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The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-26

AFTFR getting along without
L ! one for rising sixty wears,
Standard IS beng adopted BY
a hallmark. The Company IS
making all OF the arrangements
for the adoption. Its now put
ting this distinguishing sign on
its goods. Nevertheless. the hall
mark adopted the COMPANY
JUST as pup adopts a family.
You know how il is with a
pup. One day the lit,le rascal
shows up and begins romping
with the children. The next
thing he's as much a part of
the family as grandpas rheu-
mati>m. Then he turns our 10
be a prize-winner at the dog
show. and you're as pleased
as Punch.
Well. the badge we've had
on Standard Stations for a dec
ade has sneaked into our heart
and into the heart of the pub
lie. What's more. II has turned
out TO be a thoroughbred =
and a proper mark for thor
oughbred products. 1t has won
this new honor through its own
natural.born qualities.
It's the Standard Chevron-
a design as old as heraldry and
as honorable as knighthood.
From every roadside IL has for
ten years wig-wagged Stand
ard" 10 all passing motorists.
So has il come TO mean Stand
ard" 10 millions. Wherefore
has IL become our hall mark
and escutcheon.
Standard Oil Company
of California
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-26

that committes during the coming
year.
A. II. Heath. campaign chairman
for the coming year. reported that
leadership has already been OBJ
tanned for next falls campaign.
The Great Eastern WAS the first
ship used in laying the first per-
manent transatlantic cable.
The Tacoma times. [volume] (Tacoma, Wash.) 1903-1949, 1941-02-26
Other Offiren

Elected To serve with Presiueni
Hooker a. officers Of the Tacoma
Community Chest and Council dur
ing the coming year were: Alexsn-
der Rabbit. first vice president:
Otto L. johnson. second vice presi-
dent: Lyman V. Hall, treasurer;
Bartlett Rummel. chairman of the
budget committee: N. J. Auckey.
chairman Of public relations. and
A. II. Heath. campaign chairman,
as chairmen of standing commit
tees; Mrs. A. B. Comfort. repre-
eenting the Community Council:
+. J. Aichlitsch, Bertil johnson.
j. ]. Kaufman and W. G. Pinehes
as members at large. and Guy
Thompson. executive secretary.
President Hooker formally pre-
scented TO the organization Guy
Thompson, who recently assumed
the duties OF executive secretary
TO the Tacoma Community Chest
and Council. Thompson responded
by presenting an inventory of the
accomplishments OF the organiza-
tion since its founding over 20
years ago. He outlined briefly the
steps necessary for a successfsii fu-
turp
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Milton Homecoming
Starts This Evening
ESqhth Annual HOmecOn1-
ing Will Feature Page
ant, Baby Parade

The following program has been
announced by the committee in
charge of the eighth annual Home
coming to be held at Milton this
Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. A
feature of the three day celebra-
tion will be a baby parade and pag-
cant tonight, Friday, August 8, at
Z O'Clock. Prizes will be awarded
the children taking part in the
parade. The program is as follows;
Friday: Baby parade at z o'clock;
1880, music by Lewes High School
Band; invocation by the Rev. Will
liam A. Mcdaniel; address of well
come and introduction of chairman
by Mayor Milton T. Graves; ad-
dress by William H. Welch of Mil
ton; address by James P. Darby of
Philadelphia; song by the Rev.
Joseph B. Vaughn; music by
Revelers and Slaughter
Neck Ramblers; music by Donald
song by Thomas Par
SONS; the speaker of the evening
will be the Rev. Charles w. Mark
er, Methodist minister of Grove
Vile, N. ].
Saturday, p. m, boat races at
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Mrs. F.A.COOcll
Heads Legion
A u Hillary
Newark Won an Sue
ceeds Mrs. P. w. Hunt
ingtOn; Milford Lady
Named Delegate.


Mrs. F. Allyn cooeh OF Newark
was elected president of the De-
partment Of Delaware, American
Legion Auxiliary, at a business
session of the annual convention of
the Legion and Auxiliary held last
Saturday at the Hotel DUPONT in
Wilmington.
She will succeed Mrs. Park w.
Huntington of Wilmington, as de-
partment president.
Other officers elected were: Vice
president for New Castle county,
Mrs. Robert Schneider, Whining
ton; vice president for Kent coun-
ty, Mrs. Harold Haines, Dover;
vice president for Sussex county,
Miss Jessie Morris, Lewes; treas
urer, Mrs. Paul Lovett, Newark;
Miss Virginia Dillon,
historian, Mrs. G.
Leslie Gooden of Dover; sergeant
alarms, Mrs. Frank A. Boiling, Will
chaplain, Mrs. Calvin Af-
fierbach, Georgetown; national
committeewoman, Mrs. Huntington;
alternate, Mrs. Melvin Hopkins, of
Dover.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Traffic Unaffected
AsGasol5neBLackont
Starts lin Delaware
Few Of States 1,2OO Sta
tiOns Remain Open To
Service Trucks; Effect
On Jobs Small.

I All but few of this states 1,200
gasoline stations closed at o'clock
Sunday night, complying with Oil
: Coordinator Harold L. Ickes' re-
quest that 100000 automobile fuel
depots along the Eastern seaboard
observe a gasoline curfew between
the hours of z p. m. and a. m, in
the interests of national defense.
Those few remaining open by per-
mission TO serve trucks.
In Wilmington and along the
highways to Dover, Georgetown and
Rehoboth Beach filling stations
were dark, their pumps switched
off. Bridgeville, Georgetown and
State Road State Police stations re-
ported heavy trafic, with as many
cars streaming up and down the
state as were to be expected on
hot, August Sunday.
No Last-Minute Rush
But these thousands had bought
their fuel earlier in the day and
there were few Instances of piling
up at filling stations in last-min-
ute efforts to prevent running out
of gas"
There was a strong undercurrent
of belief that the blackout was a
prelude to compulsory rationing,
probably after Labor Day.
The impression that unemploy-
ment Of gas station attendants
would result was not borne out by
a survey of local operators and
who said their crews
would remain intact. A change in
the schedule of hours to be work
ed was all that was anticipated.
Customers were interested and
curious, but little worried about the
curfew. The threat of being strand
ed somewhere along a highway
seemed remote, although two mo-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Webb Sisters Of
City
Win n4-HAwalrd
Orpha And Margaret
Place First In. Import
ant Dairy Foods Dem
Onstration Contest.

Final tabulations of Ash competi,
tions at the Kent and Sussex Fair
completed late last Saturday by G.
e. McCauley. State All club lead
er. reveal that the Webb sisters
orpha and Margaret Of Lincoln
placed first in the important dairy
foods demonstration contest.
The dish prepared by 0rpha and
Margaret Webb was cheese souffle.
The other Sussex county team in
the contest was made up of Thel-
ma Krewatch and Dorothy Studley.
Teams from Kent county included
Hazel Sapp and Albina Kielbasa,
Beulah Armour and Eleanor
Browne, Martha and Alicia Scho-
field, Bertha Belle Wilson and Dor
is Marvel, and Dorothy Cook and
Marietta Legar.
In a companion contest, dairy
production demonstration, the team
of Alden Hopkins, Jr., and Roland
Hill, members of the Henlopen All
Club, gained No. ranking for its
demonstration of clean milk pro-
duction. Sussex County All clubs
were also represented in the con-
test by another team composed of
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ruled a dead heat between Sail
and Horn An additional two laps
were raced with Horn finishing
first by about a foot.
Sail also turned in the best time
trial, 28.76 for the half mile.
Eddie Robinson of Philadelphia
turned completely over at the turn
into the back stretch during the
time trials. The driver was under
meath the car when it burst into
flames but quickly extricated him
self. He was taken to the hospital
on the grounds and treated for
burns.
On the ninth lap of the first quail
flying event, Bill Baker of Selby-
vile, lost a wheel at the first turn.
The wheel crashed through fence,
narrowly missing spectators.
Harper won the first of the five
mile qualifying heats in 5:11.S1.
The second went to the ill-fated
Seaman, and Herman Owens of
Charlotte, N. c., was victorious in
the third. George Marshman of
Yerkes, Pa, won the consolation
race.
Ducky Pehlman Of Reading, Pa,
finished second to Harper in the
feature, with Lou Volk, Patterson,
N. j., third; Pete McKeown, Ches-
ter, fourth; George Rutty, Phila-
delphia, fifth; Warren Bates, Pit
man, N. j., sixth, and Marshman,
seventh. The winning time was
10:03.22.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
4O,OOOSee II Young
DriyerKiUedAtFair
BernaEI Seaman OF BridOetOn, ". j., Victim Of Ac-
cident While Driving In Ten-DfiLe Feature Race;
Several Other Cars Wrecked During Afternoon.

The automobile races, closing
feature of the Kent-Sussex Fair
last Saturday afternoon were mar
red by the death of one driver and
the injury of several others.
Bernell Seaman, age 26 years,
of Bridgeton, N. j., was killed while
driving in fourth position In the
10-mile feature race. In the fifth lap
number of cars were closely bum
ched on the northwest turn when
one car skidded against another
which in turn smashed into Sea-
mans car causing It to turn over
several times. Seaman's body was
pinned beneath the wreckage. Ex-
animation showed he died of a frac-
tured skull.
Steve Markewitz of Hatboro, Pa,
was treated for injuries received in
the crash.
The 1O-mile feature was won by
Harry Harper of Chester, Pa. Har-
per took the lead at the start and
was never headed.
The crowd, estimated at 10000,
largest In the history Of the fair,
was given plenty of excitement
with the numerous spills and
crashes. The most interesting
event was the match race between
Bob Sail of Patterson, N. j., Ted
Horn of Los Angeles, and Tommy
Hinnershitz of Reading, Pa.
Sail captured the first heat, and
Horn the second. The third was
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Hunes Grier Hurt
In Maine Accident
Son OF Mr.. And Mrs. Harry L.
Grier Is In Portland Hospital

Humes Grier, of Aberdeen, Md.
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry L. GrieT
of Milford and Slaughter Beach
was seriously injured last Thurs
day morning in Portland, Maine,
where he, together with Mrs. Grier
and their daughters had gone for
a vacation. He was struck and
knocked down by an automobile
while preparing to take his car out
of garage in that city.
According to information receiv-
ed by members of the family, Mr..
Grier and his family had gone to
the garage, his wife and daughters
had entered the machine, and Mr..
Grier was chatting with group Of
tourists, when an elderly man
started a car on the other side of
the garage, apparently lost control
of the vehicle and plowed into two
cars and the group of tourists. Mr..
Grier was knocked down and out by
the impact and was removed to the
Maine General Hospital, where x
rays disclosed that he had sustain
ed a fracture of the skull at the
base of the brain and a fractured
vertebrae. AS the Chronicle pre-
pared for press both fractures had
been reduced and Mr.. Grier was
preparing to leave the hospital. He
will, however, have to wear back
brace. for at least six months, ac-
cording to the bone specialist, who
set the fracture.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Carey's Camp Opens
Tomorrow Evening
Fifty Third Annual Session VIII
Continue For Ten Days

The fifty-third annual session oi
Carey's Camp, located two miles OF
the Millsboro-Gumboro highway,
and about ten miles from George
town, will open for a ten-day ses-
sion tomorrow night, Saturday, Au-
gust 8, and continue until midnight,
August IL, under direction of the
Rev. Edmund w. Henvis, pastor of
Grace Methodist Church, of Mills
boro, in charge.
They have fixed all of the pro-
grams on Eastern Standard Time.
This Saturday night at z o'clock,
there will be a song service, fol-
lowed by a sermon at p. m, by
the Rev. James O'Neal, of Pitts
vile, Md.
On Sunday, August 10, there will
be a "love feast" at $3.50 a. M, fol-
lowed at 1880 p. m, by Sunday
school, taught by Prof. Frank Woad
of MilIsboro. At 2:45 p. m, there
will be baptismal service, follow
ed at p. M, by a sermon by the
Rev. ]. Edward Downes, of Phila-
delphia, formerly of Georgetown.
In the evening at $3.50 o'clock the
young peoples service will be led by
a group from the church of the Rev.
Mr.. Downes of Philadelphia. At
1880 p. M, the sermon will be de-
livered by the Rev. John W. Woot-
ten of Pocomoke City, Nd. who is
the outstanding poet of the minis
ters of the Delmarva Peninsula,
and who twenty-five years ago was
a correspondent for a paper in
Georgetown, long before he entered
the ministry, writing his weekly
letter in verse and In
prose. He also compiled a pamph-
let of his most famous poems and
he still, on special occasions,
writes them.
On Monday night, August II,
here will be young peoples SER
vice at $3.50 o'clock, followed by a
sermon by the Rev. ]. E. Parker of
Ocean View Methodist Church. Fol-
owing the young peoples service
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Former House Speaker
Passes At Wyoming
James V. McCOmmOns, Would Have
Been SO Years Old Tomorrow

James v. McCommons, a former
Speaker of the House of Represen-
tatives and for the past 81 years
connected with the State Board of
Education, died last Thursday at
his home in Wyoming. He would
have been SO years old on August
g.
Mr.. McCommons, who was born
near Havre de Grace, Md, son
of the late Edward and Ann Nc
Commons, had been a resident of
Wyoming the past so years and for
many years was one of the leading
Gamers of the section. Some years
ago he served as clerk of the peace
of Kent county for a term of four
years.
Active in his work with the edu-
cation board until his vacation
started on. Monday Of last week,
Mr.. McCommons was taken seri-
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
State Poultry Dept.
Makes 52,254 Tests
PullOrum Disease Eradication Pro-
gram For Season Well Under Way

The Pullorum Disease Eradica-
tion Program for the present sea-
son is reported by H. r. Baker
poultry pathologist, as we'll under
way. This program involves the
blood testing of all birds in the
breeding fiocks of poultrymen CO.
operating with the State Board of
Agriculture in eliminating this
disease.
A little over three weeks of the
campaign has passed with 52,254
blood tests made in GA f1ocks. Infec-
ton with pullorum disease has been
found in only one flock. This was
expected as the disease was demon
strated in this flock last year and
cleanup measures were not fol-
lowed up by the flock owner.
AS has already been announced,
beginning July 1, the State Board
of Agriculture officially recognizes
only two classes of poultry breed
ing flocks-pullorum clean and
pullorum passed. A pullorum clean
flock being a flock in which all
birds on the premises over four
months of age have passed two
consecutive free tests, at least six
months apart and not more than
one year apart, or when the flock
has passed one free test, providing
all birds in the flock came from
pullorum clean or passed sources.
A pullorum passed flock is flock
in which all birds on the premises
over four months of age have pass
ed one free test on the first test
during the current season.
Applications for the testing of
about 10000 birds are now on file
and more applications are being
received daily.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
New Yorker Is
Fatally Hurt In
Auto Accident
Near Glasgow
Frank MarrinelIi Victim
OF Head : On Crash;
Two Wilmington Sis
ters Killed In New
Jersey Mishap.

One man was killed and another
was injured in a head-on collision
between truck and an automobile
on the southbound lane of the Glas-
gov Road, one-half mile south of
Glasgow last Friday.
Frank Marrinelli, 25 years old, of
III Mulberry street, New York, was
pronounced dead when taken to
the Delaware Hospital in Whining
ton, in the Goodwill ambulance.
Frank ]. Tricarico, 23 years old,
of 224 Lafayette street, New York,
who drove the car In which Mar
rinelli was riding, suffered a shoul-
der injury.
Tricarico, according to police,
claimed he had pulled out to pass
another automobile and the latter
increased speed as he was about
to pass.
The northbound lane Is being re-
paired and traffic is moving in both
directions on the southbound lane.
Tricarico, who was travelling
south, swung to the left, hoping to
avoid collision with a northbound
truck operated by John A. Lee, Jr.,
Of S06 North 2Sth street, Richmond,
Va. Lee swung his truck too, but
to no avail.
One side OF the truck was demol-
ished and a side Of the automobile
also was badly damaged.
The truck was loaded with lum-
Der.
One of Marrinelli's arms was am
putated in the accident.
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Poultry Plant
300
ToLocate Here
Actual C on S true ti0n
Work Will Be Started
In A Few Weeks City
Council Says.

The city council has announced
that a poultry packing plant has
been induced to locate at Milford
and that actual construction of the
plant will commence in about three
weeks.
Last week the corporation pur-
chased the site which is located
along the new improved highway
to Lincoln, just outside the city
limits. The site was purchased
from Charles Ingram, who oper-
ates the Milford Sausage and Scrap
pie Plant.
When the plant is in operation,
it will employ about 300 persons.
The city has agreed to extend the
sewer and water system to the
plant, and the electric power lines.
The plant meets a growing de-
mand in this section, as the raising
of broilers has extended to this
community, and the plant will offer
an outlet for the product.
Negotiations between city coun-
Gil and the sponsors of the plant,
who now have several packing
houses in operation in Delaware
and New Jersey, have been in pro-
gress for several months, and rep
of the concern have
before council and ex-
planned their operation plans.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
.E. E. ROrtOn
Heads State.
Wilmington Lawyer Is
HOnOred By Legion;
Col. w. E. Lank Named
Past Commander.

Everett E. Borton, of Wilmington,
was elected state commander OF
the American Legion at the con-
clusion of the organizations 23rd
annual convention in the Hotel
dupont, Wilmington, last Satur-
day. Mr.. Borton is an attorney.
James A. Campbell of Rehoboth
was elected first vice commander,
and James r. Webb of Laurel, Sec
ond vice commander. Other officers
elected were: The Rev. G. A. Burs-
lem, st. Georges, chaplain; Will
liam E. White, Claymont, and Will
liam Tilson, Smyrna, sergeants-at-
arms. Colonel William E. Lank of
Milford, was given the title of past
department commander. Colonel
Lank, age 79 years, veteran of two
wars, IS the Oldest Legionnaire in
Delaware.
The convention approved, with a
roll call vote, the report of the res
olutions committee which said that
these tense times call for deeds,
not words" and contained no reso-
lutions. The report said that in the
present state of world affairs more
harm than good" could come from
attempts ito forsee future prob
lens and to prescribe their solu-
tions."
The recommendation committee
offered only one suggestion: That
posts encourage the sale of defense
bonds.
George Ehinger of Dover, present
commander, reported
that the departments membership
of more than 1900 is the second
highest ever recorded here. Mr..
Ehinger presided at the convention,
which was attended by 6S dele
gates from the II posts of the state,
and state officers.
New officers will be installed af-
ter the legion's national conven-
tion, to be held during the third
week in September.
Lee R. Pennington, FBI inspec-
tor of Washington, addressing the
morning session, declared that sub
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Victor Lynn Lines
Collect Aluminium
MiLford Transportation
Company Aids National
Defense

The Victor Lynn Lines with head
quarters at Milford, have contribut-
ed their bit toward national de-
tense, when under the direction of
their agent, S. M. Williams, of
Harrington, they called at the diff
ferent towns in lower Delaware,
collected the assembled piles of
aluminium and transported it to
the marine terminal in Wilmington
under the direction of H. e. May
hew of Wilmington, formerly of
Milford, assistant general manager
of the transportation company. The
following towns sent in aluminium:
Frederick. 37% 10; Seaford, 420
10; Milford, 808 ID; Harrington.
$50 fb; FELTON,, go 10; Lewes, 270
Millsboro. 395 10; Frankford, 1SO
NJ; Milton, 245 ID; Georgetown, 460
NJ; Greenwood. 1877 fb; Bridgeville,
1877 ID; Laurel, 100 fb; Blades, 106
10; Houston, 100 NJ; Dagsboro, 80
NJ; Lincoln City, 10 10; Ellendale,
200 ID; Selbyville, 205 10.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Sunday Morning Fire
Cuts Milford House
RemOdeled Property Belonging To
Mrs. F. H. Carey Is Wrecked

An early morning fire which
partly destroyed a newly remodelled
vacant house belonging to Mrs.
Florence Houseman Carey, Milton
postmistress, and former resi-
dent of this city, at Second and
Montgomery streets. last Sunday,
gave Milford firemen q real battle.
The flames. which broke out
shortly after 5 o'clock got consider
able start before the firemen ar
rived.
The origin of the blaze has not
been determined. The property had
been unoccupied for several years,
but recently Mrs. Carey had re-
fitted 1t for tenancy.
The firemen battled with the
flames for more than three hours,
tin roof confining the flames to
the rear Of the structure and caus-
ing great volumes Of smoke to is
sue, being serious handicap.
The loss was estimated at over
$4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Red Cross Swim
Glasses We're
Well Attended
Approximately 100 Chill
dren From Milford and
Surrounding COmmun-
tiles Attended.

Mrs. Wallace F. McFaul, chair.
man of the local unit Delaware
Chapter American Red Cross, an
nounced today that the annual Red
Cross swimming classes held al
Slaughter Beach, under the direc-
tion of George M. Potter, have been
a SUCCESS with approximately 100
children from Milford and sur
rounding communities attending.
The classes follow:
Beginners
Harold Welch
VIM. Cunningham
Jeannine Conde
Marilynne West
Richard Downing
James Coverdale
Russell Harrington
Jack Messick
Jack Worthington
VIM. Deputy
Earl Paris
Cecil Maloney
Audrey Wisseman
Elsie Clifton
Edward TorSch
Roslyn Sharp
Burton Coverdale
Phoebe Houston
Doris Weldin
Albert Lee JONES
Richard Faix
William Bowman
Harold Welch
Earl Paris
Margaret Donneiiy
William Cunningham
Joseph Lof1and
Jean Wilkins
Leslie Davidson
William Deputy
Russell CLANCY
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Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Delaware Motorists Complete Year
Of Service In Defense Tax Army

Delaware motorists have COM
pleted their first year of service
in the national defense tax army,
H. v. Daniel, secretary, Associated
Petroleum Industries of Delaware,
said today in commenting on the
fact that the second federal tax on
motor fuel, levied for national de-
fense purposes, has been in effect
for one whole year.
motor vehicle owners were one
of the first groups to be affected
by defense taxes, and the burden
of their taxation has been increas-
ed the most" said Mr.. Daniel.
Congress imposed, effective on
July 1, 1910, an, additional tax on
motor fuel at a rate equivalent to
so per cent Of the rate previously
Milford chronicle., 1941-08-08
Central State Farms
Plan To Grow Spinach
VIII Be First Time Crop Has Been
Produced On Commercial Scale

For the first time, spinach will
be produced in Delaware this fall
on a commercial scale. Most of the
production is centered in Kent
county where the harvested spin
ach will be packed.
Kent county farmers will seed
the spinach around the first week
in September and the crop will be
ready for harvesting and packing
In October and November. The crop
continues growing after cold wea-
ther sets in because freezing
doesn't hurt the kind of spinach be-
ing used by Delaware farmers.
To aid Delaware spinach pro-
ducers, e. P. Brasher of the Uni
Yersity of Delaware Horticultural
Department, has prepared a mime
ograph circular entitled Spinach
Growing in Delaware" The five
pages in the handy pamphlet con-
tain brief, but complete facts on
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