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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05

off to a big start this past Wednes-
day, when each member of the Ro-
tary Club pledged himself to take out
a family membership. The Lions
Club members have been approached
with pledge by several members to
take out a yearly subscription.
1t is very nice gesture to take out
subscription to the Red Cross, to
the various Community Chests, Brit
ish Relief drives, and others, but the
mark of the true citizen is the sup
port he gives to his own community
interests. 1t is mark of distinction
for any town to have public library.
We would miss it if we did not have
it. Let us all get in back of the drive
this coming week of December 9Th,
and take out a paid membership for
the coming year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
STIRRING PLAY
OF COURT ROOM
TO BE STAGED
In The Bethany Methodist
Church On Monday Night Next,
December 8, s p. M.

A stirring court room drama from
real life prisoner at the Bar" will
be presented in Bethany Methodist
Church Monday night, December 9Th
at o'clock.
The cast has been we'll selected and
the play is the most popular temper
ance play presented since the famous
"Ten Nights in a Barroom." The adj
mission is free to everyone and the
public is cordially invited.
The play deals with the trial of a
father accused of murder. You will
hear the surprising testimony by the
witnesses, earnest arguments by the
lawyers, important decisions by the
Judge, the jury's verdict, then the
prisoners sensational plea for pun
ishment of the real criminal.
The ministers of the various chur-
ches are taking part as well as many
others selected from the several de-
nominations. The following is the
list of characters: The Judge, Rev.
John A. Ditto, States Attorney, Rev.
]. w. Wootten; Defense Attorney,
Rev. R. S. Berg; Chief Witness, Mrs.
Thomas Corbitt; Prisoners daughter,
Miss Carolyn Lester; Sheriff, Prof.
Verlin Krabill; Fingerprint Expert,
Rev. G. E. Lester; Baliff, Rev. r. B.
Stewart; Clerk of Court, Mr.. II. II.
Appleton; The Prisoner on Trial, o.
G. Christgau; the Jury: w. H. Mer-
rill. Thomas Corbitt, Mrs. Iona Nor
than; Mrs. Winnie Linton, Ray Bos-
ton, Ohio Pilchard, T. P. McAllen,
James Vincent, Leonard Barnes, Wal
ter Emf, C. E. Robertson and Edward
Ham.
Keep in mind the date. Everyone
invited and admission free. Only an
offering will be taken. The play is
under the auspices of the Anti-Saloon
League of Maryland.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
DISQUALIFICATION DIS
CUSSED BY MR.. BOURNE

The Blue Cross disqualification
Plan is the system under which a
member pays a small sum each month
and receives hospital treatment when
he or any member of his family falls
i'll or meets with an accident.
Fl. Gayle Bourne, Shore Represen-
tative is at the McCready Memorial
Hospital each Wednesday to discuss
the Plan with any person interested
in the Plan. Miss Martha M. Hoff-
man, Supt. will gladly arrange ap-
pointments upon request.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
SERVICES WILL BE RE-
SUMED In ST. MARY'S
CONTINUED From Page -

ular when he was here and his salts
factory administration for six years
in the past, will no doubt be success
fully resumed. Mrs. Clary will not
return here permanently until the
first of next year, she having posi-
ton in Washington, which she can
not at present, relinquish. She will
be a valuable asset to the rector's
service and her coming is anticipated
with equal satisfaction. The entire
family, including "Val," feels as if
the return is homecoming, and the
Church and the community in gener-
al is prepared to give them hearty
welcome.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
% RESIDENTS ARE In
TERESTED in LIBRARY
Continued From Page i

CONTINUED From Page -
Mrs. l.. Griffin Callahan, Chairman OF
the Finance Committee, and Rev.
Robert Stewart.
Each person present was asked to
take the membership drive message
with him to any organization to
which he might belong. The plan got
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
COUNTY WOMAN'S CLUB
TO MEET ON THURSDAY

The Worcester Co. Woman's Club
will meet at Hartley Hail." at the
home of Mrs. A. H. Stevens, in POGO
moke, on Thursday, December II, at
2:3O in the afternoon.
The social program will be in
charge of Mrs. Grady Powell. All
members are cordially invited to come
and enjoy a pleasant and interesting
afternoon.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
Mr.. EDGAR SHAY BAGS
DEER NEAR NEWARK
Continued from Page u

having good shooting throughout the
State, Game Department attaches ex-
pressed the belief that unseasonably
warm weather had held down the
total kill. Cold weather sends the
deer ranging through the forests in
search of food,
Richard Norris, chief deputy in the
Game Department, said reports re-
ceived showed fifty deer slain in two
Western Maryland counties, Allegany
and Garrett; fifteen in Worcester
county, and five in Cecil county.
The six-day season is in effect in
all parts of the State except Anne
Arundel, Baltimore and Frederick
counties.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-12-05
CHINCOTEACUE BAPTIST
CHURCH Will CELEBRATE
Continued from Page u

as we'll as another old custom which
will be followed at this service, that
of arranging in the social hall of the
church long tables for the convenience
of those who wish to. carry their
lunches. The twenty-one original
members all resided at the southern
part of the Island. They prepared
their meals on Saturday and carried
them to the church as the entire fam
lily journeyed by conveyance to spend
the day.
The church today owns splendid
large bus which is requisitioned for
many trips to distant points as we'll
as nearby places.
Mrs. Victoria Pruitt, one of the
members of the church and prominent
resident of Chincoteague has written
the history of the church from 1841
to 1941 and this together with the
Constitution is being printed in book
form. There will be about 35 pages
with possibly twenty-five or more
pistures. One of the pictures shown
is of the First Board of Deacons.
Another is a view of the home of the
first minister of the Church. Still a
mother is cut of Capt. Ben Scott, 103
years of age and still living. Capt.
Scott was born May 8, 1888 and was
the first Superintendent of the Sun
day school.
Many other pictures and the da-
ia the book will contain will make it
a valuable souvenir of the occasion.
elementary schools for November,
1911 was 92.6 as against Oil for No
vember 1910.
The local colored schools bring up
the rear in both the high and the
graded schools and in both groups
the general averages are lower than
in 1910.
Berlin leads high schools with 95;
Snow Hill, 93.5; Pocomoke, 90.4. Snow
Hill is the "star" member. General
average 93.1 as against 94.1 for 1910.
Berlin leads the graded schools
with 1915; Snow Hill, "a; and POGO
moke 829. Berlin gets a "star."
General average is 1878 as against
1915 for 1910.
Mt. Wesley is ahead in the two
teacher group with 86.5; Stockton,
82.4; Germantown, 81.3; Girdletree,
75.4; Newark, IA. All these schools
are starred except Stockton. General
average 8O.1 as against 1879 for 1940
Bishop is the only one-teacher
school. It's average for last month
was 84.2 as against 85.2 for 1910.
The general average for all elemen-
tary schools was 1872 as against 1923
for 1910.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Raw Sugar

Market up III to 4.
Sales. IS contracts.
DOMESTIC CONTRACT
CLOsINGs
November. ass. nominal.
January. 2ss bid.
March, 2e0 bid.
May, 2.e0 bid.
July. 2.93 bid.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16

, NEW YORK, Nov. 1o.-Major part OF
November copper allocations issued 10
manufacturers already have been taken
care OF. according TO trade reports. How
ever, II felt that there still 10 q rels-
lively small tonnage against which addi-
uonal releases can be made az needy hot
spots develop this month
Dealings today were mainly devoted 90
setung copper moving into consumers
hands, with price holding arm at maximum
,evsi OF ~ cents . pound. delivered Con-
necticut Valley base Export copper was
2uis " lik cents a pound. {. a. .. New
Foreign lead sources, parties 10 Metal,
reserve Company purchases. viii meet
with office Of Production MANAGEMENT on
tuesday TO discuss and recommend De-
cember anottments. n also IL expecte
that tonnages TO be placed In the emer.
gency pool will be considered. For the
current month, IS per cent or around 4. 600
TO 200 tons OF domestic output. was set
up In this pool Several thousand tons
OF this metal already have been dis
tributed 10 needy users
Lead prce nsid nrm st SIS cents a
pound, delivered New York. and $40
cents pound. ~. Louis.
Zinc was unchanged st SIS cents a
pound, East st. Louis.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Potato Glue
On u. 5. Stamps
Tapioea Shortage Psrils
Supply Of Adhesive

WASHINGTON, Nov. 15.--
Glue. an essential part Of every
stamp. has become a problem be-.
cause OF the war.
Due to a shortage Of tapioca. q
product Of the Dutch East Indies
which is used to make stamp glue,
the department Is seeking q sub
stitute.
Experiments are being made
with the sweet potato. Chemists
report progress. =
Another request for q holiday
stamp was received by the post
office department when q MI
Holyoke College professor sus--
sested special Thsnksgivinf
issue. Claiming that ''Thsnlseiv-
ing Day Is the Oldest American
holiday" the educator urged q
special issue.
Post Office officials said the A.
was beinZ given consideration. but
that the srecial issue was doubtful
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Find theBody'
Drama on Radio

Puzzled Find the Body?"
is the unique title of Front Page
Drama to be heard over ID radio
stations in Michigan and Ontario.
next Wednesday, Thursday, Friday
and Saturday. the day OF the
broadcast differing on various sta
tions as indicated below:
MICHIGAN.
WJBK, Detroit, 2 p. m. Friday;
WFDF, Flint, GAS p. m. Friday;
WASH WOOD, Grand Rapids,
1918 p. m. Friday; WIBM, Jack
son. 9:15 p. m. Friday; WIN,
L ansing, 9:15 p, m. Friday;
WBKZ, Muskegon, us p. m. Fri
day; VICAR. Pontiac, 2:45 p. m.
Thursday; WSAM, Saginaw. Sis
p. m. Saturday; WTCM. Traverse
City, 7:3O p. m. Wednesday.
ONTARIO
CFCO, Chatham, $50 p. m.
Thursday; CKOC, Hamilton. lis
p. m. Saturday; CKCR, Kitchener,
$40 p. m. Thursday; CKCO. OF
tawa, 6:15 p. m. Friday; GIGS,
Stratford, 7:45 p. m. Friday.
This radio program will be based
on an article, The Girl Who Got
a Big Kick Out of Being a Corpse, :"
TO appear in The American Weekly
with next Sundays issue of The
Detroit Sunday Times.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
On the
Business
Front N
fContinued from Page lo)

(Continued from Page lo)
men than were needed here to
turn out Is.
At this point another factor
entered into the drama OF Wyan-
dotte's fight to remain in the iron
picture-fuel.
Natural gas was needed for
modern manufacturing and in
1887 Eureka's directors decided to
see IL gas or oil was available
before they expended large sums
on modernization of the old plants.
Strangely enough, the group OF
hard-headed business men hired a
Clevelander who claimed to be
able to tell what was beneath the
earth through the use OF a divin-
ing rod.
Van Alstyne himself drove the
man over the territory from God
dard road to Sibley's quarry. 4.
AS the rod dipped, the expert
announced what was underneath.
and a chart was kept. Back in
Detroit the report was given to
the directors but all walked out
with the exception of a man
named Miller and Van Alstyne.
Although Van Alstyne claimed
he was not a bit impressed, he
and Miller decided to drill. The
drilling went on from 1887 to 1889
and reached q depth of 2.640 feet,
the last 30 feet of that being Tren-
ton rock. Cost: $4,000. Gas: one
small pocket.
But they did find salt!
Samples of the salt were ana
lyzed and along with the pure
river water and limestone they
made an ideal combination for the
production Of soda ash.
But the finders didn't realize it.
Some years later, Van Alstyne
said. the ]. b. Ford Company took
over, and to use his own prophetic
words Of Al years ago:
"Wo arc just beginning 70
realize that . new industry,
gigantic In its possible develop
mont, has como to MI the va
cancy left by the decadence Of
the old iron industry.
Tho probability II that We
are only on the threshold Of tho
imp0r and numerous
branches that follow and that
tho entire country from Detroit
to the southern boundary Of tho
salt measure will become . busy
hive of industry"
And his concluding words are
even more interesting:
"Wyandotte can only lose its
pre-eminent position by failure
ON the part Of those managing
its municipal Affairs to handle
them In . proper manner, by In
competent officials, extrava-
giant expenditure which might
cause the high rate Of taxation
which II the bugbear Of manu-
featuring enterprises. Economy
and getting In all public matters
. dollars worth for q dollar
should be the cardinal principal
Of our government"
soften when there Is q bad or
weak spot tho remedy adopted
In q new or different law or
. change In charter when the
true remedy II to put the affairs
In tho hands of better men.
There II such . thing as too
much government. The ideal
government In that which leaves
tho individual tho largest liberty
consistent with the public good"
Didn't say that bank had ira
ditions?
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Livestock Markets
CHICAGO

CHICAGO. Nov. IS. - (INs) - HOGS
Receipts, 1880: market steady; holdovers
none; top, s10.25; bulk. $40 o io. 20
heavies, s10@1o.z5: mediums, $40 b IL. rs
lights, 80. s5Gf0.2o; light lights. 80. 75d
10; packing sows. $50 1910; pigs. SEQ
cArTLE-Receipts, 500; market steady
Calves; Receipts. 500: market steady
Beef steers: Choice. SILK 017.7s: me
dun: S0Si1so; yearlings. se0ia.75
se.so@s; bulls, $500 io.2s: calves. Sc d
"; feeders, Ssn11.75. stocksrs: Steers
Ss612: cows and heifers. g. 50 q 10 so.
sHEEP--Receipts, 5000: market steady
lambs, $40. $50 IL. IS; common, seH1o.7S
ysarlings, Ss.159s.75: ewes, $3.50 S. rs
feeders, S10Q11.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
Unlisted Stocks

Approximate prices furnished by the
National Association OF Securities Dealers.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-11-16
New York Coffee

MO-CONrRACT
CLOSINOs
December. s.07. nominal.
March, s.26, nominal.
May. $40, nominal.
July, $50. nominal.
September, $50. nominal.
No sales
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
special to nm DETROIT rINts

CLEVELAND. Jan. =. George
Birdie TebbettS. peppery De-
-lre4t Tiger catcher teday-pta s-5se-
quilted in Common Pleas Court
here of a charge of assault and
battery on Carmen Guerra %.
Cleveland baseball fan. Guerra
charged that the Tiger catcher had
punched him several times after
Guerra had been pointed oui aS
the person who had dropped a
basket of tomatoes on the players
head. during a game here Septcm-
Der u.
The incident. which occurred
near the close OF The 1910 pennant
race. climaXed a fruit lombard
ment of the Detroit players. Teb-
belts was knocked unconscious.
Guerra last Fall was convicted
of hitting Hank Greenberg. De-
trolt leftfielder. with tomatoes but
was found not guilty of dropping
the basket which downed TebbettS.
Guerra testified today that after
TebbettS had been struck by the
basket OF tomatoes and Knocked
unconscious. Guerra was arrested
by Police Sergt. John kotcrba,
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
They Won't Get II

The letter Was addressed &c
Counselor r Walton Moore OF the
state department and the excerpt
read.
Il am confident that 80 long
a. the President il in the White
House and the secretary Of state
and yourself in the department.
we will not become involved;
and feel that II is our duty
not only To ourselves. but also
IL the French. 10 compel them
to realize that IL they count on
us for the sort of support they
got in 1917. they will not get It,"
Bullitt charged that the German
propaganda Office after the wal
began in 1899 falsely put out
stories 10 the effect that he had
not only encouraged the French
and Poles 10 resist but that he
had assured them that the United
States would enter the war on
their side. This he catcgorleally
denied
Bulliit directly and emphaiically
told the committee he had re-
pedted1Y informed French officials
that he did not think the United
States would go 10 wal and that
the French. il they planned en-
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Claim Troop Ship Sunk

The assault was executed hN
yesterday west of the BIT
lsh-occupied Greek island OF Crcje
and significantly several hun
bred miles almost due north OF the
North African coast OF LibVa
where Britain Is pushing into the
Italian colony.
one bomb OF the biggest calibef
was SAID TO have hat the stern of
one British battleShip and two
bombs We're d &c re q To have
landed Squarcly on the bow and
deck OF second capital wal YES
sci 4 direct bomb hit was scored
also on heavy cruiser, ii vas
claimed
In Rome the high command
announced that the 7.O00-ton
British auxiliary cruiser Eu-
maeus. laden with troops, was
sunk in the Atlantic by an
Italian submarine in the course
OF a brisk battle" II was be-
licved the ship referred 10 was
the 7i72-ton converted British
liner EumaeuS and that She may
have been transporting troops
10 Africa
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Australian t G n < Force,
End I00-Mife Dash
By W. 4. SAPPHIRE
International New. ser,ir. oabi-

CAIRO. Jan % Sunday
British Australian tank force ;
early today were reported taking
possession of the Italian Llbyan
port of Derna after completing a
l0O-mile dash along the North
African coast from captured To-
bruk.
The main bulk OF Marshal Ro-
dollo GRAHAM army was under
stood to have abandoned Defna
before Britain's speedy armorcd
car vanguards arrived following a
brief battle in which an Italian
rearguard contingent was crushed
three miles east of the town.
Graziani's troops wero rapidly
retreating toward Benghaz. the
big fortified port 125 miles farther
west. which itself was threatened
by an inland British mechanizcd
column pushing across the base of
the Cyrenaican geographic hump "
AZ the same time other British
columns pushed the FaSciStS far
Their back on five widely-separated
fronts in East Africa. an official
announcement said
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Birdie Tebbetts Freed
For Hitting Cleveland Fan,

who struck him in the mouth and
elected HIM from the stands.
Guerra said that while he was
being escorted from t1e StautS by
the Cleveland police. Tebbctts ran
up 10 him. exclaimed:
Are YOU the man who threw
the tomatoes at me >" and then
proceeded TO punch HIM over the
eye and in the face
TebbettS. teStifying in his own
defense. said he remembered
swinging at some one under the
stands but did not remember hit
ling hun.
Discharging the Detroit catcher
Common Pleas Judge Frank J.
LauSche. an ardent baseball fan
who used TO play third base on
one OF the local sandlei teams.
said
What kind OF a ball player
would Tebbetts have been IL,
in the heat of an argument, he
would not somehow have lost
his temper. Discharged"
Tebbetts planned 10 leave for
Detroit 10 meet the Tiger man
agement and sign contract for
the coming season.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Shipping Hard Hit

German submarine attacks have
imposed severe strain on
Britain's Wal effort, Halifax
pointed oul. even While he pro-
fesSed supreme confidence in tfitt-
mate victory and haZarded the
opinion that Chancellor Hitler lost
The war by failure TO press his
advantage from the fall of France
Ia June 1910.
Asked If he had presented the
President or Hull any specific pro-
p0SaiS. Halifax SAID no, that ne
merely came over as one who has
been and continues to be mem
Der Of the war cabinet and there
fore knows the mind OF Prime
Minister Churchill.
During his tenure here. Halifax
added he expects 10 visit around
your county and observe the
Transformation OF your great in
dustrial power INTO the aid ! hope
#N0u/ Wfii give IL
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26

Bulliti said he wrote the letter
to buttfeSS his repeated assertion
that the United States would not
do so
.lIAe-I ee#elsr al HE .sas,ssas.4at.
are looking despe ratelX for
friends" Bullitt wrote Moore
Then.
There are thousand signs
fth0 details OF which | shall
spare youl that they have de-
eided to attempt TO develop the
closest possible relations with
the United States, having In the
back of their minds the hope
that when they become involved
in the war. which they regard
a. inevitable, the United States
finally will come in on their
side"
Questioned closely on whether
he had ever advised the Polisf
To Paris that The
United States would enter the wal
as charged in German white
pa per" Bullitt fatty denied the
accusation as an invention OF the
German propaganda machine.
II said repeatedly to ambas-
sailors to France that In my
opinion II war broke out, and II
France went To war, she must
do 80 knowing the United States
would not 20 in" Bullitt said.
n r..
litter and telegram I sent while
l was ambassador to France
made public tomorrow morning"
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Missed Advantage
.arneslly. ne added

Earnestly. ne added:
Make no mistake. the people
of England are in good heart
great heart. In walking through
the streets of London recently
Just after 'blitZ' bombing.
realized that IL Hitler hopes 10
break their spirits thus, he was
making the same mistake ~
when he had Buckingham Pal
ace bombed.
When they write the history
of this war. the historians may
say that Hitler lost IL in June.
1910. when. Tor reasons best
known 10 himself. he failed to
follow up his advantage from
the collapse OF France and In
wade England"
Asked If he meant that an inVa
sion would have succeeded at tina
time Halifax said, no. he merely
meant that Hitler would have haC
a better chance then than he evei
Will have again
ON Monday. Halifax will for
mallH present his credentials 4,
the President.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
rarsFnarIoaar Vows seF1igs wIss

rnfrfnatI1haf N'.~s ~rtNtr~ VIZ"
WASHINGTON. Jan. IS. VIII
liam {. Bullitt. former ambassador
10 France. today told the House
foreign affairs committee he had
repeatedly informed lac French
government that the United States
*otfid not enter ti1t-w5rr- and that
he j. perfectly certain the same
word has been given Britain.
II am perfectly certain" he
said. that IL has been made
clear to England, n IL WAS 10
the French. that We will not
enter the war"
r Hattie
public portion of letter written
by Bullitt 10 the state department
IN 1886 in which he said he ad.
Vised the French government that
the United States would not enter
Il war ~ long as President RooSe.
-st-tt-tei1S- til the White House..
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
Thai Troops Attack
IndO-Chind Fortress

BANGKOK, Thailand. Jan =.
uNSJ That troops are battering
The French border fortress OF
Sisophon a. the general advance
into lndo-China/ continues on all
fronts. the official Thai com
munlQue said today
Despite reports abroad no ac-
tual steps have been taken To
accept Japanese mediation of the
conflict. authoritative quarters
said Although the Vichy govern
ment reported an offer of media
ton. similar offer made to
Thailand was denied. II was SAID
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-01-26
John Dual DOdge's Suit
TO Break Will Dismissed

The second attempt Of John
DuNaf Dodge 10 break the viii OF
hi~latherr John Dodge motor king.
and obtain amestimated S21-Qoo.00
of the SiS.00000O estate, failed
Saturday when Circuit Judge
Theodore J Richter dismissed the
sui and upheld The will.
Dodge who was cut of with
$50 a month allowance under the
will. FIRST attempted TO break the
Will in 1921 But at that time he
dropped his suit after Sl.70d. 222
was given him from the estate.
In the following years. Dodge.
now 10. ran Tough the money
and IN 1889 filed suit contcsting