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Milford chronicle., 1944-09-22
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Community News
Private Leon Tucker, U. S. Ser
vice, Texas, is spending a few days
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Ray
mond Tucker and family.
Miss Bessie M. Warren and
friends mOtored> to Rehoboth on
Sunday.
Miss Shirley Lea Ellingsworth
was the weekend guest of Miss
Phyllis DickersOn.
Mrs. Della w. Baker is i'll at this
writing.
Mr.. and Mrs. Bonard R. Moore
and son, Lee Wayne, spent Sunday
visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Bonard Hur-
die at Chincoteague, Virginia.
william Walker is patient in
the Milford Memorial Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. John NJ. Wilson of
Milford were Sunday guests of
Mrs. Elizabeth Lynch and family.
Guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Raymond
Tucker on Sunday were: Mr.. and
Mrs. Ainsworth Abbott, Mr. and
Mrs. Douglas Morgan and daughter
of Lincoln. Miss Winifred Tucker.
ElwOOd Tucker. Private Leon p.
Tucker, U. S. Service. Texas.
Mr.. and Mrs. John B. DerricksOn |
and Mrs. /. w. Ellingsworth were |
Sunday callers at Bethany Beach. |
Mr. and Mrs. Chester DickersOn
and daughter. Phyllis, and Shirley
Lea EllingswOrth, were Sunday
dinner guests of Mrs. Thompson of
near Greenwood.
Mrs. Charles Lee and Mrs. b. D.
Moore were shoppers in Salisbury,
Maryland, Thursday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. G. NJ. Smith motor
ed to RehOboth on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. A. r. Jones, Sr.,
and Mr. and Mrs. A. h. Jones. Jr..
and children spent Sunday at Reho-
both.
Glendale Methodist Church
Rev. Johnson, Pastor
Sunday, September "a
Sunday school services at 10 a.
m. in charge of |. W. Warren, SUI
perintendent.
Preaching by pastor at IL a. IN.
Evening service at : p. m.
Special
Rally Day and Promotion Day
services at Ellendale Methodist
Church. Watch for date.
Meeting
The New Market W. S. c. S. will
be entertained on Friday evening,
September %, at the home of Mr.
and Mrs. John S. Isaacs. A cordial
invitation is extended to all.
MeCOlley'S Methodist Chapel
Sunday, September "a
Sunday school services in charge
of Preston Donovan. superintend-
ent.
Union Methodist Church
Sunday, September "a
Services on Sunday at the usual
time.
Faith Bible Holiness Church
Rev. Robert B.sNailOr, Pastor
Sunday. September "a
Sunday school services at p. M.
Preaching by the pastor.
Everyone welcome
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-22


Mrs. Mollie Milbourne underwent
cataract operation at the Wills
Eye Hospital in Philadelphia on
Thursday and word has been re-
ceived by her friends and relatives
here that she is getting along nice
iy. The day Of the operation was
her S5th birthday.
Mrs. Harry Elliott and two
daughters. Mrs. Mary v. Legates,
and Miss Elizabeth Elliott OF Sea-
ford visited Mrs. Elizabeth Boone
on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Spencer Failing and
children, Spencer and Norma, ac-
companied her brother and wife,
Mr.. and Mrs Clarence Courtney to
Rehoboth on Sunday.
Milford chronicle., 1944-09-22
FALSE TEETH
That Loosen
Need Not Embarass

Many wearers of false teeth have
suffered real embarrassment because
their plate dropped. slipped or wab
BLEED at just the wrong time. DO not
live i'm fear of this happening TO you.
just sprinkle a little FASTEETH, the
alkaline (non-acid) powder. on your
plates. Holds false teeth more firmly,
so they feel more comfortable Does
not sour. Checks plate odor" (den-
ture hreath). Get FASTEETH at any
drug store.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

GTROJD. uow 5} years old
y and having spent n more
years Of his LIE IN solitary than
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

To THE EDITOR:
TUESDAYS Times quotes
Cries kdEanAGh IN -uncnm=
plimentary remarks on self
styled tax experts who have
sprung up in every block.
The article makes the asSer-
ton, Unsupported by figures
that 90 per cent Of the returns
traced 70 these operators are
incorrect and says that tax
payers should 60 10 the internal
revenue bureau 10 have returns
correctly prepared.
I will not disagree that many
income tax experts have no
special training 10 qualify them
as tax experts. do as a con-
Scicntlous and, l think, qualified
part time tax conSultant. object
10 such a blanket indictment as
you have published.
believe that I render p Serv-
Ice worth every penny | charge
10 the average taxpayer; 10 the
internal revenue bureau, which
could not begin 10 handle all OF
the hundreds of thousands Of
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

Final deductions on our STRAIT
egy will await the outcome Of
the tremendous Nazf effort now
being launched but II is evil
dent that this experience IN a
heachhead will he the guiding
factor In the war henCeforth.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

To THE EDITOR.
NOUR fine editorial on DR..
James W. Au1eS Is TO he
most highly commended. The
recognition of this man regard
less of his race is a manifesto
ton Of the democracy we are
fighting for.
The facts in your editorial
also are TO be faced by those
who think that greatness of
character is Amlted 10 a certain
color Of skin A study Of world
history reveals that no race has
the slightest claim TO monop-
oily of genius. Valor, or love. In
these matters at least all men
are created equal.
Your strong article is in keep
ing with brotherhood Month. -
REV. LESLIE 4. BECHTEL,
ID. d., Calvary Presbyterian
Church.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

tax returns in THIS area, and 70
the war effort, which would Suf-
~ fffatcrffttffy " # every worker
took day or two off 10 stand
in line at the internal revenue
bureau.
May I recommend the follow
ing procedure 10 protect both
the taxpayer and the legitimate
tax conSultant:
Give examinations on income
tax, open To all corners.
Issue certificates Of quallfics-
ton, signed by Mr.. kavanagh,
10 all who prove competent.
Require. from all to whom
certificates are issued. n guar
antee, hacked nv the posting Of
bond, TO return all fees
charged il return is found To
he incorrect.
Set up a scale OF ceiling
charges for services.
1t is by no means too late 10
put some such program as I
have suggested INTO effect, IL
the newspapers ana the income
tax bureau are Slntercly inter-
eSted in helping the harraSsed
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12
Quick Questions

1-"Of all my inventions l like
the photograph best said
the famous American, whose
birthday this is? McCor-
mick. Edison, Victor or Mar
conf?
D Switzerland is not the only
European state entirely sur
rounded by belligerent coun-
tries that is still neutral.
What's the other? II was
created Is years ago today.
(Which Of these presidents
was born on Feb. 1l-Wash-
ington or Lincoln?
At was unusual news, few
days ago, when A split oc-
Cured in Libertador. Why?
5-One Of these will not he at
tempted in diving competi-
tions at winter resorts: ca
half-gainer. (b) jack-knife,
(c) fun twist, I'D telemark,
(e) back flip. Why?
6-The chief grain crop Of the
United States is: wheat, oats,
corn, soybeans?
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

he ever spent free as a child and
young man. probably viii die in
prison as a restricted inmate,
even in the maximum security
Of Alcatral, where such unre-
strcted bad men as Basil Bang
hart and Machine Gun Kelly en-
Joy a relatively privileged life.
He was sent 10 Alcatraz in
December, 1912, for reasons
which the bureau Of prisons
considers 10 be good HIS book
is dedicated 10 his friends and
10 his enemies whose mean,
little or thIeving souls, actuated
by spite. higotry, jealousy, sad
ism. vindiCtvencSs. or ignorance,
by their very opposition have
stimulated ue 10 greater effort
and accomplishment than would
have otherwise been possible for
me-"
lie no longer has his canaries
Copyright ieii ~ United Features synd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12
FAIR ENOUGH

GONE weeks ago there came
y in the mail from Minneapo-
lis one Of those privately
published books which non
professional authors are forever
sending out 10 persons having
access 10 newsprint and type
This one was called Stroud's
Digest Of the Diseases Of Birds
and, after a glance, / handed II
on 10 a friend who runs large
chicken farm, believing it might
be useful in his business.
The book was soon followed
by letter revealing that the
author. Robert Stroud. had been
a prisoner in solitary cOnflne-
ment at LeavenWorth prison
since 1916 and had recently been
transferred 10 AlcatraZ where
he would be unable TO continue
his experiments on birds.
Meanwhile my friend, the
chicken farmer, reported that
the book was very good, reveal
ing long and intelligent study
and experiment and containing
many excellent drawings 10 il-
luStrate the identifying signs
Of such maladieS and injuries
as birds. and particularly ca
narleS. are prey 10.
HERE then, is the story Of
IL Robert Stroud. who has
bred. reared and nurscd cana
ries through many years Of iso-
lation from all hut the most
necessary and formal relations
with other human beings, and
those few guards and doctors,
who. with the possible exception
Of the late Jesse Pomeroy. has
spent more time in solitary than
any other American prisoner.
Stroud was born in Seattle in
1890 and, IN 1909 AZ the age
Of 10 was setting himself up in
the business of pander IN Jul
neau. Alaska, starting with
stable Of one.
one morning his lady re-
ported that a bartender had
pad her only s.. Stroud went
10 the hartender's quarters and
shot him dead. robbed him off
such money as ho had on his
clothes and brought b. Bono,
~ Fer this ho co' - Near- on
a charge of m7nSlauChtor. being
tired in the federal court be-
cause the crime occurred In
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12
BY WESTBROOK PEGLER

federal territory. lie was sent
10 Mcneil Island prison whore
he had served Is months. when
be attacked and wounded an
other prisoner with a knife. He
got SIX months additional time
for this and was transferred TO
LeaVcnWorth
There in 1916. he sneaked up
behind a guard in the mess hall
and stabbed him dead with a
handmade knife. In the federal
court he was convicted OF muir
der and sentenced TO hang but.
was spared on a Communication
of life by Woodrow Wilson on
his own representation that the
guard had been prosecuting
him.
THE warden Of Leavenworth,
taking no more chances,
put him i'm solitary where
Stroud, casting about for a
hobby 10 occupy his timeleSs
existence. began 10 show an in
tereSt IN books about Canaries.
The warden let him have a
few birds. got him a microscope
and literature and presently
there were Canarlcs all over the
place. lie was never allowed
out Of his cell with other
prisoners. For exercise he was
permitted an hour or two a day
alone IN a little recreation ward
opening Off The solitary cells.
The birds became a nuisance,
however, so the warden gave
Stroud some cages and he made
even better progress. expert
menting with breeds, feeding
and medicines 10 cure their ills.
He casually mentions that in
the summer Of 1888 he was "en-
gagged In some experiments with
white canaricS, 10 produce pas
tel pink and lavender plumage
10y feeding them on organic dye
stuffS.
He even describes methods Of
setting, sphnting understanding
The use of broken wings and
legs. and his "reminiscences Of
victories over injury and disease
In individual birds are related
with tender affection as well as
withQniorming realISmA\
GTROUD. now 5} years old
y and having spent II more
years Of his life IN solitary than
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

ANSWERS on Opposite Page.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

OBVIOUSLY. Cen. Eisenhower
" is maSSlug great superior
power for the main European
effort Many CueSSes are being
made a. TO when the blow Will
fall. but certainly II should
come before the end Of June.
My guess is not based on any
information but wholly upon
reasonable time needed Yet for
the accumulation Of power. II
This guess Is true. II IL possible
10 anticipate final result in
Europe before Sept. ] II the at
tack il successful. or a much
longer indefinite period of war
fare II the experience Of Rome
IS repeated too closely.
Adm. Nimitz vas merely IN
dulging himself in long-range
optimism The establishment
Of beachheads on the Chinese
coast from which 10 crush Jap
armies and finally 20 attack
Japan is a long way or, az
many Jap naval bases interviews
between points We now occupy
These must he eliminated or
neutralized before q safe sea
lane Of supplies can he guaran-
teed our landing forces.
The outcome In the var ~
the Pacific must await these de-
Velopments, as il Is practically
impossible for VS. 10 get sufh-
Gent power in 70 the Chinese
through land roadS-that Is,
sufficient power for them 10 An
ish the Job Even II the Burma
road is recaptured We will
need beaChheads IN China.
The experience IN the Marsh
ais certainly seems a iustifics-
ton Of our strategy, even II the
Rome experience did not. There
We waited until We had amassed
Overwhelming fighter strength.
The force Of this power bril-
liantly ran over the Japs with
little loss Of life.
Distributed BY KinE FEATURES synd fne
Reproduction IN vho. or tn pse
strictly prohibited.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12
NORMAN BARCES,
2l517 Grand River.
TO THE EDITOR:

TO THE EDITOR:
THE Detroit Times has given
4 us valuable space during our
recent campaign and has pre-
Sented our cause most effoc-
lively to IT'S readers, tor which
l am deeply thankful
Your part IN connection with
the Mile O Dimes Booth at
Grand Circus Park. in conunc-
ton with WXYZ. was an out
standing contribution to our
cause. / wish you would convey
10 Mr.. Jerry Petit and all the
other members Of your staff
who took part in the program
my deepest appreciation for the
fine service which they rendered
our cause.
ABNER r. LARNED,
hartman.
WAYNE 60. Chapter. National
Foundation for Infantile Pa
ralysis, Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12
knowledge Test
3y DIR. SABINA II. CONNOLLY

1-One Of these men was not
president Of the United
States in the twentieth cen
fury: ca Grover Cleveland.
(b) Warren Harding, (c)
Theodore Roosevelt.
2-What is the Statue Of Lib
erty made Of: (a) marble,
tb) plastic. tc) bronco
ST YOU We're an early Ro-
man and wished TO pass eX-
amlnations. would you pray
10 ca Venus, (b) Minerva,
tcl Diana?
i-Mhat IS the amount Of but
ter described in recipes as
the size Of an egg: ca
one-fourth Of cup. Oh one
half Of cup, tc) one-eighth
Of cup?
5-The Valkyries were beautiful
maidens who searched for:
ca Dragons in caves, tb)
slain heroes, Co young chill
drcn?
6 Match these columns cor
rcctly In the second column,
YOU viii find the location Of
The famous Alpine tunnels
mentioned n column one
q swror Germany qn6 Italy
b Nrfnrrf F|hrrr ard ffaIy
y. hftrrrE '7er.8vd ard,
q. Nt tfr.rs So Ep fFrf'and and
ffffrart
50 Grfthaff France and rally
ANSWERS on Opposite Page)
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

\ y os"icd maAoer ai Iea-'h'
after The IaNSe "l over a year.
Washington SNOW telling ll> about
tFFTC 7tr7Vrtr0S TCr7CrrarcFt upon
captive .AmetlHnN m the prison
comI'> -" japan.
Nj Vet lu-Ilc>c ia.dN .lll>clu>-
llll>, has ha--- hreu- AA4--plI1r,4-
ton ~ Any worthwhile effort 10y
tho administration WLurhmighthaYe
ur5VCUJJd 0r WWWZod these b0r-
rols.
Anl-lS-tAele-ANA-A lllaliun HAL
the administration now has Any
thought other than the cold bloodcd
abandonment of orr Stftt surviving
heroes 10 Whatever fate hclallS them.
President Roosevelt simply
TALKS i'm terms of vengeance,
knowing tHlI well that AtAGE,-
AACE- must Halt-1!pnp lCIuR4
and that the warriors of Bataaumay
ALI. bc dead hy that time.
AS one part Of its report the
govCmmeut has plcScmcdf a .iunt
statement at the nan a4d=HaNl de-
partmcn,S, publicly confirming that
=ftf6tSA&ttS=o ollT,-s soldiers faTe-
been starved. floggcd or worked to
death IN the Philippines since the
fail Of Corrcgidor on Atay q. ta424.
Is a second inStalment, the gov
eminent has also issued a chrome
logical paper showing That DURING
A PERIOD OF TWO YEARS. the
state department has made exactly
LIGHTWEIGHT protests To the
japanese govenment-and that. Of
course. the EIGHI4'-EIGHrH pro-
test was iustaS futile as TIE FIRST
ONE.
The Japanc>e government did
not even deign To reply To many of
our "protcSIs and demands. >
Obviously. therefore, orr govern
ment should have realized, early in
100 b..t- t11,-Iiy-fs- i11111rfloOpd
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12

taxpayer straighten out his ac-
counts with Uncle Sam.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12
Bring the War
Prisoners Home.

Our government has had 10 con-
fine them and feed them.
Many of them We're mdiSguised
and rcbclllouS enemies III our midst.
but. p,tcad Of arranging To
transport them to japan. I'M retum
-lut-tAe-ltA Liberation aHd delivery eff att
nj rrttr r771 T1rUpfr,
we have TREATED THEM WITH
CONSIDERATIONS OH the fuoliSt
thcory tbat Japan would gratefully
refrain from starving and >laughter-
iitH ottf- people TIT the Far East.
Mess the administration is still
Withholding facts which the Amer-
can people should know, il IS not
Yet too late 10 save those who are
still alive.
Nobody knows Japan and the
japanese better than does Joseph
{. Grew, orr FORMER ambassador at
Tokyo, who was himself \ RfPA-
CREATED PRISONER OF THIS
WAR.
Mr.. GrcWcould ably head a com
mission 10 deal with tins problem
commission a=it tt=set,ttnfS= and rep
T0S0ntatlVeS IN Congress as members,
tonegotiate an exchange of prisoners
and lntcrneeS.
Furthermore, the good offices of
Soviet Russia could be sought as an
iutcrmcdiator.
Russia is not at war with Japan.
It is by special treaty at peace with
Japan.
Russia very recently renewed and
extended her treaty with Japan; and
Japan should not be diSinclncd to
listen to Russia.
1t may be that our government
has already asked Russia to help
If SO, we do not know of it. AND
WE SHOULD BE INFORMED.
it would seem that, if the govern
ment has had ANY plan of any ac-
-enHHt, II WOULD HAVE GOTTEN
SOME RESULT.
If the government has had no
plan. il should have reported It's
y \ I IL \ / l. \ To the American
public.
The American people want to
lnow-and they are entitled to know
WHAT, if anything, the govern
mcnt HAS DONE 10 perform It's i'm
perative duty of RESCUING abused
and endangered American citizens.
If the government has done
NOTHING, the people want to know
WHY.
Let the government stop writing
diplomatic notes that are disre-
gardcd and laughed at
Lett government stop uttering
idle threats.
Let the government stop It's stupid
and dangerous coddling Of the Japa-
ncso over here!
Let the government ADOPT a
plaza plan Of ACTION to GET
Our BOYS BACK HOME!
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1944-02-12
NEWS
BEHIND
The NEWS
-ByPau
Mallon

WASHINGTON, Feb. 1.-THE
W criticism has been made
that Gen. Clark should have
sent off an armored column 70
hack it's way through the Ger
man rear soon after landing
on the Nettuno-Anzio beach
head three weeks ago. Maybe
so. Here is what happened:
The American war strategy
since Egypt has called without
deXia ton for long, careful
amasslng OF Overwhelming power
before attack. This is in con-
trast with the Nazi strategy OF
quick opening thrusts and war
fare of daring fluid maneuver IN
the rear. Our system was
adopted because we have the
greatest production of war
power in all the world.
Consequently, we sat down
after the landing south of Rome
and awaited the arrival of more
power. For four days no OPP
position appeared Then the
G. erm an S Withdrew reserves
from their main battle front,
sent forward a few divisions
from Rome and elements Of
several divisions from the APP
penlne reserve line in the north.
4 RTILLERY was finally es-
"A tablished in the hills which
shot all the way across our
beachhead and even into the
port of -AnZin-- A spell Of bad
weather prevented our ship
ment Of supplies from Junction.
ing fully, delayed debarkations.
All during the three weeks
our air superiority funcuoned
except in the FIVE or SIX days OF
bad weather. About ! 500 plane
s6fties single plane attacks
were launched against the Ger
man long-range artillery en-
placements in the hills on q
single day. last Tuesday.
The only attack we made was
AZ the northeastern corner Of
the long line toward the village
OF Cisterna. There Mussolni 8
ghost haunted us IN a strange
way He had drained the
marshes some years back and
built a series of concrete farm
settlements which served the
NazlS as excellent ready made
pill boxes. our attack there
was not successful.
Final deductions on our STRAIT
egy will await the outcome Of
tire tremendous Nazi effort now
being launched. but II is eyi-
dent that this experience IN a
heachhead will he the guiding
factor in the war henceforth.
Evening star., 1944-10-22

StsC tboo oSSu "P&
which defense workers and soldiers
and other interested males salute
passing pretty girls.
She was pretty, but she wasn't
cute. She was kind Of dignihed,
and there was a kind of hidden
sadness about her you couldn't
quite identify. Her clothes were
effective without being theatrical.
You know the way some women
always seem to be able to man.
age that.
Out Of Place
AND there was definitely some
thing about her - something that
suggested breeding and the sort of
past life that somehow shouldn't
have wound up in a newspaper
Office.
Right away every self-elected
LothariO in the office was find
ing excuses to go into the
morgue. never saw 80 much Ii
brary reference work being done
in one Office in my whole life.
1t got to where the Old Man had
to remind the staff that they could
write an automobile-theft story
without bothering to check back in
the files on Henry Ford and Cen
eral Motors.
The new Morgue Mama's name
was Miriam, and within a week she
had turned down dates with every
unmarried man in the Office. She
had a way of being businessllke
and vet charming, so that most of
the guys never quit asking her for
dates.
Charley Made 4 Hit
Bur the only one who ever got
anywhere was reporter named -
We shall say - Charley Dayton.
He was likable sort and was a
good reporter without wearing his
hat on the back of his head. chuck
ing the secretaries under the chin,
sitting with his feet on the desk, or
bawling out the Old Man.
There was spaghettiplace where
the gang used to 60, and Miriam
started showing up there once in
Evening star., 1944-10-22
Nobody knew what it
was - until the day
that story broke -.

HVHIs was sort OF old-fashioned
newspaper. but l guess I'm
kind of sentimental about II be-
cause it was the last sheet worked
on before l quit the newspaper
business to get into the motion
picture game.
Except for the war news crowd
ing out the ak murders and the
chamber of commerce banquet
stories. it hasn't changed much. |
still pick up a copy on the news
stands now and then. and when |
look at the makeup and the mast
head | can close my eyes and
remember the smell of the city
room with its pastepots and Its
oil-soaked floor and its spittoons
and the looks of its slot-men and
copy-boys and reporters and Sob
sisters.
No Dull Moznents
lT WAS one of those papers where
something was always happening.
Like the time We got the new
Alorgue Mama. The newspaper
morgue is its reference library Of
pictures. engravings. clippings.
data, biographies and such. and
the librarian has been known uni
versally among newspaper people
since time immemorial as the
Morgue Mama.
At that time the paper had a
youngish managing editor, and
although he was only 81 or 50,
true to custom he was known
as the Old Man. 1t was the Old
Man. of course, who gave this
new Morgue Mama her job.
remember the first time she
came into the Office. Typewriters
momentarily stopped clicking and
eyes followed her. Every reporter
in the place mentally did one of
those appraising whistles with