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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Poultry Plants Are
Seeking More Labor
More Help Necessary To Keep
Abreast 0i Rising Production

Delaware poultry dressing plants
are trying to step up production to
keep pace with the steady rise in
output of brOilers in this area. The
plants are working at capacity en-
tirely en- poultry ordered for the
armed forces and have heightened
working hours and are planning
further increases Of labor can be
obtained.
The local regional, and national
officials of the War Food Admins
tratiOn, War Manpower Commits
sion, Army Procurement officials,
and professors at a recent meeting
decided on a survey of local labor.
II no local labor is Obtainable,
workers will have to be imported.
Local prisoner-Of- camps are
supplying the major portion of
workers for additional help is
acute. The capacity of $500. 900
birds week, beginning March l..
will allow only 250,00O birds for
civilian consumption. with proba-
BILE increase during the first week
Ill April, officials say.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Al Clubs Redirect
Work During Week
Special Plans Have Been Made For
National celebration

National i-H club Week, March
:: TO H. is important not only to
present and prospective Ali club
lu"luhtr~. but to The war effort as
! whole Buin2 This week at the
beginning of the new year of work :.
Delaware club members are reOr-
1aniIinS their work for greater
service in the war effort and at
the same time accepting new mem
htrS in the clubs. according to &. T..
MCC Cahlcy, state Ill club agent
supervisor for the Delaware A2ri-
cultural Extension Service.
As the war progresses more and
more workers are taken from the
farms. leaving bigger job for
those remaining on farms to do in
meeting increased war food needs.
This means bigger job for farm
youth under the age for service in
lie Armed Forces. Through their
Ill club work. farm youth not on
" work together on such impOr-
tant group war jobs as scrap
drives. bond drives. and other civil
liam wartime activities, but they
learn better methods of production
So that they are able to contribute
more in their individual war fo0(
production.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Cancer Society
Will Seek Funds
IammOt DUPONT To Head Delaware
Drive For vt Least $4,000

LammOt DUPONT has been named
state chairman for the l945 fund
campaign OF the Delaware State
Committee of the American Can
Ger Society. formerly the American
Society for the Control of Cancer.
The campaign. which will open
April |. will seek to raise at least
$10.00O in Delaware. The national
goal is $3.OOO.u00 for research and
homes for advanced cancer cases.
4 chairman for Wilmington will
be announced in the near future
Gov. Walter w Bacon. Bishop Ed
mond J. FitZMaurice. Bishop Ar
thur Il. McKinstry. and L. s Rep
Philip A. TraynOr are on the ad-
visory committee.
Other members are:
Mrs. W. l.ysle Anderson. Mrs
William II. Beacon. Lewis Black
Henry T. Bush, Mrs William y
Cam. Mrs. Lincoln Clayton. Dover,
j. Arthur Downing, Rchnboth; Mrs
Elasun Downs, Rabbi IIrrher'
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Visit of I.O.O.F. Head
Here Well Received
Col. W. T.. Lank Presented With
Cake During Evenings Program

The annual official visit of Grand
Master Charles r. Swain and his
associate officers of the Grand
Lodge of Delaware. l. O. o. F.. to
Crystal Fount Lodge last Monday
night has been listed as one OF the
banner meetings of the year
The grand masters address was
highlighted with many worthwhile
recommendation that have brought
Improvement to the fraternity. The
grand master cOmplimented Crystal
FOunt Lodge on its many accom-
plishments.
Following the grand masters ad-
dress ceremony not in the Odd
Fellows ritual added a spirit OF
brotherly love and fellowship to
the meeting as Major James w
Cannon, on behalf of Crystal Fount
Lodge, presented Colonel w. +
Lank with a birthday cake adOrn-
ed with candles representing s:
years. while the entire gathering
sang Happy Birthday to You.
'OlOnel Lank. who was grand mas
ter of the Delaware |. O. O. f. il
1910 will be 50 years old this Sat
urday. The colonel was very mucl
surprised and visably effected Ii
thanking the membership for th'
kind remembrance he touched OIL
many phases of his active Odd Eel
low lays
At the close of the official visit
real hOneSt-tO-gOOdness party wa
held in the banquet room wher
the refreshment committee. Ed
ward Walls. Wright Ward and Iva
Telling served delightful eats. A
an added feature the celebrate
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Goal Of $4,000 Has Been
Set For Area s; Din
ncr Meeting Tonight
In Grange Hall.

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t:'or~ Iot tine tuilrnt E,d jrosS
War IUud drive 0t Area i will have
CiuEcl together in Grange Hall
Whcn thc plans and efforts of all
will he cuordin"trd to make the
driNc Il hi@hly successful one. The
dinner i; al siN-1hiltY. served by
members ca the Grange and presid-
by George +. Macklin. area chair
man. Sulicitin2 Will begin on
March ) and Will conclude on
March 80, with the goal Of $l1,0do
definitely reached Al the meeting
this evening ~ill be l.. A. Webster
OF WILMINGTON, director for Della
ware and William +. Russell. also
OF WILMINGTON. executive secretary
ul Tie War Fund drive. They viii
INSTRUCT the solicitors. who have
responded one hundred percent tt
the cali for help. Attending the din
ncr meeting will also he Mrs
George DerrickSOn. chairman fOl
| incOln Miss BcSS Warren for FL
ltndalc, Francis Simpson for HOuS
ton. Mrs. Joseph COOK for trederi
ca and Mrs John W. Fry for Mil
lord. Harrington and farmin@tOl
WhiCn are included in this area hat
thcir dinner meeting ON Wednesda,
evening in HARRINGTON. Their chair
nen include Miss Madelyn Thar
Mrs. Gordon Smith. Randall KnO
and Mrs Edward Collins. a movi
showing the need for Red Cross i
every val area and for home SCI
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Il. S War Losses
Are Past 100000
Figures Compiled AS Big
Scale Action Is
Hinted

Reported American casualties of
World War III climbed past 500, 900
at the last compilation last Fri
day. The compilations by the Army
and Navy came out along with hints
of impending bigscale action which
indicated little if any diminution in
the rate of losses.
Representing rise of apprOXim-
ately 100000 in the past month,
and up 1882 for the week. the
casualty figures We're rising at Il
rate which would raise the total
past 100000 within two months.
The Army's total of dead.
wounded and missing and prison.
ers since Pearl HarbOr stood at
711.497. and the Navy's at S9,665.
for an aggregate of sol, 1852
Secretary of War StimsOn said
the Army's figures covered indi-
vidual names compiled here up to
February IA.
The land force report came out
at the secretary's news conference
in which he spoke of the European
battle situation in terms taken as
hint of impending offensives OF
big scale. Pacific action. too. has
been rising in fury.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Acute Farm Labor
Shortage Discussed
Kent County Agent ". F.. TarbeIl
PrpSideS At Dover Meeting

County Agent, William +. Tar
bell. has announced that the Advi-
sorry Farm Labor Committee for
Kent County held their first meet
ing of the season in the State
Board of Agriculture Building a.
Dover on February 21. 1945. This
Committee consists of Edward kel-
ly, chairman. of Camden. Delaware,
William ii. Richter of Dover. Pru-
nal f. Friedel of Viola. Delaware.
Isaac Thomas. of Marydel, Mary
land, John G. TarburtOn of Dover,
Walter AXE of Wyoming, Delaware,
Fred Haas of Dover. Delaware
Malcolm FARRELL of KentQn. Della
ware. A. Bailey Thomas of WyO-
ming. Delaware. Arthur +. Walker
of WOodSide, Delaware. Wilbur
Jump of Houston. Delaware. and
Kenneth f. Tuller of Dover, Della
ware. Mr. John f. HerhOldt, County
Farm Labor Assistant in the Kent
County Office serves as Secretary
One of the most serious prob
lens at present, it was explained
was the acute shortage of year
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Raising Of Turkeys
Increase In State
Survey Shows 25.000 ON state
Farms As OF January

4 - per cent increase in turkey
raising in Delaware during 1914 is
Indicated by the annual inventory
OF livestock on Delaware farms.
The inventory, issued by the Del
aware crop Reporting Service,
shows 1000 turkeys on farms here
ON January 1875. as compared
with 10000 a year earlier.
The figures show increases in
cattle. with the number of milk
COWS climbing to an all time high,
and decreases in the numbers OF
mules. hogs and chickens, eXclud-
ing broilers. Numbers of sheep and
horses were unchanged.
The value of all livestock, tur-
keys. and chickens. excluding
broilnrS. on Delaware farms on
January |, 1945 was estimated AT
$9.355,0a0 compared with $l0,692,-
Uo0 It wear earlier.
The total number of cattle reach
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Discharged Service Men
May Collect $40 Week
ly For JObless Periods;
Length Of Service De-
termineS Benefit.

Any Delaware veteran who be-
comes unemployed may be entitled
to unemployment compensation at
$50 per week for maximum of 81
weeks under the readjuStment allO-
wanceS provided in the GI Bill of
Rights, COL. a. w Foreman. State
SelectiNe Service director. said this
week.
For eligibility for the readiust-
ment allowance, he said. the vete-
ran must have served in the armed
forces after September 10. 1910. for
80 days or more. or have suffered
injury or disability in line of duty.
even if his services were Tor a
shorter period of time. and have
been discharged not for dishon0r-
able reasons.
All Delaware eX-SefVice men and
women meeting these requirements
he added, are eligible to receive an
allowance of $40 for each week of
unemployment. Payments can be
continued eight weeks for each of
the first three months of service
and four weeks for each additional
month, with a limit of 50 weeks in
the two years following the date of
the veterans claims.
Part-Time Provision
For any week less than full-time
employment, he said, payments
Will also hemade, reduced by the
amount the veteran earned in that
week, but no deduction will be
made for the first s. of such earn
inGS
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
.nemployedVets
fire Provided For
Under Federal Bill
GENERAL L. X. RI\ARD
INSPECTS CAMP SITE

lriEadicr-G General Paul X. Ri
nafd, adjutant general of Della
Ware. accompanied hy Colonel
John T.. iricr. formerly of VIII
rninetou. now training and pro-
gram officer of the Second Ser
vice Command uf he NrmN.
last Friday Inspected the Della
ware state Guard summer en-
camIu.cnt center II l;rthauN
Beach. and also visited Fort
Miles and 'icorgctuWn
q. .nrral Kiuard said last Fri-
day night the Bethany Beach
permanent type buildings ara. in
fine condition as u result OF their
erection and subsequent ust hN
the Army The facilities will
enable the. State Guard to profit
to thr fullest extent 10y their
summer training program. h,.
said
Receipt 10y the Statr Guard If
iuu steel cots. mattresses. mat
trrSs covers and down cover
lets from the federal "oVtru-
mrut for uSr at bethany Beach.
WAS aunuUucti 10y General
Ejuard
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Milford Girl
Tells OF Escape
From Japanese
Mrs. Dorothy Vinyard
Stirni Sends Letter
Telling Of Dramatic
Release From Camp.

a letter praising the quick ac-
tion OF the American Army in free
ing her from the japanese and
telling how she existed on one
third of Il pound of cereal day
for several months, has been re-
ceived by Mr. and Mrs. b. B. Vim
yard, Milford. from their daughter.
Mrs. Dorothy Ninyard Stirni.
MIR and Mrs Ninyard received "a
War Department telegram last
week informing them OF their
daughters rescue from SantO To
mas intcrnment camp III Manila.
\ former resident OF Milford. Mrs.
Stirni was living with her hus-
band. Warren Stirni. in the Philip
pines when the Japanese attack
came.
The letter follows:
AT last we have been freed by
three years and one month. 1t was
dramatic and came few days
sooner than We expected. | never
saw Americans | thought any more
of than these fellows. All the risf
they took to save us from the vel
low so and SOS who had us cOOpet
up here and would have harmed
us had not our Army taken then
by surprise. 1t is hardly possible
to realize it yet.
NO, | wasn't getting along yer.
we'll when | sent the wire Ol
mothers birthday in 1914. Moth
er, received your wire in return
Just year ago we started to Starv
in here things getting worse il
July until We We're being fed o.
cereal tOtaling One-third of poun
per day for each person. | weigh
ed 112 pounds but am doing bette
now and will come through o. k.
Il can't locate Warren (her hus
bandD but believe he has bee
taken to Japan. | am still hol
ing he will come through. although
, | doubt it, | am going to write
, better letter in a few days. Al
{ writing this hurried note tOnigh
My love to all"
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Rotarians Hear OF
Clubs Founding
Pop" Hanson From Dover Tells
Of Early Days"

Members of the Milford Rotary
Club were afforded an opportunity
on Monday evening at their week
ly dinner meeting to hear ii speak
or who is probably better rersed
in Rotary lore than any other Ro-
tartan in the state. Pop" Hanson
of Dover.
The program was arranged by
William A. Berry. Jr. and the
speaker was introduced by Robert
+. Shilling. program chairman.
Pop told the members OF the
founding of Rotary in 1908 by
Paul Harris and traced the growth
OF the organization up through the
years to l945.
Next week the program will be
in charge of Senator Robert II
EprkpS
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
All Girls Hope To
Top 1914 Output
Group Is Determined To Top L..
OO0.000 Quart Record

Determined to top last years Il
million quarts of foods put up by
club members. rural girls in "A
states are enrolling in the 1913
National 4-H Canning Achievement
to develop skill in preserving fruits
vegetables. and meats.
1t is estimated that rOundly $50
600 club girls will be enrolled in
i'll canning projects this year UNI
der the direction of the Extension
Service of the State Agricultural
College and USDA cOOperatinS
Awards for outstanding work will
be provided for the 18th consecu-
tive year by Mrs. Ruth Kerr. glass
corporation head Rewards on
county, state and national level
will include medals. Chicago Al
club Congress trips. and 5000 col
le9e scholarships. respectively
/ County club agents will furnisl
full details.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
State To Get $f79,O0O
For Waterway Project
Sum Is Included In $500
100000 Bill Passed by
Congress

Postwar projects in thrc" Della
ware waterways costing Sll9.aO0
were included in Il $500, 0,oo0.9oo post
war rivers and harbors bill passed
hv the House of Representatives in
Washington last Friday The mca-
sure. already passed by the SENATE,
roW goes to President Roosevelt
v no is expected to approve 1t.
The Delaware projects include:
$H324 1000 for the inland waterway
between Rehohoth Bay and Della
ware Bay: $20I,oo0 for the Indian
River. and S51.000 on the Nanticokt
River.
The measure also provides fol
an expenditure of $313.o0oon Della
ware River improvements az Cam
den. New Jersey.
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Vim. ". Sharp Rcd Gross VIII
Presents Bible Launch Drive
To MasonsIIere Here March .5tI,
Presentation Ceremony
Was Made Last Friday
Evening During "Efar-
rington Night"

The presentation of a EolN GihIc
10 Temple Lodge so. . i. T. Jld
a. NJ. uf Milfurd. ON lliday eve
ming by William W. Sharp, of lIal-
rin&tOu. was an outstanding aiiair
in doWu-State masonic circles
In honor Of the event Temple
Lodge DESIGNATED The evening as
Harrington misht as 4 tribute to
Mr.. Sharp and the siXty-ri@ht
members residing in that city.
The presentation ceremonies be
gan at eight O'Clock when Frank
l.. Sapp. Worshipful master OF Tenn
pie Lodge. turned the meeting
over to Il committee of Halrin.-
tom MEMBERS William W. Sharp.
the donor member of long stand
ing i'll Temple Lodge began his
Masonic career in the horS" and
buggy days when that WAS the
only means of transportation be
tween his home and his lodge
delegate Rev. Robert Green oi
Smyrna. Il close friend and Past
Grand Chaplain Of the Gran,
l4OUSt tl l'tId Ndit, y. + N -. VI.
to make the presentation. Rev
Green made d forccable addres,
filled with Masonic traditions tha
left little doubt as to the dcsire>
and wishes of the donor
Past Master Fulton Downing
substituting for Senator Fred :
Bailey. accepted the Gift on behal
Of the lodge with an address file,
with gracious words of thanks ant
the high esteem in which Nj
Sharp is held by the church. ciNi
and fraternal bodies of Delaware.
AT nine-thirty the lodge clos"
and the gathering retired to lh
odd Fellows Temple where 4 d,
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
DeIalUare Coast NeWs
Suspends Publication
Labor Shortage Given As
Reason For Closing Down
Sussex Paper

The Delaware Coast News at Re-
EObotn Beach, only weekly news
paper serving RehObOth ana Lewes,
was forced to close down with its
last Friday issue because of lack OF
help. Operating under extreme dill
ticulties of labor shortage since the
war started, the newspaper lost its
linotype operator the preceding
week, and has been unable to Sc
cure another.
The editor Rowland B. Ingram
announced i'll the last issue the
plant was for sale, with negOtia-
tiOns pending. If new owner is
secured, he. says the paper will
continue. Otherwise he will con
tinue to operate the job printing
department only.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Proposal For Delaware
River Crossing, COntin-
uance OF Cigarette and
K mergency Income
Taxes Are Presented.

A Delaware River crossing pro
DOSal and plans TO extend the state
cigarette and one per cent state
emergency tax on incomes are in
Guided among 29S proposals intro
duced in the House and Senate last
Friday to bring the total of bills
on both calendars To 665 as the
deadline passed.
The House has 36S bills. of which
81 were Introduced last Friday,
and the Senate has 297, of which
1876 came in last Friday.
The total number exceeds that
faced by any Assembly session
since 1899. Adjournment on the
thirtieth legislative day came at
1920 p. IN. last Friday for the
House and at ll:50 p. IN. for the
Senate
Monday both branches began
sorting, discussing and acting on
the measures as they are reported
from committees The current SEES
sion has passed its saith day with
out the passage OF any major bill
Major proposals submitted in.
"lude:
/. Either bridge or tunne
across the Delaware River IRON
Pigeon Point to Deepwater POin
at an estimated cost of $20.000.oo'
provided for in skeleton bills in
troduced by Representative Ray
mond B. Phillips BellefOnte).
,. Continuation of the ciga
rette tax and one per cent emer
gency income tax. contingent OF
their necessity in postwar pro
G gram. in skeleton bills offered b
Speaker Chester V. Townsend X
Ocean View and Representativ
Samuel B. Bird CR-Centreville).
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Cedars Will
Hold Meeting, Q,
On March 9Th
Major James W. Cannon,
Grand Tall Cedar, Will
Preside At Interesting
Session.

Next Thursday evening. March
:. in the community building in
Milford. Evergreen Forest, No -,
Tan CVdurS OF Lebanon of Kent and
SUSSEX counties. Will stage another
OF its carefully prepared cercmon-
ials. that has created renewed in
tvreSt and large increase III
membership in this branch OF the
fraternity.
Evergreen Forest Band with
Prof Chester Stroup OF George
town dircctim2 will tnliven the
evening with snappy music pre-
pared al a recent rehearsal. Can
didates. especially selected. will be
given the full initiation by the For
est Rangers in a special stunt ar
ranged for the occasion.
As an added attraction, Proics-
sor j. e. Mes5uer OF Harrington
and Chaplain Joseph Lank OF Mil
tom Will relate one Of thci favor
ite stories.
The committee arranging the
Blue Lodge Night for March %, will
place before the Forest Il complete
outline OF what to expect on lhis
occasion For the first time in its
history Evergreen Forest is pre-
pairing TO entertain the dOwn-state
Masonic brethren not affiliated
with the Tall Cedars. Bill Dennis
OF Georgetown. chairman OF the
Ladies' Night committee. will
briefly outline the commttee's
plans for this outstanding socia
event OF the year Plans for The
annual pilgrimage on Harding
Night to Lewes in June. under The
direction of Samuel C. Pierce. Wil
he reported upon.
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Kent Firemen
Held Session
At Cheswold
10th Meeting Of VOlun-
teer Organization Was
Presided Over BY Pres
ident Harry c. Tee.

In spite of the inclement wea-
County Firemen's Association as
sembled at CheswOld last Wedne $
day night for the 10th meeting OF
the organization. l.. j. Leonard Of
fered the Invocation at the dinner.
The ladies of the Methodist Church
served delicious dinner, being
given hearty applause with vote
of thanks. The business session
was held III the engine room with
President Harry {. Tee presiding
Chief John Bamberger of Iheswold
welcomed the firemen. pinch hit
ting for the president of the Ches-
void Company. G. l.. Harmon OF
Marydel responded. With only one
director missing the attendance
among the officers was nearly one
hundred per cent. Tom Baker gave
detailed county report of fires
for the past month and on the Su%
gestion of Hubert Dill. the associ-
alton adopted uniform report tC
be used by each company report
ing once a month.
When Vice President Burke o
the legislative committee brough
before the firemen proposed legis
latiOn, a lively debate followed
However. the association approve,
the measure about to be entere,
to make bingo legal by fraterna
and church Oro3niZatiOuS The fiji.
marshall bill was approved after
roll call vote of the delegates. Bak
er. Dill. Burke, Swain. Halmo
and O'Neal discussed the bill. Th
president named committees fO
the year as follows: Law and leg
islative committee. reappOintet
Burke. Baker and Stevenson. Eff
cheney committee. Johnson, Petty
John and Bambprger
Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
$356, $50, 900 In War
Contracts Let In Della.
Is Total OF Amount Received BY
State Since June, 1910

War supply and facility con-
tracts awarded and undertaken in
Delaware from June. 1910. through
December, last year, were $780,
G59 900.
The amount in December was an
increase of $3.145.000 over the pre-
yiOus month. The figures were is
sued this week by T. +. Doremus.
manager of the Wilmington district
WPB office.
OF the total supply and facility
contracts awarded and undertaken
in Delaware, 1907 ,64S,000 were in
supply contracts. These included:
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Milford chronicle., 1945-03-02
Century Club
Hears Teacher
From Salisbury
A. l.. Fleming, Instruc-
tor At Maryland State,
Spoke On "EcOnOmics
And The Peace.

On Monday at the regular meet
ing oI the Milford New Century
{ luh. Mr.. A. l.. Fleming. an in
Ntructor at Maryland State Teach
crs college ui Salisbury, spoke ON
= Economics and the Peace. He
was presented by Mrs. Herman
Phillips. chairman of education tor
}hc club. Speaking of The natura'
! lesources as being OF prime mpOr-
t3nt To any country. Mr.. Fleming
listed iron, coal oil. copper, cotton,
rubber tun2StOn. manganese. Tin,
fertilizer and lumber as those OF
the most Importance and told OF
the quantities and where most of il
was located. He also gave com
prehensiVe percentage table OF eX-
ports and imports, most OF which
commerce MOS carried ON by the
United States. Britain and Russia,
the Big Three. with China a minor
contender, but whose possibilities
may improve in the future. Nh.
Fleming presented clear picture
ct the problems ahead, a study in
economies. OF the disposal of con-
tcntious spots such as Gibraltar,
Suez Canal. The Canal Zone and
the nayies of the big powers. He
touched on the coming policy of
the United States. whether il would
lac imperialistiC. iSOlatiOniStic, on
broad cooperative. Questions fol-
lowed the talk all OF which made
al interesting afternoon. Miss
Anne Adkins. also OF Salisbury
sang "A Kiss in the Dark" and Il
Love Life" She was accompanied
hy Mrs R0her1 Rudolph a socia'
Lour followed the program.
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