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Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
SCENE IN WASHINGTON
By A. I. HARRIS
: Mr.. Higgins Goes Home

Andrew Jackson Higgins has
packed his baggage and gone back
home, muttering things-and not
altogether to himself either-that
aren't fit to print. All he got here
in Washington was a lot of SYM
pathy-and that from people who
weren't in a position to do him
much good.
Higgins still wants to build ships
for Uncle Sam to help win the war
wants to build them faster and
cheaper than anybody else. That
should mean something to anybody
who's following the war news
closely. But bureaucrats are i'm
mune to such things.
Admiral Land, of the Maritime
Commission, says that Higgins
can't build ships-that there isn't
enough steel to go around-and
that's that.
Land was a bit unfair to Hig-
gins when, in testifying before a
Congressional committee, he made
it a personal issue between him and
the rough and ready man from New
Orleans. He said in effect: Choose
between me and Higgins. If you let
Higgins build ships, you've got to
fire me-"
1t wasn't a big mans way of
talking. There are many people
who think less of Land for it.
On the question of whether or
not there is enough steel to go
around, we heard Henry Kaiser,
the West Coast shipbuilder, say at
the National Press Club the other
day, with Land seated just a few
seats from him, that he would
build more ships from available
steel "if Admiral Land will only
let me-"
And we thought that it was
Lands business to get all the ships
built that he possibly can!
But whatever the merits of the
controversy, it looks as though
Higgins will have to make a living
at something else than building
ships. His friends say that he's
coming back, but they've counted
nine over him in Washington, and
he's very, very groggy. It's report
ed that the wrecking crews have
started dismantling his unfinished
plant.
Whether Higgins could have done
better here hadn't he said the un-
kind things he did about the fat
boys is anybody's guess.
For sure, the Higgins episode
has left the atmosphere in Wash
ington somewhat impure. Every
thing about the thing may have
been on the natural-on the up and
up-but you can't prevent peoples
tongues from wagging, and it's not
doing the war effort any good.
Whatever the merits, the Steel
Trust shipbuilders got real break
out of the closing of the Higgins
shipyards. It's worth oodles to
them to get a fellow like Higgins
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
Credit Goes To Labor

One of the scribes at the Press
+ Club asked Kaiser, the miracle
shipbuilder," about his labor rela-
tions, and he got the following re-
ply:
Some American industrialists
have yet to learn that good labor
relations are necessary to efficient
operation of their plants.
Il maintain the closed shop in
both of my shipyards, and every
worker who didn't belong to the
union had to join if he wanted to
keep on working for me. The un-
ion supplies all my help. l have
never had labor troubles of any
kind. And l couldn't possibly have
established the record in building
ships that / did were it not for the
fact that operate a strictly closed
shop.
Are my men loyal? Here is
just one example: My boilermakers
are rough, a tough lot. One wants
these fellows with him and not
against him. They heard that l
might build cargo planes instead
of ships, and that would mean that
they would all lose their jobs. So
you can imagine my feelings when
l picked up their paper and read
that if Kaiser can further the war
effort better by building cargo
planes than he can by building
ships, we're all for him even il it
means our Jobs
That's the spirit of men when
you treat them as human beings
who have rights and not as slaves"
Part-Time patriots"
Regular Army and Navy men
who do the fighting, and sweating,
and dying, are asking to be spared |
the Services of the 1912 version
of the World War l S0-day won
der-the Congressional Hero.
The Congressional Hero is
man who, while maintaining close
contact with his $4,000 per year
Congressional seat, is not above
serving his country in the armed
for 35 or 40 days. Dur
ing this time he junkets to the diff
1erent fields of operation in nat
ty reserve officers uniform, and
.hen returns home to tell the folks
now we are going to win the war
providing, of course, they are
sent back to Congress.
While undoubtedly some of these
nen are activated by patriotic mo-
ives, others are interested in their
,wn political futures. They real
re that after the war, the veterans
will be potent forces which might
is we'll be cultivated now. So they
want to be in a position to start
heir speeches with, when l serv--
ID overseas
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07

Saylor Robertson spent the week
end at Ocean City. Md.
Elvira Mae Connor recently en-
tertained a group of friends and
playmates at a birthday party at
her home on Main street. Her
guests were Sally Ann Lewis, Eve
lyn Benzelrath, Ann Layton New
ton, Dotty, Peggy and Marty Fry,
Mary Jane Layton, Evelyn Jackson,
Phyllis Ann Ray, Neva Raughley,
June Leininger, Bette Leininger,
Patricia Watson and Wanda Stuart.
Most farmers report the wheat
crop good, with on progressive Mil
ford Neck farmer reporting 30 bush
els to the acre.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07

at the Kent General Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. W. Taylor were
visitors of their children, Mr.. and
Mrs. C. R. Donovan, and Miss Betty
Taylor, of Wilmington, on Friday.
Miss Joyce Manahan, of Wyom-
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07

Prices In This Advertisement
Effective Until The Close Of
Business Sat, Aug. Sth.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
May Take Criminal Action

The Department of Justice is
known to be studying testimony
before the Senate Truman Com
mittee with a view to taking crimi-
nal action relative to alleged ex-
orbitant fees paid commission
brokers in war contracts. One
commission broker got over $780,
900 in fees in a very short time.
But if action is taken, the firms
which have been paying the fees
for obtaining contracts may find
themselves in the same predica-
ment as the commission brokers
themselves, since many Of them
concealed payment of the fees from
the Government.
This would be a cause of poetic
justice, because some of these
firms, in an effort to get out of
paying the fees, were largely re-
sponsible for bringing about the
Truman Committee investigation.
No doubt that in many instances,
they would not have secured the
contracts without Washington rep
resentation.
Those equally guilty. but who un-
doubtedly will go unscathed, are
the various Army and Navy pro-
curement officers who knew all
along with whom they were deal
ing, but did nothing to discourage
the practice of getting business
through commission brokers.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07

Even the Red Cross knitters have
adopted the slogan: Remember
Purl Harder"
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07

ing, spent the Weekend with Miss
Jane Roe. /:
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
Initiate Move

In wat is expected to be nation
wide move, the Columbus. Ca, Cen
trail Labor Union last week took
the initial step to keep on working
on Labor Day. Warning that "a
days holiday in war industries
could be the difference between
victory and defeat for the Allied
forces" the Union further recon-
mended that all wages earned on
that day be invested in War Bonds.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
Increased Union Activities

Reports have come into the office
of the Consumers Division of OPA
from field representatives of great
ly increased union activities along
the line of price and rent control.
AS one report put it, "a second
front has been created"
Activity has increased both from
an educational and participating
viewpoint, with both the AFL and
the CIO pitching in together! Par
ti"nlar success has been noted in
obtaining greater labor represen-
LaLIon OH consumer and rent con-
troll committees in many sections
of the country.
In many boom towns, especially
Detroit, Wichita, and Indianapolis,
the unions have achieved success
in their efforts to bring about rent
control.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07

out of the running in postwar ship
building competition.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07

A foot Of garden planted today,
may mean meal tomorrow.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-07
Dupes--Willing and Otherwise

OuDCS-- w AlulAS anu OOAACA WAOC
When the trials of Grif1n-Win-
Willing ct al, charged with ac-
tivities designed to undermine the
morale of the armed forces, get
underway next fall, chief interest
will be how they were able to get
cooperation from certain people in
high places to aid them in ad-
vancing the cause of Adolf Hitler
in this country.
Some of these people will be
shown to be members of Congress,
sworn to defend the flag against all
enemies, foreign and domestic.
Much of the propaganda against
this Government will be found to
be mailed out at Government ex-
pense-the Government footing the
bill for propaganda to destroy it..
1t may be that some of these
people in high places were just
dupes. But it might also be that
they aren't quite that dumb-that
they are just plain admirers Of der
fuehrer and the kind sof society
that he stands for. Some rather in
teresting correspondence between
the defendants and these persons in
high places may enliven the court
proceedings, it is said.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
SOCIETY NEWS
ENGLAND.

When | was in England
Il new was in England
But when | was in Engl.a
Centuries ago.
There's a house that | remember.
With oak leaves in September
Sunlight sitting ON the floor
From the pool beyond the door.
Roman pool, and Norman name
On the loaded WindoW-panc-
Windows looking far to sea
Past the wooded inland lea
A house that | remember
And intimately know,
Since part of me was born there,
Long ago.
0 when | was in England
q V was in England)
But | was born in England
Centuries ago,
Alice COrbin.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
News
BY MRS. III. Il. WHITE

Mr~, Robert Paschall and small.
daughter, Al, spent the past week
end m Petersburg and Richmond,
Nu., with relatives,
Mr.. and Mrs. J. c. Watkins, Miss
Helen " t!ljns, James and George
Watkins .pcnt Sunday With relo-
tive, in Gainesville.
Mis- Lucy Bullock, OF Raleigh,
Spent several days recently at her
home here.
Floyd Fleming, Jr., is spending
the Christmas holidays al ms home
near DreWry.
Mr.. Henry White and sons, Wal
lace and Walter, spent Mond y with
Mrs. George A, Harris, in Hender-
.On.
Miss Marjorie and Jack Paschall,
of Richmond, are guests Of their
cousins, Miss Rose Paschall and
Robbie Paschall.
Mr.. and Mrs, Paul Bagby spent
Christmas with Mr.. Bagoy's p3rents,
Dr., and Mrs. Ba2by, in Louisburg,
Richard Paschail, of Durham,
spent Sunday with MIR and Mrs.
Robert Paschall.
Mr.. and Mrs. Hunter Paschall, OF
Petersburg and Camp Lee, are guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. r. H. Paschall.
Misses Nancye and Olive White
spent last Weekend with Mr.. ano
Yrs. Horny B White.
M, andh Mrs. John w. Mayfield.
Vt Norlira, and Mr., and Mrs. George
short visited Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
White Sunday evening.
Mrs. r. T. Walston, Of Burline-
'on. who scent several weeks with
Mrs. Felix RaneS is Visitiro Mrs
John Wilson and Mrs, l.. G.. WalSton
near Townsville.
Nat B. White returned to Dobso"
Sund V afternoon, He was accom-
panied to Durham by Mrs. c. r.
Tqrrinet0n and to ColfaX by Mrs,
F. W. Bowman.
Dr. Fred PaSchall and family, %
Wilmington. Mrs. Claud Fleming
formerly of Warrenton. visited Nj
and Mrs. r. H. Paschall, on Tues
day.
Ny. ard Mrs. l.. Roy Bowman.
of Richmond. spent a recent week
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Henry White.
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Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
From Savannah.

Joe L. Barne5 and his daughter,
Mrs. r. V, Jenkins, of SaVannai.
Ga, are visiting relatives IN Hen
der on for several days. They also
offended the Rose Bowl game in
Durham today.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Entertainment for
New Bethel Groups

The Woman's Missionary Society
and Phila1hea class of NV Bethel
church met at the home of Mrs. l.. \.
Frazier last evening for a Christmas
party. An appropriate program was
given. followed by contests and
games. Gifts were exchanged and
the hostess served hot chocolate and
angel food cake,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01

graphy that teaches little about
boundaries and capitals but much
about the mountains and loWIands,
rivers and lakes, towns and people
that make the United States.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
To Chattanooga.

Miss Virginia Hunt left Wednesday
morning by plane for Chattanooga,
Tenn. where she viii visit Miss
Peggy McMillin. From there she viii
go on Monday. January 5 to Stuart
Hall. in Staunton, Va, to continue
her course there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Visit EOVUeuS,

Walter BoN:den. Jr. and jeff John
epn. Of Burlington, and Charlie
LeneaVc. Of Charlotte, visited Nh.
and Mr.. W. d. BoWden recently, at
their home on route 5.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Mrs. Hight Improved.

Friends of Mr.. Anna Hight viii
be glad to know that she is some
what improved since taking treat
ment at Watts hospital. She is now
at her home in Durham.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
ReturnS TO New York.

Pvt. Lester Wilson has returned
to Fort Siocum, N. Y, after Visit
ng MS parents, Mr.. md Mrs. Lee
Wilson On d ~three-day furluUgh.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Ease Neuralgia With
Quick. Acting DC"

Use quick act
ing BIC" Head
ache Powders
when you want
O mpt relief
from neuralgia
pain. BIC" also
relieves head
aches, muscular
aches and func-
tional periodic
pains. 1Oc G. Csc
c;uoc Yyco only q c
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
From PENNSYLVANIA

My. and Mrs c. NJ. Johnson n
~daught-r. Caroline and Mr.. and Mrs.
Jack Orr OF Meadsville, Pa, are Wis
ting MI. and Mrs. O. s. Falkner on
Charles street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Has TOnsil Operation.

Mrs. Willie Ross Hicks is said to
be improving after undergoing a tom
sill operation at Maria Parham hos
pltal recently.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
From Ral"iyh.

willard SltterWhite. Of Raleigh,
IS spending the week with his par
cnts. Mr.. and Mrs. II. \. SatterWhltc,
at their home on route 5 Henderson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Returns to Townsville.

Minnie Wilson has returned to hey
home near Townsville after visit
ing her friend, Miss Ruth Matthews,
near Manson.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
To PHILADELPHIA.

Miss Lucy Hester left this morn
ing for Philadelphia to be at the bed"
side Of her sister, Mrs. r. NJ. Hicks,
who is critically i'll there.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Visit in Raleigh

MI. and Mrs. 7. H. Weldon spent
yesterday in Raleigh with Mrs. Wei
don't father, W. A. Daniel.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Visits Amt.

Miss Elizabeth Gay, of Jackson, l.
don's father, ". A. Daniel.
her home on Hamilton street.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Leave for Florida

Mr.. and Mrs. l.. r. Snead and
family left today for Florida where
they will spend several days.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
Returns to Manson.

Miss Ruth Matthews has returned
to her home near Manson after visit
ing Miss Minnie Wilson last week,
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01

Di'"1 "a Glad Hand tuns out to be
The Hook.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
ViSitinc Children

Rev. f. r. Nelson is visiting his
children in Washington and Balti-
more.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-01
A Three Days
Cough is Your
Danger Signal

Creomulsion relieves promptly be-
cause 1t goes right to the seat of the
trouble to help loosen and expel germ
laden phlegm, and aid nature to soothe
and heal raw. tender infiamed bronchial
mucous membranes. Tell YOUR druggist
to sell you a bottle of Creomulsior with
the understanding you must like the
way it quickly allays the cough or you
are to have your money back.
CREOM ULS|Ok
For Coughs, Chest Colds, Bronchitis
Evening star., 1942-10-15

them," Evans called. Keep low"
Our machine-gun chartered into
action right over our heads. The
noise was deafening. 1t vibrated our
eardrums like castenets, but 1t
drowned out the unpleasant sound
of the Jap guns. Evans tracers
raked the village from one end to
the other. Those of us with Spring..
fields took some shots of our own.
We may not have hit anything,
but every time Evans let 60 with a
burst, the enemy fire fell OF con-
siderably. Suddenly ne dropped into
the bottom of the boat and yanked
up his pants leg.
Are you hit?" 1t. Gibson asked?
Evening star., 1942-10-15

man, We fell to . prone position
against the sides. 1t. Gibson barked
. command. The coxswain turned
sharply out to sea and "revved" up
the engine. Looking back down the
cant Of the boat, we could clearly
see three, possibly four patterns of
machine-gun fire churning up the
water.
They were firing over u5, behind
us, and beside us. Every few seconds
there was ''thwack" as a slug
bored into the wooden boat. In
dividual rife shots were filling in
the spaces between the machine
guns.
I'm going to take a crack at
Evening star., 1942-10-15

Just . scratch" Evans replied,
bobbing back up to his gun.
Bullets Rip Boat.
1t seemed like hours before our
boat passed out of danger and left
the miniature geysers behind us.
The Japs must have been thoroughly
annoyed at losing such an easy
prize because they kept on firing
long after we were out of range.
We headed back to our base.
While Munro opened a can of
vegetable hash for our lunch, we
checked over the damage inflicted.
There were 20 or 80 Jagged rips in
side and outside the boat. Evans
slight wound apparently had been
Evening star., 1942-10-15

caused by . ricochet slug which
banged into the steel armor plate
q few inches in front Of 1t. Gibson
and Coxswain Roberts and then
grazed Evans right calf. There
were no other casualties and the
boat churned along as though moth
ing had happened.
When we reached our base, we
learned that the aviators-Ensign
Christopher Fink of GreybuIl, Wyo.,
and his gunner, Milo Kimberlin of
Spokane, Wash.-had been picked
up by flying boat shortly before we
had sighted the rubber boat. The
planes had tried to signal us to
Evening star., 1942-10-15

so wool. 95%o cotton con-
tents, warm and fluffy for
the cold weather ahead.
All cOlors.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

turn back but We thought they were
pointing out the rubber boat.
We were glad to learn the flyers
had been rescued, and were happy,
too, when striking force Of Marine
dive pombers proceeded to Cape
Esperanc late in the afternoon to
bomb and strafe the enemy at visale.
Evening star., 1942-10-15

bulbs and such. AZ Pvt. Names, he
was called upon for performance
Of his pre-arn1y talents, but mes4
salvage wagons had cleaned out t110
barracks box where Names was col.
lecting items.
Alphabetically, he gave = fre-eat.
ing exhibition. ;sS2
Evening star., 1942-10-15

A steady flow of hot air
from your electric fam
directed Is you wish. Fan
Is not included,
Evening star., 1942-10-15
|IF YOU FEEL
DEPRESSED
miserable
Useasss Of insufficient Flow Of Bile
from the GaIl Dladder

from the Gsll Dledder
Try stepping up your Liver Bile
flow this easy sensible way.
Go to your druggist today and ask
him for q 4-ounce bottle of Kruschen
the famous English salts now made
In the u. 8. A.--all good druggists
hsgs this.
Take half = teaspoonful in = glass
Of water (hot or cold) half an hour
before breakfast and keep It up for 5
days.
This may be just what you want
and need TO help release the flow of
that precious digestion-aiding bile
Juice. Try 1t to relieve such symp-
toms as sick headache and the sour
sick feeling Of so-called bilious indi-
gestion--wnen due to this cause-as
we'll o. relieving constipation.
Get Kruschen today--see II you're not
ioyfu1ly surprised. N all progressive
drug stores.
Evening star., 1942-10-15
Scrap Drive Deprives
Performer of Food

By the Associated Press.
CAMP WHEELER, Ga.-As q pro-
fessional circus performer, w. M.
Names used to eat razor blades, light
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-02
Bahr Sentenced TO
80 Years as Spy

NEWARK, N. j., Sept 2. UP)-
Herbert Karl Friedrich Bahr of
Buffalo, who returned to the United
States from Germany aboard the
Swedish diplomatic exchange liner
Drottningholm, was sentenced today
to 80 years imprisonment as a spy.
Federal Judge William F.. Smith
imposed the sentence on Bahr, who
turned Nazi spy after he won an
exchange scholarship at the Tech
nische Hochschule in Hanover, Ger
many.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-02

ORDER

DEL MONTE. Sept 2 CUP) -
Medalist Ray tBud) Brownell today
moved into the uneasy position of
favorite as 64 qualifiers began match
play in the 31st California amateur
tournament.
Brownell set a competitive course
record at Pebble Beach yesterday
when he carded a sc, six under
par which. when added with his
first-day round of 73 over the Cy-
press Point course, gave him a So
hole total of 139.
In second place, two strokes back,
was Johnny Dawson of Los An
geles, the pre-tournament faVorite.
while Ernie Pieper, Jr.. San Jose,
the defending champion, held on
to third place with las. Dawson
came in with 73 yesterday and
Pieper had II.
Brownell, only 81, used up only
26 puts in his record-smashing
round and had a total of eight
brides.
Rap Sloppy and Ralph Evans OF
Los Angeles found the second day
tougher going than the first and
landed in a tie for fourth place at
146. Sloppy had a II and his fellow
townsman reported 76.
Frank Tatum, Jr., Stanfcrd's ma
tional intercollegiate champion, had
a 73 and a two-day total of lat.
Other leading scorers:
Smiley Quick, Los Angeles, 72-77
-14e; Frank Hixon, Pasadena, 76-
73-149; Bob Gradner, San Diego,
75-75-15O and Eddie Monaghan,
Moffett Field ,70-80-150.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-02
DEFENDING CHAMP
G0LFFAv0RITE

DEL MONTE, Cal, Sept. 2 CUP)
- Defending Champion Marion
Hollins of Carmel and Clara Cal
lender of Long Beach today rank
ed as favorites among 10 entrants
nthe annual Del Monte Womens
championship tournament.
Qualifying rounds we're scheduled
today with match play slated to
start Thursday. The championship
flight will be limited to Is players.
Other ranking stars are Marion
Davy of Los Angeles, formerly of
Washington, DC; Barbara Beach
Thompson, former Del Monte It'll
list; Mrs. Val Stephenson, Pebble
Beach, and Mrs. Delbert Walker,
Long Beach.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-09-02
+ IR s 7
NE

NEW YORK, Sept. 2. (UP)
Billy Talbert, a sandy
haired kid who took up tennis
for his health, was in the un-
enviable position today of be-
ing Americas first line of defense
against the Pan-American peril to
the National Amateur tennis cham
pionship.
The 23-year-oId Cincinnati insur-
ance salesman is the next opponent
of Francisco (PanchO) Segura, the
bounding Ecuadorean who handles
a racquet with two hands. And Tai
bert. ranked 10th nationally and
fourth in the nationals, is rated the
best chance of any man III the
American continent to halt the Lat
in iarruper.
Talbert and seventh-SeededG Gard
mar Mulloy, Jacksonville, Fla, led
the field into the quarter-finals at
Forest Hills and were joined yester-
day by Secura, Alejo Russell of Ar
gentina, Schroeder, and sixth seeded
Seymour Greenberg, Chicago.
Segura continued his typhoon-like
advance yesterday with a 60, 6-1,
60 victory over Harris Everett, sew
ranking player from Jackson
Vile RuSsell's endurance enabled
him to come from behind to halt
Sid Wood, New York, the 1881
Wimbledon champion, ST, Us, Ga,
Ga. Schroeder stopped Jim EVert,
Chicago, 7-5, Gil, Ga, Ga, and
Greenberg, national clay court
champion, belted over Bob Smith,
Chicago, 6-1, 6-1, 6-1.
Blonde Pauline Betz, second-seed-
ed entrant from Los Angeles, paced
the women's singles field into the
quarter-finals.
Miss Betz eliminated Catherine
Wolf, Elkhart, Ind, yesterday, 6-3,
6-3 Miss Helen Bernhard, New
York, defeated Mrs. David Gray,
Washington, 6-2, 6-1; Mary Arnold,
Los Angeles, halted Barbara Brooke,
Pasadena, Calf, 8-6, 6-2; Doris
Hart conquered Mrs. Virginia john
son, Brookline, Mass, 6-3, Cd, and
Shirley Fry defeated Mrs Madge
Vosters, Lansdowne, Pa, 6-1, So,
6-3.