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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10

pensation Board show that up to Sep
TENDER last the benefits paid to the
unemployed amounted to 67.8 per
cent of the Boards receipts from the
beginning of it's administration.
These receipts included, in addition
to the required contributions from
employers, the interest on the Boards
deposits in the U. S. Treasury, which
amounted to a worthwhile sum.
Benefit payments from January to
September of 1910 were 59.5 per cent
of the amount collected by the Board
in this nine-months period, while
there remained in the reserve fund
held in the U. s. Treasury on Novem-
Der 80, to meet demands of the I'M
employed, the sum of $21,247,000.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
STATE HEALTH
DEPARTMENT
ADVISES AUDIT

Advising each individual to have a
periodical health audit, DR.. r. H.
Riley, Director of the State Depart
ment of Health said:
"While the physical fitness of the
men called out in the present draft,
shows great improvement over that
of many of the men examined in the
last draft, the high percentage or
reflections among the present draftees
is very significant and shows strik-
ingly, the need of careful, physi-
cal check-up, at regular intervals,
for each individual.
Comparing ones physical re-
sources to a bank account, DR.. Riley
said: eff you have not had ply
steal audit made recently, treat your
self to one. Go to your doctor and
your dentist and find out where you
stand physically.
1--WE all start out in life," he con-
tinued, with a certain amount of
biological capital. We can conserve
our resources and build up a favor
able health account by hygienic liv-
ing. But the account has to have
close watching and it must be bal
anced from time to time. Other
wise, through the wear and tear of
daily life and even through minor
illnesses, we are likely to accumu-
late physical liabilities that leaves US
with little Of the necessary reserve.
"This is especially true of grown
ups. The health accounts of young
children and of growing boys and
girls are checked up, regularly thru
the child health conferences and thru
the protective health services in the
schools. But the reflections among
the draftees show the Importance of
balancing the health account for all
grown-ups, those we speak of as the
younger generation as well as for
those who are getting on in years
Fortunately, so far as the draftees
are COliCcIAlCu, many Va tiLC uAooOAAA-
ties for which they have been reject
ed, are capable of correction under
careful direction. Physical standards
are higher than they were formerly
and the rank and file of our young
people measure up to them.
"There is great need for balancing
the health accounts of the older peo
pie. A large part of the chroni'
and disabling illnesses and over hal
of the deaths that occur each yea
are due to conditions that have slow
almost imperceptible beginnings, ant
that do not make much Roadway unit
middle of life or later. Illnesses
from heart disease-which now out
ranks all other disabilities as ;
cause of death in the general popu
lation-diseases of the kidneys, can
Ger, cerebral hemorrhage, diabete
and diseases of the arteries are il
this class.
"Many of the deaths from thes
causes could be checked, much suf
fering could be prevented and val
liable lives could be prolonged for use
fitness and enjoyment through
periodical health audit, prompt treat
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10

To wash cut-glass, use warm water
with soap and a soft brush. Rinse
with very hot water and a few drops
of ammonia. Wipe dry with clean,
non-linty cloth.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10

ment and the necessary conservation
and budgeting of the physical re-
sources under the direction of the
family physician"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10

Do not use soap too often when
cleaning refrigerators as the odor
too often remains.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
STATE UNEMPLOYMENT
NOW ON THE DECREASE

Statistics released last week by
the Maryland Unemployment Com
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-01-10
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-08
WATERWORKS K
FROZEN FROM COLD

~ the result OF unreasonable
cold W"atdc: the Iifet ialf f ta,s
week. Gae !1AeN at the CT
WatcrWork> PUMPKINS station .
mi!c cast Of tire cjty are frozen
over John z. Nct.u, engineer Il
the pump station. reported today.
tn" coating of ice. though not
AS thick As during the iI,"!d >2'3l
last January, began TO tor}n
when temperatures drnpHnd e.
II degrees here last ~aaG.
night. While there has been cop
siderable moderation since S9n-
day. the ic@ coat remains o. tie
surface of the lakes.
Last wear iC" skating W. pos
Sible and was INDUCED III by
many persons htreabouts WHEN
the lakes froZc oVer. 1t i not
thick enough for that noW.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1941-01-08
A o ANSWER
THESE QUESTIONS?
See PAGE Fam


j.. Is the raccaou a good winner
,, .IaW should q woman who oc-
cup.cs the chan at a meeting be adj
rtCSsed'
3. Nh.ea OF TIE three States. Ar
l.na. New Mexico ~ Florida, was
inst settled2
j KaoIjn is an animal, a white
ei9y, OF a Vcgetable2
>. The Washington, D. c. profes-
s-cnal football team is called the
6. Which is the leading dairy State
Of the United States
T.. Where was the Circus .MaXimus?
g.. Who preceded William Greer
a. President of the American Fed.
Grafton Of Labor
8. Complete the proverb "Where
there's a will -?
10. When the arrow on a wcathe!
Tane points to the north, from which
-.- g.. TIE MD slowing"
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
The Great Reconciler

In celebrating the birthday of
Abraham Lincoln on February 12,
the American people should never
forget the intense desire which Mr..
Lincoln felt to pour the healing
power of reconciliation into the
wounds of sectional strife. When
there was ended the terrible war
between the states. he called for the
reconciliation of the nation, with
malice TOWARD none. and charity for
ALL" 7.' 80"
AS he looked upon a portrait of
the commander Of the Confederate
Army, General Robert z. Lee, he
said, cit is the face Of a noble, brave
man. I am glad that the war is over
at last. We soon will live with the
brave men who have been fighting
againstsus / trust that the era of
good feeling has returned, and that
henceforth we will live in peace"
J If Mr.. Lincoln could have lived,
he would have tried to produce
true reconciliation between South
and North, and many of the harsh
things that were done and which for
many years created bitter feeling,
would never have occurred.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
The Inaccurate Pupil

The newspaper funny man has
one about the teacher who asked
What is one fifth of three six
teenths?' The pupil replied that he
didn't know, but it was too small an
amount to worry about.
There are number of people like
that, and they are not all school
pupils. They go through life with
out realizing that exactness is nee
cessary. If they had school les
son in which their answers were
nearly right, they would say that is
good enough. If they hold some job,
they excuse their faults by saying
that their errors do not often happen.
The working world demands as near
ly absolute accuracy as is humanity
possible. The higher up you try to
get, the more this accuracy is nee
essary.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
Strength Through Diet

An army doctor at Fort Lewis
Washington, is convinced that he
could pick a group of raw recruits
and create a force of super-men by
giving them a scientific diet. He be-
lieves that in six months they could
be made unbeatable, through the
superior strength an absolutely cor
rect diet would give them.
1t soldiers can be made super-men
by diet, why not have super-men
and super-women in private life,
people made so extraordinarily Wig
orous that they could achieve far
more than the average person. Prob
ably we could, only most people
would rather have the fun of eat
ing what they want 1T is to be fear
ed that when Ma hands over one of
her miracle squash pies. most peo-
pie would put off the chance to be-
come super-men or super-women.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
''Peace Without Victory"

The above was slogan of World
War days. 1t expressed the belief
that neither side in Europe could
be trusted to win a victory. 1t was
argued that if either side was COM
pletely successful, it would rub it
in" so harshly that new wars would
be provoked. The prediction proved
all too true. 1t might have been bet
ter if the fighting nations of Europe
had settled their differences in 1917
without victory for anybody, before
the United States entered the war.
Today the situation is different.
Peace without victory is not possible
now. If the war should stop any
time in the next few months, Adolf
Hitler would be master of eight
countries he has conquered. He
would thereby be the victor. To get
a peace without victory, Hitler
would have to give up most of the
lands he has conquered. The chances
Of his doing that are infnitesimal.
1t would look as if the war had to
go on until, to quote two old timers
who were fifhting, "We shall see who
will come to, the top and who to the
oottom." -: --.. .--------- ----..-
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
The Seeds OF Growth

Does a town have elements with
in itself that produce development
Does it contain the seeds of growth
SO it is like a growing tree or plant?
Towns need life giving principle
that produces progress. That life
giving principle is human energy.
A town will not go ahead, if its
people have little public spirit, and
will not work for or support pro-
gressive movements. But If its peo-
pie are keenly interested in home
town development, if they are anx-
ious to do more business and pro-
duce better products, and sell them
better, and If they are eager to re-
move obstacles to growth, that COM
munity has within itself the seeds
of growth, and the principles of life,
and it will make great gains.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
The Bird Population

Warnings are issued against the
Illegal slaughter of birds. Bird life
is badly depleted, compared with
what it was many years ago. 1t is
estimated that there were 100000
900 birds in the country at the be-
ginning of this century, and only
7O,O0O,0OO now. That is supposed to
be better than the bird population
Of seven years ago, when there were
thought to be only SO,OOO,OOO. Prob
ably a century ago there were many
more than in 1900
A scarcity of birds is like the
disappearance OF old friends. A
piece of woodland or a pasture
where there were once many of
these songsters, but where there are
few now, seems like the home town
when you go back and find all your
old friends gone. The American peo-
pie should never be satisfied until
birds are SO well protected that
there are as many as there were in
grandpa's day.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
The Popular Names

One fourth of all male Americans
are said to be named Charles,
George, James, John, or William.
Why is it that parents concentrate
to this extent on these five names.
excluding long list of equally good
and less ordinary ones?
Probably the principal reason is
that people like to name children for
favorite members of their families.
It gives happiness to the wife, when
she has been married to a nice John
or James or whatever his name is,
to feel that new one bearing the
same name is coming along. Thus
the children carry a certain amount
of reflected glory from the person for
whom they were named, and they
should try to live up to the example
which he or she has set.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
PLAYING THE
LABOR GAME

Mrs. Roosevelt stirred up a small
hornets nest by her recent remark
I that "Mr. Roosevelt could declare a
state of national emergency at any
time, and can even take over Mr..
Ford himself" Most statesmen in
Washington regard Mr.. Ford as an
employer who always does what he
thinks right, even to the point of
paying his employees more than av-
erage wages.
There are many other angles to
playing the labor game, and with
very few exceptions the executives of
industries are complying with all the
existing labor laws. Only this week
Colonel Fleming, Wage-Hour Admin
istrator, made the amende honorable
to General Motors Chairman Alfred
p. Sloan, whom he had criticized in
a radio address early in January
for statement made by Mr.. Sloan
concerning overtime employment.
Colonel Fleming said he had misin-
terpreted Mr.. Sloan's views and he
added his satisfaction in learning
that Mr.. Sloan did not favor repeal
of the Wage-Hour Act Naturally,
1 am gratified to find that he and l
are in substantial agreement after
ALL" added Colonel Fleming.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
The Unpopular Beetle

Harvard University has been given
a collection of 25O,OOO specimens of
beetles. The Importance of the study
of these little bugs is not generally
realized. They are the most COM
mon of all insects, and perhaps the
most unpopular. The lady shudders
when she sees one of these dirty
critters light on her clean dress.
While the 100000 varieties of bee
ties do some good by feeding on de-
caying substances, they are on the
whole enemies of the human race.
They ravage growing and stored
crops, they consume wood, lumber,
carpets, furs, hides, 'woolen goods,
meats and books. They carry on war
with birds, rats, snakess frogs, etc
At least they provide food which
Father Bird can transmit to his Off
spring, which is perhaps the great
est service they render to mankind.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
10000 Nazi Planes

High authorities at Washington
are estimating that the Germans
will have by next spring $4,000 wal
planes, of which they could keer
$4,000 in action at one time. The
next two or three months will prob
ably see these great fleets dropping
their cruel eggs over Britain, in an
attack exceeding anything the world
has yet seen for ferocity.
Yet those fleets of planes may not
be quite SO powerful as they look.
The Nazis hoped to knock out Brit
ain in September and October by a
tremendous program for bombing
London and many English cities.
They seemed to put all their ener-
gies into that attack, but they were
beaten of by a force of British
planes inferior in number. They felt
forced to give up daylight bombing
to large extent.
Without doubt the Nazi air fleet
is stronger than it was last Sep
tember, but the British have SEEM
ingly grown stronger too. The fact
that the Nazis may have $4,000
planes in action does not prove they
would all be over Britain every day
Presumably they require a lot of
servicing after they get home from
their difficult flights. If they had
1000 to 1000 over Britain on some
days last fall, it may be that two or
three times that number would be
all they could keep going at any
single time.
The British will be foolish if they
take anything for granted with the
Nazis. Those Germans have a way
of springing surprises. 1t did seem
as if their show last September was |
an "all out" affair. This time the
Germans will probably try to land
troops at many scattered points in
England. The British have tough |
proposition to meet this combined
attack, but they seem ready for any
thing.
The lesson of this for the United
States is to take notice of the
awful power of these new! waeaforces. /
and to get ready to meetft iffteomes
our way. -.';s, --..'.;.s,.----=-I
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
Too Many Organizationsa

Some people say there are too
many organizations, that people
form so many societies and clubs
that not all of them can be kept go
ing. If society is formed and lives
for a number of years, it demon
strates that it was needed, and that
it supplied some actual want of the
people.
Some towns have the type of
people called "joiners," who join al
most every organization that comes
along. They may belong to SO many
different things that they can not
attend all of them, and they may
spend too little time with their fam
lilies. People should not neglect
their homes for this purpose, but
good organizations push town
ahead and make a community at
tractive to newcomers, and one
Which-residents hate to lea1e- ~
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
Waiting For The License

There are 80 states in which
there are now some restrictions on
quick marriages. Delays of three
days or more are required in many
states, and there are some states
where health tests are required. The
folks who can't wait to get married
have to hold their breath a little
longer, or else go to some state
where Cupid is allowed to work
faster.
These laws represent the public
idea that some folks are in too great
a hurry about getting married. A
step that so completely changes the
map and direction Of ones life needs
more reflection. Some folks would
be better off If they would wait
three months or three years, instead
of three days.
The desire for immediate marriage
burns in many emotional hearts, but
that fire should not be allowed to
get out of control.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
Living Death AS
Remedy?

"In war or a huge defense pro-
gram like ours there are two direc-
tions which we might travel" writes
w. Randolph Burgess Of the National
City Bank of New York. "One is to
copy the authoritarian methods, to
become ourselves socialist state in
the sense that the government would
be giveh absolute control over the
life Of the people. 1t is appalling to
discover how many people are will
ing to adopt that sort Of solution for
the present problems of the United
States"
That solution means death-death
for liberty, for free enterprise, death
for everything this country stands
for. It's advocates are willy and in
sidious. While they urge measures
that would destroy our free insti-
tutions, they say that they are urg-
ing them in the name Of democracy.
But they would like to out-dietate
the dictators.
What proportion of Americans will
swallow that bogus philosophy? His
tory tells us that free peoples have
always outmatched oppressed peo-
pies in every field of action. Govern
ment may need special powers in
critical times, but 1t is not necessary
that those special powers be de-
signed to destroy democracy in the
name of preserving it. Such pow
ers, when granted, should be def
nitely limited in time.
Those who would use this world
emergency to socialize our banks,
our service industries, and many
of our manufacturing industries,
represent a philosophy of life which
menaces us as directly, and perhaps
more directly. than any possible ag-
gressor beyond our borders. If we
cannot make this country impreg-
nabe without throwing to the winds
all its traditions and principles, what
is our defense program for?
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
What Says The Groundhogl

They say if the grounding sees
his shadow when he comes out OF
his hole February 2. we are in for
six weeks more of winter. II he
doesn't see his shadow, then spring
has come.
The modern world may not think
the little woodchuck knows any
thing about it, but men who were
brought up in the country know that
little fellow is very canny critter.
The country boy and the grounding
were always sworn enemies. and the
grounding was the usual winner in
their quarrels. When the boys
thought they had him positively
cornered, with smoke from their
fires pouring into his hole and old
Tige waiting to seize him by the
throat when he came out, he had
often escaped from the back door
of his hole, and was peering at them
from the top of the next hill.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
End Of The Depression

For 10 years the country has been
hearing walls of complaint about the
Industrial depression through which
it was toiling and struggling. There
were some months when business
improved, but in the main the per-
iod beginning in the late fall Of 1929
until some time in 1910 was called
by many the worst depression from
which the country ever suffered.
Now with business at peak level,
the time has come to consider the
depression ended People can no
longer use the depression as the ex-
cuse for not investing money in bus
mess, or for not contributing to
good community causes. The de-
preston is over, and people should
now go ahead in hope and conf
dence.
It can be objected that the coun-
try is running up the most terrible
mountain of debt in its history, and
that the way to pay off that debt is
not apparent 1t can be paid, If the
people are willing to. tax themselves
heavily, instead of putting off the
day Of payment to some indefinite
future.
1t can also be argued that there
are still number of people out of
work, the number of which may be
between 100000 and 100000.
There always have been some who
could not find employment even in
busy times. That is particularly true
in winter, when farm and road work
has mostly stopped, and when the
building trades do less than in sum-
mer. Spring weather should put
some millions more to work.
So let us all take heart. do busi-
ness with the faith and confidence Of
the past, and resolve to establish the
country on a sound foundation by
paying our, way. We shall have to
borrow some money to defend the
country, but let us make up our
minds to pay whatever taxes are
necessary to put the nation on a
sound foundation.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-07
Statistically Speaking

Production of electricity is mea.
sured by "kilowatt hours"-but even
though the average layman doesn't
know what that stands for he will
have no difficulty in grasping the
importance of statistics which show
that total electricity production in
1920 was around 43 million kilo-
watt hours, and it has now risen to
over 130 million, gain of over 300
per cent.
World production of rubber has
jumped from around A thousand
long tons in 1920 to over 1 billion
tons annually, and most of the in
crease has been due to the growth
of American automobile industry.
American railroads had more than
double the revenue from passenger
business in 1926 than in 1899 when
$417 million was the income. A
steady increase in freights will like
ly show that the lines approach the
mark of their 1926, when freight rev.
enues were above 81 billion.
Production of passenger automo-
biles was 3,705,0 900, and motor trucks
771,000 in United States plants dur
ing 1910, an increase of more than
25 per cent over 1899.
Forty-one per cent of all motor
vehicles are on farms and in villages
under $500 population. There were
31,950,000 motor vehicles registered
in the United States last year.
Sixty-nine per cent of the Worlds
are in the United
States. More than SIS million is
paid in wages in weekly payrolls toI
over 443,000 employees in the auto
mobile industries.