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Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16

Remember the benefit card party
in the Odd Fellows Building Fri
day evening, Feb. 6. Tickets 35C
each.
The w. C. T. U. will meet with
Mrs. Clara Deputy, Tuesday even
ing, January 20, at 1880. Text
word: Grace.
The Young Ladies' Friendship
Glass of Slaughter Neck Church
will meet with Mrs. John Finity on
Friday evening, January 16.
The Missionary Circle of Avenue
Church will meet in the Fellowship
Room of the church on Wednesday.
January 21, at 2:90. Mrs. Davis
Grier will continue with the les
sons.
Watch this paper for the date
when the Red Cross class in home
nursing will start. The canteen
course is scheduled to start Tues
day, January 27 lat p. m, in the
Community Building.
The Millwood Church Aid will
meet Friday evening, Jan. 16, at
the Millwood Hall. Mrs. Mary
Abbott, Louise Farrow and Mrs.
Russell Robbins are on the COM
mittee. A good attendance is de-
sired.
The Ladies Auxiliary of the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital will have a
tea at the lovely new home of Mrs.
Herman Phillips on Haven Lake,
afternoon, January 29,
from until 5 o'clock. Silver offer
ing at the door.
The Business and Professional
Girls Club will give a card party,
Friday evening, Feb. 6, in the Odd
Fellows Building for the benefit of
the Red Cross. Tickets at 35c each
may be purchased from any mem
Der of the club.
.
There will be a card and bingo
Darty given for the benefit of the
lincoln branch of the Red Cross
Var Chest Fund. Bridge and 500
will be played. Date, January 2S.
Time, 7:45 p. IN. Place, Lincoln
school Auditorium. Price, S5 cents.
and prizes.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
Shawnee Club News

The Shawnee Home Demonstra-
tion Club met at the home of Mrs.
Chas. Grove on Friday, January 8.
1t was an all-day meeting. Lunch
seon was served at noon. Twenty
four members. three visitors and
our leader, Miss Gertrude Hollo-
way, attended.
The topic, Economical Plans for
1912" was given by Miss Holloway.
She also stated if any members
would be interested in farm mar
ket in Milford to please contact
Mrs. Chas. Grove before the Feb
ruary meeting.
Members were reminded of the
national drive for books and maga-
zines to be sent to the army camps.
Receptacles for these books will be
placed in both schools, banks, Ii
brary and Plaza Theater.
The next meeting will be held at
the home of Mrs. Emily Moore on
Friday, February 13, at 10:3O.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16

Miss Mamie Malcomson, of Phil.
adelphia, was the weekend guest
of Mrs. William Walls and Miss
Mildred Walls.
house guests, Mr.. and Mrs. A. Roy
Hart, of st. Petersburg, Florida
spent the weekend in Newark
with Mrs. Edwin D. Steele.
Mrs. Maria Varney Larrimore
and son, Patrick, returned home on
Saturday after spending the past
few months at Golden Beach,
Florida.
Mr.. and Mrs. Theodore Aber re-
turned from Miami, Florida, on
Friday after spending their honey
moon there. They are in Philadel-
phia this week and will return to
town for the weekend.
-
P. F. C. James E. Mills returned
to Ft. Benning, Ca, last Saturday,
after a ten-day visit with his par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. d. Nils.
Young Mills has been in the SER
vice one year, rated as a skilled
mechanic, being one of nine cho-
sen for excellence in work to Ft.
Benning after the usual Ft. Dix
exercises. In February he enters
G. M. c. School for advanced me-
in Ft. Knox, KY, after
which the American tanks and
trucks will be the better for the
skill of one more Milford boys
skill.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
DEFECTIVE CHIMNEY
CAUSES LEWES FIRE

The home of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Perry of near Coolspring, was part
ly destroyed by fire believed to
have been caused by defective
chimney late last Sunday.
Fire companies from Lewes and
Milton arrived shortly after the
alarm and with the help Of spec
tators, succeeded in saving most of
the household furnishings.
The property was formerly own
ed by the late Edward T. Vaughn
of Coolspring. The rear of the two
story frame dwelling was destroyed.
The Perrys have been offered a
small house in that vicinity by Mr..
and Mrs. Molloy C. Vaughn, not far
distant, and they have moved into
it what household goods they have
saved.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
New Century Club Notes

Business and Social Day was on
the calendar of the Milford New
Century Club on Monday and a
large number of members were in
attendance. Following the short
business session, Mrs. M. Haswell
Pierce gave review of A. ]. Gro
nins book, keys to the Kingdom" "
A story of the life work of Father
Francis Chisholm in the chosen
field of China, was one of sacrifice
and a fine example of Christian
fortitude. The members appre-
ciated Mrs. Pierce's fine effort as
she unfolded the book of fiction
Miss Adele Warren, accompanied
by Mrs. Edward T. Hurley, sang
Sometime, Dear Heart, Someday,"
and Lets Get Together" DR.. M.
Dalema Draper, chairman, Mrs. F
Burgette Short, Mrs. August f.
Faix and Mrs. G. Marshall Town
send form a committee who will
revise the bylaws of the club. the
present ones having been used
since 1920. Mrs. j. Postles Ham
mond, hostess for the day, and
very able committee had charge of
the social hour which followed the
review of the book. An attractive
tea table occupied the center of the
room, which was surrounded by
the chairs which the members
used. Pink snapdragons and white
hrysanthemums were used as ia
BILE decorations. The appointments
for the table were we'll carried out
and Mrs. Robert c. Hall poured
tea. Sandwiches, cakes and mints
were served.
Next week the meeting will be
held in the High School. 1t is
Home Day. Mrs. Law
renee Fitchett, chairman for the
day, will be assisted by Mrs. Mil
dred Wells, Miss Jean Jernee and
the Home Economics class. The
time for the meeting will be two
thirty as usual.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
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who manage to do forward skat-
ing, never attempting any
fancy stunts. The snow was en-
joyed by Mr.. and Mrs. A. Roy
Hart, of st. Petersburg, Flori-
da, who are the guests of Mr..
Hart's sister, Mrs. F. Burgette
Short. The Harris had not seen
snow for eighteen years, and
naturally it was a beautiful
sight to them. 1t has stayed
clear longer this time, too, be-
cause of the zero weather, but
the thaw on Tuesday started
the melting, and when the dirt
gets mixed with its whiteness,
the dark color soon predomi-
mates. A number from town
have gone to Philadelphia to
see the Ice Follies this week.
The engagement there termi-
mates on Tuesday of next week.
We are now going through
the after holiday lull, as far as
social parties and things go.
No weddings, no engagements,
no big gatherings. 1 always
think the outside cold makes
for cosy little gatherings be-
fore a fireplace, or in other
warm parts of our homes. The
quiet is often a forerunner of
generous squirt of activities.
Who knows but that l shall
have lots to tell you next week.
1 hope so, for there must be
some relaxation from war news,
defense work, and daily rou-
tine. Be sure to keep a good
mixture for your own morale.
Bobby Gibson, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Byron Gibson, celebrated
his 9th birthday last Saturday E
afternoon when he entertained
a group of his friends. The
boys arrived at l o'clock for ice
cream and cake and. later ON
went to the movies. Bobby's
guests were: Bill Grier, Tommy
Wells, Davis Burton, Peter Hal
lett. Buddy Kimmell, Bobby
and Jack Messick, Harry
Humes. Due to chickenpox
Frank Pettyjohn, Roger Phelps,
Ralph Snowberger and Billy
Boldly were unable to attend.
I'm signing off until another
week. That signing off" brings
to mind the log kept by those
who watch for airplanes. Many
clever things have been writ
ten therein and it has been pro-
posed that the contents of the
first few weeks be printed and
sold to help maintain one of
the posts. For the benefit of
those who do not take part in
this service. there will be some
laughs for you, and those who
serve will have pleasant re-
minders of their turn at the
post.
Always the same,
Virginia Townsend
Friday, 18th.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

Another standard first aid class
will start next Thursday evening,
January %, in the Odd Fellows
building at 8 O'Clock. Miss Jean
Jernee will be the instructor.
The Missionary Society of the
Presbyterian Church will meet on
Tuesday evening, January 20, at
1880, at the home of Mrs. Harwood
Jamison on Brigham avenue, Mil
ford.
Business and Professional Girls
will hold knitting class for Red
Cross garments at Thelma Jewell's
home, ON Northwest Front street.
this evening, Friday, January 16, at
1880 O'Clock.
You can help defense by saving
magazines, newspapers and paste
board cartons. The Milford Boy
Scouts will collect them from your
home. Just phone H. X. Wakefield's
office-710-and leave your name
and address.
Bring your friends to the Odd
Fellows Building, Friday evening,
Feb. 6. The Business and Profess
sional Girls club is having a card
party for the benefit of the local
Red Cross. Help these girls help
worthy cause.
.
The local chapter of the Red
Cross is asking that some good
friend donate a room on the main
street, preferably in the business
section, which may be used as the
Red Cross Headquarters, where
supplies can be stored.
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The Fellowship Class social held
in the Avenue Methodist Church on
evening of last week
was we'll attended. Mrs. Arcadia In
gram, president, and Mrs. Laura
Davidson, vice president, had
charge of the business meeting.
Many topics were discussed. There
was an election of officer. Same
we're reelected for another year by
unanimous vote. Plans were made
or the February banquet, which
will be held Tuesday evening, Feb
'uary 10, in the church social hall.
The Friendship Glass has kindly
onsented to prepare and serve the
Inner that evening.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
KIWANIGRAMS

Caution with both head and feet
is needed on these slippery streets.
At the regular meeting of the
Kiwanis Club this week final plans
for charter night, January 20, were
discussed. Plans call for a ladies'
night banquet at GAS and invita-
tions have been extended to all
charter members of the club and
their wives or sweetheart. High
lighting the evening will be an ad-
dress by DR.. w. E. Prettyman of
Laurel, governor of Lions Interna-
tional for this district. Following
this address a dance for members
and guests will be held in Grange
Hall.
Help the Boy Scouts reclaim
waste paper. Defense needs it and
the scouts will appreciate it.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
OBITUARY
KASULKE

KASULKE
John Kasulke, SO years old. dice
at his home near Lincoln, on Tues
day, January 13. He leaves a daugh-
ter, Mrs. Mildred Capehart, of Lin
coin, and two sons, Daniel and Her
bert Kasulke, both of Long Island
City, N. Y. Funeral services will
be held from the home on Friday
afternoon at p m, with interment
in the Lincoln cemetery. Rev. Brin-
ton of Lincoln, will ofiiciate.
BALL
Funeral services for James Ball,
70 years old of 1908 West street,
Wilmington, who died Tuesday NOR
ming, January 13, were held at the
William E. Haines Funeral home in
that city on Thursday afternoon at
2:30 o'clock. The Rev. Dr. Ed
ward J. Bond, pastor of McCabe
Memorial Methodist Church, Off
ciating. Interment was made in
Lombardy cemetery. AS a passen-
ger conductor on. the Pennsylvania
Railroad. Mr.. Ball had the distinc-
ton of having four Presidents as
passengers on his trains. After 43
years service on the railroad, he
was retired Is years ago. He served
for several years as conductor on
passenger train running from Phil
adelphia to Washington. Mr.. Ball is
survived by his wife, Mrs. Ada
Ball; four daughters, Mrs. Herbert
C. Jump, of Milford; Mrs. Everett
B. Millman and Mrs. Charles e.
Orth of Lewes, and Mrs. Harold
M. McWhorter of Wilmington; sew
en- grandchildren and one great
grandchild.
SAUNDERS
Funeral services for Gilbert ].
Saunders, SO, miller and merchant
of Fowling Creek, Md, will be con-
Quoted today (Friday) at l P. NJ,
with burial in Greensboro (Md0 /.
cemetery. Mr. Saunders died of a !
heart attack Monday night, Janu- /.
airy IL, after helping to put out a
fire at his home, caused by an at
tempt earlier in the day to thaw a
frozen pump on his back porch. He
is survived by his wife, the former
Ella Florence Greenlee, of FELTON,;
four daughters, Mrs. Harry V. An
derson, of Ashboro, N. c.; Edith
of Albany, Ca; Eunice
Saunders and Roberta Saunders, !
of Harmony. and one son, Henry S.
Saunders, of Milford. Mr.. Saun-
ders also leaves two brothers, NJ.
L. Saunders, of Woodside, and AL
bert Saunders of Greensboro, Md,
and three sisters, Mrs. Charles !
Welch of FELTON,; Mrs. Elmer
Thawley of Harrington, and Mrs.
frankie Kimball of Chewelaha,
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
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CONTINUED from First Pager
copy of the Milford Chronicle and
for your endeavor to comply with
the War Department rules.
All the data you furnished the
newspaper are permissible as they
are not forbidden by the rule ex-
cept the state of the weather and
the prevailing winds. These should
not be released until a week old.
The restriction on barometer
readings, winds, and weather is
that such information, unless a
week old, would give valuable in
formation to the enemy as to the
probable movement of areas of high
and low pressure, since these move
with rather slow speed
and govern the weather conditions.
With best wishes and apprecia-
ton,
]. R. WEEKS, Meteorologist,
Section Director
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Joshua L. Kitchens
of Milton, announce the engage
ment of their daughter, Grace Ma
rie, to VIM. johnson Coulbourne,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. William L.
Coulbourne of Houston. Miss Hit
chens, a graduate of Milton High
School, is now employed by the Ace
Manufacturing Company in Har-
rington. Coulbourne, a former stu
dent of Milford High School, and
of Brown Vocational School in Will
mington, is now employed by the
nylon plant in Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
GREENWOOD I'LL NEWS

The Greenwood All Club met on
January 8, in the Greenwood High
School. The meeting was led by
the vice-president, Earl O'Bier.
The new business for this meet
ing was electing officers for the
year of 1912. The new officers are
as follows: President, Kenneth
Aikens; vice-president, Kenneth
McIlvaine; secretary, Roberta Out
ten; treasurer, Lillian Tatman;
club reporter, Iris Russell.
The new program for 1912 was
planned. Miss Moore, the club
leader, gave short talk about de-
fense stamps. We had one new
member this meeting, June War
rington.
After playing several games,
Miss Moore served refreshments to
the boys and girls. The meeting
then adjourned.
Reporter, Iris Russell.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
MILLSBORO FIRE co.
~ ELECTS OFFICERS

On Tuesday night, January IL,
the Millsboro Volunteer Fire Co.
held it's regular monthly meeting
at the fire hall. The following Off
GERS were elected for 1912:
President, John A. Cordrey; vice.
president, r. Elwood Godfrey;
treasurer, Walter p. Monroe; sec
retary, Larry w. Timmons; fire
chief, ]. Hugh Davis; assistant
chief, Harley B. Mitchell; chief en-
gineer, Walter e. Short; assistant
engineers, Winford Birmingham,
Larry w. Timmons and Clifford
Truitt.
Fire recorder, L. Emory Ellis;
investigator, William T. Moore.
House Committee: J. R tees e
White, Walter P. Monroe and Ed
ward S. COrdrey.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
State BeekeeperS
To Meet January II
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4 CONTINUED from First Page,
low Grove, will follow with a dis
cussion on Lima Beans as a Honey
Plant in Delaware"
Another highlight of the program
will feature the specialist in api-
culture at the University of Mary
land, George ]. Abrams, who will
speak on Important Considera-
tions in Using Bees for Pollinating
Crops Abrams will speak again
during the afternoon session on
Disease-Resistan Stock-How to
Use it and What to Expect"
For those been men who have
wondered about bee stings as cures
for certain ailments, Amos will re-
view a book OH bee Venom Their
apy." And Harry Selders of Farm
ington, will talk to the group on
"A Bottomless Beehive"
The annual session of the asso-
citation will conclude with a dis
cussion period and the election of
officers for 1912.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

Christian Science Church Service
Report for Sunday, January 1S.
Subject, Life"
Golden Text: Psalms 36:7, g..
How excellent is thy loving kind
ness, o God! For with thee is
the fountain of life.
A Bible Citation from the Lesson
Sermon: Deut. 6:33 and John 17:3.
Ye shall walk in all the ways which
the Lord your God hath command
ed you, that ye may live, and that
it may be well with you, and that
ye may prolong your days in the
land which we shall possess. 3. And
this is life eternal, that they might
know thee the only true God, and
Jesus Christ, whom thou hast sent.
Correlative from the Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: "This is life eternal" says
Jesus,-is, not shall be; and then
he defines everlasting life as
present knowledge of his Father
and of himself knowledge of
Love, Truth, and Life. This is life
eternal, that they might know Thee,
the only true God, and Jesus
Christ, whom Thou hast sent" The
Scriptures say, Man shall not live
by bread alone, but by every word
that proceedeth out of the mouth
of Cod" showing that Truth is the
actual life of man; but mankind
objects to making this teaching
practical.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
High School Assembly

At the weekly high school as
sembly Wednesday morning, the
program was presented by Miss
Jean Jernee, assisted by the mem
bers of the Home Economics de-
partment. Miss Eileen Wharton
served as the announcer for the
program that featured group sing
ing, reading of the Scripture and
Lords Prayer, by Kathryn Hoy;
salute to the flag, led by Wilson
Webb. and the presentation of the
following monologue and play:
MonoIogue, by Betty Wooten, en-
titled, "Wife Shows Her Husband
a New Dress"
The student girls in the Home
Economics Dept. presented a play
called, "Weinies on Wednesday"
by Edna Higgans Strachan.
Mrs. William Foster-Doris Wat
son.
Marion (the daughter) Frances
McNatt.
Madam Castinelli Ga guesU-
Doris Sockrider.
Mr.. William Foster - Herman
McNatt.
Jack (their son)-IrVin Salmons.
Bunnie "a voice)-Charles Ham,
mond.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
WEDDING ANNIVERSARY

Mr.. and Mrs. Hiram w. Mirch OF
Harbeson, have returned home af-
ter visiting their children in Will
mington, where they celebrated
their golden wedding anniversary,
They were married December II,
1891, in Milton. In honor of their
anniversary, they took trip to
Philadelphia where they enjoyed a
show and dinner; also in Whining
ton at the home of their son, fam
lily dinner was served.
The celebrants have two chill
dren, William T. Mirch and Mrs.
Joseph NJ. Paynter. and one grand
child, William T. Mirch, Jr., all of
Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mirch received
many gifts kilograms and congrat-
ulations.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
Officers Elected By
Delaware Railroad
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ceeds ]. p. Gauff, both of Philadel-
phia, as real estate agent.
Directors reelected are: Edward
Hart, Townsend; Mr.. Newton; Vic
tor C. Records, Laurel; Charles
dupont Ridgely, Camden; Albanus
Phillips, Cambridge, Md; Mr.. Will
son, Mr. Adams, J. Wallace Wood
ford, Dover; Dudley G. Roe, Sud
lersville, Md; L. Lee Layton, Jr.,
Dover; Mr. Pabst, C. Douglass
Buck, Wilmington; Henry T. Gra-
ham, Wilmington; Julian e. Town
send, Georgetown ,and j. t. Ridge
ly, Wilmington.
The railroad and property of the
company were operated and main
tanned during the year by the Penn
sylvania Railroad Company, lessee,
and the annual rental under the
terms of the lease were received.
The net income, after meeting
fixed charges, amounted to $4l9,OO2,
against which were charged the
usual dividend aggregating eight
per cent upon the capital stock and
the income applied to the savings
fund, leaving a balance of $15S.
This amount was transferred to the
credit of profit and loss.
The road property increased $780,
$50. The expenditures for roads
amounted to $101,551. Retired prop
erty no longer required for railroad
purposes, amounting to S50,695, was
written out of the account.
The principal expenditure was
the installation of interlockings,
crossings, flashing light signals at
Clayton, heavier rails and other
track material. and miscellaneous
additions at various points.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
Sub-Zero Weather
Here Last Weekend
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On February 5, 1918, it was sew
en-. below and on January 80, 1928, it
fell to ten below. 1t was eight be-
low on February Z, 1884, and seven
below on January 30, 1910.
Last Thursday night thermome-
ters here registered three above and
on Friday night one below.
Plumbers are being kept busy
thawing out waterpipes in a large
number of homes.
From early Sunday morning un-
til nightfall there was rise in
the temperature of about 3S de
grees.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
HOSPITAL RECEIVED
$S,54S FOR DECEMBER

DR.. NJ. A. Tarumianz, superin-
tendent of the Delaware State Hos
pital, at the monthly meeting on
Thursday of last week of the board
of trustees, reported that the hos
pital received $S,54S.5O from the
board of pay patients and other
sources in December. Fred H. Cav
throp presided
The patient population in the
hospital totaled 1,191 on January 1,
compared with 1901 December 1.
There were 364 patients on parole
January 1 compared with 346 on
parole December 1. The average
daily resident population was 1,181
during December.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
LEGION AUXILIARY NOTES

The Ladies Auxiliary of the Am
erican Legion, met with Mrs. Byron
Gibson at her home on South Wal
nut street, Monday evening, Janu-
'ary IL.
The president, Mrs. August Faix
called on each chairman present
for their reports, and after a very
interesting business session, a So
cial hour was enjoyed, with the
hostess, Mrs. Gibson, serving de-
licious refreshments.
Milford chronicle., 1942-01-16
BRIDGE TO BE OPENED SOON

The st. Georges bridge over the
Chesapeake and Delaware Canal
will be open before February 1. A
definite date cannot be set, accord
ing to contractors. because con-
crete work is stopped when the
temperature falls to freezing. Some
curbing and .stairways remain to be
done, but the main deck has been
completed.