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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Dry Group Sets Date
For Convention
Prohibition Party Delegates
To Meet Sept. 80 To Mar
Their Office Candidates

The state committee of the Della.
ware Prohibition Party this week
fixed Wednesday, September 80, as
the date for the state convention
which will be held in the gymnasi-
um of the Y. w. c. A. in Whining
ton.
In opening the meeting in the Y
W. C. A., the Rev. Thomas ]. Sard
state chairman, said the need OF
action in ridding the nation of the
liquor evil is greater today than
ever before.
"If the church votes as it prays
the national prohibition party will
elect its own candidates" Mr.. Sard
declared.
After a conference with Thomas
E. Peeney, secretary of the New
Castle County Department of Elec-
tions, Mr.. Sard announced that the
committee will obtain 500 signers
to petitions circulated in each of
the counties in order to have the
ticket placed on the official bal
lots.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Nati0nalFarmSc SCRAP
Harvest Oct. I Toll
Local Chairmen And Committee Will Put Forth
EUery Effort To Make Drive An Outstanding
Success Here; Organizations Will Help.

Three $25.00 war bonds will be
given in each county, one to the
highest F. F. A. Chapter, one to the
highest All Club, and one to the
highest subordinate Grange.
Stuart Groves, chairman of the
State Salvage Committee, has nam
ed Paul M. Hodgson as chairman in
charge of Delaware's National Farm
Scrap Harvest. Mr.. Hodgson is
acting supervisor of agricultural
education in the Delaware schools,
supervisor of the Rural War Pro-
duction Training Program and sal
wage representative for the State
U. S. D. A. War Board.
Vice chairmen in charge of coun-
ty programs have been named as
follows:
Kent county: Russell E. Wilson,
Kent county agricultural agent,
secretary of Kent County U. S. d. A.
War Board and secretary of Kent
County Agricultural Conservation
Association. Appointed by Colonel
William ]. Storey, Kent County
Chairman, Delaware Salvage Com
mittee.
Sussex county: ]. Franklin Cor
dy. Sussex County Agricultural
Agent, secretary of Sussex County
U. s. d. A. War Board and secretary
of Sussex County Agricultural Con-
servation Association. Appointed by
Mayor E. C. Evans, Sussex county
Delaware Salvage Com
mittee. 'r-+
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Mrs. F. B. Godfrey To
Open Tour Tuesday
Christian Service Field
Worker Will Speak First
At SeIbyviIle

Mrs. F. B. Godfrey of Florida and
New York, and a field worker OF
the Women's Division of Christian
Service of the Methodist Church
will reach Delaware on her speak
ing tour on Tuesday, her first meet
ing being at Salem Church, Selby-
Vile, at p. m. Mrs. Godfrey has
visited the other three districts of
the Peninsula Conference this past
week and will end her itinerary in
Dover District, Besides the Selby-
Vile meeting, the others are as fol-
lows: Tuesday, September % at
.7:30 D. M, Grace Church, Mills
boro; Wednesday, September 23, at
2 D. M, Laurel, 1880 p. m, Bridge
vile; Thursday, September "a, at
2 p. M, Wyoming. Reports from the
meetings already held have been
very favorable. Mrs. Godfrey has
presented her subject of the work
in. the fairly new organization so
we'll, the laywomen have had bet
ter conception of its functionings.
Sussex and Kent counties will par
ticipate in the meetings of next
week, and Mrs. w. w. Sharp of
Harrington, the conference presi-
dent. is hoping for well attended
meetings.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18

Long Member
OF fCOuncilDies
Former First w ar d
Councilman Had Been
Ill A Long Time; Own
ed Several Properties.

Charles Edgar Harrington, age
81 years, for several years a mem
ber of City Council, representing
the First Ward, passed away at his
home in South Milford, last Friday,
September IL, 1912 after long ill
ness.
For many years Mr.. Harrington
was in the automobile and garage
business operating the Ford and
Buick agency in partnership with
Captain Wilson M. Vinyard. Later
Mr.. Harrington purchased Captain
Vinyard's interest and continued to
operate the business until his
health forced him to dispose of his
holdings.
Funeral services were held Mon
day afternoon at 1:20 o'clock at the
Lofland Funeral Home, with Rev.
Marion E. Hungerford, pastor of
Calvary Methodist Church, officiat-
ing, assisted by Rev. Philip L.
Lord, pastor of the First Baptist
Church, this city. Interment was
made in Odd Fellows cemetery, Mil
ford. In obedience with a request
made by Mr.. Harrington a long
time before his death, his funeral
cortege passed by his former place
of business, now occupied by the
Joseph Motor Company, and also
by the municipal electric light
plant, for it was in these two places
that his interest was deepest
He is survived by his wife, the
former Sallie Warren; one daugh-
ter, Florence, and one brother, Roy
of Philadelphia.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Children Of Colony
Guests At Circus
Citizens OF County Seat Raised
Necessary Funds

Citizens of Georgetown, headed
by Deputy Sheriff ]. E. Calhoun,
raised sufficient funds here last
week to defray the expenses of be-
tween 200 and 300 inmates of Della
ware Colony to attend a circus in
Georgetown last Friday afternoon.
Three School buses, two buses
from the Colony and five army
trucks were pressed into service.
Officers stationed at the George
town armory furnished five trucks
and conveyed 125 of the inmates.
Practically the entire afternoon
performance was given over to the
inmates and those in charge. The
action of the Georgetown commit
tee arranging the affair, bu s
drivers and army officials are re-
ceiving the commendation of the
people of the county.
The evening performance brought
out one Of the largest crowds seen
at circus in Georgetown for sew
eral years.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
COP. County
c. O m lllittee
Is Organized
VIM. ]. Swain Reelected
AS Chairman; ElwOOd
Wright, Treasurer; J.
r. Kitchens, Secretary.

Republicans of Sussex County are
getting set for the 1912 campaign
with the election of their county
executive committee and organiza-
tion of the committee. The newly
elected committee members have
chosen as their officials the follow
ing: William ]. Swain of Bridge
vile, chairman; William Elwood
Wright, of Georgetown, treasurer,
and John R. Kitchens, of George
town, as secretary.
Chairman Swain, who is at pres
ent State Insurance Commissioner
and has been renominated for the
Office, has served as chairman of the
party for many years.
William Elwood Wright, the trea-
surer of the committee, is former
Clerk of the Peace of Sussex county.
Mr.. Kitchens, the new secretary,
for many years was head of the
Sussex county branch of the State
Highway Department. Mr.. Kitchens
succeeds Howard w. Bramhall,
prominent Georgetown attorney, as
secretary of the committee. Mr..
Bramhall served in that capacity
for about ten years and during that
time rendered valuable service to
his party. Mr.. Bramhall refused to
accept the Office of secretary |of
the committee.
Members of the new committee
are:
First Representative District
First Election District, Clarence B.
Downing, Mrs. Minnie B. Groves, Mil
ford; second, Laurence Warren, Mrs.
Della Reed, Glendale; third, Carl
Simpson, Mrs. Mabel Dyer, Milford.
Second Representative District
First Francis F. Morgan, Mrs. Mary
R. Macklin, Bridgeville, R. D.. second,
]. Swain, Mrs. Olivia w. Will
lin, Bridgeville; third, Matthew E.
Russell, Mrs. Myrtle B. Warrington,
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Wilmington Lawyer Sue
ceeds Josiah Marvel As
Party Chairman; Kent
Pledges Support.

William S. Potter, Wilmington at
torney, was unanimously elected
chairman of the Democratic State
Committee at Dover last Thursday
night as assurances of full support
of the Democratic ticket were given
by leaders from Wilmington and
the three counties.
The election preceded a declara-
ton of Z. Ennalls Berl, the party's
nominee for U. S. senator, that, if
elected, he will support every fair
labor measure which may be intro
duced in Congress" and that he "is
a Democrat as 1 always have been
and shall always be-"
Mr.. Potter succeeds Josiah Mar
vel, Jr., Wilmington, as state chair
man. Mr.. Marvel had announced
his decision not to seek reelection
because he will go into the armed
forces.
Howard E. Lynch, Jr., Dover,
nominated Mr.. Potter, who was not
present because of illness.
"Ten days ago, the Democrats of
the state met in convention to
transact very important business
naming of the party's state stand
ard bearers" Mr.. Lynch said.
"At that time there was marked
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October 1 to October 21, inclu-
sive, has been announced as the
time selected for Delaware's Ma
tional Farm Scrap Harvest Drive.
Special representatives from local
Oranges, F. F. A. or other school
groups, All clubs, AAA commit
tees, fire companies, and farm i'm
plement dealers will assist the
present local salvage committees
in making detailed plans for the
drive in each community.
The chairman of the Milford
area committee is Robert H. Yerkes,
his co-workers are J. G. Holzmuel-
Ter, George 1. Jester and Mayor
Edward C. Evans.
A meeting of this combined group
will be held in each local area with
in the next two weeks for the pur-
pose of clearly outlining their plans
so that every one in his commun-
ity will understand how he can
"Get in the Scrap" They will de-
eide upon: a collection center or
salvage depot, conveniently locat-
ed to scales, receipt slips to be is
sued (given for all scrap delivered
sale of scrap at end of drive, pos
sibility of awarding local prizes to
stimulate more collections, and a
program of publicity and plans for
coverage of every farm.
In order to encourage the partici-
patton of rural organizations coun-
ty prizes will be awarded to the
ones collecting the most scrap.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Varney Entertains
Milford Rotary Club
Rotary. AIMS AIse Guests Of Past
President Monday Evening

Charles E. Varney. a charter
member and past president of the
Milford Rotary Club, was host to the
membership of the local club and
their Rotary AIMS at a lawn party
at his home on Church avenue on
Monday evening.
For the past several years
Charles has played host to the club
either in the late summer or early
fall. This year the Rotary AIMS
were invited, and a total of 4S per-
sons enjoyed the sumptous repast
prepared by Charles and his gra-
cious wife.
Served buffet style the meal in
cluded among many other good
things, cherry stone CLAIMS and
Chincoteague oysters, both served
on the half shell. To go with these
epicurean delights. Charles prepar-
ed some of his famous sauce, which
greatly added to their flavor.
1t is needless to say that all
present had a good time, and in
thanked Mr.. and Mrs.
Varney for their splendid hospital
ity.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Hotel Operator Fined
In Whisky Case
Nick PapaIOany Pays $1,000 For
Law InfractiOn

Charged with selling liquor to
George Fisher, minor, at Reho-
both, on July %, this year, Nicholas
Papaioany, hotel operator at the
resort, was given the alternative of
serving three months. in prison or
paying a fine of $1,000 by Chief
Justice Daniel ]. Layton in the
Court of General Sessions, Monday.
Papaioany paid the fine after
pleading guilty to the charge with
out having the case brought before
a jury.
So far as can be ascertained from
the court records, this is the first
time that any one ever has paid a
fine of $1,000 in any case in the
Court of General Sessions to pre-
vent serving Jail term.
Former Deputy Attorney-General
Caleb M. Wright represented Pap
aioany in the case, while Deputy
Attorney General Daniel ]. Layton,
Jr., conducted the case for the
state.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Football Schedule
Setup At u. of D.
@BIue Hensg VIII pen 1912 Season
With West Chester Teachers

For the past two weeks the Uni
versity of Delaware football team
has been training vigorously in
preparation for their opening con-
test with the powerful West Ches-
ter Teachers College combine on
Friday night, September 25, at $3.50
in the Wilmington Ball Park. 1t
will probably be recalled that the
Rams were the only team which the
Blue Hens were not victorious over
in last years undefeated season.
The game resulted in TT tie.
In meeting a strong West Chester
team, the Blue Hens will be prying
the lid off of one of the toughest
schedules undertaken by a Della
ware team in many years.
The schedule;
September 25-West Chester T. c.,
Wilmiagton".
October 3-Drexel Tech, Away.
October 9-Lakehurst Naval Air
Station, Wilmington.
October 17-Getysburg, Home. -
October Hutchinson, Away.
October SIP. M. c., Wilmington.
November 7-Swarthmore, Home.
November 14-Western Maryland,
Wilmington.
#Ni0M Games.
Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Four State Zones
Have Been Placed
MPrOhibitedAreas
Forts Salisbury, Miles
And DUPONT And Bell
anca Aircraft Corpora
tiOn Are Listed, Effec-
tive Immediately.

Four A or prohibited zones and
three B or restricted zones are set
up in Delaware by Lieutenant-Gen-
eral Hugh A. Drum, commanding
the Eastern Defense Command and
the First Army, in his proclama-
tion designed to tighten up the safe
ty of the Atlantic. coastal home
front of 16 seaboard states from
Maine to Florida.
Similar zones are also set up in
nearby strategic areas of Maryland,
Pennsylvania, and New Jersey in
which the movements and actions Of
civilians will be affected.
General Drum said he would ex-
clude from the 16 seaboard states
"any person whose presence in the
eastern military area. or any part
or zone thereof, is deemed danger
Gus to the national defense"
His proclamation orders a total
of 905 prohibited zones and So re-
stricted zones and lays down dras-
tic regulations governing them.
They are designed to protect
forts, arsenals, airports, dams, fac
tories and vital military and de-
fense installations.
Special Permits
Special individual permits, issued
by order of the commanding gener-
al of the appropriate service COM
mand, Services of Supply, will be
for movement in pro-
hibited zones.
Any person entering upon or
found within any of the restricted
areas must, when called upon to do
so, identify himself and otherwise
explain his presence and activity
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Cafeteria Operators
Will Attend School
Conference VIII Be Held In Dover
Community School Tomorrow

Managers of school cafeterias
will go to school for a day again
themselves. DR.. H. V. Holloway,
state superintendent of schools, has
invited all state school cafeteria
managers to attend conference at
the Dover Community School on
Saturday, September 10.
The State Department of Public
instruction has arranged the fol-
lowing program. DR.. Holloway will
welcome the cafeteria managers
and explain the purpose of the con-
ference. Then ]. o. Adams, bust
ness manager of the State Depart
ment of Public instruction, will dis
cuss cafeteria accounts. Miss Pearl
Macdonald, extension nutritioDist.
will talk about nutrition and the
school lunch and Mrs. Charlotte
Spencer Hurley, State Board of
Health nutritionist, will give some
pointers on planning good school
lunches.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Republicans Passed
Vote Amendment
Took Effort At Last Legislative
Session To Give Soldiers Vote

Isaac r. Brown, Jr., chairman of
the Republican State Committee,
pointed out in statement Wednes-
day afternoon that the last session
of the General Assembly had ap-
proved proposed constitutional
amendment providing for absentee
voting.
Mr.. Browns statement was de-
scribed as an answer to a state
ment made earlier by William S.
Potter, chairman of the Democratic
State Committee, demanding that
the General Assembly and state
executives provide members of the
armed services who have left Della
ware for duty with the right to vote
for state officers.
Mr.. Brown agreed with Mr.. Potter
that Delaware's service men should
be allowed an absentee vote and re-
called that the Republican controll-
ed General Assembly had started
such a movement during the 1871
session after Gov. Walter w. Bacon
had urged it in his inaugural mes
sage.
Mr.. Brown added, however, that
the approval by two sessions of the
Legislature of proposed constitu-
tional amendment is required be-
fore it can be enacted.
81 wish to take exception to Mr..
Potter's statement that the Della
ware statutes which authorized alb
sentee ballots were declared uncon- !,
stitutional by the state courts in
April, 1889. and no action has been
taken at any session Of the Legisla-
ture since that time looking toward
a constitutional amendment to per-
NIT the soldiers and sailors absent
from the state to cast their ballots
for state officers" Mr.. Brown said.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
CiNhan Defense
Parade To Boom
BondSales Tonight
All Defense Units In The
City, Spoilers" And
State Guard Company
Will Participate; Sew
eral Bands Coming.

Led by the local Civilian Defense
Council staff, the entire civilian de-
Tense set-up of the Milford area will
participate in a mammoth parade
here tonight. The parade is being
held to increase interest in the sale
of bonds. AS the majority of the
readers of this paper know, Mil
ford has set a quota of 100000 for
September To date $4,000 worth
of bonds have been sold. The month
is over half gone-therefore the
bond committee, headed by Clar-
ence M. Welch, Jr., and Mayor Ed
ward c. Evans, who is also coor-
dinator of civilian defense for the
county, decided that a parade might
provide the necessary stimulus to
put the bond drive over the top.
Appearing in the line of march
will be the soldiers band from Fort
Miles, the Orange Blossom colored
band from this city, and several
other bands from neighboring COM
munities. The hundreds of civilian
defense workers, including auxil-
larry police, firemen, block wardens.
messengers, canteen workers, med
ical center workers, auxiliary mo-
tor corps drivers, demolition
squads, decontamination units,
spoilers from the aircraft warning
service posts at Maloney's, Hol-
combs, TENNIS, Greenwood, Prime
Hook and Swiggett's will be in line
of march.
Captain J. Holland Prettyman,
commanding officer of Company c,
Delaware State Guard, this city,
announced today that his men will
also be in line of march, fully uni
formed and equipped
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
City's Oldest Lady
Active In War Work
Mrs. Sallie H. TOmlinsOn Greatly
Aiding Salvage Drives

Mrs. Sallie Humphrey Tomlinson,
Milford's oldest woman, who is just
celebrating her ninety-sixth birth
day, has the distinction of serving
in first aid and Red Cross work in
three wars-the Civil War, the
World War, and the current World
War II.
She even boasts the distinction of
having been personally commended
for her excellent work in the Civil
War by Abraham Lincoln, who in
appreciation of her services, pre-
sented her with an invitation to his
second inaugural ball. This invita-
tion is now on exhibit in Washing
ton.
AS a young girl she lived in Wash
ington during the Civil War, and
assisted her mother in first aid
work to wounded soldiers.
Made Dressings For Wounds
At her home on South Front
street she related how she and her
mother would pick lint from sheets
which they would tear into strips,
and from other material which they
would roll into soft pads to be used
for dressing of wounds of soldiers
during the Civil War.
She said that wounded soldiers
were brought in on shutters and
other improvised stretchers from
boats that were docked near her
home, and that she and her mother
would dress the soldiers wounds as
they were brought ashore. She
stated that physicians were very
few at that time in Washington,
and that most of the first aid work
was done by volunteer nurses.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
VIM. S. Potter W. 7. Grant Go.
Selected To Starts Contest
Lead Democrats To Sell Bonds
Identify Ship Wreckage
And Become Eligible
For Prizes; Contests
For Adults. Children.

twenty-five dollars in defense
stamps, given to the persons who
can guess the names, etc., of the
pieces of wreckage now on display
in the store windows. This wreck
age has been washed ashore at Re-
hoboth Beach from the hundreds
Allied merchant ships sunk by
German and Italian submarines in
the Atlantic Ocean, near our coast
Each piece of wreckage has a
number after which it is suggested
that you write: (a) name; (b) part
of ship it came from; (c) it's use on
the ship; (d) material made of,
etc.; (e) anything else of interest.
Permission is given to handle
the various pieces of wreckage. 1t
is suggested that you visit the dis
play several times before you hand
in your set of answers. Get your
friends and relatives to help you
puzzle out the correct answers.
The quiz closes on October II and
prizes will be awarded as soon as
the papers can be looked over by
the following judges who have
kindly consented to give their
time: Commander Robert w. Kess-
ler, U. S. NJ, retired; Wilson M.
Vinyard, M. Haswell Pierce, Capt.
Clarence R. Derrickson, Everett E.
James, Capt. Herman D. Johnson,
Capt. H. S. Farrow.
The Milford Chronicle has kind
ly consented to publish several of
the best papers.
Prizes, offered in defense stamps,
are: First, $1,000; second, $500;
third, $500; fourth, 5000; fifth,
sixth, seventh, eighth and ninth
prizes, $1.0O each.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Ounces, Crabapples
Disappear In Della,
Fruit Once Extensively Grown Has
Nearly Vanished

Two varieties of fruit, half CEN
tury ago grown extensively
throughout lower Delaware and in
great demand each fall by house
wives, have nearly disappeared.
They are the crab apple and the
ounce. The ounce, which for many
years famous for jelly-making, is
rarely found on any Sussex county
farm and very few within the past
20 years have found their way to
the markets. The only reason as
cribed has been that they found
their way to the city markets in
insufficient quantities to have
worth while value placed upon them
as fruit for jelly making.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Low Interest Loans
For Farmers Ready
May Obtain Up To s4OO For Seed.
ing Fall Crops

Low interest short term loans to
finance seeding of fall crops, or for
the purpose of feed for live stock
are now available to Delaware far
mers. This announcement was
made by Field Supervisor w. Fred
Richards of the Emergency Crop
and Feed Loan Office at Dover.
Farmers may obtain up to $4,000
for seeding Of fall crops wheat,
rye, barley, etc., at 40 interest.
The security required is first lien
on the crops, and the amount of
the loan is based upon the acreage
to be produced. In the case of feed
loans, the security required is a
chattel mortgage on live stock to
be fed. These loans are due Au-
gust. 81, 1943. The Farm Credit
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Milford chronicle., 1942-09-18
Kent USDA War Board
Urges Soybean Saving
Crop If Properly Harvested VIII
Produce Needed Oil

In response to the urgent appeal
of the federal government for the
production of more vegetable oils
for use in the manufacturing of
war munitions, farmers throughout
the country planted large acreages
of soybeans which soon will be
ready to harvest, and this increased
acreage no doubt will result in a
serious problem of saving this crop
due to the shortage of combines
brought about by the war situa-
ton.
Although there are approximate
ly seventy combines available for
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appeals To War WOrkers Not
To Smoke During Work Hours

nances against smoking.
I'VE read stories frequently of
war plant workers being fined as
much as $50 for smoking in or near
war production plants" Mr.. Swain
said. II firmly believe that If it
was impressed upon these workers
that it is their duty to the nation
not to smoke in plants turning
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