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Milford chronicle., 1943-02-19
OCEAN VIEW


Mrs. Hannah Parsons departed
this life ON Wednesday evening,
Feb. 10, at the home of her son
and daughter-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
u M. ]. Parsons. She was 79 years
1 of age. She had been in i'll health
for several months, although was
active previous to the last few
months. Funeral services were
held from the Methodist Church at
Parsonsburg, Md. on Sunday af-
ternoon, February IA. Rev. ]. e.
Parker OF this town, assisted in
the services, with Rev. j. r. Diehl,
minister of Jerusalem Methodist
Church. conducting the services.
The deceased leaves one son. NJ. j.
Parsons, of this town; three grand
children. namely, Prof, Nj. ]. Par
sons of Newark, Mrs. Willard
Pusey and Miss Hannah Parsons,
and two great-grandchildren and
two sisters, and host of friends.
The temperature dropped con-
siderably Sunday morning, Feb. IA.
Several persons attended Sunday
school and heard the sermon de-
livered by Rev. j. E. Parker, at
Bethel Methodist Church, Sunday.
He spoke of the Abundant Life in
Christ. AT the close of the sermon,
a beautiful illustration was given.
as follows: The rose is more frag-
rant. and produces its purpose
when in full bloom than when in
bud So the life that is abiding in
Christ yields the right kind of
fruit and character. This is given
in the writer's Interpretation of the
sermon. The Junior Church was
by % on Sunday night.
despite the cold.
Mrs. Helen Kaufman. one of the
on the Victory Book
Campaign. wishes to announce that
everyone who can contribute
good book for the soldiers or men
in the service. bring them to her i
home: or if cannot come, phone 321 :
and Mrs. Kaufman will call for '
them.
Mr.. and Mrs. Edward Spiegel of
who were recently 7
married. spent the weekend with !
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Remember Pearl IIarborl Re-
member il every pay day! Buy U. S
Defense Swings Bonds and Stamps
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ONE AMERICAS RAILROADS MosnnsD WAR
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CANNON

Several of Cannon people at
tended the quarterly conference
which was held in Greenwood
Church on Friday evening.
Mr.. and Mrs. Lester Workman
entertained at dinner on Sunday
Mrs. Verda Wootten and Mr.. and
Mrs. Henry Schaub. The dinner
was given in honor of Mrs. Work
mans birthday on Saturday. the
18th, and her mothers Mrs. Woot-
ten) on Monday, the 18th.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nelson Cannon and
family. of Wilmington, spent the
weekend with their parents. Mr..
and Mrs. John Cannon and Mr..
and Mrs. Harry Spicer, of Federals-
burg.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Cannon are
spending a few weeks with their
sons, Nelson Cannon and family, of
Wilmington, and Lieut.. Edw. Can
non, of Philadelphia.
Rev. J. L. Jones, of Greenwood,
was a supper guest of Mr. and
Mrs. r. LII. Camey, Sunday even
ing.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-19
GLENDALE
Community News

Community News
Harry Cobaugh. who has been
visiting relatives and friends in
Pennsylvania. returned home Oh
Saturday.
Harvey Marker spent the week
end in Philadelphia as the guest OF
Mr.. and Mrs. c. F. Thomas.
Mr.. and Mrs. +. ID. COverdalC
were callers in Lincoln last week,
Mr.. and Mrs. Julius GOrlich. Jr.
of Georgetown. and Mrs. W. J. Lin
dale of Glendale. visited in Mil
ford on Saturday.
George Cobaugh is a patient in
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
David Thomas Morris. U. S. Ar
my spent part of last week with
his wife. Mrs. Ruth Williams Nor
ris.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Hoyt were
Sunday evening callers of Mr.. and
Mrs. George Metschel.
Lloyd Cobaugh is receiving treat
ment at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital at this writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Robert Swain are
spending a few weeks as guests of
their daughter and sOn-in-law. Mr.
and Mrs, Eldred Ingram of Dover
Mrs. Swain was a recent patient in
the Milford Memorial Hospital and
at this writing is rapidly improv-
ing.
Charles Peck is on the sick list.
Mrs. Mildred Cobaugh is the
guest of her sister and brother-in-
law, Mr.. and Mrs. Archie Filings
worth. for a few weeks.
Isaac F. Warren, Sr. was week
end guest of his son and daughter
in-law, Mr. and Mrs. Isaac F. War
rem. Jr. of Washington. ID. c.
Mrs. Edith Schimpf and son.
Warren Ellis. of Philadelphia.
spent part of last week with her
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. l. Webster
Warren
EIIpndale Methodist Church
Rev. ID. 7. Campbell, Pastor
Sunday. February 81
Sunday school services at 10 a.
m. in charge of |. w. Warren, SUI
perintendent.
Preaching services by pastor at
II a. IN.
Epwoith League service at : p.
m.
Worship service at 7;45 p. III.
Meeting
Glass No 6 will meet with Mrs.
Robert P. Short on Friday even
ng. March u. All are cordially in
fited
Meeting !
Class No. > will meet with Mrs.
Jonah Ellingsworth and her sister
IN Friday evening, February 10.
All are cordially invited.
IIeeting
The New Market Woman's So
.iety of Christian Service will meet
With Rev. and Mrs. ID. r. Campbell
N Friday evening, February -
IN auction sale will be held. Each
me bring articles costing not over
Ell cents. A cordial invitation is
xtended to all
IcCOlley'S Methodist Chapel
rev. ID. 4. Campbell, Pastor
Sunday, February 21
Sunday school services at 2 p,
A.. in charge of Vernon Walker.
superintendent.
Peaching at p. III.
'aith Bible Holiness Church
rev. Robert B. NailOr, Pastor
Sunday, February q
Sunday school services at 2 p. III.
Preaching by pastor.
Everyone welcome.
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their parents, Capt. and Mrs. H. w.
Truitt. Mrs. Spiegel is the former
Elaine Truitt.
Jack IL. Evans. seaman first class
r. T.. has sent word recently to his
mother, Mrs. Chester Evans, here,
4 that he received several letters and
cards from relatives and friends.
He is in Africa.
Capt. and Mrs. Neal Evans and
brother, Captain Louis Evans, of
Brooklyn, n. Y, visited their par
ents, Capt. and Mrs. Alonzo II.
Evans, over the weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Bant and
son Billy and mother, Mrs. Nor
man E. Calhoun. visited relatives
in Wilmington and Philadelphia.
The Loyal Workers Sunday
School class held its February
meeting at the home of Mrs. Charles
ID. Steele on Tuesday night. After
the devotions, led by Mrs. Ethel
Davidson. the business was in
charge of the president. Mrs. Eva
Derickson. Following the business,
Mrs. Elva Steele. our hostess, serv-
ed refreshments. The officers
elected this year are: President.
Eva Derickson: vice-president.
Georgia Johnson; secretary. Flor
ence Burbage; treasurer, Hettie
Gray; Missionary secretary and
treasurer. Elsie Hickman; chair
man on flowers for sick. Marguer-
ite McCabe; assistant secretary, !
Peggy Truitt. and chairman on de-
votions and the Bible, Ethel Da-
wilson.
Mrs. Mabel II. Dukes has gone to
Houston. Texas. to spend a few
lays with her husband. Harry H.
Dukes. Jr.. who is stationed at San
air base.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ulysses Hickman
md daughter, Iona, spent the week
md with their sister and brother
n-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Daisey
n Wilmington.
Roland Cobb, who is in the Navy
n Washington. d. c., spent Sunday
with his parents. Mr.. and Mrs.
'ernOn Cobb.
Remember Pearl IIarborl Re-
n ON har IL evorv nav dovf Pt1u II G
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their daughter, Judy, met with an
accident last Thursday, when on
their way to West Chester, Pa.
Their car ran into a truck at the
cross roads at Odessa. near Will
mington. Both DR.. and Mrs. An
dress are confined to the Delaware
Hospital, Wilmington, because OF
injuries they received. Their daugh-
ter was not hurt Mrs. Address re-
ceived several cuts on the face,
both jaw bones broken, several
teeth broken and internal injuries.
DR.. Address received a slight chest
injury
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End Lieut.. John +. Abbott
of Harrington. who was gradu-
ated from the Mechanical CAL
very Officers School at Fort Riley.
Kansas, February 4, 1943. Lieu
tenant Abbott is a graduate of
the Harrington High School and
was drafted in the L. S. Army
on January I, 1871, and sent TO
Fort Dix, N. J. He was in the
list Infantry and later in the
74lst NJ. p. Bn. Lieutenant Alb
bott was a sergeant in the NJ.
P. before going to the OCS. Af-
ter a ten-day leave, Lieutenant
Abbott will report to Fort Riley
for assignment with the Arm
ored Calvery. Lieutenant Alb
bott is the son of John F. Abbott
of Harrington. Abbott, Sr.. was
a corporal in the 35th Engineers
of World War l.
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Wonder Book

Sometimes we wonder if any
other book published has so
many uses as the telephone
directory. We have seen the
bigger ones used as door stops
and as cushions to raise little
Johnny a few inches higher
at the table.
People sometimes use direc-
tories as hiding places for
money, checks, bonds and ra-
ton books. But we don't rec
ommend that. Many such
valuable papers have been
picked up in old directories
and shipped away in box cars,
to be lost forever.
Yes, the telephone directory
is a mighty useful book, but
don't forget that its real func-
ton is to supply the telephone
numbers you wish to call.
When in doubt about a num-
Der, please look it up. Guess
ing at numbers usually means
a wrong number-a wasted
call, a waste of time and a
waste of telephone facilities
urgently needed to handle the
calls of war. The Diamond
State Telephone Company.
Milford chronicle., 1943-02-19

He is Mr.. America, 1943.
He is No. man with us all,
Nothing we can do for him is too much, too good,
compared with what he is doing for US.
That's why, with your railroads, he gets priority
rating every time Yes and all the things he needs
to help him bring back the Victory. Famous trains
of peace days defer humby to his troop trains, to
the trains carrying his waiting on sid
ings while he and his buddies fash by :. on time.
Every minute of night and day. -. twenty-four
hours on twenty-four hours, the rails of America
form highway of Victory for him. to give
right of way millions of him, and his equipment,
for the great job he is doing for us all.
For until that great hour of final victory comes all
Evening star., 1943-11-05

principally aimed at considering
German surrender terms. 1t Is
whispered that German ennis
saries were there.
1t is said that in the near
future-some place the date as
November live shall hear the
spectacular news that the war IN
Europe is over. The Nazis, these
informed quarters say, realize
they have lost the war and have
decided to give up to avoid COM
plete destruction of the Reich.
A parallel is being drawn with
November, 1918, when the Kaiser
fed to Holland and Germany
sued for peace although the
German Armies had not been
actually routed.
Strengthened by Dispatches.
These grapevine reports are
strengthened by dispatches from
Europe, which have a tendency
to paint a rosy picture, Most
official observers in Washington
consider these reports as prem
ature and unjustified. Official
quarters which daily receive the
best available reports from
Europe are alarmed at the super
optimistic tendencies of the CEN
sored press dispatches and the
grapevine information.
Within % hours after the sign
ing of the Moscow agreements
this country was flooded with dis
patches quoting neutral and
Austrian sources in London about
the many rebellions throughout
Austria and the mass desertions
of Austrian troops in the German
Army.
Those who know the extent Of
the Nazi grip on Austria doubt
that the incidents are serious
enough to justify the reports. 1t is
pointed out that there is no Aus
trian Army. The Austrians are
incorporated into the German
Army like other German citizens
and it is highly doubtful that
there can be any widespread
mutiny Of individual units which
are never larger than a regiment.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
On The Record

ander Hamilton to Elihu Root.
In foreign policy no nation ever
has an entirely free hand, for it
is confronted by circumstances
partly outside it's control.
Foreign policies are not de-
termined by partisan whim, but
by vital national interests. Thus,
though the Russian revolutionary
regime overthrow the previous
domestic order and totally re-
modelled the politics and economy
of the nation, it has not been able
to disregard the same considera-
tions of national interest which
determined czarist policies. and
this in spite of the fact that it
has tried to do so, and to create
completely new instruments of
foreign policy-for instance, the
Comintern The dissolution of
the Comintern is an admission
that it is valueless as an effective
national instrument.
The eager student of Russian
foreign policy will reach under
standing of it more easily
through the study of Russian
history, from Alexander Nevsky
to the present moment, than by
reading all the books and
speeches of Lenin.
Party Records Unimportant.
In American history, the out
standing decisions in foreign af-
fairs cannot be regarded as the
achievements of any party. 1t
is inconCeivable that any Amer
lcan President who was not a
traitor would not, like Thomas
Jefferson, have consummated the
Louisiana Purchase if offered
the same opportunity, or well
coined the collaboration offered
by Britain to formulate the Mon
roe Doctrine.
The Moscow agreement is in no
respect a detailed settlement of
any large political issues. 1t is
baslcally an agreement of each
nation to take into consideration
the national interests of the
other, and to seek, through con-
tlnued consultation, mutual So
lutions in matters affecting COM
mon interests, with the long view
OF building upon such agree
ments a system of universal COL
lective security.
Such a goal is acceptable to a.
ma lority of the American people
of both parties. The Moscow
agreement does not achieve the
goal, but it averts the worst con-
celVable obstacle toward achiev-
ing it-namely a serious break
between the leading three
powers.
cannot conceive of any reason
why the Senate should not ratifv
this trend of policy.
released by the Bell Syndicate. 1nc)
Evening star., 1943-11-05

turing the White House next year
are good, war or no war, fourth
term effort by Mr.. Roosevelt or
the nomination of some other Demo-
crat. New Deal politicians are not
IN position to deny this because
they admitted it prior to the ver-
dict-and in all these States ap-
pealed for support with the argu-
ment that failure of the Demo-
cratic candidates would be a blow
to Mr.. Roosevelt.
1t was, for example, Senator
Barkley, Administration floor leader
who impassionedly told his Ken
lucky constituents that the ewes of
the Nation were upon them and
failure to elect the Democrat would
be viewed AS a Reputation of the
Presidents program in it's entirety" "
Few expected the Republicans to
win there. The extraordinary re-
suit probably makes the Republican
Kentucky victory most significant
of all
Won't Erase Prophecies.
Nor can the panied denial of any
national issue by National Demo-
cratic Chairman Frank Walker
erase from the record those pro-
phetic words of Senator Barklev,
which undoubtedly he wishes now
he had never uttered. In New York
and New Jersey, too. statements
similar to that of Senator Barkley
were made by New Deal spokesmen.
In New York, the President per-
sonally urged the election of the
Democratic candidate and full Ad-
ministration support was given.
OF course, it is not wise to put
complete reliance upon trends.
They can be reversed. 1t is true
that, in the past, invariably Presi-
dental election results have ac-
curately reflected Congressional
and State elections in the two pre-
cedlng years. But. this time there
is the war; there is the Commander
/ in Chief" appeal there is the
Roosevelt personality; there is the
great voting strength of the Federal
jobholders and the city machines,
and, finally, there is the possibility
of Republican mistakes. A COM
bination of these could offset sthe
trend and some are sure it will,
Nonetheless. the Republican en-
coUagement in the recent vote is
too clear to deny.
/ The other fact concerning which
Evening star., 1943-11-05
The Great Game of Politics.

there is no room for debate is the
enhanced political stature of Gov.
Thomas E. Dewey. He is a much
bigger figure today than he was last
Monday. The New York victory
and particularly its size-Was a
tribute to him. 1t insures his con-
troll over the delegation. 1t adds to
his prestige. BY providing him with
a Republican Lieutenant Governor
it removes one of the political argu-
ments against drafting him. 1t
again has caused a great many Re-
publicans especially those who
dislike Mr.. Willkie-to talk about
doing that, regardless of his public
and private commitments to serve
out his full gubernatorial term and
his personal sincerity in discourage
ing the draft" idea.
Genuine Draft Possible.
Mr., Dewey, since the election, has
repeated that he will not be a can
didate for the Republican nomina-
ton. And previously he had said
that no man can be drafted for the
Presidency who does not connive
in the draft It is true that none
ever has. but that does not wholly
rule out the possibility of a genuine
draft. At any rate, the New York
result makes the attempt very likely,
indeed And to those who agree
that. If there were no other difficult
ties, there is no way Of getting Gen.
Macarthur out of the Army next
year to run against his commander
in chief, it seems clear that the Re-
publican choice is between Willkie
and Dewey. To pick any one else
even If it could be done-would be
to discard the men for whom there
is real public sentiment and name
some one for whom there is none.
There, Of course is another effect
of the returns. They deeply de-
pressed the fourth-termers and they
have made somewhat more uncer-
tain the Roosevelt candidacy. More
people are disposed to agree with
Mr.. William Allen White now than
before. Mr.. White, it will be recalled,
about six weeks ago, wrote a piece
in which he said. Il am one of those
rare birds who think he will not
run"
Evening star., 1943-11-05
This Changing World

Furthermore, it is pointed out
that as far as the soldiers at
the front are concerned any
news of the Moscow agreements
they received were colored to the
taste of the German high COM
mand and unquestionably the
accords were described as an
instrument leading to the deaths
Of all who surrender. The agree
ment providing for the trial and
punishment of those guilty OF
crimes against the occupied ma
tions, regardless of whether they
were the instigators or the ex-
ecutors was we'll exploited by the
Nazi propaganda machine.
There is no question that the
Moscow agreements must have
had a deep repercussion among
high-ranking Nazis. But it is
seriously questioned whether the
real meaning of these agree
ments has reached the German
population.
In the meantime, there is not
the slightest indication from re-
ports received here until "a hours
ago that the morale of the Nazi
soldiers and the population at
home has dropped many points.
There has been no mass surren-
der of the Germans in the Rus
sian retreat, demoralizing as such
prolonged retreat must be on
the men ordered to fall back.
Prisoners Not Mentioned.
The Russian communiques do
not mention large bodies of pris-
oners, although they do mention
heavy casualties. The Germans
retaliate by telling the world that
the Russians are suffering un-
believable losses. The objective
observer may take his choice.
In Italy Germans are resisting
our onslaughts with the same
stubborness they have shown
since the beginning Of the cam
paign. According TO our own
official reports, they are Weld
ing ground only after inficting
heavy casualties and are retreat
ing in perfect order. This is
shown IN the fact that since
September 8, when we landed at
Salerno, We have advanced only
about ~ miles.
An army which intends to give
up would not have disputed every
inch Of terrain with such determ-
ination as the Nazis have shown,
We are certain to defeat the
Nazis. There is no dispute or
argument about it. But those
responsible for the conduct of
the war are warning against any
premature rejoicing or super
optimism. They all repeat that
the road ahead is very hard and
full of pitfalls, and until We have
succeeded In smashing the
enemy In Western Europe, 1t
would be unwise to reckon on a
Nazi unconditional surrender.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Bor Association to Give
Course on u. S. Toxes

A course of IL lectures on the
fundamentals Of Federal taxation
will begin November 10 in the
Municipal Court of Appeals under
auspices OF the District Bar Asso-
cation in cooperation with the
american Bar Association section
Of taxation.
The course, which will close Feb
ruary l8, is designed for practicins
lawyers. The opening lecture will
be given by Dr.. Charles S. Collier,
George Washington University law
| profeSSOr-
Evening star., 1943-11-05
DR.. Dean to Address
'MetoIIurgicoI Group

DR., R. S. Dean, assistant director
of the Bureau of Mines, will discuss
the present status of electroIytic
manganese and its alloys at
meeting of the Washington chapter
Of the American Society for Metals
Monday at pm. in the Dodge
Hotel.
DR.. Dean, who has directed
large part of the work in develop
ing processes for the electrolytic
production of manganese, has been
with the Bureau of Mines since 1929.
Evening star., 1943-11-05
Paul Guerin to Address
Stote Department Group

Paul Guerin will talk on The
United States and France in the
Postwar World at 7:45 O'Clock to-
night before the State Department
French Club in the department
conference room.
Mr.. Guerin, who has been in
Washington on several missions
since 1885, now is connected with
the delegation Of the French Com
mittee Of National Liberation here.
Evening star., 1943-11-05

domestic issues, entitle the ad-
ministration in the Forthcoming
critical months to continue nego-
tiations with confidence and au-
thority, avoid rocking the whole
globe by an American election,
and give every one in the coun-
try much greater freedom to eX-
press and untrammeled opinion
concerning his own Government.
There is an American sigma
ture on the Moscow agreement.
Without immediate ratification
by the Senate, and, in the face of
an election that might change
the Government, that signature
might be considered dubious.
In all four of the separate doc
uments that together constitute
the Moscow agreement. two is
sues are Joined together. The
one concerns the pursuit and
ending of the war, and the other
concerns the future policy of the
four great powers,
Are Not Treaties.
Nobody will speculate concern
ing the value of the signature in
respect to the first set of prob
lens. But the second set are
pledges Of continued co-opera-
ton after the war. They are not
commitments in any treaty
sense, because Mr. Hull was in
no position to make such COM
mitments. There is nothing in
them that is not, somewhat more
vaguely. covered by the Connally
resolution itself. They are, like
the Connally resolution. declara-
tions of purpose, without specific
augmentation.
They propose continued collab-
grafton, between the four major
Allies waging the war, as sover-
eign nations, to continue into the
postwar period, and to establish
the foundations for the creation,
in the future, of some new inter-
national body, open to all peace
loving nations
The acceptance of the agree
ment would therefore both clear
the domestic air, and stabilize
the international situation. If
the administration is to change,
as a result of the presidential
elections next year, such ratlflca-
ton would nevertheless give the
present administration authority
in international negotiations up
to the last minute of its holding
office, and would make possible
the transfer OF authority with
out a radical break. This would
take the most dangerous poison
out Of an election campaign and
permit the people to vote on their
own Government instead of on
matters affecting the future of
the earth.
Would Follow Public's Wish.
The backing of the administra-
ton at this moment would not
therefore be disadvantageous to
the opposition, It would also,
and more Importantly, correspond
to the obvious wishes of the
American people, many of whom
are highly critical of the domestic
policies of the administration,
but not critical enough to wish to
sabotage an international struc-
ture in process of being built.
There is, of course, a theory
that every administration must
have a completely free hand in
all spheres including that of for
eign policy. But this theory has
been repeatedly attacked by
American statesmen. from Alex