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The Nome nugget., 1948-12-10
COMMUNITY CHRISTMAS TREE COMMITTEE MEETS

The, Community Christmas Tree Committee met Thursday evening with chairman, Gordon Osborne, presiding and all members pres ent.
 Ii was evident from the attend ance and enthusiasm displayed that this years celebration should be better than ever.
 IL was reported that the big Christmas Tree will be brought to Nome soon by Willie Foster, and is expected to be over Is feet tall.
 The finance committee com posed of MT. Love, Walter Gla- vinovich and M. J. Walsh an nounced they would make their regular canvass soon.
 The Good Cheer committee re- ported that the needy people will not exceed those of last year
 An effort will be made to ob- tain more chairs to seat the capac- iy crowd expected and the pub lie is urged to return any bor- roWed chairs that belong to the school. If a call is left with Chief Laws he will see that they are picked up.
 Printed programs with words of Christmas carols will be diStrib- uted at the program so that every body can sing.
 Announcement will be made later of a possible trip of Santa through town.
 The stocking committee will make make the stockings tonight at the home of Mrs. Long and 600 sox are planned.
 The program is in the dress re- hearsal stage at the school
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-10
Pearl HarbOr Was Asleep; "Bombed' On Anniversary
Continued from Page OneD

Continued from Page OneI two hours the strategic air com mand's six-engine bomber was be- lieved in Hawaiian skies. But the B-36 was not singled out.
 At Fort Worth the pilot, Mai John D. Bartlett, said his big sill yer craft went to Pearl Harbor and then to the northwest point of Oahu island before turning back to the mainland on the 3512 hour flight
 The surprise raid" caused some feeling in Hawaii that the islands air defense might have been caught mapping.
 Blackburn emphasized that un- der peacetime conditions there is no way to keep a single aircraft from slipping through the defense net.
 He said civilian aircraft do not carry equipment to send out the friendly Identification signal for radar.
 If we were in a state of emergency or threatened war, all aircraft would be under military control" Blackburn said. Then we could filter it.'
 Spokesman for the air froce. the navy and army said earlier they had no report of any radar or ra- dio contact with the B-36
The Nome nugget., 1948-12-10

The party is planned for De- cember l7th, which is the last day of school for l948.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
CARD OF THANKS

The Junior Order United Amer
lean Mechanics and the Daughters
Of America of Canterbury, wish to
thank all who contributed and
helped make their card party OF
March 18 a success. The party was
for the benefit of the FELTON, Fire
Company and the proceeds amount
ing to over $4,000 were turned
over to the chief of. the FELTON, Fire
Company, Clifford Milbourne, that
night. 1tI
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
IN MEMoRlAM

In loving remembrance of our son
and brother, Clarence q. Short, who
passed away, two years ago, April 2,
1916:
We do not forget you, nor do we
intend,
We think Of you often and will to
the end;
Gone and forgotten by some you may
be,
But dear to our memory you ever viii
be.
Sadly missed by your parents. Mr.
and Mrs. Daniel j. Short and all the
Brothers and Sisters. II
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
IN MEMoRlAM

In sad and loving memory of our
dear brother, Clarence G. Short, who
died April 2, 1916:
The sunshine lost some of its bright
ness,
The day that YOU went away;
So many things bring memories of
yOlIs
Through every passing day.
1t gets very lonesome here at times
And we miss you so, that's true,
But heaven must be a wonderful place
With someone up there like you.
Your picture that sits upon the stand.
Sometimes / can see a smile,
VIII light across your face as you
look at me.
In memory l can hear your voice.
As ] walk through the ROOM
And when my heart is aching
And the tears begin to fall,
You seem to say, Please, Sister Don't
From your picture on the stand.
sadly missed by sister. Mrs. Ralph
Webb. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
IN MEMoRlAM

IN memory Of nv dear husband and
father. Laurence Harris. who passed
away two years ago, March %, 1916:
Two years have passed since that sad
day,
The one we loved was called away:
God called him home, it was His will,
But in our hearts he liveth still.
Rest on in peace, dear.
Your troubles on earth are over;
We will meet again and be happy
On that bright and peaceful shore.
Sadly missed by Wife, Children and
Grandchildren. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
an mEMoRrAM

In memory. of a loving husband and
father. James IL Jones. who passed
away March 80, 1947:
We do not forget you. nor do we
intend,
We think of you often and will to
the end:
A face that is ever before us.
A smile that will last forever.
In memory we see him yet.
Rest on in peace, dear husband and
father;
Your troubles on earth are over,
We hope to meet you again and be
happy
On that bright and peaceful shore.
Sadly missed by Wife, Children and
Grandchildren. 1tI
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
CARD OF THANKS

We wish to express our sincere
thanks to our many relatives,
friends and neighbors for their
Kindness and expressions of sym
pathy, flowers and cards received
during the recent illness and
death of our daughter. Especially,
we thank those who assisted with
the services. Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas
Palmer and Family. tip
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED - Roofing and siding
Salesman. Johns ManVille has au-
thorized us to employ one salesman to
sell their applied roofing and siding.
AS materials become more plentiful
opportunity for the right man to get
i'm on the ground floor with a Johns
ManVille approved roofing and siding
contractor. A personal interview viii
be arranged but write first giving your
experience and Tor qualifications. IL
you have not had previous roofing
and siding experience but have the
right qualifications we have the COM
plete Johns Manville system for train
ing you. Write Box 109. e-O Milford
Chronicle, Milford. m26-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-42 acre farm, $4,000.
so acre farm. $500. In Milford.
room house, $500. In Glendale, 6
room house. $4,000. Six room house
near Milford $4,000. Also have a. first
class chicken farm, 1900 capacity.
Other places in Kent and Sussex
counties. J. NJ. Bennett, Realtor APP
ply Harvey G. Marvel, S. E. Second
street and RehobOth Boulevard.
Phone Milford 767W. m26-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

New York authorities claim the
city produces $4,000,OO0,O9O worth
Of good every year, which they say
is greater than that of Detroit,
Philadelphia and Cleveland COM
bine6s
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
Assistant TO MANAGER

A 8 ISIS 4 Ant TO MANAGER
WANTED-Here is an opportunity to
promote yourself which under normal
conditions would take years Inter
esting work in an essential" indus
try with progressive management.
Management experience, although de
willingness to learn through hard
work with a desire to becOme the
boss Is more important. Write for
an interview by stating your quali-
ficatiOns. All applications will be con-
sidered and acknowledged. Post Office
Box 100, Georgetown, Delaware. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED - First class auto me-
chanics, incentive pay. hOspitaliza-
tiOn, vacation with pay. good work.
ing conditions with well established
Ford dealer, in new modern, well
equipped shop. Edw. r. Smith Motors,
Seaford. Phone 555. m26-4t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
FOR SAFE

FOR SALE-Big Joe, Goldsborough
and Everbearing strawberry nIanfs
Paul Wootten, Magnolia, Del. a2-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
CARD OF THANKS

My wife and wish to thank all
our friends and neighbors for their
Kindness, cards, flowers and pres
ents during our stay at Milford
Memorial Hospital, also we thank
the doctors and nurses for their
blindness. Mary and Dick Hollis.
a.,
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Farm. on Route No. 16.
Milton Glendale Road, Is acres. clear.
under rye, lined and fertilized. 26
acres timber land. Foundation laid for
I house, 26 30 with rock faced blocks.
Floors already laid. Pump drilled. cleo
tricity contracted; also includes all
window and door frames. plus doors
and some windows. Price, SO, 800.
Francis G. Mellon, 500 Madison street.
Wilmington, Del. j1G-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
WANTED

WANTED-Ma between ages Of
% and As to work on farm. House and
garden Good wages. Phone Milford
O50JlS. IT
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-Kitchen cabinet, day
bed with mattress, 3-burner oil cook
stove. Mrs. Frances Lynch. Milford.
Phone 604R11. a2-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE 49, Asbestos siding
shingles. insulation. brick siding and
roofing, titc on, Dutch lap, thick
butts. all c0lors. Labor and mat arial
supplied. Flo money down. hree
years to pay. Free estimate. Call Sus-
sex Roofini; and Siding Con pany.
Bridgeville S23l, Box Al. tIS-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Back again with pre-
war, first grade pure white asbestos
siding, also roof shingles, double
thick, any color. We furnish material
and labor to complete your home, new
or old. All work done by experienced
men only. AS long as years to pay.
Free estimates given by writing AL
Mcgee or phone 1884, Seaford, Del
a2-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Pigs. Mostly Hamp-
shire. Males castrated. Clean inside
and out, thrifty and ready to make
hogs. Weights from 25 pounds to So
pounds. Priced from $500 up. Sold
only from our truck at Nassau, Del
aware, on each Saturday from D. m.
to p. m. Charles Mills, Lewes, Del.
a2-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

COLDSPOTS NOW AVAILABLE
In all sizes, Z Gu. it,, $209.95. Sears
Shopping Service. Milford. Phone 400.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE - All types OF real es-
tate and insurance Harvey G. Mar
vel. Phone 767W, Milford. J. M. Ben
nett, Broker m5-tl
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED-Top- flight salesman to
work with aggressive local organiza-
ton. Every home owner prospect.
Paid during training period. Out
standing opportunity. Write to p. o.
Box 210, or phone 539, Georgetown,
Del. m12-7t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
NOTICE

EOTICE-Cash paid for good used
cars and junkers. See Gross. Frederica..
s19~52tp
NOTICE-See Cliff johnson for
your Mercury OutbOard motors. Phone
All, Milton, Del ml9-4tp
NOTCE-Painting interior and ex-
terror work 444 North street. Mil
ford. James Harris ma2-2tp
NOTICE-Licensed contractor for
old OF new house wiring. Also car
penter work and block laying. Barton
and Keefe, Pennington. Del, High
way l3 Phone Harrington 6512,
m26-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
NOTICE!

Fred Harrington Taxi Service.
Riders insured. Call 172, Milford,
Morris Hotel. m12-4tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
EOTICEl

For water proofing service call
A. H. Short and Son, Ellendale, Del.
Phone Greenwood 1891. m9-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-BIock wood, by the
cord. Spruce pine. Prince Edward Is
land seed potatoes, side meat. SO lbs.
house and lot, fine corner for a gaso-
line and repair station and store.
Three horsepower garden tractor.
nearly new. Il. e. Workman, Lincoln.
X. +. -. m5-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-1947 Chevrolet DUNN
truck, 2 speed axle, grill guard, g yard
GarwOOd body. center gate and COM
plete equipment for road work. Rev
nolds Robbins. Phone 1851, Frederica.
m26-3t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Two homes G. I. ap-
Real Estate, 1O2 Front street, Milford.
Phone 1870. Harry S. Rust, sos Mar
shall street, Milford Phone 774Wt.
1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR Building, 18 X 20, new
and to be moved from lot. See Clara
+. Hastings, Mill street, Milton, Del
or phone 5694. m26-ti
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Chester White g weeks
ming sOws in Ohio. Missouri. Indiana
and Kansas. Can be seen now and
engaged for April % delivery Also
boar available for service Greenwood
Gardens Poultry Farm Greenwood.
Del. a2-3t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
MASSEY HARRIS COMBINES FOR

SALE-One with power take off; one
with motor, in good condition. Come
inspect them. Edgar r. Isaacs and
Sons, Milford Greenwood Road, Lin
coin, Delaware. h26-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-1942 prewar white por-
celain enameled Roper Certified per
fOrmance) city gas stove Table top
model with cover over top burners.
lull SIZE oven and hroiler, two large
pletely automatic Gncluding oVen) .
fully insulted. BrOiler has double drip
rack. win sell reasonably Mrs. Mary
N. West, Box No. 85, North street,
greenwood, Del m2672t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED - Carpenters, working
nine hours. six days a week. Benz
Engineering Corp. Apply at Plaza
( Theatre job, Milford. 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
Cost Two Cents each word for each insertion
FOR SALE

JEEP FOR SALE-GOOd used one.
Phone Lewes 1901. m5-6t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Farmall tractor Fla,
and plows in 4 No. l condition, on
new rubber. Roy Layton. Georgetown
BridgeVille Road, Georgetown. Phone
Bridgeville 3116 or 2S0l. a2-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Building 40 12'. ex-
tension TO- ~, very we'll made, sea-
sOned lumber. Make nice bungalow
500 "A" pipe Chinese elm trees, six
foot. rapid growers, $1.00 each. Ro-
land Thompson, l mile west Lincoln,
Del. 1tp
FOR 'SALE-Asparagus two year
Mary Washington: 25, $1.00; so, $3.50;
100, $3.50. Rhubarb, two year Vic
tOria: u, $3.50; 25, $780, so, $500
Postpaid Send for free price list of
seed and roots. II. Austin, FELTON,,
Del. m26-4tp
FOR SALE-2-story chicken house,
10 feet long, suitable for 3, 2 or ~
story home. Practically new. Hot wa
ter heating system boiler, and 1000
#. IA inch pipe. Willard Breeding,
harrington Milford Road, Harrington.
a2-3t
FOR SALE-One table top Flor
ence stove, good as new. One writing
desk and small buffet. refrigerators,
dishes and glassware. Lots of things
too numerous to mention. Call S12M.
206 Truitt avenue, Milford, Delaware.
ltp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Baby carriage, collap-
sible, $4.00. Baby stroller, cOllapsihie
$500. l02 Montgomery street. or call
343R, Milford. ltI
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
NOTICE!
BOTICBl
YOU BREAK AND BEND
We Weld snd Mend

Oxy-acetylene Welding, Cutting
and Brazing. We specialize In
Electrical Repairing Batteries :
Generators Magnetos.
MILFORD BATTERY SERVICE
STANLEY HUNTER, Proprietor
Phone S87
One block east Of First National
Bank. i22-tl
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED-WOrk horse, not more
than IL years old, or more than 900
pounds weight J. S. Crisp. Harring-
ton, r. ID. No. l, Del. ltp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Farm, 161A acres, on
improved highway school bus to
with asbestos siding. large harm,
nearly new. laying house and other
farm buildings, land very productive,
3 acres timber, ready to cut. See
George S. Phillips, GumbOrO. Del. or
a2-2t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

ANTED-Salesman TO sell in
Delaware, band instruments, radio
and phonograph combinations, Frig-
idaire products, Youngstown sinks
and wall cabinets. Chance of a life
time for the right man. Thomas r.
Young. Phone 1908, Salisbury, Md
a2-3t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
MACHINE LIGHTS FoR

SALE-For all makes. Have your
Singer made into a good portable
cheap. ButtOnhOle attachments fol
Singers and Sears makes, 1915 each
All parts and attachments mailed upor
request. Phone 317O. E. Harry Butler
Harrington street, Seaford, Del.
ml9-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED-First class mechanic to
work on contractors equipment.
George and Lynch. Phone 5S65, Dow
er' DEL m19-3t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-1946 Chevrolet dunn
truck, 2lR yard. GarWOOd body. Gail
Lewes 676l or Rehoboth $3.50 f27-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
Q. S. NAIL SCHEDULE FOB
MILFORD, DELAWARE
SOnthbOnnd Mails

star Route leaves, 1910 A. u
Train leaves. 1891 p. n
star Route eaVes.......s.T r. M
Lobby closes at .7:45 r. a.
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
FOR SALE

FOR SALE-House trailer. new
tires. good condition. Can be seen at
Mrs. Eunice Kingsmill. West Third
street, Milford. Phone 536J. a2-3t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED-Middle aged woman as
housekeeper. Apply to William Yarck
Grocery Store, Mowers Beach, Del
Must furnish reference. Phone Fred
erica 1882 1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED-Lawns to cut with DOW
er mower Franklin Mosley. 428 North
street Phone 897W. Milford. Call af-
ter p' m. a2-3tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-SerVice station bust
ness and equipment. Business located
in center of Harrington. Al equip
ment i'm excellent condition Good bus
mess with TeXacO Products. Same To-
cation as newsstand. Call Harrington
247. a2-ti
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-To the highest bidder,
one Hammond SoloveX. value $375.
and one WurlitZer Spinette, blond and
mahogany piano, value $500. Perfect
condition. Only used six months. Sold
either separate or together to the
highest bidder All offers must he in
writing. Can be seen at Guinness Res
taurant. Seaford, Del 1t
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
LONG LEAF PINE Wanfed-.

N3NV4NNA ANA4@AA = 4 A4N II " uIGtCLI-"
In five foot lengths. rough, peeled or
with bark on. Delivered our yard at
Glendale. Call 63lR3 or 631kl, Mil
ford EllendAle Excelsior Company.
Inc. EllendaIe m23-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

,WANTED-Man with car to call on
farmers. Wonderful opportunity now.
No experience or capital needed. See,
write or phone 2062. A. =. TTOyer,
Greenwood, Del a2-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
''PEERLESS"

foot, 1914 model, new tires and tubes.
new bottle gas range. electric fan,
oil burner, perfect condition, only
pulled POO miles. $1,000 Phone Cam
bridge S58W. Write }. c. Winters,
SOP Maryland avenue. Cambridge,
Md. a2-4tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-20 Black Poland China
shoats. weighing about so pounds.
Some nice sow shOats, eligible for
registration. z Buckeye brooder stoves,
size ll9, in good shape. One registered
Poland China male hog. Midland
strawberry plants, $500 per thou
sand You dig them Virgil TrabeTt,
near StaytOnsVille. Phone Harrington
633. a2-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED - Young man wishes
steady employment, preferably to
learn a trade. Arthur c. Emerson.
MILFORD, Del 1tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-One International Mo
del D30 Cargo; / Dodge ig4i Model
WE 10 Wheeler Poultry body. capac-
ity 1870 coOps; 2 Dodge 1945 Models WE
10 Wheeler, TruXmOre rear axle units.
All steel poultry bodies, capacity 2O9
coops. Paramount Poultry, Inc, Har-
besOn, Delaware. f27-tt
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED-All kinds OF scrap iron.
rags and metal. A J. Millman and
Sons, Ellendaie, Del. Phone Milford
619JI or T65M. f13-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-Maytag dutch oven gas
range. 1t keeps on baking after gas
is cut off. Wilson and GerOW. Phone
Frederick 2191. m12-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
COMPLETE LINE ALLENTOWN

clear. Dairy and grain farm, equipped
for selling milk. House wired for cleo
trio, available this summer. LinwOOd
johnson, Harrington, Route 2.
m26-2tp
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

FOR SALE-New factory built mo-
TORS DeSOta, Dodge, Plymouth and
Dodge trucks, Il to 11@ tons. Liberal
allowance made on your old motor
Terms as little as 1919 down. 12
months to pay. S. & w Motors, De-
Sofa, Plymouth Sales and Service.
Phone F'rederica 1881, Frederica, Del
m5-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02

WANTED - EXPERIENCED FLAT
SHELL BUTTON CUTTERS. Rich
ards and Tyndall, Milton. Delaware.
Telephone 4411. m2G-tf
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
POULTRY FARM FOR SALE

Six houses, twenty four by sixty-four
four houses sixteen by thirty-tWo
feed house twenty-fOur by thirty-two
concrete foundations and floors, pres
sure water system. DelcO plant. Small
dwelling, other buildings. Thirty-nine
acres sandy land, well drained. Owner
Z. ID. Prey, Glendale, Del m26- 3tL
Milford chronicle., 1948-04-02
ORDER VIGORO NOW to beauti-

fy your lawn. Produces thick grass,
sturdy root growth, helps choke out
weeds. Available in any quantity o.
A. Newton and Son Co, Bridgeville.
Del Phone 255l. a2-4t
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-07-17

ONE of the bestowed farm
families in the nation is the Wal
lace tribe of Iowa, which has
given the country two Secretaries
of Agriculture and three genera
tons of fighting farm paper edi-
tors. The first was s'Uncle
Henry" the candidates grand
father, who founded Wallace's
Farmer and preached in Presby-
terrain pulpits.
His son Henry C. or Harry
Wallace was professor of agron-
omy and later Secretary of Agri-
culture to Harding and Coolidge.
Harry fought Herbert Hoover's
tampering with American agri-
culture and died before his time
in 1924.
His son was Henry Agard Wal
lace, who saw enough of Herbert
Hoover in 1917 when he served
under the American Colonel
Bllmp as StatlStlclan with the
World War I hog price board.
Henry gets good and sore when
he sees Hoover being called into
the White House as an adviser.
Hooverism turned Wallace
stomach on the Republican Party
in 1882 and the new Hooverism
of Harry S. Truman did the same
for Wallace's Democratic Party
utilization in 1913.
NEXT WEEK: How Wallace
joined up with FDR and formed
a partnership fighting for the
people which he is carrying on
today.
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-07-17

AS F.D.R.s Secretary of Agri-
culture he built the foundations
of present farm prosperity. He
has been the editor of farm
weekly and political weekly mag
azine. AS an author, he has writ
ten almost a dozen books ex-
pounding Twentieth Century
Democracy.
As a businessman, he made an
invention and founded on it a
business that turns over four mil
lion dollars year. He is a statis-
tlcian. He has held two cabinet
posts and the Vice-Presidency.
As political force Henry Wal
lace has entered the political
spiral begun by Thomas Jeffer-
son l56 years ago, that of a great
democratic leader called upon by
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-07-17
Eugene Debs: There can be no

man Palace Car company went
out on strike: the American
Railway Union hit the bricks
in their support. And Gene
Debs was delegated by his
union to take charge of the
strike.
Federal judges of an Illinois
District Court issued a sweep
ing injunction virtually pro-
hibiting the strike.
= . y
Debs ignored the injunction,
called for more militant action,
and at. the climax of the strike
he and other A.R.U. leaders
were swept into Cook County
The Chicago star. (Chicago, Ill.) 1946-1948, 1948-07-17
BY ALFRED LEvINsoN

THESE DAYS when work.
i ing people face Operation
Demolish" on the right to or
ganize and maintain unions,
when "Americanism' is de-
fined by handful of Big Bust
ness agents, when to oppose
their definition" invites Jail
sentences - The Story of A
Fighting American: Gene Debs
by Bill Calm and Herbert M.
Morals, is a long-overdue and
welcome addition to progress
sive literature.
This warmly written, easy
reading story of great Amer
lean leader of labor's early
struggles is smack in the center
of our history's progressive ira
ditions.
Chicago was the scene of
Debs' most famous activity.
Here it was that Debs spent six
months in Jail on contempt
of court" charge. The sentence
came from Debs' defiance of a
court injunction which broke a
railroad strike back in 1894.
WHEN DEBS was released
from Woodstock Jail he came
to Chicago. One hundred thou
sand working people were at
the Wells Street station to greet
him. This despite a driving
storm. The Chicago Chronicle at
the time wrote:
THE procession that marched
through the storm was COM
posed of the members of every
Trade Union in the city. wear
ing badges and marching in his
honor"
The struggle for a shorter
work week, for an eight-hour
day was the background.
IN 1884 workers at the Pull