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Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

Mrs. William q. Hazard, son and
daughter, have returned from a visit
in Norfolk. Va.
During the height OF the snow
storm last Tuesday evening, the
freight station of the Pennsylvania
Railroad at Dover caught fire from
spontaneous combustion, causing all
trains on the Delaware Road to be
held until the fire was under con-
troll nearly two hours later. The
place was to have been razed to
make room for the new passenger
depot, so the loss viii not be so
easily.
Mrs. Ruth Norris and daughter.
Mrs. H. c. Kitchens, visited friends
and attended the bazaar and festi-
val at Harrington last week
The Epworth League service on
Sunday evening was OF more than
usual interest, the musical program
of a vocal quartette by
Misses Stanton, Hall, Sippie and
an instrumental trio BY
Mrs. J. Harry Humes, and the Misses
Eberly and Richards, and a violin
solo by Miss Eberly. Mrs. James
Soslin was the leader.
The steamer. Marie Thomas, was
burned at Milton dock last Friday
At about 1 O'Clock the pe0-
pie Of Milton were aroused from their
slumbers by the sound of the church
lells, and everyone, even John B.
Nelch, was soon on the ground. AT
he beginning OF the fire the steamer
vas cut loose from her moorings
md lay across the channel, but by
he herculean efforts OF Charles
rhackeray and James Palmer with
heir naptha launch. the burning
lulk was towed parallel with the
stream, where il smouldered and
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

Mrs. Stephen Toadvine is en-
tertaining the Friday Bridge
Club today.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

Mrs. Maurice Bower was hos
tess to the Sewing Circle at her
home on seabury avenue yester-
day. inviting her guests for des-
sert at one-thirty.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

Mrs. William e. Hazard, son and
daughter, have returned from visit
in Norfolk. Va.
Milford chronicle., 1940-12-06

EcEMBER q is the
date Of the wedding
Of Miss Ethel Louise
Collins, daughter Of
Mr. ana Mra Hahn
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22

only 1900 aircraft workers In the
20 States back of the two seaboard
regions. BY last December this
number had exactly doubled and as
Of September l OF this year the
count on workers was ,500-nearly
400 per cent more than the first
Number.
Eastern Increase 200 Per Cent.
For the same dates, the totals Of
aircraft workers in the 16 Eastern
Seaboard States were 1890. $4,000
and 81 ,9O0-the increase of the en-
tire period exceeding 200 per cent.
For the three Pacific Coast States,
the figures were $4,000, $4,000 and
48 00-comparable percentagewise
to the Atlantic Coast development.
Totals for the country were 81, 200
in 1888. s., 400 in 1889 and 110,4 as
OF September /. The figures, 1t was
explained by Mr.. Early, were fur
nished Secretary Morgenthau by the
aircraft industry.
Regarding the decision to estab-
lish an undersecretaryship In the
War Department. Mr.. Early ex-
planned that congressional authoriZ-
alton will be necessary. At present,
it was pointed out, responsibility for
War Department procurement Is
specifically vested in the Assistant
Secretary. Because of it's obvious
importance in time of emergency,
Mr.. Early said, Secretary of War
Stimson felt the responsibility
should be with the head of the de-
partment-for redesignation If he
sees fit.
Legislation Prepared.
1t is understood that legislation
carrying out this proposal already
has been prepared for submission to
Congress, authorizing the post for
duration of national emergency
and empowering the Secretary to
prescribe the duties. A similar posi-
ton was created in the Navy De-
partment recently, with James V.
Forrestal being appointed to the job
and given procurement RESPONSE
bility.
Criticism of Army procurement
progress has been heard in recent
weeks, although several large con-
tracts have been let in the past
six days.
While 1t is believed somewhat
premature to speculate on holders of
the new post, it may be recalled
that there have been persistent
rumors New York's Mayor La
Guardia is headed eventually for
the War Department. In addition,
a place has not yet been found for
Louis johnson, former Assistant
Secretary of War and experienced
Army procurement officer.
In the only business appointment
of the day, the President saw Hardie
Steeholme, Democratic nominee for
Congress from this district and OPP
ponent of Representative Fish. Re-
publican. Mr.. Roosevelt told a press
conference two weeks ago he would
vote for Mr.. Steeholme
Tomorrow the Chief Executive
will have a luncheon conference
with Secretary of Agriculture
Wickard and Prof. Nelson Brown
of the New York State College of
Forestry.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Hanes Says Roosevelt
lis on the Defensive
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK. Sept. 21-John w.
Hanes, former Undersecretary of the
Treasury in the Roosevelt admin
istration. said today that President
Roosevelt's address at the University
of Pennsylvania yesterday showed
that "he is finally on the defensive
against the mounting resentment of
the people at his attempt to break
the no third term tradition"
Mr.. Hanes is an executive member
Of the National Committee Of DEM
ocrats-for Willkie, through which
organization the statement was re-
leased.
IN that speech" Mr.. Hanes said,
'fhe (the President) referred five
times to Thomas Jefferson in a bold
attempt to associate that great
statesman and founder Of the Dem
ocratic party with him in justifica-
ton Of his present bid for q third
term.
I'VE do not feel that we are unfair
to Mr.. Roosevelt when we call this a
direct slap at the knowledge and in
telligence Of every Democrat and in
deed, every American. There was
no greater foe of the third term
In our entire history than Thomas
Jefferson"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Thomas Sees Threat
OF War in Programs
OF Major Parties
Socialist Leader Assuils
Peoeetime CONSUMPTION
In Broadcast
Py the Associated Press.

EN Inc hSSCClaleO fTehS
LOS ANGELES, Sept. 2l.-The
choice before the American people
lis not war for democracy, but war
or democracy" Socialist Presidential
Nominee Norman Thomas said in a
national broadcast tonight.
Have We not already in peace
time accepted the principle of mill
tary CONSUMPTION, which is essential
to the totalitarian state?" Mr..
Thomas asked.
Have we not already given to the
President the power to send our sons
to lands more distant than Europe,
to fight and die without even the re-
quirement that the representatives
of the people must first declare
WARP"
Mr.. Thomas said the people will
be exceedingly ill-advised" If they
permit recent declarations of Presi-
dent Roosevelt and Republican
Nominee Wendell Willkie against
going to war in Europe to "lull them
into false security"
Secs 1nT6dt III commitments.
He commended both the major can
didates are so far committed to a
program Of all steps short OF war
that they may easily find themselves
over the threshold of the war, before
which they intended to stop short"
Perhaps the greatest danger Of
ALL" Mr.. Thomas said, is an impe-
rialist war,l likely an undeclared war
in Mexico or some more distant
South American land. which we shall
be told is a defensive operation
much as the German occupation Of
Belgium or the Russian war on Fin
land was defensive"
Commenting on internal affairs,
Mr.. Thomas said:
president Roosevelt may assure
the workers that he will hold the
social gains already won. Even that
achievement will be doubtful in an
America given over to armament
economics and peacetime conscrip-
ton.
mo Excuse for Bitter Poverty"
More certain is the fact that the
gains already won have not given
jobs to the unemployed nor security
to the aged nor modest abundance
to all Of us in a country where there
is no excuse at all for bitter poverty
except our own laundering stupidity
and our bad social arrangements"
Mr.. Thomas said Mr.. Willkie Has
not yet told us by what processes he
will make private greed for gain
satisfy the needs of millions Of Amer
leans cut of from ownership Of their
own natural resources, control of
their own system of money, banking
and credit and their own productive
machinery"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Goodwill Industries
Meets Here This Week

Leaders Of the second, third and
fourth regions of Goodwill Indus
tries will hold their annual con-
ference in Washington next Thurs
day. Friday and Saturday. with all
sessions scheduled at Washington
Industries. 1918 New Hampshire
avenue NV, it was announced
yesterday
Col. A. R. Brindley of Washing
ton, chairman of the Goodwill In
dustries National Training School
Commission, will deliver the princi-
pal address at Fridays meeting,
following the convention dinner.
The conclave, which opens at
pm. Thursday. will discuss re-
cent developments in Goodwill en-
terprises, production problems,
sales and salvage and the purpose
of the organization from a lay
mans point of view.
Representatives from Baltimore,
Roanoke, Birmingham, Jackson
vile, Pittsburgh, Brooklyn, New
York City. Philadelphia. Springfield,
Mass. and Washington will attend.
Speakers will include Dr.. E. j..
Helms, executive secretary emeritus
of the National Association of
Goodwill Industries: Oliver A.
Friedman, director of the Milwaukee
Industries and executive secretary
of the national association: j. W..
Wilcox of the Philadelphia Indus
tries, the Rev. John S. German Of
the Baltimore organization, Percy
j. Trevethan Of the Morgan Me-
mortal Goodwill Industries OF
Boston,, w. Harold Shape. Wash
ington, director and recording Sec
rotary of the national association.
and the Rev. A. G. Curry OF the
Pittsburgh group.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Roosevelt
Continued From First Page.)

diate interest and importance. the
Presidents recognition of Mid
western discomfort at the indus
trial fattening of Eastern and West
ern seaboards on defense contracts
Is considered greatly significant.
In short, If his assurance Of
greater industrialization OF the
Middle States becomes fact. it will
be a long-range factor of change in
the whole economic development
of the country. And meanwhile, it
may be highly important political
flip to an area containing a COM
handing bloc of electoral votes
For weeks past both Republican
and Democratic leaders in the Mid
west have complained loudly at the
concentration of defense expendi-
lures in the industrialized Coastal
have carefully avoided accusations
of "pork-barrel' motives by pre-
senting convincing arguments;
stressing among other things in
dustry's practice of recruiting the
best of Midwestern manhood and
taking them either East or West
to work and live in established
manufacturing centers.
Some Recognition Before.
Actually there have been previous
manifestations of administration
recognition of this condition, Mr..
Roosevelt once before remarking
that there should be a decentraliza-
ton of defense industries for stra-
tegic purposes and the Defense
Commission about 10 days ago
promulgating a statement of policy
to the effect that decentralization
would be encouraged by a spreading
of contracts as much as possible.
and some weeks before. the COM
mission initiated a practice Of per-
hitting small companies-a few OF
which already are operating in the
Midwest-to bid on segments Of
large Government orders.
That a start already has been
made at encouraging development OF
aircraft manufacturing facilities of
the middle areas was indicated in
statistics given the press today by
Stephen T. Early, presidential Sec
rotary.
Submitted to Mr. Roosevelt by
Secretary of Treasury Morgenthau
to highlight an industrial map Of
the country, the figures showed that
as of December, 1888, there were
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
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Irish War Veterans
Elect Washington
Man Commander
Urge Greatest Defensive
War Machine in World
For United Stotes

Talks by newly elected officers
featured a banquet last night of
Irish War Veterans at the Annap-
oils Hotel, closing their fifth annual
conclave.
The meeting followed an impress
sive ceremony yesterday afternoon
at Arlington Cemetery, where the
veterans paid tribute to the I'm
known Soldier. Frank Witchey, re-
tired Army sergeant, sounded taps
at the tomb. as he did when the
Unknown Soldier was buried in
1921.
At the election yesterday, George
L. Cassiday of Washington was
named national commander, sue
ceeding John L. Coyle, Philadelphia
magistrate. Charles j. McAuliffe
of Washington was elected junior
vice commander, succeeding Mr..
Cassiday.
Other officers elected include Ed
ward M. Flaherty. national adjutant,
and Arthur p Gill, national quar-
termaster. both of Washington;
Humphrey Scott Shaw, legislative
officer: Edwin Livingston of Phila-
delphia, senior vice commander, and
Mr.. Witchey, chief musician.
The veterans passed resolutions
supporting CONSUMPTION and ma
tional defense and went on record
as favoring the greatest defensive
war machine of the entire world
for the United States and demanded
that such defenses be obtained
without party pickering or obstruc-
ton"
They asked that immediate steps
be taken to root out all fifth COL
umn activities" and that mental as
we'll as physical training be made
part OF the Nations defense pro-
gram.
The convention approved an or
ganization to be known as the Sons
Courageous of True Americans, now
being formed here.
Approximately 300 delegates at
tended the sessions.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1940-09-22
Indo-Chinu
Continued From First Paee)

expression of concern over Indo-
China's status quo. a spokesman
said 1t was recognized that WASH
ington could not go so far as to
threaten Japan. However, he said,
a further American expression
would be of utmost importance"
French sources said the French
Army in Indo-C China would prefer
to go down fighting rather than
submit to too humiliating terms.
They estimated that Japan would
need 100000 men to conquer all this
East Asian colony and declared that
if France resisted with the full CO.
operation of the Chinese Army.
Japan would find her fighting front
stretched out 1000 miles.
Situation Compromised"
The colonial government an
nounced the situation. had been
compromised" by fresh demands
caused by Japan's desire to move
troops through Indo-China against
the Chinese Legions of Generals
simo Chang Kai-shek.
"Indo-China authorities can only
stand firm by their governments
instructions, a communique said.
These instructions, from the
Petain regime at Vichy, called for
an agreement in principle on grant,
ing of limited facilities to the Japa-
nese.
Gen. Nishihara was reported, how
ever, to have increased his demands
Thursday to include the right to
occupy Hanoi with 10000 Japanese
troops, garrison 5000 troops at
Haiphong and establish air bases
in five Indo-China centers, in.
Guiding Hanoi.
Informed sources said Admiral
Jean Decoux, the governor general,
fatty rejected these proposals and
that Gen. Nishihara threatened to
begin military occupation of the COL
ony today. Japanese vessels removed
all their nationals from Indo- China,
but Gen. Nishihara toned down his
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London
Continued From First Page)

OF bombs ana the nlSn cough VI
anti-aircraft fire, with lulls Of sew
eral minutes in between.
It appeared that the raiders, n.y.
ing in small groups, first attacked
western, southwestern and southern
suburbs and later penetrated to the
central area.
Up to last evening the London
sirens had screamed but once, and
that for brief raid. Bombs fell
in East London and it was omcially
announced that there were some
casualties An industrial build
ing" was hit
Most Of the days damage, how
ever, appeared to have occurred in
Southeast England. At least two
towns in that area were bombed
and the fragments of Nazi explosives
fell over several districts.
The major, and unsuccessful, day.
time German attack was launched
over Kent. through a heavy mist
and rain, by squadrons of warplanes.
They met a bitter anti-aircraft bar
rage, said British accounts, faltered
first in the fury of the ground fire
and then plane after plane fell away
in retreat.
Longest Lull in IA Days.
A single raider who returned at
the same point. flying above the
clouds, fled with II anti-aircraft
shells exploding about his machine
London thus had day more near
ly approaching one Of peace than at
any time in two long and weary
IA days.
Long before dark, the air raid
shelters were filling with the tired,
shutting thousands. and they COM
peted for sleeping space in the SUBJ
way stations, some of them deter
minedly occupying the stations as
early as 2:30 in the afternoon.
1t was the approach of another
week end Of twin concern: The
raiders themselves and the fact that
despite the bleakness Of the day the
English Channel was calmer than at
any time in more than a week and
thus more hospitable to the lin
vasion fleets" the Germans have
massed on the other side
Squads Repair Damage.
Squads of men were active all yes
terday here, as always of late,
putting to rights as nearly as they
could the damage Of Friday nights
raids.
The black muck left by firebombs
was scattered through South Lon
don; a church hall and a factory
were among the buildings set afire.
And, in the southern part Of the city.
the wreckage of many homes stood
tragically gaunt.
A famous non-conformist church,
the Lincoln tower Of which was built
in recent years with American funds,
was burned out by incendiary bombs.
But some 500 people who had been in
its vaults when the raiders struck
we're reported safe.
(The censorship did not permit
specific Identification OF the
church; apparently it was Christ
Church, on Westminster Bridge
road)
A now-famous suicide squad
the one that lifted an unexploded
bomb from near st. Paul's Cathedral
had what was under the circum-
stances a somewhat curious job. 1t
dug out bomb from the grounds OF
the German Hospital In London.
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demands, and the negotiations we're
reopened.

demands, and the negotiations were
reopened.
The British owned newspaper
China Mail at Hong Kong said
japanese warships had moved into
Tonkin Bay, opposite Haiphong, "as
a persuasive gesture
Chinese sources in Hong Kong
said veteran Chinese forces were
massing to move into French Indo-
China at the first sign Of force from
Japan.
Shanghai reports said Japan, in
addition to wanting to thrust at
Chinas back door, was seeking naval
footholds in Indo-China which
would threaten the British naval
base at Singapore.
Washington reports suggested the
United States had under considera-
ton an informal British offer to
permit American naval vessels to
use the Singapore base.
Henderson daily dispatch. (Henderson, N.C.) 1914-1995, 1940-06-15
BARCLAY ON BRIDGE
8y Shepard Barclay
The Authority on Authorities"

West can make i-1iedrr No.
can even make an overtrick. with
the less of only one trick IL di&s
mcnGS and one in clubs. a second
club loser can be prevented by
DISCERNING one on a ruffed-ur
spade.
When Vests bid Of 3-Heartg
came along. North quite properly
passed it. His hand was only u
sacrifice calIber. and there WIS 10
point to getting. doubled ana set
q couple OF tricks for 9 IpS3 ~
500 points when the opponents
were bidding for only 3 l@Gt
score.
The situation was utterly infer.
ent. though. after East Ucnt t.
i-HeartS and South pas =.
Now North knew a game vas 81
stake. 4 vulnerable sar12 worth.
all told. some 600 points 20 Est
and West. He reckoneI. tom IL
partners bidding Up - jhc21
without assistance. that tie Set
would be only OF about Ore
tricks which is exactly IT, nj.
SO East and West. by iakli.; Two
tricks in spades. two in hart;
and one in clubs. got 500 E5il:ta.
less than the value OF thcie game,
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Your Weekend Lesson
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Worcester Democrat and the ledger-enterprise. (Pocomoke City, Md.) 1921-1953, 1940-07-19

Louise Covington entertained at din
ner party on Tuesday. Their guests
were, Mr.. and Mrs. James B. Whaley
of Ocean City, Mr.. and Mrs. Franklin
Upshur, of Berlin, Mrs. Charles A..
Townsend, of Germantown, Mr. and
Mrs. Peter Hamilton and Mr.. Harry
Dougherty, Of New York.
Misses Grace and Lillian Riley and
Miss Mary Nelson spent this week at
Worlds Fair in New York.
Mrs. Riley P. Stevenson, ST., will
entertain at bridge luncheon at Bay
view Hotel, Public Landing, this Sat-
urday evening.
Mr.. Alton Stage Of Wilmington,
spent the weekend with Mr.. and Mrs.
Robert N. Stage.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Lescure has
returned to Harrisburg, Pa, after
spending two weeks with relatives
here.
Mrs. B. Herman Adkins and daugh-
ter, Eleanor, have returned after Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Brannan in
Baltimore.