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Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
FRANKFORT

Robert, aged II years, son of Ray
mOnd Richards and wife, died at the
home of his parents, Friday He had
been sick less than a week with the
measles. Funeral services were held
Sunday afternoon in the NJ. E.
Church. Burial was made in Careys
cemetery. He was pupil in the fifth
grade.
Capt. John H. Long entertained
several at a dinner at the Boulevard
Hotel Sunday evening. Among those
present were Mrs. Addie Harrison,
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Harrison, Hall
Harrison, Jack Harrison of Berlin,
Md, Mrs. Elizabeth Adams, of Mt.
Clair, N. j., Mrs Mary Huxford, and
Mrs. Norman C. Gum, of Frank
ford.
Miss Frances White of Philadel-
phia has been visiting her sister,
Mrs. Robert Dasey for the past few
days.
The Presbyterian Church is pre-
pairing a Mothers Day program for
Sunday morning.
Several friends surprised Samuel
j. Messick Thursday evening and
reminded him that it was his birth
day. The guests were Mr.. and Mrs.
Golfer Messick, Mrs. Anna Owens,
Miss Dorothy Owens, Mrs. Harry
Passwaters of BridgeVille, Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Messick, Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert Allen, Mr.. and Mrs. Paul
Messick, Mr.. and Mrs. LinwOOd Mes
sick, Mr.. and Mrs. Lealand Giles, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter Mawer, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer Short, Mr.. and Mrs. Mer-
vim Waller, Mrs. Pusey, Catherine
Allen, Janette Allen, Ruth Waller.
of Seaford, Rev. and Mrs. ]. H. Gard
ner and James Gardner of Frank
ford. The guests also surprised Mr..
and Mrs. Messick by bringing an
abundance of ice cream and cake.
FrankfOrd New Century Club met
at the home of Mrs. Matte Milby ON
Friday evening. Mrs. Burton G.. Can
non, president, presided, Mrs. Milby
and Mrs. Perina Townsend were
elected delegates to the State Fed
GRAFTON Convention to be held in
Milford. Plans were made for the
club luncheon to be held at Sussex
Inn, Bethany Beach, June IL at 1870
p. m.
The program leader was Mrs. Per-
ina Townsend. The subject was
Motion Pictures" Refreshments
were served by the hostess.
Mrs. Jennie Bryan Ruark enter
tanned the Monday Afternoon Bridge
Club at her home this week. There
was good attendance and the af-
ternoOn was enjoyed.
Fashion says white and gradual
ing days say white. Look for gifts
you must buy at Miss Sally's Hat
and Gift Shoppe. White dresses, slips
-blOomers and hose. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
SHAWNEE

The Shawnee Ladies Aid was very
delightfully."- entertained at the par
sOnage of Rev. J. L. Nichols and
family on Friday evening. After the
business meeting the evening was
spent in music and games after
which ice cream and cake were SER
we'd. We hope to meet with them
again in the future.
Mrs. Robert Cults and daughter
and Mr.. Morris of VincentOwn, N. j.,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Belts on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Guy Reinhert and
family of Hanover, Pa, and Mr.. and
Mrs. Edgar Frey of Pennsburg, Pa,
were dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin KOlb on Sunday.
Miss Florence LOfiand and friend,
Warren Magee and Mr.. and Mrs. Mil
lard Belts were guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Cornelius LOfland of Whining
ton over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Claud Banta and
family were guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Edwin Walton and family on Sun
day.
Miss Hulda LOfiand of Dover spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. Aims
worth Abbott.
Mrs. Albert POstles and daughter
and Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar MalOney
and son spent Sunday with relatives
in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

The old-time flu has visited our
town for the past two weeks and
confined a number of our people to
their homes.
Frank Kelly, of Greensboro, Md,
called on Felton friends on Tues
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Boone Jester, of
Wilmington, are receiving cOngrat-
ulations upon the birth of a fine
son.
Mrs. Harry Butler, of Laurel, and
Mrs. Anna Williams and children, of
Sharon Hill, Pa, have been spend
ing some time with Mrs. Clarence
Abbott.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

for his leave Off the light ship last
week.
Harry Hastings and family spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. VeVOn
DOody.
John w. Houston and wife were
Sunday dinner guests with Hon.
Robert G. Houston and family in
Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
STAYTONSVILLE

For the accommodation of several
families of the community the Sun
day school hour will be changed
from 2:30 p. m. to 10 o'clock a. m.
Evening services the same at 1880.
1t is up to the folks living in this
community to make these meetings
a success. Everybody welcome. 4 -
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
FIRST METHODIST PROTESTANT CHURCH
"The Church for the People"
REV. j. L. NICHOLS, Minister


meeting praise
ALL
invited and visitors welcome.
attending still coored
preferably If passed through the vail
white Honor Mother today.
p. nc E.. meetings.
1880 p. ms Mother.
evening,
should this
meeting officials
delegate 10 he enextco
Thursday evening at 7:S0-PIayer meeting
Everybody invited to all services
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
FIRST BAPTIST CHURCH
wilson q Wismer Minister

Wilson G. Wismer, Minister
Sunday, May 8, 1881.
10 A. M.-Bible School. F. ]. Gu
lick, superintendent.
IL A. M.,-MOrning Worship and
Sermon.
1880 p. m.rSOng service and ser
mon.
The public is cordially invited to
attend all services.
ST. JOHNS r. C. CHURCH
Rev. Alfred A. Jones
Mass at Milford $3.50 O'Clock.
Sunday, 1880 p. M, sermon and
benedictiOn.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

Those Chinese certainly are a
hopeful lot. A recent press dispatch
says they are expecting aid from the
League of Nations.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08
Iin11111I1g ID 55iIini1ll1iIii

CHRISTIAN SCIENCE SOCIETY
Branch Of The First Church Of
Christ Scientist
in Boston, Massachusetts
Services every Sunday morning at
eleven O'Clock in Grange Hall in Mil
ford, Delaware.
PILGRIM HOLINESS CHURCH
u VI. SckefhOuSA Faster
Sunday School $3.50 4. m.
Preaching IL 4. m.
Sunday evening: 1880, Song ser
Eice; p. m, preaching.
wednesday evening: 1880 o'clock.
PRAYER service.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

Antiques today are just furniture
that is paid for.
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

Call at Morrisons Store for Pet
ty's Bread. adv
Milford chronicle., 1931-05-08

Fashion says white and graduat-
ing days say white. Look for gifts
you must buy at Miss Sally's Hat
and Gift Shoppe. White dresses, slips
-blOomers and hose. 1t
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
INTL MINERS CONFERENCE PLANS
UNITED STRUGGLE ON WAGE CUTS
Over 700 Ruhr Miners Present; Pledge to Stop
Scab Action Against Strikers in Coal
Fields; Support U.S.S.R.

BERLIN.--The Central Committee
of the German Communist Party sent
telegram of greetings to the Inter
national Miners Conference in ES-
sen, The telegram declared that the
eyes of all class conscious miners all
over the world were directed to the
conference. The task of the confer
ence was to organize the resistance
Of the miners of all countries against
the offensive of the mine owners
against the wages and working con-
ditions of the miners, and to prevent
any repetition of 1926 when mil
lions Of tons of strikebreaking Ger
man coal broke the gallant struggle
of the British miners and gave the
signal for the attack OF the German
mine owners on the wages and work.
ing conditions of the German miners.
In conclusion. the telegram promises
the support of the Communist move
ment in Germany for the fight of the
revolutionary miners international.
A similar telegram was sent to the
miners delegate conference in Gel
senkirchen, pointing out that it was
the task of the conference to Or
ganize the resistance of the German
miners to the attempt of the mine
owners to cut wages on Jan. /. A
defeat for the Ruhr miners will mean
a defeat for the whole working class.
The international miners confer
ence, organized by the international
Miners Committee of the Red Inter
national of Labor Unions, was opened
Dec. % in Essen. Six delegates were
present from Great Britain, 5 dele
gates from France, delegates from
Belgium, 3 from Czechoslovakia,
delegates from the Saar district,
delegate from Poland, one delegate
from Alsace-Lorraine and 16 dele
gates from Germany. Seven hundred
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
Oakland, Cal. Sears
Roebuck Co. Forces
Relief From Clerks

OAKLAND, Cal-Oakland store of
the Sears. Roebuck & Co. is forcing
employees to donate one days pay a
month to the Oakland Unemployed
Problem Committee purely bosses
organization).
E. G.. Harrison, the manager, is
Boosting how proud he is of that. He
claims that his store handles this
days pay retaining without a muir
mur from his employees and also
states that the headquarters at Chi
>cago will match dollar for dollar of
the amount collected in Oakland.
How kind of them. when they
squeeze these dollars from the very
blood Of the workers.
Manager is proud because he has
his name mentioned as the big
hearted humanitarian at the expense
Of the underpaid employees.
Oakland branch of the Sears, Roe
buck & Co. opened up only this sum
mer here. Therefore it has better
system to exploit the workers than in
other stores. The force of workers is
very limited, necessitating greater
speed-up than in other stores.
Even during the holiday rush only
few extra hands were taken on
Lunch periods shortened by rigid
watch, that not second can be
squeezed in for rest. The evening
closing time is heightened by strict
orders, that we cannot leave before
finishing on all customers. no matter
how long they may linger after the
door is closed. This adding time for
the company without any extra pay
The messly sic to sl8 per for girls
are inadequate for limited personal
needs, yet we have to give without
rnurmur." as the manager says.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
Workers Unemployment Insurance Bi

The Workers Unemployment Insurance Bill proposes:
Acknowledgements insurance at the rate Of SIS week for each
unemployed S. additional for each dependant
National Unemployment Fund to
funds unemployment insurance.;
b all capital and property of $2O0O M tax
all incomes of $4,000
5That the Fund thus created shall
administered Workers Commission elected solely by employed
and unemployed workers.
All who sign the lists being circulated by the Workers Ma
tiona Campaign Committee for its
sidiay organizations congress shall the bill in its
final possibly amended by the meetings which aty
and elect the delegation
b amended by the delegation ITSELF The final form of the
bill will general points printed
All workers called collect this
BILL the corporation workers
nature drive. All organizations should actv their
the collection of signatures. Write
Committee Unemployment 18th
York City for signature blanks.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
BOOSTER FOR THE
$4,000 CAMPAIGN

Il will say here that enjoy read
ing the Daily Worker very much,
writes H. D. ", Of Atlanta, Ga.
when have read it pass it on
to someone else to read. wish
I was able to help the $4,000 circu-
lation drive. j see the need Of the
Daily Worker in the struggle of
mebilizing the workers. have not
made dime in money in two long
years and I don't see anything in
sight yet, because I am a crippled
man and the capitalist class en- not
use a man like that now because he
can't keep up with the speed-up
system as they have now.
Il hope the comrades get busy and
do all they can in the $4,000 circula,
ton drive of the Daily Worker.
Work in Atlanta, Ga, is bad as
bad can be. Shops are working part
time and all are cutting wages. Some
have cut down all work The wage
cuts run anywhere from so to 10t
per cent. None of the shops are on
full time that know Of at this writ
ing"
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
Catholic Church Backs A. F. of L. 'fCzar"
and Hague; Priests Steal Campaign Funds

factory. then Catholic church, then
a row of squalid, rundown frame
houses. Church, factory and poverty
stricken homes following each other
in kind of endless chain.
Enslaved in the factory, drugged in
the church, robbed by boss and priest
alike, the worker is at last permitted
to retire TO a shabby and gloem-
ridden home owned by one or the
other of his exploiters.
The biggest industry in Hudson
County is the Catholic church, and
no priest finds it necessary to fight
for unemployment insurance. There
is no appreciable difference between
the Popes control of Vatican City
and the Catholic church's control of
north Jersey. II the Pope is entitled
to coin his own money, the Catholic
hierarchy is permitted to use the
Jersey City treasury as its own: if
the Pope has his own army, the Jer-
sey church has the municipal police
forces; if the Pope has his own diplo-
matte service, the Jersey church has
its municipal and state offic ais, all
in high positions; if the Pope can
call for Holy War on the Soviet
Union, the Jersey church can call for
The arrest of an unemployed worker
who earns his living by selling the
Daily Worker II anything, the Jer-
sey branch of the church has an adj
vantage on the home office in vati-
can City. for the Pope has direct
control of only few hundred thou
sand people, whereas the Jersey
church exercises a predomipsting
control over the lives Of more than
a million New Jersey workers.
Both Church Leaders.
1t might almost have been guessed
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
LONDON PREPARES
PLANES FOR WAR
Machine Guns Placed
on Wings of Ships

LONDON.--London is terrifying it
self Greater offensive and defen-
sive strength in the air is planned
for this year to make London more
difficult to capture, Single scatter air.
planes capable of flying 20 miles an
hour, having a ceiling of $4,000 feet
and mounted with six machine guns,
are now being built and may be adop-
ted by the British government to re-
place aircraft equipped with one and
two machine guns.
Two machine guns are to be con-
cealed in each wing. and an opposing
airplane can be covered from wing to
wing tip once the pilot gets dead on
his target.
With all the prepare '0''S for de-
fensive and offensive We danger
of immediate war Ger lly looms
more clearly before us.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
OFFICE WORKERS
CIT WAGE YASn
Many in City Are Now
Affected

NEW YORK. - The white collar
slaves Of this needle trades concern
we're given a wage slash. The notice
below given to everyone speaks for
itself:
January 9th, 1881.
To our Employees:
We regret to advise that due to
the business depression common in
all industries at this time, we are
forced to make a 10 per cent deduc-
ton in salaries of all employees in
Guiding members of the firm, effective
as of week ending January 9th, 1881.
We have deferred this action for
many months in the hopes that bust
ness would improve, and regret that
improvement has not arrived and our
inventory results confirm this.
We shall be very happy, when con-
ditions improve and warrant to dis
continue this deduction.
We thank you for your co-opera-
ton.
S. Lebovitz & Sons Inc.
IS Leonard st. New York City
This makes total of 221aTo cut
from the wages of the factory work.
ers and 1919 from the office workers,
Office workers must organize into the
militant Office Workers Union, 16
West 21st St. in order to combat
wage cuts and TO stop the further
reduction of the standards of living
of the office workers.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15

miners we're present at the conference
as guests.
The French and Polish delegates
proposed that the conference should
adopt special resolution dealing
with the danger of an imperialist war
of intervention against the Soviet
Union. At the same time a special
point Defense of the Soviet Union
was inserted in the agenda.
The main work of the conference
was the organization Of solidarity &C.
tons in the various European coun-
tries for the struggle of the miners in
the Ruhr district.
On Sunday evening a joint session
of the international conference and
the district miners conference took
place in Gelsenkirchen. Conrade
Sobotka, the chairman of the Inter
national Miners Committee, in
formed the German miners delegates
of the measures taken by the inter
national conference to organize inter-
national solidarity with the struggle
of the Ruhr miners. After speeches
of greeting by British and French
miners delegates, the session was
concluded by a speech by the repre-
sentative of the Executive Bureau OF
the Red International of Labor
Unions.
A special resolution was adopted
stressing the necessity Of defending
the Soviet Union against the attacks
OF world imperialism. The resolution
pointed out that a determined strug-
gle on the part of the miners fol
their own political and economic in
terests was the best way to fight
against the intervention plans Of
world imperialism against the Sovie
Union. The session closed amids
scenes of great enthusiasm and tht
singing of the 'Internationale."
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15

that Brandle, the A. F. of LIS most
important official in New Jersey, and
Mayor Hague, democratic boss of the
state, are both good Catholics and re-
ceive the active support of the
church. Hague is the leading Cath
Ole laynlan in the state. Both he and
Brandle are on the Board OF govern
ors--so far as can be learned there
are no others--of st. Francis Hospi-
tai. q Catholic institution which COR
responds in wealth and influence with
Sc. Patrick's Cathedral in New York.
If all the money and property of st.
Francis Hospital we're divided among
the 10000 unemployed in Jersey City,
none would starve for many months
to come, but if the Catholic church
perturbed itself about unemployed
workers it wouldn't be the Catholic
church.
Moreover. the churches in Jersey
believe that they have more impor-
tant uses for their money. During
the Passaic strike, for example, about
half the 213 christian sects in Amer
lea helped to break the strike, the
Episcopal church actually contribut-
ing $500 to that end. In Jersey City
the Catholic church habitually con-
tributes money to the campaign fund
of Mayor Hague, black jack artist
drug-peddlar and strike breaker.
Tiny Pope" Calls Meeting.
Not all the money contributed by
the church to Hague's campaigns ac-
tually is spent for that purpose. There
are probably several priests in Jersey
who are not thieves, but their chances
Of holding down important positions
are slim if they persist In remaining
honest, A case in point occurred not
so long ago in Jersey City. Monsisnor
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
BRITISH TROOPS
FLY TOCAPE TOWN
Mcdonald Tries to In
timidate Africans

CAIRO, Egypt, Jan. l4.-The Mac
Donald social fascists of imperialism
are pushing war preparations against
the Soviet Union and the revolving
colonial masses into the heart of Cen
trial Africa where they plan to carry
out aerial manouvers with the double
purpose of intinidating the African
natives and of accustoming their
native mercenary troops to air travel.
Three huge British srial troop
transports have started on a fight to
Cape Town, each plane carrying 90
armed men, besides the crew.
Various halts will be made EN- route
during which the troops will drill in
the fields in the effort to intiniidate
the dissatisfied native masses. Native
troops will also be taken up in the
air at these stops in order to accus-
tom them to the experience.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
GYP SHARKS KEEP
Fleeing TOILERS
Work With Bosses to
Cheat Workers
New York.

Dear Daily Worker:
AS you support the worhngclass as
an organ for the workers ! send you
the following letter.
On December 20 took job from
the employment agency on Sixth Ave
OF course before got the job I paid
a fee Of $500 for pantry cook at
$500. The place. was the Maiden
Lane Cafeteria. 80 Maiden Lane.
Low Wages Here.
When I started to work, Of course,
I asked the workers about wages.
found out that countermen got $1,000
bus boys $16, diswashers $l8, under
Speedup system and rotten conditions.
After working 6 days last Saturday
the boss send a notice to the en-
ployment bureau that my services
ere not wanted.
The boss discharged me because
found another cook for less money
ID more work How long do we have
20 give our last pennies to the sharks
Of the agencies? How long do we have
to be slaves for the bosses?
Food Workers Of New York, get
together and fight against speed up,
and destroy the sharks, fight against
long hours. Join the Food Workers
Industrial Union.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
DEFEND MW!L ORGANIZER
FROM SCHWAD'S TOOLS

SparroWs Point, Md.
Dear Fellow Workers.
The other Gay two Metal Workers
Industrial League members got on a
trolley car controlled by the Charley
5chWab who gets half of the 10 cents
carfare from us poor workers. This
car was full of steel workers working
at Sparrows Point who were riding
home One of the union members
was young girl who began giving
out shop papers to the workers. The
conductor and motorman stopped the
car and dragged the girl to the door
with threatening insults. The girl re-
sisted nlilitantly the two flunkeys OF
Charley Schwab who also slave for
Charley Schwab as we do. The girl
shouted in a fury: Fellow workers !
Are you going to stand for this and
let me be dragged off the car because
bring the message of organization
to you?" This appeal on the part
of the girl got all of us fellows to act
as Just like one. We all got up and
shouted: Let her go, let her CO."
Seeing the militant protest of the
workers, the two flunkies on the car,
agents of Schwab. began shivering in
their boots and let the girl go. A
little later one Of the flunkies tried
to get witnesses, in order to make a
case against the girl. The workers at
once displayed unity. Some Of them
razzed the conductor while he was
trying to convince some non-Spar-
rows Pointers to be witnesses. Fell
low-workers, in unity there is
strength. Because we protested, we
saved the working class girl from be-
ing thrown off the car. The only
way we can make better conditions is
by organizing into strong union like
the Metal Workers Industrial League.
I, for one, am ready to join the union.
A worker who was on the trolley car.
A Worker.
The daily worker. [volume] (Chicago, Ill.) 1924-1958, 1931-01-15
LOSES HIS HOME:
WILL NOT STARVE
Getting Signatures for
Insurance
Toledo, Ohio.

AOiC0Oy OAAAOs
Gentlemen:
One year ago the 18th of June I
bought home or rather thought !
had. My wife and I put what little
we had in it. I was working at the
Toledo Chevrolet Plant nights.
Bought the place in June a year ago
worked 2 months longer, got laid
off and have not had days work
since. Ran grocery bill of $40,
got behind in payments of our home
and was facing foreclosure, so went
to the grocery and I turned the place
over to him and paid the $40
Now the wife and I are staying
with my wife's sister who is a widow.
We are all just here because we are
here. 7 cannot say for how long.
The owner Of the house may throw
US out at any time. My wife and
sister are baking cookies, cup cakes
and fried cakes. I take them out and
sell them from house to house and
of course I have no permit from the
overlords here to do so and do not
know when may be stopped. But
shall try and make an honest liv-
ing and then if cannot do that I
shall do the next best thing or maybe
not the best.
But for one I will not starve in this
land of plenty. Although may get
pretty hungry for while. I am do
ing what I can for the Unemploy-
ment Insurance getting what sigma
lures I can and do hope that we can
put it over. am willing to do all to
help. But when it comes to money
I have none, can not pay my way
am past the so mark and now know
am on the junk heap. Thanks to
this system of government. And I
hope to see the day when 1t shall be
done away with.