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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
State viii Sell Lots
At FenIDick Island
Highway Department APP
proves Plan To Offer
Land To Cottdgers

State Highway Department mem
bers approved a plan last Thurs
day afternoon offering lots at Fen
wick Island, to owners of cottages
ON State-owned land between Re-
hoboth Beach and the Indian River
Inlet, and at the island.
The Fenwick tract has been sub
divided into 1876 lots, so by $50 feet.
Prices fixed by the Department are:
$3.50 for ocean corner lots; 5000 for
ocean front lots and 500 for the
remainder of the tract.
Purchase of the lots, for the
present, will be restricted to those
cottage owners whose summer
homes on state-owned lands has
long been a controversial subject.
The. offer will be open until Janu-
uary 1, and owners of cottages will
be allowed 30 days, after that date
to remove their buildings from
their present locations.
Lots are limited to one per pur-
chaser. ..,..
The Highway Department will
grade and maintain streets in the
new tract.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26

The one hundred and sixty-first
anniversary of Barratt's Chapel,
about two miles north of Frederick,
known nationally as the Cradle Of
Methodism,p will be observed this
Sunday. The Rev. DR.. J.-Leas Green
of Salisbury, will preach the SER
mon.
The program follows: Call to
worship, the Rev. DR.. w. L. Beck
with, pastor of Magnolia Methodist
Church, who serves the chapel
every other Sunday; organ recital,
Miss Margaret B. Hart, Magnolia;
congregational singing, led by the
Rev. Robert E. Green, pastor of
Asbury Methodist Church, Harring-
ton; prayer, the Rev. Harry H. Con-
ner, pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church, Frederick; song, Sudlers--
vile quartet; scripture reading. the
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
HaIIOwe'en
Parade To Be
Held on Oct. 81
Mayor E. C. Evans, Nor
man L. Windsor, ]. p.
Steward, r. H. Yerkes,
Committee In Charge.

1t has definitely been decided
that Milford will again hold its an
nual Halloween celebration, and
the date this year will be Friday
evening, October 81.
This year the celebration will
take on a new and opportune char
acter. 1t will be known as a Pen
insula Wide Defense and Hallow-
cen Celebration and will follow
along the home defense lines.
1t is intended to demonstrate to
the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula just
what steps have been taken in
case of war for our home protec-
tion, and at the same time include
all the features of years past to
make an evening of enjoyment that
will long be remembered.
On account of the national emer-
gency 1t was first thought wise to
pass up this years celebration,
but since the announcement to do
so was made public the request for
its repetition has been so great
the local committee, Norman L.
Mayor E. c. Evans, John
P. Steward and Robert H. Yerkes,
on Saturday last definitely decided
to again stage the affair this year
and to include the defense fea-
lures.
Last year one of the largest
crowds that ever attended any Gel
ebration in, Delaware was in Mil
ford for the annual Halloween af-
fair and it was voted to be Pen
entertainment of out
merit. This year an up
to-date and interesting program in
which the entire Peninsula is in
vited to take part is being prepar-
I'd which will be featured with
parade of military, com
fire fighting, farming, man
lfacturing, mummers, schools and
decorated auto units, with cash
prizes offered for outstanding dis
plays in each division.
AS the Chronicle prepared for
press word was received from the
that Captain Anthony S.
Summers had been appointed chair
nan of the committee to arrange
or the military display.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
u DCridders
Open Season AT
Home Saturday
Hens Will Engage West
Chester State Teachers
College; Kickoff SIat-
ed For 2:15 O'clock.

With nearly four weeks of pre-
season training behind them, the
University of Delaware football
team is in top. shape for its open
ing conflict on Saturday when West
Chester State Teachers College
will invade Frazer Field, Newark.
The kickoff is slated for 2:15 o.
clock
Expected to give the Hens plenty
of trouble in making their debut,
the Teachers replaced Juniata Col
lege on the Delaware schedule after
the Indians were forced to cancel
their first two games due to the
infantile paralysis epidemic.
Although Coach Bill Murray was
not entirely pleased with the final
scrimmage workout on Saturday,
this week has been devoted to iron
ing out flaws in the Blue and Gold
running attack and the former Duke
star expects to field a smooth
working eleven for the debut.
All the necessary elements,
speed, deception and power, are
embodied in the Hens backfield
which will again be led by Bill
(Red) Hogan, outstanding Du-
quesne, Pa, ball carrier, who was
the cardinal factor in Delaware's
brilliant 1910 stretch run. The
Murraymen concluded last years
campaign with five straight VIC
tories after being turned back in
their first three engagements.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Open Forest Fire
Lookout Towers
Measure Taken Month Ahead OF
Schedule Because OF Drought

The State Forestry Department
today announced that due TO the
severe drought conditions prevail
ing throughout the state rendering
the forests and fields highly infiam-
mable, of the states forest fire
lookout towers have been placed in
service. The 4,towers opened are
near Laurel, near Ellendale, near
Dagsboro, and near Viola.
The opening Of the towers at this
time is about one month in advance
of the usual fall opening date.
The appropriation made to the
Department for forest fire con-
troll was reduced over the previous
years appropriation and no pro-
vision made for emergency funds
for such situations as this despite
pleas for Increased appropriation
in this fund made to the state bud-
get and legislative appropriation
bodies by the State Forestry Com
mission. A bill introduced in the
last session of the General As
sembly authorizing an emergency
forest fire control fund of $2,500 to
be used only when the regular ap-
preparation was exhausted was not
reported out of committee. The
department is, therefore, placed in
the position of having to operate
its forest protection service until
such time as its funds are exhaust
ed and then "let the forest burn"
The Forestry DeDartment re- ,
peats its appeal to the public to use
every precaution to prevent the oc-
currence of forest fires and to aid |
the towermen and forest fire war
dens in combating those fires that |
occur. At times of extreme hazard |
like these the usual natural bar
riers to the spread of fire such as
roads, wide streams, and swamps
are of little aid in fire control.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
State Guard Review
Slated For October
Event VIII Be Held At st. Andrews
School; Governor To Attend


Tentative plans are under way for
review before Governor Walter
W. Bacon and his staff of the whole
battalion of the Delaware State
Guard, probably in the middle of
October.
The battalion consists of Com
pany A, Wilmington, Capt. Oscar
Gears; Company B, Dover, Capt. ].
Dewey CULLEN, and Company C.,
Milford, Capt. Anthony Summers,
and the Medical Detachment. The
review will be held on the athletic
grounds of st. Andrews School,
near Middletown, on either Sat-
urday or Sunday. Middletown was
selected as it is centrally located
for most Of the men. Participating
lsslth Company. b, the Dover unit,
will be the Middletown Platoon, a
portion of Company B.
The men at that time will wear
their new uniforms and carry Lee
Enfield rifles.
Uniforms, complete with the ex-
ception of BELTS. were issued "
members of the Wilmington COM
pany of the State Guard this week.
They will be used in drill for the
first time by Company A at drills
on Monday and Tuesday nights in
the State Armory.
The "cover-all" type of uniforms
are olive drab with white overseas
caps, trimmed with blue for infan-
try and white leggings.
Six former non-commissioned Of
ficers of the 198th Coast Artillery
are practicing under Sergt. S. S.
Apostolico of the national guard as
future instructors of the new State
Guard and of civilian groups, in
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
.Headin' Hollywood'
To Be Presnted By
Oct. 80
Rehearsals Now. In Pro-
gress; PrOducer-Direc-
tor E. A. Rager Has
Cast OF 100 Local PeO-
pie In The Show.

Rehsarsals are being held daily
at D. m, and 1880 D. m. in the
Community Building for the COM
ing stage production "Headin'
Hollywood" which is being staged
by the Kiwanis Club of Milford.
Many people remember the fine
production of two years ago and
because of this it is being predict
ed that this production will have
to have a third night stand instead
of two nights, as "Headin' Holly
wood" promises to surmount in
beauty and lavishness any show
that has ever been produced in Mil
ford. Over $1,000 worth of costumes
and scenery are used in this show.
The Kiwanis Club is most happy
to introduce to Milford residents
the director of the show, who is
Earl A. Rager, president of the
Earl A. Rager Productions, who is
the author and producer of many
stage shows, including this one. 1t
is only by a twist of circumstances
that Milford is fortunate to have
Mr.. Rager. as he is very busy
throughout the nation on adminis-
trative work of his company. Mr..
Rager holds a master of arts de-
gree in dramatics and English
from one of the country's leading
He has a background of a musi-'
cal education in both voice and
piano, has directed dramatics for
4 number of years, has broadcasted
over the leading radio stations;
Tor several years was with the
studios in Hollywood, California;
mas been active in public school
work; been quite ac-
i've in athletics, and is known in
fr.ir.r tn pnna q pIsaaal
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
To Classic Draftees
Who Are Over 2S Yrs.
Although Deferred They Must Con-
form To Orders Of Boards

Although deferred from military
training, registrants over % years
old must conform to orders from
their local draft boards or be liable
to penalties prescribed for delin-
quents, Brig.-Gen. William Berl, Jr.
state director of selective service,
said today.
While an amendment to the Sc
lective training and service act pre-
cludes induction of men who were
2S years of age or older on July l..
1941, these registrants must live up
to the other obligations imposed
upon them by the act, he explained.
Questionnaires must be filed at
the request of the registrants' local
boards, General Berl said, and any
registrant who fails to comply with
such requests may be considered as
a delinquent and be liable to fine
or Imprisonment, or both, under
the penalty clause of the act.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26

Rev. William Hudson, Frederick;
cornet solo, Prof. r. w. MacFaddin,
former director of music in Kent
county schools; piano selection,
Miss Margaret B. Hart; benedic-
tion, the Rev. DR.. Benjamin c. War
ren, Rehoboth Beach, retired Meth
odist minister. Mr.. Warren preach
ed his first sermon in the chapel
81 years ago.
Bishop Thomas Coke, sent by the
Rev. John Wesley from England,
met the Rev. Francis Asbury, who
was Mr.. Wesley's appointed leader
in the Colonies, in the chapel in
1884. The Methodist Episcopal
Church organization in this coun-
try resulted from that conference.
The chapel derived it's name from
Philip Barratt, who gave the land
for its building in 1880.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
4 Proclamation By
The Governor Of The
State Of DELAWARE

this information in Delaware;
NOW, THEREFORE, 1. Walter
w. Bacon, Governor of the State of
Delaware, do hereby direct atten-
tion to the inventory and urge all
citizens who own trucks and busses
to make careful, accurate. and i'm
mediate returns in this inventory
of vital Importance to national de-
fense.
DONE at the City of Dover this
twenty-second day of September,
in the year of our Lord nineteen
hundred and forty-one.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26

WHEREAS, The Highway Traffic
Advisory Committee to the War
Department has called upon all
owners of motor trucks and motor
busses, as a patriotic duty. to sup
ply information that will be re-
quested Of them in a nationwide
inventory of highway transporta-
tion facilities; and
WHEREAS, The State of Della
ware is cooperating with the High
way Traffic Advisory Committee to
the War Department in collecting
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Doc Doherty Quits
Del. University Staff
Had Served As Graduate Manager
OF Athletics Since 1926

Gerald P. (Doc) Doherty, grad
uate manager of athletics at the
University of Delaware, last Fri
day resigned a post he had held
since 1926.
Mr.. Doherty has accepted a po-
sition in Delaware industry as a
civil engineer.
No successor to Doherty has
been named, but it is understood
the graduate manager post will be
abolished, under the plan of the
athletic regime set up last year
under Director of Athletics Will
liam d. (BilD Murray.
Graduated In 1916
Mr.. Doherty was graduated from
Delaware in 1916 with degree in
civil engineering. During his un-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
DAYLIGHT TIME ENDS
TOMORROW MIDNIGHT

Daylight Saving Time ends
Saturday night at midnight.
Turn your clocks back an hour
when you go to bed, if you
do 80 before midnight Satur-
day night, otherwise turn
them back an hour anyway
when IL o'clock comes and
awaken Sunday morning, Sep
tember 2S on standard time
again.
Beginning with Saturday,
October 4, the business Office
of the Chronicle will resume
its fall and winter schedule,
and will remain open every
Saturday afternoon until five
o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26

When this project was started in
Delaware last winter several hun
dred dairy farmers sent in to their
county extension Offices cards re-
questing this information which
consisted Of series of printed let
ters containing suggestions rela-
tive to dairy rations and pasture
mixtures for different seasons OF
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Prevention Of Disease Is
Better Than Attempted Cure

smallpox. Both of these services
are definite part of the physical
examination program and are en-
tirely free but the Sussex County
Health Unit does require that par
ents sign consent slips" which
the teacher sends home to the par
ent by the child and which the par
ent must return to the teacher af-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Kent County Dairy Setnp Calls
For Lower Production Costs

AS the cost of producing milk can
be materially lowered by the great
er use Of homegrown feeds in the
dairy ration, advocating this prac-
tice is one of the important pro-
jects of the University of Della
ware Agricultural Extension Ser
vice in cooperation with commit
tee of representative dairymen' in
each county.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
J. E. Murphy Is Given
New Executive Post
Milford Native Ppemqted To Im-
pOrtant Post By Phone Company

]. Edward Murphy, former dis
trict manager for the Diamond
State Telephone Company, has been
appointed general commercial SUI
pervisor for central Pennsylvania
for Bell Telephone Company.
Mr.. Murphy was transferred to
Harrisburg, Pa, in 1888, as division
manager of the Bell Company for
the central part of the state. He
was associated with the Diamond
State organization about nine years
before that.
A native of Milford. Mr. Murphy
is a graduate of the Milford High
School and the University of Della
ware. While at the university he
was active in the Sigma Nu Fra
ternity. Mr.. Murphy married the
former Miss Helen Lucas of Mas
sey, Md, and they have one daugh-
ter. He is the brother of former
Postmaster William Murphy of Mil
ford, and Mrs. Augustus Dickerson.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26

Prevention of disease is far bet
ter than trying to cure it after 1t
occurs, says DR.. 7. E. Hynson, act
ing director of the Sussex County
Health Union of the State Board Of
Health, in telling about the physi-
cal examinations carried on in the
schools, an important part of which
is the giving of toxoid for diph-
liberia and the vaccinating against
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Services At Historic
Blackwater Oct. IL
Rev. L. r. BOaz, FrankfOrd, To De-
liver Sermon At 174th Anniversary

The annual services at historic
Blackwater Presbyterian Church
on the highway leading from Frank
ford to Ocean View, will be held on
Sunday, October -. The sermon
will be delivered by the Rev. l..
Rodney Boaz, pastor of the Frank
ford Presbyterian Church.
Blackwater Church was built in
1867, or 174 years ago, thus MAX
ing it one of the Oldest in the
country. In that year Charles Ten
nent, its first pastor, began his
pastoral labors which was a great
struggle because of the sparsely
populated area and the small num-
ber who believed in the Calvinistic
faith. Tennent came Of a family of
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Petit Jurors Are
Named In Kent Co.
L. ]. Matthews, H. S. ThistlewOOd,
Doug Fry Drawn In Tenth

Jury Commissioners Walker L.
Mifflin and W. E. Jacobs have
drawn petit jurors for the October
term of the Kent county courts.
The regular panel follows:
First Representative District
William G. Roe, Jr., William Eli
son, Joseph Broadway, Wells J.
FAIRIES.
Second-Ellis Danner, Lewis D.
Leonard, Jr., Wallace Handy, Geo.
Third-John T. Loder, Norman
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford

From Wednesday, September IL, To
Tuesday, September 90, Inclusive
Charles ]. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following atmospheric conditions
prevailed in this vicinity from
Wednesday, September II, To Tues
day, September 23, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
YWCA Planning For
Its Fall Activities

Girl Reserve Advisors Named; Mrs.
Frank ConIin Heads Milford Group
The Young Women's Christian
Association of the District of Della
ware. headquarters, 3131s South
State street, Dover, has begun its
fall program. Girl Reserves in
Junior and Senior schools are or
ganizing and holding, recognition
services. The following Girl Re-
serve Clubs are organized: Fred
erica, advisor, Miss Marian Keyes;
Milford advisor. Mrs. Frank Con-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-26
Temperature

Total Rainfall ....... None
The following winds and condi.
tions prevailed during the same
period:
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1941-03-14
kline's Annual Spring Fashion Sale
Rogue

In Beige. Red or Blue AIIi9a'or
CAT. Asoucy title HoIter-Bacs Tie
you'll. live in. Specially Priced
in TIE Spring Fashion safe o..
Evening star., 1941-09-23
THOS. J. OWEN s SON. Auctioneers.
lf31 Eye Street Northwest.

PROVED GROUND SITUATE ON THE
00pPRTHEASI; 0P MTNMSsoAs ABOUT LOO FEET FAST
AGE ON BENNINGs ROAD AND con
IaI7G IIaaII7N1NG APPROXIMATELY 6:30o
FIRST CoMMERC1AL. 0 -'Do
BY virtue of a certain deed of trust duly
recorded rec :, in Liber No 7454: Folio All ct
Columbia, and at the request of the party
secure9 thereby. the undersigned trustees
p premisa fs on pq9 agetgq in arg front q tb
OCTOBER A. D. 1871. AT FOUR O'CLOCK
PM the following-described land and
premises. situated in the District of Co.
Of a tract of land called Bealrs Adventure
beginning for the same at a point in the
Southerly line Of Bennings road Gas wdcnod
BY proceedings in District Court Cause No
1914 and shown on plat recorded in Liber
~ at foio 22 OF the land records in the
Cfice of the Surveyor for the District of
Easterly line of Minnesota avenue las
widened by proceedings in District Court
Cause No 2430. recorded in Liber 06 at
Oficel: thence South 20 degrees As min
utes West 64.23 feet to the southerly line
tbeIrs Of parcel l+b taxed tbs as Parcel 151s and
minutes, 30 seconds East 204 As feet to said
Southerly line of Bennings road thence
WIN Sald Soutnerly line OF Bennings road
North 81 degrees 81 minutes as seconds
West 194 90 feet to the beginning.
TERMS OF SALE: All cash. deposit
of S250.00 will be required at time of sale,
All conyeyancing. recording, revenue
stamps, etc, at cost of purchaser Terms
of sale. to be complied with within 80 days avs
from dav of sale. otherwise the trustees
reserve. the right to resell the property at
the risk and cost of defaulting purchaser,
after five days advertisement of such
resale in some newspaper published in
Washington. D. c.
FRANCIS G. ADDISON, Jr.,
FRED MCKEE,
Trustees.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
AUTOMOBILES FOR SALE.

PONTIAC latest 1910 Torpedo de luxe A.
door trunk sedan radio. heater, air con-
ditioner; 1000 miles cannot be told from
brsnd-new car; Government official trans
ferred; S795.
CROSSTOwN MOTORS.
1921 Bladensburg Rd. at N. Y. Ave. 20
PONTIAC 1899 4-door trunk sedan; has
radio and heater; low mileage one owner: =:
very nice condition throughout: 1860.
SCHLEGEL e. GOLDEN,
257 Carroll ST.. TAX. PIX, D. C., GE. 1902.
PONTIAC late '39 2-door sedan; heater,
good tires: low mileage; had excellent
care: S49S. Greenbelt 2941
STUDEBAKER 1910 Champion; 5000 miles,
use every day; viii sacrifice for $500.
AID 3S5b
Evening star., 1941-09-23
THOS. J. OWEN & SON, AUCTIONEERS,
143l Eye st. NV.

ATTORNEYS SALE OF VALUABLE BRICK
DWELLING USED AS A BOOMING
HOUSE AND CONTAINING IL ROOMS,
3 BATHS. HOT-WATER HEAT WITH
OIL BURNER; BEING PREMISES NO.
l6l1 NINETEENTH ST. NORTHWEST.
BY virtue of the power vested in me, as
attorney for the owners. will offer for sale
at PUBLIC auction in front of the premises.
on on, FRIDAY, THE TWENTY-SIxTH DAY
0E SII SEPIEMBER; sII5 A.D: 1941: AT TWO
Scribed land and premises situate in the
plStrlct OF Columbia. and DESIGNATED as and
pelng Lot 1S in Square 134.
TERMS: Sold subject to a prior building
association deed of trust for SCAT 90 as
OF August 10, 1871. further particulars of
Whlch VIII be announced at the time Of
SaIe. the purchase price above said trust
TO be paid part in cash, balance to be Sc
cured BY second trust. terms 10 be an
nounced A deposit of $4,000 REQUIRED
Conyeyancing. recording, revenue stamps,
eIc. at purchasers cost. Terms TO be com
pHed with within thirty DAYS. otherwise the
property may be resold at the risk and cost
OF the defaulting purchaser
,oo T. BRILL
St-V,.-'i'-0 Attorney for Owners
Evening star., 1941-09-23
WATER FRONT PROPERTY.

White sand beach, on open bay safe for
children all types lots, water front, wood
ed, etc, 500 up: cottages, S1,500 to S:},-
800; F. H. A. terms; small down payments
Buy now take advantage of rising market
For your benefit, see Long Beach before
buying elsewhere miles beyond Prince
Frederlck, Solomons Island road. 26'
town, Md. several ali-year-round homes
running water, cleo, hardwood floors
price, $3.50; small down payment ano
approximately IA years to pay balance
For full information. write ANDREW J
NORRIS. Rock Point, Md, or phone Way.
Evening star., 1941-09-23
LOTS WANTED
WANTED LOTS.
REAL ESTATE WANTED.
COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR SALE
COUNTRY PROPERTY FOR RENT.

NEAR HERNDON. VA,
Attractive home with bedrooms 2
baths, air conditioned oil heat Larre
Frigidaire. Lovely shrubbery. Unfurnished,
HERMAN E. GAscH e. SON,
14"0 St. NV. MA. 1854.
tEIGH'S MILL ROAD, FAIRFAX COUNTY,
Va. Is miles from center OF cty--Sub-
stantially built log house: large living
room, large pSneled bedroom and smaller
bedroom, tiled bath 2 freplaceS, oil heat,
servants quarters and servants bath;
furnished. Sl25 mo.
1920 K St NV MA. 1854