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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Chronicle Out Day
!: Earlier Next Week
Correspondents, Merchants Urged
To Cooperate With Staff

The members of the staff of the
Milford Chronicle, along with thou
sands of other Delaware residents,
are planning to celebrate Thanks
giving Day next Thursday, Novem-
ber 27.
This will mean that the Chron-
icle will go to press Wednesday at
noon, instead of Thursday at the
same time. In order that the en-
ployees may begin printing the
paper Wednesday, the cooperation
of every one of the correspondents
and advertisers is sought. Tues
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Cooperative Concert
At Dover November 2S
Robert Marshall, Tenor, VIII Be
Artist At Initial Performance

The young American tenor
Robert Marshall, who has been
making a name for himself in oper-
attic roles, as we'll as on the con-
cert stage and over the air, will
be heard in Dover on Friday, No
vember 28, at the Capitol Theatre
under the auspices Of the Dover
Cooperative Concerts Association.
Marshall was completing a pre-
medical course at Chic State uni-
versity when it was discovered that
he possessed a spectacular tenor
voice. The discoverer, paradox
cally enough, was his piano teacher.
Marshall liked to sing, and had
taken up piano study in order to
accompany himself. One day he
sang for the piano teacher, who
Immediately perceived extraordi-
nary beauty and quality in his
voice.
Thus encouraged, he took up vo-
cal lessons, a decision which di-
verted the course of his life from
science to art, from medicine to
music.
The first of his family to mani
fest any musical tendencies, Rob-
ert Marshall was born in Free
dom, Pennsylvania. While attend
ing Ohio State University, he spent
his vacations working on a variety
of jobs to get money to augment
his general education with vocal
training. One summer he operated
a crane in a factory; during an
other he tamped railroad ties. He
also worked as laborer in yard
gang; and, by way of contrast, was
4 newspaper reporter for the Salem
(O.) News. ALI this physical labor,
much of it in the open air, con-
.ributed toward the splendid physi-
lue which stands him in such good
stead in the demanding life of a
singer.
After his decision to follow a
yocal career, Robert Marshall went
o Cleveland, where he studied
With Nevada van der Veer at the
cleveland Institute of Music. While
le was in this city, he was soloist
t the Church of the Covenant and
made numerous public appearances,
including one as soloist with the
Singers Club of Cleve-
and, which engages International
famous artists. He sang in con-
ert and opera presented by the In
titute, including an appearance in
he tenor lead in "Gianni Schicchi'
nd as Prince Charming in the op-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Game Commission
Lists Safety Rules
Hunters Urged To Be Cautious
While In The Fields

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Strict observance of all rules Of
safety for protection of themselves
and others was urged this week of
all hunters by the State Game and
Fish Commission to keep the gun
ming season free of accidents.
Because of the dryness of fields
and woods and the ease with which
they can flare up from the slight
est spark, the commission espe-
cially asked that the gunners ex-
ercise every caution to prevent
grass and woods fires by not care
lessly tossing away cigarette butts.
Overlooking of boats, which
might result in drownings, was also
mentioned by the commission.
Other safety measures which the
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

R. o. Stelzer, AAA executive Off
Ger for Delaware, reports that 1941
corn loans will be made to eligible
producers in Kent and New Castle
counties at rate of about 85 per
cent of parity or a loan rate of
approximately "a cents per bushel.
To be classed as eligible produc-
ers, farmers must have planted
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Rural Crashes Claim +
81 Lives, Iniure ss2
Police Report Reveals 1,755 COun.
try Mlshaps Up to November |

There were 982 persons injured
in motor vehicle traffic accidents
in Delaware, outside Wilmington,
during the first 10 months of this
year, with 3S9 of this total being
between rs and "A years of age,
according to a report of Superin-
tendent of State Police Norman R.
Purnell, OF the total injured 527
were involved in motor car colli-
sions and ia suffered injuries in
motor vehicle-fixed object mishaps,
the report said.
For the first 10 months of last
year the number of injured was
1863. A total of 1,755 accidents have
occurred in rural Delaware from
January 1 to October 81 in con-
trast to 1852 for the 10-month per-
iod of 1910, the report showed.
There were 81 persons killed in
accidents outside Wilmington dur
ing the past 10 months against 63
for the initial 10 months of last
year, the report adds.
Car Collisions Lead
OF the 1,755 accidents reported
so far, zoos resulted in motor car
while 294 accidents be-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Cannon Renamed To
Federal Bank Board
Elected By Group For Three Year
Term Beginning January 1

Colonel Harry L. Cannon, oi
Bridgeville, Gamer and farmer
was reelected by group 2 banks
Monday as their businessman rep
resentative on the board of direc-
tors of the Federal Reserve Bank
of Philadelphia.
Group l banks at the same time
named Howard A. Loeb, president
of the Philadelphia Clearing House,
as director of the Federal Re
serve Bank, succeeding Joseph
Wayne, Jr., Philadelphia banker,
who retired after 20 years on the
board.
Cannon's term is for three years,
beginning at the expiration of his
present term on January /, 1912.
Loeb will assume his dictatorship
at the same time.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21

League; ]. Thomas Kibler, frs
president of the Shore circuit
Mickey Vernon of Washington, and
Danny Murtaugh of the Phillies.
Others VINO attended were: Tom
my Thomas, manager of the Balti-
more Orioles; Merwin. Jacobson
ex-Oriole outfielder; Johnny (Tug)
Schelberg, one-time a fireball ar
tist of the st. Louis Cardinal chain
system; Frank Brewer, former out
fielder of Washington Cleveland
fame, now a resident of Centreville;
Walter (Huck) Belts, mound main
stay of Boston. Braves a decade
back; Hanson Hersey, dean of
Shore League umpires; John
(Poke) Whalen, former Shore
League pilot who led championship
clubs at Parksley, Va, and Sails
bury, and H. L. Loremen, Jr., Sails
bury.
Frank (Home RUM Baker who
lives at Trappe, Talbot county,
was also present to pay homage to
Foxx and Nicholson. Foxx and
Nicholson were both presented with
embossed wallets by the writer's
association.
A delegation from each Shore
League club was presented headed
by Howard Anthony, business
manager of the Easton team.
Two state senator's, Wilmer Fell
Davis of Caroline, and Dudley G.
Roe of Queen Anne's were among
fans attending.
A large delegation was present
from Milford, headed by DR.. Walter
L. Grier, vice president of the Mil
ford Giants and Frank r. Grier, the
Giants business manager.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Gov. Bacon Lauds
Work OF All Leaders
Chief Executive Says Group Rem.
ders Invaluable Service

The invaluable service rendered
by the local All club leaders to
rural boys and girls was lauded by
Governor Walter Bacon at meet
ing Of the Kent couhty'B leaders on
Thursday evening. November 13.
Governor Bacon stressed the need
for good leadership not only in time
of war but in the period of recon
struction following and told Of the
hope for volunteers to act In spe-
cial policing and fire fighting duty.
He pointed out that 4-H club mem
bers because they were accustomed
to acting as an organized group
could be an important factor in
many phases of defense of their
country. That quality Of a All
member of achieving success by
his own initiative and skill was
praised by Governor Bacon.
In addition to the Governor, the
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Al Corn Loan Program Proyides
Partial Parity Rates For Farmers

Farmers of Delaware have long
been interested in corn-corn for
cattle, for hogs and for other live
stock vital to economical opera
tion Of practically all farm enter
prises. To aid farmers now hand
ling the 1941 corn crop, the Agri-
cultural Adjustment Administra-
tion has Just announced provisions
of its 1941 Corn Loan Program.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Income Of Auto Dept.
Shows Large Increase
Receipts For Ten Months OF This
Year S1a1, ,S52 Over Last Year

Receipts of Delaware's motor We
hicle department during the first
10 months of this year show an in
crease of $121,352.72 over the cor
responding period last year, ac-
cording to the report of State Mo-
tor Vehicle Commissioner George
S. Williams. The revenue up to
October 81, this year, was $1,223,-
712.11, allowing for refunds, as
compared with $1,102,359.39 last
year.
Registrations this year totalled
81,712 as compared with 73,461 last
year, an increase of S,071, while re-
registrations this year number a.
S25 as compared with 12,S4S, a gain
of 1882.
From registrations this year, re-
ceipts were s1,036,767.04, and last
year, $3.50, ,465.85, gain of $780,
301.19. Registration revenue was
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Robert WolIter Heads
Milford Kiwanis Club
Milford Dry Cleaner Unanimous
Choice OF Local Service Club

Members of the Milford Kiwanis
Club at their regular dinner meet
ing held Tuesday evening at
Grange Hall elected officers for
the ensuing year as follows: Pres
ident, Robert Wollters. succeeding
David Greene; vice-president, Will
liam Burke; secretary-treasurer,
Alphonso Humes; members of the
Board of Directors, DR.. James R.
West, Albert Peterman, Allen Bau-
cher, Harvey Phillips, Thomas B.
Derrickson, James Gordon and
Jonathan S. Willis, Jr.
Mr.. Wollters. the new president,
is well and favorably known as the
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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, November ~, To
Tuesday, November IS, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following atmospheric conditions
prevailed In this vicinity from
Wednesday, November II, to Tues
day, November IS, inclusive:
Tenn narafura
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-21
Temperature

Total Rainfall ........ None
The following winds and condi.
tions prevailed during the same
period:
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27
AIR TRAVEL ON CREDIT

Seventeen air lines have an
nounced an installment plan for air
travel. No down payment is re-
quired. You get ticket to 60 up
if your credit rating proves you are
the sort of person who will come
down and make good.
The idea should bring many more
customers. Lots of people would fly
if they knew it wouldn't cost them
a cent until after they had landed.
This is the first time in flying his
tory that it has been possible to risk
your neck on a credit basis.
It is almost like hoping, collect
on-delivery.
And it is going to seem strange
but highly satisfying to get out of a
clipper and just say, "Put it on my
BILL"
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27
CHAPTER TX

In Washington, Captain Benning
spent a sleepless nightmare of
night on the assignment from Flag
viii of observing panic-stricken
streets.
Daybreak and exhaustion restored
some degree of reason. People
moved about now as if stunned, but
from time to time looking fearfully
INTO the skies or straining at every
word of radio loudspeakers that
had been put in service on principal
streets.
Traffic jams finally had been re-
duced, steady streams of cabs and
cars were pouring out of the city on
all roads. Thousands fiocked about
the railway station clamoring for
standing space on any train that
led away from Washington.
Extra editions of newspapers burst
into the streets at frequent inter-
walls.
Texas invaded. Extras massed
black headlines over meager dis
patches from San Antonio. Van Has
SEX was moving north in three COL
umns. American infantry and cav
airy were fighting him at the Rio
Grande. American Second Division
was moving south to repel the in
vasion.
Another extra dashed out. Wash
ngton safei Benning read eagerly.
It had been as Flagwin guessed.
The night raiders had planted a re-
fueling field. Back of the Tennessee
River, southwest from Nashville.
The thing had been camouflaged as
a new airways enterprise, had even
been fostered by ambitious and un-
suspecting chambers of commerce.
When the bombers and their con-
voys of fighting craft had put down
TO I'LL their tanks after bombing
Washington, a few mounted ma
chine guns had kept curious natives
away. The aircraft had taken all
personnel off at resuning their flight
back to Mexico. Another raid on
Washington would be impossible
unless attack could be launched from
the sea.
That subdued hum of relentless ac-
tivity filed the Munitions Building.
Faces were lined and gray from
strain and fatigue, but eyes burned
from smudged sockets with stern
resolution.
The nights panic had swept the
whole country. In the midwest there
had been incredulity at first. The
whole thing seemed too inconceiv-
able. Invasions, bomber raids, were
an intangible atrocity occurring to
distant peoples and recorded in dis
patches. Those inexplicable atroci-
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27

provide anything more than the
crudest necessities of combat. If a
major war was in the ofing, the
country would have to depend upon
the massed valor of its manpower
to take unequal red losses and drive
through at all costs.
1t was nine o'clock before Colonel
Flagwil stamped in from the Chief
of Staff's Office. His face was ashen
and lined, but his level black eyes
glowed vitality.
What an inglorious tanglel" he
muttered to Benning with torment
ed shake of his head. (Which way
to turn, that's the question bedevil-
ing all of u.s."
'T've been reading the reports and
recommendations of the staff Sec
tons, sir" Benning answered. "Mo-
bilization seems to be moving right
along and the panic is cooling off,
even In Washington"
"Mobilizing is one thing, fighting
another" Flagwil snapped out. ''By
tonight, when the Second gets
cracked at San Antonio, the whole
country will be bowling for action.
The howl for anti-aircraft is already
pouring in-and every one of our
ten regiments of anti-aircraft is
short something, a battery or two,
full battalion, or essential equip
ment. Not to mention ammunition.
The big trouble is, we don't know
yet what we're up against and we've
got to play cautious game. If all
we had to consider was Van Has
SEX, we'd rush troops in there and
give him his lesson in a very few
weeks. What the public will not
be able to understand, nor even Con-
gress, is that we've got to use most
of our peace-strength army as a
framework for building a national
army.
but anyhow, come what may
with the future" Flagwill went on
with sardonic grin, "the Chief has
just made one ten-strike of deci-
sion. We're to make our first real
military stand down around Fort
Worth, which is about as far as
Van Hassek would dare 60 in any
event."
Flagwin bolted sandwich and
washed it down with a cup of coffee.
then pulled himself up to his desk.
'I've two reports that will interest
you, Benning," he announced
abruptly. First, we've a tip from
London that the Coalition espionage
system in the United States is or
ganized to completely wreck our in
dustrial organization. That merely
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27
CAN YOU REMEMBER

Away back when an invitation to
get off the earth was practically an
isolated instance?
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27

This credit idea has already been
introduced by some railroads. You
can take a transcontinental choo-
choo ride now on the so-much-down-
and-so-much-a-month basis, and the
idea is proving popular. Americans
like to travel on the cuff, and there
is something highly satisfying in be-
ing able to owe a railroad money.
When you have to plank down your
money before you even get by the
iron gates at railroad terminal it
takes something out of the trip.
No matter how good the scenery is
you discount it on the ground that it
ought to be better for that much
money.
If you are jerked out of an upper
berth by a green engineer or bad
brakes it is all the more exaSperat-
ing when you know the discomforts
have been paid for in advance.
But if you owe the railroad for
the trip it's not so annoying.
The same will be true of airplane
travel. Your hair may stand on end
at the thought of a cross-country
flight, but it becomes much easier
to handle with a brush and comb
when you know the company can't
take dime of your dough in ad-
vance.
And if you are dropping down by
parachute, think of the satisfaction
of knowing that it's all being done
on the deferred payment plan!
There will be the kick, too, of get
ting a bill from the air lane COM
pany with a please remit" nota-
ton and dashing off a little note:
Gentlemen:
"Your bill for fight to Chicago re-
ceived and in reply I beg to state
that I did not enjoy the trip. II
was very bumpy, the plane was two
hours late and it was so cloudy that
I did not see half the scenery I was
entitled to. / was not satisfied and
hope there can be an adjustment.
"P. S.-The hostess wasn't good
looking, either. I should say she
wasn't within $40 of the good looks
of the hostess on my previous trip
so you can take something off my
bill for this, too"
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27
M JeriaLGvery ,Ameyican Should Read

Infantry into position for battle. BoIrs
motor column bravely withstood a terri
BILE strafing from enemy aircraft, but
he ordered the men to abandon their
trucks when he observed twenty more
planes approaching. Further resistance
seemed useless to him.
Now continue with the story.
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confirms what we'd guessed long
ago. They also suggest that the
enemy espionage has its headquar-
tiers In New York, disguised as some
large corporation, no details avail
able. Second, have positive infor-
nation that Van Hassek's bombers
had ground liaison in Washington
last night. Light signals were flashed
from the area of the White House
during both raids"
Benning started. Into his mind
flashed Captain Fincke's cryptic
statements at the Shoreham.
Promptly he decided against report
ing this conversation for the time
being. He gave Flagwin a brief ac-
count of his discovery of the Aus
trian captain and Colonel Boggio and
explained his logic in not immediate
ly causing their arrest.
IAN right, Benning," Flagwill
said, his eyes swapping. "I'n as
sumo you made no mistake in not
arresting them last night. But now
you forget everything else and get
out after them! Use your own judg-
ment about when you make arrests,
but see to it they don't get away
from you. / needn't tell you that
the Coalition spy net is ten times
more dangerous in the long run than
Van Hassek's present rotten inva-
sion."
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27

THE STORY so FAR: Intelligence
Ofcer Benning's warning that zoo, 900
foreign troops were poised in Mexico for
an attack on the United States caused
grave concern in army headquarters,
but the people branded the statement
as war mongering." Four large south
ern cities were suddenly attacked from
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CHAPTER VIII-Continued
As Boll's eye went back into
the air, his mind was lifted sudden
ly out of the depths of black despair
by a joyous miracle of develop
ment. Those new planes were clos
ing In and he made out by the
shape of wings and fuselage that
they were not Van Hassek planes.
Bou's hand flashed out his field
glasses. He glued them to the skies.
From under the wings of those in
rushing squadrons flashed the glo-
rious legend ''U. S. Army"
American planes plummeted down.
Van Hassek's hornets now were
droning about in a Lufberry circle
awaiting the developments of attack.
In twinkling the American bird
men projected an audacious assault.
Planes circled, dove, rolled, darted
IN the throes of combat. A plane
came whistling down. Bolrs jaw
frightened as he saw the first casual
ty was an American plane. But
quickly two of Van Hassek's bird
men came tumbling out of the sky.
If the Van Hassek pilots had
stalled for reinforcements, they now
decided upon precipitate fight
against superior number. Another
Van Hassek plane went down. In
minute the cloud of darting falcons
passed into the distance behind.
A noon sun was burning the baked
hills and swales when Boll's sur
Vivors rolled in on a Second Division
outpost south of Kirk. Boll's cheek,
caked in blood, was throbbing with
pain, his right arm hung stiff and
useless at his side He climbed from
the truck and stolidly checked his
command as it came through the
outpost. Forty-two moaned In the
throes of wounds, twenty-nine had
been left dead along the crimson
road from Laredo.
The outpost commander came hur-
rying up.
Sorry to report in with my COM
mand shot to pieces like this, Colo
nel," Boil reported in grim dejec-
ton. But the only choice was
capture. Where's the hospital, sir?
Ny wounded must have care at
once!"
'Eleventh's men are being evacu-
ated to San Antonio, Captain" the
outpost commander advised. "Colo-
mel DEM was killed, total casual
ties over three hundred men. But
maybe that's not too bad when you
consider our border cavalry was all
gobbled up. The Twelfth and Fifth
are still fighting it out, but they
haven't any more chance than Gus
ter had. From all reconnaissance
reports, we'll be attacked in force
here before many hours pass. All
right, Boil, get rolling"
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27
INSTALLMENT NINE

the air; Washington was bombed and
the President killed. General Brill, COM
mander of the army In Texas, reported
TO General Hague at Washington that he
was opposed by greatly superior forces.
General Hague told him to resist the
enemy's advance at all costs. Brill or
dered Captain Boil to lead the ilth U. s.
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ties belonged to the black pages of
Shanghai, Canton, and Madrid.
Already the hue and cry was ris-
ing west of the Alleghenies sharp
on the heels of the first hysterical
waves of fear. What of the Army?
Why had our armed forces been
caught mapping? Why hadn't the
raiders been detected and shot
down?
The first reports of mobilization
of Army and National Guard were
pouring in. Mobilization was less
than one fourth complete. The Reg
ular Army was ready to entrain for
concentration points from its far
flung network of small garrisons
whose location had been dictated by
chambers of commerce and con-
gressmen rather than by the neces-
sites of military training in the vi
tai team-play of larger units.
Plans were being laid for call
for 500, 900 volunteers. That would
have to wait action by Congress,
but Congress could be depended
upon now to go the limit. A draft
army of a million men would come
next. .
As for modern equipment, that
would have to wait. There would
be no such thing as buying it in
France and England, even In Can
ada, as at the time of the World
War. A year, or two years, might
elapse before industrial mobilization
the country's own resources, could
The Ely miner., 1941-03-27
CHECKMATE

Consider the way,
When you've hardly stoppe,
munchin',
You tuSsle to pay
Both checks for the luncheon:
You pounce and you clutch,
You connive with the waiter,
And the hubbub is such
That you blush at it later.
A polite song and dance,
But what does it get you?
There's always the chance
Your companion VIII let you'll
Richard Armour.