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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

a position as assistant cashier in First
National Bank in Snow Hill on Jan
uary Is.
Mrs. o. M. Leonard and son, Rich
ard visited relatives in Philadelphia,
recently.
Mr.. James B. Robins has returned
from ten day trip in North Carolina
and Baltimore.
Mrs. Matilda Trader Layfield, 88
years of age, widow of the late Will
liam Sherkey, died at the home Of her
granddaughter, Mrs. John Cash on
Thursday evening, after an illness of
two weeks. Funeral services conduct
ed by Rev. Elmer Shields at two
o'clock Sunday afternoon in Bates
Memorial Methodist Church, inter-
ment in Whatcoat Methodist ceme-
terry. The deceased is survived by
three sons, Mr.. Norman. Layfield, of
Snow Hill and Messrs. Calvin and Will
liam Layfield, of Salisbury and three
daughters, Mrs. William Sherkey and
Mrs. Jennie Tilghman, of Snow Hill
and Mrs. William White, of Salisbury.
She is also survived by two brothers,
Mr.. Thomas Trader of Snow Hill and
Mr.. Sidney Trader of Marcus Hook.
News was received here on Sunday
of the death of Mr.. Thomas Collins,
of California, formerly of Snow Hill.
Mrs. Clara Kelley, of Snow Hill is a
sister of the deceased.
Miss Elma Shockley and Miss Mar
garet Wilson spent the weekend with
friends in Baltimore.
Mrs. Harry Esham and Mr.. Benja-
min Esham, of Wilmington spent the
weekend with Mrs. Bruce Carmean.
Mrs. Charles N. Butler, Jr., spent
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
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has no hands with which to pull II
off as Old Mr.. Toad pulls his suit
off, and so he has to try some other
way.
He glided all around under and
between the logs to make sure that
no one else was there, and then he
glided this way and that way
through the brush to make sure that
no one was hiding there. At last
he was satisfied that he would not
be disturbed, and he hurried back
to the pile of logs to begin the task
of getting off his old suit. Now. you
know Old Mother Nature has queer
ways of giving her children new
clothes. All this time Mr.. Black
snake really had his new suit on
underneath the old suit. He had to
get the old suit off, but he wouldn't
have to put the new one on because
it was already OH. Old Mother Ma
ture had attended to that.
He went straight to the two logs
that were so close together, and then
he began to push and wriggle and
squirm as he tried to pass between
them. He pulled and he blew, and I
suspect that if he had been anybody
but a snake he would have grunted.
It was easy enough to get his neck
through after he had got his head
through, but the thickest part of his
body was a terribly tight squeeze.
Little by little he managed to get
through. When enough of him was
through to allow him to lift his head
and look back he gave little sigh
of relief. You see, his old suit had
caught between those two logs and
he was pulling himself right out Of
it just the same way in which you
pull your hand out of glove.
When he saw this he went 10
work again and pulled harder than
ever. He was afraid that that old
suit might pull loose from the logs;
but it didn't, and presently as he
got the thickest part of his body
through the old suit came off easier.
A few more wriggles and pulls and
he was out of it altogether. There
it lay, turned wrong side out COM
plete, clear to the tip of his slender
tail. And the funny thing was that
instead of being black it was white.
Yes, sir, it was white, and so thin
that you could almost look through
It'll But his new suit was black, oh,
SO black! And it was very hand
some. Right away Mr.. Blacksnake
was in a hurry to show it off, and
he didn't even give his old suit
another look as he rushed away.
Now, what do you think-all the
time he had supposed no one was
about a certain thrifty little person
of the Green Forest had been watch
ing him!
ct. Burgess-WNU Service.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
Snow Hill News
CONTINUED from Page y


Mr.. and Mrs. Chester Massey and
children have returned to Long Is
land, N. Y, after spending two weeks
with Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Massey.
Miss Lillian Covington, of Balti-
more, visited relatives here, recently.
Miss Lucy ]. Walter is spending
this week with her sister, Miss Sue
Walter in Baltimore. She attended
the annual conference for the county
agents and home demonstration a
gents which met in Baltimore this
week.
Rev. and Mrs. Elmer Shields were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Grin
maids in Parksley, last week.
Mrs. Harry F. Covington and Miss
Louise Covington left last week to
spend the winter in Baltimore.
Mrs. Daniel II. Bradford and Miss
Berta Bradford have returned after
spending ten days in Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Gray entertain
ed the Woman's Council of Christian
Church on Thursday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson Outten and
son, Wilson, returned to Norristown,
on Sunday after spending several
weeks here with relatives.
Mr.. Newall Stage was elected presi-
dent of the P. T. A. of Snow Hill
high school at their last meeting.
Mrs. Charles w. Corddry entertain
ed her contract bridge club on We'd
nesday afternoon.
Miss Emily Sherkey entertained the
Junior Aid Society of Presbyterian
Chu' rich on Monday evening.
MIR. George H. Corddry, Jr., teach
er in Snow Hill high school accepted
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

the weekend with relatives in Phila-
delphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elwyn Cooper, Of Girls
field, spent Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Cooper.
Mr.. Sidney Trader, of Marcus Hook,
and Messrs. Walter and Milton Trader
of Wilmington spent the weekend
with relatives here.
Mr.. William Parsons is spending
this week in Philadelphia.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Carmean spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Elliott in Ocean City. Mrs. John
Beauchamp who has been spending
several weeks there accompanied
them home.
The Christian Endeavor Society of
Bates Memorial Methodist Church en-
joyed an old fashioned taffy pulling
on Thursday evening.
Mrs. Charles E. Tilghman has an
nounced the engagement of her daugh
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

You see, his old suit had caught
between those two logs and he was
peeling himself right out Of it.
bic while he is getting the old suit
off, and his temper, never of the
best, is very, y. ! short then. Also
he has rather a helpless feeling.
You see, he cannot slip his suit off
easily in the way a boy can. He is
like the little girl who has a dress
with a great many hooks and eyes
where she cannot get at them easily,
and so must take considerable time,
and sometimes lose both temper and
patience.
At last he found just the place he
was looking for. It was on the edge
Of the Green Forest, where the brush
grew thick around little pile of
old logs. There was room to crawl
under these. You know, Mr.. Black
snake does not require very much
room, and here he found plenty for
his purpose. He felt sure that no
one would disturb him there, and
that was very important matter.
Still more important was the fact
that two of those logs were just
far enough apart to make it tight
squeeze for him to wriggle between
them. He smiled when he saw this.
1t was going to make it much easier
to get that old suit off. You see, he
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
By VERA WINSTON

THE fur-trimmed cloth coat is
having an extra long and successful
run this winter. Stunning models
such as the one shown here are
available at sensible prices. The fur
is dark brown Persian lamb, and
the fabric is a dull green wooden.
The collar hugs the neck, fastening
with one large button Of the fur,
which continues down the front like
a bodice. It dips in one large seal
lop at the waist, where it is thrice
buttoned. Persian muff bag and a
matching fur hat add chic end luxu-
rious appeal to the coat. In fact,
it is the popularity of fur accesso-
ries which has helped the fur
trimmed cloth coat reach new high
in appeal this season.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. John A. Ditto, Pastor

SUNDAYS
0:45 A. N. Bible School
11:00 A. n. Morning Worship with
sermon.
6:30 p. n. Young Peoples meetings
7:3O P. II. Evening Worship.
WEDNESDAYS
1880 P. II. Prayer Service.
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY UNION
1880 P. NJ, Women's Missionary So.
ciety, LIST Monday Of the month.
1880 p. NJ, Young Women's Auxil
larry, LIST Friday of the month.
1880 P. NJ, Girls Auxiliary, Emo
Monday of the month.
1880 P. NJ, Royal Ambassadors
every Friday Of the month.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
Your Cold Cough Is Tough
On Your Friends, Too!

You can't blame your friends for
wishing you would go somewhere
else with your cold and cough;
colds are highly contagious and
cause more loss Of time from illness
than all other diseases combined. =
Get Mentho-M ulsion. Mentho-
Mulsion is guaranteed to stop your
cold cough Immediately and rid you
Of that cough entirely, quicker than
any medicine you ever tried, or
every cent of the cost will be re-
funded without question.
Mentho-M ulsion is the formula
Of tha-dean of pharmacy of large
mid-western university. It contains
vitamins A and D to build up your
cold resistance, and seven soothing,
LLOYD & BLAIl
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

BEFORE REPEAL
New York State farmers
planted only Is acres
TO hops. Two years ago
this acreage had in
creased fifteen fold with
an average return or
$500 per acre. In order
that the VI lryland far
mer may reap the bene-
fit of a local industrial
market, the Experiment
Station at the University
OF Maryland is studying
the growth of rye in this
state. Only a small part
of the rye now grown
in Maryland is used in
tile manufacture of dis
lied spirits. Vet Mary
land farmers obviously
viii nro.i- il they can
pro1u e quantities OF
&C { ep ~ Die rye for
Maryland 5ii3tillcr5 VINO
nov pay a heavy ire ght
duty in bringing the
grain rom the Middle
West. Corn, wheat and
oats which are grown
in the West are also
produced in this state SO
why NOT rye grain as
well? That is what the
experiment now being
conducted, through the
assistance OF the Asso-
citation, proposes to dis
cover.
association OF
MARYLAND DISTILLERS
e ALLIED INDUSTRIES
MERCANTILE TRUST BLDG. BALTIMORE. Md
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
II A. N. Service Every Sunday. Par
ish House, Third Street.
Everybody welcome.

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SERVICES

ST. MARY'S EPISCOPAL CHURCH
Rev. r. B. Mathews, Rector
Services, Every second and fourth
Sunday of the month, Morning Pray
and Sermon at IL o'clock.
Every first, third and fifth Sup
days, Evening Prayer and Sermon al
7:30 o'clock.
Holy Communion every second Sun
day at Il o'clock in the morning.
Church School at 10 a. m.
Public is cordially invited to at
tend these services.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

tanned the Young Peoples Aid Society
of Whatcoat Methodist Church on
Tuesday evening.
Mrs. Edward Gladding and Mrs.
Carlton Evans Of Pocomoke were
guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Leland B. Rich
ardson last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Norwood Shockley
entertained a number of friends on
Sunday evening.
Mr.. Robert T. Grant attended the
annual conference for county agents
in Baltimore, this week.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
MIR. BLACKSNAKE CHANGES
HIS SUIT

Nov that Mr.. Blacksnake had
L ' made up his mind to have a
new suit he was in hurry to get it.
So he hurried about looking for a
retired place in which to take off
his old suit, but all the time he took
the utmost pains not to be seen. Or
dinarily, he does not care who sees
him, but getting rid of an old suit
for a new one is very serious mat
ter with Mr.. Blacksnake. In the
first place he feels very uncomforta-
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

healing oils and unguents, with
highest quality beechwood creosote
for penetration. Genuine California
fig syrup gives Mentho- Mulsion a
taste you will like and makes It
cling to your irritated membranes
so it's healing ingredients act more
quickly and effectively.
Feverish, irritated air passages
are fine nesting places for stray
germs, including even such DANGER
Gus ones as flu, pneumonia and tu-
berculosis. It is dangerous to take
a chance with a cough due to a cold.
Mentho- Mulsion is endorsed by
your neighbors and guaranteed by
leading druggists everywhere.-adv
IN r>u.rY0 CT0nH
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
evening at 7:3O o'clock. You are invited

GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE
7th at Walnut
Rev. M. @. Spencer, Pastor
Sunday Services, Sunday School at
9:45 A. M.
Morning Worship, 11:0O A. Il.
Christ's Ambassadors, 6:45 P. L.
Young Peoples organization.
Evening worship, 1880 P. M.
Mid-week Services: Tuesday night,
prayer meeting, 7:45 P. M; Thursday
night Bible Study, 7:45 P. NJ.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
Building A Lunch
CHEESE WAFFLEs WITH GRILLED TOMATOES

fruit, meats or cheese. Which is a
are talking about. In fact, a nice
grand idea for the luncheon waffle we
meal can be easily built around a
cheese waffle. Well go about it like
this:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
POCOMOKE CIRCUIT
John +. Willis. Pastor

SVA - "AD' ~
Cokesbury
10 A. M. Church School.
II A. M. Preaching
Emmanuel
2 P. M. Church School.
3 P. M. Preaching.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

7:SG P. NJ, Junior, Third Monday o.
the month.
1880 Senior Aid, End Tuesday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

METHODIST PROTES
TANT CHURCH
G. e. Lester, Pastor
ORDER OF SERVICES
9:45 A. M. Sunday School.
9:45 A. M. Mems Bible Class
11:00 A. n. Morning Worship and
Sermon.
6:45 P. N. Junior C. e. Society.
1880 P. M. Evening Worship anr
Sermon.
PRAYER MEETING
Prayer meeting each Wednesda,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12
CHEESE WAFFLES WITH GRILL
ED TOMATOES

ELI 1OMA 1OC0
2 cups sifted cake flour
2 teaspoons baking powder
LIZ teaspoon salt
3 egg yolks, we'll beaten
l cup milk
A tablespoons melted butter
3 egg whites, stiffly beaten
1 cup grated cheese
Sift flour once, measure, add bak-
ing powder and salt, and sift again.
Combine egg yollSs, milk, and butter.
Add to flour, beating until smooth.
Fold in egg whites and cheese. Bake
in a hot waffle iron. Place slice
of grilled tomatoes on each section.
Makes sections waffles. Diced I'M
cooked bacon may be sprinkled over
the batter before closing the iron if
desired.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-01-12

S'oV e M', SuLlOT, 1HlTu MOHuAy u
the month.
1880 Senior Aid, End Tuesday.
SALEM M. e. CHURCH
J. W. Wootten. Pastor
SUNDAYS
1000 A. n. Sunday School.
HOO A. NJ, SERMON
e:45 p. N. Epworth League.
1880 P. NJ, SERMON
WEDNESDAYS
1880 P. NJ, PRAYER MEETING
PITTS CREEK PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. Robert B. Stewart, Minister
POcomOke City
Sunday
1000 A. M. Sunday School.
LADIES AIDS
800 P. M, Senior, Second Monday
1900 A. M. Service of Worship.
7:15 P. M. Christian Endeavor.
Wednesday
7:45 p. M. Bible Study and Prayer
Meeting.
Beaver Dam
Sunday
2:15 P. M. Sunday School.
300 p. M. Service of Worship.
Everybody welcome. Come anC
worship with us.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Newsom's Dad Dies
 Of Heart Attack

Cincinnati, O., Oct. 3.-(UP)-G. L. Newsom, 68, father of Louis (Buck) Newsom, Detroit pitcher, died today of a heart attack in his hotel suite near the room of his son who won the first World Series game yesterday.
 The elder Newsom had come from his home in Hartsville, s. C., to watch Buck pitch against the Cincinnati Reds. It was the second major league game he had seen his son pitch.
 The father had been in i'll health for several years. Earlier this sea- son he was stricken with a heart attack while visiting in Washing ton to see Buck pitch for Detroit against Washington.
 Newsom said he intended to stay with the Detroit club for the dura- ton of the series because that would be the way Dad wanted it."
 The body will be taken to Harts- vile and the funeral probably will be delayed until after the series. Mrs. Newsom, Bucks stepmother; Bucks wife, and two sisters. Mrs. Lillian Mathis, Laurens, s. O., and Miss Alline Newsom, Hartsville, were with the father at time of his Adeath.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Opening Game. ShOWedDifferent Styles Of Play
BY JOE WILLIAMS

Cincinnati, October 3. = No mat ter what the rest of the series brings forth the opening game was a graphic demonstration of the dif- ferent techniques the two leagues employ. Baseball being such a standardized game as to the basic elements you would suppose all leagues and teams play it alike. This doesn't happen to be true.
 For the most part the National League is a one-run-at-a-time or ganization; the emphasis is on finesse, moderate power and tight defensive play. The American Leaguers stress the primitive forces of batting violence; they go all out for big, rowdy fruitful innings. They are as sluggers compared to boxers
 There never was a time when the Reds were in the ball game yester- day. Their star pitcher, Derringer, failed them in a crisis and before he was removed in the second inn ing the Tigers had scored five runs. Thus before the game had scarcely started it was over so far as the Reds were concerned.
 Too Much Power
 This wouldn't have been so if the circumstances had been reversed.
 It is entirely conceivable that the Tigers might have put on an ex- plosive big inning which would have changed the aspects of the situation all around. They have the power to score runs in punches; the Reds haven't. That's why the ball game was over when the Tigers scored those five runs.
 Splendid pitching can make any team look bad. The Reds looked bad yesterday, but it wasn't because they were up against spendid pitch- ing. Newsom turned in a very credit able job, but his performance was not one to inspire the lyrical poets. It was just a well pitched game, but it was good enough to beat the Reds.
 If the Reds had had any bite in their attack they might have blasted Newsom off the hill. As it was they pecked away at his miscellaneous offerings all afternoon. They hit him safely in six different innings They had men on the bases in every inning except the third and the seventh. To opportunity's repeated beckoningS they had nothing to of- fer but futile swings.
 That was the difference. When the Tigers opened up on Derringer they didn't stop. They kept punch ing away in the Dempsey manner until he almost literally collapsed They have the power to do this and the Reds just haven't. The Reds are what the boys in the dugout call little hitters. They don't powder the ball. The Tigers do. When they hit ball you know it has been well hit.
 It was boom, boom, boom against Derringer. Greenberg started 1t with single to left. Come on, boys we're off" shouted Del Baker, the manager, from the third base coach- ing box. He was right. York Campbell, Bartell and McCosky teed off on Derringer. all with solid, ringing base hits. Finally Bill Mo- Kechnie had to take his starter out of the box. By this time the Tigers
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03
Walters Lone Hope Of Reds 10 EDen U 194O World Series
Bruce Campbell, Hard Luck
 Victim, Had Big Day
Ball Player, Who Beat Spinal Meningitis, Hero of
 First Game With Home Run and Single

Campbell said. @It didn't sound good when 1t hit the bat and was sslr- prised when 1t landed in the bleacll- CTS.
 But that's Campbell for you, al- ways belittling his own efforts. Tn talking over the first game he pro- fessed sympathy for the Reds.
 Gosh, have to feel little sad about the licking we gave them," Campbell said. 'They can't be that terrible, can they?"
 Of all the 31,793 spectators in CroSley field yesterday probably no one was happier than Mrs. Margaret Campbell, Bruce's mother. Wish Egan, Tiger scout who was sitting in bo xwith her, said Mrs. Camp bell was delirious with joy over her sons home run.
 Gosh, mother shouldn't have made herself look so silly jumping up and telling all those people what great ball player am," Campbell said. Ut makes me blush when I think of it. Maybe, ought not to hit any more homers if she's going to carry on that way"
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

beat them yet. The Tigers are scarcely a great ball club. We don't think they are within 9 per cent of the Yankees we used to know. They had five cast offs, so to speak, in their liineup yesterday = Newsom, Sullivan, Higgins, Campbell and Bartell. The team is 8 patch work of veterans and youngsters who happened to win out in a sub- normal American League race. It will be a humiliating indictment against the quality of the ball that is played in the National League if the Reds don't win - and right now their cause looks darker than Q bright day in Pittsburgh.
 But we were talking about rela- tive styles of play. If nothing else the Tigers are a typical American League Club, they knock the cover off the ball. From top to bottom he lineup is loaded with dynamite. Even Sullivan. the catcher. hitting in eighth place, sent the Cincinnati right fielder up against the screen in right field to make 8 one handed circus catch of his line drive in the seventh. A foot higher and the bah would have gone into the stands for 6 home run. It would have been B memorable home run, too, because the bases were loaded ct the time.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-10-03

hitskrieg had made shambles of the game.
 Never Won One
 Sitting in the towering press box and gazing down on the emerald green diamond bathed in 8 warm golden sun you felt sorry for the Kentucky sharpshooter. He is a gifted pitcher, one of the best. Yet he has never won a World Series game. The athletics beat him twice in 1881 and the Yankees duplicated the order last fall = despite the fact he was the outstanding pitcher in the series.
 It means something to pitcher to win a world series game, some thing that can't be measured in the cold, clammy figures of the rec ord book. The reaction and the eff feet is something that borders almost on the spiritual. Derringer had so much confidence in himself and the Reds and was so sure of victory that he made a big bet on the game. He's the kind of guy who doesn't mind winning 6 big bet (who does?) But the one thing he want ed to do most of all was to win himself a World Series game. As 1t turned out it just wasn't his day. All of a sudden a great pitcher found he had nothing. It was only in deference to Derringer,s gallant past that McKechnie kept him in as long as he did, for 1t was plain to all and srndry that this wasn't his day.
 He's better pitcher than he looked to be against the Tigers yes- teFday. He may come back and