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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
Stewardesses on Streetcars

The dying trolley car is making
an eleventh-hour effort to come
back. It's newest effort to head off
extinction appears in Atlantic City,
where the management of an inter-
urban line, taking a cue from the
air lines, is installing hostesses. Two
uniformed girls will ride the cars,
to supply newspapers and maya
zines for passengers, help women
on and off at stops and otherwise
look after peoples comfort.
The plan sounds fine, and it would
probably be approved unanimously
by trolley passengers, but will it
succeed? Imagine a .stewardeSs
fighting her way through densely
packed crowd at Sis to hand a pic
ture magazine to homeward-bound
citizen, then line-plunging to the exit
to assist a housewife in alighting
from the car. Not that the passen-
gers wouldn't appreciate these lit
tie attentions to tighten the rigors
of trolley-riding, but the steward
esses would have to be sisters of
Superman in order to do the job.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
Code Message With Hair

Code messages were written with
the curls of a woman's hairdress
by barber at Hickam, field, Homo
lulu, Americas largest airdrome in
the Pacific.
M. L. ("Bill'') Hix, the barber,
devised the code. It's secret lies
in the arrangement of the curls.
He told army officers that he could
send 200 words in a single hair
dress.
Each letter of the alphabet has q
curlique all of its own. The mes
sage Is written in a system Of curls
and waves turning left or right, up
or down, and in various combina-
tons.
He demonstrated to army, officers
how secret agents could deliver mes
sages with the aid Of pretty wom-
ans hair and the def touch Of
barber, by waving q message In the
hair of Bunnie Paris, Hickam field
bookkeeper.
To those who could read Hix's
code, the curls of Miss Paris hair
plainly said:
elbow up power plant"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
Fertilizer Profits Low

A ten-year average profit of the
fertilizer industry as reported by
the Bureau of Internal Revenue
shows a return of only one and five
one-hundredth cents on a dollar of
sales while $4,000 farmers in a re-
cent survey reported a return of
$3.50 in increased yields for each
dollar spent on fertilizer.
In the last ten years for which
figures are available 1929-1938-
total fertilizer profits amounted to
one and five-hundredths cents for
each dollar of sales, or "a cents on
each ton Of $40 fertilizer sold.
Figures just released by the
Commissioner of Internal Revenue
on corporation income tax returns
by industries for 1888 shows re-
turns for 374 fertilizer manufac-
turers. Of this number 161 or 43
per cent reported deficits. The
average return for 1888 was SO
per cent. The SEC. reports re-
turns Of 10 large chemical COM
panies not engaged in fertilizer
manufacture showed a return Of
20.5 per cent.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
WIDENING ROAD MELFA
TO TASLEY STARTED

The work of widening State High
way No. IL, from Judson Kellam
Crossing, just south of Melfa to Tas-
ley started last week. This work is
being done by R. K. Williams, of
Richmond, Va, low bidder on the pro-
ject. The work of making way for
the grader, laying forms and building
under drains is being pushed rapidly.
Signs erected how that the project
will come about one hundred yards
east of the railroad tracks at Tasley.
When this project is completed
there will be three lane road from
Cape Charles to Tasley. Enough
money was allocated to build a few
hundred yards south of the Parksley
road and it is expected that bids will
be asked shortly to complete the
original project. The way the con-
tractor has started on the work looks
like he intends to finish this project
by the middle of the summer.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

other checks made out to his wife.
Salome, for $4,000 each.
Mr.. Chandler got in touch with
Judge Smith at Accomac, who in turn
asked Deputy Sheriff Warner Davis
to go out on the highway and see if
he could catch the man as he went
through Accomac. The man came
through, but too fast to be stopped.
or to notice the signaling deputy
sheriff. So Mr.. Davis jumped into
his car and finally caught the speed
ing trio at Mappsville, and sent them
back to Exmore.
The traveller was overjoyed to get
his wallet and it's contents back. and
for the trouble to the restaurant on
orators he gave the manager zoe for
the telephone call, and the waitress
$1.OO for her honesty.
In the meantime Mr.. Davis called
and told the man to stop on his way
back that he wanted to see him at
Accomac.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
Eleven-Year-Old Gladiola

Twas once bulb in Africa. Many
years ago some one brought me to
America. They planted me, then
they gave me to their friends. =.
Their friends did not treat me
nicely. They would not water me
often. They let bugs get on me.
Then their children dug around me,
and then they pulled on my petals
and buds.
I began to go to new people. They
took good care of me. Now I am
known all over the world and am
in almost everyone's garden.
I have many different colors.
Some of them are: Scarlet, orange,
lavender, yellow, white, and many
others. Some of my flowers are
the size of orchids. ! am very proud
of myself. My red and white flowers
I am especially proud of because
they are pure colors like when you
color something very dark without
any other color in it. My blossoms
are of many different sizes. Some
people like me very much. Others
merely enjoy me. I am one of sum-
mer's loveliest flowers.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
Not So Long Ago

Remember those primitive days
of motor touring, away back there
in 1928. An automobile editor
brings up the scene. The tourist
setting out for a vacation trip had
his running board equipped with q
luggage carrier, crammed with suit
cases, couple of spare inner tubes,
q five-gallon can of gasoline and
O gallon of motor oil. There was
more baggage piled on the front fem
ders and tied to the headlights and
hood handles. Then there were
tents, blanket rolls, folding army
cots and tent poles tied with rope
to the top of the car and around
the spare tire.
The toolbox was carefully checked
before starting, and it was essential
to have a can of tire patches and a
piece of wire to open the gas lines
when they clogged. There was gen.
orally a spotlight clamped on the
windshield for night driving. There
had to be driving cushions for COM
fort and eyeshades for the driver.
And all that primitive stuff only
IL years ago. Well, we'll!
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
BRIDGE TO CONNECT
TWO COUNTY SEATS

A decision has been reached to pro-
coed with plans to build 100000
bridge over the Tuckahoe creek, con-
Meeting Easton with Denton by new
airline route, the State Roads Com
mission announced last week. Wilson
T. Ballard, chief engineer, said he
had instructed the bridge department
to proceed Immediately with surveys
and test borings, to determine the
most practicable site.
At the same time a request has
been sent to the War Department for
hearing, to give any persons inter-
ested in navigation on the stream a
chance to make their wishes known.
The bridge will span a portion of
the swampland along the creek as
well as the stream itself, and will be
from 600 to 900 feet long, depending
on the site chosen and the plans a
dopted, Mr.. Ballard said.
Completion of this bridge will
shorten the highway distance between
Easton and Denton by several miles.
At present, traffic between the two
county seats must follow a circuitous
route either to the north through
Hillsboro, or to the south via Pres
ton.
Pavement leading to the bridge has
been completed to within half mile
of the river on the Caroline county
side and to within three miles on
the Talbot side.
The Talbot road through Matthews
will be paved, Mr.. Ballard said, but
this will not mean that Talbot coun-
ty will not have some other work
done for which the Board of County
Commissioners has asked.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
Acconac News

Mrs. Olevia Melvin left Sunday tc
spend some time at Chesapeake Beach
with her son-in-law and daughter, Mr.
and Mrs. Neubel Killmon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Forest Fitzgerald ano
son, Billy, of Portsmouth, spent the
weekend with relatives here.
Mr.. Cecil Fletcher of Lynchburg
spent the weekend with his mother
Mrs. Edgar D. Fletcher.
Mr.. and Mrs. Rogers Hickman spent
the weekend in Baltimore, Md.
Mrs. Rubye Milliner has returned
home, after receiving treatment in
Memorial Hospital, Nassawadox.
Mr.. Fred Milliner of Newport News
spent the weekend at his home here
Mrs. Alfred J. Lilliston is visiting
relatives in Danville.
Miss Dorothy Bell of Birds Nest
spent the weekend with Miss Kath-
ryn Budd.
Mr.. and Mrs. George w. Milliner
left Sunday to spend some time in
Portsmouth with their daughter, Mrs
Forest Fitzgerald and Mr., Fitzgerald
Mr.. Bernard Russell of the U. S.
Naval Academy, Annapolis, Md.
spent the weekend with his father
Mr.. Charles F. Russell at whisper
ing Pines"
Mr.. Fred E. Reudiger has return
ed to his work in Newport News, af-
ter spending several days with his
family here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Harper and
daughter, Miss Mary Brooks Harper,
of Houston, Texas, are spending some
time with relatives on the Shore.
They spent Monday in the home of
Mr.. and Mrs. John D. Grant, Jr.
Mrs. Elizabeth S. Martin is con-
fined to her home by illness.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter J. Parks and
daughter, Norma Taylor Parks, re-
turned the first of the week after
spending their vacation with relatives
in Cape Charles and Richmond.
Miss Alice Parsons of Norfolk
spent the weekend at whispering
Pines"
Mrs. Fred B. Mason is spending
some time in Richmond with her hus-
band, who is receiving treatment in
Richmond Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. J. Lawrence Bond
and son, Jimmy, of Philadelphia, are
spending week with Mr.. Bonds par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. William T. Bond.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Todd, of
Hampton and Miss Pearl Cropper, of
Miss Gretchen Ascot Of Raleigh, N.
c., spent the weekend in the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence c. Chopper.
Mr.. and Mrs. D. Tracey Gardiner
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
FINDER OF OVER $1,000
RECEIVES $1.OO REWARD

Here's the story of virtue being it's
own reward it had to be, for there
was very little else to be regarded as
reward. 1t deals with the honesty of
a waitress who returned a lost wal
let, containing over $1,000 worth of
cash and checks, to a transient, who
overwhelmed her with a reward
the latter amounted to one green
back, redeemable in silver by the U.
S. Government for $1.OO in silver.
The story is told that one, Fritz
Shoenheimer, whose registration card
showed him to be of Yonkers, N. Y,
but who spoke with Spanish accent,
with his wife, and little boy, the lat
ter who spoke almost exclusively
Spanish, stopped for breakfast at the
Colonial Restaurant in Exmore, oper-
atel by Mrs. o. M. Chandler. They
were travelling north, probably having
crossed the bay on one of the early
morning boats.
After eating breakfast they re-
sumed their journey northward. Short
ly after they had left, the girl who
waited on them, Miss Margaret Cor
bin of Exmore, ran to Walton Chand-
Ter, who helps manage the restaurant,
and very excitedly said, ooh, a man
left his pocketbook and there's a
$4,000 bill in it."
Mr.. Chandler opened the pocket
book and there was $4,000 in cash,
one check, drawn on a New York
bank, and made payable to Mr..
Schoenheimer, for 1884 and three
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

In much the same way as the ply
sician studies the human body, here
the telephone engineer studies the
nervous system of telephone with the
aid of an X-ray. This engineer, one
of many hundreds at work in
the Western Electric manufacturing
plants Of the Bell System, notes how
the precision parts of the telephone
instrument fit securely inside a pro-
tecting armour of hardened plastic
and ponders on the problem of giving
them even greater protection. His
job is one of searching for better tools
and better methods to make still better
and simpler telephones.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

Fish received from the market
should be washed in cold sailed water,
dried, and wrapped in parchment pa
per before being put into the refrig-
orator. Do not allow fish to lie in
water as the water is absorbed quick
ly and spoils the flavor.
Citrus fruits are valued for their
juices; therefore they should be heavy
and should have a skin which is not
too thick. Smooth-skinned grape
fruit are best.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

A piece of bread kept with cake
helps to keep it fresh. Bread should
also be kept with cookies that are
meant to be soft. Crisp cookies
should be kept apart from other cakes
to retain their crispness.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

Leader Of the Fascist forces In
Ethiopia, the Duke Of Aosta, vice
roy Of Ethiopia, surrenders,
according to report from Cairo,
Egypt. The duke, cousin of King
Victor Emmanuel Of Italy has
sent emissaries to the British as
to terms on which he might yield
his troops, estimated at approx
mately $4,000 Italian and colonial
soldiers. The duke is shown in
his field quarters In East Africa.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23
Office And Factory, Snow Hill, Md.
Telephone 125
Warehouse: POcomokea City, Md.
Telephone 371

Fertilizer
&C
all will be
and fertilizer
Scarlet Clover Corn should be fortified start off quickly
Use the
pnfood should
of Soybeans
rop-ether
and the quality yields the
applied pounds per
reasonable
al
full Fertilizer See
Worcester Agent consult him
today regarding of needs that
WORCESTER COMPANY
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

When making ice cream in a me-
chanical refrigerator, the cream
should not be whipped too stiff, or
a fatty taste will result. Whip it
just until it is light and fluffy.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

and son, Tracey, have returned to
their home in Washington, D. c., af-
ter visiting her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
William T. Bond.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-05-23

We have one Of the finest equippec
plants on the Shore for turning o.,
high class printing.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Navy Tenants
Meet Tonight 10
Discuss Moving
Department Is Firm +,
In Refusal to Change
Rent Schedules "a

The Navy Department remained
firm on its change in rent schedules
for Chinquapin Village in Alexan-
dria today as residents of the low
cost housing project called meeting
to consider the question of moving
out. -
Navy officials stressed that the
new schedule, which becomes effec-
tive Monday, applies to all similar
projects constructed by the Bureau
OF Yards and Docks and not only
to Chinquapin Village, which is ocs
cupied by families of workers frorn
the Naval Torpedo Plant in Alexan-
dria. Moreover. the new rates will %
followed by other agencies which
have built low-cost housing projects
in various parts of the country foe
Navy personnel, it was explained.
Residents Seek Revision.
At a meeting of more than 200
village residents Monday, George
Chandler was named head of CONS
mittee to seek revision of the REM
schedule, which under the agrees
ment in effect when the houses were
occupied included heating and utility
charges. A recent Navy Department
ruling reduced the rents about So 1
month, but required residents to pan
their own utility bills. which thu
residents claim will add from $40 to
SIS month. {
At the Monday night meeting
some residents threatened to move
from the village unless the original
agreement was continued. The CONS
mittee. headed by Mr.. Chandler.
was to report at meeting tonight
Law is Cited.
Navy Department officials exs
planned that the new rents were
all in conformity with law requir.
ing sufficient rent to amortize thu
project over a reasonable period 2
Under the agreement, the rents
were subject to revision on IS days
notice, which was given, officials
said.
The rent revision was the result
OF a survey which showed wide
variance in the rents at different
housing projects, in some cases
erected by different governmental
agencies, according to Navy De.
partment statement. A uniform poll
icy was adopted which set rates for
civilian employees Of the Navy at
s25 month for houses with one
bedroom, $50 a month for two bed-
rooms and $35 month for three
bedrooms, the occupant to pay all
utility bills
Navy officials said they were OBJ
tanning estimates on utility costs
and doubted that they would reach
the total of $40 to s25 a month
claimed by the village residents. 5
Evening star., 1941-08-28

American dictionary at the Ii
.brary, and she has read one
Norwegian novel (translated)
and two Norwegian histories
(also translatedD.
Sings the Old Songs.
In Bethesda, some seven miles
from downtown Washington, are
several quiet-living couples who
20 to the Lutheran Church.
Sometimes the Crown Princess
sits among them and sings the
old songs
She's always accompanied by
Mrs. Ragni Ostergaard. The con-
gregation has found out that
Mrs. Ostergaard is the Princess
lady-inwaiting, and that back
home she is called countess"
but that she uses "missus" here.
Sometimes Mr.. p. Weddel-
harrisburg comes, too. The con-
gregation has found out he is the
master of the royal household"
He used to run Norway's palaces.
He signed the checks, hired the
servants, saw to the entertaining.
Now he does the same thing at
Pooks Hill, the estate just out
side Bethesda where the Princess
lives.
The people at the church tell
about the time two noisy boys
came by on a bicycle just as
church let out. They spilled and
the Princess was the first to help
pick them up-"just like one of
U.s."
They are careful to pretend
they don't quite know who she is.
They just nod and she mods back.
Usher Comes From Farm.
Down the street a ways in
Bethesda is neighborhood movie
with air-cooling and good talk
ing apparatus. 1t doesn't always
get first-run pictures. But they
come soon enough.
There Is a young usher who
comes from farm 20 miles away.
Twice a week he sees this quiet,
blue-eyed lady come in. He tries
to get to her side first, and she
whispers halfway" She al
ways has another lady with her.
Sometimes he can't find two seats
halfway, so they quietly find
seats in the back.
Then he watches. He knows
that she's the lady who will be
queen of Norway one day; that
she grew up a princess of Sweden.
He's entranced. He says she
looks best in middle blue"
Evening star., 1941-08-28

He knows which actors she
likes best but he doesn't think it
would be Hoyle-pardon, cricket
if he told. He's disturbed when
she sits through comedy with
out laughing. Then he hunts the
papers for the bad news that's
troubling her. Once he made a
clipping file of stories that men,
toned her and her husband, the
Crown Prince Olav, who is in
London with his father, the king.
But he never had the nerve to
give the clips to her, so he threw
them away.
The file included pictures of
Prince Olav. "Gee!" says the
usher. They'd make swell movie
actors. They're pips for looks,
both of EN-"
Has Coffee With Staff.
At the Norwegian Legation
there are 40 people working very
hard because so much of the
kingdoms business is transacted
here. There are one or two
Americans on the staff in jobs
where they don't have to handle
too confidential work.
The staff has pasted big, gold
stickers on every door. There is
big "V" in the center of each
sticker. In one office is a big
picture of Mrs. Roosevelt.
They don't take time to go out
for lunch. They bring sand
wiches and some one goes into
the kitchen and makes big pot
of coffee Then they have their
snack on the porch
Quite frequently they get in
vitations to dinner with the
Crown Princess, right down to the
Office boys. It's an Office boy I
want to tell about. He says the
NorwegianS are hell-bent for
eating outside. They even bring
out the good silver. They're nuts
about coffee and sweet corn.
He says he thought the Crown
Princess would wear a crown
at least a little one-when she
entertained. But she just had on
blue silk dress and a jeweled
pin which looked like the royal
crest. He looks quite important
when he says that.
Eats With "Us Mugs"
He says once he carried sugar
and cream to the Princess and
she asked if he'd had enough to
eat.
"Gee!" he says, "and you ought
to see the invitations she turns
Evening star., 1941-08-28
HendIer kidnaper Given
Parole recommendation
BY the Associated Press.


ANNAPOLIS, Md, Aug. 28.-Pa-
role was recommended yesterday for
Samuel M. Lipsitz, sentenced to 13
years for conspiracy to extort and
assault arising out of the KIDNAPPING
Of Albert Hendler, son of Baltimore
ice cream manufacturer, in 1882.
Parole Director Moser said Mr..
Hendler. then q 22-year-old Johns
Hopkins University student. was kid
naped by three men in the suburbs
of Baltimore and forced to drive to
a secluded spot. The men discussed
the possibility of extorting money
from his father, the parole director
asserted, but Mr.. Hendler was taken
back to Baltimore and released.
About five months after the Incl.
dent. Mr.. Moser said the elder Hend-
Ter received a warning that his son
again would be kidnapped II large
sum of money were not paid. The
letter was traced and Lipsitz and
his two co-defendants were appre-
hended, tried and convicted.
Evening star., 1941-08-28
Defense to Rob
Fire Engines Of
Bross Glamour

Fire engines made henceforth in
the emergency will be far less
glamorous looking than those
viwed with awe by American young
sters, and with curiosity by kibitz-
ing adults.
Gone will be the big brass bells
that even now sometimes supple
ment sirens and special horns in
clearing streets for the roaring fire
engines. Some Of the bells weigh
as much as As pounds, and As
pounds Of brass will make q lot of
shell castings.
Brass handrails will go, too, along
with most brass couplings. And
aluminium trimmed radiators and
steps and gadgets will be no more.
Likewise chromium plate and nickel.
Substitutes must be found, also, for
copper now used in fire extinguish-
ers.
All this was agreed on by leading
manufacturers of such vehicles in
consultations with the o. P. M. The
critical metals are required for de-
fense production.
1t is stressed, however, that there
is no thought of reducing either
the number of fire engines produced
or their efficiency. Serviceability
and dependabjlity will not be sac
rif1ced, according to the o. P. M.