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Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
bForfeit Bail
In Fake Murder

PASADENA. Calf, Feb. Sup
-Siz high school youths, accused
of disturbance of the peace for
staging a fake sidewalk murder last
week, forfeited $3.50 bail each today
when they failed to appear on
change of venue requests.
City Judge w. Cloyd Snyder said
the forfeiture would close the case
The youths, all members of prom
inent families, staged the incident
by firing a shotgun from passing
car. One of them dropped to the
sidewalk spilled bottle of blood
and then was picked up by another
car.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03

Congress of Industrial Organiza-
tions called on Mr.. Roosevelt. They
said they told him of labors dis
satisfaction with the economic sit
uation which they said has devel-
oped from steadily rising living
costs and stabilized wages.
Green and Murray said the Pres
ident manifested deep interest in
the matter. but made no specific
commitments of any kind
Green said the Little Steel for
mula by which the War Labor
Board determines action on re-
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
Citrus Men Fight
Price Ceilings

WASHINGTON, Feb. Sup
Representative of the citrus in
oustry told government meeting
today that continuation of present
price ceilings Cn oranges. lemons,
ana grapefruit would be "ruinous
to producers.
The citrus growers and packers
from California. Arizona. Texas and
Florida asked Price Administrator
Prentiss Brown for prompt relief"
through higher ceilings.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
Treasury Says Tex Plan
No Basis for Wage Hike

less basis for wage increase re-
quests because we would be max
ing taxes easier to pay" he said.
He further said that withhold
ing tax would have a strong"
anti-inflationary effect which
would negate any basis for wage
increase demands and would be
helpful in maintaining wage cell
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03

WASHINGTON, Feb 3.-UP)-
Randolph Paul, Treasury general
counsel, told the house ways and
means committee today that COL
lection of income taxes at the
source would not be fair basis
for any wage increase demand"
In fact, there would really be
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03

quests for wage raises was too
rigid because it unfairly" kept
both high and low level wage groups
stationary
This formula limits to Is per
cent the amount of general wage
increases which the board will
grant, the increases being figured
from January l. l94l. 1t is de-
signed to offset the increase in the
cost of living that occurred be-
tween then and May /, 1912.
You can't stabilize wages unless
you stabilize the cost of living"
Green said
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
GiesIer Prepares
Final Arguments

HOLLYWOOD, Feb 3. (UP)-Errol Flynns lawyers
sought today to counterbaance in the minds of the jury
the demands of Prosecutor Thomas Cochran that he be
sent to stAes prison the who led two girls
TO their downfall Having reconted the stories of Peggy
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
Labor Chieftuins
Hit Living Cost

WASHINGTON, Feb 3. (UP)-The nations two to,
labor leaders protested to President Roosevelt today tha
the cost OF living getting out of bounds and asked hin
to do something about it. ~ ~
President William Green of the American Federatio,
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
Bankhead Charges Army
Of II Million Will Put
u. s. on Starvation Edqe
Alabama Senator Urges No More Draft
'OfFarm Laborers Until Manpower Plan
Clarified, Troubles Ironed Out

WASHINGTON, Feb 5; (UF)-oen. joan H. Bank
head, d., Ala chairman Of senate appropriations sub
committee investigating the manpower situation, said to-
day that 1--WE will be the brink of starvation if the
armed forces call for than II 900 900 men.
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
Knox Denies BIG
Bottle Going On
I'm South Pacific
Navy Secretary Says Fourth Attempt TO
Recap+ure Strategic Islands No+ye
Major Engagement for Naval Units
. By UNITED PRESS =

Secretary of Navy Frank Knox said Wednesday that
renewed fighting in the Solomon islands in the preim
nary feeling out" state
Recently returned three weeks in the south Pacific
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
d AMBLlNe
n EpORTER

More Dope Needed
Tom Finney of the US. Employ
ment service received a hurry-up
Call from Camp Lockett for men
needed there. He fastened to pre-
pare an order for his staff so its
members could begin looking for
men to fill the positions.
The order read:
A DIRECTIVE
Plumber and maintenance man
wanted at Camp Lockett imme-
diatcly.
Within - minutes Mrs. Mae Hill
staff member. cornered Finney.
Il can get a plumber and a
maintenance man." she said, but
I'd have to have more information
about the directive. I II have to
know more about the qualifica-
tons before I can find one"
Was She Jailed?-
This note appeared on the log
at Ell Centro police headquarters
recently:
Officer Wyatt Briggs detailed to
Clic ltl lIlOuSdllQ CluD 10 cnaSe
COW. The officer stated that he
3. failed to find the cow"
BY ManpOwer-
One of the sorriest sights seen
in Ell Centro recently was sighted at
Fifth and State streets Monday
might.
A total of 2l volunteer firemen
were doing anything but fight a
fire. They were pushing a massive
piece of hook and ladder equip
ment along the wet and muddy
street, slipping at every step and
muttering imprecations about the
good old days of fire horses as op-
posed to modern motors which
Sputter and die in bad weather
Anyway Hanging
The PoSt-Press received let
ter Wednesday from Sgt. Harvey
Continued on Page 8, Col 81
Imperial Valley press., 1943-02-03
WEATHER

Maximum Tuesday IS, minimum
Wed. 40; am. Wed. As, humidity
7S; noon Wed. Ga, humidity So; 5
pm. Tuesday 6S, numidity 46.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
WORLD DAY OF PRAYER
BEING OBSERVED TODAY

The World Day of Prayer will
be observed in Avenue Methodist
Church today. the first Friday in
Lent. Women of all Protestant
Churches in town have been invit-
ed to a joint service at the above
church at two-thirty. The service
will last one hour. The program
used will be the one that is being
followed all around the world. in
many languages and in many
places. There is inspiration in the
thought that local women will be
a part of great company of peo-
pie of like minds. This is an invi-
tation for good attendance with
friends and neighbOrs participating.
The collection for the day will be
used for the maintenance of four
missionary prOjects-the printing
of Christian literature, to be sent
to foreign fields, the support of
Christian colleges in the Orient.
the religious education of the Am
erican Indian in government
schools and the work among the
migrant labor camps. Reverend
Joseph S. Hink will speak on THE
Origin of Lent" and the other min
listers of town will take part in
the service.
The meeting is under the direc-
tiOn of the leader of the Mission
ary Circle of Avenue Church, who
is Mrs. Leonard Matthews. g.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Christian Science Church service
report for Sunday, March IA. Sub
ject: Substance"
Golden Text: l Chron. 29:11, II.
Thine. o Lord. is the greatness,
and the power. and the glory, and
the victory, and the majesty: -.
both riches and honour come of
thee, and thou reignest over all.
A Bible citation from the lesson
sermon: Hebrews 11;1-3. Now faith
is the substance of things hoped
for, the evidence of things not
seen. 2 For by it the elders OBJ
tanned a good report. 3. Through
faith we understand that the
worlds were framed by the word
of God. so that the things which
are seen were not made of things
which do appear.
Correlative fro mthe textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: The universe reflects and
expresses the divine substance or
Mind; therefore God is. seen only
in the spiritual universe and spir-
itual man, as the sun is seen in the
ray of light which goes out from
it. God is revealed only in that
which reflects Life, Truth, Love-
yea. which manifests Gods attri-
butes, and power, even as the hu-
man likeness thrown upon the mir
ror. repeats the color. form, and
action of the person in front of the
mirror.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
CHILDREN'S BEACH
HOUSE CHATTER

The meetings OF the Children S
Beach House Civic Council are at
tracing COunselOrs as well as the
boys and girls. Every one is inter-
ested in what decisions are to be
made for each Offense and in who
has to carry them out. Privates
Jack and Frank look truly militar-
istic as guards marching back and
forth to keep every one off the
plots of grass. That is their pun
ishment for walking on the grass
themselves. They soon added two
more. whom they caught running
on it. too.
The boys who are filling in holes
where we would like to have gar
den come in with red cheeks these
days. Ridge and his corps of work
men. James. Donald. and Joe. are
doing fine job carrying ashes to
fill in all the holes. Jack and
Frank are on hand to keep all
others out Of their way while they
work.
There were many Weekend Wis
itors: Jays father. mother. sister
and two brothers, Martins mother
Vincent's father. Joe's mother and
three cousins of Frank.
We welcomed a new girl last Sat
urday. She is Grace Marie Elliott
of Milford. She is entering into
Beach House activities readily.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
LOST FLIER KNOWN HERE

Lieutenant Harold o. Swift, who
was lost in the Atlantic while on
civil air patrol fight off Rehoboth
Beach last Saturday, was we'll
known in Milford aviation circles.
News of his tragic death while in
the service of his country was re-
ceived here with regret.
Lieutenant Swift created bit of
excitement in Milford some months
ago when he delivered a new plane
to the Kent-SusseX Aviation Club,
landing it on the Simpson farm.
Purchase of the plane. had been ne
gotiated by the Rev. John Jackson
Brown. Jr., and G. H. Draper, III,
at Swift's Airport. Stanton. Pilot
Swift. having been checked by the
FBI and the flight approved by avi-
alton authorities. agreed. to deliver
the plane to club members in Mil
ford. Upon arrival in Milford Swift
received a warm reception from To-
cal and state police and other zeal
Gus officials who had been warned
of the danger of hostile planes, and
who had not yet been informed that
certain approved flights were per
missible. After having been detain-
ed for several hours, much to the
embarrassment of local friends, the
pilot was allowed to go his way,
much behind schedule.
Lieutenant Swift made a crash
landing at sea last Saturday while
serving his country. On Sunday
morning his body was recovered.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
Aircraft Factory
Inspectors Sought
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Inspectors, for example, make
aircraft inspections to determine
whether facilities and standards
merit Production Certificates; they
inspect civil aircraft for airworth-
iness, disseminate safety infOrma-
tion, investigate civil aircraft acct
dents, and witness officially vari-
Gus aerOnautical tests.
To fill these and other aeronau-
tical positions the commission is
encouraging persons with CAA rat
ings of any kind to file qualifica-
tions with the Commissions Wash
ington office. Applications will be
accepted until the needs of the SER
vice have been met. There are no
written tests or age limits.
War Manpower Commission re-
strictiOns may be learned from
Form 1899 posted in first and sec
ond-class post Offices.
Information and application
forms are obtainaHe from Earl X.
Williams, the commissions local
secretary at the Milford post office.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
THE "WEAkER" SEX!

Miss Margaret Sammons, % years
old, former attendant and telephone
operator for the State Welfare
Home. is now rated as assistant en-
gineer of the institution. Her do
ties include the shoveling of coal
to fire the homes large boilers and
the operation of two large Diesel
engines. Members of the joint leg
isIative committee inspecting the
institution were surprised to see
the young woman, clad in overalls.
doing this work. Help shortage,
however, necessitated the move.
She is believed to be the only wo-
man handling this type of work in
state institution. A young lady
barber also is on duty at the home.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
STATE POLICE EXECUTIVE
ADDRESSES KIWANIS CLUB

Lieutenant Carl Schnetter of the
Delaware State Police addressed
the Milford Kiwanis Club at its last
meeting, Tuesday. March 8. Lieut..
Schnetter is a graduate of the F.
B. 1. Training School, and is in
charge of State Police Council of
Investigation. He talked on a
subject which he is very familiar
child delinquency and the problem
of underprivileged children. His
talk was very interesting and we'll
prepared. Lieut.. Schnetter gave
the club members plenty of ma
terial for thought and outlined
various methods that could be EN-
ployed to help clear up bad situa-
tions.
Lieut.. Schnetter was secured by
Kiwanis member Lieut.. Edgar F..
Isaacs, Jr., also of the Delaware
State Police. and in charge of
Council of Safety.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
PLANT A VICTORY GARDEN

The committee on Victory Gar
dens met in City Hall on Thurs
day, March 4, and appointed chair
men for Milford and vicinity. Ex-
tensive canvassing is underway and
those who are interested and sign
ing up for this season will receive
literature through the growing and
canning period Arrangements have
been made for a community garden
for those who have no garden of
their own and those signing up first
for space will be given preference.
The Chronicle will carry weekly.
garden data. Mrs. Frank E. Conlin
is the local chairman. Present for
the meeting at city hall were Miss
Gertrude Holloway, Miss Florence
Yetter and Mr.. Hynson of the q.
S. Department of Agriculture who
conducted the meeting. The local
standing committee is composed OF
Vinal Bennett, Marvin Calls, Mrs.
Joseph Pearce, Mrs. Charles Grove
and G. d. Sanders.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
-PRESBYTERIANS PLAN
LENTEN SERIES

The session of the local Presby-
terian Church has announced a spe-
cial series of services running
from March q through Easter.
April 25. The lenten worship en-
phasis will be supplemented by an
attendance crusade. A register of
attendance will be kept for the six
weeks period.
The schedule of services were
announced last Sunday morning as
follows:
March 21-DedicatiOn of the SER
vice plaque. Relatives of the boys
and girls whose names appear on
the plaque will be especially invit-
ed to be present.
March 2S-New member rally.
More than $50 new members have
been received into the church in
recent years. Other new members
will be received at this service.
April 4-First Sunday of the
church new year. The annual con-
gregational meeting with election
of elders and trustees will follow
the morning worship.
April 11-YOung Peoples Sun
day. A visiting college president
will be guest speaker. New elders
and trustees will be ordained and
installed.
April 1S-Palm Sunday.
ADril 25-Easter.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
ASSEMBLY Is URGED TO PLAN
NOW FOR NEW STATE ROADS
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defined as "a state highway design
ed for through traffic over which
the abutters have no easement or
right of access by reason of the
fact that their property abuts upon
such highway, and which access
may be allowed only at highway
intersections designed by the State
Highway Department so as to elm
mate cross traffic of vehicles"
Mr.. dupont told of having at
tended a conference in Washing
ton on Wednesday at the request
of the president of the American
Association of State Highway Off
cials. He said definite steps are
being taken in Congress for the set
ting aside of money for postwar
building. He predicted that more
federal funds than ever before
could be available for Delaware,
and added it is likely the basis for
matching will be better.
After describing the benefits of
freeways, Mr.. dupont was asked by
Senator ]. Carl McGuigan of Will
mingtOn, minority floor leader. what
would be their advantage to a
small state.
Mr.. dupont used as an illustra-
ton Smyrna. which has grown out
to the highway. He said this Gre
ates a definite traffic hazard there,
commenting there were a number
of fatal accidents until traffic lights
were installed. Construction, he
continued, changed the road from
an express highway to a local
street.
Money Is Available
In reply to a query by President
Pro Tenn Bunting. Mr. dupont
stated he believes there is sufii-
cient money to buy rights of way
for the postwar road building pro-
gram. He declared the department
wants to be prepared to take adj
vantage of the federal money.
Mr.. DUPONT told of one project
which would probably be taken
care of 100 per cent by federal
money. This is a 100000 project
for the elimination of the railroad
crossing at Elsmere He stated the
engineering cost would be about
100000.
He pointed out New York was the
greatest beneficiary of PWA mon
ey because that state had its plans
early. He predicted that
precisely the same thing will hap
pen again and the states ready the
earliest will he able to take the
greatest advantage of the funds.
The money, he said, will be spent
where the plans are ready imme-
diately so that unemployed can be
hired.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
LEROY SIMPLER HAS BEEN
AWARDED THREE MEDALS

Lieut.. Comm. Leroy c. Simpler,
81. who was leader of fighter
squadron that shot down II Japan
ese planes and probably destroyed
I6 others in the Solomons. has been
awarded his third medal. the gold
star. Recently, Secretary of the
Navy Frank Knox pinned the Navy
Cross and the Distinguished Flying
Cross on Simpler. He received the
gold star for extraordinary courage
and distinguished service in the
Solomon Islands during which he
was the leader of ~ planes in re-
peated machine-gun attacks on
Japanese land troops and installa-
tions. Commander Simpler is the
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy d. Simp-
Ter of 0verbrook. Sussex county.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
PLANT A VICTORY GARDEN!

Plant a victory garden. neighbor
Tho your yard be large or small;
Uncle Sam will give you pointers.
If you've none yourself, at all.
He will tell you how to plan it.
Clear the ground and plant the
seed;
Make the rows for this or that
stuff.
Just the proper place indeed.
You'll plant radishes and onions,
Beets and greens and corn as
well;
Lima beans. both bunch and climb
ers-
Lettuce, chard, won't that be
swell!
When they are just right for cam
ming,
And for table use. | vow
You will save your ration coupons
On the food you like so well now.
When the garden seasons over.
And you rake and clean away,
You will thank your God and Maker
For your home in the L. S. A.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
HEART ATTACK FATAL To
SAILOR DRIVING CAR

First Glass Water Tender Robert
Meekam. 46. L. S. Navy. died of a
heart attack while driving his auto
mobile south on the dupont Boule-
ward Monday afternoon. NJ S.
Viola Meekam. wife Of Meekam, at
tempted to stop the automobile
when he collapsed. 1t came TO a
stop as it touched a tree without
damage.
James Hall. service station opera
tor, notified state police who re-
moved Meekam to the Delaware
Hospital where he was pronounced
dead. Coroner James F. Hearn
was notified Meekam was station
ed at Lewes and was on his way
to his station when stricken.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
SAFETY COUNCIL NOTES
THINK BEFORE YOU ACT

THINK BEFORE YOU ACT
Think Before You Acti" That
phrase has been repeated time and
time again. so much so that we
should know it by heart. But do we
stop to think why it is told and
quoted so much? Nine out of ten
people don't think any more about
it after they hear it than if it were
told to a newborn infant. They
figure that they think enough, so
why should they give it any more
consideration. The Safety Council
doesn't repeat it to take up space,
but to try and make the people see
that the more they put the words of
that statement into practice, the
safer their lives are going to be.
An elderly man while waiting for
a street car one day, decided he
needed a jar of shaving cream. So
he stepped off the curb and walked
across the street and made his pur-
chase. But on the way back he
decided that the jar he had wasn't
the right one, so turning around,
he stepped into the path of an on
coming car and was killed instant
ly. If he had stayed in the store
and shopped around, instead of
dashing in and out of the store
with bis purchase, he would still
be here today.
The world now is geared for
speed but the human body isn't
We were not made to battle cars,
grab onto 1000 volts of electricity,
or fall down long flights of stairs.
If we were, our bodies would have
been built differently. AS science
goes. the human body is extremely
fragile and should be treated as
such.
The Delaware Safety Councils
advice to the citizens of Delaware
is: STOP AND THINK IT OVER,
DECIDE AND PLAN, THEN ACT.
The chances are 1000 to l you will
90 through life more safely.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
BOY SCOUT TROOP NO. 1Os

Scouts of Troop No. 102 enjoyed
talk last Friday at their regular
meeting. Harry GlascO of the Dia-
mond State Telephone Company
had a number of very old telephones
which he showed the boys, one in
particular that served as both re-
ceiver and transmitter. 1t was very
interesting to listen over this old
instrument. A short sketch of the
life of Alexander Graham Bell and
also Thomas A. Edison held the
interest of the group.
During the past few weeks the
troop has been placing placards
around in the stores for the Red
Cross.
The roll now show twenty names
as there have been one or two new
names added each week, the latest
ones being Rae Wilkie. Leon Pal
mer. Tommy Steel and William
Schuler.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
DELAWARE WINS SECOND
PLACE IN SAFETY CONTEST

The American Legion, Depart
ment of Delaware. has been award
ed second prize, two 800 war saw
ings bonds. in a nationwide auto
traffic safety contest conducted
last year. Inkerton Bailey, adju-
tant of the Department of Della
ware, receiving a letter from Ho-
mer L. Chaillaux, director of the
National Americanization Commit
tee. announced the award
Delaware won second place for
having the second largest number
of auto safety driving fleets en-
rolled in the contest in proportion
to the number of posts in the
state.
Milford chronicle., 1943-03-12
HONORED AT COLLEGE

Miss Louise Vaughn, of Lewes,
was one of the 19 girls to be fea-
tured in the mirror section of the
1943 Schoolma'am. annual publica-
ton at Madison College, Harrison
burg. Va. The Representatives from
the four classes are selected on the
basis of popularity. leadership, and
achievement. Miss Vaughn is the
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Molloy C.
Vaughn of Lewes and a member of
the senior class at Madison College.