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Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20

One of our assistant c. O.s re-
marked that he believed our post
could weather the winter if it with
stood last weeks strong winds. II
did and very satisfactorily, too.
xox
Worthington and Lynch on their
last watch looked ahead two weeks
and planned their Thanksgiving
menu.
There are many discussions about
the "gas for spoilers" situation. Let
us hope that since the Government
considers the Aircraft Warning
Service vitality important, provis-
ions will be made for those who will
need extra gas.
*o*
Jimmy Hall reports having quite
a time with George Jester since he,
George, has been made an auxiliary
policeman. George wants to blow
his whistle at every car that passes
and Jimmy says the people in Swig-
gett City want to sleep.
*o*
3-E would like to hear some
flashes from the other posts in this
area.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
Prevent Deaths OF
Premature Babies
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"Thisty-nine Of the so premature
ly born babies who died were los
during the first day and IL mor'
during the first week after birth
which shows clearly the need o.
increased knowledge of the proper
care of prematures If we are tC
save the lives of more of thesG
babies" said DR.. Cameron.
Any baby born weighing 5 pounds
or less, is considered a premature
infant and needs special care to
insure its life and help it grow into
a normal, well-developed child.
Such babies need special care
from the moment they are born,
stressed Miss Clara Konrad, direc-
tor of the School of Nursing, Mar
garet Hague Maternity Hospital,
Jersey City, N. j., a specialist on
this subject and guest speaker at
the morning session.
Essential care includes warmth,
very clean surroundings, handling
as little as possible, and then only
by people who are well for pre-
mature babies are even more sus-
ceptible to germs than are normal
babies, said the speaker.
One of the big problems concern
ing the premature is teaching the
mother to adapt her home sur
roundings to the need Of her baby
when it is able to leave the hospital
and it was announced that Board of
Health nurses throughout the state
stand ready to help such mothers
learn how to care for their in
fants at home If the hospitals will
inform the county health unit in
the area of the need at the time the
mother and premature baby are
being discharged from the hospital.
Keeping well before the baby
comes is an excellent way to pre-
vent premature birth and those mo-
thers who practice good health
including sufficient rest
and proper nutrition are much more
apt to have healthy babies, point
ed out DIR. Marion Hotopp, acting
director of the Division of Mater
nal and Child Health.
An increased interlocking of SER
vices between the hospitals, the
clinics and the public health
nursing staff as means Of better
of the nurse power" of
the state, was advocated by Miss
Naomi Deutsch, director Of Public
Health Nursing for the Children's
Bureau, U. S. Department of La
Dor, Washington, D. c., in her talk
before the afternoon session Of the
Institute.
Incubators are one method of
body temperatures OF
babies born prematurely. The board
of health owns three of them, one
stationed at each of the county
health units on Newark, Dover, and
Georgetown, and are available for
loan free at the request of physi-
clans whose patients need them.
Miss Grace Murray, Wilmington,
of board of health
nurses, demonstrated the use of
such an incubator at the institute.
1t is simply constructed and may
be kept warm either by electricity
or by hot bricks If current is not
available.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
Sussex Airport Bonds
Sold Above Par
loontlnued From E1rst PaEe1

$25,000 . to be expended for the
acquisition of land or interests
therein for airport purposes and
for the construction, maintenance
and operation of an airport and
landing field in Sussex county and
to authorize the said Levy Court to
exercise the right of eminent do
main for said purposes"
The final surveys are being made
and the airport will be built under
direction OF the Civil Aeronautics
Authority. More than 600 addition
al acres are to be acquired by the
government. 1t is reported that
the cost will be S1,33s,O0 exclusive
of $25,0O0 allotted by the Levy Court
Commissioners for the purchase
of the farmlands of eleven property
owners who have agreed to certain
prices and who will be paid within
a few days.
The construction of the airport
has been hanging fire fro about
twenty months. One of the main
objections of the Levy Court
Commissioners, it is stated, was
that they would be forced to main
tain it. This, it is said, has been
settled and the Government will
assume the responsibility of main
tenance. Nothing definite, so far
as can be learned, is known when
actual construction will start or
the number of runways.
The State Highway Department,
it is said, will construct highways
around the field connecting with
the system of roads in that sec
ton. Where the roads will start
or terminate is not known.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
Houston Cannery
Worker Killed By Car
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statement made to the state police
at the Bridgeville police station last
Saturday morning, said he had been
to Harrington and was returning
to his home on the Milford -Harring-
ton Road shortly after midnight,
and was meeting a car at the time
the crash occurred and believed at
the time that he had struck a spare
tire on the side of the other We
hicle. He stated that he stopped,
got out and discovered that his rad
iator was leaking anti-freeze, got
back into his car and went to his
home. Later, he said, he returned
to the scene of the crash in his IA
theirs truck, but was unable to see
anything, and returned to his home
and went to bed.
1t was sometime later that Rob
ert L. Dufendach and Norris Sher-
wood of the Milford police force, in
response to a phone call, went to
the scene of the accident and dis
covered the body of Walker face
down in a ditch along the side of
the road. The officers Immediately
called the state police and carried
Walker to the hospital where he
was pronounced dead.
Investigating the state police dis
covered a headlight from the car
involved in the accident, later iden-
titled as Tatman's and Walkers
leg.
Summers, who was dazed by the
crash, had in the meantime reached /
his home in Houston, where he col
lapsed, and was unable to give a
coherent account of what had hap |
pened. He was taken to the Mil
ford Memorial Hospital later Sat
urday morning, where he is still a
patient.
The verdict of the coroner's jury |
follows: "Larkin Walker came to
his death in the early morning of
IA, 1912, from being
struck by an automobile driven by
Clarence Kenneth Tatman on high
way road No. IA leading from Mil
ford to Harrington"
The state was represented at the
inquest by the deputy attorney gen.
eral for Kent county, William J.
Storey, of Dover Tatman was rep
resented by Melvin Hopkins, Dover
attorney.
The inquest was conducted by
Kent County Coroner William M. :
Chambers.
Tatman is being held under $4,000
bond on a charge of assault and
battery.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
State College Head
Is P.T,A. Speaker
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them, and extended an open invi-
tation for visits at any time. He
also put emphasis on the fact that
youths who go to college should
return to their homes and COM
munities and make use of what they
have learned.
The prize which the P. T. A.
promised to the class which had
the highest per cent of parents
present was won by grade 9 with
37hTo.
The president, Mrs. Mabel Park
er, urged the patrons to continue to
attend in large numbers SO that the
entire community may benefit by
the part which all can play in help
ing to plan and carry out the as
sociation's objectives.
Music for this months program
was furnished by the junior high
school.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
Col. w. ]. Storey Named
Secretary Of State
CONTINUED from First Pase)

from Beacon Business College, Will
mington, in 1921, Colonel Storey
continued his studies at National
University, Washington, D. c., from
which he was graduated in 1925
with the degree of bachelor of law
and bachelor of commercial science.
He was secretary to the late form
er U. S. Senator T. Coleman DUPONT
from November, 1926, to December,
1928, when Senator dupont resign
ed, and continued as secretary to
former U. S. Senator Daniel o..
Hastings until March 4, 1929.
Returning to Dover, he was ad-
mitted to the practice of law on
April %, 1929. and opened his own
private law office in Dover, which
he has continued since.
Colonel Storey served from 1929
to 1888 on the State Board of Ac-
countancy and was president his
last three years. He was the first
clerk of the Kent county Court of
Common Pleas, of which Secretary
Wiley was the first judge. Begin
ming his duties as court clerk in
July, 1884, he resigned two years
later to accept appointment as
deputy attorney general.
ReappOinted As Prosecutor
Named first on July 8, 1888, as
deputy attorney general by former
Attorney General P. Warren Green,
who was completing an unexpired
term by appointment, Colonel Stor-
ey was reappointed in November,
1884. after Mr.. Green had been cleo
ted to the attorney generalship. He
was again reappointed by Attorney
General James R. Morford in 1889.
He served on the staff of former
Governor c. Douglass Buck, now
U. S. Senator-elect, with the rank
of lieutenant-colonel for four years
and is a member of Governor Ba-
cons staff with the same rank.
From December, 1886, to January,
1941, he was judge advocate gen
eral of the National Guard of Della
ware with the rank of captain.
While in Washington, he also serv-
ed from November, 1922, to Novem-
ber, 1926, with the administrative
division of the Department of JUS
tice
Taking an active part in Repub-
lican politics since he was able to
vote, Colonel Storey was secretary
of the Republican State Committee
from 1882 to 1884 when Francis V.
dupont was chairman, and was sec
retary of the Kent County Republi-
can Committee from 1886 to 1910.
He is president of the Dover XII
wants Club his term expiring the
first week in January; DUPONT
Chapter, No. 7S, National Sojourn-
ers of which he is president-elect
and will take Office in December; a
trustee and treasurer of Wesley
Junior College, and a member of
King David Lodge, No. %, A. F. and
A. NJ, Washington; Delaware Con-
sistory, Scottish Rite of Freemason-
ry; Almas Temple of the Mystic
Shrine, Washington; Sigma Nu Phi
Fraternity. legal; the American Bar
Association, Delaware State Bar
Association.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
Thanksgiving Day And
New Years Are Named
AS Days Of Prayer
toOntlnued frcm EIrst Parel

The final months of this year,
now almost spent, find our repub-
lie and the nations joined with 1t
waging a battle on many fronts for
the preservation of liberty.
In giving thanks for the greatest
harvest in the history of our ma
ton, we who plant and reap can
well resolve that in the year to come
we will do all in our power to pass
that milestone; for by our labors
in the fields we can share some
part of the sacrifice with our bro
Tiers and sons who wear the uni
form of the United States.
It is fitting that we recall now
the reverent words of George Wash
ington:
Almighty God, we make our
earnest prayer that Thou wilt
keep the United States in Thy
holy protection"
and that every American in his own
way life his voice to Heaven.
/ recommend that all of us bear
in mind this great psalm:
"The Lord is my shepherd; / shall
not want.
HE maketh me to lie down in
green pastures: He leadeth me be-
side the still waters.
"He restoreth my soul: He lead
eth me in the paths of righteous
ness for His names sake.
Yea, though walk through the
Valley of the Shadow of Death, l
will fear no evil; For Thou art with
me; Try rod and Thy staff they
comfort me.
Thou preparest a table before
me in the presence of mine enc
mics: Thou anointest my head with
oil; my cup runneth over.
Surely goodness and mercy shall
follow me all the days of my life:
And l will dwell in the House of
the Lord forever"
Inspired with faith and courage
by these words, let us turn again to
the work that confronts us in this
time of national emergency: In the
armed services and the merchant
marine; in factories and offices; on
farms and in the mines; on high
ways, railways and airways; in
other places of public service to the
nation; and in our homes.
NOW, Therefore, I, Franklin D..
Roosevelt, President of the United
States of America, do hereby invite
the attention of the people to the
Joint resolution of Congress approx
ed December 26, 1941, which desig-
mates the fourth Thursday in No
vember of each year as Thanksgiv-
ing Day; and l request that both
Thanksgiving Day, November 26,
1912, and New Years Day, January
l, 1943, be observed in prayer, pub
licly and privately.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have
hereunto set my hand and caused
the seal of the United States of Am
erica to be affixed. Done at the City
of Washington this eleventh day of
November in the year of our Lord
Nineteen hundred and Forty-two,
and Of the independence of
(SeaD the United States of Amer
lea the One Hundred and
Sixty-seventh.
FRANKLIN D. ROOSEVELT
By the President:
Cordell Hull
Secretary of State
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
WILDWOOD. II. D. CLUB

The Millwood Home Demonstra-
tion Club met in the hall on We'd
nesday afternoon, November II,
with a good attendance. In the alb
sence of the president, Mrs. Duane
Lynn, the-vice president, Mrs. Wal
ter Dill, presided. A timely topic,
Ways and Means of Safety" in
Every Phase of Life" was discuss
ed. The nominating committee nam
ed the following officers for the
coming year: President, Mrs. G. w.
Bond; vice president, Mrs. Joseph
Lofland; secretary, Dorothy Argo;
treasurer, Mrs. Lucius Webb.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
State Guard Officers
End Army Course
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The Delaware officers Joined
state guardsmen, state and local
policemen, industrial plant guards
and civil air patrolmen from New
Jersey and New York in the train
ing which continued from a. m.
to 8 p. m daily.
The one-week course which, it
was said, other Delaware guards
men will take from time to time,
includes sensory training, observa-
tion and deduction, immobilization
of automobiles and gasoline con-
tamination, camoufage and con-
cealment, detection of traps. irreg-
ular warfare and street fighting,
grenades and bombs, the shotgun
as combat weapon, map reading,
fire protection and incendiaries,
and road blocks.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
Fine Program Presented
To The Century Club
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deemed efficiency, happiness and
usefulness as three qualities for
fitness. He said faith and confidence
must be accompanied by strength
of body and good morale to meet
present day conditions. Appropri-
ate for the day were setting up
exercises and daily dozens which
he demonstrated for the members.
These talks by out-of-town guests
were much appreciated.
Mrs, Charles e. Banning has been
elected as a director to fill an un-
expired term. The members voted
to make a contribution to the Mil
ford Service Center on Monday.
Next week an appropriate talk on
Thanksgiving will be given to the
members by Reverend M. E. Hun
gerford of Calvary Church.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20

THEY USED TO SAY, "If you
want thing done well, do it your
self" So if you want the progress
of your home town promoted in
good shape, take some little share
of that work on yourself.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
PHONE OFFICIAL URGES
HUNTERS BE CAUTIOUS
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against accidental damage to tele-
phone facilities is another Of the
simple but vitality important ways
in which civilians can help assure
the best possible telephone service
for calls of war.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20

1t is a foolish family who if able
fails to provide for a rainy day.
Watch the squirrels and the ants
how they work in open season,
preparing for the cold winter time!
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20

/, The President still wants the
SIS, 900 ceiling on incomes, regard
ed here as a gesture toward placat-
ing farmers and labor through a
common sacrifice program.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20

The nearest thing to perpetual
motion is school boy wearing out
his shoes.
Milford chronicle., 1942-11-20
ICE CREAM COMPANY GIVES UP
USE OF COFFEE FOR FLAVOR
ING TO CONSERVE SUPPLY

Due to the shortage of coffet on
the market, the Breyer Ice Cream
Company announced that no Brey-
er's coffee ice cream will be made
until an ample supply Of coffee for
the public becomes available again.
The Breyer company states that
this voluntary action will make
available to consumers, through
grocery stores, the large amount Of
coffee it normally would use in ma
voring Breyer's coffee ice cream.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06

Another scrap depot has been eS- tabHshed in an old ice house on Englewood avenue by Kenneth Greatorex and Edward Cashir1, IT, The boys hope to have the house filled before the October 171th col- lection.
 The First Baptist church is con- tributing 8 10O-year-old bronze bell to the stockpile. Weighing 1900 pounds, the bell will probably be broken up before it can be moved. The automobile which Louis Sch- midt has given to drive off the Axis is already being broken up for scrap.
 Junk dealers may be paid the ceiling price for scrap metal, but before they collect. they must sort it, weigh it and load it on freight cars for shipment. The government has seen to 1t that they cannot make any enormous profits.
 In Houston, Tex. Mrs. Louisa H. Lancaster notified the scrap head quarters that her dog always barks at passing children. She has all ready accumulated . large pile of scrap from the things the children throw at the dog.
 President Roosevelt stated today
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06
900 CANDIDATES
 AT WAVES SCHOOL

Northampton, Mass, Oct. 6 = (U. P) - Nine hundred officer candl- dates including 76 New England women, reported today at the Smith College Wave Training School for indoctrination and communication courses.
 The group included ITO apprentice seamen who will take 8 four-month communication course and 120 pro- bationary officers. similar to those alread ygraduated, who will take Q six-week indoctination course.
 On November 10 g class of $40 probationary officers will report at Mt. Holyoke College. South Hadley for a similar six-week indoctrination course.
 In addition, three Wave training schools have been set up at mid western colleges. Many of the Waves who graduated in the first class at Smith College have been assigned to the teaching and administrative staffs of the nid-western schools.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06

enemy fighters intercepted the AL lied planes and three of the fighters were shot down for the loss of one North American.
 The transport was a large ship. Whether it was taking reinforce ments to Buna or was evacuating troops from there was not known.
 However, there was increasing speculation whether the enemy re- treat in the Owen Stanley Noun tains might not continue all the way to Buna and the enemy might be forced to abandon that base.
 Two formations of fortresses and Douglas bombed and machine gum ned beached barges at Buna and blew up supply dump with incen- diary bullets.
 Reports of plane crews indicated that the Buna airdrome had been so severely damaged by Allied planes that it is now almost worthless.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06

Douglas attack bombers attacked Buns, the base for the Japanese who after advancing to within 32 air line miles of Port Moresby were now headed toward their own side of the mountains.
 Attacking at dawn. the fortresses plastered the Rabaul airdrome with 12 tons of bombs. all on the run ways and plane dispersal areas.
 They met unusually strong gun fire and about 20 Japanese Zero fighters intercepted.
 In a 50-minute running fight the fortresSes shot down four enemy planes and damaged others.
 One fortress, listed as missing, was last seen being pursued by enemy planes.
 of Buna, the North American medium bolnbers attacked Q small enemy convoy of two destroyers and cen transport but the crews could not observe results.
 4 force of between six and l2
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06

scrap. Other fraternal and civic organizations in the city are unit ing to insure the success of the drive.
 List of Speakers
 Speakers at last nights drive in- cluded the mayor, Raymond J. Fan- ming, managing editor of The Amer ican and director of the drive, Neil F. Maloney, managing editor of The Democrat, William J. Pape, pulp fisher of The Republican, American and J. Warren Upsoo11, chairman of the Waterbury salvage committee. under whose direction the news papers have organized the can- paign.
 Mayor Scully emphasized the fact that we must turn in the scrap to provide ammunition for our own boys. Both MT. Maloney and MT. Pape stressed the great amount of teamwork that is necessary if this drive is to accomplish its purpose. MT. Upson stated that this drive should easily collect several times the amount of metal as during the last scrap campaign. Tn August, 300 tons of scrap was gathered in this city.
 Describing the efforts which the newspapers have put behind this drive, MT. Tanning stated that they had already published $500 worth of paid advertising. In addition, the news columns have been constantly filled with scrap items.
 Booster placards were distributed at the meeting. They will be placed in various parts of the city calling upon the residents of the different sections to do their utmost to insure a successful drive.
 Junior COmmandOS
 The part the Junior Commandos are playing in the campaign was described. They will have record of the approximate amount of scrap in every household in the city. This will make it easier to plan a thor ough collection on the day of the big push. The Commandos will also provide a record of heavy or bulk scrap which vii require special ham, ding. By turning the cards in early, plans can be made to collect the heavier scrap ahead of time, allow ing 8 more efficient collection on Oct. IT.
 Director Tanning stated that there will be no more scrap rallies be- fore collection. Anyone wishing ad- ditional information or supplies of cards is asked to call at the Civil- ian Defense Headquarters on Church street.
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06
By WALTER LOGAN

kUnlte0 Press stan COrfeSpOnuent)
 Washington, oct e-UP)-Army bombers are pounding the Japanese steadily in the Aleutians while at the other corner of the Pacific American forces are bracing them selves to meet a reinforced Japan ese attempt to capture their air base in the Solomons.
 American airpower seemed to be hitting its stride in a concerted drive to bomb the enemy out of the Aleutians. A Navy communique said the Army bombers, operating from bases only an hours flying time from Kiska, have subjected the enemy there to continual fire"
 In the Solomons, American planes of all types were getting in good whacks at the Japanese too. Dive bombers and torpedo planes, heavy bombers and pursuit ships, of both Army and Navy continued to hit bases and supply lines. And they thwarted two Japanese attempts to bomb the air field on Guadalcanal which Marines captured in August. They have now a score of 219 Jap anese planes destroyed in the Solo, mons and at least g ships sunk or damaged.
 But the outlook in the SolomonS was not entirely good, because the
The Waterbury Democrat., 1942-10-06

Only ersatz coffee made from roasted malt is obtainable in Bei- gium.