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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
AERIAL ATTACK
 MAKES HISTORY
Onslaught Blasts Out Path for Allies Advance in
 North Africa
BY PHIL AULT United Press Staff Correspondent

United Press Staff COrrespondent)
 Allied Headquarters, North Africa, May 7.-(UP)-The greatest aerial onslaught in support of ground troops ever staged -four planes every minute for nine solid hours-blaSted the narrow, four mile front yester- day and enabled the British First Army to smash through Massicault and roll across the flat approaches to TuniS.
 A total of 2,50O sorties, largest number ever flown in the African theater, darkened the skies over the narrow front that ranged from 1000 yards to three miles in depth. There was hardly a yard of ground in that area on which Allied bombse didn't crash.
 A joint statement by the United States Army Air Force and the Royal Air Force whose com muniques usually are models of re- straint and understatement-said:
 "The greatest effort in air history over battlefield was made yester- day by the tactical air force of Air Vice Marshal Sir Arthur Cunningham in cooperation with the advance of the First Army along the Medjez- Tunis road south of the Medjerda river"
 Another North African record was set by Allied planes which ranged out across the Mediterranean to slash at Axis communications. A total of 27 ships were hit, 12 of them definitely sunk and several others left in sinking condition. The toll included one Axis destroyer sunk and another destroyer set afire.
 twenty enemy planes were shot down in battle and over Axis air fields and another three were downed over the Mediterranean The Allies lost 10 aircraft.
 The RAF officer reported that British infantry, after watching the vast swarm of Allied planes, ran over to where he was standing, shook his hand and said: By God, what a shoW!'
 American Fighters patroled the battle areas, and with fighter bombers carried out numerous raids, They downed II Axis planes and wrecked there big Junkers trans ports aground.
 It was one of the greatest aerial operations of the war, and was comparable in organization and size to the 1000 bomber raid on Cologne nearly year ago.
 The offensive coincided with a headquarters announcement that the Allied Air Forces sank 62 ships and, excluding attacks by the destrt air force, dropped 18,526,724 pounds of bombs on enemy positions and shipping between November and May 2. Altogether 1855 enemy air crafts were destroyed in aerial con-
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07

Boston, May 7,-CUP)-Tne Ma tional Labor Relations Board today directed an election within 30 days among editorial employees of the Times Publishing Go. of PaWtucket, R. l., to determine whether the Newspaper Guild of Boston (CIO) will be their bargaining agent,
 The directive exclnIes the nan aging editor, the news editor and the city editor because ,Nf thec su' perViAoly functions.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
MOrtally Wounded Leader Was Swept Into Sea By
 Own Command
CREW OBEYS ORDERS,
 DIVES TO SAFETY
Howard Gilmore Awarded Congressional Honor
 Medal POsthumOusly

Washington, May 7.- (UP) - The Navy revealed today how a mortally wounded United States sub marine commander ordered his craft to dive to safety while he remained topside after a night surface engage ment with a Japanese gun boat. The skipper was Com mander Howard w. Gilmore, , native of Selma, Ala, and a resident of New Orleans. His last words as he lay wounded on the bridge of his craft were:
 "Take her downr
 The crew obeyed and the skipper was swept off into the sea and lost as the submarine dived.
 The Navy noted Gilmore's brave act in communique reporting that ais submarine, on its fourth war patrol, had sunk medium sized Japanese cargo ship. damaged a medium sized cargo ship and prob ably sunk the gunboat which was ais last adversary.
 These actions raised the score of American submarines in the Pacific 70 1856 ships sunk, 26 probably sunk md 43 damaged
 Gilmore was awarded the Con- gressional Medal of Honor post humously. The award, highest which can be bestowed by this country on its heroes, was the first given to a submarine man in this war. Gilmore previously had won the Navy Cross and a gold star in lieu of a second Navy Cross, for previous successful war patrols.
 Gilmore was on deck width other members of his crew when the Jap anese gunboat bore down on his craft to ram it. Skillfully cvading 5he onrusihng Japanese craft, Gil- more turned thep TOW of his craft at the Japanese and at speed of IF knots rammed it.
 A gaping wound was opened in the hull plates of the Japanese gum boat. The submarine suffered some damage but nevertheless remained under control.
 AS the guncoat began settling in the water, the Japanese opened fire with heavy machine guns. Gilmore was struck by hail of bullets.
 Members of the crew sought to carry him below. He declined their aid rather than expose the sub- marine and its company to further gunfire. He ordered all hands be- low and then, turning to the officer
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
GERMANS ADMIT
 ALLIED ADVANCE
By United Press

The German war communiquc an- nounced today that the Allies had succeeded in making q deep salient in the axis Tunisian line and that heavy fighting was still in progress,
 The announcement, carried by the Berlin radio and recorded by the United Press in New York, said that the Allies attacked with greatly superior infantry and tank forma- tions supported by strong air force formations on the northern and central sectors of the front.
 Twelve Allied tanks were said to have been destroyed and several hundred prisoners taken.
 The communique also said that "embittered" defensive fighting by the Germans continued in the Cau- casus. Soviet tank attacks were said to have been repulsed.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
FOOD CEILINGS
 START MONDAY
Prices to Consumer to De- cline; Booklets to Be
 Given Purchasers

Washington, May 7.-(UP)-Of- flee of Price Administration off cials predicted today that prices of foodstuffs to consumers in Wash ington, New York, Chicago and oth- CT high cost areas will decline some what following inauguration Mon- day of community wide price ceil- ings in 150 cities.
 The reduction, 1t was said, will come chiefly from establishment of fixed dollars. -.lnd-centS ceilings on grocery products. Heretofore, food handlers have been given fixed margin mark-up over their purchase costs to use in determining top prices under the general maximum price regulation.
 Partly due to misunderstanding by grocers of OPA regulations and partly through certain amount, of "chiseling," it was said, prices on some products in some areaS-chief- ly the larger citbes-have been ex- cessive. Authorities said consumers had no way of knowing whether prices were too high.
 Under the new program, DOORleJS listing not only the allowable fixed mark-up, but also the top dollars and cents price will be given pur- chasers. If a grocer charges above the fixed maximum h eis liable to court action by the purchaser call ing for treble damages or $50, which ever is higher.
 OPA depending upon housewives to keep abreast of prices and police the program They will be encour- aged to tell local price rationing boards when prices exceed new dol lars and cents ceilings.
 The first dollars-and -cents ceil- ings will cover poultry. fluid milk, bread, eggs, butter, packaged cheese, sugar, cereals. evaporated and con- densed mlk, flour and other grocery items.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
BRITISH DESTROY
 SIX ENEMY TANKS
Many Others Flee as Allies Smash Through ROm=
 mel's Panzer Forces
By EDWARD w. BEATTIE Limited Press Staff Correspondent


 With British First Army, ir Tunisia, 830 a. m, May 7.-UP)- British armor fioded out across the Tunis plain to the heights near St Cyprien this morning after smash ing through a barricade of 60 Axis tanks remnants of the once mighty panzer forces of Marshal Erwin Rommel. At least six enemy tanks were destroyed.
 The First Army tank column crashed through the las tenemy mountain barrier before Tunis Thursday following unprecedented aerial assaults and infantry ad- vances that wiped out the Axis gun positions.
 All afternon and all last night the offensive Surged ahead on the roll ing plains and early today the Brit ish stod before St. Cyprien. almost within sight of the roofs of Tunis l2 miles away.
 St. Cyprien Is a small village astride the main road from Medjez- El-Bab to TuniS West of the viii lage the British encountered 35 en- emy tanks on the south side Of the road and 25 on the north side but these were quickly attacked, six or more were destroyed and the re- mainder forced to flee from posi- tions about six miles southwest of MasSicault
 The British moved up auti-tank guns to guard against counter-at- tacks and pushed forward, bypass ing the little village of Furna which was one of the most strongly forti- fled points on the front.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
RUMORS DISGUST
 DUKE, DUCHESS

London, May 7-(UP)-The Duke and Duchess of Windsor, "astounded and disgusted" by rumors that they had separated, denied them today.
 The London Daily Mirror had asked it's New York Correspondent, John Walters, to tell the royal cou- pie of the reports current in Lon dons west end recently. Windsor cabled the newspaper from Nassau:
 Your correspondent, Walters, in New YorK asks for Grefiai Or Lex don 1umors of an arrangement be- tween the Duchess and myself. We both are astounded and disgusted at this mean rumor which we most emphaticei deny."
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07
BANANA SUPPLY
 SENT TO BOSTON

Boston, May 7.-(UP)--Boston has received its first large consignment of bananas in many months.
 The carloads totaling 9500 stems arrived by train from Mexico last night-the first to reach here since cargo space on Central American Steamers was limited to essential materials.
 One carload was sent to Wor- cester, another to Providence, R. l., while the others were disposed of lo- cally.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1943-05-07

Summer School Bulletin on Re- quest. Terms Begin June 1st and June 28th. Post Junior College of CoHnaRxcA.
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Light Showers Tonight Dimout-s:27 p. m. to 5;O0 a. m.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Arthur Marvel is on the sick
! list.
Mrs. Amelia Orendorf and grand
son, Drexel, recently visited her
daughter and family in Rehoboth.
Horace Edgell and wife enter
tanned Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Wroten
and daughters at Thanksgiving
dinner.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. J. Mills and
family were dinner guests of Mr..
and Mrs. ]. F. Gordy, in George
town, Thanksgiving Day.
Mr.. and Mrs. Darwin Savage and
children of Green Ridge, Pa, were
overnight guests Thanksgiving of
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Fritz
Zott and family.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. l.. Kratz and
Mrs. Ollie Wiley were Dover visit
Ors last Friday.
Mrs. Lawrence Wilson. Mrs. f.
L. Kratz and son and Mrs. Fritz
Zott and daughter have been re-
cent shoppers in Salisbury. Md.
Miss Beatrice Adams, who is at
tending Beacon College, Whining
ton. spent the Thanksgiving holi-
days here with her parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Thurman Adams and fam
lily.
Mr.. and Mrs. Dwight Orendorf
and son, of Chester. and Mr. and
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03
MAGNOLIA

The moving picture king ol
Kings" is this Friday night at 1890
in the school auditorium.
Mr.. and Mrs. Albert Tinley are
receiving congratulations on the
birth of son. Frances Eugene,
born at Kent General Hospital.
Little Ray Dawson, of Camden,
was an overnight guest of his
grandparents, Mr.. and Mrs. r. c.
Ingram. on Tuesday.
Mrs. Katie Hyland. of Galena,
Md. is visiting Mrs. Kathryn
Knight.
Mrs. Emma Davis came home
from Kent General Hospital on
Monday where sheh underwent a
major operation recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlie r. Jackson
entertained on Sunday Mr.. and
Mrs. F. A. Wheeless and Miss Es-
telle Wheeless of Newark. Mr.. and
Mrs. Chauncey Wheeless and
daughter Patty. of Seaford, and
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington Jackson
and son Bruce. of Camden.
Mrs. James Smith and son James
Allen were Thanksgiving guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Nathaniel Taylor.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. johnson were
Thanksgiving guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. T. B. Spurry. of Frederick.
Mrs. Howard Williams and son
Howard. Jr.. and Mrs. A. B. Smith
were Thanksgiving guests of Mr..
and Mrs. Charles Stout of Milton.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Beideman
and family were Thanksgiving
guests of his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
Beideman, of near Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. James Begley, of
Wilmington. spent Wednesday and
Thursday with her sister and bro
ther-in-law. Mr.. and Mrs. John
Schmick On Thursday other
guests were Mr.. and Mrs. John
Kelley, of FELTON,; Mr.. and Mrs.
Olin Dill and daughters Janet and
Joyce.
Mr.. and Mrs. r. C. Ingram were
Thanksgiving guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. William Dawson of Camden.
Other guests of the DawsOns were
Mr. and Mrs. Taylor Case and chill
dren. Lillian. James and Donald,
and Mr.. and Mrs. c. E. Green, of
Wilmington.
Mrs. Beulah Wright. Miss Fran
ces Wright and Mr. and Mrs. Ho-
mer Wright were guests on Sunday
of Mr.. and Mrs. Irving Wright, OF
Clayton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Roy Gourley enter
tanned on Thanksgiving. Mr.. and
Mrs. Harvey Gourley. Mr.. and Mrs.
Edward Hill and Mr.. and Mrs.
Grover BOstic of Dover.
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Kennedy
and daughter. Athelda, have moved
TO Rising Sun. and Mr.. and Mrs.
Ernest Raughley, of Dover. have
moved to the farm vacated by the
Kennedys which the Raughleys re-
Gently purchased.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03
SELBYVILLE

DR.. Walter A. Hearn, Superin,
tendent of the Doveer District o
the Peninsula Conference, will be
the guest speaker at the Salem
Methodist Church next Sunday
morning, December 5, at eleven
o'clock.
Plans are now being made for a
Christmas program by the Youth
Choir and the Youth Fellowship
group on Sunday. December 10.
Last Sunday morning, the pas
tor, Rev. William j. Ennis. B. D.,
preached quite an unusual sermon
from the second chapter OF the
book of Jonah, where the Lord
heard and answered the prayer OF
Jonah and delivered him from the
fish. The text was the 7th verse
When my soul tainted within me.
l remembered the Lord: and my
prayer came in unto thee, into
thine holy temple.
Rev. w. J. Ennis and his mother.
Mrs. Nan Ennis, and Mrs. Evelyn
Griffith, of Camden, who is spend
ing the winter here. went to POGO
moke City, Md. on Thursday and
were dinner guests of Mrs. Ennis
sister and husband, Kathryn and
William Hillman. Mrs. Ennis has
now been confined to her home for
a few days with a cold.
Mr.. and Mrs. Covington Town
send and daughter, Sarah Elizabeth
entertained a few of their friends
at Thanksgiving dinner on Thurs
day.
Miss Maude McCabe has returned
to her home here after spending
the holiday period with MIR. and
Mrs. Thomas B. McCabe and Mrs.
Gertrude Harvey and family, in
Swarthmore, Pa.
George P. Townsend and his son.
Vic. of Millville, and his son-in-
law, Harrison Temple, of Newport.
called to see the formers cousins,
Mrs. w. A. Law and Miss Addie
Furman, on Friday. Engineer
Townsend tells an interesting story
of his trip around the world.
Mrs. Virgie Gray McCabe and
husband. Ollie McCabe. of Days
bOro. also called the same day.
Della and Bill Bunting and sons,
Billy and Blaine. had as dinner
guests on Thursday, Mrs. Gardner
E. Bunting. Mr.. and Mrs. Louis
Bunting and daughter. Della. of
near town. and Mrs. Alice Selby
Sheuman, of Berlin, Md. Callers
in the afternoon were Mrs. A. F.
Bunting. Mr.. and Mrs. Conner Bunt-
ing and son Dale.
Funeral services for Bobby Lee
Stevens, S-year-old son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Llewellyn Stevens. were held
at Salem Methodist Church on
Wednesday at 2 P. NJ. with the
Rev. w. ]. Ennis officiating. In
terment at Red Mems Cemetery.
Bobby Lee and his pony on which
he was riding were instantly killed
on Sunday afternoon when struck
by a car driven by Raymond J.
Murray of Frankford. who also
lost his life. Mr.. Murray's wife is
the former Virginia Campbell, of
Selbyville. whose first husband.
John Hudson. lost his life from an
accidental gunshot wound while
rabbit hunting near town a few
years ago.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03
DAGSBORO

Revival services closed at the
Christ Methodist Church Sunday
night. The pastor, Rev. Anderson
and helped make this meeting a
success.
The w. S. C. S. met in the
Sunday School room Thursday
night. Mrs. Delbert Daisey, chair
man.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Long, of
Millsboro. spent Sunday with their
parents, Mr. and Mrs. Harry Hitch
ems.
Mr.. and Mrs Paul Baker and
son, of Dover. spent Thanksgiving
with their parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Baker.
Mr.. and Mrs. Woodie Sturgis
and mother, Mrs. Laura Sturgis,
spent Thursday with Mrs. Sturgis'
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Scott,
at Ironshire. Md
Mr. and Mrs. Delbert Daisey gave
a dinner Sunday in honor of their
daughter. Miss Ellen Daisey. of
Wilmington. Their guests were
Miss Pearl Baker. Mr.. Leon Town
send, Miss Virginia and Ellen
Baker, John Littleton and Walter
Littleton. Mrs. Helen Hoffman. of
Ocean View. After dinner home
made ice-cream and cake was
served.
Mrs. Harry Bunting returned
home Saturday after accompanying
her son, Morris, to Philadelphia
on Wednesday. He has been in
Quoted into the Navy. Miss Eula
Mae and Mary Louise spent the
time with their grandparents, Mr..
and Mrs. Joseph Bunting. Sr., dur
ing their mothers absence.
Eli Campbell fell and broke his
arm Friday while at work near
Wilmington.
Mrs. K d. Lingo is i'll at this
writing. Her daughter. Mrs. John
Hazard, of Wilmington. is with |
her for a while.
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson McCabe and |
Mr.. and Mrs. Billy Chandler mo-
tored to see their son and brother,
Wilson McCabe, Jr., at cambridge,
Md. Sunday.
Mrs. Billy Hudson and daughter,
Mrs. Jonah Bunting. of Bishop.
called on Mr.. and Mrs. E. H. Hick-
man. Saturday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob Hooker, of
Ocean View. are spending some
time with the latter's mother, Mrs.
Jones.
Little Carrie Mae yickers is ill
at this writing.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03
ROXANA

The w. S. C. S. held its monthly
meeting Thursday evening, Novem-
ber rs, at the Community House
with Mrs. George M. Derrickson
and Mrs. Vance McCabe. hostesses
Ice cream and cookies were
served.
A Correctional has been learn
ed that Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Harper
are not the parents of a baby boy
The correspondent is sorry for this
error.
William Ayers Daisey, who has
been Inaking his home with his
son and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and
Mrs. Harry S. Daisey. for the past
six months, is now with another
daughter at Selbyville.
Mrs. Georgeanna Stephens was
dinner guest. Sunday, of Mr.. and
Mrs. Allie Stephens, at Bayard.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Lewis are
improving exterior of their home.
Harry l.. Daisey. Jr.. who enlist
ed in the Merchant Marine, left
Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Elisha Hickman
visited Mr.. Hickman's sister. Mrs.
Belle Lynch. over the weekend.
Miss Matte West, of Millville.
was guest of Miss Vietta Lewis on
Thursday.
Edgar C. Bennett spent the week
end with his hgrandmother. Mrs.
Lucinda Bennett. at Ocean View.
Mrs. Joshua McCabe entertained
at dinner. Sunday. her children
and. grandchildren. Mr.. and Mrs.
Louis Hickman and daughter. Rita.
of Bishopville; Mr.. and Mrs. Vance
McCabe and daughter. Sandra. of
near town.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03

al All farm safety activity include:
Labeled all unmarked poison, filed
holes soon as posts were removed,
and cleaned chimneys once, and
pipes twice during year. He always
buries old nails and wire laying
around the yard, keeps gun unloaded
except when in use, places matches
out of children's reach, never leaves
an implement in gear. The youth
gave pile of junk in barnyard to
salvage committee, and turned old
paper into paper drive. -. This is the
first year of the activity, which is
designed to help reduce the annual
losses of 1900 farm people killed
through accidents, and S2z5, 600. 900
worth of rural property destroyed or
damaged by fire.
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03
Sfufe's All Farm
Safety Champion

ERNEST C. EIERMANN, 10, of
~ TOWNSEND, has been named bv
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-03
MILFORD NECK

Let come what may,
BE equal to the task.
Watch and pray! thru night
and day,
If for courage you would ask.
Methodist Church
Rev. ID. +. Wood, Pastor
Sunday, December 5.
2 p M.-Sunday School.
Parents, Send your children to
Sunday school. Has your child
ever heard your voice lifted in
prayer?
p. M.-Sermon by the pastor.
A real spiritual blessing is in
store for you. Come to church
this Sunday.
Who shall ascend into the hill
of the Lord? or who shall stand in
his holy place? He that hath clean
hands and a pure heart; who hath
not lifted up his soul unto vanity,
nor sworn deceitfully.-Psalm 24:-
ga.
There will be a turkey supper in
the church on Friday, December 10.
Start serving at o'clock. Menu
follows: Turkey. dressing. white
potatoes. sweet potatoes, turnips,
dumplings, peas, gravy, cranberry
sauce. jelly. pickles. coffee, rolls.
butter and pie, all for $1.00. Plan
to enjoy this supper.
Mrs. Clarence +. Jester has been
visiting in Camden and Philadel-
phia during the past week.
Mr.. and Mrs. MacKinley Maloney
have received word from their son
Tom, saying that he has safely ar
rived in Italy,
Representative and Mrs. ]. S.
Willis entertained at a goose din
ner on Thanksgiving, their sons
and families-Mr. and Mrs. Spencer
Willis and Mr. and Mrs. Burton
Willis. -.----.-.......
Mrs. Alfred Meredith is confined
to sick bed at this writing.
Mrs. Wilbur Galloway. of Fred
erica. visited her daughter and
family. Mrs. Edwin Short. on We'd
nesday and Thursday of the past
week.
"Butchering is well under way
down Milford Neck way. Plenty to
cat and much to be thankful for"
Mrs. Leslie Greenley and daugh-
ters, Winnie Lou and Doris. spent
Friday evening with Mrs. George
Bond.
Look up and lift up. Help some
body today-to look on the bright
ufda fO,. hack Of aach plOIId there
is IA silver lining"