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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-06-06

I had another man come into my
sanctum sanctorum last week, all
hot and bothered. 1t seemed he had
been reading the papers about the
sale of misunderstanding beverages,
and he burst out with:
"Look here, they tell me I can't
buy any beer on Sundays after the
first of June!"
whats the matter?" asked,
haven't you got any money!"
Money!" he gurgled, "of course
I've got money"
"Then you won't have any diff
Guilty."
"Why not?" he wanted to know.
"The bill has been signed prohibiting
the sale of a cool bottle on Sun
day."
"That's all right" I returned, "but
there's no bill signed yet which closes
the passage way down your gullet OF
the best brands of hop and malt mix
lures. Now, if you just know that
YOU must wink the left eye twice in
stead of the right eye; if you are
onto the racket that you must tap
on the floor two and one-half times
with your feet-two times with the
right foot and one-half time with the
left one; if you just know that your
coat collar turned up on your neck
means two beers; if you are ac-
quainted with all the signs and SYM
bols thereof, you will be served with
the daintiest cup in the dantiest sauc-
er of Haviland china you want. to look
at, and the contents of ditto are a
new brand of tea or coffee-and it
answers the question of How
Gomez
"Where do l go to at to find that
system in good working order?" my
friend asked.
"That reminds me-" I came back,
"of the travelling salesman who was
exceedingly thirsty on one occasion
as he was entering a burg where ne
didn't know the usual procedures
Seeing a policeman on the street cor
ner. he beckoned him to approach.
"Where can / get a drink" the
thirsty soul asked.
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-06-06
DR.. WILLIAMS, GUEST
SPEAKER AT ROTARY

DR.. Thomas A. Williams, the gen.
ial pastor of Wicomico PRESBYTERIAN
Church, Salisbury, both entertained
and edited the local Rotary Club last
Monday evening with his splendid
message, based on the topic, eve are
living in a fog" Serious thinking
along this line should be helpful to
all of US at time when the way
seems so obscured with fog, and the
pathway of life so uncertain.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-06-06
STUDENTS NOW
ENROLLING FOR
DEFENSE WORK
Classes Will Start June 9 At
The POcOmOke Foundry And
Machine Works Shop

Students are now enrolling for a
new Defense Training course which
will open Monday evening, June 9th,
at the shop of the Pocomoke Foun-
dry & Machine Works. instruction
will be given in electric and acetylene
welding, by men who are experienced
in these trades.
Glasses are held five nights a week,
from $50 to $3.50 P. M. and will con-
tinue for a period of eight weeks.
No charge is made the students, since
the school is sponsored by the State
Department of Vocational Training
through the Worcester County Board
of Education.
This is an excellent opportunity
for the young men of the community
to train themselves in a trade which
is now playing a vital part in the
National Defense Program. The only
condition for enrolment is that the
age of the applicants be between II
and "a.
In a course completed last week at
the Pocomoke Foundry, IS young men
were awarded certificates by the
Board of Education for having salts
factorily completed their training.
The local boys receiving certificates
were: John j. Bagwell, Jr., Monroe
Jackson, Donald Hill, William Boston,
Willard D. Outten and Edward L.
Outten.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-06-06
SERVICES ANNOUNCED AT
SALEM METHODIST CHURCH

Rev. John w. Wootten announces
that on Sunday, June the eighth there
will be a full schedule of services.
Sunday at ten o'clock and at eleven
the morning worship with special mu-
sic and message from the pastor:
"The Prayer Life of Jesus" At six
forty-five the Young people will con-
duct their devotions in the Sunday
School room.
At seven-thirty Rev. Wootten will
speak on "A Life. Drama in Five
Acts" The public is invited to these
services.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-06-06

Mr.. J. B. Cullen left last week for
Beaufort, N. c.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
PER CENT BOYS ARE BUSY

There Is an epidemic of ''per cent
Boosting of knowledge about the ropes and
influence in the right spots.
Despite strenuous efforts to curb this
activity, the fast letting of defense orders
is apple pie to the per centers Many
manufacturers, we are told, have repre-
sentation" in the hope of getting con-
tract.
Frankly, it is very hard to differentiate
between the legitimate business representa-
tive and the alert panhand1er, ready to get
a cut if there is money moving. Neverthe-
less, it should be done.
This ''per cent habit is not altogether
unheard Of in Key West and other places
far from Washington. There have been
stories from the State capital, strongly sug-
costing that representation costs money
when legislation is under consideration and
even when contracts are being awarded to
the highest bidder.
The people, who pay the costs of gov
eminent, are the ones who pay the per cents
want influence and prestige in high places
without knowing whether they are getting
either. The practice can be stopped, per-
haps, but not, as you might think, by falling
the per cent boys. 1t must be done the other
way around, by safeguarding government
from pressure and by providing abundant
publicity in all public matters
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
HOW NEWSPAPERS GROW

Every once in while newspaper
editor should call the attention of the pub
lie to the service that his newspaper per-
forms.
We will not insult the intelligence of
our readers, at this time, by imputing to
them gross ignorance as to the worth of a.
progressive newspaper to the people of any
given area.
We will point out, very briefly, that a
newspaper, attempting sincerely to serve its
community, Is limited in its undertakings
by the amount of cash that the aforesaid
community puts into its treasury.
The only way that an honest news
paper makes any money is through the sale
of advertising and the payments that sub
scribers make for the regular receipt of the
newspaper.
Regardless of what anybody tells you
there are no short cuts, and efforts on the
part of newspaper, to get income from
other sources is merely proof that the jour-
nal is not paying proposition.
We are making no complaint. The
service that this newspaper is offering to
advertisers and the newspaper that it pro-
vides for readers meet with splendid re-
spouse. If by chance the response would
be greater it would mean increased obliga-
tions on the part of the newspaper in an at
tempt to improve the service it renders.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29

The navy department, according to
Frank Kennedy, Washington columnist,
literally is biting its nails at continued de-
lay in work on the fresh water aqueduct
to Key West.
Kennedy's column said:
just as the state aqueduct commits
sion IS perfecting the final legal steps to
validating it's bonds for the RfsC i tie sue
.cessful bidder is asking for more. time ON
two counts: v
First, the danger to much of its float
Ing equipment during the hurricane sea-
son: Second, equipment already tied up on
other defense projects cannot be placed on
the ground before Oct. /.
In addition, incidental expenses may
exceed funds on hand by 100000. "A
White House requisition on blank check
funds may be needed to settle all ac-
counts.
70 all of which we can only add that
the navy department isn't the only one Bit
ing its nails
Probably there isn't much point in sug-
costing that Key Westers needn't get too
hot and bothered about it, Many of them
already are.
With so many other factors involved,
however. there really isn't any reason for
local people to cruelty vocally either of the
conflicting sidesgin city council because
their debate on turning the water system
over to the commission has lasted over a
period of few days.
Both sides have their points in this
argument, and name-calling by the bystand-
ers doesn't get the water here any faster
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan or the mouthpiece Of any person, clique,
faction or class; always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue,
commend good done by individual or organ
.izatioh; tolerant Of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that win elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29

Many editors in this country feel that
President Roosevelt, in his clandestine talk
with Churchill, has pledged this country to
defeat Hitler even to the extent of sacrific-
ing the youth of this country. But Con-
gress will have something to say about that,
iflit is true, and the time has come for maxi
ing good his word. The Swedish press, too,
is'suspicious, abiding to the meeting at sea
as an iceberg, the greatest part of which
isinvisible, as is generally known, 1t is this
part, the newspapers think, which is really
important
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29

- hx RffA flokhr NAns9ns
YESTERDAY: Anne willard Is

YESTERDAY: Anne willard Is
m a precarious situation, since the
plane IN suhich Pete Mdcsey iitss
fpino her to her parents camp
has come doicn In the desert, and
she and Blaze Sherwood, iphoss
Interests run counter to her par
ents' are stranded tpith Mickey
in a dangerous land. Yet Anne
cannot be sure she and Blaze are
antiputhetic. She finds him
strangely interesting.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
ROSE MARIE

(She is the daughter of Mr. and
Mrs. P. J. Kelly, who formerly
helped Miss Waldo in The care
of the Public Library; they
now live in Tampa, Florida)
o Rose Marie. knew you as a
child;
But now you're in your teens:
how tail you've growns
You do, not try to spoil what
Nature gave,
No rouge on cheeks, no crimson
lips of clown,
No bloody nails: your looks are
allAyout own.
While other girls their boy
friendS try fo pleases
Martha &c Bethany you initiate.
For. t2ui Iaboratv
Said monks. bis oratp.
who works. their axiom says,
s'That person doubly prays".
No doubt your outdoor clothes
do charm the eye;
But I prefer to see you in your
buds,
Helping your mother in the
kitchenette
Ger smoking pot or stirring up
the suds
To cleanse the cutlery, some
dish or rlase.
With buster, broom you make
the home so bright.
Some day in Hesven your soul
| will shine + state.
d FRIENn OF cHm DREN
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
Whenever an individual,

Whenever an individual using his
constitutional prerogative, crticizes the
Administration, even constructively, one
often hears the statement in rebuttal that
the President, the Cabinet and the Army
Staff are sufficiently informed and entirely
competent to take proper action and, on the
other hand the masses and the electorate
generally are uninforfed and even incap-
able of venturing an opinion on public ques-
tions That's plug for dictator-an adj
mission that only he knows, an Injunction
to- do as you are told and command to
keep your fool mouth shut The thought
IS that having all this information. the New
Dealers will inevitably move with sound
judgement and sincere effort One has only
to recall some Of the many discarded cock
eyed and impractical experiments to-
know that the contrary is true.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29

SISTER AND BROTHER
TELL OF NEW ARRIVALS

Mr.. and Mrs. H. N. Wilson, of
Pensacola, Fla. announce the
birth Of pound girl last
week. Mrs. Wilson is the for
mer YuIee Bethel of Key West.
A brother of Mrs. Wilson.
Everett Roberts, and his wife
announce the arrival in Atlanta,
Ga, of a pound boy the
week before.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
TOO LATE TO CLASSIFY
ToDAY.s NEWS CRAZY MESS
BY RUSSELL KAY

ToDAY.s NEWS CRAZY MESS
!. The news we get by air and
press
Today is such crazy mess
That I can't figure where or
what,
Tor When or why, Or f o. not
The British sink eight German
ships
And bomb the channel ports
and slips.
The Japs take over Indo- China,
While riots rage in Asia Minor.
Red Russians, long ago defeated.
Are so blambed dumb they've
not retreated,
! And Nazi high command, annoy
ed,
Fights ON with armies claimed
destroyed.
Churchill speaks of blood and
tears,
Then suddenly he disappears,
While Roosevelt. on a fishing
trip,
Succeeds in giving us the slip.
Though no one knew, we had a
notion
That those guys met out on the
Ocean,
And, no doubt, Hopkins saw them
there
You know, that bird goes every
wherel fti
The Russian Air Force is no
more.
But still drops bombs at Berlin's
door,
Though Goering swore on iron
cross
He'd throw 'em for total loss.
In Vichy, Petain joins the Axis
And plans to sell Dakar for
taxes.
Claude Pepper shouts, Il told
you so,
We should have stepped in
months ago..
Despite the British Lions roar,
The Japs edge on toward Singa-
pore,
While tiny Thailand, helpless
pawn,
Awaits the coming of the dawn.
Old Glory flies on Iceland's
shore
And guards the North Atlantic
door,
While grim u. S. destroyers roll
IN stormy seas that they patrol
We've no more silk for socks and
indies,
And now there's talk of gas-less
Sundays;
But next year when we pay our
taxes,
Oh boy, how we will euss the
Axisi
Lindbergh, with his defeatist
wheeze,
Is faced with worldwide letter
''V's'
That foretell victory to come.
How can that poor guy be SO
dunb?
Down in Peru and Ecuador,
EGestapo agents Torment war,
And send their spies across the
border
To sabotage and cause disorder.
THE Burma Road will not be
closed, e
Though We may tread on Nip
pon's toes,
For Corden Hull and Churchill,
too. sss ssss
Both vow that they'll see China
| through.
& So goes the news--btit I confess
i can't dope out the screwy mess.
To me each new communicate
lis just a lot of doggofie hay!
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29

An advertisement in The Citizen is
profitable provided the advertiser has
something to sell at price that is profit
able to those who have money to spend. If
you, Mr.. Merchant, can't meet that quail
fieation, don't advertise in this paper; we
want our readers to have fair dealing,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
To be continued

and a ready, willing friend and
associate. Success will be at
tanned unless there are exceed
ingly bad special aspects.
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Today's Horoscope

Today's native viii be acute,
practical and with a commercial
trend Of mind; quick to respond
to the demands of the moment,
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29

long-range bomber can fly from Ice
land to Berlin in less than seven hours. 1t
might interest Hitler to know that the
United States plans to build 500 ong-range
bombers month
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1910 FORD COUPE. Run lust
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Today's Birthdays

Charles F. lettering of Day
ton. Ohio, famed inventor, born
in Ashland Co, Ohio, 65 years
ago.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-08-29
IMPROVEMENTS ron KEY WEST
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

Water and Sewerage
2. More Hotels and Apartments.
g. Beach and Bathing Pavilion.
a Airpcrts-Land and Sea.
5 Consolidation Or County and City Gov
ernments
q A Modern CITY Hospital.
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William Hammatt Davis of
New York, of the National Me-
diation Board, born in Bangor,
Me, 81 years ago.
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Warren Lee Pierson of Los
Angeles, president of the Ex-
port-Import Bank, Washington,
d. c.. born in Princeton, MINI,
As years ago.
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How often do you consciously and in
telligently seek to secure all the facts be-
fore beginning to criticize somebody or
something?
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DIR. Ebert Russell. dean of
Duke University's School of Re-
ligion, born in Friendsville,
Tenn, 10 years ego.
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| George ". Denny, Jr.. presi-
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New York, born in Washington,
D. c., 40 years ago.
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Maurice Maeterlinek, famed
Belgium writer, a refugee here,
born 70 years ago.
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DR.. William r. C. Swami of
Swarthnlore, Pa, noted physicist,
born in England, 81 years ago.
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Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-01-03
"Aericulture's Place in the
National Defense Program
Extension Conference Theme

With new problems looming up be-
cause of the war and the national de-
Tense program, this years conference
of the Montana extension service held
at Montana State college was built
around the theme OF agriculture
place in the national defense pro-
gram" and two prominent outside
speakers presented various phases OF
the subject.
In speaking on Rural Youth and
National Defense" H. c. Ramsower.
director of extension in Ohio and a
member of the agriculture advisory
committee which is working with the
national defense commission, outlined
four steps that should be taken to
give youth place in the defense pro-
gram.
First, he said, is the necessity for n
youth training program for jobs in
industry and this has already started
under the direction of the federal Of
flee of education. Second, is the need
for correct Interpretation of outlook
material for those youths who will
continue TO stay on the farm. The
third step, is health improvement to
be accomplished chiefly through great
er production of garden produce and
dairy products for home use. Fourth
and just as important, is the need for
a re-awakened appreciation of the
privileges and benefits which the in
dividual enjoys under a democracy.
DR.. Sherman E. johnson of the fed
eral bureau of agricultural economics
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-01-03
Many Big-Gan,e
Animals Are Found
In Treasure State

Montana has an estimated total OF
IA, 500 big game animals of 10 species
according to figures recently compiled
in the third nationwide big game in
ventory conducted by the Fish and
Wildlife service, United States depart
ment of the interior. More than S.
$4,000 animals of Is species are esti-
mated to be in the country today, with
Montana ranking 18th on the list.
Principal species found in Montana
is the mule deer, which numbers more
than 10000. Second is the white-tailed
deer, 26,6OO, and third, elk, 25.1OO.
Other big game animals in the state
include 7,l00 prong-horned antelope,
100000 of which were found in IS
states: $500 black bears, with a total
of 105lOO in 33 states, and 5000
mountain goats, with a total of l4,l00
in 4 states.
The Montana big game list also in
cludes $500 moose, 1900 Rocky Noun
tain bighorns, 61O grizzly bears, and
1863 buffaloes.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-01-03

Fence Alma, three-way champion
Holstein Friesian COW. was bought at
public auction for 1900 and then
Green Bay, Wis, paid the 1900 q.
the dispersal sale Of the Fence Farms
herd at Breckenridge, MIMI. and gave
Alma" to the wisconsin State re-
formatory at Green Bay for the In
spection and education Of the boys
there She Is to bet d hoped-the
founder Of . great Holstein family.
And why Is this COW 20 impsstant3
Fence Alma b the only COW IN the
world Il any breed 70 produce over
3-yeaf-o1d, tn only ons to produces
noEo thao 1eoo ponds a butteEfat
q saeh a hG &k1e tvo lacfations,
~ haGeUt tos11n9 0oag1a1A WIN Q