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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19
BRIDGE Scores far Sixth Week

Mrs Norris Young and Mrs. Roy Bridger ... 4489O
Mr. and Mrs Avah Bloxom Observation-Disclosures, 1920
Dr. and Mrs. C. E. Critcher ................3 900
Mr. VIM Nelson and Mr. Rede Onley ......... 81 900
Mr. and Mrs. John Stevens Observation-Disclosures 81 ,450
Mrs T. B. TAYLOR and Mrs B. Whaley ........ 81 100
Mrs u S. Payne and Mrs Clarence Duncan 3O,73O
Mrs Harry Young and Miss Sadie Jones .3O,580
Mrs Lena Rawls and Mr. Howard Jennings 49,. ,480
Mrs Erland Etcheson and Mr. Miles Landlord ,43O
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Mr. and Mrs. Harry Mears ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS 1O
Mr. and Mrs Griffin Callahan .................2 6,96O
Mrs VIM Stevens and Mr. Erand Etcheson .. 26,87O
Mr. and Mrs Wm Lance Observation-Disclosures. 26,69O
Mrs William Hall Beach and Mrs. Victor Rawlns 26,550
Mr. Chas Schaffer and Mr.. Lester Nuckols. 3D. $50
Miss Lois Hancock and Miss Elizabeth Hall 23,61O
Mrs. Leroy Birmingham and Miss Schoolfield 1850
High Score For Evening
Mr. and Mrs John Stevens Observation-Disclosures. 10010
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19
Franklin Upshur, Attorney, for the
Board of Election Supervisors.
To Voters!
Notice of Subdivision
of Second Election
District (Snow HID
Into Two Voting Pre-
cincts.

BY virtue of authority conferred by
the General Assembly of Maryland,
Acts of 1922, Chapter 269, the under
signed Board of Supervisors of Elec-
tions for Worcester County, have sub
divided the Second (Snow Hill) Elec-
ton District of Worcester County in
to two voting precincts as follows:
The Divisional Line
The divisional line between the said
two precincts is as follows:
Beginning for the same at the place
where the State Stone Road from
Salisbury to Snow Hill, going east
ward, leaves the divisional line be-
tween the Sixth and Second Election
Districts, and thence running by and
with said State Road to Snow Hill,
across the Pocomoke River Bridge
and up Washington Street in Snow
Hill to Market Street at the Court
House, thence turning west and run
ming by and with Market Street to
Church Street at the Episcopal
Church corner; thence, turning south
erly, and running by and with Church
Street and Church Street extended
and the State Stone road that leads
from Snow Hill to Stockton as far as
Ayres Lane Road at the north side of
the Cherrix Scarborough Castle farm !:
thence, turning easterly, and running
by and with said Ayres Lane Road to
Rattlesnake Island Landing on Chin
colleague Bay.
Precinct No. comprises all of said
Election District lying on the south
west side of said divisional line; and
Precinct No. 2 comprises all of said
Election District lying on the north
east side of said divisional line.
The above subdivision will be in eff
feet for the Registration of Voters of
April 80, 1910, and for the Primary
Election of May 6, 1910, and for all
subsequent registrations and cleo
tions.
The exact location of registration
and voting places will be designated
in the usual advertisements of Regis
tration and Election.
Dated March 10, 1910.
HARRY D. MELVIN,
President.
w. EARLE TIMMONS,
c.. MERWIN RJJRRACE
Board of Election Supervisors
of Worcester County.
Attested by:
EDWARD P. HARRIS,
Clerk to the Board.
April 12-3t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

totalitarian philosophy and remain free.
If you think the toward which racing eXagger-
ated just look around community and how much
Federal charity has accepted Government hand out
money which it does not take from the citizens Money taken
that much less for the who has to
sweat and earn and and pay the taxes
Don't kid yourself with the idea that the fundamental virtues
working saving have changed for either
dividuals. You can't spend yourself prosperous.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

Look at the label on your paper
and if you are in arrears, we would
appreciate it very much if you will
pay your subscription up to date.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR RENT FOR 194O-RowIey
Farm on Chincoteague Bay. 12O
acres cleared land. Ample resources.
Immediate possession land. Possea-
sion buildings May LIST. Apply Basel
2. Hickman, Agent, New Church, Va.
April 1927.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR SALE-Veasey property, cor.
ner Walnut and Fourth Streets. CHEAP
to quick buyer. DR.. N. E. Sartorius.
April 1926.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR Rents or room apart
ment. Inquire End floor 124 Market
st.
April 19-1tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19
WANTED

STEADY WORK - GOOD PAY
Reliable Man Wanted-to call on
farmers in Worcester County. No
experience or capital required. Write
McNess Co, Gambler Bldg, Baltimore,
Md.
April 19-1tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-New wall papers,
paints (both inside and outside) We
netian blinds, window shades. Call
SMULLIN'S, Pocomoke 189.
April 19-2tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR RENT-Small apartment, fur
nished or unfinished. Apply 21S
Laurel st.
April 12-tf.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19
FOR RENT

FOR RENT-Desirable three room
apartment, private bath, porch, ga
rage. Immediate possession. Corner
Walnut and Fifth Streets. For in
formation write: Wilson C. Outten,
Y. M. c. A. Norristown, Pa.
April left.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

NOTICE-Price on hair suttina-
25 cents will remain the same e
Shaws.
July loft.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

We have one of the finest equipped
plants on the Shore for turning on
high class printing.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR SALE-Piano, cheap. Mrs.
Howard Sparrow, New Church, Va.
April 19-3tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR RENT-3-room apartment.
Apply 81 Second st.
April 12-2tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19
MISCELLANEOUS

Feet Hurt? Tire Easily When
Standing or Walking? Are you IL
ritable? Aching feet often mars the
face and hastens old age. For COM
Portable shoes and arch-supports, see
Mr.. Groh 60 Outlet Store.
April left.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FARM FOR SALE OR RENT-M.
S. Pilchard.
Apr. 5-tf.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR SALE-U. S. Certified Blake
more plants, free from yellow; Dor
set, Fairfax and Catskill, $3.50 per
thousand. George Norman Pusey,
Princess Anne, Nd, Phone 10 F 2.
April 12-2tp. =
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-04-19

FOR SALE-MOdern Bungalow.
6O2 Walnut st. All improvements. M.
S. Pilchard.
Apr. 5-tf.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
One More Study Group

Gov Raymond Il. Baldwin named a
commission TO study the need for state
iail farm last week This group will re-
port Its findings TO the Legislature soon
after 1t conVeneS next January. The COM
mission will find plenty Of material at
hand for this subject Is not new one
end has been gone over pretty thoroughly
In the last ten years. There must be
prepared in various archives material
which will be of vast benefit TO this group
In making It's study. OF course this must
be supplemented by actual observation
and scanning of available figures on jail
population, etc.
The Democrat has consistently spoken
In favor of the jail farm idea. We believe
1t Is more economical than a continual
ton OF the numerous county jails we now
possess and operate And we believe that
1t would be more consistent with ideas
Of penal institutions as they are ad-
vanced today. And the Legislature when
1t gets the facts can't overlook the fact
that sooner or later some OF our county
jails must be abandoned or replaced with
modern structures.
There have been efforts made OF re-
cent years to do this very thing, but
plans always dropped through at the last
minute for there was usually the feeling
that perhaps when the new jail would be
built, there'd be no real need for 1t what
with big state jail farm to care for the
majority of inmates who are sentenced
to the jails today. The majority, if not
the great bulk, of sentences are for periods
ranging less than year. 1t is with the
idea of aiding this particular group of
unfortunates that the jail farm wins its
most approval.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

Germany was given a free hand. She
could then have settled down quietly to
develop her economic "lebensraum" In
southeastern Europe peacefully and in a
non-military manner, gradually reducing
the army which was giving all Europe the
filters, and creating by free cooperation
and mutual advantage the economic liv-
ing space she needed. But Tacitus, writ
ing OF the Germans 1900 years ago noted
this thing. without being armed they
transact nothing, whether of public or
private Government" And the German
quest for "lebensraum" took the familiar
pattern. Instead of giving TO neighbors
with mutual advantages to be freely ac-
copied, she went with the threat of planes
and tanks. And what has happened is
the only thing that could have happened.
Some day the war will end. And then
the problem of economic living-space for
100000 Germans will be back where 1t
was before Munich, when Europe made Its
last frantic effort to solve It's problems
by wits instead of war. That effort failed.
Hitler's effort to force his own one-sided
solution by blood and bomb will fail. Only
a peaceable and voluntary Encouragement
of Europe offering decent economic living
space for all can offer hope for the
future.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

New England expects to be so busy
within the next few weeks that every one
of us residing In this territory Is bound
to be affected There Is hardly factory
In our industrial regions that won't be
affected by the rush TO care for war Or
ders of all and sundry descriptions, That
means plenty of work Tor not merely
those who'll turn out the munitions and
the supplies, but for hundreds OF other
allied trades and for the merchants VINO
depend on the purchases OF the WORKERS
for their own livelihood.
In due course of time and If the Eu-
ropean war Is prolonged through the
summer and into next winter mild
boom will prevail in New England lts
good news, but 1t also has false front
through which those of us who went
through the last World War can see
clearly. War business Is not lasting
business. After the war comes the period
Of readiustment during which there Is
no manufacture OF the articles that are
turned into war channels. Factories re-
turn TO peacetime basis.
Everyone ought to keep this in mind.
We can't allow ourselves to be swept INTO
an orgy Of living that Is completely be-
yond all bounds Manufacturers seem TO
be aware OF what Is happening for on the
promise OF great orders you don't find
them hustlng TO build huge additions TO
plants that are today adequate for pres
ent-day needs Wartime and peacetime
are not the same. We who have lived
through these periods know what hap
renS when the balloon bursts.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
TIME NOW TO STOP HITLER
BEFORE 1T IS TOO
LATE

Vineland, N. j,
May IS, 1910.
Editor OF The Democrat:
It's time we faced O very un-
pleasant possibility - defeat OF the
Allies-with cool heads and concern
primarily for our own best interests.
There are many who say that O
victorious Hitler, probably ganged
up with other dictators, would not
stop until the United States had
been taken over. Others doubt that
We would be invaded, but believe
that our commerce would be shut
out Of world markets unless we
adopted totalitarian trade methods,
which II Is alleged would mean the
end Of our Democracy.
Envisaging such q future, an in
creasing minority urges that we
take sides actively at once-"bet-
ter now than later"
Are these gloomy predictions JUS
tilted? Wouldn't Hitler and his
fellow dictators be just as likely to
tear at each others threats as unite
against distant nation that has
a powerful navy and minds its own
business? And would the Yankee
trader long be given the cold shoul-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
In Today's Mail

der while he had for sale the very
products O hungry word yearns to
buy?
Isn't there O good chance that
the dictators would be satisfied with
the vast empire Of the Allies, with
out grasping for any Of the western
hemisphere?
But even should the lure Of
South America prove too great, that
would not make the United States
the next victim In turn. South
America Is defenseless. Ours Is po-
tentially the strongest nation on
earth. South America has much
comparatively empty Giving space"
The most desirable part for settle
ment by greedy dictatorships-the
southern half - Is far from the
Panama Canal. .....
Canada could be our biggest prob
lem In the event OF impending
German victory. So long as she aid
ed her allies she would be a legiti-
mate military objective. Unless We
induced her (by economic pessure
II necessary to make peace before
she was invaded, circumstance!
might conceivably arise In which
we would be faced with the bitter
alternative Of seeing NaN troops
stationed on our borcer, or-if we
wouldn't stand for that - being
drawn into the carnage after all.
Yours very truly,
ROBERT s. FIELD.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
Weary Old Story of Death

So now they are dying again in Bel
gum. The battle RACES where it ragged
1900 years ago, and perhaps long before
that, in the cockpit of Europe" Caesar,
whose Commentaries have plagued gen
erations of school children, wrote: "Of all
these the Belgians are the bravest, be-
cause they are nearest to the Ger
mans who dwell beyond the Rhine and
with whom they are continually waging
war" In Caesars day there was plenty
of "lebensraum," or living-space, for all
the scattered and barbarian tribes. And
today there is living-space in Europe and
in the world for all, if the peoples of the
world could only bring themselves to see it.
There lies the tragedy of the present
war. The Germans had case. Their
need for "lebensraum" was real, in the
sense of broad region which could func-
ton together in close economic utilization.
In this sense, Canada and the United
States are part of the same "lebensraum."
They are an economic unity in a broad
sense. But each remains entirely indie
pendent politically. There is no political
pressure on either side of the border. The
economic unity is natural, enforced, and
unpolitical.
Germany might have taken this path.
The opposition aroused by "anschluss" or
customs and economic union with Austria
was due not to the thing itself, but TO the
fact that everyone knew it meant political
and military union as well. AT Munich
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

The Seneca National Council just held
a big pow-wow out near Rochester, N. Y,
and the upshot of 1t all was that the red
skins want to build and operate their
own radio station. They have $1,000
acre reservation and plan to put up a
modern broadcasting station there. But
one formality won't be complied with If
the Indians have full say about It, They
don't propose to ask the Federal Com
munications Commission at Washington
for permission to build or operate. They
feel they have some sort of an inalienable
right to this modern invention just as
their telegraph drums carried messages
over the hills years ago without censor
or interference.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

ability Of the Panama Canal and
Latin America TO airplane attack,
Boiled down TO cold fact, how
ever, the United States has done
very little toward cooperating with
Latin America on Western Hemi-
sphere defense.
For instance, four years ago
Brazil asked the United States
10 permit the leasing or sale TO
south American neighb0rs Of
deerepit dcstrOyers rushing In
Philadelphia and San Francisco
harb0rs since the World War.
But Congress threw up its hands
In horror Of rearmament and
said No.
Then In March. 1890, n bill was
introduced In Congress permitting
Latin American nations to build
ships In U. 8, navy yards and buy
certain equipment from the U. s..
Army and Navy which would not
conflict with our own national de.
Tense =. oil paid for In cash.
The bill passed the House OF
Representatives but hung up In
the Senate. And there II still
hangs, In fact, II has been stymied
for year by only one Senator,
LATIN AMERICAN CRITICISM
Last summer, just before Con-
gress adjourned, when the bill was
about 10 come up In the Senate,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

Senator Vandenberg objected. He
even threatened TO filibuster II the
Administration tried To pass the
bill. So tho Senate adjourned.
AT this session, the Pan AmerI-
can defense bill Is on the Senate
unanimous consent calendar. And
every time II comes up, Vanden-
berg objects.
Meanwhile Latin American ma.
ti0nS, not understanding the
American parliamentary system
by which one man sometimes
can thwart the rest Of Congress,
criticize the United States for
talking Western Hemisphere de-
Tense but giving absolutely no
cooperation toward II.
NOTE 1.-The Senate Foreign Re-
lations Committee also has buried
the Argentine sanitary conven-
ton which permits the entry Of
dressed lamb from Patagonia, the
Antartic end OF Argentina, where
hoof and mouth disease does not
exist. Ratification OF this treaty
would mean the purchase Of only
q small driblet OF lamb by this
country, but politically would
mean tremendous boost IN Ar
gentine friendship for the United
States.
Copyright, 1910, by United F'eatur
Syndicate, Inc.)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
INSPECTION AND THE LAW
(Meriden Journal)

The state law on automobile in
spections continues to confuse in
many quarters. Senator Albert l..
Coles Of Bridgeport charged that
the responsibility for the traffic
lanes rests upon the governor.
He has been corrected by Vernon
s. Morehouse, new chairman Of the
State Highway Safety Commission,
who pointed out that the lanes ex-
listed befor: Governor Baldwin
took office. He sought repeal but
the senate refused. The governor
wanted to have the law taken out
OF the books altogether; he is still
doubtful of the value Of inspections.
Such discussions give the impress
sion that the governors hands are
tied by law; that there must be In
spections. Regardless Of how one
may feel about them. the facts
should not be clouded. The law is
not mandatory. 1t Is one Of those
may" propositions by which the
Legislature leaves enforcement 10
the discretion of administrative Of
ficials.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
Selected Poem
BARN SWALLOWS

(Glenn Ward Dresbach in the New York Times,
We look up suddenly to find
Them diving in blue pools Of air
AS if some light along the mind
Had stirred again, and they were there.
Barn swallows choose old barns with one
Side open or with windows out;
They know thing that takes the sun
Will not object to them about
The nests they join to shaggy beams
Are dark in color too, and rough,
But when new wings come forth II seems
They all are swift and sleek enough.
Some mansions on the hill do less
Than draw the swallows back each Spring
Though they would never dare confess
They miss the CLINT upon wing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21
. HlGHLlGHTS FROM
LATEST BOOKS
Gannett, at 8,
Rebuked Paper


There IL q quotation presidential
candidate Frank Gannett likes TO
use, $50 little d0ne--so much to
do" You lay down Samuel 7.
Williamson's biography, "Frank
Gannett" (Duell, sloan and
Pearce: S2) feeling II reflects the
man perfectly. Al 63, when most
men are ready to retire, Gannett
Is flying 10000 miles year, run
ming Is newspapers, heading q
growing list Of important public
services. He Is the typical Ameri-
can success story; newsbOy ut 8,
publisher Of the same papers
years later. He achieved the uni
que distinction also Of having
worked his way through Cornell,
graduating with $1,000 in the bank.
lie had an eye TO business long
before that. however, as shown
In a letter below he wrote to the
Rochester Democrat and ChrOn-
icIe for which he was then agent
lat 81 in Blood's Depot, N. Y.
Dear Sirs
Reed this bill Jan 8 and it Is
more than I can understand and
send 1t to you to be rectified before
I pay 1t. All I owe you up to the
first day of Jan. 1885 Is $2.54. ! have
meet all my bills and If any other
agent, who had these papers before
I, have not paved you in full it is
nothing to me.
You have on this bill ale rend
$452. What Is that for ETC.? and
you then have me credited with
cash $21O. I would also like to
know what that means. sent you
$2.16 dncluding the expenses Of
sending) Dec. z and received no re-
cepit for 1t except what you credit
ed me with.
BY Strengthening out this bill. and
returning same you will greatly
oblige.
Frank Z. Gannett.
Thus writes biographer William
SOM the Democrat and Chronicle
was put In Its place and prevented
from getting an unearned six cents:
and Frank Gannett's experiences In
newspaper accounting were started.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-05-21

@. Where and when was Victor
Jory born, and Is he married?
A. He was born In Dawson City,
Alaska. November %, 1902, and was
married II years ago to Jean In
ness, actress. They have daugh-
ter, nine years old.
q. Is there an instrument which
will detect lead deposits2
A. No. Bulletin 1871 of the U. s.
Bureau Of Mines contains informa-
ton about modern methods In
discovering lead and may be pur-
chased for fifteen cents from the
Superintendent OF Documents, Gov
eminent Printing once, Washing
ton, D. @.
Q. Are rabbits hairless when
born, and are their eyes opened?
A. They are hairless but their
eyes are closed, and open about the
tenth or twelfth day. The nest III
which rabbits are born Is lined with
down plucked from the mother.
@. II two inventors apply for
patents on substantially the same
invention, what action Is taken by
the Patent Office?
A. A proceeding called on "in.
reference" Is instituted by the
Patent ONCE for the purpose Of de.
termining who has q prior claim.
In such cases the applicants are
advised Of the circumstances.
@. Has the Central Republic
Bank and Trust Company Of CHI
cago repaid the $90,000,o00 loan 1t
obtained from the RFC In June,
1892?
A. As Of April 5, 1910, II had re-
paid $48,l8S ,443.73 Of the original
loan and $i8,653 ,67s 80 In interest.
@. VIII four l. inch pipes dis
charge as much water as one 4-inch
pipe?
A. No. Disregarding any consid-
Grafton OF friction, the number Of
smaller pipes required to discharge
the same volume OF water as O lar
ger pipe varies as the square Of the
diameter Of the larger pipe. There.
fore, 1t will require sixteen l-inch
pipes to discharge the same volume
of water as one 4-inch pipe.
II you want q copy Of the book
let "How A Newspaper Is Made"
send to the Waterbury Democrats
Washington Bureau, 1913 Thir-
teenth street, Washington, ID. G.
Enclose ten cents In postage.