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The Ely miner. [volume] (Ely, Minn.) 1895-1986, 1940-04-25
Duluth College Chorus
to GiUe Concert Here.

The Duluth Teachers college chorus
of about IS voices will give a concert
to the junior and senior high schools
and the Junior College in the Washing
ton auditorium, Friday afternoon, May
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
RECRUITING DRIVE
is LAUNCHED BY
NATIONAL GUARD
s even Day Campaign
Aimed AT Adding $50
To State Guard.
SOLDIERS TO ASSIST
Mai. Park w. Huntington
Has Organized Group
Of minute Men"

An intensive seven-day recruiting
campaign was launched on Monday
Of this week by the 19sth Coast Ar
tiilery, A. A., Delaware National
Guard.
All Of the nearly 1900 oficers and
men have been instructed 20 aid in
the rapid recruiting Of $50 men.
Aeutenant-C Colonel s. B. Irwin
Duncan, executive oficer Of the reg
iment. said every effort will be
made to reach the goal before the
date Of the maneuvers IN northern
New York, August to 25s A direct
appeal was made TO every eligible
person ID the state, between the
ages OF Is and IS TO Join the regi-
ment as q patriotic duty for ma
tional defense.
Colonel Duncan explained the en-
larged authorized strength and new
equipment, including new three
inch guns, a fleet Of 800 trucks, new
height finders, range directors,
seafchliehts, and electric power un-
It's. 80 caliber machine guns, sound
l0cators, and communications equip
ment, required additional men Of
high caliber.
Flying detachmentsTof guards
men. 10 pIacard decorated station
wagons and trucks OF the regiment,
are devoting each night this week to
quick trips to points where young
men assemble. Personal appeals
viii be made to them to join the
regiment
Athletic grounds. the corner meet
ing places, city parks, and other
places were young men collect will
be visited BY detachments Of guards
men ID the light station wagons
Large placards, mounted on the
trucks, viii appeal to recruits to
join the regiment ss q patriotic duty.
for training. and for defense Of the
state snd nation
Assemblies Of members ot the
regiment were held by all batter
les N the armoFies III Wilmington,
New Castle, Newark, Dover, and
Milford last Monday night Plans
for each unit were quickly outlined
at these assemblies and the batteries
went from the armories IL groups TO
different parts of the city and state.
Pointing to the highly complex
mechanical and electrical equipment
OF the regiment. Colonel Duncan
said the regiment needed men above
the average in intelligence to learn
the specialized duties of individuals 1
in completely mechanized organi-
sTuu 70 Pass }. Pissssl
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
MILFORD ENJOYING
BIG BUILDING BOOM
Many New Structures Going up In
Business Section

With three new stores being con-
structed on Walnut street to replace
structures destroyed in the disas-
trouse FIRE that swept the business
section last December 1, Milford is
experiencing its biggest building
boom in 20 years.
A large two-story building for the
]. G. Penney Company, a deep single
story structure for the W. 7. Grant
Company store, and a new ladies
shop, are being constructed. David
Coopersmith, owner Of the ladies' es-
tablishment, is also building a large
two-story fireproof dress factory on
Washington street, which will em-
ploy upwards Of 100 women.
Adjoining the new factory, a three
story building to house the Crystal
Fount Lodge OF Odd Fellows Is be-
ing erected. The first door will be
leased to stores. while the lodge will
reserve the top two floors. The lodge
Is building on the site of its old hall,
also destroyed in the December ere.
At the lower end Of North Walnut
street, ]. H. Humes and Son are
constructing a modern-style single
story building. to be divided into
two stores. In the suburbs, large
Ewo-story frame store building is
almost ready for occupancy and
other homes are going up. Ground
has been broken near here for a but
ION factory. and for sausage and
plant.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
II WERE GRADUATED HERE
LAST MONDAY EVENING
Annual Commencement Exercises Were Held In The
Plaza Theatre; Dr.. Willard G.. PIrdy, Pastor First
And Central PresbyteriaH Church, Wilmington,
Was The Speaker; Numerous AIUGrds We're Made.

Ferty-seven seniors received di-
plomas at the fortieth annual com
mencement exercises Of Milford High
School held in the Plaza Theatre
Monday evening of this week. DR..
Willard G. Purdy.. pastor OF First
and Central Presbyterian Church.
Wilmington. delivered the Grads a.
ton address on the theme. ''Life Is
Precious Or. PuFdy. a splendid
speaker stated that the youth OF
today was more interested in build
ing a life than In merely making a
living, He urged them to face life
sereneIy. and with confidence in the
knowledge that theirs was the priv
ilege Of creating a better world. by
building better lives
The program In it's entirety fol-
lows
Triumphal March-Aida (verdil.
Arranged by g. H. Sanders. High
School Orchestra.
PrOcessional-Pomp and Circum-
stance fElgar), arranged by Charles
Woodhouse. Orchestra.
Invocation, Rev. Marion S. Hun
gerford.
Salutatory, subject, Youths De-
fense," Janice Vivian Burton.
Selection-The Pink Lady Qvan
CarylIl, Orchestra.
Valedictory, subject, Youths Of
Tense" Ruthann Tease.
Selection-The Waltz You Saved
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14

For Me (King -Flindt).
Address, DR.. willard @. PuFdy.
Announcement Of awards and
presentation Of class Of 1870 70 re-
ceive diplomas. Superintendent Rob
ert p Shilling.
Presentation OF Diplomas, DR..
Walter L. Gster. Presidsnt Of thH
Milford Board Of Education
Glass Song. words by Janice Wv
fan Burton.
Benediction, Rev. Joseph s. Kinks.
March, Orchestra.
The awards were as follows:
Alumni Scholarship Award, 500
Lewis Hayes Dickerson.
Mrs. Nellie Davidson Mearns Cup
for Oratory-Class Of 1871, repre-
sented by Hilda Patey and Wallace
Wootten.
DR.. G. Layton Grier Cup for COM
bined high average-class of 1910
Samuel c. Evans Cup for combin-
ed high average. elementary school
Fourth grade. Misses May Watson
and Rhea Tatman, teachers.
d. A. r. Award, pin and certifi-
cate Of merit-Ruthann Tease. class
OF 1910.
American Legion Auxiliary Award
for essay on "Americanism '-Doro-
thy Temin, class Of 1941.
American Legion Auxiliary Awards
for history and civics grades--John
ITurn 70 Page ,, Pleassl
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
PLAYGROUND
WILLBE OPENED
HEREON MONDAY
Henson Evans Will Be In
Charge Of The Play
Activities.
LOCATION rs SANE
Games, Leagues, Demon
stratiOns, Handicraft,
DramatizatiOns Listed.

The opening day for the Milford
playground will be next Monday
morning, June II, at o'clock. This
worthwhile community project was
started in the summer of 1888 by the
Milford Rotary Club, and will be
continued this summer under their
sponsorship. Henson Evans. a mem
ber of the Milford Junior-Senior
High School faculty, will be in
charge of the playground, which is
located in the rear of the Avenue
Methodist Church, on Railroad ave-
nue.. Charles e. Varney and Irwin
G. Burton comprise the playground
committee.
Children who we're first grade pu-
pills this last school semester and all
others not ever IA years Of age, will
be admitted The majority of these
children have already returned ac-
ceptance slips signed by their re-
spective parents. director Evans,
addressing the Rotarians at their
regular dinner meeting at Hotel
Windsor Monday evening, stated that
$50 cards had been
returned by the aforementioned age
group.)
Activities will consist of games,
leagues. demonstrations. dramatiza-
tons, contests, stunts and handi-
craft. Each child will be encouraged
to play sCme game, and also to make
Individual talents will
be encouraged.
Present plans call for the play
ground to be in session only in the
morning However, if the attendance
is large It might be necessary to
hold both a morning and afternoon
session.
Milford City Council has also dis.
played great interest in the play
ground and at its regular monthly
meeting Tuesday evening voted the
sum Of 500 to argument the sum
raised BY the Rotn1ans
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
REHOBOTH ART LEAGUE
PLANS BUSY SUMMER
Picnic, Supper And Private Viewing
Opening Posture

Tomorrow will inaugurate the
season at the Rehoboth Art League.
The first effort Of interested mem
bers and friends will be a picnic
supper and private view Of the sea-
sons exhibitions. This will be fol-
lowed by an informal program Of
music and interpretive dancing. The
box picnic supper will be served
under the Charter Oak at ive, stand
ard time. In the studio. oils and
watercolors by Sarah Street, Jack
Lewis, Fred Vogei and Otis Walter
will be shown. These are a group Of
young artists OF noteworthy achieve
ment. The succeeding program has
been arranged through the courtesy
Of Mr.. Robert Driseoll. dancing in
structor of the Rshoboth Beach
Club. Mr.. DriscoIl will talk on the
development Of modern ballroom
dancing, its cultural background
and origins. A violin selection will
be given by Mr.. Anthony Minavia, a
member of the Beach Club orches-
ira, while Jack Lewis. artist OF
Georgetown, will furnish accordian
music. Young John 3, Parker. Jr.,
OF Washington, will lend the comedy
note of mimicry, In which he is
gifted At twilight, in the Home
stead flower garden, Mile. La Nada
will give an interpretive dance,
lie Beau Danube accompanied by
the violin. Mile. Ia NADIA in private
life is Mrs. Sidney Mitchell. She
has danced with the Metropolitan
Opera Ballet. and the Ballet Russo
de Monte Carlo.
The present art exhibition will be
open to the public beginning June
16. when from 4 TO 8 the first Sunday
afternoon tea win be held. Miss
Marjorie virden Of Lewes and Mrs.
Randle Of Rehoboth viii
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Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
KENT POULTRYMEN
DISCUSS TOUR PLANS
Groups At Caesar Rodney And Hart
" Discuss Coming Event

Plans for summer and early fall
activities of the Caesar Rodney and
Hartly local poultry associations
were discussed at a recent meeting
Of the officers and committeeman Of
these two poultry locals and repre-
sentatiYes of the Delaware Extension
Service which was held in the State
Board Of Agriculture building in Do
yer.
This meeting was scheduled by
County Agent Russell E. Wilson, who
explained the purpose Of the discus
sion and requested that these poul-
try committeeman consider such pro-
jects that would be Of interest to the
poultry farmers during these two
seasons of the year. Due to the busy
time FOR farmers throughout the
summer. 1t was decided to postpone
all local poultry association meet
ings until some time this fall, but in
all probability a local tour will be
planned for early August.
The committee which will cooper
ate with the county agent in plan
ming for this poultry tour includes
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Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
WILL FIGHT SABOTAGE
THROUGHOUT STATE
Special Group or 800 win Combat
Flfth Column sabetsurs

DetsctIve Howard r. Ingram OF
the wilmington Bureau Of Police,
Superintendent Of State Police Nor
man r. Purnell, and Private Carl
Eclnetter. also OF the state police,
will be 10 charge Of q special group
of SOC carefully selected lsaders Of
law enforcement organizations which
will combat aaboteurs and pgriOn-
age agents Of the fifth Column"
The. names Of the three Delaware
police oflcials, graduates Of the
Federal Bureau Of investigation
police academy, were revealed this
week following announcement Of J.
Edgar Hoover that ranking olAclals
of four government departments
hsve perfected q coordiuated policy
Of local attack against possible
sabotears Of industries
This coordinated system viii also
utilize the regular Army, Navy, and
Treasury intelligence units aa we'll
aa tho State Departments service In
formation will be pooled and cooper
ation with local law enforcement
asenciee maintained, greatly lessen
inG tbs need for spontaneous and
volunteer anti-nfth column activities.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
SUSSEX DEALERS,
WHIMINGTONIANS
EXCHANGE IDEAS
UP Sta tie Wholesalers
Visit Trading Centers
In Sussex County.
FETED ENROUTE
Lower Delaware's Trade
And Industrial Advan-
tages Are ExpOunded.

Wilmington jobbers and supply
men and Sussex county merchants
and businessmen exchanged ideas
on Tuesday when 80 members Of the
wholesale section of the Wilmington
Chamber Of Commerce made a get
acquainted" tour of five important
trading centers in the lower end Of
the state.
Headed by I. B. Finkelstein. chair
man; Gerrish Gassaway, manager Of
the chamber. and e. A. Scotten, sec
tion secretary, the Wilmington party,
travelling In a chartered bus, stopped
at Lewes for lunch and then had din
ner at Georgetown. Both events were
marked by the presence Of civic bus
iness and community leaders OF the
district, who were guests of the vis-
itors.
In addition, members Of the party
visited merchants in Milton, Mil
ford. and Rehoboth Beach The yis-
ilors were entertained at the Reho-
both Indian Beach Club during the
afternoon, as guests of Sydney ].
Mitchell, manager, and his assistant,
Walton Chandler.
Mayor 3. c. Evans. and Irwin @.
Burton, president Of the Chamber Of
Commerce, greeted the party at MIL
ford, where one hour stop was made
IN the morning.
Welcomed At LeWes
After stopping at Milton, the group
went to Lewes where Mayor Thomas
Carpenter extended greetings at the
Caesar Rodney Hotel
1--WE are all Delawareans. and /
think It is to our mutual interest
that we develop our trade relations"
the mayor told the gathering which
included 20 prominent men and wo-
men from the community. Col n S.
Slayer, president Of the Rehoboth
Beach Chamber Of Commercs. also
welcomed the visitors
blr. Fink elstein discussing = kcle-
sale Wilmington said Sussex ccun-
" grows and manufactures much
that New Castle county and especial
ly Wilmington can use We are here
to learn what you have to sell us as
well as explain the things that we
have TO Offer"
Erum n Fass ,. PlsassI
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
WIN. P. SHORT ELECTED
BETHANY MAYOR
WeIl-KnowR Sussex COuntiah IMAM
imous Cholce OF His Town FOIk

William Philip Short, prominent
Sussex County Republican leader
end businessman, was elected Mayor
Of Bethany Beach by unanimous vote
at the municipal election held in
that town last Saturday. Mr.. Short,
the largest property owner at this
Sussex resort town. has long been
interested In civic AFFAIRS, and 1t
was largely through his untiring ef-
forts that the Rehoboth-Oce City
Highway was built. Other interests
of Mr.. Short include the owner-op-
Grafton Of the municipal water
works, chairmanship OF the commit
tee to promote better relations be-
tween tourists and landowners, and
chairmanship OF the committee de-
voted to the conservation OF the ma
tive beauty Of the ocean front in
Sussex county.
Mr.. Short Is leader in Sussex
county Republican circles. and his
advice along matters Of political Inn
port is eagerly sought by other coun-
" and stats political leaders.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
500 ATTENDED
FIELD MASS AT
OLD BOHEMIA
Bishop FitzMaurice Asks
America To Heed Les
sons Of World War.
2s6TH ANNIVERSARY
Need For Real Christians
Is Stressed During The
Present Trying Times.

Warning against shedding the
blood of Americans again to save Eu-
rope from itself, the Most Rev. DR..
Edmond J. FitzMaurice, bishop of
the Catholic Diocese Of Wilmington,
speaking informally at the conclu-
sion Of the annual military field mass
at historic st. Francis Xaavier's
Church at Warwick, Nd, last Sun
day urged the need for concentrat-
ing Americas energies upon Amer
tca's long unsoIved internal prob
lens.
The occasion marked the 2s6th an
niversary Of the church, first site
Of Georgetown University. More
than 800 persons attended
Referring 10 the FIRST World War
Bishop FftzMaurice said Of Ameri-
can participation in It, "The pre-
sumption was that democracy made
safe would heal all the worlds Ills.
We won that war: and / need not
remind you how democracy bene-
fitted I'VE almost killed the patient
in our EFFORTS to save 1t. We. ought
to take warning from that exper-
ienee not to interfere in the affairs
Of Europe"
Understanding Lacking
OF Europeans and Americans,
Bishop FitzMaurice asserted: "They
do not understand us; nor do we
understand them. We tried TO save
them once in. the fulIness Of our
generous hearts" Unfortunately
Europe's last state was as bad or
worse than It's first, he said.
The bishop pointed to the pres
ence in the United States OF ten !
10 eleven million unemployed. de-
spite years of trying various meas
ures % eliminate It ~
Remedy after remedy has been |
tried, and all have failed IN solving /
fundamental problems because men |
have neglected to use fully the only /
sure remedy, the teachings OF Jesus |
Christ. Bishop FftzMauriee said /
Men have not really tried Christian-
fly In modern times, he said, urging /
that leaders of the nation Femem-
Der the words OF the Prophet Isaiah, 1
The nation which will not serve
God shall perish
Real Christians In Minority
Warning that praetieing Christians
In the United States are now a de-
cided minority, and that the trend
generally is increasingly and rapidly
toward paganism, Bishop FitzMau-
rice said now as perhaps never be-
fore in American history. Protestants
and Catholics should forget the diff
fefences which have separated them
for so long, and unite IN solving the
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Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
PETIT JURORS ARE
DRAWN FOR KENT co.
r. Downes, H. R. Moore, w, h. War
req, 6. Bennett Selected n Tenth

Jury Commissioners Wilbur p.
Jacobs and Walker L. Minlin have
drawn petit jurors for the July term
OF the Kent county courts for service
beginning July 8, as follows.
First Representative District -
Benjamin Turner, Russell Burchard,
James Clark. Second-Gove s. Short,
James B. Tigner. Roland Garrison.
Third Stanley Short, Herbert Mas
ten. John w. Ford. FOURTH Nathan
White, Paul Palmer. Hugo Kuntze.
Fifth-Wiliiam c. Boyer, Jr., Ernest
Maftindale. Samuel Conwell, VIII
liam ]. Fooks. Sixth-Johu Holiday,
Edward Cooper, Fred Welch, Henry
Weaver. Seventh-Fred Marker,
Alonzo Z. Porter, WilliaEa L. Fish
er. Lee Clark. Eighth--George r. Nc
Ginnis, ]. Morris Harrington, Will
liam I. Wilson, Harold Harrington.
Ninth--Norman Sullivan. Norman
Butler. Edwin Hopkins, Elwood Tay-
lor.. Tenth-Roy Downes. Howard r.
Moore. William H. Warren. George
Bennett
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
JOB INSURANCE
COVERS 57,669
Delaware workers Earned ss,4aO.OOO

In 1888, Security Board Reports
Delaware showed an average
monthly employment Of 57,669 work
ers. covered by unemployment COM
pensation, during 1888, the Social
Security Board reported in one Of
its first studies of payrolls and un-
employment in the states.
The Delaware workers covered in
the survey earned a total of $S2,420.-
600 in wages.
The hoard said the nations un-
employment compensation program,
with The regular payroll reports,
was sufficiently inclusive to make
the data collected in the study a
valuable complement" to other pay
roll indexes
It gathered the payroll figures for
their interest to labor and business
groups, as we'll as for use in work
ing out problems relating to iiuctua-
tions in employment end admins
tration OF unemployment compen-
sation.
The board described its new study
as "a major statistical by-product"
of unemployment compensation.
The breakdown for Delaware
showed the covered employment was
principally in these divisions: Min
ing III: construction 3,617; manu-
featuring 21.660; transportation,
communication, and utilities 6.S15:
The study showed 1888 payrolls
in important Delaware Industries as
follows: Textile Mill products, s2,-
493.0 900; Basic lumber industries,
$1S9.O0O: Rubber products. S5se,OOO,
end Iron and steel and their pro-
ducts $2,s0S 900.
and retail trade 13.427: A.
nance. insurance and real estate
2.219.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
JUNE 30 DEADLINE
FOR LIME PURCHASE
@Grant OF Aids Expires On That
Date In Sussex County

Ever since March the farmers Of
Sussex county had the opportunity
to purchase lime as a "Grant Of
Aid" through the Agricultural Con-
serYation Program. In order to OBJ
tain this lime it Is necessary for
the operator or tenant and landlord
to go to the country agricultural
agents ONCE and make application
for the lime. The amount Of lime
that farmer might obtain is based
on his soil building payments for
1870. Of which there is a record in
the ONCE of the county agent AS an
example; II a farmers Farm Plan"
calls for q soil building payment Of
$4,000 he can obtain $500 worth Of
lime or 500 Of his soil building pay
Turn 70 Paas Z. Pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
3 DELAWAREANS GET
CONVENTION POSTS

Geo. n. keenan,, Robert H. Yerkes'
J. EIwOOd Jones To Represent State
Three Delawareans will serve as
attaches ct the Republican National
Convention which is scheduled to
open at Philadelphia June "a, for
mer U. s. Senator Daniel o. Hast
ings, national committeeman and
chairman Of the convention housing
committee, announced Wednesday.
George H. keenan,, Of Wilmington,
will represent New Castle county as
q do0rman; Robert H. Yerkes Of
Houston, will be q representative
from Kent county as an assistant
sergeant-at-arms. and ]. Elwood
Jones Of Sussex county VIII be SER
geant-at-arms, Mr.. Hastings an
nounced.
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
Canning Program To
Be Conducted In Sassex County

who cooperated In the garden study
made recently in connection with the
Land-Use Program. Cold pack can
ming OF vegetables, canning In tin
cans. and extracting and canning OF
fruit juices are some Of the items
TO be covered in the meetings. While
the meetings are planned primarily
for those persons who specifically re-
tTum 70 rags q psasel
Milford chronicle., 1940-06-14
DELAWARE PROPERTY
SURVEY APPROVED
Budget Board To Get Data On Insur.
able Valuation OF An Buildings


The permanent budget commission
this week authorized State Treas
urer Fagan H. Simonton, secretary,
TO contact, a qualified insurance en-
gineer for the purpose Of having
made a survey of the insurance val
uation Of all state-owned property.
Before the survey would be under
taken, however, an opinion would be
asked OF Attorney-Genera James R.
Morford.
Before acting, the commission
conferred with State Insurance
Commissioner William J. Swain, who
expressed accord with the plan. A
survey, which IL Is hoped to have
completed when the next Legisla-
ture meets, would determine the
correct valuation and rates and
would be conducted by insurance in
tereBts without cost to the state, un-
der the plan, Desmond A. Lyons.
special accountant for the commits
sion, explained.
Among appropriation transfers
approved by the commission are:
FuBd Transfers Approved
State Hospital, total Of SS,71O.61
from salaries. travel, repairs, equip
ment, and plant improvement ac-
counts to general operations ac-
count.
Mothers Pension Commission,
e622.99 transferred to equipment ac-
count. The commission, located In
the public building at Wilmington.
contemplates removal to other quar-
tefs The transfer is 70 enable pur-
chase OF new equipment as its pres
ent furniture IL owned BY the coun-
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