Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-02-14
Local and Rural News

Mr.. and Mrs. George Reid anc
daughter, Barbara, of this city, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston Jones, of Stock.
ton, left Wednesday for a two weeks
stay in Florida. While there they
will visit many places of interest.
Senator and Mrs. Milton L. Veasey
left Tuesday to spend the remainder
of the month in Florida. Senate,
Veasey will join his brother, DR.. Clar-
ence A. Veasey and Mrs. Veasey, OF
Spokane, Washington, at Miami
Beach.
Mr.. S. H. Talley, in his broadcasts
over WBOC, now sings each Sunday
at 12:45 instead of Friday nights as
formerly. Mr.. Talley, who has 9
fine tenor voice, gives a 15-minute
program to which listeners of the
Shore look forward with pleasure.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Allen Town.
send had as their guests over the
weekend, their mother, Mrs. James
B. Townsend, Mrs. Lillian Dee anc
children, James and Phyllis and Mrs
Myrna T. Jones and daughter, Myrns
Barbara, of Drexel Hill, Pa.
Mr.. and Mrs. Milton Payne enter.
tanned the following guests at a siz
o'clock dinner Friday: Mr.. and Mrs
John Boston and family and Mr.. anC
Mrs. George Reid and family, of Pc.
comoke City, Mr.. and Mrs. Preston
Jones, Of Stockton, and Mr.. Ralph
Gootee, of Remson.
DR.. and Mrs. c. D. DesBrisay ant
daughter, Miss jeanette Scott, moved
last week to Salt Lake City, South
Carolina, where they will make Their
future home. DR.. DesBrisay, who
operated the hotel in Pocomoke for g
number Of years, will be connected
with the Hotel Truluck.
Mr.. and Mrs. Carmel Wilson of this
city, accompanied by Mrs. Grace Mat.
thews of Baltimore, returned Satur.
day from two weeks visit in Flor.
ida. While there they were guests
of Mrs. Wilson's sister and Mrs. Mat
thews' parents, Mr.. and Mrs. w. r
Howard, of Plant City, Fla.
Mr.. Roger w. Landlord left Mon
day for Washington, D. c., where he
entered the Doctors Hospital in that
city and underwent an operation
Tuesday morning. Latest reports
from the hospital indicate his condi-
ton as satisfactory and his friends
here hope he may soon be able to re-
turn home and speedily regain his
health and strength.
Organization of wartime defense
committees throughout county towns
was discussed at the regular month
ly meeting of the Worcester County
Volunteer Firemen's Association
held in the new Fire House, this city,
Wednesday night. The meeting was
in charge ofMr. B. Herman Adkins,
of Snow Hill, president of the coun-
ty association.
The Past Grands of the 1. o. o. F.
held their annual meeting in Berlin
Wednesday beginning at $3.50 in the
afternoon. The meeting was follow.
ed by banquet in the evening. Rep.
resentatives were present from Ode
Fellows lodges in Worcester, Wicomi.
co and Somerset counties with Parar
Lodge No. Cd I. o. o. F. of Berlin
as host to the assemblage. The AS.
ISOLATION has membership of a.
round one hundred and twenty-five
Mrs. Thomas o. Long, of neal
town, has recently returned from a
visit of six weeks with her daughter
Mrs. D. K. Smith, in Sacramento
California. Mrs. Long left here fol-
the West coast the first of December
going at once to the capital of the
State where her daughter and family
reside. She reports delightful wealth.
er and a most enjoyable trip with
visits to San Francisco and other
principal points on the coast and in
the Golden State.
j. Brooks Mapp, of Keller, Va, is
Virginia's new commissioner of fish
cries. He fills the vacancy created
by the death of his brother, G. Walter
Mapp. The new commissioner mar
ried Miss Eloise King, daughter of
Mrs. Carrie King and the late Will
liam F. King, formerly Of this city.
Mr.. Mapp, who ha never held public
office, has practiced law on the East
ern Shore since shortly after his grad
uation from the University of Vir-