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Evening star., 1942-09-20
Prince Georges Schools Plan
Courses in Pre-FEght Training

High school students in Prince
Georges County, Maryland, who de-
sire to become aviation cadets will
have the advantage of instruction
in pre-flight aeronautics to be Of
fered in county schools for the Agst
time this fall.
The training, which will be given
in conjunction with mathematics
and science courses. has been
touched on only incidentally be-
fore" according to superintendent
of Schools Nicholas Orem.
Air-minded students taking the
course will learn the fundamentals
of airplane construction, how air
planes are controlled on the ground
and in the air, how communication
is maintained with ground forces
and principles of airplane naviga-
ton.
Another course, to be given in
county night schools for the first
time, will teach citizenship to ap-
plicants for naturalization The
course will be offered at any schools
where 10 students can be obtained
In addition, Mr.. Orem said he
will attempt to obtain volunteer
instruction in citizenship for per-
sons living in isolated communities
Despite a shortage OF teachers in
physical education and shop in high
schools, Mr.. Orem said he hoped
to continue to have these two SUBJ
jects offered in the schools during
the coming school term.
1--WE don't intend to drop any OF
these subjects If we can help it,
Mr.. Orem emphasized. We'll prob
ably have to tell teachers to double
up as well as to employ teachers
with provisional teaching certif1-
Gates"
While nine of the 10 new schools
being built in the county are vir-
tually completed, Mr.. Orem pointed
out that the situation in Greenbelt
is 'far from satisfactory.
Approximately 200 new children
Evening star., 1942-09-20

of the goals, Mr.. Garner explains.
The writer's group also hopes to
develop creative writing.
There are no attendance fees and
lecturers donate their time and ef-
forts. Each lecture series will con-
sist of one class period a week run
ming from September 23 to Deem
her 5. The subject matters and
lecturers are:
Mechanics of Writing" Milton
Plumb; Article Writing for Money"
Miss Lucy Salamanca; Survey Of
Literature of India" DR.. Horace
Poleman; Survey Of Germanic
Literature" Max Lederer. and IN
depreciation and Writing of Poetry" J."
kenton Kilmer.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

ter Sharon we're birthday dinner
guests Sunday at the J. l.. Edwards
home.
Mrs. J. L. Edwards and daughter
Mrs. Robert Tomlinson visited Mrs.
Kenneth Edwards and infant son,
Paul Allen, Thursday afternoon at
the St. Joseph Mercy Hospital,
Ann Arbor.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Herzog
and Roy Cook. Ann Arbor. were
Sunday supper guests OF Mr.. and
Mrs. Bird Heath
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Fleck and
two daughters visited at the Clar'
ence Cline home Sunday evening.
Mrs. Harrison Smell spent Satur-
day evening with her daughter Mrs.
Willard Smith and infant daughter
born April "a at their home 70
Ypsilanti.
Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Newman came
after Mrs Lille Grams. daughter,
Miss Gladys and granddaughter
Miss Vera Grams Sunday morning
they took them TO church services
in Maybee and entertained them at
their home for dinner and the after
noon
Alfred Torrey. Rockford, and Mr..
and Mrs. Jack Sweet were sunday
dinner guests OF their sister and
hus band, Mr. and Mrs. James
/ Miller.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
Horse Thieves Caught
After Three day Search

BLYTHE. Gait P Coincident
with the fading Of the horseless
carriage from the American scene
in wartime came the report of the
first case OF horse.stealine here in
years.
Deputy sherifs Jess Ullom and
Lee Hickey finally arrested two
youths after three-day search in
which ayiators, motorists, cowboys,
and peace officers participated.
Alex Sapwell started the search
when he reported the theft of his
strawberry roam saddle horse
The land of desert and cowboy s
Is still wild, but Deputy Sheriff
Ullom called on both automobiles
and airplanes to assist in catching
the thieves.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
Old Time Cattle Driving
Still Exists In Oklahoma

PAWHUSKA Okla.-UP- The
old-style cattle drive is coming
back i'm Oklahoma.
In the Usage cattle country
ranchers are osce NOR. reverting
to The trail drivers to move cattle
to simmer ranges instead OF trans
porting them by trucks as they
have done in the past few years.
THREATENING, which affects Sc
riously the huge livestock trailer
trucks. is the reason for renewal
OF custom that includes eating
from a tin plate near a campfire.
and bedding down the herds at
nightfall TO the tune Of cowboy bal
lads
Only difference in the modern
trail drive and the kind old-timers
tell about is that a motorized divi.
sion transports feed for the herds
each night. Otherwise, it's the same
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

as when cowboys went on a spring
drive that lasted until late summer.
The Blanton and Everest JH
drive was comparatively short
about 60 miles. But the trip took
four days and during two of those
days 1t rained The young cowboys
missed a warm bed and the solace
of a radio. but old.timers started
"reminiscences of drives spiced with
cattle rustlers. Indian raids and
some OF the damndest weather
ever"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

LONDON-AP-Sir Archibald Sin
clair, secretary of state for air, told
cheering House of Commons to-
day that Britains bombing policy,
exemplified by raids on Lubbock
and Rostock, remained the same as
always, TO destroy the enemy ca
pacity to make war
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

M and Mrs. Paul Zieske, daugk-
ter Pauline May and Mrs. Laura
Grassley were Sunday dinner guests
Of Mr. and Mrs Loyal Grassley. Mr.
and Mrs. Howard Bard were eve
ming visitors.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Zintz. Mr..
and Mrs. Leo Sutherland and chill
dren. Detroit were sunday dinne-
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Tit
tiger.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leo Long and son
Johnnie, Milan, visited Mr.. ana
Mrs. Charlie Hammond and family,
Sunday evening.
Sunday evening MI and Mrs. Syl-
van kanitZ visited his mother, MIS-.
Sarah kanitz who is confined TO her
home in Milan with broken right
arm
Mrs. Grace Mann, daughter Mrs.
Helen King and thee little daugh-
+ tets Bowling Green, Ohio. spes<
from Saturday until Monday mora
/ ing With Mrs. MAINS sis,er and
family Mr.. and Mrs. Harry H.
/ Cline and z andsOn, Ralph har. s.
Tom Mclaughlin. dau hers. Nir
ginia and MarJory, ana ellie Rob
/ erts, Detroit, were Sunday guest
at the Cline home. Nh ami Mrs
Ralph Cine We're supper and afte.
noon que Is.
Nj and Mrs. Howard Bard spent
I Sunday with relatives at Battle
/ Greek. Mr. Bard retu ned to h.
government duties at Buffalo, Mon
day.
Miss Eda Beck. Ann Arbor, and
Miss Agnes Beck, Detroit. spent
the week end with their parents
! Mr.. and Ms. Andre Beck.
Mr. and Mrs. Donald Edwards
sons Richard McNell and Dennis
Dale. Mr.. and MS. Robert Tomlin-
> son, Kenneth Edwards and daugh
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
PRIVATE LIEUTENANT
Central Press Phonephoto

FORT SILL, Okla.-INS-It's no
gag-there is a Private Lieuten-
ant Tommie Jones" in the Fort Sill
Reception Center. He's a 80 year
cid recruit from Akmulgee, Okla.
homa. He arrived here last week
end When interviewed by the
classification section. he disclosed
that his bonifide first name is
Lieutenant. his middle name is
"Tommie' and his last name IL
Jones"
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
RECALLS LINCOLN IN A BOAT

DENNIS. Mass.-UP-Cap'n Ell
jah Eldridge. SO. this villages old.
est resident, says his most vivid
recollection Is seeing President
Abraham Lincoln riding in a small
boat that was being towed down
the James River in Virginia by a
Steamboat.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
WORKERS BUY WAR BONDS

ST. PAUL. Minn.-UP-Minneso
Ia state employees are contributing
more than $4,000 monthly for the
purchase of defense bonds Gov
Harold f. Stassen disclosed that
5.222 state employees have siened
payroll deduction pledges ayerag
ing $685. a month.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
Comeback OF Five Players
Raises Hopes of Tennis Team

CORVALLIS. Ore-UP - Boil.
stored by the return OF FIVE OF last
seasons six lettermeu. Oregon
Stare tennis team hopes 10 fare
better than IT'S fourth-place rating
last year
Veterans include Ken Hedberg.
Hal Ragby. Bob DOwnie. Dick Hal
lock and Bob Bruckart
The northern division champion
ship will be played May % at Pull.
man. Wash.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
Fathers. Sons Banquet

There will be a father and son
banquet at the London Church Fri
day evening. May l. Speakers will
include Rev William Shaw. pastor
of Baptist Church Ypsilanti. Ernest
Chapelle. superintendent OF Ypsi.
lanti schools. and J. II. Turnbull,
Lincoln School. All fathers and sons
are invited to attend the banquet
sponsored by the Men Of London.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
Turkey. A Year-Round
Meat Dish In Colorado

SALT LAKE CITY. Utah-UP-
Turkey has become year-around
meat dish and the industry in Utah
and Idaho is assuming the impor,
lance OF cattle and sheep raising
Thousands Of persons are en-
ployed annually IN the two states
m the turk ey.raisins cycle OF hatch
ing. feeding. ranging killing. pro-
cessing and shipping
And a new term has entered
western talk. Before It was only
sheep herders and cowboys Now
turkey herder' has been added.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

BREVARD, n. CAP A fire
which burned over thousands OF
acres in the Pisgah National Forest
was believed under control today,
but a huge blaze was rampant in
the woods of Caldwell. Watauga
and Wilkes Counties
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
CULTS COMMISSION

Lansing, Mich. Apr So ms -
Gov Murray d. Van Wagner has
accepted with reg e. the res
ignation Of John ". Libcke. De
troit as chairman Of the state tax
commission.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
At First Aid Glasses

Quite number from Barnes,
Raleighyille and Fryburg Districts
are attending first aid classes at
Milan each Wednesday evening AZ
$50 p. m. Other districts OF London
Township are attending the first
aid classes at Maybee each Monday
evening.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

san FRANCISCO-AP- A re.
port that three French cruisers
have arrived at Madagascar from
D1kar was received here by the
Melbourne Australia. radio
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

WASHINGTON AP - Major
General Charles H. Bonesteel OF the
United States Army has taken over
from British Major General Henry
Osborne Curtis as commander OF
all United Nations forces in Ice
land.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
London
PRAYER MEETING

London, Mich, APR. 3O-London
prayer meeting will be held Thurs
day evening, April 80, at the G.. A.
Bird home.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
W.s.c.s. To Meet

The London WSC.S. will meet
Thursday May T. at the church Pot.
luck lunch will be served az noon.
Members plan to sew quilt blocks
al the meeting
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

Twenty-three relatives met at the
new home OF Mr.. and Mrs Howard
Underdahl and son Larry, Ostrander
Road, for a housewarming Sunday
afternoon. A potluck lunch was
served They were presented with
TWO tables.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

Mrs C. W. Cline was i'll last week
with influenza and streptococcus in
lection.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30

Responsibility for the crash Of
tube train at Jersey City, n. J.,
in which five persons were killed
and more than 200 injured, has
been pinned on Motorman Louis
A. Vierbuchen by police. The
trainman is shown above as he
was arraigned on charges Of man.
slaughter and being drunk on
duty.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-04-30
Attend Achievement DAY

Attend Achievement Day
Mrs. Oliver Atchison. Mrs. Fred
Helzerman. Mrs. Robert Prieskorn,
Mrs. Journey Brabant, Mrs. Gilbert
Darling. Mrs. Jack Downing, Mrs.
Stanley Binicki. and Miss Vera
Grams attended the Extension Club
Achievement Day in Maybee Tues
day.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
WESTERN UNION
IS AIDING IN THE
SALE OF STAMPS
The Stamps viii Be Sold In De-
nominations Of 10, 25,
And Fifty Cents

ITO aid the Government in selling
United States Defense Savings
Stamps, Western Union is placing
these stamps on sale at 5000 public
telegraph offices throughout the U. S.
Local employees of Western Union
have been instructed in the sale of
the stamps and have indicated their
enthusiastic cooperation, it was an
nounced by w. C. Vincent, local man
ager of the Telegraph Company. The
stamps will be sold in denominations
of 10, 25, and so cents.
Secretary of the Treasury Nor
genthau expressed his appreciation of
this action by the Telegraph Company
in the following telegram to President
A. N. Williams of Western Union:
owe at the Treasury Department
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
LOCAL CHAPTER,
OF RED CROSS
HOLDS MEETING
Production Chairman Reports
All Garments For The Vic
Tins Of The War
CHECK FOR $14OO is
SENT TO B. T. TRUITT

The Pocomoke Branch of The Wor-
cester County Chapter of the Ameri-
can Red Cross met at the home of
the chairamn, Mrs. r. Lee Hall on
Wednesday afternoon, January 21st
at 2.3O pm. Mrs. Hall called the
meeting to order, and introduced the
following chairman whom she has re-
Gently appointed,-Mrs. Ralph Led
mum, chairman of the Committee on
Red Cross Home Nursing; Mrs. Louis
Llewelyn, chairman of Home Service;
Mrs. Earl Merrill, chairman of Can
teen Corps; Mrs. Lester Kirby, chair
man of First Aid for Women; Mrs.
Joseph Stevenson, Staff Assistant;
Continued on Page s.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
LOCAL ROTARY
MEMBERS VISIT
SALISBURY CLUB
District Governor Pays Official
Visit. DIR. Ellis Speaker
OF The Evening

Messrs. B. F. Walters, R. Harlan
Robertson, Ralph A. Ross, Joseph c.
Stevenson, and Edward J. Clarke,
members of the local Rotary club,
visited the Salisbury Rotarians on
Thursday of last week, the Salisbury
meeting being held in the high school
building.
The special attraction of the eve
ming was the presence of District
Governor Chester M. Landon, of Hun
tingdon, Pa, Governor Landon is on
his official visitations and is kept
quite busy, since he says he thinks
the Governors would do well if they
made more than one visit to each club
and he is trying to do just that.
In his speech, the Governor con-
fined himself to relating just what he
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
PARSLEY MAN
HEADS DISTRICT
PURITAN CLUB
District F Includes Seven Clubs
On Shore OF Maryland
And Virginia

At the annual convention of Ruri-
tan National, held each year at Rich
mond during the First part of Janu-
airy, Raleigh Hobbs of Parksley was
appointed District Governor for seven
clubs here on the Shore of Maryland
and Virginia. This district is known
as District F.
Mr.. Hobbs is a successful business
man from Parksley, Virginia. He sue
ceeds Mr.. Francis Pop Rogers, To-
cal Vocational Agriculture Teacher.
Mr.. Hobbs was born near Powells-
vile, Maryland near the turn of the
Century. He has been connected with
the candy business in Parksley since
early 1882. Known to his many
friends as "Drop-Stitch", Hobbs has
taken an active part in many of the
civic activities in his community. He
helped organize his own Ruritan Club
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
DR.. GRANVILLE ADAMS
MARRIAGE ANNOUNCED

Cards are out announcing the mar
rage of DR.. Granville Quinn Adams
to Miss Constance Stacy Baker, eli
Monday last in Houston, Texas; the
announcement being made by Miss
Julia Powell Brown, aunt of the bride.
DR.. and Mrs. Adams will be at home
February 5, at Houston.
DR.. Adams is the son Of Mrs. A, G.
Adams, of Pocomoke, and the late
Mr.. Adams. He is graduate of the
local high school, afterwards attend
ing st. Johns College and Johns Hop
kins University, FROM both of which
he was graduated with honors. He
has very successfully followed his
profession and has done some notable
work in the line of surgery.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
SERGEANT TILCHMAN Is
BURIED In SALISBURY

Staff Sergeant David Clyde Thigh
man, one of fifteen Air Corps ferry
command filters killed in a TWA air
liner crash in Nevada January 10Th,
is the first veteran of World War
No. 2 to be buried on the Eastern
Shore.
The body of the Snow Hill youth
was sent to his home in Snow Hill
where funeral services were held
Wednesday at 2 p. IN, and burial made
in Parsons cemetery, Salisbury.
The Salisbury Post of the Ameri-
can Legion joined the Snow Hill Post
in military funeral.
An iron cross, used to mark graves
of veterans, will be erected.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
NEGRO MURDERED LAST
SUNDAY, BEAVER DAM

Deputy Sheriff Crawford Hillman
was called to Beaver Dam Sunday
morning shortly after l o'clock to ar
rest a negro accused of fatally shoot
ing another negro. The victim was
Paul Jacobs, 80 year old negro, who
died instantly after being shot in the
left breast, allegedly, by Sam Holly,
55 year old negro, both employees of
the Fleming Lumber Company at
Beaver Dam.
No reason was given for the shoot
ing. Sheriff Hillman and Chief of
Police Arthur Birmingham went to
the negroes home and found him a.
sleep, apparently undisturbed by the
shooting. The shot gun was lying by
his side.
He was brought to town, lodged in
Jail and given a preliminary hearing
before Magistrate Price in Snow Hill
on Thursday.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
POLICE OFFICER SAVES
LIFE OF YOUNG WOMAN

Salisbury police officers probably
saved the life of a young woman
who, on Sunday evening, slashed her
wrists in a hotel room in that city.
According to Sgt. Carl Wilson, the
young woman, Mary Elizabeth Jonn-
son, of Mansfield, Ohio, saleswoman
for an Ohio Photographic studio,
slashed her wrist with q razor blade,
then ran from her room to the hotel
lobby where she tainted.
Officer Lands Dennis, who was in
the hotel lobby, instantly gripped her
wrist, stopping the squirt of blood and
she was rushed to the Peninsula Gen
eral Hospital where she was treated
and later discharged.
Police said she declined to give any
reason for her act.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
DATES ASSIGNED FOR
DEPUTY TAX SERVICE

"The Democrat" has been advised
that arrangements have been made
to assign deputy collectors of Inter
nal Revenue to various sections and
communities throughout the District
of Maryland for the purpose of as
sisting taxpayers in filing income tax
returns for the calendar year 1871.
The dates assigned to Salisbury are
from February 16 to March Is, the
deputy to be in the Post Office build
ing.
To Princess Anne, February 4, in
the Court House.
To Snow Hill, February Z, Post Of
flee building.
To Pocomoke City, February 6,
Post Office building.
To Berlin, February 9, Post Of
flee building.
To Ocean City, February 10, Fire
mems Hall.
To Crisfield, February 6, Post Of
flee building.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
TWO COURSES TO
BE STARTED OF
IMPORTANCE
One In Nutrition And One In
Home Nursing Under Di-
rectiOn OF The Red Cross

Within a few weeks two new cour-
ses, one in nutrition and one in Home
Nursing will be started under the di-
rection of the American Red Cross.
Both of these are important in war
time and practical in peace time as
well.
The nutrition course will be given
by Miss Mabel Jones under the chair
manship of Mrs. Earn Merrill. This
will be a twenty-four hour course with
classes of two hours each. Those
wishing further particulars are asked
to telephone Mrs. Merrill at Pocomoke
1872 or 1O7.
Mrs. Ralph Lednum is chairman
of the Home Nursing, which will be
taught by Mrs. Larkin. This course
Continued on Page g.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
A. And P. COMPANY TO
ASSIST In STAMP SALE

The Great Atlantic and Pacific Tea
Company has completed arrange
ments fer facilitating the voluntary
purchase of defense bonds by employ
es through pay check deductions, John
A. Hartford, president of the COM
pany, announced today. The company
has approximately $4,000 full time
employees in the United States.
Under the plan employees may au-
thorize deductions from their pay
checks and the bonds will be issued
through Federal Reserve banks and
post-offices. The company will de-
duct the money each week and pur-
chase the bonds. The bonds will then
be mailed to the employee purchasers.
The plan encourages the purchase
of bonds by simplifying the procedure
whereby employees may make a sys-
tematic contribution to the nations
war effort and at the same time es-
tablish a reserve fund for the future.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
FEBRUARY NINTH
DATE SET FOR
SAVING time
On That Date The Clocks Will
Be Set Up One Hour For
Duration Of The War

This community will go on day
light saving time with the rest of the
nation on February 9Th, to conserve
electricity for Americas great war
effort.
President Roosevelt signed the day
light saving bill January goth, and
at 200 a. m. local time on February
9Th the clocks will be set up one hour
for the duration of the war. Though
the bill applies only to interstate COM
merce activities and the Federal Gov
eminent, it is expected that the new
time will be observed by most of the
nation. The bill signed January goth
CONTINUED on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
VICTORY GARDEN
SCHOOL TO Be IN
COUNTY, FEB. 4
w. r. Ballard Will Give Practi-
cal Points On Planting Var
iOus Sized Plots
MORNING AND AFTERNOON
SESSIONS AT 10 AND 1870

AS part Of the program for more
and better gardens in Worcester
County this year, a number of spec
ialists from the University of Mary
land will appear at the Victory Gar
den School, which will be held in the
Court House, Snow Hill, on February
4th. The school will begin promptly
at 10 A. M. and continue through the
day.
w. r. Ballard, specialist in vege-
table gardening, will give practical
points on planning gardens of vari-
Gus sizes and types. Varieties, dates
for planting, successive cropping and
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-01-30
ROMANCOKE FERRY NOT
TO BE- DISCONTINUED

The following telegram was receiv-
ed from Governor Herbert O'Conor
and is self-explanatory:
The Worcester Democrat
Annapolis, Jan. %, 1912
Pleased to announce that Roman
coke Ferry Service scheduled for a
abandonment Sunday by State Roads
Commission will be continued. This
will afford residents of affected area
on Eastern Shore opportunity to as
s:st in putting this service on self
supporting basis by stimulating in
crease use of ferry facilities. Please
advise your readers fully.
The continuation of this service
will be of great convenience 20 d
large number of people in the see
ton south of Easton and including
that city. Salisbury, Pocomoke, Prin-
cess Anne, and sections below gener.
ally take the Delaware highway to
Matapeake. The distance is somewhat
longer but the rolling much better.