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Evening star., 1941-03-23
Bv HENRY GEMMILL,
star staff Correspondept.

LAUREL, Nd, March I'll tne
soldier boys hadn't been so coy and
bashful about meeting the girls, this
towns historic occasion would have
been entirely successful today.
Even as it was, everybody ended
up happy.
The historic occasion was a tea
dance opening Laurels recreation
center for the youths from Fort
Meade. Citizens claim this is the
first such center established in the
United States since the Selective
Service Act by cooperative endeavor
of a small community's civilians.
People in Laurel rushed like mad
men to get it open. During the
World War they claim they were
about 10 minutes too late TO come
in first. Plattsburg. N Y, estab-
lished the first recreation center; /;
Laurel was second.
Today's recreation spot, gay with
balloons and bright paper streamers.
was festive compared with the World
War station, located in an aban-
doned cotton mill.
Few Soldiers Show Up.
At 3 pm today everything was
ready for the first big get-together
| between town and camp.
There was a dance floor, a uni
formed w. P. A. orchestra, refresh
ment table bearing 1000 sandwiches
1000 cup cakes and gallon after GAL
lon of coffee There was a corps of
prominent chaperons-and a line
of beautiful girls circling the entire
! hall, drawn not only from this town,
but from Berwyn. Hyattsville, Lam
ham and other not too distant areas
| But only a handful of military
men could be seen.
| Explanations were advanced in
subsequent conferences between Mrs
G. w. S. Musgrave, regent of the
local D. A. r. Chapter, who first
backed the recreation project, Col
Gilbert Allen, Fort Meade post COM
mander, and other sponsors. Some
said the boys invitations were lost:
some said hitch-hiking between
camp and town was poor; others
| that soldiers are afraid of girls.
Called "Skittish."
Col. Aliens word for it was "skit-
! tish."
The men who arrived were skit-
tish," he commented, but they
found they were having a good time
and will go home and tell their
| friends"
TraineeS did appear to strike the
top in ntertainment-after girls de-
cided to break the ice by cutting ir
on military wallf1owers, and after
male ranks were swelled by new
recruits.
The girls drafted" guests by send
ing scouting party to the Balti.
more boulevard where special in.
vitations were issued to soldier.
tch-hiking toward Washington.
They came, swirled around the
hall in Paul JONES'" and had tn,
time of their lives.
This was the opening of the town!
first major effort to cope hospitabl.
Will OfCl Il,ooo SOlolCIS ouOuClil.
deposited on its doorsteps. Laurel
seven miles distant from the camp
had a 1910 census population o
$500, boasts one movie house ant
one bowling alley. A w. P. A. surve.
shows that up to 900 soldiers night!
throng it's narrow streets.
The town is booming. Officers ant
their families have crowded nearl.
every available apartment ant
rooming house, according to Mayo
Edward Tolson. He plans this sum
mer to determine the extent of in
crease by recruiting high school boy
and girls to take a new census, h
said.
Hours Are Announced.
The recreation center is a partia
answer to the boom. Located in tn,
Evening star., 1941-03-23
Reason for Suicide
OF Young Federal
Worker Is Mystery
Case Marked Closed
After Investigation
foiIs to Shed Light

The mystery of the reason for the
death of Susan c. Watson, pretty,
vivacious Government worker, was
unexplained last night as District
authorities issued a certificate of
Suicide-and marked the case closed.
The young woman, member of a
prominent South Carolina family.
was found dead in the gas-filled
Evening star., 1941-03-23
CopIe High Alumni Fete

HAGUE, Va, March % (Spe-
ciaD The Cople High School
Alumni Association will hold its an
nual banquet at the school Satur-
day at pm.
Evening star., 1941-03-23

In March. Beware OF:
/. Crossing a street at point
other than a crosswalk. Four
pedestrians were killed doing
this in March, 1940 Three of
these were over SIS years of age.
2. Standing in the street. A
93-year-old man lost his life do
ing this in March of last year.
The sixth traffic victim during
March, 1910, was a passenger on
a truck who was crushed be-
meath a spool of cable when the
truck overturned.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31

, Tor ZYc
II e a Wy pressed
la s s.; metal
C | a m p. Milk
acid > proof. 5k
inches.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
FRANKFORT

Mrs. Frank H. Hickman is visiting
her sister, Mrs. Francis Martin OF
Dover,
MIR. and Mrs. Sirman McAlister are
spending this week in Wilmington
and Philadelphia
The formal opening of Clinton H,
Watson's funeral home has been dur
ing the past week. 1t was visited by
large number of people. The home
is one of the most modern on the
Delmarva Peninsula.
The application of insulartric to
the building occupied by the post
Office and owned by Miss G. Hall has
given the building the appearance of
brick construction and is a great
improvement to its appearance.
Monday was the 81st birthday of
Horace ]. Hickman. 1t was just an
other milestone to him in life's trav-
els, but for his many friends 1t
would have passed almost unnotic-
ed.
Miss Elizabeth B. Howard cele-
brated her 88th birthday last Fri
day. 1t was quietly celebrated at
home. Her friends remembered the
day BY calling and sending cards.
Yvonne Chamberlain, daughter of
Mr.. and Mrs. Norwood Chamberlain,
also a granddaughter Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Daniel G. Long, was operated upon
on Tuesday morning in the Milford
Memorial Hospital for the removal
of her appendix. She was taken
there Tuesday evening by the Frank
ford ambulance, She is expected
home In a few days.
The chicken dinner given Saturday
at the John M. Clayton cafeteria was
quite successful. More than four
hundred tickets were sold. All who
took part in the affair deserve much
thanks.
This community has been expert
encing some very disagreeable wea-
ther of rain, snow and sleet.
; Wednesday morning the fire COM
pany was called to the home of Fred
West on the Sandy Landing road,
where a brooder house and 300 young
chickens were burned.
Mrs. Preston Williams will be hos
tess to the Frankford New Century
Club at her home ON Friday evening,
February 2. Mrs. Morgan T. Gum
VIII have charge of the program. The
topic is "Public Legislation" Rob-
ert G. Houston, ESQ.,, of Georgetown,
will be the guest speaker.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
CANNON

Mr.. and Mrs Win Messick, Mr..
and Mrs. Henry Schauf and Mrs.
Verda Wootten called on friends
near Bethel on Sunday.
Mrs. Lilly Truitt is on the sick
list but is improving at this time.
Jas. Hill who has been sick for
some time is slowly improving.
Edward Cannon who has been sick
in Newark is home with his parents
for while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edwin East have
moved from Delmar in the Lawrence
D. Cannon property.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Kitchens and
family visited relatives in Pennsyl-
yania on Sunday.
Mrs. John Cannon received word
of the death OF her cousin, Mrs.
Josie Hall Of Hartford. Conn, last
Friday. Mrs. Hall was frequent.
yisiior In Cannon 1890. 80.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
ADAMS x ROADS

Sunday school Sunday afternoon
also preaching at Bloomefy ~
We are glad to report the sick on
the road TO recovery
Mr.. and Mrs. John Adams were
dinner guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. Ira
Adams who have been sick for the
past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edgar Fountain Of
Hickman recently entertained Mr..
and Mrs. Fred Fountain and grand
son, Bobby. Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rob-
inson, Mr.. and Mrs. Elon Wright
and son, Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Mel
vim and two daughters. The evening
was spent in music and games and
delicious refreshments were served.
Freddie Hullegam of New York
spent the weekend with his father
and family here. 49, {
Mr.. and Mrs. George Wheatley and
son Wayne were Sunday callers at
the home of her father
Mrs. Brown of American, Conn,
and son of New York visited Mrs.
Charles johnson on Wednesday of
last week.
Mrs. Esther johnson visited her,
parents ON Sunday at American,
Conn
~ .
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
SEI,'RYVILLE

There were 14S in attendance al
the Sunday school session at Salem
Methodist Church last Sunday NOR,
ming, with a fair congregation pres
ent for the morning worship period
that followed
The scripture reading by the Rev
r. r. Thawley preceding the sermon
was from the 10th chapter Of ST,
John, where Christ, proyetA by His
works that He is the Son OF God.
The text for the message was taxi
en- from the 10th verse of the same
chapter: Il am come that they may
have life and that they may have It
more abundantly"
Rev. Thawley went to Dover on
Wednesday for conference held at
the Methodist Church during which
time he served on a committee for
some important matters.
Mr.. and Mrs. Emory s. McCabe
have announced the marriage OF
their Oldest daughter, Olive, to Will
liam Ross Ringler. Of Millville, on
Friday, January "a, 1941.
Mrs. Frank w. Holloway, Mr.. and
Mrs. Elmer M. Holloway and son
Frank Marshall, and Mrs. Essie Muir
ray, motored over to Lewes and Re-
hoboth Beach for short visit on
Sunday.
Mrs. John S. Law entertained a
few of her friends from the Circle
of the Women's Society Of Christian
Society of which she is member,
on Wednesday evening of last week.
Present were Mrs. Eva B. Moore,
Mrs. M. Pasha Watson, Mrs. A. M.
Lynch, Mrs. Elisha B. McCabe and
Mrs. Essie Murray. Others who were
invited were unable to attend due
to illness Refreshments were serv-
ed by the hostess.
1.-THE Silvertone Gospel Singers
of Philadelphia will present musl-
cal program in the Selbyville High
School auditorium on Thursday eve
ming, February 13, at O'Clock, spon-
sored by the Ladies' Auxiliary OF the
Selbyville Volunteer Fire Depart
ment Admission 25c.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
FELTON,

Mrs Clifford Cubbage of Girdle-
tree, Md, is spending some time with
her mother, Mrs. Erma Hammond,
who recently returned from the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital where she
received treatment
Mrs. Nelson Hammond and Mrs.
Charles l.. Sipple attended an exec
utive board meeting of d. S. F. w.
clubs held in Dover last Thursday.
Members of the 5th and 9Th grades
will take part in a speech contest
at the L. T. L. meeting at school
on Friday, January 81. The winner
will be awarded a bronze medal.
Joseph Bringhurst and daughter,
Diane of Quakertown, Pa, were
weekend guests of Mrs. Elizabeth
Bripghurst.
Mrs. Harry Glanville has been a
patient in the Kent General Hospi-
tai, Dover, suffering from the effects
of fall in her home in which bone
in her right arm was broken and
badly splintered.
The Women's Society for Christian
Service will meet at the home of
Mrs. Alfred Dill on Monday after
noon, February 3, at 1880 o'clock.
The members OF the Local Circle
are making plans for serving a tur-
key supper in the Community Hall
on Thursday evening, February l3.
Mrs. Robert Greenlee had the mis-
fortune to sprain the ligaments of
her foot in a recent fall in her home.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hargadine and
Mr.. and Mrs Nelson Hammond at
tended bridge party at the home
of Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Harring-
ton in Harrington last Thursday eve
ming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Eaton. Mrs. B.
Macklin and Miss Elma Eaton were
dinner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Lynch near Milton ON Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31

I two weeks from injuries sustained in
! fall from a sfeety step, is not re-
covering as rapidly as had been hop
ed for, and is now under the care OF
Mrs. Paul Long. a trained nurse
from Showell, Md Her granddaugh-
ter, Miss Ellen C. Williams, of Do
yer has been with her most of the
time since her illness.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31

Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Pepper of West
Church street are the proud parents
of baby girl, born at their home
ON Thursday morning, January %.
Mrs. Pepper was formerly Miss
Dorothy Williams, daughter of Mr..
and Mrs E. V. Williams
Mrs. Hettie c. Williams who has
been confined to her bed for the past
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
LINCOLN

At the Lincoln Community Hall
on Friday evening at O'Clock a
covered dish supper will be held.
Everybody invited. Bring silver and
china, covered dish and Csc Bene-
lt Of Lincoln Church.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31
MILTON

Hamilton Davidson is confined to
his home on Mill street with asthma
and la grippe.
Mrs. Davidson is able to be ont
again after having the la grippe and
a smell of arthritis.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31

Corn bread, turnip greens and hog
jowl make delicious. noon day meal,
but are just a htfle no heavy for
the evening meal tttlsllN lNln
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31

Look that coal pile over now Win
ter is on the way.
Milford chronicle., 1941-01-31

o Use SEARS Easy.Payment
Plan on Poultry Supply Pur-
chases Of $1,000 or More.
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Work Sfoppage Ban
During Coal Talks
Proposed by Lewis
Operators FIotIy Reject
Unions $l-o-Doy
Pay Boost Plea
BACKGROUND

John L. Le,Dts, head OF y. M.
W. A., Tuesday demanded s1-d-
day 1Dnge increase for $50 900 soft
coal miners in Appalachian area
Dho dig nearly three tourthS OF
Nations bitun1inouS fuel. TtUo-
Ueek vacations NTH pay also
mere demanded by union-a
clause union has sought for years
without success. Provision guar
nrteetng miners OF not less than
200 working days each year like
,Dise tUds demanded.
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only one burst from their guns" the
NAME caryire xaid

only one burst from their guns" the
news service said.
-engined Bristol Beauhghters
were credited with two, a Hurri-
cane with one and Deflants of a
squadron said to have bagged 81
German planes in one day over Dun
kerque without loss was credited with
two more.
The total of nine shot down topped
the best previous mark of seven
achieved twice before, last Tuesday
night and on June 10, 1910, when
night bombing of Britain began.
Three Alarms In London.
London had three alarms during
the night. Light damage and few
casualties were reported in the capt.
tai.
Two creWmen of doWned German
bombers were reported captured, one
surrenoering to waiting cottager
when he parachuted to earth.
1t was estimated that about 200
German planes were over England
during the night.
Discussing Britain's new defensive
weapons, military sources said new
"gadgets" to fight night bombers
were being gradually introduced into
the defenses, and were increasingly
effective.
They said the skill of the anti-air-
craft gun crews also was improving
steadily. but added that Britain last
night did not suddenly produce "out
of the hat new method for bring
ing down raiders.
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DOC, 900 programme get American
industry producing 100 per cent"
1t was suggested in some quarters
the Chief Executive might appeal
for such a speedup in a "fireside
chat" or that he might call for
lengthening of the work week in
some industries. Defense chiefs
have said all along, however, that
"bottleneck" industries already are
on a 24-hour basis.
Senator Nye, Republican, of North
Dakota, who opposed enactment Of
the British-aid law, demanded to-
day that administration leaders
demonstrate that American defense
production would not suffer because
Of the burden of the aid program.
Nye to Question Officers.
Senator Nye, a member of the
Senate Appropriations Subcommit-
tee which will consider the bill,
said he would ask Army and Navy
experts TO explain whether it would
be possible to spend $4,000, 900, 600
the sum earmarked for aircraft and
engines-"and still let us improve
our os'n air force at the same time. y
However, Senator Byrnes, Demo-
crat, of South Carolina, supporter
of the bill, said he was certain
that United States defenSes would
not suffer.
The $7,Oo0,o 100000 program was
worked out, he said, from British
requests which had been dis
counted" by United States officials
and production estimates.
Industrial production is scheduled
to entail Treasury expenditures of
81 200 900, 900 in June, which would
be at the rate of more than SIS
600 100000 yearly, he pointed out.
In addition, some of the funds made
available under the program will
60 for the purchase of agricultural
products.
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Appropriations
Continued From First Page.)

the corps total enlisted strength to
50,566.
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British Empire Took
50 Per Cent Of All
January Exports
Share Of U. S. Trade
Has Risen Steadily
Since Wor Began
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
The British Empire bought 1924
000, 1000 or SO per cent, of all United
States merchandise exports in Janu-
airy. the Commerce Department
reported.
The empire percentage of Amer
lean trade has been rising steadily
since the war began. but the Janu-
airy figure was the highest so far.
The empire total included s116,-
63l 900 to the United Kingdom,
SCI ,886,00 to Canada, s4,142 900 to
Australia, $11 1886 900 to South Africa,
S4,826,000 to Malaga. S8,780000 to
India and S2,374,000 to Hong Kong.
Exports to Latin America, which
have been gaining under war infiu-
ences, dropped back 100000 to
$50 ,210 900 in January. Mexico &C
counted for the largest single drop.
Partly due to United States re-
strictions on exports of defense
materials, shipments to Japan fell
of 40 per cent TO ST, 600,000-the
smallest total for any month in four
and a half years.
Comparisons of January foreign
trade, by continents and principal
trading nations, follow Figures in
thousands of dollars, 900 omitted:
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New York Produce

$50 hrm mixed f coior IS fancy e sT T2,
fancy. 1921; extras laia. storage
rent receipts 1871: seconds. 1918: me
diums. I7s4: dirties. No. 1, 1794; aver
2294-25l4: nearby and Midwestern pre-
standards. Ia1a-1ss4 1Resales Of exchange
to fancy heavier mediums. 191z-22); me-
Browns Nearby and Midwestern fancy
standards. 1915: mediums. / l3,
Butter: IS 1,331; frmer; creamery: high
er than a2 score and premium marks.
31l4-32; % score (cash market 81: So
81 score. 29iz-30o4; S4-s7 score 26i2-2a
Cheese: 19osO6; frmer: prices un-
changed.
Dressed poultry firm. Frozen: Boxes,
%: young toms 1922; Western, young
hens; 1924: young toms, 16l2-2@12;
southwestern; young hens. 1928; young
toms. 15I2-22. Other frozen and all
fresh prices Unclaimed.
FoH Riye Gopis trsb+ghI qpSetts ed
ROSTERS IA; Turkeys, hens, -, young
toms, %; BY express. unsettled brothers
firm. Chickens Rocks, 30 crosses, 80.
Broilers Rocks %: crosses, p; some
21Iz-22. Fowls colored. 1921; Leehorns.
Rocks, medium. 81; crosses, ~. Old
ROSTERS, IA.
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British Aid
Continued From First Page

at least until such disclosures would
have no military significance.
Vocal Opposition Lacking.
Shortly after President Roosevelt's
letter to Speaker Rayburn reached
the Capitol yesterday asking for i'm
mediate enactment" of the appro-
priation, so as to make this Nation
IAN adequate arsenal of democracy"
end "the source of the tools of de-
Tense for all democracies who are
fighting to preserve themselves
against aggression" legislative ex-
perts began whipping the measure
into shape.
Vocal opposition to provision of
the huge fund was lacking. although
some legislators privately expressed
doubt that so much money actually
was necessary to get the program
going.
AS the committee prepared to be-
GIN its deliberations, there was talk
that President Roosevelt might make
some dramatic effort to accelerate
the Nations industrial machinery
and get faster production for the aid
program.
'Fireside Chat" Hinted.
Representative Woodrum said he
had heard nothing specific along
such lines but commented that was
''the whole objective of the $1,000
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New York CIearinqs
Decline as Other
Totals Climb
Slump 7.6 Per Cent
Behind 1910 Levels
During Week
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Clearings
through the banks this week con-
tinued well in excess OF last years
volume at cities outside of New York,
but dropped rather sharply in New
York. Following last weeks year.
to-year gain of 2l.5 per cent, the
total for all cities was only frac-
tionally above the turnover for the
corresponding 1910 week.
Total clearings for % leading cities
amounted to $5,468, 1888 900 during
the week ended March II, according
to Dun & Bradstreet. This was an
increase of 0.8 per cent over the
1926 ,554 900 for the like week a
year ago.
dropped 81 $40 694 900 below the total
for the week preceding, which con-
trasted with a decline of only $l52,-
7l4,000 between the two similar
weeks of 1910.
New York exchanges for the week
were S3,068, 1921 900, against 1890
OBS, 900 last year, a decrease of 76
per cent, while the amount reported
for the % outside cities, at So ,399,-
$4,000, went 1879 per cent above the
comparative 1910 figure of s2106,-
$4,000.
Substantial advances over last year
continued in evidence at most out
side centers The largest gains in
cluded: Detroit, 449 per cent; At
lanta, 34.4 per cent; Cleveland, 25.9
per cent; Seattle. 227 per cent;
Buffalo, 1875 per cent; Kansas City.
1875 per cent; Richmond, 1870 per
cent, and Pittsburgh, IT'S per cent.
Bank clearings at leading cities,
with percentage changes from 1910
and daily average clearings for jan
uary, February and March to date
follow:
Week Mar Per Cent
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Dry Goods Market

NEW YORK, March IS lP.-Another
advance Of q of a cent per yard for som.
tended to reduce the volume of trading
TO-DAY; with 3Sis inch 5.35 yard prints es-
tail clothing sales are improving. with
talk in the trade of possibility OF short
ages developing. Spun rayons for summer
shipment continue to sell while spot de-
livery goods are tight. Silks we're quiet.
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new craving dock capable Of &C
commodating the biggest ship in
the Navy. In response to questions,
he said it would take a 55,000-ton
battleship. The largest now in
prospect are four $4,000 tonners, but
there has been congressional agita-
ton for even bigger capital ships.
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| Shares Offered
For Monsunto
chemical Co.

BV U { As6Oclated PreSS.
NEW YORK, March 13.-Public
offering was made today of $4,000
shares of preferred stock of Mon
santo Chemical Co. at 1882 by a
syndicate headed by Smith, Barney
g. Co.
The offering represented new
capital. Proceeds will be added to
cash resources and used for gen
eral corporate purposes, including
financing of additions to productive
capacity.
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Tool Concern Orders
Dividend of SO Cents
RN the Associated Press.

CHICAGO. March 13-Independ-
ent Pneumatic Tool Co. has declared
dividend of so cents a share of
capital stock, payable March 90 to
stock Of record March 10. The COM
pany paid a 75-cent dividend De-
cember 80, 1910.