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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
PATRIOTS BOTH

The story of the two-man COM
pany that recently received large
flag poster from the War Produc-
ton Board, "in recognition of the
example the entire working force
Of your plant is setting for the rest
of the nation" should be an in
spiration to every man and wo-
man engaged in war production.
Before the war Jake Sparkling,
aged 60 years, made pulleys and
repaired machinery in small shop
in Bay City, Michigan. Now, he and
his staff" are making steel flanges
for wooden pipes in large war
plants.
These two men, Jake and Percy
Fogelsonger, now 79 years old, have
been working fifteen hours day,
seven days a week, since war was
declared-and in that time have
made more than eighteen thousand
flanges.
Jake and the "old gent" are typi-
cal of the true spirit of American
industry today-the do or die
spirit evident in all patriotic Am
orleans that says, "it shall be DONE "
They are doing a job that they know
has to be done and are putting ev-
erything they have into it. The ma
tion salutes Jake Sparkling and
Percy Fogelsonger-patriots both.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
INDUSTRIAL RELATIONS

The building of war materials is
providing American industry with
the greatest opportunity it has had
since the beginning of mass pro-
duction techniques to create a
sound basis of permanent under
standing with the average worker,
George W. Wilson, vice president
of International Correspondence
Schools, said in reviewing coopera-
tive training agreements held by
the schools with 1900 leading COM
panies.
"A degree of unity is being
achieved in war production plants
and factories that will be the basis
for sound industrial relationships
when the war ends" Mr.. Wilson
said. Workers are more eager to
understand management. Manage
ment is making a real effort to ac-
quaint employees with many facts
heretofore not made available to
them.
obviously, every. worker in the
nation knows by now that this is a
war of production, and that victory
for the Allied Nations depends
largely upon the efficiency and
speed shown by our industrial
plants. Likewise every worker
knows in what manner the pro-
duct he is helping to build will be
used. In most instances, he knows
where the product will be used. He
also realizes, or should, that he
will have to pay the costs of this
wor. In a very real sense he is
helping pay for the very thing he
is helping produce. There is not
much question about profits by
either the company or its manage
ment.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
800 TONS OF SCRAP is GOAL
OF COMMITTEE IN THIS CITY
tcOntinusd rrOm RI . rags,

Anyone who has been missed or
who do not care to wait for their
collection days, only have to call
the Chronicle or the Plaza Theatre
and arrangements have been made
to make daily calls during the
drive.
Many are asking about paper.
While there is no market for it at
this time the Milford salvage COM
mittee has made arrangements to
store all paper. cardboard, maga-
zines, ETC., with the thought that
later there will be need for it.
The old Red Mill is being used for
storage.
Also to clarity the question about
tin cans. Yes, they are needed bad
ly. However, they must be cleaned,
labels removed and mashed.
For Sunday, October 25, trucks
and volunteer workmen are badly
needed. Show your colors by help
ing the boys get in the scrap to
slap the Jap.
Remember-YoU PILE, WE'LL
HAUL IT.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
STATE FORESTER ADVISES
PEOPLE TO BURN WOOD
IF SHORT ON FUEL OIL
scoas.ausd from first Pass1

while, ton for ton, oil and coal
have relatively greater heat value
and convenience than many fuel
woods, the latter has the advantage
of being cheaper and locally avail
able in most sections of the state.
~ Probably the majority of Della
ware homes, especially those built
in the last decade, contains a real
ly seryiceable fire place in which
one can burn seasoned wood that
will aid in taking the edge off the
thermostat temperature limit OPA
has put on fuel oil users"
Mr.. Taber advised fuel wood US
ers to be sure, as a fire prevention
precaution, that chimneys are kept
clean and in perfect repair, par
ticularly if resinohs wood, such as
pine, is extensively used.
Spare Young Trees
Woodland owners are advised by
the State Forestry Department not
to cut young trees for fuel pur-
poses.
In this way the woodland gradu-
ally can be improved and the final
harvest value greatly increased,
Mr.. Taber said.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
WAR MEDICINE

American medicine is taking the
lead in developing techniques for
lessening the suffering and the
mortality that war produces.
All over the world, American
doctors, both within and without
the military forces, are studying
wounds and disease. New drugs
and medicines are being tested.
New methods of healing are being
tried. And already, some signal
achievements have taken place.
American doctors on Bataan, for
instance, finding themselves lack
ing certain vital supplies, expert
mented with a new treatment to
prevent fatal infections in terribly
wounded men-and they succeeded.
Whatever can be done to alleviate
in any degree the horrors Of war
is boon to mankind, and to suf-
fering and bleeding world. And it
is only to be expected that Ameri-
can doctors are at the forefront in
war medicine. The American doc
tor is an, individual, not a regi-
mented creature of the state. He
has had the finest possible school
ing and training. He is aggressive
ly progressive. And today. all his
skill, all his knowledge, and all his
abilities, are urgently needed.
Many great medical discoveries
will, in all probability, come out of
this war. These discoveries will
be the means of saving hundreds of
thousands of precious lives, and
alleviating the agony of the wound
ed. American medicine has gone to
war-not to kill, but to save; not
to destroy, but to aid and succor
humanity.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
SCRAP IRON HARVEST -
Now ON IN KENT

Although everyone is busy thest
days doing all they can to help wiI
the war, the chief thought which
should be in the mind of every in.
dividual is he salvaging of al
waste materials which our govern
ment can use in the manufacturing
of war munitions, and right now il
is scrap iron which is needed by
our armed forces. <
There are tons of old iron and
metal lying around on our farms
and in vacant lots throughout Kent
county, and it is the purpose OF
this scrap iron salvage campaign to
see that this material is collected
and hauled to salvage depots which
have been established in different
sections of the county, according to
County Agent Russell E. Wilson,
county chairman of the scrap iron
harvest. Local committees have
been organized in each community
to direct the collection of this old
iron, and it is expected that this
campaign will result in the salvag-
ing of many tons of iron which will
be turned over to our government
just as rapidly as the steel mills
can use it in the manufacturing Of
guns, tanks, ships and ammunition.
This scrap iron may be either do
mated or sold to the government,
and receipts will be issued by those
individuals or Organizations which
collect this material SO that the
proper credit can be given for the
number of pounds collected. In
many sections of the county. the
farmers and other. citizens are do
Mating their scrap iron to some or
ganization in their community such
as the Grange. Future. Farmers of
America, All clubs, Volunteer Fire
men, or Red Cross, but those who
wish to sell their old iron will be
accorded the opportunity after this
has been collected and
weighed. .lg., X X
One week of this campaign has
passed, and each community is re5
quested to report to the, county
chairman the approximate, number
of pounds Of iron which has been
at the end of each week
during the campaign. The salvage
committee in the Hartly area has
designated six salvage, collection
centers, and other communities
have made similar arrangements in
with their plans to comb
the rural areas during the next two
weeks for all available iron and
old metal. Definite plans have been
made also by the Dover and Hous=
ton communities for organizing the
scrap iron drive in these areas, in
the keen interest which |
people everywhere are taking in
this important project.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
POST BE
John Barcus, c. 0.

Autumn is making itself known at
our post in the reports in our log of
cooler weather and "how good the Ere
feels"
*o*
Eternal Vigilance is the Price of
Liberty" is a quotation found in the
report of Spoilers ShOrfaH and Gibson
svhich sve think might be a good motto
for our post.
Post 3-E has seen quite an increase
in the number of planes Sighted" One
day last week FIVE successive shifts re-
ported total of A planes and for FIVE
successive days there were 104 planes
reported. 1t has been a new expert
ence for many, including some of the
night spoilers. Our post was on the
job all night during last weeks black
out and Spoilers Cordelia and John
Lord reported a plane at 9:l3 that
night.
Last "Wednesday, September 30, Post
BE apas Vi5ited and inspected by dir
CORPORAL Sergeant J. X. An5tiH, .PTi-
gate M. RiOrdaH, George EhiHger,
state director, and anthony SHmmsrj.
Their report aVas gerry satisfactory, and
encourages as to carry on zvith our good
reputation.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
TRAINED FOR LEADERSHIP

Back of Americas increasing vol
ume of war production, back of
material procurement, back of man
agement-labor relations, back of
all industrial planning stanl the
trained men of industry. They are
often referred to as the know how"
The vast General Motors organi-
zation, which has undertaken to
turn out about 10 per cent of the
total metal fabricated portion of
the nations war production, paid a
significant tribute to these trained
men at the recent annual COM
mencement of the General Motors
Institute in Flint, Mich.
A total of 4S3 young men receiv-
ed diplomas and will Immediately
take their places in industry. This
"war class" received the highest
tribute and well wishes from top
General Motors executives. To such
trained men industry must look for
leadership in the years to come.
The General Motors Institute is
unique in industry. Since 1922 it has
trained more than 10000 men and
women for positions of greater re-
sponsibility. Last year alone more
than $4,000 received training from
the school in it's largest year of ac-
tivity. The Institute is a practical
answer to industry's constant prob
lem of getting trained men to fill
important jobs.
Major Albert Sobey, director of
the Institute, summed up the out
look for the Institute graduates in
these few words: I'VE are fighting
war which will either win a free
dom greater than men ever dared
dream of or face a slavery such as
men never thought to feel. 1t is
challenging outlook. hope you
may share in the leadership requir-
cd "
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
REPUBLICANS OPEN
CAMPAIGN IN SUSSEX
CONTINUED from Flrst PaEel

CONTINUED from FIRST Pagel
source of the six billion more rev.
enue to be raised through taxes
that Morgenthau asked for yester-
day"
Urges Citizens to Vote
Repeating his appeal to every
Delaware citizen to vote, sounded
first in his Wilmington speech last
Thursday, Mr.. Buck said, Failure
to vote is as fatal to America as
failure to fight"
He warned against "harborers of
alien PHILOSOPHERS of government
who are at work endcavoring to de-
stroy Congress or bypass it. "These
saboteurs," he said, want a free
hand to spend, tax and elect while
you look on knowing full well that
power which is obtained by de-
bauching the voters with promises
of security and benefits can be lik-
ened to cancer on our form of
government"
Chief Deputy Attorney General
Clair J. Killoran, the Republican
candidate for attorney general,
spoke against public indifference to
state government during this war
period. More than ever before
he said, I'VE should demand public
officials of experience, integrity and
ability. Such candidates are being
offered to the voters of Delaware by
the Republican Party"
Experienced Men Needed
eff we ever needed men expert
enced in public office, we need
them now" said Secretary of State
Earle d. Wiley. Politics is as i'm
portant a thing as we can think
about these days, We know what
can happen when voters lose in
terest in the way their country is
rum" he said, citing the way die
tators of enemy lands rose to their
positions of power.
Wiley, candidate for U. S. Rep
resentative, praised the abilities of
Mr.. Buck and Mr.. Killoran. He
said Mr.. Buck is well fitted for
public office. Killoran was praised
for his demonstrated abilities. 81
have seen him in action in the
courts" said Wiley, "and l am
convinced he deserves election" "
Colonel Edgar S. Slayer of Reho-
both Beach presided.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
MILLsBoRo

Marshall Mumford, the son of Mr.,
and Mrs. Harold Mumford, has been
patient in the Peninsula Hospital in
Salisbury, being treated for an injury
to one of his feet.
Charles Mitchell, a freshman at the
University of Delaware, spent Satur-
day night and Sunday at home with his
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. B. Mitchell.
Albert X. Richards of Norfolk, Va,
spent part of last week here at the
home of his son, Leroy Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harry Ayres left on
Sunday to go to Key West, Florida, to
visit their son, who is in naval train
ing school there.
Mrs. j.. Reese White has been en-
tertaining her sister, Mrs. Roberts, for
several days. ~ isA
MIR. and Mrs. George S. Williams,
Jr., of New York City, spent part of
last week here with Mr.. and Mrs.
George S. Williams.
Mrs. William Timmons and her in
fant son who have been spending some
time with Mrs. Timmons' parents, MIR.
and Mrs. Harry Williams, have re-
turned to their home near town.
Z Mrs. Dale Mitchell has been acting
as secretary to the principal of the
high school this week, in the absence
of Miss Doris Lawson.
Mr.. and Mrs. Harvey Wells and
daughter, Mrs. Ned Carey, were the
guests on Sunday of Mr.. and Mrs. E.
E. Carey.
Anne Carey, who has been employed
in Milford since June has been at home
this week because of illness.
The Women's Society of Christian
Service met on. Monday night at the
parsonage with Rev. and Mrs. E. w.
Henvis.
Reynolds Jackson, Willard McCabe
and James Mariner are among the
men who left from Seaford. on We'd
nesday for induction into the Army at
Fort Dix. "
This poem, that appeared in Parents
a few months back has a
strong significance for a growing num-
Der Of wives, mothers and fathers, and
there might be many who will appre-
ciate its sentiment and know the depth |
Of Joy that will come when the lights
go on again all over the world, when
the boys are all home again, all over
the world" n:ts
EMPTY ROOM
There is his room eUifhoat him,
Like a shell thai gives no more a hIHr-
To he I exteeta4i, - listening ear. >.
5ilf1ee ,pregHaat seith tfootstePs$ y
HeVsr fall; :. ~ y t..F -
h silence. thai koids orr Hqnesd 'y.fa
fs dsss ,ths heir befere. he glathdgiggg
4 place 10. stand and pray ,fhat. ,Life
:. and Dsdih 3. ~ .st - 5t3'!s3'l. l..
Way both be hind to YOafb Thai easis'I
Is gay, bright life into the rIsAn1g
ri1er 49, s9:.@ ~ 81. 2
Ind goes spth shining face to- JsrOe
tie Whole. ~. 4 e. ., q
rHs Mind: i zv0ald NOT bid him stay,
rhe. Heart, L cannot see him 90,
Ind so do Pride. and ioVe, sosGkaessi
and strength 90 81. -
'egin to srdr on that old baffls ground
rhe human heart. = 5S
Is once again. the drums sBegiF to roll.
Ind silence, louder than a oanHoHade,
,eSonyds spithiH the 'sUals =.
That bound his smPty room. = i
a : s5 /
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Phone
Service On Way Out
toontlnued FROM Flrst Paeel

NSoAeAAAucA AAoAA rhoe A1bSS
the desired number is listed, need
lessly takes up the time of the op-
orators when every minute is need
ed for essential telephone service.
In such cases, an operator herself
must consult the directory to find
the desired number. While this is
being done there is a brief period
during which certain telephone ia
cilities are tied up needlessly. Each
brief period, multiplied by a num-
Der of such requests, adds up to an
burden on facilities
that are already carrying a heavy
volume of calls"
To facilitate telephone service
for all, Mr.. Hypherd asked that
consult the directory,
make sure of the right number and
then give the number to an oper-
ator.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
SELBYVILLE

Salem Methodist Church paFtici
pated in the Worldwide Commun,
ion Day last Sunday morning fol
lowing the Sunday-school session
Rev. W. ". Ennis conducted the
services and administered t h {
sacred elements to 120 commune
cants. The boys who are in service
were remembered and the names oi
1 those who are on this church rec
ord were read as follows; William
B. Derrickson, Jr, Armel Long
Wirrie Long, Jr., Marvin Nichols
Lynn Pomeroy, Jr., Clifford Sim
pier, Townsend Tubbs, William R.
Tubbs, II, and Harvey Williams.
There are many others from the
town and community who probably
are affiliated with other churches,
while some of them have not yet
united with any church.
There are four others to leave
this week for U. s. Army training
camps-Billy James, son of DR.. and
Mrs. G. E. James; Joshua Donney,
SON of Mrs. Annie Downey and the
late Mr.. Downey; Severn Murray,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Murray,
and Farley Hall, an employee of
the Selbyville Mfg. Company. Mr..
Hall and his 15-year-old daughter
have been making their home with
Mrs. Lizzie Hudson and daughter
Vesta.
Lambert Campbell, Jr., son of
Mr.. and Mrs. Lambert Campbell,
who, just recently graduated from
the U. s. Maritime School at Fort
TrumBull, New London, Conn, left
for U. s. Navy on Sunday morning.
Mr.. Campbell, Sr., is also away in
service. Mrs. Campbell, who has
been confined to her home for
about 15 weeks with a broken leg,
is just getting around a little on
crutches. Her soh-in-law, Herman
Baker, has also been drafted into
service, and left on the 7th of this
month.
Mrs. A. s. Griffith, of Camden, is
spending few days with Mrs. C.
2. Ennis and her son, Rev. W.
James Ennis, B. D., at the Metho-
dist parsonage.
Mrs. Minerva Richards Pepper
spent the past week with her
daughter, Mrs. R. D. Herdman and
family, in Dover.
Mrs. Marguerite Bunting has
now broken UP her home in the
Whitaker property and stored her
household goods and : gone home
with her step-mother and father
FLORENCE and Raymond McCabe. on
the Roxana- Fenwick Island road,
since her. husband. Preston Bunt-
ing has had to go in service. Sorry
% part with Preston and Marguer-
.tet .s9 T' - i
! The --latest news from Vernon
Taylor serving with the U. S. Navy, |
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Farm Families Urged
To Prevent Fire Losses
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prevention suggestions and lists
for checking hazards and equip
ment.
Director Schuster asks that every
family study and discuss the sug-
gestions contained in the folder
and do their part to break the
grip of this menace.
Most farm fires can be prevented
and it is only by removing haz-
ards that normally cause fires and
by being prepared for any emer-
gency when it occurs that loss of
property, time, and even life can
be avoided.
Today farm production must be
maintained at record levels. Equip
ment, buildings, and material are
difficult to replace, If at all. Loss
of those through fires that could
have been prevented is a greater
menace than ever before.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
State OPA To Tighten
Up Gas Rationing
toont,nusd from r1rs. rare,

He explained that 72.2 per cent
of the applicants for rations re-
ceived the basic "a" cards only.
This percentage accounts for only
one-fifth the gasoline consumed in
the rationed area.
Therefore, since conditions ne
cessitate further significant reduc-
tons in gasoline consumption" Mr..
Luke explained, "our problem is
now one of effecting every possible
conservation in the cases of supple
mental and service rations."
1--WE have every reason to believe
is necessary when we stop
to consider there has been only a
25 per cent reduction in gasoline
consumption under the voluntary
system in the non-rationed area"
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Delaware Fourth In
Scrap Collection

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900; Iowa: 7.6-9,647; Idaho: 10
1000.
The average collection per capita
in the 10 states was 1873 pounds.
Richard w. Slocum of Philadel-
phia, the newspapers committee
chairman, said after the tabulation,
that there was an encouraging in
dication the drive will reach its OBJ
iectiYe."
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
49, ,EA -
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FLASHES |
FROM \
Observation Posts /
IN THE
Milford Area I
POST BIB
B. 7. HOlcOmb, C. 0.

This is the post of preachers. We
have four on regular duty; the three
H's-Herson, Hungerford and Kinks
and Rev, Brown. We would be glad
to consider the applications of any
others.
We are proud to haze as team Of
observers here mother and daughters
zrho SERGE their time from midnight
until four a. m. qveekIy. Mrs. Florence
CaIIoaray and daughters, AilleHe and
Doris. While these patriotic SVomeH
serUe their country, hundreds of big
husky men zvifh too much trouble
let some one else do it" complex lie at
home sleeping laSiiy.
*'o*
This post was represented in the
Civil Defense Parade by thirty men,
bers-no marchers were recruited from
the sidewalks either. The youngest
was little Danny Bennett assistant to
father Wilbur.
The 0OVsTHmsnt iHSpeefOr, Sergeant
Austin, A. 4. c., last WedHeSddy said
Three-B zpas one of the finest posts and
most complete that he had eOer OiSited.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Harness Meet Now
On At Harrington
Program Which Began Yesterday
VIII Be Concluded On Saturday

Three days of harness racing is
being presented at the Kent and
Sussex fair grounds, Harrington.
The races began yesterday, October
8, and will continue today and to-
morrow. The program will partly
replace the fair races usually held
in July.
Three races are being held each
day. Fair officials have been ad-
yised that large number of horses
which participated at the various
fairs throughout the East, will par
ticipate, and the program is ex-
pected to be one of the best, if not
the best, ever presented to lower
DelaWareans.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09

a son of Mr.. and Mrs. Harley Tayz
lor of this town, who was wounded
in action, was letter received Lass
week and dictated by Vernon him.
self on August IS. A telegram wag
also received about the same times
informing them of their sons miss
fortune, but nothing else has beer
heard since. X
A big war-bond rally was held
here on Friday night when right
near sixty thousand dollars worth
of bonds were sold. The band FROM
Fort Miles furnished the music and
Mr.. Wilson, from Georgetown. was
the principal speaker ~
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Williamson To Head
Neppco Hatchery Div.
loontlnusd from rlrst PaEsl


where he has served as field man
ager for the James Company.
The office will be located and the
projected program put into effect
at once. In announcing this new
and important development, New
ton stated "the broiler industry of
the Del-Mar-Va Peninsula has be-
come our largest agricultural en-
terprise. We want it to go forward
so that it will be a profitable busi-
ness for all persons associated with
it. The creation of a hatchery df-
vision in the Northeastern Poultry
Producers Council enables as to
have a man of the ability and ex-
perience of Mr.. Williamson to serve
the broiler chick producers and
others who are vitality interested
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
SPECIAL MEETING

Harvest Home services will be
held at Hughes Chapel on Sunday
morning, October IS, at 1890 o.
clock, followed by an all-day meet
ing. Come and bring your friends.
All donations will be appreciated
and given to the pastor in charge.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
State Officers Are
Installed By Legion
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rem is Fox Post commander and DR..
r, L. Herbst was elected vice com
mander, succeeding C. H. B. Long,
who is leaving Dover.
Many of the detectives for which
the Legion has fought for years
are now written into law, Mr..
Campbell said in his acceptance
speech. He referred particularly to
compulsory conscription under
which labor, capital, and industry
are at the call of the government
for war needs.
John r. Fader, new national ex-
ecutive committeeman, praised the
efforts of Past Commander George
Ehlinger in organizing the Aircraft
Warming Service.