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The midland journal., 1940-12-06

led and will come back to their
senses one Of these days. Dictators
will die and peace will be re-estab-
lished on firmer ground and after
the darkness of this temporary fury,
we will see the dim beauty that
means new dawn.
Well, you may not fully believe her
but what a tonic she isl In spite OF
yourself you find yourself more hope
full; and when you quote her at home
everyone else partakes Of the same
hope.
A Civilization win Survive.
And why not? She is at least as
reasonable as the fearful and dismal
prophets who see nothing but gloom
ahead. For all wars HAVE ended,
and although Napoleon and Crom-
well and many others were all sup
posed to destroy civilization in their
day, and wipe great nations from
the face of the earth, somehow they
never did. Sanity crept back again,
schools reopened, fields were sown;
mourning and poverty held sway for
awhile, and then the spring came
back, and with it lovers and lilacs
and new plans.
After the war the world is going
to need everything that we can give
it of help and service. They are
going to need food, over there,
clothes, bedding, medicine, tools.
We have to be ready with all that,
and the. only way we can give it is
to get our own house in order.
Solve Americas problems; lessen
the need for relief; lessen unemploy-
ment; replace un-American plots
and s'isms" with a good healthy re-
vival Of the spirit that created the
Declaration Of independence.
And that has to begin with individ-
ual homes like yours and mine.
Homes free of debt and disorder, of
complaining and discomfort. One
million such homes, scattered all
over the continent, would be the be-
ginnings of a new America. Ten
million would make US the strongest,
happiest, richest, most independent
nation on the earth.
Put Own House in Order.
So do your share by establishing
one small unit Of perfection. A
home in which a man and woman
love each other and their children.
A home with clean, warm kitchen,
and a little garden, and telephone
and radio and a gas stove and an
electric refrigerator. A home to
which outsiders look with admira-
tion and envy. A home with books
in it, and winter fires, and laugh
ter, and flag, and pleasant voices.
One small oasis of perfection in q
turbulent and troubled world. For
it is only when we get many such
tiny solved individual problems that
we can hope to solve the bigger ones.
Too few honestly eager to
do their part in great national crises,
forget that those crises are caused
and brought on by the inefficiency
and ignorance and discomfort of
millions of apparently unimportant
citizens who won't live the day for
the day, and the hour for the hour,
and make perfect those things they
do control and so lift from the world
just one more fraction Of its age-old
pain
The midland journal., 1940-12-06

talked this season
with over 20 leading
coaches about this
phase Of football,
and they all agree.
They admit that you
can outplay another
team badly - along
the ground and
through the air--and
still lose the ball
game.
I've located over
The midland journal., 1940-12-06
HAPPINESS

Kathleen Norris says there Is mo
need to corry about the rest Of che
sCorld, or sohas suiU happen to US at
some distant time in the future. She
advises everyone to live one day at a
time, and to make the best OF that
day. Stop worrying about the trouble
elsesohere in the svorld, Miss Norris
says, and concentrate on your OtUn
home and family--make them as happy
and perfect as you can.
The midland journal., 1940-12-06
By KATHLEEN NORRIS
tBell syndicase-wNu service.l

By KATHLEEN NORRIS
TN THESE exciting times try
to live one day at a time,
= and do your best by that
day.
Take it hour by hour and min
ute by minute, and polish those
fragments of time as if each one
was priceless-which indeed it
is.
Stop worrying along vague
and general lines, and take
firmly into your hands those
lines God has given you to hold.
Ask yourself how much serenity
and cheerfulness and courage
you irnpart to the family circle;
whether its members like to get
home to you-look to you for in
spiration and comfort and reas-
surance.
You may be very sure that in the
great first war that gave us Amer
lea, that gave us our new world Of
independence, there were women
who were frightened, sneering, de-
spairing, doubtful, helpless.
There were other women who held
firmly to hope and courage through
the darkest hours, who knew that
the ideals for which their men were
fighting were the true ideals, who
never lost heart or faith.
They had mighty little to go on,
those early colonial women who saw
the shabbiness, the poverty, the lack
Of training, the six-week enlist
ments, the treachery of congress
when Washington's ragged army
was marching. But that didn't mat
ter. They knew that issues in this
life aren't decided by anything you
can write on a blackboard or prove
by a chart. They knew that the
final and deciding factor is what is
in mems hearts and souls, and OF
that they were sure.
Be Brave-It's Contagious.
Solve YOUR problem today, with
charity and energy and cheerful
ness, and never doubt that that
bravery will unite itself to a thou
sand-a million more scraps OF
bravery and hope everywhere in the
xrycxlI r~,,3 1,,.;v, ~ s,c oil c1Tf m q
freer and happier future.
Keep the house clean and peace
full. Keep your own soul and mind
the same. Keep out of agitating
arguments and contentious; don't let
anyone scare or depress you with
glib predictions of dismay and ruin,
and If you must think of the mad
house that is Europe today think Of
it with prayer.
These are the days in which to see
life as an adventure, not dowery
stroll through the Garden Of Eden.
Sometimes scary adventure, some
times breath-taking adventure, but
Of nothing of which to be afraid
except fear. Don't let children hear
discouraged talk; don't let the man
of the house come to discourage
ment.
An Optimistic Spirit Marches On.
You've of course had the expert
ence Of sometimes meeting friend
in the market or at the club-a
friend who is irrepressibly optinis-
tic and heartening. She doesn't
know any more about world condi-
tions than anyone else, but at that
she probably knows as much as the
smartest politician, statesman or
press agent does.
She says that things are better
everywhere. Peoples spirit is won-
derful. The nations we love are
showing wonderful courage, and the
nations we dislike are merely mis-
Evening star., 1940-11-10

oeneol Of
horouehbred
Market Rolling
the world Of horse ond roc
Evening star., 1940-11-10

This eroy imported
stoIIion. Gino, brought the
top price Of the doy in
the KiImer soIe-Sl9,5 500.
Dovid N. Rust acquired
him for his Rockridqe
Form at Leesbure. Vir-
ginio breeders we're sue
cessfuI bidders for most of
the other top thorough
breds in the sole Of l02
horses, which brought the
handsome totoI Of S225,-
BIS. 1t was the biggest
horse sole in Old Domin-
ion history ond even out
stripped the fomed Soro-
togo yeorIing soIes.
Photos by Larry Hayes.
Evening star., 1940-11-10

Mr.. q n d
Mrs. Gould
S h ow were
q m one the
general turn-
out Of War;
renton folk,
some for bid
ding, some for
JUST q hn9Sioe
scot at the
bid din g. in
which ncy
fig ures be-
come monoto-
nous.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

spect the neutrality of the small coun-
tries.
Riechsfuhrer Hitler in 1887 pledged
himself to respect the neutrality of
both Belgium and the Netherlands.
And the invasion of 1914 came but a
short time after Germany's Chancel-
lor, DR.. Theobald Won -Holl-
veg, had declared that Germany had
no intention of violating Belgium's
neutrality and still shorter time af-
ter the German minister in Belgium
had assured Belgian statesmen that
respect for Belgian neutrality was a
political axiom for Germany"
But apparently these pledges held
as little weight in the balance. of Ger
many's strategical needs" in 1914 as
they do today. When Britain's For
eign Secretary Sir Edw. Grey asked
the German Government just before
war enveloped Europe whether Bel
gums neutrality would be respected
Germany replied that it could not
answer the query. And when the
British ambassador in Berlin asked
Won Bethmann-Hollweg about Bel
GUMS neutrality, the German Chan
cellar is credited with the famous OBJ
servation that the treaty was only
"scrap of paper"
Thus, although Germany in 1914
tried to justify its invasion by claim
ing that France had intended to in
wade Germany by way of Belgium,
actually technicalities were waved a.
side by the German leaders.
With the same complete disregard
for pledges and commitments with
which Germany marched across the
frontier of the Low Countries last
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17
RECORD FOR BRIDGES
BY THIS ADMINISTRATION

The long-deferred formal dedication
of the Albert C. Richie Memorial, on
the Annapolis dual highway overlook
ing the Severn River will take place
Sunday afternoon, May 10, according
to present plans. Governor Herbert
R. O'Conor will deliver the dedicatory
address.
These newest formal exercises to
be participated in by the Governor
are reminder that the present adj
ministration probably will go down
in history as one in which the greatest
number of road and bridge improve
ments were inaugurated and complet-
ed. Already the Richie Highway it.
self has been formally opened; the
Potomac River Bridge, near Hancock,
was put into use some months ago;
and within the next few months the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

week, Won Kluck's army crossed into
Belgium on Aug. A, 1914.
Thus while today's events are in a
sense the World War repeated for
tiny Belgium, it is the sudden break
down of $50 years of carefully pre-
served neutrality for the Netherlands.
Hollands escape from the German
invasion of 1914 was due in part to
the fact that Germany saw the adj
vantages of a peaceful state to guard
it's northwestern flank, and in part
to the fact that the Netherlands Army
was modified and ready for any in
vasion.
From the memoirs of the German
commander at the start of the war,
Gen. Count Ludwig Won Moltke, it is
apparent that before the passing of
Germany's famous stactician, Count
Won Schlieffen, in 1906 the German
staff intended to march across the
southeastern corner of the Neither
lands, known as the "Limburg ton
que" in order to reach the Belgian
frontier at a point nearer the North
Sea. But the delay of few days
which abandonment of this plan would
involve was not considered sufficient
reason for bringing Holland into the
war.
The Netherlands army remained
modified until 1918, and although
both Germany and Britain sought to
pass troops across Netherlands terri
tory, the tiny kingdom managed to re-
tain it's neutrality.
How the two Low Countries signed
a mutual military assistance pact. as
certain of their statesmen proposed
before 1914, the Netherlands might
have had more difficult time in keep
ing out of the war.
Belgium and Holland have been I'M
der foreign domination many times
in their turbulent history and they
have fought dozen wars with each
other. Today they are fighting
common agressor. Even before they
were invaded simultaneously by Ger
many, there was an unwritten mill
tary cooperation contract between
them, agreed upon shortly after war
broke out last September.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17
EUROPEAN WAR
RECALLS Time OF
ANCIENT ROME

Germany's invasion of Belgium ane
the Netherlands recalls that European
conquerors since the time of ancient
Rome have led thei r armies into this
traditional battle-ground of rival i'm.
perialisms.
julius Casar, Charlemagne, the En-
peror Charles v, Philip II, of Spain
Louis XIV of France, Napoleon, and
the Kaiser Wilhelm leach sought
to either gain control of this traffic
center of European land and sea ways
or coveted it as a gateway to some
more vital goal.
The Kaiser, whom the Low Coun-
tries had hoped for two decades
would be the last of the line of con-
qucrors to invade their lands, regard
ed the two tiny kingdoms in much the
same way as do present German mill
tary leaders-as a means toward an
end.
In the Hitlerian plans for opera
ton, the Low Countries are obvious
ly strategically important both as a
side-door to France thanking the pow
erful Maginot Notifications, and as a
base from which England, barely
more than 100 miles across the Chan
mel, could be attacked.
Similarly, when Gen. Alexander Won
Kluck, commander of the first Ger
man army, led his troops through Bel
GUM in August 1914, it was for the
purpose of thanking the Rhine forti-
fications to reach French soil.
This maneuver was drawn from the
operations manual of the famous Ger
man commander Count Theobald Won
Schlieffen, who laid out the strategy
of lightning blow in the west, to be
followed by quick stroke in the east.
The western assault, according to the
Schlieffen plan, would consist of a
wheel movement, the outer extremity
of which would cut through Belgium
and sweep down through France in
a movement which would encompass
Paris. The German armies were ex-
tended along the radius of this wheel
at intervals of roughly 20 miles.
The German drive of 1914 differed
from the present invasion in that it
did not include Netherlands territory.
But in many points the present invas-
ion of the Low Countries and that of
1914 show striking similarity.
Both invasions were proceeded by
declarations that Germany would re-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

new Susquehanna Bridge at Havre de
Grace will be formally opened, again
with the assistance of the Governor
and other State officials.
With the substructure of the Poto-
mac River Bridge at Ludlow's Ferry,
Charles county, about complete, and
most of the steel for the super-struc-
ture fabricated and stored, State
Roads officials are looking forward
to prompt completion of this struc-
ture, which will afford a convenient
route through Southern Maryland to
the South. Because of the unusual
difficulties which were encountered
and aggravated by the severe winter,
work on this bridge has been seriously
delayed, but it unquestionably will be
finished not later than 1914, and be-
fore the present administration is com
pleted.
With plans about ready to begin
work on the Sandy Hook Bridge a.
cross the Potomac, in Western Mary
land, and the Ocean City Bridge a.
cross Sinepuxent Bay, it is certain
that the record of this administration
will include the greatest advance in
bridge construction ever attempted
in the history of the State.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

weekend at their homes in Snow
Hill: David Northam, University of
Maryland; Irwin Jones, University of
Maryland; Milton Laws, Beacon;
Enron Sidaway, Beacon, Irma Lee
Disharoon, Glen Burnie; Carolyn Tim
mons, Upper Marlboro.
SAFETY PATROL VISITS WASH
INGTON
On May IL the members of the
Snow Hill High School Safety Patrol
went to Washington, D. c., for the
annual A. A. A. convention and tour
of the Nations Capital. The first
important feature of the trip was the
parade in which the patrols of the diff
ferent schools were represented.
Thousands of patrolmen, respondent
in colorful uniforms, marched to the
music of numerous high school bands.
The parade passed along Constitution
Avenue before reviewing stand. The
Snow Hill patrolmen wearing the
school colors were led by Captain Rob
ert Corddry and Lieutenants Jimmy
Cooper and Dick Leonard who carried
a banner bearing the name of the
school. The following patrolmen took
part in the parade: Clifton Mock,
Tommy Jones, Dorothy Tyndall, An
ma Pearl Haubert, Avery Gordy, Lor-
raine Scott, Marvel Scott, Franklin
Short, William Pusey, Grace Laws,
Whsle Carmean, Billy Chopper, Har-
riet Cherrix, Elinor Wilson, Margaret
Holloway, Jean Pusey, John Luther
Vincent, Barbara Brown, Henry Thigh
man, and Raldolph Taylor. They were
accompanied on the trip by Rosalie
Truitt, Myrtle Wilmer, Marion Dash
iell, Sherwood Ferris, Miss Selby,
Miss Jones and Mr.. Dashiell.
Following the parade the patrol Wis
tied several of Washington's attrac-
tons, including the Washington Monu
ment, Lincoln Memorial and the Cap
itol Building.
The members of the patrol are very
grateful to the Civic Club of Snow
Hill and to the Worcester County
American Legion through whose CO.
operation the trip was made possible.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17
Exhibits OF HIGH SCHOOL

Tuesday evening, May 81, the Par
ent- Teachers Association will hold the
final meeting for the fiscal year in
the auditorium of the Snow Hill High
School. The senior class will be the
guests of honor.
After the program there will be on
display an exhibit of work done by
the pupils of the Home Economic De-
partment, the Manual Arts Depart
ment, the Music and French Glasses
and the Fine Arts Glasses. The pub
lie is cordially invited to be present.
BERLIN VS. SNOW HILL
The indicated Berlin base ball
squad came to Snow Hill, Friday, the
10th. Expecting an easy victory,
they were surprised by our 3-2 lead
until the 7th inning and baffled by
"Chick" Jones, our mound artist for
that day. A last inning rally, staged
by the visitors won the game. The
final score ga.
SNOW HILL VS. STOCKTON
Snow Hill's base ball team Journey
ed to Stockton on Tuesday, z, and a
gain suffered a defeat. A fine de-
fensive home team and a shattered
defensive visiting team were pre-
dominant in the result. The final score
was 8-3.
CORRECTION
In last weeks Broadcast, the
name of Mary Stage was omitted
from the first grade honor roll. The
staff would like to apologize to Mary
and to assure her that this mistake
will not be repeated.
SOCIAL NEWS
Jean Pusey spent Sunday visiting
relatives in Snow Hill.
Dorothy Tyndall was the overnight
guest of Anna Pearl Haubert Friday.
Four representatives of the S. III. H.
S. Student Council and their sponsor,
Miss Jones, attended Council meet
ing in Princess Anne, Friday night.
Elaine Taylor spent Sunday with
Maxine Parsons.
ALUMNI NEWS
The following alumni spent the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-17

PLEASE PAY YOUR
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Evening star., 1940-09-21
Use of Seat Pleasant School
For Bingo Precipitotes Row

Mrs. Miller said her group made
use of the school building for dane
ing and bingo without consulting
the board last Friday and Saturday.
She said last year such entertain
ment enabled the association to
spend 81 800 on school improvements
and provided lunches and clothing
for needy pupils.
The dispute centered over who has
control of the buildings. Mrs. Miller
insists the school trustees have power
over physical properties. She said her
term as trustee expired in May, and
that she was led to believe until
yesterday that she was reappointed
She said she never received formal
notice of reappointment or dis
misSal.
The bingo party scheduled for to-
night will be held at the Women's S
Welfare and Community Club. in
stead of the Seat Pleasant School.
Mrs. Miller announced.
School officials would make no
comment except that a change of
locks at the school had been
authorized.
Evening star., 1940-09-21

Unable to gain admission to the
Seat Pleasant School because the
Prince Georges County Board of
Education had changed the locks on
the building, the Parent-Teacher
Association last night was forced to
cancel its dance.
Controversy over the use Of
schools for bingo parties and other
forms of entertainment led to the
action. Mrs. Ellen Miller. president
of the Parent Association,
said.
She said she and other members
of the association had arranged a
dance at the school last night and
bingo party tonight. Receipts were
to benefit the school.
Yesterday she was informed by
a school official that locks on the
school doors had been changed at
order of the Board of Education so
her key would not fit, she declared
I'VE could have gone down and
broken couple of windows Mrs
Miller said. but instead we called
our dance off,"
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Irish War Veterans
Name 6. |. Cassiday
As New Commander
Woshinetonion Chosen
With Other Officers at
Annual Convention

George L. Cassiday of Washing
! ton today was elected national COM
mander of the Irish War Veterans
at the organizations fifth annual
convention at the Annapolis Hotel.
Mr. Cassiday succeeds John L.
! Coyle, Philadelphia magistrate.
Charles J. McAuliffe of Washing
! ton was elected Junior vice COM
mander, post formerly held by
the new national commander. Ed
win Livingston of Philadelphia was
! elected senior vice commander,
Humphrey Scott Shaw of WASH
ington and Robert Kellett of New
ark, were reelected legislative off,
Ger and chaplain, respectively.
Thomas McGann of Boston was
elected sergeant at arms.
At last nights session the 300
delegates attending the convention
went on record as favoring "the
greatest defensive war machine of
the entire world" for this country
and demanded that such a ma
chine be constructed efficiently and
without party pickering or OBJ
struction."
Indorse Conscription.
The war veterans, giving further
Endorsement to conscription and
adequate national defense, asked
that fifth columnists be rooted out
as we'll as grafters, who are under
mining our Nation" They asked
that every effort be made to aid
the F.. B. T., that military roads be
constructed and that mental as well
as physical training be part OF
Americas defense program.
A resolution asking armed aid to
Mexico was tabled as many vet
erans felt the resolution in effect was
backing United States Aggression
in the border State
The convention gave its approval
to an organization to be known as
the Sons Courageous of True Ameri-
cans. being formed in Washington
by Lawton B. Mellichampe.
The Sons, Mr.. Mellichampe ex-
planned, will be composed of good
honest Americans who are willing
to back up their country in good as
we'll as bad times" He added II
would come as an answer to "such
Communist dominated youth So
cieties as the National Youth Con-
gress." He said the organization
probably would be formally organized
at a meeting Tuesday night of the
Hampshire Heights Citizens AS.
ISOLATION.
Wreath to Be Laid on Tomb.
Wreath-laying ceremonies were
scheduled for 2 pm. today at tht
Tomb of the Unknown Soldier ir
Arlington National Cemetery.
Sergt. Frank Witchy, U. S. A.
retired, will sound taps at the tomb
lust as he did when the unknown SOL
dier was laid to rest in 1921 and al
he also did at President Wilson!
funeral services.
The convention will adjourn to.
night after a banquet at the An
napolis Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-09-21
Wafer Gate Choral
Program 10 Mark
Red Cross Sunday
Event to Herald
Opening Of 24th Annual
Roll Call Monday

A special musical program at the
Water Gate tomorrow afternoon will
feature Red Cross Sunday, and her
aid the beginning of the oath an
nual Red Cross Roll Call work by
committees the following day.
More than 200 voices, represent
ing the combined choirs of five Of
the largest District choral groups,
will be heard from to pm. at
the Water Gate concert in the final
program of the year. Prominent
speakers representing the Catholic,
Jewish and Protestant faiths will
participate in the program to be
broadcast by Station WRC from
4.30 to o'clock.
More Chairmanships Announced.
Meanwhile, final preparations for
the Red Cross Roll Call were COM
pleted today with the announce
ment of the Washington business
and professional leaders who will
direct the committee enrolment
work in the professional and
| financial groups.
Subcommittee Craftsmanship ap-
pointments announced by E. Bar
rett Prettyman chairman of the
Roll Call professional group, include
Simon M. Levitan, accountants; F..
Wallace Dixon. architects; Mrs.
John B. Gordon, associations; Mrs.
Tyree Rivers, Catholic clergy; DR..
H. S. Anderson, Protestant clergy;
DR.. NJ NJ Alexander, dentists; DR..
John w. Warner, white doctors; DR..
Howard NJ Payne, colored doctors,
and Miss Janet Fish, hospitals and
nurses.
Law Group Chairmen.
Guy Mason. chairman. and Dan