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Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1911 FILES or
THE MILFORD CHRoNIcEE

Mrs. A. G. Howe of Shawnee, has
returned from trip to Quaker
town, Pa.
Milford experienced its first cold
spell of the season the latter part
Of last week, when early risers
last Friday morning were surpris-
ed to find a skim of ice on water
left outside overnight. Many
housewives learned to their sorrow
that beds of chrysanthemums and
other plants had been destroyed.
Artis Boone, who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. William G.
Sammons, has returned to his home
in Poughkeepsie, N. Y. ai
The three prizes, which were
offered for Delaware apples which
are now on display in Madison
Square Garden, New York, have
been announced as follows: Francis
M. Soper, first prize, 500; Frank
C. Bancroft, exhibitor for the Ev-
CA 6ICCl OONCIs oCCOuu
and Eugene Shallcross, of New
Castle county, third prize. A casual
Inspection by the national judges
has been made, but no definite
scoring has been announced.
Mrs. J. c. Clifton and son How
ard are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
L. ,A Do
other relatives in Philadelphia.
While out riding in an automo-
bile last Sunday, a party composed
of Misses Lillian Cain, Bessie Gull
yer, and Hazel Turner, of Harring-
ton; Nan Russell of Pennington,
and Clifford Trazzarre, of Denton,
Md, had a very narrow escape
from death. They were on a road
to the driver, and he
failed to notice a sharp curve in
the road until it was too late to
make the turn. In endeavoring to
out the machine, the
steering gear gave way and the Car
upset, pinning all the
occupants under the car. Fortu-
nately, they escaped with only
slight bruises.
Those who husked their corn
crop and sold several weeks ago
seem to have struck the market
about right in this part of Della
ware, as they received from 60 to
;2 cents bushel. Since then the
market in Philadelphia and Chi
;ago has been falling, and local
buyers this week have been offer
ng only 35 cents. Whote potatoes
Ire bringing 40 cents bushel,
while fat guineas are selling at rs
tents a pair. Chickens, however,
ire up again to II cents a pound.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

Friends of Miss Marion Nc
Kim will be glad to know that
she is better after a very SER
ious illness. MISS McKim is in
the Memorial Hospital.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

HAVE YOUR COATS. SUITS or
dresses dyed to make them new
again. Wollter's Dry Cleaning, Mil
ford. Phone 313. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

LADIES' AND MEMS HATS
cleaned and reshaped like. new.
woliter's, phone S13, Milford.
1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

Miss Frances Simpson, who
underwent an operation for
appendicitis recently the Mem
oriaT Hospital, has returned to
her home.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

To have lived so that when
the end comes, many in the
community will be bowed down
with grief and regret, is to have
lived, serving mankind we'll
and good. Such was the life of
DR.. Willard r. Pierce, whose
days ended very suddenly on
Thursday of last week. Trib-
utes from those in all walks of
life were testimonies of the love
and respect which they had for
him. Useful as a citizen, de-
pendable as an advisor and
physician, courteous and kind
as a friend, faithful and true
as a husband and father, DR..
Pierce held an enviable place
in this community. Coming to
Milford as a young doctor, his
years here had given him an
understanding of the problems
and needs of the people and
many benefited by his knowl-
edge. His connection with the
Memorial Hospital, its officials
and the nursing staff, while
maintaining professional
standard, had the quality of
friendliness and cordiaIity. He
was an inveterate reader, re-
tanning much of what he read
and studied, his was a wealth
Of knowledge. His wit and ap-
ropos remarks will long be
remembered by those with
whom he daily contacted. Mil
ford has lost a valuable citizen
and friend.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

YOUR ,FALLc- AND WINTER
COATS will look new again when
cleaned by Wo1Iter's, phone StS,
Milford. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07
S9I7,175 LENT IN STATE

The Department of Agriculture.
Washington, has announced that
the Commodity Credit Corp. lent
Delaware farmers .$247,175.92 on
21O,5 bushels of wheat from Jan.
1, until Tuesday, October 2S.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

WoLLTEES DRY CLEANING
will pay NJ each for wire garment
hangers in good condition. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

N SATURDAY after
noon at two, in the:
b Pres byterfan
Church, before an
altar of palms, ferns,
white chrysanthemums and
lighted candles, Miss Teresa
Anne Murphy became the bride
of Mr.. Robert D. Lingo of
Pittsburgh. Reverend John
Jackson Brown performed the
ceremony. Miss Murphy is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam r. Murphy while Mr.. Lin
go's parents are Mr.. and Mrs.
R. Davis Lingo of Milton. Will
liam Mitten played an organ
recital before the ceremony
during which time Miss Mar
jorie Mulholland sang II Love
You Truly" and 20, Promise
Me-" The bride entered the
church on the arm of her ia
ther who gave her away. Her
gown was Of white satin, with
a fitted bodice, with lace yolk
long sleeves fitted at the hand,
and a long train. Her veil fell
to finger tip length from a cor
onet. Her bouquet was an old
fashioned nosegay of white
carnations, sweet peas and
snapdragons. The bride was
attended by Miss Eileen MUIR
ply. her sister, as maid Of hon
or, and Miss Bonnie Burton as
flower girl. Miss Murphy's
dress was of two shades Of
blue taffeta, with which she
wore a matching headdress.
Her flowers were pink and in a
nosegay like those Of the bride.
Bonnie wore a long dress of
yellow organdie with matching
hat and carried white and vel
low snapdragons and sweet
peas. The best man was Mr..
Monroe Townsend. The ushers
were Mr.. Robert Murphy, bro
ther Of the bride and Mr.. Ken
meth Douglas Of Miitons Are
ception for the families follow
ed at the home of the brides
parents on Clark avenue. Mrs.
Lingo is a graduate of Milford
High School and Beacon Bus
iness School. Mr.. Lingo is a
graduate Of the University of
Pennsylvania. They left after
the reception for honeymoon
after which they will live in
Pittsburgh.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

LET WoLLTER'S DRY CLEAN
ING freshen UP your entire ward
robe at reasonable cash and carry
prices. Phone S13, Milford. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

The monthly meeting of the
Memorial Hospital Auxiliary
will be held on Wednesday,
Novehaber IL, at three at the
hospital. Mrs. J. Lynn Pratt,
the president, will preside.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07


Red Cross roll call starts
next week. A good response is
needed more this year than
!, has been needed in several
s years. Demands are urgent and
not only is money needed but
workers to do sewing and
knitting. The work Of Mrs. ].
M. Huff, of near town, has been
mentioned. Mrs. Hun has knit
thirty-seven sweaters, six caps,
made six flags and bar stitched
twenty blankets. The turning
out of SO much. work lis a genu-
inc service to the Red Cross
and helps materially with the
local quota. Be ready for the
Red Cross solicitor and do not
ask her to come back for your
contribution. That takes time
and effort which should be
spared these willing workers.
a
Miss Ida Camper, of near
town, who for the past two
years, has been a part of the
Office personnel at the high
school, left on Tuesday for
Washington where she willsbe
employed under civil service in
the State Department. Miss
Camper is a graduate of Mil
ford High School and Beacom
Business School: tt.,.
q
Halloween is a happy. time
for children and the Kinder
garten class of Mrs. Hallett
vinyard again, as last year,
made their invitations and. dec
orations and on Friday had the
party. The members Of the.
class are Nancy Phillips, Lucy
Lowe, Marilyn Weary, Eleanor
Prettyman, Bonnie Burton,
Sandra Short, John Beverly
Baker, Ralph Mills. A perma-
nent record of the party was
made by Mrs. Herman R. Phil
lips, who took motion. pictures
of the affair.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

Mrs. A. G. Howe of Shawnee, has
returned from a trip to Quaker
town, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

Artis Boone, who has been Wis
iting Mr.. and Mrs. William G.
Sammons, has returned to his home
in Poughkeepsie, N Y. ni
Milford chronicle., 1941-11-07

Mrs. ]. G. Clifton and son How
ard are visiting Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Malseed at AMBER, Pa, and
other relatives in Philadelphia.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Solid South

At election time there's never any
question as TO how the Solid South
will vote Solid Democratic ticket
After election. when the South has
voted in its senators and representa-
tives. there's never any question as to
how those Congressman will vote on
labor measures. Solid anti-labor
Once again the anti-labor solidity of
Southern congressman was demon
strated when a 255 to Ia vote in the
House of Representatives defeated the
Connally non-strike amendment TO the
Consumption law OF the rs poll tax
representatives.. so voted against labor
and II did not vote
Southern congressman are only elect
ed to office by the group of people able
to pay poll taxes and able to pass ex-
animation by election officials Poorly
paid Southern workers are unable to
pay poll taxes. and Negroes are barred
from voting because of their inability
to pass examinations. often composed
of questions such as "Recite the entire
Declaration of independence
The elimination of the poll taxes
would not only bring about a return of
democracy in the South but would in
sure the maintenance of labor's rights
in Congress. When democracy returns to
the South, the Southern workers will
vote solidly for labor representatives..
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Stepping Toward

Mark up another forward step for the
VOICE OF LABOR With this issue the
VOICE OF LABOR moves its printing
back to Cumberland and reaffirms its
position of publishing all the labor
news that other papers do not see fit to
print"
Now that the VOICE OF LABOR is
printed in Cumberland you. our loyal
readers. will receive your copy two days
earlier than heretofore We. as editors
will be able TO give you the latest news
up to the time the paper goes to press.
We still welcome criticism and invite
opinions, for we believe that the VOICE
OF LABOR can better live up to its
name by advancing the VOICE OF
LABORING PEOPLE.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Myth

The impression that dollar-a-year
men brought into the defense set-up are
giving their services to the government
at great personal sacrifice was exploded
in the Houes recently during consider
alton of deficiency bill
Congressman Clifton A. Woodrum.
Dem. Va, in charge of the legislation
disclosed that these officials are given
an expense allowance of S25 day. In
addition. he said, many of them CON
tinue to draw salaries of from $4,000
to 100000. from corporations they rep
resented before they came to Washing
ton.
Congresswoman Edith Morse Rogers.
Rep. Mass. declared S25 day is "pret-
ty good pay, and the Virginian agreed
with her.
All told, Woodrum said. there are 81
dollar-ayear men and 1921 persons
serving without the dollar. but entitled
to expenses. Labor.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14

the practice Of feeding
For one thing. a change would
dislocatc tho minority Of hog farms
using garbage
Still more serious. however.
would be the throat Ia the frrti-
lizcr trust The erection nj hun
drcds OF small fertilizer plants in
towns and cities all over the U s.
would be smashing blow against
monopoly prices
Labor unions could play de.
cisive role In this fight ono way
is to start action. IN every COM
muniiy where garbage goes to hog
farms. to condemn the farms as
public nuisance. The effect would
pay big dividends IN health and
money
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Here's the Article
~ Gordon I'AIlemand

Tricbtnosis the disease caused
rs almost microscopic worms
burying themselves In The muscles
j. tho greatest hidden disease
menace ri the I s today In 1873
The Z Public Health Service
estimated that ls.ooo0o0 people arc
infected about in every :
Vet thi. rcnrahIc disease is sci
dem recognized by physicians Dr
Maurice HAL o. the Public Health
service says I am sure that 90
ucr cert % tho acute trichinosis
eases are missed hy the diaGnos.
ticians This strange disease is
rariouslv mistaken for at least 10
other diseases
How do people get il. and what
car hc done about IT. Tho an
swcr to the first question has been
known for decades The tiny white
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Win Election

EAST GREENWICH. r. L.
August H. The Textile Work
ers Union won an NLRB election
at the Greenwich Mills here. il
was announced by Pres Emil
REEVE. The TWuA gained ia2
votes. To 20 against Contract neg
citations will start Immediately.
The new tax bill should hc
strongly supported by everybody
with incomes Of 100000. The in
crease for those people is % per
cent as against Is per cent for
workers In the $500 bracket.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14

"lou ought to know better
than To- submit an article like
this. n hasn't u chance Of pub
hcatinn. Where do ynu think
W. make our living Try the
labor paprrs.
That was the advice given
Gordnn 'tllrn,and. editorial
director NJ the Pan American
Press syndicate. hS the editor
Of an important New York
daily nrw spapcr III" new spaper
editor was referred to I.ille-
naud's SENSATIONAL cNpoSc Of
the garbagc-trd hog industry
which has injected l6.00O. OOO
Americans with an incurahlc
disease. trichinnsis.
IN an effort tn obtain widest
distribution I. illcnland sent the
feature story 10 - editors ot
heading papers throughout the
= Onl, onr paper, III" Den
yer Post. accepted H. other ed
itnrS were nnucnn,mittal in let
tiers hut many spoke franI,l, Ia
correspondents IT Pan american
Press Syndicntr who visited them
personally,
It's we'll written and should
get to the public" said n Los
Nngciir> editor. But I'd ln>c my
job here IL dared print any
thing exposing the hig interests
like YOUR pircr does"
From mid-Trnnc>Nrc: We'd
like to print it--but W. can't.
W. ARE owned. Inck. stock and
barrel"
From the strongly anti-lahor
Imperial VALLEY ~ California:
It's a swell article hut we
wouldn't dare 10 print il. The
banks aud other big interests
would smash u.s. Too bad such
facts cant get 10 the people"
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Reps. Kick About
Wage Initiation

WASHINGTON. y G. Aug IL
Members Of the House Bank
ing and Currency Committee. who
have been studying price control
bill. said last week tina, Federal
Price Administrator Leon Hcndcr-
son had warned them that wage
raises and increased employment
have brought America to the
brink Of initiation so the com.
mittcc members are considering a
clause in the price control bill
to limit wage increases
BY imitation" they mean the
people having enough money to
buy things and the stores not
having the things to sell due to
our factories being converted TO
war industries with raise in
prices following the old law Of
supply and demand The CIO pro-
poses to solve the problem by in
creased and scnsibly planned pro-
duction
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Booming Profits

Profits and executive salaries
have been soaring during the de-
Tense boom.
Examples are the Goodrich Com
pany with an increase of i78 per
cent in net profits for the first six
months of l94l over last years sim
liar period; the Crucible Steel Com
pany. with net increase of 81 per
cent; Republic Steel, with a net in
crease Of more than 100 per cent;
and L. $. Steel, with net increase
of 10 per cent.
Even these soaring profit figures do
not tell the whole story. These, like
many other corporations, have set aside
vast sums in reserves and contingent
funds before figuring profits for tax
purposes. Thus, T. S. Steel set aside
in one fund for depreciation S3S. 900 900.
and in a so-called contingency reserve
an additional $4,000, 900, or a total set
aside of $47,OO0,00O out of six months
earnings.
Similarly, Republic Steel set aside
100000 in its contingency reserve
fund, plus other sums allegedly for un-
forseen tax.
These sums are obviously excessive
to cover normal depreciation and any
known taxes and are, in effect, hidden
profits.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Guild Wins Election
AT n. Y. Times

The American Newspaper Guild
victor in National Labor Rela-
tions Board election in the cdi-
torial department, Of tho New York
Times. today was consolidating
commercial department and cdi-
torial department workers 81 tho
Times into ono unit. the largest
bargaining unit on any American
newspaper
The Guild swept the election by
POS to 202 margin over the AFL
American NewswriterS Association
and became recognized as the OK
elusive bargaining agent for l.3O1
Times employees
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Feeding Garbage TO Hogs
Observation-Disclosures

worms come from undcrcookcd
pork butchercd from infected
hogs
Source Of Infection for the hogs
IS garbage When hogs arc raised
al ordinary farms. they are al
most entirely free Of trichina spi.
rails Rut about SO per cent of
thc American cities OF $4,000 pop
uatlon or more sell their garbage
to- hog-raiSers. This practice is re-
sponsihlc for the U s. leading the
world IN its trichinosis rate
HaMBI RGERS
The greatest danger Of contract
ing trichinosis comes from eating
the ordinary hamburger Quite
commonly the meat is part pork.
and it is almost never cooked
enough to kill the trichina spiralis
Once IN tho stomach. the larvae
are freed from their cyStS and
fNNhft w wv NtAtbtA AliAtEAlttt'Ns
Rapidly reaching maturity. they
mate within five days. in n 6-wcck
period the females produce from
Loco 10 1900 Young These enter
are blood stream and travel to
nearly all the voluntary muscles.
Science has found no way OF kill
ing or removing them.
Autopsics have disclosed as
many as 1000 worms in single
gram Of human diaphragm i.25
ounce The heart muscles may be
riddled Symptoms include fevers.
weakness sweating and influenza.
MONEY IN GARBAGE
Near Los Angeles is the great
Fontana Hog Farm. which pro-
duecS 100000 pounds OF pork
yearly most OF il for nationally
known packers. This farm buys
900 tons Of garbage daily from the
city of Los Angeles. paying $780,
900 year for the hog-feed that
may infect many thousands OF
consumers.
Now. here's the vital point:
Whatever garbage the hogs don't
cat is carefully collected by Fon-
tana workers and spread out on
concrete floors to dry in the sun.
1t is then pulverized. sacked and
sold as fine orchard and field
fertilizer at $3.50 ton.
From this business F'ontana re.
Allies si25.000 a year. or better
than 80 per cent more than the
cost Of all the garbage.
FERTILIZER TRUST
This suggests the most practical
answer to the problem of trichino-
sis Instead OF making fertilizer
out Of only part of the garbage
all of the refuse should he used
for this purpose.
So far. however important buSi-
ness and political interests have
straneled every attempt to curb
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Continue Fight

WASHINGTON. August IA =
Continuation 81 the fight to rein.
state Helen Miller. CO United
Federal Workers Union member
arbitrarily fired by Labor Depart
mcnt Secretary Frances Perkins.
was to-day pledged by UFW lead
crs. despite tho Sccrctary's state
mcnt that my decision is made
aud Is irrctocablc
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Strike At Gypsum

A strike Of several thousand CIO
workers iii Il plants Of the T. :.
Gypsum Go. was this week beng
considered ny the National De-
Tense Mediation Board following
company refusal to meet with rep.
rcscntativcs of the L : Dept OF
Labor Gypsum plant workers.
organized rs District 80. United
Mine Workers. hid asked 4 ten
cents an hour increase. vacations
and arbitration Of grievances.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Stone Workers Get
Contracts in ". Va.

Five contracts covering WORKERS
in five Fairmlnt. W Va. stone
companies were signed last week
by the United Stone and Allied
Product Workers. Go.
The contracts we're won after a
lockout that began May and
lasted through July. Tho agree.
mcnts contained five per cent in.
crease. check off closed shop sen.
inrity and other improvements.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Worker Paws

Under gag rule procedure. the House
Ways and Means Committee has
damned through another soak-the-con-
sumner tax bill
On the quetson of procedure Direc-
tor John T. Jones of LNPL protested
that failure to allow amendments from
the floor was. in effect. taxation with
out representation He pointed out
that this bill of such vital concern to all
was framed behind closed doors by the
committee which was itself sharply
split.
THE Committee ignored, Jones add
ed. requests from the Administration
and other sources for increased taxes
on excess profits. Its proposals go
lightly on tapping the extreme profits
being made by many corporations in
the defense program while consumers
are subjected to the heaviest taxation
in the nations history
Go President Philip Murray released
an analysis of the bill just before the
House vote. which exposed it as in
creasing the burden on working class
incomes while failing to keep to Presi-
dent Roosevelt's pledge of mo war mil
lionaires." Murray hit especially at
heavy consumer taxes and committee
hints that next year it would propose
general sales tax
Taxation is highly complex and thus
it requires the most careful vigilence on
the part of labor Murray added. ito
make sure that taxes are not used to
destroy wage gains and to lower the
wage earners standard of living
In this statement. President Murray
brought home to labor the vital import
ance of taking action on the question of
taxes In the current era of heavier
and heavier taxation, labor's income
faces sharp cuts through taxation. 1t
IS. therefore incumbent upon labor to
defend its interests when tax bills are
being drafted in secret committee ses-
sions on Capitol Hill.
Sales or so-called excise taxes are in
creased $3.50 600 900 under the pending
bill which is now before the Senate for
final action. Among these are a So tax
on every automobile, taxes on tires and
tubes matches, soft drinks. etc
Contrasted with its unyelding atti-
tude toward labors demand for lighter
consumer taxes, the committee relaxed
its gag rule only to allow the House to
remove the joint returns feature Thus.
1t permits continuance of the practice
of wealthy individuals escaping taxa
ton by dividing incomes between hus-
band and wife with separate return
for each.
Effective gift and estate taxes were
avoided by the committee. though it
slightly increased the rates on estates
and gifts. AS the tax now stands. there
are exemptions which allow some SI40.-
900 to be passed on without taxation.
Close analysis of the bill shows that
corporation taxes were actually i'm
creased only about $500, 100000, or less
than the increase in consumer taxes.
The committee also failed to act on the
matter of undivided profits, method
resorted to by corporations to hide fan
tastic profits.
The voice of labor. (Cumberland, Md.) 1938-1942, 1941-08-14
Prices In Cumberland
Keep Advancing

The cost of living survey, made by the VOICE OF
LABOR every two weeks since June "a this week
shows increases in the prices of stew beef pork chops,
veal outlets canned peaches butter and refrigeraors.
The increases were: