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The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-22
S0L0N LEAD
 DWINDLE5A5
 RAINIERSW|N
San Diego, Seattle Tie Now Broken with Portland
 Victory Last Night
(BY ASSOCIATED PRESS,

Sacramento's lead dwindled to five in Coast play last night as Seattle defeated the Solons for their third straight. Dick Barrett spaced eight hits.
 Portland overcame five-run leai yesterday to beat San Diego, who was knocked out of second place tie with Seattle.
 Hollywood beat Oakland to take a series of four of five games.
 Los Angeles defeated San Fran cisco in a hitting spree, with both hines using three pitchers.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-22
NO NOTHING

ASHEVILLE, N. C., Aug. 22.-An eight-story building here has no elevator, no stairs-and no ten ants.
 When he building was erected in lar adjoining structure, owners Of the two buildings agreed that ten ants in the now vacant structure water, elevator and Stairways of the adjoining building.
 A disagreement several months ,ago resulted in complete severance of all connections between the two buildings.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-22

About 8,538,0O0 men lost their lives in the World War.
The Daily Alaska empire., 1941-08-22

Appointed chief of staff of one of the five new Air Support Con- mands, Col. William k. Lynd form- erly was air officer of General Head quarters in the War Department. The Air Commands were formed to ensure coordination of air and
 ground forces in action.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
The Flu May Strike

The American Public Health
Association is warned that scien-
tific indications point to a return
of the influenza epidemic which
caused great swath of death in
1918 and 1919. Many of us can
remember the tragic scenes of
those days, when funeral process
sions were such a frequent sight,
and the shadow of death hung over
the land.
That awful plague that then
swept the country seemed to have
some connection with the World
war. The hell of fighting seems to
constitute a favorable breeding
spot for germs. Perhaps they will
not spread so fast this time, since
travel to and from Europe is SO
largely cut of.
The warning given above should
be needed. Health authorities will
be looking for the first signs Of
such an epidemic, and people
should heed such warnings as they
would if they saw a black cloud Of
tornado descending on them.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Foreseen Submarines

The period called the dark ages
which ended about 400 years ago is
called a time Of great ignorance
and cruelty, but it is not likely that
the people of those times would
have perpetrated the acts Of saw
agery which are committed in mod
ern war. Such deeds as 'bombings
of civilian populations, in which
women and children and old men
are the helpless victims of mans
brutal hatred, would have seemed
unthinkable to those ancients.
Leonardo da Vinci, famous Ital-
ian painter, architect, and scientist,
foresaw submarines when he lived
more than four centuries ago. He
refused to put his ideas about them
on paper, though he might have
been able to increase the military
power Of his country if his plans
had proved practical. His reasons
for such refusal was that such a
vessel, on account Of, the evil ma
ture of men. would help them prac-
tice assassination by breaking the
hulIs Of ships and wrecking them
with all on board.
1t does not seem as IL the world
had made great progress in 400
years if the men of that supposedly
barbarous time were unwilling to
tolerate such methods of warfare,
when now the aggressor nations
make them one of their principal
weapons. When one nation adopts
such a method of warfare, peace
loving countries are forced to do
the same thing against their will.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Protection OF Press Freedom

Protection OF Press Freedom
They say eternal vigilance is the
price of liberty, This is absolutely
true. and it applies to the freedom
Of the press, that glorious principle
on which American d welfare and
progress depend. Our country will
go ahead and bephRppy and pros
porous as long as itshas free news
papers. They provide the forum in
which our people meet and discuss
their interests.
5s Lndthat forumi mistakes of gov
ernment can be pointed out so long
as freedom of speech exists. Peo-
pie who have good ideas can state
them in the NEWSPAPER forum, and
when such wise suggestions are Of
fered they win the support of the
public. When that support is OBJ
tanned through iithfs medium of
press freedom, the liway to correct
popular errors and the mistakes of
government becomes clear and OBJ
stacles to progress care removed.
In the dictator-ruled countries
the government says that such free
discussion disrupts the unity of the
u
people, and the editor or citizen
who speaks hissmind isl likely to be
locked up in Jail orewerse. So pro-
gress in those lands is stopped.
Our laws provide against such
suppressions in the United States.
Politicians sometimes. Il complain
that as a result of this freedom un-
fair charges are made against them
but they always have plenty of
chance to reply to such charges.
The truth will prevail.
If it is ever proposed to limit
newspaper freedom because unfair
statements are often made, our
people should vigilantly resist such
an idea. The unfair charges will
destroy themselves, but when the
people lose the opportunity for free
discussion their chances for i'm
provement of their laws, economic
problems, and government will dis
appear. The abuses which result
from the freedom of the press are
relatively unimportant. When that
freedom goes there will be no way
to avert injustice and tyranny.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Food Habits Changing

The experience of the selectees
in the army training camps, it is
predicted, will change the food hab-
its of the nation. Where formerly
many of these boys had very lin
tied foods, lacking in essential ele-
ments, now they get a balanced
diet, and it is believed they will see
the difference.
The man who can walk many
miles with a heavy pack on his
back after getting the correct ele-
ments of food in his insides, is not
going to be satisfied to go back
home and live on lopsided menu.
He will look for the things he
needs. If he can't DIG. up the money
to buy them, he can at least grow
the vegetables he needs in his own
garden, and he can substitute
glasses of life-giving milk for more
expensive foods.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Birds Say Good-BY

Nature lovers hate to say good
by to. the birds, who are now de-
parting for southern climes. Some
thing in the air has told them that
Jack Frost is not a friend of the
feathered creatures. They are
things of the sun, and they do not
like the weather when the sun
leaves for his winter haunts.
So the birds gather on tele-
graph wires and in clusters around
the fields, and have prolonged de-
bates about their great semi-annual
journey. We can imagine they are
holding election campaigns, in
which they choose the leaders who
will direct their flight. We shall
miss them, but we are glad they
will not have to sleep outdoors
when the thermometer fiirts with
zero, and a foot Of snow is on the
ground
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
The Old Home Holiday

The most characteristic feature
of Thanksgiving day is that it is a
celebration and renewal of home
joys. Perhaps more than any of
the holidays, it has been the time
Of family reunions. The old-timers
used to invite large parties of rela-
I tiyes 10 gather at that time. If
they could not all be entertained
for dinner, there might be big
party in the evening, when the old
home would resopn9x with the
laughter OF chilerspl While the
greybeards sat around. and dis
cussed the state Of the nation. The
kid element yelled with delight, as
they played hunt the slipper" and
blind mans buzz" ~
The women folks asrformed the
most mighty stunts A dinner get
ting. Some of them Would think
nothing of cooking spdiferous
feast for 20 to 80 guests The mo-
ment when they bore the gorgeous
bird to the dinner tahle amid the
''ohs" and the @ahs'sof children and
the smacking of lips by, too hungry
boys, was about the high point Of
their lives.
ii gave the old folks pleasure to
come back to the homes Yhere they
lived in early EQutA,ytqf see the
trees which they had climbed for
birds. nests or the brook where
they had fished with their angle
worms.
The modern world is shuffed all
over the land. The sons and daugh-
ters are scattered around every
where, and the majority can't get
back to the old homes. The home
where we were brought up may
belong to strangers. The old fam
lily hesrthstone is merely a mem
ory for many.
Entertaining company is more
diffcult under modern standards,
and the big family reunions of the
past are mostly gone by. Many
sons and daughters will go home
for all that. Thanksgiving day
should not pass without a prayer
Of appreciation for the old home
where love and helpfulness shaped
our lives.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
The Song Of Autumn

The air seems full of music on
the days of autumn, as we wander
through fields and woodlands, OF
survey the sweetness of rural life
from our moving cars. The spirit
Of earth is singing a song which
tells a story, but the ears of men
hear differently. Some say the
song and the story are sad. and
some say they are full of content
and beauty.
The sad Interpretation Of the
song of autumn is the feeling that
the earth is approaching period
of quiet and death. The leaves are
falling from the trees, They are
worn out and sink to rest beneath
the sod, as does man when his days
are completed. The chilly nights
tell US that the frost will soon be
on us. The plants and the flowers
and the grass will grow no more
in most parts of the country, and
will wither and die. It seems to
some a melancholy precursor of
the inevitable fate of man.
The farmer and gardener who
has had a fairly good year will not
share these melancholy thoughts.
The heaps of ruddy apples which
he is sorting, the piles Of pump
kins do not sing any song of mel
ancholy. Rather they testify to a
year of triumph, Of successful ac-
tivity against the fates of weather
and the assault of noxious pests.
These fruits Of honest labor sug-
yest the generous richness of Ma
ture, that she has toiled and Ia
bored along with man, and has
again reached a climax of triumph,
which assures man happiness and
welfare for one more winter.
There is a serene content in the
soft and balmy autumnal air. 1t is
ike the satisfaction of good man
who has lived a life of usefulness.
Nature decks the world with su-
preme beauty, and man can look
md say that it is good, or it would
be if the conduct of men would
reflect the order and rightness of
Nature.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

All prices appearing in the above advertisement effective
Milford Del ASP Food Store Grocery and Produce prices
also effective at our Milton, Del store.
appearing advertisement effective the
the close Of business Saturday, November 2s.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
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What Thanksgiving Means

Thanksgiving day was QEi iginally
appointed as holiday to give
thanks to God. The pilgrim fore
fathers who first named THE day,
did so because they J had, come
through a hard. winter, and a toll
some summer far better than they
expected. They had almost feared
to perish through months of wintry
desolation, when their food was so
scanty. When summer game and
gave them generous harvests, their
hearts overhowed With gratitude.
Nothing but day of Thanksgiving
to the Lord could satisfy their
earnest natures. ~ ' .
They had so little compared with
what we have. Their food was
mostly what they had Besn able to
raise with their own toiling hands.
They could go out in the woods
and shoot game, but they had to be
careful Of their powder, as no one
could tell when a band of whoop-
ing savages might descend on
them. Their homes had no heat but
the fire of logs. Yet amid these
surroundings, which we should
consider so dismal and cheerless,
they sang hymns of joy to God,
and their hearts swelled with
thanks to the giver of all good.
We, in our pleasant and comfort
able homes, provided with all we
can eat and more, with homes heat
ed by efficient furnaces and stoves,
with labor lightened by the inven-
tions of modern science, may sit
around in a spirit of discomfort,
unhappy because our taxes are too
high, or the neighbors have an
automobile better than ours.
There should be a recognition
that all our blessings were not pro-
vided by ourselves. Our ancestors
obtained many of them at heavy
cost. Our parents and grandpar-
ents toiled to give us these bless
ings. And high above all our puny
human efforts, the hand of a divine
power is blessing our lives.
More people could well go to
some church in these times and OF
this holiday, and breathe prayer
of gratitude. We should all find
a few moments to spare when we
recognize where these blessings
come from. @
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
LABOR AND DEMOCRACY

The president Of one of the prin-
cipal labor unions recent said
this: "To make secure the gains
that have been made in the past,
our union, as well as all labor.
must hold fast to the principles Of
democracy"
No one can quarrel with that
statement. 1t is an unanswerable
truth. But the unpleasant fact is
that certain labor leaders have
been about the worst and most per-
sistent enemies of democratic prin-
ciples this country has known.
1t is these leaders who want to
make it impossible for any man
to hold a job and earn living un-
less he pays dues to union. It
is these leaders who often estab-
lish exorbitant initiation fees to
their unions-fees that are far be-
yond the ability of the majority of
workers to meet. It is these
leaders who have closed unions to
new men, and said, in effect, that
cannot be employed,
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Friends To Humanity

The times has come for the Am
erican people to show themselves
friends of humanity by paying the
slight fee which makes them mem
bers of the American Red Cross.
This noble organization, which ex-
tends its loving arms about multi
tudes of suffering humanity. is
waiting everywhere to receive the
gifts which will make it possible
to continue this glorious work.
The sweep of disaster spreads
over the land like some bolt of
lighting coming Unexpectedly. You
can never tell when it will hit you,
your home, or your closest friends.
The power of the elements some
times gets beyond all control. Hur-
ricanes sweep over the land, re-
ducing homes to wreckage and
burying the inmates beneath their
ruins. The power of flooded rivers.
the tremors Of earthquakes, the
rage of the fire fiend, make thou
sands of people homeless and ex-
pose them to wind and weather.
People would die in droves
when exposed to these conditions,
were it not for the merciful hand
and the systematic science of the
Red Cross. Within few hours
after these calamities happen, the
Red Cross is on the spot with its
army of nurses and doctors and
supply services, turning misery
and despair into recovery and
hope. 1t takes a heap of money and
trained workers and great reserves
Of supplies to do these things.
Your dollar is needed, and many
more dollars if you can give them,
to help finance this work.
Disaster rel1ef is only one OF
many forms of work conducted by
this superb movement. 1t has done
wonders in the care of veterans of
our wars, helping them to over
come their handicaps, curing their
physical troubles. and relieving
the families left destitute by the
pitiful plight Of the bread winner.
Its educational work and many
features of its service help the
American people ? overcome their
troubles. We all owe a debt to this
noble society, and we should back
it up with our money.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones and
little daughter, Patsy. are guests
Of Mr.. and Mrs. @. M. Downs.
MIR. and Mrs. Linden Short spent
Sunday at their cottage on the In
dian River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ford Parker were
Georgetown visitors on Thursday
evening of last week.
Mrs. Clifford Lingo and son and
Mrs. L. r. Lingo were Seaford Wis
Itors on Wednesday.
Mrs. Efie Lawson spent last week
in Philadelphia with Mrs. Martha
Bowman.
Mr.. and Mrs. Clayton Cordrey had
as their recent Sunday guests, Mr..
and Mrs. Larry Timmons and
daughter Betty Ann and Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Thoroughbred of Mil
ford and Mr.. and Mrs. Layton
Thoroughbred.
Turkey supper Friday evening,
21, Milford Neck Church.
Turkey and all the fixings, soc.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
CCRIB B L &C
~ BY ROBT. H. YERKEs -


In compliance with a request, ]
am preparing to launch career
as columnist. This is not an
easy thing to do, that much / am
finding out before l finish my first
paragraph. However, bear with
me, kind reader, and hope for the
best!
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Tuesday evening, a number of
local baseball enthusiasts attended
the sports writer's banquet at Eas-
ton, Maryland. The banquet, ar
ranged by the Eastern Shore Sports
Writer'S Association, paid overdue
homage to two of the Peninsula's
baseball gfeats-Jimmy Foxx. the
chubby fence-buster from Sudlers-
vile, and Bill Nicholson. the pride
and joy of Chestertowh. From all
available reports the banquet was
a great success. In fact the gravy
served with the dinner was so good
that two Milfordians were loath to
give it up, at least without strug-
gle; managed to have a bowl emp
TIED down their backs.
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Wednesday night, the members
of Company "C", Delaware State
Guard, were informed by their
commanding officers that his Elk
cellency, Governor walter W.
Bacon, would be their host at a
football game to be played in Will
mington Sunday afternoon, Novem-
ber 30. No doubt the Governor
thought the boys needed some
recreation after seeing them pa
rade five miles through the rain
during the recent Halloween cele-
bration here.
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We have often wondered how it
is that some farmers never seem
to get ahead. One day last week |
we had occasion to discuss this
matter with an old-timer. After a !
lengthy talk we gathered that
farmers are divided into three
classes, as follows: l. The tired |
farmer, almost always a success;
3. The retired farmer, he has made |
his pile, sold off and moved into
where his wife is soon |
in society; 8. The rubber-tired !
farmer, this poor fellow covers
more ground than either of the
other two, but not with a plow-so
all his coverage availeth him
naught, and soon the sheriff posts
bis sale.
Fri.
Turkeys are listed at 3Oc per lb.
In one local store. We believe this
to be a reasonable price, and un-
many Milford house,
wives will feel the same way. So
perhaps we had better go down to
that store right away and look over
one of these noble birds, conjure
up a vision of just how fine it will
look when it is roasted brown and
juicy; and then word Of thanks
to the Almighty would appear to be
in order-thanks for the blessing
of plenty-thanks for the blessing
of being able to go into a store, and
if the money is in hand purchase
what we want. Dear reader, we
are willing to wager you have
never given thought to this last
mentioned great privilege which
you enjoy. Take it away from you,
however, and we are willing to
double the wager that you will
miss it as much or more than any
one of the many privileges that all
of us take for granted every day.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

and can starye so far as they were
concerned.
You can't have a labor monopoly,
or any other kind Of q monopoly,
and also have democracy. Many
labor leaders are sincere and far
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

sighted men. But that proportion
Of labor leaders which is making
q racket ont Of unionism casts a
growing, stigma on the entire
trade union movement, because
they are destroying democracy.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Girl Scouts Will Tuke
Overniqht Camping Trips

Four overnight camping trips for
intermediate and senior District Girl
Scouts will begin at 10 am. August
6, according to Miss Gwen Hurd,
field adviser.
Each group of girls will camp at
lockwood Manor, on Conduit road,
for three days, Miss Hurd explained,
sleeping in blanket rolls outdoors,
exploring woods around lockwood
and living with minimum equip
ment.
Intermediate Scouts will camp
beginning August s and August 20,
and senior Scouts, August 13 and
August 81. Each group will meet
at $50 am. on the Monday preced-
ing their trip at Girl Scout head
quarters, 1925 M street NV. to
plan their menus with Mrs. H Coch-
ran Fisher. Food cost per girl will
approximate $l.50.
Trips will be made regardless of
weather. due to adequate shelter Of
fered at lockwood, Miss Hurd add
ed. Counselors accompanying girls
will be Mrs. T. K. Conrad. Mrs.
Grace Thomas, Mrs. Alfred V. Ver-
vile and Mrs. Effle J. Fakes.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
1rathH

TREGo, VICTOR; On SATURDAY. July
sh 1S4l Tfrn6 hS Tesqencs 'pe Lo1sfeIoIw
Of Of Howard Bsse @ of e Jaefsonve Gfo'fq Fla usie Re
mains resting at the Chambers funeral
home, 400 Chaplin st. NV.
Notice of funeral later.
XEIHMA{ER. SAMUEL HERBERT. On
BERT yEiHMAYER f Beloved HUSBAND DEF Of
Mable Veihmayer and father of Ellen Vein
mayer and Mrs. Evelyn Leon and brother
Remains resting al, the S. H Hines Co.
funeral home, 1901 14th ST. NV. Notice
OF funeral later.
WACKER, J. FREDERICK, On Friday,
ferson St, Arlington: Va. J. FREDERICK
WACKER' beloved husband of Kitty D.
Remains resting at the, Bethesda fu-
neral home of William Reuben Pumphrey,
10o5 Wisconsin ave, until pm. SUNDAY
Pm. cortsse viii leave his late residence
ment services at Monocacy Cemetery,
Beallsville. Md.
WINDSOR. HENRY A.. Suddenly. on
EEaRY ETSfy J A. Nps n a g. bedTsd ESsband % 81
Faith Clements Windsor and father of
Jeanne M. Windsor. Remains resting at
S42l Franklin ST. ne. until Monday July
Fupera! service. will be. held at Fort
Lincoln CemeteEy met Chaps! at pm aa Reia-
ment Fort Lincoln Cemetery. Baltimore,
Md, papers please copy
ZIMMERMAN. SUSAN HAMILL On Sat-
urday. July 26. 1871. al Emergency Hospl-
tai. SUSAN HAMILL ZIMMERMAN. for
merly of Winnetka, III, wife of William,
IT.; mother Of William, Sd, Mrs Elizabeth
Weeg and Edward P She also is survived
by her mother Mrs. Fanny Hamiu Phelps:
a sister, Mrs. Charlotte P. Dodge; a broth
er, Austin. and three grandsons. William
Zimmerman, 4th; Talbot. jr, and Donald
Wegg.
Services private. Kindly omit flowers.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Funeral Rites Held
For Miss Inu Emery

The funeral of Miss Ina c. Emery,
writer, author, educator and pageant
director, who died early Thursday
was held yesterday at the home,
5315 Connecticut avenue NV.
The Rev. Dr.. Edward o. Clark,
pastor of Chevy Chase Baptist
Church, officiated. The soloist was
Mrs. r. C. Arnold, who sang safe
in the Arms of Jesus" and "One
Sweetly Solemn Thought"
The pallbearers were Newton M
Minnix, Harold E. Wells, Forest j.
Hall, Watson V. Shelton, John Saul,
Everett Watkins, Joseph F. Rose
and Arthur c. Barrett.
Burial was in Rock Creek Gene
terry.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Rites for Gen Mccain
To Be Held Tomorrow

Maj. Gen. Henry Pinckney Nc
Cain, 81, former adjutant general
of the Army. who died Friday night
at Emergency Hospital will be given
g military burial tomorrow in
Arlington National Cemetery. Sery-
ices will be held at 2 pm. in the
Fort Myer Chapel, with Chaplain
John B. Duncan officiating.
Gen. Mccain. native of Missis-
sippi, was graduated from West
Point in 1855 and retired July %,
1921. From 1927 to 1886 he served
as governor of the Soldiers Home
in Washington.
He is survived by his widow, Mrs.
Emeline De Moss Mccain; son. 1t.
Col. Joseph D. Mccain. and a
daughter, Mrs. Emery Smith.
Evening star., 1941-07-27
Why Must They Die? No. 46
One of Series of Factual Analyses of D. c. Traffic Fc

The place: Sherman avenue and
Lamont street NV.
The accident: A 65-year-old pedes-
trian was fatally injured when
struck by a northbound automobile
while crossing Sherman avenue just
north of the Lamont street cross
walk. Witnesses testified the man
walked into the side of the automo-
bile. He was taken to Freedmen's
Hospital and transferred to Emer-
gency Hospital. He later was taken
to Gallinger Hospital, where he died
July "a.
The time About 10 am. April 10.
The weather: Clear.
The street: Straight, with a slight
upgrade.
The vehicle: A 1885 sedan with
good brakes, police said.
The driver: A 35-year-old colored
man with Is years driving expert
ence He told police the man stepped
off the curb suddenly as the car ap-
preached him and walked directly
into the right front side Of the
vehicle.
Coroner jury's verdict: No inquest
was held and the coroner issued a
certificate of accidental death.