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Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Natl. Traffic Safety
Award Is Presented
(Oontinued from l1rst rage)

After receiving the award, Gov
Bacon recalled the previous award
given to the state.
"It Is record of which the Della
ware Safety Council may well be
proud and can derive real pleasure
from the thought that through its
efforts, human lives have been
saved, and serious injury to per-
sons and damage to properties
have been prevented" Gov. Bacon
said.
In 1885, Delaware won first place
in the same contest in the Group C
cities branch.
The Delaware Safety Council is
proud to receive this award from
the National Safety Council but this
was accomplished through the un-
firing efforts and cooperation of
the State Highway Department.
Mr.. F. v. DUPONT, chairman of the
State Highway Dept, and William
r. Skellinger, president of the Will
rnington City Council, were among
the guests of the meeting.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Weddings
JOSEPH = BROBST


Miss Charlotte Irene Joseph,
daughter of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles l.
Joseph, of the Hollyville section of
Indian River Hundred, was married
Saturday afternoon, Maya, to Mr..
Melvin Louis Brobst of Harrington,
formerly of Allentown, Pa. Two
hundred guests witnessed the cer-
| emony in old st. Georges Indian
River, the 148-year-old brick Epis-
copal Church, standing amid fields
and pine woods, in which the bride
was baptized and confirmed, and in
which she has played the organ for
numerous Sunday services in re-
cent years. The ancient church.
yard contains the graves of gen.
erations of her fathers family,
prominent in the hundred since
colonial days. The ceremony in
the dogwood- od-decked church was
performed by the Rev. R. Y. Bar
ber, rector of st. Phillips Church,
Laurel, and of ST. John's-Little Hill,
near there, where the brides par
tents were married. Mrs. Joseph
was Miss Minnie E. Ward of that
section of Sussex county. The bride
was given in marriage by her IA
ther, and had her sister-in-law, Mrs.
Alfred Ward Joseph, as matron of
honor; A. w. Joseph was best man
and their small son, Charles S. JOS
eph, was ring bearer. Ushers were
Paul Hawk and Floyd Nasser of
Harrington. The brides dress was
of mouseline de sole with lace bo-
dice, and veil held in place by lilies
of the valley; she carried shower
bouquet of carnations and ferns.
The matron-of-honor wore a dress
of embroidered blue mousseline de
sole, a picture hat, and carried a
bouquet of yellow rosebuds. The
brides mother wore dress of blue
fiowered crepe-de-chine with cor
sage of sweet peas; the groom's mo-
ther wore similar corsage upon |
black crepe-de-chine dress. A
reception followed at the home
of the brides parents, after which
the couple left for weekend we'd
ding trip. They will live in Har-
rington, where both are on the fac
ulty of the Harrington school. The
bride was graduated from the Lewes
High School and attended the Uni
versity of Delaware. Mr.. Brobst,
son of Mr.. and Mrs. Jacob D.
Brobst, attended the Allentown
High School and West Chester
State Teachers College, and is an
applicant for an M. A. degree from
the University of Pennsylvania. OF
a musical family, he teaches music
in the Harrington school, was or
ganist and choir leader at st.
James Lutheran Church in Allen
town, and last summer gave num-
ber of very popular organ recitals
at All Saints Church, Rehoboth
Beach. He is an organizer and the
of the Harrington
Troop of Boy Scouts of America. {
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
City Fathers Pleased
With POLUer Returns
CONTINUED nom rus. rage)


Those who had light and water
service temporarily discontinued
were not billed for a service charge
when they paid up the delinquent
accounts and became eligible for
service again. However, in the tu-
ture it will be necessary to charge
a small fee to cut the consumers in
again.
City Manager Banning, at the re-
quest of council, announced this
week that effective Immediately, no
rubbish, ashes, leaves, etc., will be
collected by the street and sewer
department unless said debris is
placed in containers. Junk, ETC., put
out for collection not in containers
will not be removed. These col
lections are now made Tuesdays
and Friday of each week, and the
cooperation of the citizens is urged,
to keep the streets clean and sani-
tarV
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Weekly DOings of
Red Cross Workers
tcontinusd from FIRST rare,

CONTINUED from First PaEe1
Friday, 8 p. m.-Girls' class at M
H. S. Mrs. Hoey Farrow, instruc'
tor.
Monday, z p. m.-Student nurses
class at Nurses Home. Mrs. Neal
Stevenson, instructor.
Tuesday, 1880 p. m.-Community
building, class of men. Coach
Briggs, instructor.
Tuesday, 1880 p. m.-Class for col
ored men and women in the Col
ored School. J. Irwin Bowman,
instructor. Mrs. Elizabeth Shock
ley, assisting.
Wednesday, 1880 p. m.-Community
building. Coach Briggs class of
men.
Wednesday, 8 p. m.-Boys' class at
M. H. S. Coach Briggs, instructor.
Thursday, 8 p. m.-Boys' class at
M. H. S. Coach Briggs, instructor.
Thursday, z p. m.-Student nurses
class at Nurses Home. Mrs. Neal
Stevenson, instructor.
Thursday, 1880 p. m.-Comfhunity
building. Miss Sara E. Grier, in
structor.
New classes are being formed.
Call Mrs. Pearce or Miss Grier.
Home Nursing
Mrs. C. Donnan HoIzmueller, Chairman
Friday, 1870 p. NAT high school.
Mrs. John Shilling, instructor.
Tuesday, 1880 p. m.-High school.
Mrs. James Deputy, instructor.
Wednesday, 1880 p. m.-Colored
school. Mrs. Jerry Temin, in
structor.
Motor Corps
Miss Dorothy Derrlckson, Chairman
1880 p. m.-Community
building. Standard first aid for
Motor Corps. Miss Sara e. Grier,
instructor.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Gasoline Use
In Eastern
States Is Cut
Fifty Per Cent
CONTINUED from First PaRe)


The hours will be from 4 to s p.
m.
Only pleasure cars will be reg
istered. The approximate number OF
these in Delaware is $4,000. 1t is
estimated that one registrar will be
able to care for ten persons per
hour or 80 per hour during the
three-day period.
The actual number of pleasure
cars registered in each county and
the city of Wilmington is not avail
able. The estimates given below
are the best which can be made
from the data at hand:
Kent county-Pleasure cars, TO-
600; hours work per day, 1888; tea
chers in schools listed 49,.
Sussex county-Pleasure cars,
10000; hours work per day, 400;
teachers in school listed 351.
Wilmington-Pleasure cars, 49,
900 to $4,000.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
A TRIBUTE TO MOTHER

Who can estimate the wonderful
influence of the mothers of thi!
land-and of every land! For mo
theirs are greater than our greatest
men. Perhaps they do not get the
hero worship that goes to our great
men. Nevertheless, mothers always
will be greater than our heroes
greater in love-in thought-in
hope, and in largeness of heart.
1.-The future of the child is al
ways the concern of the mother" T"
said the great Napoleon. He also
said Let France have good mo-
theirs and she will have good sons. "
Mothers Day calls to mind that
one should be more thoughtful of
mother. While programs are being
given in churches and radios carry
messages of mothers love-let
each one have heart to heart talk
with mother-or if she is far away,
let us write her long letter and
in the future write to her more
often, for we never can repay mo-
ther for all she has meant to us.
Mother" is the sweetest and
most sacred name in our language
or in any language. Mothers are the
same the world over, and always
have been since history began. The
world moves forward on the steps
of little children and it is the mo-
theirs who guide those little steps.
Mothers love never wearies-never
falters. Her child goes out to battle
against the trials of the world. Sue
cess may or may not come. If the
child is successful-mother is
happy, but no amount of difficulty
or short comings can change the
mothers hope and love and faith
she has in her child.
"For a mother carried me under
her heart, loved me before l was
born. Took Gods hand in hers and
walked through the valley of shad-
ow that 1 might live. She bathed
me when I was helpless, gave me |
warm milk from her body when /
was hungry. Rocked me to sleep
when l was weary. pillowed me on
pillows softer than down, and sang
to me in the voice of an angel. Held
my hand when l learned to walk,
nursed me when 1 was sick, suffer-
ed with my sorrow, laughed with
my joy, and while 1 knelt at her
side-she taught my lips to pray.
all the days of my youth
she gave strength for my weakness,
for my despair, and hope
10 fill a hopeless heart; was loyal
when others failed, was true when
.ried by fire, was my friend when
)ther friends were gone. Prayed for
ne through all the day when flood
I'd with sunshine or saddened by
shadows, and though we lay down
)ur lives for her, we can never pay
he debt we owe to a Christian Mo-
her."
Sod bless you dear Mothers
In all that you do,
Nay many days of gladness
Be waiting for you,
And may all of your kindness
Your love and sweet cheer be
fully rewarded
With each coming year.
can not visit my dear mother I
Tor she left me long ago
;he had grown so very feeble
And her hear was white as snow. /
3ut can not say, and will not say '
,he is dead-she is just away, {
May God bless all mothers on 1
his Mothers Day, May 10, 1912,
nd God Bless America. {
Written by Mrs. Henry Parker !
AXE avenue, Milford. '
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Firemen Probe Two
Garage Blazes Here
(Continued from First Paeel

tion of this material was destroyed,
and the building was damaged.
The fire was first seen by afraid
observation watchers who were 60
ing to their post at 2:30 A. M.
About two and half hours later
another fire occurred in a vacant
garage about a half a mile from
the first owned by Mr.. Kemp of this
city. 1t was detected in time by a
laborer going to work for the Car
Isle Fire Company to arrive and
extinguish it before it had gained
much headway.
Both fires are believed by the
firemen to have been of incendiary
origin.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Serenous M. Messick
Found Dead Monday
Continued from First Page,

Funeral services We're held on
Thursday afternoon at o'clock in
the Houston Methodist Church, with
the Rev. N. c. Benson, pastor, Off
ciating. Interment was made in the
Odd Fellows cemetery, Milford.
Mr.. Messick was a native of Har-
rington but had resided in Hous-
ton for 81 years.
He is survived by his wife, Mrs.
Pearl Armour Messick; two daugh-
ters, Miss Florence Messick of Mil
ford, and Miss Rosanna at home,
and one sister, Mrs. J. P. Wilson
of Harrington.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Milford Rotarians To
Aid Beach Project
Coontinued from first Page,

board of playground directors to
complete the project in time for
the summer vacation. Originally a
WPA project, this government la
Dor was taken away shortly after
December z, and since that time
what work that has been done has
been carried on by city paid labor.
An abundance of tools and mate
rials, however, are available and
paid for.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
SALVATION ARMY NEWS

Major Kiloch, an officer of the
Salvation Army, who is in charge
of the U. S. o. in Lewes, will be our
guest speaker in a special Mothers
Day commemoration in behalf OF
eur service men, at the Omar Full
Gospel Church on May 10 at 2:3O P,
M. All welcome. N. Gates and E
Collins.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Soldier Killed
In Collision
Near Milford
CONTINUED from First PassI

Mrs. Edna Richard, Virginia
Beach, Va, a passenger in the car
driven by the soldier, suffered a
lacerated nose. Sergt. John j.
Richard, husband of the slightly
injured woman, and Sergt. Miles
Pavlovich also were passengers in
the car.
Investigating the case, state po-
lice of Station No. arrested the
woman on the technical man
slaughter charge. Theriault was
driving north and Mrs. Murray,
south, when the collision occurred,
witnesses say.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
AUXILIARY MEET

The regular monthly meeting of
the Ladies' Auxiliary of the Ameri-
can Legion will be held at the
home of Mrs. Wilmer Lankford on
Monday evening, May II.
Mrs. George Wells was hostess
to the auxiliary when 1t met at her
home on Clarke avenue in April.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

The Women's Society for Chris
tian Service of Cedar Neck will
meet at the home Of Mrs. Elwood
Mills on Tuesday evening, May ~,
at o'clock. Refreshment commit
tee, Mrs. Vesta Mills, Mrs. Lydia
Bennett, Mrs. Edna Roberts; en-
tertainment committee, Miss Alice
Brown, Mrs. May Collins. Everyone
requested to be present.
90
The Milford Branch of the Amer
ican Red Cross will meet at the
home of Mrs. Wallace McFaul on
Wednesday afternoon, May 20. at
o'clock. A large attendance is de-
sired as an election of officers will
be held. The nominating committee
consists of Mrs. Neal Wilkins,
chairman; Mrs. James Deputy and
Miss Sara E. Grier. Please keep
this date in mind. 1t
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Guardsnen To Honor
Captain Summers
CONTINUED from first Page,

Edward G. Evans, Judge John Le-
Fevre of Dover, a former colonel
of the Delaware Guard, and long
time friend of Captain Summers;
Lieutenant Colonel William E.
Lank, former commanding officer OF
the Delaware Guard and local bat
terry and one of the Oldest living
veterans of the Spanish-American
and World Wars, and City Manager
Charles E. Banning, a former lieu
tenant of the old Milford Battery.
Entertainment for the evening
will be furnished by a group OF
soldiers from Fort Salisbury.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
]. HENRY HAZEL TO
SPEAK IN MILFORD

A former lieutenant-governor of
the State of Delaware, ]. Henry
Hazel, of Dover, has been secured
as principal speaker for the dinner
meeting of the Dover branch. Della
ware Association of Life Under
writer's, to be held at Milford on
Friday evening, May Is.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

abeth D. Riggs. first vice presi-
dent; Mrs. Alfred Houston,
second vice president; Mrs. ].
Burton Hendricks, of Freder-
lea, third vice president; Mrs.
Frank E. Conlin, recording Sec
retary; Mrs. Theodore Town
send, corresponding secretary;
Mrs. Watson Shew, treasurer,
and Mrs. Raymond Masten,
auditor.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

atives and friends,
Miss Margaret Anne
- Manlove, daughter
of Mr.. and Mrs. George Man
love, became the bride of Pri-
2 vate Daniel Palmer Anstine of
I Fort Salisbury on Sunday af-
ternoon, May 8, in Avenue
Methodist Church at two. DR..
Frank Herson offlciated, using
the ring ceremony. Mrs. Ed
ward n. Hurley played the
wedding music. and Miss Jea-
nette Belts of Seaford sang Il
Love You Truly" and BE
: cause" In the chancel Of the
church large baskets of white
spirea, white and blue iris
were used for decorations. The
bride was given away by her
father. Her only attendant was
: Miss Janis Williams of Reho-
: both. The best man was Pri-
vate Marion H. Walls, also of
Fort Salisbury. The bride wore
an afternoon dress of blue, hav-
ing a long bodice and a full
pleated skirt. She wore a hat of
. dark blue and matching shoes.
Miss Williams dress was of
dark blue bodice with pleated
striped skirt. She also wore a
dark blue hat. Following the
ceremony the young couple re-
ceived their friends in the ves-
tibule of the church and then
left amid a shower of good
wishes and rice for their hon
eymoon to he spent in Wash
ington. Private Anstine will
then return to his base and
Mrs. Anstine will resume her
work at Seaford where she is a
secretary.
AZ
Mrs. M. Haswell Pierce was
elected president of the Mil
ford New Century Club on
Monday and Will fillAtliat office'-'
for the coming two years. The
members are fortunate in haV-
ing her as their presiding Off
Ger for she will make a capable
executive, having filled several
of the chairmanships and Of
fees, and knows the require
ments of the club. Mrs. Pierce
has already selected several
members for carrying out of
the program for next year and
in a few more days will have
completed this part of the work.
1t speaks well for her leader
ship in having had such mark
ed cooperation already. 1t must
be very gratifying to her. Other
officers elected were Mrs. Eliz-
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
THIRTY YEARS AGO
TAKEN FROM The 1912 FILES OF
THE MILFORD CHRONICLE

Julius Scott and family, of West
field, N. j., are spending this week
in Milford with Mr.. and Mrs.
Charles Phillips.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

AlG
Miss Anne Townsend, soph-
omore at Women's College,
University of Delaware, was
the general chairman for the
sophomore-senior luncheo
which took place in Philadel-
phia on Saturday at the Ben
jamin Franklin Hotel.
al
Milford will furnish Della
ware with a governor for a day
today. Herman McNatt, a SEN
ior at Milford High School, was
chosen as that executive at a
pre-convention caucus. Jimmie
Clements as senator and Tom
Faix as representative, will
constitute .Milford's contribu-
tion to the activities of the day
as a part Of Boys Week. The
meeting of the temporary exec
utive and the legislative body
will take place in the prescrib-
ed manner at the Legislative
Building in Dover.
a.
A communication from DIR.
M. Dalema Draper says that a
large number of club women
attended the National Fedora
tion Convention held last week
in Fort Worth, Texas, and
about one hundred and fifty
are now enjoying the post-con-
vention trip to Mexico. DR..
Draper is one of that number.
: : -. 49,. Ma@ 80
On Saturday afternoon, May
2, Billy Boldly celebrated his
ninth birthday with a party at
his home in the Windsor Apart
ments. The decorations were
pink and white. The birthday
cake had nine candles. After
refreshments were served Billy
took his guests to the movies.
The guests were Harry Humes,
Ralph Snowberger, Bob Mes
sick, Jack Messick, Bill Grier,
Melvin James, Buddy Kimmel,
Pete Hallett, Bobby Gibson,
Davey Burton, Tommy Wells,
frankie Pettyjohn, Philip
Walls, Roger Phelps of Dover
and Jack Mertz of Wilmington.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

Mr.. and Mrs. S. L. Rogers an
nounce the marriage of their
daughter, Jean Lodge, to Nelson ].
Alley, of Kansas City, Mo-, May 1,
1912. After an extended trip to the
West Coast, Mr.. and Mrs. Alley
will reside in Kansas City.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

Saturday evening. May IL, an in
formal reception will be held at
the home of Mrs. James P. Pierce
from z to 8 o'clock. 1t is hoped that
all who can will meet Mrs. Sparks
at that time, especially members
of the W. c. T. U.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
REDDEN

Funeral services for Edward B.
Redden, SO, a retired Pennington
merchant, who died Tuesday, May
5, will be held Friday at P. NJ,
from the home of a daughter, Mrs.
Samuel Andrews, in Pennington.
The Rev. j. F. Langrell, former
pastor of the Pennington church,
will officiate, and burial will be in
Hollywood Cemetery, Harrington.
In addition to his daughter, with
whom he made his home, another
Mrs. Mildred Gray, also
of Pennington, survives.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
Obituary
NAPLES

NAPLES
Thomas Albert NAPLES, rs years
old, retired farmer, and former
operator of a general store at
Cool Spring, slumped over dead
Friday, May 1, while sitting on his
porch at his home. He was the son
of Burton and Lydia Hart NAPLES,
members of prominent Sussex
county families. Surviving him are
a daughter, Mrs. Alberta Wagamon
of Harbeson; two sons, John B.
NAPLES of Milford, Benjamin S.
NAPLES, Cool Spring. and four
grandchildren. Funeral services
were held at his late residence on
Monday afternoon, and burial was
made in the Cool Spring cemetery.
Officiating was the Rev. H. w.
Ewig of Georgetown, pastor of the
Cool Spring Presbyterian Church.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

A regular meeting of the Milford
New Century Club was held on
Monday. May 6. with the president,
Mrs. Robert P. Davis, in the chair
Following the reading of the min
utes, Miss Helen Richards played a
piano solo, The members then
proceeded to ballot for officers to
serve for the ensuing club year,
which resulted in the election of
the following: President. Mrs. ].
Lynn Pratt; first vice-president,
Mrs. James P. Pierce; second vice.
president, Mrs. Frank L. Grier;
third vice-president, Miss Ida
Roosa; recording secretary, Miss
Mary Kinder; corresponding secre-
tary, Miss Dorothy Brace; treas
urer, Mrs. Charles Barker; auditor,
Miss Anna Ratcliff.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
RHODES

Funeral services for Harry Hugh
Rhodes, an aged resident of Bowers
Beach, who died Sunday, May 8,
1912, in the Naval Hospital in Phil
adelphia after a lengthy illness,
were held Wednesday at 2 p. m.
from the Boyer Funeral Home in
Harrington. The Rev. Thomas C.
Jones. pastor of Trinity Methodist
Church, Harrington, officiated and
burial was made in Barratt's Chap
ell cemetery, near Frederick. Mr..
Rhodes, who was a Spanish-Amer-
ican War veteran, had been a wa
terman all his life and was well
known along the Delaware Bay.
He is survived by his wife, Cecilia
E. Rhodes; two daughters, Mrs.
Edward A. Lock and Mrs. John
Schuler, both of Bowers Beach; a
son, William G. Rhodes of Norfolk,
Va, and a sister, Mrs. Joseph True,
of Pittsburgh, Pa.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08
JOSEPH

Funeral services for A. Frank
Joseph, 80, former town commits
sioner and retired merchant of
Rehoboth Beach, were held Sunday
afternoon at o'clock from his
home on Rehoboth avenue. Inter-
ment was made in Rehoboth Gene
terry. The Rev. Conrad Hamer, of
Northeast, Md, officiated. Mr.. JOS
eph died of a heart attack Wednes-
day, April 20, at his home. Sur
viving him are his wife, Mrs. Anne
liza Gumby Joseph; five sons, Ches-
ter P. of Paulsboro, N. j.; Roy L.
of Milford; Charles F., Carl T., and
Arthur B. of Rehoboth Beach; two
daughters, Mrs. Howard Carpenter
of Milford, and Mrs. Raymond e.
Wilson of Rehoboth; sister, Mrs.
Minerva Parker, of near Lewes.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

DIR. Frederick P. Ruhl, a veteri--
nary surgeon of this town. was
called ON Wednesday afternoon of
last week to the farm of Frank
Reed to treat sick horse belong
ing to Mr.. Reed, and while work
ing on the horse. in some way the
animal fell on the Doctor, which
resulted in breaking one of the
small bones of his left ankle. Since
then the Doctor has been unable
to get around except with the aid
of crutches.
Milford chronicle., 1942-05-08

The Alden Branch of the Inter
national Sunshine Society will meet
with Mrs. Thomas Davis on Thurs
day afternoon, May 16, at $3.50.
Evening star., 1942-03-15

NEAR SOLDIERS HOME AND PRINTING
office, beautiful location; g large rooms.
rorcheS Colonial type; in new-houSe con-
dition; bargain; $3.50. For appoint
ment, call S. o. PECK, RA. 6593 or
Evening star., 1942-03-15
NEAR PARK ROAD.
YOU WON'T WANT

to leave this home Of unusual arrangement,
charm and harmonious coloringS. 1nvit-
ing library for relaxation and seclusion;
screened porch accessible from dining
room for serving summertime meals: really
large bedrooms with twin closets; recre-
alton room; maids quarters; beautiful
Semi-formal landscaping. Nothing else
will satisfy you once you this home
with the spaciousness of much more ex-
penstve ones. For appointment phone
Evening star., 1942-03-15

BUNGALOW, LARGE INCLOSED YARD.
fruit trees, shrubberv Il rooms pantry
large front and back porches. finished
and insulated 2nd floor. b-i. garage. oil
heat, fireplace; bus and shopping center
within . blocks price, $3.50. Call