, of Bishop, visited Mrs
B. I. Truitt, ST., and Miss Mary
Truitt, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roscoe Smack and
son, Paul, visited Mrs. Smack's par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Bowen, in
Newark, this week.
Mrs. James B. Robins left this
week to spend some time with he1
daughter, Mrs. William Garlick and
Mr.. Garlick in Philadelphia and he1
sisters, Mrs David johnson in Tren-
ton, N. j., and Mrs. Charles Culver
in Wilmington.
Mrs. Sadie Collins of Powellville,
visited her sister, Mrs. Daniel H.
Bradford and Miss Berta Bradford
this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bennett Beauchamp
have moved to Seaford, Del.
Miss Francis Dorsch has returned
to Onancock, after spending several
months in Snow Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Whaley Wis
tied Mrs. Harry F. Covington and
Miss Louise Covington in Baltimore
last week.
Mr.. Lingo Hudson, of State Teach
ers College, Salisbury, spent the
weekend with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles M. Hudson.
Mrs. Ohio Wilson entertained the
Mackenzie Auxiliary at her home on
Monday evening.
Mrs. R. Aida Jones entertained the
St. Margaret's Guild on Wednesday
evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Brake have
returned to Rocky Mount, N. c., after
visiting Mrs. Brakes mother, Mrs.
Alfred Haubert.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Ewell of Sal
ishury, were guests of Miss Elizabeth
Sturgis on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Harris, ST.,
have returned after visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. A. j. Thomson in Norfolk, Va.
Mr.. Andrew Wilson Haubert, Al
years of age, veteran of the Worlds
War died at the home of his mother,
Mrs. Alfred j. Haubert on Washing
ton Street at seven o'clock, Monday
night, January 9th. A military fun
eral service was given him by men,
bers of Worcester Post No. SO Ameri-
can Legion at funeral parlor. The
services were conducted by DR.. r. B.
Mathews, of All Hallows Episcopal
Church and Rev. Elmer r. Shields,
of Bates Methodist Church at eleven
o'clock Thursday morning. During the
war the deceased served as Corporal
in the U. S. Army in France and
saw active fighting on the front in
three battles. Besides his mother, he
is survived by one son, Alfred Hau-
bert, of Philadelphia and two daugh-
tiers, Anna Pearl and Shirley, of
Snow Hill and one sister, Mrs. Edward
Brake, of Rocky Mount N. c., and one
brother, Mr.. Olin Haubert of Chicago,
Ill.
Mrs. Bruce Blynn entertained the
Women's Foreign Missionary Society
of Whatcoat Methodist Church on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. William F. johnson visited
DR.. and Mrs. George o. Eaton in Bal
timore, this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Allen CULLEN and
daughter, of Ocean City, visited Mrs.
Quillen's parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter Hearthway, this week.
Rev. Ralph w. Hand, Jr., of Dry
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19
e. LYLE QUINN is
CRISFIELD'S POSTMASTER

President Roosevelt on Monday
named E. Lyle Quinn, Jr., as Post
master at Crisfield.
Mr.. Quinn, who is the present Post.
master, and who has devoted his en-.
tire time to the position, since his
first appointment, was recommended
for reappointment last month by Con
gresham David j. Ward.
He also had the endorsement of q
majority of the Democratic State Cen
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19

One pound Of solid fish can usual
ly be estimated to serve three per-
sons. When skin, bones, head and
tail are included, however, one pound
should be estimated to serve only two
persons.
When an egg breaks at one end,
if the other end is cracked it can be
boiled without forcing the contents
out.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19

The skin of a young chicken is
smooth and soft. If carefully dress
ed, the skin should be unbroken and
free from blotches or bruises. Pin
feathers are a sign of youth; long
hairs of old age. Look well at the
neck; it becomes rough and the skin
becomes loose as the bird grows up,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-19

trail Committee ,as we'll as scores of
people in all walks of life who ara
patrons of the Crisfield office.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Anaconda Earnings
More Than Doubled
During Year
$20,236,552 Compares
With $9,542,615 in
Preceding Period
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
NEW YORK. March 25.-Ana-
conda Copper Mining Co. more
than doubled its 1889 income over
the preceding year, the annual re-
port by Cornelius F. Kelley, presi-
dent, disclosed.
Last years income increased to
$40, 1852 from $9,542,615 in 1898.
Per share earnings on the capital
stock moved up to $3.50 from $1.lO.
Noting that Immediately prior
to and following the declaration of
war extraordinarily large tonnages
Of copper were sold and both pro-
duction and deliveries increased
rapidly" Kelley said total deliveries
OF copper by the company in do
mestic and foreign markets in
creased to 8S3 .235 ,7O2 pounds from
100 .083 1857 in 1938
Wesson Oil & Snowdrift.
Wesson Oil g. Snowdrift Co. to-
day reported for the quarter ended
March 2 an indicated net profit of
1919 ,929, equal to Is cents a share
on common stock. This compared
with 1925, ,706, or $1.O8 a share, in
the preceding quarter and net loss
of $306,003 for the comparable
period year earlier. Company
manufactures cottonseed oil prod
ucts at plants in principal cotton
producing States.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
WASHINGTON D. &, MONDAY MARCH u.s. 1910
Aluminium Co. Lowers
Prices Of Ingot and
Fabricated Lines
Reduction Is First
Change Since 1887;
Costs Decline
~ the Associated Press.

ny INC AbBOClAte0 SIeSS.
PITTSBURGH, March 25.-The
Aluminium Co. of America cut its
price today for aluminium insot from
20 cents to 10 cents q pound and
adjusted prices downward on 4
majority Of fabricated products. The
new prices become effective imme-
diately.
Explaining the reduction, Presi-
dent Roy A. Hunt recalled that the
company promised last November
there would be no advance in price
during the first quarter of 1910,
and declared:
THE benefits of research and
development, together with expan.
sion Of planes and facilities, permit
the company to expect lower costs.
In line with its expressed policy,
1t intends to share such econ omieS
with the consumers of aluminium"
The reduction is the first price
change since March, 1887, when
aluminium was increased cent a
pound from the l9-cent rate in ef-
feet from April, 1895. Previously
the price had been 81 cents a pound.
OF primary importance to the air
craft industry. the huge aluminium
business dates back to February %,
1886. and a woodshed at Oberlin,
Ohio. There young Charles Martin
Hall developed a practicable method
OF recovering the metal, always
found in combination with other
elements. Two years later the Pitts
burgh Reduction Co.. now the Alum
mum Co. Of America, was formed.
Back to this humble beginning 70
today's giant airliners and stubby
powerful military planes. The ad-
vantage Of the metal for airships
was discovered in 1898, but a ship
built then crashed. The first sue
cessful venture was credited to
Count Won Zeppelin, who launched
his first rigid airship on July 2, 1900
In 1909 Alfred Wilm Of Germany
developed an aluminium alloy (du-
ralumin) which proved superior to
those formerly available. From that
time, with the exception Of a period
after the World War, development
OF metal aircraft was rapid. Sue
cessive Improvements increased by
100 per cent the metals efficiency
for air use.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Glen Alden Coal Co.
Declares Dividend
By the Associated Press.

By the AsSociated Press
NEW YORK. March 25.-Directors
OF Glen Alden Coal Co. ordered a
dividend OF 1914 cents a share. pay
able April 20 to holders of record
April S.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Auto Firms Expected
To Hold Production
AT Stable Levels
Current Upward Move
Believed Near Top,
Wards Reports
BY the Associated Press.


DETROIT, March 25.-The out
look in the production division Of
the motorcar industry, Wards Auto
motive Reports says in its current
issue, is for steady rather than ex-
panding assembly plant activity.
Noting a drop in aggregate output
last week to 103 1895 units, compared
with lO5,720 the previous week, the
survey says:
The reduction came after two
weeks of advance, and there were
indications that the current upward
move has almost reached its top for
the immediate present"
The trade publication referred to
the number OF completed cars now
in dealer and factory hands or in
transit, which it estimated at around
100000 units, level higher than
normal.
1T may be-" it continued, that
the second week of the year. when
1l1,330 units were shipped, will turn
out to be the best Of the first half
of 194Q Obviously. the industry has
been encroaching during the first
half of the first quarter on produc-
ton which normally would be turned
out in the second quarter. As a
result. the second period is unlikely
to see completed more production
units than the 100000 or so indi-
Gated for the initial period, although
the difference may be slight"
Wards finds favorable factors in
the satisfactory" condition of used
car stocks and armament orders to
truck producers.
Dealer reports" it says. "indi-
cate that used cars are not a prob
lem Of moment at this time.
The present stock condition makes
it unlikely that used cars will be a
problem at all this model season. :"
Most of 5000 trucks Finland plans
to purchase will come from the Ford
Motor Co., the Review says, adding
that Sweden is believed to be max
ing inquiries for military trucks,
and that China, heavy truck pur-
chaser here a year ago, also is max
ing inquiries.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Electric Utilities Plan
$593, ,879,533 OutIoy

The proposed construction ex-
penditures by electric utilities dur
ing 1910 total $593. .879, ,533, the Fed
eral Power Commission announced
today. OF the total. $500 ,434 ,26l
will be spent by privately owned
companies and s103,445272 by pub
licly owned utilities.
These expenditures will provide
an additional installed capacity
amounting to 1,S77,844 kilowatts. In
the District $4,550, 900 is scheduled
to be spent to provide $4,000 addi-
tional kilowatts.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Net Of North American
Aviation Up Sharply
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, March 25.-Net
income Of $7,088,09l and total sales
Of 81, ,608,65l for 1899 were reported
by North American Aviation. Inc
Untitled orders at the end of the
year were 50,559 1902.
OF the net income, which was
equivalent to $2.06 a share of capital
stock outstanding, $4,000 046, or 81 40
a share, was distributed to stock
holders as dividends during the
year
For the previous year net earn
ings were $l.9O4 .085. or 55 cents a
share. Of which dividends of 40 cents
a share were paid Total sales for
1888 were $10.062 ,345, and untitled
orders at the end Of that year were
$l0,9l4,52S.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Investing Companies

NEW YORK. March "5 tP-National
Associa ton Securities Dealers Inc:
Noon quotations.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Roil Incomes Climb
Far Above Year Aoo
~ the Associates Press.

~ tne AbSoeIkted FreBS.
NEW YORK, March 25.-Net op-
Grating income Of the first four rail-
roads to report for February was
45.3 per cent greater than the same
month 4 year ago. according to 4
compilation by the Wall Street Jour-
nal.
Net operating income of the same
roads In January had shown q gain
Of only 2s.6 per cent over the cor
responding month last year.
Part Of February's better showing
was attributable to the extra day
provided by leap year, but even after
allowing for this factor the gain
topped that Of the previous month.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Baltimore Transit
Holders Will Meet
Special Dispatch to The Star

SpecIaI UlSpatch 70 The Star.
BALTIMORE. March 25.-Stock-
holders of the Baltimore Transit
Co. will hold their annual meet
ing at the general Offices of the
company in the Equitable Build
ing at noon on April TO- The meet
ing will be for the election of di.
rectors and the transaction Of other
business.
1t has been announced that shares
represented by voting trust certifi-
Gates may be voted only by the
voting trustees.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
PUBLIC UTILITY

XEx-dividend.
+Plus extras. d 35c paid in 1899 eocc;
extra. Sl4.00 extra paid December "3
1899. @0c extra m 81 so extra soc
paid September 90: 1898 S s. 90 paid in
1929 SOC paid December 90 1898
vSl 90 extra paid January, 1910. $500
extra.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Ce|IuIose Plastic
Production Climbs
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Census Bureau reports that
manufacturers of cellulose plastic
products produced 1901 ,423 pounds
of nitro cellulose sheets in the first
two months Of the year, compared
with 1,353,787 pounds in the corre-
spending period last year and S77,
248 pounds in the 1888 period.
Shipments in the first two months
were l.343,532 pounds, compared
with 1,383,532 pounds in 1899 and L.
117,773 pounds in the 1888 period
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Steel Quotations
Reported by Smith, Bi

NEW YORK March o5 P.-steel
prices. 100 pounds fob. Pittsbur9h: Hot
rolled sheets, base price. 40 Galyan-
lied sheets. $50. Steel bars. 2.15.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Panama Canal Tolls
Lag Behind Year AGO
nv the ASSociotad

BY tNe ASSOClHted 8.
Panama Canal tolls during the
first three weeks of March were ST.
286,984, a decline of $458,817 from
the corresponding period a year ago.
For the fiscal year since last July /,
tolls were trailing the corresponding
previous period by $605, ,127.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Washington Exchange

SALES.
Capital Transit Co.-44 at IS.
Washington Gas Light com.-10 at
28l2.
Washington Railway and Electric
pfd.-5 at 1T.
Capital Traction 1St $500 at 101 .
Riggs National Bank com.-10 at
27B.
Capital Traction 1st 5s-$l, 900 at
l0lA, $4,000 at l0lA.
Evening star., 1940-03-25

=
. Quotations furnished by National Asso-
cation Of Securities Dealers. Inc: which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or Arm bids or offers, but
Sn9uld indicate approximate prices, ana
uness otherwise indicated, are - quoted
oy tne SPONSORS or issuers
mot quoted By sponsors or iSsuefS.
Evening star., 1940-03-25
Northern Pacific Net
Far Above Year Aoo
, the ASsociated Preax

., the Associated Press
ST. PAUL, March 25.-The North
ern Pacific Railway reported its
FEBRUARY net railway operating
income totaled $232, ,626. an increase
OF $440.35S over February, 1899.
The Coolidge examiner., 1940-05-16
CLOSSAL FLOP

At the outset it should be noted
that what the New Deal has
achieved has been at the expense
of the country as a whole. Any
party choosing to spend the nation
into a staggering debt rather than
seek a constructive path to recov'
erv, could have done as much. Any
individual, with free access TO
somebody else's huge purse, coGld
buv for himself and those he favor
ed the same results the New Deal
has bought for the nation.
Every constructive pledge stands
repudiated: unemployment is vir-
tually as high as it was on the day
Mr. Roosevelt was inaugurated,
the public debt has passed the
S42. .OOO. 900. 900 mark and the end IS
not in sight Instead of reducing
Government bureaus, it created
Inem uHlll luSy CIOWu NoSh 49,
in confusion of alphabetical
designations; promising to curtali
wasteful expenditures, the admins
tration has made an all-time record
for reck'es extravaganza based on
theories, and put through as eX-
periments and against principles OF
sound economics.
With seven years behind it, the
New Deal today ranks with the
Populist and Greenback parties OF
the past as colossal flops; the
country is no better off than II
was in 1933.-Ohio State Journal.