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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-18

Mrs. Arthur Jackson, accompanies
by Mrs. Tull GUSTS, left early Monda!
morning for Norfolk, Va, where sh'
entered the Norfolk General Hospita
for thyroid operation. The oper
alton was successful and from latest
reports Mrs. Jackson is doing as well
as can be expected. Mrs. Gusts
while away, visited her sister, Mrs
George P. Fleming, of Portsmouth
Va.
Mr.. and Mrs. Reubin Tull entertain
ed Sunday, the following guests: Mr..
and Mrs. Harold Birmingham, of Eas-
ton, Mrs. Alonza Birmingham and
Mr.. A. A. Mason, of Pocomoke. Mr..
Billy Mason, of Beaver Dam, Mrs.
Laura Adams, Mrs. Elsie Adkins, of
Marion station, Mr.. and Mrs. Webster
Adams, Mr.. Arthur Adams, of Girls
field, Mr.. and Mrs. George Ards and
son, Franklin, Of Salisbury.
The Willing Workers of Beaver
Dam Pitts Creek Presbyterian Church
were delightfully."- entertained Thurs
day of last week at the home of Mr..
and Mrs. Edgar Wilkerson at Mona,
Va. A very pleasant social hour was
enjoyed and the hostess served de-
licious cream and cake. The next
meeting will be held Monday, Mo-
vember II, with Rev. and Mrs. r. B.
Stewart at the Presbyterian Manse,
this city.
Appointment of National Defense
Committee and an Executive Com
mittee featured the recent meeting
of the Worcester County Volunteer
Firemen's Association held in Newark.
Members appointed on the Executive
Committee are: Chairman, B. Her.
man Adkins, President of the Associ-
alton; Linwood Mcdaniel, Pocomoke
City; Calvin B. CULLEN, of Ocean City
Fred A. Culver, of Berlin; VIM. G.
Kerbin, Jr., of Snow Hill; Horace
Hickman, Of Bishopville; Harold D.
Outright, of Stockton; E. Maurice
Jones, of Newark; and the Vice-Presi-
dent, Secretary and Treasurer of the
Association. The National Defense
Committee members: VIM. G. Kerbin,
Jr., chairman; Horace Hickman, Fred
A. Culver, Harold d. Outright, Lin
wood Mcdaniel, Calvin B. CULLEN and
E. Maurice Jones.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-18

both late and early crops is strongly
recommended. The best results have
been obtained with Bordeaux, of 4-4-
so mixture, with the addition of 2
pounds oof calcium arsenate. Recent
ly promising results have been obtain
ed with yellow oxide of mercury, the
bulletin suggests.
1t is stated that many new varie-
ties and seedlings are being studied
on the Eastern Shore, some of which
seem promising at the present time.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-18
new BULLETIN ON A
DISEASE OF POTATOES

CONTINUED from Page -
the Kathadin and Warba, can be
grown profitably under certain con-
ditions.
Spraying or busting potato vines in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-18
Local and Rural News

Mrs. A. G. Adams spent a part OF
last week with relatives in Crisfield
Mrs. L. Griffin Callahan spent q
part of the week in Baltimore.
Mr.. w. Sidney Stevens spent Mon
day and Tuesday in New York City!
Mrs. S. S. Pressner was in New
York the latter part of last week.
Mrs. VIM. E. Craigmile has as her
guest, Miss Virginia Peery, of Balti-
more.
Senator and Mrs. Milton L. Veasey
spent part of the week in Philadel-
phia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norris M. Young were
weekend guests Of friends in Balti-
more.
Mr.. Frank Shaw spent last week in
New York City. While there he at
tended the Fair.
DR.. and Mrs. Leroy Griffith, of
Meadsville, Pa, are guests Of Mrs.
Riley P. Stevenson.
Mrs. Harrison Walters and son, of
Baltimore, are guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
H. Merrill Walters.
DR.. and Mrs. r. !. Givens are
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Laverne Ohm
stead in Wolcott, New York.
Mrs. William H. Marshall, Of Balti-
more, is the house guest Of Mrs. Ira
T. Stevenson, Walnut street.
Mrs. Arinthia Powell and son, Will
liam Powell, attended the Fair in
New York over the weekend.
Mrs. s. Marged, Of Philadelphia,
will be the guest Of her daughter,
Mrs. Louis Rodbell this weekend.
Mrs. Daisy Finnegan has returned
to her home in Summit, N. j., after
a visit in Pocomoke City and vicinity.
Mr.. Ounce Ashburn and daughter,
Mrs. Norman Polk, motored to Phil
adelphia the early part Of the week.
Mrs. Clarence Powell is spending q
month with her son, Mr.. Harry Pow
ell and Mrs. Powell in Elizabeth, N,
].
Mrs. w. H. Watson and daughter,
Mary Ellen, visited the formers son,
Elton Watson Of New York last Sum
day.
Mr.. William ]. Young, of Charles
Town, West Virginia, is spending a
few days with Mrs. I. T. Costen and
family.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard A. Young, of
Chester, Pa, were guests Saturday
and Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. E. w,
Watson.
Mrs. Harry Howard has returned
from q brief visit with her daughter,
Mrs. Willard Holland and Mr.. Holland
in Baltimore.
Miss Mary Stevens and Mrs. A. N
White returned to New York Mon
day after very pleasant visit with
A. IT C&a1,ay,e
Mr.. and Mrs. John Causey and SON
Hilton and Mrs. Henry Brimer, at
tended the Worlds Fair in New York
over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas r. Evans AND
son, Tommy, Of Drexel Hill, Pa.
spent the weekend with Mr.. Evans
mother, Mrs. U. S. Payne.
Mrs. Mark Callahan and son, Cur
tbs Callahan, and Mrs. Marvin Mer
rill and son, Edward Merrill, are en-
joying motor trip to Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Baker ant
daughter, Edith, have returned t.
Philadelphia after a brief visit will
Mr.. and Mrs. Marion Butler.
Mrs. Grady E. Powell entertained
very delightfully."- at luncheon ant
bridge Tuesday last in honor of Mrs
Harrison Walters, Of Baltimore.
Miss Nettie Z. Barnes and Mis-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-18
HOT OFF THE CREDIBLE

Did you know that a piece Of bread
put in with soft cookies or cake will
keep them fresh?
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16
PAVED HIGHWAYS

After years % ~p1adIIne.~ Il losk Iiazh
White - esmpless kIisslssippTs measFn
highway proRram. Darlaz hh fer ysars
a. Gessrnar. over a.eoa milss u msdsss
paved highways asFe ~semplsisd = thai
Missinsippisns miEkt sabsy the plsazaFs.
safety ana ecoaopny u assdsrn hlehwafs
and thai lks state nslghi be spea fs< ;
substantial teasEat ~husIasas. Iadesd.
Hugh White cid gel lhlnga aans = -
al3zippl i fear years.
The chronicle-star. (Pascagoula, Miss.) 1920-1941, 1940-08-16

Hugh Whits'a stIsIanes Agrkeuli aEe uElh
Industry ~ Did things Toe M~lsefnslppI-
Psseasouia - the establishment of ihe
Armstrong Tire M RuAher Esmpanyss
factory II Matches. aaA ns0my sshex -
partanl inAa.iFiaI pIsnis II tks slate. u
has provided joha lee assf a.k0g pespis
and hroashi q nsw annmal pAyfels - sIAs4
.ixkippI letalinx mllllaHA " dsilarx. Here
~ preaf that Hugh White RE ct thlas4
dpae-pfssf that Mississippi needs ktm
working i pnhIie s~erslea.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17


DR.. s. Howard Patterson, who is
in the Northwest for q meeting of
the American Society for the Ad-
vancement of Science at the Uni
versity of Washington June ls, will
be visitor in Tacoma Monday and
guest at luncheon at the Univer-
sity-Union club. DR.. Patterson is
professor of economies at the Uni
versity of Pennsylvania and ma
tionsl president Of ri Gamma MI.
national social science honorary
society. Social workers and others
interested are invited TO attend the
luncheon and meet DR.. Patterson.
DR.. Patterson is noted econ
omist and a leader in the field of
science and consulting editor of the
McGrsw-Hil Publishing company.
He will preside at the meeting Of
the American Society for the Ad-
vancement of Science al the uni
versity June 10
Reservations for the luncheon al
the University-Union club Monday
should be made with DR.. John d.
REGISTER. dean Of the College of
Puget Sound, or at the club Mon
day morning.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
j. S. Protest
China Bombinqs

TOKYO-United States Ambas'
sador Joseph c. Grew visited the
foreign office late Friday and pre-
scented an American protes
against recent intensive japanese
aerial bombardments of Chung
king, China.
Grew protested on the grounds
that the japanese raids on the
capital Of Chang Kai-Shek have
endangered American property.
The protest incorporated state
ment made to the press yesterday
in Washington by Secretary of
State Cordell Hull in which he said
that the bombings had threatened
American properties.
The foreign office meanwhile
protested an incident in the Dutch
East Indies in which Netherlands
naval plane was alleged to have
machine gunned a japanese fish
ing vessel on May 6.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Cigareis Cause
Heavy Fire Damage

Damage from fires caused by
cigarets amounted to more than
S470 overnight. authorities said
Saturday. Heaviest loss occurred
at 371s No. 3lst St. residence of
Winfred H. Price. where a 1910
Buick sedan listed as belonging to
the Nueller-Harkins Motor Co. was
badly SCARED by fire. Damage to
the body amounted to about $3.50
and was caused by q cigaret in the
upholstery Of the car, fire officials
said.
A garage at the home Of James
Mitchell carpenter. 640l So. Mont
gomery ave-. caught fire from a
cigaret dropped in a pile of oily
rags, about Sis p. m. Friday.
causing $40 damage. Al 6;07 p. m.
firemen went to 18th and South
Tacoma ave. where a motorcycle
belonging to L. c. Groves was
slightly damaged by fire caused
from backfire in the motor.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Senator'S TO Rush
Defense Program

WASHINGTON - The senate
was summoned into extra session
Saturday in an effort to expedite
President Roosevelt's $4,000. 0o0, 900
defense program.
Two defense measures are pend
ing on the senate calendar. blocked
by prolonged debate on the house
approved s1.224. 7s4,916 relief bill,
and administration leaders are pre-
pared to call up the $1,000, 0o0, 900
defense tax bill on Monday.
Democratic Leader Alben w.
Barkley, angered by delay in dis
posing of the relief bill. ordered
the senate to abandon its custom
airy Saturday recess and meet to
take final action on the measure
and to begin work on the pending
defense legislation.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Razor, Knife, Ice Pick, Beer
Add Up to Is Days in Jail

1t was frankie and Oscar" in
this story and each had done the
other wrong. according to the way
they told it in Justice Clarence E.
Layton's court Friday afternoon.
frankie Hayes, colored, who
lives at the Baker hotel on lower
Market ST., made the complaint.
On the other side was Oscar
Dorton. 81, also colored, of 1858
Market.
The trouble, said frankie, start
ed about 5 a. m. when an in
determinate number of colored
folk, including her and Oscar,
were drinking beer at her place.
Argument started about one of
her boy friends. Oscar, said
frankie, emphasized his argument
by knocking her down and then
held a knife at her throat with
accompanying threats.
Oscar insisted frankie slashed
his finger with a razor though
she said he cut it on a broken
beer glass involved in their melee.
He also had the complaint that
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17

about 2 o'clock Friday afternoon
frankie retaliated by sticking an
ice pick through three tires on
his new car.
She admitted that and thought
she'd punctured four tires.
Frankie's real grievance was that
while bent over at that little task,
Oscar came up from behind swing
ing a plank with accurate and
singing effect.
Il was willing to let by-gones
be by-gones," said frankie, but
he wasn't. And I've got to have
protection on the street"
So frankie called police. Justice
Layton decided Is days in the
county Jail for Oscar would take
care of everything.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Puyallup Man Is Jailed
After Head On Crash
Drunk Driving Charged to Gulbronson:
Margaret Runnolls WEEDS in Spokane

PUTALLUP Carl Gulbranson
Of Puyallup was In the city Jail
accused of drunken driving after a
head-on collision between his car
and one driven by A. NJ. johnson
Of Mountain View Fnday evening.
According to police report. Gull
branson. going ives; on Pioneer
ave. about $50 attempted to turn
south on 18th st, S. w. in front
Of johnson who was driving east.
The fronts of both cars were dam
aged badly and Gunbranson re-
ceived cuts from his broken wind
shield on face and hands. He was
taken to the Puyallup clinic for
first aid and then lodged in the
city jail. johnson and a passenger
were not injured.
Announcement In made OF the
coming marriage Of Miss Ella May
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17

Sunday: Fircrest club No. 10,
boat excursion to Seattle via SIS
Arcadia, leaving Municipal dock 8
a. m.
Monday: Horace Mann No. Is. at
Bethel Lutheran church. So. saith
and / SITS. Tacoma No. /, X St.
at Normanna hall. So. 18th and X
SITS: business meeting 7.30. follow
ed by dancing. Mckinley No. 7
at Royal Neighbors hall. Ea. c
and Division Lane. Spanaway No.
I. at Spanawsy school.
Tuesday: Manitou No. "a. at
Manitou hall. business meeting and
dancing. Mckinley No. .. at home
of Mrs. Tippie. 5225 Mckinley ave.
Oakland No. II, at club house. 1892
So. Tyler st. Orting No. 1. at
C. A. r. hall. Park Ave. No. 16,
at Lutheran church. 74th and Park
ave. 23rd St No. %, at 2344 So.
Sheridan ave-. 7:3o p. m.
Wednesday: Hawthorne No. 20,
at club house. 26lo Ea. c st; bust
ness meeting. entertainment. and
ice cream and cake for all. Red
mond No. 2. at old postoffice
Sumner No. ! at IOOF hall. {
p. m
Thursday: The 6-club Townsend
Hard Times dance at Crescent
ballroom. So. 18th and Fawcetl
ave. EVERYBODY invited.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
New WaterWorks
Nears Completion

BUCkLEY-Anothe chapter in
the come back story of Carbonate,
the ghost town" that made good,
is being written this week and
once again the inhabitants of this
wide-awake commun have
stolen a march on the powers that
sentenced the town to oblivion
when they ceased mining opera
tons in 1887.
For now, having purchased their
homes and improved their prop
erty, the citizens of Carbonate are
engaged in constructing a new
water system replete with dam,
pipes, reservoir, etc, without hir-
ing a single workman.
AS every householder in the
cooperative township is part own
er in the water system. all labor is
entirely voluntary for mutual
benefit and the unique plan has
proved to be huge success.
A 4,000-foot right-of-way has
been slashed to the dam-site, To-
Gated northeast OF Carbonate, and
with the assistance of a bulldozer,
a road has been constructed, per-
hitting access to the water sys-
tenn. The dam itself will be thrown
across the foot of a small natural
valley.
According to Edward Jackson,
president of the Carbonate I'm
provement Co., the new system
will be in operation within the next
10 days.
The presiding officers of Pierce
County Eastern Star chapters
were guests of Mt. Rainier chap
ter No. 81, o. e. S., on Wednes-
day evening. Some Is worthy
matrons and IA worthy patrons
were instroduced and welcomed by
w. NJ. Marguerite Watts and w. P.
/. L. Riggs. Fast u. Nj. Rose
Mundt, Past G. p. Charles Magen-
heimer, Asso. G. M. M. Floss
Busch, and Evelyn Hogum, Grand
Martha, were among distinguished
guests.
A Flag day program included
tribute to the flag by Mrs. NJ. f.
Olene: vocal numbers by Mrs.
Wesner, who was accompanied by
Mrs. L. c. Rich; violin selections
by Douglas Workman, accom-
panied by Miss Miller; and two
readings by Mrs. J. G. Raley, THE
Nations Prayer" and Flag of Our
Country"
A patriotic luncheon motif was
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Bee Experts
To Speak Here

Two outstanding bee authorities
will speak to the Tacoma Migra-
tory Beekeepers' club Wednesday
at its outdoor meeting at the
Metropolitan park. spanaway.
According to Richard H. N. Yost,
secretary of the club, the
speakers will be DR.. II. A. Scullen,
associate entomologist at Oregon
State college, and Dr. J. f. Eckert,
associate apiculturist at the Uni
versity of California.
The meeting will start with a
basket supper at s p. m, with
coffee, cream and honey furnished.
DIR. Scullen, we'll known to
Northwest beekeepers through his
former association with Washing
ton State college, Pullman, will
speak on honey production costs in
the Northwest and some phases of
special Investigations he has been
making in recent years.
Eckert's contribution will be an
illustrated lecture dealing with
package bee and queen production
in California. DR.. Eckert is we'll
known to beekeepers all over the
United States for his authoritative
articles in bee journals.
The Pierce County Beekeepers'
association is cooperating in the
arrangements and invitations have
been extended to similar units in
neighboring counties. Word has
already been received that Yakima
beekeepers will be we'll represented.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17

Il was hot and dusty. but the
Fort Lewis troop review of 5000
men and hundreds Of pieces of new
streamlined equipment Frid ay
afternoon thrilled thousands of
spectators gathered at the parade
field. The occasion was IN honor
of Maj. Gen. Walter c. Sweeney,
fort and Third division commander,
who is leaving July l on a fur
Tough, and who will retire in
November upon reaching the age
of 81 The parade also marked the
military's observance of Flag day.
Conflicting emotions must
have surged within him as
Gen. Sweeney took the salutes
Of the men he has commanded
for better than two years, the
climax of 4S years of distin-
guished service. The general
is one of the few who rose
to his high rank from a
private.
Standing in the reviewing line
with Gen. Sweeney were Brig.
Gems. Maurice Thompson, head of
the national guard, and Carlos A.
Pennington. also of the guard. and
two score officers, members of the
headquarters staff and officers of
the various parading units. Col.
Kenneth S. Perkins, chief of the
artillery section of the Third di-
vision and commander of the 10th
FA. led the troops.
Leading the procession was
the 18th Infantry, commanded
by Col. Jesse A. Iadd, with
its crack band playing while
the doughboys with glistening
bayonets shining In the sun
marched past. Noted in the
new equipment were the new
Garand Semi-automatic rifles,
new millimeter mortar, and
new Ss-millimeter anti-tank
gun.
Next in line was the 10th Field
Artillery. commanded in review by
1t. Col. Sylvester d. Downs, Jr.
Following came the 9th Field Ar
tillery, with 3rd Signal company,
headed by Capt. Alvin L. Pachyn-
ski; the 3rd Quartermaster battal-
ion, commanded by Maj. Charles
r. Lehner, supply unit of the di-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
5000 Fort Lewis Troops
March TO Honor Commander

vision: the Sd Medical battalion,
headed by 1t Col Frederick A
Blesse.
Trains Of the division then fol-
lowed. all brand new equipment
acquired at Camp Ord, and con-
forming to the latest streamlins
specifications.
Reserved for the last were
the screaming tanks - 81 of
them-with their ls tons each.
which thrilled the enthusiastic
crowd 10 the core. The tanks
of the End battalion, 6Sth In
fantry Digit tanks were COM
manded by Capt. Riley +.
Ennis. They swept by at
terrific speed, raising great
clouds of dust, but the throngs
enjoyed II.
Planes of the DIST Observation
Squadron, commanded by Maj Guy
H. Gale, flew overhead during the
ceremonies that lasted we'll over
an hour.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17

Approximately 300 guests from
the city and out OF town witnessed
the impressive ceremony of con-
firmation which took place this
week at the Talmud Torah syna-
gogue, when the third annual con-
firmation service under the min
istry of Rabbi Baruch 1. TRIGGER
took place.
Four girls and one boy were the
members of the class which has
completed a course of four years of
study under the direction of the
rabbi. They are Edith Brodsky,
Sylvia Friedman. Beverly Cold
farb. Adelyn Meier and Philip
Simon.
The rabbi gave the charge to the
confirmants and confirmation GER
tificates were presented by Robert
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Army Promotion
System Revised
WASHINGTON

WASHINGTON - Pres i'd n {
Roosevelt late Friday approved a
bill revising the army's promotion
system. 1t is designed to elimi-
nate a congestion of some classes
of officers due to World war COM
mission.
The new law provides an auto
matte promotion of captains TO the
rank of major after II years of
service; from major to lieutenant
colonel after 20 years. and to
colonel after 2s years in case the
officer has had five years OF SER
vice as lieutenant colonel. Lieu
tenant colonies with more than IS
years service would be eligible for
brigadier general. Five per cent
of the colonies would be exempt
from the Cougar retirement sched-
ule, and could be retained until
they become 81.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
ori Sojourners
Will Meet Monday

Fort Lewis chapter Of the So
iourners will gather at the Officers
club Monday evening for the last
meeting at which Maj. NJ. w. Clark
will officiate as president.
Mai. Clark. after several years
on the headquarters staff of the
Third division. will leave soon for
a tour of general staff duty at
Washington. D. c.
The meeting will be held at $50
o'clock and special arrangements
have been made for showing of
colored films of this states wild
life.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
9th Ward Club to
Hear Smith Troy

Smith Troy, recently appointed
state encouragement and who
formerly was Thurston county's
prosecutor, will be the principal
speaker at the meeting of the
sth Ward Democratic club in st.
Luke's Community hall, No. seth
and Cove SITS, at s p. m. Monday.
President w. A. Richmond an
nounced that other speakers would
include Stanley F. Atwood, state
superintendent of public instruc-
ton: John H. Binns, state head
of the National Youth Administra-
ton. and Philip Gallagher OF
Olympia.
The public has been invited to
the meeting.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
WPA Allois Sl34. 900
To McChord Field

Continuance of employment of
wPA labor in improving grounds
and flying field at McChord field,
army air base. was contained Sat
urday in a telegram from Sen.
Schwellenbach announcing federal
approval of another allotment of
Sl34.02s.
Arrangements for assignment Of
men to the work now rests with
the state administrator.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-06-17
Berry Festival at
Yelm Saturday Eve

YEIM Members of Ielm Oruer
Of Eastern Star will stage q
strawberry festival Saturday night
starting at o'clock, in felm hlgn
school gymnasium. Mrs. Norman
Former will act as mstron, while
John Meyers will be patron. En-
tertainment includes dancing and
cards.