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Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-04

The ONO, incidentally. Il. expert
menting with . warm inner cloth
made from milk fiber.
The white Arctic overall. It should
be explained, is convertible, turned
Inside out, 1t is brown, should new
terrain require that color.
Another mute soldier, standing at
attention nearby, was clad in what
Is called rain wear" . rain suit
from top to bottom, intended for
climate where there are long rainy
seasons.
Contains No Rubber.
"And not an ounce OF rubber in
It," said Col. Brady. It looked like
rubber. but 1t. was made from =
synthetic composition worked out
by the Quartermaster Corps.
There were distinctive uniforms
for paratroopers, for the armored
forces, and an experimental ensemble
of shorts and half-sleeved shirts
which may go to the forces In North
Africa. And there were the more
conventional uniforms for infantry
and other branches, with the short
mackinaw and trench coat. in de-
mand as a warm, flexible garment,
but the long, heavy garrison over
coat still prescribed for the colder
climates. Special uniforms for cooks,
bakers firemen and mechanics were
displayed.
The Philadelphia quartermaster
depot operates q factory that turns
out uniforms, overcoats, raincoats,
flags and many other things made
of cloth.
The primary purpose Of thiS fac
tory is not to compete with private
industry. but to furnish at once q
laboratory of experimentation and a
yardstick to guide the Army in
ordering the clothing purchases it
makes all over the country. Although
this plant employees more than 5000,
it turns out only about one-half of
l per cent Of the Army's procure
ment In clothing, blankets and such
things.
Experiment in Production.
The Army buys nearly all the
cloth that goes into clothing. and 1t
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-04
Slain Night Club Girl
Now Believed Victim
Department Robber
Neishbor Sow Man
Leaving With Two Fur
Coats Over His Arm
~ the Associated Press.

- TIRE Associated Press.
CHICAGO, Feb. IA robbery
angle as possible motive for the
staying of Estelle Carey took on
added significance today on the
strength Of report that man was
seen fleeing from her apartment
shortly before she was killed Tues
day.
Although police pressed their in
vestigation to link the killing of the
model and night club dice girl to a
robber, they said other theories had
not been abandoned. Other possible
motives, police said. were that Miss
Carey was killed by an angry sutton,
. jealous woman rival or for revenge.
Capt. William Drury said tenant
on the first floor Of the apartment
building In which Miss Carey was
found bludgeoned and burned to
death reported she had seen q man
come down the rear stairs carrying
two women's coats over his arm.
Miss Carey lived In q third floor
apartment and two expensive fur
coats were reported missing by her
roommate.
The tenant. Mrs. Jessie Lovrein,
told Capt. Drury she was not i'm
pressed by the incident, believing
the man was an employe Of a
cleaning firm. The time Mrs. Low
rein noticed the man, Capt. Drury
said, correspondent to the time Miss
Carey was believed killed, early
Tuesday afternoon.
Capt. Drury said police continued
investigation Of the possibility
that Miss Carey, as an associate OF
Nick Circella, alias Nick Dean,
former night club operator now in
prison. had been slain by gangster
enemies. Dean. whose association
with Miss Carey was disclosed ct
m inquest yesterday, now is serving
m Swear term IN Federal prison
for conspiracy to extort more than
d ,000, 900 from motion picture ex-
scutives.
Testimony that Miss Carey re-
ceived as much as $500 weekly in
commissions while employed as a
dice girl at Deans night club two
years ago was given by Miss Maxine
Buturf1, who lived with the model.
Police. however, found only 81 500
In cash and $3.50 in War bonds In
Miss Carey's safety deposit box In
. Loop bank.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-04

supplies this material 10 manufac-
t,irers who are given contracts. BY
turning out finished products In Its
own factory, the ONO Is able to get
q good idea Of the fair cost Of
fabricating the many items.
And here the technical men often
develop new techniques In turning
these out. They've had to because
certain materials were scarce. For
instance, the lack Of brass brought
out q steel button containing one
twentieth Of the brass In the old
button. This In turn. is giving way
to plastic buttons, which now are In
production.
The factory contains about 1000
sewing machines, all operated by
women. Flags are made in quantity,
the more simple ones by machine,
the distinctive ones. those designed
to emblazon the glory Of divisions,
regiments and branches OF the serv-
Ice, laboriously by hand. The hand
made flags OF silk sometimes take
two or three months to embroider.
Miss Mary E. Ring, whose workers
call her "the modern Betsy Ross"
has been turning out these flags
with def wizardry since before the
last war.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-04
Quick Production Possible.

II there's q sudden call for some
thing made of q fabric, this factory
can turn out = reasonable quantity
overnight. 1t works three shifts. It
serves also the important purpose
OF acquainting the Army's private
contractors with It's machines and
its methods. They are invited to
inspect 1t and 1t is specially valuable
to plants fabricating something new.
The director Of procurement, Col.
Thomas w. Jones, acting under a
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-09

institutions rooted =. our liberties secured.
In this faith, more than ever before, America
needs that we be strong today
We must strengthen our belief in the spr-
itual realities which are the life roots of our
American tradition.
Wemust return to the passionate convictions
Of our ancestors who wrote that faith into the
motto Of our country: IN God We Trust"
Make your faith an active daily. part of
personal life Go to church regularly.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-09

And Take the Family to Sunday School
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-04-09
AND KEEP THE FAITH WITH THEM

= ROM every church in America men and boys
have gone away to serve their country in its
time Of need
We AT home must fill their empty places =.
in the church, as in the factory.
We must share with them the spirit of their
service the burden Of their sacrifice
And, with them, we must keep the faith in
which the freedom they defendwas born-faith
in God.
In this faith our country was founded :. our
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Sgt. Lynch Is
Speaker At The
Rotary Club
Police Officer Tells Ser
vice Group Of Work
Department Is Doing
During War Time.

Sergeant Clarence Lynch, mem
ber of the Delaware State Highway
Police, was the guest speaker at
the weekly dinner meeting of the
Milford Rotary Club held Monday
evening in Varney Auditorium of
the community building. Sergeant
Lynch, a traffic specialist, told of
the work which the highway police
are doing during wartime. Accord
ing to Officer Lynch, the depart
ment's membership which has been
whitfield down considerably by the
demands of the nations armed
forces. is endeavoring to do the
best possible job in keeping the
highways of the state safe for
traffic. While automobile traffic has
fallen off greatly since the inau-
guration of gas Tationing, truck
traffic has nearly doubled, and
there is always plenty of work for
the members of the force.
Sergeant Lynch was introduced
to the club by program chairman,
Remsen C. Barnard, 3rd.
Another guest of the club was
Captain George T. Macklin, Jr.,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. George T.
Macklin of this city.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Farmers Petition For
Conservation Program
Sussex Agriculturists Want Dis.
trict Started In Their County

Farmers attending a meeting in
the Columbia Grange Hall, to dis
cuss the Soil Conservation Enab-
ling Act, signed a petition to start
a district in Sussex county.
A thorough discussion of the en-
abling act, under the leadership of
Earl Cooper was held during which
time R. S. Synder of the State Soil
Conservation Service pointed out
the advantages of the act to the
farmers.
Following this discussion fifteen
farmers signe dthe petition request
ing the organizing of a district in
the county. Although twenty-five
signatures are required on the Pc
titien there is little doubt but that
they will be added as similar meet
ings are held in other sections of
the county during the next two
weeks.
Farmers in the Frankford-Dags-
boro communities interested in the
conservation of their soil and par
ticularly drainage plan to attend
the meeting for their area, which
as the Chronicle went to press was
scheduled to be held in the John
M. Clayton School, Thursday eve
ming, July Is, at $3.50 o'clock. A
similar meeting for the George
town community will be held in
the Grange Hall there this evening,
Friday, July is, at $3.50 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16

garding the probable inconvenience
and, in some cases, embarrassment
caused by the necessity for local
boards or special panels to con-
duct hearings and impose penal
ties for violations of the non-essen-
tial driving ban, especially in the
smaller and less densely populated
sections"
District directors" Mr., Hardes-
ty continued, were authorized on
June l to appoint qualified persons
to serve as hearing officers if the
boards expressed a desire to be
relieved of a portion of this re-
sponsibility. particularly that re-
ferring to the imposition of penal
ties. However, all the boards in
Kent and Sussex counties did not
request such a change, but it was
decided advisable to provide a
standard basis of organization in
order to accomplish a uniform
method of hearing procedure and
penalties.
No salary is attached to the ap-
pointments, but hearing officers
are compensated on a per diem ba-
sis plus actual travelling expenses"
Mr.. Hardesty said.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
May Get Cold Storage
Locker System Here
Meeting At Community Bldg. Next
Wed. Night VIII Decide Plan

A Milford manufacturer and
business man is in a position at
the present time to offer the resi-
dents of this community the stOr-
age facilities of a modern cold
storage locker system. According
to the sponsor there will be a
large system setup, but the coop
Grafton of the general public is
needed to obtain the necessary
priorities.
Next Wednesday evening, July
81, the public is invited to attend
a meeting at the Milford Commun-
ity Building. at which time the
workings of the system will be
fully explained. Mayor Edward C.
Evans will preside at the meeting,
which is scheduled for 500
o'clock.
If you are interested in protect
ing your food surplus through
practical cold storage methods you
should attend this meeting.
The following gives an idea of
the Importance of such a commun-
ity set-up.
The modern refrigerated locker
plant is essentially for the pro-
cessing and preservation of food
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Lawyers To Hear
State Auto Cases
Sussex Panels Have Refused To Pass Judgment On
Their NeighbOrs; OPA Action In Poultry Cases
Cause Of Much Dissatisfaction.

Because of refusal of Sussex
county war price and rationing
boards to hold hearings on pleas
ure driving ban cases and the dis
inclination of the Kent county
boards to conduct such cases, paid
attorneys from outside the respec-
tive counties where the motorists
reside will conduct such hearings
in the future.
Charles w. Hardesty. state OPA
director, said Charles L. Harmon
son and A. B. Magee of Kent coun-
ty will hear the Sussex county
cases and Houston Wilson and l.
DOlphus Short. ii. of Sussex coun-
ty, will hear the Kent county cases.
Members of the Sussex county
war price and rationing boards
said the boards have refused to
conduct hearings in cases of sus-
pected violation of the pleasure
driving ban because of unpopular
ity of the ban and because of dis
of pOultrymen of Sus-
sex county with the OPA handling
of the POULTRY price situation in the
county.
For quite some time" Mr.. Har-
desty said. in a statement this
week. 1--WE have been concerned re-
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
3 = Week Campaign
On To Recruit WAVES
Quota Is 400 For Pennsylvania,
Delaware And South Jersey

A three-week campaign to re-
cruit 400 WAVE officers and en-
listed women from the Fourth Ma
val District got underway this week
as part of the biggest nationwide
drive made so far to obtain MEM
bers for the Navy Women's Re-
serve.
Captain T. T. Patterson. USN,
director of Naval Officer Procure
ment and head of WAVE recruit
ment for the district. announced
that the campaign will run from
Monday, July ~, through July 80,
first anniversary of the establish
ment of the WAVES by Act of Con-
gress. The quota of 100 is for
Pennsylvania. Delaware and South
ern New Jersey.
Although the recruiting drive CO.
incides with the anniversary, it is
prompted by necessity rather than
sentimentality. Captain Patterson
said. WAVES are needed to ease
the manpower shortage by free
ing Navy men for the crews of new
ships.
The Navy Department plans to
train $500 women for aviation pet
ty officer duties ashore this year
alone. They will replace a number
Of men sufficient to provide avi-
alton petty officers for at least
three new aircraft carriers. Other
WAVES will serve in a dozen other
ashore.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Almost All No. 3
Books Mailed Out
Fewer Than 10000 Remain
OF 277,0O0 Valid In
August

Less than 10000 of the approx
mately 277.OOO No. food rationing
books. which come into use late in
August. remain to be mailed out
to Delaware residents from the
state OPA office, Pennsylvania
Building, Wilmington.
At the office of J. Francis Blaine.
state price officer, officials said
books must be mailed to about
5000 families. from 5000 to 10000
individuals by the weekend.
Only a small number of volun-
teers worked Monday night due to
the rapid completion of the task of
processing and mailing the books.
Wednesday and Thurs
day a larger corps worked to COM
plete the work. There is no more
day work being done by the volun-
teers on the books.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
PTA Officers Hear
National Speaker
Leaders OF 35 State Groups Ad.
dressed By Mrs. W. II. Buhllg

Mrs. Walter H. Buhlig of Chicago,
field director of the National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers,
conducted a school of instruction"
for officers of the Delaware State
Congress and leaders of the 33
member groups throughout the
state at the Hotel DUPONT in Will
mington on Saturday last. Using
as her topic. THE Work of the
Parent Teacher Organization in
War Time" Mrs. Buhlig urged the
sponsorship of wholesome recrea-
ton for teen-age boys and girls,
more interest in the organization
by principals and teachers, and
proper Interpretation of the ma
tional state and local programs. She
announced that instruction for all
officers and committee chairmen is
given in various pamphlets and
booklets available at the state and
national headquarters. Miss Edna
Wainwright of Cranston Heights,
Wilmington, is the state office sec
retary.
Mrs. John w. Reynolds. Roselle,
new president of the state con-
gress, conducted sessions in both
the morning and afternoon. There
was a luncheon at noon.
Announcement was made that
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Must See Board In
Person To TrGUeL
Vacation Travel Permits
Will Be Issued To Mo-
tOrists In Person Only

Delaware motorists seeking va
cation travel permits after July Is
must appear in person before their
local war price and rationing
boards before issuance of a wa
cation travel authorization" OPA
officials said this week.
Although the applications may
be mailed, the applicant must
bring to the board in person his
gasoline ration book and a speed
ometer reading. In the ration book
will be marked the fact that the
authorization was issued.
The permit will enable Eastern
motorists, now prohibited from
pleasure driving, to make one va
cation round trip providing there
is no alternative means of travel
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Boxing Bouts
At Ball Park
This Evening
Several Fight Stars List
ed On Kiwanis SpOn-
sOred Program, Start
ing At $3.50 O'clock.

After several postponements the
all star boxing bouts, sponsored by
the local Kiwanis Club, with Cor
poral Charlie Lewis promoter, will
be held at the Milford Ball Park at
eight-thirty o'clock this evening
Friday, July 16, weather permit
ting.
Featured stars will include Geo.
Dusty" Brown, the colored knock
out artist from Wilmington, who
will meet Wildcat" Billy Salvage
from Baltimore This will be an
eight rounder, and those in the
know say it will be a real thriller.
In. the semi-windup Jimmy Lewis,
a stable mate of Brown, will take
on Battling Bob. Simmon, also of
This will be a regula-
tion six rounder.
AS a special treat for the fans.
AL Tribuani, Delaware's leading
puglist. will fight a three round ex-
hibition with Nick Laico. of Fort
Miles. Laico is a former golden
glover and at one time was cham
pion welterweight of New Jersey.
Preceding the main bouts there
will be three preliminaries. which
will bring together some of the
most promising young fighters in
the Delmarva area.
Proceeds will be donated to the
Fund at Fort Miles.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Milk Grades Issued
For Milford Area
Are Effective From July 1st, 1913,
To December 31st, 1913

The following grades of milk
have been issued for the pasteuriz-
ing plants and the retail distri-
butors for the Milford area, and
are effective from July 1, 1943, to
December 81. 1943.
Fred C. Geyer, Milford-Grade
A-Past.
Hi-Grade Dairy, Harrington -
Grade A-Past.
Silver Hill Dairy, Milford-Grade
A-Past.
Clayton Draper, Milton-Grade
A-Raw.
Lindale Coverdale. Milford =
Grade B-Raw.
Clarence Dawson, Milford
Grade B-Raw.
Douglas Fry. Milford-Grade B.
Raw.
Clarence Hammond, Milford -
Grade B-Raw.
]. A. Nailor. Milford-Grade B.
Raw.
S. ]. Peterson, Milford-Grade
B. Raw.
H. W. Sharp. Milford-Grade B.
Raw.
H. W. vinyard. Grade
B-Raw.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Federal Plan.
AllOts State.
$9,OOO,OOO.
United States Post War
Program Is Now Pend
ing Before Congress In
Washington.

Delaware has postwar plans fol-
the expenditure of 100000 for
construction of highways, parks
other recreational facilities, and
new housing, and for clearing the
slums.
A large part of the city and state
programs so far developed pro-
vides for highway construction
and Improvements. and hinges upon
passage of a bill introduced at the
last session of Congress to grant
federal aid for such construction.
About S1,00O,000,0OO would be
provided in three years. of which
Delaware would get about $9,O00,-
600. Under provisions of the bill,
rs per cent of the money to be
spent is granted by the federal
government and 25 per cent is to
come from the states. Delaware
would add S3.OO0.OOO to bring the
states total to $12000,000.
Another section of the bill pro-
vides that part of the money must
be spent in urban areas over a
minimum size. Wilmington is the
only city in the state with a popu-
latiOn above the minimum, and
would be granted s3.OOO,OO0 over
the three-year period out of the
total due the state.
Mayor Albert W. James of Will
mington said this week that the
Wilmington Planning Commission
is considering projects on which
the money would be spent and has
postwar plans well under way. II
will be necessary to file a list of
projects to secure the federal aid.
WilmingtOn's plans include street
some of which may
construction of bridges,
and slum clearance. The city plans
to purchase slum properties and
tear them down. The land will be
used in the highway construction
and for other purposes.
The slum clearance plan will in
clude a program for the construc-
lion of new housing.
1t is understood that the state
projects will include several high
way construction jobs which have
been mentioned several times in
he past. One of these is the elm
nation of the Claymont bottleneck,
where the Governor Printz Boule-
'ardl merges wit hthe Philadelphia
Pike. This. would be done by ex-
ension of the boulevard into Penn
ylvania.
A second state project is the .
of the grade crossing !
It Elsmere by the construction of
bridge over the tracks. Another
is the continuation
rom Dover south of the dual high
way which now extends from Will
ningtOn to Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Lockwood Pratt Curfew To
Gets Citation Clear Dover
From The Navy Streets At 10
Milford Man Is Now
The Commanding Off
Ger OF Air Station At
Fort LauderdaIe, Fla.

The following article taken from
the daily newspaper at Fort Lau-
derdale, Florida, of recent date
tells an interesting true story of a
Milford man, who has won many
honors serving his 'iiag and .natf6n. .
When World War War II opened,
Commander John Lockwood Pratt.
present commanding officer at the
U. S. Naval Air Station at Fort
Lauderdale, Fla, was in Manila
Bay in command of the USS Childs.
which successfully tended aircraft
during the entire Philippine-Java
campaign despite repeated efforts
of the Japanese to sink her.
With the disbanding of Patrol
Wing Ten in Australia. he came
back to the United States and serv-
ed a brief tour of duty with the
Eastern Sea Frontier. He then was
assigned duty commissioning a new
escort carrier, the USSS Altamaha.
on which he later served as execu-
tive officer during her subsequent
operations in the South Pacific
area.
In February of this year he re-
ported for duty in the Bureau of
Aeronautics. Navy Department at
Washington. where he was assign
ed until May. when he assumed
command of the Fort Lauderdale
station.
Command Pratt was commend
ed in May. 1943. by the Secretary
of the Navy in the following COM
THE department has been in
formed of your extraordinary
when you demonstra-
ted courageous and intrepid con-
duct while carrying out a vital and
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Milford chronicle., 1943-07-16
Cut Air Raid
Tests To Two
A Month For
The Sum m er
Change From Scheduled
Three Decided On Be
cause Public Is Famil-
lar With Signals Now
In Vogue.

Starting with this month and
continuing at least until autumn
the State Council of Defense will
order only two blackout or air raid
tests a month, it was disclosed this
week by Gerrish Gassaway, execu-
tive vice chairman of the council.
For the past two months the
council has worked under a three
a-month system of tests, with two
tests at night and one during the
day.
The pattern for the new sched-
ule has not been completed, but it
is possible that one of the two
tests will be held during the day,
the other at night.
Two Tests This Month
During the remainder of July
two tests will be held and it is ex-
pected that the general period in
to which the drills will fall will be
disclosed although the exact time
will remain a secret.
The move to reduce the number
Of monthly drills from three to
two was made only after the CO.
ordinators of the three counties
and of Wilmington had been poll
ed.
Sentiment for two tests instead
of three month had been express
ed by several members of the
council as well as at least one of
the coOrdinators. 1t was felt that
the past two months have marked
a definite improvement in the pro-
gress of the states Civilian Defense
Corps and the public reaction to
the alarms.
(Turn to Pare 8, Pleasel