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Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
Brown Will.
Be Full-Timc
&. o. p. Aide
Will Resign AS Register
OF Wills to Accept Post
AS LiasiOn Officer I'm
der e.. Z. EdmOndS.

Isaac II, Brown. Jr.. register of
wills for New Castle county and
former chairman of the Republican
state Committee. WAS appointed to
the office of assistant to the Repub-
lican national committeeman by
George p. EdmondS. new national
committeeman from Delaware. last
Monday
As the result of taking the post
in the party's leadership MIR.
Brown I'D that he had withdrawn
as III i,cpublican candidate for
non.n"lOn to succeed himself as
register of Wills and also that he
plans to resign his present office
before his term is completed
In quitting the race for rcn0mi-
nation, Mir Brown has left John S
Walker. Wilmington attorney, and
veteran of World War H.. un0p-
posed for register of wills Mr.
brown said he expects to resign
from the office about September Is
so that he can devote full time to
his new duties.
In RcpuDllcdn party circles TINS
week it was said that following
Mr.. Browns resignation. Governor
Walter W Bacon will appoint Nh
Walker to fill the vacancy until
January /. 1947, when Nh Brown 5
term expires.
Edmond>' Statement
In making public the appoint
ment of Mr. Brown to the newly
created post Mr.. Edmonds said ;
Republican leaders have long felt
that the interests of the state and
of the Republican Party would be
advanced by the creation of a per
mancnt cOordinatinG office in
charge of a competent leader, which
office would function 365 days OF
the year
Up to the present, the difficulty
has been to obtain person Of sut-
tiCient calihre to carry ont our oh
iects. am very fortunate in hay.
continued on page ~
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
LetUcS Murder Victim
Is Laid TO Rest
T.. +. Shumaker Buried In
POtter'S Field After
Body Is Unclaimed

a grave in the pottor's field ot
LeWCS Methodist cemetery. after
claimed his body WIS tn"
lot Of Edward Franklin Shunakcr.
IN itincrant fish factory worker
who was murdered Ivy unknown
persons on lonely road near Lew
Cs, August
Following an intense inv"StiGa-
tiUn of ~ days by state and town
police. Coroner W. !. ConaWaY held
an inquest last Thursday at the At
hinS Funeral Home whore the body
mad been kept. His verdict was that
the man "Camc to his death by tho
hands of some unknown person or
persons
Hin Made No RrpOnSp
AS no relatives responded to tn,
wide search. though it is believed
he had u sister in Baltimore and a
brother in New Jersey. the body
was buried here in plot set aSid,
icontmuod on page -
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
Auto inspection
Schedule Set-Up
Registration Numbers For
August Are Disclosed
BY Department

If your registration expires Sep
tember 80 you must have your car
inspected before that date.
August Schedule
REGISTRATION NUMBERS
10000 to 10000 Rest of this week
10000 TO 10000 August 1851
WHERE TO GO
South State street in Dover. and
opposite the railroad station in
Georgetown The lanes are open
on week days. except Saturdays.
from $50 a. m. until 80 p. m. and
on Saturday from $50 d. M. until
noon.
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
An Invitation To
Chronicle Readers
Outstanding News Feature VIII Add
TOAttracti,eneSs OF Paper

You are cordially invited to read
The World This Week-a new klnd
of feature that will begin next
week in this paper The World
This Week is an interesting sum
mary of the news told i'll words ana
pictures-all within single page.
We are sure you will find it worth
while reading.
The Milford Chronicle
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
Pocomokc Drainage
Corporation To Elect
Election Will BE Held At Gumboro
school Today From To T.. VI.

Friday, August -. has been set
for the election OF board Of di-
reCtOrS for the POcomOkc brain
age Corporation. the first such cor
pOratiOn to be set mp in this state.
The election will be held i'm Gum-
b0rO school. between the hours of
| p. m. and ) p. m. There arc six
directors to be elected. Two from
each of the first five divisions and
one from the sixth division in the
area.
Nominations have been received
from the six divisions as follows:
Upper POcOmOke Ditch Area
John West and Otis West. Cow
House Ditch Area, r. W. Lingo. FL
wood West; Middle Poc0m0kc
Area Lester f. Hastings. Fred
continued ou uaCc
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
Dover Air Field To
Lose Active Status
Personnel At Fighter Base Will
BE Sent To Other CenterS

The Dover Army Air Field has
been ordered by the War Depart
ment to a temporary inactive status
beginning Sept. |. il was officially
disclosed by base officers this week.
All personnel. except needed
housekeeping and maintenance
i0rccs. will be transferred to other
commands, hut all facilities and
equipment will remain so as To b"
prepared to resume active status ON
short notice if it decided later 10
lCaCtivatC the field
The base command has not yet
been provided with ChanGeOvcr de
tails as to the number of person
rel. military and civilian. to be
maintained. Many civilians are en-
p!oycd there
Started Before War
construction of the field was
started prior To Pearl HarbOr with
tract of land purchased and pro-
vded under lease by Dover as the
nucleus for what eventually
became a field of operation which
spreads over Il vast acreage along
Bav Road, about four miles south
of Dover
The Army took over the field on
Dec. Il, 1871. 10 days after Pearl
llarbOr, and first moved in an OH
servatiOn group of the Ohio Ma
tiOnal Guard. That unit was fol
lowed by a bomber group.
The base assumed greater inn
pOrtanCe as P-40 ThundcrbOlt
fighter training base in 1913. A
milliOn-dOllar building project. in
Guiding second hangar and port
able shop buildings. was completed
in the summer of 1944 and the field
became one of the key bases in the
First Air Force and continued that
status until after the end of hos
tilitieS. Some time later it was
transferred to the newly-establish-
ed tactical command.
Final Pilot Training
Hundreds of ThunderbOlt fighter
: pilots received the final stage O
their training at the field and wen
: to battle on all fronts of the war
playing an important role in the
: successful conclusion of the war.
, When the Army first took ovel
= the field. it was still virtually {
: mudhole. with construction not faI
! continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
Foil Freight Station
Burglars In Milford
Timely Appearance 0f Agent Hen
~ wilkins Scared Bandits on

Burglars were fOiled in an at
tempt to rob the freight station of
the Pennsylvania Railroad at Mil
tord one night last week hy the APP
pcarance on the scene of Station
Agent Henry wilkins.
Mr. wilkins had been to the
movies. and on his way home de
cidod to go To the freight station on
u business matter
Entering the station about /; y.
m. he found that u window had
hccn forced open. and hurried
survey disclosed that the adding
naChin" was missing. He also OBJ
continued ON page u
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
Kent Farmers Apply
For Wheat Insurance
September y Has Been Set As
Deadlinp To Insure Crop

Kent County farmers have be
gun filling application to date for
Federal Insurance on the l947
winter wheat crop. r. Harry Will
son. Kent County Agricultural Con-
scrvation Chairman said today.
September rs. 1916, is the clos
ing date for purchase of insur-
anCe on wheat Every effort will
be made by the county committee
or authorized agents to contact
all wheat farmers in the county,
but those farmers not reached by
an agent are urged to visit the
County Agricultural Conservation
office
continued ON page b
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
Democrats Select
Committee Members
j. Harry Latchum, Milford. Named
Member OF State Group

Members of the new state com
mittee of the Democratic party
were elected at the caucuscS of the
three county groups last Tuesday
morning
Wilmington Caucus
State committee members n0mi-
mated from Wilmington are: First
senatorial district. William j Nc
Clafterty aand Mrs. Helen Emory
second. Leo Sweeney ard Mrs
Sarah Alexander.
Members at large named to tn,
state COmmitte from Wilmington
are William Roman and Miss Mari
an cCarthy. and from county sec
tiOn of the committee. James Quig-
ley, John &. Hazard. Mrs William
Carter and Mrs Robert II. Arm
strong.
New castle
The rural New Castle County
members are: Third senatorial dis
continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1946-08-23
County Republicans
WWVote omorrow

Dcadlinc For Withdrawal Passed With Several
Contests Listed For The Various County
Offices; Three-Way Battle Remains For
Levy Court Commissioner With F. Layton
Bennett And William r. Murphy Of Mil
ford, And Fred A. Walls OF Near Harbe-
son Remaining AS Candidates.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-03-01
firemen First On
Phone Switchboard

The Browning Telephone Com
pany's switchboard now gives
priority to members of the fire
department, according to Randy
Manuel, manager.
Each's telephone number is:des-
ignated by a red light so that
when a fire alarm comes in, the
operator may serve them first.
Usually. Manuel said, when a
fire alarm comes in it is flooded
with calls from the curious and
apprehensive-those not obliged
to fight fire.
In case of night fires. he said.
it might be more advantages for
non. firemen to get up and find
the fire, themselves.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-03-01

Events In Brief....

Vic Overcast, service officer
Of the Veterans Welfare Com
mission. will be at the Agency
barracks to give assistance to
former servicemen next Thurs
day, March z.
Girls springs coats 3 to ID at
the Economy Shop.
Mr.. and Mrs. o. A. Roholt, Jr.
and infant daughter left last Sat-
urday for BerkeIy, where Mr..
Roholt plans to enter the Univer-
sity of California. Unless the
family will be availed livin g
quarters, which are scarce at
most schools at this time because
of many former servicemen's re-
sumption of educational work
under the G. I. Bill of Rights,
they may be forced to return to
Browning pending future accom-.
modations.
i Mrs. W. G. Musselmap, Jr. of
Great Falls visited with her
parents, Mrs. and Mrs. George
/ Courtney for several days the
latter part of last week.
Cotton print house ceats at the
Economy Shop.
4 Pvt. R. J. Hunt of San Ber-
nardino. Calf, who is stationed
at SHEPPARD Field, Texas, has
been visiting his aunts. Mrs. Ber-
niece Lewis and Mrs. Ira Walter.
He returned to Sheppard Field
Wednesday.
u New jumpers in plain colors
and checks at the Economy Shop.
u Miss Isabelle Mckay returned
home Sunday evening from New
J Monterey. Calf, where she had
been employed by the gouern.
ment for several month.
She came back by way of seattle,
( stopping off there for a visit
( with her grandmother. Mrs.
IWm. Monroe.
NJ John and Jimmie McKav are
{ in Spokan this week on a bus.
mess trip.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-03-01
Three In Judge Lukins
Court During Week

Romer Aker of Cut b a n k,
facing Judge Lukin on a drunken
driving charge. pleaded guilty
and paid a $500 fine and costs
He was booked on a town charge
Norman Grandson, picked W
by Highway Patrolman Ander.
son, paid a fine of S25 for reck.
less driving. 1t was a sta {
charge.
Henry Porter for INDUCING in
spirits of fermenti" was fined
|Sl2.50.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-03-01
Recruiting Officers
To Be Here Monday

Blackfeet Reservation men in
terested in enlisting or re-en'
listing in the army are asked tt
meet with members of the army
recruiting station of Havre a,
the Browning postoffice Monday
M a r C h 4 at 4:30 p. m. U. S.
Army Recruiting Officer 1t. W,
C. Fowler and Cpl. R. I. Gustaf.
son are members of the person.
mel to be contacted.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-03-01
War Dead honored
By Carol College

The late Roger K. Paul of
Browning. one of Glacie I
County's young men to make the
supreme sacifice in Europe in the
late World War, was among the
alumni to be honored at memoir.
al Mass at Carol College al
Helena last Friday morning.
Browning chief. [volume] (Browning, Mont.) 1941-1953, 1946-03-01
Assembly of God


Sunday School at 10 a. m.
Morning worship at II a. m.
Christ Ambassadors Y O u n g
Peoples at 7 D. m.
Evening revival hour at 8.
Tuesday Bible study at IDS.
Cordial Invitation to everyone
Raymond A. Bache, Pastor.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24
COUNCIL CONDEMNS
MANY BUILDINGS

City council yesterday signed
condemnation and repair order:
affecting 80 buildings in the city
which had previously been de
clared unsafe by Gilbert F. Nor
ton. city building inspector and J
Ludie Groom, fire chief.
The following buildings were
condemned for repairs:
223 North Seventh street, 7O1 Rec
Cross street, sos Anderson street
$40 Anderson street, COL Red Cross
street, 502 South Seventh street
5O4 South Seventh street 609-11
Castle street and GIT South From
street.
The other 81 structures were con
demned for demolition but, it was
explained, negotiations for majo1
repairs probably can be made with
the building inspector.
They are:
4O3 Chestnut street, 405 Chest
nut street, 407 Chestnut street, 13O:
South Third street, 210 Walnu
street, 920 Rankin street, 1103 Char
lotte street, I'LL Rankin street
1111h Rankin street, 314 South
Eighth street, 316 South Eight
street, 215 North 10th street, 1905
Grace street, 324 Anderson street
718 McRae street, 9o4 Castle street
HOY South Fifth street (rear), III
Market street and 100 South 11tF
street.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24
Fodder Shortage, Lack of Transport
Slows Vital Exports of Danish Food

flected in a considerable reduction
Of the Danish butter rations, be-
ginning Oct. l, which increased
butter exports at least 200 tons a
week.
However, butter exports are ex-
pected to be reduced this winter
because of a shortage of concen-
trated fodder, nearly impossible to
obtain from abroad because of
lack of shipping space. Bacon pro-
duction is some 33 per cent under
last year and there will be no
bacon exports this winter except to
England, which is scheduled to
receive at least 1000 tons a week.
In order to supply this amount,
however, Danes must cut their
bacon consumption by 60 per cent
compared to wartime consumption.
Current agreements with Euro
pan countries provide for delivery
of 100000 barrels of potatoes and
the Danish committee in Brussels
has arranged to supply seed pota-
toes to Belgium, France, Switzer-
land, Spain and several others.
Denmark already has exported
considerable quantities of potatoes
to the British occupation army in
GERMANY.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24
Security Council Probe

When the war ended in the Pa
cific, 1ndonesian leaders are reported
to have requested American troops be
sent into that region to accept surren-
der of japanese forces and carry out
the duties of occupation. Holland could
not occupy her colonies and in addition
was in disfavor with the natives, and
as it turned out, Great Britain took on
the job. The belief is widespread that
if Americans had been available the
fighting that followed British occupa-
tion would have been avoided.
This conclusion is, of course, in the
realm of speculation. No man can
say with certainty what would have
happened if General Macarthur had
sent doughboys into the Dutch islands.
Because there has been general COM
plant, however, of the British occupa-
tion, and much blood has been shed
since they moved in, the matter is fit
subject for UNO investigation.
On the other side of the world there
is equally severe criticism of Britain's
policy in Greece. While Winston
Churchill was Prime Minister, it is in
conceivable that he should have chosen
course different from the one he
employed. A staunch monarchist, Mr..
Churchill naturally leaned toward
restoration of the crown and sent Brit
lsh troops into the country to suppress
Greek factions bent on revolutionary
activities. Here too there was heavy
lighting and much bloodshed. The
situation in Greece is a matter for the
UNO to examine closely.
Realizing the advantage Britain
would gain by taking the lead in such
inquiries, Prime Minister Attlee anc
Foreign Minister Bevin have taken the
bit in their teeth, as it were, and prob
ably will urge the Security Celncil tx
initiate an investigation of the situa
tion in the Netherlands East Indie.
and Greece, and to show their com
plete impartiality, in Iran as well
where the Russian policy is held to re.
semble aggression.
Whatever comes of it all is not fore
seeable, but certainly no probe coult
be satisfactory which excluded Rus
sla's conduct, with all the cards fac,
up on the table.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24
MEDICAL ASSISTANT
STILL LONG WAY OFF
DIR. ELLIOTT STATES

Prospects of the services of .
medical assistant for the Civ.
County Health Department YES.
terday remained dim, according
to DR.. A. H. Elliot who said the
department. does not have a def.
mite prospect in mind.
A new medical assistant would
assume duties of conducting the
departments venereal disease clin.
ic which work has been conducted
by DIR. Elliot since the office was
made vacant December 81, 1945
DR.. Eliot said the department
has contacted several leading hos.
pitals recently asking them if thev
have an intern who will be avail
able soon.
This according to the health Of
ficer would not mean that the de.
partment would get the assistant
now as hospitals do not USUALLY
release their interns until April
when the present group will grad.
uate and a new quota will be &C.
cepted.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24

the Veterans Administration -partic-
ularly in Washington.
So the General has issued simple
but wise order. From. now on, en-
ployees of the VA who formerly were
officers will drop the military titles
which they have clung to even though
they are no longer in the service, and
are dealing with essentially civilian
problems through an essentially civil
ian agency.
Colonel Jones henceforth is Mr..
Jones. He is mister on his name
plate, on his office door, and on his
letters. He is mister to the former
GIs with whom he deals. It is small
enough change, but it ought to make a
considerable difference.
For the former officer, the plain
title of mister is a reminder that the
war is over. And for the former buck
private sitting across the desk from
him, there is no longer the barrier of
title to frighten him and freeze him
and call to mind a lot of old diffidences
and dislikes. The former private
doesn't even need to know who his
counselor is or what he has been unless
the VA official chooses to tell him.
This not only promises a long-need-
ed Improvement in the conduct of the
Veterans Administration, but ais O
gives notice that the new administra-
tor is a man who can operate with the
same quiet, effectiveness in peace that
he showed in war. By a seemingly
insignificant directive, he has found a
short cut to the solution of many vet
erans' problems.
Of course, General Bradley, being
an active member of the regular Army,
will not become Mr.. Bradley. But his
conversion to civilian way of thinking
seems complete.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24
Editorial Comment
THE COST OF WAR

The cost of war is not limited to war wears
Since the revolutionary war and through the
fiscal year ending in 1945 the United States
has expended % billion dollars for the relief
OF veterans of all wars. The pension bill for
world war is just starting; may reach so
billion collars in itself. Estimates for present
war veterans range from 25 to so billions.
But we must not . cannot be niggardly
or picayune. War is costly thing; war should
be eliminated; but the money cost is the most
Insignificant phase of the debt to the mothers
fathers. wives and children of those who come
back or who come back with permanent en-
handicaps. aps.-Waynesboro Wa.) News-Vlrginlai'
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24

lrcently succeeded in obtaining
railroad cars and the scheduled
quantities are being loaded.
Because of inadequate transport
Danish slaughter houses for months
have been forced to close their
doors to farmers offering live
stock for export, causing glut Of
beef on provincial markets, though
it has been difficult to satisfy
Copenhagen's requirements in food.
AS was the case before the war,
England still is the main receiver
of Danish agricultural products,
taking over so per cent of the to.
tai exports, followed by Norway.
Sweden, Finland, France, the
Netherlands, Belgium and Switzer-
land. Although England is the
largest customer, much of the
Danish produce shipped there is
forwarded to other hungry ma
tions.
The U. S. army in Europe was
Denmark's no. 2 customer until
mid-October when American troop
transports brought supplies on re-
turn trips from the United States.
Danish goodwill towards other
nations who face graver shortages
than Denmark this winter was re-
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24
Packing Plant Crisis

Government seizure Of meat pack
ing plants affected by strikes was
indicated when this was written. There
is no assurance, however, that ClO
workers would return to the job un-
der government operation. A. F. of
L. strikers were said to be willing to
return, but they constitute small
fraction of the forces idle through
strikes-less than 40 per cent. Their
walkout is not on their own decision,
apparently, but in sympathy with CIO
workers..
Because of the possibility that the
bulk of struck workers will not heed
the governments demand that they
return to the plants, the nation faces
a serious crisis in this essential in
dustry. If they carry out this pro-
gram they will be striking, not against
the packers but the United States,
which in the circumstances, would
have the power to force them back to
work pending arbitration.
A strike against the packers is
serious enough, but strike against
the government would be infinitely
worse. 1t might lead to employment
of troops, and everybody knows what
that entails having seen the conse-
quences of it in the coal mines and the
Montgomery Ward properties. With
the temper of labor what it is and the
attitude of the nations armed forces
generally belligerent, it would be ask
ing too much of quarrelsome mortals
to expect settlement without cracked
heads and even bloodshed.
The Wilmington morning star., 1946-01-24
BY BIRGER FARUP
AP Staff Correspondent

COPENHAGEN, Jan. % - P-
Since We Day, when the Nazi yoke
on Danish agriculture was lifted,
this small country, generally known
as 1.-THE Larder Of Europe" has
been pouring foodstuffs worth 600
million Kroner ($125 ,0O0,000 into
the hungry nations of liberated
Europe.
Danish agricultural exports up
to Jan. 1, included $1,000 tons of
butter, $4,000 tons of bacon and
5000 tons of eggs. Some $4,000
cattle and 10000 head of other
livestock were shipped to several
countries and to British troops in
northern Germany and Norway.
Denmark has offered to send
beef to UNRRA and to several
countries. If these offers are ac-
cepted, Denmark will export some
100, 600 head of livestock and 10,-
600 calves.
In exchange for coal from the
Ruhr, Denmark has agreed to de-
liver $4,000 head of livestock to
Germany. Transport difficulties
present a problem, but Denmark