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Evening star., 1941-12-26
Bethlehem (Md.) Mail
Heaviest in History
By the Associated Press.

oy inc hSSOClhJed PreSS.
BETHLEHEM, Md, Dec. 26.-
Postmaster James Christopner.
resting today from strenuous effol is
in the preceding two weeks, said
mail from this little village-crosS-
road hamlet OF l cannery. 2
general stores. rs houses and the
post off1ce-Was the "heavi st
Christmas and Yuletime mailing in
the towns histort'
The special cachets. originat-d d
four years ago b. Marjorie Ann
Chambers, pretty 18-year-old eel
lege student, "feu off a lite"
doubtless due 10 the war, Mr.
Christopher said. but senders ii
nearly all of the 48 States were
represented in the heavy volume of
holiday mail
An innovation this year was the
large number of business houses
which sent their holiday greetllg gs
here to be Cancelled with Betric-
hens postmark, recalling the BIRTH
place of Christ.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
By JOHN c. HENRY.

BY JOHN Z. hENhI.
"The hopes and fears OF all the
years
Are met in thee . ="
The pale sun of Christmas Day
filtered through colored windows.
Through the fretwork in the arched
chancel ceiling flashed organ lights,
moving as the notes Of the hymn
pealed from the instrument, and
making an intricate pattern OF
shadows on the wall high above the
altar.
The Rev. ZeBarney T. Phillips,
chaplain of the United States Senate
and Dean of the Washington Cathe-
dral, mounted to the pulpit.
Before him q thousand worship
pers raised their voices in this IA
vorite among Christmas anthems
90 Little Town of Bethlehem"
Lips Move to Words.
Among them were the two men In
whom the hopes and fears OF most
Of the democratic world are met
today - President Roosevelt and
Britains Prime Minister Churchill
their lips moving also to the words
of the hymn.
1t was the annual interdenomina-
tional service OF the Washington
Federation of Churches, being held
in the Foundry Methodist Church,
and taking its place from the
presence Of these distinguished
visitors as one of the worlds historic
manifestations Of mankinds sup
plication to God.
Reverent and perhaps more pro-
foundly stirring because Of the
awareness of all Of the gravity Of
these times. it was q wartime service
in which the prayers of all those
present were directed at victory
at arms-in order that peace and
good will might again prevail on the
earth.
Blessings on Statesmen Asked.
In the hearts and on the lips Of
all there are solemn amens as the
pastor, the Rev. Frederick Brown
Harris, in special prayer asked
divine blessings on the two states
men before him
Pour abundantly Thy sustaining
grace upon Thy servant the Presi-
dent of the United States, as for all
freedom loving peoples he has
sounded a trumpet that shall never
know retreat, as he leads a united
Nation determined to make tyranny
tremble wherever the sacred rights
of the sons and daughters of q COM
mon Heavenly Father are violated
or betrayed" he beseeched.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Montgomery Wardens
Will Study First Aid

Approximately 1900 Montgomery
County air raid wardens win begin
first aid training Monday in classes
to be held by the Red Cross
throughout the county, Harry CAL
laghan. county first aid director,
announced today.
While first-aid classes that al
ready have begun will continue, Mr.
Callaghan said that classes being
formed now will be held up until
final plans for the air raid warden
groups have been completed. No
new applications from other per-
sons will be accepted at present,
he explained.
"All first-aid instructors are sub
ject to the call of the Red Cross"
Mr.. Callaghan pointed out, land
others must wait until it is certain
that air raid wardens and those
connected with the civilian defense
program have received necessary
training for their important jobs
Evening star., 1941-12-26
mo II OF a Series.)

Fighting fire bombs and there
by preventing fires is essentially
a job for each citizen. Small
fire bombs are so light that a
single plane can carry hundreds
of them. That is why, during
a concentrated incendiary bomb
attack, each bomb must be dealt
with as soon as possible after
it falls. Otherwise, the hundreds
of small fires started would be
too numerous for any fire brig
ade. whose real job is fighting
fires that have taken hold.
Incendiary bombs may be
large or small but the most
effective one used in air raids
is the az pound magnesium
bomb, a bullet-shaped projectile
of any color from silver to rust.
The cylinders tail is q I'm to
guide it so it will land point
foremost.
When the fire bomb strikes q
hard surface, the impact oper-
ates a fuse which ignites the
core of the bomb. Burning at
a very high temperature, this
quickly ignites the magnesium
shell, which then burns f1ercely.
There is about q minutes splut-
tering during which burning
metal may fly as far as 80 feet
and set fire to anything within
reach. After this, the bomb col
lapses into q pool Of molten
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Really Groups
Meet on Shift
OF U. 5. Offices
Federal Aides
Attend PorIey on
Housing Problems

Fearing the plan to move thou
sands of workers away from Wash
ington and the indefinite status of
the materials priority problem may
wreck a large portion of the defense
home building program here. private
building interests were meeting this
afternoon with Government officials
for a clarification Of issues.
Defense Housing Co-ordinator
Charles F. Palmer called the meet
ing, being held at the United States
Chamber of Commerce, after con-
ferring with private builders who
are alarmed by the Governments
decentralization move.
Private interests are represented
by the Washington Real Estate
Board, Home Builders Association
Of Metropolitan Washington and
the Real Estate Board of nearby
Virginia. Representing the Govern
ment will be Mr.. Palmer and officials
of the following agencies: Office of
Decentralization Service, r. F. c.,
o. P. M. and others interested in
the problems.
Two weeks ago Mr.. Palmer an
nounced it would be necessary to
build $4,000 houses and apartments
and 1,500 dormitory rooms here
in the next six months to take care
of expanding Government personnel
He said private builders would be
asked to build 10000 units and
could share in plan to erect
another 1900 low-rent apartments.
Last week the private builders re-
ported they would build nearly
5000 units if given definite as
surance that materials would be
available.
Immediately after the builders
responded to Mr.. Palmer's request
for more housing the plan to move
a large number of agencies from
the Capital was made public. The
builders, alarmed by this move,
demanded to know whether Mr..
Palmer's survey of the housing
needs made allowance for the de-
Capitalization plan.
The builders also have informed
Mr.. Palmer that they must have
more assurance of the availability of
building materials. As one builder
expressed it: I'VE are not in
terested in priority ratings, we want
materials, or very definite assurance
that the materials will be released
to us by o. P. M"
Evening star., 1941-12-26
1900 Soldier Dinners
Go Uneaten Here
On War Zone Order
Confusion Grips Booth
As Prospective Hosts
CIomor for Guests

Four thousand nine hundred din
ners of Christmas turkey, cranber-
ries. ham and other festive foods
went untouched in Washington yes
terday because there were not
enough soldiers and sailors to eat
them.
Plans of the District Defense
Council to have service men enter
tanned for Christmas in private
homes were carried out in detail.
but at the last minute, while FAM
lilies waited with steaming dishes
for the arrival of their uniformed
guests. it was learned that Wash
ington had been declared a war
emergency zone and that all leaves
had been Cancelled.
1T was a sad story" commented
Mrs. Clara Wright Smith. super
visor of the information booth at
Fourteenth and Pennsylvania ave-
nue. NV, where guests and hosts
were to meet one another. I'VE had
5000 dinners listed, but only 100
service men could be found to eat
them"
Great confusion existed at the
booth as the time for the dinner
gong neared. Cars were lined up,
hosts and hostesses were waiting,
names of soldiers from nearby
camps. who were scheduled to be
in the Capital on leave, were ready.
But no soldiers or sailors came. and
at last information of what actual
ly had happened began to seep into
the city.
You people in Washington don't
seem to realize that a war emer-
gency does exist" answered one camp
officer when reached by telephone.
Meanwhile. members of the Coun-
ellis Hospitality Committee on Rec
reation were realizing that more
than a war emergency existed. Tele-
phone calls from irate housewives
were coming in constantly at the
information booth.
What am I going to do with two
turkeys and a Smithfield ham?"
asked one. A somewhat similar
question was propounded by officers
of the National Catholic Commun-
ity Service Club. 918 Tenth street
NV, where 300 dinners waited.
A pretty girl in beautiful fur
coat, with orchid attached. stood
beside shiny automobile with tears
in her eyes.
What am I going to do?' she
pleaded. Il dare not go home with
out a soldier-mother will kill me. y
So, to calm her fears, those on
duty at the information booth went
up and down the streets until her
order was filled. With 81 service
men from Fort Myer and others
button-holed along the sidewalks,
the total finally was increased to
around 100.
The War Departments change OF
plans, explained Mrs. Smith, caught
every one unawares. Even as late
as Christmas eve, a number of
service men who had arrived in
the city were quartered through CO.
operation of hotels of the Wash
ington Hotel Association, but these,
too, disappeared after the leave
cancellation.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Rockville Women's Club
Sponsors First-Aid Class

Special Dispatc to The Star.
ROCKVILLE, Md, Dec. 26.-Fi St
aid classes will be held at the Rock
vile flrehouse beginning January 2.
under auspices of the Rockville
Womens Club.
DR.. William S. Murphy of Rock
vile has voluntee' ed as instructor
Miss Jane Joyce is in charge of res
istration. The classes will meet from
2 to pm. Wednesdays and Fridays
and will pe open to any one living in
the Rockville area. Those desiring to
enroll should contact Mrs. James
Nolan or Miss Joyce.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
| ~ Stockings
| Are Filled at
YuIe Reunion
Special Dispatch to The Star.

Special Dispatch to The Star.
LEONARDTOWN, Md, Dec. 26.-
Santa had to make a trip back to
the North Pole for reloading after
filling all stockings hung at the fire
place of the Lynwood John Sterling
residence OH Washington street here.
They numbered AZ.
Neighbors claim that this is the
largest Christmas stocking collection
in the State, and no one has risen
to dispute them.
Last year only 40 members of the
family attended. including 92-year-
old J. E. N. Sterling of Cape Charles,
Va, but the number was boosted
this year by visits from the stork.
Among those at the reunion were
two Army men, Pvts. William Ster-
ling, stationed at Plattsburg, N. Y,
and Harris Sterling, from Fort
Knox. KY.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Judge Dennis Named
To Head Tire Control

BY the Associated Press.
ANNAPOLIS, Md, Dec. 26.-Chief
Judge Samuel K. Dennis will head
the Baltimore District Commodities
Rationing Committee, named pri-
marily for the purpose of allocating
rubber tires.
In appointing Judge Dennis, Gov.
O'Conor said yesterday his selection
Of the committee chairman was
guided by wish ito have the most
impartial administration in the ra-
tioning of commodities.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Arkansas Avenue Area
Defense Meetinq Called

Civilian defense workers of the
Arkansas avenue area will hold a
mass meeting at pm. tomorrow in
the auditorium of Roosevelt High
School under plans announced by
Hugh v. Keiser, Defense Committee
chairman.
A. H. LIE Chenenant, English gov
ernment official who has experienced
some of the severest raids in Eng
land, is scheduled as the principal
speaker. Frank Pollard, committee
secretary, said air raid wardens and
first aid units will stage demonstra-
tions and that descriptions will be
given Of the work planned for hous-
ing and feeding units
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Police Accuse Man
OF FIRING Near Sentries

Police today continued to hold for
investigation a 4l-year-old house
boat dweller who was arrested yes
terday after marines guarding the
Naval Air Station heard bullets
whining near them.
According to police, the man in
custody was found in an intoxicated
condition on the houseboat, moored
at the foot Of T street S.W. He was
holding . rife, the barrel Of which
was warm.
The man identified himself as .
carpenter and said he was not
aiming at the sentries.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Carpenter Is Suicide
In Logan Circle Room

John c. Richards, SO, a carpenter,
was found dead this morning in his
room at 81 Logan Circle NV. where.
authorities said. he had slashed his
wrists. The coroners Office issued
a certificate of suicide.
The body was discovered about
$50 o'clock by Mr.. Richards son,
John L. Richards, who entered the
room by a window after he failed to
obtain a response to his knocks on
the door.
Mr.. Richards was last seen alive
about $50 am. yesterday.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Office Building Wordens
Will Be Sworn In

Chief Air Raid Warden Clement
Murphy will swear in all private
office building wardens, their assist
ants and chiefs of service at meet
ing called for 2 pm tomorrow in
the United States Chamber of Com
merce Offices. Star Building, by Ru-
fus S. Lusk, head deputy warden for
private buildings.
In announcing the meeting, Mr.
Lusk asked that representative
of every private building in the city
with 100 or more occupants or ten
ants be present. Mr.. Murphy will
address the meeting.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Student Tells Dublin
ills 1,1OOYeors Old

Dublin, Fire, has just learned 1t
should have celebrated In 194l.
Kevan Nolan, student OF Univer-
sity College, told the Old Dublin
Society that it might be said to have
been founded In 841, just 1,l00 years
ago. It was first . summer base
camp for naaYauding Vikings who
pillaeed the Irish coast. .- .
Evening star., 1941-12-26
Roosevelt and Churchill Attend
Services at Foundry Church
Divine Blessings on Two Statesmen
Asked by Pastor in Special Prayer

Upon Thy servant, the loved and
trusted leader Of the great empire
with which we ave linked and
leagured for the preservation Of all
that we hold dear, pour Thy bene-
dictions of Thy grace.
"As with Thy enabling help he
continues to lead his valiant people
even through blood and sweat and
tears to a new world where men Of
good will may dwell together, none
daring to molest or make afraid"
Girding for Might.
From supreme powers, DR.. Harris
asked that these Allied nations be
girded with might as we fight for
living room for human personalities
living room for intellectual in
egrity-between the seas"
Close behind him stood the draped
flags of the United States and the
British Empire as he prayed further:
May the flags twined together
Christmas morning in this sanctu-
ary, in the presence Of these leaders
of our world democracies, be SYM
bolic that, united in winning the
battle against the foul thing with
out pity or conscience which denies
all for which Christmas speaks, we
shall stand together also to help
Christ win the peace. 49, A genuine
new order worthy of civilized man" !"
His prayer had followed a reading
Of the nativity lesson, the second
chapter of st. Luke. beginning at
the eighth verse, and containing
the deathless invocation:
Glory to God in the highest, and
on earth peace, good will toward
men"
Christmas Salutation.
In similar grave tone there was
Christmas salutation from Rev.
Oscar F. Blackwelder. president of
the federation, before DR.. Phillips
delivered his sermon-his text the
l1th and 18th verses of the first
chapter of st. John.
He came unto His own, and His
own received Him not.
But as many as received Him. to
them gave He power to become the
sons of God, even to them that be-
lieve on His name"
Appealing likewise for the strength
which brings victory, DR.. Phillips
spoke this warning:
Those nations which cling to de-
mocracy are challenged today as
they have never been challenged
before to preserve the innocence Of
children, the nobility of woman
hood, the chivalry of manhood and
Continued on Page B-4, Column ~
Evening star., 1941-12-26

1OldiS W QdGS - So
In December, Beware Of:
l.. The hours between S and
10 pm. Ten of the Is trafilc
victims in December last year
were killed within this five-
hour period.
2. Crossing q street at some
point other than a crosSwalk.
Three pedestrians lost their
lives in December, 1910, while
doing this.
Evening star., 1941-12-26
White Horse Rider
With Peace Banner
Sent to GoIIinqer

A 35-year-old man today was
under observation In Gallinger
Hospital after being taken into
custody yesterday when police
found him draped in a sheet
ard riding a white horse in
front Of the White House. He
was carrying a placard reading
Il Want Peace" and a cardboard
cross.
The man gave his address as
a fashionable downtown apart
ment hotel.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31
SILENT SOLDIERS

The have ridden hard this They have
world It will take every last ounce of strength and knowledge
mankind to halt their sweeping horror Before
many pass the great annual Christmas Seal campaign will
be funds from these little seals used to
fight one powerful of the horsemens
culOsis.
Through the ages tuberculosis has been known the great
centuries it the number killer In
times of distress literally destroyed whole populations The
fact this today is due solely to the
resulting sacrifices of medical scientists O.
L. Newcomb Christmas Seal sale director for the National u
Association recently said n the "a years of Christ
mas Seal sales death by three
fouhs the disease last took 1000 American
lives than killed died from wounds the American Elk
Evolutionary Force in the first World War"
tuberculosis still major problem. With the world again
facing conditions will make fertile field for outbreak
If the disease it behooves Individual look with sgnf
ance this year the CHEEKY seals adjoining his greeting cards
They silent soldiers in gigantic battle crucial battle DE-
tween hunanity-and the four horsemen
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31

BY virtue of the power of sale con-
tanned in a mortgage from Georgia A.
Northam and Harvey L. Northam,
her husband, to o. May Byrd dated
January 1, 1925 and recorded among
the Land Records of Worcester Coun-
ty, Maryland in Liber o. D. c. No.
48 at folios 1856, ct sea-, default hav-
ing occurred under the terms, cove
nants and conditions of said mort
gage, the undersigned, to whom said
mortgage has been duly assigned for
the purpose of collection and fore
closure, will offer for sale at public
auction in front of Hotel Pocomoke,
formerly the Parker House, in POGO
moke City, Worcester County, Mary
land, on
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31
Saturday, Nov. l. 1914

at three O'CLOCK +. M.
all that lot or parcel of land or all
those lots or parcels Of land, together
with the buildings and improvements
thereon lying and being situate in the
First Election District of Worcester
County, Maryland within the corpor-
ate limits of Pocomoke City and on
the southwest side of Market Street
and particularly described as follows:
Beginning for the same at the north
corner of the land formerly owned
by John w. Powell, now the proper
ty of I. Bates Pilchard, and thence
running northwesterly by and with
said Market Street to a vacant lot
formerly belonging to Francis H.
Dryden but now owned by Harvey l..
Northam, thence running first south
westerly by and with the line of the
said Harvey l.. Northam and thence
southeasterly and southwesterly by
the lines of Bernard F. Moore to Wal
nut Street; thence running southeast
erly by and with said Walnut Street
to the line of Frederick u. Hender-
son and wife and thence running
northeasterly by and with the lines of
the said Henderson and the said Pill
chard to the place of beginning.
It being all those lots or parcels of
land granted and conveyed to the said
Georgia A. Northam from Othelia
May Byrd and Ora Pearl Byrd by
deed dated January I, 1925 and of re-
cord among the aforesaid Land Re-
cords in Liber o. D. C. No. 80 at fol-
los $50, ct seq, except so much there
of as has since been conveyed by the
following deeds, to wit:
/. Deed to Bernard F. Moore from
Georgia A. Northam and husband
dated October 20, 1881 and of record
as aforesaid in Liber B. B. No. Is at
folios 361, ct seq.
2. Deed to Bernard F, Moore from
Wilmer s. Purnell, Sheriff, dated Oct
ober %, 1881 and of record as afore-
said in Liber B. B. No. Is at folio $50.
s. Deed to Mayor and Council of
Pocomoke City from Georgia A.
Northam, ct al, dated October 2, 1888
and of record as aforesaid in Liber
B. B. No. 20 at folios 584, ct seq.
Reference to each and all of said
deeds and the references and recitals
therein contained being hereby made
for further description.
MANNER OF SALE
This property has been surveyed
and plated by William d. Pitts, Sur
veyor, and sub-divided into five par
cells. One copy of the plat is on file
in the office of the Clerk of the Court
for said Worcester County in the
foreclosure proceedings, same being
No. 1921 Chancery. Another copy
may be examined prior to the sale
upon application to the undersigned
and may be examined at the sale.
The five lots or parcels will be sold
separately in the following order:
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31
Saturday, Nov. Is, 1911

at the hour of 2 o'clock p. M,
all those tracts or parcels of land
together with the buildings and i'm
provements thereon, and the rights
roads, ways, waters, privileges, ap-
purtenances and advantages thereto
belonging or in anywise appertaining,
situate in the First Election Dictrict
of Worcester County, Maryland, near
the State stone road leading from
Pocomoke City to Snow Hill, consis-
ting of several tracts or parts of
tracts of land called "Wood's Beaver
DAM" "Pilchard's Trawle Enlarged
and "Pilchard's Neglect" or by what
soever name or names the same may
be known or called, being all and the
same property which was conveyed
unto the said Ida F. Goswellin by
deed from Isaac j. Lambertson and
wife dated February "a, 1906, record
ed among the land records of WorceS-
ter County aforesaid in Liber F. H.
P. No. 81, folio 40 ct sea-, and being
also all and the same property con-
veyed by said mortgage. Said prop
erty is assessed at % acres tillable,
25 acres pasture and 80 acres wooded,
and improvements consist of dwell
ing house, barn and other buildings.
Terms of sale: Cash. Title papers,
including revenue stamps and record
ing, at the expense of the purchaser.
Taxes will be paid to January 1, 1912.
Possession will be given upon final
ratification of the sale.
John S. Whaley
Assignee for the purpose
of foreclosure.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31

containing 100 Acres, more or less, in
the 9Th. Elec. Dist, on the County
Road leading from Melbourne to the
Sign Post. Consideration, $40. &c.
Marvin r. Fisher and Eta T., his
wife, from John w. Baylis and wife,
and another, real estate in the LIST.
Elec. Dist, on the S. w. side of the
State Stone Road, leading from Po-
comoke City toward the Va. Line.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-10-31
Station, Whaley & Price, Solicitors,
Assignee's Sale
OF
Valuable Farm

BY virtue of the power contained in
mortgage from Ida F. Goswellin
and Ulysses G. Goswellin, her hus-
band, unto The Pocomoke City Ma
tional Bank of Pocomoke City, Mary
land, a United States corporation,
dated May IL, 1928, recorded among
the land records of Worcester County,
Maryland, in Liber B. B. No. 2 folio
% ct sea-, default having occurred
therein, the undersigned, Assignee for
the purpose of foreclosure of said
mortgage, will offer for sale at pub
lie auction to the highest bidder in
front of the Parker House in POGO
moke City, Worcester County, Mary
land. on