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Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11
DELMAR


Friendship Sunday school class
No. IL of the First Methods
Church here, and with Mrs. r. M
Pusey, teacher, held its annua
turkey supper in the social hall Of
the church ON Thursday evening
December 10, at 6 o'clock.
Following the supper the regu-
lar monthly meeting was held and
a Christmas entertainment was
presented at which time the men,
bers exchanged gifts. The teacher
Mrs. Pusey, received beautiful
pocketbook and gloves from the
class.
Mrs. d. J. Truitt is visiting her
son, Frank Truitt and family in
Chestertown, Md.
Harold Smith is a patient in the
Peninsula General Hospital, Sal
isbury, where he underwent a SER
ious operation on Tuesday.
William Bradley, employee at the
Glen Martin Plant in Baltimore,
gave his parents, Mr.. and Mrs.
Marion Bradley surprise visit of
a few hours ON Sunday.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Long of
Marcus Hook, Pa, spent the week.
end here with her father, Charlie
Ellis, who is quite ill at the home
of another daughter, Mrs. Levin
Baker. Mrs. Long remained for a
few days.
James A. Lander, C. P. O., U. S.
N. R., and Mrs. Lander were re-
cent visitors here with her mother,
Mrs. Earle Chapman. Mr.. Lander
has returned to his duties at Nor
folk, Va, at the U. S. Naval Train
ing Station, as physical instruc-
tor.
Clarence ]. Calhoun is a patient
in Wilmington hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Templeton
had Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Osborne
of Charlotte, N. c., as guests part
of last week.
Mr.. and Mrs. William Draper and
children of Media, Pa, were re-
cent visitors with their respective
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. ]. E. Kelley
and Mr.. and Mrs. Henry Draper
in this town.
Mr.. and Mrs. Frank Culver of
New York City spent last week
with relatives here.
Miss Elizabeth Vaught of Jhon-
son City, Tenn, has been the guest
Of Mr.. and Mrs. F. e. Nunvar.
Mrs. T. B. Freeney has returned
from a visit with her daughter,
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

Mrs. Charles Huget and family in
Baltimore.
Cecil Baker, warrant officer, U.
s. Army, stationed in Panama, has
been visiting his mother here
Marion Galloway of Fort Ben
ming, Ca, has been enjoying a fur
Tough here with his family.
Mrs. Martha Locates, 67 years
old, widow of the late John Le-
Gates, passed away at her home on
Grove street at p. m, Thursday,
December 8, following "a paralytic
stroke suffered ten days ago.
The deceased is survived by a
son, Perry ]. Locates of Baton
Rouge, La, and a daughter, Mrs.
Vincent Dennis, of this town, with
whom she lived; three brothers,
Arthur and James Gordy, of Sal
isbury, and Burton Gordy of Fruit
land.
Funeral services were held from
her home at p. m. Sunday with
Rev. John L. Johnson, pastor of
the First Methodist Church, Off
ciating. Interment was made in
the Gordy cemetery on Line Road.
Corporal Samuel Ellis, Jr., of
Fort Meade, Md, spent the week
end here with his mother, Mrs. An
ma T. Ellis.
Richard Cullen left, on Monday
morning to enter the military SER
vice.
Harland Tull, local rural mail
carrier, had his automobile, which
he had left in front of store Sat
urday night, stolen shortly after
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

Mr.. and Mrs. Clarence Nelson and
son Alfred at Bishopville, Md.
Mr.. and Mrs. Russell Lynch, Mr..
and Mrs. Warren Rogers were
among the dinner guests Sunday of
Mr.. and Mrs. Warnie Murray on the
Selbyyille-Bishopville Road.
Mrs. Jurusha McCabe while wash
ing Monday morning had her hand
severely crushed in the wringer.
Mr.. and Mrs. Chester wilkins
were dinner guests Sunday of Mr..
and Mrs. Elwood Hudson.
Steele, served delicious ice cream
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11
FRANKFORT

Sunday dinner guests of Mr.. ant
Mrs. John A. Tingle were DR.. anC
Mrs. Carleton G. Fooks and daugh
ter, Miss Barbara, of Milford, anC
Mr.. and Mrs. Perry Graves anC
children, Rebekah Edith and Will
liam, of Georgetown.
Harold Dukes, now in the U. S
Coast Guard service, was a recent
visitor at home with his mother
Mrs. Elisha Dukes, Sr., who is
pleased to have with her at this
time, Clayton, one of her three
Merchant Marine sons.
Mr.. and Mrs. William w. Thomp-
son, of Wilmington, spent last
week in the Manse, at Ocean City
Md, visiting their daughter and
son-in-law, the Rev. and Mrs. F,
Somers Price. On Sunday, en-
route home, they called upon Mrs.
Thompson's sisters and brothers,
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis F. Daisey, Mr..
and Mrs. Everett Long, Sr. and Mr..
and Mrs. John S. Tingle, of Omar.
Mrs. Norman c. Gum spent a
few days in Philadelphia, recently.
Mr.. and Mrs. John Hickman
have received word from their son,
Robert, who is in the U. S. Army
Air Corps at Gulfport, Miss, that
on his pay day last Monday he had
the misfortune to lose his wallet
with his entire months pay in it.
Cheer up, Bob, you'll not be evicted
for not paying the rent!
Mrs. Dasia T. Ellis accompanied
her son, Second Lieutenant John w.
Ellis, Jr., as far as Norfolk, Va, on
his return to duty after a short
leave at home here. Lieut.. Jack
was scheduled to fly from Norfolk
to camp in Mississippi.
Mrs. John Dewitt Rogers and
daughter, Miss Virginia, were re-
cent guests of Mr.. and Mrs. John
Long and family in Marshallton.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis F. Daisey of
Omar entertained at Sunday dinner
Mr.. and Mrs. Everett Long. On the
menu was stuffed baked rock, tur-
nip greens. black-eyed peas, pota-
toes, cranberry jelly, corn bread
and butter, and cOffee.
Hail Bennett, who is training
with the U. S. Coast Guard since
his enlistment some time ago, was
at home with his parents, Mr.. and
Mrs. Asa Bennett, recently.
Ward w. Dasey, Jr., is in Officers
Training School at Fort Davis, N. c.
Last Friday evening, the Frank
ford New Century Club was enter
tanned at the home of Mrs. E. L.
Bennett, in Dagsboro. The topic,
Community Service, was ably pre-
sented by the program leader, Mrs.
S. ]. Messick.
On Sunday evening a large au-
dience enjoyed the two-hour movie
of missionary life and work shown
at the local Methodist Church.
The friends and members of the
Frankford Presbyterian Church |
and church school enjoyed an in
formal social hour in the church
On Friday evening, Dec. II.
Mrs. Garrison Long, of Balti-
more, Nd, has been spending sew
eral days in Omar, taking care OF
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11
ROX',.ANA

Mrs. H. M. Parks has returned
home after spending some time in
Wilmington with her sister and
family, while her sister was SER
iously i'll at the hospital.
Mrs. Lemuel Lynch spent last
week with her mother, Mrs. Julia
Roberts in Wilmington.
Mr.. and Mrs. George Ross Rick
ards and daughter, Barbara, are
occupying the apartment of Mrs.
Dona McCabe.
Miss Hilda Bennett of Whining
ton spent the weekend with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. Cove Ben
nett.
Private Raymond Calhoun of
Pickett, Va, spent a short time with
his wife at the home of her par
ents, Mr.. and Mrs. Charlie Tingle.
Mrs. Floyd Turner and two
daughters of Wilmington, have re-
turned home after a visit with her
parents, Mr.. and Mrs. H. F. Will
gus.
Mr.. and Mrs. Orlando Derrickson,
Mrs. Cove Bennett and daughter
Hilda spent Sunday afternoon with
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

her mother, Mrs. Israel Townsend
who is ill at this writing.
William S. Long, Sd, student at
Wesley Junior College, in Dover,
returns home each weekend. On
Saturdays the enterprising young
man works for the Eagle Poultry
Co. On Sunday he attends wor-
ship services with his mother, Mrs.
William S. Long, Jr., and enjoys an
afternoon at home.
The office blotter says: "Be
smart. Let The Chronicle wrap
and mail your Christmas gift to
that man in the service. He will
be reminded of you and get the
home news So times in 1943."
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

and ritz.
The w. C. T. U. met at the home
of Mrs. Ethel Davidson on Monday
afternoon. There were several
present, and a profitable time
spent.
The revival services at Bethel
Methodist Church will be the
means of building up the Christians
or members as well as winning
souls for the Christ Way of living.
Mr.. and Mrs. Louis Lathbury, of
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

parking. Fortupnately, Tull and
Howard Waller, also of here, soon
recovered the stolen car near
town. Maryland state police re-
leased one of the men, hitch hik-
er, and held George Louis of Lau-
rel, for bail.
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11
WARWICK

Mr.. and Mrs. George Buchanon
of Oak Orchard, spent Thanksgiv-
ing Day with Mr.. and Mrs. Theo-
dore Burton in Georgetown.
Mr.. and Mrs. Horace Hickman OF
Dagsboro were recent guests OF
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Hudson.
Mrs. L. R. Lingo of near Long
Neck, spent Monday of last week
with her daughter, Mrs. Calvin Es-
ham, near Gumboro.
Clifford o. Burton of near Angola
is a patient in the Beebe Hospital.
Mr.. and Mrs. Ernest Wilson were
Sunday guests of Mrs. w. T. Nc
Gee.
Mr.. and Mrs. Charles Jones spent
Sunday with Mr.. and Mrs. c. M.
Downs.
James Short spent the weekend
with his parents, Mr.. and Mrs. P.
M. Short.
Mr.. and Mrs. Earl Steele were
recent guests of Mr.. and Mrs.
Dan Steele.
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11
OCEAN VIEW

The W. S. G. S. held its monthly
meeting at Bethel Methodist
Church ON Tuesday night. After
the business part, the hostesses,
Mrs. May Derrickson and Mrs. Elva
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

IF YOU LIKE your home town,
say so to everybody, including both
residents and strangers. Thus
you spread faith in your home
community, and give people conf
dence in its future.
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

A PERSON CAN'T win success
in a business unless he works
hard to push that business, and a
town can't win success and pro-
gress unless its people work hard
to push it ahead.
Milford chronicle., 1942-12-11

Sandy Landing, and Mrs. Edna Nc
Laughlin attended Bethel Church
Sunday evening.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05
NfOSfPSf From Forrest
Army Coffee Useful
In Making Icy Slides
BY ARTHUR BUGS BAER

wrote yesterday about coffee and didn't get through
soldier doesn't regard army coffee beverage To
him it is just another vaccination
II will waterproof you. Although made enough for
Sixth Great Lake never sure what the X p sergeant
put into it when backs turned
make coffee for 200 soldiers in battery
and a dining alcove the size of the inerurban
barn.
When you make army coffee you the formula Of
General Forrest by getting the coffee with the fewest
beans
It's pretty much like towing ball through the five
and charging 10 cup for what
Niagara Falls.
One thing say about the coffee is that is not and
steaming And that something around A. NJ.
cold December morning
The soldier holds his lineup in his hands until
coos off Then he pours out the ground to make nice
slide for the commandant
Here's a tip that all H. P.s hep to- We didn't bother
with the coffee ALL What did drain the hot prune
juice off the kettle of hash-house pums.
That's real good. If you have only snorker of Kentucky
bootleg pour it you have nectar of the ambrosa of
the that will tip your hat with both hands in your
pockets,
sniftcroo like that cold winter morning will keep
steam in your boiler the rest of the day.
They say the earth threefourths But the ratio
is worse than that in army coffee
I'll put switch the General Forrest formula. Get
that fus with the fewes coffee beans for the
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05
The Brighter Side

I NOTE that Doctors Russell VI.
Il Wilder and Thomas Z. KEYS
suggest in the Journal of the
American Medical Association
that ants eggs, grasShopperS
and crickets arc something 10
be considered for the table if
II comes 10 the worst meaning
| suppose If the situation with
reference to vittleS get right
tough during the war.
Bushmen are said TO dote on
the termite eggs and natives of
the West Indies are reputed TO
adore the white grubs in the
plth OF palm trees. rating them
as palatable as cheStnutS. More
over. according 10 Doctors
Wilder and Thomas, we do not
have the proper esteem for the
organs of animals as food aside
from the liver, kidneys and
brains.
| would like to know Just
what organs the good doctors
mean because nowadays dis
corning folks eat nearly all there
is 10 the critters commonly ac-
Cepted as food such as cattle,
hogs and goats and sheep and
even horse meat is finding
market in some parts of the
country, as indeed il should
Horse meat can be quite a
delicacy. unless you happen 10
get hold Of a hunk off one OF
those old beeZarks that have
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05
by Henry NfcLenlOrc

> feet 8, wears a conservative
suit - a fast talkcr. wears has
hat at a gay angle and calls
nearly every one Mac
he has one lex that Is slightly
longer than the other from
reaching for The aoeeler4tor on
h.s car and SlaH's slightly 70
ono SIDE because of the ten, 81
Thousands, OF times hc has leaned
against the window IN q tram
smoker IN an effort ta got Il
moment nap before calling on
the next customer
He knows 10000 stories. can
take punishment that would
fold up most men. and nearly
always has a smile he has a
wife and KID al home whom he
doesn't see half as much a. he
would like 10, and generally
works like the devil FOR what
he gets.
Tho salesman j. beng doomed
~ tl' bdN la A4'IitliL F'dl -.
Washington apparently looks on
him d. something about as
necessary as Il haircut for the
bu>tS In the Hall of Fame and
ha, land down the law against
giving him anything better than
+ card
A travelling salesman with a
= card has about as much
chance as valet a. "a hobo>
convention lie nigh, Just as
we'll lock his car and use IL for
a chicken rooSt, provided he IS
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05
BY Damon RrInyOn

been toughened up too much in
$500 top-and-bottom claiming
races. Those kind are hard TO
take
OF course with the gas ration
ing. horses may become too
valuable for transportation pur-
poses 10 adorn "A menu, in
which case maybe our friends
the doctors can figure out some
way of making the old auto
mobiles good eating.
THE statement of the medicoS
Il that ants eggs, grass hop
pers and crickets are edible is
news 10 me though l must con-
fess ! have never been able to
find a chef who knew how TO
prepare ants eggs properly.
Some opponents of the culinary
art contend that they should be
cooked like faTvil while others
hold that they should be served
raw on pieces of toast as
CanapeS and assure me that they
taste about the same.
GraSShoppers and crickets, as
every one knows. are prepared
IN the manner of Snalls with
plenty of garlic sauce. l know
a gourmet who says that as be-
tween grasshopperS and snails
he will take grasshopperS any
time as they are much prettier.
However, the inexperienced
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05

Lore Is not for the mean,
IL requireth courage stout
Souls ADORE doubt
FGl0r unbcpdiHg.
Emerson.
millions claim TO love, but
the percentage OF those who
have a capacity for love in the
complete sense of the word is
not high No better six-word
line on love has ever been writ
ten than Mr.. Emerson's Love
is not for the mean. e V. d.
ELEANOR POWE LII says
II when she marries she will
leave the screen and become a
busy little housewife.
Maybe she will, but no matter
how good her intentions are at
this time il is no. likely Eleanor
will be satisfied with the rou-
tine life of home manager.
The only film actress who
actually did retire at the peak
OF her career was Marguerite
Clark.
When she married, Marguerite
was making $4,000 a week and
was even more popular at that
time than Mary Pickford.
NOTE a suggestion that proud
= and loving parents preserve
their baby's first shoe with a
bronze finish.
How about your baby's first
shoe? Have you saved it?
Did your parents preserve
your first baby shoe?
Regret 10 say the first shoe I
wore as a baby was not saved.
I have no baby picture of my
self when | was 3 years old.
Don't know about saving
baby's first shoe. but | always
nave thOught parents or To-Day
should have moving pictures
taken of their offspring each
year.
Most everybody would enjoy
seeing how they looked and
acted at the ages of /, 2, 3, and
on up 10 l6.
IS FOR terms of endearment
"A for husbands used by the
wives Of the United States the
following are the most popular:
Darling. dearest. g.
Honey. 4-Lover. Sweet
heart. 6 Baby. sugar.
a pipe smoking father spends
more time giving advice to his
offspring than the male parents
who smoke cigars or cigarets.
However, the pipe smoking
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05

for uniformed men and their
gals
For 35 cents they may dance
all night until /
The Clover Club is playing 10
capacity with good floor
show.
The ) O'clock is a gold mine.
Winnie, the waffle lady, now
runs the Little Club, a click.
Wingy is no longer host at
the Bali
Pappys. Mammys. and AIS
over at the Beach, where stay
up-lstes gathered a they do in
Llndy's or Reuben's IN New
York. fold very early
And while YOU hear that the
sinful set from the underworld
manage 10 get doWn-we
haven't encountered any of
them
Racing Will go on As ever.
But" ask the natives "wilI
we have enough visitors 10 at
tend them ."
Buses and jitnoy, VIII be the
means Of transportation 20 the
tracks.
The BcachCombcr is now
mess hall As is almost every
familiar rendezvous.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05
Munching Ants
Future Table Sport

should never attempt to gather
grasshoppers and crickets for
the table without supervision. A
friend Of mine not we'll verSed
in inSectology inadvertently COL
lected and cooked some cent?
pedes with his graSshoppers and
Crickets and they were most UNI
appetizing.
I WOULD not know the ter
L mite eggs. / had heard OF
them as delicacies and once 1
explored an old outbuilding on
Hibiscus Island, down in Dade
County, Florida, with the idea of
collecting some Of the eggs and
giving them a whirl. but it seems
it was the setting season for the
termites and when l tried to
take the eggs from under them
as they sat on their nests. they
turned on me and attacked me
with great ferocity.
Nor have / ever sampled the
white grubs from the pith of
the palm. ] suppose Doctors
Wilder and Keys will feel that
this argues that I am woefully
ignorant of the good things OF
life, but l would like to ask
them if they have ever tasted
tarantula steak? Humph! I
thought not.
Copyright. 1912. BY King Features
Distributed by International News Service
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05
The OnIooker

Is THERE A taXIderUist IN the
house? II there is ld-lIke 10
talk 10. him. because / have
spot Of work for him. Tie must
be exceptionally capable because
what | have in nlnd Is a bis
Job, much bigger man Tho aver
age taxIdcrmlst docs on >a.'G>h.
moose head, and household pets
who are gone but not forgotten.
want a taNIdcrmJSt who can
stuff and mount me a travelling
salesman
Yes. a travelling salesman. The
kind YOU have seen all yoLT lie
moving from town 70 town, state
10 state, selling goods OF all
sorts.
Tho travelling salesman APP
pears 10 be- doomed, for a good
while. a. least and ! want fu-
ture generations of Americans
10 be able 10 see what one Of
our most familiar species looked
like.
Certainly # objects Of art OF
long ago are worth preserving,
then q travelling salesman Is
entitled 10 the same respect.
As whole they arc more IN
tcrcStInC than colonial side
boards. mOth-eaten vlollns and
worn out rugs and tapestries.
NHE travelling salesman ! have
Il selected for preservation Ii
an average one Re stands about
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05

ever had fried chicken was in
Louisville and was not i'm
pressed. on the other hand
the fried chicken ] have had
in Baltimore always has been
really something
Yet the best fried chicken I
ever consumed was that served
me in Jackson, Tenn.
Is there such a thing as
Tennessee fried chicken
States a Chicago bachelor:
This talk about vinegary old
maids Ia nonsense. Some of the
sweetest women I know are
elderly spinsters.
There are a lot more vine
gary old married women than
old maids who can be 80 re-
=.
ferred to-"
ONLY men who marry girls OF
" Is or 10 are ever able TO
train them properly as wives.
When a female passes the age
of 10 she is beyond training.
So states a Boston student
of wife training.
He says. however, that there
are some exceptions 10 this rule
in that young women of the
states of Wisconsin, Minnesota,
Oregon and Iowa often can be
handled by an intelligent and
firm husband after they have
passed 10.
He says this is because the
majority of women from the
aforementioned states are some
what less spirited than those OF
the rest of the country.
CWEET potatoes do not appear
~ frequently enough on hotel
and restaurant menus.
They usually are combined
with turkey, ham and pork chops
but rarely with steak.
Yet steak and baked sweet po-
tatoes are an excellent combina-
ton.
How about the rubber on PEN
ellis?
What is being done to con-
serve that?
An expert on married happi.
ness who has interview thou
sands of wives has come TO the
conclusion that 68 per cent OF
married women think they could
have acquired a much better
husband than they did had they
not been in such a hurry to get
/ married.
Copyright. 1912. by King Features
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05
RatiOninc DOOnnS
Statesmen

lucky enough 10 have laid up
chicken or tWo for rainy day.
THIS is not a knock against
L gasoline ratoning and tire
conservation, bu, / do wish that
some one in charge IN Washing
ton would please explain 10 me
what travelling statesmen arc GO
ine 20 make a LIVING Al without
any gasoline
II is Ike taking the dice away
from crapShooter II requires
genus, and nothing short of
genius. 10 be travelling sales
man II YOU can't travel
| also wish some one would
explain 10 me the justice in Civ
ing every Tom Dick and Harry
an a card and refusing sales
men anything bat a B card
II seems 10 me that the tens
OF thousands OF W. 10 whom an
automobile IS a convenience but
not a necessity. should have our
4 cards taken away and the
gasoline given 10 men whose
living depends on being able 10
get around
If THE travelling statesmen
L could get around on the
trains after their gasoline i
taken away. then II would be all
right bu, travel by train now IS
all but impossible and getting
worse.
Trains are 50 CongcSted that
even contortlonlStS, capable and
willing of sitting three IN lap,
have 10 make their reservations
two weeks in advance. BY the
time a calendar salesman, say
got train booking for swing
through his territory his calen-
darS would be out OF date.
The plight Of the travelling
salesman is a serious one. TN
fortunately, they are human like
all the rest OF US and have TO
have food To eat. clothes 20
wear. and a roof over their
-Frr7rrtv ff0w'-tfcy are gefFs-te-
bc able 10 earn these essentials
u a mystery 10 me
Distributed by McNSught Syndicate Inc.
Detroit evening times. (Detroit, Mich) 1921-1958, 1942-12-05

pater's advice is usually so
boring and pompous that the
youngsters pay little attention
TO IT,
Or so I am informed by
feminine high school senior who
is making study of parents.
That is some idea this young
woman has.
The material gathered would
make the basis of an article
from which parents in general
might benefit.
All parents should know what
their youngsters really think of
them.
NOTED with interest an H.
y year-old youngSter named
Adolf diSliked his name so
much his parents had to take
him TO court and have il legally
changed before they could quiet
him.
The lad said all the children in
the neighborhood were ridiculing
HIM because he had the same
first name AS Hitler.
There should be law per-
hitting all children the privilege
of easily changing the names
their parents gave them.
And | mean first, middle and
last names.
AN ASKED which l think Is
"A the better. Maryland fried
chicken or Kentucky fried
chicken.
Only place in Kentucky !