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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

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The large wood water tank at
the canning factory of Draper and
Hirsch, which for years has stood
supported by long wooden poles,
just at the side of the factory fac
ing the creek, fell over into the
water on Tuesday morning; the
poles supporting it having given
away. The tank fell with such
heavy force that it was completely
demolished.
Mrs. w. S. Biggs is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harvey Biggs, in
Philadelphia.
Mr. and Mrs. Frank Tuckle, of
Greenwood, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Sharp.
Mrs. L. H. Cohee Is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
George E. Wilson, at Camden, N.
J.
Mrs. Laura Davidson and daugh-
ter Mable have been visiting rela-
tives near Bowers Beach.
On Tuesday, Governor Simeon B.
Pennewill, Lieut.. Governor John
M. Mendenhall, and Secretary of
State William T. Smithers, COM
prising a commission to select a
route for the proposed dupont
Highway, passed through Milford
over the easterly route through
Sussex, from Milford, through
Georgetown, to Selbyville. A decis-
ion is expected soon as to the
route the road will take.
Joseph Lo1and is spending a
week in Baltimore and will return
home by way of Philadelphia.
Mrs. L. B. Graves has returned
home from an extended visit in
western Pennsylvania.
Mrs. Thomas Banning and son
Charles, who have been passing
the last two weeks at Rehoboth,
have returned home.
David Phillips, of Frederick, has
been appointed a special field dep
lty in the Department of Agricul-
ture. and will probably be assign
ed to duty in North or South Da-
kota.
William G. Abbott, with a party
DR.. George E. Messick,
Darwin S. Collins, William Deputy,
]. F. Swenson, of Georgetown, and
Capt Edward Williamson as pilot,
start tonight for a four-day cruise
in the Delaware Bay and River in
Mr.. Abbott's new motor yacht, the
Francis.
The second anniversary of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church
It Lincoln will be observed next
Sunday at fha church
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1911 FILES OF
TIE MILFORD CHRONICLE

Miss Gertrude Atkins is visiting
in Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Miss Violet Minner, of Harring-
ton, is the guest of Miss Helen
Bryant.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Obituary
GUNBY

Mrs. Lovey ]. Gunby, age 81
years, widow of the late Jacob M
Gunby of northern Worcester coun-
ty, Md, who was proprietor of the
Dorsey House in Milford so years
ago, died Friday, August %, in the
Peninsula General Hospital at Sal
isbury. A former resident of Ber-
lin, Nd, she had been residing in
Ocean City for the past few years.
The deceased was born on October
27, 1858. She was a faithful and
devoted Christian woman, loved her
church of which she had been a
member since she was IL years of
age, and was loved by all who
knew her. She is survived by four
sons. They are: Rev. DR.. Walter e.
Gunby of Easton, Md; Harry C.
Gunby of Ocean City, Md; Charles
e. Gunby of Salisbury, and Howard
L. Gunby of San Pedro, California.
Also surviving are five grandchil-
dren and five great-grandchildren,
and one brother, Peter F. West of
Cambridge, Md. Funeral services
were held from the ]. w. Burbage
Funeral Home in Berlin on Monday
afternoon, August 25, followed by
interment in Evergreen cemetery,
near Berlin.
BISHOP
Funeral services for Captain
Clifford M. Bishop, Delaware River
tug master for many years, were
held at 2 p. M, Saturday, at the
funeral parlors of Medford Wat
son in Seaford. Burial was made in
Concord cemetery, Concord. Cap
tain Bishnp, who was a Mason, was
65 years old, and lived at, Yeadon,
Pa, died Wednesday, August 81, |
in the U. S. Public Health Service
Hospital, Baltimore, after
being taken ill suddenly while in
command of the tug Elizabeth Boy
er. He was vice president of the
Interstate Oil Transport Company
of Philadelphia, and former cap
tain for the Curtis Bay Towing
Company. Surviving are his wife,
son and daughter, and brother,
Captain ]. S. Bishop, also of Yea
don.
DOWNES
Isaac Harley Downes, 63 years
Did. of Wilmington, died Wednes-
lay, August q, at his home after
an ILLNESS of one year, A native. of
Georgetown, Mr.. Downes moved to
in 1918 and was a con-
luctor in the freight service of the
Pennsylvania Railroad. He was a
of Brandywine Lodge, No.
I57, Brotherhood of Railroad Train
men, and Brandywine Methodist
Jhurch. Surviving are his wife,
Mrs. Elizabeth A. Downes; his mo-
her, Mrs. Nettie ]. Downes, of
Georgetown; a son, Leroy, Will
nington; four brothers. ]. T. Dow
les, Wilmington; Raymond E.,
jacksonville, Fla; Alden, Phila-
William L., Georgetown;
hree sisters, Mrs. C. B. Stevenson, ,
Mrs. Clyde Pettyjohn,
Iarbeson; Mrs. Charles Wilson,
IcDaniel Heights, Wilmington. Flu
eral services were held Saturday
fternoon and interment made in
Memorial Park, Will
lington.
THOROUGHGOOD
William Edgar Thoroughbred, s
3 years old, well-known farmer of
ear MillsborO, died of a heart at {
ack, Wednesday, August 27, at his
ONE near Georgetown. Funeral
srvices were held Saturday after '
Don at o'clock at Zoar Meth
list Church with infarnnant af CT
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

The second anniversary of the
First Methodist Episcopal Church
at Lincoln will be observed next
Sunday at the church.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mrs. L. H. Cohee Is spending
some time with her daughter, Mrs.
George E. Wilson, at Camden, N.
].
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

The Two Bit Club was the
guest of Miss Thelma Jewell
on Wednesday afternoon when
she entertained the members
at her home on West Front
street.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mrs. Laura Davidson and daugh-
ter Mable have been visiting rela-
tives near Bowers Beach.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Tuckle, of
Greenwood, are visiting Mr.. and
Mrs. W. S. Sharp.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mrs. w. S. Biggs is visiting her
daughter, Mrs. Harvey Biggs, in
Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Joseph Lofand is spending a
week in Baltimore and will return
home by way of Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Stidham and
son Joseph of Bristol, Pa, spent
the holiday weekend at Slaughter
Beach in the Archer cottage.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mrs. L. B. Graves has returned
home from an extended visit in
western Pennsylvania.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

David Phillips. of Frederick. has
been appointed a special field dep
uty in the Department of Agricul-
ture. and will probably be assign
ed to duty in North or South Da-
kota.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Mrs. Thomas Banning and son.
Charles. who have been passing
the last two weeks at Rehoboth,
have returned home.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
5000 Coal Miners
In Alabama Prepare
To Resume Work
Shipyord Wolkout
In San Francisco
Threatened Tonight
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
ine-thousand Alabama soft-CoaI
miners today prepared to resume
production Monday, but machinists
strike was threatened in San Fran
cisco shipyards.
The shipyard walkout, set for mid
night tonight, involves 2,400 A. F. l..
machinists employed in the Bethie-
hem shipyards and in five ship re-
pair plants. The union men want
their pay raised from ST to $115 an
hour, with double pay for overtime.
Alabama coal mines became idle
April l when an old labor contract
expired, and did not go back into
production May l along with the
Appalachian mines. A contract
signed yesterday, covering about
5000 of the States 2l,000 coal
miners, affects most of the States
commercial, rail-connected mines,
and raises the basic daily pay of
miners from 81 to S..
There were strong indications from
the National Defense Mediation
Board that an agreement might be
near in the contract dispute between
the C. l. o. United Automobile
Workers and General Motors Corp
The firms 81 plants employ about
100000 workers, and the union is
asking a 10-cent increase in hourly
pay rates. Company officials said
existing rates averaged slightly more
than 81 an hour, but union repre-
sentative said he didn't believe the
average was that high.
Mediation Asked in Two Cases.
The Mediation Board was asked
to attempt settlement of two more
disputes. One was C. I. o. called
strike, involving $500 employees of
Evening star., 1941-05-09

history of the company-provided
substantial wage increases" Plants
covered include one at Salisbury, Md.
Yesterday there were intimations
that railroad workers might seek a
general wage increase and an order
from the National Labor Relations
Board for an election May 81 to
determine the collective bargaining
agency for Ford Motor Co. workers.
The approximately 10000 employees
of Ford's Lincoln and River Rouge
plants will choose between the U. A.
VIC. I. o. and the American Fed
Grafton of Labor, or may reject both.
About 300 pattern makers will ballot
separately on the u. A. VIC. I. o.,
Evening star., 1941-05-09

the EX-Cell-O Co. at Detroit. which
has orders for machine tools and
aircraft parts. The union sought
wage increase of 10 cents an hour.
Present rates were not disclosed.
The other dispute centered on de-
mands of 10000 C. I. o. woodwork
ers for union shop, paid vacations
and improved working conditions in
lumber plants in the Puget Sound
area. A strike was called for today.
A way was cleared for resump-
ton of production at the LaPorte
Gnd). works of the Allis-C Chalmers
Manufacturing Co., where $50 en-
ployes went on strike for union
security and higher wages. Under
a tentative agreement of union and
plant officials, subject to ratifica-
ton by the union rank and file.
the dispute was reported to have
asked wage increase of Is cents
an hour. The current scale was
not made public.
A general walkout of building
trades and trucking industry en-
Evening star., 1941-05-09

seminars, a panel discussion and an
exhibit.
Diet and Food Habits" will be
discussed by Miss Laura McCune.
and the problem of co-ordinating
the nursery school and the home by
Mrs. Alice C. Mendham.
The panel discussion will be on
What Does the Community Expect
From the Nursery School?" The
panel will consist of a mother, a fa-
ther, a pediatrician, a psychologist,
a social worker, a nursery school
teacher, a minister, a kindergarten
teacher and a superintendent OF
schools.
Evening star., 1941-05-09

ployes was threatened in Detroit,
in support of an A. F. L. teamsters
union strike against lumber dealers.
The teamsters have demanded a
closed shop, increased wages and
other benefits
A recommendation for voluntary
30-day "cooling-off" period before
calling strikes in defense industries
went forward today to local unions
of the Pennsylvania Federation of
Labor.
Recommendation for Delay.
Thes suggestion, which spokesmen
emphasized was purely recon-
mendation," was contained in a
resolution adopted at closing sessions
of the organizations annual conven-
ton.
officials of the Manhattan Shirt
Co and representatives of the Anal
gamated Clothing Workers Of Amer
lea &C. I. o. last night signed a
labor contract covering $500 workers
in six plants. The management and
union said the pact-the first in the
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Highways
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tC0ntlnued From Page BID
east line and next heaviest in the
southeast-northwest direction, while
the proposed bridges would extend
almost due east and west.
The greater part of the remaining
s2000,000 proposed expenditure for
park roads should be used to extend
and broaden Independence avenue
west of Fourteenth street NV. and
to complete the Fort Drive roadway,
Capt. WhitehurSt believes.
Calling attention to the fact that
the Park and Planning Commission
long has considered development of
Independence avenue one of the
best means of relieving the burden
of eaSt-WeSt traffic on other streets
in the downtown sector, he pointed
out that the Independence avenue
project also would provide another
approach to Arlington Memorial
Bridge.
Jam of Roads to Bridge.
Traffic bottlenecks don't develop
on the bridge itself" he emphasized,
but on the roads leading into it.
Take some of the traffic load away
from Constitution avenue and you
will hear less talk about the need
for another bridge between Airing
ton and the District"
Fort drive is needed to provide
circumferential route around the
eastern margin of Washington, with
interchanges with the major radial
highways lntersecting it, Capt.
Whitehurst said. He explained that
Fort drive would intersect Michigan
avenue, Stanton road, Good Hope
road. Naylor road Kansas avenue,
Massachusetts, avenue, Ridge road,
East Capitol street and Benning
road.
TT is essential to the general
highway plan of Washington" he
declared.
Evening star., 1941-05-09

the Pattern Makers League of North
America CA. L. F. or neither.
Settlement of a week-old strike of
c. l. o. electrical workers at the
Packard Electric Division of General
Motors, Warren, Ohio, was an
nounced.
Evening star., 1941-05-09
Nursery School Workers
To Discuss Problems

The Washington Federation OF
Nursery Schools will sponsor a meet
ing at 10 am. tomorrow at American
University. The program includes
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Henderson Wants Wages
To Allow for Profits
py the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Price Administrator Leon Hender-
son testified today he would oppose
wage increases if they forced q
manufacturer too close to the point
OF earning no profit.
Appearing before the House Bank
ing Committee on the administra-
tons price control bill Mr.. Hender-
son said, however, he would never
recommend wage decreases merely
to lower a price ceiling.
IF proposed wage increase ap-
pears umwarranted," he said, land
if wage increase would make prices
too high, would make representa-
tions to whatever agency was neces-
sary. We have the authority to
make representations to the Office Of
Production Management"
Asked by Representative Crawford,
Republican, of Michigan whether
wage costs were not reflected in
total costs sufficiently to warrant
wage cuts in some cases, Mr.. Hen
derson replied:
The balance can be met if there
Is a proper margin. No industries
now under a ceiling are operating
without a profit. It's not up to me
to tell an employer to cut wages"
Saying that last reports indicated
labor now had a two point ad-
vantage in the per cent-8 per cent
rises, respectively, in living costs and
wage increases, Mr.. Henderson added
that "the cost of living will catch
up with it,"
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Marques Of Wellington
Dies in ENGLAND at IA
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 12.-The Marques
OF Willingdon, IA. former Governor
General of Canada and ex-Viceroy
of India, died today.
He was credited with check
mating the Mahatma Gandhis first
moves in the direction of civil dis
obedience.
Lord Willingdons S first government
lob was as Governor of Bombay
from 1912 to 1919. Then he was
Governor of Madras until 1926 when
he went to Canada as Governor
General. In 1881 he returned to
India as viceroy.
He was made Marques on his
return home in 1896. He made two
trips to Latin America, the final
one last autumn. His health broke
down on his return to England this
year.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Seven Hurt in Explosion
Al Aircraft Factory
h. the Associated Press,

b. the Associated Press.
WICHITA, Kans.. Aug 12.-Seven
men were injured today in q boiler
explosion at the No. plant Of the
Stearman Aircraft Co.
The company makes training
planes and tail assemblies for multi
engined Boeing bombers for the
Army and Navy.
The explosion toppled brick wall
In the power plant and wrecked
an air compressor. throwing about
500 men into idleness for several
hours.
Plant officials said Austin W.
Adams, %, suffered severe back in
juries. Two other workers were
treated at q hospital for less serious
injuries.
Plant officials attributed the ex-
plosion to accumulated gas in the
boiler. j. Earle Schaefer. Stearman
general manager, termed the ex-
plosion purely accidental with not
even the remotest hint of sabotage
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Saboteurs Damage
Strikebound Plant;
F. B. !. Is Called In
Power Plant Crippled,
Locomotive Wrecked,
100 Windows Broken .
By the Associated Press.


MAHWAH, N. j., Aug. 12.-The
factory of the American Brake Shoe
Il Foundry Co. was crippled early
today when its electric power plant
was put out of order, loading der
rick and a freight locomotive dam
aged and 100 windows broken.
Bergen County Sheriff William A.
Browne and Police Chief Charles
Smith of Hohokus township blamed
sabotage for the destruction at the
plant, where $50 members of Inter-
national Molders and Foundry
Workers "a. r. L. have been On
strike since July 28.
Sheriff Browne said sand was
tossed in bearings of the power
plant generator and two engines
there smashed. Guages and con-
trolls on the locomotive were wrecked
The windows broken were along the
Erie Railroad side of the plant.
The Federal Bureau of Investi-
CATION was called in, Mr.. Browne
said, as the plant had been working
before the strike on subcontracts
for defense orders.
A force of IT Bergen County
policemen was dispatched to aug
ment the municipal police in keep
ing guard.
The union, which seeks q Is cents
an hour increase over present scales,
which, it contends, are as low as
$50 week. was notified Wednes-
day it had been named by the Ma
tional Labor Relations Board as
collective bargaining agent.
The New Jersey State Labor Me-
diation Board and A. j. Barnaud of
the United States Department of
Labor Cancellation Division have
conferred with both sides in efforts
to end the walkout
Evening star., 1941-08-12
By ]. A. FOX.

The prospective inability of the
Supreme Court to muster a quorum
to hear the case threatens to cause
the Government to lose a suit to
recover millions in "unconscionable"
profits paid to the Bethlehem Steel
Corp. under World War contracts,
and one looked upon by the Justice
Department as testing the right OF
the Government to put a price Cell
ing" on defense contracts in the
present emergency.
Chief Justice Stone and Associate
Justices Roberts and Murphy al
ready have disqualified themselves
from sitting in the case because Of
some connection with 1t, and 1t is
assumed that Justice jackson, new
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Thomson Forecasts
Soviet Defeat, Then
Invasion Of Britain
U.S.. Next on HitIer's List,
Says Texan, Urging House
To Retoin SeIectees
By The Associated Press.

Representative Thomason. Demo-
crat, Of Texas called on the House
today to extend the service of the
Nations citizen soldiers because, he
said, on the basis of expert military"
opinion Hitler is going to take
Russia" and then England will be
next on the list
Brave old England" Mr.. Thoma-
son said amid applause, Il hope she
stands but there's not a man on this
floor who doesn't know if she falls
who will be next on Hitler's list"
Germany has 260 seasoned divi-
sions in the field with 40 more in
training which will be ready for
service this fall, he said, adding:
"Our Army has 80 divisions and
unframed"
While explaining he could not
reveal information that had been
given to the Military Committee in
executive session, Mr.. Thomason
said there were more than 200 Ger
man schools in Argentina. 1.2OO, ,0OO
Germans in Brazil, many of them
active in organized propaganda
groups. and declared that Germans
also had numerous air bases in
Latin America, some of them
within striking distance Of the
Panama Canal"
Representative Andrews, Republi-
can. Of New York, ranking minority
member of the Military Affairs
Committee, directed his remarks re-
peatedly to the members of my
side" as he urged a vote for reten-
ton Of selectees as the Soundest
course for security Of our country
and its future" Democrats gener-
ally applauded his remarks, but only
four or five or his party members
applauded.
Representative WadSworth, Re-
publican. of New York, co-author of
the original Selective Servive Act,
urging retention, reviewed world
conditions and appealed to the
House to make the decision for the
safety of the United States"
Our Army is just beginning to
get good" he said. contending that
release of $40 900 selectees in groups
from time to time would smash
team after team in virtually every
National Guard and Regular divi-
sion.
The first amendment to the bill
was proposed by Representative
Short. Republican, of Missouri on
behalf of minority members of the
Military Affairs Committee.
1t would strike out a declaration
of policy asserting that the national
interest is imperiled" and would per-
NIT selectees to volunteer for an
See DRAFT, Page A-6)
Evening star., 1941-08-12
u. S. to Build Bases
For Ferrying Bombers
sy the Associated Press

By the Associated Press.
Army plans to spend $5,49S, ,0OO
for two huge air bases at Presque
Isle and Houlton, Me, to serve as
ferrying points for the delivery OF
bombers. and other warplanes to
Great Britain were disclosed today
Army officials notified Senator
Brewster, Republican, of Maine
their plans called for enlarging air
fields at both places which previous
ly had served as auxiliaries to the
Bangor, Me, bombardment base.
The Army ALLEGATIONS call for ex-
pending s3.080, 600 at Presque Isle
and $2,418,000 at Houlton.
Evening star., 1941-08-12
By the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
Navy Secretary Knox today
weighed an offer by the president
of q strikebound New Jersey ship
yard to turn over the huge estab-
lishment to the Navy for immediate
operation so that work might be re-
sumed on s493 900 900 worth of naval
and merchant ship construction.
In advance Of a meeting today
with L. H. Korndorff, president of
the Federal Shipbuilding & Dry
Dock Co, Secretary Knox withheld
any hint of his attitude toward the
company official's proposal to give
the Navy possession of the big plant
at Kearny, N. j.. where 1900 work.
ers have been idle since Thursday.
Mr.. Korndorff was in conference
with Secretary Knox and Sidney
Evening star., 1941-08-12
Lack of Supreme Court Quorum
May Block u. S. in Steel Case
Three Members Have Disqualified Selves in
Suit to Recover Excessive World War Profits

member of the court, will do like
wise, in view of the fact that he
was Attorney General when the
Government took the appeal to the
Supreme Court. That would leave
but five justices-or one less than
the quorum fixed by law-to con-
slider the litigation, granting that
Justice Byrnes, the other new men,
ber, is able to take part.
Frankly puzzled over the outcome,
Supreme Court attaches said today
that the situation, probably with
out precedent, would be brought to
the attention Of Chief Justice Stone
when he returns to Washington for
the opening of the court in October.
1t is possible, it was said, that
See COURT, Page A-17.)