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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
News Briefs

RIO DE JANEIRO-INS- Comics
sion OF a Nazi spy that he was o.
dered TO organize Brazil. then
proceed TO the United States and
do likewise" and the declaration OF
a Brazilian military judge that Jap
an could muster an army OF 10000
men in Sac Paulo were the latest
developments today in Brazils cam
paign to crush Axis espionage and
sabotage.
/ WASHINGTON ms Japan's
best bombers today are subiecting
fortified Corregidor Island to the
most vicious and prolonged aerial
barrage ever directed against an
American military outpost. Yet the
word from Lieut.. Gen. Jonathan NJ.
Wainwright is that Corregidor is
holding out and that its batteries
continue TO dominate strategic Man
LA Bay after 16 weeks OF warfare In
the far Pacific.
FORT RILEY, Kans.- ms -
Paul Mellon, 80. son OF the late
Andrew Mellon. financier and cab
met member. today became second
lieutenant assigned to the cavalry
replacement center at Fort Riley
LONDON-lNS- Sinking OF an
armed German trawler in the North
Sea by three British motor gun
boats after a pitched battle was an.
nounced today by the Admiralty. No
casualties or damage were suffered
by the British, the report said.
LONDON-INS-A totally unpre
cedented plan TO eliminate the
House of Lords as such and rebuild
II along lines OF a national brain
trust" with industrial. labor. scien-
tific literary and religious leaders
holding seats. may be undertaken
shortly the Daily Herald reported
today.
NEW YORK-INS- Pierre Laval
was to be reinstated in the Vichy
cabinet either today or tomorrow
the British radio predicted today.
CHS reported.
SAN JOSE. Costa Rica ms --
Robert Scotch today took up his
new duties as American minister
TO Costa RIGA. succeeding Bliss
Lane who has been named smbassa-
dor to Colombia.
VANCOUVER, Wash.-AP- II
took Vancouver III years to grow
into a thriving city OF some 10000
population. but In 10'months there II
be another town here about that
big. Uncle Sam is going all out for
an s1s,500000 housing project
east OF the city to accommodate the
estimated 10000 workers coming 10
man the new 12.way Kaiser com
pany shipyards.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Eludes Submarine

Mr.. and Mrs. F. X. Till, this city,
have received word that a friend
Leonard Hollis. son OF Mrs. Mayme
Hollis. Fort Wayne. Ind. was on
a ship which eluded a japanese
submarine in Pacific waters. A
freighter 40 miles ahead of the
one Hollis was on was sunk. Orders
went out for the troop transpoI I
to return 10 California and in the
night the blacked-out ship lost
the sub.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
TO IMPROVE AIRPORT

Jackson. Mich, Mar. 2s-The mu.
nicipsl airport here has been closed
until August l because OF civil
seronautics authority project 10
cost $3.50 600. The project will in
clude runway improvements. grad.
ing and sodding. lighting and build
ing OF taxi strips.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
HEART ATTACK

Chelsea, Mich. Mar. Funeral
arrangements are being made for
Allen Cutler, Lewiston. business
man. who died OF a heart attack
at the wheel of the automobile In
which he and his wife were return
ing from a Florida vacation. Mrs!
Cutler stopped the car safely.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Ground Broken

0Founo Broken
Ground was broken this week fol-
a one-story cement block Church OF
Christ building. Gil +. Cross St
The building permit was issued last
October to Or r. S. Afford. Belle
Vile. Cost Of the structure was esti
mated at $4,000, and size. 26 by a
feet.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
York News
MR., MRS. RUDOLPH EGGERT
CELEBRATE RSARY

York. Mich, Mr.. 2S-Mr. and Mrs.
Rudolph Eggert celebrated their
42nd wedding anniversary Sunday
at their home with a family dinner
Guests were Mr.. and Mrs. Clifford
Smith. Adrian; Mr.. and Mrs. Carl
Brown and family. Milan; Mr. and
Mrs. Grant Eggert, Walled Lake;
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Eggert. The
occasion was also the second we'd
ding anniversary of Mr.. and Mrs.
Everett Eggert and the birthday
anniversary OF Mrs. Carl Brown.
Mrs. Brown baked the four-tier
decorated wedding cake. The guests
OF honor received many nice gifts
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28

Tokyo has announced that Ken
Harsda, now japanese counsellor
OF the Jap embassy in France, has
been appointed special minister to
the Vatican. Both the United
States and Great Britain protest
ed negotiations that led to the
appointment
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Birthday Club Meets

Mrs. Floyd Ganong. Mrs, Loyal
kanitz, Mrs. Harlan Holcomb and
Mrs. Louis Smith attended the Birth.
day Club party. Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. William Beard,
Milan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Bicycle Recovered

Bicycle Recovered
The bicycle OF John Clink. 1854
Psrkwood Ave- is back in the
possession OF its owner after being
found Friday at 90 Race ST. II was
reported stolen on Wednesday.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Granddaughter Born

Mr.. and Mrs. Harlie Heath have
received the news of the birth OF a
six pound daughter. Nancy Marie,
to their daughter and husband. Mr..
and Mrs. William Jasper at Dundee,
wednesday, March 25.
Miss Evelyn Crawford. VI. s. c.,
East Lansing. is spending a weeks
vacation with her parents. Mr.. and
Mrs. Bernard Crawford and fam
lily.
Miss Eunice Chase, Bowling
Green, Ohio. spent the week end
with Mr.. and Mrs. Bernard Crsw-
ford and family.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Attend sewlno MEETING

Mrs. Burt Draper. Mrs Loyal
kauitz, Mrs. Louis Smith attended
the dinner and sewing meeting Of
Circle No. 5. Thursday. at the home
OF Mrs. Leonard Garlick, Milan.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28

General Blamey
United Nations land forces In
Australia have been placed under
the command of Maj. Gen.
Thomas A. Blamey, who has re-
turned from the Middle East
where he was commander Of
Australian forces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
In The Sick Room

Mrs. A. G. Scoop. AS S. Huron ST.,
Is seriously Ill in Boyer MsssTial
Hospital. AZ
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Vegetables

Detroit. Mich. Mar. rs
BEETS-No. l. 50d65c bu.
POTATOES-No. /. s115dI,25.
CABBAGE 756 soc bu.
CARROTS-No. l. s1d125 bu.
ONIONS Dry, No. l. s2.25G2.50 80
ID sack.
RHUBARB-Hothouse 30035c 5-lb.
box.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Butter and Eaqs

Detroit. Mich. Mar Is
BIZ ITER-Best creamery in tubs
34G 35c.
EGGS Current receipts. 2si1ci
dirtles, 25Ac: checks, Csc.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28

Wild Rabbit Downtown
A wild rabbit was seen hopping
briskly along in the 200 block Of
W. Michigan Ave, Friday. and dis
appeared near the Post Office.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28

Detroit, Mich. Mar. rs
APPLES-McIntosh, No. 1. 1880
225; Northern Spies. No. l. tl.75
q2.25; Jonathans. No. /. $3.50 a
LIS.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28
Poultry

Detroit, MichS Mar. 2s-Poultry:
market steady. Hens. heavy breeds
2sn 2sc: leghorns. 2lG23c: rock
springers. Csc; broilers. heavy, ESQ
PC. ducks. ID, lSc; geese. l6c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-03-28

SAN JOSE. Costa Rica ms -
Robert Scotch today took up his
new duties as American minister
10 Costa Rica. succeeding Bliss
Lane who has been named smbassa-
dor to Colombia.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
'PC-636 Was George Arnold,
Launched Here Tug Captain, Is
On Thursday Given Parole
Patrol Craft Officially
Christened By Mrs.
James M. Tunnel, Sr.;
Many Guests Present.

The patrol boat PC-636, one of a
series of vessels being built by the
Yinyard Shipbuilding Company OF
this city for the United States
Navy, was launched at the COM
pany's yard on the Mispillion river
at 10 o'clock Thursday morning.
Mrs. James M, Tunnel, Sr., wife
of United States Senator James M.
Tunnell, sponsored the PC-636.
This latest addition to Uncle
Sans rapidly growing coastal
patrol feet is 112 feet long, IL feet
in breadth, has a draft of seven
feet and displaces 1876 tons.
Guests present for the launching
included United States Senator
James M. Tunnel, Mr.. and Mrs.
James M. Tunnel, Jr., and guests,
also Captain r. T. Hanson, Lieuten-
ant Commander d. l. Selfridge,
Lieutenant B. C. Tucker, Lieuten-
ant H. B. Price and Ensigns W. A.
Saluby, F. H. Townley and ]. w.
Custer of the United States Navy;
the Hon. Robert G. Houston, Mr..
and Mrs. William T. Sharp, Mr.. and
Mrs. S. L. Sapp, Mr.. and Mrs. C. G.
Merriken. Mr.. and Mrs. M. Haswell
Pierce, Mr.. and Mrs. T. C. Collins,
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
$4,000 In Purses
lit DELAWARE Park
Racing Season Opening May 20 And Closing July
Offers An All Time High In Prizes For Racing,
NOn-PrOft Policy Responsible.

Delaware Park will main the
added money value in each of the
thirteen stakes. These are headed
by the trio of $4,000 features, Kent
Handicap, Sussex Handicap and
New Castle Handicap. The Kent,
set for June 13, is exclusively for
three year olds. The Sussex, to be
run June 20, is for horses three
years old and upward; while the
New Castle, down for decision on
the final day, July 4, is exclusively
for fillies and mares.
AS in the past the executive COM
mittee will have the direction of
Delaware's ultimate policy in what
will be the first war meeting for
the course just outside of Will
mington. ]. Simpson Dean is pres
ident of Delaware Park and chair
man of the executive compittee.
The other members of the commit
tee are William DUPONT, Jr., and
Donald P. Ross. Mr.. Ross also has
assumed a new post in the war set
up, he having been appointed Della
wares state administrator for the
sale of war bonds and stamps. John
P. Bowditch remains as vice presi-
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Luke Denies Teachers
Given Extra Salary
No Compensation For RatiOning
Aids, Administrator Says

James L. Luke, Jr., state ration
ing administrator, said that rumors
spread during the past few days to
the effect that the school teachers
in charge of registration are be-
ing paid by the government in ad-
dition to their regular salaries,
"are untrue, unfounded and unfor-
tunate."
The rumors had become so strong
Mr.. Luke said-that his Office has
received calls from persons stating
they knew" the school teachers
were receiving extra pay.
"The school teachers" Mr.. Luke
declared, whose assistance has
been invaluable in this sudden rush
of work in connection with sugar
and gasoline rationing, are paid
their regular professional salar-
les and receive nothing more from
any other source.
"The State Rationing Administra-
ton wishes to set these untrue, un-
founded and unfortunate rumors at
rest now at the beginning of the
rationing program"
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

A total of $374,9OO, an all time
high for the racing at Delaware
Park, will be distributed at the
meeting which gets under way May
20, according to an announcement
from General Manager Edward
Burke. The meeting runs to and
including July 4 with the excep-
tion of no racing on the two Mon
days. June and Is. Last year at
Delaware Park the purse distribu-
ton was $341 ,450. Out of about
sixty American race tracks Della
ware Park ranks in the first ten as
regards per diem purse distribu-
tion. This is because of the nom
profit policy which turns income
into either increased purses, or
expanded facilities to the public.
Mr.. Burke, a veteran, who began
a great racing success at Havre de
Grace just before the last war, is
mindful of the increasing costs
that horsemen face in these times
of stress. Toward that end the
minimum purse has been establish
ed at 81 100, and it is in these brack-
cts for the ordinary run-of-the-mine
thoroughbred that the main in
creases have been made.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Protect The Health
OF Your Children
Pre-SchOOl Examinations Great Aid
In Maintaining Health

With SO many Delaware physi-
clans being called to serve in the
Army Medical Corps, 1t becomes
doubly important to guard the
health of the people remaining at
home. The pre-school health exam
nations now being carried on by
the Delaware State Board of
Health are one of the ways that
this can be accomplished for chill
dren of the age to enter first grade
in September.
DR.. E. F. Smith, district health
officer for Kent county, and his
board of health nurses and dental
hygienists will be at the Milford
schools on Friday morning. May
22-the colored school at $3.50 a.
m, and the white at 1880 a. m.
AT these times they will give free
physical check-ups to youngsters
who will enter the first grade of
either school in the fall.
These examinations often show
decayed teeth, diseased tonsils,
conditions of heart or nnderweight,
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
FBI Conference At
Dover Well Attended
Thlrty-Flye State Police Officials
We're Present At Quarterly Meet

e. A. Soucy, special agent In
charge of the Baltimore Office oi
the Federal Bureau of Investiga-
ton, announced today that the FBI
quarterly police conference was
held in the legislative building. Do
yer, on May 4. This conference was
attended by thirty-five police Off
GERS from the various cities
throughout the state of Delaware,
as well as a number of representa-
tives of the Federal Bureau of In
vestigation.
The conference was devoted to a
discussion of mutual problems of
state, county, local and federal law
enforcement officers. Particular
emphasis was placed on the regu-
lations governing. alien enemies, as
we'll as the selective service act
provisions and general discussion
of crimes of interest to both fed
eral and state officers.
The purpose of these FBI quar-
terly police conferences is to fur
ther develop friendly cooperation
and coordination of the various law
enforcement agencies throughout
the United States. The program is
a continuation of the FBI law en-
forcement officers mobilization
plan for national defense.
The following is a list of the Off
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Man Facing Jail Sem
tence In MansIaughter
Case Freed ''TO Serve
Nation"

The wartime need for seafaring
men won a one-year parole for
George Arnold, So years old, OF
Philadelphia, tugboat captain con-
victed recently in the Court of Oyer
and Terininer on a charge of man
slaughter. 80
Arnold was in command of the
tugboat-barge assembly that figur-
ed in collision with a fishing boat
off Milford last summer causing the
death of John Fritz, 40 years old,
of Allentown, Pa.
Chief Justice Daniel J. Layton
announced the parole provisions,
granted because a man of your
marine ability is of more value to
his country in national defense than
inside of jail"
Preliminary to the ruling of the
court, Caleb M. Wright, George
town, attorney for the tugboat cap
tain, withdrew motion for a new
trial, which was to have been de-
cided upon las1 Friday.
The court was informed by ThOs.
J. Donnelly, the defendants en-
ployer, that Captain Arnold already
has commitments for service in
coastal waters. One contract to haul
a barge to a southern port for the
government has been delayed be-
cause of the court proceedings, he
said.
Donnelly will serve as an over
seer, Chief Justice Layton decreed.
Kent County Parole Officer David
S. Wilds was directed to keep in
contact with Arnold through pro-
baton officers in Philadelphia and
New Jersey.
Captain Arnold was bringing his
tugboat and barge into the Mis-
pillion River headed for Milford
when his course brought him
across the bow of the fishing boat.
The barge swung into the fishing
boat tossing Fritz into the bay.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Lower Counties
Dark kHalfHOur
InSurpriseTest
Governor Bacon Pro-
nOunces Combined Eff
fort Of Kent And Sus-
sex Best Yet Observed.

Wailing sirens and screaming
whistles throughout Kent and Sus-
sex counties at $3.50 o'clock last
Friday night announced the first
surprise blackout that darkened
two entire counties for a half hour.
State and Army officials, grouped
around the radio in the "blackout'
room of the Dover state police sta
ton, expressed surprise and satis-
faction at the instant response of
air raid wardens, messengers, and
the general public to the alarm. All
traffic was halted.
Mayor Edward c. Evans of Mil
ford, schief coerdinator of Sussex,
reported that the blackoHt was vir-
tually 100 per cent success in the
entire county.
Plane Circles Area
An Army observation plane cir
cling over a large portion of Kent
county during the blackout an
nounced the number of lights visible
from the air. The airplane reported
FELTON, the brightest" spot of Kent
county during the test.
The observer announced that he
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Flames Damage
Burn
ChickenHOuses
Milford Pilgrim Holiness
Suffers Heavy Loss; H.
F. Harmon OF Ellen
dale, Loses Fowl.

Separate fires badly damaged Pill.
grim Holiness Church in this city
shortly after midnight and destroy.
ed three filled chicken houses and
partly leyelled a fourth on the farm
of Horace F. Harmon, near Ellen
dale, Sunday afternoon.
Damage to the church was esti-
mated at about $4,000 by the Rev.
Charles w. Baker, pastor.
Mr., Harmon estimated damage to
his property, plus approximately
10000 grown chickens lost in the
blaze, at about $4,000.
The church blaze was believed by
firemen of the Carlisle Fire Com
pany of Milford, which responded
to the alarm, to have been caused
by defective wiring. Most of the
interior and part of the roof was
burned. For a time several nearby
dwellings were threatened, but fire.
men succeeded in keeping the fire
confined to the church.
The fire fighters had difficulty
with the blaze when it worked its
way UCbWCGn luC OllSdlnlu6 anu
shingles of the roof breaking to the
surface in separated spots.
A group of church members met
with the pastor Immediately after
the blaze to survey damages. Ten
tative plans were made to begin
repairs. Loss was part
ly covered by insurance.
The Carlisle Fire Company of
Georgetown. Milton and
Fire Companies were all
called to the fire on the Harmon
farm. Pumping water from their
tank trucks the firemen saved sew
eral other chicken houses.
The blaze was believed to have
started in a feed room of one of the
houses, spreading to the
others.
MIR. Harmon is believed to have
carried little, if any. insurance on
MS buildings and chickens, the lat
.er of which were ready for mar
rot
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Ball Game Benefit
USO 10 Be Played
Here Wednesday
Fort dupont Nine Will
Play 10th Field Artil-
Iery OF Georgetown On
Local Diamond; Con-
cert, Drill Will Precede
The Game.

DR.. Walter L. Grier, chairman OF
the Milford community USO drive
announced today that he has sue
cessfully completed negotiations to
have the Fort DUPONT baseball
team play the 199th Field Artillery
nine comprised of men stationed in
and near Georgetown, a game in
this city next Wednesday. May 20.
The game will be played at the Mil
ford Ball Park and will start
promptly at six o'clock.
Preceding the game the 20-piece
band from the fort will give a con-
cert and the battery from George
town will present an artillery drill
with full equipment, including rs
millimeter guns and armored half
tracks. Approximately $50 men
will come with the unit from
Georgetown-of this number 100
will be artillerymen and 80 will be
engineers. This group will be un-
der the commend of Captain Lau-
renee C. Kaine, who also serves as
coach, ably assisted by First Lieu
tenant Walter e. Foran.
Lieutenant Joseph G. Dixon. in
fantry officer at Fort DUPONT. also
coach of athletics at that place.
will have charge of the Fort dupont
Lieutenant Dixon in a
press interview today said that the
team which he is bringing to Mil
ford is the most outstanding ag-
Of ball players he has
worked with in recent years. In
cluded in the lineup will be sew
eral Glass A players, and some for
mer members of the Brooklyn
'Bushwicks" one of the nations
fastest semi-pro teams.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Sugar Ration
Books Given
To 246,751
In Delaware
99.35% Of 1910 PopuIa-
ton M de AppIica-
tiOns; Four Extra Lbs.
Available For Canning
After July First.

Delaware sugar rationing appli-
cations totaled 269,625 or 101.17 per
cent of the population based on the
1910 census figure of 6,505, it was
announced by James L. Luke, Jr.,
state rationing Administration, last
Thursday night as the four-day
registration ended.
Books issued totaled 264,781 or
1895 per cent of the 1910 popula-
ton.
AS a volunteer corps of more than
$50 school supervisors and teach
ers wearily registered the last
stragglers, it became apparent that
the state was going to top the esti-
mated percentage of SO, one of the
highest in the nation.
Mr.. Luke thanked teachers, su-
pervisors and especially the public
for patriotic response to a gov
ernment measure aiding the war
effort" Every resident of the state
can take pride in this almost phe-
nomenal record" he said.
Kent county registered 1889 and
issued 1852 books on the last day,
for a final tally of 28,256 and 81 1898.
Sussex county figures on the last
day were 6,713 and 6,575 and the
final totals were 5S.6S3 and 5S,O29.
Families in Delaware and several
other eastern states will be allow
ed only one extra pound of sugar
for canning during May and June,
IL was announced this uVoolx hv-t
Office of Price Administration Con-
sumer Division.
Five pounds of sugar per person
for home canning purposes will be
made available in addition to the
regular ration, it was said, but the
extra four pounds in each case will
not be distributed until after July 1.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Plane Spoilers To
Get Identifcations
First InterceptOr Command Issues
Cards to Replace Those Now In Use

U. S. Army Identification cards
for observers of the Aircraft Warn
ing System are being sent to all
spotter posts in Delaware, it was
announced recently by George
Ehinger. state director of the A.
w. S.
Previously issued cards which
have served as official identifica-
ton passes for aircraft observers,
will be replaced by these new cards
sent out by the First Interceptor
Command, Mr.. Ehinger said.
The new cards bear on the face
silhouette of a bomber.
Mr.. Ehinger explained that after
the cards are issued and filled out.
they will be returned to the First
Interceptor Command for registra-
tion. The seal of the regional office
will be affixed. The completed
Identification cards will then be
re-issued to the observers.
Any cards belonging to observers
no longer on duty, or any cards
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