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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02

Mr.. Franklin Jarman and children
and Mr.. Herman Chapman, of Will
mington, Del, spent Sunday with Mr.
and Mrs. S. C. Chapman. They were
accompanied home by Mrs. Jarman
who was called here last week by the
illness of her mother.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Moore of Mill
ington, Nd, spent part of last week
with her father, Mr.. C. H. Sharpley.
Mr.. w. H. Ellis spent Monday with
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Derrickson, at
Chincoteague, Va.
The community offers its deepest
sympathy to Mr.. Harry Collins and
family during the illness and death
of their wife and mother.
Mr.. Walter Brown, of Wilmington,
Del, spent the weekend with his
family here.
The Rev. Ira Astin has returned to
his home in South Hill Va, after as
sisting the Rev. L. w. Gordon in evan
gelistic meetings during the past
week at the Methodist Church.
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Derrickson
of Chincoteague, are receiving con-
gratulations on the birth of a baby
girl on January 18th. Mrs. Derrick
son was the former Miss Rhoda Ellis,
of Greenhackvil1e.
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Taylor and
sons, spent last week with Mr.. and
Mrs. Charlie Tarr at Porterville, Md.
Those to whom ice skating is a ia
voriate can enjoy their pastime right
in our own home town. The freezing
weather has caused the canal at
Greenbackville Landing to freeze E.
nough to support skaters.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. E. Yarter left Sun
day for Greenville, N. c., to resume
their work with the Ritchieson Tent
Show, after spending the past month
with Mrs. Yarter's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. w. S. Chapman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Matthews en-
tertained at turkey dinner last Sun
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02
SCIENCE CLUB RECEIVE CLUB
PINS

The Science Club members had a
pleasant surprise last week. Wish
ing to become members of the Ma
tional Science Club of America, we
ordered our magazine pertaining to
science. In return we received our
membership card. This was filled in
and sent to unite us with the Nation
al Club for a year. On receiving our
individual membership cards we
found they had sent up pins, too. This
is the first time they have ever sent
pins with the memberships.
The bronze pins are round and have
written on them American Institute,
Science and Engineering Clubs.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02

spending sometime with his mothel
Mrs. James Nicholson.
Mrs. Felter Marshall, Mr.. and Mrs
Charlie Lewis of Salisbury visited
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Birmingham
Tuesday.
Mrs. H. D. Outright entertained hel
Sunday School class Monday evening
at her home here.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Pruitt OF
Greenbackville were dinner guests
Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Petit
Mr.. K. C. Petit and daughter
Grace were guests Sunday of Mr.. and
Mrs. W. E. Petit.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02
STUDENT COUNCIL INSTALLS
NICKELODEON

The Snow Hill High School would
like to thank our Student Council
President, Oakley Hall, for succeed
ing in getting a nickelodeon for the
school. 1t is something that has been
wanted by all pupils of the school for
a long time, especially the dancers.
AS long as the nickelodeon is taken
care of by the pupils, it will be left
as it is. We hope that all pupils will
appreciate it enough to care for it in
the right way so that we may not
meet with the disappointment of hav-
ing it taken away from the school.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02
MARK MILES LOSES
HEAVILY ACCOUNT FIRE

The house occupied by Mark Miles
on the road leading from the bank
to the railroad station at New Church
was burned early Saturday morning,
January 20. The fire was discovered
about 8 A. NJ, when Mrs. Miles was
awakened by smoke. On making an
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02
Parents

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-02-02
GOOD PLAN FOR ALL
BANKS TO EMULATE

The Talbot Bank is having installed
a ventilator in their vaults. Bank
vaults have always served as men,
ace to those who, either by accident
or design, have been unfortunate E.
nough to be locked within their air
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
Grand Jury Probe. Ndnop
inquiry Voted Best News
Stories in Valley For 80

What was the best local story
of 1899?
To combine amusement with a
routine year-end assignment Cfor
the best stories of a year are al
ways good for a review at New
Years. list was drawn from the
files of the Imperial Valley Press
and the Morning Post of the dozen
hottest" news breaks. Members Of
the staff were asked to vote on the
stories they themselves thought
were of the greatest public interest
The result was an amazing eX-
ample of why editors age prema-
turely trying to figure out the pub
lie tastes!
There was practically no agree
ment and before long there were
as many stump speakers as there
were voters. The publisher had his
idea, the editor another and the
office boy still another. The re-
porterS skipped around in between,
egreeing with no one but them
selves.
Technically it all ended in tie,
but by a wierd means of elimlna-
ton, counting first, second and
third choices. two stories emerged
as the most favored. They were:
The 1899 grand jury, with its
sensational indictment of Albert
Pond for irregularities in Imperial
Irrigation district funds and sub
sequent revelation of revolt in the
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

found shot by his own hand in his
Main street offices early on the
morning of Aug. "a
The editor stuck to his guns, ad-
vocating the rain story of early
September that sent record torrents
OF water washing over Imperial VAL
ley doing tremendous damage, but
he was screamed down and the
third place went to the valleys
part in the controversial Ham and
Eggs election of Nov 7. The rain
story took fourth.
The story of Brig. Gen. George
Van Horn Moseley's visit to FL Cen
tro fell into fifth place. Strangely
enough, the reporter who wrote
the story ignored it in personal sell
ectionS!
Sixth place went to the story Of
the row between militant church
leaders and property owners. pro-
testing a wrestling arena in the city
limits, and the promoters and the
city council. In this case. too, the
reporter paid IL no heed In selec-
tionS.
Lieut.. Gov Ellis Pattersons visit
to Imperial Valley May 30 with It's
accompanying fireworks and clashes
with the county fair board drew a
scattering Of second and third votes
as did the spectacular Main street
fire in FL Centro oct. 10 that par
Continued on Page 9, Col b
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
Uruguay lnterns
Mother Vessel of
Admiral Graf Spec
Merchant Ship Refuses
TO Run Blockade by
British Warships

MONTEVIEDO, Jan. l.
(UP)-The German freight
er Tacoma, supply ship to
the scuttled German pocket
battleship Admiral Graf
Spec, was ordered interned by the
Uruguayan government today fol-
lowing Its failure to comply with a
"a hour order to leave port because
it was adjudged a German naval
auxiliary vessel.
Official announcement that the
Tacoma will be interned for dura-
ton of the war conceded with con-
ferences aboard ship and ashore to
work out final details of intern
ment.
The Uruguayan gunboat La
Valleja, carrying an armed party of
Is men, put out from the inner
harbor to the Tacoma'S anchorage
outside the breakwater to supervise
internment procedure.
The 1868 ton German ship was
ordered interned despite strenuous
German efforts to obtain an ex-
tension of the government order.
A "a hours order to the Tacoma
to leave port or submit to intern
ment on the grounds that the ship
Continued on Page 6, Col. y
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
Armed Thugs Rob
Coast Couple of
Gems at Calexico
New Year Ushered In By
Stickup Men at Border;
S96 Cash in Loot

CALEXICO, Jan. 1.-Two
armed bandits ushered in the
New Year in this border city
by taking between $4,000 and
$4,000 in jewelry from Mr..
and Mrs Sidney Williams, visitors
from Los Angeles.
The stick-up occurred shortly be-
fore the whistles and bells proclaim
ed The New Year and las the Los
Angeles couple walked along the
street at Fourth and Heber avenues,
CaleXico police said.
Keep your hands up and don't
look at us for several minutes" the
bandits ordered as they pocketed the
jeWelry. A moment later the couple
heard a car start and speed away.
The loot consisted of two diamond
rings, 500 in cash, mans wrist
watch, platinum and diamond
bracelet. and a platinum wrist watch
set with diamonds, Williams told
police.
One of the bandits was a white
man. round faced, about five feet
eight or nine inches in height. dress
ed in dark trousers, a dark coat and
a felt hat. The other was a Mexi-
can, sharp featured, thin, about
five feet eight inches in height, and
with several days growth of beard
on his face. He wore a light coat
and dark trousers.
The bandits were believed to have
crossed the border into Mexico after
the robbery.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

AOObbdll 5'''iANS'
The weather was forecast as clear
to slightly cloudy Good football
weather was indicated, in any event.
A crowd thick with Hollywood
film stars and other celebrities
packed the big. rOSe-StreWn
concrete bowl The game as a sell
out. and hundreds gathered hope
fully III the Arroyo Seco near the
Bowl in hopes of buying somebody's
spare ducat. Scalpers were asking
$50 pair, and few to be had.
The game starts at 2:l5 o'clock.
Southern California ruled a slight
pregame favorite, despite its less
impressive record of two tie games.
Betting odds started out with the
Troians top heavy favorites. The
odds swung up to almost even
money by this weekend on the basis
of the sharpness the Volunteers
showed in workouts. Overnight they
seemed to be selling at about to 6.
Lots of money was bet Special
ItdlllS brought lO0O or so fanS from
the Smokey mountains with their
hands full OF it and eager to bet.
What advantage the Trojans had
was chiefly in their ability to keep
pouring big, good men into the game
at the rate of about one complete
team every twenty minutes. And
each team just about as good as the
last one. 1t was the famous Trojan
power, which has worn down many
an opposing team that might have
stood up and won on a basis of II
men against II men. The Trojans
outWeighed the Vols 10 pounds per
man.
uses coach, Howard Jones, said
his boys were in top shape and he
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

go. They should even average high
er than in the three months period
just closing! At the same time no
sharp gains are in the cards for
either taxes or living costs. Consi-
dering all factors, therefore, I pre-
dict that we will come closer to
good times" in early 1910 than in
any half year since 1929!
Readers will say that 1 am going
pretty far out on the limb with
this forecast in view of the troubled
and uncertain times. War, elections,
neutrality, labor, congress, taxes
these are just few of the clouds
lowering over the 1910 horizon.
Business men, investors, and work.
ers are more confused and worried
today than on any year-end since
the World War. Despite all these
uncertainties, however, my forecast
is not as rash as it at first sounds
AS the curtain rises on 1910, the
BabSonchart Index of Business will
be lowering around lis. To be the
teSt first half since 1929, business
must average 10 to Is per cent
above the first six months of 1889
In terms of the Babsonchart index,
that means an average of 112. That
is pretty high level, but remember
that business MUST operate at a
high level we'll into the first quar-
ter merely to fill orders now on
hand. Business could fall back as
low as LOG on the Babsonchart by
June and still ring up the best first
half since 1929 before adjustments
for population gains.
BIG FIRST QUARTER
Leaving the Ifs" and "couldS"
out of the picture, my forecast is
that business will travel at high
speed in early 1910. The first half
should average 10 to Is per cent
above the same months of 1899. 1t
looks now however, as though the
trend might turn down from cur
rent high levels as the months work
Continued on Page 6, Col. 81
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

had no alibieS whatever happened.
The team was even keener than
when it iourneyed to South Bend
and whipped Notre Dame in a game
that made many ask whether the
TroianS we're playing over their
heads that day. After winding up
training Saturday. the Southern
CalifornianS rested Sunday IN a
Pasadena hotel overlooking the Rose
Bowl
Major BOB Neyland, TcnnesSee'S
head coach said we're ready. But
George Bad News Cafego, the All
America quarterback, was feared to
be good for no more than quarter,
perhaps even less if some tough
Trojan stopped him hard and hurt
his bad knee. He was ready to play
the full game, but the knee was not
expected to hold up for the kind of
furious charging that has made him
so effective. The rest of the Vols
we're entirely fit.
The game brought together two
teams with great records. The Vols
have won % successive games. They
haven't lost a game since back in
1887, and the last time they were
scored on was by Louisiana State
midway in 1898. During the past
season they swept through 10 games
scoring 212 points to a blank for
the OPPOSITION.
Southern California has come to
look on the Rose Bowl as sort of
second home playing field. This
is their fifth trip there and they
have yet to be beaten on a January
l. They whipped Pittsburgh AZ to
IA in 1880; defeated Tulane 81 to 12
two years later; steam rollered
Pittsburgh IS to 0 in 1888 and
sneaked past Duke 7 to 3 last year.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
Snake Charmer our
OF Job Seeks Farm

THE woman wants snake farm y
Deputy sheriffs stared at small
white woman in amazement as she
stood befor the booking desk in the
county Jail at FL Centro.
"Yes," she said, I'm a snake
eharmer in search of work"
June Trip, %. arrived at Truck
haven, isolated desert station be-
tween Indio and Westmorland,
Sunday, walking along the highway
carrying a suitcase. When she
started walking toward Salton Sea
station attendants telephoned the
sheriff's office. They feared a sui
eide.
She was only hunting a snake
farm she thought was situated on
the sea shore.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
Best News Yarns
In I.V. 1899

The "beSt" stories that broke
in Imperial Valley during 1899
as they stacked up in a Post
Press staff poll:
No. IA tie between grand jury
revelations and the Yamatoda
case.
No. death of DIR. o. II. Van
Eman.
No. 3-Ham and Eggs vote i'm
county.
No. 4-The record September
rainstOrm.
Also rams: Brig. Gen. MoSeley's
visit to Ell Centre; wrestling arena
squabble; Lieut.. Gov. Patterson's
visit; Dunn's election as Legion
chief; district election; train serv-
ice squabble; State street under
pass; CardenaS' visit TO Mexicali
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

Tern. FTOHl Ille McAlCdll UOIueI dl'
CaleXico to the railroad main line
at inland, from hectic little Winter
haven near the Arizona state line
to quiet Coyote Wells on the west
ern Imperial Valley desert, revelers
welcomed the New Year.
Valley hotels, lodges and other
entertainment spots were crowded
with the biggest throngs since the
valleys lush days. And everywhere
in the valley police, Watchful but
lenient, grinned at celebrantS and
went their ways. FL Centre set the
pace by recording only two arrests
on New Years eve.
1t was, on the basis of reports
rom the country's major centers,
the United States biggest, noisiest,
and most expansive celebration since
pre-depresion days. Millionaire and
clerk alike staged their celebrations
and the difference was in cost, not
eXuberance.
In New York, the public celebra-
tions began as early as p. m. and
continued all night. Under a spec
ial dispensation of the state liquor
control authority, there was no ban
on the sale OF liquor by hotels and
bars holding special licenses, al
though, paradoxically, other forms
of merriment were ordered suspend
ed at a. m.
New York's millions cast off all
inhibitions and by midnight had
filled almost every night spot in
the city, had jammed famed Times
Square, and we're croWding railway
and subway stations, and milling
about the StretS.
There were more horns and noise
makers than usual and a special
squad of 1545 police saw that cele-
brations did not get out Of hand
in the amusement area. 1t was
estimated unofficially that New
York's customary $4,000 bartenders
had been increased by 1000 to take
care of the thirsty who paid from
$3.50 in the less choice places to
$40 a head in the Swankier night
spots for the privilege of enjoying
organized revelry.
There were dice games on subway
stations platforms, noise makers in
every hand and motorists crawling
through streets jammed with pc
destrians. The crowds were not
bothered by the special police de-
tails however, for superior officers
had passed the order around that
every uniformed man was to "have
heart"
Night spot operators believed their
gross returns from the nights fes-
tivities would approximate $20,000,-
600, or about S5,000,000 more than
the best of recent years.
Thousands of visitors were in New
York for the holiday, jamming all
transportation facilities. Both air
lines and railroad employed extra
sections to handle the holiday traf-
fic while bus lines blamed tardy
operations, not upon the weekend
snow, but on increased business.
The story, ranging from white
tie and tails to just unrestralned
fun in any kind of clothes, was the
same from coast to coast.
Southern California spent its gay
est year end in a decade. Los An
geles merchants reported that there
was more champagne consumed
than in any similar celebration of
the past 10 years. More orchids
were purchased, and the general
"whooping it up" was expected to
provide a mass check approximating
J $1,000 900.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
Red Rose Slayer
S'ouuht i'm Valley

Roads along the Mexican border
in Imperial Valley were searched
Monday for She suspected slayer
of Alice Burns, 1.-The girl with the
red rose, in Los Angeles last week.
The man hunt shifted to the val
ley this week -end after the suppos-
ed slayer abandoned his automo-
bile in San Ysidro near the Mex
ican border in San Diego county.
John Reayes. 26, was the name
of the hunted man, officers along
the California Mexican border were
told. He was believed to be making
his way eastward along the border.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01

The dispatch said that Finnish
forces had reached the Russian
Laningrad- -Murmansk railway, vital
supply line for the Red army, but
the point at which the line had been
reached was not specified.
Violent fighting broke out mean
while on the Karelian Isthmus front
today, and it appeared possible that
the Russians werr about tn launch
a big scale offensive in the south.
simultaneously there were reports
that an entire Red division had
been wiped out in the central sector.
The war on the Karelian Isthnus,
where the Firms had beaten back
repeated assaults since Nov. 30,
flared into sudden intense activity
aftar 4 nomentlrv llll.
The Russians threw strong de-
tachments against tho Finns' Man
!, ,arhnim line at several places, the
ettacke boirg preceded by heavy ar
tillery bombardm2rts.
Whether the attacks were the
rrolude to the big Red offensive
which the Firms have ban expecting
-oinained to b. seer.
Tho sudden renewal of fighting in
The south followed wh.t military
evpe~ts said was tie most important
Finnish triumph Of the month
long war. Tho F.0ns sid the 163rd
Soviet division fighting near Kian-
tajervi could be regarded as des-
t~ovod. They added the claim that
l29 Russian planes had been shot
down since the start of the war.
Stalemated or pushed back on tho
ground, the Russians took to the
air in what developed into some
If the heaviest bombing raids of the
war.
1T Vaasa on the Gulf of Bothnia
81 Soviet planes dropped more than
200 bombs yesterday At Hrvirkaa
nearly 38 miles from Ha'sinki, Rus
sian planes dropped 109 bombs. y
repeatedly hitting a hospital which
burned throughout the night.
The hospital. it WIS cold had
been evacuated only the day before,
hundreds of wounded soldiers hav-
ing been removed to safer places.
The battle of Kiantajervi, experts
said, had definitely halted a Rus
sian attempt to cut across the CEN
ter of Finland to the Gulf of Both
ria. Russian casualties were esti-
mated variously at from $4,000 to
$4,000 men.
In another less spectacular but
important victory the Firms said
they had frustrated an attempted
Russian advance on the Lake La
doga front. For the first time since
the start of the war they said, the
Russians had tried to attack by
crossing the ice of Lake Ladoga
but had been repulsed.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
Thieves Loot Cars
Durirq Weekend

IMPERIAL. J an. l. Thieves
opened ventilators on three auto
mobiles here during the Weekend
stole an overcoat from one car and
pilfered small articles from the
other two machines.
They used a small screWdriver to
pry the ventilator glass off, reached
inside the cars, and opened safety
catches on the DOORS police said
Charles j. Olson Wade of Ell
Centro lost his overcoat in a raid on
his car. He listed social security
cards and valuable papers among
the missing articles.
Imperial Valley press., 1940-01-01
FINNS CHASE FLEEING REDS INTO RUSSIA
Babson Foresees:

BUSINESS. 10 to Is per cent
over first half 1899.
TREND: Some dip from current
peak levels.
POLITICS: No new important
legislation.
MARKETS: Uptrend but no run
away prices.
FARMERS: Prices, income and
profits up.
WORKERS: Jobs, wages, strikes
higher.
RETAILERS: 8 per cent gain in
sales; prices up per cent.
CONSUMERS: Less than per
cent rise in living expenses.
REALTORS: Rents, values, activ-
ity steady.
INVESTORS: Selected securities
to strengthen.
SUMMARY: Best six months in
ten years.