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Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Rotary Club
Officers We're
Installed Here
Monday Night
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The program for the balance OF
the year follows:
July 14-Les Adkins.
July 21-Bill Berry.
July 2S-Roscoe Galloway.
August ed. Fisher.
August 11-Frank Elton.
August 1S-Ed. Evans.
August 25-Jay Pierce.
September 2-Harry Pettyjohn.
September 8-Bob Yerkes.
September 15-Buck Derrickson.
September 22-Wilmer Landlord.
September 29-Inter-Cl Meet
ing with Kiwanis.
October 6-District Governors
Visitation.
October 13-Columbus Day, Elton
Lynch.
October 20-Dave Coopersmith.
October 27-George Perry.
November 3-Ray Masten.
November 10-Armistice Day,
Anthony Summers.
November 17-Ladies' Night with
Harrington and Dover Clubs.
November "a - Thanksgiving,
Shock Daugherty.
December Charlie Varney.
December ,S-Bill Grier.
December 15-Bob Shilling.
December 22-Bill Williams.
December 29-Resume of events
for the year by the secretary, Au-
gust F. FaiX.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Permanent Car Tags
To Be Multi Colored
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NOontlnueu ffom rltst FaBcl
two and one-half by one and a
quarter inches, will be in another
slot. This will bear the expiration
date and will be of a'color to repre-
sent one of the seasons of the year.
One color will designate winter,
another spring, a third summer,
and another fall.
The plates will be reinforced
with rubber stubs to prevent ratt-
ling. The numerals on the new
plates can be read in daylight at
distance of at least 100 feet it
was said.
Under the new system a registra-
tion number remains with a car
throughout its existence. After
July 1 a motor vehicle may be reg
istered for full year or six months
and the effective date of registra-
tion will be the first day of the
calendar quarter in which the We
hicle is registered and the fee paid.
The law creating this system
provides that any time within
three months prior to expiration
of the period for which a vehicle is
registered, the registration may be
from the period of regis
tration for an additional six months
or one year.
The number and plates will re-
main the property of the State of
Delaware. If through loss or de-
facement additional plates are re-
quired a fee of 81 will be charged
for each one. The department will
pay SO cents for each one returned
to the state agency.
The new system was created
through a legislative act introduc-
ed by Harold w. T. Purnell, presi-
dent pro TEN of the State Senate,
and was signed by Governor Wal
ter w. Bacon last month.
Introduction of the new system
will not effect the present regis
trations. The new tags will be
placed on sale at all of the offices
Of the department, 8 Concord ave-
nue., Wilmington; Dover, and
Georgetown.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
GUARD KILLS PRISONER

John w. Carpenter, 33 years old,
of Seaford, serving a six months
sentence for liquor law violations,
was shot to death on Wednesday,
June 25, when he leaped from his
guards car as it neared the New
Castle County Workhouse.
The convict tried to escape as he
was being returned to the Jail af-
ter testifying in Wilmington at
grand jury investigation of illegal
liquor activities.
Carpenter was shot by Deputy
Marshal l. w. Tarburton when he
refused to heed Tarburton's shout
to stop. He died instantly. Another
prisoner in the car, Samuel Ander-
son, Kingstreet, S. c., made no at
tempt to flee.
Carpenter is survived by his wife,
the former Rose Hare, of Blades,
his mother, Mrs. Emily Carpenter,
of Seaford, and two brothers, Mar
shall Carpenter of Chester, Pa, and
Private Walter Carpenter of Fort
dupont. His remains were inferred
by the side of his father in Odd Fell
lows cemetery, Milford, last Satur-
day afternoon.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
All CLUB NEWS

The monthly meeting of the
Sunshine All Club of Harrington
was held Wednesday evening, June
25, at the home of Jane Hill, club
president.
Miss Helen Comstock, county
club agent, was present.
The selling of fair tickets was
discussed and each member decid-
ed how many they wanted to start
out with.
Reports were given by those who
the annual All Club Short
Course held at the University of
Delaware June 1918. The delegates
were Phyllis and Josephine Mas
ten, Maryq Mozick, Pauline Wright,
Florence Biddle and Jane Hill.
Martin and Eldred FARRELL join
ed the club as new members and
each chose a project.
The meeting was adjourned and
delicious ice cream sandwiches
we're served by the hostess.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
President Cites All
Thrift, Self-Reliance'
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constitute a great stabilizing infu-
ence in America"
After a colorful citizenship cere-
mony, Mayor LaGuardia of New
York City, who is also director of
the Office of civilian defense, told
the All members and leaders that
"the country is embarking on a
vast program of national defense
because we wish to give this land
to future generations with all its
beauty untouched and with every
sacred American institution pre-
served"
Mayor LaGuardia closed his talk
before the camp delegates who rep
resented more than million-and-
a-half rural boys and girls with a
forceful appeal for them to keep
your heads clear, your hands busy,
your hearts pure and your health
perfect"
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Merchants Agree
Wed. Noon Closing
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store; Joe Ament's Barber Shop,
J. B. Poore and Son, authorized
Hot Point dealers; Mays Ladies'
Shop, Fisher Appliances, General
Electric headquarters; Economy
Auto Supply, Dan Kinder's Barber
Shop, Allen Bauscher's Barber
Shop, Derrickson's, mems clothing;
AL Dyer's Barber Shop, Warren
and Gibson, fine furniture; r. D.
Grier and Sons, easy pay Goodyear
store; Garrett L. Grier, mems
clothing; Coffman-Fisher Depart
ment Store, Ben Franklin Five and
Ten, Peterman's Electric Sales and
Service, Elizabeth Stidham's Hat
Shoppe, Herb Grif1th's Barber
Shop, Thomas Davis, department
store; the Pierce Hardware Com
pany, o. B. Bach, authorized Frig-
idaire dealer; Milford Merchants
Tailors, Arcade Shoe Repair.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
FACTS ON LATE GARDEN
PLANTING IN BIG BULLETIN

Many Delaware farm families
who maintain home gardens are
planning now for a late garden
that will keep right on producing
vegetables after the first vegetables
are harvested.
Information about getting gar
dens off to the seasons second start
is contained in the Delaware Agri-
cultural Extension Service bulletin
entitled home vegetable garden
ing"
For instance, here's what the
bulletin says about late potatoes
"the late crop is started in July.
The late crop should be planted
about three inches farther apart in
the row than the early crop. For
harvesting the late crop, it is de-
sirable to wait until frost nips the
leaves and stems of the plants"
In the center of the illustrated
bulletin is a two-page
planting table listing dates for
late garden planting. The plant
ing table gives March 20 as the
date for seeding early beets and
July 20 as the time to seed the
second beet planting. And extern
sion bulletin No. 81 lists early and
late planting dates for all other
commonly grown in
Delaware gardens.
Copies of Extension Service Bull
etin No. "a, 'Home Vegetable Gar
lening," are available from Kent
County Extension agent, Russell E.
Miss Florence Yetter or
Miss Helen L. Comstock; Sussex
county agent, Russell E. Snyder,
Frank Gordy, Miss Gertrude Hollo-
way or Miss Anne B. Moore.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
WYOMING CCC YOUTHS
TO GO TO JERSEY CAMP

Enrollees of the Wyoming CCC
camp, which has been ordered clos
ed, will be transferred to a camp
at Butler, N. j., it was announced
Tuesday. The company of SS men
and officers will make the change
next Monday. Twenty-one of the
youths are from Delaware.
Enrollments to fill 1876 vacancies
in the Delaware CCC camps are
now being conducted.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
1850 Draftees Enroll
In Delaware Tuesday
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the order will affect few, if any, OF
the men slated to be sent from Del
aware on July IA and Is.
OF the estimated 1850 registered
in this state, $50 were in rural
boards, and about 76O in Whining
ton boards. The following totals
were given: New Castle county
Board 1 New Castle) 301; New
Castle County Board 2 middle
town. so; Kent County Board 1
(Dover) 10, including 80 register
ed at the Smyrna sub-office; Kent
County Board (Harrington) SO;
Sussex County Board 1 George
town. 179; Sussex County Board 2
(Seafordl 1877.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Personal Happenings

William E. Mitten is spending
two weeks at Maryland Inn at Re
hoboth.
Mr.. and Mrs. Herman ID. Johnson
moved to their cottage at Slaughter
Beach on Saturday.
o.
DR.. M. Dalema Draper, who has
been in Mexico City, Mexico, for a
visit, returned home on Tuesday.
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Lester Harris has just returned
from a very enjoyable ten day Wis
it to Quebec and Montreal, Canada.
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Joseph Smith of Washington, d.
c., was the guest of Mr.. and Mrs.
Walter ]. Thomas and family last
week.
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Mrs. Mary Titus was the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Roland Beauchamp
last week at their cottage at Fen
wick's Island.
Mr.. and Mrs. Klaas Won Heel of
New Rochelle, N. Y, were guests of
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank E. Conlin the
latter part of last week.
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Mrs. Joseph s. Rogers and Mrs.
Eugene P. Smith motored to Brack-
Elk one day last week and were
dinner guests of Mrs. Charles Kill
len.
Ara n.ona .r,fII eva,aH khso
weekend in Rehoboth as the guest
of Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Lofland who
are spending the month of July
there.
Mr.. and Mrs. James o. Simon of
106 Causey avenue, left Tuesday by
motor for Marion, Indiana, to
spend the holidays with relatives
and friends.
John Lynn Pratt of Baltimore
and John Lockwood Pratt of Reho-
both, are spending this week in
town with their grandmother, Mrs. |.
]. Lynn Pratt.
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Mr.. and Mrs. l. Dolphus Short
and Mrs. William G. Taylor moved
to the Short cottage at Rehoboth on
where they will remain
ior the summer.
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Mortimer Browning will return
70 New York City tomorrow after
spending the past three weeks here
with Mrs. Browning, who will re-
,oafr FOR tho ol1nnor
Mrs. William Richards and Mrs.
Foster Causey of Washington, were
weekend guests Of Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry GEier at their cottage at
Slaughter Beach. Mrs Causey re-
urned to her home on Monday.
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Mr.. and Mrs. John Holston and
of Wilmington are now
occupying their cottage at Slaugh-
er Beach and have as their guest,
Mss May Foulk who will spend the ;
month of July with them. .
Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Pratt, Of Phil
and Mr.. and Mrs. Gene !,
Pratt and children, John Lockwood
md Lucille, of Baltimore, were
weekend guests of Mrs. ]. Lynn
Pratt. Mr.. and Mrs. Lynn Pratt are
moving to Chicago this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Arlington R. Trice !
# Bridge Valley, Furlong, Pa, and ;
Hiss Jean Frank of Germantown, J
"a, spent the weekend with his
mother, Mrs. Annie Trice and his y
lister and brother, Miss Cora Trice a
nd Howard Trice of Milford.
.
Mr.. and Mrs. Leslie l. March and O
laughter Marilyn left yesterday n
Or Buffalo, N. Y, where they will o
pend the next two weeks. Mrs. a
Ielson Brown, Mrs. March's mo- I
her, of Buffalo, who has been their '
uest for the past several weeks, b
to her home with them. d
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
PRESBYTERIAN GROUP
ATTENDS CONFERENCE

A splendid group of Milford's
Presbyterian boys and girls have
been attending the Senior Confer
ence at Hood College, Frederick,
Md. The conference began June
2Sth and the delegation will return
to Milford Saturday afternoon.
Brief reports will be presented at
the morning worship service at
the church Sunday morning. Dele
gates Florence Bennett, John Gey-
er, Doris Kinder, Jean Mills, Grace
Olsen, Betty Jane Palmer, Lucy
Rumpstitch, Irwin Salmons, Janice
Savage, Betty Walls, Jack NAPLES,
Doris Watson and Wanda Wilkie.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
DIR. SMITH TO CONDUCT
CLINIC HERE ON JULY 10

DR.. E. F. Smith, executive sec
retary Of the Milford Board of
Health, announced today that he
will be in Milford next Thursday
afternoon, July 10, between the
hours of one and four to administer
toxoid to all babies over six months
of age at the municipal clinic, Ill
West Third street, North Milford.
Parents are urge dto take advan-
tage of the clinic and bring their
children in for incubation. White
mothers are requested to bring
their children in from one until
three and colored mothers from
three until four.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Traffic Check VIII
Be Made Over Fourth
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c. c. Reynolds, division engineer
for New Castle county, said that all
detours, with the exception of Con-
cord Pike, and the one around St.
George Bridge, will be abandoned
for the holiday.
Record Is Expected
State police predicted a record
flow of traffic since most business
houses and plants closed Thursday
evening for the weekend.
Most public offices will be closed
today and tomorrow, while others
will have only skeleton STATS.
Ernest Muncy, secretary of the
State Highway Commission Depart
ment, stated that four permits for
private fireworks displays have
been issued. Wholesale use of
is banned.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04


- of conversation SO
- - far this week? Yes,
know, it was the weather. And
1t has been something to talk
about for the heat of the past
few days has been unusual and
awful. But we have the happy
faculty of going through what
we have to and when 1t is over
forgetting the whole thing. So
If there is cooler weather for
the weekend we will not re-
member the discomfort of this
week but will be grateful for
the Joy of being cool.
These are the days for pic
MICS, bathing and such, at the
shore. l have heard of several
affairs of this kind, but per-
haps the one where more
preparation was made was the
one Mrs. David N. Sills made
ready for some friends from
Baltimore "a bridge club -
who came to Milford on We'd
nesday for the day. A picnic
luncheon at the Sills home, an
afternoon at Rehoboth on the
shore and a buffet supper be-
fore the ride back, must have
made a happy day for the la
dies, who enjoyed being with
Mrs. Sills again. Picnics, most
of them, give one an entirely
different attitude toward some
things. Who would tolerate all
of the little insects at home
that infest the places where
out-of-door picnics must be
held? One lightly brushes off
the offender and goes merrily
on with the delectable food that
is the grand part of a picnic.
Such nice note came today
from Nell Mulholland in thanks
for a silver wedding anniver-
sary reminder. Nell and Harry
had a grand party at the Re-
hoboth Country Club Friday
evening. Almost a hundred
guests were present to help
with the celebration, too. 1t had
been hot day in town but the
club house is situated in the
open and the breeze was a well
coined change and made every
one ready for the delicious sup
per served on the porches and
the rooms of the club. Dane
ing followed the supper and
the evening of good time came
to a close with all of the guests
the Mulhollands many
returns of the day. Nell and
Harry are delightful hosts and
they are adept in making
everyone feel comfortable and
at home.
Every parent must be giving
his or her best consideration
Of the bond issue that will
make a new school for Milford
boys and girls possible. The
men who worked so hard to
bring about the proper legis-
alton for a school appropria-
ion for our town will feel let
iown, should the issue not be
popular one with the residents.
Shortly a referendum will take
,lace and it is the duty of
everyone to express his opin-
on by ballot whether he is for
" against a bond issue which
will bring about the building
# a badly needed new school
or the lower grades. No one
las to- be convinced of the
iced. All that is necessary is
visit to the antiquated build
ngs in North Milford where
most of the present lower
.rades mothers and fathers
vent to school and their par
nts before them, and even an
ther generation. before that.
We need the new building and
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Hollywood Premiere
At Reese Theatre
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klOntAhuCA AAoAh NASN ~No~f
nile vaudeville team of Milford, as
the Marks Bros. The show opened
with a dance chorus number fol-
lowed by individual numbers: So
losists, Miss Meredith, Miss Mel
vim and Louis Holden; dancers,
Miss Tatman and Miss Cohen;
Shannon and Lynch, dancers and
electric guitars. The entire troupe
appeared in the grand finale.
Among those who acted as es-
corts to the stars were Robert Tee,
Ridgely Vane, Elmer West, Harry
Raughley, James Cook. Leonard
Gayle Smith and Donald
Kent. After the stars entered
there was a grand rush for tickets
and the theatre was soon filled to
caDacitY.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Weddings
RnTHERMEL : SHARP

The wedding of Miss Helen L.
Rothermel, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank K. Rothermel of near
Milford, and Rodney Sharp Jr., son
Of Mr.. and Mrs. Rodney Sharp of
near Lincoln, took place on Satur-
day evening, June 81, at the par
sonage of Calvary Methodist
Church, Milford. The Rev. Marion
E. Hungerford, pastor of the
church, officiated. The attendants
were Miss Susan Argo and Joseph
Penuel, both of Milford. They will
reside in their new home near Lin
coin,
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
School Bonding
Issue viii Be
Voted On Here
Thurs, July "a
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In case the proposed issue of
bonds should be made to run 25
years, this would mean that $4,000,
plus the interest OF the issue would
be retired each year and If the rate
Of interest should be 2156, the av-
erage cost per year for interest and
principle would be approximately
$500. Based on a real estate evalu-
alton of $6,250,000 in the Milford
Special School District, this would
cost approximately an average of
$1.35 per thousand dollars assess
ment on real estate over a period of
25 years.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
BRIDGEVILLE POSTOFFICE
RAISED TO SECOND CLASS

Bridgeville postofice was raised
from a third class to second class
postoffice on Tuesday, July 1, as a
result Of an increase in postal re-
ceipts in the calendar year of 1910.
Walton Owens is the postmaster.
There are now three first class
postoffices in Whining
ton, Dover, and Milford; there will
be IA second class postoffices; 20
third class offices, and SO fourth
class Offices, total of 73 Offices.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Shawnee Club News

The Shawnee Home Demonstra-
tion Club will meet at the home of
Mrs. Edgar Isaacs on Friday, July
IL, at p. m.
Miss Holloway, our leader, will
talk on Simple Problems in Up
holstery"
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
Emil Kielbasa Joins
u. S. Army Air Corps
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completion of at least one-half the
credits necessary to graduate from
college exempts you from the writ
ten examination.
This is your big chance. Apply
now to the U. S. Army Recruiting
Station, City Hall Building, Mil
ford, Delaware.
Enlistments are now open for
many branches of the Regular Army
including the Air Corps.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04
SOLDIER. in HOSPITAL

Sergeant Norman S. Lawson,
Battery B, 261st c. A., Delaware
National Guard, now on active duty
at Fort dupont, is recovering from
an appendicitis operation in Mil
ford Memorial Hospital. He was
stricken ill while on leave over the
weekend.
Milford chronicle., 1941-07-04

Buster Lank left Wednesday fol
Camp Appoquinimink for th'
month of July.
Mrs. s. B. Long of Dagsboro was
a luncheon guest of Mrs. Joseph S
Rogers on Wednesday.
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Miss Sue Munson is spending q
few days in Rehoboth as the guest
of DR.. and Mrs. Lester o. Adkins.
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Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Grier of Sal
isbury were overnight guests of
Mrs. Elmer T. Williams on Tues
day
Mr.. and Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard
went to their cottage at Slaughter
Beach on Saturday for the summer
months.
Mrs. Paul B. Bordner and daugh-
ters of Philadelphia, are visiting
Mrs. Charles G. Fisher and Miss
Virginia Fisher.
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Miss Edith Cornelison and Mrs.
Josephine Canovan of Washington,
d. c., were guests of Mrs. ]. Harry
Humes from Thursday until Mon
day.
Miss Anna Ratcliff left on Tues
day for Maplewood, N. j., where
she will spend the holiday week.
end with Mr.. and Mrs. Grier r. Bay
mum.
Mr.. and Mrs. L. G. Markert of
Pa, arrived on Tuesday
to be the guests of their daughter,
Mrs. Byron Gibson and Mr.. Gibson
for a week.
Mrs. Jane Walls, Mrs. John Ell
and children, Richard,
Douglas and Patsy Ann and Mrs.
Alice Bennett spent last Thursday
at Rehoboth.
Harry H. Brakeley of Borden
town, N. j., was the. overnight |
guest of his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Harry Brakeley at their home on
Clark avenue.
DIR. and Mrs. John B. Baker and |
children have been spending this
week at their cottage at Oak Or
,hard. They will be there for the
weekend.
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Mrs. H. r. Walker and Mrs.
Mary Scanlon of Dover and Mrs.
A. Milbourne of Magnolia,
we're overnight guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank E. Conlin on Wednes-
lay.
Miss Ida Draper and Mr.. and
Irs. Tom Draper of Brooklyn, N.
Z, left Monday for a six weeks trip
o California, going by motor by
he southern route and returning
" the northern route.
Mrs. Annie Trice returned home
fter spending some time with her
on and wife, Mr.. and Mrs. Ar
Ington R. Trice of Bridge Valley,
'urlOng, Pa, and her daughter,
Irs. John Reiner of Moorestown,
!. ].
Miss Margaret Lowe of Balti-
lore accompanied her sister, Mrs.
liver A. James, home on Saturday
Dr. a visit. Mrs. James spent last |
reek in that city. Mr.. and Mrs.
ames T. Lowe, also of Baltimore,
ill spend the holiday weekend
18th their daughter, Mrs. James
nd DR.. James.
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Sergeant jeremiah ]. Wigley, son
I Mr.. and Mrs. Dorphin Wigley of
Iilford, has re-enlisted for his sec /
nd term of duty in the U. S. Army {
nd at present is with the u. S. {
roops at Benedict Field, st. Croix, {
irgin Islands. Sergeant Wigley
as established an excellent record
1ring his service in the army.