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Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Last Saturday Was Big
Day For Farmers Here
HumeS Firm Host To Large Gather.
ing On Oliver Day

Dirt farmers and dairy farmers
had a big day last Saturday. 1t was
then that J. H. Humes and Son held
their 5th annual Oliver Day.
On this day each year the local
agriculturahsts know that they can
inspect the latest in farm machinery.
This year along with the regular line
of oliver goods, was shown and ex-
amined by a great number of the
guests the new Oliver small tractor,
called the go" 1t has been designed
to pull two IL inch plows and to do
general work on any farm.
The Oliver Company became one
of the leaders in the tractor business
several years ago when they intro
duced the Oliver 40" which Of
course is still in the line. Both trac-
tors are easy to handle, have high
compression engines, can be equip
ped with lights and self-starter. The
new 80" is expected to create quite
a stir in the tractor business.
The Humes firm also had on dis
play Oliver superior drills, Ontario
drills, Oliver cultivators. side deliv-
cry rakes, mowers, manure spread
ers, wagons, seed sewers, tractor
plows, etc. Factory representatives
of the Hudson Barn Equipment Com
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Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
COOPERATIVE TO
MEET IN SUSSEX
Public. Sessions Will Be
Held By South ern
States Group.

''GeopeFati6nn is the subject o
an address to be delivered by DR.. T
X. Wolfe. Richmond, Va, an official
of Southern States Cooperative, at a
public farmers meeting in the Milton
High School, Milton, on Tuesday eve
ming, March 4, at 1880 o'clock. This
meeting is to celebrate the opening
of Southern States Milton Coopera-
tive.
Leslie G. Knapp of Nassau. will
explain Advantages of Coopera-
ton" and w. Ferris Wilson of Lewes
will talk on What Farmers Expect
from Cooperation" Warner Naudain,
who is in charge of the cooperative
agency, will outline the organiza-
tons services. The meeting will be
presided over by Raymond Lank of
Milton.
The movie, "9S,925 Farmers Run
This Business" will be shown. This
picture presents highlights in the
cooperative program being conduct
ed in Delaware, Maryland, Virginia,
West. Virginia, and North Carolina.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
CHARTERC
ARE URGED AT
COUNCIL SESSION
City Fathers Unanimous
ly Adopt Five ResOlu-
tiOns At Public Meeting.
ON MONDAY EVENING
Proposed Changes Will Be
Presented For Legisla-
tive Approval Today.

Proposed changes in the Milford
city charter, prepared by a commit
tee including Mayor Edward @. Ev-
ans and CounciImen g. Van Nuts
Wilkerson and Clarence B. Downing,
were discussed at an open meeting
for the public in City Council cham
bers on Tuesday evening. A large
group of interested taxpayers were
present and invited into the discus
sion.
Council adopted resolutions pro-
viding secret balloting in referen-
dun votes, payment Of taxes Is days
before elections by voting eligibles,
announcement of Council candidates.
10 days prior to the annual city
meeting in January, polling from 12
to O'Clock in city elections. and in
cooperating the John H. Mulholland
property at Haven Acres into the.
city.
The Mayors committee conferred
with City Solicitor George M. Fisher
i'm Dover on Wednesday to have the.
provisions drawn up in statutory
form for action by the Legislature
This action is expected today or the
first Of next week. The bill will be-
explained to the legislators by Mayor
L. G. Evans.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Dover Concert Group
Plans Member Drive
Dinner Meeting At School March 3
To InaugHrate Campaign

Plans for the annual Cooperative
Concert Association campaign for
membership again will be in charge
of Mrs. Harry Mayer. A dinner
meeting in the Dover High School
Cafeteria next Monday at p. M,
will open the campaign. Solicitors
in Dover including other towns, will
be guests at the dinner at which
time instructions for the campaign
will be given. Boris Sokoloff of New
York City will be present, as repre-
sentative of the Community Cooper
ative Concert Service of the Column
bia Concerts Corporation.
Mr.. Sokoloff will remain there all
week to direct the campaign. Head
quarters will be located at the home
of the secretary. Mrs. Emma N.
Stewart, 219 South State street, Do
yer. Any one desiring memberships
and not having been solicited may
call at the above address.
Solicitors for the campaign in Do
YER for the 1941-42 season will be:
Mrs. Ralph Day, Mrs. Maurice Hart
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Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
J. C. Townsend Again
Heads Senate Unit
Delawarean First NOn-Member Ever
To Direct Upper House Campaign

Former U. S. Senator John G.
Townsend, Jr, of Selbyville, has
been elected chairman of the Ma
t!onal Republican Senatorial Com
mittee for the fourth consecutive
campaign, it was learned in Wash
ington last Friday.
He is the first person ever to be
elected to the position for four terms
and the first man not a senator to
be chosen to head the committee.
While a senator Mr.. Townsend
served as chairman of the committee
in the 1886, 1899, and 1910 campaigns
and helped to elect every Republi-
can senator now serving.
His offices will be at Room liza
in the Senate Office Building. Miss
Olive Hurley of Georgetown, for
merly of Senator Townsend's Off
cial staff, will be secretary at the
headquarters.
Senator Townsend has been men
toned as a possible successor to
Representative Joseph w. Martin.
Reached at his home last Friday for
comment on the proposed national
chairman post, he said:
Il consider it great compliment
to have been considered for the
chairmanship. However, l think 1
would be unwise to change the
craftsmanship at this time and feel
VIC should insist that Chairman
Martin continue in that position,
which he has filled so capably."
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Milford Recruiting
Station Busy Place
Eddie Graham, Former Giant Out
fielder, Among Those Signing Up

The army officials at the recruit
ing station, city hall, Milford, an
nounee that several men have al
ready enlisted in the regular army
and were assigned to the units list
ed after their names. Donald H. Coul-
bourn, Seaford; Eugene P. Burke,
Camden, and Edward F. Graham, Ris-
ing Sun-air corps, Eglin Field,
Florida. Raymond w. Thompson,
Smyrna, medical department, Ha-
waii.
There still exists many vacancies
for qualified men in the air corps,
Eglin Field, Florida, in addition to
the other various branches of the
service. Opportunity awaits young
men that enlist in the U. S. Army to
acquire a trade that will be of bene-
fiji to them upon their discharge
from the U. S. Army and also gives
them an excellent privilege to trav-
ell to distant and interesting parts of
the world
The recruiting officer will will
ingly answer all inquiries relative
to vacancies that now exist. Write
Or call in person to the recrg.ting
station, city hall, Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
GUARD
TRANSFER SEEN
Army Officers Expect t
Regiment To Be Moved
To Camp Edwards.

Army quarters in Wilmington this
week cited two more War Depart
ment announcements as evidence
that Delaware's federalized 19Sth
Coast Artillery, currently at Camp
Upton, Long Island, N. Y, will be
moved within a month to Camp Ed
wards, Mass, R4
ss.Assignment to Brig.zGen. Olin Fl.
Longino to command the 36th Anti
Aircraft Brigade at Camp Edwards
is believed to foresliadow definite
asders for the 19Sth and two other
Coast attiilefy regiments to 90 to
the Massachusetts camp.
An announcement from Washing-
ton further indicated that transfer
is imminent for the 19Sth. Camp
Upton will have a strength of 2,200
men on June Is, it was, said. ap-
an admission that the 1900
men of the 19Sth will have been
by that time to make
room for new troops.
Definite orders that Will send the
men to Massachusetts have
not been received, but since Deeem-
Der, when instructions were first re-
ceiVed to that effect, the belief has
been current that the move will be
made March Is. Two weeks notice
will be given.
Ii also was announced in WASH
ngton that the Harbor Defenses of
he Delaware, consisting of Forts
luPont, Delaware, Salisbury, in this
tate, and Fort Mott, New Jersey,
will have a strength of about 3.100
" June Is. 4tr
Most of this garrison strength will
,e concentrated at Fort dupont.
A total of 76,S00 troops are to be
at the three camps in the
ommand of II Army Corps fort
)ix. Fort Meade, and Indiantown
iap.) These troops are directed
rom corps headquarters in Will
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Hospital Card Parry
Here This Evening
Plans Are Complete For What Is Expected To Be
Outstanding Social Event of The Current Season;
100 Prizes VIII Be GiUen AlU0y During Evening.

Plans for the annual hospital card
party to be held this evening, FRI
day. February 2s, in the Milford
Community Building are being COM
pleted by Mrs. Frank Conlin and
Mrs. Oliver A. James, the co-chair-
men. 1t is expected 500 persons
from all parts of the peninsula will
attend the party, which is expected
to be the outstanding social event of
the current season. Last year the
attendance was greatly in excess of
500, with practically every town. on
the Shore" represented.
Others who are assisting are off,
GERS Of the Milford Memorial Hos
pital Auxiliary: President, Mrs.
Lynn Pratt; first vice president, Mrs
Herman Phillips, who also is chair.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
TOM DERRICKSON
HEADS DELAWARE
RETAILERS GROUP
Young Milford Business
Man Elected President
At Dover Meeting.
PROTECT CONSUMERS
Directors Agree To Affili-
ate With American Re-
tail Federation.

The. Delaware Retailers Council
was organized at a dinner meeting
in Dover on Wednesday of last weel
to promote the interests of consum-
ers of the state and to represent the
views of retailers whose business
collectively, is the second largest in
the state.
Thomas b. Derrickson OF Milford
was elected president. Mr.. Derrick
son is the son of r. A. Derrickson
who has successfully conducted Il
large gentleman's store in this city
for the past thirty years. Thomas b.
DerFickson is a partner with his ia
ther in this business.
The directors unanimously agreed
to affiliate with the American Retail
Federation--a nationwide organiza-
ton Of state retail councils. and ma
tional retail trade associations.
Retail representatives OF 25 cities
sand towns In Delaware attended the
injecting as directors of the new Or
ganization. chosen to represent their
respective communities at a series of
County meetings during the past
fortnight.
At these county meetings, 25 local
retail groups and organizations, rep
-resentfng an equal number of cities
and towns in every section OF the
state, elected two directors each.
The primary purpose of the new
Organization is TO promote and pro-
tect the interests of retailers and
Consumers of the state by. studying
and disseminating information re-
garding proposed state and national
legislation affecting retailers which
would affect the interests
of. consumers and to voice the views
of Deinware's retailers on such pro-
posed legislation to members OF the
Delaware General Assembly and to
Delaware's Representatives in Con-
greEs.
t91lier Ell eefs elected ares- Eifsl
vice president, H Walter CROUCH,
Smyrna second vice president,
Stanley B. Hearn. Wilmington; sec
retary- treasurer Clyde Belts, Mil
ton; executive vice president, =. A.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
HUGE MARSH FIRE
PERILS HOMES AT
SLAUGHTER BEACH
Flames Threatening Bay
Resort Turned Aside By
Numerous Backfires.
BURNED FOR HOURS
Cigarette Thrown Into
Debris Along Roadside
Thought To Be Cause.

Famed by a strong northeast
wind, marsh fire believed to have
been started by a motorist throw
ing a lighted cigarette into some
debris along the roadside burned
over hundreds of acres of marsh
land and threatened Slaughter
Beach with destruction on Wednes-
day of this week.
Assisted by volunteer fighters. the
Carlisle Fire Company of Milford
battled for hours starting countless
baekfires, to keep the roaring flames
away from the homes at the bay re-
sort, and finally saw their efforts
succeed.
The fire was discovered by Charles
Barker of Milton after it had start
ed Just south of Fort Salisbury, near
Cedar Beach. Noting the direction
Of the wind and the closeness of the
cottages to the fire, Mr.. Barker sum-
moned the Milford 1iremen but by
the time the company arrived the
blaze had spread over square mile
and appeared beyond human con-
troll.
Attracted to the scene by the dense
columns of smoke, which were Wis
ible for 20 miles, the volunteers
helped the firemen set the backfires
and fought the flames with every
other devise available.
After sweeping along the rear of
the cottages, the fire shifted and
ran along the banks of the Slaugh-
ter Neck Creek, where the dense
masses of dried out "cat-tails" sent
the flames blasting so and so feet
into the air, and showered the
weary fire fighters with sparks. At
this point the blaze circled around
the boat house of George H. Draper,
Jr., Milford cannery operator, and
yice president of the Milford Trust
Company, and for time threatened
to burn the long wooden structure,
III which l5i Draper had housed for
the winter months his 35-foot cabin
cruiser, "Kelley," valued at approx
imately $4,000.
Unable to leap the creek, the
flames died out, much to the relief
OF the crowds of spectators pres
ent, including many owners of prop
erty at the resort.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
.BILLS1 Q PROVIDE
SO, 9,78O,260 SIGNED
BY GOV. BACON
S., ,669, ,46O Budget Measure
Among Acts Made LGLUs
By Governor BGcOn's
Signature This Week.
Representative KeILum's
Bill To Appropriate
$1,000 Yearly To Fire
Companies Approved.

Governor Walter w. Bacon an
nourced on Wednesday that he has
signed eight bills this week provid-
ing for appropriations totalling So
7S0,260.65 for the 1941-43 biennium.
They include the 1868, ,46O.65 budget
for the operation of state depart
ments and agencies during the per-
iod.
The list also included Representa-
tive Thomas A. Kellum's bill to ap-
propriate to each volunteer fire com
pany outside Of Wilmington $1,000
annually. The total biennial appro-
priation to the AZ companies eligible
will amount to $4,000.
Other appropriation bills signed
by the Governor follow:
Representative O'Day-To appro-
pirate $4,000 to the G. A. R., De-
partment of Delaware.
Representative Richards-To ap-
propriate $1,000 to the United Span
ish War Veterans, Department of
Delaware.
Representative Johnston-To ap-
propriate $500 to Palmer Home,
Inc. for the care and maintenance
of old age persons at its home in
Dover.
Representative Pritchett-To ap-
propriate $4,000 to the American
Legion, Department of Delaware.
Representative Jones-To appro- :
pirate $1,000 to the Delaware So
ciety for the Prevention of Cruelty
to Animals.
Representative Conway - To ap-
$4,000 to the Veterans Of
Foreign Wars, Department of Della
ware
Governor Bacon also signed
Speaker Rhoads' bill to exempt from
the provisions Of the one fund act
contributions received by the Uni
versity of Delaware and proceeds
collected by agencies for board, tut
ton or hospital treatment and from
the sale of farm products produced
for experimental purposes.
He also affixed his signature to
Senator Rinards bill empowering
he state bank commissioner to ap-
,oint an extra deputy and to Rep
Conway's substitute bill
the secretary of state
o have printed pamphlet copies of
he general corporation law to be
Iispcsed of for a sum not exceeding
he costs of printing.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
FORT SALISBURY
WORK COMPLETED
Construction OF Barracks
Finished Ahead OF Time
By Smyth Company.

officers of the quartermaster de-
partment of the United States Army
made a final inspection of the new
facilities completed Tuesday of this
week at Fort Salisbury, late We'd
nesday afternoon.
Hugh NJ. Smyth Company, Will
mington, were the contractors for
the job, completing the eight build
ings on the grounds of the fort in
the record-breaking time. According
to the contractors approximately 50
per cent of the work was completed
in six weeks. Used in construction
was a total of 25O,000g feet Of lum-
ber and three carloads of insulation
board. More than 100 men, all Della
ware woTlsmen, were employed on
the project which cost about 100000.
FoIf Salisbury viii be used as a
training location for units OF the
.26ist e6ast artillery Ii D.. 9Jela-
ware Nationai Guard, now on active
duty at Fort disPont for one year.
: Batteries of the battalion and
other harbOr defense units will take
turns in manning the fort and its
guns for training. Complete pro-
visions for housing one battery at
the fort have been completed. In
cluded in this group of buildings,
arc the three large, well-heated bar
racks, each able to comfortably
house GO officers and men; a large
recreation hall, and huge mess hail,
with all the latest innovations in
cooking and refrigeration equipment.
Fort Salisbury, first built during
the last World War is operated in
with Forts Mott and
dupont for the defense of the en-
trance of the Delaware River.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
State Draft Board
Wins Army Praise
Army Officers Set Stamp OF Approx.
al On DeIaware's Effort

Colonel Herbert t. Spooner, liza
ison officer between the Second
Corps Army headquarters and selec-
tive service headquarters throughout
the United States, recently gave his
mark of approval to the draft ma
chinery of Delaware.
Visiting selectiye service head
quarters at the state armory, Tenth
and DUPONT streets, Wilmington, Col
onel Spooner said that the compul-
sorry military system Of this state
was highly satisfactory despite the
fact that reflections during the cur
rent requisition period were higher
than average.
Approximately 81 per cent of the
men examined have failed to qualify
physically, with eye and dental con-
ditions the chief causes of disquali-
fication.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
County Agent Makes
Report On Hybrids
c. II. Snyder Says That New Corn
Strains Need Fertile Soil

Probably no finding of the agri
cultural experiment stations within
! the last two decades has creates
more interest among farmers thar
the discovery of.1nethods of produc
ing Corn hybrid THIS Is due, ng
d0ubt, % tie facl vat farmers ffo,i
the earliest times were Interested il
Improving and developing new
strains and varieties, Then, few
years ago careful studies in the her.
etiity of the corn plant hurdled the
barrier, with the development of hy-
brid corn.
Hybrid corn trials and tests were
inaugurated in Delaware by Claude
e. Phillips, University of Delaware
in 1887. Since that time some of
these trials have been continued on
the farm of Paul Kenney, near Del
mar.
In addition to these tests, demon
strational plots were held on the
farm of Norvel Pepper, Seaford;
Carlton Pepper, Georgetown; George
Donoway, Millsboro; Granville FL
lis, Laurel; Prettyman Bros, Har-
beson; C. e. Ocheltree. Greenwood;
Watson Moore, Laurel; Mervin Wal
Ter, Seaford; Geo. Smith, Selbyville;
Harley Hastings, Bethel; Steele and
Keen, Ocean View; Chas. L. Hudson,
Laurel; Hylon Smith. Harbeson;
Paul Short, Georgetown; Charles Re-
vel, Millsboro; Milton O'Bier, Sea-
ford; Granville Bryan, Lewes; w.
3. 'Shedaker, Laurel, and Alfred
Lynch, Selbyville.
Z These demonstration plots were
carried on in cooperation with Coun-
ty Agricultural Agent C. r. Snyder
and former Assistant County Agricul-
tural Agent B. v. Carmean. Each of
the above farmers had a check plot
so that his hybrid could be compared
with their open pollinated varieties.
Among the varieties used by these
farmers were: u. s. No. 13, U. S.
No. 65, U. S. No. A, Iowa 939, To-
wealth and Williams IL. Mr.. Phillips /
in his tests used many more different
In practically all cases, the far
mers not only had an increased yield |
on their hybrid plots, but the stand
ability of the hybrid corn was far
superior to that of their check plots.
It did not seem to be affected by the
nigh winds and because of its root
systems it withstood the dry weather
better than the open pollinated va
'ieties.
Indications show that many acres
If hybrid corn will be grown in Sus-
lex county this year.
TO guide our farmers in the selec-
ion of the proper hybrid, County
agricultural Agent C. r, Snyder
tates that they should be very care
ul in the variety chosen and where
t is purchased. In the past some
armers have not given this much
and consequently the
esults did not reach their expecta-
ions. The one fact that must be
ept in mind is that of the thousands
f hybrids now available, only few I
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Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Barn Dances Being
Held At Fire House
Music For Weekly Affairs By Slaugh.
ter Beach Ramblers

The barn dance committee of the
Carlisle Fire Company, Milford,
comprising Garrett L. Grier, William
Chandler and William Wix, are In
charge of the weekly dances which
are being held every Wednesday
night in the Milford Community
Building. Music is being furnished
by the Slaughter Beach "Ramblers."
John D. Hill, of near FELTON,. is serv-
ing as master of ceremonies. Fea-
tured dances are square sets, the
Paul Jones, and round. There is a
special door prize every evening the
dances are held.
Funds raised by these weekly
dances will be added to the rural
water tank truck fund. The firemen
are hoping to raise approximately
$4,000 before spring, that being the
price of the truck, which will carry
1906 gallons of water and will be
used exclusively for fighting rural
fires. The first dance was held last
Wednesday evening. This weeks
dance was largely attended and was
a marked success.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Liability Is Fixed
In Livestock Losses
House Passes Bill Relieving Owners
OF Responsibility

Motorists killing or injuring live
stock on the public highways would
be responsible for damages unless
negligence could be proved against
owners or caretakers, under a bill
passed by the House of Representa-
tives the latter part of last week
The measure, introduced by Rep
resentative Albert S. Boyer, specified
that: mo owner or other person in
charge of cattle or other livestock
shall be responsible in any action by
reason of such cattle or other live
stock accidentally escaping from
their enclosures and straying on any
public highway of this state unless
such owner or other person in
charge thereof shall have intentially
allowed the same to escape or unless
he shall be guilty of negligence I the
care Of such cattle or other live
stock"
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28

man of prizes; second vice presi-
dent. Mrs. w. Shockley Daugherty
secretary, Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard; ;
treasurer, Mrs. Edwin p. Messick
corresponding secretary, Mrs. Mar
shall Townsend, and auditor, Miss
Lena Short.
More than 100 prizes will be
awarded and refreshments served.
Included in the prizes are-la hand
some leather travelling bag. which
will be awarded to some lucky man
for door prize. The ladies' door
prize is a beautiful Pearce blanket.
Scores of other handsome prizes
were donated by local merchants,
and business houses doing business
with city companies. The prizes are
IN display in one of the Pierce
lows.
Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Plans Complete For
County Poultry Meet
Affair VIII Be Held In Georgetown
Grange Hall On March

Final plans have been made by the
officers of the various poultry or
ganizations of the county, for meet
ing to be held in the Midland Grange
Hall, Wednesday evening, March g.,
at GAS. The activity will be din
ner meeting, the meal to be served by
the members of Midland Grange.
The speaker of the evening will,
be Thomas w. Heitz, manager of the
Rockingham Poultry Marketing Co
operative of Broadway, Va. Mr.. Heitz
was formerly with the U. S. D. A.
connected with the division of mar
keting. He resigned from the De-
partment of Agriculture to help or
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Milford chronicle., 1941-02-28
Schine Circuit Opened New Waller
Theatre At Laurel Last Evening

size and comfort, beyond anything
which they could have expected.
Sparing neither expense nor eff
fort, Schine's offers to residents of
Laurel and vicinity a theatre of
which every member of the COM
munity will take pride. All the in
genuity and artistry of modern the
atre artisans have been drawn on to
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