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The daily monitor. (Mount Clemens, Mich.) 1940-1942, 1941-08-20
East Detroit Man
Gels Long 5enients
MeseIs Offender Gives

M0S0J8 Ovvo0OoB OuVOW
IA to IVA
Christian Slife, Of East De-
troit, was sentenced to AZ 70
tn years in state prison this
morning after q jury In Circuit
Judge James e. Spief's court
found him guilty Of . gross In
decency charge involving . nine-
year-old boy.
In sentencing Slife, Judos
Spier recommended that he I'M
dergo mental treatment while Z
prisoner.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
Funeral Services
Were Held From
St. Paul ME-. Church

1t was terrible shock to the many
lmany friends, both white and colored
Of Meridian, when the news was broad
cast Tuesday morning around 1880 that
DIR. R. B. Matthews had died in the
Meridian Sanitarium.
DR. Matthews had been a leading
physician in Meridian for approximately
Is years. He was well known and highl y
respected by all. He was sent to the
hospital Monday afternoon and none of
us had the least idea that death was
SO near.
Dr. Matthews is the aon of Mrs. IL
lean Matthews of 18th Avenue and 18th
Street He leave wife, mother sisters
and other relatives and friends.
His body was laid to rest Friday
afternoon in the Odd Fe lows Cemetery
The Weekly Echo extends to the wife
mother and other Members of the family
our deepest sympathy in these hours
of bereavement.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
DR.. R. B. Matthews Lead
ing Medical Doctor And
Citizen OF Meridian
Passes


Zion Hill and Pleasant Grove
Circuit Have Union Meeting
Easter Sunday Zion Hill and Pleaasn4
Grove Circuit of which Reverend E. f
Young is pastor, had union servic:
at Pleasanr Grove. They had as the,
guests, Mt. Horum Baptist Church; ST
Pau Baptist Church; Newell Chap q
CINE Church and others. approximate,
$4,000 was realized from the Easter e.
fort
A baby contest spo- sored by Ms
Lille Re- Young netted about $3.50
lhe little Brewster baby of Pleasant
Grove reported $3.50 and th4 title B.sh-
op baby from Mt Horum Baptist church
reported $12.00. Cash prizes were a.
warded the babies by Mrs. Young.
Mr.. Prince Hutton from st. Paul Bap-
fist Church was very active. The
church gould not hold the m mbcrs
and visitors. The church yard was
covered with trucks and cars and Sc
much to eat was brought out that the
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
The w LING
WORKERS.
Club of New. II
ilapeI l1ul'ci1

Tn willing Workers Club OF Newell
Chapel CINE. Church met il the hoio,
of NJ IS Clara Mobiles Wednesday ghe
The pr sident, Mrs. Lula Wilson PIE.
sided and ovely program was ron
dered. The paspr R v M. ]. Joau
made some il terestirg remarks on1
gave the rlhb some new IDEAS. A vary
gave the club some n w ideas. A very
Church was Rcd by -.7rs. E. F. Yourg
Jr, The hostess served punch and IL.
licious sandwiches with candy Easter
eggs The club was largely attended
and an offeriI was taken.
Everyone wss reported as having a
very ,pvefy evening.
Mrs. Lula Wilson, President
Mary T. Powe, reporter
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
Dental Division
Clinical Society
Receives NewDrug

TtIskegee, Ala, Apr. 25-Dr Georga
w. Carver presented to the dental d.
b sion of the John A. Andrew Clinical
Society in session at Tuslzagee Institute
last week, a new drug for the treat
msnt of the destructive disease of the
gums, pyorrhea.
This new drug DR.. Carver has devel-
oped from a formula which has the
we'll known persimnpn as its base. The
persimmon, the fruit of a tree which
grows wild along the roads and in the,
fields throughout the South is boiled
for its juice DR.. Carver told the eagar
dentists. The juice is combined with
other ingredients to form liquid with
strong astrir gent properties.
The dentists received the naw treat
m mt with enthusiasm and were lavish
in their praise of its value and poten.
talities. The Dental Society IS to name
certain members of their group TO be
given quantity of the new drug for
co. troll d experiments. Records of The
c5ses receiving the treatment are 10 bs
returned to DR.. Carver for further
study. :
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
STORK VISITS

A few days ago the stork visited Nh.
and Mrs. Lamar Baskin Of 1412-l3th
Avenue and left an eight and one half
pound boy. Mother and baby are do
ing fine at home. Mrs. Baskin will ba
membared as Miss Dora Lands before
her marriage. The baby has been ma
mend Henry Lawrence.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
DR.. Lee To
At
Commencement
Exercises

Hampton Institute, Va DR.. j. R. +
Lee, president of Florida Agriculture
and Mechanical College, VII be the
principal speaker at the Hampton In.
stltute conmenceme nt exercises ON Ma,
20. The title of his address will be
"Amarica' Bases of Permanent Defense
Now in its 73ra year, Hampton Inst
tute viii award diplomas and degree.
to some 2l3 graduates.
DR.. Lee became president of Flord.
A. & M. in 1924 after many rich year
of exp -rience in the field of Education
Under his lead rship, the college h..
grown to an institution of mora thar
4S buildings on campus Of approx
mately 400 acres.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
Visilors
Dear Editor:

Dear Editor:
Please allow me space in tn Echo 10
Let the many readers know that Mrs.
E. F. DUR and daughter. of Birming-
ham, Ala, came over to visit Sister g.
F. Phillips who has been IL for a short
while. Mrs. DUR also spent a few days
with her neice, Mrs. Charlie Holloway
She is now back at her home in Birm-
ingham. X
Mrs. c. M. johnson, Reporter
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

Iayor Ben A. Green of Mound Bayou
dhs been recipient of two or more ex.
-brtion notes during the past few weeks
The first, left under a brick at the
entrance of his office pm the main street
pf this little all Negro city, demanded
that he produce $1,000 to save his life
The mayor was ask to meet the Hoe
O'Clock train at the Illinois Central
railroad station as an indiction he would
comply with the demand. Since "mae.-
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
DIR. RIB. MATTHEWS DIES IN MERIDIAN HOSPITAL
Scientist Presents New Drug

memb-rs had to take a large portion,
of it back home.
Rev Young is pastor of his old horne
church and has been for about twelve
consecutive years.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
ABOUT FOLK
WE KNOW

About FOX We Know
A very impressive Easter progr m
was rendered at Rose Hill M. E. Church
Sunday. The program was sponsored by
the Sunday School Supt., Miss H. B
Nelson.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
Memorial Services For
DR.. r. E. Motion Was
Held April 18th Tuskegee Institute

Thskegee Institute, Ala, April 49, II
was announced that the Institute paved
memorial tribute to Dr. Robert r. Motop
second president Of the school, Friday
afternoon, April l. which began at Z
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

Reverend E. F. Young, pastor of the
Pleasant Gl,obe Circuit, and his faithful
members, put over an Easter program
Sunday that was very, very good. Mrs.
Lii lie Rec Young was in charge of the
program.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

Mr.. L. M Hesrn, president of HBA
No. 2O3, Gu tmcn; passed, Friday, April
II h, after a short illness. He leaves
to mourn large number of Childre5,
and friends
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

O'Clock The
Institute senior secretary of the wsrk
Principal addresses delivered by
Dr. Leo NJ Favrt for -
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

ing the train" is one of the routine
Social events of the day, the mayo,
went but saw no indication of the note
sender.
Sunday morning another note was
found near the mayors Office, reitcr.
atng the demand. A local character
known as City Slick" was picked ur
and questioned but no information was
secured from him. The mayor u goine
about his affairs evidently undessurbd
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

MIR. Robert Mastraw Hardy, an en-
rollee of the CCC Camp, is confined
in the government hospital in Admission
Alabama, on account of illness
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18
Over The Top

According to report, Pilgrim M. F
Church with Rev. w. P. c. Tay'or as
pastor, had fine Easter service. Mr.
Jack Davis is the leading "star" ir
Pilgrim, supported by other stronE
members of the church. $500 wa.
raised at Pilgrim according to reports
Make Strong Pull
Rose Hill M. E. Church, on the sam;
circuit as Pr grim NJ E. Church, wtI
Rev. Taylor as pastor, made a strong
pull Sunday. More than $4,000 we!
raised according to reports. This Z:
Reverend Taylor's first year on the
circuit and he seems to be doing we'll
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

DIR. R. B. Matthews, praeticirg ply
sic,an Of this city passed Tuesda,
morning from the Meridian Sanitari,nr
after short mess.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

Mrs. Mary Watts of 409-11th Avenue
announces the marrige of her neice
Miss Emily Hosley to Mr.. James Ed
ward McLamb of Jacksonvi lie, Florida
The marriags will be solenmized Wed
nesday evening, April 23rd, at the homo
of the bride-to be.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

THE LATE Il. r. MOTION
Second President, Tuskegee Institute
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

Mr.. D B. Young of New Orleans, La
arrived in the city Monday, April 18th
Mr.. G.. D. Cotton of West Enterprise
was in the city Saturday ON business
Mr.. Ben Philips of X. 6, Meridian
was in the city Friday on business
pertaining to his local lodge.
Prof. J. M. Hopkins of Cranda'l, Miss
was in the HBA office Tuesday on
business.
The weekly echo., 1941-04-18

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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
WORCESTER DEMOCRAT, POCOMOKE CITY, MARYLAND
DEPARTMENT OF PUBLIC
WORKS
STATE OF MARYLAND
STATE ROADS COMMISSION
NOTICE TO CONTRACTORS
FEDERAL AID PROJECT

SEALED PROPOSALS for the i'm
provement of one section of roadway
as follows:
WORCESTER COUNTY CON-
TRACT Wo-18O-6-152 Federal Aid
Project No. 145-A (5): This contract
contemplates the grading, drainage
and surfacing of Service Roads ada
cent to the east approach to bridge
in Ocean City and approaches to and
bridges over Herring Creek on the
Berlin-Ocean City Road, total dis
lance of O.450 mile. Concrete Sur
facing, and Reinforced Concrete TT
Beam Bridge on Precast Conc. Pile
Bents.)
The employment agency for fur
nishing labor on the above contract
is Maryland State Employment Ser
vice, Gunby Building, Salisbury, Md.
The minimum hourly wage to be
paid by the contractor on the above
project shall be for "Skilled Labor,
$0.65; intermediate Grade" $3.50;
and for "Unskilled Labor, $O.35.
The attention of bidders is directed
to the Special Provisions covering the
sub-letting or assigning of contract
and to the use of materials.
will be received by the State Roads
Commission at it's offices, Federal Re-
serve Bank Building, Calvert and
Lexington Sts., Baltimore, Maryland,
until P. M. on the 18th day of Sep
TENDER, 1941, at which time and place
they will be publicly opened and read.
QUALIFICATIONS OF BIDDERS
REQUIRED.
Bids must be made upon the blank
proposal form which, with specifica-
tions and plans will be furnished by
the Commission upon application and
cash payment Of $1.00, for each sep
arate project, as hereafter no charges
will be permitted.
No bids will be received unless ac-
companied by certified check or bid
bond payable to the State Roads Com
mission of Maryland, as required by
Sec. 6, Chapter 761, Acts of 1889, of
the amount as set forth in the pro-
posal form.
The successful bidder will be re-
quired to give bond, and comply with
the Acts of the General Assembly of
Maryland, respecting contracts. NO
REFUND WILL BE MADE FOR RE-
TURN OF SPECIFICATIONS AND
PLANS.
The Commission reserves the right
to reject any and all bids.
BY ORDER of the State Roads
Commission this End day of Septem-
Der, 1871.
L. H. STEUART, Secretary
EZRA B. WHITMAN, Chairman
Sept. sgt.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
GERMAN PLIGHT IN RUSSIA

in horse the long shot occasionally 4psets
cautiously hazardng the that this true OF
w aua sHs
and have and the are holding
The Germans have not taken Importance The
tally destroyed early days the fighting very much
in evidence and giving excellent to the Soviet land
The Red mechanical equipment which supposed to
scondrate has according reporters who have in
important ALL morale of the Russian military
and civilian aeseems to have far saunch than
Germany has not lost the Russian It would
any great SCI He yet in taking
victories unless at the time, Hitler able to destroy
main in existence and fighting Hitler viii not be safe no matter
how much Russian territory he succeeds conquerng On top
destroying which evacuated snpng
no and The ev ava @ a in total
Best of ALL from the British point of view the
ust the Russians claimed that 100000 Reich troops had
killed wounded captured That represent big exaggea
depended upon whole truth But even third or
Ss a e sn na it
the of the German copt tough veterans of the Polish
ders of that quality overnight That may explain reports
effect that the Germany has lately Russia
also unquestoned that Germany has lost vast
e OF aircraft and mechanzed has consumed
Russian bomers have been invading the Rumanan oil fields and
ain has been carrying determined bgcae raids against
At the beginning British spokesman had say
sian chances They frankly keptca Now they saying
there h no poy nd n9 6eoe snd
rams set in II that true Germany will be in for of posi-
ton gets stronger Germany gets weaker This war
isn't over not since it started has the outlook been
In time of the German bound to
will start fact that in the last World War; Ger
my went to pieces in matter Of few months and the main
pen a. rain?
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
HITLERIAN TACTICS HERE

To nut bunty it is clear that certain powerful labor lead
er have one aim in mind: To make impossible any man to
Obtain lob any to living unless belongs to labor
union These labor aders in Short driving toward labor
toward personal dictatorship every working
and in this c0un Try
pursuing goal leaders will any weapon that
hand They will call strikes in defense industries appar-
emily caring whit that the conrys security
thereby mpered They will rig labor elections in way
another that the ordinary union is virtually voeess
They will stoop violence and terrorism
make of that most terrible weaponthe blacklist Their OBJ
purpose God into workers employ
ers, that they will knuckle under
The caous disregard certain labor leaders have shown
itself in this time of grave crisis indicates the way
the wind blows They make totally unustfd and impossible de-
mands industry else Their
ten to from those of Capone in the
of organized vice. This projected labor monopoly the most
serious problems the United States has faced.
this of affairs long enough the country
will helpless few fatsaaed labor leaders will rule this
country Hitler his Reich Nothing done
without their their terms These the
dcalstc tactics that did much to destroy France ~
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

Elisha w. Hudson and Gladys ",
his wife, from Ocean Bay Corporation
5 lots of ocean Bay City," Consid-
GRAFTON, $40. &c.
Harold F. Schall and Ethel M, his
wife, from G. Carlton Powell and wife
real estate north of the Ocean City
Boulevard and on the w. side of Her
ring Creek, in the 10th Elec. Dist.
Consideration, $40. &c.
State of Nd, to use of State Roads
Commission from Harry j. Chopper
and wife, real estate on the N. side
of the present State Road leading
from Berlin toward Ocean City and
west of erring Creek, in the 10th Elec.
Dist. Consideration, $40. &c.
Augustus A. Mason from Udella w.
Fleming and husband, real estate on
Linden Ave. and Sixth ST., near the
eastern limits of Pocomoke City, in
the LIST Elec. Dist. Consideration, $40.
&c.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
NOTICE TO CREDITORS

Notice is hereby given that the sub
scriber has obtained from the Or
phans' Court for Worcester County,
Maryland, letters of administration
on the personal estate of Marion H.
Jones, late of Worcester County, de-
ceased.
All persons having claims against
the deceased, are hereby warned to
exhibit the same, with the vouchers
thereof, to the subscriber on or before
the 18th day of March 1912. They
may other wise by law be excluded
from all benefits of the said estate.
All persons indebted to said estate
are requested to make immediate pay
ment. Given under my hand this 4th
day of September, 1941.
WILLARD J. STEVENSON
Administrator
Test: Frank f. Hudson, Register of
Wills.
Sept. 6-3t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
WHERE WE LEAD THE WORLD

of the leading statesman made
this significant observation: The Allies sailed to victory
of OIL"
In World War II, thinks many expert the will
again be largely determined by the petroleum antag
onsts And that where Germany weak-and the
United States strong
The oil companies country produce percent of the
worlds OIL And equally important they produce higher
percentage of the gasoline that necessary obtain
performance from aircraft engines According
authority gasoline that military planes fly
above anarcraft fire Is percent more quickly than Ger
the worlds natural oil supply from within Europe.
We similarly blessed those other basic which
not only to maintaining completed military
chine but to fuelng the factories which building
pensabe of industrial power electricity
the face of deficits legislative problems troubles the
coal industry has maintained its high state of production
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
DAILY AND SUNDAY
Eastern Standard Time

Between Annapolis and Matapeake
Lv. Annapolis: 7:25, 8, 9, 10, IL A.
NJ, 10 noon. l.. 1880, 2. 3. $3.50. 4. s,
$50, 6, z. 1880. 8, 10 p. NJ, IL mid.
Lv. Matapeake: 7:25, 8, 9, 10, II A..
NJ. IL noon. 1880. I, 2. $3.50, 8, 4.
4:30, s, s. $3.50. 2. 8. $3.50. IL p. N.
Reduced Automobile & Passenger
Rates
Between Annapolis and Matapeake
Between Romancoke and Claiborne
Lv. Romancoke: 10 A. NJ, 2, A, 6, 8
P. NJ.
Lv. Claiborne: 9 A. NJ, I. 8, s, z P.
M.
The MorgantOwn Bridge Route,
through Historic and Picturesque
Tidewater Virginia, offers the motor
list a direct route to Richmond, Will
liamsburg, Yorktown, jamestown and
the South.
For Further Information Write:
STATE ROADS COMMISSION
F. p. Leithiser, Advertising Director
CHESAPEAKE BAY FERRY
SYSTEM
Is E. Lexington Street
Baltimore, Maryland
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12

William H. Scott, Solicitor
Elsie B. Haring VS.. Robert Elwood
Haring.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland.
In Equity.
No. 5237 Chancery.
ORDER OF PUBLICATION
The object of this suit is to pro-
cure a decree for a divorce "a vim
cuIo matrimonii" by the plaintiff,
Elsie B. Haring, from the defendant,
Robert Elwood Haring.
The bill recites that the parties
were married on September 20, 1889;
that though the conduct of the plain
tiff has always been kind, affection
ate and above reproach, the defen-
dant has, without any just cause or
reason, abandoned and deserted the
plaintiff, and has declared his inten-
ton to live with her no longer, and
that such abandonment has continued
uninterruptedly for more than eigh-
teen months, and is deliberate and fl
nal and the separation of the parties
beyond any reasonable expectation
of reconciliation; that the plaintiff
has been a resident of Worcester
County, Maryland, for more than two
years past, while the defendant is a
nonresident of this County and State,
residing in Philadelphia, Pennsylva-
mia; that the plaintiff does not know
the defendants present address and
the last address of the defendant
known to the plaintiff is Rittenhouse
Hotel, Chestnut & 22nd Sts., Phila-
delphia, Pennsylvania; and that there
are no children as issue of said
marriage.
It is thereupon, ORDERED by the
Circuit Court for Worcester County,
Maryland, in Equity, this 10Th day
of August, 1871, that the plaintiff,
Elsie B. Haring, by causing copy
of this order to be inserted in some
weekly newspaper published in Wor-
cester County, Maryland. once in each
of four successive weeks before the
9th day of October, 1871, give notice
to the said absent defendant, Robert
Elwood Haring, of the object and
substance of this bill, warning him
to be and appear in this Court, in
person or by solicitor, on or before
the 22nd day of October, 1941, to
show cause, if any he has, why de-
cree ought not to be passed as prayed
JOSEPH E. BRIMER, Clerk
True Copy, Test: Jos. E. Brimer Clerk
Sept. 5-4t.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12

traffic along that busy highway were
allowed to mar the. quiet in the
Roosevelt mansion a quarter of a
mile away. Also the closing of the
road served to bar the morbidly
curious from seeking to intrude. All
traffic was detoured from the city
limits of Poughkeepsie to a point
north of St. James Church.
In the huge library which occupies
the south wing of Hyde Park House
the woman who had thrice seen her
only son inaugurated President of
the United States, rested in a mahog-
any casket, while members of her
family and employees on the estate
gathered for the funeral services on
Tuesday.
The choir of St. James, under the
direction of Miss Mary P. Garrison,
sang 20 Love that Wilt Not Let Me
Co." Mrs. Roosevelt's favorite hymn.
Rev. Frank R. Wilson, pastor of St.
James, read excerpts from the order
for the burial of the dead from the
book of common prayer of the Epis-
copal Church.
The choir then sang "Abide With
Me-" and the simple services were
concluded. There was no eulogy.
Family retainers-at least one of
whom had performed a similar serv-
ice for the Presidents father Al years
ago-then carried the mistress of
Hyde Park from the Roosevelt man
sion, and the tiny funeral procession
formed for the short journey up the
Albany Post Road to st. James
Church.
In the rear of that UNCOVERED
house of worship where Mrs. Roose'
welt two years ago appeared with hel
house guests, the King and Queen Of
England, she was laid to rest in 8
grave beside her husband, Jane:
Roosevelt, who died in 190O.-Phila
Inquirer.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-09-12
L. Paul EwelI, Solicitor

Annie Fisher VIZ Norman Fisher.
In the Circuit Court for Worcester
County, Maryland.
No. 5235 Chancery.
The object of this suit is to procure
a divorce a vinculo matrimonii by the
plaintiff from the defendant. The
bill states: That the parties were mar
ried in Worcester County, Maryland,
September 81, 1927; that they lived
together as husband and wife until
the year 1880 when the defendant,
without any just cause or reason,
abandoned and deserted the plaintiff
and that the abandonment and deser-
ton has continued uninterruptedly
for more than three years, and is de-
liberate and final and the separation
beyond any reasonable expectation of
reconciliation; that no children were
born to the parties; that the plaintiff
is a resident of Worcester County,
Maryland, and has always been a resi-
dent of said County and State; that
the defendant is a nonresident of the
State Of Maryland, and the defendant
resides, so the plaintiff is advised, in
the State of Delaware.
1t is thereupon, ordered by the Cir
cult Court in Worcester County, Mary
land, in Equity, this 10Th day of Au-
gust, 1871, that the plaintiff, Annie
Fisher, by causing copy of this or
der to be inserted in some newspaper
printed and published in Worcester
County, Maryland, once a week for
four successive weeks before the 22nd
day of September, 1871, give notice
to the absent defendant, Norman
Fisher, of the object and substance
of said bill of complaint and warning
him to be and appear in this court in
person or by solicitor, on or before
the 9Th day of October, 1941, to show
cause, if any he has, why a decree
ought not to be passed as prayed.
JOSEPH E. BRIMER, Clerk
True Copy Test: Jos. E. Brimer, Clerk
Aug. 22-4t.