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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
.ThreeMenHurt
In Auto Mishap
Down State
VIM. ]. Simpson, John
Mcbride, ReynOld S
Rogers Are Victims Of
DimOut Crash.

AS the Chronicle prepared for
press, word was received from
Lewes that William ]. Simpson,
age so years, of Houston, a, mem
Der of the Kent County Board of
Assessment; John Mcbride, age so
years, of Frederick, an official of
the Delaware Trust Company in
that town, and Reynolds Rogers,
age SO years, an insurance agent,
also of Frederick; were seriously
injured shortly after ten o'clock on
Wednesday night, when the car in
which they we're riding and which
was operated by Mcbride, collided
with an Army truck, said to have
been parked on the highway. The
accident occurred on the bayshore
road between Rehoboth and Ocean
City.
The men, who had been on a fish
ing trip, were taken to the Beebe
Hospital. at Lewes. Simpson, the
most seriously injured of the trio,
has a broken right leg, fractured
jaw and severe decorations of the
face, head and body. Mcbride has a
broken left arm and multiple lac
erations of the face and head. Rog-
ers is suffering from decorations of
the face and head and spinal in
iurieS
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Keep Children With
Colds At Home
State Health Board Advises Parents
Against Infection

Children with colds should be
kept home from school, out of con-
tact with others, says the State
Board of Health, for the common
cold is especially infectious in the
early stages and is readily confus-
ed with the early symptoms of
many other contagious diseases,
such as measles, pneumonia, and
light cases of scarlet fever.
Though colds are not. ordinarily,
considered serious, there are four
reasons why children with acute
colds should not be sent to school:
l. A child with an acute cold is
too ill to learn much if he is in
school.
2. There is the great danger of
his injecting others with the cold.
8. He lengthens the time of his
own recovery because of fatigue
and exposure.
4. The cold may develop into
more serious illness such as "flue,"
chronic sinus infection,
or tonsillitis.
In order to speed this recovery,
children who are kept home from
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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Home Demonstrators
Discuss Citizenship
Each Club In Sussex County Is
Having A Panel Discussion

Home Demonstration Club men,
bers in Sussex county are discuss
ing the topic Our Responsibilities
as Citizens" at the November meet
ings. Each club will hear a panel
discussion by three of its members
who have been sent material by the
home demonstration agent. after
which the discussion will be open
to all members present.
Ideas on the proper attitude to-
ward the war and it's accompanying
programs; the importance of the
home front; and a discussion of the
privileges and responsibilities that
democracy offers, will be brought
out in the discussion.
The ladies who will assist with
the discussions are as follows:
Nassau-Mrs. Edward Thompson,
Mrs. Fred Irons, Mrs. Verda Dodd.
Georgetown-Mrs Lizzie Sam
mons, Mrs. Frank Greene, Mrs.
Thayer Royal.
Loves X Roads-Mrs. John Cor
drey, Mrs. Frank Harrison, Mrs.
Steele.
Reliance-Miss Clara Smith, Mrs.
Stack, Mrs. Walter Tull.
Atlanta - Mrs. Roland Nelson,
Mrs. Herbert Nabb, Mrs. Treat Cal
oway.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
State Women
Are Planning
Bond Sales
Rallies, Balls, Suppers
Arranged For Week Of
November 22 By War
Savings Aides.

For Women at War Week." be-
ginning November %, rallies, balls,
and suppers are being planned by
women throughout the state to pro-
mote the sale of war bonds and
stamps. Forty women chairmen
of the Delaware War Savings Staff
are planning their programs now.
In Seaford, the A. w. V. S. unit,
with Mrs. Russell Griffith of Hearn's
Pond, as chairman, plans to hold
a Victory Tea at which bonds and
stamps will be sold.
Mrs. c., Levi DAILY, chairman of
the Marydel and Westville sections,
and Mrs. George Schulz, chairman
of the Hartly committee, are COM
bining their resources to put on
rally November "a. A motion pic
ture, 1.-THE Free American Way"
will be shown as a prelude to the
rally. Several war bond playlets
will be produced by local clubs.
In Houston, Mrs. Shockley
Daugherty and her committee plan
a war bond rally on November %.
E. Paul Burkholder of Dover will
speak. After the showing of "The
Free American Way" there will be
a sale of bonds, followed by a COM
munity sing. The Home Demonstra-
ton Club of Houston will hold
covered dish supper during the
week to earn money with which to
purchase a war bond for the club.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
State All Members
Help Ambulance Fund
Delaware's Youth Doing Share TO
Aid Worthy Cause

Delaware All club members, re-
ports c. E. McCauley, county 4-H
club supervisor for the Delaware
Agricultural Extension Service, are
joining fellow club members
throughout the country in donating
funds to purchase at least one am
bulance-station wagon to be dedi-
Gated to All club members now in
the armed services.
The All clubs of Delaware have
pledged at least $50 toward the pur-
chase of this ambulance. Special
ceremonies for the presentation of
the ambulance to the American Red
Cross will be held during the Ma
tional All Club Congress in Chi
cago,. Illinois, November 27 to De-
cember S, and will be witnessed by
IL Delaware All club state contest
winners attending the Congress.
Purchase of this ambulance
serves a double purpose for much
of the money contributed will have
been derived from the sale of scrap
metal, rubber and other salvage
materials which club members have
collected to add to the nations
stockpiles of vital war materials.
If sufficient funds are contributed
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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Church Suppers Are
Planned Down State
Affairs Popular In Rural Section
VIII Be Held This Winter

Church suppers, which have been
popular in the rural sections for
the past half century, are being
held and planned by many commun-
tiles this fall and winter.
The suppers generally are held
to make up deficits in the church
budgets, especially when money is
not so plentiful because of low price
farm commodities.
There is but little, if any, cost
attached to them for the farmers,
as a usual thing, donate nearly ev-
erything that goes to make up the
dishes; while their wives, sisters
and daughters do the cooking and
serving.
Rural folk, religiously inclined
and true followers of their local
church, always can be found on the
job supporting any effort which
may be put forth for the church.
The menu offered by many of the
annually holding the sup
pers is so attractive and inviting
that "one's mouth almost waters
when the list of foodstuffs is read.
The dishes are tasty, and the
cooking generally is the last word
in the culinary art. These suppers
are like the big meals SER
we'd on the lower Delaware farms
when "city cousins" come down
on their vacation in the summer
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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
DR.. Draper Was
Guest Speaker
AtCenturyClub
Milford Club WOm a n
Gave Interesting Illus
trated Talk On "Mexi-
co..; Serve Luncheon.

Dr. M. Dalema Draper was thu
speaker at the regular meeting o.
the Milford New Century Club OF
Monday. Her subject was Mexico
and she illustrated her talk by il
Illuminated pictures. DR.. Draper was
one of one hundred and eighty-nine
women to visit Mexico following
the National Federation Conven-
tion that met in Fort Worth,
Texas, in May and the Good Will
Tour to the neighboring country
followed the meeting. The policy
of western Hemisphere Solidar-
ity" of the federation promoted the
trip. The club women visited a
number of cities, absorbing atmos-
phere and history and this was re-
lated in DR.. Draper's talk. A num-
ber of textile purchases were on
during the afternoon. Mrs.
Joseph ]. Pearce, chairman of edu-
cation. spoke briefly on National
Education Week and asked for vol
unteers who would correspond with
people living in South America,
thus promoting friendship. The re-
sponse was unanimous.
A luncheon, arranged by Mrs.
Herman Phillips, the club hostess,
preceded the meeting. Members
gathered at the club rooms at one
for the covered dish meal. Mrs. M.
Haswell Pierce, the president, and
Mrs. G. Marshall Townsend, the di-
rector, received the members.
These covered dish luncheons are
delightfully."- arranged and the So
cial side and the food give the
members a very pleasant after
noon. Mrs. Phillips was congratu-
ated upon the success of the lun-
,heon.
Next week Mrs. ]. Burton Hen
tricks. chairman of conservation,
will have as speakers for her pro- /
sram. Miss Emily King, state su-
,ervisor of home economics, and .
ieorge Ayars, state director of .
hysical education. There will also
e music for the program. A good /
tendance would be appreciated
Dr. these out-of-town speakers.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Thanksgiving Service
At Baptist Church
Invitation Extended To Other
Churches To Join Celebration

A special Thanksgiving service
will be held at the First Baptist
Church, North West Second street,
Milford, on Thursday, November
&c, at 10 a. m. Invitations have been
extended to all other local churches
to join in this union service.
The message of the morning will
be delivered by the Rev. M. Eugene
Hungerford, pastor of the Calvary
Methodist Church, with other pas
tors taking part in the service.
For the past three months reno
vation of the church interior has
been going forward with members
and friends giving of their time
and contributing toward the COM
pletion of this work.
The Thanksgiving service will
also be in the form of re-dedica-
tion of the church building and
Philip L. Lord, pastor of the church,
will give a brief history of the
church and outline the work that
has been done.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Five Fliers Are
Killed In Plane
Crash At Dover
AirportMOnday.
Sixth Is Critically Burn
ed AS Medium Bomber
Is Destroyed While
Making A Practice e
Landing.

Five men were killed and a sixth
critically injured Monday afternoon
when an U. S. Army medium bomb
er crashed and burned while at
tempting a practice landing at the
Dover Airport.
The dead were:
Staff Sergeant Gerald Nachreiner,
the pilot, of Pittsburgh, Pa.
= Sergeant Leonard B. Cottongim,
of Cottongim, Ky.
Sergeant John H. Ramos, of New
York City.
Sergeant Richard A. Henze of
Hampton, Va.
Private Tony Latona of Denison,
Texas.
The lone survivor, Sergeant Ed
ward Bruins of College Point, L. l.,
N. Y, was taken to the Kent Gen
eral Hospital.
The plane, attached to a tow-tar-
get company at Langley Field, Va,
was headed into the field at 2:20
p. m, for the practice landing. A
few seconds after the crash it ig-
nited. The bomber was on a rou-
tine training flight at the time.
The names of the dead were
withheld until after the next of kin
had been notified.
All inquiries concerning the ac-
cident at the Dover Airport were
referred to the Eastern Defense
Command at New York. The crash
was officially announced there
shortly after p. m.
Later the names of the dead and
injured were announced at Langley
Field.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Senator-Elect Gets
Poll News In Hospital
W. Deane Johnston, Dover, Hurt
In Dairy Accident

State Senator-elect w. Deane
Johnston, Dover, was an accident
patient in the Kent General Hos
pital last Friday morning when he
received verification by the official
canvass of the vote cast at Tues
days election that he had been
elected to the State Senate.
Mr.. Johnston, owner and man
ager of the Diamond State Diaries
at Dover, was burned about the
face last Friday morning when an
ammonia pipe burst at the dairy
plant. He was driven the short
distance to the hospital by G. DAN
iel Enterline.
The official count, completed last
Friday before Chancellor w. w.
Harrington and Resident Judge
Charles L. Terry, Jr., comprising
the Kent County Board of Canvass,
increased Johnston's majority ov-
er his Democratic opponent, Ernest
V. Blendt, Smyrna, from five to six.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Legion, Auxiliary
Installed Officers
Here Last Week
Frank Elton Is New Post
Commander; Mrs. Hell
en- B. Legar Is Presi-
dent Of Auxiliary.

The American Legion Post No.
8, Department of Delaware, this
city, held a banquet and joint in
stallation with the local American
Legion Auxiliary at Millwood Hall
on Wednesday evening of last week.
Newly elected legion officers were
installed by Department Command
er Campbell and staff. officers in
stalled follow: Commander, Frank
Elton; vice commander, Sidney
Schwich; adjutant, T. Carlisle Col
Inns; finance officer, Major An
thony Summers; service officer, Au-
gust F. Faix; chaplain, Lieutenant
Colonel William E. Lank. Lieuten-
ant-Colonel Lank has the honor and
distinction at eighty years of age
of being the Oldest legionnaire in
the state and a veteran OF numer-
GUS previous campaigns. Sergeant
alarms, A. E. Carton; historian,
Mrs. Nina Hall Watson.
Mrs. George Ehinger of Dover,
second vice president of the state
auxiliary, installed the local aux
Hilary officers for the new year who
are -FreSluent, MIS-. 1elen %. Le-
gar; vice president, Mrs. Eleanor
Summers; secretary, Mrs. Mande
Frick; treasurer, Mrs. Evelyn
historian, Mrs. Clara
Smith; ergeant-at-arms Mrs. Vir-
ginia Banning. Mrs. Ruth Mills,
who will act as chaplain for the
coming year was not able to at
tend
In recognition of their services,
gifts were presented to Mrs. Ethel
Faix, Mrs. Maude Frick and Mrs.
Ehinger.
A special meeting of the auxiliary
will be held at the home of the
new president, Mrs. Legar, Novem-
Der 20. All members are urged to
be present as plans for Christmas
work will be discussed.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Two Raid Tests
Slated For
Delaw ar e
Day, Night Air Rehear-
sails Scheduled For
Weeks Beginning No
vember IL And 18.

Two surprise air raid tests, the
first in the day time and the other
at night, have been authorized fol
Delaware within the next Is days
by the Second Service Commander
U. S. Army.
Gerrish Gassaway, executive vice
elIRiisman, State Council Of Defense
said this week, daylight surprise
statewide air raid test will be
held during the week beginning
Wednesday, November IL, and a
statewide surprise air raid test at
night during the. week beginning
Wednesday, November Is.
Only class "a" traffic will be per-
mitted to move, including emergen-
cy and government vehicles on ac-
tual duty, Mr.. Gassaway said.
All other vehicles will be requir-
ed to pull to the curb and passen-
gers must alight and seek shelter.
Persons will not be permitted on
the street, except police, firemen,
and civilian defense forces.
Citizens seeking shelter are di-
rected to stay away from windows
and doorways. The public is re-
quested not to use telephones dur
ing these tests, for it is necessary
to keep the lines clear for military
and civilian defense messages.
During the daylight test manu-
featuring plants will not be ex-
pected to shut down, but plant pro-
lection personnel will be mobiliz-
ed.
During the night test, all plants
will be required to either blackout /
d. shut down. Exceptions previ-
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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
!. C.. Townsend
Is Urged For
.O.P.NatiOnal
G. h air m a n
Former Governor Of Del
aware And Unite d
States Senator Is Men
toned For Most I'm
pOrtant Post.

John G. Townsend, Jr.. 71-year-
old former governor of Delaware,
and former United States Senator,
emerged this week as a possible
compromise choice to succeed Rep
resentative Joseph w. Martin, Jr.,
of Massachusetts,, when the latter
resigns as Republican National
Chairman on December Z.
Martin announced last Saturday
that he would quit the post at the
annual national committee meeting
in st. Louis to devote all of his time
to his increased duties as minority
leader of the House.
Townsend, who managed the sue
cessful campaign in which the Re-
publicans gained nine senatorial
seats in last Tuesdays balloting,
was reported to have the backing
of Senate Majority Leader McNary
of Oregon, the 1910 vice presiden-
tial nominee.
If chosen, informed sources said
Townsend probably would desire to
serve only as an interim chairman,
giving way to a younger man for
the strenuous work of the national
campaign.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Impressive
Assembly Was
Held AT School
On Wednesday
George A. Peck, Director
Of M u sic, Prepared
Program COmmemOra-
ting Armistice Day At
Local School.

A very impressive assembly, il
commemoration of Armistice Day
was held at the high school on Wed
nesday morning, beginning a
1880. The program for the morn,
ing was prepared by George A
Peck, director of music in the higl
schools and Coach Philip Mosko-
WITT.
Absolute silence was maintained
by the student body during the
minutes tribute to the war heroes
This was the first Armistice Day
program given while the U. s.
forces were at war. The program
in its entirety follows:
Hymn, Onward Christian Sol
diers."
Bible reading, Betty Hitch.
Lords prayer.
Curtain on stage opened showing
colors at half mast with boys in
uniform standing back of the flag.
Recitation, "The Soldiers Dirge,"
Ida Anne Hollis.
Recitation, "Armistice," Eldred
Beebe.
Bell toll signifying the hour of
eleven.
Taps sounded by a series of bug
lers.
Girls trio, 1.-THE Home Road"
Joyce Wilkie, Elaine Townsend and
Adele Warren.
Prayer to Armistice, Eldred Bee
be.
ITO the Colors"-fiag raised to
full mast. Salute to flag led by Clar-
ence Derrickson.
Radio dramatization, "F a e
at the Door," A period in
the life of the music composer, Bee
thoven, coincident with the war
days of Napoleon, when the COM
poser wrote his Fifth Symphony,
which was played during the dra-
The persons taking part
were Jack Malarkey, Tommy Bax-
ter, Bill Wilson, Henry Saunders,
Donald Brinton, Jack Savin, Gerry
Calhoun, Marvin Lightcap and
Phyllis Isaacs.
Song, "Over There"
An air raid practice followed as
soon as the student body had re-
.urned to their rooms, marching to
he beat of muffled drums.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Looking Ahead For
1913 Victory Gardens
early Bird Catches The
Worm Theory" In Active
Practice

Looking ahead to better than
ever Victory Gardens in 1943, Mrs.
William S. Dutton, State Chairman
for the Victory Garden Program,
has made this statement, Garden
ers on the alert are not waiting for
next springs blossoms to arrive.
His or her theory is, the early bird
catches the worm The possibility
of a fertilizer shortage in the 1943
garden program is a major ques-
tion! We must not wait to hear the
answer, No fertilizer These fall
and winter months are the best
times to protect ourselves against
that chance"
Mrs. Dutton continues with the
suggestion that all gardens be
cleaned off thoroughly and any ma
terial containing insects or disease
be removed and burned. A cover
crop of rye or barley to be plowed
under in the spring, will help to
preserve the fertility of the soil and
reduce the amount of fertilizer
needed.
A compost pit is especially i'm
portant this year and is the easiest,
neatest and safest measure for pro-
ducing good humus. A pit about
three feet long, two feet wide and
three feet deep will accommodate
the average small garden about 25
X so feet in size. When collecting
for the pit, it is wise to
use everything which is apt to de-
as leaves, grass cut
tings, edgings, weeds, old hay. and
even corn stalks. All materials
should be put in the pit layer after
layer, alternating with soil. A few
handfuls of lime. wood ashes or
barnyard manures add greatly to
the compost's value.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
RGzOrs, Safety Blades
Cnr6ed By Govt. Order
Entire Production Will Be
Taken Over By The
Government

The War Production Board has
halted the manufacture of safety
razors for civilian use, and put all
razors and razor blades under strict
production and distribution restric-
tons.
From now on safety razors may
be produced only for the military
forces, for export, and for lend
lease purposes.
Production of straight razors was
reduced substantially for the last
two months of the year, and will be
halted January l. WPB said the
industry, however, would be put to
good use, manufacturing commando
knives, among other things.
Production of safety razor blades
next year will approximate $780,
000, 900, a 20 per cent reduction from
the record breaking 1941 produc-
ton, but an increase of IL per cent
over 1910.
WPB predicted the supply of
blades for civilian use would be
ample to meet all requirements in
1943.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Extension Program
In Kent County
Production OF Food For Health,
Defense Basis OF Years Planning

The production of food for better
health and national defense, and
the conservation of our resources
for use at home and among our
allied nations will constitute the
basis upon which the agricultural
extension program in Kent county
will be conducted during the COM
ing year, according to County Agent
Russell E. Wilson who will receive
the cooperation of specialists and
other Representatives of the Uni
versity of Delaware.
In planning this extension pro-
gram, however, con d era b
thought was given to those projects
which have been selected as essen
tial to the war effort, for no pre-
dictions can be made as to the du-
ties that may be assigned to county
agents and other extension workers
for the duration of the war Our
chief objective now is to win the
war, consequently this extension
program has been built around this
objective in cooperation with other
agricultural agencies and farm
leaders.
One important part of the agri-
cultural program for Kent county
for 1943 will be adjustment of crop
production through the agricultural
conservation program to meet our
wartime needs. Crop insurance al
so will be included along with CO.
operating with the federal agencies
in the field of agricultural credit,
and the electrification of the farm
and home. The large number of
community and neighborhood vol
unteer leaders will be in a position !
to render a great service in the |
securing of agricultural informa-
ton from rural people, and in dis
important data in con-
nection with the war effort and
national defense.
With reference to the production
of crops and live stock, including
poultry, special attention will be
given to the farm labor problem
which is becoming more serious as
our nation becomes more involved
in the war. 1t is probable that one
of the solutions to this problem
rests with possible changes in our
selective service system with ref
erence to farm workers, and in the
plan of employment of these people
by defense industries.
Poultry raisers will be interest ,
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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Delaware State Choir To
Broadcast Over WDEL Nov. 20

Wings Over Jordan and other Ma
tional and Columbia broadcasts.
The choir, under the direction of
Professor Wilhelm A. Sykes, will
present a program consisting of his
own arrangements and compost
tions. Special soloist for the pro-
gram will be Marie Fraser of the
Broadway production of John
Henry" and the "Mikado."
The script for the program is
being specially prepared by Thos.
Fraser, director of student person
mel at the college. Friends are in
vited to tun in on this radio pro-
duction.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
An Injured Farmer
An American Casualty
Everyone Hurt Is A Loss To Amer.
ica's War Effort

A farmer injured on the farm,
like a casualty ON the battlefront,
is a loss to Americas war effort,
states G L. Schuster, director for
the Delaware Agricultural Exten-
sion Service.
Farm accidents and fires in the
United States claim a substantial
part of farm income and more than
1920 human lives each year. More
than 100000 farm people were SER
iously injured by accidents in 1889,
the U. S. Department of Agricul-
ture reports.
Farm with safety, and produce
for freedom" might be a slogan for
American farm families during the
war. Every time a farmer is in
jured on the farm, America must
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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-13
Mrs. Hughes Sponsors
Sub Chaser Launching
Keel Laid For New Sub
Chaser Immediately After
Launching

Mrs. ]. H. Hughes, wife of Sen
ator James H. Hughes, sponsored
the launching of a submarine
chaser S. C. 9S3 at the Vinyard
Shipbuilding Yards in Milford last
Thursday.
The launching party was COM
posed of Lieutenant and Mrs. B. c.
Tucker, H. G. Stevenson, Resident
Inspector U. S. N; Mr.. and Mrs.
W. D. Corte, Mrs. ]. Lynn Pratt,
Mrs. Steven Toadvine, and Mr. and
Mrs. c. E. Varney.
Five minutes after the launching,
the keel for the new 1853 S. C. was
laid.