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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Kent Poultry Raisers
Are Keeping Records
List OF Expenditures and Receipts
Tabulated Each Month

Records including complete lists
of expenditures and receipts in the
production of eggs for the markets
are being tabulated each month by
several commercial poultry raisers
in Kent county as one of the pro-
jects in the poultry improvement
program under the direction of
County Agent Russell e. Wilson, in
cooperation with H. L. Richardson,
extension poultryman, of the Uni
versity of Delaware, and the poul-
try advisory council in Kent coun-
ty.
AS most poultrymen place their
pullets in the laying houses the lat
ter part of September, these cost
account records start each year on
October l, and each month these
cooperators send their reports to
the county extension office. A state
summary then is prepared by the
poultry specialist for distribution
to those who are enrolled in this
project.
In the near future a letter en-
closing an enrolment card will be
mailed to each poultry raiser in
Kent county with the request that
these cards be returned to the coun-
ty extension Office by those who de-
sire to keep cost account records
during the coming year. Record |
books will be furnished by the Uni
versity of Delaware free of charge
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Deaths sOf6hC Crash
AtHarringtonProbed
Special Investigation Being Conducted Into Auto
Train Tragedy That Took Lives Of Mrs. Viola
SaLnrOns, of Pennington, Her -Four Children and
W.. DerricksOn, Her Brother, of Harrington

made by the state police from the
Bridgeville station, Coroner, w. M.
Chambers and police of the Penn
sylvania Railroad.
Coroner Chambers said that an
inquest would be held some time
this week.
Meanwhile members of the train
crew are free ON their personal
recognizance to appear at the in
quest. No charges have been
placed.
Alpheus Russell, 2319 Washing
ton Street, Wilmington, was the
engineer; Oscar B. Warren, 2206
Church Street, Wilmington, the
fireman, and o. l. Baylor. 5205
Westminster Avenue, Philadelphia,
the conductor.
The six deaths increased Della
wares highway toll for the year to
55, compared with 49 for the cor
responding period for last year.
State police said two trains, the
passenger-milk' train northbound
and a freight train southbound,
were bearing down on what is
known as Powell's crossing as
Derrickson approached.
Corn Obscures View
Private Hugh Collins of the state
police said a high stand of corn ap-
parently obscured Derrickson's
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
OrGtOry Group Is
Abolished By State
School Heads Decision
Reached At Pre- Term
Rehoboth Beach Meeting

A decision to abolish the State
Oratorical and Defamation Asso-
citation was reached last Friday at
the annual pre-school meeting of
superintendents and principals of
Delaware schools.
DR.. John Shilling, head of sec
ondary schools, who presided, said
the association had apparently
outgrown its usefulness as interest
had been waning for some time"
He felt the dramatic festivals have
supplanted the contests in interest.
and said the state has not money
enough for the prizes.
"It is now up to the counties to
decide whether they wish to con-
tinue the contests in their respec-
tive counties" he added.
County officers announced are:
New Castle, H. C. Whiteside, presi-
dent; T. W. Howies and H. E.
Stahl; Kent, George R. Miller. pres
ident; J. G. Messner and w. V.
Simpson; Sussex, T. Roland Hum
phreys, president; George T.
Macklin and Frank J. Butz.
Defense classes sponsored by the
schools will still be an important
DR.. Shilling said, and
introduced Don Schultz, supervis-
Or of defense classes, who told of
how citizens are being prepared
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

State and railroad police and
Coroner w. M. Chambers opened
separate Investigations into the
Pennsylvania Railroad grade cross
ing tragedy of last week when a
mother, and four of her seven
children, and her brother were in
stantly killed-their car struck by
a passenger-milk train two miles
south of Harrington.
The victims were Mrs. Viola
Salmons, 40, of Pennington; her
children. Louise, 10; Grace, 8;
Charles, 6, and Stella, 2, and her
brother, William j. Derrickson, AZ,
of Harringto father of five chill
dFen.
Derrickson was driving Mrs. Sal
mons and her children to their
home after a pre-school opening
shopping tour in Harrington.
For about 1000 yards along the
tracks, pencils, tablets, and other
school supplies were intermingled
with the wreckage of the car.
Wedged in the twisted auto was
also the body of Salmons' pet dog.
The wife and five children of
Derrickson, an employee at Fort
Miles, Cape Henlopen, were visit
ing relatives in Pottstown, Pa, un-
til they received word of the acci-
dent.
Probes of the accident are being
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Stars Beat Stripes
6 to S Tuesday Mite
Bob Wakefield PAGES VlctOrs With
Three For Four

Those redoubtable "Stars" again
defeated the up and coming
Stripes" at the Milford ball park
on Tuesday evening, 6 to 5, in the
resumption of the "Tiny Tim"
baseball classic played by the
youngsters of this city for the bene-
fit of the Milford Playground and
Bathing Beach fund.
Bob Wakefield starred at bat for
the "Stars" driving out three lusty
singles in four trips to the plate,
while Duke" Evans starred for the
Stripes" with two for four. Two
catches in center field by Worth
ington helped to hold the Stripes"
in check at opportune times. The
pitching of Lank and Palmer was
very excellent, Palmer tanning II,
and Lank 6.
While it is impossible in an en-
counter such as this to pick out
all the heroes, we might add that
each and every man on both teams
did a good job, and the fact that the
scorekeeper gave but three errors,
bears out this statement.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Photographers Assn.
Honors H. C. Tropea
Milford Artist Awarded Certificates
By National Group

Horace G.. Tropea, Milford pho
tographer, is receiving the con-
gratulations of his many friends
for having again been awarded
certificates of merits for his out
standing entrants in the 54th An
nual National Professional Exhibit,
recently held in Chicago by the
Photographers Association of Am
erica. Mr.. Tropea entered three
prints, two of which won merit
certificate, the third one being ex-
hibited. The prints were pictures
of DR.. G. Layton Grier's pergola
and an interesting composite study
of Lucite.
Despite the fact that for the past
several months Mr.. Tropea has
been busy planning, building and
finally occupying his new attrac-
tive residence on South Walnut
street, and has had little time for
exhibits, the prints picked accord
ing to his own confession, hurried
ly from his portfolio, did very we'll
at the exhibit where they faced
competition from the ranking ar
lists in the Photographic field.
Mr.. Tropea, associated with the
l.. d. Caulk Company, is an artist
of which this city and state can
we'll be proud, and no new pro-
cess or plan to improve the art
of photography placed on the mar
ket for sale or trial is overlooked
by him, who always tries to pro-
duce the best.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
P.T.A. Groups
To Hold First
Meet Sept. Is
State President Mrs.
Philip Cannon Elliott
Of SeafOrd, Will Pre-
side AT Session.

The first fall conference of Par
ent-Teacher groups will be held on
Wednesday evening, September Is
in the Milford High School, begin
ming at 7:45 o'clock, d. S. T. This
meeting will be for the benefit of
the lower state associations and
interested friends. Another con-
ference will be held in Marshallton
on September 16 at the same time.
Each conference will be presided
over by the state president, Mrs.
Philip Cannon Elliott, of Seaford.
Plans for the fall and winter work
will be discussed in general groups
and then divisional sections will be
held. Mrs. Elliott will head the
president group; Mrs. w. r. Keyes
the health group; Mrs. Elinor B.
Roosa the parent education group,
and having also present those in
terested in legislation and motion
pictures. Miss Eta Wilson, the
state executive secretary, has ar
ranged the program for the eve
ming. Membership cards will be
ready for distribution to each of the
groups during the evening. This is
an important meeting because of
the material given, the plans dis
cussed and the general information
for the Parent Teacher work for
the coming eight months.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
ia Killed
In Nation S
Labor Day
W e e E n d
Two Die In Delaware
Accidents; Thirtty-five
Injured; Woman Kill
ed By Lightning At
Riverview Beach.

Six hundred and fourteen persons
were killed throughout the nation
in accidents or other violence over
the Labor Day weekend, including
two persons in Delaware and an
other in nearby Riverview Beach.
Last year, deaths in the nation
from all violent causes totaIed 514,
including two killed in traffic acci-
dents in Delaware.
The two who died in Delaware
over the holiday weekend we're:
Miss Marie Kluber, Sc years old,
of Covans, Nd, killed in a head-on
auto collision on the Glasgow road,
one mile north of Glasgow.
Fred G. Schrodetz, 81 years old,
of 1906 Spruce street, Wilmington,
who suffered a dizzy spell as he
was driving his automobile on the
Basin road.
Both deaths occurred last Sat-
urday.
Killed By Light5ing
Mrs. Julia Freeland, 33 years old,
of COL Spruce street, Wilmington,
was instantly killed last Sunday
when she was struck by
a bolt of lightning while on a pic
mic at Riverview Beach. Her death
was witnessed by her two children,
Zane, 5 years old, and Thomas,
almost 3 years old, and her hus-
band, George Freeland, employed
by the Goodwill Industries.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Frank r. Crier
Given Award
Last Friday
Milford Giants Business
Manager HOnOred By
"ShO" Sports Writers
Association.

Eastern Shore Sports Writer'S
Association Night was observed in
Milford at the pail park last Fri
day night when a presentation of
an award to Frank r. Grier, the
Giants business manager, as the
high spot of the program.
The award, in the form of a
beautiful trophy, was presented to
Mr.. Grier by Harry S. Russell,
president of the Eastern Shore
League, and Ed. Nichols, president
of the scribes organization, on be-
half of the association in recogni-
tion of his outstanding service to
the Milford club and the Eastern
Shore League as whole.
Robert H. Yerkes and David S.
Hugg were co-chairmen of the
committee that arranged the pro-
gram which was presented between
games of the doubleheader played
by the Giants and the Centreville
Red Sox.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

Programs of various depart
ments of education for the ap-
preaching school year were ex-
planned by department heads at a
conference of school supervisors
and supervising principals, with
about rs attending at Dover last
Thursday. DR.. H. B. King, assist
ant superintendent Of public in
stuction in charge Of elementary
schools, presided.
With national defense command
ing mounting attention in all the
phases of life, George w. Ayars,
state director of health and ply
sical education. stressed the re-
sponsibility of schools to de-
velop qualities which will make
strong boys ito guarantee a
stronger America tomorrow"
Speaking on the health and ply
sical education program, Mr.. Ay-
ars pointed out that of the first
1 100000 men called for selective
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Open Hunting Seasons
Disclosed BY Board
Squirrel Season To Open Septem-
ber Is, Close November

The State Board Of Game and
Fish Commissioners have released
the following schedule of open
hunting seasons for Delaware:
Open seasons include days de-
fning them.
Frog-May 1 to December 81.
Squirrel-September is to No
vember 1.
Red Fox-October 1 to April 30.
Raccoon and Opossum-Novem-
Der 1 to January Is.
Quail-November is to December
81.
Rabbit-November is to Decem-
ber 81
Mink. Otter and Muskrat -Decem-
Der to March 10.
Federal regulation, migratory
birds:
Ducks October 1s to December
Coot-October 1e to December is.
One wood duck allowed.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
State Cop Held In
Bail After Crash
Private w. II. HOrney, Of
Georgetown, Charged With
Assault And Battery

Private William H. Horney of
State Highway police station No. A,
near Georgetown, is being held in
$500 bail by magistrate w. Elwood
Wright of Georgetown, charged
with assault and battery by an au-
tomobile. The charge was placed
against him last Thursday by a
fellow worker of the police sta
ton, William F. Short. Private Hor-
ney was charged by Officer Short
with assault and battery Saturday
evening, August %, in rear-end
collision with the automobile of
William Reed of Milford, who was
accompanied by Miss Josephine
Mitchell of Milton.
Officer Horney was going north,
1t is said. when the collision took
place between Rehoboth Beach and
Lewes. Horney was blinded by the
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
City Manager
esPurchase
OF School Bldg.
Mr.. Banning Suggests
Conversion OF Build
ing Into Offices And
Rest Room.

Upon the suggestion of City
Manager Charles E, Banning, Mil
ford City Council has appointed a
committee of three to investigate
the possibility of Milford pur-
chasing the elementary school
building in North Milford and util-
izing 1t for city purposes.
With the passing of the bonded
issue by the Consolidated School
District of Milford the construc-
tion of new elementary school for
Milford will soon begin. After the
occupation Of the new building near.
the present high school on Lake
View avenue, the old school build
ing and grounds will be offered for
sale.,. >. - Tt.t.E
Committee Named
For some time Milford has been
discussing the need for a building
for, a public rest room and the re-
of the present city hall,
including the city Jail.
The purchasing of the old school
building and remodeling it for this
RaA PODC Woo Od65ColCu do d pObSl-
bility by the city manager. Council
named committee composed of
j. B. Poore, Clarence
and C. v. Wilkerson, to
make a survey of the proposition
and report their findings at some
future time.
Old Plans Not Abandoned
Plans for remodeling the pres
ent city hall to provide an up-to-
date sanitary rest room, council
chamber and Jail already have
been made, but nothing definite had
been DONE.
City Manager Banning made it
clear that while the abandonment
Of the previous plans for remodel
ng of the present city hall and in
stead purchasing the old school
building and site for this purpose
vas not being urged now. the idea
vas only a proposition to be studied |
~ the committee.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Fort Miles Workers
Are Back On Project
Full Force OF Six Hundred Went
To Work Tuesday

The full force of more than 600
men were at work Tuesday on con-
struction of the new Notifications
at Fort Miles, Cape Henlopen. Some
80 workmen who went home dur
ing the three-day strike last week
returned to. work Tuesday morning
for the first time since the end of
the strike.
No date has been set for con-
struction of several "15-year"
frame barracks, a small frame in
firmary and ambulance garage at
Fort Miles to house 25 officers and
$50 artillerymen.
Delaware's harbor defense unit,
the 261st Coast Artillery Separate
Battalion, units of which have been
stationed at Fort Miles for most of
the summer, are expected to start
firing practice soon. The 155-milli-
meter (six inch) mobile guns will
be used with a sub-caliber attach
ment for firing small .caliber
charges.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
so Entries Reported
For Foxcatcher Chase
Races VIII Be Run Tomorrow At
Fair Hill, Maryland

A total of so entries, one of the
most fiattering showings in the
history of the Foxchatcher Ma
tional Cup Steeplechase, has been
received for the races to be run
Saturday, September 9Th, at Fair
Hill, Maryland. The compilation
has been made by G. Dudley Gray,
Secretary of the Cecil County
Breeders Fair, and Edward ].
Brennan, Secretary of the Race
Committee, and shows that the
leading establishments throughout
the East have named horses for
the four races to be run next Sat
urday.
The Foxcatcher National Cup,
American counterpart of the Liv-
erpool Grand National, will be run
third on the program and will be
broadcast nationally in a coast to
coast hook-up of the Mutual
Broadcasting System. Many of
the best known Americans in So
ciety and hunt circles are sched-
uled to attend, as well as distin-
guished figures in the foreign dip
lomatic corps in Washington.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
To Make Survey Of
Poultry Producers
Move To Be Made By Industry
Defense Committee

AS a means of securing priority
ratings from the states giant poul-
try industry, the recently-organiz-
ed Delaware Poultry Defense Com
mittee will survey poultrymen to
determine their supply and equip
ment needs.
The survey decision was made at
a recent meeting where members of
the committee also worked out
plans for cooperating with the
Northeastern Poultry Producers
Council to forestall possible feed
shortages due to traffic tie-ups.
Leon Todd, managing director of
the poultry council, met with the
Delawareans.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Giants Obtain
Four Bertlls On
l04l All-Star
Baseball Team
.Outfielders Chas. Chick
Price, Whitley FIesland,
ShOrtstOp Hal Gruber,
And Left Hand Pitch
er Bill BOland Named.

Two unanimous seIections-Out-
fielder Charley Price and Southpaw
Pitcher Bill Boland, both of Mil
ford-featured the 1941 All-Star
team of the Eastern Shore League.
There wasn't a whisper Of doubt
over those two posts, for every par
ticipating voter cast a ballot for
the two Giants stars.
Every club in the loop Clipped
IN to help make up the selection,
with Milford landing four players
to set the pace. Cambridge fur
nished three and Easton two, while
Salisbury, Centreville and Federals-
burg contributed one each.
Manager Hal Gruber of the
Giants, named as the All-Star
shortstop, came close to getting a
dual job to perform, for he was also
a favorite as the team manager, but
he was edged out by Dallas War
rem Of Easton, with slim margin
of one vote.
One vote was all that gave Walt
Mahoney of Salisbury the first base
assignment over John Greenwald
of Easton, and Oliver Holmes of
Easton, the right handed pitcher,
had two close rivals for his place.
He nosed out Hayden of Milford
and Johnston of Cambridge by one
ballot
1t required second-choice votes
for Pete Kaiser of Cambridge to
get the nod over Gordon McKnnon
of Milford. The two ran abreast as
first choice, but Kaiser had an ap-
preciable edge as the No. 2 selec-
ton.
Bobby Maier Of Salisbury tried to
give the team three managers in
the line-up, for he put up spirited
bid for the utility berth, but was
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
admiral Byrd Will
Tell OF Artarctica
World Explorer To Speak
At Sedford, Monday
September %

Did you know that within 180
miles of the South Pole beds of
Goals have been discovered?
That under the glaciers of the
Antarctic continent lie supplies of
useful ores like molybdenum and
copper?.
That curious new lichens and
MOSES abound in the nunataks of
Antarctica when the snow recedes
from the bare rocks?
That microscopic life teens in
the waters melted from ice frozen
for thousands of years?
That the weather of the South
Pole affects the entire Southern
Hemisphere?
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Miss Wilson New
State Nurse Director
VIII Assume Duties September Sth
At Dover Headquarters

Miss Alberta B. Wilson, recently
appointed Director of Nursing for
the State Board of Health, will as
sumo her duties in Delaware on
Monday, September 8th, making
her headquarters in Dover. She
will direct the activities of the 26
nurses in the state on the public
health nursing program: Closely
associated with her will be Miss
Grace M. Murray, supervisor of
nurses for Wilmington and New
Castle County, and Miss Mary M.
Klaes, supervisor for Kent and
Sussex Counties. Though she
comes to Delaware -fFem ~Ardmore,
Pa, where she has been supervisor
of nursing with the Community
Health and Civic Association, Miss
Wilson is former Delaware resi-
dent, having been graduated from
Beebe Hospital in Lewes, and later
acting assistant supervisor of the
Wilmington Visiting Nurse Asso-
citation.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Sheriff E. F..Pepper
Celebrates Birthday
Sussex Official Is One Of The Ma.
tons Youngest Sheriffs

Sheriff Eli F. Pepper observed
his S9th birthday anniversary on
Wednesday of last week. Sheriff
Pepper, son of the late Greensbury
H. and Mrs. Priscilla (Johnson)
Pepper, was born on August 81,
1902, near Shortley. He attended
the Piney Grove School, one of
the popular rural schools of that
section, and received his education
in the three "R's" which stands one
in good stead in these modern
times.
He served as page in the lower
house of the Delaware Legislature
in 1888 and was elected sheriff of
Sussex county on November 5, last
year, and is one of the youngest
sheriffs in the country.
He has been engaged in farming
since boy, and today conducts a
broiler plant at his farm with a
of $4,000, with all modern
His poultry plant is
valued between $4,000 and $4,000.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Rural Families Face
Changing Conditions
Farm Groups Aiding Defense BY
Increased Production

Delaware's rural families are do
ing their share in the currently
operating. programs for national
defense. A new circular. issued by
the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sion Service reports Delaware
farmers producing more milk.
more chickens, more eggs and
more canning vegetables, in line
with last springs request from the
federal government asking for in
creases in production for defense.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
1,165 Bonds Signed
By State Officials
Bacon, Wiley And Collins Add
Sanction To Improvement Issue

A thanksgiving marathon ma
terialized on Wednesday as state
officials tackled the task of affixing
their signatures to 1,165 separate
bonds.
At II o'clock, the Governor, Sec
retary of State Earle D. Wiley, and
State Treasurer Peter S. Collins
went to work in Dover at the Far
mers' Bank, Immediately upon the
receipt of S1,165,000 in the new
state improvement bonds.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Schools Opened
On. Wednesday,
1856 Enrolled
377 In Old School Build
ing; 553 In New, And
126 In The COlOred
School In Milford.

The three Milford schools opened
on Wednesday of this week with a
total enrolment of 1856 in this dis
trict. This is just 80 less than start
ed the first day last year. The white
schools enrolled $50, and the col
Ored school 1875. These pupils are
distributed through the grades as
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05
Kiwanis Minstrel
Show Here Oct. SO
HollgwoOd Reylewo WIN Be Pre-
scented BY Local Service Club

scented BY Local Service Club
According to information re-
leased today by Robert Wollters,
publicity chairman for the Milford
Kiwanis Club, that service club
will present their annual minstrel
show on October and 3. DR.. James
r. West has been named chairman
Of the committee on arrangements.
The show this year will turn to
Hollywood, the nations film capi-
tai for its inspiration and the name
of the show is Hollywood. Review"
It will be replete with beauties,
villains, etc., and will undoubtedly
be as funny as the last show, which
kept the natives talking for
months. r,
While it is too early for the COM
mittee to have selected leading per-
sonalities, the public can be as
surred that the best talent in the
community will be available and
will be used.
The show will be- presented in
the Plaza Theatre.
Milford chronicle., 1941-09-05

AOtdAs 1OOO
1t is expected that the enrolil-
ment will be increased by at least
100, particularly in the colored
school, when many of the children
who are now working at home dur
ing the harvest and those in the
canneries during the canning sea-
son, begin their school terms.
Glass assignments were made
early Wednesday morning.