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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Benton Windsor Is
Burned In Accident
Was DispOsing OF Powder Sweep
ings Near Ordnance Plant

Benton Windsor, aged % years,
son. of Mr.. and Mrs. Charles G.
Windsor of this city, was painfully
burned about the face and arms in
an accident near the Milford Ord
nance plant on Tuesday Of this
week.
Company officials, upon being
contacted, gave the following ver-
sion of the mishap. Young Wind
sor, in company with Charles Lit
tleton, truck driver, took some
powder sweepings from the floors
of the plant workshops to what is
known as the fire hole, which is To-
Gated approximately 100 yards
from the plant enclosure. This re-
fuse, according to plant officials, is
water-soaked and then burned in a
fire-hole especially designed for
this purpose, under the direction of
r. S. Thames, director of safety at
the plant. Windsor, in unloading
the refuse which is collected in
buckets, emptied a bucket in the
hole. which was still hot from a
previous days burning, with the
resultant bareback.
The injured man was immediate
ly taken to the Milford Memorial
Hospital where he is being treated
under the direction of DR.. Newell
R. Washburn.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Receipts Of Liquor
Board Show Increase
Executive Secretary Smith Says
Increase Due To Stocking Up

Receipts of the Delaware Liquor
Commission last month increased
$37 7,903.41 over August, and 1884,
973.07 over September of 1941, ac-
cording to the commissions month
ly report issued this week.
Receipts last month were $145,-
6S6.07; in August, $107,7S2.66, and
in September last year, $80,711.46.
The increase is due to liquor deal
ers stocking up supplies in antici-
patton of the government taking
over operation of distilleries as part
of the war conservation program,
Austin D. Smith, executive secre-
tary, said.
Collections from sale of beer,
$13, ,77089 in September this year,
remained almost at the same figure
of September last year, $13,S96.66.
Spirits tax collections. however,
were nearly triple those of Septem-
ber, last year. In September, this
year, spirits tax collections were
$125, ,24O.91 and in September, 1941,
only S45, 5,274.67.
The commission turned $145,-
637.07 over to the state treasurer.
This is a record collection by the
except for June, when
licenses are being renewed.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Victory Garden
Harvest Show
Will Be Held
In Georgetown
County Fete Will Be
Staged In High School
Building Today And
Tomorrow; Army And
Navy Relief to Benefit.

Plans are complete for a "Vic-
tory Garden Harvest Show" for
Sussex county to be staged in
Georgetown in the high school
building on Friday and Saturday,
October 9 and 10. The general show
committee selected recently and
headed by Miss Gertrude HollO-
way, chairman of Sussex County
Victory Garden Program and Mrs.
Joseph Megginson, Georgetown,
chairman of Victory Garden pro-
gram has started work on the coun-
ty-wide show which will feature
exhibits of all garden flowers,
fruits, and vegetables and classes
of all kinds of house plants, canned
fruits, canned vegetables and edu-
cational exhibits. The proceeds of
the show will go to the Army and
Navy relief funds and elaborate
plans are being formulated where
by the various war drives for bonds,
food banks and salvage can be
into this one big show.
The members of the general
show committee are as follows:
Co-chairmen-Miss Gertrude HoI-
loway, chairman victory garden
Sussex county; Mrs. JOS
eph Megginson, chairman of George
town victory garden program; Will
liam Henderson, exhibits chairman:
Mrs. James M. Tunnel, Sr., chair
man senior flower department; Mrs.
Butz, chairman junior
Hover department; Jacob Minor,
chairman senior harvest show de-
Horace Short, chairman
junior harvest show department;
Philip Moonan, chairman publicity;
Wilson Boyer, Mrs. Theodore Bur-
ton, co-chairman finance; Albert
Farley, chairman educational ex-
libits; Clayton Bunting, chairman
exhibits; Frank Gordy,
chairman judges and prizes; Har- !
Did Purnell, chairman program.
= Committees and Members
General Exhibits Committee -
Henderson, chairman, and
Franklin Butz.
Senior Harvest Show Depart
nent--Jacob Minor, chairman; Mrs.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
BLackont Is
Praised By Officials
Few Violations Reported
During Twenty Five
Minute Test On We'd
nesday Evening, Aerial
Bombs Effective.

Except for a few speeding cars
there were almost no violations in
the 25-minute surprise blackout
which pulled a dark shade across
Delaware on Wednesday night from
1922 to 1O:47 o'clock.
Chiefs of the State Council of De-
fense, the Wilmington Defense
Cabinet, the rural New Castle coun-
ty area and the defense organiza-
tions in Kent and Sussex counties
were unanimously of the opinion
that reaction to the blackout was
splendid.
They were equally pleased that
for the first time a surprise black
out came as something of a sur
prise.
In past tests, wardens, tipped off
earlier to expect a blackout, have
been ready and waiting when the
signal came, something that won't
happen, council spokesman point
ed out, if there iS real bombing.
Especially effective were the aer-
ial salutes which were used in Mil
ford, Houston, Bridgeville and other
lower Delaware communities to
warn the rural population of the
blackout In Milford the report of
the Houston salutes could be plain
ly heard above the wailing of the
sirens and in Houston the report
and flash of the Bridgeville salutes
were distinctly seen and heard. So
far this method of warning the
country folk of a blackout is the
best.
Success in Kent, Sussex
Mayor Edward G. Evans of Mil
ford, Sussex county coordinator,
said the test went off fine. ut is
becoming quite a matter. of routine
and our workers now are able to
go ahead; they know what to do
and we are at the point of develop
ing real speed in getting the neces-
sary job done," he added.
All Sussex towns, the coordina-
tor reported, worked on simulated |
casualties, fires and demolition and
clearance. problems.
Col. John P. LeFevre of Dover,
coordinator for Kent county, said
there were few violations. that the
defense organizations worked well, !
that there were three incidents and
hat the blinker light on the Bay
Road east of Dover was left on
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Federal Inspectors Praise
Local Units For Morale
And Management, New
Officers Selected.

Federal inspection last Friday oi
the six aircraft warning observa-
tion posts, located around Milford
revealed that these posts were
functioning in a most effective
manner.
The morale was excellent and 100
per cent was given the manage
ment by the officers.
The, only difficulty encountered
was the handicap of "gas" ration
ing to observers.
The inspection was made by Ser
geant ]. X. Austin, and Private M.
E. Riordan, of the First Fighter
Command, Baltimore, Nd, and Maj.
Anthony s. Summers, district di-
rector.
The posts inspected were Hol-
combs, Maloney's, Swiggett's,
Prime Hook Neck, Shawnee, and
Greenwood.
A. F. Faix of Milford was appoint
ed chief observer of Prime Hook
Neck in place of John d. Ireland
who has entered the service and F.
Carl Porter was made chief obser-
yer at the Greenwood Post. Charles
Conoway was made assistant OBJ
server at the latter post.
For the benefit of the Greenwood
observers an illustrated lecture was
presented in the Greenwood High
School by the federal inspecting Of
ficers last Friday evening. The
meeting was in charge of Major
Summers of Milford.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Local Teachers Held
Meeting And Election
Cordelia Carter Is Elected Presi-
:, dent OF Milford Group

The teachers of the Milford
schools held their first meeting OF
this school year on Thursday, Oc-
tober 1. The meeting was in
charge of Curtis Williams, the pres
ident. The group voted to become
affiliated with both the Kent Coun-
ty Teachers Association and the
Delaware. State Education Asso-
citation. The Milford Association
has for many years had the honor
of having 100 per cent member
ship in both of these educational
units.
The election of officers was held
at which time the following were
elected: President, Cordelia E..
Carter; vice president, Rhea Tat
man; secretary-treasurer, Florence
Williams; associate treasurer, Ruth
P. Blades.
The following new members of
the association were introduced by
the president: Kathryne e. Miller,
Virginia A. Rust, Dorothy B. Felt,
Alma S. Smith, George A. Peck,
Philip Moskowitz.
We are glad to welcome these
new members to the school and
also the community.
The following delegates will rep
resent Milford at the Representa-
tive Assembly of the State Associa-
ton, in Wilmington, October 21,
before the opening of the regular
sessions October % and %, May
Watson, Florence H. Johnston and
Cordelia E. Carter.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Williamson To Head
Neppco Hatchery Div.
McGiIl University Graduate VIII Be
Executive Secretary

II. L. Williamson, formerly of FL
mira, N. Y, begins full-time duties
as executive secretary of the Nepp-
co Hatchery Division today, ac-
cOrding to Warren c. Newton, of
Bridgeville, chairman of the hatch
cry group. This work will include
activities with breeders and hatch
erymen supplying baby chicks in
the Del-Mar-Va broiler area, along
with work on the many federal reg
ulations now facing both chick pro-
ducers and growers, and for the
general welfare of the extensive
broiler industry. Williamson, born
at Lewes, and as high school stu
dent near Easton, Pa, he was one
of the first to operate several small
"150-egg" type incubators as the
chief poultryman on the farm. In
1915 he was graduated from McGill
University, Canada, where he spe-
cialized in poultry husbandry un-
der DR.. Morley A. JUL, now head of
poultry at the University of Mary
land.
After serving as a captain in the
First World War, Williamson was
associated with poultry work at
Farmingdale, Long Island, and at
the Massachusetts State College.
For the past several years William
son has been in direct contact with
The poultry and hatchery industry
throughout the northeastern states !
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Police
Open Drive
On Car LOOters
Thief Caught Here Given
Six Months, Fined $50,
Many Such Thefts Re
ported Recently,

Many complaints have come to
the Milford police department in
the last few weeks of articles hav-
ing been stolen from parked auto
mobiles in this city, and under Or
ders from Capt. Wilson Moore of
the local force. one arrest has been
made.
Just as he was allegedly taking a
package from a car last Friday
night, Thomas Jackson of Albany.
Ga, was arrested by Officer Alfred
Cohen and arraigned before Justice
OF the Peace Harry B. Thaw of Mil
ford, charged with petty larceny.
In presenting the case, Captain
Moore stated that on account of the
complaints he was going
to try to break up the practice by
requesting severe penalties in this
case.
Justice Thaw replied that he
would back up the officers to the
limit and in consequence imposed a
fine on Jackson of $50 and costs and
him to six months in Jail.
The justice promised the same
penalty to all offenders who are
brought before him on this charge.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Name-Only Phone
Service On Way Out
System Patrons VIII Be Asked To
Cooperate By Looking In Book

Attempts to place telephone calls
by giving a name only, instead of
a telephone number, soon will be
answered by an operators request:
please cooperate by looking in
your directory for the number"
c. Burton Sypherd, manager for
the Diamond State Telephone Com
pany, explains that this step by the
company soon will be imperative
because of the heavy volume of
telephone calls at all central Of
fees, largely a result of the war.
"Some subscribers, instead of
looking up a telephone number"
he said, 'have made a practice of
asking an operator to connect them
with such and such a party, giving
the name only.
while the operators are always
ready to give all necessary assis-
tance to telephone users, the prac-
tice of giving a name only when
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Kenneth PrettynGn
Wins Sweepstakes
Houston All Club Member
Had Splendid Exhibit At
Victory Harvest Show

One of the sweepstakes winners
at the Victory Harvest Show re-
Gently held in the Dover school So
cial room was Kenneth Prettyman
of Houston. Kenneth, member of
the Houston All Club, is shown
here with his exhibit of garden veg
etables which was judged best of
the entries in this All club class.
This fine exhibit of the vegetables
which he has grown, won for him a
prize of $50 baby chicks from the
hatchery of Charles Marker of Do
yer.
In addition to the sweepstakes
prize for the best garden exhibit,
he was also awarded the Governors
Certificate for the best agricultur-
al exhibit of the show. This certifi-
cate was presented by Mrs. William
S. Dutton of Wilmington, chairman
OF the State Victory Garden Com
mittee,
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Geo. A. Peck Speaker
Before Rotary Club
High School Music Teacher Tells
OF His Plans For Year

George A. Peck, music instructor
in the Milford Schools, was the
guest speaker at the regular week.
ly dinner meeting of the Milford
Rotary Club this week. Mr.. Peck,
starting his first year in this city,
was formerly connected with the
Lewes and Laurel (Del) schools.
Mr.. Peck was introduced by First
Rotary President Buck" Derrick
son, who secured Mr.. Peck as a
speaker. In his introduction
Buck" stated that Mr.. Peck was
the man who had put Lewes and
Laurel on the map with the splen-
did school bands that he organized
and led in those communities.
In his address Mr.. Peck outlined
some of the proposed music pro-
gram for the year, which includes
the organization of a large band,
among many other detectives. Mr..
Peck asked for the good will and
cooperation of the club in making
the city band and music conscious,
and said that if the parents and in
terested patrons of the school
would give the band moral support
it could be a success. He cited the
case of Laurel, where the school
band has become a public institu-
tion with equipment and instru-
ments second to none.
George Perry replied to Mr.. Peck
and congratulated him on the work
which he has already done to Gre
ate a worthwhile band in the
school, and thanked him on behalf
Of the club membership for his fine
talk
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
500 Tons OF
Scrap Is Goal
OF Committee
In This City
Robert II. Yerkes, Chair
man Of Milford Com
Inittee, Appeals To The
Public To Fill Quota
For The City.

Robert H. Yerkes, chairman of
the Milford Scrap Salvage Commit
tee, announced today that the local
quota has been upped to 500 tons,
and from the looks of the pile in
Plaza Square the goal will be
reached before the end of the month.
The scrap harvest is supposed to
run until October 21, but the local
committee will continue the drive
until the end of the month.
Sussex County Scrap Salvage
Chairman Edward C. Evans, who
has secured the services of the Ci-
william Defense Corps to help get in
the scrap, is also being ably as
sisted by the city employees and
trucks under the direction of City
Manager Charles e. Banning.
The Third Ward scrap collection
was decided success last Sunday.
Over four truck loads were collect
ed by city trucks and civilian de-
Tense members from that ward un-
der the supervision of Chief Warden
Connor Mitten.
This Sunday, October IL, collec-
tions will be made in the First
Ward by city trucks and civilian
defense members under the leader
ship of Thurman Rogers. ~
On Sunday. October IS, Jack
NAPLES and the members of the
Milford civilian defense will clean
out every pound available from the
Second Ward. City trucks doing the
hauling.
Eddie Paquette and James Van
will direct the canvass of the
Fourth Ward for their collections
which will be made on Sunday, Oo-
tober rs.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Farm Families Urged
To Prevent Fire Losses
BKconEFoIled fires IN Rural Areas
Real Menace To Victory Effort

; Delaware farm families along
with all other citizens of the state
must be ever vigilant to see that
destructive fires in rural areas of
the state are held to a minimum.
In calling the attention of farm
families to Fire Prevention Week,
G. L. Schuster, director of the
Delaware Agricultural Extension
Service, states that uncontrolled
fires in rural areas are a real men
ace to the nations victory effort.
Fires, he says, mean more than
loss of cash. There is loss of val
liable food stuffs, loss of use. of
fire damaged buildings, and in
many instances loss of life.
Rural families are urged to
make a thorough check this week
about their homes and farm build
ings to locate and remove all fire
hazards. To emphasize the impor-
tance of fire prevention and pro-
viding fire control equipment, the
Extension Service is distributing
to rural families of the state a
special wartime folder on fire pre-
vention. This folder contains fire
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Missionary To Speak
At Milford Church
DIR. w. N. Blair, Of Korea,
To Speak At Presbyterian
Church On Sunday

At the morning worship service
Sunday, October IL, DR.. William N
Blair, missionary from Korea, will
be the speaker at the local Pres
byterian Church.
DR.. Blair, a native of Kansas, has
spent the past forty years in
Korea, where he has supervised the
mission work in five counties. From
a little mission station the work
has grown under his leadership un-
til now there are fifty-seven
churches with a membership of
more than 10000, in the vicinity
of Pyengyang.
DR.. Blair is we'll acquainted with
conditions in the Japanese domi-
mated countries having just recent
ly returned to this country and
having received latest reports from
many missionaries who arrived on
the Gripsholm.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Republicans Open
Campaign In Suisse.
State Candidates Were
Present At Huge Rally
At Georgetown; For
mer Governor Buck
Flags Administration.

Former Governor c. Douglass
Buck, the Republican candidate for
U. S. Senator, compared the "ad-
ministration's colossal blunder of
the rubber situation" with the
Pearl Harbor disaster" in a speech
at Georgetown Wednesday night,
which opened the Sussex county
campaign.
Speaking before more than 600
persons attending a rally in the
Georgetown High School, Mr.. Buck,
quoting national commentator,
said: "The whole rubber story
from beginning is utterly sadden-
ing. Our deprivation of rubber is
as great a disaster-in the sheer
military sense, as Pearl Harbor.
OF the two the former is the more
humiliating. Our disaster at Pearl
Harbor was due to surprise by the
enemy. Our lack of rubber is due
to our own unforgivable negligence
prolonged over months"
Making his first general attack
on administration handling of the
war, Mr.. Buck called the pre.war
shipment of hundreds of thousands
of tons of scrap iron to Japan 81
deplorable government oversight"
Warns OF Regeneration
He warned the farmers in this
agricultural district to be prepared
for more regimentation, then told
them to raise your voice to heaven
when the war is over and tell the
powers that be that you want no
more of it. In peace time it belongs
to totalitarian government, don't
let it sink its roots in this country
of ours" .++-.
Assailing the Congressional de-
lay in passing a 1912 tax bill as
"the tax poEridge that has been mix
ed and will be given to us some
time before the first of the year."
Mr.. Buck advised the audience to
be prepared for a sales tax,
Tor political reasons Congress
has not given you much notice of
this" he said, adding, but it is the
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
State Officers Are
Installed By Legion
J. A. Campbell, Jr., Is New Com
mander; Cites Legislation

James A. Campbell, Jr., of Re-
hoboth Beach, was installed as
commander of the Department of
Delaware, American Legion, in a
ceremony last Thursday night in
the Senate Chamber of the Legis-
lative Building. Walter L. Fox Post
of Dover was host.
Everett E. Borton, retiring COM
mander, was the officiating officer.
Other department officers installed
are: First vice commander, w.
Floyd. jackson second vice COM
mander, Clarence J. Stewart; ad-
jutant, Inkerman Bailey; finance
officer, William R. Marvel, all of
Wilmington; chaplain, the Rev. G.
Ashworth Burslem, st. Georges;
L. Walton Cline. Will
ergeant-at-arms, James
r. Webb, Laurel.
officers of Walter L. Fox Post
were installed following the State
session. Noble S. War
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rationing and the coal delivery sit
uation many are facing"
"These are the people, rural and
urban, who either by choice or cir
cumstances have depended and will
continue to depend on wood for
heating and cooking purposes" he
explained.
Wood Is Cheaper
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Century Club Will
Meet Next Monday
First Meeting OF Year VIII Be
Devoted To Reports

The first fall meeting of the Mil
ford New Century Club will be held
on Monday October IL, at two-thir-
ty. Mrs M. Haswell Pierce, the
riewly-elected president, will greet
the members The program for the
afternoon viii consist of reports of
The sNatioaaI and State Conventions
which will be given by several OF
the members who attended the con-
ventions. DR.. M. Dalema Draper
will give the report of the national
meeting in Fort Worth, Texas. An
outline of the program for the year
will be given by the chairman, Mrs.
Walter X. Barrett. The l1ostesses
for the afternoon will be Mrs. r.
Roscoe Galloway and Mrs. Philip
Jacobs. Several new names ior
will be presented at
the meeting. The president has
been especially fortunate in having
her chairmenship filled by per-
sons who will bring instruction
and entertainment to the members
Of the club and the year looks like
a very full and prosperous one for
those who attend.
Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
u e m @ Cr ! S
Name Tickets
Down State
Spirited Contest At Kent
Convention; But The
Sussex County Slate
Was UnOppOsed.

Ollie d. Loose and Edward ]
Ennis, both of Smyrna, won by wide
margins the two contests for nomi.
nation for county Offices at the Ken
County Democratic convention in
the court house at Dover on Tues
day.
Loose defeated Walter U. Artis,
Dover, for the nomination for Reg
lister in Chancery and Clerk of the
Orphans Court by vote of so to
s. Loose was nominated by Max
Terry of Dover, and Arts by C..
w. Johnson of Magnolia.
For the nomination for Clerk of
the Peace, Ennis received so votes
and John G. Slaughter. East Dover.
the incumbent, received five. Ennis
was placed in nomination by George
M. Blendt of Smyrna, and Slaugh-
ter by w. D. Pardee.
Hardesty For Senator
Former State Senator Charles w.
Hardesty of Dover. was selected by
the convention as the party's can
didate for state senator from the
Third Senatorial District. In nomi-
mating the former senator. E. Y.
secretary of the county
committee, stressed the value of his
past experience in the Senate and
referred to him as a "go getter."
No candidate had filed for the
Three places on the slate of state
for which no can
1idates had filed were filled as fol-
lows: Second Representative Dis
-rict, Guy H. Bowdle, Dover; fifth,
J. Merritt Hurd, Dover; seventh,
1yland Burchenal, Woodside. They
we're chosen by the delegates from
heir districts.
The complete slate follows:
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contribution of business and pro-
fessional women in the war crisis"
Miss Marjorie Tillis, field consul
tant for the National Federation of
Business and Professional WQ-
mems Clubs, Inc, will be in Dover
to address the group and assist
with the institute. Miss Tillis,
whose home is in Sanford, Florida,
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Milford chronicle., 1942-10-09
Prohibition Party
Will Convene TOdGy
Kent County Members Will
Meet At Home OF Mrs.
E. M. Bringhurst, FELTON,

A county convention of the Pro-
hibition Party will be held at the
home of Mrs. E. M. Bringhurst in
FELTON,, this afternoon, Friday, Oc-
tober 9, at 2 p. m. According to in
formation now available, Rev.
Thomas J. Sard, state chairman,
will preside over the conclave. The
party is expected to file complete
ticket and much speculation as to
who the Prohibitionists will endorse
has been made.