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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
A & p Pays State
Growers $SOS,ZZT
Food Company Reports 1s41 Pur-
chases Were 474 CARROTS

Cash returns to Delaware grow
ers and shippers totaled $303,221
last year for fresh fruits and vege-
tables sold through the Atlantic
Commission Company, produce
buying affiliate of the Great Allan
tic and Pacific Tea Company, it
was reported this week.
The report on operations in Del
aware was part Of an analysis of
the food chains national produce
operations made by John A. Hart
ford, A. and P. president, showing
that continual shortening of the
route from farm to family dinner
tables enable the company in 1941
to return to its farm suppliers rs
cents more of each dollar spent by
consumers for fresh fruits and
vegetables than in 1887, and LII
cents more than In 1910. This rep
resents increased returns to grow
ers of 1877 per cent over 1887 and
2.O6 per cent over 1910, he pointed
out.
Hartford reported that the COM
pany's 1941 purchases of Delaware
grown fresh fruits and vegetables
totaled the equivalent of 474 car
lots. These purchases included
peaches, cantaloupes, watermelons,
apples, cucumbers and miscellane-
ous fruits and vegetables.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Two Women Housewives
Are Fatally Are Asked To
Hurt In Crash Save Their Fats
Fats And Grease Are vi
tally Needed to Supply
Glycerine For The War
Effort.

Housewives are being asked to
preserve their fats and grease for
the war effort. Collections are to be
made from meat markets and gro
cery stores where the homemakers
can take their collection and be paid
five cents per pound for the same.
Heretofore this collection of fats
has often been a puzzle to the
housewife, as to its disposal, for
no one, In these times for TIN lift,
has wanted to just throw it away.
Now this collection will be used to
make glycerine to fire shells, and
a nationwide campaign is being
carried on. Careless waste has sent
many, many pounds of these useful
drippings down the kitchen drain.
This is a very bad practice, from
the plumbers standpoint, and is
useless. Those who like bacon
with their eggs for breakfast will
be able to make a bountiful con-
tribution to this new collection.
Take your oils to your grocer in a
container and get some
money that you can apply to your
grocery list for the day. Don't take
less than a pound. Don't take your
contribution during the weekend
when the dealer is the busiest.
Don't let your fats stand too long
as to become rancid, and don't take
less than a pound.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
State Reports Decrease
In Auto LGIDs Fines
Motorists Evidently Driv-
ing With Greater Care
Since War Started

Motorists, apparently exercising
greater care of their tires and do
ing less driving, paid $12,770.90
less into the state Golfers for vio-
lations of the traffic laws the first
six months of this year than during
the same period of last year.
State Treasurer Peter S. Collins
reported this week that fines col
fleoted from state police arrests the
first six months of 1912 amounted to
$39,O42.1O. During the correspond
ing months of 1941, fines paid into
the state treasury totaled $51,S13.
r The most marked, decrease was
in June In that month this year
the collections were $4,99O and in
1941, s1O,396.
The comparative figures follow:
January, $1,000. $685.; Febru-
lnry, $9,S69.6O, $S,107.50; March,
$500, $S,S7S.5O; April, $7,SO7.5O;
March, $500, $S,S7s.50; April, ST.
sO7.50, 1926; May, $6.495, $1O,-
l70; June, $4,000, $10,396; totals,
,$39 ,O42. 10, $51,813.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Students Asked To
Man Spotting Posts
George Ehinger, State Director Of Aircraft Warn
ing System, Asks Students IS Years OF Age And
UpUGrd To Volunteer; Shortage Of MGnpOUer.

Delaware's high school boys and
girls-youngsters who know more
about airplanes than the average
adult-have been called upon to
help man the aircraft airplane spot
ting posts in the state.
George Ehinger, state director of
the Aircraft Warning System, in
asking students from 15 years of
age upward, to volunteer for duty
in the states observation post sys-
tenn, said 1t is the duty of youth ito
share responsibility in the war ef-
fort with the adults"
Citing a severe shortage Of man
power due to military and indus
trial calls, which is handicapping
the plane spotter system operation,
Mr.. Ehinger pointed out that civil
ian defense registration has always
been open to youth.
"Our trouble is that youth has
not been encouraged to volunteer"
he added.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17

Some boys and a few girls of
high school age are now being used
in observation posts, he said.
Although all Delaware spotter
posts are being manned, Mr.. Ehing-
er said that it has become increas-
ingly difficult to distribute the air
raid spoilers duties. Many are SER
wing long hours due to the shortage
of volunteers.
"A great percentage of our volun-
teers now are women, and many
more are needed in addition to youth
volunteers" he added.
In some cases, A. w. S. posts are
stated entirely by women in the
daytime, with men taking two and
four hour shifts during the night.
Agrees With Bulls
Mr.. Ehinger said that he was in
agreement with the charge made by
Col. H. Edmund Bulls, chairman
of the state committee on youth par
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Youngsters To Play
Benefit Game July "a
Stars VIII Engage Stripes, Benefit
USO Drive, At Local Ball Park

Many of the residents of this city
will recall with delight the anus
ing, but withal good ball game
played here last year, when the re-
doubtable Stars engaged the fero-
cious Stripes in thrilling, chilling
baseball game.
These lads, all in the youngster
class, gave the fans more than
their moneys worth, and this year
they plan to excel the performance
of last year.
The game will be played at the
baseball park on Friday, July "a,
and proceeds from the sale of tick
cts, ETC., will be turned over to the
local USO chairman.
The lineup for the game follows:
STARS
Manager, Herbert Nichols; cap
tain, Jack Tease.
Pack Messick, Harry Walls, Geo.
Henry Saunders, Tom
Jack Worthington, Jim
Palmer, Richard Holliger, Norman
Warren.
STRIPES
Manager, "Chuck" Wright; cap
tain, Buster Lank.
Kenny Parker, Leon Palmer,
Sonny Kemp, Nelson Camper,
Major Wyatt, Cecil Maloney, Jim
mie johnson, Frayne BOWS, Bill
Bowman.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Will Dedicate
Bathing Beach
HereTOrlOrrOw
Will Hold Ceremonies
On Grounds Starting
At One P. M; Will
Present Plaques.

The general public is cordially
invited to attend the dedication
and opening ceremonies Of Mil
ford's new recreation park and
bathing beach tomorrow, Saturday,
July Is, at one o'clock. Especially
requested to be present are the
members of the various city or
ganizations which worked so hard
to make the park and beach a
reality.
The followfng Is the program as
arranged: Invocation, Rev. Joseph
Kinks, pastor Of Christ Church,
Milford; flag-raising, in charge of
the American Legion Post OF Mill
ford; greetings by Mayor Edward
c. Evans; dedication ceremonies:
presentation of plaques. These
plaques will be presented by the
bathing beach committee, in appre-
citation of cooperation and dona-
tions by John w.. Burris of Mil
ford, and Robert ]. Clendaniel of
Lincoln.
The plaque for Mr.. Clendaniel
will be presented by the president
Of the Milford Kiwanis Club, R. G.
and is in memory of Mr..
daughter, Edith Maud.
The Burris plaque, in memory of
his two sons, William Richard and
Robert Franklin, will be presented
by the president of the Milford Ro-
tary Club, G. .VanNuis .Wilkerson.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Local Couple
Hurt In Crash
OF Three Cars
Mr. And Mrs. Freeman
COverdale Badly In
jured Last Saturday In
Freak Accident.

Mr.. and Mrs. Freeman Coverdale
we're badly injured last Saturday
light when their automobile was
truck in the rear by Maryland
licensed truck and jammed against
mother machine just ahead Of
hem.
The impact sent Coverdale's
Machine rolling into a field. Mrs.
Joverdale was thrown clear of the
;ar, but Mr.. Coverdale was caught
n his automobile.
Both Taken To Hospital
The accident occurred just north
If Milford on Route 113 while the
Coverdales were on their way
lome. They were taken to the Mil
ord Memorial Hospital, but later
discharged. Mr.. Coverdale suffered
lacerations of the back and head
and Mrs. Coverdale had bruises of
the face and chest injuries. Their
machine was badly damaged.
The state police are investigating
the accident.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Apple Harvest Begun
In Lower Delaware
Crop Maturing Ten Days Ahead OF
Season According To Official

An early season has brought
forth Delaware apples a week to
ten days ahead just as it has done
for asparagus, strawberries, and
other commodities.
Wilmer T. Derickson, director of
the Bureau of Markets, State Board
of Agriculture, said Monday that
the Transparent, Crimson Beauty,
and Early Ripe varieties have, for
the most part, been harvested.
Harvesting of the Williams Early
Red, one of the most important, and
the first red, is getting under way
and is bringing good prices.
The demand, Mr.. Derickson
pointed out, is better than normal
and prices generally range higher
than last year. The prices, he add
ed. have held up well but suffered
in the stagnant Fourth of July holi-
days market. Since then, however,
the market has strengthened.
Mr.. Derickson explained that the
peach crop of Kent county is nor
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
RATIONING BOARD
MAKES PUBLIC REQUEST

e. Roscoe Galloway, clerk of
the Milford Rationing Board,
stated today that those desir-
ing additional sugar would
confer a real favor on the
board and at the same time
make real contribution to
the war effort If they would
refrain from appearing before
the rationing board with re-
quests for extra sugar, next
Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday
and Thursday. Those days
will be used by the board to
take care of truck and filling
station applications. Accord
ing to Mr.. Galloway, the afore-
mentioned gas applications
must be taken care Of on those
days to insure the continuation
of motor transport 80 vitality
needed in the war effort.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Repeal Leader
VIM. Il. Staytoll
Dies At Smyrna
Former Naval Captain
Was Leader in Crusade
Against Prohibitions;
Well Known Here.

Capt. William H. Stayton, retired
Naval officer and known to many
as the father of repeal" died al
the age of 81 years last Sunday
night at his home in Smyrna, where
he had been working vigorously
until several days ago.
His wife, Mrs. Annie Henderson
Stayton, was unable to reach the
Smyrna home from her sons resi-
dence in Washington before Cap
tain Stayton died.
A native of Smyrna, Captain Stay
ton had spent most of his life in
Washington and Baltimore. He re-
turned to Delaware to make his
home in January, in accordance
with a long expressed desire tC
spend his last years in his birth
place.
The famed founder and chairman
of the Association Against the Pro
hibition Amendment, known In later
years and still active as Repeal As
sociates, had been in declining
health for the past few months. Hi:
death came after only four days
serious illness, and was attributed
to anemia and complications.
In addition to his wife, Captain
Stayton is survived by one daugh
ter, Mrs. Katherine s. Hulett o.
three sons, Charles Stay
ton, who is serving with the Navy
in the Pacific; Thomas Stayton OF
Texas, and Lieut-Comm. William
Stayton, Navy Department, Wash
ington, and two grandchildren, Mrs
Katherine Roemer and Miss Nancy
both of Newark.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Evacuation Registry
Cards Out In Sussex
Information Cleaned From Cards
VIII Be Used By County Committee

Cards for the registration. of COM
munities for evacuation were for
warded last Saturday to every De-
fense Council in the Sussex Area.
These cards were sent by order
of the State Council from the Office
of Civilian Defense for Sussex
county which is located at Milford.
1t was suggested that the wardens
of civilian defense be given this
registration work due to the close
connection the work would be to
their duties, and each defense coun-
Gil advised to appoint Immediately
a evacuation chairman.
In the communication it was
stated that this work must be thor
ough, as the information will be
used by the County Evacuation and
Transportation Committee in fur
transportation to the vari-
GUS communities in case an emer-
gency should arise.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
City VIII Ask For
Pavement Repairs
Council Passes Resolution Urging
Taxpayers To Cooperate

II the pavement in front of your
home is broken and uneven, then
you had better make arrangements
to have it repaired, this according
to City Council, who during a meet
ing. Tuesday evening of this week,
passed a resolution whereby city
residents will be called on to re-
pair pavements in front of their
homes. This action was taken fol-
lowing a survey which disclosed
that in many sections. of the city
the pavements were in terrible con-
dition and constituted a hazard to
pedestrians, especially at night and
with the lights dimmed out.
Council also unanimously agreed
to allow the city churches to have
their electric current free-this
new ruling will not effect parson-
ages attached to the churches.
Wallace F. McFaul, appearing in
behalf of the emergency first aid
centers in this city for a donation
to equip the centers, was assured
by council of the eity's coopera-
ton. Later the group voted $4OO to
these projects.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Plan TO Call
Married Men
Last For Duty
In U. S. Army
Single War Workers
Must Go Before Hus-
bands And Fathers Are
Called; 81 Essential
Activities Listed.

Draft headquarters specifically
directed local boards on Tuesday,
July IA, to call up married men last,
taking single war workers before
husbands and fathers.
The local boards were instructed
by orders sent out Tuesday night
to fill their quotas in this order:
& 1. Single men with no depend
ents; -ss,.
b2,SsSingle men who do not con-
tribute to the war effort but who
have dependents;
8. Single men with dependents
and who contribute to the war ef-
fort; fAs fa
4. Married men without children
who are not engaged in the war
effort:
5. Married men withoUt children
who are engaged in the war effort;
8, Married men living with wife
and children or children only and
who are not engaged in the war
z. Married men living with wife
and children or children only who
are engaged in the war effort.
To be classed as a married man a
registrant must have been married
before December 8, 1871, and must
be living with his wife or children.
To guide local boards in whether
1r not man is engaged in the war
sffort, draft headquarters issued
list of "a essential activities.
In granting deferment for occu-
pational reasons the board must
first decide whether a man is en-
gagged in one Of those activities and
hen determine that his particular
lob makes him necessary man.
Also, the firm in which he is en-
ployed must be fulfilling a war con-
tract, performing a Government
service or q service necessary to
civilian life in support of the war
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Sussex Co. Farm Leaders Discuss
Pertinent Problems lit Meeting

Sixty-flve farm leaders from all
sections of Sussex county attended
a meeting of the A.A.A. held in the
Grange Hall at Georgetown on
Tuesday of this week.
Problems of great importance to
farmers of this county were dis
cussed at length and plans made
for united effort on the part Of
farm people to solve these prob
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Thos.F. Bayard
Former Senator
Dies Suddenly
Fatal To Will
mingtOn Attorney At
"a; Leader In Fight
For Repeal.

Former u. S. Senator Thomas F.
Bayard, "a years old, died Sunday
afternoon in the Delaware Hospi-
tai, Wilmington, of cerebral apo
plexy. He was stricken Saturday
afternoon at the Wilmington Club
and removed to the hospital where
he died without having recovered
consciousness.
His. death came as a shock to
friends, for he apparently had been
in health and had continued his
active interest in civic affairs.
A, member of the Wilmington
Club for the past 80 years, it had
been his custom to lunch there
daily and to play bridge every Sat
urday afternoon.
Appeared In u. s. Court
His tall, commanding figure, sur
mounted by white hair, was we'll
known by thousands of Whining
tonians, and his custom of invari-
ably wearing a flowing black Wind
sor tie always marked him from the
crowd.
Among his last public appear
ances was that as a character wit
ness for Albert Stetser at hearings
on contempt of court charges in the
u. S. District Court growing out of
the investigation of the 1910 cleo
tions. Mr.. Stetser was acquitted.
Senator Bayard attended all the
hearings, even the night sessions.
Prohibition Opponent
An outstanding member of the
Delaware bar, he gained national
recognition during his term as SEN
ator for his attacks on Prohibition
and for his vigorous fight for its
repeal.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
BOdtnten DrGIO $1,000
Fine For Fishing
Men Accused Of Illegal
Trawling Off Delaware
Coast

The captain and owner of a fish
ing trawler were fined $1,000 and
costs last Friday by Magistrate
Edward ]. Suthard after the cap
tain, Herman Roberg of Wildwood,
N. j., pleaded guilty to a charge of
illegal trawling within the three
mile limit of the Delaware coast.
The fine was paid by the owner,
C. L. Lawson, of Hampton, Va.
Thurman Rogers, of Milford, Del
aware game warden, said he board
ed the trawler, the 110-foot Sea
Queen, a mile off Fenwick Island
lighthouse on Wednesday of last
week and found a large cargo Of
$50 boxes of edible fish trout.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Practice Alert Held
Here Monday Night
aCaniTo Post" FOnnd Local Organ-
izatlOns On Their Toes

Civilian defense crews Of this
city responded Monday night in a
half-hour practice alert which
tested the efficiency of the local
organizations. Auxiliary firemen,
policemen, and first aid groups took
their posts at p. M, but street
traffic was not molested, nor were
pedestrians asked to seek shelter
in nearby buildings, as in the case
Of a blackout. Later joint meet
ing was held in the Community
Building when Mayor Edward c.
Evans, county coordinator, review
ed the results of the test.
The call to post" found the local
organizations on their toes and
with few minor exceptions the
personnel responded 100 per cent.
Evacuation cards we're distrihut-
cd to block wardens at the close of
the meeting. --.v
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Penna. Man browns
On Fishing Trip
George Becker OF Narberth, Falls
From Boat Near Little Greek

George Edward Becker, "A years
old, of Narberth, Pa, was drowned
in the Delaware Bay about five
miles out of Little Creek on Tues
day afternoon when he fell from a
fishing boat ina strong. tide.
State police were told by mem
bers of the fishing party and Capt.
Thomas E. Mcdaniel, Leipsic, that
Becker was taking in slack in his
fishing line when he suddenly pitch
ed overheard.
A pole was reached to him and
life buoy thrown but he made nc
effort to grasp either, the witnesses
told the police.
Captain Mcdaniel maneuvered
the boat about the spot for about
a half hour in an unsuccessful ef-
fort to find the body.
The party included Becker's
brother, Charles ]. Becker, 46 years
old, Narberth; Arthur James Max
we'll, Philadelphia, and five others
from Philadelphia and vicinity.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
No Homes Coming At
Ocean. View This Year
National Emergency Causes Execu-
tive Committee To Rule Out Fete

Many hundreds OF residents in
Maryland. Pennsylvania, New Jer-
sey, Delaware and Virginia, who
are former Delawareans, are go
ing to be disappointed when Au-
gust rolls around, for that is the
date on which the thirty-fifth an
nual Ocean View "home coming"
was scheduled to be held.
The executive committee of the
association has decided not to hold
this annual get-together affair this
year because of the national emer-
gency. Added to this decision, was
the rationing of gasoline and tires
and the dimout regulations of the
Army. Ocean View is located one
mile from the Atlantic Ocean and
Bethany Beach. Funds which had
been deposited to defray the ex-
penses of the "home coming" al
ready have been invested in war
savings bonds.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Leroy Wilkins
Killed In Army
Plane Crash:
IN Alabama m a
Milford Youth Would
Have Soon Been Com
!, missiOned; Funeral
( Held Monday Was
: Largely Attended.

Cadet Leroy A. Wilkins, Jr., 20
years old, son of Mr.. and Mrs. Leroy
Wilkins, of Milford, was killed ear
ly last Thursday, July 9, when the
Army plane he was plotting crashed
between Montgomery and Selma.
Ala.
4 He was Milford's third casualty
as a result of the war. G. d. Holz-
mueller, Jr., having been lost some
weeks ago in the sinking of a United
States vessel off the Atlantic coast.
Another youth, Eugene Smith, died
as the result of gun wounds re-
eeived during the changing of the
guard at Camp Edwards, Mass.
Smith, son Of Mr.. and Mrs. Eugene
Smith, this city, was serving in the
federalized 19Sth Coast Artillery.
, wilkins and Holzmueller were
Students at Milford High School,
wilkins graduating on June IL,
1899. Both were well known among
sports fans in lower Delaware as
members of a Milford High School
basketball team which was unde-
feated for two seasons. Wilkins SER
we'd es captain Of the team in his
senior year. He was captain Of the
football team during his final year
in high school. He also played on
the town baseball team.
wilkins attended the University
OF Delaware for a year where he
also was active in athletics. He join
ed the U. S. Army Air Force last
December and was assigned to
Craig. Field, near Selma, Ala. Army
officers said the young aviator was
on a routine naYigation-instrument
flight when the accident occurred.
Wilkins would have been 81 years
old on August 8. In addition to his
parents, he is survived by sister,
Doris.
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Urge Deferment
For School Teachers
Shortage OF Instructors Cited BY
Instruction Head

DR.. H. v. Holloway, state super
intendent of public instruction, ex-
pressed anticipation Monday night
that the executive committee of the
Delaware State Education Associa-
ton will urge at an early meeting
the necessity of recognition of war
time teacher needs in the state.
The committee was named at a
post-convention meeting to call at
tention of the Manpower and Sc
lective Service authorities to the
shortage in particular, of teachers
of mathematics, science, and agri-
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Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Outlook For Truck
Crops Is Favorable
Snap Beans, Limas, Etc, Reported
To Be Coming Along. Nicely


Outlook for Delaware truck crops
is generally favorable in view of
the weather of the last two weeks,
according to a report of the U. s.
Department of Agriculture, Bureau
of Agricultural Economics.
Harvest of snap beans is just be-
ginning in Kent county, with pros
poets believed good. Peak move
lments from Sussex county were
during the last few days of June
and first days of July. Much of the
harvest went for canning. Yields
were reduced somewhat by dry
weather.
Lima beans prospects in the state
were also reported as good.
Delaware contaloupe stands are
spotted by insects and dry weather,
but growing plants are in good
condition. Sussex county will be-
gin harvesting about July 20.
Watermelon stands are also spot
ted, but vines are in fair shape, the
report said.
Milford chronicle., 1942-07-17
Odd Fellows Annual
= Outing Tues, July Fl
Group VIII Meet At. Home OF Noble
81 Grand Next Week

=. At their last meeting on Monday
hast the Odd Fellows decided to
hold their annual outing on Tues
day evening, July 21, at Haven Lake
at the home of Noble Grand Wright
Ward at o'clock.
st The committee in charge of the
affair. is Henry wilkins, William
Dickerson and Wallace McFaul.
~ All Odd Fellows, Rebekahs and
their families and friends are in
1vited. Don't forget the date, July
.sy1