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Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
LEWES

Archie Birmingham who is sta.
toned at Fort Dix, spent the week
end with his mother, Mrs. Grace
Birmingham.
Charles Futcher. son of Mrs
Francis Futcher, has accepted a
position at the nylon plant in Sea-
ford.
Mr. and Mrs. Kinzer Baldwin and
son Bobby of West Chester, Pa,
were the guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Irwin c. Kepner and sons the past
weekend.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Z. Graves
have returned home from West
Palm Beach, Florida.
Mrs. ID. AnthOnq Potter spent
the weekend with her husband,
Lieutenant Potter at Yorktown, Va.
Weldon Brittingham, who is sta
toned at Mitchell Field, N. Y, Wis
tied his mother, Mrs. Grace Brit
tingham for a few days last week.
Lieutenant J. 3. Naylor. who is
stationed at Camp Upton, N. Y,
mOtored down to Lewes Saturday
evening to visit his wife, returning
Sunday morning, taking Mrs. Nay
lOr with him. He has leased a home
near the camp.
Mr.. and Mrs. E. Winfield Brit
tingham are the happy parents of
son, born Friday. February 13,
at the CrOzier Hospital in Chester,
Pa.
Boy Scouts of Lewes and other
youths of the community searched
the wooded sections along Love
Creek until a. m. last Friday, un-
aware that Robert Taylor. 13 years
old, the object of their hunt, had
been returned to his home. The
posse of Is scouts and five nom
members. was organized about s
p. m.. by scout leader Raymond R.
Atkins. when it was learned that
the boy. son of Mr.. and Mrs. David
Taylor of near Lewes, had been
missing since 2 p. IN. Almost at
the same hour. Private c. e. Seitz
of the state police. picked up the
youth walking along the highway
leading to Georgetown. After
questioning the boy the state police
contacted Lewes authorities and
when description of the youth
they were holding coincided with
the description of the missing
youth, the Taylors were notified,
but the scouts beating through
marsh lands and woods were for
gotten and did not learn of the
boys return until they were called
in about l a. IN. because of the cold
weather.
One hundred and forty-two adults
of this locality gathered at the
Reebe Hospital on Friday of last
week as voluntary blood donors. OF
these 127 were tested and accepted.
Among the donors were 40 en-
ployees of the White Construction
Company. The donors were served
hot coffee and milk at a canteen in
charge of Mrs. Harry Stott. Miss
Hannah Marshall was in charge of
registrations with a corps of as
bistanls including Mrs. William
S. Bean, Jr., of Rehoboth Beach;
Mrs. Sinclair C. Campbell of Mil
ton, Mrs. John c. Brainer of Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
Local Canteen Corps
Needs Equipment
CONTINUED from First Pager

cake turner's, or 2 carving knives,
long handled ladies', wash boilers
" different sizes wanted, wash
tubs, aluminium buckets, scrubbing
buckets, long handled serving
spoons, spatulas, scrubbing brushes,
ash pans, large skillets. aluminium
pitchers, large cooking kettles, and
soap.
If you are able to locate any OF
the above equipment, please con-
tact Mrs. John Truitt, chairman of
the Milford Canteen Corps, phone
%. Your assistance is needed, and
any help received will be greatly
appreciated.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
Airplane Spoilers
Number 1000 Here
tcontInued FROM FIrst Pare,

chief observer, is the farthesf one
from the city, being located at
Greenwood.
1t has taken a great deal of work
on the part of the chief observers
to secure the $50 men and women
needed to successfully operate
each of these posts. Observers
tricks" are usually from two to
four hours. depending on the
agreement between the observer
and chief observer.
Milford area receives its orders
direct from headquarters, second
interceptor command, and has the
honor and distinction of being one
of the first areas in the nation TO
complete 100 per cent effective
maintenance of its spotting system
within 70 hours after the United
States entered the war.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
To Train Red Cross
Instructors Here
Continues from FRS. Page,

~~-N----~- --~---
who are teaching or plan to teach
first aid and wish to brush up on
teaching procedures and Red Cross
first aid, as well as all lay persons
who have completed standard and
advanced first aid. Franklin Holt
of the Southeastern Pennsylvania
Chapter will be the instructor
AS many civilian defense groups
are required to take first aid, in
addition to a large number of other
individuals interested in first aid,
it will be necessary to train many
additional persons as first aid in
structors. Each of the 81 Red Cross
branches in Kent and Sussex coun-
ties must send several persons to
this class so that qualified instruc-
tors will be available in each To-
califV
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
HOSPITAL AUXILIARY TO
BENEFIT BY CARD PARTY

The Two-Bit Bridge Club will
sponsor a card party for the bene-
fit of the Milford Hospital Auxil-
iary at the Nurses Home on Fri
day, February %, at 500 o'clock.
Bridge, bingo. and 800" will be
played, and light refreshments will
be served. The admission will be
35 cents.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
Mrs. c. E. Brown Is
Killed In Collision
CONTINUED from FIRST PaEel

Funeral services were held from
the victims home on Monday after
noon at 2:30 O'Clock with the Rev
]. p. Outten of Laurel, officiating.
Interment in Bridgeville cemetery.
Survivors are Mr.. Brown, sis
ter, Mrs. ]. o. Elwager of Balti-
more. and a step-mother, Mrs. Anna
CoYey.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
Century Club
Celebrates Its
44th Birthday
to0ntlnusa. IrOm rlrs. parsl

Next week the weekly meetings
will be resumed at two-thirty. Mrs.
Elinor B. Rosa is the chairman for
a program on Education. The
speaker for the afternoon will be
Mrs. Samuel ]. Dillon of Whining
ton. state chairman of defense for
the clubs. Mrs. Dillon will speak on
Adjusting the Community to War
Efforts" Mrs. Dillon is fine speak
er and her subject is timely. Music
for the afternoon will be given by
Miss Charlotte Ryder and by the
Boys Quartette.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
Kent Women Showing
Speaking Interest
(continued -Ium First Pasel

number so that individual instruc-
tion can be given. The first class
will be conducted in Dover. Other
groups will be formed in Smyrna
and Milford if sufficient number
of women are interested.
Anyone interested in enrolling in
the public speaking course should
Immediately contact Miss Florence
L. Yetter, Kent county home dem
onstration agent, postoffice build
ing, Dover.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20

Mr. and Mrs. Hugh Martin en-
tertained at a turkey dinner on
Sunday in honor of the 73rd birth
day of Mr.. Martin. Those present
were Mr.. and Mrs. Oscar Richards
of Georgetown, Mrs. Ola Wrotten,
Miss Sallie Moore and Frank Rick
ards, all of Seaford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20

Use Beutalure, the scientific,
almost colorless liquid, the eff
fective way not to be gray.
No startling change, works
gradually. Equally effective
for men and women-blonde,
brunette or auburn hair. Easy
to apply, use as directed =.
no stain. Satisfaction guaran-
teed or money back. At all
druggists.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20

Bonds or bondage? Buy U. S.
Savings Bonds.
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
$11S,SS5.43

G. Z. VARNEY, President
{. y. HOLZMUELLER, Treasurer
We, the undersigned, hereby certify
that we have checked the above state
ment with books in account of the
Carlisle Fire Company and find same
to he correct and in accord.
(Signed):
w. L. HALL
A. F. FAX, IRtiiiorS
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20

1000 #. of hose costing $1,3OO.OO
should be received in March,
1912 and
1000 # of hose costing $l,3OO.OO
should be received in June, 1912.
These accounts will be due one year
from date thev are shipped. We owe
Fabric Fire Hose Company ON March
u, 1912, 81 10000 for hose.
Liabilities
Due Banks .......................... $20,OOO.O0
Net Worth ........................... 98,S85.+3
Milford chronicle., 1942-02-20
$1S,44+.13
$1S,46+.56

Balance due Milford Trust
Company ...,.......,.......,,....... $IO,OOO.OO
Balance due First National
Bank and Trust Company 100000
Assets
Cash on Hand in Banks......$ 2O.+3
Building and Lot, Corner
Railroad avenue and West
Front street ...................... SO,OOO.OO
Building Equipment ......... S,50O.OO
Fire IbbdTdfnS and
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
DARLAN:
Legal AUTHORITY?

The status of the French fleet al
Toulon appeared unchanged as the
Vichy radio reported that a large
number of French troops had ar
rived to occupy the city.
Although Adm. De La Borde, COM
mander of the Toulon naval squad
ron, renewed his pledge OF ale
glance to Marshal Petain, crews
were reported unable to leave their
ships, indicating Axis mistrust of the
sailors. A Nazi broadcast said that
"all strategically important points
on the Mediterranean coast of south
ern France are now protected by
German and Italian arms"
Adm. Jean Darlan and the Vichy
government continued their bicker-
ing over which is the legitimate au-
thority in French North Africa. Dar-
Ian, over the Morocco radio, pro-
claimed that his authority is legal
because it came from Marshal Pc
tain himself. He pointed out that
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
GUADALCANAL:
Touch and Go

While American and japanese
warships hammered at each other
in a gigantic Solomon Island battle,
Australian Navy Minister Maxim
warned his people that the outcome
of the naval engagement will deter
mine Japan's plan for the invasion
of Australia.
A navy communique from Wash
ington said that the fight which
ragged on the sea, in the skies and
on Guadalcanal resulted from ga de-
termined effort on the part of the
Japanese to recapture positions in
the Guadalcanal-Tulagi area" which
U. S. marines had captured last
August.
Navy Minister Maxim warned that
there should be no undue optimism
or complacency over Allied sue
cesses in Africa and New Guinea.
"The Solomons," he added, "are the
screen between the enemy and Aus
tralia, and if the japanese should
break through the Allied naval cor
don they certainly will attack Aus
tralia."
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26

PACT: Looking forward to bet
ter commercial relations after the
war, China and Cuba have signed
an alliance and friendship treaty.
FOUND: Missing for three weeks
on an air-fiight inspection trip of
Pacific bases for the army, Capt.
Eddie Rickenbacker, World War
ace, and members of his planes
crew were rescued.
ORDERS: Brazilian diplomatic
representatives in France were or
dered by their government to leave
the country after word reached Rio
de Janeiro that German forces had
seized BraziTs embassy in Vichy.
ACCEPTS: 81 accept with pleas
ure," said Gen. Francisco Franco,
head of the Spanish state, in speak
ing of the assurances made to him
ty President Roosevelt to the effect
that the American African cam
paign is in no way directed against
Spain.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
uJCuJT TCuTc in the weeks neUs

CASUALTIES: Australian casual
ties in the British offensive against
the Axis in Egypt were set at about
1000 (mostly wounded), according
to a Melbourne source.
STATIC: From Bombay, India,
came a dispatch that police had
seized a broadcasting station said
to be operated secretly by members
of the All-India Congress party.
SAFETY: Secretary of Navy Knox
has revealed that not a single man
was lost in the vast movement of
troops by convoy to start the North
African campaign.
UNANIMOUS: AS the CIO closed
its convention in Boston, Philip Muir
ray was unanimously reelected its
president. Outstanding result of the
gathering was the decision to make
a strong bid for settlement of the
CIO-AFL union controversy. A plea
for unity was made by Sidney Hill.
man, labor adviser to the President.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
NEW GUINEA:
Trap Closes

Word of ever-increasing action on
New Guinea came from General
MacArthur's headquarters where it
was announced that American and
Australian ground troops, converg-
ing on the Jap invasion base at
Buna, had joined forces for the at
tack.
Continuous air attacks supported
the steady advance in New Guinea,
an official communique said. The
Allied forces had been closing on
Buna, only Jap base in southeastern
New Guinea, ever since American
troops were landed by air late in
October.
Australian troops have pushed
down the north slope of the Owen
Stanley mountain range to near
Buna from the west. The Ameri-
cans approached up from the south.
"The enemy, under command OF
Lieut.. Gen. Tomatore Horii, now
faces the Allies to the west and
south, with the jungle and the sea
at his back. Our air force is at
tacking without respite" the COM
muniuue said,
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
TUNISIA:
Kick for RommeL

American soldiers battled against
German troops in their first regular
engagement of World War II when
the British first army and a smaller
United States force clashed with
Axis troops defending the naval base
of Bizerte in Tunisia.
While United States Rangers par
ticipated in the raid on Dieppe this
was the first time that a strong
force of United States soldiers and
the Germans faced each other in
battle.
When the Morocco radio-con-
trolled by the Allies-announced that
contact had been established be-
tween the Allied force and the Ger
mans the broadcast was confirmed
by German wireless. The Morocco
radio estimated at the time Of the
broadcast the Axis had landed 10000
German and Italian troops in Tuni-
sia, and said enemy forces were
reported arriving in transport planes
and by sea.
Early reports gave no indication
of the size of the American force.
However, Lieut.. Gen. K. A. N. An
derson, British commander Of the
combined operation in Tunisia, said
that it made up one-tenth of his
striking force and included special
units. The British nine-tenths con-
sisted of veteran soldiers, superbly
kro;-oJ ,,,bo bo1,a mat tho Germ an c
In previous engagements.
Lieut.. Gen. Dwight E. Eisenhower
announced that the drive in Tunisia
was advancing as fast as possible
according to plan"
Several French garrisons were
battling incoming Axis troops, con.
centrating on transports and shoot
ing soldiers as they came to earth
However, the opposition from the
poorly equipped French was consid
cred more as harassment than
serious hindrance, but was given {
warm welcome by the American:
and British.
Eisenhower reported that the
Mediterranean waters were Swarm
ing with enemy submarines" de
tailed by the Axis to disrupt Allied
landing of reinforcements and wal
stores. In London Prime Minister
Churchill announced that Allied
countermeasures had resulted il
sinking 13 enemy subs in North AT
rican waters, five of them in tw'
days.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26

whatever the marshal might say
now should not be needed because
he (Petain) is unable to let the
French people know his real
thoughts. ~
Darlan, in one of his first demon
strations of power, appointed Gen.
Henry Giraud commander in chief
of French forces in the region. Vichy
radio replied with an order attribut-
ed to Petain prohibiting" French
colonial troops from obeying Giraud.
Also it was stated that Giraud
"broke his officers word and thus
lost his honor. He received his self
conferred title of commander from
foreign power"
London dispatches said that the
appointment of Darlan was unpopu-
lar there because he worked to as
sist the enemies Of Britain and
America since the fall of France.
Hope was expressed in some quar-
ters that Darlan's assignment was
only temporary.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
MAXIMUM PRICES:
amended Regulations

Office of Price Administration Of
ficials have announced amendments
to the regulations covering certain
essential food products such as but
ter, eggs and fruits.
Under this OPA policy food pre-
pared and sold on the premises is
excluded from the maximum price
control. Sales by farmers CO.
operative are covered, but sales by
a farmer of the products on his
farm are not included, unless made
TO an ultimate consumer.
War procurement agencies can
buy any of the products at higher
than established prices. Sales de-
liveries to the U. S. or United Ma
tions in some cases are exempt.
Meanwhile, after four-week en-
forcement drive throughout the
country, more than 1000 grocers
were served with OPA license warn
ings. These charge violation Of the
general maximum price regulation
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26

nyou smoke, you know how well
come it is to receive a Christmas
Carton of Camels or a pound of
rich-tasting Prince Albert Smok-
ing Tobacco for your pipe. That
works both ways. For those smok-
ers on your list, send them the
favorites. You'll have your choice
of Camels in the gift-wrapped
Christmas Carton or the gay ''Holi-
day House" containing four boxes
of "flat fifties." Either way you
give 200 mild, favorful Camels.
Prince Albert Smoking Tobacco is
richly packaged in the pound can
lister. None of these packages re-
quires any other wrapping. And
don't forget the men in the serv-
ice. Cigarettes are their favorite
gift-Camel their favorite ciga-
rette. Your local dealer is featur-
ing them now.-Adv.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26

year $85, 500 has been appropriated.
Long Beach spent $185, 5,941 last year
and has set aside $719,41 for the
current year, while Oakland, which
spent $77,221 last year, has made
current appropriations of $346, 300.
Money appropriated for civilian
defense purposes is spent on items
ranging from air raid warning serv-
ice, one of the commonest, to equip
ment for auxiliary policemen. One
city, Hartford, Conn.,, spent SIS, 900
for 100, 200 cotton bags for sand bao
protection
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
Civilian Defense Costs Rise Considerably for Nations Cities

coastal areas and war industry CEN
ters, with the problem accentuated
in industrial areas by the great in
fiux of workers, the survey shows.
Portland, Ore, Tacoma, WASH,
and Long Beach, San Diego and
Oakland, Calf, for example, had to
expand their regular municipal serv-
ices, pay for civilian defense and
take out war risk insurance. Port
lands civilian defense cost last fis-
cal year was 40,269, while this
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
FARM WAGES:
Ceiling Lifted

It was announced by the Office
of Economic Sterilization that for
the time being the ceiling on agri-
cultural wages has been lifted. Ac-
cording to OES Director Byrnes,
this plan will be in effect until the
department of agriculture can de-
termine two things:
(1) What effect farm wages have
on farm production in the more
critical farm labor shortage areas |;
and
(2) Where increases in farm wages
may threaten to cause an increase
in the price ceilings on farm pro-
ducts.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26

CHICAGO.-Civilian defense now
is a major item in budgets OF the
nations cities, costing most of them
much more this year than last,
survey by the Municipal Finance Of
ficers association showed. Two hum
dred and fifty cities of 25,OOO or
more population reported in the sur
vey on amount, source and purpose
of funds spent for defense.
Civilian defense costs have been
particularly heavy for cities IN
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
We Con All Be
EX Pc RI
BUYER RS

. In bringing Us buying lnformotion. as
to prices fhof are being asked for
whof we Intend to buy, and os TO The
qvolity we can expect, the advertising
columns Of thls newspaper perform q
worth while service which soves Us
many doiiors q yeor.
Oh Is O good hobit TO form, the habit
OF consulting the advertisements every
time we moke q purchase, though We
hove olreody decided lust whof we
wont and where we ore going TO buy
u. II gives Us tho most priceless feeling
In fhe world, fhe feeling of being
odsquotsIy prepared.
. When we 90 Into q store, prepared
beforehand with knowledge of what IS
offered ond at whof price, we GO os
an expert buyer, filed with self-eonA-
denee. u Is q pleosonf feeling TO hove,
ihs feeling Of odeqUoey. Most of fhe
unhoppiness In the world con be traced
10 q lack of ihis feeling. Thus odver-
fIsine shows onoiher of Its monifo,d
foeeis-shows ifseIf as on aid ioword
mokins oil our business Relationships
more secure ond pleasant.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
|LEND.LEASE:
Still Up

Even while the United States was
undergoing the huge task of pre-
pairing for the North African inva-
sion our allies were getting even
more lend-lease aid than before. This
fact was revealed by President
Roosevelt when he announced that
amount Of goods and services fur
nished the other United Nations last
month increased one-third over any
previous month. A record-bre eaking
$915, ,000,000 worth of lend-lease was
chalked up in that period.
This, the President indicated,
should convince all that the Axis
was wrong in assuming that our aid
to the United Nations would de-
crease once we began strong Of
fensive action. Also, said the Presi-
dent, our lend-lease aid will not de-
crease in the future. Production
schedules are aimed at supplying
both the needs of military forces and
many of the needs of the United
Nations.
Among items which did not show
up in the cold figures of the report
was news that before the U. S. air
craft carrier Wasp was sunk, that
ship had carried two priceless loads
of British Spitfire fighting planes to
Malta and that American engineers
and soldiers are expanding the
capacity of railroads taking supplies
into Russia.
The President pointed out that
two-thirds of the goods were mill
tary items, including large numbers
of planes and tanks that helped turn
the tide in Egypt and to hold the
lines in Russia.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
Guiding the Child

Some teachers of child guidance
say that punishment means to
look backward at what a child has
done, whereas guidance means
to look forward to what it is hoped
he will do in the future.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
| DOUBLE FEATURES:
Dim Out?

Meeting in New York city, the
motion picture National Board OF
Review passed resolution recon-
mending theater owners suspend
double features for the duration "as
a saving of time, critical materials
and manpower needed for winning
the war;"
Previously, Lowell Mellett, chief
of the Office of War Information Bu-
reau of Motion Pictures, had ap-
peared before the board asking for
the elimination of double features.
"The habit of sitting three or four
or even more hours, with ones mind
afioat in a fictional world, hardly
equips the American population for
the serious job of dealing with real
life. That way lies degeneration
rather than growth. And we must
grow. We must grow into people
competent to win this war;" he said.
Mellett also said that his bureau
is trying to help the American pub
lie see what the war means to them.
| This is done through and with the
cooperation of newsreel editors and
with Hollywood producers OF fea-
| lures and shorts.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
FAMOUS
MUFFINS. EASY TO
make. DELICIOUS!

They really are the most delicious muf-
fms that ever melted pat OF butterl
Made with crisp, toasted shreds OF
KELLOGG'S ALL-BRAN, they have a
texture and flavor that have made them
famous all over America.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
1912 Production

Meanwhile the department of ag-
riculture was estimating the 1912
production of principal farm crops
and comparing them with last year.
This is the way these figures looked:
1912 Production 1871 Production
Corn 3,1S5, ,141, 900 bu. 2,e72,54l, 900 bu.
Wheat 4,O46, 900 bu. 945, ,937, 900 bu.
Cotton 1888, 900 bales 10,S00, 900 bales
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
FOILED:
Sub Sabotage

When recently Nazi subma-
rine tried to land some of its pas
sengers on the Atlantic coast Of
Costa Rica it met with some un-
suspected resistance by Costa Rican
coastguardsmen. After an exchange
of shots the raider submerged and
left the vicinity. Costa Rica bor-
ders Panama on the north and some
sources thought the attempted raid
might have been sabotage move
aimed at the all-important canal.
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26

Douglas
This photo which
Of during this
bombs
the the Ban
During this auack
bomb swerees by U.S.A.AF. fighter planes
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26
WEEKLY NEWS ANALY LYSIS
u. S. Troops Fighting Nazis in Tunisia
AS British Push West Through Libya
Close Strong Pincers on Axis Forces;
Ceiling Is Lifted on u. S. Farm Wages

sy are 0ss
Y Newspaper Union
The Ely miner., 1942-11-26

'eu Duce in the zone of opera
tions," says the caption on this pho
to, which appeared in an Italian
propaganda magazine. Obviously, the
"zone of operations" was in North
Africa, if the tropical helmets of the
soldiers, automatically air brushed
into the background by the artist,
are any indication. Recently the
"zone of operations" became a race
track for ii Duce'S men.