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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
NeIO Centltty Club
Officers Installed
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The call to the State Federation
which will be held in Wilmington
on June 8 and 4 was read by the
secretary, Mrs. Philip Jacobs. Del
egates to the convention are Mrs
G. Marshall Townsend, Mrs. Philip
Jacobs, Mrs. Wilson S. Vinyard. Al
ternates are Mrs Joseph ]. Pearce,
Mrs. F. Burgette Short and Mrs. M.
Haswell Pierce
Mrs Pierce announced the fol-
lowing chaifmen' for the year 1912
43:
Program-Mrs. Walter X. Bar
rett.
Education-Mrs. Joseph Pearce.
Music-Mrs. August Faix.
American Homes-Mrs. Harwood
Jainison.
Public Welfare - Mrs. Alfred
Houston.
Publicity and, Motion Pictures
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend.
Property-Mrs. Thomas Davis.
Drama-Mrs. Joseph Mach and
Miss Sara Nuttels.
Fine Arts-Mrs. Leslie l. March.
Defense-Mrs. Wilmer o. Lank-
ford.
Parliamentarian-Dr. M. Dalema
Draper.
Legislation = Mrs. Clement H.
Nutter.
Safety-Mrs. Walter X. Barrett.
Hostess-Mrs. Herman Phillips.
This was the final meeting for
this year. Club will reopen on
October 12.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

If you enjoy good singing be sure
and go to st. Paul's Church this
coming Sunday evening and hear
the singers from the State College,
Dover.
The twenty-sixth annual meeting
of the Delaware Baptist State Con-
vention will be held in the First
Baptist Church of Dover on Thurs
day, May IA.
Curtis Williams Advanced First
Aid class will meet Tuesday even
ing, May 10, i'm the Community
Building at o'clock. The class
had to be postponed a week due to
the gas rationing.
The All Club of Millwood will
meet in a body at the Millwood
Church, Sunday morning, May II,
at IL O'Clock. All members are
urged to be there by 1890. Mr..
Callos, the agriculture teacher in
the Milford High School, will give
the address.
The Milford Branch of the Amer
lean Red Cross will meet at the
home of Mrs. Wallace McFaul on
Wednesday afternoon. May 20. at
8 o'clock. A large attendance is de-
sired as an election of officers will
be held. The nominating committee
consists of Mrs. Neal Wilkins,
chairman; Mrs. James Deputy and
Miss Sara e. GrieT. Please keep
this date in mind ct
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

The annual convention of the
Kent county w. C. T. U. was held
at Cheswold on Wednesday.
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Anyone interested in taking the
Red Cross Standard First-Aid
courses is urged TO get in touch
with Sara E. Grier, Phone 1872.
The Missionary Circle of Avenue
Church will meet in the church on
Wednesday, May 20, at 2:3O. Mrs
F. Burgette Short will give the
lesson for the month.
The Millwood Church Aid will
meet Friday night, May is, at the
Millwood Hall. The committee con-
sists of Mrs. Mary Davis, Mrs.
Preuss, Mrs. Leonard Davis.
The Milford Yanks, lower Della
wares leading colored baseball
team, opened their home season
with a bang. defeating the Dover
nine 8 to 2, on the Milford Giants
grounds last Sunday afternoon.
The monthly meeting of the Am
erican Legion Auxiliary was held
Monday evening at the home of
Mrs. Wilmer o. Lankford. 1t was
decided to buy United States War
Bond in the name of the auxiliary.
Plans for the coming poppy sale
were discussed. Victims of the pres
ent war and their families will be
added to the list of those aided by
the poppy sale funds this year.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Milford Grange Notes


The Milford Grange meeting on
Saturday, May 8, was well attend
ed.
The Grange voted to attend SER
vices at Avenue Methodist Church
on May 81. Howard R. Moore, state
chaplain, has asked all oranges in
the state to attend church on May
81. The annual state service will
not be held this year due to tire
and gasoline rationing.
Mrs. Paris Kirby requested that
members bring flowers and con-
tainers difficilt to arrange flowers
in and also miniature containers
There will be some one present to
arrange the flowers properly on
May 16.
Mrs. N. B. Downing presented a
very good Mothers Day" program.
1t follows:
Singing, "Home Sweet Home"
Story, "The Mother of James A.
Garfield, Mrs. Downing.
Reading, "To Mother" Maud
Abbott.
Solo, always Think of Mother" J."
Lurana Morgan, accompanied by
Irene Small.
Pantomine, Mother" Reader,
Ethel Warren.
Solo, Esther Kenton.
Singing, Loves Old Sweet
Song"
The lecturer requested the men to
come prepared with a number for
the program May 23.
May 30-Ladies' Night with Lin
coin in charge. Mrs. Winnie Hard
er, chair lady. p
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
IONIE COUNCIL NOTES

Saturday evening, May 8, in the
Pocahontas Lodge hall of Milford
joint meeting of the three coun-
ellis in the lower reservations OF
Delaware met with Ionic Council
No. 13, for the official visit of Great
Sachem Russell C. Mayo and his
staff. About 100 were present. Be-
fore the war conditions that now
exist at least two or three hundred
would have participated.
The meeting was opened by Sis
ter Short, Pocahontas of Ionic
Council No. 13. After the presenta-
tion of the american flag, the
Great Sachem and his staff, the
past Sachem and Deputy Pocahon-
tas, Sister Isabelle Dickerson and
Sister Marie Worthington, were in
troduced by Past Deputy Sister
Ada Cooper, of Wilmington Coun-
Gil, No. 10. who asked for short
talks from the great chiefs and
deputies.
An entertainment by Lynch and
Shannon. and two numbers by the
Wilkie Sisters followed. A repast
of corn and venison was served by
the committee.
The evening as a whole was
pleasant success, but was shadow
ed by the absence of so many
members from the councils of Will
mington and lower Delaware, who
will probably be unable to attend
these meetings for the duration of
the war.
The Ionic Council, No. 13, will
attend divine service in Avenue
Methodist Church on May 81.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCHES

Christian Science Church Ser
vice Report for Sunday, May II,
1912. Subject: M0RTALS AND
INIMORTALS.
Golden Text: Romans S:5.-They
that are after the flesh do mind the
things of the flesh; but they that
are after the Spirit the things of
the Spirit.
A Bible Citation from the Lesson
Sermon: Psalms 81: 5.6,1s.-Com-
nit thy way unto the Lord, trust
also in him; and he shall bring it
to pass. 6. And he shall bring
forth thy righteousness as the
light, and thy judgment as the
MONDAY. IS. The Lord knoweth
the days of the upright: and their
inheritance shall be forever.
Correlative from the Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: Mortals must emerge from
this notion of material life as all
mall. They must peck open their
shells with Christian Science, and
look outward and upward.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Many Injured In
Recent Accidents
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Milford State Highway intersec
tion. The youth suffered frac
tured skull.
Dr.. N. r. Washburn, surgeon a
Milford Memorial Hospital, where
the boy is a patient, described his
condition as Serious. The boy
is believed to have stepped into
the path of the car while walking
along the highway.
Dickerson was placed under ST.
900 bond by Magistrate H. b. Thaw
pending the outcome of the acci-
dent.
Four persons, father, mother
and their two little daughters, We'd
nesday, miraculously escaped SER
ious injury when the automobile in
which they were riding was struck
by a freight train and badly dam
aged. None was seriously hurt.
The car, bearing a North Caro-
lima license tag, was driven by
Monroe Simpson, 40, accompanied
by Mrs. Thelma Simpson and the
two girls, Julia, aged 6, and Louise,
4. They were proceeding north on
the highway and were crossing
the Haven Lake railroad intersec-
ton in Milford at 4:40 O'Clock
Wednesday. afternoon, when struck
by northbound freight No. 232, of
which Frederick Salmons, of
Georgetown, was conductor.
The freight, which was proceed
ing slowly, having just left the de-
pot in Milford and had not yet
gained full momentum, struck the
car in the center with sufficient
force to drag it so feet along the
roadbed.
The car was damaged so badly
that it seemed impossible anyone
inside could survive, yet all four of
the occupants escaped with minor
cuts and bruises. They were re-
moved from the wreckage by
Wright Ward, who hurried them to
the Milford hospital where the
father and two children were
treated for cuts and bruises and
Mrs. Simpson was treated for
shock, after which all were per-
nitted to leave.
It is believed Simpson lost con-
.rol of the car or his brakes failed
o hold, as warning lights were
iashing on each side of the inter-
section and the engineer on the
reight was ringing his bell.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Spray Notes For
Fruit Growers
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supplementary control measures to
timely and thorough spraying.
Neither peach brown rot nor
scab have been active to date, but
sulfur as a protection and safe
guard against scab infections, if
wet weather occurs, should be used
in the first-coVer spray should be
applied about 10 days after the
shuck spray. Peach curculio are
present this spring in unusually
large numbers, so it is only by
thorough spraying and picking UP
and destroying all drops" infested
by first-brood worms that it will
be possible to control this pest.
Kent county has prospects for an
excellent peach crop this year,
while in Sussex county not more
than a so per cent crop is in evil
dence at the present time due to the
severe freezing temperatures last
winter in lower Delaware.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
MOTHERS AND
DAUGHTERS BANQUET

Friday, May 8, was the evening
chosen by the Milford Business and
Professional Girls for the Mothers
and Daughters banquet. 1t was
held in the Odd Fellows Building
which was appropriately decorated
in red, white and blue.
The president, Thelma Jewell,
gave the welcome to our mothers,
and we were, indeed, proud of her.
During dinner we were fortunate in
having Mabel Murphy play the
piano, and you all know this speaks
for itself. Additional talent came
out of our own club, Charlotte Ry-
der sang. Everyone who has heard
"Chotty" sing knows better than l
can say how much enjoyed this
was. We also had group singing
led by "Chotty". think this makes
any group of people so at ease!
Last, but certainly not least, was
our guest speaker, Mrs. Gordon
who described so viVidly
her first trip to her new home in
Java twelve years ago that we felt
we were all with her. She had
with her various articles made by
the natives and. of course, these
held much interest for us. We won
der what it must be like there
now, and I'm sure Mrs. Phelps
must feel moments of sadness when
she stops to wonder.
The banquet was such a success
that already we are looking for
ward to the next one.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
CHORAL SOCIETY WELL
RECEIVED AT GEORGETOWN

Last Monday night. several hun.
dred persons of Georgetown had
the pleasure of hearing the Milford
Choral Society when they gave
their second concert of the year.
The performance was sponsored
by the Georgetown High School
Student Association, and given in
the beautiful auditorium. Besides
the fourteen numbers sung by the
group, Robert w. Rudolph, direc-
tor, sang two solos. and Thomas
Zerbe. of the Milford schools, did
two flute solos.
The society, which numbers fifty
five, had forty-four of the members
present. Solo parts were sung by
Miss Florence Horn, Curtis Will
liams, Louis Jennings, of HarriAg-
ton, and Herbert Nichols.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

of these free examinations for their
children and then have the defects
found corrected by their own doc
tor or dentist, in order that the
youngsters may be put in the best
possible health while there are still
enough doctors available.
Dr.. Smith and his assistants. viii
end their pre-school examinations
in the county with the two clinics
held in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
TOTAL OF 1,579 PATIENTS
LISTED AT STATE HOSPITAL

DR.. M. A. Tarumianz, superin-
tendent Delaware State Hospital,
at a meeting of the board of trus-
tees this week, reported a total of
1873 patients. listed April 80, COM
pared with 1872 April l. Fred H..
Gawthrop presided.
OF the 1873 on the books April
80, males totaled S35, and females
738. There were on parole April
80, included in the 1873 total,
226 males, and 131 females, or a
total of 357.
During April there were "a pa
tieHts admitted to the hospital, of
whom 10 were males. and IL fe-
males; eight males. and five fe-
males died during the month; 10
patients, of whom were males,
and five females. were discharged
during the month.
The average daily resident popu-
lation during April was 1,206, of
whom 6O4 were males, and COZ fe-
males.
DR.. Tarumianz reported receipt
during the month from the board
of paw patients and other sources
a total of $10,O95.79.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

wings in "V" angle, pointing to
the 40-mark. Printed on the face
of the "speedometer" is the timely
slogan, "Slow the Speed to Meet
the Need" The State emblem also
appears on the "speedometer".
The sticker is a composite of
suggestions by Police Officer r. d.
Jones of Georgetown and Oliver M.
EppersOn of the Wilmington Motor
Vehicle Division office, in a re-
cent highway ACKNOWLEDGEMENTS
ed contest.
Officials the State Highway
Department today expressed the
hope all motorists will secure the
stickers and abide by the patriotic
theme behind them.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Personal Happenings

Mrs. Overton Bounds of Okla
homa City, Oklahoma, spent sever
al days last week as the guest oi
Mr.. and Mrs. w. o. Lankford.
Lieutenant George T. Macklin OF
Fort dupont, and Mrs. Macklin
were weekend guests of Mr.. and
Mrs. George T. Macklin at their
home near town.
Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs, who has
been in Memorial Hospital follow
ing an. operation, returned to her
home on East Front street, ON Mon
day, much to the delight of her
many friends.
Mr.. and Mrs. George A. Linden
kohl have returned to their home
on Sunset Lane, Haven Lake Acres,
after spending the past week at the
Chalfonte-Haddon Hall, Atlantic
City, N. ]. -
Edward Rupert Smith is one of
the graduates of Georgia Tech Col
lege of Atlanta, Ga. Mr.. Smith is
the son of Mr.. and Mrs. Cathrall
Smith of Atlanta, Ca, and grand
son of Capt and Mrs. Caleb R.
Smith, of Milford.
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Lieutenant Emil A. Kielbasa of
Milford, has been transferred to
Hamilton Field, army air base near
San Francisco, California, for duty
in that area. The new Hamilton
Field officer received his aviation
training at the U. S. Army Air
Force Advanced School, Moore
Field. Mission, Texas. He was COM
missioned a second lieutenant in
the Army Air Corps on April 30,
1QA2
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

Jackie Webb, of Philadelphia, is
spending some time with his grand
parents. Mr.. and Mrs. w. A. Webb
at their home on Lake avenue.
o
Miss l.. l.. Arthur and Miss Mar
tina Foster were weekend guests
of Miss Fosters sisters, Mrs. Jacob
H. Rosa and Mrs. Carrie Nugent
stopping enroute from Florida to
their home in TiconderOga, N. Y.
Miss Agnes Salmons and Miss
Anne Hugg, who are training at
Gallinger Hospital in Washington,
were home ON Sunday to visit their
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Harold Sal
mons and Mr.. and Mrs. Marshall
Hugg.
Mrs. I. Dolphus Short, who has
been in Philadelphia for the past
few weeks, spent the weekend at
her home on Lake avenue. Mrs.
Short returned to Philadelphia on
Tuesday to be with Mr.. Short, who
is slowly improving after an oper-
alton in the Pennsylvania Hospital.
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Herbert Earl MalOney, Milford,
who recently enlisted in the U. S.
Navy, has been received at the
Great Lakes, ILL.,, training station
for recruit training. During the
course of this training, which in
cludes the elementary fundamen-
tails of seamanship, he will be given
an aptitude test to determine whe-
ther he will be retained for further
specialized training in one of the
NaVy's. several service schools, or
be sent directly to sea for duty
aboard one of the Navy's memo
uunI
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Schools Aid Farm
Labor Requirements
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persons from that school who are
available for work. If a farmer
needs help now or anticipates a
future need he should get in touch
with either the representative in
his local school or his county Uni
ted States Employment Office Farm
Placement Representative. For
Kent county farmers may contact
the following persons at their re-
spective schools: Marvin G. Calls,
Milford; Lewis Carmean, Harring-
ton; George r. Miller, Smyrna;
Samuel M. Sloan, Dover; VIM. E.
Tafbell, Caesar Rodney; Harley'F
Taylor, Smyrna. Colored, Daniel j.
Conaway, Booker T. Washington;
Jones E. Jeffries, State College High
School, or the county United States
farm placement representative,
Walter A. Handsberry, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

This is. the emblem of patriotism
which will soon be made available
for those motorists complying with
the State Highway Department re-
quest that they keep their speed
within a 4O-mile limit to conserve
gasoline and tires.
The emblem, in the form of
colorful red, white and blue econ
omy sticker, was prepared through
the State Highway Department
and will be obtainable at any of the
offices of the Motor Vehicle Divi-
sion of the department, police sta
tions, automobile clubs and auto
mobile dealers.
Shaped as a speedometer, the
sticker shows an eagle with its
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
MILFORD YANKS WIN
THEIR FIRST GAME, So

The Milford Yanks bested their
Dover rivals by a score of SO be-
hind some excellent siX-hit pitch
ing by Benny LOpera, newcomer.
There were also some good plays
in the field, along with some power
at the plate. The one and only
home run of the game came in the
Milford half of the third with no
one on; it was hit by the third
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Scouters Will Meet
At Dover Today
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NOontAnueo itom rtEsL rABeJ
and members of the commissioner
staff. The troop committee chair
man in each town is requested to
notify his committee members OF
this meeting and be personally re-
sponsible for organizing a repre-
sentative party to attend.
Scout has a more serious and i'm
portant job to do now than ever be-
fore: to prepare boys, through the
use of the scout program, for
greater service to our communities
and nation in our victory drive. The
purpose of the meeting must be to
comparatively plan a course of ac-
tion. 1t is believed that this will be
one of the most stimulating and
worthwhile meetings that has yet
been held in the rapidly advancing
Dover district
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
All Canning Contest
Awards Exceed $4,000
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million or more people among our
allies and in. the armed forces.
In view of this situation more i'm
portance than ever attaches to the
national All canning contest Of
fering county, state and national
awards valued in excess of $4,000,
all provided by Mrs. Ruth Kerr,
glass jar executive, for the 14th
season. 1t will be conducted by the
extension service in Delaware this
year, and leaders and members are
urged to secure particulars at once
from their county agent or club
leader.
Gold medals will be given county
winners at the close of the season,
trips will be awarded state victors
to the National All Club Congress
in Chicago in December, and five
5000 college scholarships go to ma
tional winners.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
BIRTHDAY PARTY

{ Joan Harrison celebrated hei
tenth birthday with host of friends
on Thursday, May z. The party al
came home by school bus, had re-
'freshments, and then on to the the
atre.
The guests were Joan Snowber-
ger, Jane Savins, Peggy Coffin
Mary Lee Jacobs, Phoebe Houston,
Patsy Carter, Ann Horney. Doris
Ward, Shirley Passwaters, Barbara
and Phyllis Harrison.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
THIRTY YEARS. AGO
TAKEN FROM The 1919 FILES OF
THE MLFoRD CHRONICLE

W. B. Boyce has returned home
from an extended trip to Eastern
North Carolina.
Jay Pierce spent Sunday with
Tom Simpson at Slaughter Beach.
Walter Davis of Milford Neck,
spent Saturday and Sunday with
Oscar Robbins of Church Hill.
Mrs. Elizabeth Williams. who
has been visiting her daughter in
Wilmington, has returned to the
home of her daughter, Mrs. John
S. Hallett.
Mrs. William q. Valentine and
daughter Pearl, of Philadelphia,
are visiting her sister, Mrs. John
Woodall.
Col. B. B. Deputy received a visit
from his daughter Edna on Satur-
day last and accompanied her to
her home in Philadelphia for the
summer.
The Board of Education of Mil
ford at a meeting this week en-
gagged Miss Frances Marvin to take
the place of Miss Eberly, who re-
signed the position of teacher of &
music. Miss Yensie Vibbert was
engaged to fill the vacancy caused
by the resignation of Miss Sara
who will stop teaching.
The first Strawberries which rip
ened in Delaware this year came to
the Milford markets on Tuesday of
last week and sold for 15c quart.
Col Robert Williams is fmprov-
ing his home on South Walnut
street with a new coat of paint.
Mrs. Sallie r. Davis has just had
completed a new wood and coal
house and board fence at her home
IN East Second street.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

Sergeant and Mrs. Edgar
Isaacs of Seabury avenue well
coined a little daughter in
Memorial Hospital on May 2.
The little Miss will be called
Deborah Dalema, named for
her two grandmothers. She will
likely be called Dee Dee or
Debby. Sergeant Isaacs is a
member of the State Highway
Police.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
DOVER
*Batted for Turner in 9th.
BANKRUPTCY PETITION

A voluntary petition in bank
ruptey was filed by Stephen Martin
Elliott, of Bridgeville. in the U. s.
District Court last Thursday. Liza
bilities were listed as $6,956.26 and
assets as $S,342.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15

son, William Pearce, who is in
a hospital there. Mr.. Pearce is
a co-pilot of planes, having
been connected with the United
Air Lines.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
PERSONAL

Mr.. and Mrs. Gorden Love and
Mr.. and Mrs. Victor Gebrin have
returned home after a weeks vaea-
ton in Indiana and Illinois.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-15
Protect The Health
OF Your Children
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faulty vision or poor hearing,
which, IL not corrected might in
terfefe with the child's success in
his bf her first year of school. Par
ents are urged to take advantage