Thursday, February 25, 2016

Worcester CCC Camp




A recent comment regarding the old CCC Camp between Pocomoke City and Snow Hill:
RangerJ said...
For more information on the CCC camp located near Milburn's Landing, see http://milburnccc.weebly.com

The site is more a repository for facts and guesses than a real website but it does have a couple of photos, including an undated one of the whole crew at one point in time.

If you do visit the site, especially if you have some facts or memories to share, please use the respond button near the top right of the page.
I am interested in hearing stories about the camp, identifying enrollees, and seeing photos.




(Time Machine posting from October, 2015.)

January, 1935 (Time Machine archive)
(The Titusville Herald- Titusville, Pa.)

LIFE IN CCC CAMP

Editor Of The Herald.

Dear Sir:-  I am a CCC boy and my home is in Diamond, Pa. My folks and friends take The Titusville Herald and (I) would like to have you publish this letter.  You may send me a copy of it.

My temporary home is now in the CCC Co. No. 1318 S-62 Snow Hill, Md.  I enlisted on October 8, 1934 for a period of six months, was sent to Fort Meade, Md., for a medical examination and a few simple army and camp instructions.

I was kept at Fort Meade for six weeks and later sent here to my temporary home.

This camp is located in amongst large pines of varying heights, 100 to 150 feet, and off the state highway about 1/2 mile, between Pocomoke City and Snow Hill, Md.

We have a good outfit here, the best in the third corps area, with 250 boys. Life here is different than on the outside.  It builds up the boys physically and mentally. Every day is something different, so we get some experience here that was never done on the outside,- from dish washing down on the line to cutting trees in swamps and changing clothes after falling in a swamp hole.  Therefore, we are being prepared for everything that gets in our way in the line of work and play.

I am in the CCC going on four months and like it quite well, except for dish washing which I get for Sunday K.P. about twice a month, which means standing over a big tub  3 x 3 x 4 feet, filled with water and soap, standing there for three solid hours except for about a half hour or so of gold bricking, washing 250 plates, knives, spoons, forks, cups and bowls, not to mention what other boys on K.P. have to do with greasy pots and pans.  I mean its fun if you take it that way.

Although we get plenty to eat, some outsiders say that we are being fed too well, for some of the boys look like as if they were over fed.  It isn't the eats, its the G.I. grease.  It gives us strength and health, with lots of fresh air, which we need to cut down those pines which are of varying heights.

Our work here consists of cutting down defective trees, clearing away underbrush, and building fire trails.

One thousand acres of state forest land here have to be cleared and it will take the rest of our two months to put a kink in it. Most of the boys are excellent workers and are rated according to their work.  Now, I mean when we work, it's work.   

We ride to work on trucks and to see us coming resembles a funeral.  Five stake body trucks and ten dump trucks, all loaded with men.  We ride to work and back for we have 1 1/2 miles to go.

We work 40 hours a week, 8 hours a day, rain or shine. Saturday afternoon and Sunday we get off.  Saturday morning until noon we have to work in camp.  In camp- scrub barracks floor, wash clothes, clean windows, stoves and arrange our clothing for inspection.  After dinner is dress inspection.  We line up in front of the U.S. flag on the parade grounds, stand at attention until the captain O. K.'s our dress.  Then we are free to roam anywhere until 6 a. m. Monday morning.  We have to sign in the recreation hall on a book when we come back or leave camp, so as to keep tally on us.  Anyone leaving camp without signing out gets extra duty of 72 hours in the kitchen as K. P.

Monday mornings we must all be in camp.  Reveille is at 6:45 a.m.  The sergeant in the barracks yells out , "crawl out, boys, and push on the mops."  We have to mop the floor every morning besides Saturday, make our bunk, and eat chow at 7 a. m. 7:30 a. m. we polish up the camp area, pick up all match sticks,  paper and cigarette stubs that have been thrown away carelessly over Saturday and Sunday. 8 a. m. call for work detail, line up and be on our way with axes and saws, to the wood, ready to do work and fill the woods with the ringing of the saws and and echoes of our axes, until 4 p. m., when the days work is done.

Hurrah for the CCC, for every boy is a man when he leaves.

Now friends, if you doubt what I've said come down to Co. No. 1318 S-62 CCC Snow Hill, Md., at your own expense and find out.

Your CCC friend,

Steve J. Brenner 

Sunday, February 21, 2016

TIME MACHINE .... 1845, 1941, 1968.

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June, 1845

                                 


 February, 1941



(Wilkes-Barre Times Leader,The Evening News. Wilkes-Barre, Pa.)


1968



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Friday, February 19, 2016

ALCOHOL RETAILERS CHECKED


Maryland State Police News Release

      ALCOHOL COMPLIANCE CHECKS CONDUCTED IN SOMERSET COUNTY

(Somerset County, MD) On Wednesday, February 17, 2016, troopers from the Maryland State Police and officers from the Princess Anne Police Department conducted a collaborative effort and performed numerous alcohol compliance checks at retail establishments in Somerset County.

Law enforcement officers throughout Somerset County ensured that various retail establishments which hold a Somerset County Liquor License are denying sales of alcoholic beverages to persons under the age of 21 years old.

A total of 18 retail establishments were checked.  The following retail establishments complied with the provisions of the law and denied the sale of alcoholic beverage to minors:
  • Arby’s General Store, Wenona, Maryland
  • Brew Thru, Crisfield, Maryland
  • Eden Quick Stop, Eden, Maryland
  • Junior’s Stop and Shop, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Kash and Karry, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Oscar’s Bar and Grill, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Peaky’s Restaurant, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Goose Creek, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Somer’s Cove Market, Crisfield, Maryland
  • Spike’s Pub and Subs, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Dash Inn, Westover, Maryland
  • Goose Creek, Westover, Maryland
  • Crisfield Oceanic, Crisfield, Maryland
  • Shore Stop, Crisfield, Maryland
  • King’s Creek Market, Princess Anne, Maryland

The following retail establishments were not in compliance with the provisions of the law and sold alcoholic beverages to a minor:
  • Somerset County Liquor Dispensary, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Becky’s Market, Princess Anne, Maryland
  • Lucky’s Last Chance, Chance, Maryland

The establishments which sold alcoholic beverages will be required to appear before the Somerset County Liquor Board and face possible sanctions from that board. The individuals who sold alcoholic beverages to a person under the age of 21 years old will be required to appear in the District Court of Maryland for Somerset County for selling an alcoholic beverage to a person under the age of 21 years old.

In an effort to reduce the access of alcoholic beverages to minors, Troopers and Officers will continue with unannounced compliance checks to ensure that alcoholic beverages stay out of the hands of minors.  With homecoming activities going on at the University of Maryland Eastern Shore, St. Patrick’s Day, and Washington High School and Crisfield High School’s proms right around the corner, law enforcement will be making a collaborative effort to ensure the safety of our youth.  After the compliance checks were conducted, establishments were provided with educational literature which can be used to help them determine the authenticity of identification documents.  This collaborative effort amongst law enforcement partners will continue throughout the year in an effort to keep everyone safe.

Funding for this initiative was provided by the Somerset County Local Management Board Inc.

Monday, February 15, 2016

Astronomy Program At Wallops




Winter Astronomy Series  


Winter Astronomy Series
Lagoon Nebula
Credits: Mike Potter
February 19, and March 18

7:00 p.m. - 10:00 p.m.

The NASA Wallops Flight Facility Visitor Center will continue the Astronomy and Night Sky Winter Series on Friday, February 19 from 7 – 10 p.m.
During each event, participants will have the opportunity to take part in a variety of activities that include an Astronomy 101 presentation, astronomy-themed movies, and hands-on activities and crafts. The Delmarva Space Sciences Foundation will be on-site to provide expertise and high-powered telescope views of objects in the winter night sky.
The event, which is free and open to the public, will occur regardless of weather, however, telescope viewing is subject to cancellation due to inclement weather

Sunday, February 14, 2016

TIME MACHINE


(Reader-friendly viewing of news archives/historical archives material)


January, 1970



                                                      
(The Daily Times, Salisbury)


The armory, of course, was later acquired by Pocomoke City and for many years was home to our police department, but is there still a future for the building?  Last month at a meeting of Citizens For A Better Pocomoke there was a suggestion to form a volunteer group to look into saving the armory. Here are some recent comments from Pocomoke Public Eye readers. If you have an opinion about the armory please leave your comment.

good luck saving the armory, I would start fundraising immediately and ask the city to donate the building to your organization, all you would need to do is pay the taxes each year and the city would be glad to give it to you probably. last i saw, you could still use the gym


Forget the armory, even if the City gives it to you for free. It's a fire trap and the insurance premiums would be astronomical. Liability insurance would be out of sight, as well. Repairs to the plumbing and heating systems would bankrupt any civic organization. There is a reason it is vacant; no one with any business sense is willing to touch it.


Sorry to say, but you may as well forget the armory. The building is almost 100 years old and is basically a toxic waste site. It is loaded with asbestos, lead paint, lead from the bullets in the shooting range, mold and mildew. The city received a very cursory estimate to rehab the building and bring it up to current code. That estimate exceeded one million dollars. The plumbing, heating and electrical systems are all obsolete. Slim is right, there is a reason the building is empty. It needs to be torn down and the sooner the better.


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Wednesday, February 10, 2016

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Sunday, February 7, 2016

TIME MACHINE.. SUPER BOWL SUNDAY!


Super Bowl Winners and Results
NO.DATESITERESULT
IJan. 15, 1967Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumGreen Bay 35, Kansas City 10
IIJan. 14, 1968Orange Bowl (Miami)Green Bay 33, Oakland 14
IIIJan. 12, 1969Orange Bowl (Miami)New York Jets 16, Baltimore 7
IVJan. 11, 1970Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)Kansas City 23, Minnesota 7
VJan. 17, 1971Orange Bowl (Miami)Baltimore 16, Dallas 13
VIJan. 16, 1972Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)Dallas 24, Miami 3
VIIJan. 14, 1973Los Angeles Memorial ColiseumMiami 14, Washington 7
VIIIJan. 13, 1974Rice Stadium (Houston)Miami 24, Minnesota 7
IXJan. 12, 1975Tulane Stadium (New Orleans)Pittsburgh 16, Minnesota 6
XJan. 18, 1976Orange Bowl (Miami)Pittsburgh 21, Dallas 17
XIJan. 9, 1977Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)Oakland 32, Minnesota 14
XIIJan. 15, 1978Superdome (New Orleans)Dallas 27, Denver 10
XIIIJan. 21, 1979Orange Bowl (Miami)Pittsburgh 35, Dallas 31
XIVJan. 20, 1980Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)Pittsburgh 31, Los Angeles 19
XVJan. 25, 1981Superdome (New Orleans)Oakland 27, Philadelphia 10
XVIJan. 24, 1982Silverdome (Pontiac, Mich.)San Francisco 26, Cincinnati 21
XVIIJan. 30, 1983Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)Washington 27, Miami 17
XVIIIJan. 22, 1984Tampa (Fla.) StadiumLos Angeles 38, Washington 9
XIXJan. 20, 1985Stanford (Calif.) StadiumSan Francisco 38, Miami 16
XXJan. 26, 1986Superdome (New Orleans)Chicago 46, New England 10
XXIJan. 25, 1987Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)New York Giants 39, Denver 20
XXIIJan. 31, 1988Jack Murphy Stadium (San Diego)Washington 42, Denver 10
XXIIIJan. 22, 1989Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)San Francisco 20, Cincinnati 16
XXIVJan. 28, 1990Superdome (New Orleans)San Francisco 55, Denver 10
XXVJan. 27, 1991Tampa (Fla.) StadiumNew York Giants 20, Buffalo 19
XXVIJan. 26, 1992Metrodome (Minneapolis)Washington 37, Buffalo 24
XXVIIJan. 31, 1993Rose Bowl (Pasadena, Calif.)Dallas 52, Buffalo 17
XXVIIIJan. 30, 1994Georgia Dome (Atlanta)Dallas 30, Buffalo 13
XXIXJan. 29, 1995Joe Robbie Stadium (Miami)San Francisco 49, San Diego 26
XXXJan. 28, 1996Sun Devil Stadium (Tempe, Ariz.)Dallas 27, Pittsburgh 17
XXXIJan. 26, 1997Superdome (New Orleans)Green Bay 35, New England 21
XXXIIJan. 25, 1998Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)Denver 31, Green Bay 24
XXXIIIJan. 31, 1999Pro Player Stadium (Miami)Denver 34, Atlanta 19
XXXIVJan. 30, 2000Georgia Dome (Atlanta)St. Louis 23, Tennessee 16
XXXVJan. 28, 2001Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)Baltimore 34, New York Giants 7
XXXVIFeb. 3, 2002Superdome (New Orleans)New England 20, St. Louis 17
XXXVIIJan. 26, 2003Qualcomm Stadium (San Diego)Tampa Bay 48, Oakland 21
XXXVIIIFeb. 1, 2004Reliant Stadium (Houston)New England 32, Carolina 29
XXXIXFeb. 6, 2005Alltel Stadium (Jacksonville, Fla.)New England 24, Philadelphia 21
XLFeb. 5, 2006Ford Field (Detroit)Pittsburgh 21, Seattle 10
XLIFeb. 4, 2007Dolphin Stadium (Miami)Indianapolis 29, Chicago 17
XLIIFeb. 3, 2008University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)New York Giants 17, New England 14
XLIIIFeb. 1, 2009Raymond James Stadium (Tampa, Fla.)Pittsburgh Steelers 27, Arizona Cardinals 23
XLIVFeb. 7, 2010Sun Life Stadium (Miami)New Orleans Saints 31, Indianapolis Colts 17
XLVFeb. 6, 2011Cowboys Stadium (Arlington, Texas)Green Bay Packers 31, Pittsburgh Steelers 25
XLVIFeb. 5, 2012Lucas Oil Stadium (Indianapolis)New York Giants 21, New England Patriots 17
XLVIIFeb. 3, 2013Mercedes-Benz Superdome (New Orleans)Baltimore Ravens 34, San Francisco 49ers 31
XLVIIIFeb. 2, 2014MetLife Stadium (East Rutherford, N.J.)Seattle Seahawks 43, Denver Broncos 8
XLIXFeb. 1, 2015University of Phoenix Stadium (Glendale, Ariz.)New England Patriots 28, Seattle Seahawks 24

(Above, courtesy ESPN)

SUPER BOWL I







(New Castle News, New Castle, Pa. 1/16/67)


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Wednesday, February 3, 2016

Spring Day Trips Scheduled

Something to think about for this Spring!

The Worcester County Recreation And Parks Department has announced its Motorcoach Tour program of day trips for this Spring with trips scheduled to the Philadelphia Flower Show on March 8, to Washington, DC on April 4, and to New York City on April 23.

For more information about these family friendly day trips visit:

http://www.worcesterrecandparks.org/programs/motorcoach


Tuesday, February 2, 2016

QUESTION FOR READER


Will the Pocomoke Public Eye reader who posted the below comment please email me?  I have a question. Thanks!

tkforppe@yahoo.com


(1/28/16)
"I have a photo of George Hack (my uncle) on stage with Dick Clark at that teen hop! on At The Hop! -Mary B"