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This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

1968 ..  (Group picture) Pocomoke City Explorer Scouts are assisting police at school crossings.

1921 ..  (Ad)  A new exclusively music store is opening in Pocomoke offering a wide range of music products including instruments and repair service.

2007 ..  Worcester County commissioners oppose slots for Ocean Downs.

1938 ..  Special accommodations needed for funeral of Pocomoke man whose weight was well over 500 pounds.

Looking Ahead To 4th Fridays

A Pale Blue Dot Revisited

Earth (inside the blue circle) from four billion miles away taken by the Voyager spacecraft as it was about to leave our solar system.  This month on the 30th anniversary of the picture NASA has released this digitally remastered version.  See link address below for the article.

The late astronomer Carl Sagan.. referencing the picture of earth appearing as a tiny unspectacular pale blue dot hardly noticeable in the vast universe surrounding it..said this when the original picture was released:

“We succeeded in taking that picture from [deep space], and, if you look at it, you see a dot. That's here. That's home. That's us. On it, everyone you ever heard of, every human being who ever lived, lived out their lives. The aggregate of all our joys and sufferings, thousands of confident religions, ideologies and economic doctrines, every hunter and forager, every hero and coward, every creator and destroyer of civilizations, every king and peasant, every young couple in love, every hopeful child, every mother and father, every inventor and explorer, every teacher of morals, every corrupt politician, every superstar, every supreme leader, every saint and sinner in the history of our species lived there on a mote of dust, suspended in a sunbeam.

The earth is a very small stage in a vast cosmic arena. Think of the rivers of blood spilled by all those generals and emperors so that in glory and in triumph they could become the momentary masters of a fraction of a dot. Think of the endless cruelties visited by the inhabitants of one corner of the dot on scarcely distinguishable inhabitants of some other corner of the dot. How frequent their misunderstandings, how eager they are to kill one another, how fervent their hatreds. Our posturings, our imagined self-importance, the delusion that we have some privileged position in the universe, are challenged by this point of pale light. Our planet is a lonely speck in the great enveloping cosmic dark. In our obscurity--in all this vastness-- there is no hint that help will come from elsewhere to save us from ourselves. It is up to us... To my mind, there is perhaps no better demostration of the folly of human conceits than this distant image of our tiny world. To me, it underscores our responsibility to deal more kindly and compassionately with one another and to preserve and cherish that pale blue dot, the only home we've ever known.” 

― Carl Sagan, Pale Blue Dot: A Vision of the Human Future in Space

Article on the updated picture:
https://www.space.com/pale-blue-dot-earth-space-photo-remastered.html

Time Machine: 2004, 1972, 1922, 1936.

October, 2004

Daily Times (Salisbury)

June, 1972

 Marylander And Herald

September, 1922

Democratic Messenger

ACROSS THE USA
September, 1936

Bradford Evening Star and The Bradford Daily Record, Bradford, Pa.




1968  ..  A groovy night out in Salisbury (behind Skateland) -

1975  ..  

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.

Third Try Is A Charm!

        (WESR)

      (NASA)
A perfect launch Saturday afternoon for the Antares rocket from Wallops Island sending its Cygnus delivery vehicle on its way to the International Space Station.

LAUNCH UPDATE & Antares Viewing Sites

DUE TO UNFAVORABLE UPPER WINDS FRIDAY'S LAUNCH WAS RESCHEDULED TO SATURDAY AT 3:21P.M.  

The Chincoteague Chamber Of Commerce provides the listing below of viewing sites for the scheduled Antares launch from Wallops.

NASA Visitor's Center

Directions:

• From Rt 13, turn east at T’s Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/VA-175
• Located about 7 miles on Rt 175, outside of NASA Wallops Facility on right
• NOTE: there is NO PARKING permitted on Rt 175

Queen’s Sound Landing

Along Causeway on Rt 175 to Chincoteague Island, VA
Directions:

• From Rt 13, turn east at T’s Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/VA-175
• Follow Rt 175 7.9 miles to public boat landing on right
• NOTE: there is NO PARKING permitted on Rt 175

Curtis Merritt Harbor

2246 Curtis Merritt Harbor Rd., Chincoteague Island, VA
Directions:

• From Rt 13, turn east at T’s Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/VA-175
• Follow Rt 175 across causeway and bridges to Chincoteague Island
• Turn right at the stop light onto Main Street, heading south
• The entrance to the Harbor is near the end of the road on the left

Town Dock/Robert Reed Park

4083 Main Street, Chincoteague Island, VA
Directions:

• From Rt 13, turn east at T’s Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/ VA-175
• Follow Rt 175 across causeway and bridges to Chincoteague Island
• Turn right at the stop light onto Main Street, heading south
• Park is approximately .5 mile on the right. Parking lot entrance is at Don’s Seafood.

Museum of Chincoteague Island

7125 Maddox Blvd, Chincoteague Island, VA
Directions:

• From Rt 13, turn east at T’s Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/ VA-175
• Follow Rt 175 across causeway and bridges to Chincoteague Island
• Continue straight at light onto Maddox Blvd.
• Follow Maddox through the Traffic Circle and continue straight
• The Museum is the last building on the left just before the bridge to Assateague Island.

Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge on Assateague Island

8231 Beach Road, Chincoteague Island, VA
Directions:

• From Rt 13, turn east at T’s Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/ VA-175
• Follow Rt. 175 across causeway and bridges to Chincoteague Island.
• Continue straight at the light onto Maddox Blvd.
• Follow Maddox through the Traffic Circle and follow signs to Assateague.
• Maddox Blvd becomes Beach Road.
• Launches are visible anywhere along the road leading to the beach.
• NOTE: Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge is CLOSED for all Antares launches.

Assateague Island National Seashore, VA

Assateague Island, VA
Directions:

• From Rt 13, turn east at T’s Corner stop light onto Chincoteague Rd/ VA-175
• Follow Rt. 175 across causeway and bridges to Chincoteague Island.
• Continue straight at the light onto Maddox Blvd.
• Follow Maddox through the Traffic Circle and follow signs to Assateague.
• Maddox Blvd becomes Beach Road.
• Follow Beach Road to Assateague Island National Seashore.
• Viewing area is anywhere along the public beach – look to the south.
• NOTE: Assateague Island National Seashore, VA is CLOSED for all Anatres launches

Please Note: Some viewing locations may be off limits for some launches as determined by NASA for safety reasons. The most up to date information on all launches can be found on the NASA Wallops Flight Facility website.

https://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/home#.Uzb2PFf8yIx

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This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye..

2004 ..  Tracing Pocomoke City's nautical history.

1972 ..  Somerset County residents recall when Marion Station was the largest shipper of strawberries in the United States.

1922 ..  Railway bridge repair delays Ocean City train service.

ACROSS THE USA
1936 ..  Baseball fans are upset with a price increase for a World Series reserved grandstand seat to $5.50.

A Good Cause And A Good Time!

Antares Friday Launch Scheduled

(WESR/Shore Daily News)

View info:
https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/antares-launch-scheduled-for-friday/

Rec & Parks Announces Spring Motorcoach Tour Schedule

We are excited to welcome back our Motorcoach Tour program.  Come on out and join us on some fun-filled, family friendly, day trips!

MOTORCOACH SCHEDULE

2020 TRIPS

Tuesday, March 3, 2020 Philadelphia Flower Show $75/person

Monday, March 30, 2020 Arlington Cemetery Tour & Washington DC On Your Own $80/person

Saturday, April 25, 2020 New York City On Your Own $70/person

Saturday, May 9, 2020 Sip Into Spring Festival & Cape May On Your Own $80/person

Contact: Brianna Dix for more information at 410-632-2144 x2514 or bdix@co.worcester.md.us

It Was A No Go For Sunday's Launch From Wallops.

(WESR/Shore Daily News)

(Feb 9)

The launch of NG-13 was scrubbed with approximately 3 minutes before launch Sunday afternoon.

Northrup Grumman reported that the launch was halted because of off nominal data from Wallops Ground Control.

Northrop Grumman and NASA have set the next launch attempt to no earlier than Feb. 13 at 4:05 p.m. ET, due to an unfavorable weather forecast over the next two days, and time required to address the ground support issue.

PPE UPDATE:
Due to weather the launch has now been rescheduled to Friday afternoon in the 3PM hour.

A Bloods Gang Leader Arrested In Pocomoke

View article:
https://shoredailynews.com/headlines/gang-member-from-parksley-arrested-in-pocomoke-city/

TIME MACHINE: 1960, 1931, 2008, 1942.

May, 1960

Salisbury Times

January, 1931

The Denton Journal

September, 2008

Baltimore Sun

January, 1942

The News Journal (Wilmington)

                                                         

When making a purchase at J.C. Penney in Pocomoke the sales clerk would put your payment in a container on a pulley (similar to pictured below) and it was sent up to the balcony for processing and your change would be sent back by the same method. 

1976  ..  Fashion update-

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.

The Bush Letter To Clinton

There were a number of comments about a posting on last Sunday's "Time Machine" here on the Pocomoke Public Eye of a letter from George H.W. Bush to Bill Clinton which Bush left for Clinton in a desk drawer in the Oval Office. Here's a re-post of the letter and comments. 

Time Machine Preview

This Sunday here at The Pocomoke Public Eye.. 

1960..  Article on Pocomoke City government positions recalls many names of our active community leaders from that era.

1931..  Making up for lost time- Pocomoke City's Dr. Issac Costen and decades old birth certificates are in the news.

2008..  The Eastern Shore's lame duck Republican congressman backs a Democrat running for the seat.

1942..  Electricity will soon be on its way to Worcester County farm families.

Antares Resupply Launch Scheduled Sunday From Wallops

SEE FEB 12 UPDATED POSTING

(WESR/SHORE DAILY NEWS)

Dress warm and step out to view the launch of Northrop Grumman’s Antares rocket at 5:39 p.m. EST, Sunday, February 9, from the Mid-Atlantic Regional Spaceport at NASA’s Wallops Flight Facility.

The launch may be visible, weather permitting, to residents throughout the mid-Atlantic region and possibly the East Coast of the United States.

This will be Northrop Grumman’s 13th commercial resupply services mission to deliver NASA science investigations, supplies and equipment to the International Space Station

The NASA Visitor Center at Wallops opens at 1:30 p.m. on launch day for public viewing. Additional locations for catching the launch are Robert Reed Park on Chincoteague Island or Beach Road spanning the area between Chincoteague and Assateague Islands. The beach at the Assateague Island National Seashore/Chincoteague National Wildlife Refuge will not be open during the launch.

Visitors are reminded that alcohol, pets and firearms are not allowed on the NASA Visitor Center grounds. Also, because of limited parking, over-size vehicles such as campers and recreational vehicles will not be able to park on the Visitor Center grounds.

For more information about the Visitor Center, including directions, see: http://www.nasa.gov/centers/wallops/visitorcenter

If you can’t make it to the Wallops area to view the launch you can still partake in the experience through the Wallops Mission Status Center. There you will find information about the mission and links to live countdown audio as well as live video of the launch.   Live coverage of the mission is scheduled to begin at 12:30 p.m. on the Wallops video and audio Ustream sites.

The Status Center can be reached using a smartphone, computer or tablet using most web browsers. By clicking the tracking link on the Status Center, you can find when you may be able to see the rocket in flight and use your device to find the viewing direction to see the rocket streak across the evening sky.

WESR will also be providing live real time coverage of the launch countdown starting at 5:30 p.m.

Launch updates will be available via the Wallops Facebook and Twitter sites:

Launch coverage on NASA TV will begin at 5 p.m. EST.  For NASA TV streaming video, downlink and scheduling information, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/nasatv

For more information about International Space Station, visit: http://www.nasa.gov/station

Get more information about Northrop Grumman, its Antares rocket and the Cygnus cargo spacecraft at: http://www.nasa.gov/northropgrumman

New Pocomoke City Manager Resigns

Jeannette DeLude

View news story:
https://www.wmdt.com/2020/02/pocomoke-city-manager-steps-down-community-reacts/

TIME MACHINE: 1897, 1954, 1998, 1993.

January, 1897

 

Baltimore Sun

January, 1954

The News Journal (Wilmington)

Footnote: The new store was located on Front Street.

May, 1998

Somerset Herald

ACROSS THE USA
January, 1993

A letter left in the Oval Office desk from George H. W. Bush to Bill Clinton..

                                                              

1974 ..  At the movies-

1957 ..  Russia launches Sputnik.

  

The Time Machine is a weekly feature I've enjoyed researching and compiling on The Pocomoke Public Eye since 2011.  I have fond memories of growing up in Pocomoke City and welcome reader contributions we can share about things you've read, remember, or were told relating to our Pocomoke/Eastern shore area...a sentence, a paragraph, or more all fine. Just email it.