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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

1.-THE following letter was directed
to "The Municipal Building" and it
was kindly handed over to the Demo
crat" by Miss Mildred Schoolfield,
Clerk to the City Council:-E
1912 Lexington st.
Harrisburg, Penna.
July IL, 1910
On recent vacation trip which
took us through your town 1 was
greatly impressed by several items:
1. The cleanliness of your town.
2. The ease of finding a parking
place in the business district.
8. The courtesy and pride of your
townspeople.
A. Last but not least the beautiful
Municipal Building. It has tasteful
architecture, restful waiting room
with current literature and very
clean lavatories.
People are always ready to find
fault, but scarcely ever give boost;
this is my first such letter and I sin
cerely hope your town gets many more
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19


Pocomoke City, Md.
Mr.. Editor:
At the beginning of our fiscal year
Comrade E. Earl Tromley was elected
Post Commander and James R. Ecker.
sley, Adjutant. Through them anc
subsequent committees appointed the
post has had a successful year.
Due to the efforts of our Post Ser
vice Officer, Comrade John 1. Tim
mons, disqualification and care of dis
abled veterans have been ably taken
care of.
Membership in the post reached a
new all time high record this year OF
202 members. Comrade Tromley work
ed untiringly on membership and was
personally responsible for the increase
over last year, and Worcester Post
No. SO received a citation for Distin-
guished Service.
Worcester Post also participated in
the laying of the corner stone of the
new fire house in Pocomoke and also
attended the dedication of the monu-
ment to Stephen Decatur at Berlin,
Maryland.
Under Americanism two American
Legion Medals were presented to a
boy and girl in each of the three
high schools, namely: Pocomoke, Snow
Hill and Stockton; also bronze plac-
que in each school with winners
names engraved on same.
Promoted Flag Education and dis
tributed flag codes throughout Coun-
ty. Also observed National Fire Pre-
vention Week and National Education
Week.
During the year a series of dances
were held in the Armory and were
enjoyed by all attending.
Our Post was exceptionally favored
by having our Department Command
er and National Vice Commander Wis
it lis on one occasion and of being
the speaker and giving an inspiring
address on our Memorial Day Pro-
gram held in Snow Hill. On Memoir
lal Day appropriate services were held
at the monument on the Court House
Green, assisted by Snow Hill Women's
Club.
Sons of the American Legion also
put in a good year and the Post or
gained a bugle squad and also fur
nished a teacher for same. Several
bugles were donated by Legionnaires.
Armistice Day was also celebrated
by get-togetner party of Legion
naires in the Armory.
Cooperated with Governor Herbert
O'Conor to support the Maryland
Traffic Safety Committee to lessen
traffic accidents.
Donations were made to Maryland
tuberculosis Association an dto Auxil-
larry rehabilitation Chairman.
Child Welfare and the distribution
of baskets of food and clothing at
Christmas were well taken care Of.
Comrade G. E. Dryden, Chairman of
Americanism Committee, donated
three beautiful pictures to the Sons of
the American Legion, which were
gratefully accepted.
Worcester Post No. SO has stood
well to the front in Americanism.
Colors were presented to Snow Hill
high school, Pocomoke high school
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

To remove skin from tomatoes and
peaches-be sure to use ripe fruit.
Pour boiling water over the fruit that
is to be skinned. Let stand a few
minutes, then puncture the skin with
knife point, and it will peel off cas-
lily.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19
L. Paul Ewell, Solicitor
TRUSTEES SALE
OF VALUABLE
Brick Storehouse
Property
IN POCOMOKE CITY

Under and by virtue of the power
of sale contained in a mortgage deed
of trust dated October 8, 1881, and
recorded among the land records of
Worcester County, Maryland, in Liber
B. B. No. Is, folios 297, ETC., from
The Real Estate Company, Incorpor-
ated, to l.. Paul Ewell, Trustee, de-
fault having been made in the con-
ditions and provisions of said deed of
trust the said trustee named therein
for foreclosure will offer for sale at
public auction, in front of Hotel POGO
moke formerly Parker House) in Po-
comoke City, Worcester County,
MARYLAND, on
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19
Henry p. Walters, Solicitor

Henry P. Walters, Administrator of
Georgeanna Harris, Deceased VS.
James Bailey and Verna Bailey, his
wife, John CHM and Maggie CHM, his
wife, Mahaley Sturgis and Eben Stur-
gis, her husband.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland.
In Equity.
No KIN Thonooru
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19
MISCELLANEOUS

Feet Hurt? Tire Easily When
Standing or Walking? Are you ir-
ritable? Aching feet often mars the
face and hastens old age. For COM
Portable shoes and arch-supports, see
Mr.. Groh 20 Outlet Store.
April left.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

which choke industry and restrict production the
that good from printing the pump thus
frozen. Henry Ford was eve1lastingly right.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

NOTICE-Price on hair cutting
70 cents will remain the same at
Shaws.
July loft.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

steps to the top of the ladder of sue
cess.
Very truly yours,
Isabelle E. Faust
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

John Deere Tractors and Farming
implements. Tractor repairs and re-
placements. M. w. Boston, Telephone
143-J Pocomoke.
Mar 29-tf.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-1 baby carriage good
as new. Apply to Mrs. Leon Vane,
Walnut St.
July 19-1t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

Want man with team to log mill.
Also sawyers. Box ISL Marion, Md.
July 12-2tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

FOR RENT-A choice place to live.
Hollywood on the Pocomoke. Good
house. Spacious gardens, with fruit
and flowers. Large aquarium. Fish
ing in front of property. All modern
conveniences. Rent very reasonable.
Henry P. Walters.
June 7-tf.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19
WANTED

WANTED-LinOtype operator. Ap-
ply at Democrat Office.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19
PEOPLE'SCOLUMN

Pocomoke City, Md,
July Is, 1910
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Favorable Weather
Speeds Big Harvest
Of U. 5. Grain
Production Expected
To Be Only Slightly
Under 1899 Mark
BY FRANKLIN MULLIN,

ASSOCIATED fTeSS MaTkeL writer.
CHICAGO, June 21.-Blessed with
favorable weather, the Nations pros.
pective 100000 900 bushel grain
crop progressed today toward matur-
ity, promising to swell to even larger
proportions the surplus built up in
the United States the past three
seasons.
Present indications are that the
harvest of principal wheat
corn, oats, rye and barley-may be
only few million bushels smaller
than that of last year, but 10000, ,0OO
to 300,000,000 bushels shy of the
crops of 1888 and 1887. This es-
innate was based on the official fore
cast of wheat and rye production
and private trade statistics on prob
able corn, oats and barley harvests
Lower Prices Cited.
Unless grain prices improve ma
terially in coming months, as they
did during the past season. the mar
ket value of the 1910 harvest may
be below that of the past three
years, Chicago statisticians said.
At current prices the prospective
grain crop would be worth less than
$500 900 900. The larger crops OF
the last three years had a marker
value in excess of that figure. The
1887 harvest of nearly 5000 600 ,0OC
bushels. one of the largest on record
was worth more than $1,000 900 900
Combines already are whirrine
through wheat fields of the South
west, where railroads have concen-
trated thousands of freight cars
for transportation of the new grain
Experts regard the Nations l94C
winter wheat crop as one of the
miracles OF recent agricultural his
tory. Entering the fall and winter
In the poorest condition ever OFF,
cially recorded. with the crop esti-
mated at only 400,000,00O bushels
it has responded so we'll to favor
able weather since Christmas that
the prospective market has been in.
creased 70 per cent.
Corn Growing Fast.
The estimated winter and sprine
wheat crop at 728,OO0,OO0 bushels has
a market value at current prices
Of around $567 ,OOO,O 900, compared
with the value of the 1889 crop OF
$657 900 900 based on Chicago mean
price since harvest. The 1887 croE
was worth nearly 100000, 1000.
Corn is tasseling in the South and
is waist high as far North as Iowa
Due to the large percentage OF
hybrid seed planted. another bump
er crop is possible even though
acreage may be the smallest in 46
years.
The harvested acreage of corn has
diminished gradually the past three
seasons but the national average
yield per acre has increased. This
average was 29.5 bushels on 88 1903,
600 acres last year, compared with
26.5 on 110, 1926 900 acres in 1882.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
American Woo|en Co,
To Boost Operations
For j, !. Contracts
Big Textile Concern
Rcises Prices on Mems
Fabrics, Blankets
BY the Associated Press.

0y ttlc hSSOCletco 1IcSS.
NEW YORK, June 21.-American
Woolen Co. will step up operations
in many of its plants as a result of
successful bidding Government con-
tracts for thousands of yards of wool
cloths, a spokesman for the COM
pany said today.
The big textile concern, which has
mills scattered throughout New Eng
land, boosted prices cents yard
on all mems wear woolen fabrics
and blankets yesterday after the
cloths were withdrawn from the
market last week. The withdrawal
followed announcement of the Gov
ernment buying program, which
threatened market already worried
by possibility of scarcities.
Army officials said contracts now
let to the industry would be double
anything bought in peacetime." In
addition the Army announced it
would open bids for 100000 addi-
tional wool blankets with the right
to increase the quantity by SO per
cent.
Textile experts said July and Au-
gust probably would be record wool
consumption months since mills
would start processing raw wool for
conversion into cloths required by
the Army. New England reports
indicated raw wool was being rushed
out of warehouses into combing
plants.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
War May Mean Boost
OF 50q6 in Food Goinq
To 5 Million Needy
CurtuiIment of Markets
And Rising SurpIuses
Due to Help the Poor
Bv the Associated Press.

oN tHe ASSoCldteC FIeSS
Five million needy Americans may
be eating so per cent more food by
The end of the year as result of war
curtailment of foreign markets and
accumulation of bountiful supplies of
farm products.
Agriculture Department officials
said today that with virtually all
Europe closed to American exports,
greater efforts than ever before will
be made to increase domestic con-
sumption Otherwise. they said,
present crop surpluses would in
crease and depress farm prices
further.
The department will use its stamp
program to move greater supplies
into the market baskets of low-in-
come consumers. Under this plan,
inaugurated experimentally year
ago. purchasing power in the >form
of special stamps is issued families
on relief to buy designated surplus
foods at regular grocery stores.
This plan already has been estab-
lished in 102 cities and counties.
Officials said that measures pending
in Congress to make $285 900 900
available for disposal of farm sur
pluses would permit extension Of
the plan to upwards Of 200 areas by
the end of the year.
The extent of the expansion, they
said, will depend largely on demands
that may be made to supply food to
European war refugees.
The department is using surplus
disposal funds to aid the Red Cross
in buying food for the homeless in
France. Should a famine develop
in Europe next winter as some
quarters fear, there might be ap-
peals that the United States use
large portion Of the surplus disposal
funds for European relief.
About 100000 needy persons now
are participating in the stamp pro-
gram. Officials said these persons
had been able to increase their food
consumption by about so per cent.
This increased usage is largely in
dairy and poultry products, fruits
and vegetables, and meats.
More than a thousand communi-
ties have applied for the stamp pro-
gram. The largest areas already
designated include Chicago and Los
Angeles. Brooklyn, Philadelphia and
Detroit may be added in few weeks.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Retail Trade Climbs
6 10 II Per Cent
Above Year Ago
Gift Sales Increase;
StopIe Items Also
In Good Demand
BY the Associated Press.

! By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 21.-Buoyant
retail sales ruled shopping in the
Nations retail stores this week for
the third weekly period in a row.
Dun & Bradstreet reported today.
Sales for the country as a whole
averaged 6 to II per cent above last
year, the credit agency said.
While gift sales for June weddings
and school and college graduations
attracted heavy buying, there was
strong undertone in staple items
also, with heavy turnover in annual
clearances of rugs and other floor
coverings.
Although promotional or sea-
sonal merchandise topped the sales
list, trade was of general char
acter which merchants considered q
heavy sign," the agency said.
Buying of mems wear, often con-
sidered a barometer of consumer
sentiment, moved we'll. After Sue
cessful Fathers Day promotions, it
was welcomed as an especially favor
dDle lnQlcaCOr.
"Refrigerators were said to be in
less demand than a month ago, but
ranges and small appliances con-
tinued active, and some stores said
the slump early in May had already
been more than overcome"
Wholesale trade also expanded,
with increased inquiries for metal
toys. housewares. liquors, wooden
goods and staple dry goods. Fall
commitments, however, were still
being placed cautiously, the agency
said. although "a more liberal at
titude" was noted by wholesalers
among an increasing number of
buyers. particularly those from in
dustrial regions.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Crop Conditions Good
In Cunudion Areas
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
NEW YORK, June 21.-In the
prairie provinces of Canada well dis
tributed heavy rains and showers
over the main wheat growing area
have improved moisture conditions
and crops on the whole are pro-
crossing favorably, the Bank of
Montreal states in its current crop
report.
Wheat presents an even, healthy
stand and is stooling well. Coarse
grains are advancing satisfactorily.
Grasshoppers are appearing in some
districts, but control measures are
under way.
"The most heavily infested areas
are in Southwestern Saskatchewan
and adjacent districts In Alberta.
Cutworms and wireworms have
caused slight damage and weed
growth is strong In some districts.
Pastures are in good condition.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Boston Wool Market

BOSTON. June 21 L4o UNITED States d.
partment Of ARricultureI.- Demand for
wool was rather slow In Boston today al.
though INQUIRIES from mill buyers were be.
ing received BY houses.
In view Of the slower demand sale prices
were mostly slightly easier than earlier ia
the week on q few lines
Country-packed three-eights and quarter
blood bright fleece wools were selling at
39-40 cents. in the grease. delivered to
Good French combing length 1ine terri
$3.50 cents. secured basis. O6erings at
these prices however. were comparatively
restricted.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Excess Bank Reserves
Soar $50 Millions
To New Record
Gold Stock Boosted
342 Millions More
During Week
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The Federal Reserve Board re-
ported yesterday a Sle0, 1000, 900 in
crease In the banks lendable excess
reserves last week to a record total
Of $6,770,000.000.
The increase was due to gold i'm
ports,
The boards statement said:
During the week ended June 19
member bank reserve balances in
creased $202 900 900. Additions to
member bank reserves arose from
increases of $342,000,000 in gold
stock, $16,000,O00 in Reserve bank
credit and $4,000, 900 in Treasury
currency. Offset. In part, by increases
Of $24,000,0 900 in money in circula-
ton, $50, ,000, 900 in Treasury deposits
with Federal Reserve banks, $4,000
600 in Treasury cash and $97, ,0O0, 900
in non-member deposits and other
Federal Reserve accounts. Excess
reserves of member banks on June
19 were estimated to be approx
mately $6,770 900, 900, an increase of
$160, 900, 900 for the week.
Holdings Of United States Gov
ernment bonds, direct and guaran-
teed, decreased 100000 for the
week."
Changes in member bank reserve
balances and related items during
the week and the year ended June
10, 1910, were reported as follows:
I'm nnillinns Of dnllarsN
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Auto Production
Says to 90,060
Units in Week
By the Associated Press,

6y CuS ASSOCIHCeQ Ffek8.
DETROIT, June Edwards auto
motive reports. surveying production
activity in the motor car industry
today estimated output for this week
would total 90,060 cars and trucks
Last week assemblies numbered o.
635; year ago this week they
totaled 8l,070.
The survey said there would be
slight change in operations next
week, but that the July 4th holiday
In the period following would bring
manufacturing into new low ground
for the year.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Chain Grocery Sales
Far Above Year Ago
By the Associated Press.

Eg the AsS0c1ated Press.
Chain grocery sales, the Com
merce Department says, averaged
10 per cent higher this May than
in the corresponding month last
year.
Gaining unseasonally over April,
the departments index of these
sales increased to 1922 per cent of
the 1929-l931 average, the highest
in recent years.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
ScoviII Manufacturing
Files Registration
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Scovill Manufacturing Co. of
Waterbury, Conn, filed registration
statement with S. E. c. yesterday
covering $10,000,000 of debentures
due 1850.
Proceeds will be used to redeem
S7,850,000 of 51s per cent debentures.
The balance will be used for cor
porate purposes including the pur-
chase of machinery and equipment.
Morgan Stanley & Co., Inc, and
Clark, Dodge & Co., New York, will
be the principal underwriters.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Buffalo Keeper Thanks
Shirt for Saving Life
BY the Associated Press.

HOUSTON, TeX-Tom Baylor, as
sistant ZOO keeper at Hermann Park,
has an old shirt to thank for his
life. A COW buffalo, believing he
intended to harm her newborn
calf, charged Baylor as he entered
her pen. Her horn caught in his
old shirt, but he broke away and
got behind a tree. Had he been
wearing a strong new shirt. Baylor
thinks, the incident might have
ended differently.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Washington Exchange
SALES-AFTER CALL.

Washington Gas pfd.-1O at 103, 10
at l03, 10 at 103. 10 at 103, S at
103, S at 103.
Washington Railway g. Electric pfd.
i at 108, / at 1O8A.
Potomac Electric Power SO pfd.-
at 112.
Mergenthaler Linotype-23 at lax
Capital Transit Coo at 1915, 5
at IL.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
Outdoor Advertising
Cuts Down Deficit
3y the A ssnciated prnSs

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, June 21.-General
Outdoor Advertising Co. today re-
ported net loss for the March quar-
ter of $l65, 5,536. compared with net
loss of $244,098 in the comparable
1899 period.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
| Further Boost
| In Steel Scrup
| Announced
3y the Associated Press.

6y Cle ASSUClHIeo FIeSS.
PITTSBURGH, June 2l.-Steel
scrap advanced SO cents q ton today
after recent hesitancy as the indus
try tried to gauge effects Of the
French peace plea. Number / heavy
melting was quoted at $20.5O-$2l a
ton and sales were reported at the
higher figure.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
War Cuts Dealings
In Foreign Currencies
Al fNewYork
Volume Is Reduced
To Mere Fraction
Of Pre-Wor Level
BY FRANK MacMILLEN,

NEW YORK, June 2l.-The strug-
gle in Europe has made New York
City the worlds capital for trading
in foreign moneys and yet has cut
its business in this important field
of international trade to a mere
fraction of its pre-war volume.
Foreign exchange dealers. whose
main business is to provide Ameri-
can merchants with alien curren-
cies to pay their bills abroad, call
culated New York now does as
much as 95 per cent Of free" trad
ing in the currencies of the world.
But they figure that the daily VOL
ume of such transactions has
dropped to between $5,000,000 and
sl0,000,0O0. where $25 100000 was a
common turnover in Wall Street
currency swapping before the war. !,
One of the best informed sources
Of information on currency deal
ings said today business was "con-
sistently less than a quarter of that
before the war and some days not
over 10 per cent"
The establishment of restrictions
on dealings in the pound sterling,
with the British government set
ting an ofncial rate of a little above
- to the pound, has been primarily
responsible for the drying up of
money trading. Much Of the worlds
business has long been carried on
in the British currency.
Some Units Erased.
But completely erased from the
books of currency dealers since the
outbreak of hostilities are such i'm
portant monetary units as the Bel
gian belga, the Norwegian krone
and most recently the French franc.
The Netherlands guilder is useful
now only in paying for imports from
the Dutch colonies.
Speculation in foreign funds. never
very popular in the United States,
has long been a favorite medium in
many European lands. Amsterdam
and Zurich, Switzerland, were CEN
ters for this trade, as was London.
Only Zurich remains a major factor
in the business.
OF the one-time world specula-
tive dealings in currencies one au-
thority said
IF you have to make a payment
abroad, you do it. Otherwise you
stay out of the market. The specu-
lative element is wiped out entirely.
There is no forward future deliv-
ery) market"
Trading in currency futures has
always been the chief mode of
spectators operations.
Remain in Far East.
Besides New York and Zurich,
the principal markets for alien
moneys now are in the Far East,
at Hong Kong and Shanghai, with
the latter the most active. But
these markets do a relatively small
business as compared even with
New York's dwindling total.
The free" pound. now quoted at
about 1886, against the London
official buying rate of s4.02h, has
an extremely thin" market here.
because the uses to which 1t can
be put are highly restricted.
Since British regulations promul-
gated June 8 the free pound has
no longer been available to pay
for imports from the United King
dom, though it can still be used to
buy in South Africa and some other
British possessions. even before that
time its uses had been circumscribed.
Nearly all the buying Of free
sterling, currency. dealers report. has
been to cover short positions. That
Is. spectators who had sold the
money for future delivery are now
buying it in to make delivery on
their contracts.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

mot quoted BY sponsors or issuers.
ciation Of Securities Dealers, Inc. which
states they do not necessarily reflect actual
transactions or drm bids or offers. but
unless otherwise indicated are as quoted By
the sponsors or issuers.
Evening star., 1940-06-21

Quotations furnished by National Asso.
citation Of Securities Dealers. Inc, which
transactions or Arm bids or offers, but
should indicate approximate prices.
Evening star., 1940-06-21
London Bur Silver

LONDON, June 81 P.-Bar silver,
22sd. Oh y. Equivalent 4O.69 cents
based on dollar At S4.O3.D Bar gold 1885,
unchanged. Equivalent S33.S6.)