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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
AMERICANsLECION
AUXILIARY met
ON TUESDAY LAST
Program Following Business
Meeting Under Direction Of
Mrs. Grady E. Powell

The regular meeting of the Amer
lean Legion Auxiliary was held Tues
day evening at o'clock in the Mu-
nicipal Building.
Mrs. Roy Mason, president, pre-
sided at the business meeting and the
program which followed was under
the craftsmanship of Mrs. Grady Pow
ell. Mrs. Powell presented the sub
ject Patriotism" followed by group
singing of America.
Mr.. John Rev entertained with
three songs which were popular dur
ing the first World War Keep the
Home Fires Burning" Long, Long
Trail, and "Till We Meet Again"
and a group of songs which are pop
ular during the present war "I'll Re
member When, "I'll Pray For You,'a
and ''The White Cliffs of Dover" He
was accompanied by Mrs. Anna G.
Mcclure.
Miss Peggy Renninger also enter
tanned with a reading "Lincoln's Get
tysburg Address" The program was
brought to close by the singing of
'Star Spangled Banner"
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
MISS LOUISE McKINNEY'S
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

The following announcement con-
tanned in a Springfield, Ohio, paper
will be of interest to Pocomoke peo-
pie:
Attorney and Mrs. Ohio Mckinney
are announcing the engagement of
their daughter, Anna Louise, to DIR.
Charles Hilton Turner, son of Mrs.
Chauncey Turner. Miss Mckinney
was prominent in social activities at
Muskingun College, from which she
was graduated in 1941, and was chos-
en- homecoming queen during her
sophomore year She is now a mem
Der of the Greensburg High School
faculty.
Mr.. Turner received his degree in
optometry from the Northern Illinois
School of Optometry in 1871 and is
now associated as staff sergeant with
the medical detachment of the Army.
No definite date has been set for the
wedding.
Mrs. Chauncey Turner was the for
mer Miss Lucille Young of this city
and the late Mr.. Turner was also
resident of Pocomoke for a number
of years.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
DIR. LLEWELYN
IS COMMISSIONED
in MEDICAL CORPS
Governor O'COnOr Has Issued
Commissions To Thirty Of
ficerS In Guard

Completing the commissioning of
officers held in allegiance until the
survey of the State Guard by the
War Department was finished, Cover
nor Herbert r. O'Conor has issued
commissions to thirty officers. All
of the commissions were recommend
ed through the usual military chan
nels. Thirteen of the commissions
were original ones and the remain
ing seventeen were permanent COM
in each case a probationary
period having expired with satisfac-
tory showing by the officers.
1t had been requested of the Gov
ernor that further commissions not
be signed while the War Department
survey was underway. The survey
when completed showed the State
Guard to be of unusually high stand
ing, and the Army officers making
the survey complimented the Guard
on its training, proficiency and handl-
Continued on Page g
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
OYSTER ROAST
FOR The SOLDIERS
BY ROTARIANS
Local Club Also Went To Girls
field Wednesday Evening For
The Inter-City Meeting

The soldier boys, quartered IN the
local Amory, we're treated to an oys-
ter roast BY the local Rotary Club
on Monday evening last The feast
was staged At the canning establish
ment Of Mason and Company, and
was most successfully carried out.
The Pennsylvania natives may have
had some difficulty in getting inside
the bivalves, but with the help of the
Sho' denizens, everybody was salts
fled and pleased.
The local Rotarians joined Princess
Anne and Crisfield in an inter-city
meeting on Wednesday evening last,
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
MISS MARTHA A. HALL
WEEDS Mr.. 0. G. PUSEY

A pretty but quiet wedding was
solemnized Saturday evening last
when Miss Martha Anne Hall, daugh-
ter of Mrs. Minnie G. Hall of this
city and the late Samuel F. Hall, be-
came the bride of Mr.. Otis Graf
ton Pussy, formerly of Salisbury.
The ceremony was performed at the
home of Rev. Elmer Pryor, in POGO
moke. Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Johnson
were the only attendants.
The bride wore navy with match
ing accessories and corsage of car
nations and pink rose buds.
Mr.. and Mrs. Pussy have return
ed from a brief honeymoon ard are
making their home in Pocomoke
where the groom is employed by the
Worcester Fertilizer Company.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
PUBLIC SCHOOLS
TO CLOSE WEEK
MAY ELEVENTH
Names OF Prospective Grad
yates And The Dates For
Commandments Given
POCOMOKE HIGH HAS
43 THAT WILL GRADT ATE

The public schools Of Worcester
County will close on Monday, May Il,
1912, and commandments will be held
as follows: Pocomoke City, May IL;
Snow Hill, May IL; Berlin, May II;
Stockton, May 8; and Ocean City, May
8.
The prospective graduates in the
high schools are as follows:
POCOMOKE HIGH SCHOOL,
Academic: John H. Clarke, Jr., Verlin
Arnold Krabill, John Richard Rev,
4th, John Teagle Smullin, 3rd, Ruth
Parks Callahan, Lydia Elizabeth DEN
ston, Ida Louise East, Betty Rae
Lester, Winifred Frances Townsend.
Phyllis Shaw Vincent, Elizabeth Ann
Wootten.
Commercial: Martin King Cole,
Frederick Charles Hill, Madge Leigh
Bailey, Iva Jane Denston, Winifred
Elizabeth Ennis, Emma Lee Howard,
Margaret Lee Linton, Margaret Jean
Littleton, Mary Beatrice Morse, Mil
dred Louise Niblett, Mark Katherine
Schoolfield, Mary Francis Scott,
Catherine Mae Smack, Juanita Stur-
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
LOCAL WOMAN'S CLUB
TO HOLD GARDEN PARTY

The Woman's Club of Pocomoke
will hold it's annual Garden Party
Friday, May LIST at the Winter Quar-
tiers Club House, at two o'clock in
the afternoon.
Games, including bridge, 500, rock
and chinese checkers, will be played
and arrangements will be made to
entertain any size party.
Other entertainment has also been
planned and door prizes will be given.
The price of admission is 30c per
person. Those wishing to make re-
sevation do so at once by calling
the chairman, Mrs. Clarence E. Dun
can, telephone 100.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
SERVICE BOARD
IS NOW READY
FOR 4TH DRAFT
Prof. Verlin c. Krabill And
Henry P. Walters, Esq, Are
POcOmOke Registrars
SUNDAY AND MONDAY
REGISTRATION DAYS

The local Selective Service Board
announced on Tuesday that all was in
readiness for the Fourth Registration
under the Selective Service Law,
which will be held in Worcester Coun-
ty on Sunday, April Goth and Monday,
April 9th. This registration, as was
the last one, is conducted under the
of the Chairman of the
Local Board, who is Chief Registrar,
and is assisted by numerous assistant
chief registrars and registrars. The
assistant chief registrars appointed
for the coming registration at the
several places are as follows:
Pocomoke City: Messrs. Verlin C.
Krabill and Henry P Walters.
Bishopville: Miss Elizabeth Bishop
and Mr.. Harry r. Ringler.
Ocean City: Messrs. Elwood B.
Mason and John P. Whaley.
Berlin: Messrs. John L. Sanford,
Jr., and Harold B. Scarborough.
Newark: Miss Lottie Holston and
Mr.. Sidney E. Collins.
Snow Hill: Messrs. Ben T. Truitt
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
FAIL STUDENTS
OF THE SCHOOLS
LISTED MAY |
Hours Of Registration Will Be
From 9 A. NJ, To 3 P. NJ,
With One Hour At Noon

May LIST will be Registration Day
at the Elementary School for all chill
dren who will enter school in Sep
TENDER for the first time. The hours
of registration will be from 9 A. M.
to II noon and l P. M. to $3.50 P. M.
All parents are urged to bring their
children to register on that day, as
after the registration the children
will be taken over to the Health Cen
ter and be given a Medical Examina-
ton, by DR.. Louis G. Llewelyn and
his staff, free of charge, and whatever
physical defects are found will be re-
Continued on Page 81
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
EMPLOYMENT COMMISSION
TO Give TESTS FOR JOB.

At date to be announced later,
test will be given by the State EN-
ployment Commission to applicants
for position, the duties of which
are to operate and maintain a power
operated drawbridge, and to perform
related work as required. The salary
will be $720 per annum, and applica-
tions must be in by April 80.
The test is open to all counties on
the Eastern Shore and to Anne Arun-
del and Hartford on the Western
Shore. Additional information and
blanks can be obtained from State
Employment Commissioner, % Light
Street, Baltimore, Md.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
IMPROVEMENT TO THE
FLOOR OF DRAW BRIDGE

A much needed improvement is be-
ing made in the draw bridge over the
Pocomobe river at this city.
The old plank floor is being re-
moved and one of steel is taking it's
place. This, more than anything else,
resembles lattice work, with oblong
openings measuring about 2 inches
square and the depth is inches.
1t was thought at first by many
that these squares were to be filled
in by concrete or some other mixture,
but representative of the Demo
crat" was informed they would re-
main open. This covering seems to
be what is needed for lasting floor,
and the noise of rafting boards as
traffic passes to and fro, will become
a thing of the past.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
MISS KILMON BRIDE OF
PRIVATE EDWIN CROSSE

Mr.. George l.. kiImon announces
the marriage of his daughter, Mar
garet Frances Kilmon, of Pocomoke
City, to Pvt. Edwin Crosse, of Nc
Kanda, Illinois, which took place Sat
urday evening, April 18th at 5 o'clock
at the Baptist parsonage, the Rev.
John A. Ditto officiating.
The bride was attractively attired
in a travelling suit of copen blue, with
accessories to match. Her bouquet
was gardenias.
Immediately following the cere-
mony a reception was held at the
brides home. They will reside in Po-
comoke for the present.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
CORPORAL c. H. PRUITT
i'll in ALASKA HOSPITAL

Corporal Clifton Howard Pruitt,
son Of Mr. and Mrs. John E. Pruitt,
of Greenbackville, Va, stationed at
Umnak Island, Alaska, in a letter to
his parents this week. told them that
he is i'll in a hospital there.
The extent Of his illness is not
known but his many friends hope it
is slight.
Corporal Pruitt has had five years
service in the U. S. Army and was
transferred to the West Coast the
first of this year.
Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1942-04-24
SALEM METHODYSTS ARE
URGED TO ATTEND SUNDAY

The members of Salem Methodist
Church are urged to be present at
the morning service Sunday.
The pastor will preach on "The
Building Church" and he wants his
members to hear it.
In the evening the Methodist Youth
will meet at 6:i5 and at 7:3O Rev.
Wootten will be the guest speaker at
Bethany.
Evening star., 1942-05-10

We can't have enough meetings to satisfy
our people" he said. They want to come
every night in the week and find out what to
do In an emergency. We no sooner organize
demolition squad than another crowd
wants to form rescue unit. At the rate we're
going now, there won't be single person in
town over ten years old who's not trained in
some type of home defense And it's not just
wave of excitement, either - something
that will blow over after the people have
cooled off. This interest has been building
up gradually ever since Pearl Harbor don't
see any end to it. The people just naturally
want to be ready"
Evening star., 1942-05-10
PHOTOS ~ MKrsH

debating what was to be done about it. And
right now we've got an even bigger job than
protecting our cattle - we're saving our own
hides"
Practically every town and city in Texas
has dozens of home-defense organizations,
and the state-defense guard is second only
to California's in SIZE Lights burn late at
night in school buildings and city audtoriums
where entire families from lO-year-old Junior
to 72-year-old Grandpa learn first aid, fire
fighting and rescue. Glasses giving up to SO
hours of training in first aid, demolition dut-
les, decentralization work and fire fighting
are held every night in the week in almost
every Texas town of any size They are even
studying methods of combating parachutists
and landing parties in some communities.
There is no doubt about it Texans have every
intention in the world of being on the win
ming side in this war.
The Texas Defense Guard, superbly
equipped with arms, transport and radio
short wave, is a model of well-trained
efficiency. The rest of the nation could
learn a lot from Texas.
| passed through a small South Texas
town one night at II o'clock and saw lights
blazing in the high-school building. Hundreds
of automobiles we're parked around it, and
inside were several hundred citizens watching
fire-hghting demonstration being conducted
by the local volunteer iremen. When the
demonstration was over at l:3O, spoke to
one of the spectators.
you people evidently believe in preparing
for anything that might happen | said.
SIS this the first time the citizens have met to
learn fire hghting?"
Evening star., 1942-05-10
Waking Up

! HERE are Overconfident and laCkadaisical
men and women in Texas, just as there are in
all regions of America, but there are undoubt-
edly fewer of them in the Lone Star State.
Many Texas newspaper editors complain
bitterly that the people have not fully realized
the seriousness of the hour, and when they
write one of their white-hot editorials, they
tread no more softly than they did when they
were writing about cattle rustlers in the old
days. The people take these almost daily
admonitions with sober seriousness, and as
likely as not new home-defense corps will
spring up overnight.
Women are going to work in defense
plants and factories as fast they can
undergo training. One plane plant near
Dallas employs 500 women at present,
and is training several hundred more to
build planes. The new defense plants depend
upon women to supply most of the needed
labor, and already bombers and fighter planes
have been completed almost exclusively by
women. There are few women bus drivers in
Texas yet, but girls are taking over the opera
ton of elevators in hotels and Office buildings
as fast as they can be trained. All up and down
the Gulf Coast there is rush by men and
boys to get out of nonessential jobs and into
defense plants and the armed forces.
In one Texas city listened to the pathetic
story of wholesale grocer who complained
work faster than he could replace them.
Evening star., 1942-05-10
Sad Tale

MY statesmen have got the notion that
it's beneath their dignity these days to call
on the trade" he said, his face long and sad
looking. They tell me they want to get into
plane plant or the Air Corps. Only two days
ago my best salesman left me to join the Air
Corps, and he's over there right now no more
than a mile away at that bombing school,
I'm as patriotic as the next one to come along
but still haven't got used to having women
call on the trade for me. Down here in Texas
a lot of us still believe a woman ought to
stay in bed in the morning and do what work
there is to be done in the kitchen. But guess
things are changing I'll get used to it in time,
although wish to goodness it had come more
gradual
Spring comes early in Texas, and the grass
turns green in March. At night the ol-field
flares light up the countryside until it looks
like restless world that never sleeps. And
during the day bombing school students fill
the sky with their training planes.
1t is a restless, wide-awake country along
the Texas Gulf, up the Rio Grande valley,
across the Panhandle and through the mid
land ranches and oil fields to East Texas: and
the people of America can take comfort in
the fact that this is all part of the United
States.
As long as Texas and the Texans are on our
side, I'D hate to be German or Jap.
The End
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-10
NAZIS IN WEAK
 REPRISAL RAIDS
Continued from Page D

French, Norwegian, CzechoSlovak and Polish flown fighters of the Royal Air Force, the four -motored Boeing F1yin F'ortresseS and Con- solidated Liberators led the gerat- est daylight attack of the war on occupied territory.
 The fighters shot down five planes for a total days bag of 46.
 In this entire operation by 100 Army bornbers and 800 Allied fight CTS, four planes were lost two Fortresses and two ConsolidatedS. One of the Consolidateds made a crash landing on the English coast and its crew were safe.
 Five records were set. It was the biggest American air force opera ton of the war in any theater. The Germans lost more planes than fin any one day of Allied plane attacks on continental targets. It was the biggest daylight raid of the war on the continent. It was the first oper- ation by Army manned Consoli- dateds in this theater. 1t was the first operation in this theater by American manned American fighter planes.
 It was believed that every German plane shot down was one Of Ger nany's best ~- the Eocke Wuist.ioo.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-10
COMMUNITY CLUBS
 TO SUPPORT DRIVE
Bunker Hill, HOpeville Res- idents to Collect Scrap
 Metal

Two community clubs of the city, the Bunker Hill and Hopeville, last night held organization meetings to plan aid to the scrap metal drive. Committees were selected and plans were made for unearthing scrap and also demolishing it to facilitate handling on the collection day.
 The Bunker Hill fire station and MalletteS service station have been named as depots for the Bunker Hill collection. Other central spots will be set up for collection later. The main depot for the Hopevile section is at Cypress and Piedmont streets near Hopevile school.
 Members of the Hopeville con- mittee are Maurice Griffin, chair man. MT. and Mrs. Robert Haluska, Charles Ahern, Michael Hyland, president of the club, Mrs. Thomas Platt, Elizabeth Dwyer, Mary Mag John Hyland, Mrs. Robinson and Guy Wienston.
 Albert Loeffler heads the Bunker Hill group which includes: Horace Mallette and Jerry LaDow, gen. erals, Charles Slater and George Stanton,
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-10

(Continued from Page D
 wants to use his March quotations Or designated markup with ranges from to 25 per cent. The amount varies for each food group and for each five classif1cations of retailers. Three groupings of wholesalers are given smaller specified mark-ups.
 Officials explained that the regu- 1ations should bring back on food store shelves many products and brands which had disappeared or were scarce because the merchants couldn't continue selling them with out losing money. They said house wives actual total food expendi- lures might decrease because she had had to buy higher quality goods than she wanted because lower priced items were unavailable.
 HenderSon'S appeal was the latest of series to housewives to join in the battle of inflation. Earlier OPA had asked them to patronize only stores which posted ceiling prices.
 Before the war is over, one OPA spokesman said 1t probably would be necessary for housewives to be- come "price wardens" to enforce the anti-infiation regulations. He estimated that 2,500.000 enforcement officers would be needed for air. tight check-ups Of all OPA's price regu- lations, adding that that obviously was impossible.
 Greater use of the housewives to check on violators is following the example of both Great Britain and Canada. Women keep the so-called Queen Elizabeth Books" to note quotations from time to time and thus keep check on prices.
 OPA officials said the alternative pricing formula was the first of three remedies being worked out to aid food wholesalers and retailers who were squeezed by the March ceiling prices. The other two will be issued shortly.
 One will permit specific price in- crease on some new-pack canned goods other than vegetables to cover mounting costs Of the raw materials and labor. The other win cover number of highly seasonal products such az holiday candles, apple cider and maple syrip.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-10

HQCctI EbGDOIL AGIlLC1s
 Because the civilian agencies lhave increased in personnel various tests conducted in the larger com hnunities as well as in many work lers showed 1t was lHnpracticable and often impossible to alert civilian sdefense workers without undue ov- { erloading of telephone lines. As the result of requests from many towns the state defense council has i worked on the problem for several [ months in conjunction with other New England states and has devised the new plan in order to keep com munication lines open for emer- ! gency purposes.
 Three Signals
 Under the new regulations there will always be three signals whether or not a raid actually occurs. The first signal the public will hear in event of an air raid or blackout will be sounded when the mobii- Zation signal is sent out from each local report center. This signal, in- tended only to mobilize civilian de- fense services will be sounded by various devises such as whistles, sirens, bells, etc. in each city or town. The signal will last from one to two minutes.
 Householders do not have to blackout on this signal, but should prepare to do so. Public utilities, war plants, and other agencies
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-10
Gurski Trial Over
 Till Next Tuesday
State Nearing Close of Presentation of Evidence in
 Murder Case of TerryvilIe Youth

Litchfield, October 10 - Two statements in which, the state con- tends, Peter Gurski, 8, of Ter ryville admits that he raped Nellie Bourke, 66. retired school teacher, of Thomaston, who was found dead in a Terryville woods early on July l, were admitted as evidence in Gurski's trial on charge of first degree murder yesterday in Litch- field County Superior Court.
 The second statement differs in a few essential details from the first. In the first, Gurski admitted violating the woman but said she sat up before he walked away from her to go back to Terryville.
 The second statement says that Gurski lied about this point and states that he did not know what happened to her after he left her still lying on the ground.
 In the first statement he said he
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-10
OBITUARY

STRONG. = Henry Strong of 373 East Main street, husband of the late Elizabeth Oynch) Strong. died this morning at his home. A native of County Cavan, Ireland, he had been a resident of this city for over 50 years.
 MT. Strong retired twelve years ago from the scovill Manufacturing Company where he had worked for 42 years, and was 8 member of its Foremen's Association. He was 3 communicant of the Immaculate Conception church, and belonged to Its Holy Names Society.
 He is survived by one daughter, Mrs. Howard Smith of Plainville; one son. James, of this city: one sister, Catherine, of Waterbury; several nieces and nephews.
 The funeral will take place from the Mulyilie Funeral Home, 270 West Main street, on Monday morning to the Church of the Immaculate Con- ception, at a time to be announced. Burial will be in the family plot at new St. Joseph'S Cemetery.
 Friends may call at the Funeral Home after 2 o'clock this evening.