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KjUICTOKY - A DEMOCRATIC NEWSPAPER WORCESTER DEMOCRA V EST. 1898 THELEDGER-ENTERPRISBEST 1880 “Chirps”;^ from the Democrat’s Pen Well, Sir, you know that old uncle of you people and of me, also, Uncle Sam, has been raising a rumpus for some time, about conservation. He tells us he has a little spat on hand with some folks across the big ditch and, before he can spank ’em as they deserve, all his nieces and nephews have got to get busy in the matter of saving everything that will put strength in his right hand and arm so he can make a good job, when he gets ’em across his knees. Now, two of the articles the Old Boy mentioned, are rubber and gaso line, both used in these rapid trans it vehicles that separate you from your cold cash about as fast as cream is separated from milk in that whirl agig mechanism the dairymen know all about. Blest if I wouldn’t have had three times as much money as I have, if I’d let ’em alone. But, make no mistake, dear reader, if I had used walker’s hack instead of one of those gas wagons, I wouldn’t have been a Rockefeller, Vanderbilt, or Hetty Greene. How-some-ever, in order to save rubber and gas, alias gasoline, Uncle Sam says it’s best not to drive over 40 miles per hour, and I do hear some echoes of a plan to reduce that to 35. Speaking of speed per hour, I am reminded of that sweet young thing who, in a flashing new sport roadster, was splitting the pike open. A cop managed to overtake her, call her down, and accuse her of violating the speed limit, informing her she was doing about 70 miles an hour. She gave him a sweet smile and a sweeter remark when she said: “That can’t be true, Officer, I haven’t been out in the road moie than 5 minutes.” But I started to say something a bout the way one should “hit it up” with the rubber, gasoline, chassis, batteries, and all the rest of the para phernalia going to make up a modern horse and buggy. Uncle Sam , lays the law down to his nieces and neph ews. All right, but how about those sons of his ? That’s what I call those khaki boys. They ought to be a little more closely related than we are. I notice that 40 M. P. H. means. nothing in their young lives, when, they get behind the wheel in one of those contraptions called “Jeep.” They split the road wide open, no matter whether it’s through city, town, village, hamlet, or out in the free and open. I’d like to know their secret of con serving gas and rubber on that scheme of travel. And they are not carrying supplies to a battle front either. They are not rushing the wounded to a field hospital. They are not forwarding war messages from a commanding officer to the front. They are not rushing up re serves. No, Sir, four, or maybe few er, are out for a joy ride. I saw a driver not long ago, who seemed to be in a mortal hurry, with his leg thrown around the windshield and the others in various positions of relaxa tion. I’ll bet if you’d asked him, “Where to?” they wouldn’t have told. Well, it’s all right just so long as they keep off my toes. Now, I don’t mean I don’t care how many they kill, just so they don’t snuff out my candle; I’m not quite as selfish as that;, but, bless Peter! if one didn’t come near smashing my apple cart the other day. He came roaring down a side street, just as I was turning into it from Market. There never was a time when the need of’ good brakes was more vividly illus trated than just then. We both play ed a regular tune with our brake bands and nothing serious happened. I guess maybe somebody might say, I was roaring into that side street myself, but I had to make a turn, and I don’t generally do it on two wheels. You "know, I believe if I had been struck and killed by that little grim crank of a car, I would have had a right to apply for a pension—wait a minute, that statement don’t sort of fit, does it. Seems like I would have been sort of out of action, as it were, and anything done along that line would have to be attended to in some other w r ay. Now, I want it thoroughly under stood that I am a friend to the dough boys, and I’ll give him some dough (Continued on Page 4) 'Jt * • WORCESTER DEMOCRAT AND I HP |f I ■■PM: m : ■ ’S?' > v [ • [ A J MISS MARY BURKE MURRAY • Above are photographs of two fair maids of Virginia, living in Norfolk, both of whom are prospective brides—Miss Murray on September 26; Miss Pender on November 14. Miss Murray, whose wedding will take place on Saturday of next week at the Sacred Heart Church, Norfolk, Va., attended Rosemont College, Rosemont, Pa., and was presented to I I Norfolk society last winter at a ball given by the German Club. Miss Murray will become the bride of Private Raymond Aloysius Barrett, of the United | states Army. He is the son of Mr. and Mrs. Raymond S. Barrett, of Trenton, N. J. Pri vate Barrett attended Georgetown University, Washington, D. C., and is stationed at Fort Dix, ' j N. J. Miss Murray is the great granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lloyd, of Po ; comoke City; a granddaughter of the late Mr. and Mrs. Samuel McMaster Lloyd; and a daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Emm'ett Murray, of Norfolk. Mrs. Murray, before her mar riage, being Miss Catherine Lloyd. The prospective bride has two close relatives in Pocomoke, Mr. Frank J. Lloyd and j Mrs. Edward J. Clarke, the former a great uncle; the latter, a great aunt. Mrs. Miriam D. Young, of Pocomoke( is a cousin. MISS JUANITA CHASE WEDS MR. JAS. WILSON Announcement is made of the mar riage of Miss Juanita Chase, daugh ter of Mr. and Mrs. Perlis Chase, of this city, to Mr. James Wilson, son of Mr. and Mrs. Robert Wilson, of Georgetown, Del., on August 29th. The ceremony was performed in the parsonage of the Atlantic Meth odist Church, Ocean City, Md., by the j pastor, Rev. C. Edwyn Ennis, and was witnessed by Mr. and Mrs. By ron Farley. Mr. and Mrs. Wilson will make their home in Ocean City where the groom is employed in the American Store. CHANCE-FREY MARRIAGE ON SEPTEMBER STH Wedding Took Place At Pow ellton Presbyterian Church, Wachapreague, Va. The marriage of Lt. Virginia , O’Delle Chance, Army Nurses’ Corps, daughter of Mr. and Mrs. Roland V. Chance, of Melfa, Va., and Lt. Ed ward L. Frey, Jr., Medical Air Corps, son of Mr. and Mrs. Edward L. Frey, of Catonsville, Md., took place on Saturday, Sept. 5, 1942 at 4:00 o’clock P. M. in Powellton Presbyterian Church, Wachapreague, Va., the Rev. H. M. Nichols, officiating. The bride, who was given in mar- j riage by her father, was attired in an afternoon dress of soldier blue with wine accessories. Her only at-1 tendant was her sister, Mrs. Hilton G. Waller, of Norfolk, who wore a gold afternoon dress with brown ac (Continued on Page 8) THE DU copy 14-YEAR OLD COLORED BOY DROWNED IUES. Mounts Bicycle At Ice Plant And Deliberately Rides It In The Pocomoke River ALL EFFORTS TO REVIVE HIM BY FIREMEN FAIL Thomas Copes, a negro boy about 14 years of age, mounted a bicycle at the ice plant in this city Tuesday afternoon, and with the remark: “I’m going to ride overboard!” pro ceeded immediately to do so and was drowned. Clyde Jones, another colored lad, who was employed by A. D. Merrill ,and Brother to deliver packages, went ito the ice-plant to get a drink of | water. Copes grabbed the wheel and with the remark above quoted went to his death. Several theories were advanced as to the boy’s reason for his act. One was that the coaster brake refused to work after he had : speeded the machine. Another was, he was boyishly trying to show off, by riding the wharf log. Another was that he, for some unaccountable reason, ran head-on into the wharf log and was thrown off very much as a rider is thrown over the head of the horse. There has never been any suggestion of suicide. The fire alarm sounded and a crowd soon collected at the wharf af ! ter the accident occurred. Mr. Har- j old Lambertson, with the aid of a hook procured from the ice plant, | soon located the body and also the | bicycle. Both were hauled over the wharf log, and methods of resusci tation adopted, the department using its respirators. All efforts to revive (Continued on Page 5) THE LEDGER-ENTERPRISE POCOMOKE CITY, MD., FRIDAY, SEPTEMBER 18, 1942 MRS. G. WEIDEMA DIED YESTERDAY NEAR POCOMOKE i Was A Native Of Holland And Came To America About Forty-Nine Yrs. Ago Mrs. Gotske Weidema, wife of the late Frank Weidema, died at her home about two and a half miles from i Pocomoke at 5:45 Thursday morning, just one year and three months after ; the death of her husband. Natives of Holland, Mr. and Mrs. ; Weidema came to this country with one son, John, about foi’ty-nine years j ago at which time they settled in lowa, later removing to Minnesota ;and from there to the Eastern Shore (Continued on Page 5) ►! 11l w fP& If - - "-fl JMj ipipP . PERLIS C. CHASE Mr. Perlis C. Chase, son of Mr. and Mrs. Perlis F. Chase, of Pocomoke City, Md., is in the service of his country, stationed at U. S. N. Signal School, University of Chicago, 111. ..... :&#*.<•; jggllll&g Ihi h m n llfck,, , jlp ' ' J . I 1 . ! . li&isii * MISS MARY HAWARD PENDER Miss Pender will become the bride of Mr Davis Wills Jordan, Jr., who is now in the United States Naval Reserves and located at Port Deposit, Md. She is the daughter of Mrs. Herbert Haward Pender, and the late Mr. Pender, of Norfolk. She is a graduate of St. Mar garet’s School, Tappahannock, Va., and made her debut at a ball given by the Norfolk Ger man Club. She is a member of the Junior League, of Norfolk. Mr. Jordan is a great-grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. C. C. Lloyd, of Pocomoke City; a grandson of the late Mr. and Mrs. Edward B. Freeman, Mrs. Freeman, being Miss Mol lie B. Lloyd before her marriage, and a former resident of Pocomoke; and a son of Mr. and Mrs. Davis Wills Jordan, of Norfolk, Mrs. Jordan, before her marriage, being Miss Nan McMaster Freeman, and a visitor to Pocomoke where she has many friends and relatives. Mr. Frank J. Lloyd and Mrs. Edward J. Clarke, of Pocomoke, are both close relatives of the prospective groom; the former, a great uncle and the latter a great aunt. Mrs. Miriam D. Young, of Pocomoke, is a cousin. The “Democrat” extends congratulations and best wishes to the contracting parties in the two weddings and trust both prospective grooms may soon be relieved of war service in order that they may enjoy the happiness of home life. PLANE SPOTTERS , GREATLY NEEDED |AT THE CENTER :I The Work Is Just As Important Now As It Was At Begin ning Of The War r i , COOPERATION OF THE PUBLIC IS SOLICITED The attention of the public is call • ed to the urgent need of air plane • spotters at the look-out and volun > leers at the Pocomoke Control Cen i ter. While the country is at war it i is vitally important to the safety of ■ the people and the homes in this com munity that strict watch be kept at all hours so that any unidentified planes may be noted and reported im mediately. This work is just as important now as it was at the beginning of the war, and in all probability more so. It is | part of the defense of our country j and should be the concern of every citizen of the town. '• 7*'v- - J There are some \vho volunteered at the beginning of the war who have remained faithful to their task and; are to be found at their usual hours at the Post and at the Control Cen ter. Others have gradually dropped out until the work has fallen on a few and often these places are un guarded. No one knows what day or what hour an enemy plane may strike, hence it is vitally important that, some one be on duty at all hours of the night and day. Again the cooperation of the public is asked in this phase of defense work and all those who can spare a i few hours a day or night are urged i to offer their services. Spotters are needed at the Air Post and volunteers (Continued on Page 8) lYiarymuu YEAh ! SOFT-BALL MATCH AT ATLANTIC PARK A team of soft ball players, picked . from Pocomoke City and New Church, Va., will play against a team picked L from Temperanceville and Hailwood for the benefit of the Acoomack-Nor jjthampton Memorial Hospital. The game will take place on Mon day next, September 21, at 8 o’clock in the evening, and at the Atlantic Soft ball park. The admission will be 10 cents. For such a w T orthy ) cause, there should be a big turnout, 1 and it is hoped many rooters will go 1 from Pocomoke to cheer the boys to victory. NEAR FUTURr WILL REQUIRE AID FOR ARMY In The Way Of Surgical Dress ings. Material Purchased; Workers Needed Sometime in the near future Wor cester County will be making Surgi cal Dressings for the U. S. Army. The Army has purchased the dress ing material, and the American Na tional Red Cross has consented to make it up for them. This program has been going on for some time throughout the country, but because of the magnitude of the project, and because Instruction Classes have to be given before any Chapter can take up this work, Worcester County is one of many places, a little late in getting started. However, Worcester County will do her bit in winning the War. Mrs. R. Lee Hall, of this city, has been chosen as General Chairman for the Surgical Dressings Program for (Continued on Page 5) FWICTORT gk BUY r-y/M UNITE D mWT mTA ™ B VOLUME 62 NO. 38 CONVENTIONS TO MEET TODAY IN BALTIMORE, MD. Democrats And Republicans To Assemble At 8 P. M., To Conlirm Candidates WARD-ROE CONTEST TO AWAIT ABSENTEE VOTE State Conventions for both the Democratic and the Republican par ties will be held in Baltimore today, Friday; the former in the Hotel Emerson; the latter in Lord Balti ' Hotel. They will convene at 8 P. M. The delegates to the Democratic convention from Worcester County are, Miss Lena Riggin, Snow Hill; Mr. O. Sheldon Chandler, Berlin; Mr. Raymond E. Bounds, Ocean City; and I Dr. Edward J. Clarke, Pocomoke i City. I Delegates to the Republican con ' vention are, Messrs. Walter Ringler, Bishopville; and Herbert Mason, Geo. H. Truitt, and Handy Truitt, all of Snow Hill. Alternates: Dr. R. Lee Hall, Poco moke City; Messrs. Frank Truitt, Ocean City; Marion Merrill, Poco moke City; and Earl Timmons, Ber lin. These conventions are essentially formal in their proceedings, being (Continued on Page 8) WILLIAM A. STROUD PASSES 85TH.MILESTONE William A. Stroud, former chief of police of this city, was a welcome caller at the office of the “Democrat” 'on Thursday, yesterday, j Mr. Stroud, by reason of ill health, has bqen housed for some weeks and his many friends were glad that he ihad improved sufficiently to be seen | again on the streets. He has lived Ito see his 85th birthday, Thursday, and is, therefore, a subject for con- I gratulations. The “Democrat” ex ! presses the hope he may grow strong er daily and see many more anniver saries. i. JT v_. • w j* PACKAGES TO BE ’ SENT OVERSEAS MAILED EARLY Postmaster Matthews Announ ces Dates Christmas Gifts Are To Be Sent Out Postmaster Matthews, this city, has given out the following informa tion relative to mailing packages to men overseas, which it would be well for the public to take due notice: For men in the armed forces, serv ing outside the continental United States, Christmas begins on October 1. Any packages to them should be mailed between October 1 and No vember 1 for delivery by Christmas Day. The War and Navy Departments, | cooperating with the Post Office De ! partment to insure delivery of gift packages before Christmas, make the following recommendations: Mail early, as soon after October 1 as possible. Maximum size is 11 pounds in weight, 18 inches in length or 42 inch es in length and girth combined. A weight of about six pounds in a pack age the size of an ordinary shoe box ' is preferred. j All post offices can give rates for packages for men overseas. I All gifts of money should be sent by U. S. Post Office Money Order. They will be paid in the currency used (Continued on Page 5) A CORRECTION In a recent issue of the “Demo crat”, it was stated that Miss Ward, who was found in an unconscious con | dition on the by-pass near Pocomoke, left her home at 6 o’clock in the morning. Later information is to the effect that she left her home at 8:40.