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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Leg. Auxiliary
Announces The
Essay Winners
Adele Warren, Tenth
Grade Student; Betty
Wootten, 9Th Grade,
Win Awards.

Mrs. Duane Lynne, chairman of
Americanism for the American
Legion Auxiliary, Milford Chapter,
announces that the essay contest
sponsored by that organization
during February and March, met
with a better response than here
tofore. The judges Of the local
unit have awarded first in the SEN
ior high to Miss Adele Warren, 10th
grade, and first in junior high to
Miss Betty Wootten, 8Eh grade, and
these will probably be given at the
close of school. The auxiliary feels
that the timely subject of these
essays and the effort and thought
shown should be brought to the
attention Of the public. Therefore
they follow:
The Responsibility OF An Ameri-
can Citizen
Being a true, conscientious
American rs q great responsibility.
Therefore this responsibility helps
make a good citizen Never before
In history has there been more
direful need for true citizens in
American than at the present time.
What makes a good citizen?
First in Importance is the respect
for the rights of others. Second,
is cooperation for the good of our
country. Third, full understand
ing of the underlying principles
of our democracy. Everyone knows
that uphoLding democracy does
not start and stop at the press of
a button. With the world going
to pieces before our eyes it be-
hooves us to know what democ-
racy really means to our country
and why we uphold it.
To be a citizen of America is
not only a great privilege but a
great responsibility. Why? With |
the world in the condition it is
today makes being a true, honest |
citizen a great respon-
sibility. All that we citizens can
do is to hope and pray for the
best to come on top.
Being a good citizen which we
hope we are, should be the desire
Of all Americans. Here we should
live together in peace and secur-
ity, thanking our God and stars
and stripes for freedom.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Plans Complete
For Senior Play
On April 17-lS
Remember You're A
Lady" Will Be Present
ed In High School Aud
itOrium Two Nights.

Don't miss the Milford Higl
Schools Senior Glass play, RE
member You're a Lady," OF
Thursday and Friday evenings
April II and IS, at eight O'Clock.
And if you don't want to miss a
big laugh, you'd better come be-
fore eight so that you won't miss
seeing Eleanor Kern snoring loud
ly as the curtain rises on the first
act. Eleanor is the colored maid,
whO-in her own language-"jists
fergits tub member"
She is dumbfounded when Ruth
Webb, as Valeska Sleet, rushes on
the stage. However it is only ma
tural that she should be. I bet
you'll be dumbfounded too when
you see Ruth appear in absolutely
startling fashions. She doesn't have
fruit and flowers on her
hats; she has the real stuff"
Esther Greenly, as Mrs. Neff, a
headstrong widow who doesn't
think much of Yaleska, has many
heated arguments with Willard
Tease, as Hubert Florence, who is
an outstanding big business man.
Esther determinately insists that
there never was another man like
her late husband Caesar" Willard
insists just as determinately that
there never was another woman like
his late wife Aurora" The result
Is that they are continually argu-
ing. However, there is one thing
about which they never disagree.
That is that the coming marriage
between her daughter-who is real
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
eSho'' League" Decides
On II2 Game Season
Also Vote To Play All-Star
Game At Cambridge
On July z

The Eastern Shore Baseball
League directors adopted a III
game schedule at their meeting
at Salisbury last Sunday, and
voted to hold an all-star game al
Cambridge, July z.
The team in first place after
July s will play an all-star team
to be selected from the five other
league clubs to be selected by
members of the Eastern Shore
Sports Writers Association. -Four
players, 5one of whom must be a
pitcher. will be chosen from each
club.
Official league scorers named
are: Ed. Nichols, Centreville;
Robert Yerkes, Milford; Ralph
Mace, Cambridge; G. e. Bray,
Easton; Elbert Llden, Federals-
burg, and r. L. Moore, Salisbury.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Odd Fellows to
Install Officers
Monday Night
Ivan Telling, Prominent
Florist, Will Be In-
stalled As Noble Grand
By Deputy Matthews.

The newly-elected officers o.
Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10, Inde'
pendent Order of Odd Fellows, thii
city, will be Installed in the 1. o
o. f. temple on North Walnut
street, next Monday evening, April
IA.
Ivan Telling. OF Milford, is the
newly elected Noble Grand. Mr.
Telling was born and educated in
Wiltshire, England, where he lived
until 1921, when he came to the
United States and worked as an
experienced florist in Peoria, Illi-
nois and Princeton, Indiana. At
present Mr.. Telling is associated
with City Councilman Frank Elton
in the operation of Milford Gardens
in this city.
During World War No. 1, MIR.
Telling served five and one-half
years with the British Imperial
Army, and saw service under AL
lenby i'm Egypt, India and Mesopta-
mia and was in Bagdad when the
Armistice was signed. He Joined
the Odd Fellows eight years ago
and has been a faithful member
and worker ever since. He is Past
Patriarch of Kirkwood Encamp-
ment No. 6, and is also a member Of
Margaret c. Pyle Lodge, No. II.
Mr.. Telling is unmarried.
Other officers to be installed are
Edmund Steiner, vice grand, and
Wright Ward, assistant recording
secretary.
District Deputy Grand Master
E. Matthews, of Smyrna,
md staff will have charge of the in
,tallatinn
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Gain OF 4,946 Cars
In State This Year
Gross Income From Licenses Is
Raised $5s,01s Over 1910

Registration of automobiles in
Delaware this year shows a gain
of 4,946 cars over last year with a
gross income boost of $53,O13 over
last years return, Motor Vehicle
Commissioner George s. Williams
announced this week.
During the re-the-deadIine
registration period this year, 47,199
pleasure cars weer registered as
compared with 42,253 last year and
the receipts were $473,147.75 as
compared with s420,134, including
only new registrations.
Re-registrations of pleasure cars
compared: 521 and $789.75 this year
and 1856 and 1851 last year.
The total revenue of the motor
department, including the
automobile and titling divisions,
was $753, 3,180.S1 for the first three
months this year and s674,877.42
last year, an increase of s78,303.39.
The registrations and registra-
ton fees this year totaled $3.50
and $747,901, and re-registrations
and re-registration fees, 543 and
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Kent & Sussex Loan
Natures 18th Series
ssO,6OO Is Being Distributed In
This Community This Week

John C. Truitt, secretary and
treasurer of the Kent and Sussex
Building and Loan Association,
this city, announced this week that
the association had matured its
eleventh series for a total of eighty
six thousand six hundred dollars.
Checks in payment of this amount
are now available and according
to Mr.. Truitt, many have already
been claimed by the stockholders.
Besides Mr.. Truitt the other Off
GERS of the association are: Pres
ident, William v. Sipple; vice pres
ident, Charles D. Abbott; vice
president, John C. Wharton; direc-
tors. C. d. Abbott, r. Arthur Der
rickson, August F. Faix, William
v. Grier, John S. Hallett, C. Dom
nan Holzmueller, DR.. Clyde A. Nell
son, William v. Sipple, John C.
Truitt, Tom r. Williams, all of
and John c. Wharton of
Houston.
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Mrs. Alfonso Hunes
Heads Milford P. T. A
Merchants Wife Succeeds Fred C.
Geyer; Mrs. w. X. Barrett, V..P.

At meeting of the Milford Par
ent-Teacher Association held at the
high school on Wednesday evening,
the following officers were elected
for the ensuing year: President,
Mrs. Alphonso Humes, Milford. Mrs.
Humes is the wife of A. e. Humes,
prominent Milford hardware mer-
chant Vice President, Mrs. Walter
X. Barrett. Mrs. Barrett is a prom
inent club woman of this city and
has been active in the affairs of the
association since its inception
few years ago. Secretary, Mrs.
John B. Baker. Mrs. Baker is the
wife of DR.. John B. Baker, local
physician, and is greatly interested
in all programs that aim at better
ing school conditions. Treasurer,
Miss Florence Packwood. Miss
Packwood is member of the high
school faculty, teaching English.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
THO Hundred HOmemakerS
Met fit Georgetown Friday

ed Farm Women in a Changing
World" Mrs. Cunningham stated
that the American nation must
undermine the enemies of democ-
racy; underbid every other in
fluence for place at the peace
table; and underwrite the defense
efforts, If our defense program is
to succeed-"We must see to it
that our people are well fed and
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11

Two hundred Sussex County
homemakers met in Georgetown
on Friday to attend the twelfth
annual Achievement Day.
Mrs. Robert West of George
town, president of the Sussex
County Council, introduced the
guest speaker, Mrs. Minnie Fisher
Cunningham, Information Spe-
cialist of the Agricultural Adjust
ment Administration, who discuss
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Uetoes Payments
On School Bonds
Governor Walter w. Bacon In First Veto Message
Declares 1T Is Time To GiUe Notice That State
Is Unable To Continue The Practice.

Gov. Walter w. Bacon last
Friday vetoed his first bill when
he refused to affix his signature
to Rep. Thomas A. Kellum's meas
ure to appropriate s336,664 for
payment of certain school bonds
maturing during the coming
biennium.
"This is the proper time to place
responsibility where it belongs and
at the same time to serve notice
that no future similar issues will
be assumed by the state" declared
the Governor in his message read
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Final Plans Complete
For Dairy Banquet
Sussex Group win Meet At Milton
Next Thursday At 2 O'clock

Final plans have been completed
by the banquet committee of the
Sussex County Herd Improvement
Association, for the annual meet
ing to be held in the Goshen Meth
odist Church, in Milton, on Thurs
day, April IL at z o'clock.
A turkey dinner will be served
by the ladies of the church. The
dinner will be followed by pro-
gram Of value to all people in
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Delaware Boys State
Will Be Held May 9-lO
LeglOnnalres Busy Preparing Plans
For Annual Youth Program

The. Department of Delaware
American Legion are preparing
plans for the Annual Boys State
program. This is the fourth year
that the American Legion has
sponsored and administered this
most worthwhile educational pro-
ject. The affair as in the past will
be held for two days. Friday, May
9 and Saturday, May 10 are the
dates selected and 1t will be held
in the Legislative Hall in Dover.
Boys representing every high school
in the State will take over and
conduct Delaware's Government,
They will learn by doing, how our
Government actually functions.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11

to the Senate by Secretary of Stat
Earle d. Wiley.
The message said:
My intention was to veto
only the portion Of this bill ap-
plying to the second year, July
1, 1912 and ending June 80,
1943. However, by Section 5
of the bill it is provided that
no tax shall be levied or col
lected for the purpose of pay
ing the principal of the bonds
becoming due i'm the next two
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, April 9, To
Tuesday, April 8, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following atmospheric conditions
prevailed in this vicinity from
Wednesday, April 2, to Tuesday,
April 8, inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Sports Writer'S Dinner
Is Successful Affair
Newly Formed Writer'S Organiza-
tiOn Entertains 100 At Dinner

. tiOn Entertains 100 At Dinner
More than 100 leading figures
in sports, sports writer's and fans
attended the first annual banquet
Of the Eastern Shore Sports
Writer'S Association held in the
parish house of st. Peters Epis-
copal Church last Saturday night.
President Ed. Nichols explained
the purpose Of the newly-formed
association is to stimulate more
interest in sports throughout the
peninsula. Mr.. Nichols presented
Harry S. Russell. president of the
Eastern Shore League, who was
toastmaster.
Speakers of the evening were
the Hon. w. S. Gordy of Salisbury,
former Maryland state comptroller
and sports enthusiast, who re-
viewed Eastern Shore baseball
during the past 20 years when
baseball was a sport and not a
business, and Bill Phillips, pub
licity director of the Philadelphia
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Milford chronicle., 1941-04-11
Temperature

Total Rainfall ...... 2.34
The following winds and condi-
tons prevailed during the same
period:
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TO LET
TO LET
Housekeeper Wanted

Wanted a middle age woman as
housekeeper. Must be honest and
reliable. Apply at "a Williams St.,
second floor or telephone HIG. 0721.
Call after 6 p.m.-Henry W. Simmons.
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Hello folks the jam is spread
ing all around so get your hunk of
bread and hold it out the 372nd
will march away to Camp Dix in New
Jersey anytime after Monday while
the 366th will arrive at Fort Devens
in Mass. to thrill our hearts with pa
triotic fervor all this week the
RKO Boston Theatre is featuring Cab
Galloway and his Cotton Club Revue
with Avis Andrews, Anise and Alund
Chu Berry, Cozy Cole plus the Six Cot
ton Club Boys :. . the Colonial Theatre
opens Monday, March 10, with that hit
show of the year starring Ethel Waters
in Cabin in the Sky" with Tod Dun
can, Rex Ingram, ]. Rosamond John
son, Dooley Wilson, Katherine Durham
our own Earl Sydnor who won his
and her ballet dancers together with
spurs with the old Boston Players
and remember, folks, this production
boasts of an ALL-COLORED cast
which has been the hit of New York
for the past theatrical season now
playing two-week engagement in Bos-
ton so get your seat reservations early
let me tell you right now that
one of the finest entertainment enter
prises in this fair city has been pro-
NOTED by three young business men
who have incorporated as Smooth Ses-
sions, Inc. =. Everett Darlington, Bill
Howard and Bobby Isaacs have secured
a lease on the swanky Newbury Studios
and last Wednesday evening presented
the second of their "Cafe Society,"
soirees with Tom Center, Jay Powell
and Herbie Jaxon as hosts the
sandwich menu is excellent and you
furnish your own potables since the
refreshment set up is at a minimum
price and the place really comes
on, folks, you will be delighted
throng of the formally attired smart
set attended and all voted perfect
evening with the torch singing of Novel
la Taylor and the smooth rhythm of
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LET'S GOSSIP
WITH
LOUIS B. RANSOM
WITH

passenger, an IS year old unemployed
cOlored youth, who had been arrested
yielded up the $40 :. two things we
for disorderly conduct he meekly
didn't jibe on that story D.. the police
don't have to quickly grab a person
already in their hands =. number two,
the lad was being arrested for being
disOrderly not a thief? CAMBRIDGE
e. Solution Of numerous cases of as
sault and robbery in Central Square
section of Cambridge was claimed by
police of that city with the arrest of
two colored men who were accused in
an Scent holdup of a Cambridge man
no definite charges were placed
against the men but the officers in the
case say that they have evidence the
two machine gun, bombs, highway
giants, demanded the Cambridge mans
money -. where upon the holdup vic
tim handed them all he had which was
eight cents and told them to 90 and
have nice time -.
MAYBE RIGHT MAYBE WRONG
In reference to a recent court case where
a Roxbury colored girl was allegedly
assaulted by her employers talking
with the private family working man
and woman some of them say that
in their experiences working in private
families for years, they wouldn't be-
lleve any story that one of the help
would be physically subjected to assault
-. they say they have received tongue
lashings occasionally but never hand
being raised to rectify any situation no
mater how bad families living in
such sections as Beacon Street, Brook
line, are of the best of character and
would do anything to help an employee
rather than hurt one they further
go on to say that if anything was in
question about one of the help they
would discharge you without any
trouble at all in other words they
don't believe the girl TWO SIDES
TO EVERY STORY but on the
other hand we have talked with a girl
who also has worked in private fam
lilies for years with the best of ref
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IT SOUNDS LIKE STUFF TO Me
it is alleged that four colored youths,
savage looking creatures with fire in
their brown eyes, attacked a girl Is
wears old, a white girl, as she strolled
toward her home from night school E. ID.
a beautiful girl, golden hair, blue eyes,
angel face, a figure that would put
Joan Blondell, famous movie star, in
the shade T.. she probably was walk
ing home from school because it was
the chauffeur's night off two of
these Is year old colored giants about
8 it. tall and three feet wide seized the
princess, dragged her into a near by
shack (which could be any house in
ROxbury) and then joined by the other
giants assaulted her the assault was
so brutal that she made a date with
two of the giants to meet her in front
of the Dudley Theatre the next after
noon .. to the rescue . the police,
and special men at that, one colored
and two white e, you see, some times
all colored people look alike to the
ofays so this is the reason for the col
ored spec copper; he comes in mighty
handy at times on with the make
believe story . the princess donned
her glad rags fresh from Morgan Me
mortal basement and with the same
beautiful charm that caused these Young
GIANTS to pounce upon her the night
before she waited to keep her date
the young giants, deeply honored, put
away their knives and fig leaf and put
on shoes for a change and stepped out
to meet the princess where upon they
were arrested as the girl pointed them
out to the special police who were hid
ing near by BROCKTON
another colored giant, a peeping Tom,
was caught looking into the window of
a house and upon being asked to move,
beat up the head of the house and his
daughter and escaped in the forest of
Brockton NEW YORK a
woman being taken to court in a pa
troll wagon searched her purse on ar
rival and complained $40 had been
stolen from her en- route startled
police quickly grabbed the only other
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What Is Segregation?

Segregation is the special Amer
lean means of branding Colored
Americans as the interiors Of in
feriors in public status.
when the white South found it.
self confronted with the federal sta
tus of equality for Colored people,
the former slaves-equality of citi-
zenship, of freedom, of franchise
rights, backed by the national gov
ernment-it selected the denial Of
presence and of service in places
opened for public patronage as the
one great way to brand Colored
people as having been a slave race
and make them forever the scorn of
civil society.
at is a very effective measure.
Colored people are traitors to them
selves to aid and abet tie idea by
self-segregation."
W. NJ. TR0TTER.
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The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
EXTENSION GIVEN
 FOR TESTING CARS
Lane to Be Closed Official ly Tomorrow Afternoon
 at 5 p. m.

The automobile testing lane on Thomaston avenue has been extend- ed until Tuesday at p. m., Clar- ence F. Roberts, who is in charge, announced today. The service was extended because of the rain storm Friday which interrupted checkups, he said. The testing lane wa1 or iginally scheduled to slose Satur- day, as the last day of the current reriod which began on Sept. 16.
 A string of motorists gathered at the lane Saturday, not aware that the extension of time was allowed, seeking inspection certificates.
 MT. Roberts said that penalties for failure to have the vehicle 1n- spected, was a suspension of mark CTS for from 10 to 90 days.
 Saturdays 600 cars inspected was a record for one day, MT. Roberts indicated. The total now with the Saturdays cars inspected brought the amount to 34,700 cars inspected since Sept. 16.
 The only inspections made after Tuesday will be for cars which were ordered to be reinspected aft CT they were rejected within the last few remaining days.
 When the inspecting period closes, the inspector will check with local police on all cars which have not passed inspection.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1941-02-10
iLUNCH GO. SIGNS
 TEN-YEAR LEASE
Modern "WagOn" to Be Placed on Former Peck
 PrOperty-NO Appeal

Papers have been drawn and a ten year lease signed for the opera tion of a lunch wagon at the dis puted Peck property on East Main street, Attorney 2alph Coppeto stated this morning when asked what action would be taken at the recent refusal of the city zoning board to permit the erection of a gasoline station on the ste.
 Atty. Coppeti stated that all ar- arrangements for the restaurant which will be operated by a chain outfit, have been completed and of- ficials are now in Worcester, Mass. to select a suitable wagon. The vehicle will be brought to Water bury shortly and erected facing the westerly side of the property.
 Last Friday a zoning board com mittee, after listening to testimony stated that the proposed gasoline station would create a hazard to Crosby and Leavenworth students passing the property. It further pointed out that the law forbids such 8 structure within 200 feet of school, churches or theater.
 Mrs. Sarah Mcdonald, owner of the adjacent property, vigorously fought the special exemption sought by Dr. c. James and Elizabeth Cop peto through their attorney, Ralph Coppeto.