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Evening star., 1940-03-08
Officials Attend Ceremony
As WJSV Increases Power

A number of Federal and District
officials and many other persons
prominent in civic affairs witnessed
ceremonies last night officially
switching over WJSV's wattage
from 10000 to $4,000, most power
full permitted by the Federal Com
munications Commission.
The station joined with 80 others
throughout the country in super
powered broadcasts.
Actual broadcasts from its new
100000 transmitter at Wheaton,
Md, began yesterday at 6:15 am.
after a night of final tests by its
engineering staff. At the start of
last nights 45-minute dedicatory
broadcast A. D. Willard, jr., gen.
eral manager, presented to Com
missioner Hazen marble mounted
switch which actually turned on the
power.
This is symbol of WJSV's per-
petual readiness to serve the COM
munity," said the inscription which
Mr.. Willard read into the micro
phone.
Entertainers included Jane Fro
man, Prof. Quiz, Garry Stevens,
Paul Kain's Orchestra, Announcer
Bob Trout, John Charles DAILY, spe-
Evening star., 1940-03-08
Lawrence Camp Is Urged
For District Court Post

President Roosevelt had before
him today a recommendation that
Lawrence S. Camp, United States
district attorney in Georgia, be
named to the long existing va
cancy on the District Court for the
District of Columbia.
The recommendation was pre-
sented to the Chief Executive yes
terday by Representatives Ramspeck
and A. Sidney Camp, Democrats.
of Georgia, with the further sug-
gestion that Lawrence Camp might
be named to a New York Customs
Court vacancy if not chosen for the
local bench.
Mr.. Camp was the unsuccessful
New Deal candidate for the Demo-
cratic senatorial nomination in
Georgia during the ill-fated effort
to purge" Senator George in 1888.
Subsequently, he was reappoint-
ed district attorney, post from
which he had resigned to make the
political race, and his present term
has three years yet to- run.
The District Court vacancy was
caused by the death of Justice
Joseph w. Cox several months ago.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

cial events announcer; Arthur God
frey and Arch Mcdonald. A buffet
supper was served later in the Will
lard Hotel.
Evening star., 1940-03-08

POETRY BROADCASTPups Of the GarnePatterSon Junior
High School yesterday special broadcast poetry
Station WMAL The in series of educational
features sponsored by The STAR with the cooperation of the
National BroadcaSting the Education
members who performed the program Yvonne Tbb
pianist and Laverne Hall, vocalist Star Staff Photo
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
Modern Methods In
Meat Cookery
Roasting A Leg OF Lamb

temperature greatly reduced and so
the meat cooks something like this:
Roast Leg of Lamb: Do not re-
move the fell from the leg of lamb
(the fell is the thin papery covering
on the outside of the lamb.) Sprinkle
it with salt and pepper and place it
on a rack in an open roasting pan with
the skin side down and the cut side up.
If the fat covering is thin, lay strips
of bacon across the top. Do not add
water. Make an incision and insert
a roast meat thermometer so that the
bulb reaches the center Of the fleshiest
part of the muscle, taking care that
it does not touch fat or bone. Place
the roast in hot oven 500 F. and scar
for 80 minutes or less if bacon has
been added. When lightly Drowned,
reduce the temperature to that of a
slow oven 800 F. and continue roast
ing at the low temperature until done.
The roast will be we'll done when the
thermometer registers 1872 F. or slight
ly under done at It's F. Allow about
80 minutes per pound for roasting
lamb.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
TWO MEN HELD in
DEATH NEAR SALISBURY

Two transients are being held in
the Wicomico County Jail today in
connection with the death of Fred
erick Israel 33, of North Carolina,
who was found with his skull crushed
early yesterday morning, according
to Sheriff Marvin B. Gordy.
Israel's body was found on tt rack
seat of car in front of his shack
on the Rayner Brothers nursery farm
on Mt. Hermon Road by one Of The
farm hands. Jack Rayner rush him
to the hospital in Salisbury, whore nc
died at 11:15 a. m.
Sheriff Gordy quoted Israel vie
as saying her husband and Ceorga
Hammond had a fight on La St
just after midnight, in which he hus-
band knocked Hammond down three
times.
When Sheriff Gordy arrived The
Rayner farm about $3.50 Tt ida
morning, Hammond came back e.
nursery with Joe Gaines, whose HON
is in Georgia. Both are being he's
for questioning.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
RADIANT LIVING
Never Lonely
By Rev. G. M. Griffith
Cecilton, Md.

In his fascinating book which car
ries with it so much mystery, the
Apostle John has written of himself:
81 was in the Spirit on the Lords
day and heard behind me a great
voice as of trumphet."
In these words the Beloved Dis
ciple reveals the secret of his rad
liant life. It was his ability to be
Sin the Spirit" and, consequently, to
"hear a great voice." The secret of
st. Johns ability to transform his
misfortune into blessings and to ra-
date consolation, Courage, and con-
viction was his conscious fellowship
with the Spirit of Cord.
A man who sees through his daily
tasks without the consciousness of a
perfect harmony with the Divine Mind
is like a man surrounded with the
beauty of Paradise, yet incapable
of seeing it.
No man incarcerated in the deepest
dungeon of some medieval castle was
more separated from human fellow
ship than is the modern man separat-
ed from fellowship with the Infinite,
whose mind is filled with the ma
terialistic.
The value of spiritual perception
is realized when one observed how it
transforms the dreary solitude of a
Patmos Island into paradise of vi
sion, fellowship and rapture.
When you hear the Infinite Spirit
whispering to your soul it seems like
the sweet notes of golden throated
trumphet ringing down through the
pillard vault of vast cathedral. And
ones spirit Interpreters it as the di-
vine voice of triumph.
"Rev. Griffith has helped others to
live a more radiant life and he would
be glad to help you. Write him con-
corning your difficulty, addressing
your letter to Cecilton, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

The last few years have seen
great change in cooking and cooking
utensils. There are those, however,
who are not in the least interested or
affected by changes of any kind. They
were taught to cook by perhaps the
grandmother so to this day they
spend unnecessary hours preparing a
dish that, like so many now days, has
a grand short cut.
Heat cookery is good example OF
this and we will speak of lamb in
that it is of excellent quality and is
available all year round and isn't a
heavy meat that one is apt to discard
for the course of the summer.
The old method for roasting leg
of lamb is to brown it we'll in a hot
oven, then reduce the heat, add little
water and haste occasionally, (Which
is hot work.. The new method isn't
in direct opposition to this but new
rules for meat cookery says that the
higher the oven temperature the great
er the shrinkage. Therefore, the roast
goes into a hot oven, is scared, the
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
LABOR AND FARMERS
HAVE MUTUAL INTERESTS

Labor and farmers have much in
common" said President Fred H. Sex
auer of the Dairymen's League Co
operative Association of New York,
recently. But, he added, "that does
not mean domination of farmers or
their organizations by organized lab
or. 1t does not mean that they could
or can tell farm organizations which
farmers shall or shall not be members
Labor unions should represent labor,
and farm organizations should rep
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
British Seem To
Have Perfected
Infray-red Ray

Reports of London's intensified and
increasingly effective anti aircraft
barrage caused conjecture in congress
sional circles today as to whether the
British had developed an infra-red ray
plane detector like that perfected
by the United States army.
Experiments with the apparatus in
this country were so successful that
army officials said it would lead to
ultimate abandonment of the sound
detection method for locating enemy
aircraft.
The new device, synchronized with
anti-aircraft batteries, was described
as designed to locate approaching air.
craft by the infra-red rays in their
engine exhaust, and thus is effective
at night or in foggy weather.
One congressman said tests at Fort
Bragg, N. c., demonstrated that the
equipment could "spot" approaching
planes accurately at q distance of IA
miles.
House members conversant with
military matters said the reports that
Britain's new barrage involved the
use of fewer searchlights than hereto
fore indicated that some new method
of plane detection was being used.
co,,oo hal;a,,od Tho RritiSh ,,oaro1,,
had changed tactics and were using a
curtain of anti-aircraft fire.
This theory was questioned by 9TH
ers who said that it would throw up
such a curtain of fire" around Lon
don because of the tremendous a.
mount of ammunition necessary and
the almost prohibitive wear on gun
barrels.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
STAFFORD POLICE CHIEF
FALLS THRU MANHOLE

George w. Bowden, chief of Sea-
ford's police force, was severely in
jured Saturday night when he STEP
ped on a manhole cover above the
sewer trap in front of the Palace
sewer trap in front of the Palace Thea
ire. It tilted with him, causing him
to fall completely through the hole
into the sewer trap itself. Chief Bow
den had stepped aside from the side
walk to permit some pedestrians to
pass, and in stepping, he put his en-
tire weight on the manhole cover. The
cover, which should have been sup
ported at four places by iron lips,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

was faulty, and his weight caused it
to tilt and shoot him below the sur
face.
He was badly cut on both legs, and
his left knee was so bruised he was
unable to bear any weight on it over
the weekend. Although the fall con-
fined him to his home nearly all this
week, he is now able to get about on
most of his duties.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

ano the necessiir Of planning al ssies
campaign, / fog1d ths5 ! die not nave
sufficient time al my disposal. Il &C
CURED 10 NE that t wou]o De possible
"a remain in 10Y Office and accomplish
~ rult-hv rcens o. teis-
TIE sesst-o. Arrange
p'a#" ee,..erta~5 - 3 ss..sssg,5g a.
41.,se@ ~ere accc1 aeiv
within ga hours tiy ,..,...r..,. .'.t,.
s s. :, o. cur % bra h u na..,rs ~
s1eeheaT results 4nj s. saving Of ser
era' weeks travelling lims
Conference telephone caana ir5ostrv.
null r. ri ,elo-soaes : II
onnecJcd on one ioe So tina. each
user oan hear eud he I'd bg the
others. They are widely gsll ~ sole.
managers to contact their icl3 c@css
an6 for family reunion. er5 othcr
social events.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

resent farmers and they should
meet as equals"
That is sound policy. Short-sight-
ed efforts of some labor groups to
"gang up" on agriculture have met
with the short shrift they deserve,
Agriculture has always been willing to
confer with workers on any common
problem, in a spirit of fairness and
equality-but agriculture will not SUBJ
nit to labor control or racketeering.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
HOUSEHOLD HINTS
Creole Shrimp

Creole Shrimp
az. 80: (Serves g.
2 cups shrimp
1 can tomato soup
2 green onions
n pepper, chopped
/ cup chopped celery
n teaspoon sage
4 tablespoons butter
/ teaspoon salt
/. Melt butter on HIGH. 2. Brown
onions, pepper and celery slightly. 8
Add seasoning, tomato soup and
shrimp HIGH to steam WARM 35
to 40 minutes Serve over steamed
rice.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

ONE OF THE joys of autumn
is that first smart daytime trek
when one saunters forth perfectly
grOomed and wearing a pretty
Fall frOck and hat cOmplemented
by striking accessories.
Perfect for autumn cocktail and
informal after-dark dOings is this
frOck of deep plum cOlored velvet.
A half peplum is draped to large
bow with long ends, placed at one
side. The skirt is straight. The
high surplice closing has draped
fullness at the shoulders. Sleeves
are long and tight.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

PITTS CREEK PRESBYTERIAN
CHURCH
Rev. Robert B. Stewart. Minister
POcOmOke City
Sunday
1000 A. NJ. Sunday School.
LADIES AIDS
800 P. M, Senior, Second Monday
11:0O A. M. Service of Worship.
7:15 P. NJ. Christian Endeavor.
Wednesday
7:45 P. M. Bible Study and Prayer
Meeting.
Beaver Dam
Sunday
2:15 P. M. Sunday School.
300 P. M. Service of Worship.
Everybody welcome. Come and
with US.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
GLAD TIDINGS TABERNACLE
7th at Walnut

Rev. M. @. Spencer, Pastor
Sunday Services, Sunday School at
9:46 A. NJ.
Morning Worship, 1880 A. II.
Christ's Ambassadors, 6:45 p. n,
Young Peoples organization.
Evening worship, 1880 p. N.
Mid-week Services: Tuesday night
prayer meeting, 7:45 P. NJ; Thursday
night Bible Study, 7:45 P. n.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

POCOMOKE CIRCUIT !,
John F. Willis, Pastor
COkesbury
10 A. NJ. Church School.
II A. M. Preaching every other Sun.
day at 1880 P. M.
Emmanuel
2 p. M. Church School.
8 P. M. Preaching.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
Rev. John A. Ditto, Pastor
SUNDAYS

rev. JOhn A. Ditto, Pastor
SUNDAYS
9:45 A. M. Bible School
11:00 A. M. Morning Worship with
sermon.
$50 P. M. Young Peoples meetings
1880 p. N. Evening Worship.
WEDNESDAYS
1880 p. M. Prayer Service.
WOMEN'S MISSIONARY UNION
7:30 P. NJ, Women's Missionary So
ciety, LIST Monday of the month.
1880 P. NJ, Young Women's Auxil-
iary. LIST Friday of the month.
1880 P. M, Girls Auxiliary, End
Monday of the month.
7:3O P. NJ, Royal Ambassadors,
every Friday of the month.
1880 P. M, Junior, Third Monday Of
the month.
7:30 Senior Aid, 2n, Tuesday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

Services, Every second and fourth
Sunday of the month, Morning Pray
and Sermon at II o'clock.
Every first, third and fifth Sum
days, Evening Prayer and Sermon ut
1880 o'clock.
Holy Communion every second Sun
day at II o'clock in the morning.
Church School at 10 .. m.
Public is cordially invited to At
tend these services.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20
Sermon.


Prayer meeting each Wednesday
evening at 1880 o'clock. You are invited
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-09-20

Nathan Cummings, president of the
C. D. Kenny Company, appreciates tho
Volue of a telephone conference call.
He is shosUn here talking to so branch
managers scattered throughout the
country, aObile J. H. CromssVeH of the
Telephone Company looks on.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-24

nation in regard to the advisable
use of homegrown feeds will be
mailed to these cooperating dairy
men at timely intervals, and this
group of milk producers thereby
will be placed in close contact with
the extension service to receive all
available information concerning
the feeding and management of
dairy herds. There is a possibility
also that county tour may be ar
ranged sometime during the year
to include some of the farms where
special uses of these feeds have
been made with profitable results.
Further information relative to
this new type of extension service
for the benefit of dairy and live
stock farmers will be published in
the county newspapers, and in the
meantime all milk producers and
other livestock farmers are re-
quested to give this matter serious
consideration, and to contact the
county extension office for more
details as to the methods by which
this project will be conducted. The
Kent County Dairy Herd Improve
ment Association will cooperate
with the Delaware extension ser
vice in this pasture and feeding
program in which all dairy farmers
will be asked to cooperate.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-24
Spiritual Defense of Nation


Patriotism, love of Country
is a national virtue, sanction
ed by God. Through religion,
which is the acceptance of a
Supreme Being and the cult
vation of the relations that
exist between human beings
and God, we practice in part
that sublime virtue. The
highest demand of patriotism
at all times is true religion.
"The nation that forgets God
shall perish"
A necessary coralling to pa
triotism is defense of country,
repelling the enemy from
without and disarming the en-
emy from within, who would
dethrone the Nations ideals,
demolish its free institutions
and destroy the God-given
rights Of freedom, equality,
justice, and democracy.
Defense Of Country must be
builded upon the law of God,
preserving our liberties which
are the glory Of America and
the beconlight of the world.
Defense Of Country must
intelligently engage the minds
of all our citizens who must be
prepared to make every sac
rifice, even death, that the ma
tion may endure.
Defense of Country is the
prerogative Of free men who
cherish the American way
and are willing to die to pre-
serve it. God save America:
God bless America -Rev.Pat-
rick n. McDermott, National
Chaplain, The American Le-
gion (19394O).
Smyrna times., 1940-10-24

the Association could not have its
way, then the Mardi Gras was call
ed off as far as the Committee of
the Association was concerned.
Seemingly the childish act was dis
played by others to greater de-
gree than that of the Council. 1t
was openly confessed following the
action of the Council that it was a
selfish promotion; that the mer-
chants wanted to realize all the
business they could out of the
Mardi Gras and in the opinion of
many, defeated the purpose for
which the Mardi Gras was origin
ally intended.
The Council regrets exceedingly
the action of the Mercantile Sec
tion and this very unpleasant af-
fair. This letter has been submit
ted to each member of the Town
Council that they may know what
is going out in print. AS far as
the writer is concerned, it is now a
closed issue and I trust that you
will be kind enough to print in
your paper this letter of explana-
ton and facts. There was nothing
selfish in the minds of the Council
and the thing that guided their ac-
tion was fairness in dealing with
the policy and trying to treat all
the civic organizations alike.
Wish to assure you that at all
times constructive criticism is al
ways welcome by the Council, and
I wish to assure you personally and
for the Council there are
no hard feelings existing whatso-
ever, am.
Very truly yours,
w. f. MATTHEWS, JR.,
Mayor.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-24

the above mentioned requests were
considered and acted upon by the
Council as a whole. The fifty dol
lars was voted to the Mercantile
Section; permission was granted to
hold a Mardi Gras; it was agreed
to furnish lights and decorations
for the dance and the Mercantile
Section was requested to hold the
dance on Market Street Plaza.
Some weeks ago, the Citizens
Hose Company requested of the
Smyrna Town Council that they
might hold similar dance on Main
Street. All that the Citizens Hose
Company asked for was granted
with the exception that they were
requested to hold their dance op
the Market Street Plaza, which
they graciously did and in the
minds of great many people, it
proved to be success.
In viewing the request of the
Mercantile Section after consider
able discussion, it was thought
wise to request the Mercantile
Section to hold their dance on the
Market Street Plaza so that no
partiality would be shown and also
the Council was establishing a
precedent that all dances should
be held, where, in the opinion of
the Council, was a much better
place for a street dance. The
writer informed the chairman of
the committee the action on the
request and soon found that it did
not meet with the grace and good
will that the F,iremen accepted
their request, and incidentally, 1
would like to state that the same
motion that was passed on the re
quest of the firemen was made
verbatim on request of the Mer-
camille Section.
At the request of the Mercantile
Section that a special Council
meeting be held to reconsider the
question, the writer called a meet
ing of the council with every mem
ber present. The majority of
votes at that meeting sustained
the action as of October IL. The
chairman of the Mercantile Section
was so informed Immediately fol-
lowing that, there were some very
ngentlemenly remarks made rela-
tive to the Councils action, threats
were made and finally with the is
sue of your Smyrna Times your
editorial which is very unfair and
the article on the first page where
many Interpretations appeared AS
far as your comment in the editor
ial and 1 quote isn't that making
a big issue of a trifiing thing in
their insistance that the Associa-
ton use Market Street Plaza
Isn't that almost saying you may
play my way or else ?" That par
-icular bit of sarcasm may be
termed the other way that in view
Of the fact that the Committee Of
Smyrna times., 1940-10-24

Smyrna. Delaware
October %, 1910
The Editor
Smyrna Times:
The writer read your editorial in
the Smyrna Times of October II
relative to the Halloween Mardi
Gras to have been held in Smyrna
on October 30 There is in the
opinion of the writer unjust ac-
QUESTIONS against the Town Coun-
Gil and the action the Council took
at its last meeting. I would like
to give you the actual facts in the
case with no Interpretations as your
article on the front page has and
also give you the whole truth of
the situation and as the Council
saw il.
On October IL at regular meet
ing of the Town Council, a COM
mittee of two, representing the
Mercantile Section of the Smyrna
Business Association met with the
Council and requested permission
to hold the Mardi Gras, asked for
a donation of fifty dollars $3.50. .00),
requested the street be lighted and
asked permission to hold the dance
on Main Street. During the visit
of the committee, the chairman
and the other member Of the COM
mittee stated that their purpose in
making the request of the Council
was not from any angle a selfish
motive, but was prompted from
community spirit point of view,
giving publicity to Smyrna and
community means of advertising
the business places in Smyrna and
boosting Smyrna as community.
The writer commended the COM
mittee on its fine spirit Of com
munity service and added at that
time that he heartily approved Of
the Mardi Gras as it was a means
of occupying the youth and giving
them an opportunity to release the
surplus energy stored up in them,
for since the Mardi Gras had been
held in the community, the de-
struction of property had greatly
decreased, and that organized play
had been a great improvement on
our Halloween celebrations. After |
the retirement Of the committee.
Smyrna times., 1940-10-24
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

In pursuance of an Order of the Register
of Wills, in and for Kent County, Della
ware, dated October IL, 1910, notice is
hereby given of the granting of Letters
Testamentary on the estate of William G..
Roe, deceased, October IL, 1910 to
Charles L. Harmonson. All persons hav-
ing claims against the said William G. Roe
are required to exhibit the same, duly pro-
bated, to such Executor within one year
after the date of the granting of such Let
ters Testamentary, or abide by the laws in
that behalf which provides that such
claims against the said estate not SO ex-
hibited shall be forever barred.
CHARLES L. HARMONSON,
Executor of William G. Roe.
deceased.
Dover. Delaware.
1917 st