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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Life Insurance Company
Sues Willie Ward, Wife

lie +. Ward and his wife, Mrs. Edith
Ward, seeking the recovery of $43,.
O0o allegedly paid to the latter for
the death" of Ward.
In its complaint filed in superior
court here recently, the insurance
company alleges that it, acting in
good faith, paid the money to Mrs.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
Cooks $4,000 AIlegedly Paid
To Columbus Woman For
Death OF Husband

uu1TEVILLE, Oct. 1.-THE At.
.io Life Insurance company has
.D.;+uted a civil action against Will
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
WEATHER
CONTINUED From Page One)

WASHINGTON, Oct. T.-R-Weath-
er bureau records Of temperature and
rainfall for the "a hours ending 8 p. m:
sL.l,.. Hiph InW Prec.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18
SchRAFFTs
CHOCOLATES

Whatever the occasion - a birthday,
a wedding anniversary, a party, or to
satisfy your own taste for fine candy,
you will find SchraAt's Just right!
Assortments to delight every palate,
beautiful boxes to please the eye.
. 6of to $3.50 a pound.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-10-18

Warm knitted cotton with long
sleeves in dark-toned stripes of blue,
brown, wine or green. Just ask your
boy, he knows what his chums are
wearing. He'll want a couple of
these. Sizes 6 to- 16.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
''Chirps'
from the
Democrats Pen

Well, Sir, I don't believe the man
who writes the editorials for the Wor-
cester Democrat always gets the right
slant on things-the slant is always
in the opposite direction, some how or
other.
For instance, not so long ago, he
wrote something about the path a
cross the campus of the elementary
school in this city. He said it was
about four feet wide and was used by
q class of pedestrians who didn't care
whether school kept or not. They
acted like that piece of municipal
territory We're made for their feet,
and the wider it was, the better 1t
fitted their pedal eXtremities. And,
no matter whether the original pur-
pose of the campus was a playground
or not; no matter whether the kids
were playing or not; all extra-curricu-
lar activities had to cease while GER
tain welfare citizens, after finishing
their relief breakfasts, dinners, or
suppers, made their leisurely way a.
cross said campus, and smoked their
relief tobacco, rubbed their relief
snuff, or wore the paths larger with
their relief shoes.
But, what the editor said didn't do
q bit of good. The campus is still
there without fence, and the silence
concerning such a proposition is SO
thick, you couldn't drive German
tank through it. The path is still
there, and I haven't seen any grass
started growing in it yet. It will soon
be wide enough for four people to
walk abreast, and I'm thinking about
asking permission to erect a small
building in one corner of the square,
to see if I couldn't corral some of
these welfare pennies that periodically
reach this burg through the medium
of Uncle Sans checks.
So, the editorials haven't had much
influence in startin' sump'n in the di-
rection of the elementary school
campus.
Again, the editorial ink singer of
the Democrat" got all hot and both
cred about political advertisements,
and other kinds, being tackled on tele-
phone and telegraph poles. He didn't
think they made any marked contribu-
ton to the city beautiful and suggest
ed that if an ordinance did not exist
CONTINUED on Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
.BISHOPVILLE MAN
DROWNED LAST SUNDAY

Edwin B. Cathell, a carpenter, of
Bishopville, Nd, was drowned Sun
day while digging clans in the Isle
of Wight bay west of Ocean City.
Cathell, aged SO, was in the COM
pany of two other men also of Bish-
opville, when he stepped from shall
low water into the channel. Accord
ing to his companions a tub, weight
ed with clans, tied around his waist
dragged him down when he made in
effectual attempts to free himself.
Cathell's body was recovered and
removed to the beach where artificial
respiration was applied but after two
hours he was pronounced dead. He is
survived by widow and three small
children, also by his father.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
W. SHOCKLEY
LOSES LIFE in
AN EXPLOSION
Snow Hill Oil Company Official
Killed In An Oil Tank
Explosion
WAS FATHER OF MRS.
PAUL GLADDING, HERE

Hurled several feet and injured
when 2,000-gallon oil tank exploded
on Commerce Street in Snow Hill on
Monday afternoon, William o. Shock
ley, 6O-year-old oil company official,
died Tuesday morning in Peninsula
General Hospital.
An operation and a blood transfus-
ion given by Benjamin Truitt, Snow
Hill, close friend and business asso-
ciate, failed to save him. He suffer
ed crushed kidney, fractured pelvis,
and multiple fractures of transverse
processes of the vertebrae.
Buildings throughout Snow Hill
shook as the huge oil drum near the
Pocomoke River exploded blowing off
the end near which Shockley was
standing supervising work on the
tank for the Tri-State Oil Company.
Two workmen, Aubrey Hottenstein,
Snow Hill, who was drilling an air
hole in one end of the tank with an
acetylene drill, and Wilbur Rowley,
standing nearby, escaped injury.
Lying on its side, partly filled with
water, the exploding tank showered
hundreds of gallons of water over the
injured man after he was thrown to
the ground unconscious.
The hood on the engine of a truck
parked nearby was blown into the
air. Business places in the town felt
the force of the explosion two blocks
away.
The oil tank which workmen were
repairing was to be moved to Ocean
City.
Besides his widow, Mr.. Shockley is
survived by one daughter, Mrs. Paul
Gladding, of Pocomoke; and by two
brothers, Orlando Shockley, of Show
ell, this county and Harry Shockley,
of Salisbury. Funeral services were
held on Thursday, yesterday, after
noon at $3.50 o'clock.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
WEDDING OF
INTEREST IN
CHINCOTEACUE
Raymond C. Dryden WEEDS Miss
Sarah E. COnant On Sat-
urday Afternoon
COUPLE WILL SPEND
HONEYMOON IN NORTH

Miss Sarah Elizabeth Conant,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy E.
Conant, of Chincoteague; and Mr..
Raymond Curtis Dryden, son of the
late Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond c. Dry
den, of Pocomoke City, We're united
in marriage at the home of the
brides parents, Saturday afternoon,
June Is, at 500 o'clock. Only the
immediate members of the family and
few friend witnessed the ceremony.
The Conant residence was attrac-
lively decorated with cut flowers and
before a cluster of ferns and roses,
the Rev. o. w. Sawyer performed
the ceremony.
The bride wore a costume of dark
blue chiffon with white accessories
and her only jewelry was a string of
gold beads, an heirloom, originally be-
longing to her great-great-grand-
mother, it being $50 years old. She
wore corsage of orchids and lily of
the valley.
Mrs. Dryden is graduate of Chin
colleague High School, the class of
1888, and for two years has attended
Madison College, Harrisonburg, where
she was a member of the Page Lit
erary Society and the Y. w. G. A.
Mr.. Dryden graduated from POGO
moke High School, the class of 1886
and for two and a half years attend
ed the Wharton School of Finance and
Commerce at the University OF
Pennsylvania. He was a member OF
the Delta Sigma Phi fraternity, OF
which he was treasurer. In 1889 he
returned home to enter business with
his father, and since the latter's death
has operated and managed Eagle
Mills. He is active in the business
life of Pocomoke, interested in civic
affairs and is member of the POGO
moke Rotary Club.
Following the wedding a reception
was given by the parents of the bride,
after which the couple left for we'd
ding trip through the New England
States. They will be at home, SO4
Market Street, Pocomoke City, after
July 10.
Among those from out-of-town at
tending the wedding were: Mrs. J. H.
Clapper, of Orlando, Fla, Miss Grace
Dryde n, sister of the groom; Mr.. and
Mrs. H. F. Shockley, of Norfolk; Mrs.
Oliver Johnson and Mrs. Sallie Riley,
of Pocomoke City; Misses Virginia
Rogers and Evelyn Wilkins, of Oman
cock, classmates of the bride; and
Wilson Hancock, Pocomoke City.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
WORLD WONDER
CAR TO VISIT
CITY TWO DAYS
Largest Machine Vehicle In The
World To Travel Public
Highways
CONTAINS VAST SHOW
OF WORLDS WONDERS

1t takes a chauffeur with q sixth
sense to manage the 90 foot length
World Wonder Car, especially when
it comes to turning corners on crowd
ed city streets as the Wonder car is
the largest motor vehicle in the world
to travel over the public highways,
special permits must be obtained in
every state to move the car. It was
christened by DR.. Charles G. Abbott,
Director of the Smithsonian Museum,
Washington. The car is on a national
tour for the purpose of promoting Wis
ual education throughout the coun-
try. It has been officially accepted
by the Governors of almost every
state in the union.
The itinerary has already taken the
Big Car through every state, visiting
major cities, then weaving it's way
to visit those sections of the states
missed, the rerouting is necessary be-
cause of winter weather forcing the
car into warmer climates. The tour
will require at least three more years
to cover thoroughly the entire coun-
try, as much time is devoted to ex-
hibiting at schools. It is estimated
that more than two million school
children have viewed the exhibits at
their schools. The exhibits carry the
endorsement of the United States De-
partment.
Ten Government displays and <ex-
hibits from many countries have been
interestingly arranged in glass cases
all within the car. Particularly inter-
esting and amusing are the tiny little
fleas actually dressed in hand made
clothing representing bride and groom
fashioned by the patient and skillful
Continued on Page y
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
FIREMEN in
CONVENTION AT
STOCKTON, MD.
POcOmOke Wins Prize For Hav.
ing Finest Piece Of Equip
ment In Line
CONVENTION IN 1941 TO
BE IN BISHOPVILLE

The Worcester County Volunteer
Firemen's Convention met in Stockton
on Wednesday last, June 10.
The business meeting was called at
8 P. M, in the Stockton high school
and opened with prayer by Rev. Her
man Bischoff. The address of well
come was delivered by Prof. G. E.
Dryden, and responded to by Howard
HI. Wainwright, president of the AS
ISOLATION.
Godfrey Child, ESQ.,, of Pocomoke,
was on the list of speakers, but was
unable to be present. Speeches were
made by Hon. Percy S. T. Reinwall,
president of Maryland State Fire Ex-
tension Service; Hon. G. C. Larrimore,
regional instructor fire extension
service, University; and by George
Meyer, secretary of the Del-Mar-Va
Association.
The parade which got under way at
5:45 P. NJ, showed the following COM
panies in line: Snow Hill, Stockton,
Pocomoke, Bishopville, Berlin, New
ark, and Ocean City. Pocomoke had
her new ladder truck and IA men in
line.
The new officers elected were as
follows: President, B. Herman Ad-
kins, Snow Hill; Vice-President, w.
S. Ringler, Bishopville; Secretary and
Treasurer, George S. Smullin, POGO
moke City.
The next county convention in 1941
will be held at Bishopville; the fall
meeting at Newark. Prizes were a.
warded as follows: The Snow Hill
Volunteer Fire Company won the first
two cash prizes of $40, while POGO
moke came in for the third $40 cash
award. The first prize was awarded
the company in uniform making the
best appearance and the second to
the company having the most men in
line of parade. Both of these went
to Snow Hill. The $40 prize for the
company having the best piece of
equipment in the parade was awarded
the Pocomoke Fire Company. The So
prize for the best decorated home or
store in Stockton was presented Mrs.
Florence Webb. The second cash prize
of $3.50 was presented Mrs. G. Ewell
Dryden, while Mrs. Ella Hancock won
the third cash prize of $3.50.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
''CHICKS" WIN
IN A LENGTHY
BALL CONTEST
Play For Fifteen Innings With
Centreville And Win Out
In End, FL
BOTH PITCHERS TRAVEL
THE ENTIRE DISTANCE

For fifteen innings the battle of
the 1910 Eastern Shore League of
baseball waged in Sportsman Park,
the home of the Pocomoke City Chicks,
when Jim Trout, big husky rookie of
the local club tangled with Wier, of
the Centreville club in a pitchers bat
tie supreme.
Trout had a slight edge over Wier
in the game and the Chicks emerged
victorious, score 81. He only allow
ed the "Sox" six scattered hits, walk
ed nine, four intentional, and famed
ten of the batters, while the Chicks
were collecting ten lusty blows off
the offering of Wier, who walked five
and famed eleven. Trout was given
grand support on the part of his team
when three snappy double plays were
completed to cut the men off the base
paths in the pinches.
Bud Cayton, second sacker of the
Chicks banged out a double in the
fifteenth inning with the bases loaded
and two men out to bat in the win
ming tally. Each man on the team
should be given credit for the Won
derful brand of ball displayed in last
nights game, topped by Jim Trout
A travelling salesman made the re-
mark that he had witnessed plenty
big league games and International
League games and never had he wit
messed such a game as was displayed
by the two teams in this game.
Since the last article was written
in these columns the local aggregation
have played exactly 600 percentage
ball, having won six and lost four
Last Wednesday night they defeat.
the Cambridge Cardinals in the local
park, score of 80. In this game
Levi Woods bested Doyle in a pitch
ers battle, Woods striking out 13 bat
tiers.
On Thursday night at Salisbury in
double header, they gained an even
Continued on Page 12)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
DONALD FISHER LOSES
life in PATAPSCO

Baltimore papers in their Monday
issue carried an account of the drown
ing of Donald Fisher in the waters of
the Patapsco at Union Dam, Sunday,
Young Fisher, II, of Gainesville,
unable to swim, drowned when he
stepped into hole in the Patapsco
river as he was wading with a group
of friends in shallow water. A neigh
Dor caught Fisher by the head, but
lost his grip before the boy could be
pulled to safety.
Fisher is the son of one Of the
chief executives Of the Coffman-F Fish
er Stores.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
SUMMER SCHOOL
.LOF P. E. CHURCHES
In OCEAN CITY
Will Start Sessions On June %
And Will Close On June
wenty-Eighth

The Peninsular Summer School of
the Episcopal Church will be held in
Ocean City, Md, this year opening on
June %, and closing on June %.
The daily sessions, widely attended
by Sunday School Teachers of the
Episcopal Church, will be held in the
Plimhimmon Hotel on the boardwalk
and most of the $50 attending dele
gates will make their headquarters
there. Bishop William McClelland,
of Easton, Md, will act as Chaplain
of the conference and Bishop Arthur
McKinstry, of Delaware will also be
in attendance.
The Ocean City Chapter of the Red
Cross of America in cooperation with
the national drive to raise minimum
of $10,000,OO0 will sponsor a bene-
fit dance to be held at Jackson's Ca
sino on the boardwalk, Friday night,
June 21st. A well known dance or
chestra will provide the music and
Mrs. Charles Ludlam, Chairman of the
committee has already completed ar.
rangements. The dancing will get
underway at 500 P. M. and until
closing.
On Wednesday evening, June 26th
the chapter also will stage a benefit
card party to be held in the Plim-
himmon Hotel. Mrs. Lee Carey,
Chairwomen of this committee has
announced that play will begin prompt
ly at 8 P. M. Proceeds of both events
will be forwarded to National Head
quarters.
Mrs. Charles Ludlam was elected
president of the Worcester Co., Chap
ter of Women's Club at their annual
meeting, held last week in the Has
tings Hotel. Mrs. G. E. Dryden, for
mer president held the chair. Other
officers elected were: Mrs. G. E. Dry
den, LIST vice president, Mrs. Marvil
Lingo, End vice-president, Mrs. Har-
old Scarborough, recording secretary,
Mrs. Robert Massey, corresponding
secretary and Mrs. E. J. Schoolfield,
treasurer.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
LEGION POST, SO
ENDORSES JUDGE
GODFREY CHILD
Resolutions Passed FavOring
Him For National Execu-
tive Committeeman

At the regular meeting of Worces-
ter Post No. SO American Legion held
June 7th, the membership unanimous
ly endorsed Past Commander and
Past Department Judge Advocate,
Godfrey Child, for election as Nation
al Executive Committeeman, subject
to the action of the Department Con-
Vention.
Mr.. Child has a distinguished
World War record, having served as
q First Lieutenant in the Sixteenth
Infantry of the First Division in
France, where he was severely gassed
in action and awarded the Purple
Heart Decoration for Valor and later
as a Captain and Instructor of the
Eighty Fifth Infantry at Camp TRAY
is, Texas.
The resolution states that he has
served his Post faithfully and effic-
iently in many ways, including two
consecutive terms as Service Officer
and one term as Post Commander.
That he has also served National
Headquarters of the American Leg
ion as member Of the National Law
and Order Committee and is now
serving, without remuneration, as a
member of the Veterans Commission
by appointment of the Governor of
the State.
AS an expression of their conf
dence in Mr.. Child's ability and in
tegrity Worcester Post endorse him
for the office of National Executive
Committeeman from the Department
of Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
WOMAN'S CLUB
HOLDS MEETING
in OCEAN CITY
Mrs. Charles Ludlam Is Elected
President At Annual Lunch
: con, Thursday, June 13

On Thursday, June 18th, the Wor-
cester County Woman's Club held it's
summer meeting and annual luncheon
at Ocean City. The principal bust
ness of this meeting was the election
of officers for the next two year per-
iod. The nominating committee re-
ported the following slate of officers
who were unanimously elected:
President, Mrs. Chas. Ludlam,
Ocean City; LIST vice-president, Mrs.
Ewell Dryden, Stockton; End vice
president, Mrs. Marvel Lingo, New
ark; Recording secretary, Mrs. Har-
old Scarborough, Berlin; Correspond
ing secretary, Mrs. R. j. Massey,
Ocean City; Treasurer, Mrs. E. ].
Scheduled, Pocomoke.
During the luncheon that followed,
each of the living past Presidents of
the club gave delightful and inspira-
tional short talk.
Mrs. A. H. Stevens of Pocomoke
City, reported many very encouraging
steps taken toward the clug goal of
"Home for the Aged" in Worcester
County. Committees were appointed
to press forward with this work.
Mrs. Lee Carey appealed for the
support of the club for the Red Cross
card party to be given at the Plim-
himmon Hotel on the evening of June
26th.
Mrs. Marshall Post sang number
of beautiful selections and DR.. Jung
closed the meeting with prayer.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
AUTOMOBILES TAKE
TOLL OF DEATH LATELY

In series of auto crashes Saturday
and Sunday, two men were killed.
four injured and a truck partly de-
molished.
w. R. Collins, of Pittsville, Md,
was instantly killed Sunday when he
was thrown from his car after it
crashed into a tree near Salisbury
Norman Gordy and Frank Parker, al
SO Of Pittsville, passengers in the
car were injured.
Howard L. Parsons, 20 year old
Salisburian, was killed when his car
overturned on East Main ST., while
Glenn Corddry, also of Salisbury, who
was in the car when it failed to negot-
late a curve suffered head injuries
and broken arm.
Another man, Dale Davis, of Pow
ellsville, had an arm amputated after
his car and another sideswiped.
On the Pocomoke-Snow Hill road
a large truck, loaded with chickens
crashed into a tree about five miles
from Pocomoke. The driver miracu-
lousy escaped serious injury but the
ground was strewed with broken
crates and dead chickens while men
searched the surrounding woods for
hours for those that escaped. The
accident occurred Saturday morning
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21

Mr.. George Reid and family have
moved from the w. 81. Clarke proper
ty to the G. E. Scheduled home on
Walnut Street, recently purchased by
him.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21

Mrs. r. I. Givens and son, Robert,
are spending part Of the week in Bal
timore.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
FUNERAL SERVICES FOR
MRS. HARRY TWININC

Funeral services for Mrs. Sally
Twining, president of the Princess
Anne Homemakers Club and wife of
Harry Twining, prominent Somerset
farmer, were held Wednesday after
noon at 2:30 o'clock.
Mrs. Twining, aged 46, succumbed
in the Peninsula General Hospital in
Salisbury late Monday afternoon from
pneumonia which developed after an
operation performed one week earlier.
Interment was made in the Episco-
pal cemetery in Princess Anne.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21
FINAL EXERCISES OF
UNION BIBLE SCHOOL

The final exercises of the Union
Bible School of Pocomoke City, will
be held in Salem Methodist Church,
Sunday at P. M.
The churches of the city are CO.
operating in this program and there
is an enrolment of one hundred and
twenty and the attendance has been
very good. Rev. r. B. Stewart is the
dean of the school.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21

Fair and continued cool today;
fair tomorrow.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-06-21

Due to the reorganization of the
Pocomoke Hotel the Lions of POGO
moke City will dine with their wives
at Salem Methodist Church. The
dinner will begin promptly at $3.50 so
that dinner may be over for the pro-
gram at the Ball Park.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1940-02-28
BYLoUIsE HOLMES

lapel - how did I know that half the men in Chicago were wearing gardenias?" she asked.
 The 10-cent store girl giggled and, after a moment, Anns face cleared. T don't see whats so funny about it." she grumbled.
 Imagine it happening to Paul" the girl giggled. '1t's simply Q scream. All the girls are crazy about him and he shows 'en1 the deadpafi. Girl-sfy that's his trouble. Then you come along and collar him in the public library Oh, it's scream"
 "Is that his name - PaIl2"
 'Uh-huh = Paul Hayden. He started to work here about a month ago. Isn't he the keenest looking thing?"
 Not to me, he isn't. The thing that makes me so furious is that he thinks I'm cheap. He didn't believe a word I said about it bee ing a mistake Saturday night. He thinks l trailed him in here"
 Don't be burned up, Ann. He doesn't think so now. You cooled him good" She changed the slb- ject. My name is Clara Brooks funny how we got to be friends without knowing each others names - anyway, I'm telling you because l got 8 proposition for you"
 An raised her eyebrows in- quiringlwy. Her feathers were still ruffled by the second encounter with Paul Hayden.
 Look" Clara began. My room- mate got married last Saturday. She and Jim made up their minds all of Q sudden and 1t sorta leaves me on a limb. I got Q nice little joint but it costs too much for me to keep alone. I just thought maybe you'd like to come in with me if you ain't fixed too good"
 Ann decided on the instant That's funny, Clara" she said. "l came in to ask you about place, I want to move = I'm going to move"
 Her brow darkened again. If Paul Hayden ever learned that she had been snooping at him from her window he'd have an- other score against her. Glancing across the store, she found his eyes upon her. He was grinning. The beast. She turned her back on him.
 (TO Re COntinued)