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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
INSPECTION OF RIVER
PROJECT ON MONDAY, II


during the summer Of 1910, in secur-
ing this information.
Clearing operations were begun in
November, 1910, having been sus-
pended during the summer, because
of incomplete survey information.
In December of the same year, a
1 IL yard dragling started excava-
ting at the lower end Of the project.
In January, 1871 a second 1 IL yard
dragline started excavation, each ma
chine excavating one-half Of the COM
pleted channel.
The cutting Of brush, telling and
trimming Of trees is being done by
enrolled labor. Large timber has been
encountered, some as big as five feet
across the stump. Dynamite work is
under the supervision of certified
plaster with enrollee assistants. Trees
and stumps are being removed from
the site Of work by enrollee separated
tractors and winches. The draglines
are being operated on eight hour
shifts and are removing almost a
thousand cubic yards per day. '4'
To date three and onehalf miles of
right-of-way has been cleared over
two hundred feet wide and three
miles of excavation consisting of ap-
proximately 100000 cubic yards.
On Monday of this week a survey
was made of this project, one feature
Of which was a dinner furnished by
Camp Wicomico at Powellsville. The
menu was attractive and well served.
At this, DR.. Carpenter, state drainage
engineer, outlined the purpose Of the
work.
Among these present were: DR..
DR.. Thomas B. Symons, DR.. Roger
B. Corbett, and DR.. Ray w. Carpen-
ter of the University of Maryland;
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
LEGION AUXILIARY
ELECTS 1912 OFFICERS

At the regular meeting Of the
the American Legion Auxiliary Of
Worcester Unit No. SO the following
officers were elected for the year
1041-1942: President Mrs. Roy F. Ma
son; First Vice President, Mrs. Earl
Tarr; End Vice-President, Mrs. Bry-
an Bundick; Recording Secretary,
Mrs. B. F. Moore; Treasurer, Mrs.
Harold Lambertson; Chaplain, Mrs
Franklin Dennis; Historian, Mrs. Geo
Hartman; Color bearers, Mrs. Flet-
cher Miles and Mrs. Fred Tull.
The Auxiliary is doing splendid
work. So far they have donated $35
for the purchase Of wool to make
sweaters, most Of which have been
made and sent to the boys in camp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
POCOMOKE IS PLANNING
FOR al CHRISTMAS

merchants will offer one of the larg-
est and finest stocks in any town on
the shore.
Stores are being decorated and
smiling clerks are ready for early
shoppers. They advise early shopping
You'll have more fun, you can choose
just the right gift for every person
on your list untroubled by hordes of
last-minute gift-seekers.
Electricians are busy with an elab-
crate decorating program and the
lights will be up within few days.
From then until Christmas, Pocomo-
Ike will be blaze Of light and merry
making.
The Decorating program is only
one of the many events sponsored by
the Business Mems Association. They
are making a concerted effort this
year not only to offer splendid values
in Christmas merchandise but to en-
terrain visitors and shoppers with the
real spirit Of Christmas.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21

Palm. Verlin G. Krabill, 143, POGO.
moke received the highest Scout A.
ward, the Eagle.
The following men were elected as
District Officials for the coming year
Of 1941-1942:
District Chairman, Ben T. Truitt
Snow Hill, Md; LIST Vice Chairman
A. Wellington Tawes, Crisfield, Md;
End Vice Chairman, Godfrey Child
Pocomoke, Md; Commissioners, Ver-
lin c. Krabill, Pocomoke; and DR.. r.
N. Johnson, Princess Anne.
Mr.. Truitt, Snow Hill, succeeds Mr.
M. H. Thawley of Crisfield who has
been District Chairman for. the past
three years. !.
At the Scouters Conference to be
held at the State Teachers College in
Salisbury, on December 9th, Mr.
Thawley of Crisfield will make his
Annual Report.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
SOCIAL SERVICE COM.
GIVES BENEFIT PICTURE

The Soldiers Service Committee
will give benefit picture on Thurs
day and Friday, November 9th and
18th. The committee has chosen ar
exceptionally fine picture, "Mr. Jor-
don Goes to Town."
This picture will be shown at the
Marva Theatre in place Of the one Sc
lected several weeks ago.
The Committee is in need of funds
in order to send the soldier boys
things they need and things they
were accustomed to have at home
Some of the money realized from
this picture will 60 towards paying
for the wool that the women of Po-
comoke used in making sweaters.
Mrs. L. Griffin Callahan and Miss
Marie Flax are on the committee and
are DESTROYS Of making this benefit
a success in order to acquire funds
to carry out the work. Miss Flax is
in charge. of the sale of tickets and
will appreciate the help of any men,
Der of the community. Those wishing
tickets or those who will volunteer to
help sell tickets are asked to contact
the committee.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
ANNUAL SALE
XMAS SEALS ON
NOVEMBER Path
Seals Enable tuberculosis AS.
ISOLATION To Maintain Con-
troll OF Disease

The Annual Christmas Seal Sale to
raise funds to fight tuberculosis in
Maryland will open this coming Mon
day, November Oath, it was announc-
ed today by the Maryland Tuberculo-
sis Association. -
On that day many thousand homes
viii receive the 1941 Christmas Seal,
through the kindness Of Uncle Sans
Mailman. This years Seal depicts a
lighthouse throwing out rays of hope
to all. The citizens of Maryland will
have an opportunity to aid in the
fight against the "White Plague" by
using these tokens Of good health and
happiness. E,aas
Christmas Seals enable the Mary
land tuberculosis Association to
maintain a modern program of tuber-
culosis control. The program includes
clinics, x-rays, tuberculin testing, the
Miracle House, health education, med
ical research and Negro program.
The Maryland Association was
founded in 1904 as direct result of
the great tuberculosis Exhibit held
in Baltimore the same year. Since
it has been in operation, the death
rate from tuberculosis in Maryland
has been reduced 80 percent. How
ever, it is still above the national av-
erage. 2
Commenting on the 1941 Christmas
Seal Sale William B. Matthews, Man.
aging Director of the Maryland Tu-
berculosis Association, said, 81 first
want to thank the various groups
that have aided us in the stupendous
task of preparing for the Seal Sale
and who will carry on throughout the
State. Their enthusiasm indicates
that Maryland's anti-tuberculosis pro-
gram for next year should be insured.
"Great gains have been made a.
gainst our common enemy" he said,
"but we must never relax. Tubercu-
losis is killer and a public enemy,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
SEWING ROOM NOW OPEN
ED in The CITY HALL

mems sweaters, 6 womens' sweaters
% childrens' sweaters, 10 childrens'
pants, mufflers and shawls. The
materials are furnished by the Red
Cross.
This totals 412 items to be made.
This figure sounds very large but
with the usual cooperation Of the Ia
dies of Pocomoke there is no reason
why this quota should not be COM
pleted by December 31st. There are
none of the sewn garments that can
not to be completed within two hours;
the help of everyone is needed.
Two hours of time is very little
compared to the number of hours of
comfort the garments will bring to
the British war refugees for whom
they are being made.
This is an ideal chance for the for
nation of a workers organization
comforts and needs that the Red
that will be ready to supply the many
Cross volunteers supplied during the
last war---to our boys should we enter
this conflict.
The Local Chapter Of the Red Cross
would like to ask that everyone Sc
lect the type Of work she feels she
can do and contact the chairman of
their selection.
The chairmen are as follows:-
Knitting Mrs Clarence e. Robert
son, Jr.; Babies Layettes-Miss Nan
cy Schoolfield; Boys Shirts-Mrs.
William H. Schoolfield; All remaining
garments Mrs. Victor Rawlins.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21

Seals which starts this year on No.
vember "a and will continue through
Christmas.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
CROTON- WALLACE
NUPTIALS ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Elwood r. Groton OF
Wachapreague, Va, announce the
marriage of their daughter, jeanette
Sue to Mr.. Albert c. Wallace, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. C. Wallace also OF
Wachapreague, on Nov. 16.
The Rev. John w. Wootten of Po-
comoke City performed the ceremony
Mrs. Harry Wallace was the only
witness.
The bride wore light blue with
black accessories.
The young couple will make their
home in Wachapreague, where Mr..
Wallace is engaged in business.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
COUNTY FARMERS
ADVISED TO CARE
FOR MACHINERY
National Defense Program Ex-
pected To Make It Difficult
To Obtain New Or Parts

Because the national defense pro-
gram is expected to make it increas-
ingly difficult to obtain new machin-
cry and repair parts, r. T. Grant,
County Agent, suggests that Worces-
ter county farmers keep their imple-
ments in good running condition,
store them under cover, and get re-
pair parts that will be needed next
year, as soon as possible.
Even small amounts of fertilizer
left in compartments of corn plant
ers, grain drills, or other planting ma
chinery, are likely to cause corrosion
and harden, clogging the distributing
equipment at planting time next
spring.
He points out that now is good
time TO thoroughly clean and wash all
fertilizer out of planting equipment,
and then cover the distributing mech
anism with plenty of oil SO it will be
ready for use when rolled out of stor-
age in the spring.
Any tools, nails, screws or bolts
left in seed boxes may be overlooked
in the rush Of spring planting and
damage machinery seriously.
In the matter of repairs local farm
ers are reminded that all wooden
parts of the hay loader, such as rak-
er bars and conveyor Stats, should be
checked carefully. Loose ones should
be frightened and broken ones re-
placed. The conveyor ropes or chains
also need careful checking to see If
they are still strong enough to stand
up under another season of wear.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21

F. w. Beasley, Maryland State forest
err; U. S.. Representative David j.
Ward of Maryland; DR.. Louis Jones
and Mr.John Sutton of the U. s. Soil
Conservation Service office in Wash
ington, D. c., DIR. John P. Jones and
A. E. Frye, of the Regional Sos of
flee, Upper Darby, Pa; Charles H.
Lloyd, director and w. J. Atkinson of
the Area Sos office in Baltimore.
Others in the delegation included:
Mr.. Charles L. Mason and Mr.. Samuel
E. Shockley, County Commissioners
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21

of Worcester County; Delegate Clar-
ence E. Robertson and Delegate Raj
phi E. Shockley of Worcester County;
Mr.. Robert T. Grant, Worcester Coun-
ty Farm Agent; Mr.. William F. Mes
sick and Mr.. Lee Allen, County Com
missioners of Wicomico County; Del
egate P. E. Burroughs Of Wicomico
County; James Brown, Wicomico
County farm agent; Mr.. G. Hale Har-
rison of Berlin, Mr.. William II. HoI-
loway of Newark and several other
interested supporters Of the project
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21

and if we advance on all fronts, we
shall be able to bring the disease un-
der control.
Tuberculosis can be prevented and
cured" Mr.. Matthews continued, "but
as it is a contagious disease, no home
is safe until all. homes are safe. Place
a Christmas Seal on every letter and
package from now until Christmas
and let the world know you are help
ing protect your community" e.
The Christmas Seal Sale will close
on Christmas Day. &'~ sa as
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21
500 SCOUTERS ASSEMBLE
HERE in HIGH SCHOOL

received the First Star Award to be
made to a Scouter in this Area. The
Star Scout Badge was also presented
to Gordy Parker of 149, Salisbury;
Marion K. Smith Of $50, Salisbury;
James Webster Of las, Princess An
ne; John l.. Vincent, Henry Tilghman
and Joe Corddry, all of Troop 1855.
Snow Hill. The Life Scout Badge was
presented to David Blackwell and
Thomas Wallace, both of Troop l5l,
Salisbury. Charles Thornton, 143, Po-
comoke received an Eagle Silver
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1941-11-21

Blend one part finely chopped
watercress with two parts cream
cheese; spread on rye or whole wheat
waters and garnish with stuffed OIL
i've slices. Serve as canape.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-12-12
No Competition Between Free
And Prison Labor Is Intended,
Claims Reorganization Board

maintain the institutions under SUBJ
stantial increased costs for the next
two years without large deficiencies
being incurred and that every effort
should be put forth to make the vari-
GUS institutions produce more of their
own food products.
Further. this seems necessary as
part of the national defense pro-
gram. During the past season the
farmers Of Montana faced serious
labor shortage and this condition will
grow worse with succeeding years.
AT the present time the state is
encountering difficulty In purchasing
certain items Of food; what the con-
dition will be in another year no one
will venture a guess. The food cost
at the state hospital for the insane
for the year l94O-ls41. was but SO
cents a meal, while the average cost
at mental hospitals runs from to
8 cents meal.
If the patients at this institution
are to be properly fed it is absolutely
necessary that the production of the
state farms be materially increased"
The committee therefore recon-
mended:
THAT to reduce the cost of food,
additional lands be placed in cultiva-
ton and that the production of the
prison farms be materially increased
through the reclamation of present
lands. and the renting of more land
if necessary: and that the yield of
the dairy herd be increased
Recognizing the creation of addi-
tional industries within the prison
cannot be made until or unless the
legislature provide adequate funds, the
committee merely recommended:
THAT consideration be given to es-
Enlistment of such other productive
activities as may be appropriate and
that these measures be taken as major
economies to the state and as means
of providing the inmates with oppor-
tunities to rehabilitate themselves
The committee has no intention of
making recommendations calling for
any activity which would place prison
labor in competition with free or or
ganized labor. For the protection of
private industry and labor the open
market should not be opened to prison.
made goods or products. At the same
time, the state has the right and the
duty to employ its own prisoners, or
inmates of other cuStodial institutions
for their own benefit and to utilize
its farm products in order to reduce
the tremendous tax cost of maintain
ing the same, and to improve the
standard of living particularly for the
nearly 1000 unfortunates at Warm
Springs"
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-12-12

MISCELLANEOUS
WANTED: Crested wheatgrass. millet alfalfa
Mail samples Sheldon F. Reese Elevators,
Aberdeen, So. Oak.
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u. S. Tops Britain
In Tank Production

The United States, a defense off,
cial asserted. already has outstripped
Great Britain in the race Of tank pro-
duction.
Moreover, military sources said, at
least half Of the tanks that roll off
American assembly lines are being
rushed to battlelines, under the lease
lend program, for service against the
axis.
These reports were coupled with the
disclosure that production schedules
envisioning $4,000 light and medium
tanks annually have been suggested as
part of proposed victory program"
A big share Of existing tank pro-
duction has gone to Britain, providing
the empire forces with . sizeable part
Of the armored strength In Libya. but
undisclosed quantities also have been
shipped to RussiA.
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CTATE
DHORTS

BUTTEMrs. Mary e. Blake, rs,
who died here. was a native of Vir-
ginia City, New, but had lived here
for so years.
BUTTE William O'Malley. IS, who
died here. was a World war veteran
and a lifetime resident Of the Mining
city.
HAVRE-Wheat shipments out Of
Havre since July / have totaled 800
bushels. according to E. r. White,
Great Northern agent.
FORSYTH-Caleb Corser, former
trainmaster here. has been appointed
superintendent of the Lake Superior
division of the Northern Pacific rail-
road at Duluth, MINI.
GREAT FALLS Parent-Teach-
er council here has gone on record in
favor of a liquorless night club for
young persons but is against having
such an institution outside the corpo-
rate limits.
CROW AGENCY-A tribal payment
of $4,000 was recently distributed to
incompentent Crow Indians. The funds
have accrued from grazing rentals
from allotments Of those sharing in
the payment.
HELENA-Mrs. John j. O'Connor,
who died after long illness, was a
native of McGregor, Ia, but spent
most of her life in Montana. She lived
in Butte for IS years before coming
here more than a decade ago.
ULM-George w. Whitaker, II, who
died recently, was a pioneer resident
of Montana Born in Michigan, he
lived at Monarch 40 years before NOV
ing here three years ago. For many
years he was a freighter from Mon
arch to Barker.
HELENA-H NJ. Doolen of Billings,
president of the Western Construction
Co, was elected president of the Mon
tana Equipment Distributors at the
annual convention here. Frank G.
Connolly of Billings was named vice
president and L. E. Jones, Great Falls,
secretary treasurer.
HAMILTON-A veteran of the lum-
Der camp cook shacks for more than
so years, B. E. tBert) Townsend, rs
of Darby, has no intention of retiring
for some time to come Townsend, now
employed as cook at the Shook lum-
Der mill, said he had been putting
up meals for lumberjacks and sawmill
hands in the Bitter Root valley since
1891, and planned to continue for a
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-12-12

few more years before he thought Of
retiring.
DILLON-Henry Hutchins, u, whose
body was found near his cabin some
distance off the main highway, was
an old-time prospector and resident
of the Brownies bridge section. Twelve
days before his body was found he
had walked into Melrose after supplies
and it was assumed that he was over
come by exhaustion or illness on the
return trip.
GREAT FALLS-A coroner's jury
held here that negligence and careless
driving by Cyril Honesty, 81, of Stock
EFT, caused an accident in which YER
non c. May, 81, and John Kujich, "a,
lost their lives near Great Falls re-
Gently. County Attorney John Stafford
said he would file charges against
Honesty.
BOzEMAN-The Cascade County
Dairy Herd Improvement association
ranked first among all associations in
the state for production during o.
tober, j. o. Tretsven, extension dairy
specialist at Montana State college,
reported. The Cascade herd had an
average of 302 pounds of butterfat
per COW. The Lewis and Clark associa-
ton was second with an average of
29.7 pounds per COW.
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Plenty of Mustard
For u. S. Hot DOus

The nation can quit worrying about
shortage of hot dog salve this year
thanks to Montana's record production
of mustard seed, Jay G. Diamond
federal agricultural statistician, said.
Every hot dog consumed during the
next year could be smeared with q
thick yellow coating of the stuff and
there still would be plenty left for
mustard plasters," Diamond said. "As
matter of fact, mustard is definitely
in the ever-normal granary category
this year
1T all started last spring, when
farmers in Montana decided to ex-
pand their mustard seed acreage. The
result was crop of 5000, 900 pounds
more than combined production and
imports in any previous year.
California and other states added
100000 pounds to bring the total
crop in the United States to 1900 900
pounds.
Just by way of comparison, the
previous record homegrown crop in
1888 totaled 100000 pounds and the
record imports in 1887 were about the
same"
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CLASSIFIED
-ADVRRTISRMRNTS-
For Sale Or Lease

BUILDING MATERIAL
-~~.~~~~~>~~~~~ ~~~.ers~~~s.~SSS~~S
PARM LUMBER Immediately available BY
truck. roush or planned lumber, quantities
1uality to suit every requirement. forty-eiGht
hour delivery. REASONABLE PRICES. In
auiries stating quantity and quality desired
viii receive immediate attention. Root. L
Roveu, 5ll 3rd Ave. n. Great Fails, Mont.
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Boards Will Provide
MOneY for Travel

II see in the thrift program of de-
tense saving a possible powerful in
fluence toward travel in the west
said E. R. Mowbray. Washington,
D. c., field representative of the
treasury departments defense saving
staff, while in Great Falls.
After the war, Mowbray says, some
of this money we have saved by put
ting it into defense stamps and bonds
will come in mighty handy to finance
us on trips. Many families put off
trips through the west to conserve
their resources. Let them cash in on
their savings bonds few years hence
and this section should experience the
greatest influx of vacation tourists in
history.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1941-12-12
Malady Returns

An unusual chest malady of cattle
and horses, strangely appearing each
fall at about the same time, again is
harassing Montana ranchers Pseudo
tuberculosis or chest assesses in both
cattle and horses was reported to the
state livestock sanitary laboratory al
most year to the day since two other
cases were reported in late November
1910. Both cases were in southern
Montana
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HELENA LEADER
IN DEBT SLASH
CAPITAL CITY REDUCES FIGURE
FROM S228,968 TO
S1G8,166

S1G8,166
Secretary Fred Bennion of the
Montana Taxpayers association
said Helena has shown the largest
percentage of debt reduction in the
past fiscal year among the states
major cities.
Bennion's report on Montana cities
financial condition indicated improve
ment of the outlook in the majority.
Helena reduced its total net debt
from s222,s68 on June 30, 1910, to
$168,166 on June &c. 1941, Bennion said
The net bonded Indebtedness was re-
duced from SCOT 1892 to $685. for the
same period.
Butte, with a population of 37,O81 in
the 1910 census, was listed with $976,-
521 bonds outstanding and total net
debt Of $819,142, a decrease of ST. $50
over 1910.
Great Falls, population 29,928, has
81, O91, TAB in bonds outstanding and a
total net debt of $92O,O87, decrease of
$o6,s28.
Billings, third largest city, showed an
increase of its net by $10,151 to $685.
SOL with outstanding bonds totaling
$566, 600.
Missoula has outstanding bonds to-
falling $174,OO0 and net debt Of $685.
252, so, 683 decrease.
Anaconda has an increase of $20.170
in its net Indebtedness, bringing it to
81 $50 with Al ,O62 in bonded debt.
Bo1eman, largest Of the second class
cities, has 81, Al in bonded debt with
surplus Of $17011. A gain In surplus
Of 1855 during the lo40-4l fiscal year.
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BUSINESS OPPORTUNITIES

FOR SALE-Modern up-to-date cafe, in north
central Washington city. Has defense
Appropriation. Is now making good money
with prospects OF much better. 1912 beer and
vine license Seats about IS. Excellent loca-
ton Can be had reasonable. Box leo6-D.
Great Falls, Mont.
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OTHER INTEREST, must sell s-unit auto
court: worth $4,000. Located in Project
City, intersection U. S. eS and state 2O9,
AZ miles from Shasta Dam. Income over
5000 90 per month. Good tourist spot in Won
derfuI climate. Total price, clear deed, $1,000.
terms Write w. K. Gaslin, Box l. Project
City, Calf