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Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11
STOcKLEY

Mr.. and Mrs. George Layton o.
Georgetown have returned from 4
trip to Colorado.
Mr.. and Mrs. S. B. Scott enjoyed
dinner at the home of Mr.. and Mrs
William Ingram.
Mr.. and Mrs. Norman Bunting and
daughters Gladys and Irene visited
Dover Thursday night.
Messrs. Raymond Phillips and
Beve Hickman spent Monday and
Tuesday in Baltimore.
Mr.. James Marvel, student OF
Delaware University, spent the week
end with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Leroy Marvel.
Mrs. George Marvel is seriously i'll
at her home.
Helena Belts, of Harbeson, was
weekend guest of her uncle and
aunt, Mr.. and Mrs. John Belts.
Mr.. Brooks Reynolds returned to
Temple University on Tuesday after
spending a briew vacation with his
mother. Mrs. John Reynolds.
Upper Grade School Notes
The bake to be given by the eighth
graders will be held Saturday In
MillsborO, in front of the Mitchell
and Jones Store.
The eighth grade will give a bingo
party Wednesday, Feb. 16, at the
home of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond Phil
lips. Proceeds will be used to help
finance their Washington trip.
We are starting our Unite of Work
OH Sweden. We expect TO correspond
with pupils who live in Sweden and
also exchange booklets with them.
We will compete i'm the Elemen-
iary State Declamatory Contest.
This is right in line with our work
in elocution which we are having at
the present time.
Evelyn Marvel gave a birthday
party Saturday afternoon. HE T
guests were: Violet and Louise
Thompson, Gladys and Irene Bunt-
ing. Ellen Carey. Kathleen Phillips.
Billy and ElwoOd Belts, Betty and
Doris Belts, Walter Marvel. Joseph
Johnson, Betty Hughes. Julia Dodd.
Mary Jones. Charlotte Pepper, Stan
ley and Robert Marvel. Alverna and
Dorothy Cooper. Billy Dolby. Clifford
Bunting, Barbara Bunting, Pauline
Quillen, Violet Grace Givins, Thelma
JoseDh,
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11

noon with Mr.. and Mrs. Luther Rust
Frank Gilbert OF st. Louis and
Washington. Mrs. George Short and
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Gilbert of near
Seaford, Mr.. and Mrs. John VII
liams and daughter Nancy OF near
fredericksburg and Miss Louise Hunt
were visitors OF Mr.. and Mrs. w. r.
Hastings on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Curtis and family,
who have been residing on the
Wright farm for the past two years
have moved to Bridgeville.
MFR. and Mrs. Claude Wheatiey and
son Philip Of Andersontown, Mr..
and Mrs. Ralph Wheatley and Mr..
and Mrs. Joe WhSatley visited Mr..
and Mrs. Leon Wheatley on Sunday.
Several from here attended the
funeral OF Mrs. Sallie Kinder at
Bridgeville NJ. z. Church on Thurs
day Of last week.
Several here have received word
from Rev. ]. II. Brasher. former
pastor Of Bridgeville NJ. Z. Church
that he will broadcast over Station
WPEN every Sunday at 10:15 a. M,
also on Sunday, February II at D.
m. he will preach on the Columbia
Broadcasting system.
The Aid Of Trinity NJ. f. Church
will meet with Mr. and Mrs. John
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11

quite sick is not making much i'm
provement.
Her sister, Mrs. Virsie Lekites
was over from RehobOth last week,
Mrs. Roberta McCabe who return
ed from ST. Joseph Hospital in Phil
adelphia, last week is now doing
very nicely, under the care of Miss
Pauline Campbell.
Mrs. Della Holland has also re-
turned from the same hospital. Her
husband. Hillary Holland. having
gone up for her and returned on
Monday.
Miss Dorothy Derrickson of Phil
adelphia was a guest of Mrs. Harry
DerricksOn and daughter Catherine
over the weekend.
Other dinner guests on Sunday
we're Capt. Calvin DerricksOn of
New York. Mrs. Dora DerricksOn of
Philadelphia. Mrs. Marian Tyre,
Miss Bernice Derrickson and Lemuel
Tyre OF Williamsville. Mrs. Der
rickson's son. Paul. was also at
home from Virginia.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11

Miss Ellen Vinyard of Houston gave
very interesting reading, "The Lit
tie Hunchback and 'Zia'." by Frances
H. Burnett. These readings were
beautifully rendered and pleased the
club very much. Next week the
program will be in charge of Mrs.
John Masten, Mrs. W. r. Taggart
and Mrs. Emmett Raughley, with
the subject. Anniversaries Of Feb
ruary." 1t is hoped all members will
make an effort to be present.
EVangelistie Services mt the NJ. +.
Beginning Feb. 10
The following ministers will assist
the pastor: Sunday, Feb. 13. IL A. M,
Rev. E. C. Hallman, District Supt;
Feb. 10. 1880 P. NJ. Rev. j..
E. Parker; Monday. Feb. IA. 1880 P.
NJ. Rev. w. II. Kohl, of Houston;
Tuesday, Feb. Is. 1880 p. NJ, Rev.
Milton Andrews. of Denton. Md;
Wednesday, Feb. 16. 1880 p. NJ, Rev.
]. II. Glow. of Greenwood. Del;
Feb. II. 1880 p. NJ, Rev.
Tilghman Smith. of Greensboro. Md;
Friday, Feb. IS. 1880 P. NJ. Rev. J. z.
Parker; Sunday. Feb. 20. II A. NJ.
Rev. ]. r. Parker; Sunday. Feb. 20.
1880 p. NJ, Rev. J. r. Parker.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11
TRINITY

Miss Helen West of Dagsboro
spent part of last week with her
aunt and grandparents here.
Mr.. and Mrs. 0rmOnd Neal were
supper guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
WalstOn on Tuesday in honor OF
Mrs. Walston's birthday.
Mrs. Joshua West has been suf-
fering with a badly sprained foot.
which was caused by making a mis-
step when going upstairs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Walston and
Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Walston visited
relatives at Concord on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. T. White and
family spent Sunday evening with
relatives at Denton.
Mrs. Joe West of Dagsboro and
Mr.. and Mrs. Kenneth West visited
Mr.. and Mrs. l. L. Willin on Sun
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. L. Warrington
were Cambridge visitors on Thurs
day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Addison Figgs Of
near Seaford spent Sunday after
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11
HOLLYvILLE

Mrs. Mary H. Prettyman and famil,
were callers on Mr. and Mrs. John ste.
venson on Sunday evening.
Mrs. Wiibert L. Rich who has beer
visiting friends here. will return TO her
home in Philadelphia the latter part OF
this week
the weekend in Milton with her par
ents.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chas B. Stevenson OF
Georgetown circled among friends and
relatives here on Sunday
John Stevenson butchered two nice
pork hogs on Tuesday OF this week.
Mrs. Cornelia Hurdle also butchered
some nice hogs ON Friday
Webster Lawson is moving on one OF
Harry Anderson's farms. near here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank johnson and Mr..
and Mrs. Rupert Hall Of Lewes called
on Mrs Elizabeth Stevenson who we
are glad to report is better and able to
walk from one room to another.
Mr.. and Mrs Joseph Prettyman spent
Sunday with her parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Landen Steele of Dagsboro.
Miss Charlotte Joseph. teacher at
Harrington, was weekend visitor OF
her parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.
Joseph.
Siias Downs who has been on the
sick list Is improved at this time
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Joseph were the
guests OF Mrs. Mowbretia Hudson and
daughter CathaTine on Sunday evening.
Leon Reynolds spent Saturday even
ing of last week in Georgetown as the
guests OF friends and relatives.
The fallacy OF the Ground Hog" by
seeing its shadow and etc. has been
exploded for the first week at least.
Signs OF spring are here-wild geese
and ducks migrating north already.
Many Of the carly farmers and gar
deners are burning dead grass and de-
bris from fall and winter accumulations
of various kinds of material. At pres
ent. weather conditions are dry and a
little spark kindles big fire." A word
to the cautious is sufficient.
Preaching services at Unity NJ. II.
Church this coming Sunday. February
IS. at 10 a. m.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Frank Collins of
Delmar. Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Harri-
son Of loves Cross Roads. Mrs.
John II. Steele of Stockley. and Mr..
and Mrs. l.. Il. Noble and son. Donald,
Of fredericksburg. Md, were guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. ID. Herbert Pretty |
man last Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11

Nelson in Bridgeville on Friday
evening, February 1S.
Milford chronicle., 1938-02-11

Preaching services at Trinity on
Sunday, February 10, at 10 =. m.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
AFL Union Label Is Now
On Dried Fruit and Nuts

| A new American Federation of La
Dor union label has been granted tc
the Dried Fruit and Nut Packers
Union No. 21OS4 of the Santa Clara
Valley, California. 1t is the first union
label to be authorized for the dried
fruit and nut industry in the Eldoradc
State.
The Importance of the new label is
emphasized by Edward d. Vandeleur
secretary of the California State Fed
Grafton of Labor, who, in a letter to
all California, national and internati-
onal, and federal labor unions affili-
ated with the A. F. of L., said:
"For the first time in history mem
bers of organized labor may now buy
fruit and nut products in containers
or packages prepared by members of
the American Federation of Labor and
bearing union label authorized by
the American Federation of Labor"
The Union Label of the Dried Fruit
& Nut Packers Union No. 21OS4 is
represented by a diamond shaped
marking enclosing the name and num-
Der of the union, with A. F. of l.. in
the center, and will appear on pack
ages of dried prunes, peaches, apricots,
pears, figs, nectarines and other dried
fruits, apricot kernels, walnuts and
other products.
The union, which is only slightly
more than one year old, has already
signed wage and hour agreements
with IA major packers operating 20
plants in Santa Clara and San Benito
counties.
"This progress is remarkable and it
should be realized by all members Of
organized labor that support of the
union label of this organization will do
much to encourage and strengthen
the organization and prove to en-
ployers of union labor that union
label really means something" Van
deleur said.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29

educational opportunities in all To-
calities. Illinois legislators will con-
slider measures for consolidation of
some of it's smaller school districts.
State Reorganization Up
State reorganization will come be-
fore the Colorado legislature, follow
ing survey of it's state government
A state business manager may be pro
posed for Minnesota. Delaware legis.
lators will consider for the second
time the establishment of state su.
preme court. The Iowa Legislature
will consider a bill to establish de.
partment of public safety, and Yer.
mont state police system.
Among the miscellaneous legisla
tive proposals are those to repeal the
port of entry laws in Oklahoma ano
New Mexico. Nevada will consider g
drivers license law. The Wyoming
and New Mexico legislatures may
work on proposals for unicameral leg.
islatures. Low-rent housing legisla.
tion of various kinds is scheduled fol
consideration in Connecticut, Missouri
Michigan, New York and a number OF
other states.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29

the state. We cannot recognize other
groups or committees which may be
set up for the alleged purpose of fur
thering legislation for organized work
ers in Montana.
''In order to centralize the efforts of
the organized labor movement of
Montana in behalf Of the sound, con-
structive legislative program initi-
ated and sponsored by the Montana
State Federation of Labor, am call
ing upon your central body and the or
ganized labor movement Of Montana
to refuse to give financial support or
assistance to the Montana Council for
Progressive Political Action
This Council, created by individ-
uals who cannot speak for the Mon
tana State Federation of Labor, will
cause confusion in the minds of the
workers and their friends. They can
not speak for Labor in Montana be-
cause they have no authority to do So
Refrain from giving them any assist
ance whatsoever. Instead, cooperate
fully with the officers and members
of the Montana State Federation of
Labor"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
Union Label Printing To
Be Used For Celebration

Washington, D. C.-John B. Hag-
gerty, president of the International
Allied Printing Trades Association
announced that as a result of confer
ences with Keith Morgan, chairman OF
the National Committee for the Cele-
bration Of the Presidents Birthday
the proceeds OF which will be devoted
to the eradication of infantile pa
ralysis, all matter issued by the COM
mittee to which the Allied Printing
Trades Label applies will bear that
insignia.
Pointing out that this arrangement
means several hundred thousand dol
lars worth of printing for Offices hav-
ing agreements with the A. F. of L.
unions, Mr.. Haggerty said that "a con-
ference with Mr.. Morgan found him
eager to get our advice as to the union
label, in order that there may be no
criticism Of the printing done for the
committee"
"Of course the labor division of the
National Committee under the chair
manship of William Green, president
of the American Federation Of La
bor," Mr.. Haggerty continued, sis OBJ
serving the proper union labels as
has been the custom in former years.
The Labor Division alone will require
a large amount of printing, all of
which will benefit union shops.
However, the important feature is
that we are advising the main head
quarters in New York, where it would
be easy to allow a job to go wrong
through carelessness or neglect OH the
part Of a subordinate, to be on the
alert.
with the present arrangement sat
isfactory as it is, we may look for a
complete union campaign.
Our first achievement was to
out an order for 100000
lapel buttons in cooperation with Mr..
Morgan.
81 am sure this announcement will
be Of interest to the printing trades
workers"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
D. Of G.. Office Workers
to Get $l7 Minimum PdY

Washington, D. c. (AFLWNS).-
The District of Columbia Minimum
Wage Board approved a SIT minimum
weekly wage scale for office workers
The action was taken on recommended
tion of conference committee which
conducted a series of hearings on de-
mands of both employees and employ
erS.
The board set for January 9 public
hearing at which any person may ap-
pear to argue for or against the rec
commended wages for the workers. Ir
case there are no serious objections
raised at that time the wage will be
ordered effective within 60 days.
1t was estimated that more than
800 women and minors would be af-
fected.
The SIT weekly wage applies to a
standard work week of from 80 to Al
hours. In previous orders the work
week was defined up to as hours with
the lone exception of laundry workers.
The board approved a 5O-cent wage
for each hour worked overtime. On
this basis, the office worker employed
up to 48 hours will receive a $40 week
ly wage.
Under the recommendation begin
ners in offices will be guaranteed $l4
week for the first six months of en-
ployment, after which time they will
receive the regular wage.
Maids employed in Offices will be
paid $l4.50, the same wage set in a
previous order Only one beginner
per 10 persons may be employed in
any one office, according to the rec
concentrations.
The wage approved by the wage
board does not affect employees of the
Co ernnent Of the District of Colunl-
bla or the Federal Government.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
On Capitol Hill
By GEORGE L. KNAPP

Washington, D. C. 1LNS).-Sixty-
one per cent of American citizens, ac-
cording to the Gallup poll, are ready
to boycott German goods as protest
against the crimes of the Nazi gov
ernment.
This is most healthy sign of prog
ress. But it means that 81 per cent
of the American people now are ready
to take the step which the American
Federation of Labor advocated at the
convention Of 1888
A five-year lead in a matter like
that is something worth mentioning
x X X
The state authorities of Connecti-
cut and New York doubtless will help
some in unravelling the case which
any detective story writer would call
the NY ~ tMys But the main
task is A,es 1a6 SANS Department
not the question that they
will maxi 'cking good job of it
Also, for t prevention of such cases
in the future, reliance must be placed
on increased powers to Uncle Sans
Securities and Exchange Commission
Daily papers will spread details as
fast as Federal authorities reveal
them. This is the place for calling
attention to basic facts. One of those
facts, according to entirely uncontra-
dicted reports, is the fact that the
nationally known firm of accountants,
Price, Waterhouse & Co., never made
any check on the physical assets of
McKesson-R Robbins, through which the
Musica brothers were working their
graft. Two big warehouses for crude
drugs, down in the books for substan-
tial sums, never existed.
1t will be interesting to hear the
explanations which the accountants
make Of that and some other things.
X X x
Harold l.. Ickes of the Interior
has been from the first the most out
spoken, hard hitting member of the
Cabinet of the present administra-
ton. No one who knows his fight on
insult in Chicago is surprised; but
Ickes almost surpassed himself in his
speech on Nazism before the Zionist
Society at Cleveland.
"How," he asked, "can any Ameri-
can who pretends to believe in the en-
lightened principles that constitute
the warp and woof Of our American
life, accept decoration at the hand
of a brutal dictator, who with that
same hand is robbing and torturing
thousands of human beings? Perhaps
Henry Ford and Charles A. Lindbergh
will be willing to answer that ques-
ton"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
Anti-Ldbor Initiotive
Crushed In California

Washington, D. C.-The official
count of the vote on the Anti-Labor
Initiatives which appeared OH the bal
lot at the November election in Cali
fornia, Oregon and Washington has
finally been announced, according to
Paul Scharrenberg, who was assigned
by President Green of the American
Federation of Labor TO assist in the
campaign against the Anti-Labor
Initiative in California. The total of
fetal vote was as follows:
California - For the Anti-Labor
Initiatives: 1,067,229; against: 1,476,-
379; majority against: 409,15O.
Oregon-For the Anti-Labor Initia-
tive: 197,771; against: 148,460; ma
jority for: 1871.
Washington-For the Anti-Labor
Initiative: 26S,848; against: 295,431;
majority against: 26,583.
In California the Los Angeles City
vote is especially significant and graft
flying when comparison is made with
the San Francisco vote. Los Angeles
has always been rated as an outstand-
ing open-shop city while San Fran
cisco, rightly or wrongly, has ac-
quired reputation as union-domin-
ated city. Yet, the so-called open
shop city rejected the labor regulating
Initiative by greater proportionate
percentage of votes than did San
Francisco.
In the City of Los Angeles the vote
for No. l was 2I9,446; against No. /:
359, ,74O.
Los Angeles County, including the
City of Los Angeles, recorded for No.
!: 411,033; against No. /: 651, ,874.
In San Francisco, which has a con-
solidated city and county government,
the vote for No. was O,354; against
No. l: 1874 ,675. &
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
Placement Activity
Improved Over 1887

Columbus, O. (OLNS).-Placement
of 5,745 workers in private industry
by branch Offices of the Ohio State
Employment Service during November
reflected a positive improvement over
the same period in 1887, w. T. Doe,
Director, stated in his monthly report
to the Unemployment Compensation
Commission.
The total number of private place
ments reported during the first eleven
months of the current year was 53.2
per cent of the number accumulated
during the same period in 1887.
By January 1, 1889, Offices Of the
Service will be expanded from 22 to
5S, with an additional 81 points rem
dering itinerant service, as registra-
tions for employment and applications
for unemployment compensation Will
be handled through Service offices.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
Minimum Set At
Fifty Gems For
Aircraft Workers
Perkins Order Is Effective
December 29 On Gov
eminent Plans

Washington, D. Secretary of
Labor Frances Perkins issued an or
der, effective December 20, fixing mini
week of 40 hours, arrived at either
upon time or piecework basis, for
employees engaged in the performance
of contracts with agencies of the
United States Government, subject to
the provisions of the Public Contracts
Act, for the manufacture or supply
of aeroplanes, aircraft engines, and
aircraft propellers, with the exception
of light or commercial aircraft as dis
tinguished from military and large
transport aircraft, and with the ex-
ception of propellers and engines for
light or commercial aircrafts."
In addition, the order provided "that
apprentices may be employed at low
er rates if their employment conforms
to the standards of the Federal Com
mittee on Apprenticeship"
The SO cents per hour rate was fixed
in connection with a controversy be-
tween the Public Contracts Board and
the manufacturers.
Following the first hearing, at which
testimony was presented by the Aero
nautical Chamber of Commerce, manu-
facturers and Representatives Of labor
unions, the Board recommended that
the prevailing minimum wage in the
industry be fixed at 60 cents an hour
or $24 per week of 40 hours and that
the Secretary Of Labor grant toll
erance not to exceed Is per cent Of the
workers in any one establishment for
those workers who are in fact learn
ers or apprentices and provided that
they be paid not less than 40 cents an
hour or SIG per week of 40 hours.
The publication of this recommenda-
tion brought forth so much opposition
that second hearing was held, with
the result that the following products
were omitted for the minimum wage
determination: instruments, access
cries, radios, parachutes, light and
commercial aeroplanes.
In the industry as redefined it was
found that 9,OS5 employees out of 3D.
500 received 60 cents an hour or less,
that laborers in the industry received
more than 55 cents an hour and some
as high as 60 cents per hour. Going
to the bottom of the prevailing wage
scale, it was found that the "first sig
concentration falls in the in
terval between so and 52.5 cents" per
hour, in which interval S97 out of
1922 employees appeared.
On the basis Of the redefned indus
try and the survey of prevailing wage
rates the Public Contracts Board rec
commended, and the Secretary of Labor
the minimum wage of so
cents an hour or $40 per week of 40
hours.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1938-12-29
Textile Industry
Wage Conferences
Open In Capital
Is Considering PracticabilitY
Of Increasing Wage
Minimum

Washington, D. c. Conferences
were opened here between officials of
the Labor Department and members
of the Textile Industry Committee ap-
pointed by Elmer F. Andrews, Admin
istrator Of the Fair Labor Standards
Act. The committee, consisting of an
equal number of representatives of
employees, employers, and the public,
was the first of the industrial COM
mittees appointed under the Wage and
Hour Act to consider minimum wages
affecting approximately 100000 tex
tile workers.
Members of the committee, of which
Donald M. Nelson, of Sears Roebuck
is chairman, heard statements from
A. F. Hinrichs, chief economist of the
Bureau of Labor Statistics, and Car
roll r. Daugherty, chief economist of
the Wage and Hour Division of the
Labor Department, which is set up as
an administrative agency under the
Wage and Hour Law. These officials
presented Government studies of
wages and hours prevailing in the tex
tile industry.
The Fair Labor Standards Act fixes
25 cents per hour as the minimum
wage payable in all industries subject
to the Act for the first year of its
application. There is, however, pro-
vision that the minimum wage in any
industry may be increased up to 40
cents an hour on the recommendation
Of the industry committee appointed
for the industry. The recommends
tion of the industry committee is made
effective by Administrator Andrews.
It is understood that the committee
will also report to Mr.. Andrews upon
whether the textile industry should
be interpreted as extending from the
cotton field to the dry goods counter
or should include only the manufac-
ture Of cloth.