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Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
Giants Trip Red SOx

Milford's rampagipg Little Giants
stretched their consecutive victory
streak to 16 in a row at Centreville
on Tuesday night by turning in
8 to 8 victory at the expense of the
Red Sox.
The Giants pounded the offerings
of Walter Reckinger. 19-year-old
left-hander for II hits and thus had
little trouble registering the tri-
umph.
The Sox held the score down,
however, by turning in four snappy
double plays.
Chartos went the distance for the
victors and was in command
throughout the contest.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
DAGSBORO

Nowata Camping Club, organized
by c. w. Jobson and VIM. t. Arch
er, Jr., of Dagsboro, on the eve of
May 6. 1941. held its first overnight
camping trip at Turnip Patch, in
Piney Neck, Saturday and Sunday
of the past week. The club now
consists of six members, all equip
ped with tents and bicycles of their
own. 1t is the desire of the club to
obtain IL members. The next trip
will be at Sandy Landing over May
30 to June /. C. w. Jobson, secre-
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
MILFORD HIGH DOWNS
GEORGETOWN 2 TO !

The Milford High School base
ball team continued its current
string of victories with to de-
cision over Georgetown here on
Tuesday afternoon.
The box score:
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30

tary; VIM. t. Archer, Jr, presi-
dent.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ebe West and
daughter Genevieve were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Gray Sat
urday evening.
Casper Kollock spent Sunday
with his wife at the Brandywine
Sanatorium, near Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30

son, Mrs. Nora Townsend, Mrs,
Cabe, Mrs. Harold Lynch, i
Holloway, and Mrs. Murray.
After the discussion was eHs
the hostess served fruit punch !
cookies.
In June the club will meet \
Mrs. Clifford Jones at Omar,
the time will be 900 P. M, inst
of the usual 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
TotaIs .41 8 II q II
Totals "a 3. 6

aBatted for Reckinger in ninth.
Score by innings:
Milford 100000
Centreville 3000000O0-3
Errors: Shargey, McKinnon, Har-
rigan, Reckinger. Runs batted in:
Mocek, DiCesare, Cunning, Solo
mon 5, Piano, Schaedler. Two-base
hits: Cunning, Harrigan 2, McKin-
non, Walls. Three-base hit: Solo
mon. Home run: Solomon. Sacri-
fice: Walls. Double plays: Shargey
to Walls to DiCesare, Walls to Di-
Cesare, Walls, unassisted, McKin-
non to Schaedler, Workman to
Walls to DiCesare. Bases on balls:
ON Chartos 3, Reckinger 4. Struck
out: By Chartos 6, Reckinger 2. Hit
by pitcher: By Chartos (McDufie).
Umpires: Horsey and Mcdonald.
Time-1:49.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
Totals ........34 8 6 "a 13
aBatted for Lehy in ninth.

Errors McKinnon 2, Kennedy, Di-
Cesare, Macrionotis. Runs batted in
Flesland 2 McKinnon A, Price, Cru
Der, Harrigan, Solomon, Cunning,
Boland 2. Two-base hit: Price.
Home runs: McKinnon, Harrigan.
Stolen base: Solomon. Left on
bases; Centreville 5. Milford 8.
Bases on balls: on Lehy Z, Boland
2. Struck out: BY Lehy 4, Boland A.
Hit by pitcher: By Lehy, Flesland
Passed ball: McDuffle. Umpires:
Behrman and Jambeau. Time
2:1O.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
TOtals lad IS q "a 5

MILFORD % OU0O X-lo
Errors: Flesland, Patrow, Scalsi.
Czaplicki Runs batted in: Flesland
8, Solomon 4, Gabrielli 2, Levine 8.
Patrow, Koval. D'Ambrosia, Harri-
gan Q, Schaedler. Two-base hits:
Gabrielli, Solomon, Harrigan. Home
runs: Flesland, Solomon, Koval,
Levine, Harrigan. Stolen bases:
Kaiser, Schaedler, Solomon, Nc
Kinnon 2. Double play: McKinnon
to Schaedler. Left on bases: Cam
bridge 5, Milford z. Bases on balls:
on Valos 1, Rundus 1, A.. Goonan 3,
Boyko 2, Williams 1, Levine 4, Ma
zar'1. Struck out: BY Rundus 1, A.
Goonan 3, Williams Q, Levine 6.
Hits: on Valos 6 in 2-3, Rundus 4
in 1-3; A. Goonan 4 in 8, Boyko
in 1-3, Williams 8 in 2-3, Levine
9 in 8, Mazar in 1. Winning pit
cher: Levine. Losing pitcher: Valos.
Umpires: Jambeu and Behrman.
Time-2:50.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30

It's little things like this that make life interesting Delaware
where racing Day.
dEspr owned by William Kkey of Wilmington putting
worth domestic between Pete and Mrs Pete All
stables are called Pete. ~z#9
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30

RoCUlo Uy IlHIIIBos
Georgetown -. Il 600 0 o OIL
Milford !. % 0 o 0 2 0 x-2
Errors: Coulbourne. Belts. Hol-
land, Adkins 2.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30

Chimney fires still keep the d
men on the jump.
Milford chronicle., 1941-05-30
MILFORD

TOTALS ......... .o1 "a IL
aBatted for Rundus in 3rd.
bBatted for A. Goonan in 7th.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-09-12
U. S. DEFENSE NEEDS
$4,000 NURSE TRAlNEES

The appeal for $4,000 well-edu-
Gated young women to begin train
ing this fall for professional nurs-
ing careers to meet the present
emergency was endorsed by
Miss Mary Beard, national director
of American Red Cross Nursing
Services.
Inc appeal, issued by Surgeon
General Parran, of the Z. S. Public
Health Service, was described by
Miss Beard as one Of the most urg-
ent requisites in guarding the ma
tons civilian and military health
eff the Red Cross is to meet the
potential needs of the military
forces for nurses" she declared, cit
is imperative to have a larger group
Of young women entering nursing
schools each year.
"1ne present emergency, in view
Of the needs Of our Army and Navy
is certain to create a shortage
among the ranks Of nurses avail
able for civilian practice"
DR.. Parran pointed out in his
appeal that $4,000 to 10000 young
women are entering nurses train
ing schools each year, but that now
the number must be doubled.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-09-12
HORSE AND BUGGY
. . DAYS {.
By the Old Lamp Lighter

If you want to see the results of
hard work and thrift, take a swing
through what is known as the
Dutch Country" By Dutch, we
mean the Pennsylvania Dutch or
plain people, known by their man
ner Of dress. Their farms are well
kept, with their homes neat and
clean, barns nicely painted, some
times in red, and every inch Of soil
cultivated to produce something.
In the country between York and
Lancaster, is a stronghold Of these
people. When they settled down
in the early days they were smart
enough to know where the good.
fertile land was. Just at this time
if you pass through that country,
you will see harvesting Of tobacco
in progress, or already done. 1t is
understood that strong land is re-
quired to grow tobacco, which, in
this section is mainly used for
wrappers for cigars. 1t is hauled
in small wagons, specially con
structed. with the tobacco stalks
hung up reversely. In the barn it
is kept until the winter season when
it is taken down and prepared to
be shipped to market. Some of
these plain people still maintain the
use Of their horse and buggy and
being a devout people any Sunday
morning you can see them on their
way to church for worship, wear
ing the clothing which easily dis
tinguishes them from the rset of
the world. The men, old and young
have the broad brimmed hats and
boards, while the women and girls
have their bonnets, dresses with
cape effect, etc.
One story is these people at
least the strictly Pennsylvania
Dutch kind, are ancestors of Hes
sian soldiers, who came over here,
hired by England, to fight the Col
onies in the Revolutionary War,
and, when the war was over, set
tied down, marrying English girls.
In a museum at Doylestown,
there are many examples of the
handicraft of the Pennsylvania
Dutch. These are primitive articles
Of the household, the field and pro-
fessional world. There are here
plows with wooden shares, mon
strous pieces of mechanism with
which to draw water from wells,
butchering apparatus, buggies,
sleighs, etc, many Of these de
picting laborious ways of making a
living in those days. One display
is of particular interest. 1t shows
the equipment of doctors office,
with saws like wood saws, and a
pair of big iron pincers for pulling
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-09-12

frey; Ward 8, 1S6 votes cast, D.
F. Hull receiving 129 votes and AL
bert He'll, Sr., 81, and Ward 5, a
total of 319 votes cast, Lewis Del
marter receiving 124 votes, John
Boward 105 votes and VIM. R. Spes-
sard, 81 votes. There were no Re-
publican nominations in Ward l
and 3.
VIM. Heyser, who had been liv-
ing at Fountain Dale, Adams CoUn-
ty, Pa, returned to this county to
live in the old homestead. = r. D.
Bennett and R. Sheckles. left to
engage in business in the West Mr..
Bennett returned but Mr.. Sheckles
obtained employment in IndianapO
lis, Ind. - Dr.. J. E. Herbst, former
ly director of the Hagerstown Gas
Light Co., left for Abiline, Kan,
his purpose being to make that
State his future home. - The Jun
ior Fire Co., secured the largest
bell on Trinity Lutheran Church.
The Keedysville Band, under the
direction of Prof. H. F. Deaner,
gave a very successful concert.
Prof .Deaner was to leave shortly
for California. Mr.. z. R. Detwiler
announced the closing peace, "The
Anvil Chorus" - A live wild duck
drew a large audience on the pave
ment in front of the Washington
House"
While two young men were rid
ing a horseback race on the Will
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-09-12

tin Baker and Mrs. John Lawrence
with her infant child. Mrs. Law
renee and child were thrown COM
pletely out of the. buggy. The
horse being ridden turned a COM
plete somersault, throwing its rider
some distance to one side. No one
was seriously hurt.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-09-12

T. F. Hopping of Buffalo, was
fined SO for cruelty to animals
when he pleaded guilty to throw
ing a bird cage, bird and all, at
his wife.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-09-12

teeth.
At the same time that we visited
the Dutch country we took some
observations in the locality where
Washington crossed the Delaware
River and defeated the Hessions
encamped at Trenton. But strange
as it may seem no one could point
out, with any degree of accuracy.
the exact place on the river. then
covered with ice, where this noted
incident OF the Revolutionary War
took place. 4 fine bridge spans
the river on the highway and sew
er2l miles up the river there is a
lookout on top Of a mountain spur
where General Washington and his
engineers stood and surveyed the
country on that 26th of December,
after Washington had gone from
Valley Forge, considering it a good
time, according to a history COM
mentator, to do something after the
British had had jubilant time re-
yelling, following Christmas
George K. Hoffman gives us a
story which has come down to him
and while he thinks it is true, yet
he will not vOuch for it's veracity.
He suggests that we check with
Clerk Of the Court Oswald about it.
OF course it happened some years
ago or it would not be in this col
umn Here is the story: Bill
Harper, FunkstOWn, broke stone
with an old-fashioned round ham
mer such as was used in those days
before the powerful stone crusher
came into general use. 1t was
slow job but served the purpose.
Mr.. Harper had a unique way of
keeping his accounts. 1t seems
that an argument occurred be-
tween him and the man who fur
nished him with the stone 1t got
into court. Il have the evidence
that | am right" said Mr.. Harper.
"All right, bring in your evidence"
said the Judge, This Mr.. Harper
did. The record was an old full
length fence rail, upon which Mr..
Harper had cut a notch for every
load of stone hauled. him. Case
dismissed" said the judge.
The "Sharpsburg Press" recount
ed the catching of five bushels of
fish by a large party from that
place. The fish were mostly bass,
weighing from one to two pounds.
The fishermen used a seine and
fished in the canal ~
Primary elections occurred in
several wards in Hagerstown. The
results were as follows: Ward /:
"a votes cast, all for Joseph H.
The Hagerstown globe., 1941-09-12

While two young men were rid
ing a horseback race on the Will
Transport Pike, one of the horses
ran into a buggy containing Mar
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Inaugural Backers
To Get Back % Pct.
OF Subscriptions
$40 individuals and
Groups to Have Refund, ,
Joseph E. Davies Says
Staff Photos.

Some 370 individuals and organi-
cations of Washington will get back
approximately 80 cents on each dol
lar they subscribed 10 defray the
expenses of the third Inauguration
of President Roosevelt, according to
an announcement by Joseph E.
Davies, who served as chairman of
the Inaugural Committee.
A final audit of receipts and dis
bursements made by James A.
Councillor. chairman of the Budget
and Auditing Committee. disclosed
there will be a refund of 2.1269 per
cent of the S130,414 fund provided
by subscriptions of local business
and civic organizations and indi-
vidual donors.
Deficit Left in 1897.
Committee officials said that. de-
spite the deficit. they felt the third
term Inauguration program was
tremendously successful" from a
financial standpoint. They pointed
(See INAUGURAL, Page B-30
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Army Favors Nine
D. {. Appointments 10
Military Academy
Favorable Report Made
To Senute Committee
On Reynolds Bill

The War Department has made
favorable report to the Senate Mil
itary Affairs Committee on the
REYNOLDS bill to increase the num-
ber of District of Columbia ap-
pointments to West Point from five
to nine. to bring the city's allot-
ment more nearly into line with its
population.
The departments report stated in
part;
Present law authorizes three ca
diets for each Senator. Representa-
tive and Delegate, five for the Dis
trict of Columbia and certain other
appointments amounting to total
of 1860.
'The War Department believes
that it would be inadvisable to ef-
feet any considerable change in the
authorized strength of the corps of
cadets until future requirements
for Regular Army commissioned
personnel can be determined with
greater accuracy than is now pos
sible. However, in view of the fact
that the District of Columbia now
has a population greater than sew
eral States, each of which is al
lowed a minimum of nine cadets,
the War Department is further of
the opinion that the four additional
appointments provided in the pro-
posed legislation would correct this
existing inequity without materially
affecting the Military Academy.
THE cost of the measure would
amount to approximately s4,2l5 per
year.
The Bureau of the Budget ad-
vises that there is no objection to
the submission of this report"
The Senate committee has not
yet acted on the bill.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
$779, 900 Contract Is Awarded
For Paving in District
Iow-Cost' Construction Is Made Necessary
To Fill Increasing Defense Housing Needs

Savannah place; Savannah place,
from Eighteenth place west to the
end of the housing development;
Alabama avenue, from Nineteenth to
Twenty-first streets; Alabama ave-
hue, from Nineteenth street to STAN
ton terrace; Twenty-second street,
from r to T streets; S street. from
Twenty second street to Naylor
road; Ridge place, from Nineteenth
to TWenty-second streets: Twenty
first place, from @ to R streets;
Nineteenth street, from Minnesota
avenue to S street; R street, from
Twenty street to Minnesota
avenue; P street, from Eighteenth
place to Eighteenth street; Eight
eenth street. from P street to Fair
lawn avenue: FairlaWn avenue. from
600 feet south of Eighteenth street
to Naylor road; Fairlawn avenue,
from M street to Pennsylvania ave-
nue.: Twenty-seventh street. from
Pennsylvania avenue to the end
of the improvement to the south:
S street, from Iwenty-ninth to
Thrtieth streets; R street, from
Tweny-eight to Thirtieth streets;
Thirtieth street, from R street to
the end of the housing develop
ment; Thirty-third place, from
Pennsylvania to Carpenter street:
CARPENTER street, from Pennsylvania
avenue to Thirty-th place; Den
yer street, from Branch avenue to
Thirty third street; Thirty-seventh
street, from Suitland road to Ala
bama avenue; Forty-sixth street,
from Reed terrace to Bowen road;
Reed terrace, from Forty-sixth
street to Alabama avenue; A street,
from Thirty-f1fth street to Minnesota
avenue, with 10-foot center strip;
Thirty fifth street, from East Capt.
tol street to A street, with l0-foot
center strip; East Capitol street,
from Thirty fifth street to Mime
sofa avenue, with l0-foot center
strip; C street, from Ridge road to
Burns street; Burns place, from c
street to west $50 feet to circle; west
half of circle roads, Minnesota ave-
nue. and East Capitol street, and
Randall Circle, outer roadways. in
cluding connections with Anacostia
road. Il
Evening star., 1941-04-06
McCoach Backs Plea
For New GatIinger
Ward Building
Dote Of Project Not
Decided, Pending
Budget Solution

Need for construction of another
new ward building at Gallinger Mu-
nicipal Hospital, voiced by Health
Officer George c. Rutland, was sup
ported yesterday by Engineer Com
missioner David McCoach, jr
Final decision as to when the new
building should be erected was not
reached and it was indicated this
would await solution of the whole
and large question of how next
years total budget needs are to be
financed. A new ward building is
estimated to cost between s50O,O00
and S650,000,
At the same time, it was re-
vealed the commissioners plan to
forward to the Budget Bureau a
Health Department request for $52,-
900 in deficiency appropriation
to provide supplies of food, medi-
cines and other materials for the
remainder of this fiscal year, to
meet situation caused by an in
creased patient load said to have
exceeded expectations because of
Washington's. abnormal defense
program" growth.
Two New Buildings in Year.
During the last year two new ward
buildings were completed and placed
in service at Gallinger, as part of
the Districts P. w. A. program, but
the daily average population at the
city's hospital during the last few
months has exceeded expectations.
DR.. Daniel L. Seckinger. assistant
health officer in charge of hospitals,
reported yesterday the average daily
patient population of Gallinger for
the year ended March 81 was lob,
whereas, he said, the rated capacity
of the hospital. including the two
new ward buildings, is only 925
patients.
Health DEPARTMENT officials also
said that according to medical stand
ards the hospital should be given
about 100 more nurses. Gallinger
(see GALLINGER, PagetB-3)
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Phone Installation
Problem Blamed for
Delay in Using Jail
Assistant Welfare Director
Explains Reasons for
Overcrowding

officials of the Board of Public
Welfare yesterday advised the Dis
trict Commissioners "a question of
telephone installations" had delayed
reopening of the older section of the
District Jail for actual use, while
newer sections of the Jail were being
overloaded" since completion of the
old quarters.
Investigation of reports that re-
conditioned quarters of the old
plant were not being used was
started Yesterday. Welfare Director
Robert E. Bondy and his principal
assistant, Conrad Van Hyning, were
not available for comment. As
sistant Welfare Director Paul
Kirby, who is subordinate to both
Mr.. Bondy and Mr.. Van Hyning,
gave the explanation.
Capacity Exceeded.
The reports were to the effect that
400 prisoners were being housed in
the two new wings of the District
Jail These wings are supposed to
have prisoner capacity of 314. 1t
was said that the reconditioned old
sections of the Jail provided space
for 272 prisoners and that the old
cell blocks had remained vacant for
weeks. 1t was said the new wings
were completed March l, 1910, and
that reconditioning of the old plant
was completed last December. There
was some "follow-up" work to be
done on the old cell blocks after last
December, but no full explanation
was given the Commissioners yes
terday as to why these had not
been placed into service.
The reconditioned portions have
not been occupied as yet for several
reasons" Mr.. Kirby said. There has
been some delay due to the process
of reaching an understanding with
Gallinger Hospital with reference to
the cost of heating. That matter has
been settled. The primary cause for
delay has had to do with the queS-
tion of telephone installations.
1T is believed that the director of
public welfare has discussed this
matter with the Commissioners. The
desire was to install 66 points of
telephone contact. This could not
be done within the amount set up
in the budget. The question was as
to whether the number of telephones
should be reduced so as to keep
within the figure, or the figure ex-
ceeded and the number of tele-
phones in stalled. I believe that
question has not yet been decided.
There are several minor matters,
such as painting the interior, which
also have entered less Importantly
into the delay. The general super
intendent (of penal institutions ad-
vises that the old wings could have
been put into service earlier had the
urgency for doing so seemed to be
sufficient.
In spite of the fact that the
medical trial has resulted in the
poStponement of other trials and
the consequent holding of an alb
normal number of prisoners at the
JAIL pending trial, this urgency for
the use of the new wings did not
seem sufficient to necessitate occu-
pancy of the wings under condi-
tions that threatened possible dis,
order. 1t was a desire to effect the
occupancy of this portion of the
jail as smoothly as possible"
Evening star., 1941-04-06

Highway Director H. C. White
hurst yesterday announced the
award of $4,000 in contracts for
low-cost road construction in sec
tions of the District to fill needs
caused almost entirely by the de
fense program" housing increase
here.
The program was financed in de-
ficiency appropriation by Congress
for the District which was based
on the abnormal increase in popu-
lation because of the defense pro-
gram. A total of $250,000 was appro-
priated. A second contract for the
remainder of the work covered by
the deficiency appropriation is ex-
pected to be awarded soon.
Capt. Whitehurst said his record
showed there we're nearly "a miles
of streets which were eligible" for
some type of paving, but he added
that the deficiency appropriation,
just approved by the President, pro-
vided funds for somewhat less than
eight.
The first contract under the emer-
gency financing plan was awarded
to the firm of CorSon & Gruman,
for S119,O95. Ferty-two paving jobs
were included in this first contract,
as follows:
In Southwest Washington: At
lantic street, from Nichols avenue
to Second street; First street from
Atlantic street to the south to cover
2,2O0 square yards, and Chesapeake
street for 900 feet east of Nichols
avenue.
In Southeast Washington; HALEY
terrace, Mississippi avenue to HALEY
place; Horner place, Wilmington
place to Upsal street; Fourth street,
from Savannah street othe last
entrance to the military reservation:
Twelfth street, from Congress street
to a point 600 feet to the north; Con-
gress street, from Eleventh place to
Thirteenth street; Frederick place,
from Stanton terrace to the other
reach of Stanton terrace; Bruce
place, to 900 feet west of Stanton
west of Stanton terrace; Eighteenth
place, from Alabama avenue to
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Mild Weather
Due to Bring
Blossoms Soon

Moderately warm and partly
cloudy weather is forecast for WASH
ington today, and the Weather Bu-
reau predicted the temperature will
reach a high of about 56 degrees.
The drenching rain yesterday
placed the Peace Cross region of
Bladensburg, Md, under 4 inches
of water for about two hours. Traf-
fic was not halted, however.
National Park Service horticul-
turists said the rain, coupled with
anticipated mild weather, should
assure the presence of cherry bios
SONS for the festival next week end.
Warmer weather and increasing
cloudiness is FORECAST tomorrow.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Police Investigating
$500 Airline Loss

Police today were investigating a
report that thieves had rif1ed an
unlocked safe in the Eastern Air
lines office at 805 Fifteenth street
NV. of $500 early yesterday.
Whitley P Scruggs of 1905 Seneca
lane, Bethesda, Md, ticket agent
at the airline Office, was unable to
explain the loss.
John r. Fordyce of 1761 Lanier
place NV. said his pocketbook was
stolen from his pocket while he was
riding on a streetcar on Fourteenth
street yesterday. He told police
s57 was in the pocketbook when it
was missed.
Evening star., 1941-04-06
Myron D. Smith Dies

Myron D. Smith. II, retired
superintendent of construction for
the Veterans Administration here.
died yesterday in st. Petersburg,
Fla, of a heart attack. the As-
sociated Press reported. Mr.. Smith.
who went with the administration
in 1928. retireS about six years ago.