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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Fine Eleven Here
After Disturbance
Mcn. MI Negroes. Were Taken Into
Custody Following Riot

All OF the IL men arrested last
Saturday night after riot in Jim
town. Milford's Negro section. We're
fined Monday night by City Alder
man and Magistrate +, c. BesWick.
In the street outside the court
room, Il crowd gathered but moved
on when asked by police to dis
perse. City officials described the
situation as back to normal" but
said the iuStigatOrs of the riot are
still being sought and will be Sc
verely dealt with when apprehend-
ed
Also still at large is the man who
was being arrested by Officers HOl-
!in@er and Foraker on larceny
complaint when the fray began.
Nine Get Maximum Fine
Nine of the men held after the
riot We're given the maximum fine
OF SO and costs on charges OF lott
erin% in the streets. Two others
arrested later in a different section
of the town, were fined SO and costs
each on charges of being drunk in
the streets.
Seven of the men were repre-
scented by Arley Il. McGee. Dover
attorney All paid their fines ant
We're released.
The men fined on loiterin&
charges We're James Mcdaniel. Is
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Laurel Downs
Highlets IL To 7
Tyndall Scores In Last Period Al
ter Drive OF 60 Yards

The Laurel High School football
team Won its third victory Of the
season, when il defeated the Mil
lord High School team at Laurel
last Wednesday night by score
Of - to :.
Neal thrilled the large night
crowd when he took the opening
Kickoff on his own 2o-yard line
and raced to the Milford I3-yard
line before being forced out of
bounds. He also scored the first
touchdown OF the game one min
ute later Oh Il line play
Milford staged Il quick come
back. carrying the ball on a long
drive for Il touchdown with Emory
DONG most OF the offensive work.
lie scored the touchdown in the
llrSt quarter and kicked the extra
point to give the visitors a : to &
lead
The teams played on even terms
III the second and third quarters
"lth Laurel being stopped twice on
the Milford l0-yard line. However
near the close of the final quarter
lyndall added another six pointer
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Fine Magnolia Man
In Bond Theft
James l.. Parks Pays s.
800 In L. :. District Court
At Danville, Ill.

James l.. Parks. GN years old, re-
Gently Il poultry farmer of near
Magnolia. where he was arrested
on September for Il 25-ycar-old
theft Of $3,:i3G in World War | say
ingS bonds, was fined $2,300 this
week in the t. :. District Court at
Danvile. ILL., Parks was postmaster
at CarbOndale. Ill. at the time of
the theft of the bonds
The man who lived from 1890 to
tn" date OF his arrest ON farm
near Magnolia. pleaded guilty i'll
tie federal court in the Illinois
town He has made restitution to
his surety company, il WAS stated.
He lived III Delaware under the
alias Of James l.. Harris.
Prosecutor Ray Foreman said
that in 1920 Parks and other Car
bondalc residents went to Canada
to farm Later he went to chicago
and then to Florida where he was
picked up by authorities but es-
capped. Foreman related. Since 1880
the prosecutor said. Parks has been
operating a chicken farm in Della
ware and is worth between $l0,0ot
and $50 Opu
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Senate Passes
Tax Cut Bill
In Single g Day
Changes Adopted At Last
Moment Add S155, ,OOO,-
900 To Sum Previously
Cut.
BY .fSS0Ciattd Press

Washington The Senate voted
Wednesday night to reduce taxes
S5.7HS.0O0.000 next year. accepting
TWO last-minute changes which
added $l55. 5.000.000 10 previously
cuts.
The bill. approved by voice
yot" after a single lays debate
goes back TO the HouSe, which in
all probability will send il to ii
Sendte-HOuSe conference commit
tee for adjustment of differences
between the two chambers. The
House bill. passed two weeks ago.
carries reductions totaling $3.50,
100000. COnferees expect To hold
their first session Friday.
The bill which emerged from the
Senate proposes the following re-
duCtiOnS:
individual income taxes. S.
64i.0OO.OON.
Corporation taxes, S2.93i.-
0OO.000.
Repeal of use tax on auto
mobiles and boats. Sli0.000.-
900.
Repeal OF 1911 excise taxes
on sporting goods. stoves. elec-
trical appliances. business ma
chimes, and Photographic ap-
paratu>. $10,000.0 900.
The miscellaneous excise Ia!
items We're incorporated i'll one o
the last-minute changes. Senate
Taft (R-Ohio) called them "LeOl
Henderson levies" and explained
that they were put on in the earl.
days of the war emergency, not a
revenue producers but as deter
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Houston Firemen
Entertain Association
Dinner Served In Conjunction With
Monthly Session OF Kent Group

George T. Macklin of Milford,
was the principal speaker of the
monthly meeting Of the Kent COun-
ty Fircmen's Association held at
Houston on "Wednesday evening of
last week. Nearly 100 tiremen at
tended. The association was wei
coined by w II. Jump. Marion Ste
vensOn OF Frcderica. responded for
the association. The Ladies' Aux
iliary OF the Houston company
served chicken dinner. The Rev. l..
+. Haddaway offered the invoca-
ton.
Harry C. Tee, ST. presided over
the business session and presented
Clarence f. keyes. deputy manag-
er OF the Delaware War Finance
Committee, who spoke and showed a
motion picture in the interest of
the coming Victory Loan Drive.
Other speakers We're: State Pres
ident Fred Brown; the state vice
president, Caleb w. Johnson; the
state treasurer. Ebert c. Bailey
state fire recorder, Layton Bayn-
ard: John w. Moore. Chief Ralph
Boyer Of the Dover Air Base, and
David Joseph OF the Laurel Fire
Company.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Collector Turns out
To Be Crack Shot
Jack ChristOff, This City,
Made Hobby OF Guns,
Then Won Medals

Jack +. Christoff, of Milford.
manager of the Taylor Auto Sup
plies of this city, took great in
tereSt in revOlvers as hobby, and
made quite collection of firearms.
but until this. summer he never
thought of entering revolver shoot
ing contests. Deciding TO make a
trip last September. he has since
that time won thirteen medals III
contests.
In the Mountain State Pistol
Tournament he won first place in
slow fire; the 3S-calibre time fire.
IS rapid fire and the 3S-calibre Ma
tional Match Course.
In the Indiana Kentucky Open
State Pistol and Revolver Shoot.
he won second place in the % slow
fire; second place in the National
Match; second place in the % slow
fire; and second place in the aggre-
gate. and first place in the 80 time
fire.
In the Metropolitan Police League
at Pittsburgh. Pa, he won the first
place in the % time fire; the IS
slow fire; second place in the %
slow fire. and the 3S aggregate.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Senate Will
Create Group
To Study The
Atomic Bomb
Recent Move BY SOlOns
Termed Victory For
Foes OF Military Con-
troll Over Energy;
Suspicion Cited.
By .iSSo6iaifd Press

Washington The Senate on Mon
day OF this week resolved dispute
over procedure on measures deal
ing with atomic energy by voting
to create Il special committee OF IL
TO handle them.
The decision represented vic
tory for those senator's who had
argued, as some OF them phraSed
it, that this thing is too big to be
left III the hands of the military"
The new committee OF ll-Six
Democrats and five Republicans
will get for study the atomic ener-
Sy measure the administration has
sent to the Capitol.
This bill, repeatedly drafted by
the War Department. would estab-
lish a commission appointed by the
President to control domestic de-
-velopment and use of atomic ener-
gy.
1t was introduced two weeks ago
by Acting Chairman Johnson Cd
'oloD OF the military committee.
Al the same time. companion bill
was introduced in the House by
Representative May (D-KyD. mill
tary chairman in that branch.
Army Control Protested
Senator Nandenberg (R-MichD
and others protested in the Senate
against letting the bill go to the
military committee. They argued
that atomic energy's implications
IN international relations are OF
first Importance.
Senator McMahOn Cd Conn
sponsored the resolution for crea-
ton OF the special committee 10 be
named by Senate President Nickel
lar CD-TennD.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Volunteers Help
Public Health Nurses
Gave 9.1OS Hours OF Ser,i ice Dur
ing The Past Year

Appreciation to volunteer work
erS who gave 2.10S hours of service
or the equal of 26312 days of pub
lie health nurses time last year III
State Board of Health clinics, is
expressed by Dr. Edwin Cameron.
executive secretary OF the board,
who points out that this enabled
the State Board of Health nurses
to devote that many more days to
activities that only a professional
nurse can do. Among other things,
it aided materially in giving board
nurses time to make 2S.3U3 home
nursing visits in addition to their
clinic work The women who
stretched the nurses day" in
clude Red Cross Nurses Aides, nu-
triton aides, graduate nurses now
retired sometimes mothers unable
to return to full time nursingJ. and
Just unframed people who have
the heart and Willingness to help.
The figures come from the report
OF Miss Mary NJ. KlaeS. director of
the Division Of Public Health Nurs-
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Historic Church
Begins 219th Year

Old C"ol>pring Celebration Held
Last Sunday. Rev. Klein Speaker
Historic Coolspring Presbyterian
Church observed its 219th anniver-
sary last Sunday with a special
service at which the Rev. Earl W.
Klein of Berlin. Md. was the guest
speaker The Rev. Dr.. Harry w.
Ewig OF Georgetown was the pas
tor in charge.
Coolspring Church. which is To-
Gated short distance from Cool
spring on the GeOrgetown-Lewes
Highway, is one of six old churches
III lower Sussex county. The others
are ST. Georges Chapel Indian
River Hundred; St. Peters Episco-
pal Church. Lewes: Prince Georges
Chapel, near DagsbOro Old Christ
Episcopal Church, near Laurel, and
Blackwater Presbyterian Church,
located at ClarkSville.
Early records of the CoolSpring
Presbyterian Church are missing.
making il impossible To fix the
exact date OF the opening. How
ever, the date OF its organization
has been placed at some time in
1925.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Truman For Years
Military Service
Special Legion
Meeting Here
Next Monday

\ special meeting OF the
Milford Post, American Leg
ION. has been called by sid
uty SrhWuch. commander o.
the local post. for next Mon
day evening. October 30, at :
o clock in the Milford Armory
IN North Walnut street
Commander SchWach an
nOunccd that the last meet
ing was largely attended.
with many OF the recently re
turned G. | 5 III attendance.
Al the meeting Monday tV-
rnine nominations viii be
made for officers for the en-
suing year.
y discussion OF the c. l.
Bill OF Rights" which was
begun at the last meetin-
viii be continued. and John
Benson, Veterans administia-
tor tOl the State OF Delaware
viii be- present and assist he
veterans with their problems"
Edward Walls OF the War
Manpowrr Commission. with
offices III this city. viii also
be present and assist in the
discussion and explanation
Mr. Walls has been assisting
the Veterans to get employ
mcnt.
Commander Schwach urges
all scrNiCtmcn and veterans.
whether they are members OF
the post or not. To don their
uniforms next Tuesday eve
ming and march in the Hal
iowe'tu and Victory Parade.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Quota For Milford, All
Type Of Bonds, Set At
S230.000; State Quota,
S34, 900, 1000; Suss
Quota, S2,050,00O.

The State of Delaware and city
of Milford stood poised this week
in enthusiastic anticipation of the
Victory Loan Drive which will be-
gin next Monday, October %.
Iii Milford, merchants and manu-
facturcrs purchased hundreds Of
inches of advertising space to help
promote the sale OF bonds. These
treasury department advertise
ments appear i'll this issue of the
Chronicle. along with columns Of
news about the drive. which are Il
contribution of the Chronicle.
The national quota is smaller
than the Mighty Seventh War Loan
which was $l4.Uu0 900 .000.
The overall sum asked by the
treasury for the vital peace-time
program is $1,000, 900 900. while
the quota for Milford is $3.50 900 i'll
all types of bonds. The state quota
is $34 1000. 600 and the quota for
Sussex county is H2U000OO.
Mayor Edward {. Evans of Mil
ford is chairman OF the overall
drive for Sussex county. and is
also heading up the drive in Mil
ford. In Milford he will be assisted
by the local club women, the buSi-
ness and professional girls. the
chamber OF commerce and the XII
wants and Rotary Clubs
The quota on the all important
f. bonds in Delaware is, accord
ing to Harry o. Gray. of Whining
ton. executive manager OF the Wal
Finance Committee, $4,000 900. Sus-
sex county's share OF that amount
is $500 900. while Miltord's 5 share i
500. 600
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Recruiting Program
Planned In State
Master Sergeant Harry Warrington
In Charge OF Lower Delaware

The United States Army Recruit
ing Service for the states of Della
ware and New Jersey under the
command of Lieutenant-ColOnel
Frank b. Chapman with headquar-
tcrs at Newark. ~ j.. has placed a
recruiting party of three enlisted
men to explain the advantages of
enlistment in the Regular Army to
residents of the southern half OF
the State of Delaware. An office is
being established in the OPA office
at Dover. however until all ar
ranGementS are completed this
party may be located at least one
day each week at Milford. An Off
cial car marked Army Recruiting
Service will be parked at the post
office and the representatives will
be glad to meet any men who may
be Interested. High wages or sal
aries are not clear income. Your
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
ROtdridns Enjoy
Hearing ReU. Wright
Harrington Pastor Was
Well Received BY Service
Club Members

The members OF the Milford RO
tary Club were afforded the oppor-
tunity last Monday evening at their
regular weekly dinner meeting.
through the kindness OF Past Pres
ident Frank j. Elton. who had the
program. to listen to Rev. j. Harry
Wright, pastor of the Harrington
Methodist Church.
Rev. Wright Il member Of the
Harrington Rotary Club, has the
happy faculty Of being able to look
on the bright side of life, and he in
his address to the club men i'm
parted some of his CheerfulneS5 to
them.
An outstanding thought of his
philosophy for happier living with
ones fellowmen, was if you have
an enemy cultivate him, be kind to
him, overlook his deceit and petty
intrigues, and the first thing you
know he will be your friend. and
no longer your enemy.
r. A. "Buck" DerriCksOn, first
president of the Milford Club. III /;
few we'll chosen words. RESPONDED
to Rev Wright on behalf Of the
club.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
President In Message
Recommended L. S,
Call All Boys While
II To 20; Urges No
No Exceptions.
BJ .iSyot!uhl PtfSS

President Truman ON Tuesday of
this week recommended years
military training Tor young men
between the ages uf l. and 20 years
old
Mr Truman told 4 joint session
of Congress that the United States
must remain militarily strong. He
urged that a small professional
army be maintained. supplemented
with reserve OF trained young
men
The atomic bomb is OF little val
ne without an adequate army. air
and naval force" the President said.
For that kind OF force is neces-
Sary to protect our shores, TO over
come any attack and to enable us
to move forward and direct the
bomb against the tuemys own ter
ritory
Specifically he asked that male
citizens enter the years training
period either at the age OF IS or at
their graduation from high school,
which ever is later. In amy event
he said. the training should begin
before the young man is 20.
SeVtnteenyearOlds who h Il d
completed their high school course
would be eligible to start their
training az that age if their par
entS consented.
Il urge that the Congress pass
this legislation promptly-while
the danger is still fresh in our
minds while We still remember
how close We came to destruction
four years ago while We can viv-
idly recall the horrors of invasion
which our allies suffered and
while We can still see all the raw
ages and ruin Of war" the Presi-
dent declared.
All young men. Mi Truman as
serted. should be included in tn,
training program, whether physi-
cally qualified fOr actual comba'
service or not. He urged no eXemp
tions for occupation, dcpendenc,
: 'or for any other reason except TO
tai physical disqualification.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Franchises Granted
Eight Shore Towns
Milford. Dover And Scaf0rd Enter
ed From Delaware
By iuisd PyIyS

The Glass ID Eastern Shore Base
ball League will resume active op-
erutiOn next season With an eight
club circuit
This was decided last Sunday at
Il reorganization meeting attended
by approximately 100 representa-
tives from 10 Delaware and Mary
land communities.
Three Delaware Entries
Franchises were awarded EaStOn
EederalAburg. cambridge. Centre
Vile and Salisbury in Maryland
and Dover, Milford and Seatord il
Delaware.
Crisiield, Md. ana Pocomok,
City Md who also had asked tol
franchises. were turned down after
the meeting voted against organ
iIing as Il lo-c!Uh circuit.
Arthur IL F,hlers, promotion til
rector for the minor leagues. vii
serve as acting president of the
league until officers are elected a
meeting scheduled to be held il
SpatOrd on November :.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Louis Woikoslxi Dies
In Farm Accident
FELTON, Farmer Killed When Team
Ran Away

Louis Woikoski. ypar-old far
mcr, was fatally injured last F'yi-.
day when runaway horses dragged
aim across "a trld attvr throwing
him irvlu - drill while ne was SOW
in wheat Tie Wus found near the
barn by members OF his family and
died short time later from a
punctured lung
Mr. Woikoski had lived in the
FELTON, section for some years. lie
is survived by his wife Mrs. Freda
Woikoski, and the following chill
dren: Mrs. Pauline Gill and Mrs.
Anna DSchamp. Philadelphia; Mrs.
Bertha Ford. Canterbury: Miss
Martha Woikoski ANA William Vol
hoski both at home; Paul Vol
koski. FELTON,. and Private Herman
WOikosM. Camp Robinson, Ark.
two grandchildren.
Coroner ~ Edgar Smith issued
certificate of accidental death.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Get Rid Of Garden
Diseases At Once
Pull Up And Destroy Diseased
Plants immediately; Hill lI>ect>

A little work and planning done
now will do much to prevent disease
in your 1916 garden, points out Dr.
J. W. Heuberger. associate eXten-
sion professor OF Plant Pathology
at the University OF Delaware.
Many OF the bacteria and fungi
that cause vegetable disease live
i'll the soil from one season to the
other Some live on plant refuse.
such as roots, stems. leaves or fruit.
left in the garden. Unless garden
areas are rotated. diseases are like
ly to become increasingly destruc-
tive, DR.. Heuberger says.
Where the same area is used fol
garden i'll successive years. it is
necessary to plan to prevent car
rying over disease-prOduCing or
ganisn. Pulling and destroying dis
eaSed plants or plOwing under
plant remains in the fall will help
Diseased plants should not be uset
in compost piles.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Victory Loan Drive
Opens Here Oct. 20
Butter Ration Cost
Cut To Eight Pts.
Beginning Sunday
By .Isso,iaiti Pass

Washington -OPA Will an
nounce this week a four
point cut in the ration cost
OF butter The new rate OF
eight points pound will 90
into effect sunday
1t was learned. meanwhile,
that official discussions of
when to end shoe ratiOninG
narrowed tentatively TO Il
choice OF October Is next
Sunday or November l.
Plans to end shoe ration
ing were drawn when a sur
Vey showed shoe production
now is at a rate of about
2S.Uu0.000 pairs a month, only
sliS htly less than before the
war
Meanwhile. there were
prospects for an end ul pas
senger tire ratiOninS late in
Dectmber. Government rub
beI officials said the pro-
gram could end if produc-
tion meets schedules. They
said truck tires might be
come free late next month.
Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Farm Bureau Ladies
Hold Luncheon Meet
Mrs. {. j. Kern, President Of Mary
land Associated Women. speaker

The Associated Women of the
Delaware State Farm Bureau held
luncheon meeting at Hotel Rich
urdson. Dover, on Thursday, OctO-
ber is, at 1870 p. III.
Mrs w II. Jump of Houston.
president of the Delaware AssO-
ciated Women of the Farm Bu-
reau, presided at the meeting.
Paul Collins of Milford, talked
on advantages Of group hospitali-
cation insurance which may be OBJ
tanned by group action through or
ganiZations such as the Farm Bu-
reau.
Miss Gertrude Holloway, nutri-
tion specialist and home demOnstla-
ton leader from Newark, told OF
the work that is being done il
home demonstration clubs through
out the state,
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Farmer Is Terribly
Mutilated BY Machine
Leroy Biddle. Trapped In Corn
Picker. Loses Legs And Left Hand

Victim OF an agOnizing corn pick
er accident which he withstood
without losing consciousness, Le-
roy Biddle, "a years Old farmer.
has lost by amputatiOn both of his
legs above the knees and his left
hand above the wrist
He is a patient in Kent General
Hospital. Dover. where he is do
ing quite we'll" and happy to have
escaped with his life According to
his physician, Dr |. j. MacC Collum
OF Wyoming, Biddle still looks
cheerfully upon life and the flu
ture.
The farmer. his mangled legs and
hand held fast within the machine.
StOically gave directions to hand
lers OF two acetylene torches as
they burned away metal for about
an hour to release him.
The accident occurred last Fri
day afternoon on the Cahall farm
between FrederiCa and Magnolia.
Biddle. who operates the James X
Supp farm at Jones Neck, was us
ing his mechanical corn picker in
cutting and gathering corn for Ear
Hall. who operates the Cahall tract
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Govt. To Boost Price
OF Butter SIS Cents
To Withdraw Subsidy OF Five
Gents 4 Pound On October 81
By .iSSotidtfd Press

Washington The retail ceiling
price on butter will be boosted five
and six cents a pound November
$.
Sterilization Director John c.
tOllet announced this week in
Withdrawing. effective October 81,
a War-tim" subsidy OF five cents a
pound paid to butter professors.
Price Administrator chest er
BOWles. in a concurrent statement,
expressed the opinion that the eff
feet OF the butter price increase on
the cost OF living Will be offset by
a decline in other items.
LiN ing costs Drop
Bowles said the overall cost of
living had dropped twO-tenths OF
one per cent between July Is and
August Is. He said also that there
was subsequent drop in the cost
OF potatoes ''and other cost of liv-
ing items
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26

The proposals are part OF the
independent moves of the two Della
ware legislators to aid the poultry
industry i'll Delaware and other
states. by supporting prices which
have dropped sharply since the re-
cent halting Of Army purchases
Senator Tunnel said he has car
fled his suggestion to Secretary of
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Mardi Gras Planned
BY Smyrna, Clayton
{. OF {. Plans celebration Featur-
ing PAradc> In Each Town

The towns of Smyrna and Clay
ton will jointly celebrate Hallow-
cen this year on Wednesday
October 81 with huge Mardi
Gras featuring parades in each
town and prizes amounting to 5000
The celebration is sponsored by
the Smylna-Clayton Chamber OF
Commerce.
Classilcati0us follows b e 5
band, first. $50: second, 500; third
$40. comic band. first. $l5; best
decorated automobile, first. $40;
second. So third. $50; best dec
grated float. first $15; second. $40,
third. $50 fourth, So fifth, $50.
best organization with 10 or NOR,
in line. FIRST $l5. second, $40
third. So
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Milford chronicle., 1945-10-26
Rationing Viii Be Continued
Rest Of Year Has Been Hinted

porters, some downward revisions
III red point values are probable
beginning October 2S. He declined
to discuss them on the ground that
the fixing OF point values is the
function of the Office of Price Ad-
ministratiOn.
y primary factor in the decision
to continue rationing at least
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