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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
DdiryRten To Vote
On Marketing Order
County Farmers Will De-
eide Issue At Polls
Today

Sussex county dairy farmers sup
plying milk TO the Philadelphia
market will vote Friday, March 20,
on a federal marketing order set
ting minimum prices which dealers
will be required TO pay farmers,
according to w. p. Sadler. agent
of the u. S. Department of Agri-
culture. The polling places for far
mers in this county are as follows:
Tom Best's feed store, Nassau,
and the county agents Office in the
postoffice building at Georgetown.
Nassau polling place will be open
from Z a. IN. to IL noon, while the
polling place in the county agents
office will be open from $3.50 a. IN.
until 4:30 p. m. A federal order
would fix a minimum price for 40
milk. Before the order goes into
effect, it must be approved by three
fourths of the dairy farmers ELI
gible to vote, and the handlers of
at least 500 of the volume of milk
must sign marketing agreement.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
DeMOlay
Chapter Went
TOChurch Sun.
Devotional Day Observed
By Newly Instituted
Organization; Service
HOnOred Founder.

Evergreen Chapter, Order of De-
Molay, observed Devotional Day on
Sunday, March 15, by attending the
morning services at the Avenue
Methodist Church, prepared espe-
cially for the DeMolay by. DR.. Frank
Herson. Several members of the
advisory council. were also in at
tendance.
Devotional Day is one of the OBJ
ligatory observances in which all
DeMOlays participate, unless pre-
vented by illness OF other unavoid-
able circumstances. This particular
day is always observed on the Sun
day nearest March Is of each year,
in memory of jacques DeMolay, the
last grand master of the knights
Templar, who on this date in the
year 1914, died martyrs death for
the cause to which he had pledged
his unfaltering fidelity. II. is from
him that the order has taken its
name, and to his ideals DeMolay is
consccrated,
On Wednesday evening of this
week the basketball team of the
local chapter played a game with
Chapter at Mary c. /.
Williams School in that city, and
were entertained by the Whining
ton boys after the game. Arrange
ments are being made for a return
game to be played in Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Co. -Chairrnen Named
For Victory Gardens
Mrs. Geo. Ehlnger And Miss Flor.
ence Yetter Named In Kent

Mrs. William S. Dutton, state
chairman of the Civilian Defense
Victory Garden program, has ap-
pointed Mrs. George Ehinger of the
Dover Garden Club and Miss Flor
ence Yetter, county home demon
stration agent, as co-chairmen of
the Kent County Victory Garden
program. This is part OF tho Ma
tfonal Civilian Defense official pro-
gram. 1t is the goal of the Della
ware Victory Garden program TO
increase the number and size Of the
home gardens in the state.
Cooperating with Mrs. Ehinger
and Miss Yetter in the county pro-
gram are representatives of vari-
Gus agriculture agencies in the
state.
A gardeners class, will be con-
Quoted in Dover by Sam Sloan, vo-
cational agriculture teacher. of the
Dover High School. The class will
be an informal one open to the
public and will meet every Monday
night at o'clock in the Dover
High School. Mr.. Sloan in outlining
the course stated that it will be
most practical planning to meet
the problems of the small gardener.
The first meeting will be devoted to
the making of seed fats.
Registration to the class may be
made at any time. Other informa-
tion about the Victory Garden pro-
gram can be secured from Miss Yet
ter, county extension Office, post
office building, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Hilarious Program
Presented At School
Affair Arranged For Weekly As.
sembIy BY Miss johnson

/ A hilarious program. was given
on Wednesday morning at the
weekly assembly by Miss johnson
and group of high school stu
dents. The subject was Answer,
or Else" and was a take-Oif of the
radio program Truth or Conse-
quences." The master of ceremon-
les was Jimmie Clements, who was
very clever in his role. The an
nOuncer was Jack Malarkey. Those
taking part were Doris SOckrider,
Harold Wilson, Florence Bennett,
Eldred Beebe, John Geyer, Eddie
Derrickson, Jimmy Murphy, Irwin
Salmons, Dorothy Loper, Herman
McNatt, Harvey Williams and Hen
Fy Saunders. AS indicated by the
applause, the last two students
were awarded the prize for the
morning. They initiated Donald
Ducks dialect, while adjusting a
first aid bandage for broken arm.
The prize was defense savings
stamps. Kitty Derrickson read the
Bible while Jimmy Smith led in the
pledge to the flag. The hymn for
the morning was Sun of My Soul"
and the patriotic song was Star
Spangled Banner, The group song
for the morning was Come Back
to Erin" Always pleasing to the
student body is the appearance of
the Male Quartette. They sang on
Wednesday Your Eyes Have Told
Me So" Gaining in popularity is the
Girls Trio, composed of Nettie
Whaley, Betty 10 Palmer and Adele
Warren, which also sang one num-
ber. -.
The Junior class will sponsor
moving picture benefit ON. Wednes- |
day and Thursday evening of next |
week. The picture will be Orson
Welles' ."Citizen Kane" just now
reaching the smaller theatres after
a long run in the larger cities. The |
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Special Devotion
Service At St. Johns
Rev. Chas. J. Mckinley VIII Con-
duct Service This Sunday

The devotion of the Forty Hours
will open in Saint Johns Roman
Catholic Church on Sunday at $50
a. m., with procession, litany and
exposition of the most blessed sac
rament Immediately after mass.
There are many and varied de-
votions in the liturgy of the Cath
Olic Church, some of which appeal
TO one type of person, others to
another, but the Forty Hours De-
vOtiOn has a most definite attrac-
tiOn for every member of the Cath
olic faith, inasmuch as the object
of this devotion is Jesus Christ,
Himself.
Because Catholics firmly believe
that our Lord and Saviour. Jesus
Christ is truly present in the bless
ed sacrament, they welcome the
occasion of the Forty Hours to pay
special homage to Him, publically
exposed on the altar of divine sac
rifice, for approximately forty
-commemOrating that men,
orable period from Good Friday un-
til Easter Sunday. during which
the Body of the same Lord and Saw
iOur was enclosed in the holy sep
ulchre.
The preacher for the occasion
will be the Rev. Charles j. McGin-
ley, well known in this vicinity as
a former assistant rector in Mil
ford and R2hoboth. Father McGin-
ley's sermon topics are as follows:
Sunday evening. Faith, Streng-
Lhened by the Real Presence"
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Petit Jurors
Are Selected In
Sussex County
Superior Court And Gen.
eral Sessions To Con-
vene April 6; Murder
Cases DOcketed.

Jury Commissioners DR.. Joseph
B. NAPLES, Jr., of Georgetown, and
Capt. Harry V. Lyons of Lewes,
have drawn the following petit
jurors to serve at the April term
of Superior Court and Court of
General Sessions, which will con-
vene April 6:
First Representative District -
Hilan e. Wharton, Lincoln City;
Harry J. Pettyjohn, George Man
love, Garrett L. Grier, Milford.
Second District Charles S.
Todd, Linwood Culver. Bridgeville;
Zed Clark, Townsend p. Rust, mem
ber of the Sussex County Board of
Assessment, both of Greenwood.
Third District-Former Recorder
of Deeds James b. Lloyd, j. Theron
Stewart, Edward N. Conaway, Claud
B. Ellis, Seaford.
Fourth District-Richard Sloan,
Concord; George Gordy, Mayor
Lewis c. Boyce, Laurel.
Fifth District-Oscar C. James,
Harry L. Boyce, Laurel; Harry w.
Ellis, Francis B. Hearn, Delmar.
Sixth District-Orville Calhoun,
William A. Hudson, Will
liam J. Rose, Farris Ellingsworth,
Seventh District-Amos McCabe.
Alfred L. Lynch, Marvel
b. Pepper, Selbyville.
Eighth District - Harvey Law
son, Millsboro, R. D.; James J.
West, James Truitt, Georgetown,
R. d.
Ninth District-Charles S. Cal
loun, Herman Roach, David A.
Pepper, Georgetown.
Tenth District-Carl B. Bayliss,
Alfred T. Hart, Lewes; George A.
Rust. Harbeson; Walter c. Welch,
Milton.
Capital Case Jurors
Additional petit jurors for the
Court of Oyer and Terminer, to try
he murder cases scheduled, and
which will convene Monday, April |
g, have been drawn as follows:
First Representative District -
Tohn B. NAPLES, Remsen G. Bar
lard, A. d. Diekerson, Milford.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Nutrition Glasses
Start Next Week
Groups Sponsored by Red Cross
Will Meet In POcahOntaS Hall

Thursday, March 26, 2 p. NJ,
Pocahontas Lodge room, the class
in nutrition, sponsored by the
American Red Cross, will be Or
ganized. The instructor for the
course will be Eleanor Mcknight.
This is 2O-hour course, and upon
completion a standard nutrition
certificate will be issued.
Those who may take the course
are prospective canteen workers
for the Red Cross Chapter, MEM
bers of the food committee of the
Red Cross chapter, and any other
interested community group of
men and women. Those who have
taken the emergency can
teen course are requested to join
the class so that they will be able
to also receive a canteen certifi-
cate.
Nutrition education is an all-out
effort on the home front. These
courses. will contain information on
new discoveries about food needs
and food values: on improvement
of diets at all income levels; on
foods important for normal growth,
development. and health of chill
1ren: on proper food habits and
practices. and on ways of applying
knowledge of wise selection and
of everyday foods.
There is great evidence that food !
habits can be improved by educa-
lion in nutrition and food values,
even with the purchasing power of |
he people as low as it is now.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Program Will Protect
Riddles Against Ty-
phOid Fever, Smallpox
And Diphtheria; Con-
tinuing Several Weeks.

Immunization of children against
typhoid fever, smallpox and diph-
liberia began in the Milford schools
on Monday morning of this weel;
and will continue every Monday
morning beginning at $3.50 a. m.)
for several weeks, according to DR..
e. F. Smith, deputy health officer
for Kent county. His Monday af-
ternoon clinics for immunizations
will continue from 1880 to $3.50
o'clock at the State Board of Health
Clinic, Ill West Third street. This
service has the whole-hearted en-
dorsement of the local board of
health.
Adults who cannot go to a family
physician are urged to attend these
free clinics in order to receive pro-
lection against the diseases most
apt to reach epidemic proportions
should war time emergencies de-
velop on the Peninsula.
The State Board of Health, which
has been sponsoring this immuniza-
tion campaign all over the state.
that over 5000 people,
the greater percentage of them chill
dren, were immunized against one
of the above named diseases last
week. The first one of the three
typhoid treatments comprised the
bulk of the immunizations given.
there having been over 5000 in
jections against this disease ad-
in the three counties.
Other schools in Kent county
which. will have morning immuni-
zation clinics for the next few
weeks are: Harrington, Tuesdays;
Dover, Wednesdays; Smyrna,
and Caesar Rodney. Fri
days. All begin at $3.50 a IN. In
addition the afternoon Q:30 to
800 clinics will continue at the
places: Harrington. fire
house, Tuesday, Mechanic street;
Dover, health center, Wednesday,
Ala State street; Smyrna, in fire
house, Thursday, West Commerce
street. 49,
Parents who have not signed and
returned the request slips" sent
home by the teachers are urged
10 do so at once in order that their
may receive this free pro-
.ectiOn now.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20

131-BeDjamin Harrison, Jr.,
II. f. d., Clayton
345-Victor Ellsworth Mitchell,
Thomas Chapel,
Marydel
255-Leslie Montgomery Buckson
Dover
937-Steve Szelested,
r. F. d. No. /, Box IL,
IIartly
54-Joel Wadsworth Ridley,
CheswOld
179-RObert Evans Helm.
502 North New Street,
Dover
G9-Jennings James Clark,
Dover
212-Earl PleasantOn.
Ill North New Street,
Dover
459-Allen Victor Gilliland,
State Welfare Home,
Smyrna
3G9-Fred Cahall,
Camden
233--James Parker,
Leipsic
324-Howard Schweitzer,
Hartly
75O-Charles Henry Bowers,
1O2 Water Street,
Dover
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Filling Stations To
Get Less Gasoline
20 Pet. Cut Ordered In East And
West Area Until RatlOning

The 100000 filling stations of
the Eastern Seaboard and Pacific
Northwest, which serve more than
1O,O00,QOO automobile drivers, are
receiving 20 per cent less gasoline
beginning yesterday Thursday, 4,
and will be permitted to operate
no more than IL hours a day and
~ hours week.
Orders to this effect were issued
last Saturday by Donald M. Nelson,
director of the War Production
Board, as stOp-gap until cards
can be printed for rigid ration
ing program on both coasts.
States affected are Maine, Ver-
mont, New Hampshire, Massachu-
sets, Rhode Island, Connecticut,
New York, New Jersey, Delaware,
Pennsylvania, Maryland, Virginia,
the District of Columbia, West
Virginia, North Carolina, South
Carolina. Georgia, Florida east of
the Apalachicola River, Washing
ton and Oregon.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
To AU Subscribers

past been a steadily rising pro-
ducng and distributing throughout all the
Nation.
During the past both weekly and daily in
state the Union have compelled increase the price
publishers Milford Chronicle withheld
taking action during the past in the hope that of
meeting the increased could be found without making such
The with the resultant loss of advertising
makes such action necessary.
Beginning July 1912 the yearly subscription price of the
Milford Chronicle will be $500 year.
Single copies will sell for four cents per copy at the
stands and by carrier boy.
All subscriptions which have already been paid in advance will
be delivered until the expiration the old Between
and l. 1912 will renewals subscription
orders at the old of $1.50 per year.
this with reluctance like the
thousands recently
been compelled raise subscription find
solving the problem Of higher expenditures
direction.
MILFORD CHRONICLE PUBLISHING COMPANY
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
BOARD NO. l.
KENT COUNTY

441-William Andrew Dulin,
Blackiston Road,
Clayton
176-Russell X. Detwiler.
S37 East Bradford Street,
Dover
60G-HarOld Earle Haines,
101 Rodney Road,
Dover
359-Clarence Burris,
Clayton
William Ellison Barnard,
sos North State Street,
Dover
96S-Willis Hardcastle Hutchins,
r. F. d. Dover
537-Alden Wilson
Dover
l064-Joseph Chambers Lewis,
r. F. ID. No. 2, Dover
244-Edward e. Laramore,
Marydel
967-Emmanue BarrOs,
Kings Highway,
Dover
657-George Henry Hofrecker
Smyrna
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Legislation
Is Discussed At
Century Club
Mrs. Robert E. Lewis Of
Dover Guest Speaker
At Meeting on Monday
Afternoon.

Legislation was the subject for
the day at the Milford New Century
Club on Monday. Mrs. Robert f..
Lewis, of Dover, was the speaker.
The chairman for the program was
Mrs. Clement H. Nutter. The i'm
portance of being informed and to
vote for the person whom one
thought stood for the right things
were stressed by Mrs. Lewis. Some
bills likely to come up for consid-
Grafton at the next session of Leg
islature, said Mrs. Lewis, are the.
child labor bill, new blue laws,
election or appointment Of school
trustees bill, family court bill and
some plans for new revenue for
the state. A short quiz on legis-
lative and executive bodies was
conducted by Mrs. Lewis before she
read "The Americans Greed" and
"The Statue of Liberty Speaks" as
the finale to her address. Members
expressed their appreciation of the
talk to Mrs. Lewis and Mrs. Nutter.
Music for the afternoon was fur
nished by Mrs. Paul Marker of
who sang "Old Fash
ioned Garden" and "Lassie Who
Loves Me Still" and Miss Florence
Horn whose number was Danny
Boy" They were accompanied by
Mrs. August Faix and Mrs. Eliza
beth Riggs. Mrs. William Storey of
Dover, led the group singing of
Home, Sweet Home" and Battle
hymn of the Republic" Mrs. NJ.
1aswell Pierce read humorous
selection 1.-THE Minister"
Next week Mrs. Irwin G. Burton
will present a program, based on
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
State Detectives Are
ReGppOinted By Bacon
Lewis II. Munger, Edward
J. BOggs And William
w. BeviS Renamed

disappointment of the three state
detectives-one from each county
was recently announced by Gov
ernor Walter w. Bacon.
The detectives are:
New Castle county-Lewis IL.
Munger of Holly Oak.
Kent county Edgar J. Boggs of
CheswOld.
Sussex county William w.
Bevis of Rehoboth.
Their reappointments became eff
fective Monday. The term is for
four years, but members appointed
by the Governor must be confirmed
by the Senate at the next regular
session.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Scouts Get Call For
National Service
Troops Everywhere Have Been Ask
ed To Aid Food For Freedom Drive

The Boy Scouts have received
their eighth call for service of a
national character according to
Herbert J. Wilkins. field scout exec
utiye of the Del-Mar-Va Council.
Troops everywhere have been ask
ed by Uncle Sam TO participate in
the Food for Freedom" campaign.
This will add another page to the
war service of scouting. During the
last war scouts were called upon to
grow gardens under the slogan
Every Scout feed Soldier" This
job was done very excellently
Again scouts are called to do the
same type of work.
The success of our war efforts
depend upon in no small degree on
the efficient production and conser-
walton of food and on good nutri-
tiOn for all the people. Gardens are
the source of more than One-half of
the essential foods. II is good thrift
to raise a garden and supplement
the family income.
Scouts have been asked to par
ticipate in four types of garden
projects. The first type is the scout
home garden; the second, the troop
garden where land is available; the
third type of garden is troop par
ticipation in a community garden;
and the fourth type is troop partic-
ipation in school garden.
Alreadys some Boy Scout Troops
have laid plans for their garden
and soon the work will be in full
swing for scouts recognize the inn
portance of this call for service to
their country.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Weekly DOings Of
Red Cross Workers
Schedule Of Meetings For
Milford For Week Be-
ginning March 20
General Chairman
Mrs. Wallace McFaul
Canteen Corps

Mrs. J. S. Willis, Chairman
Tuesday evening, March "a, 1880
--Colored Canteen class meets at
Bethel A. M. f. Church. Miss Flea
nor Mcknight, instructor.
Thursday, March 26, 2 p. m.-
nutrition class at Old Chapel Build
ing. Miss Eleanor Mcknight, in
structOr.
First Aid
Mrs. J. J. Pearce and Miss Sara Grier
Co. -Chalrmen
Friday, March 20, 1880 p. m.-
Fire Hall, Houston. DR.. Reed and
Dr.. James, Jr., instructors.
Friday, March 20, p. m.-Girls'
class at M. H. S. Mrs. Hoey Far
row, instructor.
Monday, March 23, 7:3O p. H.
Caulk Auditorium. DR.. Reed and
DIR. James, instructors.
Tuesday, March "a, 1880 p. m.-
Community Building, class of men.
Coach Briggs, instructor.
Tuesday. March "a, 1880 p. m.-
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Kent Co. Farmers
Elect Committees
Uric p. Morris, Leroy Sapp, H. r.
Moore Elected In Milford District

Pursuant to instructions from the
Agricultural Adjustment Admins
tration relative to the organization
of counties into a greater number
of districts, the Kent County Agri-
cultural Conservation Association
held elections of community COM
mitteemen in sixteen districts on
March IL. with a total attendance
of approximately two hundred far
mers.
Previous to these community
elections a representative from
each district attended a meeting in
the State Board of Agriculture
building to receive instructions in
regard to holding these elections,
also to discuss the tomato and soy
bean situation along with the lime
grant of aid program. The Agricul-
tural Adjustment Administration
was represented at this meeting by
r %. Stelzer, executive assistant
for Delaware and Maryland. who
explained the position of the federal
in requesting farmers
W plOuuCC ulOiG SdulllliS SAOpo dhh
soy beans, but to continue to re-
strict the production of corn and
wheat of which there is a large
in storage. The state COM
mittee was represented at this
meeting by Clarence E. Ocheltree,
and Lawrence E. Cain.
Delegates from these sixteen
new districts in Kent county met
in the agricultural extension office
Friday afteronon and elected r.
Harry Wilson, Ernest S. Mattiford
and II. Clifford Clark. members of
he county agricultural conserva-
ion committee. with C. Arthur
Taylor and l.. d. Caulk first and
second alternate members. The
county committee in executive ses-
sion elected County Agent Russell
:. Wilson. secretary, and Mrs. Har-
lett C. Willis, treasurer of the as
Committeeman for the second
district are John G. Tarburton.
ohm w. Carey. l.. C. Covington;
bird district-W. II. Richter, f. r.
Senn. Arthur F. Dawes; fourth dis
rict- Gilbert Downs. Jacob Z.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
All Club Contest Winners Are
Awarded Prizes Of Baby Chicks

Twenty youthful Delawareans -
members of the states All clubs
have been designated as winners in
the All poultry house and equip
ment contest by C. E. McCauley,
county All club agent supervisor
for the Delaware Agricultural Ex-
tension Service. The purpose of
this contest has been to encourage
poultry club members to improve
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Citizen Kane Benefit
Sponsored By Juniors
High School Class Backing Show
March 25 And 2G

The most talked about film of the
decade will be unfolded TO the peo-
pie of Milford at the Plaza Theatre
in a benefit movie for the Junior
Glass of Milford High School on
Wednesday and Thursday, March
25 and 26, when "Citizen Kane"
starring Orson Welles, is present
cd
Played throughout the cities of
our land at legitimate theatre
prices, this sensationally acted
and directed film is on view at
popular prices with the entire pic
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Poultry Pathologist Appointed
By State Board Of agriculture

Agriculture and as a member of
the boards poultry department he
will assist in the field investigation
of poultry diseases in Delaware. He
has been working in the state dur
ing the past three years ON Bangs
disease and T. B. testing work.
The appointment makes it poss-
ible to extend the poultry disease
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
Immnnization Of
School Children
Began On Monday
NEW AIR RAID
WARNING SIGNALS

To supplement the existing
system of air raid warning
for Milford. it has been de-
cided to flash all the city
lights off and on twice to
warn of an impending raid,
and the lights will be flashed
off once. then on to signal the
all-clear. These signals will
he in addition to the regular
blows now sounded on the
whistles at the various plants
and factories in the city.
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20

their poultry housing facilities and
equipment so as to do more eff
cient project work, to enable them
to contribute to the Food for Vic
tory" program by following up-to-
date poultry management practices
and to demonstrate to others how
farm fiocks may be improved.
These winners were determined
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Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20

The State Board of Agriculture at
Dover announced recently the ap-
pointment of DR.. T. A. S. Hays as
assistant poultry pathologist for its
poultry department headed by Dr.
H. r. Baker DR.. Hays, graduate
of the Ontario Veterinary School of
the University of Toronto, was for
merly with the Bureau of Animal
Industry of the U. S. Department of
Milford chronicle., 1942-03-20
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first rs in the their serial numbers the
Tuesday Draft eigibles
numbers through local boards.
third lottery 1000 numbers highest
number Delaware board below 43O0
Washington will
will establish
using only those which registered.
Each number in the lottery should 10000 added
will be listed between 1OOO and 1900 avoid with
previous drawings