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Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
LEWES

Miss Jessie Morris of Wilmington
@ secretary of the Department of Del
aware, American Legion Auxiliary,
Bnd her mother, Mrs. John l.. Morris
of Lewes, are attending the National
Legion Convention in Chicago this
week.
Edward Bunting of Lewes, son of
Captain and Mrs. Clarence Bunting,
is taking a special course at the Tim
i kin Oil Burner Service School, Balti-
more, Md, after which he will be en-
y ployed by the Lewes Service Centre,
l of which William M. Carpenter is pro-
u prietor.
John Wine of Philadelphia, and
81 Lewes, spent the weekend here with
Y his wife and son John, Jr., at their
home on Lewes Beach.
q Miss Emily Murphy spent a few.
days here this week at her parents
d cottage on Lewes Beach.
Mrs. William Burton is confined to
q the Beebe Hospital because of ill
mess.
& Fred Clifton, Jr, has purchased
new Buick.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Carey, of Sea-
ford, were town visitors on Sunday.
& Mrs. Edison C. Lodge, Jr, who has
been on the sick list, is able to be out
again.
q Mrs. Preston Joseph is confined to
the Beebe Hospital
The first fall meeting of the Beebe
Hospital Junior Auxiliary will be
#held ON Tuesday afternoon, October
81, in the hospital building.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Kramer, who
zhave been occupying the Long apart
Snents on PilotTOwn road since the
niddle of July, have returned to VIII
3mington. Mr.. Kramer was formerly
construction superintendent of the
Dew Seaford school, and also of the
HBridgeville State police station.
Mr. and Mrs. Earle Pool and fam !
#ly have rented the property of Mr.. /
hnd Mrs. Harvey Baker on Dewey
avenue.
Guests of Mr. and Mrs. S. H. Rup-
#penthal, at their beach bottage, last
sweek, were Mr.. and Mrs. George AL
Ben of Glenolden, Pa. Mrs. Muriel S.
Harris of Philadelphia, is spending
fhis week with the Ruppenthals.
Howard Long and family of Phila-
4aelphia, spent the weekend here at II
fheir cottage on Lewes Beach.
Fillmore Clifton, who is now pro-
fessor at the Caesar Rodney School,
Camden Wyoming, spent the week
end with his mother. Mrs. Frederick
81. Clifton, Sr., and her family, at
their beach cottage.
Sand from the great dune of Cape
a1enlopen was shipped last week to
Cristobal, Panama, for foundry use
by the U. S. Government.
James A. Moore, professor of
manual art at the Lewes High school,
has announced plans for the winter
adult education classes to be held at
the school each Wednesday evening.
Oct. 4. The classes will
be in arts and crafts, such as wood
work, metal work Gncluding copper,
brass and wrought from, woOdfinish-
ing, and recondition;ng of antiques.
Mr.. Moore says that this year the
classes may attempt work in plasticsl
which deals with the fashioning of
small ornaments, brooches, pins and
he like. The courses start at z p
VI. and continue two hours.
Mrs. T. Scott Pierce is confined to
he Beebe Hospital.
Mrs. Joseph Futcher is confined to
he Beebe Hospital. Mrs. Futcher
nay be remembered as the former
Margaret Massey, daughter of Mr..
md Mrs. Edward Massey of Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
FRANKFORT

The FrankfOrd New Century Club
will hold its first meeting of the sea-
Hson in the auditorium of the John NJ.
#Clayton School on Friday evening,
October 9Th. The subject of the eve
ming will be Health, and Mrs. Will
liam E. Monroe, social leader for the
evening, has been very fortunate to
secure Dr. Tarumianz, who is head
of the State Hospital at Farnhurst,
as speaker of the evening. The adult
public is cordially invited.
Mrs. Perry Graves was hostess on
Monday night at the Ladies' Auxiliary
Society. There was very good at
tendance, and much important bust
ness was transacted. Plans are be-
ing formulated for the winter activi-
ties. The next meeting will be held
at the home of Mrs. c. c. Fooks.
Mrs. Margaret Heath entertained
at Bethany Beach Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam H. Beacon, of Wilmington.
Mrs. Robert w. Dasey recently en-
tertained for few days her son Rob
ert of New York City.
The senior class of the John M.
Clayton School will bold a bake this
Saturday morning at 11.00 in the fire
building.
The young lady who recently ar
rived at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Ellis will be known as Mary
Helen. She was born in the Beebe
Hospital.
Ruth Ann is the name of the young
miss at the home of Mr.. and Mrs.
Coard Penuel. She was born at their
home on Thatcher street, and weigh
ed eight pounds.
William II. Truitt, who recently
purchased the Lewes estate on
Church street, is improving it by re-
pairs.
Miss Eva Hazel Dukes, daughter
of Mrs. Roxie Dukes, of Thatcher
street, left Monday for Philadelphia,
where she will enter Strayer Busi- |
ness College.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

ert J. Rubenstein. president, intro
duced William T. Wood, John H. Alp
ers and James G. Elliott, who were
guests. Members of the club plan to
attend the District kiwanis conven-
ton in Baltimore next month.
The sale of the Clayton Bryan
tract Of 40 acres, located at the west
ern edge OF Seaford, to a local syndi-
cate composed of w. Fred and Chas.
r. Burton, brothers. DIR. Ira A. B.
Allen, Karl X. Brown, James z.
Lloyd and William r. Lank, was an
nounced recently. The farm adjoins
lands of the dupont Company and
Mr.. Lank. The syndicate announced
that the farm would be developed into
home sites with two streets running
through it from the Stein highway,
where it fronts about 1000 feet, to the
dupont cOmpany's lands. The sale
price was reported around $17 900.
II was also announced Theodore s.
Burton. Jr., of Georgetown, has pur-
chased a building site 200 K 200 on
Shipley street from w. B. Mears and
will begin immediate construction of
a garage and salesrOom, so 80
feet.
The new owners of the Sussex Gas
Company here recently announced
program of expansion to include a
modern large gas holder at the plant
in West Seaford and the laying of
about four miles of new mains.
Edward j. Winder has been elected
representative and W. B. Thornburgh
reserve representative from st. Johns
Methodist Church. here, to the clos
ing session of the Wilmington Con-
ference and the organization of the
new peninsula conference. to be held
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

Mrs. Grace Brittingham and soI
Winfield, of Lewes. we're callers In
Warwick Sunday. d
James ,1hort, son OF Mr.. and Mrs
p. M. Short, has entered the Univer-
sity of Delaware.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Rust and fam
lily, of G9eOrgetown, spent the week
end at their cottage at Oak Orchard.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sidney Downs and
family, of Lewes, were recent guests
CT Mr.. and Mrs. C. M Downs.
Mr.. and Mrs. Linden Short. of
Georgetown. spent the weekend at
their cottage on the Indian River.
Mr.. and Mrs. w. d. Burton were re-
cent guests of Mrs. Gertrude Corbitt,
in Georgetown, .....-...
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29


at Salisbury on October 3. Howard
Kitchens and William Russell were
elected delegate and alternate, re-
speotively, to the conference afrem
Seaford Circuit. A. Hill Smith was
elected delegate from Gethsemane
Methodist Church, Reliance. and Seth
Lankfora, near Galestown. Hi
a Stevens hastings. son of MIR. and
Mrs. FaughandA. Hastings. the for
raer owner and editor Of the Seaf0rd
News, recently enrolled as student
at St. James Prep School at Hagers-
town. Md. zeo ,is'ragd : fAiisv 81
Former Mayor Howard F. Caliaway
has returned homeN after spending
several days this week in Atlantic
~ v.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
BLANCHARD'S STATION

Mr.. and Mrs. Thurman Adams ac-
companied Mr. and Mrs. Norman Col
lison, of Bridgeville, on weeks trip
10 Milwaukee.
Mrs. w. ]. Mills, Mrs. Ida Tucker
and Mrs. c. l.. Harmon attended the
club meeting last Thursday evening
at the home of Mrs. Joy Hampstead,
near Owens Station.
Jack Elwell, William Britland and
daughter Ruth, of Philadelphia. spent
the weekend with Mrs. Jack Elwell.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Roy and son,
OF Easton. Pa, were week -end guests
OF their mother. Mrs. Ida Tucker,
and family.
Ezekiel Lloyd has recently sold his
farm here to family from Pennsyl-
vania. Mr.. Lloyd expects to locate
about the first of January on a small
place near j. +. Lloyd's store.
Mr.. and Mrs. c. l.. Harmon and
son and Ralph and John Morris, of
Greenwood, motored TO Barratt's
Chapel on Sunday TO attend the l59th
anniversary services there, and later
Travelled to Bowers Beach to spend
the evening.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
WARWICK

Mrs. Calvin Esham spent part of
last week with her mother. Mrs. L. r.
Lingo. who has been i'll for the past
few days.
Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph wilkins, of
Wilmington, spent the weekend at
their cottage at Riverdale. -. ,
Daniel Joseph was Georgetown
visitor Saturday.
Miss Helen Rust was a visitor in
Georgetown Tuesday of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Swain are still
at their summer home at Riverdale.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29
COMMUNISTS

At the4hearings before the famous
Dies Committee. Earl Browder who
periodically runs for President. and
draws a. salary from the COmmun-
lists, admitted, his attachments with
Stain of Russia He also confessed
that he had travelled on a forged
passport Browder confesses so
promptly and easily that he disarms
his accusers, and gets Russia off
without much difficulty.
Milford chronicle., 1939-09-29

Intermittent rains in lower ! ella
ware recently broke tie drought and
reduced crop damage. 90 .-..s... .a.-,
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
CAUSE TO BE THANKFUL

Next Thursday, by proclamation,
we observe the annual Thanksgiving
Day, a week earlier than usual, but
nevertheless the traditional old Am
erican holiday when turkey IS the
piece de resistance and when those
who live under the Stars and Stripes
give thanks that they do. and that
the harvest has been bountiful
The harvest here has not been as
bountiful as in some years past but
certainly il has been better than the
chaos which now enYelops more
than half the worlds population.
Surely, it is better to be thankful
for one king salmon than to be
crawling in the muck of no-man's
land or lodging into a bomb-proot
shelter away from death and de-
struetion pouring from the skies.
Yes, we in Alaska and the Uni
ted States have a great deal to be
thankful for on this Thanksgiving
of 1899. We have no war lords
dragging our sons into battle and our
daughters into mental seryitude. No
secret police invade our homes to
drag Us from our beds in the dead
of night, perhaps to face firing
sqad. No plebiseites are called un-
der our form Of government where
one is required to vote yes. or yes.
There is no one to say that we must
listen only TO certain stations on the
radio; no propaganda sheets, dis
guised as newspapers, telling us
what we can do and what we cannot
do. We do not find in our country
neighbor shooting at neighbor over
racial hatred; no barriers at the
church door that none may enter
As the Pilgrim fathers gave
thanks to a divine being for their
safe arrival on a strange shore, We
after $50 years, can still give thanks
that they founded we'll and that
those who have come after have
kept the faith for a free people. VIZ
can give thanks that the ballot box
unsullied, is still the ballot box OF
the freeman who may express his
desires as he wishes; that the free
dom of speech is ours to enjoy as We
see fit and that our press is moi
controlled by any force other thar
that of its subscribers.
And this Thanksgiving Day, il
seems to US, is an excellent time tC
renew our pledge that those priyil
eyes of freedom which are ours shall
endure, and that nothing shall
1 be permitted to sway US from The
path of justice. freedom and democ-
racy.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
CHARLES BENJAMIN

The sudden death of Charles o.
BENJAMIN here last Sunday takes
from this community and the Ter
ritory of Alaska one of its outstand-
ing citizens; a man known and
loved from Nome to Dixon Entrance.
Since back in 1907 when he first
settled in this community, Mr.. Ben
jamin had been an inspiration to
his many friends and a tower Of
strength in advancing the interests
of Wrangell and Alaska Public
spirited, ever ready to help, Char
ley Benjamin was one of those in
diyiduals of whom men say The had
no enemies" but his friends are
listed in the thousands who knew
him through his many years in the
north.
Thrice he served in the Terri
torial Legislature twice in the
House of Representatives and once
in the Senate, and his record there
was one of sound judgment backed
with a steadfast faith in Alaska and
Alaskans He was above petty poll
tics; his goal always the advance
ment of the people and the Terri
tory he loved.
A great sportsman, Mr.. Benjamin
was a lover of the out-of-doors and
the wild life of the Territory. The
night before his sudden passing he
was planning another little skirmish
with the geese and ducks on the
Stikine flats before the season clos
ed. His enthusiasm for sport afield,
and his desire to preserve that
sport, never diminished As one
friend put it this week: "0ne of the
greatest days I have ever enjoyed
was one when l went deer hunting
with Charley. We didn't get a deer
but the experience of being out
with a man who knew nature, loved
it and could help his fellows to en-
joy it was worth far more than all
the meat we could have carried
home"
As licensing officer here for many
years, Mr.. Benjamin was known as
a true sportsman and at the same
time a humanitarian. The number
of times he has dug down into his
own pocket to see that some char
who was temporarily up against il
was properly licensed will of course
never be known except to Charley
Benjamin But his friends know
they were many, for Mr.. Benjamin
would rather dig down any time
than see the laws he believed in anC
respected violated.
Long in business here-he acquired
the store which bore his name il
1908-Mr. Benjamin had built the
reputation of absolute honesty ant
integrity in all his business deal
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
TSlHLIR0UGEI THIIB
POLITICAL
IPIEIRISG0IPB

It begins to look as if Dr. Ernest
Gruening is going TO occupy The
Governors House and office mp at
Juneau whether or no Il is probable
that the doctor will serve only IN
der recess appointment. but that he
will serve, at least for some time
seems to be almost a foregone con
elusion.
The Democratic divisional com
mittee in Juneau met and protest
ed. The divisional committee up in
the Second Division at Nome did the
same thing Delegate Anthony ]
Dimond submitted the protests to
President Roosevelt The Chief Elk
ecutiYe did not desire to call any
thing to the attention of Congress
such as the confirmation by the Sen
ate of the appointment of a new
Governor for Alaska-during the
special session. convened for the ex-
press purpose OF dealing with neu-
trality. The Congressman have done
their silt on neutrality and gone
home. DR.. Gruening's appointment
stands, subject to confirmation by
the Senate at the regular session in
January, or when those dignataries
get around to il. Result is that the
doctor has only to climb ON a boat
and come on up and go to work 1t
may be that later he'll have to climb
ON another one and return to the
States. but in the meantime he will
have been Governor of Alaska.
An idea of how Dr.. Gruening
feels about it is contained in a
statement he gave reporters in Wash
ington. Said he: eff appointed, 1
would prefer to go to Alaska as
soon as possible, even if it entailed
my return for confirmation"
= \ 4 4
As Delegate Dimond expressed it
when he presented the protests to
the President, there appears to be
nothing personal in the opposition
to the appointment of DR.. Gruening.
Nearly everyone who met the new
SChSA MI " mt lie DIS UP mere Us
Director of Territories and Island
Possessions seemed to be agreed that
Dr.. Gruening is a high caliber man
The single objection is that he is
unfortunate enough never to have
lived in the Territory and to have
become eonversant with Alaska
problems first hand That's the doc
tors hard luck, but many AIaskans
feel 1t might prove to be Alaska s
hard luck. Of course, they may be
right, and it is one of those in.
stances where they can say, 1--WE
would rather be right than Cover
nor At any rate, that appears tc
be about all there is to say until
Congress conyenes again.
Aside from the fact that he ISM
An Alaskan, which we in the north
unanimously agree should occupy
the Governors chair, the only pos.
sible opposition to DIR. Gruenine
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17

Advertising rates and job printing
prices on application
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17

ings. A civic leader for years, he
headed the Hospital Board for a
long time and was still a member at
the time of his death. He was active
IN the Chamber of Commerce. in ev-
cry civic enterprise that was under
taken here. He was a member of the
Presbyterian church, loved and re
spected as a member of the Elks and
Redmen.
To the community and to the Ter
ritory Mr.. Benjamin's death is
distinct loss. His place will be hard
to fill.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17

You Saw It In The Sentinel
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
RASMUSSEN WILL
CELEBRATE TWO
THANKSGIVINGS

WASHINGTON, November Il =
Interior Secretary Harlod L. Iekes'
proposal to settle an eight per cent
gross tax ON gold would close %
per cent of all the gold mines in Al
aska.' e. A. Rasmussen. Republican
National Committeeman from Alas
ka. declared here. He said the pro
posal would result in a great IN
crease in unemployment
In Washington To confer with
John Hamilton. COP. Chairman.
Rasmuson said he planned TO spend
the Roosevelt Thanksgiving" in
New Jersey and the American
Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17

One year in advance by carrier or
mail, $3.50; per copy, ten cents
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
DOG MUsHERS TAKING
CENSUS IN INTERIOR

FAIRBANKS, Nov 17-Frank Al
ba and William F. GODDARD, census
enumerators. officially have started
on a trip through the trackless out
posts of Alaska to make population
counts in isolated districts.
Alba will be accompanied by Har-
ry Stoekman, dog musher, and will
cover about 500 miles by dog team,
using Ruby as headquarters. Goddard
will set out for Bethel and will
cover about 1850 miles. The enum-
orators flew to their starting points.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17

Telephones. Office l Home 48R3
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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17

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The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
SUBSCRIPTION RATES

LEW M. WILLIAMS Editor & Prop.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17

might be from politically ambitious
aspirants. There are naturally
enough such aspirants, but none of
those who has been mentioned as
possible goyernorship timber is the
SORT of man To use unethieal tactics
even to attain political ends
= s. s.
Indirect word is that Delegate Di-
mond is planning to come home be
fore The regular January session of
Congress. No confirmation OF the re
port. however, has come from the
Delegate although he indicated to
friends who have visited Washing
ton that he expected to come north
this fall.
3 =
Choice political titbit OF the week
comes from E. A. Rasmussen, Nation
al Republican Committeeman for Al
aska who is in the east The well
known Alaska banker told reporters
in Washington that he would cele-
brate the Roosevelt Thanksgiving
in New Jersey and the American
Thanksgiving in Massachusetts.
$ s. =
The Second and Third Divisions
hold the spotlight at present with
candidates for the job of chairman
of the Democratic Territorial com
mittee. To succeed Dr Aubrey c.
Carter OF Fairbanks. who wants TO
step aside as he is in the east now
taking advanced medical studies at
the University of Pennsylvania
The Second is pushing the can
didacy OF Howard Lying, mining man
and last session Speaker of the
House. while the Third appears to
be forwarding the cause Of Thomas
Donohue, Anchorage attorney who
formerly was associated with Dele
gate Dimond in the practice of law
at Valdez and Cordoya. The Juneau
convention on January 16 will de-
eide the issue.
L. W.
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
WRANGELL SENTINEL

OLDEST CONTINUOUSLY PRINTED
NEWSPAPER IN THE TERRITORY
The Wrangell sentinel. (Wrangell, Alaska) 1909-current, 1939-11-17
DENNISON ARRIVES
As NEW RANGER
AT PETERSBURG

Sidney Y. Deanfson, Forest Officer
formerly in charge of the Kenai Di-
vision for the Forest Service, is the
new District Ranger at Petersburg
Dennison succeeds j. W. Wyckofi
who has been assigned 10 the job
of promoting the use of wood-using
industries in Southeast Alaska.
Nyekoff is now in the Northwest in
connection with this work.
Deunisun has arrived at Peters
burg To assume his new duties.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-18
DIXIE CLIPPER
 HAD IMMIGRANTS

Port Washington, N. Y, July IS -(UP)-The Dixie Clipper, return ing from Europe, docked today with eight passengers, among them Dr. and Mrs. Jules Burochovitz of Ant- werp, probably the first immigrants to come to this country by air. The Belgian physician, who boarded the flying boat with his wife at Mar seilles, France, said they would make their home henceforth in Los Angeles.
 The Clipper landed at 7:59 a. m. ED.T), one minute ahead of schedule, completing the fourth roundtrip passenger flight over the Atlantic since Pan American start ed the new service last May. It was the third round trip over the south- ern route.
 Dr. Burochovitz said he and his wife chose the United States for their future home because "there is no nicer country in the world in these troubled times" He said their daughters, Helene and Raymonde. would join them soon.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-18
CANNOT FINISH
 (. MI. OFFICERS

Hartford. Conn. July 18-CUP)- Surgeon General Charles w. Com- fort, New Haven. today told 0over- nor Baldwin 1t was medically im- possible" to comply with an order for complete report on the physical condition of all national guard offi- cers at this time.
 The governor, on May 6, an- nounced the examinations would be conducted to determine the fitness of officers for field duty so the militia could be put on an "alert basis" The examinations were to be concluded by July 10.
 General Comfort said all but five officers had been examined and he expected e full report would be avail- able shortly.
 It has been unotiiclalIy reported between i've and ten commissioned officers had been found physically unfit fer duty.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1939-07-18
TAX BOOKS AUDIT
 TO BE DECIDED
Board of Aldermen Rules
 This Afternoon Just What Will Be Done

The final step necessary to allow the start of an audit of the tax books of the City of Waterbury will be taken by the board of aldermen at 8 special meeting at 5:30 this afternoon. The audit has been called for the board of finance as a result of reports by auditors of a shortage of $2,00o or 5000 found in the 1887 accounts.
 Costing $7,80O, the additional audit will be made on the books for 1888 and the first three months of 1889. It will be made by Griffen- hagen & Associates, whose auditors discovered the reported 1887 short- age.
 May Be Complete Audit
 It is reported that Republican ale dermen, who hold a majority of one on the board, may seek to vote a complete audit of the tax books from 1880 to the present day. This would involve the expenditure of @ large sum of money, and would take months to complete.
 Court action, either civil or crim- inal, as result of the discovery of the 1897 shortage, will apparently be held up pending the completion of the 1938-39 audit. The city Is being represented by Corporation Counsel Charles 8. O'Connor. The bonding company has already been notified of the investigation.