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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
WORCESTER COUNTY IS
BEHIND In BOND SALE

Worcester County's quota for the
sale of War Bonds and Stamps for
the month of August is $4,000 which
is about $4,000 less than the quota
for July.
The people of the county are a
gain reminded of the Importance of
reaching this quota. 1t is far better
to exceed it than to fall down as
fighting equipment is needed, now,
more than ever.
Our boys cannot fight with bare
hands. They must have tanks to
maneuver over rough terrain; planes
to fly and bombs to drop over enemy
lines; guns to shoot and bayonets to
aim at the heart of the Axis. Wor-
cester County has made good start
but must keep on buying. Every
time a War Bond or Stamp is pur-
chased it puts deadly weapon a.
gainst the enemy in the hands of our
boys.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
LOCAL INTEREST
ATTACHED TO
PAPER ARTICLE
Norfolk Virginian-Pilot Reports
Mrs. E. B. Williams Winning
Years Club Membership

Of interest to Pocomoke people is
a clipping from the Norfolk-Virginia
Pilot in its issue of August 9Th as it
concerns a former Pocomokian, Mrs.
E. B. Williams, a resident of Front
Street who left several weeks ago to
Join her husband who is a member of
the Coast Guard, stationed at the
Norfolk base.
The article is as follows:
A group of Princess Anne County
residents selected the Thomas-Thalla
Civic League as the name of their
new community defense organization
last night at meeting at Marr's ban
quet hall and awarded Mrs. E. B..
Williams a years free membership
for having proposed the winning title.
Twenty-six names had been submit
ted.
Almost 20 persons attended the
second meeting last week and SIS turn
ed out last night. Officers expected
double that number at the next meet
ing, August p.
The urgent need for additional air
raid sirens was discussed and the
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
SUNDAY SERVICES IN
LOCAL TABERNACLE

Sunday night service at the Glad
Tidings Tabernacle will be held this
Sunday as usual. There has been no
meeting during the past month be-
cause Rev. Berg has been helping
Rev. E. R. Mallory in tent meetings
at Salisbury but Rev. Berg will be
preaching at the regular Sunday
night service this Sunday.
A very impressive service is held
each Tuesday night at the Tabernacle.
Special prayer is made in behalf of
our nation, political leaders, and all
men in the armed service. Each per-
son attending the meeting is asked
to bring a name on paper of some
man in the service. All these names
are read and remembered definitely
in prayer. The public is invited to
unite in this service.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
WOMAN'S
BODY FOUND in LAKE

The body of Mrs. William Hutch
ings, 23-year-old wife of a Salisbury
paint manufacturer, was recovered
from Stony Lake near her home in
Salisbury Monday after search of
two days.
Mrs. Hutchings drowned after she
slipped and fell from a boat Saturday
afternoon, DR.. L. A. Rademaker, Wi
comico County Medical Examiner,
said.
She was reported missing Sunday
morning when her husband discovered
a note on the kitchen table of their
home informing him that she had
gone fishing in the lake. Hutchings-
notified Sheriff Gordy after he dis
covered the note. The boat was found
in a cove where it had drifted and a
search Of the millpond, owned by
Hutchings, was instituted immediate
ly. Graphing continued until late
Sunday night but the body was not
recovered until about o'clock Mon
day morning.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
PRESTON Y. LAMBERTSON
DIED LAST WEDNESDAY

Preston V. Lambertson, Is, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Preston V. Lambertson,
died suddenly of heart attack on
Wednesday afternoon last. He had
been active up to the time of his
death, and was alone in his home
when his mother, from the yard,
heard a call followed by a fall. He
had died instantly.
Funeral services will be held to-
day (Friday) afternoon in the Good
viii Methodist Church, conducted by
Rev. John Whedbee assisted by Rev.
Charles Vokey; interment in the GEM
etery of the church. The bearers
are: Leland Mason, Robert Britting-
ham, Wilson Lambertson, Walter
Lambertson, Claude Ward and Joseph
Hill, Jr.
Besides his parents, young Lam
bertson is survived by brother, Ber-
nard Lambertson.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
GO.
TOCHINCOTEACUE.
MONDAY LAST
Partake OF One OF Capt. Win
der's SumptOus Repasts At
Channel Bass Inn
REV. HAROLD SMITH
SPEAKER OF EVENING

The Pocomoke Rotary Club, with
a few guests journeyed to Chincotea-
que on Monday evening last, and par
took of one of the famous meals at
the Channel Bass Inn, Capt. John
Winder, proprietor.
The members, in conformity to the
Governments gas regulations, were
conveyed to the Island in a school
bus driven by Mr.. Ionic P. Outten.
The trip was made in a downpour of
rain, but the deluge had eXpend-
ed itself by the time the party ar
rived, thus adding to the pleasure Of
the evening.
The guests of the evening were:
w. M. Clarke, of Chincoteague; Guy
S. Hicks, successor to William H.
Walters, as local manager of the c.
and P. Telephone office; Godfrey B.
Child; J. Edward Armstrong, of Glen
burnie, Md; William H. Walters, for
mer club member and Rev. Harold
Smith, of Elizabeth, N. j., speaker of
the evening.
Mr.. Smith is no stranger to the
Pocomoke Rotarians. He has, more
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
BETTY MARINE
LOSES HER LIFE
IN AUTO CRASH
Was Daughter OF A. S. Marine
Esq, Of Cambridge, And
Well known In City

Monday morning papers carried an
account Of a fatal automobile acct
dent in which the victim was Miss
Betty Marine, 26, Of Cambridge, Md.
Miss Marine was the daughter of
A. Stengle Marine, Esq, and the late
Mrs. Marine Before her marriage
Mrs Marine was Miss Emma Mills,
the daughter of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
James Mills. Mrs Mills, before her
marriage was Miss Lille Young,
daughter of the late Mr. and Mrs.
James H. Young. Therefore, both on
her fathers and her mothers side
Mrs. Marine was widely related and
had many relatives and friends in
this section. These read with deep
regret the story Of the tragic death
of Miss Marine.
A Stengle Marine, is also well
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
MRS. S. MARSHALL
DIED MONDAY in
CREENBACKVILLE
Deceased Was IS Years Of Age
And Formerly Resided
In This County

Mrs. Sadie A. Marshall, widow of
William T. Marshall, of Greenback-
vile, Va, died Monday last at the
home of her son, S. Herbert Marshall.
She was SIS years of age and sue
cumbed after a weeks illness.
The deceased was born in Balti-
more, the daughter of the late Rev.
and Mrs. Samuel P. Johnson. She
spent the larger portion of her life
in Accomack County, Va, and in
Worcester County, Maryland. She
was active in church work, her labors
being confined to Methodist Church
in Horntown, Va, and in Pocomoke,
in both of which places she was a
resident.
Mrs. Marshall is survived by two
sons: Howard j. Marshall, of Rich
mond, Va; and Herbert Marshall, of
Greenbackville, Va; by sister, Mrs.
F. G. Weaver, and brother, William
F. Johnson, both of Baltimore; by
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
CHARGE AGAINST
HASTINGS HAS
BEEN DROPPED
Receivers Know OF No Act
Which Would Justify Issue
OF Warrant To Arrest
CHARGES AGAINST PRUITT
FILED BY THE AUDITORS

States Attorney William G. Kerbin
said this week that he had with
drawn warrant charging Franklin
S. Hastings, Berlin poultryman, with
embezzlement and larceny, but as
serted he would carry the case to the
October grand jury.
Kerbin said the warrant against
Hastings, charging him with embez-
element and larceny Of $1,000 in con-
nection with the failure of the Agar
Poultry Farms Corporation, had
been dismissed at the request of re-
ceivers Of the firm.
The receivers told him, Kerbin said,
that they knew of no act "by Mr..
Hastings which justified the issuance
of a warrant for his arrest"
Kerbin said he told the receivers
attorneys, John S. Whaley and John
L. Sanford, Jr., that pending grand
jury action lin view of their state
ment to me, l see no reason to pro-
coed further under the warrant which
was sworn against Mr.. Hastings"
Calvin P. Pruitt, also of Berlin,
partner of Hastings in the Agar COM
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
FRESH AIR TOTS
HAVE RETURNED
TO new YORK
PocOmOke People Can Feel Sure
Their Humanitarian Eff
forts Produced Results

The Fresh Air Children Of New
York have returned to their homes
after having spent two delightful
weeks in Pocomoke.
That they had a good time was
evidenced by the way they gained
in weight and health during the two
short weeks they were entertained in
Pocomoke and sponsors may feel that
their humanitarian efforts were JUS
titled according to reports Of Mrs.
George S. Bunting, local chairman,
who came in frequent contact with
them and heard their glowing ac-
counts Of the entertainment part Of
the program and the many good
things they bad to eat,
Pocomoke people who sponsored
the two weeks vacation for these
youngsters are: Mr. and Mrs. c. E.
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
SIGN
FOR FOE PLANES
A COINCIDENCE
Markers On Eastern Shore Of
Virginia Explained Empty
Sacks In The Field
INVESTIGATED BY THE
WAR DEPARTMENT

A purported sign for enemy planes,
found on the Eastern Shore of Vir-
ginia, has been explained as a coin
cidence and the War Department has
begun an investigation of its own
story of arrows" pointing out vital
defenses.
General Hugh A. Drum, command
ing the Eastern Defense Command
with Headquarters at New York, has
announced the investigation. The As
ISOLATED Press quoted his statement
as saying the story originated at
Mitchell Field, N. Y, Mitchell Field,
in turn, declared that the story and
pictures about the markers were APP
proved in writing by the Bureau of
Public Relations of the War Depart
ment
The Washington Evening Star,
identified the farm, on the Eastern
Shore of Virginia, where one of the
''signs to the enemy" were photo
graphed. The Star said:
Empty sacks strung out in an
open field in the form of figure 49,
with the tail pointing to plane
factory were determined to be moth
ing more deadly than some fertilizer
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
STEEL CELL IS
INSTALLED IN
LOCAL LOOKUP
Demands On City's Free Quar-
ters, Necessitate Enlarg-
ing Accommodations
POLICE REPORT GRADUAL
DECREASE OF TROUBLES

The Mayor and City Council have
found it necessary to install a new
cell in the lookup. Business has so
increased that the accommodations in
the old fire engine house have not
been equal to the demand.
The patrons of the city's free
night lodging apartments have been
chiefly those of the colored popula-
ton. These have been enjoying the
fruits of their labor in the fields,
and some have been enjoying them
to a degree which was not always
to their advantage. Many have land
ed in the prison house, and some
times battered up by rough, but nee
essary handling by the police.
In resentment to what they may
have believed to be more than their
just due Of punishment, it is re-
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
FORMER EMPLOYE IN
THIS PLANT in SERVICE

Charles Roger, former linotype OPP
orator in the plant of the Worcester
Democrat, is now at Scott Field,
and is in training at the Air
Force Technical School, where he will
receive an intensive course in radio
operating and mechanics to fit him
for duty as a member of a fighting
bomber crew.
During his training period Private
Roger will be tested by experts as to
aptitudes for special types of work,
and when his course is finished he
will be sent to more advanced train
ing centers which are part of the vast
network of technical training COM
mand schools under Maj. Gen. Walter
R. Weaver. Upon graduation he will
be well qualified for duty as an ex-
pert radio operator or technician
wherever his services are required by
the Army Air Forces.
Scott Field, known throughout the
services as the radio University of
the Air Forces" is located six miles
from Belleville, ILL.,, in the Looking
Glass Country, immortalized by
Charles Dickens. Formerly train
ing ground for aviators in World War
1, it is now devoted exclusively to the
production of radio operators and me-
chanics.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
DOUBLE-HEADER AT PO-
COMOKE BALL GROUNDS

There will be double-header base
ball game played between the Girls
field ball team and the Pocomoke ball
team, at the old Eastern Shore Lea
que ball park at Clarke Avenue ex-
tended on Sunday afternoon, August
10th. The first of these games will
start at 100.
The Pocomoke ball club have been
having good games played in their
park and the conclusion is drawn that
another good showing will be made
by them on Sunday against the Girls
field aggregation.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
Operative
HAS ENDORSED
LEON A. ANDRUS
His Candidacy Seems To Have
Been Started In Crisfield
Fishermen's Meeting

L. A. Andrus, of Queenstown, can
didate for Congress from the East
ern Shore of Maryland, announced
that he had received the endorsement
of The Eastern Shore Milk Produc-
ers Cooperative, supporting both his
past performances and his political
platform designed to aid their men,
bership.
In commenting on his endorsement,
Mr.. Andrus said: "The dairymen of
our Eastern Shore, as l know from
long and painful experience, have al
ways had special unsolved problems,
many of a political nature. Now,
and for many years to come these
problems will become more acute. L
believe my knowledge of, and long
association with these problems will
be most helpful in the solution of
them when l am elected to Congress.
My future constituents apparently
subscribe to this same belief. 1t is
most gratifying to me that they have
so expressed themselves and l pledge
myself not to let them down."
Mr.. Andrus is farmer, fisherman,
and publisher. He was made presi-
dent of the American Waterfoods AS
ISOLATION because of his legislative
CONTINUED on page 10)
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
Issue Of Aug. goth
To Feature Schools

The issue of Friday, August
28th of the Worcester Demo
crat" viii be devoted to the
needs and interests Of the
school boy and girl and the col
lege student. 1t viii stress the
Importance of Americas youth
returning to school and college
smartly dressed as ever. Edi-
torials, news features, pictures
and advertisements will carry
out this idea.
This will be an about in our
effort to make this edition at
tractive and of deep interest to
pupils and parents alike.
Those wishing to run adver-
tisements in this issue are ask
ed to get their copy to this
paper not later than August
oath. Any news items relative
to young people entering or re-
turning to college this year
will be greatly appreciated.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
HORSEMEN FOR
COAST PATROL
MUCH NEEDED
Plan To Form A Coast Guard
Auxiliary Force Of Riders
Maintaining Mounts

Horsemen: Your Attention, Please
Volunteers are needed to patrol our
Atlantic Seaboard, to aid the Coast
Guard in it's eternal watch for the
saboteur and the invader that comes
"stealthily and by night"
If you are able to volunteer or de-
sire more information on any of the
following three possible phases of
the work hereinafter outlined, please
get in touch with the office of The
MARYLAND Horse, Immediately. We
viii TRY to supply you with the in
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
The democrat" Is
Very Much Enjoyed

Here's a tribute to the
Democrat" from one Of the
boys who are fighting for
Uncle Sam:
400 SIS Moody Field,
Valdosta, Ga.
Dear Editor:
l get the Democrat" every
Sunday, A. NJ, and must say l
find it most interesting of all
papers. May l take the pleas
ure Of thanking all employees
and owner Of the worcester
Democrat" for being so nice to
me. Love, luck, and happiness
to all.
A loving soldier,
Gordon Sturgis, P. F. c.
The Democrat" appreciates
this expression of approval and
enjoyment of its reading mat
ter. 1t will be the effort of the
publisher to continue sending it
to the boys in uniform, until the
fearful was is over; and may
the end come soon!
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
AMBER LIGHTS
LESS ATTRACTIVE
TO ALL INSECTS
This Color Will Reduce The
Number Of Insects APP
prOXimately 500

AS a red light is warning of dan
ger to humans, 50, instinctively, pes
tiferous night insects slow their APP
proach at red light. While green
is the signal for people to go ahead,
blue calls the midges to their highest
degree of activity. These are two of
the conclusions of experimental work
Continued on Page 100
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
REV. ROY M. SHOAF IN
PRESBYTERIAN CHURCH

The Rev. Roy M. Shoaf, of Trenton,
New Jersey, will preach in Pitts
Creek Presbyterian Church, this city,
Sunday morning, August 10th at II
o'clock.
Friends and members of the church
both here and Beaver Dam are in
vited to hear Rev. Mr.. Shoaf as no
services will be held at the latter
place.
Mr. Shoaf graduated from Prince
ton in May of this year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-08-14
SENATOR D. G. ROE TO
BROADCAST WEDNESDAY

On Wednesday next, August 10,
at 12:45 P. M. Hon. Dudley G. Roe,
candidate for Congress, will broad
cast from the Salisbury station. Be
sure to hear him.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-19
State Safety
to be Decided

Lansing, Mich, Jan. 10 -INS-
rhe state legislature was to meet
this afternoon TO provide funds
for the protection OF Michigan's
vital war industries against sabo-
tage and its people with safely ia.
cilities in the event OF enemy at
tack.
Gov. Murray D. Van Wagner
has indicated the session will be
limited to discussion OF war prob
lens and leaders OF both parties
promised that political issues will
not enter the special meeting.
Major bill In the war program
the governor was expected to sub
NIT in a speech before a joint ses-
sion OF both houses was a $1,000
900 appropriation to add 5000 men
to the Michigan state troops and to
finance civilian defense activities.
This would swell the ranks OF the
troops 10 1900.
With the state faced with the
difficult task OF protecting defense
and utility plants communication
and transportation lines, the gov
ernor also was expected to ask an
additional 100000 to provide the
state police with more equipment.
Observers anticipated that the
states chief executive would ask
that handling OF the special funds
be left to the administrative board.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-19
COMMITTEE WILL
TRY COMP R0M|SE
ON PRICE PLANS
Agricultural Amendments to
be Hardest Nuts
TO Crack
MINCR DIFFERENCES
SAID TO BE SETTLED
Farmers Not Asking Special
Privileges According
to Organizations

Washington, Fan. l9-UP- The
Senate.House conference commit
tee today faces the difficult task .
compromising the major conflicts
in the contrasting versions OF the
pending price control bill.
The hardest nuts to crack will be
those amendments pertaining TO
agricultural prices. Last night II
farm organizations came to the
support OF those amendments.
Farmers are not asking for spe
cial privileges" the farm organiza
lions said" >. All We ask is
assurance OF conditions which will
enable us to plan for. to finance,
and to produce the crops expected
OF us"
The conferees have settled all
minor differences in the bill which
has been before Congress since last
summer. The four major diffe =
cHCSS WHICH must NC COIl ~ OHllSSu
II the bill is to become law are:
/. A provision to enforce price
control through a modified licens-
ing system which was rejected by
the House despite Administration
requests but placed in the bill by
the Senate.
2. A House provision. rejected
by the Senate to create a five-man
BOARD to which appeals can be
taken from the administrator 5
ce rulings.
3. A series Of Senate amend.
ments designed to restrict authori-
ty TO fix ceilings on agricultural
commodities.
4. A House prov ision which
would permit the price administra-
tor to buy and sell domestic COM
modities as a means OF controlling
prices and Senate provision
which would permit the admins
traitor to buy and sell commodities
without restriction.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-01-19
First National
Plans Pay-Off

The First National Bank OF fpsi'
lanti will begin distribution Tuesday
of the sixth and final dividend oil
6.39 per cent in the receiver quar-
ters in the National Bank w. S. Rit-
man. receiver, announced today.
This distribution Will amount TO
approximately $135,O000 and with
previous distributions OF So per cent
makes a total OF 71S9 per cent or
more than s1.500,000 paid to credit
ors OF this bank. In addition, a five
per cent payment was made avail
able to depositors during the bank
ing holiday OF 1888.
All persons who have proven
claims against the bank may call at
the receivers quarters to obtain the
final payment and the hours OF dis
tribution will be from 9 a. m. to 8
D. m. daily. except on Wednesday
when the hours will be from 3 a. m.
to IL noon. Claimants should bring
their receivers certificate with them
as they must be surrendered when
this final payment is received. Per
sons unable TO call at the receiver 5
quarters may mail their certificates
to the receiver. and the dividend
checks will be forwarded 10 them
after receipts have been signed and
returned.
The final payment has been made
possible because OF an agreement
between the State OF Michigan and
the Comptroller OF Currency which
permits Mr.. Ritman to proceed
with the final dividend payment and
termination OF this receivership
The payment could not be made un
til a decision had been rendered by
the United States Supreme Court In
the suit OF the State Of Michigan
VS.. B. c. Schram. receiver of First
National Bank. Detroit. ct al. II
which the state was attempting un
der its escheat laws to reach an
draw down dividends on dormant
accounts.
Nh Ritman announces that II vii
be important that creditors call tol
this final payment promptly as the
receivership will be terminated II
about four weeks and all undeliv
cred dividend checks will be for
warded to the Comptroller OF Cur
rency in Washington. D. C. Their
all claimants must correspond with
the office Of the Comptroller OF Cur
rency in order to obtain theil
checks.
Many pc sons have heretofore
filed claims and received only tht
first or second dividends. falling Il
call for subsequent dividends. These
persons will receive all undelivereC
checks due them from previous dis
tributions when thew call for THU
sixth final payment, Mr.. Ritman an
nounces.