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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-15
MAGNOLIA

Lieutenant Kenneth w. Collins left
last week for Tulsa, Oklahoma, where
he will enter an aeronautics training
school. stopping at Washington, d.
c., and Kentucky on the way.
Miss Doris McIlvaine left this
week for Delaware College, Miss
Maxine Smith is attending Beacom's,
Miss Margaret Warren has entered
training at Beebe Hospital; Misses
Eleanor Davis and Dorothy Anderson
are taking a postgraduate course at
Dover High School, and Miss Hazel
Wright is doing postgraduate work
at Caesar Rodney.
A meeting of the Stewards was
held at the church on Wednesday eve
ming, and on Thursday evening a
cottage prayer meeting will be held
at the parsonage, this being announ-
ced by Rev Beckwith as the begin
ming of series of cottage prayer
meetings.
A combined Rally Day and Promo
tiOn exercise is being planned on the
first Sunday of October.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nutter Marvel enter
tanned over the weekend Mr.. and Mrs.
l.. F. Parlette of Phila.
Mrs. Rose Lodge returned from her
visit to New York and Philadelphia,
accompanied by her daughter, Mrs.
George Dickinson and her grand
daughter, Miss Sara Dickinson, of
Phila
Mrs. r. E. Stout returned to High
land Park with her son and daughter
in-law, Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Stout, for
a two-weeks' visit.
Mrs. B. B. White has been visiting
relatives in Lewes.
Miss Phyllis Richards of Wyoming
spent several days last week with Mr..
and Mrs. Edward Hill.
Miss Sallie Barrett was a guest for
several days last week with Rev. and
Mrs. r. f. Green of Harrington.
Miss Pearl Orvis was an Atlantic
City visitor on Sunday.
Master Spencer Balsch of Dover
spent last week with his grandpar-
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. L. ]. Roe.
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. D. Kellar and Mr..
and Mrs. Thomas E. Moore spent the
weekend at New York City, stopping
at the Hotel Taft. They visited the
fair, Radio City and also were guests
of Mr.. and Mrs. Dave Opolinsky.
Miss Joyce Moore spent the week
end with her aunt and uncle, Mr..
and Mrs. Stephen Clute of Wyoming.
Mr.. and Mrs. Otis Boris and daugh- |
ter Charlotte and Mr.. and Mrs. John
w. Walsh and son Francis of Will !
mington were weekend guests of Mr.. !
and Mrs. Harvey Thompson.
A number from here attended the |
funeral on Friday of Mrs. Annie |
Voshell of Voshell's Mill, who died |
at her home on Wednesday |
night, aged SO years. She was a sis
ter of Mrs. Huldah Chambers.
Mrs. ]. F. Carter was a Pitman,
N. j., guest of her son-in-law and !
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Ru-
BILE.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-15

Miss Holloway follows Miss E.
Alice Melendy as Sussex County
Home Demonstration Agent. Miss
Melendy resigned in August TO be
married.
Mr.. Baker has taken over the du-
ties of R. o. Stelzer, who resigned
early in the summer to become State
executive officer for the Agricultural
Adjustment Administration for Del
aware and Maryland.
Mr. Baker, formerly of Woods
boro, Md, is a graduate of the Uni
versity of Maryland. class of 1881.
After his graduation he taught vO-
cational agriculture and science in
the Sudlersville and Church Hill
High Schools in Maryland until 1888
when he was appointed County Ag-
ricultural Extension Agent for
Queen Anne's County, Md.
He will work with the State and
County Extension Agents through
out Delaware and. at present, is
working on a Land-Use Planning
Project.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-15

, Miss Harriet Newnom resigned dur
ing the past year to become bride.
The situation was changing so rap
idly that Superintendent ]. c. Mess
ner had not completed his roster a
day before the opening date. Miss
Nexie Brown, secretary to the su-
perintendent, was also married dur
ing the summer, but will continue
with her school duties. The new
school term opened last Tuesday
with an enrolment of 656 white stu
dents and 10S at the p. S. DUPONT
Colored School. This enrolment
shows a slight decrease over the
past year. The school district still
suffers for lack of facilities that are
being enjoyed by other schools. The
agriculture department has moved
into one of the rooms of The frame
portable buildings that were dis
carded by Wilmington in 1926 and
which were moved here. The reor-
ganization of the seventh grade
from three to two groups has per-
mitted scheduling to utilize faculty
personnel as assistants in the Ii
brary which is in charge of Mrs.
Curry.
The Harrington Special School
District Board of Education through
a bond issue was authorized to
match funds from the WPA to back
building program. Latest reports,
however. indicate the plan will not
go through for the present due to
lack of funds.
New members of the faculty are
Miss Ann NewnOm, Floyd Nasser,
Melvin L. Brobst and Miss Bernice
Cain, Of this city. Miss Newnom re-
places Miss Janette Tharp, resign
ed; Mr.. Nasser replaces Gerald Ad-
ans, resigned; Mr.. Brobst replaces
Miss Ann Maxim, married.
The complete faculty is as fol-
lows:
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-15

The University of Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service has add
ed two new members to it's staff, ac-
cording to a recent announcement.
The two new Extension workers
are Miss Gertrude Holloway, who
recently took up her duties as Home
Demonstration Agent in Sussex
county, with headquarters in George
town; and X. w. Baker, who started
work as Extension Economist ON
July l. with headquarters at the
State Extension offices at the Uni
Versity of Delaware in Newark.
Miss Holloway, whose home was
Berlin. Md, was graduated from the
University of Delaware in 1884 with
a Bachelors degree in Home Eco
Monies. After her graduation, she
taught home economics in the Ocean
City, Md, schools for two years. La
ter, she was in charge of WPA sew
ing projects at Frederick, Md.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-15
\ r Messner aunerIntendent

]. C. Messner, superintendent.
Leona Dickrager, mathematics
and science.
Margaret F. Cooper. mathematics.
James H. M. Darbie, French and
Latin.
Sally T. winfrey. high school Eng
lish.
Evelyn Wallace. junior high
school English.
Frank E. Witchey, social studies
and biology.
Mrs. Mary H. Dolby, Jr.. high
school social studies.
Archie A. Feagan, Jr., high school
mathematics.
Katherine Rash. home economics
and guidance.
Ann Newnom, junior high school
home economics and general science.
Floyd Nasser, manual training.
Harriet E. McCutcheon, art.
Melvin L. Brobst, music.
Paul E. Hawk. physical education
and general science.
George X. Vapaa, agriculture and
general science.
Mrs. Marian Kinnard. grade 6.
Lucille Tharp, grade 6.
Charlotte Joseph and Loretta l.
Paskey, grade s.
M. Virginia Griffith and Mrs. Min
ME p. Slaughter, grade 4.
Oda Baker and Grace A. Souders,
grade 8.
Mrs. Mary L. Brown and Edith
Smith, grade 2.
Bernice Cain and Margaret C.
Sherwood, grade l.
Naomi Farber, school nurse.
Mrs. Nexie B. Curry. secretary.
Colored Teachers: Hershel E.
Warren, grades G, z and 8; Verdella
Matthews. grades 3. and 5; Bea-
trice E. Ryland, grades l and 2.
Swat the fiiesi
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-15

Swat the iiesi
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
PoLAND'S STRATEGIC ERROR

: Military experts, studying the col
lapse of the Polish defense, pay tribute to
the courage of the soldiers but allege that
the high command underestimated Ger
man strength, making fatal mistakes in
war tactics. For example, it is pointed
out that the Poles attempted to guard
long frontier line-some 1900 miles in
Guiding the East Prussian border-which
thinned out the defending forces.
When the Germans struck with
three to one superiority in men and ma
terial abundance that was overwhelming,
Germany was thoroughly modified for the
attack but Poland, delaying her mobil-
ization in an effort to avoid precipitating
crisis, was caught in the midst of assem-
bling her soldiers. Many of them, it is
said, never reached army headquarters,
being captured while in civilian garb on
the way to join their units
Germany began her attack with
double encircling movement from each
side of the Pomeranian salient, disdaining
an attack upon the Poznam forces but
pushing into the country to pave the way
for second phase, which included adj
vances from East Prussia in the north and
from Upper Silesia, in the southwest
When these units had advanced suffi-
ciently, another attack from the north
moved toward Brest-Litovsk and sixth
group moved toward Lwow, southeast of
Warsaw.
If the Poles had not stretched them
selves in defending thin frontier line and
had grouped a strong army in the center
of the attacked area it might have been
possible to turn on one or more of the adj
vancing mechanical columns with success.
While it seemed foolhardy for the Ger
mans to rush into Poland without hopping
up Polish forces behind them this rashness
is explained by the desire to effect juno
ton with Soviet Russia.
The Polish units, thus separated from
their own high command and cut into Sec
tons, were unable to reunite for defense
The advance of the Russians cut off all
prospects of regrouping of the defend
ing armies in eastern Poand and reduced
the war to an isolated series of battles.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
FALSE CONFESSIONS

While there is no doubt that large
percentage of murderers and other GRIM
inals escape the punishment they deserve,
the number of innocent persons who are
convicted, some of whom are put to death,
is perhaps greater than is generally sup
posed.
This is true even among some who
confess to the crime with which they are
charged, particularly in cases where con-
LESSONS are extorted through third de-
gree" methods Several cases have been
cited by Robert Cantwell, of the Chicago
bar, including the following:
In the BORNE case in Vermont, two
brothers confessed to murder, but the
man supposed to have been murdered
showed up later, alive and WELL In Illi-
nois, three Traitor brothers confessed MUIR
dering a man named Fisher, and witnesses
testified to having seen the dead body, yet
Fisher turned up alive. In the same state
a man named Turner was sentenced to
death, but secured a new trial and before
the second trial could be held the alleged
victim returned.
These are only three out of large
number of similar cases cited by Mr.. Can't
well, who declares that he has authentic
records of no less than 129 persons who
confessed and were executed for murders,
although their supposed victims were
found to be alive afterward
This is not intended as plea for
laxity in bringing the guilty to justice, but
it serves to show the great responsibility
which rests upon juries and judges, as
we'll as to emphasize the unreliability of
circumstantial evidence, even when ac-
companied by confession of guilt, in
some cases. It particularly illustrates the
frightful injustice of lynching under any
circumstances.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
PEOPLES FORUM
LIKES DRY DOCK IDEA

Editor, The Citizen:
Mention of dry dock was
made in your edition of this date
which gave me some satisfaction
for in the year and a half that I
have been here 1 have talked dry
docks at every opportunity and
earnestly believe that they should
be number one on the list of en-
terprises sought for Key West
that could solve the bad eco
nomic situation here.
If you cared to explore the
possibilities you would find
that:
l. Dry docks are almost never
idle.
2. They employ a very large
number. in order to cut time lost
by the ship to the minimum.
8. The majority of dry dock
labor need not be skilled.
4. Ships often loose several
days going far off their regular
course to go in dry dock while
Key West is situated on one of
the busiest ship lanes in the
world.
5. Key West harber can easily
accommodate the usual number
of ships waiting their turn on
dry dock.
6. These ships bring added
business with their need for fuel
and stores of all descriptions.
/ z. A dry dock could absorb
| our skilled mechanics in the
marine field.
70. Heavy steel needed. such as
new plates, can easily be
brought here by water freight.
| 9. Dry docks could absorb our
unskilled and our skilled over
supply of labor and put the en-
tire community on a firm finan-
cial footing over night.
10. The government is Duliu-
| ing five hundred new merchant
ships. The navy is building
many ships. I feel that it will
be "just another and final
catastrophe if Key West cannot
secure several commercial dry
docks and cash in on permanent
prosperity.
There are no features about a
dry dock harmful to a tourist
community. 1t is self evident
that tourist trade cannot solve
our unemployment problem. Nor
can Key West likely develop in
to an attractive tourist city with
so great number of citizens in
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
THE KEY WEST CITIZEN

WILL always seek the truth and print it
without fear and without favor; never be
afraid to attack wrong or to applaud right;
always fight for progress; never be the or
gan OF the mouthpiece of any person, clique,
faction class; Always do its utmost for the
public welfare; never tolerate corruption or
injustice; denounce vice and praise virtue.
co.hmead good done by individual or organ
ization; tolerant of others rights, views and
opinions; print only news that will elevate
and not contaminate the reader; never COM
promise with principle.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
THE ISLAND CITY

Gulf Stream had large Amer
lean flag painted on its side.
Coming out in the early morning,
the Destroyer Babbitt backed out
of its berth between Pier B and
the Destroyer Claxton and
steamed away at about IL knots
through the ship channel and up
toward Miami. Two gig boats
were first stationed in the chan
mel to keep the channel clear for
backing up. Coming in later was
the Reuben James. which sig
nailed by light flashes on sight
ing the Rabbit. While out in
the Stream, noticed huge
column of white and black
smoke which we thought at first
was one of the destroyers prac-
tice firing, but which was prob
ably a large brush fire on New
found Harbor Keys. AT Fort
Taylor, coming in, observed a
round white circle with black
triangles on one of the light
towers there. Something else
for war preparedness, probably.
Thus reports your foreign cor
respondent.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
UNFAIR To SPECTATORS

Hardly a day passes but some re-
port gets out about a big sea battle, or
an air attack somewhere that is not
covered by the newspapers.
Most of these reports are untrue.
However, it is just possible that the war
ring nations have overlooked the incon-
venience that their secrecy causes OBJ
servers on this side of the Atlantic.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
Officially the United States is now

OFFICIALLY the United States is now
sell armaments-guns, cartridges, shells
or airplanes, but it can sell raw materials
out of which these implements are made
20 any and all nations that can come and
get them on a cash and carry basis. Thus
we become contributing factor to the
war by aiding, though Indirectly. in the
production of war materials. That is neu-
trality,-in letter but not in spirit. If we
go in for enbargoes on exports for the
purpose of keeping us out of war, the
logical thing to do is to make our embargo
all inclusive.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
HELPS FOR
KEY WEST HOUSEWIVES

Since mems dark colored hose
often run when Numbered, they
are likely to stain other clothing.
So wash the hose separately,
hang them up quickly and don't
let them come in contact with
the rest of the laundry.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

NOTES: 1t will be up to fore
men in Key West to see to it that
relief workers continue working.
If workmen loaf under certain
foreman that fellow is going to
be promptly asked about it. The
new W.P.A. setup is designed to
permit little loafing. Slow
drying but long wearing asphalt
is being used to patch up street
surfaces. ''Top" season is
very much in evidence especially
along Whitehead. Players take
turns laying their tops down and
the one spinning tries to bury
the sharp bit of his top in the
wood of the top on the ground.
Many battle SCARED tops are
around. To answer the ques-
ton many have asked: Can the
city operate under the ten mill
assessment provision of the new
charter if all taxes were paid?
Even if 1000 collections were
made, it would be impossible. AT
present the city requires a 10
mill levy.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

Wash the summer clothes be-
fore storing them for the winter.
This removes soil which might be
harmful to the fabrics. The
clothes do not need to be ironed
until ready for wear.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

poverty, and the economic sit
uation remaining SO bad.
/ would like to add that / have
seen as many as thirty men
chipping rust from the anchor
chains of one ship alone, and
this was small percentage of
the number swarming around
the hull at forty cents an hour.
LAWRENCE WANDER HULSE
Key West, Fla,
Sept. %, 1889.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

Advertising is one of the two COM
modities that newspapers sell; don't ask
for it free, especially now that The Citizen
must contemplate diminution and re-
trenchment on account of lessened patron
age with subsequent loss of revenue
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
SAVING RUGS

As soon as rugs show signs of
wear, trim off the worn or frayed
places and rebind with carpet
binding. The edges of small or
bedroom rugs often can be but
tonholed" with heavy wooden
yarn in a matching or contrasting
color.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
TOPPING FOR FREEZES

Here's new topper for frozen
foods: Heat thick maple syrup,
add some >pecans or shredded
Brazil nuts. Simmer three min
utes and serve hot, over vanilla
ice cream or pineapple sherbet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

1t will not be difficult for the United
States to stay out of the European war if
the people decide not to butt in and keep
the Administration from so doing. Busy
bodies who butt in, often get their blocks
knocked off.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
MUSHROOM SNACK

Try this for luncheon, supper
or snack. Put hot broiied mush-
rooms on buttered rice or noodles.
Top with Drowned or broiled ba-
con trips and surround with a
savory, cheese sauce.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

School lunch sandwiches taste
twice as good when the filling is
ample and goes clear to the edge
CT the bread. Lettuce or cress add
crispness as we'll as vitamins to
sandwiches.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
KEEPING BANANAS LIGHT

Bananas for salads, desserts
and appetizers can be kept from
darkening when cut, by sprink-
ling with little lemon, grape
fruit or lime juice. Chill until
serving time.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
IMPROVEMENTS FOR KEY WESi
ADVOCATED BY THE CITIZEN

l. Water and Sewerage
Comprehensive City Plan (Zoning).
g. Hotels and Apartments
T. Bathing Pavilion
5. Airports---L1 md and Sea.
6. Consolidation of County and City
Governments.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

There are some people who think so
much about themselves that they don't let
anybody else have time to think about
them.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

Now Russia is Stain the show. Any
way that's what the Irishman is saying
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

ABOUT TOWN: The Guy
Carletons are back in town to the
delight of their many friends.
There is Isadore Weintraub, with
his usual broad smile. Council
man Will Freeman on Duval St.
looking immaculate in white lin
ems. Mr.. Freeman takes very Sc
riously the problems of this COM
munity. +. Lee Lehman, the pop
ular president of the Key West
Hotel Association, on the way to
the beach for swim. Riding
her bike and looking like little
girl, there goes Mrs. ]. D. Mac
Mullen. A member of this fam
lily says Cracker always gets her
sentences constructed backwards,
but isn't it suppoed to be a fe-
male characteristic to do things
contrarily?. There's Amparo
Mrs. Paul Lake., creator of beau
tiful dresses for lovely women.
Amparo is real artist in design
ing. She will take "a beautiful
piece of cloth and whack right
into it with large shears, using
no pattern whatever and presto,
it's finished product and per-
feet.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

. An exchange tells of widow who
has had so much trouble with lawyers in
settling the estate that she sometimes
wishes her husband hadn't died.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

LAST WEEK. surprisingly, was
bad week for merchants.
Clothing stores along Duval re-
port poor sales. The Citizen asked
regarding spending of the large
number of officers and men who
are stationed here aboard three
destroyers. 1t seems that their
money is spent in other chan
nels than among department
stores. Blamed, also, are recent
layoffs of relief clients. Some of
the stores may be faced even
tually with summer shutdowns,
unless conditions pickup. Mer-
chants as a whole are holding on
until the season starts shortly.
OPPOSITION has been noted
on the hike of occupational
taxes, funds of which are to be
earmarked for relief projects.
Active opposition is coming from
small storekeepers, some of
whom have said they must close
down under the hike. The de-
partment storemen don't like it,
butt they have unofficially agreed
to it because it means that in
directly relief money will flow
into their Golfers. So also with
grocerymen. The question of
legality of the measure is being
raised.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

a." Baltimore has a dentist who could play
-Mephistophelis without a makeup. He is
a helluva good dentist, too.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

Regardless of your income, if it is less
than the outgo, you are financially de-
funct.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

1t is a pity that Key West sunshine
cannot be bottled and exported-it would
= save thousands of lives
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02
CRACKS and COMMENTS
BY A
FLORIDA CRACKER

I worried about my work today
So thatsI couldn't do my best,
Until I had this happy thought:
The world can stand it if / rest.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

law that would be one grand
idea: Change the date for collec-
ton of occupational licenses from
October to January, as Miami is
doing. AS it is now-the date of
collection comes at the close of
the dull summer months and
works a hardship on business
people who probably would glad
" pay more at a more prosperous
season.
The Key West citizen. [volume] (Key West, Fla.) 1879-current, 1939-10-02

OUT AT THE REEF JESTER
DAY: Nearly every other freight
er or tanker coming by in the
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Right off the bat Germany starts her
Lying propaganda.
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TO ONE ILovE

If tonight at slumber time
j little breeze-a friend of mine
Should kiss your cheek. don't be
afraid:
/ told it to and it obeyed.
Adde'S,
FLORIDA CRACKER.
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