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Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
NOTICE

A Industrial Safety Engineering
Course is being offered by the Uni
versity of Delaware College of En-,
cheering in cooperation with the
Delaware Safety Council, National
Committee for the conservation OF
manpower in war industries and the
United States Office of Education
Enrolment is now open for
classes beginning November 2
Glasses meet z to 10 p. M, two eve
nings weekly at the Wilmington
High School, Delaware avenue and
Adams street, Wilmington.
Eligibility
Any employee of a Delaware in
dustry with high school education
OF the equivalent is eligible to en-
roll. The course is SO hours in
length and the following subjects
are included:
Introduction to industrial safety.
Economic advantages of accident
prevention.
Injury sources and causes.
Machinery safeguarding.
Low voltage electrical hazards.
Personal protective equipment.
Plant housekeeping and mainte-
nance.
Safety training.
Accident. investigation.
Fire prevention and protection.
Occupational diseases.
No tuition charge. Join the army
Industrial accidents. En-
roll today. Application blanks can
be obtained from University of Del
aware or the Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil, 2169 dupont Building, Whining
ton, telephone $3.50. 80
Additional information available
upon request.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
CHRISTIAN SCIENCE CHURCH

Christian Science Church Service
Report for Sunday, August 30, 1912.
Subject: CHRIST JESUS.
Golden Text: John 1:17.-The
law was given by Moses, but grace
and truth came by Jesus Christ.
A Bible Citation from the Lesson
Sermon: Matt. 9:35.-And Jesus
went about all the cities and vii
lagos, teaching in their synagogues,
and preaching the gospel of the
kingdom, and healing every sick
ness and every disease among the
people.
Correlative from the Textbook,
Science and Health with Key to
the Scriptures" by Mary Baker
Eddy: Jesus established what he
said by demonstration. thus making
his acts of higher Importance than
his words. He proved what he
taught. This is the Science of
Christianity. Jesus proved the
Principle, which heals the sick and
casts out error, to be divine. Few,
however, except his students un-
ierstood in the least his teachings
and their glorious proofs-namely,
that Life, Truth. and Love (the
Principle of this unacknowledged
Science) destroy. all error, evil,
and death
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
SAFETY BRIEFS
80 FROM THE
DELAWARE SAFETY COUNCIL

After a few narrow escapes, some
of us may begin to feel that the
youngsters who jump out into the
street from behind parked cars,
causing us to jam on our brakes
and spin, the steering wheel in
trying to avoid them, could give the
Army lessons in striking from am
bush. .,. .It.... ....
The trouble Is that we're the
ones who may be doing the striE-
ing-and after all, they're, just
kids who try to be careful, but we
can't always. expect them to re
member, the Delaware Safety Coun-
Gil reminds us. ..-. -.
The. only. defense against such
accidents is to drive past every
parked car as though it might con-
tain an ambush.aa
zee
A recent survey by a big war
production plant showed that ac-
cidents at home and on the high
way kept nearly. twice as many Of
its workers off the job as did ac-
cidents at work. .
The experience of this plant is
typical of many. others, according
to the Delaware Safety Council.
When. working conditions are safe,
and where safe working methods
are enforced, accidents can be
greatly reduced. s XXI. ,.,,
We, can all q help to speed vic
tory, in this time when every work
ing hour is needed. by driving
and walking-and doing odd jobs
around the. house las though a
safety engineer were looking over
,ur shoulder. Accidents must be
'educed, and the job is up to ev-
Try one of us.
The Delaware Safety Council |
lays that one good way for each |
me of us, on the home. front to |
ielp slap Jap is not to have an
ccident. so that we can stay on
he job; and. deliver the goods to
he front-line Jap-Slappers.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
Faculty Additions ....
At Della. College
CONTINUED from F1rsI Pass1


born in Dover two miles from the
Institution, will have charge OF
physical education for girls, and
H r. Wynder of Laurel will teach
in the Department of Agriculture.
Mr.. Wynder is also a graduate of
the college and has done graduate
work in other institutions, includ-
ing Hampton Institute. %. .
Others chosen are Miss Mary Da-
Wis of Howard University and the
University of Pennsylvania, dean
of women; Ford Dabney, Jr., New
York University, business manag-
er; Miss Marion S, Tookes, Talla-
dega and University of Chicago,
chemistry and physics. Professor
w, M. Sykes of New England Con-
servatory, will have charge of
choral music and Donald Dyke
Smith,. former all American and
coach will be assistant
in business office and coach of ath-
letics.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
'MRS. MIN1VER AT REESE
I THEATRE, HARRINGTON

To see the average motion pic
ture presented is one thing, but; to
see it presented by Delaware's fin
est sound equipped theatre is an
other. So different and life like is
sound presented by the giant RCA
system, the average Reese Theatre
patron cannot help but mention
their enjoyment to their friends,
fMrs. Miniver" will play the
Reese Theatre. for. five days, Sun
day. Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday, August 80 and 81,
and September 1, 2, 8.
Principal locales of Mrs. Mini
ver,'. are London. shortly before the
war and nearby village on the
Thames, where the Miniyers live
in solid middle class fashion with
their three children While the pic
ture has. several spectacular war
tinhe sequences, the rescue at Dun
kirk, and the bombing of the vii
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
KENT FIREMEN FLAY ~
POLICIES OF OCD, WPB
toontInued trOm l,Irst PaEel

Following the present scrap met
al drive another drive will be made
on a competitive basis, that is, any
organization desiring to enter the
contest must signify their. inten-
tions and at the close. of the CON
test, the Organization collecting the
most scrap will be awarded prizes.
The. two lower county organiza-
tions decided not to enter the con-
test as organizations but any in
dividual fire company may COM
pete along with Oranges, Boy
Scouts or other organizations.
After discussing at length the in
efficiency and lack of action of the
OCD and the .WPB at Washington
in regards to emergency fire equip
ment badly needed by some fire
companies, the association went on
record and passed the following
resolution:
BE IT RESOLVED by the mem
bers of the Kent County Fire
mems Association that they go
on record as not being favorable
to the. distribution OF auxiliary
fire fighting equipment for civil
ian protection of OCD, and be 1t
further resolved that the Kent
County Firemeri's Association go
on record as not being favorable
to the WPB in their method of
granting priorities for the acqui-
sition of new equipment now
needed to replace old equipment
now in service Signed by F. E
Burke, George Swain and Chief
Thomas Baker.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
War Forces Reduction
In Highway Crews
tcontinusd from First PAss)

1 ASSN-e--@s- A@~--- $50" ~@~f
about half the moving in general
but every effort is being exerted to
keep the main highways in good
condition.
In consideration Of the situation
resulting from the draft and COM
petition of jobs in war industries,
together with the higher cost of
labor and materials, the public
must not, expect more than can be
accomplished, Mr, Mack stressed,
=. While as prompt attention can
not be given to road repairing as
in past years, the more important
tasks are being given precedence
and all work being done as soon as
physically possible. .s
The custom in past years was to
NOW the highways four times, Mr..
Mack said. One of this years de-
terring factors is that. farmers who
formerly could be engaged, with
their equipment, to do moving are
not available for such work now, he
added.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
CHILDREN'S BEACH HOUSE
CHATTER

/ s
Miss Martha Dellinger of Wes-
ternport, Nd, is spending a two
weeks vacation at the. Beach
House. We are enjoying her and
appreciate her suggestions fol-
play,
We're going for a boat ride this
afternoon" said some of the girls
when they came in at noon Mon
day. All the counselors were cur
ious, for only Miss DeIlinger knew
what, it meant, Some of the boys.
under the leadership of John, had
been busy shaping, boat in the
sand. Surely enough, after rest
hour, the boat was completed, a
flag in the bow and one. in. the stern
the seats ready. John as captain
selected his mates, and, seated all
the children, not forgetting to col
lect the tickets, for which pebbles
served the purpose. A gaily-color-
ed umbrella, under. which most of
the passengers were comfortably
seated, the rubber hats, which some
of the boys transformed the halves
VI iupDci Ddllo lHIOt all Ildue lhe
boat ride more. nearly realistic.
One of the coInselors secured a
for it was real picture.
And, it was a remarkably long
boat ride.
Jimmie, Germaine, and Rosemary
returned, from the. hospital Sat
Irday after tonsilectomies.
Charlotte and Alton left us un-
Sunday, when their par
ents came. They had been with us
1nly a month. Both had been to the |
hospital for tonsillectomies and |
we're showing real Improvement.
Too bad they couldn't have had
more time to enjoy the swimming
With us.
i Other visitors at the Beach House
Sunday were the mother of Teddy
md Gloria, of Thelma and Gather
ne and the father of Frank. Elwood
phillips, of Milford, former Beach
iouse boy, spent both Saturday
nd Sunday with us.
Miss Fellows, the superintendent
+ the Beach House, is having her
acation. Miss Reed is relieving in
er absence.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

The annual state convention Of
the Delaware State W. C. T. U. has
been set for October % and 23 in
Silverbrook Methodist Church, Will
mington.
The Woman's Society of Chris
tian Service of Slaughter Neck
Methodist Church will meet in the
basement on Tuesday evening,
September 1, 1912, with Mrs. Ruth
Finnity as hostess.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
MILFORD BOYS PROMOTED

Herbert c. Jump. Jr., Of near
Lewes, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Herbert
C. Jump Of Milford, who Is station
ed at Camp Hulen, Tex, has been
promoted to staff sergeant. Jump
was ,honorably discharged from the
19Sth c. A. last October and re-
called to active duty. last January
when he was assigned to coast
artillery unit in washington, D, G.,
before going to Texas. He is spend
ing a 15-day furlough with his wife
and son.
Herschel N. Poore, Milford, has
been promoted to corporal at Fort
Miles, Lewes. The son OF Mr.. and
Mrs. j. B. Poore. Milford, he was
stationed at Fort DUPONT until a
month ago..
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
ENGAGEMENT ANNOUNCED

Mr.. and Mrs. Henry q. Bennett
of near Milford, announce the en-
gagement Of their daughter, Miss
Phyllis Bennett, to, Staff Sergeant
Robert c. Hill, son of City Man
ager and Mrs. R. Clarke Hill of Re
hoboth Beach. Miss Bennett is a
postgraduate Of the Milford High
School, 80. ,s.....,...,... 10.
Sergeant Hill is a graduate of the
Georgetown. High School and is
now stationed at the Greepville
Army Flying School, Greenville,
Miss, with the U, s. Army Air
Corps.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
State Guard Officers
Have Been Promoted
tcontinued from Flrst rare,


Tech. Sergt. Charles L. Allen
Headquarters Company and Band
was appointed first lieutenant.
Company D. will be located at
Middletown. First Lieut.. Walden
Pell II, headmaster, st. Andrews
School, will command the new unit.
The third platoon of Company B
will be transferred to the new COM
pany. .. s.
Company. E. at New Castle will
be commanded by First Lieut.. Will
liam A. Leach. The third platoon
of Company A will be transferred
to Company E. ..-,... 80.
The resignation of Capt. William
O.. Gears. former commander of
Company A, has been accepted.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM THE 1919 FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

Miss Grace Shockley is spending
this week at Laurel Camp.
Miss Sue. Latchum is visiting in
! Ridgely, Md.
Miss Helen Housman is visiting
relatives in Philadelphia and Will
mington.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Torbert Wis
tied his parents of near Milford,
last week.
Miss Elizabeth Burn of Whining
ton is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. Wallace
Burn.
William Melvin, of Buffalo, N.
Y, is visiting his father, Edmund
Melvin.
Mrs. VIM. H. Ainsworth of Will
mington, is visiting Mrs. Edward
Atkins.
Harry Stevens Of Wilmington is
the guest of his aunt, Mrs. Wilbert
Joseph.
Mrs. Gertie Frazier of Whining
ton is visiting Mr.. and Mrs. T. w.
Pettyjohn.
Mrs, Brace and daughter Doro-
thy, are visiting Wyoming, Luzerne
County, Pa.
VIM. E. Anderson of Philadelphia,
Is the guest of his mother, Mrs.
Elizabeth Anderson.
Mr.. and Mrs, Clarence Melvin
and son, Edward, of HOLLYWOOD, Pa,
are visiting relatives in Milford.
Frank Davis, of Philadelphia,
spent the weekend here with his
Mr.. and Mrs. Mark L.
Davis.
The stork visited the home Of
Mr.. and Mrs, Pierce Trader of near
Trederica, on August %. and left
hem a fine baby boy.
;
Mrs. R. J. Mears and daughters
II Washington, d. c., are visiting
Mr.. and Mrs. ]. Green Workman
It Harrington.
John Collins, Esq, cashier of the
'lrst National Bank of Dover, isl
he guest Of his brother, Darwinoi
Collins. -
- u
Miss Edith Jackson of JestervilIe,,
Id, is visiting her sister, Mrs. NJ.
T. Downing on Washington street.
Mrs. Simeon Richardson and
aughter who have been spending
)me time with relatives in Milford,
ave returned to their home in
altimore.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
LOCAL AND STATE NEWS

The young ladies Friendship
Glass of Slaughter Neck Church
will meet at the home of Mrs
Howard Isaacs, Friday evening, Au-
gust 2S.
Perfect visibility on Tuesday
night gave Milford people an op-
portunity to view a total eclipse
OF the moon, the first total lunar
eclipse visible since 1885 and the
last until December 1945.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
WILDWOOD HOME
DEMONSTRATION CLUB

The first fall meeting of the Mill
wood Home Demonstration Club
will be held next Wednesday, Sep
tember 2. Miss Yetter will be. pres
ent and will put on an Interesting
demonstration. Full attendance is
desired. Plans for future meetings
will be. discussed. Mrs. William
Small hopes that those who have
Red Cross work finished will bring
it to this meeting. t,...
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
HARRISON HOLINESS ......
TABERNACLE SERVICES

The HSfbeson Holiness Taber-
nacle services this Sunday will be
as follows: Children's services at
1880; preaching at 800 o'clock;
song service. at, 1880; campfire
service at, 300 O'Clock. The evan
gelist is Rev, Catharine Palsgrove.
Rev. ]: W. b. Tubbs will be in
charge.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
Obituary

MESSICK
Miss Elizabeth Messiek, age 4.
years, passed away Tuesday after
noon, August %, in the Milford
Memorial Hospital after short i'll
ness. Funeral services will be hell
at her late residence on Clark ave.
nue., this afternoon, Friday, August
2S. at 2 o'clock, with Rev. DR., Frank
Herson, pastor of Avenue Methodist
Church. officiating. Interment will
be made in Union cemetery, George
town. She is survived by her par
ents, Mr., and Mrs. G. Roland Mes
sick, and one sister, Miss Sarah
Messick.
COVERDALE @
After an illness lasting several
weeks, Mrs. Gertrude Harrington
Coverdale, 81 years old, wife OF
Walter Coverdale, died from a
heart attack in her home near Mil
ford on Thursday morning, August
20. The deceased was a daughter
of the late Alexander L. and Re-
becca Buckingham Harrington. Flu
neral services were held from her
late residence ON Sunday after
noon. The Rev. N. C. Benson, pas
tor of Houston Methodist Church,
had charge of the service, with in
ternient in Barratt's Chapel ceme-
terry. Besides her husband, she is
survived by two children, Nelson
Coverdale, Pennington; Mrs. Harry
E. Baker, Norristown, Pa, and |
three grandsons. A brother, Alex
ander L. Harrington, of Seaford,
and sister, Mrs. Rebecca Clancy,
of Brooklyn, NJ. " also surviye,
The deceased is a sister of the late
Alice (Harrington) Ross, who for
several years was. a well-known
Delaware school teacher.
HUNTLEY
Mrs. Millie Huntley, age 70 years,
passed away Monday evening, Au-
gust "a, at the Milford Memorial
Funeral services will be
held at the. William A. Berry, Jr.,
funeral home, this city, saturday
August 29, at 11A6'clock.
Rev. Dr. Frank HersOn, pastor of
he Avenue Methodist Church, will
Dfficiate. Interment in Barratt's ]
Chapel cemetery. She is survived
)y one brother and one sister, re-
siding in Bismarck, North Dakota.
RENTz
James Irwin Rentz, infant son
If Mr.. and Mrs. Carl Rentz. of
Frederick. passed away in the Mil
ord Memorial Hospital ON Tues
lay, August 25. Funeral services !
we're held at the William A. Berry,
r., funeral home, this city, Thurs
lay afternoon at 2 o'clock, with
lev. Dr.. Frank Herson, pastor of
venue Methodist Church, officiat- I
ng. Interment was made in Bar t
ats Chapel cemetery.
WARRINGTON
John D. Warrington, Jr., aged %
ears, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John D. n
OF. Long Neck, Sussex E
Ounty, Del, died on Wednesday,
ugust 12, at Branchville. Virginia,
here he was in the timber bust !
ess for Houston White Co. Of =
illsboro. He was graduated from :, -
illsboro High school in 1884. In % y
al Mr.. Warrington married Josie =
ewsome, daughter of Mr.. and
RS. Joseph Newsome of Branch "
lie. Surviving him, besides his
lrents, are his wife and a small
in; two brothers, many relatives
I'd friends. .
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
JENNIE MAE PARKER
WINS SCHOLARSHIP
tcontInued from rIrst pare,

On Monday, August "a, she went
to Philadelphia to attend the ma
tional contest, where the partici-
pants were from Massachusetts,
Oklahoma, Michigan, Alabama and
California. There she received a
check for $4,000. u..
We are very proud of Betty for
this is the first time a student in
lower Delaware has ever received
college scholarship. E. ]. Waters,
the school principal, aided Betty In
writing and learning her Grafton,
and Mrs. Fontaine S. Mitchell
coached her during the summer.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

lage, emphasis is placed on the
reactions of these everyday people
going through the horrors Of war
in their own homes, rather than
the tragic events themselves. Greer
Carson and Walter Pidgeon have
the leading roles in this all-time
sensation.
To see it as presented by, the
Reese Theatre is an exceptional
treat,
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
.PRhTTYMAN HASTINGS
BENSON BLACKMoRE

Announcement of the marriage OF
Miss Martha Grace, Benson, daugh-
ter Of Mr.. and Mrs. John w. Ben
son, of Laurel, and Victor Stafford
Blackmore, of Laurel, son of Mr..
and Mrs. Herbert Blackmore, 112
Hastings avenue, Upper Darby, Pa,
has been made. The wedding took
place at Laurel on Saturday night,
August Is, the Rev. Charles w.
Spry, pastor of the Methodist
Church at Bethel, performing the
ceremony.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
Tomatoes Listed AS
Victory Food Special
(Continusd from rlrst raEe)

space, add 1 teaspoonful salt to the
quart, put on rubber and cover in
the usual way, sterilize 5 minutes
in the water bath, counting the time
from the point when water around
the jars actually ,boils.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Three and a half times as many
anti-aircraft guns were manufac-
tured in the first six months of this
year as in the previous twelve.
The inside of a combat tank is
painted white to help the crew see
better.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

B enn t t announce
kNA the marriage of theiI
daughter, Betty May.
- to Priva te Firs
Glass Laurence G. Sharp, son
of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene Sharp,
which took place at the par
sonage of the Wesley Metho-
dist Church in Dover on Thurs
day, August 20. Rev. M. w.
Marine performed the cere-
mony. Their attendants were
Miss Doris Wilkins, of Milford,
and Mr.. Eugene Sharp of Hous-
ton, brother of the groom. I'M
mediately after the ceremony
the young couple left for a
wedding trip to Dubois, Pa,
where they spent some time.
with Mr.. and Mrs. Richard
Ward, formerly of Milford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Sharp are both
graduates of Milford High
School. Mrs. Sharp has been
managing the Silver Hill Dairy
since the Induction into the
army of Mr.. Sharp, who is To-
Gated at Fort Benning. He re-
turned there yesterday and
Mrs. Sharp will continue with
the business, living at the
Draper Apartments. This
young couple have a host of
friends here. who are wishing
them all of the happiness.
a
Mr.. and Mrs. Henry c. Ben
nett of near Milford, announce
the engagement of their daugh-
ter, Phyllis, to Staff Sergeant
Robert C. Hill, son of City
Manager and Mrs. R. Clark
Hill of Rehoboth. Miss Ben
nett is a graduate of Milford
High School and is employed
as a stenographer by the Della
ware Unemployment Compen-
sation Commission at George
town. Mr.. Hill is graduate
OF Georgetown High School,
and is now stationed at the
Greenville Mary Flying School,
GreenVille, Miss, with the U. S.
Army Air Corps. No date has
been set for the wedding.
~ q
Tomorrow evening at eight
in the Episcopal Church at
Hornell. N. Y. Miss Maline
Tuttle. daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Charles Tuttie, of that
place, and Mr.. John G. Mum
son, son of Mr.. and Mrs. John
6. Munson of Pittsburgh, Pa,
will be married. Miss Lena
Short, aunt of the groom-elect,
will attend the wedding.
a
interesting to Milfordians
will be the news of the mar
riage of Miss Alma Seely, Of
Greenwood, and Private Frank
which took place at
Fort Bragg, N. c., on Saturday,
Is. Mrs. Smith will be
as a former Home
teacher in the high
school here. She will resume
that position for the coming
year.
.9f &
This evening at nine in
Washington, n. j., Miss Jean
Chambers, daughter of Mr.. and
Mrs. Brooks Chambers, will be-
,ome the bride of Mr.. Frank J.
Slendaniel, son of Mr.. and
Mrs. Frank Clendaniel of Lin
,oln. The grooih-elect will have
Is his best man, his brother,
dr. Richard Clendaniel. Mr..
1lendaniel's family will attend
he wedding. He is a graduate
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28

Miss Ida Draper pleasantly
entertained a group Of friends
at her home on Causey avenue
on Tuesday afternoon at three
when she gave a croquet tea in
the garden.
Milford chronicle., 1942-08-28
4s.4 PER CENT TRAFFIC
DROP OVER YEAR AGO
fcontlnued from rlr.t par.l

=. tcOntinued from First Page)
ing July as compared with the pre-
Yious July were: Star Route 2, east
of Newark, 41.71; u. s. 1S, north
Of Smyrna, 41.59; U. S. ,11S, north
of Milford. 1850; U. S. 13, south
of Greenwood, 41.S9; County Route
2, east Of Georgetown. 1925.
The figures of traffic on an aver