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Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07

The Irwin saw hundreds of ships
come and go. saw some OF her sis
ter ships damaged and returned
to rear areas for repairs and when
those ships once more returned To
the Okinawa area the Irwin was
still there slugging the Japs with
everything she had,
The "kamikaze" technique had
been developed and destroyers be-
came the special targets OF tn"
suicide pilots. The Irwin saw ana
knocked down her share ot thcsc.
Her guns blasted torpedo boats
that slipped out OF hiding places
along the shore to attack our forces
under cover OF darkness. She
searched out and destroyed suicide
boats in their camoutlased shell
ters. She hurled thousands OF
rounds OF ammunition into enemy
troops. gun emplaCements and pill
boxes on Okinawa and L. Shima.
There was no let-up. no rest per
iOd BY day and by night for
weeks at d time the ship tired con-
tinuOusly Sleep Was a WISttul
dream like home The green
youngsters who Joined the ship 5
crew at the commissioning were
now the seasoned tin can sail
Ors who. when the magazines Wert
empty. lugged ammunition all day
and then fired it all night. They
weren't heroes. for the work they
did wasn't heroic It Was routine
destroyer duty. only unique in tha
il was probably one OF the longes
and toughest routine" jobs OF
record.
During the last three months 0
the Okinawa campaign the irwin
operated under new commandin;
officer Commander Miller ha,
served on seven destroyers com
manded three OF them and va
slated for higher post He VA
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07

Reverend and Mrs. +. {. Graham
attended the funeral service of Mr..
Grahams cousin in cambridge. Md.
on Sunday.
Eight All Club Members from
Delaware attended the National T.
II Congress in Chicago last week.
June Warrinston. is. Greenwood
has kept all records of all projects
during her eleven years of club
work. Her Ill record shows eight
years OF cooking projects. seven
years Of sewing. three years of
canning and one of room improve
ment. Iune has been a winner of
dairy food contests in Sussex Coun-
Y and canning judging contest.
She Is now attending University of
Delaware and thinks she will go
into extension work.
Mrs Jake Hatfield is on the sick
list
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07
GREENWOOD

II"atruant Bayard Coulter has
received his honorable di~char-,
t,om the Army and Will soon open
o. store l-., selling all kinds ol
household furniture and electric
uppliauce.
Mr.. and Mrs Harry WarrinSton
visited their dau-hter .Iune in
Newark last Week
Mis-, Natie HousemaM has re-
TUNED ;roM months visit With re-
latiyeS in Philadelphia and I.ans-
GoWne. Pa
Kenneth Ncll>aIu took special
course in I'll cluh work at Della
ware University La week.
Ms T. l.. Coulter 81. is yiSitin-
clatiye, in Philadelphia Pa. and
Camden New Jersey.
Stanley Cahall Petty Officer {
after helms overseas for more then
. year ha~ received an honorahl,
discharge trum the Navy.
Miss Minnie Satterfield has re-
turned from a visit with relative.
in Hurlock. Maryland
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07

Tho W. :. q. : of Grace Church
vas d.h2httully entertained by MIR.
and Ms. clarence II Spence last
Tuesday evening The next regular
weetiu- Will he held al the home OF
MIR. ana Mrs. r l.. Coulter Jr. in
january The officers elected to
serve next year are: Mrs. Nora l..
Wroten Presidents, Mrs. Blanche
Mills, Vice President; Mrs. NJ. T..
lhier. turresponder and Recording
Secretary. Mrs. W. j. Mills. Treas
Mrs. Frank Gordy Of GEORGETOWN
entertained al dinner and movies
on Monday evening the following
guests: Mrs. Charles ConoWay
Mrs W. J. Mills. Mrs. Roy Barwick
Mrs. Ruth Porter, Mrs Nell Lyons
Mrs. Miriam Lord. Mrs. Margaret
Meredith. Mrs. Belle Allen. Mrs
Bertha Prettyman. Mrs Geneva
Spence. Mrs. Charles Copple ant
Miss Florence Ions.
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07

William II Davidson is SPENDING
TWO week, 1T his home in Fhiladol-
phi1.
Those from here VINO HAY, been
recently DISCHARGED from overseas
duty are: Wilmer Cason. William
Southland. NorvM SWinlord. Rich
ard Williams. William J. Martin.
Leslie Nacklin. Gus Wa-tou, vii
liam +, Donovan Harry + lark.
Andrew Bellies il. and John Hen
son.
Mr.. and Mis-. Hall Machlin visited
relatives in Wilmington on Satur-
day
Mr.. and MIS- Paynter collins had
a. guests Tor dinner on sunday .
Reverend and Mrs +. y Wrieht.
Harry T. Warren. Nh and Mrs. Al
20 and family Nr>. Harrison col
Inns and Mr. and Mrs. Thomas
Jones and family
Mr.. and Mrs. George II. Warren
Mrs. Maudc Abbott and Miss Ethe'
Mae Warren spent last Saturday il
Wilminston.
Mr.. and Mrs Paris Sharp auc
dauchter. Lana Darlene OF cedar
Neck were all day guests OF MIR
and Mrs. Alden Wilson on sunday
Mr.. and Mrs Noryal SwinforC
are receiving CONGRATULATIONS OF
the birth OF twin boys born in tn,
Milford Memorial Hospital on Fri
day. November 50. The new arrival
have been named Joseph Carl AM
John Carlton. Mother and sons ar
doing fine
Mr.. and Mrs Harry +. Clark am
sons. Ronald and Eugene and Her
man Clark Ir of Wilmington an
Mir. and Mrs Elwood Clark an
children. Patsy and Richard c
Selhyville were week end guests {
Mr. nd Mrs OniS Carpenter.
Services for Sunday December
Church School at II a. m. Slaugl
ter Neck Church School IL a. II
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07
BETHEL

The Count-On-Me club eur,vtaiu-
ed on Wednesday evening AT the
home OF Mrs Marian Cuhha2o
Mr.. and Mrs. William Ris2vu are
Visiting relatives At Wyomiug Del
Mrs. Harley HastinGs and dau2h-
tor. Iris are visiting relatives in
Norfolk. Virginia.
Mr. and Mrs HARRISON Phillips ot
Laurel We're SUNDAY guests ot MI.
and Mrs John T. Phillips
Mrs. Rhoda Garrett lett ON sun
day TO spend sometime in Wilmin2-
ton with Mr.. ana Mr.. Wallace
Garrett
Mr. Emma I.arlimore was 4
n.id-W eek guest ot Nh and Mrs
Howard Furniss at Milford
Mrs Julia Moore was week enc
Guest OF her dauehtor. Mrs Ethc
OtWell in Laurel
Nh and Mrs Walter Hursey 1r
and daughter. Anne, We're Sunday
dinner guests of the latters par.
"nts. Mr.. and Mrs. II. Judd Phillips
Mr.. William Williams Jr. motor
ed to cape Charles Virginia OF
Sunday and was accompanied HON,
/ by his wife. who has been Spondin.
" week in Norfolk. Nircinia
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07

Morning Worship and sermon IL
q. M cedar Neck church school
l:&u p. m Preaching 80 p. n.
Reverend +. y. Wright
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07
LINCOLN

tn" l"c"mber mr.1Iu- q. thy
Friendship Bibl" Cla,. Viii hc held
at the home ot MIS- Frank Dawson
On "Wednesday evening. December
T.
The committees appointed tor
the social hour We're NaI1" Abbott.
Na2gio Derrick~on ami Ethel WaI-
len Names will b. drawn Tor III.
exchange of Christmas -ift- II
YOU wish 10 participate and cannot
te present. please send your name.
You al" requested 10 hrin. Your
contribution Tor tn. christmas
toXes for Delaware colony. The
a:es OF the boys are Is years and
year and four months
Mn and Mrs. Donald Donovan 0l
Milford We're dinner guests of Mr.
ana Mrs Dou8las MORGAN on sun
day.
succeeded by Commander Robert
+, Kelly, L. ;. Navy. who previous
ly had served ably in p T. boats
in the early part OF the war in The
Philippines and later in the Solo
mons
With the COMING ot peace the Ir-
win still continues 10 do destroy
er's work With her hundreds OF
sister dcstroyers she will carry
mail light freight passengers
make routine patrols. but her guns
will fire only III practice and in
competition with other ships. In
the minds OF the men who mar
her subtly, in the spirit OF the
ship herself. Will be the memory
OF tougher routine" carried or
in the hottest spots in the Pacific
of a job we'll done.
Miltord's Lieutenant Latchum i:
proud OF the part he contributed
to the saga OF this gallant ship
Milford chronicle., 1945-12-07

A newborn bear is about the
size of a gray squirrel.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
HEALTH OF NATION SHOWS
NO SERIOUS DECLINE

Despite the strains of three years
of wartime living and working, and an
increasing shortage of physicians, psy-
chiatrists. nurses and hospital facili-
ties, the physical and mental health
of Americas civilians shows no indi-
cation of serious decline, the Office
of War Information states in a COM
prehensive report on the state of the
nations health. 1t adds however,
warning from Surgeon General Parran
that our lines against disease are
lightly held, and that our shortages
of health and medical manpower leave
us vulnerable to a breakthrough on
many fronts. The shortage of doctors
continues to be more acute in rural
areas than in towns and cities. San
itation in many rural parts of the
country remains at a low level. Cor
rection of deficiencies in the nations
sanitary equipment would require con-
struction of about 1880 water sys-
TENS. adequate sewerage facilities in
more than 10000 communities, safe
water and privies for 100000 rural
homes, 400 milk pateurization plants
in "a states.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
DAIRY HERD IMPROVEMENT
ASSOCIATIONS SHOW RESuITs

The well-rounded program of the
Dairy Improvement Associations, be
gun in small way 40 years ago, is
each year now showing wider results
says Secretary of Agriculture Claude
r. Wickard Effects of the use OF
proved sires are especially significant,
resulting as they do in a healthy rise
of the average milk production of all
the daughters of proved bulls instead
of outstanding milk production rec
ords of just few individuals. Last
year the average production for all
of the nations 26 million dairy cows
was less than 1900 pounds of milk;
for the half million cows of the I'm
provement Association herds it was
$500 pounds. With the increased in
terest in record keeping and the rapid
development of artificial dissemination,
we can look forward to continuing
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09

pointed finance minister.
Apparently taken aback by this de-
velopment, Japanese propagandists
did not offer any explanation for the
removal of Hirose for five or six hours
after the first announcement had been
made. Then they came forth with the
report that he had been unable to
see eye-to-eye with Koiso on domestic
administration, specifically regarding
the operation of the regional admins
trative council"
Since the regional administrative
council heretofore has not played a
major role in the Japanese govern
ment's administrative hierarchy, this
explanation seemed rather lame. 1t
seemed more likely that Hirose's re-
moval had something to do with the
apparent political crisis in Japan.
For more than two months negotia-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09

To increase production, Nazi agri
cultural authorities have ordered that
vegetable production this year must
be raised at any price," regardless
of special difficulties" such as the
scarcity of commercial fertilizers, y
and that all barley supplies must be
used for bread and none for livestock
feed with a consequent reduction in
the stock Of pigs. They have also
called for an increase in the cultiva-
ton of potatoes as "the most decisive
demand" this spring, declaring that
Germany's food supplies depend
mainly on the size of our potato
crops"
In their efforts to insure food sup
plies, the Nazis have had to disclose
that many German farmers have been
Withholding deliveries, apparently for
their own protection in case of mill
tary collapse. The Berlin radio an
nOunced that many milk producers
were giving away milk ION the sly"
and that punitive proceedings" had
ben taken against them. In addition,
German agricultural periodical dis
closed that "a large part of the last
grain harvest" still has not been sur
rendered by the producers.
There is good reason for the Nazis'
concern over the food situation. They
have not forgotten that food shortages
were one of the principal reasons for
Germany's collapse in 1918.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
HALF U. S. SPINNING FACILITIES
TO BE CONVERTED

AS further step toward increasing
the production of yarns and fabrics
needed to meet urgent military re-
quirements, WPB has directed the
conversion to cotton yarn production
of at least so per cent of the country's
spinning facilities producing spun
rayon and similar yarns. The direc-
ton affects all mills operating on the
cotton system and producing spun
rayon, cotton-rayon mixed or other
blended or mixed fiber yarn except
cottonwood blended or mixed yarns.
1t applies to both sale yarn and in
tegrated mills. The direction becomes
effective on March &c, 1915 for all
persons who produce yarn, but no
fabrics; and ON April g. 1916 for all
persons who produce both yarns and
fabrics
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
REPORT OF WORK
in SUPREME
COURT FOR Week
DECISIONS:

February 26th-Ed klles and others
". M. T. Lnane. Appealed from Cas-
cade county, Great Falls. Unanimous
opinion of the court prepared by Chief
Justice Howard A. Johnson.
Facts: Plaintiffs produced ores dur
ing 1912 which they sold on the open
market for $1S2,3322O The govern
ment of the United States, acting
through the Metals Reserve Corpora
1tion, paid the plaintiffs as a premium
or bonus for the lead and zinc pro-
duced by them the sum of S35,546.4S
for the purpose of encouraging the
production of said metals over and
above established quotas. The ques-
ton was whether this bonus could be
considered as net proceeds within the
meaning of our net proceeds tax law.
Held: That the premium or bonus
paid by the government, not as a
part of the purchase price for the
product, but as an inducement for its
production, is not part of the value
of the product itself and, hence, the
income therefrom could not be con-
sidered as net proceeds within the
meaning of our net proceeds tax law.
The judgment of the trial court was
affirmed.
District Judges F. S. p Foss from
Glendive and G. E. Conner from Mis-
soula sat in two cases heard during
the week They sat in the places of
Justices A. H. Angstman and Hugh
R. Adair who deemed themselves dis
qualified in those particular cases.
Prepared and Released by:
PETER MELOY, Marshal
Montana Supreme Court
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09

tons, sanctioned by Koiso himself,
have been under way for the forma-
ton of new "sure-victory" political
party in Japan. At the time of Hi
roses appointment as Chief Cabinet
Secretary, negotiations were proceed
ing at snail's pace and the Nippon
Times suggested that one of his prin-
cipal tasks would be to tackle this
problem with "the utmost seriousness
and vigor."
In the II days that Hirose was Chief
Cabinet Secretary, no announcement
of progress toward formation of the
new party was made.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
RATIONING REMINDERS

MEATS, FATS-Red stamps Q5, RS,
SIS expires March 81; T5, US, VS.,
WIS, and KS expire April %; Y5, rs,
Az. BIZ, CT, Do expire June 2. E2,
F2, G2, HI, u, expire June 80.
PROGRESSED FOODS = Blue stamps
KS, VS., rs, and Az, BIZ expire March
81; So, Do, E2, FL, and G2 expire
April 2S; HI, J2, K2, LIZ, and M
expire June 2. NJ, P2, OF, RI, So
expire June 30. New stamps will
be validated April 1.
35 expires June 2.
GASOLINE ~ Ala coupons good for
four gallons beginning Dec. %.
SHOES-Airplane stamps /, 2, and 3
in book three, good indefinitely.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
CEILING PRICE RAISED
FOR POTATO SHIPMENTS

Country shippers of white potatoes
and onions who make carlot deliveries
to dehydrating plants may add IA
cents hundred pounds to their cell
ing price for services required in car
lot distribution, says OPA. Country
shippers have always been permitted
to add IA cents hundred pounds to
the ceiling price of potatoes for carlot
sales delivered at a terminal market
or other wholesale receiving point
The OPA provision is expected to
make it easier for dehydrating plants
to obtain supplies of white potatoes
from nearby country shippers. 1t is
also expected to free freight facilities
for other important uses.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
NEW LETTUCE is CALLED
SLOBOlT

A new summer leaf lettuce called
slobolt has been announced by the
Department of Agriculture, and is al
ready being increased by seed grow
ers to make it available to gardeners.
It will be listed in the 1916 seed cat
alloys. This new lettuce withstands
midsummer temperatures without
quickly shooting or boiling" to seed
II plants are set 10 to II inches apart
and only the basal leaves are used
as they reach desirable size, lettuce
may be harvested from the same
plants over period of several weeks,
making it very desirable home-gar-
den variety. Slobolt has frilled light
green leaves that have the very wrin-
killed. effect described as savoyed. The
plants are of moderate size and the
seeds are black.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
TRANSPORTATION
PROBLEM STILL
Market FACTOR

| The transportation problem was
still the foremost factor in grain mar
kets during the week ended March 2
and dwarfed all other developments,
according to the War Food Admins
tration's Market News Service. Only
light supplies were available in cash
markets because of the greatly re-
stricted movement and everything in
the cash grain line was strong at cell
ings. Canada cancelled all export per-
mits covering oats, rye, barley, and
screenings because of the car situa-
ton and this temporary withdrawal of
supplies further frightened the situa-
ton. Also of strengthening influence
was an unofficial report that the CCC
would call wheat loans ahead of the
April 80 maturity date, and allow full
carrying charges. The marked tight
ness evident in the cash position for
sometime has extended into the fu-
lures during recent weeks and during
the past week the forward deliveries
of wheat, rye, corn, and oats all
showed substantial gains. May wheat
was up 2%c, May rye Il c, and May
corn and May oats advanced &c.
Parity and Farm Prices: February
15 parity prices were the same as the
month before and were calculated as
follows: wheat 152, corn 10, oats 6S.6,
barley 106, rye 124. and flaxseed POI,
all in cents per bushel. Farm prices
for barley and flax were the same as
last month. Farm prices for corn and
rye were lie lower while wheat and
oats were 1c higher than the January
basis Farm prices on February Is
were as follows: wheat LAT, corn 106,
oats 1873. barley 102, rye 10S, and
flaxseed 291.
Rejecting larger supplies, grain
prices averaged lower this winter
than a year ago with the largest de-
cline in feed grains Farm corn
prices averaged s1.O6 per bushel in
February, drop of lie from the jan
rary average and &c per bushel below
prices in February year ago. Corn
prices averaged SLIT per bushel in
high. Dat prices averaged 73c per
bushel in February, 1945 compared
with 72c in January, 64c in September,
the seasons low, and 7S1ac a year
ago in February. Barley prices aver
aged $102 in February compared with
1 low of CSC a bushel in September
md $1.09 in February a year ago
Grain sorghum prices averaged $1.63
Der 100 pounds in February compared
With 5000 a year ago. After advanc-
ng to the seasons highest level of
1922 in May, prices declined to SLAB
n October
Wheat prices are averaging slightly
over this winter than a year ago.
Prices received by farmers averaged
'1.47 per bushel in February COM
Jared with $1.46 in January and also
n February, 1914. Prices averaged
1.47 in April and May last year but
With the harvesting of the record crop
,rices declined to an average of $1.35
n August and September. Farm
'rices of rye averaged $1.08 per bush
j in February compared with $1.09 in
anuary, low of $1.02 in Septem
Ter, and Sill in February year ago.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
kOISO DROPS HIS
"RIGHT-HANDu MAN


When Japanese Premier Gen. Kun
iaki Koiso reshuffled his cabinet more
than two weeks ago, Japanese com
mentators laid special stress on his
appointment of Hisatada Hirose, for.
mer Welfare Minister, as Minister
Without Portfolio and Chief Cabinet
Secretary. They termed it the only
change of any political significance.
AS Chief Cabinet Secretary, they
said, Hirose would be Koiso's right
hand man." They declared that he
was person of "unquestioned high
ranking and caliber" who was well
versed in state affairs and also we'll
informed on political conditions" and
that he would bring to the post new
prestige and influence" With the ap-
pointment of Hirose, the Domei agen-
cy said in one commentary, "the Koiso
cabinet has been definitely strength
ened."
But hardly had this fanfare for Hi
rose died down than he was out of
the Koiso cabinet completely. Last
week, only II days after he was
named to the new posts, Japanese
press and radio transmissions an
nounced that he had been dropped
from his dual role and that Sotaro
Ishiwata, finance minister, had been
named to succeed him. Juichi Tsush-
ina, vice presidnet of the Bank of
Japan and president of the North
China Development Company, was ap-
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
FOOD PINCH IN GERMANY


Russian advances in the east hav
Topped off rich agricultural areas for
merly exploited by the Germans, ant
the Nazis have reacted sharply to thu
threat to the Reich's food supplies b,
reducing rations, appealing for great
err production at home, and threaten
ing farmers holding back on deliv
cries.
The Red Army has swept through
all Poland, conquered virtually al
East Prussia, and invaded Pomerania
and Silesia in Germany proper. Ac
cording to British sources, these areas
provided a large part of all surplus
agricultural goods available to the
Germans The Nazis themselves
boosted that they received 100000
metric tons of grain from western
Poland in 1943-44.
The agricultural SURPRISES provided
by East Prussia and Pomerania to-
gether amounted to about 100000 tons
of grain about $4,000 tons of fats, and
about 100000 tons of meat year. AS
for Silesia, although Upper Silesia is
predominantly an industrial region
and has a shortage of agricultural
products, Lower Si1esia normally pro-
duces more food than it consumes
AS a result of the conquest or in
vestment of these areas, London agri-
cultural experts estimate that Ger
many has lost more than one-fifth of
it's meat supply nearly one-third OF
sugar, one-seventh of it's milk supply,
about one-third of its cheese, one
quarter of it's butter, third of its
bread grain and more than one-quar-
ter of it's potatoes Complaining the
situation for the Germans is the fact
that large number of persons for
merly inhabiting these lost territories
fled as refugees and have become, as
the Nazis themselves have admitted,
Consumers instead of producers"
Al this, however, may not mean an
immediate reduction of the German
people to starvation diet. AS a re-
suit of the looting, Of occupied coun-
tries for years, they have in the past
been known as the best-fed people in
Europe and undoubtedly still have
large stocks in reserve. Moreover, as
the British experts point out, they
probably were able to move out ahead
of the advancing Russians consid-
cradle part of the surplus of grain,
potatoes and oilseeds stored up in the
eastern regions as well as much live
stock.
Nevertheless, the cumulative effect
of the loss of the eastern farm areas |
will be serious and Nazi officialdom
has made no effort to hide its con-
Germ. In the last few weeks it has
taken a number of steps to cut down
consumption and boost production in
the agricultural areas still remaining.
Last week, the Transocean agency |
announced that German food rations
had been reduced 12.5 per cent. This
was described as temporary meas
ure, to tease the new calculation of
food rations in April" but there was |
no promise that the reduction would |
be made up later. Instead, German |
farmers were appealed to for more
deliveries and consumers were urged |
to "ecOnOmize" more.
The people's voice. [volume] (Helena, Mont.) 1939-1969, 1945-03-09
CIVILIANS AT WAR

The government needs and asks its
citizens in this 10th week of the war
to:
l. Help relieve the nursing crisis.
All women, trained or unframed, can
participate in one of the eight war
nursing programs.
2. Address all overseas mail clearly,
correctly and completely to avoid de-
lays and disappointments.
3. Buy only what you really need
this Easter. Dollars unnecessarily
spent contribute to initiation.