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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
DIRECTIONS FOR
ARRANGING HOME
IN A BLACKOUT

While YOU are getting your house
in order for a blackout trial or 9TH
erwise-"put things that people are
likely to trip over, out of the way"
Dr. r. H. Riley, Director of the State
Department of Health, places first on
the list of things to be done to pre-
vent home accidents.
Here are some other specific sug-
gestions:
AS safety measure, repair loose
boards, broken steps or stair rails, if
there happen to be any in your house
Don't wait for blackout to do this
Don't leave mops, buckets, scrub
bing rags, dust brushes or brooms, on
stairways, or III the halls, where peo-
pie are likely to fall over them
Pick up the children's toys and
books from off the floor.
See that extension cords on lamps
or other electrical equipment are
firmly fastened to the wall or base
board and not left where people can
fall over them.
Put smokers stands, bridge tables,
chairs and small stools where they
can't be tripped over Arrange the
other furniture of the room you plan
to stay in, 50 that you can move a.
bout easily.
Don't polish floors to excess. See
that rugs, large and small are tackled
down firmly or are held in place so
that they are not source of dam
ger.
Be sure your flash light is in good
working order, and is where you can
put your hands on it if you need it.
You may have need for your first
aid kit. Keep it where you can get
to it without any trouble. See that
you have the necessary emergency
supplies, clearly marked and easily
handled.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
FARMERS
ASK PROGRAMME
FOR DRAINAGE

A petition signed by Worcester
County farmers requesting the for
nation of public drainage program
has resulted in a series of three hear
ings being scheduled for March 18th
to goth, it has been announced recent
ly by County Agent R. 7. Grant.
All public hearings start at P. NJ,
and are scheduled as follows: Citizens
Bank, Pocomoke, March 18th, s P. M.
Court House, Snow Hill, March 10Th,
8 PM Municipal Building, Berlin,
March goth, 8 P. M.
Mr.. Grant pointed out that there
are three types of assistance farmers
can gain through the proposed dis
trict drainage program:
A countrywide rather than a Sec
tionaI drainage project can be devel-
oped. Technical assistance, such as
engineering service, will be given on
planning and laying out drainage
work and other land use problems
that may be taken into consideration
by the Soil Conservation District.
Equipment from the Soil Conser-
walton Service may be loaned, if avail
able, to farmers to aid in the con-
struction and maintenance of drain
age bitches. If the proposed soil con-
servation district which has been pc
titioned for is approved by the farm
ers at these hearings, a referendum
will be conducted in the near futuer
to determine if the majority of farm
ers in the county are in favor of the
creation Of the district.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
WHAT IS DEMOCRACY?

Democracy said President Henry NJ Wriston of Brown
University recently sis simply the political aspect of assertion
supreme values individual life 1t predicaed upon
the right to selfdeveopmen physical mental and spiritual
assumes mans infinite WORTH and the that
the variety of his nventiveneSs 1t designed
pemen his right of seeXpresson vocation and avocaon 1t
the possible reliance sedscpne and the
least possible dependence cOmpusOn If democracy worth
fighting all the continents of the earth defend worth
struggle to protect at home That faith the way nation
al unity; it is the path to peace
the this countrys
greatness The Constitution written protect
the individual from oppression by the That
system which call Capitalism simply reflects the
of the individual to prosper
the world his energies abilities take him. The
tncton between total democratic
very simply put In the first the individual exists
the state the second the state exists the Individual
This marks the inevitable conflict between those recOnc
able PHILOSOPHERS of life.
This country vast growing monument to the ndivid
ua individuals started and built ndustiesthe agencies
transport the which produce coal and oil
the systems which factory Wheels the thousand
and enterprises which unprecedented uXurs times
of today unprecedented volume
pOns times of Men took risks had faith
worked and experimental failed and tried these
the results Today other laying the groundwork
for great industries of the future
We fighting to maintain nation and a world in which
the individual will be supreme 1t is that
with great power time war-but
forget the eQu truth that these loan from the
pie not gift perpetuty On land and and the Amer
soldiers and sailors giving what Lincoln called he
full of DEVOTION defend the ideal that
the faith that America The unacceptable duty
home to guarantee that they shall return
portunty when they have won the final victory.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
REAL ESTATE TRANSFERS

VIM. H. Scott from Emory B. Quill
len and wife, tracts, being parts of
Poplar Neck" containing IL Acres,
1 Rood and 20 Poles and 8 $500
Acres, more or less, in the 3rd Elec.
Dist. Consideration, 81. &c.
Emory B. CULLEN and Lille T., his
wife, from VIM. H. Scott, 2 tracts,
being parts of Poplar Neck" con-
tanning II Acres, 1 Rood and 20 Poles
and 8 85-100 Acres, more or less, in
the 3rd Elec. Dist. Consideration, 81.
&c.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
NOTICE
TO RETAIL DEALERS IN
BEER AND LIGHT WINES

Under a law passed at the 1941
Session of the Maryland Legislature,
a renewal application for your beer
license will have to be filed with me
on or before April 1, for your beer
and light wine licenses, otherwise you
will have to go to the trouble of get
ting ten signers and having the ad-
vertisement printed in the paper for
seven full days before you can secure
the license. Application blanks have
been mailed by me to all holders of
beer and light wine licenses for the
year 1941.
I have no discretion in this matter
and will have to act in strict accor-
dance with the law, so please file your
application on or before April 1, in
order to save yourself lot of I'M
necessary trouble.
Joseph E. Brimer, Clerk.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
c Committees For Sal
Uage Are Announced
Continued from Page ID

Agents, and other patriotic groups.
this program aims TO enlarge the eff
fort. The County Salvage Committees
are to coordinate the activities now
being carried on and intensity the
campaign to collect waste paper of
all kind, scrap iron and other metals,
old rubber, and old rags, which have
been lying idle in the attics of homes
and on the farms.
These materials are needed badly,
Mr.. French said, for Americas steel
mills making guns and armor plate,
for paperboard boxes to pack shells
and ammunition and for nearly all 9TH
er war time purposes. Farmers and
others are asked, however, not to dis
pose of machinery or other articles
which might be used. All citizens are
urged either to sell their junk to a
dealer or give it TO a group collec-
ting for a charity or for other worthy
causes.
The Maryland State Salvage Com
mittee's office is at 1910 Baltimore
Trust Building, Baltimore, with Mr..
James F. Solley, Jr., Executive Sec
rotary, in charge. Mr.. Solley repre-
sents the Bureau of Industrial Con-
servation of the War Production
Board, who are sponsoring the "Sal-
wage for Victory" program.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
Godfrey Child, Attorney
Peninsula Bldg,
POC0mOke City, Md.
TAX SALE
Property In Worcester
County Maryland

Levies Of 1887, 1888, 1889 and 1910.
State and County taxes under levies
for the years indicated below by the
County Commissioners of Worcester
County, Maryland, upon the property
hereinafter described, being due and
in arrears, and unpaid, and in order
to compel the payment of the same,
together with interest thereon, and
the costs attending these proceedings,
as provided by law, by virtue of the
power and authority vested in me, as
Treasurer and Collector of State and
County taxes for said Worcester
County, Maryland, as provided by
Chapter 1872 Of the Acts of the Gen
eral Assembly of Maryland, passed
in the year 1914, the undersigned,
Treasurer and Collector, as aforesaid,
will sell at the Court House door, in
Snow Hill, Worcester County, Mary
land, to the highest bidder, for cash,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
Tuesday, March "a, 1912
AT THE HOUR OF 2 O'CLOCK P NJ

All that tract of arabic land pasture land and wood land
Paramount Election District Somerset County, Maryland
the George Reve farm lying and binding the north side
of Suder Creek branch of the Annemessex River lying
between the Albert Suder Farm and the Samuel Robertson
Farm and containing 1873 less and being the
farm which conveyed to the undersigned Edward j. Rze
cates Corporation by deed dated Aug 2 1887 and recorded
among the Land Records of County in er
No. 113 folio 218
This farm comprises approximately "a arabic
suitable for either grain farm stock raising farm
of pasture land and 80 oodmaretae
improved by dwelling in good condition. Barn. Corn Crib and
Chicken House, f. A electric current ready to be connected
All taxes paid and immediate possession given.
TERMS OF SALE One half in on the day of sale and
the undersigned will purchase money
mortgage for the balance of the purchase price all
option of the purchaser purchasers Title papers
stamps at the of the purchaser purchasers
EDWARD J. RITZEL
DOROTHY L. RTTZEL
ED. MUIR, AuctOneer. Owners
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

NOTICE-Price on hair eating
Is cents will remain the same at
Shaws.
July loft
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

Dishes that are rinsed in very hot
water and then we'll drained require
very little drying.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

A CLASSIFIED AID GETS GOOD
RESULTS.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Pine Slab Wood. S1.5e
cord. Ask our delivery prices. w. v.
Taylor, Pocomoke City R. F. D. No. 1.
Phone-2-F-13.
Feb. Pat.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
HARRY c. DASHIELI. Attorney
PUBLIC SALE
Valuable FARM and TIMBER
Land on Sudler's Creek

The undersigned will offer for SALE public auction
front of the Court House door, in Princess Maryland
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

Look at the label on your paper
and if you are in arrears, we would
appreciate it very much IL you will
pay your subscription up to date.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
MISCELLANEOUS

John Deere TRACTORS & FARM
ING IMPLEMENTS. Tractor repairs
and requirements. M. w. Boston
Telephone 143-J, Pocomoke.
March 29-tf.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

FOR RENT-3-roOm apartment.
Apply to Hattie NJ. Barnes, 7O4 Sec
ond Street.
Feb 6-tf.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

FOR SALE-Just arrived brand
new line of safes, cash registers, type
writer's, adding machines. Come quick
look them over. Reds Restaurant,
Pocomoke City, Md, Phone PIP.
Feb. 20-4tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

FOR RENT-Furnished apartment.
Apply to Marion R. Merrill, 612 Sec
Ond St.
Feb. 27-3tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13
WANTED

WANTED-1O Aircraft Observers
for night duty. Three hours each
week. See Franklin Dennis.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

WANTED-CustOm Flowing. Price
reasonable. John Sigrist. Phone Z
FLA.
March 13-2tp.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

WE Do JOB WORK OF ALL
KINDS-If you are in need of any
fine printing, letterheads, labels,
statements, wedding announcements,
invitations, tickets, advertising book
lets, window cards, etc., see us. Our
prices are right. Our work guaran-
teed. Worcester Democrat, Phone
POcOmOke 236
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-03-13

ROGER w. LANDLORD
Treasurer of Worcester
County, Maryland and
Collector of State and
County Taxes for said
Worcester County.
March 6-4t.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
lTert OF Mussolini Speech on
Page As

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Dec. Premier
MuSsolini delivered his longest
speech of the war today, cough
ing and breathing heavily with
the intensity of his effort to whip
up fighting spirit among the
Italian people. whom he advised
to learn to hate and to cease
spreading silly stories and Cos
sip"
His 81-minute address was shorn
of his old-time bombaSt by the grim
turn of the war for his Fascist re-
gime, and in place of his usual lavish
promises he complained bitterly that
nobody ever really understood Italy
and that had she STAYED out of the
war both belligerents would have
maltreated her.
In one breath. II Duce minimized
the cry for peace in Italy; in an
other he sought to coax back the
spirit OF resistance by declaring that
II the Italian nation gave up it
would renounce forever its dream
OF being a great nation
Reading extracts from Prime Min
lister Churchills speech warning tina
Italy would be placed under pro-
longed, scientific and shatterinp air
attack Mussolini said Mr.. Churchill
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
Five Killed, 70 Injured
In Georgia Tornado
BY the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press
LINCOLNTON. Ga, Dec. "A
tornado swirling over this section
killed five colored persons. injured at
least 20 other persons and leveled
several homes late yesterday.
The dead were residents of Lin
colnton, in Southwest Georgia
Property damage also was reported
in Millen and Washington, Ga. Tel
ephone communication here was cut
of by the storm and had not been
restored this morning.
Two members of the Georgia
State Patrol, H. c. Langston and
w. T. Beauchemp, were injured
while on call.
The residential section of Lin
colnton received the brunt of the
damage, but a furniture store was
demolished and other business
houses were damaged.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
i. !. Steel Production
Will Top All Records,
WPB Executive Says
Monthly Output Will Rise
To $3.50, 900 Tons,
Manufacturers Told
By the Associated Press.

BY me Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Dec. 2.-This Ma
tions steel production will rise to
a record -shattering 8.250.O00 tons
monthly, the chief of the War
Production Board S iron and steel
branch said today.
Hiland G. Batcheller. the WPB
executive, said in an address at the
National Association of Manufac-
turers' Convention, which opened
today:
: AT the time of Pearl Harbor
production amounted to 7.l5O.OOO
tons monthly. In October this year
an all-time record was established
when 7584.000 tons were produced
With the completion of facilities
now under construction monthly
production will approximate 1885,
900 tons
Mr.. Batcheller said Il think we
can reasonably be more optimistic
about balanced supply in the fu-
ture' of raw steel materials to the
manufacturers of war products. For
this he gave two reasons:
Cutting down on non essential
civilian items, a process which took
months to achieve. and the new con-
trolled materials plan under which
each of the great procurement
agencies is henceforward to be given
specific allotment of steel, copper
and aluminium.
He reminded the industrialists of
their responsibility to provide the
steel mills with raw materials in the
form of scrap TO fill their increasing
requirements.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
New Aircraft Carrier
To Be the BeIIeau Wood

BY the Associated Press.
CAMDEN, N. j., Dec. 2.-The New
York Shipbuilding Corp. will launch
its third aircraft carrier in Is weeks
here Sunday, the day before the
Pearl Harbor anniversary. the 4th
Naval District announced today.
The ship will be christened the
Belleau Wood in honor of marines
who fought in the Belleau Wood
battle of the World War and of
marine heroes of this war, the Navy
said
Mrs. Thomas Holcomb, wife of 1t.
Gen. Holcomb, Marine Corps COM
mandant. will act as sponsor.
New York Ship launched the
carrier Independence on August %
and the carrier Princeton on No
vember 9 at its Delaware River
yards here
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
Tire Rotioning-
Today and Tomorrow

The tire rationing program,
the possibilities of rubber
from South America and the
progress made in the develop
ment of synthetic rubber will
be discussed in the National
Radio Forum this evening.
The National Radio Forum,
arranged by The Star, is a
Blue Network feature, broad
cast locally from Station
WMAL at 1915 pm.
Those participating in to-
nights broadcast will be
william M. LETTERS, rubber
director; william L. Clayton,
: Assistant Secretary of Com
merce, and Col. Bradley
Dewey, deputy rubber d.
rector.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
BIockout Shields
GoryCooperFrom
| D. c. Movie Fans

Gary Cooper. the him star, had
novel experience for a Hollywood
celebrity last Notwithstanding for
half hour in a crowd and being left
strictly alone
Arriving from New York at Union
Station with his wife, the former
Sandra Shaw, Mr. Cooper walked
smack into the surprise blackout
For the next 30 minutes he stood
quietly in the darkness, unrecog-
niZed
Spotted by a reporter. Mr. Cooper
indicated that the blackout was no
annoyance at all just one of the
things that come with war
We have blackouts in Holly
wood. too he draWled We're no
different from the rest of the coun-
try, you know
The actor said he would be In
Washington for few days "on
business" He and Mrs. Cooper are
staying with friends.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
House Group Blocks
Attempt 10 5he|ve
War Powers Bill
Committee to Hold
Public Hearings on
Redrufted Measure

By he Associated Press.
BY a margin of nearly 2 to /,
the House Ways and Means Com
mittee blocked today an attempt
to pigeonhOle for the balance of
the year a measure granting
President RooSev wartime
powers to suspend tariff regula-
lions.
Instead the committee directed
Chairman DOughton to introduce
as the basis for future conSidera-
ton" a modified measure drafted by
subcommittee which would grant
the Chief Executive the tariff pow
erS. but not his request for authority
to override immigration barriers.
To Hold Public Hearings.
I simultaneously. the committed
decided to hold public hearings on
the measure, probably beginning to-
morrow. Representative jenkins
Republican, of Ohio. one of the
members, said, however that it had
been agreed that the hearings
would be continued long enough to
give people from the far corners of
the country an opportunity to get
here to present their views"
Mr.. Jenkins declared there
was rapidly mounting opposition
throughout the CONTEMPLATION
larly from agricultural Sections-tC
any broad grant of authority to
suspend tariff regulations
While Mr.. Doughton refused to
disclose the vote by which a motion
to table the legislation was defeated.
a check of other members revealed
that it was Is to 7.
Mr.. Doughton made it clear that
the bill that he would introduce at
the committees request was not to
be considered a committee meas
ure''-that is, bill having the sup
port of ma jority of the committee.
Sees Further Redraft.
His emphasis on that point indi-
Gated the possibility that the legis-
lation still may be further rewritten
by the full committee after the pub
lie hearings.
1t appeared uncertain whether
enough time remains for the public
hearings. admission of the bill by
/ the Rules Committee. debate on the
House floor, more hearings before a
Senate committee, then Senate &C
ton before adjournment of the
77th Congress January 3.
There were expressions of dis
satisfaction by members who felt
that the compromise form of the
measure still went too far.
Il want to go into it lot further
before l will be in favor of this bill. .
said Representative Woodruff. Re-
publican, of Michigan, one of the
subcommittee which toned down the
bill.
Earlier. there had been express
sions of fear in some quarters that
the power to suspend tariffs might
result in the duty-free importation
of commodities which normally COM
pete with those produced here, such
as Argentine beef.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
Duce Hits Churchill Worninq,
Mininizes Italian Peace CRY
If Country Quit 1t Would Give Up Dream
OfBeing Greet Nation, Premier Asserts

hoped to undermine the resistance of
the Italian people. He declared, how
ever, that the Italians will not be
inferior to the British and Russians. -
Harking back to the ancient con-
quests of Rome. II Duce asserted:
IF you strip an Englishman of his
dinner jacket you see the barbarian
on whose neck Caesar set his foot
thousands of years ago"
MusSolini acknowledged that with
powerful British and American
force across the narrow mid-Medi-
terranean from Italy, his forces
alone might not be equal to their
tasks, but he promised that Ger
many would reinforce Italy with
powerful contributions"
He announced that the war toll
for Italy in the first 30 months of
conflict amounted to l72 naval ships,
totaling 227.000 tons: army. navy
and air force casualties of 94.l82 in
dead alone, and 232 700 in prisoners.
He said $1,000 more Italians were
missing.
Mussolini said 81 British generals
had been captured and were in
termed in Sicily, and that other
prisoners included 4,003 other officers
and 69167 men.
He said that Raj bombings OF
Italy and naval bombardments OF
her coast had killed 1876 and in
Continued on page Ala Column u
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1942-12-02
-Four Jap Destroyers Try
To Reinforce Buno Area

MELBOURNE, Dec. 2 (P.-The
Japanese were attempting to re-
inforce their hard-pressed troops in
the Buna-Gona area of New
Guiunea today as the Allied grip
slowly closed on the enemy posi-
tions and latest reports received
here said four Japanese destroyers
were still heading for the island
despite an attack by Allied bomoers
in which direct hits and near
misses were scored.
Todays communioue from Allied
headquarters said only that Ian en-
envy naval force of four destroyers is
apparently attempting to land REIN
forcements." A spokesman at head
quarters reported the ships had been
attacked, but there was no official
report of the outcome.
The communique reported that
ground forces were slowly narrowing
the area held by the japanese along
the coast of Northwestern New
Guinea and said Allied air units
were operating in direct support of
the ground units. One enemy dive
bomber and two fighters. which at
tempted to attack Allied positions.
were shot down, the communiQue
said.
Dispatches from the front re-
ported the Japanese were fighting
furiously as they were forced back
toward the beaches The difficult
terrain was proving as formidable
an obstacle as the Japs, it was re-
ported.
The japanese we're said to have
dug themselves in with great skill.
with their strongest positions at
Coma, Sanananda Point, Buna and
Buna Mission. These positions are
not in great depth. but front on
marshy land and can be attacked
only along narrow strips OF fairly dry
ground.