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The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
COMMENT ON WORLD
EVENTS

Come on, crazy world; shell out
your secrets. Tell us what our lives
are going to be like a year-two, or
five years hence.
Imagine Hitler knocked into a
cooked hat, Germany again disarmed
we hope all the world bereft of it's
shooting irons.
Freedom of the seas, which doesn't
much bother folks who live inland, but
which does affect every one of US.
Access to raw materials--ah, there's
a tough one. To whose raw materials
and on what terms.
Raw materials mean coal in Penn
sylvania, iron in the Messaba range
and in Tennessee, wheat in the Da-
kotas and silver in Colorado.
They mean mercury and dozens of
other things in Mexico; coffee in
Brazil, beef in the Argentine, ma
hogany in Central America.
Access on what terms and to
whom? And, all of these things are
under private ownership. Suppose the
private owners say "no."
The wisdom of Solomon is needed
to see us through to a real and last
ing peace. Will that wisdom be avail
able-or will greed again cut the pie I?
But maybe these things are too re-
mote Maybe the war first has to be
decided and maybe that's a job for
four years, or eight years.
Perhaps, after all, we first have to
get organized to get the war won for
freedom.
"V for Victory" is spreading. Now
you can buy window posters to hang
in your window and you can buy lit
tie stickers to put on your envelopes
when you write letters. Always V and
the Morse symbol for V, which is, as
most now know, three dots and a
dash, -!
Isn't it interesting, that just as
Morse operators find the use of Morse
a dying thing, more people know at
least one Morse letter than ever be-
fore in the history of telegraphy!
1t all shows what can come from an
idea.
x x X
In many quarters people are get
ting sick of the phrase "bottle neck"
just as they get sick of endless repe-
titions of so-called popular songs on
the air.
But there are bottle necks, just the
same.
The Burma road to China is bot
tie neck. Lack of tankers to bring
crude oil from Texas to the Atlantic
seaboard constitutes a bottle neck.
Lack of skilled workers may soon
constitute a bottle neck. What's the
use of expanding production capacity
in an industry that is now using all
the skill there is?
Maybe we shall have to pay ter
rife price fer the depression. The de-
preston shut off the making of ap-
prentices. There was no future for
apprentices, so why have them?
Today the haunting, spectral fear
of lack of skill for intricate machines
and involved processes is beginning
to give terrifying jitters to some Of
those high in officialdom.
Labor will find its burden heavier
and heavier as we move on into this
epic conflict to dethrone the hydra
headed DRAGON of Europe. And labor
will do super human things, if given
half a chance and a fair deal.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
The Cherry Tree
Where We Hutched Out
The Truth
PRICE FIXING
is COMING
BUT COSTS SOAR
ECONOMISTS OR
HOODWINKERS?

Sooner or later we shall emerge
from the twilight zone of price fixing
in which we now wobble around like
the half blind in a war blackout.
There will be legislation-and we
don't yet know what provisions it will
contain
But, meanwhile, with restrictions on
some things that amount to price fix
ing, with restrictions, too, on INSTALL
ment buying we are cropping along in
a situation that does not stop in
crease in the cost of living.
In an effort to catch up on the cost
of living increase, unions seek wage
increases.
1t must be expected that there will
be more wage demands-it is to be
hoped they will be balanced and
reasoned.
But the employer who raves and
rants when union asks for more
wages should first get the facts be-
fore he raves.
Mostly demands for wage increases
are actually not for increases-they
are for restoration of the standard
of living
When prices go up, existing wages
buy less. So the worker really takes
cut when prices go up.
He seeks more wages to get HIM
self back where he was, in point of
buying power.
Those who believe there should be
no wage demands should have been
on the job to prevent price increases.
But, it is countered, some prices
needed to go up-they were too low.
Perhaps that is so-but so were
some wages too low, and when prices
went up they were, relatively, even
lower.
A good many economists who have
struggled with this problem are not
economists at all. They are hood
winkers. They spout a line that
sounds high and mighty, but has no
sense.
The homes of the workers are the
places where the real economists, in
this situation, are to be found.
And there's another element. Not
only do workers find that higher
prices cut their buying power, they
also read the financial pages of their
newspapers and find there that divi-
dends are doing very well, thank you
and please pass the pie again.
x X x
Those who don't like to hear talk
about wage increases ought to do
something to hush up those financial
pages. They really should.
X X x
Now there isn't any issue whatever
that is big enough to cause the loss
of a single hour in the production of
defense materials.
The mediation and Cancellation
services are big enough and fair
enough to help settle any issue.
By and large the unions have
shown admirable restraint - except
some of the wilder CIO unions.
But, while these things are so-and
there should be no stoppage of work
it remains true that there will be
more wage demands. They must be
expected.
And employers must know that
they cannot stand across the road to
progress, blocking proper readjust-
ments. They can't wrap themselves
in the flag and yell that labor is all
wrong and that it is holding up the
parade.
The parade holder uppers are those
who refuse to see and admit that
workers have got to live and that
they have a right to be protected at
least against reduction in standards
by rising prices and static wages.
That is not the way to victory
CMW.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
ONER-PLAYED

Mrs. Gadder: 81 should have loved
to go to Florida last winter and |
would have gone except for one
thing"
Mrs. Wigwag: "Your husband
didn't want you to, | SUPPOSE"
Mrs. Gadder: "That's just the trou-
BILE. He was so anxious for me to go
that l was suspicious"
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
w II A T N EX T?

Canned goods are now packed
by one company in double cans.
Punch holes in the outer can and
air coming in contact with chemi-
Gals heats the contents of the
inner can to the right heat for
eating.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
Truths Pondered While
Riding At Anchor
MIR. MODESTUS
. GENTLEMEN VS.. ROWDIES
. GENTLEMEN BEST
FIGHTERS
. DEMOCRACIES MOST
EFFICIENT
WILL CLEAN UP ROWDIES

DEMOCRAClES MOST
EFFICIENT
WILL CLEAN UP ROWDIES
We will win this war
And then face again the same old
problem
Of how to get along together, since
we must live that way
That old maxim of every tiger fo1
himself
Letting the jackals get the weakest
and slowest-
Had another good tryout in the last
quarter-century.
Gentlemen gangsters, working
along lines of polite agreements
Have now been brought up stand
ing by the real gangsters-
Who are willing and tough enough
to play the real game
Of every fellow for himself.
In this nation
Best equipped and furnished of
all
The game was drawing to a point
where showdowns were in sight
One third of the people had no
stake in the game, held no cards
Sixty families, more or less, held
all the winning hands
Were able to make their bids, and
call their plays
All others were just stooges and
touts-
Taking orders, carrying refresh
ments-
For the guys who held the bulk of
the chips
Same was true of the world of ma
tions-
No matter how it happened, there
were the "Have Nots"-
These saw how the others had
gotten their piles of chips
Naturally, they wanted to horn in
on the game
Try their hand at muscling in, get
some real stakes
But the heirs of pirates who had
the means to be gentlemen
Wanted to go on with the game,
and hold what they had
They only asked for "security," re-
allzing the risks of the game
But the rowdies tried to tip the
table over, and grab the pot
IT they get away with it, the same
cycle will go round again
X X X
Guns have gone into action
So, guns will have to finish the
play
But, as between nations, it will be
history told over
Rowdies are up against gentle
Gentlemen come of the best fight
ing stock, after all
That is how they and their folks
came to be gentlemen
They had become willing to be de-
cent about it
Had changed their manners, and
set up so-called democracies-
Which turned out to be the most
efficient forms of society
Having given slavery a number of
trials, they discarded it
Democracies, being most efficient,
will clean up on the rowdies-
Now that they have settled down
to it
Making business of killing their
main job
Although they had really hoped
that stuff was all over with.
x X X
Now, when we get this done with
How about setting up a new game
Where every man and nation can
have a fair chance
With democratic rules applied to
the whole business
Instead of every man, and every
nation.
Fighting. for himself, while the
devils get the hindmost-
We are having to fight this war on
those principles
Why not run the worlds business
that way?
Let there be common control of
things essential for all
Let each share on decent terms the
benefits of universal processes
Guarantee safety, plenty, peace; by
security Of supply for all.
X X X
Otherwise:
We turn right around
Play the same bag of tricks all
over
With gangsters running the game
again, at last.
The potters herald. [volume] (East Liverpool, Ohio) 1899-1982, 1941-08-28
w S D O M
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peace should enable all
men to traverse the high seas and
oceans without hindrance."-
Roosevelt and Churchill.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14
ctRopcIE MILFORD DELAWARE FRIDAY NOVEMBER 4i9n


Mrs. /. B. Halstead of Whining
ton is visiting relatives here.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Benson. of
Martinsville, Va, spent the week
end here with Mr.. ard Mrs. Frank
Sullivan.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Horseman
are receiving congratulations upon
the arrival of a nine pound baby
boy at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital, on Tuesday
Mrs. James Applebaugh of Snow
Hill, is visiting DR.. and Mrs. s. II.
Lynch.
Mrs. Anna Lee Waller, president
of the Delaware w. C. IT. q. at
tended the New Castle County Fall
Institute of the Women's Christian
Temperance Union in McCabe
Memorial Methodist Church, 22nd
street and Baynard Boulevard, on
Thursday.
Members of the Delmar Fire De-
partment enrolled for voluntary fire
defense work Friday night at the
Delmar Fire House. Everett Hut
Crimson, the president, announced
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14
CANNON

Mr. and Mrs. Ray Priestley and
family, of Wilmington, spent Sun
day with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
VIM. Priestley.
Mr.. and Mrs. Buster Cook and
family, of Wyoming, and Mrs. Ver-
da Wootten spent Sunday with Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schaub.
; Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar O'Neal and
James Allen, of Camden, were din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Francis
Mulany on Sunday.
Edw. Cannon spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cannon. fs
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Storms, of
Trainer, Pa. spent Armistice day
with Mr.. and Mrs. Joe Allen.
Rev. and Mrs. A. NJ Vivien left
for Florida, where they spend the
winter months, on Tuesday morn
ing. .+
The c. E. Endeavor Society met
with Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Burton,
Tuesday evening.
Mrs Harry Short. of Jersey City
visited at the home of Mr.. aud Mrs
Charles Short this week. ~
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14
-DELMAR

Mrs. ]. Milton Cleary of Whining
ton, spent a few days Of last week
with relatives here.
Mrs. Pauline Davis, OF Lang
horne, Pa, is visiting her parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Medham.
Next Sunday evening the official
board will be in charge of the SER
vice. A delightful program is being
prepared. T. Blare Ely, conference
lay leader, will be the guest
speaker.
j. H. Atwell of Seaford will teach
the lesson in the Mems Bible Glass
next Sunday morning.
Mr.. and Mrs. v. j. Carmine spent
Sunday with H. L. Tatmarf and
family at Bridgeyille.
The Misses Fannie and Blanche
Lynch are visiting their sister, Mrs.
William German and Mr.. German
in Philadelphia
Mr.. and Mrs. Grayson Elliott left
a few days ago to make their home
in Martinsville, Va.
The Delaware school held Its an
nual carnival which was sponsor
ed by the boys and girls honorary
clubs Friday evening in the school
auditorium.
There were many feature attrac-
tions including a beauty contest.
Mr.. Ford, principal Of the school,
gave a fifteen minute illustrated
talk on his visit to Old Mexico,
which he made during his summer
vacation.
Mrs. Maude Moore, after visiting
friends here has returned to her
home in Seaford.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. P. West have
Mrs. Lille H. Roberts Of Sails
burg as their house guest.
Kyle Dyer, manual training tea
cher in Delaware school, enter
tanned his brother, William Dyer of
Washington over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl B. Elliott of
Woodside, Long Island, have been
visiting relatives here.
Miss Virginia Walls of Philadel-
phia, was the weekend guest of
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. McClaine.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14

each man was assigned certain
hours to, be on duty in the event
of an emergency.
Members or the Delaware State
Police were at the fire house to take
the fingerprints Of all men volun-
teeripg.
Miss Arva Marvel Of Thiells, N.
Y, has been visiting relatives here
and in Salisbury.
The Sussex County w. G. 7. u.
will meet in the First Methodist
Church here on Tuesday, Novem-
ber is.
Miss Estelle Wheeles Of Newark
was the weekend guest of Miss
Molly Ellis. -
Friendship Bible Glass No. IL of
the First Methodist Church, will
hold its annual covered dish sup
per in the social: hall of the church
on Thursday evening, November
13.
E. Frank Locates of Wilmington
was a Delmar visitor on Monday.
Mrs. Anna Fleetwood suffered a
paralytic stroke Sunday at the home
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14

of Mrs. Steve Waller who had in
vited Mrs. Fleetwood as one of her
dinner guests. The attack was so
severe the attending physician
would not permit the patients re-
moval to her own home until Mon
day afternoon. AL this writing her
condition is but slightly improved.
Tone page of the manuscript of
the Delmar letter last week was
inadvertently omitted causing a
confused account and irrelevant
statements in connection with the
report Of certain events. We hard
ly known how it could have hap
pened. but it Correspondent
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14

Good temper, like a shiny day,
sheds a brightness over everything.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-14
Houston Methodist Church
Norman G. Benson, Pastor

MillwOOd Methodist Church
1880 P. M.-Church School.
$3.50 P. M.-Afternoon Worship.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
XMAS SEAL DRIVE
WELL UNDER WAY
CAMPAIGN PROGRESSING IN
VERY SATISFACTORY
MANNER

Citizens OF Key West are re-
spending fundamentally to the
traditional Christmas Seal Cam
psign Of the Monroe County Tu-
berculosis Assoc alton. it was an
nounced today by Joe Allen.
general chairman
We do not wish to rest on our
laurels ana regard the campaign
a complete success, Mr.. Allen
stated. OR program for 1912
viii be an extensive one. in
view of the national emergency.
In addition to cur regular
work N teaching the citizens of
Key West that tuberculosis IS
preventable and durable. We
must keep ourselves geared for
any emergency that may arise.
An interesting sidelIght on
this years campaign, according
TO Mr. Allen IS that many peo-
pie IN this county have indicated
fundamentally their support Of
the campaign because t IS an
old American fAstItftion
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
to THE EDITOR
OF THE CITIZEN
Key vs. "a

Dec. 18th, 1871.
After reading IN your paper Of
Dec. 18th. 1871, that our manage.
Mr.. j. B. Symmonette, was ao-
cused of firing Howard s. England
tagent of Gulf Life ms. Coz be-
cause he was called on to serve on
the jury. we feel it our duty to
state that we were IN the office at
the time Mr.. England was fired
and feel that he was not fired be-
cause ne was serving on the jury
but because the manager. Mr.. ]. B.
Symmonette, was not informed Of
Il SO that he could arrange to take
care Of the work Mr.. England had
TO do. We know from past expert
ence that agents Of the Gulf Life
ms. Co. under the supervision Of
Mr. Symmonette, have served on
the jury and il was quite all right
with the Gulf Life Ins. Co. We
also know that Afr. Symm0nette
has treated hTr. England with
much consideration. Mr.. England
was unable TO work for three
weeks and Mr.. Symmonerte did
his work and paid him has salary
for two fun weeks and one-half
week when his contract did not
cali for but two weeks and he ad-
mitted he did not expect il also
made out new collection book
for him In ali fairness To Mr.
England and Mr.. Symmonette, we
feel that il was because Ny. Sym
monette did not know that Mr
England was on jury duty and the
debit was neglected, that the mis-
understanding arose Mr.. ]. NJ
Varela and Mr.. William Sawyers
signatures DO not appear signed
to this letter as they were not IN
the Office at the time
MRS. MARY Z. SAWYER,
H II ALBURY,
r R. RUSSELL,
r. 2. RUSSELL.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
DONALD ]. KRAKER
VICTIM in ATTACK
ON PEARL HARBOR
NEWS OF DEATH FORWARD
ED TO KEY WEST; MRS.
KRAKER FORMERLY MISS
DORA GALE


Advices received in Key West
from Washington state that
Donald ] .Kraker. member Of the
United States forces. was killed
in line of duty at Pearl Harbor
in TIE dastardly attack" made
upon that place by the Japanese
December z.
Mrs. Kraker. who was former
ly Miss Dora Gale of this city,
is in Honolulu. but knew MOTH
ing Of the loss Of her husband
as the message concerning his
death was sent to Key West, the
city listed with the government
as her home address.
The relatives here have cabled
a message to Mrs. Kraker at
Honolulu. apprising her of the
loss of her husband. who met his
death while on active duty.
Mrs. Kraker's numerous friends
in Key West and elsewhere were
exceedingly grieved on learning
Of her husbands death.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
1Ezsg-Ag1g -. <
FLORIDA CLAIMS
OLDEST HOUSE, NOT
MOST ANCIENT HUT

ST. AUGUSTINE. Dec. Is.
fFNSl. - Florida's Ancient
City has long claimed 70
have Amercia's ~old est
House" and it now develops
that Santa Re. New Mexico.
disputes the claim and con-
tends that an old abode hut
IN that community is older.
said to have been built by
Spaniards IN 1904.
There is a LOT Of difference
between a mud hut and a
house and If ii should be-
come necessary to 60 to
court to determine which
community is entitled to the
claim. Florida and Americas
first city undoubtedly would
win.
The oldest House a. 81.
Augustine is a major attrac-
tor ard has been visited by
millions. Despite Santa Fe's
claim. Florida's "oId est
House" viii hold the title for
It has been well publicized
and if forced to do 50 could
probably present ample proof
as TO the authenticity of its
claim.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
Work On Fresh Water
Aqueduct Will Start
Soon After Christmas

Lieut.. A J. Fay, public works
officer at the naval station VIII be
in complete charge of oOnstrue-
ton Of the fresh water aqueduct
when work starts soon after
Christmas
1t Commander Henry L. Naff.
navy spokesman. said today that
he understands 1t. Fay win order
construction at four or five places
simultaneously so that early COM
pletion can be fastened.
Although the contract is still in
the negotiating process, the navy
has ordered the Williams Bros.
Construction Co. OF Atlanta. Ca,
to proceed with the work.
The line win be 1921 miles
long and VIII carry 100000 gal
Ions Of water daily to Key West
for the use of both the naval and
civilian populations
The project which represents
an expenditure of 5000. 600. viii
be completed in about six months.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
he West Continues High
Record I'm New Buildings

mits were issued, total SAL, $50.
These statistics cover only the
first 10 days of December.
The largest building project,
for which a permit was issued this
month, is that planned by E B.
Anderson at Lime Grove. He
plans to erect six houses at cost
of S24, 000. STARS
Other PERMITS gIvern out this
month follow:
Fred Dion, 5l2 Sirnonton street,
remodeling. $500.
John Gardner, drug store. Di-
vision and VareIa streets. $500.
T. W. johnson, 1924 Margaret
street, four cottages, $1,000.
Mrs. Alderman, Fleming and
Simonton streets, remodeling
street. $500.
{. Martinez, garage apartment,
Catherine and Varela streets.
$1,000.
]. L. Lester, remodeling. Eliza
beth and Southland streets, $1,000.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
HEAD OF GERMAN
HIGH COMMAND Is
SEEN IN VIENNA
APPEARS as CTvnIAE ~
DEBATING THAT RE EAs
BEEN REMOVED FRoRs ELS
HIGH POSITION

NEW YORK Dec ls-Gcn
walther Won Brauchitsch. head 81
the German high command usas
reported seen IN Vienna He Was
atfired as a civilian
The story which purporE K
coms from snir-eachable sources.
was publisneu n rnE rnarur.gS
issue Of the New YORK Tlrnez.
has appearance as a cixlAa
would indicate that ne has neen
removed from his hizh pnssriun
Gen Brauchitsch IS eeneraIy
credited with planning the cans-
paigns which carried thc Naz1s 10
their early sensational victaraz
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
GREATEST VIGILANCE
BEING MAINTAINED

Although there is little like
hhood of an attack on this island
naval base. the greatest vigilance
IS being constantly maintained
This assurance was given this
morning by Capt Russell S Cren-
shaw Of the naval station.
The commandment offered the
opinion that there were too many
other more important military
detectives than Key West, and
that because Of this fact, the pos
sibiltN Of an attack IS small
However he continued. the
navy clsAsea &s4eseessx-nel waters
Of pirates once before and Il is
prepared now 10 do so once
again..
Ills reference TO pirates was IN
terpreted by newsmen to mean
enemy merchant ships plying be-
tween Europe and South America.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
Grman Army Withdraws
rom Finland; Forced To
Fight Its Own Battle
FULL-DAY SERVICE
TOMORROW At KEY
WEST POST0FFICE

The KEY West postoffice
win remain open all day to-
morrow saturday. ON ac-
count Of the holiday season
according to information fur
nished The Citizen by Post
master Fred Dion
Al postal services viii be
available 70 the public during
the entire day in order 10
facilitate matters in handling
the vast amount Of Christmas
business.
Pull service win be afford
ed in all departments the
same as on ether days OF the
week. with prompt and eff
Gent service promised 70 the
entire public.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19
United States Army In Orient
Continues Holding laps At Bay
Blackouts In Key West
Termed Very Successful

Commenting on the blackouts
which viii be discontinued after
tonight Capt Russell S. Cren-
shaw, commandant of the naval
base observed that they served
3 very fine purpose
They were held long enough
to acquaint every civilian with
MS duties" he said Each per-
son has now had ample oppor-
tunity TO study his own individual
problems.
1t was a fine military step.
declared the eommandant. and
the public deserves the highest
commentator for the excellent
spirit of cooperation it displayed.
He intinated that blackOuts
wiz be held from time 70 time"
but that none is expected within
the near future.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1941-12-19

NOT SO GOOD

CHIcAGo-Jack Leiborvitz. an
ev-convict, found that every
thing went wrong when he start
ed out on a robbery tour His
first would-be victim threw a
trunk at him: his second chased
him two blocks during which two
policemen and several spectators
Joined the chase. He was cap
tured.