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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
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Volunteer 9 For
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Fort DUPONT Medical Of
ficer Says Physicians
Response Is Practically
100 Per Cent. .,., -.

Delaware physicians responded
practically 100 per cent to the
Arny's can for doctors, Capt. R. H
LOWELL medical officer at Fort du-
Pont, declared Tuesday evening at
the dinner dance and reception
given at the Shrine Club by the
New Castle County Medical So
ciety in honor of physicians in the
nations service.
A total of 90 of the states .339
doctors-more' than 81 per cent
are already or will soon be in gov
ernment service, it was revealed.
Another 20! per cent applied for
commissions and were found physi-
cally unfit for Army duty.
Captain Lowell, who was one of
the medical officers who examined
the Delaware applicants for COM
missions, revealed the states den
lists will soon follow the physi-
clans into Army service. He said
that AZ dentists have been listed for
examination and that their response
to the call has been 100 per cent"
Captain Lowell commended both
the dentists and the physicians for
their willingness to join the arm
ed forces.
THE Delaware doctors have done
a wonderful job," he said. You may
we'll be proud of yourselves and 1
wish the dentists were here so that
| could express my gratitude to
them too.
List of Volunteers
The 80 physicians who are al
ready or soon will be in the Army,
Navy or other branches of govern
nent service follows:
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
General Arnold
Pays Tribute
ToAirSpotters
Dn The Coast
Commanding General OF
Nations Air Forces
Appreciates A S Work
Done By Sea board
Ground Observers.

Lieutenant General H. H. Arnold,
commanding general of the Army
II #ir Forces, pays tribute to the hun
@reds of thousands of ground OBJ
Servers along the eastern seaboard
IN a letter to Brigadier General
John X. Cannon, commanding the
First Fighter Command, released to
the Milford Chronicle today.
In his letter, General Arnold says
Fl wish that there was some way
in which could let all observers
know that we in. the Army Air
Forces fully appreciate their de-
votion to duty, and realize that:
They also serve who only stand and
watt"
General Arnold's letter, direct
ed in part to the observers through
out the First Fighter Command (the
posts in this area are under the
First Fighter Command, and have
been manned continuously since
Pearl Harbor), continues, "The SER
vice rendered by ground observers
in our system of national defense
is frequently misunderstood and
generally underestimated. They
must all realize that their part is
a vital zone in national defense. 1t
ia sometimes hard for q ground
observer to realize the importance
of their duty when there is little
or on activity and when the threat
of enemy air attack is remote. 1t
is essential that each and every OBJ
server in your elaborate system
fully understand that the value of
an aircraft warning system is de-
pendent upon its readiness before
the raid appears" 81
There are at present approxi-
mately 5000 observation posts man
ned by between seven to eight hum
dred thousand observers through
ont thej First Fighter Command
which is under the First Air Force
commanded by Major General Fol-
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
T.S. CoulbOllrrl
Will Retire
With Rank OF
Com m ander
Former MilfOrdian, How
ever, Will Continue AS
Officer In Charge OF
Navy Stores In San
Diego, California.

Theodore S. Coulbourn, who was
born and spent his early days in
Milford, has reached retirement age
in the United States Navy. and his
official retirement will take place
on July l. His present rank is
Commander and he will continue as
officer in charge of the U. S. Navy
commissary stores in San Diego,
California, where he has been for
the past four years. Commander
Coulbourn has reached his sixty
fourth year apd has spent forty
three in the service of his country,
beginning as coal passer" in the
enlisted ranks. Commander Coul-
bourn, with Mrs. Coulbourn, lives
near Mt. Helix, where he enjoys
gardening as recreation. He served
in World War 1 and was aboard
nearly every type of ship in the
navy during that period. His pres
ent location came after a tour Of
sea duty aboard a supply ship. His
advancement has been steady and
he has passed from printer. second
class petty officer, yeoman, chief
yeoman, chief warrant officer, chief
pay clerk and ensign in the supply
corps. He has served. on numerous
ships and at several shore sta
tions, including a tour of duty with
the Asiatic fleet. He has been sup
ply officer at the Naval Air Station
at Coco Solo, Canal. Zone, serving
there from 1922 to 1924. Command
er Coulbourn still. thinks. of Della
ware as his. second home, visiting
here on leaves or between services.
His friends always have a welcome
for him and enjoy hearing of his
life as navy man. The Coulbourns
have two daughters.
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
Sussex County COOrdina-
tor Evans Announces
Unique Plan To Obtain
; Rubber For Govt.

Salvage old rubber for victory,
and old tires for theatre tickets, is
now the slogan Of the children in
this vicinity. Sussex County Coor-
dinator Edward G.. Evans of Mil
ford, in order to speed-up the rub
ber salvage campaign. has suggest
ed to the movie house operators of
this area that they offer the chill
dren tickets 70 the movies for old
tires brought to the theatre. j.
3 In line with this suggestion be-
ginning Monday of this week he is
giving a free pass to the current
show to children for every tire sal
vaged. rs p"
: One free ticket to children for
one old tire is now being given at
the Plaza Theatre, here.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
To AU Subscribers

months there has a steadily rising
distributing throughout all of the
Nation.
During the year both weekly daily newspapers in
the Union compelled the price
paper
publishers of the Milford Chronicle withheld from
taking action during the past the hope that Of
meeting the increased could be found without making such
coming of with of advertising
revenue, makes such action necessary
Beginning July 1912 the yearly subscription price of the
Milford Chronicle will be $500 per year.
Single copies will sell per copy the
stands and by carrier boy.
All subscriptions which already paid in advance will
delivered until expiration Between
will accept subscription
orders at the old rate of $1.50 year.
We make this with reluctance but like the
newspapers recently
compelled subscription
solving the problem of higher expenditures in
direction.
MILFORD CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
PhiIa. League Champs
To Play Yanks Sunday
Bartram Club VIII Tackle Fast
Local Team Here

One of the leading professional
white clubs in Philadelphia will be
the attraction at the Milford Park
this coming Sunday, when the Bar
tram Club, champions of. the Phil
adelphia League, tackle the Milford
Yanks in game which should be B.
thriller. The Bsrtram Club is the
only team in the city to hnld esvie-
tory over the Philadelphia All-
Phillies, and is composed of leading
professional ball players.
Manager Tom Fogerty, of Bar
tram will depend on Cliff William
son, speed ball artist, formerly of
the Trenton Senators of the Inter
State League, or Ernie Gallo, OF no.
hit, no run fame, to toe the mound
with Midge Price receiving. The
line-ups follow:
Hunter, CT; Mace, IS; Sierra, 3b;
Cooney, rf; Waldrop, 1b; Price, C;
Brown, 2b; Brennan, If; William
son, p; Gallo. p; Gavin, p.
The Yanks tied up with team
as good as they were, Sunday, and
lost by the score of. 2-1. This was
one of the best games seen in the
park in a long while. The
Yanks, behind the fine pitching of
Loper, held a 10 lead until the
eighth when the Phillies tied it up
and went on to win in the ninth
with one man out.
The Phillies brought to Milford
a fine and hustling ball club and
the management of the Yanks
promises the fans that they will see
many more teams just as good as
wore tha Phiilips
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
OPA Extends Gas
RGtiOning Set-Up
July 18th Is Now Expira-
tiOn Date; Units Raised
From 8 To 6 Gallons

The Office of Price Administra-
ton has extended the emergency
gasoline rationing program on the
East Coast to July Is, on which
date the permanent, coupon ration
ing system will go into effect.
Effective at 1901 a. m. on Mon
day of this week, the basic unit
value of "a" and "B" cards now in
use has been increased from three
to six gallons, to provide card
holders with sufficient motor fuel to
tide them over the two-week ex-
tension period.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
New Locations For
Rationing Offices
Milford Board, Located In Masonic
Bldg, Cares For Milford Only

H. T. F. Daugherty. assistant to
J. L. Luke. Jr., director of rationing
and the OPA for Delaware, has
announced the location of district
offices for lower Delaware as fol-
lows:
Kent County. Smyrna. old Fruit
Growers Bank building, for First
and Third Representative districts.
Dover. State Armory, all of the
Second Representative District of
Kent county, and the Fourth, Fifth
and Seventh Representative dis
tricts.
Harrington. town office. for the
Sixth, Eighth, Ninth and Tenth
Representative districts except that
portion of the Tenth Representa-
tive district which is in Milford.
Sussex County: Milford, Masonic
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
Greenwood Graduates
Buy Savings Bonds
Seniors FOregO Annual Sight-See-
ing Trip To Aid Defense

Instead of taking a sightseeing
trip after commencement, the
graduating class of Greenwood
High School this year invested
$4,000 of the class money in De-
fense Savings Stamps. Each of
the 26 members received a stamp
book containing $1,000 in stamps,
after the class had made dona-
tion to the school athletic fund and
to the band fund. The idea is that
each shall add sufficiently during
the summer so as to exchange the
stamps for bond.
The members Of the class are as
follows: Aurelia Conaway, Louis
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
'Mordington Mills
Post Needs Spoilers
Chief Observer B. T. HOlcOmb Is
sues Emergency Call For Help

Former State Director of w. P. A.
Bankson T. Holcomb, now serving
as chief observer for Post B-3, To-
Gated at his home, "Mordington
Mills" near Frederick, has issued
a call for additional spoilers to
man the post. According to Mr..
Holcomb, several of the original
spoilers or observers have been
called into the nations armed
forces, while others have gone to
the large cities where they are
employed on defense projects. This
has caused a great hardship to de-
volye on the chief observer, who
has to scout around, often at the
last minute, and secure observers
to take an additional trick.
Persons who are willing to be-
come observers at this post are
requested to, contact Mr.. Holcomb
Immediately. and he will explain
their duties to them. ...
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
Mrs. Clarence Dillon
Here This Afternoon
Only Woman Member OF State De-
fense. Council To Address Women

Mrs. Clarence M. Dillon, the only
woman member of the State Coun-
Gil of Defense, is in Milford this af-
ternoon at the home of Mrs. G..
Marshall Townsend on Lake ave-
nue. to address Milford women on
the part they can play in helping a
new division of civilian defense.
1t has become necessary for men
and women to register at speci-
fed place, stating their capabilities
for services that might be needed,
and volunteer workers to handle
this registration are being sought.
Mrs. Dillon will explain the du-
ties of these registrars to the group.
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
Herman Jefferson Is /;
Killed Near Milton
State Highway Employee Victim Of
Unusual Accident Last Wednesday


Herman Jefferson, age 50 years,
living at Milton, an employee Of
the State Highway Department,
was so seriously injured late We'd
nesday afternoon of last week that
he died in the Beebe Hospital at
Lewes four hours later. Jefferson
was engaged in spreading gravel on
the Milton -Broadkiln Road. He was
on the spreader which was being
drawn by truck. In some manner
a scoop shovel which he had in his
hand got caught and threw him off
causing the spreader to run over
and crush him in the stomach. The
spreader, which is said to be but
about six inches from the ground,
passed over him, but not the truck
which was drawing it. When pick
ed up he was conscious and re-
mained so until very few min
utes before he died.
Mr.. Jefferson worked out of the
headquarters in Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
Vacation Bible School
Held In Harrington
Rev Robert E. Green, Pastor OF
Asbury Church, Is Dean OF School

The Cooperative Vacation Bible
School of Harrington began Mon
day. June IS. at O'Clock a. m, and
will continue for ten days. The
school is being conducted in the
Harrington public school building
with. Rev. Robert e. Green Of As
bury Methodist Church, dean. Rev.
Thomas C. Jones of Trinity Meth
odist Church is conducting chapel
services each morning. Other min
listers assisting with the school are
Rev. Jack of Nazarene Church;
Rev. Thomas C. Phillips of Pilgrim
Holiness Church. The beginners
departments course "The World
God Made" and "The Word God
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
237th Anniversary
At St. Anne's Sunday
Bishop A. r. McKinstry VIII Be
Principal Speaker Next Sunday

Old st. Anne's. Parish will cele-
brate its 237th anniversary at Old
st. Anne's P. e. Church, with spe-
cial services opening at 10:3O a.
m, this Sunday, June 21.
The Rt. Rev. Arthur r. McKins-
try, bishop of the Episcopal Dio-
cese of Delaware, will offer the
morning prayer and sermon as
sisted by the Rev. Walden Pell II,
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Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
Factory-Farm Workers
Are Now Available
Thirty-FOur High School Boys Sign
Up For Work This Summer

up For work This Summer
Thirty-four boys of the Milford
Junior and Senior High School have
signed up for summer work in a
factory, store, or on a farm.
This enrolment is the result of
survey of all boys over IA years
old in the school to determine the
amount of emergency workers
available to save crops of farmers
and to replace emergency workers
in canning factories who have been
called to the army, or are now in
defense Industry.
Anyone desiring to hire workers
for factory, store or farms may call
or contact Robert Shilling, super
intendent of schools, or Marvin G.
Calls, agriculture teacher, who is
contact representative for the
school boys.
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19
Hit-Run Driver Sought
In Georgetown Death
Officers Seeking Flend Who Bru-
tally Slew Southern Bailey

tally Slew Southern Bailey
Officers are seeking the hit-run
driver who allegedly ran into and
killed Southern Bailey, negro lab
orer from Virginia, on the road
from Swan Creek to Harmony
School, late last Saturday night or
early Sunday morning. Little. is
known about Bailey, according to
the officers, and they have not been
able, it is said, to find out where
his home was, his age or his rela-
tives. The body, found by some
of the residents of that section, was
taken to Millsboro. DR.. George V.
Wood Of that town said that Bailey
had a broken leg and head injuries.
His death probably was due to
shock. gA
Milford chronicle., 1942-06-19

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Evening star., 1942-11-10
Treason Trial Witness
SAYS Defendant Knew
Son Had Joined Nazis
Employer Tells Jury
Young Wergin Left
U. 5. to Go to Reich
Ry the Associated PresS.

BY the Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Nov. 10.-A witness
at the trial of three Chicago
couples on charges of treason
testified today that Richard Otto
Wergin, one of the defendants,
knew as early as August, 1941,
that his son Wolfgang had
slipped out of the United States
to join the German Army.
The testimony was given by Wer-
gins employer, Kurt Sommer, presi-
dent of company which makes ma
chinery for grinding and polishing
glasses and bombsights.
Enlisted in Reich Army.
Sommer said Wergin began to
work for him August 8, 1941, and
that soon afterward an FBI agent
came to his Office and requested him
to find out if possible the where
abouts of Wergin's son. Sommer
questioned Wergin, he related, and
was told by him that Wolfgang
probably was in Japan, on his way
to join the Nazis. Earlier testimony
has disclosed that young Wergin en-
listed in the German Army for 12-
year stretch.
Wolfgang. Wergin's connection
with the case lay in evidence that he
left the country with 22-year-old
(See TREASON, Page 2-X)
Evening star., 1942-11-10
| Warm Springs
Roosevelt Trip
|On This Year

President Roosevelt will not make
his usual trip to Warm Springs, Ca,
for Thanksgiving this year, it was
disclosed today.
Basil O'Connor, president of the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, said after conferring with
Mr.. Roosevelt at the White House
today that the customary Thanks
giving celebration at the Warm
Springs Foundation is not being
planned this year.
He added that Mr.. Roosevelt had
definitely decided that he would not
be able to be present in any event.
The Presidents stay at Warm
Springs last Thanksgiving season
was interrupted by developments in
relations with the Japanese which
caused him to rush back to WASH
ington in orde, to give personal
attention to the Japanese situation
in the critical few days before Pearl
Harbor.
Evening star., 1942-11-10
Other Drives
Coming, Says
Roosevelt

President Roosevelt said late
today that the American cam
paign in Africa seems to be 60
ing we'll. He added that while
he did not want to throw cold
water on public elation over it,
he felt the people should not be
unduly elated over any expedi-
ton in prognosticating it's ulti-
mate result.
The offensive in Africa has been
planned in detail for at least four
months. the President disclosed. He
said even the approximate date Of
the move was decided upon by the
end Of August.
At the same time, the Chief Ex-
ecutive told a press conference he
thought it need not be assumed that
the total of prospective offensives
elsewhere had been limited in any
way by the African campaign
He said of1ensives in various
places, including a tremendous drive
across the English Channel at the
Belgian and French coasts for 1943,
had been discussed.
Evening star., 1942-11-10
Spain and Portuga|'s S
Replies 10 Roosevelt
Letters Satisfactory
Countries Were Assured
Thot African Campaign
Wasn't Directed at Then

The United States has received
satisfactory" replies from Spain
and Portugal to messages from
President Roosevelt assuring
them that the American cam
paign in North Africa is not di-
rected at their territories.
Mr.. Roosevelt explained this coun-
try's motives in moving into North
Africa in letters to Gen. Francisco
Franco, head of the Spanish gov
ernment, and Gen. Antonio Oscar
d'Fragoso Carmona, president OF
Portugal.
White House Secretary Stephen
T. Early said today that the only
replies received so far were those
given orally to the American rep
resentatives who delivered the Pres
idents letters. Asked the nature Of
the replies, he said they were sat
isfactory," but would not go into
details
More formal written replies may
be forthcoming later. Mr.. Early
added.
The satisfactory" immediate re-
action. however, indicated that
Spanish and Portuguese leaders ac-
cepted Mr.. Roosevelt's assurance of
respect for their neutrality and
that they have nothing to fear
from the United Nations.
Evening star., 1942-11-10
Berlin Radio Reports
! Consent 10 Cross 1unisia
BY the Associated Press.

BY the Associated Press.
LONDON, Nov. 10.-The Berlin
radio tonight broadcast report that
the Bey of Tunis had consented to
the passage of United States troops
through Tunisia, but authoritative
quarters in London, lacking any con-
firmation, said the broadcast ap-
peared to be Nazi propaganda
move.
They expressed belief the report
might have been put out as alleged
justification for an intended move
ment of Axis troops into Tunisia to
prepare a line against the Amer
leans.
President Roosevelt yesterday
asked the Bey of Tunis, the ruler
of Tunisia under Frances protec-
torate, for such transit privileges
for United States forces moving
eastward to the attack on Libya
Italy's last remaining African pos
session.
Evening star., 1942-11-10
j. ). Has No Intention
Of Taking Over Rails,
Eastman Says
Declares Cooperation
With Carriers Is Going
Along FovorobIy
BY the Associated Press.


NEW YORK, Nov. 10.-Joseph
B. Eastman, director of the Of
flee of Defense Transportation,
said today that cooperation be-
tween the Government and rail-
roads, along with other carriers,
was progressing favorably and
that there was no intention on
the part of the Government to
take over railroads as in the
World War.
In a speech prepared for a meet
ing of the Academy of Political Sci
ence at the Hotel Astor Mr.. East
man traced the heavy responsible
ties assumed by rail operators in
war and domestic transportation
after shipping was hard hit by the
submarine menace and auto and
truck hauling was curtailed by the
tire shortage.
"The present cooperative ar
rangement is, I believe, working
WE'LL" Mr.. Eastman said, "and Ger
tainly it is receiving loyal and whole
hearted support from both the car
riers and the shippers of the coun-
try
mo one could wish for better CO.
operation than I have received from
both these sources, and the spirit
and morale are at very high levels.
80 In the circumstances I can
see nothing substantial to be gained
by changing the arrangement, and I
am sure that If we were to embark
upon program of Government ac-
QUESTION and operation it would
have an immediate demoralizing
effect which 1t would take some con-
siderable period of time to correct,
besides introducing many trouble
some problems in connection with
the acquisition and the compensa-
ton therefor which would absorb
the attention Of many who now have
none to spare"
Evening star., 1942-11-10
Rail Strike Truce Ends
Lines Operation by Army
BY the Associated Press.

by IEe Associated Press.
PAINESVILLE, Ohio, Nov. TO-
The Army's three-day operation OF
the Fairport, Painesville g. Eastern
Railroad ended today under a truce
in the strike called by District 50
of the United Mine Workers in pro-
test against employment of non
union operating men.
James D. Ewing, War Labor Board
mediator, said the parties agreed to
resumption of operations by non
union train crews pending mediation
and L. L. Dixon, general manager of
the road, said the engineers were
back at their throttles today.
Since the shop and maintenance
employees struck last Friday, soldiers
had operated the railroads six loco
motives shutting material to war
plants and had guarded the right of
way
Evening star., 1942-11-10
Marine Who Killed 200 Jups
with Machine Gun Tells Story

The Marine Corps, on its 167th
anniversary, made public the story
of Pvt. Albert A. Schmidt, "a, of
Philadelphia. who is credited with
killing more than 200 japanese with
machine gun fire before the enemy
blinded him with hand grenade.
The tale was told from Pvt.
Schmidt's hospital bed at San Diego,
Calf, where the marine Is revealed
to have only partial sight of one eye
left and fight in prospect to re-
tain that.
He was on the Tenaru River at
Guadalcanal when the Japs launch
ed that first large-scale attack to
regain the islands. He said the Jap
anese preparations must have been
made weeks in advance. judging
from their thoroughness. He opened
his story of the first Jap attempt to
make landing with the following
two paragraphs:
Then, across the river from us,
a huge, dark, bobbing mass that
looked like herd of cattle scurried