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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Flood of Measures Kept
Both Houses In Session
Late Last Friday.
FREQUENT RECESSES
Many Incomplete Bills
We're ReceiUed During
Last Minute Rush.

Beneath a clock whose hands
pointed steadfastly to 11:4f a. M,
snowbound members of the House of
Representatives received 166 bills
last Friday and adjourned at 10:55
o'clock that evening, while the Sem
ate, which adjourned shortly after
o'clock, received a total of Sc bills.
Last Friday was the final day on
which bills could be introduced in
either house.
Total OF 65s Bills
A grand total of 653 bills has been
introduced during the current ses-
sion of the General Assembly, with
412 now on the House calendar and
241 on the Senate calendar.
Despite an announced policy of
not receiving skeleton bills, both
houses received many incomplete
measures during the day, and many
other bills were removed from the
skeleton class only by the technical
ity of including the complete section.
Frequent brief recesses were need
ed throughout the day in the House,
when stenographers and clerks fell
behind the rush of incoming bills.
Dtllb 4utTOuuCcu ucdT Luc u0lbu OF
the session were without backs be-
cause the supply was exhausted.
Many Leave Early
The final bill was introduced by
Clinton W. Jolls, with
only about one-fourth of the House
present. Many represen-
tatives left the session early because
Of bad weather, and others were
standing in the corridors OF the leg
IslatiYe hall.
Many legislators remained IN Do
yer, overnight because Of the atarm
Last Friday was the twenty-ninth
legislative day. There remains 26
days for consideration Of the bills
now before the Senate and House IL
he session is to be ended within the
70 days for which members receive
Jay. Leaders in both Senate and
House have asserted the session will
lot pass the 60-day mark.
Election Bills Offered
Creation of separate Departments
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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
SHO' LEAGUE MAY
BEGIN SEASON
WITH SIX CLUBS
Baltimore Not To Sponsor
Dover Team; Reported
After Interstate Tie Up.
POCOMOKE FOR SALE

Harry S. Russell, president of the
Eastern Shore Baseball League, said
this week that it appears likely the
circuit will operate during the 194l
season with six clubs.
Russell has been Informed by the
Baltimore Orioles of the Interna-
tional League that they will not
sponsor Dover club in the league.
This decision was made at a meet
ing of the Baltimore directors last
week
Russell pointed out that the Poco-
moke City club has been put up for
sale by ]. r. Eddington and that
present indications are for a six
club circuit.
Baltimore, it is reported, may put
through a working agreement with
club in the Interstate Baseball
League for use as farm replacing
Dover. OF the eight clubs in the
Inter- State, five are owned outright
or have working agreements with
major league clubs. Trenton, Lam
caster, and Hagerstown have no
hook-ups so far.
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
WEEK K-ENDSTORM
ISOLATED MANY
SUSSEX TOWNS
Many Highways Closed
For Two Days By Old
Fashioned Blizzard.
SNOW LEFT QUICKLY
Bay Shipping Forced To
Take Refuge At Lewes
By Lashing Gale.
SNOW LEFT QUICKLY

The worst storm of the winter
striking in full fury in Sussex coun-
ty, ragged throughout the Delmarva
Peninsula last weekend isolating
communities, choking highways,
crippling traffic, and defying the
intensified action of the State High
way Departments corps of 300 snow
clearing workers.
Rehoboth Beach was marooned
as all secondary roads were under
drifts measuring five feet in places.
The ocean, whipped by the strong
north to northeast winds battled the
beach and reached dangerously near
the boardwalk. Snow driven horizon
tally along the sea coast reduced
visibility at the height of the storm
to about 20 feet inshore.
Schools in the Lewes-Rehoboth
areas were forced to be closed all
day last Friday as attendance was
far below normal.
Shipping Takes Refuge
Shipping in the Delaware Bay was
compelled to seek refuge at Lewes.
Snow ranging in depth from 10 to
~ AuShCo pAACu 0p lAAOuBhOuL Tic
state. in some places reaching three
and four foot drifts.
One man was killed in an acci-
dent at West Grove, Pa, during
the peak of the storm and police re-
ported scores of collisions. One car
turned over in an accident on the
New Castle road, two miles north
of New Castle.
Concentrating its strongest force
in the Lewes-Rehoboth Beach area,
where a north wind reached a 35-
mile velocity, the storm swept across
the entire state with temperatures
dropping through the lower eos.
In Milford the snow forced the
cancellation of the hospital card
party until this evening. while mer-
c4Eaffts reported that last Saturday
was the quietest Saturday on rec
ord, with few II any rural persons
able to break through the drifts
which blocked all secondary roads
until early Sunday morning.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Red Cross Work Here
Increased In January
Voluntary Workers Doing An Amas.
ing Amount OF Work

Since January Is, Red Cross work
has stepped UP its production and a
surprising amount of work has been
| done by the voluntary workers. In
diviGuals and groups have been ac-
complishing fine pieces of work and
Mrs. Wallace McFaul, local chair
man; Mrs. William Nutter, vice
chairman, and Mrs. Bayard Wharton,
Production chairman; are all well
~ sed, The groups with their
chairman are as follows: Presbyter-
ian Church, Miss Elizabeth Stidham;
Calvary Church, Mrs. Percy Haugh-
ey; Avenue. Church, Mrs. l. d.
Short; Christ Church, Miss Eliza
beth Collins; Houston Century Club,
Mrs. Floyd Williams; Girls Business
Club, Mrs. Osborne Scott; Shawnee
Club, Mrs. John Lodge; Junior Red
Cross of the High School, Miss Jer-
hee and Milford Colored Schools,
Miss Gains. Work to be done in
cludes crocheted shawls, knitted
sweaters, women's and children's
dresses and skirts. Work already
done since the middle of January
consists of AZ women's and children's
skirts, 40 women's and children's
dresses, 17S baby dresses, 4S baby
blankets, 25 dozen diapers, 1S mems
pajamas, SO women's and children's
sweaters, pairs of mems socks, 4
cEocheted shawls, and afghans.
This seems like very grand amount
of clothing to go from community,
whose aim always is to help others.
A First Aid Glass will shortly be
started. Those interested may call
Mrs. McFaul for further particu-
InrS.
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Mrs. w. j. Storey Guest
Of New Century Club
State Chairman OF Legislation Ad-
dressed Local Club Monday

Mrs. William ]. Storey, of Dover,
state chairman of legislation for the
Federated Clubs, was the guest
speaker at the Milford New Century
Club on Monday. Mrs. Clement H.
Nutter, the club chairman Of legis-
lation, arranged and presented a
very fine program for the members
who listened with much interest to
the subject as given by Mrs. Storey.
Clarifying the laws for her listeners,
Mrs. Storey gave favorable and un-
! favorable comments on many bills,
of federal and state origination. Be-
fore beginning her talk, Mrs. Storey
showed the members a number of
interesting documents, which includ-
ed Governor Walter Bacon's inaugu-
raj message, daily calendars of both
houses of the Legislature and forms
OF bills as they are presented for
action. Speaking of the One Fund
Plan, Mrs. Storey, who has been
music supervisor in Kent county
schools, and knows whereof she
speaks, said that this plan would be
detrimental to the present education
al system, and in enlarging on the
ard of education has been raised
from the thirty-third place in the
nation to eighth place. She spoke Of
the workman's compensation bill,
the federal slump clearance, the
White House conference booklet on
children, social security and the
present much discussed Blue Laws, |
and the lend-lease bill. The audience |
had the feeling of a very well pre-
sented lesson in legislation after the !
talk of the afternoon. Music for the |
afternoon included two piano duets,
'Polonaise Militaire" by Chopin and
THE Goldoliers," by Ethelbert Ne
vim, played by Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs
and Miss Elizabeth Messick. Mrs.
William Warren sang In the Gar
den of My Heart" by Ball. Mrs. Ed
ward T. Hurley accompanied Mrs.
Warren. A business meeting pre-
ceded the speaker and a social hour
followed with Mrs. David N. Stills
as hostess. Mrs. ]. Lynn Pratt and
Mrs. John R. Gillespie received the
members. Next week the meeting ]
will be held in the evening, begin
ming at eight O'Clock. Mrs. Davis r. |
Grier, chairman of music for the club I
has arranged a program of instru-
mental and vocal music, which will
be given by Miss Pauline Citro, JOS +
sph Lanzilotti and Major N. Travers +
IF the Wilmington Music School. The +
'ull program is given in another \
)art OF this paper. Members will not n
Miss this unusual opportunity to n
lear music that is exceptional. n
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Tomato Meeting At
Dover Wednesday
All Farmers Growing The Fruit
Urged To Attend Session

For the purpose of discussing
those factors such as early setting
of plants in the field, fertilization,
and other cultural practices, meet
ing for all farmers, especially those
who are growing tomatoes on the
open market, will be held in the
Kent county court house ON Wednes-
day evening, March IL at 1880
o'clock.
AS a result of a study which has
been made by County Agent Russell
e. Wilson in cooperation with local
Gamers open market buyers and
leading tomato growers, the tomato
situation in this county and through
out this section of the United States
is very definitely in need of i'm
provement from the standpoint of
increasing the yield per acre and
the quality for commercial canning
In view of this situation,
therefore, all tomato growers should
be interested in attending this meet
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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
SEN. ]. N. TUNNEL
SUPPORTS The
LEASE-LEND BILL
Delaware Senator In His
Maiden Speech Urges
Passage OF Measure.
HAS FAITH IN U. S.
States His Belief That the
Bill Will Not Cause War
For America.

In his maiden speech in the United
States Senate on Monday of this
week, Senator James M. Tunnell, of
Georgetown, Joined the administra-
ton leaders in urging the passage
of the Lend-Lease Bill. He said that
those who vote for this measure are
not voting for war, but are following
the best road to peace. Citing the
language Of both political parties in
their platforms in 1910 as favoring
a strong national defense and aid to
the oppressed nations, and the posi-
ton of those who oppose this bill as
favoring financial aid to Great Brit
ain, Tunnell said. certainly Hitler
would not look kindly upon either
gift or loan of two billions of dol
lars to Great Britain for the pur-
chase of any war time equipment" I"
Upon that theory he argued that we
would arouse the anger of Hitler
just as quickly by lending or giving
two billions of dollars for the pur-
chase of arms as we would in lend
ing OF leasing the equipment itself.
Denying that the United States is
poised on the brink of war because
we are listening to international
bankers. British propaganda, and to
the emotional drivel of bellicose old
quoting statements of high Nazi Off
cials in their expectation Of making
slaves of the rest of the world, Tun-
nell declared, I'VE cannot envision
the President of the United States,
whoever he may be, or Of whatever
political party he may be, on bended
knees, begging for fayors from any
European or otherwise. l
am OF the opinion that the distin-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Many Local Youths
Enlisting In Army
Lee M. Chandler, Donald Walls. VIM.
Hugg, Jr., VIM. e. Williams Join Up

| HugRs Jrs, Wnls Es WlliihInS JUN Z u
The following named men of Mil
ford have been enlisted in the U. 5.
Army for foreign service: Lee nj.
Chandler and Donald r. Walls for
Coast Artillery, Panama; William
Hugg, Jr., for Infantry, Panama;
William L. Williams for Quarter
master, Hawaii. Robert Oakman of
Selbyville has been enlisted for the
Air Corps, Maxwell Field, Alabama.
If you are a young man on the
threshold of life, you are urged to
give. serious consideration to the
many advantages which the Regular
Army offers as a possible career.
The United States is not military
nation and does not maintain large
permanent army. 1t would not be
possible, therefore, for larger per-
centage of our youth to embark upon
a military career even II they so de-
sired 1t is possible, however, for
limited number of clean cut young
men,. mentally and physically sound,
OF average education, and with un-
impeaceable characters, to enter the
army with fair prospect of making
1t their life work. For such young
men, the opportunities are many.
Opportunities are not confined to
career men" in the service, how
ever. The young man who serves
but a single enlistment of three
years may, at the end of that time,
return to civilian life with a trade
learned in the army at no expense
to himself; of. IL he desires travel,
he may arrange to spend at least two
Of his three years overseas.
. For sincere facts and information
call at the army recruiting station,
city hall, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Epidemic Of Measles
Is Now Prevailing
Several Hundred Cases Reported
Throughout The State

The epidemic of measles antici-
pated by public health authorities
for the last two years is now appar-
emily under way. During the entire
year of 1910 only 141 cases were re-
ported. About the 18th of January an
increase was noted in the cases oc-
curing in the western part of Sus-
sex county, followed by a similar in
crease in other sections. During the
week ending February %, PIG cases
were reported, 107 of these being
from Wilmington; 46 from rural New
Castle county; 25 from Kent county,
and 35 from Sussex county. 1t is
probable that at least an equal num-
ber OF mild cases have occurred but
were not seen by physician and
hence not reported.
Such epidemics tend to occur at
fairly regular intervals, usually OF
three or five years. They do not ap-
pear until a large group of suscep-
tible children has accumulated and
then sweep through the community
until nearly all of these have con-
tracted the disease, thereby becom-
ing immune.
Measles is an extremely contag-
ous disease and fortunately in near
" all cases mild. 1t Is estimated that
1870 of the children contract it be-
'ore reaching the age of IA, and that
lbout 500 of the cases occur in in
ants and pre-school children. The
period of measles, i. e.,
,eforc any definite signs of the dis
'ase appear, varies from s to IA
lays. During this time the child is
most likely to communicate it to an
ther, as no precautions are taken.
The most serious complication of
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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Cooperative Concert
Drive On In Dover
Dover And IS Surrounding COmmun-
tiles Being Solicited ~

| DoYer,s fourth annual membership
campaign for the Cooperative Con.
cert Association was launched on
Tuesday evening at a dinner for the
workers and committee members
held in the high school cafeteria
Lasting only one week, the asso-
cations drive Is conducted by vol
unteer workers from Dover and is
of the surrounding communities in
the state and Maryland.
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dent Of the association, welcomed
the group and introduced the Rev.
Paul Kellogg, latest addition to the
executive committee Of the organi-
zation, and Mrs. Harry Mayer, mem
bership chairman. Boris Sokoloff,
campaign director from the National
Cooperative Concert Service in, New
York, outlined plans for the week
and introduced a recorded radio
show to aid the workers in their So
hciting. .r-
"All memberships must be in by
this Saturday at six o'clock" stated
Mrs. Mayer, "and no memberships
may be sold after that date nor any
single admissions at the, door the
night of a concert" she continued.
Three or more concerts are guar
anteed each member selected from
the lists of the Columbia Concerts
Corporation by the local artists Sc
lected committee. Past attractions
presented to the members included
James Melton, Murial Dickson, the
General Platoff Russian Male Choir,
the Gordon String Quartet, the Ion
ian Singers, Erno Balogh, Daniel
Ericourt and Dorothy Crawford.
Headquarters are located at 219i
South State street, Dover. Anyone
not personally solicited may come to
headquarters this week to join.
Members of the executive commit
tee include: President, Hon. J. Wal
lace Woodford; vice. president, Geo.
P. Ehinger; secretary, Mrs. Emma
n. Stewart; treasurer, DR.. c. r.
7ummins; membership chairman,
Mrs. Harry Mayer, and publicity
chairman, Mrs. C. r. Zane.
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Fire Company Dance
Will Be Held Mar. IA
Special Affair WIN Not Conflict with
Wednesdays Event

The members of the Carlisle Fire
Company, this city, are planning tC
hold general public dance at the
Community Building next Friday
evening, March IA. The dance will
start promptly at nine o'clock. The
music will be furnished by Lou
Startt and orchestra from Easton
Md, the shores leading dance Or
chestra, and from the advance sale
of tickets goodly crowd is ex-
pected Tickets will also be sold at
the door the evening of the dance.
An outstanding feature Of the
dance will be the intermission party
which will be filled with fun for
everyone.
The proceeds from the sale of tic
kets and refreshments, cigars, Gig
arettes, ETC., at the dance will be
turned over to the rural fire truck
fund, which is slowly growing, but
is still a long ways from the $4,000
mark. the amount necessary to pur-
chase the, truck.
According to co-chairmen William
Wix and John Jester of the weekly
barn dances held every Wednesday
evening at the Community Building,
the dance next Friday evening will
not interfere with the barn dance,
and young and old alike are invited
to come out next Wednesday evening
to dance to the music of the Slaugh-
ter Neck ''TIill Billies."
The general public is invited to
attend both these dances and by
their patronage help the firemen
raise the money for the rural fire
truck.
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07

the highway fund be kept out of the
general fund.
Citizens Of rural Delaware, in
particular the farm groups, are
keenly aware that unless the amend
ment is passed that rural highways
may suffer substantially as the "One-
Fund Merger Act" was passed for
the primary purpose of using a por-
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Rural Delaware Resents InjHstices
Or The 'iOne-Fnnd" Merger Act

There is increasing evidence in the
legislative halls that rural Della
ware citizens are going to demand
the passage of House Bill No. As,
introduced by Representative Will
liam d. Johnston. This measure, ac-
cording to H. V, Daniel. secretary.
Associated Petroleum Industries of
Delaware, would amend the "0ne-
Fund Merger Act" by providing that
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Milford Girl Hurt
In Car-Truck Smash
Miss Margaret WhaIey, VIM. J. God
win Injured Near Frederick

Bassett Newman, 33 years old, OF
Clayton, was held under $1,500 bail
on charges of assault and battery by
automobile by Magistrate Edwin w.
Hutchison of Smyrna, on Monday
night following a collision of truck
driven by him and an automobile
driven by William j. Goodwin, 90
yeare old, of Dover, two miles north
of Frederick, near the Dover cutoff
intersection.
Goodwin was taken to the Milford
Memorial Hospital with a fractured
hip and decorations of the forehead.
A companion, Miss Margaret Fran
ces Whaley, 2S years old, of Milford,
was treated at the hospital for lac
eraticns of the forehead. hands, and
feet
Newman faces action in the Court
of Common Pleas at Dover on April
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Land-Use [ Meetings
Being Held In Kent
$50 Farmers And Farm Women
Attended The Eleven Sessions

Considerable interest in agricul-
tural problems was shown by the two
hundred and fifty farmers and farm
women who attended the series Of
eleven land use and rural planning
community meetings which were
held throughout Kent county during
the last three weeks in February
under the direction OF the Univer-
sity of Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, February 26, To
Tuesday, March 4, Inclusive

Charles ]. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the fol-
lowing atmospheric conditions in this
vicinity from Wednesday, February
26, to Tuesday, March 4. inclusive:
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Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
Musical Program At
Century Club Mar. 10
Mrs. Davis r. Grier. Chairman OF
Music, Sponsoring Program

g.
Three students from the Whining
ton Music School will be present for
the meeting of the Milford New Cen-
tury Club next week and will pre-
sent the program. Through the ef-
forts of Mrs. Davis r. Grier, chair
man Of music for the club, this ex-
ceptlon program. was arranged. For
the past two years Mrs, Grier has
invited guest aftists rom Winnings
ton and this repeated pleasure for
the local members is greatly a1pre-
cfated. The program presented by
the advanced students are pupils OF
well known teachers who have grad
uated at Curtis Institute IN Pliladel-
pbia or from Julliard School Of Ma-
sic Of New York City. Joseph Lam
zilotte, who was so well received
last year when he appeared on the
Music Day program, is violin pu-
pil OF Jacha Brodsky of Curtis In
stitute, who is member of the fam
ous Curtis String Quartette. Pauline
Citro is talented piano pupil OF
Mrs Wilifred Michaelson, Jacobson,
the director of the school, who is a
JuIliard School of Music graduate
and pupil of Tobias Matthay OF Lon
don. Mayor Travers, an exceptional
young baritone, is a pupil Of Mrs.
Frances Sheridan Haut, a Curtis
graduate, who recently sang at the
Century Club luncheon. Young Trav-
ers had an addition with Rose Bamp-
ton last year and her keen appraisal
of his voice gave Mrs. Haut, native
OF New Castle, much praise for her
efficient teaching. Miss Charlotte
Ryder, of Milford, is a pupil OF Mrs.
Haut. These three young and prom
ising students will give the program
at the New Century Club on Monday
at eight in the evening. Mrs. Grier
speaks of the program as being one
OF the best thus far presented. This |
gives a fine opportunity to the mem
bers of the club to hear an outstand-
ing program, we'll presented. Every |
member will want to be present. A
number of guests from the student /
body of the high school will hear
The program which follows:
Tempo di Minuetto. Pugnani-Kreisler
Concerto No. 2. Wleniawsl1i
Andante non Troppo
Vigace .................,., Haydn
Joseph LanZil0tUs NlOlin
Pauline Citro, Accompanist
Tu lc sal Torelli
Zueignung .............. Strauss
Mattinata .......... Leoncavallo
Major N. Travers, Jr., Baritone
Pauline Citro, Accompanist
Sonata Opus 26 ......... Beethoven
Andante with variations E. l
SCherzo
March Funebre
Rondo
Pauline Citro, Piano
Romance F. major ...... Beethoven
Liebeslied ...........,..s. kre1sler
POlichinelle .....a.. ..,.... kreisler
Joseph Lanzilotti
When / Think Upon the
MaldenS ........... Mlcnael HEAD ,
None But the Lovely
Heart ....,....... TschaikOwsky :
Tie Glory Road ............ Wolfe l
Major N. Travers, Jr., :
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07

Prevailing
Wind
Feb. 26, North-Clear
Feb. 81, East-Partly Cloudy
Feb. %, Northwest-Cloudy
March /, Northwest-Cloudy
March 2, Southwest-Clear
March 8, South-Partly Cloudy
March 4, Northwest-Partly Cloudy
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07
LEGIS'l. 4TURE
GETS 32 BILLS
1T DEADLINE
ONLY
DAYS REMAIN
TO FILE YOUR
STATE
INCOME TAX REPORT
WITH

TAX DEPARTMENT
It is important that full
name and address of taxable
be printed or Iegibly written
on the return, as John Thomas
Smith, but not abbreviated to
JnO. T. Smith nor ]. T. Smith,
and that address be accurately
stated. Use the blank sent you
or obtain forms at nearest
Office-GeOrgetOwn or Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1941-03-07

When l Think Upon the
Maidens ........... Michael Head
None But the Lovely
Heart s...,...... lScHdlkOWSky
The Glory Road ....,....... Wolfe
Major N. Travers, Jr.,