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Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
EXP Postmaster Davis
Died Last Thursday
(continned from nrst page1

He was affiliated with j. Edward
Gas Addicks in the colorful cam
paigns waged by that utility tycoon
in his attempts to win seat in the
United States Senate. 1t was dur
ing the height of one of these fac
tional fights that Mr.. Davis was
elected to the State Legislature as
Representative from the First Dis
trict in Sussex county.
He was also elected Republican
committeeman from this same dis
trict and was later selected as Sus-
sex county chairman of the Repub-
lican party. Later he served as Re-
corder of Deeds of Sussex county.
Although he sold his store busi-
ness out a number of years ago
MIR. Davis continued to do tailor
work up until a few months of his
death, and every job he turned out
was perfect in the minutest detail.
He is survived, in addition to his
son Frank, by two brothers, George
and Robert Ralston Davis of Mil.
ford; two grandchildren, Rachelt
and Mark L. Davis, and a number
of nieces and nephews. His wife
Mrs. Eliza Davis, passed away in
1941.
He was a member of the Avenue
Methodist Church and a member
and Past Master of Temple Lodge
No. ga. F. & A. NJ, of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
ARMY GRID HEROES
MAKE SCREEN BOW

Glenn Davis and Felix doc"
Blanchard, two of the greatest of
the All American football players,
make their screen debuts in "Spir-
it of West Point"
Surprisingly at ease and doing
real workmanlike job for two
men who have never before been in
pictures, the stars deliver sock per-
formances portraying themselves.
Spirit of West Point" is an ex-
citing drama of the trials and
heartaches that are part of the life
of cadet at the military academy.
Football plays a prominent part in
the picture and shots of the real
life plays made most famous by
the touchdown twins" add to the
pleasure of the film.
In a main supporting role, Rob-
ert Shayne is outstanding as Col.
RED" Blaik, head coach of the
academy. Anne Nagel, as his wife,
is seen in a role that does her cred
it. Tanis Chandler. Margaret
Wells, Alan Hale, Jr., Franklin
Parker, and Michael Browne are
among the many players seen in
the supporting cast.
! Directed by Ralph Murphy from
an original story by Mary Howard
Spirit of West Point" rates as
tops in the football field, 1t is down
to- earth entertainment with Muir
ply at his best at the directorial
helm.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
Output OF Poultry
Has Dropped Sharply
CONTINUED from first passl

pound and larger growers have
been encouraged to step up their
production somewhat. At that fig
ure, broilers can be grown profit
ably at current feed prices, the OPP
orators agreed.
However, they pointed out the
risks include the possibility that
any of several virus diseases will
wipe out a large part of the flock,
and that the market may decline
by the time the birds are ready to
sell.
With production cut back so far,
there is likely to be shortage OF
broilers from now on for an. indefi-
mite period, Curtis w. Steen, a
Dagsboro grower, said last week.
Volume Termed Factor
Whether or not the low produc-
tion will result in higher prices de-
pends on the public demand for
chicken, it was pointed out by c.
Walton Smith of Bridgeyille, an
other grower. Another factor is the
volume of chickens held in. cold
storage. This has been estimated al
210 million pounds.
In the present situation, the
smaller operators have reverted to
the pre-war practice of having the
feed dealers insure them against
loss, growers said. In return for a
percentage of the profits, if any, on
the growing of a flock of broilers
some feed dealers cut down theil
feed bills when the birds are solo
at a loss.
u. S. Senator John J. Williams 9
grower and feed dealer, declared
that the present profit margin is q
little too slim to encourage produc
ton" He said several of his farms
have been idle for nearly half {
year. The senator added that man!
producers are turning to farming
instead of growing broilers.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
Work On Pocomoke
River Expanding

Representatives from the board
of directors of the Pocomoke RiY-
er Drainage Corporation have com
tacted the supervisors of the Soil
Conservation District of Sussex
county and have made plans to
start work on one of the large trib-
utaries of the Pocomoke River.
The section involved is known as
The Cowhouse and Hill Savannah
section of the Pocomoke River.
This section drains all of the area
around Loves Cross Roads.
The district supervisors have de-
cided that they have a dragline
available to work on this section
and it is expected that operations
will begin early in December. Work
on the lower Pocomoke River
south of Gumboro is proceeding
satisfactorily but the land owners
from the Loves Cross Roads area
believe they can benefit by work
ing both ends of the job at the same
time. This work has been made
possible because of the digging
operations which were carried on
this year on the Cypress Farms
ditch.
The one and one-half yard drag
line which is digging the lower sec
ton is working along the west side
of the Pocomoke River and is re-
moving two-thirds of the total dirt
to be excavated from the new river
channel. Within a few days this
machine should reach the Bethel
Church Road and the operation car
then be easily reached by anyone
who is interested in seeing the
work being done. The Bethe
Church Road will be closed for sev.
eral weeks after the draglins
reaches It and continues north be.
cause the present highway bridge
must be extended. e. v. Rose 81
the Delaware State Highway De
parfment is making plans to star
work on the bridge extension i'm.
mediately after the large draglint
passes the bridge.
Even though the channel at thu
Bethel Road Bridge has not beer
narrowed down to approximately
35 feet bottom width the operation
Is still one well worth seeing. Th'
work in both Maryland and Della
ware is the largest operation o
this kind east Of the Mississippi
River.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
Australians Get
Drink From Ocean

SYDNEY, Australia = (P) - In
many places off the east coast of
Australia, you can dip fresh water
from the ocean. The explanation is
that much of the rain that falls in
the coast soaks down to layer of
impervious rock and the under
ground streams flow along the
rock, often emerging under the sea.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
Little Below Knee
Spreads Among Boys

OLNEY, Ill. = (P = Olney High
School boys protested the new
look" of goods wearing long skirts
by wearing their trousers rolled to
the knees.
1t looks no stranger than the
girls lengthy skirts, they contend
ed.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
Sandy Point -Matapeake Service

Bus Connection. Sc Sundays only.
c) Ferry service through to Claiborne
for vehicles via prompt connection
at Romancoke.
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
R0mancoke. .cIaIb0rne service

Note. All DOaIS leaving CldlDOE1e Ildhe
connections with boats leaving Mat
apeake 1 hour later.
For connecting Carrier Information,
Consult:
Red Star Motor Coaches, Inc,
Salisbury and Baltimore, Md.
Baltimore & Annapolis R. r. Co..
Baltimore. Md.
Pennsylvania Greyhound Lines
Washington. d. G.
THE STATE ROADS COMMISSION
or MARYLAND
Ios q. LEXINGTON STREET.
BALTrM0RE-s. MD.
m5o-ti
Milford chronicle., 1947-11-21
THE CHESAPEAKE BAY
FERRY SYSTEM

Sehsdnle-Daiiy and Sunday
OBSERVATION-DISCLOSURES q. 1s47
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-09
NATIONS EDITORS AL
SO LIST STRIKES, OPA
DECONTROLS, EXECU-
TIONS OF WAR GRIM.
INALS
BY JOHN L. SPRINGER
APP Newsfeutures Writer

The Republican party's election
sweep, assuring it of control OF
the new Congress and giving it
the favored historical position in
the 1948 Presidential race, was
the outstanding news story of
1916 in the opinion of member
editors of The Associated Press
who participated in the annual
poll. :
When final election results were
compiled in November, it was
found that the COP. had picked
up 81 seats in the House of Repre-
sentatives, giving it total of 245
to the oppoSition's 1873. 1t now also
holds 81 out of 95 seats in the
Senate. This meant that the
Democratic and New Deal tides,
which had been running since
1880 and through three full adj
ministrations of Franklin D..
Roosevelt, finally had subsidized
1t meant that legislation enacted
in the next two critical years
would carry the Republican
stamp. In foreign circles the vote
was interpreted widely as swing.
to the right.
Other outstanding stories of the
year, in the order chosen by the
editors, were:
2.-STRIKES. News of indus
trial shutdowns was on front
pages at the beginning of-the year
with the vast General Motors
plants closed as a. result of a
United Auto Workers strike be-
gun in the previous October-and
was still there at the years close
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-09
Republican Election Sweep Chosen
As Top News Story OF Past Year

leaped to death, and the LaSalle
toll was doubled.
l0.-THE ST. LOUIS CARDI-
MAILS. They came from behind to
win the National League pennant
race from the Brooklyn Dodgers
in a thrilling playoff, and then
went on to upset most dopesters
by conquering the Boston Red
Sox in the World Series.
Other stories which were high
in the voting were the Paris peace
conference, the designations of
Henry Wallace and Harold L.
Ickes from the Cabinet, shortages
of meats and other foodstuffs,
mans explorations of space via
radar and rockets, the Carson
case and the housing crisis.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-09
Todav's Anniversaries
Know Americal

1724-Isaac Backus, New Eng
land Separatist and Baptist
clergyman, noted historian, cham
pion of religious liberty, an in
domitable spirit, born in Nor
witch, Conn. Died Nov. 20, 1906.
1805-Charles E. A. Gayarre,
noted Louisiana historian, her
foremost citizen his day, born in
New Orleans. Died Feb. IL. 1895.
1839-John Knowles Paine,
famed Harvard professor of mu-
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-09

sic, composer and organist, born
in Portland, Maine. Died April
Is, 1906.
1840-Samuel B. M. Young,
from private in 1861 to lieuten-
ant-general in 1908, born in Pitts
burgh. Died Sept. l, 1924.
1900-Richard Halliburton, the
! travel book writer, adventurer,
born in Brownsville, Tenn. Lost
at sea and adjudged dead, in Aug
ust 1889.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1947-01-09

as the nation suffered from the
effects of the history making
strike by John L. Lewis United
Mine Workers. During the year
there were strikes by steel work
ers, railroad workers, communi-
cations workers, packing house
workers, and scores of others.
3.-OPA DECONTROLS. At the
end of June, President Truman
refused to sign a bill extending
the Office of Price Administra-
ton, but demanded law to give
that bureau greater powers. For
a month the country was without
price controls. Then a new OPA
bill was passed and signed. By the
years end only rents, sugar and
rice were still under controls. The
rising cost of living was a main
topic of conversation in every
kitchen, but economists debated
whether it was because the OPA
had stayed too long or had not
stayed long enough.
NUREMBERG TRIAL AND
EXECUTIONS. This year saw the
end of IL Nazi bigwigs who were
found guilty of war crimes after
a precedent-setting trial by an
Allied court at Nuremberg. The
story had a dramatic climax: Be-
fore 10 went to the gallows ac-
cording to plan, the Number Two
Nazi, Hermann Goering, swal-
lowed poison and had last, grim
joke on the hangman.
S.-ATOMIC BOMB EXPERT
MENTS. Two of these at Bikini
lagoon in the Pacific gave a new
insight into the destructiveness
OF the worlds most awesome
power.
s.-DEGNAN MURDER CASE,
From the brutal Staying of g.
year-old Suzanne Degnan in Chi
cago IN January to the confession
OF William Heirens in July, this
story gave a series of shocks to
the public.
JUS. GETS TOUGH. Dur
ing the year Americas relations
with Russia provided headline
after headline. Behind the head
lines there was apparent evidence
OF a developing us. policy to
adopt firmer attitude on cues
ions upon which there was diff
terence of opinion with the So
vietS.
g.. - NATIONAL RAILROAD
STRIKE. Until President Truman
stepped down on two rail unions
and virtually forced them to re-
turn to work, a shutdown of the
country'S economy was in pros
pect
s.-HoTEL FIRES. One of the
worst domestic tragedies in wears
was the blaze in Chicago's La
Sale Hotel in June, which exact
ed toll of 81 dead. But this "a
tastrophe was exceeded in De-
cember by another hotel fire
this one at the modern Winecoff
Hotel in Atlanta, in which scores
of persons were trapped. others
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Top Stories Of 1915

Top Stories Of l945
birth of atomic bomb.
2.-Surrender of Japan.
3.-Collapse of Germany.
death of Roosevelt.
s.-Labor unrest sweeps
US.
6.-United Nations gets
going.
defeat of Churchill and
leftward swing in Britain.
s.-Congress probes Pearl
Harbor.
9.-Trial of war criminals.
l0.-Postwar upheavals in
Europe. Asia and Pacific.
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Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
INDIANS:
Would Be Freed

After 100 years of federal supervi-
sion, the American Indian may be
freed if congress acts favorably on
proposal of Senator LANCER (Rep., N.
d. to abolish the office Of Indian
affairs in the interest Of economy.
Five other members of the SEN
ate's civil service committee backed
Langer's measure. Senator Chavez
Dem., New Mex) declared that the
Indian sought no special favors from
the u. S. but only wanted education
al opportunities, sanitation, water
and land of his own. Senator Ecton
(Rep., Mont.) backed Chavez state
ment, asserting that progressive In
dams chaffed under the need to OBJ
tain permission for productive ex-
penditures.
Ecton also agreed with LANCER
that the government would have to
provide for aged Indians, probably
through the social security act. In
the meantime, Ecton urged that
younger Indians be educated to as
sumo full citizenship on reaching 81
and equipped to make their own
Way
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
CONGRESS-:
Busy Bodies

COP congressional investigators
prepared to dig deep into war ex-
penditures and un-American activi-
ties with the full support Of the first
Republican majority in Is years.
Senate Republicans beat down an
effort Of the Democrats to transfer
duties Of the war investigating COM
mittee to the inactive committee on
expenditures in the executive de-
partment by Al to Is vote, with
Senator O'Daniel (Dem., Tex.) cast
ing the deciding vote. i.
The dramatic victory was the first
OF major proportions since the Re-
publicans gained control of the SEN
ate on January 3.
The watchdog over efficiency of
the war effort under President Tru-
man while he was still senator from,
Missouri, the war investigating
committee widened its scope under,
Senator Mead Dem., N. W to
probe irregularities in munitions
contracts. In the wake of disclosures
OF the close relations existing be-
tween congressman and army Of
ficers with war contractors, the
COP voiced it's determination to dig
deeper into wartime dealings.
Not always in favor during the
liberal New Deal administration the
house un-American activities COM
mittee promises to enjoy smoother
shedding under the Republicans.
Now headed by Representative
Thomas (Rep., N. J.) the committee
laid plans for an early probe Of Com
munism in government departments,
labor unions, Hollywood, and col
leges and schools. 1t also announced
that it would dig up material al
legedly suppressed in previous
years.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
COMMODITIES:
q. S. Eyes Trade

In an effort to prevent serious
breaks in commodities, Secretary of
Agriculture Anderson announced
that the departments commodity
exchange authority would be freed
Of other duties to permit full time
policing of the markets.
Anderson disclosed the move in
the face of growing speculation. Re-
membering the big break in cotton
last October and the alleged manipu-
lation of butter prices in New
York, department authorities acted
to check future slunps affecting
prices. Studies are being completed
on the factors in the cotton break,
with Anderson ready to ask for ad-
ditional regulatory authority If war
ranted by the investigation.
Meanwhile grain prices remained
strong as the government announced
it would increase its wheat export
program by so million bushels in
the current crop year to total of
$50 million.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06

ing EOS, made the headlines the
country over when he suffered a
stroke of apoplexy and lay near
death. His wife, faithful as ever,
prayed at his bedside, and the rest
of the Capone clan hurried in from
Mercer, Wis, and Chicago.
Secrecy continued to shroud the
Capone villa. While sleek autos, filled
with mysterious characters, whizzed
in and out of the private grounds,
reporters and photogs waited outside
to get their information second-han
Capone had not appeared in public
since 1941 and rumors persisted
that paresis had left him with the
mind of 12-year-old. On the other
hand, it was said that his supposed
debility was a blind, that he was
as hale as ever and running the
gangs gambling and vice bust
ness at distance, getting his cut
out of the lucrative profits.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
BASEBALL:
Big FeILer
How times do change!

How times do change!
In 1897, Denton (Cy) Young, the
greatest pitcher Of them all, signed
up with the Cleveland Indians for
$4,000 year after banner season
the summer before when he won %
and lost 16.
Almost so years later, 28-year-old,
Bobbie Teller, all-time strikeout
king, came to terms with the same
Cleveland Indians for 1947 for basic
pay of $50, 900 and bonuses based on
attendance that-could bring his net
up to 100000. He is to receive an
extra ST, 500 when adult home attend
ance reaches 100000 and $500 for
each additional 100000 up to 1,O00,-
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
GERMANY:
Polish Claims

Should the U. S. oppose Polish
claims to the 10000 square miles of
former eastern German territory
taken over by the Poles under the
Potsdam agreement, this country
faces a stiff fight with the Russian
bloc. With the U. S. bringing the
full force Of its prestige into play,
however, it may secure modification
of the Polish claim or cudgel out
other concessions from the Reds.
Poland served notice of its de-
termination to permanently affix the
new territory at the. deputy for
eign ministers meeting in London,
called to lay the groundwork for the
Big Four conference in Moscow in
March to formulate German
treaty. Since given control of the
territory at Potsdam, the Poles said
they have moved $4,000 Germans
out and 3,500,000 Poles in.
Nub of the disagreement lies in
the Poles contention that they were
led to understand they were given
full sway over the territory at Pots
dam. The U. S., on the other hand,
holds that they were merely given
temporary administrative control,
with the question of Germany's final
postwar borders to be settled at a
peace conference. AS matters stand,
the Poles have good chance 70 70.
tain mest Of tho territory,
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
MEAT:
Seasonal Drop

A seasonal decline in production
will decrease meat supplies in the
next few months but prospects re-
main good for large overall sup
ply for the entire year, trade ex-
perts reported
The seasonal drop, following
heavy marketings in December and
January, is expected to cut ton
mage from Is to 20 per cent. Even
so, supplies should exceed those for
the same period last year, with
certain cuts like choice beef in great
er volume than in recent months
when the bulk of beef was of aver
age quality.
Decontrol of meat prices and rec.
ord quantities of feed on hand will
result in increased tonnages of bet
ter, meat throughout the year, it
was said. The quality of pork has
been decidedly up since last fall and
there are % per cent more cattle
on feed than in 1888. AS result of
the liquidation of breeding stock be-
cause of labor shortages and other
reasons during the war, lamb and
mutton will remain scarce for the
rest of the year.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
BOBBIE TELLER
Due for g Mint.

900. After that, he will be paid
$4,000 for each additional 100000
UP to 100000.
Should Blazin' Bobbie pull down
100000 this year, he will become the
highest paid player in history, sur
passing Babe Ruth's $4,000 in 1890
81. The great Ty. Cobb never made
more than the $4,000 he drew
in 1926, and the colorful Dizzy Dean,
outstanding pitcher and Snowman Of
the 193Os, only reached $4,000 in
1885.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
FOOD:
/ Enen,y's Need

Declaring that the U. S. could not
afford to permit the American flag
to fly over a gigantic Buchenwald.
former President Herbert Hoover
undertook another survey Of food
needs in the U. S. and British occu-
patton zones in Germany.
In addition to providing for es-
sential German relief, Hoover's jun
ket was aimed at making the reich
as self-supporting in food needs as
possible. Improvement in the food
situation would lead to a reduction
in present u. S. relief costs of 800
million dollars annually. The former
president had the assistance of two
food experts on his tour, being ac-
companied by DR.. Dennis Fitzger-
aid, chairman of the international
emergency food council, and former
Ambassador Hugh Gibson, who aid
ed him in World War I relief work.
At the same time that Hoover
headed westward, Hallam Tuck, his
associate on the famine study tour
of last spring, headed eastward to
survey food conditions in Japan, Ko-
rea and the Ryukyus. Tuck also
will be concerned with the long las
well as short-range requirements Of
those Asiatic countries in an effort
to boost their food output.
Dickenson County herald. [volume] (Clintwood, Va.) 1939-195?, 1947-02-06
iPORTAL:
Tax Relief

The burden Of portal to portal
back pay will largely be shouldered
by Uncle Sam when, and if, union
members are awarded their sub
stantial claims against industry as
a result of Secretary of the Treas
ury Snyder's announcement that
such OUTLAWS are deductible against
taxes levied in the years affected.
Because portal payments to work.
ers will be liable to taxation, how
ever, the U. S. stands to recover
some of the refunds in personal in
come taxes. In many instances, the
portal claims run into hundreds OF
dollars per worker, leaving them
open to a heavy bite under the high
wartime rates.
Under Snyder's ruling that indus
try could claim credits on taxes
paid in the years for which portal
demands were granted, companies
would be able to take advantage Of
high rates and excess profits levies
of the. war years. At the same time,
they would be entitled to q 6 per
cent interest on the money collect
ed from them to cover their tax
liabilities.