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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
MAGISTRATES TO
LOSE SALE OF
STATECAR TAGS
Plates To Be Issued Only
BY The Motor Vehicle
Department.
UNDER NEW SYSTEM
Mr.. Denney Says Old Sys-
tenn Responsible For
Loss OF Many Plates.

Motorists will no longer be able to
obtain their automobile registration
tags from magistrates, according to
a new ruling OF the Motor Vehicle
Department Issuance OF license
plates hereafter will be restricted
TO the three offices Of the depart
ment
Motor Vehicle Commissioner viii
liam d. Denney explained Monday
night that the installation OF new
machinery to regulate the issuance
of tags had made necessary this new
ruling.
Sale OF tags was once a lucrative
part of the magistrates business.
They charged a 50-cent fee and were
able to give the motOrist his tags at
once. thus doing away with the
necessity Of his writing TO Dover.
Since the establishment of a
branch Office OF the department at
Wilmington, however. this business
had dropped OFF sharply. Where some
magistrates used to sell thousands
of tags, they more recently had sold
only a few hundred.
Many Plates Lost
Mr. Denney said that under the
present system there are many Ii
cense plates outstanding of which
the department has no record. What
has happened to them, whether they
have been sold, OF whether they are
being used is not known. The only
means OF having absolute control of
all plates is through the new plan,
he said.
The installation OF the new sys-
tenn was approved by the Demo-
cratic and Republican members Of
the State Highway Department last
Thursday. he said.
The question Of setting up such
d new system as made the subject
Of special rve5 ardsred BY Judge
Charles Z Terry, jr.5 when iIe was
Secretary Of State, Mr.. Denney said.
The accountants who made the sur
vey recommended such system,
but action on it's installation was de-
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09

STAKE RACES
OFFER S75,5OO
Dates OF Events Set BY
Association; Two To Be
. Staged On Thursdays.
OVAL IN FINE SHAPE
June 10 And IL To Be OFF
Days At Park; Stall
Applications At Peak.

Dates for I3 stake races for the
1910 Delaware Park meeting were
announced on Wednesday of this
week by John P. Bowditch, secretary
Of the Delaware Steepleehase and
Race Association.
The races will carry purses total
ing S75.5O0. Three will be for $10,-
900 added, two for $4,000 added, three
for $4,000 added. four for $4,000
added. and one for $500 added.
The $10.0O0-added features at the
Stanton oval will be: The New Castle
Handicap, for hllies and mares,
three-year Olds and upward, to be
run Saturday, June 8; the Kent Han
dicap for three-year-olds, to be run
Saturday, June %; and the Sussex
Handicap for three-year-olds and up
ward. to be run Thursday, July 4.
For the first time. nOn-hOliday
stake races win be held on Thurs
days. The Delaware Oaks. a $4,000
added event for three-year-Old fillies.
will be run Thursday, June 13. and
the Diamond State Stakes, $4,000
added for three-year-Olds, will be
run Thursday. June q. In each case,
there will be an additional $2.50O
overnight handicap on the following
Track Closed Tive Days
There will be no racing on Mon
day. June 10. and Monday, June IL.
The meeting will extend from May
29 to July T.
Steeplechase racing will begin
June 12. and will be held every day
after that except Saturdays and hol-
days. Six starting horses owned or
trained by different interests, must
be entered, however. or the race will
be declared OF.
Stake entries will close April IL,
with the exception Of the Delaware
oaks and Diamond State. both OF
fieif closed April 10, 1850
The complete schedule for stake
races during the meeting is:
The Wilmington Handicap. for s.
and upward; $4,000 added.
'ix furlOngs. TO be run Wednesday,
Nay 90.
Memorial Day Event
The Dover Stakes. for 2-year-olds; I
. 600 added. five furlongs. to be run |
May 30.
The Brandywine Handicap, for 4
hree-year-Olds aud upward; $4,000 !
dded, one mile and a sixteenth, to /
e run Saturday. June l.
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
ALLENTOWN NINE SIGNS
PICINEcH AS MANAGER
Former Milford Manager Secures
Higher Berth

Val ]. Picinich, OF NObleborO. Me-.
former major league catcher and
for the past two seasons manager
of the Milford club of the Eastern
Shore League. has been signed as
manager OF the Allentown Club Of
the Interstate League for the 1910
season.
Pieinich succeeds Tony Parlsse.
who led the club to the champion
ship last season. Parisse, a catcher,
will be retained.
Picinich broke into major league
ball with the Philadelphia Athletics
in 1916. He was sent to Atlanta,
came back the next year with Wash
ington and was with the Senators
for four years. and in 1922 was sold
to the Red SOx. He remained in Bos-
ton through the 1925 season. and
went to Cincinnati for three years.
He was traded to Brooklyn. and re-
manned there until 1882. He was
with the Pirates and Reds as coach.
and later with Toronto and Balti
more in the International League.
Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
AUXILIARY TO SPONSOR
MOVIE HERE FEB. 1928
eSee Yourself And Your Town In
The MOViesv Is Feature

Milford residents will be given
the opportunity to see themselves
as others see them on Thursday and
Friday, February % and 20, when a
motion picture of local residents and
scenes, entitled "See Yourself and
Your Town in the Movies" is pre-
sented at the Milford Community
Building. This feature length movie
win be sponsored by the Ladies Aux
iliary of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital There will be two matinees,
one for white school children and
one for colored school children,
aside from the adult evening shows.
Tickets will go on sale IN a few
days, proceeds will go into the treas
uFy OF the hospital auxiliary for fu-
ture needs OF that organization.
Kenneth Robertson, cameraman,
will begin taking pictures the latter
part OF this week. Every historical
spot, churches, schools and business
places for action scenes will be film
ed. The religious part Of the feature
will be filmed this coming Sunday
morning. February IL, when MIR.
Robertson will go to Milford churches
and film congregations as they enter
and depart
After the showing Of the iilm 1t
will become the permanent property
OF the hospital ladies auxiliary,
where il will serve as historical
record Of Milford community.
Actual filming OF the picture Is ex-
pecled 10 take about week, when
complete the picture runs about one
and a half hours.
Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
LOCAL ROTARY CLUB
VISITED LEWES MONDAY
Snpt. II. +. Ennis Of Delaware Col.
Ony, Chief Speaker At Dinner

That personal ambition has been
the ultimate defeat of dictators, as
proved by history, and that Hitler
and Stain are following the same
pattern. were points stressed last
Monday night by Superintendent
Howard f. Ennis OF the Delaware
Colony at Stockley, in an address
before a combined meeting of Lewes
and Milford Rotarians in the Caesar
Rodney Hotel at Lewes.
Mr. Ennis, who was once superin-
tendent Of the Lewes schools. re-
viewed a number of the outstanding
dictatOrs who met their defeat by
personal ACKNOWLEDGEMENT. Among
these he mentioned Napoleon. Julius
Caesar. Charles the Great, and Peter
the Great
Hitler" he said. started out in
the good work OF organizing inhaT-
monious groups In Germany, and
should have stopped there" Hitler
and Stain. will be stopped by con-
ditions they have created themselves,
he asserted. continuing:
In my opinion. nobody is going
to win the present war. II is going
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
"CONE WITH THE WIND"
AT PLAZA WEEK MAR. IL
All Seats At All Shows WIN BE
Reserved

The picture that you have been
waiting for Gone With the Wind
will he shown at Schlne's Plaza The
atre, Milford. for one full week, be-
ginning Monday, March H.
II will be produced in Milford ex-
actly as shown IN its world famed
Atlanta and New York premiers.
Produced from the book that L
took ten ysars to write this Hlctnre
required three years Of painstaking
work before the last reel was shot
II is the most talked about, the
most publicized and the most dis
eussed picture ever to be produced
for the screen. Millions have waited
for its showing. and it will be shown
at its best in teehi-colOr at this the
atre.
II you want to see il uncensOred.
uncut, produced with the finest
equipment available in a lavish style
make your reservations now at the
Plaza Theatre. Milford.
Gone With the Wind" will not be
shown except n advanced prices
anywhere in the United States at
least until 194l.
All seas win be reserved The
prices will be as follows Matinee.
75c; evening $11O, tax included.
Orders for seats at the Plaza The
atre are now being accepted, and will
be filled in order of their receipt. For
reservations phone. write. or come TO
the theatre. Phone Milford IA and
ask for the box Office. For mail res
eTvatiOns enclose money order or
check, and self-addressed stamped
envelope.
While advance orders will be filled
in order of their receipt no tickets
will be issued. or mailed until Feb
ruary 26. at which time the advance
sale really opens.
This is the picture that of course
everyone wants TO see. as il will be
talked about for years to come, and
TO be sure of your seat make your
now at the Plaza Thea
tire, Milford, TO see il in the pictures
original form.
Il is a epic of the South, and many
a movie OF the deep South has come
from out of Hollywood studded with
''You-all" and trailing jasmine
blossoms. but never before has there
been a Gone With the Wind" A tale
of Georgia during the Civil War and
area, that transfers
the spirit of the South from the
pages of Margaret Aiitchell's best
seller. High spots Of the cinema at
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
KENT DAIRY FARMERS
TO MEET FEBRUARY IA
WIN Discuss Feeding Problems At
Dover Session

A countrywide meeting of dairy
farmers will be held in the vocation
al agriculture room in the Dover
High School at 1880 o'clock on We'd
nesday evening. February IA. to dis
cuss the use Of homegrown feeds in
the dairy ration. and pasture i'm
prOvement methods in the economic
production OF milk. This is the meet
ing. which was scheduled for the eve
ming of January 25, but which had
to be postponed on account OF the
heavy snow storm and the blocked
condition OF many country roads.
Plans for this dairy meeting have
been made by County Agent Russell
F. Wilson in cooperation with j.
Frank GOrdy. vocational agriculture
instructor, and the Kent County
Dairy Herd Improvement AssOcia-
tion as a mid-winter meeting for the
purpose Of considering some matters
OF interest to the organization. in ad-
dition to feeding problems at this
season OF the year. The subject of
homegrown feeds and their use in
the dairy ration will be discussed by
Prof T. A. Baker of the Department
of Animal Husbandry of the Univer-
sity of Delaware. who is cooperating
with county agents and dairymen in
this herd improvement project in
each of the three counties.
In addition to members Of this as
sociatiOn, other dairymen in Kent
county are being invited to attend
this meeting on February IA and to
take part in the discussion which
should be OF decided interest to evs
cry milk producer. Those farmers
who attend this meeting. therefore.
will find It to be an evening well
spent in the interest Of better dairy
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
CCC JOBS NOW
OPEN TO YOUTHS
State Enrolled 1O1 Boys
In Corps In January;
Eight Turned Down.

For 1863 Civilian Conservation
Corps vacancies in Delaware'a three
camps, only 1O1 youths were enroll
ed In January. Wentworth H. Dew
erell, Delaware supervisor Of selec-
tiOn, said this week. Eight boys we're
turned down because OF physical
disabilities.
More than half the boys came from
Wilmington, while 80 came from
villages, and IA others from farms.
While only two Of the boys have
reached their majority, nearly SO
of them are just past the required
age OF II years.
IS Had Never Worked
The educational average Of the
group was somewhat under that OF
previous enrolment groups which
had been eight and one half years
of schooling.
FOrty-flve OF the boys had never
been employed. five had been nm
employed over six months, and 81
had been unemployed less than six
months. Those with working ex-
perience OF more than a year total
ed q.
~ Per Cent Send $29 H6me
Seventy-twO of the youths, or n
per cent. assigned their alIotments
OF $22 a month to their families. and
"a assigned the money to relatives.
Five OF the six unattached boys are
having their money deposited for
upon discharge.
Seventeen yOnths came from homes
public aid, II from homes
10 receive aid but not claim
ing Il. and the balance came from
families Nf substandard incomes.
Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
CEDARS PLAN FOR
MEETING FEB. 70
Many Visitors from Other
''ShO" Forests Are Ex-
pected To Attend FrOIic.

A night of fun, frOlic and social
ability in which neighbor will meet
neighbor from adjoining towns in
all parts of Kent and Sussex conn
ties, await the members Of Ever
green Forest, No. 40, Tall Cedars of
Lebanon at their get-acquainted GER
emonial in the Milford Community
Building, on Wednesday evening,
February IA. Grand Tall Cedar
Bramhall, Senior Deputy Warren T.
Moore. Junior Deputy A. Edward
Stevens, Past Grand Tall Cedar
George s. GFier and Senator Louis
A. DrexleF will form the committee
Of official grest0rs 70 Introduce the
refreshment period. Special atten-
ton will be paid guests from other
forests. Particular attention will be
given to the reception Of several new
members as they are officially in
Quoted into the forest
A custom not practieed for two
seasons will be revived on this Oe-
casion by the presentation Of ten
pound turkey to the holder of the
lucky door number. A dressed duck
will grace the oven of the fortunate
person holding the second door num-
Der.
Jim Carey and his band will take
over the meeting for a short period
while preliminary preparations are
being made by the stunt crew to give
the works to several fine specimens
of humanity that desire 10 become
hewers in Evergreen Forest. Glen
BOwdle, recently chosen lieutenant
of the rangers, will present the can
didates to the forest officers for their
final instructions before entering the
stunt crews domain. The exhibition
drill scheduled by Capt. Ed. Green
and his Sussex Rangers will not be
at this meeting due to the
recent storms compelling the can
collation. of the practice drills. Il
will be presented at the March meet
ing. The stunt crew under George
Atkins reserved several eye opening
skits from the January ceremonial
that they will put on for the pleas
ure and enjoyment of the members
at this meeting.
('furn to Page Z. Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
"SHO" LEAGUE DATES
ADOPTED LAST THURS.
Is6.Game Schedule Is Set For Open
ing May Ninth

At a meeting held in Fredericksburg
last Thursday, the directors of the
Eastern Shore Baseball League
adopted a 126-game schedule which
will open May 8, and close Septem-
ber 9. Double headers viii be played
Memorial Day. the Fourth of July,
and Labor Day.
The directors took no action on
recent rulings Of Baseball Commits
siOner Landis covering farm sys-
tens. Three clubs--Cambridge. SAL
isbury and fredericksburg said they
were prepared to operate independ-
emily If Landis' ruling means that
working agreements with major
league clubs are barred.
Cambridge last year had working
agreement with the St. Louis Cardi-
mails, Salisbury with the Washing
ton Senators and fredericksburg with
the Philadelphia Athletics
Teams were represented as fol-
lows:
Dover-Harry o'Donnell. business
manager: Milford Frank Grier, bus
mess manager, and Jack Schwartz,
secretary to Bill Terry. manager OF
the New York Giants; Salisbury
Melvin Murphy, business manager:
Cambridge-Joe Fowler, president;
Easton- George Weiss. director OF
the New York Yankees farm system,
Bill Skin of the Yankees, and Mayor
Wrightson of Easton: Pocomoke City
Bob Eddington, owner and presi-
dent, Poke Whalen, manager, and
Arthur Ehlers; Centreville Jack
Perry. president. and Asbury Bart
lett, business manager; Federals-
burg Jake o. Williams. president,
and DR.. W. Kenneth Knotta. busi-
ness manager.
Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
FU-SE-KNO PLAY
WELL RECEIVED
Milford Club Turned $1OO
Over To The Milford
Memorial Hospital.

Al the Plaza Theatre Sunday eve
ming a crowd of 500 people enjoyed
one of the finest entertainments pro-
duced by local talent in recent years
when the cantata, "Jephthah and His
Daughter was presented by the
Fu-Se-KnO Club of Milford, for the
benefit of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital.
Star performers Of the play were
John Gordy whose deep bass voice
sang the part of Jephthah, and Emma
WOOdson, who, in a commendable So
pranO voice. portrayed the part OF
Iphigenia. A eOlorfnI background OF
so voices harmOnized well with
those Of the leading roles.
Wednesday evening the club turn
ed over to DR.. G.. Layton GFleF, pres
ident of the board of directors OF the
Milford Memorial Hospital, s100.0G
as its contribution. DR. Grier stated
this money will be invested in a sep
nFaie f0ad credited ID this 0rgahi-
zation as its dohor. and all future
donations from the club win be plac-
ed in the same fund.
The cast of characters follows:
Jephthah, Ninth Ruler of Israel.
John GOrdy: Prophet. Rev. J. %.
LOckerman; Ibzan, Jewish Prince,
Rev. G. C. Gibson; Elohi, Jewish Sol
der, Leon Ross; Arnold, A Messen-
ger, Archie Powell; Camp Guard.
Carl Mitchell; Iphigenia, Jephthah's
Daughter. Miss Emma WOOds0n;
Adah, Friend of Iphfgenia, Ellen
GibsOns Naomi. Sister Of ElOni, Clau-
dia Startling; Death Angel, Flora
Patterson; Maidens of Gilead; Sarah,
Anna Coverdale; Ruth, Catherine
Vann; Anna, Helen Mitchell; Leah,
Gertrude COverdale.
Chorus: Mesdames J. l.. Locker
man, Queen Esther Deputy, Georgia
Hicks, Rosa Dunning, Rachel Ross,
Cleo Smith, Elizabeth Lowe, Marie
ShoWell, Alberta Gibson, Anna Mae
Edna Jennings, Virginia
Clancy. Gladys Vann, Thelma Smith.
Helen Brady, Pearl Vann, Olivia
Draine; Messrs. Leon Shoekley, Will
liam Sharp, Clarence Young. Frank
Draine, Zack johnson, Oscar Ross,
LO1and. Herbert Donovan.
John Whalen, Lawrence Warfield,
lanes Allen. Causey Owens and
lanes Vann.
The directress Of the play was Miss
FOntaine Slater; the pianist was
Hiss Myrtle H. SIarkey, and the
Iponsor. Mrs. Helen A. Mitchell.
Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
J. R. KITCHENS RESIGNS
AS SUSSEX ENGINEER
WIN Devote Time To His COnstruc-
tiOn Company

John r. Kitchens. resident engi-
neer Of the State Highway Depart
ment in Sussex county, announced
last week that he will resign his
post. effective March l. He will de-
vote his time to his duties as presi-
dent and general manager Of John
R. Kitchens, Inc. Of Seaford. a con
struction firm.
Mr.. Kitchens has been in charge
Of Sussex road construction and
maintenance since 1920, the county
force growing from 10 TO 200 men.
He became connected with dupont
Road, Inc, in 1912. serving under
the late Paul Wilson and Chief En-
gineers Charles W. Upham. @. Doug
lass Buck, and w. w. Mack.
Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
SCOUT TROOPS
REPORT ACTIVITY
Increase OF Ten Per Cent
In Enrolment Reported
In Delaware.

An Increase of ten per cent in Boy
Scout enrolment in Delaware and
on the Eastern Shore was reported
this week to the National Council
by the Del-Mar-Va Council, Boy
Scouts of America. New scouts and
scouters enrolled reached a total OF
1,647. and total boy and man enroll
ment was 6,076, compared with 5.594
in 1888. Sixteen new troops, two sea
scout ships. eight sea scout patrols,
and four cub packs were organized.
During the year the council terri
tory was extended to include the
Virginia Eastern Shore.
Most popular merit badges among
the 1851 awarded by Del-Mar-Va
Courts of Honor were swimming.
with 80 awards; life saving, Sc; per-
sOnal and public health SO each;
first aid and handieraft. with 80 each.
Merit badges were awarded In 76
subjects from angling and animal in
dustry to wood work and zoology.
Thirty-three scouts attained the COW
eted eagle award, while 54 scouts
reached life scout rank, and "a be-
came star scouts. There were $40 new
first class scouts and SIS new second
class scouts in 1889.
Twenty-Five leader training cOur-
ses were conducted at various points
on the peninsula, including the Uni
versity Of Scouting at Wilmington.
and spring and fall courses at the
Rodney Scout Camps. and 81 certii-
Gates were awarded. Forty-One Del
Mar-Va scOutera received certificates
for regional and national training
courses.
The report includes a record of
1880 bOy-days of camping, which
includes scout attendance at the
Rodney Camps, and District Cam
porees, scout tours, a sea scout
cruise and a regional sea scout rem
devious at Camp Rodney. Organized
troop camping doubled.
The number of cub packs doubled
in 1893, new units being organized at
Wilmington and al Port Deposit, and
1t Preston, Md.
Boy scout troops are located in
great number of communities from
To- Cape Charles, Va. or
The 172 units on the records in 1889.
l04 were located in towns Of less
han 10000 population, and as Of
ihese were located in towns OF less
han 2.s0e Wilmington is in the top
tx per cent of communities Of COM
parable size in the United States in
Is proportion of scouts 10 popnia-
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
MOTORISTS URGED TO
SAFEGUARD LOADS"
Lives OF Passengers Are Always
Priceless
NIotorlsts

Motorists
Did Vou ever stop to consider,
when you climb in behind the steer
ing wheel of your car. how much
your load" is worth? Even when
you are alone your cargo is valuable
enough. but when you have your
family with you 1t is priceless.
Did you ever stop 20 consider that
II you we're carrying goods Of equal
value you would demand and have
an army of police escorts to see
that you delivered your load safely
at its destination? Your responsible
ity would be shared. But when you
take the family out in the car their
safety is your sole responsibility.
You might take reckless chances
with your own life. hut don't gamble
With the lives OF those you love.
Winter Driving Hazards
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
SURPLUS COMMODITIES
PROGRAM FINISHED
Tangible Assistance Has Been Given
Growers During Winter

The Federal Surplus Commodities
Corporation purchase program, COM
pleted today, marked the end Of op-
eratl0ns incident to the purchase Of
surplus apples in this State by the
F. s. c. C. The national production
OF 1889 far exceeded the volume need 8.
ed to supply demand In this country,
and anticipated importation by for
eign countries Inauguration OF var
ious programs was for the purpose
OF reducing the national supply to
the level OF average domestic con-
sumption. thereby raising the mar
ket prices 10 the growers. But due
10 the absence 0f an export move
ment. the tonnage which would
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Milford chronicle., 1940-02-09
OPEN HOUSE AT U OF D
ATTRACTS BIG CROWD
Principal BaIldlngs FlOOdlighted,
Portraits OF Founders Exhibited

Approximately 1000 persons at
tended the open house at the Uni
veFsity Of Delaware last Monday
night to inspect the new buildings
the enlarged Memorial Library. and
the administration build
ing, both made possible by a gift
from H. Fletcher Brown. The chem
istry building, one of the newer
structures on the campus. also was
open to visitors.
Guests were received in the west
wing Of the library which was dec
GRATED In palms and flowers. In
the receiving line were DR.. Walter
Hullihen, president OF the univer-
sity, and Mrs Hullihen and former
Judge and Mrs. Hugh NJ. Morris.
Students acted as guides through
the buildings which were food
lighted for the occasion.
State Officials Attend
Among those attending were Mr..
and Mrs Brown. Judge and Mrs.
Richard S. Rodney. Lieutenant-GO Gov
ernOr and Mrs. i. W. CoOch. Mrs
A. w. Warner. Sr., Milton L. Draper.
president Of the alumni; Superinten-
dent of Police John r. Fader. and
State Representative George w.
Rhodes.
Six recently acquired portraits of
certain Of the founding fathers
attracted much attention.
Refreshments were served in the
east wing Of the library. Between
8 and p. m, those in charge were
Mrs. W. A. Wilkinson, Miss Quesita
Drake. and Mrs. c. f. Grubb. From
3 TO 10 O'Clock those presiding were
Mrs. George e. nuttOn. Miss Amy
Rextrew. Mrs. r. l. Spencer. Mrs.
T. =. Manns. Miss Edith MeDOugle
was refreshments chairman.
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