Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-29
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aren't maing me jittery. Amt those
county-seat folks flynn high? Reckon
they can't do much else with Byrd
for a Mayor. But Pm blest if don't
imagine can see Hitler comm round
the corner when I read about all those
surveys, inventories, bandages, sur
geons, nurses, hospitals, ambulances,
committees, manoeuvers, and the like.
I almost feel like I want to go down
to Winter Quarters and build me a
concrete bomb-proof cellar. I can al
most hear the hum of bomber and
every minute looking for blitzkrieg.
I see by the papers that our Court
House neighbors are paying lots OF
attention to their water-works' sys-
tenn, their gas mains, sewers, and the
like. That's a mighty good idea. I
see they have bought more hose
another good stunt. Because I've got
a bunch if those Huns were smacked
in the face by good stream of water,
from an inch nozzle; or if they would
be met by whiff of gas-tank or
sewer-they'd cry "Kamarad!" Nigh
ty soon. Even so, reckon bath
wouldn't hurt some of those Hitler
ties, and I'd like to hold hose to see
the effect.
Then, read about the hospitals
Gee! that sounded sorta CORY to me.
They're going to make a hospital out
of the Municipal Building; and, if
they can't get that, they're going to
convert the basement of the Metho-
dist Church into hospital. Well, if
the latter is done, it will be the first
time, maybe, that some of 'em ever
were in Church; either that or else
it has been so long ago, they don't
know what the inside of one looks
like. The effect will be moral as well
as physical.
How-some-ever, I believe I would
choose the Municipal Building. A
church is too suggestive of under
takers, preachers, funeral services,
graves, and tombstones. And then,
if, 1 were slightly wounded, I'd like to
be where I could cuss the Germans
with a clear conscience. Some Ian
guage I know would not sound so
well, echoed from the walls of sa-
cred temple.
I see, too the health of the city is
being looked after. suppose they go
on the Napoleonic theory that an Ar
my flights on its stomach" A heal
thy person is a well-fed person, and
consequently a good fighter That's
good logic, and hope they won't be
called on to do any fighting.
There just one thing notice they
have apparently forgotten to survey
and to make an inventory of. If they
will allow suggestion, I'd advise an
over-hauling and an oiling up of that
shootin' iron in the Court House cam
pus. I'd see whether the breech load
ing apparatus was in working order.
I'd pull the plug out of the muzzle to
see whether the bore was all right,
and I'd shoot her off once or twice to
see if she could stand the racket. I'm
a firm believer in powder and ball in
this era of mechanical warfare. And
it might be good idea to draft all
the guns and "rahzers," some people
I could name, carry around in their
hip-and-other-pockets. They'd arm a
good sized bunch of home defenders,
I'm pretty sure.
There's just one thing I'm mighty
glad to be proud of; and that is that
Pocomoke is so near Snow Hill. AS
soon as Hitler's parachutists, carry
ing with them and also grown-up
tanks, Pm going to hike out for the
city that's got so much defense ma
terial and projects, they can easily
dish some of it out to US. They sure
ly would not deny safety to fellow
countian. I'm going to take with me
as many as my old jaloppy will carry,
and we'll stay in the Municipal Build
ing or in the Church basement, no
matter whether we are hurt or not.
Well, there's an old adage, Gan
ounce of prevention is worth pound
of cure" wonder how that proportion
grows when you would begin with a
pound instead of an ounce; seems to
me that Snow Hill now has the pound
of prevention, and that's about
enough to cure world of ills. But,
you've got to give it to 'em, the Snow
Killers are wide-awake, and their
example could well be initiated by
some other townships, could
mention.