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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
Skilled Labor
In The Light Of
Nation Defense

There's been lot of talk lately
about the problem of skilled labor in
the light of the national defense
emergency. Until recently, almost all
of it was of necessity ill-informed,
because there weren't sufficient facts
on hand to justify much in the way of
congratulations on the subject.
Now that sad state of affairs has
been remedied by the appearance of
a timely and comprehensive study of
the skilled and semi-skilled labor sit
uation conducted by the National AS
ISOLATION Of Manufacturers. Now, in
stead of acting on the basis of all
the wild talk in the land, industry
can settle down sensibly to the task
of clearing up any shortages when
and where they exist.
The survey in question went to over
six hundred representative companies,
and the results are illuminating. They
show one out of four companies troub-
led with a present shortage of skilled
labor, and twice that number predic-
ting that in the event of a real emer-
gency they would have similar prob
lem.
This is important to know. It
would indeed be serious were it not
for the great advances made by in
dustry in recent years in perfecting
improved methods of job training
Here again it has been a case of in.
dustry's long-term planning paying
big dividends for the whole nation
The value of that planning will be-
come increasingly apparent as our de-
tense program moves from it's tent
ative stages into speedy production.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04
PEOPLE'SCOLUMN
A TRIBUTE TO THE MEMORY OF
THE LATE H. THOMAS
STEVENSON
By Eben Hearne

l consider it one of the most sacred
privileges of my life to pay tribute
of love and respect to my long cher
ished boyhood friend, the late H.
Thomas Stevenson, who died a few
days ago at his home in Cassville,
New Jersey.
On learning of his death, there
came into my heart a feeling of deep
sorrow, grief, loneliness, and home
sickness. His passing is a severe
personal bereavement, and the men,
bers of his family he left have my
heartfelt sympathy.
He was a native of Snow Hill, Md.
His father, the late Thomas F. Steven
son, moved to Newtown (now POGO
moke City, when Tommie Gas we all
called him) was ten years of age. His
father was awarded the contract to
build the Newtown High School, and
the building was completed and &C.
cupied late in the fall of 1867. One
of the workman on the building was
the late Joseph C. Riley, who was
the grandfather of our fellow-towns-
man, Mr.. T. billiard Riley.
Tommie Stevenson and the writer
became acquainted back in the days
of the old Newtown Academy, which
was located on Maple street, near the
present Clarke avenue. While the
late Rev. Joseph L. Mills was Princi-
pal, Tommie and the writer entered
the new High School as classmates
and for time were desk-mates. Thus
a friendship and comradeship was
formed which extended over seventy
years. The Principal in those form
alive years was the late Rev. Jo-
seph L. Polk, of precious memory, and
we both owed the best part of our
education to the faithful instruction
of that peerless educator.
Tommie possessed strong religious
convictions and while a youth, gave
his heart to the Saviour and became
an active and faithful member of the
local Presbyterian Church, and in it's
communion he remained as long as
he lived in Pocomoke City.
After leaving school, his great de-
sire and ambition was to study medi-
cine and I am sure he would have
been a successful physician. His pas
tor Rev. Joseph L. Polk, urged him
to enter the ministry. His father
wanted him to become skilled me-
chanic so as to become associated with
him and his elder brother in their
manufacturing business, Tommie fin
ally yielded to his fathers wishes.
Sometime after reaching his ma
jority, Tommie married one of POGO
moke City's choicest young women,
Miss Annie Henderson. Theirs was
an ideal Christian home and their
marriage consumated in one union
four of the oldest families in Worces-
ter County. Stevenson-Hall and Hen
derson-Jones.
Later in life, Tommie was teacher
and a merchant in Pocomoke City
Over thirty years ago, he and his
family removed to Greater New York
City, where he was successfully a
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

Miss Cynthia Blaine left Saturday
for Easton, Pa, where she will spenc
the winter.
Mrs. James Bounds and family, Of
Laurel, Del, were Sunday visitors
in Pocomoke.
Mrs. Clark Ennis is spending her
vacation with her brother in San An
tonic, Texas.
Irwin Scher, of Washington Col
lege, spent part of the week at his
home in this city.
Mrs. C. F. Fitton, of Baltimore,
is the guest of Mr.. and Mrs. L. G.
Young, near town.
Mrs. James P. Blaine has returned
home after spending several weeks
in Gaithersburg, Md.
Mrs. Elihu Wilkerson has returned
from a weeks stay with her sister,
in Newport News, Virginia.
Mrs. Wilbur Jones and daughter, of
Annapolis, Nd, have been guests of
DR.. and Mrs. r. I. Owens.
Miss Margaret Crockett is in New
York buying merchandise for her
gift shop "The What-Not".
Mrs. William S. NAPLES spent the
past week with her sister, Mrs. G.
G. Jaeger, at Bethany Beach, Del.
Mr.. Hearne Stevnson, of Whining
ton, Del, spent the weekend with
his mother, Mrs. Vernon P. Steven
son.
The Junior Aid of Bethany Meth
odist Church will meet Monday night,
October 7th with Mrs. Edward Glad
ding.
Master Tommy Lee Sexton of Snow
Hill, spent the weekend with his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. James
Sexton.
Mrs. Daisey Birmingham Finengan,
of Summit, N. j., was the guest this
week of her cousin, Mrs. Harry C.
Howard.
Marshall Kelly, of Seaford, Del,
spent part of the week with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Kelly, Wal
nut street.
DR.. E. Clarke Fontaine, of Chester
town, addressed the Woman's Club of
Pocomoke at the regular meeting on
Wednesday.
Miss Jessie Lee Lambden accomp-
anied a party of friends to New York
last week where she attended the
Worlds Fair.
Mrs. Howard Ziegler and daugh-
ter, of Atlantic City, N. j., are spend
ing the week with Mr. and Mrs. Ed
ward L. Kelly. Other guests during
the week were Mrs. VIM. C. Kelly
and son, of Philadelphia.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-10-04

Fresh peas will keep better than
corn but they are better cooked soon
after picking and Smelling.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Alleged Skip Driver Proves Excited Daddy"

Birth of . baby to Mrs. William II. Sanford today was instrumen. tal in getting . suspended sen. tence for her husband, William II. Sanford, q, of 06 South Lcon- ard street, who was tried In city court on . charge of evadlng TO. sponsiblllty.
 Sanford told the court that hlS wife was 50 ill Friday night that she was not expected t0 pull through. He said that thls was on his mind early Sunday morn. ing as he drove up Savings street and crashed into . parked car In order to avoid another car which he said pulled out suddenly In front of him.
 Sanfc, / said his nerves were In such condition that he gave chase to the first car, instead of re- malning at the scene, as he said he realized he should have done.
 Judge John |. GaRney, after hearing the story, said the cir. cumstances were livery extenuat. ing, and suspended sentence in- definitely.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
NUN IN TWISTED
 TAKEN BY DEATH

Winsted, June A-siSter Made- line, who had been associated with St. Margarets Convent here for more than 3S years, died suddenly Sunday morning ct the convent. She was born Catherine Mannix in Ireland e2 years ago.
 Sister Madeline leaves two sisters, Mrs. Edward Harrington of Newton Lower Fails, Mass, and Mss Marie Mannix Of Marblehead, Mass. A solemn high mass of requiem will be celebrated at St. joseph'S Church Monday morning. Rev. Bonaventure Mcintyre, pastor, will officiate. Tho body will be taken to Alleghany. N. r., for burial from tho Mother House.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
ALMSON TYRRELL
 DIES IN BOROUGH
Pennsylvania Native, Sl, to Be Inferred Wednes.
 day Afternoon

Naugatuck, June 24--Alanison A. Tyrrell, 8i, c past Grand of Walnut Lodge, I. o. 0. r. of LuSarne, Pa. died this morning at the home Of his daughter, Mrs. John L. Benson on New Haven road.
 He was born January 5, ieb9 in Forty Fort, Pa. The funeral will be hold Wednesday afternoon at 3 o'clock from the Bailey funeral homo, G2 oak street, with Rev. W. N. NeSbit, pastor of the Methodist church, officiating. Interment will Dc in Grove cemetery. The funeral will Do open to relatives and friends tomorrow night.
 He is survived by two sons, John A. Tyrrell Of Unionville, and Ralph W. Tyrrell of Upper Darby, Pa; five daughters, Mrs. Benson Of Naugatuck, Mrs. Harry L. Nettleton and Mrs. Norma Borgnis Of Beacon Falls, and Mrs. Helen Carpenter and Mrs. William Papke of Nauga- tuck; eight grandchildren; and three great grandchildren.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
RYAN CORRECTS
 GARDLED REPORT
Speaker at Mass Meeting Denies Claiming 'AIl
 Politicians Are Crooked"

A newspaper report on Saturday stated that Edward J. Ryan of Thomaston speaking before the Connecticut Mothers Clubs on Fri- day evening said "All politicians are crooked" "This," Mir. Ryan said, twas incorrect.
 T made no reference whatever to all politicians being crooked"
 T did say however, that there are Q few crooked politicians who are trying to drag this country into war. l also added that crooked politicians, bankers, munitions manufacturers, and paid agents of any helligerent nation whether that country is France, Germany, Italy, Russia, Japan or England, comprise the real threat of the so-called fifth column in the United States.
 Any propogandist who tries to dreg my country Into e war which I still maintain is none of our bus mess is an enemy of our country
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

will be represented in native costumes by the senior choir and members of the Catholic Students Profess sion Body, headed by Anthony Ka- teiva.
 Mayor to Speak
 Mayor Vincent A. Scully, who as . boy %as shelf attendant at the Brooklyn Branch will head the list of speakers Wednesday recalling the days when he used to be e daily visitor to the library. City Court Judge John L. daffney, secretary of the Board of Agents will also speak.
 One of the features of the remod- elcd quarters is c spacious story tol- ling room for children on the second floor, believed to be the only one of It's kind in the country. Designed by Walden A. Trlmble, the room features c layout similar to the United States Congress and will very comfortably seat 100 children. The room was designd with very soft lights and special acoustics, The children will be seated in bleachers, three rows high.
 Miss Emelyn M. Barrett, librarian, announced this morning that Miss Margaret Kilmartin will be placed in charge of the Brooklyn branch. Miss Kilmartin has had many years of experience with children.
 Wednesday evening two ilnpor. tant sectional celebrations will be on the speakers program. Rev. Jos- eph Valantiejus, pastor Of St. JoS- ephg Church, and pr. M. J. Colney, will tell Of the advantages this branch will offer to the younger ele- fnent of the Brooklyn section.
 A new heating system has been installed which will keep the young- sters warm in tho coldest months of the year. This is one of the mary new renovations which graces the beautiful structure which has been most taBtefully done over from top to bottom. The entire designs Of the entire building are the inaSterful accomplishments of MT. Trimble who was greatly assisted in the task by Carmine Capuano, talented car- penter.
 Lighting Effects
 original plans for the renovatlons were done by Architect Louis A.. Walsh. The work itself was done by MT. Trimble and MT. Capuano. 1n- direct lighting effects graces every room on both floors. one of the most unique pieces of work Is . book case railing ct the top of the second floor conceived by MT. Trim. bic.
 Every radiator in each room has been covered with functional units which cannot in any way touch any, one. The rooms are oil spacious ones, very fnastorfully get up and tastefuliy decorated, each one easily accessible to the other. Venetian blinds decorate each room, adding on atmosphere that iS not found h every library.
 Tho linoleum which decorates each floor was matched with the color Of that respective room with black and green borders prevailing.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
CHURCH OUTING
 WELL ATTENDED

Nine busses and 90 private auto. mobiles were used in transporting members and friends of members Of the Second Congregational church to the annual outing Saturday ct Lighthouse Point.
 John surgener was general chair- man. Mrs. Matthew Adgate was chairman of the dinner committee, assisted by Mrs. Don Beardsley, Mrs Duncan Rose, Mrs. William Rosie, Mrs. John Hathaway, Mrs. Earl An- derson, Mrs. Merritt Anderson, Mrs. William Reid, Mrs. Chris Neuswan. ger, Mrs. John c. Walker, Mrs. Wal ter Boyd, Mrs. Florence Oviatt, Mrs. Fred Beesley, Miss Mary Adgate, Miss Jean Webster, and Miss Janet Surgener.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

and should be brought out into tha light and punished,
 Despite the well prepared hys- teria which is sweeping our country, we will do we'll to remember tliat h set of trojan horses do not belong to only one belllgerent,"
 "All propagandR which Is sweep. Ing. the United States should be in- Vestigated. It should be learned wha is spreading this propaganda, who sS paying for 1t, and who is spreading it."
 T also said that we must maintain the greatest army and navy in the world, we must prepare to protec; ourselves on the sea mad under i,, on the land and over It."
 Ono railway tn Mexico reports that all It's equipment is busy and it could easily load 1000 more freight ears every day If tt had them,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Renovations Excite Laudatory Comments
 From Staff, Visitors
Formal Community Program to Be Staged Wednesday Evening.-MayOr SculIy, Former Attendant, Heads
 List of Speakers For Occasion

Extensive renovations to the Brooklyn Branch of the silaS Bron- son Library, undertaken aS c WPA project over Q year ago, were com- pleted this morning at 9o4 Bank street. The building will be open from 8 o'clock this afternoon until 10 o'clock this evening for public
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
FUNERALS

The funeral of Mrs. Daniel P. Hickey was held this morning at 8:30 o'clock from the home, 35l Willow street to St. Margarets church where e solemn mass of requiem was celebrated at Q o'clock by Rev. Peter Daly assisted by Rev. J. Oliver Cronan and Rev. John Conlan. Burial was in Calvary cemetery wit committal services by Father Conlan. The pallbearers were: Joseph Cunningham, Joseph Flynn, Charles Kelly, Whitman Moody, Dennis Mullen and Ray mond Mullen.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
3s WINDOWS AT
 SLOCUM SMASHED

A special watch was being kept by police around the Slocum school today in on effort to stop acts Of vandalism which took 0 toll of 30 windows since Friday.
 The Slocum school has been . target every summer.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24

lerB citizenS Tor Illegal entry, who at the present time Is employed in the engineering dept. of the Ford Motor O."
 Llndbergh says that European countries do not meddle in Amer ica's affairs. He has spent e good deal of his recent years in Europe, SO maybe he doesn't know. But did he ever hear of the German American Bund2
 New York Communists on May 27th approved a plan to raise c S300,000 campaign fund. The campaign started June 18th. Of this 300 0s, 5000 is to go to The Daily Worker; $400,000 to State can- didates and the rest to local party organizations. Commy' leaders charged that the prosecution of la- Dor unions under the sherman anti- Trust act is merely c prelude to the M.Day plans of the War De- partmen~. |. The Waterfront sec- ton of the Communist Party, which passed 0 resolution last week to start Q boycott against Walter Winchell's employers until Winchell is forced to discontinue his attacks on Com inunists" has opped, already. {. Our publication of the boycott plan suddenly "called 1t off" Cow ards.
 The State Department Is investi- gating Fifth Column activities of foreign consuls in this country, but the Consuls scream denials. Here is some evidence. pr. Colin Ross, Nazi propagandist, visited America c short time ago. He has written books describing how easily the Panama Canal can be ruined; and has claimed that America should Do in German hands, because Americans are really Germans. z. Well, when pr. Ross was here, his lectures were arranged by the Nazi Consuls in the U. 8.
 That hairdresser in c Both Street hotel finally was confronted by her British American employer last week and admitted the charges here. "Yes, its true,' she screamed. Nov I can work in the open". The dismissal followed immediately. The FBI has 1t all under control. That NaSl flying group in L. 1. with It's so-called German Aviation Club" in Manhattan is where Bund young- sters are trained. Peter Riedl, air attache of the German Embassy, is Q sponsor. A runlor says bee tween two and three million Britons Suspected Of Nazl connectionS) are in British concentration camps. This allegedly includes % members Of Parliament
 The Bund paper in an editorial (written in German this Week) urges it's readers to vote for C Montana Senator "oven If he iS neither Re- publican or c Democrat candidate". {. Mrs. R. Uzzell in whose Jamaica house (the newspapers said) Fritz Kuhn corSpirod with other Subver- slve and phony patriots, still has that powerful radio station. Her husband manufactures fireworks, which he calls "carnivai articles" Explosives 10 you. In YorkVilie this week one speaker Clerk McW) shriekod. "When sec this Walter Winehell ] will choke him to death --T will kill himl" Editors may have better luck than we had trying to confirm this one: That Senator Pepper of Florida was challenged to q duel rocentiy-by c member of Q German Consulate. And that Washington officials hushed tho in- cident, etc. People in their right minds will believe that the oceans will protect America only when America has c navy big enough to protect both oceans.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to thank our many friends, relatives and neighbors and especially the Danes of St.. Anne Society, for their kindness and sym pathy during our recent pereave, mother, Mrs. Mlrilie Pronovost.
 THE PRoNovosT FAMILY.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Walter WiHlcIaeII On Br00dzcay
THE FIFTH COLUMN
tTraae Mars Nssl.tssd cOpyrIsM iOa0 Daly Mrror na

THE FIFTH COLUMN
 On June 18th Q broadcast from DINE, Germany Gin Engllsh) was heard in N. Y. at ii p. m, Two alleged comedians got on:
 lst Comic: "Tell me something about this sixth Column"
 2nd Ditto: sixth column2 You mean Fifth columnl"
 ist Egg Layer: "No, l don't. I mean sixth columnl"
 2nd Ditto: "Say, what's sixth column2y
 ist: (chortle- e-chortle): "why, the sixth column are the goofy guys that believe that there is Q Fifth columnl"
 The slang couldn't have been aimed at Yankee-D Doodlers2
 When he recently arrived here from abroad, pr. Westrick assured reporters that the talk about hls being here to spread Nazi propagan- da or Q spy network was untrue. That he came here strictly for busi- ness, to buy goods for Germany. {. The other evening in New York at the Hotel Carlyle, local Nazis cele- brated the Fall of Paris. |. . Among the guests were German Consul Borchers, pr. Carl Eggers of the Lenox Hill Hospital (formerly the German HospitaD, Curtis Dahl, a MT. Reiber Of Texaco oil. The principal speaker was introduced as pr. Webster. He was pr. Vest rick.
 Tn Chicago last week Q banquet was held at The International House of the Univ. of Chicago. A group of German Americans cele- brated Nasi victories in France. . |. The centerpiece was an umbrella. |. Made me laugh, too.
 Last Thursday night the Commys secrety formulated new plan to fight the President and Congress over the new bill II. R. 6i38. The Communists directed harmless" Civic groups to front" for them, i. These groups will lombard FDR and Congress with petitions to seuttle Bill II. R. 5l3s, which of passed) means that oil aliens in the U. s. will be flngerprinted. It Is feared that too many Communists, with criminal records, will Do trapped.
 Pennsylvania State Police held Gerhard Kunze and Gustav Elmer, two officials of the Bund, but they were released because mo evidence Of Fifth Column activity could Do found." Isn't just being c member of the Bund enough2
 The German Library of Informa- ton ct 17 Battery Place, which dis tributes Nazi propaganda, denies any connection with the Nazi govt. It's first director was Heinz Beller, who also was an attache at the Ger man Consulate, which has offices in the same building. Perhaps the German Library Of Information has q tougher time explaining this fact that 1t uses the same stationery the German Consulate uses for cor. respondence. (Tee-heeD
 Since Henry Ford announced that he will build planes for the U. s., we offer this item to him for what 1t Enay be worth. It is no iongfer any news that tho Nazi govt is do- ing all 1t can to interfere with U. s. defense plans--and has agents here to throw wrenehes into the works. :. Congressman John Lesinski (Polish, we think) of Michigan-inserted this Into the Congressional Record for June 9th (page ii760): "Mr. Hitler has engineers from his country em- ployed in tho Ford Motor Go. today. As . matter of fact, tho President of tho United States recently vetoed 6 bill to naturaliZe ono of MT. fiit-
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Librarian

Librarian
 inspection. Among the visitors will Do members of the Board of. Agents of silas Bronson Library.
 Wednesday evening Of this week ct 8:30 o'clock c community pros gram will Do offered featuring Lithu- nriian Italian and Irish groups. The LIthuanians, directed by Professor Alexander Aleksis, organi8t and of St. Joseph's church,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
OBITUARY

BULLIS--Mrs. Frances Mary (BruB- hell) Bulls, 68, wife of George N, Bulls, of 0eb South Main street, died Saturday after c brief illness ct Waterbury Hospital. Mrs. Bulls was born in Seymour but had been a resident of Water- bury for more than 40 years. She was c member of the First Metho- dist church.
 she IS survived by her husband, George N. Bulls.
 The funeral will be held tomorrow afternoon at 2 o'clock from the Aiderson funeral home, 70 Central avenue, Rev. pr. John J. snavely, of the First Methodist church, officiating. Burial will Do in the old Pine Grove cemetery.
 Friends may cali ct tho funeral home Monday from 3 to 6 o'clock and [ to 0 o'clock.
 DIANA-Antonio Diana, GO, died Saturday morning ct his home, i3i Tudor street, after c brief ill- ness. MT. Diana was the proprietor of . meat market ct 20 Edgewood avenue for more than 90 years.
 MT. Diana was c communicant Of St. Lucy's church and member Of the Caiatina Connazionali society He was born in Italy but had been . resident of this city for more than 90 years.
 Besides his wife, Mrs. Jennie dianelli, Diana, nc leaves two sons, AlphonSe and Joseph; two daugh- ters, Misses Phyllis and Claire Diana; ono brother, stephen of Italy; ono sister, Mrs. Pasqualc guonomo, of Italy; and two grand- children.
 The funeral will Dc held tomorrow morning ct 6 o'clock from the Maiorano funeral home, 0b Willow street, to st. Lucy's church at Q o'clock where . solemn high Mass will Dc celebrated. Burial will be in the family plot in Calvary cemetery.
 Friends may cali ct the funeral home this afternoon and evening from 2 to ii o'clock.
 MOFFATT-Mrs. Agnes (Tyndal)
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-06-24
Branch Library Work Completed
John A. Coo, IT,. Nsvy
 C. Of C. Piesldenl

The director Of Che Waterbury Chamber Of Commerce at lls annual meeting today elected John A. Gee, JF. president; Joseph Sugenhelmer, first vtce-pFeslaent James n. Darcey, second wee president, Lewis Reed, tFoasursr and Philip M. Won TObel. assist ant treasurer.