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Sixteen Journal-Every Evening. Wilmington. Delaware, Saturday, September 25. 1943 Legionnaires Rock Hall Man Incentive Pay Plan to Boost Back in State Seaford Board Of Red Cross Outlines Work Heads Liquor 1 Store System War Production Wins Support WPB Official Sees Benefit to Labor, Management And IN'ation in Proposed Program; Scientific Standards Seen Needed by Sponsors Delegations Are Welcomed Rehoboth A. Plans Party for Teachers REHOBOTH BEACH, Sept 25.

The opening fall event of the Rehoboth Parent-Teacher Association will be a reception for all -new members of the school faculty next Tuesday evening at 8 o'clock in the school cafeteria. The executive committee of the A. is in charge of arrangements. Mrs. Edward Stephens, president, has appointed Mrs.

Berman Melvin as chairman of refreshments Upon Returning to City From Omaha Convention Chief Justice Layton Outlines History of Sussex 'Hundreds' Jurist Tellg Rehohoth Kiwanians Toor of the County In Those Days Received Bad Treatment; Selection Of Leaders Is Problem Today, He Says REHOBOTH BEACH, Sept. 25 (Special). Chief Justice. Daniel J. Layton of Georgetown addressed the Rehoboth Kiwanis Club Thursday night at the organization's fall and winter meeting place in Traveler's Restaurant.

The club met at the Rehoboth Country Club during the summer months. The history of the picturesque "hundreds" of Sussex County was Kent, Board Gets Ready for Dispensary Projects in Four Towns Almost 50 -Delaware members of the American Legion and Auxiliary welcomed the state's delegation, tea by Edward A. Mulrooney, newly elected national vice-commander, on WASHINGTON, Sept. 25 JP). The incentive pay plan as a means increasing war production received one of its strongest boosts this week because of the great need for more production and better use of manpower.

Labor, management, and the nation could all benefit ffom'a properly designed plan, said John W. Nickerson, director of the management consultant division of the War Production Board. CHESTERTOWN, Sept. 25 (Special). The board of County its return from the organizations national convention in Omaha today.

Commissioners took the first steps Former Mayor Of Seaford Dies during the week to complete the The welcome took place on tne Incentive pay is extra pay givenf I Hi Hill mimi. I mi ii ii mi ii mm I Three Projects Are Laid Before Leaders; School Party Program Makes Hit SEAFORD. Sept. 25 (Special). Chairman W.

B. Thornburgh and members of the Seaford Red Cross board met at the log cabin this week to discuss the coming season's activities and to plan for quarterly meetings in the future. Mrs. Margaret McVaugh, director of Red Cross branches in the state, outlined the work of the association for the coming months. W.

B. Miller gave a report of a recent county meeting. The Seaford chapter is developing three work projects. The sewing unit is headed by Mrs. Charles related by the chief justice, lni personnel organization for Kent platform of the Baltimore and Ohio Railroad Station.

worker above his agreed upon a County's new Liquor Dispensary Delaware's cart in the convention 1 system which will become effective was marked with the election of Mr, Mulrooney as a vice-commander; on Jan. 1, by the appointment of Roy Strong, of Rock Hall, as super John R. Eskridge for 25 Years a Sea Captain Became Sailor at 12 Mrs. William N. Cann as eastern vice-president of the national auxil visor of the system.

regular wage for extra output through extra effort. Standards have to be set before incentive pay is given. Must Agree On Standard In general that production standard would be the amount of work performed per unit of time say in an hour by a normal, qualified worker under normal conditions. To iary, and the award of the Merritt-Cooper-Jones Cup for Americanism in the government system in the past 50 years. "There were originally thirteen hundreds," he said.

"In these early days the poor of the county received very bad treatment. In 1897 the' hundreds were consolidated into ten representative districts with the change in the Constitution. Our county has made great progress since then. Our greatest problem at present is in the selection of the people to run our system." The Kiwanians held a discussion of the critical milk delivery situ Betbeze; the surgical dressings unit SEAFORD, Sept. 25 (Special).

Capt. John R. Eskridge, 66 years old, died yesterday afternoon at the American Oncologic Hospital, Philadelphia, after a long illness. Captain Eskridge, aetired sea cap An act of the last session of the state legislature created the Dispensary system and provided for the operation of four stores for the sale of liquors in Chestertown, Rock Hall, Betterton and Millington. The legislative act provides that one-third of the net profits from sales of beverages shall go to the incorporated towns in which the four stores are to be located, while the remainder will go to the county.

Mr. Strong is a former member of the state legislature from this Yank on Jury Duty In Triple Death Case Wins Court Leniency COLLEGE PARK, Sept. 25 (JP). Sergt. Willie J.

Banks, summoned for jury duty, wrote the judge: "Am sorry to inform you that it will be impossible for me to report because I was called up for jury duty almost a year ago, and have been serving continuously both day and night ever since. This jury is composed of several million guys from all parts of the United States. "We have been ona three-cornered murder case during all this time and have already found one of them guilty the other two are fighting their case desperately, but it seems their defense counsel have almost collapsed." The sergeant is attached to a bombardment squadron at Lowry Field, Denver. work for the seventh consecutive year to Delaware Voiture, of the 40 and 8. Delaware's delegation, in addition to Mr.

Mulrooney and Mrs. Cann. included: former State Senator William E. Matthews. Walter C.

Feaster, Floyd Jackson. John R. Fader, Mrs. Edward A. Munch, Mrs.

Anne Norton, and Mrs. Sue Schrei-ber. Mr. Mulrooney was placed into nomination for the vice-comman-dership by Thomas W. Miller, formerly of Delaware.

make it click, management and labor would have agree on what was standard. That the problem of agreeing upon standards can be a continued and changing process was made clear by Nickerson when he said: "The plan should provide for the changing of production standards ation, and decided to do what they 1 1 tain and one of Sussex County's leading agriculturists, was a former mayor of Seaford, and was widely by Mrs. Donald Bice, and the knitting unit by Mrs. Harold Plantz. Mrs.

Plantz announced that a larg quantity of wool had arrived and that regular knitting sessions will be held every Tuesday at 3:30 p. m. in the Acorn Club rooms. First School Party The first school party of the year went off with flying colors when the Student, Council tendered the incoming freshman class its traditional reception party. Under the direction of a committee from the faculty, the guests were entertained by a program in the auditorium, fol- known throughout the state.

could to have it restored by appeals to the Governor and representatives in Congress. It was the general feeling that the difficulty would be ironed out within a week's time. Guests at the meeting included two Army officers, A. J. Lewis of Texas, and Capt.

H. J. Dane of Iowa, guests of Daniel G. Anderson, and a former member of the local club. J.

Benjamin Ewing, the guest of Leslie Stout. county, otner officials lor the new setup will be announced later. Historical Group to Meet The Kent County Historical Society, of which Prof. Frederick W. Dumschott, of the Washington Col He was born in Broad Creek Hundred, the son of the late Jeremiah and Sarah Eskridge.

and with the exception of his long seafaring career, spent his entire life in western Sussex County. He went to sea as a boy of 12 and at his retirement at the end of World War I I aniel J. Layton i k. nnmium. 1 J.

Layton whenever chang-es in methods, material, equipment or other controlling conditions are made in the operation represented by the standards." For instance: the standard per worker producing cylinder heads in XYZ plant is 15 per hour. He gets extra pay for all heads above 15 he turns out. But a wide-awake plant is always seeking better production methods and XYZ finds short cuts through mechanical improvements. The plant then claims that 25 heads an hour should be normal and that the worker should not be given incentive itooen Jogan, president of the Stu- 12-Mile Rail Line Whips Handicaps 'The Dummy" in Illinois, Runs Forward on Way Delaw are's chief justice was the dent Council, gave the address of speaker at ihe Rehoboth Beach welcome Entertainment included songs bv Club dinner Thursday Kiwanis night. Marie Setter and Irvin Wheatley; recitation, Dorothy Elzey; and "a Elevator Strikers Return to Work And Backs Back Church to Hold Homecoming9 The Rev.

Waller A. Hearn To Speak at Providence MethodUt Group Event Art Teachers OI StalC inings Baker, Billy Thompson, Daw- TAMPICO. 111., Sept. 25 (JP). The -ll -p.

son Stewart, Clarence Lowman, Billy fleeting 111 Dover Jarman, Billy Easom. Emory Whaley when his schooner, the George W. Truitt. was lost he had held a master's license for 25 years. His first ship was the "Annie C.

Grace" of which he became master at 21. Soon after retirement Captain Eskridge settled in Seaford, and he became Seaford's second mayor, serving several terms. Tpng up farming, he became one of the county's leading orchardists and general farmers. He is survived by a wife, Mrs. Mary Phillips Eskridge, and three daughters.

Mrs. Doris Moore of Tucson, and Mrs. Milman Prettyman and Miss Anne Eskridge NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (JP). A four- nav for the 10-cvlinrier inrrea.sp nvpr lege faculty, is president, will hold a dinner meeting in Firemen's Hall here at 6 o'clock on Thursday evening.

Sept. 30. The dinner will be served by the ladies' auxiliary of the Chestertown Volunteer Fire Company. The group then will adjourn to the Little Court House for its business meeting. Preston P.

Heck, executive secretary of the Chester-town Business Men's Association, will be the guest speaker. Towns Buy Bonnr At a recent meeting of the Board of Town Commissioners of Milling-ton, it was decided to invest $2,000 of the funds in the town treasury in war bonds in aid of the third war loan bond -ale campaign. The mayor and City Council of Chestertown provided for 'he purchase of $5,000 of bonds. Miss Mabel Toulson, pipe organist the nrevious standard dav strike of 7n(l Rockefeller Center; Hooppole. Yorktown and Tampico DOVER.

Sept. 25. Art teachers of ana aoDy King. the nupil schools of Delaware opened i Mrs- ttooert beasnoitz, daughter Scientific Study Needed maintenance employes during which Rairoad stiU ang along al- The worker mi-hr in turn ri mamtenance epioes, aunng mcn most except Sundays, improved Sn.St nS.r elevator service brought bul it-s had to battle numerous their conference here today with 01 Mrs- J- c- Jones of West Seaford. Miss Edith L.

Mitchell, state director 1 nas been released by Milman E. of art, in charge. Prettyman, superintendent of Sea- counted for all of the 10-cylinder coniusion to vi ouuaings in tne nanaicaps sucn as: GEORGETOWN, Sept. 25 i npvp nnmenr pnnpri tonav sis mrlr. i Therp no -v development, ended today as pick There's no track or turn increase, that his extra effort was Miss Mitchell stated that one pur- i Iora scnoois.

irom her position as The annual "homecoming" of New ets were withdrawn. responsible for at least five Providence MethrfST Church I P- -uld be for the teachers and "her here accept Aitnougn no iormai settlement oi the strike was announced, Louis i i i i supervisors to nave an ODDortunitv i standards would have to be agreed upon through studies made. table on the 12-mile liner so the train runs forward from Hooppole to Tampico, then backs all the way to Hooppole on the return trip. In the early days of the line, Cross. Mrs.

Seasholtz was formerly of Seaford. In addition two sister, to meet each other and have an HcM dinr1at; 3 tVi Walter Ferkin, attorney for the association Nickerson said that where prac head of the department of fine I Mrs- Matilda Sirman of Laurel and i arts nt th rrrppnshnrn rmi Mrs. Rhoda Garrett of Bethel, and A. Hearn, district superintendent, discussion on their various tical production standards should maintenance employes of Rocke TOl lor fOY-1 tor C- 1 "thn ff lr feller Center, said "the strike will be the principal speaker. This I i and accented a oosition at.

t.h. I a brother, Walter Eskridge of Bethel, is completed about 1910, the village over." and that striking workers now 0f Tampico ordered the train to i cio in uii thn firct 1 Vl 1 1 rrlinc- also survive. local school -this year. be developed from detailed time studies and that "all available" scientific and engineering ability were tree to seek war jobs since stor entering the city limits, be- in the First Methodist Church here, underwent an operation at the University of Maryland Hospital in Baltimore on Thursday, which is reported to have been successful. should be used.

i jj art department 01 the State Depart- founded on the Delmarva Penmsuia i ment of Public Instruction. Exhi- oy me Maryiana Annual uonierence biu Qf variQUS art work were being of the Methodist Protestant church dl laved in various ctlom of th" and long has been largely attended mectinrr rooms. H. W. Green, Former Cecil Coroner.

Dies the center failed to answer their demands as outlined. The center management said that a "back to work" movement was under way as the 10 a. m. deadline, set by the strikers for concession to One industrial engineer recently said the usual detailed studies in a large plant where there are thousands of operations require six oy tne rural ioik oi tne i'lney urove months to a year For those who remain for the evening session there will be a group dinner and later a display of the newer kodachrome slides in Miss Mitchell's selection. Church Class Resumes Meets The Boosters Class of Mt.

Olivet Methodist Church resumed meetings this week, and met with Mrs. Victor A. Moore. Cannon Street, with Mrs. Charles H.

Wheatley assisting the hostess. Election of officers for the ensuing year included Mrs. Marie Steele, president; Mrs. Victor A. Moore, secretary: Mrs.

Mary Gilbert, treasurer, and Mrs. Anna Hitchens, teacher. Mr. and Mrs. Daniel F.

Lane of There would not be time now for their demands, was passed. The association, formed by em Soldier Hurt In Crash Mrs. F. Keith Cochran, of Galena, who has given her four sons to the armed forces of the country, recently received a letter from her son. Dennis Cochran, who is with the American forces in India, that he has been confined to a hospital recently for some weeks for treatment for burns sustained in an airplane crash.

The letter indicated that the young aviator is recovering. that kind of study nor would there be available enough experts if all plants suddenly decided to put in an incentive plan. Nickerson made allowances for that when he said "all available" experts. Sussex Youth Held by Japs ployes who broke away' from the Building Maintenance Craftsmen (A. F.

L.t, called the strike at the peak of the rush hour last Wednesday afternoon in protest over the discharge of seven charwomen. They demanded dismissal of the head floor lady and reinstatement of the women. The association later sought reinstatement of 45 striking elevator maintenance men who were replaced. Blades are receiving congratulations on the birth of a daughter at Beebe ELKTON, Sept. 25.

Howard W. Green, 59 years old, for many years coroner for Cecil County, died at Union Hospital here, early yesterday morning, after a brief illness. The deceased was a son of the late Thomas Green, a builder and contractor of Elkton, up until the time of death some years ago. For the past 25 years, the deceased had been connected with the Elkton office of the Prudential Life Insurance Co. He was a member of National Lodge, Odd Fellows, and Elkton Volunteer Fire Department.

He married Miss Elva Conway, of Elu-ton, who survives him with one daughter, Mrs. Thelma Hague, wife of John Hague, of New Castle, Del. The funeral will be held from the home on East High Street, tomorrow Hospital, Lewes. The Sunday morning service at Labor and Management Unity Urged in Wartime SEATTLE. Sept.

25 UP). Ifs "sacrilegous" to ask improvement of and Shortley sections. With consoli- dation of the Methodist Protestant churches and Methodist Episcopal churches a few years ago, the church retained its identity, dropping only the word "Protestant" from its name A second qualifying test for civil- ians for the Army Specialized Training Program has been announced by the War and Navy Departments to be held at the Georgetown Hiph School, if any candidates register for it, by Oct. 4. D.

Reese T. Swain In Army Dr. Reese T. Swain, who graduated from Temple University Dental School in Philadelphia, last February has been called to active duty with the U. S.

Army and left yesterday to report to Carlisle Barracks. Carlisle, Pa. He has been commissioned a first lieutenant in the Army Dental Corps. Since graduation, he has been practicing dentistry on North Bedford Street, this city. Upon completing six weeks training at Carlisle.

Lieutenant Swain will Pl. J. L. Adams Sends Kill Wesley Methodist Church on Sea-. ford Circuit, the Rev.

Gilbert S. Lard laying He Is Well; Ross, pastor, will include a special civilian conditions during wartime, Tfnad cL-c says Wayne L. Morse, nublk m.jU yf' tiea(l AJiKS AU Teacher Takes N. J. Joh Duck Call Expert Teaches Quacks Ammunition Scarcity Makes Lures More Necessarv promotion and rally day program.

Promotion exercises will feature the service at Mt. Olivet Method'st Sunday School tomorrow, at 10 a. m. Similar exercises will be held at St. GEORGETOWN, Sept.

25 i Spscial. Mr. and Mrs. John E. Adams, living near here, have at John's Methodist Sunday School to- I afternoon, at 2 o'clock, with inter ment in Elkton Cemetery.

lajst received direct word from their 'morrow at 9:45 a. m. cause the tracks ran down the main street and residents complained. So a team of horses would meet 'the locomotive at the outskirts and pull the cars into town. Now there'.

a different track, along the outskirts. The train, known affectionately as "the dummy" along the route, consists of locomotive, freight car and caboose. It does most of its business hauling grain, lumber, coal and similar commodities here to connect with a branch of the Burlington Railroad. Truck Drivers'1 Strike Is Promptly Settled PHILADELPHIA. Sept.

25 7P). Sylvester Garrett, chairman of the Regional War Labor Board, today commended Edward P. Crumbock, international vice-president of the Brotherhood of Teamsters (AFD, for promptness in settling a strike of union truck drivers employed by the Peninsular Auto Express Wilmington. Garrett said Crumbock ordered the strikers back to work yesterday within six hours after they had walked out in protest to alleged delay by the trucking commission of the War Labor Board in granting final approval of a proposed wage increase. The Wilmington company employes 40 drivers who are members of a branch of Crumbock's own local 107.

of which Crumbock is secretary-treasurer. Garrett said the delay on the part of the trucking commission was the result of failure of the commission and the union to agree on general issues involving not only the Wilmington drivers, but many similar cases throughout the country. The Peninsular firm is a branch of the Scott trucking firm, Philadelphia. ber of the national War Labor Board and dean of the University of Oregon law school. "Labor destroys its own house when it takes the point of view that it is either due more than a reasonable share of the returns of industry or intrudes in the essential rights of management," he told a Chamber of Commerce meeting yesterday.

Among his, listeners: Almost 100 trade unionists. son, Pfc. John E. Adams, who is Members of the Seaford Golf and interned in a Jap prison camp in i Country Club will hold a spaghetti the Philippines. suPPer at trie country club tonight.

War ramily Allowance WASHINGTON, "sept. 25 (JP). An allowance of $120 monthly for the families of servicemen with a wife and two children was requested of Congress today by President Philip Murray of the Congress of Industrial Organizations. Murray wrote House members that his proposed figure would "assure tolerable living conditions for the families of our men now taking the offensive." Murray's proposed allowance is far higher than any yet proposed in Congress. The present pay is $50 uoert uunn, reurea i'ennsyi- The first word they received in vania Railroad employe, residing on cw.

iransiereo neaaquariers oi tne many muntiLs was tiiiougii me m- Cannon Street here is a Datient in Club Returns To Regular Quarters LEWES, Sept, 25 (Special). After spending the summer months in temporary headquarters in the Lewes Anglers' Club, the Lewes U. S. O. will move back tomorrow to its permanent quarters in the auditorium of the Lewes CHICAGO, Sept.

25 (JP). You wanna' talk like a duck? This year, with ammunition scarce, most duck hunters do. and Russ Gaede, doctor of quacks, demonstrated today the duck calling lore he has gathered in 16 years of enticing mallards from the skies to the oven via the shotgun route. In less time than it takes to say ruiiiui ocunc umiLiiiaiiu nutnna, wiiiauuiMi jcu viuojj am- Kent General Hospital Dover Ga. which stated that he was a Jap You Said It! He was one of the 11 honor stu- prisoner.

A few days ago a post-dents at Temple University to be card which bore the Jap army elpcted to Omicron Kappa Upsilon i stamp, was received. Mast of the Fire Damages -Mrs, Irene to take a OMAHA. Sept. 25 t.P).-Cayrtte, 23, attempted piece of broken National Dental Honor Society. i "dead duck," Gaede can tell what's from her for a wife, $12 for the eldest child Fire Hall, Capt.

John Wilson. U. O. director, announced today. wrong with your quacking.

He uses baby, explaining it was dangerous, and $10 for additional children. The a wooden barrel-shaped caller; its It was. jc. I. O.

leader's suggestion calls for metal reed and your lungs do the Mrs. Cayrtte was hospitalized for $55 for a wife, $35 for the first child business. a severely lacerated finger. and $30 for other children. Gaede says to grunt into the Cecil Dwelling Residence of W.

D. Ewing Farm Partly Wrecked; Soldier Held Missing caller and slap a onto the end t-V rtnQpl? to eriv W. tViat inc thai 813.901 Found by Boys in Junk Party-boat fishermen, wishing to contribute to the comfort of soldiers and sailors stationed around Lewes, turned over their clubhouse on the Lewes Yacht Basin, when the heat in the fire hall quarters became unbearable. Plans for winter activities in the Lewes U. S.

O. were made Thursday night at the first fall meeting of the Lewes U. S. O. Council with the chairman, Mrs.

William T. At- mallard flv too close for makes a message was printed. It read as follows: "I am interned at Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 2. My health is good.

I am not under treatment. I am well. Mother, hope you are getting along fine as well as the family. Hope you receive this card. Give my best regards to Catherv ine Hall.

From: Name, John E. Adams, Nationality, Ameri-, can. Rank, Philippine Military Prison Camp No. 2." Miss Ellen Baker, who for the last few weeks has been employed in the office of Prothonotary Vernon W. McCabe here, has accepted a position in the law office of Howard W.

Bramhall, succeeding Mrs. J. Rodney King. Miss Baker, who lives at Dagsboro, is a graduate of 59 Indictments if Over Games Listed ELKTON, Sept. 25 (Special).

The Indictments returned by the Grand Jury of the- September term of Circuit Court for Cecil County, show that out of the 71 persons against whom indictments were returned 59 of them were for operating slot machines in their places of business. The following were those indicted for operating gaming tables or slot machines: Sr Boulfifn. Porter L. Davis, John Poulden. Mola V.

Knott, Earl White. Hatue Vnncienheuvel, John SchaefTer, George Mauiros, John Psomas, Henry Schneider, Addison D. Atkinson, Lewis R. Magarls, ELKTON, Md. Sept.

25 (Special). The residence on the farm of William D. Ewing, located near Blue Ball, this county, was badly damaged yesterday by fire of undeter Pile Leads to Big Court Tangle NEW YORK, Sept. 25 (JP). The James J.

Brancato, one of the $13,901 bonanza uncovered by 13- junkyard owners, claims the cache, year-old Frank Kominsky in an holding that Frank and Jimmy were east side junkyard last March was trespassing when the find was made. safety. The duck calling maestro listed a few major mallard calls: Pleading, which in duck talk should sound like "won't you please, p-l-e-a-s-e come back to me." The command, a sharp call "hey, come back here, you!" the hibawl an attention getter of duck 400 to 500 yards away. Police Property Clerk Maurice Simmons, custodian of the treasure since Frank gave it to police, said more claims were coming in. Among those who have put in bids are a Syracuse bank which reported it had been robbed of a mined today with litigation and conflicting claims.

Soon after Sept. 29 when the required six months for filing of claims will have elapsed an eruption will take place in state supreme court. The first claim was staked out ine nrsl claim was stance; out Scott. William Marquis. Richard 14- Students Injured In Arkansas Bus Upset Clayton Consolidated Fames, Satidv Tamargo, Jerry McKonly.

the John Kelsey Cox, Wanda E. Cox. Howard C. School. mined origin.

The flames were first discovered in the upper part of the building. Neighbors in that section, with the aid of one of the local fire companies, finally succeeded in saving the building from total destruction. Some of the household goods were destroyed. The loss is estimated at about $1,000. A consent decree has been issued by the Circuit Court here, requiring John SchaefTer, Bessie Wallace, Roy M.

Boyd, Polk Steele Howard and T. W. Trainer to move their ducking blinds away from a line agreed upon by the game warden and al ELDORADO Ark Sent 25 UP). similar sum; a Rochester woman Poor Farm Rents Beds To Former Inmates LOS ANGELES. Sept.

25 (U.R). The county poor farm at Hondo, faced with a prosperity evacuation, stopped the exodus today by renting beds to war-working former inmates. The once-jammed institution has been getting shorter and shorter of inmates since the war boom began, w'hile housing has been getting scarcer and scarcer elsewhere. With 375 idle beds, officials decided to solve both problems by inviting war-working former inmates back at $10 a month. No non-alumni may apply.

Overturning of a crowded Mt. Holly b' the.Kominsky family. The boy's who said she lost the money, and a school bus 14 miles west of here ves-: parents, in an action filed against Brooklyn candy store owner who terdav injured a woman driver and I the police property clerk, maintain claims he was robbed of $13,000 in 18 grade school pupils. that Frank is entitled to all of the cash a few days before the treas- tiarrncf nammar. Hiury Sumpter and Howard Crain.

John Croft, Charles E. Grove, R. Lee Runkies, William R. Winchester, Michael Saprono, Julma Weir. William Guin and Ray Givler, Catherine Frederick, Nunnnto Micucio, Sophie Casperon, Charles C.

Boyd, Charles Pennington, Green. Henry Murphy. William Reed. William Scultz. Charles H.

Bailey. George Alger. Leonard Ram-tauej-. Paxson. Michael Hrabec.

Sussex 'Achievement Fair' Set for Tonight LEWES, Sept. 25 (Special). An "Achievement Fair" sponsored by four 4-H Clubs of this vicinity will be held in the Cool Spring community hall tonight with members displaying their yearly projects, consisting of canned foods, garden grains, clothing, forage, and poultry. The members are from Lewes, Henlopen, Hollymount and Over-brook 4-H Clubs. The fair will open at 8 p.

m. No admission will be charged. The club obtaining the greatest number of prizes will receive the sweepstakes award. A program will follow the display of exhibits with Miss Christine Dun-lap as master of ceremonies. Molloy C.

Vaughn, former Sussex County agent, will lead community singing. Refreshments will be served during the evening. War Price and Rationing Board No. 2134, which has been located at No. 8 Public Square here for several months, has been transferred to the annex of the Brick Hotel.

The board not only serves Georgetown but many of the surrounding communities. Miss Jane Mathis, who for the nast five years has been at the The driver Mrs Felix Harris 33 money ne iouna stuneo in paper ure trove was unearthed. ine driver, Mrs. eux narris, dj, ouv, was one of three seriously hurt, baSs he turned up in a pile of debris. Others were 8-year-old Mary Fran- Jimmy Siclorni's family are con- ne New York: corporation office will use the supreme cis Griffith and -6-year-old Floy Luther Postell, George W.

Torbert and Viola C. Tarbert, Loney T. Woolford. Wil- tenders, too. Jimmy, also 13, was with Frank when the monev was court as assayer the situation.

It will bring all claimants into court Ham Hornberger. William J. Hope, Woody found, and suit has been filed on to show cause why the money should his behalf for the entire sum. not be turned over to Frank. V.Z' Ne'on-tHa'wlihead of the Home Economics Ds- thorne.

Stacy Lewis (2. G. Cleaves Miller i partment Of the Georgetown High nd j. Roland Hidmeer. school, hs accepted a like position The other indictments, some on th.

vTont Hollv School in New Frances Territ. A tire blowout caused the bus to leave the road and overturn down a six-foot embankment. All of El Dorado's physicians were called in on the accident and several patients in El Dorado's only hospital were required to move out to make way for the injured school children. tWO charges, returned were as fol i Jersey. PEY CE.EHMEMS lows: I Mrs Harrv Thomas is suffering parties concerned.

This line in the court's decree is the same line that Boyd and Trainer have oeen attempting to get the plaintiffs to recognize since 1940. The memlwrs of the Singerly Fire Company's soft ball team were guests last evening at the weekly meeting of the Elkton Kiwanis Club, at the Howard Hotel. The meeting was in charge of Walter Cooling. A novelty program was given by Harry Hulmes. The War Department has notified Mrs.

Lucile Shepherd of North East, that her son, Sergt. Charles W. Shepherd, has been missing since Vm0 Let-a Jackson and Melvin Jackson, sell-i HntH ac a trg alcoholic beverages without a license: from 8 fracture Ot both WTUtS as a Rudolph Jackwin. larcenv; Joseph Van- result Of falling from the back Steps of her home while sweeping. flve, Melvin Albert Foraker, William Sando and Leonard Elswick.

William L. Richard, all for larcenv: Frank S. Strough. murder. bench warrant issued: Tommie A fi-iMil 1 1 1 rP Pnsl i murder; Leon Er.ggs, lor disturbing the; TOUT J.I1C II 11 III 1 public peare- Use of Radio in Phone ook-Ups Looms as Post-War Possibility Vacant in Scbools 'July 15, in the North Africa area.

DOVER, Sept. 25 (Special). Dr. H. V.

Holloway. state superintendent niihii- net ruction announced to- Scout Cub Group Organized at Iaurel LAUREL. Sept. 25. The Private Delancey Herstine, son of dav that four vacancies in the corps Mr- and Mrs.

William Herstine of of "agricultural instructors in the! Elkton, has been advanced to instate schools have developed since structor in marksmanship. He is the opening of the schools earlier located at Camp Fanning, Texas. this month. DRY CLEANED AND PRESSED Gabardines, Reversible Coals, Pleals and Fur Collars Slightly Higher ECONOMY CLEANERS phone were planned, experts say, a whole series of technical questions would arise. Scores of new radio wave lengths have been discovered and employed, adding broad highways of ether communications to space formerly used.

But who will control these ether lanes? For instance, television may require 4,000.000 kilocycles of space to project one sound and image message. This same space can be used to handle 12,000 telegraphic code messages, or 1,000 person-to-person telephone calls. Mills said. It will be difficult for any government agency or commercial group to decide which'vehicle of communication should get the lion' share of the airwaves. NEW YORK, Sept, 25 (JP).

Radiotelephone hookups loom as a possibility for post-war householders. Even in some sections of the United States, telephone conversations are being Jumped across gaps where there are no poles and no wires. That information was divulged today by John Mills, an executive of the Bell laboratories and author of several books on electrical subjects. "We don't know how far the experiment will be carried," he said in an interview. "It's probably economically unsound.

Then, again, we may find' it commercially practicable. "Walkie-talkie" and police radio systems are two versions of what householders may have in the future. If a broad system of radio-tele Laurel Cubs, recently organized as a branch of Boy Scout Troop No. 90. row meets regularly under the leadership of Cubmaster E.

L. Cannon each Wednesday evening 7:30 o'clock at the Scout House on Delaware Avenue. Jimmy Mas-ney is treasurer and the assistant cubmaster is Philip Miller. Membership includes: Layton Tlmmons. Jimmy Massey.

Tommy Whaley. Ronald Ross. Herbert Moll, Jackie Nowt. Bill Hitchens and Freddy Phillip. The cubs will collect jewelry for the boys in the service overseas this week and during the week Sept.

59 to Oct. 6. will collect newspapers. Boys between the age of 8 and 11 re eligible. Vacancies exist at the Lewes, Selbyville and Seaford high schools the Booker T.

Washington Negro school here. Two of the instructors have been called into the armed forces while the other two have accepted other employment. Since no instructors are available to fill these vacancies, Dr. Holloway announced that a plan is being considered to have an itinerant instructor take care of the vacant posts but added that the itinerant instructor must be procured before the plan can be given further State Police Seareh For Missing Farmer CONCORD, Sept. 25.

Delaware state police are searching for Alexander Turner, 70-year-old farmer of this section, who has been missing since he left home Thursday morning ostensibly to go squirrel hunting, takjng his shotgun with him. When Turner failed to return by evening his wife, Mrs. Gertrude Turner, became alarmed and began an investigation among his friends. When efforts to locate her husband failed she notified the state police. OFFICE and PLANT CARRY N.

E. Cor. 9th UNION 10th Monroe Streets 1 1th Bennett Streets 23rd Market Streets 1329 Washington Street S. W. Cor.

7th Jackson 12 S. Union Street.

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