Public Works offers farmers agricultural tire collections

(May 12, 2023) The Worcester County Public Works department will offer an agricultural scrap tire collection for county farmers on May 20 and 22, at the central landfill in Newark.

This event is for Worcester County farmers only an is not open to homeowners or area businesses. Farmers will be permitted to deliver scrap tires without restrictions, provided the tires come from a Maryland farm that is based in Worcester County.

Honoring Gold Badger Lewis

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Administratively, Ben served on the board of directors and the Equipment Committee. He served as chairman of the Annual Banquet Committee for eight years. He also chaired the committee responsible for the gala celebrating the 100th Anniversary of the Ocean City Volunteer Fire Company.

Firefighter Lewis remembers the expectation of young men living in Ocean City or West Ocean City during the ’50s, ’60s and ‘70s was to serve their community as volunteers in the Lions Club, the American Legion or the volunteer fire department.

He chose the OCVFC because it was action-filled, provided a brotherhood among all members, and most importantly, offered an opportunity to protect his community during any type of emergency.

Ben recalls the most significant events of his firefighting career to be the building fires on the Boardwalk during the ’70s. He also wanted to recognize his late wife, Sherry, and other members of the OCVFC Ladies

The department is being aided in the even by the Maryland Department of the Environment, Maryland Environmental Services and and Maryland Farm Bureau, The Department of the Environment will reimburse Worcester County for costs up to $60,000 for transporting and disposing of the scrap tires it collects.

For more information, contact Worcester County Recycling Manager Mike McClung at 410-632-3177.

Wears wan veil and wan nightshirtie.

All ze soldats in Bizerte Vant to meet wiz zis here Gertie, Drink ze toast to Dirty Gertie.

Vas wan cute keed when she’s zirty!

Strapped it to her kneecap purty, Baited it with Fleur de Flirte, Made her boy friends’ fingers hurty, Made her boyfriends most alerte!

She was voted in Bizerte, Miss Latrine for 1930.

Dirty Gertie from Bizerte

Saw the Captain, made ze flirty, Captain zink she verra purty, Lose his watch and lose his shirty, Call ze general alerte.

The gendarmes look for Dirty Gertie

From Casablanc’ to Gulf of Sirte, Haz any one seen Dirty Gertie?

At 9:30 a.m., on May 9, Fifth Panzerarmee commander Gen. Gustav von Värst reported to Gen. Hans-Jürgen von Arnim that, “...our armor and our artillery have been destroyed. Without ammunition and fuel. We

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Auxiliary, for providing hot drinks to the firemen battling those many multi-alarm fires during the long bitter cold nights.

Lewis said his greatest accomplishment as a member of the OCVFC was being provided the opportunity to serve his community and assist his friends and neighbors during their darkest time of need. He also wished to express his pride in the members and leadership of the OCVFC for their foresight and efforts in building a “state of the art” facility (Station #5) on Keyser Point Road in West Ocean City.

We salute and thank Firefighter Lewis for his years of service and dedication to the safety of the citizens and visitors to Ocean City.

For membership information or to learn more about your volunteer fire company, please visit www.ocvfc.com aquatic bugs & beer thursdaY | may 18, 2023 | 3–5 PM 30220 Piney Neck Road, Dagsboro, DE 19939

• Experience hands-on inquiry activity at the Dogfish Learning Garden: “What lives in our waters?” Presented by environmental scientist, Jackelyn Toggart from Envirotech

• Explore the constructed wetland with other guests

• Enjoy beer and pretzels

TICKETS: $25

For more information, please contact Sheryl Swed at sherylswed@delawaregardens.org delawaregardens.org

Elizabeth Matthews

Delmar

Elizabeth Matthews, 79, of Delmar, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023, at her home. Born Oct. 29, 1943, in Steubenville, Ohio.

She was the daughter of the late William Joseph Appel Jr. and Mary Louise Lynch Appel.

She is survived by her husband of 57 years, Ernest Matthews; two daughters, Theresa Elizabeth Haggerty and her husband Andrew, and Barbara Lynn Matthews; grandson, Nicholas Andrew Haggerty; two sisters, Janet Appel Strong and Judith Lovelace; and several nieces and nephews.

A Mass of Christian Burial will be held at 11 a.m., Friday, May 12, 2023 at St Francis de Sales Catholic Church on Riverside Drive in Salisbury where friends may visit from 10:30-11 a.m.

Interment will follow in Springhill Memory Gardens in Hebron.

Friends may visit from 6-8 p.m., Thursday, May 11, with prayer at 7:30 p.m. at Bounds Funeral Home on East Main Street in Salisbury.

In lieu of flowers, donations may be made in memory of Elizabeth to the Joseph House, 812 Boundary St., Salisbury, Maryland 21801.

Visit boundsfuneralhome.com to share stories and memories with the family.

LORNA B. PEARRE

Berlin

Lorna B Pearre, 81, of Berlin, passed away on May 7, 2023, surrounded by her loved ones.

Lorna was predeceased by her husband of 42 years, James Pearre Sr.

She is survived by her daughter, Stacy Shaw (David) of Middletown, Delaware, and her three grandchildren. Burial services will be private.

JOYCE GRACE ELDER

Greensburg

Joyce Grace Elder, 72, passed away Thursday, May 4, 2023, at Atlantic General Hospital in Berlin.

Born in Greensburg, Pennsylvania, she was the daughter of the late Roy Calvin Bataille and Betty DiFloria Bataille.

She is survived by her husband, Theodore “Ted” Elder; children, Kimberly Ann McAllister of Bishopville, Jeremy Robert Elder of Whaleyville, and Roy Calvin Bataille III (Amber) of Harrington, Delaware; six grandchildren, Drew Birch, Autumn

Houck, Roy Bstaille IV, Taryn McAllister, Dalton Bataille and Colton Bataille; and six great-grandchildren, Caleb Birch, Colby Birch, Lincoln Houck, Layton Cropper and Elliott Houck.

Also surviving are a niece, Rena Bataille, and her son, Devin Bataille.

In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by a brother, Roy Calvin Bataille Jr., in 1976.

Joyce was the co-owner and operator, with her husband, Ted, of Elder’s Garage in Whaleyville.

She attended SonRise Church in Berlin, had been a pen pal writer for many years, enjoyed ceramics and most of all loved her family.

A funeral service will be held at 2 p.m., Wednesday, May 10, 2023, at The Burbage Funeral Home in Berlin. Rev. Daryl McCready will officiate. Friends may call from noon to 2 p.m., prior to the service. Interment will follow at Sunset Memorial Park in Berlin.

In lieu of flowers, the family asks that donations be made in Joyce’s

World War Ii

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Thirty minutes later, Gen. von Värst’s emissaries reached the headquarters of 1st Armored Division’s commander, Ernest N. Harmon, to request an armistice. II American Corps commander, Gen. Omar Bradley, instructed Gen. Harmon that, “...the terms of surrender are unconditional.” At noon, those terms were accepted.

Gen. von Arnim surrendered to V Corps commander, Gen. Sir Charles W. Allfrey, on May 12. He had concluded that, “...even without the Allied offensive, I should have had to capitulate by June 1, at the latest, because we had no more to eat.”

That same day, the Italian Duce promoted Gen. Messe to marshal, obviously inspired by the German Führer’s promotion of Gen. Friedrich Paulus to field marshal, at Stalingrad, in the hope that he, unlike Paulus, would not surrender. The result, however, was the same.

The new marshal designated his Chief-of-Staff, Gen. Giuseppe Mancinelli, to negotiate surrender to Monty’s Eighth Army, rather than the First Army, because Lt. Gen. MarieLouis Koëltz’ French XIX Corps was a part of Gen. Sir Kenneth Anderson’s First Army, and the new marshal did not want to risk surrendering his army to the French! Marshal Messe surrendered, together with the remnants of his First Italian Army, the next day to Gen. Sir Bernard Freyberg’s New Zealanders.

When Gen. von Arnim surren- name to the Berlin Volunteer Fire Company at 214 N. Main St. Berlin, Maryland 21811.

Letters of condolence can be sent to the family via burbagefuneralhome.com. Arrangements are in the care of The Burbage Funeral Home.

MICHAEL ANTHONY LIEWALD Takoma

Park

Michael Anthony Liewald, 45, passed away on Monday, April 10, 2023, at Franklin Square Medical Center in Baltimore. Born in Takoma Park, he was the son of Wayne and Cleda Liewald.

Michael graduated with the class of 1995 from Parkdale High School. After which, he moved to the Ocean City area with his family.

Through the years, Michael worked vigorously to obtain his college degrees and ended with his masters of education from Wilmington University.

While attending school, Michael worked as a server and bartender

Continued on Page 65 dered, the haughty Prussian expected to be met by his opposite number. When this did not occur, he requested an audience with Supreme Allied Commander, Dwight D. Eisenhower. The American general refused. He did, however, get to visit the U.S., as he was held in a POW camp, in Mississippi, until his release in 1947!

Almost 275,000 battle-hardened German and Italian veterans had marched into captivity, most of whom were shipped to P.O.W. camps in the U.S. These soldiers, together with those lost in the previous four months, and their equipment, could have been better used to defend Sicily, or to relieve Stalingrad. The cost to the Allies had been 70,000 casualties.

A victory parade was held at noon on May 20, 1943 on Avenue Maréchal Galliéni in Tunis, but French soldiers loyal to Gen. Charles de Gaulle refused to march with those loyal to Gen. Henri Honoré Giraud. The British were disgusted with both, saying, “French! They make a lot of bloody noise, now, when it’s all over. Never saw any of ‘em anywhere near the Jerries [Germans]!”

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Mr. Wimbrow writes from Ocean City, Maryland, where he practices law representing those persons accused of criminal and traffic offenses, and those persons who have suffered a personal injury through no fault of their own. He can be contacted at wimbrowlaw@gmail.com