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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
Henry J. Ridgely Is
Called By The Navy
Kent COunty's Deputy Attorney
General Called For Service

Henry ]. Ridgely, deputy attor-
ney general for Kent county, has
received orders to report for ac-
tive duty next week as a lieuten-
ant, junior grade, in the U. s..
Navy He will start service at a
New England naval air station.
Commissioned in the naval re-
serve several months ago, Lieuten-
ant Ridgely has been on the mac
tive list aWaiting call to service.
He has been deputy attorney gen.
eral since last January and, since
his admission to the practice of
law in 1910, has been associated
with the law office of U. S. Repre-
sentative Earle d. Wiley.
Aided Shell Fisheries
AS secretary of the recently
created Commission on Shell Fish
cries. he has had a leading part in
the formulation of its activities. He
made the preliminary survey, as
certained necessary legislative re-
quirements, drafted legislation,
prepared a survey of personnel
and administrative requirements,
and organized the commission.
Lieutenant Ridgely is the son of
Magistrate and Mrs Charles du-
Pont Ridgely. Camden. He was
graduated from Caesar Rodney
High School in 1881. from the Uni
versity of Delaware in 1885, re-
ceiving his bachelor of arts de-
gree. and from George Washing
ton Law School, Washington, D.
c., in 1889, receiving his degree of
bachelor of law.
Served In War Department
He was connected with the Office
of Chief of Finance, War Depart
ment, Washington, from 1885 to
1889. He is a member of the Ameri-
can Bar Association, Delaware Bar
Association. and Kent County Bar
Association; Delta Kappa Chapter,
Sigma NJ Fraternity; a past noble
grand of Amity Lodge. No. 20, l. o.
o. F., Camden; a member of Fruit
land Grange, No. 6, Camden, di-
rector and former secretary of the
Dover Junior Chamber of Com
merce, a member of Maple Dale
Country Club, Dover, and the Vol
unteer Firemen's Association, Cam
den, and is assistant chief of the
auxiliary police of the Camden de-
fense area and legal adviser to
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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
Three Die In
Two Fires In
Kent County
Salisbury Man And Wife
Perish AS Truck Wreck
Burns; Aged Recluse
Found Dead.

Two men and a woman were
burned to death in two fires in
Kent county last Friday.
The dead are Walter Toadvine,
80 years old. and his wife, Marga-
ret Toadvine. 36 years old, of Sal
isbury, Md. who died last Friday
night at 1880 o'clock in the fam
ing wreckage of the watermelon
loaded truck in which they were
riding which turned over on the
road in front of historic Belmont
Hall below Smyrna; and John
Boone. S1-year-Old recluse of CAM
den-Wyoming, who was found dead
in the wreckage of his burned cot
tage last Friday afternoon.
Clyde Thomas White. 81 years
old, of Fruitland, Md. a negro en-
ployed by Mr.. and Mrs. Toadvine
as a driver for the truck. suffered
first and second degree burns. but
escaped from the wrecked truck
He was treated at the Kent Gen
eral Hospital.
State police, who investigated
the accident, said that the truck,
loaded with watermelons, was trav-
cling north, and that its right rear
wheel came OFF. The truck turned
over on its left side and the fuel
tank exploded, spraying the cab, of
tbs truck with flaming gasoline.
The couple was pinned in the cab
of the truck and the flames and in
tense heat of the fire prevented
their rescue. Their screams for
help could be heard for a cOnsid-
erable distance.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
Corn Earworm Now
Attacking Lima Beans
II. l.. Chada, U. Of ID. EntOmOlOgist,
Lists Treatment For Pest

The corn earworm, also known
as the tomato fruitworm and the
ballworm, may cause severe dam
age to lima and late snap beans,
warns Harvey l.. Chada, extension
entomologist for the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service.
The earworm usually attacks the
bean crop after corn in the vicinity
has become dry and is no longer
attractive to the moths for egg
laying. Dry weather this year has
caused corn to dry prematurely in
most sections of the state. and
moths are already laying eggs on
the lima bean leaves. After hatch
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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
.Hatcheries
Cut Price Of
Eggs,
Baby Chicks
Reduction Of Ten To Fif-
teen Cents Per Dozen
Made At Request Of
Prentiss Brown, OPA
Administrator.

Hatchery men of the Delmarva
Peninsula have reduced the prices
they pay for Matching eggs 10 to Is
cents per dozen and have reduced
the price of brOiler chicks accord
ingly, it was announced recently
by H. F. Williamson, executive sec
retary of the Neppco Hatchery Di-
vision. which represents so per
cent of the hatcheries on the pen
insula and most of those shipping
from New England.
The action, he explained. was
taken after OPA Administrator
Prentiss Brown requested that
prices of Matching eggs and day
old chicks be reduced.
Mr.. Williamson said that sren-
uous efforts have been made by
members of the organization to ef-
feet the reduction voluntarily and
avoid the necessity of imposing
price ceilings.
He added that most of the
broiler chicks are now selling on
the Delmarva Peninsula at s14 to
SIS per hundred
In a letter to Mr.. Brown. an
nOuncing the action. Mr.. William
son said the organization is glad
to make it easier for the broiler
grower to accept the ceiling price.
In return We think that Mr..
Average Citizen should be able to
buy poultry at the consumer cell
ing price. Mr.. Prentiss Brown, will
you please attend to that?'
The letter follows:
Dear Mr.. Brown:
I'm your effort to roll back food
costs. you have requested that the
price of Matching eggs and day old
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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
Geo. Heck Townsend
Dies At Home Here
Former Star Baseball Player Had
Been Ill A Long Time

George Heck" Townsend, for
mer star baseball player and hero
of 1000 hard played games in
many sections of the country. pass
ed away at his home in Milford last
Friday night, August 20. at the age
of 81 years after a long illness.
Heck" as he was known to
all. was born in Newark, Md, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Samuel Townsend,
and when a boy moved with his
parents to Houston, where his IA
ther was section foreman for the
Pennsylvania Railroad. Possessed
of a magnificent physique, Town
send at an early age began play
ing baseball, and his great speed,
coupled with an uncanny ability to
hit safety soon made him the star
of the Houston nine of that per-
iod. Incidentally the Houston Club
of that day was one of the fastest
teams in lower Delaware and
Townsend's ability soon caught the
attention of outstanding baseball
leaders, and the "slugger from
Houston" was launched on a career
that took him over much of this
country and Canada, and which
covered a period of many years.
Returning to his adopted state
Heck" went to work for The L.
ID. Caulk Company but still at
times donned his spikes and mitt
to show the youngsters how an old
timer went about breaking up a
ball game.
There is story told about
Heck" which may or may not be
true, but which gives an insight
into the pluck and determination of
this star of the diamond"
The home team was behind. the
had a wizard working the
hill. and the game was nearly
ended, the time came when the
home team manager saw If he
could get a man on base it might |
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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
Guard against Veneral Disease
Increase During Wartim e

Many Delawareans are prone TO
think of venereal disease as some
thing that docs not happen here"
and will be amazed to hear of the
extent of the work for its control
being carried on by the State Board
of Health. Is clinics. five located
in Wilmington and 10 in towns
scattered over the state, gave 21,32S
treatments for syphilis during the
six-month period of January thru
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
BARGE CAPTAIN DIES
HERE FROM BURNS

Edward NJ. Melvin of
Lakewood. N. j., heroic cap
tain of the Graham Transpor-
tation Company's barge,
which figured in the specta-
cular gas and oil fire here
last Friday morning. sue
cumbed in the Milford Mem
orial Hospital early Thurs
day morning of burns re-
ceived during the fire. 1t was
the action of Captain McElvin
in shutting off the master
valve on the barge. that pre-
vented a holocaust from TAX
ing place. No date has been
set for the inquest.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
Lynch Heights Fire
Unit Nearly Ready
Public Demonstration VIII Be
Made At An Early Date

Station No. of the OCD. located
at Lynch's Heights, expects to be
completely ready as fire fighting
unit within the next week or ten
days. This unit is composed of a
truck carrying about 500 gallons of
water and a pumping unit mounted
in a trailer. This equipment will
be housed in the renovated gar
age formerly known as Scott's
Garage. AS soon as possible pub
lie demonstration of this equip
ment will be made so that the pub
lie may see the possibilities of fire
fighting with this type of equip
ment. Date of dedication and dem
onstration will be announced in
this paper at a later date.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27

June of this year and there was a
total average of 1916 persons
treated per month at the Is clin-
ics.
There are in addition, of course,
other people having syphilis or
gonorrhea who take treatments
from their family physicians, or are
not being treated at all.
''Manpower. on the production
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Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
State College Has
Big Canning Project
5000 Quarts Already Put Up In
Extension Project

An extensive canning project is
being brought to completion at
Delaware State College with 5000
quarts of vegetables already pre-
served. The average daily number
of cans put away by workers on
this project is 475, and according
to reliable estimates the project
will furnish enough tomatoes,
string beans. apple sauce, corn,
squash to supply the dining halls
of the college for academic year
which begins September is.
The vegetables used in this prof.
ect are being furnished by the col
lege farm.
Milford chronicle., 1943-08-27
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, August Is, To
Tuesday, August "a, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller. weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford, from Wednesday, August
IS, to Tuesday, August "a, inclu-
sive:
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Buffalo Rubber Plant
Strikers Meet Today

BUFFALO, N Y. May d lP,.-An
official of the CIO United Rubber
Workers Union called a meeting of
striking employees of the United
States Rubber Reclaiming Co. s
Buffalo plant for pm today in an
effort to persuade the men to return
to work.
Herbert WEIGH. international
represent tive of the union, said he
was doubtful what reception the
workers will give our plea" He add
ed that a War Labor Board repre-
sentative would attend the session.
The walkout of 438 employees. the
second in five months, halted pro-
duction at the plant yesterday. and
John S. Plumb, company vice presi-
dent, asserted the workers quit their
jobs without presenting any de-
mands.
Mr.. Welch attributed the walkout.
which he said was unauthorized. to
delay of the War Labor Board" in
considering the unions case which
was certified to the board October
"a. 1912
The union seeks an 812-cent hour
ly increase in wages and a WLB
referee has recommended a Accent
increase.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Strike of 1900 Slows
Work at Wuk Plant

JAMESTOWN, N Y. May q lP,.-
The Marlin Rockwell Corp. has been
closed by strike of approximately
1000 workers, a CIO official said
yesterday. but company spokesman
denied operations in the war plant
have ceased.
Edward F. Gray assistant regional
director of the CIO United Automo-
bile Workers. asserted the walkout
which he called unauthorized. start
ed yesterday in the hardening de-
partment when So employees pro
tested hiring Of new workers at pay
rates higher than that received by
some of them" Stoppage spread to
involve all departments he added
An official of the company, who
refused to be quoted by name, esti-
mated 1,100 workers had left their
jobs and said production has al
ready been substantially curtailed. y
Operations have not ceased. how
ever. he added,
Evening star., 1943-05-27
1943 Steel Output
Expected 10 Exceed
90,000,000 Tons
Tower Sees InfIotion
And Strikes as Chief
Threats to Goal
By the Associated Press

By The Associated Press.
NEW YORK, May 27.-The steel
industry is turning out steel at the
rate of about 9O,oOO,0O0 tons for this
year and has some chance of ex-
ceeding that figure by one or two
million tons, Walter S. Tower. presi-
dent of the American Iron {, Steel
Institute told the Nations steel
makers today
Speaking at the SD general meet
ing of the institute. Tower declared
that achievement of this production
goal might be defeated unless a
courageous national policy puts war
above politics and prevents labor
stoppages in your mines and mills
like those now occurring in other
INDUSTRIES
Citing increased wages and other
cost boosting factors in the indus
try, Tower said steel prices had not
been adjusted accordingly and
added
Price ceilings cannot be pre-
served indefinitely against con-
stantly-rising costs of production.
A crisis in this fever of infationary
forces cannot be far off. Some one,
somewhere must soon say no to
further demands that add to costs;
otherwise we have little chance to
escape the ruinous effects of run
away price initiation.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Business Briefs

Bank Clearings in % leading cities
totaled s5,093 ,283 ,0G0 in the week
ended May 26, drop Of 4.7es from
the preceding week, but 29.4qs above
year ago, Dun e. Bradstreet re-
ported today Largest gains over a
year ago included: New York, 40.9ce:
Omaha. 47.4fc: Dallas. 401%c. Sc
atttle, 36fc: Denver, 32Go; Mime
apolis. 3l4o,.
Freight Loadings in the week
ended May 22 totaled 843,334. or
0.6fo above the preceding week and
O.7fo above year ago, the Associa-
ito nof American Railroads an
nounced.
Consumer Contacts Must Be
Maintained for industry's survival
In the postwar period. John H. Van
Deventer. editor of Iron Age, told
the National Metal Trades Associa-
tion in convention at Chicago.
Your merchandising channels of
communication must be kept open
and they must be extended to the
new communities that are created
almost overnight by the mass mi
grafton Of industrial populations.
1t will be too late to start to run
these wires after the war is over"
he said.
BituminOus Coal Production in the
week ended May % approXimated
100000 net tons. against 1866
900 year ago, or gain of 21r, the
National Coal Association estimated
from incomplete loading reports. In
the previous week this year, output
toualed l2,l5O,OOO tons. Production
so far this year to May % approxi-
mated 237, 7,456,000 tons against 226,-
1861 900 year ago
Baldwin Locomotive Works will
call for redemption on August 2 at
los all of its s4,2l0,OOO outstanding
convertible 60 bonds that are not
converted into common stock. Di-
rectors declared a dividend of IS
cents share on the common paw
able June 80 to holders of record
June Is. A dividend of 81 a share
was paid last December, first on
the common since reorganization.
Todd Shipyards Corp. earned So
680,69l or Sl795 share in u
months ended March 81. compared
with S4.442 $50 or s2l 67 a share in
the preceding fiscal period. The
company said dividends in the year
totaled s4l0l22, against sl.64l.4l5
in the previous year. explaining the
cut was made to maintain working
capital to care for extraordinary
expansion"
Lee Rubber & Tire Co. earned
$6O2 585 or $3.50 share in six
months ended April 30, compared
with 1898 1854 or s248 a share a wear
ago.
American Power 4 Light Co,
earned 936l7S in 1912, against
50 604 885 in l94l
New York. New Haven & Hart
ford Railroad reported April net in
come OF S26773l6, compared with
81 825 1T wear ago For the first
foul months OF le43. net totaled
ST 4l8 .534 compared with 1888. 1888
wear ago
Baltimore & Ohio Railroad ex-
penSeS will be raised about $4,000 900
year by the proposed 8-cents-an-
hour increase for railroad workers.
or the basis OF present employment
declared President Roy B. White.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Chicago Livestock

CHICAGO; May - p -salable hogs.
5000: total. 1000, slow, generally low
er than Wednesdays average: top, 1870:
bulk good and choice lSO-36O pounds.
l4lO-25: most good and choice 16O-lSO
pound offerings. 13.5o-l4,15: good 800
55O-pound Sows largely 13s5-141O.
Salable cattle 5000: salabe calves
700; fed steers and yearlings considerably
less, active than Wednesday: steady to
weak. with instances I0-l5 lower; moth
ing strictly. choice here; bulk, l425-l625
top, around 1873 Eastern order demand
ABRIDGED following very active buying
earlier in week: heifers steady. best 1900
bulk 13 315-15.5O; cows steady: cutters,
1880 down: most beef cows. / .OO-13. 90:
bulls about steady: practical top weighty
sausage bulls. 1875, and good fat bulls.
"a 90: vealers continue fully steady at
Is SOD $50 demand broad for all grades
and representative weights stoCker and
feeder cattle.
eral trade fairly active, fully steady with
Wednesday; few head good to. choice
around so-pound spring lambs, 1900;
few good wooled lambs. $50: best avail
able held above 1885: good to choice fed
Western clipped lambs. with No. l and :
skins, J. Soils 25: top. Is so on strictly
choice choice load sheep steady; top native
head choice vooled ewes, $50.
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Tuxes
Continued From First Page

strength behind the compromise bill
With Senator George and Mr.
Martin both predicting passage next
week, sources close to the White
House were reported to have indi-
Gated the President proba bly, would
let 1t become law without his sigma
ture. Mr.. Roosevelt has threatened
to veto Ruml Favored legislation.
There was some rumbling of op-
position in the House by Democra IS
and Republicans who have opposed
any tax abatement in war time, and
Philip Murray. CIO president. sent
telegrams to congressional leaders
declaring the compromise affords
overwhelming benefits to highest
brackets and threatens an addi-
tional shift of the tax burden to
small income in future lax laws
MIR. Murray's telegram said In
part.
Under the conference plan your
average constituent. assuming in
come of $1,000. will receive cancel
lation of s105. equivalent to ap-
proximately three weeks net in
come
congressman with $4,000 in
come will receive $1,000 cancella-
ton. equivalent to net income for
approximately two and a half
months. individuals with 100000
and $1,000 900 incomes will receive
abatements Of $4,000 and s64O, 500
equivalent TO full net income for
one and a quarter years and almost
four and half years, respectively
Such a grab cannot be condoned
in these critical times with men at
the battletronts sacrificing their
lives for our Nation
Mr.. Martin expressed hope the
compromise bill will preclude the
necessity of any further wartime
increases of individual income tax
rates. He said in a statement that
the country will be disappointed
that the modified Ruml plan, pro-
posed by Representative Carlson
Republican, of Kansas, could not
have been accepted"
Evening star., 1943-05-27

international president URWA-CIO;
Harley w. Treen, president Local No.
7. and G. L. Lewis, president Local
No. 2. and Mr.. Bass.
Union Head Backs Roosevelt.
Mr.. Dalrymple commented:
Il am in full accord with any &C
tion the President of the United
States may deem necessary to get
these plants back into operation. I
think he has taken the proper &C
ton"
When the strikers walked out last
week end, Mr.. Dalrymple urged them
to return. His pleas ignored, Mr.
Dalrymple and leaders of the big
three" locals went to Washington
and obtained assurances the WLB
would entertain a union petition for
reconsideration-but only after pro-
ductlon was resumed.
The Commander in Chiefs order
followed WLB certilcation of the
strike to Mr.. Roosevelt for such ac-
ton as you deem appropriated and
came only minutes after workers re-
SoLlSd " ouuSGlOll az lIlC 1CIlCI dl
Tire & Rubber Co., where around
1000 were idle. plus some 1S.50O at
Goodyear, 1900 at Firestone and
$4,000 at Goodrich
The URW local at General was
not directly affected by the WLB
decision, but has similar case
pending before the Government
agency. The decision to work again
was reached at membership
meeting and production was re-
sumed on the 10 pm shift.
Last nights developments oc-
CURED after the unions interna-
tional executive board interrupted
an all-day conference to urge re-
sumption of production.
Men Held Huring Selves.
Calling on members TO return to
their war production jobs without
delay" the internationals board
noted the strikers have injured
themselves because it is long es-
tablished policy of the War Labor
Board that it will not deal with
issues so long as the workers in
volved are on strike
The union statement described the
WLB ruling as 'unsound in logic
and unfair in its application" but
added: The sooner the workers
return to work. the sooner we may
expect the board to act upon our
request for reconsideration.
In recommending 3 cents an
hour wage boost nearly a year after
it received the case, the WLB said
8 cents would have seriously un-
stabilized wage relationships in the
industry" 1t said present average
hourly earnings at the Big Three"
range from S115 to Sl25,
Evening star., 1943-05-27
Strike Oyer Promotions
For Women Is Ended

CANTON, Ohio. May q IP'-CIO
United Steelworkers at the Timken
Roller Bearing Co.'S main plant
agreed yesterday to end their work
stoppage.
A. T. Pinkney. Federal conciliator
announced some unionists reported
for work in the afternoon and the
rest of the 400 mer involved in the
stoppage were to return on succeed
ing shifts.
The Walkout began Monday in
protest of the promotion of women
operators to automatic grinding ma
chimes. Mr.. Pinkney said the union
contended the company violated
seniority terms Of its contract by
advancing the women
Evening star., 1943-05-27
1000 Workers Vote
To End Toledo Strike

TOLEDO, Ohio. May 27 lP)-
About 1000 workers at the Electric
Auto-Lite Co. voted TO return to
work last night after being informed
by George Adde's, International sec
retary-treasurer of the CIO United
Automobile Workers Union. that
some employees apparently misun-
derstood negotiating procedures Of
the War Labor Board
Workers termed their one-dav ab-
sence a holiday" Melvin Schultz,
president of the UAW-CIO local,
said it would attempt to complete
negotia tions with the company. Is
sues of the dispute were not defined.