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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15
PEOPLE'SCOLUMN

The following letter was received
this week by the Democrat and is self
explanatory:
MARYLAND STATE GUARD
Salisbury, Maryland
August II, 1941
DR.. E. J. Clarke, Editor
Worcester Democrat
Pocomoke City, Maryland
Dear DR.. Clarke:
l feel that the people of Pocomoke
and vicinity are vitality interested in
the progress Company A of the Mary
land State Guard, located at POGO
moke, is now making. I take pleasure
in giving you the following data:
The last official report shows that
they have total of 81 enlisted men,
which we feel is an outstanding rec
ord considering the short time this
company has been organized. It is
our hope that within the next few
weeks to have completed the physical
examinations, and have this company
mustered into service, possibly by an
officer from Baltimore. Uniforms
have been ordered for this company
and should come through in a very
short time.
We feel that Capt. Callahan has
done an outstanding job in organizing
his local company. 1t is our thought
to keep you posted from time to time
as to the progress being made by
Company A and the Fourth Battalion,
which comprises the Pocomoke,. Girls
field, Salisbury and Cambridge COM
panies.
Please feel free to call on me at any
time for any information that may
be able to give you.
Very truly yours,
r. s. Meise
Major Commanding
Fourth Battalion
Bearing on the same issue, is the
following letter from the Captain Md.
State Guard:
August II, 1941
Editor,
Worcester Democrat,
Pocomoke City, Maryland.
Dear Sir:
Following up information supplied
your office on August 18th relative to
the strength of the Pocomoke unit,
the information was supplied on the
basis of reports which are ordered to
be in this office each Monday morn
ing, covering the period to midnight
Friday before.
For some reason unknown, the Com
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15

A farewell party was given Mis-
Jean Dryden at the Winter Quarter
Club House Monday night by tn
Bromme Trotters, club of which sh,
is a member. Forty or more youns
people took part in the dancing which
featured the evening. AS a token Of
remembrance a beautiful cameo pir
was presented by the club members
Miss Dryden, daughter of Mrs. Paul.
inc Dryden of this city, left Thursday
for Baltimore where she will enter
the Church Home Infirmary as a
student nurse.
Many pre-nuptial affairs were Civ.
en- this week and last for Miss Mar
garet Cullen, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. w. c. Cullen, of this city, whose
marriage to DR.. Ned Carey Fahs takes
place today. On Tuesday of last week
Mrs. William Wagner gave a beach
party and miscellaneous shower at
"Marshlure", Public Landing. Miss
Cullen was guest of honor at a lunch
con given Wednesday by Miss Ethel
Dix. On Thursday, Mrs. Roger w.
Landlord, Mrs. w. Sidney Stevens and
Mrs. L. Griffin Callahan were hostess
es at luncheon and bridge at the Ship
Cafe at Ocean City. On Friday Mrs.
Milton L. Veasey entertained at lunch
con and bridge at her cottage at
Ocean City. Mrs. Henry Walters gave
bridge party Saturday and Mrs.
Roger w. Landlord entertained infor-
mally the same evening. This week
Mrs. Norman E. Sartorius, Jr., and
Mrs. Clarence E. Robertson, Jr., were
joint hostesses at a very delightful
bridge affair at the home of Mrs.
Sartorius and winding up the social
activities Of the week Miss Isabel
Veasey gave luncheon at the Royal
ton Hotel in Ocean City.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15
MRS. KATE NJ. HORSEY
DIES In LAUREL, DEL.

Mrs. Kate M. Horsey, aged 76
years, died at her home near Laurel,
Del, Saturday evening following a
long illness. She had been in failing
health for several years and had been
an invalid for the past several months
Funeral services were held Tuesday
morning at 10 o'clock from the Rig
gin and Cooper Funeral Home, the
Rev. Daniel T. Pritchard, pastor OF
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15

dentistry for several years until his
health forced him to give up that pro-
fession. He studied law at night and
has been practicing law in Prince
Georges County since 1881. He serv-
ed as President Of his senior class at
the Havre de Grace high school, at
George Washington University, and
at National University Law School.
During his school days at Havre de
Grace, he was active in athletics and
managed one of the strongest high
school base ball teams ever to come
out of Havre de Grace.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15

Horsey, of Hebron, Mrs. Johnson
Payne, of Pocomoke City and Martin
Horsey of Philadelphia. Thirteen
grandchildren and four great grand
children also survive.
Mrs. Horsey is the last of family
of eight children. She and Mr.. Hor-
sey had been married fifty-seven
years.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15

Mount Pleasant charge officiating.
Interment was made in Odd Fellows
cemetery in Laurel.
She is survived by her husband,
w. R. Horsey and the following chill
dren: Miss Cristel Horsey of near
Laurel, Mrs. Sallie Cooper of Column
bia, Andrew Horsey, of Delmar, Mrs.
Helen Twilley, of Salisbury, Walter
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15
BRITISH WAR RELIEF
BALL AUGUST 10Th

Mrs. Clarence Fleming, Mrs. R. Lee
Hall, Mrs. Roland Talton, Mrs. L.
Griffin Callahan, Mrs. Clarence Dun
can, Mrs. Marion Duncan, Mrs. L.
Paul Ewell, Mrs. Lynwood Duncan,
Mrs. Fred Henderson, Mrs. Crawford
Hillman, Mrs. Earl Tarr, Mrs. Maurice
Boston, Mrs. Roy Mason, Mr.. Roger
w. Landlord, Mrs. Johnson Payne,
Mrs. William Bowen, Judge and Mrs.
James NJ. Crockett.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-08-15
ATTORNEY IS ENDORSED
FOR STATE OFFICE

Continued from page /
from the George Washington Uni
versity Dental School and practiced
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
Higher Income Tax
Senate Committee Tentatively Approves Reduction
In Exemptions; Couples Hit Hardest

1t would result in an estimated
increase of between 100000. 600
and S34S,000000 in revenue, suf-
fcient 10 round out the treasury's
program for a S3,5O0,0O0,0OO tax
bill. AS the bill now stands, IL
would return 1926, 100000 but
several items included in il. par
ticularly radio and billboard ad-
vertising levies imposed by the
House, may be eliminated.
The treasury. meantime, re-
newed It's demand that the pro-
posed s. annual use tax on the
30 1000 600 automobiles in the
country be dropped. claiming that
expense OF collection would be too
great
Senator Prentiss Brown (DD.
Michigan. said he would submit
his plan for a luxury sales tax on
high-priced clothing and similar
articles. which, he said. would re-
turn millions of dollars 20 the
treasury.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23

carried caps on their anti-aircraft
shells. They don't any more.
The caps were taken of the
third day the unit of the fleet,
with which l am touring" the
Atlantic, set to sea. II took US
two days TO assemble our unit
from various eastern ports. We
more or less idled along during
these two days. Then we got down
to business.
First, all the anti-aircraft am
munition was taken out of its
inspected, safety caps
removed and fuses set for various
explosion distances. Then Depth
charges. the Y-Gun which losses
them over the sides and the pinion
rack which allows them to roll of
the stern, were given a going
over.
Test rounds of machine gun
ammunition were tried out and
found satisfactory as were the
guns.
The radio was shut off. single
lights arranged for the battle cir
cult - portfolios were long age
plugged with Shell-resiSting Steel
and we were ready for whatever
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23

~ Ado listeners who tune in WJR at 100
IL p. m. tomorrow will hear the fifteenth IN
N the series of "Selectees All programs sponsored
by WJR and The Detroit Times. The program will
originate at Selfridge Field.
The photographs this page made during an
actual recording at Sefrdge wildly portray the extent
to which WJR and the Times have gone to provide this
public service feature. This is the program to be
heard at 1:30 p. m. tomorrow.
The series was started when William E. Alderman,
publisher of the Times and Leo j. Fitzpatrick executive
president and general manager of WJR envsoned the
value Of program which would bring the folks at home
direct messages Detroit and Michigan in camp.
That their foresight well founded is in the
letters commenting the program have been received
from more than 80 major Michigan cities, well as
numerous points in Ohio and Indiana.
To these broadcass Jerry Petit Times defense
editor and Larry Payne WJR announcer have Travelled
upwards 10000 miles visit Fort Custer; Fort Sheridan
H.; Fort Leonard Wood Mo-. Camp Livingston, La;
Eser Field, La, and Sefridge Field
Accompanied by WJR engineer and taking nearly
half of electrical equipment, they have right
into the field to let soldiers themselves tell of their army
experiences
Covering the distance mostly by plane this staff has
gone to reception ceners post hospitals recreation halls
camp theaers halls post exchanges barracks and fly
ing fields, to set up the WJR microphone.
The programs all transcribed unrehearsed informal
broadcasts.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
Renters Strike
Blamed on Reds
Special to THE DETROIT TIMES

CHICAGO, Aug. 23.-Com-
munist-inspired renters strik c 5
among 2,4OO families in 40 large
apartment buildings on Chicago's
South Side were under investiga-
ton today by Capt. Dan Gilbert,
chief of the states attorneys
police.
He charged that a group of
Reds headed by Sam Clark, mem
Der of the Communist party and
secretary Of the Go United Office
and Professional Workers OF
America, is attempting 10 incite
a class revolution here.
Clark was 10 be questioned by
Gilbert and Detective Frank j
West in connection with a series
Of assaults on rent collectors ant
about mimeographed bulletins ad.
dressed TO thousands of South
Side tenants. urging them To re-
fuse TO make payments 10 land
lords.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
Find Cash Cache;
Seize Unionist

CHICAGO Aug. 23.-Max
Caldwell. ousted head of Retail
Clerks international Protective
Association, was arrested today
when police discovered evidence
Of a hoard of wealth hidden in a
safe deposit vault allegedly rented
under an alias
Members of the union are seek
ing an accounting of 100000
collected from the personnel in
the last four years.
States attorneys police drilled
into the safe deposit vault, which
Caldwell allegcdly rented under
the name of Roy Stewart" and
found $1,000 cash, bonds and evil
dence Of extensive real estate
holdings, including part ownership
of 30-apartmcnt building
Caldwell. during the suit for &C.
counting OF the missing funds re-
peatedly asserted he had no other
income than $i25 weekly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23

the Atlantic might turn up in the
way Of trouble.
There have been brief periods
when it looked as though that
trouble might be at hand-Sub-
marines detected not very far
away. destroyers not Immediately
identified-but il didn't break.
At sea this unit never pauses.
Fuel? Pull up beside ship with
plenty 10 spare. run alongside
while both are doing eight knots
an hour. shoot a line aboard and
pull the feed hose over
Try filling your gas tank from
a tank truck on a rocky road with
soft shoulders in a transform
while you both travel at nine
miles an hour and you'll get the
idea.
Supplies? Get 'em the same
way if you run short. These boys
even sling personnel from ship tc
ship in a boSun's chair while
bounding over tie briny
Communication is by blinkel
light and Semaphore and enough
messages are handled by the sig
nal men on any ship TO give any
telegraph office a good rating with
its headquarters.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
u. .. Navy Ready for Shooting War

Action. speed is the essence Of
in this unit. Perhaps
the navy knew it all the time.
Perhaps it has learned its lesson
from the power which taught the
world what modern warfare is.
The United States Navy, if this
unit is a prime example, can fight
that kind of war if ever called
upon. II has dash and daring. but
more than that it has cold, hard
which sweeps Softie-pie
methods aside and presses on the
accomplishment of the task at
hand and even if somebody's chow
is delayed or their h an DIS get
redder than usual.
When the senior command of
this unit orders a thing done. il is
done and the flags read well
done" for all the unit 10 see. Let
some one slip, be he skipper or
third-class seaman, and the flags
read mot we'll done.
That also is for all the unit tc
read and reflect on and gear uT
its efficiency another notch.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23

WASHINGTON. Aug. 23.--Ap-
proximately 23.650.0O0 individuals
would make out income tax re-
turns next March Is under a ten
tative agreement made by the
Senate finance committee today
to lower personal exemptions for
married persons from $1,000 20
81 500, and for single persons from
$500 TO $3.50
Treasury officials estimated
that about 100000 persons, a
record number. would pay taxes
under this move 10 broaden the
income tax base. Exemptions will
exclude the remainder. but they
will be compelled 10 file income
tax returns, nevertheless.
Although the proposal would
have little effect on small wage
.earnerS. it would shove persons
with middle and upper bracket in
comes into higher surtaX brackets,
Chairman Walter r. George CD,
Georgia, said.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23

(Nesrly a month ago group
of newSmen were permitted by
the navy-for the first time
10 join the United States feet
guarding the vital sea lanes of
the Atlantic. For more than
three weeks the whereabouts of
these reporters has been and
still is a naval secret. a secret
kept from the public, their
offices and even their families.
The following account. second
in series on the activities of
the Atlantic patrol. is by Wal
ter Herman, international News
Service staff correspondent with
the feet.)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23
BY WALTER HERMAN
Init News Service stan Correspondent

SOMEWHERE IN THE AT
LANTIC. Aug. g. 80 Delayed -
Uncle Sans Navy means business.
That's the warning which can be
served today on any unfriendly
navy command which has chosen
not 10 interpret the old gentle
mans political and economic
moves.
Time was when the ammunition
magazines on navy deStrOyers
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-08-23

For the Inside News" of
Washington, Follow Paul NAL
Ions Column IN the Times.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08

wANTED-Salesman-partner. In- Ventor has formula for MarYelo, the all purpose cleaner. Will clean cloth, metal, wood, anything, Need partner to supply. capital for production, handle sales. Write for interview. HID.
 sw1uuwS WSAYwNN
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
cRANluM CRACKERS
EIGHTH MONTH

August is the vacation month for many, the forgotten month for others, who call June and July the best summer months. August, like the other months, has It's claims to game, as shown in the following questions:
 1. For what famous Roman was the month of August named?
 2. What famous explorer sailed west from Spain on voyage of discovery in August, during the 18th century?
 3. An airplane inventor, e recent vice president and two presidents were born in August. Who are they?
 {. What vital link in U. s. de- lenses was opened in August, l9l4r
 5. The first steamboat sealed on Lake Erie, and the first transcon- tinental automobile trip were made in the month of August. What years would you say these two events oc- cured?
 Answers on Back Page
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
Q STORIES
 M STAMPS
Japan Threatens Sofety Of Dutch East Indies

FOCAL point of the Pacific hot. ~ bed today is the Netherlands East Indies, a sprawling empire of 10000 islands covering sea area wider than the United States. Japan's thrust southward into French Indo- China has made this rich island group the most impor- tant objective in the Pacific.
 Three nations are watching ev- cry move in this Far Eastern chess game. Japan, Great Britain and the United States want the inval- uable materials of the islands and may fight to get or keep them.
 The Dutch really began to work these islands a century ago. They invited foreign capital, under strict supervision, to exploit the islands oil, rubber, tea, quiNine, tin, tobacco, sugar, copra, teak wood, tapioca and sulphur. They stamped out disease and encour- aged native health. Such work was honored by the government in the 1889 stamp above which shows a native nurse feeding an ailing man.
 The Netherlands East Indies have a well-organized defense consisting of about S0,000 troops, one light cruiser, about 10 de- stroyers, IS or 16 submarines and an air fleet of about 200 planes, many U. s. built.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
DEMOCRATS PLAN
 DINNER TOMORROW
Good Attendance Expect ed; WOmen's Assn. to
 Hold Luncheon
PROSPECT
Correspondent: Eileen ByVnass
 Telephone S-0l15

Prospect News, Sept. SEThe pre- election dinner of the Democratic town committee will be held tomor- TOW evening at Sullivan's inn in Cot ton Hollow. Local and out-of-town speakers will be present. Over l50 tickets have been sold and an en- tertaining evening will be enjoyed.
 The Women's association at Con- eregatlonal church will hold a cov- @ed dish luncheon outdoors tomor- TOW at the home of John Keiper at l2:30. If the weather is not clear the meeting and luncheon will be held at the church.
 MrA. Thomas Minor of Watertown whS a weekend guest of her son, Judd Minor of Old Salem road.
 A softball game will be held to- night ct Wallingford. The Prospect Congregational softbali team wsll play the Wallingford Tigers. The game will be played at 6 o'clock.
 A large crowd of Prospect young people attended the Bethany barn dance at Willow Crest. Announce Ment has not been made yet In re- gard tO the Volunteer Fire Dept. barn dances as Co whether or not they will be held.
 The condition of Mrs. Peter slater ue Wm1eEbuEy gcad is unchanged
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
Dad. Just like you said 1t would"

They had no trouble finding the cottage Kay had dreamed of own ing. The want ad took care of that. It was ideal, complete even to a rose trellis over the front door and loneysuckle vines climbing up the back porch.
 "Find anything you want if you just advertise for it." Ted laughed as he carried Kay across the threshold. T even found a wife"
 But honeymoon house was not filled completely with happiness. Ted had refused, finally and defi- nitely, to live on Rays money. That was going into bonds. They would live on what he earned or go hungry. And the market seemed to be flooded with super salesmen.
 Ted worried, too, because he couldn't get in the Army. You certainly can't be classed as ,de- pendent he told Kay. And this ticker just a little murmur I picked up playing football. I'll probably live to be 90."
 Kay tried to convince him that buying Defense Bonds was as im- portant as training to be 8 soldier he had tried to enlist and finally succeeded. But finding Ted q job was not so easy.
 He was to have something he really believes in,' she confided to Miles Flynn. If we could find him a business, lend him money to invest in 1t :"
 i've given him Q dozen leads on jobs, hut he won't take them."
 "Ted's not sold on those jobs, himself. He can't 60 calling on the same prospects year in and year out, getting the same orders. He has to do it with big adver- Using campaigns, sell the people on wanting the product. And he has to be sold on 1t himself, frst."
 Well keep trying"
 "He has to find something soon He won't take a cent of mine. We bought the house with his share of Wondrosoap, and we're living on the rest, Mike, I can't lose him again."
 It was Ted who found the answer, Daily he searched the classified sec- tions of teh papers. One night
 "Kayl Kay! I've found it."
 She hurried in from the kitchen, wiping flour from her hanos. "What Is itq"
 Ted didn't answer her. He was talking to himself
 T can do It. I'll get Flynn to check in on this guy, then I'll get Joe up here and let him run the tests. We'll investigate fully before we 90 of the deep end"
 "Ted, darling, what are you mumbling about?"
 "Well organi2s a company" Ted went on, land launch Q big advertising campaign, It's cinch We'll put it on every cupboard shelf in the country. We'll make millions"
 "Ted, please" Kay pleaded.
 "Oh, yes" He kissed her and swung, her up from the floor "It's marvellous, honey. Sure fire Cant miss. Here! It's right here in the paper. Look, Read it."
 Put me downl"
 Ted complied, thrust the paper into her hands, indicating & circled ad. She read 1t slowly. WANTED-Salesman-partner. In- ventor has formula for MarYelo, the all purpose cleaner. Will
 clean cloth, metal, wood, anything,
 Need partner to supply capital for production, handle sales. Write
 for interview. HID.
 1.-THE ENDl
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-09-08
Q SERIAL STORY
DY TOM HORNER

THE STORY; Want ads have played an important part In the lives Os Kay Donovan and Ted Andrews. They meet, as yob- neekers, over want ads and through them discover that Kay hha inherited from her inventor father . factory and . million cans of WOndrOsoap, an all-pur- pose cleaner. Through want ads they sell the product; recall it when Wondrosoap cleans So well thta it eats holes In clothing and palnt of cars; find chemist Hans Stadt, who had been Rays fa- thers assistant, and chemist Joe Benton, whose tests reveal Won drOsOap to be 2 more powerful explosive than INT when mixed with acid. The vacation that fol- lows for Ted, Kay and Jce, and for Mary Marshall, Rays secre- tary, after the government takes over production of WondrOsOap, ends unhapplly when Ted believes Kay and Joe are In love. Ted disappears Kay, Ted, Joe and lawyers Mike Flynn start . search for him, and finally Kay finds him at Niagara Falls on his way to Canada to enlist In the army.