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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
BASEBALL LUMINARIES
TO BE HONORED

Jimmy Foxx, first baseman for the
Boston Red Sox, who calls Sudlers-
vile his home, and Bill Nicholson,
star outfielder of the Chicago Cubs,
who halls from Chestertown, will be
guests of honor on November goth at
banquet sponsored by the Eastern
Shore Sports Writers Association in
the fire house in Easton.
Many other baseball luminaries of
the past and present are expected to
be no hand for the affair which has
been timed to coincide with a hunt
ing jaunt to the peninsula of a num-
Der of baseball's greats.
From the peninsula itself, down
Salisbury way where they annually
spend the winter months, will come
two of the stars of the other years,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
The MARYLAND TRAFFIC SAFETY
COMMISSIONS SLOGAN for the week is:
CARELESS DRIVING is HABIT THAT IS HARD TO
BREAK IN AN EMERGENCY"

of the Eastern Shore, it was decided
in principle" on a pro-rata assess
ment of this phase of the Peninsula
Broiler industry towards support of
the Del-Mar-Va Broiler Industry, Inc.
Around 80 hatcherymen and chick
statesmen attended the special meet
ing with Roland Beauchamp of Bish-
op, Md, and president of the organ
ization presiding. It was agreed that
the assessment set at this meeting
was subject to change when at later
meeting the hatcherymen and the
chick statesmen, the definite assess
ment figure would be set. The figure
set at the meeting last Thursday, was
mot to exceed 1c. per box of chicks
put out"
Plans are under way, and cards
have been mailed to the feed dealers
of the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula for a
similar meeting to be held in the
same place at 1880 PM, Thursday,
November 18th.
Those who attended the meeting in
cluded: Charles c. Marker of Dover;
D. Yerkes of Laurel; C. Carson
B. v. Carmean Of Bridgeville; Milton
Thomas, Frankford; Louis F. Daisey,
frankfort; ]. Oscar Cahmean, Snow
Hill, Rollin L. Hudson, Frankford;
George H. Culver, Seaford; Melvin
F. Uphoff, Parsonsburg; w. A.
Spearin, Salisbury; Harold E. Dukes,
Frankford; Raymond J. Murray,
frankfort; J. r. Hargreaves, Sails
bury; H. o. Fellbrook, Salisbury; L.
B. Ellington, fredericksburg; j. r. Ed
dington, fredericksburg; P. A. Croll,
fredericksburg; v. J. Stevens, Selby-
vile; P. L. Dryden, Snow Hill; Will
lam J. MacLucas, Smyrna; Harold
Morris, Bishopville; L. B. Meadow
ell, Salisbury; Roland Beauchamp,
Berlin; F. r. Grapperhaus, Selby-
vile.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
STUDEBAKER CORP.
REPORT DELIVERIES

The Studebaker Corporation has
reported retail deliveries in the Unit
ed States for the month of October
of 5641 passenger cars and trucks,
bringing deliveries for the first ten
months of the year to 106,517 units.
In October, 1910, retail deliveries
were 11,720 and for the first ten
months last year deliveries amounted
to $3.50 units.
Factory sales in October totalled
1897 cars and trucks. This compares
with 14,709 factory sales in October
year ago.
For the first ten months of the
year factory sales were 109,176 pas
senger cars and trucks as compared
to 96,245 units in the same period of
1910.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
CHERITON MAN LOST
FROM REUBEN JAMES

W
Mrs. E. E. Bagwell of Cheriton on
Tuesday morning received word from
the bureau of navigation, navy de-
partment, that her son, Wallace Lee
Sewers, was officially listed as miss
ing following the sinking of the de-
stroyer Reuben James in the Atlantic
on October 3Oth.
The telegram received was as fol-
lows: "Mrs. Lurline Bagwell, Cheri-
tn, Va. It is with deep regret that
the Navy Department notifies you
that from latest available information
it appears that your son, Wallace L.
Sewers, seaman second class, u. s.
Navy, lost his life in line of duty and
in the service of his country when the
U. s. s. Reuben James was torpedoed
and sunk" (Signed) C. w. Nimitz,
chief of bureau of navigation.
Sewers was born in Victoria, Va.
February 2, 1919. His father, Troy
B. Sewers, later became a draughts-
man at the Navy Yard, Portsmouth,
where he died suddenly at the age of
% years. The family then moved to
the Eastern Shore, coming to Cheri-
ton in 1880.
Sewers received his education at
the Victoria school and later at Cher
iton High School. After this he was
employed as a salesman for Barr
Brothers Jewelry Company of Nor
folk, and for a few months operated
a truck, driving to northern markets.
In January, 1941, he enlisted in the
United States Navy and was station
ed at the Naval training station, Nor
folk, for six-weeks period, and fol-
lowing ten-day leave reported to
the u, S. S. Reuben James at New
port, r. I. He was continuously on
duty on this ship until it was sunk.
Sewers wrote his mother that he
had made three sea voyages; one to
England, on convoy duty; one to
Greenland, where he remained about
two months, and one to Iceland. He
had expected to secure leave in De-
cember of sufficient length to permit
him to visit his mother over the
Christmas holidays. Information
concerning this plan was contained
in a letter to Mrs. Bagwell received
October 22nd; this was the last COM
munication received from him.
A coincidence is that the young
mans uncle, Broughton T. Sewers,
was in the service during the World
War and was on one of the first ships
in the U. S. Navy to be hit by enemy
submarine torpedo. Mr.. Sewers is
now chief engineer of Norfolk Fer
ries. @
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
FORMAL OPENING ALLAN.
SCHOOL DECEMBER Is

The corner stone laying and formal
opening of the new Atlantic high
school will take place on Thursday
afternoon and night of December IS.
Plans now in process of being devel-
oped call for the laying of the corner
stone OF the new building in the af-
ternoon by the Temperanceville Ma
sonic Lodge, dinner served on the
grounds by the communities connec-
ted with the new high school, and an
appropriate program in the vening
in the beautiful auditorium of the
building. Mr.. Dabney S. Lancaster,
superintendent of public instruction
for Virginia, and Mr.. Raymond v.
Long, State supervisor of school
buildings, will be the principal speak
ers.
The building will be completed
within the next two weeks. New
school furniture is arriving and will
be installed as soon as possible after
the building is completed. By Deem
Der IL, the building should be COM
plete in every way, ready for a for
NAL opening and for use by the high
school pupils Of the New Church and
Temperanceville District and the
County generally.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
YEAR OLD MURDER OF
COLORED WOMAN SOLVED

Harry and Mary Delton, colored,
found crime does not pay, when they
were returned to Maryland from
Greensboro, N. c., by State Trooper
Earl Pinder, and lodged in Jail here,
after finger-prints led police to place
charges against them for the MUIR
der of Mary J. Robb, Sc, colored, a
year ago.
Deputy Sheriff Harold Sterling and
States Attorney F.Kirk Maddrix ac-
companied the State Officer on the
trip.
Trooper Pinder said on October 81,
1910, the body of the dead woman was
found in the woods near Kingston.
She had been beaten to death with a
pipe.
About the same time, he said, the
couple now under arrest, disappeared
and police sent out pickup on them.
They were arrested recently in North
Carolina on a larceny charge.
Sheriff L. Fred Phoebus said the
27 year old negro woman, when
questioned Monday night by State
Police and County officials, took all
the blame for the Staying, and said
her 35 year old common law husband
was not involved in the crime.
The negro man said he learned of
the fight in which the elderly woman
was killed when he came out of the
field and met his wife with blood on
her dress, and who said she had drag
ged the body of the other woman in
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
FROM OUR
EXCHANGES
CITIZENS OF HARRINGTON
ANGERED OVER ATTACK

Citizens of Harrington, Milford's
neighbor to the west are very angry
over the brutal attack and criminal
assault of a 32-year-old mother on
Sunday evening, October 26, on one OF
the towns busiest streets.
AS yet there has been no outward
display of violence regarding the ap-
prehension Of the alleged attacker,
now in the Kent County Jail awaiting
trial. Although close-mouthed in con-
versation with strangers about the
shocking occurrence more than once
there have been vigorous denuncia-
ton of the prisoner charged with the
crime.
The attack took place shortly after
8 p. M, only two doors from the
woman's home at Clark and East SITS.
The victim, Mrs. Catherine Carson, is
in the Milford Memorial Hospital suf-
fering severe injuries of the head
caused by her attacker. Her condition
is reported to be just fair, according
to hospital authorities. Mrs. Carson
is said to have undergone mastoid
operation several years ago, and her
assailant is believed to have injured
this old wound.
William Donovan, % years old, of
near Lincoln, was taken into custody
at the home of his parents, Tuesday
night of last week, and following
Identification by Mrs. Carson at the
hospital, the charge of rape was plac-
ed against him. Police said that DON
ovan has long record of misdemean-
ors, but no record of felonies. He has
been arrested frequently for traffic
violations and has been regarded as a
heavy drinker, police said. Some of
his arrests included convictions for
drunken driving, they said.
Donovan was taken before Judge
John P. LeFevre on Thursday of last
week in the Kent County Court of
Common Pleas at Dover and held
without bail for trial in the February
term of the Court of Oyer and Ter
miner after waving hearing. Police
said he made no statement regarding
the assault.
Mrs. Carson, mother of two sons, is
popular among the residents of Har-
rington. She is the proprietor of a
small restaurant next to the Ice
Manufacturing Company on Clark st.
Her husband is truck driver for
Harry Porter and was in New York
at the time the attack took place. The
comely mother was enroute to an ice
cream store a block distant from her
home,when she was accosted by an
unknown man inquiring about anoth-
er resident of Harrington. Suddenly
he slugged her in the face, stunning
her, police said, but she managed to
grapple with her asailant before lap
sing into Inconsistencies. The man
dragged her to the rear of the Powell |
furniture store where he assaulted |
her. Following the attack her assail-
ant fled from the scene and was seen
by Cornell Tee, who later found Mrs.
Carson staggering to the street in a
dazed condition.
The intersection where the attack
look place is well lighted. Clark st.
The main thoroughfare leading to the
business section of Harrington is
heavily travelled.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14

Dick Porter, manager OF Annissen,
Alabama, last season and Jake Flow
ers, Pittsburgh Pirate coach.
President Ed. Nichols, Of Queens
town, head of the Shore scribes, has
not announced the full program for
the banquet, but all of the visiting
diamond stars will be introduced and
many of them will speak.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
A PRO-RATA
ASSESSMENT FOR
HATCHERIES

At a meeting held in the Fire
House of frankfort, Del, Thursday,
Nov. 6, between the executive COM
mittee and the officers of the Del
Mar-Va Broiler Industry, Inc, and
the hatcherymen and chick statesmen
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14
to the woods.

to the woods.
The Delton woman told authorities
she and her husband worked for a
farmer near Pocomoke for 3 weeks
after the crime. They later went to
Philadelphia and then to North Car
DINA she said, where she was serving
II months for stealing and her hus-
band 20 months on the same charge.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-14

The best artichokes are green, in
color. A brownish color suggests that
they have been kept too long.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Little Axis Money
Left in Peril of
Freezing Order
Funds Transferred, Mostly
To South America, at
Rapid Rate Recently
BY EDGAR ANSEL MOWRER.

German and Italian money has
gone out of this country so fast in
the last few weeks that Uncle Sam s
icetongs would probably close on
little of them, if any attempt at a
general freezing of European funds
in this country were now attempted
Last fall, when the idea was first
broached, it would have been diff
ferent.
The German and italian money is
believed to have gone to South
America, as a billion-dollaT note in
crease there testihes.
The Japanese are also trans
ferring their funds to south of the
equator. The Yokohama specie
bank has transferred credits for
merly held in New York to the eX-
tent of S9OO0,O00 to Brazil. The
Portuguese Bank of Espirito Santo
has withdrawn a large part of its
funds in this country. A Swedish
bank has transferred at least 81 ,000,-
900 to Brazil.
Curiously enough. instead of de-
ploring the lost American chance to
aid Britain by laying hands at least
upon the remainder of the German
and italian money here and con-
trolling the movement of the rest,
certain American authorities are
using the migration to South Amer
lea as a reason for continuing to
do nothing in this respect.
What is the good of half closing
q 1eak?" these people ask. Since
the money we wish to seize has al
ready gone to South America, and
since there was never the slightest
idea of freezing South American
Evening star., 1941-03-09

funds, why bother about the matter
any more? Besides, what is the JUS
tice of freezing italian and German
funds, while leaving Russian and
Japanese funds untouched?"
This argument overlooks the fact
that the United States Government
is committed not to policy of
peacetime justice, but of "all aid to
Britain short of war" Germany
and Italy are actively at war against
Britain, and to seize their funds,
many of which have been used III
this country for purposes inimicel
to us, seems to most people a proper
short-of-war measure. Japan ard
Russia are not yet actively at war
with Britain, and Russian special
lStS-or some of them-See for the
first time a dim chance of real Rus
sian opposition to Germany.
But it was the other argument
that won out, for. at the beginning
OF this week, a determined attempt
to secure acceptance of a freeze-in
OF European funds subject to a Ii
cenSe system of release was. for the
third or fourth time in the last five
months, blocked by the State De-
partment.
(Copyright. 1941. by Chicago Daily News)
Evening star., 1941-03-09

than the present national produc-
ton.
One of the first of the new de-
fenSe plants of all kinds to swing
into operation, the Radford plant
will be ready for operation three
months ahead of schedule. Occupy
ing 4,4O0 acres, it will employ $500
people.
Present plans for the dedication
ceremonies, being handled by 1t.
Col Mark M. Serrem, who has
charge of the plant, include a spe-
cial train from Washington.
Members of Military Appropria-
ton subcommittee of both Senate
and House-21 in the former and
"a in the latter-are being invited
by Undersecretary of War Patter-
son to join the Washington group.
The invitation was extended also
to both Virginia Senators and the
local Representative. Virginia's S
Gov Price was to be present.
Among War Department repre-
sentatives expected to attend are
Maj. Gen. Charles M Wesson, chief
of ordnance. and Maj. Gen. E. B.
Gregory, quartermaSter general.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Welfare Objectives
OfWomen to Be Topic

Social welfare objectives Of wom-
ems organizations will be discussed
at luncheon meeting Of the Council
of Social Agencies tomorrow at 1915
pm. at the Y. w. C. A. Building,
Seventeenth and K streets NV.
Speakers will be Mrs. Henry P.
Chandler, chairman of the Social
Welfare Committee of the League Of
Women Voters: Mrs. Montgomery
Blair, jr., president of the Junior
League; Mrs. Charles H. Bair, chair
man of the public welfare depart
ment Of the Federation of Women's
Clubs, and Mrs. Frank a Linzel,
president of the Washington Council
of Church Women.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

Junior branch" OF the organlZa-
ton.
There are five standing commit
tees: Playground, lines and steps
desk inspection and cloakroom,
room and patrol boys. There is also
program committee, changed
weekly, which supplies entertain
ment following the business meeting
A new group of officers is to be
elected every six weeks, to insure
smoothly working democracy. Be-
sides young Barof as president, the
present officers include Melvin Ehrl-
ich, vice president: Adenia Stearn,
secretary, and Elaine Carpenter,
treasurer.
At the last meeting committee
chairmen announced improvement
in conditions in the cloakroom and
on the steps. Marilynn Sheppard
reported that there was still some
disorder on the playground. A play
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Pupils Train for Civic Duties
In Community Unit of Own

WELDING a ruler in place Of the
traditional gavel, Gene Baroff, 10,
will preside over the fourth weekly
meeting tomorrow of the Junior
Arkansas Avenue Community As
sociation in the West School.
The group is composed of Mrs.
GWendolyn Irving's 5B-6A pupils
Many of the children's mothers and
fathers belong to the Arkansas
Avenue Community Association.
Although there is already a Student
Council, young students thought
they would like to have a citizens
association, too. to take care of
problems peculiar to their own class
room.
They wanted to feel themselves
part of the association of which
their parents are members. Ac-
cordingly. they applied and were
given permission to become a
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Randolph to Speak
AT Foundry Church

Representative Randolph, chair
man of tthe House District Commit
tee, will speak at the annual father
and son banquet of Foundry Meth
odist Church at $50 pm. Friday.
Tumbling and boxing exhibitions
by the Police Boys Club and motion
pictures of India will follow the ban
quet. to be held at the church under
auspices of the FoXall Glass.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Army Will Dedicate
New S44,1OO,OOO
Powder Plant Friday
Factory at Rudford
Will Employ $500;
Production in 10 Days

BY the Associated Press.
The Army's first powder plant to
start production under the defense
program will be dedicated Friday at
Radford. Va, with representatives
of Congress and the military in at
tendance.
Within 10 days after the cere-
monies the S4410O,0OO plant was
expected to start production. The
War Department said it would have
a capacity of 100000 pounds of
smokeless powder daily, or more
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Aero Club Members
Invited to Dinner

The Washington Air Derby Asso-
citation has invited members of the
Aero Club of Washington to attend a
dinner dance at the Hotel 24OO on
Friday, March 81.
High lighting the affair will be the
presentation of the associations an
nual trophy to Noble c. shit. Trib-
ute also will be paid to Chet War
rington, founder of the Air Derby
Association and former president of
the Aero Club, who is moving to Chi
cago.
Evening star., 1941-03-09

~OU DON'T NEED us to tell you what whale ofa
L car the Pontiac Torpedo" is. The new Pontiac
speaks for itself-and it tells you clearly that smarter
roomier, sweeter-actng will be hard to find
The only time this Pontiac needs our help is when
somebody says, ITS too hgh-priced for me-" That's
when we go to work and here's what we tell them
With all of its size, its beauty its expensive" look
new Pontiac very little than the lowest
priced produced In fact its prices close to
the "lowest.prioed three that the difference is only
few dollars per month
Evening star., 1941-03-09

"The Three Aunts," was presented.
The children's teacher, Mrs. Irving,
says the association fits in perfect
ly with our study of American de-
mocracy." She makes no attempt to
tell her pupils how to run their as
Sociation. She admits she doesn't
know what the program is to be
until the meeting begins.
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Eugene Myer to Speak

Eugene Meyer, editor and pub
Usher of the Washington Post, will
be guest speaker at a donor lunch
con, Tuesday, of the Hebrew Sis
ters Aid Circle at the Shoreham Ho-
tel at 1890 pm. Mrs. Simon M
Davis, chairman for the affair, an
nounced yesterday. Mrs. Joseph
Cherner, circle president, will pre-
side
Evening star., 1941-03-09
Irish War Veterans

The Irish War Veterans will hold
their annual dinner and dance
March IS, at the Continental Hotel.
The Minister of Fire and his wife
are expected to attend.
Evening star., 1941-08-25

Board Of Education, was made ef.
fective September /, and Gov. Price
said acceptance by Mr.. Lancaster
was assured"
DR.. Hall submitted his resignat ton
effective September /, to the Gov.
ernor earlier in the month to &C.
cept professorship at George
Washington University.
Gov. Price also announced last
night the reappointments of two
members of the State Board Of Ed
ucation for four-year terms. They
were virginius r. Shackelford OF
Orange and Blake T. Newton Of
Hague.
In announcing Mr.. LancasJer's ap-
pointment, the Governor stated that
his splendid training and long ex-
perience in the educational field en-
inently fit him for the position OF
superintendent OF public instruc-
ton"
Mr.. Lancaster was identified with
the State Board Of Education from
Evening star., 1941-08-25

1923 to 1929, leaving the board tc
become dean at the University OF
Alabama. He remained at Alabama
until his appointment to the Sweet
Briar post in 1887. He received
his A. B: degree from the Univer-
sity Of Virginia In 1911 and his
M. s. degree in 1915 from v. p. I.
From 1914 to 1923 he taught agri-
cultural education at v. P. I.
He served for q time Is State
supervisor of agricultural educa-
ton and in 1925 became secretary
Of the State Board of Education.
Gov. Price said the post of State
superintendent Of public instruc.
ton had beer. offered to MI. Lam
caster in 1880, but that he had re-
fused at that time, remaining at the
University of Alabama.
Mr.. Lancaster's wife is the former
Mary Tabb Crump, daughter of the
late Judge Beverley r. Crump and
Mrs. Crump of Richmond. They
have four daughters.