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Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
RELEASED on s5.ONO DAD

Philip Robert Christian, the driver
Of the Virginia truck which cOllided
with the school bus on the state high
way north of Dover OIL March 4. re-
sulting in the death of 13-year-Old
ElwOOd Williams. appeared before
Judge John P. LeFevTe in Kent COun-
~ Court of Common Pleas and. after
waving a hearing on a manslaugh-
ter charge, was released in $4,000
bail. Christian at once left for his
home in Virginia. The charge of reck-
less driving against Christian was
dropped.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
THREE FINED IN COrRT

Nelson Harris, colored. of HOus-
ton, was fined 800 and costs and re-
manded TO Jail. following conviction
before Judge John P. LeFevre in
DOyer, on a charge Of driving while
under the influence of liquor.
William F. Booker was fined $500
or go days in Jail when found guilty
Of driving while under the influence
OF liquor and without a license. Bed
ford J. Booker, who was riding in
the same car, was fined $50.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
500 APPLICATIONS SENT OUT
FOR CENSUS JOBS

Formal application forms for posi-
tiCns as enumeratOrs In the census
of population. agriculture and hOus-
iEg. to start April 2. have been mail
cd to nearly 500 Delaware applicants
under direction of +. Allyn COOch, JT.,
Delaware area director. Bureau Of
Census.
Mr.. COOch said about 2GO enumera-
tors will be employed to conduct the
census in the state. Examinations will
be conducted for the selection of
enumeratOrs in Wilmington, Dover,
and Georgetown.
Examinations in Sussex county
will be in the Georgetown High
School. Georgetown.
The business census in Delaware
is now approximately 80 per cent
complete, Mr.. COOch said.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
TWO CONFESS CRIME PRIOR
TO EXECUTION

Warden Patrick Brady of the Bal
timOre penitentiary said that Alvin
KentOn. 23 years OidJ icdnYdled OF
az attack OH a S1-year-Old Eastern
Shore woman last September, made
q laSt-minutc written confession OF
guilt before his execution last Fri
day. After handing the confession TO
the warden, the latter said he strobe
smiling to the gallOws aud then stop
pGd. 10 make a. speech and bless the
officials aud newspaperinen.
Thomas Sanchez, 40 years, old, the
other man convicted of the Crime at
I'emplCville, Talbot county. also
made a confession. the warden stat
cd Sanchez, however, had 10 be car
Tied to the gallOws. .....
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
BEAUTY SCHOOL GRADUATES

The Delmarva Institute of Beauty
Culture graduated its first class of
students ON Friday, March s. with
appropriate ceremony in the school
located in the pOstOfTice building at
MiddletOwn. The young women who
received diplomas were the Misses
i. Frances Warner, of Clayton; En-
mG Whaley. of Milford; Dorothy Fer
schke. of Wilmington, and Florence
Stidham. of Warwick. Md.
The school opened on September
s. and the entire course proved a real
success. 1t is particularly pleasing
to the personnel of the school that all
the members of the graduating class
have already accepted positions in
beauty shOppes in nearby towns, and
in Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
v. F. W. ENCAMPMENT
SCHEDULED FOR ITNE

The 1910 State Encampment OF the
Department of Delaware, Veterans
of Foreign Wars, will be held in Re-
hObOth Beach Friday and Saturday,
June II and 10, Fred w. GehrOld,
chairman Of the state encampment
committee, has announced.
The encampmGmt will begin on
Friday evening with the annual din
ner and continue all day Saturday,
DtnnIIc plans for the official visit
here of Otis ~ Brown, national
commander of the V. r. W.. have
been made for Army Day. April G.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
DELMAR.

! Mrs Mabel IL. YeuaDleS, neGith
tnurse for WicOnlico county, has an
nOunced that a health center TO
serve both the Maryland and Dela-
/ ware sides Of the town will be estab-
! Iished In Delmar soon. The COM
missioners Of the town have given
Mrs. Venables the use of a large
room on the first floor Of the Mary
land town hall for the clinic.
The nurse stated that temporary
plans are for treatment only Of child
and infant cases at the present time,
but if the experiment is successful
the clinic will take on other work.
The Delmar Lions Club, at its
latest meeting, voted to appropriate
$25 for Mrs. Venables to be used in
her work.
The wives and daughters Of several
OF the railroad employees here at
tended the general meeting and
spring luncheon of the Women's Aid
Of the Pennsylvania Railroad, Della
marva Division, on Thursday, at
Norfolk. Va.
A cablegram, this week, brought
the glad news that DR.. Carrie Hearn
of this town. who sailed for India
over a month ago, by way of Japan,
has reached that port safely. DR..
Hearn has been chief surgeon in a
hospital in India for past 6 years.
She will cOntinue her work for an
ether six months.
At the charter night anniversary
banquet of the Delmar Lions Club on
Wednesday evening. March q. the
members will wear their newly-pur-
chased Lions uniforms. Delmar is
one of the first all-uniformed clubs
on the peninsula. Following the
banquet. in the Masonic Temple. the
club will hold an open house at the
COzy Cabin Club. Lions Of Laurel,
Hebron, SharptOwn and Salisbury
have been invited.
Mrs. John Powell has returned
from a visit with friends in Danville,
Va.
Mrs. James Faulkner and children
of BridgetOn, N. j., are visiting rela-
tives here.
The Girls Honorary Club of the
DeImar (Del) High school sponsored
2 matinee Monday afternoon. March
IS, for school children. The picture
shown was Babes in Arms"
A recent survey of the streets in
Delmar. Delaware, showed that fully
$4,000 damage had been caused by the
cold weather, according to a state
ment made by Mayor Leroy T. Lock-
crman.
The mayor stated that more dam
age had been done to the streets
than during any previous winter
since the streets were paved, ten
years ago.
The adult education class conduct !
ed at the Delaware school for the
past eight weeks has closed as an
nOunced by Kyle Dyer, instructor of
the class in manual training. This
being the only course offered this
year in DelmaT, sixteen students
were enrolled.
The Delaware school will close on
afternoon for the Easter !
vacation and will open the following /
morning.
At the fifth annual student confer |
ebce at the State Teachers College, /
Saturday evening, Delmar
two Of the favOrites-the /
best all-'rOund man and athlete. Rob
ert H. LOckerman, president of stu
dent council, captain of the basket
ball team, and son of Mayor and |
Mrs. Leroy T. Lockerman. OF Delmar.
Del, and queen of the May fete, Miss
Doris Lee Elliott. daughter of Mrs.
Anna Lee Elliott, also of this town.
Mrs. Howard POOre and Mrs. Nor
man McAllister were Philadelphia
visitors OH Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
KENT COURT GIVES $500 IN
HORSE TRADING DEAL

A jury in the Superior Court Of
Kent county recently rendered a
verdict of $500 in favor of Purnal r.
Friedcl against Fannie G. Iludnick
and Samuel Berkman. doing busi-
hess under the name of RUdnick
Livestock Sales Company. The suit
was brought by Friedel against Rud-
rick for horses purchased in 1898
which were supposed to have pedi-
greed papers. Friedel told the court
the horses papers had never been
delivered.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22

81 the Bifdgeviile Club and Dr. JOLT
Weihefh0ld 0f this town An BLASTED
program viii be presented BY ths
club next Friday night, with PAS
President II. Milton James ID charge
The local Chamber Of C0mmefci
win meet this Friday night IN TIE
hall Of the SeafOrd Volunteer Firs
Department instead Of this Tuesda.
as was first announced.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
EIGHTH WONDER ARRIVES

Here's a man who held not only
two royal flushes the same night. but
one of them was pat.
Harry C. Davis. president of the
Bridgeville Kiwanis Club. held the
ace. king. queen, jack and ten of
clubs pat. Ten hands later he drew
two cards to the ace. king and jack
OF hearts and connected again.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
FORMER POSTAL OFFICIAL
JAILED FOR IS MONTHS

George I. Bender. SO years old,
former postmaster at Delaware City,
was sentenced to IS months by Judge
John p. Niclds in U. S. District
Court last Friday morning.
He pleaded guilty to falsifying re-
ports of the POstOfIlce Department
and to embezzlement of $1,753.S2 of
postal funds from the pOstOffice.
He will serve the Is months in a
FEDERAL refOrmatOry, either at Chilli
cote, Ohio. or El Reno, Oklahoma.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
WELFARE INVESTIGATION OF
RELIEF TO END SOON

W. W. llynsOn. executive director
OF the Old Age Welfare Commits
sion. said the investigation being
made of relief cases will be COM
pleted before the end of the month.
Mr. Hynson spoke OH the status Of
the survey at the meeting Of the
commission last Saturday.
In the absence of DIR. Charles l..
Caudec. now ON vacation in Cali
fnrnia, George Grier, Of Milford, pre-
sided.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
NEEDY GET b CANS OF FOOn

Delaware's needy received 35 car
loads of fOOdstuffs from the Old Age
Welfare Commission last year. ac-
cOrding to a report received by Gov
ernOr Richard c. McMullen from
Harold A. DOnnclly. director of COM
modify distribution for the commits
sion. this week
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22

The Count of Swing" who togeth-
er with his orchestra will play for
the Easter dance at the Arena Ball
Room on Route 1l3. Tuesday eve
ming. March 26. James Rushing,
1850 pounds of blues" will also be
a featured attraction. For further
particulars contact Marshall Bell
or Percy Powell, promoters. Spe-
cial accommodations for white
fnlka
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
ANNOrNCES CANDIDACY

Former State Senator Ernest v.
Keith. of Dover. has announced his
candidacy for the Republican nOmi-
nation of lieutenant t-gOvernOT Sena-
tor Keith. an attorney, served one
term of four years in the Senate
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22

IF YOU don't write to or call on
your friends, they are apt to forget
you. Similarly If you don't write
to your friends the public by adver-
tising your goods, they may forget
your store.
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
AWARD JAIL ANNEx CONTRACT

The Sussex County Levy Court has
awarded the contract for the con-
struction of the $4,000 annex TO the
county Jail to the Hugh M. Smyth
Company, Wilmington. Albins s.
GottIieb Of Harrington, is the arehi-
tect
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22
BANKS, PUBLIC OFFICES no BE
CLOSED TODAY

Public Offices and banks through
out the state will be closed today,
Good Friday, March 20, II Is q legal
holiday BY legislative act
Milford chronicle., 1940-03-22

The University will close ON this
Saturday, March %, at noon for the
spring vacation and will reopen OH
Monday, April I. at a. M.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
WENDELL WILLKIE
TALKS WITH FORD
Candidate Says He Will
Tell Difference Between
His Policies, New Deal

RUSHVILLE, Ind, Sept. 9.-(R-
After a brief talk with Henry Ford
Wendell l.. Willkie announced to
night that his first major campaign
address next Monday at Coffeyville
Kans., would interpret the differ.
ence between my philosophy of free
enterprise and that of the New
Deal"
The republican presidential nomi
nee said that the speech would tie
in domestic issues with international.
affairs. He also disclosed that one
of the talks on his western tour
would take up the third term issue.
Willkie received Ford late in the
morning. at his 8~0-year-old rented
home. Both men declined comment
afterward, except for a. remark by
Willkie that the auto manufacturer
came to "pay his respects" and that
their visit was very pleasant"
Asked whether Ford pledged sup
port to Wilkes campaign, the nomi-
nee said, 'he will have to answer
that question:" Ford came here in
private railroad car, and left i'm
after the conference by
for Detroit.
One policeman on duty with Will
kie said that Ford, whose visit was
surrounded with secrecy, wore a red,
and blue Willkie button during
tie conference,
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
BRITISH, GERMAN
GUNS STAGE duel
Clusters OF Shells Plunge
Down On Dover Area
And The French Coast

A SOUTHEAST COAST TOWN IN
ENGLAND, Sept. 10 (Tuesday).-R
- Long-range German and British
cannon resumed early today their 81
mile trans-channel artillery due.
with screaming clusters of big pro-
j~ectiles plunging down on the Dover
area and on the French shore just
before dawn.
Shells of the German batteries
rocked the Dover area, and the flash
of their explosions lit up the tall
chalk cliffs like summer lightning.
The British gunners replied almost
Immediately, and British searchlights
started probing for the aerial spotter
who invariably is a part of such
Smelling.
The new cannonading followed a
4-hour silence.
The German guns, which have
fired at intervals before, opened up
in earnest last night, and Britain re-
piled, while the Raj sent over a
hurry-up flight of bombers who sub
jected the Germans to the heaviest
bombardment yet laid against the
French coast.
The German shells, apparently
coming from Cap Girls Nez, France,
exploded on this side of the 20-odd-
mile waterway at regular intervals.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
OTHER CRAFT ORDERED
New Contracts Are Design
ed To Equip U. S. With
Great Two-O Ocean Navy

WASHINGTON, Sept. .. - Up -
Seven monster b%attleships of $4,000
tons apiece and an armada of 1874
other vessels were ordered by the
Navy department today in a $780,.
053, 312 batch of contracts designed to
equip the United States with a two
ocean navy greater than anything
now afloat.
The group of orders, largest ever
| placed at one time in U. S. naval
history, was announced within a few
hours after President Roosevelt
signed a 1921, O00, 900 defense appro-
priation bill providing funds to be-
gin construction. The orders, which
went both to private plants and the
navy's own ship yards, will call into
service private yards where no COM
bat vessel has slid down the ways
since World war days.
Cost 500, 0O0, 900 Each
The seven battleships will cost
about 500, 0o0, 900 each. The navy
announcement did not disclose that
they would be 5,Oo0-ton vessels but
Chairman Vinson (D-Ga) Of the
house naval committee confirmed a
widespread belief that they would
be super-ships of that class. y,
Vinson said today's orders would
give the navy a fleet Of II of that
type. He said five were already
under construction, but navy Off
Gals later asserted that only four
were actually being built at present.
The new b%attleships will be 10000
tons larger than any now serving
with the fleet.
The orders placed today will give
the United States a navy of 68S war
vessels. Navy press officers said the
first keels would be laid in the next
six months and that the bulk OF the
vessels would be completed by De-
(Continued on Page Three; Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
GEN. NETS SENDS
ORDERS TO GUARDS
North Carolina Units Told
To Mobilize Al Home.
Stations On Sept. Is

RALEIGH, Sept. 9.-R-Adjut'
ant General j. Van B. Nets today
sent out formal orders for all
North Carolina national guardsmer
to mobilize at their home stations
on September 16 for a years &C
tive duty.
All North Carolina guardsmen,
with the exception of the small de.
tachment and the state staff, are
included in the mobilization. Both
those on the active and inactive
lists are affected.
General Nets, who acted as
soon as he received formal order
from President Roosevelt, said the
guard is up to its allotted strength
of 4,080 men and about 300 officers.
After the units ire modified at
their home stations, they will re-
cruit up to peace strength of 300
officers and $40 men.
Plans call for the guardsmen to
remain at their home stations for
CONTINUED on Page Two: Col. 81
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
GERMAN PLANES BUSY
Three Hundred Craft Par
ticipate In Afternoon Raid
On London Section
40 BRITISH DOWNED
Berlin Authorities Ac-
knowledge British Raid
On City OF Wesermuende

BERLIN, Sept. 10.-(Tuesday)-
RHSquadrons of German planes
roared away through the night to-
ward England at 80 and 40-minute
intervals, German authorities re-
ported early today while threaten
ing a bombardment ten times
o than any London yet has
undergone.
Three hundred Nazi planes par
ticipated in the Monday afternoon
raids on the London area, despite
unfavorable weather, they said,
and clearing conditions favored the
night attacks.
Forty British Downed
Thus far the German tally shee1
listed more than 40' British
planes destroyed Monday ana Mon
day night, with 16 German planes
missing.
Authorities acknowledged a Brit
ish raid during the night on the
strongly-defended city of Weser
muende, at the mouth of the Wese1
river. Most of the attackers were
driven off, they said, but gave nc
statement as to damage done.
The Nazi raids on London again
had Thames river docks among
their targets, the Germans. said,
and one flier reported:
Tongues of flame are reaching
high into the air."
Bomb squadrons took off for the
English capital their craft loaded
with all calibers of explosives, as
soon as improved weather was re-
ported tonight. German sources
announced.
Hits Scored
AS soon as the bombing began
along the Thames river south Of
London bridge, flying observers
messaged back to their bases that
effective hits had been scored on
the East India and Royal Victoria
docks.
German sources insisted these
assaults we're just the beginning
of the Battle of London"
The ,slackening of daylight raids
were due to bad weather only,
they said. The obvious German
plan therefore is to continue these
assaults over an extended time
and with increasing intensity.
It was emphasized that intensity
had not reached the concentrated
force of which the reich's air serv-
ice is capable.
A typical headline in tonight's
papers said - English defenses
weaken"
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The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
NavyDe Department. Orders
Seven Huge Battleships
Japan Seeks To Win
Russian Friendship

TOKYO, Sept. 10 (Tuesday).-
- The Japanese press today
described the appointment of
Lieut.. Gen. YOshitsugu Tatekawa
as ambassador to Soviet Russia
as the first step in a new CAM
paign to win Russian friendship.
The general began his career
as a lieutenant in the Russo
Japanese war and later served
abroad for Is years, including
six in London.
He now is considered one Of
the army's best informed men
on European affairs.
The press quoted Tatekawa as
declaring he always had advo.
Gated friendship with Russia.
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
Bill To Put Boat Lines
Under ICC Is Approved

WASHINGTON, Sept. 9-R-A
bill to bring inland and coastal
water carriers under federal re.
gulation similar to that now cover.
ing motor and rail transportation
won 'inal senate approval today
by a vote of SO to Is, ending a
legislative controversy of nearly
two years duration.
President Roosevelt's approval
of the measure was regarded in
Senate circles as likely to follow
soon. The bill had its origin in the
recommendations of a special COM
mittee Of employers and employees
appointed by Mr.. Roosevelt in 1888
to make recommendations for re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
County Board Receives
Pleas For Road Repairs

A lcng discussion of the problem
of road maintenance in the county
occupied most of yesterdays ses-
sion Of the. board of commissioners.
Several requests we're received
for repairs and improvements in
vcrious sections of the county. And
since the highways were taken
by the state several ears ago, the
county, has no legal right to spend
money for this purpose.
Residents of Summer Hill, Sea-
gate, Buena Vista and Masonboro
asked improvements. S ome of
these requests, the board brought
out, have been pending for as long
as five years while the Highway
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10

Probe OF Vice
SituationHere
Raps Down On immortality
In County In Special
Charge To Grand Jury
ALSO FLAYS LOTTERY
Evidence OF Relations Be.
tween White Women,
Negro Men Given

Judge W. H. S. Burgwyn, presid,
ing at the current term of criminal
court, raped down on vice and i'm
morality in New Hanover county in
a special charge to the grand jury
yesterday afternoon in which he de-
manded a close investigation of Gin
situations in this county in which
white women have illicit sexual in
tercouse with colored men,"
His special charge followed evil
dence to this effect brought out in
a trial yesterday morning.
May Ask Aid
II am calling you back to instruct
you to investigate it," the judge told
the jury, "as best you can with the
aid Of the officers here, and, il
necessary, to call upon the state
board in Raleigh, under Mr.. Handy
to send men here that they may helI
you and help your officers Of this
city,"
The judge made his statements
when he called the body back for a
second charge during the afternoon
During the morning he charged the
grand jury to investigate the oper
alton of the numbers racket in New
Hanover county.
When the body was called again
the Judge said: There has beer
evidence before this court that there
are institutions in this county ir
which white women have illicit sex
ual intercourse with colored men
that this t%ranspires within the cor
porate limits of the City of Whining,
ton; that there is here, or near here
a camp "a CCC camp for colore6
men and boys, and that there are
white women in or neal the City ot
Wilmington who are so prostitute in
morals and in life that they are will.
ing to submit their persons to these
young men,"
The judge said that is a condition
which should not prevail in any te.
cent community"
Minor Cases Tried
The second charge to the grand
jury came before a relatively un-
eventful session during which only
cases Of minor importance e e
tried.
George Moore, found guilty Of lar.
ceny and receiving and forgery, was
given six months on the roads.
Judge Burgwyn ruled that Marga-
ret Wilkinson, charged in recorders
court with maintaining a nuisance.
was entitled to an appeal to superior
court to determine if she has vic.
lated her probation. No question as
to her guilt or innocence will be
raised in this hearing.
During the morning session, the
judge charged the jury that "a man
who buys a number in the numbers
racket has as much chance of win
ming as a snow ball has in hell"
In a brief charge the judge told
the jurors that MANY cities in
North Carolina are infested with
a racket in which working men
are Systematically robbed by a
gang of men and women selling
the mtickets in the numbers rack
et. Usually the numbers r sold
by men of no means and these
men sell numbers in the numbers
racket to laboring men who need
money to support their wives and
families
The Wilmington morning star., 1940-09-10
AREA IS HIT
Attackers Strike Hard At
Wharves And Warehouses
Along Thames River
TEMPO IS STEPPED UP
Britain Says Al Planes De-
stroyed; Fight Staged
Over Parliament Houses

LONDON, Sept. 10.-(Tuesday)
|-R-German warplanes guided
by beacon fires set by incendiaries
early last night blasted explosives
at central London early today in
| an attack ac~celerating as the hours
wore on to the scope and feroclty
of Sunday nights great raid.
The flash and roar of bombs in.
creased steadily around the horl.
zon and throughout the central Lon
don area.
South London Hit
One tremendous salvo in south
London threw debris high in the
| air.
Bombers circled the city area,
one of them at least four times,
dropping the heaviest of bombs as
they went before veering off in the
face of the frenzied anti-aircraft
cannonading.
The attackers appeared ION
schedule" Monday night, set in
cendiary flares to light the targets
of those to follow, and struck hard
at the Thames-side wharves and
warehouses. Then the raid seemed
to be marking time.
There was less of the mass bonn
bardment to which London had be-
come accustomed Saturday and
| Sunday nights and which killed at
least 600 persons and MANNED thou
sands.
Pace Stepped Up
But long after midnight the pace
stepped up steadily, and the auth
oritative British Press association
said it reached the pitch of Sum
day nights onslaught acknowi-
edged to have been the worst in
the capitals history.
The raiders seemed to be coming
in successive waves. German au-
thorities in Berlin said definitely
that they were leaving continental
airdromes every 80 or 40 minutes
in squadrons.)
Anti-aircraft fire quickened. A
terrific barrage burst forth sudden
ly in central London. Shell frag-
ments shoWered the streets in the
heart of the city.
The Nazis also spread out over
the southeast, the northeast and
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