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Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Firm Peace Move Seen

STOCKHOLM, March q tUP)
Reports that Baron George Girl
penberg, Finnish minister 10 the
Vatican. may he appointed minis
ter 10 Stockholm touched off new
speculation today that Finland will
seek separate peace with Russia.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Duisburg Again Set Afire
Blu 4-MOtOred BOmbers

Returning pilots reported seeing
biz bombs burst in the DuSburC
target area and large fires were
burning when The HalifaXes. Wei
lingtons and Lancasters left for
home
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
The War
Today
Air Weakness
Spells Detect
For RCm~e
BY RFAR ADMIRAL CLARK
n. NOODW ARD

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ocr Eng his desperate SITUATION
and knowing that ms iaic is
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mas no. 0g,l- Toe .'s
NOT on s. has time been
gained for Germany 10 strengthen
her defenseS m southern and
western Europe against proSpcc-
tive Alhe1 invaSlonS. hui also,
by keeping large AnEio-Amcrl-
car forces engaged IN North
Africa. me AXIS was able 70
continue pItrrE The hulk ~ rs
armed forces against the Red
armies m Russia WITHOUT fear
OF serious interruption.
MEANWHILE HITLER may
hs nrenar,nr . SUNRISE move m
AI,,ed Mars
rove ,hrouch Sna,n and
cn.n,sb Morocco for instance
- AzrLthe Alfied ARMIES N
No-ih Africa and produce Tho
orickost results nv monacinc
Anelo. Arer,car NJnnlv lines
THIS however would divert only
co,,narativeIv few NJ tho Al.
had ,roonS row echt,nr Ronmel
Fron, ho,b -he m,iitar1, and
nsvchoIoc;r. no,nts NJ \iew an
Ayix bIit1 \ campaign against
either SIR. or paleStins would
he Stratecicailv imnortan, moi
only because thai area 600
miles distant from the main
Allied forces in Africa-ix in
sdaon.tclv defended ho, also
-h~-sr,xr,- r,,r1r,,- needed oil
from, 1rao car no obtained from
ninelinc terminals AZ Alexsn.
dretta IN syria and Haifa IN
Palestine
ON THE other hand the basic
strategy Of the Allies is 10
squeeze Rommels armies IN a
steadily narrowing strip, 10 cut
his lines of supply, 10 capture
and destroy his forces. and
after delivering the final blows
against Tunis and Bizerte-to
use the tip Of Tunisia as a
springboard for the invasion OF
Europe. This is sound strategy.
and is nearer realization now
than ever before.
One Of RommelS greatest
weaknesses is air power due 10
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Franco Masses
Troops 10 Resist
Both Axis, Allies
Guards French Border
and Around Gibraltar;
Nezis Clear Dutch Coast

LONDON, March 81 GNS)
Spanish troops have been masSed
along the French border in the
PyreneeS Mountain passes. and in
the south around Gibraltar. the
News Chronicle declared today in
an undated dispatch,
The dispatch said that General
issimo Franco was determined 70
resist either Allied or Axis mill
tary moves which would violate
Spanish neutrality.
Omitted Press reported that
Polish patriots had killed more
than 50 NaZiS and wounded many
others in guerilla warfare which
ended only when the Germans
threw 1000 men. planes. tanks
and artillery into the fighting,
Polish government intelligence
reports revealed today.
LOSSES SMALL
losses among the patriots
were reported fairly small" but
hundreds OF Poles were killed in
repriSal by the Nazis.
Guerilla Chetniks. operating
under Gen. Mihailovitch. were
reported haraSslng the Italians
in Albania. occupying FIVE towns
and 81 villages for time last
month and Selling SuppliesD
In Holland. German occupa-
tional authorities are dynamiting
areas Of The Hague, Schevenigen,
Weldon Flushing and other Dutch
cities in order 10 build defense
works against an Allied invasion,
the Netherlands information bu.
reau reported
800. 900 WOUNDED
More than 300 900 civilian resi-
dents OF Dutch coastal towns were
said 10 have been evacuated and
moved inland
Aneta. Netherlands news agency
said the population Of occupied
Holland had received an urgent
underground call 10 close ranks
against German labor consumption
measures.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
WIPE OFT 400

In one sector Of the BeiCorod
area northeast N Kharkov. the
communiquc said. German armored
forces succeeded ~ high cost in
breaking INTO Rcd Army positions
LaShinc hack vigorously the Rus
SLAMS threw The Germans back 70
their starting line, wiping Out TWO
companies OF about 400 men and
disabling two tanks.
Along The middle reaches Of the
northern Doncts, German in
fantry battalion attacked twice
with strong artillery support II
was beaten off with loss OF 900
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Pdy-ds-you-Go
TdxCompronisa
Gains in House
Partial Foreivene"
Feature Included;
Debate RumI Plan

WASHINGTON, March p
INS) Demands for a compromis,
pay-as-you.go tax plan containing
a partial forgiveness feature gained
marked Roadway tonight as the
House concluded three days OF de
bate on the Ruml proposal
OF tho IA members who con
Sumcd five hours Of debate today
five favored compromise proposals.
two advocated tho Ruml Skip-a
year plan. and Sevee opposed Thu
plan or supported the committee
no forgiveness bill.
BOTH CLAIM VICTORY
Both sides claimed enough votei
N win II showdown should CONF
AZ this time. butt was regarded
AS noteworthy that Republican
sponsors Of the Ruml plan con
coded that White House pressure
might swing n ma iority Of the
House against them later/on.
Rep RamSpeck, Georgia. Demo
cratic whip. predicted that q
great many compromise proposals.
would be offered when the Hous,
begins next Tuesday 10 consider
amendments 10 the ways Ane
means committees mo forgive
ness bill which offers taxpayers
only small incentive discounts "a
get them on current payment
basis.
RamSpeck predicted that IN,
RumI plan would he defeated
when the House votes on substi.
tutInC II for the ways and meani
committee bill
He conceded. however. that u
All compromise plans are rejected
u might accept the Ruml proposal
IN 2 straight test on this plan a.
compared with The committee bill.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Policeman Denies
Hurting Cripple
Trial Set for April IA
After Car Hits Man

A Detroit patrolman who four
months ago was cleared in a fatal
traffic accident pleaded not guilty
Saturday 10 knocking down and
seriously hurting a cripple in a
safety zone.
The defendant. Patrolman Ralph
Priehs. 46. of the Trumhull sta
ton. demanded Jury trial on the
charge of reckless driving
Judge Maher set the date as
April ID.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
Reds Wipe Out
Maj Spedrhedd
In Donets Line
AnnihiIste 400 Men,
Disable Two Tanks;
Gain on SnoIerst

LONDON sunday March IS
.UPl The Red ArmA WIPED al!i- =
German Sprsrhesd driven into us
Doncts River line northeast Of
Khsrkov Yesterday and on the
central front captured two inhab-
tod localities IN ltS slow drive to-
ward Smolensk. 2 Soviet communi-
Que sand today
Both The Russian push against
Smolen>k and German offensive
against the DonetS lluo appeared
10 be slowing down as The spring
thaw spread northward sending
'he rivers Out NJ their banks on
nc central front and flooding
many fighting areas
The midnight Soviet communl-
que broadcast from Moscow re-
vcaled no sppree-able changes on
the active fronts yesterday, hut
told Of strong blows and counter
blows IN the lkralnc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
on WAY HOME

PriehS said he was on ROUTE
10 his home at 3490 Lincoln when
the accident occurred AT $50
a. m. Saturday.
He was off duty al 4 D. m.
Last November, traffic records
show. the PriehS car killed Leo {.
Phelan. 81. Of Ala Sixth in TTum.
bull only one block from the
latest crash
Witnesses told police inveSilCa-
tors that Phelan walked into tho
side OF the officers machine.
The patrolman WAS exoneFated
without a court hearing.
A flicr in World War 7. Priehs
was suspended for three months
in 1927 on a disorderly conduct
charge
norieniemi. an lpctrica +
worker, lost his teg II q railroad
accident when ne %aS "a
He rs q widower and the father
of a 4-year-old son.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1943-03-28
VICTIM ONE-LEGGED

Urho Tuorieniemi, 2S Of l6A7
Buena Vista, one-leCGpd man,
was the victim OF the policeman
latest mlShap.
According 10 witnesses, PriehS
automobile Skidded g. feet after
bowling over Tuorienlcmi in an
unprotected zone at Trumbull and
West Vernon
Tuorieniemi suffered a severe
skull fracture and a broken left
leg.
His artificial right leg also wa =
smashed.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Defense Council
Changes Studied
By The Senators
Proposal To Give War
dens Power To Draft
Civilians Is Opposed
By Several Of Th e
SOlOnS.

Opposition to the provision of
Senator Robert H. Yerkes' bill to
clarity the enforcement features
of the law creating the State Coun-
Gil of Defense which would give
county coOrdinatOrs and sector
wardens the right to draft civilians
during an emergency was voiced
by several members of the Senate
on Wednesday. The bill was dis
cussed at length during caucus.
Opponents of the measure ex-
pressed the belief that the bill as
it now stands would give too much
power to the county coordinators
and sector wardens, while others
expressed the belief that the coor-
dinators themselves would not de-
sire such powers.
Some opposition to the provision
calling for an increase in penalties
on the grounds that these increases
were too drastic also was reported.
Secretary of State William J. Stor-
ey OF Dover, explained each sec
ton.
The measure was reported fav-
orably on February 3. When it was
called up for vote on Monday ac-
tion was deferred for "a hours and
on Tuesday the bill was recon-
mitted to committee.
A series of amendments will be
offered to the bill.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
StateWideRaid
DrillIsPlanned
By ByTheCOuncil
Schedule Calling For 3
Between February II
And March / Changed
By Council.

Plans calling for three blackout
tests between February II and
March l have been altered, and il
is now likely that there will be
but one statewide drill during that
period, it was disclosed this week
by Gerrish Gassaway. executive
vice-chairman of the State Council
of Defense.
Two tests are still a possibility,
he said, but the council has been
asked to go slowly on calling a
succession of drill and will prob
ably order but one.
Mr. Gassaway said the one test
will be announced and probably
will not be called for the coming
week, February 1920.
He added that civilian defense
officials of the Second Service Com
mand. Delaware, New York and
New Jersey. will meet in New York
City with Major-General Thomas
A. Terry. commanding officer, to
discuss the new uniform raid reg
ulations and to outline future
tests.
Edwin F. Rooster, coordinatOr of
the Wilmington Civilian Defense
Cabinet. will represent Delaware,
Mr.. Gassaway added.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
State Short Bond
Quota By $435, ,9O8
Missed $2,3OO.OOO Goal Last Month
For First Time Since August Drive

Delaware slipped below it's wal
bond buying quota last month fol
the first time since last August, de-
spite a tremendous squirt in Sus-
sex county, which exceeded its goal
by more than $4,000, Donald P,
Ross. state war savings staff admin
istrator, announced this week.
Delawareans bought $1,S64,092 in
war bonds in January, missing the
50 100000 quota by $435,90S
New Castle county residents, fac
ing a mark of 81 ,9OO,0 900, purchased
only $1,S77,O44 in bonds. Kent
county bought $129.6S3 worth. with
$4,000 as a quota. Sussex, assign
ed a $260,000 standard, rolled up a
total of $357 ,376.
Ross COngratulates Buyers
II want to congratulate the peo-
pie of Sussex county," Mr.. Ross
said, "for splendid job of war
savings bond buying. They have
carried out their assignment far
beyond expectations, and / hope
they will keep up the good work.
New Castle and Kent counties did
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Cook Creadick
Passes AT Home
In Harrington
Prominent Business Man
Had Been Ill For A
Long Time, Was Below
ed By All.

After a long illness death Oc-
CURED to Alfred Goodman Cread-
ick, prominent Harrington manu-
facturer, lumberman and live stock
dealer, age $50 years, last Saturday
evening, February 6. The son of
the late William Thomas and Mary
Anderson Creadick, he was born
near FELTON, and lived in this COM
munity all of his life. The deceased
was a director of the Peoples Bank
of Harrington and served as sec
retary of the board of directors;
director of the Kent and Sussex
Fair Association and in March.
1884, he was given an honorary
membership in the Chamber of
Commerce for life for distinguish
ed service to the Harrington COM
munity. He was a member of the
Trinity Methodist Church of Har-
rington, active in both Sunday
school and other church activities
for over 40 years; he was member
of the board of trustees at the time
of his death. Recently he gave a
substantial sum toward vestments
for the senior choir. He seldom
missed a church service when his
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Local PresbyteriGRs
Remember Service Men
Handsome Service Plaque
Will Be Placed In The
Church Auditorium

Local Presbyterians have JUS
placed an order for handsome
service plaque which is to be plac.
ed in the church auditorium. The
work is being done by an expert
New York firm. Beneath the gold
bronze American Eagle and an ap-
propriate inscription will appear
the names of the 81 members now
in the armed forces. Each name is
finished in % carat gold-leaf let
tering on a separate plate. An
nOuneement of the dedication SER
vice will be made at later date.
A dozen members of the Presby-
terian fellowship are commission
ed officers, four are full-tiedged
pilots, two serve as dentists, an
other is an officer in the Engineer
ing Corps. One WAAC and enlist
ed men serving in interesting ca
pacities all over the world are not
forgotten by their home town
church.
A beautifully bound service Tes-
lament and devotional guide. a
copy of each weekly church bulle-
tin, and other remembrances keep
these young people in constant
touch with the church fellowship
back home.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Paul Hodgson Speaker
At Milford Grange
Asst. Director Of Vocational Agri-
culture Gives Splendid Talk

Last Saturday evening, February
6, a very Interesting meeting was
held in Milford Grange Hall. Three
of the officers were absent, Flora,
Pomona and the gatekeeper.
Davis Watson was reported suf-
fering with neuritis.
Two new members were received
and given first and second degrees
by obligation.
Samuel Armour. one of the mem
bers of the grange in the armed
forces, has just recently gradu-
ated in photography in Denver. Col.
The program was under the di-
rectiOn of Paris c. Kirby.
Paul HOdgson, assistant director
of vocational agriculture, was pre-
sented and gave a summary of the
food situation from 1888 to the
present day. or over a period of
ten years.
Russell f. Wilson. Kent county
agriculture agent. was then pre-
sented and his subject was labor,
transportation, machinery and
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
To
Dedicate Flag
On Feb. 22nd
Local Lodge Will Pay
Tribute To Men OF Or
der Now In The Armed
Forces Of Nation.

With an opportunity to pay trib-
ute that comes once in a life time
Crystal Fount Lodge, No. 10, l. o.
o. F., on February %, will honor
those valiant men of their order
who have answered their country's
call and are now in the armed
forces of the United States in var
ious parts of the world.
This celebration will center
around the dedication of a service
flag with a star representing each
member in the armed forces, to be
displayed from the flag pole of Odd
Fellows temple on North Walnut
street. A similar flag will be dis
played in the lodge room.
This elaborate service is in
charge of Wallace F. McFaul, past
grand of the lodge, who heads a
committee on arrangements. Ac-
cording to advanced information all
Odd Fellows lodges in this vicinity
have been invited as well as sever
al military organizations and the
local Boy Scout troops.
Special guests of the evening
will be the families of the men the
lodge is honOring. The committee
has secured a, nationally known
speaker, who will make the prin-
cipal address. Musical numbers are
included in the program.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Rationing Of Canned
Milk Believed Near
Plan OF OPA Is Liberal Allotment
For Riddles

Rationing of canned milk, it was
learned this week, will begin in
about three months.
Shortages of evapOrated milk
have appeared in many localities,
due partly to large demands Of the
armed services and lend-lease, and
rationing has been regarded as in
evitable. Food Administrator C. R.
Wickard already has assigned pow
ers for the task to the Office of
Price Administration.
Mechanics of the rationing
haven't been worked out yet, but
they probably will provide more
liberal allotments for infants and
small children than for adults.
One reason for waiting about
three months, it was understood,
was that the government wanted to
see how the point system" for ra-
tioning canned fruits and vege-
tables works. Perhaps the same
coupons will be used, although new
ration books will be available by
then, if needed.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Dimly Lig h t ed City
Streets Are Now Pa
trOlled Nightly By so
Specially Trained And
Equipped Men.

The Milford Civilian Defense
nightly patrol is meeting with pop
ular approval, and has now been
actively working for one week.
These men, members of the Milford
OCD auxiliary police, have been
patrolling their districts nightly as
a added protection to those who
are on the streets after dark at
these hours.
Every section is being guarded
by these men of civilian life, who
have received special training for
this work. There are fifty auxil-
iary police, recruited from the Mil
ford Defense units, who have taken
a course of instruction under Ser
geant George Shockley of the state
police, and squads of these men
have been selected nightly to pa
troll the sections in which they
work.
They are under the direct super
vision of their chief warden, who
keeps in constant touch with them
while they are on duty.
While on their beats the special
officers check on violations of the
dim-out rules and regulations of
both inside and outside lighting,
offer protection to pedestrian who
happen to be out on the dark
streets, and assist with other po-
lice work.
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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Age Discharges Are
Restricted By Army
3S : Year Olds Must Show
Proof They Can Get
Essential Jobs

Thirty-eight-year-old men seek
ing discharge from the Army on the
basis of age will have to present
proof of their plans to enter an
essential industry, and be suffi-
ciently dispensable that their de-
parture will not seriously affect
the efficiency" of their units, the
War Department says.
Attainment of that age alone will
not be sufficient basis for seeking
discharge. the department said this
week in clarifying the procedure by
which 3S-year-olds may return to
war essential farm or industrial
jobs.
'To induct a man into the milf
tary service and then return him
to civil life after a comparatively
short period in the Army would be
unecOnomical, resulting in SER
iOus inconvenience to the individ
ual, interference with the training
program of the Army, and an un-
necessary disruption of industrial
employment" the department said.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
S6I,82I Is Spent From
The Emergency Fund
Repairs To Is Schools Cost
$4,O53.9S Of Total
Sum

The Permanent Budget Commits
sion advised the General Assembly
this week that expenditures from
the State Emergency Fund from
July l. 1941 to December 81, 1912,
totalled s61.S21.54.
According to the report, direct
relief in excess of general appro-
priations totalled $31.910.6S to June
30, 1912, of which New Castle
county received $24,494.69; Kent
county. $4,114.54, and Sussex coun-
ty. $3.3O1.45.
Expenses of the Delaware State
Guard during the 1S-mOnth period
were $1S,5S0.91. including SILL
760.96 for uniforms. Next to the re-
lief appropriation to New Castle
county the guard expenditure was
was the largest item. 1t contains
operation expenses totaling $3.-
771.37 and rifle and sidearms out
lay of $500.
Police and fire training for de-
fense cost $1.500. Transportation of
school children in excess of regu-
lar appropriation required $4,000.
Repairs to Is schools cost $4.-
053.9S. with FELTON, receiving the
largest sum, $69S75.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Almost All Landlords
Registered Down State
Those Not Already Signed Up
Should Do SO At Once

Information given out by the
Area Rent Office in Dover indicates
that registration of landlords in
Kent and Sussex counties has been
practically completed. Returns
show that the registration was, on
the whole, successful. There are
still some landlords, however. who
have not registered their proper
ties. They may still do so by go-'
ing to the Area Rent Office in Do
YER.
Information has been received by
the Area Rent Office that few
landlords have declared their in
tention of refusing to register their
properties. Failure to register, un-
less there is a valid excuse for such
failure, is a violation of the Maxi
mum Rent Regulation and makes
the offender liable to heavy fine,
or imprisonment or both. Violators
will be prosecuted.
II you have not registered your
property, for which you receive
rent, do so Immediately.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
Total Of 538 Bills
Listed In Assembly
Final Day For Offering Of NeU Bills SaLO 233 MeG-
sures Offered In Both Branches Of The Legis-
ture; Many Were In Skeleton Form.

Delaware's legislators are now
confronted with a total of 53S bills.
The 233 bills introduced last
Friday-the vast majority in skel-
etOn form-propose such changes
in the state government and its
operation as:
The raising of revenue through a
state lottery.
A tax on all bachelors over 80
years of age.
The legalizing of dog racing.
The placing of magistrates on a
salary basis, reducing the number
to IA. and establishing an examin-
ing board for justices of the peace.
Proposal to create a State Well
fare Department and change names
of a number of state correctional
institutions.
The creation of a Motor Vehicle
Commission and a State Police
Commission.
The creation of a Department of
Wildlife Conservation in place of
the Board of Game and Fish Com
mlSSl0nerS.
The creation of a Civil Service
Commission.
Change In Laws
In addition, there are scores of
other bills proposing important
changes in the election laws. liquor
laws. fish and game laws, and other
phases of state, county and city
government, as well as in various
phases of life because of the war
effort.
Both chambers experienced a
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-12
DOmeSticPOWer
Users To Be
Saved $1,000
Residents OF City Ex-
pected To Benefit I'm
der Plan Just fnaugu-
rated By Council.

A saving of at least S11 900 dur
ing the year will be effected by do
mestic consumers of electric cur
rent by the ruling recently of City
Council, which decided on new
rates.
Lowest In State
The new schedule of rates is ex-
pected to give Milford the lowest
current rates in the state. The pow
er plant is city owned and operated
and is under the immediate direc-
tiOn of City Manager Charles E..
Banning. who is assisted by Har-
old Clifton.
1t is estimated that the saving
will be shared by the 4,500 resi-
dents in the 1900 homes.
On the committee which made
the rate study were Clarence B.
Downing. chairman; c. V. Wilker-
son and Frank Grier Willard Hall,
city comptroller, also assisted in
the findings.
Council also voted, at the meet
ing, to reduce the present real es-
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