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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
GEORGETOWN

A small property owned by Fan
ME Ingram of Philadelphia, located
on what is, known as the "Hill", a
colored settlement, and tenanted
by Robert Stevenson, colored, was
destroyed by fire, together with the
contents, Friday afternoon, entail
ing a loss of about $400. The fire
originated from a defective fiue.
Turkey Growers Elect
Officers of the Turkey Growers
Association of lower Delaware
have been chosen, as follows:
President, former County Agent
Molloy G. Vaughn, of Coolspring;
vice-president, Norval Pepper, near
Seaford; secretary and treasurer,
William Murray of Ocean View. 1t
is understood that many more
thousands of turkeys will be grown
this year than ever before. AL
ready several of the extensive
growers have their houses filled
with poults. Unless the mortality
is very heavy, there will be plenty
of turkeys for the Thanksgiving
and Christmas holidays in lower
Delaware.
Cooper. Crouch
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Ruth Cooper, daughter of
William Cooper and the late Mrs.
Ella Cooper, Philadelphia, and Rus
sell Crouch. son of Mr., and Mrs.
Elmer Crouch. same city. has been
made. The wedding took place at
Wesley Methodist Church parson-
age on the afternoon of March 90,
the Rev. Omar Z. Jones performing
the ceremony.
Johnson Hastings
Miss Ivah Pearl Johnson. daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Ralph r. john
son. of Harbeson, and Granville E.
Hastings. son of Mrs. Clara Patter-
son Hastings and the late Joshua
J. Hastings, of Milton, took place
last Sunday night at Milton. the
Rev. J. ]. Won Hagel performing
the ceremony.
Band Concerts
During the latter part of this
week. soldiers stationed in lower
Delaware will he visited by the
well-known 18th Infantry Band,
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
Sussex Court
Returned Many
True Bills At
Regular Term
toontinusd ron runs Fass,

Justice Layton, in imposing sem
tence, stated that the stealing of
tires was "like stealing gold"
Edward C. Sammons, Broad
Creek District, charged with issu-
ing a worthless check to Mervin L.
Lafferty, Lewes and Rehoboth Dis
trict on June 25, last year, for $500,
said check being drawn on the First
National Bank of Seaford, was sem
fenced to serve one year in the
Sussex county prison. He pleaded
guilty to the charge.
On a second charge of issuing a
worthless check on August 6 to
Victor Lynn, of Milford, for $25,
on the Sussex. Trust Company of
Lewes, he was given an additional
one year sentence, making two
years imprisonment on the two
charges. Sammons is an old Of
fender. Last year he served pris-
on sentence for issuing worthless
checks and upon his release started
his old trick.
Sallie Mills, Dagsboro District,
pleaded guilty in the Court of Cen
eral Sessions on Tuesday to SELL
ing, on March 29, one pint of liquor
to an agent of the Delaware Liquor
Commission, for $500. She was ten
fenced to three months imprison-
ment in the Sussex county Jail. A
second charge against her. was
nolle pressed.
Six months Imprisonment in the
Sussex county Jail was the SEN
tence imposed in General Sessions
Court ON Vinton F. Smith, charged
with issuing a worthless check for
$40 to Theodore Burton, Jr., and
Company on October 4, last year.
The check, drawn on the CONNER
cial Trust Company, of Whining
ton, was signed Smith Neon Signs
Company by Vinton Smith. The
check was found to be worthless
when deposited by Mrs. Marie
Jones, a secretary of the Theodore
Burton, Jr., and Company, George
town..
On October 2. last year, another
check was drawn for $4,000 without
funds in the bank. This charge was
nolle pressed since he had been
convicted on one charge.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10

now stationed at Fort Hancock, N
J.. 1t is thirty-five piece musical
group. 1t will arrive in Sussex
county next Wednesday and re-
main in the county through Friday,
April 10. A concert is to be given
in the Public Square here next
Thursday night, starting at seven
o'clock. A public concert will be
given in the high school auditorium
during the day next Friday. 1t has
fourteen-piece orchestra which
is led by Warrant Officer Carroll
Mynard and which has proven pop
ular in Pennsylvania, New Jersey
and New York. This orchestra
will furnish music for the dance to
be held in the Georgetown armory
next Wednesday night and at the
dance to be held Friday night at
the Redden Forest camp. The pub
lie is invited to all of the per-
formances, according to army Off
cials.
The ennual spring concert of the
Georgetown High School band will
be held in the school auditorium on
Friday night, April II. at 500
O'Clock. 1t will be assisted by the
high school chorus. A piano sex
tette also will be presented.
Announcement of the marriage
of Miss Inez Winnifred Walls,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Chester
w. Walls, South Race street, to H.
Edwin Best, of Dover, has been
made. The wedding took place on
March 70, the Rev. John L. john
son, pastor of the Delmar Metho-
dist Church and uncle of the bride,
the ceremony. The
bride is a graduate of the George!
town High School, class .'35, and
for mafy months has been en-
ployed as secretary to DR.. Preston
West. They will make their home
in Dover where the groom is en-
gagged in the automobile business.
Invited To Return for 18th Year
The quarterly conference of Wes-
ley Methodist Church has unani-
invited the Rev. Omar q.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
Dover Quick-Freezing
Lockers Almost Ready
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butcher any time of the year and
keep his meat in storage for his
family's use the year around. His
garden vegetables and the fruits
from his orchard can be preserved
with full, fresh flavor. To the city
user cold storage locker service
means that he can purchase his
food products in quantity lots at
wholesale or near wholesale prices
and at the same time secure bet
ter quality foods. To the sports
man cold storage lockers makes it
possible to preserve his game until
he wants to use it. 1t means that
corn on the cob. peas, beans, straw
berries, cherries, peaches and other
tempting foods which are only
available in the fresh-like form for
a few weeks during the season, can
be had any time during the year.
The preserving effects of sub
freezing temperatures are possible
because the freezing process stops
the development of molds, yeasts
and bacteria. Freezing tempera-
lures further retard chemical
changes such as oxidation, and
changes.
Anyone interested in obtaining
locker should contact Immediately
Miss Yetter, postoffice building, Do
yer.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10


Jones to return as pastor for the
thirteenth year. This is record
by five years of any minister pos
sibly serving a church in lower
Delaware, in quarter of century,
and may break a record of forty
or fifty years. The Rev. Mr.. Jones,
who takes an active interest in
civic affairs, is humanitarian and
a prominent member of the George
town-Millsboro Rotary Club. He
looks after the poor in this area
through benevolent organizations
and at his own expense, and his
hundreds of friends are legion.
His church recently has been re-
lighted with fiuorescent lights in
memory of Mrs. Mary Elizabeth
Calhoun, who for seventy years
was member of the church and
the oldest w. C. T. U. worker in
lower Delaware at the time of her
death about four years ago. In her
will she left all of her holdings to
the church. Four sound or ampli-
flying systems have been installed
for the members who cannot hear
well and they have been so ar
ranged that they can sit in their
pews and hear the sermons of the
Rev. Mr.. Jones. Delegate to the
Conference, which meets in Will
mington on May 13, will be Alfred
Pierson Townsend. The alternate
delegate is Harry p. Hudson.
Miss Margaret Ward and Will
liam B. Cummings. both of Laurel,
were married on Saturday night at
Laurel by the. Rev. +. C. Walls,
pastor of the Laurel Pilgrim Holi-
ness Church. Both are widely
known in the western section of
Sussex county.
Thomas H. King Dead
Thomas H. King, aged 80. widely
known carpenter, died Tuesday
night of last week following a
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
Gov. Bacon And
Other Officials
Praise First
Kent BlackOut
Continued from Frs. parsl

that showed in stores and homes
were an oversight.
Addresses Crews
Mayor Edward c. Evans. Sussex
county coordinator, told workers
at a meeting following the test
period that the general results
were about "as nearly 100 per cent
effective as possible
Others in the official party at the
police station were: Lieutenant
Colonel William J. Storey, William
A. McWilliams, superintendent of
state police, and Albert Beggs, Jr.,
secretary to Secretary of State
Earle d. Wiley.
The first signal of an approach
ing raid was received at Dover con-
troll headquarters at $3.50 p. m. At
S:57 o'clock the immediate danger
signal was flashed and within a
few minutes lights were extin-
guished throughout the county.
Report Promptly
Firemen, police. auxiliary forces,
first aid crews, and raid wardens
reported to their posts promptly.
Four casualties" were treated in
the Dover area. State home guards,
under the direction of Captain
James Dewey Quillen, took up
positions to safeguard state and
city buildings from sabotage. Close
watch was kept on utilities and in
dustrial plants. The whole pro-
gram simulated conditions expect
ed to exist under an actual raid.
Few violations were reported
from rural Kent county. Smyrna,
Clayton, Camden, Wyoming, Hart
ly, Harrington, Bowers Beach,
Pennington, and other towns were
on the alert from the first sound
of the sirens. AT Symrna Landing
the warden ringing the warning
bell put so much zeal into his work
the rope snapped.
Siren Sounds Alarm
In the majority of towns the fire
siren served as the alarm. Volun-
teer companies Immediately took
up prearranged stations and re-
mained on duty until the all clear
sounded at 9:29 o'clock.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
CHAPLAIN'S CHAPEL

Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Webb are the
happy parents of baby girl, born
Monday, March 80.
DietZ DickersOn who was Oper-
ated upon in the Milford Hospital
some time ago is improving.
Miss Mary Smith is still on the
sick list.
Mrs. Margaret Bridges and
daughter of Wilmington and Mrs.
Helen Newman of Bellevue, Md,
visited their parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joshua Prettyman on Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Martin Peterson of
Boonton, N. j., have moved to
Bridgeville.
Mrs. Mary Macklin and Mrs.
Beatrice 0'Bier were in Whining
ton shopping one day this week.
Mr.. and Mrs. Willard Harris en-
tertained Mr.. and Mrs. Howard
Wiley and children, Audrey and
Joyce of Dover on Sunday and is
entertaining their daughter. Vir4
ginia O'Neil and son Parker this
week.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
LEWES

Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph Futcher,
Dewey Massey, of Lewes; Mr.. and
Mrs. John Massey and son, of POGO
moke City, Md; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Janney and daughters, of
Philadelphia, were the Sunday din
ner guests of Mr.. and Mrs. Edward
Massey at their home on Mulberry
street. l.,s,
Mrs. Charles Ricards. Of Asbury
Park, N. j., visited her parents the
past week, and Mr.. and Mrs. Ed
ward Wiley on Market street.
Miss Jessie Morris, of Whining
ton; Mrs. ]. Edgar Morris and
daughter NiclSy, of Claymont, spent
the Easter holidays. with their
mother, Mrs. Hannah Morris.
Mrs. Herbert Allen and son,
Franklin, of Wilmington, are
spending some time with Mr.. and
Mrs, Samuel West before leaving
for Alabama.
Mrs. w. Hance Chambers, who
has been spending the winter
months in Seaford with her daugh-
ter and son-in-law, Mr.. and Mrs.
Douglas Fleming, has returned TO
her home in Lewes.
The Misses Elsie and Edna
Moore, of Wilmington, were week
end guests of their parents, Mr..
and Mrs. Clifford Trader.
Miss Louise Vaughn, student at
Madison College, Harrisonburg, Va.
spent the Easter holidays with her
parents, MI, and Mrs. M. c. Vaughn
of the Dixie-Del farm.
Ensign William A. Arthur, OF
Norfolk, Va, is the guest of his
grandparents. Mr.. and Mrs. Will
liam T. Atkins.
Miss Mildred Slack, a member of
the Lewes High school faculty,
visited her parents in Newton
Square, Pa, during the holidays.
Mr.. and Mrs. Jack Ingram, of
New York, were in Lewes calling
on relatives and friends the past
weekend.
Mrs. Richardson Roberts and
children, Richard, Douglas and
Susanna, who have been living in
Puerto Rico several years, where
Mr.. Roberts is stationed as a naval
radio operator, have returned to
Lewes. The Roberts made their
home in Lewes before going to
Puerto Rico.
Mrs. Richard Shields. wife of the
superintendent of the Lewes
schools, is recuperating at her
home in Lewes, after being con-
fined to the Germantown Hospital,
Germantown, Pa, due to illness.
The Misses Sue and Mary Florio,
daughters of Mr.. and Mrs. Arthur
Florio, have returned home from a
motor tour through the south,
where they spent some time in
Miami, Fla.
Mrs. John G. Cannon is spend
ing some time in St. Louis, Mo-,
with her son and daughter-in-law,
Mr.. and Mrs. John Gum Cannon,
Jr.. and her new grandchild.
Mr.. and Mrs. Irving V. Kepner
and sons spent the Easter vacation
with Mr.. Kepner's parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Frear Kepner, in Berwick,
Pa.
Mrs. Anna Morgan, of Allentown.
Pa, visited friends in town on
Sunday.
Funeral services were held Tues
day afternoon. at the Nelson funer-
al home. for Mrs. Mary Kitchens,
81. who died at the home of her
son-in law. William Lynch, on
Third street. She is survived by
her husband. Hiram Kitchens. and
four sons: Gideon, Edward. Harold
and Norman. and three daughters,
Mrs. Samuel Palmer. Mrs. Charles
Kid, and Mrs. Fred Jones. The
Rev. William Leishman, pastor of
the Lewes Presbyterian Church,
officiated. assisted by the Rev. J.
P. George of the Groome Memorial
Church. Burial was made in the
Lewes Methodist Cemetery.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10

more happy birthdays are wished
to Mrs. Layfield also Mr.. Layfield,
who have given two sons to the
armed forces of the U. S. within
the past few weeks.
Mr.. and Mrs. William e. Gray
and son Elmond, Mrs. E. H. Hick-
man and Miss Rosetta Gibbons OF
Georgetown, spent the weekend at
Philadelphia as guests of Mr.. and
Mrs Oscar L. Horner and Mr.. and
Mrs. George E. Long.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10

WHEN YOU SPEND money away
from home, you might as well
throw it into the lake, as far as
helping the home town goes.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-10
REPORT OF CONDITION OF THE
Milford Trust Company
OF MILFoE

OF MILFORD
In the State Of Delaware, at the Close
of Business on April 4, 1912
ASSETS
Loans and discounts (In-
Guiding $2,290.68 over
United States Government
obligations, direct and ;,-.,o no
political subdivisions @ ...: 17.s5O.OO
Other bonds. notes. and
debentures .............. 1og,540.l0
Corporate stocks .......... 16,2i9.7l
Cash. balances with other
banks, Including reserve
balances, and cash items
in process of collection. 92i,94i.S0
Bank premises
owned ........ .S9l, 26O.94
Furniture and
Fixtures ....... 199.oS 90,
than bank premises .... s4.546.7s
Total Assets ........ sa,8aO, ,6s6.1
LIABILITIES
Demand deposits OF indi-
corporations ..........: 81. .357, ,2oO19
Time deposits of indiVid-
uals. partnerships, and
corporations ............ 1851 .4S27S
political subdivisions ~. l.S7OSs
and officers Checks, etc.j S.OI2.22
Total
Other liabilities .....s.... 6.OG5.O3
Total Liabilities ........sa, ,4O4, ,7so.o5
CAPITAL ACCOUNTS
(.anifals & 10O O0O O0
SURPLUS :..-.. ...:.......s'' zug,UUU'Uv
Undivided profits a....... l25,J65.OJ
Total Capital Accounts. 25,e66.os
Total Liabilities and
Capital Accounts 81, $50, ,69b.I4
fThs banks capital consists OF COM
mon stock with total par value oil
$100, 100000.
MEMORANDA
Secured and preferred liabilities:
Id Deposits preferred un-
der provision Of law
hut not secured by
pledges of assets S96,l95.OO
(e) TOTAL ............... sss, 1850
(a) On date of report the
required legal reserve
against deposits of
this bank was ...... $214,665.UO |
(b) Assets reported above
which were eligible as
legal reserve amount
ed to ................ $772,3lG.OO |
!. w. C. SAMMONS. Treasurer. of
the abOve-named bank, do solemnly |
swear that the above statement is |
true. and that it fully and correctly |
represents the true state. of the sew
eral matters herein contained and set |
forth to the best OF my knowledge and
belief.
Corrcct.-Attest:
w. G. SAMMONS. Treasurer
w. V. SIPPLE
HOWARD II. POSTLES
Il. c. BARNARD
Directors.
State of Delaware,
County of Sussex, SIS:
Sworn to and subscribed before me .
this 9th day of April, 19i2. ard ] I
hereby certify that ] am not an officer
or director of this bank.
Theodore Townsend, Notary Public
My commission expires 11-15-43.
Evening star., 1942-07-05
Horse.Radish Suited
To Growth in This
Part of Country

Horse -radish is we'll suited to
growth in the North Temperate re-
gions. The freshly grated roots are
used as a condiment with meats
and a few plants in some out-of-
the-way or unused corner of the
garden will supply plenty for the
family use.
A deep moist loan is best, but the
plants will grow in any soil which
Is neither too light nor too heavy.
If the corner selected contains good
deep soil heavy fertilization is not
necessary. A top dressing of manure
each spring helps to produce better
roots.
There are no seeds formed by the
horse-radish, SO new plants must be
grown from crowns or from old root
cuttings. When propagating by
crowns use a part Of the old plant
having a root and some crown buds.
If the root cuttings are used take
pieces of older roots about inches
long and AS large around as a lead
pencil Enough sets to supply the
family garden can be purchased for
a few cents from any good seed
house.
Open shallow trench with the
hoe and place in the roots at r.
inch intervals, pressing the small
ends into the soil. Cover lightly,
leaving the tops near the surface
of the ground. Each cutting will
sprout in several places, and when
the plants are well established re-
move the soil carefully by hand from
each one, and rub off all but one
good cluster of leaves near the top
Do not disturb the tap root, and
replace the soil carefully when the
work is accomplished. AS the cold
weather approaches dig and CRATE
q few roots at time as needed.
| l. AND z. 3.
Evening star., 1942-07-05
Very Acid Soils Have
Low Productivity

Very acid soils, according to cur
rent thought among soil scientists,
are of low productivity not because
of the acid present. but rather be-
cause, in general, the high acidity
indicates low level of available
calcium, magnesium and potassium,
particularly potassium. Lining
soil has two principal effects, re-
ducing the acidity, and increasing
the supply of calcium which is i'm
portant to the growth Of plants. In
highly acid soils the activity of the
micro organisms is greatly de-
pressed, an undesirable condition
affecting particularly the nitrogen
fixing organisms. Also, the phos-
phorus available to plants decreases
as the acldity of the soil increases.
In some highly acid soils other ele-
ments such as aluminium and man
ganese. may become injurious to
plants.
Evening star., 1942-07-05
Here's the Answer
To Those Ants

The industrious ant! Too darned
industrious, if you ask us! AS some
body said: Why moralize about the
busy ant all the time? What are
they busy about? There's no use
being busy unless you do something
useful. And as for ants, we wish
they'd get busy somewhere else
than under our lawn or in our
kitchen. They are one of the greed
lest and brazenest forms of life
we know So long as they eat
they don't care how much they
spoil any one else's eats. We've seen
them shopping all over the most
crumbless and hygienic of kitchens
But don't let them get away with
anything in yours! Here's how:
The best defense is offense. If
you can trail the parade to its
outdoor nest, pour large guam
titles of boiling water into it,
to destroy the whole colony at
one blow. II you cannot find the
nest, use one of the following
treatments wherever the ants are
seen
Sodium fluoride powder, busted
wherever ants are crawling, will
sometimes drive them away.
This powder is deadly poison and
should never be used where chill
dren or pets might reach it,
or where it might come in con-
tact with food.
Borax, pyrethrum powder or
derris powder can be distributed
| where ants will walk through
the powder. The powder sub
stances are not poisonous to hui
mans or animals,
Evening star., 1942-07-05
Tall Grasses Useful
For Emphasis or
AS Screening

Very often some of the tall grasses
are very useful for planting where
YOU want a screen or to emphasize
some particular part Of the lawn.
One of the easiest to grow and best
known is Miscanthus sinensis, COM
monty called eulalia.
This is tall-growing grass, reach
ing sometimes 10 feet in height. 1t
is sometimes called the hardy
pampas grass, but it is not closely
related to the true pampas grass,
which is not hardy and should be
called eulalia or japanese grass
rather than pampas grass.
There is striped form which is
often called zebra grass. The green
form is more handsome and more
in keeping with the general plant
ing. 1t is tougher and better grow
ing.
This grass produces rather large
silky blooms and is quite snowy. II
the panicles are cut as soon as they
develop, they make good winter
decorative material. They can be
used naturally or dyed.
Eulalia grows in large clumps, is
easy to take care of and quite snowy
II used rightly. 1t should be more
in the background or at the side OF
the lawn or to cover up unsightly
objects or as a setting for Towering
plants in front, and not as a clump
| in the middle of the lawn.
Another reason this is such sat
isfactory grass is that while it makes
large clumps, 1t does not spread as
do some of the larger grasses so 1t
is never a menace. Also, If you are
interested in mulching, the grass
can be moved after it is killed by
frost and the top used rs mulch
Most nurserymen have eulalia. The
seed is very seldom offered, as
scarcely any OF the large grasses are
grown from seed.
Evening star., 1942-07-05
Plan for Storage of
Garden Products

Foresight in planning for the stor-
age Of victory garden products this
summer will be worth lot OF hind
sight when garden surpluses COM
mence to develop. Potatoes, sweet
potatoes, root vegetables, cabbage,
celery. pumpkins, squash, apples,
winter pears, and other products
will keep we'll in cellars, in above
ground or underground storage
structures, or in mounds, pits, or
trenches.
Good ventilation and controlled
temperature and moisture are i'm
portant for some products. Store
canned goods on shelves in a cool,
dry place with good air circulation;
II in glass, protection from light
checks fading. Containers of dried
food keep best in a warm, dry place
such as an airy, warm attic or near
the furnace. Brined vegetables keep
well in the cellar in stone jars or
kegs, completely covered with brine
Families who check over their
storage space early in the season
can plan improvements and extern
sions. Where frozen storage Is
available, it is wise to keep lockers
full.