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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29
CORRECTIONS MUST BE MADE

In his recent speech to Congress
which dealt with price stabiliza-
ton, the President said: "It is our
effort to be fair in all phases of
price control; and if our future ex-
perience reveals inequality or un-
fairness, corrections will, of course
be made"
1t seems inevitable that general
price freezing will have to be
swiftly followed by many correc-
tions. Those corrections must be
made in order to save retail busi-
ness, both small and large, from
imminent destruction.
Increases in retail prices have
been substantially less than in
creases in wholesale prices. In the
last war, to the contrary, retail
price boosts kept pace with and
often ran ahead of wholesale price
rises. The reason that did not
happen this time is that retail in
dustry long ago pledged itself to do
everything in its power to hold the
cost of living down. In fulfilling
that pledge, it adopted the policy of
pricing goods on the basis of origi-
nal cost. not replacement cost. In
other words, it did not increase its
prices to the consumer until it re-
placed stock at higher cost. The
result of that public-spirited pol
icv was very large "lag" between
the retail and wholesale price in
dexes.
Now adequate provision must he
made for eliminating that lag. and
some articles at an actual lossf
That would mean disaster for thou
sands of stores.
This affects every community in
the country. 1t affects every kind
of retail store-general merchan-
disc. clothing. household goods,
hardware, food, etc. The very life
of a large segment of small bust
ness depends on it. All agree that
price stabilization is necessary. But
it must not be imposed in a way
that would literally destroy enter
prises which have fought most eff
fectively against imitation.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. C. w. Cullen spept
the weekend at their cottage, the
Hawks Nest" on the Indian
River.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Layton, OF
Georgetown, are occupying theiI
cottage for the summer at River
dale beach.
Mr.. and Mrs. william Belts and
family spent Sunday evening with
Mr.. and Mrs. P. M. Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hudson
were recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Hickman, at Dagsboro.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mcdaniel, of Will
mington, spent the weekend al
their cottage at Oak Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Paul Short were
guests recently of Mrs. May Me
Gee.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29
MAGNOLIA


Rodney Band for the concert given
at Magnolia on Wednesday evening
as benefit for the new church.
ClasszNight exercises will be held
on Friday evening DIT Caesar Rod
ney.
Mrs. Bertha Lorah of Philadel-
phia is visiting Mrs. Ida Stine.
Mrs. George Charshee has re-
turned to her home here after hav-
ing made an extended visit with
her daughter and son-in-law, Mr.
and Mrs. Edward Speake. and her
granddaughter, Mrs. Frank Taylor,
and her family, of Philadelphia.
Mrs. Ethel Collins spent several
days last week in Kentucky visit
ing her son and wife, Lieutenant
and Mrs. X. W. Collins.
Russell Bullock and his daugh-
ter Edith of Dover, and Robert
Reynolds of Baltimore, were guests
on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. Homer
Wright and Miss Hazel Wright.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wylie Failing and
family of Norristown, Pa, have
been recent guests of his parents,
Mr.. and Mrs. w. E. Failing.
Mrs. w. T. Jackson of Milford,
spent the weekend with her aunt
and uncle, Mr.. and Mrs. R. C.
Ingram.
Mrs. Marshall Stubbs has gone to
Georgia to visit her husband, who
is in camp there.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Andrews
wish to thank all who helped dur
ing the recent fire. The Mems
Bible Glass sponsored a shower
for them on Wednesday evening at
the fire house. They have moved
their belongings in the house next
door owned by Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Thompson. ts-
Guests of the Andrews on Sun
day were Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wat
son of Philadelphia; Mr.. and Mrs.
Elmer Andrews of Dover, and Mr..
and Mrs. Marshall Andrews, of
Greenwood.
A farewell dinner was given for
Bud Moore, before leaving for
the army, at the home of his sister,
at Frankford. Those present were
his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cleaver
Moore, Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Moore
and daughter Joyce, Mr.. and Mrs.
Larry Watson and daughter Arlene
of Wilmington; Mr.. and Mrs.
"Chub" Moore, Millsboro, and Mrs.
Clayton Wharton of Frankford, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua Wharton, of
Ocean View.
Mrs. Ethel Collins will entertain
the Women's Society for Christian
Service in the Red Mems Hall on
Monday afternoon, June 1, at 2:30.
The graduation, exercises of the
Magnolia Junior High School will
be held in the school auditorium on
Wednesday evening, June 3rd. A
three-act comedy entitled, Aunt
Julia's Pearls" will be presented.
Those in the class are Charles
Angstadt, who will take the part
of William Somers, a New York
lawyer; Collins Davis, Aunt Julia;
Frederick Hollenger. Richard Hun
ter; Mariana Gourley. Mrs. Hun
ter; Pearl Morris, her daughter
Betty; Albert Myers-Marmaduke
WaldrOn, Russell Rash; Jim Hun
ter. Alberta Reume; Clara Nelson,
Elwood Knight; announcer, Rich
ard Twilley.
Play day was observed last Fri
day.
A birthday dinner was given at
the home of Edward Marvel on
Sunday at which forty-two attend
brated-Mrs. Marie Norris Mr.. and
Mrs. Roland Marvel and Miss Anna
May Graham.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Rash and
daughter Gladys visited her moth
er. Mrs. Minnie Hollinger, of Mil
ton, on Sunday.
Mrs. Ruth Burrows, of Califor-
mia, is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Earl
Melvin.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29
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How much money John Doe will
pay for the things he needs during
the war is still favorite topic o.
discussion here. Opinion in mos
quarters seems to be that while
prices may be frozen for time by
the present ceilings they will slow
ly creep upwards after short per-
4 iod at their current levels.
One reason is that labor is ex-
pected to continue its demands for
wage increases. A check of labor
leaders and key New Dealers re-
veals that they do not regard Presi-
dent Roosevelt's reference to wages
as placing ceiling on existing pay
levels.
The major showdown on whether
there will be wage ceilings or union
labor will succeed in obtaining
wage boosts is expected to come in
the Little Steel" and General Mo-
tors disputes. In these cases, now
pending before the War Labor
Board, the unions are demanding a
uOlidr udy lHCTedSe.
Should the increase be granted,
legislation is expected to be intro
duced in Congress Immediately to
establish wage ceilings. Support
ers of such legislation will cite the
fact that Price Administrator Leon
Henderson has opposed the Little
Steel" wage increases because they
would induce an infiationary spiral.
Now that the nation has been
registered for sugar rationing, Off
cials here are turning their atten-
tion to the procedure that will be
followed in the rationing of other
articles.
Present plan is to set up a group
rationing system, as contrasted
with the present procedure of indi-
vidual rationing of such products
as autos, tires, and sugar. This
means that instead of having one
ration card and quota for coffee,
another for sugar, another for tea,
and so on for each item that is ra-
toned, similar items will be lump
ed together, and cards issued for
the whole group. Consumers will
then have choice of using all
their points on one item or of di-
viding them among the group.
Patent authorities here are call
ing attention to the fact that. the
government has long had the pow
er to have goods produced for it,
regardless of patents on them.
This is a fact which has been
ignored by the Senate Patents
Committee. 1t has been holding
hearings on new bill, ostensibly
drafted to make inventions avail
able for use in the war emer-
gency.
An act passed in 1910, and amend
ed in 1918, makes it possible now
for anyone to make anything for
the government, without consider
ing whether any patents may ap-
ply. This is true whether the coun-
try is at war or at peace.
Regardless of laws governing the
industry generally has
made its patents fully available for
the all-out war effort, and many
feel thatsthe present attack on, The !
patent practices of industry is paw
ing the way for far-reaching legis-
lation which has little or no con-
nection with the immediate job of
winning the war.
In view of the laws in existence,
the government could have had
synthetic rubber, carboloy, or any
other of the products now in the
headlines, produced at any time.
Patents, according to noted patent
have in no way inter-
fered with such action by the gov
ernment.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29

turned home after spending some
time in Seaford with her daughter
and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Doug
las Fleming, and daughter, Cath
ryn.
Mrs. Minnie Cahall and son JOS
eph L. Cahall, of Philadelphia, are
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29
THE SUPREME TEST

In a recent speech before the
American Society of Newspaper
Editors, Donald M. Nelson made
these thought-provoking remarks
Our free institutions are meeting
their supreme test.
Our enemies say that free in
stitutions are inefficient: therefore
they have abolished them. They say
free labor cannot serve a war eco
nomy efficiently; so they have de-
stroyed free labor and made every
worker a slave. They say free in
dustry cannot be as useful in a
war economy as state-controlled
industry; so they have put all in
dustry under tight controls and
made of every industrialist a SER
want. And they say that free press
is a hindrance to nation which is
fighting for its life; so they have
destroyed the free press and made
of every editor a lackey.
1T is up to us to prove that they
are wrongly showing that our
free institutions, our free labor, our
free industry and our free press,
give us more strength than they
can muster through all their con-
trolls. We shall prove it in the way
OF free men, by showing that
free men driven by their own loyal
ty and determination are better
than slaves driven by their masters
lash"
The free institutions of this coun-
try must meet this supreme test or
perish. There is no middle ground.
No one who knows the history of
this nation doubts they will meet
it. There has been delay and waste.
There has been stupidity in gov
ernment and industry and in labor.
But these are little things, lost in
the picture of American achieve
ment.
All our freedoms depend on one
another. Without freedom in in
dustry we could not have freedom
of lobar. Without freedom of the
press we could not have free, rep
resentative government. Dictator
ship, by its very nature, must be
all-encompassing. 1t must destroy
all freedoms-for all freedoms are
its enemy.
We will win this war in the way
of free men. And while we are win
ming it, we must make sure that
when the war is over we will have
world in which men can still
speak their minds, still do the work
they want, still operate their own
businesses. That is the kind oi
world we are fighting for, a world
in which every man, no matter
what his origin, is free to go as
far as his abilities can take him.
If anything needs to be done in
your home town, the home towT
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29

the guests Of Mr.. and Mrs, Theo-
dore DeaIe and family for a few
days.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29

NOTICE = Now pulling Delaware
grown tomato plants. Frank Glen
daniel, Inc. Lincoln, Del. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29

NOTICE = Now pulling Delaware
grown tomato plants. Frank Glen
daniel, Inc, Lincoln, Del 1t
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29

NOTICE - Now pulling Delaware
crown tomato plants. Frank Glen
daniel. Inc. Lincoln. Del. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29
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GREENSBORO
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SCORE BY INNINGS
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29

If anything needs to be done in
your home town, the home town
merchant can be depended upon to
help. Such a strong force for home
town progress should be backed up,
by buying at home.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-29

- FOR VICTORY: BUY BONDS ----
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
I.v. Farm Truck
Signup Clarified

In six local cities volunteer work
erS will help the farmers fill out
the blanks which will then b.
turned over to the central commit
tee for consideration. The applica-
tions will be either approved and
sent to the ODT main office in
Detroit for issuance OF the certiii-
Gates or rejected
Members of the committee here
appointed by the county war board
are: L. c. Hawk, chairman; M.
Trentham, J. L. Dubois. Bert Purdy
and j. c. Simmons. Alternates in
clude: S. f. Robinson, Dale Ram
sey, K. K. Sharp, Laurence O'Con-
nell and Leon Kennedy.
Only commercial vehicles used on
farms or in transporting farm pro-
ducts to market will receive indi-
vidual consideration from the coun-
ty committee Owners of other
commercial trucks and trailers must
send applications directly to De-
troit. All applications are issued
from the ODT main office.
Farmers may obtain help from
the volunteer workers at: the AAA
office, Ell Centro; the citJ hall, Cali
patria; the E'ks' club, Brawley; the
city hall, CaleXico; the chamber of
commerce, Holtviile, and the U. S.
experimental station, Bard.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
WINTER BREAKS ACROSS RUSSIAN FRONT
Scion Boasts of
BEATING Ration

WASHINGTON, Oct. 20. UP)
Sen. Claude Pepper, d., Fla,
said today the Office of Price
Administration has granted Flo
rida every distinct advantage"
i'm the matter of permitting
northern motorists To obtain
additional gasoline ratiOns that
they may go south for the win
ter.
I'VE are not at liberty to
announce the details of the as
surances we received at this con-
ference with the OPA) but we
did gain a very distinct advant-
age for Florida by this meet
ing Pepper said regarding a
Florida delegation meeting with
OPA officials.
He added that he had also
received "s0me encouragement"
from officials Of the office of
defense transportation that ad-
ditionaI train schedules might
be permitted into Florida dur
ing the coming winter to accom-
mOdate persons wishing to go
there.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
MaIibu Brush Fire
-IIIuminates Coast
In Dimout Area
End Blaze Nearby of
Incendiary Origin; Sea
Signaling Possible

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20.
(UP) = Authorities investi-
gated an incendiary fire in
the Palos Verdes hills today
while all available equipment
was dispatched to the Malibu dis
trict, 20 miles up the coast, where
brush fire burned out of control
in Las Flores Canyon.
Capt. Max f. Files of the Los
Angeles county fire department said
fires had been started in three
places in the Palos Verdes area
about am. tcday. Captain Files
said the fires might have been set
as signal to ships at sea.
The Malibu fire was noticed at
about 4 am. it swept down the
canyon toward the beach, endan-
gering fashionable homes and cot
tages owned by members of the Hol-
l.'Wood movie colony.
County Forester Spence d. Tur-
ner said homes in the more populous
Malibu mountain district were in no
immediate danger, although resi-
dents in some areas were evacuat-
ing their houses.
Turner said the blaze had burned
over an area three or four miles
square and had reached the Roose-
velt highway. He was unable immed-
lately to ascertain the cause of the
fire.
Both fires were visible at sea and
occurred within the coast dimout
area.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20

Need.
Grows
Navy to Survey
Shortage in &C.
Of Residences

A shortage of houses in El
Centre when officers from
the new Marine air training
base arrive here soon has been
anticipated by the Navy and
steps are being taken to meet 1t
chamber of commerce officials
learned Tuesday.
In reply to letter to the federal
housing administration office in Los
Angeles, C.. Ben Herring, chamber
secretary, was told that survey OF
living conditions here may soon be
made.
Herring had written the office to
tell officials that he expects a
shortage of at least 70 houses in Ell
Centro as soon as officers and MAIN
tenance crews arrive to take charge
of the base. Most of them will prob
ably live in Ell Centre and COM
mute to the field eight miles away
A few of the officers have al
ready arrived and have put in re-
quests for places to live.
Herring said that there are a
few houses available now but few
nice ones.
A few more will be made avail
able as migratory workers move on
after their construction jobs at the
base are completed. Many of them
have been living in small dwellings
OF in auto courts, however, and the
increase in houses available will
not come close to meeting the de-
mand, it is expected.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
May Robson, Grand
Old Lady Of Films
And Stage, Passes
Veteran Of SO Years
Before Public Dies on
Coast in 18th Year

HOLLYWOOD, Oct. 20.
(UP) = Nav Robson, grand
old lady of the stage and
screen, died at her home to-
day of a weakened condition
aggravated by neuritis, from which
she had suffered tor several
month";.
Miss Robson was 73 and h9d been
before the public SO years. She was
cest known fer her mother roles.
Miss Lillian Harmer, the actress
companion, said Miss Robson had
suffered acutely from neuritis for
the past two months and Succr:nb-
ed at 6:30 am. today.
Miss Robsons last full length pic
ture was made last year at RKO
studio. Despite her failing health,
however, she appeared in a short
subject at Metro-G -GoldWyn- Mayer
with Lionel Barrymore, complet-
ing it the day before Thanksgiving,
last year.
The actress was born in Mel
bourne, Australia, daughter OF a
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
Fire Chief Cracks
Down on Costly

Fire Chief Corn Reed warned
Tuesday that anyone found guilt
of turning in false alarms will have
to pay the cost of answering the call
plus a stiff fine.
Monday afternoon the department
answered a call from Sixth and He'll
which turned out to be false. The
trip for the engines and crews cost
the city $50.
1t was the first false alarm turn
ed in here in several months.
Reed said that parents should in
form children of the seriousness of
the offenSe.
Boxes are now being watched,
Reed said, in an attempt To appre-
hend ViolatorS.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
Ship Turned Over
To Negro Master

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 2O.-(UPD
The SIS. Booker T. Washington,
first Liberty ship to be named for
a Negro, was delivered today to
the nations only Negro master,
Capt. Hugh Mulzac, and his Unit
ed Nations" crew.
Captain Mulzac, one-time deck
boy, stood proudly on the bridge
as the 1050O-ton cargo ship slipped
away from its California Shipbuild-
ing corporation outfitting dock.
The vessel is manned by crew
of Filipinos, Negroes, Swedes, Nor
wegians, Britishers, Yugoslavs,
Spaniards, Russians and nationals
of other countries fighting the Axis.
An all-white armed guard under
command of 1t. Gg) Harold Kruley
of Chicago compliments the crew.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20

IF we consider these boys OF 10
or 10 old enough for military SER
vice" he told reporters, we've got
to treat them as if they are old
enough to use some discretion and
judgment.
This is an eXtraneouS issue which
should not be dragged into consider
alton of a measure of such vital i'm
port to the war effort. Its injection
is bound to delay passage of this
bill"
Sen. Josh Lee, d., Okla, plans to
press with every power at my
command for adoption of his
amendment to ban beer and liquor
sales in and around army camps
and naval bases.
SUCCESS PREDICTED
Senate Democratic Leader Alben
w. Barkle- of Kentucky predicted
that the rider probably would be
approved if Lee succeeds in forcing
a roll call vote.
Senate debate on the bill to lower
the draft age to 13, already unani-
mously approved by the senate mill
tary affairs committee, has been
postponed until Thursday TO give
absent senators a chance to return.
The house passed a similar bill by
a 345 to l6 vote last Saturday.
La Toilette said introduction OF
the Lee amendment, which has the
backing of the Woman's Christian
Temperance union and other dry
organizations, would result in a
"protracted discussion between those
who favor and those who are op-
posed to prohibition"
ENCOURAGE BOOTLEGGING
There's already a separate bill
on the calendar to do the same
thing" he said. 1t should be dis
cussed separately on its merits.
IF we drive the bars out OF camp
areas, we'll just drive them into
less desirable places. Well just send
the trade underground into illicit
channels with all the evils that go
with bootlegging."
Meanwhile, it was disclosed that
Selective Service Director Lewis B.
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Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
Strip Tease Gets
By in London

LCNDCN, Oct. 20. (UP)-Wom-
ems religious organizations decided
today that they have no objection
TO strip-tease performed in sill
houette at a Croydon department
store to demonstrate how to save
fuel and water.
The act drew hundreds to the
store to watch young woman, be-
hind an Illuminated screen, disrobe
and begin to take a bath. A warn
ing voice cautions her that the tub
shouldn't contain more than five
inches of water, SO she takes a
sponge bath instead.
Toda% Robert Driscoll, manager
of the store, grinned and said
Even if the bishop showed up
there was nothing to be afraid of
She had bathing suit on all the
time"
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20
Coast Landlords
Must Register

LOS ANGELES, Oct. 20.-UPD
Registration of more than 600,00O
rental units in Los Angeles and Or
ange counies subject to federal rent
cont 4 will begin November 5,
Evan Haynes, regional rent admin
istrator for the OPA in San Fran
cisco, announced today.
Appointment of a rent director to
handle the task of fixing rents in
the two counties was expected to be
revealed late today.
Wen have to move fast Haynes
said, because rent control goes into
effect in Los Angeles and Orange
cot ltieS, November l."
Registration of the rental units,
tc continue for As days after No
vember 5, will aid the director in
enforcement of rent ceilings.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20

able now probably will be taken
over by the military as will most
of the hospital space. We must be
prepared to meet this emergency. ;"
In the additional office space.
the health department plans 10 set
up a prenatal clinic. o mothers
clinic, and displays OF home deliy-
cry equipment and general health
education.
I'VE will have TO take care OF
ourselves as much as possible pr.
Godfrey said, "and we viii have
TO be trained 10 help each other
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-20

Dt JIle STtdJeSJ DdIJle ever lOuSliJ III
the south Pacific.
Guadalcanal reports indicated on
ly large-scale preliminary activities
there, with the main struggle still
to come. That was the view eX-
pressed by Secretary of Navy Frank
Knox, in Washington, who declared
that the Japs have not yet thrown
their full strength against the Amer
lean defenders.
Meanwhile, Moscow reported that
bad weather had closed down on
the critical Stalingrad front where
stubborn Soviet forces held their
battered lines against incessant
Nazi attacks. Berlin said that cold
and rain had spread south to the
Caucasus where - combined with
stiff Russian resiStance-it hamper
ed Nazi efforts to push further
south.
NO MORE RETREATS
Fighting from the ruins of Stalin-
grads big industrial plants, Soviet
forces in the 57th day of the battle
Nazi air action was reduced sharp
ly by the bad weather and there
were indications that the current
big German attack might be draw
ing close to an end.
A German hint that the capture
CT Stalingrad may not be effected
in the present campaign was given
by a military spokesman in Ber-
lin who was quoted as saying that
the hiPh command did not regard
the battle as concluded and conse-
quently was busily engaged in build
ing defensive positions at Stalin-
grad and strengthening the Nazi
lines in obvious anticipation of
Russian counter attack.
German reports indicated that
preparations for a counter blow had
been noted north of Stelingrad and
London heard that the Russians
were preparing to make another
smash on the Rznev salient north
west of Moscow
U-BOAT LOSSES TOLD
First Lord of the Admiralty A. V.
AlehdIlucl Iepoiteu III IOIluOH Illdt
$50 Axis submarines have been
sunk or damaged since the start
of the war. His figure did not
include attacks by the Russians or
BY the French before the French
armistice but did include a partial
compilation of U. S. successes.
Moscow re-emphasized the Rus
sian belief that Rudolf Hess, No. 8
Na2i, should be placed on trial for
his crimes before the end of the
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