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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
$1,O66, 1863 Is Set
AS School Budget
Estimate OF Needs Is Approved By
State Board OF Education

A budget estimate of $531 ,503 for
194S-44, and of $535,466 for 1944-45
for submission to the Permanent
Budget Commission preparatory to
the next State Legislature was ap-
proved by the State Board of Edu-
cation last Friday afternoon.
The first estimate is $34,S94.19
more than the current year while
the estimate for 1944-45 is $38 1851. 10
more, DIR. H. v. Holloway, state su-
perintendent of public instruction
announced. The estimates were pre-
pared by DR.. R. L. Herbst, director
of research.
.. The budget requests are for ad-
ministrative and supervisory re-
quirements of the State Depart
ment of Public Instruction. Under
the system established by the last
Legislature, the Legislature allots
for each individual school.
The figures approved include the
cost of transportation, service bu-
reau, and rehabilitation.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Carnival Will
Close Season
Saturday Night
M any Special Attrac-
tiOns Are Scheduled
For Tonight And To-
morrow.

If you have not already had the
opportunity of attending the Mil
ford Firemen's Carnival do so to-
night-for tonight and tomorrow
afternoon and evening will be your
last chance to attend one of the
finest carnivals ever held by the
Carlisle Fire Company.
While Dave Kay, owner of the
Kay Amusement Company, which is
operating the concessions and sup
plying the many free attractions
found on the grounds this year,
would not divulge the names of the
attractions which, will be presented
tonight and tomorrow night, you
may rest assured that the best
entertainment possible has been Sc
cured. Those who attended the car
nival last evening and saw Cousin
Lee and his Gang, and the "Ridge
Runners" perform, know that Mr..
Kay can always be relied upon to
put on good show.
Then, of course, if you want to
see the big civilian defense parade
from the best possible vantage
point, the carnival grounds is the
place to be tonight, Friday. Sep
tember 25.
Remember the firemen need your
help and you may need theirs. They
will give theirs willingly even at
The risk of their own lives, so why
not losen up on the purse strings
md give the boys financial boost.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Scrap Drive
In Milford
is Securing
Needed Metal
F ences, Ranges, Gas,
Electric And Oil Fix
lures Among Tons Of
Valuable Scrap Com
ing To Local Heap.

When the war is won and scrap
drives are a memory, Milfordians
will be able to point with pride to
their records, for there is not city
or town in the state that has con-
tributed more usuable scrap per
capita to the war effort than this
city and surrounding territory. Be-
ginning with the aluminium drive
long before Pearl Harbor, Milford
stepped out and set record, and
each succeeding drive has found
the people of Milford community
ready and willing to supply the
sinews of war to our own fighting
forces and those of our Allies.
The big event now coming up is
the October Scrap Harvest-the
committee headed by Robert H.
Yerkes is planning to have a meet
ing of the rural folk early in Octo-
Der and explain the purpose of the
drive to them.
Mayor Edward C. Evans, chair
man of the scrap salvage drive for
Sussex county, is assisting the 10
cal committee in getting in the
scrap by placing many of the IA
cilities of the city at the disposal
of the committee. The large bin
located in Plaza Square is filled
every day and the surrounding
ground around the bin is being pill
ed high with old tires, stoves, radi-
ators, both from homes and cars,
old shafting, iron grills, bedsteads,
iron fence posts and thousands of
odds and ends of usuable scrap that
is found around home, yard and
farm.
If you have not already contri-
buted something to the scrap drive
do SO at once-remember the scrap
you. turn in may make the bomb
that will bust Hitler, terrorize Mus
solini and give Hlrohito the heebe-
jeebies. Do it now-don't wait, you
pile it-we'll haul it. Call Milford
IA, 19 or 1888, and the committee will
see that your scrap starts on its
way to Berlin, Tokyo or Rome.
The money: realized from the sale
of scrap is being placed in a civil
ian defense account and will be
used to purchase equipment, etc.,
for that group.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Hold Services For
accident Victim
w. ]. BreretOn, Brother Of
Milford Druggist, Buried
On Monday

William ]. Brereton, 42-year-old
Lewes man, who was instantly
killed in Wilmington last Friday,
September IS, when struck by a
bus, was buried at Lewes on Mon
day of this week in the Lewes
Methodist cemetery. following fu-
neral services at the Nelson Fu-
neral Home.
Brereton, who had been living in
Wilmington where he was employ
ed at hospital, was struck while
crossing the street near the Penn
sylvania Railroad station.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Dorothy Brereton, Of Milford; two
sisters, Mrs. May Reynolds and
Mrs. Charles Jones of Lewes; his
Mrs. Wilmer Joseph, of
Lewes, and brother, Frank Bre-
reton, proprietor of the Rexall
Drug Store, of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Dusk TO Dawn
BlackOut Test
On Wednesday
Public Is Advised To Be
Prepared To Live Un-
der Simulated r al d
Conditions.

Delaware will have a dusk to
dawn blackout next Wednesday,
September 30.
This was disclosed recently at a
conference of executive heads and
other civilian defense leaders with
Governor Bacon in Dover.
Details of the test are being
worked out by Gerrish Gassaway,
executive vice chairman of the
State Council of Defense; Edwin
F. Koester, Wilmington, civilian
defense coordinator; Ralph l..
Minker, New Castle county civil
ian defense coordinator; Mayor j.
Wallace Woodford of Dover, Kent
county civilian defense coordinator,
and Mayor Edward C. Evans of
Milford, Sussex county civilian de-
fense coordinator. d..
Governor Bacon explained one of
the. principal reasons for the state
wide blackout is to acquaint store
owners and other business men
with the necessity of providing
blackout rooms so they might con-
tinue operation in event of an
emergency. Home also should be
equipped with blackout rooms.
Cooperation Appreciated
Governor Bacon expressed the
states appreciation for the cooper
alton and guidance of military au-
thorities in defense programs. "The
State Council of Defense is doing
an excellent job" he said, "but un-
der the circumstances which con-
front us we can in no way be satis-
fed unless we are putting forth
every effort possible to interest citi-
zens in defense and give them an
to practice for seriogs
which might arise"
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Ladies' Auxiliary In
Sussex Elects Heads
Mrs. Ella Dimes, BrldgeVille, Is
Elected President OF County Group


The Sussex County Ladies' Aux
iliary to the Volunteer Firemen's
Association of Delaware elected Of
ficers at Seaford last Wednesday
evening. There were eight Iauxil-
iaries present.
The officers installed are: Presi-
dent, Mrs. Ella Dimes, Bridgeville;
vice president, Mrs. Claude Spicer,
Seaford; secretary, Mrs. Elizabeth
King, Laurel; assistant secretary,
Mrs. Bessie Hudson, Rehoboth
Beach; treasurer, Mrs. Bertha Hud-
son, Selbyville; assistant treas
urer, Mrs. Helen Porter, Delmar.
The officers were installed by the
past state president, Mrs. Nan Laws
Wood, Wilmington.
A short memorial service was
held in honor of the deceased mem
bers of the past year. An entertain
ment program was featured by Mr..
and Mrs. Paul We'll, Seaford.
An invitation was extended by
the Selbyville unit to meet in that
town on November 1S.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Has Requested Drivers
To Reduce Maximum
Speed To Thirty-Five
Miles Per Hour.

Governor Walter w. Bacon has
asked all Delaware motorists to
reduce their maximum speed to 35
miles per hour and to limit auto
mobile driving to the minimum.
He made the request at a meet
ing of Delaware Civilian Defense
officials at which he made public
telegram from Governor Herbert
r. O'Conor of Maryland, an official
of the Council Of State Governors,
urging a reduced speed limit as a
patriotic duty.
Governor O'Conor's telegram,
Governor Bacon said, was sent af-
ter consultation with Federal war
agencies and study of the Baruch
report on gasoline and tire con-
servatiOn.
Text OF Message
The telegram follows:
"In view of the critical situation
existing with respect to the rubber
supply in the United States, as
evidenced by the recent report of
the Baruch committee, and in or
der to take all measures possible
for the conservation of
this vital product, it is urged, af-
ter consultation with federal war
agencies, that governors issue such
orders, proclamations, or state
ments as may be possible and de-
sirable further to limit speed limits
to 35 miles per hour as q patriotic |
duty; and that governors urge all |
citizens of their respective states
likewise to limit their automobile
1riving strictly to matters of ur-
gent business"
Governor Bacon said that reduc-
ion of the speed limit had been
,alled to the attention of the State
Highway Department Immediately
lfter he received the telegram.
The Governor added that Della
ware has endeavored to comply
With all movements to further the
var effort and that the critical rub
Yer situation will appeal to Della
ware citizens as ample reason to
;urtail travel and reduce speed
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
BOy
Wins Bond In
Essay Contest
Fifteen Year Old Milford
Farm Boy Awarded
Prize By Credit Group,
Lewes Boy Second.

Gordon Widdoes, Is years old
was announced as the winner of ar
essay contest conducted by the Del
aware Production Credit Associa.
tion, by S. M. Harrington, secre-
tary-treasurer of the organization
on Wednesday.
Gordon, son of Mrs. Emma p
Widdoes and living on the 200-acre
farm of his uncle, James H. PostIes
on the old Frederica-M Milford Road
titled his winning essay, Credit -
The Long and Short of It." He will
be awarded a S25 war bond and a
trip to Baltimore Ss the guest OF
the Production Credit Corporation
of Baltimore.
Alden S. Hopkins, Jr., Is years
old, Lewes, son of Mr.. and Mrs.
Alden S. Hopkins, who operates a
525-acre farm near Coolspring, won
second prize a $25 war bond with
his essay, "The Part That the Del
aware Production Credit Associa-
ton is Taking in the National De-
fense Program"
Inlru prize, 9lz.0V IN war stamps,
went to James Murray, II years
old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harry S.
Murray, Middletown. His essay was
Production Credit and National
Defense"
The contest was open to any boy
or girl living on farm and at
tending a Delaware grade or high
school. The prizes will be awarded
at the annual meeting of the Della
ware association in January and
Widdoes will get his two-day trip
to Baltimore about February with
winners of contests conducted by
other production credit associa-
tions. There are 35 associations in
Delaware, Maryland, Pennsylvania,
Virginia and West Virginia.
wise use of credit is an excel
lent tool" said Gordon in his es-
say. He cited the points to be con-
sidered before borrowing, and ad-
vised, make the money you borrow
work itself out of debt" and, "the
goa lof every family having a mort
gage on their property should be to
get themselves out of debt"
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Two Additions Made
To Health Board Staff
Drs. 7. p. Burroughs And r. L.
StrObach "LOaned" Health Service

DR.. Edwin Cameron, executive
secretary of the State Board of
Health, announces that two addi-
tions have been made to the staff
of the board through loan by the
United States Public Health Ser
vice. DR.. Travis Pollard Burroughs,
a surgeon in the reserve corps of
the U. S. Public Health Service,
with the rank of major, will be act
ing director of the division of COM
municable disease, and DR.. Rolla
L. Strobach, a past assistant sur
geon with rank of captain, will be
acting director of venereal disease
control for Delaware.
DR.. Burroughs comes here from
the New Hampshire State Board of
Health where he served as execu-
tive officer of the board for nearly
six years. Prior to this he was
city health officer and school physi-
clan of Concord, New Hampshire,
for three years following similar
period as deputy commissioner of
health of Cattaraugus county, N. Y,
where he was also in charge of the |
bureau of communicable disease
control for the county.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Many From Milford
At Della. University
Those Enrolled This Year VIII Be
Graduated In Three Years

Among the nearly 400 freshmen
who entered the University of Del
aware this month under the accel-
Grated program which makes grad
uation possible in three instead of
four years are, Harold P. Burdick,
son of Mrs. Birda p. Burdick, 410
Lakeview avenue, Milford; James
B. Clements, son of David A. Glenn
ents, Milford; Howard B. Kitchens,
Jr., son of Mrs. Dorothy w. Hitch
ems, East Front street, Milford;
Russell X. Legates, son of Harry
E. Legates, Harrington; Wallace
F. McFaul, Jr., son of Mr.. and Mrs.
W. F. McFaul. West Second street,
Milford; William c. Mitten, son of
Mr.. and Mrs. H. c. Mitten, Milford,
and Harold A. Wilson, son of Chas.
r. Wilson, Jr., Glendale.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Anniversary
At Barratt S
Chapel Sunday
Special Services At "The
Cradle OF MethOdism"
Will Begin At 2 P. M;
Founded In 1880.

Special services will be held a
historic Barratt's Chapel, Metho
dist Church, near Frederick, Del
aware, this Sunday afternoon, Sep
tember 27, at 2 o'clock. The SER
vices are being held in commem-
oration of the 162nd anniversary OF
the founding of this ancient house
of worship which is known all over
the country as the Cradle of Meth
odism."
Preceding the special services
will be a fifteen minute song SER
vice.
The program, in it's entirety, fol-
lows:
Call to worship, Rev. w. L. Beck
with, pastor of the church.
Organ recital, Miss Margaret B.
Hart, Magnolia.
Selection, Harrington P. R. R.
Quartet.
Leader of Congregational Sing
ing, Rev. Robert E. Green, pastor
of Asbury Methodist Church, Har-
rington.
I1JIllilg
Apostles Greed, led by Rev.
Beckwith.
Prayer, Rev. William Henry Hud-
son, A. B. S. T. B.
Scripture reading, Rev. Harry H.
Conner, A. B. S. T. B., pastor of
Trinity Methodist Church, Freder-
lea.
Offering, piano selection, Miss
Margaret B. Hart.
! Selection, Harrington P. R. R.
Quartet.
Hymn, congregation.
Sermon, Rev. Hamilton p. Fox,
S. T. D., Salisbury, Md. Subject,
Religion AS Experience"
Hymn, congregation.
Doxology.
Benediction, Rev. Benjamin C.
Warren, D. D., retired, of Rehoboth.
DR.. Warren delivered his first SER
mon in the chapel over seventy
years ago when very young boy.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
USDA Order Restricts
Farm Machinery Sales
Order OF September II Has TEN.
pOrarily FrOze All Stocks


The U. s. Department of Agri-
culture order of September II, tenn
porarily freezing" all farm ma
chinery in the hands of farm ma
chinery dealers, states C..E. Ochel-
tree, chairman of the Delaware U.
S. D. A.. War Board, is necessary to
insure fair distribution of available
equipment and its placement where
it will do the most good in war
time farming production.
Rationing of the farm machinery
will be handled by a county ra-
tioning committee composed of the
county Triple-A chairman and two
farmers appointed by the County
Agricultural War Board. Two al
ternates will also be appointed.
Farm machinery has been placed
in three classifications. Group A
includes farm machinery which is
scarce and is especially needed to
meet current agricultural needs,
and may be sold only upon approx
al by the county farm machinery
ration committee. Machinery in a
second category-Group B, includ-
ing items somewhat less scarce,
may be sold upon certifcation by
the farmer to the dealer that it is
required to meet current agricul-
tural needs. A third classification
C, includes the smaller
items that may be sold without re-
strictions.
There are no restrictions on sale
of used farm machinery equipment
or repair parts. Under the ration
ing plan, to be eligible for Group A
purchases, farmers must show the
inadequacy of their present equip
ment and their inability to meet
farm production goals by repair
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25

Name States
In Kent And
SussexCOunties
Kent County Free Of
Contests; Sussex Lists
One For Every County
Office With The Excep-
tiOn Of Coroner.

The Kent County Republican tic
ket for county offices, state senator's
and state representatives will be
nominated at the county primaries
next Saturday without any con-
test.
County Chairman D. W. Wharton
announced. the list of candidates to-
day, as follows:
Receiver of taxes and county
treasurer, Webster Phillips, near
Dover.
Clerk of the Orphans Court and
register in chancery, Norris B.
Garrison, Dover.
Recorder of deeds, Dawson G.
Minner, Magnolia.
Sheriff, William w. Simpson, Har-
rington.
Coroner, William Millaway
Broadway, Smyrna.
Clerk of the peace, John r. Lev
erage, near Milford.
First Senatorial District, William
Deanne Johnston, Dover.
Third Senatorial District, Harry
H. Jones. Rising Sun.
Fifth Senatorial District, Robert
H. YeTkes, Houston.
First Representative District,
Lawrence Rollin Moore, Smyrna;
Second, Willard E. Barcus, Ches-
void; Third, Norman B. Shorts.
Clayton; Fourth, Howard F. Sch
Hartly; Fifth, Benjamin F.
Johnston, Dover; Sixth, John W.
Webb, Jr., near Petersburg; Sew
snth, Robert Maris Pyott, Camden;
Eighth, Thomas E. Moore, Magno-
ia; Ninth, Samuel M. Williams.
Tenth, George A.
Swain, Milford.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
100 Drawn For u. S.
Petit Jury Service
Large Number Selected For U. S.
District Court Which Opens Oct. 5

The panel of 100 petit jurors
drawn for the September term oi
the U. S. District Court will report
at 1880 o'clock Monday morning
October 5, in federal court.
The large number was called be-
cause it is felt many persons, en-
ployed on work vital to the war,
will have to be excused, Edward
G. Pollard, clerk, said.
The men drawn are:
Wilmington Hundred: George A.
Martin, George ]. Stewart, Warren
A. Beh, Robert o. Stewart, ]. Har-
mer Rile, Jr., J. B. Shellnut, Jr.,
John L. Fahs, Thomas F. Fedigan,
Vance A. Neugebauer. Candy Smith,
Thomas w. Barnes, Charles S.
Hurter, w. Murray Metten, Robert
P. Shaw, John Sellers Bancroft,
Harold F. Mansfield, James T.
G. B. Kaiser, Emmett
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Tomato Records Are
Kept In Kent County
Work Carried Out In Cooperation
With Canneries '~

In cooperation with the Agricul-
tural Extension Service of the Uni
versity of Delaware and the can
ming factories of Libby, McNeill &
Libby at Wyoming and Houston,
and W. L. Wheatley & Sons at Clay
ton, forty-two Kent county farmers
have been included in the tomato
cost of production and management
project this year, and it is expect
ed that some worth while results
will be obtained from these records
indicating those factors which in
fiuence profit and loss with this i'm
portant crop.
For the past several years this
project has been conducted in Kent
county under the direction of Coun-
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Wartime Directory Lists
Agencies Serving Farmers

A wartime directory of agencies
serving rural families in Sussex
county is now being distributed by
the Sussex County Extension Office.
In announcing this wartime di-
rectory, ]. Frank SGordy, Sussex
county agricultural agent, states
that its purpose is to provide a con-
venient listing of those agencies
which farm people must frequently
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
State College Finishes
Orientation Week
Historic Institution Closes Most
Successful "New Week" In History

hlSIOrIC lHSutullOH OAOSeS MUS
Successful "New Week" In HistOry
September 1920 was a busy per-
iod for the largest influx of stu
dents in the history of State Col
lege when the 51st year was in
augurated. Freshmen and new stu
dents were guided through series
of activities and experiences de-
signed to orient them into the
academic life of this historic in
stitution.
The opening exercises of the COL
lege year was one of the signifi-
cent events of the week. President
Howard D. Gregg in his welcome
address to the students challenged
them to work hard, diligently and
painstakingly to reach their OBJ
jectices. Said DR.. Gregg, This is
your college. Help us cooperative
ly build it into one of the finest
in America"
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
All Girls War Motto:
Make And Mend For "
Delaware Girls Learning To Re-
make Old Clothes

Fourth Club girls in this state
are all out for their wartime motto
to Make and Mend for Victory by
turning their old knockabouts in
clothing into knockouts. In short,
they are being patriotic by salvag-
ing everything in their wardrobes
to eliminate buying anything made
with or from vital war materials
which they can get along without,
to help win the peace.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Men Needed Now
By Signal Corps
Technicians Are Needed To Keep
Service FunctiOning

A swiftly growing Signal Corps
whose motto is Get the Message
Through" is facing a constantly
Increasing need for expert techni-
cians-men who work with tools
to man the Army's far-fiung COM
munications system, Sergeant Earl
III. Wright, post Office, U. S. Army
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Nov. / Deadline For
Overseas Xmas Mail
POstOffice Department Lists Rec
concentrations For Mailing

Here are the Postoffice Depart
ment's recommendation for Christ
mas mail to service men outside
the United States:
1. Parcels, letters and cards
should be mailed between October
l and November 1.-THE sooner the
better, regardless of where you
live or where the article is going.
Delivery cannot be guaranteed if it
is postmarked after November 1.
2. Gift packages should be mark
ed Christmas Parcel"
8. Parcels should not exceed II
pounds in weight or Is inches in
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25

contact.
For the present, this is the only
county of the state in which such
a directory has been prepared for
distribution. Through the coopera.
tion of the Sussex County Exten-
sion Service, Sussex county has Sc
lected as sample county in the
northeastern states by the regional
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
Weekly Weather
Report For Milford
From Wednesday, September 16 To
Tuesday, September %, Inclusive

Charles J. Holzmueller, weather
recorder for Milford, reports the
following thermometer readings for
Milford, from Wednesday. Septem-
ber 16 to Tuesday, September %,
inclusive:
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-25
FIVE DAYS LEFT

FIVE DAYS LEFT
to renew Aumobile Reg
istrations tina t expire
$50 AZ. Present your
vehicle to the Lane in
your county for inspec-
tion and renewal of Reg
istration NOW.
No notice will be mail
ed to you.
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-26
THE TAR HEEL
GARDENER

The next two months VIII be a
Busy time for the gardener and that
means the person interested IN grow
me flowers. vegetables. and fruit.
Seed are 10 be bought and started.
roldframes and hutbcdS viii have to
be repaired. fruit trees must be
pruled and sprayed; roses should
be pruned and fertiliZed, and many
other things too numerous TO mention
must be done before spring.
got o,,, vonr seed and nlant
ca+aIoes Nd decide inst what YOU
,ra~ aai,o - INV Salec, tho varieties
th,, ,n,, L,,ow are host ar the var;-
NO. ,.bicb v,,r county AGENT or 40
rio,,1tn.aI toacber racommaods
Henderson daily dispatch., 1942-01-26
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