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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
USDA War Board Head
Names Representatives
County Leaders For Regional Ag-
ricuItural Credit Corp. Announced

County representatives for Della
ware for the new Regional Agricul-
tural Credit Corporation were an
nounced this week by Clarence e.
Ocheltree, chairman of the Della
ware USDAs War Board.
The three Representatives are:
New Castle county, Albert Gray. St
Georges, of the Production Credit
Corporation; Kent county, Ernest
MattifOrd, Smyrna, county commit
teeman of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Agency; Sussex county, John
o. Blake. Georgetown, community
committeeman of the Agricultural
Adjustment Agency.
Secretary of Agriculture Claude
r. Wickard recently created this
new farm credit agency to finance
production of crops vital to the war
effort. 1t will supplement other pri-
vate and governmental credit ia
cilities.
The county credit representative
and the county War Board chairman
will constitute a county loan COM
mittee for the new RACE. The War
Board chairmen are: New Castle
county, B. T. Hopkins; Kent coun-
ty. r. Harry Wilson; Sussex coun-
ty, w. l. Pase.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12

rush of bills that produced 1877 for
the day in the House for a total OF
30S for the session and SO for the
day in the Senate for a total of $50
for the session.
The House adjourned at 9:20
o'clock last Friday night, while the
Senate completed its work shortly
before 8 o'clock, although as far as
official legislative time was con-
cerned. it was still 1918 p. m.
The deadline for the introduction
OF new bills had been set for l
o'clock, and the clocks were stop
ped to make possible the intrOdHc-
tion of all the measures.
The vast majority of the bills
which were offered were in skele-
ton form.
Democratic members of the Sen
ate were not present for the night
session, which was the first held in
Legislative Hall under dimOut con-
ditiOns. Shades were heavily drawn
throughout the building to conform
with government regulations.
Tax On Bachelors
Senator Yerkes introduced the
skeleton bill for the tax on bach
elors. Two members of the Senate
would be among those affected by
it's provisions.
A skeleton bill to provide for the
regulation, control and licensing of
dog racing under the supervision of
the Delaware Racing Commission
was introduced by Senator William
Deanne Johnston (R-DOver).
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Civilian Defense
Nightly Patrol
Offers Protection
County Assessment
Put At $47,361,714

The valuation of taxable
property in Sussex county.
according to the Board of
Assessment, this year, is
$47,361,714. with a capita
tion of 81 on 37.732.
The tax rate for 1943 has
been fixed by the Levy Court
Commissioners at As cents on
the 800 of assessed valua-
tiOn.
The money to be raised by
taxes has been distributed,
as follows: Bond and coupon
account, S11,350; jury and
witness expenses, 100000;
general fund, $224,509.71.
The Board of Assessment,
so far, has not submitted to
the Levy Court Commission
ers. the assessed valuation
in the 20 precincts. This is
expected to be in the hands
of Clerk of the Peace Fran
els F. Morgan within a few
days.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Scouts Open Week
With Activities
Banquet Tonight At Avenue Church
Court OF Honor, HighlightS

Tonight the members of Troop
100, Boy Scouts of America, this
city, are sponsoring a Father and
Son Banquet, to be held in the rec
reation room of Avenue Methodist
Church. starting promptly at p.
IN.
This banquet is one of the fea-
lures of Boy Scout Week which is
being observed throughout the ma
tion this week.
Last Friday evening a Court of
Honor was held at the Methodist
Church. The purpose of this court
was to give awards for achieve
ments and advancement to the
Scouts of Troop 100 and Troop 102.
During the coming year it is
planned to hold three courts at
regular intervals. At these courts
the parents of the boys and others
who may be interested are in
vited to attend.
DR.. Frank Herson and George
Hardin were the principle speak
ers.
DR.. Herson told the boys that he
had been connected with scout
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Workers Are
W armed On
Draft Status
Can Expect No Further
Deferments Unles S
They Find Essential
War Jobs.

Thousands of Delaware workers
were warned this week to expect
no further draft deferments re-
gardless of the number of their de-
pendents unless they find jobs more
essential to the war effort.
The warning was issued by the
government to men in 90 Occupa-
tiOns. who were told that even
though they have five or six chill
dren they must find war-important
jobs by spring or face induction
The occupations affected range
from bartenders to gardeners and
walters.
At the same time employees in
36 kinds of businesses were warn
ed that they too will soon be doing
more vital work on farms or in
factories or shouldering arms.
Selective Service Boards were in
structed to start April reconsid-
ering the status of the newly des-
ignated non-deferrables." How
ever, any of these workers who
have registered with the U. S. En-
ployment Service in an effort to get
more war-important jobs will have
until May to find their new places.
Men who wish to go into war
work can readily get jobs through
the U. S. Employment Service, Ell
mer H. Smith, Delaware state di-
rector explained.
He recommended men with de-
pendents who wish to get training
and employment in deferrable Oc-
cupations register Immediately at
the employment services offices in
Wilmington. Dover. or Georgetown.
The occupations. classed as nom
deferrable regardless of the activ-
ity in which they may be found,
are:
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Kiwanis Club Host
To Seaford Group
"Big Blue Banner" Presented To
Governor ID. B. Greene

A delegation from the Seaford
Kiwanis Club visited the Milford
Club last Tuesday night. They
brought with them the big Blue
Banner" Past Lieutenant Cover
nor John J. Parsons presented the
banner which read Home Club of
the Lieutenant Governor of the
Seventh Division of the Capitol
District"
David B. Greene well known
poultry and feed man now holds
this important position and re-
ceived the banner with appropri-
ate remarks. The office is quite an
important one being in charge of
seven clubs. Elkton and Salisbury,
Md. Bridgeville. Dover, George
town, Milford, Rehoboth, Seaford
and Wilmington.
On February % the Kiwanis Club
will entertain the Milford Future
Farmers of America" boys.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
1913 4-H Projects AimAt Relieving
States Wartime Farm Problems

may be carried this year in coop
Grafton with All clubs, and boys
and girls have been requested to
indicate the jobs they feel that they
can do as their contribution to the
war effort.
All projects emphasizing pro-
duction of food for home use and
for sale for armies, allies, and war
tTprn to rage }. P'eAsel
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Dangers From Heart
Disease Are Listed
1909 Persons Victims Of MaIady In
State Last Year

With st. Valentines Day occur
ring on Sunday, the thoughts OF
many turn to hearts-the romantic
kind but there are other kinds OF
hearts which cause concern to the
State Board of Health for 1,0O9
persons died in Delaware last year
from some form of heart disease,
the greatest cause of death in both
the state and the nation. Ten years
ago there were 593 deaths from
heart disease in Delaware. There
has been a rise from 243.0 to 1907
per 100000 population.
Heart disease may be divided in
to general types; congenital, thy
TOid, syphilitic, rheumatic and de-
generative. The congenital type
yields but little to treatment be-
cause the person was born with an
organ incapable of performing the
normal work required of it. How
ever, persons born with this handi-
cap can live long and useful lives
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
DPCA Is Prepared To
Finance Dairymen
viii Loan State Farmers Money To
Buy Stock And Feed

Dairylnen are being urged by the
secretary of agriculture to feed
more heavily as one way of reach
ing the 1943 goal of an increased
production amount to 2 per cent
more than that of 1912.
The secretary points out that
dairymen have done a fine job, but
We re asking for still more milk
this year and that milk has to be
produced in the face of labor and
other problems. We are asking a
lot of our dairymeni"
S. NJ. Harrington, secretary-trea-
surer of the Delaware Production
Credit Associations says that bis
association has been financing a
rather large number of farmers
who borrow to purchase feed. and
that his Pea will offer its facili-
ties to a large number in t943.
I'VE are making these facilities
available by using community rep
resentatives so that farmers will
not have to use gasoline and rubber
to get to our central Office" Mr.
Harrington said. I'VE are financing
the, purchase not only of cOncen-
trates but also hay where pur-
chases are necessary. We also aid
farmers to buy cows and heifers,"
he continued.
Secretary Wickard has suggest
ed that farmers not only feed heav-
ier but where practical to milk
three times a day." said Mr.. Har-
rington. "He realizes the difficult
ties involved because of the short
age of labor but points out on many
farms there is a slack period in the
winter and that ii is a well-estab-
lished fact that milking three times
a day results in the production of
more milk"
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Southern States
Dist, Mgrs. To Meet
Conference VIII Be Held In Rich
mOnd, Va, February 1915

In order to consider the advisa-
bility of developing a cooperative
program under which farmers may
market their produce, district man
ayers of Southern States Coopera-
tive in Virginia, West Virginia,
Maryland, and Delaware will as
semble at Rueger's Hotel in Rich
mond, Va, for a conference Feb
ruary Is and 16.
"The approximately 141 900 mem
bers of Southern States are now
producing. food for more than s.
100000 people, SO special attention
will also be given to the problems
which are proving to be the great
est handicaps to farmers in pro-
ducing food" DR.. T. K Wolfe, an
official of the cooperative. said in
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Give Open Verdicts
In Kent Fatalities
Inquests We're Conducted BY Cor.
Oner william J. Broadway

Coroner's julies last week return
ed open yerdicts in two fatal auto
mobile accidents which occurred in
the Dover area.
One verdict held that Miss Mar
ian McAfee, Dover, came to her
death in a collision of a taxi-cab
operated by Charles Edmond Cox,
Dover, with truck operated by
Earl Granville Morris on January
16. between Dover and Camden.
The other held that Harry Muncy
Richards, his wife. Beatrice, and
their two-year-old daughter. Patty
Jean, Delair, N. j.. came to their
death on December rs near Wood
side while riding in car operated
by Richards in collision with a
truck operated by Clarence Davis.
Jr. The inquests were conducted by
Coroner William J. Broadway.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
.$5ll,402 Paid
Job Insurance
In Delaware
1912 Benefits 81 Percent
Below 1941 Due To RiS-
ing Employment Re-
port Reveals.

Payments of unemployment COM
pensation in Delaware during De-
cember amounted to only $S,44S.50
or drop of SIG per cent from the
$45. paid in December, 1871,
according to the sixth annual re-
port of the Unemployment COmpen-
satiOn Commission which was dis
tributed to members of the Genera
Assembly on Wednesday. During
the month the commission issued
only 914 checks as compared with
5,O72 in the corresponding month
of 1871.
For all of last year 57.97S checks
for $511 ,492.50 were issued to
claimants as compared with 64.277
checks for S535,69S in 1941. This
represents a decrease of 9.S per
cent in the number of checks, and
As per cent in the total amount.
Benefit payments during the ear
ly part of 1912 ran higher than
those of the preceding year because
of the great amount of diSlocation
caused by the conversion of indus
try from peace-time to a wartime
basis, the report explains. Thus in
June a total of S37 7.S95.5O was paid
out as compared with S26.372 in
June. 1941, an increase of 43.7 per
cent.
Employment Gains Cited
Rising employment in war indus
tries combined with a much stern
er attitude on the part of the COM
mission toward refusals to accept
work when offered have resulted in
a sharp drop in benefit payments
toward the end of the year, the re-
port continues.
This drop started in September
when it amounted to 42.7 over the
corresponding month of the preced-
ing year, jumped to 72.2 per cent in
October, III in November, and SIG
in December.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Della. State College
Adopts New Set-Up
School On Saturdays To Release
Students For War Work by June I


According to DR.. Howard d
Gregg. president of Delaware State
College. classes have been sched-
uled for the second semester. on
Saturdays in order to release stu
dents for war and farm jobs by
June l. By attending classes ten
Saturdays, the is week spring sea-
son will be shortened by two weeks,
yet the clock-hours devoted to each
subject will remain the same as in
the Is week semester. Thorough
ness of offerings will be the same
on the accelerated program as is
characteristic of the traditional is
week term.
The demand for war and farm
workers is such that the faculty of
State decided upon this program of
acceleration. Already 25 male stu
dents are registered for farm work
for the summer and with increas-
ing prospects of employment in
vital war industries. this measure
is regarded as another patriotic
move on the part of Delaware State
to gear its offerings to the war
effort.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Tax Options Given
War Bond Buyers
Detailed Instructions Given Hold
ers On Accrued Interest

The Treasury said this week that
holders of war savings bonds have
the option in paying their 1912 in
come taxes or starting to pay taxes
now on the accrued interest on the
bonds instead of waiting until they
mature or are sold or redeemed.
Detailed Instructions issued by
the Internal Revenue Bureau pro-
vide. however, that once the tax
payer elects to start paying taxes
on the accrued interest each year,
he must continue that system as
long as he holds the bonds.
This option is applicable to all
bearing obligations is
sued at a discount, such as war saw
ing bonds. While such bonds do
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12

AS a part of the Delaware All
Mobilization Week program. en-
listment cards have been sent out
to farm boys and girls in Della
ware who are not already enrolled
in 4-H work, according to C. E.
McCauley. county club agent SUI
pervisor for the Delaware Agricul-
tural Extension Service.
These cards list projects which
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Sen. Bunting Proposes
"Freeway" For State
To Bypass Communities without
0bstructing View

The State Highway Department
would be authorized to construct,
designate and establish all or any
part of any state highway as a
"freeway," under a bill introduced
by President Pro TEN Clayton A.
Bunting (R-Selbyvillel last Thurs
day.
The bill defines "freeway" as "a
state highway designed for through
traffic over which the abutters have
no easement or right of access by
reason of the fact that their prop
erty abuts upon such highway, and
which access may be allowed only
at highway intersections designat-
ed by the State Highway Depart
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La gaceta., 1943-09-24
LA VICEPRESIDENCIA DE LA
REPUBLICA CARGO "INCOLORO
E INSIGNIFICANT

Ell cargo de vicepresidente de
los Estados Unidos es peculiar en-
mas de un sentido.s FL vicepresi-
dente es elegido por ell pueblo pa
"a desempenar una function ex-
clusiva que consiste en- presidiI
las sesiones del Senado de la Re-
p6blica. La autoridad del vice
presidente Sc limita a decidir la
votaci6n de la camara augusta en-
case de empate Y ESQ es TODD;
pero ell vote vicepresidencial tie
ne que ser por la affirmative.
Hay entire ell com1n del pueblo
de Estados Unidos la creencia de
que TODD vicepresidente Sc siente
presidenciable; que TODD vice por
ell hecho de serlo es automatica-
mente ~aspirante a la Presidencia.
Los hechos %historicos, sin embar-
go, dan fe de que de los 33 vice
presidentes que ha habido solo
nueve han llegado a presidente y
clio con ell detalle de que de los
nueve, seis llegaron por raz6n de
la muerte del presidente en- fun
clones. Els decir, muerte inespera-
da; porque Sc debio haber dicho
al comienzo que es function del
vice, tambien, tomar ell alto CO.
mando de la naci6n en- case de la
muerte del presidente; hasta Ia
proxima election.
Ell hecho hist6rico en- Estados
Unidos es de que la vicepresiden-
cia es un cargo incoloro Y aun
insignificante. Los vicepresiden-
ties dejan huella muy leve de su
actuaci6n; y 81 sc les recuerda es
por su personalidad, mas bien quo
pOr 10 que hicieron en- su actua-
ci6n Official. POr ejemplo, ell senior
} Thomas R. Marshall, vicepresiden
te que fue durante la era de Will
son, Sc hizo famOso por haber in
ventado la Erase que rezaba mas
o menos: 'Ia necesidad ndmerc
uno de la naci6n es un buen ciga-
rro puro de a cincO centavos".
Otro vicepresidente notable lo
fu@ el general Charles G.. Dawes
por haber sido autor del tan com.
plicadO y mencionado Plan Da.
La gaceta., 1943-09-24

ives, de reparaciOnes de ga
" que constituy0 en- efectO IN
xilio a Alemania republicans,
objeto de aliviarle la cargo d
pages a los AliadOs vencdm
Sin embargo, hay quien dig
a Dawes Sc lie recordara mas
la forma especial de su pip
fumar que por cualquiera Otn
sus logros, inclusive ell de b
sido despues embajadOr en-
dres.
Ell vicepresidente Charles
tbs no hizo cosa vicepresidaa
alguna, excepto la cOnsabid
presidir ell Senado de la Rel'A
ca; pero Sc lie recuerda pOrqa'
hermana, la sonora Dolly IA
promovio varios incidentes tl
maticos con sus actividades
ciaIes. reclamando que Sc le
cediera procedencia de NceP'
denta, en- vista de que Ell SCI
Curtis era soltero y Sc haen
companar de ella en- las lul'
| mes. Ell choque principal 10 v
con la Sra Roosevelt de LOn'aI
- la princesa Alicia, hlJa q
doro Roosevelt - Alicia 1"
Welt era esposa del "SpeSha
presidente de la Camara ~
Diputados, en- cuya call0s'
clamaba primer lugar en- Ell Y
de los banquetes, va que con I
tbs no habfa vicepresidente g.
re. Curtis Sc hizo famOsO tan'
porque tenia sangre de lnu'
Estado de Kansas, hecho uN !,
Sc sentia muy orgullOsO' =.
mas hablaba ell idioma de Su :
Seg6n decir de un escrl|'
habla inglesa que ma ns'ln
estudio de la vida y OBJ" =
yicepresidente, estOs no . :,
ten muy felices pOr clerto o.. :
carea que ell destinO pOllFlas
hadesparado. Como eS - -
dentro del sistema pOliticO y
psrtidos grandes que eXlS'' "a,
Estados UnidOs, y con :,
de las grandes cOnvenclOnTs
toras de candidates den'iV
| CPasa A La Pagina
La gaceta., 1943-09-24

de la diplomacia, encerrar csc hecho uni
versal dentro de una campana neumatica".
Russia no podra ser aislada nj menos-
preciada, por cuanto posee I'm %ejercito for
midbale Y un pueblo que Sc mueve, con en-
terra firmeza, detras de las tropas y del
trabajo que producira la victoria.
Los republicans espanoles r~ecordaran
siempre a sus dos buenas amigos de la que
ira de tres amos frente a la barbarie: Me-
xico y Russia.
La gaceta., 1943-09-24

Refiri6ndose a Russia, Don Aware, que
recuerda bien la actitud de la Union So
Wet, ofreciendo su apoyo a la Rep1blica
Espanola, dijo:
"Saludo en- la persona de SUI Embaia-
dor, al gran pueblo sovi6tico. die no ha
muchos dlas, en- ell acto commemorative del
segundo aniversario de la entrada de Ru-
STA en- la guerra, que asi como en- la pasa-
da los sOldadOs de Europa fueron los sol
dados franceses, que no eran va los solda-
dos de la REVOLUTION, pero que eran toda-
via los ssldados de la R%ep1blica, en- esta
guerra los soldados de Europa son los sol
dados rusos, que son a I'm tempo los SOL
dados de la RepGblica y de la Revolution.
Hay que mirar a Russia, no como a un ALA
do mas o menos MODESTO (risas), nj como a
I'm socio que puede inspirar mayores O me-
nores recelos para ell future. Hay que YER
en- Russia a n de las fuerzas mas poten-
ties de la civilization. Els precision recono-
Ger Y proclamar que su revoluci6n es como
la revoluci6n americana Y como la revolu-
cion francesa, I'm hecho universal. Y que
asi como no fu6 possible por la violencia no
hace muchos amos, no sera possible hoy tam
POGO, con empujones mas o menos suaves
La gaceta., 1943-09-24
-UN DTSCURSO DEL REPUBLICANO
ALBORNoZ.
MEXICO, Russia, MONARQUIA,
PAZ, RAZON Y JUSTICIA.

Estas palabras fueron pronunciadas
hace pocos dias, en- Mexico, por Don Al
varo de Alb6rnoz, un ilustre republican,
espanol:
"Despues de expresar mi reconocimien-
to, no solo por 10 que han dicho, sine por
10 que han hecho los organismos que repre-
sentan, al senior Barsky, que habl6 en- NOM
bre de n~uestros amigos de NOrte America
Y al senior Ald~ereguia, Representative de
la hermosa Cuba, que es ell Benjamin de
mis- afectos americanos, rindo, con mi sa-
Judo emocionado al gran pueblo de Mexico
que preside esta Convention, la gratltud
de toda la emigration republican, espano-
la. Y este, no precisamente por la hOspita-
lidad, que los favores recibidos no Sc NOM
bran siquiera entire bien nacidos, sinO por
algo que vale mucho mas; porque en- Inc
de los momentos mas obscuros de nueStra
historic contemporaries, cuando los esta-
distas clarividentes de Europa y del mum
do no fueron capaces de vislumbrar ell pOr-
venir, un hombre que lleva en- las venas la
misma sangre de aquel indio que Sc llam6
Juarez, ell Presidente Cardenas, tuvo la
intuici6n genial de 10 que significa ell dra-
ma de Europa Y en- uno de los momentos
mas grandeS de la historic de Mexico 10
proclama desde ell balloon del antique Pa
laciO de los Virreyes, que Sc eleva con su
inspiration a una de las cumbres mas atlas
de la conciencia humana. Y eSa pOlltIca
que entranaba la inspiration genial de Car
denas ha sido continuada y esta Siendolo
con lealtad tan firme como i~nteligencia es-
clarecida por ell %presidente Avila Camacho.
Admirables son., por su sentido literario,
los discursos de Churchill; pero ell tono, la
MEDIA, la exactitud y la j~usteza de 10 que
tiene ser en- este momento una politica de-
mocratica International, frente a la guerra
Y frente a la paz, estan en- los d~iscursos del
presidente Avila Camacho, ell gran vocero
de la democracia desde ell Rio Bravo has
ia la Patagonia.
Fraees emocionadas de gratitud para
Mexico, que no mantiene ~relaciones diplo-
maticas con ell gobierno antidemocratico
de Franco, dando asf I'm ejemplo que ja-
mas olvidara ell pueblo espanol.