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Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25
FREDERICA

Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Sapp enter
tanned at Bingo and Five Hundred
last Friday night in honor of the
birthday of her daughter. Mrs. Mary
Denney. of Marcus Hook. Pa: Her
home was beautifully decorated with
chrysanthemums The guests were
Clarence Person and daughter. Lu-
cille. Mr.. and Mrs. James Morris,
Mr. and Mrs. Selden Raughley, Miss
Elizabeth Lank. Mr.. and Mrs. Allen
Smith. Mr.. and Mrs. William Ham
mond, Mrs. Anna NJ. Harrington and
Mrs Annie B. Harrington. Prizes
for bingo were won by ME-. Morris
and Miss Lucille Person, Mrs. Anna
NJ. Harrington and Mr.. Raughley
were the prize winners for five hun
dred.
Lloyd Seamon. of Stone HarbOr. N.
j.. spent the weekend with Oscar P.
Harrington.
Miss Elizabeth Walstrom attended
the opera at the Academy of Music in
Philadelphia, last Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph COrdrey, OF
Harrington, entertained Mr.. and Mrs.
Marian Stevenson and daughter,
Ruth Ann. at dinner last Sunday.
Mrs. Alice G. Melvin is visiting Mr.
aud Mrs. S. E. Bostie in Wilmington,
The farm house of Jester A. Gray
is being repainted white. which is
quite attractive.
The Frederick School received the
honor banner for the highest attend
ance in the county for October.
Mrs. Richard Saunders. of Norris
town. Pa. spent the weekend with
her sisters. Mrs. Homer Hopkins and
Mrs. Henry Purnell.
Mrs. Watson K. Belts. of Over
brook. Pa. DR.. r. Winfield Belts. of
Medford. N. j.. Miss ClaramOnd Belts.
of Wilmington. Miss Sara Belts. of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Howard G. Welch.
of Garden City. N. Y. ex-senator and
Mrs. Herman Anderson. Clifford An
derson and Mrs. Sallie Lynch. OF
Cheswold. were among the guests OF
ex-senator and Mrs. l. W. Belts last
week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Wallace are
the happy parents Of fine son. born
in the Milford Memorial Hospital last
Friday.
Mrs. MoIlie Vansant is quite sick in
the Milford Hospital.
Mrs. Denny Sharp has been quite
sick. but is improving.
Thomas Cahall will have a sale OF
household goods here next Saturday.
Mrs. John E. Mcbride spent last
week with Miss Elva Warrington in
New York City.
Mrs. Eta Smithers. of Dover. was
the guest of DR.. and Mrs. l.. L. Car
Isle last week.
Mrs. ]. d. Walstrom and Miss Eliza
beth Walstrom. entertained Mr.. and
Mrs. Marion Stevenson and daughter,
Ruth Ann and Harry Meredith. OF
at dinner last Friday.
Mrs. Della Mitten spent the week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. w. B. Mitten
of Dover.
Mrs. W. W. Wilson. Mrs. Marion
5erow and Mrs. Harry F. Mitten spent
of last week in Whining
ton.
Mrs. Emma Harrington and Mrs. !
Mary Kelley were recent guests of |
Mr.. and Mrs. Shelby Harrington, Of |
Smyrna.
Mr.. and Mrs. Homer T. Hopkins |
on Sunday. Homer T.
Hopkins. of Ithaca, N. Y. Miss Vic
toria Lafferty. of Dover; Mr.. and Mrs. /
Ralph Satterfield and son, OF Har-
rington and Fred Hopkins, of Fred
erica.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Fisher spent
the weekend visiting relatives in
Camden. N. J.
Miss Edith Fisher has been spend
ing several weeks with her aunt in
Camden. N. J.
Elizabeth Jane Gerow who has
been i'll for several weeks was able
10 return to school this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Bohan left
last week for Florida to spend the
winter.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

The Milford Grange Fair and Ba-
zaar will be held Thursday and Fri
day. December / and 2. Remember
these dates and don't fail to be with
us. Look for further items next week
and keep these dates open.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

Drive carefully. Stop at all inter-
sections. whether they are marked
or not.
Milford chronicle., 1938-11-25

Read the classIied cOIumnl
Evening star., 1938-02-24
JONES & lAUGHLIN
WORKERS ORGANIZE
Independent Union Pushes Drive
in Spite of Contract With
C.I.
By the Associated Press


PITTSBURGH. Feb. 24.-An inde-
pendent union of Jones g. Laughlln
Steel Corp. employees pushed member
ship plans today among 10000 workers
in spite of the signing of wage-and-
hour contract by the corporation and
the c. I. O.-Affiliated Steel Workers
Organizing Committee.
The contract, similar to one which
expires late this month. was renewed
late yesterday after a three-hour con-
ference The principal difference Is
an escape" clause permitting either
side to ask negotiations If changes are
desired.
Under this clause negotiations are tc
begin within 10 days after a request
for a conference is made. but If they
have not been completed within 20
days. the contract is voided auto
matically
Roy Mays, president of the Inde-
pendent Iron & Steel Workers OF
Aliquippa. said his union was going
right ahead with membership plans
and called closed meeting OF the
membership today to explain ]. g. L. s
refusal to deal with his group.
Mays union had demanded the
right to be included in the contract
discussions but the corporation re-
fused. pointing out that Labor Board
ruling ordered 1t to deal with only the
S. w. o. c.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
TAXDEDUCT|0NS
ALLOWED ON CAR
Answers Given to Disputed
Points in Regard to U. S.
Income Levy.

What expenses Of my automobile
can I deduct in making out my income
tax?
This question, rising in the minds
OF taxpayers as the March Is deadline
for filing returns approaches, was
submitted to experts of the Bureau Of
Internal Revenue
Here are some OF the answers:
First, in the case Of pleasure car:
You can deduct such things as Dis
trict taxes, including the cost Of your
tag and the personal tax levied against
the car. Do not try to deduct the tax
levied on a new car, which is known
as manufacturers excise tax
If you use your pleasure car partly
in business you may deduct the neces-
sary expenses attributed to the busi-
ness use Of the car. Besides this, take
off for that part of depreciation prop
erly due to business. The best way to
figure this is by proportion-that is,
what portion of the total expenses, in
Guiding insurance premiums, or depre-
citation can honestly be laid against
business? One thing which cannot be
deducted is the expense of running a
car back and forth between home and
place of business That is known as
personal expense, and is not deduc-
tible.
The State gasoline tax, cents here
4 cents in Maryland and S cents in
Virginia, may be deducted. but don't
try to deduct the Federal tax Of cent
a gallon levied elsewhere. The Federal
tax is considered manufacturers ex-
else tax Also, do not try to deduct the
tax on your oil. That also is manu-
facturers' excise tax. and not deduc-
tible by the consumer.
If you got into collision and suf-
fered loss beyond insurance coverage
the net loss is deductible.
The cost of operating truck or car
used entirely in business is legitimate
deductible expense.
Whether you can deduct the interest
paid in financing purchase of car
depends on the nature of the contract.
In some cases it is not deductible.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
DRIVE.
QU0TASREvEALED
400 Workers for $685. 900
Told How Task Differs
This Year.

Quotas for the committees assisting
in the National Symphony Orchestra q
drive for $685. sustaining fund
for the 1850 season were announced
yesterday ut . meeting at the Carlton
Hotel formally opening the To-day
campaign.
More than 400 volunteer workers
who attended the meeting heard l..
Corrin Strong, general chairman of
the fund-raising campaign, declare
the drive to be "an honest, candid
effort 10 continue the great cultural
and civic work Of the National SYM
phony Orchestra"
Mrs. Walter Bruce Howe, vice chair
man of the General Campaign Com
mittee, explained that the task Of
the workers was different this year
from that Of early years M the Or
chestra's existence.
When the orchestra was, just
started" she said. I'VE had to stress
how we'll We were doing in view Of
the fact that we were such q young
orchestra. Now the facts shout for
themselves. Critics and audiences Of
other cities, famous musicians who
appear as soloists. and guest con-
ductors are all outspoken in their
praise OF the orchestra as one OF the
major symphonies in the United
States"
The quotas announced for the vari-
GUS committees are as follows:
Special gifts, Thomas P. Morgan, jr.,
chairman. 57.l00; business mems, Ed
ward Goring Bliss, chairman. $4,000;
business women's, Mrs. Foster Adams,
Mrs. David Craig and Mrs. c. Stanley
Thompson, co-chairmen, $1,000; asso-
Citations, Mrs. Eugene Byrnes and Mrs.
Reeve Lewis. co-chairmen, $4,000;
suburban. Mrs. Edwin B. Parker and
Mrs. Robert lie Fevre, co-chairmen
s2,500; Navy, Mrs. Emory Scott Land
and Mrs. william Robert Munroe. CO.
chairmen, $2.700: Army. Mrs. H. H
Arnold and Brig. Gen D. T. Merrill,
co-chairmen, $l,700: Government
Walter Bruce Howe and Mrs. Warren
Delano Robbins, co-chairmen, $7,560;
education, Miss Grace Durham Guest
and Dean Henry Grattan Doyle. CO.
chairmen, s3,500: Orchestra Guild
Mrs Charles Bittinger, chairman,
$4,000.
The first report meeting will be
held at 1890 pm. tomorrow at the
Carlton Hotel. where campaign head
quarters are located. Mr.. Strong will
preside.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
HEAD OF ROUND TABLE
HONOR GUEST AT DINNER
James E. Smith Honored After
His Return From Speaking Trip
in West and Canada.

James E. Smith. president Of the
National Radio Institute and head of
the Round Table International, was
guest of honor with his wife last night
at dinner given at the LAFAYETTE
Hotel by members of the Washington
Round Table.
Mr.. Smith, who also is a member of
the local club. has just returned FROM
a three month trip through the Mid
western and Western States and Can
ada. visiting and speaking before
Round Table clubs in many cities,
including Oakland, Calf, where the
next annual convention will be held
in June.
Toastmaster for the occasion was
William E. Edelbut, president Of the
Washington organization. Other
guests included visitors from Whining
ton. Del, and Norfolk. Va.
An initiation ceremony was con-
Quoted by Linn C. Drake. Alton G..
Grinnell, DR.. Everett M. Ellison anc,
F. Elton Rogers. The new members
inducted were Bryan T. Lloyd, George
G. McLeish and Edward H. Post.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
DIPLOMATS TO ATTEND
SERVICE SCHOOL PLAN
Many Patrons Are Announced for
Georgetown University Event
Tomorrow Night.

Numerous diplomats are included
in the list of patrons for the George
town University Foreign Service School
prom at Wardman Park Hotel to.
morrow at 8 pm.
Patrons and patronesses include
the Ambassador Of Argentina and
Sonora de Espil Ambassador Trucco
of Chile, Ambassador Of Ecuador and
Sonora Alfaro, Secretary Of the Bel
gian Legation and Mime. Walravens,
Commissioner from the Philippines
and Nine Paredes and DR.. William F.
Culbertson, former Ambassador to
Chile. and Mrs. Culbertson.
Also In attendance will be Rev.
Arthur OLeary. S. j., president of
Georgetown University; Father Ed
mund A. Walsh, S. j., university
regent. and DR.. Thomas Healy, dean
Of the Foreign Service School.
Numerous parties will precede the
main dance and a special breakfast
Is planned after it by Delta Sigma
Pi Fraternity. Delta Phi Epsilon will
hold a tea dance Saturday afternoon
for the guests.
The committee in charge of the
event is headed by John Clipper,
chairman; A. Kelly Sheldon, vice
chairman; Alexis Rowan. treasurer.
and w. w. B. McKinnell, secretary.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Congress in Brief
TODAY.

Senate: .
Debates funds for independent
agencies.
Roads Committee begins hearings on
superhighways program. -.
Railway Committee holds hearings
on long and short haul bill. ..
Railway Investigating Committee
may begin inquiry into Wabash re-
organization.
House:
Hears miscellaneous speeches.
Ways and Means Committee con-
siders final draft Of tax revision bill.
Labor Committee studies new wage
hour bill.
House Military Affairs Committee
debates war profits bill.
TOMORROW. .
Revised administration reorganiza-
ton bill probably will be taken up.
Interstate Commerce Committee
railroad investigation, l0:3o an.
House: - -
Considers Interior Department ap-
propriation bill ~ wi .-.
subcommittee of Appropriations
Committee continues hearing on War
Department supply bill (non-military), /,
10 am. -.,..- f-~r '
Naval Affairs Committee continues
consideration Of big Navy program,
1880 am. '-.
Evening star., 1938-02-24

Senate passed the bill, Representative
Shafer, Republican, of Michigan and
other members of the committee
asked the chairman what had hap
pened to the measure. At their in
sistence Mr.. Palmisano revived 1t and
agreed to hold a hearing before the
entire committee.
Then two weeks more went by. At the
committee meeting on February 16 the
only members were Chairman Palmi-
sano and Representative Randolph.
Democrat, of West Virginia. The
chairman said II the members who
wanted the bill taken up we're inter-
ested enough they could at least at
tend the meeting.
Hearing Date Set.
Yesterday, with four of the 20
committee members reported out Of
town and 10 others attending other
committee meetings, the Chairman
and two Others decided to set the
hearing.
1t was Representative Dirksen, Re-
publican, Of Illinois who brought up
the matter and insisted on naming
q date. He said he thought the hear
ing could be completed in a day and
the bill disposed of at an early date.
Mr.. Dirksen favors the more strin-
gent law. He is one Of several com
mittee members who are concerned
over the rapid growth of the numbers
racket, who feels 1t Is q menace to
good government and an incentive to
crime IN the Capital.
At least i Of the committee favor
legislation drastic enough to shatter
Evening star., 1938-02-24
HEROIC BOYS AND GIRLS
TO BE AWARDED MEDAL S
V. r. W. Post Appropriates Funds
for Purpose-Certifcates Also
to Be Given,

Heroic boys and girls in the public
school system will be awarded medals
in the future by McKimmie- Chatterton
Police-Fire Post No. 2979, Veterans of
Foreign Wars.
The post has appropriated funds
for the casting Of five medals. which
will be awarded annually to the boy
or girl performing the most meritorious
service in the saving of life or property
in the five elementary school divisions.
In addition, certificates of merit will
be presented to the school Of each
medal winner.
Plans for the competition were re-
vealed today by P. w. Graves. COM
mander Of the post. who obtained
authorization Of the Board Of Educa-
ton.
A committee composed of a police
man, q fireman and q member Of the
Board Of Education will select the
winners.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
APARTMENT PLAN
FACES NEW DELAY
Montgomery Commissioners
Vote to Reconsider Re-
zoninq Move.
B, Stan Correspondent of The Star.

ROCKVILLE. Md, Feb. 24.-The
Board Of Montgomery County Com
missioners voted this afternoon to
reconsider the application of Sligo
Properties, Inc, for the rezoning of
a 20-acre tract to permit development
OF vast apartment project bordering
on Sligo Park near Silver Spring.
At the same time the board swept
out OF office two Democratic organiza-
ton supporters and supplanted one Of
them with former County Commits
sioner Charles E. King, who resigned
last week as result of controversy
over the apartment zoning matter.
Both moves came shortly after Clay
Plummer Of Gaithersburg took the
oath Of Office and assumed his place
on the Commissioners Board as Mr..
Kings successor. His presence gives
the Fusion bloc solid front against
the Democratic organization minority
group.
Mr.. King was made supervisor of
county roads at salary of $3.50 a
month. with an additional allowance
for gas and oil. replacing w. Frank
Ricketts,, organization Democrat,
whom he had helped to appoint while
a board member. Samuel Thomas,
acting supervisor of county aid,
another organization Democrat, was
dismissed by the board. effective in 80
days. No appointment was made to
his place
Patronage changes were made on
the vote of Frank H. Corn, Paul M.
Coughlan and Mr.. Plummer, members
of the Fusion bloc.
The same three commissioners also
voted to reopen and reconsider the
apartment development rezoning petit
ton, which the two organization
Democratic commissioners, Robert D.
Hagner and Richard H. Landsdale,
and Commissioner King had approved
last week over a storm of protests from
civic organizations and nearby resi-
dents. who claimed the development
would destroy the appearance of the
park and injure nearby property values.
BY the boards decision today the
rezoning petition probably will be re-
considered at next weeks meeting.
Action today was deferred to permit
the new commissioner to study the
matter.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
WEA[TH-DRAFT|NG
BILL IS OPPOSED
Lees Measure Not Right
One, Say Three U. S.
Departments.
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Three departments of the Federal
Government-the Army. Navy and
Treasury-voiced their opposition yes
terday to a bill sponsored by Senator
Lee, Democrat, of Oklahoma to draft
the Nations wealth in the event of
war
Assistant Secretary Of War john
son. in letter to a Senate Military
Affairs Subcommittee conducting
hearings on the bill. declared: 1T is
the belief Of the War Department
that any war. to be prosecuted sue
cessfully by this Nation. must have
the support of the people. financial as
we'll as moral and physical, and that
with such support. forced loans such
as provided in the (Lee) bill would
not be necessary"
In a similar letter, the Navy De-
partment said: Under the bill. seri-
GUS Delay in the final determination
OF the wealth and consequent obli-
CATION of each individual would be
inevitable"
Morgenthau Hits Particular Bill.
Secretary of the Treasury Morgen-
thau said: While I am strongly in
favor of eliminating all profits of war.
l am convinced that this purpose
cannot be accomplished through the
methods proposed by the bill under
consideration"
Appearing before the subcommittee,
Senator Lee replied that because war
is a community effort, all material, all
manpower and all wealth are subject
to the use of the Government for pro-
lection against invasion by an enemy.
His bill provides that in case of war
(of sufficient importance to call for a
draft of manpower) the President
shall take census Of the Nations
wealth. Each citizen would be re-
quired to file sworn statement Of his
net wealth.
Compulsory Bonds Planned.
The Government would then issue
bonds for the total amount of the
money it needed. and each person
would be required to buy his allotted
share of the securities. The allotments
would vary according to individuals S
wealth. The bonds would run for so
years and bear interest not to exceed
| per cent,
Evening star., 1938-02-24
COAL UNIT IS BUSY
0NNEW M))N|MUMS
Start OF Work on Schedule
Changes Preceded Scrap.
ping Of Old Figures.
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
The Bituminous Coal Comr,iss,on
began formulating new minimum soft
coal prices today, even before an order
scrapping the old ones went into effect.
The commission decided yesterday to
revoke its present price orders. effec-
tive at midnight tomorrow. Federal
Courts already have suspended the
prices as far as they affect most of
the railroads and some Of the coun-
trys major industrial firms.
The railroads and industrial firms
contended-and the courts agreed
that the commission had fixed its min
lmum prices illegally in failing to hold
PUBLIC hearing on the proposals.
Starts All Over.
The commission decided TO start all
over again-and to hold a public hear
Ing before 1t promulgated prices. The
procedure may take some time, for the
commission was from April to Decem-
Der IN fixing the old price schedule.
Preliminary to the new hearings the
commission Cancelled all pending hear
lngs on protests filed by distributors
and consumers against the old sched-
ules.
Tuesday night John L. Lewis pres
ident of the United Mine Workers,
and leading producers from the East
ern area conferred with commission
members and advised them to start
all over again They agreed to do
so and yesterday unanimously adopt
ed a resolution which said, in part:
AS a result of temporary orders
issued by the courts = I" advantages
IN the buying of coal have been con-
ferred upon certain railroads anA
other public utilities as we'll as upon
numerous other large consumers of
coal, with the result that consumers
OF coal who have not taken court
action, as we'll as the overwhelming
majority Of coal producers who ara
supporting this commission and the
prices established by it, will be placed
at a great disadvantage If the min
lmum prices now established are kep;
in effect. .
1T is the judgment Of this COM
mission that the public interest viii
best be served by a revocation of tho
minimum prices and marketing rules
and regulations, this to be followed
by the re-establishment of such prices
and regulations as promptly as can
be done and in such a manner as
to avoid. wherever possible. technical
objections which have been inter-
posed by the fcomrission) consum-
ers' counsel and Others"
Evening star., 1938-02-24
E[|EF[EC|S[AT|ON.
DELAY FORECAST
Senate Changes Expected
to Retard Passage Until
Next Week.
BACKGROUND

AChGHOOND-
Mored BY prospect of widespread
suffering among 1obless, uhose
chances OF securing employment in
priuate industry faded ,uith business
decline last tall, Congress displayed
no disposition to balk at Presi-
dents request for $3.50 900, 900
emergency relief appropriation. Bill
passed House promptly and uas
called up in Senate after anti
iynching bill had been shelped.
By the Associated Press.
Two Senate changes in the $3.50.
100000 relief bill, congressional leaders
said today, may keep the emergency
legislation from President Roosevelt's
desk until next week.
Before passing the House-approved
measure. 81 to Senator Bailey,
Democrat, of North Carolina voted
'no"-the Senate made these major
revisions:
/. 1t authorized the w. P. A. to
spend any part of the appropriation
when the need arose, without regard
to the present monthly apportion-
ment" rule.
2. 1t struck out House provision
permitting relief payments to aliens
who have lived honorably" in this
country for 10 years. but who for
some reason are ineligible for citizen
ship. present law extends relief to
aliens only if they filed citizenship
papers.)
House Rejection Seen.
II the House refuses to accept these
changes, as many believed, a COM
promise must be worked out BY 4
joint committee
1nasmuch as some form OF relief
legislation was certain, w. P. A. Of
flcials began a survey of requests from
industrial centers for slices of the
fund. 1t is designed to continue aid
until June 80 to some 100000 per-
sons now on w. P. A. rolls, plus about
100000 who recently became unem-
ployed in private enterprise.
AS soon as Mr.. Roosevelt signs the
bill, officials said, from 100000 to
100000 persons probably will be placed
on w. P. A. rolls in areas where the
business recession hit hardest.
Aubrey Williams. acting w. P. A..
administrator, said the apportionment
would depend on recommendations
from regional field officers
We are going about this" he said,
without fuss or feathers, and enroll
ment will be expanded entirely on the
basis of need"
The House had no important legis-
lation before it today, but its Labor
Committee met to consider the advis-
ability of reviving the 1884 N. R. A
wage standards and differentials in a
new wage-hour bill. No decision was
expected today.
Along with the N r. A. proposal,
Chairman Norton gave each commit
tee member a draft of a revised ver-
sion Of the bill rejected by the House
last fall.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
MONTGOMERY WOMEN
TO HEAR 4 CANDIDATES
Peddicord, Farmer-Labor Aspir
ant Is Latest to Accept
Luncheon Invitation.

Stephen B. Peddicord, Farmer-Labor
candidate for the office Of Governor Of
Maryland. yesterday accepted an invi-
tatton Of the Montgomery County
League Of Women Voters to address q
luncheon tomorrow at pm. at the
Congressional Country Club, increas-
ing to four the number of guber-
material candidates who will give talks.
Others who have accepted invita-
tions are Mayor Howard w. jackson
OF Baltimore and Attorney General
Herbert r. O'Conor, Democrats, and
State Senator Henry T. Phoebus, often
called the stormy petrol" of the Re-
publican party. Each candidate will
speak briefly on problems facing the
State.
Evening star., 1938-02-24
Sympathetic Dogcatcher.'

COUNCIL BLUFFS, Iowa CP.-
Dogcatchers do have a heart-in this
city at least
Poundmaster Chris Christensen an
nounced plans for "dogcatchers"
ball. the proceeds to be used to buy
license tags for dogs Of INDECENT chill
dren.