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Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31

by the British fleet in 1913. The
service was presented to the Lewes
Presbyterian Church in 1914 by
Colonel Samuel Boyer Davis, who
commanded the American troops
defending "Lewistown" from three
British frigates in the War of 1912.
The valuable for everyday use, the
service was loaned to the local mu-
scum where it stands in a glass
showcase as a reminder of Lewes'
hero. With the silver is a newer
acquisition, lithograph of Colonel
Davis, presented three years ago
by Philip D. Laird of New Castle.
Seen on the streets here every
day is a living reminder of the col
onel, named for his famous ances-
tor. He is Samuel Boyer Davis
Marshall. U. S. deputy collector of
customs at Lewes. A granddaugh-
ter, Mrs. Bettine Davis Stokes
Perrin of Philadelphia, is frequent
visitor to Lewes. She is the child
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31

ward-room lantern from the u. s.
S. Constitution, lent by Benjamin
s. lbertson, Of Lewes. Mr.. Albert
sons great-great-uncle, Louis De-
Silva, was navigating officer in
1882 on the Constitution. When
the old ship was being dismantled
in the Charlestown Navy Yard in
Boston, the officer saved the Lam
tern. In the group of relics in the
office of the mayor Of Lewes was a
naval petty officers whip from the
World war German raider S. S.
Printz Eitel.
The ship was interned at Phila-
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31
CANNON

Mr.. and Mrs. Val Lewis, of Mil
ford, visited Mrs. Verda Wootten
Saturday evening.
Edw. Cannon spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
John Cannon.
Melvin Riggin, of Cleveland, o.,
and mother, Mrs. Minnie Riggin,
of Blades, visited Mr.. and Mrs. Jas.
Hill on Thursday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leonard Vessels
and son and Mrs. Ruby Lockwood
of Wilmington, spent the weekend
with Mr.. and Mrs. Jas. Hill.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cannon and
son Edw. wefe dinner guests of
Mr.. Daisy Whitney and family, of
BridgevilIe, on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman Elliott
were dinner guests of their son,
7. o. Elliott, and family, on Sun
day.
Mrs. Annie Fleetwood is visiting
her sister in Baltimore. @
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31

of Col. Davis oldest daughter. The
oldest living descendant of Col.
Davis is a daughter, Mrs. Harriet
Brown Mexican Of Louisa county,
Va, who is 81. Another living
grandchild is Samuel Boyer Davis
of Paoli, Pa, who owns his grand
fathers famous sword. Evidence
of Col. Davis love for his native
state was revealed in the names he
chose for his three sons-Sussex
Delaware Davis, Delaware Dover
Davis, and Kent New Castle Davis.
Other naval relics displayed in
the Zwaanendael house include a
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31

The Nurses AlumnAe Association
of the Beebe Hospital, held a Hal
lowe'en dance at the Corners ON
Wednesday evening. Mrs, Virden
Bryan, president Of the association,
acted as hostess, assisted by Miss
Louise Gilpin, Mary Warrington
and Sue Cooper. o
Mayor Thomas H. Carpenter and
the Board of Town Commissioners
will hear a proposal that the town
donate from 300 to 500 acres of
land for a proposed $455,000 air
port at the November meeting of
the board next Monday night.
Among naval relics currently ex-
hibited in the Zwaanendael Mu-
scum at Lewes in observance of
Navy Day, which the nation cele-
brated on Monday, none holds more
significance for this town than q
silver communion service reminis-
cent of the bombardment of Lewes
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31
LEWEs

Mr.. and Mrs. James p. Pretty.
man, Jr., of Wilmington, spent 9
few days here visiting Mr.. Pretty.
mans parents, Mr.. and Mrs. J.. P
PrettyInan, Sr., at their residence
on Mulberry street.
Guests of Mrs. w. Hance Cham
bers during the week were Mr.. and
Mrs. Douglas Fleming and .daugh-
ter, Catherine Chambers Fleming
of Seaford. Mrs. Fleming may be
remembered as the former Hilda
Chambers, daughter Of Mrs. Cham
bers and the late W. Hance Cham
bers.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. Levine Price and
Mr.. and Mrs. Melvin S. Lambard,
of Baltimore, were the week end
guests Of Mr.. and Mrs. w. Allen
Vessels. Mrs. Vessels and daugh-
ter, Sylvia, returned to Baltimore
with them to spend week, and Mr..
Vessels will join them this week
end.
Mrs. William T. Atkins has been
appointed chairman of the annual
membership drive Of the Lewes
Red Cross.
Mrs. Idella Pettyjohn is visiting
in Lynbrook, N. Y, with her sis
ter, Miss Bertha Pettyjohn.
Mrs. Matilda Hill spent the week
end in Philadelphia with her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Arthur Hill, who are being con-
graduated upon the birth of son
recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles W. Ken
worthy and family have moved to
Seaford, where Mr.. Kenworthy is
employed at the DUPONT Nylon
plant.
Ensign Harry B. Stott, U. S.
Navy, who has been stationed at
Pensacola, Fla, where he is fly
ing cadet, is spending a month in
Lewes with his mother, Mrs. Harry
B. Stott, while he is 'recuperating
from a serious airplane accident Of
last spring.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mervyn L. Lafferty /
and their two children spent the
past week end in Swarthmore, Pa,
with Mrs. Lafferty's father, Crosby
Price.
Mr.. and Mrs. Virden Bryan gave
a farewell dinner at their residence
on Mulberry street on Friday even
ing in honor of Mr.. and Mrs. Wal
ter o. Bryan and son Walter, Jr.,
who have moved to New Jersey,
where Mr.. Bryan is stationed at a
Coast Guard station. The guests
were: Mrs. Louise Parsons, of Mil
ton; Mr.. and Mrs. Ira Simpler, Mr..
and Mrs. Walter o. Bryan and son
Walter, Jr., of Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31

Miss Frances Baylis, R. NJ. who
has been spending some time with
her parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Baylis, has returned to Philadel-
phia to resume her nursing duties.
Miss Baylis is graduate Of Bryn
Mawr Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1941-10-31

delphia at the League Island Navy
Yard while Mr.. Albertson was serv-
ing in the Ordnance Department
during the war, and he acquired
the souvenir OF the raider that cap
tured 27 allied ships during its
cruise.
Evening star., 1941-08-10

The bitter struggle has cost Brit
ain 816 vessels, far more than any
other nation, the compilation re-
vealed, and it has been no respecter
of neutrality, for such non-combat-
ants as the United States, Egypt,
Sweden, Portugal and others have all
seen merchantmen flying their flags
sent to the bottom.
Two American ships have gone
down-the 5,883-ton freighter City
of Rayville which struck mine off
Australia last November with the
loss of one life, and the 4.999-ton
freighter Robin Moor, sunk by sub
marine last May on voyage to
Cape Town. No deaths occurred in
the latter sinking.
: Six nations-Argentina. Bulgaria,
Hungary, Iran, Japan and Latvia-
have lost one ship each. Germany,
with 135 known sunk, is third in the
Evening star., 1941-08-10
U. 5. Firms End 1000
Axis Contracts, Says Jones
81 the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
Secretary of Commerce Jones said
yesterday that more than 1000 un-
desirable connections" had been sew
cred by United States traders since
this country set out to curb economic
efforts of the Axis nations in Latin
America.
In all. Mr. Jones said in a state
ment, the Commerce Department
had presented 1850 cases of unde-
sirable business connections in Latin
America to United States traders,
both exporters and importers" since
February.
AS result of the broken connec-
tions, he added, United States trad
ers could assure the nations of Lat
in America that these American
firms would neither directly nor in
directly support in any way firms
or individuals whose ideologies are
inimical to democratic institutions. !"
The department said in an ac-
companying statement that Presi-
dent Roosevelts blacklisting of 1900
firms on July II has given general
satisfaction to a majority of citizens
of Central, South and Caribbean
America"
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Senator Brown Urge,
Modified Sales Tax
Aimed at Luxuries
Opposition to Broader
Base DeveIopes in
Senate Committee
BY the Associated Press.

Opposition developed in the SEN
ate Finance Committee yesterday
against further broadening of the
income tax base, and, as an alterna-
tive Senator Brown, Democrat, of
Michigan, suggested a modified form
of sales tax applied chiefly to luxury
items.
At finance committee hearing
Friday, Secretary of the Treasury
Morgenthau proposed that tax ex-
emptions be reduced from $4,000 to
81 500 for married persons and from
$500 TO $3.50 for single individuals.
Chairman George of the finance
group Endorsed the suggestion and
said he believed "a majority of the
committee is disposed to accept it."
However, Senator Brown. a mem =
Der of the finance committee. told
reporters that little would be gained
from lowering exemptions further
Senator Connally, Democrat, of
Texas, another committeeman. said
he doubted that cutting the exemp-
ton from $500 to $3.50 for single per-
sons would raise any appreciable
revenue, but added that a reduction
from $1,000 to Sl,500 for married
persons might be worth while.
When the exemptions were cut
from S2.50O to $4,000 for married
persons and from s1.500 to $500 for
single individuals, Senator Brown
declared, the new group of lower
bracket taxpayers provided only
$19,000,00 in revenue. In addition
he said it cost SIS 100000 to collect
that revenue.
The additional revenue we would
gain from a further cut wouldn't
amount to anything" Senator Brown
contended, land We would merely
be harasSing a group of already-dis-
tressed people"
Senator Brown said IAN intelli-
gent sales tax" might be levied on
such articles as expensive clothing.
1--WE could exempt the man who
buys a S. pair of shoes and tax the
man who pays s12," he said. "A
man who spent S12 on suit would
pay no tax, but the man with S125
suit would be taxed. Expensive
clothes are just as much a luxury
as cosmetics, whisky or tobacco"
Evening star., 1941-08-10
|ChHe Seizes a
And Arms in
Pro-Nozi Plot
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
SANTIAGO, Chile, Aug. 10 (Sun-
day. Authoritative sources today
announced the detention of four
persons and the seizure of guam
tity OF arms at Puerto Montt, in
what was described as a pro-Nau
plot in Far Southern Chile.
Authorities at Puerto Montt said
the plot, in a section where numer-
GUS German colonists have settled,
was directed against democratic
institutions" in Chile.
Francisco Sepulveda, Socialist gov
ernor of the province Of Llanquihue,
of which Puerto Montt is capital,
reported to the minister of the in
terror at Santiago that the four held
were foreigners" but their nation
ality was not made public.
Provincial authorities we're said
to have seized the arms in raids on
what the report described as a Nazi
center.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Temperature Drop Due
Today; 81 Yesterday

Yesterdays heat, which reached
81 degrees at 4:30 pm, sent four
persons to hospitals.
The Weather Bureau predicted
considerable cloudiness today, with
the highest temperature about 90.
1t will be somewhat cooler tonight
than last night, it was said.
James Moody, jr., 80, of 812
Twenty-fifth street NV, collapsed
on a construction job at Ninth and
I streets NV, and was admitted
to Casualty Hospital after being
treated for heat exhaustion.
Others treated yesterday were
Alexander Schields. SO, taken to
Providence Hospital from the Sem
ate Office Building; Mildred Gillian,
8, of 422 Elm street NV, and Ralph
Bradley, IS, of 1896 East Capitol
street, both treated at Freedmen's
Hospital.
Tomorrow, the Weather Bureau
said, will be generally fair with
moderate temperatures.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Radio Programs, Pg. F-5
Complete Index, Pe. Az
World Has Lost 1873 Ships, Id, ,859 Dead
In War at Sea, Records Disclose

list of losses, following Norway
with 209.
Ship losses of other nations in
clude Greece, 119; Sweden, 109;
Italy, 90; Netherlands, 70; France,
68; Denmark, 54; Finland, AZ: Bel
gium, "a, Estonia and Yugoslavia. II
each: Spain, 9; Panama, s; Poland,
S; Portugal and Rumania, each;
Egypt, Lithuania and Turkey, 8
each, and Soviet Russia, 2.
Gunfire, mines and torpedoes
have cost many nations some of
the finest vessels in their mer-
chant fleets, ships familiar to thou
sands of globe -trotting Americans.
So Great Britain must list as lost
her Lancashire, Empress of Britain
and the Pennsylvania; Germany the
Columbus and Hansa, Poland the
Pilsudiski, Denmark the Canada,
France the Bretagne and Cham
plain, Egypt the zamzarn.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Poor Farm Is Fined $1O.78
For Extra Acre of Wheat

Of the fine as he prepared to
sell the years crop, about IT'S
bushels.
The county farm has never
participated in the A. A. A.
wheat restriction program, but
Mr.. Farmer signed up yesterday
Immediately after paying the
fine to the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration from the
county homes funds. He said
he understood the quota would
be still smaller next year and
wanted to draw adjustment bene-
fits for the acreage not planted.
He has participated in the pro-
gram since its inception on his
own farm near Redlands, Mr..
Farmer said.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Senate Committee
Acts Tomorrow on
New War Building
Opposition Anticipated
On Floor if Arlington
Site Wins Approval
BY ]. A. OIEARY.

The Senate Appropriations COM
mittee is expected to reach a de-
cision tomorrow on the proposal to
erect a s35,00O,O00 War Depart
ment building in Arlington County.
Va. following the close of hearings
yesterday on the S8000,000, 900
supplemental defense bill
There were indications last night
that the Army has fair chance of
winning preliminary recommended
ton for the Arlington County site
in the subcommittee where the first
test vote will come at 1890 am.
At the same time, however, there
were reports Of substantial opposi-
ton. with the outcome uncertain,
in the full committee. which may
meet in the afternoon to make a
report to the Senate if the subcom-
mittee completes its deliberations
in the morning.
The division Of opinion known
to exist in the committee is ex-
pected to be reflected in debate on
the floor when the bill is taken up
in the Senate Tuesday or Wednes-
day.
Army Sticks to Choice.
The Army, it was learned last
night. still wants to use the Airing
ton Experimental Farm site, TO
which the Fine Arts Commission
objected. rather than the alternate
site on the Columbia pike previously
intended for quartermaster corps
warehouses.
The subcommittee conducting the
hearings is understood to have been
told it would cost about S5,000,000
more to erect the structure on the
quartermaster depot site. The Army
also is said to have argued there
would be more automobile parking
space at the Experimental Farm.
The Fine Arts Commission pro-
tested against using the Expert
mental Farm, on the ground lit has
long been intended for enlargement
of Arlington National Cemetery.
Meanwhile, Senator McCarran,
Democrat, of Nevada again set
forth his opposition to moving Fed
eral agencies out into the States,
declaring IF there is any one de-
partment that ought to remain at
the seat of government it is the
War Department"
The Nevada Senator, who is a
member of the Appropriations Com
mittee, said he recognized that in
this case it would be argued the
building will be just across the Po-
tomac.
Fears State Conflict.
His opposition, however, is based
on a belief that the principal Offices
of the Government should be To-
Gated in the National Capital, where
they are free from the possibility
OF conflicts with State jurisdiction.
That was one of the main purposes
in setting aside under the Consti-
tuition a Federal area as the seat
OF government, he contends.
One alternative site suggested in
the Senate hearings was the North
west Rectangle in the District, west
of Nineteenth street, between E
street and the Potomac River, which
Congress specifically authorized in
1888 as an area for future public
buildings.
One new War Department build
ing recently has been erected in that
general area. When the Arlington
County building proposal was pre-
sented to the House two weeks ago
it encountered a point of order as
(See WAR BUILDING, Page A-8)
Evening star., 1941-08-10

The Montgomery County Home
near Rockville, Md, where county
pensioners raise garden truck
and food to help defray the cost
of their upkeep, was fined s10.78
yesterday for exceeding its wheat
quota by one acre.
County Commissioner r. Watt
Farmer, who has charge of the
poor farm, said that Is acres was
planted in wheat last fall before
the farmers voted to continue
with their wheat quota plan and
set the county farms quota at
"a acres. Afterward he gave lit
tie thought to the matter since
the same area has been put in
wheat for many years. He learned
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Tougher u. 5..British
Steps 10 Curb Japan
Forecast in London
New Concern Caused by
Reported Toxic Request
To Portugal for Bose
BY III G Associated Press.

BY III Associated Press.
LONDON. Aug. 9-"Increasingly
tougher" British-American meas
ures to curb the Japanese advance
southwark toward the Netherlands
Indies, Malaga and the Philippines,
or northward toward hard-fighting
Russia, are sn urgent topic of dip
lomatic discussion, a qualified in
formant said tonight.
Economic sanctions already i'm
posed in collaboration by Britain
and the United States "are merely
the first step in a policy toward
Japan which is to grow increasingly
tougher" this source said.
What the next steps will be nat
urally must remain secret" he said.
Naturally, you don't show your
hand to the other fellow"
japanese Seek Base.
Aside from the latest japanese
threat to Thailand with dangers to
rich and politically uneasy India
and the Burma road to China. a
new cause for concern is reported
to be japanese request to Portu-
gal for an air base at Delhi on the
half-Dutch, half-Portuguese island
of Timor in the Malay Archipelago
Japanese planes already are flying
to, Palaos Island in the Japanese
inundated Caroline Islands and an
air route from there to Timor would
neatly bisect the Netherlands Indies
and throw an air loop around the
Philippines.
A base at Delhi would be of in
estimable value to Japan if she de-
cided on ar attempt TO enrich her
economic position by grab of these
wealthy islands.
Coincident with the reportedJap-
anese pressure on Portugal it was
reliably reported that Germany is
urging the Portuguese to grant air
and submarine bases to help the
Nazis in the battle of the Atlantic,
which lately has been going better
for the British
Guarantee of Sovereignty.
Reports from usually good sources
said the Germans offered in return
for the bases to guarantee Portu-
guese territorial integrity and full
sovereignty in the event the Nazis
decide to move into the Iberian
Peninsula
Positions in Portuguese Guinea on
the West African hump and in the
Azores obviously would do much to
offset the aid of American patrols
for British conveys. A base at An
golia in Southwest Africa would
constitute a threat to the British
Union of South Africa.
Combined with reports that the
Germans are angling for Portuguese
bases there have been persistent re-
ports that the Germans and the
Italians apparently are preparing
for. new moves in Central or West
Africa.
The number of Nazi transports
going to Italian Africa is said to be
increasing and the Germans are re-
ported increasing the number of
technicians in The Casablanca area,
from which new communication
lines assertedly have been laid to
Dakar.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Killing Fish With Club
In SeIf-Defense Legal
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
BOYNE CITY, Mich. Aug. g.
Michigan State conservation OFF,
GERS decided today that killing a
fish with a club isn't illegal, pro-
viding it's done in self defense.
Such a case came to their at
tention when youngsters playing on
Lake Charlevoix beach saw a pike
floating lazily. A boy stopped to
touch the fish and it clamped its
sharp jow on his hand, tearing the
flesh. Several other boys pounced
on the pike and beat it with clubs.
Then they hauled the fish home.
1t weighed II pounds.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Compilation OF weeks ship
ping losses on Page AL

BY the Associated Press.
NEW YORK, Aug. 9.-As the 101st
week of the war ended today, As
sociated Press records showed that
at least 1913 ships of all nations
had been lost and 1889 persons
killed in the conflict at sea.
From the sinking of the 1881
ton liner Athena on September 3,
1899, the day Britain declared war
on Germany, the newly reported tor
pedoing of the 3,576-ton Greek
freighter Nikoklis, known total of
6.829, ,0O4 tons of merchant and naval
shipping has been sunk or scuttled.
This represents an average of two
ships and 81 lives lost each day.
The tragic toll also includes the
listing of GAIT persons as missing
nearly 13 a day-most of whom
must be given UP as dead.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Green Will Resign.
As A. F. L. Head, Says
William II. Davis
BY the Associated Press.

by tnt AoSOCldttu HTtAs.
PORTLAND, Greg, Aug. g.
William H. Davis, chairman of
the National Defense Mediation
Board, told interviewers today it
was common knowledge in
Washington that William Green
would resign as president of
the A. F. L. at the national
A. F. L. convention in Seattle
in October.
Mr.. Davis cut short his vaca-
ton to return to Washington,
where the Mediation Board will
consider the strike at the Fed
eral Building & Drydock Co.,
Kearny, N. j.
No comment was available
here last night on the above
statement.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Newspaper ot Shanghai
DESTROYED by BIust

q. the Associated Press.
SHANGHAI, Aug. 9-The Gen.
trail China Daily News, owned by
Wang Ching-Wei, japanese puppet
who heads the Marking regime for
China, was destroyed tonight by
an explosion Police attributed 1t
to time bombs.
Almost block of adjoining prop
critics was razed by the ensuing fire.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
Four in Family Drown

ARCADIA, Fla, Aug. 9.-tP)-Mrs.
Lizzi Mercer, IS, her son, John, l8,
a five-year-old daughter and a IA
months-old boy drowned today seven
miles from here when their truck
went out of control and overturned
in three feet of water. John was
driving. Three children In the back
of the truck escaped.
Evening star., 1941-08-10
lnter-Americun Board
Fuvors 12-MiIe Zone.
BY the Associated Press.


RIO DE JANEIRO, Aug. e.-The
permanent American Neutral
ity Commission has voted to recon-
mend to the American republics that
they extend their territorial waters
from 3 miles to II miles and exer-
else complete sovereignty over the
widened zone.
The recommendation was a Chi
leon proposal and the action was
disclosed by the Chilean AmbaSsa-
dor, Mariana Fontecilla, a commits
sion member. Uruguay had proposed
that territorial waters be extended
Is miles.