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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Conference Planned
At First Christian

The young people of the First
Christian church will hold their an
nual conference Saturday and Sun
day, May 10 and 10, the Rev. James
Lawson, pastor, announced yester-
day.
DIR. Raymond Morgan, professor
OF social science at Atlantic Chris
tan college in Wilson, will be the
guest speaker for the occasion.
Miss Ruth Ingram is in charge
OF program arrangements for the
conference which has the theme,
Youth and the Church." Miss Haz-
Ell Overman is among the adult lead
ers who will participate in the meet
ing.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
POETRY COLUMN

I went to Florida one day
To see the wonders on my stay.
I went to Tampa Titusville,
Miami, Ocala, and Jacksonville.
But best of all was Silver Springs,
And of its beauty n always
sings.
Its waters r clear as crystal
glass
And fishes swim in n great mass.
I rode down the Florida Bay
1 had a grand time all the way.
For fun, I like Florida the best
From extreme north, to far Key
West.-Betty Jean Marshburn. grade
Isaac Bear.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
DELCAD0 PUPILS
WRITING ESSAYS

Delgado seems to have a good soft
ball team this year. We have defeat
ed Hemenway 10 to 9; Tileston p to
z; Bradley's Creek % to %; and
Winter Park 16 to Z. The team and
school are very proud that they have
had a perfect season. Rudy Cod
win, Grade Z, Delgado.
Louis Pasteur was a good sclent-
list. He was one of the men VINO DID
much to make the study of disease a
science. In the year 1855, nineteen
Russian men were bitten by a mac
wolf. They knew that they would
have ~hydrophobia. They were sure to
die. They decided to visit France n
its great scientist, Pasteur. for help.
Ihey hurried as fast as they could
and all but three were saved.-Slmon
Dyson, Grade Z.
We have been studying about Ma
dame Curie and how she and her
husband discovered radlum. 5 n e
worked hard to discover this mineral.
She once said, Happiness is to find
one work and to be permitted to do
it," Radium is a very precious thing.
As much of radium as a very small
straw is worth more than $4,000. An
ounce is worth $500. 1t is used in
the treatment of cancer. Madame
Curie spent her life discovering ra-
dunn. katherine Hewett, Grade Z.
DR.. Morton was a Boston dentlst.
He was the first to bring ether into
general use. DR.. Long had used ether
in performing operations several
years earlier. He didn't tell about his
discovery. We should give him credit
lust the same. He also improved
many methods of dentisty. Nancy
Mayhan, Grade Z.
Our seventh grade has a wonder
full opportunity to read magazines.
We take a number of magazines
such as "The Post" The State"
1.-THE National Geographic" "The
Nature Magazine" and also Mr..
Berry brings over the News and OBJ
server and other magazines. -
Charles Harrison, Grade 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Changes In Beacons
In Canal Announced

The Cape Fear-Little River bea.
26, %, and 80 in the intracoas-
tai waterway were rebuilt May z
in approximately their former po-
sitions, w. G. Wallace, command.
ing coast guard base, Charleston,
announced yesterday.
The beacons r now 10 feet from
the center line of the dredged chan
mel at about mean low water mark.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
SUMNER PARIS NOVELTIES

Novelties seen in the summer
Paris collections-unique straw shoes
to wear with cool summer cottons,
huge handkerchiefs with printed re.
minders of wartime restrictions, lac
quered safety pins in lieu of buttons,
gaily colored silk knitted. turbans,
hand-kittted stockings Of silk and
cotton, and tiny, flower.trimmed hats
worn rakishly forward or far on the
back of the head.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Youth Open Forum
Meets Monday Night

The Youth Open Forum will meet
Monday night at s o'clock at the
Y. M. C. A. with M'Kean Maffitt
presiding.
The group will discuss the pos
sibilities of keeping the bus station
open until - o'clock.
The public is cordially invited to
attend these meetings and take an
active part IN the discussions.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
SPACE FOR DISHES

To provide extra closet space in
the dining room, a corner cupboard
is just the thing. Paint the outside
to match the woodwork and if a
little color would brighten or add
smartness, the inside surfaces
might be done in a contrasting
shade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
LITTLE RAINDROPS

Pretty little rain drops falling all
around
Dropping from the trees to the
bare ground.
I love little rain drops that fall
on the roof tops
1 like the little sound when they
fall to the ground.
Pretty little rain drops falling
from the sky,
n the wind blows oh how
they do fly.-Albert Beall. grade x
Bradley's Creek.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

have been up stairs listening. Tell
me, chief, will these men die for
the murder Of my wife?"
The hardened old chief assured
him they would.
MARY Blanche cellars, grade 8,
TileStOn.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
SOME FUN!
TONGUE TWISTER

The guide was guiding a guy
AS the guide guided the guy, the
guide guyed the guy, until the guy
would no longer be guided by q
guide whom he had hired not te
guy but to guide. So the guyeo
guy guyed the guide. No wonder
everybody guyed the guide guiding
a guyed guy.
And how fast can you say it:
Try the following easy one-but say
if as fast as YOU can without a
mistake:
Six slick slim slipper saplings.
Here is a twister that has de-
lighted generations:
How much wood would a wood
chuck chuck if a woodchuck could
chuck wood. He would chuck, he
would, as much as he could, and
chuck as much wood as wood
chuck would if a woodchuck could
chuck wood.
Teacher: Why Mary, That's a
queer pair of stockings you have
On. One green and one brown.
Mary: Yes, and I have another
pair like them at home.
Mother: Why r you making
faces at that bulldog?
Child: Because he started it.
Ethyl Gore, Delgado.
Mr.. White (upstairs): It's time
for that young man to go home.
Jerry (overhearing): Betty, your
father is a crank.
Mr.. White Overwhelmingly: Well,
when you don't have a self-starter,
a crank comes in mighty handy.
Teacher: Now, a any member
of the class tell me where we find
mangoes?
Oscar: Yes, miss, wherever woman
goes.
Guest: Waiter have you real
turtle soup here? I have never
tasted any in my life.
Waiter: In that case we have
some.
Mary Larson, Bradley's Creek.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
HemenwQv

Alfred the great was a Good
and to this day a statue 80 ''''
stands. UNI
He put down the law AMI
towns, but then made a nav. "e
keep the foes down.-Eugena NV
ney, grade 6, Hemenway.
King Alfred wasn't verv =,
when he the king was crownss Ou'
He taught his men to be bolG
the love of the danes ''a
He found.
He gathered the men about H..
and encouraged them bookr'4. '
know, 10
Because he did love them ,,s
wanted them friends, not foaS SD'
Paul Player, grade 6.
Cotton ice cream is made wiz,
a special meal and an extract from
cotton. 1t was invented by a pg
gian chef living in Texas who b.i
been working on it for more than =
year. If it is put on the marta,
it may help the cotton growers ~
the South.-Mary Elizabeth Rigos
grade 7. 00''
1.-THE Beauty of the Purple w,,
written by Williams Stearns DAVE
1t gives a vivid picture of CbriS.
tia Constantinople. The centrsI
figure is Leo, who rose from tba
ranks of a common peasant 10 ho
the deliverer of Constantinople and
of all Christendom.
Constantinople was at the tima
called New Rome. Its emperor
title was the August Basileus. HS
wife was called either the BasiIis.
sa, or THE Beauty of the Purple )
Some of the main characters in
the book besides Leo were Antusa
Maria, the youngest daughter If
Kallinikos; Sofia, Anthusa Maria's
older sister; Kallinikos, an aged
scientist, and Kasis, Leo's mother.
I think this story was very in.
terestingly told. 1t was rather hard
to get into it at first, but | finally
did.-Mary Humphrey, grade 8.
Tinker stood and looked in awe.
Why hadn't he thought twice? Bu,
when he had seen Cub attack Al,
he had jumped on his back. He
had not given Cub a fair chance.
A crowd gathered. Mr.. Green
walked in. Fortunately for Tinker
he had seen Cubs attack on Al,
DR.. Pringle rushed Cub to the hos.
pital. Al soon regained conscious.
ness, and if you want to find out
what became of Al, read the book
Norwood Smith, grade 7.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Sunset Park

The Netherlands is probably the
most interesting country in
Europe. One fourth of the country
is lower than sea level. There are
many dikes; canals and windmills
fill the country. The canals and
mills control the marshy ! a n d S.
The bikes keep out the seas.
There are networks of canals,
many of them Ire so wide that
they are used for highways. Much
freight is carried on in the canals.
In winter they freeze. The country
has many excellent railroads.
Farming is important in Neither
lands although not as important as
commerce. Many of the crops are
raised on little farms. Rye, oats,
potatoes, sugar beets and wheat
are among the crops. The manu-
featuring of cotton is important.
Brewing and distilling of alcoholic
drinks is also important.
Amsterdam is the capital of the
Netherlands and the largest city.
It is also the second largest dia-
mond center in the world. The
seat of government is at the
Hague. The Hague also contains
the Peace Palace. - Nellie Sim
mons, Sunset Park.
Belgium is a great manufacture
ing country. During the World War
it's finest cities were left in ruins.
But now they have overcome the
damage that was done. Many of
the people in this country farm.
They grow beets, fax, wheat, and
potatoes. Beets are used for sugar
and to feed diary cows. Most of
the wheat fields r covered with
many beautiful flowers. Belgium
finds manufacturing its chief work.
Much iron and steel work is car
ried on. Textiles are the chief ex-
port. There m also many glasses
and laces. Brussels is the capital
and the largest city. Antwerp is
the most important port. 1t is fifty
miles up the river. Antwerp has
the largest diamond market in the
world. Client is important for its
beautiful weaving done by hand.
1t has many old buildings. BRUCE
is a very interesting place with
its humpback bridges, its canals
for streets, and the old, quaint
houses.-Irene Gosnell, grade 6.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

~DECATUR.-Wind blew the
broadcasting booth off the top Of
Fans Field here. Decatur Three
Eye League club had it repaired
before the season opened.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
HARNETT PUPILS
RITE ESSAYS

I am little. I am round. I grow
on a tree. What am 1? Norma
Lee Brown. I am blue. I grow in
a garden. You pick. What am I?
Boyd Hillburn. . . L am red. 1
sing a song. I make a nest.
What am I? Rose Marie Hatchell.
I am big. I am black, run on a
track. What am I. . James Will
lia-1 Reynor. ... I am round.
I am t light. I make day. What
am 1?-Richard Hobb:,-Cornelius
lHarnett.
Pretty little Robin, sitting in a
tree. Sing cheerily just once for
me. You r always so happy and
gay. Pray tell me what makes you
that way? I know you 60 to bed
early at night, and wake up in the
morning and sing when the sun is
bright.-Greta Mae Kimp, grade 8.
The blue jay is blue. He is a
bad bird. He robs nests. He gets
the eggs out of the nest and eats
them. He kills little baby birds.
His nest is made of straw and
thorns. The thorns are to protect
his nest so no other birds can rob
his nest. - Jack Bishop, grade 4.
The blue jay is a pretty bird.
A blue jay is white and blue and
light green. He builds his nest in
the tops of trees. He puts thorns
around it to keep the other birds
from stealing the eggs. - Lola
Brown, grade 4.
A blue jay is very pretty. But
he is a thief. He will steal. He
will eat other little baby birds
Myrtle Lee Corbett, grade 4.
A blue jay has beautiful long
feathers. He eats worms and bugs.
His habits are to help the farmers
by eating the bugs. The mother
lays three to six eggs. He builds
his nest with thorns so that others
can't Zget in. He is a mean thief.
Emma Lee Wells. grade d.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
STUDENTS ENJOY
DENTISTS VISIT

ct seems unbelievable that
school children seem delighted to
see a dentist coming around. Here
is a series of little stories that will
surprise YOU'D.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

For weeks we have looked for
ward to the time when the school
dentist would come to Jul school.
We were so glad to see him that we
crowded around him and wanted
to talk to him. Then we asked him
what was his name and he re-
Piled, "Dr. Traylor." We asked
him when he could come to our
room-all of us were that anxious
to have our teeth fixed. He started
in the lower grades, he is now in
the fourth, but we hope he won't
take long so he can hurry to our
room.-Clara Pierce, grade 6, Will
liam Hooper.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12
Winter Park

The glee club of our school is
practicing for the May Festival.
We went to the Isaac Pear school
re ,ntly. T1r. Brown directed the
club. We are to sing twelve songs.
My %favorites are Poor Butter, An
ME Laurie, and the Son Worship
per.-Elise Huband, grade Z.
The picture of the windmill was
painted by Jan Ruysdael. He made
the windmill and the sky the most
j~~ nortant things in the picture.
The artist painted it just before a
storm came up. In the picture you
can see the dark clouds and their
reflections on the water. In the
backgrc, nd you 7 see some
boats coming in to the dock. The
windmill is pumping the water up
to the seas in front of it, on the
land you ear see some people in
white. Their white aprons make
the land look bright.-Julian Lam
Ter, grade 8.
IVY pCG Jug 11hCo W pay WILL liz.
My other pet, Pat, likes to play
too. I have a pen of pets. One day
my pet climbed over and hurt his
foot. Pat has a harness and a
chain.-Elsie Lumsden, grade 2.
I have a dog, his name is Taps,
when 1 pat him his tail he wags.
Johnnie Kirkham, grade 5.
When the winter is in the past,
When the dew is on the grass,
When the yellow daisies grow,
When the pretty blue birds sing,
When their sweet echoes ring
Flowers lift their heads DER the
green.
For this is now the coming of
Spring.-Ruth Melton, grade 7.
I have a calf Her name is Molly.
And she is always very jolly. When
you come out to give her food,
She always gives a little moo
Doris johnson, grade 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

I have a dog, his name is Taps,
when 1 pat him his tail he wags.
Johnnie Kirkham, grade 5.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

A blue jay is very pretty. But
he is a thief. He will steal. He
will eat other little baby birds
Myrtle Lee Corbett, grade 4.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

he pulled d OdO LOOLu LldL 1dO
been aching. Boy! Was I glad to
get it out. Billy cried because he
could not go until the next day
James Benson, first grade.
When DR.. Traylor came to our
room he told us interesting stories.
One was about Jimmie Chew. He
was a tooth in Fred's mouth. He
pulled a jaw tooth for me. 1t did
not hurt much. Donald went to
the basement and got him a pitch
er of water. He told us how to play
stealing sticks" and we told him
how to play stealing sticks"
and we told him how to p y
Shanghai Chinese checkers" I
bought a tube of tooth paste and
a tooth brush from him. I brush
my teeth every morning.-Herman
W. Sanders, grade 2.
I like to see the dentist work on
other peoples teeth. I like my
teeth to be clean. He cleans them
with a funny little brush. If he
find any cavities he fills them.
The boys and girls say, HE does
not hurt you so don't be afraid"
Marguerite TODD, grade 4.
The dentist is a friendly fellow.
He can fix anyone's teeth. He has
all sorts of things to work with.
He tells us that chewing gum will
make our teeth strong and healthy.
When he finishes fixing our teeth,
he always gives us a stick of gum.
Paul Bowen, grade 4.
DR.. Traylor put in six filings for
me. They hurt a little, but I didn't
care for I was so glad of the priv
ilege Of having it done. I believe
having a school dentist is one of
the finest things the state and coun-
ty have ever done. I am sure we
will learn to appreciate our teeth
more. AS I grow older, l know
that I shall be glad to do without
a new dress to have a tooth filled.
Pauline Allender, grade Z. e.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

I went to the dentist the first day.
He pulled a bad tooth that had
been aching. Boy! Was I glad to
get it out. Billy cried because he
could not 60 until the next day
James Benson, first grade.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

Teacher: Why Mary, That's a
queer pair of stockings you have
on. One green and one brown.
Mary: Yes, and I have another
pair like them at home.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

I have a calf Her name is Molly.
And she is always very jolly. When
you come out to give her food,
She always gives a little moo"
Doris Johnson, grade S.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

Mother: Why r you making
faces at that bulldog?
Child: Because he started it.
Ethyl Gore, Delgado.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-05-12

Teacher: Now, can any member
of the class tell me where we fine
mangoes?
Oscar: Yes, miss, wherever woman
goes.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-10
EVERETT BELOTE HOME
FOR SPRING VACATION

Members of the student body at
Western Illinois State Teachers Col
lege left Macomb, April 10, for the
annual spring vacation.
With an enrolment of 1916 stud
ents, higher than it has ever been,
considerable expansion has been not
ed in all departments at Western.
Students on the "Most Beautiful
Campus in the Middlewest" are find
ing their work more pleasant this year
because of the new $75O,OOO training
school building, which provides every
possible physical condition favorable
to the development of modern teach
ers.
Among those enrolled this year at
Western from Bocomoke and vicinity
is: Everett Belote.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-10
GOV. O'CON0R
PAYS TRIBUTE TO
ALBERT E. RITCHIE
In His Dedicatory Address AT
The Formal Opening Of
Richie Highway

Governor Herbert r. O'Conor paid
tribute to the memory of former Gov
ernor Albert C. Richie, in his dedi-
catory address at the formal opening
of the new Albert C. Richie Dual
Highway at Annapolis, on April 26.
"By this additional MEANS" he de-
clared, "the name of Maryland's ia
nous Governor, Albert C. Richie of
happy memory, will be preserved. The
highway will endure as a tribute to
Governor Ritchie's interest in good
roads, and to the intelligence with
which the State undertook, under him,
to bring it's roads system in line With
the needs of the times"
In connection with the opening of
this important new artery of traffic,
Governor O'Conor further said, "It
might not be amiss, to re-state the
policy of Maryland's present admins
tration with rgard to the moderniza-
ton of our roads, and to reaffirm our
oft-repeated determination to use
every means at our disposal to place
Maryland once more among the fore
front of the Good Roads states of
the nation.
"The groundwork for such a mod
ernization of our roads has been laid.
First, we have put stop, for all
time, we hope, to the diversion of
gasoline tax receipts to other than
roads purposes. Even in the throes
of the financial emergency in which
the state was plunged such diversion
was drastic error, an error from
whose consequences it will take our
State some years to recover, no mat
ter how strenuously we try. But re-
cover we will and the $4,000,OO0 or so
a year gained from these gasoline lev
les will be tremendous factor in the
betterment of our highways system.
"Of equal Importance is the fact
that we have selected as the admins
trative heads of our Roads Commits
sion and associates, men who by tech
nical training, experience and general
ability are able to bring to a sue
cessful conclusion our efforts to con-
struct and maintain our roads. Now
with sizeable amounts of road funds
available or in sight, I can promise
definite advancement in road planning
and building. 1t will not come over
night because many handicaps and
difficulties must be overcome, but it
will come and Maryland, before the
end of the present administration, will
have an opportunity to enjoy a sys-
tenn of roads which will be the pride
of our State"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-10

Powell to consider rules and regula-
lions for operating the block this
season. One of the rules suggested
that the block be opened at 9 A. M.
as this would enable the buyers to
obtain their wires from the market,
giving their orders for the day. It
was also thought advisable to close
the block at 1880 o'clock for the lunch
period, in order that all the buyers
will be present during the entire day.
Other rules regarding traffic, selling
practices, payments by dealers and
commissions have been approved and
will be published before the opening
of the season.
w. c. Beaver, of the Maryland De-
partment of Markets, has attended
all the meetings of the Board of Di-
rectors and will cooperate with the
members of the association who may
wish to receive information on grades
of produce, and how improvement
can be made in the package, there will
be no compulsory inspection of pro-
duce to be sold under the auction
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-10
DELMARVA FIRE ASSOC.
CONVENTION in MILTON

by many high officials and outstand-
ing figures in the volunteer firemen's
ranks, and a street dance.
Most of the fire companies on the
Shore were represented and carried
with them part of their equipment.
The men were in dress uniforms and
presented snappy appearance. Drum
and bugle corps also featured the
huge parade which took place in the
afternoon. Prizes totaling $500 were
awarded to bugle and drum corps,
high school bands and fire depart
ments participating in the parade.
Delegations from the Pocomoke Vol
unteer Company and the Ladies Aux
iliary attended the convention on
Wednesday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-05-10

ries and handle the other vegetable
crops as string beans, lima beans,
green and red ripe tomatoes and ear
ly white potatoes, if the growers de-
sire to patronize the block for these
commodities.
There has been no change made in
the selling charge over previous
years. Strawberries will be handled
for LIZ cents crate and string beans
1 cent a hamper. Farmers who pa
tronize the auction block will be con-
sidered as members of the associa-
ton and will be eligible for any pa
tronage dividends which may be de-
clared at the end of the season.
The directors of the cooperative
are as follows: Charles Boston, w.
j. McDorman, Charles Wagner, r. P.
Bozman, Howard Fl. Anderson, Arthur
Landlord and Charles Layfield. The
directors have held three meetings
to date in order to discuss plans for
the operation of the association this
season. Last week these direc-
tors elected the following officers:
President Howard H. Anderson;
Viice-PresIdent, Arthur Landlord;
Secrtary- Treasurer, E. Walter Long.
Mr.. Long will also serve az man.
ager of the auction block and will
have as his assistants, Edwin Muir
as the auctioneer and Frank D. Lay
field, Clerk. These officials should
assure the growers and buyers that
the auction block will be operated eff
ficiently and in a business like man.
ner and Princess Anne should become
one of the leading shipping points on
the Eastern Shore.
The Board Of Directors met on Tues
day evening with representatives of
the local buyers, Mr.. King B. Miller,
Mr.. E. Mace Smith and Mr.. Ralph