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The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

| cles is not in the least inclined
| to impose extraordinary mea-
sures of credit control on the
bankers, and then to assume the
whole responsibility for the
painful consequences of della
ton. The bankers, or the other
hand, are increasingly aware
that they must protect them
selves against becoming respon-
sible for the ever-increasing in
flation of bank credit.
All this hesitation and reluc-
tance might of course, lead only
to indecision, inaction, and SO
far as the initiation goes to a
policy of let her rip. But it can
also lead to an agreed national
policy-which is the only kind
of policy that can be made to
work.
The hesitation and the reluc-
tance can fairly be ascribed not
to tinidity but to honest doubt.
Those who understand the prob
lem best know that there is no
panacea, that the initiation is
so far advanced that no pain
less method exists of escaping
all the consequences. They
know too that all the measures
which can be applied-those to
control goods in short supply
and above all those to deal with
the monetary initiation - are
hard to handle. They realize. as
friend of mine, who is a great
authority in these matters, has
put it, that ''no money mana
ger have ever yet stopped an
imitation without bringing on a
deflation," and yet that is the
very thing which has now to be
attempted.
1t can only be attempted if
there is an agreed policv-one
to which both parties, as we'll
as the fiscal authorities in the
government and the banking
communitv are committed in
advance. For no one can as
sumo, and no one should be ask
ed to assume. the dangerous re-
sponsibilitv of checking the in
flation unless that responsibility
is shared by all who must par
ticipate in the work.
Then the chances of success
will be greater because there
will be co-operation. The bur-
den of responsibility will be
lighter because no one can
stand apart and pretend that he
could have done better.
Agreement which requires the
patient and nersistent reconc;1;-
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

alton of differing views take,
time. We have a little time
about three months. For durin,
the first quarter of l94S the
Treasury will through its tax
revenues take in q large sur.
plus over outgo - perhaps as
much as seven billions, and \
it pursues its policy of using the
surplus to retire government
bonds held by the banks, it will
during this period be able 10
exert pressure against the ex.
pansion of bank credit. Tempo.
rarily the initiation will b.
checked.
The next critical period will
therefore begin in the s1ring-
when the Treasurv's surplus Ia,
been used up and when, as il
probable. farm products will b
short. That will be the time
when the monetary controls and
the allocating authority will Be
needed. If we are prudent We
shall regard March IS as The
deadline for the adoption o. an
agreed national program. UntlI
then the key men and the p0l'',,
cal leaders can negotiate soa
debate. But it is essential thai
shortly after March Is they n
prepared to act, and that ne
country should have been hfsf
ed to withstand the effects o.
their acting.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

The initiation is already 50 la
advanced, and the costs Of pro
duction have already been rah
ed so high, that the readJus'
ment will be painful But '''
American economy today IS d',
doubtedlv capable Of maRns
the readjustment without ca.
astrophic or a prolonged depfss
sion. There are supports un... .,
the American economy WIN;
can cushion the effect a.. !.
there are at once a caoac,fy T., v
produce and an unsatlsfleo ~, u,
mand which can carrv the cp'
trv bevond the readluStTT'ell" !.
But if the initiation lifts US .
still higher levels of prlCJ .J
costs. and debts, then the re'. 9..
iustment may indeed be cs.s, ,,.
trophic when it comes, 'neVl.
bly it will come. For thai ~, ,.'
son our public men have 3.,j, =,
d11tv-which is IN reconr'lP 'li,, =,
differences and to adopt ., .,
agreed proeram of monffsn y,
and nhvsica1 controls during Tux
next three months.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

In all quarters directly re-
sponsible for enacting and oper-
ating program to deal with
the initiation one san observe a
disposition not to demand very
passionately, or to oppose too
dogmatically, any of the mea-
sures which are under discus
sion. Considering what is ulti-
mately at stake, the political
temperature is as yet remark
ably low.
That is due to the fact that no
one is so sure he is right that
he is ready to force his views
on those who disagree with him.
The Administration, for exam
ple realizes that if its measures
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23
GOOD MORNING

The only way for rich man 20 be
healthy is by exercise and abstinence, to
live as if he were poor.-Sir W Temple.
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

Agreement which requires the
patient and persistent reconcile
The Wilmington morning star., 1947-12-23

The end of the Christmas recess Will
find Congress facing the gravest challenge
to craftsmanship and legislative wisdom
since the war ended.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Sussex Horse II. G.. Creenly
Show Will Be Accidentally
Held Oct. 5 Shot By Buddy
Milford Youth And Ship
mate Were Bull Frog
ging In Milford Neck
When Mishap Occurred

Herbert c. Greenly, age 26 years,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Elmer C.
Greenly, of South Walnut Street,
Milford, was accidentally shot and
seriously wounded last Saturday
evening while bull frogging in Mil
ford Neck.
According to Greenly's parents
and local police, young Greenly,
who is a Navy man, together with a
shipmate, Kenneth Young, of Sugar
Grove, Kentucky, arrived in Milford,
Saturday, for short furlough, and
the bull frogging expedition was
suggested as means of entertain
ment for the visiting friends.
Greenlye and Young, together with
Greenly's younger brother, Mitchell,
got their rifles and went to a spot
often visited by the Greenly's Ill
years past.
Herbert is said to have shot a
frog, and was leaning over in hip
deep water and mud ID retrieve the
same, when in some manner, the
gun, being held by Young, went off
The bullet entered the side OF
Greenly's head and came out the
side. He was given emergency treat
ment at the Milford Memorial Hos
pital and Immediately rushed to the
U. S. Marine Hospital in Baltimore
where, according to his parents, his
condition, while serious, is not criti-
cal, although pending report of q
brain surgeon from John Hopkins
the full extent of his injuries could
not be learned.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
$500 Saw Stock,
Car Races, Monday
Bill Blair, High Point, N. G., Victor
In Thriller

Bill Blair, High Point, N. c., driv-
er, won the 30-lap feature event OIL
the stock car racing program on the
half-mile Harrington Speedway on
Labor Day. His time was 16:33.97. A
crowd of $500 saw the events.
Johnny Grubb, Greensboro, N. c.,
was second and Tommy Coates,
Trenton, N. j., third. Coates threw
a tire three laps from the end of
the race and finished on the rim.
Buddy Shuman, Charlotte, N. c.,
had the fastest time trial, 32:04.
Dan Twilley, Magnolia entry, had a
trial of S5.72, but did not complete
in the races.
Shuman, raced under the coiors
of G.. G.. Thomas of Charlotte, North
Carolina. Thomas, incidentally, was
scheduled to have three other cars
in the race and the cars arrived i'll
convoy, but the drivers, who raced
the day before at Jacksonville, Flor
ida, were passengers with Mr.
Thomas, in a five passenger How
ard Special plane, piloted by d. G.
O'Connor, also of Charlotte, for the
White Head Air Services, engine
trouble and a near crash landing
delayed the group over and houl
and they arrived too late to partici
nate in the time trials. After seeine
Shuman breeze around the oval
there was little room for doubt, thai
had the other Thomas drivers ar.
rived in time to race. they woult
have undOubtly placed among the
winners.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Public Owns
More Bonds
Than W hen
W ar Ended
Most Net Gain Has Been
In F and G Bonds Ac-
cOrding To Figures Re-
Gently Released By The
Treasury Department.
By Associated Press

WASHINGTON-During the war
the government put on the seven
mightiest sales campaigns in his
tory.
The idea was to sell savings
bonds to the people. And plenty
were sold.
You don't hear much about bond
sales these days.
But some interesting things have
happened in the two years since
the war ended:
1. The government continued to
sell. Today the public owns near
ly five billion dollars more in saw
ings bonds than it did when Japan
surrendered.
2. Most of this net gain has
been in series F and G bonds, which
are usually bought by well-to-do
people, partnerships and corpora
tions.
8. Many people have cashed
bonds, especially people of low and
middle incomes who are pinched by
rising prices.
4. Most of this cashing has
been in series E bohds-the kind
most people buy. But e bond sales
have been so surprisingly large
that they have practically offset
the cashing.
When the war ended, the public
owned roughly $30,000,000,000
worth of e bonds.
In the two years since then-ac-
cording to Treasury Department
fgures-people have bought $10,-
063, 100000 worth of new e bonds.
In the same period, people have
casheds $40, 0,095 100000 worth of e
i bonds.
The current value of e bonds i'm
the hands of the people actually
has risen nearly a billion dollars
during the last two years, because
of interest piling up. The total now
lis nearing $4,000, 900, 900.
u. S. Redeems Securities
Why continue to sell savings
bonds, anyhow,
Doesn't that increase our 260-bil
lion-dollar national debt?
(contlnued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Gen. RinGrd To Head
Up Recruiting DriUe
National Guard Hopes To
Enlist LOO In New
Campaign

Brig. Gen. Paul r. Rinard, ad-
jutant-general of Delaware, an
nounced this week he would head a
general recruiting committee for
the Delaware National Guard in it's
coming campaign, and also an
nounced the formation OF several
subcommittee.
The campaign, of two months
duration, will open Sept. 16 with an
objective of LOO new Guardsmen,
even though the national quota for
Delaware is only $50 recruits.
In connection with the drive, the
American flag will be lowered ev-
cry evening in Rodney Square, Will
mington, at retreat ceremonies, and
cannon salutes will be fired.
Subcommittee chairmen acting
with General Rinard, and their as
signed duties, are:
Continued on page n
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Extension Courses
Available At DOUer
Classes Will Be Held At
High School And Wes-
ley College

Three courses will be offered in
Dover this fall through the Acade-
mic Extension program of the Uni
versity OF Delaware, Paul M. Hod-
gson, director of academic extern
sion for the university, announces.
Classes will be held at both Dover
High School and Wesley Junior
College.
w. Halder Fisher, assistant pro-
fessor of economics and business
administration, will teach a course
IN Money, Credit and Banking (Ec
2O9e); Thomas B. Pegg, instructor
in dramatic arts and speech, will
teach Fundamentals of Speech Cd
25lel; and Lincoln Armstrong, in
structor in sociology, will be the
instructor in Introductory Sociolo-
gy (Soc 2Ole). All these courses
will meet either Tuesday or We'd
nesday evenings for is weeks, be-
ginning approximately Sept. Is. The
exact time and place will be an
nounced later by Mr.. Hodgson, from
whom details may be obtained at
the University in Newark. Glasses
are two and one-half hours inolura-
tion.
Each of the three courses is Of
fered for three credit hours, and
Continued on page l4l
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Xiv anianS S
Plan For Big
Laugh Show
Annual F'rOlics Will Be
Held At High School
On September 1919; To
Feature Eddie Carroll.

Milford residents are assured of
two solid hours of laugh, comedy
and mystery the nights of Septem-
Der 18th and 18th when the Kiwa-
mis- Club will bring their annual XII
wants Frolics to Milford. The gala
affair will be held at the Milford
High School Auditorium.
Outstanding in names will be
Bob Sheppard who was with the
Eddie Cantor show for many
months and is considered one of
New York's outstanding comedians.
Lester Mack and Bambi will carry
the magic end of the Frolics while
one of the most unique features
will be Ber-Mar, the mental mar
vel of mysters. Ber-Mar actually
reads your mind and has appeared
before the country's outstanding
citizens. Ber was for three years in
Hollywood and his roster of clients
include most every screen star OF
importance.
Eddie Carroll carries the music
end of the F'rolics while Bobby Rob-
erts handles the vocal numbers anG
Virginia McGraw. a feature dancer
in "Follow the Girls" will handle
the dance sets. Tickets are now Or
sale at the Humes' Hardware ani
can be purchased from any KiwaIii
an. All in all. the Kiwanis Frolic'
promises to be the biggest show
event in Milford this, and many /;
wear
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Eastern States Plans
Greenwood Meeting
Session Will Be Held At Fire Hall
On September IL

The annual meeting for men,
bers of the Eastern States Farmers
Exchange of Greenwood Will be
held in the Greenwood Fire Hali on
Friday evening, September IL, at
8 p. m. Cd. s. IT,. John H. Andrew,
of the Eastern States Seed Service,
will be the speaker of the evening
and will be on hand to answer qucs-
tions and discuss seed problems
with the members. Members will
elect delegate to attend the 1913
annual meeting in Springfield,
Mass, this winter. Other features
of the program will include reports
on the cooperative's activities, an
exhibit of Eastern States products,
and an opportunity to have your
own particular question answered.
The committee in charge of ar
rangements for the meeting in
cludes: Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Coma
way, Mr.. and Mrs. Gootee S. Brown,
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark Swartzentruber
and Mr. and Mrs. John R. Lyons.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
County Association Will
Back GeOrget wn
Event In October To
Aid Legion.

The Sussex County Horse Show
Association will hold horse show
at the Sussex County Airport,
Georgetown, on Sunday, Oct. 5, for
the benefit of Sussex Post No. 8,
American Legion, of Georgetown.
At recent meeting, a nominating
committee composed of George e..
Littleton, Henry G. Graves and Os-
car Richards, submitted names OF
officers to serve the association for
the ensuing year.
Elected were: President, Mayer
w. Linden Rawlins; first vice-presi-
dent, Caleb w. Wright; second vice.
president, ]. Ewell Calhoun; secre-
tary, julius C. Green; assistant.
Mary G.. Wilson; treasurer, William
D. Brasure, assistant, Ralph l..
Swain.
Committees - General chairman.
Nutter D. Marvel; publicity, Russell
Porter, Mary c. Wilson,. grounds, j.
Ewell Calhoun; entries, Robert
Mustard, Nutter D. Marvel; refresh
ments, Mrs. C. E. wilkins; loud
speaker, George c. Littleton; inside
parking, Perry Graves; program,
Earl Rust; decorations, Mrs. Mabel
Lambden; entertainment, Henry G,
Graves.
In the subsequent meeting the
names of Mr.. Marvel. Oscar Rick
ards, Robert Mustard, William ID.
Brasure and George Littleton were
added to the special grounds COM
mittee. Representing the American
Legion Post are William d. bra
sure, Harry S. Smith and Hugh
Smith.
The next meeting of the associa-
ton and show committees will be
held in the administration building
on the grounds of the Sussex Coun'
ty Airport. on Monday evening, Sept
8. when final plans for the horse
show will be completed
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Family Food Bill
Continues Its Climb
At New Peak For Second
Consecutive
Month
Ry Associated Press

WASHINGTON, Aug.-The fami-
ly food bill in Sc large cities rose Ia
per cent between mid-June and
mid-July, hitting a new peak for
the second consecutive month, the
Bureau of Labor Statistics said this
week.
The Bureaus retail food price in
dex for July was 1913. 1per cent of
the 1859 average. This was 16 per
cent above a year ago, and 106 per
cent above the August, 1889 index.
Higher prices for eggs, dairy pro-
ducts and meats were the chief fac
tors in the rise to July Is.
Dairy Products Climb
Eggs prices jumped IL per cent
on the average as result of strong
demand, slowing production, and
low storage stocks. The increase
ranged from five per cent to 16 per
cent.
(continuad on raae n
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
-Four Die, I ~% nurt
In Auto Accidents
Two Killed At Car Runs
Off Span Into Water;
Otis BillingSley Found
Fatally Injured On Mil
ford Street.

Delaware counted four deaths
and ten injuries from highway acci-
dents as the state last Sunday con-
cluded the second day of it's most
disastrous weekend holiday this
year. The death of heart attack
victim, who collapsed when she saw
her great-grandson struck by an
automobile, was also attributed in
directly to the accident.
The dead:
Clarence M. Dyer, 35, Dover.
Mrs. Sarah Faulkner, Dover.
Albert COhee, Dover.
Otis Billingsley, 80, Millsboro.
Mrs. Alonzo Evans, "a, of Beth
any Beach, the heart attack vic
tim
AZ Fatalities i'm 1947
The four deaths directly attribut-
ed to highway accidents brought to
AZ the number of highway deaths in
Delaware this year.
The fatalities occurred on holi-
day weekend which drew tremen-
dous crowds to resorts. At Reho-
both it was estimated at least 40,-
600 visitors jammed the town last
Sunday. Capt. Paul S. Burnham
said no water casualties resulted
although an estimated 10000 peo-
pie crowded the beach.
Dyer, a resident of Dover, was
killed almost instantly when his
Car went out of control on a shoul-
der of the road and turned over
several times on Route 113, two
miles south of Frederica last Sun
day morning. He was pronounced
dead from a fractured skull and in.
ternal injuries upon arrival at Mil.
ford Memorial Hospital.
Loses Control of Car
State police at the Dover station
said the victim lost control of his
car on sweeping curve in the roaC
which is being repaired at tha
point. He managed to get his cal
back on the road, they said, bu
the vehicle, still out of control
swerved to the opposite side of tn
highway, struck the dirt sectiol
and then turned over at least fiv
times. Dyer, salesman for tn
Coca-Cola Bottling Company i
Dover. was leading member of tn
, Robbins Hose Company, voluntee
fire organization in Dover.
Dyer is survived by his wife, Mr.
Louise Dyer; son, Clarence n
, Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Lions Hear Rotary's
Many Achievements
Senator BurkhOlder Tells Service
Club Here OF Great Work

"A mans worth is measured by
the amount of good he does for his
fellow-man while a service Organi-
zation's worth is measured by the
good accomplished within the COM
munity;" in these words or words
tc similar effect, State Senator E.
Paul Burkholder praised the Mil
ford Lions Club for past achieve
ments and urged the local group on
to greater future achievement. Mr..
Burkholder's remarks came in the
course of an address on Com
munity Service" which was given
at the regular meeting of the Lions
the past Thursday evening.
Senator Burkholder, a former
District Governor of Rotary Inter-
national, cited examples of the
good accomplished by service or
ganizations in lower Delaware COM
munities and elsewhere. Dwelling
at length upon the achievements OF
the Georgetown Rotary Club, Sena-
tor Burkholder pointed out the
many improvements, such as new
post Office, new school, and new
light standards, which came into
being at Georgetown simply be-
cause the Rotary Club of that com
munity had community lnteres
enough to find out the needs Of thu
community and then proceeded t.
see that they were supplied.
Continued on page 81
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Eastern Shore.
SpOrtsWrlterS
To
Honor Miles
Milford Pilot Will Get
Plaque Designating
Him AS Outstanding
Manager For Second
Consecutive Season.

As the Chronicle prepared to so
to press, arrangements were being
made for observance of Eastern
Shore Sportswriters Night at the
Milford Baseball Park, Thursday
evening. Highspot of the evenings
program was to have been presenta-
tion of suitably engraved plaque
to Walt Miles, recent choice of
peninsular sports scribes as the
Eastern Shore Leagues Most
Outstanding Manager" a distinc-
tion also achieved by the popular
Milford pilot last year
Bob Yerkes and Dave Hugg, local
members of the Eastern Shore
SpOrtswriters Association, were in
charge of the program, which also
was to include footrace between
Don Thompson, Milford, and Tom
my Westcott, Salisbury, reputedly
two of the fastest men performing
in the Eastern Shore League this
season, and a game between the
Salisbury Cardinals and the Mil
ford Red Sox.
The Ieague-leading Cambridge
Dodgers come to Milford on Sun
day evening for the final game oil
. the regular season. Chris Van Cuyk
outstanding. Cambridge southpaW
hurler with twenty-four wins
AGAINST two defeats, may hurl the
seasons finale for the pennant win
ners; Van Cuyk suffered the second
of his two defeats here in Milford
park last month and repeatedly de
sires the opportunity of avengins
himself on the Sox.
s feoutfnued on page So
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Library Receives
Honorary Volumes
Presented In Memory OF Mrs. Geo.
III. Hall And w. C. Smith

The Milford Free Public Lii
brary has just received two vol
umes in memory of Mrs. George H.
Hall and Mr.. William G. Smith.
They were presented by friends
and seem most fittingly chosen.
"The Worlds Great Madonnas," :"
by Cynthia Pearl Mans for Mrs.
Hall, is an anthology of pictures,
music and stories entering in the
life of the Madonna and her son.
"The Epic of Latin America" by
John A. Grow, is dedicated to the
memory of Mr.. Smith, whose later
years were applied to the promo
ton of friendly business relations
between the Americas.
Since the first memorial in 1945
for Mr.. Charles Curtis Williams,
70 have been added, and a check
for the purchase of others.
They are in memory also of Mrs
Harry Humes, Mrs. James P
Pierce, Mrs. Elizabeth d. Riggs
Mrs. William P. Richards, Mrs
Jesse Legar and Miss Ida Draper
The enjoyment, beauty and plea
sure of these gifts in Milford's
splendid library will live on and
on.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Prizes Listed For
Milton Parade Sept. 8
Will Be Highlight OF Carnival Be.
ing Sponsored BY Veterans

The Carnival sponsored by Amer
ican Legion Post No. 20, and Broad
kiln Post No. 1884, Veterans of
Foreign Wars, both of Milton,
opened at that place last evening
and will continue through and in
Guiding September 18th.
The highlight of the gala affair,
which promises to be one of the
most outstanding ever put on by
the veterans, will be the big parade
Monday evening, September 9Th, be-
ginning at eight o'clock. Prizes as
follows have been arranged for.
Band-$50.0O Best Band; $4,000
Best drum and bugle corps; $500
Second best band.
Ladies Auxiliary (Fire or Vet.)-
$25.OO Best appearance; $500 Most
in line.
Fire Companies-$35.00 Most in
line; $S5.00 Longest distance ira
veled with Is or more in line; $685.
90 Best appearance with Is or more
in line.
Veterans Organizations - $500
Best appearance with Is or more in
line; $500 Most in line; $500
Longest distance travelled with Is
or more in line.
Milford chronicle., 1947-09-05
Harold Wall Opens
Store Here Today
VIII Specialize In Infants, Chill.
dren's And WOmen'S Accessories

Harold w. Wall opened today a
store on South Walnut street, this
city, devoted to the sale of infants,
children's and ladies' accessories.
The store building was formerly
occupied by the Atlantic and Pa
cific Tea Company, and prior to
the opening, Mr.. Wall completely
redecorated the interior.
Mr.. Wall brings to his new ven
ture many years of merchandising
experience. For nearly 18 years
he was affiliated with the w. T.
Grant Company as store manager,
with stores in Delaware, New York
and Pennsylvania. During the past
war he served over two years with
the armed forces and following his
honorable discharge, he entered
their New York Office as inventory
comptroller for the Pittsburgh
area.
Mr.. Wall has announced that his
store hours will be from 8 in the
morning until $50 in the even
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