davidaulloa/AmericanStories huggingface dataset:
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MORE ABOUT
PAMLICO
FROM PAGE N

the blast. Gravely injured in the
explosion was Ray Threkeld, OF
Houston, Texas, member of the
technical staff of Independent Ex-
plorations, Inc. The other injured
man was identified as Elton Gal
lup, also of Wanchese, a member
of the crew.
According to reports reaching
shore from the scene of the acct
dent, 10 miles out from this re-
mote fishing village, the explo-
sion resulted from misunderstood
radio signals.
The boat on which the three men
were working pulled away from an
observation boat for the purpose
of laying dynamite charges which
by pre-arrangement were to be
detonated from the latter.
Charge Goes Off
Reports said Tillett was standing
in the stern of the dynamite boat
with a five-pound charge of ex-
plosive, capped and wired, clasp
ed to his body, when the charge
was set off prematurely.
Another so pounds Of dynamite
carried for subsequent charges ap-
peared to explode at the same time,
reports said.
Boats working in the vicinity
came Immediately to the rescue
and lifted the two injured men
aboard. Nothing was found of Til
lett, reports reaching here said.
The accident was reported to
have happened early Wednesday,
but more than two hours elapsed
before Jews of the disaster reached
shore.
Nearest telephone communica-
tons are in Manteo, Is miles across
Croatan sound Communications
also are available at Englehard,
26 miles south by road.
Threkeld was taken to a ply
stefan at Englehard and Gallup was
taken to Manteo, and rushed from
there to a Norfolk hospital.
Independent Explorations, Inc,
of Houston, Texas, has been on
Quoting seismographic operations
in waters along North Cardinals
outer banks for the past three
weeks under a contract WITT ~
Standard Oil company of .3
Jersey.
Standard Oil has been engaged
for more than a year in explora-
ton of the possibilities of oil in
this territory.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
CASES IN FLORIDA
NEARS 20O-MARK

MIAMI, Fla, June 12-U.D-
The number of infantile paralysis
victims in Florida neared 200
Wednesday and health officials
feared the advent of hot weather
would do little to stop spread of
the disease, which has reached
near-epidemic proportions in some
areas.
Key West reported the 18th vic
tim Wednesday while plans were
made to wage an aggressive
fight to stamp out any unsanitary
conditions existing in the city. Key
West had six new cases on Mon
day alone.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MORE ABOUT
VETS
FROM PAGE ONE

the same sort of equipment.
""These veterans priorities,"
he said, "are absolutely worth
less"
Coleman estimated there is
about one piece Of equipment
for every 100 veterans who
want to buy it. Furthermore.
he said, there must be 1000
people doing paper work for
every piece of equipment be-
tween here, Richmond, Phila-
delphia and Baltimore"
why tangle it all up in
miles of paper work ard handle
it through a dozen different of
fices?" he demanded Indignantly.
why can't be sold direct from the
storage depots?"
Chairman Tom Stewart, 3D.
TENN, reminded him that Con-
gress passed an amendment to the
Surplus Property Act last month
giving veterans top priority over
all other purchasers. Coleman said
he hadn't been able to see any i'm
provements.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MORE; ABOUT
TOBACCO
FROM PAGE ONE

ceilings from leaf tobacco because
there is an adequate supply now,
but added he felt his amendment
necessary to assure removal from
this seasons crop.
Wants Action Now
Otherwise, he pointed out, there
would be the necessity OF a hear
ing to prove the ceiling should
come off; then appearance before
the decontrol board and the grow
ers Of this years crop would not
get the advantages of ceiling re-
moval.
The North Carolina senator also
introduced an amendment to an
amendment by Senator Taft (R.-
Ohio) adopted A-29, which would
allow advertising expenditures to
be considered in prices so that
an advertiser would be able to do
the amount of advertising he did in
1910.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MORE O
RED TAPE
FROM PAGE ONE

babe Satko to eadanger his
brood. Satko fooled them by
sailing his ark into Canadian
waters and loading his family
beyond reach of local regula-
tons.
Thumb Navigation
Storms dashed the coast,
but the ark's landlubber skip
per, using rule of thumb navi-
cation, had laid his course
well. Several weeks later, the
ark's blunt bow nosed into a
rugged inlet 18 miles north
of Juneau.
admitted defeat.
But back in Seattle, Satko now
father of three more children,
For six years after his landing
in Alaska, he sweated, axe in
to clear 20 acres of land and
built two cabins. Government
estimates place cost of clearing
one acre at $4,000. Satko did ii
alone.
All Over Now
Put after those six years, the
Department of Interior would not
give me homestead rights" he
said. Somebody said it was
against the policy of the general
land office to grant homesteads
now - I don't know. It over"
Satko, his wife, and seven of
his 10 children will start for Ar
kansas in a rebuilt station wagon.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MORE ABOUT
Staying
FROM PAGE ONE

mony by declaring that the n ar
hardly knew his own name ,
when questioned and that he was
illiterate.
The witness further testified that
Cause could not tell his age or if
he was the youngest or oldest OF
his 13 brothers and sisters. DR..
Cranmer said that Cause told
him that he did not know what
county he lived in and did not
know where he was born.
When asked where he had been
during the day Cause replied,
they took me someplace out of
the jailhouse," said DR.. Cranmer.
Ozone Nothing"
DR.. Cranmer further testified
that he asked Cause if he realized
he was being tried for his life and
that Cause replied mo sir, they
amt trying mel amt done Moth
ing"
Concluding his testimony, the
doctor said that he had given the
defendant a physical examination
and had found a foreign particle
buried in the Negroes middle
finger of his left hand and another
in his back. There were also
many scars on his body, head and
limbs, the physician testified.
Cause was unable to tell him
where he received the injuries,
said the doctor.
Deluded
Mintz. referring to this testi-
mony in his address, claimed that
the doctor had been deluded. He
said that Cranmer, who was not
a qualified psychiatrist, had been
taken in by Causes sham derange-
ment.
He offered as corroborating evil
dence the statements of L. B.
Hewitt. C. M. Hewitt, and C. L.
Rohr, white farmers residing in
the vicinity of Causes home. APP
pearing earlier in the day, they
had all testified that in their opin-
ion the defendant was sane.
"Tm Crazy Too"
Ulysses Cause, brother of the de-
PENDANT, summoned to the stand,
said that "Scooper' had fallen out
of a barn when small He said
that he, Ulysses, had been con-
nected with a bottlegging gang
and announced that Pm crazy
too"
Mintz said that introduction of
the fall episode was an after
thought on the part of the defense
and should not be considered evil
dence of Causes mental infirmity.
Seen Near Home
Lena Bell, Negress, states's wit
ness called by the defense, testi-
fled that she was going to Will
liamson's house the afternoon of
the shooting and had seen Leon
and his brother Luke walking to-
wards home near the farmers
house.
She testified that she heard two
sIlotS as she was pumping water
into a bucket, and going to the
front of the house was Williamson
%kneeling and aiming a shotgun in
the direction of the defendant who
vas running up the road. Will
hanson then fired a third shot,
she said.
Shot To Brighten
Mrs. Williamson had previously
testified that her husband had
llrea two shots in the air to fright
en- Scooper' off the property.
Mlntz averred that the dis
crepency in the accounts of the
shooting were immaterial and that
Williamson would have been justi-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MORE o
TAXI
FROM PAGE ONE

The present officers are: j. M.
Samonds, Durham, president: John
.. Mayberry, Elkin, first vice
loh' second vice-president; arsh
president; j. E. Wenburg, Will
1m5lngton, second vice-president;
MarshaH c. Kurfees, Winston
oalem, executive secretary; and
Marvin Harris, Durham. treasurer
Inc two-day convention started
OH early yesterday afternoon with
a social hour in the hote1's hail
room. oaii
demonstrates Meters
Me ~ - proud, OF the Dinner Taxi
theser corporation, Dayton. Ohio,
sneh gave a talk on the new meters
nls company is manufa ct11rino
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13

The talk was accompanies
meters. modern
Today,s morning session n.,,
open with election of officar. VIII
general business matters and
At 7 pm. tonight the Convent.
will come to a close as +bs e"lon
ton stages its annual bsn rSSocia,
the hotels main dining b an In
Thad Eure, secretary Of stat.
North Carolina, will be n rtS'e Of
banquet speaker with Carl c'paI
publisher of The State ma Tos.ca,
acting as POSTMASTER. Sae'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MILK DRIVERS sTRIKt

MILWAUKEE, June 12.-R-
An unscN eduled strike by Local
225, Milk and Ice Cream Driverr
union (AFL) left Milwaukee with
out milk delivery from 10 major
diaries Wednesday.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
MORE ABOUT
THE CAPE FEAR
FROM PAGE ONE

, motber saying, johnnie, u on
down to the market tower ana
HEAR what time it is"
We figure that mother at least
had an hour-glass to keep up WIN
times passing and thus save john
ME the trip into town.
WITHOUT MOSS Johnnie's
conjectural trip also raises an
other question. Mrs. Marine says
the tower "stood at Front and
Market streets in the ENTER OF Inc
western side Of Market street"
Unless souvenir compass has
gone awry, we think Market street
runs east and west. How, there
fore. could Market street have a
western side? And now, further.
could the tower then stand also at
Front street?
Somewhere in the city, stuffed
away in someone's bureau drawer,
there must be a map of Old Will
mington which will straighten out
this geographical dilemma fer US.
We feel as helpless as a tree
without moss growing on its
northern side.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13

such resident shall undergo a A.
day period of quarantine on their
premises.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13
The Weather

WASHINGTON, June 12-P-Weather
Bureau report of temperature and rain
fall for the "a hours ending at 8 pm.
in the principal cotton growing areas
and seWhere
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-06-13

Dial 2-S3l1 For Newspaper Serr,..
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
H. L. Glasco Honored
For Safe Driving
Phone "Tr0uble Shooter" Has Dri,-
en- l50.000 Miles Without Mi>hap

Harry l.. GlaSco Of y. +. Sixth
street. Milford, local installer-rc-
pairman for the Diamond State
Telephone Company. who has driv-
Ell company motor vehicles IA total
of 10000 miles without being re
spOnsible for a single accident. was
hOnored Wednesday night, Febru-
AIRY 20, at a special safety dinner
meeting in the New Century Club.
Wilmington.
GlascO was presented with an
engraved wallet by Russell p. Long.
general plant manager OF the COM
pany. He was one of two men who
have completed 100000 miles OF
safe driving. The other was Jay
s. Steinouer of Newark.
Two other telephone men were
made members of the club after
completing 100000 miles of safe
driving They were Paul Stafford
OF Wilmington. and James +. Will
kins of Dover.
In addition. % other members OF
the safety club were presented Will
cards indicating the completion o.
another year of safe driving.
Speakers at the meeting. in ad
dtiOn TO Mr.. Long. were Carl r
Freehafcr, vice president and gen
cral manager of the company ant
Richard +. Thomas. division plan
superintendent James O. Craw
ford. district plant superintendent
was chairman.
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
New Chaplain Arrives
At Dover Air Base
Captain Jack Moses l. One 0f
Youngest In The L. :. Army

one of the Army's youngest
Chaplains was welcomed to the
Dover Army Air Field a few days
ago hy Colonel Kenneth i. Powell,
base commander.
The new arrival. Captain Jack
Moses. Corps of Chaplains. only re-
Gently returned from service in the
Southwest Pacific, entered the
Army from his Baptist Parish in
Moody. Texas. in June 1913.
Assigned to the Air Corps, tn"
young chaplain was with the
Fourth Air Force on the West
coast for t. months before joining
the Fifth Air Force on New Guinea
III August Of 1911.
After four months on New Gui-
nca. Chaplain Moses was trans
terrcd to the Ground Forces be
cause of an urgent need for young
men who could accompany combat
troops into battle and arrived il
Lcyte in January 1945 during tn,
closing days Of the campaign there
The chaplain Was then assigned
to the l5lst Infantry Regiment o
the 38th Division "Avengers of Ba
taan," and he participated in the Ii
Turn 20 Page = Pleaso
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
SAB, 3,352,715,621 Tax
Take All Time High
1914 Record l. Surpassed BY Near
Iy S1,221 .0O0,00o

Na>hinston. u. {. A1 Federal
lax collections in 1913 toIaied a
rccord-brcaking $i3.352. 2.'l3.62l."o,
surpassing lH4IS previous record
by nearly $l.227,000. 900, the Inter
nal Revenue Bureau revealed this
week.
The total ior all income taxes
also set a record, 3f.357.ol0.o%'.'3.
e olipoing the previous peak in ~
Lv almost S227. 100000.
Individual income taxes, iurlhti
rcflectins record-hreaking coIIec-
iions all al0na the line III i"i'. TO-
tailed S1a SS5.275.24S.&6. Making vi
t|at total were $9,26l.o34.o5 III nor
nal and surtaxes paid directly ano
S10.623.351.194.S3 in taxes withheld
t1om salaries and wages
CORPORATION income taxes totalt'
$14.47I734.838.S7, including S4.6l6,-
1;3.69S.48 in normal and surtaXeS
md 81. u.7Q5. 5.5G1.149.39 in excess prof
its taxes.
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
DcI0lCGre Alumni To
Meet Tomorrow
Veterans Will BE Greeted
At First Reunion
Since 1871

The Alumni Associations Cnivrr-
sity OF Delaware, will hold its first
reunion since 1911 tomorrow eve
ming. Saturday. February -. in the
Hotel DUPONT. when returned yctcr-
ans will be especially welcomed.
Dr. W. owen Syphcrd. acting
president and the principal speak
"r. will Introduce faculty members
and students. University rcprcscn-
tatiVcs who will speak are:
Francis H. Squire. Arts and Sci
cnce dean: +. Fcnton Daughcrty.
dean OF men; George l.. SchuSter.
dean OF the School OF Agriculture ;
II. H. Preston. acting dean of en-
Ginccrin@: W Earle Armstrong,
dean OF the School of Education ;
W. y. Murray. head OF the depart
ment OF health, physical education
and athletics: Dir. y. l.. COlburn
head Of the department OF chemical
engineering; John OFT. president
i1utn To Page 3. PIeaseI
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
Families Homeless
In Seaford Blaze
Four Businesses. Three Apartments
Raced In Blaze

Two families were left homeless
and damage estimated at $l33.ooo
Was done by a fire which razed the
plant OF the Atlas Linen Supply
Company. Philadelphia. garage.
restaurant, filling station and three
apartments on Route r. between
SeafOrd and Blades on Tuesday.
Telephone service south Of ScafOrd
was disrupted for more than two
hours when a cable burned and
traffic on Route -. the main high
way south. was held up for about
the same period Of time.
The buildings are owned by for
mcr t. 5. Representative William
f. Allen. OF ScafOrd.
FircmCn report the blaze started
in the garage of Lloyd Powell fol
lowing an explosion. Famed by a
stiff wind. it quickly spread to the
adjoining buildings before the ar
rival of SCafOrd, Laurel. and Blades
IJrn TO Page d. PIeasei
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
Court Cases Are
Decided In Sussex
Petitions For Paroles Denied And
Granted In Certain Gases

In Superior Court at Georgetown
last. Friday morning. Chief Justice
harles S. Richards granted a de-
cree nisi in the divorce case of Will
liam A. Figgs VS. Minnie NJ. Figgs.
In General Sessions Court. Judge
James +. Carey denied petitions for
paroles in the cases of Dorothy Cor
alec Brown and Frank L0ach. and
granted a similar petition in the
case of Rosa Lee Daniel
Dorothy Coralec Brown. through
her attorney. Frederick p. Whitney.
entered Il plea of guilty TO assault
and battery on Della Mac Polk. The
alleged assault and battery took
place on a bus which was transport
ing workers at the Dulany Plant in
Salisbury, to their homes in Sussex
county. and was the Outgrowth of
an argument over seats in the bus.
The Brown girl admitted purchas-
ing lye, while the bus was stoppcd
in Laurel on January 5. this year.
The lye. was later allcgedly thrown
Turn to Page S. PIeascl
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
Plant Break Down
Here Disrupts Service
Largest Generator Burns Out
Thrust Bearing

Since the burning out of the
thrust bearing ON the 1850 kilOwatt
generator at the light plant on
Monday evening. this city had inter
mittcnt service until late Wedncs
day night, when engineers and re-
pairmcn from the Delaware Power
and Light tompany's huge plant at
Vienna, Md, were able to install
another bearing. which was cast
at the aforementioned plant early
"Wednesday and the large generator
was started.
Plant Superintendent Anton Ad-
am was. fortunately. present at the
plant shortly before the supper hour
on Monday evening. when he heard
the large generator start to squeal,
and Immediately pulled the master
switch, cutting it off. and according
TO outside engineers. just in the
nick Of time. for had ii been allow
cd to continue running, the shaft
and blades as we'll as the thrust
bearing would have burned out. and
it would have taken months to re-
built it,
The smaller generators. one 500
X. w. the other 450 X. W., were
hooked up, but were found to be
unequal to the task of supplying
the necessary power at the peak
loud hours. which are seven to
, eleven in the morning and 4:30 to
80 in the evening. The smaller
generator III particular was unable
to run steadily. because of the clog.
ging of the jets on its water in
jector. and with 1900 kilowatts
needed and only approximately 500
available, service was put on an in
! (Turn to Page 3, Please)
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
Draft Standards
Have Been Cut To
Fill Army Quotas
PLAN TO ORGANIZE
V. r. W. POST HERE
NEXT TUESDAY NIGHT

An organization meeting
with the purpose of forming
Veterans of Foreign Wars
Post for this area. will be
held at the New Milford Ar
mory on North Walnut street,
next Tuesday evening, Febru-
ary 26. Officials of the state
wide organization will be-
present and explain the pro-
cedure TO the local group. To
date So men have signed up.
and over 100 more have signi-
fled their intentions of becom-
ing members the night of the
organization meeting. ON
GERS for 1876 will be elected
at the meeting next Tuesday
evening. and application made
for charter. All veterans
who join within the next nine
ty days will be granted the
status of charter members.
and their names will be IN
scribed on the Post Charter.
James ]. Deputy. veteran of
the war in the China-lndia-
Burma Theatre. will serve as
temporary chairman OF the
meeting. lOther members OF
the local committee are Dr.
James Il. West and George G..
Russell, Jr.
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
Band Assn. To
Present Guest
Artists Feb. Is
Miss LePOre Of Dover.
Talented Singer, Will
Present Songs In
French And English.

The Milford High School Band
Association will present it's md
concert featuring guest artists on
Monday. February 25th. lHl6 at
500 D. M. in the Hich School Audi
tCrilm.
Miss Sarah LePOrc Is Il talented
singer who is at present preparing
tor her New York city debut carly
this spring. she has appeared in
numerous concerts in lower Della
ware and is highly acclaimed by
musicians and critics. Her pro-
gram will include arias FROM
operas and selections from li9ht
classics sung im French and En@-
liSh. Miss I.c Pore will be aCCOmrd-
MED by her teacher Mrs. Glenn
GilderSlecve of Dover.
The Milford High School Band
under the direction of Mr.. NJ. T..
Mehlmann will present an interest
ing and varied program for it's
part of the concert The program
will feature student soloists. tWir-
Iers. novelties and special ar
rangement of the Rhapsody in
Blue.
There will not he any admission
Charge 10 this concert; however, a
silver offering will be received
Since this is one of the most out
standing concerts in lower Della
ware all patrons of music should
Plan to attend.
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
No. l9 Spare Coupon Will
Become Due On That
Date; Sugar Condition
Does Not Improve.

The OPA District Office in the
Pennsylvania Building has receiv-
ed numerous requests as to when
the next sugar ration coupon. in
ration book No. I may be used.
Charles w. Hardesty. state direc-
tor of OPA, announced today.
Unless some change is made due
to any possible Improvement in the
sugar situation. the next sugar cou-
1t is impossible for the OPA to de-
termine any possible Improvement
in the sugar situation until the
spring sugar crop is actually on
hand i'll this country. This sugar
supply is expected during March
and April. AS it is quite possible
that there will be no Improvement.
consumers should continue TO re-
strict their use of sugar to the pres
ent allowance which is ) pounds
per months per person in ration
book No. f.
The District Office has also had
many requests as to replacement
vi lllt ~ NCNlIl DOOh NJ. l. ANO os
sugar coupon is the last sugar cou'
pom in the book. Beginning May 1
No. ~ spare coupon will become
the correct coupon for the pur
chase of sugar. The remaining
spare coupons. in the ration book
will continue to be used as suga
coupons. Therefore, the present IA
ton book No. will be used for su
gar ratiOnS until the end of tn
Sugar Rationing Program.
Many of the public have misun
dcrStoOd the issuance of new typ
sugar books thinking that they az
TO replace ration book No. 4. Thcs
new type sugar ration books ar
being issued only to discharge
scrvicemcn and women. and to ne'
born babies. They correspond I
the spare stamps remaining in II
tiOn book No.
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22
Dover District
Plans Crusade
F or Christ
Methodists Will Sponsor
Youth For Christ Rally
At Avenue Church On
February 26.

Plans for Il Crusade for 'hrlst
Rally of the Dover District. Penln-
SuIa Methodist Conference. TO he
held in Avenue Methodist Church,
Milford. Tuesday, Feb. %. were de
tailed this week by the Rev. DIR.
Thomas &. Nulligan. Dover District
superintendent.
The morning rally. which will
start at 10 O'Clock, Will he FOR NM
listers. y youth crusade rally will
be held at niGht. starting at 80
o'clock. Dr. Everett Palmer. pastor.
Centenary Tabernacle Methodist
Church. Camden y. j.. will lie The
principal speaker at both sessions
The Rev. Sidney Il. Bradley
chairman of the Peninsula tontcr-
cncc Board Of Evanselism, will lead
doyotione IN opening the morning
Tally. \ discussion VIII follow ON
visitation evangelism with the R"N.
G. Stanley Lowell. pastor Wesley
Methodist Church. Dover. as leader.
and With later discussion con-
Quoted h. The Rev. Frank II. Nil
bury, district secretary OF cNan&"I-
ism
The Rev Richard NJ. Green. exc
cCtiVe secretary ol the Peninsula
Conference Board OF Education
will present Eyan2rlism and EdU-
cation in the Church school" The
rally will close With the address ol
pr. Palmer Who will bc introduced
+ hy the Rev. Eohcrt l.. Green, exc
cutiyc secretary. Peninsula con
terence Board Of EVanGelism.
The Youth crusade rally vii
open with devotions conducted b!
vii lard Robinson. district pre~i
dCnt, Methodist Youth Fellowship
Group SINGING will hc led Ivy Edwin
& Th0nu~. Dover, president. con
ference Youth Fellowship anC
there also VIII hc selections b,
youth ChoirS The accompanies viii
be Norris Meredith. G.. T. y. chair
man of the recreation commission
E'r1loN Shin
Milford chronicle., 1946-02-22

|. "lmprOve the system. and"
:. TO raise the standards of edu-
cation offered to the school children
OF the state.
The commission was authorized
to employ competent and unbiased
accountants. investigators. profess
sional and secretarial assistants"
and was provided with an appropri-
alton of $25 600.
Representatives of the American
Council on Education. which has
conducted similar surveys in other
cities and states. will confer with
the commission soon to determine
the direction and scope of the edu-
catiOnal survey here and to make
final arrangements for starting the
work.
The council will send staff of
experts here for the study. includ-
ing director, a full-time office
manager. and other personnel. The
group will establish an office in
Wilmington.
Turn TO rage 3. Plea,eI