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Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Hit Jim CrOWiSm

Portland, Ore, Oct. II = When
the international Labor Defense
stepped in on a case involving
a Negro woman, Mary Rose, on
a framed assault charge, the
case was dismissed by Judge
Long. The expose of the race pre-
JUDGE that prevailed through
out the case was too much for
the court.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

well there. Couldn't get along
with the leadership. EARNED in
California and Oregon. Lost my
place in Chelam Valley about
two years ago. Organized the un.
employed into a council at New
berg, Oregon. And we are, or
were, the only Unemployed
Council, that won through dem
onstratiOn control over distribu-
ton of Government flour. But
the Legion got busy and had the
distribution placed back in the
hands of the associated charities
again.
Organized a demonstration of
60 or 20 farmers in the Chelalem
Valley, went to Salem in cara
van of cars, demanded a morator-
ium on farm and home loans of
Gov. Meier. He told us, Go home
and tend to your knitting and
all will be well in the spring"
We are knitting, but not as he
meant. We are knitting as Mad
anne LaFaTge did in Dickens
Tale of Two Cities.
That was on August %, 1881.
Joins Communist Party
/ joined the Communist Party
about Is months ago. Have been
speaking OH farm questions since
then.
J Attended the Second National
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
School May Close
From Call to Action

Mt. Pleasant school - II we
don't get funds for this school
there will only be five months
of school out here. That means
that many of us will remain in
the same class next year that we
are In now. They are trying to
speed us up now so as TO get
thru the nine month course of
study in only five months.
1t seems that the Blue Buzz
zard is planning to do the same
for us students that it Is doing
for the workers in the mills.
A Student
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

anuel Levine (WESL), Anna
Cornblath led. Young Pioneerl,
and many Others who are still in
the revolutionary movement.
That was the first time | had
the honor to meet Mother Bloor.
Leads Jobless
My life has been, as far as oceu-
patton is concerned. about equal
ly divided between the carpen-
ter's bench and farming. Joined
the Carpenters Union i'm Okla
homa City in 1907, Never did click
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
Early Death
u
A Short Story
BY Dora Wray

without: The street lay in
darkness save for a dim light
from two windows in the upper
flat of a ramble-shack building
standing some what apart from
the others.
Within: A woman tossed in
the anguish of childbirth. A
doctor humanely answering the
emergency call in the wee small
hours, stood on one side OF the
bed; on the other. the neighbOr
woman from the lower flat.
On the foot of the other bed,
where two small children slept,
the husband sat dejectedly. Un-
wisely taking on his own shout
ders what he considered the
shame of his surroundings; the
blame for not being able to af-
ford necessary comforts for his
wife in this, her greatest ex-
tremity.
The doctor speaking: This will
be a premature birth, madam, /
want you to have ready a pan
of water, slightly above blood
heat, so that we can immerse the
infant in it the moment it comes
that's its only chance. Don't
fail to be ready"
A short time later and the doc
tor had the infant laying on a
soft piece of blanket before the
crate of the kitchen stove. Gently
but regularly he manipulated the
tiny body; raising and lowering
it's arms, bending back and low
ering its scrawny legs.
Il was wondering, DOCTOR" said
the neighbor, lowering her voice
so that the two in the other room
might not hear, IF its the thing
to do to try to save" The doctor
looked up at her intently, silent
". Then, "How did this happen,
what brought it on?" he coun-
tered.
Il have been expecting it at
any time. Wasn't a bit surprised
when her husband came down
and asked me to come up and
stay with her till he could go for
doctor. AS you know, the city
hospital has discontinued ambu-
lance service. Dear knows what
they would have done if you had
not been willing to come. That
wOman's husband has been out
of work for over two years, and
the poor dear has not turned
down any bit of work she could
get to do, no matter how hard it
was. Then too, day after day, l
have seen her climb those steep
rickety steps with the younger OF
those two children in her arms.
Believe me, this should not sur
prise any body-it was due to
happen
! And still the doctor patiently
manipulated the undernourished
little body, turning it first on
one side and then another, be-
fore the heat from the open CRATE.
Doctor, don't think me hard.
hearted or anything like that,
but under the conditions would
it not be kinder to just let 1t
go? What chance will it ever
have when it's fate is sealed
right now? l don't know how you
look at it, but for me, l don't
see any way out for it. Long, long
years of dreary poverty and in
the end, who knows what ). z"
The doctors eyes met the wO-
mans in one swift glance but in
that moment she knew that he
saw as she saw, felt as she felt.
"A doctors job is to save life
he muttered, almost savagely. 1t
was then that the infant drew
in one short gasping breath. Its
lower jaw dropped. Life and that
ever present battle for morsel
of bread no longer awaited.
Wrapping it in the blanket
and folding the flap over the
tiny face, the doctor handed the
baby to the neighbor. IN see to
the mother now" he said.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12
SPECIAL NEWS
for the
Lumber Worker
Edited by JAMES MURPHY
Secretary National Lumber Workers Union

be organized resentment that
every one of you has shoulder
ing inside.
Form rank and file strike
committee. This must be your
answer.
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Win Fish Strike

Sequim, Wash, Oct. 1l-Striking
because they were to be forced
to take their pay in canned goods.
a hundred Sequim cannery work
ers won the promise of cash for
all back pay and went back to
work to finish the stock on hand.
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Boards Stock Excuse
Fails Stop Committee

Pinehurst. Wash, Oct. II -
Meeting with the stock excuse
of welfare station attendants
that mo one here has authority
to grant your demands" a de-
ternined committee of seven
teen workers, among them Paul
Butt, Communist candidate for,
sheriff, and Kelly, candidate
for county commissioner District
No. 2, from the Pinehurst Relief
Workers Protective Association,
took matters into their own
hands
At twelve o'clock, the usual
closing hour for the station, Butt
closed the door, the committee
being inside, remarked, well,
the door is shut" From twelve
until 1870 the committee and the
welfare attendants waited for
someone in authority to come
from the main office.
At 4:30 the officials arrived ac-
eomanied by deputies, who
however remained outside the
station. In a short time 80 per
cent of the demands of the
workers were granted, including
shoes, grocery orders, and med
zeal attention for a sick baby.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

LOS ANGELES, Cal, Oct. 4
Workers in two large wholesale
fur shops here have gone on
strike.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

ficers that they have been raped.
The boy is Immediately given
about a hundred and thirty lash
es and he has to start doing his
time all over again.
These are but a very few things
that happened during my stay at
the institution and | can prove
all of my statements to be true
by a number Of boys who were
there.
Voice of action. [volume] (Seattle, Wash.) 1933-1936, 1934-10-12

of that company when he arrives
and is given five or ten lashes.
Many times a boy is punished
when he has not said a word
but his name is taken down any
way because one of the captains
or liutenants does not like him
1t does not do any good to tell
the officer you are not guilty
because the captains word is
better than yours, and if you
deny that you made any noise
the officer never fails to give
you about five more lashes for
lying whether you lie or not.
Punish Unfortunately
II a few of the inmates get
noisy and the officer canOt de-
termine who it is he just tells
the boys to spread out and
bounce. Bouncing consists of
standing on your toes and down
on your launches and back up.
This keeps up for as much as
an. hour at a time while the Of
ficer counts one two at intervals
of a second apart. Many boys
fall out before the punishment
is over and they are taken into
the barber shop and given
little of the Mary.
There are women teachers
there anr there have been quite
few of them that would lead
boys on and have something to
do with them sexually. Then SO
that the boy won't have anything
on them they tell one Of the OF
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
WILL ENLARGE
GEORGETOWN
PJBLICSCHOOL
Bids For Addition To
Georgetown Plant To
Be Opened Wednesday.
HAS FEDERAL GRANT

Bids for contracts for the con-
structiOn of the addition to the
Georgetown School to cost approx
imately $3.50, 300. will be opened by
the school building commission and
the State Board of Public Instruc-
tion in the House lounge, Legisla-
tive Building. Dover. at 10 O'Clock
Wednesday, November 81.
The school addition will be con-
structed with the assistance of a
Federal grant, under the PWA,
amounting to S93,500. This PWA job
is the ninth new school or addition
to be made within the last year with
Federal assistance under the PWA.
The total cost of the nine State
school projects, undertaken under
the general direction of the State
Department of Public Instruction, is
$3,031, ,305.85. OF this amount total
of s733.60 was provided by the gov
ernment in the form of outright
grants.
The projects were or are being
constructed under the supervision of
the Delaware School Foundation,
and all except two have been start
tTurN TO Pdgs 7. PleaJe]
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
LOCAL LEGIONNAIRES
INSTALL OFFICERS
4. r. FaiX Installed As Post Com
mander

Milford Post No. 3 had a very in
teresting meeting on Wednesday ev-
ening, November Z, at which time
the following officers were installed:
Post Commander, A. F. FaiX; vice
commander. Frank Elton; adiutant,
4 c. Mitten; chaplain, w. c. Lank.
The officers for Milford Post, NO.
8, were installed by State Comman-
der Fader and his staff.
On Sunday, November IL, the Off
GERS of Milford Post, No. 3, and
other members attended the funeral
of Comrade w. E. Donovan at his
late residence near Magnolia. He
was buried with military honors.
On Monday, November ~ at IL a.
m., members of the post assembled
in the Plaza Square where 1uiet
ceremony was held in honor of those
who had made the supreme sacrifice
in the great war. A firing squad from
the National Guard of the local bat
terry fired a salute to the dead, after
which taps were sounded.
Everyone connected with Milford
Post No. is urged to attend the
next meeting which will he on the
first Tuesday in December. The
drive is on for new members and the
slogan is:. Every member get a
member" Let's make this a worth
while year in Legion activities for
Post.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
MILFORD MAN BAGS
BEAR, 2 DEER, S 'COONS
Game Was Killed In Camden Conn
ty, North Carolina

Crowds of the curious massed
around the outfit of Thaddeus Wind
sOr, sportsman and owner of the
New Windsor Hotel in Milford, when
he returned home last Saturday af-
ter spending a week hunting in tie
south. bringing with him as his bag
a black bear and two large deer,
which he strung up on the hotel
porch to be viewed by many during
the day.
Mr.. Windsor spent a week in the
south, going in his portable float.
The game he brought home vas
killed in Camden county, North
Carolina, and was shot in the thick
canebrakes in the country known
as Hale's Lake that extends into the
Dismal Swamp. Mr.. Windsor took
his own dogs. He wounded another
large bear, but it was at twilight
and the animal was able to make its
way into an inaccessible part of the
swamp.
Besides bringing home the big
game, Mr.. Windsor bagged five rae
coons which he also exhibited. He
stated that game was plentiful in
this section and despite the hunt
ing bears seem to be on the increase.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
PROCLAMATION
"FOr Those Who Live in Houses, Those Who Repair
and Construct Houses, and Those Who Invest
in Houses

WHEREAS the National Housing Act through Federal
Housing possible
property
living conditions of his family.
the efficiency his business
Protect and safeguard his investments
Stimulate workmanship o his employees
Improve civic pride neghborhood
NOW, THEREFORE, plans been per-
fected launching Housing
ming Monday opening of the
Milford Campaign the of which repairs
improvements properties
In this worthy and possible by
Housing every property act at
Every property who
demand building materials
paid times well community
participation Housing better bus-
better surroundings and better living every
this community opportunity challenge yours
call (Sgned)
WILSON NJ. VINYARD Mayor
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
DEL. All MEMBERS
WIN CHICAGO TRIPS
David Vinyard, Houston. Wins On
Live Stock Record

Five Delaware All Club members
have won prize educational trips to
the 18th National Club Congress to
be held in Chicago, December to
6 in connection with the InternatiOn-
al Live Stock Exposition.
David Vinyard, 16 years old, of
Houston, wins a trip as State cham
pion livestock club member in the
Thos. +. Wilson contest. He lists the
value of three years of swine and
two years of sweet potato projects
as $l.l15.00.
Louise Nelson, 16 years old, of
Bridgeville. wins the Montgomery
Ward trip on six years of club work
in cooking. meal planning. sewing,
and canning 429 quarts.
Phyllis Dixon. II years old. of Do
yer. canned 1,4S2 quarts in five years
which is valued with other projects
at $445.50. and receives the Kerr
sffIls -sls-F--.s . & r---- -....----.- -s
Paul w. Colt. 10 years old, of Mid
dletown, State All corn champion.
completed four years of projects i'm
corn culture. The past year his 10
acre project yielded SO bushels per
acre, and returned a fair profit. His
prizes and gross proceeds, including
returns of supplemental projects. is
certified as $1.753.O2. He receives
the Nelson Knitting Company trip.
The trip winners named will conf
pete for national honors also and
college scholarships provided by the
sponsors.
Margaret j. Hubert. II years old.
of Marshallton. will go to Chicago TO
model her State champion costume
for national hOnOrs and a gold med
al in a contest sponsored by the Chi
cago Mail Order Company. The out
fit, consisting of a school wash dress
and accessories. cost $10.69
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
GRAND ENCAMPMENT
|. o. O. F. TO MEET HERE
Local Man Retlres As Presiding
Officer

The S5th annual session of the
Grand Encampment of Delaware /.
o. o. F., will convene in Milford at
the Odd Fellows Hall, Tuesday, No
vember 20, at p. m.
Grand Patriarch l. ]. Tease will
call the session to order promptly at
6 O'Clock, when the representative
from the various subordinate en-
campments throughout the State,
who have attained the rank of past
chief patriarch will receive the
grand eucampment degree.
The coming session is expected to
be one of great interest and good
attendance, because of a great deal
of important legislation to take
place, and the fact that the higher
degrees of Odd Fellowship compris-
ing the encampment have enjoyed
the forward swing of progress and
success throughout the depression
of the past few years.
Grand Patriarch Tease will be
succeeded in Office by Edward Buff
fingtOn of Hockessin.
Contests for the Offices of Grand
Turn 10 Pa0" 5, PRedsei
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
REGISTRATION CARDS
SENT TO AUTO OWNERS
Persons Desiring Same Numbers
Must Return Cards BY November 30

Beginning Thursday, November Is,
the cards for the registration of au-
tomobiles for 1885 are being mailed
by the Motor Vehicle Department at
Dover, to owners of same through
out the State of Delaware.
Persons desiring the same license
plate number or a new number tor
next year must present. at, or for
ward to the department their signed
application, together with the fee
set forth on the card, between the
day of the receipt of the card and
midnight of November 80. Applica-
tiOns will be received by mail, or
otherwise, at the Wilmington Office,
1404 Market street, the department
office at Dover, or the Georgetown
office.
Owners of cars that have been in
spected since July Is. who do not
receive applications within the next
FIVE days should s4lotify .tlae siefaTt :
ment Offices. giving their correct adj
dress, and cards will be forwarded
Immediately.
The registration of all other mo-
tor vehicles, either by person or
mail, will begin on Monday. Decem-
ber 3, at the several offices, and the
license plates may be displayed on
the cars on and after December Is.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
CREATION OF INLET
WILL HELP CRAB TRADE
Such A Work VIII Create $62,OCO.OO
Annual Industry

That a $4,000 annual soft crab
industry could be developed around
Rehoboth and Indian River bays
and their tributaries, if a deep inlet
could be opened to the ocean, is the
opinion of Noah Harmon, a de-
scendant of the Nanticoke Indian
tribe of Delaware, whose father.
Isaac Harmon, was reputed to be
the first man to ship soft crabs
packed in grass
This estimate has just been made
to the Delaware Mosquito Control
Commission which is advocating the
opening of an inlet between these
bays and the ocean to create suffi-
cient tide range to make effective
the mosquito control ditching in the
surrounding marsh lands. Mr.. Har-
mon resides on his extensive farm
lands on the northern shore CT In
dian River between Millsboro and
Oak Orchard.
According to Mr.. Harmon, his
father hired regularly, 46' men
throughout the summer, to catch
soft crabs, shipping at least 100
crates, two dozen crabs in a crate,
each day to city market. These men.
he said. grabbed along Is miles of
shore line from Burton's Island ON
the asst. to Puddle Hole Pond" on
the west. and many of them received
regularly $40 and more a week sell
ing the crabs to Mr.. Harmon's fa-
ther for a cent a piece.
But when my father was doing a
business like that" he explained.
INDIAN River Inlet was deep and
wide with a good flow of tide. If
the same number of men were at
work at it now they probably |
couldn't get more than 10 crates on
the best days, and some days they |
wouldn't get any at all" he declar-
ed
The estimate of a $4,000 annual
soft crab business is based on the
facts that Mr.. Harmon's EMPLOYEES
worked along an IS mile shore line:
that there are approximately So
miles in the entire shore line of Re-
hoboth and Indian River bays and
their major tributaries. and that |
prices for soft crabs last year aver
aged around $1.5O crate.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
THREE PRERSONS HURT
In SUSSEX CRASH
Six Others Escape With Minor
Bruises In Collision Near SeafOrd

Three persons were hurt. two SER
iously, in an automobile accident
three miles west of Seaford, Sunday.
The accident occurred when the au-
tomobile of Hoyt ]. Galloway, of
Galestown, Md, driven by Reuben
V. Wheatley, collided with the ma
chine driven by Isaac ]. Mcdowell,
of near Greenwood.
Mrs. Minnie Mcdowell, wife of
the driver, suffered deep decorations
of the head which required 20 stit-
ches to close and also suffered in
juries to her back. She is in the
Marshall Hospital, Milford, where
her condition is declared serious.
Her father, Robert Priestley, IS
years old, was also badly hurt, suf-
fering cuts and bruises and shock.
Due to his age the shock is feared
may prove very serious. He is also
in the Marshall Hospital.
Wheatley suffered lacerations of
the forehead. Other occupants of
the cars and who escaped with min
or injuries were Mrs. Rosie Gallo
way, and her daughter, Reba. In the
Mcdowell car besides Mrs. McDow-
ell, her husband and father, were
Mrs. Helen Lloyd and her son, Roy.
Galloway and his party were re-
turning from the Johns Hopkins
Hospital in Baltimore wien the ac-
cident occurred. He was treated at
the hospital for an injury to his leg
suffered some time ago and he still
gets about on crutches.
Private Holt of the State Police
investigated the cause of the acci-
dent. .-.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
INSPECTION OF GUARD
UNITS BEGAN THIS WEEK
Battery +, Milford, WIN Be Inspect
ed December 10

Regimental commanders training
inspection of all units of the 19Sth
Coast Artillery, A. A., Delaware Ma
tional Guard. and Battery A, 261st
Coast Artillery, Harbor Defense, d.
N. G., began Monday night.
The examining board consists of
Col ], Schulz, regimental comman-'
der; 1t. Col. 8. B. |. Duncan, Ma
jors Henry C. Ray, and John w.
Davis and Captain w. A. F. Pyle.
The first inspection was that OF
Battery H, of New Castle, In the
State Armory there, Monday night.
The schedule for the other bat
teries follows: Battery A, 261 C. A.,
Laurel, Tuesday evening; Battery G
and Headquarters Detachment. Sec.
ond Battalion, 198th c. A.. Dover,
Monday, November 10; Headquar-
ters Battery, Service Battery and
Medical Detachment, 19sth C. A.,
Wilmington, Tuesday, November 20;
Batteries A and B, 19Sth C. A., Will
mington, Monday, November 26; Bat
terry E, 198th C. A.. Newark, Tues
day, November "a; Batteries and
d, Headquarters Detachment and
Combat Train, all 19sth c. A., Will
mington. Monday. December 3, ana
Battery F, 19sth C. A., Milford, Mon
day, December 10.
Milford chronicle., 1934-11-16
THEATRES COOPERATE
In RIVER INLET DRIVE
Showing Slides Encouraging Signers
TO Petition

Motion picture theatres in Sussex
county, Delaware, and in certain
nearby Maryland towns. are cooper
ating with the Mosquito Control
Commission in its drive to get In
dian River Inlet. between Indian
River Bay and the Atlantic ocean,
five miles south OF RehObOth, open
ed and properly jettied in order to
make effective the bitches installed
in the surrounding marshes by the
CCC workers during the past sum-
mer.
Groups of gunners. fishermen, and
crabbers are also joining in the
movement, for they believe that the
permanent opening of this inlet will
bring back to Rehoboth and Indian
Bays the wild fowl. fish, crabs and
oysters to the area, as they used TO
abound before the inlet closed and
ruined the marsh grasses and the
food in the waters.
The Mosquito Control Commission
is interested because. it points out,
a goodly tide range is necessary to
flush the mosquito larvea out of the
marshes. and these bays are decid-
edly lacking in this essential Be
fore the inlet closed there was ap-
proXimately u inch of tide range.
but now there is only 4 inches un-
der the best of conditions. and oft
times there is no tide at all.
E. c. Evans, manager of the
Plaza Theatre, Milford. has kindly
to use these slides in con-
junction with the nightly showing of
his feature motion pictures.