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Evening star., 1944-02-04
Roosevelt Agrees
With Wilkes Plea
For Higher Taxes

President Roosevelt, asked TODAY
Tor his views on an earlier demand
by Wendell Willkie for a $16,OOo,-
100000 tax bill, responded that he
didn't have nerve enough to ask
for $4,000 ,000, ,00O-that he had
asked only for SIC, 1000, ,000, 900.
The President, speaking at his
press conference, added that Mr..
Willkie, Like himself, is thinking of
the next generation-not this-in
calling for higher taxes.
The administration tax bill pro-
posing to raise $l0,5O0, ,OOO, 900 was
shaved to $4,000 ,000. 900.
Taft Wants Detailed Plan.
Mr.. Willkie was invited last night
to lay before the Senate Finance
Committee any concrete suggestions
he may have for increasing revenues.
Senator Taft of Ohio, a Repub-
lcan member of the committee, told
reporter that he, for one, would
like to have Mr.. Willkie state in de-
tail how he thought additional rev.
enues could be extracted from in
dividuals and business firms.
Chairman George said that If Mr..
Winkie would like to appear the
committee would be happy to hear
him." but added that the group is
not likely to take up tax matters
again until after the House acts on
proposals to simplify the tax struc-
ture.
Would Destroy Peoples Morale.
Senator George told the Senate
that If Mr.. Wilkes tax goal, men
toned IN New York speech We'd
nesday night, were achieved under
the present structure, the withhold
ing levy would have to be 40 per
cent on the lowest wage earners.
Il don't think you can do that
without destroying the morale of
the American people," he said. If
we are to get substantial increase
IN Government income we must
consider new sources of revenue.
We haven't been able to do that be-
cause of the Treasury's opposition"
Mr.. Wilkes contention that in
sufficient taxes would be raised by
the new $4,000, 600, 900 bill on which
a conference committee has agreed
found some support with Senator
Taft.
Il have always thought that there
ought to be about IS ,OOO, 900 900
more raised in taxes" the Ohioan
said, "but the difficulty has been to
agree on a method of getting it. +
would be interested to know what
Mr.. Willkie proposes.
Vandenberg Challenges WilIkie.
In his speech Mr.. Willkie called
"unrealistic" Secretary of the
Treasury Morgenthaus ST, 0,50O, ,OOO,-
600 tax program rejected by Con-
gress, asserting that at the cost of
lowering of the American standard
OF living that amount ought to be
boosted sharply. He laid out no
specific program, however.
The Willkie speech also provoked
q challenge from Senator Vanden-
berg, Republican, of Michigan, who
told the Senate that "our tax con-
sultants up and down the country
who give advice ought to be specific
and tell us where to get the addi-
tional revenue"
Evening star., 1944-02-04
O'ConneII to Address
Young Democrat Session
BY the Associated Press

By the AS6Ociated Press.
HOT SPRINGS, Ark, Feb. A.
Young Democrats from nine South.
ern States assembled here today te
discuss problems facing the party II
the 1914 elections.
Ambrose OConner, vice chairman
Of the Democratic National Commit
tee, was to deliver the principal
address at a dinner tonight. He
will pinch-hit for Chairman Robert
E. Hannegan, who was unable to
attend.
States represented were Missis-
sippi, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Texas,
Louisiana, Missouri, Arkansas, Ala
bama and Georgia.
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Needs 0yerestimaied {,
|Stimson Declares in
Denying Army Waste
BY the Associated Press.

/
The Army Is saving $27, 7,000,-
100000 partly because we are
winning the war and partly be-
cause its educated guesses" on
requirements for weapons and
supplies were too high.
Despite this tremendous curtail-
ment, War Mobilization Director
Byrnes said in a statement, still
more taxes and bond buying are
necessary because total expendi-
lures this year are estimated at ap-
proximately $4,000, 900 600"
Mr.. Byrnes got bill Of particu-
lars from Secretary of War Stimson
last night on how the savings were
accomplished. Mr.. Stimson empha-
sized that any Interpretation that
his department had planned poorly
or was wasteful and inef1icient dur
ing the early stages of the war"
would be unfair.
Stimson Lists Savings.
Because enemy threats to Alaska,
the Panama Canal and continental
United States largely have been dis
sipated, the Secretary listed these
among the retrenchments made by
the Army:
Reducing the carrying capacity Of
the highway to Alaska from zoe, 900
to $4,000 tons month, with elm
ination Of auxiliary tie-in supply
routes to the Northwestern part of
the territory.
Restricting oil prospecting In the
Alaskan area, along with oil trans
portation and refining facilities.
Ending military participation in
construction of Pan-American
highway through Mexico.
Stopping big gun seacoast forti-
f1cation program" because the Ger
man high seas fleet Is no longer a
threat and the Japs show no in
clination to risk their naval forces
far from their home bases" and be-
cause bombers and warships now
protect our shores.
Rife Ammunition Conserved.
Billions Of rounds Of rife ammu-
milton have been saved because the
War Department was able to de-
termine that four instead of five
rounds probably would be fired by
each weapon, on the average, every
day.
Hating work on various fort!fica-
tions, bases and other military prof.
ects in the Caribbean area and re-
moving substantial part of the
troops" to more important regions.
Lowering from 10000 to less than
5000 the number of industrial,
scientific and research facilities for
which large amounts, numbers of
guards and rigid security regula-
tions were required.
Menace from Air Wanes.
Reducing elaborate communica-
tions for the Aircraft Warning Serv-
ice and deactivating barrage bal
looms and searchlight units because
Of diminution Of the possibility Of
enemy air attacks on this country.
AS to logistics, Mr.. Stimson re-
ported that "our original estimates
were admittedly educated guesses
and it was natural and proper to
err on the conservative side"
In reporting the savings to Con-
gress last week, Chairman Snyder
of the House Appropriations Sub
committee on Army Funds, said q
total Of s27,37S, 1896 900 appropriated
for the year ending June 80 would be
turned over to the Budget Bureau
reserve. 80 - 1f4e'''=S 40
Evening star., 1944-02-04
|FBI Charges Man Dodeed Droft
BY Listing Horse as Dependent

Ing failure to report for induction
and making false statements to his
draft board.
Mary Ann Sheridan" said AS
sistant United States Attorney
Huntington p. Bledsoe, turns out
to be a horse"
"A draft horse, at that" he quip-
ped; "she kept him out of the
draft"
Said Sheridan:
4 Just filled out q form listing
dependents-and the way that horse
has been eating oats-well, she was
certainly a dependent"
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Donald O'Connor to &c,
$50 o-Doy Poy in Army
By the Associated Press.

By the Associated Press.
LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4.-Screen
Juvenile Donald O'Connor will be a
private in the Army soon but he'll
be paid $50 day, under a contract
approved yesterday in Superior
Court.
His studio explained the 18-year-
old actors box Office drawing power
had been so great 1t wanted to pay
his regular $350-a-week movie salary.
Young O'Connor is scheduled for in
duction Monday.
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Col. Hobby Sees WAC
Close Behind Troops

The Woman's Army Corps prob
ably" will be close behind any fu-
ture invasion forces, just as wACs
entered North Africa and Italy after
front lines had been established
Col. Oveta Culp Hobby, WAC di-
rector, predicted at q press confer
ence yesterday. She has recently
returned from an inspection tour
OF the more than 5000 WACS in
North Africa, England and Italy.
VERY much as the experience
has been in Italy" she believes.
WACS will be on hand In any new
theater Of war as soon as fighting
lines are set and headquarters es-
tablished. About $50 of them are
now at four bases and three air
installations In Italy, she said, run
ming all the telephone systems and
doing numerous other Jobs.
We have not enough WACS In
England yet" she added, saying
that British women still do much
service for American troops.
Transportation has mainly held
up the assignment of thousands
more WACS, she said, who are as
badly wanted by commanding OIL
GERS overseas IS they are anxious
to 60.
About 1000 WACs are in North
Africa, she said, "a few" In New
Caledonia, about $50 In Italy and
the rest in England. Generals
Transferred from other theaters to
the invasion headquarters In Eng
land, she revealed, insisted on tax
ing WAC members Of their personal
STATS with them.
Gen. Dwight D. Eisenhower, for
example, she said. brought from
Italy three WACS in confidential
jobs and four more in secretarial
jobs. In italy and England, she
said. WACS are doing briefing and
plotting for combat missions. Each
telephone operator and clerk, she
said, watches anxiously for flyers to
complete the mission successfully
and get back to home base.
Evening star., 1944-02-04
BY the Associated Press

LOS ANGELES, Feb. 4.-Signine
up for the draft In 1941., Edward
Merlin Sheridan pondered the regis
tration blank section headed de-
pendents."
Finally he put down "Q) wife
and "t2) Mary Ann Sheridan, fe-
male, born September ~, 1941."
His draft board placed him In
3-A, the group deferred because OF
dependents.
Yesterday the 28-year-old auto
mobile mechanic was arrested by
FBI agents on an indictment charg-
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Congress in Brief

By the Associated P1ekk 1.s- ,.t..ss-4..';; Z.
Senate: '" - 3'>0 e---t-'
Continues debate on soldier vote
issue.
Agriculture Subcommittee resumes
questioning Of Robert Craig, for
|mer deputy REA administrator.
House:
Routine session.
Appropriations Committee con-
siders Treasury-Post Once supply
bill,
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Red Cross Seeks HELPERS
PRINCE FREDERICK

PRINCE FREDERICK. Nd, Feb
4 (SpeciaD .-ArH Clarence King
chairman of the Red Cross surgical
dressing unit Of North Beach area
today issued an appeal for more
volunteer workers to help make
surgical dressings.
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Strong Formations
|0f American bombers
Raid Western Reich
BY the Associated Press.

LONDON, Feb. 4-Great forces
|of American heavy bombers
lashed out at Nazi Europe for the
seventh time In eight days today,
battering objectives in Western
Germany after Raj Mosquitoes
struck at the same area last
night.
The preliminary announcement
gave no indication of the targets,
but It was obvious that another
cog In the NaI war machine was
blasted by q saturation of explosives
such as the American giants have
loosed over Frankfurt, Brunswick,
Hanover and Wilhelmshaven in
the massive daylight offensive which
began last week end.
Long-range American and Allied
fighters escorted the big bombers
as they did yesterday when the at
tackers of Wilhemshaven were
given such alright protection that
only four bombers failed to return.
Raj intruder planes also con-
tributed to the round-the-clock Al
lied aerial offensive last night with
forays over Northern France. The
Nazis, feebly striking back at the
shattering blows from the west,
staged q pocket bhtz" on London.
president Roosevelt told q
news conference today that Brit
ain and the United States are
working together to see that
Spain remains neutral in the true
sense of the word. Asked II that
effort was working, he said he did
not know and could only say he
hoped so)
No planes were lost In the sweeps
over Western Germany and North
ern France in the wake of the
!. 1.1oo-plane operation by the Amer
leans against Wilhelmshaven yes
terday. One enemy aircraft was
shot down by the intruders, the
Air Ministry announced. Nine
layers also invaded enemy waters
In last nights operations in which
specific targets were not announced.
Striking in two waves for the
first time since January Al, the
Germans sent about 10 planes in
their attacks against London, but
only about 20 reached tho London
area.
The first wave came in from the
south about 8 pm. and famed out
over three counties. Eight hours
later . slightly larger force con-
centrated on the Thames estuary
district, touched OH . thmderous
antiaircraft barrage and dropped
bombs haphazardly in some districts
causing antndiscloeed number Of
casualties.
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Wine Fair Revived

For the first time in 66 years
wine fair was held recently in Villa
franca del Panades. Spain, and the
crowds were so great that it was
kept open longer than scheduled.
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Ii. Long, Plane Navigator,
Reported German Capfive

Captured when the Liberator
bomber OF which he was navigator
was shot down somewhere in Ger
many on December /, First 1t. John
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Four Nazi Planes Downed.

This secoufgroup scattered hun
dreds Of incendiaries in path
across shops and streets in one Lon
don district and started several
fires. All but one Of these fires was
extinguished by fireguards, however
before the fire engines arrived.
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Glut Of Sprots

Because transport had broken
down and there was glut of sprats,
fish was used as confetti at a wed.
ding In Portland, England.
Evening star., 1944-02-04

AMERICANS WE'D IN NEW GUINEA CHAPEL-Capt Joseph
Hedcka Army chaplain from New York City,
rage ceremony uniting Pvt John Devne Springfield Mass
and Second 1t Mary Cothey Marbehead Army nurse
stationed in field hospital in chapel somewhere
IN New Guinea Mr. and Mrs Devine had been acquainted
several years. Other soldiers and spectators
"A. P. Wirephoto from Signal Corps
Evening star., 1944-02-04
Hotels Crowded

1hree crowded London hotels re-
!use over 1000 room applications a
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Health Board GiUes
Monthly Mix Report
All Milk Delivered In City
Show Clean Sedi-
ment Test

Given below is the milk analy.
sis for Milford for the month Of
June as reported by the State
Board of Health:
Geyer's Dairy-Bacteria per cent
unable to count plates; fat per
cent, 4.65; sediment test, clean.
Silver Hill-Bacteria per cent
unable to count plates; fat per
cent, Al; sediment test. clean.
H. w. Sharp-Bacteria per cent,
$4,000; fat per cent, 4.45; sediment
test, clean.
Lindale Coverdale-B Bacteria per
cent, 1,7S7.5OO; fat per cent, SO;
sediment test, clean.
George Haass - Bacteria per
cent, 1880; fat per cent, 3.75;
sediment test, clean.
Douglas Fry-Bacteria per cent,
187,5OO; fat per cent. 3.S; sediment
test. clean.
S. j. Peterman-Bacteria per
cent, $3.50; fat per cent, 81; sedi-
ment test, clean.
C. X. Hammond Bacteria per
cent, $4,000; fat per cent, SO; sedi-
ment test, clean.
This report was submitted by DR..
r. d. Herdman, bacteriologist for
the state.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Avoid Poison Food
In Your Kitchen
Foods Should Be Kept Well Re-
frlgerated For Health

Do not let your family be attack
ed by Kitchen poison" now that
hot weather is here, the State
Board of Health warns Delaware
housewives. Refrigation keeping
foods COLD is the best way to
prevent food infection. commonly
called food poisoning. Organ
isms causing food poisoning do not
grow on very hot or very cold
foods. II is the in-between, or
just-warm temperatures which
favor their growth.
Keeping foods standing too long
at ordinary kitchen temperatures
leads to food spoilage and, in ex-
treme cases, to food poisoning"
The staphylococci and other organ
isms which most often cause this
poisoning are very common ones
and are often present on foods. On
some warm foods these organisms
may grow and. within few hours,
develop toxins or pOisOns.
REMEMBER, says the Board of
Health, that in the early stages.
YOU CAN NOT TELL THAT THE
FOOD is INFECTED BY ANY
ODOR, COLOR. OR TASTE. In
fection may develop even though
the food has been well cooked and,
once developed. more cooking does
NOT destroy all the kinds of in
lection or poison"
Care With Left-OVers
The knowledge of the facts of
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Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Two Drivers
Killed Four
Persons Hurt
In nSmash-Up
B. S. Burton, C. HI. Oil
yer OF FrankfOrd Are
Victims OF Head-On
Collision Near Days
bOrO Last Sunday.

Two drivers were killed and
four passengers injured in a head
on collision between a station wa
gon and a sedan on the Dagsboro-
Frankford road near Dagsboro last
Sunday morning
Dead are Benjamin S. Burton, rs
years old, operator of the station
wagon, and Charles Henry Oliver,
II, operator of the sedan. Both
lived in Frankford
State troopers aid the accident
occurred at 7:45 a. m, and that the
road was foggy.
Four Are Injured
Riding with Burton, who was a
weightmaster for Mikes Poultry
Company of Dagsboro, were three
chicken catchers, all of whom were
injured
They are Charles Collins, %,
George Harmon, 10, and Morris
Hatten, 27, all of Millsboro. Har-
mon and Hatten suffered lacera-
tions of the head and were releas-
ed after treatment at Milford Mem
Orial Hospital. Collins, however,
suffered chest and neck injuries
and was confined to the hospital.
Accompanying Oliver was Miss
Mildred Houston. IS, of Millsboro,
who suffered multiple decorations
and was released after treatment
at the same hospital.
The accident occurred near the
John NJ. CLAYTON School
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Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Service Flag
ID Dedicated
By Residents Of
Fourth Ward
One Hundred And Forty
three Service Men Hon.
- or ed By Ceremony
Sponsored By COlOred
Republican Club.

A service flag with 143 stars was
dedicated last Sunday afternoon at
Fourth street and Church avenue,
North Milford, under the auspices
OF the Young, COlored Mems Re-
publican Club of which Marshall
Bell is president. More than 800
attended.
The. program was preceded by a
parade led by a Cambridge, Md,
band and included service men
home on leave, a fife and drum
corps from Vienna, Md, public
school, and representatives of the
American Legion, Elks Lodge,
Daughters of Elks, Boy Scouts and
civilian defense groups.
Mayor Gives Welcome
Mayor Edward C. Evans gave the
address of welcome and praised
the Negro citizens of Milford for
their aid in defense activities and
other civic projects, including war
bond drives.
The principal speaker was U. S.
Representative Earle d. Wiley. He
told the audience the exercises
were a grim reminder of the total
war now being waged by this coun-
try. The service flag, he continued,
is another expression of the sup
port being given by home folks to
those on the fighting fronts. The
speaker condemned intolerance and
racial prejudice as contrary to the
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Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Rep. E. Wiley
Says He Will
Run Again
Announces Intention OF
Seeking denomination
At Convention In Do
yer On July 19.

United States Representative
Earle d. Wiley, Dover, will be a
candidate to succeed himself as
member of Congress from Della
ware, he said Monday evening of
this week, during a brief stopOver
in Wilmington.
r Il will be most happy to be a
candidate for Congressman" said
Mr.. Wiley in discussing his inten-
tions at the Republican state con-
vention. which will be held in Do
yer on Wednesday, July 10.
Il have deemed it a pleasure to
represent the citizens of Delaware
in Congress and | am grateful for
the many kind messages sent me-"
As it has been the custom of the
Republican party in Delaware to
nominate its congressman for
second term. it has been generally
conceded that Mr.. Wiley will be
the Republican candidate.
Various organizations and indi-
viduals have endorsed him for an
other term. Concerning the endorse
ment. Mr. Wiley said: Il offer my
sincere thanks to those who have
so graciously urged that | be
candidate and | am not unmind-
full of the we'll wishes extended to
me .by many persons during this.
my first. term in Congress.
Il feel that the experience
which | have thus far gained will
be of great benefit for future ac-
tivititt, Our efforts at present
must be used to aid in bringing
this devastating war to a success
ful conclusion. and then the ne
OF just and lasting
peace"
Representative Wiley is serving
his first term of two years and be
cause of the war his duties nave
kept him busy at Washington with
he exception of a few weeks dur
ng which Congress was in recess.
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Lincoln Youth Killed
On D-Day In France
Pfc. Geo. c. Beebe Was Serving
With Infantry When Killed

Pfc. George C. Beebe, "a, son of
Mrs. Grace l.. Beebe of Lincoln,
was killed in action with the in
fantry on D-Day in France accord
ing to word received by his
mother.
In his zeal to get into the armed
forces, Private Beebe voluntarily
underwent an operation, when he
was rejected in the 198th Coast
Artillery Regiment, land immediat-
ely after his recovery enlisted In
the Army on Jan. 10, >1941. He
fought through the North African
and Sicilian campaigns and part of
the Italian campaign, when he was
transferred to England before the
invasion.
A letter dated May 16 was re-
ceiYed from him the day the tele-
gram announcing his death arriv-
ed. He wrote, Just a few lines to
let you know | am we'll and in the
best of health and hope you are the
same. Give my regards to the kids
this brother and sister, twins,
Gerald and Geraldine.)
He is survived by three other
brothers, Private James l.. Beebe,
in New Guninea; Sergeant Charles
Y. Beebe, formerly with the 19Sth
in the South Pacific but now at
Camp Haan, Calf; Richard Beebe,
who is at home. and five other
sisters, Mrs. Nathan L. Wing,
Dover; Mrs. William Spencer,
Mrs. Grace Z. Hughes.
| ineoln; Miss Virginia Beebe. and
Miss Isabelle Beebe
Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Presbyterians VIII
Hold Picnic July 10
Annual Affair VIII Be Held At
Milford Bathing Beach

The First Presbyterian Sunday
school will hold its annual picnic
on Wednesday, July 19, at the Mill
ford Bathing Beach and Play
ground from 3 to p. in.
BY special arrangements with
the playground store, the Sunday
school will provide free use of the
clothes checking facilities. Tokens
for this will be Obtainable during
the picnic from Mrs. ]. H. Gordon
and Mrs. C. c. Fooks.
AT sometime during the picnic.
the Mizpah Circle is treating each
child of Beginners, Primary and
Junior Departments to one free
ride on the merry-gO-swing Com
mittee for this is Mrs. Alma Weary,
Mrs. Marvin Calls and Mrs. Gladys
Dutton.
The circle has also appointed
Mrs. Eleanor Jacobs and Mrs. Hes
ter Monroe to serve plenty of ice
cold drinking water. Some paper
cups have been bought. but if pos
sible. bring your own cups.
After $3.50 o'clock the Sunday
school will serve ice cream. Mrs
Sadie Wright will have charge of
the ice cream tickets. Mrs. Carrie
Bowman, Robert DeChant and Fred
Geyer, Jr.. will serve the cones of
cream.
Each member is providing his or
her own picnic supper and trans
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Milford chronicle., 1944-07-14
Hon. D. J. Layton
Makes Hole-In-O One
Distinguished Jurist Was Enjoying
Game With Don HOlzmueller

The Honorable Daniel ]. Layton,
Chief Justice of the Supreme Court
of the State of Delaware, was ad-
mitted last Sunday to the Hall of
Fame of Golfdom by making a
hole-in-One.
Judge Layton was playing in a
fOur-some. composed of Dallas and
George Culver of Seaford and Don
HOlZmueller of Milford, at the Re
hoboth Beach Country Club on
Sunday Morning. July g. He had
the honor on the third tee and
drove his ball straight to the green
in a beautiful carry. 1t rolled
direct to the pin and dropped into
the cup with that certain air of
iinality which is music to every
golfers ear.
The spectacle was duly Witness
ed by competent and non-pre-
iudiced spectator, C. Franklin
NAPLES of Milford. who was stand
ing on the third green. 1t is be-
lieved that Judge Layton is pre-
pared to review the evidence, fac
tually. If, by chance. his summa-
tion may not be as rigidly imper-
sonal as is customary with him in
court procedure, his friends will be
tolerant and his adversaries at
solf must be.