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The midland journal., 1946-03-15
GERMANY:
Ration Cut

Reduction of the food ration to
1000 calories daily in the British
occupation zone in Germany, and
need for substantial imports into
the American-held sector if the
present level of 1,500 calories is to
be maintained, pointed up the criti-
cal situation in the fallen Reich.
Seeking to alleviate the now hard
ship imposed by the ration slash
and head off possible rioting, Field
Marshal Montgomery flew to Lon
don to discuss ways of providing
additional food for the 20 million
German residents in the highly in
dustrialized northwestern region
held by the British. Because a di-
vision of British food supplies would
not furnish substantial relief, how
ever, authorities appealed to the
U. S. and Russia for food shipments.
While Germans in the U. S. occu-
patton zone are receiving a subsist-
ence ration of 1,500 calories daily,
two-thirds Of the food eaten is COM
ing from local stocks. If the present
allotment is to be maintained, inn
ports soon will have to be upped
and a total of 100000 tons shipped
in during the first nine months of
1916. Because of scarcities of fer
tilizer, seeds, tools and farm ma
chinery, fall crops may be appre-
ciably curtailed.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, N. w.
Washington. ID. G.

WNU Service, 1916 Eye Street, N. w.
Washington, ID. G.
In these days when there is so
much talk about co-operatives, l
would like to take this opportunity
to say something about cooperative
sponsorship of radio. It is differ
ent kind of coop, Of course, but 1t
has done lot for broadcasting. 1t
simply means that instead Of hav-
ing one big company sponsor a
program over whole network, a
local concern in each town "hires"
us. That is why l say the name of
my boss is legion.
There are many advantages in
this plan from a purely material
standpoint. But to me, the greatest,
from the broadcaster's point of view
is the fact that coop sponsorship
provides a tremendous psychology
cal tonic. 1t gives me what l call
an e-pluribus-unum boost, because
l have a feeling that lot of peo-
pie have elect d me to my
job instead of one man hiring me.
| feel that / have become citizen
in a sort of new-found economic
democracy.
Now from the listeners stand
point: When a program is sponsored
locally, the townsfolk are bound to
look on it with lot more intimacy.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
RedisCovers America
Under New Sponsors
Cooperative Backing Of Programs Affords
Wider National Contacts; Brings Radio
Close to Local Communities.
BY BAUKHAGE
Ne,Ds Analyst and Comm en- fdtor.

We are all proud of the fact that
radio has brought the world right
into the listeners home. We can be
equally proud of the fact that the
cooperative sponsorship system
has brought thousands Of American
communities into the broadcaster's
heart and mind. The cooperative
sponsorship system exemplifies the
good, democratic principles Of de-
Capitalization.
think it's a great invention.
Chosen by Station WNAX, Yank-
ton, S. D., as typical midwest
farmers" Mr.. and Mrs. John Oeser
won a trip to Washington, new
tractor and money for new ward
robe. Immediately after being re-
ceived by the President, they were
interviewed on our program.
They were chosen by WNAX be-
cause, while running up remark
able production record on their farm
in Westside, Iowa, they also played
a leading part in the war activities
of the community.
Mr.. Oeser is So years old and is
still cultivating the land his father
pioneered. He and Mrs. Oeser have
eight children-the one Of military
age is marine-two daughters are
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
STRIKES:
Costly WalkOut

The General Motors and CIO-
United Automobile Workers pitched
battle over wages ranks as one of
the costliest industrial disputes in
U. S. history, with financial losses
of over 300 million dollars to COM
pany, union, dealers and other pro-
ducers dependent on G. M. for
parts.
With it's plants closed as tight as
a drum throughout the country,
C. M. was estimated to have lost
500 million dollars in untitled orders
The midland journal., 1946-03-15

while 175,000 production employees
missed 113 million dollars in wages.
Dealers and statesmen were said to
have lost another 100 million dol
lars in commissions.
Because of G.. MS production
of parts, other manufacturers have
been forced to curtail assemblies,
increasing profit and wage losses.
AT the Packard Motor Car company,
5000 production workers have been
off more than a month because of
the shortage of G. M. supplies.
Of $4,000 G. NJ employees in Flint,
Mich, over 1000 strike bound work.
ers are receiving welfare relief at
rate of $38.06 weekly.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
World Supplies

Supplies of all grains in the prin-
cipal exporting countries in Janu-
ary were about Is per cent smaller
than at the beginning of 1945, with
wheat stocks about Is per cent less,
according to the department of agri-
culture.
Total wheat supplies in U. S., Can
ada, Argentina and Australia were
placed at 1892 million bushels COM
pared with 1868 million bushels on
January /, 1945. The exportable
surplus of ATS to 500 million bushels
is below world needs.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15

q III AllSA AOl Gil IL
policy in reaching
an understanding
with Russia, Secre-
t ary Of S t a t e
Byrnes declared d
the U. S. would go
to war to curb fu-
ture aggressors and
peace and repara-
tons settleme emit S
must be reached
speedily and equi-
tably to permit the
economic revival of
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
FOOD:
Crop Readjustn,ents

In readjusting 1946 crop goals, the
department of agriculture sought to
assure a greater supply of edible
grain, nutritious relief fare, fats and
oils and animal feed to meet not
only U. S. needs but growing Euro
pean emergency requirements.
Because winter wheat already has
been planted, the additional 1,000,-
600 acres asked will have to be
seeded in the spring wheat area,
the department declared. While
North and South Dakota, Montana
and Minnesota are expected to plant
the bulk of the extra acreage,
other spring wheat areas were called
upon to increase their crop.
Since smooth dry edible peas con-
stitute good protein relief food and
ship well, the department planned
for 100, ,000-acre boost in paintings,
principally in Colorado, Idaho, Mon
tana, North Dakota, Oregon and
Washington.
With small world supplies of fats
oiio O1lo III IHS lace VI Tic SLOW
movement of shipments from the
Pacific and heavy overseas relief
needs, soybean goals were boosted
by 100000 acres. Iowa, Ohio, Illi-
nois, Indiana, Minnesota and Mis-
souri, were asked for the greatest
increase.
Faced with the need for high meat
and dairy output with feed stocks
dwindling, farmers were asked to
increase corn production over 1,000,-
600 acres and also step up roughage
cultivation. At the same time, pro-
ducers were told to maintain the
flow of cattle to market, ship hogs
at lighter weights and Gull poul-
try fiockS.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
BARBS !. by Baukhage

Rubble plus rabble makes revo-
lution-but bowl of American soup
goes long way to convince even
. hungry communist democracy
isn't so bad.
What does the American soldier
n Europe (and oficer) want most?
Sorry. cynics, it's I'd to get home
and 4 not CD the wife and kiddies
over there.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15

Before the war, says the 10th Gen.
tury Fund, around four million
I Americans paid an income tax.
After the war began, the number
rose to above 40 million, or over 10
times as many headaches on March
ID.
The clerks and salespeople are
now demanding s'Doncher know
there's peace on7''
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
Fritz Finds Heavy Going

Deported in September of 1945 as
dangerous alien after he had been
deprived of U. S. citizenship, for
mer Bund Chieftain Fritz Kuhn is
now baggage smasher in HOhenas-
berg castle in Stuttgart, Ger
many.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
FOREIGN POLICY:
u. S. Stifens

Answering demands of Sen. Ar
thur Vandenberg (Rep., Mich.) for
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
MEAT:
Consumer Costs

Though consumers will have to
pay the full cost of the packing COM
panies' 16 cent an hour wage boost
to employees, the actual outlay will
approximate only 81 cents a year
per person on the basis of record
consumption, the department of
agriculture reported.
In arriving at the figure, depart
ment economists divided the 112 per
cent price increase allowed pack
ers into anticipated consumption of
1855 pounds of meat per person in
1916 at an average of 35 cents a
pound. However, the actual cost
might be less since the estimated
consumption of 155 pounds per per-
son reflects peak and is far above
the average prewar level.
Despite the 1R per cent price
boost granted packers to Offset the
wage increase, the American Meat
institute termed OPA's relief entire
ly inadequate if livestock is to flow
to legitimate channels. Even with
the new price increase, the institute
said, legal operators would be
pressed to compete with black mar
keteers in bidding for cattle.
TIRE OUTPUT:
The tire manufacturing industry
produced approximately one tire
for every automobile on the road
in 1945, castings totalling %, ,538
units. While this exceeded the war
restricted quotas established early
in 1945. output fell far short of meet
ing long pent-up civilian demand.
Rapidly accelerating production
in the closing months of 1945 and
steadily increasing production since
the first of the year had carried
current weekly output to an all-time
record high by mid-February.
The midland journal., 1946-03-15
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS
WEEKLY NEWS ANALYSIS SIS--
Rip Franco Rule; IT, S. StiHens
Foreign Policy; Readjust Crop
Goals to Meet Emergency Needs

Released by Western Newspaper Union
The midland journal., 1946-03-15

Invest in Your Country
Buy u. S. Savings Bonds!
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
Red Sex Land Nurses Here
Several On Have Moved
All Star Team To New Home
New Home Is The For
mer Residence Of DIR.
G. Layton Grier On
Lake View Avenue.

The lot of nurses OF the Milford
Memorial Hospital was lightened
of a heavy burden last week. when
they moved from the old crowded
dwelling house. that has long Serv-
ed as a nurses home, to their new
home ON Lake View avenue. The
new house is the former residence
of the late Dr. G. Layton Grier and
was recently acquired by the hos
pital.
Acquisition of the new home
was FASTENED by letter received
from the State Board Of Nursing
condemning the old home and
We're found. the Nursing School of
Milford Memorial Hospital would
likely lose the approval of the state
board.
A survey of the facilities of Mil
ford Hospital made in 1895 has the
following to say about the old
home. "'rhe nurses home on one
side is an old wooden residence tC
which wooden wing has been add
ed. In order to make sufficient
room for the nurses every avail
able inch of the nurses home has
been utilized. 1t is difficult to con.
Ceivc how even one more nurse
could be accommodated in tho
home.
In those days when the Milford
Hospital was next door about thu
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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
Gordy Is Named To
Important Post
Transfer 0f Labor Supervisor An
nOunced BY Extension Service Head

George l.. Schuster. director of
the Delaware Agriculture! Exten-
sion Service has announced the
transfer of j. Frank Gordy, emer-
gency farm labor supervisor. to the
position of extension pOultryman
effective September |.
Gordy, d graduate of the Univer-
sity of Delaware School of Agricul-
ture, Joined the Extension Service
staff as assistant county agent in
Sussex county on February /. 1941.
Prior to that time he was an in
structor of vocational agriculture
in the Greenwood. Ferris. Seaford
and Dover schools.
He became Sussex County Agri-
cultural Agent on July 1. 1912. and
continued in that capacity until
May 1, 1943, when he was appointed
state supervisor of emergency
farm labor as result of the Ma
tional Emergency Farm Labor Act
which assigned responsibility for
recruitment and placement of farm
labor within the state to the Della
ware Extension Service.
From July |. 1914 to June 80
1945, he served also as part-time
Extension Poultryman along with
his farm labor duties.
In announcing the transfer, Di.
rector Schuster added that Mr.
Gordy will continue to assist with
the farm labor program until the
present season closes.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
Men Of Draft Age
Refused BY Guard
Ban On 1929 Year Old Group An
nOunced As InductiOns Resume

Men Is to % years OF age ere
barred fromw cuIiSting IN The Della
ware National Guard this week un-
less they have been honorably dis
charged from the armed forces, as
the Delaware Selcctive Service Sys-
TEN issued its first call for Undue
ton since June.
The states share of 25.00O youths
in the nation to be inducted next
month will go to New York City for
induction examination on Sept lG
ana II.
Draft boards in Wilmington and
New Castle County Board No
were ordered to send their inductccs
to 80 Whitehall Street. New York
on Sept. II.
Boards in MiddlctOwn. Dover
Harrington, ScafOrd and George
town will send their men on Sept
16.
A change in the induction station
used by Delaware from Jersey City
to New York was announced by
state selectivc service headquarters
as the draft call was issued.
Some prc-inductiOn examination,
will lalSO he made on those two days
it was pOintCdOut
The National Guard. in line will
a federal directive. also barred dis
abled veterans from service.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
Two Sussex Countians
Tie AS Candidates
Col. Edgar ). Slayer, T.. B. Daugh.
crty Choices For Vice President

Thirteen companies were repre-
sented and all of the officers pres
ent at a largely attended meeting
of the Sussex County Volunteer
Fircmcn's Association held at Del
mar on Tuesday night of last week.
G.. W. Ennis of Delmar, president.
presided at the business meeting
which was preceded by dinner
served by the Ladies' Auxiliary of
the Blades Company.
Colonel Edgar S. Slayer Of RehO-
both and Edward B. Daughcrty of
Dclmar tied with 13 votes each in
the selection of d candidate for
vice president to be elected at the
meeting OF the State NOlunteer
Firemen'S Association to be held
at Milford on September Is and 10
The selection of a vice president
will be decided at the state cOnven-
tiOn with both Slayer and Daugher-
ty as candidates. No candidates
from the central Sussex companies
were present. Each company pres
ent last Tuesday night was entitled
to two votes.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
K ROtarian n S
To Meet With
Harrin
Tuesday Night e
Service Clubs Will Gather
AT Angel Terrace" i"
The Home OF w. S.
Daugherty, For Inter-
City Meeting.

The members OF the Milford and
Harrington Rotary Clubs will
gather on Angel Terrace" lOcat-
ed at the home OF Milford Rotary
vice president and program chair
man. w ShOckley Daugherty in
Houston, next Tuesday evening.
September 10 The meal. which
will be served rustic style. will be
gin at 6:15 O'Clock. Members are
request d to come few minutes
earlier for the opening program.
This will be the first inter-city
meeting of the new Rotary year,
and the session was planned in its
entirety hy "ShOck" who kindly
consented to the use OF Angel
Terrace for the meeting
Last Monday evening the pro-
gram was in charge of Raymond
Mastcn. who presented Carl Fox,
district manager Of the MetrOpOli-
tan Life Insurance Company. with
headquarters in Dover. Mr.. Fox. in
turn, ran off two highly interesting
Western Electric pictures. which
depicted what happens when d sud
den storm breaks and the power
distribution ConterS are called on
TO step up their current loads {:
while the other picture on the same
reel, traced the story of light from
its humble beginning to present
day magnitiCenCc.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
Sussex Democrats
File Third Ticket
Independent Group List
Candidates With Clerk
Of The Peace

Unhcraldcd, and coming as some
what of surprise, was the polit-
ical bombshcll dropped into the
Democrat camp this week, when a
group of Sussex County Democrats
filed an Independent ticket with
Francis +. Morgan, Clerk of the
Peace, at the court house in George
town.
Heading the new ticket is Payn-
ter {. Ingram for Senator, in OppO-
stiOn to James NJ. Tunnel, regular
Democratic nominee for the Sen
ate. and John j. Williams, the un-
dnimOus choice of the Republican
Party in Delaware. While not
filing candidates for Congress.
attorney general. insurance comm
issioner. state treasurer. or aud
itOr. the Independents filled out
the County ticket in Sussex County
with the exception of Coroner.
Those filing follow: John A. In
gram, Clerk OF the Peace; John +.
Moore. Register of Wills; Paris p.
Johnson, Recorder of Deeds; Gran
Vile II. Wilson, Levy Court Comm
issioner; and Earl W. Messick,
sheriff.
While as yet the Independents
have not announced their Party's
aim, it is believed such an announ-
cement will be presently forthcOm-
ing from their Senatorial candidate.
Mr.. Paynter G.. Ingram
1t was revealed that the new
Independent Democratic Party is
planning an active campaign which
will extend into every voting dis
trict i'm the County
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
$50 Pupils
Enrolled At
Schools Here
Two Vacancies Are Re-
ported On The Local
Teaching Staff; Recep-
ton Tuesday Night.

The Milford public schools OPEN
ed Wednesday morning at 9 o'clock
with a new superintendent Harold
A. Shaterian, and an enrolment of
about $50 pupils.
Grades | to ; were accommodated
in the elementary school building
corner of North and Second Streets
and grades 6 to II. inclusive, in the
high school on Lake Avenue.
A meeting of the teachers of the
elementary school was held in the
old school building. and meeting
ol the teachers in the high school
building. Tuesday afternoon, for
the purpose of planning a school
program for the coming school
year.
There remain two vacancies in
the corps of instructors to he filled
one Il director nt music in the hiGi
school, and Il teacher for the frs
grade in the elementary school.
A reception was given the new
members ol ,hc faculty Tuesday
evening at the Milford High School
continued ON maze a.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
S. Frank Simpson
Relieved Suicide
Retired Sussex County Far
mcr Found Dead From
Inhalation OF Gas

S. Frank Simpson. 55 years old,
retired Sussex county farmer, was
found dead in the bathroom of his
rOOming houcse in Bridgeville last
Thursday night, with the gas jet
of a hot water heater turned on.
William T. COnaway, coroner of
Sussex county. said it was sui
eide. He added that Mr.. Simpson
had been in i'll health.
DR.. Catherine G. Gray said Simp-
son had been dead about an hour.
The body was discovered by Chas.
NJ. Simpson. no relation 10 the dead
man, who also lives in the rOOming
house. He broke into the bathroom
from an adjoining second-floor
porch. Simpson was found lying III
the bath tub on a blanket and pill
low. He had been widoWer Tor
more than 90 years and had retired
recently from his farm two miles
east of Bridgeville. He is survived
by two nephews, Virgil and Hearne
Simpson of Wilmington. and two
nieces, Mrs. James Sparklin. RO-
chester. \. Y. and Mrs. Louis Ed
gell of Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
~ c m O CT q | S
In Kent File
Full Ticket
Filing Was Made BY Will
lard ID. BOyce, Chair
man OF The County
Committee.

Luther Robbins of near F'rcdcr-
lea will be the Democratic candi-
date for election in Kent county as
state senator from the Fifth Sena-
tOrial District. according to the
complete county ticket filed with
Clerk of the Peace John r. Lever
age, last Tuesday afternoon.
The party's candidate for repre-
sentative from the Tenth Represent
tative District is Burton W Will
cults, also of near Fredcrica
The ticket. filed by willard D.
BOvce, chairman of the Kent Coun-
ty Democratic Committee. and Pro
thOnOtary W. Marion Stevenson.
secretary. follows:
Recorder of Deeds. former State
Police Officer Daniel +. (Jerry)
Sullivan, Dover; register in chan
Gerry and clerk of the orphans
court Frank ID. Webb, Rising Sun
clerk of the peace, Harry G. Tee
Jr., Harrington; county treasurer
and receiver of taxes. Sheriff Fred
NJ. Williams. Hartly; sheriff, Harry
Camper, near Harrington: coroner
y. Edgar Smith. FELTON,, incumbent
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Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
Reporting On Broiler
Prices Has Begun
tnique Service Has Been Started
by Delaware Bureau Of Markets

\ daily Dcl-Mar-Na poultry mar
ket news report has been started
by the Delaware Bureau of Mar
kcts, State Board of Agriculture in
connection with the L. S. ID. A.
Dairy and Poultry Market News
Service according to information
from Paul VI. H0dgSOn. acting di-
rector.
To start with. prices paid for
hrOilcrS and freyers +. o. B. farm
picked mp the previous day will be
reported showing a range of prices
according to size and quality for
broilers under > pounds; fryers
from , pounds to IA pounds; and
over 3H pounds It will also give
reported offering prices and record
of trading up to 11:30 d. m. the
day reported. The information will
be obtained by telephone each NOR
ming from buyers for both dressing
plants and live shippers. and in
clude both Delaware and the Eas-
tern Shore of Maryland areas.
The report will he broadcast oven
WHEL at Wilmington on the reGu-
lar farm program between :0t
and l:l5 y. m, +. ID. S. T.. anC
over WBOC at Salisbury on the
farm program at l2:30 p. m, +. 5
r. 1t will also be carried on the
daily printed poultry and egg mar
kct report from the Production ant
Marketing Administration Marke
News office in Philadelphia alOns
with the report of prices in Phil
adclphia and other eastern cit!
markets
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
n a tiOnal Association
Press Bureau Also
Picks, Miles AS Out
standing Manager.

Centreville and Milford fought
it out to draw in placing men on
the 1946 all-star team of the Eas-
tern Shore League, each of them
showing four Representatives in
the lineup. Cambridge placed two
and Dover and EastOn one each,
leaving fredericksburg, SeafOrd and
Salisbury out of the picture.
Outstanding in popularity were
Outfielder Nick Malfara and Right
handed Pitcher Mike Cast. both of
Centreville. both being unanimous
choices of the voters. Third Base
man Steve Nemeth of Milford lost
only one first-chOice ballot.
A ding-dong battle was wagcd
before Grady Wilson of Milford
was voted in as the team short
stop over Bunky Langgood of Cen
treville. One vote gave Wilson his
slim margin of victory. Catcher
Jack Martin of EastOn also got
stiff opposition from John Pardo
of Dover before being returned the
winner.
Votes of the league writer's were
collected and tabulatcd by the Ma.
tional Association Press Bureau
with the following results:
First Base-Scupp. Centrevillc.
Second Base-Nadel. Milford
Third Base-Nemeth. Milford.
Shortstop-WilsOn. Milford
Left Field-Malfara. Centrevillc
Center Field-Stevens, Centre
Vile.
Right Field Marshall, Dover.
Martin. EaStOn.
Right Hand Pitcher-GaSt, Cen
treville.
Left Hand Piatcher Bournol
Cambridge.
Utility-Tyler. Cambridge.
Manager-Millies. Milford.
Honorable mention Zone or NOR
votes) Bilko. DiCola. LaBlanC
Lansgton and Contini of Salisbury
Ford, Herb. Deluca, Slaysman an
Mylczek of Seaford; DeNOvillt
O'COnnOr. Donaldson, POhOlsky
FULLY. Parker and Deal of Milford
Yarowsky and Petrozolla of Eas
ton; MuldOon, Havelka and Krauss
of fredericksburg; Mccullough
Speranzo. Keil and Pardo of DC
yer; Langgood. Pacific. Iser
Caves. Waldt. Mcleod and Levi
of Centreville; Parker and Becke
: of Cambridge.
Milford chronicle., 1946-09-06
Home Demonstration
Agent Named In Kent
Mrs. Violet Noble Goodwill OF Near
Harrington Appointed

The appointment of Mrs. Violet
NNOble Goodwill of near IIarring-
ton as Kent County Home Demon
stratiOn Club Agent effective Sep
tember II. has been announced by
George H. Schustcr. director off the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service
Mrs. Goodwill was born and rear
cd on a farm near Harrington and
was graduated fro mHarringtOn
High School in 1896. She attended
the WOmens College of the Univer-
sity of Delaware and received her
Bachelor of Science degree in Home
Economics in 1910.
Following her graduation from
the WOmen's College. she was for
four years the teacher of home eco
nomics and science at Harrington
High School
Shcsucceeds Mrs. Betty 10 New
combe of Smyrna who served as
acting home demonstration agent
from April to July of this year.