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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

he gets his weak spots Strengthened
out he will have much better team.
The next games in this park will be
on Sunday afternoon at 2:30 when
Easton plays and again on Monday
night at 8 o'clock when Dover plays.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17
Local and Rural News

Miss Madeline Ross has been hous-
ed with severe cold.
Mrs. w. C. Cullen is spending the
week in Philadelphia.
Mrs. John Stevens entertained the
luncheon bridge club Thursday.
Mrs. J. Harry Young was hostess
Tuesday to the afternoon bridge club.
Mrs. Jesse Hirsch of New York,
has been the guest of relatives in
town.
Mrs. Malcolm Matthews entertain
ed her bridge club Friday night OF
last week.
Mrs. Emerson w. Polk entertained
very delightfully."- at dessert bridge on
Tuesday last.
Mrs. Francis Matthews, who has
been a patient in the Salisbury hos
pital, is improving.
Mrs. Erland Etcheson is spending
the latter part of the week in Bal
timore and Gaithersburg.
Mrs. E. Wilfred Ross is spending
the week with Mr.. and Mrs. Harry
Barron in Beltsville, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ellwood E. Matthews
and Mrs. John T. Riley motored to
Baltimore for the weekend.
Mrs. William S. Stevens entertain
ed a number of her friends at bridge
and luncheon on Wednesday.
Mrs. E. H. Matthews and daughter,
of Brookline, Pa, were weekend
guests of relatives in Pocomoke.
Mrs. Leland B. Richardson, of Snow
Hill, spent last week with her daugh-
ter, Mrs. Carlton Evans and family.
Mrs. Matte B. Devereaux has re-
turned after spending the winter in
Townsend, Del, and Irvington, N. ].
Mrs. William r. Willard has return
ed from a stay Of several weeks with
her parents in Los Angeles, Califor-
MIA.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Michael and
Mrs. Schroeder, Of Frederick, Nd,
spent the weekend with Mrs. William
e. Craigmile.
The Junior Aid of the First Baptist
Church will hold a social in the
Church House Thursday evening, May
2Srd, at o'clock.
Mrs. Carlton Evans who has been
quite ill was removed by ambulance
to the Peninsula General Hospital in
Salisbury on Tuesday.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. E. Matthews will
spend the latter part of the week in
Baltimore where their son, Billy, will
have his tonsils removed.
Mrs. Nettie Gilowsky, of Philadel-
phia, is spending some time with her
sister and brother, Mrs. Reese Stew
ems and Mr.. Rodney Miller.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lewis Burbage and
son, of Pocomoke and Mr.. and Mrs.
Rufus johnson of Girdletree, visited
in Wilmington on Sunday last.
Rev. Elmer Pryor will preach the
morning sermon at Salem Methodist
Church while the pastor, Rev. ]. w.
Wootten is attending conference in
Wilmington, Del.
Mr.. w. w. Holt, delegate from
Salem Methodist Church, left Tues
day for Wilmington, to attend the
Wilmington General Conference in ses
sion in that city.
Mrs. Harriet Bailey has returned to
her home in Mt. Washington, Md,
after a stay with her daughter, Mrs,
Dean Tasker. Mrs. Tasker accompan-
led her home for visit.
Mrs. L. r. Truluck and daughter,
of Lake City, South Carolina, stopped
in Pocomoke this week for brief
visit with relatives enroute to New
York to attend the Worlds Fair.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lonnie Birmingham
entertained at dinner Sunday Mrs
Carrie Goswellin and Mrs. Carl Rum
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-03-15

this affair was chiefly arranged.
1t was O'Clock when Mr.. Farley
blew in at the BoOnes and many
OF Mr.. BOOne's guests had gone on.
The first course had been served
by the time Mr.. Farley reached the
armOry in TOwsOn.
Senator Radcliffe had regretted
that he would not be present, so
naturally no place had been re-
served for him. and his appear
ance caused some little embar-
rassment when it appeared there
was no place for him at the
speakers table. Several persons
offered the Senator their place
but he declined and departed for
parts unknown.
Congressman William P. Cole,
whose pleasant personality always
makes q pleasing impression. start
ed an address. which went along
in fine style until a heckler start
I'd to work on him. Anyone who
didn't know Mr.. Cole possessed a
fiery temper when he gets aroused
learned better right then as the
Congressman put that heckler in
his place.
Some years ago as Mr.. Cole
was returning late one night to his
home in Towson he observed a
fight between three or four men
Continued on Page 81
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-03-15
DUES TEA is HELD BY
THE MISSIONARY SOCIETY

Together with the rendering of
a very interesting program, in
,harge of Mrs. George Hortell, in
which Work in Japan" was en-
phasized the Women's Missionary
5 society of st. Paul's u. B. Church.
held their annual Dues Tea.
These officers ere elected for the
ensuing year: President. Mrs.
George Bell; vice-presidents. Mrs.
Odessa Brewer and Mrs. Frances
MarlOT; secretary. Mrs. May
Chopper; treasurer Mrs. Myrtle
DelIinger; Literature secretary,
Mrs. RUSSELL Smith; Thank Offer
ing secretary, Mrs. Frances Har-
baugh; assistant. Mrs. c. NJ.
Horst; Stewardship secretary, Mrs.
Margie Adams; pianist. Mrs. Leila
Gessner; assistant, Miss Esther
F'infrOck; delegates to the conyen-
ton. Miss Edna Middlekanff and
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-03-15

Mrs. G. H. Day and alternates.
Mrs. A. E. Zimmerman and Mrs.
Nora Ross. Guests on the pro-
gram were: Little Miss Patsy EN-
ersOn, marimba solo, and Mrs.
Jama5 Hendry, vocal solo. Three
new members were reported.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-03-15
APPOINTED PASTOR

Rev. Homer Kendall has been
appointed pastor OF the U. 3.
Church at Keedysyille for the bal
ance Of the conference year, fill
ing the vacancy occasioned by the
death of the pastor. Rev G. NJ.
Sparrow.
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-03-15

our most talented sources of infor-
nation:
Dear Rowing Reporter:
After April first it looks as If
we were to have a new spring
tonic, and the attendance at Cos
sip sessions will reach new high.
News has fallen off bit lately,
but soon we will know how the
Smiths financed that last trip.
my dear | got it straight from
Brown. whose sister-in-law is en-
gagged to the census taker in that
district. and she says John Smith
never in his life got bonus from
the company. What they did was
to put a mortgage on their south
pasture"
AS for the Jones family: No
wonder we can't keep up with the
Joneses - they spend every cent
he makes on rent, and the only
way they can possibly live on that
scale is by taking an allowance
from that daughter-in-law she Is
always criticizing. You'd think
they'd be too proud to accept the
very food they eat from her,
wouldn't your"
Family fights will reach a new
high. When Ethel asks Fred for
a new hat like Katie's, he may re-
ply. Katie buys her own hats.
Her husband makes two dollars
less than | do. but the census TAX
er in their district says Katie does
washing for two families near her
and makes five dollars a week.
did you know the Burnses are
getting divorce? His wife found
out that he was making $50 a
month more than he told her and
YOU can guess what he did with
the money"
isn't that disgraceful.
Why is little Eva Gray crying?
Bessie told all the girls he was
the only one in the class who had
no bathroom in her home, and now
they call her ''Tattle-tale Gray"
We might even see some raids
and searches like those Of prohl-
bitiOn days-are they hunting a
body? No. they are searching the
house for a concealed bathroom
that was not reported to the cen
sus taker, Tin the land OF the Tree,
especially free infOrmatiOn). This
information the President thinks
the whole nation wants gathered,
but if there are still any who care
for privacy about their incomes,
baths. marital relation, etc, they
can obtain this by paying a fine,
or bv serving a term in Federal
prison, or both. if Senator Tobeys
efforts to stop this census sno0p-
ing fail.
(The Rowing Reporter hastens
to point out that no one ever mas
been convicted under the census
law although it has been in effect
for many years, and it is not likely
that even our anti-CenSuS cores
pondent will have to serve a
martyrs term in Atlanta.
Postmaster-General James A.
Farley made a flying trip to Tow
son last week to address the
Young Democrats of Baltimore
County. AS usual Genial Jim
made a fine impression on those
who had the opportunity of meet
ing him; but the effect of his visit
fell rather flat.
For one thing. Mr.. Farley was
very late. He was to arrive at o
o'clock under police escort at the
nome of A. Gordon Boone, promis-
ing young Towson attorney, and
.:eutenant of James P. Kelley. the
The Hagerstown globe. (Hagerstown, Md.) 1936-1943, 1940-03-15
"Confidentially Yours
BY THE ROWING REPORTER
4E ROWING REPORTER
4 T. T. y t

The views this column those of the
necessarily rejecting
the views of Hagerstown GIobe)-
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22
Mexico Reveals Many Interesting Varieties of Cactus

From Mexico come many interest
ing species of the Cactaceae. Many
of these have been discovered only
recently, writes E. c. Hummel in
Nature Magazine. One of the COM
paratively new discoveries is the
Mamillaria hahniana, known as the
Old Lady of Mexico. This was dis
covered in 1929 in Central Mexico,
where it grows in large clusters,
completely cloaked in long, fine hair.
During the blooming season it wears
crown of pink or rose flowers.
Little less conspicuous is the crown
of red berries that is later pushed
from between the Towering tuber-
cles, to remain for weeks like a
crown of rubies on a white-haired
lady.
One of the most difficult plans to
locate is Roseocactus kotschubey-
anus, which belongs to the living
rock group of the Cactaceae. On
account of the shape of it's tubercles,
it carries the common name of deer
foot cactus. 1t has a large tuberous
root and the entire plant is sunken
entirely in the ground. Here it is
safe from the eyes of the collector
until blooming time, when the large
pink flowers that arise from the cen
ter disclose its presence.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22
hink the priests intend to murder

think the priests intend to murder
me?"
"No."
"Neither do l."
eff they did intend to-" said
O'Leary, "that Bengal doctor
wouldn't know about it."
WELL" said Norwood, you've
done nicely. You have hundred
and ten rupees for an hours work. !"
''Not me. I'm proud. l gave him
back his ten rupees. He's nothing
but babu doctor"
Norwood found the whiskey bottle
in the dark. He poured a stiff drink
and locked up the bottle, gave the
drink to O'Leary, and walked off on
his rounds to instruct the sentries.
O'Leary waited for him outside
the tent He looked as nervous as
the shadow of a tree that quivers
in the evening wind. Twice he start
ed to overtake Norwood, but thought
better of it. At last when Norwood
returned, he hesitated, and if Nor
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22
HOUSEHOLD
QUESTIONS

To keep piano keys from turning
yellow, expose them to light daily.
Sew several thiclxnesses of old
turkish towel together for hot dish
or pot holders.
Carving lamb rOasts is much
easier if they have been boned and
tied before cooking.
French fried potatoes will be
more crisp if allowed to stand in
cold water for half an hour be-
fore frying.
Felt hats can be cleaned by rub
bling with a not too fresh or too
stale piece of bread.
Tarnished egg spoons can be
quickly cleaned by washing with
a rag dipped in salt.
Threading curtains on to their
rods again after washing is diff
cult-and if they are thin the blunt
end of the rod may tear them.
Avoid this by fitting smooth
thinble over the end of the rod be-
fore threading.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22

Cephalocereus hoppenstedtii is
one of the rarer of the old man
group. 1t is also referred to as one
of the torch cactuses, as it takes
very little imagination to make it
such, when moonlight or late sun
light finds reflector in the mass
of beautiful white spines. In it's
natural habitat it reaches height
of ten meters.
Not less fascinating than these
normal forms are the strange shapes
produced when something goes
wrong with natures control of
growth. The red cocksconb found
in many gardens has been devel-
oped through many years of selec-
ton and is propagated from seed.
In cactuses such forms are espe-
clally interesting. While the cause
OF this phenomenon is a contro-
versial subject, scientists agree that
in certain cases it is hereditary.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22

and the upholstery on the back
and arms were left in place, but
the lines of the chair were COM
pletely changed by padding with
cotton batting. Unbleached mus
lin was then stretched over the
padding to make all perfectly
smooth.
NOTE: Mrs. Spears has pre-
pared four booklets for our read
ers containing a total of 1913 thrifty
homemaking ideas; with step-by-
step illustrated directions. Each
book contains an assortment of
curtains; slip-covers; household
furnishings; rag rugs; toys; gifts
and novelties for bazaars. Books
may be ordered one at a time
at 10 cents each; but if you enclose
40 cents with your order for four
books mo. l, 2, 3 and ~ you will
receive a FREE set of three quilt
block patterns of MIS-. Spears Fa-
vorite Early American designs.
Address: Mrs. Spears, Drawer 10,
Bedford Hills, New York.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22
CHAPTER XIV

It had been an army lorry once,
but it had fallen on evil days and
was now a contractors truck, so it
looked suitably unofficial. The Indi-
an driver had been Communicated
by Moses and for one rupee eight an.
mas in lawful money had agreed to
90 anywhere, lawful or not. Inside,
beneath the rotting and ragged can
vas cover, Moses sat on the floor
facing Sergeant Stoddart.
II thought this was all about a
diamond mine," said Stoddart.
"You keep your fat head out O.
mischief and let problems alone"
said Moses. '.Tonight's no problem.
It's easy excep' the consequences.
We're going to lose good officer,
one way or the other, and the ques-
ton is which"
"You half breeds are all alike"
said Stoddart. "You daren't say
what you think" He stuck his thumb
in the bowl of his pipe and struck
another match. His eyes were in
quisitive. "You don't mean"
81 mean you're a fatheao. That's
plain talk, isn't it? Now it's your
turn. You tell me what you're think
ing about, plain words and no this,
that, and the other. Come clean"
: Everyone in camp has heard it"
said Stoddart. First heard of it
was from coolie down by the riv-
err"
Heard WHAT"
Someone's been bribed."
"And you believe it?"
''Long ago." said Stoddart, II
gave up believing anything in India
except payday and where there's
smoke there's fire. Pve known of
officers burning their fingers. If the
officer we're thinking about took a
bride, he'll be broke for it as sure
as you and sit in this truck. That's
one way we can lose him. What's
the other?"
HE didn't take no bribe," said
Moses. "Me or you might take one
you special. But not him.
"They may have framed him"
said Stoddart.
They'll frame your picture in a
museum one o. these days as the
champion fathead that ever came
even from England to look popeyed
at puzzle. There's three men in
India who can't be framed success
full, that's to say unless they frame
each other. Ones me. Another's
Captain High-Cockalorum Norwood.
And the third is Gulbaz.''
Who'd want to frame your"
asked Stoddart. You're not worth
it. What's the other way we can
lose the Captain"
Woman"
Hes NO womanizer," said Stod-
dart.
"You ought to be a reporter for
the papers. You get all your facts
right. / said woman. A woman,
you fathead. One woman-half O.
two women. Can you figure that
one?"
"Well then, what woman are you
talking about?"
Naming no names, she's at the
palace"
"You mean Miss Lynn Harding?
It's all over the camp that Prince
Rundhia has her number
"You seen herr" asked Moses.
eyes" said Stoddart, II saw her
on horseback riding with the Prince.
She's a good locker"
"How close did you look?"
"Oh, a couple of hundred yards"
"Are you blind?"
tive better sight than you, you
drunkard"
"And you couldn't tell, from two
hundred yards away, that that girls
a good 'un? You want to bet? D'you
want to bet your months pay
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22

wood hadn't faced him he might not
have spoken.
"Still here?" said Norwood.
whats on your mind?"
There's man I'm scared Of"
"Oh? Who is he?"
"He's an old acquaintance o.
yours.
II asked: who is he?"
"A man name O. Gulbaz."
"Oh, is that devil in Kadur? Why
didn't you tell me sooner?"
Because / was afraid you'd go
after him.
Norwood smiled. O'Leary grinned.
What I do" said Norwood, land
what don't do are none of your
business"
eyes, they are! Gulbaz 'ud kill
you. Then what? He swore to get
you, on account O. that Poona bust
ness, when you caught him stealing
from the secret files"
eyes, l remember he was angry. /"
"You shouldn't have let him off.
warned you then. You said you'd
good reason.
1T was a crazy reason"
Remember your manners"
II haven't any--not when you 60
CHANGING getting bumped off by a
badmash that 'ud skin his mother
for the price O. leather. You said
you'd catch him later doing some
thing important"
You're not to touch him. Gull
baz is mine, saith the rule of the
game. need him. AS soon as this
little business in Kadur is finished,
we've survey to run, eight hun.
dred miles from here, where there's
a dark little game going on. And
your friend Gulbaz is the bell-weth-
err"
"He's a pig and snake and a
son of a.
"Never mind what he is. It's
what he shall do that matters. He
shall decoy his friends"
Moses laughed *'That swine
hasn't any friends"
"He has three bosom friends and
a gang of eleven all told. He shall
decoy them all into one net"
"Says you," observed Moses.
Don't be theatrical. You NAV
60 and talk to Gulbaz if you want
to, but you're not to touch him. If
you get yourself killed, I'll pay that
priest of yours to say no masses
for you. You shall stay in hell for
ever"
"Mayn't l have just one crack at
him? l could make him a hospital
job, where you'd know where he is
and"
81 have given you a definite or
der that you're not to touch him. t"
eyes, but suppose he takes a
crack at me?"
"In that case, you're to run
away"
"Stoddart can't run. He's too fat.
I'd like to borrow Stoddart."
"What for?"
"I'll need him.
IT said: what for?"
For witness. If | don't have
a witness, there'l be nothing Gul-
baz won't do or won't swear to-"
"How long do you expect to be
gomez"
"About twenty minutes. Maybe
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22

BY the Golden Rule
Only the Golden Rule will bring
in the Age of Gold.-Frances E.
Willard.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22
Highest Vacuum

Vacuums so high that they cannot
be measured with existing cages
have been produced by a new tech
nique and equipment recently per-
fected. The machine has no moving
parts consisting only of electric wir-
ing and glassware.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22

less. 1t don't take long to get Gull
baz' goat"
81 can't afford to lose Stoddart. "
"I'll bring that big baby back as
safe as if he rode a bathchair."
every well, l will tell Stoddart to
60 with you"
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22
Send your film to us to be developed
An Open Fire

There is nothing like an open
6re-the whole process of making
it, poking it, mending ito COM
fort the soul of man. There is
nothing more friendly than an
open fire.-David Grayson.
Coulee City dispatch. [volume] (Coulee City, Wash.) 19??-19??, 1940-02-22
Beauty Treatment
For an Old Chair
By RUTH WYETH SPEARS

BY RUTH WYETH SPEARS
HERE is proof of what beauty
i treatment and a new costume
will do for an out-of-date chair.
It's new dress is very chic. The
material is a soft old red cotton
crash with seam cordings and
binding for the scalloped skirt in
dove gray.
An inch was cut from the back
legs to tilt the chair for greater
comfort. The carving at the top
Evening star., 1940-11-17

winning this honor, as the selection
is left up to small committee Of
impartial judges.
Miss Edith Pearson, as chairman
of the Debutante Committee, with
the assistance of the Misses Sta
Finkenstaedt, Suzanne Slinglu1,
Nancy Strong. Mary Ann Ferrandou
and Katherine Claude, are busy
rounding up their sister debutantes
to take part in the debutante cotil-
lion. which is one of the features Of
the Thanksgiving ball.
Mrs. Roosevelt Heads
The List of Patrons.
Additions to the already large
patron list headed by Mrs. Roose-
welt and members of the cabinet
include: Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Davies, Representative and Mrs.
Richard Kieberg and the COM
mandant Of the Marine Corps and
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb.
Others include: Mr.. and Mrs.
Frank j. Blair of Charleston, w.
Va; Mrs. H. w. Chester, Capt. and
Mrs. Pierre Gaillard, DR.. w. e.
Hale, Mr.. and Mrs. Charles j. Kap-
pier, Mr.. and Mrs. Tudor Morsell,
Capt. and Mrs. Charles H. Maddox,
Mr.. and Mrs. John e. Mcclure,
Mrs. Margaret Mcdowell, Mai. and
Evening star., 1940-11-17

only a hundred couples were invited
were Miss Marguerite Cluber,
chairman of the Executive Commit
tee; Miss Priscilla Wrightson, chair
man of the Invitations Committee;
Mrs. Walter Powell, chairman Of the
Music Committee; Mr.. Benjamin
Hill, jr.; Mr.. Glen Lamson and Mrs.
Edward Everitt, members Of the Re-
ception Committee.
Others present, who took an ac-
tive part in the preparations for the
ball, were Miss Louise Payne, Miss
Ruth Payne, Miss Edna Millward
Miss Fay Espenschied, Miss Regina
Robey, Miss Aileen Wrightson, Miss
Suzanne Happier and Miss Ida
Wood Hill.
Members Of the Floor Committee,
who escorted the young ladies in
the cotillion, were Mr. Clarke P.
Cole, I'd, chairman of the commit
tee; Mr.. Richard B. Washington
and Mr.. John S. Darling, co-chair-
men; 1t. George Allan, Mr.. Lowell
Bradford, jr.; Mr.. Evans Buchanan,
Mr.. James T. Clark, Mr.. Nathan j.
Clark, 1t. Robert B. Curtiss, Mr..
John w. Dunn, Mr.. Thomas r.
Drake, Mr.. Benjamin D. Hill, jr.; Mr..
Malcolm w. Hill, Mr.. Glenn Lam
son, jr.; Mr.. Thomas Raine, Mr..
Talbot Sinclair, ID; Mr.. Arthur G..
Stewart, Mr.. william Tayloe, Mr.. w.
Harvey Wise, jr., and Mr.. Richard B.
Worley.
Betty NuthalI to Be Guest
At Thanksgiving Ball.
Miss Betty Nuthall, English ten
mis- star who has won fame as well
as great popularity in this country,
will be one of the out-of town guests
at the Thanksgiving ball which will
be held at Hotel 2400 Friday.
The Lady Monson, the daughter
of Mrs. Alexander Powell, is an
other British subject taking active
interest in the ball. Lady Monson,
whose husband is member of the
r. A. F., has taken refuge in this
country, bringing her two young
children.
The loyal subjects of King George
who are in this country, with the aid
of their American friends, are striv-
ing to help such organizations as the
British Save the Children Fund.
This particular group is busy evac-
uating children of all nationalities
from slum areas of London to COM
paratively safe districts in the rural
sections of England.
Speculation is running high as to
which debutante will be chosen as
the outstanding bud Of the 1940-41
season at the ball.
Each girl has an equal chance Of
Evening star., 1940-11-17
Rent Changes Studied

At the request Of the National De-
fense Commission. the Bureau of
Labor Statistics has begun a survey
of rent changes during the last
year in II cities. Expansion Of in
dustrial activity, due to the defense
program, has created a need for
more housing in these cities. Sur
veys will be made in Wichita
Kans.; Camden, Newark. Jersey
City, Kearny and Elizabeth, N. j.;
Akron, Ohio; Rock Island, Moline
and East Moline, ILL.,. and Daven-
port, Iowa.