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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
State Chiropractors
Met At Wilmington
Fifth Annual Convention Held Al
Hotel dupont Last Weekend

The Delaware Chiropractors AS
sociation held it's fifth convention
on Saturday and Sunday, April IL
and IL, at the Hotel dupont, Will
mington. The entire two days were
given over to talks and demonstra-
tions. The principal speakers on
Saturday were DR.. F. F. Hirsch,
vice president of the Eastern CHR
opractic Institute, whose subject
was Low Back Conditions;" DIR. G..
w. Weiant, psychiatary of New
York City. The banquet was held
from $50 to 1880 p. IN. DR.. Charles
w. Holden. president of the asso-
citation, presided, and gave an ap-
propriate address, followed by other
members of the association. Invo-
cation, Rev. Sterling F. Bashore.
The delightful dinner music was
rendered by Paul Beusche, pianist,
and the Greenwald Trio. At 8 o.
clock, a lecture on "Chiropractic
and You," was given by DR.. Will
liam H. Werner, founder of the
American Bureau of Chiropractic.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Services For
Harry L. Crier
Held AT Home
On Wednesday
NJ any Attended Final
Rites For Dental Com
pany Official, Who Sue
cumbed To Leg Injury
Last Sunday.

A large concourse of relatives
and friends were present Wednes-
day afternoon for the funeral SER
vices of Harry l.. Grier. aged 70
years, a director of the l.. d. Caulk
Company of Milford. manufactur-
ers of dental supplies, and of the
Canadian Caulk Corporation of
Toronto, Canada. Mr. Grier died
in the Milford Memorial Hospital
last Sunday afternoon. The SER
vices. held at his late residence on
South Walnut street, were conduct
ed by his pastor and warm per-
sonal friend, Rev. John Jackson
Brown, Jr., pastor of First Presby-
terian Church, Milford. Pall-bear-
ers were Logan, Frank r. and Will
liam V. Grier, of Milford: Lex T.
Grier and Fred A. Grier, Jr., of
Salisbury, Md; Harry Pierce and
Robert E. Baynum. of Milford. and
James H. Deputy, of Philadelphia
Interment was made in Odd Fell
lows Cemetery, Milford.
Mr.. Grier suffered a broken leg
two weeks ago while working in
his flower garden and had been
confined to the hospital since.
Surviving him are: His wife.
Mrs. Bessie Humes Grier; a
Miss Sara E. Grier. liv-
ing at home; son, w. Humes
Grier. Aberdeen, Md; four broth
ers, DR.. G. Layton, DR.. Walter L.,
George s., and Davis R. Grier, and
two sisters, Mrs. George G. Pierce
and Mrs. Clara r. Deputy, all of
and four granddaughters,
Mary Ruth, Eleanor and Carolyn
Grier, of Aberdeen, Md; Sara Joyce
Grier, of Philadelphia; daughter
in-law. Mrs. H. Louder Grier, of
Philadelphia, and several nieces
and nephews.
Mr.. Grier was native of Milford
and a son of the late Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Grier. He retired from
active service with the companies
rs years ago, but had remained
director.
A 32pd degree Mason. Mr.; Grier
was a member of Temple Lodge,
No. 3. A. F. and A. NJ; Hope Chap
ter, r. A. M; Lulu Temple, and
Evergreen Forest, No. 40. Tall Ce-
lars of Lebanon. He was also a
of the First Presbyterian
Jhurch and Crystal Fount Lodge,
J. o. o. F.
Greatly interested i'm baseball.
Tr. Grier attended all Eastern
'hore League games played in or
ear Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Georgetown Youth
Victim Of Bullet
Melvin Baker, Aged II, Found By
Army Detail On Tour

A detail of soldiers making a
tour of vacant properties last
Thursday found a 14-year-old boy
who, according to state police, had
fatally shot himself because of an
unrequited school-day love.
The youth, Melvin Baker, son OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Lloyd Baker of Col
linsville, near Georgetown, died OF
wounds of the head Thursday night
in the Milford Memorial Hospital,
about eight hours after his body
was found. He was ninth grade
pupil at the Georgetown school.
A note, contents of which police
withheld, told of his futile affection
for a schoolmate.
Sergt. Harold L. Waring and
Privates Edward Yers, James Bell
and Irving Zudeck, making a daily
inspection of empty buildings, saw
the body of the youth protruding
from a side room as they entered
a vacant house about two miles
from Georgetown.
The boy was unconscious as they
took him to the office of DR.. G. M.
who administered
treatment and then ordered the
boy removed to a hospital.
State police said the boy was last
seen riding his bicycle and carry
ing rifle over his shoulder.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Local Civic Leaders
Discuss Scout Set-Up
Group Met With Executives In City
Hall Last Friday Night

The need of more Boy Scout
troops in Milford was discussed in
the Milford Municipal Building at
a meeting last Friday night, held
under the direction of Frederic
Wellington of Wilmington, scout
executive for the Del-Mar-Va Coun-
Gil. He was assisted by Herbert
wilkins, field scout leader.
Milford at present is supporting
two troops, one white, the other
Negro, the group was informed.
The Avenue Methodist troop is
without a scout leader and the as
sistant is i'll and unable to assume
his duties with the troop.
Wilkins reported on poll taken
some time ago in the Junior High
school. He said many students at
that time signified their intention
of joining a troop If such an organ
ization would be formed.
Local community leaders, who
made up most of the audience, were
assured that all efforts would be
made to investigate the possibility
of increasing the local scouting
program.
Mayor Edward C. Evans stated
the material necessary to build at
least one cabin for use of the local
scouts had been delivered to the
playground at Marshall's
Pond.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Cancer Control Milford Seniors
Drive Opened Class Play
Here April 10 April 1924
Mrs. William Marshall,
Jr., Is Chairman Of
Drive For Milford;
Mrs. Young Spoke.

At a tea at the home of Mrs.
William Marshall, Jr., on Friday
afternoon of last week, Mrs.
Thomas B. Young, of the Women's
Field Army for Control of Cancer,
spoke to a group of young women,
giving them facts of the disease as
well as passing on to them her
knowledge and enthusiasm. The
campaign in Milford, under Mrs.
Marshall's direction will begin on
Sunday, April 10, and continuing
that week. A Kent county luncheon
was given in the Presbyterian
Church at Dover yesterday, at
which time Mrs. Carmack of Rhode
Island, was the guest speaker.
Since its inception, Mrs. Carmack
has directed the cancer control
campaign in her state, and she had
much to impart to her listeners.
Mrs. Young, in her talk on Friday,
told of the work that had already
been done in Delaware. She cited
cases of cancer sufferers who were
benefited by early treatment of
cancer, and others who, through
and ignorance, paid the
penalty for the lack Of an educa-
tional campaign which the Wo-
mems Field Army now conducts
yearly. The roll call provides
funds for this work. setting up the
mechanics for the campaign against
cancer, the nations second greatest
cause of death, and provides treat
nent for those who are not eco
able. The WOmen's Field
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Cotton-Burlap Sacks
Should Be Saved
Serious Shortage Has Been Created
By War Situation

Due to the war situation agri-
culture is faced with a serious
Shortage OF bIriap and cotton bags
according to a statement issued by
Secretary of Agriculture Claude r.
Wickard to all state and county
USDA War Boards, and It Is most
essential that farmers, millers and
grain dealers take every precau-
tion to help relieve this bag short
age problem by saving all sacks for
future use.
In normal times agriculture re-
quires about 60 per cent of all tex
tile bags manufactured in the
United States, and one-half of
these bags have been made from
burlap which was imported chiefly
from India. Under war conditions,
however, burlap imports are neg
ligible, and burlap stocks are be-
ing used to meet increasing military
requirements. Although there is no
shortage of cotton for making cot
ton sacks, all textile machinery
which is equipped to produce bay
type fabrics is badly needed in the
manufacturing of other important
war materials.
In view of this already serious
shortage of burlap and cotton sacks,
plans will be considered by the
Kent County USDA War Board to
inaugurate an agricultural bag
conservation program, the objec-
tives of which will be to encourage
farmers to conserve bags so that
bags now on hand will last longer
and can be repeatedly reused, also
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
New Officers
By
Crystal FOunt
Wright Ward New Noble
Grand, William V. Sip
pie, Jr., Vice Grand;
Appointments Made.

The newly elected officers of
Crystal Fount Lodge No. 10, 1. o.
%. F., were installed Monday eve
ming with impressive ceremonies in
their temple on North Walnut
street, by District Deputy Grand
Master Willard Hall and staff. The
officers follows:
The new noble grand, Wright
Ward, was. born in Adrian, Michi-
gan, and at the age of ten years,
his parents moved to Lambert, N.
j., where he lived until IA years
ago when he came to Delaware to
live. After graduation from Lam
bert High School he took a course
in agriculture at the Agricultural
College of New Jersey and special
lied in poultry farming and was
awarded several prizes for eXcell-
ing in this work. He now is en-
gagged in the poultry raising busi-
ness and has about 1900 laying hens
and $500 pullets. Mr.. Ward is mar
ried and has three daughters. the
youngest being one month old. He
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home at Haven Lake, Milford. Mr..
Ward has been an Odd Fellow for
ten years and is also a member of
Kirkwood Encampment.
Vice Grand William V. Sipple,
Jr.. is in the marble business with
his father. w. v. Sipple, Sr.
Ed. Walls, assistant recording
secretary, is manager of the At
Iantic and Pacific Tea Company
store on South Walnut street.
The installation was we'll attend
ed last Monday evening, and also
quite a few visitors from other
d. d. g. M. Willard Hall is to be /
complimented for the manner in
which he conducted the installation.
Crystal Fount is proud to have as
4 member one who has the ability
o carry on this work in the SOUTH
srn part of the state in such COM
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
State Guard
Given COIOrs
Last Sunday
DOver'S Mayor WOOdfOrd
Makes Presentation;
Governor Walter w.
Bacon Attends.
Tropea Studio

Readiness of the Delaware State
Guard for any duty upon which
they may be called was lauded by
Gov Walter W. Bacon and Mayor
]. Wallace Woodford, immediate
past eminent commander, st.
Johns Commandery, No. /, Knights
Templar, Sunday afternoon at a
parade and review of the State
Guard and an assembly of the
commandery at Dover.
National and state colors were
presented to the State Guard by the
commandery in a ceremony con-
Quoted on the grounds in front of
the Legislative Hall.
Mayor Woodford made the pre-
sentation on behalf of the COM
mandery and Lieut.-C ]. Paul
Heinel, commanding officer of the
State Guard, accepted on behalf of
the guard.
State Guard Praised
Both Governor Bacon and Mayor
Woodford lauded the state guard
for its loyal spirit and proficiency,
as shown in the review.
"A crusade for democracy" was
the description of the present war
by Mayor Woodford. The cause of
religion and democracy is INSOFAR
able, Mayor Woodford said. Point
ing TO the medieval holy crusades,
Mayor Woodford said America is
now engaged in a crusade for dem
ocracy.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Church Women Meet
At Harrington
Spring Session Of WOmen's
Christian Service Body
Is Held

The spring meeting of the Wo-
mems Society for Christian Service
of Dover District was held in AS
bury Methodist Church, in Harring-
ton, on Thursday, April 8. 1t was
an all-day meeting and was pre-
sided over by the president, Mrs.
Thomas c. Jones, of Harrington.
The guest speaker for the after
noon session was Mrs. Alma Hol-
land, a missionary on furlough
from India. Mrs. Holland had much
of political and economical interest
to relate as well as the import of
her mission in India.
Mrs. Paul Shockley, of Seaford,
and Mrs. J. l.. Jones of Greenwood,
had charge of devotions for the
day. Music was furnished by the
Junior Chancel Choir of the host
church, and a solo by William
Smith of Trinity Church, Harring-
ton.
Mrs. Thomas Jones was elected
a delegate. during the meeting. to
represent the Dover District at the
meeting of The Assembly in Co.
lumbus, Ohio, May 1922.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Navy Relief
Drive Opened
In This City
Last Monday
Pins, Tickets To Ball
Here On May 5th Are
Being Sold; Irwin G.
Burton Is Local Chair
man; All Invited.

The U. S. Navy is now engaged
In great war over many oceans
sometimes thousands of miles from
home. The Navy needs recruits
and more recruits. Don't you think
that the mind of a man enlisting in
the Navy should be as free from
home worries as possible?
The Navy Relief Society, headed
by Admiral H. r. Stark, is asking
you this month to help relieve Navy
mems minds of worries about their
families ashore. By making your
contribution you are doing a pa
triotic thing for two reasons: you
are building up the morale of men
already at sea in the vast, fara-
way oceans, and you also are MAX
ing it easier for men to enlist with
a minimum of anxiety about wives,
children, and parents. The Navy
still depends on enlistments alone
For the Navy Relief Society does
the many big and little things, the
kindly. friendly things, that help
a family through difficult days while
waiting for their lives to straighten
out again. 1t has always been the
ambition of the society that no
navy's mans family shall suffer
hardship If it can be prevented.
Until this year the society has been
supported entirely by the officers
and men of the navy and marine
corps, who out of their pay last
year gave over $500,OOO. Now the
need is greater then the service
men can give, and the call is go
ing out to the public for the first
time.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Kent Demonstration
Clubs Study Repairs
Every HOmemaker Studies How To
Keep Household Equipment UsabIe

The care and repair of present
household equipment is being stu
died this month by the Kent County
Home Demonstration Clubs. Every
homemaker realizes that with pri-
critics and curtained production,
their present equipment must be
made to last as long as possible.
In the Homemaker's Club meetings,
women are learning valuable in
formation on how to get the maxi
mum usage from equipment. In
addition they are learning to do
many minor repairs without hav-
ing to wait for repair man. The
home management leaders of the
Kent County Clubs are in charge of
the April meetings. AS part of the
program they are demonstrated the
proper method of gluing chairs,
changing window shades, mending
iron cords, and resizing rugs.
The leaders were trained by Miss
Louise Whitcomb, home manage
ment specialist of the University of
Delaware Extension Service and
Francis Shockley, a All Club men,
ber.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Cedars 9II7: Sponsoring
Fades Night Here
Will Be Held In
Community Building
This Evening; John w.
Welch Is Chairman of
Decorating Committee.

The ladies night and dance. .spon
sored by Evergreen Forest No. 49
Tall Cedars of Lebanon. to be hell
in the Community Building, Milford
Friday evening, April II, promises
to be one of the best of its kind held
in recent years.
A large decorating committee ol
Evergreen members headed by
John w. Welch. will transform the
auditorium into a night club with
a bit of everything to entertain the
guests.
To greet the guests as they ar
rive at $3.50 p. m, a reception
committee of the forest composed
of Col. Robert G. Houston, Past
Grand Tall Cedar Bramhall, Past
Grand Tall Cedar George S. Grier,
Senator Louis A. Drexler. Past
Grand Master T. Scott Purse, John
W. Welch, Col. Edgar Stayor, Chap
lain Jos. M. Lank and Grand Tall
Cedar Warren T. Moore will ex-
tend a formal welcome.
Dancing to the strains of a well
known dance. orchestra will begin
at nine. At ten-thirty the dance
floor will be the scene of one of
the best floor shows obtainable in
Philadelphia and New York, with
Walter Griffins as master of cere-
This entertainment con-
sists of the best acts Evergreen
Forest has had during the present
season. 1t includes Rosalie and her
accordion, a beautiful star who
captivated Evergreen members with
her act. Brooks and Philson, girls
from the Atlantic City beauty con-
test, known as Miss Florida and
Miss California, who kept the for
est in an uproar of laughter on
their first appearance. They are the
best in the business. Beryl Cuffe,
acrobatic dancer, an exotic, esthec-
tic star, direct from New York, in
an act that has never been excelled
IN this section. Ken Faulkner is
The pianist.
Dancing until one a. m. will fol-
low.
The American flag symbolizes
accomplished in our ma
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
DeLntGrUG Camp To
Meet Here Sunday
Association Will Hold An
nual Meeting In New
ArmOry

The next meeting of Delmarva
Camp, No. IA. U. S. w. ", will be
held at the New Armory, in Mil
ford, next Sunday afternoon, April
10, at o'clock. All Spanish-Amer-
ican war veterans are invited to
attend, whether they have ever
Joined the organization or not.
Their meetings are generally well
attended and are very interesting.
The Ladies' Auxiliary of the Camp
will meet at the same time and
place and all U. S. w. Y. widows,
wives, children, and relatives are
invited.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
State Forester Taber Condemns
Practice Of Burning off Fields

State Forester Taber today stat
ed that while it was the policy of
the State Forestry Department to
advise against any field burning as
detrimental to the fertility of the
soil, when burning was absolutely
necessary 1t should be done in late
afternoon or night, regardless whe-
ther such fires could be seen from
aircraft. Pointing out that many
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Mrs. Wilson Vinyard
Gives Good Report
Century Club Director Reports To
Century Club Members


Mrs. Wilson S. Vineyard, director
for the Milford New Century Club
gave a very fine report of the re-
cent meeting of the State Board ol
Directors at Dover, at the weekly
meeting Of the Milford New Century
Club on Monday afternoon. Mrs
Vinyard. gave June AS as the dates
for the annual state meeting Of the
Federated Clubs which will be held
in Wilmington this year. Delegates
to the convention were elected on
Monday and are Mrs. G.. Marshall
Townsend, Mrs. Philip Jacobs, Mrs.
Wilson S. Vinyard. Alternates
elected were Mrs. Joseph ]. Pearce,
Mrs. F. Burgette Short and Mrs.
M. Haswell Pierce.
Miss Edith Simpson, town IL
bTarian, gave short reviews of cur
rent books. They were "Pied Piper"
by Nevil Shute; "The Moon is
Down" by John Steinback; "My In
dia, My America" by Shrid Harani,
and Little Miss Boo" by Margaret
Lee Runbeck. These reviews were
enjoyed and much appreciated by
the members who have had their
reading directed through the year
by suggestions from Miss Simpson.
Hostesses for the afternoon were
Mrs. w. o. Lankford and Mrs. w.
Shockley Daugherty, who made the
social hour which followed the
meeting very enjoyable.
Next week a large number of
the members of the club will par
ticipate in a field trip, visiting Old
Drawers Church at Odessa, Welsh
Tract near Newark, where a box
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public for observation and inspec-
ion. The board of lady visitors at
the same time sponsors a program
by the children of the school which
will be presented in the auditorium
of the administration building at 2
p. m. In addition to the scheduled
program the visitors will be inter-
ested in seeing the work that has
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night fires would no more serve as
a guide to enemy aircraft than a
single signal light in the hands of
an enemy sympathizer under a
blackout, Mr.. Taber held that the
defense boards who are advocating
daytime burning have not realized
that fires set in midday because
of the drier air conditions prompt
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US. Women Urged
ToAidSalyageDriye
Housewives Requested to
Delve Into Attics, Gel
lars And Kitchens; so
Items Are Listed AS
Suitable For Saving.

Lying idle in the backyards oi
city, town and rural homes, also in
the attics, and cellars, there are
potential guns and cartridges, pos
sibly even a light tank or two!
How to uncover and return this
unestimated amount of critically
needed material into war produc-
tion is the task confronting the
Delaware Salvage Committee.
1T is one thing to form commit
tees and arrange dates for collec-
tions of salvage materials" de-
clares Mayor Edward C. Evans,
"but it is an entirely different
thing to get the public behind it,"
Get Busy Now!
Having announced the first city
wide collection date for the SAL
wage For Victory" program some
time ago, Mayor Evans said, Nov
it's our job to get the householders,
particularly the housewives busy!"
Preliminary surveys show that
to date the Surface has hardly been
scratched in the salvage program
here in Milford and throughout the
state.
To get right down to brass. .tacks,
the committee from this date on is
urging the householders to rum
mage through their attics, cellars,
garages. tool sheds or barns for
salvage.
my advice to the women" Mayor
Evans said, lis to pick over rags
and old clothes, turn out kitchen
drawers and sweep out the hall
closet, and even to look over the
backyard to see what can be sal
vaged for war industry"
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Vacation Bible Meet
At Harrington On 18th
Miss Freddie Henry OF Nashville,
Tenn, VIII Be Guest Speaker

Vacation Bible School Planning
Conference of the Dover District of
Peninsula Conference of Methodist
Church will be held in the Collins
Educational Building of Asbury
Methodist Church, Harrington, on
Tuesday, April 81, 1000 A. M. Miss
Freddie Henry of the Department
of Children's Work of the General
Board of Education of Methodist
Church, Nashville, Tennessee. will
supervise the conference. Rev. E.
A. Henvis, pastor of Millsboro
Methodist Church, director of the
Children's Work OF Dover District,
will direct. Rev. Robert E. Green
is pastor of the Asbury Church.
All workers of the children's
group of the Church School and
Vacation Bible Schools are urged
to attend this conference.
Milford chronicle., 1942-04-17
Rebekahs To Attend
Church Service Sun,
Milford Group viii Visit Avenue
Methodist Church Enmasse

Margaret C. Pyle Rebekah Lodge
No. II, will attend Avenue Metho-
dist Church in a body Sunday
April 10, at 10:45 A. M.
The officers and members of Mar
garet C. Pyle Rebekah Lodge, No
II, will close their present term by
attending church Sunday morning
and all members are urged to be
present, and members of Crystal
Fount Lodge are invited.
II has been a busy season for the
organization, as social affairs were
put aside for the more important
ones. Most of the members are
giving their time at the observation
posts. A first-aid class was spon-
sofed by, the group and followed
the meeting for 10 consecutive
weeks. The boxes sent to the sol
diers were all acknowledged and
each said 1t meant much to them to
know they were remembered by
the folks back home.
The organization answered the
call to initiate candidates for neigh
boring lodges. A drill team is be-
ing formed which will add to the
work.
Card parties and covered dish
suppers have AIDED to the treasury.
Every member and officer joined
iorces to make it a successful term.
The outgoing officers are Noble
Grand Huldah Willis. Past Grand
Mabel Clendaniel, Vice-Grand Edna
lynch, Recording Secretary Mag
yie Derrickson: Assistant Record
ng Secretary Mamie Watson. FL
,ancial Secretary Ethel Warren,
Treasurer Pearl Stevenson. War
len Elizabeth Stevenson, Conduc-
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