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The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
WILL SHE BETRAY HIM?
 CHAPTER XII

That night Karl FIScher SUood guard at the dock from midnight until 4. Under a cold sky hay with stars, the boats rode still. The wa ter eddied dark and bitter under him. swept on an incoming tide. He paced slowly back and forth with a rifle over his bony shoulder, and stamped his feet to keep warm.
 He dreaded guard duty at night. It meant he was alone and had to think of the towers and halls of Gottingen, and the life he had deserted for world in which he had no place. God, /" he thought, three years ago, who would have dreamed I would be here tonight?" At first, after leav- ing the University and being drafted into the army, he had thought 1t ironic that in a sort of desperation he still carried a dog rared Aristotle in his pocket. But gradually, under the harsh routine that made soldiers out Of men, a sense of the real world had come to him, of the weakness of nostalgia and the futiiity of irony, of the baroness, and the irreyocable darkness for an inner life. And now when he was alone, without even the encouraging voices of his new comrades who had fought with him in Poland and in France without their up- surge of the spirit that in those evil days had lifted him, he felt desolate and empty as never be- fore.
 Sleep sound, Karen" he thought, T was a fool to make you angry Now he knew he had been thinking of her all this time, and the same feeling came back to him he had had sitting beside her on the grass.
 He paced faster along the dock. The gun grew terrible in weight upon his shoulder. He thought the night would never end. He thought, What do I want in the world? Karen, Karen, you are the truth. I have no other" and did not know what he meant. Two hours and a half. and then he could sleep. Afterwards there would be drill, but at o'clock in the afternoon he was free until night guard.
 He would go up to the saeter 1t would be 5 o'clock when he came across the pasture. Almost the same time as last. A warm feelign came over him at the thought. Perhaps she would be
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30

THE STORY: Major Ruck re- veals his identity as an English spy. and entrustS Gerd and Stems gard with a code book, and re- ports that help is coming. Mean while. Captain Konig orders con- fiscation of the house of Sixtus Ardresen the schOOlmaster. The schooImaster calmly accepts noti- ficasion that he must leave within 48 hours.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-11-30
Ie SERIAL STORY THE EDGE 0F . ARll Ess S1opyRicAr. EBY WILLIAM WOODS rs. ssssIsS sss.

standing at the dcor, or he would go to the back and find her work ing in the garden. She would be angry with him from the other day.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22

Mrs. Lee Donaway and children,
of Philadelphia, spent part Of the
past week with relatives here. She
also called on her sister-in-law,
Mrs. Walter Rogers, who is i'll at
the Lewes hospital.
We are glad to know Louis Will
liams is slowly. improving at the
Lewes hospital, instead of Sails
bury. as was reported in last weeks
letter.
Mrs. Rena West and daughter,
Genevieve, Miss Doris Layfield and
mother, Mrs. Viola Layfield, Mrs.
Phoebe Montague and daughter,
Martha Ray, spent Tuesday at Mil
ford.
Mr.. and Mrs. Larry Truitt attend
ed the funeral of their cousin, Lee
Hall, at Selbyville. Sunday.
Billy Ellingsworth left Thursday
for training in U. S. Army.
Mrs. Truman Campbell and son,
Junior, are spending some time
with her. parents at Easley, S. G.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
John c. Hopkins
Passes At Dover
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He was a jury commissioner for
Kent county from 1910 to 1916;
served on the Dover draft board
during 1917 and 1918, and served
a term on the State Parole Board
commencing in 1928,
He was a member of the State
Board of Engineers and Surveyors
appointed by Governor Walter W.
Bacon when that commission was
created by the last Legislature.
He served many years on the
board of directors of the Elizabeth
w. Murphey School, Inc, and at the
time of his death was the board
president.
Mr.. Hopkins was a member of the
board of directors of Kent General
Hospital since 1927 and recently
served as treasurer. He also was on
the official board of the Peoples
Congregational Christian Church.
Funeral Held Monday
He is survived by his wife, Mrs
May C. Hopkins, son. Major Zeub-
lon C6rbin Hopkins, u. S. Marine
Corps; two sisters, Mrs. Mollie Fl
Prettyman, Pennington, and Mrs
Annie H. Case. Doylestown, Pa; a
nephew, Harry H. Prettyman, Will
mington, and a niece, Mary Fl
Trice, Milford.
Funeral services were held from
the Hopkins home at 2 p. m. last
Monday with the Rev. r. F, Metz
ger, pastor of Peoples Church, Off
ciating. Interment was made in
Lakeside cemetery, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Robt.H. Yerkes
Elected Head
OF Milford
C. OF C. Group
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ed from the National Housing
Agency, in answer to an appeal to
that agency to have Milford classed
as a defense area and thus remove
restrictions on erection of new
buildings, was to the effect that a
definite survey must be made show
ing the need for defense housing
facilities in this city. Mr.. Burton
made a motion that the president
appoint a committee to make a
survey to show this need. The pres
ident appointed the newly-elected
president, Mr.. Yerkes, Edwin L.
Fisher and William v. Sipple, Jr.
The committee plans to confer with
the operators of defense plants in
this area, who will in turn poll
their employees on the question of
housing. When this material has
been gathered 1t will be presented
directly to the National Housing
Agency.
The chamber also voted unani-
mously in favor of a motion made
by Clarence J. Downing that the
Milford Merchants Association sug-
gest to all the merchants that the
stores remain open on the Friday
night before and be closed all day
Decoration Day, Saturday, May 80.
The banquet and installation GER
emony will take the place of the
usual monthly meeting in June.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Kent Farmers Discuss
Production Goals
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and farm women who were selected
to contribute a panel discussion on
these subjects.
County Agent Russell E. Wilson,
as leader of this panel discussion,
explained the purpose of the meet
ing and stated that the members
had been informed to give their
own individual views concerning
the extent to which production
should be increased in helping to
win the war, and the economic
trends which we may expect in
connection with the wartime pro-
gram as it relates to agriculture.
The subjects discussed included
dairy, grains and soybeans, truck
and fruit crops, and home gardens
and the family food supply.
The production goals in the dairy
industry were discussed by John G.
Tarburton, truck and fruit crops by
Frank w. Richardson, grain and
soybeans by Clarence E. Jester,
poultry and eggs by Charles c.
Marker, pasture and hay crops by
Wilbur H. Jump, and home gar
dens and the family food supply
by Mrs. Thomas Short. A. d. Cobb,
extension leader in agricultural
planning of the University of Della
ware, served as secretary of the
panel with the assistance of Paul
M. Hodgson, acting state super
visor of vocational agriculture.
Following the presentation Of
these subjects by members of the
panel there was an open discussion
which was participated in by other
members of the county agricultural
planning committee, and many in
teresting points were brought out
relative to what farmers should do
in this food production program to
aid our armed forces and those of
our allied nations. The general
theme of the meeting was that
farmers are more willing to do all
they possibly can to produce those
foods which are needed by our fed
eral government to help win the
war and write the peace, but that
due caution should be taken to not
expand production to the point
where farm commodities cannot be
harvested and handled in a satis-
factory and economical manner.
AS the shortage of farm labor will
be an important factor in determin-
ing the extent to which production
of farm crops can be increased. it
was clearly brought out at this
conference that more attention
should be directed toward increas-
ing yields per acre. eggs per hen,
and pounds of milk per cow as
more profitable method of produc-
ing more of the foods which are in
demand in our war program.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Milford Grange Notes

Milford Grange met in regular
session on May 16, with a good
attendance.
Mrs. A. e. Num- is still i'm
proving and hopes to meet us again
soon.
Mrs. Paris Kirby had charge of
the lecture hour, her subject being
flower arrangements.
Singing-"I Love The Dear Old
Farm"
We were most fortunate to have
with us Mrs. Frank E. Conlin,
of Milford, who gave us an
exhibition of flower arrangements,
in difficult containers, also minia-
ture arrangements. Mrs. Conlin
is an artist in arranging flowers.
May %, the men will have the
program. Plan to be present, as
this. is the last regular business
meeting before vacation time.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Tempo OfUSO
Drive Stepped
Up AS Deadline
Comes Closer
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feed the blast furnaces that are
running "a hours day turning out
the steel that will make the ships
guns, planes, tanks, etc. to blast
the axis on land and sea. Secondly,
the money secured from the sale OF
the scrap will, of course, be placed
in the Golfers of the U. S. o.
Wednesday morning, DR.. Walter
L. Grier and Robert H. Yerkes
spoke at the Junior-Senior high
school assembly in interest of the
salvage drive, and from the en-
thusiastic reception they we're
given by the student body, Mayor
Evans will probably be forced to
build another container in Plaza
Square to receive the metal which
the boys and girls will find around
their homes and bring in.
Let's go! This is your war.
These boys who will benefit from
successful Milford U. S. o. drive
are your boys! Give till it hurts.
and then take the clasp off your
wallet and put it in the scrap
metal container.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
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tachment, and Capt. Ralph Bucka-
lew, adjutant of the State Guard.
The highlight of the program
was the reading of Executive Order
No. z, signed by Governor Bacon
and Adjt.-Gen. Paul r. Rinard,
elevating Captain Summers to the
rank Of major and retiring him as
captain of the State Guard with
that rank. Major Clark read the
order and pinned the majors leaves
to the captains shoulders.
Major Summers thanked Major
Clark and asked him to convey his
thanks to the governor and adju-
tant-general. He also thanked the
men for the banquet, and told them
that although retired as their cap
tain he would always be at their
service at any time they should call
upon him.
Sergt. DR.. James e. West acted
as master of ceremonies, and Corp.
Edward Steiner, on behalf of the
men of Company c, presented the
new major a travelling bag.
All present stood at attention for
30 seconds to honor the memory of
DR.. Willard r. Pierce. formerly at
tached to the medical detachment
of Company C, who died last win
ter.
A special entertainment was put
on by a group of enlisted men from
Battery B, Fort Salisbury, near
Milford, comprising Private Chas.
Lewis. Private Anthony Desmond,
Private Irving Gesunterman. Pfc.
T. W. Finnegan. Pfc. Joseph Dugans
Corp. Jack C. White. Private Jos=
eph Jednesty, and Private Michael
Fl
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Poppy Essay Contest
Winners Announced
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Soldiers, sailors and marines who
did their duty in the last war are
doing a wonderful job of helping
our boys in this war by making
poppies during the long winter and
spring months. These disabled vet
Grams cannot do ordinary work be-
cause they were either crippled or
gassed.
Every true American citizen will
be wearing a poppy on Poppy Day
In honor of the men who have CIV
en- and the men who are giving their
lives for America. The money re-
ceived from selling poppies is used
for the brave men and their famil-
les of both wars.
The poppies signify Flanders
Field where many of our brave and
beloved soldiers fought and died.
The following lines will express our
feeling much better than possibly
can:
I'm Flanders Field" was written
by Lieutenant-C Colonel John McCrae
who died in action in the war.
Take up our quarrel with the foe,
To you from failing hands we throw
The torch, be yours to hold it
high
II we break faith with those who
die
We shall not sleep though poppies
grow
In Flanders Fields.
Please, fellow Americans, let us
all be worthy of the name 'Ameri-
can" by showing our patriotism and
by donating all we can for our pop
by on May 23.
The POppies
an Flanders Field the poppies
grow between the crosses row on
iow.' They are still trying to
cover up the scars of that terrible
war of 1914 that will live in our
memories for the rest of our lives.
Now we are engaged in a Second
World War, although the scars of
the first one are not removed. Pop
pies are symbol of freedom and
democracy that we the people of
the United States love and cherish.
OBPACO buN DllD VI
and twisted wire, but il the poppies
were to speak, this is what they
would say: Buy me, buy me! 1
have done my best to cover up the
scars of war, but have you? Yes,
have you, the people of America,
done your part? We poppies are
made by disabled veterans of World
War One. l am not speaking to
any one individual. / am speaking
to the people of America. Is this
asking too much when they gave
their lives that you might live in
security?"
Poppies, poppies, poppies, the
symbol of. freedom and democracy.
Poppy Day is observed in the
United States on the Saturday be-
fore Memorial Day and this year we
experience our first wartime Poppy
Day. Members of the American Leg
ion Auxiliary will sell the poppies
Friday and Saturday and the
dimes, quarters and dollars drop
ped into their coin boxes this year
will aid the victims of the present
war as well as those of the first
World War.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
DAGSBORO

The senior class of the John M.
Clayton School left Thursday for
its trip to Washington, returning
Sunday. The pupils of the gradu-
ating class who enjoyed the trip
by Red Star bus are: Doris Lay
field. Jean MCGEE, Ellen Daisey.
Frances Williams, Carolyn Powell,
Carolyn Tooker, Vietta Lewes, Hill
da Kitchens, Billy Long, Carl Nor
ris, Charles Parker, Leroy Collins,
Richard Davidson.
They were chaperoned by Major
c. A. Short and Mrs. Martha Brooks
JONES.
The Kings Servants Sunday
School class met at the home of
Mrs. o. H. Campbell Thursday
evening. Many attended. Refresh
ments were served.
Miss Jovce Hudson, Miss Char
lotte and Blanche Pack spent Sun
dav with Miss Doris Layfield.
Miss Alberta Long spent the
weekend in Phila.
Mrs. Alvin Culver, of Philadel-
phia. spent a part of the past
week with her sister, Mrs. James
Williams.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
MILLSBORO

Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy Richards and
their baby son spent a few days
last week in Norfolk with Mr.. and
Mrs. Albert X. Richards.
Mr.. and Mrs. Howard Smith, Ned
Carey and Miss Beatrice Wells, OF
Milton, spent Sunday at Valley
Forge.
On Tuesday morning, the cars of
Mr.. Murray, Of Ocean View, and
Clarence E. Wharton collided at
the intersection of Laurel road and
DUPONT boulevard. Neither of the
men were seriously injured but Mr..
Murray's car was badly damaged.
Mr.. Wharton's car had a badly
bent front fender and some shat
tered glass.
William H. Ayres was a visitor
in Washington on Monday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Mitchell Adkins,
who live near town, followed their
usual custom of entertaining their
children ind grandchildren on
Mothers Day. Their guests on
Sunday numbered forty-six.
6illiC SUSAN 6tClidildSs VI Kodllo-
bury, is spending some time with
her grandfather, DR.. G. v. Wood,
and Mrs. Wood.
DR.. w. B. Atkins is painting and
otherwise improving his properties
on Morris street.
Harley P. White, Everett Gray
and Ned Carey spent Tuesday night
in Cape Charles and Wednesday in
Norfolk.
Despite the long period of dry
weather, strawberries have ripened
and are of a nice size and quality.
Mr.. and Mrs. Nicholas Verrato
have moved to the home of Mr.. and
Mrs. Earl Thoroughbred on the
Oak Orchard road.
Mr.. and Mrs. Alfred Ellis are
the parents of a baby daughter,
born two weeks ago.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
OVERLOOK

Mr.. and Mrs. Fred Chappell oi
Coolspring called on Mr.. and Mrs
Horace Gilbert on Sunday after
noon.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Sutter and
Mrs. Ross Alexander, all of Will
mington, spent the weekend with
their parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Wash
Mitchell.
James Hastings left on Thursday
May IA, for Camp Dix, where he
will go in training.
Mr.. and Mrs. Walter Reed of Mil
ton were supper guests of Mr.. anG
Mrs. Roy Ellingsworth on Sunday
Charley Rust and Mrs. Rought
of Media, Pa, spent the weekend
with Mr.. Rust's sister, Mr.. anG
Mrs. Arthur Campbell.
Sunday school next Sunday NOR.
ming at 10 o'clock, followed by
preaching at eleven by the pastor
Mrs. Matilda Hill made a bust.
ness trip to Salisbury on Monday
She was accompanied by Miss Ma.
rie Simpler, who called ON her mo.
ther, Mrs. Carrie Simpler. who il
confined to the Peninsula Hospital
Salisbury. She was admitted to the
hospital on Monday, May IL. fol
observation. Her general condition
is much better.
Mrs. Clara Sharp who has beer
in Rehoboth for two weeks, return,
ed home on Monday morning.
Thomas Mitchell, Sr., of Lewes
spent the weekend with his son
Mr.. and Mrs. Thomas Mitchell, Jr
Mrs. Pearl Walls of Philadelphia
has been a recent guest of her bro
ther and sister-in-law, Mr.. anC
Mrs. Roy King.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Capt. Summers Reunion At
HOnored OnD e / a w are
II Retirement OmOrrOW
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ion program include luncheon at
1 p. M, an association business
meeting at 2:15, varsity baseball
game with Drexel at 4:30, the an
nual interfraternity half-mile re-
lay at $50, and banquet in Old
College at z p. m.
At the banquet alumni election
results will be announced, awards
and prizes will be presented, and
professional entertainment will be
offered for the reunited 'old grads"
Howard T. Ennis, Stockley, will be
the toastmaster.
The two new buildings to be Off
cially opened are a mems dormi-
tory and a power house-mainte-
nance center unit.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22

Several relatives in and near
town attended funeral services for
William Hudson, in Seaford, on
Wednesday afternoon, in Mt. Olivet
Methodist Church. Mr.. Hudson
died at his home, near Seaford, af-
ter undergoing an operation in
Kent General Hospital several
weeks ago.
Rev. and Mrs. E. w. Henvis have
returned to Millsboro and Carey
churches for the third year of min
isterial service.
Mr.. and Mrs. Laverty Steele, Mrs.
Norman Hickman, Miss Aline Ryan
and E. C. Ryan spent last Monday
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22

in Wilmington attending a United
Service Organization meeting.
Joshua B. Mitchell left last
Thursday morning to be inducted
into the army, and is being greatly
missed by the numerous friends he
has as the most obliging clerk in
Burton's. store.
Mrs. Martha Kitchens and two
children, of Ocean View, spent one
day last week with her mother,
Mrs. B. w. Hickman.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Choral Society
Spring Concert
Next Monday
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The Italian Street
Singer ...-.,....*...-. Herbert
Milford Choral Society
Rondo ...-.............. Mozart
Thomas Zerbe, Flutist
For Thee Suomi ...... Sibelius
Patriotic Prayer ....... Wihtol
God Bless America ..,.... Berlin
The Star-Spangled
Banner ........... Key-Smith
Milford Choral Society
Members of the society are as
follows;
Sopranos Mrs. Ralph Baker,
Mrs. Carrie Bowman, Mrs. Char
lotte Brobst, Miss Lila Carey, Mrs.
Margaret Deputy, Mrs. Mabel Grier,
Mrs. Esther Hammond, Miss Mar
garet Hart, Miss Isabelle Kinks,
Miss Florence Horn, Miss Ida Hol-
den, Mrs. Ruth Humes, Mrs. Mar
garet James, Miss Hilda Jewell,
Miss Eleanor Mcknight, Mrs. Ruth
Nemish, Miss Charlotte Ryder,
Mrs. George Smith, Mrs. Francis
Short, Miss Florence Tease, Mrs.
Lillian Thomas, Miss Leila Truitt,
Mrs. Curtis Vinyard, Miss Betty 10
Watson and Mrs. Sadie Wright.
Altos-Miss Althea Bethard, Mrs.
Minnie Carlisle, Mrs. Mary Conlin,
Mrs. Helen Dennis, Miss Jane
Grove, Miss Margaret Hammond,
Mrs. Charlotte Hawk, Miss Aliene
Mrs. Elizabeth Riggs.
Miss Sara Short, Mrs. Kathryn
Stroup and Miss Virginia Warren.
Tenors-Melvin Brobst, Milton
Dill, Alphonso Humes, Louis Jen-
nings, Edward Trice, Lewis War
rem and Curtis Williams.
Bassos-Nelson Bennett, Irwin
Bowman, Alfred Carey, James Cres-
son, Paul Hawk, Oscar Nemish,
Herbert Nichols, Chester Stroup,
Joseph Thomas and Thomas Zerbe.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22
Fort Dup ont Nine
Bows To 199th F. A.
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president of the Milford Giants,
and local U. S. o. chairman, ar
ranged for the game.
EnTOn nTTD0ATrr
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22

Even the Red Cross knitters have
adopted the slogan: Remember
Purl Harder"
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22

For TietOry - Buy BOadsi
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22

Totals .......23 2 4 81 6
Errors: Dunham, q; Concola
Jones, Curran.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-22

and farm women who were selected
to contribute panel discussion on
these subjects.
County Agent Russell E. Wilson,
as leader of This nanaI discussion
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
IT IL NEVER
BE THE SAME

(Max Miller in THE Consolidated News" :"
San Diego
Our towns ruined, we old resdentials
say. It'll never be the same. We're
thinking, Of course, of the new camps
everywhere, the new factories, the new
houses, the new everything
Okay, it's ruined, our town Okay, it'll
never be the same.
But, incidentally, Paris is not the same,
either. Nor Coventry. Nor Manila. Nor
Singapore, nor Hong Kong. nor =. you
keep naming them. London. You still
keep naming them.
And I'm going to remember this next
time hear an old-timer begin to grum-
BILE I'ni going to remember it next time
l. too, feel tempted to grumble. Pm go
ing to remember it each time | see pic
lures of another friendly city, fully as
lovely as our own, suddenly flattened by
those hOrdes which want to destroy the
earth, our own town included
Yes, old-timer TO old-timer, because of
War-Work our San Diego's changed, all
right. And it may never be the same
again. But please don't grumble to me
any more about it. Grumble to the gor
illas who would like to have it changed
for us. and in their way.
Imperial Valley press., 1942-10-15
MR. LEWIS EXIT

(ChriStian Science Monitor)
If the United Mine Workers had with
drawn from the Congress of Industrial
Organizations five years ago, the blow
might have been fatal, but John L. Lewis
action of Wednesday comes too late to
have any serious effect. The ClO-brain
child of the vigorous leaders of the min
ers' union-has four million members
without the mine workers. 1t has proved
its strength and demonstrated its service
to the cause of labor Mr.. Lewiss deser-
ton cannot seriously hamper it. The
child has outgroWn its father.
John L. Lewis had great idea when
he launched the CIO The miners them
selves were an industrial union-one COW
ering every type of worker employed in
the mines Mr. Lewis sought to bring into
one union all the workers in an industry,
so that labor could speak with one voice.
He hoped particularly to see the great
body of unorganiZed mass production
workers, like those in the autOmOtlVe in
dustries, uniOnized.
The time for the movement was pro-
pitious, the industrial-union plan caught
on quickly Despite opposition-here by
employers, there by the craft unions of
the American Federation of Labor-it
grew almost overnight. And the growth
was healthy. What happened to John
Lewis is history. As a leader in the
American labor movement, Mr.. Lewis
may be in period Of decline, but his idea
Is still ascendant.
One hopeful possibility arises from the
pres mt situation: The removal OF Mr..
Lewis from a place of Influence in either
organization may the more quickly re-
suit in a healing of the breach between
A. F. of l.. and c. l. O. and bring about
an eventual unity between the two great
WINGS Of American organized labor.