Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-17
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city, Snow Hill. / call it "our", be-
cause it sorta belongs to the county;
we all have a share in the bricks and
mortar constituting the hall of JUS
tice, and we sorta feel at home when
we enter it's confines. By the way,
one of the first attractions, seen, as
one enters from the South is the
embryonic park stretching its blank
area from the main highway to the
waters of the beautiful Pocomoke.
Now, this project may have possible
ties, but some don't see how it's pos
sible. Come up to our village, you
people and we'll show you the real ar
ticle.
Well, as I started to say, 1 found
myself in the district of vigorous and
enterprising Democratic clubs mems
and women's-which said district
goes Republican more frequently
than otherwise; and I had hardly got
ten out of my jalopy when I saw the
smiling countenance of an old friend
of mine as he hailed me in hearty
greeting.
"Look here" SEE he, "what kind of
Juggling is that you did with head
ings in what you are pleased to call
a newspaper"
Seem as how that was not the
first time had had my attention call
ed to that catastrophe, I was not
placed under the necessity of asking
him to "splanify' himself. How-some-
ever, I did ask him how many head
ings he saw out of place.
"Two," he replied.
ibid you see any others that, with
reasonable investigation, might ap-
pear in the right place? I asked.
ooh! yes" he replied, all the 9TH
ers seemed to be 'settin' purity -.
But I noticed these were the only
two who claimed any special atten-
ton. And, don't you know, that's
the way with the world. The good is
taken for granted; the opposite
stands out in 'big caps"
And, you know, it's the mistakes
and tragedies of life that produce the
thrills. When one hears of an auto
accident, in which some people are
hurt, there usually comes the infor-
nation telling of the death of one.
A mere broken arm is too banal.
People are looking for grinning skele-
tons.
I believe a lot of people are drawn
to a football game, because it might
occur that some of the players are apt
to be carried out on stretcher. Some
of the sentiment of the Spanish bull
fight is prevalent in the big stad-
iums, where tens of thousands of REQ
pie go who do not know the simplel5
Fudiments of the game. They are
seeking thrills of a nature far diff
ferent from those afforded by sue
cessful forward pass; 7O-yard punt;
a 40-yard run; a plunge through
line; or flying tackle. Naturally,
it seems, they seek gore.
A ship passing through the Chesa-
peake and Delaware Canal, rams the
bridge towers, and stops traffic for
a year and more. There was never
any account taken of the many safe
steerings through the draw. Only
the tragedy was worth recording.
And so on ad libitum.
So, why should little matter of
two transposed headings worry my
mind. Indeed, that's an i'll wind that
blows no one any good. And in this
ease, there's one big consolation-I
didn't know so many people read the
Democrat; and some who called
my attention to it, must have been
reading somebody else's paper. They
are not on our list. Remember, boys,
subscription price only $3.50 per.
But, after all, remember some
thing about every cloud having sill
yer lining; so, out of the gloom comes
this ray of sunshine cast by one of
the luminaries of the Baltimore
Sum-" Folger McKinsey, alias "Bentz-
town Bard":
The Worcester Democrat, Po-
comoke City, Worcester county,
has entered upon it's fifty-ninth
volume. This is DIR. Edward
J. Clarke's paper and is renown-
ed for it's original front-page COL
umn bearing the title "Chirps."
l think it is DIR. Clarke himself
who does the chirping, and does
it exceedingly well.
Thank you, Brother, for that time
ly little pat. It comes most oppor-
tunely, for reason set forth above.
You see, all my world seemed to be
getting turned around, transposed,
nnisfitted. etc. all on account of those |