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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Orchard Murder
Gets Itinerant Life
Roosevelt GambrelI Sentenced For
Staying s. ]. Travis

Roosevelt Gambrell, itinerant
from Virginia, convicted of first
degree murder of Samuel James
Travis at the Delaware Apple Or
chards, between Georgetown and
Bridgeville on July 12, was senten-
ced to life imprisonment last
Thursday by Chief Justice Daniel j.
Layton.
Gambrell was convicted in the
Court of Oyer and Terminer on
Monday afternoon of last week, the
jury recommending mercy at the
time they returned the first degree
murder verdict.
Travis was struck in the head
with an axe as result of what
Gambrell claimed was a dispute
between them when the murdered
man was treating a woman rough
ly. Travis, he claimed, made for
him with a long knife. Gambrell
went and got the axe and walked
25 steps back to Travis and struck
him. Gambrell, it was claimed, hid
the axe behind him.
1t developed that Gambrell two
or three hours before had some
trouble with another man and
struck him over the head with a
stick of wood, rendering him un-
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Tire i Inspection
By OPA ! Starts
On December /
Check-Ups Will Cost "a"
Book Holders At Least
Is Cents Every Four
Months.

The Office of Price Administra-
tion announced this week a ma
tion-wide program for periodic in
spection of tires, designed to keep
castings in good repair and to pre-
vent illegal use or sale of them.
Possession of tires not legally
acquired" will result in loss of gas
Oline rations, OPA said. $3.50
Only legal" tires will. be the
maximum of five certified for each
private car, plus any acquired
through rationing certificates.
The inspection program is a part
of nationwide mileage rationing,
which goes into effect November
%.
First inspection for all passenger
cars must be made between Decem-
ber l and January 81, next, with
commercial vehicle inspection
starting November Is. After the
original inspection, passenger car
owners holding the minimum "a"
ration book will be required to have
their tires inspected every four
at official OPA stations.
Owners with rations emitting them
to more mileage must have an in
spection every two months. Com
vehicle tires must be in
spected every two months or every
5 900 miles, whichever comes first.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Office Of OPA Explains
Gas Ration Renewal
Applicants Must Bring Notification
Post Card And Registration Card

Holders of B and C supplemental
ration books must return their old
book covers with or without any
unused coupons within five days
after the expiration date shown on
the covers thereof. These books
should be taken to the War Price
and Rationing Board office in per-
son in order to guard against any
possible loss in the mails. This is
a regulation with which all per-
sons holding such supplemental ra-
tions must comply.
Applicants are required to bring
their notification post card and
automobile registration card with
them when they call at the desig
mated place to pick up their renew
al rations. 1t will not be necessary
for workers to lose time by call
ing for their renewals. All persons
who are gainfully employed may
designate some other person to call
for their rations, provided the one
so designated is supplied with the
original post card and the car ow-
ner registration card.
1t is unlawful to use the coupons
in any supplemental ration book
after the date of the expiration of
that ration. 1t is not permissible to
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Eliminate Fires, Aid
National Defense
Fire Is One OF The Deadliest Enc
mics OF Defense Program

1t has been said that this coun-
try needs to wake up to the fact
that it is at war with a relentless
enemy, and that until it does wake
up we cannot expect the all-out
effort that will be necessary to win
the victory. AS a matter of fact,
we Americans must be awakened
to the fact that we are at war
with a number of relentless enc
mics and that all of us must unite
in the struggle if we expect to
conquer them. One of our dead
liest enemies. is FIRE! 1t is the
duty of each and every one to get
behind the drive to stamp out this
enemy. Our cities and counties
are equipped with much expensive
fire-fighting equipment and many
of them have well-trained firemen,
but fire losses continue to mount.
They were higher during the first
six months this year than they
were during the same period last
year. In June, alone, fire losses
were estimated at $22,410, 900.
More than one-fourth of that total
was attributed to only twenty-five
fires, each of which caused dam
age of more than 100000. Dam
age caused by four of these fires
was $500,000 each. Properties dam
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Head
70 Visit State
On November )
Visitors Will Be Given
Gala Reception When
They Arrive In Will
mingtOn.

Col. Roane Waring, National
Commander of The American Le-
gion, will officially visit Delaware
Thursday, November 5. Command
er Waring, whose home is Memphis,
Tennessee, will be accompanied by
his aide, Joe L. Lumpkin of the
same city.
The visitors will arrive. at the
Pennsylvania Station, Wilmington,
at 10:15 A. M. November 5, where
they will be met by representatives
of the Department of Delaware and
state posts of the Legion. At noon
they will be the guests of the Ro-
tary Club of Wilmington at a
luncheon at the Hotel DUPONT. De-
partment Commander James A.
Campbell, Jr., will introduce Ma
tional Commander Waring at the
after which the latter
will deliver an address which will
be broadcast from Radio Station
WILM and possibly also WDEL at
P. M.
At $3.50 P. M, Commander War
ing will be the guest of honor at a
dinner of the Legion and Auxiliary
at the Hotel dupont. Invitations
to attend the dinner are being sent
to Governor Bacon, Senators Tun-
nell and Hughes, Representative
Traynor and Mayor James of Will
mington. Following the dinner the
National Commander. accompanied |
by Legion and Auxiliary officials,
will visit the home of Brandywine |
Post No. IL at 4O7 East Eleventh
street, Wilmington.
A reception in honor of Com
nander Waring will be held at the
lone of Delaware Post No. 1 at
,1O3 Lancaster avenue, Whining
on, beginning at $3.50 P. NJ, to
which members of the Legion and
Auxiliary from all over the state
re invited.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Pay Increase State Moves
Is Asked For Into Lead In I.
State Teachers S. Scrap Drive
Per Capita Weight Of
1877 Listed, Pennsylva-
MIA. NOsed Out OF Pic
ture; Montana Third.

Delaware-first state to join the
Union-has nosed out Pennsylva-
MIA to lead the nation in the News,
papers United Salvage Campaign
with an average Of 1877 pounds oi
metal for each citizen.
This was officially announced by
the Associated Press from cam
paign headquarters in New York
this week.
The Keystone State had 83.1
pounds per capita and Montana was
third with 1872 pounds.
delaware scrap officials notified
headquarters in New York that
12,O26 tons of scrap had been COL
lected in the state from September
28 up to 10 a. M, Monday, a gain
of S43 tons over those submitted
Sunday night upon which Della
ware was rated first place in the
nation. The latest figures probably
the states hold on
first place.)
The newspapers united scrap
metal drive accounted for 2,106,506
tons from 81 states in the latest
and returns were far
from complete headquarters said.
The national collection, which
ended officially on Monday. was ex-
pected to help tide the war-busy
steel mills of the country over the
winter months, when scrap collec-
lions ordinarily dwindle.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
State Educators To
Hear Noted Authors
Miss Bertha Harding And William
Hazlett UpsOn To Speak Today

Two authors-one an expert OF
Pan-Americana, and the other the
creator of Alexander Bolts and the
Earthworm Tractor, short stories
of the Saturday Evening Post-wil
speak at convention sessions of the
Delaware State Education Associa-
ton in P. s. DUPONT School, Will
mington, today.
Miss Bertha Harding, author OF
Amazon Throne" story of Bra
zil, and "The Phantom Crown" a
novel with Mexico as its back
ground, will speak on South Amer
lea at the morning session, which
will be devoted to Pan-Americana,
according to George R. Miller, Jr.,
of Smyrna, president of the D. S.
E. A.
Goes To Mexico City
Miss Harding started gathering
Pan-American background early in
life. At the age of three years, she
accompanied her mother from vi
emma to Mexico City on a mission
for the Emperor Franz Josef, the
object of which was to recover jew
els left in Mexico by Maximilian
and Carlotta. The motion picture
"Juarez," was based on her mem
ory of life in the castle Of Chapu-
tenec.
William Hazlett Upson, author of
the Posts famed "Earthworm Trac-
tor" stories, will speak at the after
noon session today in the school au-
ditorium.
"The Gasoline Cavalry" will be
the subject of his address.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Kiwanis Club Elects
VIM. r. Burke Pres.
Local Business Man Is Unanimous
Choice OF Fellow Club Members

At the annual election meeting
of the Milford Kiwanis Club, held
at Milford Grange Hall Tuesday
evening of this week, William r.
Burke was unanimously elected to
the presidency of the club for the
year 1912.
Other officers elected for the
coming year are: Vice-president,
Edgar Isaacs; directors, for one
year, Joseph Dare and Vinal Ben
nett; directors, for two years,
Fred Geyer, Edmund Steiner and
DR.. James West. Harvey M. Phil
lips, Jr., is the only holdover di-
rector.
The Kiwanis club service flag
has now been installed in the club
rooms, and honored by five stars
for following members now serving
in the armed forces: William
Stevenson, Dr.. Joseph S. Mach,
Thomas B. Derrickson, Harold
X. Wakefield and Allen Baucher.
Ten members of the club attend
ed the Capital District convention
in Wilmington Thursday, Friday
and Saturday of last week.
The Milford club was highly hon.
ored in having former president,
David Greene, made Lieutenant
Governor-elect for the Seventh
District of Kiwanis International.
The club was further honored by
being one of the four clubs in the
Capital District to be presented
with a war bond for two months
perfect attendance in the last quar-
ter.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
DR.. c. H. Champion To
Speak At Della. State
Popular Wilmington Pastor To
Address Parents Day Rally

The Rev. DR.. E. H. Champion,
pastor of Ezion M. E. Church,
Wilmington, will be the guest
speaker at State College on Sun
cay, October rs, at P. NJ, ac-
cording to announcements by Pres
ident H. d. Gregg. Rev. Champion
is one of the leading ministers of
the country and the hundreds of
parents expected here for the an
nual Parents Day program will
have an opportunity to hear one of
Americas most brilliant preachers.
President Gregg has issued in
vitations to parents and friends
urging them to visit State College
for this celebration. His philoso-
ply of education is we'll expressed
in these invitations which include
this statement: II shall be on hand
to personally greet you and to con-
fer with you on the problem that
mutually concerns us-Our chill
dren." The period from HOO to
1890 will be devoted to'inspection
of dormitories. The regular Sun
day vesper at 800 P. NJ will be
dedicated to parents. The college
cafeteria will remain open to serve
the influx of visitors expected on
the campus. The public is cordially
invited.
Rev. Herbert King, National Sec
retary Of Y. M. C. A., was a special
speaker at the State College on
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Of
Legislature
Hinges On Vote
Republicans Have Only
Two HOldOvers In SEN
ate While Democrats
Have Five Members.

Voters throughout Delaware will
watch with considerable Interest
the outcome of the election battles
between legislative candidates on
Tuesday, November 8, with control
of the General Assembly hanging
in the balance.
Both houses at present are held
by the Republicans, who have a 10
to majority in the State Senate
and 81 to IA margin in the House
of Representatives.
A minimum of nine votes in the
Senate and IS in the House is re-
quired for a majority.
Two G. 0. P. HOldOVers
Only two Republican senators
will hold over while five Democrats
will continue their terms into the
next session.
This means that If the Repub-
licans are to continue their hold on
the Senate, they must elect at least
seven of their 10 candidates, while
the Democrats, to gain a majority,
must be successful with at least
four of their 10 candidates.
OF the present senator's, there is
one from each party out of the
city of Wilmington, three Repub-
licans an dtwo Democrats from ru-
raj New Castle county, two Repub-
licans and three Democrats from
Kent county and four Republicans
and one Democrat from Sussex
county. s~.
Terms OF Ten Expire
OF the ten senators whose terms
expired this year, one Republican
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Republican Rallies
Held Wednesday
Former Governor C. D. Buck, Candidate For U. s.
Senator, Told Gatherings All Americans Must
Fight Foes Of Country.

be subordinated to the welfare oi
the country" Mr.. Buck said.
I'm my acceptance speech on Oc-
tober in Wilmington l made the
following statements:
1.-The first job before us is to
win the war. We must all fight the
enemy and not each other. Repub-
licans and Democrats are alike
Americans. They are equally patri-
otic. They all want to win the
war
Again, ON October IA, at the Re-
publican luncheon in Wilmington,
l stated, in part, as follows:
"I have been, and l am an
American citizen. There is one fact
that l want to make crystal clear.
1t is that politics should be ad-
journed in time of war. shall wage
my campaign as an American citi-
zen, and if elected l shall con-
sistently conduct myself as an
American citizen and not in any
sense as a partisan.
Quoting from the Republican
platform Mr.. Buck said: Victory
can only be won by total patriotism,
and the Republican Party pledges
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Farm Scrap To Be
# Collected In This
/ Vicinity Sunday
Big Drive To Open At 8
O'clock; C Collection
Will Also Be Made In
Fourth Ward; VOlun-
teer Workers Needed.

The big farm scrap salvage col
lection for this vicinity will be
held this coming Sunday, October
%, beginning at nine o'clock. On
that date trucks manned by volun-
teer drivers and leaders will COL
leot all scrap in the surrounding
rural territory.
The workers will be fed at the
Milford Community Building by the
Red Cross canteen under the direc-
tion of Mrs. Jack Willis.
Search through all your out
buildings and storage places for
the scrap that may mean the diff
ference between life and death for
your boy or your neighbor's boy.
Have your pile all in one spot
and handy for the collectors. If you
go away leave a card directing the
workers to your pile.
The same day scrap will be col
lected in the Fourth Ward, under
the direction of Eddie Paquette and
James Vann. The committee in
charge hopes that this dual col
lection will put the Milford drive
over the top. The goal here is 500
tons Of which approximately S75
tons have been collected.
Tomorrow morning, Saturday,
October "a, at eleven o'clock, there
will be a scrap matinee at the
Plaza Theatre, and any child bring
ing ten pounds of any kind of junk
will be welcome to attend. This
matinee has been arranged by May
or Edward c. Evans, who is scrap
salvage chairman for Sussex coun-
-ty.
Several additional trucks could
be used in the rural drive this
Sunday. If you have not already
registered your truck for work that
day, be sure and call 19 or IA and
give in your name. Another thing
vitality needed to carry out this
rural collection is help--the more
men and boys who sign up to help
the sooner the job will be success
fully completed.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23

Republicans and Democrats alike
are Americans who must fight the
enemy and not each other to win
the war, former Governor c. Doug
lass Buck, Republican candidate
for U. S. Senator, told a party rally
which jammed the Milford Com
munity Building on Wednesday
night.
Colonel Edgar B. Slayer of Re-
hoboth, was the meetings chair
man.
Mr.. Buck attended four rallies
in the Milford area during the eve
ming but his answer to the chal-
lenge of E. Ennalls Berl, his Demo-
cratic foe, who had asked him to
state his position with regard to
the war effort, was reserved for the
community building meeting.
I'VE have been challenged to
state our views concerning our
support of the President in the war
effort. l wish to state that I do
not believe that the war is a pO-
litical issue. 1t is a problem that
we all must help solve. We are
fighting this war as Americans.
Our personal interests, whether
they be economic or political, must
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Christmas Seals On
Sale November %
Annual Camapign WIN Get Under
Way Earlier This Year

Because of the emergency facing
the anti-tuberculosis campaign
the threatened wartime rise in tu-
berculosis-plans are being made
early for the 1912 Christmas Seal
sale, which will get under way No
Vember 90, it has been announced
by Miss Emily P. Bissell, president
of the Delaware Anti-Tuberculosis
Society.
EVERY effort must be made to
have the coming sale the most sue
cessful ever held in Delaware" she
says. "The society will need addi-
tional funds during 1943 to carry
out the extended expanded program
now planned to keep tuberculosis
under control during wartime"
The entire board membership of
the society under the direction Of
Miss Bissell and G. Taggart Evans,
executive secretary, will assist in
the sale.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Arned Forces Are
Casting Ballots
In Delaware Non
Choices Made For u. S.
Senator And Represen-
tative Under The New
Federal Military VOt-
ing Law.

| Members of the armed forces al
ready have started casting their bal
lots in Delaware for United States
Senator and Representative in Con-
gress, under the recently enacted
military voting law.
Secretary of State Earle D. Will
ey said this week that he has re-
ceived more than 65 requests for
ballots from Delawareans in the
military service in various parts
of the United States and even out
side of the country.
Several of the voted ballots have
already been returned to Mr.. Will
ey's Office.
Three Party Tickets
The ballots contain the Demo-
cratic, Republican and Prohibition
tickets, with only their candidates
for United States senator and rep
resentative in Congress, as provid-
ed by the federal statute.
Mr.. Wiley said that his office is
doing everything within its power
to see that the armed forces have
an opportunity to vote. He ex-
pressed the nope that all those who
possibly can will take advantage of
the opportunity to vote.
The federal law was signed on
September 16 and shortly after re-
ceiving copy of it, Mr.. Wiley said
he conferred with William S. Pot
ter, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, relative to the
plans for voting by soldiers. Mr..
Wiley said Mr.. Potter was in ac-
cord with the program and named
Howard E. Lynch, Jr., Dover attor-
ney and a Democrat, to work with
the secretary of state on the mat
ter. Mr.. Wiley stated that Mr..
Lynch is cooperating with him.
Requests Quickly Filled
AS soon as the requests for bal
lots are received, Mr.. Willey's office
fills them. The soldiers receive from
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
Cerfifcation Of Farm Trucks
Must Be Made By November IS

sistance will be given under the
direction of county USDA war
boards and volunteer assistants in
filling out applications for this reg
istration.
The farm transportation COM
mittee for Kent county, which was
appointed by the county USDA war
board, includes R. Harry Wilson,
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
1926 Voters Are
Eligible In Kent
Ballots For The Election
Have Been Delivered To
The Clerk OF Peace

Approximately 1925 men and
women will be eligible to vote in
the % election districts of Kent
county at the election ON November
3, according to an estimate of War
rem T. Moore, secretary of the Kent
County Board of Elections and Reg
istration, made this week.
Mr.. Moore explained that 1924
names of voters were on the vot-
ing books of the county until the
final registration day last Satur-
day when, on the basis of returns
so far, he estimated the registra-
tion was about 500.
The increases in the 10 districts
so far reported range from eight to
&C. with a total of S7S new voters.
The ballots for the election were
delivered to the Office of Clerk of
the Peace John C. Slaughter last
Monday.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
VIII Study Proposed
Newsprint Shortage
Nelson Appoints Newspaper Indus
try Advisory Committee

Chairman Donald M. Nelson of
the War Production Board this
week created newspaper industry
advisory committee to consider
wartime problems of the industry,
including a proposed reduction in
newsprint production in the United
States and Canada.
The committee will hold its first
meeting in Washington on Oct. 81.
Officials said no decision will be
made by the board on a proposed 10
per cent parallel cut in newsprint
production in the United States and
Canada pending full discussion of
this proposal between the new
committee and WPB officials.
In announcing formation of the
group, Nelson said:
Because of the impact of the
war on the American economy, in
creasing materials requirements
and other difficulties, the news
paper publishing industry faces a
number of operating problems. 1t
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
u. of D. Powerhouse
Beats Gettysburg
"Hens" Easily Outplayed "Bullets'
On Muddy Field

The University of Delaware
pOwerhouse rolled over a strong
Gettysburg team last Saturday
afternoon at Wilmington Park by
the score of 1870. The Hens, or
"Mudhens" as they should be
called, easily outplayed the Bullets
in a sea of mud and probably
would have added more to their
scoring had it not been for FUN
bles near the goal. The University
Of Delaware winning streak has
now reached II in row, and as
a result of Duquesne's defeat Sat-
urday, the Blue and Gold are now
the proud holders of the longest
undefeated streak in the country.
The Murraymen have now gone
through II games without set
back.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-23
No HGLLOLUe'en Fete
For City This Year
Peninsula Wide Event Is
Abandoned Due To
The War

The annual Milford Halloween
parade will not be held this year,
it was decided at meeting of the
Halloween committee held last
week.
This parade which has been held
annually is Peninsulawide cele-
bration, and each year has at
tracted large crowds from all sec
tions of the Del-Mar-Va shores.
Last year it took on a military as
pect and was featured by a large
Navy blimp.
Due to the war, conservation of
tires, and gasoline, it was decided
to abandon the celebration this
year.