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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-11

NEW YORK-AP-A fairly &C..
we're earthquake, in the Solomon
Islands was recorded Sunday on the
Fordham University seismograph.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-11
YpsiIanti Briefs
RlcYcle Mlsalnn

Bicycle Missing
Richard Owens. SIS Railroad St,
reports his bicycle stolen from In
front OF the Martha Washington
Theater. Sunday night. The bicycle
is green with a yellow and red trim.
has kick stand, and half OF the
rear fender is broken off.
Escapes unlnjursd
Albert La Fountain. 36 Front
ST., Pontiac, was uninjured al.
though the truck and semi.trsiler
he was driving was badly smashed
when it overturned in a six foot
ditch on 1l2 at Plat Rd. this AZ.
ternoon. State police say that 4
car driven by Jedde D. Simmons,
also OF Pontiac, was parked on the
highway, and that La Fountain
went into the ditch to avoid strik.
ing It. Both vehicles were west
bound on the highway. simmons
was also uninjured.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-11
Detroit Cash Grain

Detroit Cash Grain =
WHEAT--No. !. red tl.70H.
Mailing BARLEY = choice new,
fli5-l.52; needles. Sl.Os.
Vegetables
BEETS-No. !, Doz. bchs. 6S.90c.
BRoCCoLl-No. /. bu.. s30o,S.50
CADBAGE-No. |. bu.. $50 ID. bu.)
75c.sl25.
CARROTS No. /. doI. punches
S5c-sl.00.
CAuLlFL0WER-No. !. doI. $3.50.
zoo.
CELERY-No. I, 50.15c.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1944-12-11
NOTICE

Notice is hereby given that it is the intention of the
Common Council of the City of Ypsilanti that the
First, Second and Third Wards be each divided into
two precincts in the following manner;
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Report Fake Gas
Coupons In State
tremendous Quantities"
Circulated, Dealers
President Declares

Counterfeit gasoline ration cou-
pons in tremendous quantities
are being circulated in Delaware,
Louis r. Cohen. president of the
New Castle County Retail Gasoline
Dealers. Association, declared this
week at the groups monthly meet
ing, at Jensen's Restaurant, Will
mington. Mr.. Cohen urged all gas
oline dealers to cooperate with the
QUA to stamp out the counterfeits.
He said that many of the new
cOunterfeits now turning up have
been printed on stolen government
paper and are therefore difficult to
detect He pointed out. however.
that counterfeits are always offered
to the gasoline dealer as loose
stamps. which it is unlawful to
accept.
Mr.. Cohen recommended that
dealers be given a definite allOt-
ment of gasoline. with each dealer
to get a fair share of the petro-
leum products available for distri-
button in the area.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Legal Bar Faces
Military Vote
Validity Of Mail Registra-
tiOn Is Doubted In Legal
Circles

Eve nthough a special session
of the General Assembly may be
called later this money by Cover
nor Walter w. Bacon to make prop
er provision for the military vote,
nothing can be done to permit reg
istration by mail.
This was pointed out today in
legal circles in view of the fact a
constitutional amendment, requir-
ing approval of two consecutive
sessions of the Legislature, would
be necessary. Present constitutional
provisions made it mandatory for
each voter to be registered in per-
son before he can cast a ballot.
However, it is generally antici-
pated that the special session.
which will likely be limited to one
day, will concert its efforts on
changing various time features in
volved in the election laws to make
ii possible for the receipt of bal
lots from those in the service sta
toned at distant points.
The action will probably, out of
necessity, make the dates earlier
for party primaries, as well as for
the state conventions for the nam
ing of the state tickets.
In addition, other technical
changes in the soldier laws are an
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Wiley, Burkholder
Century Club Guests
Legislation Day Observed BY Local
Organization On Monday

Legislation Day at the Milford
New Century Club brought two
noted speakers TO address the
members. United States Represen-
tative Earle d. Wiley of Wash
ington and Dover. was present. as
was E. Paul BurkhOlder of Dover,
a member of the state department
of public instruction. Mrs. Clement
Fl. Nutter. chairman for the day,
introduced her speakers. following
the business part of the afternoon.
Mr.. Wiley. who is well known To-
cally and whose opinion is much
respected. prefaced his real mes
sage by telling of the birth of a
bill and its life or death as the
case might be. He told of interest
ing personalities in both houses of
Congress and refreshed minds on
the important facts about congress-
ional membership. Mr. Wiley has
been made a member of the SER
vicemen's commission and he is
deeply interested in their rehabili-
tation. their discharge compensa-
tion, and the vote for the soldiers,
which he thinks should be done by
the states. He gave the members
a glimpse of action on women's
rights bill. the lend-lease bill, and
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
State All Clubs
Mobilize For Victory
VIII Produce More Food, Collect
More Scrap, Sell More Bonds

Delaware All clubs have played
a big part in the states war effort
already.Ns
During 1943. in addition to pro-
ducing a total of $S2,045.91 worth
of goods, chiefly of essential food
products. Delaware's 1920 club
members collected 100000 pounds
of scrap metal. rubber, and fat,
acted as air raid wardens, plane
spoilers, fire fighters. Red Cross
workers, neighborhood leaders or
messengers. U. S. o. workers, and
various other civilian wartime jobs.
This year they plan to do even
more. During National All Mobil-
ization Week. March to 12, they
are strengthening their program
to produce more food and carry
on more civilian wartime jobs.
Each club member has a goal in
fTurn 10 Page ,, Pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Home Demonstrators
Meet At Harrington
New Officers Elected Following
Covered Dish Luncheon

Mrs. Joshua Lister entertained
members of the Harrington Home
Demonstration Club at covered
dish luncheon at her home on Mon
day. Assisting the hostess were
Mrs. Albert Thistlewood and Mrs.
Howard Cooper.
A business meeting of the club
followed the luncheon. New officers
for the club year were installed by
the retiring president, Mrs. Albert
Thistlewood. The new officers are:
President. Mrs. William Camper; /;
vice president. Mrs. Fletcher Price; (;
secretary. Mrs. Howard Cooper. and
treasurer, Mrs. Howard William
son.
Miss Florence l.. Yetter, Kent
County Home Demonstration Agent,
was present, and told the members
about the Women's Land Army.
She brought with her the official
uniform OF the Women's Land Ar
my. This uniform was modelled by
Mrs. Powell Hopkins.
Guests at the luncheon included
Miss Myrtle Anderson. Mrs. Elmer
Cain. Mrs. William Camper, Mrs.
Baynard Smith, Mrs. Joshua Bull
tTum to Page .. rieassl
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
100, 900 Must File
Income Tax Returns
Only Five Days Remain Until
Deadline; Many Seeking Refunds

Approximately 100000 Delaware
residents still must file federal in
come taxes before March Is. Nor
man Collision, collector. district OF
Delaware. Bureau of Internal Rev
enue. said today. Only five days
remain before the deadline.
Through Wednesday a total of
24.700 Delaware taxpayers had filed
returns of whom 1864. or nearly
half. are asking refunds.
Payments this year have reached
$l.100.O00. about 100000 more than
was filed by this date last year.
While the number of persons fill
ing returns this year is nearly twice
the number which had filed last
year on the corresponding date. the
increase in amount of money has
not been proportionate. the collec-
tor said. because of the large num-
her of applications for refunds.
Agents and deputies of the dis
trict office have helped 31,100 per-
sons to prepare their returns. OF
this number about 6.400 have re-
ceived aid in preparing their re-
turns but have not yet filed.
The office in the postoffice build
ing in Wilmington will be open
from S:15 a. M. to 9 p. m. next
Monday through Friday, and on the
following Money and Tuesday.
March Is and IA. On Saturday,
March IL. the Office will close at
6 p. m.
Mr.. Collision said many claims
for refunds have been rejected be-
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Doctor HersOn
Will Address
MasOnST Tonight
Former Grand Chaplain
OF Grand Lodge Will
Be Guest Speaker;
Topic, ireland. y

A stated communication of Tenn
pie Lodge No. 9, A. +. and A. NJ,
of Milford. will be held this Friday
evening. March 10. in the Temple
on N. w, Front street, at eight
o'clock.
Fred S. Bailey. wOrshipful mas
ter, has announced that the enter
tainment committee has secured
DR.. Frank Herson. past grand
chaplain of the Grand Lodge of
Delaware. A. F. and A. NJ, as guest
speaker of the evening. DIR. Herson
will speak on ireland" a subject
in which he is well versed having
been born and raised in Belfast.
Past Master Warren T. Moore will
introduce the speaker The stew
ards will serve refreshments late
in the evening.
Visiting Masons always receive
a cordial welcome at these meet
ings.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Local Rationing Bd.
Will Conduct Survey
OF Area Food Stores
POSTAGE GOES UP
SUNDAY, MARCH 26

Increased rates for postage
and fees for money orders.
registered mail and c. o. d.
mail insurance, hiked in the
tax bill which Congress pass
ed over President Ioosevelt's
veto, will become effective on
Sunday, March 26, it was an
nounced this week by the
Postoffice Department.
First class mail within the
city will rise from two to
three cents for each ounce or
fraction, the same as mails
for points outside the city.
Air mail within the United
States will cost eight cents
an ounce, a two-cent increase
but the old six-cent rate will
continue to apply to air mail
sent to or by members of the
armed forces overseas who
are served through the Army
and Navy postoftices.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
More Machine Mixers
Available This Year
REA Superintendent Has Received
Word That Equipment Is Available

Every farmer milking cows by
hand in this area should investi-
gate the possibilities of an cleo
trio milking machine, Superintend-
ent Jefferson. of the Delaware Ru-
raj Electric Association, said today
upon receiving word from the Uni
ted States Department of Agricul-
ture that a substantially larger
number of machines will be avail
able in 1914 than last year.
Mr.. Jefferson said that 225 cleo
trio milking machines now are in
use on farms served by the Della
ware Rural Electric Association.
He estimated that each of these ma
chimes saves an average of II
hours of labor per day.
According to the Department of
Agriculture, the 1914 quota for
milking machine production is 140
per cent of 1910 production. Pro-
duction schedules are being met
by the manufacturers In addition.
machines authorized but not man
ufactured in 1943 will be produced
by July 1914.
In general. the savings in labor
will justify the installation of an
electric milking machine by any
farmer milking ten or more cows,
Mr.. Jefferson said. A machine also
may be justified on farms with less
than ten milk cows in certain cases
such as where only aged or mex
perienced mixers are available.
The Department of Agriculture
said in a recent report: Milking
machines used under favorable
conditions are big labor savers. Ac-
cording to a survey by the Bureau
of Agricultural Economics, rs per
cent of the machines on farms, were
used each day in 1912, and the
yearly average for all machines
was estimated to average 6S4 hours
per machine. This is higher than
for any other important farm ma
chine.
The average savings over hand
milking for all milking machines
reported approximately 21s hours
of labor per day of use, or an an
nual saving of more than 700 man
hours per machine.
National labor needs for the
operation alone are tre-
mendous. The milking job must be
performed on more than million
farms about twice each day. In
1943 this operation required an
average of about. 6 million hours
each day. or a total of about 2
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Drive Will Serve To Pro-
tect StOrekeepers And
Trade From Black
Market Competition,
Says Official.

A drive to mobilize price control
forces among retailers and con-
sumers in Milford will be launched
March 13 under the direction of
the Local War Price and Rationing
Board. Rev. Frank Herson, chair
man, announced today. The pro-
gram calls for price panel repre-
sentatives to conduct a store sur
vey of every good store in this
area.
Although the basic purpose of
the store survey is to obtain better
compliance with price control reg
ulations by helping retailers to un-
derstand the necessary require
ments. Rev. Herson emphasized
that the drive will serve to protect
storekeepers and their customers
from black market competition.
While OPA Washington officials
can help us by providing national
rules and regulations, they cannot
actually make price control effec-
tive here in Milford without our
help" he declared. He said that
strong compliance for community
program, carried on by
the joint efforts of local retailers
and consumers, is the only way ito
protect Milford from the invasion
of inflationary forces"
The store survey provides for a
schedule divided into four specific
periods, they are:
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
State Theatres Raised
$17,211 In Polio Drive
Total OF Thirty-One PlayhOuSes
COOperated In Drive

Delaware's motion picture the
atres raised the largest amount in
their history towards aiding the
National Foundation for Infantile
Paralysis, according to tabulated
reports filed with A. Joseph De-
Fiore. chairman of the War Activ-
tiles Committee of the Delaware
motion picture theatres.
A total of 81 Delaware theatres
cooperated in the effort with 13 of
them being in the city of Whining
ton. The combined efforts of the
state theatres resulted in raising
$17,211.92, of which Wilmington
raised $13,O61.O2.
Mr.. DeFiore was assisted in the
work by a committee consisting of
Lewis S. Black. Edgar Doob and
Benjamin Shindler of Wilmington;
Irwin Snellenberg and Mayor Ed
ward c. Evans, co-chairmen for
Kent county, and Thomas Ayers
with Charles Horn as co-chairmen
for Sussex county.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Sussex All Clubs
Visit The Chronicle
Group Shown Through Plant by
Managing Editor Robert II. YerkeS

Twenty-seven club members Wis
tied the Milford Chronicle on Thurs
day. February "a.
Robert II. Yerkes, the managing
editor, showed the group through
the plant and explained the types
of work which the men were doing.
At the Milford Chronicle they
use the Duplex press for printing
the papers. We saw them operating
the press. At the present time they
are using paper made in Canada.
Before the war they used paper
made in Finland. When using the
paper from Finland they could run
off $500 copies an hour; now they
can run off about $500 to 5000
copies an hour.
Three Linotypes are used at the
Milford Chronicle. This machine
was invented by Dttamar Mergen-
thaler. The operator. Mr.. Worth
ington, set up our names for the
group. Mr.. Yerkes pointed out the
melting pot on the Linotype and
frurn TO Page 3. PleAsel
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
44th War Loan
Over The Top
By S4,5OO,O
Most Remarkable Fea-
ture Of Drive Was En-
thusiastic Support Of
"Little Fellow"

Delaware topped her Fourth War
Loan goal by more than $4.500,O00,
the State War Finance Committee
announced this week.
The goal was $4,000, 0,000-includ-
ing investments by individuals. in
dustry, business houses and finan-
cial firms.
But on February 29-the final
day of the drive which opened Jan
uary 1S-Delaware had to its cred
it S47 ,644 .657.
THE most remarkable feature of
this drive" officials of the War
Finance Committee stated rather
proudly, was the enthusiastic and
patriotic response of the little man.
This is reflected in the fact that
almost 100000 worth of f bonds
were purchased in the drive.
This means that close TO ST.
100000 in cash was taken out of
everyday circulation and loaned to
the government to help prosecute
this war.
1T is safe to assume" the finance
cOmmltIee duuS. tIldt large pOf-
tion of this money might have gone
into so-called idle spending which
at this time is not considered good
hOme-frOnt practice.
The actual figure for E bond
sales was $6.944,26S. most of which
was invested in February.
And it came from the average
citiZen-the war worker, the house
wife, the office worker. the profess
siOnal man-and the school chill
dren of this state" officials stated.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Dover Banker Is
Made USO Chief
W. X. PatOn'S Election As State
Chairman Puts Him On Council

Election of William X. Patton, OF
Dover. as state chairman of the u
S. o. organizations of Delaware has
been announced by the headquar-
ters office of United Service Organ
izations, Inc.
Mr.. Patton, who is president of
the Farmers Bank of the State OF
Delaware. has done outstanding
work for the U. S. o. as chairman
of the Kent County U. S. o. COun-
Gil. Under his direction, the organi-
cation in Dover has been built into
one of the largest on the Del-Mar-
Va Peninsula.
The Delaware Council is COM
prised of representatives of the fol-
lowing U. s. o. clubs: Delaware
City, Dover. white and colOred;
Smyrna, Mobile Service Unit,
Georgetown. Lewes, Rehoboth
Beach. and Wilmington, three Or
ganizations.
The official staff for the state
recognized at national headquar-
ters comprises: Mr.. Patton. chair
man; Robert G. Hackett. Whining
ton. vice chairman; r. Clark Hill,
Rehoboth Beach secretary.
By Mr.. PatOn's election, he be-
comes a member of the U. S. o. Ma
tional Council. All the U. S. o.
clubs and organizations of the state
are now brought under the head of
a state council where ideas and
plans may be coordinated.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
School No. 3 To Greenwood Lad
Conduct Clean KilledInActiOn
Block Contest In SOlOmOns
W. J. Chalmers, Son Of
Mr.. And Mrs. John
Chalmers Was On u. S.
Destroyer.

Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Jarrel Oi
FELTON,. have been notified by the
government that their son. Tech
nical Sergeant William FARRELL. is
a prisoner in Germany. Sergeant
farrell, an engineer gunner in the
Air Force, was reported missing in
action last October after he had
participated in a raid over Schwein-
furt October IA. The latest word
received a few days ago from the
government advised the parents
they would be able to write to
their son as soon as a permanent
address could be obtained from
the German prison camp authori-
ties.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jarrel received
cards abOut three weeks ago from
members of the Listeners Club. ad-
yising that Sergeant FARRELL was a
prisoner in Germany and that he
was safe, and we'll.
A long-delayed card from Ser
geant farrell. written October "a.
was received last Saturday morn
ing by his sister, Mrs. Thomas
Reed. 200 West Thirty-irst street.
Wilmington. The card read:
Tell Evelyn this fiancee) l wrote
to her. I'm a prisoner of war now
in a French hospital. Was wounded
in the left leg. Am better now. Tell
the family l think of them all. God
bless you all till we meet again.
This card was attached to a return
card with a blank space
for a message.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Racing Association
Names Bryan Field
rs Park Manager
Prominent Newspaper
And Racing Man Nam
ed To Succeed Edward
Burke Who Recently
Resigned.

Bryan Field, for 20 years a news
paper and racing man, and also
widely known in the radio and ad-
vertising field, has been named Del
aware Parks general manager to
succeed Edward Burke, the Della
ware Steeplechase and Race Asso-
citation announced this week.
Mr.. Burke, who had served since
the establishment of Delaware Park
in 1887, resigned recently due to i'll
health.
Donald P. Ross, vice president
and member of the executive COM
mittee, which also includes William
dupont, Jr., and Major ]. Simpson
Dean, made the announcement and
said:
I'VE are glad to get worthy sue
cessor to Mr.. Burke who has done
so well. We will renew all our
stakes, and will continue the same
liberal policy to horsemen which
Major Dean inaugurated in 1871. He
remains as our president although
on active duty in the European
theatre of war" ...
Application has been made to
the Delaware Racing Commission
for a meeting to begin May 20 and
continue to and including July 4.
excluding two Mondays in June.
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Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Farmers Are Granted
Soy Bean Price Rise
1914 CrOp Prices VIII Be support
edsBy War Food Administration

Delaware farmers today were
granted a second increase in the
prices at which their 1914 soybeaI
crop will be supported by the Wal
Food Administration.
The new support prices for soy
beans produced in 1914 are $2.O4
per bushel for green and yellow
beans grading U. S. No. 2 or bet
ter, containing IA per cent mois-
ture and delivered at country ele-
vator or elevator or other normal
producers delivery point. The
price for brown black or mixed
beans is $1.S4.
Previously the support prices for
the 1914 crop were announced as
$1.94 for green and yellow beans
and $1.74 for black and mixed
beans.
The 1943 prices were $3.50 for
green and yellow beans and $3.50
for brown, black or mixed beans
Clarence E. Ocheltree, chairman
of the Delaware Agricultural Ad-
justment Agency, today predicted
another increase this year in the
Delaware acreage of this vital food.
feed and oil crop as a result of the
support price increase.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Takes Jail Sentence
Instead Of Fine
James ID. Cannon OF Mil
ford Was Accused Of
Stealing Brass Bars

Given his choice of paying $3.50,
or spending six months in Jail,
James Dewey Cannon, of 103 East
street, Milford, took the six months
in Jail when he was arraigned last
Friday night before Justice of the
Peace Howard Martin.
He was arrested last Friday by
Officers Sherwood and Jester, of
the Milford police, following an
investigation by Officer Alfred Nut
ter.
Some days ago a number of solid
brass bars, property of the L. ID.
Caulk Laboratories. of Milford,
were stolen from the Red Mill stor-
age house.
Officer Nutter traced the theft to
Cannon and recovered the bars.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Milford Hero
Gets Special
Study Course
Imly Abbott, Jr., Enters
Bucknell University to
Take Two Year Course
In Engineering.

Imly Abbott. Jr., son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Imly Abbott of South Wash
ington street, Milford, has just been
awarded a twO-year Navy engi-
neering course by the federal gov
ernment.
Junior" as he is better known,
enlisted in the U. S. Navy after
graduating from the Milford High
School and has seen two and one
half years of service. He has been
in the thick of the fighting in the
Southwest Pacific. and the award
of scholarship comes from meri-
torious service in this war.
He was one of five seamen Sc
lected from his squadron to take
special training courses. and he
has just now entered Bucknell Nm
iversity.
Young Abbott survived the sink
ing of the destroyer Downes in the
sneak Jap attack on Pearl Harbor
He was in the Kula Gulf battle. and
the landing of the Marines on Tara
wa Island. He wears a special pres
idential citation. besides two sill
yer and five bronze stars.
Milford chronicle., 1944-03-10
Harry FARRELL
Learns Son Is
War Prisoner
FELTON, Couple Informed
Filler Is Now In Prison
Camp Somewhere In
Germany.

William John Chalmers, seaman
second class. son of Mr.. and Mrs
John Chalmers of Greenwood. who
was reported February 10. 1943
missing in action. has now been Off
cially reported by the Navy as kill
ed in action.
A letter expressing sympathy in
the loss of their son. signed by
Navy Secretary Frank Knox, has
been received by his parents.
Chalmers. who was only II years
old when he enlisted on August 6,
1912. was lost when the destroyer
DeEaven was sunk on February /,
1943. in action in the Solomons
area. He had been serving as a
signalman on the destroyer.
His grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs.
William Houck. live at PA West
Thirtieth street. Wilmington. A bro
ther, Robert, resides at 2304 Locust
street. Wilmington. Another bro
ther, Donald, lives at Greenwood
with his parents.
Last Sunday night a memorial
service for the sailor was held at
the Greenwood Methodist Church.