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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-08
COUNTY FARMERS MUST
MAKE AND SIGN PLANS

All Worcester County farmers who
expect to receive payments under the
soil conservation program this year
must make out and sign farm plans
for 1910. According to r. T. Grant,
County Agent, meetings have been
scheduled for the convenience of farm
ers in different parts of the county as
follows:
Pocomoke, March 4th, A. M. to
P. M, Citizens Bank.
Stockton, March 4th, z P. M. High
School.
Snow Hill, March 9Th, 9 A. M. to
P. M. County Agents Office.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-08
FERRY co. WILL PRES
ENT THEIR ARGUMENT

The Claiborne-Annapolis Ferry case
before the Public Service Commission
is only one-half heard. The Peoples
Counsel had his innings several weeks
ago, when he tried his best to have
the Romancoke-C Claiborne service a.
bandoned so, as he said, the rates over
the Annapolis Matapeake extension
would be lowered. The Ferry COM
pany offered no rebuttal at the time
and let this person have full swing.
Now the side Of the Ferry Company
will be heard in few days. Counsel
for the Company has a mass of data
and figures which he will present. The
fact that the Ferry was started on a
shoestring, with no money for I'M
provements or extensions, and had
gradually put itself in the present
position where service is given every
hour from both sides of the bay from
1925 to S o'clock P. NJ, service that
the Eastern Shore has never had I'M
til now. The summer schedule giving
twenty-five round trips day, means
nothing to the Peoples Counsel whose
ignorance of this service was very ap-
parent at the first hearing.
Philip Perlman will present the
Ferry's side to the Public Service
Commission, and he is prepared to
show from what insignificant begin
nings the Ferry Company has grown
to it's present stalwart position. 1t is
likely the main fight will center a.
round the Claiborne service, service
which cost the Ferry Company $175,-
600 to perfect to it's present shape, a
new boat, new terminal and service
every two hours.
The fact that the Commission sew
eral years ago refused the Com
pany's request to abandon the Clai-
borne route was denied, and on the
strength of this refusal the company
spends a small fortune to make the
service more adaptable and more eff
ficient.
Eastern Shore people, and thous-
ands in Baltimore, will look on this
hearing with deep interest and the
final conclusions Of the Commission,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-08

Newark, March 9Th, z P. M, Fire
Hall.
Berlin, March 9Th, 9 A. M. to S P.
M, Municipal Building.
Bishopville, March 9th, z P. II.
School Building.
Farmers should try to attend one
of these meetings or call at the Coun-
ty Agents office before March 30th,
so that their farms will be checked
for compliance this year.
Over $4,000 in payments have been
distributed to SOP farmers since Feb
ruary LIST for compliance in the 1889
program.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-03-08
STATEWIDE
CONTINUANCE
OF SANITATION
Works Progress Administration
Approves Plans For Ex-
tension OF Service
CENTRAL CASTING PLANT
LOCATED IN COUNTIES

Announcement that a statewide
project for the continuance OF COM
munity sanitation has been approved
by the Works Progress Administra-
ton and of plans for the extension OF
existing services, has been made by
DIR. R. H. Riley, Director of the State
Department of Health.
Each of the twenty-five counties OF
Maryland is included in the blanket
project with an amount allocated to
each county in accordance with the
estimated need in that county. The
sum appropriated is to provide the
necessary labor for the construction
of sanitary pit concrete privies" and
county and area supervision of this
labor.
ALI installations will be made by
w. P. A. labor and operations may be
started in any county, DR.. Riley said
provided such labor is available. Re-
quest for both labor and materials
must be made to the district office OF
the w. P. A. authorities by the Coun-
ty Health Department.
A central casting plant will be To-
Gated in each county where all con-
struction units for that county will be
fabricated and then hauled to the
premises to be installed. The total
cost of the privy to any property own
er will be for materials only.
The Federal allotments of funds
has been so set up, DR.. Riley said,
that when any one county has used
its entire ALLEGATION, the w. P. A. Di-
rector of Operations can re-allocate
funds from another county in which
operations have not been undertaken
This arrangement will prevent the
possible suspension of operations due
to insufficient funds.
Over $1,000 sanitary earth privies
have been installed in the counties
of Maryland since 1888 through funds
made available by Federal appropria-
tions for that purpose. It is esti-
mated that over two and half times
that number of homes-over $4,000
still lack these sanitary arrangements.
The current appropriation will cover
the cost of 1850 privies.
In view of the possibility that al
ways exists in communities where
sanitary arrangements are lacking,
for the spread of typhoid fever, dys-
EMERY, intestinal infections and
diarrheal diseases among infants, DR..
Riley said he hoped that property
owners and occupants of homes with
out such facilities, would take prompt
advantage of this opportunity to have
sanitary privies installed.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
0usied Welfare
Head Wins Appeal

OLYMPIA - State social secur.
ity department officials Monday
awaited the next move Of what
com county commissioner after q
special investigating COMMITTEES
recommended reinstatem en-
Of Donald Bulnson - welfars adj
ministrator OF the county.
Two Democrat members 81 the
commissioners passed a resolution
Diminishing Bninson for ''pernicious
political activity" because he APP
pointed . food stamp cashier with
Republican lsanings instead Of q
Democrat favored by the commits
sioners
Brunsop appealed his dismissal
TO . three-man appeal board con-
sistlns ~ Harold sbsfslmsn and
Henry Elliott, lawyers. and Rev.
l.. Wendell Fifisld. who held q
hearing IN Seattle Oct 2.
The boards report. made public
today by the state department. said
the merit system under which the
state operates its welfare program.
made II illegal for Brunson 20 con
slider political leanings u any can
didate for q welfare post. II said
the commissioners resolution was
mot supported BY the sv1depcs"
and held Brunson had used his
honest judgment IN filling the
position"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
s,sr "a, or TERROR

German airplanes returned
with renewed ferocity 10 their
attack on London Monday.
the 3ist day Of terror raids.
Due partly 10 had weather. part
" 10 stronger defenses. not a
German bomb had been dropped
on central London since dusk
Sunday night not a gun was fired
IN the central district during the
night.
single-flying German planes re-
newed the attack In mid morning
and one playing hide -and.sesk IN
broken clouds with the guns,
dropped bombs on southeast Lon
don before n fled.
just before noon big formations
began arriving with a clearing
sky.
Twenty-four bombing planes. ss-
eorted by more than 10 fighters.
crossed the southeast coast and
headed for London only 10 be
driven back by fighter planes
which met them half way and
sent them fleeing IN broken for
nation "A was believed that one
leras I'd too the sea.
A second formation Of between
30 and 40 planes flew In high
over the Kentlsh coast A dozen
raiders appeared suddenly over q
southeast London residential dis
trict and dropped dozen bombs
They turned southweatward.
Another dozen German planes
Flew over the area. but were
turned back without dropping
their bombs
A lone German plane which
crossed the coast just before dawn
dropped six bombs on . southeast
England market town 70 break
a silence whteh had endured
throughout the night over cen
tral London and almost all Of
southeast England.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Ruling on Patient
Care Is Awaited

oIYMPIA--An attempt BY
counties 10 sseaps paying $1,000.
900 10 the state for care n non
violent insane IN state hospitals
vaa before tina stats slmpts court
Monday on appeal
The state specifically sssss %
collect ts0.4f7 from Thuraton
county for patients from 1887 20
1910 In . previous case. the $40
prsms court held the county vas
liable for their care for ths t~o
years previous
All counties In the stats are IN
tsrsatsd In the outcome q thu
sun. n involves the same question
u whether hospital supsrintsn'
dents can 0vsrruls findings u su-
perior judges and change the rat
ing ~ patients from violent %
n0n-ylolsnt The stats Ia liable Tor
care u thu former and counties
the latter
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Report z Dead
In Plane Crash

ALTA. Utah-The mayor Of
Alta reported today that an army
pursuit plane had crashed In the
hills near his village. high IN the
rugged Wasateh mountain range
above Salt Lake City. and that
two army pilots had been killed.
The mayor said he did not know
the name Of the pilots involved or
where the plane was from.
The headquarters Of the fifth
air base group II Fort Douglas
near Salt Lake City said they had
no knowledge Of any accident that
might baye involved one Of their
planes.
The Salt Lake county shsriffs
office said u. too. had heard Of
the reported plane crash and had
dispatched deputies 10 Alta 70 In
vestiRate.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Tacoma Naval Reserve,
Marine Corps Await Call
Mobilization Order Affects
200 Men in Local District

Full mobilization Of the United
States Naval reserve and Marine
Corps reserve by Secretary of
Navy Frank Knox at the end Of 80
hours Monday morning found local
units on a standby basis and pre-
pared to move on ~ hours notice.
Tacomans comprise the fourth
division naval reserve Of the 18th
naval district. embracing 9 Off
GERS and 20 men There are two
half-companies Of marine corps
reserve here, embracing two off,
GERS and approximately 100 men.
In official circles It was be
lieyed likely" the naval reserve
divisions at Grays Harbor and
Portland 1.-TWO at the latter win
be called within q week for active
duty. The two divisions at Seat
tie and one at Tacoma won't be
mustered into active service for
perhaps 90 days-although there
seemed little doubt that would Be
the maximum period Of respite
Naval reserve officers Of Ia
coma are: Lieut. comdr Arthur
II. Middleton. U. S. n. r. com
handing officer; Lieut.. JgD NJ
Stanley Erdahl. Lieut.. Og) John
NJ wyekoff. Lieut.. (jg) Theodore
Love. Lieut. fjg) william r
Lewis. Ensign Robert W. Cope
land. Ensign Arnold z. Hare. En-
sign Edwin o. Standish.
Marine corps reserve officers
are Lieut. James r. cashion and
Lieut.. Stanley z Larsen.
Approximately 1900 reservists
Of both organizations have been
similarly affected throughout the
nation
The navy, which already
has ordered the mobilization
Of the 1900 officers and mes
Of IL fleet reserves, said that
ifssas calling mp the orga-
nized reserves In . move
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Japs in Plea
To Chinese
Urge Them to Join
3-Power Allionce

TOKYO - Foreign Minister
Yosuke Matsuoka made an i'm
pncit appeal to the Chinese gov
eminent Monday to align itself
with Japan, Germany and Italy
instead of playing a role In the
front line of European and Ameri-
can capitalism"
In a long review Of the inter-
national situation at a conference
of provincial governors Matsuoka
said:
IF when the Chang Kai-Shek
regime 1.-THE Chimes government
realizes the true intentions Of the
horsepower alliance, which are To
prevent the European war from
turning into a world conflagra-
ton and to build up a new world
order. feel sure that the regime
win realize the wisdom of rallying
TO the support of the alliance and
cooperating with japan for the
construction Of a greater East
Asia solidarity sphere instead of
continuing to allow the killing Of
innocent people by playing role
In the front line of European and
American capitalism"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

MO DE JAAEfaO Statesmen
Monday hailed . new trade sEres-
msnt bstNssn Argentina and Bra
al a. the most imp0rtan, IN the
history u South Ausriea. and said
4 would bring similar agreements
throughout the bsmispheFs.
Ths pact Vas signed sunday
afternoon BY Argentine Finance
Minister Fsasrieo Pinsdo aad Bra
Milan Finance Minister Arthur de
souza Costa Its object Il % de-
yelop Argentina and Brazil as In
dependant economist
The agreement provides = grad
uai decrease IN tariffs ana abso-
lutte free trade for new Industries
any industry manufacturing prod
uets not previously produced In
either country will not b. sub
jeeted 10 tariff for A. lesst 10
years.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Opening Of Deer Season
Claims Lives Of Three
Bremerton Mon Mistakes Son for
Deer. Kills Him: Auto Toll z

companion were released ON
their own reeognixance.
Forest rangers found the body
Of Thomas L. Wood, 81. and said
he died OF exposure and exhaustion
in the Blue mountains after be-
coming separated from his hunt
ing party.
At Port Townsend, Louis Han
sen. 20, shot himself through the
right hand and left arm while
leaning on his rife during a hunt
ing trip on Coyle peninsula.
Ralph NyIin. %. Seattle, was
hospitalized with his face. arms,
legs and chest peppered with shot.
Nylin said his hunting companions
shotgun discharged accidentally
when II slipped from a rock on
which II had been placed. The
accident occurred on the Tolt
river near Lake Joy.
Automobile accidents killed two
men In Seattle.
John J. Petersen, 50. Aberdeen
Iongshoremsn, was attempting TO
cross the Tacoma highway when a
car driven by Lester Fisher struck
him. Fisher was not held.
Frank J. Wilbeck. ". was killed
In an almost Identical mishap near
the same spot a few hours earlier.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

Opening OF the deer
season took three lives and auto
mobile accidents killed two other
persons in Washington over the
weekend. Two hunters were
badly injured.
A Bremerton father shot and
killed his own son. and another
hunter was fatally wounded by an
unidentified person. The body OF
a hunter missing four days wai
found covered with snow In the
Blue mountains near Dayton.
william schmidt. 90. Brcm-
erton, told Deputy Prosecutor
Frank Hueston Of Mason
county at shelton he fired at
moving brush and when he
ran up 10 see what he had
shot, found his son, Donald.
II. dead. The boys death oc-
Cured on Hartstine island In
Puget Sound.
Herbert M II Ter, %. Shelton
farmer. was killed by a bullet
which pierced his brilliant red
hunting hat, worn for safety. His
hunting companion. whom Hues-
ton did not identify. found the
body. Miller Is survived by his
widow and a two-months-old baby.
Both schmidt and MiIler's
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
F. D. Swings Into
Upstate New York

HYDE PARK, n. Y.-President
Roosevelt Monday carried his de-
fense-inspection third term cam
paign into upstate New York Re-
publican centers which may on
Nov. 5 decide whether the states
A electoral votes go to the New
Deal.
While his Republican opponent
Wendell L. Willkie Is campaigning
In northern New Jersey, Mr..
Roosevelt swings through Albany.
Waterviiet, Troy. Mechanicville.
Schuylerville. Saratoga Springs
and the historic Saratoga battle
field. all in the upstate section.
Stephen 7. Early. White House
secretary. billed the tour as one
for defense inspection. to permit
Mr. Roosevelt TO make a personal
check-up on the army's great
arsenal at Watervliet which, in
the Il months ending last Sep
tember 20. manufactured 1000
cannon.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

NDos British bombing
planes have made more than 100
attacks on 21b military obIsetiyss
IN Germany under a master plan
by which the air force staff hopes
10 cripple its war industry. = min
lister OF Information stratsgie map
distributed 10 the public showed
today.
Fifteen attacks have been nads
on Berlin. 20 on Wilhelmsbsysn. ~
on frankfurt. 90 on Hamm. 10 on
Essen. home u the great krupp
armament works. 80 on Hamburg.
81 ON Bremen and 10 on Hanover.
according 10 the map.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
McNarY Carries His
Campaign Into Iowa

MORT GOD. La. - Sen.
Charles L. McNary. Republican
candidate for vice president. car
ried his campaign for the farm
vote into Iowa Monday. confident
that Minnesota had been won 70
the COP column.
He chose this hamlet for an
other address on agricultural poll
cy because for years IL was repre-
sented IN congress by the late
Gilbert y. Haugen. his close friend
and collaboration on the McNary-
Haugen Farm bin which twice was
vetoed by President Calvin Cool
idge-
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

WASHINGTON - Prestd del I
Roosevelt Monday vetoed BAL
that would have Increased the pay
Of nnastsrs-at-arms ard guards 81
navy yards and naval stations.
Ths president said that the
measure would have given pref
sreDtlal treatment 10 the guard
force In one branch Of the services
and discrimlpated against other
guar1 forces
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

"paraileIing mobilization Of
the national guard by the
army"
The addition Of the officers and
men Of the organized reserves.
plus the ii.2se fleet reseryists
now IN actual service. will boost
the navy's total strength from
Continued on Page .. Column 81
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
New Draft
Rules 10 Be
Released
Men Must Live
With Wives 10
Win Deferment

WASHINGTON seiectlvs serv.
Ice headquarters planned to issue
Monday regulations covering the
selection OF deferment % the IL.
90. 900 men who register On Oct
10 for one year Of military train
ing
The classification regulations
will be the third Of ak volumes 90
be issued Already published are
volumes covering organization and
administration. and registration
To come are those on Induction
into The army. finance. and phys.
zeal standards
There win he No -cisss" DE-
ferment In the regulations In
contrast with the World war
draft which granted blanket
exemptions 20 those working
In shlpyards and other essen
tiai defense Industries. Local
boards win consider each indi-
slduars claim 20 defefuenf.
The regulations will define de-
pendents and essential occupa.
tionsH
Officials indicated that all
married men living with their
wives would b granted defer
ment They expect 10 have
about 5000. 900 men without
dependents and not engaged
In essential occupations.
II was believed that the regula.
tons would practically tell local
boards that they shall defer per-
sons who occupy key posts In any
industry serving the normal needs
OF community or whose removal
would cause a recession In en-
pioyment In any industry. Doctors.
dentists. policemen. firemen and
health inspectors would be as-
ferred too.
Classification OF registrants win
not take plaza until after tina lot.
tery-betwecn Oct. n and oct. rs
has determined the order IN
which they are 10 be selected.
To obtain deferment the
rcgistrsnt win have 10 sub
init sffIdavits from his EN-
pIoyer showing him 20 be es-
sential 20 some industry. n
the deferuent claim IL based
on his having dependents. IN
affidavit viii have 10 he sub
mifted from those whose de-
tendency IL chained.
The regulations probably will
provide that any person deferred
Continued on Page .. Column ~
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08

SPOKANE - DR.. Carl J. Ham
bro. president Of the now virtually
extinct League Of Nations. in Spo-
kane sunday night called the
Rome-Berlin- Tokyo axis pact "a
confession Of weakness"
Hsmbro. who spoke before
nearly 1000 persons in the civic
auditorium. said the pact merely
was an indication that the three
nations needed TO bolster them
selves. I don't think 1t viii
strengthen them"
Hambro told United Press he
did not believe that German
occupied territories face actual
starvation this winter. Il do
believe, however" he said.
'that they are facing q period
Of acute need"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
British Steamer
Reported Afire

THOMA SION. Ms,--The
British steamer Wearssed IL
sfirs off Antieosti island In ths
Gulf Of ~. Lawrence. seesfdinx
10 an SOS intercepted By Mac
kay radio here Monday.
The message picked ap %
1880 q. m lsTD said that .
IRE vas ragiag fieresiy In the
No. hold The ships position
wss Eivea - 50 degrees north.
81 degrees 50 rBla8fes seat.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Nazi Troops
Will Train +"
Runanians
ltolion Soldiers
Expected to Join
Germun Units

BERLIN-Authorfzed Max
sources. after first denying that
German troops had arrived in Ru-
mania. said today:
1T WAS recently reported
that q German general was
there and now Il h quite pos
sible there are German
troops..
The informants refused TO say
how many German troops had
arrived In Rumania or for what
purpose they had been sent.
At first Nazis said that reports
Of German troop arrivals appar-
entity were due to confusion with
"unarmed units of SIS (storm
troopl officers supervising re-
settlement Of Bessarabian Ger
mans"
Then the Rumanian legation
confirmed Bucharest reports
of troops arrivals. saying that
the German troops had gone
TO train and reorganize the
Rumanian army and that nn-
merous Italian troops were
expected also TO aid In the
training.
The Rumanian legation said that
the German troops had gone by
agreement with the Rumanian
government for training and re-
organizing the Rumanian army
with all implements of modern
warfare"
1t was added that several
units" of German troops had ar
rived in Rumania. The legation
said, however. that reports from
Bucharest that a total of $4,000
men, or one division, was expected
by Tuesday seemed excessive,
though large numbers of German
troops might be required to EN-
-ble swift training"
Confirming also that arriv-
Ing German troops were fully
armed and had motorized
equipment the Rumanian ie-
cation said that this was nj
( the request Of the Rumanian
government which asked the
Germans TO instruct its army
In the latest methods.
The legation said that nothing
was known of reports that German
troops would guard oil fields and
airports.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Willkie Calls
Hague Names
"Puny Hitler" Is
Title for Mayor
JERSEY CITY, n. J.-wendeI

JERSEY CITY. n. J.-.wendell
L. willkie came TO Democratic
Jersey City Monday and in a
speech said that Mayor Frank
Hague was "a puny Hitler"
Willkie spoke in Journal Square,
heart of Hague's political strong
hold, denouncing boss rule by
amy person that depriyes you Of
the exercise Of civil liberties" and
who should be treated like the
enemy he Is" Lieut.. George Wal
lace of the state police estimated
the crowd numbered 5000 to TO-
900 persons.
HE (Hague) must have
forgotten all about American
principles the Republican
presidential candidate said.
Some of the crowd booed.
Frank Hague-Frank Hague.
Frank Hague on the ship of state.
why there won't be anything left
on the ship of state when he gets
through. Frank Hague, the conf
dant of presidents.
Willkie said the New Deal
sought ito perpetuate itself In
power by the combination Of
the greatest group Of corrup-
tionists and rackefeers." He
told the crowd that residents
Of New Jersey gradually were
losing their civil liberties.
II call upon you to bring civil
liberties to full functioning, he
said. IF we do that, and the people
do that in every city. our great
constitutional liberties will remain,
but II we do not. and snip them off
piece by piece, all will fail"
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1940-10-08
Oregon Army Officer
Switched 10 Frisco

WASHINGTON - The army as
signed Brig. Cen John G. H. Lee,
north Pacific division engineer,
Portland. Ore. 70 command the
San Francisco port o. embarka-
ton at Fort Mason. Calf
Capt David J. Daily. retired Of
ficer ct San Francisco. was as
signed TO active duty At Oregon
State college