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The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
War

Continued from Page One)
Port Moresby said that little was
left OF the hamlet.
But Reuters news agency re-
ported that the enemy held the
initiative in the land fighting
around Kokoda. and that reinforce
ments apparently were flowing
into the Japanese bases in the
Gona-Buna area OF the Papaun
coast.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Called Here

Called Here
Relatives and friends called here
by the death OF Mrs. William Seek
niger included Mr.. and Mrs. Joseph
Seckinger. Chelsea; Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Seckinger, Mr.. and Mrs.
Joseph Faulhaber and daughter
Loretta. and Mr.. and Mrs. NJ. Kids.
Manchester; Mrs. William McDon'
ough and daughter Kathleen. How
ell: Mr.. and Mrs. James Dawson
and Mrs. Ernest Steffy. Whitmors
Lake; Mrs. Grace Siedler, Long
Beach. Cal; Mr.. and Mrs. Russell
Davis. Dearborn; Mrs. Ben Zeeb,
Ann Arbor.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Has Surprise Party

Mrs. Frank Louandes entertained
at her home, Tuesday evening. at
a surprise birthday party honoring
Mrs. Norbert Hamernik. There were
eight guests, and the evening wa
spent with pedro. prizes being
awarded to Mrs. Hamernik, Mrs.
Ralph Parker, Mrs. Cyril Ray and
Mrs. George Waterbury. A birthday
cake bearing the name of the guest
of honor. ice cream and coffee were
served. Mrs. Hamernik was present.
ed with money gift.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Given Farewell

AZ The close OF the regular meet
ing OF Ypsilanu Lodge number 54s
LO.OF, Tuesday evening. the
members went TO the home OF j.
b. King 70 BID farewell 10 J. b
King. Jr.. who was to leave today
10 join the armed forces. Ten Of
the fellow lodge members we're
present and left a farewell gift from
the lodge.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Grandson In Detroit

Mr. and Mrs. Bert Youngs took
their little grandson David Youngs
to Detroit Wednesday. where after
spending several days with his
grandmother, Mrs. Deborah Bryant,
he will return to his home In Peters
burg, Ind.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05

David H. Jenkins is one OF AZ
newly.appointed Aviation Cadets
who have begun advance fligh
training at Navy air stations In
Pensacola. Fla. and Corpus Christi
Tex. Cadet Jenkins completed priI
mary training at a Naval Reserve
Aviation Base. II successful in the
present course of three months IN
tensive training he will be commis
stoned an ensign in the l. S Navy
Reserve or second Lieutenant In th'
L. S. Marine Corps Reserve.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Go Through Here

The first convoy OF the Provision
al Task Force OF the Army War
Show passed through Ypsilanti on
Michigan Ave. early Tuesday morn
ing. The convoy OF 1870 vehicles
was moved in sections through the
city aided by their own military
police who directed traffic with
cut difficulty The group had Just
completed an engagement in De-
troit.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
sUTr LENGTHS A GUIDE

IN MANY hands, the guide TO
correct play Is the length Of the
various suits in the holdings OF
your opponents. BY keeping track
OF them, you can sometimes save
yourself from taking a chance on
a hnesse which would not win. and
substitute for II sure-thing play
which either makes your contract
for you or beats the enemy's prof.
oct
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Birthday Observed

Mr.. and Mrs Ernest Munroe en-
tertained at dinner Tuesday eve
ming. their daughter and soninlaw,
Mr.. and Mrs. II. PEBBLES. The cele-
bration was in honor OF Mrs. Pee
bles' birthday anniversary. she was
presented with lovely birthday
gifts
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
PRAYERS For Infant

Prayer services we're conducted at
the Geer Funeral Home at 10 o'clock
this morning for the stillborn daugn'
ter OF Mr. and Mrs. Charles r.
Myers. 2i59 Jacksonville Rid. Mrs
Myers was formerly Miss Maxine
McCraight. Burial was in Pleasant
View Cemetery. Belleville.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Parents OF Son

Mr. and Mrs. Gerald Stsbnau.
Belleyille R. F. D. l, are parents of
a son born Tuesday at Boyer Mem
orial Hospital The baby weighed
eight pounds. eight ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Infant Succumbs

A son weighing two pounds
ounces. born to Mr.. and Mrs. Glove
Barnes. az 5. Adams St, Monds
afternoon at Boyer Hospital, ole
AT 900 y. m. the same day.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Bitten BY Dog

T. Fred Older. III 5. Adams ST.
was bitten Monday evening by dog
owned by George Thomas, AL Mon
roe Ave The dog will be tied FOR
the usual ten day period OF observa-
ton.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
YpsiIanti Briefs
Bitten BY Dog

Mrs. Myrtle Burt, 1851 Campbell
St. was bitten Monday evening by
dog owned by Clifton Bennett.
1860 Cornell ST. Bennett said that
he will keep the dog tied for 10
day period of observation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Radio Taken

A radio was reported stolen tues
dav from an automobile owned D.
William Edwards. 1928 Porter 81
Detroit. The car was parked in 10
Bomber Plant parking lot.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05

A boy, weighing seven pounds,
seven ounces. was born to Mr.. and
Mrs. Mack Hayes, 200 y. Normal
ST., Tuesday at Boyer Hospital.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Announce Birth

Mr.. end Mrs. Lester Horton.
RID. :. Ypsilanti, are announcing
the birth OF their son on Tuesday
at Boyer Hospital The bsby's
weight was seven pounds, l3
ounces.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Club Memhera Guestn

Mrs Henry Zeininger was hostess
for the Old Tyne Pedro Club al
her home. Tuesday evening. Pedro
prizes were won by Mrs. Delvin
Ashby. Mrs. Joseph Ely, Mrs. J.
Wagner and Mrs. Ed. Block. The
clu5 will meet again Aug IS with
Mrs Victor Pryce.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05

Faces Term
Ed Fisher, 10. Ridge Rd., today
faces from 10 to 90 years in the
Michigan Southern State Prison at
jackson as a result of violating his
probation when he looted a local
gas station July IS Fisher was ar
raigned Monday before Circuit
Judge George W. Sample on charges
OF immoral conduct in 1941 when he
vas placed on probation.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
In The Sick Room

Mrs. John Strom, r. No. l, who
underwent a major operation at St.
Joseph's Hospital, Ann Arbor,
week ago is gaining as well as eau
be expected She can receive Wis
itors now.
Alvin Anderson has a touch OF
sciatc rheumatism.
Arthur Gale. who was injured
when struck by bus, Wednesday
has returned home from the hos
pital, and is recovering.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05
Hostess 10 Club


Mrs william Hilbert was hostess
for the Capsule Sisters Club meet
ing at her home, Tuesday evening
Winners Of door prizes were Mrs.
Dennis Abbey and Mrs Robert Sas
ser. One new member, Mrs. Leslie
Carson, was present Refreshments
were served, the table being cen.
tered with a lovely bouquet
of brown-eyed sussns. The club will
meet again Aug. IS with Mrs. Abbey
Mr.. and Mrs. W. L. Aldrich and
family will 20 10 the Homecoming
Thursday afternoon in Olmsted
Falls. O., staying with Mr.. Aldrich's
mother, Mrs. G.. w Aldrich in Lake
wood. o. They will stay until after
Sunday.
Mrs. Wayman Westerman is en-.
PERTAINING Miss Mildred Mckinney,
Sloan Springs, Ark. She has been
in the city week.
The Ypsilanti daily press. (Ypsilanti, Mich.) 1928-1962, 1942-08-05

Rubber weakens under heat-wesrs away
faster when it's hot Your tires work up
their ot1n heat . the faster you drive,
the higher the heat. Following are some
ways to help your tires beat heat and
survive summer temperatures -.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-19
Carter Gets Screen Role Inspired By
Dorie Miller, Zero Of Pearl Harbor

HOLLYWOOD - CAMP ~ High
lighted by many unusual and
eyentful experiences. with only ono
unpleasant skirmish with jim crow
Ben Carter, famous Fox contract
featured payer, returned from
three locations in the New York
area and is busy at work on the
home lot completing his current
picture, Crash Dive Directed by
Archie Mayo, story Of American
submarine warfare stars Tyrone
Power with Anne Baxter opposite,
plus Dana Anderson. James Glea-
son. Charles Grapewin and Carter
the only colored member OF the
cast.
Carter. who portrays the charac-
ter OF oliver an officers mess
attendant. was allotted the impor-
tant part due 10 the recognition Of
his unusual talents by 10th Century
Fox executives The part was in
tended at first TO- Swedish come
dian. hut was rewritten 10 A. Car
ter's type Of portrayal Although
his scenes are mostly threaded
through the lighter vein he has
TO portray a number Of sequences
whore tragedy and death stalk
over the shell-swept seas APP
parently inspired by the first
colored hero OF the present
World war. the writer has Carter
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-19
MARIJUANA
CLEANUP GETS
SCREEN ACTOR

Screen actor Willie Best. coined
ian. was arrested last Tuesday
by Los Angeles police during n
relentless war on the traffic In
drugs.
Best. who il noted first for the
remarkable resemblance he bears
20 Stepin Fetchit, and later for
his own native clever ability. was
found by Narcotic Officers Frank
II. Duede and X. D.. Mott in an
apartment in possession Of sew
eral mariJuana cigarettes.
Also in the same apartment. the
officers arrested Joyce Sherwood.
20. and Dorothy Berg. 30. white.
According TO the officers re-
port. the Sherwood girl put up a
terrific battle resisting the ef-
forts OF three burly officers TO
pry open her hand in which she
concealed some narcotics. and r.
awaiting trial on similar charges.
No drug was found on the per-
son Of the white girl. The Sher-
wood girl Is known 10 have given
police an alias upon her arrest
She was identified by reporters as
being member OF prominent
'outh los Angeles church family.
isador Haywood. alias Andy An
derson. was the man jailed as q
peddler suspect
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-19

almost duplicate the fearless ma
chine-gun manning by Dorle Mill
or. swimming through surf coated
with blazing oil Was but one OF the
tough realistic assignments he had
to nil in battle scenes.
The occasion where jim-crow at
tempted TO bcb up and was as
quickly squaehed was IN stylish
Newport RI Met at the airport in
New York. Who're he had flown ON
here. by studio officials he joined
the 40 other players. officials and
iechnicidns already there, and they
went by train 10 New London,
Conn. The room assigned Carter
az the Michigan hotel, the largest
and hrest in town. was satisfactory.
But later al Newport, in exclusive
Bayyiew. his room was small, shah
by and obviously one for hotel
employees The colored star took
one look. then complained 10 Bennie
Carr. an assistant director
Indignantly this official told tie
hote manager Mr. Carter Is one
Of the most important actors in
our COMPANY Either give him
better room or cancel all 30 for the
rest OF us" without further ado
he was moved 10 one of the largest
and best furnished rooms IN the
place
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-19
HOPES FOR
ZULONG
ARMY SHOWS

Lying on bed Of nails and let
ting men break stones on your
chest with sledge hammers. or
weight you down with 900-pound
weights while stretched on the bed
OF spikes. ought to be good train
ing for commandos. Anyhow. that
Is the kind OF pre-army training
which Pvt. Eriz Burrell Zulong.
aged A. has had for the last 25
yeare.
Zulong has produced his own
stage show. travelling widely with
his nerve-tingling Jungle Produc-
tons In his repertoire OF stunts.
Zulong walked on broken glass
with his fare feet. jumped from a
ladder bare-fcoted upon broken
glass. and ate fire. Asked II he
had ever been injured in his per-
formances. Zulong replied that he
was hurt only once On that &C.
casion he was substituting for an
other actor who. through personal
grievance, arranged the ladder so
that Zulong fell and cut his shins
and toes on the broken glass.
Julong is in Company d at the
Reception center. During recent
months he has been driving truck
at Detroit. and he hopes that II the
army cannot use him as an enter
tainer he will have the opportunity
to be a tank-driver.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-19
SOLDIERS ARE
SENT TO TEXAS

Among the Detroit selectees re-
Gently sent to camps In the South,
were 10 home town boys assigned TO
TT. VOTERS. located deep in the
heart Of Texas.
The group included:
Finos Mcclellan Gray. rs, hus-
band OF Dora Lee Gray, e670 Cam
eron:
James Clark Williams, 20, rela-
tive OF Alanga Williams, 22l2
Sherman;
Arthur James Post. 2s, husband
OF Viola Post. 655 Napoleon;
Wesley Walker, 20, relative OF
Margert Walker. 2015 Cody;
Wiley Thompson. 30. relative OF
jamie Thompson. 1860 bearing;
Frey Lee Bailey. brother OF Louis
Bailey, 6407 Beechwood;
Arthur James Johnson. rs. son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Andrew Johnson, 1901
Belvidere;
Albert Portee, "a. relative OF Ora
Mae Portee. 1888 Harding:
Rufus Hill. 80, son OF Lucy Hill,
9143 Russell;
Frank James Jackson, 30. hus-
band OF Daisy Rollins, 1858 Clinton:
John King Kennedy. 35, son OF
Lee Kennedy. 2s2 Adelaide:
James Martin, 20. husband oil
Mary Martin. 2307 Dubois;
Wallace Jones. 81, brother OF
Lily Page. 40 r. Warren:
Foster Gentry. 36, son OF Watson
and Martha Gentry. 3019 Seifert,
Youngstown. Ohio and 9b6 Leland
Detroit. Mich:
George b. Craven. IS. relative oil
George H. Craven. Az Vernon high
way;
Joseph d. Wright, s6. son OF Ma
RE Morse. 265 f. Garfield;
Robert Franklin Carter, Sb. rela-
tive of Robert and Matte l.. Car
ter. 9s1 Melbourne;
Meneco Hit. 40 father OF Miss
Carmita Louise Hit, 627 +. Palmer
'and
Arivers Lee Is. brother OF Mrs
Eva NJ. Lucky. 1914 St. Antoine.
The Detroit tribune. (Detroit, Mich.) 1935-1966, 1942-09-19
City BARRIERS To Hold
Annual Luncheon At
Lucy Thurman WV

The second annual luncheon OF
the Master And Journeymen Bar
bers' association will be held at
Lucy Thurman YWCA. Wednes-
day. Sept 20. at $3.50 pm. The
public is cordially invited.
Tickets are on sale at A. r.
James Barbershop. $500 Russell;
Victor vaughn's Barbershop. 1897
Hastings: William Rays Barber
shop. 1929 Hastings; w. J. Swan
sons Barbershop. 3415 Hastings;
Duke Stroud's Barbershop. 1887
st. Antoine: n. f. Shaw's Barber
shop. asa Palmer; SCOTS Barber
shop. 1910 Milford; c. A. Harris's
Barbershop. 1851 Twenty fifth
street; and Lucy Thurman YWCA,
Elizabeth and ST. Antoine.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Mrs. Warren Stirni
Reported In Manila
Former Dorothy Vinyard
Was Seen In Internment
Camp In Capital City

Mrs. ]. Warren Stirni, the for
mer Miss Dorothy Vinyard, daugh-
ter of Mr.. and Mrs. Benjamin B.
Vinyard, Milford, who was in
Manila, when the ill-fated capital
of the Philippines fell to the hordes
from Nippon, and was last heard
from shortly before the war broke
out December Z, is reported to be
in a Japanese internment camp,
just outside the native city.
The news came to Mr.. and Mrs.
Vinyard through their daughter
in-law, Mrs. Hallett Vinyard, who
saw an article in the New York
Times, written by a person who
had been in Manila after its cap
ture by the Japs. Acting on a
hunch, Mrs. Vinyard sent picture
of Dorothy to the party, who wrote
back that they had seen Dorothy in
the camp and that she appeared to
be well and was teaching English
to a group of children.
No news of Ensign Stirni, who
was stationed at Manila harbor,
aboard a Coast Geodetic Survey
boat, has come through.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Teachers OF State
To Meet October 22
Americanism And United
Americas To Be Theme At
Session In Wilmington

Americanism and Pan-American-
ism will be the joint themes of the
Delaware State Education Associ-
alton at its annual convention to
be held in Wilmington, October %
and %.
Miss Adet Lin, a prominent Chi
nese woman, will speak on What
: 1t Means to be Chinese" and DR..
Imre Kovac will speak on What
1t Means to be An American"
Program Announced
The program was announced by
George r. Miller, Jr., of Smyrna,
president of the d. s. E. A.
The general session scheduled
for Friday morning, October %,
will be devoted entirely to Pan
Americana. Miss BERTHA Harding,
author and lecturer, will speak on
sSouth America" a technicolor
film of South America will be
shown; and the choral group of
the Alexis 1. DUPONT High School
will present program of music
pertaining to Pan-America.
tTurn 70 Page 9, Pleasel
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Big Defense Parade
ToBe Held Tonight
AH CiUiLian Defense Units Will Turn Out At SeUen
O'clock To Join 'tVtcssyy" War Bond Parade;
Fort Miles Military Band Will Lead Procession.

The civilian defense parade. to
boost war bond sales, postponed
from last week by rain, will be
held this evening. Friday, Septem-
ber 25, 1912, climaxed by a rally al
the carnival grounds with James M.
Tunnel, Jr., of Georgetown as the
special speaker.
Mayor Edward c. Evans, who
serves both as county and city de-
fense coordinator, and Clarence M.
Welch, Jr., are sponsoring the vic
tory parade and rally as a means
of putting Milford "over the top
in the September bond sales with
100000 as the goal. To date $4,000
has been collected.
The parade will form at the rail-
road station at o'clock and move
over Walnut and Front streets to
the carnival grounds, where the
Milford firemen are holding their
annual carnival.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Weekly Assemblies
Held At Local H. S.
George A. Peck New Director OF
Music Is Working Hard

The weekly assemblies at the
high school have gotten off to a
fine start with the high school band
making its first appearance on We'd
nesday morning at nine in the au-
ditorium. George A. Peck, the new
director, is anxious that all stu
dents who have played instruments,
join the band at once, in order to
build up the organization. With Mr..
Peck's enthusiasm and the stu
dents willingness to cooperate, the
Milford High School Band will soon
be larger and better than ever. The
singing on Wednesday morning was
carried on in the usually fine man
ner, with poppy numbers that the
boys and girls enjoy singing. The
program was in commemoration of
Frances E. Willard with Mrs. Felt
coaching the IL section in the play
that was given. Those having the
principal parts were Lillian Sou
ellis, Jane Reynolds and Gene Pa
quette. The assembly for last week
was held on Friday with a Consti-
tional Day program. Papers were
given as follows: why We Should
Consider the Constitution Today"
Eldred Beebe; How the Consti-
tuition Came to be Formed" John
Geyer; "The Calling of the Con-
vention and the Forming of the
Constitution" Rachel Davis; "Del-
aware's Delegates to the Conven-
tion," Jeanne Bennett. Poems:
The American Way" by Reigner, !
and "Our United States" by Eliza
Turn to Page :. Pleased
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25

The procession will be headed by
the Milford Defense Council and the
Fort Miles Military Band. All units
of the defense organizations are ex-
pected to be represented in full
uniform, including Company c of
the Home Guard commanded by
Captain ]. Holland Prettyman. This
will be the first demonstration of
the strength of the various defense
divisions, according to Mayor Ev-
ans.
The hundreds of civilian defense
workers, including auxiliary po-
lice, firemen, block wardens, mes
sengers, canteen workers, motor
corps drivers, demolition squads,
decentralization units, spoilers
from the aircraft warning service
posts in the Milford area, will be
in line of march.
There will be a special section
for negro aides, headed by the
Orange Blossom Band.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
p. c. Elliott To CovernorBacOn
Representative Asks Motorists
At P.T. A. Meet To Drive Slow
Will Be One OF Over 100
Meeting In Marietta,
Georgia, This Sunday
To Dedicate Memorial

The Parent-Teacher Associations
of Delaware will be represented by
P. C. Elliott, state president, when
more than 100 P. T. A. leaders from
all parts of the country gather at
Marietta, Ca, on Sunday, Septem-
ber 27, to dedicate a memorial to
Alice Mcclellan Birney, native of
Marietta, who was co-founder of
the organization which now num-
bers 2,6S5,00O men and women in
$4,000 parent-teacher associations
from coast to coast.
The memorial, constructed on a
corner of the grounds of the Mari
eta High School, is in the form of
a sun court. The National Con-
gress of Parents and Teachers has
provided a marble sundial which
stands in the center of a colorful
planting, edged with lockwood. Ma
tive stones sent from each of the
state congresses pave the court.
The dedication ceremonies, a
portion of which will be broadcast
throughout the country by NBC,
begin at p. m. (EWT) with the un-
yelling of the sundial by Alice Bir-
ney Robert, great-granddaughter of
Mrs. Birney. Speakers include Mrs
Kletzer, of Portland, Ore
gon, president of the National Con-
gress; Hon. L. H. Blair, Mayor of |
Marietta; Mrs. Alonsita Walker, of
D. c., daughter of Mrs.
Birney; Mrs. Charles D. Center, of
College Park, Ca, secretary of the
National Congress; Mrs. Fred M.
Raymond of Grand Rapids, Mich,
committee on programs
and founders day of the National
Congress; Mrs. Robert A. Long,
Georgia Congress of Par
snts and Teachers, and Judge James
i. Hawkins, chairman, Birney Me-
norial Committee of Marietta. A
procession of presidents of P. T. A.
jtate congresses will close the GER
,monies.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
johnson Grass Now
Sussex Farm Problem
Heavy InfestatiOn OF NOxiOus Weed
Threatens Much Acreage

Johnson Grass is rapidly becom-
ing the number one weed problem
on many farmers in Sussex county.
Spreading by means of underground
root stocks and also by seed, this
grass bids fair to become real
nuisance to growers of cultivated
crops during the next few years.
Much of it has, been seen growing
throughout the county with espe-
cially heavy infestation around the
Milton, Lewes and Rehoboth COM
munities.
The danger of spreading the seed
over larger areas is greatly in
creased due to the widespread use
of combines in going from farm to
farm to harvest soy beans as well
as other crops this fall. Farmers
are urged to take every precaution
in combining their crops to prevent
the spread of the seed to other sec
tions of their own farm as we'll as
the farms of their neighbors.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Thos. B. Derrickson
Honored By Retailers
State Group Presented. Milford Man
With Handsome Watch

Thomas B. Derrickson of Mil
ford, president of the Delaware
Retailers Council since its organ
ization early in 1941, was rendered
farewell dinner by the board of
directors Monday night at the Hotel
Richardson in Dover. He is leav-
ing to join the Army.
The directors presented him with
a handsome wrist watch inscribed
with message of appreciation for
his service. The presentation was
made by Stanley B. Hearn, second
vice president, who praised Mr..
Derrickson's work in the council.
H. Walter Cough, of Smyrna,
first vice president, and other di-
rectors. also lauded the president
for his administration. Mr.. Der
rickson presented his resignation,
but the directors declined to ac-
cept it, and asked him to continue
as president for the duration of the
war.
Mr.. Derrickson enlisted in the
Signal Corps and reported for duty
on Wednesday.