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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27

decided to drive over and assist the
firemen. Arriving at the scene Mr..
Anderson was startled to discover
that no alarm had been turned in.
Both Princess Anne Fire Engines
were put into service and Chief Ray
mond Carey called for additional
equipment from Salisbury and POGO
moke. The six streams of water un-
der heavy pressure not only saved all
adjoining property, but actually pre-
vented the spread of the flames to the
office which was a part of the mill
structure The four engines pumped
so much water from the town mains
that by the time the fire was brought
completely under control the water
supply had been exhausted.
A carload of grain standing beside
the mill was also saved from total de-
struction, though of course, the cargo
damaged by the water poured upon
it.
Chief Carey said that when the fire
men went into action the main part
of the flames were inside the four
and one-half story frame mill building
on the side next to the railroad
tracks. This fact gave the firemen
a chance to save most of the office
structure on the opposite side of the
building and also gave the company
officials an opportunity to salvage
nearly all of the company records and
account books.
Mr.. Samuel Street, acting company
secretary since his brother, Mr.. Rob-
ert Street, recently enlisted in the
Navy Reseve, estimated the company
loss at more than $4,000, including
over 1000 bushels of corn, wheat and
rye stored in the mill elevators. He
said it would be very costly, if not
impossible to replace much of the ma
chinery at this time because of war
priorities.
Since several Of the hose lines had
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27

and that the frank discussions that
will be encouraged will go far to as
sure the public that not only are the
amounts allotted in the budget wisely
determined but also that their expen-
diture will be in capable hands.
"While this is a new department,
as far as I can ascertain. | believe
it will be worthwhile in that it will
permit q more general participation
by all our citizens in phases of State
Governmental operation, up to this
time, usually have been given atten-
ton only during the stress of legis-
lative sessions, when it was not al
ways possible to devote the time to
the discussions that the importance
of the budget merited."
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27

change Lish and bring him to a sense
of the responsibilities of a married
man. To his disgust, he soon found
that girls liked a good time as we'll
as boys.
These were the good old days just
after the Civil War. Slaves still hung
around the big houses as formerly or
could be hired for board and what
clothes they could pick up. The young
folks usually amused themselves dur
ing the day by cunning, following the
hounds on a fox chase and dancing
and frollicking from one house to an
other at night.
About this time, Mr. Schoolfield
suffered a fall from which he never
recovered. Realizing that his time was
short, he called in one of his lawyer
friends and made his will, with his
brother and housekeeper as witnesses.
He stated to them that Lish did not
seem to know what dollar was made
for except to spend and that he did
not intend to let him throw away a
fortune which it had taken him life
time to accumulate.
Continued next week
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27
PUBLIC HEARING
ON THE BUDGET
BY GOV. O'CONOR

Establishing a precedent in this di-
rection, Governor Herbert r. O'Conor,
conducted recently public hearing on
the various phases of the State Bud
get, which is being prepared for sub
mission to the Maryland Legislature
when it meets on January 9Th for its
biennial session.
The meeting, held in the State
House, was attended by members of
taxpayers groups and other civic bod
les, members of the Legislature, and
other interested citizens. Governor
O'Conor presided, assisted by Walter
N. Kirkman, Director of the Budget.
Discussing the hearing, Governor
O'Conor declared: with the increas-
ing burden of Federal taxes incident
to the war, it is more necessary now
than ever before that we scrutinize
closely every appropriation, so that
allotments made will represent the
necessary cost of administration, and
nothing more. 1t was with this idea
in mind that 1 suggested several
weeks ago the desirability of public
hearings, to which the general public
would be invited and at which mem
bers of the Legislature could, if they
so desired obtain information that
would be helpful in determining their
action on the budget when it was
presented to the Legislature.
"From the information developed at
the hearings, I am confident there
will come a better understanding of
the States needs in many directions
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27
MARYLANDER HERALD
TELLS OF BIG FIRE

The most costly conflagration to
bring staggering loss and destruction
to Princess Anne since the burning Of
the Elementary School building three
years ago, occurred early Thursday
morning of last week when the Cohn
& Book Company flour and feed mill
at the Hampden avenue railroad
crossing was completely destroyed at
a loss estimated at 100000.
The alarm was turned in at 1890
A. M. by Mr.. Howard H. Anderson,
who returning home on South Somer-
set avenue, noticed the vast colume
of flames and smoke from the mill,
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27
FORMER CITIZEN
REMINISCES ON
A WILL CASE

Loire G. Quinn, Sr., writes the fol-
lowing very interesting account of a
celebrated criminal lawyer and very
celebrated will case; that is, celebrat-
ed in this section:
Henry Alexander Wise, Lawyer,
Soldier, Statesman, War Governor
and Nestor of the Virginia Bar, was
a native of Accomack County on the
Eastern Shore. In addition to being
one of the country's most famous
orators, he was said to have been one
of the ablest Attorneys-atLaw in the
country. His influence over a jury
was such that he lost few cases. His
magnetic personality and eloquence
often had the effect of bringing tears
or laughter to both the court and the
spectators. His colonial home, beau
tifully situated on Onancock Creek,
Va, is visited to this day by hundreds
of tourists.
His last appearance in any court
was in the famous Schoolfield Will
Case tried in Snow Hill, Worcester
County, Md At that time he showed
the infirmities of age and as he had
a most distressing cough, he was
thought to be slowly dying of con-
sumption.
The Will Case was most unusual
one owing to the prominence of the
people interested and the amount of
money involved.
Mr.. William Schoolfield, a success
full farmer and financier, had by hard
work and thrift accumulated an es-
tate of over two hundred thousand
dollars. It was quite large sum for
those days and consisted of govern
ment bonds, timber lands, farms, etc.
His home farm, where he resided, was
near Wagram, close to the Virginia
line and about six miles from POGO
moke City. His brother, Joey, lived
ON an adjoining farm. Mr.. Schoolfield
had one son, whose name was Ulysses.
LiSh, as his friends called him, was
bright boy and his marks at school
and at college where he took de-
gree as Civil Engineer were most
satisfactory.
His father was very proud of the
boy and predicted a brilliant future
for him. Upon his return home, his
father thought he should go to work.
Lish, however, had different ideas.
Why should he work when his father
was rich man? His uncle, Joey
Schoolfield, on the adjoining farm had
two nephews and a niece, who were
near the age of Lish. Naturally liv-
ing so close, they were boon COM
panions. Tom was the eldest, Jim, two
years younger, and Grace just bloom
ing into womanhood. Lish and Grace
fell in love and got married. Mr..
Schoolfield thought that this would
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27

to Postmaster General Frank c.
Walker for smooth and efficient air
and railway mail service.
Unprecedented wartime demands on
the postal and transportation systems
plus a prospective record volume of
Christmas mailings, were cited by Mr.
Purdum as necessitating earlier mail
ings than ever before 1T is physi-
calIy impossible for the railroads and
airlines, burdened with vitality impor-
tant war materials, to handle Christ
mas mailings as rapidly as in normal
times" Mr. Purdum said. ''If the
bulk of parcels and greeting cards
are held back until the usual time
the period of about December Is to
23-they simply cannot be distributed
in time, and thousands of gifts will
reach their destinations after Christ
mas"
The postal service usually borrows
about $500 trucks from the Army and
other Government agencies, and rents
about 10000 from private owners, to
handle the Christmas mails. This
year, it will be extremely difficult to
obtain enough of these vehicles to
meet even a substantial part of the
need The Army needs it's own
trucks and private owners are reluc-
tant to let someone else use their
tires.
Railroads are cooperating by CON
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27

to cross the railroad tracks the north
bound ? o'clock passenger train was
tagged down and delayed about one
hour. An earlier freight train, how
ever, failed to stop when signalled
and the firemen We're forced to dis
connect their lines for several minutes
until it had cleared the crossing.
This is the second disastrous fire
to destroy the Cohn & Book Mill, it
having been completely ravaged in
March, 1890
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27

verting some hundreds of steel box
cars and similar equipment for mail
transportation, and Joseph B. East
man. Director of Defense Transports
ton, has ordered that unnecessary
travel be curtailed to the limit during
the holiday season. But these meas
ures cannot assure deliveries of gifts
on time unless the public cooperates
by mailing early and thus spreading
the transportation load over longer
period than usual.
Mr.. Purdum called attention to the
task of the Post Office Department
in moving millions of pieces of mail
every day to and from soldiers, sailors
and marines throughout the world.
This extraordinary job must be kept
current, even while the holiday rush
of mailings is handled. Also, he point
ed out, the postal establishment is OPP
Grating with many thousands of mex
perienced personnel, employed to take
the place of men called to the armed
services. The new employees natural
ly cannot handle the holiday mail jam
with the smoothness and speed of the
postal veterans whom they replace.
In view of all these handicaps to
the service, Mr.. Purdum added, postal
patrons should mail their gifts by De-
cember 1 if they wish to insure that
their friends will not be disappointed
at Christmas
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27

These two photographs dramatically illustrate
the difference that "a years have made in
Army motorized equipment. The 81 ton 1913
model GMC, shown above, did great job for
the AE.F. in World War I, as any veteran can
testify. The big, modern 2 ton GNTCs, shown
below, are playing an even more important
part in World War II. They have three times
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-11-27
HOLIDAY MAIL
MUST Be POSTED
BY DECEMBER |

The bulk of Christmas mail must be
in the post offices by December 1 this
year if deliveries on time are to be
assured, according to Smith w. Pur-
dun, Second Assistant Postmaster
General, Mr. Purdum is responsible
Evening star., 1942-05-27

western shoreline as the old flush
decker moved along, zigzagging.
Then the harsh cry from lookouts:
Torpedo to port" Before the cap
tain could alter this course or sound
the alarm, the forward deck blew up
and partially disappeared. Fuel oil
spouted skyward and fell back like
a Caribbean rain squall.
Few Men Below Decks.
At that time in the morning only
few mep were below decks.
forward. All the officers and petty
officers were out of their quarters
and out Of the wardroom.
Despite the leaking oil tanks, NO
fire started on the destroyer.
United States Consul Marcel E
Malige and Naval Observer Capt.
Jesse B. Gay boarded the destroyer
soon after its arrival for a discus
sion of the intricacies OF interna-
tional law pertaining to the vessels
stay in Fort de France. High Com
missioner for the French West
Indies Admiral Georges Robert
has yet made no statement avail
able here concerning the status of
the destroyer but the attitude shown
in Martinique today Is one of
friendly desire to assist.
Tonight United States bomber
and scout planes were securing
both the Caribbean and the At
lantic hunting down the submarine.
Copyright, 1912, Chicago Daily News, Inc.)
Evening star., 1942-05-27
BIokeIey Ties Up Beside Beorn
After Limping Into Port
OiI-Covered Crew Invited Aboard
French Carrier to Wash Up

from our No. 4 stern gun at posi-
BILE target, but we had no surface
sight of the sub.
Because of the danger of an
other attack we kept under way,
dropping our whaleboat to pick up
any men that might be in the water.
We were able to make 10 knots.
We tried to send out radio messages
saying that we had been torpedoed,
but these apparently did not get
through because of damage to the
radio equipment.
Invited Aboard Bearn.
"I cannot praise my officers and
crew too highly for the way they
conducted themselves at the call to
battle stations and ever since. Fuel
oil seemed to cover every inch OF
our ship even to the logbook and
charts in the wheel-houSe. 1t got
in our eyes and even in our ears,
The officers of the Bearn invited
our men aboard after we came
alongside and we were able to wash
some of the oil off.
"A French government surgeon
came out with the captain OF the
port and offered us every help. Our
injured men were transferred by
French launch to the hospital
ashore. We are having full CO.
operation from the French"
The destroyer made a landfau off
Northern Martinique at O'Clock
this morning. Heading toward the
island of st. Lucia, she nosed along
at Is knots, patrolling for enemy
submarines. But only a few small
fishing boats out of Martinique dis
turbed the Caribbean. The sleeping
volcano Mount Pelee overtopped the
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Nv NAT A. BARROWS,

Var Correspondent of The Star and
Chicago Daily News
GROS ISLET, ST. Lucia, British
West Indies. May Is Delayed
The United States destroyer Blake
ley, damaged by torpedo this morn
ing off the western shore of Marti-
nique. was tied up tonight alongside
the French aircraft carrier Bearn,
which has been anchored at Fort de
France for % months.
The four stack, flush-deck vessel
was seriously damaged by subma-
rine lurking in the shadow of steep
cliffs we'll within French territorial
waters.
Her bow crumpled like an accor-
dion, as the torpedo smashed out
from shore and hit about 20 feet
abaft the stern, the destroyer headed
along the 3-mile line under her own
power and took refuge in Fort de
France, 10 miles away.
Casualties aboard the DESTROYER
are said to have been small. About
a dozen men are now in the hospital
at Fort de France.
The torpedos explosion into the
port side-the side toward shore
was preceded by no sight of sub
marine. Several of the crew saw a
wake trailing from shore only few
seconds before the torpedo struck
just forward of frame As, crumpling
about IS feet off the bow in a burst
Of flying deck steel.
Attack Seen From Shore.
The attack was so near to shore
that several hundred Martiniquais
had front-seat view from Capen-
rage.
Less than two hours after the at
tack, your correspondent saw the
destroyer rounding Pointo Negro
into Fort de France harbor, a long
line OF fuel oil trailing out astern
Riding on patrol with a Navy
bomber, he was able to see from the
air how the torpedo had torn away
the bow until, in silhouette, the de-
stroyer seemed to have been chopped
of just forward of the bridge. The
wounded flush-decker was making
10 knots or so as she headed into
Fort de France, holding to an even
keel and surprisingly not down at
the head.
A French government launch
scurried alongside as an escort until
the destroyer worked its way through
six French Oil tankers anchored in
the harbor and tied up to the Bearn
I'VE were heading south just out
side but close to the three mile
limit when the explosion came the
captain said. I'VE fired one shot
Evening star., 1942-05-27
DR.. Alfred Richards Dies;
Served as Army Surgeon

DR.. Alfred Richards, a lifelong
resident OF the District, died yes
terday at Providence Hospital after
a long illness.
He was the son of the late Alfred
Richards, prominent businessman
A graduate of Georgetown Univer-
sity medical school, DIR. Richards
did postgraduate work at Oxford
England, and had been a practicing
physician for As years. He served
as an Army surgeon during the
Spanish American War, and was at
one time a professor at Georgetown
University medical school.
DR.. Richards was medical officer
for the District Draft Board during
the First World War and was also
a surgeon for the District Police and
Fire Departments.
He is survived by a sister, Mrs.
Percival Padgett, and three BROTH
ers, Joseph and Arthur Richards of
Washington and Charles Richards
Of Cleveland, Ohio.
Funeral services will be held at
3:30 am. tomorrow at Lees funeral
Evening star., 1942-05-27

home, Fourth street and Massachu-
setts avenue NE. followed by requi-
EN- mass at 10 O'Clock at st. Peters
Catholic Church. Burial will be in
Arlington National Cemetery.
DR.. Richards made his home at
the Seward Apartments.
Evening star., 1942-05-27
Hume Wrong to Return
To Post in Ottuwo
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
OTTAWA, May I'll. o. Pear
son. Assistant Undersecretary of
State for external affairs, Is going
to Washington as Counselor of Le-
cation, the government announced
yesterday.
Hume Wrong, whom he succeeds,
will take Mr.. Pearson's post here.
Evening star., 1942-05-27

The war we're in Is the war to win.
Buy War bonds!
The Valley settler., 1942-09-04
Subscription rates: $1.00 per year
 by mail l.75 Single copy 10

The Solomon Islands do not look very important on the nap but holding then is very important to the Allies because of their locati on.a They nunbor Is large is- lands and four groups of small islands, with a total area of about 375 1000 square niles, according to World Almanac. Pop u1ation is around 100 1000 of which 600 are Europeans.
 Said housewife named Mrs. I. Budget,
 "We're 'scrinping,' but don't
 begrudge it,
 For by saving up more
 We'll help win the war
 At least, that's the way should
 judge it:
 U.s.Treasury The new leader of the British troops in Africa who refuses to be pushed around by the Natzis is Sc ot snan. That explains it.
 Some of us confused to which are the coabctont and the nonc onbatant units of the army and navy.
 The arms ere the conbatont units and include the infantry, cavalry, field arti1' lery, arlored force, coast artillery, air force, engineers and signal corps. The services or nonc oubatant units are the quarter7aaster corps, chemical warfare ser vice, finance, ordnance and medical depart nents and the corps of chaplains. ALL BRANCHES OF THE NAVY ARE CLASSIFIED AS CNi' BATANT.
 Walter Lippran says; Ut is a fa11acy to teach the people to believe that if prices are forbidden to rise, Bnflation has been prevented. It is much more inpor. tant to understand that frozen prices can not prevent imitation.
 The Chicago News says the Jap Is de- ter1ined character. He goes on wanting te save his face, even after seeing 1t in Am erican cartoons.
The Valley settler., 1942-09-04
ATTRACTIVE EXHIBITS AT All FAIR


 The first All Achievement Show, spon- eored by the Natanuska Valley Fair Assoc iation, was held in the Palmer Community Hall on Jednesday September 9, with a large number of exhibits in hone ics and gardening. The out utstanding dem- onstrations which picked at the All Rally Day given and all the girls enrolled in the clothing project took part in the Dress Revue in the afternoon. The agricultural exhibits wore judged by Don L. Irwin, superintendent of the Experi- ment Station, home onomice exh1blts were judged by Miss J. Hazel ZirmerIan, Territorial All club leader, and Miss Li1- lian anlicker of the Farm Security Admin tstration. All classes were judged on the be sis of blue, red, and white groups, each article being placed on it's individ- unl merit. 7ibbons and prizes will be mailed to exhibitors. The list of ex- hibits follows
 FRUITS CANNED; blue, Dorothy Huntley;red, Gayle Eckert, Bonnie Moore, Barbee Tossing, Virginia Hutte; white, Betty Lou Morrison, Peggy Hanson, Annie Sunrise, Jeanette Hen- mer.
 Vegetables. blue, Gayle Eckort, Annie Sum rise, Bonnie Moore, Betty Lou Rorrison; red, Olivia Painter, Bnrbee Tossing ,Jeen- nette Herraer, Virginia Hutte, Peggy Hnn- son, white ,Coro1ine Johnson, Ruth Johnson. FISH, blue, Gayle Eckert, Ruth Johnson, Caroline Johnson.
 MEAT, blue, Virginia Hutte; white, ,Peggy Hanson.
 J1M AND JELLY, blue, Olivia Painter, Annie Sunrise, Caroline Johnson, Ruth Johnson. JUICE, blue, Caroline Johnson, Ruth John son,
 PICKLES, blue, Ruth Johnson, Caroline Johnson.
 VEGETABLES POTATOES, blue, Lawrence Lamp, Pete Sand yik. Kent Sendvik, Lavon Nelson, Dick Jen- sen, red, Jim Monaghan, Gene iiorshal1' Vernon Jones, Donald Dinke1, Flo Alice Dinkel, Patsy Cooper, Loverne Hanann, Lou- ritz Loberg, Herbert Ising, George LcNeese; white, lilies Hyland, Gloria Smith, Ralph Hort on, Stanley Hort on, Dick Hodsdon, Allen Linn, Otto Peterson. CARROTS. blue, Catherine Joseph, Beverly Mnt Mancv Pi itka. Jennie Panchine.
The Valley settler., 1942-09-04
V A L L E " 5 E T T L E R

Publi shed every Friday at Palmer, Alas ka, by the Matanusko Valley Farmers Coop erating Association for the purpose of giving information and news of the Assoc iation's work, problems, acconp1i shnents, |, and news of local and general interest and to foster the cooperative spirit of the farmers of the Matanuska Valley.
Evening star., 1942-08-12
Soldier Newspapers Spring Up Over World
Under Cooperative Attitude of Army

what he pleases. Most of the jour-
mails published to date have been
quite consecutive, reminding one of
| country weeklies. Few local flirting
affairs escape their notice.
This journalistic boom has been
almost entirely spontaneous devel-
opment, but the Army has been
quick to recognize its value An ar
rangement has been worked out
whereby papers can be issued in ac-
tual theaters of operations, imme-
| diately behind the front lines. For
this a special kit has been prepared
"A mimeograph machine, type
writer. mimeograph paper, stencils
lettering guides, etc. There will be