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Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17

FOR SALE-At Sears in Dover.
Powerpack radio batteries One unit
No. $500 IS inch long. 1 inch wide. Ia
inches high. ~ volt ~" ~ volt r.
at $5.49. One unit No 5l7i. Isl. inches
long. inches wide. inches high. at
S4.9S. Also pressure cookers lt SI3.7j.
See Mr.. Wilson for purchase certif-
Gates. Sears, ROchuck and Company.
Dover. Del. II
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17
- OPERATORS--

WANTED-Girl of good character
for permanent position. pleasant work
ing conditions. good opportunity for
advancement The Milford Trust Com
psny. Milford. II
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17

WANTED-To buy. Flat top desk
in good condition. Call 3l5, Wollters
Dry Cleaning. Milford d17-tf
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17

FOR SALE-Cross Chicks for brOil-
ers from the famous Sussex Hamp-
shire and Barred Rock Cross (;uaran-
teed to live and grow. Whites Poultry
Farm and Hatchery. Milton. Phone
1881 O22-tf
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17

FOR SALE-One parlor organ with
very good tune. $40; mission rock
ers. SIS each Mrs Andrew Peterson,
X. No 2. near Chaplain's Church
Bridgeville. Del nlT-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1943-12-17

WANTED-Bottled gas range, must
he in No. / condition. State the lowest
price for cash. Mrs. NJ. Capell. Milton.
Del dl0-2tp
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Trail Club Announces
Committee Chuirmen

Committee chairmen of the Po-
tomac9 Appalachian Trail Club were
announced today by L. F. Schmeck-
bier, president. Those who win
serve for the following year are:
Ruth Mersch, bulletin; Leo w.
Scott, camping equipment; Rich
ard B. Bergman, excursions: Jean
Stephenson, headquarters; Alvin Z.
Peterson. lean-tos; Egbert H. wal
ker, maps; Victor A. Howard, MEM
bership; Howard S. Olmsted, photo
graphs and exhibits: Mrs. Harold
D. Mccoy. program; Myron Chaser,
publicity: Donald Hubbard, rock
climbing; John S. Burlew, shelters;
Guinevere Scott. shelter reserva-
tons; L. r. Schmeckbier, sign;
Charles W.. Williams and o. G.
Snyder. chairman and assistant
chairman Of Tpols Committee, and
q kail records.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Roosevelt Congratulates
Scouts on SD Birthday

President Roosevelt congratulated
the Boy Scouts OF America today on
. the organizations SD birthday an
niversary. The Presidents letter
said:
II heartily approve the slogan
adopted for the Boy Scouts for
1913: Tougher up, buckle down,
carry on to victoryv / am informed
that to date more than 327 of those
who have been decorated. for hero
ism by our country have been iden-
tined as having had Scout training
Certainly those who help to make
boys physically strong, mentally
awake and morally straight in these
times deserve the appreciation OF
all who are leaders in America.
am confident that full cooperation
will be accorded leaders of the Boy
Scouts of America who are dealing
with most important aspect OF
Our manpower problem"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Bicycle Sales Squirt
Here in Wake Of Shoe
Rationing Order
Retailer Ascribes
Boom to Amended
Vehicle Regulation

Maybe it's just a coincidence, but
the bicycle business took q sudden
squirt this morning Just after the
public learned that shoes are going
to be rationed.
Seventy bicycles were sold this
morning at the Firestone Station at
Thirteenth and K streets NV. Until
today, according to Claude l.. Powell,
the manager, the station hadn't sold
10 bikes In 10 months
Mr.. Powell admitted 1t looked
strange for the boom to, come the
day after it was announced that
shoes are to be rationed, but he
ascribed the rush in business to the
recently amended bicycle rationing
regulations.
Allowed Car Owners.
It Is now permissible, under OPA
Regulation l425, for school children
to obtain bicycles for use. between
school and home; any one gainfully
employed In job which contributes
to the war effort. and anyone work
ing on voluntary duties connected
with the war.
The new regulation also allows
car owners to buy bicycles II they
are. to be used for essential trans
portation. Previously, mere owner
ship OF an automobile made it i'm
possible to buy = bicycle.
All Of the bicycles sold by Mr..
Powell this morning were properly
covered with rationins certiacates,
shAaaf IL explatne1 ehowon ~
sita rs 11Agsr ne1 fy ~
n&ctive. bike rs3osapplysf 80
rdtionissg boards fctat3Se cef1
In3teed. they caah nov MI sd6k tie
form and sign It at the store and the
dealer may forward II to the boards.
The certificate IS then mailed, and
/ the applicant may buy his bicycle.
Buys One fer His Wife.
Many Of the sales this morning
Mr.. Powell said, were on wholesale
basis to other dealers who are ex-
periencing brisk business in bikes.
Those sold directly to consumers, he
said, went mostly to school children.
One man came in though, he said,
and bought bicycle for his wife,
! who, he said, needs 1t In her work
as an air-rAid warden.
The bicycles sold today had been
IN stock since before bicycle ration
ing went into effect last July. These
stocks will soon run out, however,
Mr.. Powell said, and will have to be
replenished with Victory models, .
the standard design adopted BY
manufacturers to save scarce metals.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Three ho|dup Men
Rob Store of'$20,
Proprietor Menaced
Burglars Get 20 Coses
Of Better Grade Liquor;
1ypewriters Token

Three holdup men took $50 from
the cash register Of a delicatessen
at 301 New York avenue NV. early
today while holding David C. James,
jr., the proprietor, at bay with a
gun.
Mr.. James told police the men
entered his store shortly before
o'clock. While one man pointed the
gun and warned him to keep still, -
a second rified the cash register and
the third, wearing a zoot suit, acted
as lookout.
Three week end thefts also were
reported. A second-story man who
jimmied a window stole two type
Writers last night from the Argen-
tine Chancery, 1916 Corcoran street
NV, according to Rose Ganzert,
ONCE manager. The machines were
equipped with Spanish characters.
Twenty cases Of high-grade liquor
were stolen from Newman's Liquor
Store, 5l2 Florida avenue NV, by
burglars who forced the front door
Arthur Newman, manager said. Loss
was estimated at $500.
Arland Christensen, q Capital
Transit Co. bus driver, told the
police some one stole his cash box
yesterday while the bus was parked
near Eleventh street and New York
avenue NV. A streetcar pass and
liz tokens were included in the loot
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Capper Delivers Sermon
Al Ingram Church

Senator Capper Of Kansas yester-
day delivered the. sermon at the
Ingram Memorial Congregational
Church. Tenth street and Massachu-
sets avenue NE,
The world needs an infusion Of
high moral and spiritual qualities in
all Its relationships, the Senator told
the congregation.
I'VE need in America, as never be-
fore. an awakening Of the spiritual
senses and Strengthening Of the
moral fiber of our people," he de-
clared. I'VE need more religion, not
hair.-splitting theology, with its
creeds and dogmas, but the religion
Of simple faith in God"
He was introduced by the Rev.
Frederick Bishop. pastor. who de-
scribed Senator Capper as "a Chris
tian statesman"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Rail EmpIoye
Admits Theft of
Steak , Butter

Joseph Kinard, Is, colored, 900
block of Nineteenth street NE,
pleaded guilty in Municipal Court
today to charges of stealing SO
pounds Of steak and 81 pounds of
butter.
Police, who failed to recover any
OF the loot, said he threw the steak
down a sewer.
Judge John p. Mcmahon post
poned sentence for one week, pend
ing a report from the probation
officer.
Kinard confessed taking the but
ter last Monday and the steak last
Wednesday from q loadine platform
at the B. & o. Railroad freight
yards, where he was employed as q
helper. He said he hired q taxicab
to cart away his loot.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Funeral Services Held
For John {. Eurp. 81

Funeral services were held yester-
day for John e. carp, 81. lifelong
resident Of Montgomery County, who
died at the home of his son In law
and daughter, Mr.. and Mrs. Delaney
Best, 1911 Twenty ninth street NV.
Services were held ut the Presby-
terrain Church ut Neelesville. Md.
Burial was In the cemetery adjoin-
ing the Neelesville church.
Mr.. carp was born near Brookevflle
and had lived In the Germantown
neighborhood since boyhood. He Is
survived by four daughters, Mrs.
Best, Mrs. William Redmond Mrs.
Vernon Best and Mrs. Walter Tram
nell, all of Washington, ard two
sons, John NJ. OF Washington, and
Edward, OF Rockville. He also leaves
50 grandchildren and 10 great
grandchildren.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
U. S. Seeks Specialists
In Tropical Plants
BY the Associated Press

The Government needs specialists
In tropical plants to pursue the search
for natural rubber and vegetable oils
in Central and South America, the
Civil Service Commission announced
today. Appointees will administer re-
search stations and plantations, and
the base pay is $1,000 to $4,000, with
additional compensation for the for
eign service.
Also wanted are history research
workers to select and preserve records
both for future reference and for the
immediate conduct of the war. Rates
are from $4,000 TO $500, plus over
time
The Bureau OF Engraving needs
woman printers assistants at &1.790
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Man 5 Death Brings
Traffic. To!Ilto 3
D. c. Highway Fotolities
Stood at 16Yeor Ago

Killed in. 1913 .
Killed in same period in 1912 Is
Toll for all of 1912 100

Killed IN same period IN 1912 Is |
Toll for all of 1912 100
The District traf1ic toll for the
year stood at nine today with the
death in Casualty Hospital last night
Of Herbert Tolson, II. colored, OF
46ll Meade street NE. Sixteen
trafnc fatalities were recorded dur
ing = corresponding period last year
Mr.. Tolson suffered internal in
juries and 4 possible skull fracture
late Saturday night when his auto
mobile collided with another car at
Seventeenth street and Benning
road NE.
The other car, operated by Francis
Ploor, 10, Of Suitland, Nd, knocked
down a lamp post following the &C
cident.
In collision between 4 car and
truck yesterday afternoon at
Bladensburg road and New York
avenue NE, Lottie Webster, IS. Of
94l Shepherd street NV. passen-
ger in the car, suffered a fractured
right hip. She was treated at Cas-
ualty Hospital. +
- Driver Killed In Maryland.
Jesse w. Fortune, coiored. "a, OF
Oak Grove, Va, was killed instantly
today when his truck struck a soft
shoulder on Route SOL near White
Plane, Nd. State police reported.
Police said Fortune, who was driv-
ing a trailer truck loaded with
lumber, apparently fell asleep and
was crushed when the lumber shifted
forward as the truck ploughed int
the soft ground at the side of the
highway.
Mrs. Lillian Schmidt, As, of 1881
Sixty-third street NV. was in fab
condition at Emergency Hospital to-
day with injuries received Saturday
night when car In which she wa.
riding plunged down . 30-foot bank
into Z creek ut the $500 block Of
Greenvale parkway, Chevy Chase
Md.
Three other passengers In the
parked automobile. which police sale
rolled into the creek when brake.
failed, were released from the hos
pital after treatment. They were
Dorothy Schmidt, Il, and Mrs. sEdns
Keahey, both Of the Sixty -thire
street address. and Dixie Lee, I, o.
! 1910 Belmont street NV.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Baltimore May Be Used
For Peace Era Experiment
" the Associated Press.

~ the Associated Press.
BALTIMORE, Feb s.-Senator Pep
per, Democrat, of Florida, said the
National Resources Planning Board
was contemplating using the Balti-
more area as an experiment in the
remaking of America for peacetime
In this connection, the Florida Sen
ator foresaw the possibility of greatly
expanded industries, communication
and transportation systems here.
Many other large cities would prob
ably participate in similar postwar
expansion, he said.
Speaking before the Real Estate
Board of Baltimore at that organiza-
tons 9th annual banquet, Senator
Pepper said that businessmen, not
politicians, would shape the postwar
world and asserted that international
systems of currency. banking. ethics
and cooperative developments of nat
ural resources would be developed.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
New Streetcar
Gets
Rush.Hour Test
Terminal at ID St.
And independence
Ave. Opened

The Fourteenth street under
ground terminal for streetcars was
given its first rush-hour test this
morning. and ofncials hailed 1t As
speeding up service over = number
of routes.
Many employees of the Agriculture
Department and the Bureau of En-
craving and Printing were surprised
to find their streetcars heading
down the ramp at Fourteenth street
and Independence avenue S.W. and
circling underground.
The terminal. part of a project,
to speed up trafnc leading to the
Highway Bridge and Virginia,
opened early yesterday, but today
gave it the first test.
Policeman John l.. King of the
fourth precinct was perhaps the
most pleased man of all this morn
ing. Until today he had the Job
OF seeing that thousands OF Gov
eminent workers safely crossed the
busy intersection at Fourteenth
street and independence avenue.
Choice of Stairs.
Now when passengers leave street.
cars they have a choice of stairs
leading to sidewalks on both sides
Of Fourteenth street.
Policeman King was kept busy.
however. pointing out different
stairs to passengers who had become
confused In their direction when the
street cars made the underground
loop.
One Capital Transit Co. inspector
said cars were running on schedule,
and 1t was observed that cars were
quickly able to unload and to start
ON their return trips. The loop pro-
vides unloading space for eight cars
at time.
Access TO Pentagon Buses.
1t Is estimated that 10000 per-
sons will use the terminal daily. In
addition to affording direct access
to the Agriculture Department and
Bureau Of Engraving. stairways lead
to buses for the Pentagon Building
and points in Southwest Washing
ton.
The terminal originally was sched-
uled to open several months ago. but
work was delayed because of PRIOR
ity difficulties. Construction began
last April.
The Fourteenth street overpass
for automobile traf1ic opened last
month, and faster flow of traffic
to and from Virginia has been noted.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
81 Escape Flaming
D. C.-Ba|timore Bus


Thirty-seven passengers on q
Greyhound bus bound from Wash
ington to Baltimore escaped injury
last night when the vehicle was
demolished by fire near Muirkirk,
Md. State police said. -
The fire apparently started In the
braking system. Police said the bus,
driven by L. G. Sparks Of Balti-
more, was stopped when the fire
was detected and passengers got
out safely.
Firemen from Laurel and
Branchville. under Chief Robert
Pannebaker Of the Branchville
Volunteer Fire Department, re-
sponded to the alarm.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Bur Association to Hear
Biddle Tomorrow

Attorney General Biddle will de-
liver the principal address at a
meeting of the District Bar Asso-
citation at 8 pm. tomorrow in the
Mayf1ower's sapphire room.
The association members have ar
ranged program in observance O,
Department of Justice Night"
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Randolph Urges
Change in DC.
Relief Policy
Asks No. | Position
For Bill to Revise Act.
Cut Payroll Tax

Long pending legislation designed
to revamp the District Unemploy-
ment Compensation Act and lower
the payroll tax of employers should
be given No. position on the cal
endar of the House District Com
mittee. Chairman Randolph told
the members today at the first
meeting since the new Congress
convened.
Engineer Commissioner Charles
". Katz suggested that a bill to
reorganize the Board of Public We'll
fare be given early consideration
since the Board of Commissioners
look upon it as most important .
Otherwise, he said. the Commits
sioners had nothing special" to
recommend at this time
Another measure that will be
given a preferred position on the
committee calendar, it was indicated
by Representative Dirksen of Illi-
nois, ranking minority member, is
one intended to give the Rent Com
mission control over rentals on COM
mercial property.
Opposes Further Hearings.
Representative McGehee, Dem
ocrat. of Mississippi, chairman of
the Judiciary subcommittee. which
has charge Of the unemployment
compensation bill, explained that
numerous hearings had been held on
It. and he did not believe further
hearings would be necessary. He
said that the present 3 per cent pay
roll tax imposed on employers had
resulted in the 'pyramiding' of the
unemployment benefit fund, so it
now has an accumulated surplus of
nearly $4,000, 900.
The blk he continued, would set
up a sliding scale for the payroll
tax ranging from one-half of / per
cent to 3 per cent and introduce
merit rating system. Chairman Ran
dolph called the meeting primarily
to introduce the new members to
the Commissioners. Ten of the new
members appeared and were made
acquainted with Commissioners Ma
son and Kutz, Corporation Counsel
Richmond B. Keech and Thomas S.
Settle, executive secretary of the
National Capital Park and Planning
Commission.
Committee Lauded for Aid.
Both Commissioners Mason and
Kutz expressed appreciation for CO.
operation given the Commissioners
by the committee during the last
Congress,
Chairman Randolph told the new
members the District Committee is
one of the most important in the
House and had always been non
partisan In consideration of District
legislation and he hoped 1t would
continue to follow thatpelicy.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Christian Endeovor PROGRAM

The Montgomery County Christian
Endeavor last night celebrated the
62d anniversary of the International
Christian Endeavor in the Brooke
vile Methodist Church. Miss Mar
garet Scott OF Takoma Park, presi-
dent Of the county wide organiza-
ton, presided and read a history OF
the Christian Endeavor movement.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Mrs. Kurt G.. BIutzheim
To Be Buried Tomorrow

Funeral services for Mrs. Helen v.
Blatzheim. 36, who died Saturday at
her home at 303 Leighton avenue, Sill
yer Spring. Md. after a long illness
will be held at $50 am tomorrow at
st. Michael's Catholic Church in Sill
yer Spring. Funeral will be in Mount
Olivet Cemetery.
Born in Washington. Mrs. Blatz-
helm lived there until 1885, when she
moved to Silver Spring. Besides her
husband, Kurt c. Blatzheim. she is
survived by two sons. Robert and
john: her parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
James c. Bradley. and brother,
James G. Bradley. lr, all OF Silver
Spring.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Volunteers for Induction

Horace w. Lineburg, IT,. 10. son
of Mrs. James c., Garrison, 762 Sill
yer Spring avenue. Silver Spring.
Md, has volunteered for Army
service and will report for induc-
ton tomorrow. He is q graduate Of
st. Michael's School In Silver
Spring and st. Johns College,
FWashington. He Is i student at the
Washington 1nstituts Of Music.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Lee Joins CAB Today

Former Senator Lee Of Oklahoma
will be sworn IN today As . member
Of the Civil Aeronautics Board by
4. WEIGH Pogue. chairman. in CAB
ofaces IN the Commerce Department
Building.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08
Thirty to Give Blood

Thirty members Of the Washing
ton Board Of Trade have formed a
blood donor group and will leave
for Red Gross headquarters at $50
am. tomorrpw from the lobby of
The Star Bdilding.
Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1943-02-08

Open up new front-your pock-
etbook. Buy War savings stamps
now 500 50 A,lotIA WIN
The Valley settler., 1943-06-18

THE DRY GOODS DEPARTMENT has,
FRINGED LEATHER SHIRTS, an excl
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For Een & Women In all sizes.
Have you seen the latest in all
mace by WHIT STAG? These are
dressy, with the tailoring that
Two materials and several colcr:
Locking over our stock, I wauld
S enc Of the items we have viii Oh
lOSQUITo BAR, Green CT White.
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The Wilmington morning star., 1943-12-20
SUPPORTERS ARE SURE
M'ARTHUR DRAFTABLE
Continued from Page One)

teal ambit.ons-Wor,d spend time
discussing politics with a Canadian
group.
The inference is that Macarthur
is fully aware of the efforts being
made in this country to launch a
draft campaign. ever if he doesn't
care to discuss them publicly.
Macarthur friends noted with
satisfaction Fords report that the
general, wound up his press con-
ference with a discussion of his
philosophy of war and life, quoting
from such solid sources as the
Bible, Adam Smith, the economist,
and Abraham Lincoln. They noted
also Ford's comment that not even
Winston Churchill has wider vo-
cabulary or better use of words
than MacAl thur.
The Macarthur boom, thus far
rather a headless thing, may take
more concrete shape if project
ed rally of representatives from
macarthur for President" clubs
takes place in Chicago next month.
Joe Savage, president of the Hin
OILS club, announced plans for this
meeting shortly after Secretary
Stimson said recently that no War
Department regulation would be
construed to prevent an Army Of
ficer from accepting a nomination
for the presidency or vice presi-
denency and remaining on active
duty during the election campaign.
Stimson said that lat the plea
sure of the President the officer
might resign to accept the office,
if elected, Or if he was eligible he
could retire from the Army.
Macarthur will reach the legal re-
tirement age OF Ga on Jan. 26, 1914.
but Unders secretary Of War Patter-
son announced last April that the
commander was expected to con-
tinue his services in the field. Slim
son said on Ociobe, 20 there was
no change IN tine generals status.
| More than year ago Macarthur
declared that lie had mo political
ambitions whatsoever, adding that